Sun 31st Dec 2006, 19:00 on BBC Four
L Director Robert Carsen 's adaptation
Leonard Bernstein 's comic operetta from the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, marking the 50th anniversary of its world premiere. The action takes place in a huge TV set, while the starting point of Candide's adventure is the White House.
Robert Carsen
Carmen Miranda: beneath theTutti Frutti Hat
5/7. Insight into the life and career of actress and singer
Carmen Miranda. Her biographer Ruy Castro , niece Carminha and fellow actor Mickey Rooney contribute.
Carmen Miranda.
The Cinema Show
New. A tartan-tinged view of TV Hogmanays which, from the 1950s to the 1980s, were a fixture of the festive schedule, providing a mixture of toe-tapping music and sentimentality.
Charlie Brooker's Screen Wipe
New. Humorous look at the TV industry over the past 12 months.
FILM: Village of the Damned
Mon 1st Jan 2007, 00:20 on BBC Four
You're Not from Round Here - the Village on TV
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