BBC One to air huge Christmas Day movie after the King’s Speech as festive TV schedule is revealed

A family-favourite movie is set to air in a prime time slot on Christmas Day.

The TV schedule for December 25 has been leaked ahead of the big day, with BBC One planning to air Toy Story 4 straight after the King’s Speech. 

According to the Mirror, the Pixar movie will receive its mainstream TV premiere on BBC One on Christmas Day.

It will mark the first time the fourth instalment of the smash hit franchise will have aired on free-to-air TV.

An insider told The Mirror: ‘Toy Story has always been a firm favourite as a Christmas premiere so it makes perfect sense to show the fourth one in 2023.

‘It’s a tried and tested formula to bring family happiness as everyone settles on the sofa after Christmas dinner.’

Festive telly: A family-favourite movie is set to air in a prime time slot on Christmas Day with BBC One planning to air Toy Story 4 straight after the King’s Speech

It’s also thought the channel will air the first three Toy Story movies in the days leading up to Christmas Day.  

BBC One will also be showing other family favourites over the festive period,  including Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway and The Addams Family 2.

Jennifer Lopez’s romcom Marry Me and The Witches, the 2020 screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic will also be on the BBC One schedule.

Meanwhile Lady Gaga’s House of Gucci, Kenneth Brannagh’s Oscar winning movie Belfast, and Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect, will all make their free-to-air debuts over Christmas on BBC Two.

Away from the movies, Strictly Come Dancing fans have the traditional festive special to look forward to on Christmas Day.

BBC Breakfast’s Sally Nugent, historian Dan Snow and EastEnders’ Jamie Borthwick will be among those trying their hand at the dance floor.

The Strictly ballroom will be transformed into a winter wonderland in a magical blend of dance, glitter, and cheer as six brand-new celebrities will battle to be crowned Christmas champion.

All four judges from this year’s season are set to return as Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas will take to the panel.

Direct from Hollywood: Jennifer Lopez’s romcom Marry Me and The Witches, the 2020 screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic will also be on the BBC One schedule 

Movies galore: BBC Two meanwhile has House of Gucci on its schedule, which stars Adam Driver and Lady Gaga

Acclaimed: Kenneth Brannagh’s Oscar winning movie Belfast, starring Jamie Dornan, will also air over the Christmas period 

Meanwhile Netflix is already offering up some festive cheer, with a slew of Christmas movies available on the streaming service.

One of the latest Christmas releases has been labelled the worst festive film ever by fans – even though it has a star studded cast.

To rub salt in the wound, the film now available on the streaming platform, has bagged an abysmal Rotten Tomato score of 33 per cent.

The Best Christmas Ever! sees mother-of-two Charlotte (Heather Graham) arrive uninvited at her ex-best-friend, Jackie’s (Brandy Norwood) home in a bid to discover if her braggadocios annual festive newsletters are in fact true.

But Charlotte is taken aback when she discovers her former friend’s seemingly perfect life.

Not so festive: Viewers have bashed one of Netflix ‘s latest Christmas releases, labelling it the worst festive film ever – even though it has a star studded cast (Heather Graham pictured)

Charlotte ends up spending the festive holidays with her former friend’s family alongside her husband Rob (Jason Biggs) and children Dora (Abby Villasmil) and Grant (Wyatt Hunt)

Despite the film’s plot being seemingly heart-warming, some fans are still going as far as to call it the ‘worst movie of all time’.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan wrote: ‘Best. Christmas. Ever! could possibly be the worst Christmas movie ever’

‘Best. Christmas. Ever! on Netflix is the..Worst. Film. Ever,’ a second said. ‘Avoid or even better, poke your eyes out. That’s far more enjoyable than putting yourself through this waste of 1.5hrs.’

Another chimed in: ‘Netflix’s Best Christmas Ever is the worst movie I’ve ever watched.. you guys should be ashamed for airing this’

‘Best Christmas ever’ on @netflix may simply be the absolute worst Christmas movie I have ever suffered through,’ stated one user.

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