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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. A
troubled soul from the past returns
2.30 The Repair Shop. Items include a
penny farthing bicycle (r) 3.00 I
Escaped to the Country. Nicki
Chapman catches up with two
couples in the West Country
3.45 The Farmers’ Country
Showdown. Dairy farmers Jo and
husband Alex return to Ashbourne
Show 4.30 Antiques Road Trip.
Antiques experts compete to make
money at auction 5.15 Pointless. Quiz
show 6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather
6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather7.00 The One Show Live magazine
show presented by Alex Jones
and Ronan Keating7.30 EastEnders Kat is left torn
as she is forced to choose
between head and heart8.00 Dragons’ Den New series.
Entrepreneurs pitch their
money-making ideas to a panel
of self-made millionaires, who
are prepared to invest their
company’s money in the
scheme if they think it could
work. See Viewing Guide9.00 The Apprentice New series.
With Britain reopening, Lord
Sugar is ready to invest. His first
job for the 16 hopefuls is to
come up with a marketing
campaign for a cruise liner.
See Viewing Guide (1/12)10.00 BBC News at Ten10.25 BBC Regional News10.35 FILM In the Heart of the Sea
(12, 2015) In 1820, a whaling
crew come under attack from a
gigantic whale that seems to
want revenge on them. In the
aftermath of the attack, the
surviving members of the crew
face further physical and moral
challenges as they try to stay
alive on the open sea. Fact-
based historical adventure
starring Chris Hemsworth and
Cillian Murphy. See Film Choice12.30am Superman & Lois. Smallville’s
first Harvest Festival since Martha
died, reminds Clark what his mother
meant to him. Lois makes a
breakthrough in the investigation
of Morgan Edge (r) 1.10 Weather for
the Week Ahead 1.15 BBC News6.30am The Farmers’ Country
Showdown (r) 7.15 Antiques Road Trip
(r) 8.00 Sign Zone: Attenborough and
the Mammoth Graveyard (r) (SL) 9.00
BBC News at 9 10.00 BBC News
12.15pm Politics Live 1.00 Eggheads
(r) 1.30 Put Your Money Where Your
Mouth Is (r) 2.30 Heir Hunters (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 Nature’s
Weirdest Events. The real reason for a
long line of pits carved out of the
Peruvian desert (r) 5.15 Flog It! From
Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire (r)
6.00 Richard Osman’s House of
Games. With Ade Adepitan, Jean
Johansson, Stephen Mangan and
Vikki Stone 6.30 Rick Stein’s Cornwall.
Rick tells the story of Thomas Hardy’s
affair with a Cornishwoman6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00
Lorraine 10.00 This Morning 12.30pm
Loose Women. The women put the
world to rights once more and invite a
showbiz guest to chat about what
they are up to 1.30 ITV News; Weather
1.55 Regional News; Weather 2.00
Dickinson’s Real Deal. David Dickinson
is back in Blackpool, where Jan Keyne
wrestles for a police truncheon, and
Matt Taylor is on the lookout for a
bargain buy 3.00 Lingo. Three more
teams try to work out words that
appear in the Lingo grids 4.00
Tipping Point. Ben Shephard hosts the
quiz in which contestants drop tokens
down a choice of four chutes in the
hope of winning a £10,000 jackpot (r)
5.00 The Chase. Quiz show hosted by
Bradley Walsh (r) 6.00 Regional News;
Weather 6.30 ITV News; Weather7.00 Emmerdale Billy and Dawn
share their news, and Lucas
makes a discovery7.30 How Much Is Your Car Worth?
Tonight Ginny Buckley looks at
how much your vehicle could
be worth amid soaring prices8.00 Emmerdale Will worries,
Cain flies off the handle
and Nate is vulnerable8.30 The Martin Lewis Money Show:
Live The cash expert offers
financial tips for the new year9.00 The Real Anne: Unfinished
Business Documentary
examining the campaign of
Merseyside mum Anne
Williams, who lost her son Kevin
in the Hillsborough disaster.
See Viewing Guide10.00 ITV News at Ten; followed by
Regional News and Weather10.45 It’ll Be Alright on the Night
Amusing clips include
Olly Murs being attacked by
a fly on The Voice, and a Love
Islander discovering the
danger of wearing high
heels on television (r)11.40 All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Hard-hitting action with many
of AEW’s biggest stars (r)12.30am Teleshopping 3.00
FYI Extra. Short bulletin rounding
up the day’s showbusiness headlines
3.15 How Much Is Your Car Worth?
Tonight (r) 3.40 A Year in the Beacons
(r) (SL) 4.05 Unwind with ITV
5.05 Tipping Point (r) (SL)7.00 The Hairy Bikers Go North
Simon King and Dave Myers
exploring an area close to
Dave’s heart — Cumbria and
the Lake District. They cook
a Cumbrian breakfast, a
summer vegetable strudel
and a Thai feast (3/8) (r)8.00 Digging for Britain Alice
Roberts spends a year visiting
archaeological digs around the
country, finding out about
discoveries that shed new
light on British history9.00 Andy Warhol’s America New
series. Documentary looking at
the history of 20th-century
America through the life and
career of Andy Warhol. Episode
one examines the artist’s
childhood and his rise to fame.
