34 saturday review Saturday January 1 2022 | the times
Tuesday 4 | Primetime digital guide
BBC4
7.00pm Great British Railway
Journeys The importance of
the nation’s railways
7.30 Winter Walks Lemn Sissay
walks along ancient drovers’
roads in Dentdale (2/5)
8.00 Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth attends a family
christening
8.30 One Foot in the Grave
Comedy starring Richard
Wilson and Annette Crosbie
9.00 Killer Storms and Cruel
Winters: The History of
Extreme Weather —
Timewatch The UK’s worst
weather disasters (2/6)
10.00 Shipwrecks: Britain’s
Sunken History The stories
behind the Mary Rose and
the Spanish Armada
11.00 The Killer Wave of 1607:
Timewatch The tsunami
that struck Britain’s coast in
1607 claiming 2,000 lives
11.50-12.20am The Channel
Tunnel: Life on the InsideITV3
7.00pm Heartbeat The folk of
Aidensfield panic when
rumours of an escaped killer
are confirmed, while Rob
tracks down the fugitive,
but his investigations are
complicated when Helen
gets caught up in the case
8.00 Midsomer Murders A comic
convention is held in Carver
Valley, but the event gets
off to a sinister start when
the creation of a writer is
stolen and burned. Barnaby
takes up the case, which
turns murderous when a
former supermodel is killed
10.00 The Bay Determined to
ignore Andy’s unexpected
arrival the night before, Lisa
throws herself into the case
and discovers a significant
lead from her only
eyewitness (2/6)
11.00-12.10am The Ruth Rendell
Mysteries (1/2) A secret
liaison ends in death (1/6)More 4
6.55pm Escape to the Château:
The Great Outdoors A look
back at how the abandoned
walled garden stole Dick
and Angel’s hearts and how
the whole family fell for the
country lifestyle (3/8)
7.55 Grand Designs Kevin
McCloud revisits a British
woman who moved to
southern Spain in 2003 with
her now late husband
planning to build a modern
home in the Andalusian hills
9.00 Car S.O.S Fuzz Townshend
and Tim Shaw return to
rescue more classic cars,
beginning with the 1987
British rally winning MG
Metro 6R4, which has
turned up in a scrapyard
10.00 Emergency Helicopter
Medics Documentary
following the work of
Britain’s busiest air
ambulance crews
11.05-12.10am 24 Hours in A&ESky Max
7.00pm Rob & Romesh vs Cricket:
South Africa Rob Beckett
and Romesh Ranganathan
go to Cape Town to see
England play a Test, trying
their hands at commentary
and getting a lesson from
Kevin Pietersen (3/4) (R)
8.00 Rob & Romesh vs Cricket:
The Test Rob Beckett and
Romesh Ranganathan
watch England take on
South Africa (4/4) (R)
9.00 Strike Back: Shadow
Warfare Tough soldiers
Stonebridge and Scott find
a threat in the shape of an
Iranian terrorist (R)
10.00 Harry Potter 20th
Anniversary: Return to
Hogwarts With Daniel
Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and
Emma Watson (R)
11.30 Road Wars Officers stop a
fraudulent operation (2/16)
12.10am-1.00 Dan Brown’s The
Lost Symbol (8/10) (R)Sky Atlantic
6.50pm The Wire McNulty and
Bunk reinvestigate the
murder of a woman that is
linked to Barksdale’s crew
and Avon puts a bounty on
Omar’s head (4/13) (R)
7.55 Game of Thrones Bran
clings to life as Ned prepares
to head south with the king,
only for the youngster to
come under attack once
more. Tyrion and Jon travel
to the Wall (2/10) (R)
9.00 The Nevers A gang of
Victorian women find
themselves with unusual
abilities, relentless enemies,
and a mission that might
change the world. Starring
Laura Donnelly (1/6) (R)
10.10 The Nevers Mundi takes a
personal stake in tracking
down Maladie (2/6) (R)
11.20-12.25am Billions D’Angelo is
questioned about the murder
of the witness who testified
against him (4/12) (R)Sky Documentaries
Sky Comedy
7.00pm The Story of Late Night
Beginning with the early
shows presented by Steve
Allen, Jack Paar and
Johnny Carson (1/6) (R)
8.00 Expecting Amy Cameras
follow Amy Schumer as she
prepares for a stand-up
special, while also coping
with a difficult pregnancy.
