I've been lucky enough to see the smash TV show of the year - scheduled for 8.30pm Xmas Day on BBC1 and absolutely brilliant - Wallace and Gromit in A Matter Of Loaf And Death.

It is far and away the best W&G ever - funny, touching, superb, original... kids will adore it and so will adults.

I believe I'm the very first to see it so King Of Hits readers are tipped off accordingly.

oh I'm jealous- I would love to see it, but will be spending Xmas in Hungary... still there is always youtube (I hope).

was it a similar kind of length to Grand Day Out/ Wrong Trousers...?

It's half an hour and brings the same feeling we all had the first time we ever saw Wallace and Gromit - gasps of delight and joy and pleasure.
It is absolutely wonderful.
I'm really looking forward to seeing kids watch it. Their faces will make Xmas this year something special.

I bet you all now - on Boxing Day it will be called the TV show of the year - possibly the decade.

It's the Mamma Mia of television.

Not forgetting VPTM, of course!

This is one TV show we will be watching as a family this Christmas. Maybe accompanied by ginger wine and wensleydale cheese.

Really looking forward to this as well.

Got the turkey ordered from Kelly's and going to get the Christmas Pud this weekend - any suggestions ?

Nick Cotton returns for Eastenders as well - he is the best Panto Villain on TV !! So the BBC should be the channel to watch this year.

I gather it is being shown in Australia tonight so our several visitors down under can watch it then.

By the way, don't believe the Mail (which prints today it is on Boxing Day on BBC1) - it is in fact on Christmas Day, the jewel in the BBC crown.