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CHUCKLES AND CHEER All the laughs at December’s Comic Boom WHAT WAS THAT? The Bare Cheek boys are jogging memories

COOL AS ICE Holiday On Ice is back with a spectacular new show, Platinum, at the Brighton Centre

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s it overly pessimistic to be thinking about January’s mammoth task of placating the scales and working off the holiday’s indulgences, already?

Maybe. But I prefer to think of it as ‘pragmatic’ – a battle plan set in place to ensure the next few weeks are appropriately hedonistic, but truly guilt free.

The spirit has taken hold here at LHQ ... there’s cake, biscuits and all manner of chocolate covered goodies here for the taking and believe me, it’s hard to say no. But if you’re lucky enough to have a little time off and some good people to spend it with, then holiday indulgences don’t all have to be of the consumable variety.

This issue is testament to that – local theatres and venues are bursting at the seams with entertainment this month, and well into the new year. Why not catch a little ice-dancing magic at the Brighton Centre if you haven’t

before? It’s Holiday On Ice’s lauded 70th anniversary show, no less. You could still be in time to catch the tailend of panto season, and there’s gigs and comedy for everyone, whatever your taste and however flashy or frugal you desire to be.

We’re feeling generous this issue, too (I hasten to add – aren’t we always?) and we’ve some great competition prizes up for grabs, as well as a carefully selected last minute Christmas gift guide for all you chancers out there. You have my empathy – I’m one of them!

As we bid farewell to the last 365 days, fondly branded ‘2014’, we can start the new year afresh with our own ideas, aspirations and hopes for the 365 days to come. Merry Christmas, and a very happy New Year to you all.

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14 Kay Town Ho ho ho, a very merry (uninspired) Christmas to you all ...

14 Competitions Win a delicious meal at Jimmy’s Restaurants, and NOW party compilation CDs 15 Brighton Centre The venue hosts a spectacular 70th anniversary celebration for Holiday On Ice 17 Last Minute Christmas Gift Guide Left it late? We’re here to help!

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WHAT WAS THAT? memory, and I can recall neither the lyrics nor the tune. All I remember is that it concerned some early Christian King, observing a pauper from the window of his castle, who then went out into the cold and snow to give alms to the aforementioned pauper. Any ideas?

Peter Wenceslas, Hove

CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF A FILM, TV SHOW, BOOK, OR SIMILAR? MIKE HUNTER IS THE MAN WITH THE ANSWERS. Dear Mike, There's a Christmas carol I want to sing this yuletide – I used to sing it as a nipper, but the passing years have, I'm afraid, dulled my

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Dear Peter, I myself have braved our current cold snap to bring you my answer “though the frost was cruel”, and I trust you'll find what I say to be “deep”, “crisp” and possibly “even” as well (!) Yes, the fine old song of which you speak is, of course, “Santa Claus Is A Black Man” by Akim and the Teddy Vann Production Company.

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Five seasonal things you didn't know about fantabulous Hove: 1) Instead of Boxing Day, denizens of Hove celebrate St. Malcolm's Day, in which all presents are returned to the shops and exchanged for cash.

2) The Hove Santa Claus' “list” has three categories – “nice”, “nasty” and “sexy.”

3) Mistletoe is illegal in Hove; instead people kiss underneath torn-out pages from the 1971 Harold Robbins potboiler, The Betsy.

4) Christmas was actually banned in Hove between 1921 and 1953. It was replaced by an ancient anglosaxon festival called “Grumworthy” in which everybody swaps shoes.

5) Instead of singing songs, Hove carollers enact impromptu live sex shows.

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Blue Mango’s extravagant launch; jewellery designer Jeremy Hoye reveals new collection

BLUE MANGO’S LAUNCH PARTY Brighton Marina had a taste of the exotic as Blue Mango marked its opening with an extravagant launch party on Tuesday 25 November.

Special guests from across Brighton gathered at the newly opened Indian Restaurant and Bar to celebrate the launch. Hosting a three course buffet meal, which boasted the culinary skills of Head Chef Rakesh Kumar, VIPs and business owners enjoyed live entertainment throughout the night with the opportunity to handle a live Burmese Cobra, be stunned into silence by a table magician, and enthralled by the moves of a sensational local belly Blue Mango staff member dancer.

Blue Mango Brighton is the second restaurant to be opened under the emerging chain, which has already received rave reviews from diners.

Guests at the event were bowled over by their experience and enjoyed oneto-one discussions with Rakesh and his team about their traditional cooking techniques and secret blends of herbs Hal Ravi, Rakesh Kumar & Katariina Jarvinen and spices, as they tasted various dishes from the restaurant’s incredible Rakesh Kumar menu.

One guest commented: “This is certainly an Indian restaurant that delivers a quality of food unmatched in the local area. I will be coming here for a special treat as often as possible.”

Mukesh Driver, General Manager of Blue Mango Brighton, said; “We are so pleased to mark the opening of our new restaurant here in Brighton with Katariina Jarvinen, Emma Hayes & Hal Ravi such a fantastic launch party. Our guests were extremely excited about what Blue Mango will be offering and we are also incredibly excited about our future here in Brighton Marina.”

Blue Mango Brighton is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner and a full takeaway option is available with 20% discount on all orders.

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NEW JEWELLERY COLLECTION AT HOUSE OF HOYE At House of Hoye, celebrated jewellery designer Jeremy Hoye hosted a stylish event to launch his new collection.

Guests gathered to see new work that sees Jeremy return to his great passion – designing unique items of jewellery in precious metals with precious and semiprecious stones.

Hoye’s work has become much sought after, with many clients avid collectors of his work, and the launch of a new range was certainly the talking point of the evening as guests sipped Prosecco and tasted delicious food from Indian Summer in his recently reinvented emporium.

House of Hoye sees Jeremy back on top form.

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Brighton and Hove City Council leader Jason Kitcat The East Sussex Credit Union has recently reached a record £2m balance sheet.

Thousands of residents in Brighton & Hove and East Sussex have chosen to put their savings into this local, not for profit co-operative. They now also offer savings accounts to community groups, as well as business loans of up to £15,000 to small local businesses and social enterprises.

The community organisation behind the local currency the Lewes Pound is the first business member of the union.

Set up in 2004, the credit union provides secure savings accounts and affordable lending to local residents. By providing an alternative to traditional banks, and far less scrupulous loan sharks, they combat poverty in our communities and help residents across the country become more economically independent.

Anyone who is a member of the credit union also automatically becomes a shareholder for the organisation. Unlike the big banks, the co-operative structure means that profits are given back to members as a dividend. As a result the benefits of the credit union’s growth go straight back into the pockets of us, the local community.

Through the citywide ‘Moneyworks’ programme, the credit union often supports people who are sometimes not able to access credit or bank accounts with mainstream banks. The credit union are able to make smaller, faster loans to those in financial trouble, and compete against payday lenders to ensure people in need don’t end up in a debt trap.

The costs of Christmas can mount up quickly, and many residents struggle to make ends meet. Payday lenders and loan sharks have the resources to exploit people in trouble, so it’s crucial that we make sure affordable, ethical and local financial support is as accessible as possible to people in our communities.

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The housing crisis shows how Brighton and Hove is struggling to cope with the success and growth of its universities

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he success of Brighton and Hove’s two universities comes at a price; a meeting will be told this afternoon (Tuesday 16 December). A report due to be presented to Brighton and Hove Connected said: “University growth (will) have a large impact on the current make-up of communities along with political implications. There are also potential issues around students not paying council tax and huge pressures on housing supply.”

The last point will surprise few.

Some blame students for the housing crisis in Brighton and Hove. For sure, students have added to demand – as have the rising number of family breakdowns, holiday home owners and people moving here from London. But this is to overlook other factors. Key among them is that the number of houses built has plummeted.

Some 329 homes were completed in Brighton and Hove in 2006-07. In 2012-13 the number was 46, compared with 58 the year before and 51 in 2010-11. Yet even the recent peak – eight years ago –

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was well below demand and the averages of the 1950s and 1960s.

We have built obstacles to the creation of new homes. And the resulting housing crisis is far from unique to Brighton and Hove.

The focus on the student factor here is the result of growth at Sussex University and Brighton University. As they have burgeoned, people who bought their nearby council homes have rented them out to students or sold them to landlords who have done the same. Family homes have become student digs. The character of streets and sometimes a wider area has changed. It was christened “studentification” and it has

There is a danger that you’ll look like King Canute and the tide will come in anyway its critics.

The universities have worked with Brighton and Hove City Council to tackle some of the problems but it can be a bit like whack-a-mole. As one problem is dealt with, up pops another. The universities agreed a more strategic approach – to create purpose-built blocks. Some are on the campuses at Falmer. Others are in town, close to university buildings or the roads

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leading there.

One scheme put forward by Sussex envisaged about 4,000 student bedsits on the Falmer campus. University staff worked with planning officials to shape a scheme that conformed to local planning policies. But councillors turned it down. On Friday (12 December) the university was due to submit a formal appeal.

Two days earlier a scheme for 205 Brighton University students was approved. It is one of a number of similar schemes making progress, including Circus Street. But even as members of the council’s Planning Committee voted in favour, they expressed concerns about noise and disturbance, rubbish and mess, parking and transport and the buildings themselves.

One of the council’s most senior officials, Geoff Raw, spelt out some hard truths to a different committee last month. He told the Audit and Standards Committee: “We’ve been in discussion with the universities because they are forecasting student numbers to increase by about 12,000. They are looking at about 6,000 units of accommodation.

“We have to be pragmatic.

Those students will come to the city regardless of what the council thinks. There is a danger that you’ll look like King Canute and the tide will come in anyway.

There are opportunities to look at student accommodation in the city and be an investor in it. It stops the pressure on the loss of family size accommodation in the city.

“Students make the decision about where they live. They can’t be forced into halls. Brighton is seen as a party town and they want to be here. There are sites in Newhaven, for example, and they are 15 to 20 minutes on the train from the universities. But it may be hard to persuade 18 to 22-yearolds to live in Newhaven.”

The universities are worth more than £1 billion to the local economy and employ thousands of people. The council cannot stop their growth. It can work with them and help them better understand local needs. Or it can play gesture politics and abdicate its duty to us all. You don’t need a degree to work out what’s for the best.

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ECONOMY ON TRACK – DESPITE JOB LOSSES The UK's economy is on track – those were the words of employment minister Esther McVey as she gave an exclusive interview to Latest TV. The comments came after health giant BUPA announced it would be cutting 170 posts in the city. But despite the bad news, the Tory frontbencher remained buoyant. She was in Brighton to visit Brighton Kemptown MP Simon Kirby – and see up close the work of Swim UK in boosting apprenticeships. Coming in the same week that businesses from across Sussex were celebrated, it was a reminder that we're blessed with some great firms on the south coast.

BALLS TO THE DEFICIT It was a busy week on the political visit front as Labour's shadow chancellor Ed Balls came to town. In what was a perfectly constructed photo-shoot, he served coffee to people queuing at the Small Batch near Hove Station.

In yet another exclusive interview with Latest TV, the shadow chancellor confirmed that Labour would look to reduce public spending to bring down the deficit if it won power next year.

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LABOUR DEFECTION Every week it seems I am writing about how the run-up to next year's local and general election is hotting up. Well, the past week it started to bubble nicely as Labour councillor Leigh Farrow announced his defection to UKIP. This was after he was de-selected by Labour to stand for the party in Moulsecoomb and Bevendean after a series of complaints about his behaviour from council.

Labour locally said the announcement was “somewhat surprising” – claiming that Cllr Farrow recently described UKIP as “racist”, “xenophobic” and “acting like the BNP”. Regardless, it will be a blow to Labour with every vote crucial, even in what is seemingly a safe seat for the party of the red rose.

HENS SUCCESS Good news for all of you following our Home Our Hens campaign.

Thousands have now been rehomed – and it's all down to the hard work of Hove campaigner

Sue Baumgardt.

On Thursday and Friday, she saved 6,000 birds from the slaughterhouse with both individuals and groups coming forward.

DOGG VISIT Brighton hosted rap royalty last week when Snoop Dogg came to town. The man who's sold more than 30 million hits performed a two-hour set “Djing and hosting his hits” at Shoossh Brighton in King’s Road Arches.

UK dates have been thin on the ground since his ban on entering the UK was lifted in March 2010.

But following a successful night, here's hoping the dogg is back some time soon.

CHRISTMAS CHEER 1 Is it Christmas again already? It sure is. And for those of you not in the mood for some festive cheer, look away now. That's because in Southwick two householders have kitted out their property in illuminations of every variety – all in the aid of Chestnut Tree House and St Barnabas House.

The owner, Paul Ross-Dale, said there were more flashing lights than you could wave a bright candy cane at – and I agree ...

CHRISTMAS CHEER 2 Thousands of pounds have been raised for charity thanks to the ‘Elf on the Twelfth’ campaign. Those taking part were encouraged to donate £1 to wear red and green on 12/12/14 and help make life better for sick children in Sussex this Christmas. And the Latest TV cameras were on hand to catch it.

CHRISTMAS CHEER 3 Advent is here, which for many of you involves eating chocolate.

But for those on St Nicholas Road, Brighton, the traditional calendar has taken on another form.

Street residents came together to create displays in their home windows, so all can join in the countdown. A truly special way to welcome in Christmas.

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attend. I work as part of Charlotte Henry’s ‘Blink Promotions’ which is a fab company that hires presenters, hostesses, models and promotional staff for events around the county and London, and Blink have been a big part of all of the Sussex County Cricket Club’s events for the last decade! They also now provide staff for Brighton and Hove Albion events and match days. Feel free to contact Charlotte if you want to book some of her amazing team for your event! charlotte@blinkpromotions.co.uk Latest TV Sports team with Lloyd Ellett

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JOLLY GOOD SPORTS Jules Breach has the best news and gossip from Latest Sport 2014 ey sports fans! Corr, it’s chilly out there now isn't it? Christmas is well and truly on its way, so to celebrate we are going to unwrap some of our favourite Latest Sport TV moments of 2014! We've had some cracking guests on and we've got so much to look forward to for 2015.

One of my personal highlights of the year had to be having 10 year old Dan Morley on our show At The Amex. Dan might be a little whipper snapper, but it was fascinating to hear him come out with stats from times before he was even born! He’s a real talent and he also provided us with one of the biggest laughs of the year so far. I don’t think Dan realised what he did himself, but he pretty much asked me out on a date, live on the telly, much to all the rest of the team’s delight.

Another one of my most hilarious moments of the year was when a punter told me I looked better ‘off camera’, which is just charming when you spend the majority of your time being filmed. Good thing I’ve got a sense of humour!

We’ve had some fantastic guests on the sofa on Match Day Breakfast and some inspirational ones as well.

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If I sat here and listed them all it would take all day, but to name some of our favourites; Dick Knight, Adam Virgo, Kerry Mayo, Andy Dalby-Welsh, Allan Mullery, Lloyd Ellett, Sergio Torres, Suzi Ruffell and JP Omari. They all provided us with their expert opinions on their areas of sport and we had some laughs with them too. Our ‘dodgy quiz’ got dodgier as the year went on, and I can guarantee even dodgier stuff to come in the new year!

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Yardy’s benefit events have been such a success and I’m sure anyone that knows him and has attended one of his events knows what a genuine guy he is, and how important the charities that he supports are to him – Rockinghorse and Mind are two charities very close to his heart. The Latest Sport team will be at Mike’s final event of the year on Friday 19 December and it will be a great event to sum up our success this year, as well as to support a local man in his final event of the year.

We hope you’ve enjoyed watching and we look forward to bringing loads more of the best sporting action and events to your telly in 2015, on Latest Sport TV. Have a very Merry Christmas from all of us on the team, and I hope you'll be busting those new moves you've learnt from JP Omari on the dance floors this New Years Eve! See you in 2015, sports fans!

Jules Breach xx

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We also got ourselves to loads of sporting events around the county including the Sussex Sports Awards, Crusader Events Fight Night, countless BHAFC football games, we visited schools in the area to see how their sports departments were getting on, we played blind cricket, took part in Tough Mudder, and we visited loads of non league football matches, including quite a few at The Dripping Pan in Lewes. They seem to have got into their stride towards the end of the year keeping three clean sheets in their last three games and bagging some well deserved points, too. We'll be back visiting the Pan in the new year for more of that good stuff.

One of our final events of the year is going to be at Sussex and England cricketer Mike Yardy’s Christmas benefit lunch at the Metropole hotel in Brighton. Mike has been celebrating his benefit year by putting on some fantastic events throughout the year, all of which I’ve been lucky enough to

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DRESSING UP Lynn Ruth Miller is thinking outside the fruit bowl Chinese fruit seller in Nanjing decided to dress his peaches in fancy knickers and triple the price. He labeled them ‘fancy peach butts’ and charged £48 a dozen. What a great gift idea!

What a great solution for the person on your Christmas list who has everything. Can you imagine a better present than a cute little peach decked out in lacy underwear?

And why stop there? Imagine awakening on Christmas morning to discover a banana in a bow tie and a top hat doing a soft shoe just for you? Think of the delight children would have when they opened up Santa’s gifts to find a pair of plums in tutus and lace bodices tucked into a chiffon lined box?

I cannot think of anything better to give your nan than a cluster of grapes laced with garlands of velvet ribbon. After all, she has received enough lace hankies to last a lifetime. She will thrill to the novelty of something she doesn’t have to tuck in a bureau drawer to give to someone else next year.

Christmas shopping would be so much easier for us all. No more beating our way through crowded malls trying to outspend each other, piling up mountains of colorful boxes filled with useless trinkets no one wants under the tree. We would not have to spend hours exploring one expensive novelty shop after another in the Lanes trying to find just the right tie, or the prettiest bauble for our loved ones. All we would need to do is run over to the green grocer and load up on produce, take it home and dress it up. On Christmas morning, the house would be filled with jolly pears in tap shoes and apples sporting feather boas. Wow! And don’t forget the veggies! They tart up amazingly well. There is nothing as appealing as a mushroom in spats and every potato worth its butter looks better in mesh stockings with a flowered garter.

What to serve for Christmas breakfast? Problem solved. Just put all the gifts in a large bowl, add some scones, clotted cream and a bit of eggnog, and enjoy.

“One that would serve fruit, must give it a good presentation.”

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often wonder why this country is one of the only countries in the world that champions the roast dinner.

It’s got it all. Succulent meat oozing with rich thick gravy.

Vegetables glazed with honey, syrup and garlic. Potatoes marinated in goose fat then roasted until they reach their optimum level of crispiness. We even have our roasts with little puddings composed of pancake batter, which then become impromptu sponges to soak up that delicious viscous gravy.

In summary, the roast dinner is a truly British masterpiece.

Much like Shakespeare, Blake and Britten, Brunel, Newton and Churchill. I believe the roast dinner has given just as much to society as these famous Brits have.

It’s not just the act of eating

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this glorious meal – it’s the ceremony too. It’s getting round your friend’s house all with a different ingredient. It’s arguing about how long to cook the meat for. It’s arguing about which meat to buy. It’s arguing about whether to make a vegetarian option. It’s about getting the ironing board out of the cupboard to use as a work surface because there is no more space in the kitchen. It’s the frantic rush to get every ingredient on at the right time to ensure they’re all cooked at the same time. It’s the ale. It’s the wine. It’s the waiting. And then of course it’s the sitting around the table, every chair in the house being used. And the eating!

This sense of unity and creative cohesion is what happens every single day with the Brighton Lights crew. We are all frantically rushing around contributing in different ways to ensure the finished

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Guy Lloyd deliberates the question of cool – who decides, exactly?

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This week we’ve added another amazing edition to the set. We’ve had the letter ‘B’ designed in the same style as the B on the Brighton Pier. It looks great, and gives the set a whole new feel.

All our guests were commenting on how brilliant it looked. David Redinha, a film composer, said he’d never seen anything like it.

Chef Orson Whitfield from the newly opened restaurant Semolina was seen trying to leave with the prop. Mark Chadwick from The Levellers said he’s going to write a new song about it whilst Nigel Swallow from North Laine Photography was also seen trying to leave with it. Madelaine Hunter from RISE charity said she’d tweet about it whilst John and Jasmine from The Burning of The Clocks festival said they’d like to feature it in their procession through Brighton. Air Guitar Championship organiser Colin Fulker was seen trying to air guitar with it and resident musicians for the week, Bentcousin, said they’d … actually they didn’t have much to say about it.

Anyway! Make sure you tune in, Wednesday to Saturday at 7pm on Freeview Channel 8, Virgin Media Channel 159 or live online @ www.thelatest.tv. As ever, you are all welcome to come be a part of our live audience – 6.30pm at the Latest Music Bar. You get a free drink and a whole night’s worth of free entertainment. Try not to be late, though – our floor manager, Sarah Chambers, has been known to give latecomers a real roasting on arrival!

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’m not sure about the term ‘guilty pleasure’. I’ve certainly said it a few times on the radio, when I hear a pop song for the first time, hate it, then grow to love it within a couple of weeks. Take That’s latest single, for instance, is a good example of this. But I don’t feel guilty about it. I don’t lay awake at night wishing I hadn’t liked that song. It just goes against the supposed ‘cool’ stuff that I like; Jungle, Alt-J, etc.

I think I’ve always been drawn to ‘uncool’ bands and slightly put off by the cool ones. Firstly what is cool? Who decides? The Fonz? If someone says something is cool, then we get drawn in to it, simply because cool is cool. But is it?

Cool, for me, is authenticity. It’s being original and true to yourself, not following the crowd because it’s the cool thing to do. Am I making sense? Cool.

The first live gig I ever went to was Queen in Knebworth in 1986.

It was also, sadly, their last ever live show with Freddie. But Queen were a band that were seen as very uncool at varying stages in their career. In fact the year before, just before they blew away all the other acts at Live Aid in Wembley, critics had already

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written them off. Even now, there’s a lot of Queen hate, but the more criticism I hear of them the more I love them. But also, for me, it’s cool to like the uncool.

Coldplay are a recent example, where everybody loved them initially and then the tide turned – suddenly it was most definitely not cool to like Chris Martin and co. It may be justified on some level but who decides? And where does one get on and off the bandwagon of hate? So, despite being critical of Coldplay at times (they can be terribly bland), as public opinion turned against them, I found myself drawn towards them.

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For me, it’s cool to like the uncool best albums and be one of the most exciting acts of the year.

They are NME cool. But will that be the case in a couple of years’ time? Or will said magazine decide they’ve had their time and they’re throwing their weight behind Colin and the Credit Cards?

Do you know what I’m doing on the night Royal Blood play to a sell-out crowd at the Dome? I’m taking my mum to see Status Quo and Chas n’ Dave at the Brighton Centre. Now, that’s cool.

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FOIL ARMS AND HOG Three clearly great actors and comedians from Ireland performed some of the most hilarious and well thought out comedy I’ve seen.

Although due to a small crowd (first night), the show got off to a slightly shaky start; we were all soon laughing genuinely, rather than out of awkward politeness. From an intervention staged for a tee-total son to a game of exploding beer cans, these guys are the real deal.

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ith an audience liberally peppered with ‘ladies’ expecting a night of male striptease, expectations were riding high for this theatrical translation of the hit film. Credit to the production then for delivering an entertainment that worked on every level. The cast are superb, they convey the desperation of the time well, Thatcher is demonized, unemployment is rife and desperate measures are taken.

Gary Lucy is excellent in the lead role of Gaz, matched at this performance by Fraser Kelly as the small boy at the core of the story.

Andrew Dunn gives a great performance as uncomfortable Gerald, Louis Emerick milks every creak from the role of Horse, Rupert Hill bucks all the stereotypes as gay character Guy and Bobby Schofield is totally charming as the lost Lomper. Martin Miller’s Dave is the perfect tragi-comic foil to the bravura Gaz throughout. The females in the company are all good but this play is about the insecurities of men, mentally castrated by the decline of their industrial base and the lack of governmental support. The set is a stunner too. The audience reacted well, perhaps enjoying the humour more than the darker aspects of industrial decline; perhaps more poignant for audiences in areas that were so deeply affected at that time.

As for the strip, well they certainly pulled it off – but I have to say that as a drama, The Full Monty is far greater than the sum of all their parts.

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were a dance from the ‘Who's a Prick? You’re a Prick!’ game show that I will find very difficult to forget, and a scene from ‘the net people in which fishing nets over the face worked alarmingly well. It is no surprise that they sold out their Edinburgh shows; definitely see them if you get the opportunity, I cannot recommend it highly enough.

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BOOKINGS GAZ COOMBES + SUPPORT The Old Market, 4 February 2015, £15, 01273 201801, theoldmarket.com The former Supergrass frontman hits the road once more, this time to promote his hugely anticipated second solo album.

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ROPETACKLE BEER FESTIVAL Ropetackle Centre, 6–7 February 2015, £7/5, 01273 464440, ropetacklecentre.co.uk Organised and compered as ever by

Southwick poet/musician Attila The Stockbroker, this combines music, performance and over 25 beers and ciders from smaller breweries.

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REVIEWS ALADDIN Christmas has begun and there’s no better way to kick things off than this panto. S Club 7′s Jon Lee takes the turn of Aladdin with able support from BGT’s Kieran Sutcliffe and Sarah James, plus the hardy perennials Tom and Jack from Heart FM providing the comic relief.

The plusses outweigh the negatives.

Setting it in Peking seemed odd (it’s an Arabian Night tale!) and some of the jokes were tired and well worn.

But the cast are tight (even at this early stage in the run), the energy kept up by Stephen Richards as Widow Twanky and Terry Gleed as Wishy Washy and the first half’s comedy routine was superb. Well worth a visit.

Connaught Theatre, Worthing, 8 December 2014 ★★★★★ Lee Stevens

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SOUNDING FOOD AND MUSIC This unusual concert explored the relationship of the senses that food creates through poetry, opera and experimental music. In an hour, the audience was entertained by Contemporary Connections’ exploration of gender in relation to food, also.

Sadly, the first two pieces consisting of electronic music and contemporary lyrics felt very distant from the theme, however the last three operatic styles (including the Frivolous Cake from Titus Groan) made up for it with their atmosphere and comic timing. The beautiful singing talents of Rebecca Hardwick, Allan Smith and Becky Brown were especially engaging and enjoyable to listen to.

The Old Market, 6 December 2014 ★★★★★ Sascha Cooper

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o ho ho, and a very uninspired Christmas. I sincerely hope that you are having more fun and more luck in finding the right gifts for your family and friends this year, as I am feeling singularly uninspired.

A walk around the city left me feeling cold, the amount of tat out there, specially confected to fill us with seasonal goodwill, left me feeling seasonally abused. I cannot ever imagine that I will be tempted to buy anything emblazoned with Santa, Rudolph, Christmas fairies or elves in the same way that I would never indulge in anything referring to staying calm.

Of course I realise that this drops me fairly in the middle of the bah humbug camp, which could not be further from the

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Tired and uninspired maybe but still full of good cheer truth. I love Christmas, I really do – I just hate all the commercial claptrap that decorates it.

I wrote recently about my disbelief in religious matters, but I was reduced to tears of laughter a few days ago when a friend reported that their small child had been cast in the school Christmas play, as a spaceman (excuse me being gender specific, but the child is a boy), a non-speaking role I believe. I laughed, but not because it was particularly funny but because it was rather sad.

I understand that in a world of multi denominational education the needs of all faiths to be represented should be honoured and celebrated, but spacemen at a depiction of the birth of Christ does strike me as going too far.

Even though my faith is damaged, possibly beyond repair, I want my nativity to be traditional; shepherds, sheep, a donkey, three wise men, an inn keeper and his wife maybe, Mary, Joseph … and a doll swaddled in a tea towel.

I want proper carols too, and, if you’re asking, I want ‘In The Bleak Mid-Winter’ (I don’t mind which arrangement, they all reduce me to tears).

I will happily join in any other

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Good health, good cheer and good fun – Merry Christmas to you all festival or celebration too, out of respect for others (save of course those that deal in death and misery). So have a divine Divali, happy Hanukkah – but please, PLEASE, PLEASE! give it to me straight, don’t blur the lines or fluff the issues, let’s have less dumbing down and more wising up, for God’s sake, whoever that God might be.

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time to move on. Gifts, yes, what am I giving this Christmas? Well I think a gift should be heartfelt, something that you are as happy to give as the recipient should be to receive. I will therefore not be giving goats to villagers, standpipes or bull semen. It’s not that I think such charitable ideas are bad, far from it, but I don’t think that these gifts hit the right note for the people that I do buy for.

My nephews are at that age where anything I might choose will inevitably be wrong, so I gift them music in token form. I know they like that and that makes us all happy. For Mum, well she likes simple pleasures like nice toiletries and chocolate and warm, but pretty, clothes.

Friends get food or wine or art of some kind, depending on who they are and what they like. No one gets anything that is a seasonal joke, no Santa socks or Rudolph undies, no ugly tea mugs or jolly tea towels.

What do I want? I want what I wish you all; good health, good cheer and good fun – Merry Christmas to you all.

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Holiday on Ice returns to The Brighton Centre with an explosive 70th anniversary celebration he Brighton Centre is delighted to announce that after two years away, the most popular ice show in the world, Holiday on Ice, is returning to the UK for one week only with their 70th anniversary show ‘Platinum’, featuring Dancing on Ice All Star winner Ray Quinn.

Running from Tuesday 6 to Sunday 11 January 2015 at The Brighton Centre only, ‘Platinum’ is a tribute to 70 years of Holiday on Ice, which has been appearing at the venue since 1978.

Traditional elements and surprising moments combine to create an incomparable show experience, which will enchant audiences of all ages. Taking the audience through the history of figure skating, the show will be accompanied by a mix of music from electro and waltz to swing, gospel and samba.

Ray commented: “I'm so thrilled to be a part of Holiday on Ice ‘Platinum’; it is the 70th year celebration show, so it’s extra special! Holiday on Ice is such an all-time family favourite, and for me, to be back on the ice is really exciting.

The show is going to bring so much together from past traditional shows to the more contemporary, present day. It’s going to be amazing – I genuinely can’t wait!”

Whilst keeping the show fresh and current, the first act ‘That was then…’ has a touch of nostalgia. With contemporary music and costumes referencing the high glamour and traditions that audiences have come to love over the years, it includes incredible footage of world champion Olympic stars who have performed in previous Holiday on Ice shows.

The second half ‘This is now!’ explodes with modern scenes and accompanying music that still hold every tradition of a fabulous Holiday on Ice production. Whilst the music may have a hip sound and the costumes look like they have

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The show will end with the absolutely essential light up Brazilian finale, and extra features that maintain the show’s energy and celebratory feel, thus ensuring the ovation will continue for Holiday on Ice for many years to come!

Featuring some of the world’s most talented skaters, glamorous costumes, modern staging and exciting scenes, ‘Platinum’ is an explosive firework of energy and joie de vivre.

Tickets are available from www.brightoncentre.co.uk or by contacting the box office on 0844 847 1538.

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ave the environment, help our wildlife and show you care with an eco-friendly gift this Christmas – give a tree or shrub to a loved one! Thoughtfully chosen and presented, dressed in hessian sacks, tied with luxurious satin ribbons, with hand written Christmas cards and planting instructions.

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rap up warm and brave the Brighton crowds, and you’ll find top toys for kids this Christmas at Churchill Square Shopping Centre. From smart watches that take pictures, and dolls that sync with your smartphone or tablet so you can talk to them, play games and tell stories, to woodland pop up tents and the Disney Frozen Collection, from retailers such as Build A Bear, The Lego Store, Debenhams, The Entertainer and Tiger – there’s something to keep every child happy.

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BARDSLEY’S Probably Brighton’s most popular fish ’n’ chip shop and restaurant with a large loyal clientele.

Traditional and family-run with favourites and excellent daily fish specials. Open for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Saturday, it’s also a great party venue. There are massive fish platters and seasonal seafood, plus vegetarian choices.

Fully licensed.

Bardsley’s, 22–23a Baker Street, Brighton, BN1 4JN, 01273 681256, www.bardsleys-fishandchips.co.uk

INDIAN CHAULA’S LEWES Chaula’s is renowned for its signature dishes, distinctive décor and friendly staff. All meals are made fresh to order and every curry has its own distinctively flavoured sauce. Also a wide variety of vegetarian and vegan as well as gluten and wheat-free dishes. Buffet available 11am–3pm Monday to Saturday.

Chaula’s, Eastgate House, 6 Eastgate Street, Lewes, BN7 2LP, 01273 476707, www.chaulas.co.uk

CHAULA’S BRIGHTON A second venue for this brilliant Indian restaurant is now open here in Brighton. Superb regional dishes, fresh tasting and exciting.

Chaula and her team breathe fresh air into the idea of Indian food with authentic recipes served in bright and stylish surroundings.

The cooking is executed with a light touch too, no heavy gheebased sauces here but an altogether healthier approach – but not at the cost of flavour.

Both delicious and affordable.

Buffet available for £6.99; Meal Deal for £9.99.

Chaula’s, 2–3 Little East Street, Brighton, BN1 1HT, 01273 771661, www.chaulas.co.uk

THE CHILLI PICKLE CANTEEN The definitive delivery service from The Chilli Pickle launched this year. Bold, Indian-inspired design, specially commissioned artwork and smart delivery stake out new ground in home dining.

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ITALIAN DONATELLO Flagship venue of this local family-run business serving excellent Italian food in stylish surroundings. Brilliant value meal deals on blackboards – two courses £7.95 or three for £9.95 – as well as à la carte. The haunt of celebs in season from soap stars to politicos.

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THAI STREET THAI Dishes served here are simple, healthy and delicious using the finest and freshest ingredients.

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THE CHILLI PICKLE The Chilli Pickle is a local favourite with national standing which combines traditional Indian methods with local produce and an individual style. Their ample thalis spice up a midday meeting or a catch-up with friends, while the evening menu offers inventive street food, local seafood and tasty regional curries, served in an upbeat and informal atmosphere.

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RIGHT ROYAL Regal delights from the palaces of India at Deccan Tiffin

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op ups and supper clubs are the order of the day, or so it would seem. I created what might have been Brighton’s first ever pop up restaurant many years ago during the Brighton Festival. I had been challenged by the boss, one Latest Bill, to follow his lead of opening Brighton’s smallest venue in his sitting room, but opening Brighton’s smallest restaurant in mine. I lived back then in Preston Street and crazily took on the challenge, opening my doors for nine times in May and serving an extensive set menu of six courses with matched wines. It was great fun, well received and exhausting. I am often asked why I do not open a restaurant of my own and the answer is simple, too much hard work and no time to do what I love, which is dine out in other people’s restaurants.

I was recently introduced to an extraordinarily good cook by another great cook, Kanthi Thamma of Curry Leaf Cafe. His friend is Priya Deshingkar, and my word, can she cook.

Priya has launched a supper club called Deccan Tiffin in her Hove home and with a group of food loving friends we went along to find out more – and ‘more’ was the word of the evening, as there was more and more food as the evening unfolded and it was all very moreish.

The evening focused on dishes from Indian palaces, so ‘rich’ was the next key word. We started with a Lamb Shorba – a lightly spiced soup from the Mughlai kitchens of Delhi. It was an amazingly fragrant soup perfumed with sandalwood, a new experience for me – the man that loves new food experiences – and it was served with a

crips Indian biscuit that was equally exciting.

Next a chaat course. I loved this as it took me back to my student days and the bhel pooris of Tooting. Gol Gappe is a classic dish from Old Delhi and the stuffed round puris were garnished with pomegranate seeds and a tamarind and jaggery chutney, then drizzled with pepper water – yum. There were three but I could have eaten thirty, at least.

Next Shahi Chicken Tikka – a kebab course of pieces of chicken breast in a saffron and cream marinade served with a mint and coriander chutney. This was exceptionally succulent, and vibrant with fresh spice and herbs.

So on to the main course – yes, all so far had been a lead up to the star event. And what a star, Dum Ka Teetar, a whole partridge slowcooked in a gravy of poppy seeds and almonds, as prepared in the kitchens of the Awadhi rulers of Lucknow. Now this was a revelation, the slow cooked game fell from the bones but had lost none of that unique flavour and the almond and saffron infused sauce could have been served solo, it was that good. With it came kachumbar, a

Priya is a busy professional lady but cooking is her passion and that passion glows in her delightful food

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fresh salad, a raita dressed with tempered spices in hot oil, fragrant basmati pulao and naan breads. It was amongst the best dishes I have ever eaten and unlike so much game bird served on the bone, it was easy to eat.

For dessert we had a traditional rice kheer with cardamom, saffron and cashews (that’s a posh, very posh, rice pudding).

After this we were offered ginger chai or South Indian kapi, a sweet frothy coffee that I love. Throughout we drank our own wines and beers, a good experience as we had taken along a selection that we were all keen to try.

Supper clubs are fun and you do get to meet interesting new people, but I think this was an exceptional experience and we were privileged to be trying Indian dishes of the very highest pedigree. Priya is a busy professional lady but cooking is her passion and that passion glows in her delightful food. I will happily return and I urge you to try it too, as she is planning a series of future culinary experiences in her own home.

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hilst the professional theatre gets top billing for their annual theatre awards, we thought it only right that our local Arts Council Awards for best amateur theatre groups get top billing, so this week we highlight the best the city has to offer, and very well deserving they are too.

BEST SET DESIGN Len Shipton: The Southwick Players, Far From The Madding Crowd BEST COSTUMES Margaret Skeet & Anita Jones: The Southwick Players, Far From The Madding Crowd BEST STAGE CREW Lindfield Dramatic Club: Wife After Death

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Best Actress Helen Pepper-Smith: for Wendy in Amongst Barbarians, New Venture Theatre Club

The 2014 BHAC Best Amateur Theatre Winners

BEST SOUND DESIGN Steven Adams: Brighton Little Theatre, Love Song BEST LIGHTING DESIGN Geoff Parker: Lewes Little Theatre, The Diary of Anne Frank BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT Dave Martin: Burgess Hill Theatre Club, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof BEST PUBLICITY Gary Cook (and team): The Southwick Players, Far From The Madding Crowd

BEST ACTRESS Helen Pepper-Smith: for Wendy, Amongst Barbarians, New Venture Theatre Club BEST ACTOR Chris Parke: for Mr Frank, The Diary of Anne Frank, Lewes Little Theatre Latest’s Bill Smith presents an award AND for Yermolay Lopakhim, The Cherry Orchard, Wick Theatre Company

THE BHAC CHAIRMAN’S AWARD Rottingdean Drama Society: Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliette

BEST DIRECTOR Claire Lewis: Far From The Madding Crowd, The Southwick Players

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Sharron Rigby Smith: for Mrs Van Daan, The Diary of Anne Frank, Lewes Little Theatre

AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE Chris Webber Brown: The Diary of Anne Frank, Lewes Little Theatre

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Adrian Kenward: for Yepikodov, The Cherry Orchard, Wick Theatre Company

BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION The Southwick Players: Far From The Madding Crowd

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A SHORT WALK COALITION CHALLENGE FILMS FROM BRIGHTON STATION ndependent filmmaking can be a very worthy career (bringing hidden issues to the public, celebrating unknown communities, making art for the sake of creativity…) but it can also be a very difficult one. From long shoots to scraping together a budget or even just finding a way to try expensive camera equipment before buying, it helps to not be alone.

Forming a production company with friends can be a great way of starting out with some support but, equally, it’s likely you’ll all be in the same boat when it comes to experience. Which is where a larger organisation, involving people of different ages and backgrounds within the industry, can really be of use.

The Brighton Filmmakers Coalition was formed in 2008 and originally was a way for independent film makers in the city to come together, socialise and trade information, advice or equipment, but quickly banded together to make a film – William Ranieri’s Meat, which was recently screened on LatestTV as part of FilmFest on 8.

The Coalition then evolved to monthly film challenges. From filming a short within 48 hours – conceptualizing on Friday night, shooting on a Saturday and then editing to screen on a Sunday evening – to making a 10 minute film from just 30 seconds of footage. From its roots as a free networking and resource group for Brighton filmmakers the coalition has gone on to create some truly creative short films.

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If you’re an aspiring filmmaker then pop along to the next meeting of the BFC – they have now banded together with Shooters in the Pub, the national community group for those working in the film or television industry. On the first Monday of every month you will find the group in the bar at the Duke of York’s, preparing for their next exciting project. Remember though, there are twenty-two times more viewings of films on television than there are in the cinema, so if you really want to get your name and your films known, TV is the way to go! If you have a film you would like shown on LatestTV, whether it be long or short, drama or documentary, email me: Jessica@thelatest.tv

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Janet Brooke

hen you live in Brighton, its architectural landmarks become part of your daily life. And as an extreme commuter (two and a half hours each way to work on a good day), I’ve developed a love / hate relationship with Brighton Station. (So it takes a lot to make me look on it fondly.) But Janet Brooke’s Ticket to Ride, shown here, captures its sense of place so perfectly that it’s impossible to respond Jay Collins with anything but utter appreciation of the engineered elegance underpinned by bygone romance. Specialising in urban landscapes, Janet expresses the essence of our many faceted city in linocuts and screenprints that never resort to cliché.

Over the past five years, since launching Brighton’s Arty, I’ve also come to appreciate that Brighton artists have an uncanny ability Vincent Donlin to translate the beauty of the everyday into captivating studies. Heading down from the station, Trafalgar Street may seem an unlikely muse. But for painter Vincent Donlin it provides the inspiration for one of his irrepressibly characterful Brighton scenes.

Vincent prefers to work with “the putrefying fecundity of oil paint”, and the rich layers he paints build up a sense of the unique atmosphere and shades of dark and light that colour North Laine life.

Just a few steps down the street, The Great Eastern pub and Rare Kind demonstrate the skills of award-winning local artist Jay Collins, whose paintings and prints show Brighton in all its aspects – from the sea to the Downs, from the backstreets to the Georgian facades – in oil gouache ink and wash, wood and lino cut. So you see ... no matter how far you have to travel away each day, it’s worth it just to come home for the great art on your doorstep.

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Merry Christmas! Now ... welcome back to the fold and head out to the best stand-up night all year

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All the happiness and good wishes to you, as we all break up from work for a few days – or a few weeks – to dash around the country to see loved ones, deliver gifts, eat too much and get one step closer to embracing and owning the ‘dad dancing’ we’ve been enjoying in the comfort of our family homes. After sinking into the sofa so much you’ve found ‘old money’ in your limb creases, look forward to the time when you return to your own home, your own pals, and a most awesome night of comedy.

Comic Boom always has a great vibe to it, with a nationally recognised top quality headliner (past showstoppers have included Sarah Millican, Nick Helm, Hal Cruttenden, Iain Sterling, Seann Walsh and more), as well as a selection of hand-picked support slots made up of up-and-coming comedic talent from across the country, but with at least a couple based locally. As such, it’s a monthly safe pair of hands at Komedia, presenting a friendly and respected comedy night at the end of each month of both the next big things and those already appearing on television and radio. And then there’s the December Comic Boom, which takes it to

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As a hot bed of comedy talent and appreciators it has long been said by comedians that Brighton is a favourite destination for them to come to play.

There’s something of a community, and never is this more apparent than at December’s Comic Boom.

Turn up with friends or turn up on your own, it’s a warm welcome all round as everyone still has their family Christmas buzz on, with added ‘yay!-I’m-home!’ sprinkles. It’s just the most magical night. Not least because in recent years there’s even been a real danger of snow obstacles en route to give it that extra winter party zest.

This year’s event will have the everbrilliant Zoe Lyons headlining proceedings (hopefully going into delightful detail about the excesses of the season, as she does so well), with Mark Simmons on MC duties, and a smorgasbord of great support acts, as well as rumours of a special guest dropping in.

So, in conclusion; Merry Christmas to you. and once you’re done Christmassing, welcome home and come and join the fun.

It’ll be a blast.

Comic Boom, Tuesday 30 December, 8pm, £12.50/9/7/6, www.komedia.co.uk

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AULD LANG SYNE EVENT: THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH This New Year's Eve, Proud Cabaret Brighton is honoured to present a spellbinding, circus inspired burlesque show. Witness the stunning 120 year old ballroom be transformed into a big top tent filled with the weird and wonderful!

Proud Ballroom, Wed 31 Dec, dinner – 7pm, show – 8.45pm, open until 5am; £69 for dinner, show & dancing; £30 show & dancing EVENT: STANMER HOUSE MASQUERADE NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL Go for grandeur this year, with a five-course meal at Stanmer House’s Masquerade Ball.

With menu options including oysters, lobster, venison, lamb, limoncello and a cheese board – as well as a midnight champagne toast – this is a true feast for the senses. Or simply walk the walk without tucking into the delicous food with a bar ticket at a reduced price.

Stanmer House, Wed 31 Dec, 7pm – 1am, £69.95 – 5-course meal; £15 bar ticket ART: THE NAKEDS Group exhibition that looks at drawings of the body exposed, with works by Egon Schiele, Joseph Beuys, Tracey Emin, Chris Ofili, Louise Bourgeois and many others.

De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on sea, 01424229111. Until 8 Feb 2015 ART: BERG Ann Quin's Berg novel is the foundation for this film set installation for an imaginary screen version. Designed by Anna Deamer, and with music composed by Barry Adamson, it's showing as part of Cine City.

University of Brighton Gallery, Grand Parade, 01273 643010. Until 19 Dec.

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Alternative Christmas joy with probably the UK's only conceptual country/folk/punk band ...

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aking music based on their favourite films and books, The Retrospective Soundtrack Players’ story is far from ordinary. Originally beginning as a two man concept project by two of indie-folk outfit The Dawn Chorus, the duo won a competition through Xtra Mile Recordings in August 2010 to have their track ‘Real Cool Hand’ featured as the B-side to Frank Turner’s single ‘Try This At Home’. Following on from this unexpected success, chief songwriter Kyle Evans then began to gather together a collective gaggle of musicians from the thriving Hampshire music scene – including

3 Tenek No Time For Fighting (Jab edit) members of The B of the Bang and All The Shapes – and the 12-legged country/folk/punk beast The Retrospective Soundtrack Players was born.

Now, they've gone completely off-piste with It's A Wonderful Christmas Carol, a bundle of seasonal songs – all originals – such as ‘I'm Sleeping This Christmas’, ‘It's A Wonderful Life’, ‘Every Time A Bell Rings An Angel Gets Its Wings’, ‘The Ghost of Christmas Past (I'm A Coward)’ and ‘No Man Is Poor Who Has Friends’.

Borrowing themes of loneliness, greed, poverty and eventual redemption from the classic works of Charles Dickens and Frank Capra, the band have emerged with a joyous album that

showcases their storytelling skill.

On the surface they look like they could be a joke or novelty band, but actually all they have done is take famous works of art as a basis to write pretty damn cool music, with folk, country and indiepunk flavours to the fore.

It's A Wonderful Christmas Carol has just been released on the Xtra Mile Recordings label, home to the likes of Frank Turner, Brighton's Chris T-T and Ben Marwood, who all provide vocals on the album.

Also on the bill is Tom Williams of Tom Williams and the Boat, playing a solo set, and the altcountry four piece Salter Cane.

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Don’t miss our pick of Brighton after dark NEW YEARS EVE - DISCO INFERNO Lose yourself in the best funk, disco, dance and party anthems of the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s at Brighton's legendary nightclub.

A disco party to remember, packed with classic hits to get you grooving! Retro fancy dress welcome, with prizes for the best dressed.

Funky Fish Club, Wed 31 Dec, 10pm – 4am (last entry 2.30am), £5

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PLANET ANGEL NEW YEAR'S EVE HOUSE Three areas of music, roaring log fires and a heated winter festival on the terrace! This secret house party sold out all of its earlybird tickets in October, so beg borrow or steal one at this late stage.

Mixing a winter festival with a club night and a house party.

Venue ‘To Be Revealed’ in Tunbridge-Wells, Wed 31 Dec, 9pm – 8am, £44

NEW YEARS EVE | BLACK TIE Strict dress code! Enjoy New Year’s Eve in Brighton with other likeminded people who want to drink and party but look good at the same time.

Bar 76 Club, Wed 31 Dec, 9pm – 2am (last entry 11.45pm), £20

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CAUSING A(N OCULUS) RIFT A CHRISTMAS CANON Greg Marshall, quite frankly, cannot contain his excitement

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But had anybody seen me today, they may have very well mistaken me for an eight year old on Christmas morn. Today Santa bought toys!

By ‘Santa’ I mean, of course, our studio guest, and by ‘toys’ I refer to the awesome Oculus Rift. Yes, here to give us a try on the futuristic racing game Radial-G, our guest Sam had brought in the latest in virtual reality head wear, and you could cut the excitement with a knife!

I had been lucky enough to try the Oculus Rift on two prior occasions, once on a simulated bike ride and secondly on an indie release so overwhelmingly poor that it didn't even make the cut for the segment on the show.

Here, though, was a bone-fide game, designed to showcase the excellent gaming peripheral for fully peripheral gaming. To say that there was a bit of excitement amongst the crew would be underselling it.

Adam our visual mixer and Brad our sound engineer actually briefly wrestled to get a go, whilst Kat our stand-in production manager braved the motion sickness she received the first time she tried the Oculus for a chance to go again. We were fortunate that one of the games creators was on hand to talk on air, as playing the game with the cameras rolling led to a rare occurrence for Jim and I – an almost complete bewildered silence!

Still, I realise there will be no chance of one appearing in my Christmas stocking, not least because they haven't been released yet, but I have already planned to be good for Santa for the whole of next year in preparation for the Christmas after!

here have been at least two very special people born on Christmas Day who have helped to shape the history of our world – one of which was Sir Isaac Newton. Along with gravity, Newton also discovered that white light is made up of the different colours of the rainbow, and he invented the reflecting telescope. He also developed the three laws of motion: – An object will remain in a state of inertia unless acted upon by force.

– The relationship between acceleration and applied force is F=ma.

– For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Newton ensured that Britain was placed firmly ahead of the game for the Industrial Revolution that followed, but for this to happen Britain required sharp thinking entrepreneurs and engineers to adopt and apply the new found knowledge. It’s good to see that at Riccardo Engineering, Britain is still ahead of the game. Thank you to them for showing us around their facilities and inspiring our students on a recent visit.

Newton’s mathematical genius utilized Copernicus’ heliocentric theory (stating that the earth moves around the sun) to glean the underlying truths and laws of the universe. Halley then used Newton’s equations to predict that a comet seen in 1682 would return in 1758. As predicted, Halley's comet was sighted in the night sky on Christmas Eve and gave final proof to the heliocentric theory (saving a lot of heretics from being burnt at the stake).

Newton was, however, a deeply religious man. It took the Newton discovered Catholic Church until 1992 to that white light is admit that the heliocentric theory was correct and to repeal made up of the the ruling of the Inquisition different colours of against Galileo!

It’s great news also that our the rainbow own ‘BrightStars’ came second in the ‘Designing a Settlement in Space Competition’ at Imperial College London. Showing true British resilience, they intend to return next year ... to win it!

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TUESDAY 16 Black Mirror: White Christmas Channel 4, 9pm Woo hoo! More Charlie Brookerpenned drama, putting the sting in the tail of the scorpion is good cheer and good will to all. Set in the near-future, Matt and Potter share a Christmas meal together, swapping creepy tales of the outside world and their past lives.

But are they all they appear?

Brian Pern: A Life In Rock BBC2, 10pm More brilliant spoof documentary fun with aging rock star Brain Pern, former frontman of prog rock group Thotch. Marking the anniversary of an anniversary of another anniversary ... so many times that you get confused ...

Brian is marking this momentous occasion with a live gig at the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro.

FILM: Magic Mike Film4, 9pm With the party season well and truly upon us, turn your mind to those who live in party season all year round in this remarkably well put together comedy drama about a young man who is both charming and a stripper. Bless our souls! A twist on the usual girl-stripper story, and starring former stripper Channing Tatum.

¸ terrestrial 6.00am Latest Homes Live 8.00 Brighton Lights 8.30 The Newspapers 9.00 The Vote 9.30 The Vote 10.00 Latest Homes Live 12.00 Live At The Latest: Martin Harley & Sam Lewis 1.00 The Vote 1.30 Cook It! 2.00 Exceptional Homes 2.30 Mike Mendoza’s Adur & Worthing 3.00 Latest Homes Live 5.00 Under The Radar 5.30 The Brighton Lights Sessions 6.00 Latest News 6.30 Bookenders 7.00 Best Of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet.

7.30 Latest News 8.00 The Vote Frank Le Duc covers local and national politics.

8.30 You Make It, We Show It! 9.00 The Buzz With Chuck Thomas 9.30 StageUp Unplugged 10.00 Modern Toss Comedy series with lots of swearing!

10.30 Latest News 11.00 Bookenders 11.30 Under The Radar 12.00am News 12.30 Bookenders 1.00 Best Of Brighton Lights 1.30 News 2.00 The Vote 2.30 You Make It, We Show It 3.00 The Brighton Lights Sessions 3.30 StageUp Unplugged 4.00 Modern Toss 4.30 Latest News 5.00 Bookenders 5.30 Under The Radar

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6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Operation Meet The Street 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer 11.00 Saints And Scroungers 11.30 Oxford Street Revealed 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News At One 1.30 South East Today 1.45 Doctors 2.15 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 3.10 Escape To The Country 3.40 Christmas Kitchen With James Martin 4.30 Flog It! 5.15 Pointless 6.00 BBC News At Six 6.30 South East Today 7.00 The One Show 7.30 EastEnders Things go from bad to worse for Kat and Alfie. Emma, Lauren and Peter make decisions about their future.

8.00 Holby City Hospital drama.

Zosia gets emotionally involved with a patient with catastrophic consequences. Mo has a new lease of life when she is advised to follow her heart.

9.00 The Missing Relationship thriller exploring the emotional fallout of a child’s abduction on both the family and the wider community, told over two time frames and two countries. The truth about Oliver’s disappearance finally comes to light, as the action moves between 2006 and 2014. But what does the future hold in store for Tony, Emily, Julien and Mark after all this time? Can any of their relationships ever be whole again?

10.00 BBC News At Ten 10.25 South East Today 10.35 The Apprentice The Apprentice: The Final Five profiles the remaining candidates.

11.35 FILM: Wreckers (2011) Starring Claire Foy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shaun Evans.

Emotional drama.

1.00am Weather For The Week Ahead 1.05 BBC News

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6.05am Homes Under The Hammer 7.05 Saints And Scroungers 7.35 Oxford Street Revealed 8.20 Glorious Gardens From Above 9.05 Antiques Roadshow 10.05 Close Calls: On Camera 10.35 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC News 11.30 BBC World News 12.00pm Daily Politics 1.00 Coast 1.25 Ready Steady Cook 2.10 The Great British Bake Off 3.10 A Place To Call Home 3.55 The World’s Most Photographed 4.25 Andrew Marr’s History Of Modern Britain 5.25 Vintage Antiques Roadshow 6.00 Eggheads Quiz show.

6.30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two Zoe Ball is joined by the couple who narrowly escaped elimination.

7.00 Alex Polizzi’s Christmas Fix Seasonal special. Alex Polizzi imparts all her tips on transforming the home into the most stylish, perfectly Christmas space imaginable.

8.00 The Great British Bake Off Masterclass In the countdown to Christmas, Great British Bake Off judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood are getting festive in the kitchen.

9.00 The Choir: New Military Wives Two-part documentary following choirmaster Gareth Malone, as he forms a special Military Wives choir to perform at a WW1 centenary prom at London’s Royal Albert Hall, alongside the cast of War Horse.

10.00 Brian Pern: A Life In Rock See highlights.

10.30 Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day’s headlines.

11.20 Posh People: Inside Tatler Documentary which goes behind the scenes at Tatler, the world’s oldest magazine.

12.20am Sign Zone: Film 2014 12.50 Sign Zone: The Mekong River With Sue Perkins 4.00 Around The World In 80 Faiths 5.00 Virtually There 5.30 Virtually There

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6.00am Good Morning Britain 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 10.55 ITV News 11.00 This Morning 12.30pm Let’s Do Christmas With Gino & Mel 1.30 ITV News & Weather 2.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover 3.00 Secret Dealers 4.00 Tipping Point 5.00 The Chase 6.00 ITV News Meridian 6.30 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale Robert panics as Chrissie nears the truth. Megan forms a plan when Ali grows suspicious.

Moira is excited as Adam returns.

7.30 FILM: Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (2007) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Richard Griffiths, Gary Oldman, Julie Walters, Maggie Smith, Jason Isaacs, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson. Fantasy sequel.

Harry is dismayed when the Ministry of Magic denies Voldemort’s return and appoints a nasty new teacher at Hogwarts to keep an eye on Dumbledore. The new teacher’s constant meddling with the curriculum convinces the students that school cannot prepare them for the battle ahead, so they form a secret duelling club with Harry as their tutor.

10.00 ITV News At Ten; Weather 10.40 FILM: Waterworld (1995) Starring Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, Michael Jeter. Big-budget action fantasy about the battle for survival in a world where dry land has disappeared with the melting of the polar ice caps.

1.05am Jackpot247 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 3.45 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 Jeremy Kyle Show

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6.20am The King Of Queens 6.45 The King Of Queens 7.10 3rd Rock From The Sun 7.35 3rd Rock From The Sun 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (x3) 9.30 Frasier (x3) 11.00 Jamie At Home Christmas Special 12.00pm Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 Jimmy’s Grow Your Own Christmas Dinner 1.05 Come Dine With Me Comedians Christmas Special 2.10 A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away 3.10 Countdown 4.00 Deal Or No Deal 5.00 Come Dine With Me 5.30 Coach Trip 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks Diane makes a decision about her future in the village.

7.00 Channel 4 News 8.00 The Supervet: Christmas In The Clinic Festive episode of the series following vet Noel Fitzpatrick and his team in one of the most advanced veterinary practices in Britain. Noel treats Fieval the labrador, who needs a total hip replacement on both sides. The programme also catches up with some of the pets who have benefited from Noel’s pioneering techniques and inventions.

9.00 Black Mirror: White Christmas See highlights.

10.30 Gogglebox Television review comedy series in which TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular shows.

11.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Gordon heads to Beaver, Pennsylvania, where he finds a brother-and-sister team who are unable to work together in a positive manner at an Italian restaurant called Levanti’s.

12.25am PokerStars.com Shark Cage 1.25 KOTV Boxing 1.50 Trans World Sport 2.50 Men’s Health Survival Of The Fittest 3.20 A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away 4.15 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 5.10 Face The Clock 5.35 Countdown

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6.00 – 6.50am Children’s television 6.50 Peppa Pig 6.55 Pip Ahoy! 7.05 Milkshake! Monkey 7.10 Little Princess 7.20 The Mr Men Show 7.35 Thomas & Friends 7.50 Noddy In Toyland 8.00 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 8.15 Peppa Pig 8.25 Peppa Pig 8.35 Toby’s Travelling Circus 8.50 Bananas In Pyjamas 9.00 Tickety Toc 9.15 The Wright Stuff 11.40 FILM: The Battle Of The Bulbs (2010) 1.25pm 5 News Lunchtime 1.30 Home And Away 2.00 FILM: A Bride For Christmas (2012) 3.45 FILM: Lucky Christmas (2011) 5.30 5 News At 5 6.00 Home And Away When Andy discovers the discrepancy in the accounts at the gym, Maddy’s secret is out and she begs him to keep it to himself.

6.30 5 News Tonight 7.00 World’s Ultimate Strongest Team Strongman competition in which two-man teams battle it out for the title over eight gruelling events.

8.00 Gibraltar: Britain In The Sun Documentary series focusing on the lives of people who live in Gibraltar.

9.00 Kids’ Hospital At Christmas Three-part series following staff and patients at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital over the festive season. 13-day-old baby Harry undergoes major surgery to remove a tumour from the base of his spine.

10.00 Benefits Britain: Life On The Dole Documentary series about people who live on benefits, this time focusing on immigrants who claim welfare which they send back home.

This film meets a Romanian Gypsy whose benefits go to build a house back home.

11.00 NCIS Drama. Two days before Christmas, a home invasion robbery is linked to an old murder case.

11.55 NCIS American crime drama.

12.55am SuperCasino 3.10 Living On The Edge: Blood On The Sand 4.00 Nick’s Quest 4.20 House Doctor (x3) 5.35 Wildlife SOS Victoria Nangle

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11.00am Hawaii Five-0 (x2) 1.00pm NCIS: Los Angeles (x2) 3.00 Road Wars 4.00 Sun, Sea And A&E 5.00 The Simpsons 5.30 Futurama (x2) 6.30 The Simpsons (x3) 8.00 The Flash 9.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 10.00 Britcam: Emergency On Our Streets 11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (x2) 1.00am Hawaii Five-0 (x2) 3.00 NCIS: Los Angeles

7.00pm Don’t Tell The Bride 8.00 Barely Legal Drivers 9.00 Don’t Tell The Bride: Christmas On Ice 10.00 Bad Education 10.30 EastEnders 11.00 Family Guy (x2) 11.45 American Dad! 12.10am Russell Brand: End The Drugs War 1.10 How Safe Are My Drugs? 2.10 Some Girls 2.40 Flat TV

7.00pm World News Today 7.30 Great British Railway Journeys 8.00 Cosmonauts: How Russia Won The Space Race 9.00 The Secrets Of Quantum Physics 10.00 The Truth About Meteors 11.00 When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts And Grannies 12.00am Sounds Of The Eighties

12.45pm Coronation Street (x2) 1.50 Royal Pains 2.45 The Jeremy Kyle Show (x3) 6.00 You’ve Been Framed: Animals! 7.00 You’ve Been Framed At Christmas! 7.45 Take Me Out Celebrity Christmas Special 9.00 The Office Xmas Party 10.00 FILM: The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) 12.25am Two And A Half Men (x4)

9.35am Judge Judy (x3) 10.55 Sherlock Holmes: The Eligible Bachelor 1.05pm Heartbeat 2.10 Housewife, 49 4.15 Faith In The Future 4.50 On The Buses 5.20 Rising Damp 5.50 Heartbeat 6.55 Wycliffe 8.00 Midsomer Murders 10.00 The Jury 11.05 The Vice 12.10am Sherlock Holmes: The Eligible Bachelor

4.00pm Melissa And Joey 4.30 Suburgatory 5.00 How I Met Your Mother (x2) 6.00 The Big Bang Theory (x2) 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30 Melissa And Joey 8.00 The Big Bang Theory (x2) 9.00 Rude Tube 10.00 Bad Robots 10.35 The Big Bang Theory (x2) 11.35 Tattoos After Dark (x2) 12.35am The Inbetweeners (x2)

1.25pm Time Team (x2) 3.35 Come Dine With Me At Christmas 4.40 A Place In The Sun (x2) 6.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces At Christmas 7.55 Grand Designs 9.00 FILM: Season Of The Witch (2010) 10.50 More Sex Please, We’re British 11.55 Sex On Wheels 1.00am The Worst Jobs In History 2.05 Fargo

11.00am The Third Man (1949) 1.10pm They Rode West (1954) 2.50 Kim (1950) 5.05 War Of The Worlds (1953) 6.55 The First Wives Club (1996) 9.00 Magic Mike (2012).

See highlights. 11.15 Goon (2011) 1.05am The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2009) 4.00 Close

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WEDNESDAY 17 British Comedy Awards 2014 Channel 4, 9pm Selected by those in the know, the British Comedy Awards recognise not only the commercially successful but can also draw your attention to an overlooked gem. Now marking its 25th year, there’s a feast of contenders to choose from. Anything could happen.

The 12 Drinks Of Christmas BBC2, 7pm Alexander Armstrong and Giles Coren get into the festive spirit over ... well, possibly a festive spirit. The brothers-in-law apparently argue every year as to which is more important when it comes to booze – quality or quantity. This year they’re creating their own.

¸ terrestrial 6.00am Latest Homes Live 8.00 Best of Brighton Lights 8.30 Mike Mendoza’s Adur & Worthing 9.00 The Vote 9.30 The Vote 10.00 Latest Homes Live 12.00 Brighton Lights 12.30 Mike Mendoza’s Adur & Worthing 1.00 The Vote 1.30 Cook It! 2.00 Live At The Latest: yourgardenday 3.00 Latest Homes Live 5.00 Live At The Latest: Martin Harley & Sam Lewis

6.00 News The latest news plus national updates.

6.30 Post Feature All the latest movie news with Jessica Kellgren-Hayes and Joseph Gunn 7.00 Brighton Lights Entertainment show with presenters Guy Lloyd and Lynn Ruth Miller.

7.30 News 8.00 The Vote Frank Le Duc covers local and national politics.

8.30 Latest Homes Live Pioneering daily property show, a commercial feature, with homes for sale and to let in the area, as well as Exceptional Homes, iconic buildings, local history and finance tips.

10.30 News 11.00 Hindsight: The Shorts With John Lennon.

A dangerous job as an armourer in World War Two living on an airbase with constant air raids and the sound of bombing raining down.

11.15 Hindsight: The Shorts With Tina McCombe. Living a double life and the fight for acceptance and individuality during turbulent change taking place in Belfast.

11.30 StageUp Unplugged 12.00am News 12.30 Post Feature 1.00 Brighton Lights 1.30 News 2.00 The Vote 2.30 Latest Homes Live 4.30 News 5.00 Live At The Latest: Martin Harley & Sam Lewis

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6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Operation Meet The Street 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer 11.00 Saints And Scroungers 11.30 Oxford Street Revealed 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News At One 1.30 South East Today 1.45 Doctors 2.15 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 3.10 Escape To The Country 3.40 Christmas Kitchen With James Martin 4.30 Flog It! 5.15 Pointless 6.00 BBC News At Six 6.30 South East Today 7.00 The One Show 8.00 Waterloo Road School-based drama.

Vaughan goes to the police after Justin punches Allie, making a decision that could affect Justin’s entire future. Darren arranges a surprise for Grace but she’s not too happy about it.

9.00 The Apprentice The battle to become Lord Sugar’s business partner is nearing its conclusion.

10.00 BBC News At Ten 10.25 South East Today 10.35 Live At The Apollo Stand-up comedy from the Hammersmith Apollo. Jon Richardson introduces sets from Sara Pascoe and Nathan Caton.

11.05 The League Cup Show Extended highlights of all four ties from the quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup season.

Tottenham Hotspur welcome Newcastle United to White Hart Lane 11.50 Film 2014 The Film 2014 team take a critical look at the latest films over the Christmas and New Year period, including Birdman starring Michael Keaton, the new Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything, and Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut Unbroken.

12.20am The Apprentice 1.20 Weather For The Week Ahead 1.25 BBC News

The Gadget Show Channel Five, 7pm ‘Tis the season to want, want, want, so tuck into this celebration of things you might want. Jon tests the latest mobile tablets, Jason completes a triathalon in order to test out technology set to change the way we get fit, and Ortis investigates the world of home automation, while Amy tests underwater cameras. Phew.

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6.00am Homes Under The Hammer 7.00 Saints And Scroungers 7.30 Oxford Street Revealed 8.15 Glorious Gardens From Above 9.00 Great Continental Railway Journeys 10.00 Close Calls: On Camera 10.30 See Hear 11.00 BBC News 11.30 Daily Politics 1.00pm Lifeline 1.10 Coast 1.25 Ready Steady Cook 2.10 The Great British Bake Off 3.10 A Place To Call Home 3.55 The World’s Most Photographed 4.25 Andrew Marr’s History Of Modern Britain 5.25 Antiques Roadshow 6.00 Eggheads Quiz show.

6.30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two Zoe Ball has all the gossip and exclusive news.

7.00 The 12 Drinks Of Christmas See highlights.

8.00 MasterChef: The Professionals Cookery competition. Five talented chefs have cooked their way to a place in Final Week. The judges begin by setting the five finalists an invention test with a difference - they must create one dish without any meat, fish or poultry.

9.00 Secrets Of The Castle With Ruth, Peter And Tom As their time at Guedelon Castle in France draws to an end the team look at the castle’s place in the wider medieval world.

Peter visits Vezeley Abbey where Richard The Lionheart set off on the Third Crusade from - to examine first hand some of the influences that were shaping the stone architecture of the period.

10.00 The Apprentice: You’re Fired The newly fired candidate from The Apprentice receives a grilling.

10.30 Newsnight 11.20 Posh People: Inside Tatler Documentary which goes behind the scenes at Tatler.

12.20am Sign Zone: See Hear 4.00 Pompeii: The Mystery Of The People Frozen In Time - Learning Zone 4.30 Fit To Rule Learning Zone 5.00 The Modern Monarchy

ITV1

6.00am Good Morning Britain 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 10.55 ITV News 11.00 This Morning 12.30pm Let’s Do Christmas With Gino & Mel 1.30 ITV News & Weather 2.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover 3.00 Secret Dealers 4.00 Tipping Point 5.00 The Chase

6.00 ITV News Meridian 6.30 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale Robert must act quickly to protect his secret. Will Harriet help Finn find his mum? There is a surprise at Archie’s party.

7.30 Coronation Street David strives for a perfect Christmas. Has Alya had a change of heart? Tracy considers a business proposal.

8.00 Surprise Surprise Holly Willoughby presents the show where ordinary people are rewarded for doing extraordinary things.

In this edition, McBusted surprise one of their biggest fans with an exclusive performance on top of London’s O2 arena.

9.00 Hit And Run There are now over 16,000 hitand-run collisions every year on Britain’s roads resulting in serious injuries or death. For the victims and families left behind, a hit-and-run collision can herald years of anger, pain and frustration. For the police who have to pick up the pieces, bringing the guilty to justice is a test of investigative skills and resolve.

10.00 ITV News At Ten; Weather 10.40 FILM: Cliffhanger (1993) Starring Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Janine Turner. Outdoor action thriller.

12.45am Jackpot247 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 3.40 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 Jeremy Kyle Show

Channel 4

6.20am The King Of Queens (x2) 7.10 3rd Rock From The Sun 7.35 3rd Rock From The Sun 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 9.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 9.30 Frasier 10.00 Frasier 10.30 Frasier 11.00 Jamie’s Best Ever Christmas 12.00pm Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 A Superscrimpers Christmas 1.05 Celebrity Come Dine With Me 2.10 A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away 3.10 Countdown 4.00 Deal Or No Deal 5.00 Come Dine With Me 5.30 Coach Trip 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks Sienna kidnaps Minnie. Nico wants to find her father for Christmas, but may come to regret it after Peri stumbles across some disturbing evidence.

7.00 Channel 4 News 8.00 Posh Pawn Documentary series looking at high-end pawnbrokers in Britain. In this Christmas special, managing director James shocks the team by offering free valuations for charity. Plus, model and entrepreneur Caprice sells a designer dress for a worthy cause. A French mum is shocked when she learns more about a sparkling diamondencrusted necklace that she wants to sell to raise £20,000 for Christmas.

9.00 British Comedy Awards 2014 See highlights.

11.05 Rhod Gilbert: The Man With The Flaming Battenberg Tattoo Standup. Welsh comic Rhod Gilbert has taken an anger management course and is now so laid-back that he has even let someone tattoo him. Here, he recounts the turbulent lead-up to a trip to New York with his girlfriend.

12.05am FILM: The Selfish Giant (2013) 1.40 Extreme Brat Camp 2.35 FILM: The Bandit Of Sherwood Forest (1946) 4.05 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 5.00 Hugh’s 3 Good Things: Best Bites 5.10 Face The Clock 5.35 Countdown

6.00am Latest Homes Live 8.00 Brighton Lights 8.30 Mike Mendoza’s Adur & Worthing 9.00 The Vote 9.30 The Vote 10.00 Latest Homes Live 12.00pm Brighton Lights 12.30 Post Feature 1.00 The Vote 1.30 Cook It! 2.00 Brighton Lights 2.30 Brighton Lights 3.00 Latest Homes Live 5.00 The Brighton Lights Sessions 5.30 Under The Radar

6.00 News The latest local news plus national updates.

6.30 The Vote Frank le Duc covers local and national politics and the upcoming key elections for our future.

7.00 Brighton Lights Entertainment show presented by Guy Lloyd and Lynn Ruth Miller. Expect to see all the talent from Brighton and beyond.

7.30 Albion Night The Seagulls’ weekly show with Latest Sport.

Featuring news about the squads and competitions, classic games from the club’s archives and much more.

8.30 Albion Night More from the Seagulls’ weekly show.

9.30 Albion Night More from the Seagulls’ weekly show.

10.30 News The latest news where we are, the latest sports news, plus national and international updates and the up-to-date forecast for your area and beyond.

11.00 yourgardenday: Live At The Latest Robin Coward and his band yourgardenday filmed live at the Latest Music Bar in Brighton.

12.00am News 12.30 The Vote 1.00 Brighton Lights 1.30 Albion Night 2.30 Albion Night 3.30 Albion Night 4.30 News 5.00 yourgardenday: Live At The Latest

BBC1

6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Operation Meet The Street 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer 11.00 Saints And Scroungers 11.30 Oxford Street Revealed 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News At One 1.30 South East Today 1.45 Doctors 2.15 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 3.10 Escape To The Country 3.40 Christmas Kitchen With James Martin 4.30 Flog It! 5.15 Pointless 6.00 BBC News At Six 6.30 South East Today 7.00 The One Show 7.30 EastEnders Two of the residents are forced to make a life-changing decision. Santa’s grotto comes to the Vic, and there’s a familiar face behind the red suit.

8.00 DIY SOS: The Big Build 15 year old Jack Morris was born with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy leading to a lifetime of painful operations. His mother Helen has always been his rock and his elder brother Daniel his best friend. But as Jack grows into a man it has been impossible for Helen to get him upstairs and he is forced to sleep in the living room. So Nick and the boys with designer Gabrielle Blackman take on the challenge of turning the house into somewhere for Jack to grow into a man with dignity, a place to give Helen sanctuary and to reunite two amazing brothers.

9.00 Apple’s Broken Promises - Panorama See highlights.

10.00 BBC News At Ten 10.25 South East Today 10.35 The Apprentice: Why I Fired Them Lord Sugar takes a look back at the candidates who fell before the final hurdle.

11.35 This Week Andrew Neil looks at the political week.

12.20am Skiing Weatherview 12.25 BBC News

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FRIDAY 19 Apple’s Broken Promises – Panorama BBC1, 9pm Apple is one of the most valuable brands on the planet, but how well does it really behave globally?

Panorama goes undercover in China to show the conditions of workers assembling the iPhone 6, and then to the tin mines in Indonesia to see if Apple has any connections there.

Martin Harley & Sam Lewis: Live At The Latest Latest TV, 5pm Warm your cockles with this live recording from Martin Harley – the deeply important and respected voice in the evolution of popular blues and folk oriented guitar and vocals.

A real oasis of true talent in a cavalcade of Christmas trills.

Plus support from Sam Lewis.

Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D Channel 4, 8pm Flashback to the end of series one when the team found the mysterious bunker – woooo!

The team discover an ancient city. Deja vu? Luckily, again, they get there before Hydra, and they uncover a secret that could mean someone has to make the ultimate sacrifice.

¸ terrestrial BBC2

6.05am Homes Under The Hammer 7.05 Saints And Scroungers 7.35 Oxford Street Revealed 8.20 Glorious Gardens From Above 9.05 The Great Interior Design Challenge 10.05 Close Calls: On Camera 10.35 HARDtalk 11.00 BBC News 11.30 BBC World News 12.00pm Daily Politics 1.00 Coast 1.25 Ready Steady Cook 2.10 The Great British Bake Off 3.10 A Place To Call Home 3.55 World’s Most Photographed 4.25 Andrew Marr’s History Of Modern Britain 5.25 Antiques Roadshow 6.00 Eggheads Quiz show.

6.30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two Zoe Ball presents all the backstage gossip and behind-the-scenes action from the world of Strictly Come Dancing.

7.00 Nigellissima - An Italian Inspired Christmas Nigella Lawson loves Christmas and for her a party is the perfect way to celebrate. She kicks off festivities with a glittering buffet party.

8.00 MasterChef: The Professionals Cookery competition. The four remaining finalists have two hours to simply cook a stunning plate of food for the judges.

9.00 The Fall Crime drama series set in Northern Ireland. With Paul Spector in custody, DSI Stella Gibson desperately searches for clues to help find Rose Stagg. However, Spector does all he can to thwart her, locking them into a deadly duel.

10.30 Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day’s headlines with Laura Kuenssberg.

11.20 Posh People: Inside Tatler Documentary which goes behind the scenes at Tatler.

12.20am Sign Zone: The Innocent Serial Killer? Panorama 12.50 Sign Zone: World’s Greatest Food Markets 4.00 Empire Learning Zone 5.00 Design Challenge 5.30 Gastro Lab

ITV1

6.00am Good Morning Britain 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 10.55 ITV News 11.00 This Morning 12.30pm Let’s Do Christmas With Gino & Mel 1.30 ITV News & Weather 2.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover 3.00 Secret Dealers 4.00 Tipping Point 5.00 The Chase

6.00 ITV News Meridian 6.30 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale Robert is unnerved as Lawrence plans revenge.

7.30 Losing Your Local?: Tonight Britain’s pubs support nearly a million jobs, inject an average of £80,000 into their local economy each year and are still considered cornerstones of the community. However, with an estimated 30 pub closures nationwide each week, this national tradition seems be under threat.

8.00 Emmerdale Is the net closing in on Robert?

8.30 A Night Of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden host the seventh annual military awards ceremony which recognises the excellence and sacrifice made by Britain’s armed forces.

Famous faces including Angelina Jolie, Damian Lewis, Dame Maggie Smith, Katherine Jenkins and senior members of the royal family pay tribute to the bravery and heroism of our servicemen and women.

10.00 ITV News At Ten; Weather 10.40 A Night In With Olly Murs Singer Olly Murs is joined by John Bishop, Caroline Flack, and Nicole Scherzinger.

11.40 River Monsters 12.10am Jackpot247 3.00 Losing Your Local?: Tonight 3.25 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 Jeremy Kyle Show

Channel 4

6.20am The King Of Queens (x2) 7.10 3rd Rock From The Sun 7.35 3rd Rock From The Sun 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (x3) 9.30 Frasier 10.00 Frasier 10.30 Frasier 11.00 Jamie’s Christmas With Bells On 12.00pm Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 A Superscrimpers’ Merry Christmas 1.05 Celebrity Come Dine With Me Christmas Special 2.10 A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away 3.10 Countdown 4.00 Deal Or No Deal 5.00 Come Dine With Me 5.30 Coach Trip 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks Nico decides her family would be better off without her, but Tom tries to stop her from making a dangerous decision.

