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W elcome, welcome to Christmas and New Y ear, and to the good-fun days before and between, on ITV and C4. Torvill and Dean and all the superstars of the small screen await the pleasure of your company. A nd TV Times is at your service with a detailed guide to the huge variety of programmes that are scheduled for you on channels 3 and 4 during the holy days, holidays and happy days of the season. Y es, of course we wish you a very merry Christmas. . . and look forward to continuing to serve you throughout a very happy and prosperous New Y ear!

Oracle subtitles 19 (Christmas) and 107 (New Year) Oracle index 35 Readers' letters 140 Crossword 103 Stars 148 Dear Katie 154 New Year treats in store 150

12-19 Two weeks of films Previewing all the big holiday films, including two Bond blockbusters, Eddie Murphy's Trading Places, Airplane II The Sequel, New Y ork, New Y ork and Disney's delightful Dumbo.

20-49 Christmas programmes Complete details for 20-26 December, including news of A Christmas Night of One Hundred Stars, plus Torvill and Dean, and the Duty Free team in a sunny special from Spain.

107-137 New Year programmes Full details for 27 December-2 January, with Twiggy playing The Little Matchgirl, Cliff Richard `popping' up with Elton John, and a new TV version of Anne of Green Gables.

142 and 152 £200,000 in prizes Win with our bumper new £200,000 'Winning Lines' contest, and buy a Rolls-Royce model and get another free (see page 142); save £200 on your next holiday, and take advantage of our great jewellery offer (page 152). Great reader events in this issue! TVTIMES 20 December-2 January 1987 /V ol 125 No 52/1

When the joker is Wilde... Oscar Wilde's flamboyant behaviour shocked Victorian England, and he poked witty fun at the double standards of that society in The

Importance of Being Earnest.

Aled goes a-carolling Art and music blend together when Carols for Christmas features paintings of Christmas from New Yorks Metropolitan Museum, along with musicians and singers, including boy treble Aled Jones (above). First shown last year, this traditional concert (Christmas Eve, C4) comes from St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Earlier on Christmas Eve is A Child This Day (ITV), in which viewers meet Cardinal Basil Hume and youngsters from three Catholic Children's Society homes. The society, of which Cardinal Hume is the president, is celebrating its centenary. As Christmas Eve draws to a close, there's a W atchnight Service on ITV, and Christmas Day itself is celebrated with a Roman Catholic sung Mass in Christmas

Morning Service, also on ITV.

C4's production, with Gabrielle Drake (right), is on Christmas Day. When the play opened in 1895, there was nearly as much drama outside the theatre as on the stage. The Marquess of Queensberry, whose son had become involved with Wilde, arrived at the opening night with a bouquet of turnips and parsnips to hurl at the author. It took a police cordon to keep the angry aristocrat at bay. See page 87.

The Queen's global village

Once, our monarch could only toy with her Christmas lunch because she was so nervous about making her formal speech live to the Commonwealth — an estimated audience of more than 120 million. Now, The Queen (Christmas Day, ITV) is recorded a few weeks ahead, so that she can enjoy a traditional meal with her family and watch the broadcast with them afterwards. The informality that brings all of us closer to royalty is also evident in The Queen and Her Ceremonial Horses (Boxing Day, C4). This gives a rare insight into the world of the horses in the Royal Mews and the people who look after them, as well as the Queen's personal involvement in its affairs. 'The Royal Mews is a village in itself,' says Her Majesty in the film. 'It's a community more than anything else:

Rocker rolls in

Little Richard (left) has never been shy about suggesting that today's top rock stars learned the tricks of the trade from him. There's a rare chance to see this original rock 'n' roller in The Cannon and Ball Special (Boxing Day, ITV). He flew to the UK from the US especially to appear — his only television performance in this country. Also appearing with Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball for this hour of music and fun is singer Kim Wilde, who is currently on tour in Britain.

Sing a lucky song Among the glittering array of entertainers appearing in A Christmas Night of One Hundred Stars (Boxing Day, ITV) are cast-members from the London Palladium's La Cage A ux Folles, who perform several numbers from the hit musical. One such actor is Brian Glover (above, second from right) from ITV's Lost Empires, in which he played music hall entertainer Tommy Beamish. In fact, Glover sang Beamish's comic song when he auditioned for La Cage A ux Folles, and it won the actor his first-ever role in a West End musical.

A prize worth chasing Racing fans can look forward to a real Christmas bonus this year. The Rank Holiday Gala meeting at Kempton Park, to be shown in Channel 4 Racing on Boxing Day, offers not only £50,000 to the winner of the King George VI Rank Chase — can three-times winner Wayward Lad (above, with Graham Bradley on board) go one better? — but also a chance for race-goers and viewers alike to win a variety of Rank prizes. Top prize on Boxing Day is a fortnight's Mediterranean holiday for two.

From cape to cassock

Chuckles among the chestnuts

Christopher Reeve (right) swaps his Superman cape for a cassock to play a young American priest in the 1982 film Monsignor (New Year's Eve, ITV). He's summoned to the Vatican at the end of World War Two to sort out a financial crisis, then finds himself caught up with the Mafia the black market — and with a young nun. Reeve, who announced several years ago that three Superman films were enough, recently signed on for a fourth.

'i'he best of British comedy features in Just for Laughs (New Year's Eve, ITV), a compilation that brings to life classic moments from films such as Please Sir! (1971), Father Came Too (1963) and That Riviera Touch (1966). Among the stars are Sally Geeson and Sid James (left) in Bless This House (1972), and Liz Fraser and Leslie Phillips (above) in Doctor in Love (1960).

Wild cards are no joke

Dame Peggy's diamond year

Now that Super Bowl time is near, A merican Football (New Year's Day, C4) is moving into 'sudden death' matches. Although the top two teams in each division qualify automatically, the next-best teams have their own elimination contest to determine who makes it to the play-offs. Known as the Wild Card games, these matches are a time of tension, as any team that loses won't play again for the next eight months. The Super Bowl itself is in January, and will be broadcast live on C4.

The 60 years of achievement by Dame Peggy Ashcroft (below), one of Britain's finest actresses, are chronicled in Dame Peggy (Christmas Eve, C4). She herself was reluctant to watch the documentary celebrating her career. 'Her modesty is extraordinary,' says producer Derek Bailey, 'and she hates seeing herself on screen. It was quite a job to get her to attend a viewing of the film.' But, finally, curiosity got the better of Dame Peggy. Her reaction? 'Vast relief: says Bailey. More about her life on page 74.

A cool Yule for tools Jools Holland (above) invites viewers to join him in his own New Year's Eve show on C4 which, he promises, 'will bear absolutely no relation to New Year whatsoever'. Come Dancing with Jools Holland is an 'alternative special', featuring cast-members of The Y oung Ones and W ho Dares W ins, plus Jim Diamond, Eric Burdon and [ Ruby Wax, who provide a mixture of comedy and music.

Don't knock the stuffing.

-Bob Geldof and other showbiz stars have promised to 'pop in' to Max Headroom's Christmas Turkey — a C4 celebration on Boxing Day. Max (above) promises to enter into the spirit of Christmas in his own unique style. 'I don't like to mix metaphors,' he says, 'but this is straight from the parson's nose — it's the biggest steaming turkey ever seen on TV. In fact, I'm preparing lots and lots of stuffing — I think you'll like it!'

The high life

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When 24 Royal Marines linked together in mid-air, they weren't alone in the sky. Beside them with parachute and camera was film-maker Leo Dickinson. He was joined by his wife Mandy, a veteran of 900 jumps, who helped photograph this world record for parachute-stacking. Dickinson's film, Stacking in the Sky, can be seen on Christmas Eve on C4, but Leo and Mandy won't be home to watch. 'We'll be parachuting, probably in Spain or Florida,' say's Dickinson.

Ice dance is hot stuff

Tanks for the memory Funny man Jim Davidson flew to Germany recently to renew his special friendship with British troops stationed abroad. In a two-week visit, Davidson joined men from the Second Royal Tank Regiment on night manoeuvres in a forest. In Jim Davidson in Germany— Special (Christmas Eve, ITV), he leads a campfire singalong before troops go off on NATO exercises; meets Harrier pilots; flies in a glider; and takes a look over the Berlin Wall.

Gudrun's lucky escape Gudrun Ure, alias the Tartan Tornado Supergran (above, with Paul Shane and Iain Cuthbertson), was woken by a fire alarm in her Newcastle hotel during filming of Supergran (Christmas Eve, ITV). Before descending the fire escape, she wrapped herself in her dressing-gown and picked up what she later described as her `most important possession' — her script. 'It's the most exhausting role I've ever played,' she explains, 'but I love it.'

New breed of rockers

Torvill and Dean are almost as famous for their stunning costumes as they are for their breathtaking ice dance. Costume designer Stephen Adnitt (above, with Christopher Dean) met his most exciting challenge to date when asked to design more than 30 different creations for Fire & Ice, the hour-long fantasy ice drama to be shown on Boxing Day on ITV. Earlier this year.. Adnitt visited Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, carrying a portfolio of sketches for final approval. Since then, he has created some remarkable outfits using crystal-like Lycra body suits for the Ice People and scorching red leather and suede for the Fire Kingdom. 'I've always been a fan of Torvill and Dean,' says Adnitt. 'I admire not only their professionalism but also their ability to combine the elements of music, dance routines and colour to maximum effect.' See page 95.

Donkey gets the drop on Keith

Gibraltar is preparing itself for a surge of tourism next season — thanks to two film units. Not only was the resort used for scenes in the latest Bond movie The Living Daylights but, more recently, for A rk Royal — The Rock Show (Christmas Day, ITV). The Rock was besieged by fans eagerly awaiting a glimpse of the pop line-up (seen on the beach, in the piazza and aboard HMS A rk Royal), which includes The Pretenders (right).

The final curtain comes down in ITV's A Duty Free Christmas when the comedy team reunites on the Costa del Sol on Christmas Day. Keith Barron, dressed as Santa Claus, developed donkey trouble. The animal quite simply refused to budge. Finally, actor Carlos Douglas set his backside against the ass, shouting 'A rriba, burrs' — Spanish for 'Come on, donkey,' he explained, which did the trick. More on page 82.

Dumbo's jumbo step forward Instead of being based on familiar characters that had to be drawn as audiences expected to see them, like Snow W hite (1937) and Pinocchio (1940), Disney's Dumbo (Christmas Day, ITV) was a brand-new story. It was such a treat for the animators that they finished the film in record time — just over a year. Dumbo was an instant success when released in 1941, and the elephant with big ears is now a classic.

Cheryl's happy beginning Pantomime gets the glossy treatment in Cinderella (Christmas Day, ITV). 'Its the best part I could have,' says Cheryl Baker, who makes her acting debut in the title role. 'I love fairy stories and enjoy the world of make-believe.' The Bucks Fizz singer heads an all-star cast that includes Roy Kinnear, Faith Brown, John Wells, Danny La Rue, Les Dennis and Roy Walker.

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More holiday gems coming FOR Natalie Morse, a 12year-old \ / schoolgirl from Enfield, Middlesex, this must be the best Christmas yet. Out of 400 applicants, Natalie landed the name part in the adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Match girl (Sunday 28 December, ITV). In this, her first professional engagement, she plays alongside Twiggy and Roger Daltrey. Producer Peter Jefferies remembers the moment he first saw Natalie. 'It was four in the afternoon and we'd seen dozens of girls when in walked Natalie and we said, "That's it —

thinks I've played it often let's look no further."' now that I've reached the When Oscar Wilde old boot stage but, in fact, wrote The Importance of I haven't.' Being Earnest he created In 1981 she appeared in the grotesque super-snob the production on stage. Lady Bracknell. The TV version, directed The famous two-word by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, line of disbelief: 'A was recorded soon HANDbag?' — first heard afterwards. in public in 1895 — Whether or not you've quickly became a classic overdone it on Christmas of comic dialogue. Day, don't be too surprised The late Dame Edith Evans made the part very much her own, but this time (Christmas Day, C4) Lady Bracknell's withering words are delivered stylishly by Dame Wendy Hiller. She says: 'Everyone Dame W endy Hiller takes centre stage in The Importance of Being Earnest' (Christmas Day, C4). W ith her (clockwise from left) are Gary Bond, Rosamund Greenwood, Henry Moxon, Jeremy Clyde, Ann Thornton and Gabrielle Drake.

to see a musical play that takes place entirely on an old kitchen dresser. It's The Gingerbread Man (C4) by David Wood. Colin Hurley, star of the recent TV production of David Copperfield, plays the Gingerbread Man. There is drama on the high seas in The Challenge which starts on Monday 29 December on ITV. Tim

The Little Matchgirl' (Sunday 28 December, ITV) stars Roger Daltrey, Twiggy, and Natalie Morse. Left: Peter Phelps and Bartholomew John in 'The Challenge' (Monday 29 December, ITV). Right: 'A W inter Story'. (Monday 29 December, C4).

Pigott-Smith — the grim Merrick in ITV's The Jewel in the Crown — and John Wood star in an exciting six-episode recreation of the 1983 America's Cup yacht races when, for the first time in 132 years, the cup was wrested from the United States by Australia. Tim Pigott-Smith plays English millionaire Peter

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The title song from A W inter Story is sung by young Aled Jones, who charmed many people last Christmas with his recording of the song W alking In the A ir from The Snowman which you can see again on Christmas Day, C4. With A W inter Story, Aled hopes to repeat his chart success. Who on earth can Dame Peggy Ashcroft be talking about? 'He was rather uncouth and his hair stood on end. Intensely lively and fun. He had this terrific vitality.' Answer: Lord —

Olivier. They were fellow students at the Central School of Speech Training and even won a gold medal together for their roles in The Merchant of Venice. In a documentary called simply Dame Peggy (Christmas Eve, C4) this country's greatest living actress talks about her 60 years of acting.

Jessica Martin kicks up in 'Bobby Davro's TV Annual' (Saturday 27 December, ITV)

A SLIMMER Bobby Davro is ready for Christmas after a strict diet, the results of which can be seen in Bobby Davro's TV Annual (Saturday 27 December, 1TV).

Below: Brian Murphy, Cheryl Baker and Roy Hudd in 'Cinderella' (Christmas Day, ITV).

It's Cliff and Elton in 'Cliff From the Hip' (Saturday 27 December, C4). Below: Jeremy Beadle announces that 'Beadle's About' (Saturdays 20, 27 December, ITV).

'I've lost a stone and a half,' he says. 'If I were any lighter and fitter it would probably kill me.' Davro, aided and abetted by fellow impressionist Jessica Martin, celebrates with a look at sport, pop and satellite television. Look out! Here to pull stunts on any innocent member of the public at large comes prankster Jeremy Beadle in Beadle's About (Saturdays 20 and 27 December, ITV).

Ever-youthful rocker Cliff Richard is joined by a fistful of guests for a 60minute special Cliff From the Hip (Saturday 27 December, C4). His

guests, appearing with him at London's Hippodrome club, include The Shadows, Billy Ocean, Marti Webb and Elton John. Cliff teams up with Elton John on Slow Rivers from Elton's new album. Steve Nallon — the voice of Margaret Thatcher in ITV's Spitting Image — teams up with John Wells, the spitting image of Denis Thatcher, to play Denis and Maggie in Cinderella, the ITV ,Christmas Day

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Comedy, music, singing, dancing, his TV show in which he joins the Territorial Army to be bashed into shape by 'Sergeant Major' Chris Ellison. For his Christmas special — Jim Davidson in Germany — Special (Christmas Eve, ITV) he

Lined up in Toad Hall for '3-2-1' (Sunday 21 December, ITV) are (clockwise from left): Tony Selby, Lance Percival, Ted Rogers, John Boulter, Bill Pertwee, Felix Bowness, Anna Dawson and K enneth Connor

continued from page 7 pantomime which stars Cheryl Baker, from Bucks Fizz, making her acting debut in the title role. Watch out for the Brokers Men — Roy Walker and Les Dennis — in that famous old music hall wallpaper sketch. During rehearsals Roy Walker forgot to duck fast enough and Les Dennis

clouted him on the head with a plank of wood. Roy Hudd last worked with fellow Ugly Sister Brian Murphy 25 years ago. 'We were obviously such a success,' says Brian, 'they couldn't wait to get us together again.' August saw Jim Davidson in Army unifollii — beret and shirtsleeves order — for a sketch on

gets a taste of the real thing. He spent two weeks in Germany doing troop shows, watching British soldiers on training exercises and visiting hospitals, schools and the Berlin Wall. The sheer logistics of staging Torvill and Dean's Fire & Ice skating spectacular on Boxing Day, ITV are impressive. An area of ice, 250ft by 200ft, was created on a specially built floor in a massive sports complex near Stuttgart in Germany. Within one of the biggest sets ever made for television — created by leading feature film designer Michael Seymour whose credits include A lien (1979) — Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean star in the new ice dance production they. devised. The production features their own company o international

ice dancers, teamed up for the first time with a company of stage dancers who will dance on the ice in special shoes. Animals make a successful take-over bid in the seasonal edition of 3-2-1 (Sunday 21 December, ITV). The

theme is pantomime and the inspiration is Kenneth

Grahame's The W ind in the W illows (dramatised by A A Milne as Toad of Toad Hall). It will be possible to identify Tony Selby as Toad, Kenneth Connor as Mole and Lance Percival as Chief Weasel. Felix Bowness, from Hide-Hi!, plays the Chief Stoat. John Boulter — remember

Above: K eith Barron does the donkey work in 'A Duty Free Christmas' (Christmas Day, ITV).

Torvill and Dean execute their skating manoeuvres in 'Fire & Ice' (Boxing Day, ). Jim Davidson, out in Germany, seems to have other manoeuvres in mind for Diane Solomon (Christmas Eve, ITV).

skating, spectacle... make a date with the stars him in The Black and W hite Minstrels'? — is Rat. Bill Pertwee — the irascible ARP warden in Dad's A rmy— is a benign Badger. Two variety spectaculars, both at a London theatre and both staged in aid of charity, will be seen over the Christmas holiday. C4 on Tuesday 23 December screens Comedians Do It on Stage and ITV on Boxing Day has A Christmas Night of One Hundred Stars. Organised by Rob Buckman. Tuesday's show was called

Stars on Sunday II when it was staged in aid of the Oncology Club Fund, a charity run by Dr Buckman to assist in the training of cancer specialists for British hospitals. Some of Britain's funniest people, including Mel

Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Hale & Pace take part. A Christmas Night of One Hundred Stars is in aid of Help the Aged and has a massive star line-up, including Johnny Mathis, Sacha Distel, Richard Clayderman, Marti Caine and the cast of the West Join mirthful mates Cannon and Ball on ITV.

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A ux Folles. This year more than a million people have seen Cannon and Ball live on stage; millions more have seen them on television. With The Cannon and Ball Special (Saturday 27 December ITV) they continue on the road to becoming Britain's most successful double act — but they live in fear of one day finding the magic has gone. 'We've no idea what makes the act work,' says Tommy Cannon. 'We don't know what we got. And, frankly, we don't want to know. We're both afraid that if we analysed it, it would go away.' There are more carryings-on in sunny Spain for Keith Barron, Joanna Van Gyseghern, Neil Stacy and Gwen Taylor in A Duty Free Christmas (Christmas Day, ITV). That's how it looks, anyway, but Gwen Taylor was committed to a London play when filming started. The problem was solved by having Gwen's scenes shot in Surrey. So while the

others were browning nicely in Spain, Gwen was braving the wind and rain in Shepperton. A Christmas date with Blind Date on Sunday 21 December, ITV, sounds promising. There will be a report on the trip to Paris recently taken by senior citizens Edith Cottrell, 76, from Rochdale, Lancashire, and George Davey, 74, from Cambridge, It's knees-up time with the duo who brought beer and braces to rock 'n' roll. Charles Hodges and David Peacock invite you to A Night at Chas 'n' Dave's (Monday 29 December, ITV). The Chas 'n' Dave happens to be their very own pub in London's Islington and is featured in this show. Tired of all the Christmas hoo-ha? If you did find the pudding too rich, the greetings too sentimental and the lights too bright, discover the antidote in Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey (Boxing Day, C4). Max takes the season of goodwill to its logically awful conclusion in the ultimate Yuletide send-up. C4's annual evening of nostalgia on Tuesday 30 December — four programmes under the heading of Starmaker — has a particular poignancy. Memories will be stirred by an episode of The Lovers. It starred Paula

continued overpage Hale & Pace show that 'Comedians Do It on Stage' (Tuesday 23 December, C4). And Tarby 'Laughs From Her Majesty's on Saturday 20 December, ITV.

Above: Chas 'n' Dave lead the knees-up on Monday 29 December, ITV. Left: senior citizens Edith Cottrell and George Davey tell Cilia Black and the world what happened on their 'Blind Date' (Sunday 21 December, ITV).

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Many laughs, one or two tears... continued from page 9 Wilcox and Richard Beckinsale, the talented young actor who died of a heart attack in 1979, Happier is the note struck by a look at the early TV appearances of some of today's stars. Lenny Henry, Roger de Courcey, Patti Boulaye and Marti Caine are seen as young hopefuls on New Faces in the Seventies. A major part of the Monty Python team came together for the first time in 1968's Do Not Adjust Y our Stocking, which features Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael PalM, Denise Coffey and David Jason. In a repeat of a Jack Rosenthal play Another Sunday and Sweet FA the same evening, look out for the comparatively unknown Anne Kirkbride who went on to become Deirdre Barlow of Coronation Street. Norman Wisdom, who has made a career of playing the put-upon little man, adrift and battered in a big, bad world, says that for the first time he has found peace. He recently bought a house in the Isle of Man with views down to the sea. It is from there that he talks about his life — past, present and future in the documentary Just W isdom (Saturday 27 December, C4).

born a dancer. You can't just become one. The best of the three series of Live From Her Majesty's, the show which brought back live entertainment to Sunday evenings on ITV, is featured in a compilation called Laughs From Her Majesty's (Saturday 20 December, ITV).

Among those providing memorable moments are Russ Abbot, Michael Barrymore, Des O'Connor, Max Bygraves and Phyllis Diller. Presenter. of course, is Jimmy Tarbuck. Cilla Black presents Surprise, Surprise (Sunday 28 December, ITV).

Out and about with the outside broadcast cameras will be Bob Carolgees. The other star c The Price is Right (Saturdays 20 and 27 December, ITV) will be

prowling among the audience looking for likely contestants to answer Leslie Crowther's 'Come on down!' Viewers do not see him, but it is producer Bill Stewart, who knows precisely how to wind excitement to a fever pitch.

and the best of the There's a double helping of Norman W isdom — both serious and clowning — on Saturday 27 December C4.

IN THE midst of the Christmas and New Year jollity it would be easy to forget children in need. In The Princess and the Children (New Year's Day ITV). Peter Williams talks

to Princess Anne about child poverty in Britain and her work as President of the Save the Children Fund. Princess Anne is seen visiting a gipsy site — a layby near Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire — which has represented 'home' to a number of families for several years. Conditions are bad. As Princess Anne says of these so-called 'temporary' sites: 'As places for children growing up they are among the Lis worst in the world.' She adds that as far as the Fund's relationship with local councils is concerned, we should not be frightened of treading on the odd corn'. James Bond's creator Ian Below: look back in Fleming called the laughter to the comedy Seychelles 'a real of Paula W ilcox and the paradise'. These romantic late Richard Beckinsale coral islands, scattered The Lovers' (Tuesday over 150,000 square miles 30 December, C4). of equatorial Indian Ocean are visited by Anneka

Wisdom — who is in the film The Night They Raided Minsky's (1967) on C4 the same night — is the former cabin boy who was abandoned by his parents and became an entertainer and actor, as well as a comic. Sometimes it is as fascinating to know what goes on behind the scenes as it is to see the performance. Viewers have the chance to experience just that in W ayne Sleep's 'Dash' (New Year's Eve, C4), a

recording of Sleep's dazzling hit stage show of the same title. Jazz, tap, ballet and contemporary dance are featured by perfectionist Sleep and his talented team. 'Our world,' says Wayne Sleep, 'is terribly tough. You have to be

Left: lucky Leslie Crowther joins the hostesses with the mostest — Gillian de Terville, Elsa O'Toole, Carol Greenwood, Cindy Day and Denise K elly — for The Price is Right' (Saturdays 20 and 27 December, ITV).

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rest... that's your lively mix of Yuletide family viewing

Princess Anne, President of the Save the Children Fund, visits a centre for Bengali and Nepalese children in London: watch `The Princess and the Children', New Y ear's Day, ITV. Rice in the start of a new Remember on C4, he joins series of W ish Y ou W ere Harry Secombe and the Here. . . ? (Monday 29 carol singers in Highway December, ITV). Christmas Special on ITV. In contrast, on this Other special guests opening programme in the include Spike Milligan and new series, Chris Kelly Isla St Clair. visits Italy and Judith C4 is responsible for the Chalmers takes a bargain amazing popularity of break coach holiday to American Football in this Devon. country. In the last three On page 57 you can find years more than 200 out how you can win a trip British clubs have started to the Seychelles by and two major leagues — voting in the TV Times Top one sponsored by an 10 Awards poll. American brewery — Christmas it may be, but have been established. round at the This Is Y our The documentary Mud Life office everyone and Guts — TV's remains tight-lipped. All Hardcopy (Saturday 20 Eamonn Andrews is giving December, C4) traces the away is that no, they're not progress of the getting out the red book Musselburgh Magnums, for Santa Claus and yes, winners in its opening there will be a show on season of its division title. ITV on Christmas Eve Musselburgh, a small and an extended one hour fishing village near This Is Y our Life on New Edinburgh, now has a club Year's Eve. The of 50 players. production team and the ITNs review of the year subjects and guests on the takes on a new format shows finally have their when Michael Nicholson parties after the presents 86: Review of programmes are the Y ear on Tuesday 30 completed. 'And very December, ITV. ITNs enjoyable occasions they own specialists cast their are, too,' says Andrews. eyes back over the big You'll see Arthur Daley stories, while famous up to his tricks on ITV, people nominate their New Year's Day, in men and women of 1986. Minder on The Orient Nicholson, 49, is Express and on other probably Britain's most days you'll see George seasoned war Cole in an entirely correspondent after 23 different light. years covering the world's On Sunday 21 hot spots for ITN. join Anneka Rice in the Seychelles December as well as Stewart Knowles in 'W ish Y ou W ere Here... ?' on starring in Day to and Cordell Marks Monday 29 December, ITV,

Harry Secombe walks the `Highway' on Sunday 21 December, ITV. Eamonn Andrews says `This Is Y our Life' (Christmas Eve, ITV).

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ovie ma David Quinlan and K evin W ilson review films to be screened in the next two weeks on ITV and C4, and David James Smith chooses holiday highlights. SATURDAY 20 DECEMBER The Best Years of Our Lives C4, 2.00pm-5.05pm

William Wyler's powerful story of American servicemen returning from World War Two and fighting to adjust to civilian life was a boxoffice colossus and won Academy Awards for Sam Goldwyn (as producer), director William Wyler, star Fredric March, and handless war veteran 1946 Harold Russell.

Trading Places

THE greatest assets of the Disney Studios have always been the classic full-length cartoons, and these are now being released to television. The first to be shown, as a Christmas treat. is Dumbo (Christmas Day, ITV). Dumbo is 45 years old and hasn't aged a jot. A sneak preview was arranged for Hannah, aged seven. and Aaron, five, who revels in The A -Team and Star W ars and quite fancies himself as a

Dumbo's TV debut toughie. They sat transfixed, and cried when Dumbo was ill-treated. Like Mickey Mouse, and unlike Snow White, Pinocchio and Cinderella, who already existed in fairy tales, Dumbo, the big-eared baby elephant, was an original Disney creation. The film was made in a year — most of the other cartoons took three or four years to produce — and it

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Reminiscent at times of a Preston Sturges film, this bright comedy is director John Landis' best (and most popular) film to date. And when the good guys hit back at the bad guys who have been doing them down all evening, it stands to reason that the audience is in for some fun. Jamie Lee Curtis weighs in as a tart with a nest-egg of gold, and Denholm Elliott's butler gets the best lines. 1983

SUNDAY 21 DECEMBER Three Coins in the Fountain

cost some 700.000 dollars, about a third of the usual budget. It is also, at 64 minutes, a little shorter than the average Disney cartoon feature. None of these facts detracted from the popularity of Dumbo when it went into American cinemas in 1941. On 6 December, six weeks after the film's release, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and America entered World War Two. Dumbo was the great escape, and by Christmas, Disney had capitalised on the elephant's merchandising potential: he was helping to sell peas, ink, petrol and more than 50,000 Dumbo books. As Time magazine said at the time: 'Dumbo could only have happened here. Amid all the grim and forbidding visages of AD 1941, his guileless, homely face is the face of a true man of good will. He may not become a US folk hero, but he is certainly the mammal of the year.'

A treat

Little Caesar C4, 10.45pm-12.10am

This was the first talkie to glorify the gang wars of the Twenties and

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actor from The A -Team. in a TV movie. TVM 1984

The Pink Panther Strikes Again (A ll ITV regions except Scottish) ITV, 1.30pzn-3.25pm

Peter Sellers' bungling Inspector Clouseau meets more (as he would

The Young Visiters C4, 8.30pm-10.15pm

Tracey Ullman features in this film version of nine-year-old Daisy Ashford's Victorian novel about an 'elderly' man of 42 who aspires to climb the social ladder to the TVM 1984 top.

TUESDAY 23 DECEMBER The Magic of Dr Snuggles ITV, 9.25am-10.40am

An inventive featurelength cartoon for TV from Holland TVM 1984

Raise the Titanic ITV, 1.30pm-3.35pm

An adaptation of Clive Cusslers best-selling novel about the greatest salvage operation of all time. The final scenes are exhilaratingly 1980 exciting.

The Great Waltz C4, 2.30pm-4.25pm

for young `and old alike, the first showing on British TV of Disney's cartoon elephant Dumbo' (Christmas Day, ITV).

One of Hollywood's best reach-for-your-hankie biopics of great composers. in this case Johann Strauss. Never mind the story. feel the 1938 treatment.

C4, 2.00pm-3.55pm

Famous romantic weepie about the love affairs of three American girls in Rome. Remembered now chiefly for its colour photography (which won an Oscar) and the theme 1954 song.

almost every contractee was honour-bound to appear. In this case, that meant Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, 1942 Alan Ladd, et al.

put it) hurmps and burmps, plus Herbert Lom's marvellous ex- • Inspector Dreyfus. Omar Sharif and Robert Beatty make unbilled guest 1976 appearances

Peter and the Wolf ITV, 3.25pm-3.40pm

Enchanting visualisation

by Disney of the music by Prokofiev — originally part of the feature film Make Mine 1946 Music.

Star Spangled Rhythm C4, 4.30pm-6.25pm

Another of those lovely wartime studio musical bonanzas in which

It's a Wonderful World C4, 4.25pm-6.00pm

A big welcome for this screwball comedy, unseen now for many years. A combination of It Happened One Night and The 39 Steps. Very funny. thanks to a pacy. 1939 witty script. continued on page 14

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Guys and Dolls C4, 8.30pm–II.15pm Samuel Goldwyn's film version of the famous musical about the gambler who falls for the Salvation Army girl retains only Vivian Blaine from the original Broadway stars, and she obliges by stealing every scene she's in. 1955

Firefox ITV, 9.00pm-10.00pm 10.15pm–II.50pm Clint Eastwood takes a Cold War espionage story and, as well as directing, lends his own abrasive personality to the lead role as a Vietnam-haunted pilot — a role which would have suited Errol Flynn. 1982

A man as • food Bon

CHRISTMAS EVE The Legend of the Lone Ranger ITV, 10.25am–l2noon There's some magnificent scenery in this fair-to-middling effort to revive the masked avenger of the west. Wooden actors but fine action scenes 1980 compensate.

Cammina Cammina C4, 11.00am-1.40pm Italian director Ermanno Olmi's version of the Birth of Jesus, which uses the services of 50 nonprofessional actors. 1982

Rob Roy — the Highland Rogue (Scottish: Christmas Day 12.30pm-2.00pm) TTV, 1.30pm-3.00pm Adventure has a fine old fling in these Highland fun and games from the Disney studio. It may merit a dunce's cap as a history lesson, but as a lively, colourful, actionfilled yarn with something of a 'western' feel, it belongs near the 1953 top of the class.

The Strong Man C4, 3.30pm-5.00pm Harry Langdon was at his butter-innocent, baby-faced best when directed by the young 1926 Frank Capra.

Holiday Inn C4, 7.02pm-9.00pm This Irving Berlin musical was directed by Mark Sandrich, who made many of the best Astaire-Rogers musicals of the Thirties. The score includes Easter Parade,

W hite Christmas Happy Holiday and Be Careful, 1942 It's My Heart. continued on page 17

Before he could swashbuckle his way back into the role of Bond, Sean Connery had to await the outcome of legal battles.

Sean Connery, who last played James Bond in 1971, was persuaded to take on the role again in `Never Say Never Again' (Christmas Day, ITV).

WHEN Sean Connery nned a toupee to play James Bond again in 1983, he was 53 years old. He had last played Bond in 1971, in Diamonds A re Forever, saying afterwards, for the record, 'never again'. He said his wife, Micheline, persuaded him back into the role, and also gave him the film's unusual title, Never Say Never Again (Christmas Day, ITV).

He decided it might be fun to have another try, using his film star power to exercise some control over the film. 'The more I thought about it, the more I thought, why not? 'There was a legal tangle — but it was settled.' This 'tangle' was, in fact, an extraordinary mess of writs, court actions, injunctions and financial manoeuvrings which went back nearly 30 years, long before the first Bond film, Dr No (1962), appeared. It's often said these days that most films reach the screens through the courts. With so much money

involved it's not surprising that people squabble. The row behind Never Say Never A gain reached epic proportions, though, and led to the film being released in almost direct competition to Octopussy, starring Roger Moore as Bond. Enough to make a hair-piece stand on end. Never Say Never A gain is essentially an updated version of the 1965 Bond undersea adventure Thunderball, which was itself based on the Ian Fleming novel of the same name. That novel, in turn, was based on an even earlier idea for a Bond film worked out by Fleming and a chap called Kevin McClory in the late Fifties The man responsible for all but one of the Bond films is Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli. When Broccoli wanted to make Thunderball from the Fleming novel he was prevented by McClory, who had been to court to prove the Fleming book was based on ideas they had dreamed up together. Broccoli made a deal with McClory, who became the producer of

Not-so-dumb blonde WITH TWO unsuccessful marriages behind her, Goldie Hawn had personal experience to back up the portrayal of her character in the 1982 film Best Friends (Tuesday 30 December, ITV). She and Burt Reynolds star as two Hollywood scriptwriters trying marriage after living together, and finding that it's an uphill struggle. Goldie says her marital failures have made her think about the future. 'I don't suffer every day but, believe me, I've paid a high price for my success.' Initially typecast as a vacuous blonde, Goldie had to prove she had more to offer. Working with her convinced Burt Reynolds of her mental powers. 'Goldie is one of the sharpest ladies I've met in films. She doesn't miss a thing,' he said. 20 December-2 January 1987 TVTIMES

Thunderbali in return for an agreement not to use the idea again for 10 years. In 1975, exactly 10 years later, McClory began trying to raise money for a Bond film that, it was rumoured, would mark the return of Connery, He touted his new project as James Bond of The Secret Service, then changed it to W arhead Broccoli, presumably feeling that one Bond producer in the world was enough, began legal action on the grounds that a 'rogue' Bond film — that is, one not produced by him — was unfair competition and illegal. McClory lacked the financial and legal backing for a big fight, but continued to look for support for his film, touting it around the major studios, who employed legal teams to consider McClory's position. Finally, a top American lawyer-turned-film producer, Jack Schwartzman, took the

matter in hand, dispensed with most of W arhead and came up with a new story — based more closely on the old Thunderball — and called it Never Say Never A gain. Under the terms of the old agreement, Broccoli could no longer complain. Nor, he then discovered, could he use SPECTRE, the name of the international crime syndicate, in his own films: McClory's litigation had also proved that he owned the rights to this. Sean Connery wasn't entirely satisfied with the script Schwartzman presented to him, so he employed British television sit-corn writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais (The Likely Lads and Porridge) to add some polish. Unfortunately, their names do not appear on the credits due, of course, to legal complications. Incidentally, Bond fans are in for a double treat over the holiday because they can also see The Spy W ho Loved Me (Boxing Day, ITV), this time

with Roger Moore as Bond.

`Best Friends' Goldie Hawn and Burt Reynolds (Tuesday 30 December, ITV).

WHEN Bess Armstrong saw the first Jaws, she, in company with a lot of the audience, decided to give up swimming in the sea. In Jaws 3

around, playing themselves. 'I felt safer that way. I didn't want actresses worrying about their lip gloss — I wanted the real thing.' The 'shark' that appears in close-up was a plattic model (New Year's Day, animated by a mixture ITV), the great white of hydraulics and makes a reappearance, electronics. As an this time in a Florida actress, Bess is used to theme park — and a certain amount of Bess Armstrong and Bess is there, playing movie make-believe. In Dennis Quaid confront the part of a marine the film High Road to a killer in 'jaws 3' biologist. China (1983) she (New Y ear's Day, ITV). Bess never had to played opposite TV's come into contact with Magnum star Tom a real shark, but she Selleck who, at his did have to spend height of 6ft 5in, is a weeks with the whales foot taller than Bess. and dolphins at 'So that we'd both Florida's Sea World, have our heads in the working with trainers same shot,' she says, and accepting the 'Tom sometimes stood dangers involved in this in a ditch or I wore sort of activity. four-inch heels and 'You can never be sure of being perched myself on a box.' 100 per cent safe with a killer whale. It was during the making of this I heard about the horrific film that Bess fell in love with the film experiences that some of those unit's British assistant director Chris trainers have had when things go Carreras. They were married three wrong. But I went at it; I cleaned the years ago after she had finished teeth of a killer whale and scratched working on the first series of Lace, the inside of his throat to let him get the American mini-series based to know me.' on the novel by Shirley During the filming of Jaws 3, Bess Conran, in which Bess was wanted a couple of real-life trainers a writer.

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The Trouble with Harry

Music to their ears

ITV, 10.00pm-11.50pm

Unveiled to television at last, this is Hitchcock's zany, offbeat suspense comedy about a corpse that won't lie down. Endearing portrayals by John Forsythe, Shirley MacLaine, Edmund Gwenn and Mildred Natwick key in perfectly with the hijinks. 1955

Mad Love C4, 12.45am-2.00am

Peter Lorre was never more striking, visually at least, in this seldom-seen version of The Hands of Orlac His chilling presence smooths the film over passages which, in lesser hands, might seem absurdly melodramatic. 1935

CHRISTMAS DAY Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day TTY , 9.25am-10.00am

(All ITV regions except Border, Grampian, Scottish) The second of the magical Disney featurettes from the works of A A Milne, which show remarkable fidelity to the spirit of the original. !968

WHILE New Y ork, New

Y ork (Monday

29 December, C4) was in the

planning stages, it nearly became a vehicle for the ebullient talents of Barbra Streisand and her sometime co-star Ryan O'Neal — a man not obviously suited to the role of a Forties jazz player. The project was finally taken up by director Martin Scorsese, bringing with him his regular leading actor (from Mean Streeta 1973, and Taxi Driver, 1976), Robert De Niro. He found himself. for the first time, with a real Hollywood star actress, Liza Minnelli. Scorsese would later recall that his first meeting with Liza did not bode well for the future. 'It's going to be really interesting doing this film.' she said, 'especially with James Caan.' Scorsese corrected h4t. not Caan, Robert De Niro, who had been in Mean Streets. 'Oh,' said Liza. 'is he the guy with the suit all the time?' No. that i was Harvey Keitel.

Garland once filmed together, and Liza, being Judy's daughter, found herself in the dressing room that had once been used by her mother. She even remembered the room's chandelier from childhood. As Jimmy Doyle, heading for stardom as a jazz saxophonist, Robert De Niro was disadvantaged by a complete lack of musical knowledge. To compensate for this, he studied night and day (body and soul) with musician George Auld. Auld played the soundtrack for the film — De Niro only mimes, but it had to look right. `I can't get what had taken George so many years to develop,' said De Niro, 'but I can

create the illusion, which is

my job as an actor.' George Auld's wife, Diana, for one, thought De Niro may have exceeded the demands of his profession. 'We thought he was going to climb in bed with us with his saxophone,' she said. You can bet, if it would have helped, De Niro would have been there. Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro — romantic duo in 'New Y ork, New Y ork' (Monday 29 December, C4).

ITV, 11.40am-2.00pin

(All ITV regions except Scottish) Roistering Disney version of the Johann Wyss novel is all action, colour and adventure (filmed in' Tobago), with John Mills leading the Robinson family. 2959

ITV, 9.50am-11.30am

The perennial Christmas favourite about the old English sheepdog who grows to enormous size after drinking a supergrowth chemical by mistake. 1973

Miracle on 34th Street C4, 10.35am-12.20pm

Heartwarming piece of Hollywood comedyfantasy which won three Academy Awards, including one for Edmund Gwenn's performance as the lovable old store Santa Claus who is all too convincing. 1947

The Nightingale C4, 11.45am-12.25pm

Delightful mixture of cartoon and live action, based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen. The film won an International Film Critic's Award. 1981

Hellzapoppin' C4, 1.25pm-3.00pm

The cinema's craziest comedy this side of the Marx Brothers, only marginally less madcap than the long-running stage show on which it was based. 1941

Dumbo ITV, 3.10pm-4.20pm

Brief but memorable Walt Disney feature cartoon about the little circus elephant whose ears were so big that he could fly. Full of vivid colourful animation. 1941

(1977) is a romantic musical, deliberately designed to evoke memories of the old -,,- film musicals of the Forties and Fifties. Part of it was shot on the same MGM stage where Gene Kelly and Judy

The Snowman C4, 5.50pm-6.20pm

Without doubt, one of the finest British animated films for many years. The highlight is the flying sequence, to the beautiful accompaniment of young Peter Auty singing the very delightful

W alking In the A ir. TVM 1982

Never Say Never Again ITV, 6.30pm-9.00pm

The original Bond returns, and it's quite a comeback. The lengthy exposition to this remake of Thunderball, in fact, merely detracts from the excellence of Sean Connery, purring lethally as 007, but given hot competition in the acting department by Klaus Maria Brandauer, who makes Largo a memorable smiling psychotic. The action is staged with all the mechanical efficiency of

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the Roger Moore films but with more bite. The machines aren't quite allowed to take over from this Bond. 1983

Dead Man's Folly ITV, 10.10pm-12midnight

Peter Ustinov steps briskly once more into the shoes of Agatha Christie detective Hercule Poirot. Tim Pigott-Smith and Susan Wooldridge (Ronald Merrick and Daphne Manners from The Jewel in the Crown) are embroiled in this mystery. TVM 1986

BOXING DAY A Swarm in May C4, 9.35am-11.00am

A Children's Film Unit production, richly shot in colour, and adapted from William Mayne's book about a boy chorister

C4, 9.25am-10.35am

This handsomely mounted, tongue-incheek adventure yarn, a sequel to one of Rudolph Valentino's greatest hits, proved to be his last film. 1926

Digby — the Biggest Dog in the World

New Y ork, New Y ork

Swiss Family Robinson

SATURDAY 27 DECEMBER Son of the Sheik

who becomes absorbed in medieval church customs that involve bees. 1983

cheek humour with Roger Moore once more as agent 007. 1977

Escape to Witch Mountain

ITV, 11.15pm-12.50am

ITV, 10.30am-12.15pm

This Disney sci-fi spree may leave the less demanding child agog. The two children.are excellent. .1974

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ITV, 2.10pm-4.30pm

James Mason is a memorably brooding Captain Nemo in Disney's handsomelyproduced film of the Jules Verne classic. 1954

The Spy Who Loved Me ITV, 5.15pm-7.30pm An enjoyable mixture of hectic action, big setpieces and tongue-in-

Airplane II The Sequel Those A irport spoofers are at it again — this time on a disaster-bound shuttle headed for the sun. Keep an eye on what's going on in the background of the scenes: it's often funnier than what's happening up front. I liked the poster with an aged boxer, advertising Rocky XXVIII. Watch out for guest appearances by. a host of Hollywood favourites 1982

It Came from Outer Space C4, 12.05am-1.25am

A tense science-fiction thriller — originally made for 3-D. Director Jack Arnold conducts the chills with a fine sense of mounting suspense and danger. 1953

Mickey's Christmas Carol ITV, 11.30am-12noon

A fabulous short cartoon version of the classic story which brings together almost every well-known Disney character. Only Pluto is sadly missing. A treat for Disney fans of all ages, it's all too short! 1983

The Scarlet Pimpernel ITV, 2.15pm-4.50pm

A recent telling of the famous story, with Anthony Andrews in the starring role. TVM 1982

Cottage to Let C4, 3.00pm-4.45pm

Vigorous comedy-thriller about a Nazi agent in Britain. George Cole makes his screen debut at the age of 16 as a cockney evacuee. Splendid climax at an old mill and a carnival.

