8.00 Cartoon Carnival Insights.
10.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year
12.00 Andre Rieu — Welcome To
My World In Maastricht.
1.00 Andre Rieu — Welcome
To My World In Lisbon.
2.00 A Kylie Christmas The singer
performs a mix of seasonal
favourites and classic hits.
4.00 Discovering Meat Loaf
Music journalists examine the
life and music of Michael Lee
Aday, better known as the
singer-songwriter Meat Loaf.
4.30 Jeff Lynne’s ELO —
Wembley Or Bust A 2017
concert at Wembley Stadium,
with songs including Mr Blue
Sky, Livin’ Thing, Handle with
Care and When I Was a Boy.
7.00 Pink Floyd — The Story Of
Wish You Were Here
Documentary telling the story
behind the making of the
band’s landmark 1975 album.
8.15 The Directors A look at
the life and career of the
director David Lynch.
9.15 FILM: Wild At Heart Stars
Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern
and Willem Dafoe. An Elvis-
obsessed former con and his
lover set off on a nightmarish
journey across America.
Excellent. (1990, 18)
11.40-2.10 The Hollies — Look
Through Any Window
A profile of the band.11.00 Catherine Cookson’s
The Man Who Cried Drama.
2.15 Call The Midwife Drama.
7.20 Last Of The Summer Wine
8.00 Jonathan Creek A priceless
painting vanishes without
trace. (Series 2, ep 3)
9.05 Jonathan Creek Adam
Klaus’s sister, Kitty, witnesses
a murder in a country
cottage in the woods.
10.10 Judge John Deed A boy
refuses a life-saving
operation. (Series 2, ep 4)
12.10 Sense And Sensibility
Adaptation of Jane Austen’s
classic, with Hattie Morahan.
(1/3) 1.10 Sense And
Sensibility Elinor is entrusted
with a shocking secret.
2.10 Sense And Sensibility
Marianne learns the extent
of Willoughby’s betrayal.
3.00-4.00 Call The Midwife
10.35am Hornblower (S3, ep 2)
12.45 Snooker Live coverage of
day seven of the world grand
prix, featuring the opening
frames of the final.
4.30 Minder Drama series.
5.35 The Sweeney Crime drama.
6.45 Snooker Live coverage of
day seven of the world grand
prix in Coventry, featuring
the conclusion of the final.
10.00 FILM: Blue Streak Stars
Martin Lawrence and Luke
Wilson. A thief fresh out of
prison finds a police station
has been built where he hid
his loot. Mildly diverting.
(1999, 12; includes FYI Daily)
11.50 The Professionals Drama.
12.50 Minder Crime drama.
1.55 The Protectors Drama.
2.30 Unwind Daily relaxation.
3.00-6.00 Teleshopping Goods.5.40pm FILM: White Christmas
Stars Bing Crosby and
Danny Kaye. Two nightclub
entertainers stage a series of
shows to save an old friend’s
winter resort. Fun. (1954, U)
8.00 The Secret Life Of The Zoo
Bactrian camels are given
a seasonal surprise.
9.00 999 — On The Front Line
Paramedics treat a woman
who has fallen headfirst
through a glass door.
10.05 999 — What’s Your
Emergency? Unarmed police
officers are called to a
football match where a
disgruntled player is
brandishing an axe.
11.05-12.10 Emergency Helicopter
Medics The heli-medics
race to a woman who has
suffered a heart attack
on a Norfolk beach.5.00pm FILM: Nativity Rocks!
Stars David Oyelowo and
Rosamund Pike. An African
prince falls for a London
office worker. Photogenic
fact-based drama. (2018,
U; includes FYI Daily)7.00 FILM: Uncle Buck Stars John
Candy. A slob is called upon
to look after his nephew and
nieces. Enjoyable comedy.
(1989, 12; includes FYI Daily)
9.00 Gordon, Gino And Fred’s
Great Christmas Roast
The trio host a banquet
for the emergency services.
10.30 Family Guy Peter is asked to
fill in for a mall Santa. (S15, ep
9) 11.00 Family Guy Stewie
decides to take revenge on
Father Christmas. (S9, ep 7)
11.30-12.00 Family Guy Brian
and Stewie encounter an
exhausted Father Christmas.7.00pm Natural World Antarctic
penguins’ struggle to survive.
7.50 Swinging Christmas Michael
Parkinson introduces a
concert by the John Wilson
Orchestra, with Curtis Stigers.
9.00 CHOICE Daniel Barenboim
— In His Own Words The
conductor and pianist speaks
candidly about his music and
his life. (See Critics’ choice)
10.15 BBC Proms Classics Daniel
Barenboim Conducts the
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
in a concert of works by
Mozart and Ravel, from 2014.
