the times | Saturday January 1 2022 saturday review 45
Friday 7
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 (r)
12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News
at One; Weather 1.30 BBC Regional
News; Weather 1.45 Father Brown. The
priest joins forces with Flambeau to
search for a lost treasure 2.30 The
Repair Shop (r) 3.00 I Escaped to the
Country. Former Escape to the
Country house-hunters in North
Yorkshire and on the Isle of Arran 3.45
The Farmers’ Country Showdown.
Sheep farmers Tim and Tanya have
a shot at selling their vodka 4.30
Antiques Road Trip. Experts compete
to make the most 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 Question of Sport With
panellists Chris Robshaw, Carlos
Brathwaite, Andy Lapthorne
and Clinton Morrison8.00 EastEnders Suki’s actions have
consequences for her family,
and Phil is unable to face reality8.30 Would I Lie to You? New series.
With John Cooper Clarke, Judi
Love, Chris McCausland and
Caroline Quentin (1/11)9.00 Death in Paradise New series.
Return of the detective drama,
with Ralf Little. When a
kidnapping ends in murder,
Neville and the team must work
out what went so badly wrong.
See Viewing Guide (1/8)10.00 BBC News at Ten10.25 BBC Regional News10.35 The Graham Norton Show
The host reviews trending news
stories before inviting another
group of guests into the studio
— including actor Martin
Freeman starring in new BBC
police drama The Responder11.25 FILM Young Adult (15, 2011)
A self-absorbed writer returns
to her home town to steal her
high-school sweetheart away
from his wife and child, finding
an unlikely ally in a classmate
whose adolescence she made a
misery. Comedy starring
Charlize Theron and Patrick
Wilson. See Film Choice12.55am Weather for the Week
Ahead 1.00 BBC News6.30am The Farmers’ Country
Showdown (r) 7.15 Antiques Road Trip
(r) 8.00 Sign Zone: Sort Your Life Out
with Stacey Solomon (r) 9.00 BBC
News at 9 10.00 BBC News 12.15pm
Politics UK 1.00 Eggheads. Quiz show
(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 Life in
Polar Bear Town with Gordon
Buchanan. A Canadian town that has
come to be known as the “polar bear
capital of the world” (r) 5.15 Flog It!
Making a profit at auction (r) 6.00
Richard Osman’s House of Games.
With Ade Adepitan, Jean Johansson,
Stephen Mangan and Vikki Stone (r)
6.30 Rick Stein’s Cornwall. The chef
champions the food of the county6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00
Lorraine 10.00 This Morning 12.30pm
Loose Women. 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. The Dealers set
up at Crewe Hall, as James Layte
bargains for a page turner, and Simon
Schneider browses some showbiz
reading material 3.00 Lingo. Three
more teams take part in the quiz
hosted by Adil Ray 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 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 Jai suggests that
Priya should ask Leyla if she can
go back to work7.30 Live FA Cup Football: Swindon
Town v Manchester City
(Kick-off 8.00). Mark Pougatch
presents coverage of the
third-round tie at the Energy
Check County Ground, as
League Two outfit Swindon look
to produce a major upset
against the six-time winners of
this competition. This is the first
meeting between the sides
since they faced each other at
this stage of the competition in
2002, with City recording a 2-0
win at Maine Road. Much has
changed since then, with the
Citizens becoming one of
England’s most dominant sides
since a 2008 takeover deal that
has overseen two triumphs in
this competition and five
Premier League titles.
Commentary from Sam
Matterface and Lee Dixon10.20 ITV News at Ten; followed by
Regional News and Weather11.10 FILM The Bourne Identity (12,
2002) An amnesiac man pulled
from the sea by the crew of a
fishing boat is targeted by
assassins as he tries to discover
who he is. Thriller starring Matt
Damon and Franka Potente1.10am Teleshopping 3.00 FYI Extra
3.15 Moneyball. Game show hosted by
Ian Wright (r) 4.05 Unwind with ITV.
Daily escape designed to calm the
mind and encourage relaxation and
reflection 5.05 Lingo. Quiz show
hosted by Adil Ray (r) (SL)7.00 The Hairy Bikers Go North
Simon King and Dave Myers are
riding through the spectacular
North York Moors National
Park, discovering the wonderful
local produce the region
provides (r)8.00 Monty Don’s Adriatic Gardens
New series. The presenter
travels to Europe and
explores the influence of the
Venetians. To begin with, he
explores Venice on one of the
city’s famous barges.
