BBC CHRISTMAS TV 1983
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Saturday 17th December 1983
BBC1 8.35am Inch High Private Eye 9.00am Saturday Superstore 12.12pm Weather 12.15pm Grandstand 5.10pm News, Weatherman 5.20pm Sport/Regional News 5.25pm The Little and Large Show 6.00pm The Saturday Film : Can't Stop the Music (1980) Première 8.00pm The Two Ronnies 8.50pm Bergerac 9.45pm News and Sport 10.00pm International Show Jumping 11.00pm Late Night Horror Film : The Devil Rides Out (1968) 12.35am Weather Sunday 18th December 1983 BBC1 9.00am Heads and Tails 9.15am Sunday Worship : Jesus - His Life and Teaching 10.00am Asian Magazine 10.30am Let's Go 10.40am Maths Help 10.55am iDigame! 11.20am People First 11.45am Business Club 12.10pm See Hear! 1.00pm Farming 1.30pm Discovering Birds 1.55pm News Headlines 2.00pm Film Matinée : The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979) Première 3.30pm Mickey and Donald 3.55pm International Show Jumping 4.50pm The Flight of the Condor 5.45pm News, Weatherman 5.55pm Jane Eyre 6.25pm Mind How You Go : You Can Save Lives 6.35pm Pauline Collins 6.40pm Songs of Praise 7.15pm Hi-de-Hi! 7.45pm By the Sword Divided 8.40pm The Sunday Thriller TV Film : Studio Murders (1982) Première 10.15pm News, Weatherman 10.30pm Omnibus 11.20pm The Weekenders 11.55pm Phil Silvers as Sergeant Bilko 12.20am Weather Monday 19th December 1983 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.30am Breakfast Time 9.00am RAF Scampton 9.30am Songs of Praise 10.06am Closedown 10.30am Play School 10.55am Closedown 12.30pm News After Noon 12.57pm Regional News Financial Report, and News Headlines (London and SE) 1.00pm Pebble Mill at One 1.45pm Pigeon Street 2.00pm See Hear! 2.50pm International Show Jumping 3.53pm Regional News (excluding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.15pm Mighty Mouse 4.20pm Jackanory 4.35pm Playhouse 5.05pm Newsround 5.10pm Blue Peter 5.40pm Sixty Minutes includes The News 5.53pm Regional Magazines 6.15pm Weather 6.38pm Closing headlines 6.40pm Tom and Jerry 6.50pm Christmas with Terry and June 7.20pm Europe's Strongest Man 8.10pm Panorama 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News Weatherman 9.25pm Hollywood Superstars Film : Lee Marvin In Point Blank (1967) 10.55pm International Show Jumping 12.00 News Headlines, Weatherman Tuesday 20th December 1983 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.30am Breakfast Time 9.00am Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way 9.25am Arthur Negus at 80 10.15am Tom and Jerry 10.30am Play School 10.55am Closedown 12.30pm News After Noon Weather 12.57pm Regional News Financial Report, and News Headlines (London and SE only) 1.00pm Pebble Mill at One 1.45pm Gran 1.50pm Stop-Go! 2.00pm Day Out 2.30pm Lucky Luke 3.40pm Goldilocks and the Three Bears 3.53pm Regional News (excuding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm The Adventures of Bullwinkle and Rocky 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm Wuffer 5.05pm Newsround 5.10pm Record Breakers 5.40pm Sixty Minutes includes The News 5.53pm Regional Magazines 6.15pm Weather 6.38pm Closing headlines 6.40pm Angels 7.05pm Harty 7.40pm No Place Like Home 8.10pm Dallas 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News Weatherman 9.25pm TV Film : Orwell on Jura (1983) 10.55pm Perry Como's French-Canadian Christmas Special 11.45pm News Headlines, Weatherman Wednesday 21st December 1983 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.30am Breakfast Time 9.00am The New Adventures of Flash Gordon 9.20am Battle of the Planets 9.45am Blue Peter Special Assignment 10.30am Play School 10.55am Gharbar 11.20am Emil and the Detectives 12.05pm Look Back with Noakes 12.30pm News After Noon Weather 12.57pm Regional News Financial Report, and News Headlines (London and SE only) 1.00pm Pebble Mill at One 1.45pm Hokey Cokey 2.00pm Bank Holiday Fair 2.25pm Star Movie : Film : Bing Crosby in East Side of Heaven (1939) 3.53pm Regional News (excluding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm The Adventures of Bullwinkle and Rocky 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm Screen Test 5.05pm Newsround 5.10pm Carrie's War 5.40pm Sixty Minutes includes The News 5.53pm Regional Magazines 6.15pm Weather 6.38pm Closing headlines 6.40pm Harty 7.15pm Film : Something Big (1971) 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News Weatherman 9.25pm Q.E.D. 9.55pm Film : The Fog (1980) Première 11.23pm News Headlines 11.25pm Barbara Mandrell 12.00 Weatherman Thursday 22nd December 1983 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.30am Breakfast Time 9.00am The New Adventures of Flash