BBC CHRISTMAS TV 1993
Saturday 18th December 1993
BBC1 7.00am Lassie 7.25am News and Weather 7.30am Mythical Magical Creatures 7.40am Felix the Cat 7.55am Peter Pan and the Pirates 8.20am Marlene Marlowe Investigates 8.40am Tom and Jerry's Greatest Hits (Repeat) 9.00am Live and Kicking 12.12pm Weather 12.15pm Grandstand 5.15pm News Summary, Weather 5.25pm Regional News, Sport 5.30pm Dad's Army (Repeat) 6.30pm Big Break 7.00pm Noel's House Party 8.00pm Casualty 8.50pm News, Sport, Weather 9.10pm Film : Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) 10.40pm Match of the Day 11.40pm Golf 1.10am Weather Sunday 19th December 1983 BBC1 7.25am The High Chaparral (Repeat) 9.15am Christmas Is Coming 10.00am See Hear! 10.30am Bellamy Rides Again (Repeat) 11.00am CountryFile 11.25am Cartoon 11.30am Film : Flying Leathernecks (1951) 1.10pm News 1.15pm Weather for the Week Ahead 1.20pm Stay Tooned! 2.00pm EastEnders Omnibus 3.00pm Film : The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) 4.55pm Cartoon 5.05pm The Clothes Show 5.40pm The Borrowers 6.10pm News 6.25pm Songs of Praise 7.00pm Last of the Summer Wine 7.30pm TV Film : Bernard and the Genie (1991) 8.40pm News, Weather 8.55pm Film : Batman (1989) 11.00pm Legendary Trails 11.50pm Golf 1.20am Weather Monday 20th December 1993 BBC1 6.00am Business Breakfast 7.00am Breakfast News 9.05am Defenders of the Earth (Repeat) 9.35am The Night of the Red Hunter (Repeat) 10.00am News, Regional News, Weather 10.05am Playdays (Repeat) 10.30am Good Morning.... with Anne and Nick 12.15pm Pebble Mill 12.55pm Regional News; Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News 1.30pm Neighbours 1.50pm Best of British 2.15pm Knots Landing 3.05pm Family Affairs 3.35pm Cartoon 3.45pm The Adventures of Spot 3.50pm Funnybones (Repeat) 3.55pm Star Pets 4.10pm Bananaman 4.15pm Mortimer and Arabel 4.30pm Albert the 5th Musketeer 4.55pm Newsround 5.05pm Blue Peter 5.35pm Neighbours 6.00pm Six O'Clock News, Weather 6.30pm Newsroom South East 7.00pm Telly Addicts 7.30pm Watchdog 8.00pm That's Showbusiness 8.30pm 2 Point 4 Children Christmas Special 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Regional News, Weather 9.30pm Film : Scrooged (1988) 11.05pm Film 93 with Barry Norman 11.35pm Film : Carry On Doctor (1968) 1.10am Weather 3.00am BBC Select : RCN Nursing Update: Unit 41 Breaking Bad News. Tuesday 21st December 1993 BBC1 6.00am Business Breakfast 7.00am Breakfast News 9.05am Defenders of the Earth (Repeat) 9.35am The Night of the Red Hunter (Repeat) 10.00am News, Regional News, Weather 10.05am Playdays 10.30am Good Morning.... with Anne and Nick 12.15pm Pebble Mill 12.55pm Regional News, Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News 1.30pm Neighbours 1.50pm Best of British 2.15pm Jackaroo 3.50pm Defenders of the Earth 3.55pm Moomin 4.20pm Spacevets 4.35pm The Really Wild Show (Repeat) 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 Holiday 7.30pm EastEnders 8.00pm Children's Hospital 8.30pm A Question of Sport 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Regional News Weather 9.30pm Between the Lines 10.20pm Omnibus : Sunset Boulevard 11.10pm Film : Sunset Boulevard (1950) (b&w) 1.00am Weather Wednesday 22nd December 1993 BBC1 6.00am Business Breakfast 7.00am Breakfast News 9.05am Defenders of the Earth 9.35am The Night of the Red Hunter 10.00am News, Regional News, Weather 10.05am Playdays 10.30am Good Morning.... with Anne and Nick 12.15pm Pebble Mill 12.55pm Regional News, Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News 1.30pm Neighbours 1.50pm Best of British 2.15pm Jackaroo 3.50pm Children's BBC Pingu 3.55pm Harum Scarum 4.05pm Rude Dog and the Dweebs (Repeat) 4.20pm Mortimer and Arabel 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 Film : Crocodile Dundee (1986) 8.30pm Sitting Pretty 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Regional News Weather 9.30pm Waiting for God Christmas Special 10.00pm Film : Revenge (1989) 11.55pm Film : Carry On Matron (1972) 1.25am Weather Thursday 23rd December 1993 BBC1 6.00am Business Breakfast 7.00am Breakfast News 9.05am Defenders of the Earth Rpt 9.35am The Night of the Red Hunter 10.00am News, Regional News, Weather 10.05am Playdays 10.30am Good Morning.... with Anne and Nick 12.15pm Pebble Mill 12.55pm Regional News, Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News 1.30pm Neighbours 1.50pm Best of British 2.15pm TV Film : Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991) 3.50pm Blinky Bill 4.15pm Get Your Own Back 4.30pm Favourite Songs : 0 Christmas Tree 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 Life in the Freezer 8.30pm Goodnight Sweetheart 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Regional News, Weather 9.30pm Film : Empire of the Sun (1987) 11.55pm Erasure 12.45am Weather Christmas Eve Friday 24th December 1993 BBC1 7.00am