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Saturday December BORDER ITV BBC1 Channel 4 6.0 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (R) 8849857 6.25 Heathcliff 7074857 6.40 BobobobslR) 7057234 7.05 Little Dracula 2792050 7.30 Raider of the South Seas (R) 22050 8.0 Transworld Sport 54031 9.0 News 8738789 9.15 The Morning Line 163437 9.45 The American Football Big Match (R) 2885944 11.0 Gazzetta Football Italia 7 7370 12.0 The Christmas Tree Men (R) 5 7673 12.30 Safe TV 90645 1.0 Santa and the Three Bears (R) Animated story about a park ranger teaching two cubs about Christmas (suitable for young chil-dren)7437478 I 50 A Day at Denham (R) Documen tary about the Bucks studios which enjoyed a heyday under producer Alexander Korda in the thirties and forties when British cinema still 74857 2.0 I3TTE1 Planes (Tim Whelan, 1 939) See Movie Choice. 18332 1 3.35 Songs of Northumbria (S) Classical singers Tomas Allen and Sheila Armstrong were both born in Northumbria and here at Durham cathedral they perform traditional music from their home county accompanied by the newly-formed Northumbria Concert Orchestra and Chorus conducted by David 1947128 5.05 Brookslde(T)(S)(R) 9633925 6.30 Right to Reply (T (S) 895 7.0 War Without End? As winter descends on Bosnia's warring factions, Jon Snow and the C4 news team review the year' bloody events and speculate on 1 994's prospects for peace 42 7 5 8.0 Four-MatJons UK: Dunbar's Lore (S) Geoff Dunbar, one of Britain's leading animators, has just won a BAFTA award for his Daumi-er's Law (with soundtrack by Linda and Paul McCartney) and it is shown here in full along with his earlier Lautrec and clips from Ubu.3963 9.0 Brides of Christ Catherine (66) (T)(R) 6672857 10.05 True Stories The Unforgiving ff) (S) (R) Clive Gordon's harrowing film about the terror of Bosnia in 1 993 shows a world so chaotic that ordinary people on both sides can become sadists perpetrating atrocities that are numbing in their obscenity. He goes behind Serbian lines in the battle for Srebenica, talks to survivors of the Omarska interrogation centres, and meets a grieving couple searching for their murdered son's grave.5327895 I I 30 BTTEl Echo Park (Robert Dorn- helm, 1985) See Movie choice.576654 1.05 Late Licence 6776426 1.10 Herman's Head Days of Wine and Herman (S) 6248190 1 .40 Late Licence 5613857 1.45 Eurotrash (S) (R) 29432 2.15 The Word (S) (R) 8334548 3.20 Saturday Zoo (S) (R) 74 12364 4.20 Made in the USA (R) 1652838 5.05 Close 7.0 liffrT Boom in the Moon (Jaime Salvador, IMI The Damned Dont Cry (Vincent Sherman, 1950)80647505 9.55 Away in a Manger (R) 8867944 10.25 iMl Look for the Silver Lining (David Butler, 1949) Musical biopicof the singer Marilyn Miller 28138470 12.05 Michael Barry's Choice Cuts Sandwiches (R) 3757925 12.15 Young At Heart (Gordon Douglas, 1 954) See Movie Choice 371857 2.10 Civilisation The Worship of Nature fT) (B) Lord Clark's examination of this new potency takes him to Tintern Abbey, the Lake District, and the Swiss Alps as he considers the work of Wordsworth, Goethe, Rousseau, Constable and Turner. 2829079 3.0 faPTn Solomon and Sheba (King Vidor, 1 959) Biblical spectacle complete with orgies, stonings and thun-drous battles. Starring Yul Brynner and Gina Lollabrigida.

