Christmas TV - what are you looking forward to (if anything)

I actually think there's more I fancy on this year than usual at Christmas. Death in Paradise. Paul O'Grady. All Creatures great and small. Round the world in 80 days. And a few other things.

If you want to know what’s on you can PM me. I have an old copy of the Radio Times dated 1982.

Nothing much on our free to air. Just hope it is good weather and we can have a swim. Watched one series of Mr. Mercedes but it started to make me feel sick, pretty foul so I won’t be watching the next series.

jane1956

thought most of it dross years ago we would be like "watch" record etc not anymore we have so many channels and less we want to watch. and don't get me started on the BBC

Yes, I really resent the fact that the BBC repeats so many programmes, and a lot of it wasn't much good the first (second, third or fourth...) time round. I rarely watch the BBC now, apart from Call the Midwife - and DH won't watch that with me. I'm in the apparent minority who don't like Strictly.
We've been downloading lots of crime series from ITV1, ITV3 and Sky channels, and can usually find something on Netflix.

I don’t normally watch The Larkins but as my sister is the Costume Designer for the Christmas special I’m looking forward to watching!

Tonight! The Guernsey Potato Pie Society BBC2 7pm great film.
22 kids and Counting Ch 5 - 9pm. Tonight.

Haven't really looked to see what's on!
but Call the midwife

you might be able to get The White Heather club on Utube Neilspurgeon0 - I would love that, too. A wee bit of Andy Stewart
DH will probably tour the programmes until he finds
Murder She wrote
Poirot
and any programme about train journeys!

Thankfully we have more than one telly!!

Carols at Kings is when my Christmas starts, Death In Paradise, Strictly Come Dancing, Downton Abbey film, then the New Year's Day concert from Vienna rounds it all off for another year.

ixion

Love Actually
Crocodile Dundee 1 and 2

I am almost word perfect for all 3?

Such a shame they don't make entertaining family films like this now. I don't want to watch all the new superhero stuff. My DC loved the original Superman films though.

Just wish there were more “feel good” programmes. All the drama series are very dark. I guess that’s why the Repair Shop is so popular, we do need a bit if cheer. Last year I was with eldest DD and husband and we came across a whole lot of very old Morecombe & Wise shows which had us in hysterics. DD said it was so silly and so innocent and a relief. Similar to Dad’s Army.

I want to see Allegra Stratton again with a new round of questions!

Nothing its all rubbish

I am looking forward to Around The World in 80 Days but I was disappointed to see it is on over a number of nights. I'll have to binge watch it at some time. On New Year's Day morning (I know not Christmas but ....) I enjoy the New Year's Day Gala live from Vienna. I sit there in the morning (on my own not my OH's idea of fun) with a bottle of Mumm champagne and a few nibbles and love the music, the dancing and usually the folk in the audience. For some reason I usually snooze all New Year's Day afternoon

Agree with most suggestions though would like to add the Strictly Come Dancing special on Christmas Day. To "top up" the TV schedule, I shall be buying the DVD of the latest James Bond film (out on 20th Dec) to watch on Christmas Day.

Kiss me Kate and Guys and Dolls on Wednesday afternoon
The midwives
And that’s it I think !!!!

It used to be worth buying the Radio Times, no more And Oh for a bit of the White Heather Club to bring in Hogmanay properly - thank the Lord for BBC Alba

Last year the first episode of Bridgerton aired on Christmas Day and it apparently got incredibly high viewing figures. I know they are making a 2nd series which I was hoping would air this year on Christmas Day but Covid has held it up.

thought most of it dross years ago we would be like "watch" record etc not anymore we have so many channels and less we want to watch. and don't get me started on the BBC

I totally agree about Anything Goes. I was lucky enough to see it on stage in October and it’s marvellous!
Also Call the Midwife, Christmas Strictly and the Duchess of Cambridge’s Carol service at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Eve.

Got a RT at the airport and have marked British Scandal as one to watch but whatever I miss I’ll get on catch up so let me know your selections.

How I agree Ro we used to have to order the Christmas TV times and Radio Times and found lots to watch . There is nothing I am looking forward to seeing this year at all and I so wish there was as Christmas looks like it will be cancelled for us .

When I get my TV guide in the Telegraph tomorrow, I shall look through it and say to DH “Well, there’s nothing much I want to watch”.

Not like years ago, 50 or more, when ‘new’ films, only 3 or 4 years old!, were shown at Christmas on tv for the first time.

How exciting it seemed, and something to really look forward to.

Nowadays……

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The Tourist - same directors as Baptiste. January 1st 9pm BBC 1

This thread is better than the Radio Times ?

The flight before Christmas

merlotgran

January 1st.

(((Hugs))) Merlot.

The ghost story is on Christmas Eve can't think of the name at the moment sorry...still in bed fiddling about on the Kindle. Ill come back later.