Comedy leads the line for RTÉ this Christmas

Mrs Browns Boys, Bridget & Eamon, and Baz and Nancy going to see the Pope are some of the highlights on RTÉ for the Christmas period.

The schedule features the usual mix of entertainment, comedy, music, films and documentaries.

Listed as one of the star attractions for all the family is Angela’s Christmas — a new half-hour animation by Brown Bag Films based on Frank McCourt’s only children's book inspired by a story his mother told him and featuring the voices of Ruth Negga and Lucy O’Connell.