PICKS OF THE DAY: CHRISTMAS DAY 2024, WHAT TO WATCH TODAY

What to watch today, Wednesday 25th December 2024.

Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special

BBC One

Join Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman as six stars test out their festive footwork in a bid to impress the judges and be crowned Christmas Champion 2024. Spice Girls favourite Emma Bunton will be performing, and there will be two spectacular group routines guaranteed to get the nation up and dancing.

Doctor Who

BBC One

When Joy opens a secret doorway to the Time Hotel, she discovers danger, dinosaurs and the Doctor. But a deadly plan is unfolding across the earth, just in time for Christmas.

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

BBC One

After a recent crime wave of stolen garden goods from across the region, Wallace and his pre-programmed smart gnome, Norbot, are the main suspects. While Wallace proclaims his innocence, it’s up to Gromit once again to battle sinister forces, or Wallace will never invent again!

EastEnders

BBC One

Secrets and lies are set to throw a wrecking ball into the Beale family festivities this year as the shocking truth about Cindy is revealed in spectacular fashion on Christmas Day. The incriminating evidence captured on tape will expose Cindy’s true love for ex-husband George and her scandalous affair with his son, Junior. Cindy has nowhere to hide as all hell breaks loose in the Beale and Knight families, with fury and accusations flying on all sides.

Call The Midwife Christmas Special

BBC One

For the first time ever, this year Call The Midwife will deliver not one but two Christmas specials – complete with a Christmas cliffhanger! It’s Christmas 1969 and the Nonnatus midwives are in their element, all busy delivering babies and doing the job they are most dedicated and committed to. The funfair comes to Poplar, adding a burst of colour and excitement to the frosty landscape but there are other visitors to the borough - including influenza and the Hong Kong flu.

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale

BBC One

It’s five years since we left Nessa down on one knee declaring her love for Smithy and asking him to marry her. And a lot has happened in those five years. In Barry, Bryn’s packing the Picasso in readiness for a trip to Essex; Stacey and Gavin are looking for new ways to spice up their seventeen year marriage and Gwen is behaving most strangely. Nessa’s started a new business venture and Neil the Baby’s about to begin an apprenticeship with his dad.

Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special

BBC One

It’s Christmas in Finglas again and Agnes is failing to convince the gang she’s not grumpy! Meanwhile Cathy pulls the Finglas community together in support of a festive good cause and Buster sources a sustainable tree.

The Piano At Christmas

Channel 4

Claudia Winkleman, Mika and Lang Lang celebrate Christmas at Battersea Power Station in central London. They are joined by some of the stars of series two who perform seasonal favourites.