9.00 Tales Of The Unexpected
10.00 Discovering Henry Fonda
11.00 Andre Rieu — Welcome To
My World The costumes.
12.00 FILM: The Sugarland
Express Stars Goldie Hawn
and William Atherton. A
couple go on the run after
kidnapping their baby from a
foster family. Good. (1974, PG)
2.10 Classic Albums Queen’s
A Night at the Opera.
3.10 Elvis Presley — A Legend In
Concert Early performances.
4.00 Discovering The Clash
4.30 Discovering Iggy Pop
5.00 Sky Arts Book Club Literary
discussion. (Last in series)
6.00 Johnny Cash — A Night To
Remember Live 1973 A
performance in Los Angeles.
7.00 Jeff Wayne’s Musical
Version Of The War Of
The Worlds A performance
of the musical based on HG
Wells’ classic novel, filmed
at Wembley stadium. With
Justin Hayward and Russell
Watson, and the original
narration by Richard Burton.
9.30 CHOICE A Play In A Day New
series. Three teams create
and stage a 15-minute
production in just 24 hours.
(1/3; see Critics’ choice)
10.30-12.45 Status Quo: Pictures
— Live In Montreux A 2009
concert by the rock band.12.00 The Bill Police drama series.
1.00 Classic EastEnders Soap.
2.20 Jane Eyre Adaptation of
Charlotte Brontë’s novel, with
Ruth Wilson. (1/4) 3.40 Jane
Eyre Jane questions her
feelings for Rochester. 5.00
Jane Eyre Jane returns to
Thornfield Hall. 6.00 Jane
Eyre A starving Jane is
taken in by a clergyman.
7.20 Last Of The Summer Wine
The trio try to liberate Wally.
8.00 Jonathan Creek
A policewoman is strangled
to death. (Series 4, ep 1)
9.20 New Tricks The death of a
teenage tennis star occupies
the team. (Series 9, ep 6)
10.40 Judge John Deed A doctor is
charged with murdering a
patient. (Series 1, ep 5)
12.40 Monarch Of The Glen
3.00-4.00 Where The Heart Is
3.45pm FILM: Rio Lobo Stars
John Wayne. Western. (1970,
PG; includes FYI Daily)6.05 FILM: Kelly’s Heroes
Stars Clint Eastwood. (1970,
PG; includes FYI Daily)9.00 FILM: High Plains Drifter
Stars Clint Eastwood. (1973,
18; includes FYI Daily)11.10 FILM: Rocky IV Stars
Sylvester Stallone. (1985,
PG; includes FYI Daily)1.05 FILM: The Stanford Prison
Experiment Stars Billy
Crudup. Fact-based drama.
(2015, 15; includes FYI Daily)3.30 The Protectors (S1, ep 14)
4.00 Minder Drama series.
4.55 Tenable Quiz show.
5.45-6.00 Unwind Relaxation.5.55pm Christmas At Warwick
Castle Decorating the castle’s
historic Daisy sleigh. (2/2)
6.55 Escape To The Chateau
— Restoring The Dream New
series. The transformation of
the Strawbridges’ chateau.
7.55 Grand Designs Kevin
McCloud meets a master
craftsman who plans to
build a castle in rural Devon
made entirely of mud.
9.00 Sarah Millican — Outsider
At the Brighton Dome, the
stand-up shares her thoughts
on moving to the countryside,
and getting a rescue dog.
10.00 Sarah Millican — Control
Enthusiast A stand-up
comedy performance by the
comedian, including topics
such as road rage and IBS.
11.05-12.10 Sean Lock — Keep It
Light Stand-up comedy.5.15pm FILM: The Amazing
Spider-Man Stars Andrew
Garfield. A gifted teenager
gains superhuman powers
while investigating his dead
parents’ past. Entertaining
superhero reboot. (2012,
12; includes FYI Daily)8.00 FILM: Skyfall Stars Daniel
Craig. James Bond hunts
the mastermind behind a
terrorist attack on MI6, and
discovers a former agent
with revenge in mind.
Terrific adventure. (2012,
12; includes FYI Daily)10.45 Family Guy Brian and Stewie
open a bed and breakfast.
(S15, ep 18) 11.15 Family Guy
Brian must move into
Stewie’s bedroom. (S15, ep
12) 11.40-12.10 Family Guy
Lois displays unexpected
skill as a boxer. (S9, ep 6)7.00pm Australia — Earth’s
Magical Kingdom An
exploration of the wildlife
unique to the country. (1/3)
8.00 CHOICE Royal Institution
Christmas Lectures New
series. Professor Jonathan
Van-Tam explores viruses.
(1/3; see Critics’ choice)
9.00 FILM: West Side Story
Stars Natalie Wood, Richard
Beymer and Russ Tamblyn.
Two teenagers from rival
New York street gangs fall in
love. Electrifying. (1961, PG)
11.20 FILM: Into The Woods Stars
Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt.
A couple must help a witch
restore her once beautiful
looks. Magical. (2014, PG)1.20 Australia — Earth’s Magical
Kingdom Wildlife. (1/3)
2.20-3.20 Royal Institution
Christmas Lectures (1/3)6.00 That’s My Boy Sitcom.
6.55 On The Buses Comedy.
7.25 FILM: The Magnificent Two
Stars Eric Morecambe and
Ernie Wise. Comedy. (1967, U)9.25 FILM: Bugsy Malone Stars
Scott Baio. Musical. (1976, U)11.15 FILM: Carry On Doctor
Stars Jim Dale. (1967, PG)1.05 FILM: Carry On Henry
Stars Sid James. (1971, PG)2.50 FILM: Carry On Up The
Jungle Stars Sid James and
Frankie Howerd. (1970, PG)4.30 FILM: Carry On Up The
Khyber Stars Sid James
and Kenneth Williams.
One of the best. (1968, PG)6.15 FILM: Carry On Camping
Stars Sid James. (1969, PG)
8.00 Midsomer Murders With
John Nettles. Barnaby
investigates a fatal explosion.
10.00 An Audience With Jimmy
Tarbuck The comic performs
before a host of celebrities.
11.05 A Is For Acid Fact-based
drama, with Martin Clunes.
1.10 Beecham House Drama. (1/6)
3.10 Victoria (Series 3, ep 3)
4.10 The Royal Medical drama.
5.05-6.00 The Darling Buds
Of May (Series 1, ep 7)6.00pm The Big Bang Theory
Sheldon commits to two
projects. (Series 10, ep 20)
6.30 The Big Bang Theory
Howard and Bernadette find
it upsetting to leave their
daughter at the nursery.
7.00 Hollyoaks Chester soap.
7.30 Junior Bake Off Highlights
from this year’s edition of
the culinary competition.
9.00 FILM: Taken Stars Liam
Neeson and Famke Janssen.
A former CIA agent puts his
old skills to use in rescuing
his daughter from a gang of
European sex traffickers.
Intense thriller. (2008, 15)
10.50 Naked Attraction
Contestants from Scotland
and Manchester look for love.
11.55-12.30 The Inbetweeners
Will helps co-ordinate the
school’s Duke of Edinburgh
award scheme. (S2, ep 5)FILMS
SKY CINEMA PREMIERE
7.00am Daisy Quokka — World’s
Scariest Animal (2020, U) 8.35 Peter
Rabbit 2. Bored of life in the garden,
Peter goes to the big city. (2021, U)
10.15 Plan A. In 1945, a group of Jewish
Holocaust survivors plan to poison the
water system in Germany. (2021, 15)
12.10 The Suicide Squad. Supervillains
Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker
and a bunch of cons join a secret task
force. (2021, 15) 2.30 Fatman (2020,
15) 4.15 Pups Alone (2021, PG) 6.15
Peter Rabbit 2. Details as 8.35am. 8.00
The Suicide Squad. Details as 12.10pm.
10.20 Plan A. Details as 10.15am. 12.15
Think Like A Dog (2020, PG) 1.55 The
Obscure Life Of The Grand Old Duke
Of Corsica (2021, 15) 3.35 Sky Cinema
Preview 4.20-6.05 Fatman (2020, 15)
SKY CINEMA THRILLER
1.35pm The Manchurian Candidate
(2004, 15) 3.50 Flight (2012, 15) 6.10 2
Guns (2013, 15) 8.00 The Little Things.
A deputy sheriff becomes embroiled in
the search for a serial killer. (2021, 15)
10.10 Man On Fire. A man exacts
revenge on kidnappers who abducted
a girl he was hired to guard. (2004, 18)
12.40-2.45 Training Day (2001, 18)
ENTERTAINMENT
GOLD
7.15am Only Fools And Horses. A day of
back-to-back episodes 9.50 The Fast
Show — Just A Load Of Blooming
Catchphrases. The team gathers to
delve into the archives and chat about
their finest moments 11.50 The Fast
Show — More Blooming Catchphrases.
Classic sketches 12.20 Only Fools And
Horses 2.15 Not Going Out 2.50 The Fast
Show — More Blooming Catchphrases
3.25-4.00 Bridget & EamonSKY COMEDY
6.00pm Will & Grace 9.00 Insecure.
The final episode 9.50 Friends — The
Reunion 11.50 Sarah Silverman — We
Are Miracles 1.05 Everybody Hates
Chris 2.00 Drew Michael — Red Blue
Green 3.15 Everybody Hates Chris
4.05-5.00 The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
SKY WITNESS
6.00pm Nothing To Declare 7.00 Border
Patrol 8.00 9-1-1 9.00 Private Eyes. A
promising writer is threatened 10.00
Criminal Minds 11.00 Law & Order:
Special Victims Unit 1.00 Grey’s
Anatomy 2.00 Station 19 3.00 Private
Eyes 4.00 Blue Bloods 5.00-6.00
Brit Cops — Frontline Crime UKW
5.40pm Gavin & Stacey. Comedy 9.00
FILM: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
Stars Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara.
A disgraced journalist and a troubled
hacker uncover a conspiracy as they
investigate an unsolved murder
12.15-3.00 Gavin & Stacey5 STAR
5.05pm FILM: Clueless 6.55 FILM:
Legally Blonde 9.00 FILM: Cocktail.
Stars Tom Cruise and Bryan Brown. An
ambitious bartender with dreams of
running his own establishment is torn
between the waitress he loves and a
wealthy older woman 11.10 FILM: Rain
Man. Stars Dustin Hoffman and Tom
Cruise. A brash car dealer kidnaps his
autistic brother in an effort to claim
his share of their father’s fortune
1.55 XXXmas: Kinky On Camera 2.55
XXXmas: Sex Made Millionaires
3.50-4.00 Entertainment News
5 USA
4.55pm Columbo 9.00 Law & Order:
Criminal Intent 10.00 FILM: Jesse Stone
— Sea Change. Stars Tom Selleck. The
New England police chief investigates
an unsolved case involving a bank teller
who was shot dead in broad daylight
11.00 Entertainment News In FilmSKY CINEMA GREATS HD
7.20am Elizabeth — The Golden Age
(2007, 12) 9.20 Mandela — Long Walk
To Freedom. Biopic. (2013, 12) 11.50
Zulu. Two British Army officers rally
a small force of men against 4,000
warriors. (1964, PG) 2.10 JFK. An
attorney investigates the assassination
of President John F Kennedy. (1991, 15)
5.35 Mandela — Long Walk To
Freedom. Details as 9.20am. 8.05
Zulu. Details as 11.50am. 10.25 The
Warriors. A New York street gang
battles for survival when all of the
others turn against them. (1979, 18)
12.05 Midnight Express (1978, 18)
2.15 We’re No Angels (1989, 15) 4.05-
6.05 Elizabeth — The Golden Age
SKY CINEMA WIZARDING WORLD
3.10pm The Deathly Hallows, Part 2.
Harry Potter faces a final battle with
Lord Voldemort. (2011, 12) 5.25 The
Philosopher’s Stone. A boy with
magical powers enrols at a school for
wizards. (2001, PG) 8.00 The Chamber
Of Secrets. A serpentine power attacks
Hogwarts. (2002, PG) 10.55 The
Prisoner Of Azkaban. The wizard
learns a dangerous fugitive sorcerer is
searching for him. (2004, PG) 1.25 The
Goblet Of Fire (2005, 12) 4.05-6.25
The Order Of The Phoenix (2007, 12)FILM4
11.00am Rango (2011, PG) 1.10 Zathura
— A Space Adventure. Two brothers
playing an old board game are whisked
into outer space and left to face a
dangerous journey home. (2005, PG)
3.25 We Bought A Zoo. A struggling,
widowed father takes over ownership
of a dilapidated zoo. (2011, PG) 5.55
Exodus — Gods and Kings. Moses tries
to free Egypt’s slaves during a series
of plagues. (2014, 12) 9.00 Mortal
Engines. Two survivors in a brutal
post-apocalyptic world try to stop
a dangerous conspiracy. (2018, 12)
11.35 Snowpiercer. In a snow-ravaged
world, travellers fight for survival on a
train that perpetually circumnavigates
the globe. (2013, 15) 2.10-4.00 The
Cabin In The Woods (2012, 15)TALKING PICTURES TV
3.00pm The Plank (1967, U) 4.05
Broken Lance (1954, U) 6.00 Dial 999
6.30 The Girl On The Pier. Rivalry
erupts between an ex-convict Brighton
crooner and his former partner in
crime. (1953, PG) 8.00 The Human
Jungle 9.00 Steptoe And Son Ride
Again. Rag-and-bone man Harold
spends his father’s savings on a
greyhound. (1973, PG) 11.00-1.00
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TUESDAY 28 DECEMBER
Eyre and graces (Drama, 2.20pm) Bath time: Clunes (ITV3, 11.05pm)SKYARTS
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