84 19 December 2021
THURSDAY
1G6.00 Breakfast The latest reports.
9.05 FILM: Home With the voice
of Jim Parsons. An alien on
the run from his own people
arrives on the Earth. Sweet
animated adventure. (2015, U)10.30 How To Train Your Dragon —
Legend Of The Boneknapper
Dragon Animated short. (R)
10.45 CHOICE Missing Link With
the voice of Hugh Jackman.
An explorer helps a Bigfoot-
like creature find his long-lost
relatives in a fabled valley.
(2019, PG; see Film choice)
12.15 Bargain Hunt Curios. (R)
1.00 News; Weather Headlines.
1.45 FILM: Zootropolis With the
voice of Ginnifer Goodwin. In
a city of animals, a rabbit cop
and a con-artist fox team up
to uncover a conspiracy.
Likeable animation. (2016, PG)3.25 The Madagascar Penguins
In A Christmas Caper (R)
3.35 FILM: The Jungle Book Stars
Neel Sethi. A boy raised by
animals in the jungle tries to
escape a fierce tiger with a
grudge against humans.
Enjoyable remake. (2016, PG)5.15 Pointless Celebrities A food
edition of the general-
knowledge quiz show. (R)
6.00 News; Weather Reports.
6.15 Regional News Headlines.
6.25 The Weakest Link Quiz.
7.10 My Family Nick’s girlfriend
raises eyebrows. (S2, ep 8, R)
7.40 EastEnders Nancy needs to
lean on Zack for support.
8.00 CHOICE Attenborough And
The Mammoth Graveyard
Exploring the discovery by
fossil hunters in the Thames
riverbed. (See Critics’ choice)
9.00 CHOICE The Great British
Sewing Bee Lawrence
Chaney, Rose Matafeo, Claire
Richards and Kirsty Wark
compete. (See Critics’ choice)
10.00 News; Weather Reports.
10.35 CHOICE Ready Player One
Stars Tye Sheridan. Gamers
explore a virtual world in the
quest for a tycoon’s fortune.
(2018, 12; see Film choice)
12.45 Not Going Out Sitcom. (R)
1.35-6.00 Joins BBC News
SCOTLAND 6.15 Reporting
Scotland; Weather. 9.00 Walter —
A Life In Football. 10.35 The Great
British Sewing Bee. 11.35 FILM:
Ready Player One. 1.50 BBC News.
6.45 Gardeners’ World Winter
Specials Advice. (Signed, R)
7.45 Waterhole — Africa’s Animal
Oasis Night-time activity. (R)
8.45 Talking Pictures A profile. (R)
9.35 FILM: Dunkirk Stars John
Mills. A lance corporal leads
a small team of soldiers on a
terrifying journey to safety.
Impressive. (1958, PG, B/W)11.45 FILM: Reach For The Sky
Stars Kenneth More. Charting
the exploits of the wartime
RAF pilot Douglas Bader.
Inspiring. (1956, U, B/W)
2.00 Talking Pictures A profile. (R)
2.45 FILM: Shadowlands Stars
Anthony Hopkins and Debra
Winger. The story of CS
Lewis’s romance with the
American poet Joy Gresham.
A good old weepie. (1993, U)4.50 FILM: The Remains Of The
Day Stars Anthony Hopkins.
A strait-laced butler looking
back over his life realises that
he missed the opportunity
for love. Endearing. (1993, U)
7.00 Mortimer & Whitehouse —
Gone Christmas Fishing Paul
takes Bob on a quest to catch
an elusive English salmon. (R)
8.00 Only Connect Victoria Coren
Mitchell hosts as the past
winners the 007s and the
Puzzle Hunters compete.
8.30 University Challenge The
second semi-final of the quiz
show, with Jeremy Paxman.
9.00 CHOICE Judy Stars Renée
Zellweger and Jessie Buckley.
In the autumn of her career,
showbiz legend Judy Garland
reluctantly agrees to a run
of London shows. (2019,
15; see Film choice)10.50 Being Bridget Jones Marking
25 years of Helen Fielding’s
hapless creation. (R)
11.50 Eddie Izzard — Force
Majeure A stand-up
performance, recorded
during his 2013-14 tour. (R)
1.20 FILM: Alan Partridge —
Alpha Papa Stars Steve
Coogan. The hapless DJ ends
up in the middle of a siege.
