NO.8 Film: Gilda (1946)

Showing: Christmas Eve, 2.10am, BBC2

Why It’s A Must-See: Two words...Rita. Hayworth. The classic noir femme fatale was never so alluringly portrayed as Hayworth manages with her fickle, flame-haired temptress.

The simmering resentment that bubbles away under the tale of gambling hucksters and Nazi businessmen all stems from her wholly believable ability to beguile the pants off any bloke who wanders into her tractor beam.

Don’t Get Up For A Mince Pie...whenever Hayworth swims under the club stage spotlight to deliver one of her effortlessly paralysing song-and-shimmy numbers. Not that you could if you wanted to.

NO.9 Film: The Incredibles (2004)

Showing: Christmas Day, 3.10pm, BBC1

Why It’s A Must-See: Well, apart from the fact that it’s essentially BBC1’s flagship Christmas title for 2009, there’s also the (quite reasonable) argument that it’s bloody ace.

Pixar’s A-grade conveyor belt had really cranked into overdrive by the release of this Simpsons-esque (hardly surprising, with Brad Bird at the helm), quip-packed tale about decommissioned superheroes struggling to cope with domestic anonymity.

Don’t Get Up For A Mince Pie...at all. You’re bound to miss one of the countless backhanders or underplayed sight gags that make Pixar’s technical tour de force a film that viewers of all ages will be able to milk for chuckles by the bucketload.