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12 1GT Thursday December 3 2020 | the times

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projects undertaken

during the colonial

era. The builders

had to contend with

flesh-eating maggots,

malaria and cholera,

not to mention the

small matter of hungry

lions. Tarrant dubs it

“the lunatic express”,

and it earns that

moniker. The colourful

anecdotes are more

than matched by the

spectacular scenery.

Tarrant on the

African Express

Channel 5, 8pm

Chris Tarrant is

crossing the plains and

mountains of Kenya by

train to deliver “a rip-

roaring tale of colonial

derring-do”. Starting in

Mombasa, Kenya, and

stretching 600 miles

into the heart of Africa,

the railway line was one

of the most ambitious

One of Marr’s choices

in this first episode was

a harbinger of perhaps

the most radical change

of the era — the

historian and Times

journalist James

Morris, a former

cavalry officer who

reported on the

conquest of Everest in

1953, became Jan

Morris (who died last

month), a pioneering

transgender role model.

Elizabethans” who have

in some way shaped,

reflected or driven that

change during the

Queen’s reign. As well

as politicians and

great leaders, Marr

is highlighting a less

obvious selection of

“curious and creative

characters”, all of

whom show how

Britain has become a

more liberal, inclusive

and egalitarian society.

embodied the chance

for a new beginning for

a country devastated by

the Second World War,

and for most of her

years on the throne she

has presided over “a

period of unrivalled

peace and prosperity”,

Marr says. It has also

been a period of

“astonishing change”,

and this provides the

focus for the series as

Marr profiles “New

doing a dodgy

impression of Winston

Churchill announcing

the dawn of a new

Elizabethan era in

1952. “She comes to the
      throne at a time when
      a tormented mankind
      stands uncertainly
      poised between world
      catastrophe and a
      golden age,” Churchill
      said. For the prime
      minister, the young
      Queen Elizabeth II

Viewing Guide

Joe Clay

New Elizabethans

with Andrew Marr

BBC Two, 9pm

In the

opening of

this three-

part series

based on his book

Andrew Marr stands at

the dispatch box in the

House of Commons

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7. 00 The One Show Magazine show

hosted by Alex Jones and Amol Rajan

7. 35 EastEnders Bobby announces who
   has won the Lucy Beale Award (AD)


8. 00 DIY SOS: The Big Build Nick
   Knowles meets the Sweet family in
   Weston-super-Mare, whose three
   children have all been diagnosed with
   multiple rare illnesses and will soon be
   full-time wheelchair-users (AD)

9. 00 MasterChef: The Professionals The

last group of quarter-finalists create a

dish that captures the essence of the

forest, before cooking for food critics

Grace Dent and Jay Rayner (AD)

10. 00 BBC News at Ten

10 .3 0 BBC Regional News and Weather

10.4 5 Question Time Fiona Bruce chairs the

topical debate, inviting a panel of

politicians and other guests to answerpoliticians and other guests to answer

questions from a virtual audience

11.45Newscast Adam Fleming, Laura

Kuenssberg and Chris Mason present

their weekly round-up from

WestminsterWestminster delivering their usual, delivering their usual

mix of serious analysis and

light-hearted gossip about the

biggest stories in politics

12.20am-6.00 BBC News

7. 00 Live Snooker: UK Championship

Seema Jaswal presents coverage of the

concluding last-16 matches from

Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes,

played over the best of 11 frames

8. 001 2 Puppies and Us Woody the St

Bernard moves in with five-year-old

Dexter, who has cerebral palsy. Mungo

joins Alastair, Daron and their

possessive older cocker spaniel Milo

— but the dogs clash, and Alastair and

Daron call on Louise to help (4/6) (AD)

9 .00New Elizabethans with Andrew

Marr New series. Documentary

following the rigid, class-obsessed

Britain of the 1950s to the more

liberal, inclusive society in the

latter part of the Queen’s reign.

