BBC CHRISTMAS TV 2018
Saturday 22nd December 2018
BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 10.00am Saturday Kitchen Live 11.30am Nigel Slater's Christmas Suppers (Repeat) 12.00 Football Focus 1.00pm BBC News, Weather 1.15pm Merry Madagascar (Repeat) 1.40pm Film : The Penguins of Madagascar (2014) 3.00pm Film : Kung Fu Panda (2008) 4.25pm Final Score 5.20pm Celebrity Mastermind 5.50pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 6.10pm Pointless Celebrities Christmas Special 7.00pm Watership Down (part 1) 8.40pm Casualty 9.30pm The Vicar of Dibley (Repeat) 10.15pm BBC News, Weather followed by National Lottery Update 10.30pm Match of the Day 12.05am The NFL Show 12.35am Film : Old School (2003) 2.05am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.10am BBC News BBC1 Wales (As above) BBC1 N.Ireland (As above except) 5.00pm Final Score from N.I. (until 5.20pm) BBC1 Scotland (As above except) 4.25pm Sportscene Results (until 5.20pm) Sunday 23rd December 2018 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 8.40am Match of the Day 10.15am Film : Mr Peabody and Sherman (2014) 11.40am My Faith and Me - June Sarpong 12.40pm BBC News, Weather for the Week Ahead 12.55pm Songs of Praise : Christmas Big Sing 1.30pm Film : A Christmas Carol (2009) 3.00pm Room on the Broom (Repeat) 3.25pm Film : Up (2009) 4.55pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 5.20pm Countryfile 6.20pm Hold the Sunset 6.50pm Still Open All Hours 7.20pm Watership Down (Part 2) 9.00pm Have I Got 2018 News for You 9.30pm King Gary 10.00pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 10.30pm Match of the Day 2 11.15pm The Young Offenders Christmas Special 11.45pm This Country : the Aftermouth (Repeat) 12.30am The Graham Norton Show (Repeat) 1.20am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.25am BBC News BBC1 Wales (As above except) 11.15pm Mrs Brown's Boys 11.45pm The Young Offenders Christmas Special 12.15am This Country : the Aftermath 1.05am The Graham Norton Show 1.55am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.00am BBC News BBC1 N.Ireland (As above) BBC1 Scotland (As above except) 11.15pm Sportscene 12.15am The Young Offenders Christmas Special 12.45am This Country : the Aftermath 1.35am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.40am BBC News Christmas Eve Monday 24th December 2018 BBC1
6.00am Breakfast News, Sport, Business & Weather 9.00am CBeebies - Thumbelina (Repeat) featuring the stars of CBeebies 9.45am Danger Mouse (Repeat) "Melted" A special sing-a-long episode 10.10am Film : Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) Animation, Shaun and the rest of the flock head into the big city with disastrous results 11.30am Shaun the Sheep : The Farmer's Llamas (Repeat) animation, thanks to Shaun the farmer buys some mischievous llamas 12.00 Snow Babies (Repeat) baby animal documentary narrated by Caroline Quentin 1.00pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 1.20pm Film : Monsters University (2013) animation, Sully and Mike go to college in the hope of becoming scary monsters 2.55pm Film : Zootropolis (2016) Premiere animation, a rabbit becomes a police officer and eventually solves a case but needs the help of a fox 4.35pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 5.00pm Film : Mary Poppins (1964) the Disney classic starring Julie Andrews 7.15pm All Together Now Celebrities a singing contest with a difference hosted by Rob Beckett with Geri Horner 8.30pm EastEnders Linda fears the worst..... 9.00pm Click and Collect Andrew needs to save his daughter's Christmas and embarks on a road trip with the neighbour from hell starring Stephen Merchant and Asim Chaudry 10.00pm Would I Lie to You at Christmas? Rob Brydon hosts, joining captains David Mitchell are Lily Allen, Noddy Holder, James Acaster and Sian Gibson. 10.30pm The Royle Family (Repeat) "The New Sofa" 11.30pm BBC News, Weather 11.45pm Midnight Mass From Buckfast Abbey led by the abbot of Buckfast, the Rev David Charlesworth OSB 1.00am Film : Man Up (2015) starring Simon Pegg and Lake Bell 2.25am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.30am BBC News BBC1 joins the News Channel BBC1 Wales (As above) BBC1 N.Ireland (As above) BBC1 Scotland (As above except) 11.45pm Christmas Celebration 12.40am The Graham Norton Show 1.30am Film : Man Up (2015) 2.55am Weather for the Week Ahead Christmas Day Tuesday 25th December 2018 BBC1
