BBC CHRISTMAS TV 1980
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Saturday 20th December 1980
BBC1 9.05am Football Association Coaching : Tactics, Skills 9.30am Multi-Coloured Swap Shop 12.12pm Weather 12.15pm Grandstand 5.05pm Rolf at Christmas 5.40pm News, Weatherman 5.50pm Sport/Regional News 5.55pm Film : The Jungle Book (1942) 7.40pm The Little and Large Show 8.30pm Dallas 9.20pm News and Sport Weather 9.35pm Film : Freebie and the Bean (1974) 11.25pm Around with Rook 12.05am Weatherman Sunday 21st December 1980 BBC1 9.05am The Flumps 9.20am The Sunday Gang. 9.50am F.A.C.T.S. Football Association Coaching : Tactics, Skills 10.15am Nai Zindagi Naya Jeevan 10.45am Speak for Yourself 11.10am A Christmas Tree 12.05pm Family Service 12.50pm Farming 1.15pm News Headlines 1.20pm Animal Olympians 2.20pm Film : The Wizard of Oz (1939) 4.00pm Go with Noakes 4.30pm Match of the Day 5.30pm The Talisman 6.00pm News, Weatherman 6.10pm Sir John Betjeman appeals on behalf of The Parkinson's Disease Society of the United Kingdom 6.15pm Songs of Praise Special 7.15pm Film : It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976) Première 8.45pm Mastermind - The Final 9.20pm Shoestring 10.15pm News, Weather 10.25pm Everyman 11.25pm The Spinners at Christmas 11.55pm Weatherman Monday 22nd December 1980 BBC1 9.30am F.A.C.T.S. Football Association Coaching : Tactics, Skills 9.55am King Rollo 10.00am The Red Hand Gang 10.25am Why Don't You....? 10.50am Play Chess 11.00am TV Film : Lassie and Neeka (1968) 12.15pm Battle of the Planets 12.35pm Barney Bear 12.45pm Midday News 1.00pm Camberwick Green 1.15pm California Fever 2.00pm Film : Merry Andrew (1958) 3.40pm Bottles 3.53pm Regional News (excluding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm Yogi Bear 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm Cheggers Plays Pop 5.05pm Blue Peter 5.40pm Evening News Weatherman 5.55pm Regional news magazines and Nationwide 6.20pm Christmas on Nationwide 6.50pm Angels 7.15pm So You Think You Know About Christmas? 8.10pm The Europe We Joined 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News Weatherman 9.25pm Nice Work 9.55pm Film : Are You Being Served? (1977) Premiere 11.30pm News Headlines 11.32pm Roaring Jelly's Christmas Trifle 12.05am Weatherman Tuesday 23rd December 1980 BBC1 9.30am F.A.C.T.S. Football Association Coaching : Tactics, Skills 9.55am King Rollo 10.00am The Red Hand Gang 10.25am Why Don't You....? 10.50am Play Chess 11.00am TV Film : Lassie : Well of Love (1970) 12.15pm Battle of the Planets 12.35pm Porky Pig 12.45pm Midday News, Weather 1.00pm Bagpuss 1.15pm California Fever 2.00pm Film : A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967) Première 3.35pm The Gay Parisian 3.53pm Regional News (excluding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm Yogi Bear 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm The Bells of Astercote 5.35pm Paddington 5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman 5.55pm Regional News Magazines and Nationwide 6.15pm Christmas on Nationwide 6.50pm Angels 7.15pm Terry and June Christmas Show 7.45pm Christmas Comedy Classic : The Likely Lads 8.30pm The Dawson Watch 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Weatherman 9.25pm Play for Today : Jessie 10.55pm Best of British 11.35pm News Headlines ; Weatherman Christmas Eve Wednesday 24th December 1980 BBC1 9.15am Fingerbobs the story of string 9.30am F.A.C.T.S. Football Association Coaching: Tactics, Skills 5: Creating Space (2) 9.55am King Rollo 10.00am The Red Hand Gang 10.25am Why Don`t You...? 'Why Don't You just switch off your television set and go and do something less boring instead? ' Your ideas, games and activities presented by the children of the Bristol Why Don't You gang. 10.50am Play Chess Improve your game and learn some new tricks! 