If you are self isolating , cocooning or reducing your social contacts this Christmas, there are some programmes broadcast by traditional broadcasters that could be of interest and may be more accessible for those with limited internet connectivity.
Wednesday 22nd Dec
BBC Radio 3 14:00-16:00 Afternoon Concert: Contemporary Christmas Carols
BBC Radio 3 16:00 -17:00 Choral Evensong: Croydon Minster Live from Croydon Minster, featuring music anticipating Christmas by Poston, Noble, and Wood.
Christmas Eve
BBC Radio 4 3pm A Festival of Carols and Readings from Kings College Cambridge Available after broadcast at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0012r7b
BBC 2 TV 18:15 – 19:30 Carols from King’s College Cambridge
RTE 1 TV 20:15 to 21:10 Carols at Christmas from St Patrick’s Cathedral
Christmas Day
BBC 2 TV 8:45am to 10:00am Repeat of Carols from King’s College Cambridge
RTE 1 TV 9am -9:55 Repeat of Carols at Christmas from St Patrick’s Cathedral
BBC Radio Ulster 9:03am to 10:00am Service from St Anne’s Cathedral with the present Dean, the Very Rev Stephen Forde, reflects on his experience as the current Black Santa. Available after broadcast at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0012q9h
RTE 1 TV 9:55 The Cork Nativity ( repeat broadcast initially in 2020)
BBC One TV 10:00am to 11am Christmas Day Service from Coventry Cathedral
RTE 1 TV 11:00am – 11:45am Service for Christmas Day (Simulcast RTE Radio one extra
RTE 1 TV 12:10 Archbishops Message for Christmas
BBC Radio 3 13:00 – 14:30 Repeat of A festival of Carols and readings
BBC One TV midnight As Christmas Day draws to a close, a well-known celebrity narrates the story of the first Christmas from Luke’s Gospel, when angels appeared to shepherds to proclaim the news of Jesus’s birth. The reading is followed by a familiar carol, performed by a solo singer or choir.
Boxing Day/St Stephen’s Day
BBC Radio Ulster 10:03 – a repeat broadcast of the Service from St Annes Cathedral ( initially broadcast on Christmas Day) Available after broadcast at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0012q9h
RTE 1 TV 11:00 Service On the feast day of the first Christian martyr St Stephen, the Rev Laurence Graham of the Methodist World Mission Partnership and David Turner of Church In Chains lead a service
BBC 1 TV 13:15 Songs of Praise Faith Journey with Daniel O’Donnell