New and classic DVD boxset ideas for when Christmas television won't cut it – including suggestions for families, crime fans, comedy lovers and more. You won't need to leave your sofa until the new year
What Christmas TV treats are worth watching this festive season? From Downton Abbey to Doctor Who, Outnumbered to The Borrowers, we've everything you need to plan your Christmas viewing
19 Dec 2011:
Top Gear | Felix and Murdo | Ben Elton: Laughing At The 80s | American Chopper | Timewatch: The Secret History Of Genghis Khan | Jane Eyre
19 Dec 2011:
Great Expectations | Three Men Go To New England | Fast Freddie, The Widow And Me | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2011 | True Stories: Sarah Palin – You Betcha! | Enlightened
19 Dec 2011:
The Hairy Bikers' Christmas Party | The Butlin's Story | Rev | Jerusalem On A Plate | True Story: Little Matador | The Only Way is EsseXmas
18 Dec 2011:
Shane Meadows's This Is England '88 provided the outstanding dramatic moments of the week while there was worrying news for bookworms in Imagine, writes Euan Ferguson
14 Dec 2011: Jonathan Jones: The press has attacked the BBC documentary over its use of zoo footage. But the Beeb has shown us the beauty in the world in a way that puts the ugly side of tabloid journalism to shame
11 Dec 2011:
Anna Friel excelled in ITV1's gripping new thriller Without You while Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror raised the darkest of laughs, writes Euan Ferguson