CHANNEL 4 CHRISTMAS TV 2005
Christmas Eve Saturday 24th December 2005
5.30am Children
Hedgehog in the Fog (Repeat)
5.40am Famous Fred (Repeat)
6.05am The Mousehole Cat (Repeat)
6.35am Film : Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1998)
animation with the voice of John Goodman
8.05am The Treacle People Christmas Special
can Santa find the fogbound village of Sabden?
8.25am Ivor the Invisible
animation of a Raymond Briggs story (Repeat)
8.55am T4
Futurama
Bender and Fry enlist for military duty (Repeat)
9.30am Friends
Rachel is desperate to find a date for the ball (Repeat)
10.00am Joey
Joey is excited about his audition for a TV show (Repeat)
10.30am 50 Best Popworld Moments of 2005
11.25am Friends
Ross fails to impress Elizabeth's father (Repeat)
12.00 The Simpsons
Day of the Jackanapes (Repeat)
12.30pm Film : Benji the Hunted (1987)
children's canine adventure
2.10pm Film : The Karate Kid (1984)
starring Pat Morita, Ralph Macchio
4.25pm Film : Snow White (2001)
starring Kristin Kreuk, Miranda Richardson
6.10pm News including Sport ; Weather
6.15pm TV Film : A Christmas Carol (1999)
starring Patrick Stewart , Richard E Grant
8.00pm Gordon Ramsay's Christmas F Word
9/9 (Repeat)
9.00pm The Unseen Spike Milligan
rare archive footage and insights from family, friends and colleagues
10.00pm Father Ted
A Christmassy Ted (Repeat)
11.10pm Avid Merrion's XXXmas Special
11.55pm Film : Carrie (1976)
starring Sissy Spacek
1.45am Film : The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) Première
starring Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand
3.50am Wild Things
double bill of wildlife documentaries
Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 2005
5.20am Children
The Heron and the Crane
a children's fable (Repeat)
5.30am So Many Santas (Repeat)
5.40am The Selfish Giant
animation of the Oscar Wilde tale (Repeat)
6.05am Little Wolf's Book of Badness
animation (Repeat)
6.30am Film : Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Land of the Misfit Toys (2001)
animation
7.50am Father Christmas
animation of Raymond Briggs's story (Repeat)
8.15am The Bear
animation (Repeat)
8.50am T4
Futurama
Fry bumps into an old girlfriend from 1999 (Repeat)
9.20am The Simpsons
can Krusty be reunited with his dad? (Repeat)
9.55am Friends
Monica panics Chandler with wedding plans (Repeat)
10.25am Friends
Phoebe helps Chandler pick a wedding ring (Repeat)
11.00am T4 Poll Winners' Party (Repeat)
1.05pm The Simpsons
New Kids on the Blecch (Repeat)
1.35pm The Simpsons
Hungry Hungry Homer (Repeat)
2.00pm The Fourth King
charming animated tale
2.30pm The Snowman
animation (Repeat)
3.00pm Jamie Oliver's Alternative Christmas Message
3.10pm The Simpsons
Bye Bye Nerdy
3.40pm Film : Singin' in the Rain (1952)
starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds
5.35pm Judith Weir : Armida and Other Stories
documentary
6.35pm Armida
opera, the latest work from the British composer Judith Weir
7.35pm Channel 4 News including Sport ; Weather
7.50pm Tsunami ; Where Was God?
9.50pm Avid Merrion's Christmas Message
10.00pm Film : Jerry Maguire (1996)
starring Tom Cruise
12.35am Avid Merrion's XXXmas Special (Repeat)
1.30am Transworld Sport
2.20am Raw Britannia
an anarchic mixture of drama, comedy and documentary
3.20am Wild Things
double bill of wildlife documentaries
Boxing Day Monday 26th December 2005
5.00am Children
So Many Santas (Repeat)
5.05am The Hoobs
double bill (Repeat)
5.55am Film : The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
7.30am Mornings
Friends
Rachel desperately tries to get to London (Repeat)
8.00am The Morning Line
turf news ahead of racing at 1pm
8.55am T4
Futurama
Fry mistakenly eats some intelligent worms
9.25am The Simpsons
Homer and the kids have nightmares (Repeat)
9.55am The Simple Life : Interns
Paris and Nicole get a job at a car repair centre (Repeat)
10.30am Hollyoaks
the gang meet up to celebrate Christmas Day
11.00am Friends
Joey's name is used in a crossword puzzle (Repeat)
11.30am Friends
Ross is upset when Rachel's mum moves in with them (Repeat)
12.00 Destiny's Child : a Family Affair
1.00pm Racing
from Sandown Park and Wetherby
3.05pm Film : The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
starring Gene Hackman
5.10pm Deal or No Deal
5.55pm The Simpsons
The Mansion Family
6.25pm Hollyoaks
6.55pm Channel 4 News ; Sport ; Weather
7.00pm Jamie's School Dinners
1/4 (Repeat)
8.00pm The Worst Christmas Jobs in History
presented by Tony Robinson
9.00pm The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
presented by Jimmy Carr, teams include Jonathan Ross, Sharon Osbourne, Gordon Ramsay, Rob Brydon
11.10pm Without a Trace
22/23 John Michaels
12.10am The Priceless Evening
an evening of music from London's Café de Paris including Athlete, James Blunt, the Corrs,
Texas, K T Tunstall (Repeat)
1.40am Raw Britannia
projects made by young British film makers
2.40am Coming Up Pillow Talk
tragic romantic comedy short (Repeat)
3.05am Coming Up Birds Eye View
3.30am Wild Things
double bill of wildlife documentaries
5.05am Switched
a Texan cheerleader swaps with an ambitious actor from California
Holiday Tuesday 27th December 2005
5.30am Children
Grabbit the Rabbit (Repeat)
5.40am The Hoobs (Repeat)
6.05am Film : Muppets from Space (1999)
7.30am Mornings
Friends
Emily flees during the wedding reception (Repeat)
8.00am Just Shoot Me
the magazines risqué covers are targeted
8.25am Will & Grace
the pals befriend a stylish couple (Repeat)
8.55am T4
Futurama
the crew crash land on a planet full of women (Repeat)
9.25am The Simpsons
Mr Burns sells the power plant (Repeat)
9.55am The Simple Life
Interns, an ad agency beckons (Repeat)
10.25am Hollyoaks (Repeat)
11.00am Friends
Monica's cooking is panned in a newspaper (Repeat)
11.30am Friends
Rachel's pregnancy goes beyond her due date (Repeat)
12.00 The Week They Elected the Pope
1.00pm Racing from Huntingdon and Wetherby
3.15pm The Gift
animation
3.25pm The Wonderful World of Whiteley
tribute to Richard Whitely
4.25pm Countdown Special : Richard Whiteley's Gift (Repeat)
5.10pm Deal or No Deal
5.55pm The Simpsons
Saddlescore Galactica (Repeat)
6.25pm Hollyoaks
6.55pm Channel 4 News ; Sport ; Weather
7.00pm Jamie's School Dinners
2/4 (Repeat)
8.00pm The Year the Earth Went Wild
10.00pm The Ghost Squad
7/7 Colour Blind
12.00 Film : Taxi Driver (1976)
starring Robert De Niro
2.05am Teenage Gambler
a report on four youngsters' addiction to gambling
3.05am The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (Repeat)
3.25am Wild Things
double bill of wildlife documentaries
4.55am Switched
a 15 year old Florida boy spends a weekend with an Arizona beauty queen (until 5.20am)
