RESEARCH SHOWS 50% OF CHRISTMAS TV SHOWS IN THE UK WILL BE REPEATS
Take note viewers of British television programming- Christmas Day will be the worst for TV repeats with 55% of programs having aired before. Last year a similar situation resulted in Christmas 2020 seeing a massive 460% increase in downloads of Marmalade Game Studios games, which includes official versions of Monopoly, Taboo, Cluedo, Clue, Jumanji and The Game of Life. The studio believes that at least in part this trend was fueled by ‘boredom’ in watching Christmas TV reruns. The corresponding figure for 2019 is 54%.
In addition, new analysis* from the UK’s leading digital board games publisher reveals 50% of the programs this Christmas on BBC 1, BBC2, ITV 1, Channel 4 and Channel 5 will be repeats. The channels will show 403 programs across Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and 202 will be repeats.
Marmalade Game Studio’s analysis reveals that 72% of the programs that will air on Channel 5 will be repeats, and the corresponding figures for Channel 4, ITV1, BBC2 and BBC1 will be 55%, 41%, 57% and 21% respectively.
Overall, Christmas Day will be the worst for repeats with 55% of programs having aired before, compared to 50% for Boxing Day and 46% for Christmas Eve.
Marmalade Game Studio’s analysis reveals that 52% of programs shown on the five channels across Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day in 2020 were repeats, and the corresponding figure for 2019 is 54%.
| Saturday 18th December 2021 BBC One 6.00am Breakfast 10.00am Saturday Kitchen Live : Countdown to Christmas 11.30am Mary Berry – Love to Cook (Repeat) 12.00 Football Focus 1.00pm BBC News, Weather 1.15pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 2.00pm Escape to the Country* (Repeat) 2.30pm Film : Maleficent (2014)* 4.00pm Final Score* 5.10pm BBC News* 5.20pm Regional News, Weather* 5.30pm Superman & Lois* 6.10pm The Weakest Link Strictly Special* 7.00pm Strictly Come Dancing : The Final* 9.05pm Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel* 10.05pm BBC News, Weather* 10.25pm Match of the Day* 11.45pm The NFL Show* 12.15am Film : The Lost Boys (1987)* 1.50am Weather for the Week Ahead* 1.55am BBC News* *Schedule was slightly changed due to AJ Odudo being injured so couldn’t take part in the Strictly Come Dancing Final. Match of the Day was reduced to 35 minutes because of postponements of some games due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Replacement Schedule 2.00pm Escape to the Country (Repeat) 3.00pm Film : Maleficent (2014) 4:30pm Final Score 5:15pm BBC Weekend News 5:30pm Regional News 5:35pm BBC Weather 5:40pm Superman & Lois 6:25pm The Weakest Link 7:10pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel 10:00pm BBC Weekend News 10:15pm BBC Weather 10:20pm Match of the Day 10:50pm Euro 2020 : Match of the Day Top 10, Most Memorable Euros Moments 11:20pm The NFL Show 11:50pm Film : The Lost Boys (1987) 1:25am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:30am BBC News BBC One Wales (as above except) 2.00pm A Welsh-Italian Christmas with Michela Chiappa (Repeat) 2.30pm Best Dishes Ever (Repeat) (until 3.00pm) BBC One Northern Ireland (as above) BBC One Scotland (as above except) 2.00pm Escape to the Country (Repeat) 2.30pm Film : Maleficent (2014) 4.00pm Landward 4.30pm Sportscene (until 5.10pm) 11.50pm Sportscene 12.50pm The NFL Show 1.20am Film : Lost Boys (1987) 2.55am Weather for the Week Ahead 3.00am BBC News Sunday 19th December 2021 BBC One 6.00am Breakfast 7.30am Match of the Day (Repeat) 9.00am The Andrew Marr Show 10.00am Politics England 10.30am Sunday Morning Live 11.30am Heaven Made 12.30pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 1.00pm BBC News, Weather for the Week Ahead 1.15pm Songs of Praise : Christmas at Westminster Abbey 1.50pm Film : How to Train Your Dragon 3 : The Hidden World (2019) 3.25pm Frozen Planet (Repeat) 4.25pm BBC News 4.35pm Regional News, Weather 4.45pm Countryfile at Christmas 5.45pm Antiques Roadshow Christmas Special 6.45pm Sports Personality of the Year 9.00pm The Girl Before 10.00pm BBC News 10.20pm Regional News, Weather 10.30pm Match of the Day 2 11.40pm The Women’s Football Show 12.15am Film : Spider-Man : Far From Home (2019) 2.15am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.20am BBC News Monday 20th December 2021 BBC One 6.00am Breakfast 9.15am Morning Live at Christmas 10.00am Animal Park Christmas Special (Repeat) 10.45am A Countryside Christmas 