BBC One North West Schedule Thursday 20 December 2007

Breakfast—20/12/2007

News and topical reports.

To Buy or Not to Buy—Series 4, Liverpool

Kristian Digby and Dominic Littlewood help a junior doctor onto the property ladder.(R)

Escape to the Country—Series 6, Herefordshire

A couple want an old and peaceful country home on the Shropshire/Herefordshire border.

Homes Under the Hammer—Series 4 (Reversions), Episode 12

12/20Featuring a mid-terrace in Stoke-on-Trent and a Victorian cottage in Eastleigh, Hampshire.

Car Booty—Series 7, Episode 5

Jo Anne Mannion wants to raise money to throw a lavish 50th birthday party.(R)

Bargain Hunt—Series 16, Ardingly

Two teams bargain-hunt at the South of England Showground, in Sussex. With Tim Wonnacott.(R)

North West Tonight; Weather

Doctors—Series 9, No Way Out, Part 1

Archie is taken hostage by an escaped prisoner who is furious at his wife's infidelity.

Monk—Series 3, Mr Monk and the Game Show

8/16Monk is visited by Trudy's father, Dwight, who invites him to spend the week with him.

'Allo 'Allo!—Series 5, The Dreaded Circular Saw

4/26Rene and LeClerc are surprised by the contents of Lieutenant Gruber's safe.(R)

Dennis the Menace—Series 1, The Secret Diary

Dennis is up to his usual tricks again when he finds his Dad's diary - or so it seems.(R)

Arthur—Series 12, Mr Always Right

14/20Buster is fed up with the Brain always being right, and is desperate to catch him out.

What's New Scooby-Doo?—Series 2, Big Appetite in Little Tokyo

1/14Shaggy is the victim of a curse that turns him into a monster each night as he sleeps.

Shaun the Sheep—Series 1, Visitor

36/42When a spacecraft crash-lands on the farm, Shaun and company help it get airborne again.

Hedz—Series 1, Episode 8

Robbie Williams takes the Queen into space, and Tiger Hood saves Billie Piper.

Chute!—Episode 13

13/13Ross Lee is joined by a mysterious guest. Can Ross lift their moods before Christmas?

Newsround—20/12/2007

Topical news magazine for children.

Cash in the Attic—Series 11, Toaduff

A couple decide to sell some of their antiques to pay for a special trip down memory lane.(R)

North West Tonight; Weather

The One Show—20/12/2007

Topical magazine series with Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley.

EastEnders—20/12/2007

Lauren makes a shocking discovery that may blow her life apart. Stacey worries for Steven.

BBC News and Regional News

Oliver Twist—Series 1, Episode 3

3/5Sikes escapes back to London with a badly wounded Oliver, and Nancy nurses him.

Cars, Cops and Bailiffs—Episode 5

Chris and Jason think they've hit the jackpot when their ANPR camera flags up a Ferrari.

Crimewatch—20/12/2007

The net tightens on the killer of Heather Barnett, the mum of two found mutilated at home.

BBC News at Ten—BBC Ten O'Clock News Hour

National and international stories as they break. Including Sportsday and business news.

North West Tonight; Weather

Crimewatch Update—20/12/2007

Updates on the cases featured earlier.

Hard Christmas—Skint

3/3Vernon Burgess, Birmingham's famous Big Issue seller, hopes to busk a better Christmas.

Tootsie

Comedy about an actor who dresses in drag and lands the female lead in a television soap.

Skiing Weather—21/12/2007

The weather and conditions on the pistes of European and North American ski resorts.

Panorama—Basra - The Legacy

Reporter Jane Corbin examines the dark heart of Basra.(R)

Baddiel and the Missing Nazi Millions

David Baddiel addresses the issue of Holocaust restitution from a personal perspective.(R)

Heston Blumenthal: In Search of Perfection—Series 2, Trifle

Heston makes trifle with olives and strawberries, and milks a cow into a bowl of cider.(R)

Heston's Perfect Christmas Dinner

Heston cooks a Christmas feast for guests including Richard E Grant and Sue Perkins.(R)

Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure—Series 2, Bill Harlan

Oz and James return to the Napa Valley, and James concedes he may have become a wine snob.(R)

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