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BBC1 BBC2 ITV
6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Morning Live
at Christmas 10.00 Claimed and
Shamed (r) 10.45 Fraud Squad (r) 11.15
Homes Under the Hammer (r)
12.15pm Bargain Hunt. Roo Irvine and
Tim Weeks help teams in
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire (r)
1.00 BBC News at One; Weather 1.30
BBC Regional News; Weather 1.45
Doctors. Zara makes the wrong call
with Luca 2.15 The Tournament. Quiz
hosted by Alex Scott 3.00 Escape to
the Country. Jonnie Irwin helps a
couple hoping to move to North
Yorkshire (r) 3.45 Virtually Home.
A dull dining space needs livening up
4.30 The Repair Shop. A pinball penny
slot machine is among the items
seeking rejuvenation (r) 5.15 Pointless
(r) 6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather
6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather7.00 The One Show Live magazine
show hosted by Ronan Keating7.35 EastEnders Rainie grows more
suspicious of Stuart, Kim tries
to put on a brave face, and
Liam’s criminal scheming
becomes more ambitious8.00 Sort Your Life Out with Stacey
Solomon Dan and Kelly Waller
declutter their home, as
carpenter Robert Bent creates
a spare room and transforms
their office into a workspace
of dreams. Last in the series9.00 MasterChef: The Professionals
Four chefs compete in the
second semi-final, initially
tasked to create a dish working
on makeshift workstations with
limited equipment and no ovens10.00 BBC News at Ten10.25 BBC Regional News10.35 Question Time Fiona Bruce
hosts the political debate from
Hendon, north-west London,
with panellists including
former MP Michael Portillo
and actress Adjoa Andoh11.35 Newscast Adam Fleming,
Laura Kuenssberg and Chris
Mason present their weekly
round-up from Westminster12.05am Blankety Blank. With Fay
Ripley, Louis Smith, Sara Pascoe, Jo
Brand, Janette Manrara and Martin
Kemp (r) 12.40 Superman & Lois.
Comic-book drama starring Tyler
Hoechlin (r) 1.40 Weather for
the Week Ahead 1.45 BBC News6.30am The Tournament (r) 7.15
Virtually Home (r) 8.00 Sign Zone:
The Mating Game (r) (SL) 9.00 BBC
News at 9 10.00 BBC News 12.15pm
Politics Live 1.00 The Best Christmas
Food Ever (r) 1.45 Eggheads (r) 2.15 (r)
3.00 Attenborough’s Fabulous Frogs:
Natural World. David Attenborough
examines the world of frogs (r) 3.15
Great British Menu. The top three
chefs from the fish and main heats
cook for the judges (r) 4.15 The Real
Marigold Hotel. The whole group are
invited to a traditional Hindu wedding
ceremony (r) 5.15 Flog It! Making a
profit at auction (r) 6.00 Richard
Osman’s House of Games. Rickie
Haywood-Williams, Sally Phillips, Vikki
Stone and Dan Walker take part 6.30
Strictly: It Takes Two. Janette Manrara
dishes up all the backstage gossip6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00
Lorraine 10.00 This Morning 12.30pm
Loose Women. The women put the
world to rights once more and invite
a famous guest to chat about what
they are up to 1.30 ITV News; Weather
1.55 Regional News; Weather 2.00
Dickinson’s Real Deal. In Sheffield,
David Dickinson discovers a famous
name artist in the den, and Tracy
Thackray-Howitt smells a profit in
an old perfume bottle 3.00 Lingo.
Three more pairs compete in the quiz
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 5.00
The Chase. Four contestants take
part in the quiz 6.00 Regional News;
Weather 6.30 ITV News; Weather7.00 Emmerdale Dawn feels jealous,
and Mandy makes a demand7.30 Saving Money at Christmas:
The Big Squeeze? Tonight
Cameras follow families trying
to make ends meet, and experts
offer festive money-saving tips8.00 Emmerdale Vinny assumes
wrong, while Meena’s jealousy
gets the better of her8.30 The Martin Lewis Money
Show: Live The cash expert
offers tips and tricks for
making finances go further9.00 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 end of the
competition approaches10.30 ITV News; followed by Weather11.05 Regional News; followed
by Regional Weather
11.20 Regional Programme11.45 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories
Piers talks to Kate Garraway
about her life and career (r)12.40am The Jonathan Ross Show.
