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BBC1 BBC2 ITV
6.00am Breakfast 7.45 Match of the
Day (r) 9.20 FILM Monsters vs Aliens
(PG, 2009) Animated sci-fi comedy
with the voice of Reese Witherspoon
10.45 FILM The Boss Baby (U, 2017)
Animated comedy featuring the voice
of Alec Baldwin 12.15pm Bargain Hunt
1.00 BBC News 1.20 BBC Regional
News; Weather 1.30 FILM Finding
Dory (U, 2016) Animated sequel with
the voice of Ellen DeGeneres 3.00
FILM Horrible Histories: The Movie:
Rotten Romans (PG, 2019) Family
comedy starring Sebastian Croft 4.30
Countryfile. Charlotte Smith visits
historic Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire.
Last in the series 5.30 BBC News
5.45 BBC Regional News; Weather
5.55 FILM Paddington 2 (PG, 2017)
Comedy adventure starring Hugh
Bonneville and Hugh Grant6.15am Sign Zone: Mary Berry: Love to
Cook (r) (SL) 6.45 Between the Covers
(r) (SL) 7.15 North America: Our Wild
Adventures (r) 8.15 Cheetah Family &
Me (r) 9.15 Musicals: Talking Pictures.
The story of the Hollywood genre (r)
10.05 FILM A Star Is Born (U, 1954)
A movie star with a drinking problem
falls in love with an aspiring singer,
but as her career blossoms, his falls
into ruin. Musical drama starring
Judy Garland, James Mason and
Jack Carson. See Film Choice
12.55pm Doris Day: Virgin Territory (r)
1.55 FILM Calamity Jane (U, 1953)
Musical comedy Western starring
Doris Day 3.35 West Side Stories: The
Making of a Classic. The creation of
the Broadway musical (r) 4.35 FILM
West Side Story (PG, 1961) Romantic
musical starring Natalie Wood6.00am CITV 9.25 Paul O’Grady: For
the Love of Dogs at Christmas (r)
10.00 In for a Christmas Penny (r)
10.45 Ninja Warrior UK (r) 11.45
FILM Hotel Transylvania (U, 2012)
Animated comedy with the voice
of Adam Sandler 1.25pm ITV News;
Weather 1.40 Regional News; Weather
1.45 Dickinson’s Biggest and Best
Deals 2.45 FILM Dad’s Army (PG,
2016) The captain of a seaside town’s
home guard platoon contends with
German spies and a female journalist.
Comedy starring Toby Jones 4.45 ITV
News; Weather 5.05 Regional News;
Weather 5.15 In for a Christmas Penny.
Stephen Mulhern visits Chelmsford
for a festive edition of the game show
6.00 Family Fortunes Christmas
Special. Gino D’Acampo hosts a
festive edition of the game show7.00 Emmerdale Charity and Mack
relax, while Lydia is excited7.30 The Voice Kids New series.
Emma Willis returns with the
junior talent search as Spice
Girl Melanie C joins will.i.am,
Danny Jones and Pixie Lott on
the judging panel. Youngsters
between the ages of seven
and 14 take to the stage in
a bid to impress the star
coaching panel and get those
big red chairs turning (1/3)9.00 Coronation Street Abi’s
relentless hounding drives Kelly
down a dangerous path, and
Phill’s proposition prompts Fiz
to drop a bombshell on Tyrone.
Meanwhile, George strives to
obtain Eileen’s forgiveness10.00 ITV News; followed by Weather10.20 Bradley & Barney: Breaking
Dad at Christmas The Walshes
head to Iceland for an epic
Christmas adventure, with
Barney taking his dad well
out of his comfort zone (r)11.15 Gino’s Italian Family Adventure
Gino D’Acampo takes his
wife Jess on a romantic
getaway to Puglia (6/7) (r)11.45 All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Hard-hitting action (r)1.30am Shop: Teleshopping 3.00 FYI
Extra. Entertainment news 3.15 Craig
& Danny: Funny, Black and on TV.
Craig Charles and Danny John-Jules
celebrate 50 years of black British
comedy legends (r) (SL) 4.05 Unwind
with ITV 5.05 Tipping Point (r) (SL)Channel 4 Channel 5
6.15am The Simpsons (r) 6.40 FILM
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
(U, 2004) Children’s animated
comedy 8.10 The Simpsons (r) 8.40
The Simpsons (r) 9.10 The Simpsons
(r) 9.40 FILM A Royal Winter (PG,
TVM, 2017) Romantic drama starring
Merritt Patterson (r) 11.50 The
Simpsons (r) 12.20pm The Simpsons
(r) 12.45 The Simpsons (r) 1.15 FILM
The Spiderwick Chronicles (PG,
2008) Fantasy adventure starring
Freddie Highmore 3.05 The Dog
House at Christmas. Michael the
lurcher is matched with Nhung
and her children (r) 4.05 The Great
Christmas Bake Off 2021 (r) 5.20
Hollyoaks (r) 5.50 Channel 4 News
6.00 FILM Crocodile Dundee II (PG,
1988) Comedy adventure starring
Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Friends (r)
9.40 Friends (r) 10.35 Friends (r)
11.05 FILM Seven Brides for Seven
Brothers (U, 1954) A cowboy decides
to get married, prompting his six
hellraising brothers to kidnap brides
for themselves. Stanley Donen’s
musical Western starring Howard
Keel and Jane Powell 1.10pm FILM
My Fair Lady (U, 1964) A cockney
flower girl is trained to pass as an
upper-class lady by an arrogant
elocutionist. Oscar-winning musical
starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex
Harrison 4.50 FILM Sister Act 2: Back
in the Habit (PG, 1993) A singer who
once posed as a nun joins the order
again to help save a Catholic school
by making a success of its choir.
