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BBC CHRISTMAS TV 1998

      Christmas Eve Thursday 24th December 1998

      BBC1

      7.00am  News
                     Regional News; Weather

      7.10am   Children's BBC
                     Tales of the Tooth Fairies 

                     animated fun (Repeat)

      7.15am   Teletubbies (Repeat)

      7.40am  Moomim 
                    animation (Repeat)

     8.05am  Taz-Mania  
                    animation 

    8.35am   Blue Peter 
                    Children's magazine (Repeat)

     8.55am  Sweet Valley High 
                    teenage drama  (Repeat)

    9.20am  The Fame Game 
                    Justin has his first photo shoot (Repeat)

    9.55am  The Teletubbies  
                   Christmas in Spain, Laa Laa makes a snowball

  10.20am  News
                   Regional News and Weather


  10.30am  Film : All I Want for Christmas (1991) 
                   starring Lauren Bacall, Leslie Nielsen

   11.55am  The New Adventures of Superman 
                   Return of the Prankster

  12.45pm  Good Neighbours  
                   fans reminisce about their favourite 
                  moments from "Neighbours
"

  12.55pm  News  and Weather
                   Regional News


    1.10pm  Neighbours
                  Bill tells Susan that he wants to leave home

   1.35pm   Film : Lassie : A New Generation (1994)
                   starring Jon Tenney, Helen Slater  Première

   3.05pm  Live and Kicking Mystery Toons 
                  A Live and Kicking Murder Mystery
                  A Christmas party at an English country
                  mansion goes horribly wrong when the
                  host mysteriously dies


   3.45pm  Film : The Santa Clause (1994)
                   starring Tim Allen Première

   5.15pm  Neighbours  (Repeat)

   5.40pm  Whatever You Want . . . for Christmas 
                   Gaby Roslin presents a Christmas special
                   of the dream-fulfilment show


   6.30pm  News with Peter Sissons 
                   Weather Michael Fish

   6.55pm   Regional News

    7.00pm  Celebrity Ready, Steady Cook 

                    a special Christmas edition
                    Lily Savage and Barbara Windsor 
join
                    chefs Antony Worrall Thompson 
and
                    Ainsley Harriott, with Fern Britton


    7.30pm   EastEnders
                    Grant's freedom is in the balance as
                    Tiffany gives her version of what happened
                    on the stairs


     8.00pm  Animal Hospital  
                     first of three festive editions, with Rolf Harris

    8.30pm  Birds of a Feather  
                    Holy Ground concluding the final series

     9.10pm  News with Peter Sissons
                    Regional News, Weather Michael Fish

    9.30pm  Jonathan Creek   
                   Black Canary
                   starring Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin

  11.00pm  The Frank Skinner Christmas Show 
                   featuring Mel C, Aled Jones and a
                   special mystery guest


  11.40pm  Christmas is Coming  
                   Watchnight from Edinburgh, live from
                   St Giles Cathedral on 
Edinburgh's Royal Mile

  12.40am  Film : Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
                   starring Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, 
                   
Sid James 

                   followed by 
                   Weather

   2.10-6.00am  BBC News 24

      Christmas Day Friday 25th December 1998

      BBC1       

      6.00am  
Children's BBC
                     Teletubbies (Repeat)                     

      6.25am  Noddy in Toyland  
                     a Christmas special mixing live-action 
                     and animation


     7.20am  PJ's Unfunny Bunny Christmas 
                   a rabbit's quest for the true spirit of Christmas
                   
(Repeat)

     7.45am  Scrooge Koala's Christmas 
                   a lost reindeer brings the festive spirit
                   to the outback


     8.10am  Alvin and the Chipmunks  
                   animation (Repeat)

    8.35am  To me......to You 
                   festive challenges with the Chuckle Brothers

    9.00am  Rotten Ralph  
                    animated adventures

    9.30am   Teletubbies  
                    Nativity Play, the Teletubbies make
                    a Snowtubby


   10.00am  Celebrate Christmas 
                    Deborah McAndrew presents carols
                    and festive music for Christmas 
morning
                    from Lesley Garrett, 
Charlotte Church,
                    Ladysmith Black Mambazo and others


   
11.00am  Film : Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
                   starring Richard Attenborough, 
​                   Elizabeth Perkins
Première      

  12.50pm   Top of the Pops
                    The stars and the top-selling songs of
                    1998 plus this year's Christmas number one

                                            
    1.50pm   News and Weather

     1.55pm  The Morecambe and Wise 
Christmas Show
                    (from 1973) starring André Previn,
                    Hannah Gordon    


    3.00pm  The Queen
                    Her Majesty addresses the Commonwealth

     3.10pm  Noel's Christmas Presents   
                    Noel Edmonds once again journeys
                    around Britain and the world to spring
                    surprises and give some very unusual
                    presents to some very special people   
     
                                  

    4.10pm  Animal Hospital 
                   a special edition for Christmas Day with
                   Rolf Harris


    4.15pm  The First Snow of Winter  
                   animation, featuring the voices of
                   Sorcha Cusack, 
Miriam Margoyles,
                   Dermot Morgan


    5.15pm  News, Weather

    5.25pm  EastEnders

                   The first of tonight's two offerings from 
                   
Albert Square. Grant finally opens up to
                   his brother, and Bianca is taken by surprise


    5.55pm  Auntie's Spanking New Christmas Bloomers
                   Terry Wogan reveals more moments to
                   bring a festive blush to the stars of the BBC's
                   most popular programmes, including
                   EastEnders, Changing Rooms, 
Jonathan Creek,                     
Can't Cook Won't Cook and Dalziel and Pascoe

   6.30pm  Changing Rooms at Christmas 
                   A special yuletide edition of the
                   interior-design challenge show.
                   Carol Smillie is on the isle of Arran,
                   where two neighbours try to give each
                   other's living rooms a special festive feel,
                   with the help of design experts 
Linda Barker
                   and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen


    7.00pm  Film : Babe (1995) 
                   starring James Cromwell Première

     8.30pm  EastEnders
                     Bianca and Grant are forced to put
                     aside their difference


      9.00pm  Before They Were Famous III  
                      Angus Deayton takes another dip into
                      the archives to find clips of the stars
                      that they would rather forget


       9.40pm  News with Huw Edwards
                       Weather Michael Fish

       9.50pm  Men Behaving Badly 
                      Performance
                      first of three new episodes starring 
                      
Martin Clunes, Neil Morrissey, 
                      Caroline Quentin, Leslie Ash

     10.35pm  They Think It's All Over 
                      hosted by Nick Hancock with
                      Gary Lineker, David Gower, Rory McGrath,
                      Jonathan Ross, Phil Cornwell, 
                      
Colin Montgomerie

      11.10pm  A Many Splintered Thing 
                     adult romantic comedy starring Alan Davies

     11.40pm  The People's Nativity 
                     a reading of the Christmas story with
                     Tom Jones, Barbara Windsor,

                     Alan Titchmarsh, Des Lynam

    11.45pm  Robbie Williams : For One Night Only
                    At the end of a successful year that
                    has established him as one of the country's
                    leading solo artists, Robbie Williams
                    entertains family and friends in a
                    special television concert


    12.35am  Film : Carry on Girls (1973) 
                    starring Sidney James, Joan Sims,
                    Kenneth Connor


    2.05am  BBC News 24


       Boxing Day Saturday 26th December 1998 

       BBC1

       6.00am  Children's BBC
                      Pingu 
                      animated penguin adventures (Repeat)

       6.05am  Eek the Cat   
                      feline capers (Repeat)

      6.20am  Follow That Sleigh  
                     claymation, Santa loses his sleigh (Repeat)

      6.40am  The Littlest Pet Shop 
                     animated double bill (Repeat)

       7.05am  The Wizard of Oz 
                     animation  (Repeat)

       7.30am  X-Men 
                     animation (Repeat)

       7.50am  Round the Twist  
                      fantasy drama (Repeat)

       8.15am   The New Adventures of Superman 
                      Lucky Leon (Repeat)

      9.00am  Almost Live, Definitely Kicking 
                     with Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston, 
                     
music from Steps

     11.15am   Robbie Williams : 
                     Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
                
