BBC CHRISTMAS TV 1977
Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 1977
BBC1 8.55am Bagpuss (Repeat) 9.10am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (3/12) Walking Bombs starring Buster Crabbe (b&w) 9.30am Noel Edmonds Presents Swap of the Pops a star studded Christmas Eve concert with Keith Chegwin, Abba, Bonnie Tyler, The Carvels, Chopin, Chuck Berry, Cliff Richard, Giorgio, Heatwave, Harry Secombe, Leo Sayer, Mozart, Showaddywaddy, Smokie, Status Quo, Tina Charles, Twiggy, Vivaldi, Wings, The Wurzels and a whole lot of others 11.00am Film : GI Blues (1960) starring Elvis Presley 12.40pm Soviet Gymnastics Spectacular the fourth annual visit of the Soviet Union gymnasts 1.30pm Film : White Christmas (1954) starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye 3.25pm Jubilee 77 highlights of the Queen's Silver Jubilee 5.25pm News with Angela Rippon Weather Michael Fish 5.35pm Emu's Broadcasting Company (EBC1) starring Rod Hull and Emu 6.00pm Superpets Esther Rantzen introduces some of Britain's most talented pets 6.30pm Film : Third Man on the Mountain (1959) with Michael Rennie 8.15pm The Duchess of Duke Street the last of 16 episodes starring Gemma Jones 9.05pm The Dick Emery Christmas Show The Texan Connection A seasonal escapade starring Dick Emery with special guests Roy Kinnear, Judy Cornwell and June Whitfield and featuring Patrick Troughton 9.50pm Starsky and Hutch starring Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul 10.40pm News Angela Rippon Weatherman 10.50pm Andre Previn's Christmas Music Night Andre Previn introduces and conducts The London Symphony Orchestra and others 11.55pm Midnight Mass from Buckfast Abbey, Devon 1.15am Weather Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 1977 BBC1 8.55am Star Over Bethlehem A programme of Christmas music. (Shown last night on BBC2) 9.55am Playboard with the Playboard Puppet Theatre and Christopher Lillicrap (Repeat) 10.10am Michael Bentine appeals on behalf of Wells Cathedral 10.15am Christmas Worship from All Saints Parish Church, Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey 11.13am Weatherman 11.15am The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas animation 11.40am Film : National Velvet (1944) starring Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp 1.40pm Are You Being Served? The Father Christmas Affair (Repeat) 2.10pm Top of the Pops 77 Part 1 with Noel Edmonds, Kid Jensen 3.00pm The Queen speaks to the Commonwealth 3.10pm Billy Smart's Christmas Circus 4.10pm Film : The Wizard of Oz (1939) starring Judy Garland 5.50pm Basil Through the Looking Glass starring Basil Brush with Howard Williams 6.20pm Evening News with Angela Rippon Weather Michael Fish 6.25pm Songs of Praise Special Family Carols recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, introduced by Geoffrey Wheeler 7.15pm Bruce Forsyth and The Generation Game with Anthea Redfern 8.20pm Mike Yarwood Christmas Show with guests Wings, Jenny Lee-Wright 8.55pm Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show with guests Penelope Keith, Elton John, Francis Matthews, Angharad Rees, Stella Starr and some surprise celebrity guests 10.00pm News with Angela Rippon Weather 10.05pm Film : Funny Girl (1968) starring Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif Première 12.30am Weatherman 12.31am Closedown Boxing Day Monday 26th December 1977 BBC1 9.30am Chigley a present for Lord Belborough (Repeat) 9.45am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (4/12) The Destroying Ray (b&w) 10.00pm Film : Jailhouse Rock (1957) starring Elvis Presley, Dean Jones, Judy Tyler 11.35am David Soul and Friends 12.13pm Weather Bill Giles 12.15pm Holiday Grandstand introduced by Frank Bough, (12.15 Rugby League: Leeds v Wakefield T, 12.55 Football Preview 1.10, 1.40, 2.10 Racing from Wincanton) 2.35pm Holiday on Ice