Christmas TV
For many years now, families have gathered together on Christmas Day to enjoy Christmas lunch and Christmas telly.Below you can find listings of every programme broadcast on British television on December 25th during the twentieth century.
| | LWT | CARLTON | CHANNEL 4 | BBC ONE | BBC TWO | | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LWT | ||||
| 00.55 | Running Against Time (TVM 1990) | |||
| 02.40 | Agatha Christie's Dead Man's Folly (1986) | |||
| 04.25 | The Elm-Chanted Forest (1986) | |||
| Animation. | ||||
| 05.55 - 06.00 | ITN Morning News | |||
| CARLTON | ||||
| 06.00 | GMTV | |||
| Mr Motivator introduces the Christmas Day programme, helped by Jason Frank, the White Ranger | ||||
| 09.25 | Christmas Morning Worship | |||
| A Roman Catholic mass live from Arundel Cathedral, Sussex | ||||
| 10.25 | The Little Engine That Could | |||
| 11.00 | Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales | |||
| 11.30 | Herbie Rides Again (1974) | |||
| 13.05 | Disney Cartoon | |||
| Lambert the Sheepish Lion | ||||
| 13.15 | ITN Lunchtime News | |||
| 13.25 | Coronation Street | |||
| 13.55 | Take That at Earl's Court | |||
| (1/2) | ||||
| 15.00 | The Queen | |||
| 15.10 | Ghostbusters II (1989) | |||
| 17.00 | ITN Early Evening News | |||
| 17.05 | The Wind in the Willows | |||
| 18.30 | Christmas in Coronation Street | |||
| 19.30 | Robson and Jerome Christmas Special | |||
| 20.00 | Sister Act (1992) | |||
| 21.55 | ITN News at Ten | |||
| 22.00 | Outside Edge | |||
| Corfu - OK. Fair Enough. | ||||
| 23.00 | Scenes From a Mall (1990) | |||
| CHANNEL 4 | ||||
| 01.40 | Cavalcade (1933) | |||
| 05.00 | 4-Tel on View | |||
| 06.45 | Ulysses 31 | |||
| More adventures with the classical space questers. | ||||
| 07.05 | The Adventures of T-Rex | |||
| The dynamic dinosaurs' sister is kidnappcd by Boss Graves. | ||||
| 07.35 | Little Dracula | |||
| It's little Drac's birthday, but the day is ruined by stinky Garlic Man. | ||||
| 08.00 | The Big Breakfast | |||
| Christmas Special | ||||
| 10.00 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | |||
| It's the annual Tipothon and Bobby gives Megan all his tips to help her win. | ||||
| 10.25 | Showtime: Blur in Concert | |||
| This concert took place just four months before BLUR swept all before them in the Brit Awards and topped the charts with 'Country House'. Having established themselves firmly in the teeny sex-god market, while still retaining thcir indie-pop credibility, Blur have had a number of incorrigibly catchy hits (such as the unforgettable 'Boys Who Like Girls.." and 'Parklife') that makes Showtime one of the most unmissable concerts around and a perfect indie-pop start to the day... | ||||
| 11.25 | A Christmas Carol (1971) | |||
| Oscar-winning, animated version of Dickens' tale brought to life by Britain's master animator, Richard Williams (acclaimed for his animation of Who Framed Roger Rabbit?). Using 19th-century woodcuts as a style, Williams creates a fine backdrop for actors such as MICHAEL REDGRAVE, ALASTAIR SIM, MICHAEL HORDERN and JOAN SIMS to provide the voices. | ||||
| 11.55 | Prince Cinders | |||
| Prince Cinders is a small, spotty prince left to do all the housework by his three big brothers, and when an invitation to Princess Lovelypenny's arrives, the brothers make sure Cinders' jeans are ruined. However, thanks to a novice fairy, Cinders makes it to the ball as a gorilla... Animation with the voices of JENNIFER SAUNDERS, JONATHAN ROSS, LENNY HENRY and DEXTER FLETCHER as the Prince. | ||||
| 12.25 | Beauty | |||
| A charming fairy tale spoof in which a plain princess escapes into the realm of virtual reality. Short film. | ||||
| 12.30 | Christian Rave Special | |||
| "Christian rave"? Do such things exist or are they just another version of the culty Nine O'clock Service that hit the headlines recently? Christian raves are now held in most cities in Britain and are a pattern of regular worship for many young Christians. Channel 4 drops in on three Christian rave evens in different parts of Britain to discover what they offer young people that traditional church services don't. | ||||
| 13.25 | Elenya (1992) | |||
