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6:00 AM
My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani
Floella Benjamin reveals why Christmas is special for her
Children's TV presenter, child rights advocate and peer Floella Benjamin reveals what makes Christmas special for her, in this in-depth conversation

7:00 AM
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures: The Truth About Food
Dr Chris van Tulleken reveals what happens inside the body when people eat
Dr Chris van Tulleken presents the first of three lectures revealing what happens inside the human body when people eat

8:00 AM
A Christmas Choir with Michelle McManus
The singer is joined by two choirs to perform festive songs
The singer is joined at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery by Rock Choir and Jordanhill School Choir to celebrate the festive season with classic and contemporary Christmas songs

8:45 AM
Carols from King's
A celebration of Christmas from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge
A celebration of Christmas from the candlelit Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. Led by the Dean, the Rev Dr Stephen Cherry

10:00 AM
Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
The duo open their own bakery. With the voice of Peter Sallis
The duo open their own bakery and business is soon booming - not least because their potential rivals have all been killed by a mysterious assassin

10:30 AM
Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out
The animated heroes go to the moon
The duo embark on their first adventure, taking a trip to the moon when their cheese supply runs out. Bafta-winning animation, with the voice of Peter Sallis

10:55 AM
Agatha Christie: Talking Pictures
Film adaptations of the crime writer's murder mysteries
Celia Imrie narrates a look at how the crime writer's murder mysteries have been treated by movie-makers over the years using a selection of BBC interviews and archive material

11:25 AM
The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet
Performance of Peter Wright's ballet at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House
Performance of Peter Wright's Christmas-set ballet set to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's music, filmed at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House in 2023

1:00 PM
White Christmas
Musical, starring Bing Crosby
Two nightclub entertainers stage a series of shows to save an old friend's winter resort with the help of two singing sisters. Musical, with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye.

3:00 PM
The King
His Majesty's annual address
His Majesty's annual address to the nation and the people of the Commonwealth

3:10 PM
Evil Under the Sun
Hercule Poirot mystery, starring Peter Ustinov
Hercule Poirot is called on to investigate the murder of a glamorous stage star holidaying on an Adriatic island. Mystery, starring Peter Ustinov, Diana Rigg and James Mason.

5:00 PM
Dad's Army at the BBC
Actor Toby Jones shares a selection of classic clips from the series
Actor Toby Jones shares a selection of classic clips that feature Britain's favourite Home Guard platoon in appearances that took them beyond the confines of Walmington-on-Sea

6:00 PM
Dad's Army
Captain Mainwaring's brother visits
Frazer is unable to hide his delight when Captain Mainwaring's disreputable brother gatecrashes a sherry party for local dignitaries

6:40 PM
Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth plans her dream kitchen
Hyacinth decides to build a dream kitchen - but encounters unforeseen setbacks, culminating in Richard contracting an embarrassing fungal infection

7:30 PM
The Morecambe and Wise Show: The Lost Tapes
The first of two 'lost' episodes first broadcast in 1968
Sketches and stand-up comedy from Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise from 1968. Among Eric and Ernie's guests in this episode is Michael Aspel

8:10 PM
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
Seasonal special from 1975
Seasonal special from 1975, in which the duo are joined by guests including Robin Day, Diana Rigg, Pan's People and Des O'Connor

9:15 PM
Jaws
Steven Spielberg's thriller, starring Roy Scheider
A seaside town's police chief has to deal with a giant killer shark preying on tourists. Steven Spielberg's thriller, starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw

11:15 PM
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Steven Spielberg shares his memories of the classic thriller
Steven Spielberg shares his memories of the classic thriller. With contributions from film-makers including Jordan Peele, James Cameron and Guillermo del Toro

12:40 AM
And Now for Something Completely Different
Monty Python sketches, starring the famous team
Compilation of sketches from the first two series of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Starring John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam

2:05 AM
Call the Midwife Christmas Special
Part one of two. The Nonnatus nuns launch a rescue mission to Hong Kong
Part one of two. The Nonnatus nuns launch an emergency rescue mission to Hong Kong when a building collapses, leaving many injured people scattered across Kowloon

3:05 AM
Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
Stars including Scarlett Moffatt, Melanie Blatt and Babatunde Aléshé enter the ballroom
Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman make one last appearance for the festive show, which sees another group of celebrities entering the ballroom for a one-off turn around the floor

4:20 AM
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Christmas Fishing
Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer fish in Devon and Cornwall
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse fish in the rivers Lyd and Camel in Devon and head out to sea in Cornwall on a traditional fishing boat

