TV programme schedule Christmas and New Year 2011

[Perdita]

The BBC and ITV have confirmed their Christmas TV schedules for the festive period.

Doctor Who will return to BBC One on Christmas Day at 7pm, facing opposition from All Star Family Fortunes on ITV1.

An edition of Coronation Street will follow at 8pm, up against Strictly Come Dancing on the BBC.

As rumoured, Downton Abbey will also return on December 25, clashing with a festive episode of EastEnders at 9pm.

Classic sitcom Absolutely Fabulous will then return to BBC One at 10pm, followed by Michael McIntyre's Christmas Comedy Roadshow at 10.30pm.

The BBC's new adaptation of The Borrowers - starring Stephen Fry, Victoria Wood and Christopher Eccleston - will air on Boxing Day at 7.30pm.

New David Jason comedy The Royal Bodyguard will then premiere at 9.30pm. ITV1 has scheduled new Poirot instalment 'The Clocks' in opposition at 9pm.

Other Christmas highlights include animation The Gruffalo's Child - airing on BBC One at 6.30pm on December 25 - and a new three-part BBC adaptation of Great Expectations - beginning December 27 at 9pm and continuing on December 28 and 29.

[Chloe O'brien]

Anyone know what the Christmas movies are this year?

[Perdita]

Anyone know what the Christmas movies are this year?

The Doctor Who Christmas episode - entitled The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe - will air on BBC1 at 7pm, with Strictly Come Dancing at 8pm. ITV1 offers All Star Family Fortunes at 7pm, followed by Coronation Street at 8pm.

ITV1's big hitter, the seasonal one-off episode of period drama Downton Abbey, will be broadcast at 9pm, finishing at 11.05pm.

The Christmas Day episode of EastEnders goes head to head with Downton Abbey at 9pm. Then the highly anticipated comeback of Jennifer Saunders' sitcom Absolutely Fabulous takes place on BBC1 at 10pm on Christmas Day, followed by Michael McIntyre's Christmas Comedy Roadshow at 10.30pm.

Earlier on Christmas Day, BBC1 offers The Gruffalo's Child at 6.30pm. Its afternoon films are Kung Fu Panda (12.35pm), Monsters vs Aliens (3.10pm) and Ratatouille (4.50pm). ITV1 shows Aladdin at 1.15pm and Happy Feet at 3.10pm, before an early-evening line-up of You've Been Framed! at 5.30pm and Emmerdale at 6pm.

On Christmas Night, BBC2 runs with Darcey Bussell Dances Hollywood at 6.30pm, followed by two Blackadder repeats and the documentary The Toys That Made Christmas at 9pm. C4 has the film Ice Age 3 at 7.15pm, with Alan Carr: Chatty Man at 9pm.

BBC1's new feature-length dramatisation of The Borrowers, starring Stephen Fry and Victoria Wood alongside Aisling Loftus, Sharon Horgan and Christopher Eccleston, airs on Boxing Day at 7.30pm.

The David Jason comedy The Royal Bodyguard - co-starring David Walliams - starts its run on BBC1 at 9.30pm on Boxing Day.

The long-delayed new Poirot episode, The Clocks, will be broadcast on ITV1 at 9pm on Boxing Day. It stars Geoffrey Palmer, Lesley Sharp and the late Anna Massey, plus of course David Suchet.

The BBC's big festive period drama is Great Expectations, showing at 9pm on Tuesday 27 December, Wednesday 28 December and Thursday 29 December. It stars Gillian Anderson and Ray Winstone.

Doctor Who star Matt Smith is a guest on The Graham Norton Show on Friday 23 December at 10.35pm on BBC1, along with Kenneth Branagh, Amir Khan and Russell Kane.

Other festive highlights include The Lost Christmas (5.30pm Sunday 18 December BBC1); Just Henry (7pm Sunday 18 December ITV1); Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (8.30pm Monday 19 December BBC2); Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me (9pm Tuesday 27 December ITV1) and Charlie Brooker's 2011 Wipe (10.30pm Friday 30 December BBC4).

[xcarlyx]

Anyone know what the Christmas movies are this year?

Christmas 24 is full of cheesy chirstmas films :)

[tammyy2j]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loNQgax53Jk

Love this BBC ad

[JustJodi]

Anyone know what the Christmas movies are this year?

I know Christmas movies ... but since when has AMITTYVILLE HORROR been considered as a Christmas movie ????????????

[tammyy2j]

Anyone know what the Christmas movies are this year?

I would bet a Bond/Harry Potter/Twillight film will be on somewhere

[JustJodi]

Found this old Christmas BBC1 promo ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=sdWeVZ5ghzs

[tammyy2j]

Alan Carr is to take over Channel 4's basement to throw a New Year's Eve party.

Guests include Jonathan Ross, Micky Flanagan, Melanie Sykes, Gok Wan, Kirstie Allsopp, Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli, Heston Blumenthal with live music is from JLS and The Ting Tings.

Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular's confirmed VT sketches include a spoof of The King's Speech, a Made In Chelsea parody featuring Carr and the cast of the show plus two sketches with David Walliams including a Royal spoof with Carr as Prince William and Walliams as Kate Middleton.

Syeda Irtizaali, Commissioning Editor for entertainment on Channel 4 said: "I can think of no better person to leave Channel 4's New Year celebrations in the hands of than our very own Alan. Expect a raucous and funny party night packed full of celebrity guests, plenty of sketches and surprises and a wonderfully mischievous look back at the best of 2011."

