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BBC CHRISTMAS TV 1994

     Saturday 17th December 1994

     BBC1


     7.00am  Lassie
      7.25am  News and Weather
     7.30am  Pingu
     7.35am  Happy Birthday
     7.45am  Marlene Marlowe Investigates
    8.05am  Albert the 5th Musketeer
(Repeat)
    8.30am  The New Adventures of Superman
     9.15am  Live and Kicking
   12.12pm  Weather
   12.15pm  Grandstand
    5.10pm  News, Weather
    5.20pm  Regional News and Sport
    5.25pm  Dad's Army
   6.00pm  Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game
    7.00pm  Noel's House Party
    7.50pm  The National Lottery Live
    8.05pm  Casualty
    8.55pm  News and Sport
     9.15pm  Film : Blue Ice (1992)
   10.55pm  Match of the Day
    11.55pm  Golf
      1.25am  Weather


   











​      Sunday 18th December 1994

     BBC1


      7.25am  The Man from UNCLE
      8.15am  Breakfast with Frost
      9.15am  Great Expectations
   10.00am  See Hear!
   10.45am  The French Experience
   11.00am  The 11th Hour
    12.00       Countryfile
    12.30pm  News: On the Record
      1.35pm  The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
      2.20pm  EastEnders Omnibus
      3.40pm  Martin Chuzzlewit
(Repeat)
      4.35pm  The Bookworm
      5.05pm  The Clothes Show
      5.30pm  Just William
      6.00pm  News
      6.20pm  Songs of Praise
      7.00pm  Film : All I Want for Christmas (1991)
      8.30pm  Birds of a Feather
      9.00pm  News, Weather 
      9.15pm  The Wimbledon Poisoner
     10.30pm  Everyman : Mary's Miracle
     11.00pm  Golf
     12.40am  Film : Pulp (1972) 
      2.15am  Weather


     





​     Monday 19th December 1994

     BBC1


     6.00am  Business Breakfast
      7.00am  Breakfast News
      9.05am  The Morning on BBC1
                     Kilroy 
    10.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
    10.05am  Good Morning....with Anne and Nick 
   12.00         News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
    12.05pm  Pebble Mill
    12.55pm  Regional News; Weather
     1.00pm  One O'Clock News
     1.30pm  Neighbours
     1.50pm  The Great British Quiz
      2.15pm  Knots Landing
     3.00pm  Today's Gourmet
     3.30pm  Cartoon Double Bill
      3.45pm  Monster Cafe
     4.00pm  Mortimer and Arabel
     4.15pm  The All New Popeye Show
     4.35pm  Bucky O'Hare
     5.00pm  Newsround
     5.10pm  Blue Peter
     5.35pm  Neighbours
(Repeat)
     6.00pm  Six O'Clock News, Weather 
     6.30pm  Regional News magazines
     7.00pm  Telly Addicts
     7.30pm  Watchdog
     8.00pm  EastEnders
     8.30pm  The Brittas Empire
     9.00pm  Nine O'Clock News,
                     Regional News, Weather 
     9.30pm  Milner
    10.45pm  Film : The Woman in Red (1984) 
     12.10am  Film : The Ipcress File (1965) 
       1.55am  Weather
      3.00am  BBC Select
                     RCN Nursing Update
(Repeat)

     
​      Tuesday 20th December 1994

      BBC1


      6.00am  Business Breakfast
       7.00am  Breakfast News
       9.05am  The Morning on BBC1
                      Kilroy 
     10.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
     10.05am  Good Morning....with Anne and Nick 
    12.00        News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
    12.05pm   A Pebble Mill Special
     12.55pm  Regional News, Weather
      1.00pm  One O'Clock News
      1.30pm  Neighbours
      1.50pm  The Great British Quiz
      2.15pm  The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
      3.35pm  Cartoon Double Bill.
      3.50pm  Pingu
      3.55pm  Moomin
      4.20pm  Spacevets III
      4.35pm  Take Two
      5.00pm  Newsround
       5.35pm  Neighbours
(Repeat)
      6.00pm  Six O'Clock News, Weather
      6.30pm  Regional news magazines
      7.00pm  Holiday
      7.30pm  EastEnders
      8.00pm  A Question of Sport
      8.30pm  Only Fools and Horses :
                     Diamonds are for Heather
                     (1982 Christmas Special) 
(Repeat)
     9.00pm  Nine O'Clock News
                     Regional News, Weather
     9.30pm  Film : Wayne's World (1992)
    11.05pm  Film 94 
    11.35pm  Film : The Italian Job (1969)
      1.10am  Weather
      2.45am  BBC Select
                     Executive Business Channel : Scrambled


      Wednesday 21st December 1994

      BBC1


      6.00am  Business Breakfast
       7.00am  Breakfast News
       9.05am  Bucky O'Hare
       9.35am  Tom Alone (Repeat)
     10.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
     10.05am  Playdays
     10.30am  The Morning on BBC1
                      Good Morning....with Anne and Nick 
     12.00       News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
     12.05pm  A Pebble Mill Special
     12.55pm  Regional News, Weather
      1.00pm  One O'Clock News
      1.30pm  Neighbours
      1.50pm  The Great British Quiz
      2.15pm  The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
      3.45pm  Noddy
      3.55pm  Mortimer and Arabel
      4.10pm  Dinobabies
      4.35pm  Growing Up Wild
      5.00pm  Newsround
      5.05pm  Grange Hill
      5.35pm  Neighbours
(Repeat)
      6.00pm  Six O'Clock News, Weather
      6.30pm  Regional news magazines
      7.00pm  This Is Your Life
      7.30pm  Here and Now
      8.00pm  How Do They Do That?
      9.00pm  Nine O'Clock News
                      Regional News, Weather 
      9.30pm  Between the Lines
     10.25pm  Film : Frankenstein: the True Story (1973)
                      
(Part One) 
     11.50pm  Film : Gothic (1986)
        1.15am  Weather


     





​     Thursday 22nd December 1994

     BBC1


      6.00am  Business Breakfast
       7.00am  Breakfast News
       9.05am  Children's BBC
                      Bucky O'Hare
       9.30am  Tom Alone
(Repeat)
     10.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather 
     10.05am  Playdays
     10.30am  The Morning on BBC1
                      Good Morning....with Anne and Nick 
     12.00       News, Weather, Regional News, Weather 
     12.05pm  Pebble Mill 
     12.55pm  Regional News, Weather
      1.00pm  One O'clock News
      1.30pm  Neighbours
      1.50pm  The Great British Quiz
       2.15pm  Disney Family Movie : Robin Hood (1973)
      3.40pm  Cartoon
      3.50pm  Brum
      4.05pm  The Animals of Farthing Wood
      4.30pm  Pirates
      4.55pm  Newsround
      5.05pm  Blue Peter
                     (A special festive edition) 
      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  Children's Hospital
      8.30pm  That's Showbusiness Christmas Special
      9.00pm  Nine O'Clock News
                     Regional News, Weather 
      9.30pm  Crocodile Shoes
     10.20pm  Film : Frankenstein: the True Story (1973)
                      (Part Two)
      11.55pm  Film : Young Frankenstein (1974)
       1.40am  Weather


