BBC CHRISTMAS TV 1938

  
  Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 1938 


  BBCTV

11.00am  Film for Demonstration Purposes

 3.00pm  Charley's Aunt  
                 by Brendon Thomas, produced by Desmond Davis, with
                 Harold Scott, Sydney King, Holland Bennett, John Wood, Ena Dorne,
                 Helen Perry, AR Whatmore, William Stephens, Joan Henley and Peggy Simpson

  4.30pm  Closedown

  9.00pm  La Chauve-Souris (The Bat Theatre),
                  in selections from their repertoire, presented by Philip Bate

  9.30pm  British Movietone News

  9.40pm  Christmas Cards I Should Like to Have Sent
                  by Nicholas Bentley

  9.55pm  Cartoon film- Whoopee Party

10.00pm  Old Time Music Hall- A Christmas Party 
                  presented by Harry Pringle, with Charles Coborn, Harry Champion,
                  Vesta Victoria, Marie Lloyd Jnr, Daisy Darmer, Arthur Reece, Marie Kendall,
                  Charlie Lee (dancer), Ada Cerito; chairman Peter Popp​

10.40pm  News

11.00pm  Closedown


  Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 1938

  BBCTV

  2.30pm  Moonshine
                  a fantasy by Laurence Housman, produced by Jan Bussell, with
                  Hugh Casson. Lawrence Hanray, Frank Reynolds, Leonard Sachs and
                  String, Shadow and Glove Puppets, manipulated by Ann Hogarth, Kitty Tyzac,
                  Victor Hotchkiss and Don Gemmell

  2.50pm  A Christmas Party in the Children's Ward of St George's Hospital;
                 FH Grisewood and Margaretta Scott welcome guests including
                 Father Christmas, Leonard Henry, Mac of the Children's Hour, Eric-Cardi and
                 a troupe of clowns from Bertram Mills' Circus at Olympia

  3.45pm  Richard Hearne with George Nelson on Puddings
                 Christmas

  4.00pm  Closedown

  8.50pm  News

  9.05pm  Hay Fever
                  a light comedy in three acts by Noel Coward

11.00pm  Closedown


  Boxing Day Monday 26th December 1938

  BBCTV

  3.00pm  Once in a Lifetime
                  a comedy by George S Kaufman and Moss Hart, produced by Eric Crozier

  4.30pm  Closedown

  9.00pm  Cabaret cartoons
                  by Harry Rutherford

  9.45pm  British Movietone News

  9.55pm  The Cab  
                 by John Taylor, produced by Fred Donovan,
                 with Charles Victor, Edgar Bruce, Janet Barrow and Gerald Jerome

10.25pm  News

10.45pm  Closedown   


  Tuesday 27th December 1938 (Bank Holiday)

  BBCTV

  3.00pm  Richard of Bordeaux
                  a play by Gordon Daviot

  4.30pm  Closedown

  9.00pm  Out of the Bag

  9.30pm  Gaumont British News

  9.40pm  Snow and Ice
                 a winter sports programme

10.10pm  Coffee Stall
                 (Christmas Edition)

10.25pm  News

10.45pm  Closedown