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| The TV highlights to look out for over Christmas | The TV highlights to look out for over Christmas |
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| Fans are waiting to find out whether the second season of Netflix's Squid Game can live up to the first | Fans are waiting to find out whether the second season of Netflix's Squid Game can live up to the first |
| The out-of-office is on, the mulled wine is mulling, and the highlighter pen is out as families look ahead to the best of this year's Christmas TV. | The out-of-office is on, the mulled wine is mulling, and the highlighter pen is out as families look ahead to the best of this year's Christmas TV. |
| Four names in particular have been dominating the headlines as people gear up for the festive break - Gavin, Stacey, Wallace and Gromit. | Four names in particular have been dominating the headlines as people gear up for the festive break - Gavin, Stacey, Wallace and Gromit. |
| But there are plenty of other programmes to look forward to over Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. | But there are plenty of other programmes to look forward to over Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. |
| Here are just a few of the shows scheduled for the coming days. | Here are just a few of the shows scheduled for the coming days. |
| Christmas Eve | Christmas Eve |
| The Princess of Wales (far right) will host Royal Carols: Together at Christmas on ITV | |
| Many viewers will be getting themselves into the spirt of the season with a festive film - and there are plenty on offer on Christmas Eve. | Many viewers will be getting themselves into the spirt of the season with a festive film - and there are plenty on offer on Christmas Eve. |
| Channel 4 will be airing A Christmas Carol (at 14:10 GMT) alongside the short animated favourite The Snowman (16:15) and surely the greatest of them all, Home Alone (18:05). | Channel 4 will be airing A Christmas Carol (at 14:10 GMT) alongside the short animated favourite The Snowman (16:15) and surely the greatest of them all, Home Alone (18:05). |
| ITV is opting for It's A Wonderful Life (14:30) while Channel 5 will air Scrooge (09:30) and Cameron Diaz favourite The Holiday (11:15). | ITV is opting for It's A Wonderful Life (14:30) while Channel 5 will air Scrooge (09:30) and Cameron Diaz favourite The Holiday (11:15). |
| BBC One's film choices may be slightly less festive, with Moana (14:20), Shrek (15:55) and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (17:50), but the broadcaster has lots of other Christmas content that evening. | BBC One's film choices may be slightly less festive, with Moana (14:20), Shrek (15:55) and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (17:50), but the broadcaster has lots of other Christmas content that evening. |
| EastEnders will air at 19:45, followed by a Christmas edition of The Repair Shop hosted by Roman Kemp (20:15), before the season finale of Strike: The Ink Black Heart at (21:15). | EastEnders will air at 19:45, followed by a Christmas edition of The Repair Shop hosted by Roman Kemp (20:15), before the season finale of Strike: The Ink Black Heart at (21:15). |
| Those looking forward to Gavin & Stacey on Christmas Day may wish to prepare by rewatching the 2019 special, which BBC One repeats tonight at 22:35. | Those looking forward to Gavin & Stacey on Christmas Day may wish to prepare by rewatching the 2019 special, which BBC One repeats tonight at 22:35. |
| Roman Kemp will host a special festive edition of The Repair Shop | Roman Kemp will host a special festive edition of The Repair Shop |
| There's an embarrassment of riches for quiz show fans over on BBC Two, with special editions of Richard Osman's House of Games (19:15), Celebrity Mastermind (19:45), Only Connect (20:15) and University Challenge (20:45). | There's an embarrassment of riches for quiz show fans over on BBC Two, with special editions of Richard Osman's House of Games (19:15), Celebrity Mastermind (19:45), Only Connect (20:15) and University Challenge (20:45). |
| On ITV, Coronation Street fans will be treated to a special episode at 20:45 as Audrey tries to stop Gail from leaving the cobbles - a storyline which is leading up to the previously announced exit of actress Helen Worth. | On ITV, Coronation Street fans will be treated to a special episode at 20:45 as Audrey tries to stop Gail from leaving the cobbles - a storyline which is leading up to the previously announced exit of actress Helen Worth. |
| ITV also has an episode of Emmerdale (19:00), a countdown of the Top 100 TikTok Videos of 2024 (21:15), and Royal Carols: Together at Christmas (19:30), hosted by the Princess of Wales. | ITV also has an episode of Emmerdale (19:00), a countdown of the Top 100 TikTok Videos of 2024 (21:15), and Royal Carols: Together at Christmas (19:30), hosted by the Princess of Wales. |
| And there will be a sweet treat on Channel 4 the same evening as fans tuck into The Great Christmas Bake Off (20:00) ahead of a best-of-year compilation on Gogglebox (21:15). | And there will be a sweet treat on Channel 4 the same evening as fans tuck into The Great Christmas Bake Off (20:00) ahead of a best-of-year compilation on Gogglebox (21:15). |
| Other highlights include Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (21:15, BBC Two) and Christmas at the Four Seasons: Park Lane (20:15, Channel 5). | Other highlights include Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (21:15, BBC Two) and Christmas at the Four Seasons: Park Lane (20:15, Channel 5). |
| Christmas Day | Christmas Day |
| Mika, Claudia Winkleman and Lang Lang will visit Battersea Power Station for The Piano at Christmas | Mika, Claudia Winkleman and Lang Lang will visit Battersea Power Station for The Piano at Christmas |
| The stars of the schedule this year are Wallace & Gromit: Vengence Most Fowl (18:10, BBC One), which will see Wallace invent a smart gnome which develops a mind of its own, and Gavin & Stacey: The Finale (21:00, BBC One), bringing the sitcom which began in 2007 to a close. | The stars of the schedule this year are Wallace & Gromit: Vengence Most Fowl (18:10, BBC One), which will see Wallace invent a smart gnome which develops a mind of its own, and Gavin & Stacey: The Finale (21:00, BBC One), bringing the sitcom which began in 2007 to a close. |
