As Christmas is finally here it’s time to check out what’s actually worth watching over the festive period. To help you out here our top picks from all of this year’s UK’s Christmas TV. We have studied the television listing across the BBC, ITV, Channel 4/5 and Film 4. Of course our personal favourite Talking Pictures TV is also included.
Christmas TV 2019 – Top Picks
| Day | Name | Channel | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Eve | Scrooge (1935) (Seymour Hicks) | Talking Pictures TV | 06:10 |
| Robin's Nest | Talking Pictures TV | 10:00 | |
| Oliver Twist (1948) | Talking Pictures TV | 10:30 | |
| Father Christmas | Channel 4 | 08:20 | |
| Scrooge (1970) (Musical - Albert Finney) | BBC2 | 09.35 | |
| Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) (Dudley Moore) | ITV | 11:00 | |
| A Christmas Carol (1984) (George C Scott) | Channel 4 | 12:40 | |
| Car 3 (2017) | BBC1 | 14:15 | |
| It's A Wonderful Life | Channel 4 | 14:35 | |
| Paddington 2 (2017) | BBC1 | 16:15 | |
| An Evening With Matt Monro (1967) | Talking Pictures TV | 16:25 | |
| The Snowman (1982) | Channel 4 | 17:10 | |
| Ooh - You Are Awful (1972) (Dick Emery) | Talking Pictures TV | 20:00 | |
| Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special (2019) | BBC1 | 20:40 | |
| Father Ted - Christmas Special (1996) | More4 | 21:00 | |
| Birds of a Feather (New) | ITV | 21:15 | |
| The Innkeepers (2011) (Sara Paxton) | Horror Channel | 22:45 | |
| Christmas Day | Ghost Stories (2017) | BBC2 | 00:15 |
| We Joined The Navy (1962) | Talking Pictures TV | 07:45 | |
| Robin's Nest - Christmas at Robin's Nest | Talking Pictures TV | 10:00 | |
| Carry On Abroad (1972) | ITV3 | 10:20 | |
| An Inspector Calls (1954) | Talking Pictures TV | 10:30 | |
| Stephen King's The Langoliers - Ep 1& 2 | Horror Channel | 11:00 | |
| Please Sir! (1971) | Talking Pictures TV | 12:05 | |
| The Snowman (1982) | Channel 4 | 12:25 | |
| Father Christmas | Channel 4 | 13:00 | |
| Some Like It Hot (1959) (Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis & Marilyn Monroe) | BBC2 | 13:15 | |
| The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012) | Channel 4 | 13:30 | |
| Carry On at Your Convenience (1971) | ITV3 | 13:45 | |
| Scrooge (1951) (Alastair Sim) | Talking Pictures TV | 15:05 | |
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) | Channel 5 | 15:10 | |
| The Italian Job (1969) (Michael Caine) | Channel 4 | 15:30 | |
| The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show | BBC2 | 16:15 | |
| Carry On Camping (1968) | ITV3 | 17:15 | |
| To The Manor Born - Christmas Special (1979) | BBC2 | 17:20 | |
| Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992) | Channel 4 | 17:30 | |
| The Pink Panther (1963) (Peter Sellers) | ITV4 | 18:40 | |
| National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) | ITV4 | 21:00 | |
| Without a Clue (1988) Michael Caine & Ben Kingsley | Talking Pictures TV | 21:30 | |
| Mrs Brown's Boys - Christmas Special (New) | BBC1 | 22:00 | |
| Carry On Girls (1973) | ITV3 | 22:30 | |
| Dr Terror's House Of Horrors (1965) (Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing) | Horror Channel | 22:55 | |
| Boxing Day | Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) | BBC2 | 00:10 |
| Carry On Henry (1971) | ITV3 | 00:15 | |
| Holiday On The Buses (1973) | ITV3 | 02:05 | |
| Runaround (1979) Classic children's gameshow hosted by Mike Reid | Talking Pictures TV | 09:00 | |
| The Likely Lads (1976) Rodney Bewes & James Bolam | Talking Pictures TV | 11:15 | |
| Carry On Loving (1970) | ITV3 | 12:35 | |
| Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave | BBC2 | 16:30 | |
| Jumanji (1995) (Robin Williams) | Channel 5 | 16:55 | |
| Grease (1978) (John Travolta / Olivia Newton-john) | BBC1 | 17:00 | |
| The Morecambe and Wise Show: The Lost Tapes | BBC2 | 17:30 | |
| Carry On Screaming (1966) | ITV3 | 19:30 | |
| Went The Day Well (1942) | Talking Pictures TV | 20:10 | |
| Wind Chill (2007) (Emily Blunt) | Horror Channel | 21:00 | |
| Dunkirk (2017) (Directed by Christopher Nolan) | BBC1 | 21:05 | |
| Carry On Cleo (1964) | ITV3 | 21:30 |
Don’t forget to check out our latest Xmas Bluray reviews:
- Scrooge (1951)
- Don’t Open till Christmas (1984)
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
- The Family Man (2000)
Hopefully we’ve found a few gems amongst all of the UK’s Christmas TV 2019. There’s always something worth watching on the television over the festive period and most of its free to air!
Have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!