                     Fly-on-the wall documentary charting
                     the rise of singer Robbie Williams

                     (Revised Repeat)

    11.45am   Film : Super Mario Bros (1993) 
                     starring Bob Hoskins, Dennis Hopper

     1.20pm   News, Weather

     1.25pm   The Snowman
 
                    The well-loved illustrations of the
                    famous children's book by Raymond Briggs
                    come to life in this television version of
                    the magical stage show based on the story


     2.25pm  Brambly Hedge 
                   The Secret Staircase, animation
 
    2.50pm  Film : Casper (1995) 
                   starring Christina Ricci Première 

    4.20pm  World's Strongest Man  
                   presented by John Inverdale with 
                   commentary from Paul Dickenson


    4.50pm  Final Score 
                   today's results presented by Ray Stubbs

    5.15pm   News and Weather

    5.25pm  Regional News and Sport


    5.30pm  Animal Hospital : Fleas and All 
                   a behind-the-scenes look at the making
                   of the current series of 
Animal Hospital

    6.10pm  Film : Free Willy 2 (1995) 
                   starring Jason James Richter Première

    7.45pm  National Lottery Draw 
                   introduced by Dale Winton, music provided
                   by Michael Crawford


    8.05pm  Casualty 
                   New Year and All That
                   The team's hopes of a post-Christmas
                   respite are shattered in dramatic fashion


    9.20pm  News and Sport with Edward Stourton
                   Weather Isobel Lang

    9.35pm  Men Behaving Badly 
                   2/3 Gary in Love

   10.15pm  French and Saunders 
                   with guests including Joanna Lumley,
                   the Spice Girls, 
Adrian Edmondson, 
                   Helen Mirren


 11.05pm   Film : The Naked Gun 2½ : 
                  the Smell of Fear (1991)

                  starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley

 12.25am   Film : Carry On at Your Convenience (1971) 
                  
starring Sid James, Kenneth Williams
                  f
ollowed by Weather

  1.55am   BBC News 24

       Sunday 27th December 1998

       BBC1

       6.00am  Cartoon Fun 
                       animated antics

       6.25am  Film : Jacob (1994) 
                      starring Matthew Modine Première

       7.55am  Touched by an Angel  
                     Fear Not
                     a seasonal feature-length episode
                     of the US series about two 
guardian angels

      
9.25am  News and Weather                        

      9.30am  The Heaven and Earth Show 
 
                     The spiritual magazine show returns
                     after its Advent break.
                     John Walters goes in search of the real
                     Father Christmas, while Simon Biagi
                     and Amanda Redington meet the
                     "Champion Children" of 1998.                      
                     Plus festive music from Charlotte Church


    10.30am  The Life of Birds  
                     The Limits of Endurance (Repeat)

    11.20am   World Cup 98 Review
                     A look back at the highs and lows of
                     this year's World Cup in France, including
                     the emergence of England's Michael Owen,
                     the drama surrounding Brazilian star
                     Ronaldo and the triumph of the host
                     nation
 presented by Des Lynam

    12.20pm  Laughing for Ages  
                     Stephen Tomkinson reveals the truth
                     behind human history 
using classic
                     comedy clips

 
    12.50pm  News ; Weather for the Week Ahead

    12.55pm  EastEnders  
                     first of today's two omnibus editions  

      2.45pm  Film : The Wizard of Oz (1939) 
                     starring Judy Garland Ray Bolger,
                     Bert Lahr, Jack Haley 


      4.25pm  EastEnders  
                     second omnibus edition

      5.20pm  News and Weather

      5.35pm   Regional News

      5.40pm  Songs of Praise 
                     Daniel O'Donnell performs in a 
                     special concert of Christmas and

                     gospel music recorded at Wembley Arena

     6.15pm   Antiques Roadshow - the Next Generation 
                     from the Heritage Motor Centre, 
                   
Warwickshire with Hugh Scully,
                    Trude Mostue, Quentin Wilson


     7.00pm  In Love with Elizabeth 
                    The Early Life of the Queen Mother

     8.00pm  This Is Your Life 
                     with Michael Aspel

     8.40pm  Film : Mrs Brown (1997) 
                    starring Judi Dench, Billy Connolly  Première

   10.20pm  News with Peter Sissons
                    Weather Peter Cockcroft

   10.35pm  Heartburn Hotel  
                    a special Christmas episode of the comedy
                    set in a run-down hotel, 
starring Tim Healey

    11.05pm  Alf Garnett : In Sickness and in Health
                    Another chance to see a festive episode
                    of the 1985 comedy.
                    Alf schemes so his family can attend
                    two Christmas dinners


    11.35pm  The Big End  
                    first in a seven part series in which
                   
Simon Mayo takes a satirical look 
                   at bizarre beliefs in pre-millennial Britain
 
   12.05am  Film : The Sting (1973) 
                   starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford,  
                   
Robert Shaw 
                   followed by
                   
Weather

  2.10-6.30am BBC News 24

       






























​       Bank Holiday Monday 28th December 1998

       BBC1

       6.30am  Children's BBC
                      Fireman Sam 
                      animation Sarah and James are
                      trapped in the ice
(Repeat)

       6.50am  Teletubbies
                      (Repeat) 

        7.15am  Christmas Toons! 
                      animation, Billy has to use all of his
                      wits to win the hand of Elizabeth
 
(Repeat)

       7.45am  Fudge  
                     US comedy about a boy who complicates
                     his elder brother's life
 

                     (Repeat)

      8.10am  Taz-Mania 
                     cartoon, Taz is rejected

      8.35am  Rugrats 
                     cartoon fun with the carpet-crawlers 
                     (Repeat) 

     9.00am  Student Bodies  
                    sitcom, the students prepare for a 
                   
Christmas concert  (Repeat)

     9.25am   50/50 
                     a Christmas edition of the children's
                     quiz, presented by Sally Gray


    9.55am   Teletubbies 
                    Towers, some children build towers

   10.20am  News, Regional News and Weather

   10.30am  Film : The Black Hole (1979) 
                    Disney sci-fi adventure starring 
                    Maximilian Schell


   12.00        Party of a Lifetime 
                     This one-off edition of the surprise-party
                     challenge series sees the team led by
                     Ainsley Harriott helping a group of amateur
                     belly-dancers who want to stage a charity
                     Show


    12.30pm  Laughing for Ages 
                     comedy clips including Frankie Howerd, 
                     Les Dawson, 
The Fast Show

      1.00pm  News and Weather, Regional News

       1.15pm  Neighbours

                     Joel confesses his feelings for Libby

     1.40pm  Film : Star Trek IV : the Voyage Home (1986)
                    
starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy 

     3.35pm  The World's Strongest Man 
                    presented by John Inverdale

     4.05pm  Oddbods 
                    A short comedy about two eccentrics who
                    live in the village of Snuggleford,
                    starring Gareth Hale , Norman Pace 


     4.25pm  Neighbours
                    (Repeat)

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


     5.15pm  News and Weather

     5.25pm  Regional News

     5.35pm  Big Break Christmas Show
 
                    with Jim Davdison and John Virgo, guests
                    Isla Fisher, Little and Large, 

                    Barbara Windsor, Jimmy White, 
                    John Higgins, John Parrott


    6.05pm  Film : Indiana Jones and
                    the Last Crusade (1989)
                    
starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery,
                    
Denholm Elliott

    8.00pm  EastEnders
                    Grant awaits important news that will
                    affect his future. Bianca receives some
                    welcome visitors, while a stranger shows
                    interest in Matthew's business plans 


    8.30pm  Paddington Green  
                    The first part of a brand new docu-soap
                    set in and around 
Paddington Green
                    in West 
London


    9.00pm  Men Behaving Badly  
                    3/3 Delivery

    9.45pm  Harry Enfield's Yule Log Chums 
                   Harry Enfield returns with a festive feast
                   of comedy, also starring 
Paul Whitehouse
                   and Kathy Burke


   10.25pm  News with Michael Buerk
                    Regional News
                    Weather
Philip Avery

