Image released for BBC One's The Pale Horse
BBC One and Mammoth Screen have released a picture from the latest Agatha Christie adaptation The Pale Horse.
The Rap Game UK returns for more bars on BBC Three
After a hugely successful first series, BBC Three has confirmed that series two of The Rap Game UK will follow up in 2020 with Krept & Konan and BBC Radio 1Xtra’s DJ Target once again on board as mentors.
Radio
BBC Radio 2 will be the exclusive radio partner for the 20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards, which will take place on Sunday 1 March 2020 at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London.
The longlist for BBC Music Sound of 2020 has been unveiled, tipping ten new artists for success next year.
Entertainment
Husband and wife hosting duo Marvin and Rochelle Humes will present a very special celebrity edition of highly addictive music quiz The Hit List coming to BBC One on 28 December.
Brand new BBC Three series Angels Of The North will give viewers an access-all-areas pass to Longlox, a real life ‘pre-party’ hair extensions super salon in Tyneside, documenting the highs and lows of its stylists.
Bradley Walsh and Holly Willoughby will be spreading the festive joy in new family entertainment show, Take Off on BBC One.
Strictly Come Dancing returns for an all-star Christmas special as six of the most-loved Strictly stars return to the dance floor for the annual special.
Former professional footballer turned podcasting legend Peter Crouch is bringing a brand new comedy entertainment series to BBC One for next year’s Euro 2020 finals.
Drama
Everything you need to know about the new BBC One adaptation of A Christmas Carol, including interviews with the cast.
BBC Studios Productions’ ever popular daytime crime drama Father Brown returns to BBC One in early 2020 for an eighth series with ten brand new episodes following the murder mystery solving skills of the clerical sleuth.
Factual
BBC One announced that Sir David Attenborough is to present The Green Planet, a brand new five part landmark series from BBC Studios Natural History Unit.
Best Home Cook is back. The eight-part series returns with a new lease of life: brand new kitchens, tougher challenges and an exciting and tense finale each week.
The Last Igloo is a very simple film: the story of one man - an indigenous hunter called Julius - as he sets out from an Inuit settlement into the wilderness of Greenland to fish, hunt, and eventually build an igloo.
Baby Chimp Rescue will follow life in a home for orphaned baby chimpanzees run by wildlife vet Jimmy Desmond and his wife Jenny.
Childrens
CBeebies has revealed the celebrities who will entertain and delight the nation’s children with Bedtime Stories this Christmas.
Podcasts
One of the most popular podcasts in the UK, That Peter Crouch Podcast is officially #BackStronger for a third series.
Northern Ireland
BBC Northern Ireland is continuing its tradition of BBC Christmas Preview Screenings in Belfast with something for everyone to enjoy.
A new two-part series, Singing The Messiah, for BBC Northern Ireland from DoubleBand Films follows a community choir on the Ards Peninsula as they prepare to perform Handel’s Messiah - sung for the first time in Ulster-Scots.
BBC Northern Ireland is to reveal the 10 shortlisted stories written by young people for Two Minute Tales during The Stephen Clements Show on BBC Radio Ulster throughout next week.
Wales
In 2020 BBC Cymru Wales, National Theatre Wales and Writersroom Wales are coming together again to search for the next Wales Writer In Residence.
World Service
BBC Persian makes urgent appeal to UN as harassment spikes during Iran protests, as the harassment of BBC Persian staff and their families in Iran has been stepped up during protests in the country, the UN has heard.
Broadcast highlights
- The Case Of Sally Challen, Monday 9 December, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer
- Gold Digger, Tuesday 10 December, BBC One and BBC iPlayer
- Blue Peter: Countdown To Christmas, Thursday 12 December, CBBC and BBC iPlayer
- Angels Of The North, Sunday 8 December, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer
- Art Is Everywhere Playlist, Sunday 8 December, BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds
- Radio 2 In Concert, Monday 9 December, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds
- In The Studio: Adrian Smith - Reaching For The Skies, Tuesday 10 December, BBC World Service and BBC Sounds
- Dead Ringers, Friday 13 December, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds