Louisa Mellor Dec 12, 2016
We’ve taken a pen to the UK Christmas TV and radio schedules and circled the shows we’re looking forward to. Add yours below!
Amid the cosy repeats, big movies and inescapable cranberry-stuffed cookery shows on TV this month are a few original gems. Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s Inside No. 9 festive special The Devil Of Christmas (Tuesday the 27th of December, 10pm, BBC Two) is top of our must-watch list. Hot on its heels is Yonderland’s family friendly Yonder Yuletide (Saturday the 24th of December, 6.30pm, Sky One). Another for families on Sky is the Christmas Day Jasper Fforde adaptation The Last Dragonslayer, while Channel 4 has the non-festive-but-essential-for-fans-of smart-sci-fi Humans series two finale (Sunday the 18th of December, 9pm).
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We’ve taken a pen to the UK Christmas TV and radio schedules and circled the shows we’re looking forward to. Add yours below!
Amid the cosy repeats, big movies and inescapable cranberry-stuffed cookery shows on TV this month are a few original gems. Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s Inside No. 9 festive special The Devil Of Christmas (Tuesday the 27th of December, 10pm, BBC Two) is top of our must-watch list. Hot on its heels is Yonderland’s family friendly Yonder Yuletide (Saturday the 24th of December, 6.30pm, Sky One). Another for families on Sky is the Christmas Day Jasper Fforde adaptation The Last Dragonslayer, while Channel 4 has the non-festive-but-essential-for-fans-of smart-sci-fi Humans series two finale (Sunday the 18th of December, 9pm).
See related James Cameron's Avatar: five years on Avatar review
Not to forget, of course, the Doctor Who Christmas Special, a brand-new series of Sherlock,...
- 12/9/2016
- Den of Geek
The classic children's story We're Going on a Bear Hunt is being adapted for television.
Katie, Rosie, Max, the baby and Rufus the dog's adventures will be shown in a 30-minute special on Channel 4 in 2016.
The story follows children who have been left alone for the day and, spurred on by Katie's love of grizzly bears, decide to go on a bear hunt.
Author Michael Rosen said: "I am absolutely delighted that Channel 4 has commissioned this animation."
He added: "Helen Oxenbury's wonderful artwork provides a powerful family saga, full of imagined or real trials and these pictures will give a basis for a moving Christmas drama."
Artist Oxenbury said: "I'm so looking forward to seeing the book brought to life in this way. It's a wonderful opportunity to bring We're Going on a Bear Hunt to even more children and I'm thrilled to be part of it.
Katie, Rosie, Max, the baby and Rufus the dog's adventures will be shown in a 30-minute special on Channel 4 in 2016.
The story follows children who have been left alone for the day and, spurred on by Katie's love of grizzly bears, decide to go on a bear hunt.
Author Michael Rosen said: "I am absolutely delighted that Channel 4 has commissioned this animation."
He added: "Helen Oxenbury's wonderful artwork provides a powerful family saga, full of imagined or real trials and these pictures will give a basis for a moving Christmas drama."
Artist Oxenbury said: "I'm so looking forward to seeing the book brought to life in this way. It's a wonderful opportunity to bring We're Going on a Bear Hunt to even more children and I'm thrilled to be part of it.
- 8/26/2015
- Digital Spy
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