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Welcome to our bumper Christmas TV special Getting excited with Andy Day

A new star of Bristol's bakery scene

The best of 2015 on our stages

A festive feast without the calories

Merry Christmas!

Here at Weekend, we’re all excited about the festivities! We’ll be heading out to Christmas parties, taking the kids to Bristol’s fabulous pantos and putting the finishing touches to the presents under the tree.

Whatever your plans, we wish you all a very Happy Christmas and we’ll see you in 2016!

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■ For their last show of 2015, The Comedy Box welcomes hilariously eccentric raconteur Tom Allen to The Hen & Chicken

■ There’s a feast of festive music on offer across the city, and Bristol Ensemble are keeping busy with a number of Christmas-themed shows

■ It’s the moment the fans have been waiting for - The Force Awakens is the most anticipated film of the year and it’s in cinemas this weekend

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■ Bristol is bursting with brilliant burger joints, perfect for a pitstop when you’re out Christmas shopping – we take a look at a few of the best

■ We take a look back at some of the spectacular shows, great gigs and famous faces that we’ve enjoyed welcoming to Bristol this year

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■ One of the most interesting new openings of the year, this bakery and restaurant has a buzzy, relaxed atmosphere and excellent food

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■ There are magical movies for every taste over the festive holidays – we run down the best on our TV screens for the rest of 2015

■ Natalie Banyard catches up with CBeebies favourite Andy Day, who’ll be delighting children and adults alike as Muddles in Snow White

■ The West Country rockers bow out in style, bringing their final tour to Fiddlers, 46 years after their first Bristol gig

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■ Buster Bloodvessel and his mates pay their annual Christmas visit to Bristol’s Fleece on Boxing Day to keep the festive party rocking

■ We’ve got the rundown of all your Christmas TV, including Doctor Who, Downton Abbey, and Julia Donaldson’s Stick Man

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‘I’m so excited to be in panto in my home town’ Theatre Six foot four with a permanent wide grin, a great sense of humour and a loyal army of pre-school fans (and their mums!), Bristol-based Andy Day is the perfect pick for panto.

Natalie Banyard caught up with him backstage at The Bristol Hippodrome.

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riends and family have been suitably impressed when I’ve interviewed the likes of Jeremy Irons, Ian McKellen, Ricky Gervais and Russell Brand, but when I mentioned on Facebook that I had interviewed Andy Day, my friends went wild.

“YOU MET ANDY!!!!!!!” screamed one in capital letters. “I’m so impressed!” said another. “He’s so hot!” said a third, and many mums agreed...

Yet there will be many readers who haven’t the foggiest who this six foot four inch, Bristol-based hero is. And if you haven’t got a pre-schooler, or looked after one in the last nine years or so, that’s completely understandable.

For the rest of us, Andy is in our homes every day as a lead presenter on popular children’s TV channel, CBeebies. He has also fronted his own TV series for the channel, introducing little viewers to a whole host of animals on Andy’s Wild Adventures and initiating dinosaur obsessions with Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. Now he’s starring in The Bristol Hippodrome’s Christmas pantomime, Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs.

“I’m so excited to be performing here,” says a grinning Andy when we catch up in his dressing room, which he has already made festive with yards of tinsel. “It’s perfect – a wonderful theatre and local to where I live.

“I’ve seen a couple of things here, including Mary Poppins the other day, which was spectacular and one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. That’s a hard act to follow, but this panto really is a good one!”

This is one of the strongest pantomimes Bristol has had for a long time, with a great cast including Star Wars legend Warwick Davis and panto favourite Andy Ford; hilarious comedy and a spectacularly evil villain; catchy songs and dazzling dancing; and glitteringly lavish sets and costumes.

“This is like a full on West End show in panto style,” says the easy-going children’s entertainer. “I play Muddles, the Court Jester. I’m there to amuse the Wicked Queen, who is fabulously evil.

“I’m also in love with Snow White – a bit like Buttons in Cinderella, really – and I get to spend time with my old mate Herman the Henchman, played by the very entertaining Andy Ford.”

Children will be thrilled to see their favourite CBeebies presenter in person, and Andy’s no stranger to start-struck kiddies and their parents.

“CBeebies is a weird kind of bubble and people either know me or they don’t. There’s no middle

ground of ‘I think I recognise him...’ Generally, if they haven’t got kids they don’t know me from Adam, if they do I’m in their homes most days!

“Sometimes the kids don’t believe I’m real, but their parents normally encourage them to come and talk to me. It’s lovely and I’m always happy to meet people.”

Bristol fans will have seen Andy out and about more than most as he’s been living in the city for the past four years.

“The move to Bristol happened because of Andy’s Wild Adventures, which was made here at BBC Bristol, as was Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures,” he tells me.

“I originally came here to film for ten or 11 months and liked it so much that I decided to move here.

“I bought a narrow boat and lived on that for three years and now I’ve sold the boat and bought a place on land, which I’m currently doing up.

“It’s good to live in a place that I actually fit, because at six foot four and a half, I could never really fit on that narrow boat. There was a lot of stooping!”

Andy’s Wild Adventures and Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures have been huge hits. My three-year-old son is now obsessed with dinosaurs and if I have to watch one more recording of the episode with the escapee dung beetle or the T-rex that ransacks Hattie’s backpack, I might just scream.

“You and every other parent!” Andy laughs. “I’m constantly being contacted by parents wanting to know when some new Adventures will be out.

“And I can tell you that Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures was filmed last year and will be on screens in February 2016. So that will be a huge relief for you all.”

In fact, 2016 will be a busy year for the likeable presenter, who has his fingers in numerous pies.

“So Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures will be aired and I have just released an album called Andy and the Oddsocks, so I will be promoting that. We’re selling the CD in Bristol shops, at the Hippodrome and online now and I’ll be doing a few shows next year to support that.

“Then there’s a pilot being done for some new Andy’s Adventures and we’re also looking at doing a new dinosaur show. And at some point I’ll have to work on making my new home liveable!

“It’s a busy old time, but that’s what keeps me happy!”

■ Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs is at The Bristol Hippodrome until Sunday, January 3. Tel 0844 871 3012 or visit www.atgtickets.com/venues/bristol-hippodrome

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The best of 2015: from War Horse to Snow White Reviews of the year 2015 was another brilliant year for music and the arts in Bristol, with a host of famous faces and rising stars performing in the city. Here are a few of our favourites.

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s ever Bristol was at the forefront of culture this year, hosting great music, comedy,

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We take a look at just some of the highlights from a packed 2015, with contributions from Craig Jones, Mark Taylor, Natalie Banyard and Steve Mellen.

The post-Christmas blues were dusted off in January when West End sensation War Horse was showcased at the Hippodrome, to rave reviews. Natalie Banyard wrote: “War Horse is a breathtaking spectacle, electrifying theatre and, for all its darkness, a tale that makes your heart soar.... Taking audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France, this sweeping drama is a show of phenomenal inventiveness.”

Later that month, ex-Queens of The Stone Age singer Mark Lanegan proved he’s still a huge rocker when he took to the stage at the O2 Academy. He displayed no real signs of growing old gracefully or compromising as he promoted latest album Phantom Radio. Mark Taylor wrote: “Hangmen, gravediggers, wolves, drugs and redemption – the dark subject matter may all be in a day’s work for Mark Lanegan but his fans wouldn’t have it any other way and he’s never sounded better.”

In February, funnyman Tommy Tiernan, delivered a great night of entertainment when he took to the stage at The Lantern. The Father Ted star delivered an eccentric set as he discussed obesity and life’s little clichés.

Also that month, indie band Amber Run produced a great set at the venue during their first of three 2015 visits to Bristol. Steve Mellen wrote: “Every so often, in this world saturated with groups of handsome young men playing guitars and singing about love, loss and friendship, comes along a band that can make even an old cynic like me feel their heart beat faster and the hairs on the back of their neck stand in unison.”

During February, Wicked took up residence

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at the city centre’s Hippodrome. “From the fabulous clockwork-esque set of the Emerald City and the lavish costumes and prosthetics to the flying monkeys, floating bubble and levitating green witch, Wicked is a visual feast,” wrote Natalie Banyard.

The Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival brought big-name performers to the city in March, with The Big Band Swing Dance, Big Buzzard Boogie Band and Pee Wee Ellis all performing. The festival continued to put itself on the map and attracted visitors from all over the world.

In April, Invisible Circus did their Under The Dark Moon show at Bristol Old Vic with the production enjoying equal measures of cheer and fear at the King Street venue.

Up-and-coming indie band Catfish and The Bottlemen rocked the O2 when they played a gig featuring material from their debut album The Balcony. Our reviewer Jon Bennett wrote: “Catfish and The Bottlemen had shown themselves to be a hugely impressive outfit, and with a few more songs behind them – and with his level of popularity – it won’t be long before they’re rocking a full arena tour.”

In May, Dot to Dot Festival saw many of Bristol’s fine venues such as Thekla, The Exchange and Start the Bus, amongst many others, put on gigs showcasing new talent.

Highlights of the event included performances

by Rhodes, Prides and Saint Raymond.

One of the best music gigs held in June was Ron Sexsmith’s show at St George’s. Twenty years after his eponymous debut album, the Canadian singer proved why he is considered “the songwriters’ songwriter”. Mark Taylor awarded him a rare five out of five.

Bristol was one of the country’s most thriving cities across July as it hosted Grillstock and thousands came to the Harbour Festival. Also that month, Goldie and The Heritage Orchestra produced a memorable gig by the water.

A huge July highlight was when the Comedy

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➤➤➤ Garden occupied Queens Square with great sets from Sean Lock, Stewart Lee, Mark Watson, Sara Pascoe and Nina Conti among many other comics.

Our reviewer Craig Jones said of Sean Lock: “Sean used his authoritative tone to give his surreal take on getting older, Top Gear and the big issue missed during the General Election – the cost of food at cinemas... Lock brought the curtain down on the comedy garden to rousing applause and the Home and Away theme playing from the speakers.”

Meanwhile, Michael Yong said Sara Pascoe was “well-polished and outrageously hilarious”, adding: “The ability to take the mick out of herself left everyone in stitches, with cheers and whoops halfway through her act.”

In August another great theatre production came to the Hippodrome when huge audiences enjoyed The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Fresh from Glastonbury and Reading festivals, The Libertines came to the O2 as part of their comeback tour in September, supporting their latest record Anthems for Doomed Youth.

Pete Doherty and Carl Barât proved they were friends once again as they played indie bangers old and new to an appreciative, and rather sweaty, moshpitting crowd. “There was sweat coming from every pore as The Libertines delivered an utterly raucous evening of fun and frolics as they made their return to Bristol,” wrote Craig Jones.

Another highlight of the month was when Queens Square was invaded by a giant mechanical spider as part of the Arcadia festivities.

Bristol boy Roni Size led a bill of high-profile artists who performed sets with revellers paying a heart-warming tribute to DJ Derek, who had been due to perform, before going missing.

Moving to the autumn, October’s best entertainment saw Hot Chip take to the stage at the O2. They produced a great synth electronic gig which concluded an amazing cover of Bruce Springsteen’s Dancing in The Dark.

Also of note in October were hotly tipped acts Wolf Alice, Circa Waves and Years and Years and a production of Stick House performed at

Lo-Ko Club. Of Stick House, Steve Mellen wrote: “Bristol has another exciting performance space in its armoury, and its debut production is a wonderful, sinister piece of theatre.”

Indie icon Johnny Marr showed them all how it is done with a five-star show at the O2 which saw him perform classic songs from The Smiths as well as his own material. Reviewer Craig Jones wrote: “He was coolness personified with an effortless swagger regularly walking to the front of the stage to take the adulation of the adoring masses.”

Despite the year nearing its conclusion the quality of events in Bristol showed no sign of dwindling in November, with the city welcoming music acts including Foals, Palma Violets, Everything Everything, Chvrches, Julia Holter, The Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr and Mercury Rev. Comic Josh Widdicombe made Bristol Old Vic rather nostalgic with his stand-up set, which focused on growing up in the 1990s and organising his life with a Fun Fax from his cabin bed.

Craig Jones wrote: “The stand-up opened like a grand inquisitor, talking to his fans, quickly seeing through a sketchy story of a couple who met through Match.com.”

The latest carnation of Disney classic Mary Poppins proved hugely popular as it took over the Hippodrome for most of the month.

It received great reviews and was a hit with people of all ages. Natalie Banyard wrote: “Magical musical Mary Poppins is practically perfect in every way, transporting Bristol audiences on an unforgettable adventure of epic proportions.”

At the end of November, legendary TV comics Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse brought their first ever live tour to the Colston Hall.

Reviewer Mark Taylor wrote: “The characters may have been three decades old but the jokes were bang up to date... With both comedians frequently going off-script and often corpsing, the most striking thing about the performance was just how much fun they were having on stage.”