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The uality of Murphy WATCH Eddie Murphy in Trading Places (Saturday 20 December, ITV), 22 years old and crackling with electric talent. He's the one hustling money by posing as a legless Vietnam veteran. He's the one scooting up to a black woman and saying: 'Hey baby, we can make it work.' When she shrugs him off in disgust, Murphy cries after her: 'What's the matter? Ain't you seen Porgy and Bess?' That was Murphy improvising, according to director John Landis. Now 25. his hip, stylish and silver-tongued screen character has become Hollywood's prize asset â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

elevated by a direct and apparently abundant appeal to young audiences. And if he hasn't yet stretched his gifts, there's still plenty of time for that. The impression is that Eddie Murphy wants to have fun. No doubt much to Paramount's relief, this is good, clean fun. No drugs, no drink, no cigarettes. The female lead from Trading Places, Jamie Lee

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Splash ITV, 8.30pm-10.30pm Splash is always fun to be with: these days you cant ask for much more. It has some amusing characters and situations and an engagingly funny heroine in Daryl Hannah's amorous Madison, even if she might have been given a little more room for fun as the mermaid discovering 20th-century New York life. 1984

Flashdance ITV, 10.45pm-12.30am With a soundtrack that sounds like a Fame sequel, a stream of tough dialogue, sensational disco choreography and a story about a girl who's a welder by day and a club dancer by night. this film rang the bell with the teen-trade in a 1983 big way.

The Night They Raided Minsky's C4, 11.00pm-12.50am The complicated plot line culminates in Britt Ekland inventing striptease by accident and bringing the era of American burlesque to an end. But the story takes second place to the film's entertaining evocation of the old 1968 burlesque shows.

SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER Shree 420 (Mister 420) C4, 9.30am-12.30pm This massive Indian film combines social concern with spectacle and melodrama. It blends pathos, humour and suspense in its story of a man making his crooked 1955 way in the city.

Animalympics ITV, 9.35am-11.00am Perhaps the world's first disco feature cartoon, sadly topical that it was set in 1980, in view of that year's troubled 1979 Olympics.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ITV, 12.15pm-2.00pm (Scottish, Grampian 11.30am-1.15pm) Enter the sci-fi hero with the James Bond sense of humour. This film. originally intended as the pilot for the TV series, was subsequently shown 1979 in cinemas.

Rebecca C4, 2.00pm-4.30pm Hitchcock's first Hollywood film. It won Oscars for Best Film and for George Barnes' fine camerawork. Joan Fontaine made her

breakthrough to stardom as the young bride haunted by the memory of her husband's first 1940 wife.

Being There C4, 9.00pm-11.25pm If you like comedies of embarrassment, then this simple-minded black farce will delight you. Peter Sellers was nominated for an Academy Award as the illiterate middle-aged gardener who becomes a candidate for the US 1979 presidency.

MONDAY 29 DECEMBER Headline Hunters ITV, 9.50am-10.50am Crisp, efficient, well-told children's film about a trio of kids trying to run their own newspaper. Exciting and touching in all the right places, it's one of the best of its 1968 kind.

Daring Game ITV, 10.50am-12.30pm (All ITV regions except Granada and TVS) This typical Sixties potboiler has Lloyd Bridges back in (Sea Hunt) territory as the leader of a team of scuba divers out to rescue a professor held captive by 1968 revolutionaries.

The Small One ITV, 1.30pm-2.00pm A Disney cartoon short about a Hebrew boy who ends up selling his donkey, called The Small One, to Joseph, who needs it to carry his wife Mary, who is pregnant with the baby 1978 Jesus.

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark ITV, 2.00pm-3.40pm Charles Jarrott's direction largely keeps sentimentality at bay in this easy-going Disney 1980 offering.

The Blue Bird C4, 1.55pm-3.25pm This much-neglected fantasy was Shirley Temple's present from 20th Century-Fox for their not allowing her to do The W izard of Oz. Like Judy Garland in that film. Shirley also sets out to make an incredible 1940 journey.

The Black Swan C4, 3.25pm-5.00pm Spirited pirate fare, made in rousing Technicolor. Stylish villainy is provided by a black-patched Anthony 1942 Quinn.

Curtis, liked Murphy because, as she said at the time, 'despite his success, he still acts like he's 22 years old. His life is cars and girls. girls and cars.' Another film director who worked with Murphy observed that he could 'hear the rustle of nylon stockings at 50 yards'. Eddie Murphy started out doing stand-up comedy in clubs, and pushed his way on to the US television show Saturday Night Live. Along the way Murphy has wisely surrounded himself with old friends, as shrewd as they are loyal. When Murphy goes out, it's always in the company of minders and managers. Privacy is little more than a distant memory. 'It used to be that I couldn't walk down the street in peace. Now I'm followed by people even when I go for a drive. They want to pull over to the side of the road and talk.'

New York, New York C4, 9.00pm-12midnight Martin Scorsese's epic Big Band film is a hitand-miss love story about a singer (Liza Minnelli) and a saxophonist (Robert De Niro). Forget the Frank Sinatra version of the theme tune; it was written specially for Liza and her rendition is one of the cinema's great show-stoppers. This is the complete version of the film and it has never before been screened in 1977 this country.

Time Walker ITV, 11.00pm-12.35am (All ITV regions except Granada) Hard-to-swallow science fiction hokum about a mummy escaping from its sarcophagus. Played with commendably straight faces by a cast that includes Shari Belafonte-Harper (Hotel) and Ben Murphy (Alias 1982 Smith and Jones).

TUESDAY 30 DECEMBER The Last Warhorse ITV, 10.50am-12.30pm An entertaining film for children from Australia with a Japanese Samurai storyline. 4 1986

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure ITV, 1.30pm-3.40pm Like its predecessor. this disaster epic is very well acted and excitingly shot. The film should prove rewarding for undemanding adventure 1979 fans.

A-Haunting We Will Go C4, 2.00pm-3.15pm Laurel and Hardy have to deliver a coffin â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which has a live gangster inside. Henry Morgan and Elisha Cook Jr crop 1942 up as gangsters.

Munster, Go Home! C4, 3.15pm-5.00pm The Munster family of movie monsters comes to England. Representing the less familiar English relatives are Hermione Gingold, Terry-Thomas and Jeanne Arnold. Watch out, too, for John 1966 Carradine.

Best Friends ITV, 9.00pm-10.45pm There are a few good laughs in this rather muffled comedy of marital discord, most of them provided by the interplay between Goldie Hawn and Burt 1982 Reynolds.

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JENNIFER Beals was 18, and in her first week at Yale University, when she heard she had been chosen from among 4000 young actresses to play the welder-who-wants-tobe-a-dancer in Flashdance (`Saturday 27 December, ITV).

She completed the film and went back to Yale, observing that 'school and

movies just don't blend, though I might make a film in the vacation'. Jennifer, though young, will not be destroyed by sudden success, and her only vice remains a glass of champagne at particularly important parties. As an even younger youngster she had served with the Illinois Teenage Institute on Substance Abuse. 'I feel very strongly about drugs,' she says, 'and I think kids should know facts.'

in the pan.

Michael Noun and Jennifer Beals: flash stars of Tlashdance' (Saturday 27 December, ITV).

nv,

The Love Bug 5.15pm-7.15pm

This Walt Disney comedy about a Volkswagen with a mind - and life - of its own was an enormous boxoffice hit for the studio and gave rise to three sequels. 1969

jaws 3 ITV, 7.45pm-9.35pm

The story, by Guerdon Trueblood, is - so the credits tell us 'suggested by the novel Jaws by Peter Benchley'. Which is about as far as the similarity between this and the two previous films goes. 1983

The Stunt Man C4, 9.30pm-11.55am

Richard Rush cut his directorial teeth on low budget exploitation movies and then worked for a reported nine years on this project, which he filmed in 1978 and then had to wait until 1980 for it to be released. 1980

And Now For Something Completely Different C4, 12.20am-2.00am

Koyaanisqatsi

Monsignor

C4, 11.00pm-12.35am

ITV, 9.00pm-10.00pm 10.15pzn-11.30pm

A brilliantly shot film that uses time-lapse, slow-motion, aerial and infra-red photography for an odyssey across America. 1983

NEW YEAR'S EVE Oklahoma! ITV, 10.10am-12.30am

Sweeping Western musical that contains probably the best score Rodgers and Hammerstein ever wrote. 1955

The Island at the Top of the World

A change of pace for Christopher Reeve from his skyward swoopings as Superman sees him playing a Catholic priest charged with solving the Vatican's cash crisis. 1982

Springtime in the Rockies

ITV, 1.30pm-3.20pm

The Munsters' Revenge

A family film that took 11 years and 17 million dollars to make. It features 150 untamed big cats and showbiz family Noel Marshall and Tippi Hedren and their stepdaughter Melanie and son John. It's all good fun. 1981

C4, 4.40pm-6.25pm

Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo and Al Lewis reprise their roles as lovable if unusual members of the Munster family. Sid Caesar costars as the villainous Diablo. TVM 1981

TTV, 1.15pm-3.30pm

This super-colossal science-fiction pantomime smashed box-office records all over the world. The films adrenalin-raising drive makes it well-nigh irresistible. 1977

The Secret Garden C4, 2.00pm-3.45pm

C4, 12.30am-2.15am The awesomely-talented An entertaining musical Margaret O'Brien steals with an all-star cast the acting honours in this giving their all. Carmen well-made film of Miranda does a crazy Frances Hodgson Brazilian Chattanooga Burnett's suspenseful Choo Choc number. 1942 novel. There's good support from Herbert Marshall and Gladys NEW YEAR'S Cooper. 1949

DAY Roar

Disney's lively Boy's Own Paper adventure takes intrepid explorers . Donald Sinden and David Hartman into the Arctic in an experimental airship. 1973

Star Wars

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Shout at the Devil ITV, 130pm-10.00pm

An explosive action drama with Roger Moore and Lee Marvin. 1976

The Phantom Light C4, 12.15am-1.35arn

Al Lewis takes The Munster's Revenge'.

Raymond Chandler's tangled web of deception, murder and blackmail is here transferred by director Michael Winner to an English seaside setting. Star Robert Mitchum is an unusually elegant Philip Marlowe, while James Stewart and Joan Collins are the best of a supporting cast that also includes Candy Clark, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, John Mills and Oliver Reed. 1978

WEDNESDAY 31 DECEMBER Breakdance ITV, 12.30am-2.05am

With the early Eighties' craze for breakdancing already a fading fad on the music scene, this speedily produced exploitation musical assumes the same sort of historical status as the rock 'n' roll musicals of the Fifties. The film

Notable spooky thriller about 'phantom' smugglers, actually made at the North Stack lighthouse off Anglesey. Imaginative direction by Michael Powell. 1934

captures much of the adrenalin-racing, streetstyle excitement of a unique way of expressing frustrated talent and letting off steam at the same time. 1984

NEW YEAR'S DAY Deadfall ITV, 11.50pm-2.00am

Michael Caine as a master jewel thief in a Bryan Forbes thriller. 1968

FRIDAY 2 JANUARY Benji ITV, 1.30pm-3.10pm

A doggie film for youngsters, much along the lines of the Lassie movies of the Forties. Benji (a very talented dog actor, by the way) is a mongrel stray who becomes a hero. 1974

This week, Oracle subtitles are to be found on these ITV and C4 programmes

More merry mayhem from the Muppets, aided and abetted by such brave humans as Diana Rigg, Charles Grodin and Peter Ustinov. 1981

First-rate picaresque western which was a major catalyst in the revival of the genre in the Fifties, with a fine leading performance from James Stewart. 1950

C4, 12.05pm-2.00pm

ITV, 12.35am-2.25am

ITV, 10,50am-12.30pm

C4, 10.30pm-12.15am

Mon Oncle

WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER The Big Sleep

FRIDAY 2 JANUARY The Great Muppet Caper

Winchester '73

ITV, 10.35am-12noon

Jacques Tati's famous comic bungler Monsieur Hulot takes on the world of gadgetry and the results are gently hilarious. 1956

Early Monty Python film intended for the US market. which explains the fact that most of the sketches appeared here in their TV series. 1971

David Quinlan and Kevin Wilson preview the rest of the season's films on TVS. Previews of ITV and all C4 movies start on page 12.

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120 The Fall Guy TERROR U Bounty hunter Colt Seavers and friends, Howie and Terri, go after a bail jumper who is accused of )uggling5 books at a bank. Colt Howie Jody Tern Cooper Montana Bobo Seablom

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2.15 Comedy Classic: Please, Sir! JOHN ALDERTON

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Further comic complications for wellintentioned schoolteacher Bernard Hedges when Fenn Street School holds its open day.

11.00 The Making of Santa Claus - The Movie

Bernard Hedges John Alderton Deryck Guyler Mr Potter Noel Howlett Mr Cromwell Joan Sanderson Miss Ewell Richard Davies Mr Price Erik Chitty Mr Smith David Barry A bbott Peter Cleall Duffy Peter Denyer Dunstabie Liz Gebhardt Maureen Malcolm McFee Craven Penny Spencer Sharon Suzan Farmer Miss Howard DESIGNER BARBARA BATES DIRECTOR/PRODUCER MARK STUART LW T Production

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the multi-million pound feature film Santa Claus - The Movie, which stars Dudley Moore.

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12.05 Saint & Greaysie Ian St John and Jimmy Greaves add to the Christmas cheer with an

2.45 Gymnastics THE KRAFT INTERNATIONAL live from Wembley Arena World and Olympic champions compete in the last major competition of 1986. Included in the line-up for this live event are gymnasts from the USSR,

USA, China, Japan and Bulgaria. Great Britain is represented by reigning national champions 17-year-old Lisa Elliott from the Spelthome Gymnastics Club and 25-year-old Andrew Morris from Swansea. Andrew has represented Britain at all major events for the past five years, including the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and the most recent World and European Championships. Introduced by Nick Owen, with commentary by John Taylor and Monica Phelps. Further coverage on Channel Four on Wednesday at 5.00. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BOB BURROWS EDITOR BRYAN TREMBLE PRODUCER MIKE WARD ITV Sport Production

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5.00 ITN News followed by

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5.05 Blockbusters BOB HOLNESS

The quick-fire general knowledge game for 16- to 18-year-olds. At the end of the gold runs, the lucky winners could go on the adventure of a lifetime to such far-flung continents as Asia, Africa, Australia and America. Presenter is Bob Holness. Produced in association with Mark Goodson and Talbot Television Limited. DIRECTORS ANDY MARTIN, JENNY DODD PRODUCER TONY WOLFE Central Production

5.35 The A-Team QUARTERBACK SNEAK The dare-devil soldiers of fortune join an American Football team touring Fast Germany in an attempt to help a top scientist to flee to the West. George Peppard Hannibal Dirk Benedict Faceman Eddie Velez Franke Judy Ledford Carla Jim Brown Steamroller Alan Autry Hammer Bo Brundin Strasser Judy Geeson Marlene Mr T B A Baracus Dwight Schultz Murdock Gen Stockwell Robert Vaughn Joe Namath T J Bryant John Matuszak Davy Miller Ray Reinhardt Brecht Lyman Ward Eisler Sven Thorsen Rolf

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SATURDAY 6.30 Beadle's About JEREMY BEADLE More outrageous fun, unbelievable situations and hysterical moments as the public at large are caught out on hidden cameras by Jeremy Beadle, Britain's master practical joker. So watch out, Beadle's A bout! Creative consultant is Keith Stewart. DESIGNER KATE WRITS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER , ROBERT RANDELL DIRECTOR TERRY KINANE PRODUCER TREVOR HOPKINS LW T Production

7.00 The Price is Right LESLIE CROWTHER Cindy Day Carol Greenwood Denise Kelly Elsa O'Toole Gillian de Terville Simon Prebble Lucky contestants from Nottingham, London, Birmingham, South Wales and Hertfordshire will be hoping to go home with some early Christmas presents tonight when Leslie Crowther invites them to 'Come on down'. Produced in association with Mark Goodson and Talbot Television.

8.00 Laughs From Her Majesty's

Dennis Berson, Garry Chambers, Colin Edmonds, Wally Malston and Alan Wightman.

JIMMY TAR_BUCK with RUSS ABBOT MICHAEL BARRYMORE MAX BYGRAVES JIMMY CRICKET BOBBY DAVRO LES DENNIS PHYLLIS DILLER DUSTIN GEE JOE LONGTHORNE KENNY LYNCH JESSICA MARTIN DES O'CONNOR ALLAN STEWART FRANKIE VAUGHAN GARY WILMOT Alyn Ainsworth & his Orchestra Moments from the three series of Live from Her Majesty's Writers are

DESIGNER BILL McPHERSON DIRECTOR ALASDAIR MACMILLAN PRODUCER DAVID BELL LWT Production

9.00 to 9.15 ITN News and Sport ITV Variations V iewers in the TV S region who can receive alternative programmes from adjoining ITV areas will find that transmissions alter as follows: LWT 1.20 to 2.15 Hatt to Hart; 12.25 to 1.20am When the Music's Over. CENTRAL 1.20 The Bionic Woman; 2.15 to 2.45 Who's the Boss?; 12.25 to 1.20am When the Music's Over. ANGLIA 1.20 to 2.15 Hart to Hart.

High-kicking champion Andrew Morris: one of the gymnasts in action at 2.45.

9.25am A Question of Economics ZEINAB BADAWI PETER DONALDSON CAN WE GET BACK TO FULL EMPLOYMENT?

The half-way point of the series draws together some of the main arguments so far. For further details, send an 18p sae to address 3, on page 43. PRODUCTION GUY CAPLIN, DAVID WILSON

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9.50 4 What It's Worth PENNY JUNOR John Stoneborough David Stafford Bill Breckon The programme first shown last Tuesday. For a free monthly factsheet, send a sae to address 2, on page 43. PRODUCERS ELEANOR STEPHENS, BOB HALL, ANNE CLEMENTS, RANDAL BERME EDITOR MARY McANALLY

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10.20 The Heart of the Dragon

DESIGNERS VIC SYMONDS. AUSTEN WOODGATE DIRECTOR DENNIS LIDDINGTON PRODUCER WILLIAM G STEWART Central Production

UNDERSTANDING

Traditional sciences are still alive and well in China. This film travels all over the country, from mysterious ancient monasteries to modern research clinics. Narrated by Anthony Quayle. For information, send a sae to address 1, page 43. PRODUCERS ALASDAIR CLAYRE, NIGEL HOUGHTON, PATRICK Lill, PE't tilt MONTAGNON WRITER/DIRECTOR DAVID KENNARD

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W hy not pay a visit to the magical world of Santa Claus, courtesy of Jeannot Szwarc, Dudley Moore (above) 11.00.

BY GILBERTO BRAGA, FROM THE NOVEL BY BERNARDO GUIMARAES

SCREENPLAY ROBERT E SHERWOOD DIRECTOR WILLIAM WYLER

Isaura Leoncio Almeida Donna Ester

5.05 Brookside

Lucelia Santos Rubens de Falco Gilberto Martinho Beatriz Lyra DIRECTOR HERVAL ROSSANO

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1.00 South Seas Voyage KROV MENUHIN ANN MENUHIN THE ISLAND OF TIKOPIA

A tiny speck in the South Pacific, Tikopia is isolated from the outside world. Written and narrated by Krov and Ann Menuhin. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RON EVANS DIRECTOR/PRODUCER DEREK CLARK

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Continuing the Brazilian drama about the young slave girl. Donna Ester's husband Squire Almeida, refuses to free Isaura.

11.15 Treasure Hunt 2.00 The KENNETH KENDALL Best Years of ANNEKA RICE Our Lives Annette Lynton LIVERPOOL The docklands of Liverpool are woken by the clatter of Anneka's helicopter as she drops in hunting for treasure. Keith Burchett, from Hayle, Cornwall, and Tony Waterhouse, from Godalming, Surrey, solve the clues to help her. You can follow today's programme on Landranger map 108.

TVTIMES 20 December-2 January 1987

1220 Isaura the Slave Girl

The wind is set fair for an idyllic cruise to the tiny island of Tikopia in the South Pacific for a look at what could be paradise on earth. South Seas Voyage, 1.00.

A multi Oscarwinning film. Three American servicemen are returning home after World War Two. One, Homer Parrish, has lost both hands. But, strangely enough the problems of readjustment are greater for the other two...

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See pages 12-19 Milly Stephenson Myma Loy A l Stephenson Fredric March Fred Deny Dana Andrews Teresa Wright Peggy Homer Harold Russell W ilma Cathy O'Donnell

Barry builds a love nest while Paul sets alarm bells ringing and Annabelle sits in judgement. Tracy joins the shampoo set and Billy and Doreen have a heart to heart with their bank manager. At Pat and Terry's, Charlie looks like staying put. * Oracle subtitles page 888

6.00 to 6.30 Right to Reply GUS MACDONALD Have you a point to make about Channel Four or ITV? Write to: Right to Reply, Channel Four TV, 60 Charlotte Street, London W1P 2AX (01-631 4444), or come and have a go at TV in the Video Box at Channel Four (Mon-Sat, Sam to 8pm) or at Scottish Television, Glasgow (seven days a week, 7am to 6pm) or at Tyne Tees, United House, Piccadilly, York (Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm) or at Central TV, Alpha Tower Entrance, Birmingham (Mon-Fri 9.30am to 6pm) or at Bradford Museum of Photography, Princes View, Bradford (Tue-Sun 11.00am-6pm). PRODUCERS JENNY CONWAY, CAROLINE PICK EDITOR GVVYNN PRITCHARD Channel Four Production

SATURDAY Murchison asks for their help... Last in series. Oracle subtitles page 888

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Violent K eith (Perry Fenwick) has problems — and he drops them in the lap of vicar's wife Louise (Dorothy Tutin). 'Unnatural Causes': 9.15.

THE AMERICA'S CUP It's turkey on the beach as Australia prepares for Christmas in midsummer. But will Britain's White Crusader sailing crew have anything else to celebrate? Presented by Gareth Evans, with reporter Keith Geary. PRODUCER GARY LOVEJOY DIRECTOR WARWICK PARTINGTON EDITOR MARK SHARMAN

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Billy (Eddie Murphy, centre) is set up by scheming brothers (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy). See the game in 'Trading Places', 10.15.

9.15pm Unnatural Causes

their company. As part of the plan, a blind, crippled Vietnam veteran (who can miraculously walk and see when a policeman confronts him) is offered a home, a car and 80,000 dollars a year. He is given the house belonging to one of the company's financial whiz kids, who is in turn framed for stealing. But the wealthy schemers get more than they bargained for... See pages 12-19

DOROTHY TUTIN ALAN HOWARD with JULIA DEAKIN and PERRY FENWICK EVENSONG BY BERYL BAINBRIDGE

Last in this series of murder plays. Grahame, who had hoped to be a bishop by the age of 30, is the vicar of an ugly inner-city church. His disappointment with life is mirrored by some of society's outcasts who visit him and his wife seeking help. Especially Keith, who carries a flick-knife... Music by Richard Harvey.

Oracle subtitles page 888 Louis W inthorpe III Dan Aylcroyd Billy Ray Valentine Eddie Murphy Randolph Duke Ralph Bellamy Mortimer Duke Don Ameche Coleman Denholm Elliott Ophelia Jamie Lee Curtis Penelope W itherspoon

Oracle subtitles page 888 Louise Dorothy Tutin Grahame Alan Howard Pamela Julia Deakin Keith Perry Fenwick Mr Mahmood Mellen Mitchell Hilda Ann Queensberry DESIGNER MICHAEL EVE PRODUCER NICHOLAS PALMER DIRECTOR ROY BATTERSBY

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10.15 Movie Premiere: Trading Places

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Kristin Holby Harvey James Belushi Maurice Woods Jim Gallagher Bonnie Behrend Jim Newell Bonnie Tremena Duke & Duke Richard D employees Fisher Jr Anthony DiSabatino Sunnie Merrill Mary St John David Schwartz SCREENPLAY TIMOTHY HARRIS, HERSCHEL WEINGROD DIRECTOR JOHN LANDIS

12.25 to 1.25 After Midnight The Who — Final Concert It was the night rock 'n' roll legends The Who

7.00 News Summary and Weather followed by

7 Days ROBERT KEE Ann Loades The programme which looks at why people do what they do and at the beliefs that guide them.

brought their twodecade career on the road to an end in front of 20,000 adoring fans at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens. This sell-out concert — the climax of a North American farewell tour — made music history being simultaneously beamed to millions of fans by satellite and cable television. Join in the unique atmosphere as The Who — Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle and Kenny Jones — joined by Tim Gorman on keyboards, hammer out the songs that have become classics.

TV'S HARDCOPY The story of 50 regular guys who fell in love with the TV dream of American Football and set out to make it a reality. The film follows Scotland's Musselburgh Magnums in their exploits on and off the field. It shows their triumphs and defeats, but more often their pain, as the inevitable injuries take their toll.

1.25am Company

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TREVOR DAVIES PRODUCER ALASDAIR WALKER DIRECTOR KEN McGILL

In the days leading up to Christmas, five friends from the Company family — Adrian and Bridget Plass, Peter Timms, Hugo Gryn and Madeleine Dawson — invite you to join them each night as they seek to understand the most precious of gifts — life given by God. You can write to Company at: TVS Television Centre, Vinters Park, Maidstone ME14 5NZ. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER FRANCES TULLOCH

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7.30 Mud and Guts

FILM EDITOR JOHN LOUVRE ASSOCIATE PRODUCER ALEX MURCHIE DIRECTOR DAVID THOMASSON PRODUCER STEPHEN GARRETT Tyne Tees Television Production

9.00 Hale & Pace Christmas Extravaganda

series of this universally acclaimed comedy programme. The cast is now available for children's parties, wedding receptions, etc... Written by Colin Bostock-Smith, Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin, Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville and Tony Sarchet. PRODUCERS ANDY MA_MILTON, DENISE O'DONOGHUE DIRECTOR JOHN STROUD

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HALE & PACE STATUS QUO COURTNEY PINE Harry Enfield Morwenna Banks Helen Atkinson-Wood This off-the-wall 'extravaganda' with 'The Rons', Cedric and Eric, Billy and Johnny, and a host of Hale & Pace's other comic characters along with very silly sketches and extraordinary guests. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER KIM FULLER DIRECTOR VIC FINCH PRODUCER MARCUS PLANTIN

11.45 Six of Hearts TIDES OF LAUGHTER BY HOWARD WAKELING

A fictional story set around an 'end of the pier' show in 1958. It is intercut with interviews from variety performers who worked during the Fifties. The drama occurs between two women in a double act when a childish prank forces them to face up to their relationship. PRODUCER MARK CELLIER ASSOCIATE PRODUCER PAUL MADDEN DIRECTOR PAUL OREMLAND

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10.00 Hill Street Blues

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THE END OF LOGAN'S RUN When Joyce is assigned to defend William Mullins for murder, she notices the effect his brother has on the prosecution's witness Oracle subtitles page 888

12.45 to 1.40am The Twilight Zone

Capt Furillo Danie J Travanti Joyce Davenport Veronica Hamel Off Hill Michael Warren Officer A ndy Renko Charles Maid Lt Ray Calletano Rene Enriquez Det Mick BeLker Bruce Weitz

11.00 Who Dares Wins JULIA HILLS RORY McGRATH JIMMY MULVILLE PHILIP POPE TONY ROBINSON The last in the present

STILL VALLEY A group of Confederate soldiers decides to risk defeat rather than accept the devil as an ally. Made in black and white Paradise Gary Merrill Dauger Ban Cooper Old Man. Vaughn Taylor

followed by STEEL Some years after boxing has been abolished as a sport, two robots prepare to meet in a tenround bout. Made in black and white Kelly Lee Marvin Pole Joe Mantell Nolan Merritt Bohn

Nobacker Production in association with the Scottish Film Production Fund

8.30 Redbrick BY GOD, THEY TERRIFY ME June 1986 and the academic year draws to a close for the people of Newcastle University. Some final year students are uncertain what the future may bring and lecturer Denis MacEoin may also start the summer without a job. And as parents descend on Newcastle for the degree ceremonies, Professor Duncan

Gareth and Norman shamelessly present the 'Hale & Pace Christmas Extravaganda'.

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TVS 6.55 TV-am 6.55 Sunday Comment 7.00 ARE YOU AWAKE YET? JULIE BROWN PETER GOSLING Join in all the fun with Terry and the gang with games, stories, songs, things to make and things to do.

l 7.25 WAC EXTRA Tommy Boyd, Timmy Hallett and Michaela Strachan bring you a special Sunday supplement of The W ide A wake Club, There's another instalment of the cartoon adventure series Mask and a chance to prove your talents in Singing in the Shower. Plus WAC Letter Link, WAC Window Box, WAC Attack and another exciting adventure with Batman

8.30 DAVID FROST ON SUNDAY David Frost interviews the people in the news and those makin g the news this week and Derek Jameson takes a look at the Sunday

newspapers. Plus news with Adrian Brown and weather with David Philpott.

9.25 Employment Action!

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CHRIS CARNEGY Chris Carnegy with news of employment opportunities m the South and South East. Write with sae to Employment A ction! 20 Queens Road, Reading RG1 4AU. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER KAREN TRAVISS DIRECTOR PAUL COLE

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PRODUCERS DUNCAN ICENWORTHY, LAWRENCE S MIRKIN EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ANNA HOME, JIM HENSON DIRECTORS JEREMY SWAN, DOUGLAS WILLIAMS

10.00

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THE BELLS OF FRAGGLE ROCK It's Christmas Eve at Fraggle Rock Lighthouse and snowing heavily. The Captain and Sprocket are worried — is the weather too bad for the mailboat to get through with their Christmas dinner? Underground, the Rock is freezing and the Fraggles are preparing for the annual Festival of the Bells when, according to legend, the Great Bell deep in the Rock is woken, setting Fraggle Rock in motion again for another year and restoring life and warmth With Fulton MacKay as

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Stu decides it's party time and, as usual, Charlie decides to help, us using his own version of a mobile disco. CaroleAnn provides the party treats. DESIGNER IAN REED EXECUTIVE PRODUCER KEN STEPHINSON DIRECTOR MIKE FLORENCE

Border Television Production

10.20 to 10.30 Against the Odds

The magazine programme for Asian viewers, with topical discussion, celebrity interviews and previews of events around the country. Today ifs out of the studio and into the Hammersmith Palais for a Bhangra Disco organised by young Asians for young Asians. Presented by Ghizela Modood. PRODUCER VIJAY AMARNANI SE PRODUCER H OWN

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Deewarain BY ABDUL QADIR JUNEJO

Beethoven, born in 1770, rose above his deafness to create some of the worlds finest classical music. Last in the series.

The weekly Pakistani drama about a village feud started by an insult and the theft of a horse. Sher Muhd Khan fears for Saindad's sister Rani's future — she could be killed by her family and many villagers want nothing more to do with her.

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TV's weekly forum of news and discussion from around the world, with the issues behind the global headlines. Presented by Chantal Cuer, with a weekly summary of world news from ITN, presented by Trevor McDonald and Christabel King.

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Another story in the series inspired by Anna Sewell's immortal classic. The Gordons nurse an old Army horse back to health. Vicky Judi Bowker Dr James Cordon William Lucas A my W inthrop Charlotte Mitchell Kevin Roderick Shaw Carter Kenneth Gilbert DESIGNER JOHN BLEZARD DIRECTOR JOHN REARDON PRODUCER SIDNEY COLE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PAUL KNIGHT LW T Production

11.00 Morning Worship Long before people backed horses, St Felix baptised people on Newmarket Heath. The nearby parish of St Martin's, Exning, with its many racing stables, looks back to this event as it celebrates its 1350th anniversary, and finds a way of preparing for Christmas. The service is conducted by the Vicar, the Rev Cedric Catton assisted by the Rev Anthony Gilbert. Director of music is Rosemary Alexander and assistant organist is Christine Conway-Jarrett. Commentary by Canon Ivan Bailey. DIRECTOR FELICITY MATON A nglia Television Production

12.00 Weekend World

from Cardiff The course winds its way through the grounds of Cardiff Castle and provides a picturesque setting for the team event - a contest between the home nations, Italy, United â&#x20AC;˘ States and Eire. Jim Rosenthal is your host with commentary from Alan Parry and Peter Matthews. Further coverage of the women's race on Channel Four later this afternoon. PRODUCTION TEAM ANDREW DRUMMOND, ANTONY BRINES DEPUTY EDITOR NEIL BOWKER EDITOR RICHARD WORTH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RICHARD RUSSELL DIRECTOR/PRODUCER JOHN DAVIS Independent Television Sport Production

2.00 The Human Factor XIERAN PRENDIVILLE TED HARRISON JILL COCHRANE AND ON THE SEVENTH DAY...

What has happened to the traditional British Sunday? Is a meat and veg dinner the centre of a day of rest and the hub around which the week revolves? Does how much we eat only reflect how much we can afford? Kieran Prendiville looks in on a variety of Brighton's Sunday lunch eaters as they observe their weekly ritual. How is the flavour of the day of rest changing? RESEARCH DARINA HEALY FILM EDITOR BELINDA COTTRELL EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PETER WILLIAMS DIRECTOR TIM RAYNER EDITOR ANDREW BARR TVS Production

MATTHEW PARRIS

Current affairs series with Matthew Parris and an expert team analysing the issues, and interviewing the people who make the news. DIRECTORS NICHOLAS MEICALFE, JOANNA POOLE, IAN WYATT PRODUCERS DAVID AARONOVITCH, HARRY DEAN, KARAN THAPAR, NELSON MEWS, DAVID NISSAN DEPUTY EDITOR PAUL NEUBURG EDITOR HUGH PILE LW T Production

1.00 Farm Focus DAVID SAWDAY

People, politics, news and features in the South's own farming programme. EDITOR DAVID HAIGH PRODUCER DAVID SAWDAY TVS Production

2.30 Hart to Hart A CHRISTMAS HART

Millionaire detectives Jonathan and Jennifer Hart become targets for murder when they infiltrate a bogus jinglegram company. t Jonathan Jennifer Max W ayne Maureen

Robert Wagner Stefanie Powers Lionel Slander Ken Michelman Dana ICimmell

ITV Variations Programmes as TV S except: LWT 1.00 to 1.30 Police 5; 2.30 LWT News fib Bullseye; 3.00 Return of the Antelope; 4.00 to 5.00 Sunday Sunday. CENTRAL 1.00 to 1.30 Circus; 11.40 to I.10am Hallelujah! The People's Messiah. ANGLIA 1.00 to 1.25 The Beverly Hillbillies; 2.30 to 3.00 Knight Rider. TSW 1.00 to 1.30 Survival; 230 Diffrent Strokes; 3.00 to 3.30 Gardens For AIL

Last year's winning double: Cova (no 45) and Lewis, seen trailing Eyestone (USA). 1.30.

3.30 Bullseye JIM BOWEN TONY GREEN LEIGHTON REES Bullseye the quiz game

that keeps the nation on its toes at teatime. Script associate is Howard Irnber. Contestant research by Mickey Brennan. Produced in association with Chatsworth Television. DESIGNER SU CHASES DIRECTOR/PRODUCER BOB COUSINS Central Production

4.00 The Return of the Antelope BY WILLIS HALL

THE ANTELOPE CHRISTMAS

Ln a special musical edition of the family drama, the Lilliputians discover the magic of Christmas. Music director is Tony Britten, music by Wilfred Josephs, choreographer Anthony van Laast. Oracle subtitles page 888 BreIca Gail Harrison Fistram John Quentin Spelbush John Branwell Gerald Alan Bowyer Philippa Claudia Gambold Mr Garstanton Richard Vernon Millie Fiona McArthur Harwell Mincing Paul Chapman Sarah Mincing Stephanie Cole Cook Jane Cox Bosco Warren Clarke Vicar Gerry Cowan Postman Geoffrey Banks Poulterer Peter Barton DESIGNER CHRIS TRUELOVE DIRECTOR/PRODUCER EUGENE FERGUSON Granada Television Production

5.00 3-2-1 TED ROGERS KENNETH CONNOR ANNA DAWSON LANCE PERCIVAL BILL PERTWEE TONY SELBY JOHN BOULTER CHRIS EMMETT FELIX BOWNESS The Brian Rogers

Connection

Caroline Munro Lynda Lee Lewis CHRISTMAS AT TOAD HALL

A seasonal edition of the family game show. It's Christmas at Toad Hall and Mr Toad is having a party. He's invited Badger, Ratty and Mole, but who else is on the guest list? Contestants representing three famous children's hospitals are all trying to win something special. Writers are Chris Emmett, Graham Ripley, Eric Davidson, Wally Maiston, John Bartlett. Questions set by Deborah Sutherland, research by Lizzie Harris. Music director Robert Hartley. Oracle subtitles page 888 DESIGNER ALAN DAVIES EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ALAN TARRANT DIRECTOR/PRODUCER DON CLAYTON Y orkshire Television Production

6.00 ITN News followed by

TVS News Headlines 6.10 Highway Christmas Special HARRY SECOMBE

Harry Secombe introduces a programme of words and music for Christmas. Harry's guests are Sara Bee, Stephen Bird, George Cole, Evelyn Glennie, Spike Milligan, Isla St Clair, Sam Sorono, The Guards Chapel Choir, The Kingsmead Singers, Denise Cole, Dr Peter Griffiths, Rabbi Cyril Harris, Jimmy Headley, Ann Howlett-Foster, Rev Stephen Robins and Rev Leslie Timmins. Choral arrangements by John McCarthy; music director is Ted Brennan. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER PAUL BLACK PROGRAMME ASSOCIATE/ WRITER RONNIE CASS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/ DIRECTOR BILL WARD Tyne Tees Television Production

7.15 Blind Date CILLA BLACK

Cilia Black hosts Blind Date giving Cupid a last chance to hit the mark for the festive season. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MARCUS PLANTIN DESIGNER RICHARD DUNN ASSOCIATE PRODUCER PHILIP LIVINGSTONE DIRECTOR JOHN GORMAN PRODUCER GILL STRIBLING-WRIGHT LW T Production

8.00 North and South BY DOUGLAS HEYES FROM THE NOVEL BY JOHN JAKE

Continuing the story of

Harwell Mincing (Paul Chapman) and Bosco (W arren Clarice) in The Return of the Antelope'.

two families - the Mains, plantation owners from the South and the Hazards from the industrial North - in the years leading up to the American Civil War. Orry Main is in love with Madeline Fabray but has lost her to the brutal Justin LaMotte. Orry and Madeline plan to run north together but Justin convinces the family doctor that Madeline is emotionally disturbed, obtains a supply of laudanum and begins the systematic drugging of his prisoner-wife. The friendship between Orry Main and George Hazard is threatened by the actions of George's sister Virgilia, a militant abolitionist. But this break in a long-lasting friendship is a warning of the differences about to split the whole nation.

The final episode can be seen tomorrow evening, starting at 9.00. See page 52 Oracle subtitles page 888 Madeline Fabray Lesley-Anne Down Orry Main Patrick Swayze Justin LaMotte David Carradine George Hazard James Read A shton Main Terri Garber Ma um Sally Olivia Cole James Huntoon Jim Metzler Brett Main Genie Francis Forbes LaMotte William Ostrander Billy Hazard John Stockwell Elkanah Bent Philip Casnoff Madame Conti Fli,-Abeth Taylor Nkholas Fabray Lee Bergere V irgilia Hazard Kirstie Alley Grady Georg Stanford Brown Johnny Cash John Brown Priam David Harris Sam Greene David Ogden Diets Constance Hazard Wendy Kilbourne Clarissa Main Jean Simmons Charles Lewis Smith Preston Smith David Weaver A braham Lincoln Hal Holbrook W illiam Seward Tom Brennan Burden Halloran Morgan Fairchild

9.50 ITN News

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SUNDAY underwater in the river of the Spanish Pyrenees . Adapted from Radiotelevison Espanola Production.

11.30am The Waltons THE LEGEND

While visiting the Waltons, an old World War One buddy of John's tries to cover his failure in life with a barrage of wartime tales about his daring deeds. John-Boy W alton Richard Thomas John W alton Ralph Waite Olivia W alton Michael Leamed Tip Harrison James Antonio

12.30 The Tube Bunny hop? Tony Selby puts in some fancy footwork in tonight's '3-2-1' show.

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER FELIX RODRIGUEZ DE LA FUENTA Thames Television International Presentation

5.30 Athletics HSC INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY

from Cardiff Jim Rosenthal introduces coverage from the grounds of Cardiff Castle with action in the IAC women's event. Alan Parry and Peter Matthews describe the action, which includes the highlights of the men's race earlier today.

Another chance to see last Friday's Christmas The Tube.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RICHARD RUSSELL PRODUCER/DIRECTOR JOHN DAVIS ITV Sport Production

2.00 Three Coins in the Fountain

6.00 American Football

In Rome, three American secretaries find themselves at the Fountain of Trevi, of which it is said that whoever tosses a coin into its water and wishes to return to Rome will have this wish granted...

There are two weeks to go in the regular season, and standing out in this week's schedule are Washington at Denver and San Francisco at New England. Frank Gifford and John Smith bring news and action. PRODUCER GARY FRANSES Cheerleader Production in association with Budweiser

See pages 12-19 Shadwell Clifton Webb Miss Prances Dorothy McGuire A nita Jean Peters Prince Dino Di-Cep' Louis Jourdan Maria Maggie McNamara Giorgio Rossano Brazzi Burgoyne Howard St John Mrs Burgoyne Kathryn Givney Principema Cathleen Nesbitt Dr Martinelli Vincente Padula Bartender Mario Siletti W after Alberto Morin Head waiter Dino Bolognese Mr Moyt Willard Waterman SCREENPLAY JOHN PATRICK DIRECTOR JEAN NEGULESCO

Madame Conti (Elizabeth Taylor) looks more than appetising. But she's not on the menu at her bordello. 'North and South, 8.00.

10.05 The Christmas Tree BY JENNIFER JOHNSTON, DRAMATISED BY WILLIAM CORLETT

Joan Beveridge Nurse Gillian Kerrod DESIGNER ROGER ANDREWS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER CAROL WILLIAMS DIRECTOR HERBERT WISE PRODUCER DAVID CUNLIFFE Y orkshire Television Production

ANNA MASSEY SIMON CALLOW T P McKENNA with FIONA WALKER HELEN RYAN and MAEVE GERIVIAINE

11.40 Perry Como's Christmas in London

As Constance pieces together the sad and funny memories of the past with the stark reality of the present, a little orphan girl lights the Christmas tree.. .

A musical special featuring Perry Como with his special guests Ann-Margret and The Cambridge Buskers, filmed in a variety of locations in London and the English countryside.

Constance Keating Anna Massey Jamb W einberg Simon Callow Bridie May Maeve Germaine Dr Bill Prendergast T P McKenna Bibi Barry Fiona Walker Mrs Keating Helen Ryan Mr Keating Bernard Brown The gynaecologist Morris Perry Y oung man at dance Paul Rattigan Y oung Constance Jayne Tottman

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12.35am Company followed by

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3.55 Century on the Crags The sport of rock climbing was born in the English Lake District in the 1880s. Mountaineer and television journalist Alan Hankinson tells the story of the sport by joining modern climbers on the old classic routes on Great Gable and ScafelL EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ALAN PATEMAN PRODUCER/DIRECTOR WILLIAM CARTNER Border Television Production

4.55 News Summary followed by

World Alive: Spain DESMAN AND THE DIPPERS

One looks like a mole with a trumpet for a nose; the other like a large nervous wren. Both catch their food

7.15 The World at War 4: ALONE 1940-1941

After Dunkirk, Britain faces the German onslaught. Germany prepares to invade, but must first win mastery of the air. Its planes, however, are not up to the job: the RAF holds on and wins the Battle of Britain. Invasion is called off. But Britain's cities are blitzed, and on the continent her last Allies are conquered. Narrator is Laurence Olivier. t Oracle subtitles page 888 WRITER LAURENCE THOMPSON PRODUCER DAVID ELSTE1N SERIES PRODUCER JEREMY ISAACS Thames Television Production

8.15 The Disputation BY HYAM MACCOBY

BOB PECK CHRISTOPHER LEE

In Barcelona, Spain, in 1263, the Jews are forced by the Dominicans to defend their faith. The famous Rabbi Moses ben Nachman, in a tense confrontation, wins the friendship of King James the Conqueror. Music by Michael Nyman.

W ally (George Cole) with Hilda (Rosemary Leach), Graham (Ron Cook) and Judy (Barbara Flynn). They give each other a 'Day to Remember. It will stay in your mind too if you watch at 9.45.

9.25 No Comment

10.45 Little Caesar

An impressionistic film without commentary, scored with original music, about the paradox of freedom and the price that is paid for it. Original music by Robert Lockhart.

EDWARD G ROBINSON

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR TIM HODLIN Imagecrest Production

America in the roaring Twenties. Rico Bandello, a smalltime hoodlum with big ideas, joins Sam Vettori's gang. He soon begins a rapid rise up the underworld.

