CHANNEL 4 CHRISTMAS TV 1996

  Christmas Eve Tuesday 24th December 1996 

  6.35am  Chidren's programmes
              Wish Kid

  7.00am  The Greatest Tune on Earth

  7.30am  The Babysitter's Club

  8.00am  The Big Breakfast

10.00am  Saved by the Bell

11.40am  Back to the Future cartoon 

12.05pm  Pink Panther animation 

12.30pm  God in the House

  1.00pm  Bless This House

  1.30pm  Coping with Christmas comic sketches 

  2.00pm  The Adventures of Toad animation 

  3.00pm  Film : Doctor Dolittle (1967) starring Rex Harrison 

  5.40pm  Father Christmas animation 

  6.10pm  Famous Fred animation 

  6.45pm  Film : Drop Dead Fred (1991) starring Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall  

  8.30pm  Brookside

  9.00pm  The Real Christmas Show

10.00pm  Father Ted Christmas Special

11.10pm  Whose Line Is It Anyway?

11.40pm  Film : Lady in White (1988) starring Lukas Haas 

  1.45am  Film : The Innocents (1961) starring Michael Redgrave, Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde 

  3.35am  Film : Rouge (1987)

  5.15am  Closedown



  Christmas Day Wednesday 25th December 1996   

  6.45am  Children's programmes
              Take Five

  7.15am  The Greatest Tune on Earth

  7.40am  The Babysitters Club

  8.10am  Little Shop

  8.35am  Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiago?

  9.00am  The Big Breakfast Christmas Special

10.00am  The Crystal Maze with Richard O'Brien 

11.00am  The Adventures of Mole animation 

12.00      Pink Panther animation 

12.25pm  God in the House

12.55pm  The Snowman

  1.25pm  Home to Roost

  2.25pm  The Happy Prince

  3.00pm  The Alternative Christmas Message  Rory Bremner, as Diana, Princess of Wales 

  3.15pm  Faust opera followed by
              News and Weather 

  6.40pm  The Queen

  6.50pm  Film : The Battle of the Sexes (1960) starring Peter Sellers 

  8.30pm  Brookside

  9.00pm  Film : Dial M for Murder (1954) starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly 

11.00pm  Film : Roswell (1994) starring Kyle MacLachlan, Martin Sheen Première  

12.40am  Film : Invasion (1966) (b&w) 

  2.05am  Beavis and Butt-Head Christmas Special

  2.40am  Film : I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) (b&w) starring Susan Hayward 

  4.45am  Closedown


  Boxing Day Thursday 26th December 1996  

  6.50am  Children's programmes
              Pro Stars

  7.15am  The Greatest Tune on Earth

  7.40am  The Babysitters Club

  8.15am  Little Shop of Horrors

  8.40am  Where an Earth is Carmen Sandiago?

  9.00am  The Big Breakfast

10.00am  Hangin' with Mr Cooper

10.30am  Crystal Maze

11.30am  Back to the Future cartoon

11.55am  Pink Panther

12.25pm  God in the House

12.55pm  Racing from Kempton Park  

  3.10pm  Film : Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) starring Wallace Shawn, Julianne Moore  Première  
              followed by 
              News and Weather

  5.25pm  Abel's Island

  6.00pm  Hollyoaks

  6.30pm  Pavarotti Returns to Llangollen

  8.00pm  Stanley Baxter in Reel Terms

  9.00pm  Film : 1492 : Conquest of Paradise (1992) 
              starring Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver  Première 

11.50pm  Film : Divine Madness (1980) concert performance starring Bette Midler 

  1.35am  Film : Fantastic Planet (1973) Première  

  2.50am  Film : The Raggedy Rawney (1987) starring Bob Hoskins, Dexter Fletcher Première

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