BBC CHRISTMAS TV 1992
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Saturday 19th December 1992
BBC1 7.00am Champion the Wonder Horse (Repeat) 7.25am News, Weather 7.30am Spider 7.35am Animal World 7.45am Quick Draw McGraw 7.50am Lltt'l Bits 8.15am ChuckleVision 8.35am Bucky O'Hare 9.00am Going Live! : Special Christmas edition 12.12pm Weather 12.15pm Grandstand 5.05pm News, Weather 5.15pm Regional News and Sport 5.20pm Dad's Army : Something Nasty in the Vault 5.50pm Big Break 6.20pm Noel's House Party 7.15pm Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game 8.15pm Casualty 9.05pm News and Sport 9.25pm Film : Midnight Run (1988) 11.20pm Match of the Day 12.20am Golf 1.50am Weather Sunday 20th December 1992 BBC1 7.35am Film : In Name Only (1939) 9.05am Good Morning Advent Calendar 9.10am News, Weather 9.15am The Promise of His Glory 10.00am CountryFile 10.25am Film : Half a Sixpence (1967) 12.45pm Cartoon 12.55pm Weather for the Week Ahead 1.00pm News followed by Joy to the World 2.00pm EastEnders Omnibus edition 3.00pm Eldorado 3.30pm Film : Prancer (1989) Première 5.10pm The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends 5.35pm The Clothes Show 6.00pm Lifeline 6.10pm News, Weather 6.25pm Songs of Praise : A celebration of Christmas 7.15pm Last of the Summer Wine 7.45pm So Haunt Me : Christmas Special 8.15pm Screen One : The Hummingbird Tree (1992) Première 9.35pm Porridge : No Way Out (Repeat) 10.20pm News, Weather 10.35pm Everyman 11.25pm Golf 12.55am Tanhalyan (Repeat) 1.35am Weather Monday 21st December 1992 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax Pages 6.30am Breakfast News 9.05am Children's BBC Blood and Honey : Herod's Christmas 9.20am New Yogi Bear Show 9.30am Come Midnight Monday 10.00am News, Regional News, Weather 10.05am Playdays 10.30am Snoopy's Reunion 11.00am News, Regional News, Weather 11.05am Film : When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) 12.40pm Cartoon Double Bill 12.50pm Good Morning Advent Calendar 12.55pm Regional News; Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather 1.30pm Neighbours 1.50pm Film : Carry On Follow that Camel (1967) 3.20pm Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories 3.45pm Henry's Cat 3.50pm Wildbunch 4.05pm Gordon T Gopher 4.15pm Jimbo and the Jet Set 4.20pm Watt on Earth 4.35pm Peter Pan and the Pirates 4.55pm Newsround 5.05pm Blue Peter 5.35pm Neighbours (Repeat) 6.00pm Six O'Clock News, weather 6.30pm Regional News Programmes 7.00pm Eldorado 7.30pm Wildlife on One 8.00pm Television's Greatest Christmas Hits 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Regional News 9.30pm Film : Dead Calm (1989) Première 11.00pm Films of the Year with Barry Norman 11.45pm Film : UHF (1989) Première 1.20am Weather Tuesday 22nd December 1992 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax Pages 6.30am Breakfast News 9.05am Blood and Honey : Herod's Christmas 9.20am New Yogi Bear Show 9.30am Come Midnight Monday 10.00am News, Regional News, Weather 10.05am Playdays 10.30am Babar the Little Elephant 11.00am News, Regional News, Weather 11.05am Film : Wonderful Life (1964) 12.50pm Good Morning Advent Calendar 12.55pm Regional News; Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather 1.30pm Neighbours 1.50pm Film : That's Entertainment! (1974) 3.50pm Harum Scarum 4.00pm Dooby Duck's Euro Tour 4.05pm Spacevets 4.20pm The Chipmunks 4.35pm Artifax 5.00pm Newsround 5.10pm Grange Hill 5.35pm Neighbours (Repeat) 6.00pm Six O'Clock News, Weather 6.30pm Regional news magazines 7.00pm Telly Addicts 7.30pm EastEnders 8.00pm 2 Point 4 Children Christmas Special 8.30pm A Question of Sport 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Regional News, Weather 9.30pm Film : Poltergeist II (1986) 11.00pm Neil Diamond's Christmas Special 11.45pm Film : The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 1.45am Weather Wednesday 23rd December 1992 BBC1 6.00am Ceefax Pages 6.30am Breakfast News 9.05am Children's BBC Blood and Honey : Herod's Christmas 9.20am New Yogi Bear Show 9.30am Come Midnight Monday 10.00am News, Regional News, Weather 10.05am Playdays 10.30am Babar the Little Elephant 11.00am News, Regional News, Weather 11.05am Film : Kings of the Sun (1963) 12.50pm Good Morning Advent Calendar 12.55pm Regional News, Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News, Weather 1.30pm Neighbours 1.50pm Eldorado 2.20pm TV Film : The New Maverick (1978) 3.50pm Dooby Duck's Euro Tour 3.55pm Radio Roo 4.10pm New Yogi Bear Show 4.20pm Watt on Earth 4.35pm The Worst Day of My Life 5.00pm Newsround 5.10pm Grange Hill 5.35pm Neighbours (Repeat) 6.00pm Six O'Clock News, Weather 6.30pm Regional news magazines 7.00pm Eldorado 7.30pm Tomorrow's World Christmas Quiz 8.00pm Waiting for God Christmas Special 8.50pm Points of View 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Regional News, Weather 9.30pm Lenny Henry : In Dreams 10.30pm TV Film : Someone's Watching Me (1978) 12.05am Robert Palmer - Riding High 12.55am Weather Christmas Eve Thursday 24th December 1992 BBC1 7.00am News, Regional News, Weather 7.10am Children's BBC with Andi Peters , Philippa Forrester and Toby Anstis Mycroft cartoon 7.25am The