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SUNDAY

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Hundred With Andy Lee

NBN, 7pm

Would you sco the leftover ham sitting idly in the fridge two weeks after it was served up to the extended family?

Friday Under The Vines

ABC, 8.30pm

Filmed in New Zealand’s stunning Central Otago, the idyllic backdrop of green pastures and meandering vines sit enticingly alongside the capers of sh-out-ofwater winery owners Daisy (Rebecca Gibney, pictured) and Louis (Charles Edwards). Tonight, this delightfully light and sweet Kiwi drama wraps up its second season, but fans won’t be left thirsty: season three of winelled hijinks and country adventures are on the way next year. Tonight, sunshine abounds, but it’s not all warmth and rays of hope for the crew at Oakley Wines. There’s unexpected news that implicates everyone when an old friend of Stanley’s turns up, shattering the status quo.

FRIDAY, December 8

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Millie Ross meets a pair of foodie gardeners.

8.30 Under The Vines. (Final, PG) Louis decides to declare his feelings for Daisy. Tippy ees the vineyard thinking she is a failure.

9.15 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) DCI Barnaby and DS Winter investigate after a body is found covered in live rabbits at the Belville Small Pet Show.

10.50 ABC Late News. Coverage of the day’s events.

11.05 Question Everything. (R)

11.35 Life. (Mal, R)

12.35 Wake eld. (Madl, R)

1.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

Thursday The Doll Factory

SBS, 9.30pm

In this festive special, the truth comes out. Playful Andy Lee (pictured) returns to the hosting chair and the 100 faces on screen to nd out what tickles the group’s fancy during Christmas time. Joining the merry festivities as panellists are glamorous Love Island Australia host Sophie Monk and comedians Tommy Little and Anne Edmonds. There’s also a surprise guest in store as we’re educated on pertinent matters: how many people have had a hospital stint related to a bonbon accident, and what percentage of folks would le the classic actioner Die Hard under Christmas viewing.

Based on Elizabeth Macneal’s eerie and violent

London-era thriller, this six-part series is a sumptuous and potent adaptation.

Featuring Derry Girls’ Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Outlander’s Nell Hudson, it’s a female-led tale exploring desire and the world of art, with a spot of taxidermy and obsession adding to the intensity. Twin sisters Iris (Esmé Creed-Miles, Hanna, pictured) and Rose (Mirren Mack, Sex Education) paint porcelain dolls for a living, but their lives are being pulled into di erent directions with the arrival of two men. Tonight, in the penultimate double episode, Iris and Louis (George Webster) grow closer, while Silas (Éanna Hardwicke) warns her away from him.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Lost Treasures Of Egypt: Pyramid Tomb Raiders. (PGa) Archaeologists investigate tomb robbing.

8.30 Lost World Of Angkor Wat. (PG, R) Part 1 of 2.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Good People. (MA15+v)

11.55 L’Opera. (Mdls, R)

3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R)

4.20 Bamay. (R)

4.50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 7News Local.

6.30 7News @

7.00 Cricket.

Game 2. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades. From the SCG.

11.00 MOVIE:

In a dystopian future, a priest disobeys the church to track down the vampires that kidnapped his niece. Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet.

1.00 12 Monkeys.

Cole’s loyalty is tested when Ramse and Railly go rogue and embark on an unsanctioned mission to ’60s East Berlin.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. contestants go head-to-head in a test of brain power for the chance to win $1 million.

5.00 NBC Today.

For The Love Of Pets. (PG) nds a new forever home. London Has Fallen.

R) Terrorists launch a concentrated attack on the leaders of the Western world who are gathering in London. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart. Mercury Rising. R) Bruce Willis. (PG, R)

Our State On A Plate. (PG, R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Postcards Summer. (PG, R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. The Australian Women’sWeekly team celebrates Christmas.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. Comedian Graham Norton is joined on the red couch by actors Julia Roberts, Timothée Chalamet and Tom Hanks, as well as music legend Cher, who also performs her single DJPlayaChristmasSong

10.30 To Be Advised.

11.30 Good Sam. (Ma) Gri prepares to return to surgery.

12.30 The Project. (R)

1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.30 Home Shopping. (R)