News, Regional News, Weather 7.10am Children's BBC with Zoe Ball , Philippa Forrester and Chris Jarvis The Dwarf Tree (Repeat) 7.20am Henry's Cat (Repeat) 7.35am The Teddy Bear's Christmas 8.00am News, Regional News, Weather 8.10am Defenders of the Earth (Repeat) 8.35am Nick and Noel 9.00am News, Regional News, Weather 9.05am On Christmas Eve (Repeat) 9.35am McGhee and Me 9.55am Barney (Repeat) 10.05am Playdays The Tent Stop 10.30am Film : The Land Before Time (1988) animation 11.35am Best of British clips from Ealing Comedies 12.00 Joy to the World from the Royal Albert Hall, a celebration of Christmas featuring Cliff Richard, Ruby Wax, Patricia Hodge, Patti Boulaye, Stephanie Cole, Graham Crowden, Colin Welland and a cast of 800 performers in the presence of HRH Princess Margaret. Introduced by Tania Bryer 12.55pm Regional News, Weather 1.00pm News and Weather 1.10pm Neighbours 1.30pm Stay Tooned! The career of cartoon star Betty Boop 2.00pm Film : Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) starring Dick Van Dyke 4.15pm The Flintstones cartoon fun (Repeat) 4.40pm Beatrix Potter's Tailor of Gloucester with Niamh Cusack, and the voices of Ian Holm, Derek Griffiths 5.10pm Maid Marian and Her Merry Men double bill starring Tony Robinson, Kate Lonergan 6.00pm News with Jennie Bond Weather Rob McElwee 6.15pm Regional news magazines 6.30pm Neighbours Brad finally catches up with the girl of his dreams (Repeat) 6.55pm Bruce Forsyth's Christmas Generation Game A fun-packed festive edition in which Bruce Forsyth and Rosemarie Ford are joined by surprise celebrity guests 8.00pm Film : The Hunt for Red October (1990) starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Sam Neill Première 10.10pm Chef! A Bird in the Hand, starring Lenny Henry 10.40pm Main News with Philip Hayton Regional News Weekend Weather Peter Cockroft 11.05pm Porridge The inmates of HM Prison Slade try to make Christmas a little different this year (Repeat) 11.45pm Christmas Midnight Eucharist live from Winchester Cathedral, a traditional celebration of the first Eucharist of Christmas 12.55am Film : The Philadelphia Story (1940) starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart (b&w) 2.45am Weather 2.50am Closedown Christmas Day Saturday 25th December 1993 BBC1 6:20am Children's BBC with Philippa Forrester Henry's Cat (Repeat) 6:25am Candy Claus (Repeat) 6:50am Mythical Magical Creatures 7:00am Felix the Cat 7:15am Peter Pan and the Pirates (Repeat) 7:40am The Flintstones seasonal cartoon fun 8:30am Live and Kicking on Christmas Day A festive frenzy of music, comedy and gunge. Musical guests are Eternal, but watch out for special stars in the Famous for Five Minutes slot, and surprise visitors throughout the show 9:58am Weather 10:00am The Giant Nativity Festivity Roger Royle, Bernard Hill, Sally Ann Matthews and 1,000 people in a Liverpool circus tent sing carols and hear the Christmas story told by local and circus people 10:45am Film : Scrooge (1970) starring Albert Finney, Alec Guinness 12:35pm Christmas Comedy Cracker The Two Ronnies their 1985 Christmas show with guest singer Phil Collins (Repeat) 1:30pm Dad's Army Turkey Dinner (Repeat) 2:00pm Top of the Pops Christmas 1993 3:00pm The Queen Her Majesty 's Christmas message to the Commonwealth 3:10pm Noel's Christmas Presents Noel Edmonds and his team travelled the world to bring together these nine extraordinary stories, each one delivering a unique Christmas present to people who deserve something that money can't buy 4:05pm Film : Back to the Future III (1990) starring Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd 5:55pm News with John Humphrys Weather Penny Tranter 6:05pm Only Fools and Horses feature length special 7:30pm EastEnders The Fowlers are determined not to rise to the Chapmans' bait. Phil is late for Kathy's party and Mandy and Aidan are left out in the cold 8:00pm Birds of a Feather A special holiday edition has the trio from Chigwell hitting Tinseltown, in a transatlantic comedy adventure 9:00pm News with John Humphrys Weather Penny Tranter 9:10pm Film : Ghost (1990) with Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg Première 11:10pm Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show their 1977 Christmas show, guests include Penelope Keith, Elton John 12:20am Watching Flocks a contemporary meditation for Christmas Day 12:25am Film : The Hound of the Baskervilles (1958) starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee 1:50am Weather 1.55am Closedown Christmas Sunday 26th December 1993 BBC1 7.00am Children's BBC with Philippa Forrester, Zoe Ball, Chris Jarvis Pingu animation 7.05am Playdays the Patch stop (Repeat) 7.30am Wishing animated drama series 7.40am Telling Tales the Maori tale of 'Rata's Canoe' told by Philip Hawthorne 7.55am The Legend of Lochnagar animation based on a story by HRH the Prince of