BBC Four HD SkyTV

Abdul is taken from his job at a prison to present a coin to Queen Victoria (Judi Dench). [2017] [S] [HD]

In conversation at the BFI Southbank, Judi Dench looks back at highlights of an extraordinary career on film, a journey that is still taking her to new heights. [S] [HD]

Mark Kermode unwraps a glittering selection of Christmas cinematic treats. Contains some strong language. [S,AD] [HD]

Grace Dent explores how well the televisual fare of Christmas 1979 compares to what we enjoy today, 40 years on. [S] [HD]

A visit to three Blackpool hairdressing salons, where an elderly community carries on its daily life oblivious to the hordes of tourists on its doorstep. [S]

In 1923, Edward Williams receives an engraving, but the picture is not what it seems. [S,AD] [HD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Jakki Brambles, Bruno Brookes and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 December 1989 and featuring Bros, The Beautiful South and Jason Donovan. [S]

Simon Bates presents appearances from Duran Duran, Godley & Creme, the Snowmen, Cliff Richard, Rod Stewart, Status Quo, the Human League and Zoo. [S]

David Jensen presents The Maisonettes, David Bowie & Bing Crosby, Incantation, Shakin' Stevens, Imagination, ABBA, Keith Harris & Orville, Renee & Renato and Modern Romance. [S]

Country music's biggest stars get together for a night full of festive classics, celebrating the joy of the holidays in true Nashville style. [S] [HD]

A look back at some of Dolly Parton's finest performances at the BBC, incorporating her greatest moments and hits such as Jolene, 9 to 5, Islands in the Stream and Here You Come Again. [S] [HD]

A landmark film charting the extraordinary life and music of the queen of country, Dolly Parton, with exclusive interviews and archive footage. [S] [HD]

The complete set by the undisputed queen of country music from the Pyramid Stage. Contains some strong language. [S] [HD]

Jakki Brambles, Bruno Brookes and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 December 1989 and featuring Bros, The Beautiful South and Jason Donovan. [S]

Simon Bates presents appearances from Duran Duran, Godley & Creme, the Snowmen, Cliff Richard, Rod Stewart, Status Quo, the Human League and Zoo. [S]

David Jensen presents The Maisonettes, David Bowie & Bing Crosby, Incantation, Shakin' Stevens, Imagination, ABBA, Keith Harris & Orville, Renee & Renato and Modern Romance. [S]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

...Competitive Onion Growing. Journalist Adam Clarkson follows his dad, Richard, as he tries desperately to climb the leaderboard of his village's competitive onion growing club. [S] [HD]

...Christmas: Your Christmas Bird. 1/5. Fanny presents a collection of traditional Christmas recipes. [S]

...Christmas: Christmas Pudding. 2/5. Fanny shares her recipe for Christmas pudding and the method for making the old-fashioned 'round pudding'. [S]

...Christmas: Your Christmas Cake. 3/5. Fanny Cradock gives you two recipes to choose from, the traditional black plum cake or an unusual 'white' Christmas cake. [S]

...Christmas: Royal Mincemeat. 4/5. Practical know-how to make Christmas cookery easier for the layman. Fanny has unusual recipes for pies, pancakes, omelettes and Swiss rolls using mincemeat. [S]

5/5. Today's show contains Fanny's recipe for choux pastry with advice on making miniature eclairs, choux buns and glacé icing. [S]

Demobbed from the army, James Herriot returns to Yorkshire and his day-to-day dramas of a country veterinary practice. [S]

A once-in-a-lifetime chat with Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Joan Plowright. Contains some strong language. [S,AD] [HD]

Adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic tale set in the 1840s. Jane Eyre falls in love with Mr Rochester, unaware of the terrible secret that he is harbouring. [2011] [S,AD] [HD]

Seasonal entertainment from 1982 with Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, plus special guest David Essex. [S]

Classic sitcom. Fletcher plans to add a bit of Christmas spirit to the festive season at Slade Prison in the form of his very own homemade liquor. [S]

5/6. Timothy shows Mother, Father and Pippa round his new home. Mother gets a chance to put Pippa off Timothy for life. [S]

Seasonal comedy special. Christmas Eve, 1850. Ebenezer Blackadder is a decent, kind, generous human being - until he gets a glimpse of his loathsome ancestors. [S,AD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Specially filmed Wallace and Gromit animations of the dynamic duo's backstage exploits at the Proms, as they prepare for the first performance of Wallace's new concerto. [S] [HD]

Anne-Marie Duff performs an intimate reading of Charles Dickens's timeless classic. Can the ghostly interventions salvage Scrooge's soul? [S] [HD]

World-renowned conductor Marin Alsop leads the BBC Concert Orchestra in an uplifting reinterpretation of this seasonal favourite, as Handel's masterpiece is infused with gospel, jazz and R&B. [S] [HD]

Concert featuring Indian musician Ravi Shankar, first shown in 1974. He performs just one song, entitled Rag Behag. [S]

Christine Lampard hosts a gala concert to mark 100 years of the BBC in Northern Ireland, featuring performances from Clannad, Tony Hadley and D:Ream with the Ulster Orchestra. [S] [HD]

On the sixtieth anniversary of this Christmas institution, Juliet Stevenson narrates the story of Carols from King's. [S] [HD]

Looking back to 1988, Grace Dent explores both how TV changes over the festive season and how the nation's viewing habits have changed between then and 2018. [S] [HD]

Demobbed from the army, James Herriot returns to Yorkshire and his day-to-day dramas of a country veterinary practice. [S]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Programmes start at 7.00pm. [HD]

Jayne Middlemiss, Kate Thornton and Jamie Theakston present the Top of the Pops Christmas special from 1998, featuring Spice Girls, Robbie Williams, B*Witched, Fat Les, LeAnn Rimes and Boyzone. [S]

Seasonal special of the suburban sitcom. The Goods and the Leadbetters plan their respective Christmases, but neither go according to plan. Classic comedy from 1977. [S]

8/8. Classic sitcom. As Christmas approaches, Audrey is determined to carry out her responsibilities as though she still lived at the manor. [S]

Landing in the horrors of World War I, the Doctor discovers a galaxy-spanning threat. [S,AD] [HD]

Adaptation of MR James's classic ghost story. A 17th-century squire is haunted by a curse his great uncle brought upon the household. Contains horror. [S]

2/2. Leonardo conducts scientific experiments and paints the most famous portrait on earth. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. [S,AD] [HD]