7.00 Channel 4 News 8.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Christmas Spaces Architect George Clarke presents a seasonal special of the property design series. George attends a carol service in a 130-year-old flat-pack tin church. Will visits a very different chapel that has been meticulously transformed into a luxury home.

9.00 24 Hours In A&E Documentary series following patients at St George’s Hospital in south west London. This episode focuses on the bonds between patients and their families, as well as those between the staff in the A&E department.

10.00 Babylon Comedy drama series about London’s police force and its public relations. The ARV boys return to duty after their suspension is lifted, but Sharon Franklin’s response to Banjo’s bin footage sparks unofficial industrial action.

11.05 Skint Documentary series.

12.05am America’s Fugitive Family 1.00 Embarrassing Bodies: Back To The Clinic 1.55 One Born Every Minute 2.50 Dogs: Their Secret Lives 3.45 A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away 4.40 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 5.35 Countdown

6.00am Latest Homes Live 8.00 Brighton Lights 8.30 Best of Brighton Lights 9.00 The Vote 9.30 The Vote 10.00 Latest Homes Live 12.00pm Albion Night 1.00 Albion Night 2.00 Albion Night 3.00 Latest Homes Live 5.00 Live At The Latest: Martin Harley & Sam Lewis

6.00pm News The latest local news plus national and international updates.

6.30 The Newspapers 7.00 Brighton Lights A nightly entertainment show presented by Guy Lloyd and Lynn Ruth Miller.

Expect to see all the talent from Brighton and beyond.

7.30 News 8.00 The Vote 8.30 News 9.00 Bored Gamers Greg and Jim present a weekly show for gaming enthusiasts.

10.00 Modern Toss The stink of excellence in a world gone tits-up!

Comedy animation and live-action series. Lots of swearing.

10.30 StageUp Unplugged 11.00 Noise Reel Extra: Sea City Music 11.15 Noise Reel Extra: Eliza And The Bear 11.30 Noise Reel Extra: Bootleg Festival 11.45 Noise Reel Extra: South Coast Jazz Festival 12.00am Live At The Latest: yourgardenday 1.00 Under The Radar 1.30 Bored Gamers 2.30 Modern Toss 3.00 StageUp Unplugged 3.30 Noise Reel Extra (x4) 4.30 Live At The Latest: Martin Harley & Sam Lewis 5.30 StageUp Unplugged

BBC1

6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Operation Meet The Street 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer 11.00 Saints And Scroungers 11.30 Oxford Street Revealed 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News At One 1.30 South East Today 1.45 Doctors 2.15 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 3.10 Escape To The Country 3.40 Christmas Kitchen With James Martin 4.30 Flog It! 5.15 Pointless 6.00 BBC News At Six 6.30 South East Today 7.00 The One Show 7.30 The Two Ronnies Sketchbook The Two Ronnies reunite.

8.00 EastEnders Fingers are pointed in all directions as more evidence comes to light in Lucy’s murder investigation.

8.30 Citizen Khan Sitcom.

It is Christmas Eve, 10 months after Shazia and Amjad’s wedding. Mr Khan is feeling extremely festive.

9.00 Have I Got 2014 News For You A compilation of the popular satirical news quiz.

9.30 Not Going Out Sitcoms. Lee spends time in the bar with Toby worrying that the woman of his dreams is drifting further away.

10.00 BBC News At Ten 10.25 South East Today 10.35 The Graham Norton Show Graham’s guests are Ben Stiller, Ricky Gervais and Rebel Wilson, appearing in new film Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. Plus Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz from the upcoming remake of Annie, EastEnders’ Danny Dyer and music and chat from Usher.

11.25 Cuckoo Comedy series.

11.55 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek Live! Filmed in front of a live audience in New York.

12.55am EastEnders 2.50 Weather For The Week Ahead 2.55 BBC News

BBC2

6.05am Homes Under The Hammer 7.05 Saints And Scroungers 7.35 Oxford Street Revealed 8.20 Glorious Gardens From Above 9.05 The Great Interior Design Challenge 10.05 Children’s Hospital: The Chaplains 10.35 The Travel Show 11.00 BBC News 12.00pm Daily Politics 1.00 Coast 1.25 Ready Steady Cook 2.10 The Great British Bake Off 3.10 A Place To Call Home 3.55 Restoring England’s Heritage 4.25 Andrew Marr’s History Of Modern Britain 5.25 Antiques Roadshow 6.00 Eggheads Quiz show.

6.30 Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two Zoe Ball looks back at the highs and lows of the couples.

7.30 Tom Kerridge Cooks Christmas Christmas dinner Tom Kerridge style with everything pushed that little bit further.

8.00 Mastermind The subjects are one hit wonders, UK general elections 1979 - 2010, West Bromwich Albion and Empress Livia.

8.30 Mary Berry’s Absolute Christmas Favourites In this twopart series, Mary Berry draws on her wealth of cookery know-how and shares a selection of her absolute favourite Christmas recipes.

9.00 Canterbury Cathedral Series covering a year in the life of Canterbury Cathedral.

Canon Clare travels to York for the vote on women Bishops and the cathedral remembers the Great War. 10.00 QI Quiz show.

Stephen Fry hosts. With David Mitchell, Ronni Ancona, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies.

10.30 Newsnight 11.05 Never Mind The Buzzcocks Anarchic pop quiz.

11.35 FILM: Boyz N The Hood (1991) Starring Cuba Gooding Jr, Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube.

Thought-provoking urban drama.

1.20am Sign Zone: The Great War - An Elegy: A Culture Show Special

ITV1

6.00am Good Morning Britain 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 10.55 ITV News 11.00 This Morning 12.30pm Let’s Do Christmas With Gino & Mel 1.30 ITV News & Weather 2.00 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover 3.00 Secret Dealers 4.00 Tipping Point 5.00 The Chase

6.00 ITV News Meridian 6.30 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale Robert schemes to get Lawrence off Ross’s back. Rakesh has news for Charity. Rakesh and Priya form a plan.

7.30 Coronation Street Tracy awaits news of Rob’s fate. Is Steve getting obsessed? Steph holds the fort.

8.00 Text Santa ITV’s annual charity appeal is back to put the fun into fundraising with this threehour show. The presenters come in pairs - Ant and Dec, Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley, Paddy McGuinness and Alesha Dixon - as each host a 60minute segment. Features this year include George Clooney making a surprise visit to Downton Abbey and the stars of Coronation Street appearing in a Text Santa sketch. One unsuspecting celebrity faces a Yule Tucker Trial while serenaded by a choir of former jungle contestants. The casts of Mr Selfridge and Emmerdale make an appearance along with live music, lots of surprises and much more. This year’s charities are Teenage Cancer Trust, Guide Dogs, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Alzheimer’s Society, WellChild and Together for Short Lives.

11.20 ITV News; Weather 12.05am Text Santa Highlights 1.25 Jackpot247 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 3.40 ITV Nightscreen

Channel 4

6.20am The King Of Queens 6.45 The King Of Queens 7.10 3rd Rock From The Sun 7.35 3rd Rock From The Sun 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (x3) 9.30 Frasier 10.00 Frasier 10.30 Frasier 11.00 Jamie’s Christmas With Bells On 12.00pm Channel 4 News Summary 12.05 A Great British Christmas With Sarah Beeny 1.05 Come Dine With Me: Soap Star Special 2.10 A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away 3.10 Countdown 4.00 Deal Or No Deal 5.00 Come Dine With Me 5.30 Coach Trip 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks Dodger is trapped in a Christmas nightmare, while Sienna is delighted to have her family by her side. Phoebe drops a bombshell on Robbie, while Nancy leans on Rick for the wrong kind of help.

7.00 Channel 4 News 8.00 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. See highlights.

9.00 Gogglebox Television review comedy series in which TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical shows.

10.00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man Alan Carr hosts his own light-hearted chat show. Alan is joined by Gemma Arterton who talks about taking to the West End stage for the Made in Dagenham musical, and Mrs Brown’s Boys star and creator Brendan O’Carroll discusses his latest book.

Tom Odell performs Real Love live in the studio.

11.10 British Comedy Awards 2014 Jonathan Ross hosts The British Comedy Awards 2014 it marks 25 years of celebrating the best and brightest in British comedy.

1.00am FILM: Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) 2.40 FILM: Because I Said So (2007) 4.20 A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away 5.15 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

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SATURDAY 20 Rik Mayall: Lord Of Misrule BBC2, 10.05pm Rik Mayall was influential on so much of our comedy canon of the last three decades, it’s hard to think where to start with this tribute to the anarchic performer and writer. From The Dangerous Brothers to The New Statesman, and of course Bottom, and more.

With contributions from friends and admirers. Woof!

Strictly Come Dancing BBC1, 6.30pm All that glistens ... will be on a fabulous dancing outfit. It’s the grand final, with all the sparkle and grace that encompasses.

Ooh, and the excitement too – lots of that! Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman host proceedings, with the final two couples stunning us all and urging us to vote. Magic.

¸ terrestrial 6.00am Latest Homes Live 8.00 Noise Reel Extra: Sea City Music 8.15 Noise Reel Extra: Eliza And The Bear 8.30 Noise Reel Extra: Bootleg Festival 8.45 Noise Reel Extra: South Coast Jazz Festival 9.00 Matchday Breakfast 11.00 Matchday Breakfast 1.00 BWC British Wrestling Weekly 2.00 Matchday Breakfast 4.00 BWC British Wrestling Weekly 5.00 Post Feature 5.30 Cook It!

6.00 The Newspapers Mike Mendoza is joined by guests to discuss the week’s stories in the press.

6.30 Best Of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet.

7.00 Brighton Lights A nightly entertainment show presented by Guy Lloyd and Lynn Ruth Miller. Expect to see all the talent from Brighton and beyond.

7.30 You Make It, We Show It! Latest Bill and David Netherton present films made by you, the great Brighton public.

8.30 News 9.00 Double Or Nutin’ Pilot lookie-likey comedy from the US. 9.30 Latest News 10.00 Matt Whistler’s Trip Out Prepare your eyes for the stand-up comedian, actor, stuntman, and world record holder.

10.30 Bookenders Bestselling authors talk about what inspired them to write their latest novels.

11.00 The Buzz With Chuck Thomas 11.30 Bored Gamers 12.30am News 1.00 Brighton Lights 1.30 FilmFest on 8 3.30 Bored Gamers 4.30 News 5.00 You Make It, We Show It!

BBC1

6.00am Breakfast 10.00 Saturday Kitchen 11.30 Nigel Slater’s Christmas Suppers 12.00pm BBC News 12.10 Football Focus 12.50 Saturday Sportsday 1.00 Bargain Hunt 2.00 Escape To The Country 3.00 FILM: Kung Fu Panda (2008) 4.25 Final Score 5.20 BBC News 5.30 South East Today 5.40 Pointless Celebrities

6.30 Strictly Come Dancing See highlights.

7.55 Atlantis Drama series. As Ariadne lies on her deathbed, Jason’s guilt is almost too much to bear.

He resolves to do all he can to save her and embarks on a dangerous quest into the unknown.

Emotions run high as Jason battles against the hand of fate. But after a daring encounter with the ancient Grey Sisters, his mission sees him come full circle, bringing him face to face with Medea and Pasiphae once more. Can he thwart their powerful magic to save his love, or do they have other plans?

8.40 The National Lottery Live The National Lottery Live hosted by Kate Garraway.

8.50 Strictly Come Dancing Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present the second show in the Strictly Come Dancing 2014 live final.

10.00 BBC News 10.20 Match Of The Day Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day’s seven Premier League games. Reigning champions Manchester City take on Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium hoping to record a seventh successive win against the Eagles.

11.45 The Football League Show Manish Bhasin introduces all the drama from the Football League’s three divisions.

1.05am Weather For The Week Ahead 1.10 BBC News

Surprise Surprise Christmas Special ITV1, 8pm Lots of special surprises for some of the country’s most inspirational and extraordinary people, care of sparkly Holly Willoughby. Make sure you have a box of hankies to hand, because these will be all set to tug at every single heart string.

With help from the movie cast of Night At The Museum.

¸ terrestrial BBC2

6.00 – 8.30am Children’s television 8.30 Junior MasterChef: 2014 - SemiFinals 9.00 Junior MasterChef: 2014 - SemiFinals 9.30 Junior MasterChef: 2014 - Final 10.00 Deadly Pole To Pole: The Complete Journey 10.30 Deadly Pole To Pole: The Complete Journey 11.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 12.00pm Christmas Kitchen With James Martin 12.50 FILM: The World’s Fastest Indian (2005) 2.45 Flog It! 3.45 Secrets Of The Castle With Ruth, Peter And Tom 4.45 FILM: Nativity! (2009) 6.30 The Good Life Seasonal special of the suburban sitcom.

6.55 John Le Mesurier: It’s All Been Rather Lovely Candid portrait of actor John Le Mesurier.

7.55 Dad’s Army Classic comedy. Captain Mainwaring has an unexpected and most unwelcome guest, much to Frazer’s delight.

8.35 Christmas University Challenge Series featuring teams of distinguished graduates.

Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford with news presenter Cathy Newman and actor Sam West and the University of Warwick with novelist Jonathan Coe and travel writer Simon Calder.

9.05 QI Quiz show.

Stephen Fry gets into the Christmas spirit with Jo Brand, Brendan O’Carroll, Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies.

9.35 Blackadder II Sitcom set in Tudor England. The calculating Edmund Blackadder is struck by Cupid’s arrow when he takes on a new servant - a girl named Bob. 10.05 Rik Mayall: Lord Of Misrule See highlights.

11.05 The Young Ones Ben Elton’s anarchic sitcom about early 80s student life in North London.

11.40 FILM: Youth In Revolt (2010) Starring Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday. Quirky comedy.

1.05am Sign Zone: Canterbury Cathedral 2.05 Sign Zone: Wonders Of The Monsoon

ITV1

6.00 – 7.25am Children’s television 7.25 Sooty 7.35 Mr Bean 7.50 Hulk And The Agents Of S.M.A.S.H. 8.15 Horrid Henry 8.30 The Looney Tunes Show 9.00 Share A Story: The Winners’ Journey 2014 9.25 Columbo: Etude In Black 11.20 ITV News & Weather 11.30 Surprise Surprise 12.30pm FILM: Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) 2.25 The Nation’s Favourite Christmas Song 3.50 FILM: Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (2007) 5.35 ITV News Meridian 5.45 ITV News & Weather 6.00 Celebrity Squares Warwick Davis hosts the classic comedy game show.

7.00 FILM: Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (2009) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Tom Felton, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith. Sixth film in the fantasy series. Harry and the gang confront the terrifying truth that Lord Voldemort is back and Hogwarts is in danger.

Harry suspects that threats may even lie within the castle, while Dumbledore remains intent on preparing him for an inevitable final battle.

10.00 The Jonathan Ross Show Christmas Special Finishing the current series with a festive edition, Jonathan welcomes David Walliams, Carry On and EastEnders star Barbara Windsor, newly-crowned F1 champion Lewis Hamilton, Jimmy Carr and 2014’s biggest-selling solo artist, Ed Sheeran and there is also music from Broadway star and vocal star of Disney’s Frozen, Idina Menzel.

11.30 ITV News; Weather 11.45 Bette Midler: One Night Only Bette Midler stars for one night only in her first ever UK television special.

12.45am Jackpot247 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 3.40 ITV Nightscreen

Channel 4

6.10am Trans World Sport 7.05 Mobil 1: The Grid 7.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.55 The Morning Line 9.00 Weekend Kitchen 10.00 Frasier 10.25 Frasier 10.55 The Big Bang Theory 11.25 The Big Bang Theory 11.50 The Simpsons 12.15pm The Simpsons 12.45 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.40 Channel 4 Racing 4.00 Channel 4 News 4.30 The Simpsons 5.00 The Simpsons 5.25 The Simpsons

6.00 FILM: Mission: Impossible (1996) Starring Tom Cruise, Emmanuelle Beart, Jon Voight, Jean Reno. Fast-paced action thriller based on the vintage television spy series.

8.00 Rewind The Christmas Hits Festive music special uncovering the stories behind the UK’s favourite Christmas hits.

From the battle between Brummie glam rockers Slade and Wizzard for the coveted 1973 Christmas number one spot to the secret alchemy involved in choosing the song for the latest John Lewis advert, the programme looks at the impact of some of the nation’s most-loved seasonal songs.

9.30 FILM: Four Christmases (2008) Starring Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Jon Voight. Festive comedy about a happily unmarried couple whose quiet Christmas is disrupted when they have to visit all four of their divorced parents in one day.

11.15 FILM: Wanderlust (2012) Starring Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux, Alan Alda.

Comedy. When a stressed out Manhattan couple find themselves suddenly out of work, they decide to leave the rat race behind for life in a free loving, rural commune in Georgia.

1.10am FILM: Devil (2010) 2.30 Hollyoaks Omnibus 4.40 Secret Eaters 5.30 Small Animal Hospital

6.00am The Newspapers 6.30 The Newspapers 7.00 The Vote 7.30 The Vote 8.00 The Vote 8.30 The Vote 9.00 The Vote 9.30 The Newspapers 10.00 The Newspapers 10.30 At The Amex 11.30 Brighton Lights 12.00pm Brighton Lights 12.30 Brighton Lights 1.00 Brighton Lights 1.30 At The Amex 2.30 Best of Brighton Lights 3.00 Latest Homes Live 5.00 Sussex Business Awards 5.30 News 6.00 The Vote Frank Le Duc covers local and national politics.

6.30 At The Amex Latest Sport at the Amex. Tune in to see the story of the day.

7.30 Hindsight: The Past That Moves You LGBT: a hidden history. The story of the LGBT community in Northern Ireland during the last 100 years.

8.15 Noise Reel Extra: Sea City Music 8.30 News The latest news where we are, sports news, plus national updates.

9.00 FilmFest on 8 Presenter Jessica KellgrenHayes introduces Latest TV’s very own weekly film festival, a dedicated film night for movies, shorts, and brand new work from filmmakers.

11.00 Noise Reel Extra: Bootleg Festival 11.15 Noise Reel Extra: South Coast Jazz Festival 11.30 The Buzz With Chuck Thomas Brighton’s brand new weekly comedy panel show poking fun at pop culture news.

12.00am News 12.30 FilmFest on 8 2.30 News 3.00 FilmFest on 8 5.00 News 5.30 Sussex Business Awards

BBC1

6.00am Breakfast 7.30 Match Of The Day 9.00 The Andrew Marr Show 10.00 Fern Britton Meets...

Richard Coles 11.00 Escape To The Continent 11.30 Bargain Hunt 12.30pm MOTD2 Extra 1.15 BBC News 1.30 FILM: Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit (1993) 3.15 FILM: The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (2005) 5.25 Songs Of Praise

6.05 BBC News 6.20 South East Today 6.30 Celebrity Mastermind John Humphrys puts the questions to some of the UK’s cleverest celebrities.

Actress Emma Barton, Casualty’s Tony Marshall, comedian Zoe Lyons and Olympic athlete Jamie Baulch take on the famous black chair and answer questions on the Carry On films, Richard Pryor, Quentin Crisp and Prince.

Go Zoe! 7.00 Countryfile The Countryfile team are out and about at Christmas.

Ellie is on a farm gathering holly and ivy and meeting the artist who designed 2014’s Christmas stamps.

Adam is in the fields with foreign seasonal workers, before sitting down to a traditional eastern European Christmas feast.

8.00 Antiques Roadshow The Antiques Roadshow marks the festive season with a look back at some of the year’s highlights and updates about items that have appeared on the series.

9.00 The Apprentice See highlights.

11.00 BBC News 11.15 South East Today 11.25 Have I Got A Bit More 2014 News For You An extended compilation of the satirical news quiz looking back at the big news of 2014.

12.10am Weather For The Week Ahead 12.15 BBC News

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MONDAY 22 The Apprentice BBC1, 9pm This is clearly the week of finals for major television competitions, and Lord Sugar’s extended job interview is no exception. We’ve got rid of the characters and the dipsticks and now all that’s left are the real contenders, proving their mettle with this final top notch high profile task. No pressure there then.

Derek – The Special Channel 4, 10pm The bittersweet comedy returns for one final swan song in this finale. As Broadhill gets ready for the wedding of the year, breaking point is within sight for Hannah as she reaches the end of her tether with Kev’s behaviour.

Meanwhile, Derek tries to hold the home together.

QBites LatestTV, 11pm Jonesy and Torsten Hojer look back on the most important and interesting stories they’ve covered in the first series of QTube throughout 2014. It’s been quite a year, so expect some colourful, interesting and provocative stories. A handy almanac of LGBT concerns, in case you missed any.

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6.35am Butterflies: A Very British Obsession - Natural World 7.35 FILM: African Cats (2011) 9.05 The Football League Show 10.25 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11.55 Mary Berry’s Absolute Christmas Favourites 12.25pm Mary Berry’s Absolute Christmas Favourites 12.55 Christmas Kitchen With James Martin 1.45 Equestrian: Olympia 4.30 Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em 5.15 Flog It! 5.55 FILM: The Terminal (2004) 8.00 FILM: Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (2011) Starring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas, Amr Waked, Tom Mison. When Dr Alfred Jones, an advisor at the Department of Fisheries, receives an unsolicited e-mail from Harriet Chetwode-Talbot regarding the aspirations of her very wealthy Yemeni client to create a salmon fishing paradise in his home country, he replies immediately, pointing out the obvious improbability of success. However, when the unlikely project is given the green light from Government, the pair have to find a way of making the impossible possible.

9.40 QI XL Quiz show hosted by Stephen Fry. With David Mitchell, Ronni Ancona, Jimmy Carr, and Alan Davies.

10.25 Match Of The Day 2 Mark Chapman presents highlights of the day’s two Premier League games, with Newcastle taking on Sunderland and Liverpool hosting Arsenal.

11.25 The Sarah Millican Slightly Longer Television Programme In this Christmas edition of the comedy show, Sarah Millican is joined by Phillip Schofield, her favourite television star of all time, and some of the cast of Call The Midwife.

12.05am FILM: Serendipity (2001) 1.30 Sign Zone: Countryfile 2.30 Sign Zone: Holby City

ITV1

6.00am The Aquabats!

Super Show! 6.25 Pat & Stan 6.35 Pat & Stan 6.40 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 6.50 Dino Dan 7.05 Canimals (x2) 7.20 Signed Stories: Share A Story 7.25 Sooty 7.35 Mr Bean 7.50 Ultimate SpiderMan 8.15 Horrid Henry 8.30 Big Time Rush 9.00 The Aquabats! Super Show! 9.25 ITV News 9.30 Storage Hoarders 10.30 ITV News 10.35 FILM: Death On The Nile (1978) 1.20pm Columbo: A Stitch In Crime 2.50 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 3.50 The Chase 4.45 FILM: Casper (1995) 6.35 ITV News Meridian 6.45 ITV News; Weather 7.00 You’ve Got To Love Christmas A comic trawl through the festive TV archives mixing classic footage with advice from an array of comedians, journalists and celebrities.

8.00 Surprise Surprise Christmas Special See highlights.

9.00 Midsomer Murders DCI Barnaby has a new sidekick in DS Charlie Nelson. It may be Christmas, but Charlie is given no time to familiarise himself with his new surroundings. He finds himself thrown straight into an intriguing mystery in the village of Morton Shallows, as furniture maker and serial philanderer Conor Bridgeman is stabbed to death with an antique sword during a ghosthunting party at the manor house.

11.00 ITV News; Weather 11.15 Vicious Christmas special of the sitcom.

Freddie and Stuart are throwing a Christmas Day celebration for their friends - with a little help from their young neighbour Ash. 11.45 Rugby Highlights: Aviva Premiership Mark Durden-Smith and David Flatman are at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry to see Wasps take on London Irish.

12.45am The Store 2.30 Motorsport UK 3.20 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4.05 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show

Channel 4

6.00am Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 6.10 NFL: The American Football Show 7.10 How I Met Your Mother 7.35 How I Met Your Mother 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.25 Frasier 8.55 Jamie’s Comfort Food 9.30 Sunday Brunch 12.30pm The Big Bang Theory 1.05 The Big Bang Theory 1.35 The Big Bang Theory 2.00 The Big Bang Theory 2.30 The Simpsons 3.00 The Simpsons 3.30 The Simpsons 4.00 Channel 4 News 4.15 FILM: Bugsy Malone (1976) 6.05 Jamie’s Cracking Christmas Chef Jamie Oliver demonstrates how to prepare a number of festive dishes, including beef Wellington, chocolate and marmalade panettone bread and butter tart, steamed goose buns, Christmas cocktails and roast goose with all the trimmings.

7.00 FILM: Men In Black 3 (2012) Starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Emma Thompson, Jemaine Clement, Alice Eve, Bill Hader, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mike Colter, Nicole Scherzinger, David Rasche, Keone Young and Rip Torn.

Action comedy. Agent J travels in time to M.I.B.’s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.

9.00 Homeland US drama series. Carrie is forced to put her life on the line in order to get her team out of Pakistan.

10.00 Rewind The Christmas Hits Festive music special uncovering the stories behind the UK’s favourite Christmas hits.

11.35 The IT Crowd Special: The Internet Is Coming All four stars of the award-winning cult sitcom - Chris O’Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson and Matt Berry reunite for a one-off special final episode.

12.30am Peep Show 1.00 American Football Live 4.45 NFL: Rush Zone 5.10 Small Animal Hospital 5.35 Countdown

6.00am Latest Homes Live 8.00 You Make It, We Show It! 8.30 You Make It, We Show It! 9.00 The Newspapers 9.30 The Newspapers 10.00 Best Of Brighton Lights (x4) 12.00pm At The Amex 1.00 The Vote 1.30 The Newspapers 2.00 The Newspapers 2.30 Cook It! (x7)

6.00 News The latest local news plus national updates.

6.30 Mike Mendoza’s Adur & Worthing: Christmas Special Mike Mendoza presents his entertainment show – focusing on all things Adur & Worthing.

7.30 News The latest news where we are.

8.00 The Vote Frank Le Duc covers local and national politics.

8.30 Cook It! Andrew Kay’s weekly ‘how to’ cookery programme.

Sourcing local, good value seasonal produce.

9.00 Cook It! 9.30 Ordinary Lives: No Place Like Home No Place Like Home is the story of Paul, an ex-rough sleeper, as he moves between the familiarity of street sleeping and the challenges in trying to lead an ordinary life.

10.00 Hindsight: The Shorts With John Lennon.

A dangerous job as an armourer in World War Two living on an airbase with constant air raids and the sounds of bombing raining down.

10.15 Hindsight: The Shorts With Tina McCombe. Living a double life and the fight for acceptance and individuality during turbulent change taking place in Belfast.

10.30 News 11.00 QBites 11.30 QBites 12.00am FilmFest On 8 2.00 FilmFest On 8: All Heart 4.00 FilmFest On 8

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6.00am Breakfast 9.00 FILM: Race To Witch Mountain (2009) 10.35 FILM: Old Dogs (2009) 12.00pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News At One 1.30 South East Today 1.45 FILM: The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) 4.00 FILM: Cinderella (1950) 5.15 Pointless Celebrities

6.00 BBC News At Six 6.30 South East Today 7.00 Celebrity Mastermind John Humphrys puts the questions. Presenter Ore Oduba, 2014 Olympic skeleton gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold, The One Show’s Alex Riley and the legendary Ken Dodd answer questions.

7.30 A Question Of Sport Sue Barker hosts a festive edition of the lighthearted sports quiz.

8.00 EastEnders Stacey continues to push Linda for information.

8.30 Would I Lie To You? Rob Brydon hosts a festive edition of the comedy panel show.

9.00 John Bishop’s Christmas Show John Bishop’s Christmas Show is an all-singing, all-dancing festive comedy spectacular.

To help him bring the Christmas cheer, John is joined on stage at the Dominion Theatre in London’s West End by big names in music and comedy.

10.00 BBC News At Ten 10.25 South East Today 10.35 Mrs Brown’s Boys Sitcom. It may be a time for peace and goodwill, but there is trouble brewing in the Brown household.

11.05 Citizen Khan Sitcom.

11.35 The Graham Norton Show Graham’s guests are Ben Stiller, Ricky Gervais and Rebel Wilson.

12.20am Weather For The Week Ahead 12.25 BBC News

BBC2

6.25am Mary Berry’s Absolute Christmas Favourites 6.55 Mary Berry’s Absolute Christmas Favourites 7.25 Canterbury Cathedral 8.25 FILM: The Bishop’s Wife (1947) 10.10 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 11.10 Great Continental Railway Journeys 12.10pm Christmas Kitchen With James Martin 1.00 Christmas Kitchen With James Martin 1.50 Coast Australia 2.40 A Place To Call Home 3.25 A Place To Call Home 4.10 Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em 5.00 Flog It! 6.00 Eggheads Dermot Murnaghan hosts the quiz show.

6.30 The Great British Bake Off Christmas Special Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry plan their Christmas in this special one-off festive masterclass.

7.30 Top Of The Pops 2: Christmas Mark Radcliffe returns with another Christmas edition of Top of the Pops 2, delivering a feast of festive delights direct from the BBC vaults.

9.00 The Wrong Mans Sitcom. Having earned their status as hometown heroes in the first series, Sam and Phil are blasted back to zero again. Now in hiding, Phil is relishing the chance to reinvent himself but Sam pines for his old life.

10.00 Never Mind The Buzzcocks Anarchic pop quiz. Host Rhod Gilbert and regular team captains Noel Fielding and Phill Jupitus are joined by X-Factor judge Louis Walsh, Sex Pistol Glen Matlock, comedian Lloyd Langford and musician Melissa Steel 10.30 Brian Pern: A Life In Rock Spoof documentary. The final episode of the series follows Brian as he records a charity Christmas record in aid of bi-polar polar bears.

11.00 Andy Parsons Slacktivist One of Britain’s sharpest comedians tackles the big issues.

12.00am FILM: Chances Are (1989) 1.45 Sign Zone: The Apprentice

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Channel 4

6.00am Good Morning Britain 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Speakmans 10.20 Dickinson’s Real Deal 11.20 Tipping Point 12.20pm Judge Rinder 1.20 ITV News & Weather 1.55 Big Star’s Little Star 2.55 FILM: The Railway Children (1970) 5.00 The Cube: Celebrity Special

6.20am The King Of Queens 6.45 The King Of Queens 7.10 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.35 Frasier 8.00 Frasier 8.35 FILM: The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter (1990) 10.15 The Big Bang Theory 10.45 The Big Bang Theory 11.15 The Simpsons 11.50 FILM: White Christmas (1954) 2.10pm A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away 3.10 Countdown 4.00 Deal Or No Deal: Merry Christmas 5.00 Come Dine With Me Christmas Special

6.00 ITV News Meridian 6.30 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale Charity pushes Moira too far. Kirin enjoys playing games with Rakesh.

7.30 Coronation Street Tony regrets a moment of madness. Will Lloyd lend an ear to Steve?

8.00 Countrywise Paul Heiney, Ben Fogle and Liz Bonnin present the series about rural life.

8.30 Coronation Street Gary faces up to the consequences.

9.00 Tsunami: Survivors’ Stories A moving account of the events a decade ago on Boxing Day 2004 when a tsunami swept across eleven countries in the Indian Ocean, killing nearly 250,000 people of many nationalities. For the survivors and the bereaved, it was a disaster that has changed their lives forever.

The film includes powerful testimony from those who survived being swept away by the wave, as well as those who lost loved ones.

10.05 ITV News At Ten; Weather 10.45 FILM: Notting Hill (1999) Starring Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Emma Chambers, Richard McCabe, Rhys Ifans.

Romantic comedy about the relationship between a famous American movie actress and an unassuming British book shop owner.

1.00am Jackpot247 3.00 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 Jeremy Kyle Show

6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks Sienna’s lies fail to allay Theresa’s suspicions about Dodger’s whereabouts.

7.00 Channel 4 News 8.00 Gadget Man’s Guide To Christmas Richard Ayoade presents an indispensable guide to how to improve Christmas with gadgets. Aided and abetted by guests including Jonathan Ross, Stephen Merchant and Adam Hills, Gadget Man offers a surreal and funny guide to the best gadgets around to help do the Christmas shopping, survive the winter weather, cook Christmas dinner, and even wrap presents.

9.00 Food Unwrapped’s Christmas Dinner Jimmy Doherty, Kate Quilton and Matt Tebbutt travel across the globe exploring some of our favourite Christmas food. The team have journeyed to Norway, the USA, Oman, Germany and France visiting the factories, farmers and producers who make the ingredients for our dinners.

10.00 Derek - The Special See highlights.

11.05 Gogglebox Television review comedy series in which TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular shows.

12.00am The American Football Show 1.00 World On A String 1.55 FILM: The Tree Of Life (2011) 4.15 FILM: Fantastic Voyage (1966) 5.55 Small Animal Hospital

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FILM: The Snowman Channel 4, 7.30pm The film that made Aled Jones’ career, thanks to the soundtrack, returns heralding in that warm and fuzzy Christmas feeling – along with a small tear to the eye.

This animation of Raymond Briggs’ story about the friendship between a boy and his snowman stands the test of time, captivating big and little kids.

Matt Whistler’s Trip Out LatestTV, 10pm Local infamous comic Mr Matt Whistler has a whole half hour show to himself, meaning anything can happen. Just remember Christmas two years ago when his video of naked tobogganing on a tray down the snowy streets of Hanover went viral and even affected the UK pop charts. An-y-thing.

Arrow Sky1, 9pm It’s Christmas all over the world, and miracle of Christmas miracles, we’re actually celebrating Christmas at the same time as the US shows’ seasonal specials. No Friends snow in July? Can it be so?

Apparently it can with Arrow, as Laurel is stunned at her father’s special Christmas gift – her mum.

¸ terrestrial 6.00am Latest Homes Live 8.00 You Make It We Show It 8.30 You Make It We Show It 9.00 The Vote 9.30 The Vote 10.00 Latest Homes Live 12.00 Richard Durrant Christmas Special 1.00 The Vote 1.30 Mike Mendoza’s Adur & Worthing: Christmas Special 2.30 Cook It! 3.00 Cook It! 3.30 Cook It! 4.00 Cook It! 4.30 Cook It! 5.00 Noise Reel Extra: Bootleg Festival 5.15 Noise Reel Extra: South Coast Jazz Festival 5.30 The Brighton Lights Sessions 6.00 Latest News The Latest news where we are.

6.30 Bookenders Best selling authors talk about what inspired them to write their latest novels.

7.00 Best Of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet.

7.30 Latest News 8.00 The Vote Frank Le Duc covers local and national politics.

8.30 You Make It, We Show It! Latest Bill and David Netherton present films made by you, the great Brighton public.

9.30 StageUp Unplugged 10.00 Matt Whistler’s Trip Out 10.30 Latest News 11.00 QBites The QTube team select highlights from the first season of Britain’s first LGB magazine programme.

11.30 QBites 12.00am FilmFest On 8 Jessica Kellgren-Hayes introduces Latest TV’s very own weekly film festival – a dedicated film night for movies, shorts, and brand new work from film makers.

2.00 FilmFest On 8 4.00 FilmFest On 8

BBC1

6.00am Breakfast 9.00 FILM: Mars Needs Moms (2010) 10.30 FILM: Bridge To Terabithia (2007) 12.00pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News At One 1.30 South East Today 1.45 FILM: Chicken Run (2000) 3.05 FILM: The Gruffalo (2009) 3.30 FILM: Cars 2 (2011) 5.10 Pointless Celebrities: Christmas Special

6.00 BBC News At Six 6.30 South East Today 7.00 Celebrity Mastermind John Humphrys puts the questions to celebrities. Poet and comedian Tim Key, Antiques Roadshow glass specialist Andy McConnell, singersongwriter Amy Macdonald and lyricist Sir Richard Stilgoe answer questions.

7.30 EastEnders Johnny makes an unexpected announcement.

8.00 Holby City Hospital drama.

Elliot’s plans for a quiet family Christmas are derailed by the arrival of a friend in need.

9.00 The Royle Family Christmas Special Seasonal edition of the sitcom. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Royles’, and Barbara has gone overboard with the presents, having spent a whole two hours in a pound shop.be welcome on the sofa?

10.00 BBC News At Ten 10.25 South East Today 10.35 Mrs Brown’s Boys Sitcom.

Agnes Brown has finally been given permission to stage her own nativity play, and is determined to put on the greatest show on Earth.

11.10 Cuckoo Comedy series.

11.40 The Apprentice The final two go head-to-head.

12.40am FILM: Final Analysis (1992) 2.40 Weather For The Week Ahead 2.45 BBC News

BBC2

6.05am Close Calls: On Camera 6.35 The Great British Bake Off Masterclass 7.35 Canterbury Cathedral 8.35 FILM: Anything But Christmas (2012) 10.05 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 11.05 Great Continental Railway Journeys 12.05pm Christmas Kitchen With James Martin 12.55 Christmas Kitchen With James Martin 1.45 Equestrian: Olympia Grand Prix Highlights 2.45 Coast Australia 3.35 A Place To Call Home 4.20 Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em 5.05 Flog It! 6.00 The Great British Bake Off Masterclass Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood are getting festive in the kitchen.

7.00 Dad’s Army Classic sitcom.

7.30 Christmas University Challenge Series featuring teams of distinguished graduates 8.00 MasterChef: The Professionals Cookery competition.

It’s the final.

9.00 The Wrong Mans Sitcom.

Busted out of prison and soaring away from Texas, Sam and Phil’s spirits are momentarily lifted, until another case of mistaken identity finds them risking their lives again.

10.00 Mock The Week A Christmas edition featuring brand new material outtakes and Dara’s harp.

10.30 Russell Howard’s Good News Russell offers up the best bits from the current series.

11.00 Backchat With Jack Whitehall & His Dad Christmas Special Join Jack Whitehall and his real father Michael as they invite a Christmas guests to join them for this festive edition of their chat show.

11.45 FILM: Surviving Christmas (2004) Starring Ben Affleck, Christina Applegate, James Gandolfini.

Yuletide family comedy.

1.10am Top Of The Pops 2: Christmas 2.40 Sign Zone: Film 2014 3.10 Sign Zone: The Mekong River With Sue Perkins

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Channel 4

6.00 ITV News Meridian 6.30 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale Moira and Charity’s feud angers Cain.

7.30 Wilderness Walks With Ray Mears Ray follows the River Derwent to the breathtaking Borrowdale valley - home to ancient rainforests and some very special wildlife.

8.00 Roman Britain From The Air Criss-crossing Britain by helicopter, Christine Bleakley and Dr Michael Scott show us a unique view of Roman Britain, revealing what life was like here for ordinary people 2,000 years ago.

9.00 Lottery Stories: Be Careful What You Wish For A fascinating look at the National Lottery as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. The programme talks to some of the 3,700 millionaires the lottery has created, who reveal how it has changed their lives for better or worse.

10.00 ITV News At Ten; Weather 10.40 Kylie: Kiss Me Once Footage from the pop princess’s thirteenth concert tour, featuring songs from her most recent album alongside classics.

11.50 The Jonathan Ross Show Christmas Special Finishing the current series with a festive edition.

1.10am Jackpot247 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 3.45 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 Jeremy Kyle Show

6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks On the night of his joint stag do with John Paul, will Ste be able to resist temptation?

7.00 Channel 4 News 7.30 FILM: The Snowman (1982) See highlights.

8.00 Celebrity Fifteen To One: Christmas Special Hosted by comedian Adam Hills, Celebrity Fifteen to One is back for a Christmas special.

9.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats Christmas Special Jimmy Carr hosts a festive edition of the comedy quiz show.

Team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson are joined by special guests Freddie Flintoff, Ricky Wilson and Roisin Conaty.

10.00 Man Down Christmas Special Seasonal sitcom special.

After a difficult year, Dan is convinced he has turned his life around only to meet a Christmas thorn in his side in the shape of his aunt Nesta.

10.30 Da Best Of Ali G A chance to see some of Ali G’s most memorable interviews from The 11 O’clock Show.

11.30 Da Ali G Show Self-styled voice of youth.

12.00am Da Ali G Show 12.30 Da Ali G Show 12.55 PokerStars.com Shark Cage 1.50 FILM: Saw IV (2007) 4.20 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 5.15 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 5.35 FILM: The Nativity Story (2006)

6.00am Good Morning Britain 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Speakmans 10.20 Dickinson’s Real Deal 11.20 Tipping Point 12.25pm Big Star’s Little Star 1.25 ITV News & Weather 2.00 Judge Rinder 3.00 Midsomer Murders 5.00 The Chase

6.20am The King Of Queens 6.45 The King Of Queens 7.10 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.35 Frasier 8.00 Frasier 8.25 FILM: The Rugrats Movie (1998) 10.00 FILM: Andre (1994) 11.55 FILM: Ladyhawke (1985) 2.10pm A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away 3.10 Countdown 4.00 Deal Or No Deal: Merry Christmas 5.00 Come Dine With Me

Channel Five

6.00 – 7.20am Children’s television 7.20 The Mr Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Noddy In Toyland 7.55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 8.10 Peppa Pig 8.15 Peppa Pig 8.25 Toby’s Travelling Circus 8.40 Bananas In Pyjamas 8.55 Tickety Toc 9.10 Milkshake! Bop Box 9.15 Peppa Pig 9.20 Peppa Pig 9.30 Access 9.40 World’s Strongest Man 2014 10.40 FILM: Jack And The Beanstalk (2010) 12.25pm FILM: The Elf That Rescued Christmas (2012) 2.00 FILM: This Christmas (2007) 4.10 FILM: Call Me Claus (2001) 6.00 World’s Strongest Man 2014 Strongman competition.

6.55 My Crazy Christmas Obsession First of a two-part documentary featuring people who take Christmas decorations to a whole new level.

7.50 Michael Buble’s Christmas Songbook Variety show. The Canadian baritone Michael Buble performs a selection of classic Christmas hits. He also welcomes some very special guests including Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen and Oscar the Grouch of ‘Sesame Street’ fame.

9.00 Kids’ Hospital At Christmas Three-part series following staff and patients at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital over the festive season. In the final episode of the series, 14-year-old Chloe is rushed to hospital after an accident on Christmas Eve. 10.00 FILM: Saving Private Ryan (1998) Starring Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg. Oscarwinning World War II drama combining the story of an unusual rescue mission with an overwhelmingly powerful recreation of the D-Day landings.

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2.00pm Harrow: A Very British School 3.00 Futurama (x2) 4.00 The Flash 5.00 Treasure Island 7.00 The Simpsons (x2) 8.00 The Flash 9.00 Arrow.

See highlights. 10.00 Britcam: Emergency On Our Streets 11.00 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy 12.00am The Flash 1.00 Chickens

7.00pm The Borrowers 8.30 Hammy’s Boomerang Adventure 8.35 Madly Madagascar 9.00 FILM: Shrek 2 (2004) 10.25 EastEnders 11.00 Family Guy (x2) 11.45 American Dad! 12.05am Bluestone 42 Christmas Special 12.35 Him & Her 1.05 Some Girls 1.35 The Revolution Will Be Televised (x2)

7.00pm FILM: Robin And The Seven Hoods (1964) 9.00 Len Goodman’s Big Band Bonanza 10.00 Proms On Four: Battle Of The Bands 11.25 Only Yesterday: The Carpenters’ Story 12.20am Northern Soul: Living For The Weekend 1.20 Len Goodman’s Big Band Bonanza 2.20 Proms On Four

12.55pm Coronation Street (x2) 1.55 The Jeremy Kyle Show (x3) 5.10 The Xtra Factor Winner’s Story 6.15 FILM: Scooby-Doo (2002) 8.00 You’ve Been Framed!

Calendar Special 9.00 FILM: Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) 11.00 Celebrity Juice: Christmas Special 12.00am Release The Hounds: Jingle Hell

8.10am A Touch Of Frost 10.30 FILM: The Great St Trinian’s Train Robbery (1966) 12.25pm Agatha Christie’s Marple 2.25 The Best Of Royal Variety 3.25 The Best Of Royal Variety 4.30 George And Mildred (x2) 5.40 A Touch Of Frost 7.55 Foyle’s War 10.00 Housewife, 49 12.00am A Touch Of Frost

2.00pm The Big Bang Theory (x5) 4.30 FILM: Famous Fred (1996) 5.00 How I Met Your Mother (x2) 6.00 The Big Bang Theory (x2) 7.00 Hollyoaks 8.00 The Big Bang Theory (x2) 9.00 Rude Tube 10.00 Rude Tube: Christmas Cracker 11.05 The Big Bang Theory (x2) 12.00am The Inbetweeners

1.25pm Time Team (x2) 3.35 Come Dine With Me Comedians Christmas Special 4.40 A Place In The Sun (x2) 6.50 River Cottage Christmas Fayre 7.55 Grand Designs 9.00 Posh Pawn 10.00 Snowstorm: Britain’s Big Freeze 11.10 The World’s Biggest Penis 12.15am 8 Out Of 10 Cats Christmas Special

11.00am The Simpsons Movie (2007) 12.45pm Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (2009) 2.35 The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) 4.10 Gallipoli (1981) 6.25 Twilight (2008) 8.50 Unbroken Interview Special 9.00 Independence Day (1996) 11.50 The Sixth Sense (1999) 2.00am Police Story III: Super Cop (1992)

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CHRISTMAS EVE FILM: The Muppet Christmas Carol Channel 4, 4.50pm Grab your wrapping paper, a fresh roll of sellotape and that big box of chocs you just ‘happen’ to have around Christmas and settle in for a festive afternoon of felt and fun. Michael Caine stars as the misanthropic curmudgeon Scrooge, who has some very special visitors on Christmas Eve.

FILM: Skyfall ITV1, 8pm Reboot Christmas with rebooted Bond. Starting high octane and with a baddie with family issues regarding M and our confused and bullet-ridden anti-hero, this sees Bond engaged in a battle of wits and skill with a damaged exagent with a grudge. Don’t want to cross one of those. Expect big bangs and pretty visages.

Cuckoo: Christmas Special BBC3, 10.25pm It’s surprising Greg Davies’ Ken has any hair left, the stress his hapless son-in-law and grandson-in-law deliver upon him. It’s Christmas. Traditionally the time of enforced good cheer and family, and as much as Lorna is feeling it, Ben and Dale’s efforts to make Rachel’s holiday special send Ken Crimbo loopy.

¸ terrestrial 6.00am You Make It We Show It! 6.30 You Make It We Show It! 7.00 You Make It We Show It! 7.30 You Make It We Show It! 8.00 You Make It We Show It! 8.30 You Make It We Show It! 9.00 The Vote 9.30 The Vote 10.00 Latest Homes Live 12.00 Latest Sport Christmas Special 1.00 The Vote 1.30 Cook It! 2.00 Cook It! 2.30 Cook It! 3.00 Cook It! 3.30 Cook It! 4.00 Cook It! 4.30 Cook It! 5.00 Richard Durrant Christmas Special 6.00 News The latest news plus national updates.

6.30 Post Feature All the latest movie news with Jessica Kellgren-Hayes and Joseph Gunn 7.00 Brighton Lights Entertainment show with presenters Guy Lloyd and Lynn Ruth Miller.

7.30 News 8.00 The Vote Frank Le Duc covers local and national politics.

8.30 Brighton Lights A nightly entertainment show presented by Guy Lloyd and Lynn Ruth Miller.

Expect to see all the talent from Brighton and beyond.

9.00 Brighton Lights 9.30 Brighton Lights 10.00 Brighton Lights 10.30 Brighton Lights 11.00 Matt Whistler’s Trip Out Prepare your eyes for the stand-up comedian, actor, stuntman, and world record holder.

11.30 Richard Durrant Christmas Special The amazing Richard Durrant filmed live at the Latest Music Bar in Brighton 12.30am News 1.00 Bowlegs 1.30 Bowlegs 2.00 Bowlegs 2.30 Bowlegs 3.00 Bowlegs 3.30 Bowlegs 4.00 Bowlegs 4.30 Bowlegs 5.00 Bowlegs 5.30 Bowlegs

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6.00am Breakfast 9.00 Snow Babies 10.00 Nigel Slater’s 12 Tastes Of Christmas 11.00 FILM: Wall-E (2008) 12.30pm Christmas Of My Lifetime With Len Goodman 1.30 BBC News At One 1.40 South East Today 1.50 FILM: Wallace And Gromit In The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (2005) 3.05 FILM: Merry Madagascar (2009) 3.25 Shrek The Halls 3.50 FILM: The Gruffalo’s Child (2011) 4.15 On Angel Wings 4.45 FILM: 101 Dalmatians (1961) 6.05 BBC News At Six 6.15 South East Today 6.25 FILM: Toy Story 3 (2010) Starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty, Don Rickles, Michael Keaton. Family animation.

The toys fear for their future.

Escaping being accidentally thrown away as rubbish, Buzz and the gang hope to find new playmates at a child care centre.

8.00 EastEnders It’s Christmas Eve on Albert Square and Mick is planning on a very special Christmas.

8.30 The Incredible Adventures Of Professor Branestawm Comedy adventure based on Norman Hunter’s children’s books.

9.30 Not Going Out Sitcom. The will-they-won’t-they tension reaches new highs in this Christmas series finale that sees Lucy and Lee in previously uncharted waters.

10.15 The Vicar Of Dibley Ecclesiastical sitcom.

10.55 Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special Festive edition of the sitcom about a loud-mouthed Irish matriarch and her family.

11.30 BBC News At Ten 11.45 Midnight Mass From Arundel Cathedral A traditional Christmas Eve Roman Catholic mass from Arundel in West Sussex.

1.05am FILM: Sliding Doors (1998) 2.40 Weather For The Week Ahead 2.45 BBC News

6.10am The Crimson Wing 7.20 Canterbury Cathedral 8.20 FILM: One Of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1976) 9.55 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 10.55 Christmas Kitchen With James Martin 11.40 Christmas Kitchen With James Martin 12.35pm Torvill & Dean: The Perfect Day 1.35 The Choir: New Military Wives 2.35 FILM: Little Women (1994) 4.25 To The Manor Born 5.25 Carols From King’s 6.40 The Good Life A special performance of the classic comedy series that was originally recorded in the presence of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.

7.10 Victoria Wood With All The Trimmings Victoria Wood serves up a large helping of Christmas comedy, with an impressive list of celebrities appearing. The all-star cast includes Alan Rickman, Julie Walters and Pete Postlethwaite.

8.00 Christmas University Challenge Series featuring teams of distinguished graduates.

8.30 The Choir: New Military Wives Two-part documentary following choirmaster Gareth Malone, as he forms a special Military Wives choir to perform at a WW1 centenary prom at London’s Royal Albert Hall, alongside the cast of War Horse.

9.30 Julie Walters: A Life On Screen Documentary telling the story behind the success of Julie Walters. Includes interviews with Victoria Wood, Celia Imrie, Rupert Grint, Alan Bleasdale, Willy Russell, Gary Lewis and Hugh Bonneville.

10.30 FILM: Calendar Girls (2003) Starring Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, John Alderton, Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie, Philip Glenister.

Comedy drama based on the true story of 12 ladies from Yorkshire baring all for charity.

12.15am FILM: Buster (1988)

6.00am Good Morning Britain 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 FILM: All Stars (2013) 11.35 FILM: Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011) 1.20pm ITV News & Weather 1.35 Doc Martin 3.35 Off Their Rockers 4.05 FILM: Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

7.15am Olive, The Other Reindeer 8.10 The Big Bang Theory 8.40 The Big Bang Theory 9.05 The Simpsons 9.35 The Simpsons 10.10 FILM: The Iron Giant (1999) 11.50 Father Christmas 12.30pm FILM: Big Miracle (2012) 2.35 Channel 4 News Summary 2.45 FILM: The Grinch (2000) 4.50 FILM: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

6.15 You’ve Been Framed At Christmas! Harry Hill gives his unique gift of surreal silliness to some festive home videos including a fight to the death as a kid wrestles a Christmas tree. Also, the world’s most terrifying present, Carrie the possessed car. All this and this year’s must have gift - bubble wrap.

6.45 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale Andy and Robert’s feud reaches boiling point. Charity manipulates Cain. Bernice finds comfort in an unlikely source.

7.30 Coronation Street Gary feels isolated from his family. Will Kylie give in to her demons? Lloyd is shocked by news of Jenna.

8.00 FILM: Skyfall (2012) See highlights.

10.45 ITV News; Weather 11.00 Christmas Carols On ITV Aled Jones joins the congregation of St. Mary’s Church in Prestwich, Manchester for their traditional candlelit Christmas Eve carol service.

