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BBC CHRISTMAS TV 1999

       Saturday 18th December 1999

       BBC1


      7.00am  Teletubbies Advent Calendar (Repeat)
       7.25am  Hero Turtles - the Next Mutation (Repeat)
       7.45am  The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
                      
(Repeat)
       8.05am  The Flintstones (Repeat)
       8.30am  The New Adventures of Superman (Repeat)
        9.15am  Live and Kicking
      12.10pm  News and Weather
      12.15pm  Grandstand
       5.25pm  BBC News, Weather
       5.40pm  Regional News, Sport
       5.45pm  'Allo 'Allo! (Repeat)
       6.10pm  Big Break
       6.35pm  2000 to 1
       7.10pm  Red Alert with the National Lottery
       8.05pm  Casualty
                     
followed by 
                      National Lottery Update
       8.55pm  Jonathan Creek
       9.45pm  Dinnerladles
(Repeat)
      10.15pm  BBC News, Sport
                      Weather 
     10.30pm  Match of the Day
      11.40pm  The Stand-up Show
       12.15am  Insiders' Guide to the Olympics
      12.30am  Film : Up the Front (1972) 
        1.55am  Top of the Pops
(Repeat)
       2.20am  BBC News 24

    Sunday 19th December 1999

     BBC1


      7.50am  Match of the Day (Repeat)
     9.00am  Breakfast with Frost
    10.00am  The King and the Kingdom
    10.40am  Countryfile
      11.10am  Film : Escape to Athena (1979) 
       1.05pm  News
       1.10pm  EastEnders Omnibus 
      2.30pm  Film : Suburban Commando (1991) 
      3.55pm  Film : Willy Wonka and the
                     Chocolate Factory (1971) 
      5.30pm  BBC News, Weather
      5.50pm  Regional News
      5.55pm  Songs of Praise
      6.35pm  Antiques Roadshow
      7.20pm  Holiday Guide to....
                     Italy
     8.00pm  Ballykissangel
      8.45pm  BBC News, Weather 
     9.00pm  Wives and Daughters
    10.20pm  One Foot in the Grave
                     Christmas Special 1990 
(Repeat)
     11.20pm  Who on Earth?
     11.35pm  Heart of the Matter
     12.20am  Film : Sweet Liberty (1986)
      2.05am  BBC News 24


     


​     
Monday 20th December 1999

     BBC1


       6.00am  Breakfast News
       9.00am  Goosebumps 
(Repeat)
        9.25am  Snorks (Repeat)
       9.45am  Peter Pan and the Pirates (Repeat)
     10.05am  Tweenies
     10.30am  Time Warrior
      11.55am  Cartoon
     12.00        The Magician's House
(Repeat)
      12.30pm  Barking Mad (Repeat)
        1.00pm  BBC News, Weather 
        1.30pm  Regional News, Weather 
        1.45pm  Neighbours
       2.10pm  Columbo
(Repeat)
       3.20pm  News, Regional News, Weather
       3.25pm  Tweenies
(Repeat)
       3.45pm  Bob the Builder
       3.55pm  Dinosaur Detectives
       4.10pm  Rugrats (
(Repeat)
       4.35pm  S Club Special - Boyfriends and Birthdays
       5.00pm  Newsround
        5.10pm  Blue Peter
        5.35pm  Neighbours
(Repeat)
       6.00pm  BBC News, Weather
       6.30pm  Regional news magazines
       7.00pm  This Is Your Life
       7.30pm  Millennium - the Bug
       7.55pm  Children's Promise :
                      the Man in the Golden Suit
       8.00pm  EastEnders
       8.30pm  Changing Rooms
       9.00pm  BBC News, Regional News
       9.30pm  Children's Hospital Christmas Special
     10.00pm  Film : Chain Reaction (1996) 
Première
      11.40pm  They Think It's All Over (Repeat)
      12.10am  Who on Earth?
                     
followed by
                      Weatherview
      12.30am  Film : Blue Ice (1992) 
        2.10am  BBC News 24


     Tuesday 21st December 1999

      BBC1

     6.00am  Breakfast News
     9.00am  Goosebumps
(Repeat)
      9.25am  Snorks (Repeat)
      9.45am  Peter Pan and the Pirates (Repeat)
    10.05am  Tweenies
    10.30am  Time Warrior
     11.55am  Cartoon
    12.00       The Magician's House
(Repeat)
    12.30pm  Barking Mad (Repeat)
     1.00pm  BBC News, Weather 
     1.30pm  Regional News, Weather
     1.45pm  Neighbours
     2.10pm  Columbo
(Repeat)
     3.20pm  News, Regional News, Weather
     3.25pm  Tweenies
(Repeat)
     3.45pm  Spider (Repeat)
     3.50pm  Chucklevision
     4.10pm  Noah's Island
(Repeat)
     4.35pm  Why 5
     5.00pm  Newsround
     5.10pm  Pig Heart Boy
     5.35pm  Neighbours
(Repeat)
     6.00pm  BBC News, Weather
     6.30pm  Regional news magazine
     7.00pm  Holiday
     7.25pm  Children's Promise : 
                    the Man in the Golden Suit
     7.30pm  EastEnders
     8.00pm  Animal Hospital
     8.30pm  Christmas with Dad
     9.00pm  BBC News, Regional News, Weather 
     9.30pm  Film : Heat (1995) 
                   
followed by 
                   Weatherview
    12.15am  Who on Earth?
   12.30am  Film : Billion Dollar Brain (1967) 
     2.15am  BBC News 24


     

​      
​     
Wednesday 22nd December 1999

​     BBC1

    6.00am  Breakfast News
    9.00am  Goosebumps
     9.25am  Snorks
(Repeat)
     9.50am  Peter Pan and the Pirates (Repeat)
   10.10am  Tweenies
   10.35am  Time Warrior
  12.00        The Magician's House
(Repeat)
   12.30pm  Barking Mad (Repeat)
     1.00pm  BBC News, Weather 
     1.30pm  Regional News, Weather
     1.45pm  Neighbours
     2.10pm  Columbo
(Repeat)
    3.25pm  Tweenies (Repeat)
    3.45pm  Pablo, the Little Red Fox
    3.50pm  Chucklevision
    4.10pm  Insides Out
    4.35pm  Microsoap
    5.00pm  Newsround
    5.10pm  Blue Peter
    5.35pm  Neighbours
(Repeat)
    6.00pm  BBC News, Weather 
    6.30pm  Regional news magazines
    7.00pm  Film : The Phantom (1996) 
Première
    8.35pm  Battersea Dogs' Home
    8.50pm  The National Lottery Third Degree
    9.00pm  BBC News, Regional News, Weather 
                   
followed by 
                    National Lottery Update
    9.30pm  Last Christmas
   10.50pm  Children's Promise :
                    the Man in the Golden Suit
   10.55pm  Who on Earth?
    11.10pm  Celine Dion : All the Way - a Decade of Song
                   
followed by
                    Weatherview
  12.00        Film : Alfie (1966.15) 
    1.50am   BBC News 24


