The Times - UK - 04.12.2021

505 saturday review Saturday December 4 2021 | the times

BBC4

7.00pm Christmas University

Challenge Graduates from

UCLAN and Loughborough

compete in the academic

quiz’s festive edition (5/10)

7.30 Sounds of the 70s: New

Wave Performances by new

wave bands, including the

Police and Blondie (10/10)

8.00 Top of the Pops: Christmas

1988 The top hits from 1988,

and Cliff Richard sings

Mistletoe and Wine, the

Christmas Number one

9.00 Nick Cave: Idiot Prayer The

musician performs at an

empty Alexandra Palace,

London, with the setlist

featuring classic tracks and

rarities. See Viewing Guide

10.25 BBC Four Sessions

A performance by Nick Cave

and the Bad Seeds

11.25-12.10am The Old Grey

Whistle Test A concert

performance by Tom Petty

and the Heartbreakers

FV 9/24, FS 173, SKY 116, VIRGIN 107

ITV3

7.00pm Heartbeat Aidensfield is

terrorised by a blackmailer,

but the investigative

methods of newcomer

Walker soon wear thin

with Sergeant Merton

8.00 Doc Martin Preparations

for the doctor’s wedding run

far from smoothly as a

drunken vicar leaves him

with a dilemma (7/7)

9.00 Doc Martin The doctor’s

infuriating life in Cornwall is

interrupted by an encounter

with his girlfriend from

medical school (1/8)

10.00 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

A man is reunited with a

former girlfriend — but

the relationship takes a

sinister turn when he meets

another old friend (1/7)

11.05-12.20am The Ruth Rendell

Mysteries Guy asks Danny

to kill Leonora’s brother, but

he realises he has targeted

the wrong man (2/7)

FV 10, FS 115, SKY 119, VIRGIN 117

More 4

6.55pm Escape to the Château

Dick and Angel have their

hands full as they prepare to

host seven weddings and 14

food lovers’ weekends (1/3)

7.55 Grand Designs Kevin

McCloud catches up with

Denise Daniel and Doug

Ibbs, who relocated to the

Creuse region of central

France in 2003 to restore

a crumbling manor house

9.00 24 Hours in A&E How

individuals adapt in the

face of adversity. Subjects

include a 60-year-old man

who is rushed to A&E after

colliding with a van (8/8)

10.00 24 Hours in A&E A 74-year-

old is flown in to London’s

St George’s hospital after

falling from a ladder

11.05-12.10am Emergency

Helicopter Medics A tennis

player is put into an induced

coma after suffering a heart

attack on the court (8/10)

FV 18, FS 124, SKY 136, VIRGIN 147

Sky Max

7.00pm Grimm After becoming a

father, Nick makes some

major changes to keep his

child and Adalind safe (R)

8.00 A League of Their Own With

Teddy Sheringham, Sue

Perkins, Kadeena Cox and

Chris Ramsay (5/10) (R)

9.00 Chucky When bullies push

Jake over the edge, Chucky

reminisces about his first

murder, pressuring the teen

to make a choice between

kill or be killed (3/8)

10.00 Chucky Someone stalks

the hospital where the

survivors of Chucky’s latest

attack are recovering, while

Jake’s bond with Devon

intensifies (4/8)

11.00 The Force: North East A raid

on the house leads officers

to a drugs den (10/10) (R)

12.00-1.00am Dan Brown’s The

Lost Symbol Katherine

teams up with Sato to find

her father (4/10) (R)

SKY 113, VIRGIN 122

Sky Atlantic

6.25pm True Blood In the last-

ever episode of the

supernatural drama, Sookie

contemplates a future

without Bill (10/10) (R)

7.40 The Leftovers Kevin comes

clean to John about his role

in Evie’s disappearance, and

there is a rebellion on the

fourth anniversary of The

Departure (10/10) (R)

9.00 Landscapers Drama,

starring Olivia Colman,

following the true story

of a couple who find

themselves the focus of a

murder inquiry (1/4) (R)

10.05 Dexter: New Blood Crime

drama series set ten years

after the disappearance of

forensic expert and serial

killer, Dexter Morgan. With

Michael C Hall (5/10) (R)

11.10-12.15am The L Word:

