Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Noel Edmonds presents a special Top of the Pops from 1978, with Darts, Abba, Boney M, Brotherhood of Man, Father Abraham, Bee Gees, Brian and Michael, Wings and Showaddywaddy.

Classic sitcom. Fletcher plans to add a bit of Christmas spirit to the festive season at Slade Prison in the form of his very own homemade liquor.

Seasonal entertainment from 1982 with Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, plus special guest David Essex.

Timothy shows Mother, Father and Pippa round his new home. Mother gets a chance to put Pippa off Timothy for life.

Incredible access allows film-makers Jules and Gédéon Naudet to document the behind-the-scenes preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

A look behind the scenes during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Grace Dent explores how well the televisual fare of Christmas 1979 compares to what we enjoy today, 40 years on.

Noel Edmonds presents a special Top of the Pops from 1978, with Darts, Abba, Boney M, Brotherhood of Man, Father Abraham, Bee Gees, Brian and Michael, Wings and Showaddywaddy.

The story of Noel Coward, the most prolific writer, director and entertainer of the 20th century, told in his own words.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Richard Blackwood and Lisa Snowdon present the pop chart programme's Christmas special from 2002, including performances by Gareth Gates, Atomic Kitten and Girls Aloud.

Seasonal comedy special. Christmas Eve, 1850. Ebenezer Blackadder is a decent, kind, generous human being - until he gets a glimpse of his loathsome ancestors.

Comedy set in occupied France. The Resistance decide that their operations will be inhibited by General von Klinkerhoffen's control of the district.

Victoria Wood serves up a large helping of Christmas comedy, with an impressive list of celebrities appearing in a wide range of pastiches.

A visit to three Blackpool hairdressing salons, where an elderly community carries on its daily life oblivious to the hordes of tourists on its doorstep.

The Stalls of Barchester. A chilling tale by Victorian writer MR James, read by Christopher Lee. A fearful tale of intrigue, murder and the haunted Stalls of Barchester.

A professor staying at an old hotel is driven to investigate the macabre goings-on in the room next door to his. Who, or what, is the inhabitant of room 13.

A Warning to the Curious. A horrific account of the discovery of the last of the legendary East Anglian Crowns.

Comedy set in occupied France. The Resistance decide that their operations will be inhibited by General von Klinkerhoffen's control of the district.

Richard Blackwood and Lisa Snowdon present the pop chart programme's Christmas special from 2002, including performances by Gareth Gates, Atomic Kitten and Girls Aloud.

Victoria Wood serves up a large helping of Christmas comedy, with an impressive list of celebrities appearing in a wide range of pastiches.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Mark Franklin and Tony Dortie present a Christmas Special of the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 December 1993 and featuring 2 Unlimited, Snow, The Bluebells, Ace of Base and Gabrielle.

An assortment of ageing Brits seek to stretch finite finances and find independence by retiring to a hotel in India. Contains some strong language.

Abdul is taken from his job at a prison to present a coin to Queen Victoria (Judi Dench).

In conversation at the BFI Southbank, Judi Dench looks back at highlights of an extraordinary career on film, a journey that is still taking her to new heights.

Mark Kermode unwraps a glittering selection of Christmas cinematic treats. Contains some strong language.

Grace Dent explores how well the televisual fare of Christmas 1979 compares to what we enjoy today, 40 years on.

A visit to three Blackpool hairdressing salons, where an elderly community carries on its daily life oblivious to the hordes of tourists on its doorstep.

In 1923, Edward Williams receives an engraving, but the picture is not what it seems.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Jakki Brambles, Bruno Brookes and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 December 1989 and featuring Bros, The Beautiful South and Jason Donovan.

Simon Bates presents appearances from Duran Duran, Godley & Creme, the Snowmen, Cliff Richard, Rod Stewart, Status Quo, the Human League and Zoo.

David Jensen presents The Maisonettes, David Bowie & Bing Crosby, Incantation, Shakin' Stevens, Imagination, ABBA, Keith Harris & Orville, Renee & Renato and Modern Romance.

Country music's biggest stars get together for a night full of festive classics, celebrating the joy of the holidays in true Nashville style.

A look back at some of Dolly Parton's finest performances at the BBC, incorporating her greatest moments and hits such as Jolene, 9 to 5, Islands in the Stream and Here You Come Again.

A landmark film charting the extraordinary life and music of the queen of country, Dolly Parton, with exclusive interviews and archive footage.

The complete set by the undisputed queen of country music from the Pyramid Stage. Contains some strong language.

Jakki Brambles, Bruno Brookes and Gary Davies present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 December 1989 and featuring Bros, The Beautiful South and Jason Donovan.

Simon Bates presents appearances from Duran Duran, Godley & Creme, the Snowmen, Cliff Richard, Rod Stewart, Status Quo, the Human League and Zoo.

David Jensen presents The Maisonettes, David Bowie & Bing Crosby, Incantation, Shakin' Stevens, Imagination, ABBA, Keith Harris & Orville, Renee & Renato and Modern Romance.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Competitive Onion Growing. Journalist Adam Clarkson follows his dad, Richard, as he tries desperately to climb the leaderboard of his village's competitive onion growing club.

Your Christmas Bird. Fanny presents a collection of traditional Christmas recipes.

Christmas Pudding. Fanny shares her recipe for Christmas pudding and the method for making the old-fashioned 'round pudding.

Your Christmas Cake. Fanny Cradock gives you two recipes to choose from, the traditional black plum cake or an unusual 'white' Christmas cake.

Royal Mincemeat. Practical know-how to make Christmas cookery easier for the layman. Fanny has unusual recipes for pies, pancakes, omelettes and Swiss rolls using mincemeat.

Today's show contains Fanny's recipe for choux pastry with advice on making miniature eclairs, choux buns and glacé icing.

Demobbed from the army, James Herriot returns to Yorkshire and his day-to-day dramas of a country veterinary practice.

A once-in-a-lifetime chat with Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Joan Plowright. Contains some strong language.

Adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic tale set in the 1840s. Jane Eyre falls in love with Mr Rochester, unaware of the terrible secret that he is harbouring.

Seasonal entertainment from 1982 with Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, plus special guest David Essex.

Classic sitcom. Fletcher plans to add a bit of Christmas spirit to the festive season at Slade Prison in the form of his very own homemade liquor.

Timothy shows Mother, Father and Pippa round his new home. Mother gets a chance to put Pippa off Timothy for life.

Seasonal comedy special. Christmas Eve, 1850. Ebenezer Blackadder is a decent, kind, generous human being - until he gets a glimpse of his loathsome ancestors.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Specially filmed Wallace and Gromit animations of the dynamic duo's backstage exploits at the Proms, as they prepare for the first performance of Wallace's new concerto.

Anne-Marie Duff performs an intimate reading of Charles Dickens's timeless classic. Can the ghostly interventions salvage Scrooge's soul.

World-renowned conductor Marin Alsop leads the BBC Concert Orchestra in an uplifting reinterpretation of this seasonal favourite, as Handel's masterpiece is infused with gospel, jazz and R&B.

Concert featuring Indian musician Ravi Shankar, first shown in 1974. He performs just one song, entitled Rag Behag.

Christine Lampard hosts a gala concert to mark 100 years of the BBC in Northern Ireland, featuring performances from Clannad, Tony Hadley and D:Ream with the Ulster Orchestra.

On the sixtieth anniversary of this Christmas institution, Juliet Stevenson narrates the story of Carols from King's.

Looking back to 1988, Grace Dent explores both how TV changes over the festive season and how the nation's viewing habits have changed between then and 2018.

Demobbed from the army, James Herriot returns to Yorkshire and his day-to-day dramas of a country veterinary practice.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Jayne Middlemiss, Kate Thornton and Jamie Theakston present the Top of the Pops Christmas special from 1998, featuring Spice Girls, Robbie Williams, B*Witched, Fat Les, LeAnn Rimes and Boyzone.

Seasonal special of the suburban sitcom. The Goods and the Leadbetters plan their respective Christmases, but neither go according to plan. Classic comedy from 1977.

