The Times Saturday Review - UK (2020-11-14)

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BBC One BBC Two ITV


6. 00 amBreakfast 9. 00 The Andrew
Marr Show 10. 00 Politics England
10. 30 Sunday Morning Live 1 1. 30
Homes Under the Hammer (r)
12 .15pm Bargain Hunt (r) 1. 00 BBC
News; Weather 1.15Songs of Praise.
Aled Jones explores how his faith has
shaped his life and his singing 1 .5 0
Money for Nothing. Transforming four
items reclaimed from a tip (r) 2 .5 0
Escape to the Country. Sonali Shah
helps a couple search for a country
home close to the coast in Hampshire
(r) 3 .5 0 BBC Children in Need 2020 :
The Best Bits. Highlights from this
year’s charity fundraiser (r) 5. 00 Blue
Planet II. Creatures that live on coral
reefs (r) 6. 00 BBC News 6 .1 5BBC
Regional News; Weather 6. 25
Countryfile. Exploring the healing
powers of the great outdoors


  1. 2 5 Strictly Come Dancing: The
    Results Tess Daly and Claudia
    Winkleman present as the two
    lowest-scoring couples face
    elilimiinatiotin ii th dn the dance-offff.
    With music by the Vamps


8 .1 0 His Dark Materials Lyra crosses
into Will’s world and after
encountering the enigmatic
Charles Latrom, the pair head
to find a scholar to help get
answers about Dust ( 2 / 7 )

9. 00 Small Axe: Mangrove New
series. The first episode of Steve
McQueen’s drama anthology
based on the real-life
experiences of London’s West
Indian community from the
late-1 960 s to the mid-1 980 s.
The film tells the story of the
OldOld Bailey trial of Frank Bailey trial of Frank
Crichlow, the owner of West
Indian restaurant Mangrove in
London’s Notting Hill, who in
1970 was one of nine men and
women wrongly arrested and
charged with incitement to riot.
See Viewing Guide ( 1 / 5 )

11.1 0 BBC News


  1. 30 BBC Regional News; Weather


11.4 0 The Women’s Football Show
Highlights of the weekend’s
games in the Super League,
includingincluding Manchester United v Manchester United v
Manchester City and Aston
Villa v Birmingham City

12.1 5 am Weather for the Week Ahead
12. 20 BBC News

6 .4 0 amA to Z of TV Gardening (r)
7. 20 A to Z of TV Gardening (r) 8. 05
Countryfile (r) 9. 00 Landward 9. 30
Beechgrove Repotted (r) 10. 00
Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 1 1. 30 Our
Food, Our Family with Michela
Chiappa 12. 00 Hairy Bikers’ Best of
British (r) 1. 00 pmAround the World
in 80 Gardens (r) 2. 00 Live Tennis:
ATP World Tour Finals. Coverage of
day one from The O2 in London,
where the opening singles round-
robin match takes place 4. 30 Flog It!
(r) 5. 00 FILM 6 33 Squadron (PG,
1964 ) RAF pilots are sent to bomb a
German rocket-fuel plant, but the
capture of a resistance fighter
threatens the plan. Second World War
drama starring Cliff Robertson
6. 30 Saving Lives at Sea. Helping a
motorboat in danger of sinking (r)

6. 00 amCITV 7. 30 Scrambled! 9. 25
ITV News 9. 30 Britain’s Best Walks
with Julia Bradbury (r) 10. 00 Love
Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh
11.55 All Around Britain 12.55pm Love
Your Garden (r) 1 .25 ITV News;
Weather 1. 30 Live ITV Racing: From
Cheltenham. Day three of the
November Meeting, featuring the
3 .00 Greatwood Hurdle and support
races at 1.5 0 , 2. 25 and 3. 35. Plus,
races at 2 .1 0 from Punchestown and
3 .1 5 from Fontwell4. 00 The Chase.
Bradley Walsh presents the quiz show
(r)5.00ITV News; Weather 5 .15
Regional News; Weather 5. 30 Rock
On, Tommy: The Bobby Ball Story.
A tribute to the much missed
comedian 6.00 5 Gold Rings. Married
couple Jo and Eliana take on father
and daughter Simon and Laura