844 1 7925 5.20 Delia Smith's Christmas (T) (R) Six-part guide to hassle-free seasonal catering. 4742147 5.50 Scrutiny Behind the scenes at Westminster.253550 6.20 News; Sport; ft) weather 804944 6.35 The Great Depression Arsenal of Democracy fT) (S) 937 708 7.30 Have I Got News for You (R) 383 8.0 IdlHMd Arena Radio Night See TVChoice732079 8.10 The Seven Ages of Radio 406766 8.20 TV Talk, Radio Rabbit What's in 8.50 Seven Ages The Schoolboy 749418 9.0 Allstair Cooke Behind the Microphone 772147 9.05 Back to Square One How early radio covered football. 243925 9.25 Seven Ages The Lover 140499 9.35 Sunday Dinner 748766 9.50 Seven Ages The Soldier 69 7 40 1 10.0 Pirates Today's rebels.279760 10.15 Seven Ages The Judge 883072 1 0.25 TV Theft, Radio Rip-Off Does TV nab radio comedy's best? 384031 1 0.55 Seven Ages The Old Man 788654 11.0 The Spot FX Man .517960 1 1.20 Seven Ages Senility 771499 1 1 .30 It's Life, NASA's giant radio antennae. 484586 1 1 .50 The Time Signal 7 7 7437 1 2.0 The Two Voyages of Donald CrowhurstThe man who pretended to be sailing round the world. 6658573 12.33 The Shipping Forecast That mystical chant of Fisher, German Bight, 9620432 12.40 UTTA The Next Voice You Hear (William Wellman, 1950) God speaks through the airwaves.

7647676 2.05 Close REGIONAL VARIATIONS BBC2 SCOTLAND: 5.50pm-6.20 Scottish Lobby 253550 As Scottish except 1 .1 0 FILM: Sky West and Crook (John Mills, 1 965) Touching drama starring Hayley Mills. 3.0 The A-Team (R) 3.55-4.40 Superstars ot Wrestling 4 5 Border News 1 2.20 Champ from the Casbah 1.25 Kojak (R) 2.18 Hollywood Report (S) 2.45 BPM 3.45 The Little Picture Show (R) 4.40-3.30 The Big E(S) CENTRAL As Scottish except 12.30-1.0 America's Top 10 IS) 1 .1 0 Cartoon 1 .20 COPS 1 .45 Movies, Games and Videos (R) 2.15 Knight Rider 3.10 The A-Team 4.0-4.40 WCW Worldwide Wrestling 5.0-5.15 Central Match Goals Extra 12.20 Champ from the Casbah 1 .25 FILM: The Last Dragon (Michael Schultz, 1 985) Martial arts action starring Taimak and Chris Murray. 3.25 Cinema, Cinema, Cinema (R) 3 .55 America's Top 1 0 (S) (R) 4.25 Jobfinder 5.20-5.30 Asian Eye GRAMPIAN As Scottish except 2.35 Tomas Toiteach 's a Charaidean 2.45 The A-Team 3.40-4.40 Wrestling 5.0-5.15 Grampian News Review 1 2.20 Champ from the Casbah 1 .25 Kojak (R) 2.15 Hollywood Report (S) 2.45 BPM 3.45 The Little Picture Show R) 4.40-5.30 The BigE(S) HTV WALES As Scottish except I.IOSail the World 1.40 Cartoon 1 .55 FILM: The Lives of Jenny Dolan (Jerry Jameson, 1975) Political drama starring Shirley Jones and Stephen Boyd. 3.45-4.40 Baywatch 4.55-5.16 HTV Wales News 1 2.20 Champ from the Casbah 1 .25 Kojak (R) 2.1 5 Hollywood Report (S) 2.45 BPM 3.45 The Little Picture Show (R) 4.40-5.30 The Big ES) West: As Wales except 1 2.30-1 .0 No Naked Flames 4.55-5.1 5 HTV West News TYHETEES As Scottish except I.IOTheMunsters Today (S) 1 .35 Wanted Dead or Alive 2.05 FILM: Tommy the Toreador (John Paddy Carstairs, 1 959) Musical comedy starring Tommy Steele and Janet Munro. 3.45 Cartoon 3.55-4.40 Baywatch (S) (R) 4.55 Tyne Tees Saturday 5.15-5.30 Cartoon 1 .25 Kojak (R) 2.20 BPM 3.20 The Little Picture Show (H) 4.20-5.30 Cue the Music (S) ULSTER As Scottish except 12.30-1.0 Blockbusters (S) 1.10 Saturday Sport 1.15 Movies, Games and Videos 1.45 Dinosaurs 2.15 FILM: The Legend of Young Dick Turpln (James Neil-son, 1965) Historical drama starring David Weston and George Cole.

