BBC CHRISTMAS TV 1989
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Christmas Eve Sunday 24th December 1989 BBC1 8.35am The Day I Met the Queen 9.15am Pilgrimage to Christmas 10.00am The Driving Force Snow Special presented by Mike Smith and Murray Walker 11.00am Film : The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) starring Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell, Herbert Lom 12.50pm Cartoon Three Little Pups 1.00pm News Summary with Chris Lowe Weather Bernard Davey 1.05pm Joy to the World a spectacular celebration of Christmas and the 70th year of the Save the Children fund held at the Royal Albert Hall in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and HRH the Princess Royal 2.00pm EastEnders 3.00pm Film : Labyrinth (1986) starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly Première 4.35pm Beasts of the Field 5.05pm Hearts of Gold presented by Esther Rantzen, a special Christmas edition 5.50pm The Chronicles of Narnia 6. The Voyage of the Dawn Trader 6.20pm News with Chris Lowe Weather 6.35pm Songs of Praise celebrates Christmas at Warwick Castle 7.15pm Telly Addicts presented by Noel Edmonds 7.45pm Ever Decreasing Circles starring Richard Briers, Penelope Wilton 9.10pm News with Martyn Lewis Weather 9.25pm Film : Legal Eagles (1986) starring Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah Première 11.20pm Midnight Mass of the Nativity from the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Clonard Monastery, West Belfast 12.20am Film : Love Story (1970) starring Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neil, Ray Milland 2.00am Weather 2.05am Closedown Christmas Day Monday 25th December 1989 BBC1 7.00am Christmas Children's BBC The Nativity Play (Repeat) 7.10am Bluetoes - the Christmas Elf 7.30am Playdays the Christmas Tree Stop 7.50am Ziggy's Gift (Repeat) 8.15am A Merry Mirthworm Christmas (Repeat) 8.40am A Flintstone Christmas 9.30am Eggs 'n' Baker with Cheryl Baker 9.55am Weather 10.00am Christmas Celebration from Gold Hill Baptist Church, Bucks with Roy Castle in a service led by the Rev Jim Graham 11.00am Noel's Christmas Presents 12.00 Christmas Comedy Cracker Porridge Disturbing the Peace 12.30pm Dad's Army My Brother and I 1.10pm Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Jessica's First Christmas 2.00pm Top of the Pops Christmas Show introduced by Jakki Brambles, Bruno Brookes, Gary Davies 3.00pm The Queen 3.15pm Bread 4.05pm Only Fools and Horses The Jolly Boys' Outing 5.30pm News with Jill Dando, Weather Michael Fish 5.35pm The Russ Abbot Christmas Show with special guest Les Dennis 6.15pm Film : Crocodile Dundee (1986) starring Paul Hogan Première 7.50pm Agatha Christie's Miss Marple : A Caribbean Mystery 9.40pm In Sickness and in Health 10.10pm News with Jill Dando Weather 10.20pm Film : Clockwise (1986) starring John Cleese Première 11.55pm Christmas Epilogue The Word Made Flesh 12.00 Film : Key Largo (1948) starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall 1.40am Weather 1.45am Closedown Boxing Day Tuesday 26th December 1989 BBC1 7.00am Christmas Children's BBC Fireman Sam Christmas Special Snow Business (Repeat) 7.25am Playdays The Christmas Tree Stop (Repeat) 7.45am Mirthworms on Stage 8.10am The Pink Panther Show Pink Christmas 8.30am A Muppet Family Christmas 9.20am A Claymation Christmas Celebration 9.45am Smash Hits Poll Winners' Party presented by Phillip Schofield (Repeat) 11.10am Film : Scrooge (1970) starring Albert Finney and Alec Guinness 1.00pm News with Chris Lowe , Weather Suzanne Charlton 1.05pm The Red Arrows A Quiver of Silver 2.00pm Film : A Bridge Too