MICHAEL McINTYRE'S THE WHEEL ABSENT FROM BBC CHRISTMAS DAY SCHEDULE

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel will not air on BBC One on Christmas Day, with the programme absent from the BBC's Christmas highlights.

TV Zone understands the tenth and final episode in the current series will air at some point in December, however the BBC have not confirmed whether this is a regular episode or celebrity Christmas special. The show will take a week off on 14th December when BBC airs Michael McIntyre's 25 Years Of Stand-Up special.

In each show, seven fantastic celebrities are strapped to the circumference of the giant wheel. Each celebrity has brought one area of expertise to the show – and it is on these areas that the contestants must answer questions.

The contestants themselves are underneath The Wheel, on another smaller wheel! This Contestant Wheel is spun, and whichever contestant is randomly selected, rises up on their chair, to take their place at the centre of The Wheel and begin the game.

The contestant at the centre of The Wheel is in control – if they can stay there until the end of the show then they could win a life-changing sum of money. However, one wrong answer or spin of The Wheel and they’ll be back down to the Contestant Wheel, and they might never return…

The Wheel is available now on BBC iPlayer.