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2 EVENING POST Tuesday, December 29, 1987 5.05 Cartoon Carnival with Ray Alan 1 50 Captain Nemo and the Under- Film water City 11969) Robert Ryan and Nanette Newman in adventure inspired by Jules Verne books 3.35 Cartoon 3.50 Paddington 4.20 Simon and the Witch Last part of drama serial 4.35 The Glitterball (1977) Children's film about outer space 5.35 Rolf Harris Cartoon Time 6.00 News; Weather; London Plus 6.35 (South) South Today 7.00 Telly Addicts TV critics join Noel Edmonds' quiz game 7.30 East Enders Sharon is nervous at the prospect of meeting Duncan's mother 8.00 Guinness Book of Records Hall of Fame David Frost and Norris McWhirter look at the new 'achievers of perfection' who will join the ranks of Sir Edmund Hillary and Katharine Hepburn. Also featuring a tribute to Elvis Presley 9.00 News; Weather 9.30 Cagney and Lacey Policewomen go undercover to expose a fraud operation. Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly star 10.20 Review of the Year 11 35 Splendour in the Grass (19611 Film Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty star in story of young love and repression in 1920 Kansas 1.35 Weather 2.00 Dartmoor (rpt) Pt 1 of series on Britain's last great wilderness 3.00 Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (rot) Royal Shakespeare Company's version of Dickens novel 5.30 Bewitched Starring Elizabeth Montgomery 6.00 The Man on the Hill A celebration of the writings of Wiltshireman Richard Jefferies who died 100 years ago and earned a unique place in Britain's literary history 7.00 News 7.50 Comment by guest speaker Weather 8.00 Brookside 8.30 Just a Song and Dance Prelude to tomorrow night's Archive Evening in a 'Salute to ATV' This documentary examines ATV's contribution to British TV not least Lord (Lew) Grade 9.30 The Paris Years IGOR (rpt) Puppet film with a light-hearted view of the composer Stravinsky's Paris years during the 1920 10 00 Under the Rainbow (1981) Corn- Film edy, set in Hollywood in 1938 during the making of 'The Wizard of Oz', where secret agent Chevy Chase tries to prevent the assassination of a duke and duchess 11.50 American Football lik. it, Carrie Fisher. ('4.

10pm 2.35 Sign Extra Film made by the Natural History Unit about the Christmas turkey, with sign-language and subtitles 3.00 News; Weather. Showreel 87 Second of series reflecting the semi-final stage of the BBC tv and 'Radio Times' Awards for Amateur Film and Video makers 3.40 News; Weather 3 50 Flying Down to Rio (1933 Film First screen partnership of Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers, with Dolores Del Rio and Gene Raymond 5.15 Great Sporting Moments Red Rum's 1974 Grand National 5.30 Jack High Masters Bowls Tournament 600 The Silent One 11984) Film about Film a small boy washed up on a Pacific island. Starring Telo Malase, George Henare and Pat Evison 7.35 Fish Course Challenge The amateur fish cook of the year. Judges Barrie The Fish, David Chambers, Yvonne Caull and Maggie Twins have to decide who will win a kitchen 8.05 L'Heure Espagnole First of two Ravel one-act operas from Glyndebourne Festival Opera commemorating the 50th anniversary of the composers death, with the London Philarmonic Orchestra. (Simultaneous with Radio 3 stereo on VHF) 9.00 Songs from 'My Fair Lady' Kiri Te Kanawa, Jeremy Irons and Warren Mitchell star in second part of gala concert from the Albert Hall, which features the music and lyrics of Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner 10 0.

Shoot the Moon (1981) Albert Film Finney and Diane Keaton star in story of the breakdown of a marriage 12 00 Anna Karenina (1935 with Film Garbo as Tolstoy's heroine, trapped in a loveless marriage to Count Karenin until the arrival of the dashing Vronsky (Fredric March) 1.30 Weather 3.00 Disney's Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (See London) 3.25 TVS News. Sons and Daughters 4.00 Disney Presents Donald Duck and Goofy 4.15 Ice Skating Highlights of 1987 5.12 TVS Headlines. Blockbusters 5.45 News 6.00 cost to Coast Fom 2s Carry on Camping (See London) 8 00 Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Film Four (1987) Starring Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke. 10.00 News 10.15 The Mikado (See London) oo Psycho (See London) Film 1.00 Company Jonathan Miller. ITV, 10.15 pm 111106 Jenny Seagrove, ITV, Bpm 100 Stagecoach (1966) With Ann Film Margret, Alex Cord, Bing Crosby and Van Heffin.

A stagecoach is on the dangerous journey to Cheyenne 3.00 Winnie the Pooh 3.25 Thames Headlines. Sons and Daughters 4.00 Donald Duck 4.15 Ice Skating Highlights of 1987 5.15 Blockbusters 5.45 News; Thames News 6 25 Carry on Camping (1969) With Film Sid James and Kenneth Williams. Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Film Four Starring Jeremy Brett. Holmes pursues Indian treasure and a murderer 10.00 News; Thames Headlines 10.15 A Source of Innocent Merriment Rehearsals for the English National Opera's production of The Mikado, produced by Jonathan Miller. A curtain-raiser for the performance of The Mikado tomorrow 11 00 Psycho (1960) Chiller starring Film Anthony Perkins, John Gavin and Janet Leigh.

