Next Episode of Alternative Christmas Message is
Season 2025 / Episode 1 and airs on 25 December 2025 17:45
A alternative message for the festive period, hosted by a figure who has had particular prominence in the past year.
Olympic champion Tom Daley addresses the nation with a heartfelt message of inclusion and acceptance
Ameca, one of the world's most advanced AI robots, delivers Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message to the nation for 2022
Stephen Fry delivers an impassioned plea for us all to recognise and call out antisemitism, following its alarming rise in the UK since the 7 October Hamas attacks and subsequent response from Israel
Comedian Chris McCausland calls for an end to discrimination against disabled people, and for employers and the government to support their access to jobs.
First airing in 1993, Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message has served as an alternative to the monarch's annual televised address to the nation, bringing viewers a thought-provoking message that's pertinent to the events of the past year. The message has featured an illustrious and varied selection of presenters, including the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; whistle-blower Edward Snowden; Afghan war veteran Major Andrew Stockton; William Pooley, the British nurse who survived Ebola; Katie Piper; Quentin Crisp; the Reverend Jesse Jackson; Doreen and Neville Lawrence; children who survived the Grenfell Tower disaster; The Simpsons; 9/11 survivor Genelle Guzman; Sir Stephen Fry; a deepfake digitally created depiction of Her Majesty The Queen; and Ameca, one of the world's most advanced robots, who delivered a speech generated entirely by AI. This year's message is yet to be revealed...
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