Listings
Introduced by Darren Jordon.
Timetable, Christmas Day (W)
Contributors
Presenter:
Darren
Jordon
Children share their hopes and fears for the future. (S)
Comic/actor Hugh Lloyd recalls a key moment in his life. (S)
Contributors
Unknown:
Hugh
Lloyd
While Ollie recovers in hospital with a broken leg, Stan brings him hard-boiled eggs and nuts, and proceeds to wreak havoc. (BW) (R) (S)
Contributors
Stan:
Stan
Laurel
Ollie:
Oliver
Hardy
First in a two-part celebration of the golden age of MGM movie musicals. Narrators include Fred Astaire , Bing Crosby , Gene Kelly , Peter Lawford , Liza Minnelli , Debbie Reynolds ,
Mickey Rooney , Frank Sinatra , James Stewart and Elizabeth Taylor. Plus performances by Judy Garland , Esther Williams , Eleanor Powell and Clark Gable. Concludes tomorrow at 9.35am. Director Jack Haley Jr (1974, U)
(BW and colour) (S) Films: pp 49-79 *****
Contributors
Unknown:
Fred
Astaire
Unknown:
Bing
Crosby
Unknown:
Gene
Kelly
Unknown:
Peter
Lawford
Unknown:
Liza
Minnelli
Unknown:
Debbie
Reynolds
Unknown:
Mickey
Rooney
Unknown:
Frank
Sinatra
Unknown:
James
Stewart
Unknown:
Elizabeth
Taylor.
Unknown:
Judy
Garland
Unknown:
Esther
Williams
Unknown:
Eleanor
Powell
Unknown:
Clark
Gable.
Director:
Jack
Haley Jr
Live from the splendour of Vienna Musikverein's Golden Hall, Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in the traditional selection of polkas, waltzes and marches by the Strauss family. With dancers from Vienna State Opera and Paris Opera Ballet.
(S)
Contributors
Unknown:
Nikolaus
Harnoncourt
Unknown:
Paris Opera
Ballet.
Director:
Brian
Large
Shown yesterday at 5.35pm (S)
Another chance to see the annual shindig, including music from Craig David and Coldplay. Shown yesterday at 11. 55pm
(S) (W) 17030517,
Contributors
Unknown:
Craig
David
A restored version of the animated musical fantasy featuring the songs of the Beatles. The Fab Four, in their yellow submarine, embark on a voyage to Pepperland when its inhabitants come under threat. Songs include All You Need Is Love, When I'm 64, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and Eleanor Rigby. Widescreen.
Director George Dunning (1968, U)
(S)(W) 8423246, Films: pp 49-79 ****
Contributors
Unknown:
Eleanor
Rigby.
Director:
George
Dunning
In a documentary exploring the bond between a child and its pony, eight children talk about their feelings for their equine petS. (S) (W)
Presenter Brian Walden, Edwina Currie and Peter Snow examine government files from which, until today, had been top-secret documents. They expose decisions made which still affect British lives today, while their reports reflect also on a time of high inflation and unrest - a transitional period between the departure of Harold Wilson from Downing Street and the incoming Heath administration. (S)
Contributors
Presenter:
Brian
Walden
Presenter:
Edwina
Currie
Presenter:
Peter
Snow
The final episode of the dramatisation of Alexandre Dumas 's novel, starring Gerard Depardieu and Ornella Muti. Edmond has entangled his enemies in humiliation and disgrace. But executing his meticulous plans to wreak revenge has unforeseen consequences, particularly on his enemies' children, but also on his emotions. In French with English subtitles.
For cast see Boxing Day
Contributors
Unknown:
Alexandre
Dumas
Unknown:
Gerard
Depardieu
Unknown:
Ornella
Muti.
The concluding part of the classic seventies dramatisation of John le Carre 's novel, starring the late Alec Guinness. Gerald expresses his abiding faith in the secret services, and reflects sadly on how his perception of the role of the secret agent has changed since the mid-fifties.
For cast see Wednesday 27 December and New Year's Day (R) (S)
VICTORIAN WEEK
Contributors
Unknown:
John
Le Carre
Unknown:
Alec
Guinness.