6.00am Breakfast News, Sport, Business & Weather 9.00am The Gruffalo (Repeat) animation 9.25am The Gruffalo's Child (Repeat) animated sequel 9.55am Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (Repeat) animation 10.00am Christmas Day Eucharist from Oldham Parish Church 11.00am Film : Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) animation 12.20pm BBC News, Weather 12.30pm Top of the Pops Christmas 2018 with Fearne Cotton and Clara Amfo 1.30pm Film : The Good Dinosaur (2016) Premiere animation, Arlo, an apatosaurus, makes an unlikely human friend 3.00pm The Queen 3.10pm Film : The Jungle Book (2016) Premiere a Disney "live action" adaption of their 1967 animation 4.50pm Zog animation 5.15pm BBC News, Weather 5.30pm Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special Caroline Flack, Anita Rani, Jake Wood, Aston Merrygold, Ann Widdecombe and Michael Vaughan return to compete for the Christmas trophy introduced by Tess Daly & Claudia Winkleman 6.45pm Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show featuring music from Katherine Jenkins and Send to All with Chris Kamara 7.45pm Call the Midwife Christmas Special the nuns look after some Chinese orphans whilst the Christmas preparations are made 9.15pm EastEnders Kat finds out the truth about Alfie and Hayley 10.15pm Mrs Brown's Boys "Exotic Mammy" There is a Christmas decoration competition and Agnes enters it 10.50pm Outnumbered Christmas Special 2016 (Repeat) Another chance to see the special from two years ago 11.30pm BBC News, Weather followed by National Lottery Update 11.45pm On Christmas Night with Letitia Wright 11.50pm Have I Got a Bit More 2018 News for You 2018 compilation 12.35am Film : My Week with Marilyn (2011) starring Eddie Redmayne 2.05am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.10am BBC News BBC1 joins the BBC News Channel BBC1 Wales (As above) BBC1 N.Ireland (As above) BBC1 Scotland (As above) Boxing Day Wednesday 26th December 2018 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast News, Sport, Business and Weather 9.00am Film : Strange Magic (2015) animated musical 10.30am Film : The Princess and the Frog (2009) Disney animation 12.00 Snow Chick : A Penguin's Tale (Repeat) narrated by Kate Winslet 1.00pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 1.25pm Film : Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) starring Harrison Ford 3.15pm The Highway Rat (Repeat) animation 3.40pm The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (Repeat) animation 3.50pm Film : Trolls (2016) Première animated children's adventure 5.15pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 5.40pm Film : The BFG (2016) Première starring Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton and Mark Rylance as the BFG 7.30pm The Midnight Gang an adaption of a David Walliams' book 8.30pm EastEnders There's chaos at the Slater's house 9.00pm The ABC Murders based on the Agatha Christie story starring John Malkovich as Hercule Poirot 10.00pm BBC News, Weather followed by National Lottery Update 10.20pm Match of the Day Premier League highlights 11.55pm Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show (Repeat) shown yesterday on BBC1 12.55am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.00am BBC News BBC1 joins the BBC News Channel BBC1 Wales (As above) BBC1 N.Ireland (As above) BBC1 Scotland (As above) Thursday 27th December 2018 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 7.50am Match of the Day 9.25am Film : The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (2012) 10.50am Film : Madagascar : Eascape 2 Africa (2008) 12.10pm Dynasties (Repeat) 1.10pm BBC News,Regional News, Weather 1.30pm Film : Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) 3.20pm Revolting Rhymes 3.50pm Revolting Rhymes 4.20pm Film : Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) Première 5.45pm Pointless Celebrities (Repeat) 6.30pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 7.00pm Celebrity Mastermind 7.30pm EastEnders 8.00pm Holby City 9.00pm The ABC Murders 10.00pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 10.25pm Film : Meet the Fockers (2004) 12.15am Weather for the Week Ahead 12.20am BBC News BBC1 Wales (As above) BBC1 N.Ireland (As above except) 10.25pm Give My Head Peace 10.55pm BBC Arts NI Presents the Lyric at 50 11.25pm Film : Meet the Fockers (2004) 1.15am BBC News BBC1 Scotland (As above except) 8.00pm River City (Until 9.00pm) 10.25pm Holby City 11.25pm Film : Meet the Fockers (2004) 1.15am Sportscene 2.15am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.20am BBC News Friday 28th December 2018 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.00am Film : Turbo (2013) 10.25am Film : Madagascar 3 : Europe's Most Wanted (2012) 11.50am Dynasties (Repeat) 12.50pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 1.15pm Film : Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 3.15pm Stick Man (Repeat) 3.40pm Zog (Repeat) 4.10pm Film : Wreck-it Ralph (2012) 5.45pm Pointless 6.30pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 7.00pm Take That : We've Come a Long Way 8.00pm EastEnders 8.30pm A Question of Sport 9.00pm The ABC Murders 10.00pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather followed by National Lottery Update 10.30pm Would I Lie to You at Christmas? 