BBC Christmas schedule: Full list of every TV show, from Doctor Who to Vicar of Dibley

What to look forward to over the festive period

The full BBC Christmas schedule for 2020 has been announced.

Despite Covid-19 putting the brakes on many projects, the channel has “pulled out all the stops” to entertain households over the festive period.

Almost all of the shows being broadcast were filmed under Covid regulations (Sir Lenny Henry recorded the narration for a new kids special in his bedroom), with some (namely Strictly) being reworked in order to proceed.

Below is a full list of everything you can expect to see on the BBC over Christmas.

Drama

Black Narcissus

Call the Midwife

Doctor Who – "Revenge of the Daleks"

‘Doctor Who’ fans can look forward to a new Christmas episode (BBC Studios/Ben Blackall/James Pardon)

The Serpent

Comedy

Ghosts

The Goes Wrong Show

King Gary

Motherland

Mrs Brown’s Boys

Not Going Out

Pandemonium

Upstart Crow

The Vicar of Dibley

James Fleet and Dawn French return for new ‘Vicar of Dibley’ lockdown episode (BBC/Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd/Des Willie)

Game Show

Blankety Blank

The Hit List

Miranda’s Games with Showbiz Names

The Wall

The Wheel

Kids

Christmas in Storyland

Crackerjack

The Dog Ate My Homework

The Dumping Ground – Sasha Clause

Worzel Gummidge

Zog and the Flying Doctors

Lifestyle

The Great British Sewing Bee

Mary Berry Saves Christmas

MasterChef

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

The Repair Shop

Strictly Come Dancing: 25 greatest performances

Music

Jools Holland’s Hootenanny

Ozzy Osbourne documentary

Top of the Pops (Christmas and New Year special)