{"id":7328,"date":"2009-12-19T20:25:08","date_gmt":"2009-12-19T20:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=7328"},"modified":"2010-12-18T16:03:46","modified_gmt":"2010-12-18T16:03:46","slug":"films-on-tv-over-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/12\/19\/films-on-tv-over-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Films on TV over Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7329\" title=\"Christmas TV Film Guide\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Christmas-TV-Film-Guide.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas TV Film Guide\" width=\"480\" height=\"322\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>* UPDATE: For a list of films on TV over <strong>Christmas 2010<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2010\/12\/16\/films-on-uk-tv-over-christmas-2010\/\">click here<\/a> *<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of films on TV over Christmas, so if you are in the UK and plan to eat, drink and watch a few over the festive period, here are my picks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SATURDAY 19th DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Versions_of_Blade_Runner#The_Final_Cut_.282007.29\">Blade Runner: The Final Cut<\/a><\/strong> (Ridley Scott, 1982) 9pm BBC2<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0360717\/\">King Kong<\/a><\/strong> (Peter Jackson, 2005) ITV2, 10pm<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0040558\/\">Macbeth<\/a><\/strong> (Orson Welles, 1948) 01.50am, BBC2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SUNDAY 20th DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0107688\/\">The Nightmare Before Christmas<\/a><\/strong> (Henry Selick, 1993) BBC2, 11.30am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MONDAY 21st DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0104940\/\">The Muppet Christmas Carol<\/a><\/strong> (Brian Henson, 1992) 4.25pm, Five<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TUESDAY 22nd DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1093824\/\">Encounters at the End of the World<\/a><\/strong> (Werner Herzog, 2007) 10pm, More4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WEDNESDAY 23rd DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120382\/\">The Truman Show<\/a><\/strong> (Peter Weir, 1998) 9pm, Film4<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0259393\/\">Lantana<\/a><\/strong> (Ray Lawrence, 2001) 12.45am, Film4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>THURSDAY 24th DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0038559\/\">Gilda<\/a><\/strong> (1946) 02.10am, BBC2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>FRIDAY 25th DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0317705\/\">The Incredibles<\/a><\/strong> (Brad Bird, 2004) 3.10pm, BBC1<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0033467\/\">Citizen Kane<\/a><\/strong> (Orson Welles, 1941) 7pm, BBC Four<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0034922\/\">Journey into Fear<\/a><\/strong> (Norman Foster, 1943) 10.50pm, BBC Four<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>THURSDAY 26th DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0312004\/\">Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit<\/a><\/strong> (Nick Park, Steve\u00a0Box 2005) 4.40pm, BBC1<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050212\/\">The Bridge on the River Kwai<\/a><\/strong> (David Lean, 1957) 5pm, More4<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0332379\/\">The School of Rock<\/a><\/strong> (Richard Linklater, 2003) 5.55pm, Film4<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0041959\/\">The Third Man<\/a><\/strong> (Carol Reed, 1949) 7.15pm, BBC Four<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0061722\/\">The Graduate<\/a><\/strong> (Mike Nichols, 1967) 00.40am, ITV1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SUNDAY 27th DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0035015\/\">The Magnificent Ambersons<\/a><\/strong> (Orson Welles, 1943) 8pm, BBC Four<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0064116\/\">Once Upon a Time in the West<\/a><\/strong> (Sergio Leone, 1969) 00.50, Film4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MONDAY 28th DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0253474\/\">The Pianist<\/a><\/strong> (Roman Polanski, 2002) 11.45pm, ITV1<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0070917\/\">The Wicker Man<\/a><\/strong> (Robin Hardy, 1973) 12.45am, ITV4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TUESDAY 29th DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0045152\/\">Singin&#8217; In The Rain<\/a><\/strong> (Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen, 1952) 3.35pm, More4<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0071360\/\">The Conversation<\/a><\/strong> (Francis Ford Coppola,1974) 10.55pm, Film4<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0092654\/\">The Big Easy<\/a><\/strong> (Jim McBride, 1986) 11.50pm, BBC1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>THURSDAY 31st DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0446755\/\">The Painted Veil<\/a><\/strong> (John Curran, 2006) 9pm, BBC2<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0095631\/\">Midnight Run<\/a><\/strong> (Martin Brest, 1988) 00.05, ITV4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>FRIDAY 1st JANUARY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0064505\/\">The Italian Job<\/a><\/strong> (Peter Collinson, 1969) 7pm, C4<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0343737\/\">The Good Shepherd<\/a><\/strong> (Robert De Niro, 2006) 9pm, BBC2<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0077416\/\">The Deer Hunter<\/a><\/strong> (Michael Cimino, 1978) 10pm, ITV4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Don&#8217;t forget to check out details about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/archives\/2009\/12\/14\/orson-welles-season-on-bbc-four\/\">the Orson Welles season<\/a> *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Films to look out for on UK TV over the Christmas period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[704,2804],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7328"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7328\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}