Christmas TV

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Thursday 28th December 1989

BBC2

8.25am The Third Man
8.50am Buck Rogers
9.10am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
9.30am Film : Fred and Ginger : Carefree (19)
10.50am The Masquers Club
11.10am Rugby Union
12.10pm A Year in the Life
1.00pm Fingermouse
1.15pm Laurel and Hardy
1.35pm Films for the Family: The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
3.15pm Lerner and Loewe: Broadway's Last Romantics
4.20pm The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
5.20pm Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
6.00pm Film Gone with the Wind (1939) Part 1
7.40pm The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos
8.00pm Monty Python's Flying Circus
8.30pm A Fate Worse Than Debt
10.00pm Film : The Emerald Forest (1985) Premiere
11.50pm Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nation Orchestra
12.50am Weatherview

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Wednesday 27th December 1989

BBC2

8.25am The Third Man
8.50am Buck Rogers
9.10am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
9.30am Film : Fred and Ginger - The Gay Divorce (1934)
11.10am Nick Faldo's Year
12.10pm A Year In the Life
1.00pm PC Pinkerton
1.05pm Philomena the Cat
1.15pm The Adventures of Spot the Dog
1.20pm Laurel and Hardy in Hogwild
1.40pm Film : The Pagnol Trilogy : Cesar (1936) Premiere
3.55pm The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
4.55pm Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
5.35pm Making of a Legend : Gone with the Wind
7.40pm Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit : A Preview
7.45pm Film : The Natural (1984) Premiere
10.00pm An Arena Special
11.45pm Film : Viva Leone! : A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
2.00am Weather

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

BOXING DAY TUESDAY 26TH OF DECEMBER 1989
BBC2

8.25am The Third Man
Hollywood Incident, starring Michael Rennie (b/w)

8.50am Buck Rogers
The Enemy's Stronghold (b/w)

9.10am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Walking Bombs (b/w)

9.30am Fred and Ginger : Swing Time (1936)

11.10am The Ryder Cup Retained (Repeat)

12.10pm A Year in the Life
Twenty Years On

1.00pm Pigeon Street
A Light in the Sky(Repeat)

1.20pm Boop-Oop-a-Doop!
Betty Boop documentary(Repeat)

2.30pm Film : The Pagnol Trilogy : Fanny (1932)
starring Orane Demazis
A French film with English subtitles (b/w)
Première

4.30pm Wodehouse on Broadway
A Musical Memoir

6.00pm Films for the Family : The Black Stallion (1979)
starring Mickey Rooney

7.55pm The Love of Three Oranges
performed at the Grand Theatre, Leeds by Opera North

9.55pm Monsieur Eiffel's Tower

10.15pm Yes Minister
Party Games

11.25pm Viva Leone! The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1967)
starring Clint Eastwood

2.00am Weatherview

2.05am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

CHRISTMAS DAY MONDAY DECEMBER 25TH 1989
BBC2

8.25am The Third Man
Three Dancing Turtles(b/w)

8.50am Buck Rogers
Tragedy of Saturn (b/w)

9.10am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Freezing Torture (b/w)

9.30am Berlin Freedom Concert

11.00am Film for the Family : The Prince and the Pauper (1977) starring Oliver Reed, Racquel Welch

1.00pm The Boy and the Snowgoose
animation

1.10pm Fred Astaire
Change Partners and Dance

2.00pm Amsterdam Christmas Concert

3.00pm Film : The Pagnol Trilogy : Marius (1931)
starring Pierre Fresney
A French film with English subtitles (b/w) Première

5.00pm Aida from the Met
operastarring Placido Domingo

7.35pm The Queen

7.50pm Film : Babette's Feast (1987)
starring Stephane Audran A Danish film with English subtitles
Première

9.30pm Plum
documentary about P.G.Wodehouse

10.40pm Viva Leone! My Name Is Nobody (1974)
starring Henry Fonda Première

12.30am Weather

12.35am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

SUNDAY DECEMBER 24TH 1989
CHRISTMAS EVE
BBC2

7.30am Children's BBC Two
Playbus The Tent Stop

7.50am Barney
Barney's Christmas Surprise

7.55am Is That a Fact?
12: The Venerable Bede

8.10am Santa's Pocket Watch

8.35am Umbrella Christmas Special

8.50am Follow That Sleigh

9.15am Corners

9.30am Visionaries
Sorcery Squared

9.55am Blue Peter Omnibus

10.45am Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
6.The Whitish Knight

