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Cartoon adventures of a duck-billed platypus.
Nature series.
Sea or Sky. Singing whales and the vigilant albatross. ● STEREO
Space-age cartoon. George tests a new garment.
The Chuckle Brothers try their hand at being inventors. ● STEREO
Cartoon. The kids meet Terri who has strange dreams.
A special Christmas edition featuring a host of guests including Jason Donovan and Zandra Rhodes , the controversial British designer. Cookery expert Emma Forbes is in, so too are the Pet Shop
Boys. Peter Simon presents a celebrity edition of Double Dare withjuliet Morris and Krishnan Guru-Murthy from Newsround competing against
Danniella Westbrook and Sid Owen from
EastEnders. With
Phillip Schofield , Sarah Greene , Nick Ball and James Hickish. Editor Chris Bellinger
(Performance: the Pet Shop Boys are in concert on Sunday 29 December at 12midnight on BBC2) ● STEREO
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● TELEPHON: call this morning's studio guests on [number removed]. 12.12pm Weather
Contributors
Unknown:
Jason
Donovan
Unknown:
Zandra
Rhodes
Unknown:
Emma
Forbes
Unknown:
Peter
Simon
Unknown:
Krishnan
Guru-Murthy
Unknown:
Danniella
Westbrook
Unknown:
Sid
Owen
Unknown:
Phillip
Schofield
Unknown:
Sarah
Greene
Unknown:
Nick
Ball
Unknown:
James
Hickish.
Editor:
Chris
Bellinger
Introduced by Bob Wilson.
Provisional Timetable
12.20 Golf; 12.45 Racing
1.00 News; 1.05 Golf
1.15 Racing; 1.30 Skiing
1.45 Racing; 2.05 Showjumping
2.55 Rugby league
4.35 Final Score
Golf: Johnnie Walker World Championship from the Tryall Golf Club, Jamaica. Highlights of the first two rounds of the inaugural $2.5 million event.
The winners of the four majors head a star-studded field.
Commentary by Peter Alliss, Bruce Critchley, Alex Hay and Steve Rider.
(Coverage of the third round tonight at 11.45 pm)
Show Jumping: The Olympia Horse Show from London.
Volvo World Cup preliminary round. Today's main attraction is the qualifier for next April's final in San Diego. With Raymond Brooks-Ward and Stephen Hadley.
Rugby League: Regal Trophy
The second semi-final of one of Rugby League's showpiece competitions.
Skiing: Men's Downhill Championship from St Anton, Austria.
Commentary by David Vine.
Racing
From Chepstow.
12.50 Philip Comes Novice Hurdle (21/2 m)
1.20 Racing International Hurdle (2m. For the Sport of Kings Challenge)
1.55 Coral Welsh National (3m 6f)
Wales's big racing event of the year, a gruelling test of stamina over 22 fences. Commentary by Peter O'Sullevan, Julian Wilson and Richard Pitman.
Football Pools news with the usual comprehensive results service.
Contributors
Introduced By:
Bob
Wilson.
Commentary By:
Peter
Alliss
Commentary By:
Bruce
Critchley
Commentary By:
Alex
Hay
Commentary By:
Steve
Rider.
Unknown:
Raymond
Brooks-Ward
Unknown:
Stephen
Hadley.
Commentary By:
David
Vine.
Commentary By:
Peter
O'Sullevan
Commentary By:
Julian
Wilson
Commentary By:
Richard
Pitman.
Producer:
Martin
Hopkins
Editor:
Dave
Gordon
Three classics from the pen of master cartoonist Chuck Jones : Abominable Snowman, Advanced and Be Mechanisedand Ah!
Sweet Mouse Story of Life.
Contributors
Unknown:
Chuck
Jones
Trivia quiz presented by Andrew O'Connor. Which of tonight's three lucky contestants - Terry from
Aldridge, Ryz from Nottingham orjeremy from Pinner - will win the chance to play for this week's holiday of a lifetime? STEREO
● TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
• HOME VIEWER GAME: you can play the game by dialling 0[number removed](calls cost 30p maximum): rules are available from BBC Audiocall, London W 1 M 4AA.
Contributors
Presented By:
Andrew
O'Connor.
Special guest stars Leslie Nielsen and Bernard Cribbins join Noel Edmonds tonight at Crinkley Bottom. But what's afoot? It's part of your body at the end of your leg. At least according to Leslie Nielsen , star of box-office comedy smashes The Naked Gun and Airplane. Prepare to wince at a celebrity Christmas lyric game which ensures this is anything but a silent night. See parents squirmin Wait Till I Get You Home, plus gungeing to order and your chance to Grab a Grand, just by watching and picking up the phone.
