BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have announced their Christmas Day TV schedules

Festive specials have long been a feature of our TV schedules and 2023 will be no different. The main broadcasters – BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have now confirmed their programming for over the Christmas season.

Here is BBC Ones Schedule

BBC One Christmas Eve 2023 TV Schedule

6.00am Breakfast
8.35am Match of the Day
10.05am Film : The Boss Baby (2017)
11.30am Room on the Broom
12.00pm Nigella’s Amsterdam Christmas Special
1.00pm BBC News, Weather
1.15pm Songs of Praise
1.50pm Frozen Planet II
2.50pm Film : The Sound of Music (1965)
5.40pm BBC News
5.50pm Regional News, Weather
6.00pm Countryfile : A Cumbrian Christmas
7.00pm Antiques Roadshow at Christmas
8.00pm The Repair Shop at Christmas
9.00pm Beyond Paradise Christmas Special
10.00pm Not Going Out Christmas Special
10.45pm BBC News, Weather
11.05pm Match of the Day 2
11.40pm Midnight Mass live from Portsmouth Cathedral
12.55am Film : Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
2.50am Weather for the Week Ahead
2.55am BBC News

BBC One Christmas Day 2023 TV Schedule
6.00am Breakfast
8.50am The Gruffalo
9.15am How to Train Your Dragon : Homecoming
9.40am The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse
10.15am Christmas Morning Service from Manchester Cathedral
11.15am Film : Cinderella (2015)
12.55pm Film : The Addams Family 2 (2021) Première
2.20pm BBC Weekend News, Weather
2.35pm Tabby McTat
3.00pm The King’s Christmas Broadcast
3.10pm Film : Toy Story 4 (2019) Première
4.40pm Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
5.55pm Doctor Who : The Church on Ruby Road
6.50pm Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Wheel
7.45pm Ghosts Christmas Special
8.15pm Call the Midwife Christmas Special
9.45pm EastEnders
10.45pm Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special
11.15pm BBC News, Weather
11.35pm On Christmas Night
11.40pm The Vicar of Dibley (Repeat)
12.35am Film : Yesterday (2019)
2.25am Have I Got a Bit More 2023 News for You
3.10am Weather for the Week Ahead
3.15am BBC News

BBC One Boxing Day 2023 TV Schedule
6.00am Breakfast
8.55am Tabby McTat
9.20am The Gruffalo’s Child
9.50am Film : Pokemon : Detective Pikachu (2019)
11.25am Film : Abominable (2019)
12.50pm BBC News
1.05pm Regional News
1.15pm Film : Beauty and the Beast (2017)
3.15pm Film : Peter Rabbit 2 (2021) Première
4.40pm BBC News
4.55pm Regional News
5.05pm Film : The Lion King (2019) Première
6.50pm Charles III : The Coronation Year
8.25pm EastEnders
9.00pm Death in Paradise Christmas Special
10.30pm BBC News, Weather
10.50pm Match of the Day
11.55am Doctor Who : Unleashed
12.25am Film : Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
2.20am Blankety Blank Christmas Special
2.55am Weather for the Week Ahead
3.00am BBC News

​ New Year’s Eve Sunday 31st December 2023
6.00am Breakfast
8.30am Match of the Day
9.55am Film : Cars 3 (2017)
11.30am The Famous Five
1.00pm BBC News
1.10pm Weather for the Week Ahead
1.15pm Songs of Praise
1.50pm Zog and the Flying Doctors
2.20pm Film : Saving Mr Banks (2013)
4.20pm Film : The Jungle Book
6.00pm BBC News
6.15pm Regional News, Weather
6.25pm Countryfile
7.25pm Antiques Roadshow
8.25pm Film : Marry Me (2022) Première
10.10pm BBC News, Weather
10:25pm The Graham Norton New Year’s Eve Show
11.30pm Rick Astley Rocks New Year’s Eve (Part 1)
12:00am Happy New Year Live!
12.10am Sam Ryder’s All Star New Year’s Eve (Part 2)
12.40am Glastonbury 2023 : Elton John
2.45am Weather for the Week Ahead
2.50am BBC News
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New Year’s Day Monday 1st January 2024

6.00am Breakfast
9.00am The Highway Rat
9.25am The Farmer’s Llamas
9.55am Shaun the Sheep : Farmageddon
11.15am Film : The Boss Baby 2 : Family Business (2021)
12.55pm Archbishop of Canterbury’s New Year Message 2024
1.00pm BBC News
1.20pm Regional News
1.25pm The Smeds and the Smoos
1.55pm Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures
2.20pm Film : Moana(2016)
4.00pm Wallace and Gromit : A Matter of Loaf and Death
4.30pm Planet Earth III
5.30pm BBC News
5.50pm Regional News
5.55pm Film : The Witches (2020)
7.30pm EastEnders
8.00pm Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
9.00pm The Tourist
10.00pm Mrs Brown’s Boys New Year Special
10.30pm BBC News, Weather
10.55pm Film : Ghostbusters (2016)
12.45am Pointless Celebrities
1.30am Weather for the Week Ahead
1.35am BBC News