BBC 2003

BBC CHRISTMAS TV 2003

Christmas Eve Wednesday 24th December 2003

BBC1

6.00am Breakfast
  with Dermot Murnaghan and
  Natasha Kaplinsky
then The National Lottery Daily Play

  9.00am CBBC
Arthur
   DW's prized snowball goes missing,
  and the friends learn to work as a team
  (Repeat)

   9.25am The Woody Woodpecker Show
   How did Woody manage to save the
festive season? (Repeat)

   9.50am Looney Tunes
   Taz and Bugs Bunny get set
  for Christmas (Repeat)

10.00am Bring It On
  a winter survival challenge in the
  Canadian Rocky Mountains, including
  ice-climbing and husky-dog racing (Repeat)

10.25am Donner
animation. A reindeer loses his ability to
fly - can one of Santa's elves help? (Repeat)

10.50am Jackie Chan Adventures
The J-Team swings into action when
Santa is kidnapped (Repeat)

11.10am Film : A Goofy Movie (1995)
  animated comedy. Goofy is now a single
  parent with a teenage son, Max.
  On learning the boy has been misbehaving
at school, he decides to take him on a
  fishing trip

12.20pm Film : The Santa Clause (1994)
  Heartwarming fantasy starring Tim Allen
  and Judge Reinhold.
A divorcee steps into Santa's shoes when
  the real one falls off his roof, and soon
  discovers that delivering presents is the
  least of his problems

1.55pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather

2.20pm Film : The Road to El Dorado (2000)
animated adventure. Tulio and Miguel,
two small-time Spanish tricksters,
get their hands on a map to El Dorado.
After stowing away on a ship bound for
Mexico, they set out to find the fabled lost
city of gold. Narrated by Elton John Première

3.40pm Film : 101 Dalmatians (1996)
Disney's live-action adaptation of the classic
tale, starring Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels and
Joely Richardson.
Love blossoms for dog owners Roger and
Anita when their pets meet in the park.
But the fearsome, fur-loving Cruella De Vil
has her eye on their litter of dalmatian puppies

5.15pm I Want to Be Mary
   A light-hearted look at one of Britain's most
endearing traditions : the children's Nativity
play. Cute home-video clips starring unruly
angels, sulky shepherds and not-so-wise
men are used to illustrate the Christmas story.
Presented by Angellica Bell

6.10pm Film : Chicken Run (2000)
animated comedy adventure, featuring
the voices of Julia Sawalha,
Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson and
  Mel Gibson. When the greedy owners of a 1950s
egg farm decide to move into the meat-pie
  business, the chickens fear the worst and
  turn to Rocky the rooster and a daring escape
plan as their potential salvation

7.30pm EastEnders
Kate hears reassuring news.
Kat's good intentions backfire

8.00pm EastEnders Christmas Party
Suggs, Richard E Grant, Jo Brand and
  Greg Rusedski are among the celebrity guests
joining host Shane Richie for a right old
  knees-up in Albert Square with live
  performances from Lulu and Liberty X, a duet
  from one of Walford's most popular couples,
  and a festive feast in the Queen Vic with
  Mike Reid and Clarissa Dickson Wright.
  Plus classic Christmas songs from cast
  members past and present, including
  Michelle Gayle, Kim Medcalf and Jill Halfpenny

9.05pm Absolutely Fabulous
   Cold Turkey
Edina plans her first family Christmas.
Patsy, meanwhile, is traumatised by the
arrival of her sister Jackie

9.40pm The National Lottery - Midweek Draws

9.55pm Film : Shangai Noon (2000)
Western action comedy starring
Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson.
When a runaway Chinese princess
is held for ransom in America, the emperor
sends his three best guards to the Wild West
to bring her back Première

11.35pm News : Weather
then National Lottery Update

11.45pm The First Eucharist of Christmas
   from Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire,
  where worshippers gather for a celebration of
  the First Communion of Christmas.
  The live service is led by the Bishop of Ely,
  the Rt Rev Dr Anthony Russell, with the
  Dean of Ely, the Very Rev Dr Michael Chandler,
  giving the address. Music includes Silent Night,
  0 Come, All Ye Faithful,
It Came upon the Midnight Clear and Hark!
  the Herald Angels Sing
followed by Weatherview

