BBC CHRISTMAS TV 1991

      Saturday 21st December 1991

      BBC1

     7.25am  News and Weather
     7.30am  Ovide
     7.40am  Opposites Attract
     7.50am  The Jetsons
     8.15am  Chucklevision
     8.35am  Dungeons and Dragons
     9.00am  Going Live!
    12.15pm  Grandstand
     5.05pm  News and Weather
      5.15pm  Regional News and Sport
     5.20pm  Tom and Jerry Triple Bill
                    Abominable Snowman,
                    Advanced and Be Mechanised 
                    Ah! Sweet Mouse Story of Life
     5.40pm  One to Win
     6.10pm  Noel's House Party
     7.00pm  Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game
    8.00pm  Film : The House on Carroll Street (1987)                            Première
     9.40pm  News and Sport, Weather 
   10.00pm  Film : Howard, a New Breed of Hero (1986)                        Première
     11.45pm  Golf
                     Johnnie Walker World Championship 
        1.15am  Weather

      Sunday 22nd December 1991

      BBC1

      7.40am  Film : The Seven Little Foys (1955)
      9.10am  News; Weather
      9.15am  The Promise of His Glory
   10.00am  A Salute to Gregory Peck
    11.10am  Film : Scrooge (1970)
    12.57pm Weather
    1.00pm  News
                   followed by
                  Joy to the World
  2.00pm  EastEnders Omnibus 
  3.00pm  Bread
  3.50pm  The Zebra in Your Stable
  4.20pm  Some Mothers Do' Ave 'Em
  4.50pm  Together with Cliff Richard
  5.45pm  Merlin of the Crystal Cave
  6.15pm  News, Weather 
 6.30pm  Songs of Praise
  7.15pm  Last of the Summer Wine
  7.45pm  Film : Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
​                 Première
  9.15pm  News, Weather 
 9.30pm  You Rang, M'Lord?
10.20pm  Everyman
  11.10pm  Golf
 12.40am  Weather

     
​Monday 23rd December 1991

      BBC1

   6.00am  Ceefax Pages
    7.00am  News and Regional News, Weather
     7.15am  But First This
                  Tottie
    7.30am  Timeless Tales
                   The Ugly Duckling
   8.00am  News and Regional News, Weather
    8.15am  Follow That Sleigh
   8.35am  The Chipmunks
   9.00am  News and Regional News; Weather
   9.05am  Defenders of the Earth
   9.25am  Mozart in London
   9.55am  Touche Turtle
 10.05am  Playdays
  10.25am  Poddington Peas
  10.35am  Film: Doctor Dolittle (1967)
  12.55am  Regional News; Weather
   1.00pm  One O'clock News, Weather
    1.15pm  Neighbours
   1.40pm  Film: Hellfighters (1968)
   3.35pm  Tom and Jerry
   3.50pm  Santa's Pocket Watch
   4.10pm  The Chronicles of Narnia
   5.05pm  Blue Peter
   5.35pm  Neighbours
  6.00pm  News, Weather 
   6.15pm  Regional news magazines
  6.30pm  Wogan Meets Madonna
   7.10pm  Only Fools and Horses
  8.00pm  Bernard and the Genie
   9.10pm  News, Regional News
   9.35pm  Film : Rain Man (1988)  Première
  11.45pm  Film : Big Jake (1971)
   1.30am  Weather

      Christmas Eve Tuesday 24th December 1991

      BBC1 

       7.00am  News, Regional News, Weather

        7.15am  But First This
                     with Simon Parkin, Philippa Forrester,
                     Esther McVey
                     Mycroft
                     cartoon

      7.30am  The Little Crooked Christmas Tree 
                     animation

     8.00am  News, Regional News, Weather

     8.35am   Jingle Bell Rap
                     cartoon (Repeat)

     9.00am  News, Regional News, Weather

     9.05am  Defenders of the Earth
                    cartoon  (Repeat)

    9.25am   Mozart is Alive and Well and
                    Living in Milton Keynes
                    last of three programmes marking 
                    Mozart's bicentenary (Repeat)

   10.05am  Playdays
                    the Playground Stop

   10.25am  Barney
                    cartoon (Repeat)

   10.35am  Film : Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
                    starring Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes

  12.55pm   Regional News, Weather

   1.00pm   One O' Clock News
                    followed by Weather

    1.15pm   Neighbours
                   A friend of Adam's could be more trouble
                   than he's worth

    1.40pm   Film : Christmas Comes to
                    Willow Creek (1987) 
                    starring John Scneider and Tom Wopat
                    Première

    3.10pm   Tom and Jerry 
                    The Night Before Christmas 

    3.20pm   Film : Scrooged (1988)
                     starring Bill Murray Première

    4.50pm   Tinsel Toons 
                     Tony Robinson presents a special
                     seasonal edition of animated classics
                     featuring the California Raisins,
                     Flintstones, Captain and the Kids and Popeye

