ITV CHRISTMAS TV 1969
Saturday 20th December 1969
LONDON
10.40am Road Report
10.45am Families Talking
11.35am The English Sickness
12.35pm Captain Scarlet
12.55pm News
1.00pm World of Sport
5.00pm Results Round Up
5.15pm Bonanza
6.10pm News
6.15pm Parkin's Patch
6.45pm The Saturday Crowd
7.30pm Never a Cross Word
8.05pm Film : Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
10.00pm News, Weather Forecast Summary
10.15pm Saturday Night Theatre
11.10pm Journey to the Unknown
12.05am All Our Yesterdays
12.30am Responsibility
ANGLIA as London except
No programmes until 12.55pm
5.15pm Tarzan
followed by
Weather Forecast
6.15pm Wheel of Fortune
8.05pm The Big Saturday Film : Sunset Boulevard (1950)
11.10pm Man in a Suitcase
12.10am Reflection
Closedown
YORKSHIRE as London except
No programmes until 12.55pm
5.15pm Cowboy in Africa
7.30pm Edgar Wallace Hour
8.30pm Film : The Mad Magician (1954)
11.10pm Around the World
SOUTHERN as London except
No programmes until 12.52pm
12.52pm Weather
5.15pm Tarzan
6.15pm Wheel of Fortune
8.00pm Film : Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
11.10pm Omri's Burning
12.10am New Extra
MIDLAND as London except
No programmes until 11.35am
11.35am Saturday Session
12.25pm All Our Yesterdays
5.15pm Tarzan
8.05pm Film : The Beauty Jungle (1964)
11.10pm I Spy
Sunday 21st December 1969
LONDON
11.00am The Morning Service
12.15pm Closedown
1.55pm Face the Press
2.25pm Out of Town
2.45pm Sports Arena
3.15pm The Big Match
4.15pm The Owl Service
4.45pm The Golden Shot
5.30pm Hark at Barker
6.00pm News
6.15pm All Creatures Great and Small
6.35pm Seven Days
7.25pm Randall
8.20pm Film : The Rat Race (1960)
10.10pm News
10.20pm This is . . . Tom Jones
11.20pm Tonight with David Nixon
12.05am Responsibility
ANGLIA as London except
12.15pm Closedown
1.55pm Weather Trends
2.00pm Farming Diary
2.30pm The Baron
3.25pm Parkin's Patch
3.55pm Match of the Week
5.30pm The Owl Service
Weather
7.25pm Star Movie : The Matchmaker (1958)
9.10pm Strange Report
12.05am Reflection
YORKSHIRE as London except
1.45pm All Our Yesterdays
2.15pm Sport
3.15pm Film : Angels One Five (1952)
5.00pm Woobinda
5.30pm The Owl Service
7.25pm Hawaii Five-O
8.10pm Film : The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Monday 22nd December 1969
LONDON
2.45pm Auction
3.45pm Best Sellers
4.15pm News
4.17pm Once Upon a Time
4.30pm Crossroads
4.55pm Woobinda
5.20pm The Survival Game
5.50pm News
6.03pm Today
6.45pm Opportunity Knocks!
7.30pm Coronation Street
8.00pm World in Action
8.30pm Root of All Evil?