The December fun has seen cries of “he’s behind you” echoing across Bristol with the

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Hippodrome hosting panto Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. Stars Wars and Harry Potter actor Warwick Davis has been star of the show, alongside Bristol favourite Andy Ford.

Warwick took a day off earlier this week to attend the premiere of the new Star Wars film The Force Awakens, which he features in.

“With wonderfully garish scenery and costumes, a band determined to fill every corner of this great theatre and a lively energetic adult and junior chorus, this fast-moving production grabs your attention from the moment you arrive and never loosens its grip until the final curtain,” wrote Gerry Parker.

One of the best gigs of the month was The Zombies show at The Fleece. They may have been together for 54 years, but the group proved they have more energy than bands a quarter of their age.

Now aged 70, original members Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone revisited songs spanning five decades, but it was tracks from the band’s classic album 1967 album Odessey and Oracle that drew the biggest cheers from the sell-out Fleece crowd. Mark Taylor wrote: “This was a slick, energetic performance from a legendary band enjoying an unexpected renaissance in their twilight years.”

Another highlight in December was the Spiegeltent on the Harbourside with lots of shows taking place featuring music, cabaret and comedy.

Reviewer Elfyn Griffiths popped along to the craft beer/DJ event and wrote: “The magnificent Spiegeltent in a corner of Millennium Square, for the fourth year running has popped up in its wonderful wood-panelled, mirrored and stained-glass elegance to provide the huddled masses with some fine yuletide entertainment.”

Before the year is over Bristol will welcome DJ Trevor Nelson, who’ll be performing at the O2, and comic Tom Allen, who’ll be taking to the stage at The Hen and Chicken, both appearing on Saturday, December 19, while there are a whole host of New Year’s Eve attractions lined up to end 2015 in fine fashion.

One thing is for certain, 2016 has a lot to live up to.

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Check out the poll on the Bristol Post Facebook page and vote for Bristol’s Best New Restaurant 2015.

Made up from video reviews courtesy of coolcucumber TV and our resident food critic Mark Taylor’s top picks, you can have your say on which new restaurant should take the crown.

One Facebook voter selected at random will win a gift certificate for two people to enjoy a day at The Raymond Blanc Cookery School.

The restaurant which receives the most votes will win the accolade of Bristol’s Best New Restaurant 2015.

The Bristol restaurant scene has never been more exciting and it deserves its growing reputation as one of the most vibrant outside London. A large part of this success is down to the quality of Mark Taylor Bristol Post food critic the food and service, but also the diversity of the restaurants opening. In an industry known to have a high failure rate, particularly in the first year of business, new restaurants in Bristol have benefited from being in a city where people take their food seriously and are happy to support independents and local neighbourhood eateries.

The sheer volume of exciting new openings in the city over the past year or so has made it increasingly hard to whittle them down for the poll. We wish them all the best of luck in what is sure to be a hotly contested competition.

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Bakery’s star is rising in Bristol Food Mark Taylor reviews new Park Street bakery Pinkmans, Gloucester Road fish and chip shop Soul Fish and Spike Island Cafe, now being run by the team behind the Folk House

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hen it comes to independent bakeries producing top quality bread, Bristol’s star has risen considerably in recent years.

Hart’s Bakery at Temple Meads, Mark’s Bread in Ashton, East Bristol Bakery in Easton and Baked in Totterdown are all part of this new wave of Bristol bakeries to have opened in the past six years, each one having its own fiercely loyal customers.

And now to that list we can add Pinkmans, which opened last week in a Park Street site that has been challenging over the years, as a succession of short-lived restaurants have come and gone.

Pinkmans is the first venture from London bakers Steven Whibley and Troels Bendix, whose combined CV includes running the acclaimed Gail’s Bakery and Le Pain Quotidien chain, as well working in notable artisan bakeries and restaurants like The Sugar Club

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and Breads Etcetera. Although a café/restaurant and a shop, Pinkmans is, first and foremost, a working bakery and it’s all about the bakers toiling in the open kitchen with its wood-fired oven at the far end.

This is the heart of the business and every single food item on the menu is made daily on the premises, with the bakers working throughout the day in full view of the customers.

Open from 7am through to 11pm (it’s fully licensed so you can enjoy the food with beer and wine in the evening), Pinkmans evolves throughout the day, from breakfast croissants and pastries or brunch to lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. There are no restrictions or rules.

You can eat whatever you like whenever you like and the price is the same whether you eat in or take away and you order at the counter, cafeteria-style.

With its long copper counter and racks of freshly baked slow fermentation loaves to take away from 8am (the £3 Bristol Brown blend of

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wholemeal and white comes highly recommended), the front area has a shop feel, with the battleship grey-painted café at the back having a vaguely Scandi look with chunky wooden communal tables, high black stools and oversize light bulbs attached to copper piping.

The menu is vast, with soups, sandwiches, salads, quiches, savoury tarts on offer alongside the sweet treats. There are also 12 different cooked-to-order sourdough pizzas on offer and they are excellent value at between £6 and £8.

My puttanesca (£7) was as good as any pizza I’ve eaten in Italian restaurants – the light, crisp base coated with tomato sauce and mozzarella and generously topped with olives, capers, anchovies, capers, slow-roast tomatoes and oregano.

A morning visit a few days later included a still-warm-from-the-oven pear tart (£3) with thick slices of soft fruit and crisp, buttery pastry with a real snap to it, and a spicy, crumbly apple

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In a year that has seen a number of significant new openings in Bristol, Pinkmans is one of the most interesting. Buzzy, relaxed and serving excellent food, it already feels like it has been there years, not days.

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ith its white weatherboard ceiling, butchers tiles and dark blue walls inscribed with a cheery “everybody loves fish and chips”, you would be mistaken for thinking you were in a seafood shack in a Cornish fishing village.

That’s until you see the constant stream of buses flash past the door and the ebb and flow of people filing into Sainsbury’s next door.

This site was for many years a family-run Italian restaurant but it changed hands over the autumn and the new custodian is Bristol chef Stuart Seth.

Seth used to work at influential and much-missed Bristol restaurant Quartier Vert back in the day and he also cooked at the now-closed Ocean Cafe further up Whiteladies Road. He’s been cooking for others for years so it’s good to see him finally launching his own business.

And, judging from the queue snaking out of the door when we arrived early on Saturday evening, it looks very much like Soul Fish has been an instant hit.

So much so that the monkfish and the hake – the two fish options we were most interested in – had already sold out because they clearly hadn’t anticipated just how busy the first week would be.

The switch from chef to fish and chip shop owner isn’t as straightforward as it might sound – it’s the gastronomic equivalent of jumping from the sauté pan into the deep-fat fryer.

Frying fish and perfecting chips is a culinary art that requires a great deal of skill and training. OK, the batter on my daughter’s cod (£4.50 or £7.50 as a “fish supper” with mushy or minted peas and one of the sauces) could have been crisper but the fish itself was moist, thick flaked and steaming hot.

The chips (£1.80) were faultless, too, with the crisp golden exterior revealing fluffy

white potato inside. It’s not only fish and chips served here. There is the ubiquitous battered sausage but also fried chicken with “house sauce” and a fritto misto salad featuring breaded prawns, cod, monkfish, lettuce, tomatoes and tartar sauce.

There are also four American-style po’ boys (all £6.50) – soft white torpedo rolls with various fillings, from pulled brisket, horseradish mayo, pickled chillies and Louisiana hot sauce to a vegetarian-friendly halloumi, pickled vegetables and house sauce.

I went for The Shrimp po’ boy – an open roll topped with fried shrimps in a deceptively fiery Creole seasoning, slices of tomato, shredded iceberg lettuce and a drizzle of tangy pink-hued house sauce.

Although essentially a takeaway, there are two central tables with stools for those who want to stay longer, perhaps over a glass of wine or stubby can of Moor Beer Co beer.

Food is served on greaseproof papercovered trays, cutlery is stuffed into enamel camping mugs and ketchup comes in a transport caff-style tomato-shaped sauce dispenser.

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4a Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8AE. Tel: 0117 924 4942.

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A modern take on the good old British chippy, Soul Fish is a welcome addition to the Gloucester Road food scene and it’s hard not to fall for it hook, line and sinker.

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SPIKE ISLAND CAFÉ

133 Cumberland Road, Bristol, BS1 6UX. Tel: 0117 929 2266.

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These are early days for the new team at Spike Island Café but the foundations are already laid for what should prove an exciting new project destined to grow in 2016.

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here has been a café on the ground floor of the Spike Island art studios for the best part of a decade, with a number of different operators trying their hand at making it work with varying levels of success.

The latest is Liz Haughton and her team from the Folk House Café on Park Street, who took over last month. Although it has been a quiet transition period in the lead up to Christmas, more noticeable changes are planned once the baubles and tinsel have been packed away.

A bright, functional room in the former 1950s Brooke Bond tea-packing warehouses on Cumberland Road, the café has floor-to-ceiling windows, white walls and strip lighting.

The sun was streaming through the windows when I arrived – it was so unseasonably warm that staff were concerned the decadent chocolate cake on the counter might start to melt.

Not much has changed with the decor since the new team arrived. The black, glass-topped tables and colourful wooden chairs (apparently designed by Scottish artist Hayley Tompkins as part of a previous exhibition in the adjacent gallery) are still there, and there is still a self-service salad bar and range of takeaway sandwiches.

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building, the café here has plenty of regular customers from within Spike Island, but it’s also a popular meeting place for locals living around the Harbourside and also people living south of the river (the café is close to the footbridge into Southville).

The daily menu was still being printed when I arrived just before midday but it was worth the wait as chefs brought out warm slices of sweet onion and Cheddar tart and freshly baked brownies, Bakewell slices and flapjacks – all available in full or half-size portions.

There was French onion soup with Gruyère cheese (£4.50), sun-dried tomato and olive pizza (£3.50), toasted sandwiches (from £4.25) and jacket potatoes (£4.25) with toppings like homemade Boston baked beans or Cheddar and chutney.

As with the Folk House Café, the emphasis is on local, seasonal and organic ingredients as much “as is humanly possible”, but prices are still keen despite using such quality produce.

There is also a daily £5 special – on this occasion, it was smoked mackerel pate with toast and cornichons.

I went for the vegetable chilli (£6) with wild rice. Packed with chunks of sweet pumpkin, fresh tomatoes and kidney beans, it had a kick like a Weston donkey. I washed it down with an equally sinus-clearing ginger beer (£2.70) from Lovely Drinks of Barrow Gurney.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 ■ FOOD MARKET

Wine Street, Bristol

This weekly market includes a number of familiar market favourites such as Pippins doughnuts, Pullins Bakers, Crumpet Cakes and Greens of Glastonbury, as well as street food from Niangs Thai Snacks, Chef De Maison and Chilli Daddy. The market runs from 10am to 4pm.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 ■ FARMERS’ MARKET

Whiteladies Road, Bristol

This weekly farmers’ market brings together a number of top quality local producers and artisans.

Bread, fruit and vegetables, meat, cheese, cakes and organic flowers and plants are just a few of the attractions. The market takes place on the corner of Whiteladies Road and Apsley Road from 8.30am to 2pm. Free entry.

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Harbourside, Bristol

Snaking its way under the covered walkway beneath the Watershed through Anchor Square to the At-Bristol Ice Rink in Millennium Square, this annual market features street food stalls, festival bars, mulled wine, live music and entertainment.

The market runs from 11am to 5pm, free.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 ■ TOBACCO FACTORY SUNDAY MARKET

Raleigh Road, Southville

PUB OF THE WEEK THE CHRISTMAS STEPS

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ith its master bow maker, stamp dealer and a shop selling brass and woodwind instruments, there is something timeless about Christmas Steps all year round.

But with twinkling fairylights and the smell of mulled wine (and mulled cider from Bristol Cider Shop) in the air, there can be no better time than Christmas to enjoy the charms of this historic street, once the hangout for pirates and smugglers.

For years the Three Sugar Loaves, this Georgian pub reopened as The Christmas Steps in 2014 as a collaboration between Dave Smeaton (owner of The Spotted Cow in Bedminster) and the publishers of hip Bristolbased magazine Crack.

Dating back to the 1600s, the pub was taken back to its original stone walls and thick beams during an extensive renovation and it looks and feels more spacious and lighter than before.

In the 17th century, the pub was used as a sugar refinery and the original fire used to turn the raw sugar cane into sugar can still be spotted behind the bar, although it’s now used to store some of the pub’s many bottles of spirits.

Set across three higgledy-piggledy levels, the

pub has plenty of cosy alcoves and a wood-burner in the stone fireplace to keep drinkers warm in winter.

Being co-owned by a music magazine means the musical policy here is spot-on and there is a Juke 2000 jukebox on the wall for those who want to choose their own tunes.