See Viewing Guidee (1/3) (AD)

10. 00 Mock the Week With panellists

Tom Allen, Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne

and Rhys James (6/11)

10 .3 0 The Mini Mash Report

Satirical news show (8/9) (r)

10 .4 5 Newsnight Headline analysis

with Emma Barnett

1 1.3 0 Snooker: UK Championship Seema

Jaswal presents action from the day’s

last-16 matches at Marshall Arena,

played over the best of 11 frames

1 2.20am Snooker: UK Championship Extra Extended

highlights of a last-16 match 2 .2 0 Sign Zone: The

Noughties — 2003. A light-hearted look back at the year

2003 (r) (SL)3. 0 5-4. 05 Aung San Suu Kyi: The Fall of an

Icon. Documentary about the accusations of complicity in

genocide against the Myanmar leader (r) (AD, SL)

7. 00 Emmerdale Paul decides to act,

Mackenzie winds Moira up, and

Rishi is planning a surprise but

refuses to say what (AD)

7 .30Buyers Beware: Shopping Cons

Revealed — Tonight The latest cons

and fakes hitting the online market

8. 00 Emmerdale Liv is frightened, Rishi
   announces his plan, and Manpreet
   meddles for Meena (AD)

8.3 0 The Martin Lewis Money Show:

Live Financial tips as viewers’ look

ahead to Christmas

9 .00I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of

Here! The campmates continue to

battle the elements and their hunger in

north Wales as the finale approaches.

Plus, Ant and Dec examine highlights

from the past 24 hours

10. 05 ITV News at Ten

10 .35 Regional News

1 0. 5 0 The Jonathan Ross ShowThe host

is joined by guests Matt Lucas Jonis joined by guests Matt Lucas, Jon

Richardson, Lucy Beaumont, Lady

Leshurr and Grayson Perry (r)

1 1.5 0 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire:

The Million Pound Question (r)

1 2.45am Teleshopping3. 00 Buyers Beware: Shopping

Cons Revealed — Tonight. With people relying on the

internet this Christmas, Adam Shaw investigates the

latest cons, fakes and faulty goods hitting the market —

and how to avoid being caught out (r) 3 .25ITV

Nightscreen5.05-6.00Judge Rinder (r) (SL)

7. 00 Channel 4 News

8. 00 Ugly House to Lovely House with

George Clarke A pair of architects

transform a 1 9 80s redbrick house that

stands out like a sore thumb among

the grand Victorian properties it

sits alongside on a prestigious

Nottingham estate (5/6) (r) (AD)

9. 00 Taskmaster The five attempt more

absurd assignments, which see Richard

Herring hiding menacingly in a bush,

Mawaan Rizwan stealing a cup of tea

and Johnny Vegas taking a tumble.

Greg Davies presents. The first nine

series are available to stream or

download for free on All 4 (8/10) (AD)

10. 00 Celebrity Crystal Maze New series.

Laura Whitmore, Chris Ramsey, Perri

Kiely, Jordan Banjo and Gareth Thomas

take on various physical, skill, mystery

and mental challenges, guided by host

Richard Ayoade. See Viewing Guide

1 1. 00 Gogglebox The armchair critics share

their opinions on shows including The

Crown,We Are the Champions,Strictly

Come Dancing, The Undoing, The Great

British Bake Offf, The Toe Broo, and

news reports on the Covid vaccine and

possible restrictions on family

gatherings at Christmas (r) (AD)

12.05am Naked Attraction (r) (AD) 1. 00 Ramsay’s

Kitchen Nightmares USA (r) 1 .50The Supervet:

Christmas in the Clinic (r) (SL) 2 .4 5 Couples Come Dine

with Me (r)3.4 0 Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas (r) (SL)

4.30Fifteen to One (r) 5. 25 Coach Trip — Final Week:

Road to Barcelona (r)5.50-6.30Countdown (r)

7. 00 Kitten Rescue with Jo Brand

Herchy Boal investigates a report of a

neglected cat with an injury, Matt

Brown is sent to pick up two cats

trapped in a squalid property that has

been abandoned by squatters and Jo

assists with a kitten castration (3/6)

8. 00 Tarrant on the African Express

The presenter follows arguably the

greatest railway endeavour of the

entire colonial era — the so-called

Lunatic Line — riding the now-

crumbling line across Kenya to Lake

Victoria. See Viewing Guidee (5/5)

9 .00The Dambusters: Attack! Attack!

