TV Times tops picks for tonight
What’s on telly tonight? Here the TV Times team of expert reviewers highlight the three best shows on Saturday 23rd December
Jane and Friends, 9.00pm, C5
Much-loved singer Jane McDonald gets into the Christmas spirit tonight with two festive specials. First up there’s Christmas Cruising with Jane McDonald, which finds the presenter travelling up the Rhine, stopping off at some of Europe’s best Christmas markets. Then in Jane and Friends at Christmas she invites celebrity guests and the cast of Elf: The Musical (a filmed performance of which is showing on C5 today at 5.00pm) to a Christmas party to remember. Rating: ****
Our Friend Victoria, 9.30pm, BBC1
Presented by Victoria Wood’s good friend Anne Reid, this is a celebration of some of the best moments from Victoria’s many Christmas Specials. With clips from some of the most famous and most-loved sketches including Dinnerladies, the As Seen on TV Christmas special from 1987 and Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings from 2000, it’s a joyous trip down memory lane with one of our favourite comedians. Her co-stars and friends also talk about working with the great lady, including Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Shobna Gulati and Richard E Grant. On Friday 29 December, C5 airs Victoria Wood By Her Friends (9.00pm) followed by one of the comic’s live shows from 1997. Rating: ****
Even Better Than the Real Thing, 7.10pm, BBC1
Paddy McGuinness returns with five more of the best professional tribute acts in the world for a spectacular festive edition. These superstar doubles will pay tribute to Michael Bublé, Michael Jackson, John Lennon, Kylie Minogue and Bruce Springsteen, each singing a Christmas hit made famous by their idol. Rating: ***
More previews tomorrow