9.00pm Mr. Digby Darling
10.00pm News at Ten
10.30pm The Monday Film
12.15am Closedown
ANGLIA as London except
No programmes until
4.30pm Anglia Newsroom
4.35pm The Romper Room
4.55pm Superman (until 5.20pm)
6.00pm About Anglia (until 6.45pm)
10.30pm Probe Special
11.00pm Peyton Place
11.55pm Reflection
YORKSHIRE as London except
3.00pm Golf
3.30pm Riding
4.00pm Houseparty (until 4.15pm)
4.30pm Wendy
4.55pm Skippy (until 5.20pm)
6.00pm Calendar
6.15pm The Doris Day Show (until 6.45pm)
10.30pm The Untouchables
11.30pm Agricultural Worker
MIDLAND as London except
No programmes until
4.00pm Headlines
4.02pm Houseparty
4.15pm Oh! Susanna
4.40pm Tingha and Tucker
4.55pm Skippy (until 5.20pm)
6.00pm ATV Today (until 6.45pm)
10.30pm Survival
11.00pm Heading for Change
SOUTHERN as London except
2.25pm Sotheby's
3.45pm Closedown
4.00pm Houseparty (until 4.15pm)
4.30pm Mad Movies
4.50pm Bugs Bunny (until 5.20pm)
6.00pm Day by Day (until 6.45pm)
10.30pm Naked City
11.00pm News Extra
11.10pm Farm Progress
11.35pm Weather
Tuesday 23rd December 1969
LONDON
2.45pm Party
3.45pm More Best Sellers
4.15pm Headlines
4.17pm Paulus
4.30pm Crossroads
4.55pm The Sooty Show
5.20pm Sexton Blake
5.50pm News
6.03pm Today
6.30pm Branded
7.00pm Film : Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
8.30pm Cribbins
9.00pm Happy Ever After
10.00pm News at Ten
10.30pm Dave Allen in The Melting Pot
11.15pm Dickens
11.45pm Closedown
ANGLIA as London except
4.10pm Castle Haven
4.35pm Anglia Newsroom
4.40pm Paulus (until 4.55pm)
6.00pm About Anglia
6.35pm Crossroads
7.00pm Film : Riding Shotgun (1954) (until 8.30pm)
11.25pm All Our Yesterdays
11.52pm Reflection
YORKSHIRE as London except
3.00pm Golf
3.30pm Riding
4.00pm Houseparty (until 4.15pm)
4.25pm Cooking (until 4.55pm)
6.00pm Calendar
6.30pm Castle Haven
6.55pm Film : Petticoat Pirates (1961) (until 8.30pm)
9.00pm The Avengers (until 10.00pm)
11.15pm Film : The Man Who Never Was (1956)
MIDLAND as London except
No programmes until
4.00pm Headlines
4.02pm Houseparty
4.15pm Star Showcase
4.40pm Paulus (until 4.55pm)
6.00pm ATV Today
6.35pm Crossroads
7.00pm Film : The Charge at Feather River (1953) (until 8.30pm)
11.25pm Play with a Purpose
SOUTHERN as London except
2.45pm The Dockers' Party
3.45pm Closedown (until 4.00pm)
4.00pm Houseparty (until 4.15pm)
6.00pm Day by Day
6.35pm Castle Haven
7.00pm Film : Three Brave Men (1956) (until 8.30pm)
11.25pm New Extra
Christmas Eve Wednesday 24th December 1969
THAMES
10.05am Flipper
10.30am The Lone Ranger
10.55am Tingha and Tucker Christmas Club
11.10am Lift Off
11.40am Junior Showtime
12.20pm Film : Call Me Bwana (1963)
2.05pm Crossroads
2.30pm Peyton Place
2.55pm Lost in Space
3.55pm Film : Heidi
5.50pm News
6.00pm With a Little Help From My Friends George Martin presents
7.00pm Coronation Street
7.30pm Film : Doctor in the House (1954) Première
9.15pm Carry On Christmas
10.15pm News
followed by
Weather Summary
10.35pm Herb Alpert Show
11.35pm Donald Swann's Christmas Candle
12.00 Midnight Communion from St Martin-in-the-Fields
YORKSHIRE (as Thames except)
10.20am Lift Off (until 10.55)
11.05am The Champions:The Invisible Man
12.00 Junior Showtime
12.35pm Forest Rangers
1.00pm Film : Very Important Person (1961) with James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips
2.35pm Castle Haven
3.00pm The Saint Queen's Ransom (until 3.55)
11.35pm Carols in Kirkgate (until 12.00)
1.00am Weather
ANGLIA (as Thames except)
No programmes until
1.05pm Castle Haven
1.30pm The Romper Room
1.50pm Lift Off
2.25pm Junior Showtime
3.00pm Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
3.55pm Film : Treasure Island (1950)
6.00pm About Anglia
6.35pm Crossroads
11.35pm It's Christmas Day in the Morning
Christmas Day Thursday 25th December 1969
THAMES
8.15am Carols for Everyone
9.05am Superman
9.30am Cinema Musical Special
10.15am Christmas Morning United Free Church Service
11.00am A Merry Morning
11.30am Film : Moonfleet (1955)
1.00pm Kelvin Hall Circus
2.00pm This is...Tom Jones
3.00pm Film : Petticoat Pirates (1961)
4.35pm Aladdin
5.50pm News
6.00pm All Star Comedy Carnival
8.30pm The Benny Hill Show
9.30pm Film : Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964)
10.30pm News and Weather
10.40pm Film : Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964) (continued)
11.45pm Whicker in Europe
12.15am What Was He Like ?
