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items: How to buy tickets for the Dancing On Ice 2018 UK tour
items: How to buy tickets for the Flight of the Conchords live tour 2018
items: How to buy tickets to the Six Nations rugby 2018
items: How to buy tickets to Carl Frampton's fight with Nonito Donaire
items: How to buy tickets for Michael McIntyre's Big World Tour
items: When is Celebrity Big Brother back on TV?
items: What to watch on TV: New Year's Day 2018
items: The best TV to watch today, on New Year's Eve
items: Miranda Hart reveals her Christmas wish list
items: Christmas 2017: What to watch on TV today, Boxing Day
items: Our Thoughts for today by the Bishop of Leeds, Rector of St James’s Church and the leader of City Sikhs
items: Exclusive behind-the-scenes photos reveal Peter Capaldi's last days on Doctor Who
items: Christmas 2017: What to watch on TV today, Christmas Day
items: Christmas 2017: What to watch on TV today, Christmas Eve
items: Christmas 2017: What to watch on TV today, Saturday 23rd December

How to buy tickets for the Dancing On Ice 2018 UK tour
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date: 2018-03-11T12:50:26.000Z
creator: Millie Hurst
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: Tickets
subject: TV
subject: Going Out
subject: Live events
description: Here's everything you need to know to get tickets for the frozen extravaganza
encoded: After a four-year absence, Dancing On Ice has returned to ITV, delivering ambitious routines and spectacular stunts to our living rooms every Sunday evening - as well as another welcome dose of Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. This means that the much-loved Dancing On Ice UK tour is also back, starring ice-dancing champions, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. The acclaimed ice-skating duo are to be judging the show, and will even be hitting the ice themselves. If the celebrity ice-dancing contest's comeback has got you on the look out for more ice-skating magic, the live tour is definitely set to deliver, with celebrities and professionals gliding effortlessly around the rink, and putting any of our own ice-skating efforts this winter to shame. It's not just the Ice Panel Judges who will have their say - the audience are able to vote for their favourite couple on their phones, and the winning couple will perform their grand finale at the end of the show. The Dancing On Ice Tour will visit the following venues. Click on the links for tickets and further details: 23-25 March - London The SSE Arena, Wembley 27-29 March - Sheffield FlyDSA Arena 30 March-1 April - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 3-4 April - Manchester Arena 6-8 April - Glasgow The SSE Hydro 10-12 April - Nottingham Motorpoint Arena 13-15 April - Birmingham Arena Birmingham Watch ITV's Dancing On Ice 2018 trailer here: View oEmbed on the source website

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How to buy tickets for the Flight of the Conchords live tour 2018
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date: 2018-02-28T10:41:56.000Z
creator: Millie Hurst
subject: Comedy
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: Live events
description: Here's everything you need to get tickets to see Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement live this spring
encoded: The comedy duo who describe themselves as New Zealand's 'fourth most popular folk-parody comedy duo' and produced hits like Business Time and Foux de fafa are touring the UK this year. Successful comedians and good friends Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement met at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand where they experimented with spoof songs. Flight of the Conchords was born, and the Kiwi folk comedy pair went on to have their own award-winning BBC Radio 2 series, as well as a hit television comedy series on HBO of the same name. They also released two albums, one self-titled in 2008, and another named I Told You I Was Freaky in 2009. For their UK tour, they'll be dusting off old favourites, like Leggy Blonde and Inner City Pressure for what promises to be an evening filled with comedy and musical entertainment. Flight of the Conchords will visit the following venues. Click below for tickets and further information. 5-7 March - Portsmouth Guildhall 9-11 March - York Barbican Centre 13-15 March - Milton Keynes Theatre 18-20 March - London Eventim Apollo 22 March - Birmingham Genting Arena 23 March - Manchester Arena 26 March - Glasgow The SSE Hydro 27 March - Leeds First Direct Arena 29-30 March - London The O2 1 April - Liverpool Echo Arena 3 April - London The O2 View oEmbed on the source website

