The 2007 Christmas TV Thread

[Milky Tears]

Preview in new issue of TV & Satellite week:

http://www.tvandsatelliteweek.com/magazine/


Last week's TV Times contained the following highlights:

ENTERTAINMENT

Maria Meets Joseph
Now That's What I Call Christmas TV
Scrictly Come Dancing Final
Noel's Christmas Presents (Sky One)

FILMS
Meet The Fockers (BBC1)
Finding Nemo (BBC1)
Casino Royale (Sky Movies)
Happy Feet (Sky Movies)

COMEDY
My Family
To The Manor Born
Extras
Jam And Jerusalem
Christmas At The Riviera

DRAMA
Doctor Who
Ballet Shoes
Miss Austen regrets
Shadow Of The North (sequel to Ruby In the Smoke)
The Old Curiosity Shop

BBC Programme Info for Weeks 52/1 should appear HERE about 10-12 hours from now.

Those classy tabloid "TBA" Christmas TV Guides should appear later this week. Radio Times/TV Times at the end of next week.



P.S. Something about that thread title doesn't scan right....

[Pip Madeley]

ENTERTAINMENT

Maria Meets Joseph no
Now That's What I Call Christmas TV maybe
Scrictly Come Dancing Final no
Noel's Christmas Presents (Sky One) probably not

FILMS
Meet The Fockers (BBC1) no
Finding Nemo (BBC1) no
Casino Royale (Sky Movies) no
Happy Feet (Sky Movies) no

COMEDY
My Family no
To The Manor Born probably not
Extras yes
Jam And Jerusalem no
Christmas At The Riviera no

DRAMA
Doctor Who yes
Ballet Shoes no
Miss Austen regrets no
Shadow Of The North (sequel to Ruby In the Smoke) no
The Old Curiosity Shop no

It's going to be a good Xmas.

[Milky Tears]

First bit of BBC Christmas blurb is up:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pre...hristmas.shtml

[Rob McCow]

VH1 have already started their continuous loop of Christmas Classic tunes. Yes, that's a whole 30 days of Mull of Kintyre! (sp?)

[WhiteCrow]

Well looking at that lineup I guess I'll only be watching an hours TV for the whole of the Christmas week. Apart from Who nothing inspiring.

And a My Family Christmas Special? Surely that show needs to be put down for it's own good. It's a shame that 2.4 Children isn't on anymore - that was good, but it's not gonna make a comeback with one of the stars very dead at the moment.

[Andrew Curnow]

Jam and Jerusalem??!!! Good grief!

[Captain Tancredi]

Jam and Jerusalem??!!! Good grief!

The bakery'll be working overtime...

I'm not sure that I'll be spending enough of Christmas sitting down to be able to care about much television apart from the obvious. And if I do, I have tentative plans to re-do Christmas my way the weekend of the 29th and 30th December so if there's anything on then, it had better be good. But you can tell it's coming when (as today) the shops start stocking advocaat.

[Ralph]

Got to say the Christmas line up looks pretty dull!

[Dave Tudor]

I think it looks pretty good, meself...

[Captain Tancredi]

Perhaps the television channels are starting to get wise to the fact that a lot of people are going to be getting DVDs at Christmas and will therefore be able to watch something they know they'll like rather than something bland and predictable.

[Milky Tears]

Full Christmas/New Year fortnight BBC Listings are here

BBC ONE Christmas Eve Monday 24 December

06:00 Breakfast
09:00 The Slammer
09:30 Sorcerer's Apprentice
09:55 Shaun The Sheep
10:05 The Secret Show
10:20 Film: The Tigger Movie
11:30 Film: The Santa Clause
13:05 BBC News
13:20 Film: Ella Enchanted
14:45 Film: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
16:20 Film: The Princess Diaries 2 – The Royal Engagement
18:10 BBC News and Weather
18:20 BBC London News
18:35 Shrek the Halls
19:00 When Joseph Met Maria
20:00 EastEnders
20:30 Film: Pirates of the Carribbean –
The Curse of the Black Pearl
22:45 A Christmas Bucket O' French & Saunders
23:20 BBC News
23:28 Weather
23:35 Christmas Midnight Eucharist
24:45 Film: Hope Springs
26:15 Weatherview
26:20 BBC News 24



BBC ONE Christmas Day Tuesday 25 December

06:00 Breakfast
09:00 Basil Brush
09:25 Thumb Wrestling Federation
09:30 Sorcerer's Apprentice
09:55 Shaun The Sheep
10:05 The Secret Show
10:20 Christmas Day Eucharist
11:20 Film: The Santa Clause 2
12:55 BBC News
13:05 Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out
13:30 Top Of The Pops
14:30 Robbie The Reindeer –
Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
15:00 The Queens Christmas Speech
15:10 Film: Finding Nemo
16:40 Film: Shrek II
18:05 BBC News
18:15 BBC London News
18:20 EastEnders
18:50 Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
20:00 EastEnders
20:30 Strictly Come Dancing Special
21:30 To The Manor Born
22:30 Catherine Tate Christmas Special
23:10 BBC News
23:23 Weather
23:25 Film: Speed
25:15 Christmas Reflection
25:20 Film: Romancing the Stone
27:00 Weatherview
27:05 BBC News 24



BBC ONE Boxing Day Wednesday 26 December


06:00 Breakfast
09:00 The Tale Of Jack Frost
09:30 Sorcerer's Apprentice
10:00 Film: The Jungle Book 2
11:05 Film: Spy Kids
12:25 BBC News
12:35 Film: It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
14:00 Film: Home on the Range
15:10 Film: Herbie: Fully Loaded
16:45 Final Score
17:15 BBC News
17:25 BBC London News
17:35 Film: Monsters, Inc
19:00 My Family: Ho Ho No
20:00 EastEnders
20:30 Ballet Shoes
21:55 BBC News
22:28 Weather
22:10 The National Lottery
22:20 Match of the Day
23:50 Film: Galaxy Quest
25:25 Weatherview
25:30 BBC News 24

