ITV CHRISTMAS TV 1984
Christmas Eve Monday 24th December 1984
ITV LONDON (Thames)
6.25am TV-am : Good Morning Britain
presented by Anne Diamond, Nick Owen includes
Weather with Wincey at 6.28,6.59,7.28,7.59,8.28.8.59
News: Gordon Honeycombe 6.30,7.00,7.30,8.00,8.30,9.00
Sport: Richard Keys 6.39,7.37
Vox Pop 6.35
Mad Lizzie shakes out
Today's the Day :
Jeremy Beadle at 6.51
Wincey's Wall at 6.57,8.57
Caring Christmas
Campagn Update 7.14
Roland Rat at 7.22
Pop Video at 7.54
News Features 7.05,7.33,8.05
Competition Time 6.44,8.27
Monday Specials:
Astrology with Marjorie Orr 8.15
Greaves' TV Choice 8.34
Cinderella-The Roland
Rat Panto 8.37
9.25am Thames News Headlines
followed by
Father Murphy
Happiness is. . . starring Merlin Olsen
10.15am Cartoon Time
Mexican Mousepiece/Road to Andalay Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Speedy Gonzales (Repeat)
10.30am Film : Benji (1974)
starring Edgar Buchanan
Benji is a very independent dog. He lives alone in a big, deserted house on the outskirts of town.
So he has to make friends with a lot of people in order to live. But his best friends are Cindy and Paul,
the children of Dr Chapman, and the doctor's housekeeper Mary, who each morning gives
Benji his breakfast.
There's a big problem for Benji to solve when the two children are kidnapped
12.00pm Freetime Christmas Special
with Mick Robertson, Kim Goody
Join Mick and Kim for the Freetime Christmas extravaganza Play the game,
meet the stars and find out if the Reindeer Rebels can beat the Snowball Screamers
12.30pm Goodwill to All Men
In the seaside town of Deal, in Kent, the mining community is preparing for Christmas.
But how will it be this year? The miners' strike is now in its ninth month and the programme
shows the preparation for the celebration of the birth of Christ through the eyes of a miner
and his family and through the eyes of the clergy for whom the strike has posed a moral dilemma
1.00pm News at One
Carol Barnes reports on news at home and abroad. Plus weather forecast and Financial Times share index
1.20pm Thames News
with Robin Houston
1.30pm The Birth of Christ
A look at the hidden meaning behind some of the paintings most often used to illustrate Christmas cards.
Presenter Oliver Hunkin discusses the birth of Christ as seen by the Old Masters, with passages
from the Bible read by Bill Croasdale
1.45pm Scarecrow and Mrs King
The Long Christmas Eve starring Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner
In coaxing a spy to come in out of the cold after 23 years, agents Lee and Amanda discover that
the Christmas spirit can be a formidable weapon in espionage
2.45pm Take Over
Could you land the world's fastest passenger plane? Or drive an armoured vehicle at
high speed over rough ground?
Suzanne Danielle, Sally James, Peter Davison and Derek Thompson join with four members
of the public to find out.
With the aid of a simulator, presenter Brough Scott puts them to the test landing Concorde.
The teams will be competing for a return flight on Concorde to Miami
3.10pm Film : The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
starring Peter Sellers and Christopher Plummer
For years, the priceless jewel known as the Pink Panther has remained on display as the national
treasure of the eastern state of Lugash.
Theft is impossible — but, with a combination of a crossbow, aerosol spray, floor wax and a very
clever criminal, the impossible is achieved. General Wadafi, the head of state, insists that
Inspector Clouseau, the Suretè detective who recovered the Panther once before, be called in.
Clouseau, already suspended for bungling, is reinstated. He immediately decides that the theft
is the work of his old enemy, The Phantom.
5.15pm The Wind in the Willows
A Yuletide Entertainment, animation
The annual Christmas entertainment at Toad Hall is a wonderful opportunity for Toad to show off.