introduced by Brian Mathew 3.25pm Top of the Pops 77 part 2 with Tony Blackburn, Dave Lee Travis 4.15pm It's a Christmas Knockout special festive competition from The Aviemore Centre, Scotland with Stuart Hall, Eddie Waring 5.05pm Evening News with Angela Rippon Weatherman 5.15pm Today's Sport 5.25pm Jim'll Fix It a Christmas Special 6.05pm Film : Support Your Local Sheriff (1969) starring James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan 7.35pm The Good Life Christmas Special It's Silly But It's Fun 8.05pm The Two Ronnies Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett with guests the Nolan Sisters 8.50pm Main News with Angela Rippon Weather 9.00pm Film : The Dirty Dozen (1967) starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan Première 11.25pm Parkinson and the Comedians Michael Parkinson introduces a selection of the funniest moments from six years of interviews 12.35am Weather Christmas Tuesday 27th December 1977 BBC1 10.05am How Do You Do ? rhymes and counting games introduced by Carmen Munro 10.20am Ski High a traverse of of the Scottish Highlands 11.00am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 5/12 The Palace of Terror (b&w) 11.20am Film : Blue Hawaii (1961) starring Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury 12.58pm Weather Bill Giles 1.00pm Grandstand introduced by Tony Gubba (Football Focus, 1.10 Racing from Kempton Park, 2.05 Racing from Leopardstown) 2.35pm Don Quixote Australian ballet production with Rudolph Nureyev 4.20pm The Waltons' Best Christmas 5.05pm Evening News Richard Whitmore Weatherman 5.15pm Today's Sport 5.25pm Disney Time 50th edition with David Jacobs (who presented the first programme), Sean Connery, Karen Dotrice, Jodie Foster, Susan Hampshire, Dean Jones, Sir John Mills, Hayley Mills, Peter Ustinov 6.25pm Film : Silent Running (1972) starring Bruce Dern Première 7.55pm The Little and Largest Show on Earth with Little and Large and guests, Leo Sayer, Marti Caine, Smokie 8.40pm The Three Hostages by John Buchan, with Barry Foster, Diane Quick and John Castle 10.05pm News with Richard Whitmore Weather 10.15pm Bob Hope on the Road with Bing musical and comedy highlights from a friendship that spanned 45 years 11.15pm Film : The Apartment (1960) starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine (b&w) 1.15am Weather 1.17am Closedown Wednesday 28th December 1977 BBC1 9.30am The Wombles 9.35am Jackanory 9.50am The Shining Princess 10.15am Adventure in the Danube Delta 10.40am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 11.00am Film : Elvis in Kissin' Cousins (1964) 12.35pm Midday News, Weather 12.45pm Out of this World 1.45pm The Flumps 3.30pm Golden Great Hits of The Monkees 3.53pm Regional News (excluding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm Paddington 4.25pm Secret Squirrel 4.30pm Jackanory 4.45pm The All Star Record Breakers 5.40pm Evening News 5.50pm The Tom and Jerry Show (London and South East only) Regional News (All other English Regions) 6.00pm Christmas with The Osmonds 6.50pm Film : Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Weather 9.15pm Washington: Behind Closed Doors 11.00pm Christmas Ghost Story 11.30pm If it's Wednesday it must be Saturday Night at the Mill 12.10am Weatherman/Regional News Thursday 29th December 1977 BBC1 9.35am The Wombles 9.40am Jackanory 9.55am Daughter of the Sun 10.15am Adventure in the Danube Delta 10.40am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 11.00am Film : Elvis in It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) 12.40pm Midday News, Weather 12.50pm The Mystery of Loch Ness 1.40pm Heads and Tails 1.55pm Film : My Side of the Mountain (1969) 3.30pm Laurel and Hardy in County Hospital 3.53pm Regional News (excluding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm Lippy Lion 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm Charlie Brown 5.05pm Blue Peter Review of the Year 5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman 5.50pm The Tom and Jerry Show (London and South East only) Regional News (All other English Regions) 6.00pm The Prince and the Pauper 7.00pm The Superstars 8.10pm Secret Army 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Weather 9.15pm Washington: Behind Closed Doors 10.50pm Music by Jerome Kern 11.50pm Film : Double Indemnity (1944) 1.35am Weather/Regional News Friday 30th December 1977 BBC1 9.50am The Wombles 9.55am Jackanory 10.10am The Wanderer Butterfly 10.25am Adventure in the Danube Delta 10.45am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 11.05am Film : Elvis in Stay Away Joe (1968) 12.45pm Midday News, Weather 12.55pm The Ghost Hunters 1.45pm Barnaby 1.55pm Film : The Three Musketeers (1948) 3.58pm Regional News (excluding London) 4.00pm Jackanory 4.15pm Film : Tin Tin and the Lake of the Sharks (1972) 5.30pm Evening News, Weatherman 5.40pm The Tom and Jerry Show (London and South East only) Regional News (All other English regions) 5.50pm The Prince and the Pauper 6.50pm Film : Calamity Jane (1953) 8.30pm The Other One 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News Weekend Weather 9.15pm Christmas with Kojak : Summer of Sixty-Nine Première 10.45pm Regional News (excluding London) 10.46pm Films of the Year 11.25pm Klute (1971) 1.15pm Weather New Year's Eve Saturday 31st December 1977 BBC1 9.15am Fingerbobs 9.30am Multi-Coloured Swap Shop 12.13pm Weather 12.15pm Grandstand 5.10pm The New Adventures of Batman 5.35pm News, Weatherman 5.45pm Sport/Regional News 5.50pm Jim'll Fix It 6.25pm Doctor Who : The Robots of Death : Part 1 7.15pm Bruce's Choice 8.15pm Val Doonican's Old Year Music Show 9.00pm Starsky and Hutch 9.50pm News, Weatherman 10.00pm Match of the Day 11.00pm The Good Old Days 12.00 Big Ben 12.01am Celebration 12.45am* Prologue 12.50am* Weather *approximate times New Year's Day Sunday 1st January 1978 BBC1 9.25am Mary, Mungo and Midge 9.40am Nai Zindagi Naya Jeevan 10.10am Look, Stranger 10.35am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 10.55am Film : Elvis in Change of Habit (1969) 12.25pm Sunday Worship at Pebble Mill 1.10pm Farming 1.33pm We had Rain - We had Sun 1.50pm News Headlines 1.55pm Film : Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) 3.50pm The Nation Celebrated 4.45pm Doctor Who: The Robots of Death : Part 2 5.30pm News, Weatherman 5.40pm Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 6.10pm Holiday 6.40pm Songs of Praise 7.15pm Film : Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) 10.15pm Last of the Summer Wine 10.50pm News, Weather 11.00pm John Wayne 11.50pm Weatherman Bank Holiday Monday 2nd January 1978 BBC1 9.20am Bod 9.35am The Wombles 9.40am Jackanory 9.55am Boris the Bold 10.00am White Horses 10.25am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 10.45am Film : Elvis in Paradise Hawaiian Style (1966) 12.13pm Weather 12.15pm Holiday Grandstand 4.00pm Play School 4.25pm Barbapapa 4.30pm Jackanory 4.45pm Hunter's Gold 5.10pm Blue Peter 5.35pm Evening News, Weatherman 5.45pm Today's Sport 5.55pm The Tom and Jerry Show (London and South East only) Regional News (All other English Regions) 6.00pm Blake's Seven : The Way Back 6.50pm Film : John Wayne in Hondo (1953) 8.15pm The Two Ronnies 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Weather 9.25pm Washington: Behind Closed Doors 10.55pm Parkinson 11.55pm Weatherman/Regional News Tuesday 3rd January 1978 BBC1 10.00am The Wombles 10.05am Jackanory 10.20am Boris the Bold 10.25am White Horses 10.50am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 11.10am Film : Elvis in Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) 12.45pm Midday News, Weather 1.00pm Pebble Mill 1.45pm Ragtime 2.00pm Closedown 2.45pm Songs of Praise 