TV Highlights

Movies This Christmas

We have a bumper line-up of Christmas Premiere's for you

The first premiere is Oppenheimer, a dramatization of the life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who had a large hand in the development of the atomic bombs that brought an end to World War II.

Next we bring you Paddington in Peru, Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues.

When an elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, a disgruntled Santa Claus must take them out to save both the hostages and his Holiday, in Violent Night.

Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent.

BBC Two brings you the premiere of The Great Escaper, which follows Bernard Jordan as he escapes from his care home to attend the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in France.

Channel 4 offers you The Little Mermaid, a Live Action version of the tale in which a young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch, to trade her beautiful voice for human legs.

We also have the premieres of Buffalo Kids, Super Mario Bros and Strays on BFBS Extra.

Plus we have a full line-up of Holiday Classics to keep you going, including Lethal Weapon 1-3, and the Indiana Jones films on ITV starting on Boxing Day - check out your TV Guide

All this and so much more, this week on BFBS TV.

Christmas on BFBS TV

Strictly Come Dancing: The Final

Weeks of fierce competition have been leading up to this moment, who will be crowned Strictly Champion 2025?

(Saturday on BBC One)

Taskmaster: Champion of Champions

Five former champions, hungry for even greater glory collide to determine who will the greatest champion of them all.

(Monday on Channel 4)

The Royal Variety Performance

The Prince and Princess of Wales attend this year with a performance from Live Aid musical, Just for One Day.

(Sunday on ITV 1)

Stuffed

When a man receives a massive Christmas bonus he takes his family on the trip of a lifetime to Lapland. But when the bonus turns out to be a mistake, Christmas chaos ensues.

(Tuesday on BBC One)

Finding Father Christmas

Chris is a 16-year old with a deep belief in Saint Nick. But when his dad attempts to convince him of the truth behind Santa, Chris embarks on a quest to prove him wrong.

(Christmas Eve on Channel 4)

Movies For The New Year!

BFBS TV has some brilliant films to welcome in 2026.

We bring you the premiere of Weapons, when all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

And the Premiere of The Equalizer 3, Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses.

You have a riotous double-bill in Bad Neighbours and Bad Neighbours 2, Mac and Kelly, with a newborn, have to live next to a fraternity house, then a sorority house - crazy comedy!

For those of you with a love of music there's a another chance to see Elvis on BBC One and Bohemian Rhapsody on Channel 4.

BFBS Extra brings you a webtastic Spider-Man season with Spider-Man: Homecoming; Far From Home; No Way Home; Into The Spider-Verse and the premiere of Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse.

BBC Two Makes You An Offer You Couldn't Refuse, with the classic Mafia trilogy The Godfather.

All this and so much more, this week on BFBS TV.