11.10am Boxpops

11.50am The O Zone

12.10pm Animation Now

12.15pm Films for the Family : Bush Christmas (1983)
starring Nicole Kidman

1.40pm One in Four
with sign language and subtitles

2.10pm Concert Trilogy

3.00pm A Rose for Winter

4.00pm Tales from Hoffnung

4.15pm Fred Astaire
Puttin' on His Top Hat,
Documentary

5.05pm It's Gary Sandling's Christmas Show

5.30pm The Spirit of Christmas
hosted by Hannah Gordon

6.30pm Riding the Dog
documentary about Greyhound buses

7.20pm Vespers in Venice

9.10pm Relatively Speaking
by Alan Ayckbourn

11.00pm Viva Leone!
profile of film director Sergio Leone

11.40pm Viva Leone! : Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)
starring Henry Fonda

2.25am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Saturday 23rd December 1989

BBC2

8.40am Buck Rogers
9.00am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
9.20am Film : Holiday Inn (1942)
10.55am World Professional Darts
12.10pm The Moscow State Circus 1988
1.25pm Saturday Cinema 1
Film : Hamlet (1948)
3.50pm A Rose for Winter
4.45pm Saturday Cinema 2
Film : The Jazz Singer (1980)
6.35pm Carols from King's
7.35pm Revolution!
8.30pm The Late Show Annual
10.30pm The Film Club
Film : Tampopo (1985) Premiere
12.25am Film : Brute Force (1947)

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Thursday 28th December 1989

BBC1

7.00am News, Weather. Regional News, Weather
7.15am Hallo Spencer
7.40am The Pink Panther Show
8.00am News, Weather. Regional News, Weather
8.15am Smoggies
8.40am Cartoon Double Bill
8.55am Regional News, Weather
9.00am News, Weather
followed by
Christmas Children's BBC
9.05am The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
9.30am Fame and Misfortune
10.00am Why Don't You... ?
10.30am Playdays
10.50am Henry's Cat
10.55am Five to Eleven
11.00am Best of British
11.25am Film : The Belles of St Trinian's (1954)
12.55pm Regional News and Weather
1.00pm One O'Clock News
1.15pm Neighbours
1.35pm A Decade of Sport: Ten Glorious Years
3.50pm The New Yogi Bear Show
4.00pm Zoo Robbery
5.05pm Blue Peter Review of the Year
5.35pm Neighbours
6.00pm Six O'Clock News
6.15pm Regional news magazines
6.30pm Top of the Pops Review of the 80s
7.30pm EastEnders
8.00pm The World's Strongest Man
9.00pm Nine O'Clock News
9.30pm Smith and Jones
10.00pm Review of the Year 1989
11.30pm Film : The Heist (1971)
1.30am Weather

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Wednesday 27th December 1989

BBC1

7.00am News, Weather
Regional News and Weather
7.15am Hallo Spencer
7.40am The Pink Panther Show
8.00am News, Weather
Regional News and Weather
8.15am Smoggies
8.40am Roland Rat Fink Triple Bill
8.55am Regional News and Weather
9.00am News, Weather
followed by
Christmas Children's BBC
Jimbo and the Jet Set
9.05am The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
9.30am Fame and Misfortune
10.00am Why Don't You...?
10.30am Playdays
10.50am Poddington Peas
10.55am Five to Eleven
11.00am Best of British
11.25am Dad's Army
12.55pm Regional News and Weather
1.00pm One O'Clock News
1.15pm Neighbours
1.35pm Film : Grease (1978)
3.20pm The Angel and the Soldier Boy
3.50pm Meercats
4.15pm Newsround Special
4.35pm Robin Hood Junior
5.35pm Neighbours
6.00pm Six O'Clock News, Weather
6.15pm Regional news magazines
6.30pm Wogan's Christmas Fancy Dress
7.10pm Blankety Blank Christmas
7.45pm Porridge
8.15pm The Bruce Forsyth Show
9.00pm Nine O'Clock News
Regional News; Weather
9.30pm Screen One
TV Film : Ball-Trap on the Cote Sauvage (1989)
10.55pm Barry Norman's Films of the 80s
11.40pm Film : Singin' in the Rain (1952)
1.20am Weather

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

BOXING DAY TUESDAY 26TH OF DECEMBER 1989



BBC1

7.00am Christmas Children's BBC
Fireman Sam Christmas Special
Snow Business(Repeat)

