The Times - UK (2022-01-13)

12 Thursday January 13 2022 | the times

television & radio

hero of the first episode

is beetroot: Tebbutt

showcases a beetroot

gnocchi and a bean

cassoulet with smoked

beetroot. He goes to a

Chinese takeaway to

sample a selection of

tofu dishes, and the

vegetarian chef Jane

Baxter demonstrates

a pumpkin, corn and

goat’s cheese gratin

dip that’s great for

sharing.

Go Veggie and

Vegan with

Matt Tebbutt

Channel 5, 7pm

It is estimated that a

quarter of us will be

vegan or vegetarian by

2025. Matt Tebbutt is
      the host of a new series
      that aims to speed that
      up by encouraging
      people to introduce
      more plant-based foods
      into their diet. The

growing conditions of

Tahiti, before travelling

on to Rangiroa atoll.

At an area of a lagoon

known as “Shark City”,

Clunes (reluctantly)

swims with blacktip

reef sharks. He visits an

eco-hotel named after

Marlon Brando and

concludes his stay on

the Marquesas Islands,

where he meets a local

horseman who tames

the wild horses there.

starting in French

Polynesia, a collection

of 118 islands and atolls.

Clunes flies into Tahiti,

where he discovers the

French influence is still

strong. They speak

French, the currency

is the franc, and they

love baguettes. He

visits a vineyard where

the winemaker (a

Frenchman, bien sûr)

is developing a grape

suited to the unique

and is strewn with tens

of thousands of islands.

“For centuries we’ve

been sold the idea that

paradise on Earth is

here in the Pacific

islands,” says Clunes in

the intro. “But in our

uncertain, changing

world, how much of

that paradise is left,

and how long can it

survive?” To find out

he is travelling 10,000

miles from east to west,

given to him when he

was a child. Kon-Tiki

and I, written by Erik

Hesselberg, detailed a

1947 journey by raft

across the Pacific from

South America to the

Polynesian islands,

and Clunes is getting

to fulfil a childhood

dream by following in

the footsteps of the

intrepid team. The

ocean covers a quarter

of the Earth’s surface

Viewing Guide

Joe Clay

Martin Clunes:

Islands of the

Pacific
ITV, 9pm

Martin
Clunes, ITV’s
go-to host
for travel
documentaries, returns
with a three-part series
inspired by a book

Top

pick

7PM

Early

8PM

9PM

10PM

11PM

Late

BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 Channel 5

7.00 The One Show Presented by Alex

Jones and Ronan Keating

7.30 EastEnders A surprise visitor

provides much-needed support

for Ben (AD)

8.00 Dragons’ Den An animal lover

from Canada pitches a green

solution to canine pollution and an

ethically minded couple have some

planet-saving ideas to transform

the DIY market (AD)

9.00 The Apprentice Lord Sugar tasks his

candidates with creating and marketing

a brand-new electric toothbrush aimed

at children aged between six and eight.

See Viewing Guide (2/12)

10.00 BBC News at Ten

10.25 BBC Regional News and Weather

10.35 Question Time Fiona Bruce hosts the

political debate from Shrewsbury,

inviting a panel of politicians and

other guests to answer questions

from an invited audience

11.35 Newscast Political chat,

with Adam Fleming, Laura Kuenssberg

and Chris Mason

12.05am The Green Planet David Attenborough

presents a guide to the lives of plants in environments

around the world, beginning with the plant battlegrounds

of the tropical rainforests. New filming techniques allow

viewers to enter the plants’ world and see it from their

perspective (r) (AD) 1.10-6.00 BBC News

7.00 Live Snooker: The Masters

Coverage of the second quarter-final

gets under way at Alexandra Palace,

played out over the best of 11 frames

8.00 Digging for Britain Alice Roberts and

the team examine a Roman fort on

Hadrian’s Wall, and a 3000-year-old

Bronze Age coffin (6/6) (AD)

9.00 Andy Warhol’s America

A look at the artist’s response to the

Civil Rights movement and the

assassination of John F Kennedy,

as well as other historical events

happening in America during the

1960s. See Viewing Guide (2/3)

10.00 The Apprentice: You’re Fired

Tom Allen interviews the latest

rejected candidate (2/11)

10.30 Newsnight Analysis of the day’s

events with Katie Razzall

11.15 Snooker: The Masters Highlights

of the second quarter-final at

Alexandra Palace, played out over

the best of 11 frames (r)

12.05am Snooker: The Masters — Extra The key

moments from the opening quarter-final at Alexandra

Palace, where the winner would progress to a place in

Saturday’s semi-finals 2.05 Sign Zone: Amazing Hotels

— Life Beyond the Lobby (r) (AD, SL) 3.05 Take a Hike (r)

