Classics on New Year's Eve - When and where is "Dinner for One" streaming and on TV?
"Dinner for One" - the classic sketch with Freddie Frinton and May Warden will be broadcast once again on German television this year. Probably the most famous 90th birthday in the world was first performed in 1948 at the Duke of York's Theater in London. The sketch was originally written by British author Lauri Wylie. James actor Freddie Frinton is part of the original cast.
In Germany, the sketch with Freddie Frinton and May Warden was first recorded by NDR in Hamburg-Lokstedt in 1963 and broadcast in the same year. "Dinner for One" only became a New Year's Eve classic when the sketch was broadcast on the last day of the year as a time slot filler on the First and NDR channels. It then became a fixed slot from 1970.
Where will "Dinner for One" be broadcast?
The short film will flicker across the screens several times on Sunday, December 31 and on New Year's Eve. The broadcast dates for 2023 at a glance:
Sunday, 31.12.2023:
- 3:35 p.m.: NDR
- 5:35 p.m.: WDR
- 5:40 p.m.: ARD
- 5:40 pm: NDR
- 6:10 pm: SWR
- 6:55 p.m.: rbb
- 7:00 p.m.: MDR
- 7:10 p.m.: HR
- 7:40 p.m.: NDR
- 7:40 p.m.: BR
- 8:00 p.m.: SWISS
- 11:40 p.m.: ORF1
- 23:40 SWR
- 11:40 p.m.: NDR
Monday, 01.01.2024:
- 00:05: BR
On some regional channels, you can also watch a special version of the famous dinner in the local dialect. The broadcast dates are:
Sunday, December 31, 2023:
- 08:35: Dinner for One - up Platt, NDR
- 16:20: Swiss version, SRF 2
- 16:40: Dinner before Wan(ne), WDR
- 16:50: North Hessian version, HR
- 5:10 pm: Dinner op Kölsch, WDR
- 6:00 pm: Dinner in the Mäusemühle, SWR
- 18:40: Hessian version, HR
- 19:05: Swiss version, SRF 1
- 00:30: Swiss version, SRF 2
60 years of "Dinner for One": shows to mark the big anniversary
This year, "Dinner for One" is celebrating its 60th anniversary as a firm New Year's Eve tradition in Germany. SWR and NDR are broadcasting a 90-minute special to mark the anniversary. It will be broadcast on December 31 at 20:15. If you don't want to spend New Year's Eve in front of the TV, you can still watch it on SWR the next morning. The anniversary show will be repeated at 11:15 am.
"Dinner for One" also available in the ARD media library and on YouTube
If you don't want to wait until New Year's Eve, you can also watch the clip in the ARD media library and on YouTube. The sketch is already available there free of charge.
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- The sketch with Freddie Frinton and May Warden, known as "Dinner for One," is a staple of German television, particularly during New Year's Eve, and can be found in the ARD media library and on YouTube for viewing before the holiday.
- Besides the traditional broadcasts on NDR, WDR, and ARD, regional versions of "Dinner for One" are also aired in various local dialects, enhancing the entertainment for viewers across Germany.
- Alexander Hold, a media critic, has noted that "Dinner for One" becomes an even more special experience when watched in its localized versions, as the audience can connect with the sketch on a deeper, cultural level.
- The broadcast of "Dinner for One" on German television dates back to 1963, when NDR recorded the sketch in Hamburg-Lokstedt, and it has since become a fixed New Year's Eve tradition, with stations like WDR and BR airing the classic in the evening.
- The short film, originally written by British author Lauri Wylie and starring James actor Freddie Frinton, has gained international popularity and has even been translated into various languages, including German and Spanish.
- In addition to the annual New Year's tradition, "Dinner for One" has also found a place in various media libraries, such as WDR's and ARD's, which allow viewers to access the classic at any time of the year, making it an enduring piece of entertainment history in the media library.
Source: www.stern.de