  1.05am Film : The Producers (1968)
comedy starring Zero Mostel as struggling
producer Max Bialystock.
     Once the "King of Broadway", Bialystock is
now making a living by conning old ladies out
of their savings. Then his accountant,
Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder), mentions a sure-fire
way of making some quick cash by putting on
a guaranteed Broadway flop

2.35-6.00am BBC News 24



   Christmas Day Thursday 25th December 2003

  BBC1

6:00am Breakfast
with Bill Turnbull

9:00am   CBBC
Arthur
   Francine forms her own band as the
Backstreet Boys make a guest appearance

  9:25am The Christmas Orange
animation.
A boy decides to take Father Christmas
to court

  9:50am Looney Tunes
cartoon fun with Sylvester, Tweety,
Wile E Coyote and the Road Runner  (Repeat)

10:00am The Joys of Christmas
  Worshippers from Milton Keynes gather
  in the city's ecumenical Church of Christ
  the Cornerstone for a live celebration of
  the birth of Jesus. The service features
  the story of the first Christmas and carols,
  including God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
  and 0 Come, All Ye Faithful

11:00am Hooves of Fire
comedy animation featuring a host of
famous voices. Robbie the Reindeer
  joins Santa's team  (Repeat)

11:35am Morecambe and Wise
  The much-loved double act and Special
  guests in a compilation of the Christmas
  specials from 1975 and 1976  (Repeat)

12:40pm Film : The Tigger Movie (2000)
   Disney animation
Longing to meet the family he has
  never known, Tigger embarks on a quest
  to find them. Providing him with
encouragement in his search are all his
  faithful friends - Roo, Winnie the Pooh,
  Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga and Owl.
  Narrated by John Hurt  Première

1:50pm News and Weather

2:00pm Top of the Pops
   the annual rundown of the Year's
  top-selling singles and the Christmas
  number one

  3:00pm The Queen
  Her Majesty addresses the nation
  and Commonwealth

3:10pm Dear Father Christmas
Dale Winton assists Father Christmas
in fulfilling special yuletide wishes for
children - dreams made possible with
the help of Blue, Fearne Cotton and the
Ready Steady Cook team among others

  3:55pm Outtake TV
Anne Robinson presents a selection
of merciless put-downs and laughable
answers from Weakest Link

4 :25pm Film : Stuart Little (1999)
Children's fantasy, based on EB White's
novel, starring Hugh Laurie and Geena Davis
and featuring the voice of Michael J Fox.
The Littles want to adopt a younger brother
  for their son, George.
     At the orphanage they are charmed by
a young mouse called Stuart, and decide
to take him home Première

   5:50pm News and Weather

6:00pm EastEnders
Kate has a surprise visitor. Alfie desperately
tries to arrange a dream wedding for Kat

6:40pm My Family
Sixty Feet Under
After a shopping trip, the Harpers face
the prospect of spending Christmas stuck
on the London Underground.
Guest-starring Richard Whiteley

  7:10pm Christmas Night With the Stars
Michael Parkinson is joined by stars from
the music world including Ozzy and
Kelly Osbourne, Victoria Beckham,
Emma Bunton, Will Young and Busted,
while comedians including Jon Culshaw,
the Kumars and Ricky Tomlinson provide
the laughs - and there are plenty of
surprises along the way

  8:30pm BBC News with George Alagiah
Weather with Rob McElwee

   8:40pm EastEnders
  Phil has a showdown with Den at the club.
  Dennis makes a decision, and Alfie has
some explaining to do to Kat

   9:20pm Only Fools and Horses
  Sleepless in Peckham
  The last of three festive comedy specials
  by John Sullivan.
   After 22 years in Mandela House, Del Boy
  and family face eviction by the Inland
  Revenue, while Marlene has vanished
   and Cassandra is heavily pregnant