Speeches by Toad, songs by Toad and Toad the star of the show. But things do not go quite as he has
arranged and someone else steps into the limelight
5.45pm News at 5.45
6.00pm Thames News
with Tina Jenkins, John Andrew
6.25pm Help!
Viv Taylor Gee with community action news
6.35pm Crossroads
7.00pm What's My Line ? Christmas Special
presented by Eamonn Andrews, with George Gale, Barbara Kelly, Jilly Cooper, Ernie Wise and
Patrick Mower. A surprise-filled edition of the top-rating show, which is enjoying a special
Christmas revival
7.30pm Coronation Street
It's Christmas Eve and there are presents for all. Vera Duckworth gets the tree she wanted and
Rita Fairclough is delighted to receive an unexpected visitor. Bill Webster is hoping the season
of goodwill will rub off on Kevin
8.00pm Jim Davidson's Falklands Special
A unique film, narrated by John Mills, follows the British entertainer 8,000 miles to the
South Atlantic, which, two and-a-half years ago, was a scene of conflict. From Ascension Island to
Port Stanley, Mount Kent and Goose Green, Jim entertains the men and women of the armed forces,
many of whom will not be home for Christmas
9.00pm Film : Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
starring Jane Fonda and George Segal
Dick Harper, an aerospace engineering executive, and his wife Jane have a model middle-class
American marriage, a child, a dog, a black maid, a large new house and some extensive debts.
But 1976 is a slack year for aerospace activities and when Dick is summarily fired by his boss,
the Harpers face an immediate crisis: no company car or credit cards, an unfinished swimming
pool, a sudden influx of massive bills... and no cash.
Jane tries part-time modelling while Dick carries a spear at the opera. When nothing slows
their panic-stricken descent into poverty, Dick and Jane decide to turn to a life of crime...
10.40pm ITN News
10.50pm Joy to the World
presented by David Pickering with Jean Alexander, Jeremy Brett, Johnny Briggs, David Burke,
Kid Creole, Betty Driver, Jane Eaglen, Julie Goodyear, Don Henderson, David Pickering, Rosalie Williams
David Pickering, 12-year-old Chorister of the Year, takes . you on a magical tour of Christmas past and
present. Baker Street, Coronation Street, a stable and Granada's Studio One (a new studio complex) are
shared by famous faces, students of the Royal Northern College of Music and local children in this joyous
celebration of Christmas
11.40pm The Blessing of the Crib and the First Mass of Christmas
from the Church of John the Baptist, Newcastle upon Tyne Maxwell Deas introduces this service.
The vicar is the Rev John Dudley, assistant priest the Rev Anthony Magness,honorary assistant priest
the Rev Graham Emery. Organist and choirmaster is Geoffrey Watson, deputy organist Trevor Stevens
12.40am Closedown
ITV YORKSHIRE (as ITV London except)
9.25am Sesame Street
10.25am Cartoon
(until 10.30am)
1.20pm Calendar News
(until 1.30pm)
6.00pm Calendar
(until 6.35pm)
ITV CENTRAL
9.30am London Calling
10.25am Christmas Message (until 10.30am)
6.00pm Crossroads
6.25pm Central News
ITV ANGLIA
9.25am Sesame Street
10.25am Cartoon
(until 10.30)
6.00pm About Anglia
ITV GRANADA
9.25am Sesame Street
10.25am Cartoon
(until 10.30am)
6.00am Crossroads
6.25pm Granada Reports
ITV TYNE TEES
9.25am Sesame Street
10.25am Cartoon
(until 10.30am)
6.02pm Crossroads
6.25pm Northern Life
Christmas Day Tuesday 25th December 1984
ITV LONDON
6.25am TV-am : Good Morning Britain's Christmas Party
With Nick Owen, Anne Diamond, Wincey Willis, Rustie Lee, Gyles Brandreth, Eve Pollard and Jeni Barnett
The Caring Christmas Campaign comes to a successful end and we meet the winner of the 'Design a Card
for Santa' competition.
