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I Return of the Jedi (Scottish) 5.30—8pm. The third and final instalment of the Star Wars saga has Princess Leia and the robots attempting to rescue Luke and Han. Though youngsters may be intrigued by the tribes of teddy-bears. others may think it's time for Lucas to look for fresh
only snag being that he has to take an 84-year-old football-daft Stanley Baxter along with him. Still Roxburgh took Aitken along. The Scottish team weigh in with the best argument yet for euthanasia when they lose to Costa Rica.
I0|d Faces (Channel 4) 10.35—1 1 .35pm.
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cmpathise with Mick. Keith. Ron. Bill and giiimifxiigfiifeifagfig‘gima in 0‘3"“ as they give I! all they‘ve slot Ich- A - this strange off-planet comedy. Conceived The éhow‘ Part 'Of the Uib‘m “out? I 1001 Nights 0' TV (Channel 4 ) 8-1 limit as a Spoofs“), Wars, it providcsa was filmed live at Barce ona ear ter tn t e A nostalgic look back at some ofthe lumbering vehicle for many OfBrooks~ Year- medium‘s highest and lowest points; along UFOGS (unfunny old gags) and‘ as per, similar lines to last year's successful A -Z they are glaringly obvious — subtlety is still 9f W‘ The “109‘” “nc'up m prfscmm way beyond his horizon. includes Gary Ltneker. Ruby \V ax. ‘ . I on" Fools and "on" (BBCI) Michael Palm. John Heglcy. Adam i‘iillii. 7_15_8.05pm. A new Suva" series for the Vic Reeves and Alison Steadman. irrepressible Trotters begins with Del worried by Rodney’s boozing. I Kali the Lion (BBCZ) 8—9pm. Simon King follows the lions ofthe Masai Mara in Kenya through the seven hungry months ' when the Wildebecst have moved on. I Halt c. Nebltt’s Seasonal Greet(BBC1) I PIHCMUI The Slime 0' BMW (BBC 1) 9.50— 10.35pm. ‘See Christmas. see TV. 10-10.45pm. On Christmas morning.
sec repeats?‘ In case you missed it last year 1950. four brave young students broke I Scotch and Wry (BBC 1) 11.10—11.55pm. the pavement philosphcr offers one or two into Westminster Abbey and absconded Traditionally the most-watched TV words of advice relating to Christmas, with the Stone of Scone. The nation wasin programme in Scotland. it silences most I Sponscena(BBC1) 1(),()5_11_2()pm, uproar. But thanks to those brave boys in households as they prepare for the
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Donnelly oversees the draw for who gets This spoof Pathé News-style documentary I Vic ROBVBS'S NOW Year’s EVE Big Night 0|." to grow the ‘tnsh next year. and who plays gets a welcome rerun. So look out missus. (Channel 4) 11.35pm—12.20am. He's back who in the third round of the Tcnncnt‘s those cheeky young Scots chappies may be in a one-off New Year special complete Cup. nickinga stone near you. with Novelty Island. the Man With the
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(BBCZ) 8—10.5(lpm. Christine Iidzard‘s
‘ ' masterful two‘part adaptation of "t a' Dickens‘s tale weighs in at a hcftysix . hours. However. top-notch performances
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'" thespians. some fine camera work and music from Verdi make it all slide by. The story‘s not bad either.
I Screen One Special: Happy Feet ( BBCI) 8.30—10pm. Phyllis Logan stars as the indomitable Dora the dance-teacher who gets embroiled in an old romance during her dancing school's annual trip to the Yorkshire Classical Dance Festival. Ii'he LostBoys(BB(‘l)1H.tS-11.5ttpm. Keifer Sutherland and Jason Patric star in this rather anaemic teen vampire flick. Shortly after moving into a small
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I Emo Phllllps- Comedian and Mammal (Channel4) 11—1 1.45pm. Emo Phillips— American and weird more like, still he’s very funny. the first time.
I Moonstrucit (BBC!) 11.20pm-lam. This gentle New York love story has Cher on top form as dowdy widow Loretta
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