Christmas TV

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Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Day Thursday 25th December 1997

ITV ANGLIA

6.00am GMTV
Kids at GMTV
Barney and Friends

6.20am Bananas in Pyjamas

6.30am Barney and Friends

6.50am Fun Song Factory

7.25am Bananas in Pyjamas

8.05am Bug Alert!

8.25am We Wish You a Merry Christmas
with Steve Chalke

9.25am A Child's Christmas

10.25am Film : Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
starring Rick Moranis

12.00 Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer
animation

12.35pm Film : Homeward Bound : the Incredible Journey (1993) Première

2.10pm Play It for Real

2.55pm News and Weather

3.00pm The Queen

3.10pm Film : The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
starring Michael CainePremière

4.45pm Spice Up Your Christmas
The Spice Girls in concert in Istanbul

5.50pm News, Weather

6.00pm Emmerdale

7.00pm Coronation Street

7.30pm Film : Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York (1992) Première

9.45pm Starting Blocks

10.20pm The Bare Necessities
comedy drama

11.15pm News, Weather

11.25pm Film : Mortal Thoughts (1991)
starring Demi Moore

1.20am Entertainment Now

2.20am The 1997 World Music Awards

4.15am Coronation Street

4.45am Funny Business

5.15am Cartoons

5.30am Talespin
animation

5.55am Morning News

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Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Eve Wednesday 24th December 1997

ITV ANGLIA

6.00am GMTV

9.25am The Treasure Seekers

9.55am Percy the Park Keeper : The Rescue Party
animation

10.25am The Forgotten Toys
animation

10.50am News, Regional News and Weather

11.00am Film : To Grandmother's House We Go (1992)
starring Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen Première

12.40pm Lunchtime News,Weather

12.50pm Regional News, Weather

1.00pm Cartoon

1.10pm Movie Magic : Wild Hollywood

2.05pm Film : Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
staring Richard Dreyfuss

4.30pm The Making of The Men in Black

5.00pm Regional News, Weather

5.30pm Early Evening News, Weather

5.45pm Film : Look Who's Talking Now! (1993)
starring John Travolta, Kirstie AlleyPremière

7.30pm Emmerdale

8.00pm Des O'Connor Tonight

9.00pm Black Velvet Band
starring Nick Berry, Todd Carty

11.00pm News, Weather

11.15pm Christmas Glory

12.15am Film : Rising Damp (1980)
starring Leonard Rossiter, Frances de la Tour

2.05am Instant Replay 97

3.05am The Chart Show

4.00am Funny Business

4.30am Carnival of the Animals

5.00am The Making of Hercules

5.30am Talespin
animation

5.55am Morning News

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Re: Christmas TV

Boxing Day Friday 26th December 1997

BBC2

7.15am The Phil Silvers Show
Phil Silvers as Sgt Bilko (b&w)

7.40am Film : Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Busby Berkeley musical (b&w)

9.15am Film : Oliver Twist (1948)
starring Alec Guiness, Robert Newton (b&w)

11.05am Film : Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
starring Mary Tyler Moore, Julie Andrews

1.20pm Christmas in Vienna
Placido Domingo and Sarah Brightman star in a concert of
traditional festive music featuring the Vienna Symphony Orchestra

2.20pm Everything to Play for
A Matter of Survival
Mark Wigglesworth travels to snowy St Petersburg to uncover the
origins of Shostakovich's massive Leningrad Symphony

2.50pm Salome
opera, Luc Bondy 's production of Richard Strauss's masterpiece

4.45pm Film : The Far Country (1955)
starring James Stewart

6.20pm Land of the Tiger
Concluding the wildlife documentary series presented by writer
Valmik Thapar

7.10pm A Christmas Dickens
Mrs Lirriper's Lodgings
Concluding the series of readings by Simon Callow
followed by
Winter on Two

7.45pm The Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet perform two ballets of vastly differing styles

9.00pm The Hunt
With the debate on fox hunting gaining particular topicality,
this documentary, in the Under the Sun series, looks at how the controversial issue, which conjures up quintessential images of
traditional rural England for some and an outdated and barbaric practice for others, is under threat

