TV schedulers' Christmas secrets

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Christmas is the most important time for the TV schedulers as the channels battle it out to have the most-watched festive shows.

But how do the schedulers decide what programmes to put out, and when - and to what extent are they eyeing the competition?

BBC News spoke to the BBC One team to find out more about the science behind scheduling.

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