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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 
                  l
ive 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
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