Christmas TV

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Wednesday 21st December 1983

BBC2

4.15pm Film : Cary Grant In Every Girl Should be Married (1948) Première
5.35pm News Summary, Weather
5.40pm A Waltons Special : A Wedding on Waltons' Mountain
7.15pm Championship Darts Special
8.30pm Nature
9.00pm Entertainment USA
9.25pm My Music for Christmas
9.55pm Barry at Blenheim
10.40pm News on Two, Weather
10.45pm TV Film : The Roads of Exile (1978) (Part One) Première

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Tuesday 20th December 1983

BBC2

4.00pm Film : Cary Grant In Mr Lucky (1943)
5.35pm News Summary
Weather
5.40pm Rockschool
6.05pm Gymnastics
7.05pm St Ursula's In Danger
8.10pm Bookmark
9.00pm Film : Rollerball (1975) Première
11.00pm Out of Court
11.30pm News on Two, Weather
11.35pm Greek-Language and People

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Monday 19th December 1983

BBC2

3.55pm Film : Cary Grant In Bringing Up Baby (1938)
5.35pm News Summary, Weather
5.40pm Eureka
6.10pm International Show Jumping
6.55pm Schoolgirl Chums
8.00pm Food and Drink
8.30pm The Bob Monkhouse Show
9.25pm A Talent for Murder
10.55am Frank Delaney

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Sunday 18th December 1983

BBC2

11.25am Open University
Caring for Older People: Voluntary Workers
11.50am Maths: The Alvey Report 3: Software Engineering
12.15pm Towards One Force of Nature
2.25pm Horizon
3.15pm Beethoven Piano Sonatas
3.45pm The Great Palace: The Story of Parliament
4.35pm Rugby Special
5.25pm Ski Sunday
6.00pm News Review
6.30pm The Money Programme
7.15pm Russell Harty : The Nativity
7.45pm The Natural World : Pelican Delta
8.40pm News on Two, Weather
8.45pm Did You See...?
9.35pm Pranks
10.15pm TV Film : Frankenstein: The True Story (1973)

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Saturday 17th December 1983

BBC2

10.35am Open University
2.45pm The Sky at Night
3.05pm Play Away
3.25pm The Emigrants
5.50pm Greek - Language and People
6.15pm Whistle Test - On the Road
6.55pm Newsnight December
7.45pm News and Sport
8.00pm Zubin Mehta Masterclass
8.50pm Film ; Cary Grant In Night and Day (1946)
10.58pm News Summary Weather
11.00pm The New Land

[George 1978]

Re: Christmas TV

I'm probably part of the last generation that remembers regional ITV although I'm too young to remember Thames, TVS, TSW, and TV-AM whilst they were broadcasting. Most of the regional variations had gone by the second half of the 1990s apart from an awesome film shown everywhere except Scotland on Boxing day.

I am the same regarding the previous decade. I remember wet playtimes at school in the mid to late 1980s and seeing old editions of Look In in a box that were around six or seven years old, and finding names like Southern and Westward on the TV page.

[George 1978]

Re: Christmas TV

While I'm no fan of soaps I've been enjoying the current series Strictly Come Dancing.

Most old films are too niche for the mainstream channels these days unless they are outright classics.

Strictly has never been the same without Brucie, and how he has passed away, it feels almost like a different show. I hope that they will do another tribute to him on the Christmas Day show.

[Danniella]

Re: Christmas TV

We picked up S4C too, very snowy picture but watchable. Wonder if that channel is still available.

[Richard1978]

Re: Christmas TV

I was lucky to pick up Welsh TV at home so could enjoy some variations from BBC Wales, HTV & S4C through the snow.

[Arran]

Re: Christmas TV

Regional variations were both fascinating and yet frustrating because of the fact that we couldn't pick all of these stations up on our TV - if only we had today's Sky Digital technology back in the 1970s and 1980s - it would be better than the extra channels that we have now!

I'm probably part of the last generation that remembers regional ITV although I'm too young to remember Thames, TVS, TSW, and TV-AM whilst they were broadcasting. Most of the regional variations had gone by the second half of the 1990s apart from an awesome film shown everywhere except Scotland on Boxing day.

[Richard1978]

Re: Christmas TV

Christmas TV these days revolve around soaps and reality shows. No variety at all. I haven't even looked through the Christmas issue of Radio Times. All I saw was the Christmas Day schedule of 3 hours of soaps and Strictly Come Dancing and lost the will to liveThe only thing I fancy is the musical 'Elf' on 23rd Dec, Channel 5. You're so right, akb48fan, I used to love the festive morning screenings of Harold Lloyd, Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, and later Charlie Chase and Thelma Todd/Zasu Pitts shorts. Also, gone are the Christmas morning Morecambe & Wise and Two Ronnies. I have happy memories of opening my presents while those were on TV. Then, later, enjoying Christmas specials of Larry Grayson's Generation Game and Blanketey Blank before snouts in the trough with the family and more than a few drinks! Just not the same now. I find Christmas very boring and depressing now, or is it my age (54) and pining for the past?I just buy special DVDs to watch. Films or my old favourites. Hardly watch any TV over Christmas now.

