BBC iPlayer Highlights 22-28 December 2018

A quick round up of what's new this week on BBC iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.

BBC One

Watership Down - from Sat 22 Dec

Call the Midwife Christmas Special - from 25 Dec

Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show - from Tue 25 Dec

Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special - from Tue 25 Dec

Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special  - from Tue 25 Dec

The Queen's Christmas Broadcast - from Tue 25 Dec

Zog  - from Tue 25 Dec

The BFG - from Wed 26 Dec

The ABC Murders - from Wed 26 Dec

BBC Two

Live at the Apollo: Christmas Special - from Sat 22 Dec

Chris & Michaela: Under the Christmas Sky - from Sun 23 Dec

Carols from King‘s - from Mon 24 Dec

An American in Paris: The Musical - from Tue 25 Dec

Mary Berry’s Country House at Christmas - from Tue 25 Dec

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were - from Wed 26 Dec

Frankie Boyle's New World Order 2018 - from Thu 27 Dec

BBC Four

Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas - from Sat 22 Dec

The Secret Story of the BBC Christmas Tapes - from Sun 23 Dec

The Royal Ballet: Swan Lake - from Tue 25 Dec

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2018: Who Am I? - from Wed 26 Dec

BBC Radio 1

The Gaming Show: End Of Year Review - from Sat 23 Dec

Steve Carrell: Movies That Made Me  - from Fri 28 Dec

The Truth About... The Menopause

Mariella Frostrup shares her own experience of the menopause and brings this great taboo out into the open, investigating how the latest science can explain what it is. Available until Wed 26 Dec.

Country & Beyond With The Shires

British singer-songwriter duo Crissie Rhodes and Ben Earle form the award-winning country act The Shires. Their ultimate soundtrack ranges from Dolly Parton to Shania Twain. Available until Sun 23 Dec.

Cold In July

Crime thriller. When family man Richard Dane kills an intruder identified as Freddy Russell, he soon finds himself fearing for his family's safety when the man's ex-con father Ben targets him for revenge. Available until Mon 24 Dec.

Clarkie’s Christmas Crackers

Series of BBC iPlayer shorts for Christmas 2018, written and performed by the nation’s favourite performance poet, John Cooper Clarke.

Recipes Yule Love (Box Set)

Show-stopping festive recipes from your favourite BBC chefs. From Mary Berry’s Christmas cocktail to Nigella’s black treacle ham, helping create the perfect festive feast this Christmas.

Outnumbered (Box Set)

Every episode of the comedy about the daily rollercoaster of life with growing children, starring Hugh Dennis as the father and Claire Skinner as the mother returns to BBC iPlayer as a box set this Christmas.