CHANNEL 4 CHRISTMAS TV 1996
Christmas Eve Tuesday 24th December 1996
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
Christmas Day Wednesday 25th December 1996
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 Sheen Première
12.40am Film : Invasion (1966) (b&w)
2.05am Beavis and Butt-Head Christmas Special
2.40am Film : I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
starring Susan Hayward (b&w)
4.45am Closedown
Boxing Day Thursday 26th December 1996
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 The 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 Weaver Première
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 Fletcher Première