3.20pm Pobol y Cwm (English transmitters only. First shown on BBC Cymru/Wales) 3.53pm Regional News (excluding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm Wally Gator 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm Animal Magic 5.05pm John Craven's Newsround 5.10pm The Sleeping Princess 5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman 5.55pm Nationwide 6.55pm One More Time! 7.25pm The Oregon Trail 8.15pm Supermind 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Weather 9.25pm Play for Today : Scully's New Year's Eve 10.40pm Power of Scotland 11.30pm Weatherman/Regional News Wednesday 4th January 1978 BBC1 9.55am The Wombles 10.00am Jackanory 10.15am Boris the Bold 10.20am White Horses 10.45am Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 11.05am Film : Elvis in Roustabout (1964) 12.45pm Midday News, Weather 1.00pm Pebble Mill 1.45pm Mister Men 2.00pm Closedown 3.53pm Regional News (excluding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm Touche Turtle 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm Screen Test 5.00pm John Craven's Newsround 5.05pm A Traveller in Time 5.35pm Fred Basset 5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman 5.55pm Nationwide 6.50pm Sykes 7.20pm Film : Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Weather 9.25pm Last of the Summer Wine 9.55pm Year of the Horse 77 10.45pm Tonight 11.25pm Weatherman/Regional News Thursday 5th January 1978 BBC1 9.55am The Wombles 10.00am Jackanory 10.15am Boris the Bold 10.20am White Horses 10.45am Closedown 12.45pm Midday News, Weather 1.00pm Pebble Mill 1.45pm Trumpton 2.00pm Closedown 3.53pm Regional News (excluding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm Winsome Witch 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm Scooby Doo 5.00pm John Craven's Newsround 5.05pm Blue Peter 5.35pm Fred Basset 5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman 5.55pm Nationwide 6.45pm Tomorrow's World 7.10pm Top of the Pops 7.40pm The Good Life 8.10pm Wings 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Weather 9.25pm Cannon 10.15pm Omnibus 11.05pm Tonight 11.45pm Weatherman/Regional News Friday 6th January 1978 BBC1 9.55am The Wombles 10.00am Jackanory 10.15am Boris the Bold 10.20am White Horses 10.45am Closedown 12.45pm Midday News, Weather 1.00pm Pebble Mill 1.45pm Mr Benn 2.00pm Closedown 3.20pm Pobol y Cwm 3.53pm Regional News (excluding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm It's the Wolf 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm Clangers 4.55pm Crackerjack 5.35pm Fred Basset 5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman 5.55pm Nationwide 7.00pm Cracked Ice 7.05pm The Early Film : Father Goose (1964) 9.00pm Nine O'clock News Weekend Weather 9.25pm Gangsters 10.20pm Tonight 10.51pm The Late Film : Villa Rides (1968) 12.46am Weather |
Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 1977
BBC2 1.50pm Arlecchine (Servant of Two Masters) 18th-century comedy by Carlo Goldoni (Repeat) 3.45pm Saturday Cinema : Double Crossbones (1951) starring Donald O'Connor, Helena Carter Première 5.00pm Thrice Welcome Christmas with Brian Cant and Toni Arthur presenting a miscellany of Christmas songs and customs 5.30pm The Snow Queen a fairy-tale for television (Repeat) 6.30pm A Christmas Carol starring Michael Hordern and John Le Mesurier, Richard Lee 7.30pm News on 2 Weather 7.35pm Network from BBC North-East : Keelmen 8.05pm The Lively Arts Karin Kain, ballerina 9.00pm Star Over Bethlehem a live programme of Christmas music 10.00pm The Old Grey Whistle Test The Kinks' Christmas Concert, live from the Rainbow Theatre, London, introduced by Bob Harris 11.00pm Film : M*A*SH* (1972) with Elliott Gould, Donald Sutherland and Tom Skeritt Première 12.55am Closedown Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 1977 BBC2 12.45pm