from London Sunday Times-Meridian edition
BBC1
7.05 Pink Panther
7.25 News/Weather
7.30 Defenders of the Earth
7.50 Speed Racer
8.15 Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
8.40 New Adventures of Superman
9.15 Live & Kicking
12.12 Weather
12.15 Grandstand (includes 1.00 News, 1.05 Racing from Haydock, 1.25 Darts, 1.40 Racing from Haydock, 1.50 Darts/Speed Skating, 2.10 Racing from Haydock, 2.25 Speed Skating, 2.50 Ruhby Union: Leicester v Toulouse, 4.50 Final Score)
5.20 News/Weather
5.30 Regional News/Weather
5.35 Cartoon
5.45 Simpsons
6.10 Due South
6.55 Noel's House Party
7.50 National Lottery Live
8.05 Casualty
8.55 News/Sport/Weather/National Lottery Update
9.15 Movie "Accidental Meeting"
10.45 Match of the Day: The Road to Wembley
mid. Frank Skinner
12.30 Movie "The Creepling Flesh"
2.00 Weather
2.05 sign-off
BBC2
7.10 Movie "Parlour, Bedroom & Bath"
8.20 Movie "Meet the People"
10.00 Chanakya
10.35 Network East
11.20 Q Asia
11.50 A Week to Remember
noon Michael Barry's Choice Cuts
12.10 Films of the Year with Barry Norman
12.55 Movie "The Bold & the Beautiful"
2.50 Movie "Some Came Running"
5.00 TOTP2
5.45 World Darts (BDO World Professional Championship)
7.30 News/Sport/Weather
7.45 What the Papers Day
7.55 Tx "JLG/JLG: Self-Portrait in December"
9.00 World Darts highlights
10.00 Changes: Bowie at 50 (David Bowie is interviewed as he reaches his 50th birthday)
10.45 Movie "Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence"
12.50 Movie "Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars"
2.25 sign-off
ITV
Meridian (south/south east England), LWT (London), Central (Midlands), Channel (Channel Islands), HTV West (west England), Westcountry (southwest England)
(Meridian, HTV and Westcountry were co-owned, Channel picks up ITV via Meridian)
5.30 ITN News
6.00 GMTV
9.25 Scratchy & Co
11.30 ITV Chart Show
12.30 (Meridian-Channel-HTV-Westcountry) Movies, Games & Videos
12.30 (LWT) Making of Wind in the Willows
12.30 (Central) Premiere
1.00 ITN News/Weather
1.05 Regional News/Weather
1.10 (Meridian-Channel-HTV) World of Wonder
1.10 (LWT) Hollywood's Greatest Stunts
1.10 (Central) Movies, Games & Videos
1.10 (Westcountry) A Tribute to Michael Bentine: The Sandwich Man
1.40 (Meridian-LWT-Channel-HTV) Snooker-Charity Challenge
2.50 (Westcountry) Airwolf
3.45 (Westcountry) seaQuest DSV
3.50 (Meridian-Channel) Baywatch
3.50 (LWT-Central) seaQuest DSV
3.50 (HTV) RoboCop
4.45 ITN News/Sports Results/Weather
5.05 Regional News/Weather
5.10 (Channel) Puffin's Pla(i)ce
5.10 (Central) ITV Sport Classics
5.20 Clueless
5.50 Sabrina the Teenage Witch
6.15 Gladiators
7.15 Blind Date
8.15 Family Fortunes
8.45 ITN News/Weather/Lottery
9.00 It'll Be Alright on the Night 8
10.00 Goodbye My Love (a look at euthanasia campaigner Derek Humphrey)
mid. Snooker-Charity Challenge
1.30 (Meridian-Channel-HTV-Westcountry) Movie "Daughter of Darkness"
1.30 (LWT-Central) Movie "Florida Straits"
3.05 (Meridian-Channel-HTV-Westcountry) Movie "Suspect"
3.15 (LWT-Central) Movie "Steptoe & Son"
4.25 (Meridian-Channel-HTV-Westcountry) Soundbites
4.40 (Meridian-Channel-HTV-Westcountry) Helter Skelter
4.55 (LWT) Cool Vibes
4.55 (Central) Jobfinder
5.05 (LWT) Coach
5.20 (Central) Asian Eye
Channel 4
6.05 Sesame Street
7.05 Biker Mice from Mars
7.35 Sonic the Hedgehog
8.00 Transworld Sport
9.00 Morning Line
10.00 Gazzetta Football Italia
11.00 Blitz! (NFL highlights)
noon Movie "The Secret Garden"
1.40 Channel 4 Racing (action from Sandown Park)
4.05 Ben Casey
5.05 Brookside (followed by News Summary/Weather)
6.35 Movie "Murder on the Orient Express"
9.00 Fragile Heart
10.15 Klinik!
10.30 Movie "Body Snatchers"
12.05 Movie "Space Master X-7"
1.20 Movie "The Search Stars"
3.20 Movie "Shopworn Angel"
4.50 mr don & mr george
5.15 sign-off
BBC1
7.05 Pink Panther
7.25 News/Weather
7.30 Defenders of the Earth
7.50 Speed Racer
8.15 Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
8.40 New Adventures of Superman
9.15 Live & Kicking
12.12 Weather
12.15 Grandstand (includes 1.00 News, 1.05 Racing from Haydock, 1.25 Darts, 1.40 Racing from Haydock, 1.50 Darts/Speed Skating, 2.10 Racing from Haydock, 2.25 Speed Skating, 2.50 Ruhby Union: Leicester v Toulouse, 4.50 Final Score)
5.20 News/Weather
5.30 Regional News/Weather
5.35 Cartoon
5.45 Simpsons
6.10 Due South
6.55 Noel's House Party
7.50 National Lottery Live
8.05 Casualty
8.55 News/Sport/Weather/National Lottery Update
9.15 Movie "Accidental Meeting"
10.45 Match of the Day: The Road to Wembley
mid. Frank Skinner
12.30 Movie "The Creepling Flesh"
2.00 Weather
2.05 sign-off
BBC2
7.10 Movie "Parlour, Bedroom & Bath"
8.20 Movie "Meet the People"
10.00 Chanakya
10.35 Network East
11.20 Q Asia
11.50 A Week to Remember
noon Michael Barry's Choice Cuts
12.10 Films of the Year with Barry Norman
12.55 Movie "The Bold & the Beautiful"
2.50 Movie "Some Came Running"
5.00 TOTP2
5.45 World Darts (BDO World Professional Championship)
7.30 News/Sport/Weather
7.45 What the Papers Day
7.55 Tx "JLG/JLG: Self-Portrait in December"
9.00 World Darts highlights
10.00 Changes: Bowie at 50 (David Bowie is interviewed as he reaches his 50th birthday)
10.45 Movie "Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence"
12.50 Movie "Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars"
2.25 sign-off
ITV
Meridian (south/south east England), LWT (London), Central (Midlands), Channel (Channel Islands), HTV West (west England), Westcountry (southwest England)
(Meridian, HTV and Westcountry were co-owned, Channel picks up ITV via Meridian)
5.30 ITN News
6.00 GMTV
9.25 Scratchy & Co
11.30 ITV Chart Show
12.30 (Meridian-Channel-HTV-Westcountry) Movies, Games & Videos
12.30 (LWT) Making of Wind in the Willows
12.30 (Central) Premiere
1.00 ITN News/Weather
1.05 Regional News/Weather
1.10 (Meridian-Channel-HTV) World of Wonder
1.10 (LWT) Hollywood's Greatest Stunts
1.10 (Central) Movies, Games & Videos
1.10 (Westcountry) A Tribute to Michael Bentine: The Sandwich Man
1.40 (Meridian-LWT-Channel-HTV) Snooker-Charity Challenge
2.50 (Westcountry) Airwolf
3.45 (Westcountry) seaQuest DSV
3.50 (Meridian-Channel) Baywatch
3.50 (LWT-Central) seaQuest DSV
3.50 (HTV) RoboCop
4.45 ITN News/Sports Results/Weather
5.05 Regional News/Weather
5.10 (Channel) Puffin's Pla(i)ce
5.10 (Central) ITV Sport Classics
5.20 Clueless
5.50 Sabrina the Teenage Witch
6.15 Gladiators
7.15 Blind Date
8.15 Family Fortunes
8.45 ITN News/Weather/Lottery
9.00 It'll Be Alright on the Night 8
10.00 Goodbye My Love (a look at euthanasia campaigner Derek Humphrey)
mid. Snooker-Charity Challenge
1.30 (Meridian-Channel-HTV-Westcountry) Movie "Daughter of Darkness"
1.30 (LWT-Central) Movie "Florida Straits"
3.05 (Meridian-Channel-HTV-Westcountry) Movie "Suspect"
3.15 (LWT-Central) Movie "Steptoe & Son"
4.25 (Meridian-Channel-HTV-Westcountry) Soundbites
4.40 (Meridian-Channel-HTV-Westcountry) Helter Skelter
4.55 (LWT) Cool Vibes
4.55 (Central) Jobfinder
5.05 (LWT) Coach
5.20 (Central) Asian Eye
Channel 4
6.05 Sesame Street
7.05 Biker Mice from Mars
7.35 Sonic the Hedgehog
8.00 Transworld Sport
9.00 Morning Line
10.00 Gazzetta Football Italia
11.00 Blitz! (NFL highlights)
noon Movie "The Secret Garden"
1.40 Channel 4 Racing (action from Sandown Park)
4.05 Ben Casey
5.05 Brookside (followed by News Summary/Weather)
6.35 Movie "Murder on the Orient Express"
9.00 Fragile Heart
10.15 Klinik!
10.30 Movie "Body Snatchers"
12.05 Movie "Space Master X-7"
1.20 Movie "The Search Stars"
3.20 Movie "Shopworn Angel"
4.50 mr don & mr george
5.15 sign-off