ITV CHRISTMAS TV 1956
Christmas Eve Monday 24th December 1956
Associated Rediffusion
4.00pm The Monday Club
Christmas Meeting
Host and Hostess
Nick Barker and Anne Valery
5.00pm Jolly Good Time
Seeing Sport
Christmas Party
Host : Peter Lloyd
5.30pm Gene Autry in Double Barrelled Vengeance
Western series
6.00pm Time Signal, Close-down
6.30pm Christmas Carol Service
from the Regent Hall, Oxford Street given by
the Salvation Army London Songster Brigades
7.00pm Time, News
7.05pm Max Bygraves in A Bonus for Christmas
7.30pm Make Up Your Mind!
Special children's edition of the valuation contest. Compere, David Jacobs
8.00pm Boyd QC
starring Michael Dennison
1. Her Father's Daughter
8.30pm Joan and Leslie
with Leslie Randall and Joan Reynolds
9.00pm Frontier Doctor
Rex Allen in Fury of the Big Top
9.30pm Two for the Money
presented by Maurice Winnick with Bernard Braden
10.00pm Four Star Playhouse
Charles Boyer and Maureen O'Sullivan in "The Gift"
10.25pm The Nativity of Jesus Christ
10.46pm Time, News, Weather
11.00pm Something in the City
starring Richard Hearne, Ellen Pollock and Gary Marsh
11.55pm Pontifical High Mass
from Westminster Cathedral
Granada (as Associated Rediffusion except)
5.30pm Lassie
9.00pm Gun Law
10.00pm The Adventures of Aggie
10.30pm Emlyn Williams in "The Signalman"
ATV (as Associated Rediffusion except)
9.00pm Douglas Fairbanks presents The Happy McBains starring Michael Denison and Dulcie Gray
10.00pm Exit starring Henry Oscar
10.15pm Highway Patrol starring Broderick Crawford
Christmas Day Tuesday 25th December 1956
Associated Rediffusion
11.30am Christmas Morning Service
from St Martin-in-the-Fields
12.10pm Closedown
3.00pm Her Majesty the Queen (sound only)
followed by
Commonwealth Prospect
3.30pm Close Up
a special musical programme for Christmas
4.00pm The File on Voronov
thriller
4.30pm Buffalo Bill Jnr
in "Six-Gun Symphony"
5.00pm Jolly Good Time
Jimmy Hanley invites you to a Jolly Good Party
6.00pm Closedown
7.00pm About Religion
Some thoughts on Christmas Day
7.25pm News
7.31pm Do You Trust Your Wife ?
starring Bob Monkhouse not forgetting Denis Goodwin
8.00pm My Wife's Sister
starring Eleanor Summerfield
8.30pm A Christmas Carol
musical adaptation starring Fredric March
9.30pm Play : The Pay Off
with Edward Chapman and Avis Scott
10.46pm Time, News
11.00pm Epilogue and Closedown
Granada (as Associated Rediffusion except)
4.30pm Brave Eagle
8.30pm Douglas Fairbanks presents Eunice Grayson in "One-Way Ticket"
9.00pm The Bob Cummings Show
ATV (as Associated Rediffusion except)
4.30pm Annie Oakley starring Gail Davis
8.30pm Gun Law starring James Arness
9.00pm My Little Margie starring Gale Storm and Charles Farrell
9.30pm Stage One presents Hearts of Gold starring Edmund Gwenn
10.00pm The Signalman Ghost Story told by Emlyn Williams
10.15pm My Wildest Dream
Boxing Day Wednesday 26th December 1956
Associated Rediffusion
4.00pm Frolics on Ice
Children's Christmas Party from Streatham Ice Rink
5.00pm Jolly Good Time
Jim Whittington and his sea-lion
5.55pm Sports Summary and News Headlines
6.00pm Closedown
7.00pm Time, News
7.12pm Weather
7.14pm Sporting Outlook
7.30pm Double Your Money
starring Hughie Green
8.00pm Play: Action for Slander
starring Clive Brook and Ann Todd
9.30pm My Wildest Dream
with Tommy Trinder, David Nixon, Alfred Marks, Dickie Henderson
10.00pm Two's Company
Dick Emery and Nicolette Roeg
10.30pm It's Song Time
with David Hughes
10.46pm Time, News
11.00pm Epilogue and Closedown
Granada (as Associated Rediffusion)
ATV (as Associated Rediffusion except)
7.05pm The Buccaneers starring Robert Shaw
8.00pm Gaiety George starring Richard Greene and Ann Todd
9.30pm Mantovani and his Orchestra
10.00pm Midweek Miscellany
10.15pm Overseas Adventure
Associated Rediffusion
4.00pm The Monday Club
Christmas Meeting
Host and Hostess
Nick Barker and Anne Valery
5.00pm Jolly Good Time
Seeing Sport
Christmas Party
Host : Peter Lloyd
5.30pm Gene Autry in Double Barrelled Vengeance
Western series
6.00pm Time Signal, Close-down
6.30pm Christmas Carol Service
from the Regent Hall, Oxford Street given by
the Salvation Army London Songster Brigades
7.00pm Time, News
7.05pm Max Bygraves in A Bonus for Christmas
7.30pm Make Up Your Mind!
