Television
TV schedule Friday 22nd December 2023
The Unofficial Science Of...
Special - Home AloneThere's one big burning question that all Home Alone fans need answering; would Harry & Marv have survived those traps in real life? James Acaster and Guz Khan aim to find out.
Only Fools And Horses
The Final Specials, Christmas Special - If They Could See Us Now.....!The Trotters now live the high life but with the American Stock Market about to crash, how will they keep their money? Having lost all and having to live back in their Peckham flat Del decides to enter a new TV Game Show "The Goldrush" to try and win some money back.
Christmas Carole
Suranne Jones stars as a unashamedly wealthy entrepreneur in a modern take on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
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.
Would I Lie To You?
Christmas Special - Would I Lie To You? At ChristmasDavid Mitchell is joined by Victoria Coren Mitchell and Naga Munchetty, while Lee Mack is joined by Alex Brooker and Melvyn Hayes.
Ghosts
Series 3, Christmas Special - He Came!In the run up to the festive season, Kitty becomes convinced that Santa has made an early stop at Button House when Mike and Alison discover a man living in a tent on their grounds. The ghosts' advice on how to deal with him leaves much to be desired, but eventually Mike and Alison learn that they have more to offer this Christmas than they realised.
Would I Lie To You?
Series 14, Out-takes - The Unseen BitsPreviously unseen material from the comedy panel show, hosted by Rob Brydon, in which team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack are joined by celebrity guests to hoodwink their opponents with absurd facts and plausible lies about themselves.
Here We Go
Christmas Special - Mum's Classic Family ChristmasAmy is home again for the holidays, so Rachel is determined to engineer an absolutely classic Jessop Family Christmas: Stockings, presents, church, turkey, King's speech, charades. Then everyone sings Hey Mr Christmas by Showaddywaddy and watches Shrek. Should be great, so long as everyone sticks PRECISELY to the schedule. It's never that easy.
A Grand Day Out With Wallace And Gromit
Oscar-nominated claymation in which a Yorkshireman and his canine companion venture to the Moon.
Murder, They Hope
Christmas Special - Blood Actually: "A Murder They Hope Mystery"It's Christmas and Gemma has hired a lovely cottage in a quaint village. Terry spots that the village has a Santa competition, but things take a dark turn as competitors start being killed off in a host of warped and festive ways.
Have I Got News For You
Series 66, Highlights Special - Have I Got 2023 For YouTeam captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by a variety of guest hosts and panellists in this compilation edition revisiting the big news stories of 2023.
QI
Series H, Christmas Special - Hocus PocusA special and magical Christmas edition with Graham Norton, Lee Mack and Daniel Radcliffe.
The Last Leg
Series 29, Christmas SpecialGuests Tom Davis and Alison Hammond join Adam, Josh and Alex for this festive special.
Two Doors Down
Series 7, Episode 5 - TakeawayIt's payday, so Michelle invites the neighbours round for a Chinese takeaway. As they wait for their food to arrive, Eric shares his love of Billy Connolly.
Andrew Mensah's Stand-Up Kickabout
Episode 3 - Llantwit Major AFC - South WalesAndrew meets members of the club committee to find out why this small club in the second division of the Welsh League has a massive social media following and a fan base in Argentina. Mensah also ditches the white Air Force trainers for a new pair of wellies as he steps foot on a farm for the first time to meet former player and fan Jimbo.
I Literally Just Told You
Series 3, Christmas Special - Celebrity I Literally Just Told YouJimmy Carr presents a brand new festive celebrity special of the game show with a unique twist. AJ Odudu, Ben Shephard, Bill Bailey and Sarah Millican play to win up to £25,000 for their chosen charities. All they need to do is remember the answers that Jimmy, his team of question writers and some surprise guests have literally just told them.
James Acaster - Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
A recording of James Acaster's 2019 tour show.
Bad Education
Christmas Special - A Christmas CarolAn extra special musical-themed Christmas spectacular, starring Layton Williams, Charlie Wernham, Mathew Horne and Vicki Pepperdine alongside the cast of Class K as they've never been seen before.
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.
Rob And Romesh Vs
Christmas Special - LaplandRob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan head to Lapland for Christmas, where they try their luck at a range of festive-themed tasks featuring elves, reindeer, magic and Santa Claus to see if there's one activity that they have the Christmas spirit for.
Paul
Sci-fi comedy starring Nick Frost and Simon Pegg as friends who chance upon an alien whilst travelling across the US.
The Cleaner
Christmas Special - A Clean ChristmasIt's Christmas Day and Wicky is looking forward to winning Weasel's Christmas raffle: first prize, an actual horse. All that stands in his way is a blood-soaked crime scene in an ice cream parlour, and a regular customer who isn't going to let a little thing like a murder stop him from getting the perfect peach melba ice-cream.
The Office
Christmas Specials, Episode 2 - Part 2Final special. David Brent secures the services of a dating agency and meets up for drinks with a rather disappointing selection of single women.
Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie
Big-screen spin-off adventure for Brendan O'Carroll and Mrs. Brown's Boys.
Some Girls
Series 3, Episode 1Viva is surprised when Rocky tells her he is dropping out of school. She tries to persuade him that it's not a good idea, but Rocky has another, even bigger, surprise for Viva. Holli is saving for a secret project whilst Amber is worried about Brandon, who seems to have disappeared.
Rob And Romesh Vs
Christmas Special - Rob & Romesh Vs ChristmasA festive special in which Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan join the circus, teaming up with West End and Big Top show Zippos. They learn how to do acrobatics, contortion and knife throwing ahead of their final Christmas performance at Winter Wonderland.