Attack! Dan Snow concludes with the

story of the raid on Germany’s dams,

which got off to a rocky start — until

one plane dropped its bomb with

devastating effect. Last in the series

10. 00999 : Critical Condition The work of

medical staff at Stoke’s Royal

University Hospital, as they treat one

man who has suffered a potentially

lethal stroke and another who has

collapsed in the street (1/4) (r)

1 1. 05 Lesbian Virgin Diaries Across

Britain more women are having a

same-sex experience than ever before.

This documentary meets three young

women at a turning point, following

their intimate journeys as they venture

into a world of online dating, lesbian

club nights and speed dating

1 2.05am Martin Lewis: The Price of Fame New

series. Famous faces lay their financial souls bare,

beginning with Duncan James, who went from hit boy

band Blue to bankruptcy in less than a decade 12.

Access 1 .00The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show3.00NCIS (r)

(AD)5.15-6.00Britain’s Greatest Bridges (r) (SL)

6 .00amBreakfast. Presented by Charlie Stayt and Naga

Munchetty 9 .15Morning Live. Magazine show hosted by

Kym Marsh and Gethin Jones 10. 00 Homes Under the

Hammer. The progress of properties in Crewe, Derby and

Paddington (AD) 1 1. 00 Claimed and Shamed. Secret

filming is the undoing of an opportunist (r) (AD) 1 1.4 5

Night Force. The blood bikers who transfer urgent

supplies to hospitals (r) 1 2.15pmBargain Hunt. From

the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells, Powys (r)

(AD) 1. 00 BBC News at One; Weather 1 .3 0 BBC Regional

News; Weather 1 .4 5 Doctors. Al fails to put the brakes on

his relationship with Lily, Karen’s good deed backfires and

Sid is called to treat a stab wound — but the teenage

victim refuses to reveal the culprit (AD) 2 .1 5 Impossible.

Game show hosted by Rick Edwards (r)3. 00 Escape to

the Country. Ginny Buckley helps a couple search for a

rural home in north Devon (r) (AD) 3 .4 5 Money for

Nothing. A vintage pram is among the items salvaged by

Sarah Moore (r) 4.3 0 The Repair Shop. Items include a

satchel owned by a prisoner of war (r) 5. 15 Pointless.

Quiz hosted by Alexander Armstrong (r) 6 .00BBC News

at Six; Weather 6 .30BBC Regional News; Weather

6 .15amHomes Under the Hammer. Properties in

Canterbury, Norwich and Crystal Palace (r) 7 .1 5 Money

for Nothing. Jay Blades salvages three items from Walsall

Recycling Centre in the West Midlands (r)8. 00 Sign

Zone: Cornwall with Simon Reeve. Part two of two. Simon

Reeve travels through Cornwall (r) (AD, SL) 9. 00 BBC

News at 910. 00 BBC News 12 .15pmPolitics Live.

Update on politics from Westminster and beyond 1. 00

Live Snooker: UK Championship. Jason Mohammad

presents coverage of the latest last-16 matches from

Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, played over the best of

1 1 frames. With commentary and analysis from Steve

Davis, Alan McManus, John Parrott, Dennis Taylor, Ken

Doherty, John Virgo and Stephen Hendry 5 .1 5 Flog It! At

the University of Nottingham, experts Caroline Hawley

and Charles Hanson find a huge Shakespearean-themed

quilt and an 18th-century handwritten Valentine (r) 6.

Richard Osman’s House of Games. With Sara Barron,

Anton Du Beke, Jessica Fostekew and Rickie

Haywood-Williams 6 .30Strictly: It Takes Two.

