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Christmas on Watch features the festive special of Strictly Come Dancing, channel premiere drama with Casanova and The 39 Steps, as well as blockbusting films. Casanova *Channel Premiere*
Tuesdays, 10pm (from Tuesday 1st December)
Legendary film actor Peter O'Toole joins Doctor Who himself, David Tennant, in Russell T Davis’ lavish and bawdy re-imagining of the story of the legendary 18th century libertine, Casanova.

The series starts with an older Casanova (O’Toole) living in exile. He’s persuaded to share his tales of his many and varied exploits by a star-struck maid, and he soon starts to regale her with stories of how he was introduced to Venetian high society as a young scholar and how he fell madly in love with the fiancé of a powerful and rich patrician.

The young Casanova (Tennant) also travelled Europe, enjoying financial and libidinous bounty in all the biggest Houses, but there was always one thing that haunted him – the bitter, life-long struggle with Grimani for Henriette’s affections.

Bringing 18th century high society to stunning, multi-colour life Tennant is also joined by a stellar cast that includes Rupert Penry-Jones, Laura Fraser, Rose Byrne, Nina Sosanya and Shaun Parkes.
Legends Of The Fall *Film*
Thursday 10th December, 9pm
Brad Pitt and Sir Anthony Hopkins lead an all-star cast in this epic melodrama.

Colonel Wlliam Ludlow and his three sons (Samuel, Tristan and Alfred) live in the Rocky Mountains of Montana at the beginning of the 20th century.

When Samuel brings with him his fiancé Susanna, the fellowship of the three brothers is about to be broken. The eldest son, Alfred, falls in love with Susanna, and she falls in love with Tristan. Things become worse when the three brothers decide to join the Allied effort in WWI, despite their father's objection.

The bond of the brothers is about to be broken forever. With Aidan Quinn and Julia Ormond. (1994)
Zoolander *Film*
Sunday 13th December, 9pm
Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson team up for the first time in this raucous fashion comedy.

Male supermodel Derek Zoolander (Stiller) is on his way down after three years of continuously winning the coveted Male Model of the Year award. When he’s beaten by the hot newcomer Hansel (Wilson), Derek starts searching for a new meaning in his life.

Fashion tsar Mugatu offers Derek a comeback, but what nobody suspects is that Mugatu (Will Ferrell) plans to assassinate the new Malaysian Prime Minister on his visit to New York, so that cheap child labour is still available for Mugatu's fashion producing.

By brainwashing Zoolander, Mugatu and his evil associate Katinka (Milla Jovovich), create a willing killer to do the job. Only Time Magazine journalist Matilda spots the plot and can save Zoolander from committing a heinous crime. (2001)
Strictly Come Dancing 2008 Christmas Special *Channel Premiere*
Sunday 20th December, 7.40pm
Shortly after Casualty’s Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup were crowned 2008 Strictly Come Dancing champions, they returned to the dance floor to compete in the Christmas Special.

Previous contestants Alesha Dixon, Jill Halfpenny and Kelly Brook joined Tom Chambers, Rachel Stevens and Lisa Snowdon in a sequin-covered spin around the floor. Who will triumph in this festive spectacular? Rachel and her magnificent rumba, Tom and his foxtrot, Jill and her American smooth or new judge Alesha and her Viennese waltz?
Starsky & Hutch *Film*
Wednesday 23rd December, 9pm
Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson bring the classic cop pairing of Starsky and Hutch to the big screen with all-new adventures, all-new wisecracks and all-new chunky knit sweaters.

In this 21st century version, we witness the team’s first big undercover case – trying to nail a drug dealer (Vince Vaughn) who distributes pure, undetectable cocaine and murders anyone that gets in his way.

With their iconic 1974 Ford Torino in tow and thanks to underworld contact Huggy Bear (Snoop Dogg), Starsky and Hutch go after their bad guy. But, too enthusiastic and lacking experience, they almost blow it and have to go even deeper under cover to get their man and save their careers. (2004)
The 39 Steps *Channel Premiere*
Sunday 27th December, 9pm
Rupert Penry-Jones stars in this rip-roaring channel premiere spy adventure, adapted from John Buchan’s novel and made famous by Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 classic movie.

Set in the lead up to WWI, Richard Hannay, recently returned from Africa, is bored and restless until he meets Scudder, a man who claims to be a British spy.

When Scudder is killed in Hannay’s flat, Hannay finds himself accused of murder and caught up in a deadly conspiracy, which not only threatens his life but the safety of the nation.

He flees London for Scotland in a bid to not only clear his name but also uncover a German espionage ring. But, as police and the spies close in, he struggles to decode Scudder’s secret notebook. His only hope is the unlikely friendship he has formed with a young suffragette, Victoria, and together they try to save Britain from invasion.
Hannibal *Film*
Friday 1st January, 10.20pm
Sit Anthony Hopkins returns as Hannibal Lecter, one of the most iconic villains in movie history.

The fourth story in the Hannibal Lecter movie series, Hannibal finds the vicious serial killer living peacefully in Italy assuming the guise of an art scholar. Soon his old habits return and after his latest victims are discovered, he flees to America to once again make contact with disgraced FBI agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore).

Not only does Lecter have to evade the re-energised Starling, but a disfigured and vengeful victim he first came into contact years ago. Also stars Gary Oldman and Ray Liotta. (2001)
*Doctor Who*
Saturday 2nd January, from 2pm
Throughout New Year’s Saturday, Watch broadcasts some of the most recent Doctor Who Christmas specials, which have rapidly become festive TV institutions.

The specials include The Christmas Invasion, which sees the Doctor take Rose home for Christmas to spend the festive season with her family.

That’s not all the Doctor wants from his trip back to Earth – his recent regeneration has left him weak and he needs to build himself back up to full strength. But, while he’s in bed recuperating, Earth comes under attack from the evil Sycorax, who have employed deadly Santas and Christmas trees to help with their invasion plan. With the Doctor unable to help, it’s down to the Tyler family to put up a fight.

In The Runaway Bride, the Doctor is freewheeling across the galaxy after his emotional parting of the ways with Rose Tyler. He gets a huge surprise when Donna, a bride late for her wedding, strangely materialises onto the TARDIS. He not only has to help her get to the church on time, but take on the deadly Empress of Racnoss whose presence seems to indicate that there’s more to Donna than meets the eye. Also starring Catherine Tate and Sarah Parish.

Finally, and a Watch premiere, Kylie Minogue guest stars in The Voyage Of The Damned as Astrid, a waitress on the cruiser ship Titanic from the planet Sto. After observing Earth and its ancient Christmas traditions, the ship collides with meteors and loses the majority of its crew and passengers.

But this is no natural disaster – soon, the Doctor, Astrid and the last remaining crew and survivors are in a battle with an alien force that have been lurking on the ship, ready to kill all aboard.

The Doctor Who Day finishes with a tantalising glimpse into the future, when Doctor Who Confidential chats to the new, 11th Doctor, Matt Smith.