christmas schedules

7:00am: Tweenies Christmas Countdown; ChuckleVision. (Digital Widescreen) Lollipop Lollipop. More hilarious antics with the silly siblings. Paul and Barry are lollipop men. When their lollipop is stolen, they have to get it back disguised as little old ladies. (R) (T)

7:20 Gadget Boy. A Gadget Boy Christmas around the World. Cartoon about a sharp, crime-busting toddler armed with some hi-tech equipment. Spydra wants to ensure that Christmas is never invented. (R) (T)

7:45 Rugrats. No Place like Home. Cartoon antics of toddlers who find high adventure in the adult world around them. The Rugrats visit Susie in hospital after she has her tonsils removed. (R) (T)

8:10 Blue Peter - A Rock and Roll Christmas. (Digital Widescreen) Special edition of the children's magazine show. Konnie Huq, Simon Thomas, Matt Baker and Liz Barker travel back in time to 1958, the year Blue Peter began, for an all-singing, all-dancing panto extravaganza. (Shown Friday) (T)

8:35 The Wild Thornberrys. Hello Dolphin. Cartoon about a globe-trotting family which includes a girl who can talk to animals. Debbie's boyfriend breaks up with her, so, to try to cheer her up, Eliza tries to get her to swim with the dolphins. (R) (T)

9:05 Super Duper Sumos. Santa's A Big Phat Sumo. Animated series about three half-ton sumo wrestlers who battle against the dark forces of Bad Inc. Stinger captures Santa and disguises himself as the jolly old man in order to deliver evil presents around the world. (R) (T)

9:30 Santa's Special Delivery. Animation in which Santa Claus has to win over a sceptical little boy who no longer believes in him and make sure that all the presents are delivered on time. Santa's assistants buy him a personal organiser containing all the Christmas wishes of children around the world. When it breaks down, however, Santa has no choice but to enlist the help of Leon, a computer whizzkid who has no time for Christmas magic. (R) (T)

9:55 Arthur's Perfect Christmas. Animation following the adventures of a young aardvark and his friends. Arthur, DW and their family and friends are frantically making preparations for a perfect Christmas, but Arthur soon discovers that perfection is hard to achieve. (R) (T)

10:50 Little Monsters. Wide Awake Wesley in Christmas Is Cancelled. Animation for children. All children are little monsters some of the time, but these children are monsters all of the time. (R) (T)

10:55 Snowden's Christmas. With Peter MacNicol, Michael McKean, Kathy Najimy, Edward Asner. The story of Snowden the stuffed snowman and three fellow toys who are trying to make their way from Ohio to New York in time to spend Christmas with the boy who loves them. When young Adam moves house, the box containing his favourite toys falls from the truck, and the toys are forced to make a difficult journey over hundreds of miles to make their way back home. (T)

11:20 FILM: Santa Claus - The Movie. (Digital Widescreen) (1984) Festive fantasy adventure about a disillusioned elf who leaves the hard labour of Santa's North Pole workshop for the bright lights of New York, where he ends up making toys for a scheming business magnate. But he soon realises that his evil boss is exploiting the goodwill of Christmas, and sets out to save the Yuletide spirit. Starring Dudley Moore, David Huddleston, John Lithgow, Burgess Meredith, Jeffrey Kramer, Judy Cornwell. Dir: Jeannot Szwarc. (T)

1:05pm: BBC News; Weather; Regional News (Digital: UK Today). (T)

1:20 Second Star to the Left. (Digital Widescreen) Animation about a rabbit, a guinea pig and a hamster who find a parcel which has fallen from Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve and resolve to deliver it to its intended recipient. With the voices of Barbara Windsor, Mark Williams and Hugh Laurie. (T)

1:50 Blue Peter. (Digital Widescreen) Children's magazine featuring topical items, performance and special reports from around the world. With Konnie Huq, Simon Thomas, Matt Baker and Liz Barker. Join the team for a special Christmas show with cards, the crib, presents for the pets, a last minute gift make and a carol round the Christmas tree. Plus a special report from Harvington Hall, a 400-year-old stately home full of secret hiding places. (T)