•••n•°-

Made in black and white

9.45 Day to Remember BY JACK ROSENTHAL

GEORGE COLE ROSEMARY LEACH

It's the season of peace and goodwill; a time for miracles — and Wally needs one. He's lost his immediate memory and can't remember yesterday, or even five minutes ago. He and Hilda are spending Christmas with their daughter Judy and sonin-law Graham, and although the peace and goodwill last less than five minutes, Graham's 'miracle' seems certain to give them all a day they'll never forget. Oracle subtitles page 888

See page 61 Hilda Rosemary Leach W ally George Cole Judy Barbara Flynn Graham Ron Cook EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS JOHN KAYE COOPER, MARTIN C SCHUTE PRODUCER HUMPHREY BARCLAY DIRECTOR PEDR JAMES TV S Production in association with the Theatre of Comedy

See pages 12-19 Cesare Rim Bandello Edward G Robinson Joe Massaro Douglas Fairbanks Jr Olga Stassoff Glenda Farrell Big Boy Sidney Blackmer Sgt Flaherty Thomas Jackson Pete Montana Ralph Ince Tony Passa William Collier Jr SCREENPLAY FRANCIS E FARAGOH DIRECTOR MERVYN LEROY

12.10 to 12.40am Towers of Babel Black comedy set in a high rise tower block With Bryan Pringle, Sheila Steafel, Ken Campbell, Anna Quayle, Gwen Nelson. DIRECTOR JONATHAN LEWIS SCREENPLAY/PRODUCER TONY AWARD Longbow Film Co Production/ NFFC

King James Christopher Lee Queen Mande Helen Lindsay Rabbi Moses Alan Dobie Raymund Bernard Heplon Consuelo Toyah Willcox Pablo Bob Peck PRODUCER JENNY REEKS DIRECTOR GEOFFREY SAX Electric Rainbow Production

MONDAY 9.25 TVS Outlook

12.30 Baby & Co

Weather and programme information for the day ahead.

WORKING MUMS

followed by

6.15 TV-am: Good Morning Britain

The Leopards of Kora

Join Anne Diamond, Mike Morris, the TV - am team and their guests for news with Gordon Honeycombe, news features, interviews, sport with Richard Keys, and regular weather forecasts with Wincey Willis. Catch up with the latest news on the hour and half-hour. Features today include the latest financial news in Money Matters with Brian Milton, a round-up of TV-am's Caring Christmas Campaign, Popeye, Popshot Snapshots, Jimmy Greaves' TV preview and your chance to shake out and shape up with Lizzie

Webb. WACADAY 9.00-9,25. Get

into the holiday mood with Timmy Mallett Join in Timmy's wacky word association game and guess the mystery pop star in Manic Minute. Plus a chance for you to be a star in Anything You Can Do.

See page 66

Television presenter Lesley Judd tells Dr Miriam Stoppard why its working mothers — not their children — who miss out.

TVS Production

TVS

ANNE DIAMOND MIKE MORRIS

MIRIAM STOPPARD

The once abundant leopard population in the isolated Kora Game Reserve in Kenya was destroyed by poachers years ago. Now Tony Fitz John, a dedicated specialist in African cats is bringing the leopards back to Kora. This documentary shows how two leopard cubs are brought from captivity in Paris to the leopard rehabilitation project at Kora. Narrator is Richard Wicimark.

10.20 The Toughest Man in the World MR T Ex-Marine and Vietnam veteran Bruise Brubaker knows how hard it is to grow up in a tough place like the south side of Chicago. A one-time criminal Bruise

DESIGNER ANNE BEGA RESEARCH MARIA BLAKE DIRECTOR ANN AYOUB PRODUCER PETRINA RANCE Y orkshire Television Production

1.00 News at One

Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) and Clouseau (Peter Sellers). 'The Pink Panther Strikes Again'. now works as a bouncer at a nightclub. He also runs a youth centre for troubled youngsters. When he learns that the centre will have to close through lack of money, Bruise agrees to enter a Toughest Man in the World contest with a first prize of 100,000 dollars. See pages 12-19 Bruise Brubaker Mr T Dick Dennis Dugan Billy Green John P Navin Jr Esther Peggy Pope Leslie Lynne Moody Matty Joe Greco with Tom Milanovich TELEPLAY JIMMY SANGSTER RICHARD A GUTTMAN BASED ON A STORY BY VINCENT BONO DIRECTOR DICK LOWRY

12.00 The Christmas Tree Men The tiny Channel Island of Sark offers little employment to its population in winter. To find work, some of the men and women of the island travel to the Christmas tree plantations of Berkshire. There they labour long and hard, cutting trees that will be sold around the world, to earn a pay packet for Christmas. Narrator is Jane Bayer.

LEONARD PARKIN Plus weather forecast and Financial Times share index. PROGRAMME EDITOR ANDREW TILLEY ITN Production

1.20 TVS News 1.30 to 3.25 The Pink Panther Strikes Again

CAMERA GEORGE MARSHMAN SOUND GARRY LE BREUILLY WRITER/PRODUCER KATIE BALL Channel Television Production

PETER SELLERS HERBERT LOM LEONARD ROSSITER Dreyfus, exinspector in the French Sfirete, escapes from the psychiatric hospital to

which he had been driven by the bungling escapades of Inspector Jacques Clouseau, the world's worst detective. His mind unhinged, Dreyfus constructs a vast criminal network dedicated to the ruination of the world and the extermination of Clouseau. Meanwhile, Clouseau is sent to England to investigate the kidnapping of a famous scientist and his daughter. His search leads him first to a gay bar in England, then to the 'Oktoberfest' in Munich, .. See pages 12-19 Oracle subtitles page 888 Cliusea Do ran u

Peter Sellers Herbert Lom Leonard Rossiter Olga Lesley-Anne Down Drummond Colin Blakely Catocois rran Burt Kwouk Andre Maranne Dr Fassbender Richard Vernon Jarv is Michael Robbins Margo Fassbender Briony McRoberts US President Dick Crockett CIA director Paul Maxwell V irginia senator Breowri a tty US admiral Robert Hugh McLaren Dudley Sutton Mrs Leverlilly Vanda Godsell Mrs Japonica Sma r t Dr Flak Murray r r a y Kash Hotel clerks Graham Stark { Harold Berens Dr Duval Geoffrey Baylcion Fiona Damaris Hayman A ssassin Omar Sharif SCREENPLAY FRANK WALDMAN, BLAKE EDWARDS DIRECTOR BLAKE EDWARDS

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3.25pm Disney at Christmas: Peter and the Wolf

The latest news and pictures with Fred Dinenage and Fern Britton in the South and Mike Debens in the South East

Animated

• musical tale • about Peter,

• •

a small boy who lives in old Russia. He likes to go out 'hunting with his pop-gun in the snow, accompanied by his friends. See pages 12-19 W ait Disney Production

3.40 TVS News 3.45 The Young Doctors Caroline becomes very disillusioned with life. A marriage proposal is turned down. This week's cast: Kim Wren Caroline Fielding Cornelia Frances Sister Scott Lyn James Helen Gordon Brian Denham Michael Beecher Chris King Dennis Jamison Tony Alvarez Tony Garcia A ndrew Baxter Andrew Sharp

4.15 Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest BY GEOFFREY CASE

A seasonal episode of the children's drama series. Dodger has a holiday job in a major London store where Christmas for most of the shoppers contrasts greatly with that in the children's home. Lee Ross Dodger Jenny Jay Elaine Mark Fletcher Ronnie Leese Williams Liza Gary Bramble Gary Zeph Ponos Nikos Danny Wooder David Kerryann White Sharon Gordon Kane { Malcolm Rennie Tramps Tony Slattery Mr French Derek Smith Santa Brian Oulton A ll Mike Edmonds Gnome Cate Fowler W pc DESIGNERS ALEX CLARKE, JAN CHANEY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BRIAN WALCROFT PRODUCER SHEILA KINANY DIRECTOR PETER TABERN Thames Television Production

5.12 TVS News Headlines followed by

Sons and Daughters Amanda receives a startling ultimatum from Dee. This week's cast: Alyce Platt A manda Morrell Lynn Palmer Antonia Murphy Mary Ward Dee Morrell Ian Rawlings W ayne Morrell Stephen Morrell Michael Long

EDITORS MARK ANDREWS, VICTOR WAKELING EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MARK SHARMAN TVS Production

6.35 Crossroads

Melvyn Bragg (left) meets Cliff Richard - thanks to a man called Mike. Nothing is what it seems In `The Y arwood Chat Show': 8,00.

There are serious staffing problems at the motel - but help is on its way!

until tensions ease between the North and South. But George is convinced they should marry before the inevitable war rips them apart, and visits his friend to try to persuade him to give his consent. Concluded after News at Ten.

See page 87 This week's cast: Nicola Freeman Gabrielle Drake Mr Darby Patrick Jordan Daniel Freeman Philip Goodhew Mrs Tardebigge Elsie Kelly A nne-Marie W ade Dee Hepburn Tony Adams A dam Chance Paul Henry Benny Susan Hanson Diane Hunter Lorraine Baker Dorothy Brown Jill Chance Jane Rossington Charlie Mycroft Graham Seed B arry Hart Harry Nurmi and Moses the dog WRITER HELEN LEADBEATER SCRIPT EDITOR VERONICA HENRY DESIGNER PAUL MARTIN DIRECTOR BRIAN MORGAN PRODUCER WILLIAM SMETHURST Central Production

7.00 The Krypton Factor GORDON BURNS

Tonight, in the last of the four Group Finals, one person emerges as Group D champion. Bidding for the title United Kingdom Superperson 1986 are: Lesley Wild, 30, a radiopharmacist from Bath; Peter Gardiner, 38, a marketing manager from Bloxham, Oxfordshire; Robert Page, 32, a manager at the Port of Felixstowe and Norman Smith, 26, a sales representative from Edinburgh. Graphics by Murray Cook. Oracle subtitles page 888 DESIGNER NICK KING RESEARCH ADELE EMM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER STEPHEN LEAHY DIRECTOR SPENCER CAMPBELL PRODUCER GEOFF MOORE Granada Television Production

From Nashville, a Country superstar and his family send musical greetings. Be sure to watch 'The Johnny Cash Christmas Special': 11.20.

10.00 News at Ten

7.30 Coronation Street

followed by

TVS News

As Susan Baldwin tries to come to terms with Mike's deceit over his son, the Tilsleys are planning their Christmas under the cloud of impending divorce.

10.30 North and South The grim prospect of civil war looms over the country as the Main and Hazard families struggle to hold together their friendship, in the climax to this epic saga.

Oracle subtitles page 888 This week's cast: Helen Worth Gail Tilsley Brian Tilsley Christopher Quinten Kevin W ebster Michael le Vell Sally W ebster Sally Whittaker Emily Bishop Eileen Derbyshire Terry Duckworth Nigel Pivaro Kevin Kennedy Curly W atts Betty Driver Betty TurPin Julie Goodyear Bet Lynch Percy Sugden Bill Waddington Jill Summers Phyllis Pearce Sean Wilson Martin Platt Johnny Briggs Mike Baldwin Susan Baldwin Wendy Jane Walker V era Duckworth Elizabeth Dawn Jack Duckworth William Tarmey Lynne Perrie Ivy Tilsley Barbara Knox Rita Fairclough Jenny Bradley Sally Ann Matthews Helene Palmer Ida Clough Lisa Lewis Shirley A rmitage Jill Kerman Maggie Redman Robert Maxfield Julian WRITER ADELE ROSE STORIES TOM ELLIOTT, PAUL ABBOTT EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BILL PODMORE DESIGNER ROY GRAHAM DIRECTOR HOWARD BAKER PRODUCER JOHN G TEMPLE Granada Television Production

ITV Variations Programmes as TV S except: THANES 11.55 to 12.30 Silent Night with Jose Carreras; 5.15 to 5.45 Blockbusters; 6.00 to 6.35 Thames News; 12.20 to 12.45am Tales from the Darkside. CENTRAL 11.55 to 12.30 Silent Night With Jose Carreras; 5.15 to 5.45 Blockbusters; 6.00 to 6.35 Central News. ANGLIA 11.55 to 12.30 Silent Night with Jose Cameras; 5.15 to 5.98 Who's The Boss?; 6.00 to 6.35 About Anglia. TSW 5.20 to 5.45 Crossroads; 6.00 Today South West; 6.30 to 7.00 Mind Your Language.

Oracle subtitles page 888 For cast, see Sunday

8.00 The Yarwood Chat Show MIKE YARWOOD with KATE ROBBINS FIVE STAR LINDA NOLAN

Mike talks to 'Ian Botham', the Archbishop of Canterbury', 'Dave Allen' and a host of other well-known people -

Oracle subtitles page 888 For cast, see Sunday

11.20 The Johnny Cash Christmas Special

but mostly to himself. With guests Kate Robbins, Five Star and Linda Nolan. Writers are John Junkin, Barry Cryer, Willie Rushton and Colin Edmonds, script associate John Junkin. Music associates are Ray Monk and Bobby Heath, music director Alan Braden. DESIGNER ROBERT IDE DIRECTOR/PRODUCER KEITH BECKETT Thames Television Production

All programmes are in colour unless otherwise stated

9.00 North and South As the devisive issues between North and South continue to grow, George Hazard and Orry Main find their longlasting friendship increasingly strained. The romance between Orry's sister Brett and George's younger brother Billy is the cause of some of the friction between the families Orry is not keen for the young couple to marry

A special programme of country music recorded at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee with Johnny Cash and his family. Rock and roll veteran Jerry Lee Lewis gives a special guest performance, and the heyday of rockabilly music is remembered with two films featuring Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, Barbara Mandrell and many others. Also appearing are Andy Williams and comedian Steve Martin.

12.15am Company followed by

Closedown

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MONDAY 6.25 Unicorn in the Garden 2.30pm Daemon SUSANNAH YORK Young Nick Foster is unhappy in his new school where he is intimidated by a teacher, Mr Crabb, who is interested in the occult and demonology. Then Nick begins to hear voices and see messages on his computer screen. Nick Foster Arnaud Morell Rachel Susannah York Mr Crabb Bert Parnaby Jennie Foster Sadie Herlighy Clare Foster Donna Glaser Sam Orlando Swayne Helga Faith Steemson Torn Neil Walker SCREENPLAY COLIN FINBOW, THE CHILDREN'S FILM UNIT DIRECTOR COLIN FINBOW Children's Film Unit Production

Sparks fly when Susan (W endy Jane W alker) discovers that husband Mike (Johnny Briggs) has a son, 'Coronation Street'. ITV, 7.30.

The story of Eric Bristow, the cockney rebel who became the world's number one darts player. The film shows the two sides of Bristow's life: the public, televised glare of the big tournaments, combined with the busy pub-club he owns, and the private side of the outspoken and colourful personality.

4.30 Star Spangled Rhythm World War II. Sailor Jimmy Webster and his shipmates are on leave in Los Angeles. Jimmy's girlfriend Polly is the telephone operator at Paramount Pictures. His father is the gateman — who has told Jimmy he is head of the studio. One thing leads to another, and Father Webster ends up promising he'll get all the stars in the studio to put on an entertainment for the navy. Made in black and white

See page 12 Jimmy W ebster Eddie Bracken Polly Judson Betty Hutton Pop W ebster Victor Moore G B De Soto Walter Abel Sarah Anne Revere Mimi Cass Daley Hi-Pockets Gil Lamb Fremont Edward Fielding Mac Edgar Dearing Duffy William Head and Bob Hope. Dorothy Lamour, Mary Martin, Bing Crosby, Dick Powell, Alan Ladd, Paulette Goddard, Veronica Lake, William Bendix Macdonald Carey, Susan Hayward, Rochester, Vera Zorina, Lynne Overman and Cecil B DeMille SCREENPLAY HARRY TUGEND DIRECTOR GEORGE MARSHALL

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An animated version of the James Thurber story of the battle of the sexes

6.30 Talking to Writers R K NARAYAN

One of India's bestknown writers R K Narayan's first novel was published in 1935 and since then his novels and short stories have established him among the leading living writers of fiction. In the year of his 80th birthday, Hermione Lee talks to him about his life and work. Consultant is Sean French.

8.30 The Young Visiters

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MELVYN BRAGG DIRECTOR DAN WILES PRODUCER JAMIE MUIR LW T Production

4.00 Eric Bristow — 7.00 Channel 4 'Arrogant, News Irresponsible With Peter Sissons. Genius' Oracle News Summary

DIRECTOR JOHN MILTON WHATMORE PRODUCER GARY NEWBON Central Production

Marriage and after: Ethel (Tracey Ullman) and Bernard (John Harding) in The Y oung Visiters', on C4 at 8.30.

Sheila Grant Sue Johnston Damon Grant Simon O'Brien Pat Hancock David Easter Terry Sullivan Brian Regan Gordon Collins Mark Burgess Jimmy Corkhill Dean Sullivan Gail Valerie Blake Barry Grant Paul Usher Karen Grant Shelagh O'Hara Kirsty Joanne Black Malty Nolan Tony Sooggo Madge Richmond Shirley Stelfox Jack Sullivan William Maxwell DESIGNER CAROL SHEERAN WRITER JOHN OAKDEN DIRECTOR PETER BOISSEAU PRODUCER STUART DOUGHTY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PHIL REDMOND Mersey Television Production

page 401, Oracle City Headlines, page 500, both throughout the week DIRECTORS JACQUI BROMLEY, MALCOLM JOHNSON EDITOR STEWART PURVIS ITN Production

followed by

Weather 8.00 Brookside Billy gets an unexpected Christmas present from his brother which infuriates Doreen. Pat and Terry are puzzled by the multiplying hampers and Harry is worried by a mysterious Santa Claus. A nnabelle Collins Doreen Sloane Paul Collins Jim Wiggins Billy Corkhill John McArdle Doreen Corkhill Kate Fitzgerald Rod Corkhill Jason Hope Tracy Corkhill Justine Kerrigan Harry Cross Bill Dean Ralph Hardwick Ray Dunbobbin Bobby Grant Ricky Tomlinson

TRACEY ULLMAN Another chance to see this unusual drama. In 1890, a nineyear-old girl named Daisy Ashford sat down and wrote a novel called The Y oung V isiters. The pencil-written manuscript was read 25 years later by J M Barrie who acclaimed it a work of genius which had to be published. And published it was in 1919, with Daisy's unique spelling, and was an immediate success. It centres on Alfred Salteena, an 'elderly' man of 42. Ethel Monticue, one of his 'friends', is taken by Mr Salteena to meet a rich friend, Bernard Clark, for Mr Salteena aspires to be a 'gentleman'. Meantime the dastardly Bernard is taking the fickle Ethel to the Gaierty Hotel... and Mr Salteena gets 'rather jellus'.

See pages 12-19 Daisy A shford Carina Radford Ethel Monticue Tracey Ullman A lfred Salteena Kenny Ireland Bernard Clark John Harding Minnit the butler Bryan Pringle Horace the footman Colin McCormack Edward Procurio Anthony Milner Earl of Clincham John Belt Prince of W ales John Standing A rchbishop of Canterbury Leonard Maguire

Bob Hope plays battleships in the bath — and 'Star Spangled Rhythm'. All is entertainingly explained at 4.30.

Lady Herring Kate Percival Bessie Top Annette Badland EDITOR ROBERT HARGREAVES MUSIC JOHN CAMERON SCREENPLAY JAMES HILL, FROM THE NOVEL BY DAISY ASHFORD PRODUCER/DIRECTOR JAMES HILL A James Hill Production

10.15 A People's War PEACE

In war, there is a dream of peace. This last programme in the series is the story of a dream — a look at the hopes, fears and expectations people had of peace. The demons of the Thirties, unemployment, slum housing and poverty would be banished. Everyone would be protected by the Welfare State. Narrated by James Bolam. For a fact sheet, send a sae to address 1, page 43. Oracle subtitles page 888 ASSOCIATE PRODUCER ANDREW DICKSON PRODUCER RICHARD BROAD Thames Television Production

11.15 to 12.35am The Eleventh Hour: Turn It Up 4: SPECIAL INVESTIGATORS

The last programme in the youth season features Girl Zone, which was made with 11-15-year-old girls from the West Midlands. With a lot of style they check out agony aunts Claire Rayner and Melanie McFadyean; Ranking Miss P and Janice Long from Radio One; Susan Tully from EastEnders and listen to Sophia George & the 15 Plus girls. Investigation continues with such topics as the world of advertising and pirate radio workers. Birmingham Film & Video W orkshop Production

TUESDAY

ORIICIF ITV MAIN INDEX ADVERTISING WHAT'S NEW

100 170 198

NEWS HEADLINES 101 News Stories 102-117 Newsfile 118 Newsround 119 Newsflash 150 BREAILTERE INDEX 120 Russell Grant's Stars 121 TV Auction 123 Crossword 124 Hi-IQ 127 Film Quiz 128 SPORTS INDEX 130 Sports Reports 131-159 Football Headlines 140 Pools 149 Football Tables 157/158 WEATHER TRAVEL 160 Weather Map 161 Regional Weather 209 Marine Forecast 162 European Weather 163 Road Reports 164/165 Rail News 166 British Rail Fares 125 British Airways Arrivals 176 World Clock 168 Holidays 192 ADVERTISING 170 Rumbelows 173 Hotline Savers 171 Great Universal 175 The Littlewoods Group 185

A-Z REGIONAL ADS SUBTITLES

199 270 888

Grattan Mail Order Crosse & Blackwell Direct Line Insurance

193 195 276

TV GUIDE-INDEX BBC1 Today BBC2 Today ITV Today Channel 4 Today BBC1 Tomorrow BBC2 Tomorrow ITV Tomorrow Channel 4 Tomorrow Subtitling Listings

210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219

TV PLUS INDEX TV News/Gossip TV Quiz Letters TV Chafts Story So Far Children's ITV ITV Highlight Films on ITV WHAT'S ON INDEX Barclaycard Theatre West End Theatre Classical/Opera/Dance Rock/Pop/Jazz Cinema Exhibitions A Day Out Diary

220 221 222 223 229 225 226 227 228 230 231 232 233 234 235/236 237 238 239

NEWS SUMMARY Newsflash 4-TEL INDEX Ch 4 Today/Tomorrow S4C Today/Tomorrow Subtitling listings EARSHOT RACING INDEX Tote/Delphi's tips Declarations Greyhounds The Sporting Life Line Ladbrokes Odds Mecca Telebetting Corals Results HOME FILE INDEX Daily News Daily Recipes Here's How Fit and Well Baby Care Best Buys Knitting/Sewing CLASSIFIED INDEX Business Services Personal/Items for Sale Cars For Sale Property For Sale Job Vacancies CITY HEADLINES Shares Stock Market FT/SE Index World Markets Foreign Exchange Commodities Company Headlines Marketing News City Newsfile

400 570 490 401 150 410 414/415 416/417 418 695 470 469/471 472 473 464 966/467 474 499 475-479 480 481 482/483 484 485 486 487 488 490 492 494 496 495/497 498 500 501/502 503 504 505/506 507 509 510 519 520

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6.15 TV-ant: Good Morning Britain ANNE DIAMOND MIKE MORRIS

join Anne Diamond, Mike Morris, the TV-am team and their guests, for

news with Gordon Honeycombe, news

features, sport with Richard Keys, topics of the day and regular weather forecasts with Wincey Willis. Catch up with the latest news on the hour and half-hour. Features today include the latest financial news and reports in Money Matters with Brian Milton, Popeye, and Popshot Snapshots. Shake out and shape up with TV-am's resident bundle of energy Lizzie Webb, and let Jeni Barnett give you a chance to air your views in Postbag. WACADAY 9.00-9.25. Join in the fun with wacky Timmy Mallett Find out who's the Hero of the Day, race against the clock in Manic Minute, join the word association game Mallett's Mallet, plus your chance to be a star in Anything You Can Do.

9.25 TVS Outlook

CHANNEL FOUR MAIN INDEX ADVERTISING CLASSIFIED ADS

TVS

598 599 888

TIME OFF INDEX 530 Motoring 531 Gardening/DIY â&#x20AC;˘ 532/533 Out of Doors 534 Angling 535 Bridge/Chess 536/537 Bookworld 538 Leg It 539 BLUE SUEDE VIEWS 540 News 541 News from the USA 593 Record Reviews 544 Fanzine 545 Film Reviews/News 547 Gig Guide 548 The Charts 549 IUDS INDEX 550 News 551 Jokes 552/553 The Magazine You Write 555 Birthdays 556 Database 557 Our World 558 Tea Time Dial-In Quiz 559 YOUR MONEY INDEX 560 Daily News 561 Mortgages 562 Interest Rates 563 Features 564-567 Your Tax 565 Investments A-Z 566 ADVERTISING 570 Unit Trusts 529 HOLIDAYS INDEX 580 Holidays Abroad 581/582/585 Holidays UK 583/584/589 Tourist Rates 586 Winter Holidays 587 Flights 588 Holiday News 593

The day's weather and programme information for the TVS region. followed by

W hat's in the Christmas mail for Jeni Barnett? See as she opens her postbag on TV-am.

needs kitchen help and the rainbow has to be mended, somehow Dr Snuggles finds a way to save the day.. . See pages 12-19 DIRECTOR JIM TERRY

The Magic of Dr Snuggles

10.40 The Electric Grandmother

Doctor Snuggles is the kindly old inventor who lives in Snugwood with his friends: Dennis the badger, Nobby mouse, Coot Coot the bird and Rickety Rick his toolshed. When housekeeper Miss Nettles finds that she

A short film from America, based on the story I Sing the Body Electric by Ray Bradbury. Tom, Timothy and Agatha are lonely and depressed after the death of their mother. Their father does his best to raise their spirits and their Aunt Clara arrives to run the

household. One day, a helicopter drops an advertisement suggesting that the family visit Fantoccini Ltd, where you can order 'electric grandmothers'.. .

11.25 to 12.00 Return of the Monster Trucks Car crushing, drag racing spectacular hosted by Claude Akins, Judy Landers and Jan Gabriel. Funny cars, wheelie trucks and dragster tractors crush the competition as America's hottest new supersport takes over the screen.

W hoever kidnapped housekeeper Miss Nettles reckoned without 'The Magic of Dr Snuggles'

TUESDAY TVS 12.00 Nymphs and Shepherds Repeat showing of a This W eek film about the 1975 reunion of the Manchester schoolchildren's choir that made the classic recording of Purcell's Nymphs and Shepherds in 1929. For three weeks a This W eek team filmed rehearsals and talked to the members of the choir. Reporter is Peter Williams. RESEARCH VIVIEN POTTERSMAN DIRECTOR MARTIN SMITH PRODUCER DAVID ELSTEIN Thames Television Production

12.30 Three Little Words Special RAY ALAN with BARBIE

In the last of the 'special' programmes it's the turn of the teachers to hint and guess. DIRECTOR/PRODUCER DEREK CLARK HTV Production

1.00 News at One 1.20 TVS News 1.30 Raise the Titanic In 1912, the ss Titanic collided with an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Now, 70 years later, speculation mounts that on board the ship might have been a supply of byzanium, the vital ingredient for the ultimate nuclear deterrent.

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See pages 12-19 Oracle subtitles page 888 A da: Sandecker Jason Robards Dirk Pitt Richard Jordan Dr Gene Seagram David Selby Dana Anne Archer John Bigalow Alec Guinness Capt Burke J D Cannon Capt Prevlov Bo Brundin V innie Giordino M Emmet Walsh Norman Bartold Kemper Marganin Elya Baskin Merker Duk Blocker Willis Robert Broyles Nicholson Paul Carr Can Dale Busby Charles Macauley

Bohannon Michael C Gwynne Harvey Lewis Kiel Koplin Stewart Moss Michael Pataki Munk Michael Silbersher A ntonov Spence Mark L Taylor Dr Silverstein Maurice Kowalewski SCREENPLAY ADAM KENNEDY, FROM A NOVEL BY CLIVE CUSSLER DIRECTOR JERRY JAMM - ON

3.35 Bugs Bunny WHAT'S UP DOC?

Animated entertainment as movie star Bugs Bunny writes his story. Flashbacks show Bugs as a talented baby and child. Later he appears in vaudeville and musical shows where he hits upon the now-famous line, What's up, Doc?'

W ho will join John Miers, K enneth Tait and David K emp to fight out The K rypton Factor' final? Cheer on the fearless four: ZOO.

3.40 TVS News 3.45 The Young Doctors

Oracle subtitles page 888

Sister Scott discovers that her actions have caused a death.

7.30 Christmas with George & Mildred

For cast, see Monday

4.15 Ice Skating

BY JOHNNIE MORTIMER AND BRIAN COOKE

ST IVEL CHRISTMAS GALA

YOOTHA JOYCE BRIAN MURPHY NORMAN ESHLEY SHEILA FEARN NICHOLAS BOND-OWEN NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS

from Richmond Ice Rink, Surrey Top-class entertainment featuring some of the world's best skaters in this traditional gala. Heading the list of overseas stars are Natalia Bestemianova and Andrei Bukin, the world ice dance champions, Vladimir Kotin, also from the Soviet Union, and Canada's Elizabeth Manley, one of the most exciting competitors to emerge this year. Joanne Conway and other British champions also help to make it a spectacular occasion. Nick Owen introduces the programme and the commentary is by Simon Reed. EDITOR PHIL KING PRODUCER DOUGLAS HAMMOND Independent Television Sport Production

5.12 TVS News Headlines followed by

Sons and Daughters Wayne tries every trick to get Amanda to agree to Dee's proposal. For cast, see Monday

News at 5.45

When the Hampton Wick Players put on Cinderella, Mildred finally gets her chance to act. It's not the title role . . . in fact it's an ugly sister, which George gleefully describes as type-casting. The course of true art doesn't run smoothly and it's touch and go whether she'll ever make it to her glamorous opening night in the Scout Hut.

6.00 Coast to Coast FRED DINENAGE FERN BRITTON MIKE DEBENS

With Fred Dineage and Fern Britton in the South and Mike Debens in the South East. ITV Variations

To help parents decide what children should see, information is provided in TVTimes and in on-screen announcements. Up to 9.00pm, ITV and Channel Four seek to provide programmes suitable for viewing by all the family. After 9.00pm, a full range of programmes appropriate for television is shown.

Humorous host Des O'Connor Tonight' is a Christmas card. His message, endorsed by Santa and guests: be sure to tuck into all the party fun, starting at 8.00.

6.35 Crossroads 'You're coming back to me now - you ate the cricket pitch!' For cast, see Monday

Programmes as TV S except THAMES 12.30 to 1.00 Sullivans;

5.15 to 5.45 Blockbusters; 6.00 to 6.35 Thames News. CENTRAL 12.30 to 1.00 Garden-

IBA Family Viewing Policy

effort by four very special people. At stake now are The Krypton Factor trophy and the coveted title United Kingdom Superperson 1986. Ahead lie six daunting rounds: Mental Agility, Observation, Intelligence, General Knowledge, Physical Ability and Response, which tonight features a particularly tough 747 flight simulator test. The 1986 Krypton Factor finalists are: Group A Champion Kenneth Tait, 27, a retail manager from Aberdeen; Group B Champion John Miers, 39, a naval officer from Culross, Fife; Group C Champion David Kemp, 39, a building society executive from Whitstable, Kent, and the Group D Champion, who emerged from last night's programme.

ing Time; 5.15 to 5.45 Blockbusters; 6.00 to 6.35 Central News.

ANGLIA 12.30 to 1.00 Look Who's

Talking-, 5.15 to 5.45 Diff rent Strokes; 6.00 to 6.35 About Anglia TSW 12.30 to 1.00 The Prize-

winners; 3.45 to 4.15 Sons and Daughters; 5.20 to 5.45 Crossroads; 6.00 to 6.25 Today South West: 6.30 to 7.00 Tuesday View.

7.00 The Krypton Factor GORDON BURNS THE 1986 FINAL

Who will become the 10th Krypton Factor Champion? Tonight sees the climax to months of physical and mental

Mildred Yootha Joyce George Brian Murphy Jeffrey Fourmile Norman Eshley Sheila Fearn A nn Fourmile Nicholas Bond-Owen Tristram Humphrey Reginald Marsh Avril Elgar Ethel Cab Driver Derek Deadman Policeman Mike Lewin Henry Roy Barraclough Rosanne Wickes Gwen DESIGNER DAVID RICHENS DIRECTOR/PRODUCER PETER FRAZER-JONES Thames Television Production

8.00 Des O'Connor Tonight

director Colin Keyes. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER JOHN GRAHAM PROGRAMME ASSOCIATE CHRIS GREENWOOD DESIGNER HARRY CLARK DIRECTOR/PRODUCER BRIAN PENDERS Thames Television Product:On

9.00 The Clint Eastwood Movie: Firefox The ultimate war plane, codenamed 'Firefox', has been developed by the Russian air force. It can fly at six times the speed of sound undetected by radar, and is adaptable to carry nuclear arms. The weapon could put the NATO nations at a military disadvantage for years to come. Ex-Vietnam pilot Mitchell Gant agrees to come out of retirement and accept a mission to steal Firefox.. Continued after the News. See pages 12-19 Oracle subtitles page 888 Clint Eastwood Mitchell Gant Kenneth A ubrey Freddie Jones B uck holz David Huffman Pavel Upenskoy Warren Clarke Semelovsky Ronald Lacey Col Kontarsky Kenneth Colley Gen V ladimirov Klaus LOwitsch Pyotr Etaranovich Nigel Hawthorne First Secretary Stefan Schnabel Thomas Hill Can Brown Mai Lanyev Clive Merrison A dm Curtin Richard Derr Natalia Dimitra Arliss Kai Wulff Lt-Col Voskov Austin Willis W alters Lt-Cornmdr Fleischer James Staley Can Rogers Ward Costello A ir Mshl Kutuzov Alan Tavern Dmitri Priabin Oliver Cotton Capt Seerbacker Michael Currie Curt ',Owens Dr Schuller Gen Borov George Pravda Bernard Behrens Saltonstall SCREENPLAY ALEX LASKER, WENDELL WELLMAN FROM THE NOVEL BY CRAIG THOMAS DIRECTOR CLINT EASTWOOD

10.00 ITN News followed by

TVS News Headlines A roundup of the news affecting the South and South Fast tonight.

10.15 The Clint Eastwood Movie: Firefox Continued

with TOM JONES SHIRLEY BASSEY FREDDIE STARR

A fun and music-filled Christmas programme with Des and a great Royalty Theatre guest list, including hilarious Freddie Starr and international singing stars Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones. Script associates are Eric Davidson, Wally Malston and Roy Tuvey, music

TVT Top 10 Vote for your favourite stars on screen See page 57

20 December-2 January 1987 TVTIMES

TUESDAY And he does it standing up! Michael Palin will show you how to have a good time if you watch`Comedians Do It on Stage'.

2.30pm The Great Waltz LUISE RAINER FERNAND GRAVET Vienna, in the late 19th century. As a young composer on the brink of fame, Johann Strauss, married to a child-like, adoring creature railed Poldi, meets and falls in love with Carla Donner, a bewitching soprano..

See pages 12-19 Sky Masterson Marlon Brando Sarah Brown Jean Simmons Nathan Detroit Frank Sinatra A delaide Vivian Blaine Lt Ptarmigan Robert Keith Nicely-Nicely Stubby Kaye Benny Southstreet Johnny Silver Harry the Horse Sheldon Leonard A rvid A bernathy Regis Toomey Laverne Veda Ann Borg Big Jule B S Silver Rusty Charlie Dan Dayton SCREENPLAY/DIRECTOR JOSEPH L MANKIEWICZ

Made in black and white

See pages 12-19 Poldi Luise Rainer Johann Strauss Fernand Gravel Carla Donner Miliza Korjus Hohenfried Lionel Atwill Holbauer Hugh Herbert Kienzi Curt Bois SCREENPLAY WALTER REISCH, SAMUEL HOFFENSTEIN DIRECTOR JULIEN DUVIVIER

11.15 to 12.40am Comedians Do It on Stage

4.25 It's a Wonderful World CLAUDETTE COLBERT JAMES STEWART Hired to keep a playboy out of trouble, a private detective, Guy Johnson, discovers his charge standing over the body of a former girlfriend with a smoking gun in his hand... Made in black and white

See pages 12-19 Edwtha Corday

Ex-Vietnam flying ace Mitchell Gant (Clint Eastwood) must steal Russia's Tire fox'. It's a supersonic nuclear war plane, the fastest thing in the air. Y ou can bank on spectacular excitement at 9.00.

11.50 joy to the World JEAN ALEXANDER JEREMY BRETT JOHNNY BRIGGS DAVID BURKE KID CREOLE BETTY DRIVER JANE EAGLEN JULIE GOODYEAR DON HENDERSON DAVID PICKERING ROSALIE WILLIAMS Young chorister David Pickering takes you on a magical tour of Christmas past and present. Baker Street, Coronation Street, a

Claudette Colbert Guy Johnson James Stewart Cap Streeter Guy Kibbee V ivian Tarbel Frances Drake A l Mallon Sidney Blackmer Sgt Koretz Nat Pendleton Lt Miller Edgar Kennedy W illie Heyward Ernest Truex Mal W illoughby Richard Carle Dolores Gonzales Cecilia Callejo Lupton Peabody Grady Sutton Gimby Andy Clyde Stage manager Hans Conies Capt Chambers Cliff Clark Herman Plotka Leonard Kibrick SCREENPLAY BEN HECHT, HERMAN J MANKIEWICZ DIRECTOR W S VAN DYKE II

stable and Granada's Studio One complex are shared by famous faces, students of the Royal Northern College of Music and local children in this joyous celebration of Christmas. Music director is Joseph Ward. DESIGNER JAMES WEATHERUP DIRECTOR ALAN GRINT PRODUCER JUNE HOWSON Granada Television Production

12.40am Company Viewers can write to Company at: TVS, Television Centre, Vinters Park Maidstone ME14 5NZ. followed by

Closedown

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6.00 Cathedral Praise

a new headquarters for his famous dice game. To finance the hire of a new site, he makes a bet with gambler Sky Masterson. Sky undertakes to persuade any girl named by Nathan to come to Havana with him. Nathan selects Sergeant Sarah Brown of the Save a Soul Mission...

6.50 Journey into History This short film travels back in time to the England of Hogarth, Gainsborough, Robert Adam and Captain Cook. As the camera looks at examples of their work, members of the Old Vic Company speak passages from mid 18th century literature. The music was composed by the late Sir Arnold Bax. British Rail Production

7.00 Channel 4 News followed by

Weather

8.00 Brookside It's party time at the Grants where Damon is surprised by an unwanted guest. Meanwhile Rod has his first taste of crime fighting. For cast, see Monday

8.30 Guys and Dolls MARLON BRANDO JEAN SIMMONS FRANK SINATRA VIVIAN BLAINE The famous Hollywood musical with a fistful of hit songs. Hounded out of business by the police, Nathan Detroit, a shady New York character, looks for

FRENCH & SAUNDERS THE FLYING PICKETS HALE & PACE NEIL INNES TERRY JONES RORY McGRATH JIMMY MULVILLE MICHAEL PAWN LABI SIFFRE MEL SMITH & GRIEF RHYS JONES RICHARD STILGOE VICTORIA WOOD ROB BUCKMAN CHRIS LANGHAM THE TRINITY COLLEGE SWING BAND Some of Britain's top comedy stars, along with many of the country's most talented musical performers give a concert in aid of the Oncology Club Fund, a charity run by Dr Rob Buckman, one of the hosts of ITV's W here There's Life to assist in the training of cancer specialists for British hospitals. DESIGNER PIP GARDNER PRODUCER PAUL SMITH TV DIRECTOR DAVID MACMAHON Celador Production

from Gloucester Cathedral

One of England's loveliest cathedrals is the setting for a mix of traditional and AfroCaribbean music, including a West Indian steel band and Ashanti drummers. Canon David MacInnes challenges our conventional thoughts about Christmas. DIRECTOR JOHN VON KOTZE PRODUCER W J EYKYN Sika Prod ,_;.:-.':f...1s.

Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine make unforgettable `Guys and Dolls.

CH RISTAAAS EVE litS111-11.S

Ml TVS 6.15 TV-am: Good Morning Britain ANNE DIAMOND MBE MORRIS

Lucy Fleming and Simon W illiams (right) and Dennis W aterman and Rula Lenska engage in a light-hearted competition on behalf of charity. See `Pass the Buck Celebrity Special' at 3.10.

11.00am Cammina Carrunina

Greet the day with Anne Diamond, Mike Morris, the .TV-am team and their guests for news with

3.00 Disney: The Night Before Christmas

Gordon Honeycombe,

news features, regular weather forecasts with Wincey Willis and sport with Richard Keys. There are news bulletins on the hour and half-hour. Today's features include the latest financial news and reports in Money Matters with Brian Milton, celebrity interviews, keep fit expert Lizzie Webb with your daily exercises and another cartoon adventure with Popeye, Gyles Brandreth with Video Report and the latest news from the pop world in Popshots. WACADAY 9.00-9.25. Join in the fun with Timmy Malleft. there's another round of the word association game Malletfs Mallet, a race against the clock in Manic Minute and Anything You Can Do.

9.25 TVS Outlook followed by

Tickle on the Turn Christmas Special RALPH McTELL JACQUELINE REDDIN Ralph and Jacqui are rehearsing a children's concert. Drawings by Valerie Pye, script by Rick Vanes. DESIGNER ANN DABINETT DIRECTOR Phfa,R PLUMMER PRODUCER MARTYN DAY Granada Television Production

9.50 Chorlton and the Ice World BY BRIAN TRUEMAN, JO KEMP

Narrator is Joe Lynch. Music by Joe Griffiths. t DIRECTOR CHRIS TAYLOR PRODUCERS BRIAN COSGROVE, MARK HALL Thames Television Production

ITV Variations Programmes as TV S except' THAMES 6.00 Thames News; 6.25 to 6.35 Christmas Help Line. CENTRAL 6.00 to 6.35 Central News; 12.30 to 1.30am Perry Como's Christmas In London. ANGLIA 6.00 Anglia News; 6.10 Christmas About Anglia; On Ice. TSW 5.20 to 5.45 Crossroads; 6.00 Today South West; 6.30 to 7.00 Who's The Boss?

Disney cartoon in which Santa goes to visit some children all tucked up in bed,

1025 The Legend of the Lone Ranger iINTON SPILSBURY MICHAEL HORSE Texas, 1854. Eleven-yearold John Reid, having rescued Tonto, an Indian boy, from outlaws, sees his parents killed by the Cavendish gang. Tonto takes him back to his village where the two boys swear eternal brotherhood. . See pages 12-19

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Children's Society in his own diocese of Westminster. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CATHERINE FREEMAN ASSOCIATE PRODUCER VALERIE BRAYDEN DIRECTOR/PRODUCER NINA BURR Thames Television Production

1.00 News at One 120 TVS News

John Reid (The Lone Ranger) /Clinton Spilsbury Tonto Michael Horse Cavendish Christopher Lloyd President Grant Jason Robards Sheriff W iatt Matt Clark A ny Striker Juanin Clay Lucas Striker John Hart W ild Bill Hickok Richard Farnsworth Buffalo Bill Cody Ted Flicker SCREENPLAY IVAN GOFF, BEN ROBERTS, MICHAEL /CANE, WILLIAM ROBERTS DIRECTOR WILLIAM A FRAKER

12.05 The Bestest Present A comic but poignant animated story of childish innocence, family love and Christmas joy.

12.30 A Child This Day The Catholic Children's Society, which this year celebrates its centenary, believes that a child in trouble needs a family, not an institution. This film shows how three different Catholic dioceses in England are sustaining and providing support for family life, and speaks with Cardinal Basil Hume, who has a deep concern for children and family life and is the President of the Catholic

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Split-second timing and nerves of steel are needed when `Stacking in the Sky'. See 2.30.

