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Doctor Who Christmas special

Dan Martin: Doctor Who tones things down this year, with a small-scale drama that's full of heart and soul – and flying sharks

Upstairs Downstairs is back

The 1970s 'costume soap' returns – in a far more status-conscious world
- Downton Abbey creator praises Upstairs Downstairs
Christmas TV highlights

Doctor Who reinvents A Christmas Carol and the Live Aid story takes a comic turn. We pick the crackers and spot the turkeys in the TV schedules
- Have I got a new host for you?
Christmas radio highlights

Carols on Christmas Eve, Adam and Joe on Christmas Day and a selection of Kenny Everett on Boxing Day
- Radio: stuffed with festive treats
- Adam and Joe: welcome back to 6 Music
Christmas television planner

Interactive: Plan all your festive watching with our brilliant guide to this year's essential Christmas and New Year television
- The worst Christmas TV gifts

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