Special children's edition of the valuation contest. Compere, David Jacobs
8.00pm Boyd QC
starring Michael Dennison
1. Her Father's Daughter
8.30pm Joan and Leslie
with Leslie Randall and Joan Reynolds
9.00pm Frontier Doctor
Rex Allen in Fury of the Big Top
9.30pm Two for the Money
presented by Maurice Winnick with Bernard Braden
10.00pm Four Star Playhouse
Charles Boyer and Maureen O'Sullivan in "The Gift"
10.25pm The Nativity of Jesus Christ
10.46pm Time, News, Weather
11.00pm Something in the City
starring Richard Hearne, Ellen Pollock and Gary Marsh
11.55pm Pontifical High Mass
from Westminster Cathedral
Granada (as Associated Rediffusion except)
5.30pm Lassie
9.00pm Gun Law
10.00pm The Adventures of Aggie
10.30pm Emlyn Williams in "The Signalman"
ATV (as Associated Rediffusion except)
9.00pm Douglas Fairbanks presents The Happy McBains starring Michael Denison and Dulcie Gray
10.00pm Exit starring Henry Oscar
10.15pm Highway Patrol starring Broderick Crawford
Christmas Day Tuesday 25th December 1956
Associated Rediffusion
11.30am Christmas Morning Service
from St Martin-in-the-Fields
12.10pm Closedown
3.00pm Her Majesty the Queen (sound only)
followed by
Commonwealth Prospect
3.30pm Close Up
a special musical programme for Christmas
4.00pm The File on Voronov
thriller
4.30pm Buffalo Bill Jnr
in "Six-Gun Symphony"
5.00pm Jolly Good Time
Jimmy Hanley invites you to a Jolly Good Party
6.00pm Closedown
7.00pm About Religion
Some thoughts on Christmas Day
7.25pm News
7.31pm Do You Trust Your Wife ?
starring Bob Monkhouse not forgetting Denis Goodwin
8.00pm My Wife's Sister
starring Eleanor Summerfield
8.30pm A Christmas Carol
musical adaptation starring Fredric March
9.30pm Play : The Pay Off
with Edward Chapman and Avis Scott
10.46pm Time, News
11.00pm Epilogue and Closedown
Granada (as Associated Rediffusion except)
4.30pm Brave Eagle
8.30pm Douglas Fairbanks presents Eunice Grayson in "One-Way Ticket"
9.00pm The Bob Cummings Show
ATV (as Associated Rediffusion except)
4.30pm Annie Oakley starring Gail Davis
8.30pm Gun Law starring James Arness
9.00pm My Little Margie starring Gale Storm and Charles Farrell
9.30pm Stage One presents Hearts of Gold starring Edmund Gwenn
10.00pm The Signalman Ghost Story told by Emlyn Williams
10.15pm My Wildest Dream
Boxing Day Wednesday 26th December 1956
Associated Rediffusion
4.00pm Frolics on Ice
Children's Christmas Party from Streatham Ice Rink
5.00pm Jolly Good Time
Jim Whittington and his sea-lion
5.55pm Sports Summary and News Headlines
6.00pm Closedown
7.00pm Time, News
7.12pm Weather
7.14pm Sporting Outlook
7.30pm Double Your Money
starring Hughie Green
8.00pm Play: Action for Slander
starring Clive Brook and Ann Todd
9.30pm My Wildest Dream
with Tommy Trinder, David Nixon, Alfred Marks, Dickie Henderson
10.00pm Two's Company
Dick Emery and Nicolette Roeg
10.30pm It's Song Time
with David Hughes
10.46pm Time, News
11.00pm Epilogue and Closedown
Granada (as Associated Rediffusion)
ATV (as Associated Rediffusion except)
7.05pm The Buccaneers starring Robert Shaw
8.00pm Gaiety George starring Richard Greene and Ann Todd
9.30pm Mantovani and his Orchestra
10.00pm Midweek Miscellany
10.15pm Overseas Adventure