A woman stops at an isolated motel, where the owner welcomes her, and horror follows 1 00 Mr Corbett's Ghost (TV Movie, Film 1986) Starring Paul Scofield, John Huston and Mark Farmer. 2.00 Nashville Swing Country music 2.30 News Headlines. Three's Company with John Ritter. Chrissy invites a gourmet to share a home-cooked dinner and then pleads with Jack to be her secret stand-in chef News 5.10 The Christmas Quiz 6.00 Maurice Ravel: Song recital by Anla van WO (mezzo) and Ruud van der Meer (bar) 6.35 On Pitch (Martinu's Half-time and Honegger's Rugby) 6.55 News 7.00 London Baroque: Giovanni Gabrieli (Canzona a 4), Biagio Marini (Passacaglta a 4), Vitali (Sonata a 4); Vivaldi (Cello Concerto); Georg Muffat (Sonata No 5) 8.00 L'Heure Espagnole (S 8 with BBC 2): Ravel's opera in recording from Glyndebourne 9.00 Peter Katin Plays Chopin Nocturnes (E minor Op posth, and Op 15 Nos 1-3) 9.20 Parodies Lost 9.25 Tribute to Solti: 75th birthday concert given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Johann Strauss (son) (Overture: Die Fledermaus); Mozart (Concerto for 2 pianos, played by Perahia and John Corigliano (Bells of Ravello); Strauss (Don Juan); Verdi (Otellc. Storm and Love Duet Act 1, with Kiri Te Kenawa and Placid() Domingo) 11.00 Bat Blues 11.20 Tubin (Symphony No 1) 11.57-12.00 News I.oopm News 1.05 BBC Scottish SO, Part 2: Sibelius (Tone poem: En Saga); Shostakovich (Suite: Hamlet, Op 32) 1.45 Piano Duets, played by Kathryn ano John Lenehan: Richard Rodney Bennett (CapricClo): Barber (Souvenirs) 2.15 Aspen Wind Quintet: Elliott (Quintet); Milhaud (La Cheminee du Roi Rene); Liget' (Bagatelles); Zemlinsky (Humoreske) 2.55 Peace and Joy: Two Illusions' Music for chorus by Schoenberg 4.30 Debut: Vincent Lindsey-Clark, guitar: Tar.

rega; Granados, arr Llobet; trad, arr Lindsey-Clark; Lind. sey-Clark 5.00 World Service Jeremy Brett. ITV. Bpm 3 00 My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Film Legend of Errol Flynn ITV Movie, 1985) Starring Duncan Regehr, Barbara Hershey and Darren McGavin. 5.30 CNN Headline News 3.00 Disney Presents Winnie The Pooh and the Blustery Day 3.25 Central News.

Sons and Daughters 4.00 Disney Presents Donald Duck and Goofy 4.15 Ice Skating Highlights of the year 5.15 Blockbusters 5.45 News; Central News 6 25 Film Carry on Camping (See London) 11 Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Film Four (See London) 10.00 News; Central News 10.15 The Mikado (see South) 11.00 Boxing Year Rise and rise of Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and history-maker Thomas Hearns 12.00 America's Top Ten Top ten singles of 1987 12.30 Hunter A hit man for a drugs dealer is on a death spree, killing other dealers 1 30 Hammer House of Mystery and Film Suspense When an old church is torn down strange events occur 2.55 Central News; Central Jobfinder (Until TV-am) 4.30 Pie Leads Cook 5.00 Profile: Publisher Max Reinhardt 5.50 Shipping Forecast 5.55 Weather 6.00 The Six O'Clock News including Financial Report 6.15 The Hundred and One Dalma tions: 4 Is) 6.30 Murder at the Red October Is) 7.00 News 7.05 The Archers 7.20 Inside Job 7.45 Crime at Christmas (s): Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy by Freeman Wills Crofts 9.15 Singer's Choice Is) 9.45 Kaleidoscope 10.15 A Book at Bedtime: The Story of My Life: 2 10.29 Weather 10.30 The World Tonight 11.00 The Financial World Tonight 11.15 A Woman's Touch (Myra Hess plays piano music by Bach. Beethoven and Schumann) 11.45 Little Horrors Is) 12.00- 12.15 am News: Weather There's also speedskat. rollerskating and all the fun of the World Championship Gala. where the world's best skaters are in party mood. Jonathan Miller's daring re-working of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado for the English National Opera, as "an English panto was greeted with as much delight by the ditionalists as by those who were making a first acquaintance with Gil.

bert and Sullivan. The innovative production moved the action from Japan to England and updated it from the 1800 to the 1900 s. the era of flappers. boaters and striped blazers. How it came into beini is revealed in A Source of Innocent Merriment on ITV (10.15pmi.

a fascinat ing. behind-the-scenes documentary an introduction to a full length performance of the work to be transmitted tomorrow which fol lows its development net of Santa Mesa I TV Movie. 1917 Starring Michael Burns. Dick Blasucci 325 Thames Headlines. Sons and Daughters 4.00 Disney Presents Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck 4.15 Magic of David Copper.

field Opt) In China David Copperfield performs spectacular illusions. He walks through the Great Wall 9.2 Film: Road to Utopia 11945 bhvl With Bing Crosby. Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour 11.05 Christmas Crackers An, mated films 11 30 Street Hockey National Championships 12.00 Cricket Silk Cut Challenge. featuring lan Botham 1.00 Cycling $7 Highlights of Tour de Fance and Kellogg Tour 2.00 Dartmoor Pt 2 of series 3.00 Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickloby Pt 2 of Dickens story dramatised The Jackson Five and some are embarked on a string of five Gaye. Florence Ballard of Number One hits.

The Supremes. Tammi Ter- The Commodores burst on rell. and Paul Williams of the scene and today Lionel The Temptations. Richie provides Motown Bern Gordy is now a with some of the biggest- movie mogul with the whole selling records in the world. corporation based in Los Most of the stars are rich Angeles.

now. Smoke, Robinson is a But Motown is a legend vice-president of the com- and whatever is achieved by pang. while Stevie Wonder the corporation today can enjoys worldwide recogni- scarcely compare with its lion of his genius. past. The Motown Story is a But some are not so rich celebration of that past.

i 1 iii4 i oni hr Tv hights a i I i i i 7 4 Jot 4 N. Holmes inves igates Carrie Fisher, ('4, 0 Jonathan Miller, Jenny Seagrove. Jeremy Brett. ITV. 10pm ITV, 10.15 pm ITV, Bpm Bpm his first mystery SHERLOCK Holmes is 35mm film to do the There's also tribute.loo ye a sG old Granada na this i ei year.

evi 150 Captain Nemo and the Under- 2.35 Sign Extra Film made by the 100 Stagecoach (1966) With Ann My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The 3 00 to reat all est ib ign just a i in Film water City (1969) Robert Ryan Natural History Unit about the Film Margret, Alex Cord, Bing Crosby Film Legend of Errol Flynn (TV its own centenary sion presents The Sign Of. lighting ro ru lers at i a and all and Nanette Newman in adven- Christmas turkey, with sign-lan- and Van Heffin. A stagecoach is 1985) Starring Duncan Regehr, nada team. where the world's best skills of our Gra- Championship Gala. tune inspired by Jules Verne guage and subtitles on the dan ero ourney ar ara Hershey and Darren Four.

a two-hour film of books 3.00 News; Weather. Showreel 87 Cheyenne McGayin. one of the Baker Street In Ice Skating B7. ITV (4.15 pm). Nick Owen skaters are in party mood.

3.35 Cartoon Second of series reflecting the 3.00 Winnie the Pooh 5.30 CNN ea dli ne ews detective's most exciting Cases. introduces highlights Jonathan Miller's dar- Paddington semi-final stage of the BBC tv and 3.25 Thames Headlines. Sons and Holmes first appeared from an action packed ing re-working of Gilbert 4.20 Simon and the Witch Last part of 'Radio Times' Awards for Daughters in print in Beeton's Year of achievement from and Sullivan's drama serial Amateur Film and Video makers 4.00 Donald Duck MMOMO Christmas Annual of 1887. the very best in inter- Mikado for the English 4.35 The Glitterball 11977) Children's 3.40 News; Weather 4.15 Ice Skating Highlights of 1987 Th Sign Of Four national ice skating. National Opera as "an film about outer space 350 Flying Down to Rio (1933 5.15 Blockbusters 100 Stagecoach (See London) appeared two years later.

Now Jeremy Brett and pioFnroshmiptsheinWocrilndeiCnhnaamti-. was English reet a panto a si a much l''. 5.35 Rolf Harris Cartoon Time Film First screen partnership of Fred 5.45 News; Thames News Film Edward Hardwicke as there's the pick of the delight by the Ira 6.00 News; Weather; London Plus Astair and Ginger Rogers, with 625 Carry on Camping (1969) With 3.00 Disney Presents Winnie The Holmes and Watson head Performances by the 1967 ditionalists as by those 6.35 (South) South Today Dolores Del Rio and Gene Film Sid James and Kenneth Williams. Pooh and the Blustery Day a star cast in Granada's Champions Katerina who were making a first 7.00 Telly Addicts TV critics join Noel Raymond :1 i Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of 3.25 Central News. Sons and Daugh- first 35mm film.

on the ntance with Gil. Witt. Brian Orser. Gor- acquai Edmonds' quiz game 5.15 Great Sporting Moments Red Film Four Starring Jeremy Brett ters ITV network, at 8. m.

deeva and Grinkov in the bent and Sullivan. Executive producer Pairs and Bestemianova The innovative produc- East Enders Sharon is nervous at Rum's 1974 Grand National Holmes pursues Indian treasure 4.00 Disney Presents Donald Duck Michael Cox says: "As and Bukin who retained lion moved the action the prospect of meeting Duncan's 5.30 Jack High Masters Bowls and a murderer and Goofy Jeremy Brett's portrayal their title and remained from Japan to England mother Tournament 10.00 News; Thames Headlines 4.15 Ice Skating Highlights of the year of Holmes is now estab- supreme in the ice dance. and updated it from the 6 00 8.00 Guinness Book of Records Hall of The Silent One 11984) Film about 10.15 A Source of Innocent Merriment 5.15 Blockbusters lished as one of the best- ever on film, we wanted to Plus the European 1800 to the 19305. the era Fame David Frost and Norris Film a small bo washed on a Rehearsals for th li 5 45 News; Central News make a special contribu- Championships Sarajevo. when Gordeeva striped blazers.

