BBC CHRISTMAS TV 2016
Saturday 17th December 2016
BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 10.00am Saturday Kitchen Live 11.30am James Martin Home Comforts at Christmas (Repeat) 12.00 Football Focus 1.00pm BBC News 1.10pm Weather 1.15pm Sports Personality of the Year : Contenders 2.15pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 3.15pm Escape to the Country (Repeat) 4.00pm Final Score 5.30pm BBC News 5.40pm Regional News, Weather 5.50pm Pointless Celebrities - SPOTY Special 6.40pm Strictly Come Dancing : the Final 8.55pm Michael McIntyre's Big Show 9.55pm BBC News, Weather 10.15pm The National Lottery Live 10.20pm Match of the Day 11.45pm The NFL Show 12.15am Film : Old School (2003) 1.45am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.50am BBC News Sunday 18th December 2016 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 7.40am Match of the Day (Repeat) 9.00am The Andrew Marr Show 10.00am Fern Britton Meets...Rebecca Ferguson 11.00am Sunday Politics 12.15pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 1.00pm BBC News, Weather 1.15pm Flog It! (Repeat) 2.10pm Elizabeth at 90 : A Family Tribute (Repeat) 3.40pm Planet Earth II (Repeat) 4.40pm Songs of Praise 5.15pm BBC News 5.30pm Regional News, Weather 5.40pm Countryfile 6.40pm Sports Pesonality of the Year * 9.00pm The Apprentice : the Final 10.00pm The Apprentice You're Hired 11.00pm BBC News 11.20pm Regional News, Weather 11.30pm Walliams and Friend (Repeat) 12.00 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 12.45am Weather for the Week Ahead 12.50am BBC News * Live programme - subsequent programmes may run late Monday 19th December 2016 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.15am Christmas City 10.00am Christmas Kitchen 11.15am Homes Under the Hammer (Repeat) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 1.00pm BBC News 1.30pm Regional News, Weather 1.45pm Film : Cool Runnings (1993) 3.20pm The Nativity (Repeat) 3.50pm Film : Madagascar (2005) 5.10pm Donkey's Carolling Christmas-Tacular 5.15pm Pointless (Repeat) 6.00pm BBC News, Weather 6.30pm Regional News, Weather 7.00pm Celebrity Mastermind 7.30pm Panorama : John Simpson 50 Years on the Frontline 8.00pm EastEnders 8.30pm Would I Lie to You? At Christmas 9.00pm Last Tango in Halifax 10.00pm BBC News 10.30pm Regional News, Weather 10.45pm Match of the Day 2 11.55pm Citizen Khan (Repeat) 12.25am The Graham Norton Show (Repeat) 1.10am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.15am BBC News Tuesday 20th December 2016 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.15am Christmas City 10.00am Christmas Kitchen 11.15am Homes Under the Hammer (Repeat) 12.15am Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 1.00pm BBC News, Weather 1.30pm Regional News, Weather 1.45pm Film : Rise of the Guardians (2012) 3.10pm The Nativity (Repeat) 3.45pm Film : Madagascar : Escape 2 Africa (2008) 5.00pm The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (Repeat) 5.15pm Pointless (Repeat) 6.00pm BBC News, Weather 6.30pm Regional News, Weather 7.00pm Celebrity Mastermind 7.30pm EastEnders 8.00pm Holby City 9.00pm Last Tango in Halifax 10.00pm BBC News 10.30pm Regional News, Weather 10.45pm Darcey Bussell : Looking for Margot 11.45pm Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (Repeat) 12.45am Weather for the Week Ahead 12.50am BBC News Wednesday 21st December 2016 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.15am Christmas City 10.00am Christmas Kitchen 11.15am Homes Under the Hammer (Repeat) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 1.00pm BBC News, Weather 1.30pm Regional News, Weather 1.45pm Film : Puss in Boots (2011) 3.05pm Puss in Boots : The Three Diablos (Repeat) 3.20pm The Nativity (Repeat) 3.50pm Film : Madagascar 3 : Europe's Most Wanted (2012) 5.15pm Pointless (Repeat) 6.00pm BBC News, Weather 6.30pm Regional News, Weather 7.00pm Celebrity Mastermind 7.30pm A Question of Sport Christmas Special 8.00pm Watchdog 9.00pm Six Wives with Lucy Worsley 10.00pm BBC News, Weather 10.30pm Regional News, Weather 10.45pm Mrs Brown's Boys (Repeat) 11.15pm Who do You Think You