Programme Index

Duration: 3 hours

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 06:00 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team.

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Breakfast

09:00

The Gruffalo

Duration: 26 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 09:00 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Available for 5 days

Animation based on the classic children's book written by Julia Donaldson, telling the magical tale of a mouse who takes a walk through the woods in search of a nut. Show more

09:25

The Gruffalo's Child

Duration: 25 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 09:25 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Available for 5 days

Animated film based on the classic children's picture book. A little Gruffalo ignores her father's warnings and tiptoes out into the snow in search of the Big Bad Mouse... Show more

Contributors

Gruffalo:: Robbie Coltrane
Gruffalo's Child :: Shirley Henderson
Mouse:: James Corden
Owl :: John Hurt
Fox:: Tom Wilkinson
Snake:: Rob Brydon
Mother Squirrel:: Helena Bonham Carter
First Little Squirrel :: Sam Lewis
Second Little Squirrel :: Phoebe Givron-Taylor
Writer:: Julia Donaldson
Writer:: Axel Scheffler
Producer:: Martin Pope
Producer:: Michael Rose
Director:: Uwe Heidschotter
Director:: Johannes Weiland

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Children'sEntertainment & Comedy

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09:55

Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

Duration: 4 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 09:55 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

RJ the raccoon produces a nature video, which turns out to be an excuse for him and the porcupine children to play pranks on Hammy the squirrel. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Will Finn
Writer:: Tom Owens

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Children'sEntertainment & Comedy

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Animation

10:00

Christmas Morning

Christmas Morning from Oldham Parish Church

Duration: 59 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 10:00 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

A heartwarming Christmas family service of Holy Communion, live from Oldham in Greater Manchester. The bishop of Manchester, the Rt Revd David Walker, leads the service. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Pamela Hossick
Director:: Pamela Hossick
Executive Producer:: Chris Loughlin

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Christmas Morning

11:00

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Duration: 1 hour, 16 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 11:00 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Available for 8 months

Claymation featuring the voice of Peter Sallis. Wallace and Gromit's pest control business is called into action when a giant rabbit terrorises their town's vegetable patches. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Steve Box
Director:: Nick Park
Wallace/Hutch:: Peter Sallis
Victor Quartermaine:: Ralph Fiennes
Lady Campanula Tottington:: Helena Bonham Carter
PC Mackintosh:: Peter Kay
Reverend Clement Hedges:: Nicholas Smith
Mrs Mulch:: Liz Smith
Mr Windfall:: John Thomson
Miss Blight:: Mark Gatiss
Mr Caliche:: Vincent Ebrahim
Miss Thripp:: Geraldine McEwan
Mr Growbag:: Edward Kelsey
Mr Mulch:: Dicken Ashworth
Writer:: Nick Park
Writer:: Steve Box
Writer:: Mark Burton
Writer:: Bob Baker

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12:20

BBC News at One

25/12/2018

BBC News

Duration: 10 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 12:20 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team.

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BBC News at One

12:30

Top of the Pops

Christmas 2018

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 12:30 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Fearne Cotton and Clara Amfo present Top of the Pops Christmas, featuring the biggest and hottest stars from across the year, and the 2018 Christmas number one. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Fearne Cotton
Presenter:: Clara Amfo
Series Producer:: Stephanie McWhinnie
Executive Producer:: Mark Cooper
Director:: Julian Smith

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MusicPop & Chart

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Performances & Events

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Top of the Pops

13:30

The Good Dinosaur

Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 13:30 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Available for 11 months

Animated adventure. In an alternate world where dinosaurs never became extinct, an apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Peter Sohn
Writer:: Meg LeFauve

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Children'sDrama

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15:00

The Queen

2018

Duration: 10 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 15:00 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

HM Queen Elizabeth II delivers her annual address in the Christmas message to the nation and the Commonwealth.

Contributors

Executive Producer:: Phil Dolling

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The Queen

15:10

The Jungle Book

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 15:10 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Available for 11 months

Adventure based on the 1967 animation of the same name. Raised by wolves in the jungle, Mowgli must leave his home behind when his life is threatened by Bengal tiger Shere Khan. Show more

Contributors

Mowgli:: Neel Sethi
Kaa (voice):: Scarlett Johansson
King Louie (voice):: Christopher Walken
Shere Khan (voice):: Idris Elba
Baloo (voice):: Bill Murray
Bagheera (voice):: Ben Kingsley
Akela (voice):: Giancarlo Esposito
Writer:: Justin Marks
Producer:: Brigham Taylor
Director:: Jon Favreau

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Drama

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16:50

Zog

Duration: 26 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 16:50 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Available for 5 days

A family film based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The story of a keen young dragon in his first years at Dragon School. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Max Lang
Director:: Daniel Snaddon
Producer:: Michael Rose
Producer:: Martin Pope
Author:: Julia Donaldson
Author:: Axel Scheffler
Writer:: Max Lang
Writer:: Suzanne Lang
Composer:: René Aubry
Production Company:: Magic Light Pictures

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Children'sDrama

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Animation

17:15

BBC News at Six

25/12/2018

BBC News

Duration: 15 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 17:15 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team.