| Steve Gough's impressive and sensitive first feature starring PASCALE DELAFOURGE JONES as a 12-year-old girl who nurses a wounded German man airman who crashes in the Welsh woods during WW2 with ultimate tragic results. With MARGARET JOHN and SUE JONES DAVIES. | ||||
| 15.00 | The Alternative Christmas Message | |||
| Beastly Xmas | ||||
| Following the tradition of previous years, Channel 4 presents an alternative Christmas message to the nation (The Queen's address will be shown later today). This year Beastly Xmas will be the theme taken up by an international celebrity when he - or she addresses the country. | ||||
| 15.15 | Heroes of Comedy | |||
| The tradition of the British stand-up comedian, celebrated in an affectionate two hour documentary. The programme includes clips and interviews featuring artists ranging from TONY HANCOCK, FRANKIE HOWERD and BENNY HILL to LES DAWSsON and MORECAMBE and WISE, and comedy from the heyday of variety and music hall is explored by modern talent including PAUL MERTON and VICTORIA WOOD. | ||||
| 17.45 | History of the World in Three Minutes Flat | |||
| Michael Mills potted history of the world so far. Animation. | ||||
| 17.50 | Coping | |||
| with Christmas | ||||
| Christmas provides its strains and pains as well as its gains. Coping With Christmas (by the makers of the BAFTA-winning Coping With Grown Ups, repeated on Tuesday 19th December) looks at both the advantages and disadvantages of one of the most stressful times of the year. Danny (GREG CHISHOLM) and his friends consider what it is about the magical season that sends most adults completely bananas. Relatives, decorations and thank-you letters are all placed under the microscope. | ||||
| 18.20 | The Snowman (TVM 1982) | |||
| Classic animation from Raymond Briggs. It's Christmas Eve and a little boy decides to make a snowman. During the night, he comes to life and whisks the boy off to the North Pole for a meeting with a very important person. | ||||
| 18.50 | Her Majesty The Queen's Christmas Message | |||
| (with signing and subtitles) | ||||
| Her Majesty The Queen addresses the Commonwealth on the events of a challenging year. | ||||
| 19.00 | Turtle Diary (1985) | |||
| Beastly Xmas | ||||
| 20.45 | The Other Christmas Story | |||
| Everyone knows the story of Christmas - the manger, the three wise men and all the rest - but MICHAEL STARKE (better known to viewers as Sinbad in Brookside) has a different version... a version of events in which things go badly wrong. | ||||
| 21.05 | England, My England | |||
| John Osborne's last screenplay, England, My England, co-written with Charles Wood, is a musical drama directed by Tony Palmer, about the life and times of Henry Purcell, England's greatest composer. It is being broadcast to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Purcell's death and stars MICHAEL BALL as Henry Purccll, with SIMON CALLOW as Charles (both a 20th century actor and Restoration King). LUCY SPEED as Ncll Gwyn, LETITIA DEAN as Barbara, ROBERT STEPHENS (in his final screen pcrformancc) as John Dryden and JOHN SHRAPNEL as Samuel Pepys. Using Purccll's music throughout, the film moves back and forth between the late 17th century and the 20th century. A magnificent rcndition of Purccll's music is provided by the MONTEVERDI CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA, conducted by JOHN ELIOT GARDINER. Bored by performing in a Restoration play revival at the Royal Court Theatre, Charles sets out to attempt to discover thc truth about Henry Purcell by writing his own play about the time of the Great Fire of London, Nell Gwyn, Wren, Dryden and, of course, Purccll. In writing his play, Charles becomes both the Charles II of history as well as Charles thc actor writing the play. The optimism and permissiveness of the 1960s are rcflected in the 1660s, with the wildness and excitement which accompanied the restoration of the monarchy - parallels which afford ample opportunity to deliver a withering commentary on the world today. Widescreen Dir: TONY PALMER; Prod: SIMON FLIND/MIKE BLUETT | ||||
| BBC ONE | ||||
| 00.50 | Rear Window (1954) | |||