The pub is well stocked with real ales, including seasonal porters and darker winter ales, all from South West craft breweries, and there is a range of artisan farmhouse ciders from celebrated cider makers such as Hecks and Wilkins.

This week, real ale choices included Arbor Blue Sky Drinking, Nethergate Red Santa, Great Heck Brewing Co. Dave and Twisted Oak Leveret.

Food is served lunchtimes and evenings and the kitchen puts an emphasis on seasonal South West ingredients. Typical dishes on the winter menu include pigeon breast with a salad of walnuts and Severn Project leaves and cider dressing; Exmoor blue cheese linguine with Somerset leeks and thyme crumble, and Hereford Cross beef burger with bacon and Mendip Cheddar.

■ 2 Christmas Steps, Bristol, BS1 5BS. Tel: 0117 929 2242.

The weekly community market in the car park behind the Tobacco Factory in Southville features around 30 food and craft stalls with a strong bias towards ethical, eco-friendly, Fairtrade, organic and local products. The market runs from 10am to 2.30pm.

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Harbourside, Bristol See Saturday.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23 ■ FARMERS’ MARKET

Corn Street, Bristol

Bristol’s longest-running weekly farmers’ market with a wide range of stalls selling meat, fish, organic vegetables, cakes, cheese, bread and other locally produced items. The market runs from 9am to 2pm.

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Where are the best burger joints?

Here are six of Bristol’s finest Burgers Whether you’re a confirmed carnivore or a staunch vegan, Bristol’s varied burger restaurants will have something to cater for just about every taste

HOPE & ANCHOR, JACOB’S WELLS ROAD

KING’S ARMS, WHITELADIES ROAD

YOYO, CLIFTON TRIANGLE

■ Burgers are homemade on the premises using free-range, organic meat from local butcher, Powells of Olveston. Locally farmed, never frozen or microwaved and mixed to a secret specification, each burger comes with chunky, hand-cut, triple-cooked chips.

With respect for those who put principles before pleasure, the pub rewards vegetarians and vegans with delights such as the Werburger – a whole Portobello mushroom with spinach and topped with homemade Moxarella vegan cheese.

Also available as a pizza!

Since this pub is an independent free house, it takes advantage of the opportunity to support the finest breweries and smaller brands, and specialises in a constantly changing array of craft ales.

And, with such a large flower and herb-laden garden to enjoy in the summer, it’s hard to resist.

So if sustainability is appealing to you, and you like a top-notch burger, you know where to go.

■ At the top of Whiteladies Road, close to The Downs, this is a big, old, rambling building covering several floors, with quirky décor and lots of interesting objects and artwork.

A two-for-one burger deal runs 12-3pm and 5-6pm, and there’s a children’s menu too, so this is also a family friendly place.

A family-run farm supplies seasonal fruit, veg and lamb, all the chutneys are homemade using ingredients from the farm, while Buxton butchers supply the beef mince.

Burgers are made to the Kings Arms’ recipe and even the cheese is home-smoked using maple or cherry wood chips.

All dishes are freshly prepared on the premises and the burgers have been nominated in The Good Food Awards two years on the trot.

There are six in the pub’s burger family: Classic, Blue Cheese, Old Smokey, The Diablo, and the vegetarian Queen. The latest edition is the King burger, with pulled pork, Swiss cheese, mustard mayo and dill pickles. Booking is advisable at weekends.

■ Yoyo is described as “the best and the most definitive burger establishment in Bristol”.

A funky little hamburger bar in Clifton, the hearty burgers here are cooked to order using the most vibrant variety of Japanese wagyu beef, lobster and ostrich as well as the standard Angus beef, and served on freshly baked free-range egg brioche.

Not a typical burger joint, at Yoyo’s you’ll enjoy your burgers in a fancy interior, with a large central oval table complete with iPad screens!

Now in its eighth year of trading, Yoyo must be doing something right: its dedication to offering high-end gourmet burgers in a hurry should keep diners coming back for many years to come.

Open until 5am (and delivering until 5am), Yoyo is the place to be if you are craving some tasty comfort food at almost any hour of the day or night.

■ For more information, www.hopeanchorbristol.com.

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BYRON, THE TRIANGLE

GRILLSTOCK, THE TRIANGLE, CLIFTON

■ CAU was started with the aim of creating the spirit of a restaurant that would fit right into the heart of Palermo, Buenos Aires.

The owners said: “If we could replicate that vitality, passion and sense of fun, we knew CAU would be a place people would want to spend time.”

As such, the menu embraces Buenos Aires’ cuisine – a melting pot of comfort food inspired

by Italy and Spain alongside the jewel in Argentina’s cuisine crown, its beef.

Mouthwatering steaks, burgers and steak sandwiches are joined by a tempting selection of moreish favourites, each with a distinctive Buenos Aires twist.

Families are welcome and there is a great kids menu, starting from £7.50. The staff will even come by with iPod-based games for the older children, and crayons and colouring sheets for the little ones.

Booking is advised, but feel free to walk in.

■ Byron – the home of proper hamburgers – was founded with a simple mission: to do one thing, and do it properly.

The Byron is its namesake burger and showcases what this restaurant is all about: it is the ultimate bacon cheeseburger, made with British beef, topped with dry cure bacon, melted mature Cheddar and homemade Byron sauce, served in a squishy bun, with a crisp pickle on the side.

As with all Byron’s hamburgers, it’s made to the company’s own recipe using four carefully chosen cuts of beef, ground fresh into 6oz patties and cooked medium, so it’s pink and juicy – although if you like yours cooked differently, the team will be only too happy to help.

The perfect accompaniment? For an alternative to French fries, try Byron’s crisp, golden courgette fries – an iconic (and dangerously moreish) speciality. Don’t forget to save room for one of the famously thick milkshakes and a homemade dessert.

■ Grillstock’s first smokehouse on the Clifton Triangle has been serving “low ‘n’ slow” American-style barbecues since 2013.

With festival posters lining the walls and a soundtrack of Delta blues playing, the pared-down menu offers traditional pit-smoked barbecue plates as well as trademark burgers and sandwiches.

A signature dish is the Smokestack burger – a 5oz beef burger topped with pulled pork, melted cheese, house pickles and fry sauce, which won the barbecue joint best burger prize in the 2014 Bristol Good Food Awards.

Alternatively, if you’re up for a challenge, you can take on the Lockjaw burger, piled high with two 5oz burgers, pulled pork, beef brisket, burnt ends, melted cheese, house pickles and fry sauce.

Head on down to Grillstock for meat, music and some of Bristol’s most epic burgers.

■ For more information, www.caurestaurants.com.

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ou can feast at Christmas without piling on the calories with this Slimming World recipe. Taken from the book A Slimming World Christmas, which is available to buy at Slimming World meetings, member Ruth Bennett, pictured below, who attends Kelly Watt’s group in Stoke Gifford, Bristol, said: “I made I did it for Boxing Day last year and it went down a treat!

“I love that I can enjoy full-sized meals but by food optimising I can manage my weight and still have a treat now and then when I fancy them.”

■ For more information visit www.slimmingworld.co.uk

ROAST BEEF WITH A MUSTARD CRUST Serves 6 Ready in 2 hours, plus resting ■ 1.5kg sirloin of beef, visible fat removed ■ 1 tbsp English mustard powder mixed with 1 tbsp water ■ 4 tbsp tomato puree ■ 6-8 mixed peppercorns, crushed ■ Rosemary sprigs, to garnish ■ Preheat the oven to 190C/Fan 170°C/Gas 5. Put the beef in a roasting tin. Mix the made up mustard and tomato puree and spread over the joint. Sprinkle over the peppercorns to create an even crust.

Put the joint in the oven and cook to your liking (22 minutes per 500g plus an extra 20 minutes for rare, 28 minutes per 500g plus an extra 25 minutes for medium, 33 minutes per 500g plus an extra 30 minutes for well done). Baste occasionally with the meat juices while roasting, and turn halfway through cooking time.

Once cooked put the beef in a serving dish, cover loosely with foil and leave to rest for 15-20 minutes.

Garnish with rosemary sprigs if you like, then carve and serve with your favourite potatoes and vegetables.

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‘We were just having a laugh, learning about music’ Music As they prepare to call time on a career spanning five decades, Stackridge head to Fiddlers, writes Mark Taylor

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orty-six years since they played their debut gig at The Old Granary on Bristol’s Welsh Back, Stackridge are back in the city this weekend to play two nights at Fiddlers on what is their farewell tour.

Although their 1974 album, The Man in The Bowler Hat (produced by Beatles producer George Martin) resulted in Stackridge signing to Elton John’s Rocket Records label, commercial success eluded the West Country-based band, but they have retained a loyal following for five decades and they have plenty of impressive milestones in their 46-year history.

The line-up may have changed over the years but two of the original members, Bath-based musicians and songwriters James Warren and Andy Davis, are still there and a quick look at their history reveals the sort of highlights most bands can only dream of.

Stackridge supported Elton John and The Beach Boys at Wembley Stadium (in front of 90,000 people), sold out their own gigs at Bristol’s Hippodrome and Colston Hall and in 1970, were the first band to play the first Glastonbury Festival.

Warren and Davis also enjoyed a brief period of huge commercial success in the late 1970s and early 1980s as The Korgis, who notched up enduring hit singles like Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime and If I Had You. Throw into the pot appearances on The Old Grey Whistle Test, John Peel sessions and tours with Wishbone Ash and Camel, and it soon becomes evident just how big Stackridge were before they split for the first time in 1976.

The band had a 30-year hiatus before reforming and releasing the 2009 album A Victory For Common Sense.

Since then, they have toured extensively but now it’s time to draw a line under Stackridge

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on The Final Bow Tour, which included dates in Japan earlier in the year.

“As it’s our farewell tour I’m not really surprised some of the dates are selling out,” says Andy Davis. “But if it was like this all the time we may have thought twice about stopping right now!”

Davis, who also has his own acoustic trio and an album due out in 2016, says: “We only have two of the original members and writers left – me and James Warren – but there were four writers to start with. Mike Slater and Jim Walter contributed as much as James and I but now, without them, I find the creative onus falls too much on me.

“I can do it but it’s not really Stackridge without the other two. I miss them. Writing songs that are my impression of Stackridge isn’t as satisfying for me.”

With their progressive rock sound and hints of psychedelia, Stackridge were a huge part of the early Seventies hippy scene, but it was their refusal to take themselves too seriously that gained them such a cult following.

Davis says: “We had a mixture of influences,

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from The Beatles and prog rock but also the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and even Monty Python. We liked to burst the bubble of pomposity that was around prog rock so we would purposely look for things that were funny, often shoving them into a set after playing a long prog rock number.

“There were bands playing these songs with pompous titles like Oiling The Doors of Perception so we would do a song called Purple Spaceships over Yatton.”

One of Davis’s biggest claims to fame, however, is the fact he played guitar on John Lennon’s classic 1971 album Imagine, something he puts down to simply being in the right place at the right time.

“I was just hanging around our agent’s office in London when a guy came in and asked if I wanted to do a session. I told him I hadn’t done one before and he said there was nothing to it.

He didn’t tell me where we were going until we were in the taxi and I was pretty stunned when he said we were off to Lennon’s studio.

“I appeared on Gimme Some Truth, Oh Yoko and How, and I was also in the famous ‘white

SAID THE MAIDEN FOLK HOUSE

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aid The Maiden are Jess Distill, Hannah Elizabeth and Kathy Pilkinton, three friends who discovered a mutual love of folk music when they reunited several years after spending their school years together in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

From performing a few songs at their local folk club in 2012 and appearing at one of the club’s guest nights, the group soon secured support and headline slots at folk clubs and festivals around the country which resulted in opportunities to support many established artists including Megson, Martin Carthy and Clannad.

They were also honoured to join legendary fiddler Dave Swarbrick on a successful UK solo tour in the spring of 2014, and released their debut album, A Curious Tale, in June of the same year.

Earlier this year, Said The Maiden was awarded Bristol Folk Festival’s prestigious Isambard Folk Award, and opened for folk super-group The Full English at the 2015 Bristol Folk Festival.

The trio’s new EP, Of Maids and Mariners, displays the distinctive sound that defines them, from soaring a capella harmonies

room’ when Lennon was messing about on the white grand piano.

“It was a huge honour and I got to talk to him quite a bit that day. He was a genuinely lovely man, obviously very confident and keen about the music he was working on but also very accessible and straightforward, cracking jokes, which was a bit different to producer Phil Spector who was his usual guarded self.”

Davis says he wants the final Stackridge gigs to be a celebration of their career, rather than a sad affair, and he’s clearly proud of the band’s achievements over the past 46 years.

“Stackridge never had a discernible ambition, we were just having a laugh, learning about music, doing whatever we wanted and, in a way, we went out of our way not to be commercial.