Railway Dragon animation, narrated by Leslie Nielsen 7.50am The Foxy Christmas Story animation 8.00am News, Regional News, Weather 8.10am Pinocchio cartoon 8.30am Blood and Honey Herod's Christmas 4: Herod has all the baby boys in Bethlehem below a certain age murdered, but Joseph, Mary and the baby escape to Egypt 8.45am Henry's Cat animation 9.00am News, Regional News, Weather 9.05am Santa and the Tooth Fairies animation 9.35am Charlie's Christmas Project Children's drama 10.05am Playdays the Patch Stop 10.30am On Christmas Eve First showing on network TV for this animated Christmas story in which Santa Claus encounters a few problems 11.00am Film : Biggles (1986) starring Neil Dickson, Alex Hyde White 12.30pm Stay Tooned! with Tony Robinson seasonal edition of animated classics 1.10pm Good Morning Advent Calendar Anne Diamond and Nick Owen open today's window. Away in a Manger. The Nativity story through children's eyes 1.15pm Regional News, Weather 1.20pm News with Andrew Harvey Weather Suzanne Charlton 1.35pm Neighbours 1.55pm Film : The Land Before Time (1988) animated feature Première 3.00pm Tom and Jerry The Night Before Christmas 3.10pm Blue Peter featuring a last-minute decoration idea, carols round the tree with a mass choir and the Chalk Farm Band of the Salvation Army with John Leslie, Diane-Louise Jordan and Anthea Turner 3.35pm Film : Santa Claus (1985) starring Dudley Moore 5.20pm Neighbours (Repeat) Paul's future hangs in the balance as Glen becomes aware of his deception. Brad and Josh vie for Beth's attention 5.45pm News Andrew Harvey Weather Ian McCaskill 6.00pm Regional news magazines 6.15pm The Paul Daniels Magic Show Master magician and illusionist Paul Daniels presents a special programme for the festive season with Debbie McGee 7.00pm Keeping Up Appearances Christmas edition of Roy Clarke 's comedy about a compulsive social climber, starring Patricia Routledge Hyacinth prepares to enjoy the festivities. Richard is full of Christmas spirit, but this only threatens to hinder her plans for him to distribute gifts at the vicar's party for the elderly (Repeat) 7.30pm EastEnders Mandy expects a visit from her mother; the regulars at the Vic are entertained by the mysterious Arlene ; Arthur comes to a decision and Pat gets a shock 8.00pm Sitting Pretty comedy by John Sullivan Happy Birthdays Annie and twin sister Sylvie get together for a birthday celebration at Sunnyside Farm 8.30pm Casualty Silent Night Festive cheer reaches Holby City Hospital and livens up another busy shift, but there is little Christmas spirit for a wife who takes the law into her own hands 9.20pm Main News with Laurie Mayer Regional News Weather Ian McCaskill 9.45pm Film : Sea of Love (1989) starring Al Pacino, Ellen Parkin, John Goodman Première 11.35pm The First Mass of Christmas from St Marie's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Sheffield 12.35am Film : Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) starring Cary Grant 2.30am Weather 2.35am Closedown Christmas Day Friday 25th December 1992 BBC1 6:50am The Birthday Dragon Cartoon fun, as Dragon is invited to his first party 7:15am Playdays the Tent Stop 7:35am A Bear Behind fun with Lindsey and Boz 7:45am Juniper Jungle animated adventures 7:55am Blood and Honey Herod's Christmas In the final episode, Herod's death causes unrest 8:10am Edd the Duck's Megastar Treck A galaxy of stars join Quacktain Berk on the starship Intrepedd 8:20am Santa's First Christmas animation 8:45am The Christmas Toy Toys from previous Christmases come to life 9:42am Weather Bernard Davey 9:45am Follow the Star A celebration of the true spirit of Christmas, beginning at Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital in London 10:30am Good Morning... with Anne and Nick A festive hour with Anne Diamond and Nick Owen, plus their own children 11:30am Eldorado At Christmas, Freddie is disillusioned with family life 12:00 Christmas Comedy Cracker Hi-de-Hi! September Song It's circus night at Maplin's, but Ted has another sort of ring on his mind 12:45pm The Two Ronnies Sketches, jokes and songs from Messrs Barker and Corbett with guest Elton John 1:35pm Neighbours Gaby finds a new love to help her forget Glen. A desperate Paul tries to salvage his business 2:00pm Top of the Pops Christmas 1992 3:00pm The Queen Her Majesty 's Christmas message to the Commonwealth 3:10pm Film : Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery Première 5:10pm News Chris Lowe Weather Suzanne Charlton 5:20pm Bruce Forsyth's Christmas Generation Game Couples compete to see who will perform in a version of Peter Pan and then who will reach the conveyor belt and its goodies with Rosemarie Ford and surprise celebrity guests 6:25pm EastEnders It's Christmas Day in Walford, and Michelle has an unexpected visitor. Pat and Frank have a difficult day and Mandy learns a lesson about home 6:55pm Only Fools and Horses Mother Nature's Son special Christmas edition of John Sullivan's popular comedy starring David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield 8:00pm Birds of a Feather The Chigwell Connection special Christmas edition of the comedy written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson 8:50pm Main News Chris Lowe and Weather Suzanne Charlton 9:00pm Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast Sketches, stand-up comedy and songs combine to create the latest daytime show to be hosted by a popular husband-and-wife team 9:50pm Film : Shirley Valentine (1989) starring Pauline Collins, Tom Conti Première 11:35pm Reflection on Christmas Time to think and reflect on the meaning of Christmas 11:40pm Film : Earthquake (1974) starring Charlton Heston 1:40am Weather 1:45am Closedown Boxing Day Saturday 26th December 1992 BBC1 7.00am Children's BBC Follow that Goblin Cartoon. An unlikely trio save a "haunted house" from demolition. 