Are? (Repeat) 12.15am The Apprentice (Repeat) 1.20am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.25am BBC News Thursday 22nd December 2016 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.15am Christmas City 10.00am Christmas Kitchen 11.15am Homes Under the Hammer (Repeat) 12.00 Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 1.00pm BBC News, Weather 1.30pm Regional News, Weather 1.45pm Film : The Santa Clause 3 : The Escape Clause (2006) 3.10pm The Nativity (Repeat) 3.40pm Film : How to Train Your Dragon (2010) 5.15pm Pointless (Repeat) 6.00pm BBC News, Weather 6.30pm Regional News, Weather 7.00pm Celebrity Mastermind 7.30pm EastEnders 8.00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 9.00pm The Royle Family - (The Queen of Sheba) 10.00pm BBC News 10.30pm Regional News, Weather 10.45pm Mrs Brown's Boys (Repeat) 11.15pm Katherine Jenkins : Home for Christmas (Repeat) 12.15am Have I Got Old News For You (Repeat) 12.45am Weather for the Week Ahead 12.50am BBC News Friday 23rd December 2016 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.15am Christmas City 10.00am Christmas Kitchen 11.15am Homes Under the Hammer (Repeat) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 1.00pm BBC News, Weather 1.30pm Regional News, Weather 1.45pm Father Brown (The Star of Jacob) 2.40pm On Angel Wings (Repeat) 3.10pm Film : Oz : The Great and Powerful (2013) 5.15pm Pointless (Repeat) 6.00pm BBC News, Weather 6.30pm Regional News, Weather 7.00pm Strictly Len Goodman 8.00pm EastEnders 8.30pm Citizen Khan 9.00pm Have I Got 2016 News for You 9.30pm Walliams and Friend 10.00pm BBC News 10.25pm Regional News, Weather 10.35pm The Graham Norton Show 11.25pm Mrs Brown's Boys (Repeat) 11.55pm The NFL Show 12.25am Film : Signs (2002) 2.05am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.10am BBC News Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 2016 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 10.00am Saturday Kitchen John Torode presents the cookery show, and is joined by chefs Theo Randall and Olia Hercules, and actress Charlotte Ritchie 11.30am Film : Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) animation, with the voice of Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge 1.00pm BBC News, Weather 1.15pm Winter : Earth's Seasonal Secrets Documentary exploring how various animals survive winter 2.15pm Film : The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian (2008) starring Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley 4.30pm Shrek the Halls (Repeat) animation 4.50pm Film : Penguins of Madagascar (2014) Première animation, with the voice of Benedict Cumberbatch 6.15pm BBC News 6.25pm Regional News, Weather 6.30pm Pointless Celebrities Christmas A festive special of the quiz, featuring Lesley Joseph, Duncan James, Faye Tozer, Bobby Davro, Joe Pasquale, Wendi Peters, Natasha Hamilton, Keith Chegwin 7.25pm Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show with Michael Ball and Alfie Boe, Catherine Tate's "Nan", Harry Enfield's "Kevin the Teenager" and Aled Jones' Send to All 8.25pm EastEnders Phil is given some tough love by both Shirley and Denise, Linda receives devastating family news and Dot closes up for the final time 9.00pm David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey David Walliams hosts this special night of entertainment paying tribute ahead of her 80th birthday in January 10.05pm Peter Kay's Christmas Comedy Shuffle Clips from the comedian's TV career including Car Share and Phoenix Nights and a seasonal singalong with Paul McCartney 10.50pm The Vicar of Dibley (Repeat) Winter Alice goes into labour during Dibley's unconventional Nativity play 11.30pm BBC News, Weather 11.45pm Midnight Mass from St Chad's Catholic Cathedral The Most Rev Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham, leads a Midnight Mass 1.00am Film : Surviving Christmas (2004) starring Ben Affleck, Christina Applegate, James Gandolfini 2.25am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.30am BBC News Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 2016 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.00am