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How to buy tickets to the Six Nations rugby 2018
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date: 2018-02-28T09:27:53.000Z
creator: Millie Hurst
subject: News
subject: Rugby Union
subject: Soaps
subject: Sport
subject: TV
subject: Live events
description: Everything you need to know to get tickets to see England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France or Italy in action
encoded: The Six Nations Championship is back for 2018, and tickets are available now. The competition takes place over seven weekends, in stadia across England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France and Italy, and this year kicks off on 3rd February, culminating on 17th March. England won in 2016 and last year, and are looking to lift the trophy for a third consecutive year. How to buy Six Nations tickets The Six Nations is now in its 19th series, and if you want to be there this time around to see the action live, matches will be taking place at the following venues. Click on the links for further information. 3rd February - Wales v Scotland, Cardiff, Principality Stadium 3rd February - France v Ireland, Île-de-France, Stade de France in Saint-Denis 4th February - Italy v England, Lazio, Stadio Olimpico in Roma 10th February - Ireland v Italy, Dublin, Aviva Stadium 10th February - England v Wales, Twickenham, Twickenham Stadium 11th February - Scotland v France, Edinburgh, Murrayfield Stadium 23rd February - France v Italy, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Orange Vélodrome in Marseille 24th February, Ireland v Wales, Dublin, Aviva Stadium 24th February, Scotland v England, Edinburgh, Murrayfield Stadium 10th March - Ireland v Scotland, Dublin, Aviva Stadium 10th March - France v England, Île-de-France, Stade de France in Saint-Denis 11th March - Wales v Italy, Cardiff, Principality Stadium 17th March - Italy v Scotland, Lazio, Stadio Olimpico in Roma 17th March - England v Ireland, Twickenham, Twickenham Stadium

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How to buy tickets to Carl Frampton's fight with Nonito Donaire
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date: 2018-01-29T16:12:21.000Z
creator: Millie Hurst
subject: Boxing
subject: News
subject: Sport
subject: TV
subject: Live events
description: Here's everything you need to know if you want to get tickets to see Frampton take on 'The Filipino flash' in the SSE Arena, Belfast
encoded: Northern Irish boxer Carl Frampton is to fight former four-weight world titleist Nonito Dondire on 21st April in Belfast, and tickets are available now. With two elite featherweight boxers going head to head, Belfast fight fans are in for a treat. Buy tickets NOW! Thirty five-year-old Donaire, known as 'The Filipino flash' is a world champion, having won titles in flyweight, bantamweight, super-bantamweight and featherweight divisions. He's a big name to come to Belfast and Frampton, 30, is using the fight as an opportunity to get ready for a world title bout in the summer. Back in January 2017, Frampton lost his world title (the WBA featherweight crown) to Leo Santa Cruz but has since been back performing well, against the likes of Horacio Garcia. The fight is taking place in Belfast SSE Arena, click on the link for further information. Buy tickets to Carl Frampton v Nonito Donaire – Belfast, SSE Arena

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How to buy tickets for Michael McIntyre's Big World Tour
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date: 2018-01-29T10:40:32.000Z
creator: Millie Hurst
subject: Comedy
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: Live events
description: Here's everything you need to know to get tickets for Michael McIntyre's comedy extravaganza
encoded: Michael McIntyre is one of the UK's most loved and most successful comedians, with his observational sketches and honed ability to poke fun at all manner of Britishisms - from the way the first thing we'll ever do on Google Maps Street View is find our own house, to our dogged commitment to eating dry, flavourless turkey on Christmas Day. His hugely popular Big Christmas Show involved Alesha Dixon falling victim to Celebrity Send To All, and an aspiring singer unwittingly sliding down the chimney into London's Theatre Royal to perform alongside a choir at the end of the show. He's charmed the nation in TV show appearances on everything from Britains Got Talent to Have I Got News For You, and now you can be a member of his audience at Michael McIntyre's Big World Tour. His latest tour will take him across the globe, so it's your chance to get a first hand look at one of the hottest comics of the day. Michael McIntyre's Big World Tour will visit the following venues. Click below for tickets and further information. (Tickets are selling fast so some venues may already have sold out.) 29-30 January - York Grand Opera House 25-27 February - Oxford New Theatre 1-11 March - Plymouth Pavilions 15-18 March - Bournemouth International Centre 22-25 March - Nottingham Motorpoint Arena 11-16 April - Cardiff Motorpoint Arena 19-21 April - Manchester Arena 27-28 April - Liverpool Echo Arena 4-5 May - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 10-13 May - Birmingham Arena Birmingham 18-19 May - Leeds First Direct Arena 25-30 May - Brighton The Brighton Centre 1-2 June - Belfast The SSE Arena 7-9 June - Dublin 3Arena 12-13 June - Aberdeen AECC BHGE Arena 14-16 June - Glasgow The SSE Hydro 23 June - Sheffield FlyDSA Arena 5-13 October - London The O2 9-11 November - London SSE Arena, Wembley Here's the trailer for Michael McIntyre's Big World Tour: View oEmbed on the source website

