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BBC1 BBC2 ITV
6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Morning Live
10.00 Countryfile Winter Diaries (r)
10.45 The Moment of Proof 11.15
Homes Under the Hammer 12.15pm
Bargain Hunt (r) 1.00 BBC News at
One; Weather 1.30 BBC Regional
News; Weather 1.45 Father Brown. Mrs
McCarthy is threatened by a
mysterious avenging angel 2.30 The
Repair Shop. A music box with a
magical connection is among the
items transformed (r) 3.00 I Escaped
to the Country. A couple who have
rebuilt their home after a fire 3.45
Farmers’ Country Showdown 4.30
Antiques Road Trip. Antiques experts
compete to make the most money at
auction 5.15 Pointless. Quiz hosted by
Alexander Armstrong (r) 6.00 BBC
News at Six; Weather 6.30 BBC
Regional News; Weather7.00 The One Show Hosted by Alex
Jones and Jermaine Jenas7.30 EastEnders The highs and lows
of life in Albert Square7.50 Holby City Hanssen and Russ
attempt to persuade a reluctant
patient to quickly accept a
lifesaving liver transplant8.30 Garden Rescue Redesigning
an unusually shaped garden
in Droitwich Spa (4/11) (r)9.00 Four Lives Another man’s body
is found in the same place in
London, but again the police
only rule an overdose. The
suspicions of the previous two
men’s families continue to rise10.00 BBC News at Ten10.25 BBC Regional News10.35 Gossip Girl Revival of the US
cult drama centring on a new
generation of teenagers
attending a New York private
school whose lives are
dominated by social media11.35 The Great British Sewing Bee
Contestants take part in a
competition in a bid to be
crowned Britain’s best amateur
sewer by the expert judges (r)12.35am The Hit List. Marvin and
Rochelle Humes present a special
noughties pop star edition in which
members of Steps, Blue and Atomic
Kitten must identify hit songs and
artists (r) 1.25 Weather for the Week
Ahead 1.30 BBC News6.30am The Farmers’ Country
Showdown (r) 7.15 Antiques Road Trip
(r) 8.00 Sign Zone: Shop Well for the
Planet? (r) (SL) 9.00 BBC News at 9
10.00 BBC News 12.15pm Politics Live
1.00 Eggheads. Quiz show (r) 1.30
Further Back in Time for Dinner 2.30
Heir Hunters. The work of a probate
detective firm (r) 3.15 Lose Weight and
Get Fit with Tom Kerridge (r) 3.45
Lose Weight and Get Fit with Tom
Kerridge (r) 4.15 Iceland: Land of Ice
and Fire — Natural World (r) 5.15 Flog
It!. Making a profit at auction (r) 6.00
Richard Osman’s House of Games.
Quiz testing the general knowledge of
four celebrities 6.30 Rick Stein’s
Cornwall. The chef reveals the
Cornwall that he knows and loves,
championing the food, history and
culture of the county6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00
Lorraine 10.00 This Morning 12.30pm
Loose Women. More showbiz
interviews and topical debate from
a female perspective 1.30 ITV News;
Weather 1.55 Regional News; Weather
2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. David
Dickinson helps members of the
public sort the treasures from their
trash, offering them the chance to put
items up for auction 3.00 Lingo. A
brother and sister from Blackburn, a
Highland couple, and a mother and
daughter duo compete 4.00 Tipping
Point. Ben Shephard hosts the arcade
themed quiz in which contestants
drop tokens down a choice of four
chutes in the hope of winning (r) 5.00
The Chase. Quiz show hosted by
Bradley Walsh (r) 6.00 Regional News;
Weather 6.30 ITV News; Weather7.00 Emmerdale Nate and
Moira worry about Cain,
while Ellis is left terrified7.30 Emmerdale Soapy Slip Ups
Emmerdale’s stars share their
funniest moments from filming
the soap (2/2)8.00 Coronation Street Adam
accuses Lydia of vandalising his
car, Alya worries about Zeedan
and Marrium’s closeness and
Tim asks Aggie to keep quiet
about his trip to the hospital9.00 Anne Ten years after the
disaster at Hillsborough, Anne
refuses to give up her fight to
get justice for her son Kevin.
Maxine Peake stars (3/4)10.00 ITV News at Ten; followed by
Regional News and Weather10.45 The Chasers Road Trip: Trains,
Brains and Automobiles
Vehicular documentary (r)11.45 Anne Anne refuses to give up
her fight to get justice for her
son Kevin (r)12.35am Teleshopping 3.00 FYI Extra
3.15 Loose Women. More showbiz
interviews and topical debate from a
female perspective (r) 4.05 Unwind
with ITV 5.05 Tipping Point.
Ben Shephard hosts the arcade-
themed quiz (r) (SL)7.00 The Hairy Bikers Go North
Simon King and Dave Myers
explore the best of northern
British food on a culinary road
trip from east to west (r)8.00 Digging for Britain The
anthropologist Alice Roberts
spends a year visiting
archaeological digs, finding out
about discoveries that shed
new light on British history.
