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Plus Curry in America. Brian Blessed reads the first of The Father
Christmas Letters by JRR Tolkien.
The Christmas Tree
I I Anthony Hope 's
I romantic adventure, dramatised in three parts. With Douglas Hodge as Rudolf Rassendyll.
1: An Uncanny Resemblance The 1890s:
Rudolf Rassendyll , an Englishman on holiday in Ruritania, is the only one who might be able to save the king's life. Dramatised by Brian Miller
with Caron Keating and Mark Kermode.
E T A Hoffmann's story dramatised in four parts.
3: The King has planned a marvellous sausage banquet With Edward De Souza as Godpapa,
James Grout as the King and Tony Robinson as the Nutcracker. Dramatised by Brian Sibley
by Garry Kilworth.
Four spooky tales for Christmas.
A yew log burning on the fire, and something very strange is about to happen. Jill and Colin find themselves in the middle of a ghostly mystery. Stories adapted by Penny Leicester.
with Jon Champion.
Commentary on the whole of the Premier League match Norwich v Ipswich.
Terry Pratchett 's Discworld novel, dramatised in six parts.
5: "That dragon isn't going to accept any mealy-mouthed, wishy-washy liberal nonsense....
Do you know what you're getting with a dragon? Unashamed strong leadership."
Dramatised by Michael Butt
with Richard Coles.
