Christmas TV

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Sunday 20th December 1981

BBC1

9.00am Mr Benn
9.15am Wake Up Sunday
9.35am Nai Zindagi Naya Jeevan
10.05am Mary Chipperfield's Wildest School on Earth
10.35am Lost for Words
11.00am See Hear!
11.50am Discovering Patchwork
12.15pm Sunday Worship
1.00pm Farming
1.25pm Embroidery
1.50pm News Headlines
1.55pm Film Matinee : The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979)
3.30pm Barbara's Problem Dogs
4.20pm International Show Jumping
5.30pm Great Expectations
6.00pm News, Weatherman
6.10pm Corbet Woodall
appeals on behalf of the Arthritis and Rheumatism
Council for Research
6.15pm Songs of Praise
7.15pm Hi-De-Hi!
7.45pm Mastermind
8.20pm Bergerac
9.15pm Dallas
10.05pm News, Weather
10.15pm Robert of Canterbury
11.10pm Women in the Eighties
11.35pm Men v Women : An International Golf Challenge
12.25am Weatherman

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Monday 21st December 1981

BBC1

10.25am Why Don't You....?
10.50am Play Chess!
11.00am The Rose and the Ring
11.20am King of the Rocket Men
11.40am The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Mysteries
12.30pm News After Noon, Weather J
12.57pm Regional News (excluding London & SE)
Financial Report, and News Headlines (London and SE only)
1.00pm Pebble Mill at One
1.45pm Chock-a-Block
2.00pm See Hear!
2.50pm International Show Jumping
3.53pm Regional News (excluding London)
3.55pm Play School
4.20pm Mighty Mouse
4.25pm Jackanory
4.40pm The Cricket in Times Square
5.05pm Blue Peter
5.35pm Paddington
5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman
6.00pm Nationwide
6.55pm Angels
7.20pm Blake's Seven
8.10pm Panorama
9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Weatherman
9.25pm Max Boyce in Concert
10.00pm International Show Jumping
10.45pm Film 81
11.18pm News Headlines
11.20pm Men v Women : An International Golf
12.10am Weatherman

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Tuesday 22nd December 1981

BBC1

10.25am Why Don't You...?
10.50am Play Chess!
11.00am Go with Noakes
11.30am King of the Rocket Men
11.40am The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Mysteries
12.30pm News After Noon, Weather
12.57pm Regional News (excluding London)
Financial Report, and News Headlines (London and SE only)
1.00pm Pebble Mill at One
1.45pm Over the Moon
2.00pm Film : Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
3.53pm Regional News (excluding London)
3.55pm Play School
4.20pm Mighty Mouse
4.25pm Jackanory
4.40pm The Drak Pack : Dred Goes to Hollywood
5.00pm Codename Icarus
5.35pm Paddington
5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman
6.00pm Regional news magazines
6.25pm Nationwide
6.55pm Angels
7.20pm The Rockford Files
8.10pm Sean Connery Profile
9.00pm Nine O'Clock News
Weatherman
9.25pm Play for Today: The Factory
10.25pm Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet
11.13pm News Headlines
11.15pm Men v Women : International Golf Challenge
12.05am Weatherman

[Richard1978]

Re: Christmas TV

Monday 21st December 1981

BBC1

10.25am Why Don't You....?
10.50am Play Chess!
11.00am The Rose and the Ring
11.20am King of the Rocket Men
11.40am The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Mysteries
12.30pm News After Noon, Weather J
12.57pm Regional News (excluding London & SE)
Financial Report, and News Headlines (London and SE only)
1.00pm Pebble Mill at One
1.45pm Chock-a-Block
2.00pm See Hear!
2.50pm International Show Jumping
3.53pm Regional News (excluding London)
3.55pm Play School
4.20pm Mighty Mouse
4.25pm Jackanory
4.40pm The Cricket in Times Square
5.05pm Blue Peter
5.35pm Paddington
5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman
6.00pm Nationwide
6.55pm Angels
7.20pm Blake's Seven
8.10pm Panorama
9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Weatherman
9.25pm Max Boyce in Concert
10.00pm International Show Jumping
10.45pm Film 81
11.18pm News Headlines
11.20pm Men v Women : An International Golf
12.10am Weatherman

Not Xmas related but worth mentioning that this Blake'7 episode was the last ever one, & managed an audience of 10 million, even more impressive considering it was shown opposite Coronation Street.

