Christmas TV

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

New Year's Eve Thursday 31st December 1987

BBC2

9.00am Pages from Ceefax
11.30am Film : An Elephant Called Slowly (1970)
1.00pm Showreel 87
1.40pm Film : Ben Hur (1959)
5.05pm Jack High
5.35pm Film : Watership Down (1978)
7.05pm Bintley's Mozart
8.00pm The Continental
9.00pm Alas Smith and Jones
9.35pm 87 Whistle Test 88
11.40pm Gary Glitter takes you into 1988 with a live
performance from the stage of the Bournemouth
International Centre.
12.05am U2 - Outside It's America
1.00am The Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey
1.15am That Was Whistle Test That Was
2.55am Weather

[Richard1978]

Re: Christmas TV

New Year's Eve Thursday 31st December 1987

BBC1

6.00am Ceefax AM
6.55am Weather
7.00am Breakfast Time
8.30am The Flintstones
8.55am Regional News; Weather
9.00am News, Weather
followed by
Neighbours
9.20am Children's BBC
Laurel and Hardy
9.30am Why Don't You..?
9.55am Bananaman
10.00am News, Weather
followed by
Children's BBC
10.05am Charlie Brown Special
10.30am Play School
10.55am Five to Eleven
11.00am News, Weather
followed by
The Littlest Hobo
11.25am A Mirthworm Masquerade
11.50am Cartoon
12.00 News, Weather
followed by
Montreux Rock Festival 1987
12.55pm Regional News and Weather
1.00pm News, Weather
1.15pm Cartoons
1.30pm Neighbours
1.50pm Holiday Movie
Film : The Champ (1979)
3.50pm Children's BBC
A Paddington Special
4.15pm Benji, Zax and the Alien Prince
4.35pm Around the World with Willy Fog
5.05pm Blue Peter Review of the Year
5.35pm Rolf Harris Cartoon Time
6.00pm News, Weather
6.15pm Regional News
6.20pm A Question of Sport
6.55pm Top of the Pops
7.30pm EastEnders
8.00pm Ernie Wise Introduces The Morecambe and Wise Classics
8.45pm Film : Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
10.50pm News
Regional News; Weather
11.00pm Comedy Classic : To the Manor Born
11.30pm EastEnders
12.05am Happy New Year
12.10am Movie Classic
Film : High Society (1956)
2.00am Weather

Another day to remember as it was the first time I was allowed to see the New Year in, especially as the late episode of Eastendersfeatured Michelle & Lofty splitting up.

[Richard1978]

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.

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

ITS A 1983 TV MOVIE.
PERHAPS IT WAS SHOWN IN A DIFFERENT REGION THAT THESE LISTINGS HAVE NOT INCLUDED.


Saturday 17th December 1988

BBC1

8.15am Saturday Starts Here
8.20am Corners
8.40am ChuckleVision
9.00am Going Live!
12.12pm Weather
12.15pm Grandstand
5.00pm News, Weather
5.10pm Regional News/Sport
5.15pm The Flying Doctors
6.00pm The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow
6.50pm Bob's Full House
7.25pm 'Allo 'Allo!
7.50pm Hearts of Gold
8.30pm Film : The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
10.25pm News and Sport, Weather
10.40pm International Show Jumping
11.50pm Film : The Mountain Men (1980)
1.30am Weather

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.

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Sunday 18th December 1988

BBC1

8.30am The Flashing Blade
8.55am Playbus
9.15am Umbrella
9.30am Sunday Worship
10.00am Working the System
10.10am Spelling It Out
10.20am British Sign Language Special
10.35am Russian Language and People
11.00am Bazaar
11.25am British Sign Language - A Beginner's Guide.
11.40am See Hear!
12.30pm Country File
1.00pm News
followed by
On the Record
2.00pm EastEnders
3.00pm Open Air Preview
3.40pm International Show Jumping
4.45pm Scruples
5.15pm The Clothes Show
5.40pm The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
6.10pm Lifeline
6.20pm News, Weather
6.35pm Songs of Praise
7.15pm Film : The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) Première
8.55pm News, Weather
9.10pm The Rainbow
10.10pm Everyman
10.50pm International Show Jumping
12.00 Weather