Gordon 9.20am Battle of the Planets 9.45am Blue Peter Special Assignment 10.30am Play School 10.55am Cartoons 11.10am Emit and the Detectives 12.00 Look Back with Noakes 12.30pm News After Noon Weather 12.57pm Regional News Financial Report, and News Headlines (London and SE only) 1.00pm Pebble Mill at One 1.45pm Postman Pat 2.00pm Country Lines 2.30pm Star Movie Film : Bing Crosby in Birth of the Blues (1941) 3.53pm Regional News (excluding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm The Adventures of Bullwinkle and Rocky 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends 5.05pm Newsround 5.10pm Blue Peter 5.40pm Sixty Minutes includes The News 5.53pm Regional Magazines 6.15pm Weather 6.38pm Closing headlines 6.40pm Angels 7.05pm Tomorrow's World 7.30pm Top of the Pops 8.05pm Wildlife on One 8.30pm Only Fools and Horses 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News Weatherman 9.25pm The Crazy Gang: A Celebration 10.25pm Film 83 11.00pm The Rockford Files 11.50pm News Headlines; Weatherman Friday 23rd December 1983 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.30am Breakfast Time 9.30am The New Adventures of Flash Gordon 9.50am Battle of the Planets 10.15am Tom and Jerry 10.30am Play School 10.55am Play Ideas 11.05am Mountain Born 11.50am Christmas Cartoons 12.05pm Look Back with Noakes 12.30pm News After Noon Weather 12.57pm Regional News Financial Report, and News Headlines (London and SE only) 1.00pm Pebble Mill at One 1.50pm Little Misses and The Mister Men 2.05pm Star Movie :Film : Bing Crosby in Welcome Stranger (1947) 3.53pm Regional News (excluding London) 3.55pm Play School 4.20pm The Adventures of Bullwinkle and Rocky 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm Take Hart 5.00pm Crackerjack 5.40pm Sixty Minutes includes The News 5.53pm Regional Magazines 6.15pm Weather 6.38pm Closing headlines 6.40pm BBC Television's Carol Competition 1983 7.15pm Film : Across the Great Divide (1976) Première 8.50pm Points of View 9.00pm Main News Weekend Weather 9.15pm The Princess and the People 10.05pm Film : The Dirty Dozen (1967) 12.30am Weather Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 1983 BBC1 8.35am Inch High Private Eye 9.00am From All of Us to All of You Walt Disney clip show 9.45am The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera Gene Kelly presents a clip show 10.50am Film : A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) starring Bing Crosby 12.30pm Bonanza with Lorne Greene and Dan Blocker 1.20pm Film : Around the World with Dot starring Drew Forsythe 2.30pm TV Film : The Magic of Lassie (1978) starring James Stewart and Mickey Rooney 4.10pm The Dukes of Hazzard 5.00pm News read by Jan Leeming 5.10pm Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 1975 special starring Michael Crawford 5.55pm Pop Quiz presented by Mike Read, with Roger Taylor, Dave Edmunds, Mari Wilson, Limahl, Leee John and Midge Ure 6.30pm The Little and Large Show with Jimmy Cricket, Joe Brown, Martin Daniels, Cleo Rocos and Chas 'n' Dave 7.10pm Film : Flash Gordon (1980) Première starring Sam Jones, Topol, Melody Anderson, Brian Blessed and Max von Sydow 8.55pm Val Doonican's Christmas Party with Howard Keel, The Nolans, Sky & Wall Street Crash 9.40pm Bergerac starring John Nettles, with Liza Goddard 10.35pm News read by Jan Leeming Weather 10.45pm The Good Old Days chaired by Leonard Sachs, with Danny La Rue, Valerie Masterson, Robert White, Bernard Cribbins, Barry Cryer, the Clark Brothers and Castan Bloom 11.45pm Midnight Eucharist from the Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn 12.45am Weather 12.50am Closedown Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 1983 BBC1 8:35am The Christmas Raccoons A musical cartoon narrated by Rich Little with the voices of Rita Coolidge and Rupert Holmes Can the horrible and greedy Cyril Sneer be responsible for making the raccoons homeless at Christmas time? 9:00am Carols from Newby Hall Ian Carmichael introduces Christmas music from Newby Hall at Ripon. with Grace Kennedy , Robert White, Cambridge University Chamber Choir 9:50am Away In a Manger Children's stories, songs, pictures and thoughts about the Nativity. 'Mary was doing the washing-up when the angel came and told her she was going to have a baby.' 'The three kings brought presents of gold, frankenstein and myrhh.' 'Today he would be born in a garage and they'd put him in newspapers" 10:20am Christmas Morning Family Service from The Mint Methodist Church. Exeter A look at the stories which surround the birth of Jesus - stories which have become an essential part of our Christmas heritage and celebration 11:17am Weather 11:20am The Little Convict A colourful animation adventure starring Rolf Harris Rolf Harris , as Jake the Peg, with the Extra Leg, presents the story of the convicts who settled and built the new country of Australia. 