Episode two of The Night Manager airs tonight on BBC One, though it is already available on the iPlayer. Here's a tease as to what's in store... #TheNightManager

Next episode opens with Hugo coming through the turret door: "Sorry, sorry. Just forgot my copy of The Art of War. I'll be going now." #TheTraitors

So much for this season being pre-watershed family viewing. #TheTraitors

Hugo looks like he's being played by both Dr Karl Kennedy and Toadfish. #TheTraitors

If you'd like to seek refuge from the world's troubles, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates is being repeated on BBC Four each Saturday, starting tonight. Full series also up on iPlayer. Here's my Radio Times write-up #HettyWainthropp

Gadzooks! The 50th anniversary of #Rentaghost is marked on BBC Four tonight. My write-up for Radio Times:

Not saying there's unconscious racial bias in this country but... #TheTraitors

So far, I've really enjoyed: "Head on the chopping board" "Tip of my lips" #TheTraitors

Don't judge Judy. #TheTraitors

Enjoyed the Stranger Things finale with its air of both the mythic and the poignant. But boy did Erica get short-changed this season. #StrangerThings

If #TheTraitors was a crime novel, the Secret Traitor would be someone who barrister Hugo once got sent to prison who's now been released and is relishing the opportunity to eff with his sanity.

Downing a fistful of Malatonin in the vain hope of getting some sleep. #TheTraitors

Is this the format change that will ruin the show? Like when they brought Robert Vaughn in to manage The A-Team? #TheTraitors

You can chuck in all the Secret Traitors you like, but the tasks are still the ideal time to duck out and make a cup of tea. #TheTraitors

This season has clearly been scripted by John le Carre. The Secret Traitor is Bill Haydon. The other three Traitors are Toby Esterhase, Percy Alleline and Roy Bland. #TheTraitors

I'm hoping the Secret Traitor is Alan Carr and he's been kept hidden from absolutely everybody. #TheTraitors

Possible detective names: Netty Wainthropp Maz Marple #TheTraitors

The four potential brides of Max feels kind of like "who is the father of Michelle's baby?" All getting a call, all in contention. #EastEnders

I chatted to Jake Wood recently about the #EastEnders flashforward episode and commented that he can't do anything risky between now and next December. To which he very much jokingly replied: "Yeah, I was going to get a hair transplant in March."

My Radio Times preview of new Harlan Coben thriller Run Away (Netflix) #RunAway

The Night Manager is back tonight on BBC One (though episodes 1 and 2 are already available on the iPlayer). Here's what I wrote about it for Radio Times #TheNightManager

I'd be interested to see whether this still holds up. I remember when watching one case unfold over 23 episodes felt like a real novelty. Wonder if it'll now seem dragged out? #MurderOne

Ahead of tonight's John le Carre Night on BBC Four, here's what I wrote about Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy when it came out on Blu ray a couple of years ago. #TinkerTailorSoldierSpy

Another new Midsomer Murders tonight on ITV1, this one taking inspiration from Kit Williams's treasure hunt book Masquerade - remember that? #MidsomerMurders

Just had such a great evening watching Ballet Shoes at the National. It’s absolutely fantastic. #BalletShoes

New Midsomer Murders tonight on ITV1. Needless to say, it's crackers. My Radio Times pick of the day #MidsomerMurders

Imagine having to explain any of this in a court of law. #DeathInParadise

This episode of Death in Paradise needs to be feature-length because it's taken a third of the run-time explaining how the crime was committed. #DeathInParadise

New Death in Paradise tonight at 8.30pm on BBC One. Are we warming to Mervin yet? Much as I like Don Gilet, I'd expected his character to have softened a little more by now... #DeathInParadise

My Christmas presents are a gorgeous care package for the middle-aged man: some classic Doctor Who, a hotty botty, Teapigs tea, Bulldog moisturiser and a bottle of Captain Morgan’s.

Very MR James to find this while out on my wintry Christmas walk. Dare I whistle on it?

One of my TV Picks of the Day from Radio Times: A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower (BBC Two, 10.00pm) #AGhostStoryForChristmas

All Creatures Great and Small is one of the best of the Christmas specials this year, in my opinion anyway. #AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall

The documentary about The Box of Delights has now become just as much of a must-see each year as the drama itself. #TheBoxOfDelights

Minder deserved to beat Only Fools in the Christmas 1985 ratings battle. I’m still bitter. #WhatWeWereWatching

Grace Dent making the rudimentary error of calling him Prince Michael of Moldova rather than Moldavia. #WhatWeWereWatching #Dynasty

Didn’t think we’d be seeing Mary Berry getting touchy feely with Nitro from Gladiators this Christmas but here we are. Who said the BBC schedule was dull?

Despite running for 12 seasons and 4 TV movies, there's only one Murder She Wrote Christmas episode, which I naturally have to watch every year, despite it not actually having a murder in it. #MurderSheWrote

Queen Camilla sent that message because she's worried that we'll now want to scrap the monarchy and install Tess and Claud as joint monarchs. #SCD #Strictly

What an amazing transition that was from Queen Camilla's message to a medley by Five. Outstanding. #SCD #Strictly

My wife: "Babe, honestly, you can watch Bod later." #SCD #Strictly

That's my Radio Times work done for 2025. I can now watch TV like a normal person for the next fortnight.

The annual tradition: EastEnders Christmas screening followed by Chinatown dinner with dear friends.

Anyone else currently caught up in the Tomorrow's World Christmas Special from 1975? #TomorrowsWorld

The Imposter begins at 9.00pm on 5. I can't honestly say it's so bad it's good. It might just be so bad it's bad. Make your own mind up. #TheImposter

I could have listened to these two talking for days. Just what I needed to land in my podcast feed when all seems so toxic and awful in the world.

Trump's post about Rob Reiner is so abhorrent that you can't quite credit it's been made by someone about a fellow human being. Cruelty for cruelty's sake.

Final week of work before the Christmas break. Lined up to watch and preview between now and Friday are the likes of: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Hijack season 2 I'll be sharing my view in next year's copies of Radio Times!

We're late to the Strictly results as we've been out. But my wife is legit crying at the Tess and Claudia tribute. "We had our children at the same time, our kids grew up watching them every week, it's the end of an era, I can't stand it..." #Strictly #SCD