There are so many TV shows and so many good movies coming up over the coming Christmas break that we're going to have to be straight down the line here, and give you a list of both. We're taking things right through into the new year for series and specials here...

Series finales

Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7 finale Thursday 17th December 10:04pm More 4 (repeated Friday 18th December at 2:15am)

Have I Got News for You Season 38 final ep Friday 18th December 9:00pm BBC 1

Paradox concludes 22nd December 9:00pm BBC 1

Spooks Series 8 wraps up Wednesday 23rd December 9:00pm BBC 1

Merlin Series 2 winds down Saturday 19th December 5:45pm BBC 1

Series launches or repeats

Being Human First season repeats on Wednesday & Thursday December 30th & 31st - 3 episodes per day on BBC3 starting at 1:30am (and week following at 10:30om on BBC HD) in advance of second season launch on Sunday 10th January 9:30pm BBC3

Black Books Thursday 31st December 9:35pm More4

Breaking Bad Season 2 Saturday, 19th December 11:00pm Five USA (and consecutive episodes daily at midnight through 1st January 2010)

Dexter Season 3 Monday 28th December 11:00pm FX (and consecutive episodes daily at similar times through 3rd January 2010)

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (Christmas 2008) Tuesday 22nd December 7:00pm BBC3

Doctor Who: The Waters Of Mars  Thursday 24th December 7:00pm BBC3

Doctor Who Confidential (WOM) Thursday 24th December 4:15am BBC3

Doctor Who Confidential: Desert Storm (Easter 2008 special) Friday 1st January 3:35pm BBC HD

Doctor Who Confidential: Lords and Masters Part 1- Friday 25th December 7:00pm BBC3

Doctor Who Greatest Moments: The Doctor Friday 1st January
8:55pm BBC3

Doctor Who at the Proms Thursday 31st December 2:00pm BBC HD

Hustle - 5th series starts Monday 4th January 9:00pm BBC1

Mad Men Season 2 airs again at midnight Saturday 2nd January BBC4

The Big Bang Theory Season 3 Tuesday 22nd December 11:30pm Channel 4

Weakest Link: Doctor Who Special (repeat) Monday 28th December 5:30pm BBC1

One-offs and Specials

10 Minute Tales... starting with Deep And Crisp And Even Monday 21st December 10:00pm Sky1 (and consecutive episodes daily through 31st December)

Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2 hour special episode) Tuesday January 5th 9:00pm Sky1

Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Review of 2009 (with thanks to jonathanwalshuk for the heads up) Tuesday 22nd December 10:30pm BBC4 (and Wednesday 23rd Dec 12:25am & 10:00pm, Saturday 26th Dec 10:30pm, Wednesday 30th Dec 11:30pm)

Crooked House: The Wainscoting - Friday 18th Dec 2:05am BBC4, Something Old - Friday 18th Dec 11:25pm BBC4, The Knocker - Saturday 19th Dec 11:00pm BBC4

Doctor Who (Animated): The Infinite Quest - Saturday 19th Dec 5:15pm CBBC (and Thursday, 24th December 3:00pm CBBC)

Doctor Who (Animated): Dreamland - Saturday 19th Dec 10:00am BBC2 (and Monday 21st December 3:00pm, Thursday 24th December 9:20am BBC1, Tuesday 29th Dec 3:00pm CBBC)

Doctor Who: The End of Time  Part One - Friday 25th Dec 6:00pm BBC1 (and Sunday 27th Dec 7:00pm BBC3, Friday 1st Jan 12:55pm BBC1), Part Two - Friday 1st Jan 6:40pm

Doctor Who Confidential: Allons-y! Friday 1st January 7:55pm
BBC3

Hamlet starring David Tennant Saturday 26th December 8:10pm BBC2

Knowing Me, Knowing Yule... with Alan Partridge Sunday 27th December 10:00pm BBC2

Micro Men (repeat) Wednesday 30th December 9:05pm BBC4 and Thursday 31st Dec 3:20am BBC4

Pixar Picks (Jack Attack, One Man Band, Lifted) Wednesday 30 December 7:00pm BBC3

