MRS BROWN’S BOYS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL THE GREAT CHRISTMAS BAKE OFF 2020 THE MAGICAL WORLD OF JULIA DONALDSON

ChristmasCh Day, BBC1, 10pm Christmas Eve, C4, 7.40pm

Let’s hope Matt Lucas truly feels at home in the tent now that his first series is over, because for this Christmas special, he won’t have Noel Fielding to guide him.

Instead, Bake Off: The Professionals host and Extra Slice regular Tom Allen is on co-presenting duties. They’ll be joined by judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, and four former contestants,

Jamie and Rosie from 2019, Ruby from 2018 and James from 2017, who are all ready to battle for the title of Christmas Star Baker. There’ll also be a guest appearance from Alexandra Burke, who performs her version of Silent Night.

We fifind out how the Browns are coping copi with “the new normal”. Life doesn’t doe seem to have changed much – Grandad Gra has another complaint, Buster and Dermot have new jobs. However, Agnes Agn and Winnie wait to hear if they’ve landed land the job of delivering an alternative Queen’s speech, just as they find out a flasher flflflflash is on the loose.

Wednesday, BBC2, 7.30pm

Zog, The Highway Rat, Stick Man and, of course, The Gruffalo – Julia Donaldson has created some of Britain’s best-loved and best-selling children’s books. Now, using interviews, home movies and animated drawings from her illustrator Axel Scheffler, this documentary brings b Julia’s own story to life. The film uncovers the surprising inspirations behind her most famous characters and explores how her books have appealed to children and adults alike by covering serious themes in a subtle way.