6.00 Breakfast The latest reports.
9.15 Morning Live Magazine.
10.00 Claimed And Shamed
10.45 For Love Or Money (R)
11.15 Homes Under The Hammer
Properties at auction. (R)
12.15 Bargain Hunt From the
National Botanic Garden of
Wales in Carmarthenshire. (R)
1.00 News; Weather Reports.
1.45 Doctors Bear struggles when
his mother begs him to
drop his complaint.
2.15 The Tournament Quiz show.
3.00 Escape To The Country (R)
3.45 Clean It, Fix It The team
helps a single mother and
her daughter who live in a
former council house and
have virtually no space,
hoping to give them a
place to eat together.
4.30 The Repair Shop Restoring a
leather midwifery bag, a
cherished painting and
a First World War brooch.
5.15 Pointless Unorthodox quiz. (R)
6.00 News; Weather Reports.
6.30 Regional News Update.
7.00 The One Show Features.
7.35 EastEnders Sparks fly for
Jean and Harvey; Dotty is
surprised by Sonia’s kind
offer; Rocky feels guilty
as he tries again with Kathy;
and Whitney asks Gray for
the money she is owed.
8.00 Sort Your Life Out Stacey
Solomon and her team face
their biggest challenge yet as
a craft-loving woman and a
retired electrician try to part
with 30 years of possessions.
9.00 Masterchef — The
Professionals This
quarter-final sees the chefs
challenged to offer a
stand-out two-course menu
for leading restaurant critics
Grace Dent, Tom Parker
Bowles and William Sitwell.
10.00 News; Weather Reports.
10.35 Question Time Political
debate from Beckenham,
south London, where
panellists including the
author Jordan Peterson
answer questions from
an invited audience.
11.35 Newscast Adam Fleming,
Laura Kuenssberg and Chris
Mason discuss the week’s
biggest stories on their
round-up from Westminster.
12.10-6.00 Joins BBC News
SCOTLAND 11.15 Bargain Hunt.
12.00 First Minister’s Questions.
6.30 Reporting Scotland; Weather.
6.30 Clean It, Fix It In London. (R)
7.15 The Repair Shop Items. (R)
8.00 The Mating Game (Signed, R)
9.00 News; Weather Reports.
12.15 Politics Live Discussion.
1.00 FILM: Newsies — The
Broadway Musical Stars
Jeremy Jordan and Kara
Lindsay. A ragged band of
teens dream of a better life
far from the hardship of the
streets. Gorgeous. (2017, PG)
3.05 Coast The British Isles. (R)
3.30 Vintage Antiques Roadshow
At Winchester Cathedral. (R)
4.15 Lost Land Of The Tiger (R)
5.15 Flog It! From Suffolk. (R)
6.00 House Of Games Edith
Bowman, Fern Brady, Will Kirk
and Martin Lewis take part.
6.30 Strictly — It Takes Two
Janette Manrara dishes up
all the backstage gossip.
7.00 Celebrity Antiques Road
Trip The comedian Dom
Joly and the actor Pauline
McLynn are in Lancashire.
8.00 CHOICE Mary Berry — Love
To Cook The culinary expert
shares four recipes that
are new to her repertoire,
including a Nordic seeded
loaf, and a delicious twist
on a much loved classic.
(See Critics’ choice)
8.30 Nadiya’s Fast Flavours The
cook reveals some quick and
easy recipes for when life is
busy, including sweet and
sour stir-fried prawns, and a
cherry and chocolate pudding.
9.00 Surgeons — At The Edge
Of Life At Addenbrooke’s, a
neurosurgeon tries to remove
a slipped disc that is pressing
on the patient’s spinal cord
and threatening paralysis.
10.00 QI Sandi Toksvig considers
pain and punishment, with
guests Jimmy Carr, Lee
Mack and Alice Levine. (R)
10.30 Newsnight The day’s events.
11.15 Frankie Boyle’s New World
Order The comedian tries to
make sense of the modern
world, using a combination of
stand-up and discussion. (R)
11.50 Blair & Brown — The New
Labour Revolution The story
of how Gordon Brown
reacted to the global
financial crisis. (Signed, R)
12.50 Strictly Come Dancing
Celebrities take to the dance
floor. (Signed, R) 2.10-2.50
Strictly Come Dancing
Another two couples face
the dance-off. (Signed, R)
6.00 Good Morning Britain
9.00 Lorraine Lifestyle chat.
10.00 This Morning Features.
12.30 Loose Women Debate.
1.30 News; Weather Reports.
2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal Items.
3.00 Lingo Quiz show.
4.00 Tipping Point Gameshow,
hosted by Ben Shephard.
5.00 The Chase Quiz show,
hosted by Bradley Walsh.
6.00 Regional News Update.
6.30 News; Weather Reports.
7.00 Emmerdale Kerry is
confronted by two thugs;
Al unveils a new staff
uniform; and Meena is
shocked by some news.
7.30 Social Care — The True
Cost? As Boris Johnson
pledges to fix social care,
Fiona Foster looks at whether
or not the government’s plans
to reform it can address the
challenges facing the sector.
8.00 Emmerdale The thugs
threaten Kerry; Chas tells Al
he has overstepped the line;
and Meena denies everything.
8.30 The Martin Lewis Money
Show The cash expert
answers the financial
questions that matter most,
and offers tips and tricks for
making finances go further.
9.00 Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire? Meera Syal and
Jim Moir take part in the quiz,
answering up to 15 questions
that could land their chosen
charities a cash prize.
10.00 News At Ten Bulletin.
10.45 Regional Programme
11.10 Moneyball Gameshow,
hosted by Ian Wright. (R)
12.10 Teleshopping Goods.
3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news.
3.15 Social Care — The True
Cost? With Fiona Foster. (R)
3.40 Wild China Ray Mears comes
face to face with a brown
bear in Qinghai Province. (R)
4.05 Unwind Daily relaxation.
5.05-6.00 Tipping Point Quiz. (R)
6.05 Countdown Gameshow. (R)
6.45 The Big Bang Theory (R)
7.35 The King Of Queens (R)
9.00 Frasier American sitcom. (R)
10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen
Nightmares USA Advice. (R)
11.25 News; Weather Reports.
11.30 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (R)
12.30 Steph’s Packed Lunch
2.10 Countdown Gameshow.
3.00 Moneybags Quiz show,
hosted by Craig Charles.
4.00 A Place In The Sun Advice.
5.00 Four In A Bed B&B contest.
5.30 Come Dine With Me A
fundraiser hosts the fourth
dinner party in Oxford.
6.00 The Simpsons Lisa discovers
the calming properties of a
patch of wild flowers. (R)
6.30 Hollyoaks Chester soap. (R)
7.00 News; Weather Reports.
7.55 Rory Peck Awards Profiling
the widows of Sherpa
husbands who subsequently
conquered Everest’s summit.
8.00 CHOICE Handmade —
Britain’s Best Woodworker
Mel Giedroyc hosts as the
semi-final finds the final four
woodworkers challenged
to create drinks cabinets
inspired by a specific
decade. (See Critics’ choice)
9.00 Taskmaster Alan Davies
yawns at a friend, Victoria
Coren Mitchell throws paint
and Alex Horne blows cold
air down Desiree Burch’s
neck via a long tube as the
series-long quest continues.
10.00 Complaints Welcome
Comedy entertainment show
putting viewers’ opinions at
its heart. (Last in series)
11.05 Unapologetic A discussion
on sex and relationships, with
Yinka Bokinni and Zeze Millz.
12.05 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell In
Newtown, Pennsylvania. (R)
12.55 The Simpsons Cartoon. (R)
1.20 Wife Swap USA (R)
2.10 Couples Come Dine With Me
Parties in north Devon (R)
3.00 FILM: Charulata Stars
Madhabi Mukherjee and
Soumitra Chatterjee.
The neglected wife of a
newspaper proprietor
develops feelings for her
husband’s cousin. Profound
period drama. (1964, U,
B/W; Bengali with subtitles)
5.05 Kirstie — Keep Crafting And
Carry On Sewing the panels
of a patchwork cushion. (R)
5.55-6.05 Fill Your House For Free
In Brighton and Devon. (R)
6.00 Milkshake! Fun for children.
9.15 Jeremy Vine Debate.
11.15 We Wish You A Marry
Christmas Romantic drama,
with Wendie Malick and
Niall Matter. A couple finally
look to tie the knot, but
complications put their
future after in jeopardy. (R)
12.45 Friends Sitcom (R)
1.10 News; Weather Reports.
1.15 Home And Away Logan is
eager to spend time with
a busy Mackenzie. (R)
1.45 Neighbours Kyle wakes up to
discover some terrible news.
