56 19 December 2021
THURSDAY
1G6.00 Breakfast The latest reports.
9.15 Animal Park Double bill. (R)
10.45 A Countryside Christmas
Chris Packham and Michaela
Strachan see the Northern
Lights. (Last in series)
11.15 Homes Under The Hammer
Properties at auction. (R)
12.15 Bargain Hunt In Kent. (R)
1.00 News; Weather Reports.
1.45 Penguins — Meet The Family
Observing birds living in
unexpected environments. (R)
2.45 Revolting Rhymes (2/2, R)
3.15 FILM: Cinderella Stars Lily
James. A downtrodden girl
gets the chance to win the
heart of a handsome prince.
Enchanting fantasy. (2015, U)
4.50 Wallace & Gromit — A Grand
Day Out Animation. (R)
5.15 Superman & Lois (4/15)
6.00 News; Weather Reports.
6.20 Regional News Headlines.
6.30 The Weakest Link Celebrities
including Kym Marsh, Gemma
Collins, Christopher Biggins
and Olly Smith take part.
7.15 The Wall v Celebrities Danny
Dyer hosts, as EastEnders
stars Maddy Hill and James
Bye take on the challenge.
8.05 EastEnders Rocky finds
himself in a sticky situation.
8.30 CHOICE Ghosts Lady Button
has an unexpected take on
the plight of a man found
living in a tent in the home’s
grounds. (See Critics’ choice)
9.00 Celebrity Masterchef
Christmas Cook-Off John
Torode and Gregg Wallace
invite Gemma Collins,
Joe Swash, Les Dennis, Mica
Paris and the Rev Richard
Coles back to the kitchen.
10.00 CHOICE Not Going Out
Lee is not happy that Lucy
has booked tickets to the
pantomime. (See Critics’
choice on Monday 27)
10.40 News; Weather Reports.
11.20 Gavin & Stacey The couple
make an announcement. (R)
12.20 FILM: Late Night Stars Emma
Thompson. A talk-show host
fears she is set to lose her
long-running series, so plans
to freshen up her programme.
Predictable. (2019, 15)
2.00-6.00 Joins BBC News
SCOTLAND 11.15 Bargain Hunt.
12.00 First Minister’s Questions. 1.45
Scotland’s Christmas Home Of The
Year. 2.45 Merry Madagascar. 3.05
FILM: Cinderella. 4.45 Scotland’s
Best Dog. 6.20 Reporting Scotland.
6.15 Gardeners’ World Winter
Specials (Signed, R)
7.15 The Polar Bear Family And
Me Documentary. (R)
8.15 Heaven Made Insights. (R)
9.15 A Christmas To Savour (R)
10.45 Snow Wolf Family And Me (R)
11.15 Mary Berry’s Festive Feasts
A fantastic Christmas feast to
surprise someone special. (R)
12.15 The Hairy Bakers’ Christmas
Special Dave Myers and
Si King cook for families
spending yuletide apart. (R)
12.30 Inside The Christmas
Factory The production of
household staples. (R)
1.30 Great Alaskan Railroad
Journeys Travel series. (R)
2.00 FILM: The Battle Of The River
Plate Stars Anthony Quayle
and John Gregson. The Royal
Navy hunts for the German
battleship the Admiral
Graf Spee. Fair. (1956, U)3.55 FILM: The Heroes Of
Telemark Stars Kirk Douglas.
The Norwegian resistance
launches a sabotage plan to
stop occupying Nazi forces
developing an atomic bomb.
Striking thriller. (1965, PG)
6.05 Upstart Crow Will’s new play
is set to be part of the queen’s
Christmas festivities. (R)
6.45 Blackadder’s Christmas
Carol Ebenezer spends the
season being taken advantage
of by his relatives. (R)
7.30 University Challenge Alumni
from LSE and Hertford
College, Oxford compete.
8.00 CHOICE Blackburn Sings
Christmas Gareth Malone
creates a concert to
celebrate the work of NHS
staff and other keyworkers.
(See Critics’ choice)
9.00 CHOICE Last Christmas
Stars Emilia Clarke. An
aspiring singer helping
at a homeless shelter
meets a dashing stranger.
(2019, 12; see Film choice)
10.35 Top Of The Pops 1984: Big
Hits. Archive music. (R)
11.35 Old Grey Whistle Test: Elton
John’s Christmas Concert.
Bob Harris presents. (R)
12.40 Elton John Live At Hyde Park
The singer performs. (R)
1.40 The Kinks’ Christmas
Concert Performance.
