SATURDAY 10.0 The Saturday Starship
Yorkshire 6.25 TV-am: Good Morning Britain HENRY KELLY Weather with Cmdr David Philpott and News read by Jayne Irving at 6.25, 7.0 and 8.0. Saturday Call 6.30. Sport with Mike Morris 7.10. Henry Kelly and guests 7.0. Rustle Lee cooks at 8.15. 8.30 THE WIDE AWAKE CLUB The live children's show with a Christmas flavour. Arabella Warner, Timmy Mallett and James Baker present magician Fay Presto with Harvey the rabbit, and juggler Tim Batt. Plus Alvin Stardust in an unusual role, a mystery celebrity and a review of the five worst Christmas singles. There's News in 90 Seconds at 9 o'clock and tales of ghosts, monsters and legends. Roland Rat opens another Advent calendar window at 9.4. PRODUCED BY NICK WILSON TV-arn Production
925 Regional Weather Forecast followed by
Disney at Christmas 101 DALMATIANS
9.30 The Bells of Fraggle Rock :t's Christmas Eve at the lighthouse and snowing heavily. The Captain (Fulton Mackay) and Sprocket are worried that the weather is too bad for the mailboat to get through with their Christmas dinner. See page 151 DIRECTORS JEREMY SWAN, DOUGLAS WILLIAMS EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ANNA HOME, JIM HENSON PRODUCERS DUNCAN KENWORTHY, LAWRENCE S MIRKIN TVS Production
V iewers in the Y orkshire region who can receive alternative programmes from adjoining Try areas will find that transmissions alter as follows:
CENTRAL 11.35 Film — The Love Ban. Hywel Bennett as a frustrated Roman Catholic. ANGLIA 11.35 Sweeney. GRANADA 11.30 Film — The Fury. Birk Douglas in thriller about child with psychic powers. TYNE TEES 11.35 Film — The Love Ban. Hywel Bennett, Nanette Newman in light-hearted romp.
BONNIE LANGFORD TOMMY BOYD NIGEL ROBERTS Forget all your worries! The festive season really gets under way with the blast-off of this morning's flight of your favourite vehicle. Today, there are reminders of the best Christmas films and video releases and lots more. There is no Starship next Saturday, but it gets back into orbit on 5 January. PRODUCTION TEAM PAT HARRIS, KATHLEEN DARBY, TILL FRASER, SIMON MASSEY PROGRAMME ASSOCIATE PETER MATTHEWS DIRECTOR MIKE CONNOR PRODUCER GRAHAM MOLE Central Production
11.20 Durrell and the Dodo Documentary about naturalist Gerald Durrell's Jersey Zoo, which he founded 25 years ago. The zoo has become a world centre for the breeding of endangered species. One of the reasons for Durrell's success is his gift for communicating his love and knowledge of animal life. In this programme, introduced by Patrick Allen, Durrell tells the story of the Zoo and Jersey's Wildlife Preservation Trust and how the struggle continues to save the world's threatened creatures. Interviewer is Jane Bayer. RESEARCH BARRY CARRUTHERS, DAWN HOWARD CAMERA ROY MANNING, TIM RINGSDORE EDITOR JIM BEST DIRECTOR BOB EVANS Channel Television Production
12.15 World of Sport See panel opposite
5.0 ITN News Oracle ITN News headlines throughout the week, page 101
5.5 to 5.40 Blockbusters BOB HOLNESE The game show in which 16to 18-year-old contestants test their speed and general knowledge on the Blockbusters game board to win great prizes. Presenter is Bob Holness. Produced in association with Mark Goodson and Talbot Television Ltd. DIRECTORS MIKE HOLGATE, DENNIS LIDDINGTON PRODUCER TONY WOLFE Central Production
All programmes are in colour unless otherwise stated
TVTIMES 22 December-4 January 1985
1.5 Making the Most Of... . your leisure time. Patrick
Reilly returns with his knitting machine and some new designs. Sue Lawty shows some simple ways of weaving, Leila Aitken makes a kimono and Bernard Crawford shows Toni Arthur how easy it is to make a musical instrument out of a piece of bamboo. Finally John Gale makes a kiln from bricks and sawdust and fires the clay he has worked during the past two weeks. With subtitles for the deaf. Presenter is Therese Birch. For a free leaflet, write to address 1, page 51. PRODUCTION IRENE COCKROFT, GUY CAPLIN, GRAHAM WATTS Yorkshire Television Production
1.30 Chips' Comic PARTY Elsa, Inky and Rover get ready for their Christmas party to celebrate finishing the Chips' Comic Book A Chips Comic Book and song cassette, price £2.25, are available at newsagents Educational notes for parents can be obtained from address 1, page 51. Andrew Secombe Rover
Lnky Gordon Griffin Elsa O'Toole Elsa WRITER DAVID WOOD LIGHTING DIRECTOR MICHAEL SUTCLIFFE DIRECTOR TERENCE DUDLEY PRODUCER MAUREEN HARTER
'This is Elvis' and Priscilla on their wedding day, when the legendary K ing of Rock 'n' Roll was in his prime.