1.30 Disney at Christmas: Rob Roy the Highland Rogue

After a battle with the English forces, Rob Roy, leader of the rebel highlanders, is captured by the Duke of Argyll. On the road to London where he is to stand trial, Rob is rescued by his henchmen, disguised as shepherds. He returns home and proposes to Helen Mary. Their wedding is arranged but during the celebrations, men arrive to recapture Rob and he is once again led away captive. See pages 12-19 Rob Roy MacGregor Richard Todd Helen Mary Glynis johns Duke of A rgyll James Robertson Justice Duke of Montrose Michael Cough Lady Glengyll Jean Taylor Smith Hugh MacGregor Russell Waters Dugal MacGregor Archie Duncan MacCallum Ian MacNaughton lia ' toish McPherson Finlay Currie Maggie MacPherson Marjorie Fielding Killearn Geoffrey Keen King George I Eric Pohlman Robert W alpole Michael Goodliffe Gen Cadogan Martin Boddey Countess von Pahlen Ina de la Haye SCREENPLAY LAWRENCE E WATKIN DIRECTOR HAROLD FINCH

3.10 Pass the Buck Celebrity Special GEORGE LAYTON with special guests DENNIS WATERMAN & RULA LENSKA SIMON WILLIAMS & LUCY FLEMING Simon and Lucy tackle Dennis and Rula in a seasonal round of Pass the Buck where both couples place faith in their partners knowing the answers, and so win money for a charity of their choice. Host is George Layton. Produced in association with Action Time Ltd. DESIGNER HARRY CLARK ASSOCIATE PRODUCER NIGEL COOK DIRECTOR ROBERT REED PRODUCER MALCOLM MORRIS Thames Television Production

3.40 TVS News 3.45 to 4.15 Jambo - the Gentle Giant The story of Jambo, the male silverback lowland gorilla at Jersey Zoo, who made world headlines when a fiveyear-old boy fell into his open-air compound. The boy was badly injured in the fall and lay unconscious at the feet of the enormous 30-stone animal, who 'stood guard' over the boy until human help arrived. The programme includes videotape shot by amateur cameraman Brian Le Lion during the incident. CAMERA ROY MANNING, GEORGE MARSHMAN, TIM RINGSDORE SOUND STEVE HICKSON, TONY REBINDAINE VT EDITOR GARRY KNIGHT WRITER/PRODUCER JANE BAYER Channel Television Production

In telling the story of the journey of the Maji, Italian director Ermanno Olmi also describes the life of the poor people of the surrounding country and how, guided by 'three wise men', they reached the place where the holy child had come to earth... See pages 12-19 DIRECTOR ERMANNO OLMI

1.40 Cartoon Carnival Ventriloquist Ray Alan and his posh pal Lord Charles introduce some cartoon comedy with a Christmas flavour. PRODUCER RICHARD EVANS

2.00 Pob's Christmas Special SU POLLARD Dick Bing-Smith Ice, wind and snow blow through Pob's Programme today but there's lots of Christmas cheer as well. A special present for Dick KingSmith, an extra special Christmas present for Pob and a party poem from Su Pollard. For Pob's Paper, send 30p in stamps plus sae to address 4 on page 43. Oracle subtitles page 888 PRODUCER ANNE WOOD DIRECTOR DOUG WILCOX Ragdoll Productions

2.30 Stacking in the Sky LEO DICKINSON'S ADVENTURES vim A CAMERA Twenty seven current and former members of the Royal Marines Free Fall Team assembled at Dunkerswell in north Devon last August for the latest British attempt on the world stacking record. This film shows how parachutist/ cameraman Leo Dickinson - with a little help from his wife, Mandy - followed them all the way up and down to record the event. CAMERA LEO DICKINSON, MIKE HASTIE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DEREK CLARK PRODUCER/DIRECTOR TERRY HARDING HTV Production

3.30 to 5.00 The Strong Man HARRY LANGDON Another in the occasional series of Thames Silents this classic silent film has been restored and tinted by David Gill and Kevin Brownlow with a new musical score by Carl Davis. During the Great War, Paul Bergot, a Belgian soldier, is taken prisoner by a German circus strong man, Zandow. After the armistice, both emigrate to America, with Bergot acting as Zandow's assistant. Bergot's first task on reaching New York is to find Mary Brown, a girl he knows through letters they exchanged throughout the war. But he falls prey to 'Gold Tooth' Lil, a gangster's moll.. . See pages 12-19 Paul Bergot Harry Langdon Mary Brown Priscilla Bonner Gold Tooth' Lil Gertrude Astor Parson Brown William V Mong Roy McDevitt Robert McKim Zandow the Great Arthur Thalasso Bus passenger Brooks Benedict SCREENPLAY FRANK CAPRA, HAL CONKLIN, ROBERT EDDY, DIRECTOR FRANK CAPRA Thames Television Presentation

C,IIHISTMAS

W hen Hester and W illiam (Julia McK enzie, Anton Rodgers) face the prospect of a lonely Christmas drastic steps are taken, 11.00.

4.15pm Supergran BY JENNY McDADE, BASED ON THE BOOKS BY FORREST WILSON

GUDRUN URE LAIN CUTHBERTSON with ANNA DAWSON RIKKI FULTON and PAUL SHANE SUPERGRAN AND THE WORLD'S WORST CIRCUS

Christmas is coining and even the panto goose is getting fat! But the children's annual treat at the circus seems doomed to failure unless Supergran can thwart the Scunner Campbell and Mac McLock and his dreaded Choc-aJocks and the man-eating tigers... Title music by Billy Connolly and Phil Coulter; incidental music by Dudley Simpson.

If the evil Mac McLock (Rikki Fulton, left) has his way, this Christmas could be a disaster for the children. But will Supergran' (Gudrun Ure) be able to save this .very_Apostant day: .

Oracle subtitles page 888 Gudrun Ure Supergran Scunner Campbell lain Cuthbertson Bill Shine Inventor Black Samantha Duffy Edison Michael Graham W illie Hedley Dodd Ben Jason Carrielies Tub Alan Snell Muscles Brian Lewis Dustin Rildci Fulton Mac McLock Paul Shane Sid Scouse W endy W hiplash Anna Dawson Reg Thompson Pepe Eli Woods W alt W iggins Les Wilde Postman Pugh Gwen Doran Petunia Preston DESIGNER ASHLEY WILKINSON LIGHTING CAMERA DAVE DIXON PRODUCER GRAHAM WILLIAMS DIRECTOR GERALD BLAKE Tyne Tees Television Production

5.12 TVS News Headlines followed by

Blockbusters The hot spot, gold runs, cliffhanger endings — they're all ingredients of this quick-fire general knowledge game for 16to 18-year-olds. At the end of the gold runs, the lucky winners could go on the adventure of a lifetime.

News at 5.45 6.00 Coast to Coast 6.35 Crossroads Diane has become a prisoner in her own home.. . For cast, see Monday WRITER MARGARET PHELAN DIRECTOR NICK MALLtiiT

Absent without leave, Jim Davidson fakes a trip to Germany where he meets the army in action, a choir of Brownies, then trips the light fantastic with friends, 8.00.

7.00 This Is Your Life EAMONN ANDREWS Who will it be? How will they react when they see the book? What surprises are in store for them? Find out tonight on This Is Y our Life with Eamonn Andrews. Programme consultant is Roy Bottomley. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER BRIAN KLEIN DIRECTORS MICHAEL D KENT, TERRY YARWOOD PRODUCER MALCOLM MORRIS Thames Television Production

7.30 Coronation Street The Baldwins get a visit from Maggie Redman (nee Dunlop), and Christmas Eve at the Rovers takes an unexpected turn.

8.00 jim Davidson in Germany — Special

JIM DAVIDSON DIANE SOLOMON RICHARD DIGANCE Two years after his visit to The Falldands, Forces' Oracle subtitles page 888 favourite Jim Davidson For cast, see Monday entertains the British Army of the Rhine. This WRITER JOHN STEVENSON programme follows Jim's concerts, from a vast AB programmes are in colour hangar at Gutersloh to the 1936 Olympic Boxing unless otherwise stated

Arena in Berlin. The American singer, Diane Solomon, comedy guitarist Richard Digance, four pretty dancers and the pipes and drums of The Royal Highland Fusiliers join Jim in meeting the servicemen and women who won't be home for Christmas... CAMERA TED ADCOCK SOUND TREFOR HUNTER FILM EDITOR TERRY PANTLING DIRECTOR STUART HALL PRODUCER ROBERT LOUIS Thames Television Production

9.00 Movie Premiere: Hitchcock's The Trouble With Harry SHIRLEY MACLAINE JOHN FORSYTHE EDMUND GWENN MILDRED NATWICK Retired tugboat captain Albert Wiles, who has been shooting rabbits in the Vermont Hills, finds a corpse and identifies him

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as Harry Worp, an outof-towner. Believing his last stray shot killed the victim, he is about to dispose of the evidence when Miss Gravely, the village spinster, strolls by. Young Arnie Rogers, who earlier spotted the corpse, returns to the scene with his mother, Jennifer. She recognises the corpse as her estranged second husband. She too blames herself for Harrys death, having clobbered him with a milk bottle when he sought to force himself on her. Before the captain can hide the victim, he is disturbed by a passing tramp, by the absent-minded Dr Greenbow and by Sam Marlowe, an unsuccessful abstract painter, who sets about drawing sketches of the corpse. The trouble with Harry is who killed him and what to do with the body? See pages 12-19 Oracle subtitles page 898 Jennifer Rogers Shirley MacLathe Sam Marlowe John Forsythe Capt W iles Edmund Gwenn Miss Ivy Gravely Mildred Natwick A rnie Rogers Jerry Mathers Mrs W iggs Mildred Dunnock Calvin W iggs Royal Dario The millionaire Parker Fennelly The tramp Barry Macollum Dr Greenbow Dwight Mayfield The art critic . Leslie Wolff Harry W orp Philip Truex The chauffeur Ernest Curt Bach SCREENPLAY JOHN MICHAEL HAVES BASED ON A nova BY JACK TREVOR STORY DIRECTOR ALFRED HITCHCOCK

10.45 ITN News 11.00 Fresh Fields Special JULIA McKENZIE ANTON RODGERS Ann Beach Fanny Rowe A DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS BY JOHN CHAPMAN

A special seasonal

edition of the comedy series about middleaged couple William and Hester Fields. They are suddenly faced with the prospect of spending their first Christmas without the kids around. So Hester sends out the invitations — 'Oh come all ye neighbours!'. Theme music arranged by Harry Stoneham, t Oracle subtitles page 898 Hester Fields Julia McKenzie W illiam Fields Anton Rodgers Sonia Barratt Ann Beach Nancy Penrose Fanny Rowe Guy Penrose Ballard Berkeley Miss Denham Daphne Oxenford John Barratt John Arthur Emma Debby Cumming Policeman Christopher Ellison Mrs Fielder Zulerna Dane DESIGNER STUART McCARTHY DIRECTOR/PRODUCER PEThR FRAZER-JONES Thames Television Production

I'CHRISTMAS EVE 11.45 Christmas Eve Service of Communion Edinburgh's Princes Street, with its gardens and Castle, is one of the finest streets in the world. At its West End are St Cuthbert's Church of Scotland and St John's Scottish Episcopal Church. For several years the two congregations have been growing closer together, and tonight, the churches celebrate Christmas together — with a 'Christingle' service for children in St John's, followed by carols and communion in St Cuthbert's. The Church of Scotland minister, the Rev Tom Cuthell, gives the Christmas message and communion is celebrated by the Episcopal rector, the Rev Canon Neville Chamberlain. The organists are Robert Kidd and Cohn Tipple. DIRECTOR NORMAN MORRISON PROGRAMME ASSOCIATE ERIC HUDSON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER NELSON GRAY Scottish Television Production

12.30 The Big Sleep ROBERT MITCHUM SARAH MILES RICHARD BOONE CANDY CLARK

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When private detective Philip Marlowe is called to the mansion of General Sternwood, he finds the old and dying man sitting in a hot-house surrounded by tropical plants. It's not the only odd thing he finds. The General has two wild young daughters. One, Charlotte, is a gambler who lives among the petty criminals of the city. The other, Camilla, is a zany swinger being blackmailed by a pornographer with a glass eye. But what starts out as a simple blackmail case turns into much more. See pages 12-19 Philip Marlowe Robert Mitchum Charlotte Sarah Miles Lash Canino Richard Boone Camilla Candy Clark A gnes Lozelle Joan Collins Joe Brody Edward Fox Lisp Carson John Mills Eddie Mars Oliver Reed Gen Sternwood James Stewart Non-is Harry Andrews Harry Jones Colin Blakely Gregor), James Donald Mona Diana Quick Ccir Barker Richard Todd Geiger John Justin Owen Taylor Martin Potter Karl Lundgren Simon Turner Reg Patrick Durkin Rusty Regan David Savile Lanny Dudley Sutton Lou Don Henderson SCREENPLAY/DIRECTOR MICHAEL WINNER

2.20am Closedown

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`Dame Peggy, above with Paul Robeson in `Othello, one of the many faces of great British actress Peggy Ashcroft. Follow her career, 9.00.

5.00pm Gymnastics THE KRAFT INTERNATIONAL from Wembley Arena

Highlights of the last major gymnastics event of 1986, in which World and Olympic Champions compete for the individual apparatus medals. Great Britain's reigning champions, 17year-old Lisa Elliott from Spelthorne Gymnastics Club and 25-year-old Andrew Morris from Swansea, face tough opposition from the world's best gymnasts from the USSR, USA, China, Japan, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria. Commentators are John Taylor and Monica Phelps.

6.00 Carols for Christmas A traditional carol concert for Christmas Eve featuring Aled Jones, the Welsh boy treble, and the Royal College of Music Chamber Choir, with the Farnaby Brags Ensemble. Sir David Willcocks conducts his own arrangement of 23 popular carols from his

Carols for Christmas

songbook. Shot in St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, the concert is complemented by a rich array of paintings and images of Christmas from New York's Metropolitan Museum — where the famous 12th-century Bury Cross is now housed. Pianist is Sir David Willcocks, with organist Paul Trepte and soloists Aled Jones (boy soprano) and Gerald Finley (baritone). DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER SWANN PRODUCER ROBIN SCOTT IVVC in ,gs9-,ciation with the Metropolitan Museum of A rt, New Y ork

7.00 News Summary and Weather followed by

Holiday Inn BING CROSBY FRED ASTAIRE MARJORIE REYNOLDS

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Jim, part of a nightclub trio with his partners Ted and Lila, decides to give up the

grind of club work and retire to his Connecticut farm. He hopes Lila will come with him as his wife, but Ted persuades her to stay with the act. Jim soon finds running the farm is all work and no play. On Christmas Eve he returns to New York to tell Ted and Lila his idea of turning the farm into an inn, open only on holidays. This would give him 350 days off. . . Made in black and white

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Jim Hardy Bing Crosby Ted Hanover Fred Astaire Linda Mason Marjorie Reynolds (sung by Martha Mears) Lila Dixon Virginia Dale Danny Reed Walter Abel Menne Lonia.a Beavers Gus Irving Bacon Francois Marek Windheim V anderbilt Shelby Bacon Daphne Joan Arnold Parker John Gallaudet Mr Dunbar James Bell and Bob Crosby and His Bobcats SCREENPLAY CLAUDE BINYON MUSIC/LYRICS IRVING BERLIN DIRECTOR MARK SANDRICH

9.00 Dame Peggy A PORTRAIT OF PEGGY ASHCROFT

By the time Dame Peggy Ashcroft appeared as Barbie in The Jewel in the Crown and became known and loved by a worldwide television audience, she had long been the first lady of the British stage and had appeared in leading roles for more than 50 years. She had played every Shakespearean heroine, many of the modem classics and in later years became a leading interpreter of the new playwrights. Then new success in television and film was crowned by an Oscar for her performance in A Passage to India On Monday she entered her 80th year; now at long last she has been persuaded to talk about her career in public. The programme is written

and presented by Michael Billington. Oracle subtitles page 888 EDITORS FIONA GILLESPIE, GRAHAM CARR PRODUCER/DIRECTOR DEREK BAILEY Landseer Productions

10.45 St Nicolas CANTATA OP 42 BY BENJAMIN BRITTEN WORDS BY ERIC CROZIER

St Nicolas is.the patron saint of Christmas— Santa Claus — and it is his life that is celebrated tonight in a performance of Benjamin Britten's Cantata. Written in 1948 for the centenary celebrations of Lancing College in Sussex, it has been recorded in the magnificent setting of St Alban's Cathedral, with the Wandsworth School Choir, under their leader Russell Burgess, tenor Ian Partridge, and the Orchestra Nova of London. Although we know very little historical fact about St Nicolas, there are many legends about his life and the Miracles he worked. Benjamin Britten has woven all this folklore into a musical tapestry. The programme was the first UK music winner of the Prix Italia, in Venice in 1977. Previously shown on ITV EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FRANCIS COLEMAN ASSOCIATE PRODUCER JOHN WOODS PRODUCER/DIRECTOR MARGERY BAKER Thames Television Production

Eric Clapton, Dave Edmunds and a host of top stars to play rockabilly with the godfather of rock and roll, Carl Perkins. See page 80 PRODUCER STEPHANIE BENNETT DIRECTOR TOM GUTTERINDGE Delilah Films Production

12.45 to 2.00am Mad Love PETER LORRE FRANCES DRAKE

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Dr Gogol, a brilliant surgeon, has become infatuated with Yvonne Orlac, a lovely actress at the Paris 'theatre of horrors'. But she is married to a pianist, Stephen. When Gogol declares his passion, Yvonne shrinks from him in horror. But she is forced to ask for his help when Stephen's hands are horribly injured in a train crash Gogol grafts on hands from the body of a murderer.. . Made in black and white

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11.45 Blue Suede Shoes CARL PERKINS GEORGE HARRISON RINGO STARR ERIC CLAPTON DAVE EDMUNDS GERAINT WATKINS THE STRAY CATS

Another chance to see a unique event in rock music. George Harrison joins with Ringo Starr,

Dr Gogol Peter Lorre Y vonne Orlac Frances Drake Stephen Orlac Colin Clive Regan Ted Healy Marie Sarah Haden Rollo Edward Brophy Prefect Rosser Henry Kolker Dr W ong Keye Luke Frangoise May Beatty Stepfather Ian Wolfe With Isabel Jewell, Cora Sue Collins, Harold Huber, Charles Trowbridge, Rollo Lloyd and Murray Kinnell SCREENPLAY P J WOLFSON, JOHN L BALDERSTON FROM A NOVEL BY MAURICE RENARD DIRECTOR KARL FREUND

CHRISTMAS DAY Emperor's success and good fortune.

Mike Morris and Richard K eys share and spread seasonal spirit. See 'TV-am'.

TVS 6.15 Mask, 6.35 Flipper, 6.55 Transformers.

7.00 Good Months Britain

CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PLAYHOUSE BY DAVID WOOD

ANNE DIAMOND Anne Diamond puts the

Will Herr Von Cuckoo get his voice back? Will the newly baked Gingerbread Man escape the clutches of the Old Teabag and the teeth of Sleek the Mouse? Watch this drama on the Welsh dresser to find out. This musical is performed by the Whirligig Theatre.

sparkle into Christmas Day with a special TV-am party. Joining in the fun are regular presenters, Mike Morris,

Richard Keys. Gordon Honeycombe, Jimmy Greaves, Wincey Willis. Lizzie Webb and Russell Grant. A host of celebrities will be dropping into the studios to take part in the Christmas festivities, including Faith Brown and her daughter Danielle, Georgie Fame and sons Tristan and James, Anita

Go to sea and see pop star Paul Y oung and friends aboard an aircraft carrier. 'Ark Royal — the Rock Show'.

Harris. Chris Biggins and Gerard Kenny. And

there's a special Christmas story from Wincey and magical party tricks from magician Faye Presto. The TV-ant choir provide the music with a selection of your favourite carols and there's a song from the new generation Osmond

2.00 Ark Royal — The Rock Show

Brothers.

A cartoon curtain-raiser. followed by

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day One blustery morning, Winnie the Pooh meets his small friend Pialet, who is promptly blown away by the wind. It is the start of a day of disasters...

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See pages 12-19 Voices: Sebastian Cabot, Sterling Holloway, Jon Walmsley Ralph Wright, John Fiedler. BASED ON STORIES BY A A MILNE DIRECTOR WOLFGANG REITHERMAN

10.00 The Christmas Morning Service People from many nations join in family mass from the Church of St Francis of Assisi, Pottery Lane, London. Celebrant is Fr Oliver McTernan and the organist is Christopher Reece. Oracle subtitles page 888 DIRECTORTRODUCER JLM POPLE Thames Television Production

PRODUCER RICHARD GOODWIN DIRECTOR CHRISTINE EDZARD

10.00am The Gingerbread Man

6.15 TV-am

9.25 Disney at Christmas: Father Noah's Ark

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Christmas just wouldn't be complete without her traditional message. 'The Queen': 3.00.

11.00 He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special Skeletor, the villain who is a constant threat to He-Man, learns about the spirit of Christmas when two youngsters from Earth — and little Orko — land on Etemia.

11.40 Disney at Christmas: Swiss Family Robinson JOHN MILLS DOROTHY McGUIRE

The Robinson family are on board a ship fleeing from the oppressions of Napoleon to start a new life in New Guinea. When pirates chase their ship into a terrible storm and the vessel runs onto rocks, the captain and crew abandon the Robinson to fend for themselves. Sighting land, they build a raft and take supplies, domestic animals and firearms with them. Resigned to life on an island, the family decide

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to make the best of things. Despite mother's misgivings, they build a luxurious and elaborate split-level treehouse where they settle down to their tropical island existence. Two of the Robinson boys, Fritz and Ernst, set out in a homemade boat to explore the island but are driven ashore on the other side. There, they encounter the pirate crew and two captives, an English sea captain and his granddaughter Roberta who is disguised as a cabin boy. See pages 12-19 Father Robinson John Mills Mother Robinson Dorothy McGuire Fritz James MacArthur Roberta Janet Munro Pirate chief Sessue Hayakawa Ernst Tommy Kirk Francis Kevin Corcoran The captain Cecil Parker SCREENPLAY LOWELL S HAWLEY, BASED ON THE STORY BY JOHANN WYSS DIRECTOR KEN ANNAKIN

ITV Variations Programmes as TV S except MAKES 12.00 to 12.55am New

Avengers.

ANGLIA 12.00 to 12.30am That's

Hollywood. TSW 12.00 to 12.30am The Road to Tremarren.

PAUL YOUNG ALISON MOYET BOB GELDOF CYNDI LAUPER THE PRETENDERS GO WEST and Sue Robbie

Gibraltar celebrates Christmas with music on the beach, in the piazza and on board HMS A rk Royal The famous rock of Gibraltar, facing Africa and standing guard at the entrance to the Mediterranean, is the stunning backdrop for this exciting pop spectacular. Presenter Sue Robbie meets the bands and the A rk Royal's captain and crew. The stars flew in specially to play before a capacity audience of servicemen, their families and Gibraltarian. Graphics by Valerie Pye. See page 78 DESIGNER NICK KING RESEARCH GAYLE BROUGHALL, BOB DICKINSON PRODUCER STEPHEN LEAHY DIRECTOR FRANK HAYES Granada Television Production

3.00 to 3.10 The Queen The traditional Christmas message to the Commonwealth from the Queen.

Herr V on Cuckoo David Bale Salt Mike Elles Pepper Pepsi Maycock The Gingerbread Man Cohn Hurley The Old Bag Susannah Bray Sleek the Mouse Philip Eason PRODUCER MAUREEN HARTER DIRECTOR DAVE HEATHER Verronmead Production

11.45 The Nightingale The Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. The palace of the Emperor of China is the most perfect place in the world, and the most beautiful thing in it is the song of the nightingale. The Emperor is moved by the nightingale and accepts a jewelled, mechanical bird as a gift. Then the real nightingale escapes and flies away. And with it goes the

12.25 to 1.25 A Lakeland Overture Melvyn Bragg introduces this Christmas concert from St Andrew's Church, Penrith, the gateway to the Lake District. The concert begins with The Siegfried Idyll, composed by Wagner in his own Lake District, the shores of Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. Part two of the concert brings you the first public performance of • Howard Goodall's Land of the Lakes Suite. This is accompanied by shots of the Lake District, which reflect the beauty of the region, a source of inspiration for Howard Goodall. Music is performed by Northern Sinfonia, conducted by Richard Hickox. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER CLEM SHAW EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PAUL CORLEY PRODUCER/DIRECTOR MIKE FLORENCE Border Television Production

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'271e Gingerbread Man' (Colin Hurley) breaks into a song and dance. Tune in at 10.00.

4.20 Strike It Lucky

TVS 3.10pm Disney at Christmas: Dumbo The celebrated Disney cartoon about the little elephant Dumbo, who has big, big ears. When a young boy pokes fun at Dumbo's ears, the baby elephant's mother snatches up the boy and spanks him. As a result, she is locked up. leaving Dumbo to fend for himself. He is befriended by Timothy Mouse and they plan a sensational circus trick to make Dumbo famous and win his mother's release. See pages 12-19 Oracle subtitles page 888 Voices

Timothy Mc -ase Edward Brophy Herman Bing Ringmaster Cliff Edwards Jim Crow Sterling Holloway Stork Matnarch elephant Vema Felton SCREENPLAY JOE GRANT. DICK HUEMER DIRECTOR BEN SHARPSTEEN

MICHAEL BARRYMORE Michael Barrymore is the quiz master in this game show featuring up-todate technology and a lot of old-fashioned fun. Plus, of course, Michael's own brand of zany humour. RESEARCH SUE GREEN ASSOCIATE PRODUCER JOHN GRAHAM PRODUCER MAURICE LEONARD DIRECTOR BRIAN PENDERS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ROBERT LOUIS Thames Television Production

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science, the performers earnestly hope any child viewing the story for the first time will be as enchanted as their mums and dads were just a few Christmases ago. . . The narrator is Willie Rushton. Choreography by Nigel Lythgoe. Music director, Laurie Holloway. Original music composed by Laurie Holloway and Keith Strachen. Oracle subtitles page 888 Stepmother Baron Hardup Cinderella Buttons Prince Charming Dandini Himself Themselves

Danny La Rue Roy Kinnear Cheryl Baker Jimmy Cricket Michael Howe Brian Conley Basil Brush

Bob Carolgees and Spit the Dog

5.00 Cinderella THE SHOE MUST GO ON BY BARRY CRYER AND DICK VOSBURGH

DANNY LA RUE ROY ICINNEAR CHERYL BAKER JIMMY CRICKET MICHAEL HOWE BRIAN MURPHY ROY HUDD A star-studded version of Cinderella or The Shoe Must Go On — a traditional pantomime for an ever-changing world. Although small departures have been made due to modern

Faith Brown Fairy godmother Brian Murphy A mnesia Roy Hudd Magnesia John Wells Denis Thatcher Maggie Thatcher Steve Nallon Ross Davidson Himself Mike Reid Major D'Omo Judith Chalmers Herself Les Dennis Brokers m en Roy Walker Shaw Taylor Himself Jim Bowen Game show host Game show hostess Caroline Munro Mice: Roy Gayle, Tony Grifflths, Tony Parry, Stewart Avon Arnold. Dancers: Luke Batchelor. Karen De Beaufort, Kim Gavin. Sandra Easby, Jerry Manley. Karen Landau, Paul Shearstone, Claire Alexander, Gess Whitfield. Carol Hoffman, John Willett, Dina Michel. DESIGNER RICHARD PLUMB ASSOCIATE PRODUCER NIGEL CROWLE DIRECTOR/PRODUCER JON SCOFFIELD

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6.30 The James Bond Premiere: Never Say Never Again SEAN CONNERY KLAUS MARIA BRANDAUER MAX VON SYDOW BARBARA CARRERA First showing on television of the film that marked Sean

Connery's return to the role of James Bond. While relaxing at a health clinic, British Secret Agent 007 James Bond gets early warning of a plan to hold the world to ransom with a devastating act of nuclear terrorism. Behind the plan is his old enemy SPECTRE. Bond travels to the Bahamas and the South of France, pursued by the beautiful but deadly Fatima Blush, a SPECTRE assassin. Bond's undercover work leads him to the sinister Largo, one of the richest and most lethal men in the world, but he is unaware that the man behind the dastardly plan is his old enemy, Ernst Stavro Blofeld. . See pages 12-19 Oracle subtitles page 888 Sean Cannery James Bond Klaus Maria Brandauer Largo Max Von Sydow Blofeld Barbara Carrera Fatima Kim Basinger Domino Benue Casey Leiter

Alec McCowen Edward Fox

Small-Fawcett Rowan Atkinson Miss Moneypenny Pamela Salem Lady in Bahamas Valerie Leon Milow Kirek Kovacs Pat Roach

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Lord A mbrose Anthony Sharp Patricia Fearing Prunella Gee Capt Jack Petachi

Cavan O'Herlihy Ronald Pickup Elliott Robert Rietty I Italian ministers l Guido Adorni Vincent Marzello Culpepper Number Five Christopher Reich Capt Pedersen Billy J Mitchell Gen Miller Manning Redwood Anthony Van Laast Kurt Saslda Cohen Tanugi Nicole French minister Sylvia Marriott Bouncer at casino Dan Meaden

Doctor at Shrublands

Michael Medwin

Nurse at Shrublands Lucy Hornak Porter at Shrublands

9.00 A Duty Free Christmas

10.00 ITN News

BY ERIC CHAPPELL AND JEAN WARR

10.10 Movie Premiere: Agatha Christie's Dead Man's Folly

KEITH BARRON GWEN TAYLOR JOANNA VAN GYSEGHEM NEIL STACY Special Christmas edition of this situation comedy. David persuades Amy to spend a Christmas holiday in Spain. By an extraordinary stroke of coincidence, Linda and Robert have booked into the same hotel, David continues his amorous pursuit of Linda. Music Peter Knight, Robert Hartley. See page 82 Oracle subtitles page 888 Keith Barron Gwen Taylor

Cook at Shrublands

David Pearce A my Pearce Linda Cochran

Tony Alleff A uctioneer Paul Tucker Ship's steward Brenda Kempner Masseuse Receptionist at health spa

Neil Stacy Robert Cochran Carlos Douglas Carlos Sir Stonleigh-Jackson John Barron Lady Stonleigh-Jackson

Derek Deadman Joanna Dickens

Ship's captain SCREENPLAY LORENZO SEMPLE JR DIRECTOR IRVIN KERSHNER

Jill Meager Roy Bowe

Joanna Van Gyseghem

Darnaris Hayman DESIGNER COLIN PIGOTT DIRECTOR LES CHATFIELD PRODUCER VERNON LAWRENCE

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A makebelieve murder hunt game at a country estate turns into macabre reality for famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. And before the 'game' is over there will be more deaths and a man returns from the 'dead' to add to the pieces of the puzzle.. . See pages 12-19 Peter Ustinov Hercule Poirot Jean Stapleton Mrs Oliver Mrs Folhott Constance Cummings Sir George Stubbs Tim Pigott-Smith

Jonathan Cecil Hastings Kenneth Cranham Insp Bland Miss Brewis Susan Wooldridge A lec Legge Christopher Guard Jeff Yagher Eddie South Hattie Stubbs Nicolette Sheridan with Ralph Arliss, Caroline Langrishe TELEPLAY ROD BROWNING FROM THE NOVEL BY AGATHA CHRISTIE DIRECTOR CLIVE DONNER

12.00 Silent Night with Josè Carreras A programme of songs for the festive season sung by Jose Carreras..

12.35am Company

James Bond (Sean Connery) and Domino (K im Basinger) lead their enemies a dance and take an exotic ride to adventure in Never Say Never Again', 6.30,

On Christmas Day Christians remember that 'God is with us. He is no less present to those of the Jewish faith, and in this programme Peter Timms, Adrian and Bridget Plass and Madeleine Dawson are joined by Rabbi Hugo Gryn to celebrate God's presence in the world. followed by

Closedown

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5.50 The Snowman

Enjoy one of W alt Disney's most delightful flights of fancy with baby elephant Durnbo'.

BY RAYMOND BRIGGS

1.25pm Hellzapoppin' OLSEN AND JOHNSON

This compendium -"my of chaos is a Hollywood comedy classic. Olsen and Johnson are two stage hands who would like to help the romance of a rich, young playwright. In the process, they make such a shambles of his new stage production that it becomes a huge success as one of the most screwball shows in history. -

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Ole Ole Olsen Chic Chic Johnson Betty Martha Raye Quimby Hugh Herbert Kitty Jane Frazee Jeff Robert Paige Pepi Mischa Auer SCREENPLAY NAT PERRIN. WARREN WILSON DIRECTOR H C POTTER

3.00 Gloriana SARAH WALKER ANTHONY ROLFE JOHNSON

The English National Opera's acclaimed production of Benjamin Britten's opera, recorded live at the London Coliseum, introduced by Lord Harewood. Elizabeth I never forgot that she was Queen and that as a woman she had to show that she could rule with no less authority than a man. Gloriana depicts the conflict of duty and personal love in the tragic relationship of the ageing Queen and the brilliant young Earl of Essex. Commissioned for the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953 Gloriana has been freshly revealed by this production as a blend of passionate music, pageantry and psychological intensity. Conducted by Mark Elder. Stage director is Colin Graham. •

Queen Elimbeth I Sarah Walker Earl of Essex Anthony Rolfe Johnson Frances Countess of Facex Jean Rigby Sir W alter Raleigh Richard Van Allan Lord Mountjoy Neil Howlett Penelope, Lady Rich Elizabeth Vaughan Sir Robert Cecil Alan Opie TV DIRECTOR DEREK BAILEY P.M A rts Production

David Pearce (K eith Barron) and wife Amy (Gwen Taylor) go back to Spain for 'A Duty Free Christmas'.

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Cheryl Baker (left) as 'Cinderella' with Faith Brown, Danny La Rue, Roy K innear, Roy Hudd and Brian Murphy in evergreen pantomime.

Another chance to see this awardwinning animated film. It's Christmas Eve and the snow is falling. A time for magic. A little boy races outside to build a snowman, Later when everyone's asleep, the snowman comes alive and he and the boy fly off to the North Pole to meet a Very Important Person. The special flying sequence was animated by Stephen Weston and Robin White. Music by Howard Blake.

5.40 The Queen The Queen addresses the Commonwealth. Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing

THE POETRY AND LANDSCAPE OF SORLEY MACLEAN

Sorley MacLean, recognised as an outstanding literary figure in Scotland, is perhaps the most important writer of Scottish Gaelic for more than 200 years. This film presents a selection of poems with discussion of his work by MacLean. Commentary is by Lewis poet lain Crichton-Smith. There are English subtitles for Gaelic sequences. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS BARBARA GRIGOR, MURRAY GRIGOR PRODUCER BILL BURROWS EDITOR RUSSELL FENTON WRITER/DIRECTOR TIMOTHY NEAT Island House Film W orkshop Production

720 News Summary and Weather followed by

Vladimir Horowitz — The Last Romantic An intimate portrait of widely acclaimed pianist Vladimir Horowitz. In the many scenes between Horowitz and his wife Wanda (daughter of conductor Arturo Toscanini) their personal history, including friendships with Rachmaninov and Scriabin, is brought to life. Horowitz plays music by Bach, Chopin, Liszt, Moszkowski, Mozart, Schubert and Schumann, as well as that of his special friends. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PETER GELB PRODUCER SUSAN FROEMKE DIRECTORS DAVID MAYSLES ALBERT MAYSLES Cami V ideo Production

9.00 The Importance of Being Earnest

12.10 to 12.40am Rejoice

WENDY HILLER

Candy Devine introduces a special edition of Rejoice reflecting the Christmas message.

A classic performance by Dame Wendy Hiller in Oscar Wilde's memorable play set in the Nineties. See page 87

PRODUCER ROBIN RODDIE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR JOHN McDONALD Ulster Television Production

Lady Bracknell Wendy Hiller John W orthing JP Gary Bond A lgernon Moncrieff Jeremy Clyde Gwendolen Fairfax Gabrielle Drake Cecily Cardew Ann Thornton Miss Prism Rosamund Greenwood Rev Canon Chasuble DD Henry Moxon Lane Alan Hay Merriman Sydney Arnold Footman David Matthews PRODUCER TERENCE DONOVAN DIRECTOR MICHAEL LINDSAY-HOGG Terence Donovan & Consolidated Production

11.10 Eric Clapton and Friends A special Tube Christmas treat starring one of Rock's great guitar heroes — Eric Clapton, in concert at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre. Clapton rips through a wealth of material, from Cream classics such as W hite Room and Crossroads to brand new songs from his up-coming LP A ugust. Joining him on stage is another of rock's great musicians, drummer Phil Collins. See page 80 SERIES PRODUCER JOHN GWYN PRODUCER KEN SCHOFIELD EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MALCOLM GERRIE DIRECTOR GAVIN TAYLOR Tyne Tees Television Production

Gwendoline Fairfax (Gabrielle Drake) in W ilde's classic comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest'.

Get into the seasonal swing with sensational sounds from ace guitarist Eric Clapton and Friends, who'll really rock you at 11.10.

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7.00 TV-am WACADAY Special

John Owen returns to choir school after an unhappy Easter holiday at home. He is not pleased that he has been chosen as the Beekeeper, a traditional post which involves singing a solo. But he stumbles into an old mystery when he discovers the secret of the first Beekeeper. See pages 12-19

TIMMY MALLETT MICHAELA STRACHAN Start your Boxing Day celebrations early and join Timmy Mallen and Michaela Strachan for a fun-packed cracker of a show. There's an exciting full length adventure from the ever-changing Gobots and a look back at the best child acts from Timmy's talent spot Anything You Can Do. There's a chance to see The W ide A wake Club's winning Song for Christmas performed by the Mini Pops at a special carol concert at the Royal Albert Hall. And we take a look at Michaela's audition to become WAC's fifth presenter. Tune in for the snooker showdown of the year when the two winners of WAC's Short Snooker Championships come together to battle it out for the title. Watch out for WACADAY feature Timmy Talks to the Animals and there's another chance to see what happens when Timmy learns to ride.

9.35 Rainbow Christmas Special The Rainbow team — Geoffrey Hayes, Stanley Bates, Jane Tucker, Rod Burton, Freddy Marks and Roy Skelton — present their own Christmas pantomime. There's Dame Bungle and her son Geoffrey with fun and jokes; Zippy the yellow dwarf up to all kinds of tricks; Rod, Jane and Freddy with music and songs; and George the Rainbow fairy to make sure all's well that ends well. Puppeteers are Ronnie le Drew and Malcolm Lord. WRITER STANLEY BATES RESEARCH PETER BAILEY DIRECTOR ANDREW THOMAS PRODUCER LESLEY BURGESS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CHARLES WARREN Thames Television Production

9.50 Emu at Christmas ROD HULL CAROL LEE SCOTT SUSAN MAUGHAN CARL WAYNE FREDDIE STEVENS Children from the Corona Stage School King Boggle, Princess Hortensia and the faithful Odd Job John arrive at the Pink Windmill in time to save Emu from

Witch Grotbags, only to find themselves captured. Music director is Colin Campbell and choreographer is Alan Harding. Written and devised by Rod Hull. DESIGNER NORMAN SMITH DIRECTOR/PRODUCER COLIN CLEWS Central Production

10.30 Disney at Christmas: Escape to Witch Mountain

EDDIE ALBERT RAY MILLAND Tia and Tony Malone, two mysterious orphans, join the Pine Woods Children's Home, where their superhuman powers of levitation, precognition and telepathy arouse the suspicion of other pupils. Multi-millionaire Aristotle Bolt, searching for clairvoyants to help expand his resources, uses forged documents to remove the children from the school. But imprisoned at Bolt's luxurious estate, Tia and Tony refuse to put their powers at his disposal. See pages 12-19 Jason O'Day Eddie Albert A ristotle Bolt Ray Milland Lucas Donald Pleasance Tia Malone Kim Richards Tony Malone Ike Eisenmann Sheriff Purdy Walter Barnes Mrs Grindley Reta Shaw Uncle Bene Denver Pyle A strologer•Alfred Ryder Ubermann Lawrence Montaigne Biff Jenkins Terry Wilson Grocer George Chandler Truck Dermot Downs Gum Shepherd Sanders

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Aided by Jason (Eddie Albert), young Tia (K im Richards) and Tony (Ike Eisenmann) `Escape to W itch Mountain:

12.15 Athletics '86 This has been a vintage year for British athletics and here's a chance to relive many of its great moments. Athletes such as Roger Black, Linford Christie and Fatima Whitbread have emerged to add to the established high quality of Steve Cram, Seb Coe, Steve Ovett and Daley Thompson. Highlights from ITV and Channel Four's coverage include action from the European Championships, and a look at some of the year's world-recordbreaking performances. Also, there's a competition to test your athletics knowledge. Reporters are Jim Rosenthal, Alan Parry and Peter Matthews. PRODUCTION TEAM ANDREW DRUMMOND, ANTONY BAINES DEPUTY EDITOR NEIL BOWKER EDITOR RICHARD WORTH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RICHARD RUSSELL DIRECTOR/PRODUCER JOHN DAVIS Independent Television Sport Production

1.20 ITN News 1.25 The Royal Day ALASTAIR BURNET Another chance to see highlights from the Royal Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. Among the memorable moments are the bride, and her father Maj Ronald Ferguson, leaving Clarence House in the Glass Coach and arriving at Westminster Abbey, extracts from the

marriage ceremony, the

happy couple on the balcony of Buckingham Palace and the honeymoon departure. Join Alastair Burnet for a round-up of all the pageantry and excitement. PRODUCER MIKE TOWNSON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BARRIE SALES Thames Television Production

2.10 to 4.30 Disney at Christmas: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1868: Shipping in the Pacific is being attacked and sunk by an unknown creature of frightening power. The 'Abraham Lincoln', an armed frigate, is dispatched by the US government to investigate. The 'monster' turns out to be a highly advanced submarine called 'Nautilus' which destroys the frigate easily. Ned Land, a harpooner, Professor Pierre Aronnax, a famous authority on undersea life, and Conseil, his assistant, are rescued by the mysterious Captain Nemo, a stern genius who plans to destroy the world.. See pages 12-19

John Owen Oliver Hicks Iddingley Rory Macfarguhar Madiligton Peter Cosmetatos Dubnet James Mills Tervithic Milo Twomey Tune Hugh Hastings Dr Sunderland Frank Middlemass Mr A rdent (headmaster) Jack May Mr Sutton Charles Lewsen Bishop Douglas Storm Mrs Owen Petra Davies SCREENPLAY COLIN FINBOW, FROM A BOOK BY WILLIAM MAYNE DIRECTOR COLIN FINBOW Children's Film Unit Production

11.00 Theresa at the Palace BY TONY SCHUMACHER

The story of Theresa, a young country girl who is taken on as a 'companion' to a lonely, spoilt princess, Isabella, living in an isolated castle in 19th-century Germany. Isabella Katja Augustin Theresa Christine Schock Count Martin Schwab Countess Claudia Butenuth PRODUCER SIBYLLE STORKENBAUM Bavaria A telier Production

A Christmas cartoon in which a young boy called Sam creeps into Santa Claus' sack. When Santa finds Sam, he decides to take him back to his own home for a Christmas party. When it is finally time for Sam to leave, Santa gives him a special present — a pocket watch. Narrated by Willie Rushton,

1.00 to 3.00 Channel 4 Racing from Kempton Park

Introduced by Brough Scott In 1985, Wayward Lad won the King George VI Chase for an unprecedented third time. A fourth victory in this jumping 'classic' would be one of the most extraordinary achievements in the history of the sport. This year he's likely to be opposed by 1986 Gold Cup winner Forgive 'N' Forget. 1.10 Butlin's Feltham Novices' Chase (3m) 1.40 Wings Stayers H'cap Hurdle (3m) 2.15 King George VI Rank Chase (3m)

2.45 Haven Novices' Hurdle (2m 41) Race commentator is Graham Goode, paddock commentator John Oaksey. Lnterviews by Derek Thompson, with betting and results from John Tyrrel and John McCririck. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MARK JACKSON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ANDREW FRANKLIN DIRECTOR BOB GARDAM Thames Television Production

Oracle subtitles page 888 Ned Land Kirk Douglas Capt Nemo James Mason Prof A ronnax Paul Lukas Conseil Peter Lorre Mate on Nautilus' Robert J John Howard Carleton Young Capt Farragut Ted De Corsia Diver Percy Helton SCREENPLAY EARL FELTON BASED ON THE BOOK BY JULES VERNE DIRECTOR RICHARD FLEISCHER

Princess Isabella (K atja Augustin), Count (Martin Schwab) and Countess (Claudia Butenuth) in 'Theresa at the Palace': 11.00.

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A forbidden love. Jayne Torsi!' and Christopher Dean star in 'Fire & Ice, 7.30.

TVS 4.30 Name That Tune Special LIONEL BLAIR MAGGIE MOONE ANGELA RIPPON MIKE READ Alan Braden and his Orchestra A special Christmas edition of the popular music quiz, with all the money won being donated to children's charities. Playing the game will be Angela Rippon and disc jockey Mike Read. Partnering Angela and Mike will be two contestants, both of whom have previously won cars on the show. They are Kay Bywater from Burton-on-Trent and Larry Walker from Leighton Buzzard. Music associate is Ray Monk. Music director and consultant is Alan Braden. DESIGNER ALISON WRATTEN PRODUCER/DIRECTOR DAVID CLARK Thames Television Production

5.00 ITN News and Sport 5.15 The James Bond Film: The Spy Who Loved Me

sea. On this occasion 007 finds himself working alongside an attractive Russian agent named Anya Amasova who similarly has been detailed by her government to foil Stromberg. The immediate quest is for a vital piece of microfilm... See pages 12-19 Oracle subtitles page 898 Roger Moore James Bond Barbara Bach A nya A masova Curt Jurgens Stromberg Richard Kiel Jaws Caroline Munro Naomi Walter Gotell Gen Gaga! Minister of Defence Geoffrey Keen Bernard Lee M George Baker Capt Benson Michael Billington Sergei Olga Bisera Felicca Desmond Llewelyn Vernon Dobtcheff Max Kalba Nadim Sawalha Fekkesh SCREENPLAY CHRISTOPHER WOOD, RICHARD MAIBAUM FROM THE NOVEL BY IAN FLEMING DIRECTOR LEWIS GILBERT

7.30 Fire & Ice

world, Olympic or European ice skating finalists with the other dancers drawn from Britain's top ballet companies, including the Royal Ballet. This production is the first which combines ice dance with real dance, the ballet dancers performing on the ice in specially designed shoes. Music by Carl Davis, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Choreography by Graeme Murphy.