The celebrations include special performances from soprano Lucy Kay, Britain’s Got Talent winners Collabro, soul legend Mica Paris, star of the Lion King Shaun Escoffery and Aled himself.

12.00am FILM: Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) 2.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 2.50 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show

6.30 Hollyoaks Ste and John Paul’s wedding day arrives, but both grooms are missing.

7.25 FILM: Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011) Spin-off from the makers of the Ice Age film series.

7.55 FILM: The Snowman And The Snowdog (2012) Animated sequel to the Christmas classic from Raymond Briggs.

8.30 My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas: Tinsel And Tiaras Documentary from the makers of My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding which follows the celebrations and traditions of members of the Irish traveller community at Christmas.

9.30 Gogglebox 2014 Compilation of the best moments from the television review comedy series in 2014. The programme revisits the funniest comments from the loveable Leon and June, ‘posh couple’ Steph and Dom, hairdressers Christopher and Stephen, and Brixton’s own Sandy and Sandra.

11.05 Rude Tube Christmas Cracker 2014 Alex Zane presents a festive collection of brand new internet clips from around the globe.

12.05am The Inbetweeners 12.35 The Inbetweeners 1.05 The Inbetweeners 1.30 The Inbetweeners 1.55 FILM: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) 3.20 FILM: Toys (1992) 5.20 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 5.35 Small Animal Hospital

6.00 – 7.05am Children’s television 7.05 Little Princess 7.20 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Noddy In Toyland 7.55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 8.05 Peppa Pig 8.10 Peppa Pig 8.20 Toby’s Travelling Circus 8.30 Bananas In Pyjamas 8.40 Tickety Toc 8.55 Milkshake! Bop Box 9.00 Peppa Pig 9.05 Peppa Pig 9.15 Wanda And The Alien 9.30 FILM: Gone With The Wind (1939) 1.50pm FILM: The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1938) 3.50 FILM: Scrooge (1951) 5.35 Michael Buble’s Christmas 2014 6.30 My Big Xmas Benefits BlowOut Documentary series about people who live on welfare.

7.20 Britain’s Craziest Christmas Lights Documentary following four UK households as they transform their suburban semis into a glittering festival of Christmas lights.

8.25 The Dog Rescuers With Alan Davies: Christmas Special Documentary series. Host Alan Davies throws a Christmas party for some of the stars of the last series and tells some more stories of amazing rescues. RSPCA officer Jacque catches up with Minnie the anxious leonberger rottweiler cross to discover how she copes with Christmas in her new home.

9.30 Greatest Ever Christmas Movies A countdown of the greatest Christmas films of all time. From White Christmas to Bad Santa and from Elf to It’s A Wonderful Life, the stars of these festive classics share their memories. Famous faces, from Aled Jones to Gremlins star Zach Galligan and child star of Miracle on 34th Street Mara Wilson, talk about their experiences making some of our most beloved festive films.

12.30am FILM: Scrooge - A Christmas Carol (1951) 2.15 SuperCasino 3.10 Crazy Christmas Compulsives 4.00 House Doctor (x4) 5.35 Wildlife SOS Victoria Nangle

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7.00pm Don’t Tell The Bride: Let It Snow! 8.00 Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 9.00 FILM: Shrek The Third (2007) 10.25 Cuckoo: Christmas Special.

See highlights. 11.00 EastEnders 11.30 Family Guy (x6) 1.45am Cuckoo: Christmas Special 2.15 Some Girls 2.45 In Deep 3.00 Don’t Tell The Bride

7.00pm Carols From King’s 1954: A Festival Of Lessons And Carols 7.45 Wild Scotland 8.00 Happy Holidays With Bing And Frank 8.30 Arena 9.30 Top Of The Pops Christmas: 1979 10.30 Some Santas With Jokes 11.00 Frank Sinatra: The Voice Of The Century - Arena 12.35am Swingin’ Christmas

1.40pm FILM: Casper (1995) 3.40 You’ve Been Framed At Christmas (x2) 5.05 All Star Family Fortunes Special 6.10 Catchphrase Special 7.20 FILM: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 9.00 FILM: The Holiday (2006) 11.45 Celebrity Juice Special 12.50am Through The Keyhole

10.00am The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes 11.10 A Christmas Carol 12.45pm Christmas Lights 2.10 FILM: Mamma Mia! (2008) 4.25 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs At Christmas 5.25 The Royal 6.30 Michael Buble: Home For Christmas 8.00 Lewis 10.00 Clash Of The Santas 12.00am Vicious

1.00pm How I Met Your Mother (x2) 2.00 The Big Bang Theory (x5) 4.30 FILM: The Bear (1998) 5.00 How I Met Your Mother (x2) 6.00 The Big Bang Theory (x2) 7.00 Rude(ish) Tube 7.25 Hollyoaks 8.00 FILM: Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (2009) 11.00 The Big Bang Theory (x2) 12.00am New Girl (x2)

11.25am FILM: Treasure Island (1972) 1.25pm Come Dine With Me Celebrity Christmas Special (x5) 4.10 FILM: It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) 6.50 FILM: Christmas In A Day (2013) 7.55 Grand Designs 9.00 FILM: The Tourist (2010) 11.00 Rewind The Christmas Hits 12.40am Father Ted 1.15 Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

11.00am Fred Claus (2007) 1.15pm One Million Years BC (1966) 3.20 Gulliver’s Travels (2010) 5.00 Step Up (2006) 7.05 St Trinian’s (2007) 9.00 Forrest Gump (1994) 11.40 The Raid (2011) 1.35am Clerks (1994) 3.30 Close

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CHRISTMAS DAY Doctor Who BBC1, 6.15pm As the last Doctor Who episode ended, there was Nick Frost (aptly named) charging into the TARDIS in full Santa garb being most jolly. What was that all about? This is what that was all about, as The Doctor and Clara find themselves trapped on an Arctic base under attack from terrifying beasties. Go Santa!

Frozen At Christmas Channel 4, 8pm Bigger than tamigotchis, more prevalent than looms, the biggest phenomenon evolving and evergrowing is Disney’s Frozen, as many parents already know (along with all the words to ‘Let It Go’). This documentary talks to fans, critics, the film’s creators, and looks at the social media tributes that have emerged. Wow.

The Queen’s Christmas Message Sky1, 3pm Do you reckon the Queen watches her own Christmas speech? Are the corgis allowed on the sofa? Does Prince Philip have to look interested or can he wander away and watch Frozen for the umpteenth time next door?

Does Prince Charles take down tips? Also available on BBC1.

¸ terrestrial 6.00am The Vote 6.30 The Vote 7.00 The Vote 7.30 The Vote 8.00 Latest News 8.30 Brighton Lights 9.00 Brighton Lights 9.30 Richard Durrant Christmas Special 10.30 Latest News 11.00 Noise Reel 12.00pm Under The Radar: Christmas Special 12.30 Latest News 1.00 Brighton Lights (x5) 3.30 Richard Durrant Christmas Special 3.30 Latest Sport Christmas Special 4.30 Latest Sport Christmas Special 5.30 You Make It We Show It! 6.30 Mike Mendoza’s Adur & Worthing: Christmas Special Latest TV’s Mike Mendoza presents his weekly entertainment show.

7.30 Best Of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet.

8.00 Best Of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet.

8.30 Best Of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet.

9.00 Bored Gamers: Christmas Special Greg and Jim present a weekly show for gaming enthusiasts.

11.00 Bored Gamers 12.00am Bored Gamers 1.00 Bored Gamers 2.00 Bored Gamers 3.00 Bored Gamers 4.00 Bored Gamers 5.00 Richard Durrant Christmas Special

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6.00am Breakfast 9.00 FILM: The Gruffalo (2009) 9.30 On Angel Wings 10.00 Come And Join The Celebration 11.00 Only Fools And Horses 12.00pm FILM: Wallace And Gromit: A Grand Day Out (1989) 12.25 FILM: Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) 1.40 Shaun The Sheep 1.50 BBC News At One 2.00 Top Of The Pops Christmas 3.00 The Queen’s Christmas Broadcast 2014 3.10 FILM: Puss In Boots (2011) 4.40 BBC News At Six 5.00 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas 6.15 Doctor Who See highlights.

7.15 Miranda Sitcom. Miranda has received two proposals - one from Gary and one from Mike. Will she choose one of them or will she run away from the pressures of relationships and the fear of not coping with being a wife?

7.50 Call The Midwife Drama about a group of midwives in 1950s London.

When two pregnant teenagers are sent to a mother and baby home, Chummy and Patsy are horrified by the conditions they find there.

9.00 EastEnders With secrets rife, the Carters are set to explode.

10.05 Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special Festive edition of the sitcom. Christmas is just around the corner and Agnes already has her tinsel in a twist.

10.40 Michael McIntyre’s Very Christmassy Christmas Show Christmas comedy entertainment special hosted by stand-up comedian Michael McIntyre, featuring celebrity guests, audience games and music.

11.40 BBC News At Ten 11.55 On Christmas Night Adjoa Andoh reflects on the implications of this night for the mother of Jesus.

12.00am Not Going Out Christmas Special 12.45 Would I Lie To You? 1.15 George Michael At The Palais Garnier, Paris 2.15 FILM: The Heartbreak Kid (2007) 4.05 Skiing Weatherview 4.10 BBC News

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6.00am FILM: Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas (2003) 7.15 FILM: Short Circuit (1986) 8.50 FILM: Pollyanna (1960) 11.00 Carols From King’s 12.15pm To The Manor Born: Christmas Special 12.45 The Choir: New Military Wives 1.45 60 Years Of Carols From King’s 2.45 Kiss Me, Kate At The Proms 5.00 The Queen’s Christmas Broadcast 2014 5.10 James May’s Toy Stories

6.15 Morecambe & Wise In Pieces: The Sketches Penelope Keith presents this celebration of Eric and Ernie.

7.15 Christmas University Challenge Series featuring teams of distinguished graduates.

7.45 Dad’s Army A special Christmas episode of the classic sitcom.

8.15 Blackadder’s Christmas Carol Christmas Eve, 1850. Ebenezer Blackadder is a decent, kind, generous human being - until his loathsome ancestors pay him a visit.

9.00 Tim Rice - A Life In Song A celebration of one of our greatest musical lyricists. Tim Rice, in the company of Michael Grade, reminisces over 40 years of hit songs that conquered the world. Before each one is performed, hear the stories behind some of his best-loved work from Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Chess and The Lion King.

10.30 QI Stephen Fry introduces the QI Christmas special - and a very special guest. With Carrie Fisher, Bill Bailey, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies.

11.00 FILM: Marvellous (2014) Starring Toby Jones, Gemma Jones, Tony Curran, Nicholas Gleaves. Part biopic, part musical and part fantasy, this is the inspirational and incredible true story of Neil Baldwin, a man who refused to accept the label of learning difficulties.

12.30am FILM: The Producers (2005)

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6.00am The Aquabats! Super Show!

6.20 Pat & Stan 6.30 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 6.40 Dino Dan 6.55 Sooty 7.05 Almost Naked Animals 7.20 Almost Naked Animals 7.40 Horrid Henry 7.55 Horrid Henry 8.10 Horrid Henry 8.25 Weekend At Christmas 9.25 FILM: Valiant (2005) 10.55 FILM: Back To The Future (1985) 1.10pm FILM: Nanny McPhee (2005) 3.00 HM The Queen 3.10 The Queen’s Garden 4.10 News 4.20 Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas 5.20 New You’ve Been Framed! At Christmas 5.50 Paul O’Grady: Love Of Dogs At Christmas 6.50 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale It is Andy and Katie’s wedding day. Cain tries to cover his suspicious behaviour.

8.00 Coronation Street Does Kylie stand to lose everything? Steve pulls out all the festive stops.

9.00 Downton Abbey Feature-length special of the widely-acclaimed period drama. It is the autumn of 1924 and Rose’s father-in-law Lord Sinderby has rented Brancaster Castle in Northumberland for the grouse shooting season. The Crawleys are invited to join the party.

Although there is good sport, a butler with an axe to grind and a scandalous secret threaten to derail the holiday. As the two families get to know each other better, some new faces arrive on the scene. Back at Downton Abbey, the servants hold the fort - and there are some surprising romantic moments. Behind bars, Anna continues to face an uncertain future.

11.00 ITV News; Weather 11.15 You’ve Got To Love Christmas A comic trawl through the festive TV archives mixing classic footage with advice from an array of comedians, journalists and celebrities.

12.15am Christmas Carols On ITV 1.15 Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle 2.45 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show

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6.00am FILM: Ugly Duckling And Me (2006) 7.30 Prep & Landing 7.55 Prep & Landing: Naughty Vs Nice 8.20 Father Christmas 8.55 FILM: Animals United (2010) 10.45 The Simpsons 11.15 The Simpsons 11.45 The Simpsons 12.15pm FILM: Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011) 12.45 FILM: The Snowman (1982) 1.20 FILM: The Snowman And The Snowdog (2012) 1.50 The Alternative Christmas Message 1.55 Channel 4 News Summary 2.05 FILM: Scrooged (1988) 4.00 FILM: Big (1988) 6.00 FILM: Arthur Christmas (2011) Charming family animation from Aardman that tweaks the traditional Santa story. Christmas is a busy time for Santa, and his grotto in the North Pole is now a slick, technologically advanced command centre where nothing can go wrong. But when a present is accidentally missed from the Yuletide delivery, the ageing Saint Nick is at a loss as to what to do.

Responsibility lands at the feet of clumsy second son Arthur, who heads off on a global adventure to save Christmas for the one forgotten child.

8.00 Frozen At Christmas See highlights.

9.00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man Christmas Special Alan Carr hosts his own light-hearted chat show.

Joining Alan on the sofa for some Christmas cheer are Terry Wogan, Sarah Millican, Dan Stevens, Phillip Schofield and Emma Willis. Plus, Gino D’Acampo is in the studio.

11.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats Christmas Special Jimmy Carr hosts a festive edition of the comedy quiz show.

Team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson are joined by special guests Freddie Flintoff, Ricky Wilson and Roisin Conaty.

12.00am Father Ted Christmas Special 1.05 Father Ted (x3) 2.30 FILM: Crazy Heart (2009) 4.25 Secret Eaters 5.20 Small Animal Hospital 5.50 FILM: Flicka (2006)

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6.00 – 7.30am Children’s television 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Noddy In Toyland 7.55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 8.10 Peppa Pig 8.15 Peppa Pig 8.20 Toby’s Travelling Circus 8.30 Bananas In Pyjamas 8.45 Milkshake!

Bop Box 8.50 Peppa Pig 8.55 Peppa Pig 9.00 Bert And Ernie’s Great Adventures 9.10 Access 9.20 Andre Rieu: Christmas Around The World 10.20 FILM: Scrooge - A Christmas Carol (1951) 12.35pm FILM: The Sound Of Music Live! (2013) 3.25 FILM: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) 6.10 Michael Buble’s Christmas Songbook Variety show. The Canadian baritone Michael Buble performs a selection of classic Christmas hits including ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ and ‘White Christmas’ against the stunning backdrop of the North Shore mountains in British Columbia. He also welcomes some very special guests including Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen and Oscar the Grouch of ‘Sesame Street’ fame.

7.05 Chas And Dave’s Xmas Knees Up The Cockney singers are joined by Eric Clapton and Jim Davidson for this special.

8.00 Britain’s Favourite Christmas Songs A countdown of the nation’s favourite Christmas songs. Artists, producers and pundits unwrap the greatest gifts that musicians have given to us for Christmases past and present.

11.05 FILM: Muriel’s Wedding (1994) Starring Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths, Matt Day, Daniel Lapaine, Dan Wyllie.

Australian comedy about an ugly duckling who triumphs in the face of adversity.

1.15am ABBA @ 40: Live At Wembley 2.25 SuperCasino 3.10 The Dog Rescuers With Alan Davies: Christmas Special 4.00 House Doctor 4.25 House Doctor 4.50 Wildlife SOS 5.10 House Doctor 5.35 Wildlife SOS Victoria Nangle

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10.00am Soccer AM: Christmas Special 12.00pm Football’s Funniest Moments (x2) 2.00 Modern Family (x3) 3.00 The Queen’s Christmas Message. See highlights.

3.10 Modern Family (x6) 6.00 The Simpsons (x4) 8.00 Best Christmas Movies Ever 10.00 FILM: Predator (1987) 12.05am Trollied Christmas Special 1.05 The Flash

7.00pm FILM: Bolt (2008) 8.30 The Pig Who Cried Werewolf 8.35 Shrek The Halls 9.00 FILM: Shrek Forever After (2009) 10.25 Donkey’s Caroling Christmas-tacular 10.30 Bad Education Christmas Special 11.00 EastEnders 12.00am Family Guy (x5) 1.50 Cuckoo: Christmas Special 2.25 Some Girls

7.00pm The Winter’s Tale From The Royal Ballet 9.00 FILM: The Lady Vanishes (1938) 10.30 Top Of The Pops: Xmas 1978 11.30 Top Of The Pops Christmas: 1979 12.35am Only Yesterday: The Carpenters’ Story 1.30 The Fir Tree 1.55 The Winter’s Tale From The Royal Ballet

1.25pm All Star Family Fortunes Christmas Special 2.30 Catchphrase: Christmas Special 3.35 FILM: Jurassic Park (1993) 6.00 You’ve Been Framed At Christmas! 6.30 FILM: The Mummy Returns (2001) 9.00 FILM: GoldenEye (1995) 11.35 Celebrity Juice: Christmas Special 12.20am Celebrity Juice

10.50am FILM: Carry On Screaming (1966) 12.50pm FILM: Carry On Camping (1969) 2.35 FILM: On The Buses (1971) 4.25 FILM: Mutiny On The Buses (1973) 6.15 FILM: Holiday On The Buses (1974) 8.00 FILM: Carry On Cleo (1965) 10.00 FILM: Steptoe And Son Ride Again (1973) 12.05am FILM: Up Pompeii (1971)

12.00pm How I Met Your Mother (x4) 2.00 The Big Bang Theory (x5) 4.30 FILM: Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011) 5.00 FILM: The Snowman (1982) 5.25 FILM: The Snowman And The Snowdog (2012) 6.00 The Big Bang Theory (x8) 10.00 The Inbetweeners (x4) 12.15am The Big Bang Theory (x2)

12.55pm Gadget Man’s Guide To Christmas 1.55 Christmas In A Day 3.00 100 Greatest Toys With Jonathan Ross 6.15 FILM: White Christmas (1954) 8.45 Father Ted Christmas Special 10.00 The Storms That Stole Christmas 11.00 My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas 12.05am 8 Out Of 10 Cats Christmas Special (x2)

11.00am Mr Popper’s Penguins (2011) 12.50pm A Monster In Paris (2011) 2.35 Stormbreaker (2006) 4.20 Johnny English Reborn (2011) 6.30 Star Trek (2009) 9.00 Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (2011) 11.05 Easy A (2010) 12.55am The Birds (1963) 3.30 Close

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BOXING DAY The Boy In The Dress BBC1, 6.55pm Based on David Walliams’ bestselling children’s book, this oneoff family comedy focuses on Dennis. Dennis is ordinary, but life has been different since his mum left. He feels pulled towards a fashion mag in the newsagent.

Can he wear a dress? What will everyone say? Especially his Dad. Be creative and different, Dennis!

The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2014 Channel 4, 9pm Have you been paying attention?

From the big movies to the big gossip to actual things said by politicians, and why everything is now all about that bass (probably not, but maybe) – Jonathan Ross, Russell Brand, Warwick Davies, Noel Fielding and more join Jimmy Carr and his questions.

FILM: Casablanca More4, 2.30pm Perfect for that too-much-turkey daze Boxing Day can illicit around about this time of day.

More cake? Yes, please, and I’ll have it in front of the telly where Humphrey Bogart just about adores Ingrid Bergman so much he’ll find himself in all kinds of scrapes just to help her out.

Here’s looking at you, kid.

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Expect to see all the talent from Brighton and beyond.

6.30 Brighton Lights 7.00 Richard Durrant Christmas Special The amazing Richard Durrant filmed live at the Latest Music Bar in Brighton.

8.00 Latest News The Latest news where we are.

8.30 The Vote Frank le Duc covers local and national politics and the upcoming key elections for our future.

9.00 Latest News 9.30 Latest Sport Boxing Special Two-hour special covering the Crusader Events Fight Night with Lloyd ‘Lightning Bolt’ Ellett defending his International Masters title versus the Hungarian Champion Grego Vari, and six other fights.

11.30 Latest News 12.00am Noise Reel Extra: Sea City Music 12.15 Noise Reel Extra: Eliza And The Bear 12.30 Noise Reel Extra: Bootleg Festival 12.45 Noise Reel Extra: South Coast Jazz Festival 1.00 Modern Toss 1.30 Modern Toss 2.00 Modern Toss 2.30 Modern Toss 3.00 Modern Toss 3.30 Modern Toss 4.00 Modern Toss 4.30 Modern Toss 5.00 Brighton Lights 5.30 Brighton Lights

BBC1

BBC2

6.05 BBC News At Six 6.20 South East Today 6.25 Still Open All Hours Sitcom.

David Jason returns as Granville, who has inherited the famous corner shop from his beloved but miserly uncle Arkwright. Now running the business with his cheerful and good-looking son Leroy, Granville continues to serve the local community with a keen eye on a profit from some familiar and new faces.

6.55 The Boy In The Dress See highlights.

8.00 EastEnders Life for the Carters continues to explode - can they ever recover?

8.30 FILM: Avengers Assemble (2012) Starring Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston. Comic-book action adventure. The director of peacekeeping agency S.H.I.E.L.D. gathers an elite team of superheroes including The Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow, Iron Man and Thor when the Norse god’s evil brother steals a cosmic cube from an underground base.

10.40 BBC News At Ten 10.50 South East Today 11.00 Match Of The Day Highlights of the day’s Premier League games.

12.35am EastEnders 3.30 Weather For The Week Ahead 3.35 BBC News

6.45 Christmas University Challenge Series featuring teams of distinguished graduates.

7.15 The Two Ronnies Christmas Show A seasonal selection of comedy sketches and songs with Ronnies Barker and Corbett.

8.00 Victoria Wood’s Midlife Christmas BAFTA award-winning actress and comedian Victoria Wood is back with a Christmas special.

Victoria Wood’s Midlife Christmas features highlights from the Midlife Olympics 2009, the popular costume drama Lark Pies to Cranchesterford and the further adventures of soap star Bo Beaumont played by longterm collaborator Julie Walters.

9.00 That Day We Sang That Day We Sang, by Victoria Wood, is a musical rooted in the Manchester of 1929 and 1969. It is the story of two lonely middle-aged people, Tubby and Enid, who are able to grab a second chance at life when they are reconnected to their emotions by the power of music.

10.30 FILM: Hunky Dory (2011) Starring Minnie Driver, Kristian Gwilliam, Aneurin Barnard, Tom Harries, Adam Byard. In the heat of the summer of 1976, a drama teacher tries to put on an end-of-year music version of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

12.15am FILM: The Winslow Boy (1999)

6.00am Breakfast 9.00 FILM: Pinocchio (1940) 10.25 CBeebies Peter Pan 11.05 FILM: Room On The Broom (2012) 11.30 FILM: Cool Runnings (1993) 1.05pm BBC News At One 1.15 South East Today 1.25 The Incredible Adventures Of Professor Branestawm 2.20 My Family 3.15 FILM: Monsters, Inc (2001) 4.40 FILM: The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists ()

6.10am FILM: The Road To El Dorado (2000) 7.30 FILM: College Road Trip (2008) 8.50 Queen Of Tigers: Natural World Special 9.50 Ten Pieces 10.40 60 Years Of Carols From King’s 11.40 FILM: On The Town (1949) 1.15pm Gene Kelly: Talking Pictures 1.50 FILM: Singin’ In The Rain (1952) 3.30 Victoria Wood: That Musical We Made 4.30 Final Score 5.25 War Horse At The Proms

ITV1

6.00am The Aquabats! Super Show!

6.20 Pat & Stan 6.30 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures (x2) 6.55 Sooty 7.05 Almost Naked Animals 7.20 Almost Naked Animals 7.35 Mr Bean 7.50 Super 4 8.10 Super 4 8.25 Weekend At Christmas 9.25 Dinner Date Australia 10.25 Celebrity Squares 11.25 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs At Christmas 12.30pm ITV News & Weather 12.45 The Chase: Christmas Special 1.45 FILM: Back To The Future Part II (1989) 3.45 Off Their Rockers 4.15 Downton Abbey 6.15 ITV News; Weather 6.30 Emmerdale Jai leaves Megan with a dilemma.

7.00 Coronation Street Will Gary resort to desperate measures?

8.00 A Christmas Cracker Bradley Walsh hosts a Christmas spectacular from The Hammersmith Apollo, where he is joined by The Muppets and Katherine Jenkins - who has a duet with Kermit. Comedy comes from Al Murray the Pub Landlord, and the world-renowned Cirque de Soleil put on a show-stopping routine.

9.00 Birds Of A Feather Return of the Essex-based sitcom. Dorien is treating Sharon and Tracey to a Christmas trip to the Canaries, but will it be plane sailing?

9.30 Through The Christmas Keyhole A festive Keith Lemon presents a seasonal edition of the show snooping around more homes of mystery celebrities. The studio panel are Jonathan Ross, X Factor’s Louis Walsh and Corrie’s Kym Marsh, who attempt to work out the identities of the homeowners.

10.30 ITV News; Weather 10.45 FILM: Out Of Sight (1998) Starring George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Dennis Farina, Albert Brooks. Crime drama mixing romance and comedy.

12.50am Jackpot247 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 3.45 ITV Nightscreen

Channel 4

7.25am FILM: The Bear (1998) 7.55 The Morning Line 9.00 The Big Bang Theory 9.25 The Big Bang Theory 9.55 FILM: Inspector Gadget (1999) 11.30 FILM: Horton Hears A Who (2008) 1.15pm Channel 4 Racing 3.50 FILM: Turner And Hooch (1989) 5.50 Channel 4 News

6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks Sinead’s life hangs in the balance, while Ste and John Paul’s relationship is on shaky ground again.

7.00 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. US science-fiction drama series. Coulson and Whitehall’s forces meet in an explosive confrontation that dramatically alters the fate of those involved.

8.00 Bear’s Wild Weekend With Ben Stiller Adventurer and survivalist Bear Grylls teams up with actor and director Ben Stiller for a 48hour expedition into the wilds of Scotland. The two-day adventure begins on the shores of Loch Harport on the Isle of Skye, with the pair having to scale rock cliffs, descend into a cave for fresh water, climb a sheer wall and leap 40ft into the North Atlantic.

9.00 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2014 See highlights.

11.00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man Christmas Special Alan Carr hosts his own light-hearted chat show.

Joining Alan on the sofa for some Christmas cheer are Terry Wogan, Sarah Millican, Dan Stevens, Phillip Schofield and Emma Willis.

1.05am FILM: Legend (1985) 2.45 FILM: Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969) 4.35 Small Animal Hospital 5.00 Small Animal Hospital 5.25 FILM: Flicka 2 (2010)

Channel Five

6.00 – 7.20am Children’s television 7.20 The Mr Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Noddy In Toyland 7.55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 8.05 Peppa Pig 8.15 Peppa Pig 8.20 Toby’s Travelling Circus 8.30 Bananas In Pyjamas 8.45 Tickety Toc 9.05 Peppa Pig 9.10 Wanda And The Alien 9.25 Bert And Ernie’s Great Adventures 9.35 The Mr Men Show 9.55 Access 10.05 FILM: Carry On Constable (1960) 11.45 FILM: Carry On Teacher (1962) 1.30pm FILM: Carry On Nurse (1959) 3.15 FILM: The Ladykillers (1955) 5.00 FILM: A Shot In The Dark (1964) 7.05 Rob Brydon Live Recorded live on his first UK tour in 2009, the award-winning actor, comedian, radio star and TV presenter wows his audience in an excruciatingly funny stand-up show.

8.00 Morecambe And Wise Live!

1973 Comedy. Eric and Ernie’s live stand-up stage act was only ever recorded once - in 1973 at Fairfield Halls, Croydon. With the backing of their orchestra, under the musical direction of Johnny Wiltshire, the legendary duo deliver and ad lib a torrent of gags and one-liners.

9.25 Tommy Cooper’s Christmas Festive comedy and magic from Tommy Cooper. The comedian is joined by Irish singer and actress Clodagh Rodgers and French crooner Sacha Distel.

10.25 FILM: Carry On Christmas (1969) Starring Sid James, Barbara Windsor, Hattie Jacques, Terry Scott, Charles Hawtrey and Ronnie Baxter.

Comic adaptation of the Charles Dickens tale ‘A Christmas Carol’ by the Carry On team.

11.25 The Greatest Ever Carry On Films The best gags all feature in this rundown of Carry On’s greatest hits.

12.35am FILM: Carry On Spying (1964) 2.20 SuperCasino 3.10 Britain’s Craziest Christmas Lights 4.00 Great Scientists 4.25 House Doctor (x3) 5.35 Wildlife SOS Victoria Nangle

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10.00am Modern Family (x8) 2.00pm Harrow: A Very British School 3.00 The Flash 4.00 The Simpsons 4.30 Treasure Island 6.30 The Simpsons (x4) 8.30 Agatha Raisin: The Quiche Of Death 10.30 A League Of Their Own: Christmas Party 11.30 Football’s Funniest Moments 12.00am Britcam: Emergency On Our Streets

7.00pm Great Movie Mistakes III: Not In 3D 8.00 Doctor Who 9.00 FILM: Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (2004) 10.30 EastEnders 11.00 Family Guy (x4) 12.30am Cuckoo: Christmas Special 1.05 Some Girls 1.35 Don’t Tell The Bride: Let It Snow!

2.30 Bluestone 42 Christmas Special

7.00pm Sacred Music: The Story Of Allegri’s Miserere 7.30 Carlos Acosta’s Cuban Night 9.00 Wallander (x2) 10.50 Britain’s Most Dangerous Songs: Listen To The Banned 11.50 More Dangerous Songs: And The Banned Played On 12.50am Frank Sinatra: The Voice Of The Century 2.25 Proms On Four: Battle Of The Bands

11.10am FILM: Casper (1995) 1.05pm Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas 2.05 Emmerdale 3.05 Coronation Street 4.10 FILM: Nanny McPhee (2005) 6.10 FILM: Despicable Me (2010) 8.00 FILM: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) 10.30 Celebrity Juice: Parallel Juicyverse (x2) 12.35am Two And A Half Men (x4) 2.15 Tricked

8.25am Clash Of The Santas 10.15 FILM: Carry On Again, Doctor (1969) 12.05pm FILM: Carry On Cleo (1965) 2.05 FILM: Carry On Girls (1973) 3.50 FILM: Carry On Cowboy (1965) 5.55 A Touch Of Frost 8.00 Lewis 10.00 Come Rain Come Shine 12.00am FILM: The Portrait Of A Lady (1996)

2.00pm FILM: The Tooth Fairy (2010) 4.05 FILM: Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011) 4.30 Father Christmas 5.05 Rude(ish) Tube 5.35 Rude(ish) Tube 6.00 The Big Bang Theory (x2) 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30 The Big Bang Theory (x5) 10.00 FILM: Kick-Ass (2010) 12.20am The Big Bang Theory (x2) 1.20 The Inbetweeners (x2)

11.15am A Place In The Sun 11.50 Come Dine With Me (x5) 2.30pm FILM: Casablanca (1942). See highlights. 4.35 The 100 Greatest Musicals 7.20 Britain’s Wildest Weather 2014 9.00 Tsunami: Ten Years On 10.00 Tsunami: Caught On Camera 11.40 Gogglebox 12.45am Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

11.00am The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) 12.40pm A Matter Of Life And Death (1946) 2.45 Jumper (2008) 4.30 Arthur Christmas (2011) 6.35 Iron Man (2008) 9.00 Four Christmases (2008) 10.45 In Fear (2013) 12.25am Dead Man’s Shoes 2.10 Shallow Grave (1994) 4.00 Close

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SATURDAY 27 Darcy Oake: Edge Of Reality ITV1, 9.50pm If there’s an edge of reality does that mean there might be a corner of surrealism? Probably Bexhill. Christine Bleakley presents a magic special starring the illusionist Darcy Oake, promising breath-taking feats and many things you’ve never seen before. Cripes.

Cook It LatestTV, 11am–4pm Tuck into an afternoon of Cook It! Pretty handy when you’ve just about recovered from eating more than your belly is used to holding in a week, and you’re just turning your mind to what it might be like to prepare and eat yummy food that’s not turkeyflavoured. Andrew Kay takes you through it all gently. Good chap.

¸ terrestrial 6.00am Under The Radar (x4) 8.00 Noise Reel Extra: Sea City Music 8.15 Noise Reel Extra: Eliza And The Bear 8.30 Noise Reel Extra: Bootleg Festival 8.45 Noise Reel Extra: South Coast Jazz Festival 9.00 Latest Sport Christmas Special 10.00 Latest Sport Christmas Special 11.00 Cook It! 11.30 Cook It! 12.00pm Cook It! 12.30 Cook It! 1.00 BWC British Wrestling Weekly 2.00 Cook It! (x4) 4.00 Richard Durrant Christmas Special 5.00 Best Of Brighton Lights 5.30 Best Of Brighton Lights 6.00 Best Of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet.

6.30 Best Of Brighton Lights 7.00 Best Of Brighton Lights 7.30 You Make It, We Show It! Latest Bill and David Netherton present films made by you, the great Brighton public.

8.30 Latest News The latest news where we are.

9.00 Brighton Lights A nightly entertainment show presented by Guy Lloyd and Lynn Ruth Miller. Expect to see all the talent from Brighton and beyond.

9.30 Brighton Lights 10.00 Matt Whistler’s Trip Out Prepare your eyes for the stand-up comedian, actor, stuntman, and world record holder.

10.30 Latest News 11.00 The Buzz With Chuck Thomas Brighton’s brand new weekly comedy panel show poking fun at pop culture news.

11.30 Latest News 12.00am Modern Toss 12.30 Modern Toss 1.00 Modern Toss 1.30 Modern Toss 2.00 Brighton Lights 2.30 Brighton Lights 3.00 Brighton Lights 3.30 Brighton Lights 4.00 Brighton Lights 4.30 Brighton Lights 5.00 Brighton Lights 5.30 Brighton Lights

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BBC1

BBC2

6.00 BBC News 6.10 South East Today 6.20 Celebrity Mastermind John Humphrys puts the questions to some of the UK’s cleverest celebrities.

6.50 Pointless Celebrities Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a special celebrity comedians edition of the quiz.

7.40 The National Lottery: Win Your Wish List Shane Richie hosts the game show. Also including the National Lottery Lotto and Thunderball draws.

8.30 Bruce’s Hall Of Fame Some of the biggest names in entertainment celebrate the artists who inspired their careers.

Hosted by Sir Bruce Forsyth and featuring special performances from Jamie Cullum, Jessie Wallace, Alfie Boe, Ben Miller and Jason Manford.

9.40 Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special Festive edition of the sitcom. Christmas is just around the corner and Agnes already has her tinsel in a twist.

10.15 BBC News 10.35 Live At The Apollo Stand-up comedy from the Hammersmith Apollo. Hal Cruttenden introduces Justin Moorhouse and Tom Stade.

11.05 Not Going Out Outtakes.

11.35 Not Going Out Sitcom.

12.20am FILM: The Hot Chick (2002) 2.00 Weather For The Week Ahead 2.05 BBC News

7.30 Operation Grand Canyon With Dan Snow Dan Snow and team take on the rapids of the Grand Canyon in antique wooden boats.

8.30 Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May take three V8-engined sports cars on a gruelling 1600 mile journey through the spectacular landscapes of Patagonia.

9.30 James May’s Toy Stories James May attempts to rehabilitate one of Britain’s most derided toys by seeing if it’s possible for Action Man to do what no toy has ever managed - travel faster than the speed of sound.

For decades, Action Man, despite his name, has been a disappointment. He promised so much with his eagle eyes, his gripping hands and his natty outfits.

But what has he ever achieved? Nothing... yet.

10.30 QI XL Quiz show in which the aim is to be interesting. Stephen Fry introduces the QI Christmas special - and a very special guest. With Carrie Fisher, Bill Bailey, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies.

11.15 Harry And Paul’s Story Of The Twos As part of the 50th anniversary of BBC Two, Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse present their own unique biography.

12.15am FILM: I Confess (1953) 1.45 Sign Zone: Canterbury Cathedral 2.45 Sign Zone: Wonders Of The Monsoon

6.00am Breakfast 8.25 Match Of The Day 10.00 Saturday Kitchen 11.30 Nigel Slater’s New Year Suppers 12.00pm BBC News 12.10 Football Focus 12.50 Saturday Sportsday 1.00 Lewis Hamilton: Duel Of The Silver Arrows 2014 2.10 Sport Relief 2014: The Final Score 3.10 FILM: How To Train Your Dragon (2010) 4.40 FILM: Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

The Queen’s Garden ITV1, 6pm The second of two programmes in which Alan Titchmarsh is given exclusive access to the royal gardens at Buckingham Palace.

With the Queen’s permission, cameras have been hidden around the gardens to catch a glimpse of the animal visitors arriving now that Christmas is over and spring is in the air.

6.10am Animal House Natural World 7.10 FILM: Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo (1977) 8.50 FILM: Ensign Pulver (1964) 10.30 Top Of The Pops 2: Christmas 12.00pm The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 1.00 FILM: The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) 2.40 Yes, Minister 3.45 FILM: The Eagle Has Landed (1976) 5.55 FILM: Dad’s Army (1971)

ITV1

6.00am The Aquabats!

Super Show! 6.25 Pat & Stan (x2) 6.40 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures (x2) 7.05 Canimals (x2) 7.20 Signed Stories: Share A Story 7.25 Sooty 7.35 Mr Bean 7.50 Hulk And The Agents Of S.M.A.S.H. 8.10 Horrid Henry 8.25 Weekend At Christmas 9.25 Columbo: Negative Reaction 11.25 News 11.30 Dickinson’s Real Deal 12.25pm The Cube 1.25 Tipping Point 2.30 FILM: Back To The Future, Part III (1990) 4.40 Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas 5.40 ITV News & Weather 6.05 You Saw Them Here First Robert Webb narrates the show that raids the archives to reveal the television debuts of some of Britain’s best-loved actors and actresses, presenters and pop stars.

The programme exposes the bare facts about Alexander Armstrong’s TV beginnings, Casualty’s Derek Thomson is confronted with his folk singing past, and Will Mellor longs for the days when he was paid in chocolate bars.

7.00 FILM: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman. The seventh instalment of the fantasy series follows Harry, Ron and Hermione as they attempt to find the secret to Voldemort’s immortality the Horcruxes. Harry’s archenemy has hidden parts of his soul in secret locations and the trio must find and destroy them .

9.50 Darcy Oake: Edge Of Reality See highlights.

10.45 ITV News; Weather 11.05 An Audience With Joan Rivers Another chance to see this programme from 2006 as a tribute to the late Joan Rivers.

12.00am FILM: Clockwise (1986) 1.40 Jackpot247 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 3.40 ITV Nightscreen

Channel 4

7.05am Lost And Found 7.30 FILM: Famous Fred (1996) 8.00 The Morning Line 9.00 Frasier 9.30 The Simpsons 10.00 The Simpsons 10.30 The Simpsons 11.00 FILM: Alaska (1996) 1.10pm Channel 4 Racing 3.35 FILM: Zulu (1964)

6.00am The Vote 6.30 The Vote 7.00 The Vote 7.30 The Vote 8.00 The Vote 8.30 The Vote 9.00 Latest Sport Christmas Special 10.00 Latest Homes Live 12.00pm Live At The Latest: Cate Ferris 1.00 Live At The Latest: yourgardenday 2.00 Live At The Latest: Martin Harley & Sam Lewis 3.00 Under The Radar (x7)

6.20 Channel 4 News 6.40 Guy Martin’s Passion For Life A snapshot into the life of motorcycle racer and lorry mechanic Guy Martin, who shares some of his hobbies and shows how he switches off from the stresses of racing.

7.10 FILM: Mission: Impossible II (2000) Starring Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames. A secret agent must undertake a difficult assignment to capture a rogue erstwhile colleague who has stolen a deadly genetically engineered virus.

9.30 50 Funniest Moments 2014 A host of comedians and celebrities take a look back at the funniest and most outrageous moments of 2014, from unintentionally hilarious incidents to witty television programmes and vlogs. Danny Dyer, Katherine Ryan, Eamonn Holmes, Ruth Langsford and internet sensation KSI are among those talking about the events that made them laugh over the last 12 months.

11.35 FILM: X Men: The Last Stand (2006) Starring Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart. Mutant society is torn apart over the discovery of a cure which can allow them to become human.

1.35am FILM: The Raven (2012) 3.30 Hollyoaks Omnibus 5.45 Small Animal Hospital

6.30 Latest News The latest news where we are, the latest sports news, plus national and international updates, and the up-to-date forecast for your area and beyond.

7.00 The Brighton Lights Sessions Musical guests and band highlights from the Brighton Lights live sessions.

7.30 The Brighton Lights Sessions Musical guests and band highlights from the Brighton Lights live sessions.

8.00 Latest News The latest news where we are, the latest sports news, plus national and international updates, and the up-to-date forecast for your area and beyond.

8.30 Under The Radar Paul Mex and Jeff Hemmings show and discuss great music videos that may have been under your radar.

9.00 FilmFest on 8: South Coast Presenter Jessica KellgrenHayes introduces South Coast by Will Jewell, featuring Fatboy Slim. A look at the hip-hop scene on the South Coast.

11.00 Latest News 11.30 FilmFest On 8 1.30am FilmFest on 8 3.30 FilmFest on 8 5.30 Under The Radar: Christmas Special

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6.00 Celebrity Mastermind Four more celebrities take on the Mastermind challenge, as comedian Rob Deering, model Amy Willerton, Erasure singer Andy Bell and actor Jason Watkins answer questions.

6.30 Countryfile The Great British landscape gives us much to celebrate all year round. But as the bare bones of winter signal the end of yet another year - there’s still one big celebration to go - New Years Eve. 7.30 Still Open All Hours Sitcom. In this episode, Granville is determined to improve Gastric’s image in order to matchmake him with Madge.

8.00 Antiques Roadshow The Antiques Roadshow visits Durham Cathedral.

9.00 Last Tango In Halifax An unexpected visitor forces Alan to think about his past. Gillian and Caroline are anxious - his decision to keep his secret from Celia is sure to backfire.

10.00 BBC News 10.15 South East Today 10.25 Match Of The Day Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day’s nine Premier League games.

11.55 The Football League Show Manish Bhasin introduces all the drama from the Football League’s three divisions.

1.15am FILM: Goal II: Living The Dream (2007) 3.05 Weather For The Week Ahead 3.10 BBC News

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MONDAY 29 Homeland Channel 4, 9pm It’s all gotten very very interesting in Islamabad. Who’d’ve thought that all of this could be happening without us knowing a thing? Not that it is, just that it could be.

Scary. Carrie and Saul set to investigating what she saw in Islamabad, which could lead them anywhere. These guys must have hefty passports.

Mapp And Lucia BBC1, 9.05pm Starring Miranda Richardson and Anna Chancellor, this is a luscious revisitation of EF Benson’s 1930s comedy drama of village life. Elizabeth Mapp’s position of queen bee is disrupted by the arrival of the cultured and slightly glamorous Mrs Emmeline ‘Lucia’ Lucas. Let battle commence between the roses.

Dave Allen: God’s Own Comedian BBC2, 10pm A proper study of the acclaimed comedian Dave Allen, from his TV stardom in Australia in his 20s, to his domination of Britain as an anecdotal comedian – fighting to say what he wanted to say, the way he wanted to say it. Studying his life, with guest contributions.

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6.50am Antiques Roadshow 7.50 FILM: Herbie Goes Bananas (1980) 9.20 Coast Australia 10.10 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11.40 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 12.40pm Julie Andrews: Talking Pictures 1.25 Great Continental Railway Journeys 2.25 FILM: The Heroes Of Telemark (1965) 4.30 Final Score 5.30 Flog It!

6.00 FILM: John Carter (2012) Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton. Action adventure film. Arizona, 1868. A US Civil War veteran is transplanted to Mars and discovers a planet inhabited by giant barbarians.

8.00 Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May continue in their quest to take three V8-engined sports cars on an epic journey through Patagonia 9.00 Racing Legends: Barry Sheene Jim Moir (Vic Reeves) tells the life story of 70s icon, Motorcycle World Champion - Barry Sheene and rides the bikes that are part of the Sheene legend.

Moir tells how Sheene rose to the top of his sport and also became a hugely popular public figure.

10.00 House Of Fools Anarchic, surreal sitcom starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. It’s Christmas Eve and Vic and Beef can’t wait to start the celebrations.

10.30 Never Mind The Buzzcocks Anarchic pop quiz. Host Rhod Gilbert and regular team captains Noel Fielding and Phill Jupitus are joined by Louis Walsh, Glen Matlock, Lloyd Langford and Melissa Steel.

11.00 The Wrong Mans Sitcom.

12.00am The Comedy Vaults: BBC2’s Hidden Treasure 1.00 FILM: Suspicion (1941) 2.40 Sign Zone: Countryfile 3.35 Sign Zone: Holby City

ITV1

6.00am The Aquabats!

Super Show! 6.25 Pat & Stan (x2) 6.40 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 7.05 Canimals (x2) 7.20 Signed Stories: Share A Story 7.25 Sooty 7.35 Mr Bean 7.50 Ultimate Spider-Man 8.10 Horrid Henry 8.25 Weekend At Christmas 9.25 Columbo: Double Exposure 11.00 ITV News & Weather 11.15 The Cube 12.15pm Michael Flatley: A Night To Remember 1.15 Tipping Point 2.20 Catchphrase Christmas Special 3.20 FILM: ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 5.35 ITV News 6.00 The Queen’s Garden See highlights.

7.00 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera Alastair Stewart presents some astonishing eyewitness footage shot by members of the public on mobile devices over the past year, including extreme weather and dramatic rescues.

8.00 All Star Family Fortunes Christmas Special Vernon Kay presents a festive special as Team Coronation Street battle it out against Team Emmerdale for charity.

9.00 All New It’ll Be Alright On The Night Griff Rhys Jones reveals a brand-new collection of never-seen-before flubs that the celebrities would rather we did not see. This all-new edition features Shane Ritchie in a lessthan-perfect moment from EastEnders, the Come Dine with Me couple who almost split, and Jack Whitehall putting his foot right in it.

10.00 ITV News; Weather 10.15 Through The Christmas Keyhole A festive Keith Lemon presents a seasonal edition of the show snooping around more homes.

11.15 Rugby Highlights: Aviva Premiership Harlequins take on Northampton Saints in front of over 70,000 fans.

12.10am The Store 2.10 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 3.45 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show

Channel 4

6.10am The American Football Show 7.10 Little Wolf’s Book Of Badness 7.35 Ivor The Invisible 8.05 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.35 Frasier 9.00 Frasier 9.30 Sunday Brunch 12.25pm FILM: Imagine That (2009) 2.35 The Simpsons 3.00 The Simpsons 3.30 The Simpsons 3.55 The Simpsons 4.25 The Simpsons 4.55 Channel 4 News 5.00 Celebrity Fifteen To One: Christmas Special

6.00am Latest Homes Live 8.00 You Make It, We Show It! 8.30 You Make It, We Show It! 9.00 You Make It, We Show It! 9.30 You Make It, We Show It! 10.00 Best Of Brighton Lights (x4) 12.00pm Latest Sport Christmas Special 1.00 The Vote 1.30 The Vote 2.00 Bookenders (x6) 5.00 Best Of Brighton Lights 5.30 Best Of Brighton Lights

6.00 FILM: The Golden Compass (2007) Starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Dakota Blue Richards, Sam Elliott.

Fantasy adventure, based on the acclaimed His Dark Materials trilogy. A young girl in a parallel world of talking bears and personal daemons finds a magical device and uses it to trace her missing friends, uncovering a terrifying plot that threatens the fabric of the universe.

8.00 The Hotel Documentary series revealing behind-thescenes life in the hotel industry. This series returns to Torquay to follow the latest exploits of hotelier Mark Jenkins. It’s two years since Mark was forced to sell his own hotel, the Grosvenor. Now he’s back in town for one summer season only.

9.00 Homeland See highlights.

10.15 Gogglebox 2014 Compilation of the best moments from the television review comedy series in 2014. The programme revisits the funniest comments from the loveable Leon and June, ‘posh couple’ Steph and Dom, and hairdressers Christopher and Stephen.

11.50 Rude Tube Christmas Cracker 2014 Alex Zane presents a festive collection of brand new internet clips from around the globe.

12.45am Father Ted 1.10 American Football Live 4.55 NFL: Rush Zone 5.20 Secret Eaters

6.00 Latest News The latest local news where you are, plus national updates.

6.30 Best Of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet.

7.00 Best of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet.

7.30 Latest News The latest local news where you are, plus national updates.

8.00 The Vote Frank Le Duc covers local and national politics.

8.30 Best Of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet.

9.00 Best Of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet.

9.30 Ordinary Lives: No Place Like Home The story of Paul, an ex-rough sleeper, as he moves between the familiarity of street sleeping and the challenges faced in trying to lead an ordinary life.

10.00 Hindsight: The Shorts 10.15 Hindsight: The Shorts 10.30 Latest News 11.00 QBites 11.30 QBites 12.00am FilmFest On 8 2.00 FilmFest On 8 4.00 FilmFest On 8

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6.10 South East Today 6.20 FILM: The Muppets (2011) Starring Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones, Alan Arkin. Comedy. When an oil magnate discovers that there is a reservoir just below the Muppet theatre, the puppets must combine forces with two of their biggest fans and put on an unforgettable display to raise the ten million dollars they need to keep the building in one piece.

8.00 EastEnders With secrets and lies exposed, will the Walford residents ever be the same again?

8.30 Miranda Sitcom.

Miranda has received two proposals. Eek! 9.05 Mapp And Lucia See highlights.

10.05 BBC News At Ten 10.20 South East Today 10.30 Darcey Bussell’s Looking For Audrey Darcey Bussell travels all over to reveal how the Oscar-winning actress, who started out as a dancer and who risked her life during WWII, encountered heartache and broken dreams.

11.35 Sport Relief 2014: The Final Score Sport Relief 2014 was the biggest and best ever, raising over £71.8 million.

Gary Lineker presents this one-hour celebration of the best moments from the Sport Relief 2014.

12.35am FILM: Eurotrip (2004) 2.05 Weather For The Week Ahead 2.10 BBC News

6.30 Nature’s Weirdest Events Documentary series exploring bizarre and extraordinary natural events.

7.30 Operation Grand Canyon With Dan Snow Dan Snow and his team continue down the Grand Canyon in antique wooden boats as they rediscover one of the Wild West’s great adventures.

8.30 Christmas University Challenge Series featuring teams of distinguished graduates.

9.00 Snow Wolf Family And Me Gordon Buchanan’s dream is to get closer to wild wolves than anyone before to discover the true nature of this feared predator. He travels to the remote Canadian Arctic in search of wolves that have never seen people - wolves that have no fear of humans. Using his skills as a wildlife cameraman Gordon begins to gain the trust of a white wolf family. As spring turns to summer he becomes accepted by the pack, including mother Luna and her three newborn pups.

This could be the closest anyone has been to wild wolves since they were domesticated more than 10,000 years ago.

10.00 Dave Allen: God’s Own Comedian See highlights.

11.00 The Wrong Mans Sitcom.

12.00am FILM: Notorious (1946) 1.40 Sign Zone: The Apprentice 3.40 Sign Zone: The Mekong River With Sue Perkins

6.30 ITV News Meridian 6.45 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale Megan wonders if she can trust Jai. Nicola is concerned.

Belle is grateful for Katie’s support.

7.30 Coronation Street Steve’s debts catch up with him. Will Gary be honest with the police? Leanne threatens Gavin’s cover.

8.00 Countrywise Paul Heiney, Ben Fogle and Liz Bonnin present the series about rural life.

8.30 Coronation Street Will Steve face up to the pressure? A shocked Anna discovers the truth. Gavin covers his tracks.

9.00 Christmas Epic Fails Angus Deayton takes a wry look at the funny side of Christmas, including everything from cringeworthy gifts and festive fads to cheesy songs and unsettling Santas.