7.30am Barney cartoon Barney surprises Mr Prophet with a present 7.35am Animal World Nature series with music and narration by Derek Griffiths. A look at the British national bird - the cheerful robin 7.45am Quick Draw McGraw Western cartoon fun 7.50am Peter Pan and the Pirates Cartoon Captain Hook is taught a timely lesson 8.15am Chucklevision A deserted house turns up a few hilarious surprises 8.35am The Chipmunks A festive musical cartoon special with Alvin and the Chipmunks 9.00am Gone Live! Today's special edition features a celebrity Run the Risk. Shane Richie and Peter Simon watch as the Blue Peter team takes on CBBC's trio and Brookside's representatives. Plus Going Live's star-filled Christmas entertainment - Snow Green and the Seven Idiots. With Sarah Greene and Phillip Schofield 10.00am The Chronicles of Narnia Based on the novels by C S Lewis. Prince Caspian. Troubled times return to the magical land 11.00am Film : Annie (1982) starring Albert Finney and Aileen Quinn 1.00pm Cartoon Double Bill 1.20pm News Jennie Bond Weather Ian McCaskill 1.25pm 'Allo 'Allo Rene finds himself in danger when Yvette confides in him 2.10pm Film : Escape to Victory (1981) starring Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone 4.05pm Simply the Best highlights of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean's ice show which also features the Ukrainian Ice Spectacular 4.55pm Final Score with Ray Stubbs 5.05pm News Jennie Bond Weather Ian McCaskill 5.15pm Dad's Army Battle of the Giants The vicar, the verger and the warden are the umpires when the Walmington-on-Sea platoon takes an initiative test against their old rivals from Eastgate 6.10pm Big Break Christmas Celebrity Special Hi-de-Hi!s Ruth Madoc, Patrick Moore of The Sky at Night, and Blue Peter presenter Anthea Turner are the celebrities persuaded to risk their general-knowledge reputation on behalf of their favourite charities. Snooker stars joining in the pantomime fun are Dennis Taylor as the Dame, Allison Fisher as Buttons and Willie Thorne as the Giant. Attempting to control the excesses of Dick Whittington (host Jim Davidson ) will be John Virgo in the amazing guise of Dick's cat 6.50pm Noel's Christmas House Party Festive celebrations at Noel Edmonds's place include the Tony Blackburn Gotcha 7.45pm Last of the Summer Wine Stop That Castle! With the annual gala parade in the skilful hands of Foggy, Compo and Clegg, how could anything go wrong? 8.15pm Lovejoy The Prague Sun It looks like Lovejoy will be spending Christmas alone. Then a savage attack on a veteran Second World War flier from Czechoslovakia leads Lovejoy and Eric to Prague on a hunt for missing diamonds 9.50pm News Jennie Bond and Sport Weather Ian McCaskill 10.05pm Film : When Harry Met Sally (1989) starring Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan Première 11.40pm Film : Hud (1963) starring Paul Newman and Patricia Neal 1.30am Weather 1.35am Closedown Sunday 27th December 1992 BBC1 7.50am Film : The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952) starring William Powell 9.10am News, Weather 9.15am This is the Day : Christmas Special with Roy Castle 10.00am Christmas in Europe Europe's broadcasters come together in a celebration of Christmas traditions and folklore, capturing the excitement and mystery of the season throughout Europe 10.45am The Natural Olympian Speed, stamina and strength: Olympic athletes strive for them, animals survive by them. This film looks at top performers from both the natural and human worlds 11.40am Film : The Italian Job (1969) starring Michael Caine 1.20pm Weather for the Week Ahead John Kettley 1.25pm News 1.30pm EastEnders Omnibus edition 3.00pm Film : Chariots of Fire (1981) starring Ben Cross, Ian Charleson 5.00pm Disney Time presented by Sarah Greene 5.40pm Antiques Roadshow - the Next Generation A special edition full of dolls, toys, trains and teddy bears, presented by Hugh Scully 6.25pm News Chris Lowe Weather Michael Fish 6.40pm Songs of Praise for Christmas, from Chester Cathedral. This week's Songs of Praise comes as the culmination of a year of 900th anniversary celebrations for Chester Cathedral 7.15pm More Auntie's Bloomers Terry Wogan rummages through the BBC skip for more of those magic moments in broadcasting history when everything that can go wrong, does 8.05pm Miss Marple : The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side Joan Hickson stars for the last time as Miss Marple 10.00pm The Good Life Silly but It's Fun Christmas Special from 1977 10.30pm