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Today, we’re diving into the brilliant ‘Festive Leftovers’. I’ve put together some of your requested favourite moments from a host of fantastic Christmas specials that just missed getting on the calendar.
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Today, we’re diving into the brilliant ‘Festive Leftovers’. I’ve put together some of your requested favourite moments from a host of fantastic Christmas specials that just missed getting on the calendar.
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Today we’re celebrating the legendary three-part special from 1996, a true television event: the ‘Only Fools and Horses Christmas Trilogy’.
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Today we’re celebrating the legendary three-part special from 1996, a true television event: the ‘Only Fools and Horses Christmas Trilogy’.
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We’re heading to Barry Island and Billericay for the beloved ‘Gavin & Stacey’. Today, we’re celebrating the iconic 2008 Christmas special, which has been voted the second-best UK Christmas sitcom episode of all time!
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We’re heading to Barry Island and Billericay for the beloved ‘Gavin & Stacey’. Today, we’re celebrating the iconic 2008 Christmas special, which has been voted the second-best UK Christmas sitcom episode of all time!
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Behind today’s door is a special that brought a cultural phenomenon to a beautiful, and bittersweet, conclusion. The original UK version of The Office, and the unforgettable Christmas special from 2003
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Behind today’s door is a special that brought a cultural phenomenon to a beautiful, and bittersweet, conclusion. The original UK version of The Office, and the unforgettable Christmas special from 2003
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Behind today’s door is a festive special from a show that redefined Irish comedy and gave us three of the most memorable priests in TV history. We’re heading to Craggy Island for Father Ted, and ‘A Christmassy Ted’
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Behind today’s door is a festive special from a show that redefined Irish comedy and gave us three of the most memorable priests in TV history. We’re heading to Craggy Island for Father Ted, and ‘A Christmassy Ted’
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Today’s door opens on an episode of Mollie Sugden’s ‘That’s My Boy’. Christmas is a time for family, but some of them are less than welcome when their contribution to the big day isn’t quite what was expected.
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Today’s door opens on an episode of Mollie Sugden’s ‘That’s My Boy’. Christmas is a time for family, but some of them are less than welcome when their contribution to the big day isn’t quite what was expected.
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Today’s door opens to a show that captures the sheer terror of social awkwardness and the dark, neurotic comedy of internal monologue. We’re heading to Croydon with Mark and Jeremy in the brilliant Peep Show.
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Today’s door opens to a show that captures the sheer terror of social awkwardness and the dark, neurotic comedy of internal monologue. We’re heading to Croydon with Mark and Jeremy in the brilliant Peep Show.
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Today we’re celebrating the first, and arguably most iconic, Christmas special of The Royle Family, from 1999.
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Today we’re celebrating the first, and arguably most iconic, Christmas special of The Royle Family, from 1999.
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We’re heading to the sleepy village of Dibley, where the only thing bigger than the local personalities is the appetite of its very own vicar; The Vicar of Dibley.
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We’re heading to the sleepy village of Dibley, where the only thing bigger than the local personalities is the appetite of its very own vicar; The Vicar of Dibley.
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We’re heading to a squalid flat in London for a festive offering from two of comedy’s greatest anarchists: Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson in ‘Bottom’.
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We’re heading to a squalid flat in London for a festive offering from two of comedy’s greatest anarchists: Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson in ‘Bottom’.
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Today’s door opens to the final chapter for Andy Millman, the desperate actor trying to make it big. It's the star-studded conclusion of Extras, ‘The Extra Special Series Finale’ which aired at Christmas in 2007.
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Today’s door opens to the final chapter for Andy Millman, the desperate actor trying to make it big. It's the star-studded conclusion of Extras, ‘The Extra Special Series Finale’ which aired at Christmas in 2007.
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Today as requested we’re visiting Pledges Pickle Factory to see what they have planned for Christmas. Nellie has entrusted Eli with the Christmas Club money; but that might not have been a good idea.
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Today as requested we’re visiting Pledges Pickle Factory to see what they have planned for Christmas. Nellie has entrusted Eli with the Christmas Club money; but that might not have been a good idea.
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Today we’re paying a visit see the preparations for a Christmas Nativity play, assisted by the eager but bungling effort of Frank Spencer. This episode features one of Michael Crawford’s many spectacular stunts.