     5.35pm  Neighbours 
                    (Repeat)

     6.00pm  News with Philip Hayton 
                     Weather Michael Fish

      6.15pm  Regional news magazines

     6.30pm  Big Break - a Celebrity Christmas Special 
                    Jim Davidson welcomes three snooker giants,
                    Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis and
                    Jimmy White, who play for charity with
                    celebrity contestants - the glamorous
                    Linda Lusardi, former Coronation Street
                    star Jean Alexander and entertainer
                    Charlie Drake. With snooker virtuoso
                    John Virgo

     7.00pm  EastEnders
                    Frank's looking for a last-minute baby
                    sitter, Grant's hiding something inedible
                    in the fridge, and Ian wants to inject
                    some drama into the season

    7.30pm   Only Fools and Horses 
                    A two-part Christmas special entitled 
                    Miami Twice
                    1: The American Dream

    8.20pm  'Allo 'Allo  
                    special Christmas edition
                    Rene finds himself in great danger
                    when Yvette confides that she is pregnant.
                    Could this be why Rene is planning to fly
                    to England tout de suite?

    9.05pm  News with Philip Hayton
                   Regional News
                   Weather Michael Fish

    9.30pm  Film : No Way Out (1987)
                    starring Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman,
                    Sean Young Première

   11.20pm  Midnight Eucharist 
                    from Southwark Cathedral

   12.30am  Film : The Italian Job (1969)
                   starring Michael Caine

     2.05am  Weather

     2.10am  Closedown

      Christmas Day Wednesday 25th December 1991 

       BBC1               

     6.55am  But First This 
                    with Simon Parkin, Philippa Forrester, 
                    Esther McVey
                    Pingu
                    animation

     7.00am  Santa and the Tooth Fairies 
                   with the voices of Robin Bailey, 
                   Penelope Keith, Nigel Planer, Brian Wilde

     7.25am  Playdays 
                   the Christmas Tree Stop 
                                                                
     7.45am  Postman Pat  
                   animation Pat is delighted to take charge
                   of his new post-bus

    8.15am  Film : Yogi's First Christmas (1980) 
                  animation Noises from Jellystone Lodge
                  disturb Yogi and Boo Boo's hibernation,
                  waking them up in time for Christmas

   9.57am  Weather

 10.00am   A Christmas Gift  
                   Children from Portobello near Edinburgh
                   join the Rev John Weir Cooke in
                   St Philip's Church for a family celebration
                   of Christmas
                                            
  10.45am  Noel's Christmas Presents 
                   Noel Edmonds gives 12 highly unusual gifts
                   in the most surprising circumstances.
                   With guests Michael Ball, Les Dawson
                   and John Nettles

   11.45am   Christmas Comedy Cracker
                    Hi-de-Hi! 
                    Eruptions

   12.30pm  The Two Ronnies  
                    with guest Elaine Paige (Repeat)

     1.25pm  Dad's Army 
                    Wake Up Walmington (Repeat)

    2.00pm  Top of The Pops 
                    Christmas 1991
                    Tony Dortie, Mark Franklyn and
                    Claudia Simon review the year's
                    hottest chart hits

    3.00pm  The Queen
                    Her Majesty 's Christmas message
                    to the Commonwealth

    3.10pm   Only Fools and Horses  
                    2 : Oh to Be in England

    4.40pm  Bruce Forsyth's Christmas 
                   Generation Game 
                   special edition with family couples
                   competing to win a host of prizes.
                   With Rosemarie Ford and surprise
                   celebrity guests

    5.50pm  News with Chris Lowe, 
                   Weather John Kettley

    6.00pm  Film : Batman (1989) 
                    starring Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, 
                    Jack Nicholson  Première

    8.00pm  Birds of a Feather  
                    We'll Always Have Majorca
                                               
     8.50pm  Keeping Up Appearances 
                    starring Patricia Routledge
                    Richard is full of Christmas spirit but
                    this only threatens to hinder Hyacinth's
                    plans for him to distribute gifts at the
                    Vicar's party for the elderly

    9.20pm  News with Chris Lowe  
                   Weather John Kettley

    9.30pm  Film : Coming to America (1988) 
                   starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall 
                   Première

  11.20pm   In Sickness and in Health 
                   starring Warren Mitchell

  11.50pm   Just What I Always Wanted! 
                   John Wells takes a humorous look at the
                  "joys" of Christmas

  11.55pm  Film : The Likely Lads (1976) 
                  starring Rodney Bewes, James Bolam

    1.25am  Weather

    1.30am  Closedown

      Boxing Day Thursday 26th December 1991

      7.00am  But First This
                     with Simon Parkin , Philippa Forrester
                     and Esther McVey
                     The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son
                     cartoon

      7.25am  Playdays
                    The Patch Stop

      7.45am  Film : Dot and the Koala (1985)
                    Première

     8.55am  A Muppet Family Christmas
                   A musical Muppet spectacular,
                   including Sesame Street and
                   Fraggle Rock regulars. Fozzie invites
                   all his friends to spend Christmas at
                   his mother's

    9.45am  Alien's First Christmas
                   It is the year 2027 and the "Peoples" are
                   living in outer space.
                   But Christmas is Christmas wherever you are

  10.10am  The Flintstones
                   Fred, Wilma and the Rubbles win a
                   game-show prize - an all-expenses paid
                   trip to Rocksylvania

   11.00am  Film : Grease (1978)
                   starring John Travolta and 
                   Olivia Newton-John

   12.45pm  Cartoons

    1.00pm  One O' Clock News, Weather

    1.05pm   A Jetson Christmas Carol 
                    The festive season arrives for the
                    cartoon space-age family

    1.30pm   Neighbours

    1.50pm   Film : An American Tail (1986)
                    animation Première      

    3.10pm  Film : Big Foot and the Hendersons (1987) 
                   starring John Lithgow Première

    4.55pm  Final Score
                   Full classified football results

    5.10pm  News and Weather

    5.20pm  Telly Addicts 
                    BBC v ITV
                    Les Dawson captains the BBC team,
                    with Carmen Silvera (Edith in "Allo Allo"),
                    Mike Reid (Frank Butcher in EastEnders)
                    and weather forecaster Suzanne Charlton. 
                    You Bet's Matthew Kelly is the ITV captain,
                    with Sarah Kennedy (from Busman'sHoliday),
                    Bob Holness (of Blockbusters) and
                    Best of Magic's Geoffrey Durham.
                    Hosted by Noel Edmonds

    5.50pm  Neighbours
                    Melissa gets a note from the phantom kisser" -
                    will he be unmasked at last? 
  
    6.15pm  Antiques Roadshow Going Live!
                  The first Antiques Roadshow for youngsters

    7.00pm  EastEnders
                   Grant's Boxing Day surprise for
                   Sharon doesn't have quite the effect
                   he'd planned

    7.30pm  Bergerac 
                   All for Love
                   starring John Nettles

     9.20pm  News with Jill Dando 
                    Weather Bernard Davey

    9.35pm   Film : A Fish Called Wanda (1988) 
                    starring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis
                    Première

    11.15pm  Film : Carry On Loving (1970)

    12.45am  Weather

    Friday 27th December 1991

​    BBC1

   7.00am  News and Regional News, Weather
    7.15am  But First This...
​                  Tottie
   7.30am  Timeless Tales : The Steadfast Tin Soldier
   8.00am  News and Regional News, Weather
    8.15am  Lassie
    8.35am  BraveStarr
    9.00am  News and Regional News; Weather
    9.05am  Rude Dog and the Dweebs
    9.25am  Why Don't You?
    9.50am  Edd the Duck's Pantomime
  10.05am  Playdays 
  10.25am  Pingu
  10.35am  The Jetsons
  11.00am  Film : Krull (1983)
  12.55pm  Regional News, Weather
    1.00pm  One O'Clock News
    1.15pm  Neighbours
    1.40pm  Flm : The Sea Wolves (1980)
    3.35pm  Tom and Jerry
    3.50pm  Fireman Sam
    4.15pm  Jacks and the Beanstalk
    4.40pm  The Chronicles of Narnia
    5.35pm  Neighbours
    6.00pm  News, Weather 
    6.15pm  Regional news magazines
    6.30pm  Wogan
    7.05pm  World's Strongest Man
    8.00pm  The Great Outdoors (1988) Première
    9.30pm  Main News, Regional News,
                   Weekend Weather
  10.00pm  Carrott's Commercial Breakdown
  10.50pm  Films of the Year with Barry Norman
   11.35pm  Film : The Parallax View (1974)
     1.15am  Weather

    Saturday 28th December 1991

   BBC1

   7.00am  Candy Claus
    7.25am  News and Weather
    7.30am  Cuckooland
    7.55am  Opposites Attract
   8.05am  Ovide
    8.15am  Chucklevision
    8.35am  Gravedale High
    9.00am  Gone Live!
  10.40am  Film : Son of Sinbad (19)
   12.12pm  Weather
   12.15pm  Grandstand
  12.20pm  Cross-country
    5.10pm  News and Weather
    5.20pm  Regional News and Sport
    5.25pm  One to Win Christmas Special
    5.55pm  Disney Time
    6.35pm  Jim'II Fix It Christmas Special
     7.15pm  The Paul Daniels Magic Show
   8.00pm  Film : Empire of the Sun (1987) Première
  10.25pm  News and Sport
  10.45pm  Porridge
   12.15am  Film : Hallowe'en III : Season of the Witch
                   (1982)
    1.50am  Weather

