Christmas Schedules

Good guess on the whole, however...
Songs of Praise won't be on Christmas Day
I can't see an EastEnders omnibus turning up either.
Top Of The Pops normally runs at 2pm.
I've not seen anything on the BBC 'Be On A Show' website or on Ceefax so far indicating that there will be 'dream Christmas present' style show this year. EDIT Blue Peter are doing something very similar along these lines, but don't think it'll air on 25/12.
Two Ronnies is more likely to be on Christmas Eve or Boxing Day
Doctor Who may start earlier in the evening, not later. BBC One normally run a film up against the hour long Corrie.

Not bad though - Hatton Cross gives you 7.6 out of 10

It was announced recently (30 October) during Songs of Praise's Big Sing that Songs of Praise WOULD be broadcast on Christmas Day. Also, EastEnders would also have to have its omnibus and the 11.00 time slot seems a more likely slot for that. Granted, there may not be a Dear Father Christmas style pro gramme this year but you never know! I had a notion that The Two Ronnies would air on Christmas Day because of the following:

With Christmas Eve falling on a Saturday I reckon the first part of Casualty@Holby City will go out then with the conclusion on boxing Day. I also think Sweeney Todd will go out on Boxing Day in the slot Sherlock Holmes had last year. Don't forget Christmas Day is a Sunday so Songs of Praise will go out on this day as it did in 1994 when Christmas Day was last on a Sunday. (Albeit at 10.00am) for a live service. I know Stranger in the Manger is on at 10.00am on Christmas Day because it is listed under Advent then programmes and it does clearly state aswell that Songs of Praise will be on Christmas Day.

BBC1 Only showed a film during Corrie last year. In 2003 they showed a Parkinson special and in 2002 they showed a Ground Force special and in 2001 The Lost World was shown. Thanks for your input though I have taken it onboard and gone back to thinking ground!

I will be at work on Sunday, so I'll make a special point ringing my wholesaler to find out when we can expect the Christmas issue. Going by past years, I think that it will be delivered to stores by Wednesday 30th November, but embargoed to the Saturday.

This is my final attempt at devising a BBC1 Christmas schedule. we will see how totally wrong I was (or right) in a week or so!

CHRISTMAS EVE:
6.00am CBeebies
7.00 CBBC including a Christmas special of Dick and Dom
11.00 FILM: TBA
12.45 BBC News
1.00 FILM: TBA
2.30 FILM: TBA
4.00 FILM: TBA
5.30 BBC News
5.45 Graham Nortons Generation Fame
6.45 Srictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
7.45 Millionaire Mansion
8.25 Casualty@Holby City Part One
9.25 Strictly Come Dancing Results
9.40 FILM PREMIERE: Signs
11.20 BBC News
11.40 Midnight Mass
12.50 FILM: TBA
2.30 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross
3.30 News 24

CHRISTMAS DAY
(as previously stated except at 3.10 Blue Peter Christmas Presents)

BOXING DAY

6.00 Breakfast
9.00 CBBC
11.15 FILM: TBA
12.50 BBC News
1.05 Football Focus
1.50 FILM: TBA
3.20 FILM: TBA
4.55 Final Score
5.30 BBC News
5.45 FILM PREMIERE: Spy Kids
7.15 As Time Goes By
8.00 EastEnders
8.30 The Green Green Grass
9.10 Sweeney Todd
10.45 BBC News
11.00 Match of the Day
12.30 FILM: TBA
2.20 News 24

It's only a bit of fun so I don't care if it is totally wrong!!!!! What do you reckon?

If Strictly come dancing you refer to is the UK Vs US special, then it's not live, and the studio audience will be picking the winner so there's no need for a results show later in the evening.

However, if it's this current series final you mean - then I agree.

And sorry about my comments re: Songs of Praise. I didn't know it's already been billed as being on Christmas Day (in which case I suspect they'll run it after the live morning service, or at 3.10) as you've probably worked out this show is not in my Sky plus series link planner!

I spoke to my WHSmith Wholesaler yesterday and they said that xmas issues will be out on the 3rd AND the 6th.

