BBC CHRISTMAS TV 1948
Christmas Eve Friday 24th December 1948
BBCTV
11.00am Demonstration film
12.00 Closedown
3.00pm Film : Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona (1941)
4.00pm Closedown
7.15pm Christmas Carols
7.45pm Newsreel
8.00pm Mrs Feather's Christmas Party
9.00pm Interlude
9.10pm He That Shall Come
a nativity play by Dorothy L Sayers
10.10pm News
(sound only)
10.25pm Closedown
Christmas Day Saturday 25th December 1948
BBCTV
3.15pm Dr Barnardo's Homes, Woodford Garden City
an entertainment
4.00pm Closedown
8.30pm Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
by Lewis Carroll
10.15pm Newsreel
10.30pm News
(sound only)
10.45pm Closedown
Christmas Sunday 26th December 1948
BBCTV
4.00pm For the Children
Join Television's Christmas Party
Old and new friends come to a Christmas party in the studio and Tony Branson invites you to join the fun
and games.
Muffin the Mule
Muffin and Annette and some Christmas cheer
Negro the Donkey
Muffin introduces his big French cousin just over from Paris
Clown Keele
Our Christmas clown with his trombone, and tricks up his sleeve.
5.00pm Close
8.30pm The Light of Heart
a play by Emlyn Williams
10.00pm News
(sound only)
10.15pm Closedown
Boxing Day Monday 27th December 1948
BBCTV
1.15pm Racing from Kempton Park
8.30pm Newsreel
8.45pm Jack Hulbert as Buttons in Television's Grand Christmas Pantomime: Cinderella
with The George Mitchell Choir
10.15pm News
(sound only)
10.30pm Closedown
Tuesday 28th December 1948 (Bank Holiday)
BBCTV
11.00am Demonstration Film
12.00 Closedown
1.15pm Racing from Kempton Park
2.45pm Film : Rolling Home to Texas (1940)
Starring Tex Ritter with Slim Andrews, and Carl Shrum and his Rhythm Rangers.
A Western adventure film in which Tex Ritter and his friends reveal a daring plot.
3.45pm Closedown
8.30pm Grand Gala de Noël au Cafe Continental
All-star International Cabaret featuring Yves Montand with Jacques Tati, Sax et Phon,
Rio et Cie, Jacques Laroque et l'Orchestre Pigalle with Maitre d'hôtel Claude Frederic at your service
9.45pm Bridge
Pairs of players representing rival bidding systems compete in the bidding of some testing hands.
Points are awarded according to the correctness of the contract reached
10.00pm News
(sound only)
10.15pm Closedown