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Schedule Thursday 25th December 1986

Radio 2 logo 12pm
30 min
The News Huddlines

The News Huddlines

Series 21, Highlights Special - The Christmas Huddlines

Roy Hudd, June Whitfield, and Chris Emmett present the highlights of 1986, decorated with seasonal songs, sketches, and jokes.

Radio 4 12:30pm
30 min
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC

The Goon Show

Overseas Episodes, Christmas Special - Operation Christmas Duff

With a festive pudding shortage for forces overseas, Neddie Seagoon takes action.

Radio 2 logo 12:30pm
30 min
Ken Dodd

Ken Dodd's Christmas Cracker

Episode 1

The King of Comedy hosts half an hour of festive frolics.

Radio 4 1:10pm
30 min
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue logo. Copyright: BBC

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

Series 13, Christmas Special - I'm Shorry I Haven't A Cluezy Woozy

ISIHAC is a self-styled antidote to panel games, in which players are given silly things to do.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 5:25pm
35 min
The Russ Abbot Show. Russ Abbot. Copyright: BBC

The Russ Abbot Show

Series 1, Christmas Special - The Russ Abbot Christmas Show

Sketch show starring Russ Abbot.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 6pm
30 min
Just Good Friends. Image shows from L to R: Penny Warrender (Jan Francis), Vince Pinner (Paul Nicholas). Copyright: BBC

Just Good Friends

Series 3, Christmas Special - 1986

Gina, now owner of her ex-husband's wine importing company, is withholding agreement to sign a contract with the Pinners unless Vince and Penny cancel their plans to marry. She also withdraws the offer of a job to Norman but enlists Daphne's help in her sabotage. Penny and Vince make a final effort to resolve their problems before they are destined to live apart forever. They have a surprise in store for everybody!

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 7:05pm
75 min
Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Del (David Jason), Uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield), Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst). Copyright: BBC

Only Fools And Horses

Series 5, Christmas Special - A Royal Flush

Rodney meets an upper-crust young lady selling paintings down the market and they instantly hit it off. However, when Del finds out that she's Lady Victoria of Malebury, whose father is a cousin of the Queen, he begins to plot the couple's wedding.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 9pm
50 min
Duty Free. Image shows from L to R: David Pearce (Keith Barron), Linda Cochran (Joanna Van Gyseghem), Carlos (Carlos Douglas), Robert Cochran (Neil Stacy), Amy Pearce (Gwen Taylor). Copyright: Yorkshire Television

Duty Free

Series 3, Christmas Special - A Duty Free Christmas

Once again, David persuades Amy to spend a holiday in Spain, but this time at Christmas. By an amazing quirk of fate, Linda and Robert are in the same hotel. David recommences his pursuit of Linda.

Radio 4 11:30pm
30 min
Radio 4

Project Santa Claus

One-off comedy starring Tony Slattery as a civil servant who discovers a conspiracy to privatise Christmas.

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