11.15am Homes Under the Hammer (Repeat) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 1.00pm BBC News 1.30pm Regional News 1.45pm Lifeline 1.55pm Snow Babies (Repeat) 2.55pm Donkey’s Caroling Christmas-Tacular 3.05pm Film : Moana (2016) 4.45pm Wallace & Gromit : A Matter of Loaf and Death (Repeat) 5.15pm Pointless (Repeat) 6.00pm BBC News, Weather 6.35pm Regional News 7.05pm Mary Berry’s Festive Feasts 8.00pm EastEnders 8.30pm Would I Lie to You? At Christmas 9.00pm The Girl Before 10.00pm BBC News 10.25pm Regional News, Weather 10.35pm Film : King of Thieves (2018) 12.20am Bad Education Christmas Special (Repeat) 12.50am Cuckoo Christmas Special (Repeat) 1.25am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.30am BBC News Tuesday 21st December 2021 BBC One 6.00am Breakfast 9.15am Morning Live at Christmas 10.00am Animal Park Christmas Special (Repeat) 10.45am A Countryside Christmas 11.15am Homes Under the Hammer (Repeat) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 1.00pm BBC News 1.30pm Regional News, Weather 1.45pm Spy in the Snow (Repeat) 2.45pm Film : Saving Mr Banks (2013) 4.45pm Wallace and Gromit : The Wrong Trousers (Repeat) 5.15pm Pointless (Repeat) 6.00pm BBC News, Weather 6.30pm Regional News 7.00pm The Goes Wrong Show : The Spirit of Christmas (Repeat) 7.30pm EastEnders 8.00pm Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Cook-Off 9.00pm The Girl Before 10.00pm BBC News 10.25pm Regional News, Weather 10.35pm The Royle Family : Barbara’s Old Ring (Repeat) 11.35pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You (Repeat) 12.20am The Graham Norton Show (Repeat) 1.10am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.15am BBC News Wednesday 22nd December 2021 BBC One 6.00am Breakfast 9.15am Morning Live at Christmas 10.00am Animal Park Christmas Special (Repeat) 10.45am A Countryside Christmas 11.15am Homes Under the Hammer (Repeat) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 1.00pm BBC News 1.30pm Regional News, Weather 1.45pm Snow Animals (Repeat) 2.45pm Merry Madagascar (Repeat) 3.05pm Film : Pete’s Dragon (2016) 4.40pm Wallace & Gromit : A Close Shave (Repeat) 5.15pm Pointless Celebrities Christmas Special 6.00pm BBC News, Weather 6.30pm Regional News 7.00pm The Repair Shop at Christmas (Repeat) 8.00pm The Great British Celebrity Sewing Bee Christmas Special 9.00pm The Girl Before 10.00pm BBC News 10.25pm Regional News, Weather 10.35pm Film : Crazy Rich Asians (2018) Premiere 12.30am Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel (Repeat) 1.30am Superman & Lois (Repeat) 2.10am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.15am BBC News Thursday 23rd December 2021 BBC One 6.00am Breakfast 9.15am Animal Park Christmas Special (Repeat) 10.00am Animal Park Christmas Special (Repeat) 10.45am A Countryside Christmas 11.15am Homes Under the Hammer (Repeat) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 1.00pm BBC News 1.30pm Regional News, Weather 1.45pm Penguins : Meet the Family (Repeat) 2.45pm Revolting Rhymes (Repeat) 3.15pm Film : Cinderella (2015) 4.50pm Wallace and Gromit : A Grand Day Out (Repeat) 5.15pm Superman & Lois 6.00pm BBC News, Weather 6.20pm Regional News 6.30pm The Weakest Link Christmas Special 7.15pm The Wall Versus EastEnders 8.05pm EastEnders 8.30pm Ghosts Christmas Special 9.00pm Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Cook-Off 10.00pm Not Going Out Christmas Special 10.40pm BBC News 11.10pm Regional News, Weather 11.20pm Gavin & Stacey 12.20am Film : Late Night (2019) 1.55am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.00am BBC News Christmas Eve Friday 24th December 2021 BBC One 6.00am Breakfast 9.15am CBeebies presents : The Night Before Christmas (Repeat) 9.50am The Farmer’s Llamas (Repeat) 10.20am Room on the Broom (Repeat) 10.45am The Gruffalo (Repeat) 11.15am The Gruffalo’s Child 11.40am Film : Brave (2012) 1.05pm BBC News 1.20pm Regional News, Weather 1.30pm Film : Frozen (2013) 3.00pm Film : Abominable (2019) Premiere 4.30pm Film : Dolittle (2020) Premiere 6.00pm Shaun the Sheep : The Flight Before Christmas 6.30pm BBC News 6.55pm Regional News, Weather 7.00pm The Repair Shop at Christmas 8.00pm EastEnders 8.30pm Top Gear : Driving Home for Christmas 9.30pm I Can See Your Voice 10.30pm The Vicar of Dibley : The Christmas Lunch Incident (Repeat) 11.15pm BBC News, Weather 11.45pm Midnight Mass from St Chad’s Cathedral 1.00am Film : Lost at Christmas (2020) Premiere 2.35am The NFL Show 3.10am Weather for the Week Ahead 3.15am BBC News Christmas Day Saturday 25th December 2021 BBC One 6.00am Breakfast 9.05am Zog (Repeat) 9.35am Zog and the Flying Doctors (Repeat) 10.00am Christmas Day Service from Coventry Cathedral 11.00am Stick Man (Repeat) 11.25am Shaun the Sheep : The Flight Before Christmas (Repeat) 12.00pm Top of the Pops Christmas 1.00pm BBC News, Weather 1.10pm Film : The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) Premiere 2.30pm Superworm 3.00pm The Queen 3.10pm Film : Mary Poppins Returns (2018) Premiere 5.10pm Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 6.25pm Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Wheel 7.25pm Blankety Blank Christmas Special 8.00pm Call the Midwife Christmas Special 9.35pm EastEnders 10.20pm Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special 10.50pm The Vicar of Dibley : The Handsome Stranger (Repeat) 11.50pm BBC News, Weather 12.00am On Christmas Night 12.05am Film : Last Christmas (2019) 1.45am Would I Lie to You? At Christmas (Repeat) 2.15am I Can See Your Voice (Repeat) 3.15am Weather for the Week Ahead 3.20am BBC News Boxing Day Sunday 26th December 2021 BBC One 6:00am Breakfast 9:15am The Snail and the Whale (Repeat) 9:45am The Highway Rat (Repeat) 10:10am Film : Shaun the Sheep: The Movie (2015) 11:30am Film : Trolls (2016) 12:55pm BBC News 1:05pm Regional News, Weather 1:15pm Songs of Praise : Daniel O’Donnell’s Faith Journey 1:50pm Revolting Rhymes Part One (Repeat) 2:20pm Film : Beauty and the Beast (2017) 4:20pm Film : Paddington (2014) 5:50pm Around the World in 80 Days Episode 1 6:40pm Around the World in 80 Days Episode 2 7:30pm Death in Paradise Christmas Special 9:00pm A Very British Scandal 10:00pm EastEnders 10:25pm BBC News, Weather 10:40pm Match of the Day 12:15am Film : The Accountant (2016) 2:15am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:20am BBC News Bank Holiday Monday 27th December 2021 BBC One 6:00am Breakfast 7:45am Match of the Day (Repeat) 9:20am Film : Monsters vs Aliens (2009) 10:45am Film : The Boss Baby (Repeat) 12:15pm Bargain Hunt 1:00pm BBC News 1:20pm Regional News, Weather 1:30pm Film : Finding Dory (2016) 3:00pm Film : Horrible Histories : The Movie Rotten Romans (2019) Premiere 4:30pm Countryfile 5:30pm BBC News 5:45pm Regional News, Weather 5:55pm Film : Paddington 2 (2017) 7:30pm EastEnders 8:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals Rematch 2021 9:00pm A Very British Scandal 10:00pm BBC News 10:25pm Regional News, Weather 10:35pm The Vicar of Dibley The Vicar in White (Repeat) 11:30pm Not Going Out Christmas Special (Repeat) 12:15am Film : When Harry Met Sally (1989) 1:45am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:50am BBC News Bank Holiday Tuesday 28th December 2021 BBC One 6:00am Breakfast 9:15am Film : Planes (2013) 10:40am Film : Cars 3 (2017) 12:15pm Bargain Hunt Christmas Special (Repeat) 1:00pm BBC News 1:15pm Regional News, Weather 1:25pm Superworm (Repeat) 1:55pm Film : Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) 3:10pm Monsters vs Aliens : Night of the Living Carrots (Repeat) 3:25pm Film : The BFG (Repeat) 5:15pm Pointless Celebrities (Repeat) 6:00pm BBC News 6:20pm Regional News, Weather 6:30pm The Weakest Link 7:15pm Worzel Gummidge : Twitchers 8:10pm EastEnders 9:00pm A Very British Scandal 10:00pm BBC News 10:25pm Regional News, Weather 10:35pm Match of the Day 12:00am Top Gear : Driving Home for Christmas (Repeat) 1:05am The Great British Celebrity Sewing Bee Christmas Special (Repeat) 2:05am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:10am BBC News Wednesday 29th December 2021 BBC One 6:00am Breakfast 9:05am Film : Monsters University (2013) 10:40am Film : Big Hero 6 (2014) 12:15pm Bargain Hunt Music Special (Repeat) 1:00pm BBC News 1:30pm Regional News, Weather 1:40pm Film : Inside Out (2015) 3:10pm Kung Fu Panda Holiday (Repeat) 3:30pm Film : A Dog’s Journey (2019) Premiere 5:15pm Pointless Celebrities (Repeat) 6:00pm BBC News 6:20pm Regional News, Weather 6:30pm The Weakest Link 7:15pm Worzel Gummidge : Calliope Jane 8:10pm The Repair Shop (Revised Repeat) 9:00pm Film : A Star Is Born (2018) Premiere 11:10pm BBC News 11:35pm Regional News, Weather 11:45pm Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special (Repeat) 12:20am Blankety Blank Christmas Special (Repeat) 12:55am Citizen Khan (Repeat) 1:25am Superman and Lois (Repeat) 2:05am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:10am BBC News Thursday 30th December 