McWhirter look at the new Pacific island. Starring Telo National Opera's production of 625 tion to the centenary cele- and Grinkov from the How it came into beim; 'achievers of perfection' who will Malase, George Henare and Pat The Mikado, produced by Film Carry on Camping (See London) brations. Soviet Union, were Evison Jonathan Miller. A curtain-raiser "Consequently we have involved in a moment of Innocent Merriment on join the ranks of Sir Edmund i i high drama as the referee is revealed in A Source oi Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of chosen one of the long stories and one that has ITV 1 10.15pm 1 a fascinat Hillary and Katharine Hepburn. 7.35 Fish Course Challenge The for the performance of The Film tried to halt their pro- Also featuring a tribute to Elvis amateur fish cook of the year.

Mikado tomorrow Four (See London) rarely been filmed. gramme for safety documentary an Presley Judges Barrie The Fish, David 10.00 News; Central News Since' it is also one of reasons. ing. behind-the-scenes introduction to a full 11 00 Psycho (1960) Chiller starring 10 15 The Mikado Chambers, Yvonne Caul! and Film Anthony Perkins, John Gavin and see South) the most visually exciting They skated on to length performance of the 9.00 News; Weather agg i i ns ave ec id 11.00 Boxing Year Rise and rise of of Sherlock Holmes's acclaim from the crowd. work to be transmitted Janet Leigh.

A woman stops at an Heavyweight champion Mike adventures we have but lost the chance of the tomorrow which ol 9.30 Cagney and Lacey Policewomen who will win a kitchen isolated motel, where the owner chosen to shoot it on crown. lows its development welcomes her, and horror follows go undercover to expose a fraud 8.05 L'Heure Espagnole First of two Tyson and history-maker Thomas operation. Sharon Gless and Ravel one-act operas from Glyn- 100 Mr Corbett's Ghost (TV Movie, Hearns 17 Z. 7 Tyne Daly star debourne Festival Opera corn Film 1986) Starring Paul Scofield, 12.00 America's Top Ten Top ten Q. memorating the 50th anniversarysingles of 1987 10.20 Review of the Year of the composers death, with the John Huston and Mark Farmer.

12.30 Hunter A hit man for a drugs BBCI net of Santa Mesa ITV Movie. 1917 11 35 Splendour in the Grass (1961) London Philarmonic Orchestra. 2.00 Nashville Swing Country music dealer is on a death spree, killing 6.00 Ceefax am 6.55 Weather 7.00 Break- Starring Michael Burns. Dick Blasucci 325 Film Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty (Simultaneous with Radio 3 2.30 News Headlines. Three's Corn- other dealers fast Time 8.30 The Flintstones Cartoon Thames Headlines.

Sons and Daughters star in story of young love and stereo on VHF) pany with John Ritter. Chrissy 130 Hammer House of Mystery and 9.00 News, Weather. Neighbours trpt) 4.00 Disney Presents Mickey Mouse and 9.20 Children's BBC; Birthday Greetings; Donald Duck 4.15 Magic of David Copper- repression in 1920 Kansas 9.00 Songs from 'My Fair Lady' Kiri invites a gourmet to share a Film Suspense When an old church is Laurel and Hardy 9.30 Why Don't fi eld Irpt) In China David Copperfield 1.35 Weather torn down strange events occur Te Kanawa, Jeremy Irons and home-cooked dinner and then Ideas, games and activities 9.55 Banana- performs spectacular illusions. He walks Warren Mitchell star in second pleads with Jack to be her secret 2.55 Central News; Central Jobfinder man 10.00 News; Weather; Children's BBC through the Great Wall MOURINF of art la concert from the Albert Hall, which features the stand-in chef (Until TV-am) 10.05 Boss Cat Cartoon 10.30 Play School ga 10.55 Five to Eleven with Joanna Lumley Channel 4 11.00 News; Weather; The Littlest Hobo 9.25 Film: Road to Utopia 11945 With music and lyrics of Frederick 11.25 Charlie Brown Animated comedy Bing Crosby. Bob Hope and Dorothy 2.00 Dartmoor (rot) Pt lof series on Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner 11.50 Cartoon 12.00 News; Weather; Lamour 11.05 Christmas Crackers Ant Britain's last great wilderness 10 01 Shoot the Moon (1981) Albert Film Finney and Diane Keaton star in Montreux Rock Festival 1987 Pt 2, mated films 11 30 Street Hodiey National featuring Level 42.