Terry Pratchett's Hogfather Thursday 24 December 10:00am Sky1 (repeated on the 25th and 26th and various times)

The Day Of The Triffids Episode 1 - Monday 28th December 9:00pm BBC1, Episode 2 - Tuesday 29th December 9:00pm BBC 1

The Gruffalo Friday 25 December 5:30pm BBC1 (repeated Saturday, 26th Dec at 7:00pm BBC3)

The Office Christmas Special Part 1 - Thursday 24th December 9:00pm Dave, followed by Part 2 at 10:00pm

The Royle Family: The Golden Egg Cup Friday 25th December 9:00pm BBC1

If you know of anything we missed, please add your suggestions below. Now on to the films airing through Boxing Day and a bit beyond. There's quite a lot to share with the younglings of the geek-inclined moms and dads, and plenty scares and laughs for grown-up (or nearly) crowds of cousins and mates too.

Please also note: the ordinal numbers for dates will help you scan through this simple list with your browser's search function. Enter '19th' in your browser's Find box or window to highlight and/or tab through all movies shown on Saturday. Enjoy!

Films

A Christmas Carol (1999)
On: Five
Date: Thursday 24th December
Time: 7:05pm (and 4:00pm 27th Dec)

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
On: BBC 1    
Date: Sunday 20th December
Time: 10:55pm

Aliens
On: Film4
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

An American Werewolf In London
On: SCI FI  
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: 10:50pm (and 11:00pm 20th Dec)

Barton Fink
On: Dave
Date: Sunday 20th December
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm Dave Ja Vu)

Basic Instinct
On: ITV1
Date: Tuesday 22nd December
Time: 10:35pm

Beetlejuice
On: G.O.L.D.  
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm Gold+1, 7:00/8:00pm 19th Dec Gold/+1)

Big Trouble In Little China
On: Film4   
Date: Tuesday 22nd December
Time: 01:55am (and 2:55am Film4+1)

Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey
On: Sky Movies Comedy   
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: 6:20pm (and 4:15am 19th Dec)

Blade Runner
On: BBC 2  
Date: Saturday 19th December
Time: 9:00pm

Bridge To Terabithia
On: BBC 1   
Date: Saturday 26th December
Time: 1:30

Cinderella (1965)
On: BBC 2   
Date: Wednesday 23rd December
Time: 09:50am

Citizen Kane
On: BBC 4    
Date: Friday 25th December
Time: 7:00pm

Con Air
On: Sky Movies Premiere   
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm Premiere+1)

Corpse Bride
On: ITV1   
Date: Thursday 24th December
Time: 6:00pm

Crank
On: ITV4
Date: Monday 21st December
Time: 11:00pm (and 10:30pm 23rd Dec)

Crocodile Dundee
On: Channel 4    
Date: Saturday 26th December
Time: 7:10pm (and 8:10pm 4+1)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
On: more4   
Date: Wednesday 23rd December
Time: 22:05pm

Curious George
On: ITV1    
Date: Thursday 24th December
Time: 10:25am

Defiance
On: Sky Movies Premiere  
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: 2:40pm (and 3:40pm Premiere+1)

Dick Tracy
On: Channel 4    
Date: Tuesday 22nd December
Time: 11:55am (and 12:55pm 4+1)

Die Hard
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats    
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: 09:40am (and 10:10pm, 00:05am 21st Dec Sky Christmas)

District 13
On: Film4   
Date: Thursday 24th December
Time: 11:15pm (and 00:15am 25th Dec)

Eight Legged Freaks
On: ITV4   
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: 9:00pm

Elf
On: Film4
Date: Friday 25th December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1, 5:15/6:15pm 31st Dec Film4/+1)

Flushed Away
On: BBC 1   
Date: Saturday 26th December
Time: 3:00pm

Gangs Of New York
On: Film4
Date: Monday 21st December
Time: 10:45pm (and 11:45pm Film4+1)

Gladiator
On: ITV1
Date: Friday 25th December
Time: 11:15pm

Gremlins
On: ITV2   
Date: Monday 21st December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:10pm 24th Dec)

