Ends 9.00.

Tweenies Count to Christmas
One more day to go!

Little Bear
Three stories featuring the tiny cub and his pals.

6.30 Fimbles
Florrie finds some sparkly tinsel.

6.50 Romuald the Reindeer
The price of fame is high.

7.00 The Shiny Show
Entertaining and informative quiz show.

7.20 Bump
Cartoon about a clumsy elephant. (S)

7.30 Brambly Hedge
The enchanting world of the little mice.

Followed by CBeebies Birthdays

8.00 Bob the Builder
Bob dresses up as Father Christmas.

8.10 Balamory
Who will play Cinderella in the Christmas pantomime?

8.30 Tweenies
The friends hope to get a visit from Santa.

8.50 Pingu
Animated fun with the little penguin.

3/10. Century of the Stirrup
AD 1200-1300: Genghis Khan creates Asia, the world's largest land empire.

3/12. Namibia. Mears looks for the black rhino. <R)

Oliver the Eighth. A lonely-hearts ad spells trouble.(BW)
1.05 Come Clean. Ollie rescues a woman. (BW)

Crime mystery starring Basil Rathbone. The sleuth investigates strange happenings at a huge mansion. Review page 56.
Director Roy William Neill (1943, U)
(BW) The Secret Weapon tomorrow at 12.20pm

Musical starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. Old army buddies reunite to help keep a Vermont inn going by putting on a show. Review page 56. Director Michael Curtiz (1954, U)
Radio 3's Performance on 3 at 7.30pm is dedicated to the music of Irving Berlin

A metropolitan couple run for the hills.

A celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The Christmas story is told in the words of the Bible and the poetry of Robert Bridges, Isaac Watts and Edwin Muir. Carols include Once in Royal David's City 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)

A song for Christmas: page 22

Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
In the first of a seasonal double bill of episodes, people throughout Springfield open their hearts and wallets after Bart claims the family's Christmas presents were stolen by a burglar.

6.35 Grift of the Magi
As Christmas approaches, a sinister toy company takes over Springfield Elementary. Featuring the guest voices of Tim Robbins, Joe Mantegna and Gary Coleman.

Classic John Ford western starring John Wayne.

A US Cavalry officer suffers a setback on his last mission and is "retired" before he can take further action. In order to avert a full-scale American Indian war, he decides to act on his own.

Review page 57.
(1949, PG)
(Rio Grande is on Boxing Day at 6.45pm)

TV stars including Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett , Noel Edmonds , Jimmy Savile and Tony Blackburn join host Phill Jupitus on a journey through the best moments from festive programmes over the last 30 years.
The Morecambe and Wise Show was the cornerstone of the BBC's schedule during the 1970s, while in the 1980s, no festive period would be complete without an edition of The Two Ronnies. Game shows and quizzes got a special seasonal revamp - former contestants from The Generation Game Christmas special get the chance to have another go - while in the soaps, the cliffhangers just kept getting bigger and the misery deeper. When an EastEnders episode in which Den handed Angie their divorce papers went out in 1986 it drew a record audience. Sitcom specials were also veritable crowd-pullers, while, arguably, the highlight - or lowlight - was yet another showing of an epic movie. Producers Annabelle Waller and Martyn Smith
Executive producer Helen Bullough

Spike Milligan nominates muzak, soap operas and Portsmouth for Orwellian torture.

Tonight's festive archive footage includes performances by the Housemartins, Slade and East 17.