Cbeebies' The Nutcracker 9.45am Dragons : Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (Repeat) 10.00am Christmas Day Service : Live From Bristol Cathedral a traditional Holy Communion 11.00am Songs of Praise : Christmas Big Sing 11.40am BBC News, Weather 11.50am Film : The Croods (2013) animation, with the voices of Nicolas Cage and Ryan Reynolds 1.20pm Shaun the Sheep : The Farmers Llamas (Repeat) 1.50pm Top of the Pops Christmas 2.50pm BBC News, Weather 3.00pm The Queen 3.10pm Film : Frozen (2013) Première animation, withe the voices of Kristen Bell, and Idena Menzel 4.45pm The Great Christmas Bake Off 1/2 eight much loved bakers return to join, Mel, Sue, Mary and Paul for a special last outing, part 2 on Boxing Day 5.45pm Doctor Who The Return of Doctor Mysterio The Doctor (Peter Capldi) and Nardole (Matt Lucas) spend Christmas in New York 6.45pm Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special six previous contestants return, Denise Lewis, Frankie Bridge, Pamela Stephenson, Ainsley Harriott, Gethin Jones, and Melvin Odoom 8.00pm Call the Midwife It's 1962, and festivities are interrupted by a letter from a mission clinic in South Africa, which is in danger of closure 9.30pm EastEnders Any hopes of a merry Christmas in Albert Square seem slim with Phil's health deteriorating rapidly 10.30pm Mrs Brown's Boys 1/2 Mammy's Forest Agnes decides she's had enough of Christmas trees, while Grandad's health causes concern 11.00pm The Best of Tracey Ullman's Show highlights from the comedy show 11.30pm BBC News, Weather 11.45pm On Christmas Night 11.50pm Would I Lie to You? At Christmas (Repeat) 12.20am Have I Got a Bit More News for You (Repeat) 1.05am Citizen Khan (Repeat) 1.35am Film : While You Were Sleeping (1995) starring Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher 3.10am Weather for the Week Ahead 3.15am BBC News Boxing Day Monday 26th December 2016 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.00am Film :Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy (2014) Première animation 10.10am Planes (2013) Première animation, with the voice of Dane Cook 11.30am The Great Christmas Bake Off (Repeat) 1/2 12.30pm BBC News, Weather 12.45pm Regional News, Weather 12.50pm Countryfile 1.50pm The Moonstone (Repeat) 1/5 2.40pm Film : Brave (2012) animation, with the voices of Kelly MacDonald and Emma Thompson 4.05pm The Gruffalo (Repeat) animated children's story 4.30pm Film : How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) Première with the voices of Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler 6.05pm BBC News, Weather 6.20pm Regional News, Weather 6.30pm Revolting Rhymes 1/2 Animated version of Roald Dahl's poetic tale blending the stories of Red Riding Hood and Snow White 7.00pm The Great Christmas Bake Off 2/2 part 2 of the last ever Bake Off on the BBC 8.00pm EastEnders shocked to learn of Max's return, Lauren breaks the news to Jane 8.30pm Still Open Hours 1/6 Christmas starring David Jason 9.00pm The Witness for the Prosecution 1/2 Kim Cattrall stars in this new Agatha Christie adaptation 10.00pm Outnumbered Christmas Special Chaos when the Brockmans carry out a special Boxing day mission for Grandad 10.40pm BBC News, Weather 10.55pm Match of the Day Gary Lineker presents highlights of today's Premier League games including Manchester United v Sunderland 12.25am Fleabag (Repeat) 12.55am Fleabag (Repeat) 1.25am Walliams and Friend (Repeat) 1.55am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.00am BBC News Bank Holiday Tuesday 27th December 2016 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 7.35am Match of the Day (Repeat) 9.10am Film : Gnomeo and Juliet (2011) animation 10.25am The Furchester Hotel : a Furchester Christmas Big Bird and Count Von Count visit Elmo 10.50am Film : Cars 2 (2011) animation, with the voices of Owen Wilson and Michael Caine 12.30pm BBC News 12.40pm Regional News, Weather 12.50pm The Moonstone 2/5 1.35pm Film : Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) starring Harrison Ford 3.25pm The Gruffalo's Child animated sequel 3.50pm Film : Mr Peabody and Sherman (2014) Première animation, with the voices of Ty Burrell and Max Charles 5.15pm Pointless (Repeat) 6.00pm BBC News 6.20pm Regional News, Weather 6.30pm Revolting Rhymes 2/2 Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk get the Roald Dahl treatment 7.00pm Celebrity Mastermind 7.30pm EastEnders Max tries to reconcile with his family 8.00pm Holby City Just Get On With It Mo strives to to suppress her true feelings for Mr T. 9.00pm The Witness for the Prosecution 2/2 The Agatha Christie murder mystery continues ... 10.00pm George Michael at the Palais Garnier Paris* 11.00pm BBC News 11.15pm Regional News, Weather, National Lottery Update 11.20pm Walliams and Friend Christmas Special** with Hugh Bonneville 12.00 Mrs Brown's Boys (Repeat) Buckin' Mammy 12.35pm Outnumbrered (Repeat) 1.15am Fleabag (Repeat) 1.45am Fleabag (Repeat) 2.05am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.10am BBC News * Schedule change following the death of George Michael yesterday ** Originally scheduled for 10.00pm Wednesday 28th December 2016 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.00am Film : Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings (2012) 10.10am Justin's House : Cat's First Christmas 10.30am Film : Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) 11.50am Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 12.40pm BBC News, Weather 12.50pm Regional News, Weather 1.00pm The Moonstone (Repeat) 1.45pm Film : Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) 3.35pm Film : Muppets Most Wanted (2014) Première 5.15pm Pointless (Repeat) 6.00pm BBC News, Weather 6.20pm Regional News, Weather 6.30pm Antiques Roadshow 7.30pm Ethel & Ernest 9.00pm Jonathan Creek 10.30pm BBC News, Weather 10.40pm Regional News, Weather 10.50pm Mrs Brown's Boys (Repeat) 11.25pm Sport Relief 2016 : The Final Score 12.25am Fleabag (Repeat) 12.55am Fleabag (Repeat) 1.20am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.25am BBC News Thursday 29th December 2016 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.00am Film : Turbo (2013) 10.25am Go Jetters Christmas Special : The North Pole 10.50am Film : Chicken Run (2000) 12.10pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 12.50pm BBC News 1.05pm Regional News, Weather 1.10pm The Moonstone (Repeat) 1.55pm Film : Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 3.55pm Room on the Broom (Repeat) 4.20pm Film : Shrek the Third (2007) 5.45pm Pointless 6.30pm BBC News 6.45pm Regional News, Weather 7.00pm Celebrity Mastermind 7.30pm EastEnders 8.00pm Life in the Snow 9.00pm To Walk Invisible 11.00pm BBC News 11.10pm Regional News, Weather 11.20pm Film : Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) 1.15am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.20am BBC News Friday 30th December 2016 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 9.00am Film : Shark Tale (2004) 10.20am Wallace and Gromit : The Wrong Trousers (Repeat) 10.50am Film : Flushed Away (2006) 12.10pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 1.10pm BBC News 1.25pm Regional News, Weather 1.35pm The Moonstone 2.20pm Film : Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) 3.40pm Stick Man 4.10pm Film : Wreck-it Ralph (2012) 5.45pm Pointless (Repeat) 6.30pm BBC News 6.45pm Regional News, Weather 7.00pm Celebrity Mastermind 7.30pm A Question of Sport 8.00pm EastEnders 8.30pm Film : Captain America : The Winter Soldier (2014) 10.40pm BBC News 10.50pm Regional News, Weather 11.00pm Still Game (Repeat) 11.30pm Mrs Brown's Boys (Repeat) 12.10am The NFL Show 12.40am Film : Hollywood Homicide (2003) 2.30pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2.35pm BBC News New Year's Eve Saturday 31st December 2016 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 10.00am Saturday Kitchen 11.30am Best Bakes Ever 12.00 Football Focus 1.00pm BBC News, Weather 1.15pm Sport Relief 2016 : The Final Score 2.15pm The Great Christmas Bake Off (Repeat) 3.15pm Darcey Bussell : Looking for Margot (Repeat) 4.15pm Final Score 5.20pm Top of the Pops : New Year 6.20pm Peter Pan Goes Wrong 7.25pm BBC News 7.35pm Regional News, Weather 7.45pm Pointless 8.35pm Casualty 9.25pm The National Lottery Live 9.35pm Mrs Brown's Boys 10.05pm BBC News, Weather 10.25pm The Graham Norton Show 11.25pm Robbie Rocks Big Ben Live 12.00 New Year Fireworks 12.15am Robbie Rocks Big Ben Live (Continued) 12.35am Miranda Hart : My What I Call Live Show 1.40am Walliams and Freind 2.20am Film : Jump (2012) 3.35am Weather for the Week Ahead 3.40am BBC News New Year's Day Saturday 1st January 2017 BBC1 6.00am Breakfast 8.10am Match of the Day (Repeat) 9.35am Film : The Princess and the Frog (2009) 11.10am Film : The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012) 12.35pm Revolting Rhymes (Repeat) 1.05pm Revolting Rhymes (Repeat) 1.35pm BBC News 1.45pm Weather for the Week Ahead 1.50pm The Archbishop of Canterbury's New Year Message 1.55pm Songs of Praise 2.30pm Countryfile 3.30pm Planet Earth II 5.00pm Film : Monsters University (2013) 6.35pm BBC News 6.50pm Regional News, Weather 7.00pm EastEnders 8.00pm Still Open All Hours 8.30pm Sherlock 10.00pm Mrs Brown's Boys 10.35pm BBC News 10.50pm Regional News, Weather 11.00pm Match of the Day 2 12.05am Peter Pan Goes Wrong 1.05am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.10am BBC News |
Saturday 17th December 2016
BBC2 6.50am TV Film : Holiday Affair (1949) 8.15am Film : The Bishop's Wife (1947) 10.00am This Farming Life (Repeat) 11.00am This Farming Life (Repeat) 12.00 Japan : Earth's Enchanted Islands (Repeat) 1.00pm Japan : Earth's Enchanted Islands (Repeat) 2.00pm Japan : Earth's Enchanted Islands (Repeat) 3.00pm Film : The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) 4.35pm Film : Nativity 2 : Danger in the Manger! (2012) 6.25pm Dad's Army (1st ever episode - The Man and the Hour) (Repeat) 6.55pm Operation Snow Tiger 7.55pm Walt Disney 8.55pm Film : Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) 10.25pm QI XL 11.10pm Porridge (Repeat) 11.50pm The Making of Young Men 12.00 Balletboyz : Young Men (Repeat) 1.20am Film : Chances Are (1989) Sunday 18th December 2016 BBC2 6.20am A to Z of TV Gardening (Repeat) 7.05am Big Dreams Small Spaces (Repeat) 8.05am Countryfile (Repeat) 9.00am Natural World (Repeat) 10.00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11.30am The A to Z of Christmas Cooking (Repeat) 12.15pm MOTD2 Extra 1.00pm Tom Kerridge Cooks Christmas (Repeat) 1.30pm Equestrian : Olympia 4.35pm Full Steam Ahead (Repeat) 5.35pm Film : The Terminal (2004) 7.40pm Victoria Wood as Seen on TV Special (Repeat) 8.20pm Best of British : Victoria Wood (Repeat) 9.00pm Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas (Repeat) 10.00pm Victoria Wood : At it Again 11.30pm Film : Last Chance Harvey (2008) 12.55am Countryfile (Repeat) 1.50am Holby City (Repeat) Monday 19th December 2016 BBC2 6.30am Operation People Power with Dave Myers (Repeat) 7.15am Coastal Path (Repeat) 7.45am Great British Menu (Repeat) 8.15am Film : The Game Plan (2007) 10.00am Robot Wars (Repeat) 11.00am Money for Nothing (Revised Repeat) 12.00 The Daily Politics 1.00pm Natural World (Repeat) 1.45pm Nigella's Christmas Kitchen (Repeat) 2.15pm This Farming Life (Repeat) 3.15pm A Place to Call Home (Repeat) 4.00pm Full Steam Ahead (Repeat) 5.00pm Gareth Malone's Great Choir Reunion (Repeat) 6.00pm The Real Marigold Hotel (Repeat) 7.00pm We're Doomed : The Dad's Army Story (Repeat) 8.00pm Christmas University Challenge 8.30pm Only Connect 9.00pm Lenny Henry : A Life on Screen 10.00pm Two Doors Down 10.30pm Two Doors Down 11.00pm TOTP2 Christmas 2015 (Repeat) 12.00 The Choir : Gareth's Best in Britain (Repeat) 1.00am Rick Stein's Long Weekends (Repeat) Tuesday 20th December 2016 BBC2 6.15am Christmas City (Repeat) 7.00am Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 7.45am Fern Britton Meets ...Nigel Benn (Repeat) 8.45am Film : Underdog (2007) 10.00am Robot Wars (Repeat) 11.00am Money for Nothing (Revised Repeat) 12.00 The Daily Politics 1.00pm Natural World (Repeat) 1.45pm Nigella's Christmas Kitchen : the Big Freeze (Repeat) 2.15pm This Farming Life (Repeat) 3.15pm A Place to Call Home (Repeat) 4.00pm Full Steam Ahead (Repeat) 5.00pm Gareth Malone's Great Choir Reunion (Repeat) 6.00pm The Real Marigold Hotel (Repeat) 7.00pm Mary Berry's Absolute Christmas Favourites (Repeat) 7.30pm Christmas University Challenge 8.00pm Masterchef : The Professionals 9.00pm Inside the Christmas Factory 10.00pm Live at the Apollo Christmas Special 10.45pm Upstart Crow (Repeat) 11.15pm NFL This Week 12.05am The Apprentice (Repeat) 1.05am Who Do You Think you Are? (Repeat) Wednesday 21st December 2016 BBC2 6.05am Christmas City (Repeat) 6.50am Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 7.35am Coastal Path (Repeat) 8.05am Great British Menu (Repeat) 8.35am Film : Flight of the Navigator (1986) 10.00am Robot Wars (Repeat) 11.00am Money for Nothing 12.00 Equestrian : Olympia 1.00pm Natural World 1.45pm Nigella's Christmas Kitchen 2.15pm This Farming Life 3.15pm World's Sneakiest Animals 4.00pm Full Steam Ahead 5.00pm Back in Time for Christmas (Repeat) 6.00pm The Real Marigold Hotel (Repeat) 7.00pm Mary Berry's Absolute Christmas Favourites (Repeat) 7.30pm Christmas University Challenge 8.00pm Masterchef : The Professionals 9.00pm The Big life Fix with Simon Reeve 10.00pm Insert Name Here Christmas Special 10.30pm The Premier League Show 11.00pm Lenny Henry : A Life on Screen (Repeat) 12.00 Planet Earth II (Repeat) 1.00am Black is the New Black (Repeat) 1.30am The Selfless Sikh : Faith on the Frontline (Repeat) Thursday 22nd December 2016 BBC2 6.00am Christmas City (Repeat) 6.45am Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 7.30am Coastal Path (Repeat) 8.00am Great British Menu (Repeat) 8.30am Film : The Fox and the Child (2007) 10.00am Robot Wars (Repeat) 11.00am Money for Nothing (Revised Repeat) 12.00 Film : Father of the Bride Part II (1995) 1.45pm Rick Stein's Cornish Christmas (Repeat) 2.15pm This Farming Life (Repeat) 3.15pm World's Sneakiest Animals (Repeat) 4.00pm Full Steam Ahead (Repeat) 5.00pm Back in Time for Christmas (Repeat) 6.00pm Nigella's Christmas Kitchen (Repeat) 6.30pm The Cook Who Changed Our Lives 7.30pm Christmas University Challenge 8.00pm Masterchef : The Professionals (Final) 9.00pm Close to the Enemy 10.00pm QI 10.30pm Mock the Week Christmas Special 11.05pm Film : Alan Partridge : Alpha Papa (2013) 12.30am The Big Life Fix with Simon Reeve (Repeat) 1.30am The Apprentice (Repeat) 2.30am The Apprentice : You're Hired (Repeat) 3.30am Who Do You Think You Are? (Repeat) Friday 23rd December 2016 BBC2 5.45am Christmas City (Repeat) 6.30am Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 7.15am Fern Britton Meets ... Michael Gove (Repeat) 8.15am Film : The Prince and Me (2004) 10.00am Robot Wars (Repeat) 11.00am Money for Nothing 12.00 Film : Sister Act 2 : Back in the Habit (1993) 1.45pm Rick Stein's Cornish Christmas (Repeat) 2.15pm This Farming Life (Repeat) 3.15pm World's Sneakiest Animals (Repeat) 4.15pm Full Steam Ahead (Repeat) 5.15pm Porridge (Repeat) 6.00pm Inside the Christmas Factory (Repeat) 7.00pm Christmas University Challenge 7.30pm Wild Tales from the Village 8.30pm Film : Saving Mr Banks (2013) Première 10.30pm Mock the Week (Repeat) 11.05pm Close to the Enemy (Repeat) 12.05am Film : And Now for Something Completely Different (1972) 1.30am Darcey Bussell : Looking for Margot (Repeat) 2.30am Back in Time for Brixton (Repeat) Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 2016 BBC2 6.15am Film : Mars Needs Moms (2011) animation, A boy stows away on a Martian spaceship. with the voice of Seth Robert Dusky 7.40am The NFL Show (Repeat) 8.10am Film : Hans Christian Andersen (1952) Musical, starring Danny Kaye 10.00am Robot Wars (Repeat) 11.00am Wallace and Gromit : A Close Shave (Repeat) animation 11.30am Nigella's Christmas Kitchen (Repeat) 12.00 The Cook Who Changed Our Lives (Repeat) a profile of Milanese cook and food writer Anna del Conte 1.00pm Film : Splash (1984) starring Daryl Hannah and Tom Hanks 2.45pm Snow Chick : A Penguins Tale (Repeat) 3.45pm Gorilla Family & Me (Repeat) 4.45pm Gorilla Family & Me (Repeat) 5.45pm Carols From King's the traditional carol service from the chapel of King's College, Cambridge 7.00pm Dad's Army (Repeat) Battle of the Giants Mainwaring's platoon have to prove their worth 8.00pm Alan Bennett's Diaries