12:35pm Ziggy's Gift An award-winning animated Christmas story about the magic of giving. Ziggy-a little guy in a big world, overweight and underwhelmed-takes a job as a street-comer Santa. But as luck (and his is usually bad) would have it, he unsuspectingly goes to work for a con-man.... Even so Ziggy finds the true spirit of Christmas in a greedy, commercialised world 1:00pm Bugs Bunny in Abominable Snow Rabbit 1:05pm Film : Glitterball (1977) A film for all the family starring Ben Buckton, Keith Jayne When a spaceship crashlands on earth, its 'pilot'- a small silver ball-is befriended by Max and Pete. They find that the alien being has a vast appetite and can signal to its fellows in space Première 2:00pm Top of the Pops 1983 Part 1: the Radio 1 DJs present the singers and bands who have made this year's top-selling records. Michael Jackson , Shakin' Stevens Men at Work, Bonnie Tyler, Duran Duran, Bucks Fizz, Lionel Richie, David Bowie 3:00pm The Queen speaks to the Commonwealth 3:15pm Blankety Blank Terry Wogan hosts a special Christmas edition of the comedy quiz game Sabina Franklyn, Roy Kinnear, Ruth Madoc, Patrick Moore, Beryl Reid, Freddie Starr 3:50pm Film : Treasure Island (1950) starring Robert Newton Bobby Driscoll, Basil Sydney A host of characters from Robert Louis Stevenson 's greatest sea tale of them all spring to life in Walt Disney's colourful live action entertainment. When the sinister Blind Pew visits the Admiral Benbow Inn to serve the 'black spot' on ex-Captain Billy Bones, Jim Hawkins finds he has possession of the secret map of Captain Flint's buried treasure. His friends, Squire Trelawney and Dr Livesey, charter a ship, but unknown to them Flint's old crew, led by peg-leg Long John, has signed up for the voyage.... Première 5:25pm News with Jan Leeming and Weather 5:35pm Jim'll Fix It with Jimmy Savile OBE including: An 11-year-old Hi-de-Hi! Yellowcoat Two pupils of a school for the blind riding at the Horse of the Year Show An 8-year-old Father Christmas How to crack Christmas walnuts 6:15pm Songs of Praise Special from Peterborough Cathedral Almost 2,000 years ago in a small village in the Middle East a baby was born. Only a few shepherds and strangers from afar suspected that they were witnessing the most important event in the history of the world. Today over a thousand million Christians all over the world join in celebration of Christ's nativity. Tonight in the Norman splendour of Peterborough Cathedral, Geoffrey Wheeler joins schools, choirs and congregations in their musical celebration of the Christmas story. 7.15pm The Two Ronnies starring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett and their special guest Elton John featuring The Adventures of Archie a cautionary tale of time and space 8:05pm All Creatures Great and Small starring Christopher Timothy as James Herriot, Robert Hardy as Siegfried Farnon, Peter Davison as Tristan Farnon, Carol Drinkwater as Helen England, 1947. Demobbed from the army, James Herriot returns to his beloved Yorkshire, to his wife and young son and the day-to-day dramas of a country veterinary practice. 9:35pm Only Fools and Horses Thicker Than Water starring David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst with Lennard Pearce Christmas is a time for family and friends. You can choose your friends - but not your family! 10:05pm News with Jan Leeming and Weatherman 10:15pm Film : Better Late Than Never (1983) starring David Niven, Art Carney, Maggie Smith In this British premiere of David Niven's last film, he plays Nicky-suave, charming, workshy and a total rascal. Art Carney plays Charles-sober, hard-working and broke. Many years before, Nicky and Charles were rivals for the love of Jennifer and either might be the grandfather of her grand-daughter Bridget-a precocious 10-year-old who just happens to have inherited 23 million dollars.... Première 11.45pm The Spinners at York The festive season would not be complete without a session with Tony, Hugh, Mick and Cliff. Join them in the Dickensian street at York's Castle Museum for an evening of not-so-familiar seasonal songs with John McCormick on bass 12.15am Weather Boxing Day Monday 26th December 1983 BBC1 9.00am The New Adventures of Flash Gordon 9.20am The Natural World: Snowy Chilly, Motley and Me, cats & dogs with Oxford zooligist John Paling 10.10am Cartoons Jack Wabbit and the Beanstalk, with Bugs Bunny and Dragoncastle 10.30am Play School with the story Cobweb Christmas Tree, by Shirley Climo, presented by Elizabeth Millbank and Brian Jameson 10.55am Pigeon Street 11.10am Strange Companions a young runaway stows away on a light aircraft, 1/2 12.00 Look Back with Noakes the coastal paths of Devon and Cornwall in summer 12.30pm News Headlines ; Weather 12.35pm The Racoons and the Lost Star cartoon 1.20pm Cracked Ice a Warner Brothers cartoon 1.30pm The Good Life 2.00pm Film : Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) starring Alec Guinness 4.35pm The Keith Harris Christmas Party with Shakin' Stevens and Stu Francis 5.10pm News with Richard Whitmore 5.15pm Final Score with David Icke 5.25pm Circus World Championships 6.25pm The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show with illusionists The Pendragons, acrobats, the Five Star Endresz family and Professor Al Cartny and his mechanical man 7.15pm The Kenny Everett Television Show 7.50pm Film : Rocky(1976) Première starring Sylvester Stallone 9.45pm Lenny Henry presents Laughing Matter a selection of classic comedy clips 10.25pm News with Richard Whitmore 10.35pm Kiri and Friends with Thomas Allen, Wayne Sleep, Alessandra Ferri, Marisa Robels, Richard Van Allen and Dimitris Sgouros 11.35pm The Treasure of Abbot Thomas 12.15am Weather Holiday Tuesday 27th December 1983 BBC1 9.00am The New Adventures of Flash Gordon Ming's Last Battle 9.25am Why Don't You....? "Why Don't You just switch off your television set and go out and do something less boring instead?" Your ideas, games and activities presented by the children of the Belfast Why Don't You....? Gang 9.50am Paddington Special Paddington goes to the Movies 10.10am Jackanory The Dangerous Journey by Elizabeth Renier 10.25am Ivor the Engine Snowdrifts 10.30am Play School Presented by Elizabeth Millbank, Fred Harris, Wayne Jackman 10.55am Gran Gran's Goat narrated by Patricia Hayes Gran's Goat Gran gets some goats to keep her grass down-but they get her down too. 11.00am Stop-Go! Go Train Go Locomotives may have to be repaired and carriages cleaned before they join up to make a train waiting to leave the station. Narrated by Ben Thomas 11.10am Strange Companions Part 2 12.00 Look back with Noakes John Noakes and Shep review the adventures and travels of the Go with Noakes series. The Oxford Bumps John coxes the Balliol eight to inglorious defeat. 12.30pm News Headlines, Weather 12.35pm Color Rhapsodies Gifts from the Air The Little Matchgirl A double-bill of seasonal cartoons 12.55pm Take Two In a special end of year edition Lucie Skeaping presents clips from your favourite television programmes and recalls what the critics had to say about them. New requests are also included with fresh voices from up and down the country giving their opinions on Seaview, The Late Late Breakfast Show, Harty and Blankety Blank. An opportunity also to enter the last competition of the year, so have your pencil and paper ready. 1.35pm Film : El Cid (1961) The first of two feature films starring Charlton Heston with Sophia Loren, Gary Raymond, Raf Vallone Genevieve Page, John Fraser 4.30pm Disney Time The traditional Christmas visit to the world of Walt Disney films introduced by Mike Read and Sarah Greene Films include: Jungle Book Mickey's Christmas Carol Lady and the Tramp Never Cry Wolf Sleeping Beauty The Sword and the Stone 5.20pm Evening News with Frances Coverdale Weatherman 5.25pm Final Score Introduced by David Icke 5.35pm It's a Christmas Knockout A festive Anglo-Swedish competition on ice from the Aviemore Centre, Scotland. Featuring a team from Karlskrona. representing Sweden, and a British squad made up of ice skaters recruited from Bournemouth, Altrincham, Aviemore and Queens Ice Rinks Introduced for Great Britain by Stuart Hall and for Sweden by Henrik Engberg Referees: GB-Lorna Brown (former World Professional Skating Champion) Sweden - Willie Lofqvist (former Olympic Ice Hockey player) 6.25pm Film : Hooper (1978) Première starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jan-Michael Vincent, Brian Keith 8.00pm Dallas The Buck Stops Here Pam has a rough ride when she sees Bobby and Jenna at the Charity Rodeo, but she's soon back in the saddle to make up with Mark. Meanwhile back at the office J.R. plans to rope in the traitor in his camp.... 8.50pm Last of the Summer Wine A comedy film adapted from his novel by Roy Clarke starring Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde In answer to his one last request, Compo, Clegg and Foggy reluctantly sneak Sam out of his invalid bed for a final frolic with the not so young as she used to be Lily-Bless-Her. Then - with an unthinking lack of gratitude and a smile on his face - Sam drops them right in it by becoming far more trouble dead than alive... 