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BBC One Christmas Day

  • 3pm – The King’s Speech
  • 3.10pm – The Weakest Link Christmas Special
  • 3.55pm – Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
  • 5.10pm – Doctor Who: Joy to the World
  • 6.10pm – Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
  • 7.30pm – EastEnders
  • 8.00pm – Call The Midwife Christmas Special (Part One)
  • 9.00pm – Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
  • 10.35pm – EastEnders

ITV 1 Christmas Day

  • 3.00pm – The King’s Speech
  • 3.10pm – Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
  • 5.25pm – Bullseye Christmas Special
  • 6.20pm – ITV News, Weather
  • 6.30pm – Emmerdale
  • 7.00pm – Coronation Street
  • 8.00pm – The Chase: Christmas Special
  • 9pm – Downton Abbey: A New Era

Channel 4 Christmas Day

  • 2.45pm – The Italian Job
  • 4.50pm – Alternative Christmas Message
  • 4.55pm – Channel 4 News
  • 5.00pm – Miracle on 34th Street
  • 7.05pm – The Piano at Christmas
  • 8.20pm – Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • 10.35pm – Notting Hill

Our Favourite Picks…

Black Doves, Netflix
Black Doves, Netflix

Who knew we’d be so in to hitman related dramas?! We blitzed this straight after the Jackal and it didn’t disappoint. It’s set at Christmas time and has a captivating plot line, brilliant acting and in some parts it’s really funny. Roll on Season 2…

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Bad Sisters Season 2, Apple TV
Bad Sisters Season 2, Apple TV

This is the one we’ll be streaming while our parents look after our kids. Glass of fizz in one hand, cheese straw in the other. Isn’t Christmas great?!

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Rylan Meets Mariah, BBC iPlayer
Rylan Meets Mariah, BBC iPlayer

Rylan is in Los Angeles for an intimate and exclusive sit-down with Mariah Carey to mark 30 years since the release of All I Want for Christmas.

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Paris and Nicole Encore, Hayu
Paris and Nicole Encore, Hayu

They’re back and the show is available to watch on Hayu. *We’ve signed up to a free trial just to watch it.

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Carry On, Netflix
Carry On, Netflix

Finally a new Christmas film that actually looks good. This holiday action thriller stars young TSA officer Ethan (Taron Egerton, Rocketman) who is blackmailed into letting a dangerous package slip onboard a Christmas Day flight and tries to save the lives of everyone in the airport. Expect plenty of tense stand-offs, high-octane action sequences and a punch up or two.

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A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter, Netflix
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter, Netflix

This fun-filled show sees Sabrina joined by other singers and celebrities and will showcase her own songs as well as Christmas classics.

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Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Christmas Day, BBC One
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Christmas Day, BBC One

The BBC really are the kings of Christmas 2024. And alongside Outnumbered, Gavin and Stacey, and the Doctor Who Christmas Special. They are very excitingly releasing a new Wallace and Grommit film on Christmas Day.

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Tidller, Christmas Day, BBC One
Tidller, Christmas Day, BBC One

Animated special feature adapted from the picture book story by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler that follows a little fish with a big imagination who entertains friends with tall tales. One day, Tiddler gets lost but is saved by his own storytelling.

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Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special, Christmas Day, BBC Three
Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special, Christmas Day, BBC Three

After a five-year break the BBC are bringing the G&S gang back. Finally the show’s huge cliffhanger will be answered: did Smithy say ‘yes’ to Nessy after her shock proposal?

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