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The best of Christmas TV A day-by-day selection of festive television viewing

Tuesday, December 20 The Supervet at Christmas (Channel 4, 8pm) Professor Noel Fitzpatrick and the Supervet team are on hand to help poorly animals at their practice in Surrey. The Graham Norton Story (Channel 5, 9pm) Profile of the chat show host, exploring his rise to fame. Graham’s big break came with a recurring role in Father Ted and an award-winning stint as guest host on Jack Docherty’s chat show, before becoming one of Britain’s most popular radio and TV presenters, including hosting Britain’s Eurovision Song Contest coverage. Darcey Bussell: Looking for Margot (BBC1, 10.45pm) Strictly Come Dancing judge Darcey Bussell goes behind the scenes at the Royal Opera House

home town. Chris also spends a chilly night in an ice hotel and boards a giant iron-ore train bound for Narvik, the final destination of his journey through darkness, ice and snow. Alan Carr’s 12 Stars of Christmas (Channel 4, 10pm) Alan turns festive elf as he hosts a star-studded quiz show in which three famous faces compete to win hundreds of presents for the studio audience, each taking it in turns to choose doors from a giant advent calendar, behind which are more celebrities armed with questions about the highlights of the past 12 months. Alesha Dixon, Rob Beckett and Alexander Armstrong take part, with guests Miranda Hart, will.i.am, Matt Lucas, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Roger Moore, Little Mix, Bear Grylls and William Shatner asking the questions and setting the challenges.

Monday, December 19 Sir Lenny Henry – A Life on Screen (BBC2, 9pm) During his 41 years in the public eye, Sir Lenworth George Henry, to give him his full name, has used his talents in a wide variety of genres, from comedy to drama, to writing and stand-up, not to mention TV presenting, music and Shakespeare. As a result, he fully deserves this tribute to his career, featuring clips, as well as interviews with friends and colleagues, and with the man himself. Chris Tarrant: On the Xmas Express (Channel 5, 9pm) Chris embarks on an epic journey through Scandinavia, starting out on the south-west coast of Norway and travelling to the capital Oslo via a blizzard-prone mountain region that doubled as the ice planet Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back . He then heads to Stockholm, before crossing into Finland to visit Rovaniemi, known as Santa’s Sir Lenny Henry – A Life on Screen (December 19, BBC2, 9pm)

The Supervet at Christmas (December 20, C4, 8pm)

and the Royal Ballet to find how Margot lost out in love, got drawn into a failed foreign revolution and died alone and in poverty, miles from home. She learns that by following her heart, Fonteyn did find a kind of happiness, even though it came at a high price. Wednesday, December 21 This Time Next Year (ITV, 8pm) In the final episode of the series, Davina McCall meets Rebecca and Richard Francis from Carmarthen, Wales who are hoping to finally be able to have a child. After suffering a number of miscarriages and unsure if this is linked to Rebecca’s diabetes, the couple are hoping a new treatment method will allow them to finally have the baby they long for. The presenter also meets Luke Reeson who was hoping to make the GB Paralympic swimming team and head to Rio. The 27-year- old from Cumbria took up swim- ming after suffering a gunshot wound to his leg and groin while

The Secret Life of the Zoo at Christmas (December 22, C4, 8pm)

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