9.00 Tales Of The Unexpected
10.00 Discovering Burt Lancaster
11.00 Andre Rieu — Welcome To
My World A look at rehearsals,
costume design and special
effects. 12.00 Andre Rieu —
Welcome To My World
The violinist and his
orchestra visit America.
1.00 Tales Of The Unexpected
2.00 Comedy Legends Paying
tribute to Joyce Grenfell.
3.00 The Stones In The Park
4.00 The Making Of Marc Bolan
5.00 Music Icons: Dusty
Springfield. The life the singer.
5.30 Music Icons: Aretha Franklin
6.00 Fleetwood Mac — Live In
Boston Mick Fleetwood, John
McVie, Lindsey Buckingham
and Stevie Nicks play hits
from throughout their career
in a concert from 2004. (1/2)
7.00 Andre Rieu — Welcome To
My World The American tour
comes to an abrupt end.
8.00 Love Not War Charity
concert, featuring Bastille,
Elbow and Ellie Goulding.
10.00 The Directors The life and
work of Oliver Stone.
11.00 FILM: The Doors Stars Val
Kilmer. Biopic of 1960s rock
star Jim Morrison, whose rise
to fame was followed by
descent into alcoholism and
drug addiction. Enlightening.
(1991, 18; ends at 1.40)12.00 The Bill Police drama series.
1.05 Classic EastEnders Soap.
2.20 Call The Midwife Drama.
7.20 Last Of The Summer Wine
8.00 Jonathan Creek Jonathan
and Maddy try to prove their
innocence. (Series 2, ep 5)
9.05 New Tricks The team looks
into the circumstances
surrounding a zookeeper’s
death. (Series 8, ep 10)
10.30 Bad Girls Bodybag Hollamby
sets out to make her mark on
G Wing. (Series 8, ep 10)
11.35 Call The Midwife Chummy
struggles to adjust to life
as a housewife and mother.
(Series 3, ep 1) 1.00 Call
The Midwife Jenny helps a
mum-to-be whose baby was
not fathered by her husband.
2.15-4.00 Call The Midwife
A routine check-up leads to
heartache for Shelagh.
6.00pm Giant Lobster Hunters
6.55 The Chase With Chris Kamara,
Matthew Wolfenden, Greg
Rutherford and Lesley Joseph.
8.00 River Monsters Insights.
9.00 FILM: Rocky Stars Sylvester
Stallone. A struggling boxer
get an unexpected shot at
taking on the heavyweight
champion. Brutal drama.
(1976, 12; includes FYI Daily)11.30 FILM: Death Wish Stars
Charles Bronson. A man takes
the law into his own hands
after his wife is murdered and
his daughter is traumatised
by thugs. Violent. (1974, 18)1.20 Motorsport UK At Silverstone.
2.15 The Mountain Documentary.
3.10 The Car Chasers Cadillacs.
3.35 Minder Comedy drama.
4.30 Tenable Quiz show.
5.25-6.00 Unwind Daily relaxation.5.50pm Find It, Fix It, Flog It Henry
Cole and Simon O’Brien visit
a motorbike collector.
6.55 Escape To The Chateau
The temperatures soar as
Dick and Angel face the
busiest period of the year.
7.55 Grand Designs A Royal
Marine who was seriously
injured in Afghanistan
begins a project to build a
specially adapted home.
9.00 24 Hours In A&E A rugby
player is scanned for spinal
damage following a collision
during a match. 10.00 24
Hours In A&E A teenager has
a life-threatening bleed on
the brain and requires
emergency surgery.
11.05-12.10 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does
Countdown With Sean Lock,
Johnny Vegas, Sarah
Millican and Rob Beckett.4.35pm The Voice USA Contest.
6.35 FILM: Jurassic World —
Fallen Kingdom Stars Chris
Pratt and Bryce Dallas
Howard. Owen Grady and
Claire Dearing uncover a
conspiracy that may affect
the entire planet. Uneven.
(2018, 12; includes FYI Daily)
9.00 Family Guy Peter tells the
story of Christmas — with a
twist. (Series 11, ep 8)
9.30 American Dad! Stan’s plans
for Christmas take a terrible
turn. (Series 16, ep 24)
10.00 The Stand Up Sketch Show
With Russell Kane, Seann
Walsh and Dane Baptiste.
10.30 All Star Dance Off Contest.
11.00 Family Guy A visit to Santa
traumatises Stewie. (Series
18, ep 9) 11.30-12.00 Family
Guy A behind the scenes
tour of the Family Guy
studios. (Series 15, ep 4)7.00pm TOTP: Christmas 1990.
Londonbeat and Adamski.
8.00 What We Were Watching
Grace Dent takes a televisual
trip back in time to 1991.
9.00 Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth makes Richard
dress as Father Christmas.
9.30 Pet Shop Boys In Concert The
group’s 1991 tour, featuring
hits including Its A Sin.