TV Times on 6th
Radio Times on 3rd
WOTV on 6th
TV Quick on 6th
TV And Sat on 3rd
TV Choice on 6th
TV East on 6th
Total TV on 3rd

Not from my usual source (The Sun) as they've only got a preview guide and not actual listings, so this is from The Mirror - highlight if you want to see it:

CHRISTMAS EVE:

BBC1:
6am Breakfast
8:30 The Christmas Orange
8:50 Donner
9:15 TBA
10:30 FILM: Spy Kids
1:25 News/Weather
1:40 TBA
3:45 News/Reg. News/Weather
4:05 TBA
6:30 Strictly Come Dancing
7:30 National Lottery: Millionaire Manor
8:10 Casualty @ Holby City
9:00 TBA
11:20 News/Weather/Lottery Update
11:30 Midnight Mass (Gloucester Cathedral)
1:00 News 24

BBC2:
7:00 CBeebies (Programmes TBA)
7:50 Pingu
8:00 CBBC: Looney Tunes
8:10 Woody Woodpecker Show
8:30 TBA
9:00 FILM: A Canterbury Tale
11:00 FILM: The Maltese Falcon
12:40 FILM: The Thin Man
2:10 FILM: TBA
3:55 FILM: TBA
5:25 Carols From King's
6:40 Flog It
7:40 TBA
8:10 TOTP2 Christmas Special
9:10 TBA
11:10 TOTP2 Christmas Special (part 2?!)
12:10-2am TBA

ITV1:
6am: GMTV
9:25 MOM
11:30 CD:UK
12:30 News/Weather
12:35 Reg. News/Weather
12:45 50 Years of World Of Sport
2:00 The Last Polar Bears
2:30 The Little Reindeer
3:00 My Uncle Silas
3:30 My Uncle Silas
4:00 TBA
5:00 Reg. News/Weather
5:15 ITV News/Sport/Weather
5:30 You've Been Framed at Christmas
6:00 Christmas Mania 2
7:00 Ant & Dec's Christmas Takeaway
8:00 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Celeb
9:00 Duet Stars In Their Eyes
10:00 Parkinson
11:00 News/Weather
11:14 Reg. Weather
11:15 Christmas Eve Service
12:25 TBA
1:10 FILM: Doctor Zhivago
4:35 Entertainment Now
5:00 Cybernet
5:25 CITV: TBA
5:55-6:00 News

CH4:

6:05 TBA
6:35 FILM: Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer The Movie
8:10 The Treacle People
8:30 The Snowman
9:00 T4: Futurama
9:30 Friends
10:00 Friends
10:30 Popworld
11:15 TBA
11:30 Friends
12:00 Destiny's Child Documentary
1:00 FILM: The Sword of Xanten
2:45 FILM: Christmas Carol: The Movie
4:15 FILM: Snow White
6:00 News
6:15 FILM: TBA
8:00 The 100 Greatest Family Movies
11:00 TBA
2:00 Hit40UK
2:30 TBA
4:00 Wild Things
4:50 Countdown
5:35 Switched

FIVE:

6:00 Sunrise
6:55 Milkshake
9:10 FILM: Little Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
10:15 Home And Away
12:50 FILM: Flight Of The Reindeer
2:35 Committed
3:05 Committed
3:35 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
4:35 FILM: Home For Christmas
6:25 News/Sport
6:40 Charmed
7:25 Star Trek: Voyager
8:15 Star Trek: Voyager
9:10 CSI
10:10 Law & Order
11:05 FILM: Gorky Park
1:30 FILM: Nowhere Land
3:05 The Love Boat
3:50 Sunset Beach
4:30 Sunset Beach
5:15 Trading Spouses


CHRISTMAS DAY
BBC1:
6:00 Breakfast
9:00 TBA
10:00 Stranger In The Manger?
11:00 Songs Of Praise
11:45 TBA
12:15 News
12:30 TBA
2:00 TOTP
3:00 The Queen
3:10 TBA
4:40 FILM: Toy Story 2
6:05 News/Reg. News/Weather
6:15 Dr Who
7:15 Eastenders
7:45 TBA
8:45 Eastenders
9:15 TBA
10:15 News/.Weather
10:25 FILM: Chicago
11:45 FILM: TBA
1:20 News 24

BBC2:
7:00 CBeebies: TBA
8:00 CBBC: Looney Tunes
8:05 Arthur
9:00 TBA
11:00 Broadway: The American Musical
12:00 FILM: A Star Is Born
3:45 FILM: TBA
6:10 FILM: The Importance of Being Earnest
7:40 The Queen
7:50 TBA
10:05 Arena: Galton and Simpson
11:35 FILM: TBA