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Today we’re paying a visit see the preparations for a Christmas Nativity play, assisted by the eager but bungling effort of Frank Spencer. This episode features one of Michael Crawford’s many spectacular stunts.
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Today we visit the long-suffering staff at the Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre in ‘The Brittas Empire’. Get ready, when Brittas is in charge, you know it’s going to be a Christmas catastrophe.
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Today we visit the long-suffering staff at the Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre in ‘The Brittas Empire’. Get ready, when Brittas is in charge, you know it’s going to be a Christmas catastrophe.
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Rob Pickles asked to see Harry Worth a BBC Christmas Night with the Stars programme. All three shows featuring Harry are missing from the archive, so here’s Harry in one of his own festive episodes, The Last Train.
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Rob Pickles asked to see Harry Worth a BBC Christmas Night with the Stars programme. All three shows featuring Harry are missing from the archive, so here’s Harry in one of his own festive episodes, The Last Train.
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After a journey through some classic gems, it’s time to fast forward to a more modern favourite. Today, we’re opening the door to the 2013 Christmas special of Not Going Out, titled ‘The House’.
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After a journey through some classic gems, it’s time to fast forward to a more modern favourite. Today, we’re opening the door to the 2013 Christmas special of Not Going Out, titled ‘The House’.
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It covers every major character and many of the regular and supporting characters appearing in the show’s 37 year run, plus an in-depth Trivia section.
It covers every major character and many of the regular and supporting characters appearing in the show’s 37 year run, plus an in-depth Trivia section.
It’s time to step back in time to the 1970s and visit Britain’s most beloved rag-and-bone men, Steptoe and Son. Get ready to enjoy the classic festive comedy of Christmas with Harold and Albert in Oil Drum Lane!
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It’s time to step back in time to the 1970s and visit Britain’s most beloved rag-and-bone men, Steptoe and Son. Get ready to enjoy the classic festive comedy of Christmas with Harold and Albert in Oil Drum Lane!
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We’re taking a nostalgic trip to Grace Brothers department store for a festive ‘Are You Being Served?’
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We’re taking a nostalgic trip to Grace Brothers department store for a festive ‘Are You Being Served?’
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We’re spending some quality time with the one and only Hyacinth Bucket. So, grab your best bone China with the hand-painted periwinkles, and let’s get into it!
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We’re spending some quality time with the one and only Hyacinth Bucket. So, grab your best bone China with the hand-painted periwinkles, and let’s get into it!
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We’re re-visiting a timeless classic: ‘Last of the Summer Wine’. So, grab a cuppa and join Compo, Clegg, and Foggy as they bring their unique brand of Yorkshire mischief to the most magical time of the year!
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We’re re-visiting a timeless classic: ‘Last of the Summer Wine’. So, grab a cuppa and join Compo, Clegg, and Foggy as they bring their unique brand of Yorkshire mischief to the most magical time of the year!
youtu.be/yVCXEdYs5Xc
The first ever sitcom with a Christmas episode was Pinwright’s Progress back in 1946, that entire series is lost to time. So, for our first day, I’ve picked a truly legendary BBC show, ‘Hancock’s Half Hour’.
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The first ever sitcom with a Christmas episode was Pinwright’s Progress back in 1946, that entire series is lost to time. So, for our first day, I’ve picked a truly legendary BBC show, ‘Hancock’s Half Hour’.
youtu.be/GSVlWBbaroQ
This Christmas Eve, 2:15pm, BBC Radio 4, a drama I've written - 'The Truth about Phyllis Twigg' - will inform, educate and entertain about the first ever radio drama! 103 years later to the day.
If you like this classy image, you should see our cast...
This Christmas Eve, 2:15pm, BBC Radio 4, a drama I've written - 'The Truth about Phyllis Twigg' - will inform, educate and entertain about the first ever radio drama! 103 years later to the day.
If you like this classy image, you should see our cast...
Thank you for all your interesting questions. My Q and A video will be a YouTube Premiere at 7pm (UK) on Sunday 23 November 2025. Don't forget to set a reminder!
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Thank you for all your interesting questions. My Q and A video will be a YouTube Premiere at 7pm (UK) on Sunday 23 November 2025. Don't forget to set a reminder!
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