9.00 Tales Of The Unexpected
10.00 Discovering Ava Gardner
11.00 Andre Rieu — Welcome To
My World The violinist’s most
memorable concerts. 12.00
Andre Rieu — Welcome To
My World A concert for
veterans in Maastricht.
1.00 Tales Of The Unexpected
2.00 Eric Clapton — Crossroads
Guitar Festival 2019
4.10 Elvis — 68 Comeback
Special The singer’s classic
television performance.
5.30 Music Icons: Earth, Wind &
Fire. The career of the band.
6.00 Andre Rieu — Magic Of
Maastricht A concert by the
violinist in his home town.
7.00 Landscape Artist Of The
Year The winner paints
Dinas Oleu, in Snowdonia.
8.00 Best Of Portrait Artist Of The
Year Highlights of the
competition. (Last in series)
9.00 Freddie Mercury — The
Untold Story A profile of the
singer and performer.
10.00 The Directors The life and
work of Martin Scorsese.
11.00 FILM: The Last Temptation
Of Christ Stars Willem Dafoe
and Harvey Keitel. A self-
doubting Jesus dreams of
escaping his destiny and
being an ordinary man.
Evocative biblical drama.
(1988, 15; ends at 2.15)12.00 The Bill Police drama series.
1.00 Classic EastEnders Soap.
2.20 Call The Midwife Drama.
7.20 Last Of The Summer Wine
8.00 Jonathan Creek The death of
a retired illusionist has Maddy
and Jonathan clutching at
straws as they endeavour to
reach an explanation.
10.00 New Tricks The case of a
missing teacher is looked into
when the remains of a body
are found near the school
where he taught. (S9, ep 2)
11.20 Call The Midwife Trixie is
excited when a local curate
invites her on a date. (S3,
ep 6) 12.40 Call The Midwife
A new mother and her baby
go missing. 2.00 Call The
Midwife Chummy discovers
her mother has discharged
herself from hospital.
3.15-4.00 Bread Comedy.
5.55pm River Monsters Insights.
7.00 The Chase Quiz show.
8.00 Made In Britain At Christmas
9.00 FILM: Rocky III Stars
Sylvester Stallone. Boxing
champion Rocky Balboa’s
title is threatened by a
challenge from an ambitious
rival fighter. Packs a punch.
(1982, PG; includes FYI Daily)
11.10 Against The Odds Interview.
12.10 FILM: Black Hawk Down
Stars Josh Hartnett. Soldiers
mount a rescue mission to
save their compatriots, who
have been shot down in
war-torn Somalia. Frenetic
military drama. (2001, 15;
includes FYI Daily)
2.50 Take The Tower Gameshow.
3.45 Minder Comedy drama.
4.35 Tenable Quiz show.
5.30-6.00 Unwind Daily relaxation.5.50pm Find It, Fix It, Flog It
Items include a butter churn.
6.55 Escape To The Chateau Dick
and Angel transform the
basement to become the
nerve centre of the chateau.
7.55 Grand Designs Transforming
a 1960s forester’s lodge into
a unique Japanese home.
9.00 Escape To The Chateau
Dick, Angel, Dorothy and
Arthur, as well as Angel’s
parents, Jenni and Steve,
prepare to celebrate a
family Christmas in France.
10.00 A Very Royal Christmas —
Sandringham Secrets A look
at how the royal family
celebrate Christmas Day at
the Queen’s country estate.
11.10-12.15 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does
Countdown With Sean Lock
and Bill Bailey taking on Joe
Wilkinson and Isy Suttie.6.20pm FILM: The Amazing
Spider-Man Stars Andrew
Garfield. A gifted teenager
gains superhuman powers
while investigating his dead
parents’ past. Entertaining
superhero reboot. (2012,
12; includes FYI Daily)
9.00 Gordon, Gino And Fred —
Christmas Road Trip: Three
Unwise Men Gordon
Ramsay, Gino D’Acampo
and Fred Sirieix see what
Morocco has to offer.
10.00 Peckham’s Finest Chantel
has a big surprise for MoJo.
10.50 Family Guy Peter loses his
Christmas spirit. (Series 16,
ep 9) 11.20 Family Guy Lois’s
allergy forces Brian to move
into Stewie’s bedroom.
(Series 15, ep 12) 11.45-12.10
Family Guy Peter and Lois
decide not to vaccinate
Stewie. (Series 15, ep 6)7.00pm TOTP: Christmas 1978.
With music by Darts, Abba,
Boney M and Bee Gees.
8.00 Yes Minister The Christmas
festivities are overshadowed
when the prime minister
announces his retirement.
9.00 One Foot In The Grave
Victor says ‘Bah humbug’
to the festive season.
10.00 Eric, Ernie & Me Biopic of
Eddie Braben, the writer
behind Morecambe and
Wise’s successes. With
Stephen Tompkinson, Mark
Bonnar and Neil Maskell.
11.00 Stuffed — The Great British
Christmas Dinner Examining
the traditional festive meal.
12.00 How Quizzing Got Cool
— TV’s Brains Of Britain
1.00 Handmade In The Pacific:
Taupoo. A ceremonial hat.
1.30 TOTP: Christmas 1978.
2.30-3.30 James May — My
Sisters’ Top Toys Insights.
6.00 Classic Coronation Street
7.00 Classic Emmerdale Soap.
8.05 That’s My Boy Sitcom.
8.40 On The Buses Comedy.
9.15 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
Pop plans to build a
swimming pool. (Series 3,
ep 3) 4.55 The Darling Buds
Of May Pop discovers
George is a con-artist.
6.00 Heartbeat Walker receives
a tempting offer. (Series 14,
ep 17) 7.00 Heartbeat
Vernon fakes his own suicide.
8.00 Endeavour The detective
investigates the murder of a
schoolgirl. (Series 6, ep 1)
10.00 Ladies Of Letters Damon
thinks he has become a
dingo after eating Irene’s
drugs. (Series 2, ep 7) 10.30
Ladies Of Letters Irene has
to look after Karen’s baby.
11.00 Hatton Garden The gang are
desperate to split up the
stolen goods. (3/4)
12.00 The Durrells Louisa opens a
new boarding house. (S4,
ep 1) 1.00 The Durrells Leslie
organises a hunting trip.
2.00 Ladies Of Letters Comedy.
3.00 Arthur & George Drama.
3.55 Heartbeat Rural drama.
5.45-6.00 Unwind Daily relaxation.6.00pm The Big Bang Theory The
gang share Christmas
adventures. (Series 10, ep 12)
6.30 The Big Bang Theory
Penny thinks that Leonard is
taking her for granted.
7.00 Hollyoaks Chester soap.
7.30 12 Dates Of Christmas
Hopeful singletons head to
their romantic destination.
8.30 The Big Bang Theory The
gang reflects on how
Sheldon has changed their
lives. (Series 7, ep 11)
9.00 Taskmaster’s New Year
Treat Greg Davies sets a
series of unlikely tasks to John
Hannah, Nicola Coughlan,
Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Rylan
Clark-Neal and Shirley Ballas.
10.00 Gogglebox Opinions on
Strictly Come Dancing,
Vigil and Serengeti II.
11.05-12.10 Naked Attraction
A single mother and
a sales adviser take part.FILMS
SKY CINEMA PREMIERE
6.55am Pups Alone (2021, PG) 8.55
Christmas At Cattle Hill (2020, PG)
10.15 The Stand In. An actress is
ordered to rehab. (2020, 15) 12.05 Last
Train To Christmas. A nightclub
manager heads for a family reunion,
but things get a little strange. (2021,
PG) 1.55 In The Heights. A New York
bodega owner sings about a better
life. (2021, PG) 4.20 The Obscure Life
Of The Grand Old Duke Of Corsica. An
architect embarks upon an unusual
commission for a billionaire. (2021, 15)
6.00 Pups Alone. As 6.55am. 8.00
Last Train To Christmas (2021, PG)
9.50 In The Heights. Details as 1.55pm.
12.15 No Man Of God (2021, 15) 2.05
The Obscure Life Of The Grand Old
Duke Of Corsica. As 4.20pm. 3.45 The
Stand In. As 10.15am. 5.35-6.50
Christmas At Cattle Hill (2020, PG)
SKY CINEMA THRILLER
3.00pm Locked In (2021, 15) 4.45
Every Breath You Take (2021, 15) 6.35
Clear And Present Danger (1994, 12)
9.00 The Wolf Of Wall Street. A
stockbroker enjoys an outrageously
debauched lifestyle. (2013, 18) 12.00-
2.05 Rise Of The Footsoldier (2007, 18)
ENTERTAINMENT
GOLD
7.00am Still Open All Hours 7.45 The
Two Ronnies 8.30 Wallace & Gromit
— A Close Shave 9.10 Wallace & Gromit
— A Matter Of Loaf And Death 9.50
Last Of The Summer Wine 12.05
Keeping Up Appearances 1.25 Only
Fools And Horses 2.50 The Two
Ronnies 3.35 Trust Morecambe & Wise
4.35 Only Fools And Horses 6.00 The
Vicar Of Dibley 6.55 Dad’s Army 8.15
Trust Morecambe & Wise. How the duo
approached the themes of love and
relationships in their comedy 9.15 Mrs
Brown’s Boys. A handsome man tries to
woo the mother-of-six 9.55 Gavin &
Stacey 11.15 Upstart Crow 12.05
The Royle Family 1.00 Smashie’s
Christmastastic Playlist 2.45 Upstart
Crow 3.30-4.00 Still Open All Hours
SKY COMEDY
6.00pm Young Rock 9.00 And Just
Like That 10.00 Russell Howard Live —
Dingledodies. A performance by the
comedian at the Brighton Dome 11.15
Chris Rock — Never Scared. The
comedian scrutinises America’s rich
and famous 12.55 The Trip To Greece
2.25 Curb Your Enthusiasm 3.00 AP Bio
4.00-5.00 The Fresh Prince Of Bel-AirSKY WITNESS
6.00pm Nothing To Declare 7.00
Nothing To Declare UK 8.00 9-1-1. A
flight attendant reaches her limit with
her flight’s passengers 9.00 Grey’s
Anatomy 10.00 Station 19 11.00 The
Rookie 12.00 Law & Order: Special
Victims Unit 1.00 Blue Bloods 2.00 Law
& Order: Special Victims Unit 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. Susan’s mother gets a
toyboy 8.10 DIY SOS — The Big Build
9.30 Inside The Ambulance — Wonder
Women 11.00 Inside The Ambulance
12.00-3.00 One Born Every Minute5 STAR
5.55pm FILM: The Firm. Stars Tom
Cruise 9.00 FILM: London Has Fallen
11.00 FILM: Eraser 1.20 XXXmas:
Threesomes Are More Fun 2.20
XXXmas: Sex Dolls Delight 3.25 Judge
Judy 3.50-4.00 Entertainment News5 USA
6.00pm NCIS. Triple bill of the crime
drama 9.00 Grey’s Anatomy 12.00 Law
& Order: Special Victims Unit 1.50 Law
& Order: Criminal Intent 3.35-4.00
Criminals — Caught On CameraSKY CINEMA GREATS
6.00am Moneyball. The manager of a
baseball team comes up with a new
way to form a winning side. (2011, 12)
8.15 Five Easy Pieces. An oil-rigger
returns home. (1970, 15) 10.00 The
Wrestler. A grappler is forced to retire.
(2008, 15) 11.50 The Fog. The residents
of a coastal community are besieged by
the ghosts of drowned mariners. (1980,
15) 1.25 The Ladykillers. A criminal
mastermind and his gang plan to steal
a fortune. (1955, U) 3.00 Moneyball.
Details as 6am. 5.15 Ben-Hur. A Jewish
prince seeks revenge. (1959, PG) 9.00
The Fog. Details as 11.50am. 10.45 Five
Easy Pieces. Details as 8.15am. 12.35
The Ladykillers. Details as 1.25pm.
2.20-6.15 Ben-Hur. Details as 5.15pm.SKY CINEMA WIZARDING WORLD
3.15pm 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) 10.40 The
Philosopher’s Stone. A boy with
magical powers enrols at a school for
wizards. (2001, PG) 1.15 The Chamber
Of Secrets (2002, PG) 4.00-6.25 The
Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004, PG)FILM4
11.00am Alpha (2018, 12) 12.55
Flushed Away. A pet rodent winds up
stranded in London’s sewers. (2006,
U) 2.40 Rango. A lost pet chameleon
becomes sheriff of a lawless town of
animals. (2011, PG) 4.55 Night At The
Museum — Secret Of The Tomb. The
living exhibits in the museum behave
strangely. (2014, PG) 6.50 Knight And
Day. A woman is kidnapped and
dragged into a rogue secret agent’s
mission. (2010, 12) 9.00 CHOICE
Widows. Four Chicago women left
debt-ridden by their criminal husbands
plan a daring robbery. (2018, 15; See
Film choice) 11.40 The Bank Job. A
London bank robber steals classified
files. (2008, 15) 1.55-4.00 How To
Talk To Girls At Parties (2017, 15)TALKING PICTURES TV
3.05pm The Long Night. A man
wanted for murder is besieged in his
apartment by the police, and reflects
on the events that led him to this fate.
(1947, PG) 5.05 Carols With Michael
Hordern 6.00 For The Love Of Ada
6.30 Look At Life 6.50 The Edgar
Wallace Mystery Theatre 8.00
Rumpole Of The Bailey 9.10 Dangerous
Davies — The Last Detective
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