MOVIES AIRING OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON REVEALED: BBC, ITV AND CHANNEL 4

The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have revealed the films airing on their channels over the festive period.

Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical

BBC iPlayer and BBC One

An all star cast including Emma Thompson bring to life an adaptation of Tim Minchin’s musical Matilda, based on Roald Dahl’s classic magical story of a girl who refuses to be put in her place.

Black Panther

BBC iPlayer and BBC One

When an old foe puts his homeland of Wakanda and the entire world at risk, young King T'Challa (played the late Chadwick Boseman) must release Black Panther’s full power to save them.

Minions: Rise of Gru

BBC iPlayer and BBC One

Join Gru in the 1970s, growing up in the suburbs and cultivating his evilness with some help from his loyal followers, the mayhem causing yellow peril that are The Minions.

Incredibles 2

BBC iPlayer and BBC One

Roles are reversed in this sequel when Helen is called on to lead a campaign to bring Supers back, and Bob juggles the day-to-day heroics of home life. But when a new villain emerges with a brilliant and dangerous plot, The Parrs meet the challenge together - with Frozone by their side.

King Richard

BBC iPlayer and BBC Two

Richard Williams is determined to write his daughters, Venus and Serena, into history. Training on Compton, California's neglected tennis courts - rain or shine - the girls are shaped by their father's unyielding commitment and their mother's balanced perspective and keen intuition, defying the seemingly insurmountable odds and prevailing expectations laid before them.

Toy Story 3

BBC One

With their owner Andy leaving home for university, the toys fear for their future. Escaping being accidentally thrown away as rubbish, Buzz and the gang hope to find new playmates at a childcare centre. However, they are subject to a sinister system which forces them to suffer at the hands of the most careless kids.

Peter Rabbit 2

BBC One

Cheeky Peter Rabbit loves adventure but he struggles to stay out of trouble. Luckily his best friends are always around to help him out. Based on Beatrix Potter's classic stories.

Moana

BBC One

Adventurous Polynesian girl Moana sets out on a sea adventure to discover why her people are confined to the island of Motunui. During her journey, she meets the once-mighty demigod Maui, who guides her in her quest to become a master wayfinder.

Fast & Furious 9

ITV1

Dom Toretto is leading a quiet life off the grid with Letty and his son, little Brian, but they know that danger always lurks just over their peaceful horizon. His crew must soon join together to stop a world-shattering plot led by the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they've ever encountered - who also happens to be Dom and Mia's estranged brother, Jakob.

Jurassic World: Domination

ITV1

Four years after the destruction of the dinosaur island Isla Nublar, Biosyn operatives attempt to locate Maisie Lockwood.

Home Alone 2: Lost In New York

ITV1

After snarky youth Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) loses track of his father at the airport, he mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City -- while the rest of the McCallisters fly to Florida. Now alone in the Big Apple, Kevin cons his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and begins his usual antics. But when Kevin discovers that the Sticky Bandits (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) are on the loose, he struggles to stop them from robbing an elderly man's toy store just before Christmas.

Home Alone

Chanel 4

When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O'Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.

Die Hard

Channel 4

Tough, energetic action yarn about a New York cop who launches a one-man rescue operation when a gang of crooks crash a party in an LA office block and take everyone hostage, including his estranged wife. In the chaos the cop manages to slip away to the building's top floors. From here he fights back as the LAPD, FBI, and media look on.

Cast Away

Channel 4

A manager for an American courier service has to fend for himself when a plane crash leaves him stranded alone on a desert island. Initially panic-stricken, he overcomes his terror to survive for four years on his own before building a raft and setting off on an epic journey back home.

Miracle On 34th Street

Channel 4

In this Christmas classic, an old man going by the name of Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) fills in for an intoxicated Santa in Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day parade. Kringle proves to be such a hit that he is soon appearing regularly at the chain's main store in midtown Manhattan. When Kringle surprises customers and employees alike by claiming that he really is Santa Claus, it leads to a court case to determine his mental health and, more importantly, his authenticity.

The Italian Job

Channel 4

After a heist in Venice, Steve turns on his partners in crime, killing safecracker John Bridger and keeping all the gold for himself; the rest of the team, including leader Charlie Croker, driver Handsome Rob, explosives man Left Ear and tech geek Lyle, vows revenge; they enlist the help of Bridger's daughter, Stella and plot to recover the gold from Steve's Los Angeles mansion.

Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom

Channel 4

Adventure sequel. Intrepid archaeologist Indiana Jones, on the trail of fortune and glory in Old Shanghai, is ricocheted into a dangerous adventure in India. With his faithful companion Short Round and nightclub singer Willie Scott, Indie goes in search of the magical Sankara stone, and uncovers an ancient evil which threatens all who come into contact with it.