8.30 A Christmas Night of One Hundred Stars

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Claudie Algeranove Queen Christopher Dean Prince Keeper of the Flame Stephen Beagley Courtiers: Stewart Avon Arnold, Claire Bayliss, Salome Brunner, Leslie Bryant, Tammy Crowson, Linda Gibbs, Liz Gilbert, Barry Hagan, Robin James, Kelly Johnson, Nicola Keen. Shaun McGill, Lea Ann Miller, Tim Spain, Edmund Strike

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9.45 ITN News 10.00 A Christmas Night of One Hundred Stars

Robert Hays Ted Striker Julie Hagerty Elaine Lloyd Bridges lvfcCroskey Chuck Connors Surge William Shatner Murdock Peter Graves Capt Oveur Chad Everett Simon Sonny Bono Joe Salucci Raymond Bun Judge John Dehner Commissioner Rip Torn Kruger Kent McCord Unger James A Watson, Jr Dunn Stephen Stucker Jacobs John Vernon Dr Stone SCREENPLAY/DIRECTOR KEN FINKLEMAN

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* London Palladium in _A_ which stars from the Pk world of entertainment perform in a lavish * production in aid of Help the Aged. Come with them through the world of pantomime and enjoy * Cinderella, A laddin, Mother Goose, Dick 1r W hittington, Jack and the • Beanstalk, Goldilocks and The Three Bears • and Snow W hite and the lir Seven Dwarfs Join the stars for a musical Christmas party and rock , around the Christmas lir tree. Celebrate on • Broadway with some of your favourite showstoppers and come to an old-fashioned Christmas card finale in Dickensian * London. Also appearing are The Alan Harding * Dancers and Alyn , Ainsworth and his "111( Orchestra.

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Ice: Barry Hagan King Jayne Torvill Princess Shaun McGill Magician Salome Brunner Messenger Courtiers: Karen Barber, Gary Beacom, Tammy Crowson, Wayne Deweyert, Billy Fauver, Gia Guddat, Kelly Johnson, Kristen Lowery, Lea Ann Miller, Stephen Pickavance, Rainer Schoenborn, Marianne Van Bommel COSTUMES STEPHEN ADNITT LIGHTING JOHN FYFE MAKE-UP JANIS GOULD DESIGNER MICHAEL SEYMOUR PRODUCERS NICK ELLIOTT, MICHAEL LINNIT DIRECTOR TOM GUTTERIDGE L W T Production

Roger Moore, as agent 007, ducks out of trouble and into another round of villain-bashing action in 'The James Bond Film': 5.15.

The sequel to the box-office hit comedy A irplane! The first lunar shuttle to fly out of a commercial terminal is preparing for take-off. Ted Striker, the project's top test pilot, convinced that the shuttle needs further testing, has escaped from a mental home and boards the shuttle with its motley crew of passengers... See pages 12-19

JAYNE TORVILL CHRISTOPHER DEAN ROGER MOORE BARBARA BACH Torvill and Dean, the CURT JURGENS world's most exciting RICHARD KEEL and acclaimed ice dancers, star in a fantasy Top British love story conceived agent James especially for television. Bond is once They play two people again called upon to from opposite worlds save humanity. A shipping magnate named who meet and fall into a deep and forbidden love Stromberg dreams of destroying the world and which threatens to destroy them. Most of creating a new the performers are civilisation beneath the

11.15 Movie Premiere: Airplane II The Sequel

The combined talents of the big names of entertainment go on parade in a showbusiness spectacular: 'A Christmas Night of One Hundred Stars' at 8.30.

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3.00pm Tennis THE DAVIS CUP FINAL Australia v Sweden Australia and Sweden meet in the final of the Davis Cup, sponsored by NEC. In Australia early today the first two singles rubbers were played featuring Pat Cash and Paul McNamee for Australia and, probably Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg for Sweden. Further coverage tomorrow and Sunday. Reporter is Simon Reed.

The stars arrive: Carol singers at the Palladium — THE ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY Opening sequence:

He Need a Little Christmas from Mame performed by PADDLE O'NEILL AND THE CAROL SINGERS

THE WORLD OF PANTOMIME Cinderella JANET DIBLEY Ugly Sisters GORDON and BUNNY JAY Buttons STU FRANCIS Aladdin ANITA HARRIS Abanazar GORDON HONEYCOMBE Mother Goose CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS Jack and the Beanstalk JENNY LOGAN The Giant MICHAEL KILGARRIFF Goldilocks SARAH PAYNE PADDLE O'NEILL Three Bears GARETH MARKS { GRAHAM FLETCHER Dick Whittington TONY ADAMS His Cat DEREK HOLT Snow White DANA and the Seven Dwarfs

PRODUCER MIKE WILMOT Cheerleader Production

7.05 News 5.00 The Queen and Her Summary and Weather Ceremonial followed by Horses

Speciality act from Hungary: LAZSEY ENDRES ROGER DE COURCEY AND NOOKIE THE BEAR At the Cage Aux Folles: GEORGE HEARN, DENNIS QUILLEY AND THE LA CAGE AUX FOLLES COMPANY THE COPY CATS: ALLAN STEWART, AIDAN J HARVEY, ANDREW O'CONNOR, MIKE OSMAN, HILARY O'NEIL, CHERYL TAYLOR Hollywood and Broadway: RICHARD CLAYDERMAN NORMAN COLLIER

A WHITE CHRISTMAS Happy Holiday, performed by TIM FLAVIN, MARTI WEBB, MARTI CAINE, LORNA DALLAS, SU POLLARD and SACHA DISTEL

ROCK AROUND CHRISTMAS with GARY WILMOT, GRACE KENNEDY, CLARKE PETERS, SINITTA, LON SATTON, PEARLY GATES, HELEN GELZER, MIQUEL BROWN, PATTI BOULAYE THE INSPIRATIONAL CHOIR singing Higher and Higher JOE LONGTHORNE presents CHRISTMAS WITH THE STARS

The Best of Times is Now from La Cage A ux Folles ROY WALKER

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM BROADWAY BARBARA COOK, GEORGE HEARN ELAINE STRITCH JOHNNY MATHIS and HENRY MANCINI

FINALE JAMES RAINBIRD (soprano), THE BOYS CHOIR OF CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL, OXFORD, MOIRA ANDERSON, THE ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY and ... THE ENTIRE COMPANY

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PETER WILLIAMS THE STORY OF THE ROYAL MEWS At the heart of so many royal occasions involving horses — be it a Coronation, Silver Jubilee, royal wedding — lies the skill of the staff of the Royal Mews. Their headquarters are behind Buckingham Palace and it is there that the Crown Equerry oversees the day-to-day running of this part of Britain's heritage. Peter Williams tells the story of the people, the horses and the priceless carriages. Oracle subtitles page 888 Previously shown on ITV DIRECTOR TONY SEARLE PRODUCER PETER WILLIAMS TVS Production

6.00 The Pleasure Gardens — Vauxhall Revisited RERI GRIST DONALD GROBE A high-spirited recreation of life in the spectacular Vauxhall pleasure gardens on the banks of the Thames during their 18th-century heyday. The gardens, which no longer exist, were a centre of fashionable London life, Our guides perform popular and bawdy' songs of the time and present dramatised sequences of life in the gardens. Finally they take a balloon trip and have a spectacular view of the gardens. DIRECTOR PETER WINDGASSEN RM A rts/Bayenscher Rundfunk Produceon

Stairs Stairs go one of two ways — up or down. Have you ever stopped to consider what life would be like without them? How would stars make great entrances, or royalty descend on great occasions? How would the Pope come down, symbolically, from heaven to kiss the tarmac, or sports stars collect their medals? In the movies, so many great scenes would not have been possible without the humble staircase. In fact, when you think about it, life is a bit like an endless staircase which we are all trying to get to the top of... but that's another storey. This programme takes a light hearted look at the role of stairs in the movies, in life and also in our dreams. PRODUCER/DIRECTOR ELIZABETH WOOD W oodfilm Production

7.35 The Works BY KERRY CRABBE

GLENN SHERWOOD It's Davey's first job — but his initiation into the world of work has its unexpected and comic side. Music by Michael Storey. Davey W illiams Glenn Sherwood Sam Dafydd Hywel Miss Paw Iola Gregory Mr Frazer Brinley Jenkins Harry Glen Davies Basil Alun ap Brinley Miss Price Catrin Llwyd Mr Morgan 011y Williams A lun Rose Kevin Staples PRODUCER LINDA JAMES DIRECTOR STEPHEN BAYLY • Red Rooster Films/S4C

9.00 L'Heure Espagnole Ravel's witty short opera about the Spanish clockrnaker's wife who entertains her lovers in and around the clocks while her husband is out. This French recording uses clocks and dramatic video effects. Armin Jourdan conducts the Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France. Concepcion Elizabeth Laurence Torquemada Michel Senechal 'nig° Corner Francois Loup Ramiro Gino Quilico Gonzalve Tibere Raffalli DIRECTOR FRANCOIS PORCILE Radio-France 3/INA Production

10.00 Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey BY DAVID I-IANSEN, PAUL OWEN

MATT FREWER DAVE EDMUNDS BOB GELDOF TINA TURNER Live and direct from Max's own fireside — and Max knows you just won't be able to resist this huge fat bird. Yes, if it's got anything to do with Christmas, then Max will be reaching in and pulling it out of the parson's nose of his turkey — music, kids from all nations, choirs, and really wacky guests including Dave Edmunds, Bob Geldof and Tina Turner. Plus Max's new Christmas

10.45 The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time? The folk singing group The W eavers were the musical conscience of the generation that grew up under the shadow of Senator McCarthy and the blacklist. They topped the charts during the early Fifties with songs like Goodnight Irene and Tzena Tzena and created an awareness of the social and political power of songs. They were blacklisted as 'communists' and became bntouchables' as far as the media was concerned. They made a comeback with a concert at the Carnegie Hall in 1955. In 1980 Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Fred Hallerman and Lee Hays were reunited for one last time at another concert. This film tells their story over the past 30 years. DIRECTOR JAMES BROWN PRODUCER GEORGE STONEY

12.05 to 1.35am It Came From Outer Space A strange object lands in the Arizona Desert, and is buried in a landslide. Is it a meteor or a space-craft? If the latter, can its inhabitants have already escaped? Made in black and white

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Queen of Hol clod Meals the show by Lesley Salisbury in Hollywood

IT WAS the highlight of the Duke and Duchess of Kent's 1985 Los Angeles visit, an elite gathering of old money and old manners. But this night was different. Only a handful of hardy Brits lingered at the bar as the Americans stationed themselves by the door, peeking out every now and then to whispers of: 'Has she arrived yet?' Nothing like the royals to impress Hollywood, we thought smugly. Then the buzz grew. 'She's here.' The room went silent. . . and in walked Elizabeth Taylor. The crowd took in every detail: the drink she ordered was a ginger ale; the continued on page 54

Seductive Liz Taylor in her 200,000-dollar-a-day role in Worth and South, Sunday, Monday, 21 and 22 December, ITV.

Ma There11 one more, says Liz continued from page 52 tipped cigarette a Salem (The one habit I still can't break'); the hair fashionably streaked; the make-up suntanned and professional; the dress plunging, Gone W ith the W ind satin; her weight no more than eight and a half stone; her figure stunning; the jewellery, diamonds. Lots of them. When the Duke and Duchess arrived a few minutes later Elizabeth Taylor, 'once the Princess of MGM, now the reigning Queen of Hollywood', as someone accurately put it, was holding court in a circle of admirers, her trusty escort Roddy McDowall introducing people to her then gently easing them away so others could take their place. It was a performance straight out of the royal book of etiquette. With one difference: in this room Elizabeth Taylor was queen bee. The Duchess of Kent, tactfully working another corner of the room, did not intrude, and Elizabeth did not approach her. It wasn't until guests were fanfared into dinner that the two met - and then it was the Duchess who, looking genuinely thrilled, made her way over to Elizabeth, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, and said: 'I do love your films.' This night's excitement was little different from the near hysteria that Elizabeth Taylor generates wherever she goes. A month before the royal dinner I saw a Hollywood audience of 3000 people her co-workers, big names - go wild when she arrived at a benefit dinner she had helped organise for AIDS sufferers. There was pandemonium as she mingled with stars such as Gregory Peck, Shirley MacLaine, Burt Lancaster and Burt Reynolds, but she remained calm and composed. A few weeks later, at a film tribute to her in New York, traffic came to a standstill as hundreds of fans milled about the hotel. The ever-loyal

Roddy McDowall, when asked to explain the emotion of the occasion, said: 'Elizabeth is herself an occasion - a bona fide movie star.' Elizabeth Taylor is less an actress, more an event. About this she has no illusions, despite 44 years on film, stage and television. Her latest TV role is in the American Civil War saga North and South (Sunday 21 December and Monday 22 December, ITV),

playing a madam in a New Orleans brothel - at the going rate madams can only dream about: 200,000 dollars a day. She has won two Oscars (for Butterfield 8, made in 1960, and W ho's A fraid of V irginia W oolf?, in 1966) and made 55 feature films. She seems to enjoy adding to the image, to get a kick out of playing Elizabeth Taylor the movie star, the legend. As well as the enormous salary for North and South, she demanded - and got a private jet to fly her and her entourage down to

Men who figure in Liz Taylor's life: Roddy McDowall (top) and Robert W agner, her co-star in There Must Be A Pony' (1986). Charleston, South Carolina; hotel suites in the city's most expensive hotel; limousines; her choice of jewellery to wear on screen; and her personal make-up man. On set she acted like an old-time star. 'They don't make them like her any

with hers but they swear they have only ever been 'good friends'. Their fans, and some friends, would like nothing more than to see them marry. But they are treating Hollywood's current attempts at matchmaking - which started when they co-starred in a recent TV movie There Must Be A Pony - as a huge joke. Following Elizabeth Taylor's life is a little like following a bouncing ball: husbands, hospitals, dramas and diamonds, collapses and comebacks. It's this uncanny power of survival, of beating the odds, that sets her apart. Many actors and actresses she worked with did not have the same instinct for survival. The late writer Truman Capote once compared Elizabeth to Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland: 'There was a common thread, an emotional extremism,,a dangerously greater need to be loved than to love. . â&#x20AC;˘' Monroe and Garland, he said, had yearned more,' said one of to go over the horizon, the crew, adding, as beyond some darker he peevishly rainbow' Elizabeth brushed her peke's never has. 'I'm not hairs off her costume that type.' and wig, that he was She will be 55 on 27 truly grateful for that. February 1987. A mother But the crowds who of four, grandmother of gathered to watch five, dutiful daughter to a her work were there mother she adores, she is to sigh over surrounded these days, as Elizabeth Taylor the always, by friends and legend. family, long-time loyal 'I'd wait all day employees, human and just to get a look at animal strays. She is her eyes,' said 'rarely alone', and when Yolanda Davies, one she is she finds herself of Charleston's enjoying it - 'for the first leading socialites. time in my life'. She 'She's the biggest would like to remarry; thing to hit this city.' says, in fact, she is sure Even residents she will marry one more who complained time - 'but only once about dirt in their more, and boy, it's streets ceased going to be right. I'm when they were told taking no chances. No who would step in the dirt. more chances.' Just what is it about There have been seven Elizabeth Taylor that marriages and six reduces grown men and husbands, four of whom women to whimpering (Nicky Hilton, Michael idiots? Robert Wagner Wilding, Mike Todd and thinks he has the answer. Richard Burton) are dead. 'She has survived a lot of She says she doesn't like crises and everyone loves to look back but at times a survivor,' says the man she can't help it. Her life who is something of a even surprises her at survivor himself. He and times. But not, she Taylor have known each has to admit, as other for nearly 40 years. much as it Like all the actors she has surprises and worked with, his name has fascinates been romantically linked other people. 20 December-2 January 1987 TVTIMES

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The Top 10 choice is yours. On this page we offer you some memoryjoggers of 1986. Who will win the vote for the Favourite Male and Female Personalities, for instance? Terry Wogan and Anne Diamond were last years choices. There are plenty of contenders. Des O'Connor, Bruce Forsyth, Harry Secombe, Anneka Rice and Cilia Black must be among the favourites. Remember that when voting in other categories you can also nominate them as your Favourite TV Personalities. For example, you could vote for Anton Rodgers and Julia McKenzie in Fresh Fields or John Thaw in Home To Roost (to name two top shows in the category of Favourite Comedy Performances) and also list the actors as your Favourite Personalities. Favourite sports stars, singers, the best actor and actress, and favourite game show hosts, such as Ted Rogers of 3-2-1, could also get your Personality vote. There may even be a top TV name lurking in a drama series, such as Peter Egan in Paradise Postponed, or First A mong Equals stars James Faulkner. David Robb, Jeremy Child and Tom Wilkinson. Could Sir' Bob Geldof, honoured last year with a TVTimes Special Award for the inspiration of Live Aid, be both Favourite Personality and Singer? Last year, golden oldie Cliff Richard got your verdict as Favourite Singer, and there's a glittering line-up of contenders again this year, including Madonna, Paul Young, singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh, Prince, Janet Jackson and Samantha Fox; plus groups such as Five Star, Status Quo, Queen, The Pet Shop Boys, The Housemartins and The Eurythmics. And don't forget to include your Favourite TV Commercial choice.

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SINCE he has been working on the new Jack Rosenthal play Day to Remember (Sunday 21 December, C4), George Cole has been interested in testing out his memory. In the play he portrays a man who is suffering from the after effects of a stroke and can't remember what he said five minutes before or if he has just eaten a meal. Cole prides himself on a good memory. 'I forget the odd name and I'm not good on phone numbers, but I've always been able to remember lines. The worse memory lapse I can recall happened three years ago when I forgot to pick up my son. Two and a half hours later, I jumped in the car and raced to the place where he was waiting. He was very good about it. He had assumed that the car had broken down. `I would hate to be like the character in the play. His wife can't leave him alone in case he gets a panic attack.' The wife is played by Rosemary Leach, who also prides herself on her memory. 'Once, I was very ill in hospital and they gave me morphine. For about two months afterwards, I had great difficulty TVTIMES 20 December-2 January .1987

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days in remembering lines. A doctor explained that memory loss is a residual effect of taking morphine. Very distressing.' The plot of Day To Remember takes place over the Christmas season and was filmed in November, just as George Cole and Rosemary Leach were thinking about their Christmases. Says Cole: 'I love the presents side of Christmas, but since Minder, shopping has been a problem. People recognise me and I make very slow progress.' The aspect of Christmas he least enjoys is the food. 'I hate Christmas lunch - I have a nice steak instead.' Rosemary Leach is at complete variance with him over this. She says: 'It's the presents side I don't like. Christmas is so commercialised - presents should be mere tokens.' On the other hand, Rosemary enjoys Christmas cooking. 'I always do a cake and a pud. The other thing I love is carol singing. My father was an organist in the village church, and it reminds me of holly and the wonderful smell of polished wooden pews.' Jane Ennis

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with the slogan 'Pass the Parcel to the Old and Needy', has appealed throughout December for presents for old people in need, centred around 10 cities up and down the country. Lions Club volunteers have been manning the collection points, while The W ide A wake Club presenters and weather girl Wincey Willis have been visiting the cities, encouraging people and businesses to donate presents. The city which collects

the most presents will be declared Britain's Most Caring City. There will be a final festive summing-up on 22 December in Good Morning Britain. In previous years, more than a quarter of a million presents have been distributed. In the three days before Christmas Good Morning Britain will have its usual mix of news and guests, introduced by Anne. It will be followed on these mornings by WACADAY , with its fun and frolics. The Christmas morning

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edition of Good Morning Britain will be a special live show - a bumper breakfast beano with a sleigh-full of special guests. Impressionist Faith Brown will be making sure it's a family affair. 'My daughter, Danielle, and my husband, Len, were both on the show with me last year, and we enjoyed it so much,' she says. 'There was a fabulous atmosphere.' Danielle, aged eight, will be doing a duet with her mum this year. Getting up early for the show won't bother her. 'We'll probably have to be out of bed about five,' says Faith. 'But I doubt that Danielle will have slept anyway she'll be excited about her presents! Last year, none of us got any sleep. I

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bought my husband a fancy alarm clock, which I wrapped carefully and put with all the other presents under the tree. The alarm went off in the night and I unwrapped almost all the presents before I could find the right one to switch off!' Of course, all the Good Morning Britain team will be up at the crack of dawn to take part - Anne, _Jimmy Greaves, Gordon Honeycombe, Wincey Willis and the rest. Is this because of a 'Claus' in their contracts? Anne Diamond says not: 'Working on Christmas Day is something we all want to do. No one wants the day off because we consider ourselves to be a family programme and the Christmas morning show is probably the most family time of the year. We know that as people are getting up and opening their presents, we're there, rabbiting away in the corner of the room! 'We are also there as an instant family to those who might be lonely, and we try and bring a little music and laughter into their lives on an important day.' At least the Good Morning Britain team will get Boxing Day off. That's when WACADAY will present the Song for Christmas. The starstudded carol concert at which the winning song was performed was held at London's Royal

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A cracker of a show continued from page 66 Albert Hall on 17 December in the presence of the Duchess of York. The concert featured the Royal Artillery Band and the Langley Park Boys School Choir. As TVTimes readers know, the event was staged to raise money for leukaemia research. The Boxing Day edition of WACADAY will show excerpts from the concert, including the first live performance of the Song for Christmas winning entry, A dventures of Santa, sung by The Mini Pops. The rest of the programme will be a cracker, too. There will be a full-length Gobots cartoon and a number of special treats - such as a chance to see the audition tape Michaela Strachan made when she applied to present the show. The best acts from Timmy Mallett's 'Anything You Can Do' will also be making a return visit. As New Year approaches, both Good Morning Britain and The W ide A wake Club will be looking back over the events of 1986. On Saturday 27 December,

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Edward in the studio discussing the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. In the two days before New Year's Day, Good Morning Britain will be showing the important news stories of 1986. Geoff Meade's visit to China, Chris Mann in Russia and Adam Boulton's reports from Reykjavik will be seen.

Good Morning Britain then gets another breather as The W ide A wake Club presents more highlights on New Year's Day. So, in this hectic Christmas and New Year schedule, will busy Anne Diamond get time to open her own presents? Yes, indeed. 'We will open some champagne in the last five minutes of the show and wish everyone a Happy Christmas, then I'll be going off to put on my silly hat for a family lunch of roast turkey, and the chance to open my presents. I like surprises at Christmas, though I have told everyone I would like a set of steak knives. I'll either get none or five dozen sets. 'Over the weeks before Christmas, TVTimes readers and TV-am viewers send in hundreds of presents, many of them hand-made by children, and they are very important to me.' Presents, parties and personalities. Who wants a lie-in this Christmas?

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Birmingham Repertory Theatre, appearing with Sir Ralph Richardson in Dear Brutus. Sir Ralph described her as 'a marvellous craftswoman; one of the finest in the English-speaking countries'. Sir John Gielgud said of her: 'There is a wonderful impetuosity about her acting as if she'd never really grown up.' She has been married three times and was quoted as saying: 'I often think I would have been much happier if I had just lived in the country, but then acting is the only thing I could do. . All her career, compliments have been rightly winging towards her. Even the cricketer Sir Len Hutton once said: 'She were a bit able with a bat.' But that had little to do with acting. It happened in 1963 when she was at Stratford-on-Avon. As a break from an exhausting and triumphant Royal Shakespeare Company production of the W ar of the Roses Shakespeare trilogy, a match was arranged among the casts. Dame Peggy inVited that Yorkshire legend Len Hutton and Lancashire's

Cyril Washbrook to be the team captains. 'Janet Suzman, as the Queen of York, and I, as the Lancastrian queen, were the other opening bats for each side. I had the extraordinary experience of going in with Washbrook and being bowled by Hutton. I

scored 16. Rather good, wasn't it?' she says. There is a stunningly modest declaration that she makes in Dame Peggy when she says that she is an amateur when it comes to acting for film or television. 'I think it's a wonderful art and I never learnt it.' This from the

actress who won a British Oscar for her performance in the 1984 film A Passage to India, and whom viewers will remember vividly as the perplexed Barbie in the ITV series

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'Barbie' she says, 'is the outsider. I think she is a character we all know.' When she received the British Academy Award as Best Television Actress for that role in 1985, she said that she was delighted; it gave her the chance to climb up on the same platform as Bob Geldof. She is still a campaigning actress. 'When I was young,' she says, 'I never read a newspaper. I remember someone referring to the slump and I said, "What's the slump?" I suppose I changed when Nazism Dame Peggy as the reared its horrible head. I queen in 'Caesar and campaign now because it Cleopatra' in 1932. Only is a public duty. I don't major role she's never make speeches because I filled: Lady Macbeth. haven't the "gift of the gab". But I can still campaign. You sometimes feel you are banging your head against a brick wall, but that's no reason to stop,' declares Dame Peggy Ashcroft. Cordell Marks 20 December-2 January 1987 TVTIMES

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If Geldof himself isn't sufficient to send undisguised excitement rippling through most of Gibraltar's 29,000 â&#x20AC;˘ inhabitants, then the presence of Paul Young, Alison Moyet, The Pretenders, Cyndi Lauper and Go West certainly is. The Rock has been under siege many times in its troubled history, but never has it witnessed an invasion quite like this nor welcomed one so warmly. A spectacular .assault it is, too, requiring eight months of almost military planning by Granada Television. Even the Royal Navy and RAF were in on the complex manoeuvre, sailing majestically in on HMS A rk Royal, whose flight deck later provides a bizarre musical platform. Gibraltar does not know what has hit it. Every other person appears to be a pop star or a TV technician. Newspaper, radio and

TV reports faithfully chronicle each minute detail of the extravaganza, at which everyone wants to be present. Filming begins on East Beach, where Go West stands on the sundrenched sand, cheered on fiercely by 3500 spectators. Figures reveal that two-thirds of the Rock's schoolchildren have played truant, gleefully ignoring a ruling from the Minister for Education that a holiday would not be allowed. But there they are by the sea, engulfed in blue smoke blown astray by the wind from Granada's special effects equipment. The following day, 50 offduty policemen are called back on duty to keep order in Gibraltar's city centre Piazza, where The Pretenders are performing to an audience packed like sardines. Those who can't find standing space simply hang out of windows overlooking the square, or perch on roof tops. Nobody seems to mind the heat and discomfort not even those who drop fainting to the ground, TV crew among them, despite mugs of water hurled their way to keep temperatures down. The fact that many have no idea who The Pretenders are isn't a problem, either. They are here in Gibraltar - and that's what matters. On the final day of filming, Capt Jim Weatherall stands on board A rk Royal and watches 2000 sailors - in dazzling white shorts and shirts jostle to get a better look at the multi-coloured Cyndi Lauper. Bunting flaps noisily in the breeze. Below deck, presenter Sue Robbie signs autographs until her hand throbs. A helicopter whizzes past and a Granada camera films bird's-eye views of Alison Moyet and Paul Young in full song.

Sunny Gibraltar rocks to the sounds of singers such as Bob Geldof (inset, right) and Alison Moyet (right), who perform in spectacular fashion on the flight deck of HMS 'Ark Royal'. Join them on board on ITV, Christmas Day. Someone asks Bob Geldof whether, having helped save so many lives, he feels slightly awkward performing on a floating arsenal. 'I couldn't give a fig about that sort of nonsense,' he snorts. 'It's confused thinking. I'm here to enjoy myself - and so is everybody else.' Less than 12 hours later. the A rk Royal slips out of port, children are back behind their desks and at least one pop star is left mulling over the peculiar memory of singing on a warship. 'Before I came here, I did a TV show standing on a runway,' says Paul Young. 'There were jets taking off and landing behind me as I sang. And I thought that was different.. .' More pop on page 80

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A break between takes and K eith Barron enjoys a sip of the local vino.

Right: as Neil practises his Spanish, Joanna listens in awe. Below and far right: David's flights of fantasy leave Linda d.

Believe it or not, all three series of the situation comedy 'Duty Free' were made in a Leeds television studio. But for this week's one-off special - 'A Duty Free Christmas' - four of the show's five stars, Joanna V an Gyseghem, Keith Barron, Neil Stacy and Carlos Douglas actually went to Spain. Gwen Taylor, committed to a play in a W est End theatre, had to film her contribution in London. TV Times writer Jan Etherington and staff photographer Paul Stokes joined the lucky ones to record how the 'holidaymakers' enjoyed their work.

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duty in sunny Spain STROLLING along the beach at Marbella, who should a holidaymaker spot, knee-deep in the Mediterranean, but Keith Barron wearing a wetsuit, patent dancing pumps and a nervous expression. He is filming A Duty Free Christmas, a one-off special of the ITV hitcomedy series (Christmas Day, ITV). Barron is about to straddle a jet-ski, but the sea - which according to the script should behave like a millpond is a bit choppy. The storyline swings between fact and fantasy as the romantic David (Keith Barron) dreams that he is not only dancing in the dark with the elusive Linda (Joanna Van Gyseghem) but is also arriving, James Bond-style, on the beach, to claim her

as his own - hence the wetsuit. For the duration of filming work, the crew and the cast have settled in at the magnificent Don Carlos Hotel, and only one person is missing - Gwen Taylor, who plays David's sharp-witted wife, Amy. During a break in filming, they all sit on the beach and write her a postcard, trying not to sound as if they're having a wonderful time. Neil Stacy - who plays Robert, Linda's husband - is wellprepared for any time off. Tve just walked for five hours, up in the hills,' he explains. You can't get lost, you just head back to the sea.' His well-thumbed Spanish phrase-book is whipped from his pocket for every occasion, and he has made a note of the

most palatable Spanish wines within hours of arrival. Joanna owns an apartment a short distance along the coast, towards Gibraltar. 'I just haven't had time to go there because we are working so hard,' she says. Tve barely had time to find a present for my daughter, Katie.' For Carlos Douglas who plays Carlos, the waiter - Marbella is a homecoming. 'I grew up in Gibraltar and it is so personal, so familiar, corning back. It's just a little odd being served drinks by a waiter!' At the end of the day, they spend a magical evening in the old town of Marbella. Dinner at an elegant restaurant is followed by a wander

down to the ancient square. It may be winter in Britain but here, in a setting framed with orange trees and fragrant with mimosa, they sit and watch the world go by. Neil Stacy chooses a fine wine and points out the constellations in the inky sky. Soon the cast are the centre of attention - but not because of their fame, rather because they appear to be tourists. A young painter tries to sell them lurid landscapes, two ageing British hippies serenade with guitars and an old man offers roses to Joanna Van Gyseghem. keep saying to myself, "Aren't we lucky?"' says Keith Barron. 'And, for the first time, we can actually take back some duty free!'

On the . Costa del Shepperton WHILE Keith Barron, Joanna Van Gyseghem and Neil Stacy are filming Duty Free's special (Christmas Day, ITV) in Spain's Marbella, Gwen Taylor is appearing in The Maintenance Man in London's West End. 'It's a marvellous play,' says Gwen, 'and I'm loving every minute of it, but it would have been fabulous if the two had dovetailed.' As it is, the scriptwriters have cleverly arranged it so that Gwen films her contribution in London. Thus, when the rest of the cast are on the beach, she is apparently gazing out to sea - in reality at the Costa del Shepperton. 'Put simply,' says Gwen Taylor, Tm looking out while the others are looking in.'

Right: K eith Barron, Carlos Douglas, Neil Stacy and Joanna Van Gyseghem take time out in Marbella to write to Gwen Taylor.

Gwen Taylor in her dressing room at the Comedy Theatre in London's W est End, where she is appearing in The Maintenance Man, is a bit forlorn not to be with her 'Duty Free' co-stars filming in sunny Spain.

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ueen KS upthe WHEN Gabrielle Drake was a child growing up in India and Burma, where her father ran the BurmaBombay Trading Company, Christmas meant a trip to the family beach hut, a swim in the sea, and curry and rice. Not any more. Today Gabrielle and her husband, artist Louis de Wet, live in a picturebook medieval abbey in Shropshire, where the geese get fat and carol singers perform by candlelight in the hall. On Christmas Eve, she appears as usual as Nicola Freeman, queen bee of ITV's Crossroads motel, and on Christmas Day she plays Gwendolen in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest on C4, a recording of the production at Watford Palace Theatre, Hertfordshire. 'We did a very straight production,' she says, but in a play like The

Importance of Being Earnest you have to be true to the author and get as many of the jokes across as you can. 'My best memory of the production is of working with Wendy Hiller, who plays Lady Bracknell. She is special - one of the legends of the business.' Last summer, when Nicola disappeared from

Crossroads on a 'trip to Switzerland', Gabrielle was actually on stage in Manchester, winning rave reviews playing naughty Madame La Gobette in the French farce Court in the A ct. Soon, she will take another break from the motel. Court in the A ct is due to open in Guildford this January, go on tour, and then begin a West End stage run. While she is in rehearsal and on tour, Gabrielle will not be recording any Crossroads' episodes. Once the play settles in London, she plans to commute to the Crossroads studio in Birmingham, playing Nicola by day, La Gobette by night. That could be confusing. As La Gobette she appears on stage in a tight corset looking, according to one critic, 'as voluptuous as a canned apricot'. What will all this do to Nicola Freeman's motel romance with newspaper editor Sam Benson? 'After playing her for two years, I think rye got to know Nicola as though she were a friend, and I can say with more authority what she would and would not do. As to the love interest in her life, I think that will have to go into abeyance. 'That's a pity, because Norman Bowler, who plays Sam Benson, has been lovely to work with.'

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accidental she says. 'I met Ken Russell and did The Boy Friend [1971] and everything happened from there. It's all been through contacts. I've been very, very lucky, I know that.' Yet there's a shrewd glint in the big blue eyes and a determined tilt to the chin. You don't become a well-known singer, dancer and actress on luck alone. Dancing is the hardest thing for me,' says Twiggy, 'it's very difficult because I'm not trained: To help her cope with her singing, dancing role in The Little Matchgirl (Sunday 28 December, ITV) she's been working out at a gym three times a week. Life has been further complicated by the fact that days before a major dance number, Twiggy sprained her ankle. She was determined to go through with it nevertheless. The Little Matchgirl is a lovely Christmas story and we're having a marvellous time,' says Twiggy. 'I play a music hall singer, a bit like Marie Lloyd, only not so famous. She's a cheerful, cockney character. That's about all I can say about her. I don't go in for deep analysis of a role. 'I'm sure children everywhere will love the show. I brought my daughter Carly, who's seven-anda-half, down to watch, and she was agog. She didn't want to go home. I think she'd quite like to go into showbusiness, but at the

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IT WAS a sight few people have seen or could ever imagine. Christopher Dean staggered across the ice, his arms flailing, legs scissoring wildly then crash, down he went in an untidy heap. The idea of the male half of Torvill and Dean being unable to skate is almost unthinkable, yet there he was struggling like a novice. He was acting, of course. The improbable sight of Dean learning to skate occurs in Torvill and Dean's spectacular show. Fire & Ice (Boxing Day, ITV), in which Dean - playing the hero from the land of fire, where people don't skate - falls in love with Jayne Torvill's heroine from the land of ice where they do. The result is dazzling. Nick Elliott, LWT's controller of drama and arts, who first approached Torvill and Dean with the idea, says: 'It was a tremendous task. There was a huge sports hall at Stuttgart in West Germany which had to be laid with ice, 500 lights had to be put into the ceiling and, for days, there was a huge convoy of trucks going backwards and forwards. 'We even invented a special camera on a sledge to enable the camera to track across the ice with the dancers. After all that we only had seven days' shooting. Yet everyone was so enthusiastic that it worked. When Jayne and Chris finished their main pas de deux, the crew burst into applause.'

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W ayne Sleep, the man who has put fun into ballet, leads his own group of dancers (top) in a C4 special that promises lots of laughs, while Torvill and Dean have comedy, as well as ice-cool drama, in their lTV spectacular.

his only recreation in W ho's W ho. . . and he means to carry on doing things as becoming balletjust that. dancers. His constant drive for After a few months of perfection forces him on persuasion, however, the when most people might idea began to grow on be content to rest on their him. With further training laurels. It has been the he eventually gained a same for 30 years, ever Royal Academy of since a young Sleep did Dancing scholarship and the rounds of talent shows later - at the age of 12 exhibiting his skill at tap won a coveted place at dancing. the Royal Ballet School. There was just one thing The joy of those early 'wrong'. . . a judge noticed days had to be tempered, that his tiny feet (he takes though, with the realisation size 31/2 shoes and stands that he would never grow only 5ft 2in tall) were tall enough to handle turned outwards - in the many of the great male perfect ballet position. roles. Stature is usually He recommended that needed for lifting the youngster should take ballerinas through the air up classical dancing, but, with such style that they like many boys of his age seem to float at a great and background, the height. budding star thought this But, by a strange twist, was a cissy idea. Working- the lack of inches worked class boys with dads in to his advantage. Special Plymouth dockyard didn't parts were written for him normally do such 'arty' while he was principal TV TIMES 20 December-2 January 1987

dancer with the Royal Ballet for 10 years, becoming a great favourite with audiences. Sleep didn't want to remain in what was, admittedly, a unique niche, so he started to experiment with other forms of dance, culminating in the formation of his talented Dash company in 1980. They produced the nonstop extravaganza Dash, a dazzling display of jazz, tap, ballet and contemporary dance, the filmed version of which can be seen on C4. Viewers will also see Sleep give his famous impressions of such diverse characters as John McEnroe, Charlie Chaplin, Torvill and Dean, and Soviet Olympic gymnast Olga Korbut. The team

also do send-ups of classical dance, allowing Sleep to relax his classical dance technique slightly, as well as stunning ballet sequences. Sleep, who has won international acclaim with the Royal Ballet and with roles in the Andrew Lloyd Webber hits Cats and Song and Dance captivated viewers in 1983-1984 with two series of his award-winning production The Hot Shoe Show. What does the future hold for Wayne Sleep? 'Despite branching out into other kinds of dance I would like to do one last season of classical dance,' he says. 'Otherwise, I see my career developing more as an all-round entertainer.' James Gilheany :

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for a boy, she begs not to be sent back to the orphanage. And her talk of 'the depths of despair' may not be quite the childish exaggeration it seems. When A nne of Green Gables was shown on Canadian television last Christmas, an incredible half of the nation's viewers settled down to watch it, ignoring not only the documentary-drama on John and Yoko Lennon, but also the

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Megan Fellows as `Anne of Green Gables' (Friday 2 January, C4). Above: with her Aunt Josephine, played by Charnzion K ing. National Football League game they could have watched instead. And when the series crossed the border into the United States, it got rave reviews in the prestige papers instead of the perfunctory pat on the head one might have expected. After all, the series was made by a man who really had his heart in the job. Kevin Sullivan, just 29 when A nne of Green Gables first reached the screen, had one tussle on his hands to clear the rights and another to raise the three-and-a-half-million dollars he needed in order to start shooting. It all took so long that Colleen Dewhurst, the topranking Canadian actress Sullivan had booked to play Manilla Cuthbert, was advised by her agent to forget it and look for a director who knew his way around a bit more. But Colleen Dewhurst

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Finding a fieryforceforthe Green Gables girl continued from page 99 hadn't spent a lifetime in the business without learning to recognise commitment when she saw it - and she saw it in Kevin Sullivan. With Colleen Dewhurst, and Richard Farnsworth, an ex-Holly wood stuntman who sprang to fame as the leading actor in The Grey Fox (1982). to play Matthew, Sullivan started out on his search for a perfect Anne. He auditioned endlessly. To *play Canada's most famous heroine, Sullivan had to find a Canadian actress who was professional enough to take the weight of the series on her shoulders, young enough to look 13 at the start of it and mature enough to play a 16-yearold, standing on the brink of a career and romance, at the end. The choice fell on Megan Fellows, a reallife 16-year-old. Megan began her professional career in Toronto, aged nine. At 14, she had got far enough along the line to decide that it was time to make the move to Los Angeles in serious pursuit of a film career. A role in the movie Silver Bullet (1985) hinted at a future with the 'brat pack', the teenage stars who have Hollywood by the heels. But that's a world away in spirit from Prince Edward Island, where A nne of Green Gables was set, and partly filmed. The crescent-shaped island, lying in the Gulf of St Lawrence, is Canada's smallest province. It is a place of long, chilly -

springs and glorious autumns, of sand dunes and spruce woods and where, amid the agricultural land, a replica of Green Gables was built by the tourist authorities in a national park. A place so beautiful that Anne, by rechristening 'Barry's Pond' as The Lake of Shining Waters, isn't so far wrong at that. • Kevin Sullivan's production dwells on the fields and flowers outside Green Gables, but it dwells on the small-town world of Avonlea as well. This is the place where sharp-tongued gossip Mrs Rachel Lynde has only to see Matthew in a suit to know something is up, and

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where the ladies of the Aid Society blame Manilla for making currant wine and letting in the demon drink It's an environment into which Anne bursts with the explosive force of a fire-cracker, smashing her slate over the head of a schoolmate who teases her about her red hair, and making a girl rolling drunk on supposed raspberry cordial. Out of the sad story of the smashed slate grows a fierce rivalry with the teaser, Gilbert Blythe. But the passionate hatred of 13 turns into secret affection at 16. As Anne blossoms into a young woman and trouble threatens Green Gables, it is Gilbert who makes the sacrifice to get things on an even keel. 'If the path set before her feet was to be narrow,' wrote L M Montgomery at the end of the book, 'she knew that flowers of quiet happiness would bloom along it... sincere work, worthy aspiration and congenial friendship were to be hers; nothing could rob her of her birthright of fancy or her ideal world of dreams. And there was always the bend in the road!' There were several of them, in fact - in seven successful sequels. Who knows if they will ever be brought to the screen.

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DOWN 1 Worn by Torvill as headgear? 2 Hark they sing as carol tells us. 3 Man who came in sight of Wenceslas. 4 Get rid of bag for 24. 5 Much-married North and South clothes maker I hear. 6 Boy for ex-world champion, a loan is arranged for singer. 8 When he goes pop the paternal man of season is the pet name emerging. 12 Royal carrier of aircraft on which

14 and others will float harmoniously. 13 Tiny fellow who had Dickens of bad Christmas in view before Dickens' miser sang carol of joy. 14 Get Geldof to have hair done and maybe even move up and down. 15 Travelling over rooftops 24 Must be up in this en route to making his deliveries. 16 As the Queen will talk to her people, making one on Christmas Day. 17 Bring in typically seasonal wine. 19 Many a stocking will contain this once-a-year book which royal princess almost leads in 20 Brand nothing like Superman's father among others personified, 22 Give assent to songs like Y esterday 23 Take off without words but needs a panto to turn it 1:110 Cinderella 24 The southern ash may be worn thus.

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SATURDAY TVS 11.30am Disney at Christmas: Mickey's Christmas Carol

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Scrooge McDuck Alan Young with Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith Will Ryan, Eddy Carroll, Patricia Parris, Dick Billingsley. Clarence Nash SCREENPLAY BURNY MATTINSON, TONY L MARINO, ED GOMBERT, DON GRIFFITH. ALAN YOUNG, ALAN DINEHART BASED ON THE NOVEL BY CHARLES DICKENS DIRECTOR BURNY MATTINSON

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Mickey Mouse as Bob Cratchit. See `Disney at Christmas: Mickey's Christmas Carol'. Middleweight: King Ben (Keighley) v Ian McGregor (Ashtonunder-Lyne). Ben is determined to hang on to his crown — but he won't find it easy against the tough McGregor. Commentator is Kent Walton. DIRECTOR GEOFF HALL PRODUCER MICHAEL ARCHER

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12.05 Saint & Greaysie Ian St John and Jimmy Greaves take a look at the week's outstanding football moments, and offer their views on the sporting world in general. EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JIM RAMSEY DIRECTOR JOHN SCRIMINGER PRODUCER BOB PATIENCE

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12.30 Wrestling from the Royal Hall, Harrogate Lightweight: Mike 'Flash' Jordan (Manchester) v Nipper Riley (Manchester). A return fight between local rivals. Triple Tag: Giant Haystacks, Cyanide Sid Cooper and Charlie McGee v Big Daddy, Richie Brooks and Royal Regal. This promises to be an exceptionally exciting and dramatic clash. Not for the squeamish.