ITV1:
6:00 GMTV
9:25 CITV: Rugrats
9:55 Nativity
10:55 FILM: Alice In Wonderland
12:15 ITV News
12:20 Tarrant and The Polar Bears
1:05 FILM: The Railway Children
3:00 The Queen
3:10 FILM: The Grinch
5:15 ITV News/Weather
5:30 Who Wants To Be a Millionare? Celebrity
6:30 Creature Comforts
7:00 Emmerdale
7:30 Coronation Street
9:00 The Booze Cruise 2: The Treasure Hunt
11:00 ITV News/Weather
11:15 The South Bank Show
12:15 FILM: The Untouchables
2:20 Outrageous Las Vegas Weddings
3:10 Forever
4:00 Redcoats
4:25 Entertainment Now
4:50 Planet Rock Profiles
5:15 CITV: TBA
5:55 News

CH4:

6:15 TBA
6:45 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer And The Island of Misfit Toys
8:00 Father Christmas
8:30 The Bear
9:00 Futurama
9:30 The Simpsons
10:00 Friends
10:30 Friends
11:00 Smash Hits T4 Poll Winners Party
1:00 FILM: The Sword of Xanten (conclusion)
2:40 TBA
3:00 The Alternative Christmas Message
3:15 The Simpsons
3:45 The Simpsons
4:15 The Fourth King
4:45 TBA
4:55 Judith Weir: Armida and Other Stories
5:55 Judith Weir: Armida
6:55 News
7:00 Gordon Ramsay's F Word
8:00 100 Greatest Family Movies
11:05 E4 Christmas Message
11:15 Avid Merrion's XXXmas Special
12:00 TBA
12:30 Carling Live Presents The New Kings of Rock & Roll
1:00 TBA
4:20 Wild Things
5:10 Switched
5:35 Hoobs

FIVE:

6:00 Milkshake!
9:55 Shake!
12:30 Painting The Christmas Story: At The National Gallery with John Drury
1:00 FILM: Ernest Saves Christmas
2:40 FILM: Casper's Haunted Christmas
4:25 TBA
5:25 News
5:40 FILM: Dances With Wolves
9:00 FILM: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
11:00 FILM: Excalibur
1:35 FILM: Dangerous Beauty
3:30 Short Story Cinema
3:50 FILM: The Count of Monte Cristo
4:35 FILM: Baby Bedlam
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Of course, don't forget that the above is subject to alteration at any time!

Totally different to last year. Normal programmes on BBC1 stopped on 18th December to make way for the Christmas schedules. This year (thankfully) it seems the Christmas schedules will begin at 7.00pm on 23rd December. Neighbours and normal daytime programming on BBC1 all the preceding week and ITV relatively normal but for Catchphrase and You've Been Framed in the 5pm slot.

Does this mean that Christmas idents on the BBC will air from 23 December until 2 January? Much better if they do!

OK, so apparently this Blue Peter Gold award programme will air on Christmas Day - so that's at least one conformation in the schedule.

For those that prefer there broadcasting without the pictures, BBC Radio have released their festive goodies (with times and days) and it's now on the BBC Press Office minisite

Picked up the Mirror guide today. Flicked through the Sun and though it says 14 day guide on the cover, it doesn't seem to be listings. The Star also has a guide in it.

I expect some of the Sunday papers will have one this weekend, usually highlighted as the first glossy magazine guide.

Nothing too exciting - C4 and five seem to have the most complete listings, though of course these are subject to change. Storylines seem to be listed for most soaps except Coronation Street, which in the listings is described on most days as "Festive fun and drama".

Ant and Dec Christmas Takeaway on the Saturday, not the Sunday, with Booze Cruise 2 the main ITV offering on Christmas Day.

Something else that tickled me - a C4 programme called something like "2005: The year the weather went mad" - with the description going on to say how it analyses the Boxing Day Tsunami - of 2004!


Also, BBC3 are having a Little Britain night with six of the best episodes from series 1 and 2, with commentary from Matt and David on Interactive. Nice feature - but surely things like this affect the DVD sales!

ITV's listings seem to be quite complete this year. I didnt see many TBA's in the schedule.

Why didnt the Sun have listings though, whats the point in advertising a 14 day tv guide when all it includes is highlights

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tvwk5152.shtml




EDIT : Programme detail, but not dates or times yet!