Comedy sequel starring Whoopi
Goldberg 6.55 5 News Update7.00 World’s Strongest Man 2021
James Richardson and Eddie
Hall present action from the
opening heat of the event
from Sacramento, California.
With commentary by Colin
Bryce and Danny Wallace
(6/11); 5 News Update8.00 FILM King Arthur: Legend of
the Sword (12, 2017) When
dispossessed heir Arthur
discovers his true origins and
destiny, he leads a resistance
effort against the wicked
uncle who cheated him out
of the throne. Guy Ritchie’s
fantasy drama starring Charlie
Hunnam, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey
and Djimon Hounsou10.25 FILM Taken 2 (12, 2012) Former
CIA agent Bryan Mills and his
ex-wife Lenore are taken
hostage in Istanbul by an
Albanian gangster, whose son
Bryan killed while bringing
down a kidnapping ring. He is
able to escape with the aid of
his daughter, and together they
fight to rescue Lenore and wipe
out the criminal family. Action
thriller sequel starring Liam
Neeson and Maggie Grace12.15am 999: Criminals Caught on
Camera. CCTV footage (r) 12.45
Entertainment News on 5 1.00 Live
NFL: Monday Night Football 4.30
Britain’s Greatest Bridges (r) 4.45
Divine Designs (r) 5.10 Britain’s
Greatest Bridges (r) (SL)7.30 EastEnders Nancy is furious
with Janine for meddling, and
Dana tells Bobby she wants
to learn more about Islam8.00 MasterChef: The Professionals
Rematch 2021 One-off special
in which Monica Galetti,
Marcus Wareing and Gregg
Wallace catch up with four
previous finalists before
setting them two new
challenges. See Viewing Guide9.00 A Very British Scandal Ian
receives a mysterious letter
claiming to have evidence
calling the paternity of his
sons into question. Margaret
is given an ominous warning
from Ian’s first wife. (2/3)
See Viewing Guide10.00 BBC News10.25 BBC Regional News10.35 The Vicar of Dibley (2/2) Dawn
French stars in the last-ever
episode, which sees the vicar
preparing for her wedding. But
there are hitches even before
the big day arrives (2/2) (r)11.30 Not Going Out It’s Christmas
and Lee is not happy that Lucy
has booked tickets to the
pantomime, especially as the
star of the show is her teenage
crush, Jason Donovan (r)12.15am FILM When Harry Met Sally
(15, 1989) A man and a woman
develop a close friendship, but a
mutual sexual attraction threatens to
ruin the relationship. Comedy starring
Billy Crystal 1.45 Weather for the
Week Ahead 1.50 BBC News7.00 The Hairy Bikers Go North
for Christmas Dave Myers
and Si King prepare a festive
feast inspired by the north
of England that they will
share with their nearest and
dearest in a long-overdue
Christmas celebration (r)8.00 Only Connect: Christmas
Special New series. Past
competitors the Turophiles
take on the Corkscrews (1/4)8.30 Christmas University
Challenge Birkbeck takes
on Portsmouth (6/10)9.00 FILM Blade Runner 2049 (15,
2017) An android-hunter
working for the Los Angeles
Police Department discovers a
long-buried secret, which leads
him to track down former
detective Rick Deckard, who’s
been missing for 30 years and
is linked to the case. Sci-fi
thriller, the sequel to Ridley
Scott’s 1982 classic, starring
Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford,
Ana de Armas and Sylvia
Hoeks. See Film Choice11.30 FILM Highlander (15, 1986)
Immortal warriors must fight
each other in duels to the
death through the centuries.
Fantasy action adventure
starring Christopher Lambert1.25am FILM Sign Zone: Last
Christmas (12, 2019) After being
evicted, a young singer is forced to
live with her parents, and falls for a
dashing stranger. Romantic comedy
starring Emilia Clarke (SL) 3.00-3.55
Countryfile at Christmas (r) (SL)8.00 Travel Man: 96 Hours in
Iceland Joe Lycett takes over
as host of the offbeat tourism
show, whisking Bill Bailey
off on a trip to Iceland, where
they relax with a plunge in
the country’s famous Blue
Lagoon. See Viewing Guide9.00 Jon & Lucy’s Christmas
Sleepover Jon Richardson and
Lucy Beaumont host a special
Christmas celebration, joined
by guests Roisin Conaty,
Romesh Ranganathan and Rob
Beckett to look back at the year
gone by. See Viewing Guide10.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does
Countdown Christmas Special
Jon Richardson and Sarah
Millican take on Lee Mack and
Jason Manford, joined by
Nick Mohammed and Joe
Wilkinson in this festive edition
hosted by Jimmy Carr (r)11.00 Jon Richardson: Old Man Tour
From Blackpool’s historic Grand
Theatre, Jon complains about
the world on topics including
parenthood, Brexit, haircuts
and the complexity of correctly
loading a dishwasher (r)12.00 All I Want(ed) for Christmas (r)
1.00am First Dates at Christmas (r)
1.55 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares
USA (r) 2.45 Come Dine with Me (r)
4.55 Countdown (r) 5.35 Kirstie’s
Handmade Treasures (r) 5.50
FILM Capture the Flag (PG, 2015)Peru’s finest: Paddington 2 (5.55pm) The 1954 A Star is Born (10.05am) The Voice Kids returns (7.30pm) Jon & Lucy’s Sleepover (9pm) Charlie Hunnam stars (8pm)