the times | Saturday December 4 2021 saturday review 49
Friday 10
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 1.00 BBC News
at One; Weather 1.30 BBC Regional
News; Weather 1.45 The Tournament.
Quiz hosted by Alex Scott. Last in the
series 2.30 Garden Rescue. The team
comes up with Greek-inspired designs
for a Hampshire garden (r) 3.00
Escape to the Country. Sonali Shah
visits Cornwall (r) 3.45 Virtually Home.
A couple seek ideas on what to do
with their new extension area 4.30
The Repair Shop. Lucia Scalisi revives
an oil painting of a mining scene,
drawn in the 1960s (r) 5.15 Pointless.
Quiz hosted by Alexander Armstrong
(r) 6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather
6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather7.00 The One Show Weekday
magazine show presented by
Ronan Keating and Tom Daley7.30 Question of Sport Christmas
special, with panellists Anton
Du Beke, Shaun Wallace, Big
Zuu and Jules Breach8.00 EastEnders Tiffany is
devastated when the finger
of suspicion points at her8.25 Gavin & Stacey In the festive
edition from 2019, the
Shipmans travel to Wales to
spend Christmas with the
Wests, but parenthood
continues to present
them with several challenges.
See Viewing Guide (r)9.30 Have I Got News for You Jess
Phillips MP guest hosts, with
panellists Jon Richardson
and Hannah Fry (9/10)10.00 BBC News at Ten10.25 BBC Regional News10.35 The Graham Norton Show
The host is joined by guests
Keanu Reeves, Olivia Colman,
Mahershala Ali Jack Whitehall
and Jennifer Lawrence. Plus,
music from Rag ‘n’ Bone Man11.25 In My Skin Bethan helps her
mother change her life, but
struggles to break free herself.
Last in the series12.10am FILM Kick-Ass (15, 2010)
A teenage comic-book fan sets out to
become a superhero and fight crime
in real life. Action comedy with Aaron
Taylor-Johnson and Nicolas Cage.
See Film Choice 2.00 Weather for
the Week Ahead 2.05 BBC News6.30am The Tournament (r) 7.15
Virtually Home (r) 8.00 Sign Zone:
Walking with Shappi Khorsandi (r)
(SL) 8.30 Nadiya’s Fast Flavours (r)
(SL) 9.00 BBC News at 9 10.00 BBC
News 12.15pm Politics UK 1.00 FILM
Christmas A La Carte (PG, TVM, 2021)
A food correspondent helps a
businessman open his diner with the
aid of her television special. Romantic
drama starring Erin Agostino and
Dillon Casey 2.30 The Hairy Bikers
Home for Christmas (r) 3.15 Great
British Menu (r) 4.15 The Real
Marigold Hotel (r) 5.15 Flog It! Some of
the historic venues from the series (r)
6.00 Richard Osman’s House of
Games. With Rickie Haywood-
Williams, Sally Phillips, Vikki Stone
and Dan Walker 6.30 Strictly: It Takes
Two. Analysis of the couples’ progress6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00
Lorraine. Entertainment and fashion
news 10.00 This Morning 12.30pm
Loose Women. Showbiz interviews
and topical debate from a female
perspective 1.30 ITV News; Weather
1.55 Regional News; Weather 2.00
Dickinson’s Real Deal. In Nottingham’s
Albert Hall, David Dickinson and his
dealers set up stall, and Henry
Nicholls flexes his spending muscles
on a collection of hero comics
3.00 Lingo. Seeking supremacy today
are a Bexley couple, a husband and
wife from Wales, and a married
couple of 50 years from Wiltshire
4.00 Tipping Point. Ben Shephard
hosts the arcade-themed quiz 5.00
The Chase. Quiz show hosted by
Bradley Walsh 6.00 Regional News;
Weather 6.30 ITV News; Weather7.00 Emmerdale Harriet supports
Charles, and Chas is shocked.
Meanwhile, Vinny is hurt7.30 Coronation Street Yasmeen
is suspected of arson, while
Amy makes a sacrifice to give
Emma her perfect wedding8.00 Griff’s Great New Zealand
Adventure Heading to the
South Isle. Last in the series8.30 Coronation Street Zeedan
reports Hashim for starting the
restaurant fire, while Curtis
deceives Emma as he departs9.00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of
Here! The end is in sight for the
remaining stars at Gwrych
Castle, with most of the
celebrities having been
voted off, and only a handful
left to see out the final days.
Ant and Dec look present10.25 ITV News; followed by Weather10.55 Regional News; followed
by Regional Weather11.10 The Murder of Molly McLaren:
Social Media Murders
A 23-year-old woman killed in
2018 by her ex-boyfriend
Joshua Stimpson, who she
broke up with after he grew
controlling. Last in the series (r)12.05am Teleshopping 3.00 FYI Extra.
Short bulletin rounding up the day’s
showbusiness stories 3.15 Rolling in It.
Game show with Katherine Ryan,
Jason Donovan and Ranj Singh (r) (SL)
4.05 Unwind with ITV 5.05 Lingo.
Quiz hosted by Adil Ray (r) (SL)7.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
The comedian Lucy Porter and
Chaser Jenny Ryan visit antique
shops in south Wales. On hand
to help are experts Serhat
Ahmet and Steven Moore8.00 Gardeners’ World Winter
Specials Monty Don and the
team celebrate the joy that the
gardening year brings from
winter to autumn with a
selection of brand-new stories.