2021 BBC One 6:00am Breakfast 9:05am Film : Home (2015) 10:30am Dragons: Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (Repeat) 10:45am Film : Missing Link (2019) 12:15pm Bargain Hunt Entertainment Special (Repeat) 1:00pm BBC News 1:30pm Regional News, Weather 1:45pm Film : Zootropolis (2016) 3:25pm The Madagascar Penguins in A Christmas Caper (Repeat) 3:35pm Film : The Jungle Book (2016) 5:15pm Pointless Celebrities (Repeat) 6:00pm BBC News 6:15pm Regional News, Weather 6:25pm The Weakest Link 7:10pm My Family (Repeat) 7:40pm EastEnders 8:00pm Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard 9:00pm The Great British Celebrity Sewing Bee New Year Special 10:00pm BBC News 10:25pm Regional News, Weather 10:35pm Film : Ready Player One (2018) Premiere 12:45am Not Going Out : Resolutions (Repeat) 1:30am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:35am BBC News New Year’s Eve Friday 31st December 2021 BBC One 6:00am Breakfast 9:10am Film : Captain Underpants : the First Epic Movie (2017) 10:30am Dragons : Gift of the Night Fury (Repeat) 10:55am Film : The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) 12:15pm Bargain Hunt 1:00pm BBC News 1:30pm Regional News, Weather 1:40pm Meerkat : A Dynasties Special (Repeat) 2:40pm Film : Coco (2017) 4:15pm Top of the Pops New Year Special 5:15pm Superman and Lois 6:00pm BBC News 6:15pm Regional News, Weather 6:25pm The Weakest Link 7:10pm EastEnders 8:00pm Question of Sport 8:30pm MasterChef : Champion of Champions 9:30pm Have I Got 2021 News for You 10:00pm BBC News, Weather 10:20pm The Graham Norton Show New Year’s Eve Show 11:25pm The Big New Years & Years Eve Party with Kylie and Pet Shop Boys 12:00am Happy New Year Live! 12:10am The Big New Years & Years Eve Party with Kylie and Pet Shop Boys 12:40am Film : I Give It a Year (2013) 2:10am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15am BBC News BBC Scotland (as above except) 10:20pm Hogmanay 2021 – Preview 10:30pm Scot Squad Hogmanay Special 11:00pm Queen of the New Year 11:30pm Hogmanay 2021 12:30am The Graham Norton Show 1:35am Film : I Give It a Year (2013) 3:05am Weather for the Week Ahead 3:10am BBC News New Year’s Day Saturday 1st January 2022 BBC One 6.00am Breakfast 10.00am Saturday Kitchen 11.30am Nigellissima (Repeat) 12.00pm Football Focus 12.30pm Football Focus – Euro 2020 Review 1.00pm BBC News, Weather 1.15pm The Archbishop of Canterbury’s New Year Message 1.20pm Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard (Repeat) 2.20pm Film : The Sound of Music (1965) 5.10pm BBC News 5.20pm Regional News, Weather 5.30pm The Hit List 6.15pm The Weakest Link 7.00pm Doctor Who : Eve of the Daleks 8.00pm Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel 9.00pm The Tourist 10.00pm Mrs Brown’s Boys 10.30pm BBC News, Weather 10.45pm Match of the Day 11.45pm The NFL Show 12.15am Film : Man Up (2015) 1.40am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.45am BBC News Sunday 2nd January 2022 BBC One 6.00am Breakfast 8.30am Match of the Day (Repeat) 9.30am Film : How to Train Your Dragon : Homecoming (2019) 9.55am Film : Paddington (2014) 11.20am Film : Paddington 2 (2017) 1.00pm BBC News 1.10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 1.15pm Songs of Praise 1.50pm Escape to the Country (Repeat) 2.20pm Film : Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves (1991) 4.55pm BBC News 5.10pm Regional News, Weather 5.20pm Countryfile 6.20pm Around the World in 80 Days 7.10pm Around the World in 80 Days 8.00pm Call the Midwife 9.00pm The Tourist 10.00pm BBC News 10.20pm Regional News, Weather 10.30pm Match of the Day 2 11.50pm Film : A Star is Born (2018) 2.00am Weather for the Week Ahead 2.05am BBC News Bank Holiday Monday 3rd January 2022 BBC One 6.00am Breakfast 9.00am Film : The Railway Children (1970) 10.45am The Moment of Proof 11.15am Homes Under the Hammer (Repeat) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00pm BBC News 1.15pm Regional News, Weather 1.25pm Father Brown 2.15pm The Repair Shop (Repeat) 3.00pm I Escaped to the Country 3.45pm The Farmer’s Country Showdown 4.30pm Antiques Road Trip 5.15pm Pointless 6.00pm BBC News 6.20pm Regional News, Weather 6.30pm Attenborough’s Wonder of Song 7.30pm Still Open All Hours (Repeat) 8.00pm EastEnders 8.30pm My Family (Repeat) 9.00pm Four Lives 10.00pm BBC News 10.25pm Regional News, Weather 10.35pm Have I Got a Bit More 2021 News for You (Repeat) 11.20pm Question of Sport (Repeat) 11.50am The Graham Norton Show (Repeat) 12.55am Weather for the Week Ahead 1.00am BBC News | Saturday 18th December 2021 BBC Two 6.25am Our Wild Adventures (Repeat) 7.25am Blue Peter : Our Big Christmas Cracker! (Repeat) 7.55pm Film : A Christmas Story (1983) 9.25am Film : King of Kings (1961) 12.00pm Nigella’s Christmas Table (Repeat) 1.00pm Mary Berry’s Country House at Christmas (Repeat) 2.00pm Film : Great Expectations (1946) (b&w) 3.55pm Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas (Repeat) 4.55pm Flog It! (Repeat) 5.30pm Chris & Michael Under the Christmas Sky (Repeat) 6.30pm Film : Whisky Galore! (2016) 8.05pm The Snow Wolf : A Winter’s Tale (Repeat) 9.05pm Madonna at the BBC 10.05pm Film : Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) 11.45pm Film : Madonna : Truth or Dare (1991) 1.35am Impeachment : American Crime Story (Repeat) BBC Two Wales (as above except) 4.55pm The Man Who Took on a Mansion (Repeat) 5:40pm Coast (Repeat) 6:00pm Tudur’s TV Flashback (Repeat) 6:30pm Chris and Michaela : Under the Christmas Sky (Repeat) 7:30pm Film : Whisky Galore (2016) (until 9:05pm) BBC Two Northern Ireland (as above except) 5:30pm Between the Covers (Repeat) 6:00pm The Wild Gardener (Repeat) 6:30pm Walking With… Jim Moir (Repeat) 7:00pm Gardeners’ World (Repeat) (until 8.05pm) Sunday 19th December 2021 BBC Two 6.05am Gardeners’ World (Repeat) 7.05pm Countryfile (Repeat) 8.00am Landward (Repeat) 8.30am TV Film : Falling in Love at Christmas (2021) 10.00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 10.30am Nadiya’s Fast Flavours (Repeat) 12.00pm Match of the Day Live : Women’s Football Chelsea v West Ham United 2.20pm Live Equestrian 5.00pm Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat (Repeat) 6.00pm Last Woman on Earth with Sara Pascoe (Repeat) 7.00pm Film : The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) 9.00pm Beauty and the Beast : A Pantomime for Comic Relief 10.00pm The Ranganation Christmas Special 10.45pm Two Doors Down Christmas Special (Repeat) 11.15pm Inside No 9 : The Devil of Christmas (Repeat) 11.45pm Film : The Invisible Woman (2013) 1.30am Question Time (Repeat) 2.30am Holby City (Repeat) Monday 20th December 2021 BBC Two 6.15am Mary Berry – Love to Cook (Repeat) 6.45am Between the Covers (Repeat) 7.15am Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (Repeat) 8.15am A Very Country Christmas (Repeat) 9.15am TV Film : Heart of the Holidays (2020) 10.45am Snow Wolf Family and Me (Repeat) 11.15am Nadiya’s Party Feasts (Repeat) 12.15pm Inside the Factory Christmas 2016 (Repeat) 1.15pm Great Alaskan Railroads Journeys (Repeat) 1.45pm Film : Carousel (1956) 3.50pm Film : South Pacific (1958) 6.15pm Porridge : The Desperate Hours (Repeat) 7.00pm Dad’s Army : Turkey Dinner (Repeat) 7.30pm Mastermind 8.00pm Only Connect 8.30pm Christmas University Challenge 9.00pm QI Christmas Special : Season’s Greetings 9.30pm Two Doors Down Christmas Special 10.00pm We Wish you a Mandy Christmas 10.20pm Motherland Christmas Special (Repeat) 10.50pm Cinderella : A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (Repeat) 11.50pm Merry Christmas Baby : with Gregory Porter and Friends (Repeat) 12.50am Film : My Week with Marilyn (2011) 2.25am Countryfile (Repeat) 3.20am What We Do in the Shadows (Repeat) Tuesday 21st December 2021 BBC Two 6.10am MasterChef : The Professionals (Repeat) 7.10am Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (Repeat) 8.10am Lifeline (Repeat) 8.20am A Very Country Christmas (Repeat) 9.20am TV Film : Dancing Through Christmas (2021) 10.50am Snow Wolf Family and Me (Repeat) 11.20am Nigellissima : an Italian Inspired Christmas (Repeat) 12.20pm Inside the Factory Christmas 2017 (Repeat) 1.20pm Great Alaskan Railway Journeys (Repeat) 1.50pm Film : Doctor Zhivago (1965) 5.00pm Remarkable Places to Eat (Repeat) 6.00pm The Good Life : Silly But It’s Fun (Repeat) 6.30pm Mortimer and Whitehouse : Gone Fishing (Repeat) 7.30pm Dad’s Army : Battle of the Giants! (Repeat) 8.30pm Christmas University Challenge 9.00pm A Taste of Christmas with Andi Oliver 10.00pm Impeachment : American Crime Story (Repeat) 11.10pm What We Do in the Shadows 11.35pm What We Do in the Shadows 12.00am What We Do in the Shadows 12.30am NFL This Week 1.20am Mary Berry’s Festive Feasts (Repeat) 2.20am Bridget Riley – Painting the Line (Repeat) 3.20am Dolly : The Sheep that Changed the World (Repeat) Wednesday 22nd December 2021 BBC Two 6.15am Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle (Repeat) 7.20am Winter : Earth’s Seasonal Secrets (Repeat) 8.20am A Very Country Christmas (Repeat) 9.30am TV Film : Christmas a la Carte (2021) 10.50am Snow Wolf Family and Me (Repeat) 11.20am Rick Stein’s Cornish Christmas (Repeat) 11.50am Rick Stein’s Cornish Christmas (Repeat) 12.20pm Inside the Christmas Factory 2019 (Repeat) 1.25pm Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys (Repeat) 1.55pm Film : Kiss Me Kate (1953) 3.40pm Film : Guys and Dolls (1955) 6.05pm Dad’s Army : For the Love of Three Oranges (Repeat) 6.40pm Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em : Jessica’s First Christmas (Repeat) 7.30pm Christmas University Challenge 8.00pm The Hairy Bikers Go North for Christmas 9.00pm Inside the Christmas Factory 10.00pm Live at the Apollo Christmas Special 10.45pm Secrets of the Apollo (Repeat) 11.45pm Film : Great Expectations (2012) 1.45am Villages by the Sea (Repeat) 2.15am Surgeons : At the Edge of Life (Repeat) 3.15am MasterChef : The Professionals (Repeat) 4.15am MasterChef : The Professionals (Repeat) Thursday 23rd December 2021 BBC Two 6.15am Gardeners’ World (Repeat) 7.15am The Polar Bear Family and Me (Repeat) 8.15am Heaven Made (Repeat) 9.15am TV Film : A Christmas to Savour (2021) 10.45am Snow Wolf Family and Me (Repeat) 11.15am Mary Berry’s Festive Feasts (Repeat) 12.15pm The Hairy Bikers Christmas Special (Repeat) 12.30pm Inside the Christmas Factory (Repeat) 1.30pm Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys (Repeat) 2.00pm Film : The Battle of River Plate (1956) 3.55pm Film : The Heroes of Telemark (1965) 6.05pm Upstart Crow : A Christmas Crow (Repeat) 6.45pm Blackadder’s Christmas Carol (Repeat) 7.30pm Christmas University Challenge 8.00pm Blackburn Sings Christmas with Gareth Malone 9.00pm Film : Last Christmas (2019) Premiere 10.35pm Top of the Pops 1984 : Big Hits 11.35pm Elton John Christmas Concert : Old Grey Whistle Test(Repeat) 12.40am Elton John Live in Hyde Park (Repeat) 1.40am The Kinks Christmas Concert (Repeat) 2.40am Amazing Hotels : Life Beyond the Lobby (Repeat) 3.40am Strictly Come Dancing :The Final (Repeat) Christmas Eve Friday 24th December 2021 BBC Two 6.20am Walking with . . . Jim Moir (Repeat) 6.50am Nadiya’s Fast Flavours (Repeat) 7.20am The Polar Bear Family and Me (Repeat) 8.20am Heaven Made (Repeat) 9.20am TV Film : Fixing Up Christmas (2021) 10.45am A Taste of Christmas with Andi Oliver (Repeat) 11.15am Homes Under the Hammer (Repeat) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 1.05pm Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys (Repeat) 1.35pm Film : To Catch a Thief (1955) 3.20pm Film : North by Northwest (1959) 5.35pm Dad’s Army : My Brother and I (Repeat) 6.15pm Carols from King’s 7.30pm Christmas University Challenge 8.00pm Gardeners’ World 9.00pm Vienna Blood 10.30pm A Ghost Story for Christmas : The Mezzotint 11.00pm Film : Amazing Grace (2018) 12.30am Carole King and Friends at Christmas (Repeat)1.30am The Carpenters at the BBC (Repeat) 2.05am The Hairy Bikers Go North for Christmas (Repeat) 3.05am Inside the Christmas Factory (Repeat) Christmas Day Saturday 25th December 2021 BBC Two 6.10am The Polar Bear Family & Me 7.10am Film : Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2014) 8.20am Malory Towers (Repeat) 8.45am Carols from King’s (Repeat) 10.00am Gangsta Granny (Repeat) 11.10am Film : Casablanca (1942) 12.50pm Film : Meet Me in St Louis (1944) 2.40pm Marvellous Musicals : Talking Pictures (Repeat) 3.10pm The Two Ronnies Christmas Sketchbook (Repeat) 3.40pm The Two Ronnies : The Studio Recordings (Repeat) 4.10pm Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life 5.10pm The Queen (Repeat) 5.20pm Film : The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 7.00pm The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show 1971 (Repeat) 7.45pm The Morecambe and Wise Show 1970 : The Lost Tape (Repeat) 8.35pm A Musical Family Christmas with the Kanneh-Masons 9.35pm Film : Pavarotti (2019) Premiere 11.30pm Pavarotti in Hyde Park (Repeat) 1.05am Beauty and the Beast – A Pantomime for Comic Relief (Repeat) 2.05am Impeachment: American Crime Story (Repeat) 3:15am What We Do in the Shadows (Repeat) 3:40am What We Do in the Shadows (Repeat) 4:05am What We Do in the Shadows (Repeat) Boxing Day Sunday 26th December 2021 BBC Two 6:45am Film : Mary Poppins Returns (2019) 8:45am Gardeners’ World (Repeat) 9:45am Countryfile at Christmas (Repeat) 10:40am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:10pm The Great Food Guys Hogmanay Special (Repeat) 12:40pm Film : Singin’ in the Rain (1952) 2:20pm Film : Some Like It Hot (1959) 4:20pm Final Score 5:20pm The Two Ronnies : Christmas Night with the Two Ronnies 1987 (Repeat) 6:10pm The Perfect Morecambe & Wise Christmas Special (Repeat) 6:40pm Anything Goes : The Musical 9:00pm Mortimer & Whitehouse : Gone Christmas Fishing 10:00pm Adele : The BBC Sessions 11:00pm Tina Live! (Repeat) 1:10am Film : Mr Holmes (2015) 2:50am Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special (Repeat) Bank Holiday Monday 27th December 2021 BBC Two 6:15am Mary Berry – Love to Cook (Repeat) 6:45am Between the Covers (Repeat) 7:15am North America : Our Wild Adventures (Repeat) 8:15am Cheetah Family & Me (Repeat) 9:15am Talking Pictures : Musicals (Repeat) 10:05am Film : A Star Is Born (1954) 12:55pm Doris Day – Virgin Territory (Repeat) 1:55pm Film : Calamity Jane (1953) 3:35pm West Side Stories – The Making of a Classic (Repeat) 4:35pm Film : West Side Story (1961) 7:00pm The Hairy Bikers Go North Christmas (Repeat) 8:00pm Only Connect Christmas Special 8:30pm Christmas University Challenge 9:00pm Film : Blade Runner 2049 (2017) 11:30pm Film : Highlander (1986) 1:25am Film : Last Christmas (2019) 3:00am Countryfile at Christmas (Repeat) Bank Holiday Tuesday 28th December 2021 BBC Two 6:45am MasterChef : The Professionals (Repeat) 7:45am The Frozen North : Our Wild Adventures (Repeat) 8:45am Cheetah Family & Me (Repeat) 9:45am Film : Suspicion (1941) 11:25am Film : Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 1:20pm Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Christmas Special (Repeat) 2:20pm Talking Pictures : Agatha Christie (Repeat) 2:50pm Film : Evil under the Sun (1982) 4:45pm Death on the Nile (1978) 7:00pm Inside the Factory (Repeat) 8:00pm Only Connect Special 8:30pm Christmas University Challenge 9:00pm Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 10:00pm Mock the Week End of Year Special 10:35pm Joanna and Jennifer : Absolutely Champers (Repeat) 11:35pm Absolutely Fabulous : Cold Turkey (Repeat) 12:15am NFL This Week 1:05am Mortimer & Whitehouse : Gone Christmas Fishing (Repeat) 2:05am Scotland’s Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle (Repeat) Wednesday 29th December 2021 BBC Two 6:40am See Hear 7:10am Villages by the Sea (Repeat) 7:40am Waterhole : Africa’s Animal Oasis (Repeat) 8:40am Bringing Up Baby (Repeat) 10:20am Film : The Nun’s Story (1959) 12:50pm The Best Dishes Ever (Repeat) 1:20pm Amazing Hotels : Life Beyond the Lobby (Repeat) 2:20pm Talking Pictures : Sean Connery (Repeat) 3:10pm Film : The First Great Train Robbery (1978) 4:55pm Film : Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 7:00pm Wild Tales from the Village (Repeat) 8:00pm Only Connect Special 8:30pm Christmas University Challenge 9:00pm Inside the Factory XL : Diggers 10:00pm Frankie Boyle’s New 2021 World Order 10:45pm Frankie Boyle’s New World Order Unseen 11:20pm Lady Gaga at the BBC 12:20am Mock the Week End of Year Special (Repeat) 12:55am Film : Absolutely Fabulous : The Movie (2016) 2:20am See Hear (Repeat) 2:50am Surgeons: At the Edge of Life (Repeat) 3:50am MasterChef: The Professionals (Repeat) Thursday 30th December 2021 BBC Two 6:45am Gardeners’ World (Repeat) 7:45am Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis (Repeat) 8:45am Talking Pictures : War Films (Repeat) 9:35am Film : Dunkirk (1958) 11:45am Film : Reach for the Sky (1956) 2:00pm Talking Pictures : Anthony Hopkins (Repeat) 2:45pm Film : Shadowlands (1993) 4:50pm Film : The Remains of the Day (1993) 7:00pm Mortimer & Whitehouse : Gone Christmas Fishing (Repeat) 8:00pm Only Connect Special 8:30pm Christmas University Challenge 9:00pm Film : Judy (2019) Premiere 10:50pm Being Bridget Jones (Repeat) 11:50pm Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure (Repeat) 1:20am Film : Alan Partridge : Alpha Papa (2013) 2:45am Nadiya’s Fast Flavours (Repeat) 3:15am Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby (Repeat) 4:15am MasterChef: The Professionals (Repeat) New Year’s Eve Friday 31st December 2021 BBC Two 6:20am Sort Your Life Out (Repeat) 7:20am Waterhole : Africa’s Animal Oasis (Repeat) 8:25am Talking Pictures : Sophia Loren (Repeat) 8:55am Film : El Cid (1961) 11:50am Talking Pictures : Judi Dench (Repeat) 12:30pm Film : Jane Eyre (Repeat) 2:20pm Film : Tea with Mussolini (1999) 4:15pm Nothing Like a Dame (Repeat) 5:35pm Musicals : The Greatest Show (Repeat) 6:55pm Film : Dad’s Army (1971) 