YORKSHIRE (as Thames except)
9.05am Huckleberry Finn (until 9.30)
11.30am Film : Who's Minding the Store ? (1963) with Jerry Lewis (until 1.00)
3.00pm Film : It's Great to Be Young (1956) with John Mills, Cecil Parker (until 4.35)
9.30pm Whicker in Europe
10.00pm Film : Donovan's Reef (1963) starring John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Dorothy Lamour
10.35pm News
10.40pm Film : Donovan's Reef (1963) (continued)
12.00 I Leonardo
ANGLIA (as Thames except)
8.45am Christmas in Calliope (until 9.30am)
11.30am Film : Carry on Constable (1960)
3.00pm With a Little Help My Friends George Martin presents
4.00pm Popeye
4.10pm Crossroads
12.15am Reflection
Boxing Day Friday 26th December 1969
THAMES
9.05am Diane's Magic Theatre
9.15am New Adventures of Batman
9.35am Film : Dodge City (1939)
11.20am Holiday in Switzerland
12.05pm Crossroads
12.30pm Peyton Place
1.00pm Professional Wrestling
2.00pm The Big Band Sound
2.45pm Film : Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
4.45pm Laurel and Hardy cartoon
5.00pm Hey! Cinderella
5.55pm News and Sport
6.10pm Nearest and Dearest Special
7.00pm Tommy Cooper
7.30pm The Ken Dodd Show
8.30pm The Engelbert Humperdinck Show
9.30pm Curry and Chips
10.00pm News at Ten
10.15pm Film : Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
12.20am What Was He Like ?
YORKSHIRE (as Thames except)
9.05am no programme
9.10am Survival
9.40am Diane's Magic Theatre
9.50am Film : Tarzan's Peril (1951) starring Lex Barker
11.15am Holiday in Switzerland
12.00 Wheel of Fortune
12.30pm I've Married a Bachelor (until 1.00)
4.45pm Charlie Chaplin (until 5.00)
12.30am Weather
ANGLIA (as Thames except)
No programmes until 9.20am
9.20am Arthur
9.50am Film : Tarzan's Peril (1951)
11.15am Holiday in Switzerland
12.00 Crossroads
12.25pm The Romper Room
12.45pm Popeye
2.45pm Film : Tycoon (1947) starring John Wayne
5.00pm Alice in Wonderland animated musical special
12.20am Reflection
LONDON
10.40am Road Report
10.45am Families Talking
11.35am The English Sickness
12.35pm Captain Scarlet
12.55pm News
1.00pm World of Sport
5.00pm Results Round Up
5.15pm Bonanza
6.10pm News
6.15pm Parkin's Patch
6.45pm The Saturday Crowd
7.30pm Never a Cross Word
8.05pm Film : Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
10.00pm News, Weather Forecast Summary
10.15pm Saturday Night Theatre
11.10pm Journey to the Unknown
12.05am All Our Yesterdays
12.30am Responsibility
ANGLIA as London except
No programmes until 12.55pm
5.15pm Tarzan
followed by
Weather Forecast
6.15pm Wheel of Fortune
8.05pm The Big Saturday Film : Sunset Boulevard (1950)
11.10pm Man in a Suitcase
12.10am Reflection
Closedown
YORKSHIRE as London except
No programmes until 12.55pm
5.15pm Cowboy in Africa
7.30pm Edgar Wallace Hour
8.30pm Film : The Mad Magician (1954)
11.10pm Around the World
SOUTHERN as London except
No programmes until 12.52pm
12.52pm Weather
5.15pm Tarzan
6.15pm Wheel of Fortune
8.00pm Film : Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
11.10pm Omri's Burning
12.10am New Extra
MIDLAND as London except
No programmes until 11.35am
11.35am Saturday Session
12.25pm All Our Yesterdays
5.15pm Tarzan
8.05pm Film : The Beauty Jungle (1964)
11.10pm I Spy
Sunday 21st December 1969
LONDON
11.00am The Morning Service
12.15pm Closedown
1.55pm Face the Press
2.25pm Out of Town
2.45pm Sports Arena
3.15pm The Big Match
4.15pm The Owl Service
4.45pm The Golden Shot
5.30pm Hark at Barker
6.00pm News
6.15pm All Creatures Great and Small
6.35pm Seven Days
7.25pm Randall
8.20pm Film : The Rat Race (1960)
10.10pm News
10.20pm This is . . . Tom Jones
11.20pm Tonight with David Nixon
12.05am Responsibility
ANGLIA as London except
12.15pm Closedown
1.55pm Weather Trends
2.00pm Farming Diary
2.30pm The Baron
3.25pm Parkin's Patch
3.55pm Match of the Week
5.30pm The Owl Service
Weather
7.25pm Star Movie : The Matchmaker (1958)
9.10pm Strange Report
12.05am Reflection
YORKSHIRE as London except
1.45pm All Our Yesterdays
2.15pm Sport
3.15pm Film : Angels One Five (1952)
5.00pm Woobinda
5.30pm The Owl Service
7.25pm Hawaii Five-O
8.10pm Film : The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Monday 22nd December 1969
LONDON
2.45pm Auction
3.45pm Best Sellers
4.15pm News
4.17pm Once Upon a Time
4.30pm Crossroads
4.55pm Woobinda
5.20pm The Survival Game
5.50pm News
6.03pm Today
6.45pm Opportunity Knocks!
7.30pm Coronation Street
8.00pm World in Action
8.30pm Root of All Evil?
9.00pm Mr. Digby Darling
10.00pm News at Ten
10.30pm The Monday Film
12.15am Closedown
ANGLIA as London except
No programmes until
4.30pm Anglia Newsroom
4.35pm The Romper Room
4.55pm Superman (until 5.20pm)
6.00pm About Anglia (until 6.45pm)
10.30pm Probe Special
11.00pm Peyton Place
11.55pm Reflection
YORKSHIRE as London except
3.00pm Golf
3.30pm Riding
4.00pm Houseparty (until 4.15pm)
4.30pm Wendy
4.55pm Skippy (until 5.20pm)
6.00pm Calendar
6.15pm The Doris Day Show (until 6.45pm)
10.30pm The Untouchables
11.30pm Agricultural Worker
MIDLAND as London except
No programmes until
4.00pm Headlines
4.02pm Houseparty
4.15pm Oh! Susanna
4.40pm Tingha and Tucker
4.55pm Skippy (until 5.20pm)
6.00pm ATV Today (until 6.45pm)
10.30pm Survival
11.00pm Heading for Change
SOUTHERN as London except
2.25pm Sotheby's
3.45pm Closedown
4.00pm Houseparty (until 4.15pm)
4.30pm Mad Movies
4.50pm Bugs Bunny (until 5.20pm)
6.00pm Day by Day (until 6.45pm)
10.30pm Naked City
11.00pm News Extra
11.10pm Farm Progress
11.35pm Weather
Tuesday 23rd December 1969
LONDON
2.45pm Party
3.45pm More Best Sellers
4.15pm Headlines
4.17pm Paulus
4.30pm Crossroads
4.55pm The Sooty Show
5.20pm Sexton Blake
5.50pm News
6.03pm Today
6.30pm Branded
7.00pm Film : Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
8.30pm Cribbins
9.00pm Happy Ever After
10.00pm News at Ten
10.30pm Dave Allen in The Melting Pot
11.15pm Dickens
11.45pm Closedown
ANGLIA as London except
4.10pm Castle Haven
4.35pm Anglia Newsroom
4.40pm Paulus (until 4.55pm)
6.00pm About Anglia
6.35pm Crossroads
7.00pm Film : Riding Shotgun (1954) (until 8.30pm)
11.25pm All Our Yesterdays
11.52pm Reflection
YORKSHIRE as London except
3.00pm Golf
3.30pm Riding
4.00pm Houseparty (until 4.15pm)
4.25pm Cooking (until 4.55pm)
6.00pm Calendar
6.30pm Castle Haven
6.55pm Film : Petticoat Pirates (1961) (until 8.30pm)
9.00pm The Avengers (until 10.00pm)
11.15pm Film : The Man Who Never Was (1956)
MIDLAND as London except
No programmes until
4.00pm Headlines
4.02pm Houseparty
4.15pm Star Showcase
4.40pm Paulus (until 4.55pm)
6.00pm ATV Today
6.35pm Crossroads
7.00pm Film : The Charge at Feather River (1953) (until 8.30pm)
11.25pm Play with a Purpose
SOUTHERN as London except
2.45pm The Dockers' Party
3.45pm Closedown (until 4.00pm)
4.00pm Houseparty (until 4.15pm)
6.00pm Day by Day
6.35pm Castle Haven
7.00pm Film : Three Brave Men (1956) (until 8.30pm)
11.25pm New Extra
Christmas Eve Wednesday 24th December 1969
THAMES
10.05am Flipper
10.30am The Lone Ranger
10.55am Tingha and Tucker Christmas Club
11.10am Lift Off
11.40am Junior Showtime
12.20pm Film : Call Me Bwana (1963)
2.05pm Crossroads
2.30pm Peyton Place
2.55pm Lost in Space
3.55pm Film : Heidi
5.50pm News
6.00pm With a Little Help From My Friends George Martin presents
7.00pm Coronation Street
7.30pm Film : Doctor in the House (1954) Première
9.15pm Carry On Christmas
10.15pm News
followed by
Weather Summary
10.35pm Herb Alpert Show
11.35pm Donald Swann's Christmas Candle
12.00 Midnight Communion from St Martin-in-the-Fields
YORKSHIRE (as Thames except)
10.20am Lift Off (until 10.55)