| Thriller starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly Confined to a wheelchair following an accident, magazine photographer Jeff Jeffries passes the time by observing the behaviour of his neighbours. When an invalid wife he has been watching seemingly disappears, Jeff and his girlfriend Lisa decide to investigate - putting themselves in deadly danger. Director Alfred Hitchcock (1954) # See Films: pages 49-72 ***** | ||||
| 02.40 | Weather and Close | |||
| 06.00 | Poddington Peas | |||
| 06.05 | Bump's Christmas Story | |||
| Rpt 4748944 6.15Moomin 9937293 6.40 White Christmas Animation. | ||||
| 07.10 | Playdays | |||
| Rpt Stereo 9788090 7.30 PJ's Unfunnybunny Christmas Animation about a one-bunny campaign to find the true spirit of Christmas, | ||||
| 07.55 | McGee and Me | |||
| A Christmas scrape foraboyandhiscartooncreation. 5110545 8.15 The Flintstones Fred and Barney stage a prehistoric version of Christmas Carol. Stereo 9072835 9.25 The Movie Game A Christmas special of the film quiz. Guests Donna Air, Toby Anstis. Clare Buckfield, Mark Curry, Mark Evans, Natalie Poyserand Judy Simpson. With John Barrowman. Followed by Weather | ||||
| 10.00 | Christmas Day in the Morning | |||
| Don Maclean joins Lord Montagu and residents of Beaulieu estate for a festive mix of carols, readings and prayers. With guests Harry Secombe, Ruth Madoc , Casualty's Clive Mantle and BBC Choirgirl of the Year Tabitha Watling. | ||||
| 10.55 | The Neverending Story (1984) | |||
| Fantasy adventure about a lonely boy who discovers a mysterious book depicting the land of Fantasia. The ancient country is under threat from an evil force and the boy finds himself drawn into the story. Atreyu NOAH HATHAWAY, Bastian BARRET OLIVER, Childlike empress TAMI STRONACH, Cairon MOSES GUNN, Urgl PATRICIA HAYES DirectorWolfang Petersen (1984) See Films: pages 49-72 **** | ||||
| 12.25 | Neighbours | |||
| Various residents desire to "seize the day". For cast see Wednesday 20 December | ||||
| 12.50 | News and Weather | |||
| 12.55 | Top of the Pops | |||
| Bjork and Jack Dee introduce the biggest selling songs of 1995, plus the Christmas Day Number One. Live in the studio are N-Trance, Annie Lennox, Take That, Boyzone, The Outhere Brothers, Simply Red, Robson and Jerome, Pulp and Blur. | ||||
| 13.55 | Only Fools and Horses | |||
| A special Christmas edition from 1992. Mother Nature's Son. The Trotterfamily becomes environmentally aware. Del DAVID JASON. Rodney NICHOLAS LYNDHURST. Uncle Albert BUSTER MERRYFIELD, Denzil PAUL BARBER, Boycie JOHN CHALLIS, Marlene SUE HOLDERNESS, Trigger ROGER LLOYD PACK, Mike KENNETH MACDONALD, Raquel TESSA PEAKE-JONES, Cassandra GWYNETH STRONG Written by John Sullivan ; Director Tony Dow : Producer Gareth Gwenlan Rpt Stereo Subtitled ... | ||||
| 15.00 | The Queen | |||
| Her Majesty the Queen's Christmas message to the Commonwealth. Shown at 6.20pm on Channel 4, 8.50pm on BBC2 | ||||
| 15.10 | Noel's Christmas Presents | |||
| With the help of Cliff Richard and the cast of Riverdance, Noel Edmonds brings surprises to deserving people, including a trip fora group of underprivileged children to meet the real Santa Claus in Lapland. Director Stuart McDonald : Producer Richard Woolfe | ||||
| 16.20 | News; Weather | |||
| 16.30 | Hook (1991) | |||
| Fantasy adventure starring Dustin Hoffman Robin Williams Julia Roberts Bob Hoskins Peter Banning - a workaholic lawyer - and his family spend Christmas in London with an old relative, Granny Wendy. The adults arrive home one evening to find that the children have vanished and a note has been left by Captain James Hook. With the help of a fairy named Tinkerbell, Peter sets off for Neverland to reclaim his children. Director Steven Spielberg (1991) â?¦ See Films: pages 49-72 **** # Andrew Duncan's interview with Robin Williams : page 16 | ||||
| 18.45 | Auntie's Brand New Bloomers | |||
| The secrets of some of the BBC's most popular and prestigious programmes are revealed when Terry Wogan digs out classic clips from the archives. Those guaranteed to be embarrassed include the stars of Absolutely Fabulous, One Foot in the Grave, EastEnders, Pride and Prejudice, Roughnecks, Cardiac Arrest, Dangerfield, The Brittas Empire, Keeping Up Appearances and Top Gear. Producer TomWebber. Stereo | ||||
