TV

Buzzcocks Extra
These little extra bits have been on the BBC Red Button throughout this series of Buzzcocks, but I've never bothered to look at them before. I don't know if this is typical of what they offer, but in this week's team captains Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding discuss a variety of "Christmas debates", like Santa vs Santana, snowmen vs Snow Patrol and Slade vs sleighs (please note that they didn't all begin with 'S'). S'all good-natured fun.
[Watch it online at BBC Comedy Extra.]

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
17x14 (11/12/09 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Merlin
2x08 The Sins of the Father
Ah, exciting action/adventure fare. Love a good swordfight.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
23x12 The Doctor Who Special
Fun-filled festive edition of the music quiz... with a Doctor Who theme, obviously. Also, a timely reminder that Bernard Cribbins is absolutely wonderful in every way. Barmy, but brilliant.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Wallander [Swedish]
1x06 Mastermind
An excellent, filmic episode, justifying its theatrical release.
[Due to its original theatrical release, this also counts as #88 in 100 Films in a Year 2009.]

We Need Answers
2x03 Poetry, God, Politics and Geography
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]