11.00pm Sport Relief : the Final Score 12.00 Ariana Grande at the BBC (Repeat) 1.00am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.05am BBC News BBC1 Wales (As above except) 8.30pm Welsh Sports Review (Until 9.00pm) 10.30pm A Question of Sport (Until 11.00pm) BBC1 N.Ireland (As above except) 10.30pm The Blame Game (Until 11.00pm) BBC1 Scotland (As above) Saturday 29th December 2018 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 10.00am Saturday Kitchen 11.30am Nigel Slater's New Year Suppers (Repeat) 12.00 Football Focus 1.00pm BBC News, Weather 1.15pm Film : Chicken Run (2000) 2.35pm Film : Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) 4.30pm Final Score 5.10pm Top of the Pops New Year 6.10pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 6.30pm Celebrity Mastermind 7.00pm Pointless Celebrities 7.50pm Film : Ant-Man (2015) Première 9.35pm Mrs Brown's Boys 10.10pm BBC News, Weather followed by National Lottery Update 10.30pm Match of the Day 11.50pm The NFL Show 12.20am Film : Reign of Fire (2001) 1.55am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.00am BBC News BBC1 Wales (As above) BBC1 N.Ireland (As above except) 5.00pm Final Score from N.I. (Until 5.10pm) BBC1 Scotland (As above except) 4.50pm Sportscene Results (until 5.10pm) Sunday 30th December 2018 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 8.00am Match of the Day (Repeat) 9.20am Film : Bolt (2008) 10.45am Film : The BFG (2016) 12.35pm Dynasties (Repeat) 1.35pm BBC News, Weather for the Week Ahead 1.50pm Songs of Praise : Scottish Big Sing 2.25pm Film : Cinderella (2015) 4.05pm Film : How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) 5.35pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 6.00pm Countryfile 7.00pm Spy in the Snow 8.00pm Antiques Roadshow 9.00pm Les Miserables 10.00pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 10.30pm Match of the Day 2 11.45pm Film : War of the Worlds (2005) 1.30am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.35am BBC News BBC1 Wales (As above) BBC1 N.Ireland (As above except) 10.30pm NI Trending 11.30pm Match of the Day 2 12.45am Would I Lie to You at Christmas? 1.15am BBC News BBC1 Scotland (As above except) 11.45pm Sportscene 12.45am Film : War of the Worlds (2005) 2.30am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.35am BBC News New Year's Eve Monday 31st December 2018 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.00am Film : Planes (2013) 10.20am Film : The Croods (2013) 11.50am Dynasties (Repeat) 12.50pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 1.10pm Prince, Son and Heir : Charles at 70 (Repeat) 2.10pm Match of the Day - The 2018 World Cup Story 2.40pm Film : Big Hero 6 ( 2014) 4.15pm Film : Maleficent (2014) 5.45pm Pointless 6.30pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather*** 7.00pm The Two Ronnies Sketchbook (Repeat) 7.30pm Celebrity Mastermind*** 8.00pm EastEnders 8.30pm Would I Lie to You at Christmas? (Repeat) 9.00pm Film : Absolutely Fabulous the Movie (2016) Première 10.25pm BBC News, Weather 10.40pm The Graham Norton Show 11.35pm Madness Rocks Big Ben Live 11.55am New Year's Eve Fireworks 12.15am Madness Rocks Big Ben Live 1.00am Still Game (Repeat) 1.30am Film : Kinky Boots (2005) 3.10am Weather for the Week Ahead 3.15am BBC News ***Following the death of Dame June Whitfield the BBC 1 New Year's Eve schedule was changed to 6.30pm News 6.50pm Regional News 7.00pm The Two Ronnies Sketchbook 7.30pm TERRY AND JUNE 8.00pm EastEnders BBC1 Wales (As above) BBC1 N.Ireland (As above) BBC1 Scotland (As Above except) 7.00pm The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 8.30pm Celebrity Mastermind*** 9.00pm Would I Lie to You at Christmas? 9.30pm BBC News, reporting Scotland 9.50pm Hogmanay Live Preview 10.00pm Gary Goes to Hollywood 11.00pm Only an Excuse? 