“We were a weird mixture of psychedelia and West Country down-to-Earthness, but I’d just like people to remember us for some genuine writing talent.”

■ Stackridge are at Fiddlers on Friday, December 18 and Saturday, December 19. See listings for details.

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and fresh new arrangements of traditional songs, to their own compositions inspired by sea songs and shanties.

■ Saturday, December 19. See listings for details.

BAD MANNERS FLEECE

ronted by the larger-than-life vocalist Buster Bloodvessel, Bad Manners were one of the many bands to take their inspiration from the Specials and the British ska revival movement in the late 1970s.

Gaining early exposure through the 2-Tone Records package tours and an appearance in the film Dance Craze, Bad Manners went on to enjoy huge chart success in the early 1980s with singles like Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu, Lip Up Fatty, Special Brew and Can Can. Despite the hits drying up by the

mid-1980s, the band continued to reinvent itself with subsequent ska revivals, releasing successful compilation albums and still packing out venues all over Europe.

Life-saving gastric bypass surgery a decade ago may have reduced Buster Bloodvessel’s waistline but the bald-headed frontman is still a towering figure and consummate showman and the band’s annual Christmas show at the Fleece always sells out.

■ Saturday, December 26. See listings for details.

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Tue 16th Feb • £16.50 adv

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Simple Plan

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+ Ghost Town

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Bars and Melody

Thu 17th Feb • £18 adv £50 VIP

Fri 25th Mar • £16 adv

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Jack Garratt

Sun 20th Dec • £16.50 adv

Ramshackle Christmas Cracker Thu 31st Dec • £10 adv

Ramshackle NYE Masque-Rave Ball Sat 16th Jan • SOLD OUT

Jamie Lawson

Wilkinson

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Sat 9th Apr • £12 adv

Sunset Sons

Sun 21st Feb • £16 adv

Walk The Moon

Sun 10th Apr • £20 adv

Brian Fallon & The Crowes

Wed 24th Feb • £15 adv

Tonight Alive

Fri 26th Feb • £20 adv

Ben Haenow

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Mon 18th Apr • £17.50 adv

Nahko and Medicine For The People

Mon 29th Feb • £18.50 adv

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Fowler In Bristol

Jason Isbell + John Moreland

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Sun 24th Jan • £15 adv

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Sleeping With Sirens

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Thu 3rd Mar • £25 adv £45 VIP

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Garage Nation

Sun 6th Mar • £18.50 adv

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NME Award 2016 Tour Bloc Party, Drenge,

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Music Don’t miss & listings FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 ■ STACKRIDGE

Fiddlers, 7.30pm, £19.80, www.fiddlers.co.uk See page 22.

■ SILVERADO

Be-Bop Club, 8.30pm, £9, www.thebebopclub.co.uk

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eteran punk rockers The Rezillos will be best remembered for their 1978 Top 20 single Top of The Pops, and they are still going strong almost 40 years after they formed in Edinburgh.

Back on tour, the band released a new album, Zero, earlier this year – their first studio album since their 1978 debut, Can’t Stand The Rezillos.

Formed in 1976, the Rezillos emerged at the same time as other seminal bands from the first wave of the punk rock movement but they split

up sensationally only four months after the release of their first album, which gained them a certain iconic status. The debut album has gone on to become regarded as one of the classics of the time, with Mojo magazine including it in its Top 50 Punk Albums.

The Rezillos’ new album was developed and recorded over an 18-month period and the songs are all self-penned originals.

■ Friday, December 18. See listings for details.

A tribute to the legendary pianist Horace Silver, who passed away in June 2014.

Silver’s music is full of blues and soul, and he wrote many tunes with funk and Latin influences. Silverado mainly plays fresh arrangements of tunes transcribed from the recordings rather than the commonly played Silver tunes. Andy Hague (trumpet) is joined by Kevin Figes (alto sax), Ben Waghorn (tenor sax), Jim Blomfield (piano), Greg Cordez (bass) and Mark Whitlam (drums).

■ LOS TRES REYES

El Rincon, 298 North Street, Southville, 7.30pm, free, www.elrinconbar.com

In this jazz-swing combo, jaw-dropping violinist John Pearce is joined by the pumping engine-room of Brett Lewis’s guitar as a parping Pete Judge tries to keep up with them both on trumpet.

■ ISH KABIBBLE

No.1 Harbourside, 11pm, free, www.no1harbourside.co.uk

An eclectic swing concoction of good time old-school jazz from the Thirties and sizzling clarinet-led klezmer.

■ DAMN BUSTERS

The Old Market Assembly, 9.30pm, free, www.oldmarketassembly.co.uk

Kirris Riviere’s mighty vocal chords are well matched by the swirling Wurlitzer of Ev Newman and Joe Allen’s precision double bass in a rolling set of jump blues and jive, old school style.

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APPALACHIA ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, CHEW MAGNA

ristol label Jelli Records presents a special showcase with three local acts sharing the bill at St Andrew’s Church in Chew Magna.

Appalachia is four-piece band referred to as “bluegrass with a twist” and it’s a description that sums up the sound produced by these seasoned musicians. United by a passion for bluegrass music, they come from very different musical backgrounds so it’s not surprising that those influences result in a delightful, eclectic sound mixed with some great humour.

Also on the bill is Jodie Stadden, a classically trained singer-songwriter from Bristol who has been singing since she was 12. She writes and performs her own songs with just her unique voice and acoustic guitar and she has recently released her first album of her own songs.

Completing the bill is Chew Magna’s very own Naomi Rush, an alternative singer, guitarist and songwriter who has just released her debut EP, Pixel Poetry.

■ Saturday, December 19. See listings for details.

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Canteen, 9.30pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

A lively eight-piece combo making a fine mix of old-school chops and modern musical ideas shaking up ska, funk and reggae into a snappy and satisfying ridge-cut snack feast.

■ BARAKA

Plantation, 10pm, £2, www.plantationrestaurant.biz

A unique combination of musicians from Ghana, Senegal, Dominica, Germany and Ireland, each musician in Baraka contributes his own individual style, whether it’s reggae, calypso, blues or soca.

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this sell-out hometown gig demonstrates.

■ JOEY THE LIPS CHRISTMAS SHOW

■ THE TOTAL STONE ROSES / OAYSIS

The Tunnels, 7.30pm, £11, www.thetunnelsbristol.co.uk

Ten-piece Joey the Lips have previously opened for Will Young, performed for Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford at their summer wedding as well as Formula 1 Grand Prix at Silverstone. This band’s on-stage energy is infectious and creates a fantastic atmosphere as they play a diverse brand of music billed as ‘funky soul, blues and disco revue’ which belies their Commitments-style soul band roots.

■ THE REZILLOS

Bierkeller, 7pm, £15, www.bristolbierkeller.co.uk See page 25.

■ THE REGZ

Thunderbolt, 7.30pm, £5, www.thethunderbolt.net

Ten-piece The Regz draws inspiration from Sixties and Seventies soul, funk, pop and ska, taking you from Aretha to Otis and James Brown to The Specials.

■ GAZ BROOKFIELD & THE COMPANY OF THIEVES

Fleece, 7pm, SOLD OUT, www.thefleece.co.uk

With over 1,000 gigs under his belt, including the honour of being Bristol’s first hometown artist to sell out The Fleece four times, local hero Gaz Brookfield brings his tales of life, love and everything in between back to The Fleece for this Christmas show.

■ SHEELANAGIG’S CHRISTMAS SHINDIG

Colston Hall, 7.30pm, £14.50 to £18.50, www.colstonhall.org

Celebrating ten years of Sheelanagig and all things Balkan, gypsy and jazzy, the band have travelled far and wide and are now ready to bring the music home to celebrate a decade’s worth of mayhem and madness. Also on the bill are Urban Folk Quartet and Turbans.

■ RICH COTTELL

Trinity, 6pm, £8, www.3ca.org.uk

Born and raised in the rolling hills of Devon, Rich Cottell describes his music as ‘feel good indie pop’ with a ‘life is just wonderful’ vibe and he has the personality to match. Having sold over 5,000 copies of his self-released debut EP, In The Now, Cottell has since recorded the album Go Geek. The album was funded, in the main, by Cottell teaching music in primary schools in Devon and playing as many gigs as humanly possible at night and at the weekends. Earlier this year, he embarked on an anti-bullying school tour.

■ THE SHIMMER BAND

Louisiana, 7.30pm, SOLD OUT, www.thelouisiana.net

Bristol five-piece The Shimmer Band combine elements of pop, psychedelia and krautrock into their sound and they have been gained quite a following, as

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Exchange, 7.30pm, £10, www.exchangebristol.com ■ FAB 208

Crown & Horseshoe, North Street, Oldland Common ■ FATMAN SWINGS

Old Duke, 9pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 ■ APPALACHIA / JODIE STADDEN / NAOMI RUSH

Kings of Leon, The Killers, The Jam, The Foo Fighters, The Stereophonics and The Verve.

festivals. They’ve played alongside the likes of Cancer Bats, Skindred, We Are The Ocean, Mallory Knox and Turbowolf.

■ A DOUBTFUL SOUND

■ SWING SUNDAYS WITH EMILY WRIGHT AND THE ROYALS / SOPHIE SHELDRAKE

Louisiana, 7.30pm, £7, www.thelouisiana.net

Bristol grunge band return to the Louisiana to play their back catalogue plus tracks from their brand new EP, Kids, which will be available for purchase on the night.

■ DOREEN DOREEN XMAS PARTY

Fleece, 7pm, SOLD OUT, www.thefleece.co.uk

See page 25.

Formed over 30 years ago for an impromptu gig, Doreen Doreen are still rocking their wacky, original covers, now with more glitter than ever. Expect streamers, poppers, balloons and two hours of party pop classics.

■ KOMODO

■ FAB 208 GLAM XMAS PARTY

St Andrews Church Hall, Chew Magna, 7pm, £9 door/£8 adv from www.jelli-records.com

Canteen, 9.30pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

If you could hear Bristol’s heartbeat it would surely be a loping dub bass line, sound system-stylee. That’s what’s hardwired into this lot and they are committed to bringing their heavyweight bass grooves and ‘fresh take on UK roots music’ to the people.

■ JAM TIDY

No.1 Harbourside, 11pm, free, www.no1harbourside.co.uk Birmingham’s Jam Tidy know a good groove when they hear it, whether reggae, funk, hip hop or swing.

■ STACKRIDGE

Fiddlers, 7.30pm, £19.80, www.fiddlers.co.uk See Friday, December 18.

■ SAID THE MAIDEN

Folk House, 7.30pm, £11.50, www.bristolfolkhouse.co.uk See page 23.

■ COUNT BOBO

The Old Market Assembly, 9.30pm, free, www.oldmarketassembly.co.uk

You’ll recognise the members of this six-piece bunch from other outfits and you’ll love their choice of vintage ska and rocksteady numbers from the likes of Prince Buster, The Skatalites, Rolande Alphonso and others.

■ THE SMOKESTACK SHAKERS

Plantation, 10pm, £2, www.plantationrestaurant.biz

There’s a point somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico that’s halfway between Kingston and the Mississippi delta – that’s where The Smokestack Shakers must have hauled up their sound.

■ SUPERSONIC

The Tunnels, 7.30pm, SOLD OUT, www.thetunnelsbristol.co.uk Sell-out gig for this brilliant band performing hits from the likes of Oasis,

from Friday, December 18, 2015

Reckless Engineer, Temple Gate ■ THE WORLD GOVERNMENT

Old Duke, 9pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk ■ THE BEAT UP BOYS

Black Horse, Two Mile Hill Road, Kingswood ■ THE TRUTH BAND

St Anne’s Board Mills Social Club, Avonvale Road, Redfield, 8pm, members £2.50/guests £3.50 ■ NEIL SARTAIN

No.1 Harbourside, 7pm, free, www.no1harbourside.co.uk

The doors to No.1 Harbourside will swing open for a night of hoppin’, stompin’ live music and dance. Cool and swinging vocals in the style of Ella Fitzgerald and Peggy Lee come courtesy of Emily Wright’s perfectly poised singing. Set against the bright new arrangements of classic songs by bass player Will Harris and his Royal foils and a tip top band, you’ll soon be hitting that jive, Jack!

Professional swing dance teacher Sophie Sheldrake will lead the dancing.

■ TOBIAS BEN JACOB & LUKAS DRINKWATER

Canteen, 4pm-6pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

Two fine singer-songwriters from Exeter whose separate paths crossed en route to Glastonbury 2014, where they discovered that their two voices, guitar and double bass made such an excellent combination that this double-act was inevitable. Blessed with plenty of original material and all kinds of musical ideas, as newly released EP The Burning Low proves.