Generation Q Dani decides

to examine what has been

holding her back (7/10) (R)

SKY 108

Sky Documentaries

Sky Comedy

7.00pm Inside the Freemasons

Former Liverpool player

Adam Lallana’s Freemason

father David opens a

football-themed lodge as

the world’s oldest fraternity

looks for new ways to

attract members (5/5) (R)

8.00 Urban Secrets Alan

Cumming discovers more

facts on a journey between

Smithfields and Spitalfields,

two of London’s most

famous markets (5/8) (R)

9.00 Dettori The story of the

world’s greatest jockey,

Frankie Dettori; the rock

star of racing and one of

the most decorated

sportsmen of all time

11.30-12.30am 100 Foot Wave

Garrett has concerns

about proposed safety

measures as the world’s

top surfers arrive in

Nazare for the WSL’s Tow

Surfing Challenge (5/6)

7.00pm Modern Family

7.30 Modern Family

8.00 Modern Family

8.30 Modern Family Mitchell

and Claire’s mother visits

9.00 Yonderland The Elders try to

break Negatus out of jail (5/9)

9.30 Yonderland Negatus

embarks on a mission to infiltrate

Cuddly Dick’s chamber (6/9)

10.00 Amy Schumer: Live at the

Apollo Stand-up comedy

11.15-12.15am The Tonight Show

Starring Jimmy Fallon

SKY 121, VIRGIN 278

SKY 114, VIRGIN 135

ITV2

7.00pm Superstore Cheyenne

begins to go into labour but she

cannot stop working (11/11)

7.30 Superstore Glenn is fired, so

his colleagues walk out in protest

8.00 Bob’s Burgers The family

goes on a train journey

8.30 Bob’s Burgers Everyone

thinks Linda is psychic

9.00 FILM Love Actually (15,

2003) Romantic comedy with

Hugh Grant and Bill Nighy

11.45-12.15am Family Guy Peter

tries to save a Christmas carnival

FV 6, FS 113, SKY 118, VIRGIN 115

ITV4

7.00pm The Celebrity Chase With

Samia Longchambon, Julian Clary,

Alex Brooker and Annabel Giles

8.00 Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest

Airport Plane spotters visit the

airport looking for a rare sight

8.30 Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest

Airport A strange smell is

discovered in cargo (12/12)

9.00 FILM The Chronicles of

Riddick (15, 2004) Sci-fi adventure

sequel starring Vin Diesel

11.25-1.30am All Elite Wrestling:

Dynamite Grappling action

FV 25, FS 117, SKY 120, VIRGIN 118

E4

7.00pm Hollyoaks The Deveraux

family are in panic mode

7.30 Young Sheldon Meemaw

meets Dale’s ex-wife June

8.00 The Big Bang Theory

Sheldon receives a prize

8.30 The Big Bang Theory

Sheldon and Amy await a call

from the Nobel Committee

9.00 FILM X-Men Origins:

Wolverine (12, 2009) Superhero

adventure prequel starring Hugh

Jackman and Liev Schreiber

11.05-12.10am Naked Attraction

FV 13, FS 122, SKY 135, VIRGIN 106

Dave

7.00pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?

USA With Jonathan Mangum

7.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? USA

With guest performer Jeff Davis

8.00 Richard Osman’s House of

Games Shappi Khorsandi, Michael

Buerk, Amanda Abbington and Elis

James compete on the quiz

8.40 Would I Lie to You?

9.20 QI Stephen Fry hosts

10.00 Meet the Richardsons

10.40 Meet the Richardsons

11.20 Meet the Richardsons

12.00-12.40am Mock the Week

FV 19, FS 157, SKY 111, VIRGIN 127

Drama

6.00pm Last of the Summer Wine

Howard tries to get fit

7.20 Last of the Summer Wine Sid

needs a glamorous new image

8.00 Father Brown The sleuthing

priest attempts to uncover a dark

secret at Helmsley House

9.00 Hetty Wainthropp

Investigates Robert’s brother

Frank comes to stay in the final

episode of the drama series

10.00 New Tricks A death is

linked to a series of drug rapes

11.20-12.25am Bad Girls

FV 20, FS 158, SKY 143, VIRGIN 130

Yesterday

7.00pm Abandoned Engineering

How Europe’s most advanced

power station became a film set

8.00 Great British Railway

Journeys Featuring visits to Great

Yarmouth and Norwich (14/15)

8.30 Great British Railway

Journeys Michael Portillo embarks

on the last leg of his journey (15/15)

9.00 Porridge

9.40 Porridge

10.20 Porridge

11.00 Open All Hours

11.40-12.20am Open All Hours

FV 26, FS 159, SKY 155, VIRGIN 129

PBS America

6.40pm FILM Propaganda: The

Art of Selling Lies (2019) The

methods of persuasion employed

by those seeking power

7.55 Egypt’s Lost Cities The

potential existence of buildings

beneath the sands of Egypt

10.00 Mutant Weather How global

warming is causing colder

temperatures in the south (10/10)

11.00 Beautiful Serengeti Family

in the natural world (5/12)

11.35-12.15am In Search of

Medieval Britain (5/6)

FV 84, FS 155, SKY 174, VIRGIN 273

Smithsonian

7.00pm Ultimate Warships An

appraisal of the USS Enterprise

8.00 Ice Airport Alaska A look

at life inside Ted Stevens

Anchorage International Airport

9.00 Ice Airport Alaska The staff

fight freezing snowstorms, crowds

and birds of prey as they try to

keep the airport open for business

10.00 Ice Airport Alaska Life at

Ted Stevens International Airport

in Anchorage, Alaska

11.00 Ice Airport Alaska

12.00-1.00am Ice Airport Alaska

FV 56, FS 175, SKY 171, VIRGIN 276

Sky Arts

7.00pm Discovering: New Order

The rise of the band (5/10)

7.30 Discovering: REM (6/10)

8.00 Johnny Cash: A Night to

Remember Live 1973 A

performance by the country star

9.00 Fly the Flag Is Dance for

Human Rights Young Britons

give voice to their thoughts,

fears, hopes and dreams

10.00 Elvis Presley: A Legend in

Concert Early performances

11.00-1.05am Bob Dylan: No

Direction Home A profile (1/2)

FV 11, FS 147, SKY 130, VIRGIN 165

Sky Witness

7.00pm Paramedics The daily

work of ambulance crews

8.00 Blue Bloods Danny and Baez

tackle the murder of a talented

college basketball player

9.00 The Resident Conrad and

Nic’s day off is put on hold (12/14)

10.00 Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the

Bone Collector Lincoln and Amelia

hunt for a killer who is live-

streaming murders (2/10)

11.00 The Rookie (3/14)

12.00-1.00am Law & Order:

Special Victims Unit

SKY 107, VIRGIN 112

Sky History

7.00pm Forged in Fire

Tournament of Champions Smiths

recreate the Boa-Zande sword

8.00 WWII’s Most Daring Raids

A mission to take out howitzers

about to assault Utah Beach during

the Normandy landings (5/6)

9.00 Barbarians II The story of the

Germanic Saxon tribe (3/4)

10.00 Last Days of the Nazis

A focus on the Final Solution (3/6)

11.00 Deadliest Warrior (8/10)

12.00-1.00am Royal B**tards:

Rise of the Tudors (3/3)

SKY 123, VIRGIN 270

Alibi

7.00pm Hudson & Rex Charlie and

faithful hound Rex have a run-in

with a wanted criminal (14/16)

8.00 Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

The sleuth’s old French teacher

receives a death threat (2/3)

10.10 Ragdoll The team hunts for

the killer’s second victim (2/6)

