52 19 December 2021
WEDNESDAY
1G6.00 Breakfast The latest reports.
9.15 Morning Live Magazine.
10.00 Animal Park The eland
herd is growing fast. (R)
10.45 A Countryside Christmas
Bird feeder decorations.
11.15 Homes Under The Hammer
Properties at auction. (R)
12.15 Bargain Hunt Featuring
food-related items bought
by past contestants. (R)
1.00 News; Weather Reports.
1.45 Snow Animals (R)
2.45 Merry Madagascar (R)
3.05 CHOICE Pete’s Dragon
Stars Bryce Dallas Howard. A
young boy orphaned by a
car crash and left alone in a
forest befriends a giant,
fire-breathing dragon. (2016,
PG; see Film choice)
4.40 Wallace & Gromit — A Close
Shave Animation. (R)
5.15 Pointless Celebrities Quiz.
6.00 News; Weather Reports.
6.30 Regional News Update.
7.00 The Repair Shop The team
takes on a precious toy
rocking horse, a seized-up
stereogram, a toy truck built
during the Second World
War, and a vintage musical
carousel ornament. (R)
8.00 CHOICE The Great British
Sewing Bee New host Sara
Pascoe presents this festive
special, in which the Rev Kate
Bottley, Antony Cotton, Kiell
Smith-Bynoe and Anneka
Rice make Christmas jumpers
and fancy dress outfits.
(See Critics’ choice)
9.00 The Girl Before Jane
discovers the truth about
Edward, leaving her fighting
to ensure the deadly cycle
of events does not claim
her too. (Last in series)
10.00 News; Weather Reports.
10.35 CHOICE Crazy Rich Asians
Stars Constance Wu and
Henry Golding. A professor
heads to Singapore with her
boyfriend, and is surprised
to learn he is from an
extremely wealthy family.
(2018, 12; see Film choice)
12.30 The Wheel Gameshow. (R)
1.30 Superman & Lois Clark
shares some of his history
with his sons. (3/15, R)
2.15-6.00 Joins BBC News
SCOTLAND 1.45 Wallace & Gromit
— A Close Shave. 2.15 Politics
Scotland. 4.40 Scotland’s Best Dog.
6.30 Reporting Scotland. 7.00
Antiques Roadshow. In Hampshire.
6.20 Scotland’s Sacred Islands
With Ben Fogle. (Signed, R)
7.20 Winter — Earth’s Seasonal
Secrets Surviving winter. (R)
8.20 A Very Country Christmas
In Cornwall. (Last in series, R)
9.20 Christmas A La Carte
Romantic drama, with Erin
Agostino and Dillon Casey. (R)
10.50 Snow Wolf Family And Me (R)
11.20 Rick Stein’s Cornish
Christmas Wassailing. (R)
12.20 Inside The Christmas
Factory Documentary. (R)
1.25 Great Alaskan Railroad
Journeys In Talkeetna. (R)
1.55 FILM: Kiss Me Kate Stars
Howard Keel and Kathryn
Grayson. A divorced couple’s
bickering threatens to derail
a play. Splendid. (1953, U)3.40 CHOICE Guys And Dolls
Stars Frank Sinatra, Marlon
Brando, Jean Simmons and
Vivian Blaine. A gambler
tries to win the heart of a
Salvation Army member.
(1955, PG; see Film choice)
6.05 Dad’s Army The vicar holds
a fundraising bazaar. (R)
6.40 Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em
Frank offers his services for
the local nativity play. (R)
7.30 University Challenge Teams
from the University of Bristol
and King’s College,
Cambridge compete.
8.00 CHOICE The Hairy Bikers
Go North Dave Myers and Si
King prepare a festive feast
inspired by the north of
England. (See Critics’ choice)
9.00 CHOICE Inside The
Christmas Factory Looking
at how household staples are
made. (See Critics’ choice)
10.00 Live At The Apollo Stand-up
comedy performances, with
Jason Manford, Maisie Adam
and Nabil Abdulrashid.
10.45 Secrets Of The Apollo
Comedians share their
memories of performing. (R)
11.45 FILM: Great Expectations
Stars Jeremy Irvine and
Helena Bonham Carter. An
orphan is given the chance
to rise through high society
with the assistance of a
mysterious benefactor.
Grim drama. (2012, 12)
1.45 Villages By The Sea Arnside
in Cumbria. (Signed, R)
2.15 Surgeons — At The Edge Of
Life Medical. (Signed, R)
3.15-5.15 Masterchef — The
Professionals Contest. (R)6.00 Good Morning Britain
9.00 Lorraine Lifestyle chat.
10.00 Supermarket Sweep (R)
11.00 In For A Penny Game. (R)
11.30 FILM: ET — The Extra-
Terrestrial Stars Henry
Thomas. A boy befriends a
stranded alien and helps
him to contact his own
people and call for rescue.
Out of this world. (1982, U)
1.40 News; Weather Reports.
2.15 FILM: Shrek 2 With the voices
of Mike Myers and Cameron
Diaz. The grumpy ogre
meets his wife’s parents.
The cat’s whiskers. (2004, U)
4.00 Tipping Point Gameshow. (R)
5.00 The Chase Quiz show. (R)
6.00 Regional News Update.
6.30 News; Weather Reports.
7.00 Emmerdale Meena is
blindsided; and Liam is
ensnared by her trap.
7.30 Coronation Street Max
backtracks on his plan to
sabotage Daniel’s concert.
8.00 CHOICE Paul O’Grady —
For The Love Of Dogs The
presenter helps a vocal and
sound-sensitive Staffie
overcome its dislike of loud
noises. (See Critics’ choice)
8.30 Coronation Street A furtive
Kevin keeps a secret from Abi.
9.00 Madame Tussauds —
The Full Wax A behind-the-
scenes look at the world
famous tourist attraction.
10.00 News At Ten Bulletin.
10.45 FILM: Die Hard Stars Bruce
Willis. A cop battles armed
men who have taken over a
skyscraper where his wife is
working on Christmas Eve.
Classic action. (1988, 18)
1.05 Teleshopping Goods.
3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news.
3.15 Sewer Men Documentary. (R)
4.05 Unwind Daily relaxation.
5.05-6.00 Tipping Point Quiz. (R)6.05 Kirstie’s Handmade
Christmas Baubles. (R)
6.15 The King Of Queens (R)
7.05 The Big Bang Theory (R)
7.55 The Simpsons Cartoon. (R)
9.20 Frasier American sitcom. (R)
10.20 Christmas In Rome Romantic
drama, with Lacey Chabert
and Sam Page. An American
tour guide agrees to teach a
businessman about Rome
during the festive period. (R)
12.05 News; Weather Reports.
12.10 Couples Come Dine With Me
Parties in Nottingham. (R)
1.10 Jamie’s Italian Christmas (R)
2.10 Countdown Gameshow.
3.00 A Place In The Sun Advice. (R)
4.00 Chateau DIY At Christmas
5.00 Kirstie’s Handmade
Christmas Demonstrating
how to make a care hamper.
6.00 The Simpsons A corporation
buys Springfield Elementary
School and secretly uses the
pupils to test new toys. (R)
6.30 Hollyoaks A life-changing
decision is made in the
Osborne household. (R)
7.00 News; Weather Reports.
8.00 Love It Or List It Kirstie
Allsopp and Phil Spencer are
in Lancing, West Sussex,
where a couple are battling
over whether to stay put
or move on from their
Victorian semi by the sea.
9.00 First Dates Fred Sirieix and
his team try to make sure that
Christmas 2021 is one to
remember, as a 25-year-old
jobbing Father Christmas,
and a recruitment consultant
arrive looking for love.
10.00 Live — Joe Lycett: Mummy’s
Big Christmas Do! The
comedian hosts a festive
house party from his
Birmingham hometown
celebrating all things queer,
with guests including
Lorraine Kelly, John Whaite,
Suzi Ruffell and Rosie Jones.
11.30 Gogglebox Reviews of Seven
Year Switch, Jane McDonald
& Friends and the Winter
Paralympics. (Last in series, R)
12.35 Naughty & Nice — Sex Toy
Britain Documentary. (R)
1.30 Christmas At Liberty (R)
2.25 The Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick
treats former rescue dogs
that are now pets. (R)
3.20 Luxury Christmas For Less
Seeking festive bargains. (R)
4.15 Couples Come Dine With Me
In the West Midlands. (R)
5.05 Cook Clever, Waste Less (R)
5.35-6.15 Countdown Game. (R)6.00 Milkshake! Fun for children.
9.15 Jeremy Vine Debate.
11.15 Entertainment News Gossip.
11.25 Friends Comedy series. (R)
11.50 Christmas Ever After
Romantic drama, with Ali
Stroker and Daniel di
Tomasso. A writer falls for a
man who resembles one
of her characters. (R)
1.35 A Very Corgi Christmas
Comedy, with Kelly Kruger
and Kevin McGarry. (R)
3.30 Christmas Miracle Of Love
Drama, with Kat Barrell and
Alberto Frezza. United by
community service,
a couple discover new
purpose at Christmas.
5.20 A Christmas Stray Drama,
with Andra Fuller. A man
finds himself stranded in a
small town on Christmas Eve
and unable to shake the stray
dog who ran him off the road.
7.00 World’s Strongest Man
James Richardson presents
action from the Europe’s
Strongest Man event at
First Direct Arena in Leeds,
with commentary by Colin
Bryce and Danny Wallace.
8.00 Christmas At The Tower
Of London Historic Royal
Palaces interpretation officer,
Emma Bell, has a bold plan
to transform the fortress
into a spectacular winter
wonderland, inspired by the
Tower’s famous menagerie.
9.00 Our Victorian Christmas A
family experiences Christmas
as it would have been 150
years ago; and historians and
experts provide historical
background and revealing
insights into the era.
10.30 Inside The Force — 24/7
When a woman allegedly
threatens her neighbour with
a knife, it results in a dramatic
arrest with four police
officers being assaulted;
and a sergeant arrests a
volatile suspect. (R)
11.30 Ambulance — Code Red
Following emergency
response teams on their most
extreme medical callouts. (R)
12.30 999 — Criminals Caught On
Camera Documentary. (R)
12.55 Entertainment News Gossip.
1.00 The 21.co.uk Live Casino
Show Interactive gambling.
3.00 Entertainment News Gossip.
3.10 Our New Puppy (R)
4.00 The Great Model
Railway Challenge (R)
5.35-6.00 House Doctor (R)BBC2 WALES 6.05 The Asian Welsh
10.45 Hayley Goes ... 11.15 Coast
S4C 6.00 Cyw: Peppa 6.05 Jamborî
6.15 Guto Gwningen 6.30 Tili A’i
Ffrindiau 6.45 Gwdihw 7.00 Ynys
Broc Môr Lili 7.10 Abadas 7.20 Caru
Canu A Stori 7.30 Deian A Loli 7.45
Sion Y Chef 8.00 Olobobs 8.05 Jen
A Jim A’r Cywiadur 8.20 Tomos A’i
Ffrindiau 8.30 Twt 8.45 Llan-ar-
goll-en 9.00 Timpo 9.10 Octonots
9.20 Bach A Mawr 9.30 Blero Yn
Mynd I Ocido 9.45 Cacamwnci
10.00 Peppa 10.05 Jamborî
VARIATIONS
10.15 Guto Gwningen 10.30 Tili A’i
Ffrindiau 10.45 Gwdihw 11.00 Ynys
Broc Môr Lili 11.10 Abadas 11.20 Caru
Canu A Stori 11.30 Deian A Loli 11.45
Sion Y Chef 12.00 Newyddion A’r
Tywydd 12.05 Caru Siopa 12.30
Heno 1.00 04 Wal Gwestai’r Byd
1.30 Richard Holt — Yr Academi
Felys 2.00 Newyddion A’r Tywydd
2.05 Prynhawn Da 3.00 Newyddion
A’r Tywydd 3.05 Gwesty Aduniad
4.00 Awr Fawr: Caru Canu A
Stori 4.10 Timpo 4.20 Tomos A’i
Ffrindiau4.30Twt4.45Gwdihw5.00 Stwnsh: Rhyfeddodau
Chwilengoch A Cath Ddu 5.20
Angelo Am Byth 5.30 Mabinogi-ogi
A Mwy 5.55 Larfa 6.00 Gareth! 6.30
Adre 6.57 Newyddion 7.00 Heno
7.30 Newyddion A’r Tywydd 8.00
Pobol Y Cwm 8.25 Sain Ffagan
8.55 Newyddion A’r Tywydd 9.00
Bwyd Byd Epic Chris. Dishes are
served up with a fiery twist 10.00
Priodas Pum Mil. Gwenllian and
Deiniol prepare to tie the knot
11.00-11.35 Dim Byd I’w Wisgo.
Helping a woman from AngleseyNorth eats gourmets (BBC2, 8pm)BBC1 BBC2 ITV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5
The Mitchells vs
The Machines
From the same team that
brought you Into the
Spiderverse, a busily
inventive feature about
a suburban family who
save the world from
robots. Writer-directors
Mike Rianda and Jeff
Rowe provide serrated
satire, while DannyMcBride, Maya Rudolph
and Olivia Colman have
fun with the voices. TSFILMS OF 2021Watch now at: Netflix