tv shows BBC Christmas 2025 TV and iPlayer line-up offers a whole host of magical moments to entertain ...

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Link: BBC Christmas 2025 TV and iPlayer line-up offers a whole host of magical moments to entertain all the family over the festive fortnight

 

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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.

— Kate Phillips, BBC’s Chief Content Officer ...

 

Long article - 30 minute read (maybe?)

[paulkerton]

Anyone else get the feeling that Wallace and Gromit and Gavin and Stacey blew last year's budget, so they've had to calm down for 2025? Seems kinda... empty.

[Sonic007]

I see there are another two new "Mrs Browns Boys".

 

- Glad I don't pay the license fee.

 

- I'd rather watch paint dry.

[3s-gtech]

Glad there'll be plenty for me to watch and enjoy

 

 

on U & Yesterday

[Rob_D]

Okay not as good as last year, but it still looks like a pretty descent line-up to me. And it looks like the article is only new (or new to the BBC) things. I'm sure there will be reruns Wallace & Gromit, Gavin and Stacy, that one with Martin Freeman as a teacher they show every year (one year I will get to see it all the way through), etc.

[6Foot2]

4 minutes ago, Rob_D said:

Okay not as good as last year, but it still looks like a pretty descent line-up to me...

 

Summary:

1. 2025 Christmas Lectures: Is There Life Beyond Earth?
2. A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
3. A Mary Berry Christmas
4. Amanda and Alan’s Spanish Christmas
5. Amandaland Christmas Special
6. Beyond Paradise Christmas Special
7. Biggest Night of Musicals by the National Lottery
8. Blue Peter – Christmas Cracker
9. Bump: A Christmas Film
10. CBeebies Panto – Cinderella
11. Call the Midwife Christmas Special
12. Carols from King’s
13. Celebrity Escape to The Country
14. Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Cook Off
15. Christmas Hits: The Videos That Sleighed
16. Christmas Morning Service from Bradford Cathedral
17. Christmas Treasures of The National Trust
18. Christmas University Challenge
19. Country Music Christmas
20. DIY SOS Christmas Special
21. Death in Paradise Christmas Special
22. Dexter Procter: The 10-Year-Old Doctor
23. Dodge’s Pup School – The Christmas Show
24. EastEnders
25. Festive Finish Line
26. Gladiators – Celebrity Special
27. Go Get Arty Christmas Special
28. Gone Christmas Fishing
29. Here We Go – Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
30. I Spy, You Spy Christmas Special
31. Inside Classical: A Classical Christmas
32. Inside the Factory: Christmas Gingerbread Special
33. Jools’ Annual Hootenanny
34. Kiss Me, Kate
35. Mammoth Christmas Special
36. MasterChef Festive Extravaganza – Champion of Champions
37. Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Wheel
38. Midnight Mass from OLEM Church, Cambridge
39. Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas and New Year Specials
40. My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani
41. New Year’s Day Concert: Live from Vienna 2026
42. Persuasion: The Read with Monica Dolan
43. Pudsey and the Thread of Hope
44. Robin Robin
45. Ronan Keating & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Party
46. Secrets of the Conclave
47. Shaun the Sheep – Fleece Navidad
48. Shedites
49. Sir Chris Hoy: Cycle of Hope
50. Songs of Praise – A Christmas Celebration
51. Spidey and His Amazing Friends Christmas Special
52. Sports Personality of the Year 2025
53. St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh Christmas Service
54. Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
55. Stuffed
56. The Archbishop of Canterbury Elect’s New Year Message
57. The Celebrity Apprentice Christmas Special
58. The Famous Five – Big Trouble on Billycock Hill
59. The Graham Norton New Year’s Eve Show
60. The Great British Sewing Bee Celebrity Christmas Special
61. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe: The Read with Steffan Rhodri
62. The Mandy Who Knew Too Much
63. The Night Manager
64. The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet
65. The Repair Shop at Christmas
66. The Scarecrows' Wedding
67. The Traitors
68. The Traitors at the Proms
69. The Weakest Link Christmas Special
70. The Weasy Family – Mission Christmas
71. Titanic Sinks Tonight
72. Top of The Pops: Review of The Year 2025
73. Two Doors Down Christmas Special
74. Wild Horses, The Rockies and Me
75. Wild London

[Syman_a]

not a big TV watcher. but the wild london looks to be one to watch for me.

[synaesthesia]

Gone Christmas Fishing will be worth a watch, as is the main show (Mortimer & Whitehouse Gone Fishing). Even if you don't like fishing, it's absolute comfort telly with good clean (usually) humour, fantastic videography and beautiful settings. Particularly good I think for men of a certain age, as the banter often approaches some more serious topics.

Literally the only show I'll watch.

[NegativeKillDeath]

Not a big linear TV watcher but looking forward to The Night Manager. Death in Paradise is a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine. Would always watch the Christmas special with mum, sadly she passed away this year so I'll be raising a glass of sherry in her memory when I watch it this year. 

[LeMarchand]

75 shows on that list and I'm not interested in any of them. Thank goodness I have access to other things to watch!