Whitney Houston, Championships 12.00 Cricket Silk Cut 3.00 Life and Adventures of Nicholas RADIO 1 News 5.10 The Christmas 4.30 Pie Leads Cook 5.00 Nickleby (rot) Royal Shakespeare story of the breakdown of a 12.45 pm Gary Davies 3.00 Quiz 6.00 Maurice Ravel: Profile: Publisher Max Living in a Box 1.00 News; Weather 1.30 Challenge. featuring lan Botham 1.00 Neighbours 1.50 Film: Hannibal Brooks Cycling 87 Highlights of Tour de Fance and Company's version of Dickens marriage Simon Mayo 5.30 Newsbeat Song recital by Anla van Wilk Reinhardt 5.50 Shipping Fore- (l96Bl Oliver Reed stars as a prisoner of- Kellogg Tour 2.00 Dartmoor Pt 2of series 12 00 Anna Karenina (1935 with 5.45 Bruno Brookes 7.30 (mezzo) and Ruud van der cast 5.55 Weather 6.00 The novel Film Garbo as Tolstoy's heroine, trap- Janice Long 10.00-12.00 John Meer (bar) 6.35 On Pitch Six O'Clock News including war who escapes from a German camp 310 Life an Ad ventures of Nicholas 5.05 Cartoon Carnival with Ray Alan Peel's 50 (Martinu's Half-time and Hon- Financial Report 6.15 The with the help of an elephant 3.30 Pink Nickleby Pt 2of Dickens story dramatised 5.30 Bewitched Starring Elizabeth ped in a loveless marriage to VHF Stereo: 10.00 pm As egger's Rugby) 6.55 News Hundred and One Dalma- Panther Show 3.45 Children's BBC. Wishing Well Pop video in aid of the Great Montgomery Count Karenin until the arrival of Radio 1 12.00-4.00 am As 7.00 London Baroque: tions: 4 (s) 6.30 Murder at the Ormond Street Hospital appeal 3.50 Space ITV South 6.00 The Man on the Hill A celebra- the dashing Vronsky (Fredric Radio 2 Giovanni Gabrieli ICanzona a Red October 7.00 News Baby 420 Tales of the Mouse Hockey 600 TV-am 925 TVS Outlook 930 Thomas lion of the writings of Wiltshire- March) RADIO 2 1.05 pm David Jacobs 2.00 a 4l, Biagio Marini (Passacaglia 7.05 The Archers 7.20 Inside 4), Vitali (Sonata a 41; Job 7.45 Crime at Christmas the Tank ngine 9 35 Crush a ape 10 10 League 4.45 Film: A Ghost of a Chance. Andrew O'Connor's Joke Machine 10 2S man Richard Jefferies who died 1.30 Weather Debbie Greenwood 3.30 Vivaldi (Cello Concerto); Is): Inspector French and the 119671 Comedy in which three children oin News Headlines 10 30 Santa Barbara 11 00 100 years ago and earned a Adrian Love 5.05 John Dunn Georg Muffat (Sonata No 5) Starve' Tragedy by Freeman forces with the resident ghosts of an old International University Challenge 11 25 house to stop it from being pulled down. unique place in Britain's literary 7.00 Jazz Classics in Stereo 8.00 L'Heure Espagnole ISB Wills Crofts 9.15 Singer's Jimmy Edwards, Graham Stark, Patricia TVS News 11 30 Christmas Tree Train 730 Steve Race Presents The with BBC 2): Ravel's opera in Choice Is) 9.45 Kaleidoscope 12.00 Young Doctors 12 30 News, TVS history Hayes, Bernard Cribbins, Terry Scott and Radio Orchestra Show 10.00 recording from Glyndebourne 10.15 A Book at Bedtime: The News 1.00 Coast to Coast People Best of 7.00 News Ronnie Barker star Mind Your Own Business 9.00 Peter Katin Plays Chopin Story of My Life: 2 10.29 a 7 200 Cartoon 205 Film The Magnificent 7.50 Comment by guest speaker 100 Film Stagecoach (See London) 10.30 The Name's the Game Nocturnes IE minor Op posth, Weather 10.30 The World BBC 2 Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa iSee Weather 11.00 Brian Matthew I.ooam and Op 15 Nos 1-3) 9.20 Tonight 11.00 The Financial London) 3.25 TVS News 9to 5 4.00 Disney 3.00 Disney's Winnie the Pooh and Patrick Lunt 3.00.4.00 A Little Parodies Lost 9.25 Tribute to World Tonight 11.15 A 9.00 Pages from Ceefax 12.00 Film: 8.00 Brookside Presents Mickey moving day 4.15 Magic the Blustery Day (See London) Night Music Solti: 75th birthday concert Woman's Touch (Myra Hess Hambone and Millie 11983) Story of a dog's of David Copper fi eld (See London) 8.30 Just a Song and Dance trek across America with Lilian Gish and 3.25 TVS News.