3 : The Bishop 11.00am TV Film : Lassie : Flight of the Cougar (1967) Lassie saves a wounded cougar and her cubs, and helps tame a wild horse 12.15pm Battle of the Planets A cartoon series of science-fiction adventure stories. Museum of Mystery Princess is in great danger from Zoltar when she loses her special G-Force shoe. For now Spectra's evil leader can make a duplicate of her from a hidden power within the shoe 12.40pm Middday News, Weather Jack Scott 12.50pm California Fever Stars of Tomorrow Vince and his rock band, Four on the Floor, are conned by a smooth operator and as a result their friend Rick is in big trouble 1.35pm Film : Kim (1950) starring Errol Flynn and Dean Stockwell 3.25pm Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too Walt Disney cartoon 3.55pm Play School with the story of Ruby the Donkey 4.20pm The Mole at Christmas cartoon The Mouse comes round to sing carols in the snow 4.25pm Jackanory Judi Dench tells The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter 4.40pm All Star Record Breakers with Roy Castle 5.35pm Paddington Paddington's Christmas 5.40pm News with Kenneth Kendall Weatherman 5.55pm Tom and Jerry (London & SE) Regional News (All other English regions) 6.00pm Film : Pollyanna (1960) starring Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman and Karl Malden 8.15pm Val's Special Years of Christmas Val Doonican with Gemma Craven, Roy Hudd, Gilbert O`Sullivan and the boys of St Paul`s Church Choir 9.00pm Main News Kenneth Kendall Weatherman 9.15pm Film : Big Jake (1971) starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara and Richard Boone 11.05pm Placido Domingo's Christmas Choice with Donald Sinden, Bob Peck, Kiri Te Kanawa, Peter Glossop, Kevin Keegan, Bernard Levin and the Choir of Chichester Cathedral 11.50pm Midnight Eucharist from Carlisle Cathedral 12.55am Closedown Christmas Day Thursday 25th December 1980 BBC1 8.55am Watch The story of the Nativity, with James Earl Adair and Louise Hall-Taylor 9.25am Mr Benn 9.40am The Pink Panther Show 10.00am Morning Worship Worship for Christmas morning is Family Mass from the Cathedral Church of St Peter and Paul, Clifton 11.00am Weather Jim Bacon 11.05am Film : The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) staring Laurence Harvey 1.10pm Carols from Warwick Castle introduced by Douglas Fairbanks Jnr, with Vince Hill and Iris Williams 2.00pm Top of the Pops 80 including Abba, Blondie, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Police and The Nolans. Peter Powell and Jimmy Savile, OBE introduce a special edition featuring some of the top records of 1980 3.00pm The Queen 3.10pm Film : 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) starring Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Peter Lorre Première 5.15pm The Paul Daniels Magic Show, Join Paul Daniels as he conjures up a host of seasonal surprises and introduces his special guests with their remarkable skills. from Broadway : America's foremost magician Harry Blackstone, from Paris: the dazzling puppets of Compagnie Philippe Genty, from Hollywood: the quick-change talents of Michael McGiveney from Japan: the ballerina on the golden bicycle Lilly Yokoi 6.05pm Evening News with Angela Rippon 6.10pm Larry Grayson's Generation Game 7.15pm Dallas 8.05pm The Mike Yarwood Christmas Show 8.45pm Film : Airport 1975 (1974) starring Charlton Heston, Karen Black and George Kennedy Première 10.30pm Main News with Angela Rippon Holiday Weather Jim Bacon 10.40pm Parkinson at Christmas with Penelope Keith, James Galway and Ben Vereen 11.40pm Christmas Comedy Classic : Fawlty Towers Gourmet Nights When Basil hires a new chef he tries to turn 'Fawlty Towers' into a gourmet's paradise 12.10am Weather Boxing Day Friday 26th December 1980 BBC1 9.15am Over the Moon 9.30am F.A.C.T.S. Football Association Coaching: Tactics, Skills A series of 14 programmes 6: Passing and Support 9.55am King Rollo 10.00am The Red Hand Gang A series of nine programmes 4: Doc's Big Idea The gang find the real sportsman and plan his escape 10.25am Why Don`t You...? 10.50am Play Chess tactics when using the Queen 11.00am TV Film : Barnaby and Me (1977) A film for the family starring Sid Caesar, Juliet Mills, Leo Fisk is a contact man - all 'con' and no tact! When he discovers a map which he thinks will lead him to hidden treasure, he takes the attractive Jennifer, her daughter Linda and their koala