The first episode follows the
second trimester (1/3) (R)
9.00 FILM Audrey (PG, 2020)
A look back at the life, loves
and career of the enthralling
icon Audrey Hepburn, who
made long lasting waves in
both the film and fashion
industries during the
Golden Age of Hollywood
11.00-1.00am FILM Belushi (18,
2020) The life story of the
comedy star John Belushi,
who captured the both
hearts and funny-bones of
audiences worldwide before
his tragic death aged 337.00pm Will & Grace
7.30 Will & Grace
8.00 Parks and Recreation (3/6)
8.30 Parks and Recreation (4/6)
9.00 Pen15 Two days after the
dance, Maya and Anna reluctantly
go to a pool party (1/15)
9.35 Pen15 Maya and Anna find
outlets for their feelings in an
extracurricular activity (2/15)
10.15 Micky Flanagan: An’ Another
Fing Live Stand-up at the O2 arena
12.00-1.00am The Tonight Show
Starring Jimmy FallonITV2
7.00pm Superstore
7.30 Superstore
8.00 Bob’s Burgers Bob persuades
Mr Fischoeder to sell Wonder Wharf
8.30 Bob’s Burgers Felix puts Bob
in danger using desperate measures
9.00 The Cabins
10.00 Plebs The boys are evicted
from their flat by the landlord (7/8)
10.30 Plebs Grumio plans Jason’s
brother Darius’ wedding party
11.00 Family Guy
11.30 Family Guy
12.00-12.30am American Dad!ITV4
6.15pm FILM Casino Royale
(PG, 1967) Spoof spy adventure
starring David Niven, Peter Sellers,
Woody Allen, Orson Welles,
Deborah Kerr and Ursula Andress
9.00 FILM Under Siege (15, 1992)
A veteran US Navy Seal working on
a battleship as a cook leaps into
action to liberate the vessel from
terrorists. Action adventure
starring Steven Seagal and
Tommy Lee Jones.
11.05-12.05am All Elite Wrestling:
Rampage All the actionE4
7.00pm Hollyoaks Maxine gets
excited when Warren surprises her
with a trip to an alpaca farm
7.30 The Big Bang Theory
8.00 Celebrity Coach Trip Day two
on the road in Portugal, and the
coach is off to Póvoa de Varzim (2/15)
9.00 Celebrity Gogglebox The
Masked Dancer, Dirty Dancing and
Naked Attraction are appraised
10.00 Naked Attraction Singletons
from Edinburgh and Bognor Regis
choose dates from six naked people.
11.05-12.10am GoggleboxDave
7.00pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?
USA An American edition of the
classic improvisation show
7.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? USA
8.00 Travel Man: 48 Hours in
Amsterdam With Joe Lycett
8.30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in
Stockholm With Sally Phillips
9.00 QI XL Extended edition. With
Josh Widdicombe, Aisling Bea and
Tony Hawks competing in the quiz
10.00 Live at the Apollo
11.00 Taskmaster With Tim Key
12.00-12.40am Mock the WeekDrama
6.40pm Last of the Summer Wine
Foggy tries out camouflage
7.20 Last of the Summer Wine
Wesley discovers an old racing car
8.00 Jonathan Creek The master
illusionist investigates a strange
attack on a West End actress
9.20 New Tricks (1/2) Brian is
suspended after assaulting a
high-ranking officer in the Met,
suspecting him of covering up a
death in custody years before
10.30-12.30am Judge John Deed
Drama series starring Martin ShawYesterday
7.00pm Fred Dibnah’s Made in
Britain The Lake District (3/13)
7.30 Fred Dibnah’s Made in Britain
An ironworks in Scotland (4/13)
8.00 Secrets of the London
Underground The abandoned line
between Holborn and Aldwych (1/6)
9.00 The Architecture The
Railways Built Tim Dunn explores
Down Street in Mayfair (1/10)
