What's on UK TV this Christmas - from Christmas Eve to New Years Day

Christmas TV is (almost) as great as spending time with your loved ones, stuffing your face, exchanging gifts and a few too many glasses of wine. I've compiled a list of the top picks for UK TV (both movies and TV programmes) this Christmas time. Movies are in bold and TV is regular text. This list isn't comprehensive FYI - just some more popular picks.

Christmas Eve

10:10am - Shaun the Sheep movie (BBC1)

12:55pm - The Grinch (ITV) 1:20pm - Monsters University (BBC1)

1:30pm - The King and I (Channel 5) 2:55pm - Zootropolis (BBC1)

3:25pm - Santa Claus: The Movie (ITV)

4:40pm - The Snowman (Channel 4)

5pm - Mary Poppins (BBC)

5:40pm - The Parent Trap (BBC1)

6:05pm - Miracle on 34th Street (Channel 4)

9:30pm - Gremlins (ITV)

Christmas Day

12:30pm - Top of the Pops Christmas Special (BBC2)

3:10pm - The Jungle Book - Live Action version (BBC1)

3:10pm - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Channel 5)

4pm - The Muppets Christmas Carol (Channel 4)

4:10pm - Monsters Inc (ITV)

5:30pm - Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1)

5:40pm - Home Alone 2 (Channel 4)

7:45pm - Call the Midwife (BBC1)

8pm - Great British Bake Off - Christmas Special (Channel 4)

9:15pm - Torvill and Dean (ITV)

10:15pm - Mrs Browns Boys (BBC1)

10:15pm - Alan Carr's Christmas Cracker (Channel 4)

11:30 - Bridget Jones' Diary (ITV)

Boxing Day

10:30am - Princess and the Frog (BBC1)

11:05am - The Witches (ITV)

1.25pm - Kung Fu Panda 2 (Channel 4)

2:30pm - Saving Mrs Banks (BBC1)

3:50pm - Trolls (BBC)

5:40pm - The BFG (BBC1)

5.45pm - Mrs Doubtfire (Channel 4)

7:30pm - The Midnight Gang (BBC1)

8pm - Quantum of Solace (ITV)

9pm - The ABC Murders (BBC1)

10pm - Dirty Dancing (Channel 5)

10:20pm - Love Actually (ITV)

11.00pm - The Green Mile (Channel 4)

Thursday 27th December

10.50am - Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

1.30pm - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

4:20pm - Kung Fu Panda 3 (BBC)

8pm - Skyfall (ITV)

Friday 28th December

10.25am - Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (BBC1)

1.15pm - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (BBC1)

4.10pm - Wreck-It Ralph (BBC1)

Saturday 29th December

11.35am - Groundhog Day (Channel 5)

12.05pm - The Mummy (ITV)

1.15pm - Chicken Run (BBC1)

2.35pm - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (BBC1) 11.20pm - The Inbetweeners 2 (Channel 4)

Sunday 30th December

9.20am - Bolt (BBC1)

11.25am - The Mummy Returns (ITV)

2.25pm - Cinderella (BBC1)

2.45pm - E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (Channel 5)

3.30pm - Edward Scissorhands (Channel 4)

5pm - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Channel 5)

5.30pm - Porridge (BBC2)

5.40pm - Paddington (BBC2)

8pm - Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (ITV)

9pm - Les Miserables (6-part series) (BBC1)

10.50pm - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (ITV)

New Years Eve

11.45am - The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (ITV)

12.10am - Basic Instinct (ITV)

12.50pm - Death on the Nile (BBC2)

2.40pm - Big Hero 6 (BBC)

4.15pm - Maleficent (BBC)

5.45pm - Pan (Channel 5)

7pm - Crocodile Dundee II (Channel 4)

8pm - Spectre (ITV)

9pm - Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (BBC)

New Years Day

10.00am - The Muppet Movie (Channel 4)

10.15am - Home (BBC)

1.00pm - The Railway Children (BBC)

2.30pm - Oliver! (Channel 5)

3.40pm - Turner & Hooch (Channel 4)

3.45pm - The Jungle Book (animated version, 1967) (BBC)

5.50pm - Sister Act (Channel 4)

7pm - Doctor Who (BBC1)

7:40pm - Great British Bake Off - New Years Special (Channel 4)

9pm - The Inbetweeners 10th Birthday Party (Channel 4)

9pm - Luther (BBC1)

10.00pm - The Revenant (BBC2)

I hope you enjoy some of the picks from this year's Christmas TV and all have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year!

Amy x

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