PICKS OF THE DAY: BOXING DAY 2024, WHAT TO WATCH TODAY

What to watch today, Thursday 26th December 2024.

Blankety Blank Christmas Special

BBC One

Bradley’s back with a very special Christmassy edition of Blankety Blank. Joining him for a festive feast of fun, blanking and questionable prizes from the bottom of Santa’s sack are Jane McDonald, Oti Mabuse, Joel Dommett, Jonathan Ross, Sara Pascoe and The Vivienne.

Outnumbered Christmas Special

BBC One

In a moment of adversity, Sue and Pete gather all their offspring, including one grandchild, to try to celebrate a traditional family Christmas. Their new house is smaller, the children are bigger, and within the chaos, an uninvited house guest overstays their welcome.

The Masked Singer Christmas Special

ITV1

Celebrating this festive season is a brand-new one-off special of TV’s favourite guessing game. The special will see four well-known celebrities compete undercover in elaborate Christmas-themed costumes and keep their true identities hidden with all four famous faces unmasked in one episode.

The 1% Club Christmas Special

ITV1

The award-winning hit ITV game show hosted by BAFTA nominated Lee Mack and produced by Magnum Media is to return for a Christmas special full of festive questions. The show’s format sees 100 contestants begin every show, but to make it to the end and win the top prize of up to £100,000, contestants must correctly answer a question that only 1% of the country would get right.

The Great Pottery Throwdown

Channel 4

Siobhan McSweeney hosts a festive special as Babatunde Aleshe, Martin Kemp, Rachel Riley and Tom Rosenthal take to the pottery studio to see who can make the best hand-built Winter Wonderland and throw the most festive wine coolers to impress judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller.

The Serial Killer's Wife

Channel 5

This intense four-part drama is set in a family home nestled in an idyllic English town, where Beth Fairchild (Annabel Scholey) has prepared a surprise birthday party for her husband Tom (Jack Farthing). With most of the village present as Tom is the beloved local doctor, Beth’s world is turned upside down when the party is interrupted by the police and Tom is arrested for the murder of his former assistant.

Squid Game 2

Netflix

Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 gave up going to the States and comes back with a new resolution in his mind. Gi-hun once again dives into the mysterious survival game, starting another life-or-death game with new participants gathered to win the prize of 45.6 billion won.

The Road Trip

Paramount+

A witty, contemporary, emotionally complex romantic comedy about giving love another shot. Can someone be the right person, just at the wrong time? And is there ever a future in returning to a past love? Addie and her sister Deb are on a road trip to a friend’s wedding in Spain when they are forced to offer a ride to Addie’s ex Dylan, his irrepressible best friend Marcus, and complete stranger Rodney.