Dr Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, brings a Christmas message plus carols with the
Good Morning Britain kids
Cartoon Special is at 6.25 and News with Gordon Honeycombe at 7.00, 8.00 and 9.00
Roland Rat Superstar phones children in hospital to wish them a Merry Christmas
9.25am Dangermouse Double Bill
Once Upon a Time Slip & The Long lost Crown Affair
with the voices of David Jason and Terry Scott (Repeat)
9.45am Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
Ringo Starr reads the stories. In Dirty Objects, James the Red Engine learns it is unwise to speak
rudely to other engines. You never know what will happen next.
In Thomas's Christmas Party, Thomas and his friends from the engine shed say thank you to an old lady
9.55am Emu at Christmas with Rod Hull
Carol Lee Scott, Susan Maughan, Carl Wayne, Freddie Stevens
King Boggle, Princess Hortensia and the faithful Odd Job John make their first visit to the outside world.
They arrive at the Pink Windmill in time to save Emu from the terrible fate planned by Witch Grotbags,
only to find themselves captured in turn by the Magnificent Fred. Songs include Celebration,
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and Going Places
10.35am The Christmas Morning Service
from St George's Chapel, Windsor
The Queen and members of the Royal Family are in attendance as Alastair Burnet introduces traditional
morning worship, which includes many of the most loved Christmas carols and hymns, from
St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The sermon is preached by the Dean, the Rt Rev Michael Mann;
the lessons are read by Canon D I T Eastman and Canon J D Treadgold and the service is conducted
by the Rev Frank Baker
11.45am Film : Bugs Bunny's Looney Movie (1981)
Bugs Bunny stars in this wild and rollicking feature length movie, romping with his pals through a
three-act film featuring a collection of Fritz Freleng's cartoons -- some classic, some new.
In Act I, Yosemite Sam raises hell with the Devil
In Act II, Bugs outwits a couple of inept gangsters.
In Act III, Bugs acts as host for a zany parody of all Hollywood Award programmes.
1.15pm Top Pop Videos of '84
A selection of the years top pop videos from the biggest selling British single releases, featuring
Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Wham!, Duran Duran, and Boy George with Culture Club
2.00pm Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean Special
An hour of non-stop action from the greatest-ever ice dance pair. Torvill and Dean's searing
interpretation of Bolero at the championships in Ottawa last March won them their fourth consecutive
world title, but their earlier performances are just as memorable.
Their rock roll 'exhibition of 1981 helped inspire the Original Set Pattern rock 'n' roll routine in the
1983 world championships in Helsinki.
You can see both performances in this programme, which also contains previously unscreened
highlights from the last four years of their amateur career.
Simon Reed introduces this special Christmas programme
3.00pm The Queen
The Queen speaks to the Commonwealth
3.10pm The James Bond Film : The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
starring Roger Moore
James Bond's search for the dreaded Scaramanga — professional assassin, million dollar killer,
the man with the golden gun --takes him and his lovely assistant Mary Goodnight, via Beirut and Macao,
to Hong Kong and Thailand. Knowing that Scaramanga has stolen a device that is the key to harnessing
the sun's energy, Bond sets out to retrieve it
5.25pm ITN News
5.30pm Give Us a Clue
a special Christmas edition of the celebrity charades game, presented by Michael Parkinson,
with Una Stubbs, Julia McKenzie, Nicola Paget, Julie Walters, Lionel Blair, Spike Milligan,
Wayne Sleep and Bernie Winters
6.00pm Bring Me Sunshine - A Tribute to Eric Morecambe OBE
introduced by Ernie Wise from the London Palladium in aid of the British Heart Foundation
In the presence of Prince Philip, Patron of the Foundation, and guest of honour Mrs Joan Morecambe,
the stars pay tribute to a much-loved comedian who died earlier this year.
