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BBC1 BBC2 ITV
6.00am Breakfast 10.00 Saturday
Kitchen Live: Countdown to
Christmas. With John Bishop,
Georgina Hayden and Tom Parker
Bowles 11.30 Mary Berry: Love to
Cook (r) 12.00 BBC News; Weather
12.15pm Live Match of the Day: The FA
Cup — Buxton v Morecambe (Kick-off
12.45). Alex Scott presents all the
action from the FA Cup second-round
tie at The Silverlands 2.45 Escape to
the Country (r) 3.45 Virtually Home
(r) 4.30 Final Score 5.20 BBC News
5.30 BBC Regional News; Weather
5.40 Superman & Lois. New series.
Comic-book drama starring Tyler
Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch. See
Viewing Guide 6.40 Strictly Come
Dancing. Sets of partners battle it
out to convince judges and viewers
they can trip the light fantastic7.40 Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel
The comedian hosts the
Saturday-night game show as
contestants take on a colossal
spinning wheel and answer
questions in the hope of
securing a cash prize8.40 Blankety Blank With Fay Ripley,
Louis Smith, Sara Pascoe, Jo
Brand, Janette Manrara
and Martin Kemp (9/10)9.15 Casualty As a still-grieving
Charlie prepares for Christmas
on his own, old friend and nurse
Tess arrives, having picked up
shifts over the festive period.
A patient from the past
then returns for revenge10.00 BBC News and Weather10.20 Match of the Day Highlights of
the latest Premier League
matches, including West
Ham United v Chelsea and
Watford v Manchester City11.30 The NFL Show Dan Walker is
joined by Osi Umenyiora and
Jason Bell to present highlights
of Thursday night’s game12.05am FILM The Deer Hunter (18,
1978) The lives of three American
steelworkers and their families are
torn apart by the Vietnam War.
Drama starring Robert De Niro and
Christopher Walken 2.55 Weather
for the Week Ahead 3.00 BBC News6.20am The Dengineers (r) 6.50 All
Over the Place: UK (r) 7.20 Blue Peter:
Mwaksy’s Secret Challenge and Live
Fan of the Month! (r) 7.50 Deadly 60
(r) 8.20 FILM Nativity! (U, 2009)
A primary school teacher becomes a
local celebrity when he dishonestly
claims Hollywood is interested in his
nativity play. Comedy starring Martin
Freeman and Ashley Jensen 10.00
Hugh’s Wild West (r) 11.00 Celebrity
Antiques Road Trip (r) 12.00 Nadiya’s
Fast Flavours (r) 12.30pm The Great
Food Guys Christmas Special (r) 1.00
Live Snooker: UK Championship.
Coverage of the opening semi-final
from the Barbican Centre in York 5.15
Live Match of the Day: The FA Cup
— Yeovil Town v Milton Keynes Dons
or Stevenage (Kick-off 5.30). The
second-round tie at Huish Park6.00am CITV 9.25 ITV News 9.30
James Martin’s Saturday Morning at
Christmas. With guests Jack Savoretti,
Pierre Koffmann, Peter Lloyd and
Nicola Lando 11.40 John and Lisa’s
Christmas Kitchen. Classic festive
dishes 12.40pm Gino’s Italian Family
Adventure (r) 1.10 James Martin’s
Islands to Highlands (r) 1.40 ITV News;
Weather 1.50 Love Your Garden (r)
2.50 Griff’s Great New Zealand
Adventure (r) 3.20 FILM The
Flintstones (U, 1994) Blue-collar
caveman Fred Flintstone is promoted
to manager and gets embroiled in an
embezzlement plot. Live-action
version of the cartoon comedy with
John Goodman 5.00 Tipping Point:
Lucky Stars (r) 6.00 ITV News;
Weather 6.10 Regional News; Weather
6.15 Moneyball. Ian Wright presents7.15 Celebrity Catchphrase
Stephen Mulhern hosts an I’m a
Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
special, with Sair Khan, Jordan
North and Lisa Snowdon trying
to guess the familiar phrases
and win money for charity8.15 The Chase Celebrity Special
Lance Ellington, Beth Tweddle,
Bob Champion and Sally
Lindsay answer questions and
work as a team to take on a
Chaser and secure a charity
prize. Bradley Walsh presents9.15 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of
Here! The remaining stars
continue to brave life in Gwrych
Castle, while Ant and Dec look
at highlights from the past
24 hours, as the third and
final week approaches10.20 The Jonathan Ross Show
Elton John joins Jonathan from
his home, while in the studio
the host welcomes Rob Brydon
and Judi Love, and there is a
musical performance by
Craig David and MNEK11.20 ITV News11.40 The Keith & Paddy Picture
Show Keith Lemon and
Paddy McGuinness remake
Pretty Woman (3/6) (r)12.05am Teleshopping 3.00 FYI Extra
3.15 Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road
Adventure. Joanna Lumley follows
the Silk Road from the Black Sea to
the Caspian Sea (r) (SL) 4.05 Unwind
with ITV. Daily escape 5.05 Lingo.
Presented by Adil Ray (r) (SL)7.30 Live Snooker: UK
Championship Coverage of the
second semi-final from the
Barbican Centre in York, played
over the best of 11 frames, as
the line-up for the final is
confirmed. England's Judd
Trump ensured there would be
British involvement in last year's
final when he comfortably
prevailed 6-2 against surprise
package Lu Ning of China to
reach the showpiece match for
the third time in his career.
However, The Ace in the Pack
would be defeated by Neil
Robertson 10-9 in that
encounter to leave the 2019
world champion waiting for a
second triumph in this event10.00 Phil Lynott: Songs for While I’m
Away The life and music of the
Thin Lizzy frontman, telling the
story of how a young working-
class Black boy from 1950s
Dublin became one of Ireland's
greatest rock stars. The film
gets to the heart of Philip as a
father, husband, friend, son
and rock legend, who died in- See Viewing Guide
11.30 Sight & Sound in Concert: Thin
Lizzy Vintage gig by the Irish
guitar rockers at the Regal
Theatre in Hitchin, Hertfordshire
from January 1983 (r)12.05am The Irish Rock Story: A Tale
of Two Cities. Documentary exploring
the history of rock music in Ireland (r)
1.05-2.00 Impeachment: American
Crime Story. At his deposition in the
Paula Jones case, President Clinton
flatly denies her accusations (r)7.40 48 Hours to Victory New series.
Dermot O’Leary, Arthur
Williams and Lucy Betteridge-
Dyson examine the two crucial
days that secured victory in
some of Britain’s important
battles. Here, taking a look at
Dunkirk. See Viewing Guide8.40 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand
Prix Qualifying Highlights
Steve Jones, David Coulthard,
Lee McKenzie and Alice Powell
present action from the battle
for pole in the 21st round of the
campaign, held at Jeddah
Corniche Circuit. This is the
inaugural staging of the Grand
Prix and quick times were
expected on what is a very fast
track, particularly from the
Mercedes and Red Bull teams10.10 FILM War of the Worlds (12,
2005) A divorced father's rare
weekend with his two
estranged children descends
into horror when alien war
machines rise from beneath
Earth and begin to
systematically destroy every
human being in their path -
leaving the man with the
dangerous task of getting his
kids to safety. Steven Spielberg’s
sci-fi thriller with Tom Cruise,
Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin,
Miranda Otto and Tim Robbins12.25am FILM Anna (15, 2019) A KGB
assassin becomes one of the world’s
most feared killers. Action thriller with
Sasha Luss and Helen Mirren 2.20
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (r)
3.10 The Simpsons (r) 3.35 Hollyoaks
Omnibus (r) 5.40 A Place in the Sun (r)Channel 4 Channel 5
6.10am Mike & Molly (r) 6.30 Mike &
Molly (r) 6.55 The Simpsons (r) 7.20
The Simpsons (r) 7.45 The Simpsons
(r) 8.15 The Simpsons (r) 8.45 The
Simpsons (r) 9.15 The Simpsons (r)
9.45 The Simpsons (r) 10.15 Junior
Bake Off 11.45 Four in a Bed (r)
12.20pm Four in a Bed (r) 12.50 Four
in a Bed (r) 1.20 Four in a Bed (r)
1.55 Four in a Bed (r) 2.25 Jamie’s
Easy Christmas Countdown (r) 3.30
Devon and Cornwall at Christmas.
Documentary celebrating the festive
season in Devon and Cornwall (r)
4.35 Christmas at Highclere Castle.
A behind-the-scenes look at life in
Highclere Castle at Christmas (1/2) (r)
5.40 Channel 4 News 6.10 Titanic:
Into the Heart of the Wreck. Capturing
the underwater odyssey of the
greatest Titanic expeditions (r)6.00am Milkshake! 10.05 SpongeBob
SquarePants 10.20 SpongeBob
SquarePants (r) 10.30 Entertainment
News on 5 10.40 Friends (r) 11.10
Friends (r) 11.40 Friends (r) 12.05pm
Friends (r) 12.35 Friends (r) 1.00 FILM
Homemade Christmas (PG, TVM,
2020) Romantic drama starring
Michelle Argyris and Travis Nelson
2.50 FILM Christmas Tree Lane (PG,
TVM, 2020) Romantic drama starring
Alicia Witt and Andrew Walker 4.45
FILM A Christmas Dance Reunion
(PG, TVM, 2021) A successful attorney
is reunited with her childhood
Christmas dance partner, and the
passion between the pair heats up.
Festive romance starring Corbin Bleu
6.35 5 News Weekend 6.40 The
Wonderful World of Gold. The secrets
of Britain’s elite jewellery shops7.40 Incredible Christmas Trees &
How to Decorate Them Advice
on creating the perfect festive
centrepiece, showing viewers
how to decorate their trees
from top to bottom, as well as
amazing examples from
around the world (r)8.40 Princess Margaret:
A Scandalous Affair
Documentary examining
Princess Margaret’s marriage
to Antony Armstrong-Jones,
who was the first non-
aristocrat to marry into
monarchy for 400 years9.40 Sinatra: King of the Crooners
The life of the legendary singer
and actor Frank Sinatra, from
his difficult birth and near
death in Hoboken in 1915,
through his rise to become
one of the world’s biggest
entertainers. Using his music
and with testimony from many
of Frank’s close friends, the
programme charts his career
highs and lows, as well as
his numerous affairs with
some of the world’s most
successful and beautiful
women. See Viewing Guide11.40 70s Greatest Heart-Throbs
A look at some of the decade’s
biggest musical sex symbols12.35am Wonderful World of
Chocolate (r) 1.00 Live Casino Show
3.00 Entertainment News 3.10
Oxford Street 24/7 (r) 4.00 Raw
Recruits: Squaddies at 16 (r) 4.50
Inside DHL: World’s Biggest Delivery
Company (r) 5.35 House Doctor (r)Robert De Niro stars (12.05am) Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott (10pm) Meet the Flintstones (3.20pm) 48 Hours to Victory (7.40pm) King of the Crooners (9.40pm)