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120 Dinosaur Do dinosaurs still live? Strong evidence indicates that these incredible prehistoric reptiles vanished totally, and with surprising suddenness, from the face of the earth about 65 million years ago. However, this special documentary. narrated by Christopher Reeve, studies the cases of Nessie, the long soughtafter Loch Ness monster — thought by its believers to be a specimen of the plesiosaur, a longnecked marine dinosaur — and that of MokeleMbembe. In the region of Lake Tele in the Congo, natives report encounters with a beast that fits the description of the giant plant-eating brontosaurus. The programme also reports on the crocodile, which remains, in appearance and behaviour, almost exactly as it has done for the past 200 million years.

2.15 The Scarlet Pimpernel

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Paris, 1792. The crowds are hungry for blood. The French Revolution has entered its phase of terror. A mysterious rescuer known only by his alias of The Scarlet Pimpernel is proving the scourge of the Revolution as he daringly snatches aristocrats. It happens that Sir Percy Blakeney, a foppish English gentleman, is in Paris on a social visit... See pages 12-19

BOBBY DAVRO JESSICA MARTIN Alyn Ainsworth and his Orchestra Bobby and Jessica open their book to reveal lots of your favourite TV characters, including 'George Michael', 'Jimmy Greaves', 'Felicity Kendal', 'Marti Caine', `jools Holland', and 'Jonathan King'. Writers are Geoff Atkinson, Charlie Adams, Eric Davidson, Russel Lane, Paul Minett and Brian Leveson. Music associate is Andy Street.

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4.50 Results Service Elton Welsby presents today's sports results. Oracle Sports Headlines throughout the week, page 130

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6.00 Beadle's About JEREMY BEADLE More outrageous fun, unbelievable situations and hysterical moments as the public at large are caught out on hidden cameras by Jeremy Beadle, Britain's master practical joker. So watch out, Beadle's A bout! Last in the present series. Creative consultant is Keith Stewart. DESIGNER KATE WATTS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER ROBERT RANDELL DIRECTOR TERRY KINANE PRODUCER TREVOR HOPKINS

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W ho would suspect Sir Percy (Anthony Andrews) of being The Scarlet Pimpernel'? Certainly not Marguerite (Jane Seymour). 2.15.

6.30 The Cannon and Ball Special TOMMY CANNON BOBBY BALL LITTLE RICHARD KATE O'MARA KIM WILDE The Brian Rogers Dancers Ray Monk and his Orchestra Rock 'n' roll star Little Richard joins Cannon and Ball in numbers that threaten to raise the studio roof. And there are plenty of laughs with the boys in a sketch with Dynasty star Kate O'Mara. Watch, too, for chart topper Kim Wilde, and a stunning dance routine set in the Kingdom of Toys. Choreographer is Brian Rogers, writer Bryan Blackburn. Oracle subtitles page 888 DESIGNER MIKE OXLEY ASSOCIATE PRODUCER BRYAN BLACKBURN DIRECTOR/PRODUCER MARCUS PLANTIN LWT Production

7.30 to 8.30 The Price is Right Holiday Special LESLIE CROWTHER Judy Bailey Cindy Day Carol Greenwood Denise Kelly Gillian de Terville Simon Prebble

The Price is Right audience is in a holiday mood tonight. With Christmas behind them and the New Year to look forward to, the emphasis is on getting away from it all, jetting off to holidays throughout Europe and the Mediterranean and as far away as Singapore and Kenya. Produced in association with Mark Goodson and Talbot Television. DESIGNERS VIC SYMONDS. AUSTEN WOODGATE DIRECTOR DENNIS LIDDINGTON PRODUCER WILLIAM G STEWART

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SATURDAY 10.35 Miracle on 34th Street

925am The Son of the Sheik RUDOLPH VALENTINO The great Valentino's last film finds him playing a dual role, as The Great White Sheik and his son, Ahmed, who falls in love with a dancing girl. A silent film with synchronised music and sound effects. Made in black and white

See pages 12-19 A hmed Ben Hassan 1 Rudolph A hmed, his son Valentino Y asmin ilma Banky Sheik's wife Agnes Ayres Ramadah Karl Dane SCREENPLAY FRANCES MARION, FREDERICK GRESAC, GEORGE MARION JR FROM A NOVEL BY E M HULL DIRECTOR GEORGE FITZMAURICE

MAUREEN O'HARA Kris Kringle is the old gentleman's name — and he really is the incarnation of Santa Claus. At Macy's store's Christmas parade, Kris is shocked to find their Father Christmas drunk. He takes the drunks place on the float and is such a success that Macy's hire him as the store Santa. He is popular, but unorthodox, sending some people to other stores for better bargains. Is Kris Kringle really Santa Claus? Made in black and white

See pages 12-19 Doris W alker Maureen O'Hara Fred Galley John Payne Kris Kringle Edmund Gwenn Susan W alker Natalie Wood Judge Harper Gene Lockhart Mr Sawyer. Porter Hall Halloran William Frawley Thomas Mars Jerome Cowan Shellhamrner Philip Tonge SCREENPLAY/DIRECTOR GEORGE SEATON

1220 Tennis THE DAVIS CUP FINAL Australia v Sweden Highlights of this morning's doubles rubber in this final of the world team tennis competition, sponsored by NEC. Simon Reed reports from Melbourne, Australia.

1.00 Channel 4 Racing from Hempton Park Introduced by Brough Scott Today's £25,000 Christmas Hurdle attracts another strong line-up. 1.10 National Bingo Game Novices' Hurdle (2m) 1.40 'Fourth Protocol' licap Chase (2m 4f) 2.10 Top Rank Christmas Hurdle (2m) 2.40 Odeon Cinemas cap Chase (3m) Race commentator is Graham Goode, paddock commentator John Oaksey. Interviews by Derek Thompson. Betting and results by John Tyrrel and John McCririck.

3.00 to 4.45 Cottage to Let No, you're not seeing double. Bobby Ball and Tommy Cannon extend the seasonal festivities in the show with a lotta bottle! Join them for some Christmas crackers at 6.30.

Doris W alker (Maureen O'Hara), Fred Galley (John Payne) and K ris K ringle (Edmund Gwenn) in 'Miracle on 34th Street', a film fable.

LESLIE BANKS JOHN MILLS ALASTAIR SIM GEORGE COLE In a small Scottish village in 1940, Barrington, an inventor, has just perfected his new bomb-sight. Unknown to the inventor, the area is a hive of espionage activity. Made in black and white

See pages 12-19 John. Barrington Leslie Banks Flt Lt Perrey John Mills Charles Dirnble Alastair Sim A lan Trendy Michael Wilding Ronald George Cole Helen Barrington Carla Lehmann Mrs Barrington Jeanne de Casalis Forest (the minister) Frank Cale' SCREENPLAY ANATOLE DE GRUNWALD, J 0 C ORTON, FROM THE PLAY BY GEOFFREY KERR DIRECTOR ANTHONY ASQUITH 41.

Swedish ace Mats W ilLander hopes to hit top form for his country in The Davis Cup Final against Australia. K eep score of progress in 'Tennis; 12.20.

Cue for mimicry: the host of Bobby Davro's TV Annual' as pop star George Michael.

Over the sticks for a Christmas classic. 'Channel Four Racing' from K empton Park.

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SATURDAY Michaelson's partner Charles WaLker Claude David Knell Junior Jeff Douchette Buckwalter Royce D Applegate A ugie Tony Longo Ms Stein Nora Denny The President Charles Macaulay SCREENPLAY BRUCE JAY FRIEDMAN, FROM A STORY BY BRIAN GRAZER DIRECTOR RON HOWARD

TVS 8.30pm Movie Premiere: Splash Cape Cod, 20 years ago: • Eight-yearold Allen Bauer falls overboard from a ferryboat. Before being rescued, he briefly encounters a young mermaid and discovers a miraculous ability to breathe underwater in her presence. Twenty years later in presentday New York, Allen, who feels he can never fall in love, flees from an unhappy affair and returns to Cape Cod.. . See pages 12-19 Oracle subtitles page 888 A llen Bauer Tom Hanks Madison Daryl Hannah Dr Kornbluth Eugene Levy Freddie Bauer John Candy Mrs Slimier Dody Goodman Mr Buyrite Shecky Greene Dr Ross Richard B Shull Jerry Bobby Di Cicco Dr Zidell Howard Morris Tim the doorman Tony Di Benedetto Michaelson Patrick Cronin

10.30 ITN News and Sport 10.45 Movie Premiere: Flashdance JENNIFER BEALS MICHAEL NOURI LIMA SKALA SUNNY JOHNSON Alex Owens, a female welder in a arge Pittsburgh factory, has had an informal traiping in dance and desperately wants to win a place at ballet school. Alex also works as a showgirl in a workingmen's club, performing strenuously erotic disco numbers alongside other less ambitious dancers, while putting up with the unwelcome attentions of regulars at the bar. She is attracted to Nick, her work foreman, who encourages her efforts to become a 'serious' dancer. Their affair progresses happily, until :

the night Alex sees Nick in a car with another woman... See pages 12-19 A lex Owens Jennifer Beals (Dance double. Marine Jahan) Nick Hurley Michael Nouri Hannah Long Lilia Skala Jeanie Szabo Sunny Johnson Richie Kyle T Heffner Johnny C Malcolm Lee Ving Jake Mawby Ron Karabatsos Katie Hurley Belinda Bauer Cecil Malcolm Danare Frank Szabo Phil Bruns Rosemary Szabo Nicole Mercurio Secretary Lucy Lee Flippin Pete Don Brockett Tina Tech Cynthia Rhodes Heels Durga McBroorn Margo Stacey Pickten any Liz Saga! Normski Norman Scott Mr Freeze Marc Lemberger Frosty Freeze Wayne Frost Prince Ken Swift Kenneth Gabbert Crazy Legs Richard Colon SCREENPLAY TOM HEDLEY, JOE ESZTERHAS DIRECTOR ADRIAN LYNE

12.35 to 1.35 After Midnight Simple Minds — Alive in Rotterdam Concert filmed at the Ahoy Stadium. Rotterdam, in December 1985

'Just W isdom' salutes Norman at 9.00. He's seen again in 'The Night They Raided Minsky's, 11.00.

4.45pm On the Twelfth Day

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A George K Arthur short film presenting a balletic interpretation of the song about the twelve days of Christmas.

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1.35am Company To celebrate the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, Rabbi Hugo Gryn invites you and Company friends, Adrian and Bridget Plass and Peter Timms, to join him lighting the Hanukkah candles — a reminder of God's continuing presence. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER FRANCES TULLOCH TVS Production

5.05 Brookside

The classic 1964 recording of act two of Puccini's opera with Maria Callas as the singer Floria Tosca, and Tito Gobbi as Baron Scarpia, the lecherous chief of police, in the Royal Opera production produced by Franco Zeffirelli. The late Sir David Webster, general administrator of the Royal Opera, introduces the performance and describes the plot. Costumes by Marcel Escoffier. Scenery by Renzo Mongiardino.

Billy gets an unexpected Christmas present from his brother — a present which infuriates Doreen, Pat and Terry are puzzled by multiplying hampers, and Harry is worried by a suspicious Santa. It's party time at the Grants where Damon has to face an uninvited guest, Meanwhile Rod has his first taste of crime fighting. Oracle subtitles page 888

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Closedown The sight of mermaid Madison (Daryl Hannah) is enough to make anyone flip. At sea or on land, she's a sensation. 'Splash': 8.30.

W ill Alex Owens (Jennifer Beals) make it from burlesque to arabesque? 10.45.

6.00 Right to Reply Annual GUS MACDONALD What did you the viewers complain most loudly about in 1986? In this special one hour programme, Right to Reply looks back at the issues, programmes and policies that provoked most anger or irritation. In a classic collection of Video Box comments viewers speak for themselves. Plus extracts from the best of the studio debates with viewers putting the programme makers and TV bosses on the spot. With Gus MacDonald in the chair. this Christmas edition of Right to Reply listens to what the public told the professionals in 1986. Write to: Right to Reply, Channel Four TV, 60 Charlotte Street, London W1P 2AX (01-631 4444). Oracle subtitles page 888 PRODUCERS JENNY CONWAY, CAROLINE PICK EDITOR GWYNN PRITCHARD Channel Four Production

TVTIMES 20 December-2 January 1987

Made in black and white Previously shown on ITV Floria Tosca Maria Callas Mario Cavaradossi Renato Cioni Baron Scarpia Tito Gobbi Sciarrone Dennis Wicks Spoletta Robert Bowman Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Covent Garden TV PRODUCER BILL WARD A TV Production

8.00 just Wisdom

NORMAN WISDOM Holly De Jong An unusual documentary entertainment based around the life and career of Norman Wisdom, all-round entertainer and comedian, extraordinaire. using extracts from his stage. film and TV work. Norman is rehearsing for a film, when suddenly in the middle of a song... but then life's full of surprises, and Norman's is no exception. Wisdom can be seen later tonight on Channel Four in the film The Night They Raided Minsky's, with Jason Robards. DIRECTOR LAURENS C POSTMA PRODUCER PAUL MADDEN Microcraze Productions

9.00 Cliff From the Hip CLIFF RICHARD ELTON JOHN BILLY OCEAN FIVE STAR THE SHADOWS MARTI WEBB Britain's best known singing star, Cliff Richard, as you have never seen him before, recorded 'live' in a spectacular concert from London's Hippodrome. Music director is Mike Moran. See page n PRODUCER JILL SINCLAIR PRODUCER/DIRECTOR GORDON ELSBURY Gordon Elsbury Production

10.00 Hill Street Blues THE COUNT OF MONTY TASCO A horrendous day has Furillo (Daniel J Travan ) slowly caving in to pressure when the mayor relieves him of his command. Oracle subtitles page 888

11.00 to 12.50am The Night They Raided Minsky's New York 1925. The • famous Minsky's theatre is in danger of closing. Until the arrival of a very religious but stagestruck Rachel Schpitendavel. See pages 12-19 Raymond Paine Jason Robards Rachel Schpitendavel Britt Ek . land Chick W illiams Norman Wisdom Trim Houlihan Forrest Tucker Billy Minsky Elliott Gould Professor Spats Bert Lahr V ance Fowler Denholrn Elliott Louis Minsky Joseph Wiseman SCREENPLAY ARNOLD SCHULMAN, SIDNEY MICHAELS, NORMAN LEAR FROM THE BOOK BY ROWLAND BARBER DIRECTOR WILLIAM FRIEDKIN

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8.30 DAVID FROST ON SUNDAY

An animated feature film. At a secret meeting attended by the most influential animals in the world, it is decided that 1980 will be the year of the first Animal Olympics. The supreme architects of the animal kingdom gather to create the magnificent Pawprint Stadium. Fans from five continents flock together to experience the suspense u ns e nd drama a nd d azzlin g feats of athletic e tic prowess. See pages 12-19

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Colourful double bill ' featuring Tvveety Pie and Sylvester the cat in Tweet and Lovely, followed by Daffy duck as Duck Dodgers in a • sci-fi spoof set in the 24th century.

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SUNDAY 2.30 Monster Trucks: The Final Battle

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3.15 The Little Matchgirl BY JEREMY PAUL AND LESLIE STEWART

TWIGGY ROGER DALTREY and NATALIE MORSE A new musical introduced by Michael Hordern. Christmas 1880, London: A poor matchgirl discovers in a flame a magical world. Music composed by Keith Strachan. Choreographer, David Toguri. Made in association with Picture Base International. See page 89 Oracle subtitles page 888 The Matchgir: Natalie Morse Josie Roberts Twiggy Jebb Macklin Roger Daltrey A rthur Russell Lee Nash Charlotte Fairbrother Jemma Price

Liza Fairbrother Nicola Dawn Mr Fairbrother Paul Daneman Mrs Fairbrother Jennie Linden Butler Jimmy Jewel Cook Paddie O'Neil Rich man Stratford Johns Maud Patricia Lawrence W inifred Dorothea Phillips Landlord Robert Putt Mrs Prothero Pearl Hackney W asherwoman Fanny Carby Pie-seller John Rogan First tart Christina Avery Second tart Eithne Hannigan First urchin Kelly George Second urchin Ian Hooper DESIGNER PHIL WILLIAMS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PATRICK DROMGOOLE PRODUCER PETER JEFFERIES DIRECTOR MICHAEL CUSTANCE

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4.45 Bullseye Special JIM BOWEN RAY ALAN and LORD CHARLES BOB ANDERSON ERIC BRISTOW FRANK CARSON TONY GREEN SARAH GREENE JOHN LOWE FATIMA WHITBREAD Jeanette Charles Jerry Thomas Stanley Unwin The irrepressibull Jim Bowen hosts an

A man ahead of his time: Buck Rogers (Gil Gerard), 12.15.

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'The Little Matchgirl' (Natalie Morse) lights up a world of musical magic. Look and listen: 3.15.

Spectacular action from America featuring car crushing and mobile home crushing.

irresistibull charity edition of the darts and general knowledge game show. Script associate is Howard Imber. Produced in association with Chatsworth Television. DESIGNER SU CHASES DIRECTOR/PRODUCER BOB COUSINS

Central Production

5.30 The Grumbleweeds Show The frantic five — Robin, Graham, Carl, Albert and Maurice — take a sideways look back at 1986 with a fast-moving manic mixture of music, laughter and devastating impressions. As usual, the Grumblegirls Mandy and Tracy provide the glamour. DESIGNER DAVID BUXTON DIRECTOR NOEL D GREENE PRODUCER JOHN RAMP

Granada Television Production

6.00 Winner Takes All Christmas Special JIMMY TARBUCK with BERNARD CRIBBINS DAVID FROST TED ROGERS BERNIE WINTERS Celebrity guests, Bernard Cribbins, David Frost, Ted Rogers and Bernie Winters, join in the festive fun and win money for their chosen charities. Geoffrey Wheeler and Deborah Sutherland have dug deep into their Christmas stockings and come up with a few

novelties for everyone, while hostesses Susan Gregory and Kerry Gallagher have put on their best party dresses for the occasion. Question master and series deviser is Geoffrey Wheeler. Questions set by Deborah Sutherland. Additional material by Garry Chambers. DESIGNER LOU BEAUMONT DIRECTOR/PRODUCER TERRY HENEBERY

Y orkshire Television Production

6.30 ITN News followed by

TVS News Headlines 6.40 Highway HARRY SECOMBE FIFE This week Highway returns north of the border to the Kingdom of Fife — to the Royal Burgh of Falkland where Harry Secombe is welcomed by the parish minister Rev lain Wright. The pipes and drums of the Scots Guards come home to the ancient Palace of Falkland,' where Harry also meets singer Linda Ormiston, gospel group New .

ITV Variations Programmes in adjoining areas are as TV S except for LWT 12.00 to 12.15 Police Five; 12.20am to 12.45am Tales From The Darkside. CENTRAL 12.15 to 12.45 Tales from the Darkside. TSW 12.00noon to 12.15 World of Stories; 12.15am to 12.45am Tales from the Darkside. ANGLIA 12.15 to 12.45am Tales from the Darkside.

Horizon, Jemma Cordery of the National Trust for Scotland and Dr and Mrs Puttfarken who have family connections with the palace. PROGRAMME ASSOCIATE RONNIE CASS PROGRAMME EDITOR NELSON GRAY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BILL WARD DIRECTOR TED WILLIAMSON

Scottish Television Production

7.15 Six Little Sisters THE WALTONS AT THREE Following on from the baby days of Sixty Tiny Fingers, shown on 29 December last year, this new film explores the blossoming individual characters of the six Walton girls during the 'terrible twos'. The joys and fears of domestic life with the world's only allgirl sextuplets are watched by the camera from dawn to dusk. How do their parents, Janet and Graham Walton, cope? There is no easy answer — but this film shows the strength of character that makes this a unique family. Narrator is Michael Aspel.

8.00 Surprise Surprise CILLA BLACK Bob Carolgees What surprises does the New Year hold for you? Find out how Cilia and her team resolve to spring surprises of the

nicest sort on unsuspecting members of the studio audience and viewers at home in this special seasonal edition to herald a new series. Bob Carolgees is out and about with outside broadcast cameras somewhere in Britain. Gordon Burns presents the TV contact service Searchline — and there's more . but it's all a surprise. Oracle subtitles page 888 DIRECTORS TED F.YLING. TOM POOLE, JOHN GORMAN PRODUCER BRIAN WESLEY LWT Production

9.00 ITN News 9.15 Clive James on Television Strippers and nude performers are now a main feature on some French TV channels and tonight Clive James wonders whether this outbreak of body baring across the Channel is actually in bad taste or merely seems so to some Anglo-Saxon eyes. There are no such doubts about the latest Japanese game show, Endurance, which attempts to drown the contestants in three different ways before starving them into submission. RESEARCH IAN MACDONALD, ROB BROOMBY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RICHARD DREW= DIRECTOR NICK VAUGHAN-BARRATT PRODUCER NICHOLAS BARRETT LWT Production

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SUNDAY 4.30pm Gardeners' Calendar Roadshow SUSAN BROOKES The last in the series, at the Royal Horticultural Society's own garden, gives advice to gardeners in the Guildford and Woking area. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ROD CAIRD DIRECTOR LORNE MAGORY PRODUCER MARIAN NELSON Granada Television Production

5.00 News Summary and Weather followed by

Bernard Miles on the Halls LORD MILES GARETH HUNT SPIKE MILLIGAN BERYL REID UNA STUBBS This programme covers the music hall period of

Lord Miles' various careers as well as touching on some of his time in film, theatre and the Mermaid Theatre which he founded. Conversations with his guests are interspersed with extracts from his famous 'Countryman' monologues as well as specially written songs performed by Gareth Hunt, Una Stubbs and a duet between Beryl Reid and Lord Miles. Oracle subtitles page 888 PRODUCERS LAURIE JOHNSON, ALBERT FENNELL Mermaid TV Production

6.00 American Football FRANK GIFFORD JOHN SMITH The final week of the 1986 NFL regular season. All the remaining issues regarding play-off contenders are resolved tonight. For ten teams, the season won't end here. The play-offs await. But for the other 18 it's bag-packing time. SERIES PRODUCER GARY FRANSES Cheerleader Production in association with Budweiser

7.15 Penn and Teller Go Public Harry Houdini, Chan Canasta, David Nixon, Paul Daniels... All great names from the world of mystery, magic and illusions. The latest members to join this august Hall of Fame are the near legendary Penn and Teller, winners of this year's Golden Rose of Montreux. In this 30minute special for American TV, they will not only surprise your family and baffle your friends with their mindboggling feats of legerdemain and prestidigitation, but they will also show how it's done. Or will they? DIRECTOR CORDELIA STONE KCET Production

7.45 Ten Days That Shook Soho For 10 days this October, Soho echoed to the sounds of the first Soho Jazz Festival. With the recent upsurge in the young British ja77 scene. the artists appearing in this film of the festival and the colourful community in which it was staged, make for an intriguing mix of styles, from Georgie Fame to Courtney Pine, Marc Almond to Tommy Chase. The programme also includes Team Ten, Marie Murphy, The Jazz Defektors and many more. This is the sound of the city... PRODUCERS STEVE CLEARY, ROB LEMKIN W adham Film Production

9.00 Being There

amply deserve that exclamation mark. For proof, tune to soul-androck queen Tina Turner in torrid top fonn at a London concert: 10.15.

10.15 Tina! As a special 'thank you' to her British fans superstar Tina Turner performs in a music spectacular from London's Camden Palace. Tina performs her most recent hits, confirming her reputation as the world's empress of rock and soul. DIRECTOR DAVID MALLET PRODUCER JACQUI BYFORD PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE MIKE NUNN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ROGER DAVIES A Zenith Production for Central

11.15 An Audience with Billy Connolly

Beryl Reid (inset) is Just one of the guests who join Bernard Miles on the Halls' at 5.00 tonight.

Scotland's wildest export descends on London to entertain an audience of celebrities in his own unpredictable style. Previously shown on Channel Four DIRECTOR ALASDAIR MACMILLAN PRODUCER HELEN FRASER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RICHARD DREWETT L WT Production

PETER SELLERS SHIRLEY MACLAINE :MAE Totally illiterate and 11ww- ignorant of the ways of the world, Chance leads a contented existence tending the garden and watching TV in the house of his benefactor. the Old Man. When the .

latter dies, however, the house is closed and Chance is ordered to leave by the estate's executors. Wandering aimlessly in the streets, Chance is hit by a limousine carryng Eve Rand, the wife of an ailing financier of vast wealth and political influence. Before long, Chance is being introduced to the President of the United States... See pages 12-19 Chance Peter Sellers Eve Rand Shirley MacLaine Benjamin Rand Melvyn Douglas President. 'Bobby' jack Warden Dr Robert A llenby Richard Dysart Vladimir Skarpinov Richard Baseball L ouise Ruth Attaway Thomas Franklin Dave Clennon S ally Hay es Fran Brill Johanna Franklin Denise DuBarry L obo Oteil Burbridge A bbaz, boy with knife Ravebell Keller III Policemen Brian Corrigan David the chauffeur Donald Jaccob Perkins the butler Kenneth Patterson Mrs A ubrey Georgine Hall Constance Nell P Leaman First Lady Alice Hirson Kaufman James Nobel A gent W oltz Gerald C McNabb, Jnr A gent Riff Hoyt Clark Harris, Jur Honey cut Ned Wilson SCREENPLAY JERZY KOSINSKL BASED ON HIS OWN NOVEL DIRECTOR HAL ASHBY

11.25 to 12.25am Hank Wangford at Strangeways The high priest of British country music, Hank Wangford, takes his own particular brand of music and humour into Strangeways Prison in Manchester. This concert takes place in front of an audience of convicted prisoners. Fans will be delighted to know that Hank returns to Channel Four in the New Year with a major five-part series, The A -Z

of Country W estern.

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just by 'Being There, Chance (Peter Sellers) triggers surprises â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not least from Eve (Shirley MacLaine).

Award winners 'Penn and Teller Go Public' appear as if by magic at 7.15.

12.15am Company End the day in the company of friends. followed by

Closedown

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MONDAY 9.25 TVS Outlook

Leader of the Flying Fish, V ic Power (Lloyd Bridges), plays a 'Daring Game' at 10.50.

Today's weather and programme information. followed by

TVS

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6.15 TV-am: Good Morning Britain

BMX Beat International

JAYNE IRVING RICHARD KEYS Join Jayne Irving, Richard Keys, the TV-am team and their guests for news with Gordon

Honeycombe, news

features, interviews, sport with Mike Morris, and regular weather forecasts with Wincey Willis. Catch up with the latest news on the hour and half-hour. Features today include the latest financial news in Money Matters with Brian Milton news round-up of the year, Popeye, Popshot Snapshots, Jimmy Greaves' TV preview and your chance to shake out and shape up with Lizzie

Webb. WACADAY 9.00-9.25. Get

into the holiday mood with Timmy Mallett Join in Timmy's wacky word association game and guess the mystery pop star in Manic Minute. Plus a chance for you to be a star in Timmy's talent spot — Anything You Can Do.

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GAZ TOP ANDY RUFFELL THE CHERRY COCA COLA FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIPS From the Sands Centre, Carlisle. BMX Beat blazes back with the first-ever Freestyle International TV Championships. Follow the action all this week as Gaz and Andy bring on the best pro riders in the world. America, Europe, England and a UK team compete for team and individual championships. Today, World Champion Hugo Gonzales from California takes off and shows his special skills. Plus some not-to-be-missed Streetstyle tips. Programme associate is Colin Kefford. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PAUL CORLEY PRODUCER/DIRECTOR HARRY KING

Border Television Production

950 Headline Hunters BILL OWEN GLYN HOUSTON REGINALD MARSH JEFFREY CHANDLER Two small local newspapers in Whitfield are deadly rivals. When Mr Hunter the owner of The Clarion is suddenly rushed to hospital, there is rejoicing in the office of The Bugle. But Hunter's three children, Terry, Joan and Peter, are determined to keep the paper going. With the help of Henry, The Clarion's elderly printer, they produce and

deliver one edition of the paper and then set off, with the assistance of their schoolfriends, to collect news for the next. But staff at The Bugle plan to sabotage their plans. See pages 12-19 Henry Gresham Bagshot A lan Terry Joan Peter Fusmick Harry Ernie Percy Carter Hunter Mrs Hunter

Bill Owen Glyn Houston Reginald Marsh Jeffrey Chandler Leonard Brockwell Susan Payne Stephen Garlick Keith Smith David Lodge Dermot Kelly Malcolm Epstein Frank Williams David Beale Maureen O'Reilly

SCREENPLAY PENNINGTON RICHARDS, JONATHAN INGRAMS, FROM A STORY BY GEOFFREY BOND DIRECTOR JONATHAN INGRAMS

10.50 Daring Game LLOYD BRIDGES JOAN BLACKMAN A daring team of adventurers call hemselves the Flying Fish, because they can — and do — work both above and below sea level. They are called in to rescue a professor of political science and his daughter, believed to be held captive by one of the professor's former students, who is now the dictator of the island republic of Bienvideo. See pages 12-19 V ic Power Lloyd Bridges Balboa Nico Minardos Kathryn Joan Blackman Delgado Michael Ansara Dr Carlyle Shepperd Strudwick Gen Tovrea Alex Montoya Mrs Carlyle Irene Dailey Jonah Hunt Brock Peters Bink Michael Walker Maria Marie Gomez Reuben Perry Lopez Larry Sedgewick Barry Bartle SCREENPLAY ANDY WHITE DIRECTOR LASLO BENEDEK

parent? And what are the problems in becoming a step-parent? Dr Miriam Stoppard — herself a step-mother — talks to parents about the way they and their children have overcome the pain of separation and the problems of building a new life. DESIGNER ANNE BEGA RESEARCH MARIE BLAKE DIRECTOR ANN AYOUB PRODUCER PETRINA RANCE

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1.00 News at One LEONARD PARKIN Plus weather forecast and Financial Times share index. PROGRAMME EDITOR ANDREW TILLEY

ITN Production

1.20 TVS News An update on the news affecting the South and South East. ITV Variations

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MIRIAM STOPPARD DIVORCE How do you explain divorce to small children? How difficult is life as a weekend

ters; 6.00 to 6.35 Thames News. CENTRAL 5.15 to 5.45 Blockbusters; 6.00 to 6.35 Central News. ANGLIA 5.15 to 5.45 Who's The Boss? 6.00 to 6.35 About Anglia. TSW 8.20 to 5.46 Crossroads; 6.00 Today South West; 6.30 to 7.00 Langley Bottom

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MONDAY TVS 1.30pm Disney's The Small One A cartoon featurette for Christmas. Ordered by his father to sell his old, small donkey. 'Small One', a Hebrew boy in ancient Israel takes the animal to the Jerusalem market. Finding no buyers, the boy is about to give up when he is approached by a kind old man named Joseph. Joseph buys Small One, and uses him to take his pregnant wife Mary to Bethlehem. See pages 12-19 Voices: Sean Marshall Olan Soule, Joe Higgins, William Woodson, Hal Smith, Gordon Jump SCREENPLAY VANCE GERRY, PETE YOUNG. FROM A BOOK BY CHARLES TAZEWELL DIRECTOR DON BLUTH

Bernadette Lafleur, and a menagerie of farm animals to a South Pacific mission in a decrepit B29 plane left over from World War Two. Once airborne, he discovers the cargo also contains Bobby and Julie, two children from the orphanage previously horrified by his callous remarks about their pet Brahma bull Brutus. Dugan's temper isn't improved when the plane is thrown off course after Bernadette's cassette recorder causes a compass malfunction... See pages 12-19 Noah Dugan Elliott Gould Bernadette Lafleur Genevieve Bujold Bobby Ricky Schroder Julie Tammy Lauren Stoney Vincent Gardenia Lt Kurishima John Fujioka Commander Him Yuki Shimoda Coslough John P Ryan Benchley Dana Elcar Charlotte Braithwaite Ruth Manning Leipzig manager Arthur Adams Slabotsky Austin Wills Irate pilot Pete Renaday Chaplain Bob Whiting SCREENPLAY STEVEN W CARABATSOS, SANDY GLASS, GEORGE ARTHUR BLOOM, BASED ON A STORY BY ERNEST K GANN DIRECTOR CHARLES JARROTT

3.40 TVS News 2.00 Disney's The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

The news affecting the South and South East this afternoon.

3.45 The Young Doctors A senior member of the hospital staff is bereaved. This week's cast: Sister Eve Turner Anne Lucas Jill Gordon Joanne Salle Sister Scott Cornelia Frances Helen Gordon. Lyn James Graham Steele Tim Page Chris Piper Bartholomew John Tony Garcia Tony Alvarez

4.15 Pop Video '86 GARY CROWLEY

At the end of the year, Gary Crowley and his celebrity guests take a look back at the pop videos which have made the most impact during 1986. RESEARCH LEN WHITCHER PRODUCERS ROBERT LOUIS. ANTHONY PARKER Thames Television Production

5.12 TVS News Headlines followed by

Sons and Daughters The rift between Kevin and Lynn widens when neither is prepared to give in to the other's

ELLIOTT GOULD GENEVIEVE BLT1OLD RICKY SCHRODER TAMMY LAUREN

Pressed by his boolcmaker for debts of 5000 dollars, pilot Noah Dugan reluctantly agrees to fly orphanage worker

demands. This week's cast: Kevin Palmer Stephen Comey Lynn Palmer Antonia Murphy Terry Hansen Andrew Clarke Lisa Cook Debra Lawrence John Paltrier Peter Phelps Dee Morrell Mary Ward W ayne Morrell Ian Rawlings

News at 5.45 ALASTAIR STEWART PROGRAMME EDITOR DEREK DOWSErt ITN Production

6.00 Coast to Coast FRED DINENAGE FERN BRITTON MIKE DEBENS

The latest news and pictures with Fred Dinenage and Fern Britton in the South and Mike Debens in the South East. EDITORS MARK ANDREWS VICTOR WAKELING EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MARK SHARMAN TVS Production

6.35 Crossroads 'I get the feeling the Board are plotting something behind my back.' This week's cast Diane Hunter Susan Hanson Jill Chance Jane Rossington Benny Paul Henry Charlie Mycroft Graham Seed A nne-Marie W ade Dee Hepburn A dam Chance Tony Adams Daniel Freeman Philip Goodhew Barry Hart Harry Nurmi • Dr Trosman Tim Munro Mr Darby Patrick Jordan Nicola Freeman Gabrielle Drake Fiona Harding Caroline Evans Lorraine Baker Dorothy Brown Tommy Lancaster Terence Rigby Kath Fellowes Pamela Vezey Stephen Fellowes John Line and Moses the dog. WRITER MARGARET PHELAN SCRIPT EDITOR VERONICA HENRY DESIGNER PAUL MARTIN DIRECTOR NICK MALLETT PRODUCER WILLIAM SMETHURST Central Production

All programmes are in colour unless otherwise stated

Peter de Savary (Tim Pigott-Smith), driving force behind Britain's yachting effort in `The Challenge' at 9.00.

7.00 NEW SERIES Wish You Were Here...? JUDITH CHALMERS ANNEKA RICE CHRIS KELLY

W ish Y ou W ere Here... ? returns with

ideas for everyone — from dream holidays in tropical oceans to family holidays at the British seaside. This week Judith introduces a series of features on new trends in holiday-making in Britain which will appear from time to time throughout the series. In the first, she looks at a pilot scheme to develop village pubs for holiday accommodation. She also joins a coach party on a winter break in Babbacombe on the Devon coast — a holiday which can be had for less than £70. Anneka flies to the Seychelles, romantic tropical islands where the beaches are among the best in the world. Chris reports from Diano Marina on the Italian Riviera. Travel consultant is Robin Dewhurst. Details of all holidays featured appear on Oracle page 197. Oracle subtitles page 888 WRITERS PERROT. I' PHILLIPS, ADRIAANE PIELOU, PETER CHAMBERS DIRECTOR/PRODUCER CHRISTOPHER PALMER EDITOR PETER HUGHES Thames Television Production

7.30 Coronation Street Jenny Bradley bids for success in the talent contest but ends up facing the music. Oracle subtitles page 888

Chris K elly, Judith Chalmers (above) and Anneka Rice have some holiday ideas to suit all tastes: 'W ish Y ou W ere Here. . .?' at T.00.

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This week's cast Kevin W ebster Michael Le Val Sally W ebster Sally Whittaker Hilda Ogden Jean Alexander Terry Duckworth Nigel Pivaro Curly W atts Kevin Kennedy A Y Roberts Bryan Mosley A udrey Roberts Sue Nicholls Jenny Bradley Sally Ann Matthews Rita Fairclough Barbara Knox Martin Platt Sean Wilson Bet Lynch Julie Goodyear Betty Turpin Betty Driver Jack Duckworth William Tarmey J,Brian Tilsley Christopher Quinten Gail Tilsley Helen Worth Ivy Tilsley Lynne Perrie Ken Barlow William Roache Deirdre Barlow Anne Kirkbride Percy Sugden Bill Waddington Lois Fairhurst Sherry Ormerod Nicky TiLsley Warren Jackson Rosalyn Greenwood Shainey Earn Policeman Malcolm Scates WRITER LESLIE DUXBURY STORIES TOM ELLIOTT, PAUL ABBOTT EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BILL PODMORE DESIGNER ERIC DEAKINS DIRECTOR EVA KOLOUCHOVA PRODUCER JOHN G TEMPLE Granada Television Production

8.00 A Night at Chas 'n' Dave's CHAS 'N' DAVE DENNIS WATERMAN TIM HEALY AIDAN J HARVEY ALLAN STEWART ROGER DE COURCEY and NOOKIE THE CAMBRIDGE HEATH BAND OF THE SALVATION ARMY BOB TODD plus special guests JIM DAVIDSON ZIPPY and GEORGE

If you can't go for a ball of chalk down the frog or Chas 'n' Dave's rub-adub for a good old dingdong then gercha self a tumble, put your plates on the yogi bear and 'ave a butchers at Chas 'n' Dave on the Auntie Nelly wiv all their chinas 'avin a cobblers awl. Music director Alan Braden. DESIGNER ALEX CLARKE DIRECTOR/PRODUCER DENNIS KIRKLAND Thames Television Production

9.00 The Challenge BY DAVID PHILLIPS

TIM PIGOTT-SMITH JOHN WOOD NICHOLAS HAMMOND with Lorraine Bayly Richard Moir John Diedrich Jacki Weaver John Clayton Ray Barrett

The start of a dramatic mini-series that relives the 1983 America's Cup yachting races off Newport, Rhode Island. Then, for the first time in the long history of this great international contest the trophy was wrested from the United States by Australia. No one could have predicted the gamesmanship, the legal threats, the family pressures and the cliffhanging conclusion to the event, illustrated by what was said at the time: 'This isn't sport, this is war. A co-production with Golden Dolphin TVTirnes is a member of the European TV Magazines Association

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12.05pm International Dressage

Gerard Prendergast and Greta Blackburn in the chilling 'Time W alker'.

A second chance to see the programme that the horse world felt at last explained the mysteries and enjoyment of this little understood sport. Plus the new and perhaps most exacting addition to the sport — dressage to music. Presented by Mark Barker. Madelaine French and Desi Dillingham. PRODUCER DEREK BRANDON Cheerleader Production

1..00 Shrine Under Siege A documentary that explores the connection between fundamentalist Christians in the United States and militant Jews in Israel who both wish to destroy Islam's third holiest shrine, Har am at Sherif (The Dome of the Rock) and build in its place the third Jewish temple. PROGRAMME CONSULTANTS YEHUDA LITANI, NADAV SHRAGAI PRODUCER/DIRECTOR ILAN ZIV Tamouz Production

Productions in association with Roadshow, Coote and Carroll. Peter de Savary Tim Pigott-Smith A lan B ond John Wood Dennis Conner Nicholas Hammond John Bertrand John Diedrich Ben Lexcen John Clayton Eileen Bond Lorraine Bayly Bob McCullough Ray Barrett W arren Jones Richard Moir Johan V alentnn Jeff Truman John Langley Bartholomew John Rasa Bertrand Jaclot Weaver Judy Conner Joie Gregory Peggy McCullough Stephanie Lewis V ic Romagna Gus Mercurio V an Ossaman Pieter Van Der Stolk Ian Howitt Adam Bowen Sir James Hardy Robert Bowerman A lison Baker Kerrie Adams Will BaiDieu Peter Phelps Peter Costello Derek Amer Scotty McA llister Ian Gilmour Colin Beashel Anthony Heffernan Damien Fewster Kelly Dingwall Brian Richardson Malcolm Cork Hugh Trehorne Des Fenelon Herreshoff David Bennett Steve Reilly Mark Caleb CAMERA RUSSELL BOYD DIRECTOR CHRIS THOMSON PRODUCERS ROBERT LOADER, TRISTRAM MIALL EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS GREG COOTE, MATT CARROLL, LINDA AGRAN Thames Television Production

10.45 News followed by

TVS News Headlines Late look at the news in the TVS region

11.00 Time Walker BEN MURPHY

Deep within the tomb of 11 0 Tutankhamun, a violent earthquake shatters a wall, revealing the coffin of AnkhVenharis — 'Noble Traveller'. Surrounding the coffin are the bodies of six ancient attendants, all of whom died horribly, their flesh partly eaten away to the bone by a nowapparently-dormant fungus. Professor Douglas McCadden ships the unopened coffin to the California Institute of the Sciences, where X-rays revive the ancient green fungus...

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See pages 12-19 Prof McCadden Ben Murphy Susie Nina Axelrod Linda Shari Belafonte-Harper Peter Sharp Kevin Brophy Fraternity boy Royce Alexander Sarah Michelle Avonne First student Annie Barbieri Sherri Greta Blackburn Student in lab Vanna Bonta Dr Hayworth Antoinette Bower First pretty girl Marie Briguglio Gerard Prendergast Greg TELEPLAY TOM FRIEDMAN, KAREN LEVITT DIRECTOR TOM KENNEDY

12.35am Company followed by

Closedown

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they give up their lawless ways. As the newly-appointed governor of Jamaica, Morgan selects dashing young Jamie Waring to round up the worst renegade of them all — the red-bearded Captain Billy Leech. See pages 12-19

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Jamie W aring Tyrone Power Margaret Denby Maureen O'Hara Capt Henry Morgan Laird Cregar Capt Billy Leech George Sanders A bel W ogan Anthony Quinn Tommy Blue Thomas Mitchell Lord Denby George Zucco Ingraham Edward Ashley SCREENPLAY BEN HECHT, SETON I MILLER DIRECTOR HENRY KING

WRITER BERNARD LEVIN PRODUCER BERNARD CLARK John Gas Productions

5.00 Same Game — Different Rules Mike Nemesvary was one of the world's most gifted sportsmen. British and European freestyle skiing champion, at 24 he had everything to look forward to. But on 15 May 1985, while training on a trampoline, Mike fell and broke his back — leaving him permanently paralysed from his shoulders down. This film, winner of the Golden Ring award in Lausanne in 1986, follows Mike through the 12 months following the accident, In his search to recapture excitement, Mike travels to Switzerland where a new toboggan has been designed for quadraplegics.

A cartoon in which a dopey dog tries to chase and capture a quail.

PRODUCER ALAN SNELL ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MARK MANSELL DIRECTOR MARK CHAPMAN Interface Productions & SPA

1.55 The Blue Bird

6.00 A Winter Story

SHIRLEY TEMPLE

SION THE FOX

The famous adventure fantasy film about a selfish little girl who searches far and wide for the blue bird of happiness — but finds it, after many perilous adventures, where she least expects..

In this cartoon from Wales, Sion, a wily but amiable fox, pits his wits against farmer Eban and tries to steal his Christmas turkey. But Mick, the cub, saves the day with the help of the turkey! The title song is sung by Aled Jones. Voices by Will Brenton, Fenella Fielding, Mark Kingston, Christine Pritchard, Philip Rowlands, John Rye. Music by Ian Lawson and Ben Heneghan.

See pages 12-19 Shirley Temple M.1d3/1 Mummy Tyl Spring Byington Mr Luxury Nigel Bruce Tyletre Gale Sondergaard Tylo Eddie Collins A ngela Berlingot Sybil Jason Fairy Berylune Jessie Ralph Light Helen Ericson Johnny Riiwell TY ItY 1 Mrs Luxury Laura Hope Crews SCREENPLAY ERNEST PASCAL DIRECTOR WALTER LANG

7.00 Channel 4 News National and international news from the studios of ITN, presented by Peter Sissons. Oracle News Summary page 401, Oracle City Headlines, page 500, both throughout the week DIRECTORS MALCOLM JOHNSON, JACQUI BROMLEY EDITOR STEWART PURVIS ITN Production

followed by

Weather 8.00 Brookside Karen has some news she wants to keep to herself, but Guy lets Sheila in on it. Rod gets his name in the papers and Billy buys a new telly — but it's candle power only in the Corkhill household, A nnabelle Collins Doreen Sloane Paul Collins Jim Wiggins Billy Corkhill John McArdle Doreen Corkhill Kate Fitzgerald Rod Corknill Jason Hope Tracy Corkhill Justine Kerrigan Bobby Grant Ricky Tomlinson Sheila Grant Sue Johnston Damon Grant Simon O'Brien Karen Grant Shelagh O'Hara Mark Callaghan Dean Williams Gordon Collins Mark Burgess Gail Valerie Blake Barry Grant Paul Usher Guy W illis Ian Michie Debbie McGrath Gillian Kearney

8.30 International Sweethearts of Rhythm The story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, the multiracial, all-women's jazz band of the Forties. Attracting the best musicians of the day, the band achieved a great deal of acclaim, touring all over the USA. WRITERS/DIRECTORS GRETA SCHILLER. ANDREA WEISS Jezebel Productions & Rosetta Records

9.00 New York, New York LIZA MINNELLI ROBERT DE NIRO

1945. New York. World War Two is over and musician Jimmy Doyle casts aside his army uniform and goes girl hunting at a victory ball where he meets singer Francine.

