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
07.10: FILM: Early Man (2018)
A caveman tribe learn to play football in an attempt to win back their homeland.
08.40: Operation Snow Tiger (repeat)
Episodes 1 and 2. Liz Bonnin travels to the eastern extreme of Russia to find out more about the endangered Siberian tiger.
10.40: FILM: Kiss Me Kate (1953)
A divorced acting duo's constant arguments threaten to derail a stage version of a Shakespeare play.
12.25: Talking Pictures (repeat)
Musicals. Featuring interviews with the likes of Fred Astaire and Julie Andrews.
13.10: FILM: Calamity Jane (1953)
Jane attempts to save her saloon bar by bringing in a famous stage star to perform.
14.50: FILM: Cinderella (2015)
New version of the classic tale starring Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden and Helena Bonham Carter.
16.30: Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave (repeat)
Wallace falls in love with the owner of the local wool shop.
17.00: Dad's Army (repeat)
Turkey Dinner. Festive episode from 1974 as Captain Mainwaring puts on a Christmas dinner for the local OAPs.
17.30: The Morecambe and Wise Show: The Lost Tapes (repeat)
Episodes 1 and 2. Two episodes of the comedy from 1968 that were thought to be lost but were recently found and restored in colour.
18.40: FILM: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
An author of detective fiction visits Guernsey to promote her new book and ends up staying much longer than she planned.
20.35: Christmas University Challenge
Famous alumni from UCLAN and Loughborough compete for a place in the semi-finals.
21.05: Victoria Wood: The Secret List
Part 2 of the late comedienne's favourite ever sketches.
22.05: Victoria Wood Live (repeat)
Recorded during her 1997 live stand-up tour.
23.40: Tom Jones & Beverley Knight's Gospel Christmas (repeat)
A concert from Cardiff featuring gospel and carols.
00.40: FILM: The Invisible Woman (2013)
A Victorian teacher recalls her relationship with Charles Dickens.
02.20: Top of the Pops 1987: Big Hits (repeat)
Featuring performances from Rick Astley, Boy George, Pepsi and Shirley, the Bee Gees and Wet Wet Wet.
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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