Ends 9.00am

Teletubbies: Crackers
The colourful quartet watch children as they make Christmas crackers.
(R) (S)
BBC Music: Teletubbies CD, price £10.99, and cassette, £7.99

Then Teletubbies Advent Calendar
(S)

Cartoon caveman fun.
(R)

Animation. Spydra plans to control every child in the world by taking over their toys.
(R)

Children's magazine.
(Shown yesterday at 5.10pm on BBC1)
(S) (W)

Animation. Hadji falls in love but the girl has a dark secret.
(R)

More personal recollections.

9.00 1927: Great Escape
The influence of cinema on people's lives and how governments used film for direct political purposes.
(BW and colour) (R) (S)

9.55 1929: Breadline
How the USA's Wall Street Crash led to worldwide economic depression.
(BW and colour) (R) (S)

Romantic comedy, continuing the season of films starring Doris Day. Also starring Rock Hudson.

When an advertising executive discovers that a rival is after a new account, she tries everything to steal it from him.
(1961) (S)
(Tea for Two is on Boxing Day at 6.25am)
Films: pp 51-80 ** *

Continuing the animation.
A plan to keep Sir Boris and Sir Morris away from the annual sports event backfires badly.
(S)
(Next episode Christmas Day at 10.25am)

The year was to bring some of the bloodiest victories and greatest political decisions of the war. The Union seemed likely to fritter away its overwhelming advantages while the Confederacy won some great victories.
(R) (S)
(Series continues tomorrow at 11.35am)

Western starring Robert Shaw as General George Custer.

After brilliant military triumphs in the Civil War, Custer goes west to command the Seventh Cavalry and gets caught between resentful Indians and the political needs of his superiors.
(1968, U) (S)
Films: pp 51-80 ***

Weather

Clare Balding presents highlights from the Grand Hall, Olympia, of the 28th year of this traditional pre-Christmas show, including action from the World Cup qualifier and the Grand Prix. With commentary by Stephen Hadley and Michael Tucker.

Aliens with a mission to save the universe intercept both the Enterprise and a Ferengi vessel following the disappearance of a transport ship.
(R) (S)

Followed by One Man and His Dog - the Previews
David Bell from Ayrshire puts his dog Bob through his paces.
(S) (W)

As a taster to a series for the new year, this four-part study looks at how images of Christ reflect human concerns.

Neil MacGregor traces the changes that saw the Magi (or Wise Men) become the Three Kings.
(S) (W)
(Next programme is tomorrow at 4.45pm)

A one-off programme in which two teams, equipped only with a few bare necessities needed to build themselves a shelter and cook food scavenged from the land, face a battle for survival in a wilderness in Cyprus. Ed Hall and survival expert Hugh McManners officiate.
See Choice.
(S) (W)

Tiff Needell takes another dip into the Top Gear archive. Andy Wilman finds some unlikely uses for a hearse.
(R) (S)
BBC Magazine: £3.20 from newsagents
Website: [web address removed]

Roger Cato, the managing director of Heathrow, steps on to the floor of Terminal One to find out how his airport staff cope with the strain of dealing with its millions of passengers every year.
Last in the present series but a new one is planned, starting in the autumn.
(Postponed from 4 November) (S)
Website: [web address removed]

Continuing the series about the political, commercial and artistic conflicts behind the building of the Millennium Dome.

It's the beginning of 1999: many of the exhibitions are still undecided and the new man placed in charge of proceedings, Lord Falconer, has to make his presence felt quickly. Narrated by Robert Lindsay.
(S) (W)

Peter O'Toole stars as newspaper columnist and heroic drinker Jeffrey Bernard in this abridged version of Keith Waterhouse's play, recorded at London's Old Vic theatre.

Finding himself locked in a Soho pub, Bernard reminisces about his life and loves. Also starring Royce Mills, Timothy Ackroyd, Sarah Berger and Annabel Leventon.
See Choice.
(S) (W)

Drama: Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell 10.20pm BBC2
Keith Waterhouse's play about scurrilous Soho bon vivant Jeffrey Bernard made its West End debut ten years ago. This summer, in a revival with Peter O'Toole, it was London's hottest ticket. Cottoning on to that, the BBC snapped up the rights and have filmed a television version which runs to 90 minutes. Filmed over two nights in September at the Old Vie, the screen version aims to capture the intimacy of the original, and has been directed by Tom Kinninmont and Peter O' Toole. Theatre is notoriously hard to show on screen, and tapes were unavailable, but all involved are confidently predicting that this will be a night to remember. On ITV this evening, Peter O'Toole appears in a repeat of Coming Home, the dramatisation of Rosamund Pilcher's novel. (TO)

Double bill continuing the series of dark tales.

11.50 Tomorrow I Die
Rich Thurber strikes back after he is taken hostage by thugs. Starring Bill Pullman.
(S)

12.20 Professional Man
Johnny Lamb is a lift operator by day and a hit man by night. But then the boss of his night job takes an interest in Johnny's lover. Directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Brendan Fraser.
(S)

A Fallen Angels double bill starts on Tuesday 28 at 12.35am

Crime drama, starring Jayne Mansfield, who features in an Arena profile tomorrow at 9pm.

Jim Maxton intends to get his share of the proceeds when he is released from jail to find that his old gang has done well.
Ends 2.20am

(1960) (BW) (S)
Films: pp 51-80 **