   10.45pm  Match of the Day 
                    Highlights of two of today's top
                    Premiership games. Plus all the day's news
                    and talking points and a round up of the
                    Boxing Day fixtures introduced by
                    Des Lynam 
with Trevor Brooking,
                    Alan Hansen


   12.10am   Film : Too Late the Hero (1970) 
                    starring Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson
                    followed by 
                    Weather

   2.20am-7.00am BBC News 24
        Christmas Eve Thursday 24th December 1998

       BBC2

       6.10am  Film : Modern Times (1936) 

                      starring Charlie Chaplin  (b&w)

       7.35am  Film : Key Largo (1948) 
                     starring Humphrey Bogart, 
                     Edward G Robinson (b&w)


       9.15am  Film : One Magic Christmas (1985) 
                     starring Mary Steenburgen

    10.40am  Film : To Have or Have Not (1944)
                     starring Humphrey Bogart (b&w)

    12.20pm  Rex the Runt  double bill
                     The Lottery is Fiddled
    12.30pm  Adventures on Telly (part 1)
                     Bad Bob shoots the television

    12.40pm  The West  
                     Death Runs Riot 1856-68

      2.05pm  Film : Shenandoah (1965) 
                     starring James Stewart

      3.45pm  Choir of the Year 
                     Four-part choral series, culminating
                     in Sunday's final, presented by
                     Howard Goodall from Buxton Opera House


      4.25pm  Carols from King's
                     The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols,
                      marking the Christmas Eve service's
                      70th anniversary, is from the chapel of
​                      King's 
College, 
Cambridge

       5.40pm  The Simpsons  
                      Duffless
                      Marge convinces Homer he may have
                      a drinking problem


      6.05pm  Rex the Runt   
                      Adventures on Telly (part 2)
                      The canine friends travel to the North Pole.
                      Featuring the guest voice of comedian
                      Paul Merton


       6.15pm   The Simpsons 
                       Homer Loves Flanders

       6.35pm   Film : It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 
                       starring James Stewart, Donna Reid,
                       Lionel Barrymore (b&w)


       8.40pm  Dear John : a Tribute to John Wells
                       The late John Wells, who died in January,
                       combined careers as dramatist, director
                       and satirist


       9.30pm  The Search for Shangri-la 
                       Charles Allen and sceptic Mark Shand 
                       
set out to discover the true origins of the
                       lost Tibetan city 
of Shangri-la

      10.20pm  Meetings with Remarkable Trees
                        a look at the Handkerchief Tree in 
                        
Northern Ireland

       10.30pm  The Moonstone 
                         an adaptation of Wilkie Collins's
                         classic detective novel,
                         starring Greg Wise, 
Antony Sher,
                         Patricia Hodge, Keeley Hawes


         12.40am  Film : The Haunting (1963) 
                          starring Julie Harris, 
                          Claire Bloom 
followed by
                          Weatherview

            2.35am  Closedown




  

 























      Christmas Day Friday 25th December 1998

      BBC2
  
      6.15am    Film : The Great Lie (1941) 

                       starring Bette Davis, Mary Astor (b&w)
 
       8.00am  Film : The Treasure of Madre (1948)
                       starring Humphrey Bogart (b&w)

      10.00am  Oi! Get off Our Train  
                       Animation about a boy and his pyjama
                       case dog who embark upon a magical
                       journey by toy train


      10.30am  The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends 
                       The Tale of Mr Tod, The animated story
                       of Beatrix Potter 's good-natured
                       but rebellious fox


       10.55am  Here's Looking at You  
                        75 Years of Warner Brothers 
                        A celebration of the golden age of
                        the 
Warner Brothers studio,
                        responsible for some of Hollywood's
                        best-loved movies


       11.45am   Film : Dodge City (1939) 
                        starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland

         1.25pm  Gogs.......Gogwana 
                       Stone Age animated comedy
                       The Gogs family go house-hunting with
                       enthusiasm but no common sense


        1.55pm  Big Hug : The Story of the Teletubbies 
                      A look at the phenomenal success of
                      Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po,
                      the children's characters who have
                      achieved international fame


