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The park keepers reintroduce the fennec fox kits to their mother after hand-rearing them since birth and the lion's have a Christmas feast. Hamza Yassin makes friends with a camel

Denise Nurse goes house hunting in Argyll and Bute, and meets an artist who takes his inspiration from the landscape and the wildlife that lives there

Monty Don makes a decorative pot for the Christmas table, and Frances Tophill joins a festive wreath-making workshop at a garden in Oxfordshire

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Rick Edwards hosts the quiz in which contestants compete for the chance to win £10,000, with a single 'impossible' answer knocking them out for the day

A poor Jewish milkman in Ukraine hopes to find husbands for his three eldest daughters - but they would rather choose for themselves. Musical, starring Topol and Norma Crane

Chris Packham investigates what enables birds of prey to rule the aerial roost, revealing a combination of anatomical and physiological adaptations

Items at the City Hall in Kingston upon Hull include a collection of suffragette postcards and newspaper printing blocks, saved from the tip. Presented by Paul Martin

Richie Anderson, Simon Gregson, Jessica Knappett and Debbie McGee test their general knowledge skills for a special festive show

Nigella Lawson demonstrates recipes for a savoury take on French toast, spiced lamb kofta, rose and pepper pavlova with strawberries, egg curry, and white chocolate cheesecake

Lauren Jenkins is joined by Jamie Roberts and Alex Cuthbert to look ahead to the Welsh derbies in the United Rugby Championship over the festive period

Exploring the ways in which ants have colonised the planet, and a look at research that reveals how the insects are capable of immunising themselves against certain diseases

Journalist and broadcaster Kaye Adams seeks to swap city life and turn over a new leaf by escaping to the wilds of the Scottish countryside, supported by rural expert Jules Hudson

Celebrating the life and career of the comedy writer and actress, featuring contributions from a cast of her lifelong friends, including Steve Coogan, John Thomson and Craig Cash

Mandy contemplates the true meaning of Christmas. Comedy written, directed by and starring Diane Morgan, with Johnny Vegas, Pearce Quigley and John Cooper Clarke

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Michelangelo begins work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, heightening his rivalry with Raphael, who starts his commission on the pope's private apartments

The three remaining chefs battle it out in the final. They have just three hours to prepare a three-course menu of their own devising to impress the judges

The presenter heads towards Jamaica's Blue Mountains to learn the secrets of jerk cooking, and just outside Kingston, he rustles up a classic stout punch

Documentary celebrating the life and long career of one of Britain's best-loved playwrights, who turned 90 in May 2024

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