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6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Morning Live
10.00 Countryfile Winter Diaries (r)
10.45 The Moment of Proof 11.15
Homes Under the Hammer (r)
12.15pm Bargain Hunt (r) 1.00 BBC
News at One; Weather 1.30 BBC
Regional News; Weather 1.45 Father
Brown. A child killer is found
murdered 2.30 The Repair Shop. The
experts revive a theatre chair from
Derby Hippodrome (r) 3.00 I Escaped
to the Country. Two house hunters
who have moved to Dumfries and
Galloway 3.45 The Farmers’ Country
Showdown. Farmers and fruit growers
sell their wares at Stroud Farmers’
Market 4.30 Antiques Road Trip
5.15 Pointless. Quiz hosted by
Alexander Armstrong (r) 6.00 BBC
News at Six; Weather 6.30 BBC
Regional News; Weather7.00 The One Show Hosted by Alex
Jones and Jermaine Jenas7.30 The Bidding Room (r)8.00 The Repair Shop The experts
learn about the history of a pair
of racing boots, a 1960s electric
organ and a grandfather clock,
before bringing the items back
to life. See Viewing Guide9.00 Four Lives A fourth man’s body
is found and the victim’s
families want answers. Stephen
Port is arrested, but securing a
guilty conviction is far from
certain. Last in the series10.00 BBC News at Ten10.25 BBC Regional News10.35 How Police Missed the Grindr
Killer Documentary examining
the murders of four young gay
men in East London (r)11.25 Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel
The comedian hosts the
Saturday-night game show as
contestants take on a colossal
spinning wheel and answer
questions in the hope of
securing a cash prize (r)12.25am Question of Sport. With
five-time Paralympic gold medal-
winning swimmer Ellie Simmonds,
snooker great Stephen Hendry and
Great Britain sprinter Harry Aikines-
Aryeetey (r) 12.55 Weather for the
Week Ahead 1.00 BBC News6.30am The Farmers’ Country
Showdown (r) 7.15 Antiques Road Trip
(r) 8.00 See Hear 8.30 Sign Zone:
Walking with Steph McGovern (r) (SL)
9.00 BBC News at 9 10.00 BBC News
11.15 Politics Live 1.00pm Eggheads.
Quiz show 1.30 Further Back in Time
for Dinner 2.30 Heir Hunters. The
work of a probate detective firm 3.15
Lose Weight and Get Fit with Tom
Kerridge 3.45 Lose Weight and Get Fit
with Tom Kerridge (r) 4.15 Nature’s
Weirdest Events. Chris Packham
investigates unusual natural events
(r) 5.15 Flog It! Making a profit at
auction (r) 6.00 Richard Osman’s
House of Games. Quiz testing the
general knowledge of four famous
faces 6.30 Rick Stein’s Cornwall. The
chef champions the food, history and
culture of his treasured home county6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00
Lorraine 10.00 This Morning 12.30pm
Loose Women. Another helping of
topical studio discussion from a
female perspective, featuring showbiz
interviews 1.30 ITV News; Weather
1.55 Regional News; Weather 2.00
Dickinson’s Real Deal. David Dickinson
and his team travel to Cheltenham.
Here, Jo Brayshaw discovers a unique
vinyl on her podium, and Henry goes
for gold 3.00 Lingo. A mother and
daughter from Essex, a brother and
sister-in-law from Aberdeen, and a
couple from Birmingham compete
4.00 Tipping Point. Ben Shephard
hosts the arcade themed quiz (r)
5.00 The Chase. Bradley Walsh
presents as contestants work as
a team (r) 6.00 Regional News;
Weather 6.30 ITV News; Weather6.05am Countdown (r) 6.45 Cheers (r)
7.10 Cheers (r) 7. 3 5 Everybody Loves
Raymond (r) 9.00 Frasier (r) 10.30
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (r)
11.25 Channel 4 News Summary 11.30
Sun, Sea and Selling Houses (r)
12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch 2.10
Countdown. Michael Grade is in
Dictionary Corner 3.00 A Place in the
Sun. Leah Charles-King helps a couple
find a holiday home in Salobrena,
Spain 4.00 A New Life in the Sun. The
owners of a farm in France try alpaca
yoga 5.00 Four in a Bed. The rivals
stay at hotels in Leicestershire,
Cheshire, Ebbw Vale and on the Isle of
Wight (r) 6.00 The Simpsons. Homer
gets an assistant but when she steals
his job he teams up with Flanders (r)
6.30 Hollyoaks. Maxine gets excited
when Warren surprises her with a trip6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine
11.15 Shoplifters & Scammers: At War
with the Law. Methods used to thwart
criminals targeting shops (r) 12.15pm
5 News at Lunchtime 12.20 Nightmare
Tenants, Slum Landlords (r) 1.15 Home
and Away. Ryder supports his granddad
as he confesses his fears (r) 1.45
Neighbours (r) 2.15 FILM Death,
Disappearance and Deceit: Mystery
101 (PG, TVM, 2019) A crime fiction
expert investigates a threat to the life
of an actress. Mystery starring Jill
Wagner 4.00 Rich Holiday, Poor
Holiday. A rich Cheshire family swap
holidays with a hard-up clan from
Peckham (r) 5.00 5 News at 5 6.00
Neighbours. Amy decides to come
clean with Zara (r) 6.30 Winter Road
Rescue. Documentary following
snowplough teams and RAC patrols (r)7.00 Emmerdale Long-running sopa
opera from the Yorkshire Dales7.30 Coronation Street Zeedan
ignores Alya’s advice and
shares a kiss with Marrium8.00 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of
Dogs Paul meets an eight-year-
old shi tzu with an extreme and
painful case of bladder stones8.30 Coronation Street Tim reels in
shock to learn that he now
needs a triple heart bypass9.00 Anne A new panel is created to
re-examine Hillsborough, and
Anne and the other families
hope this means they will finally
get the truth after 23 years of
hopeless searching (4/4)10.05 ITV News at Ten; followed by
Regional News and Weather10.50 FILM The World’s End (15, 2013)
Five childhood friends reunite
for a pub crawl in their home
town, only to stumble on a
threat to the entire human race.