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Monday 19th December 1988

BBC1

6.00am Ceefax AM
6.40am Leon Errol in Birthday Blues
6.55am Weather
7.00am Breakfast Time
8.55am Regional News and Weather
9.00am News, Weather
followed by
Open Air
9.20am Kilroy!
10.00am News, Weather
followed by
The Pink Panther Show
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 : Spirit of the Wild (1976)
3.50pm Children's BBC
Laurel and Hardy in Birds of a Feather
4.00pm A Bear Behind
4.05pm Fireman Sam
4.20pm Defenders of the Earth : Diamonds Are Ming's Best Friend
4.40pm Simon and the Witch
4.55pm Newsround
5.05pm Blue Peter
5.35pm Neighbours
6.00pm Six O'clock News
6.30pm Regional news programmes
7.00pm Wogan
7.30pm Watchdog
8.00pm Brush Strokes
8.30pm Supersense
9.00pm Nine O'Clock News
Regional News; Weather
9.30pm Film : High Risk (1981)
11.00pm A Very Peculiar Practice
11.55pm Broadway Musicals
Film : Rose Marie (1936)
1.35am Weather

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Tuesday 20th December 1988

BBC1

6.00am Ceefax AM
6.35am Leon Errol in Dad Always Pays.
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 Kilroy!
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 Ironside
3.05pm International Show Jumping
3.50pm Children's BBC
Laurel and Hardy in Fair Play
4.00pm A Paddington Special
4.20pm Simon and the Witch
4.35pm What's That Noise?
5.00pm Newsround
5.05pm Grange Hill
5.35pm Neighbours
6.00pm Six O'Clock News
6.30pm Regional news magazines
Weather
7.00pm People
7.30pm EastEnders
8.00pm Ever Decreasing Circles
8.30pm A Question of Sport
9.00pm Nine O'clock News
Regional News; Weather
9.30pm Film : Rocky (1976)
11.25pm Film 88
11.55pm Broadway Musicals
Film : Brigadoon (1954)
1.40am Weather

[darren]

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

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Thursday 22nd December 1988

BBC1

6.00am Ceefax AM
6.35am Leon Errol in Jitters
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
Fireman Sam
9.25am The Nightingale
9.45am SuperTed
10.00am News, Weather
followed by
Going for Gold
10.25am Now It's Christmas
Playbus
10.50am Paddington
10.55am Five to Eleven
11.00am News, Weather
followed by
Now It's Christmas
Film : Fern the Red Deer (1976)
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 Joy to the World
3.50pm Children's BBC
Charlie Chalk
4.05pm Lassie
4.30pm Bad Boyes
4.55pm Newsround
5.05pm Blue Peter
5.35pm Neighbours
6.00pm Six O'clock News
6.30pm Regional news magazines
Weather
7.00pm Top of the Pops
7.30pm EastEnders
8.00pm Tomorrow's World Christmas Quiz
8.30pm Yes, Prime Minister
9.00pm Nine O'clock News
Regional News, Weather
9.30pm Dear John
10.20pm Film : A Touch of Class (1973)
12.00 Movie Classics:
Film : Topper (1937)
1.35am Weather

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Friday 23rd December 1988

BBC1

6.00am Ceefax AM
6.40am Leon Errol in Moving Vanities.
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
The Canterville Ghost
9.25am St Nicholas and the Children
9.50am Henry's Cat
10.00am News, Weather
followed by
Going for Gold
10.25am Now It's Christmas
Playbus
10.50am Paddington
10.55am Five to Eleven
11.00am News, Weather
followed by
Now It's Christmas
Film : Electric Eskimo (1979)
12.00 News, Weather
followed by
A Song for Christmas
12.55pm Regional News and Weather
1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather
1.30pm Neighbours
1.50pm Film : Walt Disney's One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
3.25pm The Pink Panther Show
3.45pm Cartoon
3.50pm Children's BBC
Corners
4.05pm Party Ewok
4.30pm The Satellite Show
5.00pm Billy's Christmas Angels
5.35pm Neighbours
6.00pm Six O'Clock News
6.30pm Regional news magazines
Weather
7.00pm Christmas Telly Addicts
7.30pm Fawlty Towers
8.10pm Christmas with the Two Ronnies
9.00 pm Nine O'Clock News
Regional News
Weekend Weather
9.30pm Blackadder's Christmas Carol
10.15pm TV Film : The Dirty Dozen - The Next Mission (1985)
11.45pm Movie Classics
Film : The Seven Year Itch (1955)
1.25am Weather