with him on safari. Their adventures form the story for this lighthearted comedy, which stars the delightful Barnaby -Australia's only talking bear! and Davis Butler as the voice of Barnaby 12.30pm Battle of the Planets Mission to Inner Space 12.55pm The Bear and the Beavers An MGM cartoon 1.00pm California Fever Portrait of Laurie After a row with her parents, Laurie runs away from home. But she discovers that trying to survive on her own is not that easy 1.50pm Baboushka a musical fable by Donald Swann and Arthur Scholey, starring Eira Heath 2.40pm The Turkey Its Natural and Unnatural History A fun film about the Christmas bird - in fact almost everything you wanted to know about the turkey but were afraid to ask! Introduced by Jeffery Boswall The turkey - in the American wild and on the English farm; in gun-sight and in restaurant; in science and business ; in mythology and art; in fact and figures ; in phrase and poetry ; in song and dance; at Thanksgiving and Christmas 3.35pm Film : Storm Boy (1976) A feature film starring Greg Rowe, Peter Cummins , David Gulpilil Storm Boy lives with his father in a beautiful but isolated part of the South Australian coast. One day he discovers another human being living among the sand dunes- Fingerbone Bill , a young Aborigine who becomes his friend 5.00pm Today's Sport Tony Gubba introduces a round-up of today's major sports news, including a complete check on the Classified Football Results 5.10pm Disney Time The traditional Christmas visit to the world of Walt Disney films. Introduced by Marti Caine Films include Dumbo, Pinocchio, Popeye, Lady and the Tramp, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 5.55pm Evening News Jan Leeming Weatherman 6.05pm Jim'll Fix It 6.45pm Blankety Blank Terry Wogan hosts a special Christmas edition of the comedy quiz game, in which contestants attempt to match their 'blanks' with Katie Boyle, Windsor Davies, Les Dawson, Sandra Dickinson, Kenny Everett, Shirley Anne Field David Hamilton, Roy Hudd, The Krankies, Rula Lenska, Patrick Moore, Beryl Reid, Madeline Smith , Jimmy Tarbuck 7.25pm The Two Ronnies with Barbara Dickson 8.15pm Film : The Towering Inferno (1974) starring Paul Newman, Steve McQueen and an all-star cast Première 10.55pm News and Sport with Jan Leeming 11.10pm Boxing Night at the Mill Ken Dodd , Susan Hampshire, Peter Davison and Wall Street Crash are among Bob Langley's guests in a Christmas programme of music conversation and entertainment from the foyer of Pebble Mill, with Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen 12.10am Closedown Saturday 27th December 1980 BBC1 8.55am Play Chess 9.05am F.A.C.T.S. Football Association Coaching : Tactics, Skills 9.30am Multi-Coloured Swap Shop 12.12pm Weather 12.15pm Grandstand 2.35pm The Record Breakers 3.25pm The Woodhouse World of Animals 4.05pm Emu's Magical Music Show 4.40pm Today's Sport 5.05pm Basil's Christmas Cruise 5.40pm News, Weatherman 5.50pm Tom and Jerry (London and South East only) Regional News (All other English regions) 6.00pm It's a Christmas Knockout 7.00pm Film : Bugsy Malone (1976) Première 8.30pm The Dick Emery Christmas Show 9.20pm News and Sport, Weather 9.35pm On Approval 11.05pm Men v Women International Golf Challenge 11.55pm Weatherman Sunday 28th December 1980 BBC1 9.00am Chigley 9.15am F.A.C.T.S. 9.40am Naya Saal Mubarak 10.10am Lassie : The Voyager 11.40am Battle of the Planets 12.05pm This is the Day 12.50pm News Headlines, Weather 12.55pm Dorian Williams - Voice of Show Jumping 1.35pm Ice Skating 2.25pm Perry Como's Christmas Special 3.15pm Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet 5.00pm Match of the Day 6.00pm News, Weatherman 6.10pm The Talisman 6.40pm Songs of Praise 7.15pm Film : Nickelodeon (1976) Premiere 9.15pm The Queen and Prince Philip 10.15pm News, Weather 10.25pm Everyman 11.00pm Men v Women International Golf Challenge 11.50pm Weatherman Monday 29th December 1980 BBC1 9.30am F.A.C.T.S. Football Association Coaching: Tactics, Skills 9.55am King Rollo 10.00am The Red Hand Gang 10.25am Why Don't You....? 10.50am Play Chess 11.00am Film : Lassie : Challenge to Lassie (1949) 12.15pm Battle of the Planets 12.35pm Mouse Placed Kitten 12.45pm Midday News, Weather 1.00pm Chigley 1.15pm California Fever 2.00pm Film : Two Weeks with Love (1950) 3.30pm Intergalactic Thanksgiving 3.53pm Regional News (excluding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm Mighty Mouse 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm The Devil and Daniel Mouse 5.05pm Blue Peter Review of the Year 5.40pm Ivor the Engine 5.45pm Evening News, Weatherman 6.00pm Tom and Jerry (London and South East only) Regional News (All other English regions) 6.10pm Junior Kick Start 6.45pm Christmas Comedy Classic : Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 7.40pm Thank You 1980, and Goodbye 8.45pm Main News, Weatherman 9.00pm Film : The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) 11.13pm News Headlines 11.15pm Men v Women International Golf Challenge 12.05am Weatherman Tuesday 30th December 1980 BBC1 9.30am F.A.C.T.S. Football Association Coaching : Tactics, Skills 9.55am King Rollo 10.00am The Red Hand Gang 10.25am Why Don't You...? 10.50am Play Chess 11.00am Lassie : The Miracle 12.15pm Battle of the Planets 12.35pm Tom and Jerry 12.45pm Midday News, Weather 1.00pm Camberwick Green 1.15pm California Fever 2.00pm Film : Flipper and the Pirates (1964) 3.35pm The Spanish Fiesta 3.53pm Regional News (excluding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm Mighty Mouse 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm Animal Magic 5.05pm Grange Hill 5.35pm Ivor the Engine 5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman 5.55pm Tom and Jerry (London and South East only) Regional News (All other regions) 6.05pm Rising Stars - Grand Final 6.55pm Film : When the North Wind Blows (1974) Premiere 8.45pm Main News, Weatherman 9.00pm Not the Nine O'Clock News 9.45pm Films of the Year 10.25pm The Europe We Joined 11.13pm News Headlines 11.15pm Men v Women International Golf Challenge 12.05am Weatherman New Year's Eve Wednesday 31st December 1980 BBC1 9.30am F.A.C.T.S. Football Association Coaching : Tactics, Skills 9.55am King Rollo 10.00am The Red Hand Gang 10.25am Why Don't You...? 10.50am Play Chess 11.00am Lassie : Lassie's Great Adventure 12.30pm Battle of the Planets 12.55pm Midday News, Weather 1.00pm Camberwick Green 1.15pm 200 Years of a King's Rain 1.40pm The Edinburgh Military Tattoo of 1980 2.50pm Men v Women International Golf Challenge 3.40pm Bugs Bunny 3.53pm Regional News (exc London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm Mighty Mouse 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm The Record Breakers 5.10pm The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris 5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman 5.50pm Tom and Jerry (London and South East only) Regional News (All other English regions) 6.00pm Christmas Comedy Classic : Dad's Army 6.40pm Larry Grayson's Generation Game 7.35pm Citizen Smith 8.10pm Film : Birth of The Beatles (1979) Première 9.50pm Main News, Weatherman 10.00pm Pick of 80 11.00pm The Good Old Days 12.00 Big Ben 12.01am A Happy New Year New Year's Day Thursday 1st January 1981 BBC1 9.15am Trumpton 9.30am F.A.C.T.S. Football Association Coaching : Tactics, Skills 9.55am King Rollo 10.00am The Red Hand Gang 10.25am Why Don't You...? 10.50am Play Chess 11.00am Lassie : The Road Back 12.15pm Goldilocks and the Three Bears 12.27pm Weather 12.30pm Grandstand 3.10pm Men v Women International Golf Challenge 4.00pm Play School 4.25pm Mighty Mouse 4.30pm Jackanory 4.45pm Heidi 5.05pm Blue Peter 5.35pm Ivor the Engine 5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman 5.50pm Tom and Jerry (London and South East only) Regional News (All other English regions) 6.00pm TV Film : The Return of Wonder Woman (1977) 7.10pm Top of the Pops 80 7.55pm Christmas Comedy Classic : The Good Life 8.25pm Sink or Swim 8.55pm Main News, Weatherman 9.05pm Film : Papillon (1973) Premiere 11.30pm Michael Parkinson meets James Cagney 12.25am Weatherman Friday 2nd January 1981 BBC1 10.00am The Red Hand Gang 10.25am Why Don't You....? 10.50am Play Chess 11.00am Lassie : Hanford's Point 12.10pm Battle of the Planets 12.35pm Field Mouse 12.45pm Midday News, Weather 1.00pm Trumpton 1.15pm Film : Hatari!