       2.35pm  Rex the Runt 
                      Adventures on the Telly (part three)
                      Lost in space, the friends are sucked
                      into a black hole


       2.45pm  The Simpsons
                      Lady Bouvier's Lover
                      Bart helps Granpa in his romantic exploits

       3.10pm  Film : Casablanca (1942) 
                      starring Humphrey Bogart, 
                      Ingrid Bergman (b&w)


       4.50pm  Choir of the Year  
                      Eight choirs compete in the youth
                      semi-final, introduced by Howard Goodall


      5.30pm  Nutcracker Sweeties  
                     David Bintley's tribute to fifties 
                     
Americana choreographed to the
                     Duke 
Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
                     jazz variation 
on Tchaikovsky's
                     Nutcracker Suite


     6.05pm  Film : Twelfth Night (1996) 
                    starring Helena Bonham Carter,
                    Imogen Stubbs, 
Nigel Hawthorne,
                    Richard E Grant
 
 Première
 
     8.15pm  Close Up 
                    Ted Hughes : Force of Nature
                    With the death of Ted Hughes in October,
                    the world lost one of its most distinctive
                    poetic voices


     9.05pm  Arena 
                    The Brian Epstein Story 
                    The first of a two-part documentary
                     telling the story of Brian Epstein.
                    Gay when homosexuality was illegal,
                    a gambler, shopkeeper and failed actor,
                    he was also the pop king with the Midas
                    touch who, in the sixties, was as well
                    known as the band he managed - the Beatles
 


   10.20pm  The Queen
                    Her Majesty's message to the
                    Commonwealth with signing and subtitles


   10.30pm  Dance Lexie Dance 
                    oscar-nominated drama starring 
                    
BJ Hogg, Kimberley McConkey

   10.45pm  Film : Immortal Beloved (1994) 
                    starring Gary Oldman, Jereoen Krabbe
                    
Première
 
    12.45am  Film : Prick Up Your Ears (1987) 
                    starring Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina,
                    Vanessa Redgrave

                    followed by
                    Weatherview

























    








 




​     Boxing Day Saturday 26th December 1998


      BBC2

      6.05am   Film : City Lights (1931)  

                      starring Charlie Chaplin (b&w)

      7.30am   Film : The Letter (1940) 
                      starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall (b&w)

      9.05am  Film : Hamlet (1990) 
                     starring Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates

      11.15am  Cricket : the Ashes  
                     highlights of the Fourth Test with
                     Richie Benaud, Ian Chappell, 

                     Tony Greig, Ian Botham

     11.45am  Christmas in Vienna  
                     traditional and festive music starring 
                     Placido Domingo and the 
Vienna
                     Symphony Orchestra. 
                     Described by Paul Gambaccini


     12.45pm  Don Carlos  
                      Luc Bondy 's production of Verdi's
                      grand operatic masterpiece about the
                      conflict between power and human love.
                      Staged at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris


      4.10pm  Choir of the Year  
                     with Howard Goodall
                     Eight choirs battle it out at the Buxton 
                     
Opera House in the mixed-voice semi-final


     4.50pm  The Nanny 
                    Animated Christmas comedy, in which a
                    little boy builds his own magic baby-sitter
                    out of bric-a-brac


    5.15pm   Are You Watching Jimmy Hill ? 
                   A profile of controversial soccer pundit 
                   
Jimmy Hill, exploring his remarkable
                   career in both football - as player, manager
                   and chairman - and television.
                   Contributors include Desmond Lynam,
                   Terry Venables, Bobby Robson and
                   Brian Moore


    6.05pm  Film : Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957) 
                    starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas

     8.05pm  A Winter's Tale 
                    In the depths of winter, areas of Britain
                    can be transformed into snow-covered,
                    picturesque scenes. But as children in
                    the suburbs dream of a white 
Christmas,
                    many  animals - from the frozen Highlands
                    of Scotland to the stormy southern English
                    coast -are engaged in a battle to survive
                    the harsh weather


    8.55pm   White Christmas 
                    weather presenter Helen Young visits Wells
                    in Somerset to ensure the town 
enjoys
                    a rare covering of snow