Refreshing. (2013, 15)
2.45 Nadiya’s Fast Flavours
Culinary delights. (Signed, R)
3.15 Amazing Hotels — Life
Beyond The Lobby (Signed, R)
4.15-5.15 Masterchef — The
Professionals (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 Ninja Warrior Obstacle-
course challenge. (R)
12.30 FILM: Despicable Me 3
With the voice of Steve
Carell. Gru sets off to meet
his long-lost twin brother.
Fun animation. (2017, U)2.15 News; Weather Reports.
2.30 Dickinson’s Biggest And
Best Deals David Dickinson
delves into the archives to
share his favourite moments.
3.30 Tipping Point Gameshow.
4.30 The Chase Quiz show.
5.30 Lingo Quiz, with Adil Ray.
6.30 News; Weather Reports.
6.40 Regional News Headlines.
7.00 Emmerdale Priya struggles
and soon has regrets; Nate
and Tracy are loved up; and
Belle takes action when she
finds herself in trouble.
8.00 Vera DCI Stanhope must
unravel the mystery when
a well-respected builder
and family man is found
beaten to death on the
steps of the Collingwood
Monument. (Series 11, ep 1, R)
10.00 News At Ten Bulletin.
10.15 Les Dawson — The Lost
Tapes Unique and previously
unseen family footage and
clips of the funnyman, who
would have celebrated his
90th birthday in 2021. (R)
11.10 The Larkins As Christmas
nears, all the talk is of the
pantomime and an ongoing
spate of burglaries. (R)
12.30 Teleshopping Goods.
3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news.
3.15 Wonders Of The Coast Path
Sean Fletcher explores
the sand dunes at Merthyr
Mawr. (Last in series, R)
3.40 A Year In The Beacons (R)
4.05 Unwind Daily relaxation.
5.05-6.00 Tipping Point Quiz. (R)6.05 The Simpsons Cartoon. (R)
8.05 The Big Bang Theory (R)
9.00 The Simpsons Cartoon. (R)
11.00 Frasier American sitcom. (R)
12.00 News; Weather Reports.
12.05 A Place In The Sun Advice. (R)
1.05 Chateau DIY Matt decorates a
40-feet tree in the garden. (R)
2.05 Christmas At Holkham Hall
The festive transformation of
the East Anglian building. (R)
3.10 FILM: Deep Impact Stars
Robert Duvall. A reporter
investigating a presidential
misdemeanour stumbles on
evidence that a comet is on
a collision course with the
Earth. Watchable. (1998, 12)
5.30 The Simpsons Cartoon. (R)
6.00 Hollyoaks Chester soap. (R)
6.30 News; Weather Reports.
6.45 FILM: Raiders Of The Lost
Ark Stars Harrison Ford.
Archaeologist Indiana Jones
tries to locate the Ark of the
Covenant before the Nazis
get their hands on it. Rousing
action adventure. (1981, PG)
9.00 CHOICE One Night In London
Zoo Desiree Burch and Guz
Khan join Alex Brooker and
Josh Widdicombe at the
popular animal attraction.
(See Critics’ choice)
10.00 CHOICE Celebrity I Literally
Just Told You Jimmy Carr
hosts the gameshow, with
guests Lorraine Kelly, Aisling
Bea, Asim Chaudhry and Alex
Horne. (See Critics’ choice)
11.00 Jon & Lucy’s Christmas
Sleepover Guests Roisin
Conaty, Rob Beckett and
Romesh Ranganathan look
back at the year gone by. (R)
12.05 FILM: Daddy’s Home
Stars Will Ferrell and Mark
Wahlberg. A mild-mannered
stepfather desperately tries
to keep the respect of his
wife’s children when their
biological father returns.
