Christmas TV 12th-18th December

This festive season, there are many films on television that have been adapted from books.

All credit for this list goes to Helen Smith from Rawmarsh Community School who compiled it.


Monday 12th December

4.25pm 6.35pm Film4. Tales from Earthsea. Based on the Earthsea books by Ursula Le Guin.

6.35pm 9.00pm Film4. Stardust. Based on the book by Neil Gaiman.

9.00pm 11.25pm 5*. Mrs Doubtfire. Based on the book Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine.

Wednesday 14th December

12.50pm 3.10pm C4. Great Expectations. Based on the book by Charles Dickens.

7.00pm 9.00pm Film4. Eragon. Based on the book by Christopher Paolini.

Thursday 15th December

12.55pm 3.10pm C4. Oliver Twist. Based on the book by Charles Dickens.

9.00pm 11.05pm Film4. X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Based on the Marvel comics.

Friday 16th December – End of term

9.00pm 11.05pm ITV3. DCI Banks: Aftermath. Based on the Inspector Banks books by Peter Robinson.

11.00pm 1.00pm BBC1. Millions Based on the book by Frank Cottrell Boyce.

11.40pm 2.00pm More4. No Country For Old Men Based on the book by Cormac McCarthy.

Saturday 17th December

12.30pm 3.10pm ITV4. Casino Royale. Based on the James Bond books by Ian Fleming

1.15pm 3.10pm ITV1 About a Boy. Based on the book by Nick Hornby.

3.20pm 5.05pm 5*. Prince Charming. Based on the traditional fairytales.

5.05pm 7.30pm 5*. Mrs Doubtfire. Based on the book Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine.

5.15pm 7.15pm C4. A Christmas Carol. Based on the book by Charles Dickens.

6.35pm 9.05pm ITV1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Based on the book by J. K. Rowling.

Sunday 18th December

9.50am 11.30am ITV1. The NeverEnding Story. Based on the book by Michael Ende.

11.00am 1.00pm Film4. The Thirty-Nine Steps. Based on the book by John Buchan.

11.30am 1.15am ITV1. A Cinderella Story. Based on the traditional fairytale by Charles Perrault.

1.00pm 2.45pm C5. Scrooge: A Christmas Carol. Based on the book by Charles Dickens.

3.05pm 5.00pm ITV1. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

2.45pm 4.30pm C4. Christmas Carol: The Musical. Based on the book by Charles Dickens.

3.25pm 7.00pm 5*. Jason and the Argonauts. Based on the Greek myth.

6.35pm 9.00pm Film4. Stardust. Based on the book by Neil Gaiman.

7.00pm 9.00pm ITV1. Just Henry. Based on the book by Michelle Magorian.

7.00pm 9.00pm E4. The Seeker: The Dark is Rising. Based on The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper.