68 19 December 2021
BOXING DAY
1GBBC1 BBC2 ITV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5
6.00 Breakfast The latest reports.
9.15 The Snail And The Whale (R)
9.45 The Highway Rat (R)
10.10 FILM: Shaun The Sheep
Movie With the voice of
Justin Fletcher. (2015, U)
11.30 FILM: Trolls With the voice of
Anna Kendrick. Entertaining
animated musical. (2016, U)
12.55 News; Weather Headlines.
1.05 Regional News Updates.
1.15 Songs Of Praise — Daniel
O’Donnell’s Faith Journey
1.50 Revolting Rhymes (1/2, R)
2.20 FILM: Beauty And The Beast
Stars Emma Watson. A
prince transformed into
a monster falls in love
with a spirited village girl.
Sumptuous. (2017, PG)
4.20 FILM: Paddington With the
voice of Ben Whishaw. A
bear from Peru starts a new
life in London, but catches
the eye of an evil taxidermist.
A class act. (2014, PG)
5.50 CHOICE Around The World
In 80 Days New adaptation,
with David Tennant, David
Tennant, Ibrahim Koma and
Leonie Benesch. The explorer
Phileas Fogg takes up the
challenge of circumnavigating
the globe. (1/8) 6.40 Around
The World In 80 Days Fogg’s
self-respect is shattered while
in Italy. (See Critics’ choice)
7.30 CHOICE Death In Paradise
A shipping magnate is found
dead. With Don Warrington.
(See Critics’ choice)
9.00 CHOICE A Very British
Scandal Drama about the
1963 divorce of the Duke
and Duchess of Argyll. With
Claire Foy and Paul Bettany.
(1/3; see Critics’ choice)
10.00 EastEnders Janine tries
to get Mick to herself.
10.25 News; Weather Reports.
10.40 Match Of The Day Action
from the Premier League.
12.15 FILM: The Accountant
Stars Ben Affleck. An autistic
number-cruncher moonlights
as a money launderer for
the mob, but the treasury
department starts closing in
on him. Convoluted. (2016, 15)
2.20-6.00 Joins BBC News
SCOTLAND 1.50 Wallace & Gromit —
A Grand Day Out. 2.15 FILM: Beauty
And The Beast. 4.15 FILM: Dolittle.
12.15 Sportscene. 1.35 BBC News.
6.45 FILM: Mary Poppins Returns
Stars Emily Blunt and Dick
Van Dyke. The practically
perfect nanny uses her
magical skills to dazzle the
Banks family once again.
Enchanting fantasy. (2018, U)
8.45 Gardeners’ World Winter
Specials With Joe Lycett. (R)
9.45 Countryfile Rural reports. (R)
10.40 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites
12.10 The Great Food Guys Recipes.
12.40 FILM: Singin’ In The Rain
Stars Gene Kelly. A movie
star tries to win the heart of
an aspiring actress as the
dawn of sound changes the
film business for ever.
Classic musical. (1952, U)2.20 CHOICE Some Like It Hot
Stars Jack Lemmon, Tony
Curtis and Marilyn Monroe.
Two musicians don drag
and join an all-girl band to
evade gangsters. (1959, U,
B/W; see Film choice)
4.20 Final Score Results roundup.
5.20 The Two Ronnies The duo’s
festive special from 1987,
with Charlton Heston. (R)
6.10 The Perfect Morecambe &
Wise Classic clips from the
duo’s festive editions. (R)
6.40 Anything Goes — The
Musical A production of the
classic comedy, at London’s
Barbican, with Sutton Foster,
Robert Lindsay, Felicity
Kendal and Gary Wilmot.
9.00 CHOICE Mortimer &
Whitehouse — Gone
Christmas Fishing Paul takes
Bob to the north of England
to search for a prized English
salmon in the Eden and
Tyne. (See Critics’ choice)
10.00 Adele — The BBC Sessions
A trip back into the archives
to look at how it all started
for one of this century’s
biggest music stars.
11.00 Tina Live! A 2009 concert
by Tina Turner in the Dutch
city of Arnhem, as part of her
50th anniversary tour. (R)
1.10 FILM: Mr Holmes Stars Ian
McKellen. An elderly Sherlock
Holmes seeks the help of his
housekeeper’s son in recalling
the one case he failed to
solve. Compelling. (2015, PG)
2.50-4.05 Strictly Come Dancing
Jay Blades, Fred Sirieix,
Mel Giedroyc, Moira Stuart,
Anne-Marie and Adrian
Chiles compete. (Signed, R)6.00 Children’s Shows Fun.
9.25 News; Weather Reports.
9.30 Gino’s Italian Family
Adventure (Last in series, R)
10.00 Love Your Christmas With
guests Judy Parfitt, Lesley
Joseph and Jake Humphrey.
11.55 Ainsley’s Christmas Good
Mood Food With Shane
Richie and Shirley Ballas. (R)
12.50 News; Weather Update.
1.00 Racing Action from Kempton.
3.30 Paul O’Grady — For The
Love Of Dogs Insights. (R)
4.00 News; Weather Update.
4.15 Saturday Night Takeaway
Presents — Double Trouble
Another chance to see the
comedy serial from the show.
5.00 The Chase With Iain Stirling,
the Rev Richard Coles, Ruthie
Henshall and Kate Silverton.
6.00 Catchphrase With Perri Kiely,
Anne Hegerty and Rob
Brydon compete for charity.
7.00 Emmerdale There is
devastation in the village;
some are out for revenge;
and Dawn panics.
7.30 Coronation Street Abi
refuses to let Kelly move on;
and Nick is overjoyed when
Sam finally breaks his silence.
8.00 All Star Musicals John
Barrowman hosts as a group
of celebrities embark on a
musical theatre masterclass.
9.30 Billy Connolly — My Absolute
Pleasure The comedian
shares a personal selection of
routines from his tours.
10.40 News; Weather Update.
10.50 Madame Tussauds — The
Full Wax A behind-the-
scenes look at the world
famous tourist attraction. (R)
11.50 British Touring Car
Championship A review
of the year’s campaign.
1.30 Teleshopping Goods.
3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news.
3.15 Motorsport UK Action. (R)
4.05 Unwind Daily relaxation.
5.05-6.00 Tipping Point Quiz. (R)6.05 FILM: Rugrats Go Wild With
the voices of Bruce Willis and
Nancy Cartwright. Children’s
animation. (2003, U)
7.25 Christmas At The Palace
Drama, with Merritt Patterson
and Andrew Cooper. (R)
9.00 Jamie — Keep Cooking At
Christmas Making a meal
from the festive leftovers. (R)
9.30 Christmas Brunch With
guests Jordan North, Sophie
Thompson, Hugh Dennis
and Bob Mortimer.
12.30 Terry Pratchett’s the
Abominable Snow Baby
Animated adaptation. (R)
1.05 The Simpsons Cartoon. (R)
1.55 FILM: Home Alone 3 Stars
Alex D Linz. A resourceful
eight-year-old fends off
ruthless villains who are
searching for a microchip.
Criminal sequel. (1997, PG)4.00 FILM: Crocodile Dundee
Stars Paul Hogan. An
Australian hunter with a
larger-than-life reputation
accompanies a reporter from
the outback to the urban
jungle of Manhattan. The
first and best. (1986, 15)
5.50 News; Weather Reports.
6.00 Britain’s Scenic Railways
A journey along some of the
country’s most festive routes,
including the Steam in Lights
at the Severn Valley Railway.
7.00 Escape To The Chateau Dick,
Angel, Arthur and Dorothy
enjoy a magical adventure
with a family celebration using
a special part of France as
inspiration. (Last in series, R)
8.00 CHOICE All I Want(ed) For
Christmas Celebrities
unwrap the presents they
wanted as kids but never got,
and discover if they are as
exciting as they imagined.
(See Critics’ choice)
9.00 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
Guests including Jonathan
Ross, Sarah Millican, James
Acaster and Judi Love look
back on the events of 2021.
11.00 Gogglebox Highlights of the
past year’s editions. (R)
12.55 Back To The 80s Lenny Henry
takes viewers on a tour of all
things Channel 4. (R)
2.40 Come Dine With Me (R)
4.55 Countdown Gameshow. (R)
5.35 Kirstie’s Handmade
Christmas Kirstie Allsopp
makes a doll’s house. (R)
5.50-6.15 The Simpsons (R)6.00 Milkshake! Fun for children.
