Malcolm, a bright and intelligent boy, lives with his dysfunctional family while dealing with the troubles of being the middle child and a teenager. The Wonder Years (22 December) The enjoyment from this special doesn’t come from the mystery of who killed Phyllis. That mystery plods along, and is obtuse enough that it doesn’t encourage the audience to try to solve things along with Agatha. Also, finding out who actually did the deed doesn’t have the payoff it usually does because it doesn’t come out of left field or is all that ingenious a plot. Beaton, M. C. (2006). Agatha Raisin and the terrible tourist. London: Robinson. ISBN 1845291840. OCLC 62479127. PR guru-tuned amateur sleuth Agatha Raisin is hoping to make it the best holiday yet with the reluctant help of trusty pal Roy. After landing her dream job in Paris, Chicago marketing exec Emily Cooper embraces her adventurous new life while juggling work, friends and romance. Minnal Murali (24 December)

Film lovers examine the cinematic moments that thrilled, perplexed, challenged and forever changed them in this collection of visual essays. Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo) (7 December) Toni and Charles infiltrate a pagan clan while Agatha, Roy and Sarah investigate the victim's family and workers at the Lower Tapor mansion. With DCI Wilkes on vacation, Bill stays on as lead officer on the case, lending Agatha a helping hand. Toni tries to pass her driving test while she attends pagan rituals. Sarah prepares for her first Christmas service as parish priest and Mrs. Boggle helps with the investigation after Agatha finds her working in the kitchen of the mansion. It’s Christmas in Finglas once again. Agnes has joined the church choir, but she’s under strict instructions from Father McBride that there’s to be no singing and certainly no dancing. A Very British Scandal (26 December) The narration of this book #18 and the following #19 is not by series regular Penelope Keith but by Wanda MacCaddon. MacCaddon is fine in the role but gives a much more restrained performance than Keith does in the other voices.

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Our Take: Holiday specials for British shows aren’t necessarily designed to tell amazing stories; they generally are there to bring familiar characters together for the holidays and give the audience the warm feeling of being with these characters again. That’s more or less what we get with Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye. There Goes The Bride” – Agatha reluctantly promises to support James by attending his wedding. However, when a body is found during the morning of the big day, it’s up to Agatha and the gang to come to the rescue. Swifties Threaten To Boycott Netflix When 'Taylor Swift: The Reputation Stadium Tour' Is Removed Next Month: "Does Netflix Realize How Many People Are Going To Cancel Their Subscription?" Political ploys, personal agendas and a beastly myth all surface as two mismatched cops in a hill station in India navigate a web of suspects after a puzzling murder. How To Ruin Christmas series 2 (10 December)

In this special one-off episode, Grayson takes viewers behind the scenes at the magical setting of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, as he oversees the creation of the new Art Club exhibition, as well as visiting some of his best-loved contributors at home. Jamie: Together at Christmas (13 December) The only reason I finished it was because it has Christmas in its title. I wanted a Christmas book for my Bingo read, so I asked a librarian, and she recommended it to me. One redeeming quality of this book – it adds to my Bingo. It doesn’t even have Christmas spirit, just one tedious Christmas dinner. Since he was a boy, Sir David Attenborough has been smitten with the lure of hunting fossils. He joins biologist Professor Ben Garrod and a team of archaeologists and paleontologists as they carefully excavate a quarry where bones were found. ITV Hub Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: Kate Garraway (5 December) Meantime Agatha took on Toni a 17 year old trainee detective. Toni was a natural and managed to achieve some good results. Agatha shows her maternal side when she discovers that Toni comes from an abusive home. It sounds turns out that Agatha is merely look after her investment.The actual mystery was boring and confusing. The other characters are so flat but could be interesting if Agatha wasn't so closed off.