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Thursday 24th December Christmas Eve Friday 25th December Christmas Day Friday 26th December Boxing Day Thursday 31st December New Year’s Eve 06:10 Scrooge (1935) Ebenezer Scrooge (Seymour 06:00 John and Julie (1955) Comedy. Director William 06:00 Jim’s Gift (1996) Stars: Jean Boht, Chris Jury and 06:00 Man Who Changed His Name (1934) Drama. Hicks) is persuaded to change his ways by visits from Fairchild. Stars: Colin Gibson, Noelle Middleton, Robert Llewellyn. A mysterious stranger presents a boy Lyn Harding plays Shelby Clive, who has shortened his the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come. Lesley Dudley, Megs Jenkins, Sid James & Peter Sellers. with a VCR that can play the future. last name so that he won’t be mistaken for a murderer. 07:45 Get Some In! Christmas at the Camp (1975) Two children run away to London so they can visit 08.00 BFI: Skid Kids (1953) Drama. Director: Don 07:35 Scotland Yard: Wings of Death (1961) Stars: Tony Selby, Robert Lindsay, David Janson. C Flight the Queen. Chaffey. Stars: Peter Neil, Barry MacGregor, Anthony Director: Allan Davis. Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Peter must stay behind for maintenance duty (Special) 07:40 Christmas in 1942 Lang and A. E. Matthews. ‘Swanky’ and his chums take Bowles & Simon Lack. A light aeroplane comes down in 08:15 The Yellow Balloon (1953) Drama. Stars: 07:45 We Joined The Navy (1962) Comedy. Director: on bike thieves in this Bermondsey-shot Children’s Film Kent, killing the pilot. It was no accident... (S1, E38) Andrew Ray, Kenneth More, Kathleen Ryan. A young Wendy Toye. Stars: Kenneth More, Lloyd Nolan, Joan Foundation short. 08:10 No Highway in the Sky (1951) Drama. boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly O’Brien and Mischa Auer. Lt Commander Badger, RN: 09:00 Runaround: Christmas Special (1979) Directed by Henry Koster. Stars: James Stewart, Jack lead his friend to fall from a building. has one simple fault. The honesty to say the right thing Classic children’s gameshow. Hosted by Mike Reid and Hawkins, Marlene Dietrich & Glynis Johns. An aero- 09:50 Christmas In Britain Join the festive cheer all at the wrong time! featuring Barbara Dickson. nautical engineer predicts that a new plane will fail over the country in this short film showing how 09:45 The Christmas Truce of 1914 - Lest We 09:30 Black Saddle Client Starkey (1959) catastrophically. Christmases past were celebrated in London the great Forget Together with Alan Forbes, we visit the site 10:00 Johnny Ringo: The Hunters 10:00 Robin’s Nest: Day Trippers Stars: Tony Britton, British countryside and a traditional British home. where late on Christmas Eve 1914, our boys heard 10:30 Rogues Rock Double Trouble! (1975) Richard O’Sullivan and Tessa Wyatt. Vicky and Robin 10:00 Robin’s Nest: Once Two is Three German troops singing carols and on Christmas Day Stars: Donald Hewlett, Royston Tickner and take the day off so they can go out for a peaceful picnic. Stars: Richard O’Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt & Tony Britton. British and German soldiers met in no man’s land. Harold Goodwin. The return of the hit 70s ITV series, 10:30 Jumping For Joy (1956) Comedy. Director John 10:30 Oliver Twist (1948) Drama. Directed by David 10:00 Christmas at Robin’s Nest Stars: Tony Britton, Rogue’s Rock! Action and adventure await! (S2, E4) Paddy Carstairs. Stars: Frankie Howerd, Stanley Holloway. Lean. Stars: John Howard Davies, Alec Guinness, Robert Tessa Wyatt and Richard O’Sullivan. Robin attempts to 11:00 The Christmas Truce of 1914 - A young dog racer loses his job and his honour. Newton & Kay Walsh. An orphaned boy in London joins put up the decorations but the bistro must stay closed. Lest We Forget 12:10 The Passionate Stranger (1957) Director: a household of boys trained to steal for their master. 10:30 An Inspector Calls (1954) Crime. Director: Guy 11:15 The Likely Lads (1976) Comedy. Director: Muriel Box. Stars: Margaret Leighton, Carlo Giustini, 12:50 BFI: The Christmas Tree (1966) Family. Stars: Hamilton. Stars: Alastair Sim, Olga Lindo, Eileen Moore. Michael Tuchner. Stars: Rodney Bewes, James Bolam Patricia Dainton and Ralph Richardson. A happily married Brian Blessed, William Burleigh, Anthony Honour and The Birling family are rich and complacent. It is 1912, & Brigit Forsyth. Bob, Thelma, Terry and his girlfriend writer of pens a book about an affair with a chauffeur. Kate Nicholls. Gary determines to get a tree for children and the shadow of impending war has yet to fall across Christina go on a touring caravan holiday. 14:00 Rooms: Paul & Lynda P1 (1975) in hospital for Christmas. Directed by Jim Clark. their lives. 