(1962) 3.45pm Tom and Jerry 3.53pm Regional News (excluding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm Mighty Mouse 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm Johnny Ball Games 5.05pm Grange Hill 5.35pm Ivor the Engine 5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman 5.55pm Tom and Jerry (London and South East only) Regional News (All other English regions) 6.05pm The Pink Panther Show 6.25pm Tomorrow's World 6.55pm The Superstars 8.05pm To Serve Them All My Days 9.00pm Main News Weekend Weather 9.15pm Max Boyce 9.45pm Film : Breakheart Pass (1975) Premiere 11.18pm News Headlines 11.20pm The Trial of Lady Chatterley 12.40am Weatherman |
Saturday 20th December 1980
BBC2 2.15pm Christmas Matinée : 1 Film : The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) 3.40pm Play Away 4.05pm Christmas Matinée : 2 Film : The Firefly (1937) 6.10pm Did You See...? 6.45pm Bullseye 7.25pm News and Sport Weather 7.40pm Arts UK - OK? 8.35pm Rugby Special 9.20pm International Show Jumping 10.40pm News on 2 Weather 10.45pm The Old Grey Whistle Test 11.25pm Film : Gaslight (1944) Sunday 21st December 1980 BBC2 2.30pm Horizon 3.30pm The Great Railway Cavalcade 4.30pm Ireland : A Television History 5.20pm The Rose and the Ring 5.45pm Everybody's Doin' It 6.15pm Ski Sunday 6.45pm News Review 7.15pm The Lost Tribe 8.05pm The Much Loved Music Show Christmas Special 8.55pm News on 2, Weather 9.00pm Distant Guns 9.30pm International Show Jumping 10.25pm The Great American Picture Show Film : Midnight Cowboy (1969) Monday 22nd December 1980 BBC2 11.00am Play School 11.25am Closedown 3.30pm Christmas Matinée Film : That Certain Age (1938) 6.35pm One Hundred Great Paintings 6.45pm News Summary Weather 6.55pm Film : Walter Matthau in The Fortune Cookie (1966) 9.00pm Alan Price 9.30pm The Pinch 10.15pm Dire Straits 11.15pm News on 2, Weather Tuesday 23rd December 1980 BBC2 11.00am Play School 11.25am Speak for Yourself 11.50am Closedown 3.55pm Schools Prom 4.45pm Christmas Matinée Film : The Desert Song (1953) 6.35pm One Hundred Great Paintings 6.45pm News Summary, Weather 6.55pm Napoli 8.45pm Country Holiday 9.25pm Ireland: A Television History 10.20pm Christmas with the Fivepenny Piece 10.50pm News on 2, Weather 10.55pm Film : Walter Matthau in Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) Christmas Eve Wednesday 24th December 1980 BBC2 10.20am Gharbar In a special Christmas Eve edition of Gharbar, Rajni Kaul talks about how Asians celebrate Christmas in this country and presents a selection of music and dance by some of the well-known artists from the sub-continent 10.45am Closedown 11.00am Play School 11.25am Closedown 3.55pm Christmas Matinee : The Toast of New Orleans (1950) with Mario Lanza, David Niven and Kathryn Grayson 5.30pm The Long, Short and Tall Stories Children's books, with Michael Rosen, Nina Bawden and Quentin Blake 5.55pm Sounds of Christmas concert from the Royal Albert Hall, presented by Richard Stilgoe 6.45pm One Hundred Great Paintings Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party. with Milton Brown 6.55pm News and Weather 7.00pm Moving Pictures a journey through time, with John Wells, Anharad Rees and Alison Steadman 7.35pm Sky in Rhythm on 2 featuring John Williams Herbie Flowers, Kevin Peek. Tristan Fry, Francis Monkman Part 1 of a concert given by this popular group earlier this year 8.15pm Moon June a love story by Brian Thompson, starring June Barry and Roderick Smith 8.55pm Instant Sunshine in Roads to Stardom with Peter Christie, David Barlow, Miles Kington, Alan Maryon-Davis Three doctors and a journalist make up this lighthearted vocal and instrumental group. When chance first brought them together in the heady days of the late 60s they little dreamt that in a mere ten years they would still be doing the same sort of show. It's not so much that stardom has eluded them, as that they have eluded stardom. After more than 70 television appearances, five radio series, four records, a book, and