Lukewarm comedy. (2015, 12)1.45 FILM: Dodgeball — A True
Underdog Story Stars Ben
Stiller. The struggling owner
of a run-down gym tries to
save his business by forming
a team for the US dodgeball
championships. Silly
sporting comedy. (2004, 12)
3.20 Come Dine With Me (R)
5.35 Kirstie’s Handmade
Treasures Creative ideas. (R)
5.45-6.15 Cook Clever, Waste
Less Cookery advice. (R)6.00 Milkshake! Fun for children.
8.45 FILM: Annie Stars Aileen
Quinn. An orphan wins the
affections of a billionaire, but
someone is out to ruin her
chances of happiness.
Feelgood musical. (1982, U)11.15 CHOICE My Fair Lady Stars
Audrey Hepburn and Rex
Harrison. A cockney flower
girl is trained to pass as an
upper-class lady by an
arrogant elocutionist.
(1964, U; see Film choice)2.50 FILM: The King And I Stars
Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr
and Rita Moreno. An English
schoolteacher is recruited to
tutor the many wives and
children of the King of Siam.
A classic tale. (1956, U)
5.40 All Creatures Great And
Small James and Helen
question their future
together. (Series 2, ep 7, R)
6.35 News; Weather Reports.
6.40 Dad’s Army — Secret Lives
& Scandal Behind the scenes
of the comedy, revealing
what the cast were like in real
life and telling the stories of
some of their heroic efforts in
the two world wars. (R)
8.00 World’s Strongest Man
James Richardson and Eddie
Hall present action from the
fourth heat of the event from
Sacramento, California.
9.00 Wogan — Now You’re
Talking A celebration of
Terry Wogan’s career,
charting his rise from bank
clerk to his work on radio,
Eurovision, Blankety Blank,
Wogan and Children In Need.
10.30 Most Shocking TV
Interviews The top 30 worst
TV interviews of all time, with
contributions from Matthew
Wright, Clive Anderson,
Kathy Lette and others.
11.55 Eurovision’s Greatest Hits
Cheryl Baker narrates a
countdown of the most
memorable tracks from past
song contests, including
Waterloo by Abba and
Euphoria by Loreen. (R)
12.55 Entertainment News Gossip.
1.00 The 21.co.uk Live Casino
Show Interactive gambling.
3.00 Entertainment News Gossip.
3.10 The Highland Midwife (R)
4.50 The Funny Thing About
Christmas The likes and
dislikes about the season. (R)
5.35-6.00 House Doctor (R)BBC1 WALES 7.10 Tudur’s TV
Flashback BBC2 WALES 2.00 FILM:
Shadowlands 4.05 FILM: The
Remains Of The Day 6.15 Flog It!
6.30 Our Lives: The City Of Horses
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
VARIATIONS
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 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
Bywyd Y Fet 12.30 Cofio Mei Jones
1.30 Pysgod I Bawb 2.00 Newyddion
2.05 Guinness World Records Cymru
3.00 Newyddion 3.05 Cefn Gwlad
4.00Awr Fawr: Shwshaswyn4.10 Jen A Jim Pob Dim 4.25
Cymylaubychain 4.35 Y Brodyr
Coala 4.50 Byd Tad-Cu 5.00
Stwnsh: Y Brodyr Adrenalini 5.05
Dreigiau — Gwarchodwyr Berc 5.30
Sinema’r Byd 5.45 Larfa 5.50
Lolipop 6.15 Rownd A Rownd 6.45
Huw Edwards Yn 60 7.45 Newyddion
8.00 Pobol Y Cwm. Brynmor opens
up about his brother’s death 8.25
Rownd A Rownd 8.55 Newyddion
9.00 Gwesty Aduniad 10.00 Sgwrs
Dan Y Lloer — Matthew Rhys
11.00-12.05Priodas Pum Mil’DoligYou told me what? Kelly (C4, 10pm)BBC1 BBC2 ITV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5
The Father
Florian Zeller’s film
about an elderly father
(Anthony Hopkins) in
the advanced stages
of dementia is like a
cross between King Lear
and a Rubik’s Cube.
Hopkins is sensational.
The film allows us
to experience a
bravura performancefrom the inside, rather
than merely admiring it
from the outside. TSFILMS OF 2021Available to buy or rent