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Nutcracker performance in Turkiye 2024

11 Christmas shows, festive plays and musicals in London to see in 2025

BBC logo outside a building.

BBC One unveils "unforgettable" Christmas 2025 idents for TV and iPlayer with beloved characters

Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly for Strictly Come Dancing, both wearing white and smiling at the camera, stood in the studio.

Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special 2025 cast: Confirmed line-up

Rebecca Gethings as Sister Veronica, Linda Bassett as Nurse Crane, Fenella Woolgar as Sister Hilda and Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne, crowding around a table with a newspaper on it, and boxes in the background of the room.

Call the Midwife's Jenny Agutter teases death and destruction in "disturbing" Christmas special

Home Alone's Malcaulay Culkin looking at himself in the mirror in shock

Hoping for a Home Alone sequel with Macaulay Culkin? Actor reveals "elevator pitch" for Kevin McCallister return

Patrick Grant, Sophie Whelan and Esme Young stood in a row smiling and posing ahead.

Great British Sewing Bee Celebrity Christmas Special 2025 finally confirms line-up – including Celebrity Traitors star

Cover of Radio Times magazine, with Call the Midwife stars Natalie Quarry, Helen George and Renee Bailey in furry white coats with snow in the background.

This week's Radio Times features an exclusive look at the best shows coming this Christmas

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Joanna Lumley as Mrs Stone and Tobias Menzies as Roger in A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower

Joanna Lumley dishes on Ghost Story for Christmas: "I do love frightening stories".

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The cast of Two Doors Down season 7 gathered around a sofa posing for the camera

Two Doors Down writer reveals Christmas episode with a twist.

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The cast of Amandaland wearing party hats and sitting at a table full of Christmas food.

Amandaland star teases Christmas special reunion for Absolutely Fabulous icons.

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Rachel Shenton as Helen and Nicholas Ralph as James Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small, standing next to each other in front of rolling fields in the background.

All Creatures Great and Small star teases "joyful carnage" for Christmas special.

Dame Helen Mirren stood behind a snowy bush, smiling ahead.

Dame Helen Mirren and Gavin & Stacey icon confirmed for The Repair Shop 2025 Christmas special with an historical twist

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Tom Wozniczka as Henri Cassell and Minka Kelly as Sydney Price sat down next to each other, tucked up in a blanket.

What are the new Netflix Original Christmas movies this year?.

(L-R) Tom Wozniczka as Henri Cassell and Minka Kelly as Sydney Price looking at each other as they hold hot drinks.

Champagne Problems cast: Who stars in Minka Kelly's Netflix Christmas movie?

Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly stood next to each other, Claudia is looking straight ahead while Claudia is smiling.

Strictly Come Dancing 2025 Christmas special tipped to star two popular TV presenters connected by another reality series

Keira Knightley and Joe Wilkinson walk through a Christmas scene.
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The Celebrity Traitors icon teams up with film legend for romantic Waitrose Christmas 2025 advert

(L-R) Wilder Hudson as Gabriel, Oliver Hudson as Everett, Alicia Silverstone as Kate and Emily Hall as Sienna all sat on a sofa smiling as they look at each other in Christmas pyjamas.

A Merry Little Ex-Mas cast: Who stars in Netflix Christmas rom-com?

The Christmas pantomime 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', is performed at St Helens Theatre Royal 2025

Best pantomimes to see across the UK for Christmas 2025

an image of a christmas house with a girl cuddling a creature

Disney reveals new Christmas advert from acclaimed Marvel blockbuster director – first look

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Gromit and Wallace pose in their living room next to a christmas tree and a robot gadget.