Wales (Repeat) 8.20am Marlene Marlow Investigates Live-action cartoon 8.40am Albert the 5th Musketeer (Repeat) 9.00am Simon and the Witch children's drama (Repeat) 9.20am Rugrats the Rugrats experience Santa 9.45am Round the Twist children's drama (Repeat) 10.10am A Muppet Family Christmas musical special (Repeat) 11.00am Gift of God seasonal reflections from St Matthew's Church, Northampton 11.15am Simply the Best a meditation for Christmas Sunday 11.50am Ustinov Meets Pavarotti Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti talks to Peter Ustinov about his life and work (Repeat) 12.30pm 75 Years of the Royal Air Force On 1 April 1918, the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service combined to become the Royal Air Force. The story is narrated by Raymond Baxter 1.20pm Weather for the Week Ahead 1.25pm News Summary 1.30pm Donald Duck Double Bill cartoon fun (Repeat) 1.45pm EastEnders omnibus edition 3.15pm Film : Superman III (1983) starring Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor 5.15pm Antiques Roadshow - the Next Generation hosted by Hugh Scally, Andi Peters, Anthea Turner 6.00pm News with Chris Lowe Weather Penny Tranter 6.15pm Christmas Presence a Songs of Praise special from Wembley Conference Centre with Cliff Richard, Gloria Gaynor 7.00pm Keeping Up Appearances Hyacinth finally achieves her ultimate goal in her search for social acceptability in this special festive edition with Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift 8.00pm Casualty The after-Christmas lull is forgotten with the arrival in Casualty of a team of smoky firefighters, a young woman who has mysteriously lost her sight and an elf with serious pointed-ear trouble 8.50pm News with Chris Lowe Weather Michael Fish 9.05pm One Foot in the Algarve starring Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie 10.40pm Film : The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) starring Clint Eastwood 12.50am Neil Diamond's Christmas Special American singer/songwriter Neil Diamond sings festive favourites in informal settings, accompanied by choirs from around America (Repeat) 1.35am Weather 1.40am Closedown Boxing Day Monday 27th December 1993 BBC1 7.00am News, Regional News, Weather 7.10am Children's BBC with Philippa Forrester, Zoe Ball, Chris Jarvis The Little Crooked Christmas Tree (Repeat) 7.35am Pinocchio animation (Repeat) 8.00am News, Regional News, Weather 8.10am A Claymation Christmas Celebration (Repeat) 8.35am The Juggler drama about a blind boy who befriends a juggler (Repeat) 9.00am News, Regional News, Weather 9.05am The Legend of Prince Valiant animation 9.30am Why Don't You ? jokes, puzzles and things to make 10.00am Poddington Peas cartoon (Repeat) 10.05am Playdays the Why Bird Stop 10.25am Tales of the Tooth Fairies animation (Repeat) 10.35am Best of British a collection of film clips concentrating on the joys and woes of romance 11.00am Film : Blinky Bill (1992) animation Première 12.35pm Tom and Jerry's Greatest Hits (Repeat) 12.55pm Regional News, Weather 1.00pm News and Weather 1.05pm Neighbours 1.25pm Daffy Duck cartoon fun 1.35pm Animal Sanctuary focusing on Birmingham Dogs Home presented by John Craven 2.05pm Film : International Velvet (1978) starring Tatum O'Neal 4.10pm Disneytime presented by Sarah Greene 4.50pm Final Score sports results roundup 5.00pm News and Weather Regional News, Weather 5.15pm Neighbours (Repeat) 5.40pm Jim'll Fix It A special selection of festive fix-its with Jimmy Savile 6.25pm Big Break Christmas Special with Jim Davidson, John Virgo and guests Bernie Clifton, Steve Davis, Vicki Michelle, Stephen Hendry, Tessa Sanderson, Dennis Taylor 7.00pm Lovejoy starring Ian McShane 8.35pm Last of the Summer Wine starring Bill Owen, Peter Salis, Brian Wilde 9.05pm Main News with Chris Lowe Regional News Weather Penny Tranter 9.25pm Film : A Fish Called Wanda (1988) starring John Cleese, Michael Palin, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline 11.10pm The Princess of Wales's Concert of Hope introduced by David Bowie, with performances from George Michael, k.d.lang, Mick Hucknall and others recorded in the round at Wembley Arena earlier in 1993 12.40am Film : Carry On Girls (1973) starring Sidney James, Joan Sims 2.05am Weatherview 2.15am Closedown Holiday Tuesday 28th December 1993 BBC1 7.00am News, Regional News, Weather 7.10am Children's BBC with Philippa Forrester, Zoe Ball, Chris Jarvis The Snow Queen animated story narrated by Signourney Weaver 7.35am Fireman Sam animation 8.00am News, Regional News, Weather 8.10am Anytime Tales (Repeat) 8.15am Bluetoes - the Christmas Elf animation (Repeat) 8.35am Alien's First Christmas celebrating Christmas in outer space (Repeat) 9.00am News, Regional News, Weather 9.05am Henry's Cat cartoon for children (Repeat) 9.10am The Jetsons (Repeat) 9.40am Why Don't You? more tricks and fun 