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Tuesday 23rd December 1980

BBC1

9.30am F.A.C.T.S.
Football Association Coaching: Tactics, Skills
9.55am King Rollo
10.00am The Red Hand Gang
10.25am Why Don't You....?
10.50am Play Chess
11.00am TV Film : Lassie : Well of Love (1970)
12.15pm Battle of the Planets
12.35pm Porky Pig
12.45pm Midday News, Weather
1.00pm Bagpuss
1.15pm California Fever
2.00pm Film : A Challenge for Robin Hood
3.35pm The Gay Parisian
3.53pm Regional News (excluding London)
3.55pm Play School
4.20pm Yogi Bear
4.25pm Jackanory
4.40pm The Bells of Astercote
5.35pm Paddington
5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman
5.55pm Regional News Magazines and Nationwide
6.15pm Christmas on Nationwide
6.50pm Angels
7.15pm Terry and June Christmas Show
7.45pm ChristmasComedy Classic : The Likely Lads
8.30pm The Dawson Watch
9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Weatherman
9.25pm Play for Today : Jessie
10.55pm Best of British
11.35pm News Headlines; Weatherman

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Eve Wednesday 24th December 1980

BBC1

9.15am Fingerbobs
the story of string

9.30am F.A.C.T.S.
Football Association Coaching: Tactics, Skills
5: Creating Space (2)

9.55am King Rollo

10.00am The Red Hand Gang

10.25am Why Don`t You...?
'Why Don't You just switch off your television set and go and do
something less boring instead? '
Your ideas, games and activities presented by the children of the
Bristol Why Don't You gang.

10.50am Play Chess
Improve your game and learn some new tricks! 3: The Bishop

11.00am TV Film : Lassie : Flight of the Cougar (1967)
Lassie saves a wounded cougar and her cubs, and helps
tame a wild horse

12.15pm Battle of the Planets
A cartoon series of science-fiction adventure stories.
Museum of Mystery
Princess is in great danger from Zoltar when she loses
her special G-Force shoe. For now Spectra's evil leader
can make a duplicate of her from a hidden power within
the shoe

12.40pm Middday News, WeatherJack Scott

12.50pm California Fever
Stars of Tomorrow
Vince and his rock band, Four on the Floor,
are conned by a smooth operator and as a result
their friend Rick is in big trouble

1.35pm Film : Kim (1950)
starring Errol Flynn and Dean Stockwell

3.25pm Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Walt Disney cartoon

3.55pm Play School
with the story of Ruby the Donkey

4.20pm The Mole at Christmas
cartoon
The Mouse comes round to sing carols in the snow

4.25pm Jackanory
Judi Dench tells The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter

4.40pm All Star Record Breakers
with Roy Castle

5.35pm Paddington
Paddington's Christmas

5.40pm Newswith Kenneth Kendall Weatherman

5.55pm Tom and Jerry (London & SE)or Regional News

6.00pm Film : Pollyanna (1960)
starring Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman and Karl Malden

8.15pm Val's Special Years of Christmas
Val Doonican with Gemma Craven, Roy Hudd,
Gilbert O`Sullivan and the boys of St Paul`s Church Choir

9.00pm Main News Kenneth Kendall Weatherman

9.15pm Film : Big Jake (1971)
starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara and Richard Boone

11.05pm Placido Domingo's Christmas Choice
with Donald Sinden, Bob Peck, Kiri Te Kanawa, Peter Glossop,
Kevin Keegan, Bernard Levin and the Choir of Chichester Cathedral

