Listings
7.00 Poddington Peas
Animation.
(Repeat)
7.05 Teletubbies: Rocking Chair
Laa Laa sings a song.
(Shown yesterday at 9.50am) (Stereo)
7.30 The Busy World of Richard Scarry
Animated adventures.
(Repeat) (Stereo)
7.55 Casper Classics
Cartoon fun with the friendly ghost.
(Subtitled)
8.15 Mighty Max
Animation about an unwilling young superhero.
(Repeat)
8.40 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Animation. The team travel to the Everglades in Florida.
(Repeat)
9.05 Sweet Valley High
Teenage life in a a lively Californian town.
(Repeat)
9.30 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Story of Pigling Bland.
(Repeat) (Stereo)
10.00 Teletubbies: Colours (Pink)
Tinky Winky tries to cook.
(Repeated tomorrow at 7.15am)
Comedy starring Dean Jones.
The third in Disney's Love Bug series finds loveable Beetle Herbie entered in the Paris to Monte Carlo rally.
(1977, U)
See Films: pages 43-76
Contributors
Director:
Vincent
McEveety
[Actor]:
Dean
Jones
The cameras follow TV presenter
Noel Edmonds as he prepares for motoring's ultimate test of endurance, participating in the Le Mans 24-hour race.
Revised repeat
Contributors
Presenter:
Noel
Edmonds
(subtitled)
Regional News
The search is on for Karl. Lance is under Amy's thumb. Marlene mixes business with pleasure.
(Stereo) (Subtitled)
Animation based on the picture book.
Winter Story. The mice of Brambly Hedge are planning a special party. Narrated by Robert Lindsay. Repeat Stereo .......
Contributors
Unknown:
Robert
Lindsay.
Disney musical comedy starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke
London banker George Banks looks for a no-nonsense nanny to take care of his two naughty and unhappy children.
(1964, U)
See Films: pages 43-76
Contributors
Director:
Robert
Stevenson
Mary Poppins:
Julie
Andrews
Bert/Mr Dawes Sr:
Dick van
Dyke
Mr Banks:
David
Tomlinson
Mrs Banks:
Glynis
Johns
Ellen:
Hermione
Baddeley
Jane Banks:
Karen
Dotrice
Michael Banks:
Matthew
Garber
Mrs Brill:
Reta
Shaw
In the second part of the review of the Blue Peter year, the team recall Stuart's parachute jump with the RAF Falcons and Katy playing football with Alan Shearer. Repeated tomorrow at 9.20am
Contributors
Guest:
Alan
Shearer
Documentary celebrating the 21st anniversary of Grange Hill, the children's drama set in a comprehensive school. Stars of EastEnders Todd Carty, Susan Tully , Michelle Gayle and Sean Maguire were among those who appeared in it. In this programme, cast members past and present reveal the backstage dramas behind the series. Stereo
Contributors
Unknown:
Susan
Tully
Unknown:
Michelle
Gayle
Unknown:
Sean
Maguire
Coverage of the final of the World's Strongest Man competition from Las Vegas in Nevada, USA. The ten finalists comprise the eight who have qualified from the heats and two from the US Strongest Man competition, Iron BearCollins and Mark Philippi. Theyface a massive increase in the difficulty of the events before the competition's winner is decided. From the opening event, the truck pull, onwards this year's final will be one of the toughest everfought. Hosted byPhilippa Forrester and Paul Dickenson.
Last in the series.
Director Rick Gardner ; Producer
David Pickthall
Contributors
Unknown:
Mark
Philippi.
Unknown:
Paul
Dickenson.
Director:
Rick
Gardner
Producer:
David
Pickthall
A special edition of the show that explores real-life mysteries from around the world which defy logical explanation, using dramatic reconstructions.
Featu ri ng a mystery from the Second World War in which a soldier was guided through a minefield by a man who couldn't have been there. Plus a look the power of prayer and interviews with the people who claim that it can save lives.
Director Andy Margetson : Series producer ClarePizey Stereo
Contributors
Director:
Andy
Margetson
The new year finds Cindy pleading with Ian, Phil and Annie plotting and Roy receiving some surprising news from Frank.
For cast see Tuesday 23 December Omnibus edition on Sunday
(Stereo) (Subtitled)
' Wildlite documentary film in which actor
Martin Clunes follows the work of a team from the Born
Free Foundation. They are attempting to release Nina, a 26-year-old three-ton elephant, back into the wild after a lifetime spent in the relative safety of a Tanzanian game sanctuary. This is a challenge which has never been successfully achieved with a fully-grown elephant before. See today's choices.
Producer Michael Massey ; Executive producer Jane Lush * See Factual: page 10
Contributors
Unknown:
Martin
Clunes
Producer:
Michael
Massey
Producer:
Jane
Lush
Film Premiere. Oscar-winning comedy drama, starring Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Robin Wright.
Slow-witted Forrest Gump is encouraged by his mother to realise his full potential. He attends college on a sports scholarship, meeting President Kennedy in the process, joins the army and is sent to Vietnam. As the years pass and his life changes, he maintains contact with his friend Jenny Curran.
(1994, 12)
See Films: pages 43-76
Tom Hanks: People, page 15
Contributors
Director:
Robert
Zemeckis
Forrest Gump:
Tom
Hanks
Lt Dan Taylor:
Gary
Sinise
Jenny Curran:
Robin
Wright
Mrs Gump:
Sally
Field
Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue:
Mykelti
Willlamson
Nurse at park bench:
Rebecca
Williams
Young Forrest:
Michael Conner
Humphreys
Doctor:
Harold
Herthum
Barber:
George
Kelly
Principal:
Sam
Anderson
Louise:
Margo
Moorer
With Peter Sissons. Subtitled Regional News; Weather
Bill Giles
Contributors
Unknown:
Peter
Sissons.
Unknown:
Bill
Giles
The first in a four-part series marking Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting.
Faces of Islam. British boxing champion Chris Eubanktalks frankly about the startling meetingwith US boxer Mike Tyson that changed his life completely and made him decide to become a Muslim.
Series producer Greg Lanning Repeated tomorrowat6.40am Stereo ....
Contributors
Unknown:
Chris
Eubanktalks
Unknown:
Mike
Tyson
Producer:
Greg
Lanning
Film of Stevie Nicks ,
Lindsey Buckingham , Christine McVie ,
John McVie and Mick Fleetwood , the classic Fleetwood Mac lineup, reuniting 20 years after the release of the Rumours album to perform a string of their biggest hits including Rhiannon, Don't Stop and Everywhere.
Contributors
Unknown:
Stevie
Nicks
Unknown:
Lindsey
Buckingham
Unknown:
Christine
McVie
Unknown:
John
McVie
Unknown:
Mick
Fleetwood
Comedy starring
SidneyJames Kenneth Williams
Charles Hawtrey
The holiday-makers heading for the Mediterranean "paradise" of Elsbels have high hopes of sun, sand, sea-and sex (but not necessarily in that order).
Director Gerald Thomas
(1972, PG) * See Films: pages 43-76 **
Followed by Weather
Contributors
Unknown:
Sidneyjames Kenneth
Williams
Unknown:
Charles
Hawtrey
Director:
Gerald
Thomas
Vic Range:
Sidney
James
Stuart Farquhar:
Kenneth
Williams
Tuttle:
Charles
Hawtrey
Pepe:
Peter
Butterworth
Cora Range:
Joan
Sims
Stanley Blunt:
Kenneth
Connor
Sadie:
Barbara
Windsor
BBC1 joins the continuous-news station with bulletins on the hour.