     Friday 23rd December 1994

     BBC1

​     
6.00am  Business Breakfast
      7.00am  Breakfast News
      9.05am  Bucky O'Hare
      9.30am  Tom Alone
    10.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
     10.05am  Playdays
    10.30am  The Morning on BBC1
                     Good Morning....with Anne and Nick 
     12.00       News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
     12.05pm  Pebble Mill 
     12.55pm  Regional News, Weather
      1.00pm  One O'Clock News
      1.30pm  Neighbours
      1.50pm  The Great British Quiz
      2.15pm  Film : Miracle in the Wilderness (1991)
      3.40pm  Barney
      3.45pm  TVK
      4.00pm  The New Yogi Bear Show
      4.10pm  Get Your Own Back Christmas Special
      4.35pm  Record Breakers
      5.00pm  Newsround
      5.10pm  Byker Grove
      5.35pm  Neighbours
(Repeat)
      6.00pm  Six O'Clock News, Weather 
      6.30pm  Regional news magazines
      7.00pm  The World's Strongest Man
      7.30pm  Tomorrow's World
      8.00pm  Christmas Good Fortune
      9.00pm  Nine O'Clock News
                     Regional News, Weather 
      9.30pm  Film : The Godfather Part III (1990) 
     12.05am  Simply Red - Live!
     12.55am  Film : The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)
      2.10am  Weather


      Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 1994

      BBC1
   
      7.00am  Lassie  

       7.25am  News and Weather

      7.30am  Children's BBC 

                     with Chris Jarvis
                     Pingu animation  (Repeat)

      7.35am  Happy Birthday 

      7.45am  Marlene Marlowe Investigates
 
                    live action and animation

     8.05am  The Chipmunks  
                    cartoon

     8.30am  The New Adventures of Superman 
                    Lois and Clark investigate a rival
                    newspaper publisher whom they
                    suspect of deliberately causing
                    tragic accidents
  

     9.15am   Live and Kicking
                    Diane-Louise Jordan and Tim Vincent
​                    of Blue Peter compete against
                    2 Point 4  Children pair Clare Buckfield
                    and John Pickard, and Dean Gatiss and
                    Justin Pickett from Desmond 's in a seasonal
                    edition of Run the Risk.
                    Music from 
Eternal and the
                    London Community 
Gospel Choir,
                    and behind the scenes at
                    The Antiques Roadshow


   12.30pm   Joy to the World 
                    Carols, Comedy & Dance from the 
                    Royal Albert Hall , featuring
                    Larry Adler, 
Jean Boht, Lesley Garrett,
                    Bob Holness, 
Benjamin Luxon,
                    Nanette Newman, 
Paul Nicholas, Diana Rigg, 
                    Jimmy Tarbuck


     1.30pm  News and Weather

     1.35pm   Disney Family Movie :  
                    
The Land Before Time (1988)    
                    animation

     2.40pm  Popeye  
                    animation

     2.50pm  Film : Santa Claus (1985) 
                    starring Dudley Moore, John Lithgow

     4.35pm  Disneytime 
                    with Michaela Strachan

     5.15pm  News and Weather

     5.25pm  Regional News and Sport

     5.30pm  Film : An American Tail : 
                    Fievel Goes West (1991)

                    animation Première

    6.45pm  Bruce Forsyth' s Christmas 
                   Generation Game

                   In a seasonal end to the series, family
                   couples compete to see who will perform
                   in a special version of Dick Whittington
                   before reaching the conveyor belt and its
                   array of prizes. 

                   With Bruce Forsyth and Rosemarie Ford

    7.50pm  The National Lottery Live

     8.05pm  Casualty  
                    Talking Turkey
                    It's Christmas Eve at Holby City Hospital
                    and the staff are inundated with policemen
                    
who have fallen prey to a dodgy batch of
                    
turkey sandwiches. A sick young girl won't
                    say who
she is, and a brawling family has
                    a surprise


    8.55pm  Birds of a Feather   
                   Christmas in Dreamland
                   It's Christmas Eve in Chigwell, and Sharon
                   is already full of the Christmas spirit.
                   So full, in fact, that she nods off. Then
                   strange things start to happen


    9.45pm  News and Sport  with Martyn Lewis
                   Weather Peter Cockroft

  10.00pm  Film : Dead Again (1991) 
                    starring Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, 
                   
Derek Jacobi, Andy Garcia Première

    11.45pm  Christmas Midnight Mass 
                    live from Liverpool's Roman Catholic
                    
Cathedral of Christ the King

    1.00am  Film : The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
                   starring George Segal, Alec Guiness

    2.40am  Weather

    2.45am  Closedown



      Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 1994

      BBC1        

      6:45am  Children's BBC 

                     with Zoe Ball and Chris Jarvis 
                     
Santa and the Tooth Fairies  (Repeat)     

      7:10am  Wishing 
                     last of the live action and animation series

      7:20am  Playdays 
                     The Tent Stop  
                     (Repeat)   

      7:40am  Santa's First Christmas  
                     animation  (Repeat)   

      8:05am  The Bears Who Saved Christmas 
                     animation

      8:30am  Noddy  
                     animation

      9:05am  Santa Claus is Comin' to Town 
                     animation, narrated and sang by Fred Astaire

      9:58am  Weather  

    10:00am  Songs of Praise 
 
                     Pam Rhodes celebrates Christmas Day 
                     live from All Hallows Church in the 
City
                     of London in  the company of 

                     Linda Bellingham, Fiona Castle, 
                     Robert Duncan and Marti Webb


    11:00am   Film : Jetsons : the Movie (1990) 
                     cinema version of the sci-fi cartoon series 
                     Première

   12:20pm   Tom and Jerry 
                     animation

   12:30pm   News and Weather 
                     Followed by
                     Eastenders
                    Omnibus edition

    2:00pm  Top of the Pops
                    The boys from Take That present
                    1994's biggest selling songs


    3:00pm  The Queen
                    Her Majesty the Queen's Christmas
                    message to the Commonwealth

  
    3:10pm  Noel's Christmas Presents
                   Noel Edmonds journeys around Britain
                   and the world to take gifts and surprises
                   to deserving people


    4:10pm  Animal Hospital Christmas 
                   Rolf Harris, Lynda Bryans and Steve Knight
                   
pay a Christmas visit to the 
                   RSPCA Harmsworth Hospital


   4:45pm  News : Weather

    4:55pm  The Wrong Trousers  

                   Wallace & Gromit
                   Oscar winning animation by Nick Park
                                               
    5:25pm  Keeping Up Appearances  
                   starring Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift   
                                   
    6:15pm  EastEnders
                  The season of goodwill comes to the Square.
                  In among the festivities, Gita has a surprise
                  for Sanjay; Ethel has some advice for Nellie,
                  and Grant has a present for Sharon


   6:45pm  Film : Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves  (1991)
                   starring Kevin Costner, 
                   
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Alan Rickman
                   
Première

   9:00pm   One Foot in the Grave
                    
Christmas special with Richard Wilson,
                    Annette Crosbie

                   .The Meldrews set out for a routine visit
                    to a garden centre little imagining the
                    good luck that fate has in store for them.
                    But their fortune is short-lived : a phone
                    call is about to turn their world upside down


    9:40pm  Victoria Wood : Live in Your Own Home
                    The comedian presents her own show,
                    with stand-up comedy, monologues and
                   
sketches in her own inimitable style  

   10:30pm  News with Jill Dando
                    Weather Peter Cockcroft

   10:40pm  Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show 
                    their 1971 show with guests Shirley Bassey,
                    
Glenda Jackson, André Previn,
                    Frank Bough, 
Robert Dougall, Dick Emery,
                    Cliff Michelmore, Patrick Moore, 
​                    Michael Parkinson, Eddie Waring


  11:25pm   Christmas Spirit  
                   a sideways look at Christmas Day

  11:30pm   Film : Trading Places (1983) 
                    starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd,
​                    Jamie Lee Curtis


  1:20am   Weather 

  1:25am   Closedown



      Boxing Day Monday 26th December 1994

      BBC1

     7.00am  Children's BBC 

                    with Zoe Ball and Chris Jarvis
                    Tree behind the Chimney 
                    animation

     7.10am  Christopher the Christmas Tree 
                   animation

     7.30am  A Monster Christmas 
                   animation

     7.55am  Bump's Christmas Story 
                   animation narrated by Simon Cadell

    8.10am  Playdays 
                   the Why Bird Stop (Repeat)

    8.30am  Timeless Tales : Puss in Boots 
                    animation

    9.00am  Marlene Marlowe Investigates 
                    live action and animation   (Repeat)

    9.15am   Bucky O'Hare 
                   animation

   9.40am  Why Don't You ? 
                   with Jo Hunter, Kalpesh Kukadia, 
                   Georgia Mills


   10.05am  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 
                    animation narrated by Burl Ives

   11.00am  Disney Family Movie :  
                    In Search of Castaways (1962)

                    starring Maurice Chevalier, Hayley Mills

   12.35pm  Cartoon Triple Bill

   12.55pm  Regional News, Weather

    1.00pm   One O'Clock News
                    Weather

    1.05pm  Neighbours


    1.30pm  Animal Sanctuary 
                   with John Craven

    2.00pm  The Two Ronnies 
                    a classic Christmas edition with 
                    Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett
  
                    (Repeat)

    2.55pm   Film : True Grit (1969) 
                    starring John Wayne, Glen Campbell

    4.55pm  Final Score results 
                   roundup with Hazel Irvine

    5.10pm  News with Nicholas Witchell
                   Weather Rob McElwee

    5.25pm  Neighbours 
                   Hannah wants to keep the carpet snake
                   as a pet but Philip thinks she should release it
                   
into the wild. Pam and Cheryl try a fresh
                   
approach in their lives and visit a New Age
                   
shop to buy a healing crystal and
                   aromatherapy oils. Gaby, convinced she
                   has lost her job, also considers a change
                   of direction
 (Repeat)

    5.45pm  Auntie's New Bloomers 
                   This compilation of BBC out-takes, the
                   third in a line of Auntie's Bloomers, finds
                   Terry Wogan in a hitherto secret bunker
                   deep beneath London's Television Centre,
                   
where he presents an A-Z guide to all
                   those moments which favourite BBC TV
                   
performers have tried desperately to keep
                   from
 the viewers

    6.25pm  Film : Kindergarten Cop (1990) 
                   starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, 
                   
Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed  
                   Première

    8.10pm  EastEnders
                   Grant wakes up alone on his and 
                   
Sharon's third wedding anniversary
                   and takes out his anger on Michelle.
                   Sanjay is disappointed by his new
                   relationship with Gita, and Phil and
                   Kathy find the going is tough


    8.40pm  2 Point 4 Children 
                   Relax-ay-Voo, starring Belinda Lang,
                   Gary Olsen


    9.10pm  Film : The Addams Family (1991)
                   starring Angelica Huston, Raul Julia,
                   
Christopher Lloyd, Dan Hedaya Première

  10.45pm  News with Nicholas Witchell
                   Weather Rob McElwee

  11.00pm  The Prince's Trust Gala Concert 
                   recorded earlier this month at the 
                   
London Arena in Docklands hosted 
                   from the top of the Telecom Tower 
                   
and features East 17, Bjorn Again, 
                   the Brand New Heavies, Eternal, Pulp, 
                   whilst Dave Stewart, Joe Cocker, 

                   M People and Cliff Richard appear
                   via 
a satellite link and Meatloaf and
                   Phil Collins appear on video


  12.30am  Film : Spellbound  (1945) 
                   starring Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck (b&w)

    2.20am  Weather

    2.25am  Closedown


     Bank Holiday Tuesday 27th December 1994

     BBC1
 
     7.00am  News and Weather
                    Regional News ; Weather

     7.10am   Children's BBC 

                    with Zoe Ball and Josie D'Arby
                    Secret Life of Toys 
                    animation

    7.25am   Felix the Cat 
                   cartoon

    7.40am  Marlene Marlow Investigates  
                   live action and animation (Repeat)

    8.00am  News and Weather 
                    Regional News ; Weather

    8.10am   The Adventures of Skippy
 
                    adventures with the world's most
                    famous kangaroo


     8.35am  Swat Kats  
                   cartoon (Repeat)
 
    9.00am  News and Weather
                    Regional News ; Weather

     9.05am  Bucky O'Hare 

                    animation

     9.30am  Why Don't You ?  
                    outrageous ways to survive the holiday

   10.00am  Playdays 
                    the Playground Stop

   10.20am  William's Wish Wellingtons  
                    cartoon

   10.35am  Joe 90 
                   Gerry Anderson's puppet series

  11.00am   Disney Family Movie :  
                   One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
 (1975) 
                   
starring Peter Ustinov   

  12.30pm  The Flintstones 
                    festive cartoon

  12.55pm  Regional News ; Weather

    1.00pm  One O'Clock News

                   Weather
  
    1.05pm  Neighbours

    1.25pm  The Nutcracker  

                   classic Christmas ballet

    3.00pm  Harry and the Hendersons  
                    a friend of Harry's arrives

    3.25pm  World Cup 94  
                   Barry Davies with highlights
                   of this 
year's World Cup in the United States

    4.35pm  The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 
                   Germany 1916 
                   The adventure series ends with the
                   elderly Indiana's recollections


     5.20pm  News with Chris Lowe
                    Regional News
                    Weather
 
Ian McCaskill

    5.35pm   Beatrix Potter : the World of 
                    Peter Rabbit and Friends 

                    The Tale of Pigling Bland the first of
                    four animated Beatrix Potter stories


    6.00pm  Neighbours  
                    Will Len Mangel break Helen's heart?
                    Michael has the biggest test of his life
 (Repeat)

    6.20pm  The Brittas Empire 
                    In the Beginning 
                    This special episode of the comedy series
                    is set in 2019, and the former staff of
                    
Whitbury Newtown Leisure Centre are 
​                    paying tribute to the man who gave them
                    
everything - Sir Gordon Brittas

    6.50pm  Big Break in Wonderland  
                    with Jim Davidson, Zoe Ball, John Parrott,
                    
Marti Caine, Terry Griffiths,
                    Craig Charles, Steve Davis and
                    referee John Virgo


    7.30pm  EastEnders  
                   Sanjay feels he's on to a winner and Ian
                   has a fishy proposition for Bianca


   8.00pm  Film : Dick Tracy (1990) 
                   starring Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino
                   
Première    

    9.40pm  News with Chris Lowe 
                    Regional News
                    Weather
Ian McCaskill

   10.00pm  Carrott-U-Like  
                     Jasper Carrott presents, sketches, 
                     spoof ads etc with Sara Crowe and 
                     
Ann Bryson

   10.50pm  Films of the Year with Barry Norman  
                    Barry Norman selects his personal
                    choice from more than 200 films seen
                    during 1994


   11.35pm   U2 - Zoomeranged
                    Rock band U2's extraordinary vision of
                    ZOO TV, recorded at Sydney Football
                    Stadium. The show is an explosive
                    mixture of concert  and multi-media
                    fantasy. After two years of developing
                    the show in Europe and America, the
                    stage is stacked with huge television
                    monitors


  12.35am   Film : My Geisha (1962) 
                   starring Shirley MacLaine

   2.30am  Weather

   2.35am  Closedown

   Wednesday 28th December 1994

   BBC1

​
     7.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
      7.10am  Children's BBC
                    Secret Life of Toys
      7.25am  Felix the Cat
      7.40am  Marlene Marlow Investigates
(Repeat)
      8.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
      8.10am  The Adventures of Skippy
      8.35am  Swat Kats
(Repeat) 
      9.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
      9.05am  Bucky O'Hare
(Repeat)
      9.30am  Why Don't You?
     10.00am  Playdays
     10.20am  William's Wish Wellingtons
     11.00am  Disney Family Movie : Candleshoe (1977)
     12.40pm  Warner Brothers Double Bill
     12.55pm  Regional News, Weather
      1.00pm  One O'Clock News
       1.10pm  Neighbours
      1.30pm  Film : Please Sir (1971) 
      3.10pm  The Story of Snow White
      3.45pm  Beatrix Potter: the World of
                     Peter Rabbit and Friends
      4.15pm  The Movie Game Christmas Special 
      4.45pm  Roy Castle - Personality Plus
      5.35pm  Neighbours
(Repeat)
      6.00pm  News, Weather
      6.15pm  Regional news magazines
      6.30pm  Telly Addicts Christmas Special
      7.00pm  This Is Your Life
      7.45pm  Strange Stories
      8.00pm  How Do They Do That?
      8.45pm  Main News, Regional News, Weather 
      9.15pm  The Lenny Henry Christmas Show
      9.55pm  The Ultimate Playboy
                     Jonathan Ross Meets Hugh Hefner
    10.35pm  Match of the Day
     11.50pm  Film : The Lost Boys (1987)
       1.25am  Weather


   Thursday 29th December 1994

    BBC1

​
      7.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
       7.10am  Children's BBC
                     Secret Life of Toys
      7.25am  Felix the Cat
      7.40am  Marlene Marlowe Investigates
     8.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
      8.10am  The Adventures of Skippy
      8.35am  Swat Kats
(Repeat)
      9.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
      9.05am  Bucky O'Hare
(Repeat)
      9.30am  Why Don't You?
     10.00am  Playdays
     10.20am  William's Wish Wellingtons
     10.30am  Joe 90
     11.00am  Disney Family Movie :
                     Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
     12.30pm  Harry and the Hendersons
     12.55pm  Regional News, Weather
      1.00pm  One O'Clock News
       1.10pm  Neighbours
      1.30pm  Film : El Dorado (1967)
      3.35pm  Daffy Duck Double Bill
      3.50pm  Pingu
(Repeat)
      3.55pm  Beatrix Potter : The World of
                     Peter Rabbit and Friends
(Repeat)
      4.20pm  Peter Pan and the Pirates
      5.00pm  The Best of Blue Peter
      5.35pm  Neighbours
(Repeat)
      6.00pm  News, Weather
      6.15pm  Regional news magazines
     6.30pm  The World's Strongest Man
      7.30pm  EastEnders
      8.00pm  Secrets
      8.50pm  TV Heroes
      9.00pm  Nine O'Clock News
                     Regional News, Weather 
      9.30pm  Film : Parenthood (1989)
     11.30pm  Review of the Year 1994
     12.45am  Film : The Family Jewels (1965)
      2.25am  Weather


   Friday 30th December 1994

   BBC1

​    
  7.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
       7.10am  Children's BBC
                     Secret Life of Toys
       7.25am  Felix the Cat
       7.40am  Marlene Marlowe Investigates
      8.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
       8.10am  The Adventures of Skippy
       8.35am  Swat Kats
(Repeat)
      9.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
      9.05am  Bucky O'Hare
      9.30am  Why Don't You?
     10.00am  Playdays
     10.20am  William's Wish Wellingtons
     10.35am  Joe 90
     11.00am  Disney Family Movie : Freaky Friday (1976)
     12.35pm  Pink Panther Show
     12.55pm  Regional News, Weather
      1.00pm  One O'Clock News
       1.10pm  Neighbours
      1.30pm  The Flying Doctors
      2.15pm  Harry and the Hendersons
      2.35pm  Film : Problem Child (1990)
      3.50pm  Nutcracker
      4.15pm  McGee and Me
(Repeat)
      4.35pm  Beatrix Potter : The World of
                     Peter Rabbit and Friends 
      5.05pm  Newsround Review of the Year 1994
      5.35pm  Neighbours
      6.00pm  News, Weather
       6.15pm  Regional news magazines
      6.35pm  Film : Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
      8.00pm  Only Fools and Horses :
                      Thicker than Water
(Repeat)
                      (Christmas special from 1983)
      8.30pm  A Question of Sport
      9.00pm  Nine O'Clock News
                      Regional News, Weekend Weather
      9.30pm  French and Saunders Christmas Special
     10.10pm  A B'Stard Exposed
     10.40pm  Elvis - the Tribute
      12.10am  Film : Get Carter (1971)
      2.00am  Weather


     New Year's Eve Saturday 31st December 1994

     BBC1

  
  7.00am  Lassie
     7.25am  News, Weather
    7.30am  Pingu
    7.35am  Happy Birthday
    7.45am  Marlene Marlowe Investigates
   8.05am  Albert the 5th Musketeer
(Repeat)
   8.30am  The New Adventures of Superman
    9.15am  Live and Kicking
   12.12pm  Weather
   12.15pm  Grandstand
    5.10pm  News, Weather 
    5.20pm  Regional News and Sport
    5.25pm  Dad's Army
    6.00pm  Noel's New Year's Eve House Party
    6.50pm  Film : Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
    8.10pm  The National Lottery Live
    8.25pm  Barbra Streisand - the Concert
   10.10pm  News and Sport, Weather 
   10.30pm  Clive James on 1994
   12.05am  All the Best : The Archbishop of Canterbury 
                   delivers his New Year message 
   12.10am  Hogmanay Live
    1.20am  Weather


   New Year's Day Sunday 1st January 1995

   BBC1

      
7.35am  Film : It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
      9.15am  Heart and Soul
   10.00am  Countryfile
    10.25am  Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories
   10.50am  Harry and the Hendersons
    11.10am  Film : Summer Holiday (1963) 
   12.55pm  News, Weather
    1.05pm  Review of the Year
    2.20pm  Film : Star Trek III: the Search for Spock
                   (1984)
    4.00pm  EastEnders Omnibus 
    4.55pm  Little Lord Fauntleroy
    5.25pm  Antiques Roadshow - the Next Generation
    6.10pm  News, Weather 
    6.25pm  Songs of Praise
    7.00pm  Last of the Summer Wine
    8.00pm  Auntie's New Bloomers
    8.45pm  News, Weather
    9.00pm  One Foot in the Grave
    9.30pm  Cold Comfort Farm
    11.10pm  Everyman : Mustang - the Hidden Kingdom
    12.10am  Film : Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) 
    2.00am  Weather


   


​    
Bank Holiday Monday 2nd January 1995

​   BBC1


    7.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
     7.10am  Children's BBC
                   Secret Life of Toys
     7.25am  Felix the Cat
     7.40am  Playdays
    8.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
     8.10am  Joe 90
     8.35am  Swat Kats
    9.00am  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
    9.05am  Bucky O'Hare
    9.30am  The Worst Day of My Life
(Repeat)
  10.00am  Orville and Cuddles (Repeat)
  10.05am  The Legend of Prince Valiant
  10.30am  The Best of Blue Peter
(Repeat) 
   11.00am  Film : Return to Oz (1985)
   12.45pm  Cartoon
   12.55pm  Regional News; Weather
    1.00pm  One O'Clock News
    1.05pm  Neighbours
    1.30pm  Cartoon
    1.40pm  Film : Bless This House (1972)
    3.05pm  The Planets on Ice
    4.00pm  EastEnders Omnibus 
    4.55pm  Final Score
    5.10pm  Cartoon
    5.20pm  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
    5.35pm  Neighbours
(Repeat)
   6.00pm  Take That Live in Berlin
    7.00pm  20 Years of Jim'll Fix It
   8.00pm  EastEnders
   8.30pm  Film : Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
  10.35pm  News, Regional News, Weather 
  10.55pm  Match of the Day
   12.10am  Film : Code of Silence (1985)
     1.45am  Weather
      Saturday 17th December 1994

     BBC2


      7.00am  Film : Jour de Fête (1947) (b&w & colour) 
      8.20am  Film : Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
    10.00am  Asia 2
                     Chanakya
(In Hindi with English subtitles) 
    10.40am  Network East Music Special 
     11.20am  Style Byte 
     11.30am  Showcase Featuring Anuradha
     11.50am  Film 94 
    12.20pm  Film : Blithe Spirit (1945)
      1.55pm  Carols from Devon
(Repeat)
     2.00pm  Horizon : Orange Sherbet Kisses
     2.50pm  Film : Elmer Gantry (1960)
     5.10pm  Saturday Week
                    TOTP2 
     6.00pm  Bollywood or Bust!
     6.45pm  What the Papers Say
     7.00pm  News and Sport, Weather 
      7.20pm  Assignment : Money Madness
     8.05pm  Have I Got News for You
     8.35pm  Weird Night
     8.40pm  The Fortean Review of the Year
     9.05pm  Strange Days
     9.15pm  The Last American Freakshow
   10.00pm  Strange Days
   10.10pm  W S H -the Myth of the Urban Myth
   11.00pm  The X Files
    11.45pm  Strange Days
    11.50pm  Weird Thoughts
    12.30am  Film : Martin (1978)
     2.00am  Film : The Grandmother (1970) 
      2.35am  Film : The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) 
      3.50am  Film : Strange Holiday (1942)
      4.50am  Film : Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)  



     Sunday 18th December 1994

     BBC2


      6.00am  Film : Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985) 
       7.30am  Children's BBC
                     Blinky Bill
       7.55am  Wishing
      8.05am  Playdays
      8.25am  Moomin
      8.45am  The Busy World of Richard Scarry
      9.10am  The Legend of Prince Valiant
      9.35am  Stone Protectors
    10.00am  TimeBusters
     10.25am  Grange Hill Rpt
     10.50am  The Boot Street Band
(Repeat)
     11.15am  Artrageous
     11.45am  The O Zone
     12.00      Quantum Leap
     12.45pm  Snowy River: the McGregor Saga
      1.30pm  Around Westminster (London)
                     
(or Regional Programmes)
      2.00pm  Film : Calamity Jane (1953)
      3.40pm  Show Jumping
      4.35pm  Ski Sunday
      5.10pm  Rugby Special
      6.10pm  The Cat Show
      7.00pm  The Money Programme
      7.40pm  From A to B - Tales of Modern Motoring
      8.25pm  Video Nation Weekly
      8.50pm  Timewatch
      9.45pm  World Cup Hellas
     10.30pm  Film : Frankie and Johnny (1991)
      12.25am  Film : Bagdad Cafe (1987)


      Monday 19th December 1994

     BBC2


     7.00am  Children's BBC
                    Tales of the Tooth Fairies
      7.05am  Funnybones
      7.10am  Toxic Crusaders
      7.35am  Record Breakers
(Repeat)
      8.00am  Breakfast News
      8.15am  Thunderbirds
(Repeat)
      9.05am  Crawshaw Paints on Holiday
      9.35am  The Way of the Lakes
    10.00am  Children's BBC
                     Playdays 
     10.25am  Film : The Yearling (1946) 
     12.30pm  Matter of Fact : Buckets and Spades
       1.00pm  Children's BBC
                      Fingermouse
        1.15pm  The Rich Tradition
        1.45pm  Making Tracks
(Repeat)
        2.15pm  Show Jumping
                       
including
                       3.00pm  News, Weather 

       3.50pm  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
       4.00pm  Today's the Day
       4.30pm  Ready, Steady, Cook
       5.00pm  Esther
       5.30pm  Catchword
       6.00pm  Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 
       6.50pm  Lucinda Lambton's Alphabet of Britain
       7.00pm  The World at War
(First shown on ITV)
      8.00pm  Horizon Designer Wines
      8.50pm  A Taste of the New World
      9.00pm  Steptoe and Son
(b&w) (Repeat)
      9.30pm  KYTV : The Making of David Chizzlenut
     10.00pm  Picture This
     10.30pm  Newsnight
       11.15pm  Show Jumping
     12.00        Film : Cutter's Way (1981)
        1.45am  Weatherview ..


     Tuesday 20th December 1994

      BBC2


     7.00am  Children's BBC
                    Tales of the Tooth Fairies
      7.05am  Funnybones
      7.10am  Toxic Crusaders
      7.30am  Blue Peter
(Repeat)
      8.00am  Breakfast News
       8.15am  Thunderbirds
(Repeat)
      9.05am  Crawshaw Paints on Holiday
      9.35am  The Way of the Lakes
(Repeat)
    10.00am  Children's BBC
                     Playdays 
     10.25am  Film : Son of Lassie (1945) 
     12.05pm  Secret Gardens
     12.15pm  See Hear!
(Repeat)
      1.00pm  Children's BBC
                     Fingermouse
       1.15pm  Film : Trapeze (1956)
     3.00pm  News, Weather
                     
followed by 
                     Show Jumping
      3.50pm  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
      4.00pm  Today's the Day
      4.30pm  From the Edge Christmas special
      5.00pm  Esther
      5.30pm  Catchword
      6.00pm  Fresh Prince of Bel Air
      6.25pm  Heartbreak High
       7.10pm  Harry Hill's Fruit Fancies
       7.20pm  Animation Now
       7.30pm  Open Space : Look Back in Anger
      8.00pm  Picture This
      8.30pm  The Food and Drink Christmas Quiz
      9.00pm  Film : Promised a Miracle (1988) 
     10.30pm  Newsnight
       11.15pm  Film : The Last Embrace (1979)
       12.55am  Weatherview


      Wednesday 21st December 1994

      BBC2


     7.00am  Children's BBC
                    Tales of the Tooth Fairies
      7.05am  The Family Ness
      7.10am  Toxic Crusaders
      7.35am  Take Two
(Repeat)
      8.00am  Breakfast News
       8.15am  Thunderbirds 
(Repeat)
       9.05am  Film : Road to Singapore (1940) (b&w) 
     10.30am  Film : The Wonderful World
                      of the Brothers Grimm (1962) 
     12.30pm  The Rich Tradition
       1.00pm  Children's BBC
                      Fingermouse
        1.15pm  A Week to Remember
       1.25pm  Making Tracks
       1.55pm  Songs of Praise
(Revised Repeat) 
       2.35pm  Next
      3.00pm  News, Weather
                     
followed by 
                      Bashkaus : Hard Labour in Siberia
      3.50pm  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
      4.00pm  Today's the Day
      4.30pm  Ready, Steady, Cook
      5.00pm  Esther
      5.30pm  Catchword
      6.00pm  Star Trek : the Next Generation
      6.45pm  The Series from Hell
      7.00pm  Rough Guide to Christmas Shopping
      7.40pm  The Beautiful Frame
(Repeat)
      8.00pm  Rhodes around Christmas
      8.30pm  University Challenge
      9.00pm  Grace under Fire
       9.25pm  Great Journeys
                     
followed by 
                      Video Nation Shorts
     10.30pm  Newsnight
       11.15pm  Film : Diner (1982)
        1.05pm  Weatherview .
        4.00am  BBC Select
                       Benefits Agency Today


     Thursday 22nd December 1994

     BBC2


     7.00am  Children's BBC
                    Tales of the Tooth Fairies
      7.05am  The Family Ness
      7.10am  Toxic Crusaders
      7.35am  Growing Up Wild
(Repeat)
     8.00am  Breakfast News
      8.15am  Thunderbirds
(Repeat)
      9.05am  Film : Parade (1974) 
     10.30am  Film : The Black Stallion (1979)
     12.25pm  A Child's Christmas in Wales
     12.50pm  Secret Gardens
      1.00pm  Children's BBC
                     Gordon T Gopher
       1.10pm  Film : The Band Wagon (1953)
      3.00pm  News, Weather
                     
followed by 
                     The Beaver - Master Builder
                     of the Animal World
      3.50pm  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
      4.00pm  Today's the Day
      4.30pm  The Food and Drink Christmas Quiz
                      
(Repeat)
      5.00pm  Rhodes around Christmas
      5.30pm  Catchword
     6.00pm  Film : The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
      7.30pm  First Sight : The Booze Runners
     8.00pm  Wildlife Showcase
     8.30pm  Top Gear Christmas Special
     9.00pm  The X Files
      9.45pm  The Travel Show Christmas Special
                     
followed by
                     Video Nation Shorts
    10.30pm  Newsnight
     11.15pm  Film : True Confessions (1981)
     1.00am  Weatherview 


     

     Friday 23rd December 1994

     BBC2

​
    7.00am  Children's BBC
                  Tales of the Tooth Fairies
    7.05am  The Family Ness
    7.10am  Toxic Crusaders
    7.30am  Blue Peter
(Repeat)
    8.00am  Breakfast News
    8.15am  Thunderbirds (Repeat)
    9.05am  Film : Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)
(b&w) 
   10.30am  Film : National Velvet (1944) 
   12.30pm  The Rich Tradition
    1.00pm   Children's BBC
                    Gordon T Gopher
     1.10pm  Film : An American in Paris (1951)
    3.00pm  News and Weather
    3.45pm  Carols from Devon
    3.50pm  News, Weather, Regional News, Weather
    4.00pm  Today's the Day
    4.30pm  Ready, Steady, Cook
    5.00pm  Esther
    5.30pm  All in the Mind
    6.00pm  Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
     6.25pm  Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

                    (First Shown on ITV)
     7.15pm  The O Zone Christmas Special
    7.30pm  Christmas in Vienna 1994
    8.30pm  More Front Gardens
    9.00pm  The Rumble in the Jungle
    9.45pm   Funky Black Shorts
   10.00pm  Have I Got News for You
   10.30pm  Newsnight
     11.15pm  Fantasy Football League
    11.45pm  Parkinson Meets Ali
    12.30am  Film : The Set-Up (1949)
(b&w)
      1.40am  Weatherview

​      Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 1994

     BBC2

     8.10am  Film : Holiday Affair (1949) 
                    starring Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh

     9.35am  Film :  Apache (1954) 
                    starring Burt Lancaster

    11.00am  Film : Krakatoa, East of Java (1969)
                     starring Maximilian Schell

      1.05pm  Sports Review of the Year
                     Another chance to see the annual
                     celebration of sporting achievement,
                     this year celebrating its 40th anniversary.
                     Introduced by Desmond Lynam, Steve Rider
                     
and Sue Barker

     3.00pm  Sally Gunnell's Year of Athletics
                     World record holder, Sally Gunnell
                     presents an action-packed review of the
                     1994 track and field season


     3.50pm  Peace in No Man's Land
                    Three soldiers recall the famous occasion
                   
during the First World War when British
                    and German troops abandoned their
                    trenches on Christmas Day.
                    Narrated by Martin Jarvis


    4.25pm  Everyone Hold Their Breath... 
                   Memories of people who were in
                   Caernarfon on the day Prince 
Charles
                   was invested as the P
rince of 
Wales,
​                   25 years ago


   5.15pm   Carols from King's
                   A celebration of Christmas from the
                   Chapel of King's 
College, Cambridge

   6.30pm  Video Nation Weekly
                   Last in the series, looking back on the
                   week before Christmas, as seen through
                   the eyes of a cross-section of people in Britain.