11.30pm Hogmanay Live 12.30am Still Game 1.00am The Graham Norton Show 1.50am Film : Absolutely Fabulous : The Movie (2016) 3.15am Weather for the Week Ahead 3.20am BBC News *** Following the death of Dame June Whitfield this programme was replaced by 8.30pm Terry and June New Year's Day Tuesday 1st January 2019 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.00am Film : Planes : Fire and Rescue (2014) 10.15am Film : Home (2009) 11.40am Dynasties (Repeat) 12.40pm BBC News, Weather 12.55pm The Archbishop of Canterbury's New Year Message 1.00pm Film : The Railway Children (1970) 2.45pm Planet Earth II : A World of Wonder (Repeat) 3.45pm Film : The Jungle Book (1967) 5.00pm Film : Inside Out (2015) Premiere 6.30pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 7.00pm Doctor Who : Resolution 8.00pm EastEnders 9.00pm Luther 10.00pm Mrs Brown's Boys 10.35pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 10.55pm Film : Avengers : Age of Ultron (2015) 1.05am Weather for the Weekend 1.10am BBC News BBC1 Wales (As above) BBC1 N.Ireland (As above) BBC1 Scotland (As above except) 12.55pm Resolutions (until 1.00pm) Wednesday 2nd January 2019 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.15am Countryfile Winter Diaries (Repeat) 10.00am Homes Under the Hammer 11.00am Wanted Down Under 11.45am Caught Red Handed 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 1.45pm Film : Jane Eyre (2011) 3.35pm Escape to the Country (Repeat) 4.15pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (Repeat) 5.15pm Pointless 6.00pm BBC News 6.30pm Regional News 7.00pm Celebrity Mastermind 7.30pm A Question of Sport 8.00pm Holby City 9.00pm Luther 10.00pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather followed by National Lottery Update 10.45pm Match of the Day 12.20am Film : Lara Croft : Tomb Raider (2001) 1.55am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.00am BBC News BBC1 Wales (As above except) 7.30pm Dirty Vegan (Until 8.00pm) BBC1 N.Ireland (As above) BBC1 Scotland (As above except) 8.00pm River City (Until 9.00pm) 10.45pm Holby City 11.45pm Match of the Day 1.20am Film : Lara Croft : Tomb Raider (2001) 2.55am Weather for the Week Ahead 3.00am BBC News Thursday 3rd January 2019 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.15am Countryfile Winter Diaries (Repeat) 10.00am Homes Under the Hammer (Repeat) 11.00am Wanted Down Under 11.45am Caught Red Handed (Repeat) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 1.00pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 1.45pm The Blake Mysteries 2.30pm Escape to the Country (Repeat) 3.30pm Money for Nothing (Repeat) 4.15pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 5.15pm Pointless 6.00pm BBC News, Weather 6.30pm Regional News 7.00pm Wallace and Gromit : The Wrong Trousers (Repeat) 7.30pm EastEnders 8.00pm Celebrity Mastermind 8.30pm EastEnders 9.05pm Luther 10.05pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 10.50pm Mrs Brown's Boys (Repeat) 11.25pm Film : Flatliners (1990) 1.15am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.20am BBC News BBC1 Wales (As above) BBC1 N.Ireland (As above) BBC1 Scotland (As above) Friday 4th January 2019 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.15am Countryfile Winter Diaries (Repeat) 10.00am Homes Under the Hammer 11.00am Wanted Down Under 11.45am Caught Red Handed 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 1.45pm The Blake Mysteries 2.30pm Escape to the Country (Repeat) 3.30pm Money for Nothing (Repeat) 4.15pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (Repeat) 5.15pm Pointless 6.00pm BBC News, Weather 6.30pm Regional News 7.00pm Blue Planet II : Oceans of Wonder 8.00pm EastEnders 8.30pm Celebrity Mastermind 9.00pm Luther 10.00pm BBC News, Regional News, Weather 10.35pm Graham Norton's Good Story Guide 11.25pm Cuckoo 11.50pm Film : You Again (2010) 1.30am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.35am BBC News BBC1 Wales (As above except) 7.00pm A Question of Sport 7.30pm Wynne at the Deep End (Until 8.00pm) BBC1 N.Ireland (As above) BBC1 Scotland (As above) |
Saturday 22nd December 2018
BBC2 6.00am Top Class (Repeat) 6.30am This Farming Life (Repeat) 7.00am Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge (Repeat) 8.30am The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas (Repeat) 9.15am The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas (Repeat) 10.00am Film : The Muppets (2011) 11.35am Film : Cars 2 (2011) 1.15pm Equestrian : Olympia Horse Show 4.25pm Film : Finding Neverland (2004) 6.00pm The Good Life (Repeat) 6.30pm Porridge (Repeat) 7.15pm Film : The Lone Ranger (2013) 9.30pm Live at the Apollo Christmas Special 10.15pm Goodness Gracious Me - 20 Years Innit! 10.55pm Goodness Gracious Me : Christmas Special (Repeat) 11.40pm Film : The Sapphires (2012) 1.20am Film : The Spectacular Now (2013) 2.45am Mary Berry's Christmas Party (Repeat) BBC2 Wales (As above) BBC2 N.Ireland (As above except) 4.25pm Waterworld 4.35pm Dad's Army 5.05pm Film : Grace and Goliath (2018) 6.45pm The Horsey Set .... at Down Royal (Repeat) (until 7.15pm) 10.15pm The Blame Game 10.45pm Goodness Gracious Me - 20 Years Innit! 