9.45 Spongebob Animation. (R)
10.15 Entertainment News Gossip.
10.20 NFL End Zone Highlights.
10.45 Toys That Made Christmas
Great Countdown. (R)
12.45 FILM: Calendar Girls Stars
Helen Mirren. The members
of a Yorkshire branch of the
Women’s Institute cause
controversy when they pose
nude for a charity calendar.
Feel-good fact-based
comedy drama. (2003, 12)3.00 FILM: The Proposal Stars
Sandra Bullock and Ryan
Reynolds. A Canadian
publishing editor who is
trying to avoid deportation
from America bribes her
assistant into a marriage of
convenience. Hit-and-miss
comedy. (2009, 12)5.10 FILM: Sister Act Stars
Whoopi Goldberg and
Harvey Keitel. A singer is
sent to live in a convent for
her own protection after
agreeing to testify against a
brutal gangster. Enjoyable
comedy. (1992, PG)
7.00 World’s Strongest Man
James Richardson presents
action from Britain’s Strongest
Man — the final round of the
Giants Live series, held at
FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield.
8.00 FILM: Dirty Dancing Stars
Patrick Swayze and Jennifer
Grey. A dance instructor at
a 1960s resort teaches a
naive teenager about self-
expression as they prepare
to perform in an important
show. Uplifting. (1987, 12)10.00 FILM: Road House Stars
Patrick Swayze. A kung-fu
expert is hired to keep the
peace in a rowdy bar, but
his actions incur the wrath
of a crime boss. Rollicking
action thriller. (1989, 18)
12.15 Swayze — The Demons &
The Dance A profile of the
actor, exploring his private
struggles and public
successes in the words of
those who knew him best. (R)
1.40 Entertainment News Gossip.
1.50 The 21.co.uk Live Casino
Show Interactive gambling.
3.35 Our New Puppy (R)
4.40 The Great Model Railway
Challenge Contest. (R)
5.35-6.00 House Doctor (R)BBC2 WALES 2.20 The Good Life.
Margo and Jerry spend Christmas
with Tom and Barbara 2.50 Scrum V:
Cardiff v Scarlets. Catrin Heledd
presents the United Rugby
Championship encounter, live at
Cardiff Arms Park. Kickoff is at 3.00.
5.00 The Two Ronnies 5.50 The
Perfect Morecambe & Wise 6.25
Weatherman Walking S4C 6.00
Cyw: Bing 6.10 Cymylaubychain
6.20 Meic Y Marchog 6.35 Cei
Bach 6.50 Sali Mali 6.55 Sam Tan
7.05 Guto Gwningen 7.20 Gwdihw
VARIATIONS
7.35 Blero Yn Mynd I Ocido 7.45
Amser Maith Maith Yn Ôl 8.00
Nadolig Cynnes Y Brodyr Coala 8.50
Penblwyddi Cyw 9.00 Cyw A’r
Gerddorfa 9.50 Dona Direidi 10.50
Deian A Loli 11.25 Un Cwestiwn 11.50
Ysbyty Hospital — ’Dolig DJ Sal 12.45
Sgorio: Bala Town v Caernarfon
Town. The JD Cymru Premier match,
live at Maes Tegin. Kickoff 1.00 3.00
Pobol Y Cwm 5.00 Clwb Rygbi 7.25
Newyddion A Chwaraeon 7.30
Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol. Sixty
people from Wales perform carols8.00 Canu Gyda Fy Arwr. Rhys
Meirion gets to sing with his musical
heroes 9.00 Priodas Pum Mil ’Dolig.
Trystan Ellis-Morris and Emma
Walford lend a helping hand to a
crew of family and friends organising
a cosy seasonal wedding for a
couple from Tregaron 10.00 Y
Cythraul Celf. A factory worker
plans to reinvent herself as an artist
10.20 Cefn Gwlad: Dathlu Dai. A look
at the presenter Dai Jones’ career
11.20-12.10 Cymry Feiral — Yn
Glits Y Gyd. One-off comedyDon Warrington (BBC1, 7.30pm)No Time To Die
Daniel Craig says
goodbye in Cary
Fukunaga’s handsome
Bond swansong. The
middle sags with too
many villains, but the first
hour — with Bond gone
rogue, and featuring Ana
de Armas as a lethal
assassin in a full-length
cocktail gown — may bethe most enjoyable hour
of a 007 film since the
heyday of Connery. TSFILMS OF 2021Available to rent