■ THE SCHMOOZENBERGS

Tobacco Factory, 8pm, free, www.tobaccofactory.com

Pavillion Club, Longwell Green Community Centre, Shellards Rd, Bristol, 7.30pm, members £4/guests £6, 0117 932 2989

Conjuring up the mood of 1930s Paris, fused with the energy of a campfire jam session, The Schmoozenbergs are a group of musicians with a passion for gypsy swing music. Irresistible rhythms, lyrical melodies and their own little bit of ‘special sauce’ give us the ingredients for a heart-warming, hip-swinging sound.

■ BLACKFIRE

■ SLADE UK

The George, Wells Road, Knowle

■ PAUL BOOKER

White Hart Midsomer Norton, 9pm, free SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 ■ PEDROGRAD

El Rincon, 298 North Street, Southville, 2pm-4pm, free, www.elrinconbar.com

El Rincon’s ‘house’ trio, led by the mellifluous Peter Wilk on accordion, with John Pearce and Pete Judge, round off the year’s music at the venue with a festive special. Expect Balkan footstompers, Mexican polkas, café-swingers and keening tangos.

■ SYREN CITY

Thekla, 7pm, £7, www.theklabristol.co.uk

Syren City are a Bristol-based rock band taking their influences from a wide range of punk, metal and hardcore, combining to make a hard rock sound. Throughout the last year, the band have gigged extensively, touring the UK and playing

Fleece, 6.30pm, £10, www.thefleece.co.uk

Christmas wouldn’t be the same without a few Noddy Holder classics and tribute band Slade UK recreate the experience of a real Slade show with all the power of the original band.

■ GHOST

O2 Academy, 7pm, £16.50, www.o2academybristol.co.uk

Swedish heavy rockers are back with new album, Meliora, which is the follow-up to 2010’s acclaimed Opus Eponymous.

■ THE ROBIN REECE JAZZ BAND

Old Duke, 1pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk

■ THE NEW EDDIE MARTIN BAND

Old Duke, 9pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk ■ THE SICKNOTES

The Horseshoe, Downend, 9pm, free

MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 ■ CANTEEN JAZZ SESSION

Canteen, 9.30pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

Open jazz jam session led by saxophone hero Craig Crofton supporting seasoned players to join the house trio and others in exploring classic jazz and Latin tunes.

■ KIT HAWES & AARON CATLOW

The Old Market Assembly, 9.30pm, free, www.oldmarketassembly.co.uk

It was the Balkan mayhem of Sheelanagig that first brought young Carnyvillian guitar demon Kit Hawes and Medicine Creek fiddle maniac Aaron Catlow together. But they soon found there was a whole world of roots music they had in common.

■ THE BEESTON BOOT STOMPERS / THE NEW MOTELS / JEKYLL & HYDE / KARI VYAS

Fleece, 7.30pm, £5, www.thefleece.co.uk

■ SEVERN JAZZMEN

Old Duke, 9pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22

■ SWING NIGHT WITH THE SCHMOOZENBERGS

The Old Market Assembly, 9.30pm, free, www.oldmarketassembly.co.uk

The twin guitars, violin and double bass of The Schmoozenbergs capture the music of gypsy campfires and Paris cafés where the name Django has everything to do with swinging beats and fancy finger work. Professional swing dance teacher Sophie Sheldrake will lead the dancing.

■ MARIE LISTER & JAMES LADD

Canteen, 9.30pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

Duval Project vocalist Marie Lister somehow catches all the soul of great R’n’B in the most stripped down acoustic setting, thus blending perfectly with the gumbo savour of bluesy New Orleans that wraps around James Ladd’s rolling guitar and downtown voice.

■ LONDON CALLING – JOE STRUMMER REMEMBRANCE NIGHT

Thunderbolt, 7.30pm, £6, www.thethunderbolt.net

Bristol band London Calling perform with energy and enthusiasm recreating the sound and intensity of The Clash. The gig is a tribute to Clash frontman Joe Strummer who died on this day in 2002.

many years now. This classy trio sees him focus on the classic Blue Note and boogaloo sounds of the Sixties, with his inner Grant Green coming to the fore.

Old Duke, 9pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk

■ GLAM HARRY

■ HENRY SLIM BLUES SESSION

Fiddlers, 7.30pm, £8.80, www.fiddlers.co.uk

The glam rock alias of Bristol veterans Flash Harry, Glam Harry perform classic hits from the Seventies and Eighties.

■ PUNK ROCK STARS IN THEIR EYES

Exchange, 7.30pm, £5, www.exchangebristol.com ■ IT’S FUNKIN’ CHRISTMAS

Fleece, 7.30pm, £5, www.thefleece.co.uk

Festive triple bill featuring Funkinsteins, Trip The Switch and The Don Fox Scandal.

■ MAMA NICE

Old Duke, 9pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24

■ CARLY AND HIM

St Anne’s Board Mills Social Club, Avonvale Road, Redfield, 8pm, members £5/guests £7 ■ RAVEL

Pavillion Club, Longwell Green Community Centre, Shellards Rd, Bristol, 7.30pm, members £4/guests £6, 0117 932 2989 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 ■ BAD MANNERS

Fleece, 7pm, £18, www.thefleece.co.uk

See page 23.

■ CHRIS WOODCHUCK

The George, Wells Road, Knowle SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27

■ OAS-IS

Fleece, 7.30pm, £10, www.thefleece.co.uk

Oas-is are five Oasis fanatics who live and breathe Manchester’s finest band and are now giving you the best look and sound you could expect from a tribute band.

■ MAMA NICE

Canteen, 7pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

Balkan influences over a two-step ska beat or maybe a French musette, topped off with the crisp clarity of Samantha Dinsmore’s narrative vocals.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28

Canteen, 9.30pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

Henry Slim’s dust-voiced Americana comes complete with back porch finger-picking guitar and a lonesome harmonica howl that takes you straight to a Mississippi crossroads, New Orleans juke joint or a Kentucky campfire.

■ CASS’ COMBO WITH GUEST

Old Duke, 9pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 ■ GUY CALHOUN SOLO

Canteen, 9.30pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

One of Bristol’s most accomplished singer-songwriters, Guy Calhoun’s rounded voice, crisp acoustic guitar and well-crafted songs reveal his clear heritage from classic British contemporary predecessors like John Martin, Nick Drake and Richard Thompson.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30 ■ JUSTIN FELLOWS TRIO

Canteen, 9.30pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

Here’s three very strong musical personalities finding common ground in the fusion of jazz, Latin and world music.

Eclectic percussionist Justin Fellows is the va-va-voom behind many fine Bristol bands, but this threesome with Havana-born trumpeter Michael Padron and idiosyncratic singer/songwriter and producer Pete Brandt could well be the most stylish of all his endeavours.

■ THE JP4

Old Duke, 9pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 ■ SOUTHBANK CLUB 2015 NEW YEAR’S PARTY

Southbank Club, Dean Lane, Southville, 8pm, £25/£30 inc food, www.southbankclub.webs.com See in the new year with performance, circus, DJs and live music featuring Troy Ellis and his Hail Jamaica Reggae Band.

■ HELLS BELLS / HELLRAZOR

Bierkeller, 7.30pm, £15, www.bristolbierkeller.co.uk

■ DOUBLE BARREL

The George, Wells Road, Knowle

The best AC/DC tribute band around are joined by Hellrazor, who play everything from Queen to Queens of the Stone Age.

■ GUY CALHOUN ORGAN TRIO

■ ROGER WELLS’ HOT SHOTS

■ BABYHEAD

Guy Calhoun’s versatile guitar has featured across the Bristol scene in jazz, reggae, Latin, soul and folk settings over

■ EDDIE MARTIN’S ONE MAN BLUES BAND

A collection of bands, DJs and performers take over the two rooms at the Trinity Centre for this New Year’s Eve party.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23

Canteen, 9.30pm, free, www.canteenbristol.co.uk

Old Duke, 1pm, free, www.theoldduke.co.uk

Trinity Centre, 10pm, £15-£30, www.3ca.org.uk

from Friday, December 18, 2015

Headliners Babyhead are an eight-headed ska, hip hop and dub monster known for their interactive, anarchic live shows.

■ NEW ORLEANS NYE CARNIVAL

Old Market Assembly, 8pm-2am, £15, www.oldmarketassembly.co.uk

The biggest gig to date at the newly opened Old Market Assembly, this New Year’s Eve party features headlining sets from New York Brass Band, support from Slimline Shufflers and DJs to keep partygoers dancing until 2am. The former Victorian bank will be dripping flowers and colour in a carnival celebration, New Orleans-style. There will be special cocktails and guests are encouraged to arrive in their brightest threads and wear their favourite flowers.

■ THE 45S

Thunderbolt, 7.30pm, £12, www.thethunderbolt.net

Pop trio The 45s mix the best in Motown, soul, rock and blues with an edge, playing from a repertoire including the likes of Elvis Presley, Otis Redding and James Brown.

■ THE RICHARD HEADS

Louisiana, 7pm, £8, www.thelouisiana.net

The Richard Heads are a young Bristolbased punk band with a raw old school sound that belies their youth. With three albums picking up positive reviews, the band is making waves around the UK, having already supported bands such as UK Subs, G.B.H. and Disorder.

■ GLOBAL BEAT NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY

Colston Hall, 7.30pm, £25, www.colstonhall.org

Colston Hall presents its third New Year shindig, and this time it’s going to be a riot of sound and colour. Gilles Peterson favourites Submotion Orchestra headline the festivities with their mesmeric and hypnotic sub-driven sound that is sure to send the Colston Hall throbbing into the early hours of the New Year. Also on the bill is Ibibio Sound Machine, who have taken the UK by storm with their unique party music and a mash-up of high life, disco, psychedelia and electro-soul.

■ KIRRIS RIVIERE BLUES BAND

Old Duke, 8pm, £10, www.theoldduke.co.uk

■ THE SHAZAM PARTY BAND

St Anne’s Board Mills Social Club, Avonvale Road, Redfield, 8pm, £10 ■ JUBILEE

Pavillion Club, Longwell Green Community Centre, Shellards Rd, Bristol, 7.30pm, members £10/guests £14, 0117 932 2989 ■ BLACKFIRE

Portcullis, Fishponds, Bristol, 9pm, free

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Classical

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BRISTOL ENSEMBLE AT CHRISTMAS

t might be the season of peace and goodwill to all, but for the members of the Bristol Ensemble, “peace” is something that’s going to be in short supply until they finally snap their instrument cases shut on December 23.

With more Messiahs than you could shake a “Hallelujah Chorus” at already despatched this month, the final Handelian heave-ho fires the starting pistol on an action-packed countdown to Christmas.

Bristol Choral Society’s Messiah comes in two sizes: a late-afternoon “Mini Messiah” that downsizes the score to a more family-friendly hourorso,andthenaneveningperformanceof the complete work – featuring the Society’s President tenor Mark Padmore among the solo line-up (accompanied by Paul Lewis, Padmore,

■ BRISTOL BACH CHOIR: SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS

Fri Dec 18 & Sat Dec 19, St George’s Bristol, 7.30pm, £9-£20 plus fees. 0845 40 24 001, www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

Nigel Finch conducts Bristol Bach’s Choir’s traditional Christmas feast of words and music – with Liberty Brass Ensemble adding extra sparkle.

■ BRISTOL CATHEDRAL CHOIR: CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT

Fri Dec 18, Bristol Cathedral, 7.30pm, £7/£12/concs from £5.

0117 923 0164, www.bristol-cathedral.co.uk Dave Harvey comperes an evening including seasonal readings by Jack Ashton and Joe Sims.

■ CLEVEDON CHORAL SOCIETY

Fri Dec 18, Tyntesfield Chapel, 6.30pm, £15/under-16s £5 inc hot drink and mince pie. 0844 249 1895

Elinor Cooper directs an evening of song and celebration in Tyntesfield’s atmospheric Chapel.

■ BRISTOL CHORAL SOCIETY: MINI MESSIAH

Sat Dec 19, Colston Hall, Colston St, Bristol, 4.30pm, £7/ accompanied under-18s free plus fees. 0844 887 1500, www.colstonhall.org

See above.

■ BRISTOL CHORAL SOCIETY MESSIAH

Sat Dec 19, Colston Hall, Colston St, Bristol, 7.30pm, £10-£25/ under-25s £5 plus fees. 0844

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incidentally, also launches St George’s new season in January).

Once the final Amen has blazed its way to a roof-raising climax, Bristol Ensemble decamps to St George’s for four carol-filled selection boxes starting with a “Children’s Christmas Carnival” including a 50th anniversary nod to The Sound of Music tucked under the tree (there’s also music from The Snowman which, as it happens, is being screened down the hill at Colston

887 1500, www.colstonhall.org

See above.

