Ends 9.00.

Little Bear
The small cub sings and Mitzi needs a house.

6.30 Fimbles
Pom discovers why it's wise to wrap up warm.

6.50 Romuald the Reindeer
Romuald teaches his little sister how to fly.

7.00 Postman Pat
There's a water shortage in Greendale.

7.15 Clifford the Big Red Dog
A very small dog is envious.

7 30 Cbeebies Pantomime - Oh Yes It Is!
2/5. The Cinderella story continues to unfold.
Shown last Tuesday on CBeebies channel

7 45 Bill and Ben
A frog is living in next door's pond

Followed by CBeebies Birthdays

8 00 Bob the Builder
A new metal detector is delivered.

8.10 Balamory
Josie teaches everyone her cleaning song.

8.30 Tweenies
Fizz wishes her friends were different.

8.50 Pingu
The penguin pays a visit to the hospital.

9/10. The steam engine transforms travel in the 19th century.

2/3. As holiday shows went mainstream, Anne Gregg, Judith Chalmers and Jill Dando showed us which destinations to head to.

9/12. Desert Island/Jungle
Mears makes himself at home on one of the tiny islands that make up the Philippines before heading deep into the jungle to tell the story of a Japanese PoW.
(Revised repeat)

2/8. Russian Steps. By bus, train and barge across Russia, from St Petersburg to Odessa.

A piano delivery causes mayhem. (BW)

Marcelo Alvarez and Salvatore Licitra, hailed as two of the most exciting tenors to emerge in the opera world today, sing in concert from the Colosseum in Rome.

When the body of a young woman is found in the library of Gossington Hall, owner Dolly Bantry calls on her friend Jane Marple for help, in the first adaptation of the Agatha Christie novels starring Joan Hickson.

(They Do It with Mirrors tomorrow 2.40pm)

More culinary conflict.

Elimination quiz.

Romantic adventure, showing as part of the season of films directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne.

Sean Thornton returns to his native Galway to settle down in peace after making good in America as a boxer. The quiet life still eludes him, however, as he finds himself reluctantly sparring with his neighbours, his sweetheart and his conscience.

Review page 72.
(1952, U)
(John Wayne stars in True Grit, on Friday 2nd January at 6.20pm)

Rugby to Cornwall. Can Nick Page find a suitable Cornish property for an artistic couple who want to be reunited and to stop living hundreds of miles apart?
Executive producer Kate Roberts

Comedy drama based on Nick Hornby 's bestseller, starring John Cusack. Rob, the owner of a hip Chicago record store, has just broken up with his girlfriend. With the help of his two co-workers, his beloved music and his top five list of failed relationships, he sets out on a voyage of self-discovery. Review page 72. Bruce Springsteen Himself
Director Stephen Frears (2000, 15)

Christmas scenarios and a whole load of compilation clips as "Michael Jackson " suffers nasal problems and "Sven" and "David" flirt in the bath.
Director Alison Jackson : Producer Paul Summers

5/6. Travelling back to the final week of October 1986 - which saw the first appearance of Neighbours, Boy
George guesting on The A-Team and The Life and Loves of . a She-Devil on BBC2. Narrated by Simon Pegg.

Johnny Vegas sounds off about internet chat rooms and novelty pants. With Paul Merton. More objects consigned to oblivion on New Year's Day at 9pm.
Director Geraldine Dowd : Producer Victoria Payne

2/6. The crew are having recycling problems before a malfunctioning guidance beam drags the Dwarfers to a deserted space station.

The crew of Red Dwarf find supplies are low, then a malfunctioning guidance beam drags them to a deserted space station.

Featuring an exclusive performance from Red Hot Chili Peppers. With Steve Wright.

Travis, Hot Club of Cowtown, Love with Arthur Lee and the Distillers perform in the studio. The next edition of Later.... with Jools Holland is on Friday 2nd January at
1.25am and Jools's Hootenanny is on New Year's Eve at 11.05pm I

Jools is joined by Travis, Love with Arthur Lee, his own Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, Terri Walker, The Distillers, Sam Brown, Hot Club of Cowtown and Ruby Turner.