The range and quality of artistes appearing make it an outstanding show business event.
They are: Michael Aspel Kenny Ball, Alison Bell, Lionel Blair, Max Bygraves, Cannon & Ball, James Casey,
Roy Castle, Petula Clark, Leslie Crowther, Barry Cryer, Suzanne Danielle, Jim Davidson, Dickie Davies,
Frank Finlay, Bruce Forsyth, Jill Gascoine, Cherry Gillespie, Hannah Gordon, The Half Wits,
Susan Hampshire, Dickie Henderson, Benny Hill, Diane Keen, Bonnie Langford, Lulu, Francis Matthews,
Fulton Mackay, Nanette Newman, Des O'Connor, Mick Oliver, Elaine Paige, Michael Parkinson,
Bertice Reading, Angela Rippon, Wayne Sleep, Jimmy Tarbuck, John Thaw, The Tiller Girls
(Choreographer Fred Peters) Arthur Tolcher, Bryn Williams, Ernie Wise, Eli Woods, Mike Yarwood
8.30pm Film : Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
starring Harrison Ford and Karen Allen
Returning from a hair-raising adventure in the jungles of South America in 1936, from which he is
lucky to escape with his life, buccaneering archaeologist Indiana Jones learns that Nazi treasure hunters
are believed to have found the 'lost' Egyptian city containing the Well of Souls, supposed to be the hiding
place of the 'ark containing the tablets of God's law. Indiana finds the trail to Egypt packed with perils...
10.40pm ITN News
10.45pm Des O'Connor Tonight
Des O'Connor invites you to join him in a special Christmas edition of his show when he celebrates
the festive season with some of the best international entertainers around. So sit back and enjoy yourself
as Des interviews his guests in that unique, relaxed style that's spiced with amusing anecdotes and jokes.
There are also a few surprises to round off 50 minutes of fun that you won't want to miss
11.35pm The Christmas Night Thriller : Home for the Holidays (1972)
starring Walter Brennan, Jessica Walter (TV Film)
Old Benjamin Morgan's four daughters are coming back for Christmas to heir family home --
for the first time in nine years. Benjamin needs them, for he suspects that his young second wife,
Elizabeth, is trying to poison him.
12.50pm Peace
To achieve peace, bridges must be crossed and, on this Christmas night, meet some people
who are building some of these bridges
1.00am Closedown
Boxing Day Wednesday 26th December 1984
ITV LONDON
6.25am TV-am
Good Morning Britain's Boxing Day Spectacular
9.25am The Pied Piper of Hamelin
puppet version told by Robert Hardy (Repeat)
9.55am Cartoon Time
10.05am Film : Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
starring Danny Kaye
12.00 The Cresta Run
Sandy Gall tells the story of the 100 year old St Moritz Toboggan Club
1.00pm ITN News
1.05pm The World's Greatest Escape Artist
Chris Shayland performs many stunts, David Frost presents
2.00pm TV Film : Kim
starring Peter O'Toole and Bryan Brown
4.40pm Crossroads
5.10pm ITN News and Sport
5.30pm Name That Tune, with Lionel Blair, Maggie Moone and Kaluki
6.00pm This Is Your Life, with Eamonn Andrews
6.45pm Coronation Street
7.15pm The Mike Yarwood Show
with Mike Yarwood, Cliff Richard
8.15pm Minder
Around the Corner, starring George Cole and Dennis Waterman
9.15pm Film : Airplane! (1980)
starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty and Lloyd Bridges
10.50pm ITN News
11.05pm Elton John in Central Park
12.10am Peace
a Christmas message from Gill Nevill
12.20am Closedown
ITV YORKSHIRE (as ITV London except)
12.10am Closedown
ITV CENTRAL
9.55am Laurel & Hardy
4.45pm Name That Tune
5.30pm Crossroads
ITV ANGLIA
12.10am Soumi — Land of the Finns
ITV GRANADA
12.10am Benson
ITV LONDON (Thames)
6.25am TV-am : Good Morning Britain
presented by Anne Diamond, Nick Owen includes
Weather with Wincey at 6.28,6.59,7.28,7.59,8.28.8.59