■ BRISTOL PHOENIX CHOIR: CHRISTMAS WITH THE PHOENIX

Sat Dec 19, Tyndale Baptist Church, Whiteladies Rd, Bristol, 7.30pm, £10 inc refreshments/ 16s and under free. 0117 923 0164, www.bristolphoenix choir.org.uk

Festive music and readings with punch and mince pies in the interval. Paul Walton conducts.

■ BRISTOL CHAMBER CHOIR

Sat Dec 19, Anglican Chapel, Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, 5pm. www.bristolchamber choir.org.uk

‘Carols for Christmas’.

■ BRUNEL SINFONIA FAMILY CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Sat Dec 19, Henleaze United Reformed Church, Bristol, 6pm, £10/children £5/family ticket £20. www.brunelsinfonia.org.uk

Jonathan Lightfoot conducts a Christmas programme of orchestral music and carols.

■ ORGAN ELEVENSES

Sat Dec 19, Holy Trinity Church Westbury-on-Trym, 11am (coffee and cake at 10.30am), retiring collection. 0117 950 8644, www.westbury-parishchurch.org.uk Richard Johnson plays a festive programme of works by Howells, Leighton and Messiaen.

■ JOGLARESE: SING WE YULE

from Friday, December 18, 2015

Hall that night with live accompaniment from the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, alongside excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker).

Two “Christmas Spectaculars” follow, one with City of Bristol Choir, one with Exultate; and new for 2015, a concluding “Festive Fiesta” with the accent on audience participation. “Bah, humbug” is not an option!

■ See listings for full details.

Sat Dec, 19, Old Theatre Royal, Bath, 7.30pm, £14/£15. 01225 463362, www.bathboxoffice.org.uk

Mon Dec 21, Bristol Cathedral, 7pm, retiring collection. 0117 926 4879, www.bristol-cathedral.co.uk

Belinda Sykes’ crack medieval ensemble mixes Middle Eastern with Flamenco and Celtic influences.

Seasonal performance of Messiaen’s great organ cycle by David Bednall and Paul Walton.

■ ORCHESTRA OF WELSH NATIONAL OPERA: THE SNOWMAN

■ LUNCHTIME LIVE

Sun Dec 20 Colston Hall, Colston St, Bristol, 6pm, £13.50-£26.50 inc fees. 0844 887 1500, www.colstonhall.org

As well as obliging with a suite from Tchaikovsky’s Christmas ballet The Nutcracker, the WNO Orchestra under Neil Thompson also provides the soundtrack for a screening of The Snowman. Classic FM’s Tim Lihoreau narrates.

■ BRISTOL ENSEMBLE: CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL

Sun Dec 20, St George’s Bristol, 2pm & 4.30pm, £15 inc. one free child/additional under-18s £5 plus fees. 0845 40 24 001, www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk See above.

■ BRISTOL ENSEMBLE: CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR

Mon Dec, 21, St George’s Bristol, 7.45pm, £12-£26/concs from £10/ students £6/under-18s £5 plus fees. 0845 40 24 001, www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk See above.

■ MESSIAEN: LA NATIVITE DU SEIGNEUR

Mon Dec 21, St Stephen’s Church, St Stephen’s St, Bristol, 1.10pm, retiring collection. 0117 927 7977, www.saint-stephens.com The Tapestry Choir returns with the promise of seasonal cheer

■ BRISTOL ENSEMBLE: CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR

Tue Dec 22, St George’s Bristol, 7.45pm, £12-£26/concs from £10/ students £6/under-18s £5 plus fees. 0845 40 24 001, www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

See above.

■ BRISTOL ENSEMBLE: FESTIVE FIESTA

Wed Dec 23, St George’s Bristol, 7.45pm, £12-£26/concs from £10/ under-18s £5 plus fees. 0845 40 24 001, www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk See above.

■ BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Wed Dec 30, Colston Hall, Colston St, Bristol, 7.30pm, £1-£30 inc fees. 0844 887 1500, www.colstonhall.org

Alexandar Markovic – a native of Vienna – lends an authentic edge to the BSO’s traditional New Year Viennese Gala.

what’son tue 5 – sat 9 jan

thu 28 jan

wed 13 jan

fri 29 jan

the wall of silence stephen johnson insight and english piano trio fri 15 jan

english baroque soloists with sir john eliot gardiner: the majesty of mozart sat 16 jan

rumours of fleetwood mac tue 19 jan

ed byrne: outside, looking in wed 20 jan

alexander armstrong: a year of songs thu 21 jan

baaba maal thu 21 jan

moscow drug club

fri 22 jan

slapstick’s silent comedy gala

sun 31 jan

money

fri 19 feb

fri 11 mar

sat 19 mar

mon 1 feb

ram lunchtime concert

sat 12 mar

sat 19 mar

the orchestra pitts owen jones: the politics of hope tue 2 feb

tue 26 jan

wed 27 jan

martyn joseph thu 28 jan

ycat lunchtime concert: ji liu

tue 23 feb

otava yo runrig

wed 3 feb

wed 24 feb

wed 24 feb

oslo philharmonic: a scandinavian spring bristol choral society with music for awhile: bach – st matthew passion

martin taylor ray gelato and claire martin lisa simone sat 19 mar

maceo parker

tue 15 mar

sun 20 mar

tue 15 mar

sun 20 mar

ram lunchtime concert

ian siegal band

paddy mcguinness: daddy mcguinness

gogo penguin

sat 6 feb

colston hall record & cd fair

ycat lunchtime concert: amy harman and jonathan ware

wed 16 mar

sun 20 mar

sat 6 feb

thu 17 mar

breabach

martin harley & daniel kimbro

sun 20 mar

rob clouth

thu 25 feb

sat 6 feb

thu 25 feb

thu 17 mar

thu 25 feb

katherine ryan: kathbum

the cult

sun 7 feb

ram lunchtime concert

tue 9 feb

steven wilson

tue 23 feb

ram lunchtime concert: gwyn owen

sat 23 jan

sun 24 jan

tcha limberger and mozes rosenberg sat 19 mar

sun 7 feb

nigel kennedy

thu 10 mar

sat 19 mar

scott bradlee’s postmodern jukebox

sat 23 jan

bristol acoustic music festival

thu 18 feb

tue 8 - wed 9 mar

ludovico einaudi

alun cochrane: a show with a man in it

robert newman: the brain show

paul carrack

wed 17 feb

rebecca ferguson

philharmonia orchestra: planet earth in concert

vieux farka touré

fri 22 jan

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the noise next door

frankie boyle ram lunchtime concert

tue 1 mar

tue 1 mar

leona lewis wed 2 mar

roo panes fri 4 mar

tue 9 feb

slum village

matthew bourne & michael england: moogmemory

thu 11 feb

bournemouth symphony orchestra: great britons tue 16 feb

ram lunchtime concert tue 16 feb

thunder

0844 887 1500* www.colstonhall.org

james morrison peter andre

bournemouth symphony orchestra: heroes and aliens – epic galactic soundtracks fri 18 – sun 20 mar

bristol international jazz and blues festival fri 18 mar

partisans

gary crosby’s nu troup dennis rollins soft machine sun 20 mar

larry carlton sun 20 mar

courtney pine sun 20 mar

pee wee ellis and fred wesley: ‘back to jazz’ big band mon 21 mar

collabro

tue 22 mar

fri 18 mar

ram lunchtime concert

sat 5 – sun 6 mar

fri 18 mar

melody gardot

paul heaton and jacqui abbott

mon 7 mar

fri 18 mar

wed 23 mar

tue 8 mar

sat 19 mar

stages 2016

the dear hunter stephen johnson insight and english piano trio

aynsley lister

the big swing perfectly frank: ol’ blue eyes is back

tue 22 mar

kathryn roberts and sean lakeman thu 24 mar

jason donovan

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Director JJ Abrams, who defied the Do Not Resuscitate order on Star Trek and reanimated that wheezing intergalactic saga, atones for George Lucas’ cardinal sin of Episode I: The Phantom Menace with a rollicking and unabashedly old-fashioned battle beyond the stars that should shatter box office records rather than fans’ sky-high dreams.

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form of flattery of Lucas and his original galaxy far, far away, that has inspired religious fervour since the heady summer of 1977.

Episode VII busily reconstitutes elements from the first trilogy as a giddy 135-minute showdown between the light and dark sides of the Force approximately 30 years after the tumultuous events of Return Of The Jedi.

Verbal references and visual nods to earlier chapters abound: the thrum of duelling lightsabres, the beeps of deadpanning droids, the slow and steady countdown to interplanetary doom by a hulking superweapon.

from Friday, December 18, 2015

The gossamer-thin storyline is hand-medown and some of the plot holes large enough for a four-legged AT-AT combat walker, but rejoice padawan hopefuls, rejoice: the Force is palpable in Episode VII and can only get stronger in subsequent films.

The Rebel Alliance’s hard-fought victory at the Battle of Endor is a fading memory.

The First Order has risen from the ashes of the Galactic Empire, under the yoke of snarling Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis) and his unpredictable protege, Kylo Ren (Adam Driver).

Adam Driver as Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

John Boyega as Finn

Daisy Ridley as Rey

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

(12A, 135 mins) Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker.

Director: JJ Abrams.

VERDICT:

This is the greatest hits of Star Wars, lovingly and slickly repackaged with an impressive cast of fresh-faced newcomers and wizened old hands, swish digital effects and John Williams’ grandiose orchestral score.

Score ★★★★✩ Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca and Harrison Ford as Han Solo

General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) spearheads the rebellion, which includes fearless X-wing starfighter pilot Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac).

Outrageous misfortune brings together self-doubting heroes and villains, including self-sufficient scavenger Rey (Daisy Ridley) from the desert planet Jakku, First Order stormtrooper Finn (John Boyega) and a cute rolling BB-8 droid hardwired with killer comic timing.

Their fates conveniently entwine with wisecracking smuggler and scoundrel Han Solo

(Harrison Ford), Wookiee sidekick Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), prophetic canteen owner Maz Kanata (Lupita Nyong’o), ruthless First Order base leader General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson) and the mechanised Morecambe and Wiser: C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2 (Kenny Baker).

Star Wars: The Force Awakens panders shamelessly to the intergalactic faithful, striking a delightfully pleasing balance between adrenaline-pumping thrills, laconic humour and soap opera histrionics.

Ridley and Boyega make a sizeable impact

amidst the cacophonous sound and merchandising fury, capturing the vulnerability and anguish of conflicted characters haunted by murky pasts.

Ford has lost none of his bounder’s roughly hewn, twinkly-eyed charm, delivering droll one-liners with consummate ease.

Director Abrams shepherds his handsomely crafted behemoth through every comfortingly predictable turn with aplomb.

“Chewie... we’re home,” grins Han as he is reunited with the ramshackle Millennium Falcon early in the film. And so are we.

from Friday, December 18, 2015

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Film listings

CINEMA DE LUX Lower Castle Street, Bristol. Tel 0871 220 1000.

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 3D (12A) Daily 10.30, 11.00, 11.45, 12.15, 12.45, 1.30, 2.00, 2.45, 3.15, 4.15, 4.30, 5.00, 5.45, 7.15, 7.30 (not Thurs), 7.45 (not Thurs), 8.00 (not Thurs), 8.45 (not Thurs), 10.15 (not Thurs), 10.30 (not Thurs), 10.45 (not Thurs), 11.00 (not Thurs), 11.45 STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (12A) Daily 9.00, 12.00, 3.00, 6.00, 9.00(not Thurs) (, Fri/Sat lates 12.00am STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 3D X PLUS (12A) Daily 10.00, 1.00, 4.00, 7.00, 10.00 (not Thurs) STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 3D DH (12A) Daily 9.30, 12.30, 3.30, 6.30, 9.30 (not Thurs), Fri/Sat lates 12.30am THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (12A) Daily 10.10, 1.15, 4.20, (7.25, 10.30 not Thurs) THE GOOD DINOSAUR (PG) Daily 10.00 (s/t Sun), 12.25, 2.50 SISTERS (15) Daily 5.15, (8.00, 10.45 not Thurs) SPECTRE (12A) Daily 11.00, 2.30, (7.20, 10.30 not Thurs) SNOOPY & CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE (U) Mon-Thurs 11.15, 2.00, 4.35 THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Daily 11.10, 1.45, 4.20 BLACK MASS (15) Daily 7.10 (s/t Mon), (10.00 not Thurs) KRAMPUS (15) Fri/Sat lates 12.45am CHRISTMAS WITH THE COOPERS DH (12A) Daily 10.30, 1.10 BRIDGE OF SPIES DH (12A) Daily 4.00, 7.10, 10.25 (not Thurs) CINEWORLD Hengrove, Bristol. Tel 0871 200 2000.

