Best family films and shows on TV this holiday

Saturday 21 December

• The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas, 9.25am, CITV
• Confessions of a Shopaholic, 2.25pm, BBC2 (PG)
• A Cinderella Story, 4.25pm, Channel 5 (PG)
• MFM Pick: The Young Victoria, 5.25pm, BBC2 (PG)
• For older kids: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 6.30pm, ITV (12)
• Family fave: Strictly Come Dancing Final, 6.30 and 8.30pm, BBC1

Sunday 22 December

• George of The Jungle, 11am, BBC1 (U)
• MFM ‘Hankies at the ready’ Pick: The Iron Giant, 11.25am, ITV2 (U)
• MFM Comedy Pick: Nativity, 3.25pm, BBC2 (U)
• It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, 3.35pm, Channel 5 (U)
• The Muppets and Lady Gaga at Christmas, 5.25pm, Channel 5
• Night at the Museum, 6.55pm, C4 (PG)
• Madagascar, 8.20pm, BBC3 (U)

Monday 23 December

• Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, 11.35am, BBC1
• MFM Classic Pick: Harvey, 1pm, Channel 5 (U)
• The Santa Clause, 1.40pm, BBC1 (U)
• Hulk, 2.55pm, ITV (12)
• MFM Must-watch Pick: Toy Story, 3.15pm, BBC1 (PG)
• For older kids: Jane Eyre, 8.30pm, BBC2 (PG)
• For older kids: Star Trek, 9pm, Film4 (12)

Christmas Eve

• Splash, 12.05, BBC2 (PG)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 1.30pm (PG)
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 3pm, Channel 5 (PG)
• Toy Story 2, 3.40pm, BBC1 (U)
• The Grinch, 3.50pm, Channel 4 (PG)
• Fantasia, 4.15pm, BBC2 (U)
• Finding Nemo, 5.55pm, BBC1 (U)
• Bedtime Story, 6.50pm CBeebies
• MFM Family Pick: The Snowman and The Snowdog, 7.30pm, C4
• Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark, 8pm, BBC3 (PG)
• Pay for Pick: Wreck-It Ralph 7.15pm, Sky Premiere (PG)

Christmas Day

• James & the Giant Peach, 8.50am, C4 (U)
• Dr Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!, 10.25am, C4 (U)
• Chicken Run, 11am, BBC1 (U)
• The Princess and the Frog, 12.30, BBC1 (U)
• MFM 'hankies for the dads' Pick: Toy Story 3, 3.20pm, BBC1 (U)
• Tangled, 3.20pm, ITV (PG)
• The Muppet Christmas Carol, 4.35pm, C4 (U)
• Call the Midwife, 6.15pm, BBC1
• MFM Family Pick: Doctor Who, 7.30pm, BBC1
• Iron Man Three, 8pm, Sky Premiere (12)
• Time to sit down Pick: Downton Abbey, 8.30pm, ITV
• For older kids: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 8.30pm, BBC3 (12)

Boxing Day

• Room on the Broom, 9am, BBC1
• 101 Dalmatians, 9.55am, BBC1 (U)
• The Flintstones, 11am, ITV (U)
• Flushed Away, 11.30, BBC1 (U)
• MFM Pick: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, 1.05pm, BBC1 (U)
• Casper, 1.05pm, ITV (PG)
• Alice in Wonderland, 2.25pm, BBC1 (PG)
• Cars 2, 4.05pm, BBC1 (U)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, 8pm, BBC3 (PG)
• For older kids: Independence Day, 6.20pm, C4 (12)
• For older kids: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, 7.15pm, ITV (12)

Friday 27 December

• 102 Dalmatians, 9.50am, BBC1 (U)
• Batteries not included, 11.25, ITV (PG)
• Aliens in the Attic, 11.55am, C4 (PG)
• Doctor Doolittle, 1.35pm, C4 (PG)
• MFM Pick: Enchanted, 2.35pm, BBC1 (PG)
• MFM Don't miss this Pick: Megamind, 4.10pm, BBC1 (PG)
• For older kids: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, 6.05pm, BBC1 (12)

Saturday 28 December

• MFM family Pick: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 10.30am, Channel 5 (U)
• The Princess Bride, 4pm, Channel 5 (PG)
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, 6.30pm, ITV2 (U)
• MFM Pick: Up, 6.50pm, BBC1 (U)
• The Italian Job, 7pm, C4 (PG)
• For older kids: I am Number Four, 9pm, BBC2 (12)

Sunday 29 December

• Monster vs Aliens, 1.55pm, BBC1 (PG)
• Happy Feet, 2.15pm, 5* (U)
• MFM Classic Pick: Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, 3.55pm (PG)
• MFM Pick: Fantastic Mr Fox, 6.10pm, More4 (PG)
• Snow White, 6.20pm, C5 (PG)
• Scott of the Antarctic, 9pm, BBC4 (U)

Monday 30 December

• The Railway Children, 11.25am, ITV (U)
• MFM Scary Pick: Coraline, 2pm, C4 (PG)
• Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, 2pm, ITV (PG)
• MFM Pick: Wall-E, 2.45pm, BBC1 (U)
• MFM Classic Pick: Mary Poppins, 4.15pm, BBC1 (U)
• Shrek Forever After, 7.30pm, BBC1 (U)
• For older kids: Quantum of Solace, 8.30pm, ITV (12)

New Year's Eve

• MFM Techy Pick: Short Circuit, 7.25am, BBC2 (PG)
• Bee Movie, 9.10am, BBC1 (U)
• The Chronicles of Narnia, 1.20pm, BBC1 (PG)
• MFM Pick: How to Train Your Dragon, 4pm, BBC1 (PG)
• Mr Bean's Holiday, 7.10pm, ITV2 (PG)
• MFM Classic Pick: Kind Hearts and Coronets, 8pm, BBC4 (U)
• For older kids: Mamma Mia!, 8pm, ITV (PG)

New Year's Day

• Who Framed Roger Rabbit, 10.20am, BBC1 (PG)
• Planet 51, 10.20am, C4 (U)
• The Sound of Music, 2.15pm, BBC1 (U)
• MFM Classic Pick: Big, 4.10pm, C4 (12)
• MFM Pick: Kung Fu Panda 2, 5.05pm, BBC1 (PG)
• MFM Classic Pick: The Dam Busters, 6.30pm, Channel 5 (U)
• Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief, 6.40pm, Film4 (PG)
• Gnomeo & Juliet, 6.45pm, BBC1 (U)
• For older kids: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, 8pm, ITV (12)
• For super sleuths: Sherlock, 9pm, BBC1

Thursday 2 January

• The Pacifier, 10.30am, BBC1 (PG)
• Flash Gordon, 11.35am, C4 (PG)
• The Sorcerer's Apprentice, 1.45pm, BBC1 (PG)
• MFM Pick: Mary Poppins, 7.30pm, BBC4 (U)
• For older kids: The King's Speech, 9pm, Film4 (12)

Friday 3 January

• The Cat in the Hat, 9.10am, BBC1 (PG)
• Race to Witch Mountain, 10.25am, BBC1 (PG)
• Doctor Zhivago, 1.15pm, Channel 5 (PG)
• The Shaggy Dog, 1.45pm, BBC1 (U)
• For older kids: Rebecca, 2pm, BBC2 (PG)
• Ice Age, 7.30pm, E4 (U)
• MFM Pick: The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper, 7.30pm, BBC3
• Elf, 8pm, Sky1 (PG)
• Classic for older kids: Forrest Gump, 9pm, More4 (12)