BBC Two

BBC TWO Christmas Eve Monday 24 December

06:00 CBBC
08:30 Animal Park – Wild In Africa (R)
09:00 Meerkat Manor (R)
09:25 Michael Palin: Around The World In 80 Days (R)
10:15 How We Built Britain (R)
11:15 Who Do You Think You Are? David Tennant (R)
12:15 Celebrity Masterchef (R)
12:45 Celebrity Masterchef (R)
13:15 Film: My Fair Lady
16:00 The Good Life: Silly, But It's Fun (R)
16:30 Pavarotti: A Life In Seven Arias
17:30 Carols From Kings
18:45 Dad's Army: The Love Of Three Oranges (R)
19:15 Blackadder's Christmas Carol (R)
20:00 Ken Dodd's Happiness: Arena
21:00 The Comedy Christmas
22:10 An Audience With Ken Dodd (R)
23:10 Ken Dodd: Blankety Blank Christmas Special (R)
23:40 More Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy: Ken Dodd
24:10 Comedy Connections: Red Dwarf (R)
24:40 Red Dwarf (R)
25:10 Film: Mr Deeds Goes to Town
27:05 Film: The Leopard Man

BBC TWO Christmas Day Tuesday 25 December

06:00 CBBC
08:30 Animal Park – Wild In Africa (R)
09:00 Meerkat Manor (R)
09:25 Michael Palin: Around The World In 80 Days (R)
10:15 How We Built Britain (R)
11:15 Film: Gone with the Wind
14:45 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
15:55 The Magic of Romeo and Juliet
16:25 Romeo And Juliet
18:50 Andrea Bocelli: The Story Behind the Voice
19:50 The Queen (R)
20:00 Dad's Army: Turkey Dinner (R)
20:30 Dragon's Den Christmas Special
22:00 James May: My Sister's Top Toys (NR)
23:00 The Comedy Christmas (NR)
24:00 Top Gear (NR)
25:00 Comedy Connections: Drop The Dead Donkey (R)
25:40 Film: Here Comes Mr Jordan
27:15 Film: Cat People

BBC Three

BBC Four

Should be worth another look:

BBC FOUR Saturday 22 December

19:00 Edwardian Supersize Me
20:00 EastEnders Christmas 1986 part 1
20:30 Till Death Do Us Part, Peace And Goodwill
21:00 Lead Balloon
21:30 1st TX Xmas Turkeys on TV
22:00 The Royle Family, Christmas
22:40 EastEnders Christmas 1986 part 2
23:10 Dead of Night, The Exorcism
24:00 Xmas Turkeys on TV
24:30 The Late Edition
25:00 Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Christmas Special
25:30 Flight of the Conchords, Sally
26:00 Flight of the Conchords, Bret Gives Up The Dream
26:30 Xmas Turkeys on TV
27:00 Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Christmas Special
27:30 The Late Edition
28:00 Close

[Wayne]

Thank God for books, dvds, cds, & MP3 players!

[Milky Tears]

Christmas Soapy Schedules confirm that it's Emmerdale v Doctor Who... again.

[Jon Masters]

You fooooools - Christmas Day has a whole half- hour of Robbie the Reindeer !!

Its worth the license fee on its own

[Rob McCow]

25:00 Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Christmas Special
25:30 Flight of the Conchords, Sally
26:00 Flight of the Conchords, Bret Gives Up The Dream
26:30 Xmas Turkeys on TV
27:00 Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Christmas Special
27:30 The Late Edition
28:00 Close

Bloody late night for BBC Four

[Pip Madeley]

Still Game Christmas Special on the 28th, hurrah!

[Milky Tears]

I think there are special Christmas and Hogmanay episodes this year. Probably shown a few days later/on BBC Two in the rest of the UK.

Edited to add: Should really check my own links first:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pro...bc2.shtml#jan2

[Pip Madeley]

Is it a new Hogmanay special though? Or is it the one from 2006?

[Dirk Gently]

Who the hell wrote those times!? Since when do we have a 28 hour clock!?

[Milky Tears]

Is it a new Hogmanay special though? Or is it the one from 2006?

There are two new episodes of Still Game:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pre...scotland.shtml

As if BBC1 Scotland would pass on an easy 1.5 million/60%+ audience share on Hogmanay.* I know they're crap at scheduling regional stuff, but they're not totally stupid!

River City is looking good this Christmas.


* - even though a repeat would probably still top 1 million up here

Who the hell wrote those times!? Since when do we have a 28 hour clock!?

BBC Press Office/Programme Info always use a 28 hour clock.

[Pip Madeley]

There are two new episodes of Still Game

Fantastic

[The Secretive Bus]

Might watch some of the, erm, 4 hours worth of Ken Dodd on Christmas Eve (a bizarre scheduling choice), and it's nice to see a Muppet movie on Boxing Day.

[Paul Monk]

Tabby will be watching The Tigger Movie

[Lord President]

I love the fact that BBC3 & BBC4 seem to transmit until 28 O'Clock every night!!!!!! It's so Sci-Fi!!!!!!

[Milky Tears]

A Digital Spy member was at Tuesday's TOTP recording:

CONTAINS TOTP CHRISTMAS LINEUP SPOILERS!!
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=710079



and the Off The Telly Blog has a short review of the Extras Christmas Special:

http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/blog/index.htm (The Torchwood Press Screening Spoilers at the bottom of the page can easily be avoided!)

Also some interesting stuff about Bill Gallagher/Lark Rise to Candleford and The Prisoner.