offers from British and American impresarios, nothing seems to change, usually because they can't find the letter. This film charts some of their epic journeys to the brink of success and back again 10.00pm The Old Grey Whistle Test Ian Dury and the Blockheads in a special Christmas Eve concert, direct from the Dominion Theatre, London Introduced by Anne Nightingale 11.00pm News on 2, Weather 11.05pm Film : A New Leaf (1971) with Elaine May and Walter Matthau 12.50am Closedown Christmas Day Thursday 25th December 1980 BBC2 11.00am Play School The Shepherds on the Hill, with Carol Chell, Carol Leader and Fred Harris 11.25am Closedown 3.10pm A Year in the Life of an Exmoor Man Tom Rook lives at Porlock on the edge of Exmoor. He has never lived anywhere else, and never wanted to. Over the years he has become an important member of the community that lives and works on the moor. The film follows Tom's year, from sheep-shearing to lambing, from puppy-walking to the hounds in full cry, from Porlock Show to the point-to-point - men and beasts move against the backdrop of the moor. Indeed, so deeply is Tom woven into that pattern of life, that the film emerges as a portrait of Exmoor itself, its wide slopes of bracken and heather, its secret coombes, and its people. 4.10pm Film : Blue Skies (1946) starring Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby 5.50pm Little Swallow A spoilt baby swallow spurns the food his mother brings him, but finally learns his lesson, animation 6.05pm Film : The Band Wagon (1953) starring Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan and Cyd Charisse 7.55pm News Summary 8.05pm Tosca Italian film of the Puccini opera, with Placido Domingo and Raina Kabaivanska 10.10pm The Queen 10.20pm One Hundred Great Paintings: Seurat's La Grande Jatte, with Milton Brown 10.30pm Film : The Front Page (1974) starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Carol Burnett 12.15am Closedown Boxing Day Friday 26th December 1980 BBC2 11.00am Play School Story : The King Who Built a Tower to the Moon presented by Carol Chell, Carol Leader and Fred Harris 11.25am Closedown 12.45pm Racing from Wincanton introduced by Julian Wilson (1.00, 1.30, 2.00 races) 2.15pm The Story of Christmas An award-winning cartoon 2.25pm Film : The Berkleys of Broadway (1949) starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers 5.50pm Monkey The Fires of Jealousy Or how the Queen of Fire fanned the flames of Monkey's anger 6.35pm One Hundred Great Paintings This week's subject : Outdoor Life Eakins (1844-1916) Max Schmitt in a Single Scull at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Written and presented by Milton Brown 6.45pm In the Country Presented by Angela Rippon Where the Dream Begins (9/16) 'I like this place in all its moods ; I like the way it's been edited by wind and age.' The place is Dartmoor, the creative environment of Brian Carter, artist, writer and poet. Angela and Brian have in common a love of this austere landscape. Each, in their own way, has explored every corner of this wild, remote and beautiful countryside. Through his pictures, poetry and prose Brian recalls images of Dartmoor as it was in his boyhood. These were the days before the tourist when the moor was still a secret landscape - a dreamscape measured by the seasons, inhabited by characters like the badger, otter and the fox 7.15pm News Summary, Weather 7.25pm Ballet : The Nutcracker With Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland, with artists of the American Ballet Theatre. The National Philharmonic conducted by Kenneth Schermerhorn For his first major venture into choreography, Mikhail Baryshnikov chose one of the world's most popular ballets, The Nutcracker, to Tchaikovsky's enchanting score. Baryshnikov says of the ballet : 'It is more than the spirit of Christmas. It has suspense, romance, fantasy - something for everyone. It also has, I think, the most glorious ballet music ever written.' 8.45pm Plain Murder London, 1929: a foggy November day, and the grim spectre of unemployment threatens three young men from the Universal Advertising Agency until Morris comes up with the perfect solution : Murder! 