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See pages 12-19 Francine Evans Liza Minnelli Jimmy Doyle Robert De Niro Tony Harwell Lionel Stander Paul W ilson. Barry Primus Bernice Mary Kay Place Franke Harte Georgie Auld Nicky George Mem.moli Palm Club owner Dick Miller SCREENPLAY EARL MAC RAUCH, MARDIK MARTIN DIRECTOR MARTIN SCORSESE

12.00 to 1.00am The Best of Spike Jones

DESIGNER CAROL SHEERAN WRITER ALAN McDONALD DIRECTOR PATRICK TUCKER PRODUCER STUART DOUGHTY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PHIL REDMOND

Music madness with the legendary Spike Jones and his City Slickers compiled from the band's live American black and white TV shows of the Fifties. The collection of their zany records includes the W illiam Tell Overture, Y ou A lways Hurt The One Y ou Love, Chloe and Cocktails For Two.

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3.25 The Black Swan 6.25 TYRONE POWER Hannibal's MAUREEN O'HARA Footsteps With the pardon of Henry Morgan by the English king, Canbbean pirates are offered amnesty if

from Southern France across the Alps. In the first of four repeated programmes covering the 300-mile journey, Bernard Levin takes us from Aigues-Mortes across the Camargue to beyond Arles. Next programme tomorrow.

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Bernard Levin dons a rucksack and fulfils a boyhood ambition to follow Hannibal's route

Sailor being led a merry dance? Francine Evans (Liza Minnelli) in New Y ork, New Y ork, 9.00.

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Mongolia, The Pyongyang Circus troupe of Korea, The Liberty Horses of Yasmine Smart, The Acrobatic Troupe from the Zengzhoe Province of China, and The Flying Caballeros, from Mexico.

followed by

BMX Beat International

TVS 6.15 TV-am: Good Morning Britain JAYNE IRVING RICHARD KEYS Join Jayne Irving. Richard Keys. the TV-am

team and their guests, for news with Gordon Honeycombe, news features, sport with Mike Morris, topics of the day and regular weather forecasts with Wincey Willis. Catch up with the latest news on the hour and half-hour. Features today include the latest financial news and reports in Money Matters with Brian Milton, news round-up of the year, Popeye, Popshot Snapshots and celebrity interviews. Keep fit with Lizzie Webb, and let Jeni Barnett give you a chance to air your views in Postbag. WACADAY 9.00-9.25. Join in the fun with wacky Tinnily Mallett Find out who the Hero of the Day is, race against the clock in Manic Minute, join the word association game Mallett's Mallet, plus your chance to be a star in Anything You Can Do.

GAZ TOP ANDY RUFFELL THE CHERRY COCA COLA FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIPS

10.50 The Last Warhorse GRAHAM DOW Pop

From the Sands Centre, Carlisle Day Two of the first-ever Freestyle International Television Championships and the pace is hotting up. Stuart `Pepl Winder, reigning BMX Beat champion, takes on American Andrew Engelleder. Who will win this battle of the ramps and go through to Saturday's grand final? Catch the action and also check out your Sportstyle with Carlo Griggs.

McKenzie, an old scrap merchant, lives with his grandchildren Ray, Dee and Sid and their beloved Clydesdale cart horse Sam, in a scrapyard on a prime piece of harbourside land in a run-down suburb of Sydney, Australia. The lives of the McKenzie family are totally disrupted when Ishikawa, a Japanese developer, decides to build a large hotel on land next to the yard and his employees decide they want the yard site as well.. .

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1.30 to 3.40 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Capsized by a freak wave, the giant passenger liner Poseidon floats upside down in the Atlantic. Two days after the disaster salvage tug skipper Mike Turner and his partner Wilbur, with a pretty passenger Celeste Whitman, come on the scene, while a 'medical team' led by Stefan Svevo also arrives. Turner is intent on plundering the purser's safe. Svevo, in reality an illicit arms dealer, has even darker motives for

coming aboard the stricken ship. Entering the Poseidon through a hole cut by the coastguard, the first things that Turner and Svevo find are further survivors, still trapped.. . See pages 12-19 Mike Turner Michael Caine Celeste W hitman Sally Field Stefan Svevo Telly Savalas Frank Mazzetti Peter Boyle Gina Rowe Shirley Jones W ilbur Hubbard Karl Malden Hannah Meredith Shirley Knight Suzanne Constantine Veronica Hamel

Harold Meredith Jack Warden. Tex Slocum Slim Pickens Larry Simpson Mark Harmon Theresa Mazzetti Kurt Hamstrum

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TUESDAY 4.45 Dramarama FRANKIE'S HAT FROM A STORY BY JAN MARK

TVS 3.40 TVS News The news affecting the South and South East this afternoon.

3.45pm The Young Doctors The drama continues at the Albert Memorial, a big-city hospital in Australia, where tension is provided by the entangled relationships of the doctors, nurses and patients. Sister Turner receives some upsetting news. For cast see Monday

4.15 Daffy Duck DUCK AMUCK Animated fun as Daffy starts to act out a great movie, in which things begin to go very wrong...

4.20 The Wind in the Willows BY BRIAN TRUEMAN, BASED ON THE BOOK BY KENNETH GRAHAME

PAPERCHASE An animated tale narrated by Ian Carmichael, The Riverbank's Paperchase Championship brings out the worst in Toad and the Weasels. The W ind in the W illows song sung by Ralph McTell; music composed by Keith Hopwood and Malcolm Rowe, arranged by Brian Ibbetson. Animation by Sue Pugh and Paul Berry. W ith the voices of Badger Michael Hordern Mole Richard Pearson Rat Peter Sallis Toad David Jason and Brian Trueman, Daphne Oxenford, Delia Corrie, Kate Lee, Brian Southwood, Jimmy Hibbert ASSOCIATE PRODUCER CHRIS TAYLOR PRODUCERS MARK HALL, BRIAN COSGROVE DIRECTOR JACKIE COCKLE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JOHN HAMBLEY Thames Television Production

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When Sonia visits her married sister, she's looking forward to a grown-up outing. But Frankie has other ideas. She just wants to be a child again. Everywhere they go she manages to embarrass Sonia — and to top it all, she buys a stupid hat. Music by Barbara Thompson and Jon Hiseman. Oracle subtitles page 888 Franke Zoe Nathenson Sonia Vicky Murdock Bridget Sharon Bower Duncan Paul Beringer Footballer Jake Wood Biker Jon Sloane DESIGNER PETER ELLIOTT EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ALAN HORROX DIRECTOR/PRODUCER PETER TABERN Thames Television Production

5.12 TVS News Headlines followed by

Sons and Daughters Continuing the drama series set in the affluent suburbs of an Australian city, a deceptively cosy setting for family crises and emotional conflicts. For cast, see Monday

News at 5.45 6.00 Coast to Coast The early evening news magazine for the TVS region, with the latest reports on the day's events and interviews with headline makers.

6.35 Crossroads 'You must see this as a chance to get Crossroads back the way it used to be.' For cast, see Monday WRITER JOANNA TOYE

7.00 Name That Tune Special LIONEL BLAIR MAGGIE MOONE FAITH BROWN JOE BROWN ALAN BRADEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA In this special New Year edition of the music quiz all the money won is donated to children's charities. Celebrities taking part are Faith Brown and Joe Brown, along with two contestants who have previously won cars on the show. Faith is partnered by Brian Day from Kings Langley and

Joe by Barbara Westerman from Leeds. Host is Lionel Blair. Music associate is Ray Monk, music director/ consultant Alan Braden.

11.00 86: Review of the Year

DESIGNER ALISON WRATTEN DIRECTOR/PRODUCER DAVID CLARK Thames Television Production

Goodwill is in short supply for Brian Murphy and Y ootha Joyce, ITV , 7.30,

7.30 George and Mildred BY JOHNNIE MORTIMER AND BRIAN COOKE

YOOTHA JOYCE BRIAN MURPHY NORMAN ESHLEY SHEILA FEARN NICHOLAS BONDOWEN ON THE SECOND DAY OF CHRISTMAS An opportunity to see again this situationcomedy featuring the wrangling Ropers. This episode is set in that noman's land between the indigestion of Christmas and the hangover of New Year's Day. Goodwill to all men doesn't apply between George and Jeffrey when a game of telly tennis gets out of hand. Mildred Yootha Joyce George Brian Murphy Jeffrey Fourmile Norman Eshley A nn Fourmile Sheila Fearn Tristram Nicholas Bond-Owen Humphrey Reginald Marsh Ethel Avril Elgar Mother Gretchen Franklin DESIGNER DAVID FERRIS DIRECTOR/PRODUCER PETER FRAZER-JONES Thames Television Production

8.00 Des O'Connor Tonight with PAUL NICHOLAS Laughter is the best pick-up as the old year

winds down and we join Des O'Connor and his Royalty Theatre guests, including Paul Nicholas, for a fun-packed hour of entertainment. Programme associate is Chris Greenwood, script associates are Eric Davidson. Wally Malston, Roy Tuvey. Music director is Cohn Keyes.

only improve their excellent relationship. Paula is less sure but, faced with Richard's petulance, finally agrees to it, on the condition that they tell no one. But then things start to be less harmonious. .. See pages I2-19

DESIGNER HARRY CLARK DIRECTOR/PRODUCER BRIAN PENDERS Thames Television Production

Richard Babson Burt Reynolds Paula McCullen Goldie Hawn Eleanor McCullen Jessica Tandy Tim McCullen Barnard Hughes A nn Babson Audra Lindley Tom. Babson Keenan Wynn Larry W eisman Ron Silver Nellie Ballou Carol Locate11 Jorge Medina Richard Libertini Carol Brandon Peggy Walton-Walker Lyle Ballou Noah Hathaway Robbie Ballou Mikey Martin Maid Helen Page Camp SCREENPLAY VALERIE CURTIN, BARRY LEVINSON DIRECTOR NORMAN JEWISON

9.00 Movie Premiere: Best Friends BURT REYNOLDS GOLDIE HAWN JESSICA TANDY Richard Babson and n• • Paula McCullen are successful Hollywood film writers who have lived together happily for some time. When they decide to buy a house, however, Richard feels that marriage is a necessary commitment and can

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10.45 ITN News followed by

TVS News Headlines indicates Repeat

Eighty-six was the year of high-tech failures and high-tech successes. ITNs review of the year captures the atmosphere of 1986, what people were most afraid of and what they celebrated. It was the year of disasters like the space shuttle explosion and Chernobyl. The year of the Big Bang, barbed wire at Wapping, Sid selling British Gas, the year when Mr and Mrs Britain became the new capitalists. Presenter Michael Nicholson also recalls the happier moments, in a right royal year which included the Queen's historic tour of China and the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, the girl he made Duchess of York. It was the year when British soccer went down fighting in the World Cup and our cricketers were beaten by everyone until they picked themselves up in Australia. It was a year of crisis in South Africa and a time when the world was plagued by international terrorism, drugs trafficking and the threat of AIDS. A turbulent 12 months, gathered together in ITNs portrait. PICTURE RESEARCH KEITH LAMBOURNE PICTURE EDITORS BARRY BRYANT, DENNIS CHADWICK, PAUL HARWOOD RESEARCH JOHN BRYAN STUDIO DIRECTOR DEREK GUTHRIE PROGRAMME EDITOR MIKE SHEPPARD ITN Production

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TUESDAY 5.00 The Chart Show: Christmas Special 12noon Women's and Seniors' Golf Channel Four has already screened the men's US Open, now it is time for the Women and the Seniors. The women play for a 50,000 dollar first prize at the NCR Country Club in Ohio. The senior men's tournament boasts a host of big names, including Gary Player, Chi Chi Rodrigues, Bob Charles, Peter Thompson and Arnold Palmer. PRODUCER DEREK BRANDON Cheerleader Production

1.00 Highlights of the 1986 Tour de France Once, Richard Babson (Burt Reynolds) and Paula McCullen (Goldie Hawn) were 'Best Friends'. Then they married_ See 9.00.

PHIL LIGGETT Paul Sherwen AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

The 1986 Tour de France, one of the toughest and greatest cycle races of the century. This programme presents the best of the action. Television Sport and Leisure Production in association with Townsend Thoresen

2.00 A-Haunting We Will Go LAUREL AND HARDY

Stan and 011ie become involved with a gangster when they accompany a coffin to Dayton, Ohio.

associate is Barry Faulkner, music director is Robert Hartley.

ALAN WHITHAM RICK BRIDGE ROGER WILD CHARLIE ELSTON

LIGHTING BRIAN HILTON DESIGNERS ANDREW SANDERSON, LOU BEAUMONT PRODUCER/DIRECTOR IAN BOLT Y orkshire Television Production

Poised to become one of Britain's leading comedy show groups, Black Onyx — Alan, Rick, Roger and Charlie — get their first chance at a TV special. They appear in a variety of roles, from Tina Turner to Shirley Bassey, Demis Roussos to Rik Mayall, Liza Minelli to Marcel Wave! Script

12.30am Company End the day in the company of friends. followed by

Closedown

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For cast, see Monday

Herman Munster, eight-feet-tall creation of the late Dr Frankenstein, inherits a title, a manor house and a parcel of problems from his British uncle. See pages 12-19 Herman Munster Fred Gwynn Lily Munster Yvonne De Carlo Grandpa Al Lewis Eddie Munster Butch Patrick Marilyn Debbie Watson Lady Effigie Munster Hermione Gingold Freddie Munster Terry-Thomas Grace Munster Jeanne Arnold Roger Moresby Robert Pine Cruikshank John Carradine SCREENPLAY GEORGE TIBBLES, JOE CANNELLL BOB MOSHER DIRECTOR EARL BELLAMY

See pages 12-19 SCREENPLAY DON FRICKE, GODFREY REGGIO, MICHAEL HOENIG, ALTON WALPOLE DIRECTOR GODFREY REGGIO

STARMAKER

Do Not Adjust Your Stocking DENISE COFFEY ERIC IDLE DAVID JASON TERRY JONES MICHAEL PALIN BONZO DOG DOO DAH BAND CAPTAIN FANTASTIC

A special Christmas edition of Do Not A djust Y our Set — the silly series of inspired lunacy which became something of a cult. Not surprising since most of the Monty Python team first got together on the show. Writers are Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin. Animation Terry Gilliam. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER LEWIS RUDD, DIRECTOR ADRIAN COOPER Thames Television Production

followed by

9.00 The Lovers BY JACK ROSENTHAL

3.15 Munster Go Home

Extraordinary aural and visual collage which derives its title from a Hopi Indian word.

An evening of programmes in which now familiar stars were given early breaks.

BRAINWASHED

Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy

8.00 Brookside

In the second nightly programme, Bernard Levin heads up the Rhine Valley.

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Bobby puts a squeeze on Barry and Sheila makes Karen change her mind. Damon finds that even a disappointing New Year's Eve party has compensations.

Made in black and white

Dante, the Magician Frank Lucas Elisha Cook Jr Darby Mason Henry Morgan SCREENPLAY LOU BRESLOW DIRECTOR ALFRED WEAKER

12.00 Black Onyx

6.25 Hannibal's Footsteps

8.30 to 11.00 Starmaker

followed by

V ideo V isual Production

See pages 12-19 Themselves Troldmanden

W hat made '86 a year to remember? Look back with ITN on the people and events that were headline news: tonight at 11.00.

Watch 85 minutes of the best videos of 1986.

7.00 Channel 4 News

Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox first made their names as a pair of gauche young lovers — he trying to get her into

bed, she trying to get him to propose. In this episode Beryl takes Geoffrey on a visit to a veteran married couple so he can witness the 'joys' of marriage. Beryl Paula Wilcox Geoffrey Richard Beckinsale Sandra Maureen Lipman Neville John Flanagan DIRECTOR MICHAEL APTED PRODUCER JACK ROSENTHAL Granada Television Production

followed by

9.30 New Faces, New Stars PATTI BOULAYE MARTI CAINE ROGER DE COURCEY LES DENNIS AIDEN J HARVEY LENNY HENRY SWEET SENSATION GARY WILMOT & JUDY

In the Seventies New Faces provided a showcase for a host of newcomers. This programme is a selection of winners who later fulfilled the bright futures predicted for them. Central Production

followed by

10.00 Another Sunday and Sweet FA BY JACK ROSENTHAL

DAVID SWIFT Another Sunday and the

weekly ritual of Sunday football commences. A gentle comedy about playing the game of life — and breaking the rules in the process. Look out for a Coronation Street face on the touchlines in her first appearance.

Referee David Swift Parker Street Depot X I Captain Gordon McGrae Manager Fred Feast Trainer Joe Gladwin Goalkeeper David Bradley First player Stephen Bent Second player Alan Erasmus Co-op A lbion X 1 Captain Freddie Fletcher Manager Duggie Brown Trainer Bert King Goalkeeper John Procter Player Joey Kaye On the touchline Gwen Clare Kelly Rosie Lynne Carol Shirley Anne Kirkbride Denise Clare Sutcliffe Girlfriend Susan Littler Norman Michael de Freyne Bryan Sweeney Boys Bruce Watt Dominic Toner CAMERA RAY GOODE DIRECTOR MICHAEL APTED PRODUCER PETER ECKERSLEY Granada Television Production

Gary W ilmot and Marti Caine are seen taking their first steps to fame in 'New Faces, New Stars', part of Channel Four's Starmaker' evening.

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Reporter Chris Mann in Moscow's Red Square. Look back over the last eventful year on TV-am.

TVS

12.00 noon World Series Baseball

6.15 TV-am: Good Morning Britain

MARTIN TYLER The best World Series in years formed the basis of Channel Fours introduction to baseball this autumn. In this twohour special Martin Tyler explains the game and shows again the best moments from one of sport's great occasions.

JAYNE IRVING RICHARD KEYS Greet the day with Jayne

Irving, Richard Keys,

the TV-am team and their guests for news with

Gordon Honeycombe

news features, regular weather forecasts with Wincey Willis and sport with Mike Morris. There are news bulletins on the how and half-hour. Today's features include the latest financial news and resorts in Money Matters with Brian Milton, news round-up of the year, celebrity interviews, keep fit expert L'izzie Webb with your daily exercises, another cartoon adventure with Popeye, Gyles Brandreth with Video Report and the latest news from the pop world in Popshots. WACADAY 9.00-9.25. Join in the fun with Timmy Mallett. There's another round of the word association game Malletfs Mallet, a race against the clock in Manic Minute and your chance to be a star in Anything You Can Do.

PRODUCER DEREK BRANDON Cheerleader Production in association with Scottish A micable Life A ssurance Society

2.00 Rocking and Rolling With the Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra Bassist Stephen Ashman was the man who put together the high-energy Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra that includes female vocalists, synchronised dancers, drummers, multiple keyboard players and a brassy horn section. A cancellation at a San Francisco club meant the Pitts stepped in. and since then bookings have been fast and furious. With a floating membership of more than 40 musicians, the Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra put on an oldfashioned soul revue.

925 TVS Outlook followed by

BMX Beat International GAZ TOP ANDY RUFFELL THE CHERRY COCA COLA FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIPS

from the Sands Centre, Carlisle Day three and Gaz and Andy are winding up the pace. Today Britain's Mason Smith and Robert Ruffeli take on Robert Dodds from British Columbia — one of America's leading pro riders. Plus Synch Style — formation freestyling from the BMX Beat synchronised team.

9.50 Walt Disney Presents BOAT BUILDERS/THE ART OF SELFDEFENCE

A cartoon double bill. In Boat Bui.lder Mickey and friends try to build a boat — with hilarious results, while Goofy attempts The A rt of SelfDefence.

10.05 Oklahoma! The sweeping

Rodgers and Hammerstein action musical about love, jealousy and the fight to make Oklahoma a state of the Union.

Sir A nthony Ross (Donald Sinden, left) and companions explore The Island at the Top of the W orld'. See 1.30. Jim Sullivan Andy Anderson Mrs Jessup Vivean Gray Geoff Sullivan Jamie Higgins Terry Sullivan Richard Morgan Norm Baker Norman Yernm

1.00 News at One

See pages 12-19 Curley Gordon MacRae Laurey Shirley Jones Jud Fry Rod Steiger A do A nnie Gloria Grahame W ill Parker Gene Nelson A ll Hakim Eddie Albert A unt Eller Charlotte Greenwood Paw Games James Whitmore Genie Cummings Barbara Lawrence Skidmore Jay C Flippen The Marshal Roy Barcroft SCREENPLAY SONYA LEVIEN, WILLIAM LUDWIG DIRECTOR FRED ZINNEMANN

12.30 The Sullivans Drama and adventure with the Australian Sullivan family and their friends. This week's cast: Dave Sullivan

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120 TVS News 1.30 to 3.15 Disney's The Island at the Top of the World Professor John Ivarsson has been persuaded by Sir Anthony Ross, a wealthy Englishman, to undertake a search for Sir Anthony's son Donald, who disappeared in the Arctic. Donald left two clues: a page from an

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old Hudson's Bay Company journal mentioning a hidden island 'far beyond land's end where the whales go to die', and a curious map of carved whalebone. A party of men take off in the 'Hyperion', a giant airship. During a nerveracking flight, the captain almost falls to his death before the searchers reach Fort Conger inside the Polar Circle. It is the start of a great adventure. See pages 12-19 Sir A nthony Ross Donald Sinden Prof lvarsson David Hartman Capt Brieux Jacques Marin Oomiak Mako Donald Ross David Gwillim Preyia Agneta Eckemyr The Godi Gunnar Ohlund Erik Lasse Kolstad Erik Silju Torvald The Lawspeaker Rolf Soder Sven Torsten Wahlund Gunnar Sverre Chisdal Sigurd Niels Hinrichsen Town guard Denny Miller SCREENPLAY JOHN WHEDON, BASED ON A BOOK BY IAN CAMERON DIRECTOR ROBERT STEVENSON

4.40 The Munsters' Revenge FRED GWYNNE The normally placid world of the startling-'ooking Munsters is turned topsy-turvy when the evil Dr Diablo looses an array of classic monster robots from a wax museum on a crime spree — including two that are duplicates of Herman and Grandpa.. . See pages 12-19 Herman Fred Gwynne Lily Yvonne De Carlo Grandpa Al Lewis Marilyn Jo McDonnell Dr Dustin Diablo Sid Caesar Eddie K C Martel Glen Peter Fox Phantom Bob Hastings Chief Boyle Herbert Voland Comm McCluskey Charles Macaulay M ichael Colby Chester Dr Ernst Lichlighter Ezra Stone Ralph Michael L McManus TELEPLAY ARTHUR ALSBERG, DON NELSON DIRECTOR DON WEIS

6.25 to 7.00 Hannibal's Footsteps In the third programme,

Bernard Levin leaves Montelimar and climbs up the Drome Valley into the foothills of the Alps, where Hannibal began his crossing. He samples the nine courses of the 'Menu Rabelais' at Chez Fix, tries his hand at milking goats and visits the tiny village of Vassieux, where the Germans massacred the local Maquis in 1944. Last programme tomorrow. Oracle subtitles page 888

Herman (Fred Gwynne) and Grandpa (A l Lewis) plot The Munsters' Revenge'.

NEW YEA

Fr Flaherty (Christopher Reeve) finds V atican life testing — from conflict with the Pope (Leonardo Cimino) to desire for a nun. `Monsignor'.

ITV TVS 3.15pm Walt Disney Presents BRAVE LITTLE TAILOR/THE BIG WASH/DONALD'S VACATION

Three of Disney's most popular characters. In Brave Little Tailor, a medieval Mickey Mouse is offered a fortune in gold and the hand of Princess Minnie if he captures a giant. In The Big W ash circus caretaker Goofy attempts to give a reluctant elephant a bath. In Donald's Vacation, Donald Duck decides to take a holiday. Jimmy Mulville and Muriel Gray welcome you — and guests Craig Ferguson (top right) and Lloyd Cole — to 'The New Y ear Show'. The celebrations start at 11.30.

3.40 TVS News 3.45 The Young Doctors Jill causes a marriage break-up. But who's the man in Sister Scott's life? For cast, see Monday

4.15 Skating '86 Robin Cousins and hosts of other international ice skating stars raise thousands of pounds for famine relief in a spectacular gala... Susan Jackson and Joanne Conway in 'Battle of Brits' at European Championships... Debi Thomas becomes the first black skater to win world title... Natalia Bestemianova and Andrei Bukin just hang on to ice dance crown.. boy named Cousins wins British Junior Championship. These are some of the highlights of a memorable and eventful year of ice skating recalled by Nick Owen, with commentary by Simon Reed and Betty Callaway. .

6.00 Coast to Coast The early evening news magazine for the TVS region, with the lastest reports on the day's events and interviews with headline-makers.

6.35 Crossroads

PRODUCER DOUGLAS HAMMOND EDITOR PHIL KING Independent Television Sport Production

Who will be the employee of the month? The motel is agog.

5.12 TVS News Headlines

7.00 Just for Laughs

followed by

Blockbusters BOB HOLNESS The quiz game for 16- to 18-year-olds.

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Esma Cannon. Michael Craig, Richard Davies, Clive Dunn, Noel Dyson, Sally Geeson, Deryck Guyler, Sheila Hancock, Arthur Haynes, Frankie Howerd, Noel Howlett, Sidney James, Eric Morecambe, Julian Orchard. Leslie Phillips. Noel Purcell, James Robertson-Justice, Patsy Rowlands, Joan Sanderson, Terry Scott. Sally Smith, June Whitfield, Norman Wisdom and Ernie Wise. PRODUCER GERALD THOMAS

For cast, see Monday

DEVISED AND COMPILED BY GERALD THOMAS

A compilation of clips from classic British comedy films. Among the stars featured are: John Alderton, Robin Askwith, Stanley Baxter, Dirk Bogarde, Richard Briers, Janet Brown,

7.30 Coronation Street The young people of the Street bring in the New Year at Hilda's party. But for Jenny and Martin, the old year ends on a note of anxiety. Oracle subtitles page 888 For cast, see Monday WRITER H V KERSHAW

8.00 This Is Your Life EAMONN ANDREWS Host Eamonn Andrews has exciting surprises in store for this week's special guest in a specially extended edition. Programme consultant is Roy Bottomley. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER BRIAN KLEIN DIRECTORS MICHAEL D KENT, TERRY YARWOOD PRODUCER MALCOLM MORRIS Thames Television Production

9.00 Movie Premiere: Monsignor Towards the end of World • War Two, the Vatican is in financial distress as a result of the conflict. Father John Flaherty, a young American priest with a

university degree in finance, is summoned to the Holy City to use his knowledge to solve the crisis. A chance meeting with a boyhood friend leads him to Don Appolini, a member of the Mafia who controls the Rome black market. With the reluctant blessing of Cardinal Santoni, Flaherty sells Vatican supplies to Appolini. Then Flaherty meets a nun, Clara, and finds he must reconcile his holy vows with his earthly passions... See pages 12-19 Oracle subtitles page 888 Flaherty Chistopher Reeve ClaraGeneviêve Buiold Santoni Fernando Rey A ppolini Jason Miller Varese Joe Cortese Vinci Adolfo Celi Pope Leonardo Cimino Francisco Tomas Milian Bishop W alkman Robert J Prosky SCREENPLAY ABRAHAM POLONSKY, WENDELL MAYES, BASED ON THE BOOK BY JACK ALAIN LEGER DIRECTOR FRANK PERRY

10.00 ITN News 10.15 Movie Premiere: Monsignor continued Oracle subtitles page 888

11.30 The New Year Show MURIEL GRAY JIMMY MULVILLE The traditional New Year Party is presented by Muriel Gray and Jimmy Mulville. Party-goers include Big Country, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Love and Money, The Boys of the Lough, and a new comedy discovery — Craig Ferguson. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SANDY ROSS DIRECTOR CHRIS ALLEN PRODUCER BOB CLYDE Scottish Televzsion Production

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7.00pm News Summary and Weather followed by

Wayne Sleep's `Dash' Wayne Sleep leads his team of talented dancers in a dazzling display of jazz, tap, ballet, comedy and contemporary dance. This is a recording of the last performance of the dance show which toured Britain. Europe and the Far East to tumultuous acclaim. It includes Sleep's impersonations of John McEnroe, Charlie Chaplin, Olga Korbut and Torvill and Dean. Cameras backstage capture the drama of a live show. With LindaMae Brewer, Linda Gibbs, Wendy Roe, Kim Rosato, Nichola Treherne, Rosalyn Whiten, Stephen Beagley, Simon Horrill, Ian Knowles, Tom Searle. Devised and choreographed by Wayne Sleep. Additional choreography by Anthony Van Laast and Gillian Gregory. Musical director is David Arch. See page 95

Rosalyn W hitten proves a perfect partner in `W ayne Sleep's Dash' at 7.00. Bringing in the New Y ear in style later are Nigel Planer, far left, Rik Mayall and the Inspirational Choir. 10.45.

PRODUCERS RAY MARSHALL. TERRY RYAN DIRECTOR TOM GUTTERIDGE

Mentors Films/Opbi Fims Production in association with Trillion

8.05 Beauty 12.30am Breakdance

2.05am Company

Orlando and Tony are the hottest pair of breakdancers in town. Using the street names Ozone and Turbo, they regularly take on all challengers when they perform for street' crowds in Venice; California. They meet up with Kelly, a jazz dancer, and pursue her to her class.. See pages 12-19

If you're still awake, join in with familiar friends in unfamiliar surroundings as Company celebrates its fifth birthday and welcomes in the New Year. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER FRANCES TULLOCH

followed by

Closedown ITV Variations

Lucinda Dickey

Programmes in adjoining areas are as TV S except for.

Adolfo Shabba-Doo' Quinones Tony/71Tb° Michael Toogaloo-Shrimp Chambers Franco Ben Lokey A dam •Phineas Newborn III James Christopher McDonald Vicky T C Laughlin Joe the cook Ric Mancini Caroline Divine Lola Graham Sophie Gwendolyn Brown Rap Talker Ice T Jennifer Sweet Bea Silvern SCREENPLAY CHARLES PARKER, ALLEN DEBEVOISE, GERALD SCAIFE DIRECTOR JOEL SILBERG

THAMES 12.30 to 1.00 Wish You Were Here.. ? 3.45 to 4.15 Sons and Daughters; 6.00 to 6.35 Thames News. CENTRAL 12.30 to 1.00 Wish You Were Here.. ?; 3.45 to 4.15 Sons and Daughters; 6.00 to 6.35 Central News, 12.30 to 1.30am The New Avengers. ANGLIA 12.30 to 1.00 Gardens for All; 3.45 to 4.15 Sons and Daughters; 6.00 to 6.35 About Anglia. TSW 12.30 to 1.00 Gardens For All; 3.45 to 4.15 Sons and Daughters; 5.20 to 5.45 Crossroads; 6.00 Today South West; 6.30 to 7.00 Who's The Boss?

Kelly Orlando/Ozone

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A film about beauty of face and form, about what it is, how it is achieved and why everybody is obsessed by it. The quest ranges from art history to photography, from makeup to plastic surgery. Your guides include psychologists, tatooists, models of both sexes, night club dancers, exercise fanatics and many others whose business is to look beautiful or to help others to do so, including David Bailey. Marie Helvin, Zandra Rhodes and Vidal Sassoon. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MICK CSAKY PRODUCER JOHN PERCIVAL DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER RALLING

CI:saky Production'

9.35 Late Night with Letterman Question: What do young switched-on Americans

with a sense of humour do at 30 after midnight? Answer: They Watch

Late Night with Letterman. Now at lást as 1986 draws to a close, a Chance for us Brits to see what all the fuss is about. Is it the celebrities? Is it the race to give birth? Is it the stupid pet tricks? Is it simply David Letterman s personality? Judge for yourself as America's cult hero presents this third anniversary special. '

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JACK ROLLINS PRODUCER BARRY SAND DIRECTOR HAL GURNEE

NBC Entertainment in association with Carson Productions. • • -

10.45 Come Dancing with fools Holland Jools Holland wishes it to be known that he will not be celebrating New Year this year. He plans to be on his own in

Newcastle and will not be inviting the following people to the party he is not planning to have: Rik Mayall, Ruby Wax, Nigel Planer, Ade Edmondson, Peter Richardson, Raw Sex, Buddy Curtess and the Grasshoppers, the W ho Dares W ins team, the Inspirational Choir and a lot more besides. PRODUCER PETER McHUGH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/ DIRECTOR ROYSTON MAYOR ASSOCIATE PRODUCER ALISTAIR PIRRIE

Tyne Tees Television Production

12.30 to 2.15am Springtime in the Rockies BETTY GRABLE JOHN PAYNE CARMEN MIRANDA CESAR ROMERO Vicky and Dan are a • couple of entertainers whose love

for each other is blighted by petty jealousies. Out of pique Dan hires a Brazilian secretary, Rosita, and pretends to have an affair with her, while Vicky breaks their partnership and teams up with a smooth Latin dancer called Victor. Soon she's announcing that she and Victor are engaged to be married' See pages 12-19 Vicky Dan Rosita Victor Phoebe Gray McTavish

Betty Grable John Payne Carmen Miranda Cesar Romero

Charlotte Greenwood

Edward Everett Horton Himself Harry James Commissioner Jackie Gleason Marilyn Trudy Marshall Stage manager Chick Chandler Indian Iron Eyes Cody Mrs Jeepers Bess Flowers Bickle Frank Orth Brown Harry Hayden and The Music Makers SCREENPLAY WALTER BULLOCK, KEN ENGLUND DIRECTOR IRVING CUMMINGS

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EW YEAR'S DAY Penelope finds a mysterious talking parcel on the beach, but her amazing adventures are just beginning: 9.50.

restore to what she imagines was its former glory.. Partly black and white

TVS

11.00am Sumo Wrestling

7.00 TV-am: Wide Awake Club Special

In October, 32 Sumo wrestlers were in Paris for the Grand Sumo Tournament. Among them were one of the highest-ranked Sumo wrestlers — the Yokozuna Chiyonofuji, and the heaviest, 22year-old Konishiki from Hawaii, who weighs in at 229kg (36 stone). The tournament was over three days and the programme will include highlights of the final day as well as a look at the history of a Sumo and a day in the life of a wrestler.

TOMMY BOYD TIMMY MALLETT MICHAELA STRACHAN Celebrate the New Year with Tommy, Timmy and Michaela. The WAC Gang take another look back at the highlights of the year, including the best bits from WAGS regular experts — Jimmy McKay, Tim Batt and Dr Pete Rowan There's another chance to see the wacky 100th birthday party celebrations at London Zoo, a full length cartoon adventure in Mask and the first part of an exciting thriller with Batman Meet the new stars of WAC's talent spot Singing in the Shower and Michaela puts Timmy in the hot seat for a round of Silly Senses. The WAC Gang reveal some outtakes from their regular Sunday feature — Heroes, Heroines, Villains and Villainesses. And there's the alternative WAC news round-up of the year. Plus another chance to see the batty banter between Tommy and weatherman David Philpott.

Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and friends take on the steely might of the Empire: 'Star W ars'. 11W.

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1.00 ITN News 1.05 Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse MICKEY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

Minnie and the gang plan a surprise birthday party for Mickey and Goofy tries to bake a birthday cake. But — as usual — things don't go to plan...

1.15 to 3.30 Star Wars Cockatrice Castle. Music by David Rohl and Stuart J VVolstenholine.

9.25 BMX Beat International

With the voices oft Penelope Lisa Norris Freddie Jones Parrot Hortense Mollie Sugden Ethelred Roy Kinnear H H Junketberry Edward Kelsey Chief Cockatrice Windsor Davies Oswald Michael Hordem W erewolf Peter Woodthorpe Duke W ensleydale Harvey Ashby and Raymond Mason Daphne Oxenford DIRECTOR BRIAN COSGROVE PRODUCERS BRIAN COSGROVE MARK HALL Thames Television Production

GAZ TOP ANDY RUFFELL THE CHERRY COCA COLA FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIPS

from the Sands Centre, Carlisle. Rich Sigur, third in the American AFA Masters series, joins the action. But will he beat Britain's Dave Young? Plus Smile Style, comedy on wheels by Freestyler Ross Marshall.

10.30 Roar NOEL MARSHALL TIPPI HEDREN JOHN MARSHALL JERRY MARSHALL

9.50 The Talking Parcel

Hank, a doctor and scientist, lives with a collection of more than 150 wild lions, tigers, panthers and elephants at a solitary ranch in East Africa. Two mercenary game hunters, sent by the government to assess Hanks work, upset some tigers and are badly mauled. They resolve to take revenge by poaching Hank's animals.

ADAPTED BY ROSEMARY ANNE SISSON FROM THE BOOK BY GERALD DURRELL

An animated adventure story. Why does the parcel talk when Penelope finds it floating in the sea? Because inside it is a cage, and inside the cage is a Parrot. He takes her to the magical land of Mythologia where they meet Ethelred the Cockney toad, Oswald the giant sea-serpent, Duke Wensleydale the cowardly weasel, and all kinds of creatures who help them rescue Wizard H H Junketberry from the dreadful

See pages 12-19 Hank Madeleine John Jerry Melanie Mativo Frank Prentiss

Noel Marshall Tippi Hedren John Marshall Jerry Marshall Melanie Griffith Kyalo Mativo Frank Tom Steve Miller

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Rick Glassey J Leonard Bokwa Shamsi Sarami Will Hutchins Eve Rattner Peter Thiongo The Zakes Moakee committee Michael Franz Alexandra Newman Pat Barbeau Michael J Jones SCREENPLAY/DIRECTOR NOEL MARSHALL Rick A irport personnel

12.00 Gymnastics '86 Nick Owen presents highlights from an actionpacked year of achievement by the world's top gymnasts. There's exclusive coverage of the year's major event, the World Cup in Peking, featuring Soviet world champions Yuri Korolev and joint women's winners Elena Shoushounova and Oksana Omeliantchik — plus those popular Chinese stars Li Ning and Lou Yun. Also in the programme are the new British champions, 17year-old Lisa Elliott and 25-year-old Andrew Morris. Enjoy, too, the performance of the USSR display team which is packed with world champions. Commentators are John Taylor and Monica Phelps. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BOB BURROWS EDITOR BRYAN TREMBLE PRODUCER JACK CRAWSHAW Independent Television Sport Production

In a distant time and galaxy, where a benevolent republic has been replaced by an oppressive empire, Princess Leia Organa — a member of a rebel • movement — attempts to escape with the plans of the Empire's deadly weapon, the Death Star. She is captured by Grand Moff Tarkin and his evil henchman Darth Vader, but her two robots, C-3PO and R2D2, escape to a barren planet where they are sold to farmer Owen Lars and his nephew Luke Skywalker. R2-D2 projects, for Luke, Leia's plea for help to Ben Kenobi, a former Jedi knight of the Republic. In the desert Luke finds Ben, who speaks of a mystical 'Force' which was an article of faith with the Jedi knights. See pages 12-19 Oracle subtitles page 888 Luke Skywaiker Mark Hamill Han Solo Harrison Ford Princess Leta Carrie Fisher Ben Obi-W an Kenobi Alec Guinness Grand Moff Tarkin Peter Cushing C-3P0 Anthony Daniels R2-D2 Kenny Baker Chewbacca Peter Mayhew Lord Darth V ader David Prowse Owen Lars Phil Brown Beni Lam Shelagh Fraser Chief Jawa Jack Purvis V ader's voice James Earl Jones Can Dodonna Alex McCrindle Don Henderson Gen Taggi Can W illard Eddie Byrne Drewe Henley Red Leader Gold Leader Angus McInnis Jeremy Sinden Cold Two SCREENPLAY/DIRECTOR GEORGE LUCAS

ASSISTANT PRODUCER SUZANNE REEVES PRODUCER DEREK BRANDON Cheerleader Production

12.05 Mon Oncle This was the noted French comedian's first film 'n colour: he plays his familiar character of Monsieur Hulot, who lives at the top of a ramshackle old house in a quaint back street. In stark contrast, his cousins, the Arpels, live a clinical existence in their pretentious, ultra-modern house riddled with gadgets that function with the same alarming precision as the machinery in Arpel's plastics factory. Their small son feels lonely and restricted — until the Arpels' world collides catastrophically with that of the bumbling Hulot... See pages 12-19 Hulot Jacques Tati A rpei Jean-Pierre Zola More A rpel Adrienne Semantic Gerard A rpel Alain Becourt Betty Betty Schneider Georgette Yvonne Arnaud Pichard Lumen Fregis SCREENPLAY/DIRECTOR JACQUES TATI

2.00 The Secret Garden MARGARET O'BRIEN HERBERT MARSHALL DEAN STOCKWELL GLADYS COOPER

Orphaned at 10, Mary Lennox is brought o England to live with her uncle. Isolated and lonely most of the time, Mary begins exploring her uncle's estate, and discovers two things. One is a crippled boy her own age who turns out to be her cousin, the other is a secret, now run-down walled garden, which little Mary determines to

Oracle subtitles page 888

See pages 12-19 Mary Lennox Margaret O'Brien A rchibald Craven. Herbert Marshall Colin Craven Dean Stockwell Gladys Cooper Mrs Medlock Martha Elsa Lanchester Dickon Brian Roper Ben W eatherstaff Reginald Owen SCREENPLAY ROBERT ARDREY FROM THE NOVEL BY FRANCES HODGSON BUR= DIRECTOR FRED M WILCOX

3.45 Great Dorset Steam ANTHONY BURTON

'Steam is wonderful, you can do anything with it', says steam enthusiast and presenter Anthony Burton. Roll thousands of tons of cast-iron machinery on to 500 acres of Dorset farmland, fire it up, import 100,000 sightseers and enough fast-food joints for a Blackpool Bank Holiday — and you come up with the recipe for the annual Great Working of Steam Engines at Stourpaine. More than 2000 exhibits, including traction engines, steam rollers. threshing machines, baling presses and fairground rides, are transported here from all over the UK for this mammoth event. EDITOR BILL OXENHAM PRODUCER/DIRECTOR TERRY MILLER H'I'V Production

4.30 American Football FRANK GIFFORD JOHN SMITH

Channel Four's annual American Football bonus starts the sporting year with highlights of the Wild Card games that kick off the NFL's playoff series. The games are between the two teams in each conference with the best records other than the division winners.