       Thursday 23rd December 1999

     BBC1


     6.00am  Breakfast News
     9.00am  Goosebumps
(Repeat)
     9.25am  Snorks (Repeat)
     9.50am  Peter Pan and the Pirates (Repeat)
    10.10am  Tweenies
    10.35am  Time Warrior
    12.00       The Magician's House
(Repeat)
    12.30pm  Barking Mad (Repeat)
     1.00pm  BBC News, Weather 
     1.30pm  Regional News, Weather 
     1.45pm  Neighbours
     2.10pm  Columbo
(Repeat)
     3.25pm  Tweenies (Repeat)
     3.45pm  Rotten Ralph
     3.55pm  The Wild Thornberrys
     4.20pm  Barmy Aunt Boomerang
     4.35pm  Smart
     5.00pm  Newsround
      5.10pm  Pig Heart Boy
      5.35pm  Neighbours
     6.00pm  BBC News, Weather 
     6.30pm  Regional news magazines
                    Weather 
     7.00pm  Big Break Snooker Scrapbook
     7.30pm  EastEnders
    8.00pm  Holby City
    9.00pm  BBC News, Regional News, Weather 
    9.30pm  Dinnerladies
   10.05pm  They Think It's All Over
    10.35pm  It's Slade
     11.25pm  Who on Earth?
     11.40pm  Best of British
                     
followed by 
                     Skiing Forecast
    12.30am  Faces of Islam
    12.50am  For Deaf Viewers
                     See Hear 
(Repeat)
      1.35am  BBC News 24

        Christmas Eve Friday 24th December 1999

        BBC1

        7.00am  BBC News
                       Regional News, Weather
 
        7.10am  Children's BBC
                      Teletubbies
Christmas Carols (Repeat)
                      Teletubbies Advent Calendar

       7.35am  Santa and the Tooth Fairies 
                     animation (Repeat)

      8.05am  A Monster Christmas 
                     a small boy helps Santa (Repeat)

     8.30am  Rugrats 
                    cartoon fun with the mischievous toddlers
                    (Repeat)

     8.45am  Smart  art and craft ideas
                    (Repeat)

      9.10am  The Mask 
                    Stanley undergoes a festive transformation
                    
(Repeat)

    9.35am   Goosebumps 
                    two boys try to scare their classmates
                    (Repeat)

   10.00am  Gadget Boy  
                    Spydra tries to eliminate Christmas  (Repeat)

   10.20am  Tweenies
                    Christmas Eve, 
                    the Tweenies hope for a visit from
                    Father Christmas


   10.45am  Film : Santa Claus (1985) 
                   starring Dudley Moore

  12.30pm  BBC News
                   Regional News ; Weather


  12.50pm  Film : Unlikely Angel (1996) 
                   starring Dolly Parton  Première

   2.20pm  Film : The Wind in the Willows (1996)  
                  Terry Jones's film version of the classic
                  children's novel, starring Steve Coogan,
                  Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Première

   3.40pm  Blue Peter

   4.15pm   The Greatest Store in the World  

                   a family drama for Christmas
                   
starring Dervla Kirwan

   5.30pm   Only Fools and Horses
                   The First Christmas (from1981)  (Repeat)

   6.05pm  Jim Davidson's Christmas Generation Game
                   with Melanie Stace and guests 
                   
Rick Wakeman, Lawrence Dallaglio,
                   Kathy Staff, Stephen Lewis, John Virgo


    7.05pm  BBC News with Fiona Bruce  
                   Regional News
                   Weather with David Braine

   7.35pm  Children's Promise : 
                  
the Man in the Golden Suit  
                  tonight's look at the millennium appeal

   7.40pm  Boyzone at the National Lottery Stars 
                  Ronan Keating and Boyzone sing some of 
                  
their best known songs on 
                  Dale Winton's lottery draw show


   8.00pm  EastEnders

   8.30pm  Airport

                  a special Christmas edition with Jeremy Sprake

  9.00pm  Dinnerladies
                  
Christmas  
                  followed by
National Lottery Update

   9.35pm  The Vicar of Dibley  
                   1/4 Autumn, starring Dawn French

  10.15pm  BBC News with Fiona Bruce, Regional News
                  Weather with Michael Fish

  10.35pm  Winton's Wonderland 
                   a light hearted nostalgic look through the
                   last 40 years of 
festive music, celebrities 
                   and commercials. 

                   Presented by Dale Winton with guests
                   Anne Robinson, David Seaman, 

                   Culture Club, Steps


  11.25pm   The First Communion of Christmas 
                   from Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral
                   
Followed by
                   
Weatherview

  12.40am  Film : Doctor in the House (1954) 
                   starring Dirk Bogarde

2.10-7.00am  BBC News 24

        Christmas Day Saturday 25th December 1999

        BBC1

        6:00am  Children's BBC
                       Polka Dot Shorts  

                       Polkaroo and friends exchange presents
                       
 (Repeat)

        6:10am   Teletubbies
                        Snowy Story    (Repeat)

       6:40am  Barney's Christmas Surprise 
                      Barney has a gift   (Repeat)

       6:45am   Christmas Toons 
                       the animated tale, White Christmas
                       (Repeat)

       7:10am   The True Meaning of Crumbfest 
                      animation about a mouse

       7:35am   Blue Peter - a Christmas Box of Delights 
                       highlights

       8:00am  Live and Kicking's Christmas Cracker 
                      with Emma Ledden and Steve Wilson

    10:00am   Christmas Day Service - Joy to the World 
                      introduced by Diane Louise Jordan          
                                                                                        

     11:00am  Film : James and the Giant Peach (1996) 
                     animated fantasy adventure with live 
                     
action sequences
Première

     12:15pm  News and Weather

    12:20pm  The Morecambe and Wise
                    Christmas Show (1977)

                    with guests including Elton John

     1:30pm   Christmas Top of the Pops 

     2:30pm   Hooves of Fire

                      comedy animation about Robbie the
                      Reindeer narrated 
by Robbie Williams


      3:00pm  The Queen

      3:10pm  Noel's Christmas Presents

     4:00pm  Film : Jumanji (1995) 

                     starring Robin Williams Première

     5:40pm  BBC News and Weather

     5:50pm  EastEnders


     6:20pm  Auntie's Cracking New Bloomers 
                    presented by Terry Wogan

