Christmas TV

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Wednesday 21st December 1988

BBC2

9.00am Pages from Ceefax
12.00 Comedy Matinee
Film : The Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)
1.10pm Tom and Jerry Festival
1.25pm Fingermouse
1.40pm Under Sail
2.00pm News, Weather
followed by
Lost City of the Incas
3.00pm News, Weather
followed by
Wild World
3.50pm News, Weather, Regional News and Weather
4.00pm Favourite Things
4.30pm Laurel and Hardy in Beau Chumps.
5.05pm Perfect Strangers
5.30pm Film 88
6.00pm Mission Impossible
6.50pm Reportage
7.40pm Tom and Jerry Festival
7.50pm Minnelli on Minnelli
9.00pm Alas Sage and Onion
9.40pm Film : Sweet Dreams (1985) Première
11.30pm Weather
11.35pm Film : Minnelli Directs The Band Wagon (1953)

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Tuesday 20th December 1988

BBC2

9.00am Pages from Ceefax
12.00 Comedy Matinee
Film : Up in Mabel's Room (1944)
1.15pm Tom and Jerry Festival
1.25pm Bertha
1.40pm The First Noels
2.00pm News, Weather
followed by
See Hear!
2.50pm Holiday Outings
3.00pm News, Weather
followed by
The World about Us
3.50pm News and Weather
Regional News and Weather
4.00pm Favourite Things
4.30pm See Hear!
5.00pm Advice Shop
5.30pm Chelsea Flower Show
6.00pm Tuesday Western
Film : Tall in the Saddle (1944)
7.25pm Cartoon
7.30pm The Rock N Roll Years
8.00pm The Train Now Departing
8.30pm The Modern Mandarin
9.00pm The Mind Machine
10.30pm Newsnight
11.15pm Weatherview
11.20pm The Val Lewton Season
Film : The Body Snatcher (1945)

[Richard1978]

Re: Christmas TV

This one? 1983 (December 2nd)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270281/

Thanks for that, hopefully it narrows things down.

The Christmas period used to be a good time for one-off cartoons, not always festive themed but always welcome, things like Banjo The Cat, Lyle The Crocodile, & The California Raisins animation Channel 4 seemed to show at every holiday for a few years.

[Richard1978]

Re: Christmas TV

Wednesday 21st December 1988

BBC1

6.00am Ceefax AM
6.40am Leon Errol in Deal Me In
6.55am Weather
7.00am Breakfast Time
8.30am The Flintstones
8.55am Regional News and Weather
9.00am News, Weather
followed by
Open Air
9.20am Five Go to Florida
10.00am News, Weather
followed by
Going for Gold
10.25am Children's BBC
Playbus
10.50am Paddington
10.55am Five to Eleven
11.00am News, Weather
followed by
Open Air
12.00 News, Weather
followed by
Daytime Live
12.55pm Regional News and Weather
1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather
1.30pm Neighbours
1.50pm Going for Gold
2.15pm Film : The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955)
3.50pm Children's BBC
Two by Two
4.05pm Lassie
4.35pm Back to the Wild
5.00pm Newsround
5.05pm The Watch House
5.35pm Neighbours
6.00pm Six O'Clock News
6.30pm Regional news magazines
Weather
7.00pm Wogan : Terry in Pantoland
7.35pm Doctor Who : The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (Part 2)
8.00pm The Les Dawson Show
8.50pm Points of View
9.00pm Nine O'Clock News
Regional News; Weather
9.30pm Film : Poison Candy (1988)
11.00pm* So This Is Christmas....
11.45pm* Lifeline
11.55pm* Movie Classics
Film : The Cruel Sea (1953)
1.55pm* Weather

*Programmes were interrupted at about 11.45pm with a News Flash about the Lockerbie Air Disaster meaning the Movie Classic - The Cruel Sea was shown just after 12.05am

I saw the first news flash about the Lockerbie Air Disaster just after Dr Who ended, which probably lasted a minute or 2.

[Heather74]

Re: Christmas TV

A one-off cartoon I remember being shown around Christmas one year in the early 1980s was called the Christmas Tree Train. I've not noticed it mentioned in any listings here yet.

This one? 1983 (December 2nd)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270281/

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Monday 19th December 1988

BBC2

9.00am Pages from Ceefax
12.00 Film : Room Service
1.15pm Cartoon
1.25pm The Adventures of Spot
1.30pm What's Inside?
1.40pm The Historyman
1.45pm The First Noels
2.00pm News, Weather
followed by
Songs of Praise
2.40pm Holiday Outings
2.50pm Town Portraits
3.00pm News, Weather
followed by
International Pro-Celebrity Golf
3.50pm News and Weather
Regional News and Weather
4.00pm International Show Jumping
4.45pm Behind the Screen
4.50pm Film : Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
6.00pm DEF II INXS : In Search of Excellence
6.35pm DEF II's Christmas Comedy Club
7.05pm The Phil at the Albert
7.40pm The Education Programme
8.10pm Wildlife Garden
9.00pm Screen Two : Shadow on the Earth
10.10pm The Tracey Ullman Show
10.30pm Newsnight
11.15pm Weatherview
11.20pm Cameron Country
12.05am International Show Jumping

