You might think that TV isn’t very important for people over Christmas, too busy celebrating and visiting friends and family. However, when it comes to watching TV on Christmas Day, we still like to get in our favourite shows. An online voucher code and money saving company can reveal what the nation watches at Christmas … >
Two new trailers have been released for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas episode by the BBC and BBC America. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat, ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’ features the return of Matt Lucas as Nardole alongside Canadian actor Justin Chatwin (Shameless) and Charity Wakefield. The 60-minute festive special will air at 5.45pm on Sunday 25 December on BBC One. Pre-order ‘The … >
Although each Christmas invariably presents a fine array of quality new programming (and Mrs Brown’s Boys), there’s plenty of quality drama and comedy to be found by rummaging through the TV and radio archives. Here we look at five of our favourites… Hancock’s Half Hour: ‘Bill and Father Christmas’ ‘And, when he complained it … >
The BBC has revealed new storyline information for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’ will air on Sunday 25 December on BBC One. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat and directed by Ed Bazalgette (Poldark), the episode will be 60 minutes long. The official synopsis reads: “This Christmas sees The Doctor join … >
CBBC’s feature-length festive special of Hank Zipzer arrives next month. Executive producer Anne Brogan previously commented: “Hank’s Christmas Catastrophe will give the audience everything they love about the TV series – big laughs and big emotional moments – with the additional sparkle of a Christmas romance for Hank and the birth of a baby brother.” Hank Zipzer’s Christmas … >
Three years since their last appearance, the Brockman family will be back on BBC One next month. Filming has commenced on a brand new Outnumbered Christmas special. Original cast members Hugh Dennis (Mock The Week), Claire Skinner (Critical), Tyger Drew-Honey (Cuckoo), Daniel Roche (Little Crackers) and Ramona Marquez (The King’s Speech) will all return in … >
Christmas with family brings with it certain inevitabilities. The host’s house will either be uncomfortably warm or uncomfortably cold, you will eat way too much food, and in spite of everything, you’ll mostly only remember the good stuff. The titular family of Christmas with the Coopers (out on DVD this week) all haul their own baggage … >
Hank Zipzer will return to CBBC next month with a feature-length festive special, Hank Zipzer’s Christmas Catastrophe. The 90-minute film began filming in Yorkshire in August. CBBC controller Cheryl Taylor commented: “Our fabulous standalone Xmas special will delight Hank’s growing army of fans and we’re thrilled to have a full 90 minutes to enjoy his Christmas capers alongside … >
High street wine and beer merchant Oddbins has released its latest unconventional Christmas video this morning. 2016’s festive ad showcases 12 chimps, each named after 12 brand attributes ascribed to Oddbins by its customers. It’s probably safe to say that it’s the only Christmas ad this year to feature chimp poo being thrown at a store manager, unless there’s a … >
A new teaser has been unveiled for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. The 30-second trailer from Fathom Events is to promote the release of ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’ in select US cinemas next month. For the second year in a row, Fathom Events and BBC Worldwide present a special two-night presentation of Doctor Who‘s festive adventure … >