Listings
: Candy Claus
Cartoon about an over-workedFather Christmas.
: Cuckooland
Zany children's comedy about a house with a life of its own.: Opposites Attract
Last part of the nature series. To the Opposite End of the World. A look at the unique creatures of Australia and NewZealand - from the kangaroo to the kiwi. Music and narration by Derek Griffiths. ● STEREO
Contributors
Unknown:
Derek
Griffiths.
: Ovide
Cartoon adventures of a duck-billed platypus.: Chucklevision
In the last of the series,Paul and Barry take over the running of their local cinema. ● STEREO
: Gravedale High
Eeerie school cartoon.Frankentyke's older brother comes to visit.
: Gone Live!
A special end of year show, from one of Britain's great country houses.There's music from Wet Wet
Wet and Dannii Minogue, and magic from Geoffrey Durham. Peter Simon hosts a Celebrity Double Dare with Bread stars
Jean Boht and Victor Maguire taking on Lesley Joseph
(Dorien in Birds of a Feather) and Richard Gibson , who plays Herr Flick in 'Allo 'Allo!.
Emma Forbes cooks something to tingle the most jaded of post-Christmas palates, and there's cartoon action with The
Raccoonsand Thundercats.
Presented by Phillip Schofield and Sarah Greene , with Nick Ball and James Hickish. ● STEREO
Contributors
Unknown:
Geoffrey
Durham.
Unknown:
Peter
Simon
Unknown:
Jean
Boht
Unknown:
Victor
Maguire
Unknown:
Lesley
Joseph
Unknown:
Richard
Gibson
Unknown:
Herr
Flick
Unknown:
Emma
Forbes
Presented By:
Phillip
Schofield
Presented By:
Sarah
Greene
Unknown:
Nick
Ball
Unknown:
James
Hickish.
: Son of Sinbad
An Arabian Night fantasy, starringDale Robertson
Vincent Price
Sinbad is captured by the evil Khalif of Baghdad, and must solve a closely guarded secret to gain his freedom. Director Ted Tetzlaff
0 FILMS: pages 41-67
Contributors
Unknown:
Dale
Robertson
Unknown:
Vincent
Price
Director:
Ted
Tetzlaff
: Weather
: Grandstand
Introduced by Bob Wilson.Provisional Timetable
12.20 Cross-country
12.30 Football; 12.55 News
1.00 Racing; 1.15 Cross-country
1.35 Racing; 1.50 Ice hockey
2.10 Racing; 2.25 Ice hockey
3.50 Football half-times
4.00 Cross-country
4.35 Final Score
Athletics
International cross-country from Beamish, Co Durham. In the women's 4km, Liz McColgan, world 10,000m champion, makes her first UK appearance since winning the New York marathon in November. Up against her is the 10,000m Olympic champion Olga Bondarenko of the Soviet Union, who beat
McColgan into second place in Seoul.
Action also from the men's 3km and 8.5km races, with Kenya's Richard Chelimo - no 1 in the world last year over 10,000m - a definite. Commentary by Stuart Storey, Brendan Foster.
Football
A review of 1991, the year that Liverpool lost Kenny Dalglish and Spurs lost Gazza.
Ice Hockey: Scotland v England
The "auld enemies" have not faced off since England won 9-3 in Durham in 1983 - and Scotland want belated revenge. Commentary by Gerald Sinstadt and Red Imrie.
Racing from Newbury.
1.05 Challow Race (2½m)
1.40 Mandarin Handicap Chase (3m 2f 82yds)
2.15 Ladbroke Racing Handicap Hurdle (2m 100yds).
Commentary by Peter O'Sullevan, Richard Pitman and Julian Wilson.
Contributors
Introduced By:
Bob
Wilson.
Unknown:
Liz
McColgan
Unknown:
Olga
Bondarenko
Unknown:
Richard
Chelimo
Commentary By:
Stuart
Storey
Commentary By:
Brendan
Foster.
Unknown:
Kenny
Dalglish
Commentary By:
Gerald
Sinstadt
Commentary By:
Red
Imrie.
Commentary By:
Peter
O'Sullevan
Commentary By:
Richard
Pitman
Commentary By:
Julian
Wilson.
: One to Win Christmas Special
A seasonal edition of the trivia quiz, presented by Andrew O'Connor.Battling for the star holiday today, and hoping to win money for their favourite charity are Sola from south Wales, Joan from Nottingham, and Julian from Northumberland.
Viewers also have a chance to win a holiday and 11,000 for a charity of their choice, by playing the Home Viewer Game. Director Bill Morton
Executive producer Stephen Leahy An Action Time production for BBCtv ● STEREO
● TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
0 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.
