38 minutes ago Call the Midwife Christmas special air date, cast and trailer as it's split into two episodes

Call the Midwife’s Christmas special is being split into two parts for the first time in the show's 12-year history.

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44 minutes ago BBC Call The Midwife's Shelagh Turner actress teases huge twist for beloved character

Call the Midwife's Laura Main has teased that a much-loved character will be involved in a cliffhanger during the upcoming Christmas special of the hit BBC show

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49 minutes ago Pregnant EastEnders star Lacey Turner reveals sweet Christmas plans amid huge soap storyline

EastEnders actress Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey Slater in the BBC soap, has opened up about her Christmas plans as she gears up to watch the EastEnders Christmas special

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52 minutes ago Roman Kemp makes Repair Shop cameo as Jay Blades exits Christmas special

‘The One Show’ is working in collaboration with the heirloom restoration show this Christmas

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2 hours ago I watched every Mrs Brown’s Boys episode, special and film...this is my definitive take

The BBC sitcom is critically loathed – but is it the worst thing to appear on our screens? Louis Chilton spends a week with Brendan O’Carroll’s ‘Mammy’ and her unbearable boys to find out for himself

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2 hours ago From bacon baubles to glitter gravy: a guide to this year’s must(n’t) try Christmas trends | Rich Pelley

Back away from the celeb endorsements and viral posts. As my gift to you, dear readers, I tried this stuff – so you don’t have toChristmas is all about traditions: repeating the same thing over and over, however silly it might be, because that’s just what you do at Christmas. But every time-honoured tradition has to start somewhere. In order to sell us tat we don’t need, and keep the PR industry ticking over, the holiday season has also become the time for all manner of daft fads, and celebs promising to give our favourite festive foods, games and pressies “a twist”. Not wanting to miss the (gravy) boat, I embarked on a spirited mission to try them all.This year’s hotly touted Christmas trends include “burr baskets” – a care package of cosy items such as blankets and socks given as a pre-Christmas gift, which sounds like an unnecessary extra faff. Then there’s a lot of talk about “Thriftmas”: re-gifting and buying secondhand gifts from charity shops, which my friend and I havebeen d...

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2 hours ago King Charles appears on BBC Countryfile Christmas special filmed at Highgrove

The King has made a festive appearance on a Christmas special of the BBC's Countryfile, which was filmed at his Highgrove home in Gloucestershire

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3 hours ago Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special: James Corden's dad's sweet message to Radio 2 makes Smithy star emotional

While live on air during the Gavin & Stacey takeover, the actor and comedian paid tribute to care workers who would be working on Christmas Day

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3 hours ago Rebekah Vardy goes shopping for last minute Christmas gifts and Jamie may be in luck

Jamie Vardy won't be with wife Rebekah and their family for most of Christmas so she wants to make things special - and that means a Christmas tree bursting with presents

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3 hours ago Death in Paradise fans react as 'blunt' new detective Mervin Wilson makes debut

This weekend, BBC viewers saw Don Gilet make his debut on the island of Saint Marie as Detective Mervin Wilson in Death in Paradise's Christmas special.

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