10:35pm Posh and Becks's Big Impression
Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona
update the Beckhams' story as they make
their move from " Beckingham Palace to
Madrid, while celebrities such as Madonna
and Jordan comment on the transfer.
With guest Damian Lewis

11:20pm Film : The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
   Remake of the 1968 romantic crime caper
starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo.
Bored billionaire Thomas Crown has a
hobby - stealing art treasures.
But insurance investigator
Catherine Banning is soon on his trail

1:05am Christmas Reflection
Where There's Brass
A Salvation Army band member shows
how the Christmas story can inspire us
to improve our world

  1:10am Film : Airplane II : the Sequel (1982)
  comedy starring Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty.
   Disgraced pilot Ted Striker escapes
  from hospital and boards an ill-fated shuttle

   2:35am Joins BBC News 24



    Boxing Day Friday 26th December 2003

6.00am Breakfast
   with Jules Botfield

9.00am CBBC
Arthur
  Francine's band play with the
  Backstreet Boys (Repeat)

   9.25am The Woody Woodpecker Show
    frozen woodpeckers, models and
  amusement parks (Repeat)

  9.50am Looney Tunes
  Bugs becomes a TV star (Repeat)

10.00am SMart
  Ice sculpture and drawing with chalk
feature in the art show.
   Last in series

10.25am Mona the Vampire
Mona tries to revive a snowman (Repeat)

10.40am The New Scooby and Scrappy Show
  a ghost frightens folk at a Ski lodge (Repeat)

11.00am Film : Mousehunt (1997)
  comedy with Nathan Lane.
  Two brothers face problems from
   a mouse when they inherit a
  dilapidated old house

12.35pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather

12.50pm Legend of the Lost Tribe
Robbie the Reindeer and pals search
for a band of warriors in a family
animation with a star-studded cast
of voices (Repeat)

1.20pm Film : The Adventures of Rocky
& Bullwinkle (1999)
  Part-animated comedy.
  When their enemy Fearless Leader is
  brought into the real world, Rocky
  and Bullwinkle must foil the villain
  Première

   2.45pm Film : The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    classic musical, with Judy Garland.
  When a tornado hits Dorothy's home
  in Kansas, she is whisked into a
  dazzling world

4.20pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather

4.35pm Film : Mulan (1998)
  animated musical adventure from Disney.
Ancient China : headstrong Mulan disguises
herself as a man and joins the army in
her father's place.
With the singing voices of Lea Salonga
and Donny Osmond Première

   6.00pm The Young Visiters
   Jim Broadbent and Hugh Laurie star as
Alfred Salteena and Lord Bernard Clark,
two gentlemen competing for the favours
of young minx Ethel Monticue.
Patrick Barlow's adaptation of Daisy
Ashford's Victorian novel, a magical
and poignant comic drama, is narrated by
Alan Bennett

  7.30pm Outtake TV
     Anne Robinson takes viewers through TV's
Hall of Shame - the fluffs and fumbles,
giggles and gaffes, plus the usual contribution
from our friends in the animal kingdom

   8.00pm EastEnders
Garry's juggling act reaches crisis point,
Derek faces his past, and Martin's plans
for New Year come to a halt

8.30pm Film : Meet the Parents (2000)
comedy with Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller.
Male nurse Greg Focker wants to propose
to his girlfriend Pam, but decides to he asks
the permission of her old-fashioned father,
Jack. However, Jack's over-protectiveness
spells trouble for the accident-prone Greg
Première

10.15pm The Office Christmas Specials
1/2 What has happened to the Slough
paper merchant workers in the three years
since cameras started rolling at
Wernham Hogg ?