     9.00pm  Arena 
                    The Brian Epstein Story
                    Concluding the two-part profile of the
                    pop manager who brought global success
                    to the Beatles


   10.15pm   The American
                    
starring Dramatisation of Henry James's
                    tragic novel of love and intrigue 
starring
                    Matthew Modine, 
Diana Rigg,
                    Aisling O'Sullivan


   11.45pm   Film : The Maltese Falcon (1941)
                    starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, 
                    
Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet 
(b&w) 

    1.25am    Film : Split Second (1953)  
                    starring Stephen McNally (b&w) 
                    followed by
                    Weatherview

    3.00am   Closedown
 
   

   

    
 








      Sunday 27th December 1998

 
     BBC2

      6.00am  Film : Home Sweet Home (1945) 

                      musical comedy (b&w)

       7.30am  Children's BBC        
                      Bump's Christmas Story 
                      animated yuletide tale (Repeat)

       7.40am  Teletubbies 
                      special Sunday edition of the
                      pre-school series      


      8.20am  The Wizard of Oz 
                      animated magical series   (Repeat)

      8.40am  Fievel's American Tails 
                     cartoon capers with the mouse 
                     (Repeat)

     9.05am  The Queen's Nose 
                    Harmony and Dino decide to set a trap
                    Last in the series 

     9.35am  The Wayne Manifesto 
                    Australian drama about a 12-year-old boy.
                    
Wayne discovers his first chest hair

   10.05am  The Midas Touch  
                    Feature-length children's drama.
                    An old witch grants an orphan's
                    wish to be rich but there are bad
                    consequences as well as good
  


    11.20am  The Making of the Royal
                    Institution Christmas Lectures 

                    Cameras go behind the scenes to follow
                    the progress of Professor Nancy Rothwell
                    from audition to performance as she takes
                    on the daunting task of presenting this
                    year's series of lectures for young people


   12.20pm  Cricket - the Ashes
                    Action from Melbourne on the second
                    day of the Fourth Test.
                    With Richie Benaud,
 Ian Chappell and
                    Tony Greig


   12.50pm  Film : Quo Vadis (1951)
                    starring Deborah Kerr, Robert Taylor

     3.35pm  Choir of the Year  
                    The final of the competition,
                    presented by Howard Goodall
                    from Buxton Opera House in Derbyshire


     4.25pm  Simon Rattle - Moving On 
                   As Simon Rattle, one of the world's most
                   popular conductors, prepares to leave the
                   City of Birmingham Orchestra, where he
                   has been principal conductor for 18 years,
                   cameras follow him on his final tour with
                   the orchestra and at home, recording the
                   contributions of friends and colleagues


     5.15pm  The Cat Show  
                 
   102nd National Cat Club Show

                    at Earls Court,
                    presented by Steve Knight, Wendy Leavesley


    6.05pm  Rex the Runt  
                   The Trials of Wendy
                   Wendy is put on trial for shooting Vince,
                   adult animation


    6.15pm   Star Trek : Voyager 
                    The Gift
                    Kes undergoes a strange metamorphosis
                    and her new powers soon pose a threat to
                    her unsuspecting crew mates


     7.00pm  Ray Mears's World of Survival  
                    The Red Centre
                    Concluding the series that examines
                    some of the world's most inhospitable areas


     7.30pm  The Car's the Star  
                    In the Soviet Union it was a status symbol,
                    while in Britain it became a national joke,
                    but does the Lada really deserve its
                    comic reputation?


    7.50pm  Earth Story  
                   A World Apart
                   Concluding the exploration of
                   our understanding of the planet
   

    8.40pm  Reeves and Mortimer - 
                    Xmas Shooting Stars

                    Comedians Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer
                    present a special edition of the celebrity quiz,
                    with Ulrika Jonsson, Mark Lamarr
                    and George "Santa Claus" Dawes


    9.20pm  Ted and Ralph 
                    special one-off comedy based on the antics
                    of two of the most popular characters
                    from 
The Fast Show, written by and
                    starring Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson 


