2025-12-17 04:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 10:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 11:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 12:00 Food and Drink Christmas Quiz Chris Kelly, Jilly Goolden and Oz Clarke present a festive edition of the classic food programme from 1993, with guests Patrick Barlow and Helen Atkinson-Wood. 12:30 Christmas University Challenge Two of the four highest-scoring winning teams from the heats return to play the second of this year's semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 13:00 Parkinson Takes a Christmas Look at Morecambe and Wise 1974 Michael Parkinson introduces a chat show compilation of Morecambe and Wise shows. 14:05 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Victoria Wood serves up a large helping of Christmas comedy, with an impressive list of celebrities appearing in a wide range of pastiches. 15:00 William Nicholson Remembers... Shadowlands Screenwriter William Nicholson recalls the making of the 1985 BBC drama Shadowlands, an exploration of faith, love and loss starring Joss Ackland and Claire Bloom. 15:20 Shadowlands Moving drama about love and loss, set in the 1950s. When confirmed bachelor CS Lewis responds to a fan letter from an American woman called Joy Davidman, his life is transformed. 16:50 Tales of Winter: The Art of Snow and Ice A look at how mankind's struggle with winter has been reflected in western art throughout the ages, with contributions from Grayson Perry, Will Self, Don McCullin and others. 18:20 Food and Drink Christmas Quiz Chris Kelly, Jilly Goolden and Oz Clarke present a festive edition of the classic food programme from 1993, with guests Patrick Barlow and Helen Atkinson-Wood. 18:50 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Victoria Wood serves up a large helping of Christmas comedy, with an impressive list of celebrities appearing in a wide range of pastiches. 19:40 Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey Lucy Worsley reveals the surprising stories behind our favourite Christmas carols. 20:40 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 22:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2025-12-18 04:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 10:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 11:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 12:00 Two Fat Ladies Christmas Cookery for the festive season, with Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright. 12:30 Christmas University Challenge It's the grand final of the Christmas competition, in which teams of notable former students compete on behalf of their alma maters. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. 13:00 Persuasion: The Read with Monica Dolan Bafta and Olivier Award-winning actor Monica Dolan gives a captivating reading of Jane Austen's much-loved novel. 14:05 Pride and Prejudice Romantic drama. Worried about what is to become of her five unmarried daughters, Mrs Bennet believes she may found an answer when a wealthy bachelor becomes their neighbour. 16:00 Whisky Galore! In 1943, disaster strikes on the remote Hebridean island of Todday when they run out of whisky. Salvation arrives, but the islanders clash with authority. 17:35 Shadowlands Moving drama about love and loss, set in the 1950s. When confirmed bachelor CS Lewis responds to a fan letter from an American woman called Joy Davidman, his life is transformed. 19:05 Songs of Earth - Storyville A Storyville documentary in which the landscapes of Norway provide the backdrop for this immersive story of a family whose lives are linked intrinsically to their environment. 20:35 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 22:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm
2025-12-19 04:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 10:30 ..programmes start at 7.00pm 11:58 This is BBC Four Programmes start at 7.00pm. 12:00 TOTP: 1998 Jamie Theakston presents the pop chart programme, featuring Jay-Z, Manic Street Preachers, Bryan Adams and Melanie C, Brandy, LeAnn Rimes, Emilia, Robbie Williams and Cher. 12:30 TOTP: 1998 Jayne Middlemiss presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 18 December 1998 and featuring The Beautiful South, Spice Girls, Honeyz, Billie Piper, REM and B*Witched. 13:00 TOTP: Christmas 1998 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. 14:00 TOTP: Christmas 1990 Mark Goodier and Anthea Turner present a Christmas Day special, including a review of the hits that topped the charts in 1990 and featuring performances by Elton John and Kylie. 15:00 Country Music Christmas 2025 Country music's biggest stars get together for a night full of festive classics, celebrating the joy of the holidays in true Nashville style. 15:40 Kirsty MacColl at the BBC A collection of performances from the BBC Archives that highlight the wit and intelligence of Kirsty MacColl, including such hits as A New England and Days. 16:40 Kirsty MacColl: The Boxed Set Kirsty MacColl's last television concert, filmed in Glasgow in March 2000.