Christmas Eve Wednesday 24th December 1958
BBCTV
1.15pm Beunydd
(Always) magazine in Welsh
1.30pm Closedown
2.30pm Watch with Mother
The
Flowerpot Men
2.45pm Film : Tall in the Saddle (1944)
starring John Wayne
4.10pm Ten Bridges
from
the Chelsea Reaches to the Pool of London ten bridges span London's life-line,
the River Thames.
This film conveys the impressions of a day spent on and around the
cockney reaches of the river
4.25pm One Summer's Day
in the
heart of a Canadian winter, memories drift back to the long lazy days of summer
spent out of
doors by the lake and in the sun
5.00pm Children's Television
presents Children's Newsreel
5.10pm Eamonn Andrews
assisted by Tony Hart and The Ted Taylor Trio opens the PLAYBOX which
contains some light-hearted diversions for Christmas
Eve. Detective-Inspector Bruce lends a hand in his off-duty moments at
"The Nightwatchman's Fireside" by Vere Lorrlmer
6.00pm News Headlines, Sports News, The Weather
6.20pm Good Companions
The
programme of pets for people with pets visits Booth Hall Hospital, Manchester
Peter West and Stanley Dangerfield
introduce some of the smaller pets that you might be giving or receiving this
Christmas
6.45pm Tonight
Look
around with Cliff Michelmore
7.25pm News Summary
7.30pm Alan Melville's takes you from A-Z`
through the world of entertainment This week's letter deals with Letter
"F"
8.20pm Film : Higher and Higher (1943)
starring Jack Haley and Michele Morgan
9.45pm Emlyn Williams describes "A Child`s
Christmas"
by
Dylan Thomas
10.00pm News
10.15pm A Summer in
Sicily
4/4-
The People
Axel
and his wife Roslyn share the vivaciousness of the Sicilians as it is expressed
in their love of
decoration, drama, and music in everyday life
10.45pm Silent
Journey
a film
directed by Walter Donigen.
The
adventures of a little Mexican boy who cannot hear or speak. Seeking help in
the city, far away from
his home, he meets many people and suffers many trials. But it is
Christmas time, and this simple, moving tale has a
happy ending
11.30pm Communion
from
St Martin's-in-the-Bull Ring, Birmingham
1.00am Closedown
Christmas Day
Thursday 25th December 1958
BBCTV
11.00am The Crib, The
Cross and The Crown
Family
Service for Christmas morning from Westbury Park Methodist Church, Bristol
11.50am Cerdyn
Nadolig I Gymru Gyfan
(Christmas Card to All of Wales)
12.20pm Closedown
2.30pm Royal Prologue
3.00pm Her Majesty The Queen
3.15pm Billy Smart's Family Party
A King
of Circus holds Court at Christmas and his entire family invite children of all
ages to join them in a
real live family show
4.15pm Film : North-West Stampede (1948)
with
James Craig and Joan Leslie
5.30pm Plapp
This
film story about a seabird called Plapp was made on and around the island of St
Martin's, in the Isles of
Scilly, Cornwall. Storyteller, Johnny Morris
6.00pm News
6.05pm On the Twelfth Day
An enchanting and comical fantasy
based on the traditional Christmas song
6.25pm Christmas Night With The Stars
introduced by David Nixon featuring The Charlie Chester Show, Tony
Hancock,
Charlie Drake, The Ted Ray Show, Whack-O! and more
7.40pm Harry Belafonte
The
distinguished American artist in a programme of music and song specially
chosen
for Christmas Night
8.25pm Film : Top Hat (1935)
starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
10.00pm News
10.05pm The Hurt Mind
Mental
Health National Appeal by Christopher Mayhew MP
10.10pm The Black Eye
by
James Bridie starring David Kossoff, James MacTaggart, Robert Urquhart
11.40pm The
Candlemaker
An
animated cartoon film telling the story of a boy at Christmas time, the
candlemaker's son who failed
in his duty and then was allowed to put things right
11.52pm Christmas Day
Epilogue
"Mary's Boy Child" sung by Harry Belafonte
12.00 Closedown
Boxing Day Friday
26th December 1958
BBCTV
12.15pm Beunydd
12.30pm Closedown
12.45pm Watch with
Mother
The
Woodentops
1.00pm Grandstand
introduced by David Coleman
(1.15
Racing at Kempton Park: Mistletoe Novices Steeplechase,
1.25,
2.30, 2.55 Motor Racing at Brands Hatch: Silver City Trophy and John Davy
Trophy,
1.45 Racing: Hunter Simmonds Hurdle,
2.15 The King George VI Steeplechase,
2.45
Holly Handicap Steeplechase, 3.35 Boxing at Cardiff: the Boxing Day Shield,
3.55
Half-time Scores, 4.30 Football and Racing Summaries)
4.45pm Children's Television
presents Cinderella with June Thorburn, John Fabian, Peter Sallis, Joan
Benham, Edna Petrie
5.45pm Today's Sport
introduced by Kenneth Wolstenholme
The
latest news of today's sporting events, including
Football, Racing, and Rugby Results
6.00pm News Summary
6.05pm Film : The Three Musketeers (1935)
starring Walter Abel, Paul Lukas, Margot Grahame
7.30pm The Perry Como Show
in
tonight's recording Perry Como welcomes Guest Stars and The Mitchell Ayres
Orchestra
The
Ray Charles Singers, The Louis Da Pron Dancers
8.15pm Hancock's
Half-Hour
with
Tony Hancock and Sidney James
8.45pm Our Mutual Friend
by
Charles Dickens
Adapted for television In twelve parts by Freda Lingstrom
Episode 8
In
which Mr. Boffin becomes a partner in the friendly move and learns
that Silas Wegg has found a
document
9.15pm Field- Marshal Lord Montgomery
on
Command in Battle
Illustrated by six campaigns from Alamein to Luneberg Heath
3-The
Invasion of Sicily and Italy
9.45pm News Summary
9.50pm Love from a Stranger
by
Frank Vosper starring Emrys Jones and Clare Austin
11.20pm The Good Old
Days
Christmas Edition of Old-Time Music-Hall
12.00 Closedown