11.05am The Champions:The Invisible Man
12.00 Junior Showtime
12.35pm Forest Rangers
1.00pm Film : Very Important Person (1961) with James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips
2.35pm Castle Haven
3.00pm The Saint Queen's Ransom (until 3.55)
11.35pm Carols in Kirkgate (until 12.00)
1.00am Weather
ANGLIA (as Thames except)
No programmes until
1.05pm Castle Haven
1.30pm The Romper Room
1.50pm Lift Off
2.25pm Junior Showtime
3.00pm Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
3.55pm Film : Treasure Island (1950)
6.00pm About Anglia
6.35pm Crossroads
11.35pm It's Christmas Day in the Morning
Christmas Day Thursday 25th December 1969
THAMES
8.15am Carols for Everyone
9.05am Superman
9.30am Cinema Musical Special
10.15am Christmas Morning United Free Church Service
11.00am A Merry Morning
11.30am Film : Moonfleet (1955)
1.00pm Kelvin Hall Circus
2.00pm This is...Tom Jones
3.00pm Film : Petticoat Pirates (1961)
4.35pm Aladdin
5.50pm News
6.00pm All Star Comedy Carnival
8.30pm The Benny Hill Show
9.30pm Film : Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964)
10.30pm News and Weather
10.40pm Film : Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964) (continued)
11.45pm Whicker in Europe
12.15am What Was He Like ?
YORKSHIRE (as Thames except)
9.05am Huckleberry Finn (until 9.30)
11.30am Film : Who's Minding the Store ? (1963) with Jerry Lewis (until 1.00)
3.00pm Film : It's Great to Be Young (1956) with John Mills, Cecil Parker (until 4.35)
9.30pm Whicker in Europe
10.00pm Film : Donovan's Reef (1963) starring John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Dorothy Lamour
10.35pm News
10.40pm Film : Donovan's Reef (1963) (continued)
12.00 I Leonardo
ANGLIA (as Thames except)
8.45am Christmas in Calliope (until 9.30am)
11.30am Film : Carry on Constable (1960)
3.00pm With a Little Help My Friends George Martin presents
4.00pm Popeye
4.10pm Crossroads
12.15am Reflection
Boxing Day Friday 26th December 1969
THAMES
9.05am Diane's Magic Theatre
9.15am New Adventures of Batman
9.35am Film : Dodge City (1939)
11.20am Holiday in Switzerland
12.05pm Crossroads
12.30pm Peyton Place
1.00pm Professional Wrestling
2.00pm The Big Band Sound
2.45pm Film : Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
4.45pm Laurel and Hardy cartoon
5.00pm Hey! Cinderella
5.55pm News and Sport
6.10pm Nearest and Dearest Special
7.00pm Tommy Cooper
7.30pm The Ken Dodd Show
8.30pm The Engelbert Humperdinck Show
9.30pm Curry and Chips
10.00pm News at Ten
10.15pm Film : Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
12.20am What Was He Like ?
YORKSHIRE (as Thames except)
9.05am no programme
9.10am Survival
9.40am Diane's Magic Theatre
9.50am Film : Tarzan's Peril (1951) starring Lex Barker
11.15am Holiday in Switzerland
12.00 Wheel of Fortune
12.30pm I've Married a Bachelor (until 1.00)
4.45pm Charlie Chaplin (until 5.00)
12.30am Weather
ANGLIA (as Thames except)
No programmes until 9.20am
9.20am Arthur
9.50am Film : Tarzan's Peril (1951)
11.15am Holiday in Switzerland
12.00 Crossroads
12.25pm The Romper Room
12.45pm Popeye
2.45pm Film : Tycoon (1947) starring John Wayne
5.00pm Alice in Wonderland animated musical special
12.20am Reflection