Television
TV schedule Monday 21st December 2020
6pm
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Butterflies
Series 2, Christmas SpecialRia is filled with doom at the thought of another Christmas. For Ria, Christmas is a time of truth. Surrounded by people she loves, she is forced to do things she hates. She does her best to cope with the chaos of the seasonal celebrations.
7pm
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The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
Episode 3The Two Ronnies share personal memories from their comedy career.
7:15pm
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Only Fools And Horses
The Final Specials, Christmas Special - Strangers On The ShoreWith the family fortune squandered, Del and Rodney set off for France to attend a memorial service in memory of Uncle Albert's old shipmates from the war. On the way back the Trotters pick up some rather unexpected cargo!
7:30pm
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Taskmaster
Series 8, Episode 2 - A Novel About Russian GulagsLou Sanders displays some unusual facial hair, Iain Stirling's beatboxing causes him some problems and Paul Sinha shows off his full acting range. As usual, Alex Horne provides data analysis in his role as the Taskmaster's private secretary and live-in companion.
7:40pm
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Would I Lie To You?
Series 6, Episode 3Lee Mack is joined by Miranda Hart and Clare Balding and David Mitchell is joined by Dale Winton and Richard Bacon.
8pm
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There's Something About Movies
Series 3, Christmas SpecialAlan Carr hosts the merry mayhem as Martin Sheen, Jennifer Saunders and Tom Allen are joined by Rafe Spall, Guz Khan and Mo Gilligan for a seasonal round of the movie quiz show.
8:20pm
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The Vicar Of Dibley
Series 1, Episode 6 - AnimalsGeraldine's idea of a special service to bless and celebrate animals - the focus of much of the rural village's life - is welcomed warmly by her flock, but soon finds Dibley ridiculed in the national tabloids. Could this lead to her departure from the community already?
8:20pm
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8:50pm10 min
The Vicar Of Dibley
The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown, Episode 3The winner of the Dibley mask competition is announced, Hugo sets a new record, and Christmas comes close.
9pm
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Mrs. Brown's Boys
Christmas Special - Mammy's AssIt's Christmas and all across Ireland Mothers are looking forward to their loved ones returning home. With son Trevor coming back from the missions abroad for the first time in four years, Agnes Brown is determined to make this Christmas a truly special celebration, with her whole family present at last.
9pm165 min
Twelfth Night
Tamsin Greig stars as Malvolia in a twist on Shakespeare's classic comedy of mistaken identity staged at the National Theatre.
9pm90 min
The Secret Life Of... David Jason: A Tribute
Sue Johnston narrates a look at the life and career of the actor, the star of Only Fools And Horses, The Darling Buds Of May, A Touch Of Frost and Open All Hours. The programme examines his early stage career and hear what his fellow thespians thought of him, and there are clips of him in long-forgotten shows, quirky TV adverts and his very first movie. Featuring interviews with industry insiders and former castmates, including Tessa Peake-Joneswho played his long-suffering on-screen wife Raquel in Only Fools And Horses.
9pm30 min
Upstart Crow
Christmas Special - Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow: Lockdown Christmas 1603The plague has hit London and as Christmas approaches Will and Kate are in wave fifteen of state-enforced home confinement together in Will's London lodgings...
9pm60 min version (repeat)
QI
Series Q, Episode 1 - QuirkyWith Loyiso Gola, Jason Manford and Sarah Millican. Find out who has Type Q blood, where to find the world's most dangerous cup of tea, what's even quainter than a model village, and the best type of pants to wear if you're trying for a baby.
9pm60 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Christmas SpecialJimmy Carr hosts a festive-themed edition of the words and numbers game, with Rachel Riley and Susie Dent. Jon Richardson and Sarah Millican face off against Sean Lock and David Mitchell. David O'Doherty joins Susie in Dictionary Corner.
9:30pm
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Inside No. 9
Series 5, Episode 3 - Love's Great AdventureTrevor and Julia always want to make Christmas really special for their family but this year, with money so tight, things aren't going to be easy. As each door of the advent calendar opens, everyone will have to do their bit to make Christmas happen.
9:40pm
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Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas
Victoria Wood returns with a 60-minute special for BBC One featuring sketches, personal injury commercials, unlikely sporting events and a dance number bringing together the killer combo of midriff bulge and Busby Berkeley.
10pm30 min
Mock The Week
Series 19, Christmas SpecialHost Dara O Briain, regular panellist Hugh Dennis and many of the comedians who have appeared this year mark the end of 2020 with a special show looking back on the year's events, along with unseen material, out-takes and all the usual fun.
10pm
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Would I Lie To You?
Series 12, Episode 1Lucy Porter, Debbie McGee, Dion Dublin and Bob Mortimer join the regulars for more truth and lies.
10:30pm30 min
Raiders Of The Lost Archive
End Of Year Specials, Christmas SpecialJaney Godley and a team of comedians delve deep into the BBC Scotland archives to dig out some special festive clips, for which they provide new voiceovers.
10:40pm
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Meet The Richardsons
Meet The Richardsons At Christmas, Episode 1The families attempt to create the perfect Christmas for daughter Elsie. Jon is against the commercialisation of the season and wants to keep the season as pure, but Lucy just wants a big tree.
11pm
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Men Behaving Badly
Christmas Trilogy, Christmas Special - DeliveryFlat share sitcom following security salesman Gary and his lodger, as they attempt to navigate the opposite sex.
11pm30 min
Short Stuff
Christmas Special - Short Stuff Christmas SpecialSanjeev Kohli presents a special festive compilation of some of the best of online comedy from Short Stuff and BBC Scotland's The Social.
11pm
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Micky Flanagan: Peeping Behind The Curtain
A documentary about Micky Flanagan's career.
11:20pm
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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.
Midnight
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Live At The Apollo
Series 12, Christmas Special - Noel At The Apollo: Romesh Ranganathan, Kerry Godliman, Seann Walsh, Spencer JonesRomesh Ranganathan is our host for a very special Christmas edition of Live at the Apollo. This festive trip to the legendary Hammersmith Apollo sees Romesh introduce Kerry Godliman, Seann Walsh and Spencer Jones all with their favourite christmassy material for a Noël to remember.
12:30am45 min version
Have I Got News For You
Series 60, Highlights Special - Have I Got 2020 News For YouTeam captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by a variety of guest hosts and panellists from the worlds of comedy, journalism and current affairs for a compilation that looks back at the big news of 2020.