BBC CHRISTMAS TV 1988
Saturday 17th December 1988
BBC1 8.15am Saturday Starts Here 8.20am Corners 8.40am ChuckleVision 9.00am Going Live! 12.12pm Weather 12.15pm Grandstand 5.00pm News, Weather 5.10pm Regional News/Sport 5.15pm The Flying Doctors 6.00pm The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow 6.50pm Bob's Full House 7.25pm 'Allo 'Allo! 7.50pm Hearts of Gold 8.30pm Film : The Poseidon Adventure (1972) 10.25pm News and Sport, Weather 10.40pm International Show Jumping 11.50pm Film : The Mountain Men (1980) 1.30am Weather Sunday 18th December 1988 BBC1 8.30am The Flashing Blade 8.55am Playbus 9.15am Umbrella 9.30am Sunday Worship 10.00am Working the System 10.10am Spelling It Out 10.20am British Sign Language Special 10.35am Russian Language and People 11.00am Bazaar 11.25am British Sign Language - A Beginner's Guide. 11.40am See Hear! 12.30pm Country File 1.00pm News followed by On the Record 2.00pm EastEnders 3.00pm Open Air Preview 3.40pm International Show Jumping 4.45pm Scruples 5.15pm The Clothes Show 5.40pm The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 6.10pm Lifeline 6.20pm News, Weather 6.35pm Songs of Praise 7.15pm Film : The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) Première 8.55pm News, Weather 9.10pm The Rainbow 10.10pm Everyman 10.50pm International Show Jumping 12.00 Weather Monday 19th December 1988 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.40am Leon Errol in Birthday Blues 6.55am Weather 7.00am Breakfast Time 8.55am Regional News and Weather 9.00am News, Weather followed by Open Air 9.20am Kilroy! 10.00am News, Weather followed by The Pink Panther Show 10.25am Children's BBC Playbus 10.50am Paddington 10.55am Five to Eleven 11.00am News, Weather followed by Open Air 12.00 News, Weather followed by Daytime Live 12.55pm Regional News and Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather 1.30pm Neighbours 1.50pm Going for Gold 2.15pm Film : Spirit of the Wild (1976) 3.50pm Children's BBC Laurel and Hardy in Birds of a Feather 4.00pm A Bear Behind 4.05pm Fireman Sam 4.20pm Defenders of the Earth : Diamonds Are Ming's Best Friend 4.40pm Simon and the Witch 4.55pm Newsround 5.05pm Blue Peter 5.35pm Neighbours 6.00pm Six O'clock News 6.30pm Regional news programmes 7.00pm Wogan 7.30pm Watchdog 8.00pm Brush Strokes 8.30pm Supersense 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News Regional News; Weather 9.30pm Film : High Risk (1981) 11.00pm A Very Peculiar Practice 11.55pm Broadway Musicals Film : Rose Marie (1936) 1.35am Weather Tuesday 20th December 1988 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.35am Leon Errol in Dad Always Pays. 6.55am Weather 7.00am Breakfast Time 8.30am The Flintstones 8.55am Regional News and Weather 9.00am News, Weather followed by Open Air 9.20am Kilroy! 10.00am News, Weather followed by Going for Gold 10.25am Children's BBC Playbus 10.50am Paddington 10.55am Five to Eleven 11.00am News, Weather followed by Open Air 12.00 News, Weather followed by Daytime Live 12.55pm Regional News and Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather 1.30pm Neighbours 1.50pm Going for Gold 2.15pm Ironside 3.05pm International Show Jumping 3.50pm Children's BBC Laurel and Hardy in Fair Play 4.00pm A Paddington Special 4.20pm Simon and the Witch 4.35pm What's That Noise? 5.00pm Newsround 5.05pm Grange Hill 5.35pm Neighbours 6.00pm Six O'Clock News 6.30pm Regional news magazines Weather 7.00pm People 7.30pm EastEnders 8.00pm Ever Decreasing Circles 8.30pm A Question of Sport 9.00pm Nine O'clock News Regional News; Weather 9.30pm Film : Rocky (1976) 11.25pm Film 88 11.55pm Broadway Musicals Film : Brigadoon (1954) 1.40am Weather Wednesday 21st December 1988 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.40am Leon Errol in Deal Me In 6.55am Weather 7.00am Breakfast Time 8.30am The Flintstones 8.55am Regional News and Weather 9.00am News, Weather followed by Open Air 9.20am Five Go to Florida 10.00am News, Weather followed by Going for Gold 10.25am Children's BBC Playbus 10.50am Paddington 10.55am Five to Eleven 11.00am News, Weather followed by Open Air 12.00 News, Weather followed by Daytime Live 12.55pm Regional News and Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather 1.30pm Neighbours 1.50pm Going for Gold 2.15pm Film : The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955) 3.50pm Children's BBC Two by Two 4.05pm Lassie 4.35pm Back to the Wild 5.00pm Newsround 5.05pm The Watch House 5.35pm Neighbours 6.00pm Six O'Clock News 6.30pm Regional news magazines Weather 7.00pm Wogan : Terry in Pantoland 7.35pm Doctor Who : The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (Part 2) 8.00pm The Les Dawson Show 8.50pm Points of View 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News Regional News; Weather 9.30pm Film : Poison Candy (1988) 11.00pm* So This Is Christmas.... 11.45pm* Lifeline 11.55pm* Movie Classics Film : The Cruel Sea (1953) 1.55pm* Weather *Programmes were interrupted at about 11.45pm with a News Flash about the Lockerbie Air Disaster meaning the Movie Classic - The Cruel Sea was shown just after 12.05am There was a further News Flash around 2.20am Thursday 22nd December 1988 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.35am Leon Errol in Jitters 6.55am Weather 7.00am Breakfast Time 8.30am The Flintstones 8.55am Regional News and Weather 9.00am News, Weather followed by Now It's Christmas Fireman Sam 9.25am The Nightingale 9.45am SuperTed 10.00am News, Weather followed by Going for Gold 10.25am Now It's Christmas Playbus 10.50am Paddington 10.55am Five to Eleven 11.00am News, Weather followed by Now It's Christmas Film : Fern the Red Deer (1976) 12.00 News, Weather followed by Daytime Live 12.55pm Regional News and Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News Weather 1.30pm Neighbours 1.50pm Going for Gold 2.15pm Joy to the World 3.50pm Children's BBC Charlie Chalk 4.05pm Lassie 4.30pm Bad Boyes 4.55pm Newsround 5.05pm Blue Peter 5.35pm Neighbours 6.00pm Six O'clock News 6.30pm Regional news magazines Weather 7.00pm Top of the Pops 7.30pm EastEnders 8.00pm Tomorrow's World Christmas Quiz 8.30pm Yes, Prime Minister 9.00pm Nine O'clock News Regional News, Weather 9.30pm Dear John 10.20pm Film : A Touch of Class (1973) 12.00 Movie Classics: Film : Topper (1937) 1.35am Weather Friday 23rd December 1988 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.40am Leon Errol in Moving Vanities. 6.55am Weather 7.00am Breakfast Time 8.30am The Flintstones 8.55am Regional News and Weather 9.00am News, Weather followed by Now It's Christmas The Canterville Ghost 9.25am St Nicholas and the Children 9.50am Henry's Cat 10.00am News, Weather followed by Going for Gold 10.25am Now It's Christmas Playbus 10.50am Paddington 10.55am Five to Eleven 11.00am News, Weather followed by Now It's Christmas Film : Electric Eskimo (1979) 12.00 News, Weather followed by A Song for Christmas 12.55pm Regional News and Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather 1.30pm Neighbours 1.50pm Film : Walt Disney's One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) 3.25pm The Pink Panther Show 3.45pm Cartoon 3.50pm Children's BBC Corners 4.05pm Party Ewok 4.30pm The Satellite Show 5.00pm Billy's Christmas Angels 5.35pm Neighbours 6.00pm Six O'Clock News 6.30pm Regional news magazines Weather 7.00pm Christmas Telly Addicts 7.30pm Fawlty Towers 8.10pm