Christmas TV

Here's a run-down of Christmas TV which may be of interest. It's a mixture of specials (both new and repeats), other repeats, films, etc - not all strictly comedy either - but not complete by any means. Hopefully it'll be of use to some of you. :)

Tuesday 19th December

The Worst Christmas of My Life
9:30pm - 10:00pm
BBC 1

Thursday 21st December

The Worst Christmas of My Life
9:30pm - 10:00pm
BBC 1

Father Ted Christmas Special
10:30pm - 11:40pm
Channel 4

Friday 22nd December

The Worst Christmas of My Life
9:30pm - 10:00pm
BBC 1

QI Christmas Special
10:00pm - 10:30pm
BBC 2

Friday Night with Jonthan Ross
10:35pm - 11:35pm
BBC 1

The Story of Light Entertainment - Double Acts
11:50pm - 01:25am
BBC 2

Saturday 23rd December

Steptoe and Son
09:20am - 10:20am
UKTV Gold

The Nightmare Before Christmas (Film)
04:45pm - 05:55pm
BBC 2

Porridge
06:55pm - 07:40pm
BBC 2

TOTP 2 Christmas Special
07:40pm - 09:10pm
BBC 2

The Story of Light Entertainment - All Round Entertainers
11:50pm - 01:20am
BBC 2

Christmas Eve

The Two Ronnies / Ronnie Corbett: Ronnie and Me
10:40am - 07:00pm
ITV3

Dad's Army
07:50pm - 08:30pm
BBC 2

Never Mind the Buzzcocks Bumper Edition
09:30pm - 10:15pm
BBC 2

Mock the Week
10:15pm - 10:45pm
BBC 2

Grumpy Old Men at Christmas
10:45pm - 11:45pm
BBC 2

A Fish Called Wanda (Film)
11:15pm - 01:15am
Channel 4

The Story of Light Entertainment - Radio Stars
11:45pm - 01:15am
BBC 2

Christmas Day

The Two Ronnies / Ronnie Corbett: Ronnie and Me
06:30am - 07:30pm
ITV3

The Green Green Grass
03:10pm - 03:55pm
BBC 1

My Family
05:20pm - 06:10pm
BBC 1

Doctor Who
07:00pm - 08:00pm
BBC 1

Porridge
07:15pm - 08:00pm
BBC 2

Rising Damp Christmas Special
07:30pm - 08:00pm
ITV3

The Vicar of Dibley
09:30pm - 10:30pm
BBC 1

Ricky Gervais Meets... Christopher Guest
10:00pm - 11:05pm
Channel 4

Ricky Gervais: Politics
11:05pm - 12:40am
Channel 4

Little Britain Abroad
10:30pm - 11:00pm
BBC 1

Boxing Day

The Story of Light Entertainment - The Comics
12:35am - 02:05am
BBC 2

2 Point 4 Children
01:30am - 02:20am
UKTV Gold

The Two Ronnies Christmas Sketchbook
11:55am - 12:55pm
BBC 1

Carry on Spying (Film)
12:20pm - 01:45pm
BBC 2

Dad's Army
07:00pm - 07:30pm
BBC 2

Pirates of the Carbbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
07:30pm - 09:45pm
BBC 1

Challenge Anneka
08:00pm - 09:00pm
ITV1

On the Buses (Film)
08:00pm - 09:50pm
ITV3

Jam & Jerusalem
09:45pm - 10:15pm
BBC 1

Mutiny on the Buses (Film)
09:50pm - 11:30pm
ITV3

Grumpy Old Women at Christmas
10:30pm - 11:00pm
BBC 2

Lenny Henry.TV
10:35pm - 11:05pm
BBC 1

Ricky Gervais Meets... Gary Shandling
11:15pm - 12:20am
Channel 4

The Story of Light Entertainment - Pop and Easy Listening
11:40pm - 01:10am
BBC 2

Wednesday 27th December

Carry on Follow that Camel (Film)
12:35am - 02:15am
BBC 1

Keeping Up Appearances
10:30am - 11:30am
BBC 1

Doctor in Trouble (Film)
11:05am - 12:55pm
UKTV Gold

Rising Damp
02:00pm - 08:00pm
ITV3

The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
04:35pm - 05:35pm
BBC 1

Dad's Army (Film)
07:00pm - 08:30pm
BBC 2

Monty Python's And Now For Something Completely Different
08:00pm - 09:50pm
ITV3

Thursday 28th December

The Story of Light Entertainment - Impressionists
12:00am - 01:30am
BBC 2

The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
12:15pm - 01:15pm
BBC 1

Dad's Army
07:30pm - 08:00pm
BBC 2

The Unseen Eric Morecambe
07:30pm - 09:00pm
Channel 4

It Started with Swap Shop
09:00pm - 11:10pm
BBC 2

Is Benny Hill Still Funny?
09:00pm - 10:00pm
Channel 4

Not Only But Always (Film)
10:00pm - 12:05am
Channel 4

Never Mind the Full Stops Christmas Special
10:00pm - 10:30pm
BBC Four

The Likely Lads (Film)
11:25pm - 01:10am
ITV3

The Story of Light Entertainment - Chat Shows
11:50pm - 01:20am
BBC 2

Friday 29th December

My Family
12:15pm - 01:05pm
BBC 1

Muppet Treasure Island (Film)
01:50pm - 03:20pm
BBC 1

The Good Life
06:30pm - 07:00pm
BBC 2

Grumpy Old New Year
09:00pm - 10:00pm
BBC 2

Best Ever Spitting Image Moments
11:00pm - 12:05am
ITV1

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (Film)
11:05pm - 12:30am
BBC 1