10.30 The Ice House A man seeks
solace in a countryside
retreat, but does not find the
comfort he was looking for.
11.05 James May — My Sisters’
Top Toys A celebration of
toys through the decades.
12.05 Ice Dream — Lapland’s
Snow Show Exhibition.
12.35 Bought With Love —
The Secret History Of British
Art Collections (2/3)
1.35 TOTP: Christmas 1990.
2.35-3.35 What We Were
Watching With Grace Dent.
6.00 Classic Coronation Street
7.00 Classic Emmerdale Soap.
8.05 That’s My Boy Sitcom.
8.40 On The Buses Comedy.
9.10 The Darling Buds Of May
11.35 Heartbeat Rural drama.
1.45 Classic Emmerdale Soap.
2.50 Classic Coronation Street
3.50 The Darling Buds Of May
6.00 Heartbeat A band are left
looking after a baby. (S14, ep
13) 7.00 Heartbeat Walker is
forced to confront his past.
8.00 Lewis A psychologist
moonlighting as a psychic is
murdered. (Series 7, ep 1)
10.00 Ladies Of Letters Vera is
sceptical about Irene’s new
life abroad. (Series 2, ep 3)
10.30 Ladies Of Letters
The friends step in to raise
their grand-daughters.
11.00 Hatton Garden Fact-based
drama, with Timothy Spall
and Kenneth Cranham.
The story of the burglary
of the Hatton Garden Safe
Deposit Company. (1/4)
12.00 The Durrells A family arrives
on the island, provoking
jealousy in Louisa. (Series 3,
ep 5) 1.00 The Durrells
Gerry’s birthday party is
invaded by mosquitoes.
2.05 Ladies Of Letters Drama.
3.00 Arthur & George Drama.
3.55 Heartbeat Rural drama.
5.45-6.00 Unwind Daily relaxation.6.00pm The Big Bang Theory
Sheldon tries to convince
Amy that they should have a
baby together. (Series 10, ep
8) 6.30 The Big Bang Theory
Sheldon is jealous when a
colleague receives a grant.
7.00 Hollyoaks Chester soap.
7.30 12 Dates Of Christmas The
singletons face an emotional
elimination ceremony.
8.30 The Big Bang Theory
Leonard is horrified to learn
that Sheldon knows more
than he does about his own
family. (Series 3, ep 11)
9.00 Made In Chelsea The gang
swaps Chelsea for a retreat
in the Lake District.
10.00 Celebrity Gogglebox
Critiques of shows including
Blue Planet II, Unsolved
Mysteries and Basic Instinct.
11.05-12.10 Gogglebox Shows
including Vigil and Beat the
Chasers are appraised.FILMS
SKY CINEMA PREMIERE
6.55am C.I.Ape (2021, PG) 7.50
Another Round (2020, 12) 10.00
CHOICE Last Train To Christmas
(2021, PG; see Film choice) 11.50 In
The Heights. A New York bodega
owner saves every penny and sings
about a better life. (2021, PG) 2.20
The Unholy. A hearing-impaired
girl is visited by the Virgin Mary, but
terrifying events soon unfold. (2021,
15) 4.10 Another Round (2020, 12)
6.20 C.I.Ape (2021, PG) 8.00 Last
Train To Christmas. As 10am. 9.50
In The Heights. As 11.50am. 12.15 The
Unholy. As 2.20pm. 1.55 The Champion
Of Auschwitz (2020, 15) 3.30 No
Man Of God (2021, 15) 5.15-6.30
Christmas At Cattle Hill (2020, PG)
SKY CINEMA THRILLER
1.40pm A Few Good Men (1992, 15)
4.00 Kindred (2020, 15) 5.45 The Hunt
For Red October (1990, PG) 8.00
Shutter Island. A marshal seeks an
escaped patient at a hospital for the
criminally insane. (2010, 15) 10.20 Taxi
Driver. A misanthropic New York
cabbie is gradually driven to a brutal
act of violence. (1976, 18) 12.20-2.20
Single White Female (1992, 18)
ENTERTAINMENT
GOLD
7.40am The Two Ronnies 8.25 Still
Open All Hours 9.05 Wallace & Gromit
— A Grand Day Out 9.35 Wallace &
Gromit — The Wrong Trousers 10.15
Last Of The Summer Wine 12.15
Keeping Up Appearances 1.00 Trust
Morecambe & Wise 2.00 Only Fools
And Horses 3.40 The Two Ronnies 4.25
Trust Morecambe & Wise 5.25 Only
Fools And Horses 7.05 Blackadder
8.00 Trust Morecambe & Wise 9.00
Gavin & Stacey 10.25 Not Going Out
11.00 The Office 12.00 Mrs Brown’s
Boys 12.40 Jam & Jerusalem 2.35 The
Two Ronnies 3.15-4.00 Wallace &
Gromit — The Wrong TrousersSKY COMEDY
6.00pm The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
9.00 Curb Your Enthusiasm 9.35
In The Long Run. Festive edition of the
comedy, with Idris Elba and Madeline
Appiah 10.00 The Late Late Show.
