Christmas TV 2007

Hopefully they'll air them at somepoint over Christmas, but it's just not the same as having them live. I really don't know what ITV are thinking about, it's definately not their viewers.

Exactly!!!

They're punishing viewers if anything and not all of us rang their stupid phone lines! I see Fake Your Play's still going.

I don't care if people don't agree but in my own opinion it's an absolute outrage! Most of this is just about Grade saving his bacon.

ITV1 Xmas Listings appeared on Digiguide today. Strange to put All Star Family Fortunes on Christmas Day at 4:10pm instead of having it on the 22nd.

BTW, what happened to Ant & Dec's Christmas Takeaway. ITV said they filmed it but it isn't on the schedules.

What a set of disappointing schedules, particularly on BBC One. Highlights have to be Doctor Who and a few of the comedy Christmas specials although other than that there's not much worth watching. I suppose at least on the positive side, the usual daytime stuff has been removed from the schedules and replaced with films, something a bit different from usual.

Anyone any idea on BBC Two's Christmas line-up?

BBC TWO Christmas Eve Monday 24 December
06:00 CBBC
08:30 Animal Park – Wild In Africa (R)
09:00 Meerkat Manor (R)
09:25 Michael Palin: Around The World In 80 Days (R)
10:15 How We Built Britain (R)
11:15 Who Do You Think You Are? David Tennant (R)
12:15 Celebrity Masterchef (R)
12:45 Celebrity Masterchef (R)
13:15 Film: My Fair Lady
16:00 The Good Life: Silly, But It's Fun (R)
16:30 Pavarotti: A Life In Seven Arias
17:30 Carols From Kings
18:45 Dad's Army: The Love Of Three Oranges (R)
19:15 Blackadder's Christmas Carol (R)
20:00 Ken Dodd's Happiness: Arena
21:00 The Comedy Christmas
22:10 An Audience With Ken Dodd (R)
23:10 Ken Dodd: Blankety Blank Christmas Special (R)
23:40 More Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy: Ken Dodd
24:10 Comedy Connections: Red Dwarf (R)
24:40 Red Dwarf (R)
25:10 Film: Mr Deeds Goes to Town
27:05 Film: The Leopard Man
28:10 CLOSE

BBC TWO Christmas Day Tuesday 25 December
06:00 CBBC
08:30 Animal Park – Wild In Africa (R)
09:00 Meerkat Manor (R)
09:25 Michael Palin: Around The World In 80 Days (R)
10:15 How We Built Britain (R)
11:15 Film: Gone with the Wind
14:45 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
15:55 The Magic of Romeo and Juliet
16:25 Romeo And Juliet
18:50 Andrea Bocelli: The Story Behind the Voice
19:50 The Queen (R)
20:00 Dad's Army: Turkey Dinner (R)
20:30 Dragon's Den Christmas Special
22:00 James May: My Sister's Top Toys (NR)
23:00 The Comedy Christmas (NR)
24:00 Top Gear (NR)
25:00 Comedy Connections: Drop The Dead Donkey (R)
25:40 Film: Here Comes Mr Jordan
27:15 Film: Cat People
28:25 CLOSE

BBC TWO Boxing Day Wednesday 26 December
06:00 CBBC
08:30 Animal Park – Wild In Africa (R)
09:00 Meerkat Manor (R)
09:25 Michael Palin: Around The World In 80 Days (R)
10:15 How We Built Britain (R)
11:15 Who Do You Think You Are? Nigella Lawson (R)
12:15 Celebrity Masterchef (R)
12:45 Celebrity Masterchef (R)
13:15 The Magic Of Carmen
13:45 Carmen
16:25 Coast (R)
16:35 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (R)
17:25 Ready Steady Cook
18:10 Weakest Link – 1,000th Episode (R)
19:00 Film: The Terminal
21:00 QI Christmas Special
21:30 Lead Balloon
22:00 The Graham Norton Christmas Show
23:00 Never Mind The Buzzcocks Christmas Special (R)
23:45 Comedy Connections: The Office (R)
24:25 Red Dwarf (R)
24:55 Long Way Down (NR)
25:55 Film: Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House
27:30 Film: The Curse of the Cat People
28:35 CLOSE

BBC TWO New Year's Eve Monday 31 December
06:00 CBBC
08:30 Animal Park – Wild In Africa (R)
09:00 Meerkat Manor (R)
09:25 Michael Palin: Around The World In 80 Days (R)
10:15 Who Do You Think You Are? Jeremy Paxman (R)
11:15 Victoria's Empire (R)
12:15 Celebrity Masterchef (R)
12:45 Celebrity Masterchef (R)
13:15 Identity
14:00 Flog It (R)
14:30 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (R)
15:20 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (R)
16:10 Ready Steady Cook
16:55 Weakest Link (R)
17:40 Eggheads
18:10 Best Of Springwatch
19:30 The Funny Side Of The News (NR)
20:30 The Archbishop Of Canterbury's New Year Message
20:35 Coast – Series 3 Ep 7 (R)
21:35 Film: Girl with a Pearl Earring
23:05 Jool's Annual Hootenanny
25:15 Comedy Connections: The Fast Show (R)
25:55 Long Way Down (NR)
26:55 Film: The Narrow Margin
28:10 CLOSE

BBC TWO New Year's Day Tuesday 1 January
06:00 CBBC
08:30 Animal Park – Wild In Africa (R)
09:00 Meerkat Manor (R)
09:25 Michael Palin: Around The World In 80 Days (R)
10:15 Victoria's Empire (R)
11:15 New Year's Day Concert
12:50 Coast (R)
12:55 Identity
13:40 Flog It (R)
14:25 Film: McLintock
16:30 Final Score
17:30 Film: Finding Neverland
19:10 Coast: The Journey Continues
20:10 Three Men In Another Boat
21:10 The Best Of Top Gear
22:10 Match Of The Day 2
23:20 Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel (NR)
24:20 Film: To End All Wars
26:10 Film: Build My Gallows High
27:45 CLOSE

How tickled are BBC Two on Christmas Eve?

Interesting they've chosen to have a Dragons Den Christmas Special on Christmas Day - doesn't strike me as ideal family Christmas entertainment. Don't get me wrong, I love Dragons Den, but not sure if I would want to watch it on Christmas Day - especially at 8.30pm.

Looks like BBC have gone Richard Hammond mad on New Year's Day night.

I see the Comedy Connections strand is the Late Night Festive repeat. In the past we've had, I Love 1980s, The Office and last year, Story of Light Entertainment.

don;t forget red Dwarf

A 'tradition' worth dropping.

Thanks for posting the BBC Two schedules.

Boxing Day night looks quite good with the comedy lineup. I wonder if it will be branded as 'Boxing Day is funny'.

I see ITV Play comes to an end on Sat 23rd Dec, with generally movie double bills filling the slot through till Jan 4th at least.


I've said before but I think considering overnights are ad-free promoting a "midnight movie" - even just once a week, as screening uninterupted would be a great selling point for the late ITV schedule - just let the sponsor have extended bumpers at the beginning and end of the film.


However, I assume it'll go back to movies being screened ad free - but with ITV inserting fake ad breaks full of trailers and PIFs just to get the sponsor on screen every 30 minutes.