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When is Celebrity Big Brother back on TV?
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date: 2018-01-02T10:40:08.000Z
creator: Millie Hurst
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: Reality TV
subject: TV
description: Here's everything you need to know about the new series...
encoded: Now that I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! is done and dusted - Kiosk Keith’s probably closing up shop as we speak - we’re seriously missing our daily dose of reality TV entertainment. Maybe the return of Celebrity Big Brother will help pull us through… When does it start? Celebrity Big Brother will be hitting our screens for the 21 series (we know, utter madness) on Tuesday 2 January 2018. When is Celebrity Big Brother on TV and which channel airs it? It’ll be on at 9pm on Channel 5. Does Big Brother have a future on Channel 5? Sarah Harding wins Celebrity Big Brother Channel 5 to launch ‘all female’ Celebrity Big Brother when series returns in 2018 Who’s presenting Celebrity Big Brother? Emma Willis will be returning to host the show, and Rylan Clark-Neal will be presenting spin-off Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit On The Side. What’s the theme this year? As you may have heard, there’s going to be an all-female line up, because what better way to celebrate the centenary of women’s suffrage than the CBB house being filled with women? This series is celebrating 100 years since women got the vote, with tests set to challenge gender stereotypes. We're definitely intrigued. There will, however, be male contestants joining the show at intervals throughout the series, so it’s not really any different from usual – apart from the live launch and the female eye design. Jonny Mitchell looks set to be the first male contestant for the show, after being noticed on rival show Love Island last year. Is this going to be the last series? Celebrity Big Brother’s contract with Channel 5 will expire next year, so it really depends on whether the TV network chooses to renew it. It’s fair to say CBB struggled to compete with Love Island last year, so we shall see…

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What to watch on TV: New Year's Day 2018
type: item
date: 2018-01-01T18:32:56.000Z
creator: Millie Hurst
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: Christmas
description: From McMafia to Bake Off to Mrs Brown's Boys, here's your TV guide for 1st January
encoded: Time to catch the last of the Christmas TV magic, and the start of upcoming series McMafia. Blue Planet II: Oceans of Wonder 3.30pm BBC1 It's a show with viewing figures to rival Strictly Come Dancing and – while Blue Planet may now be over – this particular episode compiles highlights from the landmark series. With astounding footage of marine life and David Attenborough's dulcet tones, it really is the perfect hangover viewing for New Year's Day. Grandpa's Great Escape 6.55pm Channel 5 The dramatisation of David Walliams's book presents viewers with a heart-warming grandfather-grandson relationship. Grandpa, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, ends up in an old people's home run by evil Miss Dandy (Jennifer Saunders) who rules the roost. The confused ex-Spitfire pilot's twelve-year-old grandson Jack is the only one who really understands him, so it's up to him to get Grandpa out of there, and the duo embark on a thrilling adventure. Traditional television habits still dominate Christmas day despite the rise in on demand viewing McMafia spoiler-free preview: “The Night Manager with spreadsheets” Phillip Schofield reveals a big format change for Dancing on Ice The Great Festive Bake Off 7.40pm C4 The Great Festive Bake Off is here with a second helping, and this time it's Benjamina Ebuehi, Rav Bansal, Sandy Docherty and Rob Billington heading into a very Christmassy Bake Off tent to complete some seasonal baking tasks. Sue Perkins and the Chimp Sanctuary 9.00pm BBC2 Sue Perkins heads to America to visit Chimp Haven, a Louisiana sanctuary for chimpanzees who have spent their whole lives in research laboratories after being purposefully infected with diseases such as HIV and hepatitis. After gaining an insight into the living conditions in a lab where one of the chimps lived, Sue interrogates the National Institutes of Health on how the American government can defend this practice and whether the progress in human health has justified the animals' suffering. McMafia…