10.20pm Main News with Frances Coverdale Weatherman 10.30pm Wedding In Las Vegas The true story of how a fake wedding party and a computer improved the odds for a rock group manager who set out to make a big win at blackjack in the world's most famous casinos. Every blackjack player dreams of the perfect system. Is this it? 11.20pm Men v Women An International Golf Challenge The opening match of a series especially made for BBC1 between top American women golfers Joanne Carner and Sandra Haynie and two of the world's leading golfing men, Germany's Bernhard Langer and the 'Great White Shark' from Australia Greg Norman. The only concession the ladies receive in the opening four-ball match over nine holes of the Duke's Course at Woburn, is to play off the forward tees. 12.10am Weatherman Wednesday 28th December 1983 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.30am Breakfast Time 9.00am The New Adventures of Flash Gordon 9.25am Why Don't You....? 9.50am Wacky Races 10.00am Play Chess! 10.10am Jackanory 10.25am Paddington 10.30am Play School 10.55am Hokey Cokey 11.10am Three Tall Tales 12.00 Look Back with Noakes 12.30pm News After Noon Weather 12.42pm Regional News Financial Report, and News Headlines (London and SE only) 12.45pm Tom and Jerry 1.00pm Bonanza 1.50pm Film : Dodge City (1939) 3.30pm The World of Stanley Holloway 4.20pm Heyyy, It's the King 4.30pm Jackanory 4.45pm Gulliver's Travels 5.35pm Ivor the Engine 5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman 5.50pm Regional news magazines 6.00pm Film : The Great Escape (1963) 8.45pm Main News, Weatherman 9.00pm The Best of Three of a Kind 9.30pm Review 83 10.50pm Phil Silvers as Sgt Bilko 11.15pm Men v Women An International Golf Challenge 12.05am Weatherman Thursday 29th December 1983 BBC1 10.30am Play School 10.55am Postman Pat 11.10am Smoke 12.00 Look Back with Noakes 12.30pm News After Noon Weather 12.42pm Regional news Financial Report, and News Headlines (London and SE only) 12.45pm Barney Bear 12.50pm Yellowstone Below Zero 1.15pm Bonanza 2.05pm Film : Brother of the Wind (1973) Première 3.30pm The World of Stanley Holloway 4.20pm Laurel and Hardy 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends 5.05pm Blue Peter Review of the Year 5.35pm Ivor the Engine 5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman 5.50pm Cartoon : Alias St Nick (London and South East only) Regional News (All other English Regions) 6.00pm A Question of Sport 6.35pm Tomorrow's World 7.00pm Top of the Pops 1983: Part 2 7.55pm Rainbow Safari 8.45pm Main News, Weatherman 9.00pm Film : Coma (1978) Première 10.50pm Phil Silvers as Sergeant Bilko 11.15pm Men v Women An International Golf Challenge 12.05am News Headlines; Weatherman Friday 30th December 1983 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.30am Breakfast Time 9.00am The New Adventures of Flash Gordon 9.25am Why Don't You ...? 9.50am Wacky Races 10.00am Play Chessl 10.10am Jackanory 10.25am Paddington 10.30am Play School 10.55am Play Ideas 11.05am Little Misses and The Mister Men 11.20am Smoke 12.05pm Look Back With Noakes 12.30pm News After Noon Weather 12.42pm Regional news Financial Report, and News Headlines (London and SE only) 12.45pm Tom and Jerry 1.00pm Bonanza 1.45pm Film : Khartoum (1966) 3.50pm Goodbye to The Good Old Days 4.20pm Laurel and Hardy 4.25pm Jackanory 4.40pm Yogi Bear 4.45pm Take Hart 5.05pm Cheggers Plays Pop 5.40pm Evening News, Weatherman 5.50pm Cartoon Lonesome Strangers (London and SE only) Regional News (All other English Regions) 6.00pm Cartoons 6.20pm Film : Warlords of Atlantis (1978) 7.55pm The Superstars 8.45pm Main News Weekend Weather 9.00pm Waters of the Moon 10.40pm Carrott's Lib 11.25pm The Late Film: The Midnight Man (1974) New Year's Eve Saturday 31st December 1983 BBC1 8.35am Inch High Private Eye 9.00am Saturday Superstore 12.12pm Weather 12.15pm Grandstand 5.05pm News, Weatherman 5.15pm Sport/Regional News 5.20pm Jim'll Fix It 5.55pm The Little and Large Show 6.30pm Film : Arabian Adventure (1979) Première 8.05pm Best of British Comedy 8.55pm Bergerac 9.50pm News and Sport Weatherman 10.05pm Match of the Day 10.45pm A Farewell Celebration of The Good Old Days 11.45pm Across the Years 12.10am At Last -It's 1984! 