CHRISTMAS EVE BBC ENTERTAINMENT
00.05 Silent Witness 01.00 Silent Witness 01.50 Doctors 02.20 EastEnders 02.50 Call the Midwife: Christmas Special 2017 03.30 Still Open All Hours: Christmas Special 2016 04.00 Silent Witness 04.55 Silent Witness 05.45 Still Open All Hours 06.15 Bargain Hunt 07.00 Bargain Hunt 07.45 Still Open All Hours 08.15 Call the Midwife 09.05 Father Brown 09.50 Still Open All Hours 10.20 Doctors 10.50 EastEnders 11.20 Doctor Who: Last Christmas 12.20 Call the Midwife 13.15 Father Brown 14.00 Still Open All Hours 14.30 Bargain Hunt 15.15 Doctor Who: Last Christmas 16.15 Call the Midwife 17.05 Father Brown 17.50 Still Open All Hours 18.20 Doctors 18.50 EastEnders 19.20 Call the Midwife 20.15 Father Brown 21.00 Doctors 21.30 EastEnders 22.00 Going for Gold — The ‘48 Games 23.30 Only Fools and Horses Christmas Special
Business Briefing 08.45 The Briefing 09.00 BBC World News 09.30 BBC World News 09.45 World Business Report 10.00 BBC World News 10.30 Worklife 11.00 BBC World News 11.10 World Features (r) 11.30 HARDtalk (r) 12.00 Live With Lucy Hockings 12.30 In Business Africa (r) 13.00 Live With Lucy Hockings 13.30 World Business Report 13.45 Sport Today 14.00 Live With Lucy Hockings 14.30 Live With Lucy
The First Wives Club. 6.35pm beIN Movies Family
A BUBBLY comedy about three middle-aged ladies who plot the downfall of hubbies who dumped them for younger women. Women’s Lib played for laughs that struck box office gold. Cost $30 million to make in 1996 and took $180 million.
Three friends at a funeral of a classmate who jumped off a roof when her husband deserted her, realise they have each been traded in for a younger trophy wife.
Glamorous Goldie Hawn, a fading movie star, lost her producer husband Victor Garber. Bette Midler built a chain of businesses with Dan Hedaya who ditched her for a young airhead. Perpetual optimist Diane Keaton runs an ad agency and kids herself husband Stephen Collins has only walked out for a trial separation.
These gals hit their duplicitous partners where it hurts — in the wallet. Their battle cry is: ‘Don’t take revenge, take everything!’ Some engaging songs and Sarah Jessica Parker is the pick of the bimbos. Based on a novel by Olivia Goldsmith, directed by Hugh Wilson. Critic Leonard Maltin said: “Predictable, but still pretty entertaining, thanks to three lively stars and an impressive supporting cast.”
World News 19.30 Focus on Africa 20.00 BBC World News 20.15 World Business Report 20.30 HARDtalk (r) 21.00 BBC World News 21.30 Arts 1 22.00 BBC World News 22.30 The Extraordinary Collector (r) 23.00 BBC World News 23.30 Our World (r)