Gulliver's Travels
On: Film4  
Date: Saturday 19th December
Time: 4:40pm (and 5:40pm Film4+1, 1:20/2:20pm 23rd Dec Film4/+1)

Happy Feet
On: ITV1   
Date: Friday 25th December
Time: 3:40pm

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
On: Sky Movies Christmas   
Date: Saturday 19th December
Time: 3:20pm (and 1:30pm & 9:00pm 24th Dec Sky Sci-Fi)

Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom
On: Sky Movies Christmas   
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: 08:05am (and 6:00pm)

Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
On: Sky Movies Christmas   
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: 10:05am

Iron Man
On: Sky Movies Christmas    
Date: Saturday 19th December
Time: 08:30am (and 8:00pm 19th Dec, 2:50pm & 9:00pm 25th Dec Sky Action)

Jack-Jack Attack
On: BBC 3     
Date: Friday 25th December
Time: 11:05pm

James And The Giant Peach
On: Channel 4  
Date: Wednesday 23rd December
Time: 12:05pm (and 1:05pm 4+1)

Jesus Christ Superstar
On: ITV3
Date: Friday 25th December
Time: 06:10am

Kiki's Delivery Service
On: Film4   
Date: Thursday 24th December
Time: 1:05pm (and 2:05pm Film4+1, 12:55/1:55pm 30th Dec Film4/+1)

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
On: FX  
Date: Saturday 26th December
Time: 11:00pm

King Kong (2005)
On: ITV2
Date: Saturday 19th December
Time: 10:00pm (and 9:00pm 22nd Dec)

Kung Fu Hustle
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 26th December
Time: 11:00pm (and midnight Film4+1)

La Vie En Rose
On: BBC 4   
Date: Sunday 3rd January
Time: 9:00pm

Layer Cake
On: Watch
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm Watch+1, 9:30/10:30pm 19th Dec Watch/+1)

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
On: BBC 3  
Date: Sunday 20th December
Time: 7:25pm (and 8:25pm 22nd Dec)

Lost In Space
On: Five USA    
Date: Saturday 19th December
Time: 5:30pm (and 3:30pm 14th Dec)

Lucky Number Slevin
On: E4
Date: Sunday 20th December
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm E4+1, 00:05/01:05am 22nd Dec E4/+1)

Madagascar
On: BBC1
Date: Thursday 31st December
Time: 4:00pm

Mars Attacks!
On: ITV4
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: 11:00pm

March Of The Penguins
On: ITV1  
Date: Saturday 26th December
Time: 4:40pm (and 3:15pm 28th Dec)

Mary Poppins
On: BBC1
Date: Wednesday 30th December
Time: 3:35pm

Matilda
On: Five
Date: Sunday 20th December
Time: 3:30pm

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
On: ITV1   
Date: Sunday 20th December
Time: 12:30pm (and 7:00pm 25th Dec, 10:00pm 27th Dec ITV2)

Night At The Museum
On: Channel 4 
Date: Saturday 2nd January
Time: 7:00pm

Once upon A Time In The West
On: Film4
Date: Wednesday 23rd December
Time: 00:30am (and 1:30am Film4+1, 00:50/01:50am 28th Dec Film4/+1)

Over The Hedge
On: BBC 1  
Date: Thursday 24th December
Time: 4:25pm

Raiders Of The Lost Ark
On: Sky Movies Christmas   
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: 06:05am (and 4:00pm)

Rain Man
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Saturday 19th December
Time: 10:00am (and 8:00pm)

School Of Rock
On: Film4   
Date: Saturday 26th December
Time: 4:55pm (and 5:55pm Film4+1)

Scrooge (1951)
On: Five   
Date: Sunday 20th December
Time: 1:40pm

Shrek The Halls
On: BBC 3  
Date: Tuesday 22nd December
Time: 8:00pm (amd 4:55pm 25th Dec BBC1, 10:45pm 25th Dec BBC3)

Slither
On: Channel 4  
Date: Friday 25th December
Time: 00:10am (and 1:10am 4+1)

Solaris (1972)
On: Film4    
Date: Saturday 19th December
Time: 11:50pm (and 00:50am 20th Dec Film4+1)

