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Share this article Share Mrs Brown's Boys has been the Christmas ratings wier for single programmes for the past two years Christmas specials have be e a British tradition and go back decades, such as with Mr Bean, pictured, although millions more people used to tune in during the 1980s and 90s than do nowHe added: 'Shared experience is always more powerful than private browsing.He even pared the experience of people watching television together to the shepherds and wise men of the Bible travelling to see the baby Jesus.’ The bishop said the Christmas story itself shows how people can e together, whether shepherds on a hillside or wise men from the East, and have a more enjoyable experience. The Rt Rev Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds, left, said Christmas episodes of Eastenders, right, and other festive specials can actually bring families closer together as they bond while sitting around the television The Bishop also pared watching Christmas telly, including Coronation Street, pictured, to the experiences of the shepherds and wise men of the Bible travelling to meet baby Jesus Bishop Baines, who chairs the St Martin Trust which promotes religious broadcasting, urged the people of the UK to put down their phones and tablets this year and join in an activity - whether it is carol singing in the street or debating the latest 'catastrophe on Eastenders'.It is not the first time the Bible has been mentioned in the same breath as Eastenders after one of the show's former producers told a 2012 BBC conference that the holy text was an influence on the soap's storylines.

In a world of instant news, multiplatform viewing, privatised experience and customised catch-up, let’s hear it for the telly at Christmas: there’s life in the old screen yet..8million viewers.4million in 2013, although the edy was beaten by the Queen's message last year which drew in 7. Britain's biggest television shows, including Dr Who, pictured, put huge effort into Christmas specialsJeifer Robins said writers were often inspired to write about redemption, sin and love by tales from the Bible such as David and Goliath, and even pared Albert Square to the Garden of Eden.’ RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next BBC's low melt polyester Manufacturers Christmas TV schedules include just FOUR hours of.A bishop has claimed the true meaning of Christmas is sitting around the television with family and watching Eastenders and other soap opera characters' depressing storylines.6million viewers in 2014 and 9.‘Indeed, in a recent poll of 2,000 parents, watching television was seen as one of the top activities for family bonding... Advertisement.. Hero security officer is in line for a Christmas bonus from.Soap operas regularly bring in big numbers of viewers every year, with more than 30million people watching the Eastenders Christmas episode in 1986.Writing in the Radio Times, he said; 'In a world where anyone under 40 has to be surgically removed from their mobile or tablet, the screen on the wall or in the coer still has the power to get people to sit together and watch together.But more recently those figures have dropped significantly, with Mrs Brown's Boys topping the single programme stats for the past two years with 7.The Rt Rev Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds, said rather than gathering around the Christmas tree or pulling crackers over a turkey dier, the season of goodwill is promoted through families huddled around the small screen