A Guide To Your Christmas Television Schedule
Christmas time is here, and it's- let's be honest- not as merry and bright as it usually would be. There's a lot to be a bit stressed out about. Your blog editor is currently laid up in bed with Omicron as she writes this, trying to summon up what little Christmas cheer she might still have. There's not much left to do now but batten down the hatches, get cosy, and watch some cosy Christmas TV. With this in mind, I thought I would take a biro to my Radio Times, and pull out all the great period, romantic and literary pieces that are coming up on TV this festive season that I think Austen fans and voracious readers might enjoy. Apologies to our international readers - this is UK only. If an Austen blog reader would like to put together a similar guide for another nation, please do reach out. Here's the first week:
Monday 20th December
Call The Midwife marathon on DRAMA at 2pm - 7:20pm
Tuesday 21st December
Doctor Zhivago on BBC Two at 1:50pm
Saving Mr Banks on BBC One at 2:45pm
A Merry Tudor Christmas with Lucy Worsley on BBC Four at 8pm
Wordsworth and Coleridge Road Trip with Frank Skinner and Denise Mina on SkyArts at 8pm
Wednesday 22nd December
Kiss Me Kate on BBC Two at 1:55pm
Guys and Dolls on BBC Two at 3:40pm
Miss Potter on 5Select at 7pm
Our Victorian Christmas on 5 at 9pm
Crazy Rich Asians on BBC One at 10:35pm
Great Expectations on BBC Two at 11:45pm
Thursday 23rd December
Cinderella on BBC One at 3:15 pm
Matilda on 5 at 5:10pm
Upstart Crow on BBC Two at 6:05pm
Bridget Jones's Baby on ITVBe at 9pm
Christmas Eve
It's a Wonderful Life on Channel 4 at 2pm
Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader on Film4 at 2:30pm
Roald and Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse on SkyShowcase at 3:35pm
Sleepless in Seattle on 2 at 7pm
Christmas Day
The Man Who Invented Christmas on More4 at 9:55am
Casablanca on BBC Two at 11:10am
Meet Me In St Louis on BBC Two at 12:50pm
White Christmas on Channel 4 at 12:55pm
Peter Pan on ITV 2 at 1:05pm
Little Women on Film 4 at 1:35pm
Clueless on 5 Star at 2:50pm
Mary Poppins Returns on BBC One at 3:10pm
Call the Midwife on BBC One at 8pm
Their Finest on BBC Four at 9:35PM
Boxing Day
Beauty and the Beast on BBC One at 2:20pm
The Princess Bride on Comedy Central at 3:25pm
Sense and Sensibility on Film4 at 3:35pm
Around the World in 80 Days on BBC One at 5:50pm
A Knight's Tale on Film4 at 6:20pm
Anything Goes: The Musical on BBC Two at 6:40pm
Monday 27th December
My Fair Lady on 5 at 1:15
West Side Story on BBC Two at 4:35pm
Tuesday 28th December
Jane Eyre on DRAMA at 2:20pm
The Man in the Iron Mask on 5 at 2:35pm
Death on the Nile on BBC Two at 4:45pm
Murder on the Orient Express on Channel 4 at 9pm
Stay tuned for an update on TV for the second week of the holidays!
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2 comments
Thank you very much for putting this together, and I hope you feel better very soon.
Merry Christmas!
All the best,
Laura
Anonymous
I’m in America with Streaming services, so I made a copy and will look for these choices.
Thank you, Chris
Anonymous
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