| BBC One's other highlights include special editions of The Weakest Link (15:10), Doctor Who: Joy to the World (17:10), EastEnders (19:30) and Call The Midwife (20:00). | BBC One's other highlights include special editions of The Weakest Link (15:10), Doctor Who: Joy to the World (17:10), EastEnders (19:30) and Call The Midwife (20:00). |
| The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special (15:55) will see Josh Widdicombe, Tayce, Vogue Williams, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (Nitro on Gladiators), Tamzin Outhwaite and Billy Monger take to the dancefloor. | The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special (15:55) will see Josh Widdicombe, Tayce, Vogue Williams, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (Nitro on Gladiators), Tamzin Outhwaite and Billy Monger take to the dancefloor. |
| BBC Two will broadcast two programmes on Morecambe and Wise (19:20 and 19:55), ahead of their documentary From Roger Moore: With Love (21:00) about the life of the late James Bond star. | BBC Two will broadcast two programmes on Morecambe and Wise (19:20 and 19:55), ahead of their documentary From Roger Moore: With Love (21:00) about the life of the late James Bond star. |
| Freddie Flintoff is hosting ITV's reboot of Bullseye, with the second of two specials airing on Christmas Day | Freddie Flintoff is hosting ITV's reboot of Bullseye, with the second of two specials airing on Christmas Day |
| Meanwhile on ITV, those who enjoyed Home Alone on Christmas Eve can watch the sequel on Christmas Day, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (15:10). | Meanwhile on ITV, those who enjoyed Home Alone on Christmas Eve can watch the sequel on Christmas Day, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (15:10). |
| After that, look out for specials of Emmerdale (18:30), Coronation Street (19:00) and The Chase (20:00), before 2022 film Downton Abbey: A New Era (21:00). | After that, look out for specials of Emmerdale (18:30), Coronation Street (19:00) and The Chase (20:00), before 2022 film Downton Abbey: A New Era (21:00). |
| But the highlight of their schedule this year is arguably the return of Bullseye (17:25), a reboot of the 1980s and 1990s gameshow hosted by Freddie Flintoff, alongside 17-year-old darts prodigy Luke Littler. | But the highlight of their schedule this year is arguably the return of Bullseye (17:25), a reboot of the 1980s and 1990s gameshow hosted by Freddie Flintoff, alongside 17-year-old darts prodigy Luke Littler. |
| Channel 4 are keeping their film offering traditional with Miracle on 34th Street (17:00), before Claudia Winkleman, Mika and Lang Lang return for a special edition of The Piano at Christmas, filmed at Battersea Power Station (19:05). | Channel 4 are keeping their film offering traditional with Miracle on 34th Street (17:00), before Claudia Winkleman, Mika and Lang Lang return for a special edition of The Piano at Christmas, filmed at Battersea Power Station (19:05). |
| The Railway Children Return (15:10) will be on Channel 5, before the network dedicates its evening programming to the UK's favourite Comedy Moments (17:15), Christmas Party Songs (19:15) and 1980s Songs (21:15). | The Railway Children Return (15:10) will be on Channel 5, before the network dedicates its evening programming to the UK's favourite Comedy Moments (17:15), Christmas Party Songs (19:15) and 1980s Songs (21:15). |
| Boxing Day | Boxing Day |
| The Brockmans will return eight years after their last outing for a new Outnumbered special | The Brockmans will return eight years after their last outing for a new Outnumbered special |
| Everybody likes a film on 26 December as their stomach recovers, and BBC One have plenty, including Inside Out (09:55), Paddington (13:50), 2017's Beauty and the Beast (15:15) and Matilda (17:40). | Everybody likes a film on 26 December as their stomach recovers, and BBC One have plenty, including Inside Out (09:55), Paddington (13:50), 2017's Beauty and the Beast (15:15) and Matilda (17:40). |
| Other movie highlights include Gladiator (21:00, BBC Two), Grease (15:00, ITV), The Queen (20:00, ITV3) and Crocodile Dundee (16:40, Channel 4). | Other movie highlights include Gladiator (21:00, BBC Two), Grease (15:00, ITV), The Queen (20:00, ITV3) and Crocodile Dundee (16:40, Channel 4). |
| Films aside, look out for the second festive episode of Call The Midwife (19:30), along with Blankety Blank (21:00) and the Brockman family reunited for one of the highlights of the schedule, Outnumbered (21:40). | Films aside, look out for the second festive episode of Call The Midwife (19:30), along with Blankety Blank (21:00) and the Brockman family reunited for one of the highlights of the schedule, Outnumbered (21:40). |
| Elsewhere, ITV will air Pictionary (17:40) hosted by Mel Giedroyc, as many families recoil from any fall-outs of their own games at home. | Elsewhere, ITV will air Pictionary (17:40) hosted by Mel Giedroyc, as many families recoil from any fall-outs of their own games at home. |
| The network also has a special edition of The Masked Singer (19:30) and The 1% Club (21:00), while Channel 4 will broadcast The Festive Pottery Throwdown, hosted by Siobhan McSweeney. | The network also has a special edition of The Masked Singer (19:30) and The 1% Club (21:00), while Channel 4 will broadcast The Festive Pottery Throwdown, hosted by Siobhan McSweeney. |
| But perhaps the biggest Boxing Day release is the second season of Squid Game (Netflix), the sequel to the streamer's most watched series of all time. | |
| Many felt the original story was self-contained and that it wasn't crying out for a second season, it will be interesting to see where Netflix takes it and whether it can have the same impact. | Many felt the original story was self-contained and that it wasn't crying out for a second season, it will be interesting to see where Netflix takes it and whether it can have the same impact. |