Listings
: Quantum Leap
Promised Land. 1971: Sam finds himself in the act of committing an armed robbery. (R) (S): The Glass Bottom Boat
Romantic comedy, continuing the season of films starringDoris Day. Young widow
Jennifer Nelson catches the attention of her boss, who asks her to write his biography. Widescreen. Director Frank Tashlin (1966)
(S) (W) Send Me No Powers is at 3pm Films: pp 51-80 ***
Contributors
Unknown:
Jennifer
Nelson
Director:
Frank
Tashlin
: People's Century
8.50 1951: Asia Rising. A look at the postwar economic miracle in both Japan and South Korea.(BW and colour) (R) (S)
9.45 1957: Skin Deep. The fight against racial segregation in South Africa and the southern USA.
(BW and colour) (R) (S)
: Crazy Dancing
This film tells the story of some famous dance crazes such as the hustle, the twist and the break dance and talks to those who got them started. (S): The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Arrows of Time: Quantum Leap Dr Neil Johnson explores the mystery within the atom, where events occur faster than anywhere else in the universe, to offer a glimpse into the strange quantum world that lies around us. Harnessing these effects has led to the modern-day world characterised by high-speed communications. (S) (W)Contributors
Unknown:
Dr Neil
Johnson
: The Big Knights
12.40 Lost Doris. Sir Doris the hamster wanders across Borovia in search of food. (S)12.50 Clockwork Knights. King
Otto has to foot a big bill. With the voice of Timothy West. (S) Next episode tomorrow at 12.50pm
Contributors
Unknown:
Timothy
West.
: Racing
Clare Balding introduces a four-race card featuring the WelshGrand National from Chepstow. With Richard Dunwoody , Angus Loughran , Richard Pitman ,
Jonathan Powell , Peter Scudamore and commentary by Jim McGrath. Executive producer Malcolm Kemp (W)
Contributors
Unknown:
Richard
Dunwoody
Unknown:
Angus
Loughran
Unknown:
Richard
Pitman
Unknown:
Jonathan
Powell
Unknown:
Peter
Scudamore
Commentary By:
Jim
McGrath.
Producer:
Malcolm
Kemp
: Send Me No Flowers
Romantic comedy, continuing the film season starring Doris Day. Also starring Rock Hudson.George Kimball mistakenly comes to believe that he is terminally ill and sets out to find a suitable new husband for his wife Judy.
Director Norman Jewison
(1964) (S) The season continues with Young at Heart on New Year's Day at 6.05am Films: pp 51-80****
Contributors
Unknown:
Rock
Hudson.
Unknown:
George
Kimball
Director:
Norman
Jewison
George Kimball:
Rock
Hudson
Judy Kimball:
Doris
Day
Amold Nash:
Tony
Randall
MrAkins:
Paul
Lynde
Winston Burr:
Hal
March
: The Rodgers and Hart Story
Composer Richard Rodgers collaborated with lyricist Lorenz Hart for nearly 25 years on hit shows of the calibre of Pal Joey and Babes in Arms, producing classic songs such as My Funny Valentine and The Lady Is a Tramp. This profile features rare archive footage and new performances of the songs by Broadway singers. Narrated by Jonathan Pryce. (S)Contributors
Unknown:
Richard
Rodgers
Unknown:
Lorenz
Hart
Unknown:
Pal
Joey
Unknown:
Jonathan
Pryce.
: Attack on the Iron Coast
Second World War drama. Major Wilson plans a daring raid to destroy a heavily guarded German naval installation on the French coast. But the chances of the men returning are slim. Director Paul Wendkos (1968) (S)Films: pp 51-80 **
Contributors
Major James Wilson:
Lloyd
Bridges
Captain Owen Franklin:
Andrew
Keir
Sue Wilson:
Sue
Lloyd
Lt Cmdr Kimberley:
Mark
Eden
Sir Frederick:
Maurice
Denham
Lt Forrester:
Glyn
Owen
LtGraham:
Howard
Pays
Captain Strasser:
George
Mikell
: The Boat
The third episode in this acclaimed six-part U-boat drama. German submarine U-96, hoping to attack a British convoy despite the bad weather, has itself come under fire from a destroyer. The nerve-wracking cat-and-mouse chase continues. In German with English subtitles. Widescreen. Continues tomorrow at 6.30pm Cast on Boxing Day at 6.25pm (R): Vintners' Tales with Jancis Robinson
Jancis Robinson meets Nigel Wilson , a Fellow in Classics at Lincoln College, Oxford, who has a passion for wine and acts as the college's expert wine steward. (R) (S)Contributors
Unknown:
Jancis
Robinson
Unknown:
Nigel
Wilson
: They Said It Couldn't Be Done
David Attenborough talks to cameraman Mike Richards about the arduous nature of filming chimpanzees in the dark, wet forests of West Africa for the wildlife film TooClose for Comfort, a rerun of which follows immediately. Producer Martyn Suker ; Series producer Mike Beynon
Too Close for Comfort. Seven years ago, chilling scenes of wild chimpanzees hunting and killing a monkey were caught on camera. This revelatory film shocked audiences and changed accepted views of the vegetarian chimp.