2.40 Amazing Hotels — Life
Beyond The Lobby (Signed, R)
3.40-5.40 Strictly Come Dancing
The contest final. (Signed, R)6.00 Good Morning Britain
9.00 Lorraine Lifestyle chat.
10.00 Supermarket Sweep (R)
11.00 In For A Penny Quiz. (R)
11.30 FILM: Jack Frost Stars
Michael Keaton. A dead
musician’s spirit takes over
the body of a snowman.
Misfiring fantasy. (1998, PG)1.30 News; Weather Reports.
1.50 CHOICE Sing With the voice
of Matthew McConaughey. A
theatre-owning koala sets up
a singing competition in a
last-ditch effort to stay afloat.
(2016, U; see Film choice)
4.00 Tipping Point — Lucky Stars
Clare Balding, Joe Swash and
Sherrie Hewson take part. (R)
5.00 The Chase Anne Diamond,
Colin Jackson, Josie Long and
Nicky Campbell compete. (R)
6.00 Regional News Update.
6.30 News; Weather Reports.
7.00 Emmerdale Sam resolves to
put his plan into action.
7.30 A Merrier Christmas? A report
on the people providing hope
for others this festive season.
8.00 CHOICE Alan Carr’s Epic
Gameshow An updated
festive version of The Price Is
Right. (See Critics’ choice)
9.00 The Cube With guests Jordan
Banjo, Perri Kiely, Lorraine
Kelly and Rosie Smith.
10.15 News; Weather Reports.
11.00 CHOICE The Holiday Stars
Cameron Diaz and Kate
Winslet. Two single women
from opposite sides of the
Atlantic find love after they
swap houses over Christmas.
(2006, 12; see Film choice)
1.15 Teleshopping Goods.
3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news.
3.15 A Merrier Christmas? (R)
3.40 Wonders Of The Coast Path
In Pembrokeshire. (R)
4.30 Unwind Daily relaxation.
5.05-6.00 Tipping Point Quiz. (R)6.15 The King Of Queens (R)
7.05 The Big Bang Theory (R)
7.50 The Simpsons Cartoon. (R)
9.20 Frasier American sitcom. (R)
10.20 Christmas In Love Romantic
drama, with Brooke D’Orsay.
A woman tries to change the
outlook of an executive who
has plans to lay off many
employees at a bakery. (R)
12.05 News; Weather Reports.
12.10 Couples Come Dine With Me
Parties in Nottinghamshire. (R)
1.10 Jamie — Together At
Christmas An alternative
Christmas dinner. (R)
2.10 Countdown Gameshow.
3.00 A Place In The Sun Advice. (R)
4.00 Chateau DIY At Christmas
An owner creates large
decorations to make a festive
statement. (Last in series)
5.00 Kirstie’s Handmade
Christmas Four paper
crafters compete against
the clock. (Last in series)
6.00 The Simpsons Cartoon. (R)
6.30 Hollyoaks Chester soap. (R)
7.00 News; Weather Reports.
8.00 Christmas At Holkham Hall
A festive visit to the East
Anglian Palladian pile as the
team transform the state
dining rooms and galleries
into a candlelit experience.
9.00 CHOICE One Night In The
Natural History Museum
Aisling Bea joins Alex Brooker
and Josh Widdicombe for a
night at the iconic London
building. (See Critics’ choice)
10.00 I Literally Just Told You
Jimmy Carr hosts the quiz in
which contestants are given
every answer with the
questions written, literally,
as the show is happening.
11.00 FILM: Office Christmas
Party Stars Jason Bateman.
When a CEO threatens
drastic action to improve a
branch of her company, the
affected manager throws a
party to impress a client.
Upbeat comedy. (2016, 15)
1.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen
Nightmares USA Advice. (R)
1.50 Couples Come Dine With Me
Parties in Worcester. (R)
2.45 Deck The Halls — The Luxury
Christmas Decorators (R)
3.40 Child Genius vs Celebrities
With Jimmy Carr. (R)
4.35 Food Unwrapped (R)
5.05 Countdown Gameshow. (R)
5.40 Kirstie’s Handmade
Christmas Creativity. (R)
5.55-6.20 The Simpsons (R)6.00 Milkshake! Fun for children.
9.15 Jeremy Vine Debate.
11.15 Friends American sitcom. (R)
11.40 Rocky Mountain Christmas
Drama, with Kristoffer Polaha.
A woman looking for some
time alone finds herself
having to share a ranch with
a spoiled Hollywood star. (R)
1.35 Finding Santa Drama, with
Jodie Sweetin and Eric Winter.