6.30 to 7.00 Hannibal's Footsteps THE ALPS

Bernard Levin finds before him the great stone curtain that is the Alps. Accompanied by guide and donkeys, he takes to the mountains, sleeping under canvas for the first time. Slowly, the trek winds upwards, until just before the summit it begins to snow — in August, But, standing there in the freezing cold, with Italy before him, he concludes that it has all been worthwhile. Written by Bernard Levin. Last in the series. Oracle subtitles page 888131

NEW YEAR'S DATA:7/98-, Russ Caldwell, Max Balchowsky, P L Renoudet, Brian Fong, Alan Fordney, Stan Duke, Gary Owens, Chick Hearn, Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Andy Granatelli SCREENPLAY BILL WALSH, DON DaGRADI DIRECTOR ROBERT STEVENSON

TVS 3.30pm The Princess and the Children The plight of children living below the poverty line has been a major concern for the Save the Children Fund. Princess Anne, President of the charity since 1970, has always attracted massive publicity during her overseas visits to the Fund's projects. Peter Williams reports on a less publicised area of the Fund's work, at home in the United Kingdom. He visits Birmingham, London, Buckinghamshire and Northern Ireland and, with Princess Anne, examines the very real problem of child poverty in this country. RESEARCH KATE CROSS FILM EDITOR CHRISTOPHER WENTZELL EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PETER WILLIAMS DIRECTOR TONY SEARLE TVS Production

4.30 Blockbusters 5.00 ITN News and Sport 5.15 Disney's The Love Bug DEAN JONES MICHELE LEE DAVID TOMLINSON BUDDY HACKETT

Herbie, a dashing Volkswagen Beetle car, has everything. He's sturdy, compact, dependable. He has a mind of his own, a will of iron, muscles of steel, the strength of 10 — and a stubborn streak! But he's also a softie who thinks he's Cupid. Herbie is all heart... and it beats for Jim Douglas and Carole Bennett. Jim thinks he's the world's greatest race car driver. But his luck is out until he meets Herbie. The team of Herbie and Jim is unbeatable as they thunder around the top racetracks. Then the trouble starts... See pages 12-19 Oracle subtitles page 888 Jun Dean Jones

Carole Michele Lee Thorndyke David Tomlinson Tennessee Buddy Hackett Havershaw Joe Flynn Mr W u Benson Fong Detective Joe E Ross Police sergeant Barry Kelley Carhop Iris Adrian with Ned Glass, Robert Foulk, Gil Lamb, Nicole Jaffe, Wally Boag,

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7.15 Strike It Lucky MICHAEL BARRYMORE

Michael Barrymore is the quiz master in this game show featuring up-todate technology and a lot of old-fashioned fun. Plus, of course, Michael's own brand of humour. RESEARCH SUE GREEN ASSOCIATE PRODUCER JOHN GRAHAM PRODUCER MAURICE LEONARD DIRECTOR BRIAN PENDERS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ROBERT LOUIS Thames Television Production

7.45 Movie Premiere JAWS 3

Marine biologist Dr Kathryn Morgan and her engineer boyfriend, Mike Brody, are employed at the Florida theme park of Sea World, where a new attraction, the Undersea Kingdom — a multimillion-dollar complex of underwater tubes offering close-up views of marine life — is about to be opened. Meanwhile, a great white shark follows a display water-ski team into the Kingdom's lagoon. See pages 12-19 Dennis Quaid Mike Brody Kathryn Morgan Bess Armstrong Philip FitzRoyce Simon MacCorkindale Calvin Bouchard Louis Gossett Jr S ean B rody John Putch Kelly A nn Bukowski Lea Thompson Jack Tate P H Moriarty Dan Dan Blasko Liz Liz Morris Ethel Lisa Maurer Shelby Overman Harry Grant Silver Bullet Andy Hansen Tunnel guide P T Horn Bob W oodbury John Edson. Jr Mrs Kallander Kaye Stevens Leonard Glass Archie Valliere Fred Alonzo Ward Shame. Cathy Cervenka Suzie Jane Horner Sheila Kathy Jenkins A nnouncer Steve Mellor Paramedic Ray Meunnich SCREENPLAY RICHARD MATHESON, CARL GOTTLIEB, FROM A STORY BY GUERDON TRUEBLOOD DIRECTOR JOE ALVES

9.50 Minder on • The Orient Express -

BY ANDREW PAYNE

DENNIS WATERMAN GEORGE COLE Glynn Edwards Patrick Malahide Peter Childs Honor Blackman Adam Faith Ronald Lacey Amanda Pays Ralph Bates Robert Beatty Maurice Denham James Faulkner Manning Redwood

A special adventure featuring dodgy entrepreneur Arthur Daley and his longsuffering minder, Terry McCann. When Terry accepts a pair of tickets from a beautiful young heiress for a trip on the Orient Express, he thinks he's hit the jackpot. Until he discovers that his girlfriend has been left behind and that Arthur Daley is his new travelling companion... See page 61 Oracle subtitles page 888 Terry McCann Dennis Waterman A rthur Daley George Cole John Hartley Jack South Y oung Nikki Alexandra Avery Deborah South - Katharine Schofield Bozz Boswell Arthur Whybrow Browning Karl Howman Pope Jesse Birdsall Brian Carnage • Linal Haft V an driver • Jonathan Kydd A nnie Linda Hayden Bank official Frank Duncan Nikki South Amanda Pays Mr Dryden Dennis Edwards Adam Faith James Crane Barry Hart Patrick Field Dave Glynn Edwards Mark Graves James Coombes Patrick Malahide Chisholm Der con Jones Michael Povey Rycott Peter Childs Det con Melish Michael Troughton . Milton Cadman Pc Sept Garfield Morgan Car lot punter David Beale Hooray Henry Richard Linford Kurt W engler Hans Meyer Karen W angler KatIa Kers-ten Helen Spender Honor Blackman Ted Moore James Faulkner Debbie Moore Virginia Wetherell Harry Ridler Ronald Lacey A ngelo Cappelloni Manning Redwood A ngelo's girlfriend Debbie Arnold Meredith Gascoyne Maurice Denham Robert Beatty Judge English waiter Roger Teflon Francois Leblanc Ralph Bates Helen Horton Judge's wife

Chef de Train John Serret John Moreno Claude French waiter Colin Vancao Daniel Rovai French chef EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION JOHNNY GOODMAN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER LLOYD SHIRLEY SCRIPT EXECUTIVE LINDA AGRAN PRODUCER GEORGE TAYLOR DIRECTOR FRANCIS MEGAHY Thames Television Production

11.50 Deadfall MICHAEL CAINE GIOVANNA RALLI ERIC PORTMAN NANETTE NEWMAN

Henry Clarke is a master • • jewel thief. Confiden in his own ability, he plans his raids with immaculate care. Currently, he has had himself committed to a sanatorium for alcoholics, in order to gain the confidence of a multimillionaire, Salinas, who is also a patient. On the day Henry is told he has been 'cured', he receives a mysterious visitor, Fe Moreau, who introduces herself as a fellow thief. She tells him she and her husband want to join with Henry, in a partnership. Henry, a loner, tries to shake her off, but he is unsuccessful. His attraction for her and a meeting with her husband Richard, who is also planning to rob Salinas, changes his mind...

A concerned royal visitor meets youngsters in North London. Join `The Princess and the Children' today at 3.30.

See pages 1249 Michael Caine Henry Clarke Fe Moreau Giovaina Ralli Richard Moreau Eric Portman Salinas David Buck Girl Nanette Newman Carlos Pierre A ntonio Leonard Rossiter Fillmore lnsp Ballastrero Emilio Rodriguez Dr Delgrado Vladek Sheybal Antonio Sanpere Lagranja Carmen Dene Masseuse George Ghent Stresemann SCREENPLAY/DIRECTOR BRYAN FORBES

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9.35 ITN News

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are as TVS except for: THAMES 11.45pm to 2.05arn Film — Mommie Dearest. Faye Duna-

way in the story of Joan Crawford and her stormy relationship with her adopted children. CENTRAL 11.45pm to 1.20arn Film — Breakdaace. Lucinda Dickey and Adolfo Shabba-Doo' Quinones in story of streetdancing contest. ANGLIA 11.45pm to 2.05am Film — Mommie Dearest. As Thames. TSW 11.50pm to 12.45am Eric Clapton.

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7.00 News Summary and Weather followed by

A Count of Flowers ROY LANCASTER Jim (Dean Jones) and versatile Volkswagen Herbie make an unbeatable team. `The Love Bug'.

The Hanbury's used to count the flowers in bloom in their garden on New Year's Day. They had more to count than most — for their garden was at La Mortola in Italy, next to France, by the Mediterranean. In the garden's heyday, they used to publish the list in English gardening magazines. Roy Lancaster samples the sun in January at La Mortola, looks at and counts the flowers in bloom and tells the story of one of the world's most extraordinary gardens. For a copy of the list of flowers in bloom, plus further information, send a sae to A Count of Flowers, Granada Television, Manchester M60 9EA.

Director Eli (Peter O'Toole, above) puts Cameron The Stunt Man' (Steve Railsback, below) through his paces,

Oracle subtitles page 888 DIRECTOR NEIL CLEMINSON PRODUCER ARTHUR TAYLOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ROD CAIRD Granada Television Production

8.00 Loose Tubes

A great white shark goes people hunting in a pool. Coceanarium staff K athryn (Bess Armstrong) and Mike (Dennis Quaid) must act fast. 'Jaws 3'.

Loose Tubes have been described as the most exciting jazz orchestra on the British scene for decades. They are a new young 21-piece band who have stormed the jazz world, widening the boundaries to include gospel, funk and Latin. Tonight, they greet the new year in their own inimitable style with a dazzling repertoire, ranging from Louisiana blues through modem funk to Irish folk, Featuring Django Bates on keyboard, horn, melodica and whistle; Dave Defries on trumpet and Ashley Slater on trombone. PRODUCER DAVID BOULTON DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER SWANN Granada Television Production

9.30 The Stunt Man PETER O'TOOLE On the run

from the police, Cameron accidentally causes the death by drowning of a stuntman when he stumbles into a scene being shot for a movie. To his surprise,

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the director Eli Cross hires him as a replacement, getting the police off his back by falsifying footage shot of the accident, claiming the stuntman escaped, and producing Cameron as evidence. Forced into work on the film, but exhilarated by the rate of pay for stuntmen, Cameron successfully performs a series of increasingly perilous stunts. Then he falls in love with leading lady Nina Franklin... See pages 12-19 Eh Cross Peter O'Toole Nina Franklin Barbara Hershey Cameron Steve RaiLsback Denise Sharon Farrell Gabe John Garwood Sam Allen Goorwitz Jake Alex Rocco A ce Phillip Bruns Chuck Barton Chuck Bad Raymond Bailey Adam Roarke Henry Jim Hess Garage guard John B Pearce Burt Michael Railsback Father George D Wallace Mother Dee Carroll Sister Leslie Winograde Lineman Don Kennedy SCREENPLAY LAWRENCE B MARCUS, FROM THE NOVEL BY PAUL BRODEUR DIRECTOR RICHARD RUSH

11.55 Lightning — Act of God This film, originally made for a series offering filmmakers their first break in TV, was the first for TV by Peter Greenaway, who subsequently made

The Draughtsman's Contract and whose A Zed and Two Noughts

will be screened in the New Year on Channel Four. What is lightning? How many of its victims live, and how many die? What does it feel like to be struck by lightning and to survive and tell the tale? The film is a most unusual and penetrating exploration of this sudden and totally unpredictable experience in people's lives. More than 20 victims give us the details of their bizarre experiences. Previously shown on ITV CAMERA PETER GEORGE SOUND TREFOR HUNTER PRODUCER UDI EICHLER DIRECTOR PETER GREENAWAY Thames Television Production

12.20 to 2.00am And Now For Something Completely Different GRAHAM CHAPMAN JOHN CLEESE TERRY GILLIAM ERIC IDLE TERRY JONES MICHAEL PALIN

A film anthology of sketches from the TV series Monty

Python's Flying Circus,

including Say No More, Nudge, Nudge, Inflammatory Hungarian Phrasebook, Self Defence Against Soft Fruit, Blackmail, Hell's Grannies and The Upper Class Twit of the Year Race. Terry Gilliam, animation. See pages 12-19 SCREENPLAY GRAHAM CHAPMAN,

JOHN CLEESE, TERRY GILLIAM ERIC IDLE TERRY JONES, MICHAEL PALIN DIRECTOR IAN MACNAUGHTON

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TVS 7.00 TV-am: Wide Awake Club Special ARABELLA WARNER JAMES BAKER Make sure you're wide awake this morning to join in the fun with Arabella and James. Tune in for Part Two of the all-action film Batman and another tale from everyone's favourite dolphin Flipper. There's a treat in store for cartoon lovers with a full-length adventure in Rainbow Brite and another story from those everchanging robots in Mask A host of pantomime characters will be taking part in the fun and games. Arabella and James bring you a round-up of the latest films for all the family and a selection of the most memorable home video releases of 1986. There's another chance to see some of The Wide Awake Club's very own pop videos from throughout the year and French chef Didier Dodo is let loose in the WAC kitchen. Watch out for exciting story in Ghosts, Monsters and Legends and there's a race against the clock to solve the one minute mystery.

BMX Beat International GAZ TOP ANDY RUFFELL THE CHERRY COCA COLA FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIPS From the Sands Centre, Carlisle Only one day to go until the grand final and who will join the finalists? Gaz and Andy introduce Neil Stevens, Andy Shokhara, Terry Jenkins and Nick Martin as they do battle in this freestyle championship. Plus, Symphonic Style, the Torvill and Dean of freestyling!

9.50 The Pied Piper of Hamelin Another chance to see this award-winning animated film of Robert Browning's famous poem, narrated by Robert Hardy. The councillors of Hamelin promise to pay the Pied Piper to rid the town of a plague of rats, but when he comes back to claim his reward they

refuse to give him the money. The townsfolk suffer dearly for the broken promise. Music by David Rohl and Stuart J Wolstenholme; puppets designed by Bridget Appleby; animation by Barry Purves and Marj Graham. FILM EDITOR JOHN McMANUS DIRECTOR MARK HALL PRODUCERS MARK HALL, BRIAN COSGROVE Thames Television Production

10.25 The Blue Hai Set against the breathtaking background of St Moritz, The Blue Hai is a spectacular film about Ekkehard Fasser's attempt to regain his position as World and European bobsleigh champion. The Blue Hai is the name of his new sledge, and the film shows its construction, and dramatic action sequences from the Swiss National Championships. Narrator is Peter Egan.

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FRIDAY Couples share confidences, some of them cheeky, with Gloria Hunniford, and try to win prizes in The Newlywed Game' at 7.00.

TVS 12.30pm A Heritage From Stone BRIAN BOYD THE LAND WE FOUND The first in a series of programmes that traces Ireland's architectural heritage through the centuries. In today's programme writer/ presenter Brian Boyd starts at the Newgrange burial chamber built 5000 years ago and looks at a series of early structures ending with the Irish Round Tower at Devenish Island in Co Fermanagh. DIRECTOR/PRODUCER RUTH JOHNSTON

3.10 Wish You 5.12 TVS News Were Here...? Headlines Another chance to see Monday's programme. Judith Chalmers looks at a pilot scheme to develop village pubs for holiday accommodation. She also joins a coach party on a winter break in Babbacombe on the Devon coast.

Ulster Television Production

1.00 News at One 120 TVS News

followed by

Blockbusters The game show m which 16- to 18-year-old contestants test their general knowledge. Host is Bob Holness.

News at 5.45

1.30 Benji Benji lives alone in a big deserted house on the outskirts of own. He is a friendly dog, but his best friends are Cindy and Paul, the children of Dr Chapman, and the doctor's housekeeper Mary, who each morning give Benji his breakfast. There's a big problem for Benji to solve when the two children are kidnapped. See pages 12-19

3.40 TVS News 3.45 Country GP David and George investigate a hunting accident. David Miller Evelyn Dalgleish

Larney Tupu

Glenis Levestam Fiona Dalgleish Sarah Davison Richard Dalgleish Bruce Phillips Doris Brooks Donna Akersten George Brooks David Copeland Jim Naylor Peter Vere-Jones

.611! Edgar Buchanan Dr Chapman Peter Breck Mary Patsy Garrett Paul Allen Fiuzat Cindy Cynthia Smith Mrs Finster Frances Bawer Henry Christopher Connelly

4.15 Razzmatazz New Year Special

SCREENPLAY/DIRECTOR JOE CAMP

DAVID JENSEN with DEAD OR ALIVE EIGHTH WONDER JAKI GRAHAM GARY MOORE GO WEST SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES SPANDAU BALLET THRASHING DOVES An all-action pop extravaganza featuring new performances of the latest chart hits and new releases. David Jensen introduces the cream of British pop talent plus the latest pop videos. There's a host of surprise guests who drop by with news of their plans for 1987.

ITV Variations Programmes in adjoining areas are as TVS except for: TRAMES/LWT 1.30 Film - The Goldwyn Follies. Adolphe Menjou as eccentric Elm producer who produces a spectacular musical comedy; 3.45 to 4.15 Sons and Daughters; 6.00 Thames Weekend News; 6.15 Police 5; 6.30 to 7.00 That's My Boy; 12.15 to 1.15am New From London. CENTRAL 1.30 Film - Battlestar Galactica - The Movie. Space adventure with Lome Greene; 3.45 to 4.15 Sons and Daughters; 6.00 to 7.00 Central News. ANGLIA 1.30 to 3.10 Film - Mr Billion. Light-hearted romp, with Terence Hill; 3.45 to 4.15 Sons and Daughters; 6.00 to 7.00 About Anglia; 12.15 to 1.35am Film Short Walk to Daylight. James Brain in diq. ,-ter movie. TSW 1.30 to 3.10 Film - Man About The House. Richard Sullivan stars in movie version of the classic TV domestic sitcom. 3.45 to 4.15 The Young Doctors; 6.00 to 7.00 The Friday Programme; 12.20 to 1.35am Film - They Only Come Out at Night. Thriller starring Jack Warner.

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Flynn O'Flynn (Lee Marvin, below left), his daughter Rosa (Barbara Parkins) and Sebastian Oldsmith (Roger Moore) are caught up in spectacular adventure. See Shout at the Devil': 7.30.

RESEARCH MANDY NIXON, COLMAN HUTCHINSON DESIGNER PETER BINGEMANN PRODUCER ALASTAIR PIRRIE DIRECTOR/ EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ROYSTON MAYOH Tyne Tees Television Production

6.00 Coast to Coast 6.30 NEW SERIES Challenge of the South NIGEL REES The start of a new series of a stimulating quiz that will push contestants to the limits as they struggle to survive the

Challenge of the South. Questions by Ariston Quiz Productions, music by Ed Welch, research by Anne Copley and Colman Hutchinson. DESIGNER PHIL MURPHY DIRECTOR ADRIAN EDWARDS PRODUCER TONY McLAREN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JOHN KAYE COOPER

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7.00 NEW SERIES The Newlywed Game GLORIA HUNNIFORD In the first of a lighthearted new series, Gloria quizzes three newly-married couples to find out how well they know each other - and what they have yet to find out. Programme associate is Chris Miller. DESIGNER LIZ ASHARD ASSOCIATE PRODUCER KEVIN ROAST DIRECTOR NOEL D GREENE PRODUCER BRIAN WESLEY L WT Production

7.30 Shout at the Devil LEE MARVIN ROGER MOORE Zanzibar, 1913. Fleischer, the • commissioner of German territory, controls his province with an iron hand. From his base in Portuguese territory, hard-drinking Flynn O'Flynn earns his living by making raids into Fleischer's territory to carry away ivory and other valuables. Flynn secures immunity from British interference by tricking adventurer Sebastian Oldsmith into becoming his partner. With the help of O'Flynn's daughter Rosa, the two rogues set out on a career of high adventure that enters dangerous waters and culminates in their boat taking on a German battleship. . See pages 12-19 -

Oracle subtitles page 888 Flynn 0Flynn Lee Marvin Sebastian Oldsmith Roger Moore Rosa O'Flynn Barbara Parkins Mohammed Ian Holm Fleischer Rene Kolldehoff Mrs Smythe Jean Kent

Mr Smythe Maurice Denham Kyller Horst Janson V on Kleine Karl Michael Vogler El Keb George Coulouris Gernot Endernann Braun Lt Phipps Murray Melvin Cynthia Heather Wright Capt Joyce Bernard Horsfall Capt Henry Robert Lang A da) Howe Peter Copley Mackintosh Geoff Davidson SCREENPLAY WLBUR SMITH, STANLEY PRICE, ALASTAIR REID, FROM THE NOVEL BY WILBUR SMITH DIRECTOR PETER HUNT

10.00 News at Ten followed by

TVS News 10.30 Snooker MERCANTILE CREDIT CLASSIC from Norbreck Castle, Blackpool Dickie Davies presents the late-night action from the fifth round of this £250,000 event. Last year Eddie Charlton slipped out of the world's top 16 for the first time but he showed a return to form in disposing of Rex Williams to reach this stage. Tonight he faces

John Parrott, who thrashed Alex Higgins in qualifying with what he described as the best display of his career. DIRECTORS ERIC HARRISON, PAT PEARSON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TREVOR EAST EDITOR RICK WAUMSLEY

Independent Television Sport Production

12.15 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer FIRESTORM Investigator Mike Hammer isn't sure the death of a childhood friend's sister was accidental when other members of her rock group hope to orchestrate sudden popularity by staging a 'death tour'. Mike Hammer Velda Chambers Barrington Lonnie Marquette Millicent

Stacy Keach Lindsay Bloom Don Stroud Kent Williams Kim O'Brien Dennis Cole Jan Smithers

1.15am Company followed by

Closedown

Production by Waterlow Ltd, Dunstable C & S Studios Ltd, Luton, Petty & Sons Ltd, Leeds, (Members of the BPCC Group) and by Ben Johnson & Co Ltd, York.

FRIDAY Foster mother Marina (Colleen Dewhurst) has no idea what she is taking on in `Anne of Green Gables' (Megan Fellows). Surprises all round: C4, 8.00.

5.30 Queen: Real Magic

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10.00am World Cup Soccer FRANCE v BRAZIL

One of the best games of the 1986 World Cup. Relive it today with Martin Tyler. Cheerleader Production

12.00 Cricket SILK CHALLENGE — THE WORLD ALL-ROUNDERS CHAMPIONSHIP

from Hong Kong Five of the world's top cricketers — Imran Khan from Pakistan, Kapil Dev from India, Graham Gooch from England, Richard Hadlee from New Zealand and the winner for the last two years, Clive Rice from South Africa — compete for the title of the world's best all-rounder. The challenge is a Sports Sponsorship International event. PRODUCER DEREK BRANDON Cheerleader Production

2.00 Snooker MERCANTILE CREDIT CLASSIC

Y outh versus experience. England's John Parrott plays Australian star Eddie Charlton. Don't miss Snooker' on ITV.

A quarter of a million pounds is in the 1987 prize fund of this prestigious event, staged for the first time at Blackpool's Norbreck Castle. For this afternoon's opening match in the fifth round, two old adversaries are due to meet again, Dennis Taylor and Doug Mountjoy. Live coverage of the opening frame is introduced by Tony Francis. Commentators are John Pulman, Rex Williams, Dennis Taylor, Ray Edmonds, Mark Wildman. Coverage continued later tonight on ITV. PRODUCTION RICHARD SIGNY, SIMON DUKES, GERARD LANE, CHRIS BROWN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TREVOR EAST DIRECTORS PAT PEARSON, ERIC HARRISON EDITOR RICK WAUMSLEY ITV Sport Production

5.00 Car 54, Where Are You? THE BIGGEST DAY OF THE YEAR

Comedy with New York policemen Toody Coe E Ross) and Muldoon (Fred Gwynne). Muldoon forgets the 10th anniversary date of his partnership with Toody, and Toody tries to prod his memory by asking how they'll celebrate this year. Made in black and white

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One of the world's best live bands gives a classic performance. All Queen's old and new favourites are in this stage show. Even for non-Queen fans, this Tube special, shot at Wembley last summer, is a unique experience. * ASSOCIATE PRODUCER CHRIS COWLEY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MALCOLM GER= PRODUCER/DIRECTOR GAVIN TAYLOR Tyne Tees Television Production

7.00 Channel 4 News followed by

Weather 7.50 Book Choice Novelist and crime writer Ruth Rendell discusses The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories, a new collection of hair-raising tales, both familiar and unfamiliar, chosen by Michael Cox and R A Gilbert. PRODUCER CRESTA NORRIS EDITOR MIRLAM GROSS Channel 4 Production

8.00 Anne of Green Gables ADAPTED BY KEVIN SULLIVAN FROM THE BOOK BY L M MONTGOMERY

Part one of this adaptation of L M Montgomery's classic novel set in Canada at the turn of the century. Matthew Cuthbert and his spinister sister Marilla decide to adopt an orphan boy to help on their farm, Green Gables. The orphanage send a girl by mistake — a mischievous, romantic redhead, Anne Shirley, who has a talent for cultivating disaster wherever she goes. Despite Marilla's initial determination to send Anne back to the orphanage, she stays at Green Gables, gradually working her way into the hearts of her adoptive parents and the closeknit community. The final part can be seen tomorrow evening.

annual charity banquet for the 'Best Friends of the Friends of Good Health'. But a week before the banquet, their good health is threatened by the flu. Oracle subtitles page 888 Bea Arthur Dorothy Rose Betty White Blanche Rue McClanahan Sophia' Estelle Getty Dr Richmond Sharon Spelman Harold Ray Reinhardt Raoul Marc Tubert Dave Bill Con

10.30 Winchester 73 JAMES STEWART SHELLEY WINTERS

1873. Lin McAdam and • his partner High Spade ride after Dutch Henry Brown, who has stolen a prized Winchester rifle won by Lin in a sharpshooting contest. But the rifle passes from hand to hand, ending up in the possession of Indian brave Young Bull who, with his tribe, intends to attack a US cavalry troop which has been joined by Lin and High Spade... Made in black and white

See pages 12-19 Lin McA dam James Stewart Lola Manners Shelley Winters W aco Johnny Dean Dan Duryea Steve Miller Charles Drake Dutch Henry Brown Stephen McNally High Spade Johnny W ilson Millard Mitchell

Hard-hitting Essex and England batsman Graham Gooch seeks to prove he's the world's best allrounder. W atch how this controversial star scores in `Cricket'.

Joe Lamont John Mantle Y oung Bull Rock Hudson W yatt Earp Will Geer Sgt W ilkes Jay C Flippen Danny Doan Tony Curtis W esley Steve Brodie Jack Riker John Alexander Latigo Means Abner &be/man W heeler James Minicar' Crater James Best SCREENPLAY ROBERT L RICHARDS . BORDEN CHASE DIRECTOR ANTHONY MANN

12.15 to 1.35am The Phantom Light GORDON HARKER IAN HUNTER BINNIE HALE

A 'phantom' light on the rocks near a lighthouse off the Welsh coast leads to shipwrecks and strange disappearances. A sinister gang is at work, but the lighthouse keeper is helped by a naval officer and a resourceful lady detective in his efforts to bring its members to justice. Made in black and white

See pages 12-19 Sam Higgins Gordon Harker Jim Pierce . Ian Hunter A lice Bright Binnie Hale David Owen Donald Caltlarop Dr Carey Milton Rosmer Tom Evans Reginald Tate Cliff Owen Herbert Lomas Bob Peters Mickey Brantford Griffith Owen Fewlass Llewellyn SCREENPLAY AUSTIN MELFORD, RALPH SMART FROM A PLAY BY EVADNE PRICE, JOAN ROY BYFORD DIRECTOR MICHAEL POWELL

Oracle subtitles page 888

See page 99 A nne Shirley Megan Fellows Matthew Cuthbert Richard Farnsworth Marilla Cuthbert Colleen Dewhurst PRODUCER/DIRECTOR KEVIN SULLIVAN Sullivan Films Production

10.00 The Golden Girls THE FLU

Comedy series about four single women who share a house in Miami, Florida. It is time for the

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Over the top? I wish to protest most strongly about a recent

Des O'Connor Tonight Live, on ITV. Oliver Reed was boorish, vulgar, foul-mouthed and totally uninteresting. Stan Boardman wasn't much better, with his 'joke' about German Focke fighter planes and its obvious connotations of bad language. Freddie Stan's appearance as a beauty queen was grotesque and not worthy of his comic talents. Mrs G Matten Swineshead, Lincolnshire We know Des O'Connor's show is live, but it is also billed as a family show. Here's one family that won't be watching him again. Mrs J Atkins King's Heath West Midlands After reading the fuss made in the press about the guests on one of Des O'Cormor's shows, I must say I thought it the best ever. Marvellous line-up, wonderful topics, and whoever chooses the guests deserves a pat on the back. After all, if people know that the great Oliver Reed is on screen, let alone Stan Boardman and Freddie Starr, what do they expect? Purity? All right, it was before 9pm. But when parents hear which guests are invited they should either videotape the programme or switch off All praise to Des and the cast. Mrs S M Storer Coalville, Leicestershire

Philip Jones, director of light entertainment at Thames Television, which makes Des O'Connor Tonight Live, regrets that certain viewers were offended, but says this is one of the perils of doing a live

Times 247 Tottenham Court Road London W11 3 OAU show. 'Every effort will be made to see that nothing likely to offend slips through again,' he says.

War memories Whatever one might think of its virtues, the C4 programme Greece: A Search for Truth paid little heed to ordinary British participants in the Greek Civil War. Now, some 40 years after the events, and before memories become too faded, it is time their story was told. I would be interested to hear from any of your readers who were in Greece at any time from 1944 until the US took over operations. Copies of any letters written home would be particularly welcome, and all original documents would be carefully photocopied and returned. It would be most helpful to have accurate dates, details of described locations, the ranks held by the writers and units to which they were attached. Patrick C Souper Department of Education The University Southampton S09 5NH

Non-sellers An advertising agency said in a previous letter that agencies 'prefer not to use handicapped children in their commercials lest their advertisements appear to be playing on

people's fear and sympathies for commercial gain'. This is total rubbish. They do not use handicapped children for the same reasons that they rarely use black or coloured people: they do not think they will sell their products. It is assumed, possibly correctly, that the great British public does not like to be reminded so publicly that there are some children rather less angelic-looking, bright and active as the kids normally used. Dan Mitchell Leicester

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Sheer paradise The shining star in the heavenly firmament of Paradise Postponed [ITV and C4] was undoubtedly David Threlfall, as Leslie Titmuss. I have watched his transformation from gauche, repulsive yob to smooth, repulsive nob,

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Polite world Congratulations to C4's

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Film treats What a joy to see that grand old film It

Happened One Night [1934], with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, on C4. If only filmmakers would treat love and sex as decently today. The mind boggles as to what a permissive director would show if there were to be a remake. Miss L C Harris Harrow, Middlesex

Piffle, Prunella? I viewed with disgust Home Cooking first in the ITV series Unnatural Causes I am at odds to figure out how Prunella Scales (after Sybil Fawlty) could lower herself to accept the role of Judith. I would have to be at rock bottom before accepting such a part. It was absolute piffle. Julia Hunt West Worthing West Sussex

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22 June-23 July Happy days are here again for all Cancerians totally devoted to their partner-inlife. If alone, memories of past loves may come flooding back, but think of the good times rather than what you've lost. There's no reason for anyone to be alone this caring, sharing Christmas. Relating to others is what should really matter during this time of togetherness.

24 Sept-23 Oct Being a sign that likes things beautiful and harmonious where everybody gets on with everybody sounds idealistic, but that's how you want your Christmas to be — full of peace and goodwill. Locked in the bosom of your family is the kind of Christmas you should be seeking. Overcome spasms of insecurity with family company.

22 Dec-20 Jan The Sun shines weakly on the winter solstice as he dips into your sign from 22 December, leaving you with plenty of food for thought right up until the new Moon on New Year's Eve. It couldn't be better timing as the new Moon heralds new beginnings and the start of a new cycle in your life. So it is now very much a matter of out with the old, in with the new.

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21 A pril-21 May A profoundly spiritual aspect makes this a perfect time to raise your consciousness about the ways, whys and wherefores of the world. Seasonal travel taken up until Hogmanay should include cultural centres to further your interest in everything from the fine arts to the classics. It's a thought-provoking Christmas, when you set yourself high standards.

24 July-23 A ugust The days between Christmas and New Year are the most poignant over the festivities, for you will have to come to many decisions about your roots and security. If you are making any resolutions, then stick to them rigidly so that you can reform your world for the better. Dedication and will-power will enable you to overcome all obstacles, so don't be too inflexible.

24 Oct-22 Nov The lead up to Christmas could prove expensive, so try to hold back on spending unnecessarily or impulsively. Quite appropriately, New Year's Eve brings a poignant and transforming aspect that urges you to make personal changes so your world can be altered for the better. Take nothing into 1987 that represents the dim, distant, negative past.

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22 May-21 June On Christmas Day, a most unusual and unpredictable aspect promises a Yuletide of surprises galore. So why not add to the novelty and plan something different for you and your partner to enjoy. As the New Year unfolds, so a very romantic and artistic phase envelops you. Your sensitivity is second to none, with a strong desire to express your deepest feelings.

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21 March-20 A pril Use this decisive patch to find out the direction of your ambitions. Watch out for chatterboxes who may try to upset your holiday with their superficial words and shallow ways. As Old Father Time scythes away 1986 to make way for '87, your very own year is born, so make the most of the many wonderful opportunities that lie ahead for all Aries subjects.

24 A ug-23 Sent The stars take you on a magical mystery tour from the winter solstice through to Epiphany. Christmas itself is bathed in the most exciting of starry rays, so whatever you're planning at home for the family then make this Noel different from the run of the mill. Try a break from tradition and try to be a little more risque during this wild and wacky Yuletide.

23 Nov-21 Dec It can be a cracker of a Christmas for you, but you may upset the apple cart in the process. You really want to enjoy yourself in a way that could exclude some disapproving folk around you, but this is a Yuletide when you will find your true self and break free of doing what's expected. Temper any acts of foolhardiness by looking before you leap in anything untried and untested.

21 Jan-19 Feb The Christmas Pens ring out with an avant-garde peal as the festivities make you realise your future hopes and wishes are on the line now. Don't be idle over the holidays. People expect you to be inactive, so this is an ideal time to catch them off their guard. Have a crazy Christmas, especially as your social life cries out for you to do something unique and individualistic.

Pisces 20 February-20 March The seasonal fare served up to you by the stars couldn't be more apposite, as they tell of peace and spiritual awareness. If it means renewing your faith in your God, then this is the time to do so. Your year ahead tells of another few weeks when you can further your personal prospects. There are still a number of opportunities waiting to be lapped up by you.

Chartyour year to come Don't forget! Whatever you may be planning for the coming year, don't do anything until you have consulted 1987 Your Y ear A head by Russell Grant. Written with Russell's special insight into the fascinating world of astrology, Your Year A head is a fun and informative guide to planetary influences next year. He casts an expert and intuitive eye over your life, love, loot and luck in 1987 and also profiles the individual signs of the zodiac. Your Year Ahead is a TV Times special publication packed with interesting facts about astrology and would make an ideal present for those who want to know where they're going in life. Copies are available from leading newsagents or, in case of difficulty, from PO Box 50, Market Harborough, Leics LEIS 9PP, for £ 1.95 (this price includes postage and packing). 20 December-2 January 1987

mats in store" for yoti in 19137:ii THERE'S AN exciting New Year ahead on ITV and C4. There are new quiz shows, comedy series and dramas, starring familiar faces and some talented newcomers. Among the comedy offerings is a first for ITV— talented funnymen Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones with their distinctive brand of humour in The W orld '

According to Smith and Jones.

Singer Lulu makes her debut in The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole as the

Lulu — with Stephen Moore and Gian Sammarco — is the new mother of `Adrian Mole'.

mother of Adrian (played by Gian Sammarco). This sequel to The Secret Diary of A drian Mole, A ged /334 charts Adrian's continuing journey through adolescence. Comedy veteran Mollie Sugden and real-life husband Bill Moore star in My Husband and a new comedy series with Mollie as boss at work and her husband wearing the trousers at home. A seaside pier is the setting for High and My, set in 1946 and starring Bernard Cribbins and Richard Wilson. And Richard O'Sullivan is back in Me and My Girl In drama, Leo McKern returns to ITV as the crusty barrister Rumpole of the Bailey, with Patricia Hodge. Rumpole's longsuffering wife, Hilda, is now played by Marion Mathie. John Thaw, hard-nosed copper in The Sweeney, plays a softer policeman in Inspector Morse, anew ITV series set in and around the streets and spires of Oxford. He's partial to

Amelia Shankley is `A Little Princess' from India.

real ale, choral music and his Jaguar car. Quite a gentle, romantic softie, in fact. with an aversion to dead bodies. Maureen Lipman and Nigel Havers star in the new Sunday-afternoon drama A Little Princess, with Amelia Shankley as the princess. Set in Victorian times, it tells the story of a young heiress sent from India to an English school. Dickie Davies hosts the new quiz Jigsaw, offering super holiday prizes, and Nick Owen comperes the electronic board game Sporting Triangles, with regular team captains Jimmy Greaves, Tessa Sanderson and Dennis Taylor. Julian Pettifer returns with the popular Busman's Holiday. Film fans can look forward to a varied and enjoyable mix of offerings in C4's Fihn on Four series. And lookout for big-name guests, suchas Michael Caine and Oliver Reed, when Max Headroom returns to C4 with his own chat show.

Get the best bargains around Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones bring their humour to ITV.

Mollie Sugden and real-life husband Bill Moore toast 'My Husband and I'. Max Headroom' returns to C4 with his own chat show.

Buy this model RollsRoyce and get another one free: see opposite. Leo McK ern is back on ITV as crusty Rumpole of the Bailey'.

Former 'Sweeney' tough cop John Thaw softens up to play 'Inspector Morse'.

Over the next few weeks, TVTimes is offering readers some incredible bargains. It is our biggest-ever Christmas and New Year extravaganza—we have £200,000 in holiday prizes to give away in our 'Winning Lines' game (pages 142 and 143 of this issue), with a fabulous £20,000 star prize of a luxury Florida holiday, flying to and from America by Concorde. You can save up to £200 on your holiday costs with our Holiday bonus scheme (see page 152). And how would you like to own two precision model Rolls-Royces (pages 142 and 143)? There's also a super, hand-crafted designer .e..wellery offer (see cage 152).

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holiday: The amazing choice of resorts at valuefor-money prices is sure to tempt more travellers than ever to follow the sun. TV Tirnes can help to make your holiday even better value when you choose from the brochures of any of the leading holiday companies listed.

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How to book Cut out the Holiday bonus token, right, and collect just one further token from the next three issues of TV Times Choose your holiday from the brochures of any of the holiday companies listed, after carefully reading the brochure. Complete the booking form in the brochure, stating second and third choices if possible. Then send your booking form, the appropriate deposit (cheques payable to TVTimes Holiday bonus), and two TVTimes Holiday bonus tokens to TVTimes Holiday bonus, PO Box 155, Leicester LE2 IEH. Phone Leicester (0533) 558219. ABTA No 47026. You must send the booking form, deposit and Holiday bonus tokens to this address to qualify. Your holiday will normally be booked with your specified tour operator on the day your booking form is received. and you will normally receive confirmation of booking within 21 days. Your deposit will not be banked until we have found a holiday acceptable to you. When you receive your travel documents (normally 10 to 14 days before departure), you will also receive a cheque for your TVTimes Holiday bonus spending money.

Companies to choose from This is the list of tour operators from whose brochures you can choose: Astor Cruises Blue Sky Broadway CTC Cruises P & 0 Canberra Club 18-30 Cosmos *Cunard Ellerman Enterprise Falcon Global Grecian Holiday Club International Horizon Inghams Intasun Jetsave Jetset

*Excluding TV Times Travel Service Cruises in 1987 This list may vary without notice.

Holiday insurance All ABTA member tour operators will require you to take out adequate holiday insurance when booking your holiday. Page & Moy will arrange suitable insurance cover for you with Norwich Union. Full details of the insurance cover are available from Page & Moy, PO Box 155, Leicester LE2 1EH, on request. Suitable privately arranged insurance is acceptable, but you must send a copy of the insurance certificate when you book.

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Please note This offer is limited to holidays booked through the TV Times Holiday bonus offer as instructed. Only foreign holidays contained in the brochures of the listed ABTA tour operators and cruise companies qualify. The tour operators' individual conditions of booking contained in their brochures apply. All holidays are subject to availability. If none of your choices is available, our Travel Service will contact you with alternatives, if available. This service cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer made through Page & Moy Ltd. This offer applies to overseas holidays booked up to 31 December 1987. So, if you have already booked, save your tokens so that you can save money on your next 1987 holiday.

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(delete where not applicable) Complete the coupon and send No Value £ your cheque or postal order, Name made payable to Independent Television Publications Ltd, to Address TVTimes Jewellery Offer, PO Box 3, Hungerford, Berks RG17 OQL. To claim your free chain, Postcode use two of the three vouchers, BLOCK LETTERS, PLEASE plus one of the order forms ( 20 December 2 January 1987 TVTIMES

So angelic Last week, my nineyear-old son, Stuart, was drawing an angel. 'Is it Gabriel?' I asked him. 'No, it's the Angel Islington,' he replied. His seven-year-old sister, Anna, agreed with him. 'There's more than one angel,' they said, 'and ours is on the Monopoly board.' I explained to them that this was a different kind of angel, but would dearly like to know how the name originated. Mrs S Cresswell Poole, Dorset

Originally there was a sculptured A ngel of the A nnunciation outside a Jacobean coaching inn at Islington in North London. So your children had a point! W hen it became a public house, the painted sign of the angel kept the tradition until it was pulled down.

No bare bones Could I ask readers to take great care when throwing out poultry leftovers during the holiday season? Being an animal lover, I worry about cats and dogs choking on the bones. It would be lovely if everyone wrapped them up in foil before putting them in disposal bags, as strays often try to get at insecure rubbish. M Rose WalLsend, Tyne & Wear

May I add my Christmas plea: never give someone a puppy or any animal as a surprise present. Y ou must be certain of its welcome and that all preparations have been made for its arrival. I think a far better time to give a new pet is when the bustle of Christmas is over.

A safe drop May I send you a festive tip for your page? I never drink and drive, and feel very strongly about it, but I do like to offer my guests a drop of 'Christmas spirit'. So, at this time of the year, when I get in a little stock, I buy one less bottle of spirits and spend the rest on miniatures and a bottle of grape juice. When I have guests, I offer the driver this non-alcoholic drink, and give him or her a miniature to take and enjoy when they get home. I only wish my hosts would adopt this idea, when I am invited

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Katie Boyle 247 Tottenham Court Road London W1P OAU out, for it can be embarrassing having to refuse a drink, and I don't like missing out altogether! Mrs B J Green Gainsborough Lincolnshire A s a tee-totaller and one who cares enough about safety on the roads to be a member of the Institute of A dvanced Motorists, and just about to take The Royal Society for the Prevention of A ccidents A dvanced Drivers test, I agree with you. I also thoroughly recommend Roadsense, a new-style self-study manual for all motorists, whether learners or old-stagers. Published by RoSPA and A ustin Rover, it covers parking, reading the road, signals and signalling, mirror use, keeping a safe distance, motorway sense and driving in the dark. It costs £7.50. Send your cheque or postal order (made payable to RoSPA ) to Roadsense Offer (TVT), PO Box 581, Bickford Road, Birmingham B6 7ER.

In perpetuity Many years ago I decided that certain Christmas cards were far too beautiful to throw away. I chose the ones I liked the best and returned them to the senders with a covering note saying: 'Please send me this lovely card again next year.' One dear old faithful is coming up to its 35th year. Another had the snap of a first grandchild a decade ago. Now this card is like a family album in miniature. For me, it adds continuity to the festive season and a special significance. E Ashby Bristol, Avon

Don't moan

Be a good neighbour I am employed by an emergency care agency and last Christmas found myself caring for two elderly sisters whose permanent housekeeper had gone for a much needed holiday. I was touched to the point of tears when I saw how eagerly my two old darlings waited for the Christmas post each day. They watched through the window like children for the postman to arrive. If he brought them something, especially a package from Canada where their families live, they were overjoyed. If there was nothing, their disappointment was, as I've said, a real tear-jerker. Both were in their 80s, so had few remaining friends. But both had known happier social times when cards arrived 'by the dozen'. The point of this letter, Katie, is to persuade everybody who has elderly neighbours to send a greetings card this Christmas. This year I am making up a special mailing list, and if they live close by, I shall play postman and deliver them myself! Peggy Johnston Newton Abbot, South Devon

W ith this thoughtful seasonal reminder, I have pleasure in wishing you all a happy and peaceful Christmas, and send Peggy Johnston £10 for my Christmas Letter of The W eek.

I know that for many people Christmas will not be a very happy time of the year. But I would like to say something to other lucky people like me: Please don't moan. I so often hear: 'I don't know why we bother. All that money and effort for two days.' I know why I do. I love buying small gifts for friends or relatives who would not think of spending money on such things themselves. I look forward to seeing my three-year-old son's face when he sees the tree and decorations and, this year, chasing my eightmonth-old baby, who will be trying to pull them off! I like to send cards to friends I don't often see, and get together with as many of my family as I can to wish them well in the coming year. I am very aware of my own good fortune and Christmas makes me appreciate it all the more. The winter would not be the same without this festival. Mrs J Monaghan Birmingham I print your letter in the spirit in which it is so obviously meant. If more of us lucky ones bore in mind that the real meaning of Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ, we would put less emphasis on the commercial shindig and more on bringing warmth and happiness to other people.

In memoriam May I relate my experience at Christmas without my beloved husband? Last year, with gifts of money, I bought some tapes of our favourite songs. I sat in

the firelight and played them and sang along. There were one or two tears, but not many. For my memories were of the wonderful times we had had, and I felt I was courting him all over again. It gave me a secret happiness to remind myself of the life we had shared. Other sad readers might care to think in this way. Edith Wolverhampton

Last word It is traditional that I send readers a message of peace and goodwill in our Christmas and New Year issue. Without you there would be no page, and I am deeply grateful to all of you. I love receiving letters, whether infuriated or flattering, praiseworthy or problematical. And you must be the most generous people in the world... You sent trading stamps to an Exmouth reader who has redeemed them and already sent £3200 to the Save the Children Fund. You overwhelmed my disabled Belfast friend by sending, in one week, more than 1200lb of postage stamps — enough to get and train a guide dog for the blind. And dozens of you wrote to point out that Mouth & Foot Painting Artists is a self-help group, not a charity, and celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. But now may I ask you to make a New Year's resolution specially for me? It makes me cross and disappointed that some of you still do not send me your full name and accurate address. There are times when I could help if you would only trust me with this information. Incidentally, please do not expect to see an answer to your letter on my page a week after you write. I get sacks of mail, all of which has to be opened and read, and it takes me time to choose the letters for publication I feel will interest and help readers the most. Remember, too, that the magazine is printed some while in advance of appearing on the bookstalls. There's always £10 for the Letter of The Week. Katie regrets that she is unable to enter into individual correspondence.

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