See Viewing Guide (1/3)10.00 The Apprentice: You’re Fired
New series. Tom Allen talks to
the first rejected candidate (1/11)10.30 Newsnight11.15 Toast of Tinseltown Comedy
series following the actor as
tries to carve out a Hollywood
career. With Matt Berry (1/6) (r)11.45 Sign Zone: Amazing Hotels:
Life Beyond the Lobby (r) (SL)12.45am-1.15 Take a Hike. Today’s
Devon hike is hosted by form deputy
mayor Chaz, who serves up snow
flurries and a spicy picnic on
Dartmoor. Rhod Gilbert narrates (r) (SL)7.00 Channel 4 News Including
sport and weather8.00 The Dog House New series.
Return of the documentary set
inside Wood Green animal
charity. Londoners Roshni and
Jay meet two very different
dogs — a playful Staffie, and a
shy but cuddly terrier9.00 Screw New series. Comedy
drama following the staff and
inmates at a men’s prison. Leigh
is a prison officer who loves her
job, but has lost faith in the
system. With Nina Sosanya.
See Viewing Guide (1/6)10.00 First Dates New series. Return
of the dating show in which
singletons meet up with
possible partners at a
restaurant. First up is Carol,
once a Monty Python star, who
meets designer Keith11.05 Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
Festive special in which Greg
Davies sets tasks to Adrian
Chiles, Claudia Winkleman,
Jonnie Peacock, Lady Leshurr
and Sayeeda Warsi. Alex Horne
helps coax the contestants (r)12.10am The Language of Love (r)
1.05 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares
USA (r) 1.55 FILM Project Almanac
(12, 2015) 3.40 Handmade: Britain’s
Best Woodworker (r) 4.35 Mend It for
Money (r) 5.30 A Place in the Sun (r)
5.55 Kirstie’s House of Craft (r)Channel 4 Channel 5
6.05am Countdown (r) 6.45 Cheers (r)
7.10 Cheers (r) 7. 3 5 Everybody Loves
Raymond (r) 8.00 Everybody Loves
Raymond (r) 8.30 Everybody Loves
Raymond (r) 9.00 Frasier (r) 9.30
Frasier (r) 10.00 Frasier (r) 10.30
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 2.10
Countdown 3.00 A Place in the Sun.
Properties on Portugal’s Silver Coast
4.00 A New Life in the Sun. In France,
the alpaca farmers take the herd to
a chateau 5.00 Four in a Bed. Four
sets of B&B owners compete to be
declared the best value for money (r)
6.00 The Simpsons. Marge, Bart
and Lisa become food bloggers (r)
6.30 Hollyoaks. Darren makes a
shocking confession to Maya (r)6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine
11.15 Shoplifters & Scammers: At War
with the Law 12.15pm 5 News at
Lunchtime 12.20 Nightmare Tenants,
Slum Landlords (r) 1.15 Home and
Away. Bella, Nikau, Ryder, Chloe and
Theo clash over Theo’s actions 1.45
Neighbours 2.15 FILM Killer Secrets in
the Snow (PG, TVM, 2020) When
Christina goes to meet her new
boyfriend’s family, she finds herself
thrown into a family drama
surrounding the death of a family
member. Thriller starring Aubrey
Reynolds 4.00 Rich Holiday, Poor
Holiday (r) 5.00 5 News at 5 6.00
Neighbours. Harlow is still on Glen’s
back about what he is hiding in his
safe (r) 6.30 Winter Road Rescue.
Documentary series following
snowplough teams and RAC patrols7.00 The Cotswolds with Pam Ayres
The poet journeys around the
region that takes in parts of
Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire,
Warwickshire, Wiltshire and
Worcestershire (1/4) (r);
followed by 5 News Update8.00 Our Great Yorkshire Life New
series. Following the lives of
people living in Yorkshire’s
villages, towns and cities,
celebrating the country’s rich
history and heritage (1/6);
followed by 5 News Update9.00 999: Critical Condition
New series. Return of the
documentary following staff at
Stoke’s Royal University
Hospital. A young woman is
admitted with life-threatening
head injuries (1/12)10.00 A&E After Dark A 19-year-old
woman seeks treatment after
falling off a barstool in a
pub and landing on her little
finger, while a 53-year-old man
arrives after falling down a
flight of stairs (2/12) (r)11.05 Police Code Zero: Officer
Under Attack New series.
A police officer is a victim of
extreme road rage, another
officer is punched when they
race to save a taxi driver, and a
man spits in the face of a
Nottingham copper12.05am 999: Criminals Caught On
Camera (r) 1.00 21.co.uk Live Casino
Show 3.00 Entertainment News on 5
3.10 Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday (r)
4.00 Britain’s Biggest Mosque (r) (SL)
4.45 Wildlife SOS 5.10 Nick’s Quest (r)
5.35 House Doctor (r) (SL)The Apprentice returns (9pm) Rick Stein’s Cornwall (6.30pm) Martin Lewis gives advice (8.30pm) New comedy drama Screw (9pm) Our Great Yorkshire Life (8pm)