80 19 December 2021
WEDNESDAY
1G6.00 Breakfast The latest reports.
9.05 FILM: Monsters University
With the voices of John
Goodman and Billy Crystal.
Student creatures Mike
and Sulley learn how to be
scary. Great fun. (2013, U)
10.40 CHOICE Big Hero 6 With the
voice of Ryan Potter. A lonely
orphan forms a special bond
with an inflatable robot.
(2014, PG; see Film choice)
12.15 Bargain Hunt In Glasgow. (R)
1.00 News; Weather Headlines.
1.40 FILM: Inside Out With the
voice of Amy Poehler. A girl’s
emotions face a crisis when
she has to move to a new
city. A Pixar classic. (2015, U)
3.10 Kung Fu Panda Holiday (R)
3.30 FILM: A Dog’s Journey Stars
Dennis Quaid. A hound finds
the meaning of his own
existence through the lives
of the humans he meets.
Appealing. (2019, PG)
5.15 Pointless Celebrities A
family edition of the general-
knowledge quiz show. (R)
6.00 News; Weather Reports.
6.20 Regional News Headlines.
6.30 The Weakest Link Quiz, with
Romesh Ranganathan.
7.15 CHOICE Worzel Gummidge
Sally agrees to go on an
adventure with another
former fairground attraction,
Calliope Jane. With Vicki
Pepperdine and Nneka
Okoye. (See Critics’ choice)
8.10 The Repair Shop The experts
restore a fragile century-old
violin, a 1930s toy cooker with
an internal paraffin burner
and a leather briefcase made
for the owner by her
grandfather in the 1940s.
9.00 CHOICE A Star Is Born Stars
Lady Gaga and Bradley
Cooper. A fading music
star falls in love with a
nightclub singer-songwriter.
(2018, 15; see Film choice)
11.10 News; Weather Reports.
11.45 Mrs Brown’s Boys Agnes is
recruited to the church choir,
but is under strict orders
from Father McBride not to
sing or dance. (1/2, R)
12.20 Blankety Blank Quiz. (R)
12.55 Citizen Khan (S5, ep 7, R)
1.25 Superman & Lois (4/15, R)
2.10-6.00 Joins BBC News
SCOTLAND 6.20 Reporting Scotland.
6.40 See Hear Magazine. (Signed)
7.10 Villages By The Sea Ben
Robinson visits Alnmouth,
Northumberland. (Signed, R)
7.40 Waterhole — Africa’s Animal
Oasis Documentary. (1/3, R)
8.40 CHOICE Bringing Up Baby
Stars Katharine Hepburn and
Cary Grant. Comedy. (1938,
U, B/W; see Film choice)10.20 FILM: The Nun’s Story Stars
Audrey Hepburn. A woman
enters a convent, but
struggles with her vows
when the Second World War
begins. Marvellous. (1959, PG)
12.50 The Best Dishes Ever (R)
1.20 Amazing Hotels — Life
Beyond The Lobby (R)
2.20 Talking Pictures A profile. (R)
3.10 CHOICE The First Great Train
Robbery Stars Sean Connery
and Donald Sutherland.
(1978, 12; see Film choice)4.55 FILM: Murder On The Orient
Express Stars Albert Finney
and Lauren Bacall. Hercule
Poirot looks into the stabbing
of a businessman. Superb
mystery drama. (1974, PG)
7.00 Wild Tales From The Village
Documentary about the
animals that live near a
remote French village. (R)
8.00 Only Connect Previous
competitors the Nordiphiles
and Après Skiers take part.
8.30 University Challenge Jeremy
Paxman hosts the first of
this year’s semi-finals.
9.00 CHOICE Inside The Factory
XL New series. Gregg Wallace
and Cherry Healey get access
to the JCB factory that makes
diggers. (See Critics’ choice)
10.00 CHOICE Frankie Boyle’s
New World Order The
comedian’s end of year
round-up. (See Critics’ choice
10.45 Frankie Boyle’s New World
Order Unseen (Last in series)
11.20 Lady Gaga At The BBC A
collection of the acclaimed
singer’s appearances.