A candid profile of the writer inspired by his diaries 9.00pm Film : The Lady in the Van (2015) Première starring Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent 10.40pm The National Lottery Live The Christmas Eve Draw 10.50pm Christmas TOTP2 Special (Repeat) introduced by Mark Radcliffe, including classics from Wizzard, Slade, Wham! and East 17 12.20am Film : Viva Las Vegas (1964) Musical, starring Elvis Presley 1.40am Countryfile (Repeat) 2.40am Holby City (Repeat) Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 2016 BBC2 6.40am Countryfile (Repeat) 7.35am Film : The Cat in the Hat (2003) starring Mike Myers, Spencer Breslin, Dakota Fanning 8.50am Film : tom thumb (1958) starring Russ Tamblyn 10.20am Film : Bee Movie (2007) animation, with the voices of Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellwegger and Chris Rock 11.40am Carols from King's (Repeat) 12.55pm Wild Tales From the Village (Repeat) 1.55pm The Good Life (Repeat) 2.25pm Film : The Artist (2011) starring Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman 4.00pm Dancing the Nutcracker : Inside the Royal Ballet a behind-the-scenes look at the production 5.30pm The Queen (Repeat) 5.40pm The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show 1976 (Repeat) 6.45pm Christmas University Challenge 7.15pm Blackadder's Christmas Carol (Repeat) 8.00pm Dad's Army (Repeat) Turkey Dinner 8.30pm Gospel Christmas a special gospel singalong from St John at Hackney, London 9.30pm Victorian Bakers at Christmas recreating Victorian Christmas recipes 10.30pm QI XL Noel 11.15pm Film : Great Expectations (1998) starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria 1.15am Film : A Hard Day's Night (1964) starring Wilfrid Brambell and the Beatles Boxing Day Monday 26th December 2016 BBC2 6.15am Natural World (Repeat) 7.15am Nature's Weirdest Events (Repeat) 8.15am Film : Around the World in 80 Days (1956) starring David Niven, Shirley MacLaine 11.00am Film : The Adventures of Tintin : The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) animation, with the voice of Jamie Bell 12.40pm Film : Dances with Wolves (1990) Western, starring Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene 3.30pm Victorian Bakers at Christmas (Repeat) 4.30pm Final Score 5.20pm West Side Stories : The Making of a Classic a look at the creation of the Broadway musical 6.20pm Christmas University Challenge 6.50pm Dad's Army (Repeat) My Brother and I 7.30pm Nature's Weirdest Events with Chris Packham 8.30pm Gordon Buchannan : Elephant Family and Me 1/2 Gordon encounters a family of African elephants in Kenya 9.30pm The Entire Universe Professor Brian Cox and Eric Idle star in this comedy musical telling the story of how the universe began in just one hour 10.30pm Film : Pride (2014) Première starring Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West 12.25am Gospel Christmas (Repeat) 1.25am Film : Tommy (1975) starring Roger Daltrey 3.10am Inside the Christmas Factory (Repeat) Bank Holiday Tuesday 27th December 2016 BBC2 5.50am Natural World (Repeat) 6.50am Fern Britton Meets ...Rebecca Ferguson (Repeat) 7.50am Film : Herbie Rides Again (1974) starring Helen Hayes, Ken Berry, Stefanie Powers 9.15am This Farming Life (Repeat) 10.15am Money For Nothing (Revised Repeat) Upcycling tips 11.15am Film : The Password is Courage (1962) starring Dirk Bogarde (b&w) 1.10pm Film : The Heroes of Telemark (1965) starring Kirk Douglas 3.15pm Nature's Weirdest Events (Repeat) 4.00pm Inside the Factory : Chocolate (Repeat) 5.00pm Tribes, Predators and Me (Repeat) 6.00pm New Zealand : Earth's Mythical Islands (Repeat) 7.00pm Dad's Army (Repeat) For the Love of Three Oranges 7.30pm Christmas University Challenge 8.00pm Gordon Buchannan : Elephant Family and Me 2/2 9.00pm The Real Marigold on Tour 1/2 Florida with Bobby George, Wayne Sleep, Miriam Margolyes and Rosemary Shrager 10.00pm Inside No 9 : the Devil of Christmas A family spending Christmas in an Austrian chalet are warned of a terrible monster 10.30pm Live at the Apollo (Repeat) Christmas Special 2015 11.00pm Insert Name Here Christmas Special (Repeat) 11.30pm NFL This Week 12.20am David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey (Repeat) 1.20am Planet Earth II (Repeat) 2.20am Who Do You Think You Are? (Repeat) Wednesday 28th December 2016 BBC2 5.50am Natural World (Repeat) 6.50am Coastal Path (Repeat) 7.10am Great British Menu (Repeat) 7.50am Film : Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977) 9.30am This Farming Life (Repeat) 10.30am Money for Nothing (Repeat) 11.20am Film : The Alamo (2004) 1.25pm Film : Up Periscope (1959) 3.15pm Natures Weirdest Events (Repeat) 4.00pm Inside the Factory (Repeat) 5.00pm Tribes, Predators and Me (Repeat) 6.00pm New Zealand : Earth's Mythical Islands (Repeat) 7.00pm The Good Life (Repeat) 7.30pm Christmas University Challenge 8.00pm Robot Wars : Battle of the Stars 9.00pm Dragons' Den 10.00pm Live at the Apollo Christmas Special (Revised Repeat) 10.30pm The Real Marigold on Tour (Repeat) 11.30pm Film : Song for Marion (2012) 1.00am Alan Bennett's Diaries (Repeat) 2.20am Film : The Lady in the Van (2015) Thursday 29th December 2016 BBC2 5.50am Natural World (Repeat) 6.50am Coastal Path (Repeat) 7.15am Great British Menu (Repeat) 7.50am Film : Herbie Goes Bananas (1980) 9.20am This Farming Life (Repeat) 10.20am Money for Nothing (Repeat) 11.15am Film : A Distant Trumpet (1964) 1.10pm Film : Hildalgo (2004) 3.15pm Nature's Weirdest Events (Repeat) 4.00pm Inside the Factory (Repeat) 5.00pm Tribes, Predators and Me (Repeat) 6.00pm New Zealand : Earth's Mythical Islands (Repeat) 7.00pm To the Manor Born (Repeat) 7.30pm Christmas University Challenge 8.00pm Robot Wars : Battle of the Stars 9.00pm Charlie Brooker's 2016 Wipe 10.00pm Cunk on Christmas 10.30pm Kevin Bridges : a Whole Different Story 11.30pm A Gert Lush Christmas (Repeat) 12.30am Dragons' Den (Repeat) 1.30am The Great Christmas Bake Off (Repeat) 2.30am Doctor Who (Repeat) Friday 30th December 2016 BBC2 6.25am Meerkats : Secrets of An Animal Superstar (Repeat) 7.25am Great British Menu (Repeat) 7.55am Great British Menu (Repeat) 8.25am Film : Short Circuit (1986) 10.00am This Farming Life (Repeat) 11.00am Money for Nothing 12.00 84 Charing Cross Road 1.35pm Film : Ladies in Lavender (2004) 3.15pm Nature's Weirdest Events (Repeat) 4.00pm Inside the Factory (Repeat) 5.00pm Flog It! (Repeat) 5.30pm The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl (Repeat) 6.30pm Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (Repeat) 8.00pm Judi Dench : All the World's Her Stage 9.00pm The Real Marigold on Tour 10.00pm QI 10.30pm Dara O'Briain Crowd Tickler 11.30pm Stag (Repeat) 12.30am Stag (Repeat) 1.30am Stag (Repeat) 2.30am Victorian Bakers at Christmas (Repeat) 3.30am Wild Tales From the Village (Repeat) New Year's Eve Saturday 31st December 2016 BBC2 6.30am This Farming Life (Repeat) 7.30am The NFL Show (Repeat) 8.00am Robot Wars : Battle of the Stars (Repeat) 9.00am Robot Wars : Battle of the Stars (Repeat) 10.00am Film : You Again (2010) 11.45am Gordon Buchannan : Elephant Family and Me (Repeat) 12.45pm Gordon Buchannan : Elephant Family and Me (Repeat) 1.45pm Film : We Dive at Dawn (1943) 3.20pm Film : The Eagle Has Landed (1976) 5.30pm The Olympic Golden Ball 6.00pm Film : What Women Want (2000) 8.00pm Life in Polar Bear Town with Gordon Buchannan 9.00pm Dragons' Den : Pitches to Riches? 10.00pm Match of the Day 11.20pm Jools Annual Hootenanny 1.25am Best of Glastonbury 2016 New Year's Day Saturday 1st January 2017 BBC2 6.00am Countryfile 6.55am Film : Camelot (1967) 9.45am Saturday Kitchen 11.15am New Year's Day Vienna Concert 2017 12.45pm Grand Tours of Scotland 12.55pm Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty 2.40pm Talking Pictures : Alan Rickman 3.10pm Film : Prince of Persia : Sands of Time (2010) 4.55pm The Archbishop of Canterbury's New Year Message (Repeat) 5.00pm Wild Tales from the Village 6.00pm Croft and Perry : Sitcoms (Repeat) 6.50pm Dad's Army (Repeat) 7.25pm Dad's Army (Repeat) 8.00pm Dragons' Den 9.00pm Thailand 10.00pm Film : What We Did on Our Holiday (2014) 11.30pm The Real Marigold on Tour (Repeat) 12.30am Judi Dench : All the World's Her Stage (Repeat) 1.30am Film : Henry V (1989) 3.45am Holby City |