7.00 The Michelangelo Code —
Secrets Of The Sistine Chapel
9.15 The Three Tenors —
Christmas Concert A recital.
11.00 Andre Rieu — Dance The
Night Away A concert.
12.00 Andre Rieu — Tel Aviv Party
1.00 Queen — Live At The
Rainbow A 1974 concert.
2.45 Julie Andrews Forever A look
at the career of the actress.
3.45 Roy Orbison And Friends
— A Black And White Night
5.15 Frank Sinatra — Welcome
Home Elvis The crooner
and Elvis Presley perform.
6.30 Yes — Symphonic Live
A 2001 performance by
the prog-rock band.
7.45 Deep Purple — Live With
The London Symphony
Orchestra Highlights of the
hard-rock band’s concerts at
the Royal Albert Hall over two
nights in September 1999.
9.00 Freddie Mercury — The
Great Pretender Profile of the
Queen frontman, exploring
his time away from the band.
10.40 FILM: American Graffiti
Stars Richard Dreyfuss, Ron
Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charlie
Martin Smith and Harrison
Ford. High-school graduates
spend a last night on the
town before they face
their futures. Nostalgic.
(1973, PG; ends at 12.50)11.40 Last Of The Summer Wine
12.20 Bert And Dickie Fact-based
Olympic rowing drama, with
Matt Smith and Sam Hoare.
2.20 Call The Midwife Drama.
6.00 Call The Midwife Mother
Mildred sets up a branch
house in the Outer Hebrides.
8.00 Jonathan Creek The duo
investigate an apparent
miracle. (Series 3, ep 5) 9.05
Jonathan Creek A murdered
drug-runner haunts his killers.
10.15 The Line Of Beauty Nick
finds himself living out his
dreams. (2/3) 11.40 The Line
Of Beauty Political scandal
engulfs the Fedden house.
1.00 Where The Heart Is Peggy
tangles with a local teacher.
2.00 Where The Heart Is
Walter’s flat catches fire.
2.45-4.00 Where The Heart
Is Peggy and Ruth argue.
1.00pm FILM: The Sons Of Katie
Elder Stars John Wayne.
(1965, U; includes FYI Daily)3.25 FILM: Rio Lobo Western.
(1970, PG; includes FYI Daily)5.45 FILM: The Alamo Stars John
Wayne. Great western.
(1960, PG; includes FYI Daily)9.00 FILM: True Grit Stars Jeff
Bridges. Riveting western.
(2010, 15; includes FYI Daily)11.15 FILM: Rocky II Sylvester
Stallone. Boxing drama.
(1979, PG; includes FYI Daily)1.40 Football Genius Quiz.
2.10 Take The Tower Challenges.
3.05 The Professionals Drama.
4.00 Minder Drama series.
4.50 Tenable Quiz show.
5.45-6.00 Unwind Relaxation.5.10pm FILM: Bridge Of Spies
Stars Tom Hanks and Mark
Rylance. A lawyer working in
1950s New York represents
a Soviet spy in a showcase
trial. Smart drama. (2015, 12)
8.00 The Dambusters’ Great
Escape The story of the
RAF’s successful mission to
sink the German battleship
Tirpitz in November 1944.
9.00 The Lancaster Bomber At 80
The actor David Jason
narrates a look at the origins
and legacy of the Second
World War aircraft.
10.05 Father Ted Bishop Brennan
faces his worst fear. 10.35
Father Ted A feminist singer
takes over Ted’s house. 11.10
Father Ted The priest tries to
give up cigarettes for Lent.
11.40-12.15 Father Ted
Jack is put in a home.6.10pm FILM: Shrek With the voice
of Mike Myers. A grumpy
ogre is forced to rescue a
princess from a dragon.
Great animated comedy.
(2001, U; includes FYI Daily)8.00 FILM: Fast & Furious
Presents — Hobbs & Shaw
Stars Dwayne Johnson and
Jason Statham. A pair must
put their differences aside
and team up to stop a major
terror threat. Audacious.
(2019, 12; includes FYI Daily)10.40 Family Guy Peter opens up
his own food-truck business.
(Series 15, ep 16) 11.10 Family
Guy Quagmire lands free
plane tickets for a guys’
trip to San Francisco. (Series
15, ep 10) 11.35-4.05 Family
Guy Peter is inspired by
the writing of Stephen
King. (Series 7, ep 16)7.00pm The Chronicles Of Erne
Winter on the lough.
7.30 Dancing The Nutcracker
— Inside The Royal Ballet
Going behind the scenes
with the dance company’s
Christmas production.