Weekday fanzine devoted to the ballroom dancing

show, featuring interviews with the couples

6 .00amGood Morning Britain 9 .00Lorraine.

Entertainment, current affairs and fashion news, as well

as showbiz stories and gossip. Presented by Lorraine Kelly

10. 00 This Morning. Daily magazine, featuring a mix of

showbiz chat, showbusiness news, lifestyle features,

topical discussion, health and beauty advice and more

1 2.30pmLoose Women. The women put the world to

rights once more and invite a famous guest to chat about

what they are up to 1 .3 0 ITV News; Weather 2. 00

Dickinson’s Real Deal. David Dickinson and the dealers are

in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, where items of interest

include a gold guinea, US election ephemera and a stamp

collection3. 00 Winning Combination. Omid Djalili hosts

the quiz in which nine contestants compete to get

through to the jackpot4. 00 Tipping Point. Ben Shephard

hosts the game show in which contestants answer

questions to win turns on a large arcade-style

“coin-pusher” machine, with the winner playing for a

£10,000 jackpot5. 00 The Chase. Contestants pit their

wits against the Chaser, adding money to the jackpot for

the final chase. Presented by Bradley Walsh 6.

Regional News; Weather^6 .30ITV News; Weather

6 .30amMike & Molly (r) 7 .1 0 Cheers (r)8. 05 Everybody

Loves Raymond (r) (AD) 9 .35Frasier (r) (AD) 10 .3 5

Undercover Boss USA. The CEO and chairman of in-store

media provider Mood Media, Lorne Abony, goes

undercover (r) 1 1.3 0 Channel 4 News Summary 1 1.3 5

Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. The fiery chef comes

to the aid of Anthony Trobiano, whose restaurant in Great

Neck, New York, is failing even though his partner’s

parents have given him their life savings (r)12.3 0 pm

Steph’s Packed Lunch. Daily magazine show hosted by

Steph McGovern 2 .1 0 Countdown. With Nina Wadia in

Dictionary Corner3. 00 A Place in the Sun. A couple

search for a holiday home near the Spanish town of

Marbella (r)4. 00 Escape to the Château: DIY. Tim and

Margreeth turn to their flock of sheep to insulate a gîte

(AD) 5. 00 Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas. Festive crafters

race against the clock to create a seasonal stocking 6.

The Simpsons. Bart realises he has a crush on his new

teacher (r) (AD) 6 .30Hollyoaks. James comes up with

an idea to try and free Juliet from Victor’s clutches.

Meanwhile, Diane feels jealous when she realises that

Tony seems to be moving on with his life (AD)

6 .00amMilkshake! 9 .15Jeremy Vine. The broadcaster

and guests discuss the issues of the day, with co-host

Storm Huntley joining him for phone-ins and reading out

viewers’ correspondence 1 1.15 FILM: Jingle Belle (PG,

TVM, 2018 ) A songwriter agrees to write music for a

Christmas pageant but is shocked to learn her

ex-boyfriend is directing the show. Romantic drama with

Tatyana Ali and Cornelius Smith Jr 12 .55pm 5 News at

Lunchtime 1. 00 Neighbours (AD) 1 .30 FILM: Baking

Christmas (12, TVM, 2019 ) Three siblings organise a

Christmas bake-off to decide which one of them is going

to take over the family bakery. Drama starring Khalilah

Joi3.15 FILM: Another Christmas Coincidence (12,

TVM, 2019) A man and woman grow closer as they are

brought together through a series of coincidences.

Romantic drama starring Cindy Busby and Benjamin

Hollingsworth 5. 005 News at 55 .3 0 Neighbours. Bea

and Nathan’s first date goes well, but both Kyle and Roxy

wants it to end before Levi finds out. Karl lends Toadie

a bottle of Chloe and Pierce’s foot juice (r) (AD) 6.

Friends. Phoebe and Chandler decide to break up

with their partners (r) 6 .30 5 News Tonight