     7:00pm  David Copperfield  
                    1/2 starring Daniel Radcliffe

     8:30pm  EastEnders

     9:00pm  The Vicar of Dibley 
                     2/4 Winter, starring Dawn French

     9:40pm  Before They Were Famous 
                     featuring Julian Clary, Robson Green,
                    Celine Dion, Jonathan Ross,
                    George Clooney, Ricky Martin


   10:20pm  BBC News with George Alagiah
                    Weather David Braine

   10:30pm  The Royle Family 
                    the family gathers to celebrate Christmas

   11:10pm   They Think It's All Over 
                    comedy sports quiz presented by 
                    Nick Hancock with guests David Gower,

                    Gary Lineker, Rory McGrath, Jonathan Ross

   11:45pm   Rumours of Angels  
                    Thora Hird and Tony Robinson team up
                    as star and writer of an 
alternative telling
                    of the Christmas story
  
                 
                           
   11:50pm  Film : The Italian Job (1969) 
                   starring Michael Caine

    1:30am  Film : A Shock to the System  (1990)
                   starring Michael Caine

     2:55am  BBC News 24             


        Boxing Day Sunday 26th December 1999

        BBC1

        6.00am  
Children's BBC
                       Bump's Christmas Story 
                       Bump sets out to meet Santa (Repeat)

        6.10am   Postman Pat
                       
Pat has to take to a sledge  
                       (Repeat)

       6.30am  Noddy and Father Christmas 
                      animation (Repeat)

       7.00am  Christmas Toons!  
                      the story of Good King Wenceslas (Repeat)

       7.25am  Santa's First Christmas
                     animation (Repeat)

       7.50am  Eek the Cat 
                      Eek receives the wrong present (Repeat)

       8.15am  Kenan and Kel 
                     comedy, the boys look to their ambitions
                      
(Repeat)

      8.40am  Rotten Ralph 
                     animation special featuring the
                     bad cat
 
(Repeat)

      9.05am  Woody Woodpecker 
                      a seasonal animated triple bill (Repeat)

       9.30am  50/50
                      festive game-show frolics with
                      Philip Olivier, Adam Ricketts,
 

                      Michaela Strachan

       9.55am  Love Shone Down 
                      from Manchester Cathedral, fun music
                      and praise


     10.35am  Film : A Goofy Movie (1995)
                      animation   Première 

     11.45am  Cartoon 

     12.00      Film : Balto (1995)
 
                    animation Première 

      1.10pm  BBC News and Weather

      1.25pm  EastEnders

      2.45pm  Film : Matilda (1996)

                     starring Mara Wilson 
                     Première

     4.15pm  Songs of Praise 
                    from Lincoln Christmas market

     4.50pm  Final Score
                    a roundup of today's results with Ray Stubbs

     5.10pm  BBC News and Weather 

     5.20pm  Regional News

     5.25pm  Vets in Practice - at Christmas

     5.55pm  Animal Hospital

                   presented by Rolf Harris

    6.25pm   David Copperfield
                    2/2

   8.00pm   Christmas Casualty 
                    Peace on Earth

    9.00pm   Film : Mission : Impossible (1996)
                     starring Tom Cruise Première 

  10.45pm   BBC News with Peter Sissons
                    Weather Helen Willetts

   11.00pm  Match of the Day 
                   hosted by Gary Lineker with Trevor Brooking

   12.45am  Film : Clockwise (1986) 
                   starring John Cleese, Alison Steadman

    2.20am  BBC News 24

      Bank Holiday Monday 27th December 1999

       BBC1

       6.00am  
Children's BBC
                      Teletubbies
                      Ned's Bicycle  (Repeat)

       6.25am  See It, Saw It 
                      highlights from the comedy series

      6.50am  Christmas Toons! 
                     Santa Claus is Coming to Town,
                     animation


       7.15am   The Busy World of Richard Scarry 
                     a triple bill of animated adventures set
                     in Busytown
(Repeat)

      7.40am  Sleeping Beauty
                    
animated version with music by Tchaikovsky
                    
(Repeat)

     8.10am  The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends 
                    animated tales 

     8.35am  Chipmunks Christmas
                    
festive animation  
                    (Repeat)

     9.00am  Bob the Builder 
                    Bob's White Christmas, animation

 
    9.10am   Tweenies
                    Corner Shop     

     9.30am   Rotten Ralph
                     animation  (Repeat)    

    10.00am  The First Snow of Winter 
                     cartoon tale of a little duck who misses
                     the annual migration south
  
                     (Repeat) 

    10.30am   Film : Salt Water Moose (1996) 
                      Première     

    12.00        Hooves of Fire 
                     (Repeat)

    12.35pm   Cartoon

    12.40pm   BBC News and Weather

    12.50pm   Regional News

    12.55pm   Film : Dunston Checks In (1996) 

                      comedy starring Jason Alexander,
                      
Faye Dunnaway, Eric Lloyd, Rupert Everett

      2.15pm   EastEnders

     3.40pm   Film : The Flintstones (1996) 

                     starring John Goodman

     5.00pm  BBC News and Weather

      5.15pm  Regional News

      5.20pm  The Other Half Celebrity Special 

                     with Dale Winton, guests
                     Wendy Richard, 
Adam Woodyatt,
                     Jenny Powell, Paul Ross, Kriss Akabussi,
                     Sherrie Hewson


      6.00pm  Celebrity Ready Steady Cook 
                      with Fern Britton, guests
                      Chris Eubank, 
Frank Bruno,
                      chefs Paul Rankin, 
Ross Burden


      6.30pm  Film : Spice World (1997) 
                     starring the Spice Girls Première

      8.00pm  EastEnders

      8.30pm  Changing Rooms

                      with Carol Smillie, Graham Wynne, 
                      
Linda Barker

      9.00pm  The Vicar of Dibley 
                      3/4 Spring, starring Dawn French

      
9.40pm  Harry Enfield presents
                     Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenager

                     with Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke, 
                     
Louise Rix, Stephen Moore, 
                     Duncan Preston


    10.20pm  BBC News with Michael Buerk
                     Regional News,
                     
Weather
with Sally Cummings

    10.40pm  Around the World in 80 Minutes - 
                     Century in Song 

                     documemtary which blends music with
                     newly restored archive film to 
provide a
                     decade-by-decade journey through the
                     20th Century


   12.05am   Film : Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973)
                     starring Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H Corbett