Sons and Daughters RADIO 3 given by the Chicago Sym- plays piano music by Bach, Timothy Bottoms 1.25 Great Sporting Prelude to tomorrow night's Arc- I.oopm News 1.05 BBC Scot- phony Orchestra: Johann Beethoven and Schumann) 4.00 Disney Presents Donald Duck Moments Red Rum's 1977 Grand National ITV Central hive Evening in a 'Salute to ATV' fish SO, Part 2: Sibelius (Tone Strauss (son) (Overture: Die 11.45 Little Horrors )s) 12.00- and Goofy 1.40 World Cup Rugby Look back at France 5.15 Central Jobfinder 600 TV-am 925 This documentary examines poem: En Saga); Shostako- Fledermaus); Mozart (Con- 12.15 am News: Weather Australia 2.55 News; Weather; Showreel Central News 930 Thomas the Tank 4.15 Ice Skating Highlights of 1987 vich (Suite: Hamlet, Op 321 certo for 2 pianos, played by ATV's contribution to British TV 87 Pt 3 of semi-finals of Awards for Engine iv, 935 Crush a Grape 10.10 5.12 TVS Headlines. Blockbusters 1.45 Piano Duets, played by Perahia and Solo); John RADIO 210 not least Lord (Lew) Grade 4.00 pm Keith Butler 7.00 Gra- Amateur Film and Video makers 3.35 Film Andrew O'Connor's Joke Machine 10.25 5.45 News Kathryn ano John Lenehan: Corigliano (Bells of Ravello); ham Seaman. Traveller's The Gay Divorcee (1934 Musical with News Headlines 10 30 Santa Barbara 11.00 9.30 The Paris Years IGOR (opt) Richard Rodney Bennett (Cap- Strauss (Don Juan); Verdi 6.00 corast to Coast Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers International University Challenge 11.25 Check 7.30 Stewart Guy visits Puppet film with a light-hearted rim()); Barber (Souvenirs) 10tellc. Storm and Love Duet 625 the Royal Scots Dragoon Central News 11 30 Christmas Tree Train view of the composer Stravin- Carry on Camping (See London) 2.15 Aspen Wind Quintet: Act 1, with Kiri Te Kenawa and ITV London 12.00 Young Doctors 12.25 Home Cookery Film Guards in Tidworth 8.00 Ron Elliott Ca: (Quintet); Placido Domingo) 11.00 Bat sky's Paris years during the 19205 6.00 TV-am 9.25 Thames Headlines 930 Club 12.30 News. Central News 100 Film 10 00 Under the Rainbow (1981) Com- 800 Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Milhaud )La Cheminee du Roi Blues 11.20 Tubin (Symphony Allen Big Band Show 10.00 Thomas the Tank Engine kept) 935 Crush a Close Encounters of the Third Kind Alan Thompson, Hail, Hail, Rene): Ligeti (Bagatelles); No 1) 11.57-12.00 News Film edy, set in Hollywood in 1938 Film Four (1987) Starring 'n' Roll 11.00 Alan Grape 10.10 Andrew O'Connor's Joke (Special Edition) 11978) Starring Richard Zemlinsky (Humoreske) 2.55 i during the making of 'The Wizard Brett and Edward Hardwicke.

Peace and Joy: Two Illusions' RADIO 4 Thompson Late Show Machine 10.25 News Headlines 10.30 Dreyfus), Francois Truffaut and Ter Garr Santa Barbara 11.00 International Univer- A repair man for an electric company sees of Oz', where secret agent Chevy 10.00 Newsshy Challenge 11.25 Thames Headlines unidentified flying objects near his home Music for chorus by Schoen- I.oopm The World at One 140 2.00 am Eddie Shaw, Nightlife Chase tries to prevent the 10.15 The Mikado (See London) berg 4.30 Debut: Vincent The Archers 1.55 Shipping 11.30 Christmas Tree Train Irptl 12.00 The in Indiana 3.25 Central News. Sons and Lindsey-Clark, guitar: Tar. Forecast 2.00 News; TOMORROW assassination of a duke and 11 00 Sullivan! 12.30 News; Thames News 1.00 Daughters 4.00 Disney Presents Mickey duchess Film Psycho (See London) rega; Granados, arr Llobet; Woman's Hour 3.00 News; 6.00 am Graham Rogers 900 trad, arr Lindsey-Clark; Lind. The Pickwick Papers: 5 4.00 David Hamilton 12 00 noon A Country Practice 1.55 Cartoons (TO Mouse 4.15 Magic of David Copperfield 11.50 American Football 1.00 -Company sey-Clark 5.00 World Service News; The Burkiss Way Is Tony James 2.05 Film: The Magnificent Magical Meg- (See London) 1 00 Stagecoach (See London) Film Stagecoach )See London) MOURiNWP ANDMIU ITVSOuiiI -r a -r 4 a -i. 0 iee 41 7 II "Stop worrying you know all those newspaper horoscopes are nonsense." 'lt sr." Ire Hi 0 .0 JP ll eir.Z II Oh 4 43tia? age CRAFTSMEN BUILT FURNITURE DIRECT FROM OUR OWN WORKSHOPS.

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Daphne is now married to her true love Des Clarke. the local bank manager who has had his fair share of broken romances and broken hearts in the past. He and his new bride are just settling down nicely though. Eileen Clarke is Des's mother and turns up from time to time to make his life a misery. So there could well be Mum-in-law problems for poor Daphne in the future.