[Perdita]

Channel 4 Christmas schedule:

Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 2011


5.45am Film : Hoot (2006)

7.15am Film : Garfield (2004)

8.45am Olive the Other Reindeer (Repeat)

9.40am Prep and Landing (Repeat)

10.10am Film : Charlotte's Web (2006)

12.00 Film : The Muppets Christmas Carol (1992)

1.40pm Gordon's Christmas Cookalong : Get Ready (Repeat)

1.50pm Jamie's Christmas with Bells On (Repeat)

2.55pm Jamie's Christmas with Bells On (Repeat)

4.00pm Deal or No Deal : Deal Panto

5.00pm Come Dine With Me (Repeat)

5.30pm Come Dine With Me (Repeat)

6.00pm Come Dine With Me (Repeat)

6.30pm Come Dine With Me (Repeat)

7.00pm Channel 4 News

7.10pm 4thought.tv

7.15pm Film : Hairspray (2007) Première

9.20pm Home for the Holidays

10.55pm Bill Bailey : Dandelion Mind

11.55pm Father Ted Christmas Special

1.05am Music On 4 : Inputoutput

1.15am Comedy Lab : Kabadasses

1.45am Sherlock Holmes : A Game of Shadows : T4 Movie Special

2.00am Cee Lo Takes the UK : Christmas With all the Goodies (Repeat)

2.10am Film : Ashes of Time : Redux (1994)

3.45am Southland

4.30am World War II : The Last Heroes (Repeat)

5.25am Brothers and Sisters (Repeat)



Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 2011


6.10am Film : The Ugly Duckling And Me! (2006) Première

7.40am The Simpsons (Repeat)

8.00am The Simpsons (Repeat)

8.30am Film : James and the Giant Peach (1996)

10.00am Gordon's Christmas Cookalong Live

2.00pm Ice Age : A Mammoth Christmas

2.30pm The Snowman (Repeat)

3.00pm Celebrity Come Dine With Me (Repeat)

4.05pm Channel 4 News/Weather

4.15pm Alternative Christmas Message

4.20pm Deal or No Deal : Deal Panto

5.20pm Film : Big (1988)

7.15pm Film : Ice Age : Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2008)

9.00pm Alan Carr : Chatty Man

10.00pm Rude Tube : Epic Christmas

11.05pm So This is Christmas

12.05am 8 out of 10 Cats Christmas Special (Repeat)

1.05am American Football Live

4.45am Brief Encounters of the Sporting Kind (Repeat)

4.50am Post Modern Pastimes (Repeat)

5.00am Road To London 2012 : That Paralympic Show (Repeat)

5.25am Scrapheap Challenge (Repeat)



Boxing Day Monday 26th December 2011


6.20am The Treacle People

6.30am Film : Benji : The Hunted (1987)

8.00am The Bear animation (Repeat)

8.30am The Morning Line

9.25am The Big Bang Theory (Repeat)

9.55am The Big Bang Theory (Repeat)

10.25am The Simpsons (Repeat)

10.55am The Simpsons (Repeat)

11.25am Film : Bugsy Malone (1976)

1.15pm Channel 4 Racing

3.40pm The Simpsons (Repeat)

4.10pm Deal or No Deal : Deal Panto

5.10pm Christmas Coach Trip

5.45pm Channel 4 News/Weather

6.00pm 4thought.tv

6.05pm Hollyoaks

6.35pm Come Dine With Me : Celebrity Christmas Special

7.05pm Film : Home Alone (1990)

9.00pm Bear's Wild Weekend with Miranda

10.00pm Chris Moyle's Christmas Quiz Night

10.50pm Father Ted : Unintelligent Design (Repeat)

11.20pm Small, Far Away : The World of Father Ted (Repeat)

12.25am Father Ted (Repeat)

12.55am Random Acts

1.00am Film : The Godfather (1972)

4.05am London's Burning (Repeat)

5.00am World War II : The Last Heroes (Repeat)

5.55am Brothers and Sisters (Repeat)



Holiday Tuesday 27th December 2011

12.30pm Film : Five Children and It (2004)

2.15pm Film : Penelope (2006) Première

4.00pm Deal or No Deal : Deal Panto

5.00pm Christmas Coach Trip

5.30pm Celebrity Come Dine With Me Extra Portions (Repeat)

6.00pm The Simpsons (Repeat)

6.30pm Hollyoaks

7.00pm Channel 4 News/Weather

7.25pm 4thought.tv

7.30pm Come Dine With Me

8.00pm Big Fat Gypsy Christmas (Repeat)

9.00pm Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2011

11.05pm Alan Carr : Chatty Man (Repeat)


Wednesday 28th December 2011

11.45am Film : Firehouse Dog (2007) Première
1.50pm Film : Star Trek : First Contact (1996)
4.00pm Deal or No Deal : Deal Panto
5.00pm Christmas Coach Trip
5.30pm Celebrity Come Dine With Me Extra Portions (Repeat)
6.00pm The Simpsons (Repeat)
6.30pm Hollyoaks
7.00pm Channel 4 News/Weather
7.30pm Come Dine With Me
8.00pm Jon Snow's 2011
9.00pm The Untold Tommy Cooper
10.35pm Felix and Murdo
11.10pm Armstrong & Miller Show : Best Bits
11.40am Ben Elton : Laughing At The Eighties
2.25am Taio Cruz :Life Of A Rockstar
2.50am The Album Chart Show : Spotlight
3.05am Happy Endings
3.55am Film : Bugles In The Afternoon (1952)
5,20am Brothers and Sisters (Repeat)