James Corden’s chat and entertainment
show 11.00 Curb Your Enthusiasm 11.40
And Just Like That. Sex and the City
revival, with Sarah Jessica Parker 12.40
Ricky Gervais — Politics 2.05 Insecure
2.40 Everybody Hates Chris 3.05 AP Bio
4.00-5.00 The Fresh Prince Of Bel-AirSKY WITNESS
6.00pm Nothing To Declare 7.00
Paramedics 8.00 9-1-1 9.00 Criminal
Minds 10.00 The Equalizer 11.00 The
Rookie 12.00 Law & Order: Special
Victims Unit 1.00 Private Eyes 2.00
Criminal Minds 3.00 Private Eyes
4.00 Blue Bloods 5.00-6.00
Brit Cops — Law & DisorderW
6.00pm Property Brothers At Home
7.00 My Family 8.05 Simply Nigella
9.05 Killer Women 10.05 FILM: Louis
Theroux — My Scientology Movie
12.05-3.00 One Born Every Minute5 STAR
6.00pm Filthy House SOS 7.00 Filthy
Garden SOS 8.00 Inside Lidl At
Christmas 9.00 FILM: Tomb Raider.
Stars Alicia Vikander and Dominic West
11.25 XXXmas: Cam Girl Millionaires
12.20 XXXmas: Meet The Sex Slaves
1.25 The Act 3.25 Judge Judy
3.50-4.00 Entertainment News5 USA
6.00pm NCIS. Triple bill 9.00 Grey’s
Anatomy. Triple bill of the medical
drama, with Ellen Pompeo 12.00 Law
& Order: Special Victims Unit 1.55 Law
& Order: Criminal Intent 3.35-4.00
Criminals — Caught On CameraSKY CINEMA GREATS
6.00am JFK. An attorney investigates
the assassination of President John F
Kennedy. (1991, 15) 9.25 The Ides Of
March. A presidential campaign worker
must decide where his loyalties lie as
dark secrets come to light. (2011, 15)
11.15 Kramer vs Kramer. A father has to
fight his estranged wife to keep custody
of his young son. (1979, PG) 1.05
Awakenings. A doctor in New York
manages to revive catatonic patients.
(1990, 12) 3.15 The Age Of Innocence.
New York socialites become embroiled
in a love triangle. (1993, U) 5.35 JFK.
As 6am. 9.00 Kramer vs Kramer. As
11.15am. 11.00 Awakenings. As 1.05pm.
1.10 The Ides Of March. As 9.25am.
3.05 The Age Of Innocence. As 3.15pm.
5.30-6.00 Sky Cinema PreviewSKY CINEMA WIZARDING WORLD
2.15pm The Order Of The Phoenix
(2007, 12) 4.35 The Half-Blood Prince
(2009, 12) 7.20 The Deathly Hallows,
Part 1. Harry Potter sets out to destroy
the evil Voldemort. (2010, 12) 9.50 The
Deathly Hallows, Part 2. The wizard
faces a final battle with Voldemort.
(2011, 12) 12.05 The Philosopher’s
Stone (2001, PG) 2.45 The Chamber
Of Secrets (2002, PG) 5.30-6.30 A
Who’s Who Of The Wizarding WorldFILM4
11.00am Madagascar 3 (2012, PG)
12.50 Over The Hedge. A raccoon
tricks gullible animals into stealing
food so he can pay off an angry bear.
(2006, U) 2.30 Jason And The
Argonauts. The son of an overthrown
king battles monsters during an epic
voyage. (1963, U) 4.35 Kindergarten
Cop. A cop poses as a preschool
teacher to catch a drug dealer. (1990,
12) 6.45 GI Joe — The Rise Of Cobra.
Two soldiers join a top-secret mission
to retrieve a deadly weapon. (2009, 12)
9.00 The Spy Who Dumped Me. Two
friends are thrust into an international
conspiracy. (2018, 15) 11.15 Red. A
retired CIA agent reunites his old team
and seeks revenge after he is targeted
by assassins. (2010, 12) 1.30-3.55
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, 15)
TALKING PICTURES TV
3.00pm The Bohemian Girl (1936, U)
4.20 The Holly And The Ivy (1952, U)
6.00 Scotland Yard 6.35 Cup Fever
(1965, U) 8.00 The Main Chance 9.00
Doomwatch. A scientist discovers a
chemical dumped in water causes
mutations. (1972, 12) 10.50-1.05
Stardust. An aspiring singer achieves
fame and fortune, but finds that
it comes at a price. (1974, 15)46 19 December 2021
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