A quick look at the Christmas Day schedule shows me another win for the BBC. Normally we just get the show down between the BBC and ITV but because Channel 4 is the home of the Bake Off, someone thought it should be added. I can’t see why they bothered it will get a battering when the Christmas Day viewing figures are released.
Looks like the BBC will be the winners judging by the programming for Christmas Day. On the film front its the BBC hands down with the first showing on terrestrial TV of Cinderella (3:10pm) starring Lily James and Richard Madden. Later in the evening the BBC hit the competition with a strong line up starting with the Doctor Who Christmas Special where Peter Capaldi as his last run out as the doctor before he regenerates into a new doctor with a sex change.
Next up is a Strictly Come Dancing Christmas where previous contestants line-up and fight it out to win the Christmas special follow by the very popular Call the Midwife. EastEnders is at 9pm with an explosive story for one character that will have repercussions around the square.
The early evening ITV are surrendering two hours of programming to Emmerdale and Coronation Street, which are likely to be there big shows of Christmas. Paul O’Grady will separate the two soap operas with a visit to Battersea Dogs home. On the soaps Coronation Street there could be a murder and the hour looks just about as dark as a normal EastEnders Christmas. Not much happy families on Emmerdale either I still hope soap operas will be banish from the Christmas Day schedule one day. Up against EastEnders ITV have thrown Victoria starring Jenna Coleman in a two hour Christmas special.
Channel 4 will be hoping for a good performance from The Great Christmas Bake when four contestants from the last series enter to tent again with a Christmas theme. While on Sky Movies the big Christmas Day film is the musical, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ the rest of digital TV is full of repeats.
Looks like I will be spending my Christmas Day in the company of the BBC like most of my previous Christmases.
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