   Sunday 29th December 1991

   BBC1

    7.40am  Film : The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
    9.10am  News; Weather
    9.15am  Articles of Faith 
    9.30am  This Is the Day
  10.00am  See Hear!
  10.30am  Film : Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
  12.25pm  Last of the Summer Wine
  12.55pm  Weather
    1.00pm  News
    1.05pm  Bladerunners
    2.00pm  EastEnders
    3.00pm  Film : The Big Country (1958)
    5.40pm  Antiques Roadshow
    6.25pm  News, Weather I
    6.40pm  Songs of Praise
      7.15pm  Auntie's Bloomers
    8.05pm  Miss Marple : They Do It with Mirrors
  10.00pm  News, Weather 
   10.15pm  Everyman :
​                   The Reincarnation of Khensur Rinpoche
   11.05pm  Are You Being Served?
   12.35am  Weather


   

   Monday 30th December 1991

   BBC1
  7.00am  News, Regional News; Weather
   7.15am  But First This
                Tottie
  7.30am  Timeless Tales : Puss in Boots
  8.15am  Golden Spinning Wheel
  8.35am  Lassie
  9.00am  News, Regional News, Weather
  9.05am  Defenders of the Earth
  9.25am  Why Don't You...?
  9.50am  Touche Turtle
 10.05am  Playdays
 10.25am  Pingu
 10.35am  Paddles Up
 11.00am  Film : Arabian Adventure (1979)
 12.35pm  The Jetsons
 12.55pm  Regional News, Weather
  1.00pm  One O'Clock News
                 followed by
                 Weather
   1.10pm  Neighbours
  1.30pm  The Faldo Challenge
  2.30pm  Columbo
  3.40pm  Tom and Jerry
  3.50pm  Edd the Duck's Pantomime
  4.05pm  Spider
  4.10pm  The Chronicles of Narnia
  5.05pm  The Best of Blue Peter
  5.35pm  Neighbours (Repeat)
  6.00pm  News, Weather 
  6.15pm  Regional news magazines
  6.30pm  Wogan
  7.00pm  Film : Willow (1988) Première
  9.00pm  Nine O'Clock News
  9.30pm  One Foot in the Grave :
​                  The Man in the Long Black Coat
 10.20pm  Review of the Year 
  11.35pm  Film : Lady in Cement (1968)
    1.05am  Weather

   New Year's Eve Tuesday 31st December 1991

   BBC1

  7.00am  News and Regional News, Weather
   7.15am  But First This...
                Tottie
  7.30am  Timeless Tales
                 The Emperor's New Clothes
  8.00am  News and Regional News; Weather
   8.15am  Lassie
  8.40am  The Chipmunks
  9.00am  News and Regional News; Weather
  9.05am  Defenders of the Earth
  9.25am  Why Don't You?
10.05am  Playdays
10.25am  Pingu
10.35am  Paddles Up
11.00am  Film : Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
12.25pm  Animal Sanctuary
12.55pm  Regional News, Weather
  1.00pm  One O'Clock News, Weather
  1.10pm  Neighbours
  1.30pm  The Faldo Challenge
  2.30pm  That's Life!
  3.05pm  Film : The Guns of Navarone (1961)
  5.35pm  Neighbours
  6.00pm  News, Weather 
  6.15pm  Regional news magazines
  6.30pm  Every Second Counts
  7.00pm  That's Showbusiness
  7.30pm  EastEnders
  8.00pm  A Question of Sport
  8.30pm  Film : Back to School (1986) Première
10.05pm  News, Weather 
10.25pm  Clive James on 1991
12.00        Big Ben
12.05am   Happy New Year
12.10am   Film : National Lampoon's Movie Madness
​                 (1982) Première
   1.35am  Weather

   New Year's Day Wednesday 1st January 1992

   BBC1

  7.00am  But First This...
                 Tottie
    7.15am  Playdays
   7.35am  Film : Dot and Keeto (1986) Première
   8.50am Snoopy's Reunion
   9.15am The Really Wild Dinosaur Show
   9.45am The Raccoons and the Lost Star
 10.35am  Paddles Up
 11.00am  Film :
                 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
12.35pm  Tom and Jerry
12.55pm  Regional News; Weather
  1.00pm  One O'Clock News, Weather
  1.05pm  The Jetsons
  1.25pm  Neighbours
  1.50pm  The Two Ronnies
  2.40pm  Film : Death on the Nile (1978)
  4.55pm  Final Score
  5.10pm  News and Weather
  5.20pm  Regional News and Sport
  5.25pm  Tom and Jerry
  5.35pm  Neighbours
  6.00pm  Film : Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (1988)
                  Première
   7.30pm  Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
  8.00pm  Screen One : Adam Bede 
  9.45pm  News, Regional News
10.00pm  Film : Tootsie (1982)
 11.55pm  TV Film : Invitation to Hell (1984)
   1.25am  Weather