     1.40am   BBC News 24

      Bank Holiday Tuesday 28th December 1999

      BBC1

      6.00am  Children's BBC
                     Poddington Peas

                     the peas find that Santa has forgotten them
                     
(Repeat)

     6.05am   Christmas Toons!
                     Silent Night, a snowman comes to life
                      (Repeat)

    6.30am    Teletubbies
                      Our Pig Winnie
                     
(Repeat)

    6.55am    The Busy World of Richard Scarry 
                     (Repeat)

    7.20am    Bob the Builder 
                     Wendy decides to clean out the fish tank

    7.30am    Tweenies
                     Can't Go There, 

                     Fizz has nowhere to play 

     7.50am   See It Saw It - the King's Choice 
                    comedy sketches (Repeat)

     8.15am  The Flintstones Comedy Show 
                   fun in Bedrock (Repeat)

     8.40am  Goosebumps  
                    A Night in Terror Tower (part 1)  (Repeat)

    9.05am   Justin's Story
                    1/4 
                    documentary series following 14 year-old
                    Justin's attempts to be a 
pop star


     9.30am  CBBC - Proms in the Park 
                    highlights of a concert in London's Hyde
                    Park designed to 
introduce young people 
                    to classic music, with Charlotte Church

                    and S Club 7, introduced by Katy Hill  (Repeat)

   10.35am  Film : Prancer (1989)
                    seasonal drama

   12.15pm   BBC News
                    Regional News; Weather


   12.30am  Film : Angus (1989)
                   starring Kathy Bates   Première

    1.50pm  Film : Muppet Treasure Island (1996) 
                   Première

    3.20pm  Film : Porridge (1979) 
                    starring Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale

    4.50pm  Final Score 
                    results and soccer reports with Ray Stubbs

     
5.10pm  BBC News; Weather

     5.25pm   Regional News


     5.30pm   World's Strongest Man 
                     hosted by John Inverdale

     
6.00pm  Lily Savage's Blankety Blank
                    with guests Donald Sinden, 
                    
Roy Barraclough, Honor Blackman, 

                    Barbara Windsor, Anthea Turner, 
                    Tim Vincent


    
6.30pm  2000 to 1 
                   another instalment of the millennium
                   quiz show


    7.00pm  Molly's Zoo at Christmas 
                    festivities at Twycross Zoo, narrated by
                    Griff Rhys Jones
                                                                       

    7.30pm   EastEnders

    8.00pm  Ballykissangel 
                    The Wedding, Minto seizes the chance  to
                    give Dillon a stag party that he will 
                   
never forget


     8.50pm  BBC News  with Michael Buerk
                    Regional News

     9.00pm  Jonathan Creek
                    Miracle in Crooked Lane
                    starring Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin  
      

    9.50pm  The French and Saunders 
                   Christmas Special 1999


  10.20pm  BBC News with Michael Buerk
                   Weather with Peter Cockroft

  10.30pm  Match of the Day 
                   introduced by Gary Lineker with
                   Mark Lawrenson


   11.50pm  They Think It's All Over 
                   comedy sports quiz (Repeat) 
                   followed by
                   
Weatherview

   12.30am  Film : Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
                    
(1973) 
                    comedy

     2.00am  BBC News 24

    Wednesday 29th December 1999

    BBC1

    
 7.00am  BBC News, Regional News, Weather 
      7.10am  William's Wish Wellingtons
(Repeat)
      7.15am  Teletubbies (Repeat)
      7.40am  See It Saw It
      8.05am  The Flintstone Comedy Show
(Repeat)
      8.30am  Snorks (Repeat)
      8.50am  The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
                     
(Repeat)
      9.20am  Goosebumps
      9.45am  Justin's Story
     10.10am  Tweenies
     10.35am  Time Warrior
     12.00       Magician's House 
(Repeat)
    12.30pm  Brambly Hedge
     12.55pm  BBC News, Regional News, Weather 
       1.10pm  Queen's Nose
(Repeat)
      2.50pm  Cartoon
      3.00pm  Film : Uncle Buck (1989)
      4.30pm  Newsround Review of the Year
      5.00pm  The World's Strongest Man
      5.30pm  BBC News; Weather
      5.50pm  Regional News
      6.00pm  Film : Sgt Bilko (1996) 
Première
       7.30pm  2000 and Beyond :
                      a Tomorrow's World Special
      8.00pm  A Question of Sport
      8.35pm  BBC News, Regional News, Weather 
      8.55pm  The National Lottery Third Degree
      9.00pm  Film : Courage under Fire (1996)
                   
  followed by 
                      National Lottery Update
     10.50pm  Review of the Year
      12.10am  Film : Doctor in Trouble (1970) 
       1.40am  BBC News 24


    Thursday 30th December 1999

    BBC1

    
  7.00am  BBC News, Regional News, Weather (S)
      7.10am  Teletubbies 
(Repeat)
      7.35am  See It Saw It
     8.00am  The Flintstone Comedy Show
(Repeat)
      8.20am  The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
                     
(Repeat)
      8.45am  Goosebumps (Repeat)
      9.05am  Newsround Review of the Year
      9.35am  Justin's Story
     10.00am  Tweenies
     10.20am  Time Warrior
     11.45am  The Magician's House
(Repeat)
     12.15pm  Barking Mad (Repeat)
     12.45pm  BBC News, Regional News, Weather 
      1.00pm  The Queen's Nose
      2.40pm  Film : K-9 (1989)
      4.15pm  Blue Peter - the Best Bits
      4.45pm  The World's Strongest Man
      5.15pm  Dream Wheels - Race to the Millennium
      5.45pm  BBC News, Weather
      6.10pm  Regional News
      6.15pm  Film : Spy Hard (1996) 
      7.30pm  EastEnders
      8.00pm  Holby City
      9.00pm  Dinnerladies: Minnellium
      9.35pm  2 Point 4 Children - 
                     the Millennium Experience
    10.05pm  Jo Brand's Commercial Breakdown
    10.35pm  BBC News, Regional News, Weather
     11.05pm  Jack Dee Live in London
     12.10am  Faces of Islam
     12.30am  For Deaf Viewers
                      2000 and Beyond : 
                      a Tomorrow's World Special
(Repeat)
       1.00am  BBC News 24

    New Year's Eve Friday 31st December 1999

    BBC1

    
  5.40am  Faces Of Islam (Repeat)
      6.00am  BBC News 24
      7.00am  News, Regional News, Weather
      7.10am  Teletubbies
(Repeat)
      7.35am  Tweenies
      7.55am  The Flintstone Comedy Show 
(Repeat)
      8.20am  Blue Peter - the Best Bits (Repeat)
      8.50am  Justin's Story
      9.15am  2000 Today*
      5.10pm  BBC News and Weather
      5.25pm  Regional News
      5.30pm  EastEnders
      6.00pm  2000 Today*
      8.00pm  EastEnders
      8.35pm  2000 Today*

