64 19 December 2021
CHRISTMAS DAY
1G6.00 Breakfast The latest reports.
9.05 Zog Animated adventure. (R)
9.35 Zog And The Flying Doctors
Animated adaptation. (R)
10.00 Christmas Day Service
From Coventry Cathedral.
11.00 Stick Man Animation. (R)
11.25 Shaun The Sheep — The
Flight Before Christmas (R)
12.00 Top Of The Pops A look back
at the year’s chart hits.
1.00 News; Weather Headlines.
1.10 FILM: The Secret Life Of
Pets 2 With the voice of
Patton Oswalt. A terrier deals
with canine-intolerant cows,
hostile foxes and a scary
turkey when he visits the
countryside. Fun. (2019, U)
2.30 CHOICE Superworm
Animated adaptation,
narrated by Olivia Colman.
(See Critics’ choice)
3.00 The Queen Annual address.
3.10 CHOICE Mary Poppins
Returns Stars Emily Blunt.
The practically perfect nanny
returns, using her skills to
dazzle the Banks family again.
(2018, U; see Film choice)
5.10 Strictly Come Dancing Moira
Stuart, Adrian Chiles, Fred
Sirieix, Anne-Marie, Jay Blades
and Mel Giedroyc compete.
6.25 The Wheel Danny Dyer, Zoe
Ball and David Walliams
compete for charity.
7.25 Blankety Blank Bradley Walsh
hosts. (Last in series)
8.00 CHOICE Call The Midwife
New run of the period drama.
Lucille and Cyril prepare for
their upcoming wedding.
(S11, ep 1; see Critics’ choice)
9.35 EastEnders Whitney is
ready to go through with
her plan of exposing Gray.
10.20 Mrs Brown’s Boys Agnes is
recruited to the church choir
— but is ordered not to sing.
10.55 The Vicar Of Dibley
Geraldine is swept off her
feet by a handsome new
arrival to the village. (1/2, R)
11.50 News; Weather Reports.
12.00 On Christmas Night Mary
Berry narrates the story
of the first Christmas.
12.05 FILM: Last Christmas Stars
Emilia Clarke. Sentimental
romantic comedy. (2019, 12)
1.45 Would I Lie To You? (R)
2.15 I Can See Your Voice (R)
3.20-6.00 Joins BBC News
SCOTLAND 9.05 Stick Man. 11.00
Christmas Reflections At The Quay.
6.10 The Polar Bear Family And
Me Documentary. (R)
7.10 FILM: Tinker Bell And The
Legend Of The NeverBeast
With the voices of Mae
Whitman and Lucy Liu.
Animated fantasy. (2014, U)8.20 Malory Towers Drama. (R)
8.45 Carols From King’s (R)
10.00 Gangsta Granny Comedy. (R)
11.10 FILM: Casablanca Stars
Humphrey Bogart. Romantic
drama. (1942, U, B/W)12.50 FILM: Meet Me In St Louis
Stars Judy Garland and Tom
Drake. Musical. (1944, U)2.40 Talking Pictures (R)
3.10 The Two Ronnies Christmas
Sketchbook Comedy. (R)
3.40 The Two Ronnies — The
Studio Recordings (R)
4.10 CHOICE Quentin Blake —
The Drawing Of My Life
The artist tells the story of his
life in his own words and
pictures. (See Critics’ choice)
5.10 The Queen (Signed, R)
5.20 FILM: The Adventures Of
Robin Hood Stars Errol
Flynn. Swashbuckling
adventure. (1938, U)
7.00 The Morecambe And Wise
Christmas Show 1971 (R)
7.45 CHOICE The Morecambe &
Wise Show 1970 — The Lost
Tape An episode of the show
that had been considered
lost for more than 50 years.
(See Pick of the fortnight; R)
8.35 CHOICE A Musical Family
Christmas With The
Kanneh-Masons A festive
celebration with the musical
siblings. (See Critics’ choice)
9.35 CHOICE Pavarotti Director
Ron Howard’s documentary
examining the life, career,
achievements and legacy of
the Italian operatic tenor.
(2019, 12; see Film choice)
11.30 Pavarotti In Hyde Park (R)
1.05 Beauty And The Beast — A
Pantomime For Comic Relief
Lily James heads the cast for
the fairy-tale romance. (R)
2.05 Impeachment — American
Crime Story (Last in series, R)
3.15 What We Do In The Shadows
Nandor is persuaded to reject
vampirism. (Signed, R) 3.40
What We Do In The Shadows
Colin celebrates a birthday.
(Signed, R) 4.05-4.35 What
We Do In The Shadows The
housemates grieve the loss of7.00 Good Morning Britain
9.00 Lorraine Lifestyle chat.
10.00 This Morning Features.
12.00 James Martin’s Christmas
Day With guests Eamonn
Holmes and Danny Jones.
2.00 Ainsley’s Christmas Good
Mood Food With Shane
Richie and Shirley Ballas.
3.00 The Queen Annual address.
3.10 FILM: Santa Claus — The
Movie Stars Dudley Moore.
An elf leaves Santa to make a
name for himself, only to be
manipulated into aiding an
evil toy-maker’s money-
making schemes. Average
family drama. (1985, U)
5.15 News; Weather Update.
5.30 Paul O’Grady — For The
Love Of Dogs Christmas
arrives at Battersea, but not
everyone is feeling festive.
6.00 The Masked Singalong Joel
Dommett hosts a one-off
special of the guessing game.
7.00 Emmerdale The villagers
enjoy Christmas day; and Al
gets a threatening message.
8.00 Coronation Street The
Barlow-Platt family Christmas
proves to be the ultimate test
of peace and goodwill.
9.00 The Larkins The family gears
up for Christmas; and in the
village, there is talk of
the pantomime and an
ongoing spate of burglaries.
10.25 News; Weather Update.
10.40 FILM: Love Actually Stars
Hugh Grant and Martine
McCutcheon. Interlinked
tales of several people in
search of love. Enjoyable
romantic comedy. (2003, 15)
1.05 The Royal Variety
Performance Concert. (R)
3.15 FYI Extra Entertainment news.
3.35 Joanna Lumley’s Home
Sweet Home Travel. (R)
4.25 Rolling In It Gameshow. (R)
5.15-6.00 Unwind Daily relaxation.7.15 The Simpsons Cartoon. (R)
10.00 We’re Going On A Bear Hunt
Animated adventure. (R)
10.30 The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Hand-drawn animation. (R)
11.00 FILM: How To Train Your
Dragon With the voice of Jay
Baruchel. A clumsy Viking
boy longs to slay a dragon,
but ends up befriending one.
Fun animation. (2010, PG)12.55 FILM: White Christmas Stars
Bing Crosby and Danny
Kaye. Two entertainers stage
a series of shows to save an
old friend’s winter resort.
Classic musical. (1954, U)
3.20 Father Christmas Festive
animation based on
Raymond Briggs’ book. (R)
3.55 The Snowman Raymond
Briggs’ festive favourite. (R)
4.30 The Snowman And The
Snowdog Animated sequel
to The Snowman. (R)
5.00 The Alternative Christmas
Message Counterpoint.
5.05 News; Weather Reports.
5.15 FILM: Home Alone 2 — Lost
In New York Stars Macaulay
Culkin. A boy ends up alone
in the Big Apple — where he
bumps into two familiar
burglars with an axe to grind.
Entertaining. (1992, PG)
7.30 CHOICE Terry Pratchett’s
The Abominable Snow Baby
Animated adaptation,
narrated by David Harewood,
with the voice of Julie
Walters. (See Critics’ choice)
8.00 CHOICE The Great
Christmas Bake Off Paul
Hollywood, Prue Leith, Matt
Lucas and Noel Fielding
invite the stars from It’s a Sin
to join them in the white
tent to celebrate Christmas.
(See Critics’ choice)
9.15 Gogglebox Highlights of the
past year’s episodes.
11.15 First Dates A 25-year-old
jobbing Father Christmas,
and a 21-year-old recruitment
consultant look for love. (R)
12.20 FILM: Slumdog Millionaire
Stars Dev Patel and Freida
Pinto. An impoverished
Indian teenager accused of
cheating on a quiz show tells
the police his eventful life
story. Powerful. (2008, 15)
2.20 One Night In The Natural
History Museum (2/4, R)
3.15 Come Dine With Me (R)
5.25-6.05 Countdown Game. (R)6.00 Milkshake! Fun for children.