SNOOPY & CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE (U) Sat/Mon 11.00, 12.00, 1.20, 3.40, Sun 12.00, 1.20, 3.40, Tues-Thurs 12.00, 1.20, 3.40 STAR WARS: THE FORCE

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AWAKENS 3D (12A) Fri-Sat 9.30, 11.00, 12.10, 12.40, 2.10, 3.20, 3.50, 5.20, 6.30, 7.00, 8.30, 9.40, 10.10, 11.40, Sun-Wed 9.30, 11.00, 12.10, 12.40, 2.10, 3.20, 3.50, 5.20, 6.30, 7.00, 8.30, 9.40, Thurs 9.30, 11.00, 12.10, 12.40, 2.10, 3.20, 3.50, 5.20, 6.30, 7.00, 8.30 STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (12A) Fri 10.10, 10.30, 11.40, 11.50, 1.20, 2.30, 2.50, 4.30, 5.40, 6.00, 7.45, 8.00, 8.50, 9.10, 10.50, 11.10, Sat 10.10, 11.20, 11.40, 1.20, 2.25, 2.50, 4.30, 5.35, 6.00, 7.45, 8.00, 8.45, 9.10, 10.50, 11.10, Sun-Mon 10.10, 11.20, 11.40, 1.20, 2.30, 2.50, 4.30, 5.40, 6.00, 7.45, 8.00, 8.50, 9.10, Tues 10.00 (s), 10.10, 11.20, 11.40, 1.20, 2.30, 2.50, 4.30, 5.30 (s), 5.40, 6.00, 7.45, 8.00, 8.50, 9.10, Wed-Thurs 10.10, 11.20, 11.40, 1.20, 2.30, 2.50, 4.30, 5.40, 6.00, 7.45, 8.00, 8.50, 9.10 SISTERS (15) Fri 3.00, 5.50, 8.40, 11.40, Sat 12.15, 3.00, 5.50, 8.40, 11.40, Sun-thurs 12.15, 3.00, 5.50, 8.40 CHRISTMAS WITH THE COOPERS (12A) fri 11.30, 5.00, Sat-Mon 6.00, Tues 6.15, Wed-Thurs 10.45, 6.00 THE GOOD DINOSAUR (PG) fri 11.50, 12.30, 2.20, 3.00, 5.30, Sat-Mon 11.30, 12.30, 2.00, 3.00, 5.30, Tues 12.30, 2.20, 3.00, 5.30, Wed 11.30, 12.30, 2.00, 3.00, 5.30, Thurs 10.00, 11.00, 12.30, 2.00, 3.00, 5.30 BRIDGE OF SPIES (12A) Fri 2.00, Sat 4.40, Sun-Mon 4.30, Tues 2.00, Wed-Thurs 4.40 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (12A) Fri 8.20, 11.30, Sat 8.30, 11.30, Sun-Mon 8.30, Tues 9.00, Wed-thurs 8.30 SPECTRE (12A) Fri 5.10, 7.40, 11.00, Sat 7.50, 11.10, Sun-Mon 7.50, Tues 8.45, Wed-Thurs 7.50 BOLLYWOOD: DILWALE (12A) Fri-Thurs 1.10, 4.45, 8.15 BAJIRAO MASTANI (12A) Fri 2.10, 5.40, 9.00, Sat-Mon 2.20, 5.40, 9.00, tues 8.30, Wed-thurs 2.20, 5.40, 9.00 JUNIORS: GET SANTA (U) Fri 9.30, Sat-Thurs 9.45 JUNIORS: FROZEN (PG) Fri-Thurs 10.30 JUNIORS: NATIVITY 3: DUDE,

from Friday, December 18, 2015

WHERE’S MY DONKEY?! (U) Fri-Thurs 10.00 JUNIORS: MINIONS (U) Fri-Wed 9.50, Thurs 9.30 THE CUBE Dove St South, Kingsdown. Tel 0117 907 4190.

NO FILMS SHOWING THIS WEEK CURZON Old Church Road, Clevedon. Tel 01275 871000.

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (12A) Fri/Sat 4.45, 8.30, Sun 3.45, 7.30, Mon 3.45, 7.30, Tues 2.00, 7.30, Wed 3.45, 7.30, Thurs 10.00am CURZON KIDS: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (12A) Sat 9.30am THE GOOD DINOSAUR (PG) Tues 10.45, Wed 12.00, Thurs 2.00 CINEMA & BABY: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (12A) Mon 10.30am ODEON Union St, Bristol. Tel 0117 929 0884.

THE GOOD DINOSAUR (U) Fri-Thurs 9.45, (12.15 Fri), 2.45 (s/t Tues), 5.15 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (PG) Fri-Thurs 10.00 SNOOPY & CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE (U) Sat-Thurs 12.15 STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (12A) Fri-Thurs 1.00, 4.15 (s/t Wed), 7.30, (10.30 Fri-Sat) STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 3D (12A) Fri-Thurs 10.45, 2.00, 5.15, 8.00, (8.30 s/t Mon), (11.00 Fri-Sat) ORPHEUS Northumbria Drive, Henleaze, Bristol. Tel 0845 166 2381.

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 2D & 3D (12A) Fri 5.00:3D, 8.00:2D, Sat-Wed 1.30:2D, 5.00:3D, 8.00:2D, Christmas Eve 1.30:2D, 5.00:3D SNOOPY & CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE (U)

Sat/Sun 3.20, Mon-Wed 1.05, 3.35, 6.05, Christmas Eve 12.45, 3.05 SISTERS (15) Fri 4.45, 8.15, Sat-Wed 2.00, 4.45, 8.15, Christmas Eve 2.00, 4.45 CAROL (15) Fri-Wed 8.30, Christmas Eve 5.20 THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Fri-Sun 5.40 THE GOOD DINOSAUR (PG) Sat-Sun 12.50, Mon-Thurs 11.40 KIDS CLUB: A CHRISTMAS STAR (U) Sat 10.00 KIDS CLUB: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (U) Sat 10.00

SHOWCASE Avonmeads, St Philip’s Causeway, Bristol.

Tel 0871 220 1000.

SPECTRE (12A) Daily 9.30, 12.35. 7.00, 10.30 (not Thurs) THANGA MAGAN Daily 3.45 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (12A) Daily 10.05, 1.00, 4.05, 7.05, 10.15 (not Thurs) THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Daily 11.30, 2.05, 4.30 BLACK MASS (15) Daily 7.20 (not Mon-Thurs), 10.15 (not Thurs) SNOOPY & CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE (U) Mon-Thurs 7.10, 11.15, 2.15, 4.35 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (U) Daily 10.15, 12.30, 2.40 SISTERS (15) Daily 4.50, 7.30, 10.20 DILWALE (12A) Daily 12.00, 3.30, 7.10, Fri/Sat lates 10.35 SNOOPY & CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE 3D (U) Sat-Thurs only 9.30 STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 3D (12A) Daily 10.30, 11.00, 11.45, 1.30, 2.00, 2.45, 4.30, 5.00, 5.45, 7.30, 8.00 (not Thurs), 8.45 (not Thurs), 10.30 (not Thurs), Fri/Sat lates 11.00 (not Thurs), 11.45 STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (12A) Daily 11.30, 2.30, 5.30, 8.30 (not Thurs), Fri/Sat lates 11.30

I

SISTERS 15, 118 MINS

n Jason Moore’s raucous and potty-mouthed comedy, chalk ’n’ cheese siblings rediscover their childhoods and carelessly rub salt into old wounds as they search for a clear path through the detritus of their unfulfilling fortysomething routines.

Saturday Night Live alumni and best friends Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who have worked together for more than 20 years, share sparkling screen chemistry as the dysfunctional siblings who still feel comfortable sharing a bath or reading aloud scribblings in their high school

THE GOOD DINOSAUR (PG) Daily 10.00 (Sun s/t), 12.20, 2.45, 5.05 KRAMPUS (15) Daily 7.25, 9.45 (not Thurs), Fri/Sat lates 12.15 BRIDGE OF SPIES (XLR) (12A) Daily 10.05, 1.05, 4.05, 7.05 (Mon s/t) BAJIRAO MAST Daily 12.30, 4.00, 7.35 (not Thurs), Fri/Sat lates 11.00 CAROL (XLR) (15) Daily 10.05pm (not Thurs), Fri/Sat lates 10.05, Fri/Sat lates 12.35am STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (XLR) (12A) Daily 9.00, 12.00, 3.00, 6.00, 9.00 (not Thurs), Fri/Sat lates 12.00 VUE Cribbs Causeway, Bristol. Tel 0871 224 0240.

BLACK MASS (15) Fri 11.25, Sat 11.45, Sun 11.00, Mon/Tues 11.20, Wed 11.15 BRIDGE OF SPIES (12A) Fri 11.20, 1.30, 4.05, Sat 5.05, Sun 7.10, Mon 4.05, 7.20, Tues 8.20 (s/t), Wed 8.00, Thurs 7.50 BROOKLYN (12A) Tues 9.40

BY THE SEA (15) Sun 11.20 CHRISTMAS WITH THE COOPERS (12A) Fri 10.10am, Sat 9.00, 3.00, Sun 11.10, 10.25, Mon 10.00, 3.25, Tues 9.45, 1.25, Wed 10.55, 1.05, Thurs 11.05am FROZEN (PG) Daily 10.30am HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (U) Fri/Sun 9.00am, Sat 9.00am, 9.35am, Mon 9.00am, 10.30am, Tues 12.30, Wed 9.10, 10.00 (audio), 12.55, Thurs 1.00 KBTC: THE WINTER’S TALE (ENCORE) (12A LIVE) Thurs 6.00 KRAMPUS (15) Fri 9.00am, 11.15pm, Sat 11.50pm, Sun 9.20pm, Tues 5.30, Wed 11.40pm, Thurs 10.25, 9.40 PAN (PG) Sat 9.20am, Mon 10.10am, Tues/Wed 10.00am, Thurs 3.25 SISTERS (15) Fri 1.15, 3.25, 5.30, 8.20, 10.55, Sat 9.10, 6.25, 8.25, 10.55, Sun 10.20, 4.55, 7.35,

9.40, 11.50, Mon 1.10, 6.30, 9.20, 11.20, Tues 3.20, 5.20, 9.20, 11.35, Wed 3.20, 5.20, 8.15, 11.10, Thurs 2.30, 6.50, 9.40 SNOOPY & CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE (U) Sat 9.05, 10.55, 11.45, 1.20, 2.30, 5.45, Sun 9.05, 10.25, 11.45, 1.50, 2.35, 4.35, Mon 9.05, 9.55, 11.40, 12.55, 2.05, 3.50, 5.35 (audio), Tues 10.15, 11.50, 1.50, 2.50, 4.05, Wed 10.15, 11.45, 1.35, 3.45, 5.35 (audio), Thurs 10.00, 11.45, 12.55, 2.10, 5.35 (audio) SPECTRE (12A) Fri 2.10, Sat 8.15, Sun 3.55, 7.50, Mon/Tues 7.45, Wed 8.10, Thurs 8.00 STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (12A) Fri 9.15 (audio), 10.15, 11.30, 12.00, 12.30 (audio), 1.30, 2.45, 3.15, 3.45 (audio), 4.45, 5.30, 6.00, 6.30, 7.00 (audio), 7.45, 8.00, 8.45, 9.15, 9.45, 10.15 (audio), 11.15, 11.40, Sat 9.15 (audio), 11.30, 12.00, 12.30 (audio), 1.30, 2.45, 3.15, 3.45 (audio), 4.45, 5.30, 6.00, 6.30, 7.00 (audio), 7.45, 8.00, 8.45, 9.15, 9.45, 10.15 (audio), 11.15, Sun 9.15, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 12.30 (audio), 1.30, 2.45, 3.15, 3.45 (audio), 4.45, 5.30, 6.00, 6.30, 7.00 (audio), 7.45, 8.00, 8.45, 9.15, 10.15 (audio), 11.15, 11.40, Mon 11.30, 11.45 (audio), 12.40, 2.45, 3.00, 4.00, 6.00, 6.15, 6.45, 7.10, 8.00 (audio), 8.45, 9.15, 9.45, 10.25, 11.10 (audio), Tues 11.00, 11.30, 12.50, 2.20, 2.45, 3.50, 6.00, 6.30 (s/t), 7.00, 8.00, 8.50 (audio), 9.15, 9.45, 11.15, 11.40, Wed 11.15, 11.30, 12.40, 1.45, 2.45, 3.50, 4.45, 6.00, 6.30, 7.00, 8.00 (audio), 8.50, 9.15, 9.45, 10.15, 11.10 (audio), Thurs 10.20, 11.30, 12.40, 1.30, 2.45, 3.20, 3.50, 4.45, 6.00, 6.30, 7.00, 8.00 (audio), 8.50, 9.15, 9.45, 10.20 STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 3D (12A) Fri/Sat/Sun 9.45, 10.45, 1.00, 2.00, 4.15, 5.15, 6.15, 7.30, 8.30, (9.30 except Sun), 10.45, Mon-Wed 9.45, 10.45, 1.00, 2.00, 4.15, 5.15, 7.30, 8.30, 10.45, Thurs 9.45, 10.45, 1.00, 2.00, 4.15, 5.15, 7.30, 8.30 THE GOOD DINOSAUR (PG) Fri 9.45, 11.10, 12.20, 2.35, 4.45, 5.35, 7.20, Sat 10.10, 11.20, 12.10, 12.50, 2.10, 3.30, 5.00, Sun 9.25, 11.20, 12.50, 2.10, 3.30, 5.05, Mon 9.00 (audio), 10.20, 11.20, 12.20, 1.20, 2.20, 3.00 (audio), 3.50, 4.55, 6.05, Tues 10.00 (audio) 10.35, 11.10, 12.30 (audio), 1.15, 2.15, 3.10 (audio), 4.10, 5.05, 5.50 (audio), 6.40, Wed 9.05, 10.20, 11.05, 12.20 (audio), 1.15, 2.25, 3.00 (audio),

diaries. Unquestionably, they are the film’s strongest asset, wringing chuckles from Paula Pell’s hit and miss script.

