Fimbles
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6.40 The Story Makers
(R) (S)
Astro Boy
7.20 Yvon of the Yukon
7.45 Arthur
Double bill.
8.10 Taz-Mania
8.35 The Scooby-Doo Show
The gang encounter a ghost. (S)
Featuring Mike Robinson and baking expert Mary Berry.
Producer Michael Connock To vote which of three dishes you would like to see at the end of the show. ring
[number removed] (max cost lOp). press the red button or log on to www.bbc.co.uk/food
A man who makes animal costumes and a cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins feature in the final show exploring deaf culture in the USA.
Signed, with voiceover and in-vision subtitles.
(Repeated Tuesday at 2.35am on BBC1)
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Hitch's career traced, plus footage from his uncompleted project Kaleidoscope. Two of his classic films follow.
Classic Hitchcock thriller based on John Buchan 's novel and starring
Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. An innocent man accused of murder is pursued by both the police and an international spy ring. Review page 41.
(1935, U) (BW)
Andrew Rawnsley of The Observer fronts a look back at the year's big stories. Plus a round-up of this year's annual awards event.
Teams from England, Scotland and Wales compete against the clock for a place in this year's finals. Presenter Ben Fogle is joined at Holker Hall in the Lake District by Shauna Lowry. They discuss tactics with the competitors and discover the inside secrets. The finals are tomorrow at 5pm.
Director Will Clough ; Producer Daniel Brittain
A variety of unwanted treasures are brought in for valuing at Manchester's majestic town hall. And Kate Alcock and Charlie Ross are the experts who join presenter Paul Martin tonight. Series producers Hannah Corneck and John Miller
Executive producer Jane Lomas
In a one-hour seasonal edition, the team add festive magic to Berryfields. Monty Don investigates the mysticism surrounding mistletoe, Rachel de Thame looks at home decorations and makes wreaths, and Chris Beardshaw searches for the ideal tree.
Producer Andy Vernon ; Series producer Sarah Moors
Shown yesterday BBC GARDENERS' WORLD MAGAZINE: £2.95 monthly
Gardeners' World can be seen at 8pm on New Year's Eve
The image of a rosy-cheeked, white-bearded Santa Claus, in a red costume, is recognised all over the world. But the real St Nicholas is shrouded in mystery. In a sacred crypt his remains have scarcely been touched in over 1,000 years. Now a pathologist is piecing together historical and forensic clues to build a facial reconstruction of St Nicholas.
Director Wayne Derrick ; Executive producers Anthony Geffen and Carol Sennett The Mystery of the Three Kings can be seen at 6.40pm on Thursday 23 December
Richard Eyre's offbeat comic romance adapted from Jeffrey Hatcher's play Compleat Female Stage and starring Claire Danes. Ned Kynaston is the most celebrated "actress" in London during the reign of King Charles II - until the monarch deems that female roles should be played only by women. Review page 41.
(2003, 15)
The Drag Trade can be seen on BBC4 at 12.05am Film Highlights: page 36
Gripping Second World War prison drama based on the novel by James Clavell , starring George Segal , Tom Courtenay and James Fox. Captured American soldier Corporal King runs the black market in food and supplies inside a Japanese PoW camp, looking after himself first. Review page 41.
Director Bryan Forbes (1965, PG) (BW)
Classic sci-fi thriller, starring Kevin McCarthy , in which mysterious alien pods steal the identities of humans. Review page 42.
Director Don Siegel (1956. PG) (BW)