See Viewing Guide9.00 The Hunt for Bible John An
exploration of one of Scotland’s
most notorious unsolved cases,
with the culprit of the murders
of three women in Glasgow
from 1968 to ’69 still unknown.
See Viewing Guide10.00 Toast of Tinseltown New series
of the sitcom starring Matt
Berry. See Viewing Guide10.30 Newsnight Headline
analysis of the day’s events11.15 NFL This Week Action from
the latest fixtures in the NFL12.05am Sign Zone: David Baddiel —
Social Media, Anger and Us. The
comedian and author explores the
impact social media is having on
people’s behaviour both online and
offline (r) (SL) 1.05-2.35 Scotland’s
Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle (r) (SL)7.00 Channel 4 News
Including sport and weather8.00 Sarah Beeny’s New Life in
the Country The boys get
stuck in to decorate their own
bedrooms, Graham and Sarah
install a zipwire across the large
pond, and foraging fan Sarah
brews up a batch of nettle beer9.00 24 Hours in Police Custody
New series. The conclusion of a
two-part special taking viewers
behind the scenes of a police
investigation into the death of
an 11-week-old baby10.00 The Language of Love New
series. Dating show in which
British and Spanish singletons
pair up at a country estate in
Andalusia to see if they can find
romance, despite not speaking
the other’s language.
See Viewing Guide (1/8)11.05 8 Out of 10 Cats Does
Countdown Richard Ayoade
and Katherine Ryan join Sean
Lock and Jon Richardson for
the game show, while David
O’Doherty joins Susie Dent in
Dictionary Corner (3/6) (r)12.10am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares
USA (r) 1.05 The Simpsons (r) 1.30
Couples Come Dine with Me (r) 2.20
Undercover Boss USA (r) 3.10 George
Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (r) 4.05
Handmade: Best Woodworker (r)
5.00 Mend It for Money (r)Channel 4 Channel 5
6.05am Countdown (r) 6.45 Cheers (r)
7.10 Cheers (r) 7. 3 5 Everybody Loves
Raymond (r) 9.00 Frasier (r) Ramsay’s
Kitchen Nightmares USA (r) 11.25
Channel 4 News Summary 11.30 Sun,
Sea and Selling Houses (r) 12.30pm
Steph’s Packed Lunch. Weekday
magazine show 2.10 Countdown.
Michael Grade is in Dictionary Corner
3.00 A Place in the Sun. Jasmine
Harman helps a couple find a holiday
home on Tenerife 4.00 A New Life in
the Sun. There is a new arrival at the
alpaca farm in France 5.00 Four in a
Bed. Guest house owners in Wiltshire
and Oxfordshire are among those
competing (r) 6.00 The Simpsons.
Bart discovers a passion for American
history 6.30 Hollyoaks. After Maxine
is left feeling rejected, Warren takes it
upon himself to make things right (r)6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine
11.15 Shoplifters & Scammers:
At War with the Law (r) 12.10pm 5
News at Lunchtime 12.15 Nightmare
Tenants, Slum Landlords (r) 1.15 Home
and Away. Alf stays with Martha as
her condition worsens 1.45
Neighbours (r) 2.15 FILM Ruby
Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath
(PG, TVM, 2019) Ruby and Killian
look into a suspicious fatal road
accident, but just when they think
they have the case wrapped up,
Ruby uncovers new evidence. Thriller
with Taylor Cole 4.00 Rich Holiday,
Poor Holiday. Series in which two
families exchange holidays (r)
5.00 News at 5 6.00 Neighbours.
Kyle has unwittingly hired Mick
Allsop as the wedding planner (r)
6.30 Winter Road Rescue (r)7.00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors Dr
Sobia Wyne has a long list of
possible causes for a patient’s
eye infection, and a woman
who has had knee replacement
surgery may have developed
deep vein thrombosis (r);
followed by 5 News Update8.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
New series. Graeme Hall meets
a pair of troublesome
Newfoundlands who are
scaring family away from the
home before they even make
it over the doorstep (1/6);
followed by 5 News Update9.00 Ben Fogle: New Lives
in the Wild New series.
Ben Fogle journeys to the
mountains of Portugal to live
with a British man who traded
in his retail career for his
mountainside hideaway.
See Viewing Guide (1/8)10.00 Body in the Snow:
The Murder of Joanna Yeates
True crime documentary
examining the murder of
landscape architect Joanna
Yeates and the subsequent
hunt for her killer. The
programme explores the police
investigation and the events
that surrounded it in forensic
detail, including powerful
testimony from key witnesses,
detectives and those at the
heart of the case (r)1.00am The 21.co.uk Live Casino
Show 3.00 Entertainment News on 5
3.10 Motorway Cops: Catching
Britain’s Speeders (r) 4.00 Now That’s
Funny! (r) (SL) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (r)
(SL) 5.10 Nick’s Quest (r) (SL) 5.35
House Doctor (r) (SL)Gossip Girl returns (10.35pm) Digging for Britain (8pm) Maxine Peake stars (9pm) Davina McCall’s dating show (10pm) Ben Fogle back in the wild (9pm)