While I'm no fan of soaps I've been enjoying the current series Strictly Come Dancing.

Most old films are too niche for the mainstream channels these days unless they are outright classics.

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

New Year's Eve Saturday 31st December 1983

BBC1

8.35am Inch High Private Eye
9.00am Saturday Superstore
12.12pm Weather
12.15pm Grandstand
5.05pm News, Weatherman
5.15pm Sport/Regional News
5.20pm Jim'll Fix It
5.55pm The Little and Large Show
6.30pm Film : Arabian Adventure (1979) Première
8.05pm Best of British Comedy
8.55pm Bergerac
9.50pm News and Sport
Weatherman
10.05pm Match of the Day
10.45pm A Farewell Celebration of The Good Old Days
11.45pm Across the Years
12.10am At Last -It's 1984!
1.05am Weather

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Friday 30th December 1983

6.00am Ceefax AM
6.30am Breakfast Time
9.00am The New Adventures of Flash Gordon
9.25am Why Don't You ...?
9.50am Wacky Races
10.00am Play Chessl
10.10am Jackanory
10.25am Paddington
10.30am Play School
10.55am Play Ideas
11.05am Little Misses and The Mister Men
11.20am Smoke
12.05pm Look Back With Noakes
12.30pm News After Noon
Weather
12.42pm Regional news
Financial Report, and News Headlines (London and SE only)
12.45pm Tom and Jerry
1.00pm Bonanza
1.45pm Film : Khartoum (1966)
3.50pm Goodbye to The Good Old Days
4.20pm Laurel and Hardy
4.25pm Jackanory
4.40pm Yogi Bear
4.45pm Take Hart
5.05pm Cheggers Plays Pop
5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman
5.50pm Cartoon Lonesome Strangers (London and South East only)
Regional News (All other English Regions)
6.00pm Cartoons
6.20pm Film : Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
7.55pm The Superstars
8.45pm Main News
Weekend Weather
9.00pm Waters of the Moon
10.40pm Carrott's Lib
11.25pm The Late Film: The Midnight Man (1974)

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Thursday 29th December 1983

BBC1

10.30am Play School
10.55am Postman Pat
11.10am Smoke
12.00 Look Back with Noakes
12.30pm News After Noon
Weather
12.42pm Regional news
Financial Report, and News Headlines (London and SE only)
12.45pm Barney Bear
12.50pm Yellowstone Below Zero
1.15pm Bonanza
2.05pm Film : Brother of the Wind (1973) Première
3.30pm The World of Stanley Holloway
4.20pm Laurel and Hardy
4.25pm Jackanory
4.40pm Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
5.05pm Blue Peter Review of the Year
5.35pm Ivor the Engine
5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman
5.50pm Cartoon : Alias St Nick (London and South East only)
Regional News (All other English Regions)
6.00pm A Question of Sport
6.35pm Tomorrow's World
7.00pm Top of the Pops 1983: Part 2
7.55pm Rainbow Safari
8.45pm Main News, Weatherman
9.00pm Film : Coma (1978) Première
10.50pm Phil Silvers as Sergeant Bilko
11.15pm Men v Women
An International Golf Challenge
12.05am News Headlines; Weatherman

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Wednesday 28th December 1983

BBC1

6.00am Ceefax AM
6.30am Breakfast Time
9.00am The New Adventures of Flash Gordon
9.25am Why Don't You....?
9.50am Wacky Races
10.00am Play Chess!
10.10am Jackanory
10.25am Paddington
10.30am Play School
10.55am Hokey Cokey
11.10am Three Tall Tales
12.00 Look Back with Noakes
12.30pm News After Noon
Weather
12.42pm Regional News
Financial Report, and News Headlines (London and SEonly)
12.45pm Tom and Jerry
1.00pm Bonanza
1.50pm Film : Dodge City (1939)
3.30pm The World of Stanley Holloway
4.20pm Heyyy, It's the King
4.30pm Jackanory
4.45pm Gulliver's Travels
5.35pm Ivor the Engine
5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman
5.50pm Regional news magazines
6.00pm Film : The Great Escape (1963)
8.45pm Main News, Weatherman
9.00pm The Best of Three of a Kind
9.30pm Review 83
10.50pm Phil Silvers as Sgt Bilko
11.15pm Men v Women
An International Golf Challenge
12.05am Weatherman