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 1988

BBC1

8:15am Saturday Starts Here
with Peter Simon
Jimbo and the Jet Set

8.20am Corners

8.40am ChuckleVision

9.00am Going Live!
with Sarah Greene and Phillip Schofield
A special Christmas Eve edition featuring cartoons, music,
special guests, competitions and surprises, all with a seasonal flavour

12.12pm Weather Bill Giles

12.15pm TV Film : Yogi's First Christmas (1980)
starring Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, Huckleberry Hound,
Snagglepuss and Ranger Smith.
With the alarm set for April, Yogi and Boo Boo are surprised to
find themselves awakened by noises coming from Jellystone
Lodge. It's Christmas and the gang are preparing to celebrate
when Yogi arrives eager to enjoy what will be his first wide
awake yuletide. However, his enjoyment may be short-lived
as Mrs Throckmorton and her snivelling nephew Snively
are on their way determined to sell the Lodge!

1.55pm News with Lisa Davison
Weather

2.00pm Tom and Jerry
The Night Before Christmas

2.10pm Film : Mary Poppins (1964)
starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson.
When Jane and Michael Banks ask for a new nanny with a
cheerful disposition and rosy cheeks Mary Poppins answers
the call. But Mary is no ordinary nanny - her amazing powers
mean she can tidy up their bedroom with a click of her fingers
and take the children on a journey to magical kingdoms where
penguins dance and merry-go-rounds race. Walt Disney's
Oscar-winning family fantasy features the songs A Spoonful of
Sugar, Feed the Birds (Tuppence a bag) and
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

4.25pm Tiger on the Tiles
Why does your cat like being stroked?
Why does it rub itself against you?
Why do cats bring back dead mice?
And why do they spend so much time grooming themselves?
The answers, revealed by ca****cher Desmond Morris,
demonstrate the wildness that crouches just under the fur of pets

4.55pm News with Lisa DavidsonWeather

5.05pm Bob's Christmas Full House
starring Bob Monkhouse. Join Bob for a seasonal edition of his
popular game show. This year, four contestants compete for
prizes and cash to be donated to their selected charities. On offer,
as always, is the chance for one of them to win themselves a
fabulous holiday

5.45pm Film : Santa Claus : The Movie (1985)
starring Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston,
Burgess Meredith and Judy Cornwell.
All is not well at the North Pole. Patch, one of Santa Claus's elves,
is determined to make a name for himself and, after creating havoc
with the Christmas preparations, heads for the real world.
In New York City he teams up With BZ - a ruthless toy manufacturer -
and together they develop a fantastic new brand of candyPremière

7.30pm 'Allo 'Allo!
A new bold, daring crackbrained plan to get the British airmen
back to England is hatched by Michelle and Crabtree; the Colonel
and Lt Gruber plant the hot Gestapo money on Captain Bertorelli
and snitch on him to Herr Flick.

8.00pm Last of the Summer Wine
A special Christmas edition written by Roy Clarke. Starring
Michael Aldridge, Bill Owen, Peter Sallis with Jane Freeman and
Kathy Staff. Special guest appearances by Thora Hird and
Jean Alexander in Crums.
Compo, Clegg and Seymour, dressed as Father Christmasses,
can't understand why they are so unsuccessful collecting for
the church social. Then, a chance sighting of a fourth Father
Christmas provides a clue...

9.00pm News and Sport with Lisa Davidson
Weather

9.10pm Film : Jagged Edge (1985)
starring Jeff Bridges and Glenn Close.
It was the kind of murder that sells newspapers. A beautiful and
wealthy heiress is found savagely slain. The murder weapon - a
hunting knife with a serrated jagged edgePremière

10.55pm Christmas Eve with Val Doonican
and his special guests Elaine Paige , Gorden Kaye and Brian Kay.
As families gather together and Christmas celebrations ring out
around the world, Val lights up the candles on his own traditional show.

11.35pm First Communion of Christmas
from Coventry Cathedral. The Provost, the Very Rev John Petty,
presides at a service of Holy Communion

12.35am Movie Classics
Film : The Searchers (1956)
Barry Norman introduces a season of cinema greats.
The Searchers starring John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter.
When a group of Comanches attack the Edwards' Texan
ranch, they kill the older members of the family and kidnap
Debbie and the teenager Lucy - later raping and murdering
the older girl. Ethan Edwards begins a five-year search for his
niece ... In one of his most complex roles, John Wayne stars as
the embittered homesteader

2.30am Weather

2.35am 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

[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

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

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