Far (1977) starring Dirk Bogarde 4.50pm Final Score introduced by Ralph Dellor 5.05pm News with Chris Lowe Weather 5.15pm Jim'll Fix It for Christmas 6.00pm The Paul Daniels Magic Show 6.50pm EastEnders 7.20pm Bergerac Second Time Around, starring John Nettles 9.00pm Birds of a Feather 9.30pm Blackadder's Christmas Carol starring Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson (Repeat) 10.15pm News with Chris Lowe Weather 10.25pm Film : The Name of Rose (1986) starring Sean Connery Première 12.30am Michael Feinstein in Concert 1.20am Weather 1.25am Closedown |
Christmas Eve Sunday 24th December 1989 BBC2 7.30am Children's BBC Two Playbus The Tent Stop 7.50am Barney Barney's Christmas Surprise 7.55am Is That a Fact? 12: The Venerable Bede 8.10am Santa's Pocket Watch 8.35am Umbrella Christmas Special 8.50am Follow That Sleigh 9.15am Corners 9.30am Visionaries Sorcery Squared 9.55am Blue Peter Omnibus 10.45am Maid Marian and Her Merry Men 6.The Whitish Knight 11.10am Boxpops 11.50am The O Zone 12.10pm Animation Now 12.15pm Films for the Family : Bush Christmas (1983) starring Nicole Kidman 1.40pm One in Four with sign language and subtitles 2.10pm Concert Trilogy 3.00pm A Rose for Winter 4.00pm Tales from Hoffnung 4.15pm Fred Astaire Puttin' on His Top Hat, Documentary 5.05pm It's Gary Sandling's Christmas Show 5.30pm The Spirit of Christmas hosted by Hannah Gordon 6.30pm Riding the Dog documentary about Greyhound buses 7.20pm Vespers in Venice 9.10pm Relatively Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn 11.00pm Viva Leone! profile of film director Sergio Leone 11.40pm Viva Leone! : Once Upon a Time in the West (1969) starring Henry Fonda 2.25am Closedown Christmas Day Monday 25th December 1989 BBC2 8.25am The Third Man Three Dancing Turtles (b/w) 8.50am Buck Rogers Tragedy of Saturn (b/w) 9.10am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Freezing Torture (b/w) 9.30am Berlin Freedom Concert 11.00am Film for the Family : The Prince and the Pauper (1977) starring Oliver Reed, Racquel Welch 1.00pm The Boy and the Snowgoose animation 1.10pm Fred Astaire Change Partners and Dance 2.00pm Amsterdam Christmas Concert 3.00pm Film : The Pagnol Trilogy : Marius (1931) starring Pierre Fresney A French film with English subtitles (b/w) Première 5.00pm Aida from the Met opera starring Placido Domingo 7.35pm The Queen 7.50pm Film : Babette's Feast (1987) starring Stephane Audran A Danish film with English subtitles Première 9.30pm Plum documentary about P.G.Wodehouse 10.40pm Viva Leone! My Name Is Nobody (1974) starring Henry Fonda Première 12.30am Weather 12.35am Closedown Boxing Day Tuesday 26th December 1989 BBC2 8.25am The Third Man Hollywood Incident, starring Michael Rennie (b/w) 8.50am Buck Rogers The Enemy's Stronghold (b/w) 9.10am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Walking Bombs (b/w) 9.30am Fred and Ginger : Swing Time (1936) 11.10am The Ryder Cup Retained (Repeat) 12.10pm A Year in the Life Twenty Years On 1.00pm Pigeon Street A Light in the Sky (Repeat) 1.20pm Boop-Oop-a-Doop! Betty Boop documentary (Repeat) 2.30pm Film : The Pagnol Trilogy : Fanny (1932) starring Orane Demazis A French film with English subtitles (b/w) Première 4.30pm Wodehouse on Broadway A Musical Memoir 6.00pm Films for the Family : The Black Stallion (1979) starring Mickey Rooney 7.55pm The Love of Three Oranges performed at the Grand Theatre, Leeds by Opera North 9.55pm Monsieur Eiffel's Tower 10.15pm Yes Minister Party Games 11.25pm Viva Leone! The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1967) starring Clint Eastwood 2.00am Weatherview 2.05am Closedown |
