CHANNEL 4 CHRISTMAS TV 1998

  Christmas Eve Thursday 24th December 1998    

  5.10am  Children's programmes
              Sharky and George

  5.35am  Two Stupid Dogs

  5.55am  Sesame Street

  7.00am  For Better, for Worse

  7.30am  The Magic Keeper wordless film with classical music 

  8.00am  The Big Breakfast

10.00am  The Bigger Breakfast
             Buzz

10.30am  Eerie Indiana

10.55am  The Secret World of Alex Mack

11.30am  Moesha

12.00      Madison

12.35pm  Ted Hughes : In His Own Words

  1.05pm  The Real Nativity Show

  2.05pm  Film : Annie (1982) starring Albert Finney, Carol Burnett 

  4.30pm  The Snowman animation 

  5.00pm  The Bear animation

  5.30pm  Countdown

  6.00pm  A Perfect Carry On

  7.00pm  Heroes of Comedy : Tony Hancock

  8.00pm  Burnt Bits

  8.30pm  The Christmas Italian Kitchen

  9.00pm  Rising Damp

  9.30pm  Father Ted Christmas Special

10.35pm  Snow Graham Norton

11.15pm  David Blaine's Street Magic

12.10am  Film : Black Christmas (1974) starring Olivia Hussey 

  2.00am  Film : Theatre of Blood (1973) starring Vincent Price, Diana Rigg

  3.50am  Film : House of Wax (1953) starring Vincent Price 

  
  Christmas Day Friday 25th December 1998   

  5.25am  Children's programmes
              Gagarin

  5.35am  Two Stupid Dogs

  5.55am  Sesame Street

  7.00am  For Better, for Worse

  7.30am  Max Bear's Christmas

  8.00am  The Big Breakfast

  9.55am  Film : Swallows and Amazons (1974)

11.40am  Bill's New Frock

12.15pm  Famous Fred animation 

12.45pm  Father Christmas animation 

  1.15pm  Film : tom thumb (1958) starring Russ Tamblyn  

  3.00pm  Alternative Christmas Message 
              Neville and Doreen Lawrence parents of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence 

  3.10pm  Film : The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) starring Frankie Howerd, Reg Varney 

  4.50pm  Countdown Grand Final

  5.35pm  Gilbert and Sullivan : the Very Models

  5.55pm  The Queen

  6.05pm  Hansel and Gretel opera followed by
              News and Weather

  8.00pm  Bernstein

  9.00pm  Film : Remember Me? (1996) starring Robert Lindsay, Rik Mayall, Imelda Staunton Première

10.35pm  Film : The Omen (1976) starring Gregory Peck, Lee Remick 

12.40am  Film : The Fly (1958)

  2.15am  Film : Return of the Fly (1959)

  3.45am  Film : Cry of the City (1948)


  Boxing Day Saturday 26th December 1998

  5.20am  Super Mario Brothers

  5.35am  Two Stupid Dogs

  5.55am  T4 from Lapland 
              Sesame Street

  7.00am  Madeline

  7.25am  Animal Alphabet

  7.30am  Magic Schoolbus

  8.00am  Biker Mice from Mars

  8.30am  The Magic Keeper

  9.00am  The Morning Line

10.00am  Junior Golfer of the Year

11.00am  Trans-world Sport

12.00      The Monkees

12.30pm  Racing from Kempton Park 

  3.15pm  The Nativity animation 

  3.30pm  Countdown Grand Final   

  4.15pm  Granpa

  4.50pm  Alice through the Looking Glass
 
  6.25pm  Brookside

  8.20pm  Bernstein

  9.20pm  Film : The Cruel Sea (1953) (b&w) starring Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden  

11.40pm  Because It's a Lonely World

12.40am  One Amazing Night

  2.30am  Film : The Gambler (1997) starring Michael Gambon  Première 

  4.10am  NYPD Blue


  Sunday 27th December 1998  

  4.55am  Children's programmes
              Sharky and George

  5.20am  Two Stupid Dogs

  5.45am  Droopy

  6.05am  Dumb and Dumber

  6.30am  Camberwick Green

  6.50am  Frootie Tooties

  6.55am  Dog City

  7.25am  Christmas T4
              Jingle Bell Rock

  8.00am  Claymation Christmas Special

  8.20am  Johnny Bravo

  8.50am  Sister Sister Sunday
            
  9.20am  Sister Sister

  9.50am  Sister Sister

10.20am  Sister Sister

10.50am  Planet Pop

12.00      Hollyoaks

12.30pm  Late Lunch Behaving Badly

  1.35pm  The Waltons

  2.35pm  Blue Christmas

  2.50pm  The Heron and the Crane

  3.00pm  Film : Hello, Dolly! (1969) starring Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau followed by
              News and Weather

  5.40pm  Mini Night
              The Mini Job : the Making of The Italian Job

  6.10pm  The Mini Man

  7.10pm  The Mini Years

  7.40pm  Arthouse : The Lost Supper

  8.40pm  Film : Edward Scissorhands (1990) starring Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder 

10.35pm  The Johnny Vegas Television Show

11.20pm  Film : The Horseman on the Roof (1995) starring Juliette Binoche Première  

  1.50am  Terry Pratchett's Discworld

  2.15am  Soul Music   animation  


  Bank Holiday Monday 28th December 1998 

  5.30am  Children's programmes
              Next Door

  5.35am  Two Stupid Dogs

  6.00am  Sesame Street

  7.00am  Ovide

  7.30am  Magic Schoolbus

  8.00am  The Big Breakfast

10.00am  The Bigger Breakfast
             Saved by the Bell

10.30am  Eerie Indiana

11.00am  Madison

11.30am  Babylon 5

12.30pm  Petrushka

  1.05pm  Racing from Kempton Park 

  3.20pm  Wine Hunt

  3.50pm  Fifteen to One Highlights

  4.30pm  Countdown

  4.55pm  Ricki Lake followed by
              News Headlines

  5.30pm  Film : The African Queen (1951) starring Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn  

  7.30pm  Ideal Home?

  8.30pm  Film : Little Women (1995) starring Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon   Première

10.45pm  Jo Brand's Christmas Log

11.40pm  Film : Walking and Talking (1996) starring Catherine Keener, Anne Heche Première 

  1.15am  Terry Prachett's Discworld

  4.05am  Homicide

  4.55am  Joyride  (until 5.10am)

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