With Elton John and Rob Brydon (r)
1.30 Teleshopping 3.00 FYI Extra 3.15
Saving Money at Christmas: The Big
Squeeze? Tonight (r) 3.40 Wonders of
the Coast Path (r) (SL) 4.05 Unwind
with ITV 5.05 Tipping Point (r) (SL)7.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
The radio broadcasters Mark
Radcliffe and Edith Bowman
dip their toes into the world of
antiques under the guidance
of experts Natasha Raskin
Sharp and Paul Martin8.00 Mary Berry: Love to Cook
The culinary expert offers
tips for beginners (5/6)8.30 Nadiya’s Fast Flavours
The cook has some relaxed
recipes to chill out with (5/6)9.00 Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
Focusing on Ekpemi Irune, one
of Addenbrooke’s Hospital’s
leading head and neck
surgeons. She treats a cancer
patient who is unable to
swallow or speak (5/6)10.00 Mock the Week With guests
Maisie Adam, Rhys James
and Milton Jones (11/13)10.30 Newsnight Analysis of the
day’s events with Katie Razzall11.15 Forensics: The Real CSI West
Midlands Police need forensics
to identify the killer of two
men found dead in a car (r)12.15am Sign Zone: The Lakes with
Simon Reeve. The impact of humans
on the Lake District (r) (SL) 1.15 Strictly
Come Dancing. Pro-celebrity contest
(r) (SL) 2.15-2.55 Strictly Come
Dancing: The Results. Two couples
compete in a dance-off (r) (SL)Channel 4 Channel 5
6.00am Kirstie’s Handmade
Christmas (r) 6.10 Countdown (r) 6.50
The Big Bang Theory (r) 7.15 The Big
Bang Theory (r) 7. 3 5 The King of
Queens (r) 8.00 The King of Queens
(r) 8.30 The King of Queens (r) 9.00
Frasier (r) 9.30 Frasier (r) 10.00
Frasier (r) 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen
Nightmares USA (r) 11.25 Channel 4
News Summary 11.30 Find It, Fix It,
Flog It (r) 12.30pm Steph’s Packed
Lunch 2.10 Countdown 3.00
Moneybags 4.00 A Place in the Sun
(r) 5.00 Four in a Bed. Guest house
owners head to Old Walls Vineyard
Luxury Lodges in Devon (r) 5.30
Bidding Wars. Auction challenge
series 6.00 The Simpsons. Bart ruins
Krusty’s career 6.30 Hollyoaks.
Felix is forced to defend himself as
Martine reveals what she knows (r)6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine
11.15 FILM Grounded for Christmas
(12, TVM, 2019) Festive drama
starring Julianna Guill 12.45pm
Entertainment News on 5 12.55 5
News at Lunchtime 1.00 Neighbours
1.30 FILM Christmas Cuisine of Love
(PG, TVM, 2020) A chef unexpectedly
falls for the restaurant critic who gave
her first bakery a damning review.
Drama starring Kim Shaw and Clayton
James 3.15 FILM The Christmas Swap
(U, TVM, 2018) Two women with
opposing views about the holidays
find they have switched bodies after a
freak accident. Festive drama starring
Jackie Seiden and Ashley Wood
5.00 5 News at 5 6.00 Neighbours.
Mackenzie tries to make an effort
with Harlow (r) 6.30 Meerkat Manor.
Daisy delivers her newborn pups7.00 Channel 4 News
Including sport and weather8.00 Luxury Christmas for Less
Sabrina Grant and Sophie
Morgan reveal the secrets
behind supermarket champagne
and the high street brand
selling better quality cashmere
than top designers (2/2)9.00 24 Hours in A&E An elderly
woman is admitted with two
severe leg fractures, with staff
concerned she may not survive.
Meanwhile, a 54-year-old is
rushed with sepsis, a life-
threatening immune response
to a chest infection10.00 How to Make It on OnlyFans
Documentary looking at
website OnlyFans, which some
say is the new frontier of sex
work, while others believe it
to be an exploitative fad, with
life-ruining consequences.
See Viewing Guide11.05 Unapologetic The DJ and
presenter Yinka Bokinni and
the social media star Zeze Millz
ask why more and more Black
women are going under
the knife for procedures
including butt lifts and fillers12.05am Gogglebox (r) 1.00 Ramsay’s
Kitchen Nightmares USA (r) 1.50 The
Simpsons (r) 2.15 FILM Departure
(15, 2015) Drama 4.05 George Clarke’s
National Trust Unlocked (r) 5.00
Couples Come Dine with Me (r) 5.55
Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free (r)7.00 Parking Fines: The Big Con?
The reporter Alexis Conran
looks into the world of parking
fines, meeting various people
who have fallen foul of parking
companies and managed to
get their tickets overturned;
followed by 5 News Update8.00 Live: Winter on the Farm
Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson
follow life at Cannon Hall Farm
with brothers Rob and Dave
Nicholson. Last in the series;
followed by 5 News Update9.00 The Stonehenge Enigma:
What Lies Beneath? A new
discovery found deep in the
soil of the surrounding area
is threatening to upturn
everything we think we know
about Stonehenge. Rob Bell
joins archaeologists, scientists
and engineers who have
uncovered a vast, undetected
monument. See Viewing Guide10.30 FILM Unforgiven (15, 1992)
Two gunslingers come out of
retirement to help a young
assassin collect the $1,000
bounty on the heads of a pair
of cowboys who attacked and
mutilated a prostitute. The
local sheriff, however, has no
intention of letting the pair
impinge on his own authority.
Western with Clint Eastwood,
Gene Hackman, Morgan
Freeman and Jaimz Woolvett1.10am The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show
3.10 Entertainment News on 5 3.15
Violent Child, Desperate Parents.
Parents being abused by their kids (r)
4.05 Kitten Rescue with Jo Brand (r)
4.50 Dale Winton’s Florida Fly Drive
(r) 5.35 House Doctor (r) (SL)EastEnders’ Janine (7.35pm) Mary Berry: Love to Cook (8pm) The Money Show Live (8.30pm) Content guru Alex Sim-Wise (10pm) The Stonehenge Enigma (9pm)