{"id":13826,"date":"2011-12-22T05:06:48","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T05:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=13826"},"modified":"2011-12-24T08:56:10","modified_gmt":"2011-12-24T08:56:10","slug":"films-on-tv-over-christmas-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2011\/12\/22\/films-on-tv-over-christmas-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Films on TV over Christmas 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Films-on-TV-Over-Christmas-2011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13827\" title=\"Films on TV Over Christmas 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Films-on-TV-Over-Christmas-2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are my TV film picks for the festive period if you want to plan ahead and set the DVR or catchup on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A few quick observations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This Christmas is the last before <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_switchover_dates_in_the_United_Kingdom\">analogue switch off in April 2012<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A lot of people can now watch <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freeview.co.uk\/HD\">HD films on terrestrial Freeview<\/a> for the first time.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/tv\/categories\/films\">films section on BBC iPlayer<\/a> is a treasure trove of content this time of year.<\/li>\n<li>There are some really interesting late night horror films on BBC2.<\/li>\n<li>BBC Four are showing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b00kz6t4\">some religious epics of the 1950s<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/bbc.in\/txyrHr\">documentary on how they were made<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to discuss any of the films below on Twitter my username is <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/filmdetail\">@filmdetail<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Thursday 22nd December<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0041866\/\">SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON<\/a> (1949) is on BBC2 at 2.30pm<\/li>\n<li>THE DESCENT (2005) is on Film4 at 1.10am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Friday 23rd December<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LOCAL HERO (1983) is on Film4 at 3.20pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120663\/\">EYES WIDE SHUT<\/a> (1999) is on ITV1 at 10.50pm<\/li>\n<li>FIGHT CLUB (1999) is on Film4 at 11pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Saturday 24th December<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0083866\/\">E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL<\/a> (1982) is on ITV1 at 3.25pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.to\/uk7yOt\">LAND OF THE PHARAOHS<\/a> (1955) is on BBC Four at 9pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0845046\/\">SON OF RAMBOW<\/a> (2007) is on BBC3 at 9.20pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0094291\/\">WALL STREET<\/a> (1987) is on More4 at 11.50pm<\/li>\n<li>SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977) is on Film4 at 01.25am<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0054331\/\">SPARTACUS<\/a> (1960) is on ITV1 at 2.10am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Sunday 25th December<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<li>BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) is on Film4 at 1.10pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0045152\/\">SINGIN&#8217; IN THE RAIN<\/a> (1952) is on More4 at 3.05pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0039628\/\">MIRACLE ON 34th STREET<\/a> (1947) is on Film4 at 3.20pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0382932\/\">RATATOUILLE<\/a> (2007) is on BBC1 at 4.50pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0054847\/\">EL CID<\/a> (1961) is BBC4 at 7pm<\/li>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Monday 26th September<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0047472\/\">SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS<\/a> (1954) is on C5 at 3.10pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0032138\/\">THE WIZARD OF OZ<\/a> (1939) is on C5 at 5.10pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120338\/\">TITANIC<\/a> (1997) is on More4 at 5.20pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0172495\/\">GLADIATOR<\/a> (2000) is on ITV1 at 11.15pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0034587\/\">CAT PEOPLE<\/a> (1942) is on BBC2 at 1.10am<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0068646\/\">THE GODFATHER<\/a> (1972) is C4 at 1am<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0052357\/\">VERTIGO<\/a> (1958) is on ITV1 at 2.05am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Tuesday 27th December<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0780536\/\">IN BRUGES<\/a> (2008) is on Film4 at 9pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0360717\/\">KING KONG<\/a> (2005) is on ITV1 at 10.30pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0942385\/\">TROPIC THUNDER<\/a> (2008) is on BBC1 at 10.45pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0036027\/\">I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE<\/a> (1943) is on BBC2 at 01.30am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Wednesday 28th December<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0073341\/\">THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING<\/a> (1975) is on BBC2 at 1.25pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Thursday 29th December<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0059319\/\">THE IPCRESS FILE<\/a> (1965) is on BBC2 at 12.05pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0095031\/\">DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS<\/a> (1988) is on BBC2 at 1.50pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0071562\/\">THE GODFATHER PART II<\/a> (1974) is on C4 at 00.20am<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0086250\/\">SCARFACE<\/a> (1983) is on ITV1 at 2.35am<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0037549\/\">THE BODY SNATCHER<\/a> (1945) is on BBC2 at 1.30am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Friday 30th December<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0026266\/\">DAVID COPPERFIELD<\/a> (1935) is on BBC2 at 9am<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0099487\/\">EDWARD SCISSORHANDS<\/a> (1990) is on @Film4 at 7pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0443453\/\">BORAT<\/a> (2006) is on E4 at 10.35pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Including Eyes Wide Shut, Wall Street, Miracle on 34th Street, Ratatouille, El Cid, The Godfather, The Man Who Would Be King, I Walked With a Zombie and David 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