8 Monday January 3 2022 | the times
television & radio
animal sound taken
during his career (he
made his first when he
was five). The sight of
rutting birds allows the
presenter to remind us
that however beautiful
the nightingale or
lyrebird (or humpback
whale) sounds, it is
“whimsical” of us to
describe them as
“song” because such
noises are very often
“weapons of war”.Attenborough’s
Wonder of Song
BBC1, 6.30pm“There are few more
enchanting natural
soundscapes than this,”
David Attenborough
says, greeting the dawn
chorus on a cold spring
day. He then introduces
us to a sort of Desert
Island Attenborough,
his favourite seven
recordings of bird and(and factual drama
specialist) Neil McKay
is scrupulous with the
stark facts of the case,
much of which
emerged at the inquest.
McKay’s portrayal of
the police’s error-
strewn indifference
(and lack of resources)
comes in many forms,
including the fact that
detectives didn’t even
pronounce Anthony’s
name correctly.Merchant, who ably
captures the darkness
of a man who wore his
weirdness openly.
Sheridan Smith plays
Anthony’s mother,
Sarah, in the type of
role familiar to her
fans: warm-hearted and
ravaged by grief, it’s her
tenacity that joins the
dots of the case. Before
the drama starts we are
told that “this is a true
story” and scriptwriterpolice doggedly
assuming that Anthony
had died from a drug
misadventure. In
tonight’s first episode
(it continues until
Wednesday) we also
meet another of Port’s
victims, Slovak Gabriel
Kovari (Jakub Svec),
who was found dead in
a nearby churchyard
after being drawn into
the killer’s orbit. Port
is played by StephenWalgate is found dead
in Barking, east
London. Anthony’s is
the first of the four lives
of the title taken by the
serial killer Stephen
Port in this moving
dramatisation of a real
and disturbing case.
What first shocks us
is that the man who
dialled 999 to report an
unresponsive person
lying near his flat was
Port himself, with theViewing Guide
Ben DowellFour Lives
BBC1, 9pm
A young
man from
Hull called
Anthony
Walgate (Tim Preston)
is showcasing a fashion
show in London, his
loving family cheering
him on. Before long,
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7.30 Still Open All Hours Granville
attempts to sell bargain spectacles
that do nothing for his customers’
eyesight (1/7) (r) (AD)8.00 EastEnders Tensions are high at the
Trueman-Foxes as Denise’s ordeal
with Phil is far from over (AD)8.30 My Family Wedding anniversary
presents cause havoc (9/13) (r)9.00 Four Lives New series. Fact-based
drama telling the story of convicted
killer Stephen Port from the point of
view of his victims and their families.
With Stephen Merchant and Sheridan
Smith. See Viewing Guide (1/3) (AD)10.00 BBC News at Ten10.25 BBC Regional News and Weather
10.35 Have I Got 2021 News for You
Extended edition of the New Year’s
Eve special in which the team captains
Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined
by a variety of guest hosts and
panellists for a compilation looking
back at the big news of 2021 (r)
11.20 Mrs Brown’s Boys New Year’s
Special Grandad’s ex-con brother
Micky turns up (2/2) (r) (AD)
11.50 The Graham Norton Show Graham
presents his traditional end-of-year
show, joined by guests Michael Sheen,
Jessica Chastain, Claire Foy, Joe Lycett,
Cush Jumbo and Peter Dinklage. Plus,
the Divine Comedy perform their
classic Something for the Weekend (r)1.00am-6.00 BBC News7.00 Tom Kerridge’s Fresh Start The
chef challenges eight families to ditch
convenience food (1/6) (r) (AD)7.30 Mastermind Clive Myrie hosts as
the specialist subjects are the Gurkhas,
Fernando Torres, Pam Ayres, and
Alfred Hitchcock films of the 1950s8.00 Only Connect Victoria Coren Mitchell
presents the first semi-final8.30 University Challenge Two teams
battle it out for the last place
in the quarter-finals as the
second-round matches conclude9.00 Inside Dubai: Playground of the
Rich New series. 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.
See Viewing Guide (1/3) (AD)10.00 The Peanut Butter Falcon (12,
2019) A young man with Down’s
syndrome, runs away from the nursing
home where he lives to chase his
dream of becoming a professional
wrestler by attending specialist school
The Salt Water Redneck. There, he
joins forces with a small-time outlaw
on the run, who becomes his unlikely
coach and ally. Light-hearted adventure
starring Shia LaBeouf, Bruce Dern,
Dakota Johnson and Zack Gottsagen11.30 Frankie Boyle’s New World Order
Unseen Highlights and unseen
footage from the series (7/7) (r)12.05am Sign Zone: Countryfile Charlotte Smith
presents a selection of special Christmas moments from
the Countryfile archives. Last in the series (r) (SL)
1.00-2.00 Zara McDermott: Uncovering Rape
Culture. Zara McDermott investigates the extent
of sexual assault in Britain’s schools (r) (AD, SL)7.00 Emmerdale Cain is angered, there
is a war between two families,
and Charity is thrown (AD)7.30 Coronation Street Learner driver
Faye knocks down a pensioner in the
street, while Abi warns Imran that
Kevin deserves the truth (AD)8.00 Coronation Street: Soapy Slip-Ups
A look at out-takes from the
programme’s archives (1/2) (AD)8.30 Coronation Street Emma and Faye
make a pact to keep their accident a
secret, while Imran anxiously awaits
the outcome of Abi’s test (AD)9.00 Anne Disgusted with the verdict of
accidental death at the inquest into the
disaster, Anne is determined to find
out what really happened to her
son at Hillsborough (2/4) (AD)10.10 ITV News10.25 The Chasers Road Trip: Trains,
Brains and Automobiles Anne
Hegerty, Mark Labbett and Shaun
Wallace uncover the cognitive
abilities of children (2/3) (r) (AD)11.20 All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Hard-hitting action from the world
of All Elite Wrestling, featuring all
of the biggest stars on the roster,
including Adam Page, Chris Jericho,
Cody and Kenny Omega (r)1.05am Teleshopping 3.00 FYI Extra 3.15 Anne.
Disgusted with the verdict of accidental death at the
inquest into the disaster, Anne is determined to find
out what really happened to her son at Hillsborough (r)
(AD) 4.15 Unwind with ITV. Daily escape 5.05-6.00
Tipping Point. Quiz hosted by Ben Shephard (r) (SL)7.00 Channel 4 News7.30 Food Unwrapped’s Healthy New
Year Special episode offering advice
on improving health and well-being
through food. Jimmy Doherty explores
if chia seeds might help with
over-eating. Briony May Williams asks
why producers of gluten-free products
seem to be charging more for less.
Matt Tebbutt explores whether raw pet
food could be the key to a healthy dog.
And Kate Quilton discovers some
surprising science about watermelon9.00 24 Hours in Police Custody: Cold
to the Touch The first episode of
a two-part special taking viewers
behind the scenes of a Major Crime
Unit investigation into the death
of an 11-week-old baby after
11 days in intensive care. Concludes
tomorrow. See Viewing Guide10.00 Party Island: Summer in Zante
New series. Documentary about British
holidaymakers and workers on the
Greek island, including a student nurse
planning to travel the world after
serving her time on Covid wards (1/3)11.05 Naked Attraction Anna Richardson
meets a 21-year-old YouTuber who
cannot make connections in real life,
and a 28-year-old from Liverpool who
is looking for her very own Xena,
Warrior Princess (3/5) (r)12.05am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
Helping a Greek restaurant in Queens, New York (r) 1.00
24 Hours in A&E (r) 1.45 Couples Come Dine with Me (r)
2.40 Undercover Boss USA (r) 3.40 Handmade: Britain’s
Best Woodworker (r) 4.25 Mend It for Money (r) 5.30
A Place in the Sun 5.55-6.05 Kirstie’s House of Craft (r)7.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s
Speeders Dashcam footage of some
of Britain’s worst driving offenders,
from suspected drug drivers and
high-speed chases, to stolen
vehicles and banned motorists (r)8.00 Traffic Cops PC Craig Dawes attends
a fatal collision involving a motorcycle
and car, where he and Sgt Matt
Edwards secure the site for crash
investigators, who try to find
out what happened (6/12)9.00 Warship: Life at Sea New series.
Return of the documentary following
the ups and downs of everyday life for
a Royal Navy crew, this time going
aboard frigate HMS Northumberland
on a four-month tour of duty
with the 220 personnel (1/5)10.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second
Counts Paramedics rush in a
30-year-old who has been admitted
after being in a serious motorbike
collision and may have spinal injuries.
Elsewhere, doctors treat a 20-year-old
with severe abdominal pain, and a
90-year-old with an injured finger (r)11.05 Police Code Zero: Officer Under
Attack Programme exploring the
rising number of assaults on police
officers, revealing what they face in
the line of duty, and the emotional
toll these incidents take (1/4) (r)12.05am 999: Criminals Caught on Camera (r) 1.00
Live NFL: Monday Night Football — Pittsburgh Steelers v
Cleveland Browns (Kick-off 1.15). Coverage of the match
from Heinz Field 4.30 Britain’s Greatest Bridges. The
Clifton Suspension Bridge (r) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (r) 5.10
Nick’s Quest (r) (SL) 5.35-6.00 House Doctor (r) (SL)6.00am Breakfast 9.00 FILM: The Railway Children
(U, 1970) Three Edwardian children are forced to move
to Yorkshire after their father is wrongfully imprisoned.
Period family drama starring Jenny Agutter 10.45 The
Moment of Proof. New series. How police tracked a yacht
being used to smuggle deadly weapons into Britain (AD)
11.15 Homes Under the Hammer (r) (AD) 12.15pm
Bargain Hunt (AD) 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather 1.15
BBC Regional News; Weather 1.25 Father Brown. New
series. Goodfellow witnesses Mallory frame an innocent
man (AD) 2.15 The Repair Shop. The team restores a
scrapbook charting a fantastic story (r) 3.00 I Escaped to
the Country. New series. Jules Hudson catches up with
people who relocated to the Welsh Borders 3.45 The
Farmers’ Country Showdown. New series. Behind the
scenes at the Edenbridge & Oxted Agricultural Show 4.30
Antiques Road Trip. New series. Natasha Raskin Sharp
and James Braxton search for bargains in the Devonshire
countryside 5.15 Pointless. Quiz show 6.00 BBC News
at Six; Weather 6.20 BBC Regional News; Weather
6.30 Attenborough’s Wonder of Song. Examining seven
recordings of animals singing. See Viewing Guide (AD)6.35am Bargain Hunt (r) 8.05 Sign Zone: Inside the
Factory XL — Diggers (r) (AD, SL) 9.05 The Wonder of
Animals (r) (AD) 9.35 FILM: Odette (PG, 1950) The
French widow of an English soldier becomes a British spy
during the Nazi occupation of her country. Fact-based
Second World War drama starring Anna Neagle (b/w)
11.30 FILM: The Wooden Horse (U, 1950) PoWs in
a German camp try to escape by using a vaulting horse to
cover up the tunnel they are digging. Starring Leo Genn
(b/w) (AD) 1.10pm War Stories: Talking Pictures (r)
1.55 FILM: The Train (15, 1964) French Resistance
forces try to stop the Nazis exporting national treasures
to Germany. Second World War adventure with Burt
Lancaster and Paul Scofield. See Viewing Guide (b/w)
4.05 FILM: Operation Crossbow (PG, 1965) Three
engineers parachute into occupied Holland to destroy a
missile base — but there is a traitor in their midst.
Second World War adventure with George Peppard and
Sophia Loren 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. New series.
The chef champions the county (AD)6.00am CITV 9.25 Britain’s Favourite Walks: Top 100.
Julia Bradbury and Ore Oduba present a countdown of the
UK’s best-loved walks (r) 11.55 FILM: Antz (PG, 1998)
An ant sets out to prove his love for a princess and help
her escape their brutal colony to find a promised land.
Animated comedy with the voices of Woody Allen and
Sharon Stone (AD) 1.25pm ITV News; Weather 1.40
The Chase: The Bloopers. Bradley Walsh presents a
compilation of out-takes from the quiz show (r) (AD)
2.40 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 or
accept a cash sum (r) 3.40 Lingo. A London couple, a pair
from Croydon, and a Grimsby mother and daughter
compete. Adil Ray hosts 4.40 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) 5.45 The Chase.
Bradley Walsh presents as four contestants answer
general knowledge questions and work as a team to take
on one of the Chasers and secure a cash prize (r) 6.35
ITV News; Weather 6.50 Regional News; Weather6.05am Countdown. Craig Charles is in Dictionary Corner
with Susie Dent (r) 6.45 Cheers (r) 7.40 Everybody Loves
Raymond (r) 9.05 Frasier (r) 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen
Nightmares USA. Gordon Ramsay visits Le Bistro in
Lighthouse Point, Florida, where he clashes with a
stubborn chef and owner who has lost his passion for
cooking (r) 11.30 Sun, Sea and Selling Houses.
Documentary following two family-run businesses selling
Spanish properties to Brits, beginning with Roger Horton
and Maureen Guillen’s search for a mountain retreat (r)
12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch. Weekday magazine show
hosted by Steph McGovern 2.10 Countdown. Reverend
Richard Coles is in Dictionary Corner 3.00 A Place in the
Sun. Danni Menzies helps two sisters to find a holiday
home on Spain’s Costa da Valencia 4.00 A New Life in the
Sun. New series. A couple start an alpaca farm in France
5.00 Four in a Bed. The competition gets under way at
the Oak Tree Cottage in Burley, Hampshire 6.00 The
Simpsons. Homer requires the help of his new friend,
a former CIA agent, when he gets into a spot of bother
with a Ukrainian terrorist (r) 6.30 Hollyoaks. There
is a shocking update in Misbah’s case against Ali (r)6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine. The broadcaster
and guests discuss the issues of the day, with co-host
Storm Huntley joining him for phone-ins and reading out
viewers’ correspondence 11.15 Friends. The pals look
forward to Phoebe’s birthday meal, but Chandler and
Monica argue just before setting off and Ross locks Emma
inside the flat (r) 11.40 FILM: Night at the Museum
(PG, 2006) The exhibits at a New York museum come to
life and run riot after dark, causing mayhem for the
nightwatchman. Fantasy comedy starring Ben Stiller, Dick
Van Dyke and Robin Williams 2.00pm Home and Away.
Logan and Jasmine risk their lives to save Tane (r) (AD)
2.30 Neighbours. Ned decides he is all in with Amy (AD)
3.00 FILM: Hook (U, 1991) A grown-up Peter Pan
returns to Neverland to rescue his children from Captain
Hook. Steven Spielberg’s fantasy adventure starring Robin
Williams, Dustin Hoffman and Julia Roberts 5.50 5 News
at 5 6.00 Neighbours. Ned decides he is all in with Amy,
and Roxy’s theory that Harlow is developing psychopathic
tendencies like her dad is at the front of both David
and Paul’s mind (r) (AD) 6.30 Winter Road Rescue.
Following snowplough teams and RAC patrols