See Viewing Guide9.00 QI XL Extended edition of the
comedy panel game in which
points are awarded for
interesting — if not necessarily
correct — answers9.45 Live at the Apollo Return of the
stand-up comedy showcase
from the Hammersmith Apollo,
with host Chris McCausland
introducing sets by Sophie
Duker and Emmanuel Sonubi (r)10.30 Newsnight Headline analysis11.05 This Is Joan Collins A profile of
the actress (r)12.35am-1.35 Sign Zone: Inside Dubai
— Playground of the Rich.
Documentary taking a look at what
life is like for the millionaires and
billionaires who live in the tax haven
in the United Arab Emirates, as well as
the people who serve them (r) (SL)7.00 Channel 4 News Including
sport and weather8.00 George Clarke’s Amazing
Spaces New series. George
explores more inspirational and
ingenious spaces. In the first
episode, he meets a former
events manager who has put
her savings into building a
stargazing cabin9.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does
Countdown New series. Jimmy
Carr hosts as Roisin Conaty and
Kiri Pritchard-McLean take on
Jon Richardson and Rob
Beckett. The comedian Huge
Davies is in Dictionary Corner10.00 Gogglebox Festive Special The
armchair critics cast their eyes
over 2021’s biggest Christmas
television shows. They’ll be
passing comment on the most
talked about hits from the
festive season, including classic
movies, exciting new dramas,
and some of telly’s biggest
traditional treats (r)11.35 Sarah Millican: Chatterbox Live
The comedienne’s stand-up
show recorded at London’s
Bloomsbury Theatre in 2011 (r)12.35am Party Island: Summer in
Zante (r) 1.30 FILM Victor
Frankenstein (12, 2015) Gothic horror
starring James McAvoy and Daniel
Radcliffe 3.20 Come Dine with Me (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.
A couple want a home in Dénia on
Spain’s Costa Blanca 4.00 A New Life
in the Sun. British expats set up new
businesses in Spain and France 5.00
Four in a Bed. More sets of B&B
owners compete (r) 6.00 The
Simpsons. Bart befriends a former
prankster (r) 6.30 Hollyoaks. Zara
and Cindy take turns in trying to
talk some sense into Ollie (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. Jasmine finds an incriminating
piece of evidence in Felicity’s van 1.45
Neighbours 2.15 FILM Poisoned in
Paradise: A Martha’s Vineyard
Mystery (PG, TVM, 2021) A waitress is
found dead and a mysterious deposit
appears in Zee’s bank account,
leading to another unusual case for
Jeff Jackson. Thriller starring Jesse
Metcalfe 4.00 Rich Holiday, Poor
Holiday. A couple trade their luxury
getaway for a campsite in Cumbria (r)
5.00 5 News at 5 6.00 Neighbours.
Terese expects judgment from Glen
(r) 6.30 Winter Road Rescue. Series
following snowplough teams7.00 Secrets of the Imperial War
Museum A huge team of
experts race to complete
the £30million Second World
War and The Holocaust
Galleries in time for the public
opening in a few months (5/6);
followed by 5 News Update8.00 Kate Humble’s Coastal Britain
New series. The naturalist
wanders along the shorelines
of Britain. On Holyhead Island
in north-west Wales, Kate
discovers one of her favourite
rare birds (1/8); followed
by 5 News Update9.00 New York: World’s Richest City
with Kim Cattrall New series.
Cameras focus on the people,
places and events that make
up the Big Apple. The first
episode looks at the wealth
on show in New York.
See Viewing Guide (1/3)10.00 Britain’s Favourite 90s Hits
A look at some of the
biggest chart smashes of the
1990s which left UK record
shop tills ringing12.05am Cher: Secrets of Her Biggest
Hits (r) 1.00 Live Casino Show 3.00
Entertainment News on 5 3.10 Rich
Holiday, Poor Holiday (r) 4.00 The
Funny Thing About Kids (r) (SL) 4.45
Wildlife SOS (r) (SL) 5.10 Nick’s Quest
(r) (SL) 5.35 House Doctor (r) (SL)Charlize Theron stars (11.25pm) Monty Don visits Venice (8pm) Swindon’s Tyreece Simpson (7.30pm) George Clarke returns (8pm) Kate Humble goes walkabout (8pm)
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