Christmas Eve Wednesday 24th December 1986
BBC1 6.00am Ceefax AM 6.30am News followed by The Flintstones 6.55am Weather 7.00am Breakfast Time with Frank Bough and Jeremy Paxman 9.00am News and Weather 9.05am Paddington narrated by Michael Hordern 9.10am Play Chess : the bishop with Bill Hartston 9.20am Babar and Father Christmas 9.45am London Snow part 2 of Paul Theroux's tale, with Elizabeth Spriggs 10.00am News and Weather 10.05am Neighbours 10.25am Children's CBBC Phillip Schofield with birthdays and programme news 10.30am Play School with Stuart Bradley and Elizabeth Watts 10.50am Henry`s Cat 10.55am Five Minutes with Joanna Lumley 11.00am News and Weather 11.05am Keith and Orville's Christmas Circus with Dana 11.45am Cartoon : The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin 11.55am Junior Kick Start : the final, with Peter Purves and Jack Stites 12.20pm A Song for Christmas the final 12.55pm Regional News and Weather 1.00pm One O'Clock News with Martyn Lewis 1.25pm Neighbours 1.50pm Little Misses 2.00pm Rolf Harris Cartoon Time 2.25pm Film : The Wizard of Oz (1939) 4.05pm Daffy Duck 4.20pm The Box of Delights third and final double-length edition 5.20pm Jim`ll Fix It 6.00pm News with Andrew Harvey 6.15pm Regional News 6.20pm Film : Mr Mum (1983) starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr 7.50pm Childwatch Update with Esther Rantzen 8.00pm The Two Ronnies a repeat of the special with Elaine Paige and Peter Wyngarde 9.00pm Nine O'Clock News with Andrew Harvey Weather 9.20pm Dallas 10.10pm Wogan with Larry Hagman and Linda Gray 10.45pm Christmas Eve with Val Doonican with guests Dennis Taylor and Evelyn Glennie 11.30pm The First Mass of Christmas from Clifton Cathedral, Bristol 12.35am Weather Christmas Day Thursday 25th December 1986 BBC1 8:00am Play School 8:20am The Muppet Babies 8:45am Roland Rat - The Series 9:10am Papa Panov's Special day 9:25am This is the Day 9:55am Weather 10:00am Film : The Pure Hell of St Trinians (1960) 11:30am Christmas Morning with Noel 1:25pm Every Second Counts 2:00pm The Top of the Pops Christmas Party 3:00pm The Queen 3:10pm Film : Annie (1981) Première 5:15pm News and Weather 5:25pm Russ Abbot Christmas Show 6:00pm Just Good Friends 6:35pm EastEnders 7:05pm Only Fools and Horses 8:25pm Miss Marple : The Murder at the Vicarage 10:00pm EastEnders 10:30pm News and Weather 10:40pm Film : Educating Rita (1983) Première 12:30am Weather 12:35am Closedown Boxing Day Friday 26th December 1986 BBC1 8.00am Ceefax 8.35am Play School 8.55am The Muppet Babies 9.20am It's Your Move 9.45am Take Two Christmas Special 10.30am Film : Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes 12.45pm Junior Kick Start the final 1.15pm News with Jan Leeming ; Weather 1.30pm Film : The Guns of Navarone (1961) starring Gregory Peck 4.00pm Disney Time 4.45pm Final Score 5.05pm Blankety Blank with Les Dawson and Lynda Baron, Frank Carson, Samantha Fox, Little and Large and Wendy Richard 5.40pm Barnum starring Michael Crawford (6.50-7.00pm News ; Weather) 7.45pm 'Allo 'Allo 8.30pm Bergerac 10.00pm News with Jan Leeming Weather 10.15pm Film : The Verdict (1982) starring Paul Newman 12.20am Film : The Shop Around the Corner (1940) starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullivan 2.00am Weather | Christmas Eve Wednesday 24th December 1986 BBC2 9.00am Ceefax 12.50pm Film : Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1920) (b&w) silent version starring John Barrymore 1.50pm Names and Games four teams of celebrities compete for the Butlins Trophy, presented by Lennie Bennett and Kathy Taylor, from Somerwest World, Minehead 2.40pm Horowitz in Moscow a documentary by John Tusa that includes a concert of works by Scriabin, Rachmaniniv, Mozart, Scarlatti, Schubert, Liszt and Chopin 4.35pm News , Regional News and Weather 4.45pm Film : The Seven Year Itch (1955) starring Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell 6.35pm International Snooker David Vine with highlights of the world championship 8.00pm Kiri Te Kanawa at Christmas from the Barbican Hall, with the Philharmonia Orchestra 9.00pm Season's Greetings by Alan Ayckbourn with Anna Massey, Nicky Henson, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Vaughan and Barbara Flynn 10.50pm Harty's Christmas Party at Giggleswick Ian Botham, Ken Livingstone, Sue Lawley, Ned Sherrin and Fred Trueman 11.45pm Film : Meet Me in St Louis (1944) starring Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien 1.35am Weather Christmas Day Thursday 25th December 1986 BBC2 12:20pm Film : The Pirate (1948) 2:00pm The Christmas Day Concert 3:20pm Film : Hoppity Goes to Town (1941) 4:35pm Comic Roots 5:15pm Film : The Fortune Cookie (1966) 7:20pm Aaron Copland : A Self Portrait 8:20pm Film : Edith and Marcel (1983) Première 10:55pm Classic Ghost Stories 11:10pm Film : Fedora (1978) 1:00am Weatherview 1:10am Closedown Boxing Day Friday 26th December 1986 BBC2 9.00am Ceefax 12.25am Popeye the Sailor cartoon 12.45am Film : Gulliver's Travels (1977) animation 2.00pm Tchaikovsky Competition 1986 from Moscow 3.20pm Surfers Do It Standing Up Newquay at the time of the World Championships 4.00pm Film : The Band Wagon (1953) starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse 5.50pm The Most Swirling, Swinging, Sliding, Spinning, Up-and-Down Ride of Your Life : the thrills of the rollercoaster 6.20pm Choir of the Year 1986 second semi-final from Buxton Opera House 7.00pm Cricket: Fourth Test day 1 from Melbourne 7.25pm Laurens van der Post at 80 8.30pm Onegin a ballet by John Cranko to Tchaikovsky's music danced by the National Ballet of Canada 10.05pm Film : Some Like It Hot (1959) starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon 12.00 Classic Ghost Stories : The Ash Tree told by Robert Powell 12.15am Weather |