7. 00 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
Rob Delaney, Graeme Swann
and Holly Walsh take on each
other as well as the arcade-
style machine in the hope of
winning £20,000 for charity.
Ben Shephard hosts

8. 00 Family Fortunes: Celebrity
Special The family of Rachel
Riley and husband Pasha
Kovalev take on the family of
Chris Kamara for a chance to
win a £30, 000 jackpot prize.
Gino D’Acampo hosts

9. 00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of
Here! New series. This year’s
contestants arrive at their new
home, Gwrych Castle in North
Wales, as Ant and Dec host the
show for the first time in the UK.
See Viewing Guide

10. 35 ITV News; Regional Weather

10 .55 Uefa Nations League
Highlights Mark Pougatch
presents action from the latestpresents action from the latest
fixtures, including Belgium v
England, Slovakia v Scotland,
Wales v Republic of Ireland and
Austria v Northern Ireland

12.2 0 amThe Diana Interview:
Revenge of a Princess. The impact of
the Princess of Wales’ 199 5 Panorama
interview ( 1 / 2 ) (r)1.1 0 Teleshopping
3. 00 Motorsport UK. Action from
Knockhill 3.50ITV Nightscreen
5. 05 Judge Rinder (r) (SL)

7. 00 Dragons’ Den An inventor
hopes the Dragons will
appreciate his cat whistle, an
entrepreneur plans to tempt the
millionaires to invest in her
coconut-based desserts, and a
carpenter brings the outside
indoors for fun and games (r)

8. 00 Cornwall with Simon Reeve
The presenter investigates the
environmental challenges
facing Cornwall and the
rest of the country, and
encounters some of the
county’s iconic wildlife ( 2 / 2 )

9. 00 The Trials of Oscar Pistorius
A month after the shooting,
Oscar Pistorius was released on
bail, and moved into his uncle’s
compound. His legal team hired
a forensic expert to recreate his
version of events ( 2 / 4 )

10. 20 Golf: The Masters Highlights
Eilidh Barbour presents action
from the fourth and final day of
the Major, which took place at
Augusta National in Augusta,
Georgia. Tiger Woods won this
title for the first time since 2005title for the first time since 2005
last year, finishing one stroke
clear of American compatriots
Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka
and Xander Schauffele. With
commentary provided by
Peter Allis, Ken Brown, Andrew
Cotter and Iain Carter

1 2.20amHeroes. Peter’s past is
revealed (r) 1. 05 Heroes. Hiro finds
out about his father’s death (r) 1. 45
Sign Zone: Question Time. Fiona
Bruce hosts the political debate (r)
(SL) 2 .4 5 Holby City (r) (SL) 3. 30 -4. 00
Between the Covers (r) (SL)

7. 00 A Place in the Sun An Essex
woman seeks a holiday home in
the Black Sea coastal resort of
Sunny Beach in Bulgaria, so
Scarlette Douglas gives her
five potential options

8. 00 Great Canal Journeys Sheila
Hancock and Gyles Brandreth
tackle their first manual lock
and some terrifyingly tight
turns, but find themselves
relaxing into life at 4mph ( 2 / 2 )

9. 00 Escape to the Château
New series. Dick and Angel
Strawbridge transform one of
the old outbuildings into a
supersized workshop for
château-sized jobs

10. 00 Gogglebox The armchair critics
share their opinions on what
they have been watching
during the week, with cameras
capturing their instant reactions
and the lively discussions that
are prompted by the week’s
biggest and best shows (r)


  1. 00 Rugby Union: Autumn Nations
    Cup Highlights Action from the
    opening round of the inaugural
    competition, featuring England
    v Georgia, Ireland v Wales, Italy
    v Scotland and France v Fiji