Producer Alastair Fothergill (S) The series continues tomorrow at 5.30pm
Contributors
Talks:
David
Attenborough
Unknown:
Mike
Richards
Producer:
Martyn
Suker
Producer:
Mike
Beynon
Producer:
Alastair
Fothergill
: Home Stories
Occupiers past and present reveal the inside story of an Edwardian blue-brick detached house in Birmingham. It was formerly a school, but latterly a family home. Winnifred remembers celebrating Armistice Day in 1918, whileNicky recalls her teenage years growing up in the house.
Director Richard Pearson (R) (S) (W)
Contributors
Director:
Richard
Pearson
: The Sting
Oscar-winning comedy drama, starring Paul Newman ,Robert Redford and Robert Shaw. Chicago 1936: when a mutual friend is killed for robbing a petty racketeer, con men Johnny Hooker and Henry Gondorff target racket boss Doyle Lonnegan , with thoughts of revenge. Widescreen.
Director George Roy Hill (1973. PG) (S) (W) Rims: pp 51-80 *****
Contributors
Unknown:
Paul
Newman
Unknown:
Robert
Redford
Unknown:
Robert
Shaw.
Unknown:
Johnny
Hooker
Unknown:
Henry
Gondorff
Unknown:
Doyle
Lonnegan
Director:
George Roy
Hill
Henry Gondorff:
Paul
Newman
Johnny Hooker:
Robert
Redford
Doyle Lonnegan:
Robert
Shaw
Lt William Snyder:
Charles
Duming
JJ Singleton:
Ray
Walston
Billie:
Eileen
Brennan
Kid Twist:
Harold
Gould
Eddie Niles:
John
Heffeman
FBI Agent Polk:
Dana
Elcar
Erie Kid Joe Erie:
Jack
Kehoe
Loretta Salino:
Dimitra
Arliss
Luther Coleman Robert:
Earl
Jones
: The Best of Jools's Hootenannies
Jools Holland introduces a compilation of highlights from his previous six annual music shows, featuring BB King, Tom Jones , Sharleen Spiteri , Eric Clapton , Sting, Dr John, Paul Weller , Blur, Catatonia, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Chaka Demus and Pliers and Manic Street Preachers. Jools'sMillennium Hootenannyis on Thursday 30 at 11.30pm.
Director Janet Fraser Crook: Producer Mark Cooper
Contributors
Introduces:
Jools
Holland
Unknown:
Tom
Jones
Unknown:
Sharleen
Spiteri
Unknown:
Eric
Clapton
Unknown:
Paul
Weller
Unknown:
Chaka
Demus
Director:
Janet
Fraser
Producer:
Mark
Cooper
: Fallen Angels
A double bill of film noir-style tales told for television.12.35 Fly Paper. In Donald E Westlake's adaptation of a dark story by Dashiell Hammett , a socialite goes missing after taking up with tough guy Babe McCloor. (S)
1.05 The Black Bargain. After a gangland massacre, a hoodlum checks in to a hotel to lie low, but finds it is no ordinary place. Directed by Kiefer Sutherland. (S) The series concludes on Thursday 30 at lam
Contributors
Story By:
Dashiell
Hammett
Unknown:
Babe
McCloor.
Directed By:
Kiefer
Sutherland.
: Clash by Night
Crime drama. A bus moving prisoners between jails is hijacked by a gang trying to free their leader. Ends 2.50am Director Montgomery Tully (1963) (BW) (S) Films: pp 51-80 *Contributors
Director:
Montgomery
Tully
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