  Thursday 2nd January 1992

  BBC1

   6.00am  Ceefax Pages
   6.30am  Breakfast News
   9.05am  But First This...
​                  Defenders of the Earth
   9.25am  Why Don't You...?
 10.00am  News, Regional News, Weather
 10.05am  Playdays
 10.25am  Pingu
 10.35am  Paddles Up
 11.00am  News, Regional News, Weather
 11.05am  Film : Sylvester (1985)
12.45pm  Cartoon : Tom and Jerry double bill.
12.55pm  Regional News, Weather
 1.00pm  One O'Clock News, Weather
 1.30pm  Neighbours
 1.50pm  Film : Saturday Night Fever (1977)
 3.35pm  Cartoon
 3.50pm  Brum
 4.00pm  Postman Pat and the Toy Soldiers
 4.25pm  Touche Turtle
 4.30pm  Not the End of the World (part one)
 4.55pm  Newsround
 5.05pm  Blue Peter
 5.35pm  Neighbours (Repeat)
 6.00pm  Six O'Clock News, Weather 
 6.30pm  Regional news magazines
 7.00pm  Top of the Pops
 7.30pm  EastEnders
 8.00pm  Last of the Summer Wine (Repeat)
 8.30pm  The Brittas Empire : Back from the Dead
 9.00pm  Nine O'Clock News, Regional News, Weather 
 9.30pm  Canned Carrott
10.00pm Film : The Accused (1988) Première
11.50pm  Film : U2: Rattle and Hum (1988) Première
  1.25am  Weather
​
  Friday 3rd January 1992

  BBC1

  6.00am  Ceefax Pages
  6.30am  Breakfast News
  9.05am  But First This
​                 Defenders of the Earth
  9.25am  Why Don't You?
 10.00am  News, Regional News, Weather
 10.05am  Playdays 
 10.25am  Pingu
 10.35am  Paddles Up
 11.00am  News, Regional News, Weather
 11.05am  Film : Heidi's Song (1982)
 12.35pm  Tom and Jerry Triple Bill
 12.55pm  Regional News, Weather
  1.00pm  One O'Clock News
                 followed by
                 Weather
  1.30pm  Neighbours
  1.50pm  Film : Warlock (1959)
  3.50pm  Canterville Ghost 
   4.15pm  The Great Heep
  5.00pm  Newsround
  5.10pm  Not the End of the World (part two)
  5.35pm  Neighbours (Repeat)
  6.00pm  Six O'Clock News, Weather 
  6.30pm  Regional news magazines
  7.00pm  Film : Haunted Honeymoon (1986) Première
  8.20pm  Challenge Anneka - Special Report
  9.00pm  Nine O'Clock News, Regional News,
                  Weekend Weather 
  9.30pm  Love Hurts
 10.20pm  Film : The Bounty (1984)
 12.30am  Paul Young - from Time to Time
   1.30am  Weather

      Saturday 21st December 1991

      BBC2

      8.15am  Hopping Down in Kent
     8.45am  Bridge Builders
      9.15am  The Pace That Thrills
    10.15am  Christmas in America: a Love Story
    11.05am  Film : The Son of Kong (1933)
   12.05pm  Carols from Devon
    12.10pm  A Perfect Christmas
                    The Flowerpot Men
    12.25pm  Dr Finlay's Casebook (b&w)
       1.15pm  EastEnders
                     (from 1986)
      2.15pm  Top of the Pops Christmas Special 73
     3.00pm  The Queen
      3.05pm  Film : It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
       5.15pm  A Perfect Christmas
                     Steptoe and Son
      6.00pm Christmas Night with the Stars
      7.00pm  News and Sport, Weather
       7.15pm  Strangeways
      8.00pm  A Stocking Full of Christmas Cliches
      8.30pm  Evacuees
      9.45pm  The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
     10.45pm  Hancock's Half-Hour: Ericson the Viking
       11.15pm  The Signalman
      11.55pm  Film : The Big Sleep (1946)

     Sunday 22nd December 1991

      BBC2

     7.25am   But First This on 2
                    Tales of a Wise King and the Devil
    7.30am   Two by Two
     7.45am   Playdays
    8.05am   Bitsa
    8.20am   Telling Tales
    8.35am   Babar
    9.00am   Blood and Honey
    9.20am   Defenders of the Earth
    9.40am   Blue Peter Omnibus
  10.30am   Dark Season 
  11.00am   Strangers
   11.25am   Mozart from Scratch
   11.50am  The O Zone
   12.00       Around Westminster
  12.30pm  Mahler's Fifth Symphony
    1.50pm  Show Jumping
    2.35pm  Film : Donovan's Reef (1963)
    4.20pm  Ski Sunday
    4.50pm  Rugby Special
    5.45pm  Film : My Favourite Year (1982)
     7.15pm  The Natural World
    8.05pm  Frontline Doctors
    9.20pm  Film : The Color Purple (1985) Première
   11.50pm  Film : Tom Waits : Bigtime (1988) Première
     1.20am  Rapido