Best Christmas adverts 2025: from Wallace & Gromit's cheeky ad with Barbour to John Lewis's tear-jerker

Wallace and Gromit stand outside a house with christmas decorations on it

Wallace & Gromit return in cheeky Barbour Christmas advert

A father and son cuddle in a tender moment close up

John Lewis Christmas advert 2025 breaks from tradition with 2 songs in poignant film

The Grinch in the ASDA Christmas advert
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Dr Seuss's The Grinch makes iconic return to TV for sparkly new Christmas advert

A woman looks confused while in a department store. There's a badge which reads "RT Comment"

John Lewis Christmas adverts ranked – and the winner is not who you'd expect

Two animated scarecrows look lovingly at each other in a field

Gavin & Stacey icon to star in BBC's next Christmas animation as gorgeous first look is revealed

Strictly Come Dancing judges

Best Strictly Come Dancing gifts to buy in 2025

Christmas Lights

Best Christmas light projectors to buy for winter 2025

Claudia Winkleman for The Traitors, stood in front of the castle. One side of the image is in daylight and the other is in the dark

TV schedule and listings for New Year’s Day, 1st January

Sophie Ellis-Bextor singing into a microphone, with a guitarist behind her

TV schedule and listings for New Year’s Eve, 31st December

Joel Dommett stands next to someone in a Christmas Cracker costume on The Masked Singer Christmas Special 2024

TV schedule and listings for Boxing Day, 26th December

Cindy Beale stood in front of a snow-covered brick wall. She has blonde hair, red lipstick and a black fur coat and the image is filtered red.

Is Cindy Beale dead after EastEnders airs horrific attack on Christmas Day 2024?

Stacey, Nessa, Jason, Smithy and Gavin laughing on the sofa at a party

David CraigGavin & Stacey Christmas special 2024 review: A love letter to a legendary sitcom

Pam, Smithy, Bryn and Jason dancing in the Gavin & Stacey finale

Gavin & Stacey star on fishing trip non-reveal: 'That's always been the joke'

Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday and Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor in Doctor Who

Doctor Who's Millie Gibson makes poignant appearance in Christmas special

Strictly Come Dancing Christmas celebrities and their pros, smiling and posing in dance attire.

Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special 2024 reveals winning couple

Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor and Nicola Coughlan as Joy in Doctor Who: Joy to the World. They are looking at a briefcase on a bed

Doctor Who Christmas special cast: Meet the Joy to the World characters

Gromit, Norbot and Wallace all sat and stood next to each other.

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl cast – Who has returned?

Dean Gaffney, Sheree Murphy, Shobna Gulati, Natalie Cassidy and Chris Bisson on The Great Christmas Bake Off 2024 sitting in aprons and smiling into camera

The Great Christmas Bake Off 2024 line-up: Confirmed contestants

Billy Monger and Nadiya Bychkova on Strictly Christmas Special 2024

Who is Billy Monger? Strictly Come Dancing Christmas contestant and racing driver

Tayce and Kai Widdrington on Strictly Christmas Special 2024

Who is Tayce? Strictly Come Dancing Christmas contestant and drag queen

Week 52/01 Gavin & Stacey

TV schedule and listings for Christmas Day, 25th December

Screengrab from Tiddler featuring Tiddler and Johnny Dory smiling towards camera.

Tiddler cast: Meet the voice stars for Julia Donaldson Christmas adaptation

Kris Marshall as Humphrey Goodman, Zahra Ahmadi as Esther Williams, Barbara Flynn as Anne Lloyd and Mark Heap as Bob Holland in Beyond Paradise, stood outside a grand country house. There is an RT Exclusive banner in the bottom right corner
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Beyond Paradise's Anne needs Humphrey's help with ghostly goings-on in Christmas teaser

Lamar Jackson prepares for a throw

NFL 2024 Christmas games on TV in UK: Schedule, times and live stream

David Tennant as the Doctor and Kylie Minogue as Astrid Peth in Doctor Who's 2007 Christmas special, Voyage of the Damned. A blue badge in the bottom right corner reads: "RT Comment".

Doctor Who perfected the Christmas special with Voyage of the Damned

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Love Actually soundtrack: Every song featured in the Christmas classic

Best Christmas songs of all time - from Mariah Carey to Wham!

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