Thursday 29th December 2011

12.05am Film : See Spot Run (2001)
1.55pm Film : Never Been Kissed (1999)
4.00pm Come Dine With Me
5.00pm Christmas Coach Trip
5.30pm Celebrity Come Dine With Me Extra Portions (Repeat)
6.00pm The Simpsons (Repeat)
6.30pm Hollyoaks
7.00pm Channel 4 News/Weather
7.30pm Come Dine With Me
8.00pm Living With The Amish
9.00pm Film : Dorian Gray (2009) Première
11.10pm Comic Strip Presents . . . The Hunt For Tony Blair
12.20am Film : The Godfather : Part II (1974)
3.50am Brave New World With Stephen Hawking (Repeat)
4.45am Brothers and Sisters (Repeat)

Friday 30th December 2011

11.40am Film : Clueless (1995)
1.40pm Film : Cutthroat Island (1995)
4.00pm Come Dine With Me
5.00pm Christmas Coach Trip
5.30pm Celebrity Come Dine With Me Extra Portions (Repeat)
6.00pm The Simpsons (Repeat)
6.30pm Hollyoaks
7.00pm Channel 4 News/Weather
7.30pm Come Dine With Me
8.00pm Bear's Wild Weekend With Miranda (Repeat)
9.00pm Comedy Showcase
9.30pm Lee Evans : Access All Areas (Repeat)
10.35pm An Evening With Lee Evans
11.05pm The World Of Lee Evans (Repeat)
12.15am Film : The Godfather : Part III (1990)
4.10am Brave New World With Stephen Hawking (Repeat)
5.05am Brothers and Sisters (Repeat)

[Perdita]

Channel 5 Christmas schedule:

Friday 23rd December 2011

1.30pm TV Film : Eloise at Christmas (2003)
3.15pm TV Film : I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (2002)
5.00pm 5 News at 5
5.30pm Top 20 Aussie Soap Moments
6.00pm Eddie Stobart : Trucks and Trailers (Repeat)
7.00pm World's Strongest Man
8.00pm Ice Road Truckers : Deadliest Roads
9.00pm The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show (Repeat)
10.05pm Tommy Cooper's Christmas (Repeat)
11.10pm Film : Up the Chastity Belt (1971)
1.00am Super Casino
4.05am Motorsport Mundial
4.30am Fifth Gear (Repeat)
4.55am County Secrets (Repeat)
5.10am House Doctor (Repeat)
5.35am House Doctor (Repeat)

Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 2011

1.35pm TV Film : Mrs Miracle (2009)

3.25pm TV Film : Meet the Santas (2005)

5.05pm Film : Scrooge : A Christmas Carol (1951)
followed by
5 News Weekend

7.00pm Eddie Stobart's Christmas Delivery

8.00pm The Gadget Show Christmas Eve Special

9.00pm Greatest Christmas TV Moments (Repeat)

12.00 Super Casino


Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 2011


6.00am Peppa Pig

6.05am Fifi and the Flowertots

6.15am Fireman Sam Christmas Special

6.35am Castle Farm

6.45am Igam Ogam

6.55am Roobarb and Custard Too

7.00am The Milkshake! Show

7.25am Make Way for Noddy

7.35am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures

7.45am Little Princess

8.05am Milkshake Monkey

8.10am Angelina Ballerina

8.25am Rupert Bear

8.45am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

9.00am TV Film : Mist : The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy (2006)
followed by
Disney's 12 Day of Christmas

10.35pm Animal Rescue Squad (Repeat)

10.55am André Rieu's Christmas Spectacular

11.55am Ice Road Truckers (Repeat)

12.55pm Ice Road Truckers (Repeat)
followed by
Disney's 12 Day of Christmas

2.00pm TV Film : Mrs Miracle 2 : Miracle in Manhattan (2010)

3.45pm TV Film : Mrs Santa Claus (1996)

5.30pm TV Film : The Santa Suit (2010) Première

7.25pm TV Film : Christmas Card (2006)

9.05pm Eddie Stobart : Trucks, Trailers and Tinsel

10.00pm Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs

1.00am Super Casino

Boxing Day Monday 26th December 2011

12.45pm Film : The Producers (2005)

3.10pm Film : Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

5.10pm Film : The Wizard of Oz (1939)

7.15pm Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs (Repeat)

10.00pm Film : Dirty Dancing (1987)

12.05am Film : Fragile (2005)

2.00am Super Casino

Holiday Tuesday 27th December 2011

12.35pm TV Film : Crazy Christmas (2005)

2.25pm Film : I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (2002)

4.10pm TV Film : Twice Upon a Time (1998)

5.50pm Film : Little Women (1994)

8.00pm World's Stongest Man

9.00pm Carry on Christmas TV Special from 1969 (Repeat)

10.05pm The Greatest Ever Carry On Films

11.05pm Cor Blimey! (Repeat)

1.15am Super Casino

Wednesday 28th December 2011

12.15pm Film : Apache Drums (1951)
1.50pm Film : Six Black Horses (1962)
3.25pm Film : Custer of the West (1967)
6.10pm The Witches of Oz
8.00pm World's Strongest Man
9.00pm Ben Hur
12.30am Poker : The Big Game
1.30am Super Casino

Thursday 29th December 2011

12.55pm Film : Back to the Secret Garden (2001)
2.55pm David Copperfield
6.20pm The Witches of Oz
8.00pm World's Strongest Man
9.00pm The Mentalist
10.00pm It's All About Amy
11.00pm The Truth About Cheryl Cole (Repeat)
12.00 Super Casino

Friday 30th December 2011

1.30pm Film : Showdown at Abilene (1956)
3.15pm TV Film : Alice in Wonderland (1999)
5.45pm TV Film : Snow White (2001)
7.30pm Fifth Gear
8.00pm World's Strongest Man
9.00pm Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of 2011
12.00 Super Casino

[Perdita]

