Christmas Day Schedule BBC1 - Dismal

Christmas Day Saturday 25th December 1976

BBC1

8.40am Ragtime

with Maggie Henderson and Fred Harris

8.55am Sing Noel!
Pupils of schools from Essex join together on the beautiful Parish Church of Thaxted to tell again the Christmas story in familiar carols, readings and paintings

9.45am Hong Kong Phooey TV or not TV and Stop Horsing Around Comedy cartoons (Repeat)

10.09am Weather Keith Best

10.10am Angela Rippon
appeals for Television for the Deaf

10.15am Christmas Morning Service
from Coventry


11.15am Rod Hull and Emu
Sing a Christmas Song guest star Rolf Harris

11.45am Four Clowns
Featuring Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chase and Buster Keaton

1.20pm Holiday on Ice
introducted by Brian Matthew

2.10pm Top of the Pops
with Noel Edmonds and Dave Lee Travis

3.00pm The Queen
speaks to the Commonwealth

3.15pm Billy Smart's Christmas Circus

4.15pm Film : Oliver! (1968)

with Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis, Mark Lester and Jack Wild

6.35pm Evening News Peter Woods

6.45pm Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game
with Anthea Redfern

7.45pm The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
A star-studded holiday starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise with special guests Elton John, John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Kate O'Mara, Marion Montgomery, The Nolans

8.45pm Film : Airport (1970)
with Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg and Jacqueline Bisset Première

10.55pm News
Peter Woods

11.00pm The Parkinson Magic with Fred Kaps, Ricky Jay and Richiardi jnr

12.10am Weatherman

12.12am Closedown
How many disgraced on that list. I count 3
 
Strictly is already on twice a week for half the year (or what seems like it), i'm not sure we need subjecting to it on christmas day too.
Apparently some people don’t like football.

That’s on virtually every day for ten months of the year.
 
Could be worse. It could be 1983


Christmas Day Sunday 25th December1983

BBC1

8:35am The Christmas Raccoons

9:00am Carols from Newby Hall

9:50am Away In a Manger

10:20am Christmas Morning Family Service

11:17am Weather

11:20am The Little Convict

12:35pm Ziggy's Gift

1:00pm Bugs Bunny

1:05pm Film : Glitterball (1977)

2:00pm Top of the Pops 1983


3:00pm The Queen
speaks to the Commonwealth

3:15pm Blankety Blank


3:50pm Film : Treasure Island (1950)


5:25pm News with Jan Leeming and Weather

5:35pm Jim'll Fix It


6:15pm Songs of Praise Special
from Peterborough Cathedral


7.15pm The Two Ronnies
starring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett

8:05pm All Creatures Great and Small

9:35pm Only Fools and Horses
Thicker Than Water


10:05pm News with Jan Leeming and Weatherman

10:15pm Film : Better Late Than Never (1983)
starring David Niven, Art Carney,
Maggie Smith


11.45pm The Spinners at York

December 25th 1983 - ITV -
TV-am
7:00am Rub-a-Dub-Tub Christmas Day Special, with Bonnie Langford, Michele Dotrice, Edward Woodward, Alan Dart

8:00am Christmas with TV-am:
- Thought for Christmas from Cardinal Hume
- Christ Tarrant at the Queen Mary Hospital for Children, in Carshalton, Surrey

9:00am Roland Rat's Winter Wonderland

9:25am The Night the Animals Talked (animated parable) music and lyrics by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne (repeat)

9:50am The Fraggles are Coming: trailer for new puppet series

9:55am Messengers to Earth: musical fantasy, music by Lou Lewis.
Recorded at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Crediton, Devon (repeat)

10:20am Christmas Morning Worship: from St. Molua's Church, Belfast

11:20am The Magic Planet: Ice-skating spectacular

12:15pm The Capture of Grizzly Adams (1981 TV film) starring Dan Haggerty, Kim Darby, Noah Bery, Keenan Wynn

2:00pm The Royal Year: An ITN compilation of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's' visit to the Caribbean, US, Kenya,
India and Bangladesh. Plus the Prince and Princess of Wales' tours of Australi, New Zealand and Canada

3:00pm The Queen's Christmas Day Message to the Commonwealth

3:15pm Superman (1978 film) starring Christopher Reeve

5:35pm Bullseye Christmas Special: host Jim Bowan, guests; Kenneth Kendall, Anne Diamond

6:20pm News from ITN

6:30pm A Royal Concert of Carols: The Prince and Princess of Wales, Songs from Marti Webb, Piano Peter Donohoe

7:15pm Bruce Forsyth's Play Your Card's Right

7:45pm Jimmy Tarbuck's Christmas All Stars: guests, Bruce Forsyth, Mike Yarwood, Cannon and Ball,
Michael Barrymore, Shakin' Stevens. Plus 'Game for a Laugh' special,
and from the US by satellite: Andy Williams, Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, The Temptations, The Four Tops

9:10pm Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978 film) starring Peter Sellers

11:00pm News from ITN

11:10pm The King's Christmas: The King's Singers at Harewood House, Yorkshire.

