Christmas is a time when the channels go all out with their programme output and the BBC are pulling out all the stops to try and make sure that no-one needs to reach for the remote this year, with a bumper line-up of shows to stop people from switching over.
While ITV has had its fair share of festive hits over the years, the most watched list every Christmas day is normally made up of things that have been on the BBC, with the likes of EastEnders, Top of the Pops (RIP!) and Mrs Brown’s Boys always proving to be ratings winners.
And, given that over 19 million people tuned into watch its Christmas special five years ago, the big money is on the Gavin and Stacey finale being the most watched show on Wednesday. But it’s not the only ace the BBC has up its sleeve this Christmas Day, with the likes of EastEnders, Strictly, Call The Midwife and Doctor Who also waiting in the wings, with two strips to Albert Square on the menu.
If you are planning on setting up camp on the sofa, before and after your Christmas dinner this week, here’s what you can look forward to watching:
BBC One Christmas Day
6am Breakfast
9am Trolls Holiday in Harmony (Repeat)
9.20am Superworm
9.50am The Gruffalo’s Child
10.15am Christmas Morning Service from Halifax Minster
11.20am Film : Toy Story 3 (2010)
12.55pm Film : Minions : The Rise of Gru (2022) Première
2.15pm BBC News, Weather
2.35pm Tiddler
3.pm The King
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.pm Call the Midwife Christmas Special (Part One)
9.pm Gavin & Stacey : The Finale
10.35pm EastEnders
11.05pm Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special
11.35pm BBC News, Weather
BBC2 Christmas Day
6.25am Bargain Hunt Christmas Special
7.10am The Gruffalo and Me : The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
8.am Carols from King’s
9.15am The Frozen North : Our Wild Adventures
10.15am Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
10.45am Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out
11.05am Film : High Society (1956)
12.50pm Swan Lake from English National Ballet
3pm The King
3.10pm Film : Some Like It Hot (1959)
5.05pm Film : North by Northwest (1959)
7.20pm The Musical Classics of Morecambe and Wise
7.55pm The Morecambe and Wise Show Christmas 1977
9.pm From Roger Moore with Love
10.20pm Film : The Lady in the Van (2015)
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