11.45 Sound Of Musicals With Neil
Brand A look at the rise of the
all-conquering contemporary
blockbuster. (Last in series)
12.45 Handmade In The Pacific:
Yidaki. The making of an
Aboriginal didgeridoo. (1/4)
1.15 Natural World Penguins.
2.05-3.20 Daniel Barenboim —
In His Own Words Profile.
6.00 Emmerdale Rural soap.
8.30 On The Buses Comedy.
10.45 FILM: Man About The House
Stars Richard O’Sullivan. TV
comedy spin-off. (1974, PG)
12.30 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Mystery, with Eleanor David.
(Series 1, ep 4) 1.40 The Ruth
Rendell Mysteries A bride-
to-be investigates a friend’s
disappearance. 2.50 The
Ruth Rendell Mysteries The
spinster’s suspicions grow.
3.55 Endeavour A boy from a
broken home is reported
missing. (Series 2, ep 4)
5.55 The Royal The hospital hosts
a Christmas broadcast from
the wards. (Series 3, ep 6)
6.55 FILM: A Christmas Carol
Stars George C Scott.
Ebenezer Scrooge has a
Christmas Eve to remember
when four ghosts attempt to
cure him of his miserly ways.
Disappointing. (1984, PG)
9.00 The Savoy Documentary
following life in the London
hotel over the festive season.
10.05 Vera The detective
investigates the discovery of
a homeless young man’s
body. (Series 6, ep 2)
12.05 Coronation Street Soap.
2.45 Emmerdale Rural soap.
4.45 That’s My Boy Sitcom.
5.40-6.00 Unwind Relaxation.4.35pm FILM: Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles — Out Of The
Shadows Stars Megan Fox.
The sewer-dwelling heroes
learn their archenemy has
returned and joined forces
with an alien warlord. Frantic
action adventure. (2016, 12)
6.45 The Great Festive Bake Off
With the former contestants
Benjamina Ebuehi, Rob
Billington, Rav Bansal
and Sandy Docherty.
8.00 Alex Rider New thriller, with
Otto Farrant. Following his
uncle’s mysterious death, a
teenager begins a quest for
answers. (1/8) 9.00 Alex
Rider Alex is kidnapped and
interrogated. 10.00 Alex
Rider Alex is thrown into
the unfamiliar world of the
ultra-rich. 11.00-12.00
Alex Rider The Department
seems to be closing in.FILMS
SKY CINEMA PREMIERE
11.55am Last Train To Christmas (2021,
PG) 1.35 Hide And Seek. A businessman
follows a lead to find his missing
brother. (2021, 15) 3.30 Another
Round. Four teachers decide to
consume alcohol on a daily basis to
see how it affects their lives. (2020, 12)
5.35 CHOICE In The Heights. Stars
Anthony Ramos and Melissa Barrera. A
New York bodega owner sings about a
better life. (2021, PG; see Film choice)
8.00 A Christmas Number One. A
music manager tries to bolster the
flagging career of a boyband. (2021,
PG) 10.00 Hide And Seek. As 1.35pm.
11.55 Last Train To Christmas. As
11.55am. 1.50 The Unholy (2021, 15)
3.45 Another Round. As 3.30pm.
5.55-6.55 The Unholy. As 1.50am.
SKY CINEMA THRILLER
2.05pm The Kid Detective (2020, 15)
3.55 3 Days To Kill (2014, 12) 5.55
Collateral (2004, 15) 8.00 Focus. A
conman’s latest heist looks set to be
scuppered by a femme fatale. (2015,
15) 10.00 Baby Driver. A young
getaway driver finds himself taking
part in a heist doomed to fail. (2017,
15) 12.00-2.10 Sin City (2005, 18)
ENTERTAINMENT
GOLD
7.00am Miranda 7.45 Citizen Khan
8.55 Jam & Jerusalem 9.50 Are You
Being Served? 10.30 Wallace & Gromit
— A Grand Day Out 11.00 The Two
Ronnies 11.40 Hold The Sunset 12.20
Keeping Up Appearances 1.00 Are You
Being Served? 1.40 Only Fools And
Horses 3.10 The Vicar Of Dibley 4.25
The Two Ronnies 5.10 Only Fools And
Horses 6.50 The Vicar Of Dibley 8.00
Dad’s Army 9.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys
9.40 Harry Enfield And Chums 10.35
Bottom 11.15 Not Going Out 11.55 Mrs
Brown’s Boys 12.35 Absolutely
Fabulous 1.20 Harry Enfield And
Chums 2.10 Bottom 2.40 Not Going
Out 3.25-4.00 Hold The Sunset
SKY COMEDY
6.00pm Will & Grace 6.30 The Fresh
Prince Of Bel-Air 8.30 Wellington
Paranormal. Minogue and O’Leary go
on a spooky patrol 9.00 Saturday Night
Live. American sketch show, taking a
satirical sideswipe at cultural and
political issues 10.15 Micky Flanagan
— An’ Another Fing Live 12.00 Mr
Mayor 12.30 Young Rock 1.00
Saturday Night Live 2.30 Curb Your
Enthusiasm 4.20-5.00 Silicon ValleySKY WITNESS
6.00pm Nothing To Declare 7.00
Caught On Dashcam 8.00 The Resident.
