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A Year of Compelling Stories

Saturday 22 December 2012 9:30am | BBC World News (400)

A Year of Compelling Stories is series of some of the most thought provoking, engaging and memorable BBC World News programmes in 2012.

Featuring a selection of documentaries, A Year of Compelling Stories gives viewers another chance to see BBC World News programmes from the last 12 months.

Focus: Christmas songs

Saturday 22 December 2012 12noon | TRACE Urban (325)

The holiday spirit continues with this selection of the best urban Christmas Songs, from the inevitable All I Want for Chistmas is You by Mariah Carey, to Chris Brown’s This Chistmas and Justin Bieber’s Mistleloe.

2Face vs D’Banj vs P Square

Saturday 22 December 2012 2pm | MTV Base (322)

From reggae, to hip hop, to R’n’B and dance, Naija’s kings face off in a three-way music video battle.

Roma vs Ac Milan

Saturday 22 December 2012 8:40pm | SuperSport 3 Nigeria (224)

The best of Italian football continues on SuperSport as Roma and AC Milan battle it for maximum points. Victory for either side will be pivotal when the league resumes in the first weekend of the New Year.

Christmas With A Capital C

Saturday 22 December 2012 8pm | TBN (341)

The heartening festive film follows the battle for Christmas in a small town.
Christmas will never be Christmas again if Lawyer Mitch Bright has his way.
The mayor, Dan Reed, and the townsfolk of Trapper Falls face their toughest challenge in a legal battle with one of their former native sons as they struggle to keep fifty years of tradition and the spiritual fabric of this joyous season alive.

Power Rangers Marathon

Sunday 23 December 2012 4:05pm | Nickelodeon (305)

A new generation of Power Rangers must master the mystical and ancient Samurai Symbols of Power which give them control over the elements of Fire, Water, Sky, Forest, and Earth.
Under the guidance of their all-knowing mentor and the aid of their devoted animal Zords, they battle the dark forces of the Netherworld and a mysterious Warrior bent on destruction.
The last episode in the whole marathon, on Sunday, would be a Christmas Special!

The Time Machine

Sunday 23 December 2012 6pm | Studio Universal (112) | 16

In 1899 an inventor is shattered by the murder of his young lover.
Determined to save her life, he invents a time machine and travels back to before she was killed.
Starring
Guy Pearce as Dr. Alexander Hartdegen Jeremy Irons as Über-Morlock Samantha Mumba as Mara

The Santa Claus Brothers

Sunday 23 December 2012 6:05pm | KidsCo (605)

Santa is desperate to hand his job over to his sons and enlists the help of his head elf Snorkel to teach them the business of Christmas.
The boys have a lot of growing up to do and are soon causing havoc.
Meanwhile, Snorkel wants the job for himself. Will Santa find out before it’s too late?

The X Factor USA S2 Finale

Season Finale Sunday 23 December 2012 6:30pm | M-Net West (101)

With two new awesome judges: teen sensation Demi Lovato and pop icon Brtiney Spears, and of course the ever-unapologetic Simon Cowell and LA Reid this season of The X Factor has been nothing short of unforgettable.

Puss in Boots

Sunday 23 December 2012 9pm | M-Net Africa (102) | PG

Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots was feared throughout the land as a master thief.
Puss becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town.
This is the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend… The Boots.
Starring
Antonio Banderas as the voice of Puss in Boots Salma Hayek as the voice of Kitty Softpaws
Zack Galifianakis as the voice of Humpty Dumpty

Secret Lives of the Apostles

Sunday 23 December 2012 9pm | National Geographic (181)

Before the church, before the gospels, before the word Christian, there were the apostles.
National Geographic’s The Secret Lives of the Apostles investigates the mysterious decades following Jesus’s death.
This festive season, experience the birth of Christianity through the eyes of apostles…the men who knew Jesus.

Beyoncé I Am….World Tour

Sunday 23 December 2012 9:10pm | i-Concerts (328)

Although she goes by one name and one name only: Beyoncé, with her third album I Am…Sasha Fierce, this music icon introduced fans to her alter ego.
This concert features guest appearances from superstars Jay Z and Kanye West and Beyoncé performs some of her biggest songs, including Irreplaceable, Single Ladies, Halo and Crazy In Love.