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7.00 TV-am WACADAY Special
John Owen returns to choir school after an unhappy Easter holiday at home. He is not pleased that he has been chosen as the Beekeeper, a traditional post which involves singing a solo. But he stumbles into an old mystery when he discovers the secret of the first Beekeeper. See pages 12-19
TIMMY MALLETT MICHAELA STRACHAN Start your Boxing Day celebrations early and join Timmy Mallen and Michaela Strachan for a fun-packed cracker of a show. There's an exciting full length adventure from the ever-changing Gobots and a look back at the best child acts from Timmy's talent spot Anything You Can Do. There's a chance to see The W ide A wake Club's winning Song for Christmas performed by the Mini Pops at a special carol concert at the Royal Albert Hall. And we take a look at Michaela's audition to become WAC's fifth presenter. Tune in for the snooker showdown of the year when the two winners of WAC's Short Snooker Championships come together to battle it out for the title. Watch out for WACADAY feature Timmy Talks to the Animals and there's another chance to see what happens when Timmy learns to ride.
9.35 Rainbow Christmas Special The Rainbow team — Geoffrey Hayes, Stanley Bates, Jane Tucker, Rod Burton, Freddy Marks and Roy Skelton — present their own Christmas pantomime. There's Dame Bungle and her son Geoffrey with fun and jokes; Zippy the yellow dwarf up to all kinds of tricks; Rod, Jane and Freddy with music and songs; and George the Rainbow fairy to make sure all's well that ends well. Puppeteers are Ronnie le Drew and Malcolm Lord. WRITER STANLEY BATES RESEARCH PETER BAILEY DIRECTOR ANDREW THOMAS PRODUCER LESLEY BURGESS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CHARLES WARREN Thames Television Production
9.50 Emu at Christmas ROD HULL CAROL LEE SCOTT SUSAN MAUGHAN CARL WAYNE FREDDIE STEVENS Children from the Corona Stage School King Boggle, Princess Hortensia and the faithful Odd Job John arrive at the Pink Windmill in time to save Emu from
Witch Grotbags, only to find themselves captured. Music director is Colin Campbell and choreographer is Alan Harding. Written and devised by Rod Hull. DESIGNER NORMAN SMITH DIRECTOR/PRODUCER COLIN CLEWS Central Production
10.30 Disney at Christmas: Escape to Witch Mountain
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EDDIE ALBERT RAY MILLAND Tia and Tony Malone, two mysterious orphans, join the Pine Woods Children's Home, where their superhuman powers of levitation, precognition and telepathy arouse the suspicion of other pupils. Multi-millionaire Aristotle Bolt, searching for clairvoyants to help expand his resources, uses forged documents to remove the children from the school. But imprisoned at Bolt's luxurious estate, Tia and Tony refuse to put their powers at his disposal. See pages 12-19 Jason O'Day Eddie Albert A ristotle Bolt Ray Milland Lucas Donald Pleasance Tia Malone Kim Richards Tony Malone Ike Eisenmann Sheriff Purdy Walter Barnes Mrs Grindley Reta Shaw Uncle Bene Denver Pyle A strologer•Alfred Ryder Ubermann Lawrence Montaigne Biff Jenkins Terry Wilson Grocer George Chandler Truck Dermot Downs Gum Shepherd Sanders
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TVTIMES 20 December-2 January 1987
Aided by Jason (Eddie Albert), young Tia (K im Richards) and Tony (Ike Eisenmann) `Escape to W itch Mountain:
12.15 Athletics '86 This has been a vintage year for British athletics and here's a chance to relive many of its great moments. Athletes such as Roger Black, Linford Christie and Fatima Whitbread have emerged to add to the established high quality of Steve Cram, Seb Coe, Steve Ovett and Daley Thompson. Highlights from ITV and Channel Four's coverage include action from the European Championships, and a look at some of the year's world-recordbreaking performances. Also, there's a competition to test your athletics knowledge. Reporters are Jim Rosenthal, Alan Parry and Peter Matthews. PRODUCTION TEAM ANDREW DRUMMOND, ANTONY BAINES DEPUTY EDITOR NEIL BOWKER EDITOR RICHARD WORTH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RICHARD RUSSELL DIRECTOR/PRODUCER JOHN DAVIS Independent Television Sport Production