Mrs Mangel is a new charcater to the street. She moved in last October and has already established herself as an interfering old busy body the Ena Sharples of Down Under. Clive Gibbons is young. enterprising and a former doctor. He is all set to have a full and complicated life and loves as is another newcomer Mike Young who works in Daphne's coffee shop.

He has already been dating Nlkki Dennison who is Helen's young niece. Those are the folk you'll bump into on a stroll down Ramsey Street but, as in all good soaps, the goingson. although somewhat more down to earth than Dallas or Dynasty. are still larger than life. To give you a taste the recent wedding of Des and Daphne was the second attempt at The first ended in what was supposed to be high drama But how can you take a car-hijack seriously when the bank-robbing hijacker is dressed as a gorilla? New characters will be up of course, to bring confusion, pain or I even happiness into the I lives of the main stays and I Ramsey Street is all set to win its place on the map along with Albert Square and Coronation Street.

with a whole new set of fans. SO FAR it's been g'day Neighbours. the Neighb But the New Year brings a new time for Britain's favourite Australian soap and the prospect of a whole In fact it is its very plumber, and a bit of a new appreciative audi- ordinary. down-to-earth rough diamond. Tom is now ence.

plotlines which seem to mourning the death in a car story have endeared it to its crash of his beloved Jean The twice-a day millions of fans. who was an evening class of Aussie suburban folk It began over here last teacher. has pr oved the hit of the October. But in Australia Madge Mitchell is Max Beeb daytime sche- itself, the series is even and Tom's sister, now sepa- dules, going out at more popular than our own rated from husband Fred 1.30 pm and repeated East Enders is here. and Mum to rebellious the next day at 9.00 am.

It goes out on prime time teenager Charlene. Now, in a response to television EVERY week Charlene has moved out day night' to live with the Robinson demands for a later The new slot could be family and is involved in time slot so that viewers just the thing to edge BBC-1 a romance with the first who are not normally at into the lead for early stirrings of sexuality with home during the day evening viewing figures. their son Scott. can get a chance to see with Neighbours edging He meanwhile has had what everyone has been upto the Six O'clock News his fair share of problems talking about, the ensuring a large audi- at school. 9.00 am repeat is to be ence which could just stay There have also been the with Auntie for the rest of usual soap 'miracles' with a shown at 5.35 pm the night.

change of face for Scott starting from Monday So. let's take a walk down when a new actor took over (January 4). Ramsey Street ordin- the role' That means that there ary. middle-class commun- Jim Robinson is a will be a whole lot of folk ity in Melbourne and widower with four children keen to watch this phe- meet the neighbours. and not too hot in the nomenon who have no idea First of all there are the romance stakes.

who's who and who is Ramsey' new genera- He has been pleading doing, or has done, what to tions of the folk who gave with Zoe to marry him, but whom! their name to the street. she has refused even Not that Neighbours is Tom Ramsey came to the though she was carrying his filled with sex and scandal street when his brother child. rather the opposite. Max went off to Brisbane. A She had a miscarriage and now Jim has gone off to 46 the States on business and to try and Family WHO READS THE Helen Dalawniels is Jim's mot and the ADVERTISEMENTS lynch-pin of the family.

Paul Robinson is the ambitious eldest son who ON A has taken over his Granny's adopted daughter's busi- ness. TV PAGE Somewhat ruthless. he strongly disapproved of his father's romantic involve- ment. Lucy Robinson may be only nine years old but she 'x' SUICIDE? DESPAIR? CAN'T TAKE ANY MORE PROMOTE YOURSOUSIN111111) The On ono of the best reed pages In the Everting Port Samaritans Tat 10734) 505505 Far more le contact: 124 hrs) or resit us at MOSKVA. MASK.

JUL at 'TOM IcA. Southampton St Tat: 5711533 mt. 321 Reading 9 10 pm IT DOES HELP TO TALK 411 ITV South 6 00 9 25 TVS Outlook 9 30 Thomas the Tank Engine 935 Crush a Grape 10 10 Andrew O'Connor's Joke Machine 10 2S News Headlines 10 30 Santa Barbara 11 00 International University Challenge 11 25 TVS News 11 30 Christmas Tree Train 12.00 Young Doctors 12 30 News, TVS News 1.00 Coast to Coast People Best of 87 200 Cartoon 205 Film The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa I See London) 3.25 'WS News 9to 5 4.00 Disney Presents Mickey's moving day 4.15 Magic of David Copperfield (See London) ITV Central 5.15 Central 600 TV-am 925 Central News 930 Thomas the Tank Engine 9 35 Crush a Grape 10.10 Andrew O'Connor's Joke Machine 10.25 News Headlines 10 30 Santa 11.00 International University Challenge 11.25 Central News 11 30 Christmas Train ITV London 12.00 Young Doctors 12.25 Home Cookery 6.00 TV-am 9.25 Thames Headlines 930 Club 12.30 News. Central News 100 Film Thomas the Tank Engine i 935 Crush a Close Encounters of the Third Kind Grape 10.10 Andrew O'Connor's Joke (Special Edition) (1978) Starring Richard Machine 10.25 News Headlines 10.30 Dreyfuss. Francois Truffaut and Teri Garr Santa Barbara 11.00 International Univer- A repair man for an electric company sees sity Challenge 11.25 Thames Headlines unidentified flying objects near his home 11.30 Christmas Tree Train Irptl 12.00 The in Indiana 3.25 Central News.

