Newsdesk
with Caron Keating.
Phillip Schofield opens the fifth window of his
Advent calendar and looks at the Christmas customs in Switzerland.
Ross King buys a special Christmas present in New York and Judi Dench reads The Christmas
Train by Ivan Gantschev.
with Johnnie Walker
Edgar Carey
2.30 Meridian Books;
3.05 Outlook; 3.30 Focus on Faith;
4.05 Caribbean Magazine
With all the latest sports news and a look ahead to the weekend.
A Lion for the King read by Pik-Sen Lim. Long ago when China was ruled by the emperors of the Han Dynasty, an astronomer sighted a new star in the night sky.
A light-hearted version of the Christmas story, consisting of three kings, two shepherds and a tax inspector - not to mention a baby, a stable, a donkey, a choir of angels, an emperor, several sheep...
Music from Algeria, Sudan and Ethiopia. Georges Collinet introduces some of Algeria's top rai artists.
Yachtswoman Tracey Edwards talks to
John Howard. (R)
The Welsh alternative with Gary Slaymaker.
11.08 Worldbrief; 11.23 From the Weeklies; 11.38 The World Today; 11.53 Words of Faith
