Apparently the BBC are showing Shrek2 and Finding Nemo on Christmas Day

[saltirehangingonachristmastree]

Along with To the Manor Born, Doctor Who and a Strictly Come dancing special.
At least according to digital spy they are. Haven't seen any other listings for the Christmas period, most fo the ones which come out early have that good old TBA programme showing!

they've only just announced today, digital spy is right.

i've got the whole bbc schedule here if anyone's interested

Oh God a whole TV-fest -must get the video fixed !!

Is it any good though Aitch? For the past 2 years we haven't had the TV on on Christmas Day - mainly to annoy MIL, but it's been quite good, and don't feel as though we have missed anything.
Anything esle good on?

looks okay, something to dip in and out of.

1305 Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out
1330 Top Of The Pops
1430 Robbie The Reindeer - Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
1500 The Queens Christmas Speech
1510 Film: Finding Nemo
1640 Film: Shrek II
1805 BBC News
1815 BBC London News
1820 EastEnders
1850 Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2000 EastEnders
2030 Strictly Come Dancing Special
2130 To The Manor Born
2230 Catherine Tate Christmas Special

repeats aplenty on BBC2. thing is, Christmas telly isn't really as major as it used to be. it was SO exciting when i was a kid, seeing new films. now they're dvds a fortnight after their cinema release. (gone with the wind not a good example of this... )

1115 Film: Gone with the Wind
1445 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1555 The Magic of Romeo and Juliet
1625 Romeo And Juliet
1850 Andrea Bocelli: The Story Behind the Voice
1950 The Queen (R)
2000 Dad's Army: Turkey Dinner (R)
2030 Dragon's Den Christmas Special
2200 James May: My Sister's Top Toys (NR)
2300 The Comedy Christmas (NR)
2400 Top Gear (NR)
2500 Comedy Connections: Drop The Dead Donkey (R)
2540 Film: Here Comes Mr Jordan
2715 Film: Cat People
2825 CLOSE

Wednesday 26th December

0600 CBBC
0830 Animal Park - Wild In Africa (R)
0900 Meerkat Manor (R)
0925 Michael Palin: Around The World In 80 Days (R)
1015 How We Built Britain (R)
1115 Who Do You Think You Are? Nigella Lawson (R)
1215 Celebrity Masterchef (R)
1245 Celebrity Masterchef (R)
1315 The Magic Of Carmen
1345 Carmen
1625 Coast (R)
1635 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (R)
1725 Ready Steady Cook
1810 Weakest Link - 1,000th Episode (R)
1900 Film: The Terminal
2100 QI Christmas Special
2130 Lead Balloon
2200 The Graham Norton Christmas Show
2300 Never Mind The Buzzcocks Christmas Special (R)
2345 Comedy Connections: The Office (R)
2425 Red Dwarf (R)
2455 Long Way Down (NR)
2555 Film: Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House
2730 Film: The Curse of the Cat People
2835 CLOSE

Thursday 27th December

0600 CBBC
0830 Animal Park - Wild In Africa (R)
0900 Meerkat Manor (R)
0925 Michael Palin: Around The World In 80 Days (R)
1015 How We Built Britain (R)
1115 Who Do You Think You Are? Bill Oddie (R)
1210 Celebrity Masterchef (R)
1240 Welsh Grand National
1505 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (R)
1555 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (R)
1645 Ready Steady Cook
1730 Weakest Link (R)
1815 Porridge Christmas: The Desperate Hours
1900 As Time Goes By: You Must Remember This (R)
2000 Carluccio & The Renaissance Cookbook
2100 Judi Dench: Mrs Henderson Presents
2240 Judi Dench - A Bafta Tribute
2350 Comedy Connections: Fry & Laurie (R)
2420 Red Dwarf (R)
2450 Long Way Down (NR)
2550 Film: My Dear Secretary
2725 BBC News 24
2820 CLOSE

Friday 28th December

0600 CBBC
0830 Animal Park - Wild In Africa (R)
0900 Meerkat Manor (R)
0925 Meerkat Manor (R)
0950 Michael Palin: Around The World In 80 Days (R)
1040 How We Built Britain (R)
1140 Who Do You Think You Are? Ian Hislop (R)
1235 Celebrity Masterchef (R)
1305 Celebrity Masterchef (R)
1335 Identity
1420 Wildlife On Two (R)
1450 Flog It (R)
1520 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (R)
1610 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (R)
1700 Ready Steady Cook
1745 Weakest Link (R)
1830 Film: Dad's Army
2000 Johnny Kingdom Goes To Scotland
2100 History Boys
2250 Still Game Christmas
2320 Grumpy Old New Year (R)
2420 Comedy Connections: The Good Life (R)

SHIT, didn't mean to do all that. sorry.

The only thing I'll be watching is Dr Who ..perhaps Lead Balloon that raises a chortle apart from that.. sigh.. does anyone really watch Hetty Wainthropp ?

how depressing as usual. last year i watched play misty for me - such a christmassy show.

Oh, I would like to see the History Boys, will be interested to compare it to the play. Is it really a repeat of To The Manor Born in a prime-time Christmas day slot, or something with the same name?

bbcfour is having another ghosty season thought which is always great

Dragon's Den Christmas Special should be a laugh. I can just see Bannatyne getting into the festive spirit when faced with Kevin from Ashby-de-la-Zouch and his patented wall-painting device for which he doesn't know the projected turnover because he hasn't sold any yet.

I saw the History Boys on DVD a while back, DP didn't enjoy it but I loved it.

That's good to know VS, thanks. I think it will be interesting to see how they do it even if I dont enjoy it much- the play is so very much a staged play IYSWIM.

Surely anyone who wants to see Nemo and Shrek again has the DVD?...how bloody tedious!
History Boys good - haven't seen that.

I thought that about Shrek and Finding Nemo too- I can't believe they will be new to many people. I looked at Sky Movies for December but they don't seem to have much either unless they are saving a big announcement.

SO very little, or even nothing special or different ot watch then.

cali, you didn't see me here, right? BBC1

Monday 24th December

0600 Breakfast
0900 The Slammer
0930 Sorcerer's Apprentice
0955 Shaun The Sheep
1005 The Secret Show
1020 Film: The Tigger Movie
1130 Film: The Santa Clause
1305 BBC News
1320 Film: Ella Enchanted
1445 Film: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
1620 Film: The Princess Diaries 2 - The Royal Engagement
1810 BBC News and Weather
1820 BBC London News
1835 Shrek the Halls
1900 When Joseph Met Maria
2000 EastEnders
2030 Film: Pirates of the Carribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl
2245 A CHRISTMAS BUCKET O' FRENCH & SAUNDERS
2320 BBC News
2328 Weather
2335 Christmas Midnight Eucharist
2445 Film: Hope Springs
2615 Weatherview
2620 BBC News 24

Tuesday 25th December

0600 Breakfast
0900 Basil Brush
0925 Thumb Wrestling Federation
0930 Sorcerer's Apprentice
0955 Shaun The Sheep
1005 The Secret Show
1020 Christmas Day Eucharist
1120 Film: The Santa Clause 2
1255 BBC News
1305 Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out
1330 Top Of The Pops
1430 Robbie The Reindeer - Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
1500 The Queens Christmas Speech
1510 Film: Finding Nemo
1640 Film: Shrek II
1805 BBC News
1815 BBC London News
1820 EastEnders
1850 Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2000 EastEnders
2030 Strictly Come Dancing Special
2130 To The Manor Born
2230 Catherine Tate Christmas Special
2310 BBC News
2323 Weather
2325 Film: Speed
2515 Christmas Reflection
2520 Film: Romancing the Stone
2700 Weatherview
2705 BBC News 24

Wednesday 26th December

0600 Breakfast
0900 The Tale Of Jack Frost
0930 Sorcerer's Apprentice
1000 Film: The Jungle Book 2
1105 Film: Spy Kids
1225 BBC News
1235 Film: It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
1400 Film: Home on the Range
1510 Film: Herbie: Fully Loaded
1645 Final Score
1715 BBC News
1725 BBC London News
1735 Film: Monsters, Inc
1900 My Family: Ho Ho No
2000 EastEnders
2030 Ballet Shoes
2155 BBC News
2228 Weather
2210 The National Lottery
2220 Match of the Day
2350 Film: Galaxy Quest
2525 Weatherview
2530 BBC News 24

Thursday 27th December

0600 Breakfast
0900 Chute
0930 Sorcerer's Apprentice
0955 Shaun The Sheep
1000 The Secret Show
1015 Film: Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
1155 Film: The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
1320 BBC News
1335 Film: George of the Jungle
1500 Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
1530 Oliver Twist
1700 Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
1800 BBC News
1815 BBC London News
1830 DIY SOS: Floods
1930 EastEnders
2000 Holby City
2100 Extras
2225 BBC News
2238 Weather
2245 Comic Relief 2007 - The Best Of The Big One
2345 Film: Serendipity
2510 Skiing Weather
2515 Sign Zone: Doctor Who - Voyage of the Damned
2625 Sign Zone: James May's - My Sister's Top Toys
2725 Sign Zone: Antiques Roadshow - Rochester Cathedral
2825 BBC News 24

Friday 28th December

0600 Breakfast
0900 Sorcerer's Apprentice
0930 Sorcerer's Apprentice
0955 Shaun The Sheep
1000 Shaun The Sheep
1010 Film: Piglets Big Movie
1120 Film: Spy Kids 3 - Game Over
1235 BBC News
1250 Film: Ice Princess
1420 Film: First Daughter
1600 Oliver Twist
1730 BBC News
1745 BBC London News
1800 Weakest Link: Puppet Special
1900 The Strictly Come Dancing Story
2000 EastEnders
2030 Film: Meet the Fockers
2220 The Omid Djalili Show
2250 BBC News
2238 Weather
2315 Films Of The Year
2345 Film: While You Were Sleeping
2525 Film: Don't Just Lie there Say Something!
2655 Weatherview
2700 Sign Zone: Extras

Oh hurrah, thanks Aitch- looks like a full-length Ballet Shoes rather than a serial, hurrah, and a massively long Extras. That's more like it.

Has the Bucket woman's son been put in chrge of BBC2 scheduling this year? 6 episodes over 4 days?

is Zulu going to be on on the 30th? It's my birthday, and for as long as i can remember it has ALWAYS been on!!!