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Batch from scratch at Christmas

8pm on Channel 4
Will you be preparing Christmas dinner three months before the big day? Susan Mulholland – also known as the Batch Lady – swears by the frozen turkey and prepared trimmings in this program, which is heavily sponsored by Lidl. She and Joe Swash join a family hosting Christmas for the first time to show them how a festive feast can be prepared in just half an hour, plus lobster macaroni and cheese and tiramisu that the kids can make. Holly Richardson

The largest Christmas market in the world

8pm on Channel 5
An absolute climax of celebration when Tom Reed Wilson heads to Cologne, Germany, to visit the city’s famous Christmas shrine. He’s set himself the task of finding gifts for his friends and his entire family – but will glühwein get in the way? Phil Harrison

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

9pm Sky Max
A zombie show that doubles as a picturesque European trip comes to a head in season three. Short-tempered biker Daryl (Norman Reedus) and cowgirl Paz (Alexandra Masangkay) must go undercover for a rescue mission in Barcelona, ​​while Carol (Melissa McBride) follows her heart. Graeme Virtue

It’s all her fault

9pm, Sky Atlantic

Abby Elliott was on the Christmas episode of The Bear, so she knows something about intense family showdowns: it’s right there. The Irvine clan puts the whole kidnapped child problem to rest when a discovery from the past, with Leah (Elliot) at the heart of the problem, causes an unholy feud. Jack Seale

Father issues

9.35pm, BBC One
There’s a surprise weekend on the cards as this charming sitcom continues. An out-of-season caravan park with sticky tables and café meals served at “suspicious speed” is made worse by the unexpected addition of Malcolm’s estranged and elusive father Jackie (Philip Jackson). Can Malcolm win the talent competition? And can Jackie convince anyone to join his pyramid scheme – “an energy drink for women called Shoes”? Ali Catterall

The Graham Norton Show

10.40pm, on BBC One
Kate Winslet has directed her first movie, and funnily enough, it’s a Christmas movie. She will chat with Graham Norton about Goodbye June on his red sofa, alongside fellow guests former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, The Celebrity Traitors winner Alan Carr, and US talk show host Seth Meyers. Kat Burns performs her single “There’s Something About Her”. Human resources

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Jay Kelly (Noah Baumbach, 2025),Netflix

Jay Kelly is Noah Baumbach’s meditation on the meaning of true fame, and it benefits greatly from casting George Clooney – perhaps the last classic movie star – in the lead. Co-written by Emily Mortimer, it explores the personas celebrities tend to adopt, and what happens when that public front starts to wane. It’s a role that falls right in the middle of Clooney’s comfort zone, and he inhabits it perfectly; Imagine the growing knowledge of Hail, Caesar! Twin with the easy charm of Nespresso ads. Plus, it helps that he has the support of two of Baumbach’s regular stars, Adam Sandler and Laura Dern. Get it now, before the Oscar hype starts. Stuart Heritage

You Weren’t Really Here (Lynn Ramsay, 2017), Friday, 1.50am, Film4
Lynne Ramsay is perhaps best known for her films that push the struggles of parenthood to the extreme, such as We Need to Talk About Kevin and Die My Love. But there’s an argument to be made that 2017’s You Were Never Here represents her high water mark. A politician’s daughter is kidnapped by human traffickers, and ex-mercenary Joaquin Phoenix must save the day. Although it may sound a little Jason Stathammy, it is a very violent and sweet film that will never leave you. Huge achievement. Sh

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