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BBC1 BBC2 ITV
6.00am Breakfast 8.30 Match of the
Day (r) 9.30 FILM How to Train Your
Dragon: Homecoming (PG, 2019)
Animated drama 9.55 FILM
Paddington (PG, 2014) Family
comedy starring Hugh Bonneville
11.20 FILM Paddington 2 (PG, 2017)
Comedy adventure with the voice of
Ben Whishaw 1.00pm BBC News;
Weather 1.15 Songs of Praise 1.50
Escape to the Country (r) 2.40 FILM
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (PG,
1991) Action adventure starring
Kevin Costner 4.55 BBC News
5.10 BBC Regional News; Weather
5.20 Countryfile. New series. Young
people working in conservation
6.20 Around the World in 80 Days.
New series. Stuck on Yemen’s west
coast, Fogg decides on a dangerous
desert crossing. See Viewing Guide7.10 Around the World in 80 Days
In India, Fogg waits for a
wedding to be over, but the
groom is grabbed by the army.
Passepartout is torn about
sabotaging the trip.
See Viewing Guide8.00 Call the Midwife Demolition
works in Poplar reveal a
long-buried secret at Easter
1967, which leads to a testing
and emotional experience for
the team. Sister Julienne takes
on a sensitive delivery.
See Viewing Guide9.00 The Tourist The Man enlists
Luci’s help to track down
the location of the mystery
caller before time runs out.
Unbeknownst to the pair, one of
the most highly regarded cops
in Australia is on their tail (2/6)10.00 BBC News10.20 BBC Regional News; Weather10.30 Match of the Day 2
Mark Chapman reviews the
day’s Premier League action,
including Chelsea v Liverpool at
Stamford Bridge. Plus, Brentford
v Aston Villa, Everton v Brighton
& Hove Albion, Leeds United v
Burnley and Southampton
v Newcastle United11.50 FILM A Star Is Born (15, 2018)
A fading music star falls in love
with a nightclub singer-
songwriter. Drama starring
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper,
who also directed2.00am Weather for the Week Ahead
2.05 BBC News6.30am A to Z of TV Gardening (r) 7.15
Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol
Klein (r) 7.45 Gardeners’ World (r)
8.45 Countryfile (r) 9.40 Beechgrove
Repotted (r) 10.10 Saturday Kitchen
Best Bites 11.40 Nigel Slater’s Simple
Cooking (r) 12.10pm Amazing
Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby (r) 1.15
Talking Pictures: Michael Caine (r)
2.05 FILM The Ipcress File (PG, 1965)
A spy investigating the kidnap and
brainwashing of Britain’s leading
scientists uncovers evidence of
high-powered double-dealing. Thriller
starring Michael Caine 3.50 FILM The
Eagle Has Landed (15, 1976) A Nazi
agent plans to kidnap Churchill.
Second World War adventure starring
Michael Caine and Donald Sutherland
6.00 Madagascar: Earth’s Tropical
Islands. Journey across the island (r)6.00am CITV 9.25 ITV News 9.30 Paul
O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs (r)
10.00 Love Your Weekend with Alan
Titchmarsh 12.00 ITV News; Weather
12.15pm You’ve Been Framed! (r)
12.45 The Masked Singer (r) 2.15 FILM
Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster
Vacation (U, 2018) Count Dracula and
company go on a cruise for monsters,
unaware that their boat is being
commandeered by a monster-hating
family. Animation with the voice of
Adam Sandler 4.05 Tipping Point:
Lucky Stars. With Joe Lycett, Melody
Thornton and Henry Blofeld (r) 5.05
The Chase: Celebrity Special. With Rita
Simons, Malique Thompson-Dwyer,
Fleur East and James McVey (r) 6.05
ITV News; Weather 6.20 Regional
News; Weather 6.30 The Chase: The
Bloopers. A compilation of out-takes7.30 The Masked Singer
Joel Dommett hosts as the
remaining six famous faces take
to the stage, with Rockhopper
taking on Traffic Cone, Poodle
going up against Snow Leopard,
and Panda taking on Bagpipes9.00 Anne New series. Fact-based
drama about Anne Williams,
who dedicated her life to
campaigning for justice
following her son’s death in
the Hillsborough disaster.
See Viewing Guide (1/4)10.15 ITV News10.35 Des O’Connor: The Ultimate
Entertainer A tribute to the
longest-serving prime time
TV host of all time, featuring
contributions from family and
friends, and clips of Des’s most
memorable performances (r)11.35 The Chasers Road Trip: Trains,
Brains and Automobiles With
Anne Hegerty, Mark Labbett
and Shaun Wallace (r)12.25am Anne. Drama about
Hillsborough campaigner Anne
Williams, starring Maxine Peake (r)
1.30 Teleshopping 3.00 FYI Extra
3.15 Motorsport UK. Action from
Silverstone (r) 4.05 Unwind with ITV
5.05 Tipping Point (r) (SL)7.00 Antiques Roadshow
Fiona Bruce and the team
return for a second visit to
Lytham Hall in Lancashire,
where items assessed include
a chair believed to be from
Nelson’s flagship (r)8.00 Ski Sunday New series.
Chemmy Alcott and Ed Leigh
present action from the men’s
World Cup downhill in Bormio,
Italy. Plus, an interview with
the Great Britain freestyle
skiing star Gus Kenworthy9.00 FILM Mary Queen of Scots (15,
2018) Following the death of
her husband, Queen Mary
returns to Scotland after years
reigning in France. Despite
religious differences, she hopes
to achieve peace with her
English cousin, Queen Elizabeth
I. However, Mary Stuart’s
eventual attempt to overthrow
Elizabeth finds her condemned
to years of imprisonment. The
director Josie Rourke’s drama
starring Saoirse Ronan and
Margot Robbie. See Film Choice10.55 Frankie Boyle’s 2021 New
World Order The comedian
returns with his New World
Order end of year special where
he will dissect the bewildering
year that was 2021 (r)11.40 Sign Zone: Paddy and Christine
McGuinness — Our Family
and Autism (r) (SL)12.40am Take a Hike (r) (SL) 1.10-2.10
Doctor Who. The Doctor, Yaz and Dan
get trapped in a time loop around a
storage centre on New Year’s Eve —
just as it comes under attack by the
Daleks. With Aisling Bea, Pauline
McLynn and Adjani Salmon (r) (SL)7.45 The Great Pottery Throw Down
New series. Ellie Taylor hosts
a new series of the pottery
challenge. In the first round, the
12 contestants must make a
children’s crockery set and
ceramic milk bottles.
See Viewing Guide9.00 Gogglebox: Festive Special The
armchair critics cast their eyes
over 2021’s biggest Christmas
television shows, including
classic movies, exciting new
dramas, and some of telly’s
biggest traditional treats10.30 FILM Fighting with My Family
(12, 2019) The daughter of a
family of British wrestlers gets
the chance to fulfil her dreams
by training with the WWE. As
she battles her way through
wrestling boot camp to
high-profile success, her
brother is consumed with
jealousy as he struggles to
match her achievements.
Fact-based drama with Florence
Pugh and Lena Headey12.35am FILM East Is East (15, 1999)
Comedy drama starring Om Puri
2.10 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares
USA (r) 3.00 Couples Come Dine with
Me (r) 3.55 Handmade: Britain’s Best
Woodworker (r) 4.50 A Place in the
Sun (r) 5.20 Countdown (r)Channel 4 Channel 5
6.15am FILM Snoopy and Charlie
Brown: The Peanuts Movie (U, 2015)
Animated comedy with the voice of
Noah Schnapp 7.45 Mike & Molly (r)
8.30 The King of Queens (r) 9.30
Sunday Brunch 12.30pm The
Simpsons (r) 2.50 Extraordinary
Escapes at Christmas with Sandi
Toksvig. Deborah Meaden, Fay Ripley
and Maggie Aderin-Pocock help Sandi
explore Norway (r) 3.55 Amazing
Spaces: George’s Icelandic Adventure.
George and Will Hardie explore the
best of Iceland’s architecture (r) 5.00
Channel 4 News 5.30 FILM Indiana
Jones and the Kingdom of the
Crystal Skull (12, 2008) The globe-
trotting archaeologist races against
Soviet agents to find a mysterious
artefact of untold power. Action
adventure sequel with Harrison Ford6.00am Milkshake! 10.00 SpongeBob
SquarePants (r) 10.25 Entertainment
News on 5 10.30 NFL End Zone 10.55
World’s Strongest Man 2021. Action
from the final held in Sacramento,
California, with the 10 finalists battling
it out in six gruelling events. Last in
the series (r) 12.20pm Friends (r)
1.50 FILM Turner & Hooch (PG, 1989)
A cop investigating a murder has only
one witness to help him solve the
case — the victim’s large, smelly dog.
Family comedy starring Tom Hanks,
Mare Winningham and Craig T Nelson
4.00 FILM Splash (PG, 1984)
A mermaid falls for a New Yorker she
saved from drowning and assumes
human form so she can follow him
onto dry land. Romantic fantasy
comedy starring Tom Hanks,
Daryl Hannah and John Candy6.05 FILM Cast Away (12, 2000)
A manager for an American
courier service has to fend for
himself when a plane crash
leaves him stranded alone
on a desert island. Initially
panic-stricken, he overcomes
his terror to survive for four
years on his own before
building a raft and setting off
on an epic journey back home.
Adventure drama starring Tom
Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy,
Lari White and Chris Noth9.00 Tom Hanks: Hollywood’s
Mr Nice Guy A profile of
the Oscar-winning actor,
revealing what drove him to
the top of his profession and
what has kept him there,
all told in the words of those
who know him best10.30 FILM Saving Private Ryan (15,
1998) In the aftermath of the
Normandy landings, a group of
American soldiers scours the
battlefields of France in search
of a missing infantryman, who
has been given compassionate
leave to return home because
his brothers have been killed in
the conflict. Steven Spielberg’s
Second World War drama
starring Tom Hanks and Matt
Damon. See Film Choice1.40am The 21.co.uk Live Casino
Show 3.40 Entertainment News on 5
3.45 Eurovision’s Greatest Hits (r)
4.35 Criminals: Caught on Camera (r)
5.00 Wildlife SOS (r) 5.25 House
Doctor (r) (SL) 5.50 Peppa Pig (r)
(SL) 5.55 Peppa Pig (r) (SL)Call the Midwife returns (8pm) Michael Caine stars (3.50pm) Hotel Transylvania 3 (2.15pm) A new pottery challenge (7.45pm) Saving Private Ryan (10.30pm)