The Scarlet Pimpernel December 10, Radio 4, 3pm
James Purefoy and Sienna Guillory star in a new adaptation of Baroness Orczy’s classic.
Friday Night Is Music Night December 15, Radio 2, 8pm
Cleo Laine celebrates her 90th birthday at Birmingham Town Hall with the BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Big Band.
A Festival Of Nine Lessons And Carols, Christmas Eve. The traditional candlelit Christmas Eve service from King’s College Chapel, Cambridge
Sound Of Dance December 16, Radio 3, 3pm
Katie Derham considers The Nutcracker and the effect of Tchaikovsky’s music.
Christmas Around Europe December 17, Radio 3, from 1pm
A day of live concerts from around Europe kicks off with organ music in Helsinki and Christmas songs in Vienna.
Tweet of the Day December 18, Radio 4, 3pm
The Twelve Tweets Of Christmas begins with a partridge in a pear tree.
Scrooge – The Musical Radio 4 Extra, Christmas Eve. Anthony Newley gets a visit from the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future in this 1995 stage version of A Christmas Carol
Jo Whiley December 21, Radio 2, 8pm
A Doctor Who special features interviews with producer Steven Moffat and stars including Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie.
Are You Alright In There? December 22, Radio 4, 11.30am
From Bunny Suicides to 101 Uses For A Dead Cat, this is a tongue-in-cheek look at toilet tomes – books that fill Christmas stockings.
Dead Ringers December 22, Radio 4, 6.30pm
From politics and Brexit to sex scandals, the comedians give their take on the events of the past year.
Lenny Henry on Richard Pryor: The making of a satirist December 23, Radio 4, 8pm
Using rare tapes of Pryor’s self-imposed exile in California, Henry reveals how his idol reinvented himself and became famous as an inflammatory satirist
CHRISTMAS EVE
Scrooge – The Musical Radio 4 Extra, midday
Anthony Newley gets a visit from the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future in this 1995 stage version of A Christmas Carol.
Sir Roger Moore: Nobody Did It Better, Boxing Day. Family and friends, including Michael Caine, pay a fond tribute to Roger Moore, who died this year
A Festival of Nine Lessons And Carols Radio 4, 3pm
The traditional candlelit Christmas Eve service from King’s College Chapel, Cambridge.
CHRISTMAS DAY
Count Arthur Strong’s Radio Show! Radio 4, 1.15pm
Arthur is back on the radio and auditions for a production of Bedknobs And Broomsticks.
The Infinite Monkey Cage Radio 4, 4pm
Seeing is believing… Or is it? Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince investigate the science of magic and human psychology.
Just a Minute: 50 Years in 28 Minutes Radio 4, 6.30pm
A mash-up of half a century of the comedy panel show, featuring guests from across the decades.
BOXING DAY
Strictly Shirley Radio 2, 5pm
New Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas shares her musical memories and favourite tracks.
Sir Roger Moore: Nobody Did It Better Radio 2, 8pm
Family and friends, including Michael Caine, pay a fond tribute to Roger Moore, who died this year.
Gideon Coe December 28, 6 Music, 9pm
The 2017 Obit Show celebrates the musicians who have died this year, including Chuck Berry and Tom Petty.
Gideon Coe, Dec 28. The 2017 Obit Show celebrates the musicians who have died this year, including Chuck Berry and Tom Petty
Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review December 29, Radio 5 Live, 2pm
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo look back at the best – and worst – films of 2017.
NEW YEAR’S EVE
Shane Richie Radio 2, 7pm
Pull on your cowboy boots and get the New Year’s Eve party started with country hits.
Ana Matronic’s New Year’s Eve Dance Devotion Radio 2, 11pm
Scissor Sisters’ Ana Matronic plays disco hits and club classics to welcome in the New Year.
NEW YEAR’S DAY
New Year’s Day Concert Radio 3, 10.15am
Riccardo Muti conducts the traditional concert live from the Musikverein in Vienna.