Source: TV Week, 23 December 1978
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| 6AM | 6am Gene Autry (B&W) | |||
| 7AM | 7am Holiday Fun Show. Marilyn Mayo | |||
| 8AM | 8am Movie: Santa Claus Conquers The Martians. 1964 [IMDB] | |||
| 9AM | 9.20 Movie: The Prisoner Of Zenda. 1952 [IMDB] | 9am Here’s Humphrey. Includes Humphrey’s Christmas Message | ||
| 10AM | 10am Divine Service | 10am Noah’s Animals 10.25 King Of The Beasts 10.50 Movie: A Gift Of Heidi. 1962 [IMDB] |
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| 11AM | 11am Close | 11am Special: Dorothy Hamill Presents 11.50 Movie: The Prince And The Showgirl. 1957 [IMDB] |
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| 12PM | 12pm Movie: A Dream For Christmas. 1973 [IMDB] | |||
| 1PM | 1.45pm Movie: Gypsy Colt. 1954 [IMDB] | 1.40 Movie: The Bells Of St Mary’s. 1945 (B&W) [IMDB] | ||
| 2PM | 2.05pm Movie: Mr Belvedere Rings The Bell. 1951 (B&W) [IMDB] | 2.55 Movie: Seven Faces Of Dr Lao. 1964 [IMDB] | ||
| 3PM | 3.30 Play School: Christmas Show | 3.40 Special: The Tales Of Washington Irving | 3pm Special: Carols By Candlelight (Rpt) | |
| 4PM | 4pm Yes Virginia There Is A Santa Claus 4.20 Circus |
4.30 Christmas Star | 4.25 Humphrey’s Christmas Message 4.30 Davy Crockett |
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| 5PM | 5.15 Movie: The Thief Of Baghdad. 1940 [IMDB] | 5pm First Christmas 5.30 Christmas Story |
5.15 Robin Hoodnik | 5pm Early Bird Show: Christmas Day Special. Mike McCarthy, Marie van Maaren, Marty Monster, Denise Drysdale, Paul O’Gorman, John St Peeters, Normie Rowe, Maria Mercedes |
| 6PM | 6.55 This Week In Britain | 6pm Special: The Twelve Gifts 6.30 Seven National News |
6pm Nanny And The Professor 6.30 National Nine News |
6pm News At Six. Malcolm Gray 6.30 The Waltons |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News 7.10 The Queen’s Christmas Message 7.30 The Good Life 7.55 The Liver Birds |
7pm Willesee At Seven 7.30 Welcome Back Kotter |
7pm Family Feud. Tony Barber 7.30 Donny And Marie |
7.30 Movie: White Christmas. 1954 [IMDB] |
| 8PM | 8.25 Likely Lads | 8pm Good Times 8.30 Special: Bing Crosby’s White Christmas |
8.30 The Young Doctors | |
| 9PM | 9.10 The Good Old Days | 9.30 Special: Billy Graham — A Family Christmas | 9pm Coronation Street 9.30 Movie: Star. 1968 [IMDB] |
9.30 Alice |
| 10PM | 10pm 20th Century Messiah | 10.30 The Strauss Family | 10.30 Movie: Christmas In Connecticut. 1945 [IMDB] | |
| 11PM | 11.20 The Queen’s Christmas Message 11.40 Special: Rod Stewart Christmas Special |
11.30 The Saint | 11.45 Supersonic | |
| 12AM | 12.45am Close | 12.30am Close | 12am Movie: Midnight. 1939 (B&W) [IMDB] | 12.30am Close |
| 1AM | 1.30 Movie: Strangers When We Meet. 1960 [IMDB] | |||
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| 3AM | 3.30 Movie: No Time For Love. 1943 (B&W) [IMDB] | |||
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| 5AM | 5am Seaway (Continues to 6am) |
