The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Page 150

i "in. mm i THURSDAY Mr Bean: Merry Christmas Mr Bean, ABC 8pm GOOD comedy, like good wine, just gets better with age. This is most definitely the case with Mr Bean and although this seasonal special is a repeat, it's worth another look. Man of many faces Rowan Atkinson stars as the bumbling Bean, who 66 "I've either wet myself or spilled my drink damn, it was the drink." Maryanne (Christine Baranski). Cybill, Channel 9.

manages to stuff the turkey in the most inventive of "My face is my fortune up to a point." Joan Collins. A Current Affair, Channel 9. ways while his sole guest can only look on in silence. FRIDAY MASH, Channel 10 -7pm "I go out to buy a quart of milk, I come back to find my son treating his body like an 'J Vim amusement park." Mrs Costa nza, Seinfeld, Channel 99 THE men and women from 4077 are back on weeknights over summer and, like Air Bean, this is an oldie but a celebration on the Christian calendar, this program asks how tolerant Australians are of other religions. With 0 0110 fur this country from goodie.

Channel 10 is running a "best of season and those hooked on the Korean War drama should relish the I non-fcnglisn speaking 1 backgrounds, tolerance of non-j0mmmm Christian religions is an important element in opportunity to wallow once more in the antics of Hot Lips, ueveiupmg a peaceiui multicultural society. Jews, smZ 1 JVjTA. Si" 'r a ivl mi Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims discuss some of I their significant brushes with discrimination, 1 while various academics discuss what society in Klinger, Radar et al. SATURDAY Carols In The Domain, Channel 7 8.30pm ASSUMING you're not actually planning to go to the Domain to indulge in a little festive carolling, watching this at home is the next best thing to get you in the mood. Featuring an all- general can do to promote understanding.

ONE TO MISS Cops, Channel 10 -Friday, 8pm star cast of warblers including The Wiggles, Monica Trapaga, Home And Away's Tempany Deckert, Kate Richie, Katrina Hobbs and host Rob Guest. Scrooges should give this a miss no schmaltz is spared. AMERICA'S finest take to the streets of New York with a camera crew in tow to record the rot in the Big Apple. Life's too short to waste on frustrated OME TO TAPE Compass: Add Religion And Stir, ABC Sunday, 10.30pm AS we steam towards the most important Rambos with brains the size of bullets. Answers from page 12 1 Open All Hours; 2 Penny Lane; 3 Eric and Ernie; 4 Nancy Drew; 5 Antonio Banderas; 6 INXS; 7 Roman Polanski; 8 Sir Anthony Hopkins; 9 Emily; 10 Xanadu.

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