Director:
Bill
Morton
Producer:
Stephen
Leahy
: Disney Time
From Walt Disney World in Florida, Phillip Schofield introduces clips with a nautical flavour from such cartoon classics as Pinocchio, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Little Mermaid and Mickey 's Christmas Carol.Contributors
Introduces:
Phillip
Schofield
: Jim'II Fix It Christmas Special
Jimmy Savile brings belated Christmas celebrations to Holyhead in Anglesey, the town that missed the fun because of the flu. Daniel [name removed], aged 5, plays the drums, and 16-year-old Jo [name removed] says thank you to her parents for looking after her when she had a brain operation by asking Jim to book them a ride on the Orient Express.With Frank Bruno in his Santa suit, and Ruth Madoc as the Christmas fairy.
Contributors
Presenter:
Jimmy
Savile
Guest:
Frank
Bruno
Guest:
Ruth
Madoc
Director:
Helen
Gartell
Producer:
Roger
Ordish
: The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Master magician and illusionist Paul Daniels presents a festive all-singing, all-dancing costumed extravaganza.Featuring the Chamber of Horrors, a magical marketplace and a grand finale, complete with a parade of London's
Pearly Kings and Queens and the music of the Band of the Life
Guards. With Debbie McGee.
Director/Producer Geoff Miles ● STEREO
● TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
Daniels
Unknown:
Debbie
McGee.
: Empire of the Sun
The first showing on network television of Steven Spielberg 's powerful adaptation of G Ballard 's epic autobiographical novel set in a Second World War Japanese concentration camp in China. Starring Christian Bale John MalkovichNigel Havers
It is December 1941: eleven-year-old Jim Graham lives with his family in Shanghai's international settlement. But when the Imperial Japanese army marches into the city, the family's existence of privileged splendour is shattered, and they must flee for their lives.
In the turmoil, as thousands of refugees stream from the city, Jim is separated from his parents, and has to learn to fend for himself.
The screenplay was written by playwright Tom Stoppard , whose new film Billy Bathgate is released next month.
Look out for an appearance by Paul McGann , who starred in the acclaimed BBC drama The
Monocled Mutineer.
• STEREO
● TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888 ● FILMS: pages 41-67
Contributors
Unknown:
Steven
Spielberg
Unknown:
G
Ballard
Unknown:
Christian
Bale
Unknown:
John
Malkovich
Unknown:
Nigel
Havers
Unknown:
Jim
Graham
Unknown:
Tom
Stoppard
Unknown:
Billy
Bathgate
Unknown:
Paul
McGann
Jim:
Christian
Bale
Basie:
John
Malkovich
Dr Rawlins:
Nigel
Havers
Mrs Victor:
Miranda
Richardson
Frank Demerest:
Joe
Pantoliano
Maxton:
Leslie
Phillips
Sergeant Nagata:
Masato
Ibu
Jim mother:
Emily
Richard
Jim's father:
Rupert
Frazer
Mr Victor:
Peter
Gale
Mr Lockwood:
Robert
Stephens
Mr Chen:
Burt
Kwouk
Lieutenant Price:
Paul
McGann
: News and Sport
Michael Buerk presents the latest national and international reports.Weather Rob McElwee
0 TELETEXT SUBTITLES (news): page 888
Contributors
Unknown:
Michael
Buerk
Unknown:
Rob
McElwee
: Porridge
The cinema version of Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais's classic 70s BBC comedy. Starring Ronnie Barker, Richard BeckinsaleDetained at Her Majesty's pleasure, cell-mates Fletcher and Godber find themselves unwilling accomplices in an escape attempt.
TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888 FILMS: pages 41-67
Contributors
Screenplay:
Dick
Clement
Screenplay:
Ian La
Frenais
Director:
Dick
Clement
Fletcher:
Ronnie
Barker
Godber:
Richard
Beckinsale
Mackay:
Fulton
MacKay
Barrowclough:
Brian
Wilde
Grouty:
Peter
Vaughan
Bainbridge:
Julian
Holloway
Governor:
Geoffrey
Bayldon
Beale:
Christopher
Godwin
Oakes:
Barrie
Rutter
Rudge:
Daniel
Peacock
: Hallowe'en III: Season of the Witch
Horror film, starring Tom AtkinsStacey Nelkin
A man is admitted to hospital, clutching a child's Hallowe'en mask and muttering about violent death. When he is brutally murdered, his daughter and a sympathetic doctor set about investigating the mysterious Silver Shamrock Factory, where the Hallowe'en mask came from. But as they search, the ancient festival of the dead claims more victims.
Director Tommy Lee Wallace
0 TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888 0 FILMS: pages 4 1-67
Contributors
Unknown:
Tom
Atkins
Unknown:
Stacey
Nelkin
Director:
Tommy Lee
Wallace
Dr Daniel Challis:
Tom
Atkins
EllieGrimbridge:
Stacey
Nelkin
Conal Cochran:
Dan
Oherlihy
Buddy Kupfer:
Ralph
Strait
Rafferty:
Michael
Currie
Betty Kupfer:
Jadeen
Barbor
Little Buddy:
Bradley
Schachter
Marge:
Garn
Stephens
Linda Challis:
Nancy
Kyes
Starker:
Jon
Terry
: Weather
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