9.00 La Bohème From The Royal
Opera House Puccini’s opera,
performed at the Royal Opera
House, Covent Garden,
with Sonya Yoncheva
and Andrzej Filonczyk.
11.00 FILM: Moonstruck Stars
Cher, Nicolas Cage and
Olympia Dukakis. An Italian-
American widow agrees to
marry an older man — only
to fall head over heels in love
with his younger brother.
Affectionate. (1987, PG)12.35 Mark Kermode’s Christmas
Cinema Secrets Festive films.
1.35 The Chronicles Of Erne
2.05-3.35 The Turn Of The Screw
6.00 Emmerdale Rural soap.
9.20 A Christmas Carol Drama.
10.55 On The Buses Comedy.
11.25 FILM: The Magnificent Two
Stars Eric Morecambe and
Ernie Wise. Comedy. (1967, U)1.25 FILM: Carry On Girls
Stars Sid James. (1973, PG)3.05 FILM: Carry On Again
Doctor Stars Sid James and
Jim Dale. Witty. (1969, PG)4.45 FILM: Carry On Don’t Lose
Your Head Stars Sid James,
Kenneth Williams and Joan
Sims. Comedy. (1966, PG)6.30 FILM: Carry On Matron
Stars Sid James and Hattie
Jacques. Funny. (1972, PG)8.15 FILM: Carry On Up The
Khyber Stars Sid James.
British forces in colonial India
have issue with a local ruler.
One of the best. (1968, PG)10.00 Vera DCI Stanhope
investigates a murder at a
remote country house, but
no sooner does she arrive,
than a second body is
discovered and a connection
starts to emerge. (S6, ep 3)
12.00 Coronation Street Soap.
2.30 Emmerdale Rural soap.
5.20 That’s My Boy Sitcom.
5.50-6.00 Unwind Relaxation.5.00pm Lego Masters Australia
New series. Return of the
contest in which teams of two
build structures out of Lego.
6.55 FILM: Sonic The Hedgehog
Stars James Marsden and
Jim Carrey. A scientific
genius is hired to capture
a speedy creature from
another planet. At the top
of its game. (2020, PG)
9.00 Gogglebox The armchair
critics cast their eyes over
2020’s biggest festive TV
shows, including The Real
Full Monty On Ice, and Would
I Lie To You At Christmas?.
10.30 FILM: The Inbetweeners 2
Stars Simon Bird, James
Buckley, Joe Thomas and
Blake Harrison. The teenagers
travel to Australia in search
of fun and adventure. Great.
(2014, 15; ends at 12.30)FILMS
SKY CINEMA PREMIERE
6.00am C.I.Ape (2021, PG) 7.40
CHOICE Peter Rabbit 2 (2021, U; see
Film choice) 9.20 In The Heights (2021,
PG) 11.45 CHOICE The Suicide Squad.
Supervillains and a rag-tag bunch of
cons join a secret task force. (2021, 15;
see Film choice) 2.05 Last Train To
Christmas. A nightclub manager returns
to Nottingham for a family reunion, but
things become a little strange. (2021,
PG) 3.55 Peter Rabbit 2 (2021, U) 5.35
In The Heights (2021, PG) 8.00 The
Suicide Squad. As 11.45am. 10.20 Last
Train To Christmas. As 2.05pm. 12.15
Fatman (2020, 15) 2.05 The Obscure
Life Of The Grand Old Duke Of Corsica
(2021, 15) 3.45 C.I.Ape (2021, PG)
5.25-7.15 Think Like A Dog (2020, PG)
SKY CINEMA THRILLER
2.50pm Sherlock Holmes — A Game
Of Shadows (2011, 12) 5.00 Angels &
Demons (2009, 12) 7.20 Those Who
Wish Me Dead. A teenage murder
witness finds himself pursued by twin
assassins in the Montana wilderness.
(2021, 15) 9.00 Seven. Cops hunt a
sadistic killer. (1995, 18) 11.15-2.20 The
Green Mile. A convicted child-killer starts
to exhibit healing powers. (1999, 18)
ENTERTAINMENT
GOLD
7.20am Only Fools And Horses. Back-
to-back episodes 9.15 The Cockfields.