An event planner must
persuade a real-life Scrooge
to find his festive spirit. (R)
3.15 12 Pups Of Christmas Drama,
with Charlotte Sullivan. A
canine therapist is surprised
when her boss expects her to
find homes for 12 puppies —
all before Christmas Day. (R)
5.10 FILM: Matilda Stars Mara
Wilson and Pam Ferris. A
youngster uses her special
powers to turn the tables on
the nasty headmistress at her
prison-like school. Wonderful
fantasy comedy. (1996, PG)
7.00 World’s Strongest Man
James Richardson presents
action from the World Tour
Finals in Glasgow, with
commentary by Colin
Bryce and Danny Wallace.
8.00 Police Interceptors Two
officers pursue a van, but the
driver crashes and runs away;
and a 17-year-old suspected
of a robbery is tracked down.
9.00 Christmas On The Farm
Helen Skelton and Jules
Hudson present, with guests
including JB Gill, Dr Amir
Khan, stars from The Yorkshire
Vet, and Reuben Owen from
Our Yorkshire Farm.
10.30 Flash Families At Christmas
Four families reveal how
they spend their way to an
extravagant Christmas.
11.25 22 Kids & Counting Charting
Noel and Sue Radford and
their children on a Yuletide
getaway to Lapland. (R)
12.30 Criminals — Caught On
Camera Fighting crime. (R)
12.55 Entertainment News Gossip.
1.00 The 21.co.uk Live Casino
Show Interactive gambling.
3.00 Entertainment News Gossip.
3.10 Me And My Mental Health
People living with schizo-
affective disorder. (R)
4.00 The Secret Life Of Puppies
Following the first few
months of a dog’s life. (R)
4.45 The Great Model Railway
Challenge Contest. (R)
5.35-6.00 House Doctor (R)S4C 6.00 Cyw: Bing 6.10 Halibalw
6.20 Meic Y Marchog 6.35 Jen A Jim
Pob Dim 6.50 Anifeiliaid Bach Y Byd
7.00 Tatws Newydd 7.05 Oli Wyn
7.15 Loti Borloti 7.30 Y Brodyr Coala
7.40 Amser Maith Maith Yn Ôl 8.00
Sali Mali 8.05 Straeon Ty Pen 8.20
Ben A Mali A’u Byd Bach O Hud
8.35 Shwshaswyn 8.45 Cei Bach
9.00 Cymylaubychain 9.10 Digbi
Draig 9.20 Rapsgaliwn 9.35 Pablo
9.45 Byd Tad-Cu 10.00 Bing
10.10 Halibalw 10.20 Meic Y
Marchog 10.35 Jen A Jim Pob Dim
VARIATIONS
10.50 Anifeiliaid Bach Y Byd 11.00
Tatws Newydd 11.05 Oli Wyn 11.15
Loti Borloti 11.30 Y Brodyr Coala
11.40 Amser Maith Maith Yn Ôl
12.00 Newyddion A’r Tywydd 12.05
Bywyd Y Fet 12.30 Heno 1.00
Pysgod I Bawb 1.30 Adre 2.00
Newyddion A’r Tywydd 2.05
Prynhawn Da 3.00 Newyddion A’r
Tywydd 3.05 Cefn Gwlad 4.00 Awr
Fawr: Shwshaswyn 4.10 Jen A Jim
Pob Dim 4.25 Cymylaubychain 4.35
Y Brodyr Coala 4.50 Byd Tad-Cu
5.00Stwnsh: Y Brodyr Adrenalini5.05 Dreigiau — Gwarchodwyr Berc
5.30 Lolipop 5.55 Larfa 6.00 Codi
Pac 6.30 Rownd A Rownd 6.57
Newyddion 7.00 Heno 7.30
Newyddion A’r Tywydd 8.00 Pobol Y
Cwm 8.25 Rownd A Rownd 8.55
Newyddion A’r Tywydd 9.00 Gwesty
Aduniad. Dewi’s search for his birth
mother reaches its conclusion 10.00
Canu Gyda Fy Arwr. Three
individuals sing with their musical
hero, starting with Bryn Fôn
11.00-11.35 Richard Holt — Yr
Academi Felys. Illusion cakesStar of Blackburn (BBC2, 8pm)BBC1 BBC2 ITV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5
Sound Of Metal
Riz Ahmed gives a
ferocious performance
as Ruben, the drummer
in a punk-metal band
who loses his hearing in
Darius Marder’s drama.
It’s no “disability of
the week” film, but an
immersive, beautifully
thought-through drama
about a search for innerpeace. Ahmed brings a
physicality to the role that
recalls peak De Niro. TSFILMS OF 2021Watch now at: Amazon