Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose… and the Christmas Radio Times in hand. Now that’s how you know the festive season has arrived!


But when can you get your hands on the legendary double issue and really start to plan your Christmas TV viewing?

Drumroll, please…

When does the Radio Times Christmas issue go on sale this year?

The legendary double issue is out now, in all good newsagents and shops. So grab a copy and a highlighter pen and start circling your must-watch festive viewing…

What’s inside the Radio Times Christmas double issue 2019?

This year’s bumper edition has a beautiful, hand-drawn cover by Robin Shaw, and covers 14 days of TV and radio listings, the best of Netflix, iPlayer and beyond, as well as star interviews, reviews and three pages of puzzles!

We are also offering readers the opportunity to claim a free* copy of The Tiger Who Came to Tea Party Book by Judith Kerr. Click here for more information and how to redeem

*T&C’s apply

Don’t forget to share your Radio Times Christmas traditions with us on social media! Post your pictures using the hashtag #ChristmasRadioTimes

See our cover come to life here…


Our special Christmas edition includes reviews and recommendations for the best of Christmas TV and radio, as well as exclusive features and interviews: Ruth Jones and James Corden on the forthcoming Gavin & Stacey Christmas special; Julia Donaldson and Michael Morpurgo about the power of storytelling, The Snail and the Whale, and Mimi and the Mountain Dragon (both on BBC1 this Christmas); Jodie Whittaker on more time in the TARDIS in 2020; Dracula, Worzel Gummidge, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, A Christmas Carol, and much more across our 292 pages!