11.00pm French and Saunders Actually
     Madonna and Britney, Rosemary and
Thyme and free running are among
this season's targets for the duo

11.40pm BBC News Anna Ford
Weather Darren Bett

12.00 Film : Flashdance (1983)
Musical drama with Jennifer Beals as Alex,
  a welder who longs to become a ballet dancer.
In the meantime, she dances at a bar
  frequented by her co-workers, waiting
  for a big break followed by
Weatherview

1.35am Film : Young Frankenstein (1974)
Horror spoof with Gene Wilder,
  Peter Boyle and Marty Feldman.
Though shamed by his ancestry,
  Frederick Frankenstein goes to
  Transylvania and dreams of
  re-animating the dead (b&w)

3.20am BBC News 24

  Christmas Eve Wednesday 24th December 2003

BBC2

6.00am CBeebies
Tweenies Count to Christmas
One more day to go! (Repeat)
Little Bear
     Three stories featuring the tiny cub and
his pals (Repeat)

   6.30am Fimbles
  Florrie finds some sparkly tinsel (Repeat)

   6.50am Romuald the Reindeer
  The price of fame is high (Repeat)

     7.00am The Shiny Show
  Entertaining and informative
  quiz show (Repeat)

   7.20am Bump
  cartoon about a clumsy elephant (Repeat)

  7.30am Brambly Hedge
     The enchanting world of the little
mice (Repeat)

  8.00am Bob the Builder
Bob dresses up as Father Christmas (Repeat)

  8.10am Balamory
     Who will play Cinderella in the
Christmas pantomime? (Repeat)

   8.30am Tweenies
The friends hope to get a visit from
  Santa (Repeat)

8.50am Pingu
   animated fun with the little penguin (Repeat)

   9.00am Millennium : a Thousand Years of History
  3/10 Century of the Stirrup
AD 1200-1300: Genghis Khan creates Asia,
  the world's largest land empire (Repeat)

9.45am The Way We Cooked
  3/3 How Jamie Oliver inspired with
  his cheeky enthusiasm (Repeat)

10.45am Ray Mears' s Extreme Survival
     3/12 Namibia
Mears looks for the black rhino (Repeat)

11.45am Around the World in 80 Days
  3/7 Ancient Mariners
Michael arrives in Dubai (Repeat)

12.35pm Laurel and Hardy
Oliver the Eighth
a lonely-hearts ad spells trouble
(b&w) (Repeat)

  1.05pm Laurel and Hardy
   Come Clean
Ollie rescues a woman (Repeat)

1.25pm Film : Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
Crime mystery starring Basil Rathbone.
   The sleuth investigates strange happenings
  at a huge mansion (b&w)

2.30pm Film : White Christmas (1954)
  Musical starring Bing Crosby and
  Danny Kaye. Old army buddies reunite
  to help keep a Vermont inn going by
  putting on a show

   4.30pm Escape to the Country
   a metropolitan couple run for
  the hills (Repeat)

5.00pm Carols from King's
a celebration of Christmas from the
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.
The Christmas story is told in the words
of the Bible and the poetry of Robert Bridges,
Isaac Watts and Edwin Muir.
Carols include Once in Royal David's City
and Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

   6.15pm The Simpsons
Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
   in the first of a seasonal double bill
of episodes, people throughout Springfield
  open their hearts and wallets after
Bart claims their family's Christmas
  presents were stolen by a burglar

   6.35pm The Simpsons
   Grift of the Magi
  as Christmas approaches, a sinister
  toy company takes over Springfield
  Elementary

7.00pm Film : She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
  classic John Ford western starring
  John Wayne.
   A US Cavalry officer suffers a setback
  on his last mission and is "retired" before
  he can take further action. In order to avert
   a full-scale American Indian war, he decides
  to act on his own

  8.40pm Wild Battlefields : Wolf
2/3 The wolf is one of nature's top
  predators, but it needs to be one of a team
  to survive the bitter Rocky Mountain
  winters in North America. The disparate
  ways in which a pack battles with, and
  out-manoeuvres, its enemies, rivals and
  prey are revealed in dramatic detail, as
  it's never been seen before