News Michael Buerk Weather Michael Fish 10.45pm Everyman Songs of Longing A portrayal of the extraordinary spiritual world of a parish priest in one of the remotest parts of Britain 11.35pm Film : Excalibur (1981) starring Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren 1.50am Weather 1.55am Closedown Bank Holiday Monday 28th December 1992 BBC1 7.00am News, Regional News, Weather 7.10am Children's BBC with Philippa Forrester and Toby Anstis Hallo Spencer Puppet adventures 7.35am Babar Classic story of Babar the elephant 8.00am News, Regional News, Weather 8.10am Cuckooland Return of the comedy about a house with a life of its own 8.35am Swamp Thing animated adventures 9.00am News, Regional News, Weather 9.05am Come Midnight Monday 4: Spack and the Shire Secretary, Harrison, lose their motion to dispose of "Wombat" 9.25am Why Don't You ? The new gang is at large in a whacky mansion, offering activities, recipes and games for the school holidays. Today juggling, ballroom dancing and pizza-making 10.25am TV Film : The Phantom Treehouse (1984) animation 11.35am Film : Sons of the Musketeers (1952) starring Maureen O'Hara 12.55pm Regional News , Weather 1.00pm News Chris Lowe Weather Peter Cockroft 1.05pm Neighbours 1.25pm Eldorado Gwen is concerned about Terry's effect on Blair 1.55pm Cartoon 2.10pm Film : Star Trek - the Motion Picture (1979) starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy 4.15pm The Russ Abbot Christmas Show The excesses of Christmas Day are only too obvious when an overweight Peter Pan teaches Wendy how to fly 4.55pm Final Score introduced by David Davies 5.05pm News Chris Lowe Weather Bernard Davey 5.15pm Regional News and Sport 5.20pm Neighbours (Repeat) Toby is riding for a fall, and Brad is shattered when his birthday present has a devastating effect on Beth. Gaby catches a shoplifter and then makes a surprising decision 5.45pm Jim'll Fix It A seasonal special in which Jimmy Savile plays Santa Claus for viewers and makes their dreams come true 6.30pm Telly Addicts In this special edition of the television knowledge quiz, Noel Edmonds raids the archives for some festive goodies to challenge his celebrity guests. Answering the questions are Birds of a Feather Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson ,singer Michael Ball, Keith Barron (Good Guys) EastEnder Michelle Collins, Rosemarie Ford (Generation Game), Geoffrey Hughes (Keeping Up Appearances), and radio and TV personality Danny Baker 7.00pm Film : Twins (1988) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny De Vito Première 8.45pm Main News Michael Buerk Regional News, Weather Bernard Davey 9.05pm One Jasper Carrott One of Britain's funniest sit-down comedians returns to the stool with some acerbic new material delivered from the stage of the Theatre Royal in London's Drury Lane 9.55pm One Foot in the Grave The Man in the Long Black Coat repeat of last year's Christmas episode 10.45pm Match of the Day Highlights from two of the day's top Premier League games 11.55pm Film : Downhill Racer (1969) starring Robert Redford, Gene Hackman 1.35am Weather 1.40am Closedown Tuesday 29th December 1992 BBC1 7.00am News, Regional News, Weather 7.10am Hallo Spencer 7.35am Babar the Elephant 8.00am News, Regional News, Weather 8.10am Cuckooland 8.35am Swamp Thing 9.00am News, Regional News, Weather 9.05am Come Midnight Monday 9.25am Why Don't You .. ? 10.05am Playdays 10.30am Film : Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) 12.20pm Cartoon 12.25pm Animal Sanctuary 12.55pm Regional News; Weather 1.00pm News, Weather 1.10pm Neighbours 1.30pm Film : That's Entertainment! (1974) 3.35pm Cartoon Double Bill 3.50pm Pingu 3.55pm Noddy 4.05pm The Chronicles of Narnia 5.00pm The Best of Blue Peter 5.35pm Neighbours (Repeat) 6.00pm News, Weather 6.15pm Regional news magazines 6.30pm The World's Strongest Man 7.30pm EastEnders 8.00pm Citizen Smith 8.30pm A Question of Sport 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Regional News, Weather 9.30pm Film : Gorillas In the Mist (1988) Première 11.35pm Curtis Stigers Live in Concert 12.25am Weather Wednesday 30th December 1992 BBC1 7.00am News, Regional News, Weather 7.10am Hallo Spencer 7.35am Babar the Elephant 8.00am News, Regional News, Weather 8.10am Cuckooland 8.35am Swamp Thing 9.00am News, Regional News, Weather 9.05am Come Midnight Monday 9.25am Why Don't You.. ? 10.05am Playdays 10.30am Film : The Slipper and the Rose (1976) 12.45pm Cartoon 12.55pm Regional News; Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News 1.10pm Neighbours 1.30pm Eldorado 2.00pm Hotel 3.30pm Cartoons 3.50pm Children's BBC Pingu 4.00pm Henry's Cat 4.10pm The Chronicles of Narnia 5.05pm Newsround : Review of the Year 5.35pm Neighbours (Repeat) 6.00pm News, Weather 6.15pm Regional news magazines 6.30pm Eldorado 7.00pm Film : Bronco Billy (1980) 8.50pm Points of View : Review of the Year 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Regional News, Weather 9.30pm Porridge (Christmas Special from 1976) (Repeat) 10.15pm Review 92: That Was the Year That Was 11.30pm Film : They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) 1.15am Weather New Year's Eve Thursday 31st December 