Sing All Ye Faithful a presentation of popular carols 1.30pm News Review This week we forget the stresses and strains of the news and take a continental holiday with a party of deaf children. Quietly in Switzerland 2.15pm The World About Us The Predators, narrated by David Attenborough 3.00pm Alpha Omega prize-winning satirical cartoon which follows the life of a typical 20th-century man from childhood to old age 3.10pm The Lively Arts - In Performance Robin Ray introduces Coppélia 4.40pm In Deepest Britain Waders in Winter with Chris Mead, David Streeter 5.10pm Celebration a portrait of the Queen's summer jubilee tour 5.40pm The Queen speaks to the Commonwealth 5.50pm Film : Storm Boy (1976) starring Greg Rowe, Peter Cummins, David Gulpilil Première 7.15pm Thanks for the Memory The Viewers View, from archives of the last 25 years of TV (Edited Repeat) 8.15pm Interlude 9.35pm Christmas Past introduced by James Cameron 10.05pm Country Holiday Crystal Gayle, Larry Gatlin, George Hamilton IV sing country music especially for the Christmas Holiday, they are joined by British star, Pete Sayers 10.50pm News on 2 Weather 10.55pm Film : The Big Sleep (1946) starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall (b&w) 12.45am Closedown Boxing Day Monday 26th December 1977 BBC2 11.00am Play School presented by Carol Chell, Lionel Martin Story: The Train to Glasgow 11.25am Closedown 1.45pm Orion a rock musical by Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley and Melvyn Bragg 2.40pm War and Peace (parts 1 & 2) starring Ludmila Savelyeva and Sergei Bondarchuk 6.35pm The Master Thief based on The Brothers Grimm story 7.35pm News on 2 Weather 7.40pm Opera cartoon, scenes from a gala opera night as viewed through the satirical eyes of one of Italy's most brilliant animators 7.50pm The Moscow State Circus 8.50pm Drama on 2: Who Pays the Ferryman ? 8/8 The Daughters of Themis 9.40pm Doug Henning's World of Magic Doug Henning has been hailed as one of the most dynamic new magicians since Harry Houdini 10.30pm Cricket 1977 It will never be the same again, review by John Arlott and the changes brought about by Kerry Packer 11.30pm Late News on 2 Weather 11.35pm Film : A Day at the Races (1937) with the Marx Brothers (b&w) Christmas Tuesday 27th December 1977 BBC2 11.00am Play School Today Carol Chell and Lionel Morton visit Charlton Park School in Blackheath 11.25am Closedown 1.40pm Schools Prom from the Royal Albert Hall 2.30pm War and Peace parts 3 and 4 5.25pm Tennis Match of the Year Bjorn Borg v Vitas Gerulaitis Introduced by Dan Maskell 6.25pm Bertram Battell's Side Show Bertram's sparkling show of dance sequences, bursting with music, movement and comedy 7.15pm News on 2 7.25pm Just a Nimmo Derek Nimmo introduces a holiday celebration of some of the comedy highlights of the last two series. Amongst his guests will be Ronnie Corbett, Michael Bentine, Peter Ustinov 7.55pm Orpheus in the Underworld pop opera by Carl Davis, lyrics by John Wells, with Julian Littman and Joanna Carlin 8.25pm The Water Margin A free-wheeling adaptation of the Chinese classic 9.10pm Film : Allegro Non Troppo (1976) a wickedly witty parody of Walt Disney's Fantasia by Italian animator Bruno Bozzetto which has been delighting film festival audiences and critics Première 10.35pm Rachel and the Beelzebub Bombardier Rachel Day was a housemaid who joined the Skeleton Army -rowdies hired by the brewers in 1890 to break up the Salvation Army's temperance meetings 11.30pm Late News on 2 11.35pm Closedown Marius Goring reads The Old Man and the Sun Wednesday 28th December 1977 BBC2 10.20am Gharbar 10.45am Closedown 11.00am Play School 11.25am Closedown 6.40pm News on 2 Weather on 2 6.50pm The Getaways 7.20pm Julian Bream Festival : A Life in the Country 8.30pm The Master Game 9.00pm Play of the Week 10.10pm Fete des Vignerons 11.00pm