1.05am Weather New Year's Day Sunday 1st January 1984 BBC1 9.00am Mr Benn 9.15am Sunday Worship 10.00am Asian Magazine 10.30am See Hear! 10.55am The Edinburgh Military Tattoo of 1983 12.05pm From Brooklyn to Blenheim 12.50pm Cartoon 1.00pm Under the Blackpool Tower with Ken Dodd 1.45pm News Headlines 1.50pm Film : The Yellow Rolls Royce (1964) 3.50pm Hot Shoe Show 4.40pm Aladdin and the Forty Thieves 5.35pm Richard Chamberlain on The Thorn Birds 5.55pm News, Weatherman 6.05pm The Holiday Programme 6.40pm Songs of Praise 7.15pm The Two Ronnies 8.05pm Film : Fame (1980) Première 10.15pm News, Weatherman 10.25pm Everyman 11.05pm Men v Women An International Golf Challenge 11.55pm Phil Silvers as Sergeant Bilko 12.20am Weather Bank Holiday Monday 2nd January 1984 BBC1 9.00am The New Adventures of Flash Gordon 9.25am Why Don't You...? 9.50am Wacky Races 10.00am Play Chess! 10.10am Jackanory 10.25am Paddington 10.30am Play School 10.55am TV Film : Antonio and the Mayor (1975) Première 12.12pm Weather 12.15pm Grandstand 4.25pm Blue Peter 4.55pm Final Score 5.05pm News 5.15pm The Grinch Grinches the Cat-in-the-Hat 5.40pm Film : It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) 8.10pm Best of British Comedy 9.00pm Main News, Weatherman 9.10pm Amy 10.45pm Films of the Year 11.25pm Men v Women An International Golf Challenge 12.15am Weather |
Saturday 17th December 1983
BBC2 10.35am Open University 2.45pm The Sky at Night 3.05pm Play Away 3.25pm The Emigrants 5.50pm Greek - Language and People 6.15pm Whistle Test - On the Road 6.55pm Newsnight December 7.45pm News and Sport 8.00pm Zubin Mehta Masterclass 8.50pm Film ; Cary Grant In Night and Day (1946) 10.58pm News Summary Weather 11.00pm The New Land Sunday 18th December 1983 BBC2 11.25am Open University Caring for Older People : Voluntary Workers 11.50am Maths: The Alvey Report 3 : Software Engineering 12.15pm Towards One Force of Nature 2.25pm Horizon 3.15pm Beethoven Piano Sonatas 3.45pm The Great Palace: The Story of Parliament 4.35pm Rugby Special 5.25pm Ski Sunday 6.00pm News Review 6.30pm The Money Programme 7.15pm Russell Harty : The Nativity 7.45pm The Natural World : Pelican Delta 8.40pm News on Two, Weather 8.45pm Did You See...? 9.35pm Pranks 10.15pm TV Film : Frankenstein : The True Story (1973) Monday 19th December 1983 BBC2 3.55pm Film : Cary Grant In Bringing Up Baby (1938) 5.35pm News Summary, Weather 5.40pm Eureka 6.10pm International Show Jumping 6.55pm Schoolgirl Chums 8.00pm Food and Drink 8.30pm The Bob Monkhouse Show 9.25pm A Talent for Murder 10.55am Frank Delaney Tuesday 20th December 1983 BBC2 4.00pm Film : Cary Grant In Mr Lucky (1943) 5.35pm News Summary Weather 5.40pm Rockschool 6.05pm Gymnastics 7.05pm St Ursula's In Danger 8.10pm Bookmark 9.00pm Film : Rollerball (1975) Première 11.00pm Out of Court 11.30pm News on Two, Weather 11.35pm Greek-Language and People Wednesday 21st December 1983 BBC2 4.15pm Film : Cary Grant In Every Girl Should be Married (1948) Première 5.35pm News Summary, Weather 5.40pm A Waltons Special : A Wedding on Waltons' Mountain 7.15pm Championship Darts Special 8.30pm Nature 9.00pm Entertainment USA 9.25pm My Music for Christmas 9.55pm Barry at Blenheim 10.40pm News on Two, Weather 10.45pm TV Film : The Roads of Exile (1978) (Part One) Première Thursday 22nd December 1983 BBC2 3.30pm Film : Cary Grant in Mr Blandings Builds his Dream House (1948) 5.00pm The World Chess Championships 5.35pm News Summary, Weather 5.40pm Sports Review of 1983 7.25pm Callas An International Celebration 9.25pm The Great Palace: The Story of Parliament 10.15pm Christmas at Cromore 11.05pm News on Two, Weather 11.10pm Film : The Roads of Exile (1978) (Part Two) Friday 23rd December 1983 BBC2 3.55pm Film : Cary Grant in The Grass is Greener (1960) 5.35pm News Summary, Weather 5.40pm A Waltons Special : Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain 7.15pm Championship Darts Special 8.20pm Global Report 8.50pm M*A*S*H 9.15pm The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert 10.30pm Film : The Marx Brothers in Monkey Business (1931) 11.45pm News on Two, Weather 11.50pm The Old Grey Whistle Test : Pick of the Year Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 1983 BBC2 1.05pm Film : Scrooge (1951) starring Alistair Sim 2.30pm Shakespeare in Perspective comedy with Roy Hudd 2.55pm The Book Game chaired by Robert Robinson, with Anthony Burgess, Germaine Greer, Susan Hill and Adam Mars-Jones, Freddie Jones reads the extracts 3.25pm Film : That Touch of Mink (1962) starring Cary Grant and Doris Day 5.00pm The BBC Television Shakespeare The Comedy of Errors, starring Roger Daltrey and Michael Kitchen as the two pairs of twins, with Wendy Hiller, Cyril Cusack, Charles Gray, Suzanne Bertish and Joanne Pearce 6.55pm Sky at Drury Lane with guest Patrick Ros 7.45pm News with Jan Leeming 7.55pm Cider with Rosie starring Rosemary Leach in the 1971 production 9.30pm Private Lives highlights from the series with Maria Aitken 10.00pm Whistle Test Presents Paul Young from the Hammersmith Odeon 10.45pm Film : To Catch a Thief (1955) starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in Hitchcock's thriller 12.35am Closedown Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 1983 BBC2 2:00pm Nobody Minded the Rain Impressions of Coronation Day Where were you on 2 June 1953? Perhaps you were one of the 20 million who watched the day's events on television ; perhaps you were one of the hundreds of thousands who braved the cold and rain to cheer the Queen through the streets of London. Possibly you were one of the 7,000 people present in Westminster Abbey for the Service, the most glittering ceremony that our tradition provides. This programme tells the story of Coronation Day and the preparations for it through the reminiscences of people who were there, including Lord Ramsey-then Bishop of Durham, Lord Eccles - then Minister of Works, Lady Rayne-one of the Queen's Maids of Honour, together with many citizens who, for one reason or another, have good cause to remember the day, like the crewmen of the Lowestoft lifeboat who were among the few that missed the Coronation celebrations 3:00pm The Book Game The second of four conversational games about books and writers in which Anthony Burgess, Germaine Greer, Susan Hill and Adam Mars-Jones try to identify recited extracts, and then give vent to their literary likes and dislikes 3:30pm The Great Palace : The Story of Parliament The People of the Palace 4:20pm Henry's Cat Christmas Dinner 4:25pm Film : Meet Me in St Louis (1944) starring Judy Garland with Margaret O'Brien Mary Astor Leon Ames Meet Me in St Louis is perhaps Vincente Minnelli's best-loved musical, featuring Judy Garland in numbers like 'The boy next door' and 'Have yourself a merry little Christmas' and, of course, the classic 'Trolley song'. It traces the life and loves of a middle-class St Louis family through the four seasons, investigating the trials and tribulations of growing-up 6:15pm The Natural World : Winter Days Narrated by Robert Powell A season of death and decay, or months of magic? When the sun departs and winter days arrive, how does our wildlife cope with the cold? 7:05pm News on Two with Jan Leeming, Weather 7:15pm Cinderella Rossini's delightful comic opera based on the classic pantomime story provides a special musical treat for opera lovers at Christmas 9:50pm The Queen The Christmas Day programme in which Her Majesty speaks to the Commonwealth (with open subtitles and sign language interpretation for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) 10:05pm The Bob Monkhouse Show Bob Monkhouse presents the last of the present series in which he introduces the best of comic talent from around the world. This week his special guests are Norman Wisdom and from the USSR via Los Angeles 'The Russian Comic', Yakov Smirnoff with music from Bertice Reading and The Harry Stoneham Band 11:00pm Film : The Marx Brothers in Duck Soup (1933) The postage-stamp republic of Freedonia, threatened by a revolution, appoints Rufus (Groucho) T. Firefly as its dictator. With Chico and Harpo as double agents working for the rival state of Sylvania, Freedonia is about to get a traumatic taste of Marxist rule! 12:10am Closedown Boxing Day Monday 26th December 1983 BBC1 12.45pm Racing from Wincanton introduced by Julian Wilson, with Peter O'Sullevan & Richard Pitman (1.00, 1.35, 2.05 races) 2.20pm Joseph and Child Arthur Dooley's sculpture 2.35pm The Tale of Beatrix Potter a biographical play with Penelope Wilton and Michael Hordern 4.30pm The Book Game with Anthony Burgess, Germaine Greer, Susan Hill & Adam Mars-Jones 5.00pm Shakespeare in Perspective The Two Gentleman of Verona Broadcaster Russell Davies introduces tomorrow's BBC2 comedy of young love and some fascinating variations on the mating game 5.25pm Film : Mame (1974) starring Lucille Ball and Robert Preston 7.15pm A Life in the Theatre Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies 8.05pm News Summary with subtitles 8.10pm Romeo and Juliet Prokofiev's ballet from La Scala, Milan, choreographed by John Drummond with Carla Fracci, Rudolph Nureyev and Dame Margot Fonteyn 10.25pm Film : The Ipcress File (1965) starring Michael Caine, Nigel Green and Guy Dolman 12.15am Closedown Holiday Tuesday 27th December 1983 BBC2 12.30pm Racing from Chepstow (12.40, 1.10, 1.45 2 20 races) 2.35pm Dolin, Friends and Memories Anton Dolin was Britain's first male ballet star. He died last month in Pans at the age of 79. In this film, first shown last year in Omnibus, Barry Norman talked to Sir Anton who recalls his life as a dancer and the people he knew. 2.55pm The Book Game The last of four programmes 3.25pm Machines In Motion 1: Driving Forces Professor Leonard Maunder The Royal Institution's 154th Annual Christmas Lectures for Young People. A six-part series on why and how things move, especially machines 4.25pm Film : The Wiz (1978) Première The hit musical starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor Based on the successful Broadway show, The Wiz retells the magical story of the Judy Garland classic The Wizard of Oz, this time with an all-black cast, a soul 'n' disco score, and a New York setting.. 