It’s time for a quick look at some of the television you may be watching over the festive period here in the UK. A quick look through the television listings reveals a pretty poor selection this time around. Yes this years selection rely on those Christmas classics we see every year and must see every year. So here are our Christmas TV top picks:
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Christmas TV Top Picks 24th – 26th December 2017
Christmas TV Top Picks 24th – 26th December 2017| Day | Name | Channel | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Eve | Runaround: Christmas Special (1979) (Mike Reid) | Talking Pictures TV | 11:30am |
| Scrooge (1951) Alastair Sim B/W | Channel 5 | 4:15pm | |
| The Snowman (1982) | Channel 4 | 5:20pm | |
| Carols from King's | BBC2 | 5:45pm | |
| The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012) | Channel 4 | 5:55pm | |
| Treasure Island (1972) (Orson Wells) | Talking Pictures TV | 6pm | |
| The Muppet Christmas Carol | Channel 4 | 6:30pm | |
| Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads | BBC4 | 8:15pm | |
| Father Ted Christmas Special | More4 | 9pm | |
| Not Going Out Christmas Special | BBC1 | 9:30pm | |
| Only Two Can Play (1962) (Peter Sellers) | Talking Pictures TV | 10pm | |
| MR James Ghost Stories | BBC4 | 10pm-1:40am | |
| The Vicar of Dibley | BBC1 | 10:30pm | |
| Carry On Behind | ITV3 | 11:35pm | |
| Christmas Day | Casino Royale (1967) David Niven/Peter Sellers | ITV | 12:45am |
| Carry On Films | ITV3 | 6:55am-1:45am | |
| Scrooge (1935) (Seymour Hicks) | Talking Pictures TV | 9am | |
| The Snowman (1982) | Channel 4 | 12:45pm | |
| Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) | ITV | 12:50pm | |
| Singin' In The Rain (1952) | Channel 5 | 1:05pm | |
| Father Christmas (Raymond Briggs) | Channel 4 | 1:55pm | |
| Scrooged (1988) (Bill Murray) | Channel 4 | 2:35pm | |
| Scrooge (1951) | Talking Pictures TV | 4pm | |
| Doctor Who | BBC1 | 5:30pm | |
| The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show (1977) | BBC2 | 5:35pm | |
| Home Alone (1990) | Channel 4 | 5:50pm | |
| The Bohemian Girl (1936) L&H | Talking Pictures TV | 6:30pm | |
| Laughter In Paradise (1951) Alastair Sim | Talking Pictures TV | 8pm | |
| Christmas Night With The Stars (1972) | BBC4 | 9pm | |
| Bedazzled (1967) (Peter Cook) | Talking Pictures TV | 10pm | |
| Mrs Brown's Boys | BBC1 | 10pm | |
| Steptoe and Son (1972) Film | Channel 5 | 11:55pm | |
| Boxing Day | Hell Drivers (1957) | Talking Pictures TV | 12am |
| The Eagle Has Landed (1976) (Michael Caine) | BBC2 | 1:20pm | |
| Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) | BBC1 | 2:10pm | |
| E.T The Extra Terrestrial (1982) | ITV | 3:30pm | |
| Back to the Future (1985) | Channel4 | 6pm | |
| Birds of a Feather Christmas Special | ITV | 10:15pm |
Plus there are the usually Christmas specials such as Porridge, Only Fools and Horses, Steptoe and Son, Blackadder and Dads Army across the festive period on the BBC, UKTV (UK Gold, Yesterday etc..)
Don’t forget Talking Pictures TV has plenty of classic films and television and is now available on Freeview channel 81, Sky 343, Virgin 445, Youview 81 & Freesat 306.
Have a merry Christmas & a happy new year!!!
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