8.20 Funniest Ever Pets (R)
9.15 Greatest Family Christmas
Hits A mix of festive tunes for
the whole family to enjoy. (R)
10.10 Britain’s Favourite Christmas
Songs Alexander Armstrong
presents a festive countdown
of the 30 greatest Christmas
songs, featuring tunes from
performers including
Slade, Wham!, Mariah Carey
and the Pogues. (R)
1.10 All-Time Favourite Abba
Songs A countdown of
the Swedish pop group’s
most popular songs.
3.10 FILM: Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang Stars Dick Van Dyke
and Lionel Jeffries. An
inventor finds an old car has
magical powers, and a
greedy tyrant will do
anything to get hold of it.
Classic musical. (1968, U)
6.15 Britain’s Greatest 80s
Songs A countdown of the
nation’s favourite 80s songs,
as voted for by the British
public, with Queen, Duran
Duran, Spandau Ballet,
George Michael and
Eurythmics all sure to feature.
9.00 Britain’s Favourite Party
Songs A celebration of the
best-loved dance craze
records from across the
past 50 years, featuring
the likes of the Macarena,
Vogue and Agadoo.
11.05 Kylie — 30 Years Of Hits
Profile of the singer, whose
debut single I Should Be
So Lucky launched an
enduring international pop
career, with the programme
charting the constant
reinvention of her image. (R)
12.30 Wonderful World Of
Chocolate A glimpse inside
the confectionery world,
visiting factories,
chocolatiers and shops, and
even revealing the Queen’s
favourite chocolates. (R)
1.00 The 21.co.uk Live Casino
Show Interactive gambling.
3.00 Entertainment News Gossip.
3.10 Our New Puppy Two puppies
are trained to jump in and
out of helicopters. (R)
4.00 The Great Model Railway
Challenge Railway layouts on
the theme of ‘fire and ice’. (R)
4.50 The Highland Midwife A
mother-to-be wants a local
delivery in Belford. (R)
5.40-6.00 Children’s ShowsBBC2 WALES 2.40 Tudur’s TV
Flashback S4C 6.00 Cyw: Caru
Canu 6.05 Tatws Newydd 6.10
Halibalw 6.20 Twt 6.35 Rapsgaliwn
6.50 Sion Y Chef 7.05 Ffilm Cyw —
Y Raplyfr Coll 8.00 Stwnsh Sadwrn:
Oi! Osgar 8.10 Larfa 8.15 Hendre
Hurt 8.40 Lolipop 9.05 Cath-Od
9.15 Gwboi A Twm Twm 9.25 Un
Cwestiwn 9.50 Dennis A Dannedd
10.00 Patrôl Pawennau 10.25
Octonots 10.50 Amser Maith Maith
Yn Ôl 11.05 Mynd Ar Helfa Arth
11.30 Oedfa Dolig Newydd
VARIATIONS
12.00 Dechrau Canu Dechrau
Canmol 1.00 Atgofion Carol Yr Wyl
2.00 Pampro Cwn Cymru. Seven
special dogs have a well-deserved
Christmas pamper 3.00 Pluen Eira.
The harsh realities of life as a
Snowdonia national park warden
4.30 Bwyd Byd Epic Chris. A
selection of dishes with a fiery twist
5.30 Aled Jones A Sêr Y Nadolig. The
singer and friends celebrate the
magic of Christmas 6.25 Calon
Rew. A magical story about a
Snow Queen and a white dove6.30 Mabinogi-ogi — Gwenhwyfar.
The Mabinogi-ogi gang present the
story of King Arthur and Guinevere in
their unique way 7.25 Newyddion A
Chwaraeon 7.30 C’mon Midffild.
Festive edition of the classic comedy
8.00 Pobol Y Cwm. An unexpected
visitor pays some of the villagers a
visit 9.00 Noson Lawen. Festive-
themed entertainment 10.00 Jam.
New series. Comedy about a couple
of men ready to become dads
11.00 Teulu’r Mans — Bedlam
11.30-12.05’Run Sbit’DoligBaby, it’s cold outside (C4, 7.30pm)BBC1 BBC2 ITV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5
Cruella
Christopher Isherwood
thought Dodie Smith’s 101
Dalmations was a “tour de
force” but for one thing
— there should be more
of Cruella DeVil. Well,
now he’s got his wish in
Craig Gillespie’s origins
story, with Emma Stone
vamping it up. “Must
dash — much to avenge,revenge and destroy,”
she says. Like Joker, only
with better clothes. TSFILMS OF 2021Watch now at: Disney+