Sky Comedy
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 6.00pm
6.00am David Attenborough’s First Life 7.30 Red Riding Hood: After Ever After (AD) 8.30 FILM Paws of Fury: the Legend of Hank Animated action comedy (W) 10.30 The Simpsons 1.30pm Harry Potter: a Who’s Who of the Wizarding World (AD) 2.30 Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (AD) 4.30 Christmas Carole (AD) 6.00pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo. The accident-prone Griswold family spend Christmas at home. (AD) (W) 8.00 New. The Heist before
Comedy starring Timothy Spall and James Nesbitt. A boy meets two Santas with different stories. See p120. See feature: page 49 9.30 Top Gun Blockbuster action drama starring Tom Cruise as a rebellious pilot. (W) 11.30 Rob and Romesh vs Lapland The comedians head to Lapland for Christmas. (AD) 12.25am Never Mind the Buzzcocks (AD) 1.20 Rob Beckett: Wallop 2.35 A League of Their Own 3.35 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 4.35 Enter the Spider-Verse: a Spider-Man Special 5.05—6.00am David Attenborough’s Galapagos (AD) 8.00
Big Little Lies 7.00am Madeline has a relationship problem 6.00am Urban Secrets 7.00 Big Little Lies: triple bill (AD) 10.15 Succession: six episodes (AD) 5.30pm Succession 1/9 Series 3 As the Roy family are left reeling in the wake of his unexpected public attack on his father’s empire, Kendall plans his next move. 6.40 2/9. Kendall tries to find more allies in his fight to take over control of Waystar, while Greg turns to his grandfather for help. 7.50 3/9. With the Department of Justice breathing down his neck, Logan summons his arsenal. Tom issues a potentially life-altering offer. 9.00 4/9. Logan and Kendall have their first meeting together with Josh, a major investor worried about their family feud. 10.10 5/9. Kendall and the Waystar team find themselves working together at the annual shareholders’ meeting. 11.20 6/9. Logan and the team head to Virginia for a political conference, where Roman finds out some news about his mother. 12.30am 7/9. At Kendall’s lavish birthday bash, Shiv and Roman try to arrange a meeting with Lukas Matsson, a tech mogul who recently snubbed Logan. 1.35 In Treatment 2.00 Big Little Lies: double bill (AD) 4.00 Urban Secrets 5.00—6.00am Fish Town
The Heist Before Christmas 8.00pm Santa (James Nesbitt)
6.00am The Christmas Movie Countdown (AD) 7.00 Red Riding Hood: After Ever After (AD) 8.00 Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather (AD) 12 noon Rob and Romesh vs Lapland (AD) 1.00pm Harry Potter: a Who’s Who of the Wizarding World (AD) 2.00 Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (AD) 4.00 Hansel and Gretel: After Ever After (AD) 5.00 Christmas Carole (AD) 6.30pm It’s Christmas Live from the Royal Albert Hall Jason Manford hosts a concert filled with Christmas classics. 8.00 New. The Heist before
Comedy starring Timothy Spall and James Nesbitt. A boy meets two Santas with different stories. See p120. See feature: page 49 9.30 The Unofficial Science of Die Hard Chris Ramsey and Paul Chowdhry try to replicate stunts from the classic action film. 11.00 Rob and Romesh vs Lapland The comedians head to Lapland for Christmas. (AD) 12 midnight Never Mind the Buzzcocks (AD) 12.55am A Very Brassic Christmas 2.20 A League of Their Own 3.15 Never Mind the Buzzcocks (AD) 4.10 The Overlap on Tour (AD) 5.05—6.00am A League of Their Own: Unseen
Blood Actually: a Murder, They Hope Mystery 5.40pm
7.05am Miranda (AD) 7.45 The Two Ronnies 10.15 Last of the Summer Wine 12.10pm The Two Ronnies 1.10 Only Fools and Horses (AD) 1.45 Porridge (AD) 2.40 Only Fools and Horses: 2003 Christmas special (AD) 4.20 Gavin & Stacey (AD) 5.40pm Blood Actually: a Murder, They Hope Mystery Sian Gibson and Johnny Vegas return for a festive special of the whodunit comedy. (AD) 7.45 The Vicar of Dibley 1/2 Christmas special from 2006. The vicar is swept off her feet by a new arrival to the village. (AD) 9.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys Agnes resolves to have a proper family Christmas to celebrate son Trevor taking a break from missionary work for the first time in years. 9.40 The Royle Family The couch-potato clan gather for another Christmas Day. (AD) 11.00 Not Going Out Guy showers Lucy with expensive gifts, causing Lee to become suspicious of his motives. 11.40 Gavin & Stacey The Shipmans travel to Wales to spend Christmas with the Wests. (AD) 1.05am Not Going Out 1.45 The Vicar of Dibley (AD) 3.00—4.00am Porridge: 1975 Christmas special (AD) 8.00am The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 6.00pm Sex and the City: eight episodes. First ever episode of the comedy drama about a group of women friends who resolve to take a fresh look at their sex lives 6.30 Carrie dates a handsome model 7.00 Miranda realises having a partner on her arm will benefit her career 7.30 Charlotte’s boyfriend makes an unusual request 8.00 Charlotte models for a famous painter 8.30 Carrie suspects Big is ashamed of her 9.00 Carrie considers monogamy 9.30 Charlotte’s boyfriend suggests spicing up their love life 10.00 Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?! 11.15 The Office US: four episodes of the comedy 1.15am Rob Beckett: Wallop: a stand-up show by the comedian 2.30 Smothered (AD 3.30—5.00am The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: triple bill
Father Brown 9.00pm Will the priest shelter a fugitive? 7.30am Murdoch Mysteries 8.20 Death in Paradise (AD) 5.40pm Death in Paradise 8/8 Series 4. A murder suspect is shot dead in custody, leaving Humphrey to work out how the killer could have got through three locked doors unseen by two officers. (AD) 7.00 Murdoch Mysteries — Home for the Holidays Murdoch visits his brother Jasper in British Columbia, but they end up investigating a murder connected to an archaeologist working on the site of an ancient settlement. 9.00 Father Brown 15/15 Series 3. The priest is stunned when he realises that the fugitive seeking sanctuary at St Mary’s is Inspector Sullivan — and the man is wanted for murder. (AD) 10.00 9/10 Series 6. The locals are unhappy when an ostentatious American opens a golf club near Kembleford, only for a body to turn up in the reeds. (AD) 11.00 Death in Paradise 6/8 Series 4. Saint Marie celebrates getting to the final of the InterIsland Volleyball Championships, but the party is short-lived when one of the players is stabbed through the heart. (AD) 12.20am Death in Paradise (AD) 3.00—4.00am The Diploma AD)