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challenging 12 months, as well as meeting inspirational people, in The Archbishop of
Canterbury’s New Year Message.

It’s holiday season at The Repair Shop, where the dedicated team of craftspeople
are ready to lovingly restore some treasured Christmas keepsakes; and brand new
host Sarah Pascoe sets challenges for some well-known faces in two episodes of
The Great British Sewing Bee under the watchful gaze of judges Esme Young and
Patrick Grant.

And there are three yuletide outings for MasterChef this year – MasterChef: The
Professionals Rematch Special pits four of the chefs from previous series against
each other to win challenges judged by Monica Galetti, Marcus Wareing and Gregg
Wallace; ten previously judged celebrities return for a MasterChef Christmas Cook-
Off, hosted by Gregg and John Torode; and a Champions Special sees five of the
winners from the amateur series return to show how far they have progressed since
winning the series.

And BBC Sports Personality of the Year will take place in Media City Salford,
celebrating achievement in sport from unsung heroes to more well known faces.

The year on BBC One rounds off with the starriest celebrities on The Graham Norton
Show; and then it’s off for fireworks and a music extravaganza in the New Year’s
Eve Concert.

Over on BBC Two, M.R. James’ The Mezzotint, adapted by Mark Gatiss, stars Rory
Kinnear, Robert Bathurst, Frances Barber, John Hopkins, Emma Cunniliffe, and
Nikesh Patel. This haunting tale, set in an old English college in 1922, it is
guaranteed to bring some eerie fear to the audience.

There are laughs and stars a plenty in Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief
Pantomime for Christmas, an adaptation of the classic tale written by Ben Crocker
and The Dawson Bros.; in an extended (by one minute) episode of Mandy, starring
Diane Morgan, she tries to discover the true meaning of Christmas; whilst in Latimer
Crescent, Michelle and Alan’s (Joy McAvoy and Graeme ‘Grado’ Staveley)
Christmas plans go awry as neighbours get on each other’s nerves in Two Doors
Down, also featuring Arabella Weir and Alex Norton. And ‘lost’ since 1970, an
episode of the Morecambe & Wise Show will be broadcast for the first time in 50
years

Live at the Apollo has always highlighted some of the brightest comedy talent, and
this seasonal special is no different, as host Jason Manford introduces Maisie Adam
and Nabil Abdulrashid; and the QI elves will be featuring a sparkly S for this year’s
show, hosted by Sandi Toksvig, alongside regular panellist Alan Davies, Bonnie
Langford, Joe Lycett and Sally Phillips. And Frankie Boyle’s New World Order
returns, where Frankie will be joined by guests to look back on some of the biggest
stories in what has been a baffling year. And across 10 festive episodes, Jeremy
Paxman will gather some familiar graduates to compete in Christmas University
Challenge.