1.20 ITN News 1.25 The Royal Day ALASTAIR BURNET Another chance to see highlights from the Royal Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. Among the memorable moments are the bride, and her father Maj Ronald Ferguson, leaving Clarence House in the Glass Coach and arriving at Westminster Abbey, extracts from the
marriage ceremony, the
happy couple on the balcony of Buckingham Palace and the honeymoon departure. Join Alastair Burnet for a round-up of all the pageantry and excitement. PRODUCER MIKE TOWNSON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BARRIE SALES Thames Television Production
2.10 to 4.30 Disney at Christmas: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1868: Shipping in the Pacific is being attacked and sunk by an unknown creature of frightening power. The 'Abraham Lincoln', an armed frigate, is dispatched by the US government to investigate. The 'monster' turns out to be a highly advanced submarine called 'Nautilus' which destroys the frigate easily. Ned Land, a harpooner, Professor Pierre Aronnax, a famous authority on undersea life, and Conseil, his assistant, are rescued by the mysterious Captain Nemo, a stern genius who plans to destroy the world.. See pages 12-19
John Owen Oliver Hicks Iddingley Rory Macfarguhar Madiligton Peter Cosmetatos Dubnet James Mills Tervithic Milo Twomey Tune Hugh Hastings Dr Sunderland Frank Middlemass Mr A rdent (headmaster) Jack May Mr Sutton Charles Lewsen Bishop Douglas Storm Mrs Owen Petra Davies SCREENPLAY COLIN FINBOW, FROM A BOOK BY WILLIAM MAYNE DIRECTOR COLIN FINBOW Children's Film Unit Production
11.00 Theresa at the Palace BY TONY SCHUMACHER
The story of Theresa, a young country girl who is taken on as a 'companion' to a lonely, spoilt princess, Isabella, living in an isolated castle in 19th-century Germany. Isabella Katja Augustin Theresa Christine Schock Count Martin Schwab Countess Claudia Butenuth PRODUCER SIBYLLE STORKENBAUM Bavaria A telier Production
A Christmas cartoon in which a young boy called Sam creeps into Santa Claus' sack. When Santa finds Sam, he decides to take him back to his own home for a Christmas party. When it is finally time for Sam to leave, Santa gives him a special present — a pocket watch. Narrated by Willie Rushton,
1.00 to 3.00 Channel 4 Racing from Kempton Park
Introduced by Brough Scott In 1985, Wayward Lad won the King George VI Chase for an unprecedented third time. A fourth victory in this jumping 'classic' would be one of the most extraordinary achievements in the history of the sport. This year he's likely to be opposed by 1986 Gold Cup winner Forgive 'N' Forget. 1.10 Butlin's Feltham Novices' Chase (3m) 1.40 Wings Stayers H'cap Hurdle (3m) 2.15 King George VI Rank Chase (3m)
2.45 Haven Novices' Hurdle (2m 41) Race commentator is Graham Goode, paddock commentator John Oaksey. Lnterviews by Derek Thompson, with betting and results from John Tyrrel and John McCririck. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MARK JACKSON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ANDREW FRANKLIN DIRECTOR BOB GARDAM Thames Television Production
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Oracle subtitles page 888 Ned Land Kirk Douglas Capt Nemo James Mason Prof A ronnax Paul Lukas Conseil Peter Lorre Mate on Nautilus' Robert J John Howard Carleton Young Capt Farragut Ted De Corsia Diver Percy Helton SCREENPLAY EARL FELTON BASED ON THE BOOK BY JULES VERNE DIRECTOR RICHARD FLEISCHER
Princess Isabella (K atja Augustin), Count (Martin Schwab) and Countess (Claudia Butenuth) in 'Theresa at the Palace': 11.00.
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