Christmas TV schedules
Christmas Eve: BBC One | BBC Two | ITV | Channel 4 | Channel 5
Christmas Day: BBC One | BBC Two | ITV | Channel 4 | Channel 5
December 26: BBC One | BBC Two | ITV | Channel 4 | Channel 5
06.55: Carols From King's (repeat)
A ceremony with a socially-distanced difference from the Chapel of King's College, first shown on Christmas Eve.
08.10: The Gruffalo & Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson (repeat)
A celebration of the work of the best-selling children's author.
09.00: Reindeer Family and Me (repeat)
Gordon Buchanan spends time with a family from the Sami culture in Lapland.
10.00: Inside The Christmas Factory (repeat)
Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey discover how some of our favourite festive foods are made.
11.00: Talking Pictures: Gene Kelly (repeat)
A look back at the acting great's most memorable roles.
11.35: FILM: Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Classic musical comedy with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds.
13.15: FILM: Some Like It Hot (1959)
Two male jazz stars drag up and join an all-girl band to avoid gangsters.
15.15: Cue The Queen: Celebrating The Christmas Speech (repeat)
Kirsty Young explores the story behind the monarch's annual festive brodacast.
16.15: The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show (repeat)
The classic seasonal special, first shown in 1975.
17.20: To The Manor Born (repeat)
The First Noel. Festive special from 1979 with Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles.
17.50: The Queen (repeat)
Another chance to see the monarch's Christmas address.
18.00: Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes
Recording of the award-winning ballet about a dancer torn between two very different men.
19.40: Dad's Army (repeat)
My Brother and I. Captain Mainwaring's wayward brother arrives and causes chaos.
20.20: Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast (repeat)
The late comedienne's parody of daytime TV shows.
21.10: Victoria Wood: The Secret List
Part 1 of 2. A collection of Wood's favourite ever sketches, as chosen by her in a notebook that was found after her death.
22.10: FILM: La La Land (2016)
Oscar-winning musical starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.
00.10: FILM: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Tom Holland's first solo outing as the teenage web slinger.
02.25: Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen (repeat)
In-depth profile of the author and illustrator.
Christmas TV schedules
Christmas Eve: BBC One | BBC Two | ITV | Channel 4 | Channel 5
Christmas Day: BBC One | BBC Two | ITV | Channel 4 | Channel 5
December 26: BBC One | BBC Two | ITV | Channel 4 | Channel 5
Neil Wilkes
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