With Dermot Murnaghan and Natasha Kaplinsky.
Timetable on Monday 23 December

St Louis to Dogon Country Actor Danny Glover travels through Senegal into Mali on a journey to discover whether such nations can have economic advancement without a loss of African identity.

On Our Way
How Roosevelt and Congress differed on the necessity of halting Hitler - until he declared war on America.
(BW and Colour)

10.45 The Desert
The war in North Africa, culminating in the meeting of the Afrika Korps and Desert Rats at El Alamein.
(BW and Colour)

(Series continues Boxing Day at 9.55am)

Classic wartime drama. The outbreak of war in 1939 sees an ordinary woman become a quiet heroine on the home front. Review page 50.
Director William Wyler (1942, U)
(BW)

War drama, showing as part of the John Wayne in ... strand.
Manila 1941: navy lieutenant John Brickley is in command of a squadron of US motor torpedo boats used for sending messages. But one officer feels the unit should play a more vital role. Review page 50.
Director John Ford, Robert Montgomery (1945. U) (BW) The John Wayne season continues with In Harm's Way. Boxing Day. 1.35pm

The story of a shepherd boy, his devoted mother and the event that changes their lives for ever is told in this Christmas opera classic. With the City of London Sinfonia, conductor
Richard Hickox and the Choir of CM90.
Director Francesco Zambello ; Producer GethinScourfield

A celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The story of Christmas is told through Bible readings and poems, while carols include Once in Royal David's City, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Sussex Carol and Hark! the Herald Angels Sing.

(A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, the traditional Christmas Eve carol service from King's College, Cambridge, is broadcast today at 3pm on Radio 4 and tomorrow at 2pm on Radio 3)

Music: Carols from King's: 4.55pm BBC2
Warm the mince pies and pour yourself a glass of Christmas cheer, because, for many of us, this annual concert marks the real beginning of the festivities.
The Christmas story is told in music and prose, with Gospel readings and poems by Coleridge and Edwin Muir. And, of course, the world-famous choir of King's College, Cambridge, performs carols including Once in Royal David's City, O Little Town of Bethlehem and Good King Wenceslas.

The service, which is also broadcast live on Radio 4 at 3pm and repeated on Radio 3 tomorrow at 2pm, was first held on Christmas Eve in1918, but its roots lie in Truro, Cornwall, where it was started in order to keep men away from the pubs on Christmas Eve. (Jane Rackham)

Timeless musical. Old army buddies Phil Davis and Bob Wallace travel with the glamorous Haynes sisters to the Columbia Inn in Vermont. There, Phil and Bob are reunited with their old commanding officer, who is now struggling to keep the hotel going. The visitors decide there's only one answer-to put on a show. Widescreen. Review page 50. Judy Vera-Ellen
Director Michael Curtiz (1954, U) Bing Crosby: in His Own Words is tomorrow at 5pm

Alan Bennett narrates this documentary on the experience of Christmas for those at home and on the battlefield during the Second World War. Interviews, archive footage and dramatic reconstructions recall events including the Luftwaffe's bombardment of London in 1940 and the Christmas meal served up during the siege of Leningrad in 1941 that was made with joiner's glue. Producer Jamie Muir ; Executive producer Laurence Rees
Rptd with sign language on Monday, BBC1 at 2.15am

A light-hearted tribute to Christmas singles of the 1980s. From Jona Lewie 's Stop the Cavalry in 1980 right the way through to Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid 2, this is the story of the decade when everyone dreamed of a seasonal smash. David Bowie and Bing Crosby formed an unlikely duo to bring Peace on Earth, Fatboy Slim could be seen singing an a cappella version of Caravan of Love, and the Pretenders, Bruce Springsteen and even Run DMC got caught up in the Christmas rush.
Director/producer Garry Hughes I Love 1983 is at 11.55pm

Training. To counter staff disillusionment, a training day is run. While Brent starts undermining the management consultant, Gareth reveals rather too much in a motivational exercise. All this proves too much for Tim, who resigns.
For cast see Boxing Day and Saturday 28 December

Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff , Sheila Ferguson of the Three Degrees, comedian Steve Frost and presenter
Lauren Laverne join host Mark Lamarr and regular team captains Phill Jupitus and Bill Bailey.

Roland Rat celebrates the year he rescued TV-am. Diana Moran - the Green Goddess - and Lizzie Webb urged Britons to change into leotards and legwarmers, Michael Jackson released the innovative music video Thriller, Wham! topped the charts with Club Tropicana and the film Flashdance had people flocking to the cinema.
Director Karina Brennan
"I Love 1984" is tomorrow at 12.30am

Bluetones perform TLC's Waterfalls, Mis-teeq offer Roll On and HeyMrDJ plus Montell Jordan 's This Is How We Do It and Starbucks play David Lee Roth 's Just like
Paradise. Host Dermot O'Leary interviews the artists.
More tomorrow at 2.10am First shown on BBC Choice