9.00 Tales Of The Unexpected
A couple rely on home-made
medicine. (S2, ep 4) 9.30
Tales Of The Unexpected
A deadly snake strikes.
10.00 Discovering Paul Newman
11.00 Andre Rieu — Welcome To
My World A concert in LA.
12.00 The Legendary Bing Crosby
1.15 Les Misérables — The
Concert A stage recording.
4.00 Discovering Abba
5.00 Frank Sinatra: The Main
Event — Live From Madison
Square Garden A 1974
TV special by the singer.
6.00 Sinatra — The Man And His
Music A television special
from 1981, with guest Count
Basie and his orchestra.
7.00 Sammy Davis Jr — Legends
In Concert A selection of the
entertainer’s most memorable
stage appearances, including
performances of The Birth of
the Blues and You Rascal You.
8.00 Dean Martin — A Legend In
Concert A collection of
performances by the singer.
9.00 Dean Martin — King Of Cool
Chronicling the achievements
of the singer and actor.
11.00-12.40 Walden Amy
Berryman’s debut play, which
explores fractured love and
the tragedy of loss through
the challenges of an on-
going climate emergency.12.00 The Bill Police drama series.
1.00 Classic EastEnders Soap.
2.20 David Copperfield Drama.
6.20 Last Of The Summer Wine
Compo and Clegg meet a
tramp at a garden fete with a
peculiar interest in donkeys.
8.00 Jonathan Creek The
unconventional sleuth
investigates an alleged
metamorphosis. (S4, ep 3)
9.20 New Tricks The detectives
investigate the murder of an
immigrant. (Series 9, ep 8)
10.40 Judge John Deed John
accuses Everard of
corruption. (Series 3, ep 2)
12.40 Where The Heart Is Stephen
follows in his mother’s
footsteps. 1.40 Where The
Heart Is Dick runs down a
child. 2.35-4.00 Where The
Heart Is Peggy and Ruth
help the Bradley family.
4.45pm FILM: Brewster’s Millions
Stars Richard Pryor. Average.
(1985, PG; includes FYI Daily)6.50 FILM: Ghostbusters II Stars
Bill Murray. Fails to sparkle.
(1989, PG; includes FYI Daily)9.00 FILM: Aliens Stars Sigourney
Weaver. Lone survivor Ripley
joins a mission to face the
creatures that wiped out
her crew. Stunning sci-fi.
(1986, 18; includes FYI Daily)11.45 FILM: The Wolf Of Wall
Street Stars Leonardo
DiCaprio. Exhilarating drama.
(2013, 18; includes FYI Daily)3.15 Rescue — River Deep,
Mountain High Two editions.
4.05 Minder Drama series.
4.55 Tenable Quiz show.
5.50-6.00 Unwind Relaxation.5.30pm FILM: The Longest Day
Stars Richard Burton.
Charting the allied landings
in Normandy on June 6,
1944, from the perspectives
of the British, German,
French and American forces.
Memorable. (1962, PG, B/W)9.00 The Good Fight Marissa
mounts a strong defense in
Vinetta’s court for Matteo;
and Carmen, Liz, and Allegra
defend a drug dealer as
prosecutors try to put him
back in prison. (S5, ep 10)
10.15 FILM: Arrival Stars Amy
Adams and Jeremy Renner.
A linguist must find a way to
communicate with an alien
race as the world teeters
on the brink of global
conflict. Thoughtful.
(2016, 12; ends at 12.25)4.50pm FILM: The Secret Life Of
Pets With the voice of Louis
CK. Animation. (2016, U)6.35 FILM: Back To The Future
Part III Stars Michael J Fox.
Time-travelling teen Marty
McFly is transported back to
the Wild West to save his
scientist friend. Back on track.
(1990, PG; includes FYI Daily)9.00 FILM: Mean Girls Stars
Lindsay Lohan. A teenager
is befriended by her new
school’s most popular girls
— but her so-called chums
turn on her. Bracing comedy.
(2004, 12; includes FYI Daily)11.05 Family Guy Peter’s past as a
sperm donor catches up with
him. (S15, ep 20) 11.35-12.00
Family Guy Quagmire
becomes obsessed with
dating apps. (S15, ep 14)7.00pm Australia — Earth’s
Magical Kingdom Exploring
how wildlife has adapted to
survive. (Last in series)
8.00 Royal Institution Christmas
Lectures Professor Jonathan
Van-Tam explores the world
of viruses. (Last in series)
9.00 Billy Connolly — Made In
Scotland The comedian
reveals the influences
behind his career. (2/2)
10.00 Billy Connolly — A Scot
In The Arctic The comic
heads for the North Pole.