4.0-4.40 WCW Worldwide Wrestling 5.05-5.15 Saturday Sport 1 2.20 Champ from the Casbah 1 .25 Kojak (R) 2.1 5 Hollywood Report (S) 2.45 BPM 3.45 The Little Picture Show IB) 4.40-5.30 The Big E(S) YORKSHIRE As Scottish except 1.10 The Munsters Today (S) 1.35 Wanted Dead or Alive 2.05 FILM: Tommy the Toreador (John Paddy Carstairs, 1 959) Musical comedy starring Tommy Steele and Janet Munro. 3.45 Cartoon 3.55-4.40 Baywatch (S) (R) 4.55 Calendar News 5.15-5.30Cartoon1.25 Kojak (R) 2.20 BPM 3.20 The Little Picture Show (R) 4.20-5.30 Cue the Music (SJ RTE1 12.55 The Real Ghostbusters 1.203-2-1 Contact 1.50 Little House on the Prairie Special 2.45 News; weather 2.50 Robin of Sherwood 3.45 FILM: The Christmas Stallion (Peter Edwards, 1 992, TVM) Drama starring Lynette Davies and Daniel Travanti. 5.30 Eureka 6.0 The Angelus 6.01 News; weather 6.15 Mailbag 6.36 Play the Game 7.05 Ryantown 8.0 Winning Streak 9.0 News; weather 9.20 Kenny Live 1 0.45 A Tribute to John McCormack (R) 1 1 .45 FILM: The Masque ot the Red Death (Roger Corman, 1 964) Poe-inspired Gothic horror starring Vincent Price. 1.15 Late News 1.20-1.25 A Prayer at Bedtime RTE2 9.0 Our House 9.03 Cairde Na Coille 9.30 How Do You Do? JR) 9.50 Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons 1 0.30 The Rimini Riddle 11.0 Physiquiz 1 1 .30 The Roadshow Chart 12.0 The Works (RJ 12.30 News: weather 1 2.34 Sports Stadium 5.15 Beyond 2000 6.0 The Flying Doctors 6.55 Nuacnt 7.05 Murder, She Wrote 7.57 Lotto Draw 8.0 I'll By Away 9.0 The Streets of San Francisco 10.0-12.0 FILM: Cinema Paradiso (Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988) Heart warming nostalgia with Philippe Noiret and Jacques Pernn. 6.0 GMTV 45527669.25 What's Up Doc? Z27479031 11.30 The ITV Chart Show (S) 57499 1 2.30 Movies, Games and Videos This week's latest cinema and video releases include Mel brooks' Robin Hood men in Tights, Stallone's Cliffhanger, and Benny and Joon.

77925 1 .0 News; fT) weather 38 146234 1.05 Regional News 38145505 1.10 Telefios A digest of the week's news (with English sub-titles) 2647 7275 I. 40 Haggis Agus The cookery pro gramme includes a recipe for mushrooms flamed in brandy (with English sub-titles). 20925944 2.10 Caiptean Zed agus an Zee Zone23566050 2.40 Starting from Scratch Nothing But the Tooth Comic tales of a small-town vet and divorced father-of-two. 5757437 3.10 The Sulllvans 8400760 3.40 The A-Team 2808532 4.40 Mews; Sport; fT) weather 1562302 4.55 Scotland Today 7587437 5.15 Cartoon 8509128 5.30 CatchphrasefT)760 6.0 Gladiators (T)(S)UlrikaJonsson and John Fashanu encourage and commiserate with more semi-final contenders in this amiable alternative to the Roman games. 89944 7.0 Blind Date fT) (S) More squirming disclosures and rehearsed spontaneity orchestrated by Cilia and her willing victims.

