Schedule Wednesday 23rd December 2020
11:30am30 min
The Cold Swedish Winter
Series 5, Episode 2 - An American in YxsjöThe Swedish family Andersson discovers an American cousin is a tech billionaire who wants to help their town, so Geoff is no longer their favourite foreign relation.
6:30pm
(repeat)
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Gone Christmas Fishing 2020, Christmas SpecialGone Christmas Fishing follows Bob Mortimer as he returns to his childhood roots in Middlesbrough to fish and reminisce with his dear friend and angling mentor Paul Whitehouse.
6:30pm30 min
Sandi Toksvig's Hygge
Series 1, Episode 4Broadcasting from her wooden cabin near a lake deep in the countryside in Denmark, Sandi Toksvig explores the Danish concept of hygge and the Danish way of life with guests Prof. Brian Cox and Zoe Lyons.
7pm
(repeat)
The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
Episode 5The Two Ronnies are back again with another helping of their greatest work.
7:30pm
(repeat)
Dial M For Middlesbrough
Sequel to Murder On The Blackpool Express and Death On The Tyne, set on a caravan park.
7:30pm
(repeat)
Taskmaster
Series 8, Episode 4 - The Barrel DadThe competitive nature of Taskmaster bubbles alarmingly to the surface as a simple team task involving a hammock exposes tensions between two of the five comics vying to win Greg Davies's monumental golden head.
7:40pm
(repeat)
Would I Lie To You?
Series 12, Episode 2This episode's guests are Rylan Clark-Neal, Sara Pascoe, Mary Portas and Paul Sinha.
8pm
(repeat)
After Ever After
Jack And The Beanstalk, Christmas Special - Jack And The Beanstalk: After Ever AfterAnother tale of what happens after happily ever after, this time looking into what happened after Jack felled the giant beanstalk and defeated the giant.
8:20pm
(repeat)
8:30pm30 min
Ghosts
Series 2, Christmas Special - The Ghost Of ChristmasIt's Christmas at Button House, and as Alison and Mike are hosting his family for the first time, Mike is determined to make it perfect.
9pm30 min
Motherland
Christmas SpecialIf it's Christmas, it's time for Amanda's Annual Seasonal Soiree (dress code; tinsel and tiaras!). Nothing says festive like Evil Santa, a thirty-foot Christmas tree and very strict rules about where you can and can't drink mulled wine.
9pm
(repeat)
Would I Lie To You?
Series 12, Episode 3This episode's guests are Olivia Colman, Aston Merrygold, Jon Richardson and Michaela Strachan.
9:30pm
(repeat)
The Royle Family
Christmas Special - Barbara's Old RingIt's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Royles' and Barbara's gone overboard with the presents. "If you can't spoil your family at Christmas, when can you?" she asks, having spent a whole two hours in Poundland.
9:30pm30 min
QI
Series R, Christmas Special - Rejoice!Sandi and Alan are joined by Chris McCausland, Justin Moorhouse and Holly Walsh for a festive special.
9:40pm
(repeat)
Would I Lie To You?
Series 12, Episode 4With guests Prue Leith, Scarlett Moffatt, Big Narstie and Tomasz Schafernaker.
10pm
(repeat)
Calendar Girls
Gentle comedy drama based on the true story of 11 ladies from Yorkshire who stripped off for a charity calendar.
10pm30 min
The Moments That Made...
Episode 2 - Richard WilsonVeteran Scottish actor Richard Wilson is the focus of this episode of this series that takes a detailed review of top comedy talent careers.
10pm30 min
King Gary
Christmas SpecialGary King and his (not always so) merry band of neighbours are back just in time for the festivities.
10pm60 min
The Russell Howard Hour
Series 4, Highlights Special - The Big IssuesRussell presents a compilation of the best Big Issues from all four series to date.
10:20pm60 min version (repeat)
10:50pm
(repeat)
The Fast Show
The Fast Show Night, Out-takes - You Ain't Seen These, Right?A compilation of previously unseen sketches from The Fast Show, including Road Rage, Richard, the King, and Mid Life Crisis Man.
11pm15 min
Felicity Ward - Appisodes
Series 2, Episode 3 - ProcrastinationKeen to be more productive, Felicity heads to the App Store and buys "If You Don't Task, You Don't Get" (voiced by Sindhu Vee). Will Felicity conquer her procrastination or will the app conquer her?
11pm
(repeat)
Russell Howard Live: Wonderbox
A TV edit of Russell Howard's 2014 DVD.
11:15pm
(repeat)
Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian
Series 2, Episode 2 - MoneyKen Cheng explores British Chinese culture and the subject of money.
11:20pm60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 52, Episode 5Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Victoria Coren Mitchell and guest panellists Andy Hamilton and Tim Loughton.
11:30pm
(repeat)
Men Behaving Badly
A repeat-run of the 1998 Christmas specials.
11:50pm34 min
The Vicar Of Dibley
The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown, Special - CompilationThe nation's favourite vicar muses upon lockdown, social distancing, masks and absent friends. Contains some previously unseen material.
Midnight
(repeat)
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 15 (Channel 4: Series 16), Christmas SpecialSean Lock and Kathy Burke team up against Jon Richardson and David Mitchell. James Acaster joins Countdown's resident lexicographer Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while maths whizz Rachel Riley and comedian Joe Wilkinson are in charge of the numbers.
2am90 min
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail Of The Curious Mouse
Comedy drama inspired by the true story of when a six-year-old Roald Dahl set off on a big adventure to meet his favourite author Beatrix Potter.