3.35 The Holly and the Ivy RALPH RICHARDSON At Christmas, the FILM Gregory family • gathers together in the little Norfolk village where Martin Gregory, the vicar of the local church, is looked after by his daughter Jenny. She would like to marry but feels she cannot leave her father. Then a second daughter, the glamorous Margaret, arrives. Made in black and white
See page 47 Rev Martin Gregory Ralph Richardson Margaret Gregory Margaret Leighton Jenny Gregory Celia Johnson Denholm Elliott Mick Gregory John Gregson David Paterson Richard W yndham Hugh Williams William Hartnell Sgt Maj Robert Flemyng The major Roland Culver Lord B SCREENPLAY ANATOLE DE GRUNWALD FROM THE PLAY BY WYNYARD BROWNE DIRECTOR GEORGE MORE OFERRALL
Verronmead Production
2.0 Home at Seven RALPH RICHARDSON David Preston, a bank clerk returns home at seven, as he has done each evening for the previous 20 years. But tonight, as his wife knows, is different. For Preston did not return at seven the night before... nor at any other hour and £500 is missing from a fund of which Preston is treasurer — and the club steward has been murdered... Made in black and white
See page 47 David Preston Ralph Richardson
Janet Preston Margaret Leighton Dr Sperling Jack Hawkins Insp Hemingway Campbell Singer Petherbridge
Ellen Peggy Dobson
Frederick Piper Diana Beaumont Meriel Forbes
SCREENPLAY ANATOLE DE GRUNWALD FROM THE PLAY BY R C SHERRIFF DIRECTOR RALPH RICHARDSON
5.5 Brookside Terry is worried about Michelle's growing friendship with Pat and the nurses. Harry is worried that Ralph is getting more Christmas cards than him. Sandra gets a surprise phone call from her husband. Bobby is reluctantly drawn into a case of sexual harassment.
6.0 Danger Man THE TRAITOR
What makes a man a traitor? John Drake finds out when his latest assignment takes him to Kashmir, in northern India, and to drama high up a mountain in a lonely bungalow with a renegade Englishman and his beautiful wife. Made in black and white Previously shown on PTV
John Drake Patrick McGoohan Ronald Howard Noel Goddard Louise Goddard Barbara Shelley Rollo W aters Jack Watling Banazji
Warren Mitchell
Derek Sydney George A Cooper Guy Deghy Guard on train DEVISER PRODUCER RALPH SMART Dll2ECTOR TERRY BISHOP Panah
Blatta
SCREENPLAY JOHN RODDICK
6.30 7 Days ROBERT KEE ANN LOADES GEOFF DRUETT Since the First World War and a rise in living standards, more and more people participate in the extravaganza of Christmas. But why celebrate it if you are not a Christian and how much does it really mean if you are a Christian? RESEARCH CATHERINE MORSHEAD, MARK SEAGER DIRECTOR TERRY STEEL ASSOCIATE PRODUCER DAVID POYSER EDITOR BARBARA TWIGG EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CHRIS JELLEY Y orkshire Television Production
7.0 News Summary and Weather followed by
This Is Elvis This film is a FILM combination of documentary and drama, recounting, with the help of newsreel and concert footage and re-enacted scenes, the sensational and finally sad story of Elvis Presley, from his childhood, through his superstardom to his early death at 42. See page 47 Elvis (at la)
David Scott
Elvis (at 10) Paul Boensch Elvis (at 42) Johnny Harra Priscilla Rhonda Lyn Vernon Presley Lawrence Koller Gladys Presley Debbie Edge Dewey Phillips Larry Raspberry Bluesman
Minnie Mae
Furry Lewis Liz Robinson
Dana Mackay Elvis (at 35) Sam Knox Phillips Linda Thompson Cheryl Needham
Andrea Cyrill Ginger Alden Jerry Phillips Bill Black Emory Smith Scotty Moore SCREENPLAY/DIRECTORS MALCOLM LEO, ANDREW SOLT
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