My suggestions for movies to watch on UK terrestrial TV over the Christmas period:

24th December — Christmas Eve
• The Karate Kid (12:10 pm C4)
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (12:50 pm ITV1)
• Babe (2:10 pm BBC1)
• My Fair Lady (2:30 pm BBC2)
• Shrek (6:40 pm BBC1)
• Bonnie and Clyde (12:10 am Five)
• Gone with the Wind (12:45 am ITV1)

25th December — Christmas Day
• Santa Claus (12:05 pm BBC1)
• Singin’ in the Rain (3:10 pm Five)
• Great Expectations (1946) (4:05 pm BBC2)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (6:05 pm BBC1)
• The Pink Panther (6:20 pm Channel 4)
• Finding Forrester (11:45 pm ITV1)
• Out of Sight (11:50 pm BBC1)
• Young Frankenstein (1:55 am BBC1)

26th December — Boxing Day
• Citizen Kane (10:30 am BBC2)
• Mary Poppins (10:50 am ITV1)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2:15 pm BBC1)
• The Wizard of Oz (4:25 pm Five)
• The Bridge on the River Kwai (6:05 pm Channel 4)
• Blazing Saddles (11:00 pm BBC2)

27th December
• Matilda (4:10 pm BBC1)
• Mosquito Squadron (6:00 pm BBC2)
• Great Expectations (1997) (12:40 am Channel 4)

28th December
• Apollo 13 (12:55 pm ITV1)
• For a Few Dollars More (11:15 pm ITV1)

29th December
• Mousehunt (11:25 am BBC1)
• Star Wars Episode IV: a New Hope
• Training Day (10:25 pm BBC1)
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (11:00 pm ITV1)

30th December
• Pete’s Dragon (11:05 am BBC1)
• Star Wars Episode V: the Empire Strikes Back (12:50 pm ITV1)
• Superman II (3:30 pm BBC1)
• Porridge (7:15 pm Channel 4)
• AI: Artificial Intelligence (8:00 pm BBC1)

31st December — New Years Eve
• Animal Farm (12:05 pm Channel 4)
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (12:35 pm ITV1)
• The Guns of Navarone (1:25 pm Channel 4)
• The Italian Job (1969) (5:55 pm BBC1)