Christmas with the Two Ronnies 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News Regional News Weekend Weather 9.30pm Blackadder's Christmas Carol 10.15pm TV Film : The Dirty Dozen - The Next Mission (1985) 11.45pm Movie Classics Film : The Seven Year Itch (1955) 1.25am Weather Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 1988 BBC1 8:15am Saturday Starts Here with Peter Simon Jimbo and the Jet Set 8.20am Corners 8.40am ChuckleVision 9.00am Going Live! with Sarah Greene and Phillip Schofield A special Christmas Eve edition featuring cartoons, music, special guests, competitions and surprises, all with a seasonal flavour 12.12pm Weather Bill Giles 12.15pm TV Film : Yogi's First Christmas (1980) starring Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss and Ranger Smith. 1.55pm News with Lisa Davison Weather 2.00pm Tom and Jerry The Night Before Christmas 2.10pm Film : Mary Poppins (1964) starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson. 4.25pm Tiger on the Tiles Why does your cat like being stroked? Why does it rub itself against you? Why do cats bring back dead mice? And why do they spend so much time grooming themselves? The answers, revealed by catwatcher Desmond Morris 4.55pm News with Lisa Davidson Weather 5.05pm Bob's Christmas Full House starring Bob Monkhouse. Join Bob for a seasonal edition of his popular game show. This year, four contestants compete for prizes and cash to be donated to their selected charities. On offer, as always, is the chance for one of them to win themselves a fabulous holiday 5.45pm Film : Santa Claus : The Movie (1985) starring Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith and Judy Cornwell. Première 7.30pm 'Allo 'Allo! A new bold, daring crackbrained plan to get the British airmen back to England is hatched by Michelle and Crabtree ; the Colonel and Lt Gruber plant the hot Gestapo money on Captain Bertorelli and snitch on him to Herr Flick. 8.00pm Last of the Summer Wine A special Christmas edition written by Roy Clarke. Starring Michael Aldridge, Bill Owen, Peter Sallis with Jane Freeman and Kathy Staff. Special guest appearances by Thora Hird and Jean Alexander in Crums. 9.00pm News and Sport with Lisa Davidson Weather 9.10pm Film : Jagged Edge (1985) starring Jeff Bridges and Glenn Close Première 10.55pm Christmas Eve with Val Doonican and his special guests Elaine Paige, Gorden Kaye and Brian Kay. 11.35pm First Communion of Christmas from Coventry Cathedral. The Provost, the Very Rev John Petty, presides at a service of Holy Communion 12.35am Movie Classics Film : The Searchers (1956) Barry Norman introduces a season of cinema greats. The Searchers starring John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter. 2.30am Weather 2.35am Closedown Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 1988 BBC1 6:55am Now It's Christmas with Simon Parkin, Andy Crane The Christmas Toy 7:45am The Christmas Raccoons 8:10am The Nativity Play 8:20am Playbus 8:45am The Pink Panther Show 9:10am Charlie's Christmas Project 9:35am Umbrella Christmas Special with Mark Chatterton, Susan Leong 10:00am Christmas Worship from Paisley Abbey 11:00am Christmas Morning with Noel 12:05pm It's a Charity Knockout from Walt Disney World Resort 1:00pm EastEnders 2:00pm Top of the Pops Christmas Show 3:00pm HM The Queen 3:10pm Film : Back to the Future (1985) starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd Première 5:05pm Only Fools and Horses 6:25pm News and Weather 6:30pm A Christmas Celebration a Songs of Praise Special hosted by Cliff Richard and Sally Magnusson 7:15pm Bread 8:30pm The Russ Abbot Christmas Show 9:10pm News and Weather 9:20pm Film : Silverado (1985) starring