10.05am Playdays the Playground Stop 10.25am The Greedysauras Gang 10.35am Best of British cliffhanger scenes from British films 11.00am Film : Kim (1950) starring Errol Flynn, Dean Stockwell 12.55am Regional News, Weather 1.00pm News, Weather 1.05pm Neighbours 1.25pm Film : How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) animation 1.50pm Film : The Sand Pebbles (1966) starring Steve McQueen 4.40pm Cartoons (Repeat) 4.50pm Final Score a full results service 5.00pm News, Regional News, Weather 5.20pm Stay Tooned! presented by Tony Robinson 5.45pm Neighbours Doug and his father Bert are irreconcilable, but Doug may live to regret his actions (Repeat) 6.10pm The Paul Daniels Christmas Magic Show The spirit of Christmas is evoked in this special edition of the magic show which conjures up nostalgic images as a backdrop for illusions, including one featuring Debbie McGee in Beauty and the Beast 7.00pm A Question of Sport with David Coleman, on Bill Beaumont's team Colin Montgomerie, Graeme Hick, on Ian Botham's team Gavin Hastings, Niall Quinn 7.30pm EastEnders It's the day after Christmas but for some the festive spirit is thin on the ground. Away from the Square, Mandy and Aidan are forced to face the truth. Gita has some news for Sanjay and Phil is increasingly troubled about Nadia 8.00pm Film : Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) starring Michael Caine, Steve Martin 9.50pm Main News with Michael Buerk Regional News Weather Richard Edgar 10.10pm Carrott's Commercial Breakdown 3 Jasper Carrott looks at weird commercials from around the world 11.00pm Films of the Year with Barry Norman It's been a year of mixed fortunes for the film business. In a year when ticket sales in Britain soared to around 112 million thanks to big commercial blockbusters like Jurassic Park and The Fugitive, cinema found Itself under intense moral scrutiny regarding its effects on the nation's morals 11.45pm Film : Carry On Don't Lose Your Head (1966) starring Sidney James, Kenneth Williams 1.15am Weather 1.20am Closedown Wednesday 29th December 1993 BBC1 7.00am News, Regional News, Weather 7.10am Children's BBC Timeless Tales (Repeat) 7.35am Smoggies (Repeat) 8.00am News, Regional News, Weather 8.10am Babar (Repeat) 8.35am Litt'l Bits (Repeat) 9.00am News, Regional News, Weather 9.05am Henry's Cat (Repeat) 9.10am Defenders of the Earth (Repeat) 9.40am Why Don't You? 10.05am Playdays 10.25am Funnybones (Repeat) 10.35am Best of British 11.00am Film : The Prince and the Pauper (1977) 12.55pm Regional News; Weather 1.00pm News, Weather 1.10pm Neighbours 1.30pm Bugs Bunny 1.40pm Film : Explorers (1985) 3.25pm Stay Tooned! 3.50pm Opus and Bill 4.10pm The Really Wild Show 4.35pm The Movie Game Christmas Special 5.05pm Newsround Review of the Year 5.35pm Neighbours 6.00pm News, Weather 6.15pm Regional news magazines 6.35pm Film : Ghost Dad (1990) 8.00pm Telly Addicts 8.30pm Sitting Pretty 9.00pm Nine O' Clock News, Regional News Weather 9.30pm Spender Christmas Special 11.05pm Match of the Day 12.35am This Is Michael Bolton 1.30am Weather Thursday 30th December 1993 BBC1 7.00am News, Regional News, Weather 7.10am Children's BBC Timeless Tales (Repeat) 7.35am Smoggies (Repeat) 8.00am News, Regional News, Weather 8.10am Babar (Repeat) 8.35am Litt'l Bits (Repeat) 9.00am News, Regional News, Weather 9.05am Henry's Cat (Repeat) 9.10am Defenders of the Earth (Repeat) 9.40am Why Don't You? 10.05am Playdays 10.25am Funnybones (Repeat) 10.35am Best of British 11.00am Film : Around the World under the Sea (1966) 12.55pm Regional News, Weather 1.00pm News 1.10pm Neighbours 1.30pm Film : Meteor (1979) 3.15pm That's Life! Talented Pets 3.50pm Henry's Cat 4.00pm Jacks and the Beanstalk (Repeat) 4.30pm The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends 4.55pm Children's BBC Into 94 : A preview of forthcoming attractions. 5.05pm 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 Magpie in the Dock 8.30pm Health and Efficiency 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News, Regional News Weather 9.30pm Film : Crazy People (1990) 11.00pm Review of the Year 1993 12.15am Film : Code of Silence (1985) 1.50am Weather New Year's Eve Friday 31st December 1993 BBC1 7.00am News, Regional News, Weather 7.10am Children's BBC Timeless Tales (Repeat) 7.35am Smoggies (Repeat) 8.00am News, Regional News, Weather 8.10am Tales of a Wise King and the Devil (Repeat) 8.15am Thundercats (Repeat) 8.35am Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (Repeat) 9.00am News, Regional News, Weather 9.05am Henry's Cat (Repeat) 9.10am Defenders of the Earth (Repeat) 9.40am Why Don't You .. ? 