Spawn
On: TCM
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: 9:00pm (and 11:00pm 31st Dec)

Speed
On: BBC 1   
Date: Friday 25th December
Time: 11:45pm

Superman Returns
On: BBC 1   
Date: Friday 1st January
Time: 3:15pm

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
On: ITV2  
Date: Wednesday 23rd December
Time: 9:00pm

Terminal Velocity
On: BBC 1   
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: 11:45pm

The 51st State
On: Film4
Date: Friday 18th December
Time: midnight (and 1:00am 19th Dec)

The Abyss
On: Film4   
Date: Saturday 19th December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

The Ant Bully
On: BBC 1   
Date: Thursday 31st December
Time: 12:40pm

The Cannonball Run
On: Five USA  
Date: Tuesday 22nd December
Time: 9:00pm (and 5:00pm 26th Dec)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
On: BBC 1    
Date: Thursday 24th December
Time: 2:15pm (and 7:50pm Tuesady 5th Jan BBC3)

The Fugitive
On: ITV2  
Date: Sunday 20th December
Time: 11:35pm (and 00:25am 27th Dec)

The Incredibles
On: BBC 1   
Date: Friday 25th December
Time: 3:10pm

The Matrix
On: ITV2
Date: Wednesday 23rd December
Time: 00:40am (and 9:00pm 28th Dec)

The Matrix Reloaded
On: ITV2
Date: Wednesday 23rd December
Time: 11:45pm (and 9:00pm 29th Dec)

The Matrix Revolutions
On: ITV2
Date: Friday 25th December
Time: 00:50am (and 9:00pm 30th Dec)

The Muppet Christmas Carol
On: Five   
Date: Monday 21st December
Time: 4:25pm (and various times on Sky Movie channels through Dec and Jan)

The Neverending Story
On: ITV3   
Date: Saturday 26th December
Time: 1:35pm (and 4:00pm 29th Dec)

The Nightmare Before Christmas
On: BBC 2   
Date: Sunday 20th December
Time: 11:30am

The Polar Express
On: ITV1
Date: Friday 25th December

Time: 1:10pm (and 7:00pm 27th Dec ITV2, 6:00pm 30th Dec ITV2)

The Simpsons Movie
On: Channel 4
Date: Sunday 3rd January
Time: 7:25pm (and 3:20pm 31st Dec)

The Sting
On: ITV4
Date: Saturday 26th December
Time: 7:15pm (and 7:15pm Sat 9th Jan)

The Truman Show
On: Film4
Date: Wednesday 23rd December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1, 9:00/10:00pm 29th Dec Film4/+1)

Time Bandits
On: Film4
Date: Friday 25th December
Time: 4:15pm (and 5:15pm Film4+1)

Trading Places
On: Sky Movies Christmas
Date: Sunday 20th December
Time: 10:00pm (and 9:50am & 8:00pm 24th Dec Sky Screen 1, 8:45am & 9:45pm 26th Dec Sky Comedy)

X-Men: The Last Stand
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 26th December
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1, 9:00/10:00pm 31st Dec Film4/+1)

Wallace And Gromit: A Close Shave
On: G.O.L.D.  
Date: Thursday 24th December
Time: 6:15pm (and 7:15pm Gold+1, 12:20/1:20pm 25th Dec Gold/+1, 5:50pm 30th Dec BBC1)

Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out
On: BBC 3
Date: Sunday 20th December
Time: 7:00pm (and 5:00/6:00pm 24th Dec Gold/+1, 6:00/7:00pm 25th Dec Gold/+1, 555pm 29th Dec BBC1)

Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
On: BBC 3  
Date: Monday 21st December
Time: 8:00pm (and 5;35/6:35pm 24th Dec Gold/+1, 11:40am/12:40pm 25th Dec Gold/+1, 5:20pm 31st Dec BBC1)

War Of The Worlds (2005)
On: BBC3
Date: Saturday 2nd January
Time: 9:05pm (and Fri 8th Jan 8:15pm BBC3)

Westworld
On: TCM    
Date: Friday 25th December
Time: 11:25pm