Kevin Kline Première 11:30pm The Gospel According to St Matthew 11:40pm Broadway Musicals : Carousel (1956) starring Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones 1:45am Weather 1:50am Closedown Boxing Day Monday 26th December 1988 BBC1 7.00am Now It's Christmas with Simon Parkin, Andy Crane The Muppet Babies 7.20am Champion the Wonder Horse (b/w) 7.45am Film : Dot and the Kangaroo (1977) animation 9.00am Playbus 9.25am Bugs Bunny's Loonie Christmas Tale 9.55am Smash Hits Poll Winners' Party 10.55am Five to Eleven with Frank Thornton 11.00am Rolf Harris Cartoon Time 11.25am Film : The Black Stallion Returns (1983) starring Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano 1.05pm News, Weather 1.10pm The World's Strongest Man 2.10pm Film : Escape to Athena (1979) starring Roger Moore, Telly Savalas 4.05pm Disney Time introduced by David Essex 4.50pm Final Score 5.05pm News, Weather 5.15pm Regional News/Sport 5.20pm Jim'll Fix It 6.00pm A Question of Sport presented by David Coleman 6.30pm The Paul Daniels Magic Christmas Show 7.20pm Civvy Street an EastEnders special set around Christmas 1942 8.20pm Film : Beverly Hills Cop (1984) starring Eddie Murphy Première 10.05pm The Lenny Henry Special 10.45pm News, Regional News ; Weather 10.55pm Bruce and Ronnie Christmas Special 11.40pm Broadway Musicals : Fiddler on the Roof (1971) starring Topol 2.35am Weather 2.40am Closedown Holiday Tuesday 27th December 1988 BBC1 7.00am Now It's Christmas with Simon Parkin, Andy Crane The Muppet Babies 7.25am Champion the Wonder Horse (b/w) 7.50am Film : Around the World with Dot (1982) animation 8.58am Weather 9.00am Barney 9.05am Tales of the Mouse Hockey League 9.30am Why Don't You ..? 10.00am Popeye 10.20am Pinny's House 10.30am Playbus 10.50am Paddington 10.55am Rolf Harris Cartoon Time 11.30am Driving Force 12.30pm Cartoon 12.40pm News, Weather 12.45pm Racing from Chepstow 2.20pm Holiday Quiz presented by Anne Gregg 2.50pm Film : The Heroes of Telemark (1965) starring Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Michael Redgrave 5.00pm News, Weather 5.10pm Film : The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) starring Richard Chamberlain 6.50pm The Les Dennis Christmas Laughter Show 7.30pm EastEnders 8.00pm Bergerac starring John Nettles 9.35pm News, Weather 9.50pm Film : The Eagle Has Landed (1976) starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland 12.00 Movie Classics : The Wicked Lady (1945) Barry Norman introduces The Wicked Lady starring Margaret Lockwood, James Mason 1.40am Weather 1.45am Closedown Wednesday 28th December 1988 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.40am Kirkwood and Brown in Rogues to Riches. 6.55am Weather 7.00am Breakfast Time 8.30am The Flintstones 8.55am Regional News and Weather 9.00am News, Weather followed by Now It's Christmas Boss Cat 9.30am Why Don't You...? 10.00am News, Weather followed by Now It's Christmas Popeye 10.30am Playbus 10.55am Five to Eleven 11.00am News, Weather followed by Now It's Christmas Rolf Harris Cartoon Time 11.30am Superman 12.00 News ,Weather followed by Rainbow City 12.55pm Regional News and Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather 1.15pm Neighbours 1.40pm Holiday Quiz 2.10pm Film : Geronimo (1962) 3.50pm Children's BBC Booker 4.45pm Film : Bushfire Moon (1987) (Part One) 5.35pm Neighbours 6.00pm Six O'Clock News 6.30pm Regional news magazines, Weather 7.00pm Wogan 7.40pm Doctor Who : The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (Part 3) 8.05pm The Guinness Book of Records Hall of Fame 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News Regional News, Weather 9.30pm Wife Begins at 40 11.00pm Film : James Stewart in Two Rode Together (1961) 12.45am Weather Thursday 29th December 1988 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.40am Kirkwood and Brown in Photo Phonies. 6.55am Weather 7.00am Breakfast Time 8.30am The Flintstones 8.55am Regional News and Weather 9.00am News, Weather followed by Now It's Christmas Boss Cat 9.30am Why Don't You... ? 10.00am News, Weather followed by Now It's Christmas The All New Popeye Show 10.30am Playbus 10.55am Five to Eleven 11.00am News, Weather followed by Now It's Christmas Rolf Harris Cartoon Time 11.30am Superman 12.00 News, Weather followed by The Garden Party 12.55pm Regional News and Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather 1.15pm Neighbours 1.40pm Holiday Quiz 2.10pm Film : Devil-Ship Pirates (1964) 3.30pm Tom and Jerry Festival Triple Bill 3.50pm Children's BBC Yogi's Treasure Hunt 4.10pm Charlie Brown 4.35pm Boudicca 5.05pm Blue Peter Review of the Year 5.35pm Neighbours 6.00pm Six O'Clock News 6.30pm Regional news magazines Weather 7.00pm Bros Special 7.30pm EastEnders 8.00pm You Rang, M'Lord? 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News Regional News; Weather 9.30pm Yes, Prime Minister 10.00pm David Dimbleby's Review of 1988 11.15pm World Championship Dancing 12.00 Movie Classics Only Angels Have Wings (1939) 1.55pm Weather Friday 30th December 1988 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.40am Kirkwood and Brown in Put Some Money in the Pot 6.55am Weather 7.00am Breakfast Time 8.30am The Flintstones 8.55am Regional News and Weather 9.00am News, Weather followed by Now It's Christmas Boss Cat 9.30am Why Don't You ? 10.00am News, Weather followed by Now It's Christmas Popeye 10.30am Playbus 10.55am Five to Eleven 11.00am News, Weather followed by Now It's Christmas Rolf Harris Cartoon Time 11.30am Superman 12.50pm News, Weather followed by The Garden Party 12.55pm Regional News and Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather 1.15pm Neighbours 1.40pm Holiday Quiz 2.10pm Film : Flying Leathernecks (1951) 3.50pm Children's BBC Charlie Brown 4.40pm Film : Bushfire Moon (1987) (Part Two) 5.35pm Neighbours 6.00pm Six O'Clock News 6.30pm Regional news magazines, Weather 7.00pm Wogan 7.40pm The Musical Classics of Morecambe and Wise 8.15pm Twenty-One Years of the Two Ronnies 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Regional News Weekend Weather 9.30pm Film : Blue Thunder (1983) 11.15pm Films of the Year 11.55pm Movie Classics: Film : Stalag 17 (1953) 1.55am Weather New Year's Eve Saturday 31st December 1988 BBC1 8.15am Saturday Starts Here 8.20am Corners 8.35am Space Baby 9.00am Going Live! 10.40am Saturday Morning Film : One Hour to Doomsday (1971) 12.12am Weather 12.15am Grandstand 5.05pm News, Weather 5.15pm Regional News/Sport 5.20pm 25 Years of Top of the Pops 6.30pm Bob's Full House 7.05pm 'Allo'Allo! 7.30pm Hearts of Gold 88 8.10pm TV Film : Perry Mason in The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987) Première 9.45pm News and Sport Weather 10.00pm Comic Relief's Nose at Ten 11.00pm Clive James on 88 12.00 Happy New Year! 12.10am Broadway Musicals Film : Can-Can (1960) 2.15am Weather New Year's Day Sunday 1st January 1989 BBC1 7.00am Now It's Christmas The Raccoons 7.25am Film : Dot and the Bunny (1983) 8.40am Bugs Bunny Double Bill 8.55am Playbus 9.15am Articles of Faith 9.30am This Is the Day 10.00am Sign Extra 10.25am Tom and Jerry Festival 10.40am The Pink Panther 12.30pm Country File 1.00pm News 1.10pm Bugs Bunny 1.20pm Betty Boop 1.25pm Tom And Jerry 1.30pm Holiday Quiz 2.00pm EastEnders 3.00pm Film : The Three Musketeers (1973) 4.45pm Cartoon 5.00pm The Clothes Show 5.40pm Antiques Roadshow 6.25pm News, Weather 6.40pm Songs of Praise 7.15pm Only Fools and Horses ... 7.45pm Film : Amadeus (1984) Première 10.20pm News, Weather 10.35pm Everyman 11.15pm Movie Classics Film : The Asphalt Jungle (1950) 1.10am Weather |
Saturday 17th December 1988
BBC2 9.00am Pages from Ceefax 12.15pm Samson and Sally 1.15pm On the Throne 1.55pm Saturday Cinema Film : The Sand Pebbles (1966) 4.45pm The Sky at Night 5.05pm Sports Review of the Year 6.45pm NewsView, Weather 7.25pm The Explorers : a Century of Discovery 8.50pm The Film Club Film : A bout de souffle (Breathless) (1960) Première 10.20pm Film : Gun Crazy (1950) 11.50pm Erasure: the Innocents - Live Sunday 18th December 1988 BBC2 9.00am Pages from Ceefax 9.25am Now on Two Laurel and Hardy in Dog Tired 9.30am Popeye and Son 10.00am Blue Peter Omnibus 10.50am Boss Cat 11.15am Boxpops 12.00 Reportage 12.50pm The Mind Machine 1.40pm 40 Minutes 2.20pm The Week in the Lords 3.00pm Film : Meet Me at the Fair (1953) 4.25pm Music in Camera 5.00pm Rugby Special 5.55pm Ski Sunday 6.35pm The Money Programme 7.15pm The Great Rift 8.10pm Face to Face 8.40pm Sound on Film 9.25pm Hockey's Golden Year 10.10pm American Wave 2 Film : Jim McBride's Breathless (1983) Première Monday 19th December 1988 BBC2 9.00am Pages from Ceefax 12.00 Film : Room Service 1.15pm Cartoon 1.25pm The Adventures of Spot 1.30pm What's Inside? 1.40pm The Historyman 1.45pm The First Noels 2.00pm News, Weather followed by Songs of Praise 2.40pm Holiday Outings 2.50pm Town Portraits 3.00pm News, Weather followed by International Pro-Celebrity Golf 3.50pm News and Weather Regional News and Weather 4.00pm International Show Jumping 4.45pm Behind the Screen 4.50pm Film : Charlie Chan in Reno (1939) 6.00pm DEF II INXS : In Search of Excellence 6.35pm DEF II's Christmas Comedy Club 7.05pm The Phil at the Albert 7.40pm The Education Programme 8.10pm Wildlife Garden 9.00pm Screen Two : Shadow on the Earth 10.10pm The Tracey Ullman Show 10.30pm Newsnight 11.15pm Weatherview 11.20pm Cameron Country 12.05am International Show Jumping Tuesday 20th December 1988 BBC2 9.00am Pages from Ceefax 12.00 Comedy Matinee Film : Up in Mabel's Room (1944) 1.15pm Tom and Jerry Festival 1.25pm Bertha 1.40pm The First Noels 2.00pm News, Weather followed by See Hear! 2.50pm Holiday Outings 3.00pm News, Weather followed by The World about Us 3.50pm News and Weather Regional News and Weather 4.00pm Favourite Things 4.30pm See Hear! 5.00pm Advice Shop 5.30pm Chelsea Flower Show 6.00pm Tuesday Western Film : Tall in the Saddle (1944) 7.25pm Cartoon 7.30pm The Rock N Roll Years 8.00pm The Train Now Departing 8.30pm The Modern Mandarin 9.00pm The Mind Machine 10.30pm Newsnight 11.15pm Weatherview 11.20pm The Val Lewton Season Film : The Body Snatcher (1945) Wednesday 21st December 1988 BBC2 9.00am Pages from Ceefax 12.00 Comedy Matinee Film : The Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940) 1.10pm Tom and Jerry Festival 1.25pm Fingermouse 1.40pm Under Sail 2.00pm News, Weather followed by Lost City of the Incas 3.00pm News, Weather followed by Wild World 3.50pm News, Weather, Regional News and Weather 4.00pm Favourite Things 4.30pm Laurel and Hardy in Beau Chumps. 