PICKS OF THE DAY: BOXING DAY, WHAT TO WATCH

What to watch today, Friday 26th December 2025.

Would I Lie To You At Christmas

Rob Brydon is back in the host’s chair for a festive edition of the award-winning comedy panel show. And as ever, David Mitchell and Lee Mack are the lightning-quick team captains. Over the course of the show, a stellar cast of celebrity guests reveal amazing stories about themselves. But are they telling the truth, or are they making it all up?

 Call The Midwife

The work of the Nonnatus team in Hong Kong is threatened, whilst back in Poplar, the young midwives throw a wild party at Nonnatus House.

 The Repair Shop

It’s Christmas at the barn, and the doors are thrown wide open to welcome some very special guests who have brought along cherished items in need of a festive fix.

Hollywood legend Dame Helen Mirren arrives, along with a beloved but badly broken cello. This beautiful instrument was owned by theatre director Martin Landau, who aged just 14 fled Nazi-occupied Europe on the Kindertransport, carrying with him just a few personal possessions and his all-important cello.

 The Masked Singer

Four famous faces take to the stage and compete in elaborate costumes keeping their identities hidden - as each celebrity performs, our superstar panel of detectives try to unravel the clues and work out their identities of TV’s best-kept secret. Who will be gifted The Masked Singer crown this Christmas?

The award winning show is hosted by Joel Dommett, who is joined by panellists Jonathan Ross, Maya Jama, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan. Also joining the show will be a host of pantomime icons spreading their Christmas cheer with extra clues for the panel... but will these extra presents help our panel decipher who’s hiding behind the mask?

 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

Christmas Special Settle in for a festive edition of Celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, hosted once again by Jeremy Clarkson. A new line-up of well-known faces will take their places in the famous hot seat, each hoping to climb the money ladder and raise funds for their chosen charities. Over the years, the show has welcomed a wide range of famous contestants, from comedians and actors to sporting legends and TV personalities all eager to test their knowledge for a good cause.

 The Great Pottery Throwdown

Siobhán McSweeney hosts a celebrity festive edition of Pottery Throwdown with judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller on Channel 4. The celebrities taking to the pottery wheel for the annual festive special on Channel 4 are comedian Tim Vine, actor Sarah Hadland, broadcaster Colin Murray and reality star Amber Gill.

 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year

Question master Jimmy Carr invites panellists Jonathan Ross, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, Nick Mohammed, Roisin Conaty and Lou Sanders to battle it out to see who knows the most about the year that's been. Helping Jimmy to ask the big questions are actor Charles Dance, the children of Mitchell Brook Primary School and a host of celebrity question-setters.