10.00 ITV News At Ten; Weather 10.15 FILM: Atonement (2007) Starring Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan. Romantic drama based on the novel by Ian McEwan. The affair between the daughter of a wealthy family and the son of their housekeeper is interrupted when her younger sister falsely implicates him in a sexual assault.

12.25am Jackpot247 3.00 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 Jeremy Kyle Show

6.00am Breakfast 8.00 Match Of The Day 9.30 FILM: Flushed Away (2006) 10.50 FILM: Megamind (2010) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt 1.15 BBC News At One 1.30 South East Today 1.40 FILM: Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971) 3.35 FILM: Wallace And Gromit: A Close Shave (1995) 4.05 FILM: Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (1984) 5.55 BBC News At Six

6.10am Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes 6.40 The Football League Show 8.00 Orangutans: The Great Ape Escape - Natural World 9.00 Coast Australia 9.50 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 10.50 Great Continental Railway Journeys 11.50 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 12.50pm David Niven: Talking Pictures 1.40 FILM: Around The World In 80 Days (1956) 4.30 Big Dreams Small Spaces 5.30 Wild Brazil

6.00am Dinner Date 7.00 Good Morning Britain 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 Judge Rinder 11.30 Who’s Doing The Dishes?

12.30pm All Star Family Fortunes 1.15 ITV News & Weather 1.30 Secret Dealers 2.30 Surprise Surprise Christmas Special 3.30 FILM: Dr No (1962) 5.35 The Chase

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6.15am Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 6.30 How I Met Your Mother 6.55 How I Met Your Mother 7.20 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.45 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.10 Frasier 8.40 Frasier 9.10 The Big Bang Theory 9.40 The Big Bang Theory 10.05 The Big Bang Theory 10.30 The Simpsons 11.00 The Simpsons 11.30 The Simpsons 12.00pm FILM: Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009) 1.50 Deal Or No Deal 2.50 FILM: Brewster’s Millions (1985) 4.50 Channel 4 News 5.30 Hollyoaks 6.00 FILM: The Italian Job (1969) Starring Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill. Classic comedy crime caper. Newly released from jail, Charlie Croker discovers that he has ‘inherited’ a brilliant plan for a bullion robbery in Italy. Aided and abetted by an imprisoned mastermind, the scheme calls for him to engineer the biggest traffic jam in history in order to steal the gold. All he has to do is overcome a few obstacles.

8.00 Mini Cooper: For The Love Of Cars Car fanatic Philip Glenister and internationally renowned car designer Ant Anstead bring wrecked classic cars back to life.

9.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Christmas Special Jimmy Carr and team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson are back with a Christmas special and are joined by guest Kathy Burke. Alex Horne and the Horne Section join Countdown’s resident lexicographer Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner.

10.00 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2014 Comedy quiz testing a panel of celebrities - who remembers most about 2014?

12.00am The American Football Show 1.00 FILM: The Omen (1976) 2.55 FILM: Flight Of The Phoenix (2004) 4.45 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 5.05 Small Animal Hospital 5.30 FILM: The Parent Trap (1961)

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TUESDAY 30 Holby City BBC1, 8pm In this episode of the longrunning hospital drama, Dominic’s past returns to haunt him. Somehow we don’t imagine a romantic resurgence of A Christmas Carol’s ‘ghostly visitation’ scenario ... nope, probably less flying and singsong involved in this one.

Sorry, Dominic. Chin up.

Christmas University Challenge BBC2, 7.30pm Two more teams of extraordinarily brainy graduates battle it out to be crowned the biggest brain-boxes. How will education’s elite forces fare this festive season? Will there be leftover mulled wine, mince pies and mistletoe? Probably not. But there’ll definitely be drama.

¸ terrestrial 6.00am Latest Homes Live 8.00 You Make It We Show It 8.30 You Make It We Show It 9.00 The Vote 9.30 The Vote 10.00 Latest Homes Live 12.00 Live At The Latest: Martin Harley & Sam Lewis 1.00 The Vote 1.30 Mike Mendoza’s Adur & Worthing: Christmas Special 2.30 Bookenders 3.00 Bookenders 3.30 Bookenders 4.00 Bookenders 4.30 Bookenders 5.00 Noise Reel Extra: Bootleg Festival 5.15 Noise Reel Extra: South Coast Jazz Festival 5.30 Bookenders 6.00 Latest News The Latest news where we are.

6.30 Bookenders Best selling authors talk about what inspired them to write their latest novels.

7.00 Bookenders Best selling authors talk about what inspired them to write their latest novels.

7.30 Latest News 8.00 The Vote Frank Le Duc covers local and national politics.

8.30 Bookenders Best selling authors talk about what inspired them to write their latest novels.

9.30 Bookenders 10.00 Bookenders 10.30 Latest News 11.00 QBites The QTube team select highlights from the first season of Britain’s first LGB magazine programme.

11.30 QBites 12.00am FilmFest On 8 Jessica Kellgren-Hayes introduces Latest TV’s very own weekly film festival – a dedicated film night for movies, shorts, and brand new work from film makers.

2.00 FilmFest On 8 4.00 FilmFest On 8

Celebrity Mastermind BBC1, 6.35pm Four more fearless celebrities take on the infamous Mastermind challenge. TV presenter Kate Thornton, comedian Tony Law, The League Of Gentlemen’s Steve Pemberton and The Simpsons actor Harry Shearer answer questions on George Michael, WWII fighter planes, the Coen brothers and NBA. Diverse!

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7.45am FILM: Freaky Friday (1977) 9.30 The Big Bang Theory 10.00 The Big Bang Theory 10.25 The Big Bang Theory 10.55 FILM: Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (2010) 12.30pm The Simpsons 1.00 The Simpsons 1.25 The Simpsons 1.55 The Simpsons 2.25 Deal Or No Deal 3.25 FILM: The Parent Trap (1998)

6.00am You Make It We Show It! 6.30 You Make It We Show It! 7.00 You Make It We Show It! 7.30 You Make It We Show It! 8.00 You Make It We Show It! 8.30 You Make It We Show It! 9.00 The Vote 9.30 The Vote 10.00 Latest Homes Live 12.00 Latest Sport Christmas Special 1.00 The Vote 1.30 Cook It! 2.00 Cook It! 2.30 Cook It! 3.00 Cook It! 3.30 Cook It! 4.00 Cook It! 4.30 Cook It! 5.00 Under The Radar 5.30 Under The Radar

6.05 FILM: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012) Starring David Schwimmer, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith. Family animation.

7.30 EastEnders A familiar face returns to Albert Square.

8.00 Holby City See highlights.

9.00 Mapp And Lucia 1930s comedy drama based on EF Benson’s novels. The Tilling Summer Exhibition provides Lucia with a new battlefield to conquer, with pencils sharpened and easels at the ready.

10.00 BBC News At Ten 10.15 South East Today 10.25 FILM: Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley. Action adventure sequel. In the final instalment of the buccaneering trilogy, Jack Sparrow is trapped in Davy Jones’s Locker, and in his absence the East India Trading Company is taking over the seas.

1.00am FILM: The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1992) Thriller about a gynaecologist’s wife who goes looking for vengeance when her husband commits suicide amid accusations of molestation from some of his patients, causing her to lose her unborn baby. 2.45 Weather For The Week Ahead 2.50 BBC News

6.00 Flog It! The team are by the seaside in Bognor Regis.

6.30 Nature’s Weirdest Events Chris Packham continues his exploration of the world’s most bizarre happenings in nature. In Florida, fish are walking out of the water, while bees in France are making multicoloured honey.

7.30 Christmas University Challenge See highlights.

8.00 Sacred Wonders Of Britain Neil Oliver goes on a journey to reveal the sacred face of Britain, an ancient landscape of belief and ritual that still lies hidden just below the surface of our modern world.

9.00 Snow Wolf Family And Me Gordon Buchanan’s dream is to get closer to wild wolves than anyone before to discover the true nature of this feared predator. He reunites with his white wolf family as they try to raise their pups and brave winter.

10.00 Charlie Brooker’s 2014 Wipe Charlie’s annual review of the year.

11.00 Dave Allen: The Immaculate Selection An anthology of Dave Allen’s finest, funniest and most irreverent material.

12.00am Backchat With Jack Whitehall & His Dad Highlights of the series. 12.45 FILM: Spellbound (1945) 2.35 Sign Zone: World’s Greatest Food Markets 3.35 Sign Zone: Doctor Who

6.30 ITV News Meridian 6.40 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale Nicola struggles as she hides the truth. Belle turns to Lachlan for help. Jai is angry to discover Megan’s secret.

7.30 Wilderness Walks With Ray Mears Outdoorsman Ray Mears returns to some of his favourite - and some of the wildest - places in Britain.

In the final programme in the series, Ray crosses over the sea to the magnificent Isle of Skye.

On this jewel in the Scottish crown, he goes in search of Britain’s rarest bird of prey - the spectacular sea eagle.

8.00 FILM: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson. The final instalment of the fantasy series follows Harry, Ron and Hermione as they attempt to find the secret to Voldemort’s immortality.

10.30 ITV News; Weather 10.45 Birds Of A Feather Return of the Essex-based sitcom. Dorien is treating Sharon and Tracey to a Christmas trip to the Canaries.

11.15 FILM: American Gangster (2007) Starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin.

Oscar-nominated drama.

1.55am Jackpot247 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 3.40 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show

6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks Teen drama.

7.00 Channel 4 News 7.05 Come Dine With Me Celebrity Christmas Special Festive celebrity special. The hosts are exCoronation street actress turned model Helen Flanagan, TV and radio presenter Kirsten O’Brien, comedian Mark Dolan and Happy Mondays front man Shaun Ryder.

8.00 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent Property expert Phil Spencer comes to the aid of homeowners across the UK who are trapped in properties that they just can’t seem to sell.

9.00 David Blaine: Real Or Magic Illusionist and endurance artist David Blaine returns with his trademark band of street magic as he amazes recognizable stars.

10.20 FILM: The Look Of Love (2013) Starring Steve Coogan, Imogen Poots, Anna Friel. A comedydrama biopic of the controversial ‘King of Soho’, Paul Raymond - he opened Britain’s first strip club, revolutionised erotic entertainment and became one of the country’s richest men.

12.20am FILM: Damien: Omen II (1978) Horror sequel about a child fathered by the devil. 2.10 FILM: If... (1968) 4.05 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 5.00 Secret Eaters 5.55 Small Animal Hospital

6.00 News The latest news plus national updates.

6.30 Post Feature All the latest movie news with Jessica Kellgren-Hayes and Joseph Gunn 7.00 Brighton Lights Entertainment show with presenters Guy Lloyd and Lynn Ruth Miller.

7.30 News 8.00 The Vote Frank Le Duc covers local and national politics.

8.30 Brighton Lights A nightly entertainment show presented by Guy Lloyd and Lynn Ruth Miller. Expect to see all the talent from Brighton and beyond.

9.00 Brighton Lights A nightly entertainment show presented by Guy Lloyd and Lynn Ruth Miller. Expect to see all the talent from Brighton and beyond.

9.30 Brighton Lights 10.00 Brighton Lights 10.30 Matt Whistler’s Trip Out Prepare your eyes for the stand-up comedian, actor, stuntman, and world record holder.

11.00 Bowlegs 11.30 Bowlegs 12.00am Bowlegs 12.30 Latest News 1.00 Bowlegs 1.30 Bowlegs 2.00 Bowlegs 2.30 Bowlegs 3.00 Bowlegs 3.30 Bowlegs 4.00 Under The Radar 4.30 Under The Radar 5.00 Live At The Latest: Martin Harley & Sam Lewis

6.00am Breakfast 9.00 FILM: Shark Tale (2004) 10.25 FILM: Hotel For Dogs (2009) 12.00pm Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News At One 1.15 South East Today 1.25 Father Brown 2.10 FILM: George Of The Jungle (1997) 3.35 FILM: Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989) 5.35 BBC News 5.50 South East Today

6.15am Secrets Of The Castle With Ruth, Peter And Tom 7.15 FILM: When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth (1970) 8.50 Coast Australia 9.40 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 10.40 Great Continental Railway Journeys 11.40 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 12.40pm Robert Redford: Talking Pictures 1.20 FILM: The Horse Whisperer (1998) 4.00 Big Dreams Small Spaces 5.00 Wild Brazil

6.00am Dinner Date 7.00 Good Morning Britain 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 Judge Rinder 11.30 Who’s Doing The Dishes?

12.25pm All Star Family Fortunes 1.10 ITV News & Weather 1.20 Secret Dealers 2.20 The Queen’s Garden 3.20 FILM: From Russia With Love (1963) 5.35 The Chase

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6.05 BBC News At Six 6.20 South East Today 6.35 Celebrity Mastermind See highlights.

7.05 FILM: Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (2008) Starring Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett. Action adventure. In 1957, at the height of the Cold War, intrepid archaeologist Indiana Jones is called back into action.

9.00 Mapp And Lucia 1930s comedy drama based on EF Benson’s novels. Mapp is convinced that her summer visitor is a crashing fraud and sets out to prove it with her usual vigour.

10.00 BBC News At Ten 10.15 The Graham Norton Show A special NYE edition of the Bafta award-winning talk show.

11.15 Queen + Adam Lambert Rock Big Ben Live As 2014 draws to a close, rock legends Queen and charismatic vocalist Adam Lambert welcome in the new year.

11.55 New Year’s Eve Fireworks London’s NYE firework display.

12.10am Queen + Adam Lambert Rock Big Ben Live... Continued Queen and Adam Lambert bring their live concert to a spectacular close.

12.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys New Year Special 1.10 John Bishop Live: Elvis Has Left The Building 2.20 FILM: Old School (2002) 3.50 Weather For The Week Ahead 3.55 BBC News

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6.00am Breakfast 9.00 FILM: The Cat In The Hat (2003) 10.15 FILM: Eight Below (2006) 12.05pm Bargain Hunt 12.50 BBC News At One 1.00 South East Today 1.10 FILM: Ratatouille (2007) 2.50 FILM: Monsters vs Aliens (2009) 4.15 Top Of The Pops New Year’s Eve 5.20 Pointless Celebrities

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THURSDAY 1 Mock The Week BBC2, 10.50pm It’s sort of the news, except not, because everyone’s convoluting the stories by trying so damn hard to be funny. But we love it.

Dara O Briain and the team crack open the bubbly, link arms and welcome 2015 with outtakes, quizzes and their favourite clips. Featuring very special guests.

Miranda BBC1, 8pm All your eggs in one basket, searching for ‘the one’, ticking the right boxes ... cliches aside, Miranda really is on a long and serious search for her one true love. Desperate to make it work amid some disasterous dating (and dealing with her mum), Miranda’s got her work cut out.

Bored Gamers: Christmas Special LatestTV, 9pm Don’t think for a second that the gaming’s come to a halt because we’re lying horizontal on the sofa, nursing overindulgent bellies – what better time to enjoy sedentary behaviour and immerse the brain in gaming delights? Greg and Jim divulge the best!

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6.20am How I Met Your Mother 6.40 How I Met Your Mother 7.05 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.30 FILM: The Valley Of Gwangi (1969) 9.20 FILM: The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) 11.00 The Big Bang Theory 11.25 The Simpsons 11.55 The Simpsons 12.25pm FILM: Five Children And It (2004) 2.15 FILM: Home Alone 3 (1997) 4.20 FILM: Fantastic Mr Fox (2009)

6.00am The Vote 6.30 The Vote 7.00 The Vote 7.30 The Vote 8.00 Latest News 8.30 Brighton Lights 9.00 Brighton Lights 9.30 Brighton Lights 10.00 Brighton Lights 10.30 Latest News 11.00 Brighton Lights 11.30 Brighton Lights 12.00pm Brighton Lights 12.30 Latest News 1.00 Brighton Lights (x5) 3.30 Under The Radar 4.00 Under The Radar 4.30 Latest Sport Christmas Special 5.30 You Make It We Show It! Christmas Special

6.00 Flog It! Paul Martin and the team of valuers visit St Petroc’s Church in Bodmin.

7.00 Tigers About The House: What Happened Next Sumatran tiger cubs Spot and Stripe are now approaching a year old, and living at Australia Zoo in Queensland under the care of their surrogate dad, British tiger expert Giles Clark. Giles must guide the brothers to adulthood.

8.00 Christmas University Challenge Series featuring teams of distinguished graduates.

8.30 FILM: The Help (2011) Starring Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Emma Stone. Drama based on Kathryn Stockett’s bestselling novel. An aspiring writer decides to focus on the story of Mississippi’s black maids - much to the consternation of her wellto-do white friends.

10.50 Mock The Week See highlights.

11.20 Jools’s Annual Hootenanny 2014 A host of musical stars, from Ed Sheeran to Hayseed Dixie join Jools Holland as he reflects on 2014 and celebrates the arrival of the new year.

1.35am Glastonbury 2014 A look back at the highlights from 2014’s Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts at Worthy Farm in Somerset.

6.30 ITV News Meridian 6.45 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Emmerdale Lisa and Zak uncover Belle’s new distraction.

7.30 Coronation Street Gary’s luck changes for 2015. Will Steve win back Michelle?

8.00 Rita & Me Barbara Knox first appeared in Coronation Street in 1964.

This documentary celebrates her character Rita’s greatest moments and tells the story of the Oldham girl who went on to become one of Corrie’s biggest stars. Barbara is reunited with Thelma Barlow, who played Mavis Wilton - the other half of one of the Street’s bestloved double acts.

9.00 A Funny Old Year 2014 Jason Manford looks at the highs and lows of 2014 in this end of the year comedy review show.

10.00 Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This Drama telling the story of one of Britain’s best-loved comedians - a giant of a man with a delicate soul.

11.55 ITV News; Weather 12.10am FILM: Carry On Camping (1969) Farcical comedy set in the great outdoors. 1.40 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 2.25 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show

6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Hollyoaks Frankie and Robbie offer to help Nancy, but her desperation leaves her out in the cold and in danger. Ziggy brings some light relief to the Roscoes’ night out.

7.30 Channel 4 News 8.00 Frozen At Christmas Documentary on the incredible story of Disney’s Frozen, the cultural phenomenon which has become the most successful animated film of all time. Featuring interviews with celebrity Frozen fans, critics and the film’s creators.

9.00 Alan Carr’s New Year Specstacular Funnyman Alan Carr throws a New Year’s Eve party to remember. Alan is joined by a host of special guests and live music is from Tulisa and Professor Green.

11.05 50 Funniest Moments 2014 A host of comedians and celebrities take a look back at the funniest and most outrageous moments of 2014, from unintentionally hilarious incidents to witty television.

1.05am C4’s 30 Greatest Comedy Shows Documentary looking back at 30 years of influential comedy shows, telling the stories behind them and examining their enduring appeal. 2.55 The IT Crowd 3.20 The IT Crowd 3.50 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 4.45 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 4.55 Secret Eaters 5.50 How I Met Your Mother

6.30 Mike Mendoza’s Adur & Worthing: Christmas Special Latest TV’s Mike Mendoza presents his weekly entertainment show, focusing on all things Adur & Worthing.

7.30 Best Of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet.

8.00 Best Of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet.

8.30 Best Of Brighton Lights Richard Shayler takes a cheeky look back on episodes of Brighton Lights, first aired on the internet.

9.00 Bored Gamers: Christmas Special See highlights.

11.00 Bored Gamers Greg and Jim present a weekly show for gaming enthusiasts.

12.00am Bored Gamers Greg and Jim present a weekly show for gaming enthusiasts.

1.00 Bored Gamers Greg and Jim present a weekly show for gaming enthusiasts.

2.00 Bored Gamers Greg and Jim present a weekly show for gaming enthusiasts. 3.00 Bored Gamers Greg and Jim present a weekly show for gaming enthusiasts.

4.00 You Make It We Show It! 5.00 Under The Radar 5.30 Under The Radar

6.10am Secrets Of The Castle With Ruth, Peter And Tom 7.10 Empire Of The Desert Ants - Natural World 8.10 FILM: Saboteur (1942) 9.55 Alfred Hitchcock: Talking Pictures 10.35 FILM: Shadow Of A Doubt (1943) 12.20pm The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 1.20 FILM: Becoming Jane (2007) 3.10 Coast Australia 4.00 Big Dreams Small Spaces 5.00 Wild Brazil

6.00am Dinner Date 7.00 Good Morning Britain 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 Judge Rinder 11.30 Who’s Doing The Dishes?

12.25pm All Star Family Fortunes 1.10 ITV News & Weather 1.20 Secret Dealers 2.20 The Queen’s Garden 3.25 FILM: Goldfinger (1964) 5.35 The Chase

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6.00am Breakfast 9.00 FILM: Bee Movie (2007) 10.25 FILM: Over The Hedge (2006) 11.40 Life Story 12.45pm The Archbishop Of Canterbury’s New Year Message 12.50 BBC News At One 1.00 South East Today 1.10 The Boy In The Dress 2.10 FILM: Mary Poppins (1964) 4.25 FILM: The Adventures Of Tintin: Secret Of The Unicorn (2011)

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6.15am The Great Interior Design Challenge 7.15 Close Calls: On Camera 7.45 Alec Guinness: Talking Pictures 8.30 FILM: The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) 9.50 FILM: A Hard Day’s Night (1964) 11.15 New Year’s Day Concert Live From Vienna 12.50pm Snow Wolf Family And Me 1.50 Snow Wolf Family And Me 2.50 FILM: Galaxy Quest (1999) 4.25 The Archbishop Of Canterbury’s New Year Message 4.30 Final Score 5.30 FILM: Force 10 From Navarone (1978)

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6.05 BBC News At Six 6.20 South East Today 6.30 Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot Retired bachelor Mr Hoppy is hopelessly in love with his neighbour Mrs Silver, but she is only interested in her pet tortoise Alfie, until Mr Hoppy hatches an audacious plan to win her love.

8.00 Miranda See highlights.

8.30 EastEnders The new year gets off to an explosive start.

9.35 Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special Festive edition of the sitcom about a loudmouthed Irish matriarch and her family. After a spate of burglaries in Finglas, Agnes asks Buster Brady to fit a new alarm system.

10.10 BBC News At Ten 10.25 South East Today 10.35 Match Of The Day Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day’s ten Premier League games.

12.10am Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek Live! Filmed in front of a live audience in New York City, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga perform 60 minutes of jazz standards. 1.05 FILM: Road Trip (2000) 2.35 Skiing Weatherview 2.40 BBC News

7.30 Tigers About The House: What Happened Next Sumatran tiger cubs Spot and Stripe are now approaching a year old, and living at Australia Zoo in Queensland under the care of their surrogate dad, British tiger expert Giles Clark.

8.30 Christmas University Challenge Series featuring teams of distinguished graduates.

The last of the semi final matches in the University Challenge Christmas quiz for grown-ups.

9.00 FILM: Quartet (2012) Starring Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly. Ensemble comedy drama. An opera star arrives at a performers’ retirement home amidst fraught preparations for a fundraising concert. Her presence adds to the tension, but it also offers an opportunity.

10.30 Julie Walters: A Life On Screen Documentary telling the story behind the success of Julie Walters. Includes interviews with Victoria Wood, Celia Imrie, Rupert Grint, Alan Bleasdale, Willy Russell, Gary Lewis and Hugh Bonneville.

11.30 Mock The Week Dara O Briain and the team welcome 2015 with Ed Byrne, Sara Pascoe and James Acaster.

12.05am FILM: Frenzy (1972) Hitchcock thriller.

1.55 FILM: Stick It (2006) Teen comedy drama.

6.45 ITV News; Weather 7.00 New You’ve Been Framed! At Christmas Harry Hill gives us a bumper festive present of snow-covered silliness as he narrates more viewers’ home videos from his uniquely skewed perspective.

7.30 Emmerdale Belle and Lachlan’s actions lead to danger. Aaron tries to hide his growing feelings. Finn is left stunned by Harriet’s news.

8.30 Birds Of A Feather Essex-based sitcom.

Sharon amazes the others when it turns out that she has a high IQ, and Dorien, under pressure to find a heroine for her next book, decides to push her towards a surprising career.

9.00 FILM: The Dark Knight (2008) Starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Maggie Gyllenhaal. When a psychotic criminal mastermind known as the Joker unleashes a wave of chaos in Gotham City, Batman is thrown into personal torment.

11.55 ITV News; Weather 12.00am The Cube Phillip Schofield presents the tense game show, inviting more contestants to see if they can take on the Cube and win £250,000.12.50 Jackpot247 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 3.40 ITV Nightscreen 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show

6.10 FILM: Sister Act (1992) Starring Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith.

Comedy. Cabaret singer Dolores witnesses a murder and is forced to go undercover as a nun to escape the mob. She is unimpressed with convent life ... until she is put in charge of the choir!

8.00 FILM: Snow White And The Huntsman (2012) Starring Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth. Action adventure offering a dark twist on the Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale.

Imprisoned by the evil Queen Ravenna, Snow White manages to escape into the Dark Forest. The queen immediately dispatches Eric the Huntsman, accompanied by a posse led by her brother Finn, to track her down.

10.30 Rude Tube: Welcome To 2015 Alex Zane welcomes in the New Year with the best internet clips from the past year.

12.35am FILM: The Godfather (1972) Epic Oscar-winning drama chronicling the violent story of a Mafia family fighting to establish supremacy in the American business world following World War II. 3.30 Trans World Sport 4.30 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 5.25 Hugh’s 3 Good Things: Best Bites 5.40 Small Animal Hospital

6.00am The Aquabats!

Super Show! 6.20 Pat & Stan 6.30 Dino Dan 6.45 Dino Dan 7.00 Canimals 7.10 Sooty 7.25 A Grizzly New Year’s Tale 7.55 Super 4 8.10 Super 4 8.25 Dinner Date 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.20 Judge Rinder 11.20 Who’s Doing The Dishes?

12.25pm All Star Family Fortunes 1.25 ITV News & Weather 1.35 Secret Dealers 2.35 You’ve Been Framed! 3.05 FILM: Thunderball (1965) 5.45 Rita & Me

6.15am FILM: Three Worlds Of Gulliver (1960) 7.55 FILM: The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad (1958) 9.45 The Big Bang Theory 10.10 The Big Bang Theory 10.40 The Simpsons 11.10 FILM: The Last Mimzy (2007) 1.00pm Channel 4 Racing 4.00 Channel 4 News 4.10 FILM: The Wizard Of Oz (1939)