Christmas Eve Sunday 24th December 1972
BBC1 10.00am In Mercy and Love Unite Mass from St Dunstan`s Church, King's Heath, Birmingham 11.05am A Christmas Carol animation 11.30am Jerusalem International A film by Hugh Burnett The tourists and pilgrims scatter across the countryside around Jerusalem in search of the shrines of three of the world's great religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam 12.20am The Vienna Boys Choir introduced by Michael Flanders Conducted by Anton Neyder 1.00pm The Golden Age of Comedy Brilliant and hilarious highlights of laughter from the studios of Mack Sennett and Hal Roach , featuring the most famous comedians of the 1920s: Laurel and Hardy Harry Langdon, Will Rogers , Ben Turpin Charlie Chase , Andy Clyde Billy Bevan , Charlie Murray not to mention Cameo, the wonder dog (b&w) 2.15pm Mary, Mungo and Midge The Letter 2.30pm Film : Davy Crockett- King of the Wild Frontier (1955) with Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Basil Ruysdael 4.00pm Around the World in Eighty Minutes a guided tour of our spectacular planet with Joyce Grenfell , Kenneth Allsop David Attenborough and Tony Soper 5.20pm Disney Time introduced by Rolf Harris with scenes from Snow White and Seven Dwarfs Peter and the Wolf Cinderella Mickey Mouse Bear Country Darby O'Gill and the Little People and a new film, Snowball Express 6.05pm News, Weatherman Bert Foord 6.15pm Fancy Sending Them Away film about a special school 6.35pm The New Beginning The story of Jesus told in pictures 2: The Coming of the Christ 6.45pm Carols with King's College Choir from Lincoln Cathedral Christmas music and readings to mark the 900th Anniversary of the founding of Lincoln Cathedral 7.25pm Film : West Side Story (1961) with Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn 9.50pm News Peter Woods Weather 10.00pm Omnibus : Judy Impressions of Garland A profile of Judy Garland, one of the world's greatest entertainers, who died three years ago in London at the age of 47 11.05pm A Ghost Story for Christmas A Warning to the Curious 11.55pm Nativity Midnight Eucharist from the Parish Church of St Mary, Portsea Christmas Day Monday 25th December 1972 BBC1 9.30am This is Christmas Morning Seasonal words and music spoken, sung and played by the boys and girls of Chetham's School, Manchester 10.00am Mr Benn Cowboy 10.15am News Summary Weatherman Graham Parker 10.20am Born in the City a service for Christmas morning 11.25am A Christmas Appeal Robert Dougall appeals on behalf of Television for the Deaf 11.30am A Stocking Full of Stars opened by Michael Aspel and Roy Castle, featuring Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game, Basil Brush, Blue Peter, The Goodies, Animal Magic, Laurel and Hardy, Penelope Pitstop, Tom and Jerry, Top of the Pops, Vision On, Yogi Bear 1.30pm The Black and White Minstrel Show starring The Mitchell Minstrels featuring Ted Darling , Dai Francis, Margaret Savage Andy Cole , Les Rawlings with The Television Toppers 2.10pm Top of the Pops 72 part 1, with Jimmy Savile and Ed Stewart 3.00pm The Queen speaks to the Commonwealth 3.05pm Billy Smart's Christmas Circus 4.10pm Dick Whittington starring Dick Emery and Peter Noone 5.45pm News Robert Dougall Weather 5.55pm Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game 6.55pm Christmas Night with the Stars, introduced by Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker, featuring Cilla Black, Lulu, Dad's Army, Look - Mike Yarwood, The Liver Birds, The Goodies, The Young Generation, The Two Ronnies 8.15pm The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show A star-studded holiday special starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise with special guests Glenda Jackson, Jack Jones, Vera Lynn, Pete Murray with Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen and guest appearances of Shirley Bassey, Ian Carmichael, Fenella Fielding, Eric Porter , Andre Previn , Flora Robson 9.15pm Film : Barefoot in the Park (1967) starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda 11.00pm The Good Old Days 1953-1973 special Christmas edition which also marks the 150th programme of Old-Time Music- Hall from the stage of the Famous City Varieties Theatre, Leeds. 11.50pm A Story for Christmas Told by John Slater 12.00 Weather 12.05am Closedown Boxing Day Tuesday 26th December 1972 BBC1 9.10am Camberwick Green Mickey Murphy, the Baker 9.25am Winter Quarters The wildlife of the Norfolk Broads makes itself snug and awaits the coming spring 10.00am Film : Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1959) starring James Mason 12.00 Holiday Grandstand (12.05 Football Preview, 12.20 Rugby League: Leeds v Wakefield T, 1.05, 1.40, 2.10 Racing from Kempton 1.25, 1.55 Motor Racing from Brands Hatch) 2.35pm It's a Christmas Knock-Out! from Aviemore Centre, Scotland. Great Britain: Aviemore Holland: Ysselstein Belgium: Angleur Italy: Madonna Di Campiglio 3.30pm Film : Help!