Late News on 2, Weather 11.10pm The Old Grey Whistle Test Thursday 29th December 1977 BBC2 11.00am Play School 11.25am Closedown 6.40pm News on 2 Weather on 2 6.50pm Film : Dark Star (1974) Première 8.10pm Something in the Wind 9.00pm One Man and his Dog 9.35pm The Hollywood Musical Film : West Side Story (1961) 12.00 News Summary Weather 12.03am Closedown Friday 30th December 1977 BBC2 11.00am Play School 11.25am Closedown 7.25pm News on 2 Weather on 2 7.35pm Film : The Little Mermaid (1976) Première 9.00pm Marvin Hamlisch 10.00pm The Eiheiji Temple 10.50pm Jazz from Montreux 11.40pm Late News on 2, Weather 11.50pm Closedown Marius Goring reads How I Brought the Good News from Aix to Ghent (or vice versa) by R. J. Yeatman and W. C. Sallar New Year's Eve Saturday 31st December 1977 BBC2 1.20pm Gene Kelly Double Bill Film : The Pirate (1948) Film : Invitation to the Dance (1956) 4.30pm Play Away Away Day 5.00pm Horizon 5.50pm Dan, Badger and all the Coal 6.40pm News and Sport, Weather 6.50pm Die Fledermaus 10.00pm The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.25pm News on 2, Weather 11.30pm Watchnight Service 12.00 Big Ben 12.01am Midnight Movie Film : Ten Little Indians (1965) New Year's Day Sunday 1st January 1978 BBC2 1.45pm A Generation of Sport 3.15pm The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures : Planets 4.15pm Film : Gay Purr-ee (1962) 5.40pm Rugby Special 6.40pm News Review 7.15pm The World About Us 8.05pm News on 2, Weather 8.10pm Benoni and Rosa 9.05pm The Lively Arts New Year's Day Concert from Vienna 10.20pm Caught in Time 10.45pm Film : Why Shoot the Teacher (1977) Première Bank Holiday Monday 2nd January 1978 BBC2 11.00am Play School 11.25am Closedown 6.25pm News Headlines, Weather 6.30pm The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures : Planets 7.30pm News on 2, Weather 7.40pm Professional Foul 9.00pm International Cabaret 9.50pm Silver Spoon 11.15pm Late News on 2, Weather 11.25pm Closedown Julian Glover reads Home Truths by Gavin Ewart Tuesday 3rd January 1978 BBC2 11.00am Play School 11.25am Closedown 6.25pm News Headlines, Weather 6.30pm The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures : Planets 7.30pm Newsday 8.10pm The Hothouse 9.00pm Spike Milligan in Q7 9.30pm The Water Margin 10.15pm Haitink Conducts Mahler 11.15pm Late News on 2, Weather 11.25pm The Old Grey Whistle Test Wednesday 4th January 1978 BBC2 10.20am Gharbar 10.45am Closedown 11.00am Play School 11.25am Closedown 6.25pm News Headlines, Weather 6.30pm The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures : Planets 7.30pm Newsday 8.10pm Julian Bream Masterclass 9.00pm The Master Game 9.30pm Play of the Week : Forgotten Love Songs 10.25pm Boat Show 78 11.10pm The Light of Experience 11.25pm Late News on 2, Weather 11.35pm Closedown Julian Glover reads The Wounded Hawk by Herbert Palmer Thursday 5th January 1978 BBC1 11.00am Play School 11.25am Closedown 5.35pm Open University Open Forum: USA Today - and Tomorrow. 6.08pm The First Year of Life - On the Way 6.25pm News Headlines, Weather 6.30pm The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures : Planets 7.30pm Newsday 8.05pm Cantilena 8.35pm World of Difference: The Broadcasters 9.00pm One Man and his Dog 9.35pm Film : The Desert of the Tatars (1976) Première 11.50pm Late News on 2, Weather 12.00 Closedown Julian Glover reads Growing Up by Michael Burn Friday 6th January 1978 BBC2 11.00am Play School 11.25am Closedown 6.25am News Headlines, Weather 6.30pm The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures : Planets 7.30pm Newsday 8.10pm Kilvert's Diary 8.25pm The Money Programme 9.00pm Pot Black 78 9.30pm The Helen Reddy Show 10.15pm Horizon 11.05pm Benoni and Rosa 11.55pm Late News on 2, Weather 12.05am Closedown Julian Glover reads Home by J. 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