    7.00pm  Coppelia 
                   One of France's most adventurous
                   choreographers, Maguy Marin's
                   modern version of this popular ballet
                   is more West Side Story than classical ballet


    8.05pm  Christmas Hell
                   Pulling the plug on the festive season,
                   
Christmas Hell talks to people about their
                   
sense of despair at seeing cards go on sale
                   in August 
; the madness of shopping on
                   
Christmas Eve ; the tension of the family
                   
gathering ; the expression of gratefulness
                   you try to contrive as you unwrap yet
                   another pair of socks and the sigh of relief
                   
when finally it's all over

    8.25pm  Have I Got News for You
                   Guests in the last of the series are former
                   
editor of The Sun  Kelvin MacKenzie and
                   
comedian Alexei Sayle. Hosted by Angus
                   
Deayton, with team captains Paul Merton
                   and Ian Hislop


    8.55pm  Michael Moore's Christmas TV Nation
                   The offbeat investigative reporter and
                   his team return with a Christmas special
                   from New York


    9.45pm  Steptoe and the Son
                   A Christmas 1973 edition of the classic
                   comedy, starring Harry H Corbett and 
                   
Wilfred Brambell

  10.35pm  Unplugged : Tony Bennett
                   The stylish crooner, who has been a
                   major attraction on the nightclub
                   
circuit since the 50s, has recently
                   found a youthful new audience for
                   his songs. With guests kd Lang and
                   Elvis Costello


  11.20pm   Film : She-Devil (1989) 
                   starring Meryl Streep,Roseanne Barr
                   
Première

  12.55am   Lost Hearts 
                   An adaptation of a classic ghost story
                   for Christmas by MR James


   1.35am    Uncut
                   
Christmas. 
                   Highlights from recordings made by
                   Video Nation contributors. 

                   
Yuletide opinions from a nun facing her
                    100th Christmas and a bugler playing for
                    the Light Infantry's 
Christmas dinner


      2.10am  Closedown

  

 





    Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 1994

    BBC2

    7:55am   Film : That's Entertainment (1974)
                   A celebration of the golden age of MGM
                   movie musicals


  10:00am  Film : Doctor Dolittle (1967)
                    starring Rex Harrison 

   12:20am  Lara
                    When the young West Indian cricketer
                    Brian Lara scored 375 runs against 
                    
England last April, he was hailed as
                    the greatest ever batting talent


     1:10pm  D-Day Remembered
                   Fifty years ago 156,000 Allied soldiers,
                   sailors and airmen crossed the Channel
                   to free Nazi-occupied Europe.
                   This summer, witnessed by HM the Queen,
                   
more than 15,000 made that same journey
                   and veterans of that pilgrimage recall those
                   two days in June


    2:10pm  Going Underground
                   The Great Escapers
                   On 24 March 1944, 76 RAF PoWs escaped
                    from Stalag Luft 3 through a tunnel called
                   Harry.
                   Within a fortnight 50 had been
executed by
                   the Gestapo. Set on the now overgrown site
                   of the former prison camp, this is the real
                   story of the breakout told, in the 50th
                   anniversary year, by the tunnellers themselves


    3:00pm  Tricks on Two
                    Celebrities watch magic tricks by talented
                    
British magicians

     3:10pm  Hard Times
                    This new version of Charles Dickens's
                    novel has been adapted and directed by
                    
Oscar-nominated author Peter Barnes

     4:55pm  Today's the Day Christmas Special
                    It's EastEnders v Emmerdale in this
                    special edition as teams led by Wendy
                    Richard 
and Malandra Burrows answer
                    questions about 
Christmas Day in years
                    gone by


    5:25pm  The Carpenters at the BBC
                   With the cult of the Carpenters continuing
                   to rival that of those other 70's stars Abba,
                   here is another chance to see the Carpenters'
                   debut BBC concert, recorded on their first
                   
British tour in September 1971

    6:00pm  Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
                    A compilation of highlights to celebrate
                    the 25th anniversary of the anarchic comedy
                    
show which during the late 60s and early
                   
 70's won two Emmy awards and became a
                    cult classic

 
     7:00pm  Aida
                    Elijah Moshinsky's new production of
                    Verdi's popular masterpiece in four acts
                    was premiered earlier this year at the
                    Royal
Opera House, Covent Garden,
                    starring the American soprano Cheryl Studer

 

    9:35pm  The Queen
                   This afternoon's message, with signing for
                   deaf people

 
    9:45pm  Siren Spirits
                   A series of tales of magic and mystery
                   begins with a double bill. 

                   1.Bideshi

                   The true story of a strange and haunting
                   
premonition
                   2.Memsahib Rita. 
                   A streetwise East End girl is followed to
                   her father's sari shop by the local BNP boys.
                   Then, out of the shadows, two very glamorous
                   and mysterious women step forward to try
                   to save her


  10:25pm  Film : The Butcher's Wife (1991) 
                   starring Demi Moore, Jeff Daniels Première

  12:10am   Film : The Haunting (1963)
                   starring Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, 
​                   
Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn


    2:05am  Closedown

 
 




















     Boxing Day Monday 26th December 1994

     BBC2

     8.05am   Film : Little Women  (1949) 

                     starring June Allyson

   10.00am  Film : Singin' in the Rain (1952) 
                     starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds

    11.40am   Top Gear Rally Report 
                      A look back at this year's rallying
                      world championship, which was decided
                      only in the very last race
 with Steve Lee,
                      Barry Gill, 
Tony Mason

     12.15pm  Cold Cuts 
                     Snowsculpting in the Rockies with
                     Eddie Ladd


    12.50pm  The Nightmare of the Submarine Tunnel 
                     short film made by cinema pioneer
                     George Méllès in 1907
 (Repeat)

      1.10pm  Going Underground  
                    Subterranea Britannica
                    A wry look at Britain's underground
                    
enthusiasts, whose passions range from
                    Victorian sewers to coal mines and
                    
catacombs 
                    (Repeat)

     2.00pm  Beauty and the Ballet  
                     a look at the history of The Sleeping Beauty
                     
featuring an interview with
                    Anthony Dowell 
presenter of the
                    new  production 
that follows. 
                    Presented by Judith Mackrell


      2.15pm  The Sleeping Beauty  
                    performed by the Royal Ballet

     4.35pm  Man on the Moon 
                    the story of Project Apollo, the US space
                    
programme , introduced by Neil Armstrong,
                    
the first man on the moon   
         
    6.20pm  Harry's Big Adventure 
                   Harry Dodson cult Canadian gardener

    7.00pm  Film : The King and I (1956) 
                   starring Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr    

     9.10pm  Screen Two : Midnight Movie 
                    starring Jim Carter, Louise Germaine,
                    Brian Dennehy, 
the last film written
                    and produced by 
Dennis Potter before
                    his death in June


   10.50pm  Film : Another Woman (1988) 
                    starring Gena Rowlands, Mia Farrow,
                    Ian Holm 
      


    12.10am  The 28th Annual Country Music Awards 
                    from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville,
                   
Tennessee, by singer/songwriter Vince Gill

      1.15am  Closedown                           

   

   
















  












   


 


  














 






​     Bank Holiday Tuesday 27th December 1994


     BBC2

     8.10am  Film : Kim (1950) 

                    starring Errol Flynn 
 
    10.00am  The American Civil War  
                     1/5 The Cause  
                     Ken Burn's acclaimed series being
                     shown in 
full for the first time

    11.40am  British Touring 
                    Car Championship highlights from the 
                    
1994 season

  12.40pm   Racing 
                    from Chepstow 
                    (1.00, 1.30, 2.05, 2.35 races)