11.50pm Midnight Eucharist from Carlisle Cathedral

12.55am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Day Thursday 25th December 1980

BBC1

8.55am Watch
The story of the Nativity,
with James Earl Adair and Louise Hall-Taylor

9.25am Mr Benn

9.40am The Pink Panther Show

10.00am Morning Worship
Worship for Christmas morning is Family Mass from the Cathedral
Church of St Peter and Paul, Clifton

11.00am Weather Jim Bacon

11.05am Film : The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
staring Laurence Harvey

1.10pm Carols from Warwick Castle
introduced by Douglas Fairbanks Jnr, with Vince Hill and Iris Williams

2.00pm Top of the Pops 80
including Abba, Blondie, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Police
and The Nolans. Peter Powell and Jimmy Savile, OBE
introduce a special edition featuring some of the top
records of 1980

3.00pm The Queen

3.10pm Film : 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
starring Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Peter Lorre

5.15pm The Paul Daniels Magic Show,
Join Paul Daniels as he conjures up a host of seasonal surprises
and introduces his special guests with their remarkable skills. from
Broadway: America's foremost magician Harry Blackstone from Paris:
the dazzling puppets of Compagnie Philippe Genty from Hollywood:
the quick-change talents of Michael McGiveney from Japan: the
ballerina on the golden bicycle Lilly Yokoi

6.05pm Evening Newswith Angela Rippon

6.10pm Larry Grayson's Generation Game

7.15pm Dallas

8.05pm The Mike Yarwood Christmas Show

8.45pm Film : Airport 1975 (1974)
starring Charlton Heston, Karen Black and George KennedyPremiere

10.30pm Main Newswith Angela Rippon HolidayWeatherJim Bacon

10.40pm Parkinson at Christmas
with Penelope Keith, James Galway and Ben Vereen

11.40pm Christmas Comedy Classic : Fawlty Towers
Gourmet Nights
When Basil hires a new chef he tries to turn 'Fawlty Towers'
into a gourmet's paradise

12.10am Weather

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Boxing Day Friday 26th December 1980

BBC1

9.15am Over the Moon

9.30am F.A.C.T.S.
Football Association Coaching: Tactics, Skills
A series of 14 programmes 6: Passing and Support

9.55am King Rollo

10.00am The Red Hand Gang
A series of nine programmes 4: Doc's Big Idea
The gang find the real sportsman and plan his escape

10.25am Why Don`t You...?

10.50am Play Chess
tactics when using the Queen

11.00am TV Film : Barnaby and Me (1977)
A film for the family starring Sid Caesar , Juliet Mills
Leo Fisk is a contact man - all ' con ' and no tact! When he
discovers a map which he thinks will lead him to hidden treasure,
he takes the attractive Jennifer, her daughter Linda and their
koala with him on safari. Their adventures form the story for this
lighthearted comedy, which stars the delightful Barnaby -Australia's
only talking bear! and Davis Butler as the voice of Barnaby

12.30pm Battle of the Planets
Mission to Inner Space

12.55pm The Bear and the Beavers
An MGM cartoon

1.00pm California Fever
Portrait of Laurie
After a row with her parents, Laurie runs away from home.
But she discovers that trying to survive on her own is not that easy

1.50pm Baboushka
a musical fable by Donald Swann and Arthur Scholey,
starring Eira Heath

2.40pm The Turkey
Its Natural and Unnatural History A fun film about the Christmas
bird - in fact almost everything you wanted to know about the
turkey but were afraid to ask! Introduced by Jeffery Boswall
The turkey - in the American wild and on the English farm;
in gun-sight and in restaurant; in science and business;
in mythology and art; in fact and figures; in phrase and poetry;
in song and dance; at Thanksgiving and Christmas

3.35pm Film : Storm Boy (1976)
A feature film starring Greg Rowe Peter Cummins , David Gulpilil
Storm Boy lives with his father in a beautiful but isolated part of the
South Australian coast. One day he discovers another human being
living among the sand dunes-Fingerbone Bill , a young Aborigine
who becomes his friend

