Movies on general release over Christmas

Christmas is a great time to go to the movies, with festively-themed flicks to get you into the seasonal spirit. Preview the hottest films gracing your local cinema on the BBC web site...

Releases due in November BBC web site November film diary 

Releases due in December BBC web site December film diary

Film locations – Christmas both past and present

Many festive films have used UK locations as the backdrop to their action. Here’s a roundup of some familiar-looking, snow-capped film locations

A Christmas Carol (1984) – Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Dublin

Love Actually (2003) – Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair, Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport, 10 Downing Street, Trafalgar Square including Nelson's Column, National Gallery in front of Trafalgar Square, Somerset House ice rink, Millennium Bridge, South Bank: inc Gabriel's Wharf, Oxo Tower Wharf, Tate Modern, City Hall, Albert Bridge between Battersea Park and Chelsea, Swiss Re building a large new glass building in the financial district, Marble Arch, Regent Street Christmas Lights, Selfridges on Oxford Street and St Christopher's Place just north of Oxford Street, Whiteleys Shopping Centre (in west London, near Notting Hill)

Bridget Jones – Snowshill Gloucs, Picadilly Circus, Holland Park, St James’ Square, Borough Market, King’s Cross, Liverpool Street Station, Royal Courts of Justice (Holborn), St Pancras Station, Stanstead Airport, Stoke Park (Buckinghamshire), Tower Bridge, Wrotham Park, Barnet

This Year’s Love (1999) – Camden Town

Father Christmas (1991) – Scotland (Holidaying when he’s not delivering presents)

Life of Brian (1979) - London

The Lion in Winter (1968) – Wales and Kilbride (Ireland)

Motion (2001) Brighton, Hove, London

The Wrong Trousers - Bristol

Scrooge (1935) (1951) - Surrey

The Snowman (1982) – Raymond Briggs born in London

The Truce (2001) -

We are the Lambeth Boys (1958) - Lambeth

The World is Not Enough (1999) – Pinewood Studios, River Thames, Eilean Donan Castle, Highland Region, Hankley Common, Elstead, Surrey, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland, Motorola Plant, Swindon, Wiltshire, Cwm Dyli pipeline, Snowdon, Gwynedd, Wales, UK, Millennium Dome, Greenwich, RAF Northolt, London, England, UK, Royal Naval Base, Chatham, Stowe School, Buckingham, Wapping, London

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Pantos and shows

A trip to the theatre to watch a musical, play or pantomime is a cracking Christmas tradition. This link will deliver you direct to your local box office.

www.uktheatresonline.co.uk