1992 BBC1 7.00am News, Regional News, Weather 7.10am Hallo Spencer 7.35am Babar the Elephant 8.00am News, Regional News, Weather 8.10am Cuckooland 8.35am Swamp Thing 9.00am News, Regional News, Weather 9.05am Come Midnight Monday 9.25am Why Don't You..? 10.05am Playdays 10.25am Film : On the Town (1949) 12.05pm I Talk to the Animals 12.55pm Regional News, Weather 1.00pm News, Weather 1.10pm Neighbours 1.30pm Film : The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) Première 3.10pm Cartoon 3.20pm That's Life! Talented Pets 3.50pm Film : Barefoot in the Park (1967) 5.35pm Neighbours (Repeat) 6.00pm News, Weather 6.15pm Regional news magazines 6.30pm That's Showbusiness New Year's Eve Show 7.00pm EastEnders 7.30pm Bruce Forsyth: 50 Years in Showbusiness 8.20pm Film : Appointment with Death (1988) 10.00pm Main News, Regional News, Weather 10.20pm Clive James on 1992 12.05am Happy New Year 12.10am Film : The Ipcress File (1965) 1.55am Weather New Year's Day Friday 1st January 1993 BBC1 7.00am How Big Is an Elephant 7.10am Hallo Spencer 7.30am Teddy Bears' Picnic 7.55am Pingu 8.00am Playdays 8.25am Henry's Cat 8.30am The Canterville Ghost 8.55am Swamp Thing 9.20am Why Don't You...? 9.50am Raccoons on Ice 10.15am Dark Horse 11.00am Olympics 92 12.30pm The Flintstones 12.55pm Regional News, Weather 1.00pm News, Weather 1.05pm Neighbours 1.25pm Eldorado 1.55pm Film : Ben-Hur (1959) 5.20pm Neighbours (Repeat) 5.45pm News, Weather 5.55pm Regional News, Sport 6.00pm Portrait Painter to the Birds 6.30pm Eldorado 7.00pm Only Fools and Horses 8.30pm Sitting Pretty 9.00pm Love Hurts 9.50pm Main News, Regional News, Weekend Weather 10.10pm Film : Fatal Beauty (1987) 11.50pm Patti Labelle - Live in New York 12.50am Weather |
Saturday 19th December 1992
BBC2 9.05am Film : Unconquered (1947) 11.25am Bird's Eye View 12.15pm Film : The Lady Vanishes (1938) 1.50pm Network East 2.20pm Tanhalyan 3.00pm Animation Now 3.10pm Film : Spartacus (1960) Première 6.10pm The Swagger Portrait 6.35pm Scrutiny 7.05pm News and Sport, Weather 7.20pm Music on Two 8.35pm Have I Got News for You 9.05pm Performance: Absolute Hell 11.05pm Film : Nobody's Fool (1986) Première Sunday 20th December 1992 BBC2 7.00am Felix the Cat 7.15am Playdays 7.40am Smoggles 8.05am Telling Tales 8.20am Orville and Cuddles 8.25am Bltsa 8.45am Gentle Ben 9.10am The Wetter, the Better! 9.35am Thundercats 10.00am Kevin and Co 10.25am Blue Peter Omnibus 11.15am The OZone 11.30am Children's BBC Shakespeare: the Animated Tales : Twelfth Night 12.00 Thunderbirds : Give or Take a Million 12.50pm The Invaders 1.40pm Tex Avery 2.00pm South : South of Westminster 2.00pm South East : Around Westminster 2.30pm Show Jumping 3.20pm Kullervo 4.50pm Rugby Special 5.45pm Life with Eliza 5.55pm Ski Sunday 6.25pm Film : A Christmas Story (1983) Première 7.55pm Realms of the Russian Bear followed by Advent Calendar 8.45pm The Cry 9.00pm Film : Crossing Delancey (1988) Première 10.35pm Funny Business 11.35pm Film : Frenzy (1972) Monday 21st December 1992 BBC2 8.00am Breakfast News 8.15am Film : The Falcon's Adventure (19) 9.15am Film : Mr and Mrs Smith (19) 10.45am Claymation 11.00am Mr Benn 11.15am Priddy the Hedgehog 12.10pm Nikolayeva Plays Shostakovich 12.55pm The Lambeth Boys 1.55pm Christmas Carols 2.00pm News, Weather followed by The Warlords 2.30pm Westminster reports 3.00pm News, Weather followed by Songs of Praise 3.50pm News, Weather, Regional News, Weather 4.00pm Golf 5.00pm Show Jumping 5.50pm Life with Eliza 6.00pm The Addams Family 6.25pm DEF II Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 6.50pm Dance Energy House Party followed by Advent Calendar 7.30pm Film : The Dark Crystal (1982) 9.00pm I'm All Right Jacques 9.30pm Bookmark 10.20pm Manipulation 10.30pm Newsnight 11.15pm Film : Breathless (1983) 12.50am Weatherview Tuesday 22nd December 1992 BBC2 8.00am Breakfast News 8.15am Film : The Falcon in Danger (1943) 9.25am Film : A Man Alone (1955) 10.55am Christmas Carols 11.00am Charlie Chalk 11.15am Drift the Mute Swan 12.10pm Nikolayeva Plays Shostakovich 12.40pm The Lambeth Boys 1.40pm TV 2.00pm News, Weather followed by Warlords 2.30pm Away in a Manger 3.00pm News; Weather 3.40pm It's a Small World 3.50pm News and Weather, Regional News, Weather 4.00pm Film : The Band Wagon (193) 5.50pm Life with Eliza 6.00pm Film : Up Periscope (1959) 7.50pm Travel Show Guides Special 8.30pm Food and Drink Christmas Special 9.00pm Quantum Leap 9.50pm Troubleshooter 2 10.30pm Newsnight 11.15pm Film : American Gigolo (1980) 1.10am Weatherview Wednesday 23rd December 1992 BBC2 8.00am Breakfast News 8.15am Film : The Falcon's Alibi (1946) 9.15am Film : This Happy Breed (1944) 11.00am Greenclaws 11.15am Kali the Lion 12.15pm Nikolayeva Plays Shostakovich 12.45pm Balloon 1.00pm Sailing 2.00pm News, Weather followed by Dance with Me, Henry 2.35pm CountryFile 3.00pm News, Weather followed by Christmas in the City 3.50pm News, Weather, Regional News, Weather 4.00pm Animation Now 4.15pm Film : The 39 Steps (1935) b&w 5.40pm Life with Eliza 5.50pm Star Trek : Arena 6.40pm DEF11 Rough Guide to the World's Islands 7.30pm Christmas in Vienna 8.30pm Open Space : Kurdistan - the Promised Country 9.00pm