Director/ProducerMichael Leggo ● STEREO
* TELEPHONE: call 0[number removed]with your answer to the question Noel Edmonds sets on the show, and someone famous could win up to 1 ,000 for you; calls cost
36p per minute cheap rate. 48p other times.
Contributors
Unknown:
Leslie
Nielsen
Unknown:
Bernard
Cribbins
Unknown:
Noel
Edmonds
Unknown:
Leslie
Nielsen
Unknown:
Noel
Edmonds
For the last time in this series, four family pairs battle against each other in a series of games designed to test their skill, ingenuity and humour for the chance to win through to the the famous conveyor belt and its host of prizes. With Rosemarie Ford.
Director John Gorman Producer David Taylor
(Bruce Forsyth 's Christmas Generation Game on Christmas Day at 4.4 Opm) ● STEREO
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Contributors
Unknown:
Rosemarie
Ford.
Director:
John
Gorman
Producer:
David
Taylor
Unknown:
Bruce
Forsyth
First showing on network television of this romantic thriller, starring Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels
New York, 1951: defying a Congressional committee, idealistic Emily Crane finds herself blacklisted and under FBI surveillance. So who will believe her when she uncovers a deadly mystery involving her Senate interrogator?
Witness and Top Gun star McGillis plays the young lady endangered by her determination to put the world to rights. She can also been seen in The Accused, to be shown on Thursday 2 January on BBC1.
Jeff Daniels's most recent hit was the comedy thriller Arachnophobia, as well as Something Wild, shown recently on BBC2's Moviedrome. Director Peter Yates is best known for his action thrillers such as Bullitt.
Producer/Director Peter Yates (1988)
â TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888 â FILMS: pages 41-67
Contributors
Producer/Director:
Peter
Yates
Emily Crane:
Kelly
McGillis
Cochran:
Jeff
Daniels
Ray Salwen:
Mandy
Patinkin
MissVenable:
Jessica
Tandy
Alan:
Jonathan
Hogan
Senator Byinglon:
Remak
Ramsay
Hackett:
Ken
Walsh
Stefan:
Christopher
Rhode
Salwen Aides:
Randle
Mell
Senator:
Michael
Flanagan
Randolph State:
Paul
Sparer
Warren:
Brian
Davies
Maid:
Mary
Diveny
Dr Teperson:
Bill
Moor
McKay:
Cuff
Cudney
Sackadorf:
Alexis
Yulin
Michael Buerk presents the latest news stories from around the world.
Weather Bill Giles
* TELETEXT SUBTITLES (news): page 888
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Buerk
Unknown:
Bill
Giles
First showing on network television, starring Lea Thompson Tim Robbins
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Well, it's a duck! Meet Howard, an ordinary walking, talking, cigar-chomping inhabitant of the planet Duckworld plucked from home to fight an evil force that threatens to destroy the earth. Based on the Marvel comic cult character, this unusual adventure features a new breed of hero and some remarkable special effects.
Chip Zien, Tim Rose, Steve Sleap, Peter Baird, Mary Wells, Lisa Sturz,
Jordan Prentice. HOWARD THE DUCK
STEREO Â
FILMS: pages 41-67
Contributors
Director:
Willard
Huyck
Beverly Switzler:
Lea
Thompson
Phil Blumburtt:
Tim
Robbins
Dr Jenning:
Jeffrey
Jones
Lieutenaut Welker:
Paul
Guilfoyle
Ronette:
Liz
Sagal
Cal:
Dominique
Davalos
KC:
Holly
Robinson
Ginger Moss:
Tommy
Swerdlow
Ritchie:
Richard
Edson
Carter:
Miles
Chapin
Johnnie Walker World
Championship from Tryall Resort, Jamaica. Coverage from the third round as the winners of 28 golf titles around the world compete for a first prize of$525,000. The winners of the four majors, US Masters title-holder Ian Woosman , US Open winner Payne Stewart , Open champion
Ian Baker-Finch and US PGA champion John Daly , are joined by Nick Faldo ,
Bernhard Langer and Seve Ballesteros. Commentary by Peter Alliss , Bruce Critchley , Alex Hay. Introduced by Steve Rider.
Contributors
Unknown:
Ian
Woosman
Unknown:
Payne
Stewart
Unknown:
Ian
Baker-Finch
Unknown:
John
Daly
Unknown:
Nick
Faldo
Unknown:
Bernhard
Langer
Unknown:
Seve
Ballesteros.
Commentary By:
Peter
Alliss
Commentary By:
Bruce
Critchley
Commentary By:
Alex
Hay.
Introduced By:
Steve
Rider.