News: Gordon Honeycombe 6.30,7.00,7.30,8.00,8.30,9.00
Sport: Richard Keys 6.39,7.37
Vox Pop 6.35
Mad Lizzie shakes out
Today's the Day :
Jeremy Beadle at 6.51
Wincey's Wall at 6.57,8.57
Caring Christmas
Campagn Update 7.14
Roland Rat at 7.22
Pop Video at 7.54
News Features 7.05,7.33,8.05
Competition Time 6.44,8.27
Monday Specials:
Astrology with Marjorie Orr 8.15
Greaves' TV Choice 8.34
Cinderella-The Roland
Rat Panto 8.37
9.25am Thames News Headlines
followed by
Father Murphy
Happiness is. . . starring Merlin Olsen
10.15am Cartoon Time
Mexican Mousepiece/Road to Andalay Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Speedy Gonzales (Repeat)
10.30am Film : Benji (1974)
starring Edgar Buchanan
Benji is a very independent dog. He lives alone in a big, deserted house on the outskirts of town.
So he has to make friends with a lot of people in order to live. But his best friends are Cindy and Paul,
the children of Dr Chapman, and the doctor's housekeeper Mary, who each morning gives
Benji his breakfast.
There's a big problem for Benji to solve when the two children are kidnapped
12.00pm Freetime Christmas Special
with Mick Robertson, Kim Goody
Join Mick and Kim for the Freetime Christmas extravaganza Play the game,
meet the stars and find out if the Reindeer Rebels can beat the Snowball Screamers
12.30pm Goodwill to All Men
In the seaside town of Deal, in Kent, the mining community is preparing for Christmas.
But how will it be this year? The miners' strike is now in its ninth month and the programme
shows the preparation for the celebration of the birth of Christ through the eyes of a miner
and his family and through the eyes of the clergy for whom the strike has posed a moral dilemma
1.00pm News at One
Carol Barnes reports on news at home and abroad. Plus weather forecast and Financial Times share index
1.20pm Thames News
with Robin Houston
1.30pm The Birth of Christ
A look at the hidden meaning behind some of the paintings most often used to illustrate Christmas cards.
Presenter Oliver Hunkin discusses the birth of Christ as seen by the Old Masters, with passages
from the Bible read by Bill Croasdale
1.45pm Scarecrow and Mrs King
The Long Christmas Eve starring Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner
In coaxing a spy to come in out of the cold after 23 years, agents Lee and Amanda discover that
the Christmas spirit can be a formidable weapon in espionage
2.45pm Take Over
Could you land the world's fastest passenger plane? Or drive an armoured vehicle at
high speed over rough ground?
Suzanne Danielle, Sally James, Peter Davison and Derek Thompson join with four members
of the public to find out.
With the aid of a simulator, presenter Brough Scott puts them to the test landing Concorde.
The teams will be competing for a return flight on Concorde to Miami
3.10pm Film : The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
starring Peter Sellers and Christopher Plummer
For years, the priceless jewel known as the Pink Panther has remained on display as the national
treasure of the eastern state of Lugash.
Theft is impossible — but, with a combination of a crossbow, aerosol spray, floor wax and a very
clever criminal, the impossible is achieved. General Wadafi, the head of state, insists that
Inspector Clouseau, the Suretè detective who recovered the Panther once before, be called in.
Clouseau, already suspended for bungling, is reinstated. He immediately decides that the theft
is the work of his old enemy, The Phantom.
5.15pm The Wind in the Willows
A Yuletide Entertainment, animation
The annual Christmas entertainment at Toad Hall is a wonderful opportunity for Toad to show off.
