New Year Movie Planner [Eire Region]

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ST STEPHEN'S DAY

Kiss Me Kate (1953) U

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New Year Movie Planner [Eire Region]

8.55AM, BBC2 ****

Cole Porter's upbeat tunes (beautifully sung by Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel, left, as sparring exes) neatly frame this sparkling version of Shakespeare's The Taming Of The Shrew - something of a hard sell for a modern audience.

The Railway Children (1970) U

12.15PM, UTV ****

The best-loved and best-remembered version of E. Nesbit's classic, with Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett and Gary Warren as the youngsters at the heart of the story. A nostalgic charmer from Lionel Jeff ries, testing out his writing and directing skills for the very first time.

Anchors Aweigh (1945) U

12.40PM, BBC2 ****

For all its flaws, this wonderful ...

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