BBC1

6.00am Breakfast
9.15am Rip Off Britain
10.00am Homes Under the Hammer (Repeat)
11.00am Real Rescues (Repeat)
11.30am Cash in the Attic
then
News/Weather
12.15pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat)
1.00pm BBC News/Weather/Regional News
1.40pm Only Fools and Horses (Repeat)
2.30pm Keeping Up Appearances (Repeat)
3.00pm Escape to the Country
3.45pm Hairy Bikers' Best Of British
4.30pm Flog It!
5.15pm Pointless (Repeat)
6.00pm BBC News/Weather
6.30pm Regional news magazines
7.00pm The One Show
8.00pm EastEnders
8.30pm The Two Ronnies Sketchbook (Repeat)
9.00pm Have I Got News for You
9.30pm Miranda (Repeat)
10.00pm BBC News/Regional News/Weather
10.35pm The Graham Norton Show
11.35pm The National Lottery Draws
11.50pm The Impressions Show (Repeat)
12.20am EastEnders
2.20am Weatherview
2.25am Lorraine's Last Minute Christmas (Repeat)
3.25am BBC News


Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 2011

BBC1

6.00am Breakfast

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9.00am The Nativity 1/2 starring Tatiana Maslany and
Andrew Buchan (Repeat)

10.00am Saturday Kitchen Live hosted by James Martin with
chefs Nathan Outlaw, Tristan Welch and actress
Julie Graham facing her food heaven or hell

11.15am Nigel Slater's Simple Christmas The cook celebrates
well-loved Christmas dishes (Repeat)

12.15pm BBC News/Regional News/Weather

12.20pm Regional News

12.25pm Weather

12.30pm Keeping Up Appearances
the 1993 Christmas Special (Repeat)

1.30pm Film : The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
starring Tim Allen and Elizabeth Mitchell

3.05pm Film : G-Force (2009) animation Première

4.30pm BBC News/Regional News/Weather

4.50pm Winter Wipeout

5.50pm Film : The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion,
The Witch and The Wardrobe (2005)
with Tilda Swinton, George Henley,
Skandar Keynes and Anna Popplewell

8.00pm Merlin 13/13 The Sword in the Stone Part 2

8.45pm EastEnders

9.15pm Outnumbered The Christmas Special

10.00pm Lapland heart-warming comedy starring
Sue Johnston

11.15pm National Lottery Saturday Draws

11.25pm BBC News/Weather

11.45pm Midnight Mass live from a candlelit St George’s Roman
Catholic Cathedral, Southwark

12.55am Film : At First Sight (1999)
with Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino

2.55am Weatherview

3.00am BBC News


Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 2011

BBC1

6.00am Breakfast
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9.00am The Nativity 2/2 (Repeat)

10.00am Christmas Day Eucharist from Lichfield Cathedral live

11.00am Songs of Praise : Christmas Day Big Sing
introduced by Aled Jones from the Royal Albert Hall

11.40am Morecambe and Wise the 1971 Christmas show (Repeat)

12.25pm BBC News/Weather

12.35pm Film : Kung Fu Panda (2008) animation
2.00pm Top of The Pops Christmas with performances from
Example, Olly Murs, Adele, Pixie Lott

3.00pm The Queen

3.10pm Film : Monsters vs Aliens (2009) animation Première

4.35pm BBC News/Weather

4.50pm Film : Ratatouille (2007) animation Première

6.30pm The Gruffalo's Child voices by James Corden and
Robbie Coltrane based on the book by
Julia Donaldson

7.00pm Doctor Who : The Doctor, The Widow & The Wardrobe

8.00pm Strictly Come Dancing introduced
by Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly. The celebrity
dancers are Charlie Brooks, Barry McGuigan, Simon
Webbe, Debra Stephenson and Su Pollard

9.00pm EastEnders

10.00pm Absolutely Fabulous 1/3 Identity

10.30pm Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow a festive feast
of fun from London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
with Jack Dee, Miranda Hart, Sean Lock, James Corden,
Rob Brydon, David Mitchell and Rhod Gilbert

11.30pm BBC News/Weather

11.45pm On Christmas Night the story of Christ's birth

11.50pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You (Repeat)

12.30am The Graham Norton Show Christmas Special (Repeat)

1.35am Film : The Hot Chick (2002) Comedy

3.10am Weatherview

3.15am BBC News





Boxing Day Monday 26th December 2011

BBC1

6.00am Breakfast
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9.00am Shaun the Sheep (Repeat)

9.10am The Gruffalo (Repeat)

9.35am The Gruffalo's Child (Repeat)

10.00am Film : The Jungle Book 2 (2003) animation

11.10am Film : Beverley Hills Chihuahua (2008) Première
with Piper Perabo, Jamie Lee Curtis and the
voices of Drew Barrymore and Andy Garcia

12.35pm BBC News/Weather/Regional News

12.55pm Morecambe and Wise 1976 Christmas Show (Repeat)

2.00pm Strictly Come Dancing (Repeat)

3.00pm Winter Wipeout (Repeat)

4.00pm Film : Shrek 2 (2004) animation with the voices of
Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz

5.25pm BBC News/Regional News/Weather

5.40pm Jim'll Fix It with Shane Ritchie one off special

6.10pm Film : Madagascar : Escape 2 Africa (2008) animation
with the voices of Ben Stiller and Chris Rock
Première

7.30pm The Borrowers starring Victoria Wood,
Stephen Fry and Christopher Eccleston

9.00pm EastEnders

9.30pm The Royal Bodyguard 1/6 The Limping Assassin
starring David Jason

10.00pm Mrs Brown's Boys 1/7 a festive special

10.30pm BBC News/Weather

10.45pm Match of the Day

12.15am Film : The Gaurdian (2006) with Kevin Costner

2.30am Weatherview

2.35am Holby City (Repeat)

3.35am BBC News




Bank Holiday Tuesday 27th December 2011

BBC1

6.00am Breakfast
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8.05am Match of the Day (Repeat)

9.40am Film : The Road to Eldarado (2000) animation

11.00am Film : Hotel for Dogs (2008) with Emma Roberts,
Jake T Austin, Don Cheadle Première

12.35pm BBC News/Weather/Regional News

12.50pm Eastenders omnibus

2.50pm Doctor Who The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe
(Repeat)

3.50pm Film : Bedtime Stories (2008) with Adam Sandler,
Keri Russell Première

5.20pm BBC News/Regional News/Weather

5.35pm Celebrity Mastermind

6.05pm Film : Shrek the Third (2007) animation

7.30pm EastEnders

8.00pm Holby City Wise Men

9.00pm Great Expectations 1/3
starring Ray Winstone and Douglas Booth

10.00pm BBC News/Regional News/Weather
followed by
National Lottery Update

10.15pm John Bishop's Britain Christmas Special

10.45pm Film : Tropic Thunder (2008) with Jack Black,
Steve Coogan, Robert Downey Jr Première

12.25am Film : The Heartbreak Kid (2007) with Ben Stiller

2.15am Weatherview

2.20am Frozen Planet (Repeat)

3.20am Raymond Blanc's Christmas Feast (Repeat)

4.20am BBC News



Wednesday 28th December 2011

BBC1

6.00am Breakfast
9.00am Film : SPYKids 2 : Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
10.35am Film : High School Musical 2 (2007)
12.20pm BBC News/Weather/Regional News/Weather
12.35pm Only Fools and Horses (Repeat)
1.25pm The Two Ronnies Sketchbook (Repeat)
2.30pm Film : Shall We Dance (2004)
4.05pm Film : Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
6.00pm BBC News/Weather/Regional News/Weather
6.30pm Celebrity Mastermind
7.00pm Frozen Planet
8.00pm Countryfile
9.00pm Great Expectations
10.00pm BBC News/Regional News/Weather
10.20pm The National Lottery Draws
10.30pm Comic Relief 2011 : What a Cracker
12.00 Film : It's a Boy/Girl Thing (2006)
1.25am Weatherview
1.30am Great Expectations (Repeat)
2.30am Film : Nativity! (2009)
4.10am BBC News

Thursday 29th December 2011

BBC1

6.00am Breakfast
9.00am Shaun the Sheep (Repeat)
9.10am Film : SPYKids 3 : Game Over (2003)
10.25am Film : Sharpay's Family Advenure (2011) Première
11.55pm Film : George of the Jungle (1997)
1.20pm BBC News/Weather/Regional News/Weather
1.40pm Only Fools and Horses (Repeat)
2.35pm The Two Ronnies Sketchbook (Repeat)
3.35pm Film : Superman Returns (2006)
6.00pm BBC News/Weather
6.20pm Regional News/Weather
6.30pm Celebrity Mastermind
7.00pm Wallace and Gromit : A Matter Of Loaf And Death
7.30pm EastEnders
8.00pm Earthflight
9.00pm Great Expectations
10.00pm BBC News/Regional News/Weather
10.20pm Absolutely Fabulous (Repeat)
10.50pm Film : I Love You, Man (2009) Première followed by
Skiing Weatherview
12.35am James May's Man Lab (Repeat)
1.35pm Great Expectations (Repeat)
2.35am Lapland (Repeat)
3.50am BBC News


Friday 30th December 2011

6.00am Breakfast
9.00am Film : The Cat In The Hat (2003)
10.20am Film : Sky High (2005)
11.55pm Film : Paulie (1998)
1.20pm BBC News/Weather/Regional News/Weather
1.40pm Only Fools and Horses (Repeat)
3.30pm Film : National Treasure (2004)
5.30pm Wallace and Gromit : A Close Shave (Repeat)
6.00pm BBC News/Regional News/Weather
6.30pm Celebrity Mastermind
7.00pm The One Show : Best of 2011
8.00pm EastEnders
8.30pm Have I Got News For You
9.00pm New Tricks (Repeat)
10.00pm BBC News/Regional News/Weather
10.20pm The Graham Norton Show
11.05pm John Bishop's Britain (Repeat)
11.55am Film : Cold Creek Manor (2003)
1.35pm Great Expectations (Repeat)
2.55am Fry's Planet Word (Repeat)
3.55am BBC News

[Perdita]

Friday 23rd December 2011

BBC2

6.00am Postman Pat's Magic Christmas (Repeat)
6.25am Gigglebiz (Repeat)
6.45am Mike the Knight (Repeat)
7.00am Who Let the Dogs Out? (Repeat)
7.30am Sam & Mark's Big Wind Up (Repeat)
8.00am Junior Bake Off (Repeat)
8.30am Deadly 60 (Repeat)
8.55am What's New Scooby-Doo? (Repeat)
9.20am Film : Pinocchio (2002)
11.00am Lorraine's Last Minute Christmas (Repeat)
12.00 Restoration Home (Repeat)
1.00pm Weakest Link
1.45pm To Buy or Not To Buy (Repeat)
2.30pm Film : The Heroes Of Telemark (1965)
4.35pm Coast (Repeat)
5.05pm Antiques Road Trip (Repeat)
5.50pm Celebrity Eggheads
6.20pm Film : Nativity! Première
8.00pm Raymond Blanc's Christmas Feast
9.00pm The Many Lovers Of Miss Jane Austen
10.00pm QI
10.30pm Film : Tamara Drewe Première
12.15am The Rob Brydon Show (Repeat)
12.45am Film : Merry Christmas (2005)
2.30am BBC News



Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 2011

BBC2

6.00am The Pingu Show (Repeat)

6.10am Timmy's Christmas Surprise (Repeat)

6.45am Justin's House Christmas Special (Repeat)

7.00am Little Howard's Big Christmas Question (Repeat)

7.25am Bear Behaving Badly (Repeat)

7.45am The Story of Tracy Beaker (Repeat)

755am Bernard (Repeat)

8.05am The League of Super Evil (Repeat)

8.15am Horrible Histories : Horrible Christmas (Repeat)

8.50am TV Film : Jump In! (2007) with Corbin Bleu,
Paula Brancati, Alessandra Cannito

10.10am Film : Bicentennial Man (1999) with Robin Williams,
Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz

12.10pm Film : Homeward Bound II : Lost in San Fransisco (1996)
with the voices of Michael J Fox, Sally Field

1.35pm Pappano's Essential Tosca

2.35pm Tosca a recorded performance of a Royal Opera
House production of Puccini's opera

4.45pm Christmas University Challenge
last of the first-round matches

5.15pm Dad's Army For The Love of Three Oranges (Repeat)

5.45pm Carols from King's
The traditional celebration of Christmas

7.00pm The John Craven Years documentary

8.00pm Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special :
A Perfect Christmas, memorable moments from
the comedy duo's Christmas shows (Repeat)

9.00pm The Many Faces of Les Dawson

10.00pm The Best of Les Dawson (Repeat)

10.25pm Top of the Pops Christmas Special (Repeat)

11.55pm Blackadder Rides Again (Repeat)

12.55am Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1.25am TV Film : Holiday in Handcuffs (2007)
with Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez

2.50am Closedown


Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 2011

BBC2

6.00am Charlie and Lola animation (Repeat)

6.20am Octonauts and the Great Christmas Rescue
animation (Repeat)

6.45am Mister Maker Comes to Town (Repeat)

7.10am Arthur's Perfect Christmas animation (Repeat)

8.05am Shaun the Sheep (Repeat)

8.15am What's New Scooby-Doo? (Repeat)

8.40am Blue Peter Christmas Special(Repeat)

9.05am The Slammer Christmas Special (Repeat)

9.35am Film : The Magic Roundabout (2005) with the voices of
Ian McKellen and Robbie Williams

10.50am Film : The Sword in the Stone (1963) animation

12.10pm Alice's Adventures in Wonderland the Royal Ballet's
production at the Royal Opera House with
Lauren Cuthbertson in the title role (Repeat)

2.10pm A Musical Nativity with John Rutter
the British composer performs carols and other
Christmas music

3.10pm The Prince and the Composer (Repeat)

4.40pm Dad's Army Turkey Dinner (Repeat)

5.10pm Porridge No Way Out (Repeat)

5.50pm The Queen

6.00pm Chistmas University Challenge the first semi-final

6.30pm Darcey Bussell Dances Hollywood

8.00pm Blackadder the Third Dish and Dishonesty (Repeat)

8.30pm Blackadder the Third Ink and Incapability (Repeat)

9.00pm The Toys That Made Christmas with Robert Webb

10.30pm James May's Man Lab Christmas Special (Repeat)

11.30pm Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (Repeat)

12.25am The Many Faces of Les Dawson (Repeat)

1.25am QI (Repeat)

1.55am Film : Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) (b&w)
with Dana Andrews and Joan Fontaine

3.15am Closedown


Boxing Day Monday 26th December 2011

BBC2

6.00am Show Me Show Me : Christmas Special (Repeat)

6.25am Something Special : a Christmas Special (Repeat)

6.45am Rastamouse : Tinie Tinsel (Repeat)

7.00am Who Let the Dogs Out? (Repeat)

7.25am Sam and Mark's Big Friday Wind Up (Repeat)

7.55am Junior Bake Off (Repeat)

8.25am CBeebies Panto : Strictly Cinderella

8.55am Pixar : 25 Magic Moments (Repeat)

9.55pm Film : Heidi (2005) with Emma Bolger Max von Syder
Diana Rigg

11.30am Film : The Crimson Wing (2008)
narrated by Mariella Frostrup Première

12.45pm Film : Mansfield Park (1999) with Frances O'Connor,
Harold Pinter, Embeth Davidtz

2.35pm Film : Emma (1996) with Gwynneth Paltrow and
Ewan McGregor

4.30pm Final Score

5.10pm Film : Becoming Jane (2007) with Anne Hathaway
and James McAvoy

7.00pm Springwatch Christmas Special

8.30pm Christmas University Challenge second semi-final

9.00pm Jane Austen : The Unseen Portrait

10.00pm Victoria Wood : As Seen on TV (Repeat)

11.30pm Ruth Jones' Christmas Cracker (Repeat)

12.10am QI (Repeat)

12.40am Grumpy Guide to Food (Repeat)

1.10am Film : Cat People (1942) with Simone Simon (b&w)

2.20am BBC News

3.35am Closedown

Bank Holiday Tuesday 27th December 2011

BBC2

6.00am Little Charley Bear (Repeat)

6.05am The Adventures of Abney and Teal (Repeat)

6.20am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion (Repeat)

6.30am Octonauts animation (Repeat)

6.45am Mike the Knight (Repeat)

7.00am Who Let the Dog's Out? (Repeat)

7.30am Sam and Mark's Big Friday Wind Up (Repeat)

8.00am Junior Bake Off (Repeat)

8.30am OOglies (Repeat)

8.45am Deadly 60

9.15am Film : Camp Rock (2008) musical,
Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas

10.45am Madagascar presented by David Attenborough (Repeat)

11.45am Yellowstone (Repeat)

12.45pm Live Racing from Chepstow
including the Welsh Grand National
introduced by Claire Balding