Speeches by Toad, songs by Toad and Toad the star of the show. But things do not go quite as he has
arranged and someone else steps into the limelight
5.45pm News at 5.45
6.00pm Thames News
with Tina Jenkins, John Andrew
6.25pm Help!
Viv Taylor Gee with community action news
6.35pm Crossroads
7.00pm What's My Line ? Christmas Special
presented by Eamonn Andrews, with George Gale, Barbara Kelly, Jilly Cooper, Ernie Wise and
Patrick Mower. A surprise-filled edition of the top-rating show, which is enjoying a special
Christmas revival
7.30pm Coronation Street
It's Christmas Eve and there are presents for all. Vera Duckworth gets the tree she wanted and
Rita Fairclough is delighted to receive an unexpected visitor. Bill Webster is hoping the season
of goodwill will rub off on Kevin
8.00pm Jim Davidson's Falklands Special
A unique film, narrated by John Mills, follows the British entertainer 8,000 miles to the
South Atlantic, which, two and-a-half years ago, was a scene of conflict. From Ascension Island to
Port Stanley, Mount Kent and Goose Green, Jim entertains the men and women of the armed forces,
many of whom will not be home for Christmas
9.00pm Film : Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
starring Jane Fonda and George Segal
Dick Harper, an aerospace engineering executive, and his wife Jane have a model middle-class
American marriage, a child, a dog, a black maid, a large new house and some extensive debts.
But 1976 is a slack year for aerospace activities and when Dick is summarily fired by his boss,
the Harpers face an immediate crisis: no company car or credit cards, an unfinished swimming
pool, a sudden influx of massive bills... and no cash.
Jane tries part-time modelling while Dick carries a spear at the opera. When nothing slows
their panic-stricken descent into poverty, Dick and Jane decide to turn to a life of crime...
10.40pm ITN News
10.50pm Joy to the World
presented by David Pickering with Jean Alexander, Jeremy Brett, Johnny Briggs, David Burke,
Kid Creole, Betty Driver, Jane Eaglen, Julie Goodyear, Don Henderson, David Pickering, Rosalie Williams
David Pickering, 12-year-old Chorister of the Year, takes . you on a magical tour of Christmas past and
present. Baker Street, Coronation Street, a stable and Granada's Studio One (a new studio complex) are
shared by famous faces, students of the Royal Northern College of Music and local children in this joyous
celebration of Christmas
11.40pm The Blessing of the Crib and the First Mass of Christmas
from the Church of John the Baptist, Newcastle upon Tyne Maxwell Deas introduces this service.
The vicar is the Rev John Dudley, assistant priest the Rev Anthony Magness,honorary assistant priest
the Rev Graham Emery. Organist and choirmaster is Geoffrey Watson, deputy organist Trevor Stevens
12.40am Closedown
ITV YORKSHIRE (as ITV London except)
9.25am Sesame Street
10.25am Cartoon
(until 10.30am)
1.20pm Calendar News
(until 1.30pm)
6.00pm Calendar
(until 6.35pm)
ITV CENTRAL
9.30am London Calling
10.25am Christmas Message (until 10.30am)
6.00pm Crossroads
6.25pm Central News
ITV ANGLIA
9.25am Sesame Street
10.25am Cartoon
(until 10.30)
6.00pm About Anglia
ITV GRANADA
9.25am Sesame Street
10.25am Cartoon
(until 10.30am)
6.00am Crossroads
6.25pm Granada Reports
ITV TYNE TEES
9.25am Sesame Street
10.25am Cartoon
(until 10.30am)
6.02pm Crossroads
6.25pm Northern Life
Christmas Day Tuesday 25th December 1984
ITV LONDON
6.25am TV-am : Good Morning Britain's Christmas Party
With Nick Owen, Anne Diamond, Wincey Willis, Rustie Lee, Gyles Brandreth, Eve Pollard and Jeni Barnett
The Caring Christmas Campaign comes to a successful end and we meet the winner of the 'Design a Card
for Santa' competition.
