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The BBC has unveiled its Christmas schedule with programmes that it says will “satisfy everyone”.
Kate Phillips, BBC’s Chief Content Officer said: "We’ve got so many terrific treats on the BBC this Christmas. There really is something for everyone as we light up living rooms across the UK with a multitude of magical moments. From specials of much- loved programmes, to new gifts across genres, the BBC is the place to be."
There is an animated adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved picture books. The Scarecrows' Wedding is an enchanting romance about two devoted scarecrows featuring an all star voice cast including Rob Brydon, Jessie Buckley, Domhnall Gleeson and narrated by Sophie Okonedo.
Tom Hiddleston is back in the hotly anticipated return of the multi-award winning hit drama The Night Manager; and the Amandaland Christmas Special welcomes Jennifer Saunders who plays Joanna Lumley’s on-screen sister.
This year’s festive trip to Poplar sees Call the Midwife celebrate Christmas with two episodes. In Walford, the EastEnders learn the consequences of their actions as they are visited by ghosts of their past, villains of the present, and visions of the future.
There are Christmas specials from both Beyond Paradise and Death in Paradise. In Shipton Abbott, the guest arrivals docking into the Devon seaside town for the holidays include Adrian Edmondson. And we head to Saint Marie and Swindon with Don Gilet for an office Christmas party of a lifetime that takes a dark turn in the Caribbean with Josie Lawrence guest starring.
Natural history lovers can expect a brand-new film from Sir David Attenborough, as he turns his attention closer to home to explore the wildlife of England’s iconic capital in Wild London.
There is plenty of comedy. In Mammoth, it’s Tony Mammoth’s first Christmas since coming back from the dead and he’s determined to make it a special one with his family. In The Mandy Who Knew Too Much we join Mandy as she has what can only be described as one of the worst Christmases ever.
In the Two Doors Down Christmas Special Eric and Beth put their tree up earlier than usual, unwittingly kicking off the Christmas season in Latimer Crescent. In Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza, it’s a typically chaotic Jessop family holiday, featuring a road trip, a missing dummy, and a large crate of unlicensed fireworks! Other highlights include new comedy Shedites, by Paddy Houlihan and two specials from Mrs Brown’s Boys.
Stuffed is a modern-day Christmas caper which see’s Arslan Farooqi (Guz Khan) and his multi-faith family set off on the trip of a lifetime as they swap Coventry for the magic of Lapland.
The Traitors is back! Claudia Winkleman returns for the ultimate game of trust and treachery from the Scottish Highlands with an all new civilian series. Claudia will also present The Traitors at the Proms, a concert featuring melodramatic versions of pop tunes heard on The Traitors from Britney Spears’ Toxic to Billie Eilish’s Bad Guy.
Alan Carr is also back as best friends Amanda Holden and Alan return to the sun-drenched village of Moclín in southern Spain in Amanda and Alan’s Spanish Christmas.
The Celebrity Apprentice comes from Lapland where twelve famous faces step into Lord Sugar’s boardroom for two specials in aid of BBC Children in Need. Taking part are AJ Odudu, Angela Scanlon, Charlie Hedges, Eddie Kadi, Jake Wood, JB Gill, Kadeena Cox, Matt Morsia, Rob Rinder, Sarah Hadland, Shazia Mirza and Tom Skinner.
In the Gladiators Celebrity Special hosted by Bradley and Barney Walsh four celebrities battle against the mighty Gladiators. Watch the nation's favourite PE Teacher Joe Wicks MBE take on Sam Thompson and boxing legend, Nicola Adams OBE versus Vogue Williams.
Dame Helen Mirren, Julia Donaldson and Rob Brydon stop by The Repair Shop this Christmas hoping for some very special repairs from the barns team of experts. Hollywood legend Dame Helen Mirren arrives, along with a beloved but badly broken cello. Julia tasks furniture restorer Will Kirk and ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay with the repair of a toy farmhouse that once belonged to her granny.
This New Year’s Eve features Ronan Keating & Friends: New Year’s Eve Party as well as Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra welcome in the New Year with Jools' Annual Hootenanny. You can also watch The Graham Norton Show New Year’s Eve for some chat, jokes and music as Graham and a sofa of star guests mark the end of 2025.
If you’re lacking in inspiration on what to cook this year, then you could get some help from Dame Mary Berry as she celebrates the magic of the season's traditions in A Mary Berry Christmas. She’ll be sharing some of her favourite traditional dishes and some exciting new ones. Along with her celebrity friends there will be a whole stocking of festive fun.
Christmas Treasures of the National Trust returns in time for Christmas unwrapping the festive stories behind some of the country’s most beautiful historic homes and gardens at the most magical time of the year. Dame Joanna Lumley and Tobias Menzies star in The Room in the Tower by E.F. Benson, this year’s Ghost Story for Christmas from Mark Gatiss. The 2025 Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution: Is There Life Beyond Earth? comes to BBC Four. Inside Classical: A Classical Christmas sees the BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Singers take centre stage in an evening of festive delights recorded live at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, in the heart of the Suffolk countryside.
Blockbuster films include Elvis, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Robin Robin, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Oppenheimer, Operation Mincemeat, Challengers and Back to Black.
25 November 2025
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