    Monday 23rd December 1991

    BBC2

     7.55am  A Carol from Ely : Silent Night
    8.00am  Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
    8.20am  King of the Rocket Men
    8.40am  She's the Sheriff
    9.00am  Film : Devil's Canyon (1953)
   10.30am  Carols from Devon :
                    Past Three 0 'Clock - the Sans Day carol.
   10.35am  Film : Hellzapoppin (1941)
  12.00        Songs of Praise
   12.45pm  Bertha
    1.00pm  Christmas Crackers
    1.05pm  Show Jumping
    2.05pm  Sports Review of the Year
    3.55pm  Film : Welcome to Canada (1989) Première
    5.20pm  Tango Brasileiro
   6.00pm  Film : Where the River Runs Black (1986)
                   Première
    7.30pm  Revolution for the Castle Children
    8.00pm  Film : Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
     9.25pm  Christmas on 2
     9.35pm  KYTV
   10.05pm  Miles Davis and Friends
    11.05pm  Film : Stop Making Sense (1984)
    12.45am  Weatherview

​ 









    Christmas Eve Tuesday 24th December 1991

     BBC2

     8.00am  A Carol from Ely
                    Once in Royal David's City

     8.05am  Flash Gordon 
                    2: Freezing Torture.
                    Flash seeks an antidote for the
                    Purple Death (b&w)

     8.25am  King of the Rocket Men 
                    2: Plunging Death. Dr Vulcan finds out
                    about Glenda (b&w)

     8.40am  She's the Sheriff
                    Hair
                    Hildy is fed up with Max

     9.00am  Film : The Alamo (1960)
                     starring John Wayne

    11.40am  Film : The Man Who Never Was (1956)
                    starring  Clifton Webb and
                    Gloria Grahame

     1.20pm  Edinburgh Military Tattoo 1991
                    Highlights from the esplanade of 
                    Edinburgh Castle

     2.35pm  Carols from Devon 
                    See amid the Winter's Snow

     2.40pm  Test Cricket 
                    A West Indian Summer
                    Graham Gooch tells the story of this
                    year's Test cricket series

     3.30pm  The Outsider's Guide to 
                    World Series Baseball
                    The game may still be a mystery in Britain,
                    but this year's World Series between
                    Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins
                    was "the best ever"

     4.30pm  The Victorian Flower Garden

     5.00pm  LaCarrera Panamericana 
                    Music by Pink Floyd
                    Tuxla, Mexico: Pink Floyd members
                    David Gilmour and Nick Mason set out
                    on the ultimate classic car race

    6.00pm  Film : The Wolves of
                    Willoughby Chase (1989) 
                     starring Stephanie Beacham, Mel Smith.
                     Geraldine James Première

      7.30pm  Carols from King's
                     A celebration of Christmas from the Chapel
                     of King's College, Cambridge

     8.30pm  Re-Joyce 
                    Maureen Lipman's acclaimed tribute to 
                    Joyce Grenfell

    10.15pm  Have I Got News for You Christmas Special
                    Angus Deayton presents a special
                    extended edition of the amusing news quiz,
                    with regular team captains Ian Hislop and
                    Paul Merton and their guests,
                    Clive Anderson and Harry Enfield,
                    answering questions on the entire year

   11.00pm  Film : And God Created Woman (1956) 
                    starring Brigitte Bardot 
                    French film with English subtitles Première

   12.30am  TV Film : The Immortal Story (1968)
                    starring Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau
                
     1.25am   Weatherview

     1.35am   Closedown


































     Christmas Day Wednesday 25th December 1991 

     BBC2

     7.20am  A Carol from Ely 
                   Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

     7.25am  Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
                    3: Walking Bombs (B/W) (Repeat)

      7.45am  King of the Rocket Men
                    3: Dangerous Evidence (B/W) (Repeat)

     8.00am  Film : White Christmas (1954)
                     starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye,
                     Rosemary Clooney

      9.55am  Carols from Devon
                     Prayer for a New Mother and
                     While Shepherds Watched

    10.00am  Film : Asterix in Britain (1986) 
                     Première

     11.10am   Animation Now
                     A Christmas Gift, Claymation

     11.20am   Ziggy's Gift
                      Musical animation. Music by Harry Nilsson
 
     11.45am   Film : Elena et les hommes (1956) 
                      with Ingrid Bergman. A French film
                      with English subtitles Première

       1.20pm   Small Objects of Desire
                       A look at false teeth

       1.40pm  Murray Perahia In Performance
                      A piano recital, from Snape Maltings,
                      Aldeburgh. Beethoven 32 Variations in
                      C minor; Sonata in C major. Op 2 No 3
                      Rachmaninov Four 
                      Etudes-tableaux; Schumann Carnival
                      Jest from Vienna; 
                      Liszt Consolation No 3 in D flat;
​                      Hungarian Rhapsody No 12

      3.10pm   Film : The Wizard of Oz (1939)
                      starring Judy Garland

      4.50pm  The Staggering Years of 
                     Ferdinand de Bargos
                     Spoof review of 1991