Dr Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, brings a Christmas message plus carols with the
Good Morning Britain kids
Cartoon Special is at 6.25 and News with Gordon Honeycombe at 7.00, 8.00 and 9.00
Roland Rat Superstar phones children in hospital to wish them a Merry Christmas
9.25am Dangermouse Double Bill
Once Upon a Time Slip & The Long lost Crown Affair
with the voices of David Jason and Terry Scott (Repeat)
9.45am Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
Ringo Starr reads the stories. In Dirty Objects, James the Red Engine learns it is unwise to speak
rudely to other engines. You never know what will happen next.
In Thomas's Christmas Party, Thomas and his friends from the engine shed say thank you to an old lady
9.55am Emu at Christmas with Rod Hull
Carol Lee Scott, Susan Maughan, Carl Wayne, Freddie Stevens
King Boggle, Princess Hortensia and the faithful Odd Job John make their first visit to the outside world.
They arrive at the Pink Windmill in time to save Emu from the terrible fate planned by Witch Grotbags,
only to find themselves captured in turn by the Magnificent Fred. Songs include Celebration,
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and Going Places
10.35am The Christmas Morning Service
from St George's Chapel, Windsor
The Queen and members of the Royal Family are in attendance as Alastair Burnet introduces traditional
morning worship, which includes many of the most loved Christmas carols and hymns, from
St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The sermon is preached by the Dean, the Rt Rev Michael Mann;
the lessons are read by Canon D I T Eastman and Canon J D Treadgold and the service is conducted
by the Rev Frank Baker
11.45am Film : Bugs Bunny's Looney Movie (1981)
Bugs Bunny stars in this wild and rollicking feature length movie, romping with his pals through a
three-act film featuring a collection of Fritz Freleng's cartoons -- some classic, some new.
In Act I, Yosemite Sam raises hell with the Devil
In Act II, Bugs outwits a couple of inept gangsters.
In Act III, Bugs acts as host for a zany parody of all Hollywood Award programmes.
1.15pm Top Pop Videos of '84
A selection of the years top pop videos from the biggest selling British single releases, featuring
Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Wham!, Duran Duran, and Boy George with Culture Club
2.00pm Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean Special
An hour of non-stop action from the greatest-ever ice dance pair. Torvill and Dean's searing
interpretation of Bolero at the championships in Ottawa last March won them their fourth consecutive
world title, but their earlier performances are just as memorable.
Their rock roll 'exhibition of 1981 helped inspire the Original Set Pattern rock 'n' roll routine in the
1983 world championships in Helsinki.
You can see both performances in this programme, which also contains previously unscreened
highlights from the last four years of their amateur career.
Simon Reed introduces this special Christmas programme
3.00pm The Queen
The Queen speaks to the Commonwealth
3.10pm The James Bond Film : The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
starring Roger Moore
James Bond's search for the dreaded Scaramanga — professional assassin, million dollar killer,
the man with the golden gun --takes him and his lovely assistant Mary Goodnight, via Beirut and Macao,
to Hong Kong and Thailand. Knowing that Scaramanga has stolen a device that is the key to harnessing
the sun's energy, Bond sets out to retrieve it
5.25pm ITN News
5.30pm Give Us a Clue
a special Christmas edition of the celebrity charades game, presented by Michael Parkinson,
with Una Stubbs, Julia McKenzie, Nicola Paget, Julie Walters, Lionel Blair, Spike Milligan,
Wayne Sleep and Bernie Winters
6.00pm Bring Me Sunshine - A Tribute to Eric Morecambe OBE
introduced by Ernie Wise from the London Palladium in aid of the British Heart Foundation
In the presence of Prince Philip, Patron of the Foundation, and guest of honour Mrs Joan Morecambe,
the stars pay tribute to a much-loved comedian who died earlier this year.
