BBC confirms Christmas Day schedule – and an old favourite is back
BBC bosses have confirmed the highly anticipated schedule for Christmas Day - and viewers will be glad to hear an old favourite is back.
There'll be a mixture of tears and laughter as Call the Midwife is on, as well as Mrs Brown's Boys.
But Strictly Come Dancing fans will be over the moon to hear it's returning for a festive special after the pandemic forced a change of plans last year.
In 2020, the show was cancelled and instead a countdown of favourite dances from the show were aired instead.
Now fans can look forward to seeing celebrities including singer Anne-Marie and TV stars Jay Blades and Fred Sirieix taking to the dance floor for the festive edition.
The exact line-up on the day will see the animation Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas air at 11.35am, followed by Top of the Pops at midday.
As you settle down to eat your brussels sprouts, BBC One viewers can enjoy The Secret Life of Pets 2 at 1.15pm, followed by Julia Donaldson's Superworm at 2.30pm and The Queen's Speech at 3pm.
Mary Poppins Returns starring Emily Blunt makes its TV debut at 3.10pm, followed by the all important Strictly Come Dancing at 5.10pm.
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Gameshow fans will have their fill with a double bill from 6.25pm, first Michael McIntyre's The Wheel and then Blankety Blank at 7.25pm.
Then at 8pm get the tissues ready for Call the Midwife.
At 9.35pm, the drama continues with EastEnders, before a special edition of Mrs Brown's Boys at 10.20pm.
At 10.50pm, fans of The Vicar of Dibley will be glad to see an airing of the penultimate episode 'The Handsome Stranger' before the News and Weather at 11.50pm.
BBC One Christmas Day Schedule
Get ready for some festive treats...
11.35am - Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas
12pm - Top of the Pops
1.15pm - The Secret Life of Pets 2
2.30pm - Superworm
3pm - The Queen's Speech
3.10pm - Mary Poppins Returns
5.10pm - Strictly Come Dancing
6.25pm - Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
7.25pm - Blankety Blank
8pm - Call the Midwife
9.35pm - EastEnders
10.20pm - Mrs Brown's Boys
10.50pm - The Vicar of Dibley
11.50pm - News and Weather
Over on BBC Two, expect to see repeats including classics like Casablanca at 11.10am, Meet Me in St Louis at 12.50pm, The Two Ronnies from 3.10pm, and Morecambe and Wise at 7pm.
There's also A Musical Family Christmas with the Kanneh-Masons at 8.35pm, the TV premiere of the 2019 film Pavarotti at 9.35pm, followed by Pavarotti at Hyde Park.
If you still haven't yet had your TV fill, Boxing Day on BBC One brings the first two parts of Around the World Days, starring David Tennant, from 5.50pm.
Then the Death in Paradise special at 7.30pm, A Very British Scandal at 9pm, and more EastEnders at 10pm.
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