Classic sitcom. As Christmas approaches, Audrey is determined to carry out her responsibilities as though she still lived at the manor.

Landing in the horrors of World War I, the Doctor discovers a galaxy-spanning threat.

Adaptation of MR James's classic ghost story. A 17th-century squire is haunted by a curse his great uncle brought upon the household. Contains horror.

Leonardo conducts scientific experiments and paints the most famous portrait on earth. Contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

Documentary that follows a lone Inuit as he hunts, fishes and constructs an igloo, a way of life threatened by climate change.

Jayne Middlemiss, Kate Thornton and Jamie Theakston present the Top of the Pops Christmas special from 1998, featuring Spice Girls, Robbie Williams, B*Witched, Fat Les, LeAnn Rimes and Boyzone.

Seasonal special of the suburban sitcom. The Goods and the Leadbetters plan their respective Christmases, but neither go according to plan. Classic comedy from 1977.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Christmas special with Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Howard Jones, Duran Duran, Nik Kershaw, Culture Club, Thompson Twins, Jim Diamond, Wham!, Paul Young, George Michael and Band Aid.

Porridge. Fifty years on from when the prison doors first slammed shut on Norman Stanley Fletcher, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais look back at a landmark British comedy.

Christmas special of the classic sitcom from 1975. The festive season falls upon HMP Slade and finds the inmates planning a jailbreak.

The Two Ronnies bring you their favourite treats from their many classic Christmas shows.

Sitcom about a British government minister and his advisers. Rumours of a cabinet reshuffle could spell great things for Jim Hacker.

Lucy Worsley reveals the surprising stories behind our favourite Christmas carols.

Exploring the unique wildlife of Madagascar, the oldest island on Earth.

Christmas special with Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Howard Jones, Duran Duran, Nik Kershaw, Culture Club, Thompson Twins, Jim Diamond, Wham!, Paul Young, George Michael and Band Aid.

Christmas special of the classic sitcom from 1975. The festive season falls upon HMP Slade and finds the inmates planning a jailbreak.

The Two Ronnies bring you their favourite treats from their many classic Christmas shows.

Exploring the unique wildlife of Madagascar, the oldest island on Earth.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa presents a special programme of seasonal music, both classical and contemporary, from the Barbican Hall in London. First broadcast in 1985.

A glamorous widow searches for true love in Glyndebourne's lavish new production of Lehár's laugh-out-loud operetta, The Merry Widow.

A compilation of performances from Christmas shows, including The Rolling Stones, Coldplay, Madness, Chas & Dave, Slade, Pet Shop Boys and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

Featuring Pilot, Ralph McTell, Mud, 10cc, David Essex, Johnny Nash, Guys & Dolls, the Tymes, Tammy Wynette, Bay City Rollers, Telly Savalas, Art Garfunkel, the Stylistics and CCS.

A journey from Borneo's rich coral reefs, through lush jungles to its mountainous heart, revealing why this island is home to a greater variety of life than almost any other.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa presents a special programme of seasonal music, both classical and contemporary, from the Barbican Hall in London. First broadcast in 1985.

Classic sitcom. As Christmas approaches, Audrey is determined to carry out her responsibilities as though she still lived at the manor.

A journey from Borneo's rich coral reefs, through lush jungles to its mountainous heart, revealing why this island is home to a greater variety of life than almost any other.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Programmes start at 7.00pm.

Peter Powell presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 25 December 1986, featuring performances by Billy Ocean, The Communards, a-ha, Diana Ross and George Michael.

A laughter-packed holiday special starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.

The Meldrews have a tarot reading that prophesies disaster for Victor. Patrick and Pippa sell their home, but a house clearance crew are mistaken for their removal men.

Dave Allen looks at the English, the Irish and many other illogical aspects of life - with his own unique wit and satirical observations. Contains adult humour.

Lenny Henry hosts a Christmas special of sketches and music, featuring favourite characters such as Deakus and Josh Yarlog. With special guests Robbie Coltrane and Terence Trent D'Arby. From 1987.