Advent Calendar 2020 Day 12: Gone Live!, 1988

As the show that went out on Boxing Day 1987 was under the regular title this was the first time Philip, Sarah and co made no bones about not being there - it's the first thing Sarah points out - so presumably the Christmas Eve show went out live and this was so they could hand out presents, which is the lead-in to everyone travelling around in time in a series of almost half-formed sketches that might explain why from 1989 onwards they favoured the longform Trevor & Simon-penned set-pieces. Also included: a slightly wrong version of the Twelve Days Of Christmas from the Singing Corner, Bristol School of Dancing do a routine to Walking In The Air, Andy Crane and Jenny Powell are the victims of Double Dare, and Then Jericho.

NOT GOING LIVE: 1989 presents Philderella starring everyone from Kylie to Duncan Goodhew; 1990's reworking of A Christmas Carol brings Rowland Rivron, Norman Lovett and Susie Blake to the kids; 1993's The Looking Eye special features Schofield *as* Terry Christian.