5.05pm Perfect Strangers 5.30pm Film 88 6.00pm Mission Impossible 6.50pm Reportage 7.40pm Tom and Jerry Festival 7.50pm Minnelli on Minnelli 9.00pm Alas Sage and Onion 9.40pm Film : Sweet Dreams (1985) Première 11.30pm Weather 11.35pm Film : Minnelli Directs The Band Wagon (1953) *There was a News Flash at around 1.35am about the Lockerbie Air Disater Thursday 22nd December 1988 BBC2 9.00am Pages from Ceefax 12.00 Comedy Matinee Film : Getting Gertie's Garter (1945) 1.15pm Tom and Jerry Festival 1.25pm Little Misses and the Mister Men 1.40pm Under Sail 2.00pm News, Weather followed by One Man and His Dog 2.45pm Holiday Outings 3.00pm News, Weather followed by Chronicle 3.50pm News and Weather Regional News and Weather 4.00pm Away in a Manger 4.30pm Ski Sunday Special 5.05pm Grow Biz Quiz 5.35pm Country File 6.00pm Film : Viva Max! (1969) 7.30pm Call My Bluff 8.00pm Open Space 8.30pm The Travel Show Guides 9.00pm Food and Drink Christmas Quiz 9.30pm Season's Greetings (Repeat) 11.20pm Weather 11.25pm Film : Minnelli Directs The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) Friday 23rd December 1988 BBC2 9.00am Pages from Ceefax 12.00 Comedy Matinee Film : Brewster's Millions (1945) 1.20pm Cartoon 1.25pm Pie in the Sky 1.40pm Under Sail 2.00pm News, Weather followed by Sport on Friday 3.00pm News and Weather 3.50pm News and Weather Regional News and Weather 4.00pm Laurel and Hardy double bill Come Clean and at 4.20pm Bohemian Girl 5.30pm Food and Drink Christmas Quiz 6.00pm The 'Olympic' Challenge VIII Paralympic Games 7.00pm Bacall on Bogart 8.30pm Entertainment USA 9.00pm Arena : The Unforgettable Nat King Cole 10.30pm The Late Show with Clive James 11.20pm Weather 11.25pm Film : Minnelli Directs : An American in Paris (1951) Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 1988 BBC2 9.00am Pages from Ceefax 11.15am Carols for Christmas from St David 's Hall, Cardiff. The people of the capital city of Wales join with the BBC Welsh Chorus and the Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guards to sing their favourite Christmas carols 12.15pm Snooker Review 88 This year one match - the match of the year: Jimmy White against Stephen Hendry, in the second round of the World Snooker Championships. David Vine , along with John Spencer, Eddie Charlton and John Virgo look back on that match and the new names in snooker. 2.05pm Saturday Cinema : Solomon and Sheba (1959) starring Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida 4.20pm Exiles 5.20pm Messiah Handel's opera 6.20pm Golf 88 7.50pm The Ragged Child performed by the National Youth Music Theatre 9.55pm The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Lemmon 10.55pm Jack Lemmon in The Front Page (1974) 12.40am Closedown Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 1988 BBC2 10:00am Film : Storm Boy (1976) starring Greg Rowe, Peter Cummins 11:25am Film : The Bible...In the Beginning (1966) starring Richard Harris 2:10pm Islands of the Fire Goddess 3:00pm Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Concert 8:20pm HM The Queen 8:30pm Once in a Lifetime 10:15pm Film : The Family (1987) (Italian film with English subtitles) Première 12:20am Film : Some Like It Hot (1959) starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis 2:20am Closedown Boxing Day Monday 26th December 1988 BBC2 9.00am Pages from Ceefax 11.00am Film : Fort Apache (1948) starring John Wayne, Henry Fonda 1.05pm British Comedies : The Ladykillers (1955) starring Alec Guinness 2.35pm A Christmas Celebration with Cliff Richard, Sally Magnusson 3.20pm Showreel 88 4.00pm The Shape of the Nation a flight around the entire coast of England, Scotland and Wales 6.00pm Bogart : The Maltese Falcon (1941) 7.40pm Paradise award winning animation 7.55pm Film : Otello (1986) Première starring Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli opera in Italian with English subtitles Première 9.55pm News from Pleasantville : the Story of Reader's Digest 10.45pm Film : Local Hero (1983) starring Burt Lancaster, Peter Reigert 12.35am Film : Bob Dylan in Don't Look Back (1967) (b/w) 2.10am Closedown Holiday Tuesday 27th December 1988 BBC2 9.00am Pages from Ceefax 10.00am Film : Words and Music (1948) starring Mickey