11.25pm Goodness Gracious Me : Christmas Special (Repeat) 12.15am The 12 Drinks of Christmas (Repeat) 1.15am Wild on Water (Repeat) (until 1.20am) BBC2 Scotland (As above) Sunday 23rd December 2018 BBC2 6.00am Darcey Bussell : Dancing to Happiness (Repeat) 7.00am This Farming Life (Repeat) 8.00am Countryfile (Repeat) 8.55am Monty Don's Paradise Gardens (Repeat) 9.55am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11.25am Simply Nigella : Christmas Special (Repeat) 12.25pm The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas (Repeat) 1.10pm Film : Twelfth Night (1996) 3.20pm Back in Time for Christmas (Repeat) 4.20pm Amazing Hotels Christmas Special (Repeat) 5.20pm Film : Alice in Wonderland (2010) 7.00pm Best of Top Gear 8.00pm Dragons' Den 9.00pm Chris and Michaela - Under the Christmas Sky 10.00pm Film : Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) 11.55pm Insert Name Here Christmas Special (Repeat) 12.25am TOTP2 Christmas Special 2013 1.55am Countryfile (Repeat) 2.50am Holby City (Repeat) BBC2 Wales (As above) BBC2 N.Ireland (As above except) 8.55am Wild Tales from the Village (Repeat) (Until 9.55am) BBC2 Scotland (As above except) 8.55am Wild Tales from the Village (Repeat) (Until 9.55am) 3.20pm River City 4.20pm Film : Alice in Wonderland (2010) 6.00pm Sportscene (Until 7.00pm) Christmas Eve Monday 24th December 2018 BBC2
6.15am Family Cooking Showdown (Repeat) today's contestants have to cook a a family treat night meal 7.15am Film : Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings (2012) animation. Tinker Bell breaks the rules by crossing over from Pixie Hollow to Winter Woods 8.25am Equestrian : Olympia Horse Show 2018 highlights with Claire Balding 9.25am Film : Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) starring Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox 11.30am The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas (Repeat) with guest Russell Grant 12.15pm The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas (Repeat) with guests Rev Kate Bottley and Jon Culshaw 1.00pm Film : Romeo & Juliet (2012) starring Douglas Booth and Hailee Steinfeld 2.50pm Back in Time for Christmas (Repeat) "The 1970s, 80s and 90s" 3.50pm Reindeer Family and Me (Repeat) with Gordon Buchanan 4.50pm Chris and Michaela Under the Christmas Sky (Repeat) a search for some of nature's greatest celestial wonders and winter wildlife 5.50pm Carols from King's the annual visit to the chapel of King's College, Cambridge 7.05pm Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (Repeat) Victoria Wood with some Christmas sketches 8.00pm Only Connect Motorheads v Cartoonists 8.30pm Christmas University Challenge Brasenose, Oxford v Bristol 9.00pm Christmas at St Paul's a behind-the-scenes look 10.00pm Film : The Lady in the Van (2015) starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings 11.40pm TOTP2 Christmas Special (Repeat) the 2014 Special featuring Blur, The Pretenders, The Bluebells, Katie Melua, and Cerys Matthews and Tom Jones introduced by Mark Radcliffe 1.10am Inside the Christmas Factory (Repeat) Gregg Wallace visits a chocolate factory 2.10am The Apprentice (Repeat) The Final 3.20am The Apprentice You're Hired (Repeat) with Rhod Gilbert , the winner, runner-up and Lord Sugar BBC2 Wales (As above) BBC2 N.Ireland (As above) BBC2 Scotland (As above) Christmas Day Tuesday 25th December 2018 BBC2
6.25am Film : Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast (2014) animation, Fawn wants to help the Neverbeast 7.30am Film : Rise of the Guardians (2012) animation 9.00am Victorian Bakers at Christmas (Repeat) how the Victorians invented today's Christmas 10.00am Inside the Christmas Factory (Repeat) how some of our festive treats are made 11.00am Carols from King's (Repeat) shown yesterday on BBC2 12.10pm Winter's Weirdest Event (Repeat) with Chris Packham 12.45pm Film : Guys and Dolls (1955) starring Marlon Brando 3.10pm An American in Paris : the Musical with classic Gershwin songs 5.25pm The Queen (Repeat) shown earlier on BBC1 5.40pm Only Connect Quiz Special QI Elves v Inquisitors 6.05pm Christmas University Challenge Westminster University v University of East Anglia 6.35pm Mary Berry's Country House at Christmas Mary visits Yorkshire's Harewood House 7.35pm Dad's Army (Repeat) "Battle of the Giants" Classic Comedy 8.35pm Upstart Crow : A Crow Christmas Carol Can Greene mend his evil ways? 9.15pm Merry Christmas Baby