Ends 11.15.

Playdays
A look at what people do on Christmas Day.
(R)

7.20 Smurfs' Adventures
Fun with the mushroom-dwelling folk.
(R)

7.45 X-Men
Continuing the adventures of the mutant superheroes as they battle the forces of evil.
(S)

8.05 Blue Peter
The team make edible Christmas decorations for the tree.
(Shown yesterday at 5.10pm on BBC1)
(S) (W)

8.30 Rugrats
Animated fun with the carpet-crawling kids.
(S)

8.55 Kenan and Kel
Comedy. Kenan loses his trousers.
(R) (S)

9.25 Rugrats
More animated comedy.
(S)

9.55 Yoho Ahoy!
Jones finds a way to make the sails work.
(R)

10.00 Teletubbies Advent Calendar
(R) (S)

Then Teletubbies
Tinky Winky sees Dipsy on top of the house.
(S)

10.30 Tweenies
Milo wants to make a snowman.
(S) (W)
Magazine: published monthly, price £1.25, from newsagents

10.50 Polka Dot Shorts
Another adventure with Polkaroo.
(R)

10.55 Fiddley Foodle Bird
Fun with the metamorphosing bird.
(R)

11.05 Poddington Peas
The Peas wake on Christmas morning, but there are no presents for them.
(R)

The pioneers head west, among them Brigham Young who takes his flock of Latter Day Saints to the Great Salt Lake.
(Continues tomorrow at 11am)
(R) (S)
(The western, Wagonmaster, based on the same historical event follows at 12.40pm)

Western starring Ben Johnson and Ward Bond.
In 1879 a Mormon wagon train heads west to establish new settlements on the Utah-Arizona border.
(1950, PG) (BW) (S)
Films: pp 77-84 ****

Comedy, continuing the season of newly-restored Norman Wisdom films introduced by the star himself.
War produces many strange heroes, but none more unlikely than Norman Pitkin. Drafted into the army, his incompetence proves disastrous.
Widescreen.
(1958, U) (BW) (S)
(The Bulldog Breed is tomorrow at 1.55pm)
Films: pp 77-84 **

Culinary contest presided over by Ainsley Harriott.
(S)

The ruthless elimination quiz, with Anne Robinson.
(S) (W)

Seasonal celebrations are jeopardised by two greedy thieves, but one lucky orphan gets to spend Christmas on Tracey Island, and there's even snow.
(R) (S)

Moya and Crichton are in desperate need of medical attention, but it seems likely that surgery to remove the Scorpius chip from Crichton's brain could be fatal.
Last in the current series.
(S)

Classic comedy from 1963 with Britain's best-loved double-act - Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. Guests include singers the King Brothers and Maureen Evans.
(BW) (R) (S)
(There's more comedy with Morecambe and Wise on Thursday at 7.30pm)

In a special edition, Alan Titchmarsh celebrates some of the horticultural highlights of this year's series. Glorious gardens, fabulous flowers and a reminder of the worst of the weather confirm it has been an eventful year.
See Choice.
(S) (W)

The series ends as Rick Stein visits Whitby in North Yorkshire for superb fish and chips, and tarry herrings.
See Choice.
(S) (W)
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A disturbing documentary examining how tyrannies are created by ordinary people. Using as examples ground-breaking psychological experiments, Sheena McDonald shows how each and every one of us is capable of committing terrible acts against our fellow human beings.
See Choice.
(S) (W)

Concluding the off-beat satirical comedy series focusing on a fantasy street inhabited by a host of celebrities.
Accusations are rife at the breakfast table over noises during the night, and Al Pacino has a courtroom nightmare.
(S)

Analysis of the day's major news stories both at home and abroad. Presented by Kirsty Wark.
(S) (W)

One of the ballet masterpieces of the 20th century is Stravinsky's The Firebird. Ballerina Monica Mason, who studied the title role under Margot Fonteyn who in turn learned it from its original performer Tamara Karsavina, passes on insights to members of the Royal Ballet. Introduced by James Naughtie.
(S) (W)

Political comment and analysis.

Continuing the rerun of the series that looks at the conflicts surrounding the Millennium Dome.

Summer 1998: the construction of the Dome is complete.
(Continues tomorrow at 12.30am)
(R) (S) (W)

Romantic comedy starring
Christopher Walken and Carole Bouquet. Writer
Kate Swallow finds herself is caught between the men in her life and her aspiring career. Ends 3.00.
Director Charlotte Brandstrom (1993, 15) (S) Films: pp 77-84 **