(1965) starring The Beatles with Leo McKern , Eleanor Bron Victor Spinetti , Roy Kinnear 5.00pm News Summary Weather and Today's Sport 5.15pm Holiday on Ice with Joan Haanappel and Wolfgang Schwarz 6.05pm The Sound of Petula staring Petula Clark 6.50pm Film : Carry On Cleo (1964) starring Sidney James,Kenneth Williams Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey Joan Sims, Jim Dale, Amanda Barrie 8.20pm The Last Goon Show of All A unique occasion recorded by outside broadcast cameras during the BBC Anniversary celebrations earlier in the year, when a special edition of radio's most famous comedy show took place before a distinguished audience at the Camden Theatre in London. 9.00pm News Richard Whitmore Weather 9.10pm Till Death Us Do Part starring Warren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols Anthony Booth and Una Stubbs featuring Bill Maynard and special guests from Jesus Christ Superstar 9.55pm Shirley Bassey recently returned from a record-breaking appearance in New York With Segment 10.40pm Mastermind Final 11.10pm Mr Wodehouse Speaking William Mervyn presents the Comic and Idyllic World Of P G Wodehouse 12.10am Weatherman Keith Best Closedown | Christmas Eve Sunday 24th December 1972 BBC2 4.30pm Money at Work The Poverty of Nations 5.30pm Horizon Patently Absurd 6.15pm News Review A digest of the news of the week plus a visual commentary for the deaf 6.50pm News Summary Weather 6.55pm Christmas! What's It All About ? A Quiz for Christmas Eve with Jimmy Savile OBE , Tania Mallett The Rev David Martin Questionmaster Brian Redhead 7.25pm America A Personal History of the United States in 13 parts written and narrated by Alistair Cooke 7/13 : A Firebell in the Night 8.15pm Face the Music A Christmas Eve edition of this musical quiz Chairman Joseph Cooper with Joyce Grenfell Bernard Levin , Robin Ray Guest Clifford Curzon 8.45pm For Loving a play for Christmas by John King 9.30pm Milligan in Winter entertainment with words and music by Spike Milligan 10.00pm A Day Out by Alan Bennett 10.50pm Up Sunday with James Cameron , Kenny Everett William Rushton , John Wells 11.00pm News on 2 Weather 11.05pm Film : The Quiet Man (1952) starring John Wayne and Maureen O`Hara 1.10am Closedown Christmas Day Monday 25th December 1972 BBC2 11.00am Play School presented by Miranda Connell , Rick Jones Story: The Christmas Story 11.25am The Point Dustin Hoffman narrates this cartoon with music about a land where everything and everyone is pointed - except little Oblio, a boy who is always pointed at. Songs written and sung by Harry Nilsson 12.40pm The Vanishing Hedgerows Another chance to see this highly-praised documentary, entered for the 1973 Monte Carlo International TV Festival 1.30pm Look, Stranger The World of Jane Phillips 1.55pm News Headlines 2.00pm Golf Story 72 with Tony Jacklin, Lee Trevino and Gary Player 3.00pm The Queen speaks to the Commonwealth 3.05pm Film : Henry V (1944) produced and directed by Laurence Olivier 5.15pm Call My Bluff A duel of words and wit between Frank Muir Jean Marsh , Miles Kington and Patrick Campbell Anne Stallybrass Douglas Fairbanks Jr Referee : Robert Robinson 5.45pm Childhood of Christ by Berlioz A musical evocation of the familiar story of the Holy Family's flight into Egypt 7.25pm The Stallion a man's efforts to capture a black Arab stallion 8.15pm La Sylphide a film from French Television of a romantic ballet first performed at the Paris Opera 140 years ago 9.25pm The Stone Tape by Nigel Kneale, starring Michael Bryant and Jane Asher 10.55pm News on 2 Weather 11.00pm America a Personal History of the United States by Alistair Cooke 7/13 11.50pm Fred Astaire in a special edition of The Dick Cavett Show 12.40am Closedown Boxing Day Tuesday 26th December 1972 BBC2 11.00am Play School today's story: Good King Wenceslas 11.25am Closedown 1.25pm Film : The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) with Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, Anton Walbrook 3.30pm Star Pieces James Mason, Honor Blackman. Una Stubbs Derek Nimmo, Deryck Guyler, Dimitri, Tiomkin, Donald Pleasence, Anita Harris, Leslie Crowther , Vince Hill Julie Ege, Stanley Baker and Arthur Negus each talk about a favourite piece in their collections. Hugh Scully introduces Collector's World 4.10pm The Living Arctic The summer bloom of flowers, beasts and birds is legendary. Narrator Derek Jones 4.40pm Orville and Wilbur with Stacey Keach and James Keach 6.05pm McCrindell's Toys Soho publican Ron McCrindell has been collecting old toys for over a quarter of a century 6.40pm News Summary, Weather 6.50pm Falstaff Verdi's comic opera 8.55pm Skis Across the Alps Last winter a party Of British ski- mountaineers set out to traverse the entire length of the Alps from east to west, climbing some of the highest mountains on the way 9.55pm The Edwardians The Reluctant Juggler A night at an Edwardian music-hall both on stage and backstage, where the performers are organising a strike with Georgia Brown, Jack Douglas, Fulton Mackay, Peter Pratt and George Sewell 11.10pm News on 2 Weather 11.15pm The Old Grey Whistle Test In this special ' Sampler' edition Bob Harris introduces a selection of some of the highlights of the last series, including The Beach Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis , Kris Kristofferson, Roxy Music, Rolling Stones, The Beatles and many others |