      5.20pm  Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods
                     The acclaimed musical adult fairy
                     tale starring Bemadette Peters

      7.50pm  The Queen
                     special repeat showing of Her Majesty
                     the Queen's Christmas message to
                     the Commonwealth.
                     With sign language presentation

     8.00pm  La Clemenza di Tito
                     Mozart is said to have dashed off this
                     operatic masterpiece in a mere 18 days in
                     the last summer of his life. Written for the
                     coronation festivities of Leopold II in Prague

    10.20pm  Film : Zéro de Conduite (1933)
                     French film with English subtitles

    11.00pm   Film : L 'Atalante  (1934)
                      French film with English subtitles

    12.30am    Weatherview

    12.40am    Closedown


























 


​      Boxing Day Thursday 26th December 1991

      8.10am  Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 
                     4: The Destroying Ray. 
                     Flash Gordon takes an antidote to the
                     Purple Death back to Earth (b&w)

      8.25am  King of the Rocket Men
                     4: High Peril. Dr Vulcan kidnaps
                     Professor Conway (b&w)

      8.40am  She's the Sheriff
                     Homewrecker
                     Is Hildy having an affair with a
                     married man?

     9.00am  Film : Let's Dance (1950)
                    starring Betty Hutton, Fred Astaire

    10.50am  Animation Now 
                    The Sneeches

    11.00am  Film : Blonde Venus (1932)
                    starring Marlene Dietrich, Cary Grant

    12.35pm  Grand Prix
                     A look back over one of the most
                     exciting years of Formula One motor racing

      1.30pm  Film : Babette's Feast (1987)
                     a Danish film with English subtitles

     3.10pm  Sunday in the Park with George 
                    starring Mandy Patinkin Bernadette Peters
                    Stephen Sondheim 's Pulitzer prize-winning
                    Broadway musical, inspired by the life of
                    the French impressionist painter
                    Georges Seurat

     5.35pm  The Stone Flower 
                    As part of the celebrations for the
                    100th anniversary of Prokofiev's birth,
                    stars and artists of the St Petersburg
                    Ballet - formerly the Kirov - perform
                    this colourful folk tale, a masterpiece
                    of choreography

     7.30pm  Film : Henry V (1989)
                    starring Kenneth Branagh 
                    and Derek Jacobi
                    Première

     9.45pm  Paul Simon in Central Park
                    On 15 August 1991, Paul Simon,
                    one of New York's favourite sons,
                    returned home to perform a free
                    concert in Central Park before an
​                    enthusiastic audience of 750,000

    11.15pm  Film : The Front Page 
                    starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau

    12.55am  Weatherview

      1.05am  Closedown






























   Friday 27th December 1991

    BBC2

   8.00am  Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
   8.20am  King of the Rocket Men
    8.35am  She's the Sheriff
    8.55am  Film : Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
  10.35am  Film : Rancho Notorious (1952)
  12.00       Onegin
   1.35pm   Greenclaws
   1.50pm   Ryder Cup at Kiawah
   2.30pm  Strand - Under the Dark Cloth
   3.50pm  Film : The Odd Couple (1968)
   5.30pm  Reverse Gear
   6.00pm  Film : The Searchers (1956)
   8.00pm  Animation Now
   8.20pm  Global Report
   9.00pm  The Power and the Glory
   9.30pm  The Lost Boys
  10.55pm  Imagine : John Lennon (1988) Première
  12.35am  Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989)
                  Première
    1.55am  Weatherview

    













​ 
​   Saturday 28th December 1991

   BBC2

    7.50am  Film : Paper Tiger (1975)
    9.25am  Central Park
   12.15pm  Film : My Brother Talks to Horses (1947)
​                   Première
    1.50pm  Film : My Fair Lady (1964)
    4.35pm  Candide
    7.05pm  News and Sport, Weather
    7.20pm  Global Report 
    8.00pm  Have I Got News for You Christmas Special
    8.45pm  The Lost Boys
   10.15pm  Hail! Hail! Rock n' Roll (1987) Première
   12.10am  Films : Hammett


   










​    Sunday 29th December 1991

   BBC2

    7.25am  But First This on 2  
                  Tales of a Wise King and the Devil
    7.30am  Hallo Spencer
    7.55am  Playdays: The Christmas Tree Stop
    8.15am  Two by Two
    8.30am  Telling Tales:
    8.45am  Babar
    9.10am  Blood and Honey :
                   Stories from the Old Testament 
    9.30am  Defenders of the Earth
    9.50am  Jacks and the Beanstalk
   10.15am  Thundercats
  10.40am  Strangers
   11.05am  Boxpops
  11.45am  The O Zone: Chart news 
 12.00       Preston Sturges :
​                 The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
    1.15pm  Film : Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
   2.50pm  Animation Now
   3.00pm  Mefistofele
   5.40pm  Rugby Special : Leicester v Barbarians
   6.40pm  Dusk the Badger
    7.35pm  Gala from the Met
  10:15pm  Film : White Mischief (1987) Première
 12.00        Performance : Pet Shop Boys