To launch BBC2's week-long Victorian season,
Juliet Morris and Lucinda Lambton are at London's Victoria and Albert Museum and the Beamish Open Air Museum, Durham, to bring to life Victorian inventions which shaped the modem world. Experts help to explain treasures belonging to members of the public, and Adam Hart-Davis gets to grips with Queen Victoria's telegraph machine. See Choice.
Producer Sally Dixon ; Executive producer Sarah Hargreaves (S) (W) Factual: page 24
VICTORIAN WEEK
Contributors
Unknown:
Juliet
Morris
Unknown:
Lucinda
Lambton
Unknown:
Albert
Museum
Unknown:
Adam
Hart-Davis
Producer:
Sally
Dixon
Producer:
Sarah
Hargreaves
Another chance to see this recollection of Queen
Victoria's Diamond Jubilee on 22 June 1897. It was a royal pageant on a scale never seen before or since, and here key events are brought to life at royal locations in Britain, alongside rare footage of the Jubilee, the first state event to be filmed. Historians David Cannadine , Jan Morris and Roy Strong provide analysis.
Producer Jonathan Stamp ; Executive producer Laurence Rees (R) (S)
Contributors
Unknown:
Diamond
Jubilee
Unknown:
David
Cannadine
Unknown:
Jan
Morris
Unknown:
Roy
Strong
Producer:
Jonathan
Stamp
Producer:
Laurence
Rees
Romantic comedy starring Dan Futterman ,
Stuart Townsend and Kate Beckinsale. Dylan and Jez share a home in a converted London gasometer, a flair for money-making scams and a dream of buying their own stately home. But things get complicated when student Georgie joins the team. Widescreen.
Director Stefan Schwartz (1997.12) (S) (W)
Films: pp 49-79 ***
Contributors
Unknown:
Dan
Futterman
Unknown:
Stuart
Townsend
Unknown:
Kate
Beckinsale.
Director:
Stefan
Schwartz
Dylan:
Dan
Futterman
Jez:
Stuart
Townsend
Georgie:
Kate
Beckinsale
MrStratton-Luce:
Nickolas
Grace
Floss:
Claire
Cox
MrRay:
Ralph
Ineson
Roger:
Dominic
Mafham
Mr Gilzean:
Peter
Capaldi
Mrs Cummins:
Annette
Crosbie
Bernardo Bertolucci 's romantic drama starring Sinead Cusack , Jeremy Irons and Liv Tyler. Following her mother's suicide, a young American woman goes to spend the summer with family friends at a villa in Tuscany, where she finds herself at the centre of a community of expatriates and artisans. Reading her mother's diaries, she attempts to discover the identity of her biological father, and begins plotting to lose her virginity. Widescreen.
(1995. 15) (S) (W) Bemardo Bertolucci 's The Conformist is on Wednesday 3 January at 12 midnight Films: pp 49-79 **
Contributors
Unknown:
Bernardo
Bertolucci
Unknown:
Sinead
Cusack
Unknown:
Jeremy
Irons
Unknown:
Liv
Tyler.
Unknown:
Bemardo
Bertolucci
Diana Grayson:
Sinead
Cusack
Alex Parrish:
Jeremy
Irons
Lucy Harmon:
Liv
Tyler
Monsieur Guillaume:
Jean
Marais
Ian Grayson:
Donal
McCann
Richard Reed:
Dw
Moffett
Noemi:
Stefania
Sandrelli
Miranda Fox:
Rachel
Weisz
US artist Moby, the undisputed dance-music phenomenon of 2000, performs a selection of his songs in this special edition of Jools Holland 's music showcase. Tracks range from early material such as Go and Moby's radical reworking of the James Bond Theme to tracks from the huge-selling Play album including Porcelain, Why Does
My Heart Feel So Bad? and Natural Blues. Ends 2.00am. Director Janet Fraser Crook ; Producer Mark Cooper (R) (S) (W)
Contributors
Unknown:
Jools
Holland
Director:
Janet Fraser
Crook
Producer:
Mark
Cooper