                    (Continues until 1.30pm on New Year's Day)

  *Click here for full details
     

   





​ 
​   New Year's Day Saturday 1st January 2000

    BBC1

    
   6.00am  2000 Today*
                     
including at
       9.00am  Live and Kicking
      11.00am  2000 Today*
       1.00pm  BBC News, Regional News, Weather 
       1.30pm  Film : The Sound of Music (1965)
       4.15pm  The World's Strongest Man
       4.45pm  BBC News, Weather
       4.55pm  Regional News, Sport
       5.00pm  The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
       6.00pm  Jim Davidson's
                      New Year Generation Game
       7.00pm  Auntie's Smashing New Bloomers
       7.40pm  The National Lottery Stars
       8.05pm  Casualty: 
                     
followed by 
                      National Lottery Update
       9.05pm  The Vicar of Dibley
       9.45pm  BBC News, Sport, Weather 
     10.05pm  Film : Broken Arrow (1996) 
                     
followed by 
                      Weatherview
      11.50pm  The Best of 2000 Today
       1.50am  BBC News 24

   *For full details click here
       Saturday 18th December 1999

        BBC2

    
    6.35am  Film : Pot o' Gold (1941) (b&w)
        8.00am  Weekend 24
        9.00am  Sports Personality of the Century
                       
(Repeat)
       11.00am  See Hear on Saturday
       11.45am  Film : Morning Departure (1950)
(b&w)
        1.25pm  Behind the Camera
        1.40pm  Film : Guns at Batasi (1964)
(b&w)
        3.20pm  Film : MacArthu (1977) 
        5.25pm  TOTP2
        6.10pm  Wives and Daughters
(Repeat)
        7.25pm  What the Papers Say
        7.35pm  The History Zone
       8.05pm  The Biggest Wheel in the World
                       
followed by 
                       One Man and His Dog  - the Previews 
       9.00pm  Hippies
(Repeat)
       9.30pm  Pulp Fact (Repeat)
        9.45pm  Film : Pulp Fiction (1994) 
       12.15am  Buffy the Vampire Slayer
(Repeat)
        1.00am  The Prodigal Son (1983) 

 






​     
Sunday 19th December 1999

     BBC2

     
 7.00am  Film : One Magic Christmas (1985) 
      8.30am  Teletubbies Advent Calendar 
                     
followed by
                     See It Saw Word (Repeat)
      9.00am  Oscar's Orchestra (Repeat)
      9.20am  Rugrats (Repeat)
      9.50am  Kenan and Kel (Repeat)
     10.15am  Microsoap (Repeat)
     10.45am  Grange Hill (Repeat)
     11.30am  Sort It (Repeat)
     12.00       Robot Wars (Repeat)
     12.45pm  The Big Knights
     12.55pm  The Big Knights 
      1.05pm  Around Westminster
      1.30pm  Sunday Grandstand
      5.55pm  Film : Bugsy Malone (1976) 
      7.25pm  Renaissance
                     
followed by 
                     One Man and His Dog - the Previews 
      8.30pm  In Sickness and in Health
                     Christmas Special 1987
                     
(Repeat)
      9.00pm  Have I Got News for You (Repeat)
      9.30pm  The BBC/Bafta Lifetime
                      Achievement Tribute
     10.45pm  Film : Shadowlands (1993) 
     12.50am  Film : Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
                     
(b&w)

       Monday 20th December 1999

       BBC2


        7.00am  Teletubbies (Repeat)
                       followed by
                      Teletubbies Advent Calendar 
        7.25am  The Flintstone Comedy Show
(Repeat)
        7.50am  Gadget Boy (Repeat)
        8.10am  Blue Peter (Repeat)
        8.35am  The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
                       
(Repeat)
        9.00am  People's Century
                       1900: Age of Hope
(b&w & colour) (Repeat)
        9.55am  1914: Killing Reids (b&w & colour) (Repeat)
       10.50am  News, Weather
       11.00am  Film : Teacher's Pet (1958)
(b&w)
       12.55pm  The Simpsons (Repeat)
        1.20pm  Jim Henson's The Storyteller
        1.45pm  The American Civil War
(Repeat)
        3.20pm  Film : Only the Valiant (1950) (b&w)
        5.00pm  The Liver Birds Christmas 1977 (Repeat)
        5.30pm  Sykes (Repeat)
        6.00pm  The Simpsons
         6.25pm  Farscape
          7.15pm  Millennium : a Thousand Years of History
        8.00pm  Timewatch : The Crossing
(Repeat)
        8.50pm  Vintners' Tales with Jancis Robinson
                       
(Repeat)
        9.00pm  Gardeners' World
        9.30pm  Gardener of the Year Final
       11.20pm  Arena
       12.25pm  Fallen Angels : Red Wind
         1.25am  Fallen Angels : Good Housekeeping


 






​   

     
Tuesday 21st December 1999

      BBC2


     7.00am  Children's BBC
                    Teletubbies
(Repeat)
                    followed by
                   Teletubbies Advent Calendar  
     7.25am  The Flintstone Comedy Show 
(Repeat)
     7.50am  Gadget Boy (Repeat)
     8.10am  Blue Peter (Repeat)
     8.35am  The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
                    
(Repeat)
     9.00am  People's Century
                    1917 : Red Flag
(b&w & colour) (Repeat)
     9.55am  1919 : Lost Peace. (b&w & colour) (Repeat)
    10.50am  News, Weather
    11.00am  Film : The Ballad of Josie (1968) 
    12.40pm  The Big Knights
    12.50pm  The Simpsons
(Repeat)
       1.10pm  The Big Knights
       1.20pm  Jim Henson's The Storyteller
       1.45pm  The American Civil War (R) 
      2.50pm  Film : Friendly Persuasion (1956) 
     5.00pm  Bread Christmas Special 1989
(Repeat)
     5.50pm  Vintners' Tales with Jancis Robinson 
                     
(Repeat) 
     6.00pm  Doctor Who : Doctor Who and 
                     the Silurians: Part 3
(Repeat)
      6.25pm  Due South (Repeat)
                     followed by
                     One Man and His Dog - the Previews 
       7.15pm  Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Christmas 1975
                     
(Repeat)
     8.00pm  The Good Life Christmas 1977 (Repeat)
     8.30pm  Food Night
                    