10.25pm The World Land Speed Record These 40 Glorious Years Raymond Baxter takes a nostalgic took back to the days when Campbell, Cobb and Segrave were national heroes. To the days when Britons held the world's land speed record almost unchallenged. Nonagenarian Sammy Davis, a former motor racer and journalist, recalls those heroes. He was at school with Sir Malcolm Campbell - and Campbell's daughter Jean Wales has more personal memories of her brother Donald 11.10pm Film : The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968) starring Walter Matthau 12.45am Closedown Saturday 27th December 1980 BBC2 1.30pm Film : Fred Astaire in You Were Never Lovelier (1942) 3.05pm Play Away 3.30pm Film : Fred Astaire in Silk Stockings (1957) 5.25pm Paradise Lost 6.00pm The Brute Force Challenge 6.45pm News and Sport, Weather 7.00pm A Carnival in the Caucasus 7.50pm Sky 8.30pm A Prisoner in the Caucasus 9.35pm Great American Picture Show Film : The Godfather (1972) Sunday 28th December 1980 BBC2 1.30pm Film : Fred Astaire in Yolanda and the Thief (1945) 3.15pm Tennis : Borg v McEnroe : The Wimbledon Final 1980 4.25pm Quietly into 1981 5.00pm The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls 6.10pm Ireland: A Television History 7.05pm News on 2, Weather 7.15pm Call Me Flicka 8.15pm "... not in a Thousand Years" 9.15pm Maria Marten 10.10pm Young Musician 1980 10.15pm Great American Picture Show Film : Nashville (1975) Premiere Monday 29th December 1980 BBC2 11.00am Play School 11.25am Closedown 4.15pm New Year Matinée : The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) 6.00pm The Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures The Chicken, the Egg and the Molecules 7.00pm Rugby Special 7.30pm Mid-Evening News Weather 7.40pm Captain Beaky's World of Words and Music 8.35pm One Hundred Great Paintings 8.45pm Maria Marten 9.40pm International Snooker 11.15pm A Child's Voice 11.45pm News on 2, Weather Tuesday 30th December 1980 BBC2 11.00am Play School 11.25am Closedown 4.10pm New Year Matinée Film : The Pickwick Papers (1952) 5.55pm The Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures : The Chicken, the Egg and the Molecules 6.55pm The Innes Book of Records 7.20pm One Hundred Great Paintings 7.30pm Mid-Evening News Weather 7.40pm Showaddywaddyshow 8.20pm Pot Black 8.45pm Maria Marten 9.40pm Ireland: A Television History 10.30pm Film : Clark Gable in The Misfits (1961) New Year's Eve Wednesday 31st December 1980 BBC2 10.20am Gharbar 10.45am Closedown 11.00am Play School 11.25am Closedown 1.00pm Racing from Cheltenham 3.15pm The Shepherd 4.10pm For Valour 4.25pm New Year Matinée Film : Nicholas Nickleby (1947) 6.10pm The Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures : The Chicken, the Egg and the Molecules 7.10pm One Hundred Great Paintings 7.20pm Mid-Evening News Weather 7.30pm Treasures from Chatsworth 8.10pm In This Your Honour 10.10pm Film : Clark Gable in It Happened One Night (1934) 11.55pm News on 2, Weather 12.00 Big Ben 12.01am The Old Grey Whistle Test New Year's Day Thursday 1st January 1981 BBC2 11.00am Play School 11.25am Closedown 3.05pm New Year Matinée : Great Expectations (1946) 5.00pm The Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures : The Chicken, the Egg and the Molecules 6.00pm Film : The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) 7.35pm One Hundred Great Paintings 7.45pm Mid-Evening News, Weather 7.55pm New Year's Day Concert from Vienna 9.05pm Joyce Grenfell 1910-1979 10.05pm Man Alive 10.50pm Genesis at the Lyceum 11.30pm Film : Clark Gable in Red Dust (1932) Friday 2nd January 1981 BBC2 11.00am Play School 11.25am Closedown 3.15pm New Year Matinée : Scrooge (1951) 4.40pm The Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures : The Chicken, the Egg and the Molecules 5.40pm Monkey 6.25pm In the Country 6.55pm News Summary, Weather 7.00pm The Tales of Hoffmann 8.15pm One Hundred Great Paintings 8.25pm The Tales of Hoffmann (continued) 10.45pm News on 2, Weather 10.50pm Girl in a Glider 11.20pm Film : Clark Gable in It Started in Naples (1960) |