7.25am Playdays
The Christmas Tree Stop(Repeat)

7.45am Mirthworms on Stage

8.10am The Pink Panther Show
Pink Christmas

8.30am A Muppet Family Christmas

9.20am A Claymation Christmas Celebration

9.45am Smash Hits Poll Winners' Party
presented by Phillip Schofield (Repeat)

11.10am Film : Scrooge (1970)
starring Albert Finney and Alec Guinness

1.00pm News with Chris Lowe ,
WeatherSuzanne Charlton

1.05pm The Red Arrows
A Quiver of Silver

2.00pm Film : A Bridge Too Far (1977)
starring Dirk Bogarde

4.50pm Final Score
introduced by Ralph Dellor

5.05pm Newswith Chris Lowe Weather

5.15pm Jim'll Fix It for Christmas

6.00pm The Paul Daniels Magic Show

6.50pm EastEnders

7.20pm Bergerac
Second Time Around, starring John Nettles

9.00pm Birds of a Feather

9.30pm Blackadder's Christmas Carol
starring Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson (Repeat)

10.15pm News with Chris Lowe Weather

10.25pm Film : The Name of Rose (1986)
starring Sean Connery Première

12.30am Michael Feinstein in Concert

1.20am Weather

1.25am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

CHRISTMAS DAY DECEMBER 25TH 1989

BBC1

7.00am Christmas Children's BBC
The Nativity Play(Repeat)

7.10am Bluetoes - the Christmas Elf

7.30am Playdays
the Christmas Tree Stop

7.50am Ziggy's Gift
(Repeat)

8.15am A Merry Mirthworm Christmas
(Repeat)

8.40am A Flintstone Christmas

9.30am Eggs 'n' Baker
with Cheryl Baker

9.55am Weather

10.00am Christmas Celebration
from Gold Hill Baptist Church, Bucks with Roy Castle
in a service led by the Rev Jim Graham

11.00am Noel's Christmas Presents

12.00 Christmas Comedy Cracker
Porridge
Disturbing the Peace

12.30pm Dad's Army
My Brother and I

1.10pm Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Jessica's First Christmas

2.00pm Top of the Pops Christmas Show
introduced by Jakki Brambles, Bruno Brookes, Gary Davies

3.00pm The Queen

3.15pm Bread

4.05pm Only Fools and Horses
The Jolly Boys' Outing

5.30pm Newswith Jill Dando, Weather Michael Fish

5.35pm The Russ Abbot Christmas Show
with special guest Les Dennis

6.15pm Film : Crocodile Dundee (1986)
starring Paul Hogan Première

7.50pm Agatha Christie's Miss Marple : A Caribbean Mystery

9.40pm In Sickness and in Health

10.10pm Newswith Jill Dando Weather

10.20pm Film : Clockwise (1986)
starring John Cleese Première

11.55pm Christmas Epilogue
The Word Made Flesh

12.00 Film : Key Largo (1948)
starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall

1.40am Weather

1.45am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

christmas eve sunday 24th december 1989

BBC1

8.35am The Day I Met the Queen

9.15am Pilgrimage to Christmas

10.00am The Driving Force Snow Special
presented by Mike Smith and Murray Walker

11.00am Film : The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
starring Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell,
Herbert Lom

12.50pm Cartoon
Three Little Pups

1.00pm News Summary with Chris Lowe
Weather Bernard Davey

1.05pm Joy to the World
a spectacular celebration of Christmas and the 70th year of
the Save the Children fund held at the Royal Albert Hall in the
presence of Her Majesty the Queen and HRH the Princess Royal

2.00pm EastEnders

3.00pm Film : Labyrinth (1986)
starring David Bowie and Jennifer ConnellyPremière

4.35pm Beasts of the Field

5.05pm Hearts of Gold
presented by Esther Rantzen, a special Christmas edition

5.50pm The Chronicles of Narnia
6. The Voyage of the Dawn Trader

6.20pm Newswith Chris Lowe Weather

6.35pm Songs of Praise
celebrates Christmas at Warwick Castle

7.15pm Telly Addicts
presented by Noel Edmonds

7.45pm Ever Decreasing Circles
starring Richard Briers, Penelope Wilton

9.10pm Newswith Martyn Lewis Weather

9.25pm Film : Legal Eagles (1986)
starring Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl HannahPremière

