BBC1’s Christmas schedule is stuffed with repeats – with half its output having aired before. It plans to show 102 repeats and 100 originals, excluding the news and weather. Kids’ favourite ...

BBC1 got its worst ever Christmas Day ratings this year despite the fact that comedy The Vicar of Dibley was the most watched programme with 11.4million viewers.

Christmas viewing figures made unpleasant reading for the biggest television channels and showed people had found better things to do over the holiday than watch a schedule laden with repeats.

HALF of BBC1’s programmes this Christmas will be repeats. The corporation will aim to have the same success as last year by showing the Gavin And Stacey special on December 24. On Christmas Eve ...