(SL) 3.35-4.05 The Moment of Proof (r) (AD, SL)

7.00 Emmerdale Meena continues to

terrorise (AD)

7.30 When Can I See My GP? Tonight

Dr Amir Khan examines the

shortfall in GPs

8.00 Emmerdale Lives are in danger,

Tracy makes a decision and Jai is left

crestfallen (AD)

8.30 The Martin Lewis Money Show:

Live The cash expert continues his

crusade to help you make money go

further as we settle into the new year

9.00 Martin Clunes: Islands of the

Pacific New series. The actor and

presenter begins his tour of the Pacific

islands in French Polynesia, where he

takes a trip on a Polynesian outrigger

canoe. See Viewing Guide (1/3) (AD)

10.00 ITV News at Ten A fresh perspective

on the major stories of the day

10.30 Regional News

10.45 Against the Odds: Kasper

Schmeichel Keeping the Faith The

story of one of the Premier League’s

most engaging footballers, with

contributions by Brendan Rodgers,

Wes Morgan and Peter Schmeichel

11.40 All Elite Wrestling: Rampage Hard-

hitting, high-flying wrestling action

with many of AEW’s biggest stars

12.30am Teleshopping 3.00 When Can I See My GP?

Tonight. Dr Amir Khan examines the shortfall in GPs

(r) 3.25 A Year in the Beacons. Spring arrives at the

Brecon Beacons National Park (r) (AD, SL) 3.50 Unwind

with ITV 5.05-6.00 Tipping Point. Ben Shephard

hosts the arcade-themed quiz show (r) (SL)

7.00 Channel 4 News

8.00 The Dog House Patch the border

collie displays an impressive array of

tricks to try to convince horse groomer

Megan that he’s a smart choice for her

9.00 Screw Supervising officer Leigh

comes under increased pressure in her

bid to secure promotion. A tense

encounter with a prisoner reminds

probationer Rose what’s really at

stake. See Viewing Guide (2/6) (AD)

10.00 First Dates Cake-maker and

self-confessed “princess” Fiona meets

recruitment consultant Rakim, while

ex-soldier Tristan is paired with

beach-loving Ema (AD)

11.05 The Language of Love The language

barrier continues to frustrate the

daters, with a misunderstanding

bringing one of the British women to

tears. Dating show presented by

Davina McCall (2/8) (r)

12.05am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

The Burger Kitchen in Los Angeles (r) 1.00 Jimmy Carr’s

I Literally Just Told You (r) 1.55 Undercover Boss

Australia (r) 2.45 Screw (r) (AD) 3.40 Couples Come

Dine with Me (r) 4.30 Food Unwrapped (r) 5.00 Mend It

for Money (r) 5.50-6.05 Kirstie’s House of Craft (r)

7.00 Go Veggie and Vegan with Matt

Tebbutt New series. Inspirational

recipes to help anyone keen to eat

more veg and less meat. Matt begins

with a veggie reinvention of one of

Britain’s favourite meals — spaghetti

bolognese. See Viewing Guide (1/6)

8.00 Our Great Yorkshire Life Peter

Wright has a day out planned for wife

Lin to celebrate their 35th anniversary.

He whisks her off to Knaresborough

— a place that holds a special place

in their hearts (2/6)

9.00 999: Critical Condition The team

treat Damion, who has sustained

numerous traumatic injuries after

being trapped upside down in his car

following a crash (2/12)

10.00 A&E After Dark A motorcyclist is

rushed in after colliding with a deer,

and consultant Dr Andy must establish

why the woman is having trouble

feeling her legs (3/12) (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 (2/10) (r)

12.05am 999: Criminals Caught on Camera (r) 1.00

The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show 3.00 Entertainment News

on 5 3.05 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords. A woman

visits her tenant in prison to retake possession of her flat

(r) (SL) 3.55 Now That’s Funny! (r) (SL) 4.45 Wildlife

SOS (r) (SL) 5.35-6.00 House Doctor (r) (SL)

6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Morning Live. Magazine show

hosted by Kym Marsh and Gethin Jones 10.00 Countryfile

Winter Diaries. How trains take the strain in winter (r)

10.45 The Moment of Proof. How a packet of wet wipes

helped convict a driver responsible for a deadly

hit-and-run (AD) 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer.

Properties in Port Talbot, Stoke-on-Trent and Folkestone

(AD) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt. From the Gloucester

Antiques Centre (r) (AD) 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather

1.30 BBC Regional News; Weather 1.45 Father Brown.

An ex-health spa employee is found murdered (AD) 2.30

The Repair Shop. A 100-year-old harmonium is restored

3.00 I Escaped to the Country. Sonali Shah visits former

Escape to the Country house-hunters in Norfolk 3.45 The

Farmers’ Country Showdown. Pig farmer Paul and sheep

farmer Hannah compete at Edenbridge & Oxted

Agricultural Show 4.30 Antiques Road Trip. Izzie Balmer

and David Harper travel around Fife, Perthshire and Angus

5.15 Pointless. Contestants try to score the fewest

points possible by giving the least obvious correct

answers to questions 6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather

6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather

6.30am The Farmers’ Country Showdown (r) 7.15

Antiques Road Trip (r) 8.00 Sign Zone: Attenborough’s

Wonder Of Song. David Attenborough examines seven

recordings of animals singing, all documented in his

lifetime and all providing an insight into the way these

creatures communicate (r) (AD, SL) 9.00 BBC News at 9

10.00 BBC News 12.15pm Politics Live. The latest

stories from Westminster and beyond 1.00 Live Snooker:

The Masters. Coverage of the opening quarter-final from

Alexandra Palace, where the first player to win six frames

will book his place in Saturday’s semi-final 5.15 Flog It!

Paul Martin presents from Newby Hall, North Yorkshire.

Mark Stacey comes across two unusual tie and stick pins

and Claire Rawle enthuses about a large collection of toy

cars (r) 6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games. Mike

Bushell, Aisling Bea, Sunetra Sarker and Dion Dublin go

toe-to-toe testing their general knowledge skills in a

variety of trivia-based games across the week (r) 6.30

Rick Stein’s Cornwall. The culinary expert is in Falmouth,

where he enjoys dishes prepared by an innovative chef

called Andy Tuck. Rick also meets Judy, the daughter of

acclaimed author William Golding (AD)

6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00 Lorraine.

Entertainment, current affairs and fashion news, as well

as showbiz stories and gossip 10.00 This Morning. Daily

magazine, featuring a mix of showbiz chat, news, lifestyle

features, topical discussion, health and beauty advice and

more 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 2.00

Dickinson’s Real Deal. David and the dealers set up at the

East of England Arena in Peterborough. Simon Schneider

tries to pocket some watches and Fay Rutter has her

heart set on gold 3.00 Lingo. Quiz hosted by Adil Ray,

featuring Cathy and Dermot, a married couple from

Bollington, Sasha and Jono, a couple from Nottingham,

and fiancées Ben and Yaz from Reading 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 5.00 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 6.00 Regional News;

Weather 6.30 ITV News; Weather

6.05am Countdown (r) 6.45 Cheers (r) 7.35 Everybody

Loves Raymond (r) 9.00 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. Weekday magazine show

hosted by Steph McGovern 2.10 Countdown. Prue Leith is

in Dictionary Corner 3.00 A Place in the Sun. Scarlette

Douglas helps sisters Linda and Marie to find a suitable

holiday home in Paphos on the west coast of Cyprus 4.00

A New Life in the Sun. In Portugal, the brewery opens its

tap room, and there’s a launch party at the B&B in

Andalusia. Meanwhile, an event starts in the dark at the

yurt restaurant in Italy 5.00 Junior Bake Off. Judge Liam

Charles sets a fragile Technical with a fruity twist, as the

bakers are asked to make a dessert shaped like a

pineapple. Hosted by Harry Hill 6.00 The Simpsons. An

impassioned video rant by Homer becomes an internet

sensation and he is given his own talk show, and before

long the lovable oaf is the new voice of American politics

(r) 6.30 Hollyoaks. It’s a tragic day in the village as the

previous night’s events shake several of Hollyoaks’

families. Elsewhere, Mercedes’ worst fears come true (r)

6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine 11.15 Shoplifters

& Scammers: At War with the Law. At Weston Favell in

Northampton, the security team have eyes on a shoplifter

who is clocking all the CCTV cameras in a supermarket as

he conceals items in his trolley 12.15pm 5 News at

Lunchtime 12.20 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords.

Property developer Alex calls in an eviction specialist

after finding that he could be arrested if he tries to oust

squatters from the derelict pub he has recently purchased

(r) 1.15 Home and Away. Theo comes home to a

frustrated Leah and Justin 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 FILM:

Ruby Herring Mysteries: Prediction Murder (PG,

TVM, 2020) Reporter Ruby Herring joins forces with a

detective to investigate a years-old murder case involving

a local psychic. Mystery starring Taylor Cole 4.00 Rich

Holiday, Poor Holiday. Business partners Sunhil and

Nilesh try a camping trip in the Wiltshire countryside,

while unemployed friends Suzanne and Urshella sample a

week in Viseu, northern Portugal (r) 5.00 5 News at 5

6.00 Neighbours. Levi is left reeling by a false accusation

from Zara (r) 6.30 Winter Road Rescue. Documentary

following snowplough teams and RAC patrols