See Viewing Guide (1/3)9.00 Vienna Blood New series. When
a Countess is found drowned in
the bath of her hotel suite, it
looks like suicide, and scrutiny
falls on her psychoanalyst, Max
Liebermann. Officer Oskar
Rheinhardt teams up with the
doctor to solve the riddle of the
Countess’ death and clear Max’s
professional reputation. Period
crime drama starring Matthew
Beard and Juergen Maurer.
See Viewing Guide (1/3)10.30 Newsnight Analysis of the day’s
events with Faisal Islam11.05 The Shipman Files: A Very
British Crime Story Chris
Wilson assesses the impact
of the first report into the
deaths of Harold Shipman’s
patients, which concluded
that he had murdered 260
people while a GP (3/3) (r)12.05am Sign Zone: Crisis in Care:
Follow the Money — Panorama.
Current affairs report covering a story
behind the headlines (r) (SL) 12.35
Who Do You Think You Are? Joe Sugg
researches his family history (r) (SL)
1.35-2.35 Doctor Who: Flux (r) (SL)7.00 Channel 4 News
Including sport and weather7.30 Vaccine Wars: The Truth About
Pfizer — Dispatches The
questions that are mounting
over the company’s behaviour8.00 Grayson’s Art Club: An
Exhibition for Britain Grayson
Perry ventures viewers behind
the scenes at the Bristol
Museum and Art Gallery,
as he oversees the creation
of the new Art Club exhibition.
See Viewing Guide9.00 Gogglebox The armchair critics
share their opinions on what
they have been watching,
with cameras capturing their
instant reactions and the lively
discussions that are prompted
by the week’s biggest and best
shows. Last in the series10.00 The Last Leg Hosts Adam Hills,
Josh Widdicombe and Alex
Brooker are joined by famous-
faced guests for a comic review
of the significant moments of
the past seven days11.05 The Big Narstie Show The
grime MC is joined by guests
Papoose, Robert Rinder, Munya
Chawawa, Zeze Millz, Yinka
Bokinni and Ozwald Boateng11.50 FILM Crawl (15, 2019) Horror
thriller starring Kaya Scodelario1.25am FILM The Ring (15, 2002)
Supernatural horror remake starring
Naomi Watts 3.20 Come Dine with
Me. Five back-to-back editions from
Suffolk (r) 5.30 A Place in the Sun (r)
5.55 Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas.
Offering tips on Christmas trees (r)Channel 4 Channel 5
6.10am 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.
The B&Bers meet for the last time (r)
5.30 Bidding Wars. The final pallets of
the week range from classic toys to
pet goods. Last in the series 6.00 The
Simpsons. Marge, Homer and the kids
discover Moe is estranged from his
family 6.30 Hollyoaks. As Nate gets
closer to the truth, Felix makes a
shock revelation to him about Lisa (r)6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine
11.15 FILM Double Christmas (PG,
TVM, 2019) Romantic comedy with
Carly Pope and Kristoffer Polaha
12.50pm Entertainment News on 5
12.55 5 News at Lunchtime 1.00
Neighbours 1.30 FILM A Christmas to
Cherish (PG, TVM, 2019) Romantic
comedy starring Peter Porte and Ali
Liebert 3.15 FILM On the 12th Date
of Christmas (PG, TVM, 2020) Two
game creators, both seeking a
promotion, must join forces to create
a festive scavenger hunt. Romantic
drama starring Mallory Jansen and
Tyler Hynes 5.00 5 News at 5 6.00
Neighbours. Terese lies to everyone
about where she plans to spend
Christmas (r) 6.30 Meerkat Manor.
The Whiskers troupe embarks on
a scavenger hunt for the entire day7.00 Secrets of the Imperial War
Museum At IWM Duxford, an
armoured vehicle that was
blown up in Afghanistan in
2012 is carefully lifted into
place under an aircraft in
the AirSpace hangar (3/6);
followed by 5 News Update8.00 The Thames at Night with
Tony Robinson Tony reveals
how the Thames plays a vital
role in keeping London — and
beyond — on the move, and
how it is a 24/7 operation (3/4);
followed by 5 News Update9.00 1977: Britain’s Biggest 70s Hits
A look at the biggest-selling
singles of 1977, the best pop
videos, and the artists who
appeared in them, from ABBA
and Queen, to Rod Stewart and
Barbra Streisand. Chris Tarrant,
Dana and other famous
faces recall the era. Plus,
contributions from Leo Sayer
and members of the Brighouse
and Rastrick Brass Band, and
the Brotherhood of Man (8/10)10.30 Live Boxing Coverage of the
card from National Sports
Centre at Crystal Palace,
London. Isaac Chamberlain is
scheduled to fight for the
vacant IBF International
Cruiserweight title, and
undefeated middleweight
Aaron McKenna is
also set to be in action12.05am 999: Criminals Caught on
Camera (r) 1.00 Live Casino Show
3.00 Entertainment News 3.10 Inside
King’s Cross: The Railway (r) 4.00
Kitten Rescue with Jo Brand (r) 4.45
The Funny Thing About Christmas
(r) (SL) 5.35 House Doctor (r) (SL)The 2019 Gavin & Stacey (8.25pm) Presenter Monty Don (8pm) Griff is on the South Island (8pm) Kaya Scodelario in Crawl (11.50pm) Abba in Biggest 70s Hits (9pm)
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