Sons and Sullivans 12.30 News; Thames News 1.00 Daughters 4.00 Disney Presents Mickey A Country Practice 1.55 Cartoons Irpt) Mouse 4.15 Magic of David 2.05 Film. The Magnificent Magical Mag- (See London) he story of Hitsville USA 110 4' -t lipii t- iII I 1 1' iii 4 ei. 'it sir II 1 4 'lllll i 0 vs N. The stars of Motown THE Motown Story. presented on New Year's Eve by Paul Gambaccini.

uses an unique series of candid interviews and archive clips to document the rise of a handful of young, black music makers in Detroit from a bunch of hopefuls into the USA's biggest black corporation, Motown Records led by Berry Gordy Jnr. Hanging around the street corners of Detroit's Brewster projects were Smokes Robinson. Diana Ross. The Four Tops. The Temptations.

Martha Reeves. Marsin Gave. The Holland Brothers, the ten-year-old "Little Stevie" Wonder and scores of others. Talent abounded, and Berry Gordy Jnr. bankrupted record dealer, onetime Ford assembly worker and would-be songwriter.

harnessed that talent in a rented houses at 2468 West Grand Boulevard. Detroit. which he called "Hitsyille. From its start in the 19605. Motown quickly became a force.

both economic and political. But big money creates big problems. Artists began to drift away first Mary Wells and subsequently a whole stream, culminating in the biggest blow of all when Diana Ross finally walked out to accept a better deal from RCA Incredib4. as the stars left. Motown replaced them with men bigger stars.

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a two-hour film of one of the Baker Street detective's most exciting Cases. Holmes first appeared in print in Beeton's Christmas Annual of 1887. The Sign Of Four appeared two years later. Now Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke as Holmes and Watson head a star cast in Granada's first 35mm film. on the ITV network, at B.oopm.

Executive producer Michael Cox says: "As Jeremy Brett's portrayal of Holmes is now established as one of the bestever on film, we warted to make a special contribution to the centenary celebrations. "Consequently we have chosen one of the long stories and one that has rarely been filmed. Since' it is also one of the most visually exciting of Sherlock Holmes's adventures, we have chosen to shoot it on 35mm film to do the greatest possible justice to all the design and lighting skills of our nada team." itt In Ice Skating 17. ITV (4.lspmi. Nick Owen introduces highlights from an action packed year of achievement from the very best in international ice skating.

From the World Championships in Cincinnati. there's the pick of the performances by the 1967 Champions Katerina Witt, Brian Orser. Gordeeva and Grinkov in the pairs and Bestemianova and Bukin who retained their title and remained supreme in the ice dance. Plus the European Championships in Sarajevo. when Gordeeva and Grinkov from the Soviet Union, were involved in a moment of high drama as the referee tried to halt their programme for safety reasons.

They skated on to acclaim from the crowd. but lost the chance of the crown 7 7 7 7 7 7 BBCI 6.00 Ceefax am 6.55 Weather 7.00 Breakfast Time 8.30 The Flintstones Cartoon 9.00 News, Weather, Neighbours irptl 9.20 Children's BBC; Birthday Greetings; Laurel and Hardy 9.30 Why Don't Ideas, games and activities 9.55 Bananaman 10.00 News; Weather; Children's BBC 10.05 Boss Cat Cartoon 10.30 Play School 10.55 Five to Eleven with Joanna Lumley 11.00 News; Weather; The Littlest Hobo 11.25 Charlie Brown Animated comedy 11.50 Cartoon 12.00 News; Weather; Montreux Rock Festival 1987 Pt 2, featuring Level 42. Whitney Houston, Living in a Box 1.00 News; Weather 1.30 Neighbours 1.50 Film: Hannibal Brooks (1968) Oliver Reed stars as a prisoner ofwar who escapes from a German camp with the help of an elephant 3.30 Pink Panther Show 3.45 Children's BBC, Wishing Well Pop video in aid of the Great Ormond Street Hospital appeal 3.50 Space Baby 420 Tales of the Mouse Hockey League 4.45 Film: A Ghost of a Chance 119671 Comedy in which three children loin forces with the resident ghosts of an old house to stop it from being pulled down. Jimmy Edwards, Graham Stark, Patricia Hayes, Bernard Cribbins, Terry Scott and Ronnie Barker star 9.00 Pages from Gahm 12.00 Film: Hambone and Mlle 119831 Story of a dog's trek across America with Lilian Gish and Timothy Bottoms 1.25 Great Sporting Moments Red Rum's 1977 Grand National 1.40 World Cup Rugby Look back at France Australia 2.55 News; Weather, Showreel 87 Pt 3 of semifinals of Awards for Amateur Film and Video makers 3.35 Film The Gay Divorcee (1934 Musical with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Channel 4.

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