Schedule Friday 25th December 2020
9am27 min
No More Jockeys
Christmas & New Year Specials, Christmas Special - Christmas Specials, Game 3Following a double victory, can Alex and Mark stop Tim from completing a Christmas hat-trick?
11am30 min
You're Dead To Me
Series 2, Christmas Special - The Victorian ChristmasWhy do we celebrate Christmas with cards, crackers and a tree? Greg Jenner and guests Dr Fern Riddell and Russell Kane explore the surprising history of the Victorian Christmas.
11:30am30 min
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
2020 Christmas Special - PoundsqueezersIn the words of Count Arthur, 'Christmas isn't just about charity, it is about baby Judas riding a donkey'. To celebrate in style, Arthur heads to the pound shop for his Christmas gifts.
1pm60 min
Happy Birthday Harry!
A celebration of the man Churchill described as "Scotland's greatest ever ambassador", Harry Lauder. Plus, an assessment of the singer and comedian's legacy.
1:15pm
Early Man
Comedy film from Aardman Animations about a caveman.
4pm60 min
Star Child
A comic retelling of the Nativity story. A magic star appears in the sky, a lonely village seamstress meets an anxious angel and a kindly donkey, two shepherds go on a dangerous mission, three bickering wise women bring news to a paranoid, psychotic king and a bolshie girl gives birth to a baby.
5pm60 min
Nature Table
Christmas SpecialJoining Sue Perkins for this Christmas special are naturalist, presenter and writer Chris Packham; botanist, presenter and writer James Wong; wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan; and helping Sue to make sense of the amazing funny facts that the experts present is Tony-nominated comedy actor Stephen Mangan.
6pm
(repeat)
Dad's Army
Series 7, Episode 6 - Turkey DinnerDuring a drunken evening, Jones and his men accidentally shoot a turkey. Having failed to establish the bird's rightful owner, they decide the best thing to do is to offer the older residents of Walmington a turkey dinner.
6pm
(repeat)
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail Of The Curious Mouse
Christmas comedy special about the real-life meeting of Beatrix Potter and Roald Dahl.
6:15pm15 min
Excuse Me, Are You John Shuttleworth?
Episode 1Part One finds Graham Fellows greeting John Shuttleworth on Christmas Eve before he begins to share his story, although John doesn't know who he is or why he's there and assumes he's a carol singer. But Graham wants to take us back to 1977 when he first started Drama school and came up with a riff that led him to his first character - Jilted John.
6:30pm30 min
Dead Ringers
2020 Christmas SpecialsIn a change to the usual format, the show listens-in to how the great and good are spending Christmas. Much like everyone else? Maybe not... Mark Drakeford finds a new way of addressing the people of Wales, while Nigel Farage thinks now's the right time for a pub crawl.
6:40pm
(repeat)
Blackadder
1988 Specials, Christmas Special - Blackadder's Christmas CarolEbenezer Blackadder is the kindest man in England, until a visit from the Spirit of Christmas helps him to see the error of his ways.
7pm40 min
Blankety Blank
Christmas SpecialBradley Walsh hosts as Emilia Fox, Jimmy Carr, Amir Khan, Danny Jones, Anita Rani and Sue Perkins try to fill in the missing blanks and win some prizes for our lucky contestants.
7:40pm
(repeat)
The Good Life
Christmas Special - Silly, But It's Fun....When the Leadbetter Christmas is cancelled, Tom and Barbara save the day by inviting them over for a self-sufficient Christmas that cost only 15p.
7:40pm
(repeat)
Dad's Army
Series 4, Episode 12 - Uninvited GuestsAfter Walmington-on-Sea's ARP HQ is bombed, Mainwaring is forced to share the church hall with Hodges. Problems soon arise after the church hall's chimney is set on fire.
7:40pm
(repeat)
Would I Lie To You?
Series 12, Episode 6This episode's guests are Daisy May Cooper, Diane Morgan, Richard Osman and Rory Reid.
8pm50 min
Fortunately... With Fi And Jane
Christmas Special - Cyprian Santas And Silhouettes, With Dawn FrenchIn this festive edition of Fortunately, Fi Glover and Jane Garvey are joined by special guest Dawn French.