3.05pm Watching the Wild : Cornish Seals (Repeat)

3.15pm Coast (Repeat)

4.15pm Flog It! (Repeat)

5.00pm Escape to the Country (Repeat)

5.45pm Antiques Road Trip (Repeat)

6.30pm Christmas University Challenge final

7.00pm Hi-De-Hi! Peggy's Big Chance (Repeat)

7.30pm Dad's Army Museum Piece (Repeat)

8.00pm You Have Been Watching : David Croft

9.00pm Three Men Go to New England 1/2
with Rory McGrath, Dara O'Briain, Griff Rhys Jones

10.00pm QI (Repeat)

10.30pm I've Never Seen Star Wars

11.00pm Mock the Week (Repeat)

11.30pm The Toys That Made Christmas (Repeat)

1.00am The Grumpy Guide to . Work

1.30am Film : I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
with Frances Dee and James Ellison (b&w)

2.35am BBC News

4.20am Pages from Ceefax



Wednesday 28th December 2011

BBC2

6.00am Little Charley Bear (Repeat)
6.05am The Adventures of Abney and Teal (Repeat)
6.20am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion (Repeat)
6.30am Octonauts (Repeat)
6.45am Mike the Knight (Repeat)
7.00am Who Let the Dogs Out? (Repeat)
7.30am Sam and Mark's Big Wind Up (Repeat)
8.00am Junior Bake Off (Repeat)
8.30am Deadly 60
9.00am Film : The Country Bears (2002)
10.25am Madagascar (Repeat)
11.25am Yellowstone (Repeat)
12.25pm The Many Faces Of Michael Caine (Repeat)
3.30pm Flog It! (Repeat)
4.30pm Escape the Country (Repeat)
5.30pm Antiques Road Trip (Repeat)
6.15pm Porridge (Repeat)
7.00pm Sir Jimmy Savile At The BBC: How's About That Then ?
8.00pm Top Gear : India Special
9.30pm Three Men Go To New England
10.30pm Dara O'Briain : This Is The Show
11.30pm Sir Jimmy Savile : As It Happened (Repeat)
12.00 QI (Repeat)
12.30am Being Ronnie Corbett (Repeat)
1.30am Film : The Leopard Man (1943) (b&w)
2.35am BBC News
4.10am Closedown



Thursday 29th December 2011

BBC2

6.00am Little Charley Bear (Repeat)
6.05am The Adventures of Abney and Teal (Repeat)
6.20am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion (Repeat)
6.30am Octonauts (Repeat)
6.45am Mike the Knight (Repeat)
7.00am Who Let the Dogs Out? (Repeat)
7.30am Sam and Mark's Big Wind Up (Repeat)
8.00am Junior Bake Off (Repeat)
8.25am Deadly Art (Repeat)
8.45am Film : Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
10.05am Madagascar (Repeat)
11.05am Yellowstone (Repeat)
12.05pm Film : The Ipcress File (1965)
1.50pm Film : Dirty Rotten Scroundrels (1988)
3.35pm Flog It! (Repeat)
4.35pm Escape the Country (Repeat)
5.35pm Antiques Road Trip (Repeat)
6.20pm Film : Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) Première
8.00pm Dragons' Den : The Hilary Devey Story
9.00pm QI
9.30pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks
10.00pm The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff (Repeat)
11.00pm Have I Got 2010 For You (Repeat)
11.30pm QI (Repeat)
12.00am I've Never Seen Star Wars (Repeat)
12.30am The John Craven Years (Repeat)
1.30am Film : The Body Snatcher (1945) (b&w)
2.50am BBC News
3.50am Closedown



Friday 30th December 2011

BBC2

6.00am Little Charley Bear (Repeat)
6.05am The Adventures of Abney and Teal (Repeat)
6.20am Raa Raa the Noisy Lion (Repeat)
6.30am Octonauts (Repeat)
6.45am Mike the Knight (Repeat)
7.00am Who Let the Dogs Out? (Repeat)
7.30am Sam and Mark's Big Friday Wind Up (Repeat)
8.00am Junior Bake Off (Repeat)
8.30am Deadly 60 (Repeat)
9.00am Film : David Copperfield (1935) (b&w)
11.05am Film : The Life and Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) (b&w)
12.50pm Film : A Tale of Two Cities (1957) (b&w)
2.45pm Coast (Repeat)
3.45pm Flog It! (Repeat)
4.45pm Escape the Country (Repeat)
5.45pm Antiques Road Trip (Repeat)
6.30pm The Good Life (Repeat)
7.00pm As Time Goes By (Repeat)
8.00pm The Many Faces of Dame Judi Dench
9.00pm Mrs Dickens' Family Christmas
10.00pm QI XL (Repeat)
10.45pm Film : Transsiberian (2008) Première
12.25am Never Mind The Buzzcocks (Repeat)
12.55am Grumpy Guide to Driving (Repeat)
1.25am Film : The Curse of The Cat People) (1944) (b&w)
2.35am BBC News
3.55am Closedown

[Perdita]

Friday 23rd December 2011

7.00pm Emmerdale
7.30pm Coronation Street
8.00pm The Lakes at Christmas
8.30pm Coronation Street
9.00pm The Jonathan Ross Show
10.15pm ITV News/Weather/Regional News/Weather
10.50pm Film : Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
1.35am The Zone
3.30am Film : The Fog (1980)

Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 2011

8.15am Film : Tom and Jerry : The Magic Ring (2002)

9.25am Film : Santa Claus (1985)

11.30am Coronation Street omnibus

1.25pm ITV News and Weather

1.45pm Film : The Polar Express (2004)

3.35pm Film : ET : The Extra Terrestrial (1982)

5.45pm ITV News and Weather

6.00pm You've Been Framed! Christmas Special (Repeat)

6.30pm The Cube Celebrity Special

7.30pm Text Santa

10.00pm Piers Morgan's Life Stories : Donny Osmond

11.00pm ITV News and Weather

11.15pm Carols from Buckleberry

12.15am Film : Connie and Carla (2004)

2.10am Film : Spartacus (1960)

5.20am ITV Nightscreen

Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 2011

7.45am Film : The Borrowers (1997)

9.25am Film : March of the Penguins (2005)

11.00am Film : Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

1.05pm ITV News and Weather

1.15pm Film : Aladdin (1992)

3.00pm The Queen's Christmas Message

3.10pm Film : Happy Feet (2006)

5.10pm ITV News and Weather

5.30pm New You've Been Framed!

6.00pm Emmerdale

7.00pm All Star Family Fortunes

8.00pm Coronation Street

9.00pm Downton Abbey

11.05pm ITV News

11.20pm Benidorm (Repeat)

12.35am The Comedy Annual (Repeat)

1.35am Film : The Towering Inferno (1974)

4.20am Kojak (Repeat)

5.15am ITV Nightscreen

Boxing Day Monday 26th December 2011

7.40am Film : The Adventures of Pinnochio (1996)

9.25am Best Ever Christmas Films (Repeat)

10.25am Goodnight Mister Tom (Repeat)

12.20pm ITV News and Weather

12.30pm Film : Garfield 2 : A Tale of Two Kitties (2006)

2.00pm 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments (Repeat)

3.30pm Film : Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

6.20pm ITV News and Weather

6.30pm Emmerdale

7.00pm The Unforgettable . . . Ernie Wise

8.00pm Coronation Street

9.00pm Agathe Christie's Poirot The Clocks

11.00pm ITV News/Weather

11.15pm Film : Gladiator (2000)

2.05am Film : Vertigo (1958)

4.10am ITV Nightscreen

Bank Holiday Tuesday 27th December 2011

7.05am Film : The Prince and the Pauper (1977)

9.25am Film : King Ralph (1991)

11.15am ITV News and Weather

11.30am Film : From Time to Time (2009)

1.20pm Film : Cats and Dogs (2001)

3.00pm All Star Family Fortunes Christmas Special (Repeat)

4.00pm You've Been Framed! (Repeat)

4.30pm Film : The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emporer (2008)

6.30pm Regional News and Weather

6.45pm ITV News and Weather

7.00pm Emmerdale

7.30pm The Adventurer's Guide to Britain

8.00pm Susan Boyle : An Unlikely Superstar (Repeat)

9.00pm Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me

10.30pm Film : King Kong (2005)

11.30pm ITV News/Weather/Regional News/Weather

11.45pm Film : King Kong (2005) (Continued)

2.10am Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights

3.05am Kojak (Repeat)

3.55am ITV Nightscreen

Wednesday 28th December 2011

7.35am Film : K-9 (1989)
9.25am Countrywise at Christmas (Repeat)
10.25am Film : The Great St Trinians Train Robbery (1966)
12.05pm All Star Family Fortunes (Repeat)
1.05pm ITV News/Weather/Regional News/Weather
1.30pm After They Were Famous (Repeat)
2.35pm Midsomer Murders (Repeat)
4.30pm Lewis (Repeat)
6.30pm Regional News/Weather
6.45pm ITV News/Weather
7.00pm Emmerdale
7.30pm Countrywise Kitchen
8.00pm Ad of the Year
9.00pm Brand New It'll Be Alright On The Night
10.00pm ITV News/Weather/Regional News/Weather
10.15pm Benidorm (Repeat)
11.20pm The Jonathan Ross Show (Repeat)
12.30am The Zone
2.30am Film : Village Of The Damned (1995)
4.10am Nightscreen

Thursday 29th December 2011

7.40am Film : New York Adventure (2004)
9.25am Countrywise Winter Special (Repeat)
9.55am All Star Family Fortunes (Repeat)
10.55am Film : TheRailway Children (1970)
1.00pm ITV News/Weather/Regional News/Weather
1.30pm After They Were Famous : Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Repeat)
2.30pm Agathe Christie's Marple (Repeat)
4.30pm Inspector Morse (Repeat)
6.30pm Regional News/Weather
6.45pm ITV News/Weather
7.00pm Emmerdale
7.30pm That Was 2011 : The ITV News Review Of The Year
8.00pm Emmerdale
8.30pm Coronation Street
9.00pm Paddy's Show and Telly
10.00pm ITV News/Regional News/Weather
10.15pm Film : Notting Hill (1999)
12.30am The Zone
2.35am Film : Scarface (1983)
5.25am Nightscreen


Friday 30th December 2011

7.30am Film : The Perfect Man (2005)
9.25am The Lakes At Christmas(Repeat)
9.55am All Star Family Fortunes (Repeat)
10.55am Pollyanna (Repeat)
12.55am ITV News/Weather/Regional News/Weather
1.30pm After They Were Famous : Bugsy (Repeat)
2.30pm Agathe Christie's Poirot (Repeat)
4.30pm Inspector Morse (Repeat)
6.30pm Regional News/Weather
6.45pm ITV News/Weather
7.00pm Emmerdale
7.30pm Coronation Street
8.00pm That Was 2011 : The ITV News Review Of The Year
8.30pm You've Been Framed!
9.00pm A Royal Year To remember
10.00pm ITV News At Ten/Regional News/Weather
10.15pm Film : The Holiday (2006)
12.45pm Brand New It'll Be Alright On The Night (Repeat)
1.45am The Zone
3.30am Kojak (Repeat)
4.25am Nightscreen