   10.30pm  Merry Mind the Buzzcocks
                    Host Mark Lamarr and team captains
                    Sean Hughes and Phill Jupitus are joined
                    by Boy George, Noddy Holder, Jonathan Ross
                    and Sleeper's Louise Wener in a festive
                    edition of the pop quiz


   11.10pm   Film : I Shot Andy Warhol (1995) 
                    starring Lili Taylor

   12.45am  Andrea Bocelli : a Night in Tuscany
                   The tenor Andrea Bocelli is one of the
                   world's great opera stars

                   Tonight he returns to Tuscany, where he
                   grew up, for a special open-air music
                   concert at the Piazza dei Cavalieri in Pisa

                   followed by

                   Weatherview

      1.45am  Closedown
                     

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​      Bank Holiday Monday 28th December 1998

      BBC2

      6.10am   Film : The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
                      starring Frank Sinatra (b&w)

      8.05am   Film : Young at Heart (1955) 
                       starring frank Sinatra

     10.00am  Perfectly Frank 
                      first of 12 short films accompanying the
                      
Frank Sinatra film season in which fans 
                      
and friends pay tribute

     10.05am  The West  
                      The Grandest Enterprise under God: 
                      1868-74

                      Americans set out to unite post-Civil War
                      east and west with a 1,775-mile railway
                      from Omaha to Sacramento that promised
                      work for immigrant labourers, land for
                      poor farmers and a lucrative business
                      for hunters


     11.30am  The Royal Institute Christmas Lectures
                     Staying Alive : the Body in Balance  
                     Sense and Sensitivity
                     First in a series of five daily science talks,
                     intended to be of particular interest to
                     children


    12.30pm  Cricket : the Ashes  
                     Action from the crease at Melbourne as
                     the Fourth Test reaches day three


     1.00pm  Racing 
                    presented by Claire Balding from Chepstow
                    (1.10, 1.40, 2.15 & 
2.40 races)

    3.00pm  Film : The Pride and the Passion (1957)
                    starring Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, 
                    
Sophia Loren

    5.10pm  Cardigans at Christmas 
                   looking at past Christmas TV offerings
                   including Christmas Night 
with the
                   Stars and Val Doonican


   6.00pm  Dance Night
                   Royal Ballet dancer Deborah Bull 
                   
and comedian Alexei Sayle introduce
                   an 
evening devoted to exploring the many
                   facets of dance from ballroom 
and ballet
                   to modern and clubbing


   6.05pm  Dance Ballerina Dance  
                   with Deborah Bull, Adam Cooper,
                   Lynn Seymour in a 
sequence of movements
                   that traces the 
changing role of female ballet
                   dancers 
over the past century


    6.55pm  Torvill and Dean 
                   Another chance to see Jayne Torvill
                   and Christopher Dean's Bolero ice-dance
                   routine


    7.05pm  You Make Me Feel Like Dancing  
                   Alexei Sayle sets out to prove that you 
                   
don't have to be a professional to perform
                   waltz,  jive or salsa


    7.35pm  Best Ballroom 
                   the waltz, by ballroom aces Marcus and 
                   
Karen Hilton

    7.45pm  The Magic of Dance 
                   Out in the Limelight. Home in the Rain,
                   the final episode from Dame Margot
                   Fonteyn's 1979 history
 of dance

    8.35pm  Infanta 
                   A girl explores her own garden world
                   Performed by Ella Horton Chandler and
                   choreographed by Rosemary Lee


    8.40pm  Eric and Ernie 
                    the classic "Singin' in the Rain" routine
                    by  comedy duo Eric Morecambe and 
                    
Ernie Wise


     8.45pm  The Art of Touch 
                    TV première of this award-winning 
                    piece performed by 
Siobhan Davies
                    Dance Company


    9.35pm  Nussin  
                   A dance-based short film with no dialogue,
                   set around a snowy railway station in the
                   Czech Republic. The obsession of two couples
                   for ballroom dancing leads to murder


  10.25pm  Film : Strictly Ballroom (1992) 
                   starring Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice

  11.55pm   Film : A Chorus Line (1985) 
                   starring Michael Douglas
                   followed by 
                   Weatherview
             
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