Christmas TV?

Nothing at present 4G has just ruined my freeview reception. Why do I pay a licence fee!!

I wish there was another Victoria i loved that serial, also like many other Downton was a must. I will no doubt watch Call the Midwives and Agatha Christie but as i havent seen tv guides for Christmas yet i dont really know what else i shall view.

I was disappointed too. Call the Midwife and Strictly plus the Emily Bronte programme. To me it’s all soaps and James Bond! Definitely miss Downton

The Dowton Abbey movie will likely come out next Christmas, but for now Love Actually, and the original Christmas Carol with Alistair Sim, and Little Women with Winona Ryder.

Hopefully not repeats from last year or the year before yawn.

I love Emmerdale & Corrie so I'll be watching the big Christmas story-lines. Other than that Racing from Kempton Park on Boxing Day.

I often wait until the day to decide what to watch, loads recorded so I won't be bored. I've got Sky so I can get Box Sets, there's not usually enough hours in the day to watch everything I want to so Christmas is a good time to "veg" in front of the TV

I was also underwhelmed at the Christmas line up. I am looking forward to Agatha & the truth of murder on channel 5, Sat 23rd.
And another vote for netflix. I wouldn't be without it now ?

Royal Institute Christmas lectures for me plus Call the Midwife.

On Christmas Day I want to watch Swan Lake, Upstart Crow and Call the Midwife (even though I know it will be desperately sentimental). They clash, but I can catch up on iPlayer. I haven’t noticed anything very interesting after that.

I thought it was a dismal line-up. Only the Poirot might appeal but I'm not sure we'll enjoy John Malcovitch's interpretation.

Tend not to watch tv ...especially at Christmas ... try Netflix people...watch what you want when you want it.

Netflix bamboozles me. Too much choice! However, I'll bravely persevere. I enjoyed Mad Men.

I will be looking out for the bishops wife with carey grant such a lovely film also fallen angel with gary sinese lovely story .if its not on tv i will watch it on youtube. Other than that fed up with all the repeats year after year.

Have been through the Christmas edition of the Radio Times and have not found much worth watching. I will watch the ballet, Swan Lake and Les Misrables just to see how close it is to the book.. (the French version with Gerard Depardieu is the best). Good thing I have a lot of DVDs of classics such as Barchester Chronicles, Rebecca, etc. As well as some oldies on Talking Pictures, plus those ordered from Cinema Paradiso.
I think I buy the Radio Times just find not to watch!

I love Netflix too and think it’s great value for money. We’ll certainly be using it over Christmas as the trawl through the Radio. times revealed very little of any interest.

We have recently subscribed to Netflix & I think it’s amazing! No adverts and pure pleasure choosing something! I’m currently enjoying ‘The Crown’ and have just started series 2. This Christmas, viewing will be wonderful - there’s so much to choose from! And at £7.99 per month that’s only £2 a week - a £1 each. Great value would highly recommend!

Looking at the TV mags I am thankful to have enough recordings that will well and truly see me through until xmas /new year is done and dusted and ready to start
afresh on what the channels have in store for us come 2019.

Call the Midwife for me too - really nostalgic. Other than that there seems to be a lot of repeats.

We rarely watch things as they are broadcast and record instead, we're trying to get a bit of a stockpile up for over Christmas in case there is not a lot we would want to watch.

I always look forward to watching Call the Midwife - and will miss Downton this year

Jane10 I miss Downton and would have loved to see more of it, but I guess it ran it’s course.I live near the village that doubles as Downton village and we often walk there and have a drink.The church is lovely ( the whole village is!)
I have bought the tv mag but not looked at it yet , I enjoy highlighting things to watch.

I'll be watching my " Talking Pictures " channel. Old black and white originals like " A Christmas Carol ". This is Christmas for me.

Each Christmas I buy the Christmas copy of the Radio Times and go through it, marking up allt he programmes I might watch.

Each Christmas between watching Christmas DVDs (like The Muppet's Christmas Carol, Its a Wonderful Life etc) and playing scrabble, doing jigsaws, going out for all sorts of reasons and this year DGD is getting a sewing machine for Christmas so that will occupy us as well, we usually end up watching nothing, except, occasionally, the news.

Call the midwife new Christmas special....
Oh yes Jane10, I to looked forward to downtown abbey.....I doubt if I shall watch torvil and dean lol....

I'm a bit disappointed at ITV on Christmas day. Downton Abbey used to be such a treat. This year a docudrama on Torville and Dean. Oh joy. Not!