13:05 The Long & the Short & the Tall (1961) War. 14:30 The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947) 14:00 Rooms: Alan & Peter P1 (1975) 12:05 Please Sir! (1971) Comedy. Directed by Mark Stars: Richard Todd, Laurence Harvey & Richard Harris. Comedy. Director: Vernon Sewell. Stars: Robert Morley, 14:30 Trouble in Store (1953) Comedy. Director: John Stuart. Stars: John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, & Joan A British patrol in Burma seeks to avenge British Felix Aylmer, Yvonne Arnaud. At a court in the afterlife Paddy Carstairs. Stars: Norman Wisdom, Moira Lister, Sanderson. Film version of the TV sitcom. Teacher prisoners. two 18th century soldiers are sentenced to haunt Margaret Rutherford. The escapades of an employee of a Bernard Hedges takes his Fenn Street class to a 15:10 The Winslow Boy (1948) Drama. Directed by a mansion. London store, who wants to become a window-dresser. holiday camp. Anthony Asquith. Stars: Robert Donat, Cedric Hardwicke 16:20 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: 16:15 The Night Before Christmas (1946) 14:10 Carols with Michael Horden (1983) With & Basil Radford. In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is The Set-Up (1962) Stars: Maurice Denham, John Beautiful adaptation of the famous poem, 1946. readings from Sir Michael Hordern and carols expelled from a naval academy over a theft. Carson & Brian Peck. A benevolent act leads to 16:25 An Evening With Matt Monro (1967) including O Little Town of Bethlehem, The First Noel, 17:30 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot: The Lesser something more sinister. Directed by Kenny Clayton. Lying hidden in his family Good King Wenceslas and Silent Night from the Royal Breed (1957) Stars: William Russell, Cyril Smith and 17:30 Rooms: Paul & Lynda P2 (1975) garage for forty years, until recently discovered, the only Choral Society and friends. Ronald Leigh-Hunt. A village is being terrorised; King 18:00 Scotland Yard: The Mysterious Bullet (1954) known film of Matt Monro performing live. 15:05 Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (1951) Drama. Arthur sends Sir Lancelot who discovers the Vikings Directed by Paul Gherzo. Stars: Robert Raglan, John 17:30 Rooms: Alan & Peter P2 (1975) Stars: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison & are responsible. Warwick and Christine Adrian. A ballistics expert tracks 18:00 Scotland Yard: The Silent Witness (1954) Michael Hordern. Christmas is not a time of 18:00 Hobson’s Choice (1954) Drama. Director: David down the killer of a widow’s fiance. (S1, E13) Directed by Montgomery Tully. Stars: Molly Weir, Ivan celebration for the tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge. Lean. Stars: Charles Laughton, John Mills & Brenda de 18:35 The Telephone at Work 1970s A host of Craig & Kenneth Henry. The case of the self-confessed 16:50 Christmas In Britain - Glimpses Banzie. Henry Hobson’s daughters want to marry, but familiar faces warn us of the excessive use of telephones. killer who almost escaped the full weight of the law. 17:00 Upstairs Downstairs: The Path of Duty he refuses as traditions require him to pay settlements. 18:50 Dead of Night (1945) Thriller. Stars: Charles 18:35 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Locker (1971) Stars: Gordon Jackson, David Langton and Jean 20:10 Went The Day Well (1942) War. Director: Crichton, Basil Dearden, Mervyn Johns, Michael Sixty-Nine (1962) Stars: Eddie Byrne, Paul Daneman & Marsh. Elizabeth returns from studying abroad and Cavalcanti. Stars: Leslie Banks, Mervyn Johns and Redgrave. An architect senses doom as his dreams Penelope Horner. A private detective is knocked the household are in a frenzy, preparing for her entry Basil Sydney. English villagers stage a fight back against become reality. unconscious after finding the body of his employer. into society. a german platoon. 20:55 Report On Litter 1950s Public Information Film 19:45 Christmas Under Fire It’s 1940 and the UK 18:00 El Cid (1961) Epic. Stars: Charlton Heston, 22:00 Personal Services (1987) Comedy. Director: on the rising concern of litter. Take your litter home! prepares for Christmas in this propaganda film for US Sophia Loren & Genevieve Page. Spain is overrun by the Terry Jones. Stars: Julie Walters, Alec McCowen. 21:00 Public Eye: Transatlantic Cousins (1971) audiences. It’s a Christmas of holly & barbed wire yet Moors and the country’s only hope rests in the knight A waitress becomes madam of a brothel which caters to Detective Drama. Stars: Alfred Burke, Brenda Cavendish the British are determined to make it as cheerful El Cid. older men. & Una Brandon-Jones. Marker finds a case involving an as possible. 21:30 Without a Clue (1988) Comedy. Directed by 00:10 The Boys From Brazil (1978) Drama. Directed old reprobate and a young American visiting Britain. 20:00 Ooh - You Are Awful (1972) Comedy. Directed Thom Eberhardt. Stars: Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley and by Franklin J. Schaffner. Stars: Gregory Peck, Laurence 22:00 Without a Clue (1988) Comedy. Director: by Cliff Owen. Stars: Dick Emery, Derren Nesbitt, Ronald Lysette Anthony. Could the world’s greatest detective Olivier & James Mason. A Nazi hunter in Paraguay Thom Eberhardt. Stars: Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley & Fraser, Cheryl Kennedy, Pat Coombs & Liza Goddard. merely be the fictional creation of Dr Watson? discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Lysette Anthony. Could the world’s greatest detective Charlie must find a bank account number to recover 23:40 The Best of The Adventurers (1981) Comedy. Third Reich. merely be the fictional creation of Dr Watson? a fortune. Stars: Barry Evans, Harry H. Corbett & Diana Dors. 00:10 First Monday in October (1981) Comedy. 22:00 Girl on a Motorcycle (1968) Romantic Drama. The funniest, naughtiest bits from the 1970s Director: Ronald Neame. Stars: Walter Matthau, Jill Alain Delon, Marianne Faithfull, Roger Mutton. Newly “Adventures of” series. Bawdy British fun at its cheekiest. Clayburgh. The Supreme Court’s first woman Associate married Rebecca rides her motorbike to visit her lover. Justice dates her political opposed colleague. 32 33