10.05am Playdays 10.25am Funnybones (Repeat) 10.35am Best of British 11.00am Film : Spencer's Mountain (1963) 12.55pm Regional News, Weather 1.00pm News 1.10pm Neighbours 1.30pm A Popeye Special (Repeat) 1.50pm Golf 2.40pm Film : The Colditz Story (1954) (b&w) 4.15pm Film : An American Tail (1986) 5.35pm Neighbours (Rpt) 6.00pm News, Weather 6.15pm Regional news magazines 6.30pm Film : Star Trek V : the Final Frontier (1989) 8.10pm Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Repeat) 10.10pm Winter on One 10.15pm Main News, Regional News, Weekend Weather 10.35pm Clive James on 1993 12.05am Happy New Year 12.10am Hogmanay Live 1.00am* Weather * Approximate time New Year's Day Saturday 1st Janauary 1994 BBC1 7.00am Lassie 7.30am Mythical Magical Creatures 7.40am Felix the Cat 7.55am Peter Pan and the Pirates 8.15am Marlene Marlowe Investigates 8.35am The Raccoons 9.00am Live and Kicking : New Year's Day Special 10.40am Film : Spirit of the Eagle (1992) 12.12pm Weather 12.15pm Grandstand 5.05pm News, Weather 5.15pm Regional News, Sport 5.20pm Film : Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) 6.55pm Big Break 7.25pm Noel's House Party 8.25pm Casualty 9.15pm News, Sport 9.35pm Mr Blobby's Blind Date 9.45pm Film : Trading Places (1983) 11.35pm Match of the Day 12.35am Film : Hustle (1975) 2.30am Weather |
Saturday 18th December 1993
BBC2 7.00am Film : Boom in the Moon (1946) 8.10am Film : The Damned Don't Cry (1950) 9.55am Away in a Manger (Repeat) 10.25am Film : Look for the Silver Lining (1949) 12.05pm Michael Barry's Choice Cuts 12.15pm Film : Young at Heart (1954) 2.10pm Civilisation 3.00pm Film : Solomon and Sheba (1959) 5.20pm Delia Smith's Christmas 5.50pm Scrutiny 6.20pm News, Sport, Weather 6.35pm The Great Depression 7.30pm Have I Got News for You 8.00pm Arena: Radio Night* 8.10pm The Seven Ages of Radio 8.20pm TV Talk 8.50pm The Seven Ages of Radio 2 : The Schoolboy 9.00pm Heard But Not Seen 9.05pm Back to Square One 9.25pm The Seven Ages of Radio 3 : The Lover. 9.35pm Sunday Dinner 9.50pm The Seven Ages of Radio 4 : The Soldier. 10.00pm Pirates 10.15pm The Seven Ages of Radio 5 : The Judge. 10.25pm TV Theft, Radio Rip-Off 10.55pm The Seven Ages of Radio 6 : The Old Man. 11.00pm The Spot FX Man 11.20pm The Seven Ages of Radio 7 : Senility. 11.30pm It's Life, Jim.... 11.50pm The Time Signal 12.00 The Two Voyages of Donald Crowhurst 12.33am The Shipping Forecast 12.40am Film : The Next Voice You Hear (1950) *Timings from 8pm to Midnight are approximate Sunday 19th December 1983 BBC2 7.15am Poddington Peas 7.20am Playdays 7.40am Wishing 7.50am Telling Tales 8.05am Blue Peter Omnibus 9.05am Albert the 5th Musketeer 9.15am Simon and the Witch (Repeat) 9.35am TimeBusters 10.05am Grimmy 10.25am Grange Hill (Repeat) 10.50am The All New Popeye Show (Repeat) 11.15am The Boot Street Band 11.45am The O Zone 12.00 Stingray 12.25pm Gunsmoke 1.15pm Phil Silvers Show 1.40pm The Living Soap 2.00pm Around Westminster (London) or regional programme 2.30pm Wildlife on Two (Repeat) 3.00pm Show Jumping 4.00pm Delia Smith's Christmas 4.30pm Ski Sunday 5.10pm Rugby Special 6.10pm Red River Tales 6.25pm The Money Programme 7.00pm Film : The Witches (1989) Première 8.30pm Moving Pictures Special 9.30pm Screen Two TV Film : The Trial (1993) 11.30pm Feelings 11.40pm Film : The Company of Wolves (1984) Monday 20th December 1993 BBC2 6.40am Film : Command Performance (1937) (b&w) 8.00am Breakfast News 8.15am Westminster Daily 8.30am Film : Irene (1940) (Colour and b&w) 9.50am Holiday Outings : Switzerland. 10.05am Fine Cut 11.00am Animation Now 11.15am Songs of Praise 11.50am Film : Lassie: the Adventures of Neeka (1970) 1.00pm M*A*S*H 1.25pm Children's BBC: Melvin and Maureen's Music-a-Grams 1.40pm In the Making (Repeat) 2.00pm News and Weather 2.15pm Westminster reports or other Regional programmes shown yesterday at 2.00pm 2.45pm The First Noels 3.00pm News and Weather followed by Show Jumping 3.50pm News and Weather, Regional News, Weather 4.00pm Catchword 4.30pm The Wartime Kitchen and Garden 5.00pm Who Needs a Wash? 5.30pm Delia Smith's Christmas (Repeat) 6.00pm Def II D Energy 6.30pm Film : Gleaming the Cube (1989) Premiere 8.10pm Rolls-Royce -an Alpine Challenge 9.00pm Newman and Baddiel Christmas in Pieces 9.30pm Timewatch 10.30pm Newsnight 11.15pm Weatherview 11.20pm Feelings 11.30pm Film : La Strada (1954) (b&w) In Italian with English subtitles Tuesday 21st December 1993 BBC2 6.50am Film : The Lad (1935) 8.00am Breakfast News 8.15am Film : The Yellow Canary (1943) 9.50am Fine Cut 11.25am The Weasel's Winter 11.50am Film : Lassie: Joyous Sound (1972) 1.00pm M*A*S*H 1.25pm Children's BBC : The Brollys 1.40pm Christmas Crackers 1.45pm The First Noels 2.00pm News and Weather followed by See Hear! 2.30pm Show Jumping 3.00pm News and Weather followed by Radio Goes to War (Repeat) 3.50pm News, Weather, Regional News, Weather 4.00pm Always Afternoon 5.30pm Delia Smith's Christmas 6.00pm Film : One Spy Too Many (1966) Première 7.40pm Animation Now 7.50pm It Will Be All Over by Christmas 8.30pm Food and Drink Christmas Quiz 9.00pm Bottom 9.30pm 40 Minutes : Latin Nights 10.10pm Vivian Stanshall: the Early Years followed by Christmas in Sarajevo 10.30pm Newsnight 11.15pm Weatherview 11.20pm Feelings 11.30pm Film : Amarcord (1973) in Italian with English subtitles Wednesday 22nd December 1993 BBC2 7.05am Film : Shot in the Dark (1933) 8.00am Breakfast News 8.15am Film : They Flew Alone (1941) 9.55am Fine Cut Rpt 11.30am Made by Man 11.50am Film : Lassie : Countdown (1975) 1.00pm M*A*S*H 1.25pm Children's BBC Brum 1.35pm Stoppit and Tidyup 1.40pm A Day that Shook the World 1.45pm The First Noels 2.00pm News, Weather followed by Songs of Praise 2.35pm CountryFile 3.00pm News, Weather followed by Radio Nuts 3.50pm News, Weather, Regional News, Weather 4.00pm Audrey Hepburn : In Her Own Words 4.30pm A Question of Sport 5.00pm Food and Drink Christmas Quiz 5.30pm Delia Smith's Christmas 6.00pm Star Trek 6.50pm Glorious Gower 7.20pm Personal Best 8.10pm The Travel Show 9.00pm Seinfield 9.25pm Stark 10.20pm The House that Time Forgot 10.30pm Newsnight 11.15pm Weatherview 11.20pm Feelings 11.30pm Film : Gardens of Stone (1987) Thursday 23rd December 1993 BBC2 6.50am Film : Say It with Flowers (1934) (b&w) 8.00am Breakfast News 8.15am Film ; Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) 9.50am Fine Cut 11.25am Dick Smith - Master of Make-Up 11.45am Film : Lassie: The Well of Love (1976) 1.00pm M*A*S*H (Repeat) 1.25pm Children's BBC Greenclaws 1.40am Small Objects of Desire 2.00pm News, Weather followed by The First Noels (Repeat) 2.20pm Weather Watch 2.30pm The Third Age 3.00pm News, Weather 3.50pm News, Weather, Regional News, Weather 4.00pm Always Afternoon 5.30pm Delia Smith's Christmas 6.00pm Film : The Karate Killers (1967) Première 7.30pm Top Gear Rally Report 8.00pm Christmas Time in Vienna 9.00pm Rab C Nesbitt 9.30pm The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb followed by Christmas in Sarajevo 10.30pm Newsnight 11.15pm Weatherview 11.20pm Feelings 11.35pm Film : Prizzi's Honor (1985) Christmas Eve Friday 24th December 1993 BBC2 6:50am Film : Cotton Queen (1937) starring Will Fyffe, Stanley Holloway (b&w) Première 8.10am Film : Holiday Inn (1942) starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire (b&w) 9.45am Fine Cut documentary taking an amusing look at European and American stereotypes of each other (Repeat) 11.10am The Europeans Britons who have moved abroad, today Belgium 11.20am The First Noels Carols rediscovered (Repeat) 11.35am Film : Genevieve (1953) starring Kenneth More 1.00pm M*A*S*H The 4077th is visited by three members of a UN delegation (Repeat) 1.25pm When It Was a Game a nostalgic look at Baseball 2.25pm The Angel and the Soldier Boy animation with music by Clannad 2.50pm Sports Review of the Year (Repeat) 4.40pm Film : Big Top Pee-Wee (1988) starring Pee-Wee Herman, Kris Kristofferson 6.00pm Carols from King's The choir of King's College Chapel, Cambridge, celebrates Christmas with 13 carols interspersed with four Christmas readings in a service recorded specially for television 7.00pm Inura the Dingo animal drama 8.00pm The Team - a season with McLaren McLaren has everything to play for in the last race of the season. The championship is lost, but a win here will make them the most successful team in Formula 1 history 8.30pm The Wartime Kitchen and Garden The final programme remembers 1945. Winter brought the worst fuel crisis of the war, so Ruth Mott uses a steamer and cooks rabbit, while Harry Dodson cultivates haricot beans 9.00pm Have I Got News for You end-of-year special with guests Bob Geldof, Griff Rhys-Jones 9.30pm The Sorceress : Kiri Te Kanawa a fantasy combining singing with spectacular dance both baroque and contemporary 10.20pm Christmas in Sarajevo Tonight's account of the siege is compiled from the stories of a mixed Bosnian community who refuse to fight each other 10.40pm Film : White Palace (1990) starring Susan Sarandon, James Spader Première 12.20am A Ghost Story for Christmas The Treasure of Abbot Thomas 1.00am Weatherview 1.05am Film : The Fly (1958) starring Vincent Price 2.40am Closedown Christmas Day Saturday 25th December 1993 BBC2 7:00am Film : Rio Lobo (1970) starring John Wayne 8.05am Film : White Christmas (1954) starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney 10:45am Athletics highlights from the world championships held in Stuttgart in August 11:45am Inside the Wrong Trousers behind-the-scenes look at the work of Oscar-winning animator Nick Park 12:15pm The Way of the Cross in Sarajevo In the devastated city, a remarkable Mass is held as two priests follow a contemporary road to Cavalry 12:40pm Film : The Railway Children (1971) starring Dinah Sheridan, Jenny Agutter 2:25pm Fresh Prince of Bel-Air disaster strikes the Banks family Christmas 2:50pm A Tribute to Rudolf Nureyev People across the world mourned the death earlier this year of Rudolf