Are you ready to sit down in front of the television and watch some Christmas telly? Well if that’s the case we’ve only gone and selected our top picks of the all the Christmas TV on in the UK. Don’t worry we have included plenty of those must see classics such as The Snowman. That one’s on Channel 4 on both Christmas Eve and Day, so lets get stated with out Christmas TV Top Picks 2018.
We start at Christmas Eve so you may well be watching while wrapping up all of those wonderful presents and possibly partaking in a wee drink or two! There’s a mix of TV Series and movies, in fact there’s something for all of the family.
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Christmas TV Top Picks 2018
| Day | Name | Channel | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Eve | Busy Bodies (1933) - (Laurel & Hardy) | Talking Pictures TV | 7:45am |
| Scrooge (1935) - (Seymour Hicks) | Talking Pictures TV | 8:10am | |
| Towed In A Hole (1932) - (Laurel & Hardy) | Talking Pictures TV | 11:30am | |
| A Christmas Carol (1984) - (George C Scott) | Channel 4 | 11:45am | |
| The Grinch (2000) | ITV | 12:55pm | |
| Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) | ITV | 3:25pm | |
| Scrooge (1951) Alastair Sim B/W | Channel 5 | 4:20pm | |
| The Snowman (1982) | Channel 4 | 4:40pm | |
| Mary Poppins (1964) | BBC1 | 5:00pm | |
| The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012) | Channel 4 | 5:10pm | |
| Carols from King's | BBC2 | 5:50pm | |
| Miracle on 34th Street (1994) | Channel 4 | 6:00pm | |
| Father Ted Christmas Special | More4 | 9:00pm | |
| Gremlins (1984) | ITV | 9:30pm | |
| The Dead Room (Ghost Story) | BBC4 | 10:00pm | |
| Christmas Carols on ITV | ITV | 11:45pm | |
| Christmas Day | Good Morning, Boys (1937) - (Will Hay) | Talking Pictures TV | 6:00am |
| Carry On Films | ITV3 | 8:30am-12:45am | |
| Father Christmas (Raymond Briggs) | Channel 4 | 12:05pm | |
| The Snowman (1982) | Channel 4 | 12:40pm | |
| The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012) | Channel 4 | 1:15pm | |
| Arthur Christmas (2011) | Channel 4 | 1:45pm | |
| Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (1951) - (Alastair Sim) | Talking Pictures TV | 1:50pm | |
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) | Channel 5 | 3:10pm | |
| The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) | Channel 4 | 4:00pm | |
| Monsters, Inc | ITV | 4:10pm | |
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) | Channel 4 | 5:40pm | |
| Call the Midwife Christmas Special | BBC1 | 7:45pm | |
| The Two Ronnies Christmas Comedy Cracker | BBC4 | 9:15pm | |
| Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special | BBC1 | 10:15pm | |
| The Fog (1980) - (John Carpenter) | Horror Channel | 12:40am | |
| Boxing Day | Bell Bottom George (1944) - (George Formby) | Talking Pictures TV | 8:05pm |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | BBC1 | 1:25pm | |
| Passport To Pimlico (1949) | Talking Pictures TV | 1:45pm | |
| A Bridge Too Far (1977) | Channel 5 | 2:20pm | |
| Porridge: The Desperate Hours | BBC2 | 5:15pm | |
| The BFG (2016) | BBC1 | 5:40pm | |
| Mrs Doubtfire (1993) | Channel 4 | 5:45pm | |
| The Blue Lamp (1949) | Talking Pictures TV | 6:15pm | |
| Dad's Army | BBC2 | 6:25pm | |
| The Morecambe ans Wise Christmas Show 1971 | BBC2 | 7:05pm | |
| The Morecambe ans Wise Show: The Lost Tapes 1 of 2 | BBC2 | 7:50pm | |
| The Morecambe ans Wise Show: The Lost Tapes 2 of 2 | BBC2 | 8:30pm | |
| Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were | BBC2 | 9:00pm | |
| Quatermass and the Pit (1967) | Talking Pictures TV | 9:00pm | |
| The ABC Murders (1 of 3) Agatha Christie | BBC1 | 9:00pm | |
| Detectorists Christmas Special | BBC4 | 10:00pm | |
| Dirty Dancing (1987) | Channel 5 | 10:00pm | |
| Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1974) | BBC4 | 10:30pm | |
| The Green Mile (1999) | Channel 4 | 11:00pm | |
| The Vatican Tapes (2015) | Horror Channel | 12:40am | |
| The Witches (1967) (Hammer Horror) | Horror Channel | 2:30am | |
As is now the norm UKTV have a range of Christmas specials such as Only Fools and Horses, Mrs Brown’s Boys, Bottom, Porridge, Steptoe and Son, Blackadder and Dads Army to name just a few. So don’t forget to check out UKTV (UK Gold, Yesterday etc..)
Oh and don’t forget to keep an eye on our favourite television channel Talking Pictures TV. As you can see from our top picks they feature rather a lot. You can find them on Freeview channel 81, Sky 343, Virgin 445, Youview 81 & Freesat 306.
That just about concludes our Christmas TV Top Picks 2018, all that’s left to say is to wish you all a very merry Christmas and happy new year!!!