11.20pm Midnight Mass of the Nativity
from the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Clonard Monastery,
West Belfast

12.20am Film : Love Story (1970)
starring Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neil, Ray Milland

2.00am Weather

2.05am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Saturday 23rd December 1989

BBC1

7.30am Saturday Starts Here!
Playbus
7.55am Jimbo and the Jet Set
8.00am Mersey Tales
8.05am New Adventures of Mighty Mouse
8.20am ChuckleVlslon
8.35am Thundercats
9.00am Going Live!
12.12pm Weather
12.15pm Grandstand
5.05pm News
5.15pm Regional News and Sport
5.20pm Bob's Full House
6.00pm Film : Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
7.55pm The Les Dennis Christmas Laughter Show
8.30pm Last of the Summer Wine
9.20pm News, Weather
9.35pm Film : Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile (1978)
11.50pm Dave Brubeck
12.40am Film : The Third Man (1949)
2.20am Weather

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Tuesday 27th December 1988

CHANNEL 4

9.30am Sesame Street
Jose Carreras

10.30am Transatlantic Diary
an Assignment Adventure documentary (Repeat)

11.30am Street Hockey
The Wigan Wildcats v The Maulers

12.00 Rowing
Westminster Serpentine Regatta

12.30pm Channel 4 Racing
from Kempton Park 12.45, 1.15, 1.45, 2.20 races

2.45pm On the Twelfth Day
film interpreting the song about the 12 Days of Christmas (Repeat)

3.10pm Anne of the Green Gables (Repeat)

5.00pm American Football
Super Bowl XXIII play-offs

6.00pm Faerie Tale Theatre
The Pied Piper starring Eric Idle

7.00pm News Summary and Weather followed by
Remembering Marilyn
a tribute to Marilyn Monroe

8.00pm The Cosby Show
Mr Quiet

8.30pm Brookside

9.00pm Othello
with John Kani, Joanna Weinberg

12.40am Film : Fritz Lang : Fury (1936)
starring Spencer Tracy (B&W)

2.25am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

CHANNEL 4

Boxing Day Monday 26th December 1988

9.30am Sesame Street
Victor Borge

10.30am Race Against the Wind
an Assignment Adventure documentary (Repeat)

11.30am Street Hockey
Street Warriors v Streetforce Titans

12.00 Stone Monkey
portrait of a rock climber(Repeat)

12.30pm Channel 4 Racing
from Kempton Park 12.45, 1.15, 1.45, 2.20 & 2.50 races

3.15pm Anne of Green Gables
starring Megan Follows(Repeat)

5.05pm Cricket - The Women's World Cup Final

6.00pm Faerie Tale Theatre
Rapunzel, starring Shelley Duvall, Jeff Bridges, Gena Rowlands, Roddy McDowell

7.00pm News Summary and Weatherfollowed by
Caught in the Act
with Kenneth Branagh, David Parfitt, Derek Jacobi, Judi Dench, Geraldine McEwan

8.00pm Cheers
Christmas Cheers (Repeat)

8.30pm Brookside

9.00pm Film : Ginger and Fred (1986)
starring Marcello Mastroianni

11.25pm Le Tango Stupéfiant
Helene Delavault

12.25am Film : Fritz Lang : The Return of Frank James (1940)
starring Henry Fonda

2.10am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 1988
CHANNEL 4

9.30am Christopher's Christmas Mission
Swedish animation narrated by Bernard Cribbins

10.00am Silent Mouse
starring Lynn Redgrave, Gregor Fisher

11.00am The Waltons
The Genius

12.00 Treasure Hunt
with Kenneth Kendall, Aneka Rice, Wincey Willis(Repeat)

1.00pm Lost in Space
A Visit to Hades

2.00pm Film : Show People (1928)
starring Marion Davies

3.30pm Film : The Snowman (1982)
animation

6.00pm Faerie Tale Theatre
Pinocchio, starring Paul Reubens

7.00pm News Summary and Weather followed by
Time is a Country
Margaret Gardiner

8.20pm Challenge by Fire - Restoring the Glory of York Minster

9.00pm Creole Giselle
The Dance Theatre of Harlem, ballet

10.40pm Jean-Michel Jarre : Destination Docklands

11.40am Human Rights Now!
concert filmed live in Buenos Aries, Argentina featuring Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Youssou N'Dour, E Street Band(Repeat)

2.40am Closedown