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Army HIVE Christmas and New Year Closures

The majority of Army HIVEs will be closed after duties on Fri 19 Dec 25 and will reopen on Mon 5 Jan 26. There may be localised variations to these dates for individual HIVEs.

Army HIVE HQ is also closed during the festive fortnight, so any enquiries submitted via the ‘If you need further information’ MS Forms function on our UK, Cyprus or Overseas blogs will be answered when we return in the New Year.

We will periodically cover private messages on our Army HIVE Facebook platform (and X/Instagram where possible) whilst we are closed. However, this will not be 24/7 and should not be relied upon for anything that requires an urgent response.

To support our customers with more immediate requirements however, the Army HIVE HQ email will provide a comprehensive out of office autoreply, detailing points of contact that are either 24/7, emergency providers, or open over the festive leave fortnight. To receive this autoreply, please email:
RC-Pers-HIVEComms-0Mailbox@mod.gov.uk

Individual HIVEs will also provide localised contact details for Christmas and New Year cover wherever possible in their automated replies. Therefore, if you email your closest HIVE, which you can find on HIVE’s page on the Army website, their autoreply may be of additional assistance.

Army HIVE wishes all of its Service community customers, and our internal and external stakeholders, a very happy Christmas and New Year. We look forward to continuing our support and engagement in 2026.


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Friday, 12 December 2025

Big risks, big emotions & battles worth watching – only on BFBS TV! - 13-19/12//2025

 


Your weekly guide to the must-see TV across all the channels provided by BFBS. Full listings can be found on our website


Your weekly guide to the must-see TV across all the channels provided by BFBS. Full listings can be found on our website

 

 

First Dates Beach Cub
Starts Monday on Channel 4

The dating show takes its matchmaking magic to sunny Spain, as a fresh set of hopefuls are welcomed to a stunning beachside setting

 

 

Steve Backshalls's Royal Arctic Challenge
Thursday on ITV

Fifty years on, Steve Backshall follows in the footsteps of a young Prince Charles through the Canadian Arctic, uncovering dramatic changes to our planet along the way.

The Imposter

Starts Monday on Channel 5

A hotel owner, who is under pressure to sell her business, is handed a potential lifeline when the daughter she put up for adoption re-enters her life.

 

Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber
Starts Sunday on ITV 1

Budding entrepreneur Travis Kalanick sets his sights on a venture capitalist as a partner for his fledgling company.

 

Sir Chris Hoy: Cycle Of Hope

Thursday on BBC One

The multiple Olympic champion opens up on the hardest fight of his life, living with terminal cancer.

BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2025
Thursday on BBC One

Live coverage of the ceremony as the year's key sporting moments are reviewed. 

 

Movies This Week


This week on BFBS Extra there's another chance to catch F1: The Movie, a Formula One driver comes out of retirement to mentor and team up with a younger driver.

And a classic Tom Cruise double-bill - Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick - Maverick gets all the way to the Top Gun Naval Fighter Academy. Later in life he confronts his past when returning as an instructor.

Then we have some stocking-fillers for you.
Unwrap love at Christmas with Love Actually and The Holiday, keep an eye out for all the stories from Great Christmas on BFBS Extra 2 and BFBS TV.

For our audience young and old, we bring the magic of The Grinch and Paddington 2 as well as all the festive fun on Sky Kids.
 

All this and so much more, this week on BFBS TV.


 

 

Celebrating 50 years of BFBS TV
Catch these before they go!

 

Stonehouse

Matthew Macfadyen and Keeley Hawes star in a fact-based drama about ambitious British politician John Stonehouse, who hatched an outlandish plan in 1974 to disappear.

Freddie Flintoff's Field Of Dreams

It's not just cricket. Sporting legend Freddie Flintoff heads back to the grassroots to turn reluctant teens to keen cricketers. Can his beloved game help transform lives?

 



St Mirren V Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup Final

Sunday on BFBS Extra 2 and Premier Sports




Australia v England - 3rd Test of The Ashes

Starts Tuesday on TNT Sports



Visioli vs Howarth - Live DAZN Fight Night

Wednesday on BFBS Extra 2 and BFBS TV

For the TV Player Audience Christmas comes early - BFBS TV brings you talkSPORT!!!


Visit our website for details of fixtures coming up on BFBS TV

 

 

BFBS TV is a bespoke service which offers you the best of UK TV, and more, all in one place.

From the latest movie premieres to premium live sport, major dramas to your favourite soaps and more, we have all the entertainment you will need.

Wherever you are around the world, we'll do our best to get you a great selection of entertainment, accessible in a way that suits you.