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BBC News at Six

17:30

Strictly Come Dancing

Series 16

Episode 25: Christmas Special

Strictly Come Dancing: Series 16

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 17:30 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman host as Caroline Flack, Anita Rani, Jake Wood, Aston Merrygold, Ann Widdecombe and Michael Vaughan compete for the Christmas Trophy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Tess Daly
Presenter:: Claudia Winkleman
Participant:: Caroline Flack
Participant:: Anita Rani
Participant:: Jake Wood
Participant:: Aston Merrygold
Participant:: Ann Widdecombe
Participant:: Michael Vaughan
Executive Producer:: Louise Rainbow
Series Producer:: Paula Thomas Gallie

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Entertainment

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Talent Shows

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Strictly Come Dancing

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18:45

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

Series 4

Episode 6: Christmas Special

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

Duration: 1 hour

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 18:45 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Michael McIntyre's annual festive special, featuring music from Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins. Former footballer and TV presenter Chris Kamara plays Send to All. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Michael McIntyre
Interviewed Guest:: Chris Kamara
Performer:: Katherine Jenkins
Executive Producer:: Claire Horton
Executive Producer:: Dan Baldwin
Series Producer:: Christian Fletcher
Director:: Simon Staffurth
Production Company:: Hungry McBear Ltd

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Michael McIntyre's Big Show: Series 4

19:45

Call the Midwife

Christmas Special 2018

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 19:45 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Available for years

As Poplar prepares for Christmas, the nuns leave for the Mother House to vote in a new mother superior and to help care for a group of Chinese orphans. Show more

Contributors

Sister Julienne:: Jenny Agutter
Nurse Phyllis Crane:: Linda Bassett
Sister Monica Joan:: Judy Parfitt
Nurse Trixie Franklin:: Helen George
Nurse Shelagh Turner:: Laura Main
Sister Winifred:: Victoria Yeates
Violet Buckle:: Annabelle Apsion
Nurse Lucille Anderson:: Leonie Elliott
Nurse Valerie Dyer:: Jennifer Kirby
Dr Patrick Turner:: Stephen McGann
Fred Buckle:: Cliff Parisi
Sister Frances:: Ella Bruccoleri
Sister Hilda:: Fenella Woolgar
Sister Mildred:: Miriam Margolyes
Reggie Jackson:: Daniel Laurie
Miss Higgins:: Georgie Glen
Angela Turner:: Alice Brown
Timothy Turner:: Max Macmillan
May Tang:: April Mae Hoang
Lena Tremblay:: Christy Sullivan
Mavis Hollier:: Bronwyn James
Mandy:: Elizabeth Costerton
Neil:: Wilson Blomfield
Nolly Watling:: Andy Beckwith
Mother Jesu Emmanuel:: Marty Cruickshank
Denise:: Ellie Gee
Bobby Hollier:: Jack Shalloo
Elderly Nun:: Margaret Jackman
Ward Sister:: Yvonne O'Grady
Billy Tremblay:: David Hartley
Voice of Mature Jennifer Worth:: Vanessa Redgrave
Executive Producer:: Pippa Harris
Executive Producer:: Heidi Thomas
Executive Producer:: Ann Tricklebank
Writer:: Heidi Thomas
Producer:: Ann Tricklebank
Director:: Syd Macartney

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Call the Midwife

21:15

EastEnders

25/12/2018

Duration: 1 hour

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 21:15 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Kat is determined to have the perfect family Christmas, unaware that her world is about to be turned upside down when the truth about Alfie and Hayley surfaces. Show more

