Due to the World Cup delaying TV listings, our annual Christmas TV list is likely to be a little later than usual. However, here is a sneak peek for the start of the month. Look out for the full guide around 14th December.
This would be an epic period drama This would be an epic period drama with a massive, diverse cast. with a massive, diverse cast. The The story addresses the part played story addresses the part played by Indian men during WW1 and the by Indian men during WW1 and the sacrifices they made among the sacrifices they made among the background of religious tensions, background of religious tensions, and the role of Britain. I never cry. and the role of Britain. I never cry. I cried at the end of this one I cried at the end of this one.
Lowe, Bemrose School Daryl Lowe, Bemrose SchoolThis is an absolute page turner, This is an absolute page turner, a sci fi thriller that jumps around a sci-fi thriller that jumps around ttime. ime. I can definitely see it being I can definitely see it being made into a film as a sort of cross made into a film as a sort of cross between Mission Impossible and between Mission Impossible and Groundhog Day. Groundhog Day
City of Ghosts by Bali Rai City of Ghosts by Bali Rai
Daryl
by Simon Fox
Simon Fox
Lisa Friel, King Edward VI Grammar School
Lisa Friel, King Edward VI Grammar School
6 35pm BBC2 Emma (Based on the book by Jane Austen)
7.25pm Channel 5 A Christmas Carol (Based on the book by Charles Dickens) PG
9 00pm ITV2 10 Things I Hate About You (Based on The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare) 12
9 15pm Channel 4 Murder on the Orient Express (Based on the book by Agatha Christie) 12A
10 35pm BBC1
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Based on characters from Marvel Comics) 12A
A wonderful story about A wonderful story about friendship and forgiveness friendship and forgiveness that involves an intriguing that involves an intriguing mystery and a brilliant twist. mystery and a brilliant twist.
Last year's Carnegie winner, and Last year's Carnegie winner, and runner up in our book award is a runner up in our book award is a touching tale of a girl who has to touching tale of a girl who has to adapt to an entirely new way of life adapt to an entirely new way of life when her world comes crashing when her world comes crashing down around her. down around her. I'd love to see the I'd love to see the woods where October lives with her woods where October lives with her dad, and see her story on film. dad, and see her story on film.
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse based on the book by Charlie Mackesy
His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass based on the book by Philip Pullman Great Box of Treasures based on books by Quentin Blake based on the series by Jeff Kinney
based on the book by Carlo Collodi
The Smeds and the Smoos based on the book by Julia Donaldson
The Dark is Rising
based on the series by Susan Cooper