9.40pm I'm Dreaming of a TV Christmas
TV stars including Ronnie Barker and
Ronnie Corbett, Noel Edmonds, Jimmy Savile
and Tony Blackburn join host Phill Jupitus
on a journey through the best moments
from festive programmes over the last 30
years.
The Morecambe and Wise Show was the
cornerstone of the BBC's schedule during
the 1970s, while in the 1980s, no festive
period would be complete without an
edition of The Two Ronnies.
Game shows and quizzes got a special
seasonal revamp - former contestants
from The Generation Game Christmas
special get the chance to have another go
- while in the soaps, the cliffhangers just
kept getting bigger and the misery deeper.
When an EastEnders episode in which Den
handed Angie their divorce papers went
out in 1986 it drew a record audience.
Sitcom specials were also veritable
crowd-pullers, while, arguably, the highlight
- or lowlight - was yet another showing of
an epic movie

11.40pm Room 101
Spike Milligan nominates muzak, soap
  operas and Portsmouth for Orwellian
torture (Repeat)

12.10am The Fast Show
   More from series one, featuring
  Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson,
Mark Williams, John Thomson,
  Caroline Aherne, Simon Day and
Arabella Weir  (Repeat)

12.40am Red Dwarf V
   2/6 Inquisitor
The Inquisitor roams through time
weeding out life's wastrels -
it's no surprise then that the Red Dwarf
crew is in big, big trouble
(Repeat)

1.10am TOTP2
tonight's festive archive footage
  includes performances by the
  Housemartins, Slade and East 17   (Repeat)

1.35am Later....with Jools Holland
New York art-punk trio the
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Californian
space-rockers Grandaddy,
  singer-songwriter Joe Jackson
  and Brazil's Celso Fonseca guest
  on the musical showcase (Repeat)

2.40am Closedown

Christmas Day Thursday 25th December 2003

   BBC2

  6:00am   CBeebies
Tweenies Count to Christmas
   The big day is finally here  (Repeat)
  followed by
Little Bear
animated triple bill (Repeat)

6:30am Fimbles
Fimbo thinks a woolly hat might be magical
   (Repeat)

  6:50am Romuald the Reindeer
  Romuald makes an interesting
  discovery about his father  (Repeat)

7:00am Tangerine Bear
  a sad bear finds unexpected happiness
  with other toys in a quiet shop  (Repeat)

8:05am Bob the Builder
  Bob's twin comes home for Christmas (Repeat)

  8:55am Pingu
Pingu and family celebrate Christmas (Repeat)

  9:00am Millennium : a Thousand Years of History
  4/10 Century of the Scythe
The Black Death ravages Europe in the
  14th century (Repeat)

   9:45am Ray Mears's Extreme Survival
4/12 Alaska
Mears relates two incredible tales of
survival from frozen Alaska (Repeat)

10:45am Around the World in 80 Days
4/7 A Close Shave
In the first of a double bill,
Michael Palin journeys to Madras
from Bombay  (Repeat)

11:35am Around the World in 80 Days
     5/7 Oriental Express
Michael travels from Singapore to Hong Kong
   (Repeat)

12:25pm Film : Sherlock Holmes and the
Secret Weapon (1942)
Mystery starring Basil Rathbone and
Nigel Bruce. Sherlock Holmes
   tries to prevent a pioneering Nazi
weapon from falling into the hands
of his arch-rival Professor Moriarty (b&w)

1:30pm Film : My Fair Lady (1964)
classic musical based on
George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion,
   starring Audrey Hepburn.
     Phonetics professor Henry Higgins bets
his friend he can coach cockney flower
girl Eliza Doolittle to pass as a lady at
any social gathering. She initially refutes
the idea, but later asks to be taught

  4:15pm Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss's witty operetta, recorded
at the Glyndebourne Festival.
When her husband Gabriel is supposedly
ordered to prison, Rosalinde seizes the
  chance to meet with her former lover,
  Alfred, but Gabriel is diverted by Dr Falke
  to a party. The cast includes Thomas Allen,
Par Lindskog, Hakan Hagegard, Artur Korn
and Ragnar Ulfung. Vladimir Jurowski
conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra

7:00pm Film : Belleville Rendez-vous (2003)
  acclaimed comic animated adventure.
A devoted grandmother crosses the ocean
  with her trusty hound to rescue her cyclist
  grandson who has been kidnapped during the
  Tour de France. In French with
English subtitles Première

8:20pm The Queen
  Her Majesty addresses the nation
  and the Commonwealth. With signing

8:30pm Highgrove : a Prince's Legacy
  filmed over a year, this Natural World
  documentary offers a rare look behind the
walls of Highgrove, home to Prince Charles.
The prince, an advocate of organic principles,
  is seen playing an active role in maintaining
  the 25-acre garden and 1,000-acre farm,
  where achieving a natural balance between
  commercial farming, productive gardening
  and a diverse wildlife population presents
  an ongoing challenge.
Narrated by David Attenborough

9:20pm Wild Battlefields : Polar Bear
3/3 As a mother polar bear and her
cub emerge from their snowy den in the
High Arctic, they enter a hostile world of
sub-zero temperatures where food supplies
are limited. Survival becomes a constant
challenge in the ice, where the bears and
seals become mortal enemies. This film in
the series following nature's most formidable
predators, follows the search-and-attack
strategy of the world's largest land-based
carnivore

10:20pm Grumpy Old Men at Christmas
   festive cheer is put on the back-burner as
a rogues' gallery of middle-aged moaners
  vent their spleen on everything they find
  repugnant about Christmas in this
  Scrooge-esque special edition.
Pantos, nativity plays, false bonhomie
  and novelty socks are among the many
bugbears as Jeremy Clarkson, Andrew Marr
  and John Sergeant add their gripes to those
  of the usual cast of Will Self, Arthur Smith,
  John Peel, Rick Wakeman and Rory McGrath

11.20pm Room 101
Paul Merton launches Jonathan Ross into
  a tirade of his pet hates, culminating in a
sustained assault on his own notoriously
  flamboyant dress sense   (Repeat)

11:50pm The Fast Show
Quick-fire comedy sketches and
catchphrases from Paul Whitehouse,
Charlie Higson, Mark Williams,
John Thomson, Caroline Aherne,
   Simon Day and Arabella Weir (Repeat)

12:20am Red Dwarf V
3/6 Terrorform
Rimmer is prisoner inside his
own mind (Repeat)

12:50am TOTP2
  Steve Wright unveils a selection of
  archive performances from the
   Rolling Stones, George Michael,
  the Electric Light Orchestra and
   Hazel O'Connor  (Repeat)

   1:15am Later...with Jools Holland
  Jools is joined by dance hitmakers
  Moloko, pop-soul perennials
   Simply Red, brooding troubadour
  Nick Cave with some of his
  Bad Seeds, retro-rockers the Thrills
and the rock sensation of 2003,
  the Darkness  (Repeat)

2:20am Closedown

  Boxing Day Friday 26th December 2003

6.00am   CBeebies
Little Bear
The lake is frozen and a deer is hurt (Repeat)

   6.30am Fimbles
   Pom finds a beautiful autumn leaf (Repeat)

6.50am Romuald the Reindeer
  a computer game proves addictive  (Repeat)

7.00am Fireman Sam
  Sarah and James are trapped in
  the ice (Repeat)

7.20am Brum
  a couple of thieves must be stopped (Repeat)

   7.30am Postman Pat
   Pat does his round on ice skates (Repeat)

   7.45am Bill and Ben
  the duo make a snow castle (Repeat)

  8.00am Bob the Builder
  the farm roof is close to collapse (Repeat)

  8.10am Balamory
  Archie is feeling glum after
  getting flu (Repeat)

8.30am Tweenies
  the gang want it to snow (Repeat)

8.50am Pingu
   a brand new sibling is on the way (Repeat)

9.00am Millennium : a Thousand Year History
5/10 Century of the Sail. The 15th century
and China sets out to dominate
the seas (Repeat)

9.45am The Joy of Gardening
   1/2 a reflection on 50 years of gardening
  on television (Repeat)