    3.00pm  Baa Baa Black Sheep  
                    opera performed by Opera North

    5.00pm  Verdi - a Life in Two Parts  
                     1/2 : The Pursuit of Success

    6.00pm  Tyto the Barn Owl 
                    animal drama filmed by Simon King

    6.50pm  Flanders and Swann 
                    In the year of Donald Swann 's death, 
                    John Amis presents an affectionate look
                    back at the song writing and performing
                    
partnership of Michael Flanders and
                    Donald 
Swann

    7.30pm  Video Nation Review of the Year  
                   Over the last 12 months, ten members of
                   the public have been recording their
                   experiences and responses to events in
                   the news to contribute to this review of
                   the year


   9.00pm   Fry and Laurie Host a
                    Christmas Night with the Stars

                    Stephen Fry and John Laurie are joined 
                    
by Reeves and Mortimer, performers from
                    the Fast Show, Alan Partridge, Rab C Nesbitt,
                    the cast of the  
Real McCoy, Alexei Sayle,
                    Ronnie Corbett, Sandie Shaw.
                    Archive footage from Christmas Nights 
of
                    old includes Tony Hancock, 
Dick Emery,
                    Benny Hill, Kathy Kirby, Jack Warner,
                    David Nixon, 
Charlie Drake, Billy Cotton, 
                    the Toppers and many more


    10.15pm  Film : Thelma and Louise (1991) 
                    starring Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis,
                    
Harvey Keitel   Première 

  12.20am   Film : House on Haunted Hill (1958)
                    starring Vincent Price (b&w)

    1.35am   Weatherview

    1.45am   Closedown












































































   Wednesday 28th December 1994

   BBC2

​
       8.05am  Film :  Playtime (1967)
     10.00am  The American Civil War
(Revised Repeat)
      12.15pm  Yellowstone Aflame
     12.45pm  Miss-Takes
(Repeat)
      1.00pm  Children's BBC
                     Charlie Chalk
        1.15pm  Sailing
      2.00pm  The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures :                        Journey to the Centres of the Brain
      3.00pm  Holiday Outings : Driving USA
       3.15pm  Simply Priceless
      3.20pm  Film : The Crimson Pirate (1952) 
      5.00pm  Verdi - a Life in Two Parts
      6.00pm  Star Trek : the Next Generation
      8.30pm  University Challenge
      9.00pm  Grace under Fire
      9.25pm  Film : JFK (1991)
Première
     12.30am  Film : Ghost Story (1974)
       1.55am  Weatherview


 


















     Thursday 29th December 1994

    BBC2

​
      7.00am  Match of the Day (Repeat)
      8.15am  Film : My Uncle (1958)
     10.00am  The American Civil War
(Revised Repeat)
     12.30pm  Johnners
      1.00pm  Children's BBC
                     Charlie Chalk
      1.15pm   The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures :
                     Journey to the Centres of the Brain 
      2.15pm  Timewatch
(Repeat)
      4.00pm  Film : Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957)
      6.00pm  Hot Shoe Shuffle
      7.00pm  Siren Spirits
      7.20pm  The Marriage of Figaro
      8.00pm  Decisive Moments
      9.00pm  Rab C Nesbitt Christmas Special
      9.50pm  Three Fights, Two Weddings and a Funeral
     10.25pm  Film : In Bed with Madonna (1991)
                      
(b&w and colour) Première
     12.20am  Newman and Baddiel Live and In Pieces
       1.20am  Weatherview


 



















​    Friday 30th December 1994

   BBC2

​
      8.05am  Film : Return to Glennascaul (1951)
      8.35am  Film : Portrait of Jennie (1948)
(b&w)
     10.00am  The American Civil War (Revised Repeat)
      12.15pm  Vivien ne Westwood
     12.45pm  Children's BBC
                     Charlie Chalk
      1.00pm  Black and White
      2.00pm  The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures :
                      Journey to the Centres of the Brain 
      3.00pm  Fishing for Gold
      4.00pm  Film : Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
                      
(1954)
      5.40pm  Arctic River
      6.00pm  Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
                     
(Repeat)
       6.25pm  Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
                      
(First shown on ITV)
       7.15pm  The Marriage of Figaro Part 2
      8.00pm  Cooking Oils
      8.30pm  More Front Gardens
      9.00pm  Film : Rambling Rose (1991)
     10.50pm  The Paul Calf Video Diary
      11.25pm  Fantasy Football League
      11.55pm  This is Garth Brooks, Too
      12.45am  Film : Without You I'm Nothing (1990)
        2.10am  Weatherview


 















    New Year's Eve Saturday 31st December 1994

   BBC2


   8.20am  Open University
                  8.20am British Aerospace : Improving
                  8.45am Women in Science and Technology
                  9.10am Opening Up Technology

   9.15am  Asia 2
  11.05am  The American Civil War
(Revised Repeat)
    1.15pm  The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
    2.15pm  Mario Lanza: the American Caruso
    3.10pm  Film : Gigi (1958)
   5.00pm  TOTP2
   5.50pm  Plague and the Moon Flower
   7.05pm  Siren Spirits : White Men Are Cracking Up
   7.30pm  The Marriage of Figaro
   8.30pm  Undercurrents 
   9.30pm  The Best of Michael Moore's TV Nation
  10.30pm  Woodstock 94
(Part One)
  12.00        The Second Annual Jools' Hootenanny
    1.00am  Woodstock 94
(Part Two)


   



​     New Year's Day Sunday 1st January 1995

   BBC2


   7.30am  Children's BBC
                  Blinky Bill
(Repeat)
    7.55am  Playdays
    8.15am  Moomin
    8.35am  The Busy World of Richard Scarry
    9.00am  Joe 90
(First shown on ITV)
    9.25am  The Artbox Bunch
    9.40am  Stone Protectors
   10.05am  Newsround Review of the Year
   10.35am  Grange Hill
(Repeat)
   11.00am  The O Zone
    11.15am  New Year with the Vienna Philharmonic
  12.30pm  Snowy River: the McGregor Saga
     1.15pm  The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
    2.15pm  World Darts
    3.55pm  Ski Sunday
   4.30pm   Purcell - the English Orpheus
    5.00pm  Welcome, Welcome Glorious Morn
    6.10pm  Gorillas
    7.00pm  With a Song in My Heart ...
                    a Tribute to Mario Lanza
     8.25pm  Sunday Dinner
(Repeat)
    8.40pm  Ayrton Senna
    9.30pm  Film : LA Story (1991)
   11.00pm  Film : Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) 
   12.35am  World Darts


   Bank Holiday Monday 2nd January 1995

​    BBC2


     7.30am  Film : The Return of Peter Grimm (1935)
                   
(b&w)
     8.50am  Film : The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
   10.00am  The Orson Welles Story
    12.20pm  Film : Citizen Kane (1941)
(b&w)
      2.15pm  The Huw Wheldon Memorial Lecture                 3.05pm  World Darts
     6.00pm  Film : Carousel (1956)
     8.05pm  The Sale of the Century
     9.00pm  Screen Two : The Blue Boy
   10.05pm  Film : The Doors (1991) 
    12.20am  Weatherview
     12.25am  World Darts























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