10.50 FILM: A Star Is Born
Stars Judy Garland and
James Mason. A Hollywood
movie star with a drinking
problem marries an aspiring
singer. Timeless. (1954, U)
1.40 Australia — Earth’s Magical
Kingdom (Last in series)
2.40-3.40 Royal Institution
Christmas Lectures (3/3)
6.00 Classic Coronation Street
7.00 Classic Emmerdale Soap.
8.05 A Christmas Carol Drama.
9.40 FILM: Carry On Loving
Stars Sid James and Hattie
Jacques. A couple who run
a dating agency arrange a
series of unlikely matches.
Patchy comedy. (1970, PG)
11.40 Heartbeat Rural drama.
1.45 Classic Emmerdale Soap.
2.50 Classic Coronation Street
3.50 Poirot The detective accepts
an invitation to spend the
festive season with an elderly
millionaire who seems intent
on provoking his greedy sons
into murdering him. (S6, ep 1)
6.00 Heartbeat Rural drama.
8.00 Torvill & Dean One-off drama
about Jayne Torvill and
Christopher Dean’s humble
beginnings and the ups and
downs of their ice-dancing
partnership. With Will Tudor
and Poppy Lee Friar.
10.00 An Audience With Bob
Monkhouse The comedian
entertains a celebrity
audience including John
Mills and Michaela Strachan.
11.35 Inspector Morse A homicidal
rapist escapes from prison
and embarks on a game of
cat and mouse. (S7, ep 2)
1.40 Beecham House Drama. (5/6)
3.30 Victoria (Series 3, ep 5)
4.20-6.00 Heartbeat Rural drama.6.00pm The Big Bang Theory
Sheldon’s former admirer
Ramona Nowitzki resurfaces.
(S10, ep 24) 6.30 The Big
Bang Theory The guys make
fun of Zack. (Series 4, ep 11)
7.00 Hollyoaks Chester soap.
7.30 Rude(ish) Tube Clips.
7.40 The Great Christmas Bake
Off With the stars of the
drama series It’s A Sin — Olly
Alexander, Nathaniel Curtis,
Lydia West and Shaun Dooley.
9.00 Celebrity Gogglebox
Famous faces give their
opinions on Britain’s Got
Talent, Alan Carr’s Epic
Gameshow and Ramsay’s 24
Hours To Hell and Back.
10.00 Gogglebox The armchair
critics share their opinions
on what they have been
watching during the week.
11.05-12.10 Naked Attraction
Dating show, presented
by Anna Richardson.FILMS
SKY CINEMA PREMIERE
7.15am Young Hearts (2020, 15) 8.40
The Suicide Squad. Supervillains and a
bunch of cons join a secret task force.
(2021, 15) 11.00 Peter Rabbit 2. Bored
of life in the garden, Peter goes to the
big city. (2021, U) 12.40 The Colony. A
female astronaut, shipwrecked on the
long-decimated Earth, must decide
the fate of the wasteland’s remaining
populace. (2021, 15) 2.30 Pups Alone
(2021, PG) 4.30 Fatman. A rowdy
Santa Claus fights to save his declining
business. (2020, 15) 6.20 Peter Rabbit
- Details as 11am. 8.00 The Suicide
Squad. Details as 8.40am. 10.20 The
Colony. As 12.40pm. 12.15 Fatman.
Details as 4.30pm. 2.00 Think Like A
Dog (2020, PG) 3.40 The Obscure Life
Of The Grand Old Duke Of Corsica
(2021, 15) 5.20-7.20 Pups Alone
SKY CINEMA THRILLER
2.10pm Before I Go To Sleep (2014, 15)
3.50 Michael Clayton (2007, 15) 6.00
Collateral (2004, 15) 8.00 No Sudden
Move. A group of criminals are brought
together under strange circumstances.