5.00pm Today's Sport
Tony Gubba introduces a round-up of today's major sports news,
including a complete check on the Classified Football Results

5.10pm Disney Time
The traditional Christmas visit to the world of Walt Disney films.
Introduced by Marti Caine
Films include Dumbo, Pinocchio, Popeye, Lady and the Tramp,
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

5.55pm Evening News Jan Leeming Weatherman

6.05pm Jim'll Fix It

6.45pm Blankety Blank
Terry Wogan hosts a special Christmas edition of the comedy quiz
game, in which contestants attempt to match their ' blanks' with
Katie Boyle , Windsor Davies Les Dawson, Sandra Dickinson
Kenny Everett , Shirley Anne Field David Hamilton , Roy Hudd
The Krankies, Rula Lenska Patrick Moore , Beryl Reid
Madeline Smith , Jimmy Tarbuck

7.25pm The Two Ronnies
with Barbara Dickson

8.15pm Film : The Towering Inferno (1974)
starring Paul Newman, Steve McQueen and an all-star castPremiere

10.55pm News and Sport with Jan Leeming

11.10pm Boxing Night at the Mill
Ken Dodd , Susan Hampshire, Peter Davison and Wall Street Crash
are among Bob Langley 's guests in a Christmas programme of music
conversation and entertainment from the foyer of Pebble Mill,
with Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen

12.10am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Saturday 27th December 1980

BBC1

8.55am Play Chess
9.05am F.A.C.T.S.
Football Association Coaching: Tactics, Skills
9.30am Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
12.12pm Weather
12.15pm Grandstand
2.35pm The Record Breakers
3.25pm The Woodhouse World of Animals
4.05pm Emu's Magical Music Show
4.40pm Today's Sport
5.05pm Basil's Christmas Cruise
5.40pm News, Weatherman
5.50pm Tom and Jerry (London and South East only)
Regional News (All other English regions)
6.00pm It's a Christmas Knockout
7.00pm Film : Bugsy Malone (1976) Premiere
8.30pm The Dick Emery Christmas Show
9.20pm News and Sport, Weather
9.35pm On Approval
11.05pm Men v Women
International Golf Challenge
11.55pm Weatherman

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Sunday 28th December 1980

BBC1

9.00am Chigley
9.15am F.A.C.T.S.
9.40am Naya Saal Mubarak
10.10am Lassie : The Voyager
11.40am Battle of the Planets
12.05pm This is the Day
12.50pm News Headlines, Weather
12.55pm Dorian Williams - Voice of Show Jumping
1.35pm Ice Skating
2.25pm Perry Como's Christmas Special
3.15pm Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet
5.00pm Match of the Day
6.00pm News, Weatherman
6.10pm The Talisman
6.40pm Songs of Praise
7.15pm Film : Nickelodeon (1976) Premiere
9.15pm The Queen and Prince Philip
10.15pm News, Weather
10.25pm Everyman
11.00pm Men v Women
International Golf Challenge
11.50pm Weatherman

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Monday 29th December 1980

BBC1

9.30am F.A.C.T.S.
Football Association Coaching: Tactics, Skills
9.55am King Rollo
10.00am The Red Hand Gang
10.25am Why Don't You....?
10.50am Play Chess
11.00am Film : Lassie: Challenge to Lassie
12.15pm Battle of the Planets
12.35pm Mouse Placed Kitten
12.45pm Midday News, Weather
1.00pm Chigley
1.15pm California Fever
2.00pm Film : Two Weeks with Love (1950)
3.30pm Intergalactic Thanksgiving
3.53pm Regional News (excluding London)
3.55pm Play School
4.20pm Mighty Mouse
4.25pm Jackanory
4.40pm The Devil and Daniel Mouse
5.05pm Blue Peter Review of the Year
5.40pm Ivor the Engine
5.45pm Evening News, Weatherman
6.00pm Tom and Jerry (London and South East only)
Regional News (All other English regions)
6.10pm Junior Kick Start
6.45pm Christmas Comedy Classic : Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
7.40pm Thank You 1980, and Goodbye
8.45pm Main News, Weatherman
9.00pm Film : The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)