6673 8.0 Murder, She Wrote Badge of Honor fT) Did ever a crime writer have so many friends accused of robbery and murder as the plastic-surgeries Angela Lansbury? 356789 8.50 News; (T) weather 4 75321 9.05 The Bill An III Wind (T) 98303 1 9.35 EDE1 The January Man (Pat O'Connor, 1 989) (T) Is it a comedy? Is it a thriller? Is it a comedy thriller? Trying to be all three it ceases to be any which is a waste because Rod Steigerand Kevin Kline try hard as the belligerant mayor who reinstates an unconventional (no, not maverick) cop to catch a seriel killer about to nail his eleventh victim. 163296 I I 20 The Big Fight Live Paul Hod- kinson (Liverpool) and John Davison (Newcastle) compete at Wythen-shawe Forum, Manchester, for the vacant British Featherweigfht title. The winer will face WBO world champ Steve Robinson 628925 1 2.20 Rage of Angels (22) (R) The Sidney Sgeldon bonkbuster grunges on, with Jaclyn Smith's private life threatening to destroy her professional one 857573 2.0 Cinema, Cinema, Cinema 24573 2.30 The Beat (S)(R) 57426 3.30 BPM (S) 56971 4.30 Scots Away On Safari (R) 49313631 4.55 GetStuffed(R) 70116819 5.0 Blockbusters 51074 5.30 News 73635 BRAVO 12.0 1 Spy 1.0 The Dons Day Show 1.30 The Mothers-in-Law 2.0 The Smothers Brothers Show 2.30 The Honeymooners 3.0 The Bill Cosby Show 3.30 The Invisible Man 4.0 FILM: Offbeat (1 961 5.15 Death Valley Days 5.45 Torchy. the Battery Boy 6.0 FILM: Payroll (1 961 7.45 Art Linkietter and the Kids 8.0 FILM: The Pot Carriers (1 962) 9.30 FILM: The She Creature (1957) 1 1 .0 Edgar Wallace 12.0 Close SKY SPORTS 7.0 The Big League 9.30 Sky Soccer Weekend 1 0.30 Andy Gray's Boot Room 1 1 .30 Gillette World Sports Special 12.0 Adventure Sport 1.0 Sports Saturday 6.0 American Sports Cavalcade 7.0 European Open Snooker Live 1 0.0 Muscle Night Special 1 1.0 WKA International Kickboxing 93 1 2.0 European Open Snooker 3.0 Close UK GOLD 7.0 Defenders of the Earth 7.30 Adventures of 7.0 Lassie 277774 1 7.25 News; weather 7544079 7.30 Mythical Magical Creatures 97534 707.40 Felix the Cat 9773234 7.55 Peter Pan and the Pirates fT) (S) (R) 6667128 8.20 Marlene Marlowe Investigates (S) 2225857 8.40 Tom and Jerry's Greatest Hits (S) (R) 7532760 9.0 Live and Kicking (S) 71535895 12.12Weather 9075654 12.15 Grandstand 12.20 Football Focus key games in the FA Premiership, including Manchester Utd. Aston Villa.

12.45 Racing from Ascot 1 .0 News 1 .05 Skiing Men's Downhill Championship from Val Gardena, Italy. 1.15 Racing 1 .30 Golf The Johnnie Walker World Championship from Jamaica, round two 1.50 Racing 2.05 Show Jumping The Volvo Grand Prix at Olympia 2.55 Rugby League fourth round of the Regal Trophy, won last year by Wigan.3.45 Football Half-times 3.55 Rugby League 4.35 Final Score 55778128 5.15 News; (T) weather 8507760 5.25 Regional News 4743876 5.30 Dad's Army Battle of the Giants (T) (R) The vicar, the verger and the churchwarden umpire a contest between Walmington-on-Sea platoon and their old rivals Eastgate. 893789 6.30 Big Break (T) (SJ Jim Davidson hosts the snooker-based game show. 465079 7.0 Noel's House Party IS) Crinkley Bottom's hysteria clicks up a gear in honour of the festive season. 934895 8.0 Casualty Out to Lunch (T) IS) Senile dementia, tracheotomies on bee-stung throats, exam nerves, and a love-lorn pastry chef thwacked by a bread board are some of the accidents and emergencies on tonight's shift.

