28 years ago today, from The Guardian
BBC1
6.40 Third World Studies
7.05 Maths: Cayley's Theorem
7.30 Pinocchio
7.50 Kissyfur
8.15 The 8.15 from Manchester (guest Boy George)
11.00 Cartoon "From A to Z-Z-Z-Z"
11.05 Movie "Tubby the Tuba"
12.27 Weather
12.30 Grandstand (12.35 Football: Australia v England in Sydney, first match of the tour; 1.00 News; 1.05 Golf: Dunhill British Masters from Woburn; 1.55 Racing from Lingfield Park; 2.05 Motor Racing: British Touring Car Championship from Thruxton, also highlights of Indianapolis 500; 2.25 Racing; 2.35 Motor Racing; 2.55 Racing; 3.05 Golf; 4.25 Show Jumping: Nations Cup from Hickstead, and Dubai Speed Grand Prix)
5.05 BBC News/Weather
5.15 Regional News/Weather
5.20 The Flying Doctors
6.05 That's Showbusiness
6.35 You Gotta Be Jokin'
7.05 Columbo "Lady in Waiting"
8.20 One Foot in the Grave
8.50 BBC News/Weather/Sports
9.10 Casualty "Close to Home"
10.00 Paramount City
10.40 Movie "A Bridge Too Far"
1.30 Weather (closedown at 1.35am)
BBC2
6.50 Catastrophe Theory
7.15 Social Problems & Welfare: Why Care?
7.45 Statistics: Testing for Telepathy
8.05 Docklands Light Railway
8.30 South Yorkshire Transport
8.55 The American Political Process
9.20 Physics: Magnetism
9.45 Exploring Educational Issues
10.10 Discovering Chemistry
10.35 From Coal to Colour
11.00 Design or Decline?
11.25 Environment: Bangkok "A City Speaks"
11.50 Behind the Annual Report
12.15 Small Business
12.40 Mental Handicap: Finding a Voice
1.05 Nuclear Weapons: Crisis Management
1.30 Modern Art: Matisse
1.55 Culture & Belief in Europe: 1450-1660
2.20 History of Mathematics
2.45 Mahabharat (50 of 93)
3.25 The Sky at Night "Guarding Their Secrets"
3.45 Movie "Elvis"
6.30 Late Again (highlights of The Late Show)
7.15 BBC News/Sport
7.30 Our War "Long Days in Gaza"
8.00 Dancemakers
9.10 Comic Strip Presents "Oxford"
9.50 The Wolvis Family "Breaking Through"
10.20 Late Show Special (discussing the controversial movie "The Silence of the Lambs")
11.00 Video Diaries "Surviving Memories on Christmas Eve 1990"
12.00 Twin Peaks (close at 12.55am)
LWT (ITV-London)
6.00 TV-am
9.25 Ghost Train
11.30 The Chart Show
12.30 World Sport Special
1.00 ITN News/Weather
1.05 LWT News
1.10 The Day
1.15 Cartoon Time
1.20 Golf: PGA Memorial Tournament
2.20 Movie "Half a Sixpence"
5.00 ITN News/Weather
5.05 LWT News
5.10 MacGyver
6.10 Wayne Dobson: A Kind of Magic
6.40 Bob's Your Uncle
7.25 Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.25 Duty Free
8.55 ITN News/Weather
9.10 LWT News
9.15 Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
11.05 Metro
11.40 Movie "Nine Deaths of the Ninja"
1.20 Up the Junction
2.05 Night Heat
2.55 ITN News Headlines
3.00 Ten Pin Bowling (from Stirling)
3.30 The Hit Man & Her
5.30 ITN Morning News
Channel 4
6.00 Comic Book
7.30 Pet World
8.00 Trans World Sport
9.00 Channel 4 News
9.04 Racing: The Morning Line
9.25 Sing and Swing
9.30 Listening Eye
10.00 Images
10.30 Wagon Train
11.30 World League of American Football
12.30 The Munsters
1.00 Movie "A Night to Remember"
3.20 Movie "You'll Never Get Rich"
4.55 Sunny Side Up
5.05 Brookside omnibus
6.30 Right to Reply
7.00 Sound Stuff "You're the Top"
8.00 Adventures: Bismarck
9.00 thirtysomething "Guns & Roses"
10.00 Movie "Charulata"
12.15 On the Other Hand "Post Gulf: The Hero Vacuum"
1.15 Australian Rules Football (from Network Ten in Australia)
2.10 close
BBC1
6.40 Third World Studies
7.05 Maths: Cayley's Theorem
7.30 Pinocchio
7.50 Kissyfur
8.15 The 8.15 from Manchester (guest Boy George)
11.00 Cartoon "From A to Z-Z-Z-Z"
11.05 Movie "Tubby the Tuba"
12.27 Weather
12.30 Grandstand (12.35 Football: Australia v England in Sydney, first match of the tour; 1.00 News; 1.05 Golf: Dunhill British Masters from Woburn; 1.55 Racing from Lingfield Park; 2.05 Motor Racing: British Touring Car Championship from Thruxton, also highlights of Indianapolis 500; 2.25 Racing; 2.35 Motor Racing; 2.55 Racing; 3.05 Golf; 4.25 Show Jumping: Nations Cup from Hickstead, and Dubai Speed Grand Prix)
5.05 BBC News/Weather
5.15 Regional News/Weather
5.20 The Flying Doctors
6.05 That's Showbusiness
6.35 You Gotta Be Jokin'
7.05 Columbo "Lady in Waiting"
8.20 One Foot in the Grave
8.50 BBC News/Weather/Sports
9.10 Casualty "Close to Home"
10.00 Paramount City
10.40 Movie "A Bridge Too Far"
1.30 Weather (closedown at 1.35am)
BBC2
6.50 Catastrophe Theory
7.15 Social Problems & Welfare: Why Care?
7.45 Statistics: Testing for Telepathy
8.05 Docklands Light Railway
8.30 South Yorkshire Transport
8.55 The American Political Process
9.20 Physics: Magnetism
9.45 Exploring Educational Issues
10.10 Discovering Chemistry
10.35 From Coal to Colour
11.00 Design or Decline?
11.25 Environment: Bangkok "A City Speaks"
11.50 Behind the Annual Report
12.15 Small Business
12.40 Mental Handicap: Finding a Voice
1.05 Nuclear Weapons: Crisis Management
1.30 Modern Art: Matisse
1.55 Culture & Belief in Europe: 1450-1660
2.20 History of Mathematics
2.45 Mahabharat (50 of 93)
3.25 The Sky at Night "Guarding Their Secrets"
3.45 Movie "Elvis"
6.30 Late Again (highlights of The Late Show)
7.15 BBC News/Sport
7.30 Our War "Long Days in Gaza"
8.00 Dancemakers
9.10 Comic Strip Presents "Oxford"
9.50 The Wolvis Family "Breaking Through"
10.20 Late Show Special (discussing the controversial movie "The Silence of the Lambs")
11.00 Video Diaries "Surviving Memories on Christmas Eve 1990"
12.00 Twin Peaks (close at 12.55am)
LWT (ITV-London)
6.00 TV-am
9.25 Ghost Train
11.30 The Chart Show
12.30 World Sport Special
1.00 ITN News/Weather
1.05 LWT News
1.10 The Day
1.15 Cartoon Time
1.20 Golf: PGA Memorial Tournament
2.20 Movie "Half a Sixpence"
5.00 ITN News/Weather
5.05 LWT News
5.10 MacGyver
6.10 Wayne Dobson: A Kind of Magic
6.40 Bob's Your Uncle
7.25 Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.25 Duty Free
8.55 ITN News/Weather
9.10 LWT News
9.15 Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
11.05 Metro
11.40 Movie "Nine Deaths of the Ninja"
1.20 Up the Junction
2.05 Night Heat
2.55 ITN News Headlines
3.00 Ten Pin Bowling (from Stirling)
3.30 The Hit Man & Her
5.30 ITN Morning News
Channel 4
6.00 Comic Book
7.30 Pet World
8.00 Trans World Sport
9.00 Channel 4 News
9.04 Racing: The Morning Line
9.25 Sing and Swing
9.30 Listening Eye
10.00 Images
10.30 Wagon Train
11.30 World League of American Football
12.30 The Munsters
1.00 Movie "A Night to Remember"
3.20 Movie "You'll Never Get Rich"
4.55 Sunny Side Up
5.05 Brookside omnibus
6.30 Right to Reply
7.00 Sound Stuff "You're the Top"
8.00 Adventures: Bismarck
9.00 thirtysomething "Guns & Roses"
10.00 Movie "Charulata"
12.15 On the Other Hand "Post Gulf: The Hero Vacuum"
1.15 Australian Rules Football (from Network Ten in Australia)
2.10 close