2:20 FILM: Mary Poppins. (Digital Widescreen) (1964) Disney musical fantasy - combining live action with animation - about a highly unorthodox nanny who takes a job with a family in London. Jane and Michael's father thinks they need a strict disciplinarian, while the children have other ideas - but nothing can prepare them for the Mary Poppins approach to life. Songs include `A Spoonful of Sugar' and `Feed the Birds'. Julie Andrews won Best Actress Oscar for her role. Starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber. Dir: Robert Stevenson. (T)

4:35 BBC News; Weather; Regional News (Digital: UK Today). Latest stories. (T)

5:00 The Weakest Link: TV Presenters. (Digital Widescreen) Anne Robinson presents the quick-fire general knowledge quiz in which contestants must decide at the end of each round which of their number should be eliminated. Nine TV presenters compete on behalf of charities with the chance to win up to fifty thousand pounds for their favourite cause. (T)

5:50 FILM: Flubber. (Digital Widescreen) (1997) Children's comedy about the battle between an absent-minded professor and his arch rival, who is intent on stealing the professor's `flubber', a rubbery polymer with a life of its own. As the inventor neglects everything but his cherished discovery, his scheming rival threatens to steal his fiancee. And with the college at which he works about to close, the professor must somehow use the `flubber' to save the day. Starring Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher McDonald, Wil Wheaton, Raymond Barry, Clancy Brown. Dir: Les Mayfield. (T)

7:15 Dale's National Lottery Christmas Cracker. (Digital Widescreen) Dale Winton introduces a programme packed full of the hottest music and entertainment, with guests such as Will Smith, Cher, Vinnie Jones, the Corrs, Anne Robinson, Westlife and S Club 7. Plus the National Lottery Christmas Millionaire Maker. (T)

8:00 EastEnders. (Digital Widescreen) With June Brown, John Bardon, Tamzin Outhwaite, Letitia Dean. Dot wonders if Jim is having second thoughts. Steve is intrigued when Melanie says she wants to talk. Tensions mount as Sharon feels forced into a corner. (T)

8:30 FILM: Rush Hour. (Network TV Premiere) (Digital Widescreen) (1998) Action comedy following the attempts of a martial-arts-expert cop to retrieve the kidnapped daughter of the Chinese consul, a mission hindered by the presence of a hapless LAPD detective. Named by the consul as the only man capable of saving his little girl, the supercop finds opposition in the form of the FBI, who bring in the rogue detective to keep him away from the action. Starring Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Ken Leung, Tom Wilkinson, Elizabeth Pena, Philip Baker Hall. Dir: Brett Ratner. (T)

10:00 Parkinson at Christmas. Michael Parkinson introduces a seasonal edition of the award-winning talk show. His guests include Robbie Williams, who will be performing some big band numbers in the studio, Dame Edna Everage, Geri Halliwell and Charlotte Church. (T) (Followed by National Lottery Update)

11:15 BBC News; Weather. (T)

11:30 Christmas Midnight Mass. (Digital Widescreen) A live candlelit service from Westminster Cathedral where worshippers gather for a celebration of the first mass of Christmas. Led by the Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor. (T)

12:45am: FILM: That's Carry On. (1978) A laugh-provoking compilation that harvests some of the highlights from the farcical films of the innuendo-loving team. Their brand of bawdy, music-hall humour supplied a hungry nation with a diet of sauce, sauce and yet more sauce. In a cramped projectionist's booth, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor lace up the laughs and unspool classic clips from 20 years' worth of mirth-making mayhem. Dir: Gerald Thomas. (T) (Followed by Weatherview)

2:20 Joins BBC News 24.

5:30 Pages from Ceefax.

5:45 FILM: We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. (1993) Animated children's film about a kindly professor who travels back in time to the Jurassic period and brings a quartet of friendly dinosaurs back to modern-day New York. The dinosaurs set about helping a pair of troubled children, but soon fall prey to a devilish circus proprietor. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, Charles Fleischer, Felicity Kendal, Martin Short and Jay Leno. Dir: Dick Zondag. (T)