Nureyev, the Russian-born dancer who became one of the most famous figures in the history of ballet. This documentary pays tribute to his life and work. 3:35pm Film : Romeo and Juliet (1966) ballet starring Rudolf Nureyev 5:35pm A Grand Day Out claymation comedy by Nick Park 6:00pm A Christmas Carol ballet 7:30pm Film : American Friends (1991) starring Michael Palin Première 9:05pm The Queen This afternoon's speech, with signing for deaf people. Then Christmas in Sarajevo 9:15pm Bookmark : Selected Exits dramatisation of Gwyn Thomas's autobiography starring Anthony Hopkins and his daughter Abigail Harrison appearing on screen together for the first time 10:25pm French and Saunders an episode from their 1990 series (Repeat) 10:55pm Film :Belle de Jour (1967) starring Catherine Deneuve In French with English subtitles 12:30am Film : Hangover Square (1945) with Lard Cregar, George Sanders (b&w) 1:50am Closedown Christmas Sunday 26th December 1993 BBC2 6.45am Film : Sailor Beware (1951) starring Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin (b&w) 8.25am Film : The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers 10.10am Gymnastics Helen Rollason looks back at the World Gymnastics Championships, hosted by Britain last April 11.00am Film : Roman Holiday (1963) starring Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck (b&w) 12.55pm Film : An Affair to Remember (1957) starring Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr 2.45pm Ocean Challenge Julian Pettifer looks back at the British Steel Challenge round the world yacht race 3.45pm Reindeer Rock the best and worst recordings from the Christmas pop archive 4.25pm Peter and the Wolf - a Prokofiev Fantasy using a combination of puppets and actors starring Roy Hudd, narration by Sting 5.20pm The Wrong Trousers animation with Wallace and Gromit 5.50pm Porgy and Bess opera Willard White and Cynthia Haymon star in the title roles, and the London Philharmonic is conducted by Simon Rattle on a soundtrack that uses the commercially-available EMI recording. 8.55pm The Seven Deadly Sins The first of seven films exploring the virtues of vice. Cinderella or the Vindication of Sloth In Stephen Oliver 's opera the famous fairy story is turned on its head - the sisters are pretty, Cinderella is lazy and the Fairy Godmother is the Devil 9.05pm Film : Crimes and Misdemeanours (1989) starring Martin Landau, Mia Farrow, Alan Alda, Woody Allen Première followed by Christmas in Sarajevo 10.45pm Unplugged - Rod Stewart MTV's Unplugged series of concerts began as a humble idea: rock stars would come into the studio with an acoustic band and perform simple renditions of their best-known songs. Rod Stewart 's session, recorded in Los Angeles in February, was a big success, revitalising the singer's career and proving the effectiveness of the Unplugged concept 12.00 Film : The Hospital (1971) starring George C Scott, Diana Rigg 2.15am Closedown Boxing Day Monday 27th December 1993 BBC2 7.00am Film : Mrs Mike (1949) starring Evelyn Keyes (b&w) 8.35am Film : The Queen of Spades (1948) starring Anton Walbrook (b&w) 10.05am Nene Walks 1/4 walks along the Nene Valley 10.15am Christmas Presence (Repeat) 11.00am Film : Charade (1963) starring Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant 12.55pm Children's BBC Melvin and Maureen's Music-a-grams musical fun (Repeat) 1.10pm Seven Faces of Everest a story to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest 2.20pm The Touring Car Year review of the 1993 season 3.20pm Ultra 30 Yachts A review of the Ultra 30 Grand Prix series 4.10pm The Queen of Spades Glyndebourne Festival production of Tchaikovsky's opera, based on a story by Pushkin 7.00pm At Home with Vic and Bob Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer 7.05pm The Best of Rutland Weekend Television A compilation of highlights from the influential mid-1970s comedy series starring Eric Idle and Neil Innes 7.30pm Bob's New Hairstyle The vintage TV crops in Vic's classic clips collection 7.40pm Dad's Army Christmas Sketch Not seen since 1972, this classic Christmas mini-episode finds Captain Mainwaring and co preparing to make a Yuletide radio broadcast 7.55pm The Bra Men Pat Arrowsmith and Dave Wright present the local news headlines - wearing certain support garments 8.00pm Meerkats Utd wildlife film (Repeat) 8.30pm Vic and Bob's Comedy Selection Box a selection of sketches and memorable television light entertainment moments 8.55pm Slade at Christmas the raucous 70's pop group are attacked by Simon Le Bon with a high powered water gun 9.05pm Shooting Stars with Jonathan Ross, Wendy Richard, Martin Clunes take on Danny Baker, Ulrika Jonsson, Noddy Holder 9.30pm Mulligan and O'Hare a ballad from the duo, Reeves and Mortimer's maestros of melody 9.35pm Play for Today : Nuts to May comedy (Repeat) 10.55pm Vic and Bob Closedown followed by