Rooney 12.00 British Comedies : Passport to Pimlico (1949) starring Margaret Rutherford 1.20pm Cartoon 1.35pm The Mind Machine 3.05pm Showreel 88 3.45pm Women of Our Century Dame Flora Robson 4.25pm The Phil at the Albert The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra 5.30pm Jack High Woolwich Masters Bowls Tornament 6.00pm The Children's Hospital 6.50pm Bogart : The African Queen (1951) 8.30pm Mikhail Baryshnikov An evening at the American Ballet Theatre 9.25pm Nursery Crimes Tom Thumb animation 9.35pm Jack Lemmon in Long Day's Journey into Night (1962) 12.25am Weather 12.30am Fleetwood Mac at 21 1.25am Closedown Wednesday 28th December 1988 BBC2 9.00am Pages from Ceefax 12.00 British Comedies Film : Whisky Galore! (1949) 1.20pm A Dream of Poppies 2.10pm Jobson's Choice 3.00pm News, Weather followed by Showreel 88 3.40pm News and Weather Regional News and Weather 3.50pm Women of Our Century 4.30pm The 1988 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures : The Home of the Future 5.30pm Jack High 6.00pm Film : Bogart - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 8.05pm Baryshnikov Dances Balanchine 9.00pm The French and Saunders Christmas Special 9.40pm Film : Francis Coppola's The Cotton Club (1984) Première 11.40pm Weather 11.45pm Schalcken the Painter Thursday 29th December 1988 BBC2 9.00am Pages from Ceefax 11.55am British Comedies Film : The Man in the White Suit (1951) 1.20pm Edinburgh Military Tattoo 1988 2.30pm The Kiwis Are Coming 3.00pm News, Weather followed by Showreel 88 3.40pm News, Weather Regional News and Weather 3.50pm Women of Our Century 4.30pm The 1988 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures : The Home of the Future 5.30pm Jack High 6.00pm Film : Bogart - To Have and Have Not (1944) 7.35pm Lady Be Good 8.30pm The Travel Show Guides 9.00pm Street Stories 9.50pm Prisoners of Conscience 10.00pm Film : One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Première 12.05am Weather 12.10am INXS: In Search of Excellence Friday 30th December 1988 BBC2 9.00am Pages from Ceefax 11.45am British Comedies Film : To Paris with Love (1955) 1.00pm Des's Diary 3.00pm News, Weather followed by Showreel 88 3.40pm News and Weather Regional News and Weather 3.50pm Women of Our Century 4.30pm The 1988 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures : The Home of the Future 5.30pm Jack High 6.00pm Film : Bogart - Casablanca (1942) 7.40pm Baryshnikov's Gaieté Parisienne 8.00pm Carna - the Otter 9.00pm Wild Things 10.20pm Film : Stop Making Sense (1984) 11.40pm Weather 11.45pm Film : Pauline at the Beach (Pauline a la plage) (1983) New Year's Eve Saturday 31st December 1988 BBC2 9.00am Pages from Ceefax 12.15pm Film : Peter No-Tail (1981) 1.30pm Tom and Jerry Festival 2.10pm Saturday Cinema: The Day They Gave Babies Away (1957) 3.50pm Little Nezha Fights Great Dragon Kings 4.50pm New Year's Eve Concert 5.50pm Film : Great Day in the Morning (1956) 7.20pm NewsView 8.00pm Island of Birds 8.30pm What's Cuba Playing At? 9.45pm American Wave 2 : Albert Brooks's Lost in America 11.15pm Eurythmics Live 12.50am David Bowie: Glass Spider New Year's Day Sunday 1st January 1989 BBC2 9.00am Pages from Ceefax 9.10am Now It's Christmas Boss Cat 9.35am Blue Peter Review of the Year 10.05am Popeye and Son 10.30am Boxpops 11.15am New Year's Day Concert 12.35pm Film : Krakatoa - East of Java (1968) 2.40pm Cartoon : Bookworm Turns 2.50pm Glory Renewed 3.35pm Film : Tosca's Kiss (1984) 5.00pm Rugby Special 5.55pm Ski Sunday 6.35pm Music in Camera 7.15pm The Travel Show Guides 7.45pm The Natural World 8.35pm Face to Face 9.05pm Nativity Blues 10.10pm Screen Two - What's New 10.20pm Film : The Shooting Party (1985) |