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The best TV to watch today, on New Year's Eve
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date: 2017-12-31T12:55:27.000Z
creator: Millie Hurst
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: Christmas
description: Staying in this year? Here's how to watch the celebrations on BBC, ITV and Channel 4...
encoded: Your guide on how to watch the New Year Celebrations... Alan Carr's New Year Spectacular 9pm C4 There are multiple New Year parties on TV this year, providing some healthy competition for Jools Holland – first to kick off is Alan Carr's chat show starring the likes of Caroline Flack, Alex Brooker, Tom Davis, Kim Woodburn and Jonnie Peacock. The Graham Norton Show 10.20pm BBC1 Then there's the classic Graham Norton and his New Year's eve show. He'll be joined by Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron and Zendaya, Suranne Jones and Cary Oldman. The best TV shows coming to Netflix in 2018 Black Mirror season 4 episode guide: Charlie Brooker reveals new plot and episode details Traditional television habits still dominate Christmas day despite the rise in on demand viewing Annual Hootenanny 11.20pm BBC2 Jools Holland's annual affair features Ed Sheeran, Jessie Ware and Beth Ditto. There'll be soul and R&B artists Ruby Turner and Mavis Staples as well as a performance from the Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards. Nile Rodgers & CHIC 11.20pm BBC1 Co-founder of American disco band, Chic, Nile Rodgers will be performing before and after the midnight fireworks. New Year's Eve fireworks 11:55pm BBC1 What would New Year's Eve be without a musical pyrotechnic display on the banks of the River Thames? As Big Ben strikes midnight, expect an impressive set lighting up the sky of central London in front of thousands of spectators. Top of the Pops 4.05pm BBC1 For the first time in over ten years, there will be a new host on Top of the Pops this year. Clara Amfo is stepping into Reggie Yates's shoes this year, joining Fearne Cotton to go over this year's biggest hits and revealing the final number one of 2017. Among others, there'll be performances from Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa, Rita Ora, and Paloma Faith. Antiques Roadshow 8.00pm BBC1 Antiques Roadshow heads to the set of Eastenders in this festive episode starring Fiona Bruce, Letitia Dean and June Brown. The exclusively entertainment-r…

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Miranda Hart reveals her Christmas wish list
type: item
date: 2017-12-27T09:00:26.000Z
creator: Millie Hurst
subject: Comedy
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: TV
description: From singing reindeer jumpers to sitting by the fire with a good book...
encoded: 1 THE CHRISTMAS LOOP We hear the same tunes played on a loop on every radio station, supermarket, hotel, shopping centre. Everywhere you go, you are followed by the tinkling of Christmas music… and I blooming love it! It’s become such a beloved, nostalgic soundtrack to this time of year. It also means I often go into an inadvertent bop or little jaunty walk to the tunes, without realising it. Living in a Christmas musical for a month, what’s not to love? 2 CAROL SINGING My love of carols means they deserve a separate mention. A hearty singalong is good for body and soul and it reminds me of the classic old hymns we rarely listen to or sing these days. I sometimes ding dong merrily on high or hark the herald angels midsummer for a dose of cheer – maverick! If I had to choose a favourite? In the Bleak Midwinter. Gorgeous. What time is Miranda Does Christmas on TV? What's inside the Radio Times Christmas double issue 2017? The best TV shows to watch on Netflix this Christmas 3 TWINKLY LIGHTS Everything looks better in the glow of Christmas lights. The world looks like a Richard Curtis movie and that’s always a good thing. I keep most of my lights going throughout January and February. It makes our long winters much more bearable. 4 BRANDY BUTTER, MULLED WINE & BREAD SAUCE Need I say more? 5 SELF-CONTROL In the season of overeating and forgetting that all food groups shouldn’t be covered in pastry, the satisfaction of self-control is immeasurably high. If you can say no at Christmas, then new year resolutions will be easy. 6 NAFF OUTFITS Bang on-trend youths can get away with kitsch at any time of year, but Christmas gives older folk the chance to go all out on the sequins, tinsel and bobbles. I wouldn’t normally walk down the street in a woolly jumper with a reindeer face that spouts a little tune when you press the nose. If you did that in March, you’d be considered a LOON. 7 ROARING FIRES Snuggling by a fire slows life down a bit. I love staring at the flames – it’s …

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Christmas 2017: What to watch on TV today, Boxing Day
type: item
date: 2017-12-26T08:57:20.000Z
creator: Millie Hurst
subject: Documentaries
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: Christmas
description: Here's your guide to what's on in the Christmas aftermath...
encoded: From a period thriller to a festive edition of QI, Boxing Day telly doesn't disappoint. Snow Bears 6.30pm BBC1 Mildly traumatised Blue Planet II viewers, this one's for you. Snow Bears, a one-off documentary chronicling the 400-mile journey of a family of polar bears promises winter adventure and a whole lot of cuteness. Kate Winslet narrates and the music skilfully communicates every change in mood as the two cubs and their mother continue their journey towards a wildlife-rich patch of ice for the spring. It's been called a "fun-packed, snowy adventure" and we are very excited about it. Little Women 8.00pm BBC1 Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March will be hitting our screens on Boxing Day evening in the BBC's new adaptation of the much-loved classic, Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott. The three-part drama explores what it is to be a young woman, with first love, loss and sibling rivalry aplenty, brought to us by Call the Midwife creator, Heidi Thomas. Set in Ireland during the American Civil War, the series follows the lives of these four very different sisters while their dad is away working with troops. Traditional television habits still dominate Christmas day despite the rise in on demand viewing The best TV shows coming to Netflix in 2018 EastEnders: Jessie Wallace to return as Kat Moon Travel Man 8.00pm C4 Mad Men's Jon Hamm joins IT Crowd star Richard Ayoade on the distinctly un-festive Christmas episode of his travel documentary series. Expect deadpan commentary from Ayoade and scenes of the two trying Hong Kong street food specialities – including offal skewers and a soup made with five species of venomous snake. Think we'll stick to the left over stuffing and turkey... The Miniaturist 9.00pm BBC1 This dramatisation of Jessie Burton's 2014 best-seller opens with a young woman named Nella Oortman (Anya Taylor-Joy) arriving in Amsterdam to join wealthy merchant husband Johannes Brandt after an arranged marriage. Johannes gifts her a doll's house, and it soon becomes…

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Our Thoughts for today by the Bishop of Leeds, Rector of St James’s Church and the leader of City Sikhs
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date: 2017-12-25T11:00:21.000Z
creator: Millie Hurst
subject: News
subject: Radio
subject: audio
description: Three regular voices from Radio 4’s Today programme offer their thoughts for Christmas Day
encoded: Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds I doubt whether some of the Radio 4 Today team who dismissed Thought for the Day as boring in this very magazine recently will be going to church this Christmas. But who knows? They might surprise me. It might be part of their ritual every year. And this, for me, is the challenge of Christmas. Familiarity means that we lose the experience of surprise that Christmas offers. Apart from a handful of people caught up in the events of Bethlehem (a tiny village in an obscure part of the Roman Empire) on the first Christmas night, the rest of the world just carried on. Choirs of angels and worried shepherds didn’t intrude into the consciousness of most of the world’s population. And maybe that’s the point. It was the right time, in the right place, and with the right people. Yet the whole narrative is about surprise, not dull familiarity. When God breaks in, surprising earth with heaven, he does so not with war horses and apocalypse, but in the cry of a tiny babe. Thus are our expectations of God and the world subverted. That’s why, 2,000 years later, we need to make space for being confronted by this story afresh – trying to enter into it as if we were there and didn’t know what was going to happen next. What’s inside the Radio Times Christmas double issue 2017? What’s your dream Christmas TV line-up? What’s your favourite Christmas film? However, creating space for thinking new thoughts doesn’t come naturally. Albert Einstein famously said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Or, as the BBC statue of George Orwell cites: “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” Daring to think differently is not always comfortable or easy. The BBC is unique in making such space six days a week when news commentary finds itself silent while someone thinks about things from a different – a religious – perspective. It’s clear from my own inbox that it’s no…

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Exclusive behind-the-scenes photos reveal Peter Capaldi's last days on Doctor Who
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date: 2017-12-25T09:00:46.000Z
creator: Millie Hurst
subject: News
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Christmas
description: After four years, Peter Capaldi is bowing out as the Doctor – and for the first time Radio Times is granted access all areas for his last days on set
encoded: Peter Capaldi's era on Doctor Who is about to come to an end. After four brilliant years on the show, Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor will step down on Christmas Day, making way for the first ever female Doctor, Jodie Whittaker, who will make her first appearance on the show at the end of Doctor Who 2017 Christmas special Twice Upon a Time. Radio Times photographer Ray Burmiston joined the Scottish actor for the filming of his final episode as the Doctor – check out the exclusive images below. Peter Capaldi wrote a touching farewell message to Doctor Who fans Has Peter Capaldi really left Doctor Who behind? “He’s texting me pictures of Tardises he finds in the street” says Steven Moffat Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time spoiler-free preview Capaldi even left a touching farewell message for fans during his final shoot, but it was still business as usual, with the actor as committed as ever to giving the Doctor Who audience a good performance. Episode writer and departing showrunner, Steven Moffat said that getting Capaldi's send off right "took whatever emotions we were both having about leaving and put them on screen where they belong". Moffat added: "By the time we got to that part of filming I think Peter and I were probably the least emotional on set because we’d put it all in the show!" Radio DJ and friend of Capaldi Jo Whiley said when it came to the final episode, he wanted to do Doctor Who justice, putting all of his energy into it and doing it to "the very best of his abilities". Christmas special star Mark Gatiss said: "I’m sure that as he got to the last few days the sense of finality will have sunk in. You know, 'That’s the last time on location, that’s the last time I’ll run down a corridor, that’s the last time I fight a monster…' But it was a really joyous shoot to be a part of. " Photography by Ray Burmiston View Gallery on the source website

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Christmas 2017: What to watch on TV today, Christmas Day
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date: 2017-12-24T14:00:16.000Z
creator: Millie Hurst
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: Christmas
description: From Doctor Who to Call the Midwife and Mrs Brown's Boys, check out all the best shows to watch on TV this Christmas Day
encoded: Here's your definitive Christmas Day TV line-up – what will you be watching? The Highway Rat, 4.45pm BBC1 There's a moral to this story based on Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson’s children’s book, The Highway Rat. The film involves one greedy rat who encounters a very clever duck and it’s all narrated by Rob Brydon. It also includes the voices of David Tennant, Tom Hollander and Frances de la Tour. Doctor Who, 5.30pm BBC1 The Doctor Who Christmas special, Twice upon a Time, marks the end of Peter Capaldi and Steven Moffatt’s time on the show and promises an absorbing adventure. Mark Gatiss plays a British captain and the first ever female Doctor, Jodie Whittaker, arrives following the Doctor’s regeneration. Who made the BBC’s adorable Christmas 2017 advert? The 12 best shows to watch on TV this Christmas 11 best Christmas movies on Netflix Emmerdale, Coronation Street/Eastenders: 5.50pm, 8.00pm ITV/9.00pm BBC1 We're in for some unusual drama on Emmerdale according to show boss Ian McLeod, while in Weatherfield we've got Corrie's Billy on the edge of a cliff in the boot of a car. Albert Square doesn't disappoint with the drama explosives, delivering an action-packed episode with evidence that looks set to trigger Max Branning's downfall. There's nothing like a soap Christmas to put your disappointing roast potatoes into perspective. Strictly Come Dancing, 6.30pm BBC1 The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special is back on our screens, welcoming back dancers of Strictly past including Colin Jackson, Robbie Savage and Kimberly Walsh. There’ll be a Charleston from Judy Murray - described by Bruno Tonioli as a ‘Christmas miracle’ - a performance by the professionals at Buckingham Palace, and a huge festive feel-good factor. The Great Christmas Bake Off, 7.40pm C4 You might have gone overboard on the mince pies and Quality Streets, but you can still watch festive sweet treats being made. Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith set four former Bake Off contestants a series of seasonal…