12.20 Mock The Week A look back
at the year. (Last in series, R)
12.55 FILM: Absolutely Fabulous
— The Movie Stars Jennifer
Saunders and Joanna
Lumley. Comedy. (2016, 15)2.20 See Hear (Signed, R)
2.50 Surgeons — At The Edge Of
Life Documentary. (Signed, R)
3.50-4.50 Masterchef — The
Professionals (Signed, R)6.00 Good Morning Britain
9.00 Lorraine Lifestyle chat.
10.00 Supermarket Sweep With
guests Gabby Logan, Frankie
Bridge, Joe Swash and
Radzi Chinyanganya. (R)
11.00 In For A Penny Game. (R)
11.30 Ninja Warrior Challenge. (R)
12.30 FILM: Despicable Me 2 With
the voices of Steve Carell
and Kristen Wiig. A reformed
criminal mastermind aids a
secret agent in capturing one
of his fellow evil geniuses.
A force for good. (2013, U)
2.20 News; Weather Reports.
2.30 Dickinson’s Biggest And
Best Deals David Dickinson
shares his favourite moments.
3.30 Tipping Point Gameshow.
4.30 The Chase Quiz show,
presented by Bradley Walsh.
5.30 Lingo Adil Ray hosts the quiz.
6.30 News; Weather Reports.
6.40 Regional News Headlines.
7.00 Emmerdale Charity is left
reeling; and Ellis invites Belle
and Kyle on a day out.
7.30 Paul O’Grady — For The
Love Of Dogs New run. The
comedian finds himself
captivated when he meets
a rare breed of bald cat.
8.00 The Voice Kids The final of
the contest gets underway,
and the 16 young singers are
joined by their coaches to
see who will be crowned
champion. (Last in series)
10.00 News At Ten Bulletin.
10.20 FILM: Hot Fuzz Stars Simon
Pegg and Nick Frost. A
policeman is relocated to a
sleepy country village, where
a series of grisly so-called
accidents arouses his
suspicions. Great. (2007, 15)
12.25 Teleshopping Goods.
3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news.
3.15 Sewer Men Insights. (R)
4.05 Unwind Daily relaxation.
5.05-6.00 Tipping Point Quiz. (R)6.15 The Simpsons Cartoon. (R)
6.35 FILM: Tad The Lost Explorer
And The Secret Of King
Midas Animation. (2017, U)
8.00 The Simpsons Cartoon. (R)
10.00 Frasier American sitcom. (R)
10.55 The Simpsons Cartoon. (R)
11.25 News; Weather Reports.
11.30 Chateau DIY Insights. (R)
12.30 A Place In The Sun Advice. (R)
1.30 FILM: Playing With Fire
Stars John Cena. A crew of
firefighters meet their match
when trying to rescue three
kids. Decent. (2019, PG)
3.30 Christmas In New York
— Inside The Plaza (R)
4.30 New Life In The Country (R)
5.30 The Simpsons Cartoon. (R)
6.00 Hollyoaks Chester soap. (R)
6.30 News; Weather Reports.
7.00 Billionaire Blooms Access
to some of the most
internationally celebrated
florists as they cater to the
luxury end of the market.
8.00 Love It Or List It Kirstie
Allsopp and Phil Spencer
are in Cowbridge, Wales, to
help a couple whose home
seems perfect — if it were
not for a long list of gripes.
9.00 CHOICE Britain’s Most
Expensive Houses New
documentary series going
behind the scenes with UK
Sotheby’s International
Realty, beginning with two
brokers viewing a £30m
mansion. (See Critics’ choice)
10.00 CHOICE Celebrity Quizness
Tom Allen invites Siobhán
McSweeney, Jo Brand,
Robert Rinder and AJ Odudu
to go head to head to win
up to £25,000 for charity.
(See Critics’ choice)
11.00 Back To The 90s The
comedian Vic Reeves
examines Channel 4 in the
1990s, when its output
included The Word, The Big
Breakfast and Father Ted. (R)
12.50 Travel Man Joe Lycett takes
over as host, joined by Bill
Bailey on a trip to Iceland. (R)
1.45 FILM: The League Of
Extraordinary Gentlemen
Stars Sean Connery.
Characters from Victorian
literature join forces to stop
a villain from starting a world
war. Misfires. (2003, 12)
3.35 Come Dine With Me (R)
5.50 Jamie’s Comfort Food (R)
5.55-6.05 Jamie’s Comfort Food
Bites A pavlova recipe. (R)6.00 Milkshake! Fun for children.
9.15 Friends Ross tries to recover
his favourite shirt from Mona’s
apartment. (R) 9.40 Friends
Ross and Monica’s parents
celebrate their 35th wedding
anniversary. (R) 10.10 Friends
Joey is interviewed by a
television magazine. (R)
10.40 FILM: Operation — Daybreak
Stars Timothy Bottoms and
Martin Shaw. A Nazi official is
killed in 1941 and a search is
launched to find the Czech
patriots responsible. Grimly
exciting drama. (1975, 15)1.05 FILM: A Bridge Too Far Stars
Dirk Bogarde. Allied forces
try to capture a series of
strategically important Dutch
river crossings. Impressive
fact-based drama. (1977, PG)4.35 FILM: The Glenn Miller
Story Stars James Stewart.
The life of the bandleader
and trombonist, whose plane
disappeared in 1944.
Memorable biopic. (1954, U)7.00 World’s Strongest Man
James Richardson and Eddie
Hall present action from the
third heat of the event from
Sacramento, California.
8.00 Pauline Collins — Britain’s
Sweetheart A star-studded
tribute celebrating the
actress’s career, with a host
of famous faces sharing their
insights and anecdotes, and
selecting their favourite
moments from her films.
9.00 FILM: Shirley Valentine
Stars Pauline Collins and
Tom Conti. A Liverpudlian
housewife trapped in a
humdrum existence and a
dull marriage decides to go
on a Greek holiday by
herself. Marvellous. (1989, 15)11.10 FILM: The Time Of Their
Lives Stars Joan Collins. A
former Hollywood star enlists
the help of a new friend in
order to travel from London
to France for her ex-lover’s
funeral. Nostalgic. (2017, 12)
1.15 The 21.co.uk Live Casino
Show Interactive gambling.
3.15 The Highland Midwife A
patient who wants a home
birth is still in labour after
30 hours; and a midwife
helps a woman prepare for
her third C-section. (R)
5.35-6.00 House Doctor (R)BBC2 WALES 2.20 A To Z Of TV
Gardening 2.40 FILM: The Great
Train Robbery 4.25 FILM: Murder On
The Orient Express 6.30 Our Lives:
The Long Walk Home 7.00 The Hairy
Bikers’ Bakeation 7.30 Tudur’s TV
Flashback S4C 6.00 Cyw: Peppa
6.05 Jamborî 6.15 Guto Gwningen
6.30 Tili A’i Ffrindiau 6.45 Gwdihw
7.00 Ynys Broc Môr Lili 7.10 Abadas
7.20 Caru Canu A Stori 7.30 Sion Y
Chef 7.45 Deian A Loli 8.00 Olobobs
8.05 Jen A Jim A’r Cywiadur 8.20
Tomos A’i Ffrindiau 8.30 Twt
VARIATIONS
8.45 Llan-ar-goll-en 9.00 Timpo
9.10 Octonots 9.20 Bach A Mawr
9.30 Blero Yn Mynd I Ocido 9.45
Cacamwnci 10.00 Peppa 10.05
Jamborî 10.15 Guto Gwningen 10.30
Tili A’i Ffrindiau 10.45 Gwdihw 11.00
Ynys Broc Môr Lili 11.10 Abadas
11.20 Caru Canu A Stori 11.30 Deian
A Loli 11.45 Sion Y Chef 12.00 Caru
Siopa 12.30 Sgwrs Dan Y Lloer —
Matthew Rhys 1.30 04 Wal Gwestai’r
Byd 2.00 Newyddion 2.05 Trysorau
Gareth Edwards 3.00 Newyddion
3.05Gwesty Aduniad4.00Awr Fawr5.00 Stwnsh 6.15 Gareth! 6.45
Noson Lawen 7.45 Newyddion 8.00
Pobol Y Cwm. Rhys realises that
Hywel spent the night at Jaclyn’s
house 8.25 Sain Ffagan. Gardener
Ceri is having fun cleaning the
floorboards at Kennixton Farm 8.55
Newyddion 9.00 Huw Edwards Yn- A look at the man behind the
public face, as he celebrates his
60th birthday 10.00 Am Dro! With
Jason Mohammad, Gareth Wyn Jones,
Non Parry and Alex Humphreys
11.00-12.05Jam. Comedy
Grant & Hepburn (BBC2, 8.40am)BBC1 BBC2 ITV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5
News Of The World
A reunion between Tom
Hanks and his Captain
Phillips director, Paul
Greengrass, finds the two
enriching one another.
Hanks gets grit from
Greengrass while the film
is the director’s most
classical yet: a western
that pairs Hanks with an
orphaned girl on the roadhome. As simple and
affecting as John Ford’s
The Searchers. TSFILMS OF 2021Watch now at: Netflix