Christmas in Sarajevo 11.00pm The Seven Deadly Sins Envy Historian Simon Schama tells the story of an exquisite chateau, a display of fireworks - and a jealous King of France followed by Christmas in Sarajevo 11.10pm Film : The Year My Voice Broke (1987) starring Noah Taylor Première 12.50am Weatherview 12.55am Film : The Honeymoon Killers (1969) starring Shirley Stoler, Tony LoBianco (b&w) 2.45am Closedown Holiday Tuesday 28th December 1993 BBC2 7.05am Film : Mr Lucky (1943) starring Cary Grant (b&w) 8.40am Film : Soigné ton gauche (1936) (b&w) 8.55am Film : Bachelor Knight (1947) starring Cary Grant (b&w) 10.25am Nene Walks Northampton to Irthlingsborough 10.35am Children's BBC with Chris Jarvis The Brollys animation (Repeat) 10.50am The First Noels traditional and modern carols 11.10am BBC Proms 93 highlights of the summer Proms 12.10pm M*A*S*H A gruff general makes his presence felt (Repeat) 12.35pm Racing from Chepstow (12.50,1.20, 1.55, 2.25 races plus 2.35 from Leopardstown) 2.50pm The Cosmic Onion The first in a series of five daily Royal Institution Christmas lectures by Professor Frank Close. 3.50pm Edinburgh Military Tattoo 1993 highlights of the tattoo (Repeat) 4.20pm The Two Belles the story of the rival versions of Leonarda Da Vinci's La Belle ferronnière 5.00pm Marilyn: the Last Interview Marilyn Monroe's last recorded interview 5.30pm Film : Angel Square (1990) starring Ned Beatty Première 7.15pm Capriccio opera starring Kiri Te Kanawa 9.40pm The Seven Deadly Sins Lust A man meets two seductive cabaret singers and a devilish barman followed by Christmas in Sarajevo 9.50pm Film : Born on the Fourth of July (1989) starring Tom Cruise Première 12.10am Weatherview 12.15am Country Music Awards Highlights of this year's awards ceremony from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. Hosted by Vince Gill and Clint Black 1.50am Closedown Wednesday 29th December 1993 BBC2 7.00am Film : Tender Comrade (1943) 8.40am L'Ecole des facteurs 8.55am Film : Tom, Dick and Harry (1941) 10.20am Nene Walks (Repeat) 10.30am Holiday Outings : Argentina (Repeat) 10.35am Children's BBC Brum (Repeat) 10.45am Children's BBC Stoppit and Tidyup (Repeat) 10.50am The Ice Puppy (Repeat) 11.00am Christmas Crackers (Repeat) 11.05am Aspen, Colorado (Repeat) 1.35pm M*A*S*H Rpt 2.00pm Cardiff Singer of the World 2.50pm The Cosmic Onion 3.50pm Film : Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) 5.40pm Tex Avery Triple Bill 6.00pm Star Trek 6.50pm Film 93 with Barry Norman 7.20pm The Decisive Moment : The Year in Pictures 8.00pm Guys, Dolls and D-Wing 8.50pm The Seven Deadly Sins followed by Christmas in Sarajevo 9.00pm Film : Havana (1990) 11.20pm Deadly Currents 12.55am Weatherview 1.00am Film : Mad Love (1935) Thursday 30th December 1993 BBC2 6.55am Match of the Day 8.25am Film : Cours du soir (1967) 8.55am Vigil in the Night 10.25am Nene Walks 10.35am Children's BBC Greenclaws (Repeat) 10.50am Woodland Web 11.20am Film : The Nun's Story (1959) 1.35pm M*A*S*H (Repeat) 2.00pm Cardiff Singer of the World 2.50pm The Cosmic Onion 3.50pm Film : Sabrina Fair (1954) 5.40pm Ski Sunday 6.30pm Film : How to Steal the World (1968) 7.55pm Animation Now 8.00pm Seinfeld followed by Christmas in Sarajevo 8.30pm Top Gear 9.00pm Screen Two: The Railway Station Man 10.40pm Winter on Two 10.50pm The Seven Deadly Sins 11.00pm Film : Stand and Deliver (1988) Premiere 12.40am Weatherview 12.45am Film : Crimewave (1985) New Year's Eve Friday 31st December 1993 BBC2 7.00am Film : BF's Daughter (1948) 8.45am Film : The Furies (1950) 10.30am Christmas Crackers (Repeat) 10.35am Charlie Chalk Rpt 10.50am Film : Captain Scarlett (1953) 12.05pm M*A*S*H Rpt 2.00pm Cardiff Singer of the World 2.50pm The Cosmic Onion 3.50pm Animation Now 4.00pm The Callas Conversations 4.50pm Film : Funny Face (1957) 6.30pm Lulu's Big Show 7.25pm The White Heather Club 7.55pm La Traviata (opera) 10.05pm The Seven Deadly Sins followed by Christmas in Sarajevo 10.15pm Film : Slamdance (1987) Première 11.50pm Trick at Bedtime 12.00 Jools Holland's Hootenanny 1.00am Weatherview 1.05am Film : One-Trick Pony (1980) New Year's Day Saturday 1st Janauary 1994 BBC2 8.15am Open University 8.15am Lifestyles, Work and the Family 9.05am Build a Better Business: Budgeting 9.30am Film as Evidence : Poverty in the 30s 9.55am Asia II Dhoop Kinarey 10.25am Bollywood or Bust! 10.55am Arthur Negus Enjoys 11.15am New Year's Day Concert Live from Vienna 12.30pm Film : Whistle Down the Wind (1961) 2.05pm Civilisation 3.00pm Consuming Passions 3.05pm Dance for a Gardener 3.35pm Film : The Children's Hour (1961) 5.20pm The Cosmic Onion 6.20pm The Callas Conversations (Repeat) 7.05pm World Darts 8.00pm The Seven Deadly Sins 8.10pm Assignment Special 9.00pm The Paul Calf Video Diary 9.35pm Film : Romuald and Juliette (1989) 11.25pm Film : The Front Page (1974) 1.05am World Darts |