Christmas Eve Sunday 24th December 1978
ITV London
9.00am A Christmas Two Step
9.35am The First Christmas
10.00am The Morning Worship from St Mary and All Saints, Whalley, Cheshire
11.00am Film : "The Bible...in the Beginning" with Michael Parks, Richard Harris,
John Huston, Ava Gardner and Peter O'Toole
2.15pm The Big Match introduced by Brian Moore
3.15pm Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas narrated by Kermit the Frog
4.15pm Pam Ayres' Hong Kong Christmas
5.15pm ITV News
5.30pm Film : Godspell with the original Broadway cast
7.15pm Bruce Forsyth's Christmas Eve
9.15pm Film : Charade starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn
10.30pm ITV News and Area Weather Forecast
10.40pm Film : Charade continued
11.30pm Midnight Mass from the Church of the Holy Family, Cockerton, Darlington
12.35am Closedown
ITV Yorkshire (as ITV London except)
9.00am no programme
9.05am Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (until 10.00am)
2.05pm Cartoon Time
2.15pm Football Special (until 3.15pm)
Christmas Day Monday 25th December 1978
ITV London
8.45am The Christmas Story
9.00am The Wotsit from Whizz Bang Enter the Wotsit
9.10am Pipkins The Balloon Tree
9.25am Christmas Clapperboard films about flying without planes
10.00am A Merry Morning from the National Children`s Home, Harrogate,
with Jimmy Tarbuck and Animal Kwackers
10.45am The Christmas Morning Service from St George's Chapel, Windsor
12.00 Film : Living Free starring Nigel Davenport and Susan Hampshire
1.30pm Christmas Day at Crossroads Motel
2.00pm 3-2-1 with Ted Rogers
3.00pm The Queen
3.20pm Film : Battle for the Planet of the Apes starring Roddy McDowell and Claude Akins
4.55pm Billy Smart's Christmas Circus
6.05pm News
6.15pm The Muppet Show with guest Danny Kaye
6.45pm Film : Diamonds Are Forever starring Sean Connery
9.00pm The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show with guest Harold Wilson
10.15pm This Is Your Life
11.00pm ITV News
11.10pm Film : There's a Girl in My Soup starring Peter Sellers and Goldie Hawn
12.50am Meditation - For Christmas Night
1.15am Closedown
ITV Yorkshire (as ITV London except)
11.10pm Twist in the Tale
12.10am Meditation
12.35am Closedown
Boxing Day Tuesday 26th December 1978
ITV London
9.00am Chorlton and the Wheelies Chorlton and the Snow Dragon
9.10am Pipkins with Jonathan Kydd
9.25am Get It Together Christmas Special
10.00am Frosty's Winter Wonderland
10.25am Film : Tarzan the Magnificent starring Gordon Scott
12.00 The Talking Parcel animation
12.45pm ITV News
12.50pm Looks Familiar
1.30pm Crossroads
2.00pm Cartoon Time Ginger Nutts Christmas
2.10pm Film : Holiday on the Buses
3.45pm Christmas Star Games from Islington, introduced by Michael Aspel
4.45pm Christmas Sale of the Century with Nicholas Parsons
5.15pm ITV News and Sport
5.30pm Charlie's Angels (New Series) Angels in Vegas with Dean Martin, Robert Urich
7.15pm The Benny Hill Show
8.15pm Film : The Day of the Jackal starring Edward Fox
10.50pm ITV News
11.00pm Casino de Paris inside the famous nightclub
12.00 Closedown
ITV Yorkshire (as ITV London except)
10.00am The Ghosts of Motley Hall
10.25am Film : Mara of the Wilderness (until 12.00)
12.00 Christmas Sweet
ITV London
9.00am A Christmas Two Step
9.35am The First Christmas
10.00am The Morning Worship from St Mary and All Saints, Whalley, Cheshire
11.00am Film : "The Bible...in the Beginning" with Michael Parks, Richard Harris,
John Huston, Ava Gardner and Peter O'Toole
2.15pm The Big Match introduced by Brian Moore
3.15pm Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas narrated by Kermit the Frog
4.15pm Pam Ayres' Hong Kong Christmas
5.15pm ITV News
5.30pm Film : Godspell with the original Broadway cast
7.15pm Bruce Forsyth's Christmas Eve
9.15pm Film : Charade starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn
10.30pm ITV News and Area Weather Forecast
10.40pm Film : Charade continued
11.30pm Midnight Mass from the Church of the Holy Family, Cockerton, Darlington
12.35am Closedown
ITV Yorkshire (as ITV London except)
9.00am no programme
9.05am Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (until 10.00am)
2.05pm Cartoon Time
2.15pm Football Special (until 3.15pm)
Christmas Day Monday 25th December 1978
ITV London
8.45am The Christmas Story
9.00am The Wotsit from Whizz Bang Enter the Wotsit
9.10am Pipkins The Balloon Tree
9.25am Christmas Clapperboard films about flying without planes
10.00am A Merry Morning from the National Children`s Home, Harrogate,
with Jimmy Tarbuck and Animal Kwackers
10.45am The Christmas Morning Service from St George's Chapel, Windsor
12.00 Film : Living Free starring Nigel Davenport and Susan Hampshire
1.30pm Christmas Day at Crossroads Motel
2.00pm 3-2-1 with Ted Rogers
3.00pm The Queen
3.20pm Film : Battle for the Planet of the Apes starring Roddy McDowell and Claude Akins
4.55pm Billy Smart's Christmas Circus
6.05pm News
6.15pm The Muppet Show with guest Danny Kaye
6.45pm Film : Diamonds Are Forever starring Sean Connery
9.00pm The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show with guest Harold Wilson
10.15pm This Is Your Life
11.00pm ITV News
11.10pm Film : There's a Girl in My Soup starring Peter Sellers and Goldie Hawn
12.50am Meditation - For Christmas Night
1.15am Closedown
ITV Yorkshire (as ITV London except)
11.10pm Twist in the Tale
12.10am Meditation
12.35am Closedown
Boxing Day Tuesday 26th December 1978
ITV London
9.00am Chorlton and the Wheelies Chorlton and the Snow Dragon
9.10am Pipkins with Jonathan Kydd
9.25am Get It Together Christmas Special
10.00am Frosty's Winter Wonderland
10.25am Film : Tarzan the Magnificent starring Gordon Scott
12.00 The Talking Parcel animation
12.45pm ITV News
12.50pm Looks Familiar
1.30pm Crossroads
2.00pm Cartoon Time Ginger Nutts Christmas
2.10pm Film : Holiday on the Buses
3.45pm Christmas Star Games from Islington, introduced by Michael Aspel
4.45pm Christmas Sale of the Century with Nicholas Parsons
5.15pm ITV News and Sport
5.30pm Charlie's Angels (New Series) Angels in Vegas with Dean Martin, Robert Urich
7.15pm The Benny Hill Show
8.15pm Film : The Day of the Jackal starring Edward Fox
10.50pm ITV News
11.00pm Casino de Paris inside the famous nightclub
12.00 Closedown
ITV Yorkshire (as ITV London except)
10.00am The Ghosts of Motley Hall
10.25am Film : Mara of the Wilderness (until 12.00)
12.00 Christmas Sweet