The Story of Light Entertainment - Variety
11:55pm - 01:25am
BBC 2

Saturday 30th December

Carry on Matron (Films)
09:15am - 11:10am
UKTV Gold

One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (Film)
09:40am - 11:20pm
ITV1

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (Film)
05:35pm - 07:10pm
Channel Five

Harry Hill's Christmas TV Burp
07:30pm - 08:00pm
ITV1

Little Britain Abroad
09:15pm - 09:45pm
BBC 1

The League of Gentlemen Christmas Special
11:20pm - 12:15pm
BBC Four

Steptoe and Son (Film)
11:45pm - 01:20am
BBC 2

New Year's Eve

Doctor in the House (Film)
09:05am - 11:00am
UKTV Gold

The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
01:00pm - 02:00pm
BBC 1

Up Pompeii (Film)
08:00pm - 09:45pm
ITV3

Grumpy Old New Year
08:05pm - 09:00pm
BBC 2

New Year's Day

Carry on Up The Jungle (Film)
11:10am - 01:00pm
UKTV Gold

Carry on Matron
01:00pm - 02:55pm
UKTV Gold

Keeping Up Appearances
01:05pm - 01:35pm
BBC 1

Carry on Follow That Camel (Film)
02:55pm - 04:50pm
UKTV Gold

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Film)
04:14pm - 06:45pm
ITV1

The Great Escape (Film)
05:15pm - 08:00pm
BBC 2

Addams Family Values (Film)
06:05pm - 07:45pm
Channel 4

The Secret Life of Brian
08:00pm - 09:00pm
Channel 4

Monty Python's Life of Brian (Film)
09:00pm - 10:45pm
Channel 4

The Vicar of Dibley
09:30pm - 10:30pm
BBC 1

What The Pythons Did Next...
10:45pm - 11:50pm
Channel 4

Tuesday 2nd January

Mary Poppins (Film)
08:00pm - 10:45pm
ITV3

All The Best From Denis Norden
09:00pm - 10:00pm
ITV1

The Thick of It
10:30pm - 11:30pm
BBC Four

Shaun of the Dead (Film)
11:00pm - 12:55am
ITV2

Thursday 4th January

Green Wing Special
10:00pm - 11:50pm
Channel 4

Also, some of you may be interested in Green Wing series 2 repeats, early mornings (i.e. around midnight - 2 am starts) on Channel 4, from 27th onwards.

thats quite a good selection, xmas day t.v isn't anything special but overal xmas t.v is quite good, although i will miss alot of it because my footie team has a busy few days, new years day is quite good

Thanks for that Aaron - why on earth ITV are showing Shaun of the Dead on ITV2 that late though I do not know - I'd have put it on prime time ITV1, it's new and funny enough.

Not sure what Challenge Anneka is doing on the list though :P - I suppose it is comedy in a twisted way.

Well, I did say it wasn't all comedy - and come on, it's Challenge Anneka! Classic show! :D

And remember the stuff on ITV2/3 is generally repeated the next day, but yes, still an interesting scheduling choice.

Challenge Anneka...Essential viewing when I was a teenager. Brings back memories of Anneka's magnificent arse.

Laughing out loud

Interestingly, I remember that whenever Anneka Rice came on the tv so did I!

I thank you.

Hahaha, that's just wrong!

But anyway, it looks like it's going to be one of three! :D

http://challengeanneka.itv.com/

Dave's back, which is good... The buggy's changed, which is bad... No idea about the lycra suits though. Let's hope they're back too!

It was never the same after they replaced her with the rubbish tennis player.

Anabel Croft was her name but she was no Anneka Rice. Come to think of it, she was no tennis player either. Apparently she got knocked out of Wimbledon one year during a knock-up with a ballgirl losing in straight sets.

I wanna watch the Green Wing Special SO much-but it's a school night...can I get away with staying up so late? :(

Go on, SF, be a devil. Stay up and watch it and then skive off school. Tell them that you couldn't make double maths as you were trapped down a well. That's what I would do.

Out of interset SF, do you know who Anneka Rice was or do you think it's just a figment of the imagination?

I do know who that is...didnt she use to do some show where she ran around and there was a helicopter and the people had to find clues? I dont remember the name...I have double geography actaully-haha I couldnt come in cos I...erm...got lost?

oh!? treasure hunt!?