10.10pm Steptoe and Son
Seasonal episode from 1974 of the classic comedy about a
rag-and-bone man and his terminally frustrated son

10.55pm Stella Street
Another visit to the the celebrity-populated avenues of Surbiton

11.05pm Film : The Browning Version (1994)
starring Albert Finney, Greta Scacchi, Matthew Modine
Première

12.35pm Film : The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
followed by
Weatherview

2.05pm Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Day Thursday 25th December 1997

BBC2

7.00am Film : A Christmas Carol (1938)
starring Reginald Owen

8.10am Film : David Copperfield (1935)
starring W C Fields, Lionel Barrymore

10.15am Today's the Day Christmas Special
Roy Hudd and Amanda Barrie do battle with Loyd Grossman
and Lynda Barron in this festive edition of the nostalgia quiz using clips from Christmases past

10.45am Jinnah
A documentary about Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of
Pakistan, whose birthday is celebrated today

11.35am Film : Mrs Miniver (1942)
starring Greer Garson , Walter Pidgeon

1.45pm Everything to Play For
Settling Old Scores
The series exploring the world of a young conductor continues
with Mark Wigglesworth leading the BBC National Orchestra of
Wales playing Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

2.15pm Shooting Stars
Christmas edition of the offbeat game show

2.45pm The Simpsons
Simpson and Delilah
A hair-growth product transforms Homer's life

3.10pm Film : White Christmas (1954)
starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney

5.05pm Close Up on James Stewart
Charlton Heston and Rod Steiger recall their favourite moments from
James Stewart's film career

5.25pm Film : Madame Butterfly (1995)
Adaptation of the classic Puccini opera, starring Ying Huang , Richard TroxellPremière

7.30pm The Queen
Her Majesty's message to the Commonwealth with signing and subtitles

7.40pm Cardigans at Christmas
A feast of old chestnuts from the glory days of Christmases past
with this look at the rise and demise of the Christmas light- entertainment spectacular

8.30pm A Christmas Dickens
Bob Sawyer's Party
Dickens's affection for The Pickwick Papers led him to turn this comic encounter with the zealous landlady Mrs Raddle into one of his funniest and most popular entertainments

9.00pm Arena
Cigars - out of the Humidor
In 1962, before John F Kennedy signed the embargo banning the importation of cigars into America from Cuba, the President ordered 1,200 Havana cigars, according to Pierre Salinger, his former press secretary

10.00pm Gogs
Animated adventures of a Stone Age family known as the Gogs

10.10pm Film : La Reine Margot (1994)
starring Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil Jean-Hugues Anglade
In French with English subtitles
Première

12.25am Close Up on James Stewart
Another celebrity chooses a treasured movie moment from the
film career of the late James Stewart

12.35am Film : The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
starring Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern

2.30am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Day Thursday 25th December 1997

BBC2

7.00am Film : A Christmas Carol (1938)
starring Reginald Owen

8.10am Film : David Copperfield (1935)
starring W C Fields, Lionel Barrymore

10.15am Today's the Day Christmas Special
Roy Hudd and Amanda Barrie do battle with Loyd Grossman
and Lynda Barron in this festive edition of the nostalgia quiz using clips from Christmases past

10.45am Jinnah
A documentary about Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of
Pakistan, whose birthday is celebrated today

11.35am Film : Mrs Miniver (1942)
starring Greer Garson , Walter Pidgeon

1.45pm Everything to Play For
Settling Old Scores
The series exploring the world of a young conductor continues
with Mark Wigglesworth leading the BBC National Orchestra of
Wales playing Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

2.15pm Shooting Stars
Christmas edition of the offbeat game show

2.45pm The Simpsons
Simpson and Delilah
A hair-growth product transforms Homer's life

3.10pm Film : White Christmas (1954)
starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney

5.05pm Close Up on James Stewart
Charlton Heston and Rod Steiger recall their favourite moments from
James Stewart's film career

5.25pm Film : Madame Butterfly (1995)
Adaptation of the classic Puccini opera, starring Ying Huang , Richard TroxellPremière

7.30pm The Queen
Her Majesty's message to the Commonwealth with signing and subtitles

7.40pm Cardigans at Christmas
A feast of old chestnuts from the glory days of Christmases past
with this look at the rise and demise of the Christmas light- entertainment spectacular

8.30pm A Christmas Dickens
Bob Sawyer's Party
Dickens's affection for The Pickwick Papers led him to turn this comic encounter with the zealous landlady Mrs Raddle into one of his funniest and most popular entertainments

9.00pm Arena
Cigars - out of the Humidor
In 1962, before John F Kennedy signed the embargo banning the importation of cigars into America from Cuba, the President ordered 1,200 Havana cigars, according to Pierre Salinger, his former press secretary

10.00pm Gogs
Animated adventures of a Stone Age family known as the Gogs

10.10pm Film : La Reine Margot (1994)
starring Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil Jean-Hugues Anglade
In French with English subtitles
Première

12.25am Close Up on James Stewart
Another celebrity chooses a treasured movie moment from the
film career of the late James Stewart

12.35am Film : The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
starring Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern

2.30am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Eve Wednesday 24th December 1997

BBC2

7.00am The Phil Silvers Show
Army comedy with Sergeant Bilko
(b/w) (Repeat)

7.25am Film : The Night at the Opera (1935)
starring the Marx Brothers

8.55am Film : Footlight Parade (1933)
starring James Cagney

10.35am Film : Easy to Love (1953)
starring Esther Williams

12.10pm In Between
Documentary exploring the work of award-winning choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh

1.00pm Film : Destry Rides Again (1939)
starring James Stewart

2.30pm Film : Reach for the Sky (1956)
starring Kenneth More

4.45pm Everything to Play For
art series about classical music,featuring conductor Mark Wigglesworth

5.15pm Carols from King's
A celebration of Christmas from the chapel of King's College, Cambridge

6.30pm The First Silent Night
This musical detective story uncovers the origin of the world's
most famous Christmas carol

7.00pm Flatworld
An animated cops and robbers film for the family from
Oscar-winning British director Daniel Greaves , following the trials and tribulations of a much-maligned cat called Geoff, a fish called Chips
and their accident-prone owner Matt Phlatt

7.30pm Christmas Open Rhodes
Chef Gary Rhodes visits the Caribbean island of Grenada to track
down the origins of Christmas spices such as nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon

8.00pm Two Fat Ladies : Christmas
in this Yuletide tour, chefs Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright visit Winchester, where they prepare a feast for the cathedral's choirboys

8.30pm Third Rock from the Sun
Jolly Old St Dick
The aliens' first impression of Christmas is that it's all about
shopping and the killing of defenceless trees
followed byA Perfect Day for Christmas

9.00pm Modern Times
Toy Stories
The documentary series enters the action-packed, rocket-powered,
space-hopping, train-driven, model-mad world of toys in a Christmas special that profiles the people who play with them

9.50pm Sykes
Christmas Party
Eric and Hattie spend Christmas Day at Corky's

10.20pm Arena
The Banana
Tonight's programme considers musa sapientum, the fruit of the wise

11.20pm Film : The Haunting of Helen Walker (1995)
starring Valerie Bertinelli Première

12.50am Film : Carnival of Souls (1962)
starring Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger

2.15am Closedown

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Re: Christmas TV

Boxing Day Friday 26th December 1997

BBC1

6.30am Children's BBC
The Greedysauras Gang
Animated antics of five dinosaurs (Repeat)

6.35am William's Wish Wellingtons
Cartoon (Repeat)

6.40am Bump's Christmas Story
animation

6.50am Spot's Magical Christmas
animation (Repeat)

7.20am Poddington Peas
animation(Repeat)

7.25am The Toy Symphony
animation (Repeat)

7.50am White Christmas
animation (Repeat)

8.15am Eek! the Cat
animated feline fun

8.40am Sweet Valley High
High Teenage drama(Repeat)

9.00am North and South on Tour
Gail Porter meets the boy band on tour and looks at how
the comedy series No Sweat turned them into pop stars

9.25am Casper Classics
Cartoon fun with the friendly ghost (Repeat)

9.40am Teletubbies
Po's present is a frosty cloud

10.10am Film : Superman III (1983)
starring Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor

12.10pm Paul McCartney's Standing Stone : the Documentary
Film following the creation of Paul McCartney 's new symphonic work,
from the very beginnings of the piece through to the first performance
at the Royal Albert Hall in London

1.00pm News and Weather, Regional News

1.10pm Neighbours
Lance finds a way to stay in Ramsay Street. Lisa opts for a career change

1.30pm Disney Time
introduced by Keith Chegwin and Jayne Middlemiss

2.10pm Film : Hook (1991)
starring Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams

4.25pm Pink Panther
cartoon capers (Repeat)

4.50pm Final Score
Today's football results and sporting news with Ray Stubbs

5.10pm News and Weather, Regional News

5.25pm Neighbours

5.50pm Big Break
Jim Davidson hosts a Boxing Day edition of the snooker game show. Playing for charity are The Generation Game's Melanie Stace, singer Darren Day and former EastEnders actress June Brown, while Peter Ebdon, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ken Doherty help out with the shots, and John Virgo acts as referee

6.20pm Film : Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
starring Charles Grodin Première

7.40pm EastEnders
Frank comes to Pat's rescue, and Tiffany pushes Grant too far

8.10pm Blankety Blank
The celebrity panel game returns for a Christmas show with the
Birkenhead bomb-site Lily Savage as the new hostess

8.40pm News Edward Stourton
Weekend WeatherPeter Cockroft

9.00pm The Vicar of Dibley
seasonal edition of the comedy. Geraldine encourages Alice and
Hugo to further their relationship and receives an unexpected proposal herself

9.40pm Before They Were Famous II
Angus Deayton takes another dip into the archives to find clips
of the stars that they would rather forget

10.15pm Film : True Lies (1994)
starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee CurtisPremière

12.35am Unplugged : Oasis
Tonight's programme captures one of Britain's most popular bands
of the nineties, Oasis

1.20pm Film : Carry On Girls (1973)
starring Sidney James, Joan Sims
followed by
Weather

2.45am BBC News 24

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Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Day Thursday 25th December 1997

BBC1

6.00am Children's BBC
Christopher the Christmas Tree
(Repeat)

6.25am Santa's First Christmas
(Repeat)

6.50am The Legend of Prince Valiant
(Repeat)

7.15am Eek! the Cat
(Repeat)

7.35am Free Willy

8.00am A Monster Christmas
(Repeat)

8.30am The Demon Headmaster Takes Over TV
A panto with an all-Starcast

9.20am Casper

9.40am Teletubbies
Christmas Carols

10.05am Christmas at the Castle
Fern Britton celebrates Christmas at York's Castle Museum, with Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, David Bellamy, Gary Barlow,
Adiemus and York Minster choir

11.05am Film : Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
starring Gene Wilder

12.40pm Peter and the Wolf
The Royal Ballet school's production of Prokofiev's orchestral fairy tale, narrated by Anthony Dowell

1.10pm News and Weather

1.15pm Top of the Pops
The stars and the top-selling songs of the year, introduced by Jayne Middlemiss , Zoe Ball and Jo Whiley

2.15pm The Two Ronnies Christmas Show
seasonal selection of classic sketches and songs featuring the talents
of comic duo Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett. With guest David Essex
3.00pm The Queen
Her Majesty addresses the Commonwealth

3.10pm Noel's Christmas Presents
A boy meets Star Wars creator George Lucas a scout leader visits the African home of Baden-Powel and a wish to see elephants in their natural habitat becomes a reality. Noel Edmonds brings more
surprises to deserving people

4.10pm Film : The Flintstones (1994)
starring John Goodman, Elizabeth PerkinsPremière

5.30pm Animal Hospital
Rolf Harris, Shauna Lowry and Steve Knight are joined by friends
old and new at the RSPCA's Harmsworth hospital this Christmas

6.00pm Auntie's New Festive Bloomers
Terry Wogan presents clips that the stars hoped would never be shown. Including out-takes from Tom Jones, I'm Alan Partridge,
Can't Cook Won't Cook , Blue Peter, EastEnders and Men Behaving Badly

6.40pm NewsJustin Webb
Weather Peter Cockroft

6.50pm Film : The Mask (1994) Première
followed byA Perfect Day for Christmas

8.30pm EastEnders
Tony learns Terry and Irene's secret. Will Phil regret his behaviour?

9.00pm One Foot in the Grave
Endgame
Victor's plans for a quiet autumn break in the West Country
have an eerie and utterly terrifying conclusion

10.10pm NewsAnna Ford
Weather Peter Cockroft


10.20pm Men Behaving Badly
Christmas Day in Gary and Tony's flat: a day spent lying in
front of the telly in a self-induced coma

11.05pm They Think It's All Over
Nick Hancock hosts the irreverent sports quiz, David Gower,
Gary Lineker, Lee Hurst and Rory McGrath are joined by Sooty and Matthew Corbett, and footballer Graeme Le Saux

11.40pm I Hate Christmas Too!
A contemporary Christmas fable, featuring Samuel West
and Peter Capaldi

11.45pm Film : Airplane! (1980)
starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen

1.10am Film : Carry On Loving (1970)
starring Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey

2.40pm News 24

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Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Eve Wednesday 24th December 1997

BBC1

7.00am News, Regional News and Weather

7.10am Children's BBC
Teletubbies
Making Christmas Cards

7.35am Model Millie
Millie's model park comes to life (Repeat)

7.50am The Busy World of Richard Scarry
animation

8.15am Yakky Duck
Adventures of a little duckling (Repeat)

8.35am Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
animation, Samuel Claus is haunted by voices (Repeat)

9.05am The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
The team find an alien skeleton (Repeat)

9.30am Sweet Valley High
Teenage drama(Repeat)

9.55am Teletubbies
Dipsy's present is a big Christmas cracker

10.20am News, Regional News, Weather

10.30am Film : The Neverending Story (1984)
starring Noah Hathaway

12.00 Joy to the World
A Feast of Christmas Cheer!
The Christmas story celebrated in a gala of carols, comedy, music and dance, at London's Royal Albert Hall. Guests include Cliff Richard,
Diana Rigg, Peter Bowles, Hannah Gordon, Gloria Hunniford and the Chicken Shed Theatre Company

1.00pm News : Weather, Regional News

1.15pm Neighbours
Ruth resolves to leave Erinsborough

1.35pm Film : Problem Child (1990)
starring John Ritter

2.50pm Film : Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
starring Harrison Ford

4.35pm Blue Peter
The team are joined by a band and some school chidren for a spot of carol-singing

5.05pm Neighbours

5.30pm Spice Girls on Top of the Pops
An insight into the chart busting girl group, with interviews, previous performances on the music show. and their latest single

6.00pm News and Weather

6.15pm Regional news magazine

6.30pm Celebrity Ready, Steady, Cook
Comedians Gareth Hale and Norman Pace join chefs Ainsley Harriott
and Antony Worrall Thompson for a festive edition of the cookery show. Which one of the mirth-making duo will be the turkey in the kitchen?

7.00pm All the Best for Christmas
Ronnie Corbett gets into the festive mood with a selection of seasonal
BBC comedy. Among the classic programmes featured are Porridge, The Good Life, Morecambe and Wise, Steptoe and Son and Bottom

7.50pm A Perfect Day for Christmas
A Christmas Eve transmission of the RRC's promotional video, which is being shown several times over the holiday season. The single topped
the chart following Children in Need.

