BBC Three TV Guide & Listings (Australia Timezone)

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BBC Three Schedule — Tue 30 Dec

12:25 AM

The Young Offenders — 00:25

The Young Offenders Christmas Special 2018
Sitcom. Conor and Jock set off on a chaotic adventure to give Mairead, who has been ill in hospital, the white Christmas she has always dreamed of.
Runtime: 35 min i Available on iPlayer
1:00 AM

The Young Offenders — 01:00

Mairead, Sgt Healy and Conor are preparing for the imminent new arrival at Christmastime. Mairéad discovers a firearm in the house that Conor is holding for a friend.
Runtime: 25 min
1:25 AM

Bad Education — 01:25

With the help of ghostly friends past, present and future, Stephen makes an important decision about his career at Abbey Grove. Mitchell takes his Die Hard obsession to the limit.
Runtime: 35 min
2:00 AM

Gavin & Stacey — 02:00

Episode 6
With the married pair separated again, Smithy plans a boys' night out, and Stacey goes to the bingo. Has living separate lives taken its toll on love's young dream?
Runtime: 25 min i Available on iPlayer
2:25 AM

Gavin & Stacey — 02:25

Episode 7
When Stacey travels to Essex to sort out the situation with Gavin, things do not go to plan. In Barry, an unexpected event throws everyone into a panic.
Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer
2:55 AM

Gavin & Stacey — 02:55

Episode 1
Sitcom. Gavin starts his new job in Cardiff, and Stacey is thrilled to be home again. The weekend brings a big reunion, as everyone meets up for the christening of Neil the baby.
Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer
3:25 AM

Gavin & Stacey — 03:25

Episode 2
Sitcom. Stacey is trying for a new job while ensuring Gavin sticks to his recent promise. Meanwhile, Dave isn't happy with Nessa's plan to take baby Neil to Essex to see his dad.
Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer
7:00 PM

The Catch Up — 19:00

A round-up of the day's news with Lola Schroer.
Runtime: 5 min
7:05 PM

Paddington — 19:05

Get ready for a little trouble
Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington station, a young Peruvian bear is befriended by the Brown family and attempts to find an explorer who visited Peru many years earlier.
Runtime: 1 hr 25 min
8:30 PM

Paddington 2 — 20:30

Magic. Mystery. Marmalade
Paddington is convinced he has found the perfect gift for Aunt Lucy's birthday. But when the gift is stolen, he becomes the prime suspect, and it is up to the Browns to prove his innocence.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 min
10:05 PM

Motherland — 22:05

Christmas Special
It’s time for Amanda’s festive soiree (dress code: tinsel and tiaras), and nothing says Christmas like evil Santa, Anne’s Christmas cocktails and a ban on dark drinks indoors.
Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer
10:35 PM

Motherland — 22:35

Last Christmas
The mums (and Kevin) host the ultimate blended celebrations, but the big day takes a shocking turn at Julia’s.
Runtime: 35 min i Available on iPlayer
11:10 PM

Amandaland — 23:10

Christmas Special
Amanda and family head to Aunt Joan’s country house, but plans change when Mal and Anne tag along, and she struggles to recreate the magical Christmases she spent there as a child.
Runtime: 35 min
11:45 PM

Four Weddings and a Funeral — 23:45

He's quite engaging. She's already engaged
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
Runtime: 1 hr 50 min
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What is on BBC Three tonight?

Tonight (Tuesday 30 December) on BBC Three, you can watch The Catch Up, Paddington, Paddington 2, and Motherland. Check the full schedule for more details.

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