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Children's TV presenter, child rights advocate and peer Floella Benjamin reveals what makes Christmas special for her, in this in-depth conversation

Dr Chris van Tulleken presents the first of three lectures revealing what happens inside the human body when people eat

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

His Majesty's annual address to the nation and the people of the Commonwealth

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.

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

Frazer is unable to hide his delight when Captain Mainwaring's disreputable brother gatecrashes a sherry party for local dignitaries

Hyacinth decides to build a dream kitchen - but encounters unforeseen setbacks, culminating in Richard contracting an embarrassing fungal infection

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

Seasonal special from 1975, in which the duo are joined by guests including Robin Day, Diana Rigg, Pan's People and Des O'Connor

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

Steven Spielberg shares his memories of the classic thriller. With contributions from film-makers including Jordan Peele, James Cameron and Guillermo del Toro

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

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

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

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

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