We’ve all been there – sat in front of the television, flicking through channels, getting increasingly frustrated – there’s so much on, but nothing to watch. TV...
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SHOW NOTES:
CHRISTMAS TV:
Wallace and Gromit, BBC1
Call the Midwife, BBC1
Doctor Who, BBC1
Gavin and Stacey, BBC1
EastEnders, BBC1
Coronation Street, ITV1
Hercule Poirot's Christmas, ITV3
Carry On Matron, ITV3
From Roger Moore with Love, BBC2
DAVID'S PICK OF 2024:
Matlock, NOW
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Smart TV: Strike Returns and a Strictly Star Has Been Born
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Strike, BBC1
Sports Personality of the Year, BBC1
Wham: Last Christmas Unwrapped, BBC2
OUR READER SAYS:
Connie from Brighton recommends...
So Long Marianne, ITVX
FROST BITE:
Strictly Star: Chris McCausland
THE ARCHIVE:
Victoria Wood with All The Trimmings, BBC4 and iPlayer
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Smart TV: Alan Bennett and Should Masterchef be Cancelled
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Alan Bennett: 90 Years On, BBC2
Dalgliesh, C5
OUR READER SAYS:
Adrian from Exeter says…
When did the BBC become the American Broadcasting Company?
FROST BITE:
Should Masterchef be cancelled?
THE ARCHIVE:
Dalgliesh (Previous versions)
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20:11
Smart TV: After The Party and Doctor Who Christmas Preview
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
AFTER THE PARTY, C4
DOCTOR WHO XMAS PREVIEW, BBC1
LENA ZAVARONI: THE FORGOTTEN CHILD STAR, BBC2
OUR READER SAYS:
Chris from Edgware is not a fan of THE TODAY PROGRAMME
FROST BITE:
Alan Bennett at 90 - Would he get commissioned now?
THE ARCHIVE:
DERRY GIRLS, C4
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19:51
Smart TV: Clarkson's Farm Spinoff and Gary Lineker's Exit
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SHOW NOTES:
TV:
The Making of 'Do They Know It’s Christmas?', BBC4
The World According to Kaleb, Amazon Prime
Irresistible: Why We Can’t Stop Eating, BBC2
READER RECOMMENDATION:
‘A light has gone out with the demise of Doctors’
(Doctors, BBC iPlayer)
FROST BITE:
Gary Lineker’s exit - Will Match of the Day survive?
(Match of the Day, BBC1)
THE ARCHIVE:
Jason King, Rewind TV
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