10.00 Bangers and Cash (1/8)
11.00 Bangers and Cash (1/10)
12.00-1.00am Abandoned
EngineeringPBS America
6.35pm Terror A bombing in
Algeria in September 1956 (2/6)
7.35 The War How ordinary
Americans feared the worst when
U-boats were found patrolling the
United States’ coast (2/14)
8.40 Future of Work The social
fallout from changes in the modern
world of tech employment (1/3)
9.50 Hidden Algeria An
exploration of the country’s capital,
Algiers, looking at its architecture
11.00-12.05am Terror A bombing
in Algeria in September 1956 (2/6)Smithsonian
7.00pm Inside the Factory The
team investigates the process of
making beer in Burton upon Trent
8.00 Ice Airport Alaska
Life inside the world’s busiest
cargo airports: Ted Stevens
Anchorage International
9.00 Ice Airport Alaska Staff fight
to keep the airport open on an
extremely eventful Thanksgiving
10.00 Ice Airport Alaska
Documentary
11.00 Ice Airport Alaska
12.00-1.00am Ice Airport AlaskaSky Arts
7.00pm FILM Leonard Cohen: I’m
Your Man (12, 2005) Documentary
about the life and career of the
Canadian singer-songwriter
9.00 Discovering: Paul Simon
Music critics discuss the singer-
songwriter’s career (5/9)
9.30 A Play in a Day Three teams
create and stage a 15-minute
production in just 24 hours (2/3)
10.30-12.30am I Am Steve
McQueen The life and career of
the actor, with contributions by
members of his family and friendsSky Witness
7.00pm Nothing to Declare
7.30 Nothing to Declare
8.00 Blue Bloods Danny hunts for
a killer who shot his online prison
pen-pal while Frank deals with a
cop’s gripe about his pension
9.00 Private Eyes Nora’s boyfriend
Rory is accused of stealing Billy the
Kid’s cowboy boots (6/8)
10.00 Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the
Bone Collector (6/10)
11.00 Law & Order: Special Victims
Unit Benson is in a hostage situation
12.00-1.00am FBISky History
7.00pm Forged in Fire The
contestants recreate an iconic
American blade (9/15)
8.00 The Curse of Oak Island New
series. The thousands of finds the
audience has never seen
9.00 Alien Autopsy: The Search
for Answers Documentary (3/4)
10.00 Alien Autopsy: The Search
for Answers Documentary (4/4)
11.00 Paranormal: Caught on
Camera A haunted cemetery
12.00-1.00am When Big Things Go
Wrong A DC-10 airliner (5/6)Alibi
6.20pm Death in Paradise A bus
passenger is stabbed but no one
else saw it happen (1/8)
7.40 Death in Paradise (2/8)
9.00 The Coroner (2/10)
10.00 Death in Paradise (8/8)
11.00 The Good Wife
12.00-1.00am Death in Paradise
A bus passenger is stabbed (1/8)Discovery
7.00pm Railroad Alaska The
freight team prepares its most
dangerous load of the year
8.00 Iron Resurrection
Transforming a rusty 1970 Chevy
9.00 Gold Rush
10.00 Gold Rush: The Dirt
11.00 Supertruckers
12.00-1.00am Gold RushNat Geographic Comedy Central
7.00pm Friends
7.30 Friends
8.00 Friends
8.30 Friends
9.00 FILM Anchorman 2: The
Legend Continues (15, 2013)
Comedy sequel starring Will Ferrell
11.30-12.30am Kevin Hart Live:
Seriously Funny Stand-up showGold
6.40pm Dad’s Army
7.20 Dad’s Army
8.00 Gavin & Stacey
8.40 Miranda
9.20 Mrs Brown’s Boys
10.00 Citizen Khan
10.40 Not Going Out
11.20 Mrs Brown’s Boys
12.00-12.30am Peep ShowW
7.00pm Dr Christian: Special
Clinics Treating chronic obesity
8.00 Inside the Ambulance
9.00 The Shift: Women on the
Force Off-road bike team
10.00 999 Rescue Squad
11.00 Inside the Operating Theatre
12.00-1.00am One Born
