BBC World Service will offer special holiday programming on December 25 and 29:

Monday, December 25: Newshour Quiz 

The second half of all four editions of Newshour on Monday, December 25 will feature a live news quiz, presented by James Coomarasamy.

He tests two teams of Newshour presenters on their knowledge of the events and people making news during 2017. Razia Iqbal and Tim Franks take on James Menendez and Rebecca Kesby – in a fight for news, current affairs and trivia glory.

• It will not follow the Newshour clock; all posts will be dropped between xx:32:30 to xx: 58:59.
• The file will be posted to ContentDepot on Friday, December 22, and will be embargoed until Monday, December 25.
• Available for broadcast through Sunday, December 31

Friday, December 29: Newshour Extra Correspondent’s Look Ahead 

Owen Bennett-Jones is joined by senior BBC journalists as they attempt to forecast what is likely to happen over the coming year, and identify some of the major trends, ideas and people who are likely to shape our lives in 2018.

• Broadcast times:
  • Friday, December 29: 02:06-02:59 ET; repeated 18:06-18:59, 23:06-23:59 ET
  • Saturday, December 30: 07:06-07:59 ET
• Posted to ContentDepot the morning of Friday, December 29.
• Available for broadcast through Monday, January 1.
  Friday 11:06-11:59 rpt 20:06-20:59; Saturday 05:06-05:59, 23:06-23:59 AEDT (Friday 00:06-00:59 rpt 09:06-09:59, 18:06-18:59; Saturday 12:06-12:59 GMT)