The Times - UK (2022-01-01)

26 saturday review Saturday January 1 2022 | the times

BBC4

7.00pm BBC Proms: The Golden

Age of Broadway Katie

Derham presents an

evening of musical hits from

2021, in which the BBC

Concert Orchestra and

Richard Balcombe are

joined by West End and

Broadway stars Louise

Dearman, Katie Hall, Nadim

Naaman and Jamie Parker

to perform songs from

Broadway’s Golden Age

9.00 Anything Goes: The Musical

A production of the classic

musical comedy filmed at

London’s Barbican, featuring

a cast led by Broadway star

Sutton Foster, with Robert

Lindsay, Felicity Kendal

and Gary Wilmot

11.20-12.20am Last Days of the

Liners Documentary

examining how trips on

passenger ships became

popular after the end of the

Second World War (4/9)

ITV3

6.25pm The Royal Variety

Performance Alan Carr

hosts the event from

the Royal Albert Hall, with

music by Ed Sheeran,

Rod Stewart and Elvis

Costello and comedy from

Judi Love, Bill Bailey and

Josh Widdicombe

9.00 Long Lost Family An

extraordinary double search

within one family, beginning

as sister Maureen looks for

her brother Keith to tell him

the truth about their father,

followed by a further search

with Keith to find out more

about the birth mother

he never knew (7/7)

10.00-12.05am Agatha Christie’s

Poirot A businessman on

board the Orient Express

asks fellow passenger

Poirot for protection, but is

later found dead. Hugh

Bonneville and David

Morrissey guest star

More 4

6.55pm Come Dine with Me

The fourth night of the

competition in Perth

7.30 Come Dine with Me The

final dinner party in Perth

8.00 24 Hours in A&E: Heart

Special Documentary

following the stories of

three patients being treated

for cardiac problems at

St George’s Hospital in

south-west London

9.00 999: On the Front Line

A woman who is in the

process of giving birth to

her seventh child has not

felt the baby move in over

10 hours, and there are signs

it could be in distress

10.00 24 Hours in A&E An

83-year-old is brought into

resus after falling off his

roof at home (4/5)

11.05-12.05am Emergency

Helicopter Medics A visitor

to a horse fair needs

emergency intervention

Sky Max

7.00pm Sport’s Funniest Moments

From football to F1 and

cricket to golf, enjoy some

of the funniest and most

farcical moments from

the sporting world (R)

9.00 Magnum P.I New series.

Return of the crime drama

starring Jay Hernandez.

Thomas is hired to find a

mother being hunted by

two very dangerous gangs

10.00 NCIS: New Orleans New

series. Return of the crime

drama starring Scott Bakula.

As the city grapples with

Covid-19, Pride sends Tammy

and Carter to investigate

a death aboard a ship

11.00 Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Quiz show, featuring guests

Maisie Adam, Rag’n’Bone

Man and Ms Banks (R)

11.45-12.30am Never Mind the

Buzzcocks Comedy music

quiz with Shaun Ryder,

Bez and Desiree Burch (R)

Sky Atlantic

7.00pm Little Birds Lucy meets

Bill, who claims to be an

artist but is actually an

undercover agent for the

CIA. Meanwhile, Cherifa

finds herself falling into the

Secretary’s trap (5/6) (R)

8.00 Little Birds Lucy and Cherifa

must help each other to free

themselves and get revenge

on all those who sought

to oppress them (6/6) (R)

9.00 Game of Thrones The final

ever episode of the fantasy

drama. In the aftermath of

the devastating battle at

King’s Landing, Daenerys

declares her intentions for

Westeros, and Tyrion must

face the consequences

of his actions (6/6) (R)

10.30-12.30am Game of Thrones:

The Last Watch, Chronicling

the creation of the Game

of Thrones’ final season,

its most ambitious and

complicated series (R)

Sky Documentaries

Sky Comedy

7.00pm I Am Paul Walker

Exploring the life and legacy

of the American actor Paul

Walker, who rose to fame

in the Fast and Furious

franchise, but died at the

age of 40 in a car crash (R)

9.00 The Man Who Bought

Cricket The story of

Allen Stanford’s plan to

revolutionise the game

of cricket, which fell apart

when he was exposed as

a financial fraudster.

See Viewing Guide (R)

10.00 Liverpool Narcos When

ecstasy first arrived in

Liverpool, it spawned a

cultural revolution — and

a new breed of criminal

saw that millions of pounds

could be made (2/3) (R)

11.00-12.40am Bruno v Tyson The

story of a legendary boxing

rivalry, spanning two epic

fights marred by politics and

volatile race relations (R)

6.55pm Pen15 Maya has the

chance to get her first kiss (6/15)

7.35 Pen15 It is opening night

and hearts are exposed (7/15)

8.15 Pen15: Animated Special Maya

and Anna go on a trip, where a

mystical turn makes their self-

doubt impossible to forget (8/15)

9.00 Larry David: Curb Your

Enthusiasm Spoof documentary,

following the writer as he tries to

make a return to stand-up comedy

10.20-11.35 Chris Rock: Bigger &

Blacker A stand-up performance

ITV2

6.35pm FILM Spider-Man (12,

2002) A teenage boy bitten by

a genetically engineered spider

develops superhuman gifts

and uses them to fight crime.

Comic-book adventure starring

Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst

9.00 FILM Bridesmaids (15, 2011)

A disorganised woman takes

charge of her best friend’s bridal

party, but the wife of the groom’s

boss causes problems. Comedy

with Kristen Wiig and Rose Byrne

11.25-12.25am Family Guy

ITV4

5.40pm FILM The Bridge on the

River Kwai (PG, 1957) Second

World War drama starring Alec

Guinness and William Holden

9.00 FILM Die Hard (18, 1988)

A New York cop battles armed men

who have taken over a Los Angeles

skyscraper where his wife is

working on Christmas Eve. Action

thriller starring Bruce Willis

11.35-3.00am FILM The Wolf of

Wall Street (18, 2013) Martin

Scorsese’s fact-based drama

starring Leonardo DiCaprio

E4

6.00pm FILM Transformers:

Revenge of the Fallen (12, 2009)

The shape-changing robots fight

for control of an evil machine.

Sci-fi adventure sequel starring

Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox

9.00 FILM Taken (15, 2008)

A former CIA agent puts his old

skills to use in rescuing his

daughter from a gang of European

sex traffickers. Thriller starring

Liam Neeson and Famke Janssen

10.50 Naked Attraction

11.50-12.55am Naked Attraction

Dave

6.40pm Gavin & Stacey The

newlyweds lead separate lives

7.20 Gavin & Stacey Nessa goes

into labour almost a month early

8.00 Expedition with Steve

Backshall Steve takes on four

new adventures to remote parts

of the planet. Last in the series

9.00 Gavin & Stacey The gang

reunites for Neil’s christening

9.40 Gavin & Stacey Stacey tries

to makes sure Gavin sticks to his

promise while she finds a new job

10.20-12.20am Gavin & Stacey

Drama

6.40pm Call the Midwife A new

midwife joins the team as the area

is hit by power cuts and blizzards

8.00 Jonathan Creek Master of

illusion Jonathan is called upon

to solve several disappearances

inside the gloomy attic of a vast

Gothic house, but is baffled by the

mystery, which for 70 years has

been attributed to the ghost of a

man said to prey upon human flesh

10.35-12.35am Jonathan Creek

Jonathan discovers that a crime

writer’s house holds a dark secret

Yesterday

7.00pm Secrets of the

Transport Museum (8/10)

8.00 The Architecture The

Railways Built Tim Dunn explores

the ornate St Pancras station (6/10)

9.00 Steam Train Britain On the

Welsh Highland Railway, a trainee

takes her driving test (4/10)

10.00 Bangers and Cash A rare

Honda S800 sports car (7/10)

11.00 Bangers and Cash

A 1958 Bedford D122 (8/10)

12.00-1.00am Abandoned

Engineering A jungle refuge

PBS America

6.20pm The Vietnam War

President Nixon announces Hanoi

has agreed to a peace deal (9/10)

8.40 The Vietnam War Following

events of March 1973 onward

as the Watergate scandal forces

President Nixon to resign (10/10)

11.00 Alcatraz: The Greatest

Escapes Examining escape

attempts from the prison (1/2)

12.00-1.00am Alcatraz:

The Greatest Escapes

Documentary examining escape

attempts from the prison (2/2)

Smithsonian

6.30pm D-Day and the

Dambusters How the 617 Squadron

fooled Nazi Germany into believing

the Allied invasion was going to be

at Calais, rather than Normandy

8.00 Inside the Factory A look at

the production of frozen pizzas

9.00 The Lost Ships: The Hunt for

the Kaiser’s Superfleet Following

the true story of a search for a

missing fleet of German warships

10.30 D-Day and the Dambusters

12.00-1.00am America’s

Secret D-Day Disaster

Sky Arts

7.00pm Michael Flatley’s Lord of

the Dance: Dangerous Games

A staging of the traditional dance

show that was based on Irish

folklore, the last in Flately’s

Lord of the Dance series

9.00 Roy Orbison Mystery Girl:

Unraveled The making of the

singer-songwriter’s final album

10.15 Fleetwood Mac: Live in

Boston A live performance (2/2)

11.30 Kate Bush: Sensual World

12.00-1.15am Chuck Berry:

Brown-Eyed Handsome Man

Sky Witness

7.00pm Nothing to Declare

The work of customs officers

8.00 Caught on Dashcam

Road disasters captured on video

by drivers’ dashboard cameras

9.00 Law & Order: Special Victims

Unit A mother is accused of killing

her missing baby, and becomes so

distraught she commits suicide

10.00 Law & Order: Special

Victims Unit A serial rapist’s

male victim refuses to testify

11.00 -1.00am Law & Order:

Special Victims Unit

Sky History

7.00pm History’s Greatest

Mysteries Magician and Houdini

expert Bill Kalush secures access

to Harry Houdini’s diary previously

kept from the public, and dissects

it to learn more about his life

9.00 Machines That Built

the World William Harley and

Arthur Davidson’s motorcycles

10.00 The Plague The worst

pandemic in European history

12.00-2.00am History’s Greatest

Mysteries A search into the

depths of the Bermuda Triangle

Alibi

6.20pm Death in Paradise Jack

and his team enter the Poker world

when a player is poisoned (2/8)

7.40 Death in Paradise A writer is

stabbed through the heart (3/8)

9.00 Death in Paradise A blind

woman dies live on stage (4/8)

10.20 Clarice Drama series (1/13)

11.20-12.40am Death in Paradise

Discovery

7.00pm Building Off the Grid

8.00 Alaskan Bush People

The Browns race to pull together

a unique celebration

9.00 Homestead Rescue: Raney

Ranch Marty finishes a log cabin

10.00 Expedition X

11.00 Moonshiners

12.00-1.00am Deadliest Catch

Nat Geographic Comedy Central

6.50pm FILM Click (12, 2006)

Comedy starring Adam Sandler

9.00 FILM Role Models (15, 2008)

Comedy starring Paul Rudd, Seann

William Scott and Jane Lynch

11.00 Chris Ramsey: Approval

Needed A stand-up performance

12.00-1.00am Ed Gamble: Blood

Sugar A stand-up performance

Gold

6.40pm The Vicar of Dibley

7.40 The Vicar of Dibley Election

fever begins to hit the village

8.20 The Vicar of Dibley Geraldine

conducts a radical Sunday service

9.00 Murder, They Hope A twisted

serial killer is on the loose

10.00-12.40am Absolutely

Fabulous Four editions

W

7.00pm Inside the Ambulance:

Coast and Country

8.00 Inside the Ambulance: Coast

and Country Treatment for a baby

9.00 FILM Spider-Man 3 (12, 2007)

Superhero sequel starring Tobey

Maguire and Kirsten Dunst

12.00-1.50am MasterChef Junior

USA Celebrity Showdown

7.00pm Unknown Waters with

Jeremy Wade Visiting Iceland

8.00 Unknown Waters with

Jeremy Wade Visiting Kenya

9.00 Banged Up Abroad (1/10)

10.00 Banged Up Abroad (5/6)

11.00 Banged Up Abroad (10/10)

12.00-1.00am Banged Up Abroad

A Londoner in Thailand (1/10)

FV 9/24, FS 173, SKY 116, VIRGIN 107 FV 10, FS 115, SKY 119, VIRGIN 117 FV 18, FS 124, SKY 136, VIRGIN 147 SKY 113, VIRGIN 122 SKY 108 SKY 121, VIRGIN 278