11.10-12.10am The Good Wife

SKY 132, VIRGIN 126

Discovery

7.00pm Railroad Alaska

8.00 Gold Rush

9.00 The Alaska Triangle

A fairground in Fairbanks is

rumoured to have a dark spirit

10.00 Paranormal Declassified

A secret US military program

11.00 Supertruckers

12.00-1.00am The Alaska Triangle

SKY 125, VIRGIN 250, BT 322

Nat Geographic

SKY 129, VIRGIN 266, BT 317

Comedy Central

7.00pm Friends Four episodes

9.00 FILM There’s Something

About Mary (15, 1998) A lovesick

man hires a seedy detective to

track down his high-school

sweetheart. Comedy starring

Cameron Diaz and Ben Stiller

11.30-12.30am Lee Evans: Big —

Live at the O2 Stand-up comedy

SKY 112, VIRGIN 181, BT 307

Gold

5.55pm Only Fools and Horses

7.50 The Vicar of Dibley Geraldine

prepares for her wedding

9.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys Agnes tries

to arrange the perfect Christmas

9.40 The Royle Family Xmas

2008: The New Sofa

11.00 Harry Enfield and Chums

11.55-12.30am Mrs Brown’s Boys

SKY 110, VIRGIN 124, BT 310

W

7.00pm Emma and AJ Get to Work

8.00 Inside the Ambulance

A homeless man is assaulted

9.00 999 Rescue Squad

10.00 The Catherine Tate Show

10.40 The Catherine Tate Show

11.20 The Catherine Tate Show

12.00-1.00am One Born Every

Minute Documentary series

SKY 109, VIRGIN 125, BT 311

7.00pm Air Crash Investigation

8.00 Ultimate Airport Dubai

9.00 New Air Force One: Flying

For tress A first look at the overhaul

of the two presidential planes

10.00 Banged Up Abroad (10/10)

11.00 Air Crash Investigation

12.00-1.00am Airport Security:

Peru and Brazil (5/16)

Sky Main Event

9.00am-10.45 Live Formula 1:

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix First

practice at Yas Marina Circuit

12.45pm-2.25 Live Formula 1:

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Second

practice at Yas Marina Circuit

5.00 Live PGA Tour Golf: The

QBE Shootout Coverage of the

opening day of the team event

7.00 Live FNF: Brentford v

Watford At Brentford Community

Stadium (Kick-off 8.00)

10.45 Sky Sports News

11.00-12.00 Live: NFL Fantasy

Sky Premier League

7.00pm Live FNF: Brentford v

Watford (Kick-off 8.00). Coverage

of the Premier League match at

Brentford Community Stadium

10.45 Premier League Matchpack

A preview of the weekend’s

fixtures, offering key insight

11.15 Premier League Preview

Analysis of all the key talking

points and the major news

11.45 PL Greatest Games

Manchester United v Manchester

City from the 2011/12 season

12.00-1.45am FNF

Sky Cricket

8.00am-11.30 Live Big Bash

League: Melbourne Stars v

Sydney Thunder Coverage

of the T20 match at

Melbourne Cricket Ground

6.00pm Big Bash League

Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder

9.30 My Icon: Moeen Ali

9.45 My Icon: Charlotte Edwards

10.00 The Fletcher Years

11.00 Nasser Meets Sachin Nasser

Hussain chats to former India

captain Sachin Tendulkar

12.00-3.30am Big Bash League

BT Sport 1

7.00pm Inside Serie A

7.30 Live Serie A: Genoa v

Sampdoria (Kick-off 7. 4 5).

Coverage of the Italian top-flight

encounter, at Stadio Luigi Ferraris

9.45 BT Sport Fight Night

10.45 Uefa Champions League

Magazine

11.15 BT Sport Reload

11.30-8.00am Live The Ashes:

Australia v England Coverage of

the fourth day of the first Test in

the five-match series, taking place

at Brisbane Cricket Ground

BT Sport 2

7.00pm BT Sport Reload

7.15 Live Heineken Champions

Cup: Northampton Saints v

Racing 92 (Kick-off 8.00). The Pool

A match from Franklin’s Gardens

10.15 BT Sport Fight Night

11.15 Uefa Champions League

Magazine The latest news and

updates from the competition

11.45 BT Sport Reload

12.00 WWE NXT Highlights

1.00am-3.00 Live: WWE Friday

Night SmackDown Edge-of-

the-seat grappling action

SKY 401, VIRGIN 511, BT 467 SKY 402, VIRGIN 512 SKY 404, VIRGIN 514 SKY 413, BT 459 SKY 414, BT 460

Friday 10 | Primetime digital guide

Nick Cave

Idiot Prayer captures the

musician performing at an

empty Alexandra Palace

BBC4, 9pm

FV Freeview FS Freesat

The Australia captain Pat

Cummings leads his side against

England (BT Sport 1, 11.30pm)