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Sunday 18th December 1988

BBC2

9.00am Pages from Ceefax
9.25am Now on Two
Laurel and Hardy in Dog Tired
9.30am Popeye and Son
10.00am Blue Peter Omnibus
10.50am Boss Cat
11.15am Boxpops
12.00 Reportage
12.50pm The Mind Machine
1.40pm 40 Minutes
2.20pm The Week in the Lords
3.00pm Film : Meet Me at the Fair (1953)
4.25pm Music in Camera
5.00pm Rugby Special
5.55pm Ski Sunday
6.35pm The Money Programme
7.15pm The Great Rift
8.10pm Face to Face
8.40pm Sound on Film
9.25pm Hockey's Golden Year
10.10pm American Wave 2
Film : Jim McBride's Breathless (1983) Première

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Saturday 17th December 1988

BBC2

9.00am Pages from Ceefax
12.15pm Samson and Sally
1.15pm On the Throne
1.55pm Saturday Cinema
Film : The Sand Pebbles (1966)
4.45pm The Sky at Night
5.05pm Sports Review of the Year
6.45pm NewsView, Weather
7.25pm The Explorers : a Century of Discovery
8.50pm The Film Club
Film : A bout de souffle (Breathless) (1960) Première
10.20pm Film : Gun Crazy (1950)
11.50pm Erasure: the Innocents - Live

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

New Year's Eve Saturday 31st December 1988

BBC1

8.15am Saturday Starts Here
8.20am Corners
8.35am Space Baby
9.00am Going Live!
10.40am Saturday Morning Film : One Hour to Doomsday (1971)
12.12am Weather
12.15am Grandstand
5.05pm News, Weather
5.15pm Regional News/Sport
5.20pm 25 Years of Top of the Pops
6.30pm Bob's Full House
7.05pm 'Allo'Allo!
7.30pm Hearts of Gold 88
8.10pm TV Film : Perry Mason in The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987)
Première
9.45pm News and Sport
Weather
10.00pm Comic Relief's Nose at Ten
11.00pm Clive James on 88
12.00 Happy New Year!
12.10am Broadway Musicals
Film : Can-Can (1960)
2.15am Weather

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Friday 30th December 1988

BBC1

6.00am Ceefax AM
6.40am Kirkwood and Brown
in Put Some Money in the Pot
6.55am Weather
7.00am Breakfast Time
8.30am The Flintstones
8.55am Regional News and Weather
9.00am News, Weather
followed by
Now It's Christmas
Boss Cat
9.30am Why Don't You ?
10.00am News, Weather
followed by
Now It's Christmas
Popeye
10.30am Playbus
10.55am Five to Eleven
11.00am News, Weather
followed by
Now It's Christmas
Rolf Harris Cartoon Time
11.30am Superman
12.50pm News, Weather
followed by
The Garden Party
12.55pm Regional News and Weather
1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather
1.15pm Neighbours
1.40pm Holiday Quiz
2.10pm Film : Flying Leathernecks (1951)
3.50pm Children's BBC
Charlie Brown
4.40pm Film : Bushfire Moon (1987) (Part Two)
5.35pm Neighbours
6.00pm Six O'Clock News
6.30pm Regional news magazines, Weather
7.00pm Wogan
7.40pm The Musical Classics of Morecambe and Wise
8.15pm Twenty-One Years of the Two Ronnies
9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Regional News
Weekend Weather
9.30pm Film : Blue Thunder (1983)
11.15pm Films of the Year
11.55pm Movie Classics:
Film : Stalag 17 (1953)
1.55am Weather

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Thursday 29th December 1988

BBC1

6.00am Ceefax AM
6.40am Kirkwood and Brown
in Photo Phonies.
6.55am Weather
7.00am Breakfast Time
8.30am The Flintstones
8.55am Regional News and Weather
9.00am News, Weather
followed by
Now It's Christmas
Boss Cat
9.30am Why Don't You... ?
10.00am News, Weather
followed by
Now It's Christmas
The All New Popeye Show
10.30am Playbus
10.55am Five to Eleven
11.00am News, Weather
followed by
Now It's Christmas
Rolf Harris Cartoon Time
11.30am Superman
12.00 News, Weather
followed by
The Garden Party
12.55pm Regional News and Weather
1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather
1.15pm Neighbours
1.40pm Holiday Quiz
2.10pm Film : Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
3.30pm Tom and Jerry Festival Triple Bill
3.50pm Children's BBC
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
4.10pm Charlie Brown
4.35pm Boudicca
5.05pm Blue Peter Review of the Year
5.35pm Neighbours
6.00pm Six O'Clock News
6.30pm Regional news magazines
Weather
7.00pm Bros Special
7.30pm EastEnders
8.00pm You Rang, M'Lord?
9.00pm Nine O'Clock News
Regional News; Weather
9.30pm Yes, Prime Minister
10.00pm David Dimbleby's Review of 1988
11.15pm World Championship Dancing
12.00 Movie Classics
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
1.55pm Weather