with Gregory Porter and Friends festive music 10.15pm Film : The Duchess (2008) starring Keira Knightley 11.55am Film : Confetti (2006) starring Martin Freeman, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Mangan 1.30am Film : Brooklyn (2015) starring Saoirse Ronan BBC2 Wales (As above) BBC2 N.Ireland (As above) BBC2 Scotland (As above) Boxing Day Wednesday 26th December 2018 BBC2 6.15am Masterchef : The Professionals (Repeat) It's time for the next skills test 7.15am David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities (Repeat) "Extreme Babies" 7.45am Film : The Adventures of Tintin : The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) animation with Jamie Bell as Tintin 9.15am Amazing Hotels : Life Beyond the Lobby (Repeat) "Ice Hotel, Sweden" 10.20am Film : The Young Victoria (2009) starring Emily Blunt 12.00 Victoria and Albert : The Royal Wedding (Repeat) the wedding is re-staged by historian Lucy Worsley 1.30pm The Culture Show : The Secret Life of Mary Poppins (Repeat) presented by Victoria Coren-Mitchell who explores the complicated life of author P L Travers 2.30pm Film : Saving Mr Banks (2013) starring Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks 4.30pm Final Score today's football results with Jason Mohammad 5.15pm Porridge Christmas Special (Repeat) "The Desperate Hours" 5.55pm Christmas University Challenge Pembroke College, Cambridge v King's London 6.25pm Dad's Army Christmas Special (Repeat) "My Brother and I" 7.05pm The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show 1971 (Repeat) with guests Glenda Jackson, Andre Previn and Shirley Bassey 7.50pm The Morecambe & Wise Show : The Lost Tapes starring Chris Langford 8.30pm The Morecambe & Wise Show : The Lost Tapes with Ronnie Carroll 9.00pm Ken Dodd : How Tickled We Were celebrating the life of the famous entertainer 10.15pm Torvill and Dean : The Perfect Day (Repeat) their 1984 Olympic gold performance 11.15pm Dragons' Den (Repeat) more entrepreneurs present their inventions 12.15am Film : Starter for 10 (2006) comedy starring James McEvoy 1.50am Christmas at St Paul's (Repeat) a behind-the-scenes look 2.50am My Faith and Me - J J Chalmers (Repeat) how his faith helped him deal with his disabilities BBC2 Wales (As above except) 1.30pm Weatherman Walking 1.45pm Give a Dog a Home 2.15pm Scrum V Live : Bedwas v Ebbw Vale (until 4.30pm) BBC1 N.Ireland (As above except) 5.00pm Final Score from NI (until 5.15pm) 10.15pm The Nathan Carter Christmas Special (Repeat) 11.15pm Torvill and Dean : The Perfect Day (Repeat) (until 12.15am) BBC2 Scotland (As above except) 4.30pm Sportscene Results (Until 5.15pm) Thursday 27th December 2018 BBC2 6.00am Masterchef : The Professionals (Repeat) 7.00am David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities (Repeat) 7.30am This Farming Life (Repeat) 8.30am Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge (Repeat) 9.30am Great British Menu (Repeat) 10.30am Great Indian Railway Journeys (Repeat) 11.30am Wild Ireland : The Edge of the World (Repeat) 12.30pm Wild Ireland : The Edge of the World (Repeat) 1.30pm Film : The Desert Fox (1951) (b&w) 2.55pm Film : The Heroes of Telemark (1965) 5.00pm Inside the Factory (Repeat) 6.00pm Grizzly Bear Cubs and Me (Repeat) 7.00pm Dad's Army (Repeat) 7.30pm Christmas University Challenge 8.00pm Masterchef : The Professionals Rematch 9.00pm The Snow Wolf : A Winter's Tale 10.00pm Frankie Boyle's New World Order 2018 10.40pm 2018 : A Year in the Life of a Year 11.10pm No Activity - Christmas Special 12.00 NFL This Week 12.50am Film : Jimi : All is By My Side (2013) 2.40am Babies : Their Wonderful World (Repeat) 3.40am School (Repeat) 4.40am Heir Hunters with Michael Buerk (Repeat) BBC2 Wales (As above except) 5.00pm Back in Time for the Factory 6.00pm Children in Need : the Big welsh Show 7.00pm Weatherman Walking (Until 7.30pm) BBC2 N.Ireland (As above except) 7.00pm Ireland's Hockey World Cup : Live Like Legends (Until 7.30pm) BBC2 Scotland (As above except) 5.00pm Grizzly Bear Cubs and Me 6.00pm Sportscene 7.00pm Roads Less Travelled : Atlantic Way Friday 28th December 2018 BBC2 6.30am Dynasties (Repeat) 7.30am Nature's Biggest Beasts (Repeat) 8.30am This Farming Life (Repeat) 9.30am Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge (Repeat) 10.30am Great British Menu (Repeat) 11.30am Great Indian Railway Journeys (Repeat) 12.30pm Film : Emma (1996) 2.25pm Film : Brideshead Revisited (2008) 4.30pm Inside the Factory (Repeat) 5.30pm Masterchef : The Professionals Rematch (Repeat) 6.30pm Grizzly Bear Cubs and Me (Repeat) 7.30pm Mastermind 8.00pm Christmas University Challenge 