The range and quality of artistes appearing make it an outstanding show business event.
They are: Michael Aspel Kenny Ball, Alison Bell, Lionel Blair, Max Bygraves, Cannon & Ball, James Casey,
Roy Castle, Petula Clark, Leslie Crowther, Barry Cryer, Suzanne Danielle, Jim Davidson, Dickie Davies,
Frank Finlay, Bruce Forsyth, Jill Gascoine, Cherry Gillespie, Hannah Gordon, The Half Wits,
Susan Hampshire, Dickie Henderson, Benny Hill, Diane Keen, Bonnie Langford, Lulu, Francis Matthews,
Fulton Mackay, Nanette Newman, Des O'Connor, Mick Oliver, Elaine Paige, Michael Parkinson,
Bertice Reading, Angela Rippon, Wayne Sleep, Jimmy Tarbuck, John Thaw, The Tiller Girls
(Choreographer Fred Peters) Arthur Tolcher, Bryn Williams, Ernie Wise, Eli Woods, Mike Yarwood
8.30pm Film : Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
starring Harrison Ford and Karen Allen
Returning from a hair-raising adventure in the jungles of South America in 1936, from which he is
lucky to escape with his life, buccaneering archaeologist Indiana Jones learns that Nazi treasure hunters
are believed to have found the 'lost' Egyptian city containing the Well of Souls, supposed to be the hiding
place of the 'ark containing the tablets of God's law. Indiana finds the trail to Egypt packed with perils...
10.40pm ITN News
10.45pm Des O'Connor Tonight
Des O'Connor invites you to join him in a special Christmas edition of his show when he celebrates
the festive season with some of the best international entertainers around. So sit back and enjoy yourself
as Des interviews his guests in that unique, relaxed style that's spiced with amusing anecdotes and jokes.
There are also a few surprises to round off 50 minutes of fun that you won't want to miss
11.35pm The Christmas Night Thriller : Home for the Holidays (1972)
starring Walter Brennan, Jessica Walter (TV Film)
Old Benjamin Morgan's four daughters are coming back for Christmas to heir family home --
for the first time in nine years. Benjamin needs them, for he suspects that his young second wife,
Elizabeth, is trying to poison him.
12.50pm Peace
To achieve peace, bridges must be crossed and, on this Christmas night, meet some people
who are building some of these bridges
1.00am Closedown
Boxing Day Wednesday 26th December 1984
ITV LONDON
6.25am TV-am
Good Morning Britain's Boxing Day Spectacular
9.25am The Pied Piper of Hamelin
puppet version told by Robert Hardy (Repeat)
9.55am Cartoon Time
10.05am Film : Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
starring Danny Kaye
12.00 The Cresta Run
Sandy Gall tells the story of the 100 year old St Moritz Toboggan Club
1.00pm ITN News
1.05pm The World's Greatest Escape Artist
Chris Shayland performs many stunts, David Frost presents
2.00pm TV Film : Kim
starring Peter O'Toole and Bryan Brown
4.40pm Crossroads
5.10pm ITN News and Sport
5.30pm Name That Tune, with Lionel Blair, Maggie Moone and Kaluki
6.00pm This Is Your Life, with Eamonn Andrews
6.45pm Coronation Street
7.15pm The Mike Yarwood Show
with Mike Yarwood, Cliff Richard
8.15pm Minder
Around the Corner, starring George Cole and Dennis Waterman
9.15pm Film : Airplane! (1980)
starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty and Lloyd Bridges
10.50pm ITN News
11.05pm Elton John in Central Park
12.10am Peace
a Christmas message from Gill Nevill
12.20am Closedown
ITV YORKSHIRE (as ITV London except)
12.10am Closedown
ITV CENTRAL
9.55am Laurel & Hardy
4.45pm Name That Tune
5.30pm Crossroads
ITV ANGLIA
12.10am Soumi — Land of the Finns
ITV GRANADA
12.10am Benson