551012 8.50 News; Sport; (T) weather 4 77 505 9.10 ram Planes, Trains and Automobiles (John Hughes, 1 987) (T) See Movie Choice. 5800186 1 0.40 Match of the Day (S) Desmond Lynam introduces highlights from two of today's top Premier League fixtures, plus goals and news of the rest. 858944 1 1 .40 Golf the Johnnie Walker World Championship Third round action from Jamaica where Nick Faldo defemds his title against 27 international players. 305050 1.10 Weather 6775797 1.15 Close REGIONAL VARIATIONS BBC1 N. IRELAND: 4.55pm-5.15 Northern Ireland Results 1556741 5.25-5.30 Inside Ulster 5984895 1 .1 Oam-1 .15 Inside Ulster News 6775797 BBC1 SCOTLAND: 4.40pm-5.15 Afternoon Sportscene 874409 1 5.25-5.30 Reporting Scotland 5984895 1 0.40-1 1 .40 Sportscene Match of the Day 858944 BBC1 WALES: 5.25pm Wales on Saturday 6100654 6.0-6.30 Dad's Army (T) (R) 505 SATELLITE SKY MOVIES 6.0 Showcase 8.0 Son of Sinbad (1 955) 1 0.0 Mysterious Island (1 961 1 2.0 Final Shot the Hank Gathers Story (1 992) 2.0 Man About the House (1 974) 4.0 Mannequin on the Move (1 991 5.50 For Your Eyes Only (1 981 8.0 The Lawnmower Man (1 992) 1 0.0 Nails (1 992) 1 1 .45 Cecilia 2.0 A Girl to Kill For (1 989) 3.50 Hot the Movie! (1 984) 5.25 Close MOVIE CHANNEL 6.0 A Night in Havana (1 957) 8.0 Quebec (1 951 1 0.0 Back to God's Country (1 953) 1 1 .45 Treasure Island (1 989) 2.0 Columbo: Bird in the Hand (1 991) 4.0 All I Want for Christmas (1 99 1 6.0 The End of the Golden Weather Grand Canyon(1991) 10.15T00 Hot to Handle(t991) 12.15 Once Around (1990) 2.15 Dance with Death (1991) 3.50 Blackmail (1 991 5.20 Close SKY MOVIES GOLD 4.0 Meet Mo in St Louis (1 944) 6.15 Summer Stock (1 950) 8.05 Lookin' to Get Out (1 982) the Galaxy Rangers 8.0 The Raccoons 8.30 Lassie 9.0 FILM: Girl Crazy (1943) 10.30 Degrassi Junior High 1 1 .0 Deke Wilson's Mini Mysteries 1 1 .30 Rentaghost 1 2.0 David Cop-perfield 12.30 The Chronicles oINarnia 1.0 FILM: Murder Ahoy (1 964) 2.45 EastEnders Omnibus 5.30 Little Lord Fauntleroy 6.0 The Two Ronnies 6.50 Top of the Pops 7.30 In Sickness and in Health 8.0 Campion 1 0.0 FILM: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) 11.

45 The Young Ones 12.20 Whoops Baghdad 1 2.50 In Concert 2.0 Close EUROSPORT 7.0 Aerobics 7.30 Euroski 8.30 Uve World Cup Cross Country Skiing 10.30 World Cup Skiing 1 0.45 Live World Cup Skiing 1 1 .40 Uve World Cup Skiing 1 .15 World Cup Cross Country Skiing 2.30 Dancing from Norway 3.30 1 993 Motorcycling Awards 4.0 World Cup Freestyle Skiing 5.0 World Cup Skiing 6.0 World Cup Skiing 7.0 Live Golt 9.0 Boxing 1 0.0 Indoor Kartmg 1 1 .30 Motorsport Maga zine 12.30 American Football 1.0 Close 1 0.0 Sharky's Machine (1 98 1 1 2.0 Close DISCOVERY 4.0 Disappearing World 5.0 On Top of the World 5.30 Bush Tucker Man 6.0 Discovery Lite! 7.0 Stormin' Norman 8.0 Wings over the World 9.0 Spies 9.30 Suspicious Circumstances 10.0 Superpowers 11.0 Beyond 2000 1 1.50 Extra Dimensions 12.0 Close SKY ONE 6.0 Rin Tin Tin 6.30 Abbott and Costello 7.0 Fun Factory 1 1.OX-Men 1 1.30 The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 12.0 World Wrestling Federation Mania 1 .0 Rags to Riches 2.0 Bewitched 2.30 Fashion TV 3.0 Cartoons 4.0 The Dukes of Hazzard 5.0 World Wrestling Federation Superstars 6.0 Street 7.0 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 8.0 Unsolved Mysteries 9.0 Cops 9.30 Xpo-sure 10.0 World Wrestling Federation Superstars 11.0 Moonlighting 12-OMonsters 12.30 The Rifleman 1 .0 The Comedy Company 2.0 Close 17 December 18-31 1993.