BBC CHRISTMAS TV 1989
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Saturday 23rd December 1989
BBC1 7.30am Saturday Starts Here! Playbus 7.55am Jimbo and the Jet Set 8.00am Mersey Tales 8.05am New Adventures of Mighty Mouse 8.20am ChuckleVlslon 8.35am Thundercats 9.00am Going Live! 12.12pm Weather 12.15pm Grandstand 5.05pm News 5.15pm Regional News and Sport 5.20pm Bob's Full House 6.00pm Film : Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) 7.55pm The Les Dennis Christmas Laughter Show 8.30pm Last of the Summer Wine 9.20pm News, Weather 9.35pm Film : Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile (1978) 11.50pm Dave Brubeck 12.40am Film : The Third Man (1949) 2.20am Weather |
Saturday 23rd December 1989
BBC2 8.40am Buck Rogers 9.00am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 9.20am Film : Holiday Inn (1942) 10.55am World Professional Darts 12.10pm The Moscow State Circus 1988 1.25pm Saturday Cinema 1 Film : Hamlet (1948) 3.50pm A Rose for Winter 4.45pm Saturday Cinema 2 Film : The Jazz Singer (1980) 6.35pm Carols from King's 7.35pm Revolution! 8.30pm The Late Show Annual 10.30pm The Film Club Film : Tampopo (1985) Première 12.25am Film : Brute Force (1947) |
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 |
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 |
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 
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 Wednesday 27th December 1989 BBC1 7.00am News, Weather Regional News and Weather 7.15am Hallo Spencer 7.40am The Pink Panther Show 8.00am News, Weather Regional News and Weather 8.15am Smoggies 8.40am Roland Rat Fink Triple Bill 8.55am Regional News and Weather 9.00am News, Weather followed by Christmas Children's BBC Jimbo and the Jet Set 9.05am The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show 9.30am Fame and Misfortune 10.00am Why Don't You...? 10.30am Playdays 10.50am Poddington Peas 10.55am Five to Eleven 11.00am Best of British 11.25am Dad's Army 12.55pm Regional News and Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News 1.15pm Neighbours 1.35pm Film : Grease (1978) 3.20pm The Angel and the Soldier Boy 3.50pm Meercats 4.15pm Newsround Special 4.35pm Robin Hood Junior 5.35pm Neighbours 6.00pm Six O'Clock News, Weather 6.15pm Regional news magazines 6.30pm Wogan's Christmas Fancy Dress 7.10pm Blankety Blank Christmas 7.45pm Porridge 8.15pm The Bruce Forsyth Show 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News Regional News; Weather 9.30pm Screen One TV Film : Ball-Trap on the Cote Sauvage (1989) 10.55pm Barry Norman's Films of the 80s 11.40pm Film : Singin' in the Rain (1952) 1.20am Weather Thursday 28th December 1989 BBC1 7.00am News, Weather. Regional News, Weather 7.15am Hallo Spencer 7.40am The Pink Panther Show 8.00am News, Weather. Regional News, Weather 8.15am Smoggies 8.40am Cartoon Double Bill 8.55am Regional News, Weather 9.00am News, Weather followed by Christmas Children's BBC 9.05am The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show 9.30am Fame and Misfortune 10.00am Why Don't You... ? 10.30am Playdays 10.50am Henry's Cat 10.55am Five to Eleven 11.00am Best of British 11.25am Film : The Belles of St Trinian's (1954) 12.55pm Regional News and Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News 1.15pm Neighbours 1.35pm A Decade of Sport: Ten Glorious Years 3.50pm The New Yogi Bear Show 4.00pm Zoo Robbery 5.05pm Blue Peter Review of the Year 5.35pm Neighbours 6.00pm Six O'Clock News 6.15pm Regional news magazines 6.30pm Top of the Pops Review of the 80s 7.30pm EastEnders 8.00pm The World's Strongest Man 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News 9.30pm Smith and Jones 10.00pm Review of the Year 1989 