Lots of ho, ho, ho in Christmas TV...
Reality shows, documentaries and festive flicks catch the eye
and Miracle On 34th Street. A documentary tells the story behind the 1982 making of Thin Lizzy’s Old Town and Mary Kennedy presents an evening of festive music in Carols From The Castle.
Over on BBC viewers can expect Call The Midwife A Winter’s Tale. Meanwhile, Virgin Media’s festive menu includes a special of its smash hit reality series. Caroline Flack reunites 19 of the most-talked-about contestants in Love Island The Reunion (Virgin Media Two, December 17, 9pm). Soap addicts are in for a treat as Stephen Mulhern hosts the quiz that tests the stars of Coronation Street and Emmerdale on their most memorable moments of the year on The Big Soap Quiz (Virgin Media One, December 21, 9pm). Corrie fans will be glued to Coronation Street: DNA Secrets Revealed on Christmas Eve and the soap returns on Christmas Day with a one-hour special for its devoted fans. the highly-anticipated return of drama Luther with Idris Elba, Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders and a six-part drama adaptation of Les Miserables – minus the music. A host of one-off Christmas specials are lined up including Call
Mrs Brown’s Boys The Midwife, Doctor Who, Hold The Sunset, Strictly Come Dancing and Not Going Out.
A documentary will explore the career of comedian Billy Connolly and natural history programmes include frozen action Spy In The Snow and Snow-wolf: