Times 2 - UK (2020-12-11)

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al-Shamahi watching

from their hide during

the hottest part of the

Tanzanian year. Hyenas

move in, which means

lions, leopards and cape

buffalo move out. Only

the elephants are happy

to drink alongside them

— at night. It’s a great

place for birdwatching

too. The Egyptian geese

are so bad-tempered,

even giraffes flee at

the sight of them.

Waterhole: Africa’s

Animal Oasis

BBC Two, 8pm

How does a single

modestly sized

waterhole on the

African savannah

support so many

competing species?

That’s the pitch for

this exotic cousin of

Autumnwatch that

continues with Chris

Packham and Ella

surprising way”

as it traces his rise

from teenage prodigy

to Britain’s first

sports superstar,

encompassing his

landmark victories

from 1948 onwards

(there were 222 of

them, so they will have

to be selective) before

his near-fatal accident

at Goodwood in 1962

that cut his racing

career short.

Moss?” When this

happened to Moss

himself, the traffic

officer had some

difficulty believing his

protestations that he

was indeed Stirling

Moss. Despite all this,

few people know much

about him beyond his

famous name. This film

promises to correct

that, telling his story

in an “expansive,

engaging and often

Moss said: “I believe

that racing should be

dangerous. It is an

aphrodisiac,” and his

playboy lifestyle (back

in the day) prompted

Private Eye to joke that

he was about “cars,

women and sex, in that

order”. Famously, the

standard question for

police officers warning

speeding motorists

was: “Who do you

think you are, Stirling

to many racing fans

Stirling Moss, who

died in April aged 90,

remains the finest all-

round driver Britain

has produced. Certainly

no British driver had

quite Moss’s charisma

(although James Hunt

came close). He

became one of that rare

breed of sportsmen

whose name transcends

the sport to become

recognisable to all.

Viewing Guide

James Jackson

Sir Stirling Moss:

The Uncrowned

King of F
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the record for most

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7. 00 The One Show Hosted by

Alex Jones and Jordan Banjo

7. 35 A Question of Sport Sue Barker
   hosts, with Steve Sidwell, Amy Fuller,
   Richard Kitty and Pamela Cookey

8.0 5 Richard Osman’s House of Games

Night Roisin Conaty, Jermaine Jenas,

Jason Manford and Jennifer Saunders

compete in trivia-based games (4/5)

8.3 5 EastEnders As the search for Ian’s

attacker continues, a police

investigation begins, while Jack has a

different suspect in his sights (AD)

9 .00Have I Got News for You Romesh

Ranganathan hosts. Last in the series

9 .30The Royle Family The morning of the

wedding arrives and it is not just

Denise’s nerves that are on edge.

Last in the series (r)

10. 00 BBC News at Ten

10 .3 0 BBC Regional News and Weather

10.45 The Graham Norton Show The host

chats to the actresses Gal Gadot and

Tessa Thompson theTessa Thompson, the StrictlyStrictlyyy co-host co-host

Claudia Winkleman, the comedian Lee

Mack and the actress Nicola Coughlan.

Plus, McFly perform

1 1.3 0 God Shave the Queens Crystal’s act

causes a medical emergency (7/8)

11 .55God Shave the Queens

Last in the series

12.15am Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel

The award-winning comedian Michael McIntyre hosts

a brand new Saturday-night gameshow, as contestants

take on a colossal spinning wheel and answer questions in

the hope of securing a cash prize (r) 1 .25- 6.

BBC News. Today’s top stories

7. 00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Rav

Wilding and Martel Maxwell compete

in the money-making challenge,

scouring the antiques shops of

Cheshire with the assistance of experts

Roo Irvine and James Braxton (r)

8. 00 Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis

It’s the hottest time of year, but the

waterhole becomes busier at night.

Hyena lurk in the shadows as the team

uncovers the new dynamics of

night-time at the waterhole.

See Viewing Guidee (2/3)

9 .00The Mercy (12, 2017) The story of

amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst and

his solo attempt to circumnavigate the

globe in 1968. The struggles he

confronted on the controversial voyage,

while his family awaited his return, is

one of the most enduring mysteries of

recent times. Factual drama starring

DavidDavid Thewlis Rachel Weisz Colin Thewlis, Rachel Weisz, Colin

Firth, Andrew Buchan, Kit Connor

and Jonathan Bailey

10 .4 0 Grand Tours of the Scottish

Islands The Shetland Isles (r)

1 0.4 5 Newsnight With Kirsty Wark

1 1.2 0 Emin/Munch: Between the Clock

and the Bed The affinities between

the art of Edvard Munch and Tracey

Emin. See Viewing Guide

1 2.00 FILM: The Hurt Locker (15, 2008 ) A US bomb

disposal team in Iraq is assigned a new leader whose

reckless attitude puts all its members’ lives at risk.

Kathryn Bigelow’s drama starring Jeremy Renner

2 .05amBattlestar Galactica (r) (AD) 3 .30-4.30Sign

Zone: Britain’s Wild Weather — Panorama (r) (SL)

7. 00 Emmerdale Laurel and Jai make a

heart-breaking decision, and Marlon

and Rhona talk fondly (AD)

7 .3 0 Coronation Street Carla’s worst

nightmare comes true as Peter puts

his life at risk. Meanwhile, Ryan, Sally

and Tim take in the scene at Number 6,

andand Gary finds a distressed Faye Gary finds a distressed Faye

locked in Ray’s office (AD)

8.3 0 Midsomer Murders Art comes to the

Midsomer village of Angel’s Rise with

the opening of a new sculpture park,

but when its launch is marred by

murder DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson aremurder, DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson are

called to investigate. However, they

must deal with an apparently

unexplainable broken locket found near

the scene of the crime, a host of

suspects, and a complex web of

deception. As the crime solving duo

inspect further, they find they have to

get creative to solve a case where art

imitatesimitates death and everything has a death and everything has a

deeper meaning (4/6) (r) (AD)

10 .2 0 ITV News

10 .5 0 Regional News

1 1. 05 Harry’s Heroes: Euro Having a

Laugh The second leg of the tour

takes the boys to Italy, and John

Barnes thinks the lads need a bit of

culture, so sends them off to see the

Ponte Vecchio and Michaelangelo’s

Davidd (2/3) (r) (AD)

1 2.25am Teleshopping3. 00 Nadia’s Family Feasts.

Nadia Sawalha and Alex Hollywood help to prepare a

festive family feast, including Nadia’s annual tradition of

hot sausage and cheddar rolls, ginger gammon with

tartiflette for lunch, and a recipe for the ultimate turkey

dinner (r) (SL)3.50-6.00ITV Nightscreen

7. 00 Channel 4 News

8. 00 Jo Brand’s How to Stay Sane in

a Mad World Jo embarks on an

alphabetic romp as she reveals the

most fun, creative and Covid-friendly

ways to remain level-headed during

the pandemic. See Viewing Guidee (AD)

9. 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 (AD)

10. 00 The Last LegAdam Hills, Josh

Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are

joined by guests including Joe Lycett,

Stacey Dooley and Shakin’ Stevens for

a comic review of the past seven days

1 1. 05 Back Stephen and Andrew head off on

a road trip to visit the pub’s suppliers,

while Ellen gets a little bit too hands

on with the church’s drug outreach

programme (4/6) (r) (AD)

1 1.40Back Andrew buys Cass’s shares

in the pub so he can renovate

it after a fire (5/6) (r) (AD)

12.1 0 am BackLast in the series (r) (AD) 1 2.4 0

Taskmaster (r) (AD) 1 .35 FILM: Professor Marston

and the Wonder Women (15, 2017 ) The story of the

psychologist William Moulton Marston. Fact-based drama

starring Luke Evans and Rebecca Hall 3 .25Come Dine

with Me (r) 5 .45-6.00Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas (r)

7. 00 The Gadget Show Craig Charles

hosts The Gadget Show Awards 2020,

an essential rundown of everything

that’s made it big this year in tech.

Jordan Erica Webber and Harry Wallop

enjoy a bout of gaming unboxing and

reveal how to stream Christmas

flicks for free. Last in the series

8. 00 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways

Starting out from Cheltenham, Rob

Bell crosses the Cotswolds, following

the 46-mile route of the Banbury and

Cheltenham Direct Railway (3/4)

9. 00 Cornwall’s Most Scenic Railway

Journeys A trip through Devon to the

tip of Cornwall, going back in time to

recapture the golden age of luxury

train travel and travelling in the

elegantly restored Statesman (/13)

10. 00 Live Boxing: Sam Eggington

v Ashley Theophane

Coverage of the super-welterweight

contest, which takes place at

Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios in

Redditch. Veteran Theophane is

fighting in the UK for the first time

since 2012 here, while Eggington is

hoping to bounce back from his recenthoping to bounce back from his recent

unanimous-decision loss to Ted

Cheeseman at the Matchroom

Fight Camp event in August

1 2.05am Good Girls’ Guide to Kinky Sex PC The

bedroom experiment continues as three couples look for

creative ways to improve their sex lives 1 2. 55 Access

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

5 .10Building Britain’s Canals. Dan Jones navigates the

Leeds and Liverpool Canal (r) (SL) 5 .50-6.00Access

6 .00amBreakfast. Presented by Charlie Stayt and Naga

Munchetty 9 .15Morning Live. Kym Marsh and Gethin

Jones host the weekday magazine show 10. 00 Homes

Under the Hammer. Properties in Ebbw Vale, Kent and the

West Midlands (r) (AD) 1 1. 00 Claimed and Shamed.

A claim for compensation ends up costing one man a lot

more than he bargained for (r) (AD)11.4 5 Saved on

Camera. An injured climber is rescued and a missing dog

saved by a rescuer with a drone (r) 1 2.15pmBargain

Hunt: Entertainment Special. Looking back at the best

entertainment items bought by past teams (AD) 1. 00

BBC News at One; Weather 1 .3 0 BBC Regional News;

Weather 1 .4 5 Father Brown: The Star of Jacob. The

Roman Catholic priest has to contend with a tramp, a

missing donkey, an outbreak of laryngitis in the church

choir and a kidnapped baby (r) (AD)2.45Impossible. Quiz

hosted by Rick Edwards (r) 3 .3 0 Escape to the Country.

Jules Hudson helps a couple find a country home in south

Wales4.3 0 Antiques Road Trip. Christina Trevanion and

Serhat Ahmet search for items in south Wales 5. 15

Pointless. Hosted by Alexander Armstrong (r)6.00BBC

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

6 .15amAntiques Road Trip (r)7. 00 Homes Under the

Hammer (r) (AD)8. 00 Sign Zone: The Repair Shop (r)

(AD, SL) 9. 00 BBC News at 9 10. 00 BBC News 1 .00pm

Head Hunters. Quiz show hosted by Rob Beckett (r) 1.

The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas. Dave Myers and Si

King create dishes for unexpected guests (r) (AD) 2 .3 0

Nigel Slater’s 12 Tastes of Christmas. Nigel creates a

selection of festive dishes (1/2) (r) (AD)3. 00 FILM:

Lucky Jim (U, 1957) A hard-drinking junior lecturer

frustrated by his stuffy university tries to impress a

professor, but his efforts only end in disaster. Comedy

with Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas (b/w) 4 .3 0 David

Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities. How nature has

tinkered with the ageing process to different effect, and

a profile of evolutionary anomalies, including the spiral

shell of snails (r) (AD) 5 .1 5 Flog It! Anita Manning and

Mark Stacey search through the items brought to the RAF

Museum in Hendon, London, and Paul Martin visits an

exhibition of First World War flying pioneers (r) 6.

Richard Osman’s House of Games. Alex Jones, Jessica

Knappet, Rob Rinder and Karim Zeroual compete 6.

Strictly: It Takes Two. Analysis of the couples’ progress

6 .00amGood Morning Britain. News, current affairs and

lifestyle features 9. 00 Lorraine. 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. Interviews and topical debate from a female

perspective 1 .3 0 ITV News; Weather 2. 00 Dickinson’s

Real Deal. David Dickinson and a team of antiques dealers

visit Middlesbrough, where Corrie Jeffrey goes all out to

buy a whisky decanter 3. 00 Winning Combination. Quiz

hosted by Omid Djalili, in which nine contestants are

assigned combinations of numbers that represent the size

of the jackpot they play to win in a final round. Last in the

series 4. 00 Tipping Point. Ben Shephard hosts the

arcade-themed quiz in which contestants drop tokens

down a choice of four chutes in the hope of winning a

£10,000 jackpot (r)^5.^00 The Chase. Bradley Walsh

presents as four contestants work as a team to take on

one of the ruthless Chasers and secure a cash prize 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. Andy Wiederhorn, CEO of Los

Angeles-based fast food restaurant Fatburger, goes

undercover to learn more about his business and the

people he employs (r) 1 1.3 0 Channel 4 News Summary

1 1. 35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. The chef visits

a failing health-food restaurant in Hollywood, the owner

of which is struggling to control his disrespectful staff

and receives an unscheduled visit from the police (r)

1 2.30pmSteph’s Packed Lunch. Weekday magazine show

hosted by Steph McGovern2.1 0 Countdown. John

Inverdale is in Dictionary Corner3. 00 Find It, Fix It, Flog

It. Simon O’Brien and Henry Cole meet a blacksmith in

Cockermouth4. 00 Escape to the Château: DIY. Mark,

Becky and George see if they can utilise a newly

discovered well 5 .00Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas.

Makers race to construct and decorate their gingerbread

structures. Last in the series (AD) 6 .00The Simpsons.

Marge and Lisa meet a stage star while visiting Capitol

City (r) (AD) 6 .30The Simpsons. A crisis brings the

Simpson and Flanders families closer together (r) (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 1.1 5 FILM: Christmas

Festival of Ice (PG, TVM, 2017 ) A lawyer enlists the

aid of a local artisan to help save her home town’s annual

Christmas ice-sculpting contest. Festive romance starring

Taylor Cole and Joey Belfiore 12 .55pm 5 News at

Lunchtime 1. 00 Neighbours (AD) 1 .3 0 FILM:

Snowbound for Christmas (PG, TVM, 2019 )

Romance ensues after a high-powered businessman gets

trapped by a snowstorm with his ultra-efficient executive

assistant. Drama starring Henderson Wade and Zarrin

Darnell-Martin3.1 5 FILM: Write Before Christmas

(PG, TVM, 2019) A woman sends Christmas cards to

people who have influenced her life, and the recipients are

inspired to make their own lives better. Drama starring

Torrey DeVitto and Chad Michael Murray 5. 005 News at

5 5 .3 0 Neighbours. It is a sad day for the Greysons, and

Shane and Dipi realise what Mackenzie has been put

through (r) (AD) 6 .00Friends. Ross’s true feelings for

Rachel are revealed (r) 6 .305 News Tonight