Gary Rhodes 's Christmas with a Difference
     9.00pm  The Naked Chef
     9.30pm  Jennifer Paterson : One Fat Lady
    10.10pm  Home Stories
(Repeat)
   10.30pm  Newsnight
    11.20pm  Storyville
    12.40am  Film : La Grande Bouffe (1973)

                    (In French with English subtitles) 

      Wednesday 22nd December 1999

       BBC2


    7.00am  Teletubbies (Repeat)
                   followed by
                  Teletubbies Advent Calendar 
    7.25am  The Flintstone Comedy Show
(Repeat)
    7.50am  Gadget Boy (Repeat)
    8.10am  Why 5 (Repeat)
    8.35am  The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (Repeat)
    9.00am  People's Century
                   1930 : Sporting Fever
(b&w & colour) (Repeat) 
    9.55am  1924 : On the Line
(b&w & colour) (Repeat)
  10.50am  News, Weather
   11.00am  Film : That Touch of Mink (1962)
   12.35pm  The Big Knights
   12.45pm  The Simpsons
(Repeat)
    1.05pm  The Big Knights
    1.15pm  Jim Henson's The Storyteller
    1.40pm  The American Civil War
(Repeat)
    2.55pm  News, Regional News, Weather
    3.00pm  Film : To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
(b&w)
                   followed by
                   One Man and His Dog - the Previews 
     5.15pm  The Likely Lads Christmas 1974
(Repeat) 
    6.00pm  TOTP2 Christmas
     6.45pm  Star Trek : Deep Space Nine
     7.30pm  Falstaff - Live from the Royal Opera House
   10.00pm  How Do You Want Me?
   10.30pm  The Fast Show (R) 
     11.15pm  Louis Theroux's Weird Christmas (R)
     12.15am  Fallen Angels
     12.45am  Film : Stray Dog (1949) (b&w)



   





​      
 Thursday 23rd December 1999

        BBC2


     7.00am  Children's BBC
                    Teletubbies
(Repeat)
                    followed by 
                   Teletubbies Advent Calendar 
     7.25am  The Flintstone Comedy Show
(Repeat)
     7.50am  Gadget Boy (Repeat)
     8.10am  Blue Peter
     8.35am  The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
                    
(Repeat)
    9.00am  People's Century
                    1927 : Great Escape
(b&w & colour) (Repeat) 
     9.55am  1929 : Breadline
(b&w & colour) (Repeat)
   10.50am  News, Weather
    11.00am  Film : Lover Come Back (1961) 
    12.45pm  The Big Knights
    12.55pm  The American Civil War
(Repeat)
     1.55pm  Film : Custer of the West (1968)
     4.10pm  News, Regional News, Weather
     4.15pm  Show Jumping
     5.05pm  Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Christmas 1974
                    
(Repeat)
     6.00pm  Star Trek : the Next Generation (Repeat)
                     followed by 
                     One Man and His Dog - the Previews 
      6.50pm  Seeing Salvation
      7.00pm  Renaissance
     8.00pm  Bare Necessities
      8.45pm  Top Gear Take Two
     9.00pm  Back to the Floor
      9.30pm  The Dome : Trouble at the Big Top
     10.20pm  Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
     11.50pm  Fallen Angels : Tomorrow / Die
     12.20am  Fallen Angels : Professional Man
     12.50am  Film : The Challenge (1960)
(b&w) 

​   



       Christmas Eve Friday 24th December 1999


        BBC2

        6.05am   Film : Good King Wenceslas (1994) 

                        Première

         7.35am   Grace under Fire 
                        Mother Christmas
                        Grace's mum has 
definite ideas about
                        how little girls should 
behave


        8.00am  People's Century
                       1933 Master Race  (b&w/colour) (Repeat)

        8.55am  People's Century 
                       1939 Total War (b&w/colour) (Repeat)
                       then One Man and his Dog - Previews

       9.55am   Film : Christmas in Connecticut (1992)
                       starring Dyan Cannon,
                       Kris Kristofferson, 
Tony Curtis
 Première

      11.25am   News, Weather

      11.35am   The American Civil War 

                       The Universe of Battle,
                       documentary series, this episode is
                       about the Battle of Gettysburg


       1.05pm   Film : Jane Eyre (1996) 
                       starring William Hurt, 
                       
Charlotte Gainsbourg  Première

       3.05pm   Agas and their Owners 
                       documentary about how many owners
                       are  obsessed with their 
culinary
                       status symbol
  (Repeat)

       3.55pm   The First Silent Night - the Road to Fame
                        
a film exploring the carol, Silent Night,
                        its origins and its 
rise to worldwide fame


       4.45pm   Seeing Salvation  
                       Saviour of the World, a look at 
                       Rueben's  
nativity painting,
                       Adoration of the Magi


        4.55pm  Carols from King's 

        6.10pm  Film : Some Like It Hot (1959)
 
                       starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis,
                       Jack Lemmon


        8.05pm  Seeing Salvation
                       A Child Born to Die, 
                       Neil McGregor considers how pieces
                       of 
art such as Bruegel's 'Adoration
                       of Kings' can be seen to foreshadow 
                       
Christ's fate

        8.15pm  Goodness Gracious Me  
                      Last year's Christmas special of the
                      Asian comedy sketch starring 

                      Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, 
                      
Meera Syal, Nina Wadia
(Repeat)

      9.00pm  Arena
                     Blondes - Jayne Mansfield

      9.55pm  Home Stories  
                     tracing the history of the Sunflower House, 
                     near Stevenage, Hertfordshire


    10.15pm   Film : Clueless (1995) 
                     starring Alicia Silverstone

    11.50pm  Film : Cape Fear (1962) 
                     starring Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum

      1.30am  Film : The Female Jungle (1955) 
                     starring Jayne Mansfield, 
                     Lawrence Tierney
 (b&w)

  2.40am  Closedown


 
  

























      Christmas Day Saturday 25th December 1999  

      BBC2

      6:25am   Film : Harvey(1950) 
                      starring James Stewart  (b&w)

      8:05am  Film : An American in Paris (1951) 
                     musical starring Gene Kelly then 
                     One Man and His Dog - the Previews

    10:00am  The Simpsons 
                      Homer v Patty, and Selma with
                      the guest voices of Mel Brooks
                      and Susan Sarandon


    10:25am   The Big Knights
                      Alchemy, 
                      animation with the voices of 
                      Timothy West and Prunella Scales


     10:35am   Jim Henson's The Storyteller 
                      The Luck Child, based on a Russian folk tale

     11:00am  Christmas Oratoria
                      1/6 
                      Bach's Christmas Oratoria performed 
                      by the Monteverdi Choir and the
                      English 
Baroque Soloists, conducted by 
                      
