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Romantic musical drama, part of the Doris Day season. Also starring Frank Sinatra.

The Tuttle daughters are captivated by a young songwriter, but their love lives are complicated when a cynical pianist arrives.
(1955, U) ***
(The Thrill of It All is tomorrow at 12.35pm)
Films: pp 56-64

Contributors

Director:
Gordon Douglas
[Actress]:
Doris Day
[Actor]:
Frank Sinatra

Clive Mason and Carolyn Nabarro look back at the past and possible future of British television for deaf people.
With sign language and in-vision subtitles.

(Repeated Thursday at 12.20am on BBC1)
Website: [web address removed]

Contributors

Presenter:
Clive Mason
Presenter:
Carolyn Nabarro

Live from the Vienna Musikverein, Riccardo Muti conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in the traditional selection of waltzes, polkas and marches by the Strauss family. With dancers from the Vienna State Opera.

Contributors

Musicians:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Dancers:
Dancers from Vienna State Opera
Producer:
Dominic Best
Director:
Brian Large

12.35 I Love Lisa. A kind act on Valentine's Day leads to problems for Lisa.
12.55 Lisa's Wedding. A fortune-teller gives Lisa a glimpse of her future. With the guest voice of Mandy Patinkin.
Another episode on Monday at 11.55am

A portrait of composer Francis Poulenc through his songs, some of the most eloquent in the French language. In Poulenc's own music room in Touraine, soprano Felicity Lott sings ten songs, while pianist Graham Johnson explores the contradictions in Poulenc's private life that inspired those in his music.

Contributors

Soprano:
Felicity Lott
Pianist:
Graham Johnson

Ends 11pm
David Attenborough is joined by notable figures from the wildlife world as he introduces an evening of films both old and new, many of which he himself narrates, from the Royal Geographical Society in London.
See Choice.

Website: [web address removed]
New year's David: page 26

Contributors

Presenter:
David Attenborough
Producer:
Mike Beynon
Executive Producer:
Fiona Pitcher

For some wild animals, snow presents their greatest challenge; for others, it is a heaven-sent opportunity. Visiting some of the coldest places on earth, this seasonal story set in the northern hemisphere reveals the beauty of snowflakes in a world of polar bears, wolves and freezing frogs. Narrated by Brian Blessed.

Contributors

Narrator:
Brian Blessed
Executive Producer:
Neil Nightingale
Producer:
Andrew Cooper

Intelligent and highly social creatures, dolphins are, contrary to their friendly image, also powerful and cunning predators that can be very aggressive to their own kind as well as to other species. This award-winning film reveals a different side to an animal that can sometimes seem almost human.

10.55 David Attenborough concludes the evening with a look ahead to future Royal Geographical Society expeditions and new projects from the BBC Natural History Unit.

Videoplus code for 6.00-11.00 (not PDC)
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Contributors

Presenter:
David Attenborough
Producer:
Paul Atkins
Producer:
Grace Niska Atkins

Mark Lamarr hosts a seasonal edition of the music quiz, as Sean Hughes and Phill Jupitus are joined by Frank Skinner, Les McKeown, Martine McCutcheon and Goldie.
(Shown last Wednesday)

Contributors

Quiz master:
Mark Lamarr
Team captain:
Sean Hughes
Team captain:
Phill Jupitus
Unknown:
Panellist Frank Skinner
Panellist:
Les McKeown
Panellist:
Martine McCutcheon
Panellist:
null Goldie
Director:
Paul Wheeler
Producer:
Richard Wilson

A reflection on the past year and a look forward to the challenges of the new millennium, with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Dr George Carey.
(Shown on BBC1 at 12.05pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Dr George Carey
Producer:
Chris Loughlin

Drama prequel to the acclaimed cult series. A mysterious death occurs in a quiet little town tucked in a valley, and the lives of a seemingly normal all-American family will never be the same again. Ends 1.55am
Postponed from 28 November
(1992, 18) Films: pp 56-64 ****

Contributors

Director:
David Lynch
Laura Palmer:
Sheryl Lee
Leland Palmer:
Ray Wise
Donna Hayward:
Moira Kelly
Phillip Jeffries:
David Bowie
Chester Desmond:
Chris Isaak
Carl Rodd:
Harry Dean Stanton
Dale Cooper:
Kyle MacLachlan
Shelly Johnson:
Madchen Amick
Bobby Briggs:
Dana Ashbrook
Gordon Cole:
David Lynch

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