SKY 114, VIRGIN 135

FV 6, FS 113, SKY 118, VIRGIN 115 FV 25, FS 117, SKY 120, VIRGIN 118 FV 13, FS 122, SKY 135, VIRGIN 106 FV 20, FS 158, SKY 143, VIRGIN 130 FV 26, FS 159, SKY 155, VIRGIN 129

SKY 132, VIRGIN 126 SKY 125, VIRGIN 250, BT 322 SKY 129, VIRGIN 266, BT 317 SKY 112, VIRGIN 181, BT 307 SKY 110, BT 310 SKY 109, BT 311

FV 19, FS 157, SKY 111, VIRGIN 127

FV 84, FS 155, SKY 174, VIRGIN 273 FV 56, FS 175, SKY 171, VIRGIN 276 FV 11, FS 147, SKY 130, VIRGIN 165 SKY 107, VIRGIN 112 SKY 123, VIRGIN 270

Sky Main Event

6.00am Live Big Bash League:

Melbourne Stars v Perth

Scorchers From CitiPower Centre

7.45 Live Big Bash League: Sydney

Thunder v Adelaide Strikers

11.00 Live SPFL: Celtic v Rangers

2.00pm Live Renault Super

Sunday: Brentford v Aston Villa

4.00 Live Renault Super Sunday:

Chelsea v Liverpool (Kick-off 4.30)

7.30 Live World Darts

Championship Semi-final matches

10.30-12.30am Live NFL

1.10-4.30 Live NFL (Kick-off 1.20)

Sky Premier League

1.00pm Live Renault Super

Sunday: Brentford v Aston Villa

(Kick-off 2.00). Coverage of

the Premier League match at

Brentford Community Stadium

4.00 Live Renault Super Sunday:

Chelsea v Liverpool (Kick-off 4.30).

Coverage of the Premier League

match at Stamford Bridge

7.30 The Tyler Archives

8.00 SNF Crystal Palace v

West Ham United

9.45 Matchday Plus

10.00-3.15am Premier League

Sky Cricket

6.00am Live Big Bash League:

Melbourne Stars v Perth

Scorchers The T20 match at

CitiPower Centre in St. Kilda

7.45-12.15pm Live Big Bash League:

Sydney Thunder v Adelaide

Strikers The T20 match at

GIANTS Stadium in Sydney

3.15 Big Bash League Melbourne

Stars v Perth Scorchers

7.00 Big Bash League Sydney

Thunder v Adelaide Strikers

11.00 You Guys Are History

12.00-1.15am Spinwash 1993

BT Sport 1

7.45am-9.45 Live Isuzu UTE

A-League: Melbourne Victory v

Brisbane Roar (Kick-off 7. 4 5).

Coverage of the Australian top-

flight encounter from AAMI Park

5.00pm Test Cricket Highlights

6.00 Isuzu UTE A-League

8.00 Kite Masters

8.30 IFSC Climbing

World Cup Highlights

9.00 WWE NXT UK

10.00 WWE SmackDown

Highlights Wrestling action

11.00-12.45am WWE NXT

BT Sport 2

7.15am Live A-League Women:

Melbourne City Women v

Newcastle Jets Women (Kick-off

7.1 5. Coverage of the match

9.15-11.15 Live A-League Women:

Perth Glory Women v Adelaide

United Women (Kick-off 9.15)

2.00pm-5.15 Live Gallagher

Premiership Rugby Union:

Gloucester v Harlequins (Kick-off

3.00). From Kingsholm Stadium

6.00 Serie A Five editions

11.00-12.15am Golazzo:

The Football Italia Story

SKY 401, VIRGIN 511, BT 467 SKY 402, VIRGIN 512 SKY 404, VIRGIN 514 SKY 413, BT 459 SKY 414, BT 460

FV Freeview FS Freesat

Sunday 2 | Primetime digital guide

Bridesmaids

Kristen Wiig and Rose Byrne

star as bridesmaid rivals

in Paul Feig’s hit comedy

ITV2, 9pm

Archie White and Harlequins

visit Gloucester for Premiership

rugby (BT Sport 2, 2pm)