Contributors

Bex Fowler:: Jasmine Armfield
Honey Mitchell:: Emma Barton
Jay Brown:: Jamie Borthwick
Tina Carter:: Luisa Bradshaw-White
Linda Carter:: Kellie Bright
Dot Branning:: June Brown
Martin Fowler:: James Bye
Sonia Fowler:: Natalie Cassidy
Stuart Highway:: Ricky Champ
Callum 'Halfway' Highway:: Tony Clay
Sharon Mitchell:: Letitia Dean
Mick Carter:: Danny Dyer
Kim Fox-Hubbard:: Tameka Empson
Billy Mitchell:: Perry Fenwick
Rainie Branning:: Tanya Franks
Robbie Jackson:: Dean Gaffney
Masood Ahmed:: Nitin Ganatra
Kush Kazemi:: Davood Ghadami
Shirley Carter:: Linda Henry
Hayley Slater:: Katie Jarvis
Mariam Ahmed:: Indira Joshi
Louise Mitchell:: Tilly Keeper
Ruby Allen:: Louisa Lytton
Ray Kelly:: Sean Mahon
Jack Branning:: Scott Maslen
Phil Mitchell:: Steve McFadden
Whitney Dean:: Shona McGarty
Keegan Baker:: Zack Morris
Mo Harris:: Laila Morse
Bernadette Taylor:: Clair Norris
Mel Owen:: Tamzin Outhwaite
Denise Fox:: Diane Parish
Alfie Moon:: Shane Richie
Arshad Ahmed:: Madhav Sharma
Tiffany Butcher:: Maisie Smith
Karen Taylor:: Lorraine Stanley
Kathy Beale:: Gillian Taylforth
Ted Murray:: Christopher Timothy
Stacey Fowler:: Lacey Turner
Patrick Trueman:: Rudolph Walker
Kat Moon:: Jessie Wallace
Keanu Taylor:: Danny Walters
Hunter Owen:: Charlie Winter
Max Branning:: Jake Wood
Ian Beale:: Adam Woodyatt
Jean Slater:: Gillian Wright
Amy Mitchell:: Abbie Burke
Tommy Moon:: Shay Crotty
Ricky Mitchell:: Frankie Day
Lily Fowler:: Aine Garvey
Janet Mitchell:: undefined Grace
Chatham Taylor:: Alfie Jacobs
Riley Taylor:: Tom Jacobs
Dennis Rickman:: Bleu Landau
Will Mitchell:: Freddie Phillips
Writer:: Simon Ashdown
Director:: John Greening

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DramaSoaps

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EastEnders

22:15

Mrs Brown's Boys

2018 Specials

Episode 1: Exotic Mammy

Duration: 29 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 22:15 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Available for years

Mrs Brown's Boys: 2018 Specials

Comedy series about a loudmouthed Irish matriarch. Agnes enters a Christmas decoration competition. Rory and Dino give Buster a makeover to prepare him for a date. Show more

Contributors

Agnes Brown:: Brendan O'Carroll
Dr Flynn:: Derek Reddin
Grandad:: Dermot O'Neill
Father Damien:: Conor Moloney
Trevor Brown:: Martin Delany
Winnie McGoogan:: Eilish O'Carroll
Dermot Brown:: Paddy Houlihan
Buster Brady:: Danny O'Carroll
Cathy Brown:: Jennifer Gibney
Maria Brown:: Fiona O'Carroll
Hilliary Nicholson:: Susie Blake
Mark Brown:: Pat 'Pepsi' Shields
Betty Brown:: Amanda Woods
Rory Brown:: Damien McKiernan
Dino Doyle:: Gary Hollywood
Father Mcbride:: Jimmy Gibney
Sharon McGoogan:: Fiona Gibney
Blind Date:: June Rodgers
Sheila Flynn:: Helen Spain
Dublin Maggie Voice:: June Rodgers
Posh Maggie Voice:: Jo Kennedy Valentine
Producer:: Fiona Gibney
Producer:: Tracy McParland
Director:: Ben Kellett
Writer:: Brendan O'Carroll

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ComedySitcoms

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Mrs Brown's Boys

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This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

23:30

BBC News at Ten

25/12/2018

BBC News

Duration: 12 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 23:30 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide.

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News

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BBC News at Ten

23:42

BBC Weather

25/12/2018

BBC

Duration: 3 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 23:42 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

The latest weather forecast.

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Weather

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BBC Weather

23:45

On Christmas Night

2018

Duration: 4 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 23:45 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Letitia Wright, star of 2018 blockbuster Black Panther, tells the story of the first Christmas. Followed by a performance from a cappella group Tessera. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Letitia Wright
Performer:: undefined Tessera
Producer:: Pamela Hossick
Director:: Pamela Hossick
Executive Producer:: Hugh Faupel

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On Christmas Night

23:50

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Have I Got a Bit More 2018 News for You

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Duration: 40 minutes

Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 23:50 on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by a variety of guest hosts and panellists for an extended compilation that looks back at the big news of 2018.

Contributors

Panellist:: Ian Hislop
Panellist:: Paul Merton
Series Producer:: Jo Bunting
Series Producer:: Danny Carr
Producer:: Ed Ryland
Producer:: Mike Rayment
Director:: Paul Wheeler
Director:: Martin Lord
Production Company:: Hat Trick Productions

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00:35

My Week with Marilyn

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Wed 26^th Dec 2018, 00:35 on BBC One North East & Cumbria