Billie takes full control of Nic’s baby
shower to make sure it all runs smoothly
9.00 Blue Bloods. A member of the
Reagan family is shot 10.00 Law &
Order: Special Victims Unit 1.00 Lincoln
Rhyme —Hunt For The Bone Collector
2.00-6.00 Nothing To Declare
W
6.00pm Inside The Ambulance 8.00
Emma And AJ Get To Work. A road trip
around Britain 9.00 My Family 10.05
Louis Theroux’s LA Stories 11.05 Killer
Women 12.05 Emily Atack — Adulting
2.05-3.00 One Born Every Minute
5 STAR
6.00pm Police Interceptors 9.00
FILM: The Terminator. Stars Arnold
Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton
11.15 FILM: Eraser. Action thriller
1.30 Nick Knowles’ Better Homes
2.30 Departure 3.25 Judge Judy
3.50-4.00 Entertainment News5 USA
5.25pm Columbo 9.00 Private Eyes
10.00 Grey’s Anatomy 12.00 Law &
Order: Special Victims Unit 1.55 Law &
Order 2.55 Chicago PD 3.35-4.00
Criminals — Caught On CameraSKY CINEMA THE MATRIX
7.50am The Matrix. A hacker joins with
rebels to free humans from a virtual-
reality fantasy. (1999, 15) 10.20 The
Matrix Reloaded. Freedom fighters act
when machines threaten the last
refuge of humanity. (2003, 15) 12.50
The Matrix Revolutions. Freedom
fighters battle to end the conflict
between man and machine. (2003, 15)
3.10 The Matrix. As 7.50am. 5.35 The
Matrix Reloaded. As 10.20am. 8.00
The Matrix Revolutions. As 12.50pm.
10.15 The Matrix. As 3.10pm. 12.40
The Matrix Reloaded. As 5.35pm.
3.10 The Matrix Revolutions. As 8pm.
5.30-6.00 Sky Cinema PreviewSKY CINEMA WIZARDING WORLD
3.20pm The Half-Blood Prince (2009,
12) 5.55 The Deathly Hallows, Part 1.
The teenage wizard sets out to destroy
the evil Voldemort. (2010, 12) 8.25 The
Deathly Hallows, Part 2. The young
wizard faces a final battle with Lord
Voldemort. (2011, 12) 10.45 Fantastic
Beasts And Where To Find Them.
A wizard arrives in 1920s New York
with a case full of magical creatures
that cause chaos. (2016, 12) 1.05
Fantastic Beasts — The Crimes Of
Grindelwald (2018, 12) 3.30-6.15 The
Philosopher’s Stone (2001, PG)FILM4
11.00am Carry On Nurse (1959, PG)
12.50 Evolution (2001, PG) 2.50 Dora
And The Lost City Of Gold. Dora finds
herself leading a quest to save her
parents and solve the mystery behind
a lost city of gold. (2019, PG) 4.55 Kung
Fu Panda 2. Po the panda defends
his home from an evil peacock. (2011,
PG) 6.45 Spider-Man — Into The
Spider-Verse. A student develops
incredible abilities. (2018, PG) 9.00
Independence Day. The American
president leads the fight against a
force of alien invaders. (1996, 12) 11.50
What Men Want. An unappreciated
female sports agent gains the ability to
hear men’s thoughts. (2019, 15)
2.10-4.00 Career Girls (1997, 15)TALKING PICTURES TV
4.00pm The Footage Detectives 5.00
The Dickie Henderson Show 5.30
Night Mail (1936, U) 6.00 Upstairs,
Downstairs 7.00 The October Man. A
chemist with suicidal tendencies is
falsely accused of murdering a woman
living in the same boarding house.
(1947, PG) 9.00 Secret Army
10.05-12.40 Anna And The King Of
Siam. An English governess becomes
involved with a monarch while
teaching his children. (1946, 12)42 19 December 2021
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