(2021, 15) 10.00 Crank. A poisoned
assassin tries to stay alive. (2006, 18)
11.40-2.10 Fight Club (1999, 18)
ENTERTAINMENT
GOLD
7.10am Only Fools And Horses. A day
of back-to-back editons of the comedy
8.00 Sandylands. Triple bill 10.00 The
Cockfields. Simon and Esther travel to
the Isle of Wight at Christmas 11.00
Only Fools And Horses 2.55-4.00
Smashie’s Christmastastic Playlist
SKY COMEDY
5.30pm Sex And The City 8.00 And
Just Like That 10.00 Amy Schumer —
Live At The Apollo. Stand-up comedy
focusing on food, sex, and getting in
shape 11.15 Jim Jefferies — I Swear To
God. Stand-up comedy 12.30 Amanda
Seales — I Be Knowin’ 1.40 Bloods
4.30-5.00 The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
SKY WITNESS
6.00pm Nothing To Declare 7.00
Border Patrol 8.00 9-1-1. A sniper
targets members of the LAFD, leaving
Athena and the 118 on high alert 9.00
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The
detectives investigate an attempted
murder 10.00 Blue Bloods. Eddie and
Rachel are accused of faking an attack
11.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1.00 The Resident 2.00 Lincoln Rhyme
— Hunt For The Bone Collector3.00 Private Eyes 4.00 Blue Bloods
5.00-6.00 Brit Cops — Rapid Response
W
6.00pm One Born Every Minute 9.00
FILM: Spider-Man. Stars Tobey Maguire,
Kirsten Dunst and Willem Dafoe. A teen
bitten by a genetically engineered
spider develops superhuman gifts
and uses them to fight crime 11.35
Emily Atack — Adulting 1.30-3.00
Inside The Ambulance. Double bill5 STAR
5.50pm FILM: The Goonies. Stars Sean
Astin and Corey Feldman. The
discovery of a treasure map plunges
seven youngsters into an adventure
8.00 FILM: Beetlejuice. Stars Michael
Keaton 10.00 FILM: Die Hard 4 — Live
Free Or Die Hard. Stars Bruce Willis and
Timothy Olyphant. A tough cop goes
on the trail of a criminal mastermind
plotting a technological terror attack on
America 12.30 The Act 1.55 Ambulance
— Code Red 2.55 Filthy Garden SOS
3.50-4.00 Entertainment News
5 USA
5.50pm Columbo 9.00 Crossing Lines
10.00 Jesse Stone — No Remorse 11.55
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1.50
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 3.35-4.00
Criminals — Caught On CameraSKY CINEMA GREATS HD
6.00am Locke (2013, 15) 7.30 The
Shining. A hotel caretaker tormented
by evil spirits goes on a murderous
rampage. (1980, 15) 9.35 Five Easy
Pieces (1970, 15) 11.20 The Guns Of
Navarone. Allied soldiers sabotage
German artillery emplacements. (1961,
PG) 2.00 The Man Who Shot Liberty
Valance (1962, U) 4.05 The Shining.
As 7.30am. 6.10 On The Waterfront.
A former boxer working for a gangster
has his conscience pricked. (1954, PG)
8.00 The Guns Of Navarone. Details
as 11.20am. 10.40 Seven. Cops hunt
a sadistic killer. (1995, 18) 12.50 Five
Easy Pieces 2.40 Locke 4.15-6.15 On
The Waterfront. Details as 6.10pm.
SKY CINEMA WIZARDING WORLD
2.35pm The Deathly Hallows, Part 2.
Harry Potter faces a final battle with
Lord Voldemort. (2011, 12) 4.50 The
Philosopher’s Stone. A boy with
magical powers enrols at a school for
wizards. (2001, PG) 7.25 The Chamber
Of Secrets. A serpentine power attacks
Hogwarts’ students. (2002, PG) 10.10
The Prisoner Of Azkaban. The wizard
learns a dangerous sorcerer is looking
for him. (2004, PG) 12.35 The Goblet
Of Fire (2005, 12) 3.25-6.00 The
Order Of The Phoenix (2007, 12)FILM4
11.00am The Chronicles Of Narnia —
The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
(2010, PG) 1.25 Little Women (1994, U)
3.45 The Karate Kid Part III. The teen
is influenced by a crooked new trainer.
(1989, PG) 6.10 A Knight’s Tale. A poor
squire poses as a knight to take part
in jousting events. (2001, PG) 9.00
Kingsman — The Golden Circle. Secret
agents join forces to bring down a
psychotic femme fatale. (2017, 15)
11.50 Hell Or High Water. A divorced
father and his former con brother
try to save their family ranch. (2016,
15) 1.55-4.00 Carrie (1976, 18)TALKING PICTURES TV
3.50pm Kind Hearts And Coronets
(1949, U) 6.00 Interpol Calling 6.40
Return To Yesterday. An actor who left
Britain to seek his fortune in Hollywood
is drawn back to his roots and joins
the cast of a small English theatre
company. (1940, U) 8.00 Justice 9.00
Dance With A Stranger. Fact-based
drama about Ruth Ellis, the convicted
murderess who in 1955 became the
last woman to be hanged in Britain.
(1985, 15) 10.55-12.45 Heavenly Pursuits.
An atheist teacher finds his lack of
religious faith tested by a series of
seemingly miraculous events. (1986, 15)86 19 December 2021
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