Sci-fi comedy, starring
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.
See Film Choice12.45am Teleshopping 3.00 FYI Extra
3.15 Anne. A new panel is created to
re-examine Hillsborough, and Anne
and the other families hope this
means they will get the truth after 23
years of searching (r) 4.10 Unwind
with ITV 5.05 Tipping Point (r) (SL)7.00 How to Give Up Sugar (& Lose
Weight) Dr Amir Khan puts
his health on the line by
consuming vast amounts of
sugar in an attempt to turn
himself into a sugar addict;
followed by 5 News Update8.00 You Are What You Eat New
series. Trisha Goddard and Dr
Amir Khan help two people in
desperate need of a life-
changing, or even life-saving,
intervention (1/6).
See Viewing Guide;
followed by 5 News Update9.00 22 Kids & Counting New series.
Return of the documentary
following the Noel and Sue
Radford as they cope with their
supersized family (1/10)10.00 Skin A&E The specialist clinic
opens its doors to patients with
acne, psoriasis and cysts11.05 Extraordinary People Tales of
remarkable human experience
from around the world (r)12.05am Shoplifters: At War with the
Law (r) 1.00 The 21.co.uk Live Casino
Show 3.00 Entertainment News on 5
3.10 Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday (r)
4.00 Now That’s Funny! (r) (SL) 4.45
Wildlife SOS (r) (SL) 5.10 Nick’s Quest
(r) (SL) 5.35 House Doctor (r) (SL)7.00 The Hairy Bikers Go North
Simon King and Dave Myers
explore the best of northern
British food on a culinary road
trip from east to west (r)8.00 Digging for Britain Alice
Roberts spends a year visiting
archaeological digs around
the country, finding out about
discoveries that shed new
light on British history9.00 Inside the Factory Gregg
Wallace and Cherry Healey
visit a factory to find out how
malt loaf is made, while Ruth
Goodman explores its history.
See Viewing Guide10.00 Mandy Comedy shorts, written
by and starring Diane Morgan.
See Viewing Guide10.30 Newsnight
Analysis of the day’s events11.15 Inside Dubai: Playground of
the Rich A look at what life is
like for the millionaires and
billionaires who live in the tax
haven in the United Arab
Emirates, as well as the people
who serve them (r)12.15am See Hear. Yvonne Cobb and
Julian Peedle-Calloo look ahead to
2022 (r) 12.45 Sign Zone: Quentin
Blake — The Drawing of My Life. The
artist tells the story of his creative life
in his own words and pictures (r) (SL)
1.45-2.15 Take a Hike (r) (SL)7.00 Channel 4 News
Including sport and weather8.00 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or
List It Kirstie Allsopp and Phil
Spencer are in Lincoln to help
a couple end the five-year
debate over what to do with
their two-bedroom bungalow9.00 Britain’s Most Expensive
Houses Lee tries to sell the
£17.5million Huxley House,
while fashionista Karl Chu asks
Polina to find him a bachelor
pad with room for shoes as
well as a cigar terrace. See
Viewing Guide (2/4)10.00 I Literally Just Told You Jimmy
Carr hosts the game show in
which contestants are given
every answer with the
questions written, literally, as
the show is happening (4/6)11.05 24 Hours in Police Custody
The first episode of a two-part
special taking viewers behind
the scenes of a Major Crime
Unit investigation into the death
of an 11-week-old baby after 11
days in intensive care (1/2) (r)12.10am 24 Hours in Police Custody
(r) 1.05 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares
(r) 1.55 Couples Come Dine with Me (r)
2.45 Undercover Boss USA (r) 3.35
Britain’s Best Woodworker (r) 4.30
Mend It for Money (r) 5.20 A Place in
the Sun (r) 5.45 House of Craft (r)The Repair Shop returns (8pm) Gregg Wallace on malt loaf (9pm) Comedy The World’s End (10.50pm) Love It or List It continues (8pm) Trisha Goddard, Dr Amir Khan (8pm)