11.13pm News Headlines
11.15pm Men v Women
International Golf Challenge
12.05am Weatherman

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Tuesday 30th December 1980

BBC1

9.30am F.A.C.T.S.
Football Association Coaching: Tactics, Skills
9.55am King Rollo
10.00am The Red Hand Gang
10.25am Why Don't You...?
10.50am Play Chess
11.00am Lassie : The Miracle
12.15pm Battle of the Planets
12.35pm Tom and Jerry
12.45pm Midday News, Weather
1.00pm Camberwick Green
1.15pm California Fever
2.00pm Film : Flipper and the Pirates (1964)
3.35pm The Spanish Fiesta
3.53pm Regional News (excluding London)
3.55pm Play School
4.20pm Mighty Mouse
4.25pm Jackanory
4.40pm Animal Magic
5.05pm Grange Hill
5.35pm Ivor the Engine
5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman
5.55pm Tom and Jerry (London and South East only)
Regional News (All other regions)
6.05pm Rising Stars - Grand Final
6.55pm Film : When the North Wind Blows(1974) Premiere
8.45pm Main News, Weatherman
9.00pm Not the Nine O'Clock News
9.45pm Films of the Year
10.25pm The Europe We Joined
11.13pm News Headlines
11.15pm Men v Women
International Golf Challenge
12.05am Weatherman

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

New Year's Eve Wednesday 31st December 1980

BBC1

9.30am F.A.C.T.S.
Football Association Coaching: Tactics, Skills
9.55am King Rollo
10.00am The Red Hand Gang
10.25am Why Don't You...?
10.50am Play Chess
11.00am Lassie : Lassie's Great Adventure
12.30pm Battle of the Planets
12.55pm Midday News, Weather
1.00pm Camberwick Green
1.15pm 200 Years of a King's Rain
1.40pm The Edinburgh Military Tattoo of 1980
2.50pm Men v Women
International Golf Challenge
3.40pm Bugs Bunny
3.53pm Regional News (exc London)
3.55pm Play School
4.20pm Mighty Mouse
4.25pm Jackanory
4.40pm The Record Breakers
5.10pm The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris
5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman
5.50pm Tom and Jerry (London and South East only)
Regional News (All other English regions)
6.00pm Christmas Comedy Classic : Dad's Army
6.40pm Larry Grayson's Generation Game
7.35pm Citizen Smith
8.10pm Film : Birth of The Beatles (1979) Premiere
9.50pm Main News, Weatherman
10.00pm Pick of 80
11.00pm The Good Old Days
12.00 Big Ben
12.01am A Happy New Year

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Saturday 20th December 1980

BBC2

2.15pm Christmas Matinée : 1
Film : The Cat and the Fiddle (1934)
3.40pm Play Away
4.05pm Christmas Matinée : 2
Film : The Firefly (1937)
6.10pm Did You See...?
6.45pm Bullseye
7.25pm News and Sport
Weather
7.40pm Arts UK - OK?
8.35pm Rugby Special

9.20pm International Show Jumping
10.40pm News on 2
Weather
10.45pm The Old Grey Whistle Test
11.25pm Film : Gaslight (1944)

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Saturday 20th December 1980

BBC2

2.15pm Christmas Matinée : 1
Film : The Cat and the Fiddle (1934)
3.40pm Play Away
4.05pm Christmas Matinée : 2
Film : The Firefly (1937)
6.10pm Did You See...?
6.45pm Bullseye
7.25pm News and Sport
Weather
7.40pm Arts UK - OK?
8.35pm Rugby Special
9.20pm International Show Jumping
10.40pm News on 2
Weather
10.45pm The Old Grey Whistle Test
11.25pm Film : Gaslight (1944)