8:30pm Christmas University Challenge 9:00pm Film : The Aftermath (2019) Premiere 10:40pm Live at the Apollo Christmas Special (Repeat) 11:25pm Jools’ Annual Hootenanny 1:25am Legends of Glastonbury (Repeat) New Year’s Day Saturday 1st January 2022 BBC Two 6.25am The Dengineers (Repeat) 6.55am All Over the Place (Repeat) 7.25am Blue Peter (Repeat) 7.55am Film : Strange Magic (2015) 9.25am Malory Towers (Repeat) 9.50am Malory Towers (Repeat) 10.15am New Year’s Day Concert : Live from Vienna 2022 12.40pm Film : She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) 2.25pm Wild West : America’s Great Frontier 3.25pm Inside the Factory (Repeat) 4.25pm The Archbishop of Canterbury’s New Year Message 4.30pm Final Score 5.15pm Flog It! 6.00pm Film : Porridge (1979) 7.30pm My Hero : Hugh Dennis on Ronnie Barker (Repeat) 8.30pm The Perfect Morecambe and Wise (Repeat) 9.00pm This is Joan Collins 10.30pm Film : Dangerous Liaisons (1988) 11.00pm My Generation (Repeat) 12.20am TOTP2 : The 60s (Repeat) 12.50am Film : A Town Like Alice (1956) Sunday 2nd January 2022 BBC Two 6.30am A-Z of TV Gardening (Repeat) 7.15am Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein (Repeat) 7.45am Gardeners’ World (Repeat) 8.45am Countryfile (Repeat) 9.40am Beechgrove 10.10am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11.40am Nigel Slater’s Simple Cooking (Repeat) 12.10pm Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby (Repeat) 1.15pm Talking Pictures : Michael Caine (Repeat) 2.05pm Film : The Ipcress File (1965) 3.50pm Film : The Eagle Has Landed (1976) 6.00pm Earth’s Tropical Islands : Madagascar (Repeat) 7.00pm Antiques Roadshow (Repeat) 8.00pm Ski Sunday 9.00pm Mary Queen of Scots (2018) 10.55pm Frankie Boyle’s New World Order 11.40pm Paddy and Christine McGuinness : Our Family and Autism (Repeat) 12.40am Doctor Who : Eve of the Daleks Bank Holiday Monday 3rd January 2022 BBC Two 6.35am Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 7.20am Bargain Hunt (Repeat) 8.05am Inside the Factory : Diggers (Repeat) 9.05am The Wonder of Animals (Repeat) 9.35am Film : Odette (1950) 11.30am Film : The Wooden Horse (1950) 1.10pm Talking Pictures : War Stories (Repeat) 1.55pm Film : The Train (1964) 4.05pm Film : Operation Crossbow (1965) 6.00pm Richard Osman’s House of Games (Repeat) 6.30pm Rick Stein’s Cornwall (Repeat) 7.00pm Tom Kerridge’s Fresh Start (Repeat) 7.30pm Mastermind 8.00pm Only Connect 8.30pm University Challenge 9.00pm Inside Dubai : Playground of the Rich 10.00pm Film : The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) 11.30pm Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (Repeat) 12.05am Countryfile (Repeat) 1.00am Zara McDermott : Uncovering Rape Culture (Repeat) 2.00am Take a Hike (Repeat) |
Michael Willis, co-CEO at Marmalade Game Studio, said: “Watching TV over Christmas as a family is one of the highlights of the festive season, but with so many repeats being aired, it can be easy to become bored. Playing board games can be a great way to tackle this and bring families together.
“We have recently introduced a new Bubble feature, which more than a million families have signed up to, helping people stay in touch by video chat, allowing gamers to add friends and family to group chats, start games from these, and video chat whilst playing.”
Marmalade Game Studio research** in November before the Omicron variant sparked renewed fears about the spread of COVID-19 found nearly six out of 10 adults (57%) expect to be playing a board game during the Christmas season this year with Monopoly or Scrabble the most likely to be played.
Average spending on a new board game will be around £22 ($37.88 CAD), the study found, with 828,000 people expecting to spend £50 ($86.08 CAD) or more on board games for the festive period.
Digital gaming has surged in popularity and over the period of the lockdowns Marmalade Game Studio estimates downloads have increased 144% in total compared with the previous 18 months.
Marmalade Game Studio is the UK’s leading digital board game publisher, and it recently secured a £22.5 million ($38.74 million CAD) investment from private equity firm LDC to support recruitment and the development of new games, has seen revenues more than double in the last three years.
Marmalade Game Studio, which has offices in London and Lisbon, has managed to boost staff numbers from 28 to 65 while its range of games which includes Monopoly and Cluedo has expanded from 3 to 10 titles with more planned.