11.30pm Film : The Heist (1971) 1.30am Weather Friday 29th December 1989 BBC1 7.00am News, Weather, Regional News and Weather 7.15am Hallo Spencer 7.40am The Pink Panther Show 8.00am News, Weather, Regional News and Weather 8.15am Smoggies 8.40am Betty Boop Triple Bill 8.55am Regional News and Weather 9.00am News, Weather followed by Christmas Children's BBC Jimbo and the Jet Set 9.05am Charlie Brown and Snoopy 9.30am Fame and Misfortune 10.00am Why Don't You..? 10.30am Playdays 10.50am Henry's Cat 10.55am Five to Eleven 11.00am Best of British 11.25am Film : The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) 12.55pm Regional News and Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather 1.15pm Neighbours 1.35pm Film : Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) 3.50pm The Great Heep 4.40pm Anoop and the Elephant 5.35pm Neighbours 6.00pm Six O'Clock News, Weather 6.15pm Regional news magazines 6.30pm The Very Best of Wogan 7.25pm Film : Short Circuit (1986) Première 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Regional News, Weekend Weather 9.30pm Carrott's Commercial Breakdown 10.20pm Film : Rocky II (1979) 12.20am David Bowie: Glass Spider 1.10am Weather Saturday 30th December 1989 BBC1 7.30am Saturday Starts Here! Playdays 7.55am Laurel and Hardy : Shrinking Shrieks 8.00am Mersey Tales 8.05am New Adventures of Mighty Mouse 8.20am ChuckleVision 8.35am Thundercats 9.00am Gone Live! 10.45am Film : Raggedy Ann and Andy (1977) 12.12am Weather 12.15pm Grandstand 5.05pm News 5.15pm Regional News and Sport 5.20pm Bob's Full House 6.00pm The Flying Doctors 6.45pm That's Showbusiness 7.20pm The Les Dawson Show 8.00pm Film : Teen Wolf (1985) Première 9.30pm News and Sport, Weather 9.45pm Midnight Caller 11.15pm Jackie Mason on Broadway 12.30am The Night, the Prowler (1978) 2.00am Weather New Year's Eve Sunday 31st December 1989 BBC1 8.15am The Front Garden 9.15am Articles of Faith 9.30am This Is the Day 10.00am See Hear! 10.25am Holiday Outings 10.30am It's That Meal Again 11.00am Film : Doctor in the House (1954) 12.30pm Country File 1.00pm News 1.05pm Bros in 2 Summer 2.00pm EastEnders 3.00pm Film : Krull (1983) Première 4.55pm Bugs Bunny Double Bill 5.10pm The Clothes Show 5.40pm Antiques Roadshow 6.25pm News, Weather 6.35pm Songs of Praise 7.15pm A Question of Sport 7.45pm Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 8.15pm TV Film : A Hazard of Hearts (1987) Première 9.50pm News, Weather 10.00pm Clive James on the 80s 12.00 Happy New Year 12.10am Film : The Ipcress File (1965) 1.55am Weather New Year's Day Monday 1st January 1990 BBC1 7.00am Children's BBC Henry's Cat 7.05am Hallo Spencer 7.35am Playdays 7.55am Smoggies: Zombies of Coral Island 8.20am Film : Around the World with Dot (1981) 9.25am Defenders of the Earth : Book of Mysteries 9.50am Film : Haunters of the Deep (1984) 10.55am Five to Eleven 11.00am Africawatch 11.50am Paddles Up 12.15pm That's Life 1.00pm News, Weather 1.05pm Curry on Ice 1.30pm Neighbours 1.50pm Film : My Fair Lady (1964) 4.35pm Woody Woodpecker Double Bill 4.50pm Final Score 5.05pm News, Weather 5.15pm Regional News and Weather 5.20pm Neighbours 5.45pm Film : Grease 2 (1982) Première 7.35pm Blankety Blank 8.05pm Film : Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985) Première 10.40pm News, Weather 10.50pm The Look of Love 11.55pm Film : In the Heat of the Night (1967) 1.40am Weather Tuesday 2nd January 1990 BBC1 Wednesday 3rd January 1990 BBC1 Thursday 4th January 1990 BBC1 Friday 5th January 1990 BBC1 |
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 