11:40pm The Untouchables: Crime drama with Robert Stack as Eliot Ness (repeat)

12:25am A Different Christmas: from Stoke Mandeville Hospital, with Gillian Reynolds and Jimmy Savile
 
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Could be worse. It could be 1983


Christmas Day Sunday 25th December1983

BBC1

8:35am The Christmas Raccoons

9:00am Carols from Newby Hall

9:50am Away In aMangerr

10:20am Christmas Morning Family Service

11:17am Weather

11:20am The Little Convict

12:35pm Ziggy's Gift

1:00pm Bugs Bunny

1:05pm Film : Glitterball (1977)

2:00pm Top of the Pops 1983


3:00pm The Queen
speaks to the Commonwealth

3:15pm Blankety Blank


3:50pm Film : Treasure Island (1950)


5:25pm News with Jan Leeming and Weather

5:35pm Jim'll Fix It


6:15pm Songs of Praise Special
from Peterborough Cathedral


7.15pm The Two Ronnies
starring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett

8:05pm All Creatures Great and Small

9:35pm Only Fools and Horses
Thicker Than Water


10:05pm News with Jan Leeming and Weatherman

10:15pm Film : Better Late Than Never (1983)
starring David Niven, Art Carney,
Maggie Smith


11.45pm The Spinners at York
Worse? Its not good but there you have an original OFAH Xmas special - the one where the dad turns up The Two Ronnies and a great classic old Christmas children's film
 
Could be worse. It could be 1983


Christmas Day Sunday 25th December1983

BBC1

8:35am The Christmas Raccoons

9:00am Carols from Newby Hall

9:50am Away In a Manger

10:20am Christmas Morning Family Service

11:17am Weather

11:20am The Little Convict

12:35pm Ziggy's Gift

1:00pm Bugs Bunny

1:05pm Film : Glitterball (1977)

2:00pm Top of the Pops 1983


3:00pm The Queen
speaks to the Commonwealth

3:15pm Blankety Blank


3:50pm Film : Treasure Island (1950)


5:25pm News with Jan Leeming and Weather

5:35pm Jim'll Fix It


6:15pm Songs of Praise Special
from Peterborough Cathedral


7.15pm The Two Ronnies
starring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett

8:05pm All Creatures Great and Small

9:35pm Only Fools and Horses
Thicker Than Water


10:05pm News with Jan Leeming and Weatherman

10:15pm Film : Better Late Than Never (1983)
starring David Niven, Art Carney,
Maggie Smith


11.45pm The Spinners at York

December 25th 1983 - ITV -
TV-am
7:00am Rub-a-Dub-Tub Christmas Day Special, with Bonnie Langford, Michele Dotrice, Edward Woodward, Alan Dart

8:00am Christmas with TV-am:
- Thought for Christmas from Cardinal Hume
- Christ Tarrant at the Queen Mary Hospital for Children, in Carshalton, Surrey

9:00am Roland Rat's Winter Wonderland

9:25am The Night the Animals Talked (animated parable) music and lyrics by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne (repeat)

9:50am The Fraggles are Coming: trailer for new puppet series

9:55am Messengers to Earth: musical fantasy, music by Lou Lewis.
Recorded at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Crediton, Devon (repeat)

10:20am Christmas Morning Worship: from St. Molua's Church, Belfast

11:20am The Magic Planet: Ice-skating spectacular

12:15pm The Capture of Grizzly Adams (1981 TV film) starring Dan Haggerty, Kim Darby, Noah Bery, Keenan Wynn

2:00pm The Royal Year: An ITN compilation of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's' visit to the Caribbean, US, Kenya,
India and Bangladesh. Plus the Prince and Princess of Wales' tours of Australi, New Zealand and Canada

3:00pm The Queen's Christmas Day Message to the Commonwealth

3:15pm Superman (1978 film) starring Christopher Reeve

5:35pm Bullseye Christmas Special: host Jim Bowan, guests; Kenneth Kendall, Anne Diamond

6:20pm News from ITN

6:30pm A Royal Concert of Carols: The Prince and Princess of Wales, Songs from Marti Webb, Piano Peter Donohoe

7:15pm Bruce Forsyth's Play Your Card's Right

7:45pm Jimmy Tarbuck's Christmas All Stars: guests, Bruce Forsyth, Mike Yarwood, Cannon and Ball,
Michael Barrymore, Shakin' Stevens. Plus 'Game for a Laugh' special,
and from the US by satellite: Andy Williams, Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, The Temptations, The Four Tops

9:10pm Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978 film) starring Peter Sellers

11:00pm News from ITN

11:10pm The King's Christmas: The King's Singers at Harewood House, Yorkshire.

11:40pm The Untouchables: Crime drama with Robert Stack as Eliot Ness (repeat)

12:25am A Different Christmas: from Stoke Mandeville Hospital, with Gillian Reynolds and Jimmy Savile
Christmas horror movie at 12:25am 😱
 
I vert rarely watch anything 'live' these days so the Christmas Day schedule wouldn't bother me. Streaming, catch-up and SkyQ is the way to watch TV nowadays.
 
Apparently some people don’t like football.

That’s on virtually every day for ten months of the year.
Yeah but not on BBC. Only if you have sky sports which you'd only get if you want to watch sports/football. I'm not subscribing to a celebrity dancing channel....
 
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