| 19.30 | EastEnders | |||
| The first of tonight's two offerings from Albert Square. The Vie is full of Christmas cheer while the Fowlers put on a brave face. Pat's plansfora perfect Christmas take an unexpected turn. See today's choices. Part 2 at 8.30pm. For cast see Tuesday 19 December | ||||
| 20.00 | Keeping Up Appearances | |||
| Plans to hold a pageant don't go quite as Hyacinth anticipated. Could this be remotely connected to the fact that she is organising it? See today's choices. Written by Roy Clarke ; Director/Producer HaroldSnoad Stereo | ||||
| 20.30 | EastEnders | |||
| Part2. Stereo Subtitled .................... | ||||
| 21.00 | One Foot in the Grave | |||
| The Wisdom of the Witch A reading of the tarot cards results in a ghastly prediction for Victor and Margaret Meldrew. See today's choices. Written by David Renwick ; Director/Producer Susan Belbin See This Week: page 13 | ||||
| 22.00 | News | |||
| with Peter Sissons Weather Rob McElwee ............. | ||||
| 22.10 | Indecent Proposal (1993) | |||
| Drama starring Robert Redford Demi Moore Woody Harrelson In danger of losing their dream home, David and Diana Murphy travel to Las Vegas in the hope of gamblingtheir way out of financial trouble. Diana catches the eye of John Gage, an eccentric millionaire, who offers them a million dollars to spend one night with Diana. Are the stakes simply too high forthe Murphys? Director Adrian Lyne (1993) See Films: pages 49-72 **** | ||||
| BBC TWO | ||||
| 00.35 | A Classic Ghost Story | |||
| The Stalls of Barchester. Chilling drama based on the short story by M R James. A scholar pieces together the horrifying story surroundingthe death of a former archdeacon. FeaturingThelma Barlow (Coronation Street's Mavis) in the role of Letitia. Dr Black CLIVE SWIFT, Librarian WILLLEIGHTON, Archdeacon Haynes ROBERT HARDY. Archdeacon Pulteney HAROLD BENNETT. Letitia Haynes THELMA BARLOW, Jane Lee PENNY SERVICE Written, produced and directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark Rpt | ||||
| 01.20 | La Beauté du Diable (1949) | |||
| Fantasy drama, based on the Faust legend. An aged professor is willing to sell his soul in exchange for youth and good looks, but soon finds himself on an accelerating descent into evil. In French with English subtitles. Old Mephistopheles/Faust MICHEL SIMON Young Faust/Mephistopheles GERARD PHILIPE Princess SIMONE VALERE Marguerite NICOLE BESNARD. Prince CARLO NINCHI Prosecutor PAOLO STOPPA Director René Clair (1949) B/W * See Films: pages 49-72 *** | ||||
| 02.55 | Weatherview | |||
| 03.00 | Closedown | |||
| 07.05 | Christmas with Cliff | |||
| Shown yesterday at 6.35pm on BBC 1 | ||||
| 07.45 | A Christmas Carol (1938) | |||
| Adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic yuletide story. Ebenezer Scrooge REGINALD OWEN, Bob Cratchit GENE LOCKHART, Mrs Cratchit KATHLEEN LOCKHART, Tiny Tim TERRY KILBURN Director Edwin L Marin (1938) See Films: pages 49-72 | ||||
| 08.50 | 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (1954) | |||
| Disney sci-fi adventure, based on the Jules Verne novel, starring Kirk Douglas, James Mason 1868: a terrifying monster is attacking ships in the Pacific and marine scientist Professor Aronnax sets out to investigate. Ned Land KIRK DOUGLAS, Captain Nemo JAMES MASON, Professor Aronnax PAUL LUKAS, Conseil PETER LORRE, Mate on the Nautilus ROBERT J WILKE Director Richard Fleischer (1954) Subtitled.? See Films: pages 49-72 **** | ||||
| 10.55 | Top Gear Rally Special | |||
| A review of last month's RAC Rally in which team-mates Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz started on equal points in this final race of the world championship. Presented by Tony Mason and Steve Lee. | ||||
| 11.40 | Treasures in Trust | |||
| In the year in which the National Trust celebrated its 1 00th birthday, Ian Holm introduces some of the characters who carry out its work on Trust properties. Director/Producer Edward Mirzoeff | ||||
| 12.55 | The Hills Are Alive! | |||