Eliot Gardiner


      11:30am  They Said It Couldn't Be Done 
                      wildlife pioneering programmes with 
                      
David Attenborough talking to the 
                      film-makers and the showing the film, 
                      
today 'Mzima - Portrait of a Spring'
                      by 
Alan Root and his wife who used
                      home-made methods to film 
underwater


    12:30pm   Don Quixote 
                      animation featuring the voice of 
                      
Simon Callow

       1:00pm  Jim Henson's The Storyteller 
                      Sapsarrow, a princess flees to 
                      escape marriage


       1:25pm   Wives and Daughters
                      
(Repeat)

       2:45pm  Vintners' Tales with Jancis Robinson 
                      profile of Claud Douard who looks after 
                      
a restaurant's wine cellar

       2:55pm  The Simpsons
                      Bart's Comet
                      a comet is heading for Springfield
 
       3:15pm  Film : White Christmas (1954)  
                      musical starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye

      5:10pm  Film : Singin In the Rain (1952) 
                     musical starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds
 
      6:50pm  Cecilia and Bryn at Glyndebourne  
                      concert by Cecilia Bartoli and Bryn Trefel
                      from Glyndebourne 
Opera House,
                      East Sussex


      8:20pm  The Queen

      8:30pm  Film : Il Postino (1994) 
                      Oscar and Bafta-Award winning 
                      romantic drama in Italian with 

                      English subtitles Première

     10:15pm   Film : RKO 281 (1999) 
                      starring Liev Schreiber as Orson Welles
                      
Première

     11:45pm  Film : Citizen Kane (1941) 
                     starring Orson Welles (b&w)

      1:40am  Film : The Trial (1962)  
                     starring Orson Welles
              
 












      Boxing Day Sunday 26th December 1999

       BBC2

       6.25am  Film : Tea for Two (1950) 

                      starring Doris Day

       8.00am  People's Century 
                      1945 : Brave New World (Repeat)

       8.50am  People's Century  
                      
1948 : Boom Town (Repeat)

       9.45am  Seeing Salvation 
                      
The Prince of Peace.
                      A look at how Botticelli's Mystic Nativity
                      heralded a new beginning


      9.55am   The Simpsons 
                      
Selma's Choice

     10.20am  Jim Henson's The Storyteller 
                     The Soldier and Death then
                     One Man and His Dog - the Previews

    10.50am  Christmas Oratio
                     Part Two

    11.20am  The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
                    Arrows of Time : Back  to the Future, 
                   
the story of human timekeeping


   12.20pm  The American Civil War 
                    Valley of the Shadow of Death  (Repeat)

    1.25pm   Film : Great Day in the Morning (1956) 
                   Western

    2.55pm  They Said It Couldn't Be Done
                   Kingdom of the Ice Bear : the Frozen Ocean

    3.55pm  The Cat Show 
                   Shauna Lowry and Matt Allwright from
                   the National Cat Club Show, Olympia


    4.45pm  Film : Pillow Talk (1959)
                   
starring Doris Day  

    6.25pm  The Boat
                   U Boat drama in German
                   
with English subtitles
(Repeat)

     7.15pm   Steptoe and Son
                    
from Christmas 1973 (Repeat)

     8.00pm  The Burgess Variations
                     
a two part film portrait of 
                     
Anthony Burgess, author of 
                     A Clockwork Orange


    9.00pm   Arena 
                     Blondes - Diana Dors

    10.10pm  The Royle Family 
                     (Repeat)

    10.50pm  Definitely Dusty  
                     documentary about Dusty Springfield

    11.50pm  Film : La Dolce Vita (1960)
                    starring Marcello Mastroianni (b&w)

      2.45am  Closedown


                       
                       

     









 




 


        Bank Holiday Monday 27th December 1999

       BBC2

       6.25am  Quantum Leap
                      A Liitle Miracle, 
                      Christmas Eve 1962, miserly millionaire
                      Michael Blake 
receives a visitation


       7.10am   Match of the Day
                      (Repeat)

       8.50am  People's Century 
                      1947 : Freedom Now  (Repeat)

      9.45am   People's Century    
                      1945 : Fallout  (Repeat)   

    10.40am  News, Weather

    10.50am  Christmas Oratorio

                     part 3            

     11.15am   The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
                     Arrows of Time : Catching the Waves 

    12.15pm   The American Civil War  
                     Most Hallowed Ground (Repeat)

      1.25pm  Film : Twelve o'Clock High (1949)
                    starring Gregory Peck (b&w)

     3.35pm  Film : Moonfleet  (1955) 
                    starring Stewart Granger

     5.00pm  The Simpsons
                     
A Star is Burns, 
                     Marge suggests a festival to boost 
                     
Springfield's tainted public image


     5.20pm  They Said It Couldn't Be Done  
                     In Flight Movie, David Attenborough looks
                     at another wildlife film


     6.00pm  One Man and His Dog 
                     presented by Robin Page and Gus Dermody
                     with celebrity captains 

                     Clarissa Dickson Wright, Michaela Strachan,
                     John Craven


      7.10pm   The Boat 
                     
continuing the U boat drama, in
                     German with English subtitles


      8.00pm  The Burgess Variations 2/2 
                      profile of Anthony Burgess

      9.00pm  Arena  
                      Blondes - Anita Ekberg

     10.00pm  Film : The Truth About Cats and Dogs
                       (1996)
                       
starring Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofaio

     11.30pm   Glastonbury 99
                      
highlights of last summer's Glastonbury
                      concert includes REM,
                      Manic Street Preachers, The Corrs, 
                      
Fun Lovin' Criminals, 
                      The Beautiful South, 
Al Green


       1.30am  Film : Seven Woman (1966) 
                      starring Anne Bancroft
           

                          
 






























 




 

         Bank Holiday Tuesday 28th December 1999


         BBC2

         6.25am    Quantum Leap
                          
1971 : Sam finds himself in the act of 
                          
committing a robbery


          7.05am   Film : The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) 
                          starring Doris Day

          8.50am  People's Century
                         1951 : Asia Rising (Repeat)

          9.45am  People's Century
                         
1957 : Skin Deep (Repeat)

        10.40am  News, Weather

        10.50am  Crazy Dancing

                         film telling the story of some dance crazes

        11.40am  The Royal Institute Christmas Lectures
                        Arrows of Time : Quantum Leap

       12.40pm  The Big Knights 
                        Lost Doris, animation


       12.50pm  The Big Knights
                       
Clockwork Knights

        1.00pm  Racing from Chepstow 
                       4 races including the Welsh Grand national 