Film : Dreamchild (1985) 10.30pm Newsnight 11.15pm Film : Le Cop II (1990) Première 1.00am Weathervlew Christmas Eve Thursday 24th December 1992 BBC2 7.10am Film : Bengazi (1955) starring Richard Conte 8.25am Film : A Christmas Carol (1938) starring Reginald Owen Première 9.30am Film : Flying Down to Rio (1933) starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers 11.00am Pigeon Street cartoon 11.15am Animation Now Paradise A crow attempts to become a bird of paradise 11.30am Sports Review of the Year Another chance to see this look back to 1992's great sporting moments, and the announcement of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. With Desmond Lynam and Steve Rider 1.20pm Motor Racing introduced by Steve Rider Highlights of the 1992 Esso British Touring Car Championship which reached a thrilling climax at Silverstone. Commentary by Murray Walker 2.20pm Nikolayeva Plays Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues 14 to 17 Tatiana Nikolayeva continues the epic cycle of Shostakovich's preludes and fugues 2.50pm Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre This company, founded in 1958, holds a unique place in American dance history for the eclecticism of its repertory. Judith Jamison, the company's director since Ailey's death in 1989, introduces his ballet : Memoria 3.45pm TV Journeys through colour. White is.... the beginning. It is John Lennon's piano, the sliced loaf and lies that don't count 4.05pm Paralympics Just three weeks after the Olympic Games finished in Barcelona, the city was host to the ninth Paralympics, a great celebration of disabled sport. Helen Rollason reviews the event 5.05pm Reverse Gear a look back at Top Gear's 1992 series 5.35pm Food and Drink Christmas quiz of practical and entertaining ideas such as suggestions for red wine to go with turkey and recipes for Christmas leftovers 6.05pm Life with Eliza Continuing the daily series of Edwardian comedy vignettes, starring John Sessions A Game of Bowls. Ernest acquires a set of finger bowls 6.15pm A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge 7.30pm How about a Lift, Old Boy? In 1955, Stirling Moss won the Mille Miglia, a 1,000-mile dash through Italy. This summer, 300 vintage cars took part in a rally over the original route, and Moss drove the race-winning Mercedes. His navigator, sports-writer Ian Wooldridge, reports followed by Advent Calendar 8.20pm In the Beginning John Cleese is the fast-talking serpent in Bud Handelsman's witty animation based on the story of the Creation and Fall. With Harry Enfield as Adam and Michael Hordern as God 8.30pm Aliya the Asian Elephant Simon and John King 's "animal drama" follows a baby elephant in Sri Lanka who, separated from the main herd, faces many dangers 9.20pm Harry Enfield's Festive Television Programme comedy sketches including the Old Gits, Smashie and Nicey, Leslie Norris and the Slobs 10.00pm The Comic Strip Presents Wild Turkey This new adventure from the Comic Strip team begins one snowy Christmas Eve 10.30pm Film : Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) starring Carmen Maura Première 11.55pm Film : The Birds (1963) starring Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor 1.50am Weatherview 2.00am Closedown Christmas Day Friday 25th December 1992 BBC2 6.40am Christmas In Paris A concert capturing the flavour of a French Christmas and including a live performance by the French National Orchestra 7:30am Film : Rio Bravo (1959) starring John Wayne, Dean Martin 9:45am Film : Jour de Fete (1947) directed by and starring Jacques Tati 11:15am Advent Calendar Throughout December, BBC2 has been opening windows on Christmas past. All 24 images can be seen again in this round-up of the television advent calendar 11:45am The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for Aids Awareness Last April, thousands crowded into Wembley Stadium to hear top pop stars appearing live in a special concert. This programme of highlights includes performances from the remaining members of Queen, David Bowie, Lisa Stansfield, Elton John, Annie Lennox, George Michael and Guns 'n' Roses 1:15pm Film : Top Hat (1935) starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers 2:50pm Sister Wendy's Odyssey Sister Wendy Beckett has a special Christmas story as she ends her odyssey in Edinburgh. Here she offers her unorthodox views on why Santa Claus is the patron saint of pawn brokers 3:00pm Nigel Mansell 1992 Winning the Formula 1 World Championship is the pinnacle of any racing driver's career. Having come so close to it before, Nigel Mansell finally realised that dream this year 3:45pm The Maestro and the Diva Songs by Richard Strauss In the first of two programmes, conductor Sir Georg Solti and soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa are shown in rehearsal and performance as they prepare a concert of Strauss songs. The selection includes Die Nacht, Madrigal and Begegnung 4:40pm Life with Eliza The Aquapen Ernest buys a pen which promises to convert water into ink 4:50pm Film : Monsieur Hulot's Holiday ( 1953) directed by and starring Jacques Tati 6:25pm The Queen A special showing of Her Majesty the Queen's Christmas message to