7.55pm The Wildlife Specials
Humpback Whale
Continuing the series celebrating the 40th anniversary of the
BBC Natural History Unit, presented by David Attenborough

8.40pm National Lottery Draw

9.00pm Film : Naked Gun 33⅓ : the Final Insult
starring Leslie Nielsen Première

10.15pm Harry Enfield and Chums
Harry Enfield presents a new festive special with his regular
repertoire of characters, including Kevin the teenager and the Scousers

10.55pm NewsJustin WebbRegional News
WeatherPeter Cockroft

11.15pm Christmas Midnight Mass
A live broadcast from Salisbury Cathedral where worshippers
congregate for a traditional celebration of the First Mass of Christmas

12.35am Film : Please Sir ! (1971)
starring John Alderton, Deryck Guyler

2.15-6.00am BBC News 24

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Boxing Day Thursday 26th December 1996
C4

6.50am Children's programmes
Pro Stars

7.15am The Greatest Tune on Earth

7.40am The Babysitters Club

8.15am Little Shop of Horrors

8.40am Where an Earth is Carmen Sandiago?

9.00am The Big Breakfast

10.00am Hangin' with Mr Cooper

10.30am Crystal Maze

11.30am Back to the Future cartoon

11.55am Pink Panther

12.25pm God in the House

12.55pm Racing from Kempton Park

3.10pm Film : Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) starring Wallace Shawn, Julianne Moore Première
followed by
News and Weather

5.25pm Abel's Island

6.00pm Hollyoaks

6.30pm Pavarotti Returns to Llangollen

8.00pm Stanley Baxter in Reel Terms

9.00pm Film : 1492 : Conquest of Paradise (1992)
starring Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney WeaverPremière

11.50pm Film : Divine Madness (1980) concert performance starring Bette Midler

1.35am Film : Fantastic Planet (1973) Première

2.50am Film : The Raggedy Rawney (1987) starring Bob Hoskins, Dexter FletcherPremière

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Day Wednesday 25th December 1996
C4

6.45am Children's programmes
Take Five

7.15am The Greatest Tune on Earth

7.40am The Babysitters Club

8.10am Little Shop

8.35am Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiago?

9.00am The Big Breakfast Christmas Special

10.00am The Crystal Maze with Richard O'Brien

11.00am The Adventures of Mole animation

12.00 Pink Panther animation

12.25pm God in the House

12.55pm The Snowman

1.25pm Home to Roost

2.25pm The Happy Prince

3.00pm The Alternative Christmas Message Rory Bremner, as Diana, Princess of Wales

3.15pm Faust opera followed by
News and Weather

6.40pm The Queen

6.50pm Film : The Battle of the Sexes (1960) starring Peter Sellers

8.30pm Brookside

9.00pm Film : Dial M for Murder (1954) starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly

11.00pm Film : Roswell (1994) starring Kyle MacLachlan, Martin SheenPremière

12.40am Film : Invasion (1966) (b&w)

2.05am Beavis and Butt-Head Christmas Special

2.40am Film : I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) (b&w) starring Susan Hayward

4.45am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Eve Tuesday 24th December 1996
C4

6.35am Chidren's programmes
Wish Kid

7.00am The Greatest Tune on Earth

7.30am The Babysitter's Club

8.00am The Big Breakfast

10.00am Saved by the Bell

11.40am Back to the Future cartoon

12.05pm Pink Panther animation

12.30pm God in the House

1.00pm Bless This House

1.30pm Coping with Christmas comic sketches

2.00pm The Adventures of Toad animation

3.00pm Film : Doctor Dolittle (1967) starring Rex Harrison

5.40pm Father Christmas animation

6.10pm Famous Fred animation

6.45pm Film : Drop Dead Fred (1991) starring Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall

8.30pm Brookside

9.00pm The Real Christmas Show

10.00pm Father Ted Christmas Special

11.10pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?

