PICKS OF THE DAY: SATURDAY 27th DECEMBER, WHAT TO WATCH

What to watch today, Saturday 27th December 2025.

The Biggest Night Of Musicals

Jason Manford hosts a celebration of the most memorable performances from Big Night of Musicals by The National Lottery. It will feature show-stopping numbers from some of the UK’s biggest West End and touring productions - including Wicked, Les Misérables, Mary Poppins, The Bodyguard, The Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda The Musical, Phantom of the Opera and Back to the Future: The Musical - as well as star performances from Alfie Boe and Beverley Knight, unforgettable group numbers and emotional moments that have defined the series.

 You Bet! On Tour Christmas Special

Following an action-packed series crammed full of mind-blowing feats, big-name celebrities and nail-biting suspense, You Bet! On Tour is back this festive season for a one-off Christmas special. Hosted by Stephen Mulhern from the enchanting Kimbolton Castle, a sleighful of hopefuls take on challenges to complete for a £5,000 prize - they face a panel including Alison Hammond, Nick Mohammed and Rob Beckett who are all vying to be crowned as the Christmas You Bet! champion.

 Wheel Of Fortune Christmas Special

It’s Christmas on Wheel of Fortune and Graham Norton is bringing the festive magic! In this special edition, families from across the UK step up to the wheel in pairs each hoping to unwrap a grand prize of £50,000 - who will sleigh the puzzle board and take home the jackpot?

Ant & Dec's Limitless Win Christmas Special

Presented by Britain’s favourite double act Ant & Dec, the hit primetime quiz show is back with a festive Christmas special. This Christmas, the show takes on an even more heartwarming twist as, for the first time ever, two unsuspecting members of the audience are given the surprise of their lives - the chance to take on the Limitless Ladder with a celebrity partner and climb their way to a fortune.

 The Hunting Wives

Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow) had an idyllic life in Boston, Massachusetts with her son and loving husband Graham (Evan Jonigkeit) until a traumatic event shook their family’s foundation. Certain that a fresh start is the cure; her husband uproots them from the East Coast to east Texas - there Sophie grapples with her spiraling anxiety and jarring new surroundings.

 Judi Dench: Shakespeare, My Family And Me

In Shakespeare, My Family and Me, the Oscar winning star turns history detective to solve a great mystery in her family’s past. Did one of her ancestors actually meet her hero, William Shakespeare? The will see Dame Judi follow the clues buried deep in the Danish archives and find out if her eight times great-grandfather may have met Shakespeare in 1606, the year he wrote three of his greatest plays, plague returned to England and Londoners were reeling from the Gunpowder Plot.

 The Good Ship Murder Christmas Special

The Good Ship Murder docks in Alicante for a Christmas special. Donna, a woman claiming to suffer from a life-changing illness, boards the ship with her loyal friend Bernie. As the festive voyage begins, Donna charms fellow passenger Gary and yearning for a Christmas miracle, visits a remote monastery. There she meets Rodriguez, a mysterious man of the cloth, and Thomasina, an enigmatic nun. But the holiday cheer turns dark when Bernie is found dead.