  2. 00 FILM Don’t Breathe (15, 2016)
    Horror. See Film Choice 1. 35 am The
    Last Leg (r) 2. 30 Kitchen Nightmares
    USA (r) 3 .2 0 Nazi Treasure Hunters (r)
    (SL) 4 .1 5 Fifteen to One (r) 5 .1 0 Coach
    Trip: Road to Barcelona 5. 35 Fill Your
    House for Free (r)5.5 0 Countdown (r)


Channel 4 Channel 5


6. 0 5amEverybody Loves Raymond
(r) 6. 30 Everybody Loves Raymond
(r) 6 .55 Frasier (r) 7. 20 Frasier (r) 7. 45
The Big Bang Theory (r) 8. 05 The Big
Bang Theory (r) 8. 30 The Big Bang
Theory (r) 9. 00 The Simpsons (r) 9. 30
Sunday Brunch 12. 30 pmThe
Simpsons (r) 12 .55 The Simpsons (r)


  1. 20 The Simpsons. Bart hankers after
    a mini-bike (r) 1.5 0 The Simpsons.
    Marge allows her hair to turn grey (r)
    2 .1 5The Simpsons. Guest starring
    Ricky Gervais and Russell Brand (r)
    2 .45 The Great British Bake Off. Noel
    Fielding and Matt Lucas present
    dessert week (r) 4. 00 Formula 1
    Turkish Grand Prix Highlights. Steve
    Jones, David Coulthard and Mark
    Webber present the 14th round of the
    season, which came from Intercity
    Istanbul Park 6. 30 Channel 4 News


6. 00 amMilkshake! 10 .1 0 SpongeBob
SquarePants (r) 10. 20 Ryan’s Mystery
Playdate (r) 10. 35 Access 10 .4 0 NFL
End Zone 1 1. 05 WWE Raw Highlights
1 2.05pmAccess 12.15Friends (r) 12 .5 0
Friends (r) 1. 20 FILM A Fairytale
Christmas (PG, TVM, 2013) Romantic
drama with C Thomas Howell and
Haylie Duff 3 .1 0 FILM Mrs Miracle 2:
Miracle in Manhattan (PG, TVM,
2010 ) The kindly Mrs Merkle helps
a struggling department-store
manager. Family drama sequel
starring Doris Roberts, Eric Johnson
and Jewel Staite5. 00 FILM The
Christmas Express (PG, TVM, 2017)
A journalist makes an eventful train
journey with his girlfriend, his ex,
and a famous director. Romantic
drama starring Dermot Mulroney
6 .55 5 News Weekend

7. 00 Amazing Cakes & Bakes The
secrets behind one of Britain’s
most beloved malt loaves,
Soreen. Plus, an interview with
an Apprentice winner who has
been hand-baking huge
quantities of brownies (3/6)

8. 00 Frankie Howerd: In His Own
Words Frankie Howerd’s career
highlights are celebrated in this
documentary narrated by
long-time fan David Walliams.
Showcasing Frankie’s best bits,
it is a journey through the life
of the British comedian whose
career in showbusinesscareer in showbusiness
spanned six decades. It
features long forgotten
footage, rare performances
and personal photographs

1 0.00Paul Merton’s Heroes of
Comedy The comedian
explores what motivated the
world’s greatest comics, how
and why they became
successful, and what inspired
their best moments and
characters. From Charlie
Chaplin and Laurel and HardyChaplin, and Laurel and Hardy
to Victoria Wood and many
more, Paul Merton examines
why these comedy greats are
so unique. See Viewing Guide

1 2. 00 The Outrageous Bette Midler:
By Her Friends. A homage to the
actress and singer (r) 1. 00 amThe
2 1.co.uk Live Casino Show 3. 00 NCIS
(r) 3 .45 NCIS: New Orleans — Murder
in the Bayou (r)5. 05 Britain’s Greatest
Bridges (r) (SL) 5.5 0 Access

Dafne Keen stars as Lyra (8pm) Cornwall with Simon Reeve (8pm) Belgium’s Kevin De Bruyne (10.55pm) Escape to the Château (9pm) Laurel and Hardy (10pm)

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