8.30pm Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs (Repeat) 9.00pm Billy Connolly - Made in Scotland 10.00pm Billy Connolly : BAFTA Tribute (Repeat) 11.10pm Film : Quartet (2012) 12.40am Ken Dodd : How Tickled We Were (Repeat) 1.55am This is My Song (Repeat) 2.55am Amazing Hotels Christmas Special (Repeat) BBC2 Wales (As above except) 4.30pm Back in Time for the Factory (Until 5.30pm) 6.30pm Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs (Until 7.30pm) 8.30pm Dad's Army (Until 8.30pm) BBC2 N.Ireland (As above) BBC2 Scotland (As above except) 4.30pm Grizzly Bear Cubs and Me (Until 5.30pm) 6.30pm Roads Less Travelled : Atlantic Way (Until 7.30pm) 8.00pm Christmas University Challenge (Until 8.30pm) Saturday 29th December 2018 BBC2 6.30am This Farming Life (Repeat) 7.30am Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge (Repeat) 8.30am Great British Menu (Repeat) 9.30am Great Indian Railway Journeys (Repeat) 10.30am Film : Bill (2015) 11.30am The Super Squirrels (Repeat) 1.00pm Film : Dunkirk (1958) (b&w) 3.10pm The Lake District : A Wild Year (Repeat) 4.10pm Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants (Repeat) 5.10pm Inside the Factory (Repeat) 6.10pm Kylie Minogue : Reel Stories 6.40pm Judi Dench : My Passion for Trees (Repeat) 7.40pm Nothing Like a Dame (Repeat) 9.00pm Film : Philomena (2013) 10.30pm QI XL Christmas Special 11.15pm Frankie Boyle's New World Order 2018 (Repeat) 11.55pm Stewart Lee : Content Provider (Repeat) 1.55am Film : Home from Home : Chronicle of Vision (2013) (Part 1) BBC2 Wales (As above except) 5.10pm Back in Time for the Factory (until 6.15pm) BBC2 N.Ireland (As above except) 5.10pm Children in Need 2018 Northern Ireland's Best Bits (Repeat) 6.15pm Kylie Minogue : Reel Stories (until 6.40pm) BBC2 Scotland (As above) Sunday 30th December 2018 BBC2 6.20am David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities (Repeat) 6.50am This Farming Life (Repeat) 7.50am Countryfile (Repeat) 8.45am Monty Don's Paradise Gardens (Repeat) 9.45am Saturday Kitchen Best Bits 11.15am Great British Menu (Repeat) 12.15pm Film : Young Winston (1972) 2.30pm Gorilla Family and Me (Repeat) 3.30pm Gorilla Family and Me (Repeat) 4.30pm Inside the Factory (Repeat) 5.30pm Film : Porridge (1979) 7.00pm Best of Top Gear 8.00pm Dragons' Den : Pitches to Riches? 9.00pm Cities : Natures New Wild 10.00pm Mock the Week Christmas Special (Repeat) 10.30pm Film : Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018) Premiere 12.00 Film : Cavalry (2013) 1.40am Film : Home from Home Chronicle of a Vision (Part 2) 3.40am Christmas at St Paul's (Repeat) 4.40am My Faith and Me : Gavin Peacock (Repeat) BBC2 Wales (As above except) 4.30pm Back in Time for the Factory (until 5.30pm) 10.00pm Andrew Davies : Rewriting the Classics 11.00pm Film : Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018) BBC2 N.Ireland (As above except) 4.30pm BBC Proms (until 5.30pm) 10.00pm Ireland's Hockey World Cup : Live Like Legends (Repeat) (until 10.30pm) BBC2 Scotland (As above except) 4.30pm River City 5.30pm Christmas University Challenge 6.00pm Sportscene 7.00pm Proms in the Park (until 8.00pm) New Year's Eve Monday 31st December 2018 BBC2 6.20am The Pope and I (Repeat) 6.50am Family Cooking Showdown (Repeat) 7.50am This Farming Life (Repeat) 8.50am Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge (Repeat) 9.50am Great British Menu (Repeat) 10.50am Super Fast Falcon (Repeat) 11.50am Great Indian Railway Journeys (Repeat) 12.50pm Film : Death on the Nile (1978) 3.10pm Film : Evil Under the Sun (1982) 5.00pm Mary Berry's Country House at Christmas (Repeat) 6.00pm Inside the Factory (Repeat)*** 7.00pm Christmas University Challenge*** 7.30pm Film : Ethel & Ernest (2016)*** 9.00pm Raymond Briggs, Snowmen Bogeymen and Milkmen 10.00pm QI XL (Repeat) 10.45pm Live at the Apollo Christmas Special (Repeat) 11.15pm Jools Annual Hootenanny 1.30am Best of Glastonbury 2017 (Repeat) 3.40am Reading Festival 2018 : The Best Bits (Repeat) ***Following the death of Dame June Whitfield the BBC 2 New Year's Eve schedule was changed to 5.00pm Mary Berry's Country House at Christmas 6.00pm Film : Ethel & Ernest (2016) 7.30pm University Challenge 8.00pm THE MANY FACES OF JUNE WHITFIELD 9.00pm Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen & Milkmen BBC2 Wales (As above except) 6.00pm Back in Time for the Factory** (until 7.00pm) **The BBC 2 Wales schedule was changed following the death of Dame June Whitfield to 5.00pm Back in Time for the Factory 6.00pm Film : Ethel & Ernest (2016) 7.30pm University Challenge 8.00pm The Many Faces of June Whitfield BBC2 N.Ireland (As above) BBC2 Scotland (As above) New Year's Day Tuesday 1st January 2019 BBC2 6.30am Zog 7.00am Puerto Rico : Island of Enchantment (Repeat) 8.00am An American in Paris - the Musical (Repeat) 10.15am New Year's Day Concert from Vienna 12.45pm Nature's Weirdest Events (Repeat) 1.30pm Film :Monkey Kingdom (2015) Premiere 2.50pm Film : The Eagle Has Landed (1976) 5.00pm Film : The Finest Hours (2016) Premiere 6.55pm The Archbishop of Canterbury's New Year Message (Repeat) 7.00pm The Snow Wolf : A Winter's Tale (Repeat) 8.00pm Only Connect 8.30pm Christmas University Challenge 9.00pm Amazon : Earth's Great Rivers 10.00pm Film : The Revenant (2015) Premiere 12.25am Film : Young Frankenstein (1974) 2.05am Film : Ant Man (2015) BBC2 Wales (As above except) 1.30pm Weatherman Walking 1.45pm Welsh Sports Review 2.15pm Scrum V Live : Cardiff RFC v Pontypridd 4.30pm Extreme Wales BBC2 N.Ireland (As above except) 10.00pm Robert Campbell, Mountain Man (Repeat) 11.00pm Film : The Revenant (2015) 1.25am Mock the Week Christmas Special (Repeat) 1.55am Waterworld 2.05am Film : Ant-Man (2015) BBC2 Scotland As Above except 6.55pm Resolutions (Until 7.00pm) 10.00pm In Sight of Home 11.00pm Film : The Revenant (2015) Wednesday 2nd January 2019 BBC2 6.40am Trust Me, I'm a Doctor (Repeat) 7.10am See Hear on Tour : Rome 7.40am Great British Menu (Repeat) 8.10am Film : Swallows and Amazons (1974) 9.40am Film : The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) 11.00am BBC Newsroom Live 1.00pm Coast (Repeat) 1.25pm David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities (Repeat) 1.55pm Kangaroo Dundee and Other Animals (Repeat) 2.55pm Kangaroo Dundee and Other Animals (Repeat) 3.55pm Film : Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) 5.15pm Flog It! (Repeat) 6.00pm Eggheads 6.30pm Galapagos (Repeat) 7.30pm Christmas University Challenge 8.00pm Tom Kerridge's Fresh Start 8.30pm The Twinstitute 9.00pm Nile : Earth's Great Rivers 10.00pm Insert Name Here 10.30pm Dragons' Den : Pitches for Riches? (Repeat) 11.30pm NFL This Week 12.20am See Hear on Tour : Rome (Repeat) 12.50am Spy in the Snow (Repeat) 1.50am Grizzly Bear Cubs and Me (Repeat) 2.50am School (Repeat) BBC2 Wales (As above except) 5.15pm Extreme Wales 5.45pm Flog It! (until 6.00pm) BBC2 N.Ireland (As above except) 10.30pm NI Trending (until 11.30pm) BBC2 Scotland (As above) Thursday 3rd January 2019 BBC2 6.20am Wanted Down Under (Repeat) 7.05am Masterchef : The Professionals (Repeat) 8.05am Film : Angels One Five (1954) 9.40am Film : The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) 11.00am BBC Newsroom Live 1.00pm Coast : The Great Storm of 1703 1.30pm Growing Up Wild : Natural World (Repeat) 2.30pm A Place to Call Home (Repeat) 3.20pm Film : The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) 5.00pm Hairy Bikers' Kitchen Cookbook (Repeat) 5.15pm Flog It! (Repeat) 6.00pm Eggheads 6.30pm Galapagos (Repeat) 7.30pm Christmas University Challenge 8.00pm Back in Time for School 9.00pm Mississippi : Earth's Great Rivers 10.00pm Island of Dreams 10.30pm The "Christmas" Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan (Repeat) 11.30pm Ed Sheeran : Radio 2 in Concert (Repeat) 12.25am No Activity - Christmas Special (Repeat) 1.20am Nadiya's Asian Odyssey (Repeat) 2.15am This is My Song (Repeat) 3.15am Countryfile (Repeat) BBC2 Wales (As above except) 1.00pm Grand Tours of Scotland 1.10pm Film : Monkey Kingdom (2015) (Until 2.30pm) 5.00pm Extreme Wales 5.30pm Flog It! (Until 6.00pm) 10.30pm Andrew Davies : Rewriting the Classics BBC2 N.Ireland (As above) BBC2 Scotland (As above) Friday 4th January 2019 BBC2 6.00am Wanted Down Under (Repeat) 6.45am Dynasties (Repeat) 7.45am Film : Great Expectations (1946) 9.40am Film : The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (b&w) 11.00am BBC Newsroom Live 1.00pm Coast (Repeat) 1.30pm Pygmy Hippo : a Very Secret Life (Repeat) 2.30pm A Place to Call Home (Repeat) 3.20pm Film : Into the Woods (2014) 5.15pm Flog It! (Repeat) 6.00pm Galapagos (Repeat) 7.00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 8.00pm Christmas University Challenge 8.30pm Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs 9.00pm Billy Connolly : Made in Scotland 10.00pm Billy Connolly : A Scot in the Arctic (Repeat) 10.50pm Film : What We Did on Our Holiday (2014) 12.20am Film : The History Boys (2006) 2.10am Victoria and Albert : The Royal Wedding (Repeat) 3.40am Doctor Who (Repeat) 4.40am The "Christmas" Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan (Repeat) BBC2 Wales (As above except) 8.30pm Weatherman Walking (Until 9.00pm) BBC2 N.Ireland (As above) BBC2 Scotland (As above) |