   Monday 30th December 1991

   BBC2

     8.10am  Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
                    (Repeat)
    8.30am  King of the Rocket Men (Repeat)
    8.40am  She's the Sheriff
    9.05am  Film : The Lady Eve (1941)
  10.35am  Film : Angels One Five (1952)
  12.25pm  See Hear!
 12.40pm  Penny Crayon
 12.50pm  Jimbo and the Jet Set
 12.55pm  Film : Dancers (1987) Première
  2.30pm  Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
  3.30pm  The Prodigal Son
  5.00pm  Night Life
  5.30pm  Film : Some Like It Hot (1959)
  7.30pm  Balloon
   7.45pm  Global Report
   8.25pm  The Lost Boys
 10.00pm  Film : Platoon (1986) Première
  11.55pm  Simple Minds Real Live at Barrowland
  12.55am  Weatherview

 













​   


​   New Year's Eve Tuesday 31st December 1991

   BBC2

    8.10am  Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
   8.30am  King of the Rocket Men
   8.40am  She's the Sheriff
   9.05am  Fillm : The Palm Beach Story (1942)
 10.30am  Film : Stowaway in the Sky (1960)
 11.50am  Animation Now
 12.05pm  Fireman Sam
 12.15pm  PC Pinkerton
 12.20pm  Film : Mame (1974)
   2.50pm  Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
   3.50pm  Prokofiev
   4.25pm  Athletics : Tokyo 91
   5.20pm  Films of the Year with Barry Norman
   6.05pm  TV Film : The Magic Flute (1975)
   8.15pm  Global Report
   8.55pm  Ruby Takes a Trip
 10.05pm  Film : Mad Max (1979) c
  11.35pm  Film : This Is Spinal Tap (1984) 
  12.55am  Weatherview



















   New Year's Day Wednesday 1st January 1992

   BBC2

    7.35am  Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
    7.50am  King of the Rocket Men
    8.05am  Film : Knock on Wood (1954)
    9.45am  Film : Sullivan's Travels (1941)
    11.15am  New Year's Day Concert
   12.35pm  Racing from Cheltenham.
    2.50pm  Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
    3.50pm  100 Great Sporting Moments
    4.00pm  Ski Sunday
    4.35pm  Global Report
     5.15pm  Carmen
    8.00pm  Film : Radio Days (1987) Première
     9.25pm  Loving the Dead
   10.20pm  Film : Australia (1989) Première
     12.15am  Weatherview
















   Thursday 2nd January 1992

   BBC2

  8.00am  Breakfast News
   8.15am  Flash Gordon (Repeat)
  8.30am  King of the Rocket Men (Repeat)
  8.45am  Under Sail
  9.00am  Film : Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943)
 10.35am  Film : Road to Denver (1955)
 12.00       Film : The Red Balloon (1956)
 12.35pm  Gymnastics
   1.20pm  The Adventures of Spot
   1.25pm  What's Inside?
   1.35pm  Look Stranger
  2.00pm  News, Weather
                  followed by 
                 Prokofiev Music (Romeo and Juliet)
  2.50pm  News, Weather
                  followed by
                 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
  3.50pm  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
  4.00pm  Film : This'll Make You Whistle (1936)
   5.10pm  Growing Places
   5.20pm  Rally Report
  6.00pm  Film : Bugsy Malone (1976)
   7.30pm  Open Space
  8.00pm  Tweed
  8.30pm  Perpetual Motion
  9.00pm  TV Film : The Yellow Wallpaper (1989)
                 Première
 10.15pm  10x10
 10.25pm  New Year on 2
 10.30pm  Newsnight
   11.15pm  Film : A Taste of Honey (1961)
  12.55am  Weatherview

   

​  
​   Friday 3rd January 1992

   BBC2

   8.00am  Breakfast News
    8.15am  Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
                  (Repeat)
   8.35am  King of the Rocket Men  (Repeat)
   8.50am  Impressions
   9.00am  Film : The River (1951)
  10.35am  Best of the Badmen
  12.00       Film : Sugarfoot (1951)
   1.20pm  Greenclaws
   1.35pm  Look Stranger
  2.00pm  News, Weather
                 followed by 
                 Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony
  2.30pm  News, Weather
                 followed by 
                Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
 3.50pm  News; Weather, Regional News; Weather
 4.00pm  Film : Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964)
 6.00pm  Thunderbirds
 6.50pm  Resistance Is Useless :
                A Doctor Who Retrospective
 7.20pm  Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
                1 : The Meddling Monk  (Repeat)
  7.45pm  Booze, Barbours, Bores and Brilliance
 9.00pm  Film : The Navigator (1988) Première
10.30pm  Newsnight
  11.15pm  World Darts
  12.15am  Film : The Undercover Man (1949)
   1.35am  Weatherview

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