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 Wednesday 27th December 1989 BBC2 8.25am The Third Man 8.50am Buck Rogers 9.10am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 9.30am Film : Fred and Ginger - The Gay Divorce (1934) 11.10am Nick Faldo's Year 12.10pm A Year In the Life 1.00pm PC Pinkerton 1.05pm Philomena the Cat 1.15pm The Adventures of Spot the Dog 1.20pm Laurel and Hardy in Hogwild 1.40pm Film : The Pagnol Trilogy : Cesar (1936) Première 3.55pm The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 4.55pm Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives 5.35pm Making of a Legend : Gone with the Wind 7.40pm Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit : A Preview 7.45pm Film : The Natural (1984) Première 10.00pm An Arena Special 11.45pm Film : Viva Leone! : A Fistful of Dynamite (1971) 2.00am Weather Thursday 28th December 1989 BBC2 8.25am The Third Man 8.50am Buck Rogers 9.10am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 9.30am Film : Fred and Ginger : Carefree (19) 10.50am The Masquers Club 11.10am Rugby Union 12.10pm A Year in the Life 1.00pm Fingermouse 1.15pm Laurel and Hardy 1.35pm Films for the Family: The Black Stallion Returns (1983) 3.15pm Lerner and Loewe: Broadway's Last Romantics 4.20pm The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 5.20pm Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives 6.00pm Film Gone with the Wind (1939) Part 1 7.40pm The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos 8.00pm Monty Python's Flying Circus 8.30pm A Fate Worse Than Debt 10.00pm Film : The Emerald Forest (1985) Première 11.50pm Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nation Orchestra 12.50am Weatherview Friday 29th December 1989 BBC2 8.25am The Third Man 8.50am Buck Rogers 9.30am Film : Roberta (1935) 11.10am Sporting Years 1977 12.00 100 Great Sporting Moments 12.10pm A Year in the Life 1.00pm Green Claws 1.15pm Spot the Dog 1.20pm Laurel and Hardy 1.40pm Film : The Alamo (1960) 4.20pm The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 3: Science, Strings and Symphonies 5.20pm Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives 6.00pm Film Gone with the Wind (1939) (Part 2) 7.55pm Bookmark 9.00pm Film : Peggy Sue Got Married Première 10.40pm Heavy Metal Heaven 12.15am Film : The Invisible Man (1933) 1.25am Weather Saturday 30th December 1989 BBC2 8.20am Buck Rogers 8.40am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 9.00am Film : Blue Skies (1946) 10.40am Wild Westerns 11.10am The 1989 Royal Tournament 12.10pm European Community Youth Orchestra 1.50pm Saturday Cinema : Film : Heavens Above! (1963) 3.40pm Film : A Shot in the Dark (1964) 5.20pm Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives 6.00pm NewsView 6.45pm John Huston : The Man, the Movies, the Maverick 8.50pm Sviatoslav Richter at the Barbican 9.30pm Film : Prizzi's Honor (1985) Première 11.35pm Heavy Metal Heaven 12.30am Film : Buddy Buddy (1981) New Year's Eve Sunday 31st December 1989 BBC2 7.30am Playdays 7.50am Henry's Cat 7.55am Golden Spinning Wheel 8.20am Paddington's Birthday Bonanza 8.45am You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown 9.35am Visionaries 10.05am Blue Peter Review of the Year 10.40am Film : Terry on the Fence (1986) 11.50am Review of the Year 1989 1.20pm Film : The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 3.00pm Drift, the Mute Swan 4.00pm Rugby Special 4.55pm Film : Legend (1985) Première 6.25pm Chris Evert's Wimbledon Farewell 7.15pm Film : The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) Première 8.35pm Sviatoslav Richter at the Barbican 9.30pm Rab C. Nesbitt's Seasonal Greet 10.15pm Eighties 1.15am Heavy Metal Heaven New Year's Day Monday 1st January 1990 BBC2 Tuesday 2nd January 1990 BBC2 Wednesday 3rd January 1990 BBC2 Thursday 4th January 1990 BBC2 Friday 5th January 1990 BBC2 |