The path of telly history is littered with Christmas specials and for many of us, it simply wouldn’t be Christmas without them, so today, we’re taking a look at the contribution that Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders have made to this grand old tradition.

In 1987 Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders launched their own sketch show which would go for six series and would produce some of the funniest Christmas specials of all time. We’ve gathered together a few clips for you to enjoy again the magic that is F&S.

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British comedienne, Jennifer Saunders has accused the BBC of dumbing down and becoming obsessed with populist comedy.

Saunders, 50, told The Daily Mail: “They are not making the kind of comedy we used to do. What they want now is populist programmes because there isn’t the budget to try the more ambitious things we were doing.

“We’ve been stopped from doing lots of sketches we wanted to do. The budgets for that kind of more ambitious stuff just aren’t there now. Really, that’s the reason we’ve decided to stop.”

The Sun has today shocked and surprised Doctor Who fans by reporting that actress Jennifer Saunders is set to be the next Doctor Who.

Apparently, Jennifer will appear as the timelord in one show only and a source told the newspaper:

“She’s in the running and we all think she would be fantastic.”

It’s going to take me a while to get my head round this…..