2.20 One Royal Holiday Drama,
with Laura Osnes. A woman
rescues members of a Royal
family from a blizzard, and
introduces them to her own
Christmas traditions.
4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits In The
Sun Documentary. (R)
5.00 News; Weather Reports.
6.00 Neighbours Soap. (R)
6.30 Eggheads Team quiz.
7.00 CHOICE Carol Klein’s Great
British Gardens The presenter
visits the garden of the
nurseryman Graham Gough,
who set up Marchants
Hardy Plants in East Sussex.
(See Critics’ choice)
8.00 Inside The Tower Of London
This edition focuses on two
ravens that have joined the
Tower’s resident colony; and
their is a new ceremony to
celebrate the Tower re-
opening its gates to visitors
after the Covid-19 lockdown.
9.00 CHOICE Dalgliesh The
detective investigates the
murders of Sir Paul Berowne
— a baronet and recently
resigned Tory MP — and
homeless man Harry Mack.
(5/6; see Critics’ choice)
10.00 Casualty 24/7 — Every
Second Counts A mini-
heatwave results in an influx
of patients in Barnsley. (R)
11.05 FILM: Magnum Force Stars
Clint Eastwood. Dirty Harry
goes after the vigilantes
executing San Francisco’s
criminals, unaware the
killers are his fellow cops.
Action-heavy. (1973, 18)
1.30 The 21.co.uk Live Casino
Show Interactive gambling.
3.30 Entertainment News
3.40 The Highland Midwife (R)
4.30 Raw Recruits — Squaddies
At 16 Documentary. (R)
5.25 Entertainment News
5.35-6.00 House Doctor (R)
ITV BORDER 10.45 Around The
House ITV CENTRAL 10.45 Central
Lobby ITV GRANADA 10.45 The
Granada Debate ITV WEST 10.45
The Westcountry Debate ITV
WALES 7.30 Coast & Country 10.45
Face To Face 11.15 Social Care — The
True Cost? 11.40 Wonders Of The
Border ITV TYNE TEES 10.45
Around The House ITV YORKSHIRE
10.45 Last Orders BBC2 WALES
10.00 Mastermind. Subjects include
the Cornetto trilogy and Kate Bush
11.15 Lily — A Transgender Story
VARIATIONS
11.55 Age Of Outrage 12.15 Frankie
Boyle’s New World Order S4C 6.00
Cyw 12.00 Newyddion A’r Tywydd
12.05 Cymoedd Roy Noble 12.30
Heno 1.00 Gwlad Moc 1.30 Adre
2.00 Newyddion A’r Tywydd 2.05
Prynhawn Da 3.00 Newyddion A’r
Tywydd 3.05 Ciwb — Caneuon Sain
O’r Archif 4.00 Awr Fawr 5.00
Stwnsh: Y Doniolis 5.10 Pengwiniaid
Madagascar 5.20 Wariars 5.30
Dreigiau — Gwarchodwyr Berc
5.55 Ffeil 6.00 Cymru, Dad A Fi
6.303 Lle—Siân James7.00Heno
7.30 Newyddion A’r Tywydd 8.00
Pobol Y Cwm. Garry’s plan to
deceive Dani fails 8.25 Rownd A
Rownd. Kay and Vince cannot bring
their relationship to an end 8.55
Newyddion A’r Tywydd 9.00
Jonathan. Alex Roach and Richard
Harrington grace the red sofa 10.00
Rygbi Pawb. Coleg y Cymoedd v
Cardiff and Vale Colleges 10.45
Curador. New series. Influential
people from the Welsh music scene,
featuring Cerys Hafana 11.15-11.50
Richard Holt—Yr Academi Felys
ITV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5
YO U SAY
Hardy Carol Klein (C5, 7pm)
BBC1 BBC2
Am I the only one who finds Brassic (Sky Max) the
funniest programme on TV since Only Fools and
Horses. Great characters, outrageous plots, great
soundtrack and risqué dialogue. Perfect.
Mike Edwards
When are we going to be spared any more of these
atrocious so-called lessons on The Joy Of Painting
(BBC4) by this joke of an artist?
Patti Page
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