the Commonwealth, with subtitles and sign language interpretation for deaf and hard of hearing people 6:35pm Reindeer Rock This programme plunders the best, and the worst, from the Yuletide pop archive, and combines them with some classic comedy 7:15pm Romeo and Juliet Northern Ballet Theatre performs Prokofiev's ballet 9:00pm Film : Dangerous Liaisons (1988) starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer Première 10:55pm The Cry The Cry of Christmas The series of music videos commissioned for Advent reaches its climax with a new performance of John Tavener 's God Is with Us 11:05pm The Likely Lads The classic Christmas episode from 1974 of the comedy series starring James Bolam, Rodney Bewes 11:50pm Film : Rear Window (1954) a classic thriller starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly 1:40am Weather 1.45am Closedown Boxing Day Saturday 26th December 1992 BBC2 6.50am Film : Pocketful of Miracles (1961) starring Glenn Ford, Bette Davis 9.00am Film : The Magic of Lassie (1978) starring James Stewart, Mickey Rooney 10.35am Film : My Uncle (Mon Uncle) (1958) starring Jacques Tati 12.35pm Looks Like a Chair, Actually It's a Lavatory Alan Bennett explores his memories of nearly 40 years of TV 1.15pm Film : The Water Babies (1978) starring James Mason, Billie Whitelaw 2.45pm Elizabeth R A unique film portrait of one year in the life of Her Majesty the Queen - celebrating the 40th anniversary of her accession to the throne 4.35pm Film : Jean de Florette (1986) starring Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu , a French film with English subtitles 6.30pm Life with Eliza continuing the comedy drama starring John Sessions Psychic Encounters Ernest wonders whether he might possess special psychic gifts 6.40pm Arena Linda McCartney, behind the Lens 7.30pm The Mikado or The Town of Titipu The D'Oyly Carte Opera 9.50pm Bookmark Sunny Stories An imaginative study of the life of author Enid Blyton that combines drama, animation and documentary 11.00pm A Ghost Story for Christmas A Warning to the Curious by M R James 11.50pm Film : Marnie (1964) starring Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery 2.00am Closedown Sunday 27th December 1992 BBC2 7.00am Children's BBC with Philippa Forrester and Toby Anstis Champion the Wonder Horse Rebel and Champion help Ricky and Sandy (b/w) 7.25am Poddington Peas The Peas wake up on Christmas day to find that Santa hasn't left them any presents 7.30am Felix the Cat animation, Felix outwits the nasty professor 7.45am Playdays the Why Bird Stop 8.10am Smoggies Arnold the Shark eats a Smoggies garbage can 8.35am Telling Tales The story of St Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio, as told by Philip Hawthorn 8.50am Orville and Cuddles Orville and Cuddles try to earn some money to buy a cake 8.55am Gentle Ben The Wedloes and aquarium men search for Ben the bear and Marco Polo the dolphin 9.25am Bitsa Recycling ideas with Caitlin Easterby and Simon Pascoe 9.40am The Wetter, the Better! Children's splash -hit game show 10.05am Pingu Pingu the Penguin is intelligent but rather clumsy 10.10am Edd the Duck's Megastar Treck 10.20am The Juggler Drama set in Quebec 10.45am Thundercats Vultureman invents a Super Power Potion which gives him great magical powers 11.10am The Prom Rebecca will never be able to forget her prom night 12.00 Thunderbirds Day of Disaster 12.50pm The Invaders The Possessed David Vincent learns the aliens have been "programming" people 1.40pm Film : To Catch a Thief (1955) starring Cary Grant 3.25pm The Maestro and the Diva A concert performance of The Four Last Songs by Richard Strauss, with Sir Georg Solti conducting the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa as soloist 4.25pm Film : Manon des Sources (1986) starring Yves Montand (in French with English subtitles) 6.15pm Life with Eliza The Curse of Summer Ernest is struck by the vast amount of rhubarb in his garden 6.25pm Le Cenerentoia Rossini's opera version of the Cinderella fairy tale is an effervescent mixture of comedy, pathos and masquerade, with spectacular fireworks and colourful costumes 9.05pm Funny Business A Fools Guide to Musical Comedy 9.55pm New Season on Two preview of the new season of drama starting soon on BBC2 10.00pm Film : The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) starring Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer Première 11.50am Film : Notorius (1946) starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman 1.35am Closedown Bank Holiday Monday 28th December 1992 BBC2 6.45am Film : Sister Kenny (1946) starring Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox 8.35am Film : The Gay Divorcee (1934) starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers 10.20am Light the Darkness This film is a reminder of the international conventions designed to protect the innocent victims of war. But they have all been broken in the past year - in Europe alone. With Peter Ustinov and the London Chamber Orchestra 11.10am Songs of Praise from Chester Cathedral 11.45am Geraint Evans Masterclass As a tribute to Sir Geraint Evans - the Welsh opera singer who died in September this year - BBC2 repeats the series of masterclasses which he gave in 1981, offering guidance to young singers in the portrayal of operatic characters 12.45pm Racing from Chepstow (12.55, 1.25, 2.00 & 2.35 races) 2.50pm The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures A series of five daily lectures by Professor Charles Stirling, FRS. Man in the Mirror. A look at how humans are lop-sided, in the use of brains, eyes, ears, right down to fingerprints 3.50pm The Works Waiting to Work This first programme in the series explores the hair-trigger world of the one-shot device, machines such as ejection seats that work once, perfectly 4.10pm Film : Yentl (1983) starring Barbra Streisand Première 6.20pm Life with Eliza Women Are So Variable Ernest ponders the nature of love, women and his own considerable attractions 6.30pm The Hard Nut To mark the centenary of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker, a performance by the Mark Morris Dance Group of the American choreographer's "alternative" version 8.00pm Granadaland As part of its first night in 1956, Granada Television broadcast a Tribute to the BBC. In the week that Granada begins its new franchise, the BBC belatedly returns the favour by transmitting an evening of programmes devoted to the oldest surviving independent TV company Coronation Street A classic episode of Britain's longest-running TV serial 8.30pm From the North The story of Granada, the company responsible for Britain's most enduring soap opera Coronation Street, the current affairs series World in Action, and highly praised drama from Brideshead Revisited to Prime Suspect 9.30pm Pro-Celebrity University Challenge quizmaster Bamber Gascoigne pits some of the programme's most celebrated alumni (including comedian Stephen Fry and BBC's Foreign Affairs Editor John Simpson) against a team of current undergraduates 10.00pm Roll on Four O' Clock classic from Granada's drama archive by one of Britain's foremost playwrights 11.00pm Northern Songs from the Beatles to the Buzzcocks, from the Bay City Rollers to Joy Division, Granada has always been quick to bring new bands to the screen. This programme plunders the archive 11.30pm Flat Caps and Ferrets A celebration of the cultural heritage of the mythical land filled with pigeons, whippets and endless cups of tea. It draws on such Granada classics as Coronation Street, A Family at War and Nearest and Dearest to expose some of the myths about the north of England 12.00 Film : The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) starring Ray Milland 1.15am Weatherview 1.20am Closedown Tuesday 29th December 1992 BBC2 6.55am Film : Samson and Delilah (1949) 9.00am Film : The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) 10.30am Charlie Chalk 10.45am Into the Woods 1.20pm Nikolayeva Plays Shostakovich 1.45pm Adam 1.50pm Geraint Evans Masterclass 2.50pm Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 3.50pm The Works 4.10pm Film : Suspicion (1941) 5.50pm Life with Eliza 6.00pm TV Film : Christmas Comes to Willow Creek (1987) 7.30pm Talking Magritte 8.00pm Winter Dreams (Ballet) 9.00pm The Vampyr - a Soap Opera 9.25pm The Bogie Man 10.25pm Film : Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) Première 12.00 Film : Invaders from Mars (1953) 1.20am Weathervlew Wednesday 30th December 1992 BBC2 7.00am Film : Hollywood Hotel (1937) 8.45am Film : Follow the Fleet (1936) 10.30am Greenclaws 10.45am Sunday in the Park with George 1.10pm Nikolayeva Plays Shostakovich 1.40pm Jean-Claude des Alpes (animation) 1.50pm Geraint Evans Masterclass 2.50pm Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 3.50pm Film : A Star is Born (1976) 6.20pm Life with Eliza 6.30pm Tosca 8.25pm Talking Rembrandt 9.00pm The Vampyra Soap Opera 9.25pm New Season on Two 9.30pm Film : Married to the Mob (1988) Première 11.10pm Unplugged - Eric Clapton 12.00 Film : The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) 1.20am Weatherview New Year's Eve Thursday 31st December 1992 BBC2 6.55am Film : Spirit of the People (1940) 8.40am Film : Shall We Dance (1937) 10.25am Pigeon Street 10.40am Chinese State Circus 11.30am Aspen - Colorado 1.50pm Geraint Evans Masterclass 2.50pm The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 3.50pm The Works (b&w) (Repeat)) 4.20pm World Darts 5.10pm Faldo's Open 5.50pm Life with Eliza 6.00pm Film : The Black Stallion (1979) 8.00pm I'm a Stranger Here Myself 9.00pm The Vampyr - a Soap Opera 9.25pm The Doug Anthony All-Stars 9.55pm New Season on Two 10.00pm Film : Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Première 11.30pm Rab C Nesbitt 12.20am Film : Without You I'm Nothing (1990) 1.45am Weatherview New Year's Day Friday 1st January 1993 BBC2 6.50am Film : Meet John Doe (1941) 8.55am Film : Swing Time (1936) 10.35am Early One Morning 11.00am Fingermouse 11.15am New Year's Day Concert 12.30pm Racing from Cheltenham. 2.50pm The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 3.50pm The Works 4.10pm Top Gear Rally Report 4.40pm The Natural World 5.30pm Ski Sunday Special 6.00pm Street Scene (Opera) 8.30pm Film : A Cry in the Dark (1988) Première 10.25pm The Vampyr: a Soap Opera 10.50pm World Darts 11.50pm Film : Blow Out (1981) 1.30am Weatherview |
