Radio 2 in Concert (BBC 2/HD | 9:10pm to 10:10pm | Saturday 20th December 2025)
Madness. Jo Whiley presents from the BBC Radio Theatre in London’s Broadcasting House as the band perform in front of a small audience of fans, playing hits including Our House, House of Fun and It Must Be Love as well as some special treats from across their long career.
Beyond Paradise (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Sunday 21st December 2025)
Christmas Special 2025. Festive instalment of the detective drama. Humphrey has his hands full with a flurry of seasonal cases, while Martha is busy with a task of her own. Enlisting the help of Anne, Zoe and a special guest she races to pull off a secret plan. With an influx of unexpected visitors, a slew of holiday crimes to crack and a heartwarming reunion on the line, the team struggles to juggle it all and still be ready for a life-changing reveal. Starring Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton, with guest appearances by Adrian Edmondson, James Lance and Jonny Weldon.
All Creatures Great & Small: Behind the Magic (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Wednesday 24th December 2025)
Presenter, dog-lover and All Creatures super-fan Graeme Hall journeys up to the Yorkshire Dales to learn the secrets behind the making of the much-loved hit TV series. Graeme spends time with both the human and furry cast members, takes a tour of the studio set and the market town of Grassington, Darrowby, with actor Callum Woodhouse, and even takes on an acting role in the show itself.
All Creatures Great and Small (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:15pm | Wednesday 24th December 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **
Comfort and Joy. It’s Christmas 1945, the first peacetime Christmas after the war and, with Helen feeling under the weather, it’s fallen on James to take on the Darrowby Nativity play. That’s not all that James has on his mind, as he fears it’s the end of the road for Tricki’s hopes of fatherhood and dreads telling Mrs Pumphrey, while Siegfried is back at Mrs Stokes’ farm to see Hilda the goat, who’s been up to more mischief. As the big day approaches, Mrs Hall becomes interested in the Drovers’ darts competition, because the first prize is a turkey, and Maggie reminds Tristan that he’s supposed to be supplying the Christmas tree.
Call the Midwife (BBC 1/HD | 8:15pm to 9:15pm | Thursday 25th December 2025)
Christmas 2025 (Part 1). Episode 1. The Poplar midwives and medics return for the first of a two-part festive special ahead of a new series next year. Fred and Violet fly out to Hong Kong to visit Derek – only to notice a large building has collapsed. Back in London, news of the disaster reaches Nonnatus house and an emergency rescue mission to Kowloon is hastily launched. But Derek warns the medics to take care, as the densely populated city is home to Triad gangs operating in the area.
Call the Midwife (BBC 1/HD | 8:20pm to 9:30pm | Friday 26th December 2025)
Christmas 2025 (Part 2). Episode 2. Conclusion of the two-part story. In Hong Kong, Sister Julienne and Sister Hilda face down Denzil, who demands the keys to the Order’s new property. Trixie and Geoffrey walk Mr Fischer home and learn he has a terminal blood disorder, so they hastily arrange for a rabbi to visit for the first night of Chanukah, the Jewish feast of lights. Rosalind and Joyce host a Christmas gathering at Nonnatus House with their friends and medical colleagues, while Sister Catherine decides to find out what happened to Queenie’s baby.
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