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Christmas 2017: What to watch on TV today, Christmas Eve
type: item
date: 2017-12-24T14:00:06.000Z
creator: Millie Hurst
subject: Comedy
subject: Drama
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: Christmas
description: From Michael McIntyre's Big Show to Mary, Mel and Sue's Big Christmas Thank You, check out the best shows to watch on the night before Christmas
encoded: Here's your guide to what's on TV the night before Christmas. From David Walliams to Mary Berry, Mel and Sue, check out our guide to the best shows on TV this Christmas Eve. Ratburger, 6.00pm Sky 1 The adaptation of David Walliams’s children's book involves a bullied schoolgirl, a burger van man with a questionable hygiene rating and a dancing rat called Armitage at risk of facing the mincer. Walliams's family comedy follows several other adaptations of his children's books like Gangsta Granny and Mr Stink, and includes appearances from Sarah Hadland, Sophie Thompson and Nigel Planer. Mary, Mel and Sue’s Big Christmas Thank You, 7.00pm BBC1 Following the closure of the local school and post office, the community centre in Pentre, a small South Wales village, has become a key support for the residents. The much-loved former Bake-Off alumni – Mary Berry, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins – put together a surprise for the volunteers at the centre, in the form of a Christmas party and a top to toe renovation. Channel 4 might just have won Christmas with this incredible new Bake Off trailer The 12 best shows to watch on TV this Christmas 11 best Christmas movies on Netflix Maigret in Montmartre, 8.30pm ITV Inspector Maigret (Rowan Atkinson) is back on our screens, and this time he finds himself navigating the darker side of Paris after a young woman named Arlette is found murdered in her home. The showgirl had in fact come to the police station the night before in fear of her life, so Maigret heads out onto the streets of the French capital to investigate. Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show, 8.30pm BBC 1 One of Britain’s favourite comedians is back on stage and entertaining the masses at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London's West End. The show features Ainsley Harriott feeding a blindfolded victim Christmas dinner, and Alesha Dixon who becomes the latest Celebrity Send-to-All victim. Not Going Out, 9.35pm BBC1 Lee Mack’s sitcom is back for a Christmas special, with Sally Br…

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Christmas 2017: What to watch on TV today, Saturday 23rd December
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date: 2017-12-21T11:00:45.000Z
creator: Millie Hurst
subject: News
subject: TV
subject: Christmas
description: Let the yearly Christmas telly binge commence with Bette and Joan, Victoria Wood, Pointless Celebrities and The World's Best Christmas Lights
encoded: It's Christmas Eve Eve, the festive TV specials are in full swing, so it's time to set up camp on the sofa and dig into the Quality Streets. Check out the best TV to watch today, Saturday 23rd December. What is on TV this Christmas? What is the greatest TV moment of 2017? What time is the Queen’s Christmas Speech 2017 on TV, and what is going to be in it? Pointless Celebrities, 6.15pm BBC1 A star-studded version of the much-loved general knowledge quiz show, with all the contestants boasting a Christmas music hit. Richard Osman and Alexander Armstrong will be quizzing stars like Jimmy Osmond and Jona Lewie, the man behind Christmas playlist favourite Stop the Cavalry. Music from The Darkness's Justin and Dan Hawkins close the show. Feud: Bette and Joan 9.00pm, 9.50pm BBC2 As the production of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? reaches its climax, the dispute between Bette and Joan suddenly takes a turn for the physical. Bette's relationship with her daughter becomes strained as she bonds with a new cast member, and Joan reveals an intimate detail about her past. The World's Best Christmas Lights, 8.00pm C4 A one-off film following the festive mission of Ged Comerford, head of operations at the Christmas Decorators, and his team. The Christmas decorating experts are in charge of adorning Bethlehem's Manger Square with lights and foliage, and the whole project takes over a week. Our Friend Victoria at Christmas, 9.30pm BBC1 An extended episode of Our Friend Victoria, in memory of Victoria Wood. Our Friend Victoria at Christmas is to be presented by Anne Reid and friends of the late comedian, Julie Walters and Dan Rigby, will be featuring on this show celebrating all things festive. Ant & Dec... The Missing Crown Jewels, 7.30pm ITV The James Bond-style thriller starring our favourite Geordie duo is shown in its entirety tonight, meaning we'll once again discover the identity of Maskface (the sketches first aired as part of Saturday Night Takeaway). Ant and Dec's whodunni…

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