8:10pm
(repeat)
A League Of Their Own
Series 15, Christmas Special - Christmas Party 2020Your Christmas parties might not be going ahead this year, but the League Of Their Own boys aren't going to let a global pandemic stop their festive fun. Join Jamie Redknapp, Freddie Flintoff, Romesh Ranganathan and a team of celebrity guests for more holiday hijinks and sporting Christmas challenges.
8:20pm
(repeat)
Dad's Army
A selection of three episodes from the Home Guard sitcom.
8:20pm
(repeat)
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
Victoria Wood takes her own inimitable look at the breakfast and daytime television phenomenon in this Christmas special from 1992.
8:20pm
(repeat)
9pm60 min version (repeat)
9:10pm60 min
Victoria Wood: The Secret List
Episode 1The first of two documentaries offers a unique opportunity to see the very best bits of Victoria's work that she loved the most, drawing on some of the 20 sketches chosen by her in a notebook discovered after her death. Plus, contributors discuss her broad catalogue of award-winning comedy.
9:10pm
(repeat)
Micky Flanagan: Back In The Game
East End comic Micky Flanagan returns with his second, highly anticipated stand-up show, Back In The Game.
10pm40 min
Mrs. Brown's Boys
Christmas 2020, Christmas Special - Mammy Of The PeopleIt's Christmas once again in the Brown household and Agnes and her family are trying to get used to "the new normal". Luckily, things haven't changed that much.
10pm
(repeat)
Would I Lie To You?
Series 12, Christmas Special - Would I Lie To You At Christmas?David Mitchell is joined by Lily Allen and Noddy Holder while Lee Mack is joined by James Acaster and Sian Gibson.
10:40pm
(repeat)
The Vicar Of Dibley
1996 Specials, Christmas Special - The Christmas Lunch IncidentIt's the Vicar's second Christmas in Dibley, and she has to make her sermon a good one "or you've lost them to Satan till next December". An arguably greater worry, however, is the three Christmas dinners Geraldine's agreed to eat. But she can pull it off - right?
10:40pm
(repeat)
Would I Lie To You?
Series 12, Christmas Special - Would I Lie To You At Christmas?David Mitchell is joined by Lily Allen and Noddy Holder while Lee Mack is joined by James Acaster and Sian Gibson.
10:55pm
(repeat)
Celebrity Juice
Series 24, Christmas SpecialChart star Paloma Faith, presenter and friend of the show Paddy McGuinness, Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson and football pundit Chris Kamara join Keith Lemon, Laura Whitmore and Emily Atack for this festive special of the comedy quiz.
11pm
(repeat)
Greg Davies Live: Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog
TV broadcast of Greg Davies Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated debut 2010 solo stand-up show.
11:05pm
(repeat)
Florence Foster Jenkins
Comedy-biography about New York socialite and heiress Florence Foster Jenkins, a terrible singer who thinks she is wonderful.
11:20pm
(repeat)
Not Going Out
Series 3, Christmas Special - Absent Father ChristmasLee's father turns up at the flat unannounced. This is the man who walked out of the family home when Lee was four, never paid his maintenance and ate Lee's goldfish.
11:20pm
(repeat)
Taskmaster
Series 8, Episode 8 - Aquatic Sewing MachineThis episode feature sand, beach balls, water and an angler's keepnet. There are also coffee pots, which don't help Joe Thomas, and a trumpet, which doesn't help Lou Sanders.
11:25pm
(repeat)
The Inbetweeners
Series 1, Episode 1It's a fresh start for Will McKenzie as he joins his new sixth form college. Will previously went to a private school, but since his dad walked out on his mum he's had to downgrade to the local comprehensive.
11:55pm
(repeat)
The Royle Family
Christmas Special - The Golden Egg CupThere's a new buzz in the Royle family household as it is a special time for Jim and Barbara and a celebration (including Twiglets and scotch eggs) is planned.
11:55pm
(repeat)
The Inbetweeners
Series 1, Episode 2Will, Simon, Jay and Neil bunk off from school and attempt to buy alcohol with Will disguised as an adult. They head to Neil's house to get drunk, where Simon has a vodka-induced romantic revelation about his childhood sweetheart.