Christmas TV Highlights
The guest stars are lining up to appear on the small screen this Christmas. First up is Doctor Who which has Kylie Minogue joining the Doctor for an adventure set aboard the Titanic.
Doctor Who star David Tennant is doing some of his own guest-starring, appearing alongside the likes of George Michael, Clive Owen and Gordon Ramsay, in the last-ever episode of Extras. Ricky Gervais has promised that the show's feature-length swansong will have us both laughing and crying.
George Michael also pops up in a special festive edition of The Catherine Tate Show. Expect to see favourites such as naughty nurse Bernie, troubled teen Lauren and of course foul-mouthed Nan.
There'll also be a chance to play spot the famous face in ITV1's latest Miss Marple adaption, Marple: Nemesis. Ex-Coronation Street star Johnny Briggs joins George Cole, Amanda Burton and Richard E Grant in the drama, which stars Geraldine McEwan as the amateur sleuth.
Deal Or No Deal fans can look forward to a special Christmas themed week of shows on Channel 4 and special editions of ITV1's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Noel Edmond's Sky One quiz Are You Smarter Than A Ten-Year-Old? are also on the cards.
It's going to be a busy Christmas for Noel as Noel's Christmas Presents makes a comeback on Sky One and will be making it a memorable Christmas for those taking part.
Fans of two of this year's biggest reality hits, Strictly Come Dancing and Any Dream Will Do, are also in for a treat with special Christmas spin-offs. A Christmas Day special of Strictly Come Dancing will see some of this year's finalists in a dance-off against some of the 2005 and 2006 dancers. Meanwhile, Any Dream Will Do: Lee's Story charts the rise and rise of that show's winner Lee Mead.
If you're looking for something a bit more heavyweight this Christmas, Channel 4 will be screening the final part of David Starkey's Monarchy series which brings things right up to date with a look at the Windsors. Channel 4 will also be presenting Christmas specials from celebrity chefs, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay.
Laugh your Christmas socks off with Harry Hill's Christmas TV Burp on ITV1 and for more gentle laughs check out BBC1's My Family and The Green, Green Grass.
Veteran star Derek Jacobi stars alongside Zoe Wanamaker and Bradley Walsh in ITV1's adaption of The Old Curiosity Shop, while Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles return for a one-off special of To The Manor Born that picks up the action 26 years after the series ended.
There's more quality drama in the shape of BBC1's Ballet Shoes which stars Harry Potter star Emma Watson, Victoria Wood, Marc Warren and Richard Griffiths in the tale of three sisters who are adopted by their eccentric great uncle. Elsewhere, Billie Piper returns as Philip Pullman's Sally Lockhart in The Shadow In The North.
Get your hankies at the ready for Michael Parkinson's last-ever edition of Parkinson and also expect to wave goodbye to some of your favourite fictional characters - Heartbeat's PC Phil Bellamy, Casualty's Charlie Fairhead and Coronation Street's Sarah Platt.
Take a look at some scenes from our Christmas TV highlights in the gallery below...