| The Sound of Music Phenomenon An exploration of one of the best known films in the world, and those whose lives have been changed by seeing it. The Sound of Music: Friday 29 December at 5.15pm | ||||
| 13.35 | Victory Stills | |||
| The mixed emotions of VE Day in captured on camera at public and private celebrations, b/w Subtitled ........ | ||||
| 13.55 | Memories and Celebrations | |||
| VE and VJ50 Highlights of this year's celebrations commemorating the end of the war. The programme recalls a memorable royal balcony appearance, street parties, a network of beacons across the country, the thousands of people milling in the Mall and, of course, the singing of Cliff Richard and Vera Lynn. TV presentation Peter Hylton Cleaver | ||||
| 15.00 | Tricks on Two | |||
| Celebrities watch magic tricks by British magicians. Rpt Stereo Subtitled .... | ||||
| 15.10 | La Boheme | |||
| Giacomo Puccini's opera in four acts is given a fresh reworking in this production for Australian Opera by Baz Luhrmann (director of the hit film Strictly Ballroom). Recorded at the Sydney Opera House, he has set this tragic love story in the decadent Paris of the 1950s, with a young cast who help capture the intensity of the tale. Producer/Director Geoffrey Nottage | ||||
| 17.05 | Today's the Day Christmas Special | |||
| Stars from the world of entertainment do battle in this festive edition of the nostalgia quiz using clips and facts from Christmases past. With Martyn Lewis. Series producer Henry Eagles; Executive producer Mark Rowland Stereo ..................... | ||||
| 17.35 | Some Enchanted Evening | |||
| Julie Andrews hosts a centenary celebration from Broadway of legendary lyricist Oscar Hammerstein. Combining interviews, archive clips and performance, the show traces his career in musicals from early work with Rombergand Friml on Desert Songand Rose-Mane, to Showboat with Jerome Kern and his collaborations with Richard Rodgers on Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific and The Sound of Music. Amongthose taking part are Mandy Patinkin, Willie Nelson, Patti LaBelle, Bernadette Peters, Vanessa Williams, Keith Carradine and Dawn Upshaw. | ||||
| 19.00 | Screen Two:Jane Austen's Persuasion | |||
| Afilm adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about the enduring power of love. England, 1814: having been "persuaded" several years earlier to reject the proposal of a young naval officer, Anne Elliot suddenly finds him back in her life. See today's choices. Screenplay by Nick Dear Producer Fiona Finlay; Director Roger Michell Jane Austen books and videos to give away: see page | ||||
| 20.40 | Close Up | |||
| Actorand director Richard Attenborough chooses a scene from Charlie Chaplin's City Lights. Rpt Stereo Subtitled... City Lights can be seen tomorrow at 7.00am | ||||
| 20.50 | The Queen | |||
| Her Majesty the Queen's Christmas message. With signing and subtitles. Shown at 3.00pm on BBC 1 and ITV and 6.20pm on Channel4 Stereo ............................ | ||||
| 21.00 | The Abbey | |||
| A three-part series, showing on consecutive evenings, in which Alan Bennett goes behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey. A Royal Peculiar. Bennett watches the comings and goings in "the Queen's parish church". See today's choices. Director Jonathan Stedall; Producer Andrew Holmes Part 2 tomorrow 8.00pm Stereo Subtitled . | ||||
| 22.00 | Farewell My Concubine (1993) | |||
| Epic drama, continuing the season of great films celebrating 100 years of cinema. Starring Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi Dumped by his mother at an institution where boys are rigorously trained to perform in the opera, Douzi finds protection with the tougher Shitou. Pushed into female roles because of his slight build, Douzi becomes confused about his sexual identity. As the years pass, the two become stars of the Peking Opera, but they live in turbulent times and sexual and emotional betrayal tear them apart. In Mandarin with English subtitles. Showing in widescreen format. Director Chen Kaige (1993) * See Films: pages 49-72 ***** The next SSC100 film is Man of the West on Thursday 28 December at 11.00pm | ||||
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