Three episodes of the comedy 11.15 Not
Going Out. Lee’s estranged father turns
up unannounced 11.55 Only Fools And
Horses. Del and Rodney have a festive
night out 12.40 The Fast Show — Just
A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases. A
delve into the archives 2.45 Not Going
Out 3.15-4.00 Bridget & Eamon
SKY COMEDY
6.00pm The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
7.30 Friends — The Reunion. The show’s
stars reminisce about the comedy 9.30
Greg Davies — The Back Of My Mum’s
Head. Stand-up comedy with the Man
Down star, from the Lowry in Salford
11.25 Micky Flanagan — Back In The
Game. The comedian performs at
London’s Hackney Empire 1.15 Jim
Jefferies — I Swear To God. Stand-up
comedy 2.30 Curb Your Enthusiasm
4.30-5.00 Modern FamilySKY WITNESS
6.00pm Caught On Dashcam 9.00
The Resident. Conrad and Nic welcome
their baby; and Devon and Bell work
together on a complicated surgery10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims
Unit. Three episodes 1.00 Lincoln
Rhyme — Hunt For The Bone Collector
2.00-6.00 Nothing To Declare
W
5.35pm Gavin & Stacey. Comedy series
9.00 FILM: Spider-Man. Stars Tobey
Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. A teenage
boy bitten by a genetically engineered
spider develops superhuman powers
11.35-3.00 Gavin & Stacey5 STAR
6.45pm FILM: The Goonies. Stars Sean
Astin. The discovery of a treasure map
plunges seven kids into the adventure
of a lifetime 9.00 FILM: The A-Team.
Stars Liam Neeson. Four soldiers
jailed for a crime they did not commit
escape and seek revenge 11.15 FILM:
True Lies. Stars Arnold Schwarzenegger
2.20 Departure 3.20 Judge Judy
3.45-4.00 Entertainment News
5 USA
5.00pm Columbo 9.00 Jesse Stone —
Death In Paradise. With Tom Selleck
10.00 Entertainment News In Film
10.10 Jesse Stone — Death In Paradise
10.55 Grey’s Anatomy 11.55 Law &
Order: Special Victims Unit 1.50 Law
& Order: Criminal Intent 3.35-4.00
Criminals — Caught On CameraSKY CINEMA GREATS
6.00am Superman. A superpowered
alien crash-lands on Earth. (1978, PG)
8.25 Superman II. The Man of Steel
battles a trio of fugitive villains. (1980,
PG) 10.35 Superman III. An evil tycoon
and a computer genius hatch a plan to
achieve world domination. (1983, PG)
12.45 2001 — A Space Odyssey (1968,
U) 3.15 Close Encounters Of The Third
Kind — Collector’s Edition (1998, PG)
5.35 Superman. Details as 6am. 8.00
Superman II. Details as 8.25am. 10.10
Superman III. Details as 10.35am. 12.20
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
— Collector’s Edition (1998, PG) 2.40
2001 — A Space Odyssey (1968, U)
5.15-6.00 Sky Cinema Preview
SKY CINEMA WIZARDING WORLD
2.40pm The Deathly Hallows, Part 1
(2010, 12) 5.10 The Deathly Hallows,
Part 2 (2011, 12) 7.25 The Philosopher’s
Stone. A boy with magical powers
enrols at a school for wizards. (2001,
PG) 10.00 The Chamber Of Secrets.
A serpentine power attacks Hogwarts’
students. (2002, PG) 12.50 The Prisoner
Of Azkaban. Harry Potter learns a
fugitive sorcerer is searching for him.
(2004, PG) 3.15-6.00 The Goblet Of
Fire. The wizard is chosen to represent
Hogwarts in a tournament. (2005, 12)FILM4
11.00am Kindergarten Cop (1990, 12)
1.10 Spider-Man — Into The Spider-
Verse. A student develops incredible
abilities. (2018, PG) 3.35 CHOICE
Sense And Sensibility. Two sisters from
an impoverished family fall for two
very different men. (1995, U; see Film
choice) 6.20 A Knight’s Tale. A poor
squire poses as a knight to take part
in jousting events. (2001, PG) 9.00
Mission: Impossible — Fallout. Ethan
Hunt tries to help prevent a disaster.
(2018, 12) 11.55 Commando. A retired
military officer battles a treacherous
comrade and a former dictator. (1985,
18) 1.45-4.00 Animals (2019, 15)TALKING PICTURES TV
4.00pm The Footage Detectives
5.00 The Eartha Kitt Show — Australia
5.30 Mantovani Plays The Music Of
Christmas 6.00 Upstairs, Downstairs
7.15 Daleks’ Invasion Earth — 2150 AD.
Eccentric time traveller the Doctor
struggles to thwart the Daleks’ evil
scheme to remove the Earth’s core.
(1966, U) 9.00 Secret Army 10.05
Heavenly Pursuits. An atheist teacher
at a Catholic school finds his lack of
religious faith tested by a series of
seemingly miraculous events. (1986,
15) 11.55-1.45 The Likely Lads (1976, PG)70 19 December 2021
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