10.45am Ray Mears's Extreme Survival
    5/12. Rogers's Rangers
Retracing the footsteps of Mears's
  childhood hero, 18th-century
American frontiersman Robert Rogers
  (Repeat)

11.45am Around the World in 80 Days
6/7. Far East and Farther East
After stopping in Tokyo, Michael has
to find a shipping company willing to
ferry him across the Pacific (Repeat)

12.35pm Animaland
     Ginger Nutt's plans are interrupted

12.50pm Film : Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
     crime mystery starring Basil Rathbone
and Nigel Bruce. Sherlock Holmes
   is asked to safeguard a foreign prince
who must return home from London
following his father's death (b&w)

   1.55pm Film : The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
  Historical epic starring Sophia Loren,
Stephen Boyd and featuring Alec Guinness.
The Roman Empire falls into the hands of
the unstable, corrupt Commodus,
whose insane pride leads to cruelty and
revolt. Caught up in the turmoil are his
sister and the man who should have become
emperor

4.50pm Final Score
     Results and reports

5.15pm Ready Steady Cook
Nanette Newman and Emma Forbes
  are guests

  6.00pm Weakest Link
  More quiz contestants risk the wrath of
  host Anne Robinson

   6.45pm Film : Rio Grande (1950)
  The season directed by John Ford and
  starring John Wayne continues with this
  western.
  On the Mexican border in the 1880s,
  Lt Colonel Yorke of the US cavalry is
  conducting a vain campaign against
  marauding Apaches. When his son arrives
  at the fort, followed by Yorke's estranged
  wife, family conflict adds to his troubles (b&w)

  8.25pm Celebrity Mastermind
    1/3 David Blunkett answers questions on
the Harry Potter novels,
  Shaun Williamson tackles the life
  Richard Burton,
Antony Worrall Thompson opts for the
  works of Escoffier, and
  Jeremy Bowen's knowledge of the
  Arab/Israeli Six Day War is tested.
With John Humphrys

  9.00pm Life Beyond the Box :
Norman Stanley Fletcher
     What happened to Slade Prison's
most famous old lag in the years
   since he announced he was going
straight?
Find out in this fictional biography of
one of Britain's most warmly remembered
criminals, from wartime evacuation to
Wales and teddy-boy stardom in Muswell
Hill to various spells at Her Majesty's
pleasure and his present life in north London

9.50pm Porridge
  Disturbing the Peace
  Fletcher thinks he is in for an easy ride
when Mackay leaves Slade Prison.
  But then he meets the fearsome
replacement in this episode from 1975
(Repeat)

10.20pm That Was the Week We Watched
   1/6 How the TV schedules of a
particular week capture the essence
     of an era - in this case mid-November 1973.
Princess Anne married Captain Mark
Phillips and the BBC broadcast the first
   Last of the Summer Wine. Plus an
investigation into why the horse playing
Black Beauty required make-up.
Narrated by Simon Pegg

10.50pm Room 101
Presenter Paul Merton invites
Kathy Burke to rid the world of her
   pet hates, including mobile phones
  and Jeffrey Archer

11.20pm The Fast Show
it may well be too cold to use your
jumpers for goalposts, but Ron Manager
still has plenty of useful advice

11.50pm Grumpy Old Men
   1/4. Is This the World We Created?
Another chance to see the series,
  showing over the next four nights,
in which the self-confessed grumpiest
  group in Britain - 35-54-year-old males
  get things off their chests. Designer
labels, fatty foods, body-piercing,
automated call centres and speed bumps
get a sound dressing-down from Bill Nighy,
  Bob Geldof , Rory McGrath and
  Arthur Smith

12.30pm Red Dwarf V
  4/6. Quarantine.
  After an encounter at a viral research
  centre, Rimmer decides on drastic
measures and locks up the rest of the crew

   1.00am TOTP2
  Featuring Black, the Eagles,
  Chumbawamba, Wax, the Adverts
  and the Rolling Stones

1.25am Later . . .with Jools Holland
        REM, Buddy Guy , Yoko Ono , Jamelia,
  June Tabor and British Sea Power are
tonight's eclectic line-up

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