11.40pm Film : Lady in White (1988) starring Lukas Haas

1.45am Film : The Innocents (1961) starring Michael Redgrave, Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde

3.35am Film : Rouge (1987)

5.15am Closedown

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Boxing Day Thursday 26th December 1996
ITV

6.00am GMTV
Bananas in Pyjamas

6.20am Barney and Friends

6.50am Bug Alert!

7.30am News, Weather and Sport

8.05am GMTV Review

9.25am Film : Cannonball Run II (1983)
starring Burt Reynolds

11.20am Survival Special Baboons
Too Close for Comfort

12.20pm Cartoon Time

12.35pm Lunchtime News, Weather

12.50pm Film : Funny Farm (1988)
starring Chevy ChasePremière

2.45pm The Willows in Winter
animation

4.10pm Home and Away

4.40pm News, Weather, Regional Weather

4.50pm Film : The Secret Garden (1993)
starring Kate Maberly

6.45pm The Russ Abbott Show

7.30pm Michael Barrymore's Strike it Rich

8.00pm The Bill
Heirs

8.30pm Emmerdale

9.00pm Peter Benchley's The Beast

10.30pm News, Weather, Regional Weather

10.40pm The Lee Evans Show

11.40pm Film : Doorways (1993) Première

1.15am Instant Replay

2.20am Film : They Live (1988)

4.00am Sound Bites

4.15am Film : The Pickwick Papers (1985)

5.30am James Bond Jr

5.55am News

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Day Wednesday 25th December 1996

ITV CENTRAL

6.00am GMTV
News

6.10am GMTV Review

7.30am Barney and Friends

8.00am Bug Alert!

8.30am We Wish You a Merry Christmas

9.25am Cartoon Time

9.30am Away in a Manger
Christmas service from a farmyard in Leiston, Surrey

10.30am Christmas with the Royal Navy

10.50am Percy the Park Keeper animation

11.20am Film : Alice in Wonderland (1951)

12.40pm News and Weather

12.50pm Christmas with the Royal Navy

1.10pm Film : The Man Upstairs (1992)
starring Katharine Hepburn, Ryan O'Neal

2.45pm Christmas with the Royal Navy

3.00pm The Queen

3.10pm The Treasure Seekers

5.00pm News, Weather

5.10pm Christmas with the Royal Navy

5.25pm Film : Dennis (1993)
starring Walter MatthauPremière

7.00pm Coronation Street

7.30pm Des O'Connor's Christmas with the Stars

8.45pm Christmas with the Royal Navy

8.55pm News, Weather, Regional News

9.00pm Heartbeat

10.00pm Film : The Remains of the Day (1993)
starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson

12.30am Film : Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
starring Paul Newman

2.50am Film : Obsession (1976)
starring Cliff Robertson

4.35am The Making of 101 Dalmations

5.05am James Bond Jr.
animated double bill

5.55am News

[darren]

Re: Christmas TV

Christmas Eve Tuesday 24th December 1996

ITV CENTRAL

6.00am GMTV

9.25am Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys

9.50am Hollywood's Greatest Stunts

10.50am News, Regional News

11.00am Film : Batman : Mask of the Phantom (1993)
animationPremière

12.20pm Regional News, Weather

12.35pm Lunchtime News, Weather

1.00pm Make 'em Laugh
clips from films

1.30pm Film : The Last Starfighter (1984)
starring Lance Guest

3.20pm News, Regional News

3.30pm Film : Protocol (1984)
starring Goldie Hawn

5.10pm Shortland Street

5.40pm Early Evening News, Weather

6.00pm Wheel of Fortune

6.30pm Regional news magazine

7.00pm Emmerdale at Christmas

8.00pm The Bill
Merrily on High

8.30pm For One Night Only - Tom Jones

9.30pm News, Weather

9.45pm Film : Top Gun (1986)
starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis

11.45pm Good Tidings of Great Joy

12.45am Pavarotti in Modena

1.45am Film : Bite the Bullet (1975)
starring Gene Hackman, Candice Bergman, James Coburn

4.10am Bushell on the Box

4.40am Film : A Christmas Carol (1985)
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5.55am News