Every Minute7.00pm Car S.O.S (2/10)
8.00 Lost on Everest
9.00 Ocean Wreck Investigation
10.00 Ice Road Rescue: Highway
Havoc! A trucker needing a rescue
is concerned about his cargo
11.00 Air Crash Investigation
12.00-1.00am WW2: Hell Under
the Sea A submarine (6/6)FV 9/24, FS 173, SKY 116, VIRGIN 107 FV 10, FS 115, SKY 119, VIRGIN 117 FV 18, FS 124, SKY 136, VIRGIN 147 SKY 113, VIRGIN 122 SKY 108 SKY 121, VIRGIN 278SKY 114, VIRGIN 135FV 6, FS 113, SKY 118, VIRGIN 115 FV 25, FS 117, SKY 120, VIRGIN 118 FV 13, FS 122, SKY 135, VIRGIN 106 FV 20, FS 158, SKY 143, VIRGIN 130 FV 26, FS 159, SKY 155, VIRGIN 129SKY 132, VIRGIN 126 SKY 125, VIRGIN 250, BT 322 SKY 129, VIRGIN 266, BT 317 SKY 112, VIRGIN 181, BT 307 SKY 110, VIRGIN 124, BT 310 SKY 109, VIRGIN 125, BT 311FV 19, FS 157, SKY 111, VIRGIN 127FV 84, FS 155, SKY 174, VIRGIN 273 FV 56, FS 175, SKY 171, VIRGIN 276 FV 11, FS 147, SKY 130, VIRGIN 165 SKY 107, VIRGIN 112 SKY 123, VIRGIN 270Sky Main Event
7.45am Live Big Bash League:
Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers
Coverage of the T20 match at
Metricon Stadium in Gold Coast
12.15pm-3.30 Live Test Cricket:
South Africa v India Coverage of
day two of the Second Test in the
three-match series, at Wanderers
Stadium in Johannesburg
7.00 Live EFL Cup
10.15 Sky Sports News
11.00 Live: NFL Fantasy With top
NFL fantasy experts and analysts
12.00-1.00am Live: Total AccessSky Premier League
7.00 PL Review
8.00 Soccer AM: The Best Bits
8.30 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox
Gary sits down with former
teammate and Manchester United
legend Ryan Giggs as they relive
some of the most compelling
matches that the two shared (6/6)
9.00 PL Review A look back at the
weekend’s Premier League action
10.00 Premier League Icons
10.30 PL Retro
12.30am Premier League Icons
1.00-3.00 PL YearsSky Cricket
7.30am-3.30pm Live Test Cricket:
South Africa v India Coverage of
day two of the second Test in the
three-match series, at Wanderers
Stadium in Johannesburg
7.00 Big Bash League
Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers.
Action from the T20 match
11.00 Test Cricket
South Africa v India.
Action from day two of the second
Test in the three-match series
12.00 Talking Cricket
1.00am-2.00 Test CricketBT Sport 1
7.00pm The Ashes A look back at
all the best highlights from the
third Ashes Test between England
and Australia at the MCG
9.00 The Cricket’s On
10.00 Ashes Daily A look back at
the best moments from The Ashes
Daily through the third Test
between Australia and England
10.30-7.30am The Ashes Live:
Australia v England Coverage of
the first day of the fourth Test in
the five-match series, taking place
at Sydney Cricket GroundBT Sport 2
7.30pm Rugby Tonight
8.15 Inside Serie A
8.45 Premier League Reload
9.00 WWE Monday Night Raw
Watch Drew McIntyre, Asuka, Kofi
Kingston and Charlotte Flair and
more WWE Superstars
11.30 UFC We countdown the top
10 UFC fights of 2021
12.30am Ariel Helwani Meets
1.00-3.15 Live: WWE NXT
All the action from WWE NXT as
the next generation of Superstars
showcase their talentsSKY 401, VIRGIN 511, BT 467 SKY 402, VIRGIN 512 SKY 404, VIRGIN 514 SKY 413, BT 459 SKY 414, BT 460Leonard Cohen
I’m Your Man is a 2005 film
about the life and music of
the Canadian songwriter
Sky Arts, 7pm
FV Freeview FS FreesatCan Ben Stokes help England
to salvage some Ashes dignity?
(BT Sport 1, from 10.30pm)