6.35pm Bus and Truck Does anyone know the way to Green-point High? The television series Fame is based on a real school -the New York School of Performing Arts. In this film the pupils at the School write and stage their own musical and take it on a bus to Brooklyn, uncertain of what facilities they will find and what reception they will receive. 7.05pm News on Two with Frances Coverdale Weather 7.10pm Chronicle China-Treasures of the Cultural Revolution During the Cultural Revolution immense effort was put into archaeological excavations. The finds that resulted were of world importance. Chronicle has obtained from Peking extraordinary film that charts the discoveries made in China between 1966 and 1972. Presented by Kenneth Shepheard 8.00pm The BBC Television Shakespeare : The Two Gentlemen of Verona 10.20pm Film : Oh God! (1977) Première starring George Burns, John Denver, Teri Garr One morning Jerry Landers, assistant manager at a Californian supermarket, receives an invitation in the post for an interview with God. Unconvinced by a disembodied voice, Jerry is honoured by a personal appearance - a senior citizen wearing baggy trousers, anorak, sneakers and baseball cap, who sports a talent for throwaway gags. Octogenarian comedian George Burns made his second triumphant come-back in this sparkling comedy about the perils of divine intervention. Wednesday 28th December 1983 BBC2 1.40pm Film : Judy Garland stars in Presenting Lily Mars (1943) Première 3.20pm The Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures Machines in Motion 4.20pm A Waltons Special : A Day of Thanksgiving on Waltons' Mountain 5.55pm News Summary, Weather 6.00pm World Snooker 8.15pm The Case of the Frightened Lady 9.30pm Film : Michael Caine in Funeral In Berlin (1966) 11.10pm News on Two, Weather 11.15pm Film : The Marx Brothers in Horse Feathers (1932) Thursday 29th December 1983 BBC2 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.30am Breakfast Time 9.00am The New Adventures of Flash Gordon 9.25am Why don't You....? 9.50am Wacky Races 10.00am Play Chess! 10.10am Jackanory 10.25am Paddington 2.05pm Film : Judy Garland Stars in Everybody Sing (1938) 3.25pm The Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures Machines in Motion 4.25pm Film : Cary Grant in Suspicion (1941) 6.00pm George Orwell 6.55pm News Summary, Weather 7.00pm Film : The Gypsy Moths (1969) 8.45pm Orpheus In the Underworld 10.45pm News on Two, Weather 10.50pm Film : The Marx Brothers in A Night in Casablanca (1946) Friday 30th December 1983 1.40pm Film : Judy Garland Stars in The Pirate (1948) 3.20pm The Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures Machines in Motion 4.20pm Romany 4.50pm Film : Cary Grant in Notorious (1946) 6.30pm George Orwell 7.25pm News Summary, Weather 7.30pm A Year in the Life of the World 9.00pm A Clip Round the Year 9.30pm Film : Michael Caine in Billion Dollar Brain (1967) 11.15pm News on Two, Weather 11.20pm International Basketball 11.55pm Film : The Marx Brothers in Animal Crackers (1930) New Year's Eve Saturday 31st December 1983 BBC2 2.10pm Film : Cary Grant in The Pride and the Passion (1957) 4.20pm The Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures Machines in Motion 5.20pm World Darts 6.25pm Die Fledermaus : Act I 7.30pm News on Two, Weather 7.40pm Interval 7.50pm Die Fledermaus : Act II 9.05pm Interval 9.25pm Die Fiedermaus : Act III 10.20pm Angus McBean 10.45pm World Darts 11.45pm Film : Theatre of Blood (1973) New Year's Day Sunday 1st January 1984 BBC2 12.15pm Film : In Name Only (1939) 1.45pm World Darts 2.30pm Rugby Special : London Welsh v Leicester 3.20pm Machines in Motion 4.20pm International Basketball 5.15pm Ski Sunday 5.55pm World Darts 6.45pm News Review 7.15pm Beyond 1984 8.15pm News on Two, Weather 8.20pm Beyond 1984 (Part 2) 9.30pm World Darts 10.15pm Film : Murder by Decree (1979) Première 12.00 World Darts Bank Holiday Monday 2nd January 1984 BBC2 2.00pm The Smith Boys 2.50pm Bank Holiday Film : 2001 : A Space Odyssey (1968) 5.15pm World Darts 6.00pm George Orwell 6.55pm News Summary, Weather 7.00pm The Natural World 7.50pm The New Year Concert 9.00pm Beyond 1984 9.55pm World Darts 10.40pm News on Two, Weather 10.45pm Film : The Dark Mirror (1946) |
