Tuesday, December 11, 2007
With just a fortnight to go until Christmas Day (ulp) it's time to do a little forward planning, courtesy of the double issue Radio Times. Because if you don't organise your Yuletide viewing in advance you might well end up surrounded by grannies watching Emmerdale or trapped with the nieces watching CBeebies, rather than enjoying the festive sitcom special you'd hate yourself for missing. Select yourself a happy Christmas from the list of options below...
Christmas Eve afternoon - shopped and wrapped (2pm-ish)
My Fair Lady: luvverly musical (BBC2)
The Railway Children: knicker-waving drama (ITV1)
The Snowman: ice-hearted classic (Channel 4)
Wallace and Gromit: cheesy adventures (UKTV Gold)
Mince Pie Masterchef: homebaked tastiness (kitchen)
Christmas Eve early evening - excited and expectant (5:30pm-ish)
The Princess Diaries 2: sugarsweet movie (BBC1)
Carols from Kings: choral perfection (BBC2)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: truly scrumptious (ITV1)
The Simpsons: 500th repeat (Sky One)
Turkey Giblets: a fowl task (kitchen)
Christmas Day afternoon - bloated and stuffed (4:30pm-ish)
Romeo and Juliet: the annual ballet extravaganza (BBC2)
All Star Family Fortunes: celebrity trifling (ITV1)
The Simpsons: 60th repeat (Channel 4)
The Simpsons: 600th repeat (Sky One)
Monopoly: bankrupt in Mayfair (dining room table)
Christmas Day early evening - tipsy and comatose (7pm-ish)
Doctor Who: drowning with Kylie (BBC1)
Andrea Bocelli: highbrow operatics (BBC2)
Emmerdale: rustic Dales gossip (Channel 4)
The Simpsons: 700th repeat (Sky One)
Scrabble: a night on the tiles (living room)
Boxing Day afternoon - bored and restless (3pm-ish)
Carmen: keep yourself Bizet (BBC2)
Moonraker: traditional Bond outing (ITV1)
Deal or No Deal: Noel's Christmas presents (Channel 4)
Robbie Williams: not The Simpsons (Sky One)
Ten Pin Bowling: Grandpa plays Wii (living room carpet)
Boxing Day evening - relaxed and mellow (9pm-ish)
Ballet Shoes: girls' own drama (BBC1)
QI: some Fry-ed outtakes (BBC2)
The Old Curiosity Shop: what the Dickens? (ITV1)
Prime Minister's Questions: despatch box repeat (BBC Parliament)
Charades: give us a clue (round the fireplace)