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Wednesday 28th December 1988

BBC1

6.00am Ceefax AM
6.40am Kirkwood and Brown
in Rogues to Riches.
6.55am Weather
7.00am Breakfast Time
8.30am The Flintstones
8.55am Regional News and Weather
9.00am News, Weather
followed by
Now It's Christmas
Boss Cat
9.30am Why Don't You...?
10.00am News, Weather
followed by
Now It's Christmas
Popeye
10.30am Playbus
10.55am Five to Eleven
11.00am News, Weather
followed by
Now It's Christmas
Rolf Harris Cartoon Time
11.30am Superman
12.00 News ,Weather
followed by
Rainbow City
12.55pm Regional News and Weather
1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather
1.15pm Neighbours
1.40pm Holiday Quiz
2.10pm Film : Geronimo (1962)
3.50pm Children's BBC
Booker
4.45pm Film : Bushfire Moon (1987) (Part One)
5.35pm Neighbours
6.00pm Six O'Clock News
6.30pm Regional news magazines, Weather
7.00pm Wogan
7.40pm Doctor Who : The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (Part 3)
8.05pm The Guinness Book of Records Hall of Fame
9.00pm Nine O'Clock News
Regional News, Weather
9.30pm Wife Begins at 40
11.00pm Film : James Stewart in Two Rode Together (1961)
12.45am Weather

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Holiday Tuesday 27th December 1988

BBC1

7.00am Now It's Christmas
with Simon Parkin, Andy Crane
The Muppet Babies

7.25am Champion the Wonder Horse (b/w)

7.50am Film : Around the World with Dot (1982)
animation

8.58am Weather

9.00am Barney

9.05am Tales of the Mouse Hockey League

9.30am Why Don't You ..?

10.00am Popeye

10.20am Pinny's House

10.30am Playbus

10.50am Paddington

10.55am Rolf Harris Cartoon Time

11.30am Driving Force

12.30pm Cartoon

12.40pm News, Weather

12.45pm Racing from Chepstow

2.20pm Holiday Quiz
presented by Anne Gregg

2.50pm Film : The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
starring Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Michael Redgrave

5.00pm News, Weather

5.10pm Film : The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
starring Richard Chamberlain

6.50pm The Les Dennis Christmas Laughter Show

7.30pm EastEnders

8.00pm Bergerac
starring John Nettles

9.35pm News, Weather

9.50pm Film : The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland

12.00 Movie Classics : The Wicked Lady (1945)
Barry Norman introduces The Wicked Lady
starring Margaret Lockwood, James Mason

1.40am Weather

1.45am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Boxing Day Monday 26th December 1988

BBC1

7.00am Now It's Christmas
with Simon Parkin, Andy Crane
The Muppet Babies

7.20am Champion the Wonder Horse (b/w)

7.45am Film : Dot and the Kangaroo (1977)
animation

9.00am Playbus

9.25am Bugs Bunny's Loonie Christmas Tale

9.55am Smash Hits Poll Winners' Party

10.55am Five to Eleven with Frank Thornton

11.00am Rolf Harris Cartoon Time

11.25am Film : The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
starring Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano

1.05pm News, Weather

1.10pm The World's Strongest Man

2.10pm Film : Escape to Athena (1979)
starring Roger Moore, Telly Savalas

4.05pm Disney Time
introduced by David Essex

4.50pm Final Score

5.05pm News, Weather

5.15pm Regional News/Sport

5.20pm Jim'll Fix It

6.00pm A Question of Sport
presented by David Coleman

6.30pm The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show

7.20pm Civvy Street
an EastEnders special set around Christmas 1942

8.20pm Film : Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
starring Eddie Murphy Première

10.05pm The Lenny Henry Special

10.45pm News, Regional News ; Weather

10.55pm Bruce and Ronnie in the Corbett and Forsyth Show

11.40pm Broadway Musicals : Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
starring Topol

2.35am Weather

2.40am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 1988

BBC1

6:55am Now It's Christmas
with Simon Parkin, Andy Crane
The Christmas Toy

7:45am The Christmas Raccoons

8:10am The Nativity Play

8:20am Playbus

8:45am The Pink Panther Show

9:10am Charlie's Christmas Project

9:35am Umbrella Christmas Special
with Mark Chatterton, Susan Leong

10:00am Christmas Worship
from Paisley Abbey

11:00am Christmas Morning with Noel

12:05pm It's a Charity Knockout
from Walt Disney World Resort

1:00pm EastEnders

2:00pm Top of the Pops Christmas Show

3:00pm HM The Queen

3:10pm Film : Back to the Future (1985)
starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd Première

5:05pm Only Fools and Horses

6:25pm News and Weather

6:30pm A Christmas Celebration a Songs of Praise Special
hosted by Cliff Richard and Sally Magnusson

7:15pm Bread

8:30pm The Russ Abbot Christmas Show

9:10pm News and Weather

9:20pm Film : Silverado (1985)
starring Kevin Kline Première

11:30pm The Gospel According to St Matthew

11:40pm Broadway Musicals : Carousel (1956)
starring Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones

1:45am Weather

1:50am Closedown