Death in Paradise (BBC 1/HD | 8:30pm to 10:00pm | Sunday 28th December 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **
Christmas Special 2025. The office Christmas party of a lifetime takes a dark turn when four co-workers wake up to find a stranger dead in the pool of their villa. DI Mervin Wilson and the team identify the murder weapon, but are left baffled when they find it was locked in a drawer when the murder took place – thousands of miles away from the crime scene. Meanwhile, Mervin anxiously waits to hear back from his newly discovered brother, which prevents him from getting into the festive spirit and embracing Saint Marie’s Christmas celebrations. Festive instalment of the detective drama, starring Don Gilet, with guest appearances from Josie Lawrence, Kate Ashfield, Pearl Mackie and James Baxter.
DIY SOS (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 30th December 2025)
Christmas 2025. Nick Knowles and the team step in to help a youth club that has lost its home in the town of Beverley, East Yorkshire. The Cherry Tree Community Centre once gave local children a safe place to meet up and find support – but when the pandemic hit, the building was turned into a food hub for families, leaving the kids out in the cold. With another harsh winter on the way, Nick, designer Gabrielle Blackman and the DIY SOS regulars enlist the help of local tradespeople – as well as a few Gladiators – to construct a new, purpose-built youth centre on the edge of the park.
Rocket Man (Channel 4/HD | 9:00pm to 11:20pm | Tuesday 30th December 2025)
Elton John enters an addiction rehabilitation session, and recounts his life in a flashback, covering his days as young Reginald Dwight growing up in 1950s Britain. He takes piano lessons, makes his way into the Royal Academy of Music, and hones his craft in local pubs before becoming one of the world’s biggest pop stars. Golden Globe-winning biopic, starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell and Richard Madden.
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