       3.00pm  Film : Send Me No Flowers (1964) 
                       starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day

        4.35pm  The Rodgers and Hart Story 
                       narrated by Jonathan Pryce

        5.30pm  Film : Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
                        starring Lloyd Bridges

        7.00pm  The Boat 
                       third episode of the U boat 
drama,
                       in German with English subtitles


        7.50pm   Vintners' Tales with Jancis Robinson 
                       Jancis Robinson meets Nigel Wilson,
                       a 
Fellow in Classics at Lincoln College,
                       
Oxford, who is the college's expert
                       wine steward
 
(Repeat) 

       8.00pm  They Said It Couldn't be Done 
                      Too Close for Comfort
                      David Attenborough talks to camerman 
                     
Mike Richards about the arduous nature 
                      
of filming chimpanzees in the dark, 
                      wet forests of West Africa, before 
                     
showing the film  


      8.40pm  Home Stories
                      
the inside story of an Edwardian
                      blue-brick 
detached house in 
                      Birmingham told by occupiers
                      past and present


      9.00pm  Film : The Sting (1973) 
                     starring Paul Newman, 
                     
Robert Redford, Robert Shaw

    11.05pm   The Best of Jools's Hootenannies  
                     highlights of Jools Holland's previous
                     six annual shows featuring 
BB King,
                     Tom Jones, Sharleen Spiteri,
                     Eric Clapton, Sting, Dr John,
                     Paul Weller, Blur, Catatonia, 
                     
Fun Lovin' Criminals, Chaka Demus
                     and Pliers, Manic Street Preachers


    12.35am   Fallen Angels 
                     Fly Paper

     1.05am   Fallen Angels 
                     The Black Bargain

      1.35am   Film : Clash by Night (1963) 
                     crime drama 
(b&w)

     2.50am   Closedown































   Wednesday 29th December 1999

    BBC2

    
  6.00am  Film : The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948)
                      
(b&w) 
       7.15am  Match of the Day (Repeat)
      8.35am  People's Century
                     1959 : Endangered Planet
(b&w and colour)
                     
(Repeat)
      9.30am  1963 : Picture Power (b&w and colour)
                      
(Repeat)
     10.25am  News, Weather
     10.35am  The Morecambe and Wise Show
(b&w)
                     (First shown on ITV) 
     11.00am  Alliss in Golfing Land
     11.50am  The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
    12.50pm  The Big Knights
      1.00pm  The American Civil War
(Repeat)
      2.05pm  Film : The Big Country (1958) 
      4.45pm  TOTP2
      5.30pm  They Said It Couldn't Be Done
(Repeat)
      6.30pm  The Boat (Repeat)
      7.25pm  Film : The Bravados (1958) 
      9.00pm  Gimme Gimme Gimme : Millennium
      9.35pm  Never Mind the Buzzcocks
     10.15pm  The Best of Clarkson
     11.15pm  Film : Strange Days (1995) 
      1.35am  Film : Subway in the Sky (1958)
(b&w)
 









    Thursday 30th December 1999


    BBC2

    
 6.05am  Film : Rose of Cimarron (1952) 
      7.20am  Film : The World in His Arms (1952) 
     9.00am  People's Century
                    1954 : Living Longer
(b&w and colour)
                   
 (Repeat)
                     1949 : Great Leap (b&w and colour) (Repeat)
     10.50am  News, Weather
     11.00am  Cardiff Singer of the World Masterclass
     11.50am  The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures :
                     Arrows of Time: Shaping the Future
     12.50pm  Steptoe and Son Christmas 1974
                     
(Repeat)
      1.35pm  The American Civil War (Repeat)
      2.40pm  Film : Days of Glory (1944) (b&w)
      4.05pm  Film : Shenandoah (1965) 
      5.50pm  Vintners' Tales with Jancis Robinson
                     
(Repeat)
      6.00pm  Decisive Moments
      7.00pm  The Boat
(Repeat)
      7.50pm  Several Careful Owners (Repeat)
      8.00pm  They Said It Couldn't Be Done
      9.00pm  The Natural World
      9.50pm  Hot Shots
(Repeat)
     10.00pm  Film : The Revengers' Comedies (1997)
      11.30pm  Jools's Millennium Hootenanny
       1.00am  Fallen Angels
        1.35am  Film : Daybreak (1946) (b&w)


 








    
New Year's Eve Friday 31st December 1999

    BBC2

    
 6.20am  Film : Dead Man's Evidence (1962) (b&w)
      7.25am  Film : The Purple Plain (1954) 
     9.05am  People's Century
                    1968: New Release
(b&w and colour) (Repeat)
   10.00am  1970: Half the People (b&w and colour)
                     
(Repeat)
    10.55am  Film : Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
    12.40pm  They Said It Couldn't Be Done
      1.40pm  Behind the Camera
      2.00pm  Film : Doctor Zhivago (1965)
      5.05pm  The Simpsons
(Repeat)
      5.30pm  Film : Tron (1982)
      7.00pm  The Big Knights
       7.10pm  The Boat
      8.00pm  Robot Wars Special
       8.45pm  Nineties Night
                      TOTP2 Presents the Nineties
       9.45pm  Gimme Gimme Gimme : Millennium
                      
(Repeat)
     10.20pm  Goodbye to the Nineties
      11.50pm  Into the New Millennium
      12.05am  We Gotta Get Out of This Business :
                      Fatboy Slim's 99
      12.55am  Film : The Book of Life (1998) 
       2.00am  BBC News 24


    New Year's Day Saturday 1st January 2000

    BBC2


    6.05am  Film : Young at Heart (1955)
    8.00am  See Hear on Saturday
    9.00am  People's Century
                   1975 : War of the Hea
(b&w and colour)
    9.50am  1979 : God Fights Back (b&w and colour)
   10.45am  Christmas Oratorio
    11.45am  New Year's Day Concert 2000 from Vienna
   12.35pm  The Simpsons
     1.20pm  Top Gear Take Two
     1.35pm  Jools's Millennium Hootenanny
(Repeat)
    3.30pm  TOTP2 Presents the Nineties (Repeat)
    4.30pm  Back to the Future
    5.10pm  Poulenc : a Human Voice
    6.00pm  Natural History Night
    7.10pm  Lake of the Hies
    7.50pm  Orang-utans - Out on a Limb
    8.30pm  Birds of the Sun God
     9.15pm  When the North Wind Blows
   10.15pm  Dolphins -the Wild Side
   11.00pm  Never Mind the Buzzcocks
   11.40pm  Happy New Year
(Repeat)
   11.45pm  Film : Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
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