Sisters may lack the snappy writing, smooth emotional transitions and sincerity of Trainwreck, the year’s best comedy by several belly laughs, but it’s nevertheless an entertaining portrait of modern womanhood.

Director Moore, who previously hit the high notes with Pitch Perfect, also orchestrates a snappily choreographed dance sequence to perk up a frankly preposterous denouement.

4.00, 5.05, 6.10, 7.00, Thurs 9.50 (audio), 10.25, 11.10, 12.25 (audio), 1.10, 1.50, 3.00 (audio), 3.50, 4.30, 6.10 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (12A) Fri 8.10, Sat 2.15, 9.20, Sun 2.10, Mon 4.40, 8.00, 10.00, Tues 4.25, 8.00, 11.10, Wed 2.10, 7.55, 9.40, Thurs 7.15 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 3D (12A) Sat 11.40pm, Wed 11.10pm THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Fri 9.25, 10.40, 12.50, 2.55, Sat 11.55, 3.50, Sun 9.10, 1.20 (s/t), Mon 9.05, 1.00, Tues 12.45, 7.00, Wed 5.30, Thurs 5.10 THE MARTIAN (12A) Sun 10.30pm THE NIGHT BEFORE (15) Fri 10.00pm, 11.50, Sat 11.20pm, Sun/Mon 11.50pm, Tues 10.20pm, Wed 11.35pm VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN (12A) Mon 11.40pm

VUE Longwell Green, Bristol. Tel 0871 224 0240.

BRIDGE OF SPIES (12A) Daily except Fri 8.80, Fri 9.20, 12.35, 5.25, 8.40 CHRISTMAS WITH THE COOPERS (12A) Daily 9.30, 12.10, 3.10 SENIORS: EVEREST (12A) Mon 1.00 KIDS: FROZEN (PG) Daily except Fri 10.00, Fri 9.20 KBTC: THE WINTER’S TALE (ENCORE) (12A LIVE) Thurs 3.00 KRAMPUS (15) Daily except Thurs 11.50pm SISTERS (15) Daily except Fri/Thurs 6.10, 9.00, 11.50, Fri 00.00, 6.10, 9.00, 11.50, Thurs 6.10, 9.00 SNOOPY & CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE (U) Dailye xcept Fri/Mon 11.20, 12.50, 1.50, 3.25, 4.30, 5.50, Mon 10.30, 12.50, 3.25, 4.30, 5.50 SPECTRE (12A) Fri/Sat/sun 12.40, 4.20, 7.50, 11.20, Mon/Tues/Wed 7.50, 11.20, Thurs 7.50 STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (12A) Daily 9.15, 10.15, 11.30, (11.45 except Mon-Wed), 12.30, 1.30, 2.45, (3.00 Fri),

from Friday, December 18, 2015

3.45, 4.45, 6.00, (6.15 except Tues), (6.30 except Thurs), 7.00, 7.15, 8.00, 8.15, 9.15, (9.30 except Tues), (9.45 Tues), 10.15, 10.30, (11.15, 11.30 except Thurs) STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 3D (12A) Daily 9.45, 10.45, (11.45 Tues), (12.00 except Tues), 1.00, 2.00, (3.00 Tues), (3.15 except Tues), 4.15, 5.15, (6.15 Tues), (6.30 except Tues), 7.30, 8.30, (9.30 Tues), (9.45 except Tues), (10.45, 11.45 except Thurs) THE GOOD DINOSAUR (PG) Fri/Sat/Sun 9.20, 10.40, 11.50, 1.40, 2.35, 4.20, 5.20, Mon-Thurs 9.20, 10.00, 10.40, 11.50, 12.35, 1.40, 2.35, 3.15, 4.20, 5.20, 5.45, (7.00 Thurs) THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (12A) Fri 9.40, 4.00, 6.50, 10.00, Sat/Sun 9.40, 3.00, 6.50, 10.00, Sat/Sun 9.40, 3.00, 6.50, 10.00, Mon/Tues/Wed 11.45, 3.00, 6.50, 10.00, Thurs 6.50, 10.00 THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Fri 12.10, 2.50

WATERSHED Canon’s Rd, Bristol. Tel 0117 927 5100.

THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Fri 6.10, Sat-Wed 3.20, 6.10 PEGGY GUGGENHELM: ART ADDICT (15) Fri-Wed 6.00 ICE AND THE SKY (U) Fri/Mon-Wed 8.30, Sat/Sun 3.10, 8.30 CAROL (15) Fri-Wed 8.40 THE LOBSTER (15) Fri-Wed 8.50 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (U) Fri 5.50, Sat-Wed (11.00 Mon/Wed), 3.00, 5.50 ELIZABETH KARLSEN BRUNCHES: CABARET (15) Sun 12.00 WOTTON ELECTRIC PICTURE HOUSE 18a Market Street, Wotten under Edge.

Tel 01453 844401.

THE GOOD DINOSAUR (PG) Fri 4.00, Sat-Thurs 2.00, THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Fri 7.30, Weds 8.30 SPECTRE (12A) Sat/Tues 7.30, Mon 8.15

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Theatre Listings

The Light Princess and Living Spit’s A Christmas Carol, right

STARTING DECEMBER 18-31

theatres.com

■ COOCHIECRUNCH PRESENTS IT’S A VERY TRASHY CHRISTMAS

Fri Dec 18, Smoke & Mirrors, Denmark Street, Bristol, 10pm, £10, 0117 929 0362, www.smokeandmirrorsbar.co.uk Pull on those thigh high boots for a bit of festive burlesque with Dixie Daggers and Sammy Dodger as The Skankily Clad Sisters, Tiger Tiger, Lydia L’scabies, Ally Katte, Ita Drew, Teez D’Neez, and Tuesday Laveau, hosted by Dis Charge.

■ TOXIC COCKTAILS

Fri Dec 18 & Sat Dec 19, Alma Tavern Theatre, Alma Vale Road, Clifton, Bristol, 8pm, £5, 0117 973 5171, www.almataverntheatre.co.uk

What if everything you thought was glamorous was actually deadly? What if it’s the frivolous things that really matter? What if love is actually the cause of all the problems on the planet? These three short plays by Stepping Out Theatre Company may turn your world upside down.

■ NEITHER THERE NOR HERE

Sat Dec 19 to Tue Dec 22 (no show Sun Dec 20), Theatre at The Bay, Marine Parade, Weston-super-Mare, 7.30pm, £8 adult/£6 child, 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com From award-winning theatre company Fine Chisel comes this tale of three travellers looking for a place to call home. At the fireside they recall their journey so far, across violent seas and frosty moors, through ancient forests and giant gorges. Out of their rucksacks come an array of instruments, and the travellers’ story erupts into song. Age 8+.

■ MRS GERRISH’S GROTTO

Sun Dec 20, Theatre at The Bay, Marine Parade, Weston-superMare, 7.30pm, £8, 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactory

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Mrs Gerrish is back, but has the waspish Fifties seaside landlady bitten off more than she can chew this time? Jumping on the fashionable bandwagon of the package holiday, she optimistically opens for an action-packed Christmas programme. At 4pm on Christmas Eve, the Lord Major will be switching on the Weston illuminations which will set the season of goodwill off with a bang. What could possibly go wrong? Age 16+.

■ SHARP TEETH

Sun Dec 20, The Wardrobe Theatre, Old Market Assembly, West Street, Bristol, 9.30pm, pay what you choose, 0117 902 0344, tickets@tobaccofactory theatres.com

Sharp Teeth Theatre bring together theatre, storytelling, poetry and music.

They’ve had raps about stolen bikes, poems about cottaging, performances from drag kings, and improvised storytelling about giant squids, amongst many other things. Each night features four acts, recently including Rebecca Tantony, Malaika Kegode, Chris White, In Bed With My Brother, Propolis Theatre, Red Ray, Allie Downing, Katie Storer, and more. This season Sharp Teeth relocate to The Wardrobe Theatre and continue to curate monthly Sunday nights of many genres. Check out the line-ups online.

■ NUTTY NOAH

Tue Dec 29, Theatre at The Bay, Marine Parade, Weston-superMare, 11.30am, £6 adult/£5 child/£20 family, 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com Nutty Noah is loved for his unique and explosive dose of magic, music and mayhem. Enjoy wonderful original songs and plenty of audience participation, all helped along with a big dollop of Christmassy chaos. The show is geared for children to relish – no educational content, guaranteed! Age 4+.

■ MOTHER GOOSE

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Wed Dec 30 to Sat Jan 9, Redgrave Theatre, Percival Road, Clifton, Bristol, £14/£11 concs, 0117 315 7000, www.cliftoncollege.com

Starlite Productions return with another family favourite pantomime. This award winning company have delighted audiences of all ages at this theatre for more than a decade, and were proud to donate £15,000 between Children’s Hospice South West and Riding for the Disabled following last year’s production.

This takes their total to over £85,000 donated to various children’s charities in the Bristol area since the company formed in 2002.

■ STEAMPUNK CIRCUS BALL

Thu Dec 31, Tobacco Factory Theatres, 7.30pm, £35 (18+ only), 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com

The legendary Tobacco Factory New Year’s Eve party goes Steampunk. With quirky circus and fire performers, contortionists and burlesque, live bands, DJs, podium performers in the Café Bar, Some Like It Hot inspired Speakeasy in the Factory Theatre Bar, and a whole host of Indian-inspired oddness with Bombay Bazaar in the Thali Cafe. Outside, the mini Big Top will be home to DJs and circus acts, plus there will be a hot food court where ticket holders can use their food voucher, included with the ticket price. Produced in collaboration with Cirque Bijou, Food and Theatre and Thali Cafe.

ON NOW ■ CINDERELLA

To Sat Dec 19, The Station, Silver Street, Bristol, 7.30pm, £10. 0117 929 9008, www.creativeyouth network.org.uk It’s Christmas! It’s the countdown to The End of World Ball on New Years Eve. Everybody who’s anybody is going to be there. Not only that but one lucky winner is going to get a live appearance with

guest-star TV celeb P-Charmz. Cinders knows if she can get to the party and win that prize then everything will be better.

He will fall in love with her. She will be famous. But her step-mother says she looks like dirt, behaves like an animal and sings like a horse.

■ CHRISTMAS CRACKERS

To Sat Dec 19, The Wardrobe Theatre, Old Market Assembly, West Street, Old Market, Bristol, 9.30pm, £5. 0117 902 0344, tickets@tobacco factorytheatres.com

Grab a mulled wine, pop on a Santa hat, don your best festive jumper and join the Christmas Crackers for a lively night of big improvised laughs.

■ THE MELODY MAKERS

To Sun Dec 20, The Wardrobe Theatre, West Street, Old Market, Bristol, 10.30am weekdays, 2pm weekends, no show Dec 16, £7. 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com A magical, musical extravaganza. Pip Christmas hates Christmas. Pip’s only saving grace is her best friend, Rupert – a tiny robin who visits her every morning for the month of December.

■ LIVING SPIT’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL

To Sun Jan 3, Tobacco Factory Theatres, Raleigh Rd, Bristol, various times (see website for details) £13. 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com Hard-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge hates the season of goodwill, until a visit from three Phantoms one memorable Christmas Eve makes him rethink his miserly ways and turn his wicked life upside down. Actor Howard Coggins’s unique take on the eponymous anti-hero of Dickens’ festive masterpiece. Ages 14+.

■ SNOW WHITE

To Sun Jan 3, The Bristol Hippodrome, St Augustine’s

Comedy Listings FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 ■ JONGLEURS CHRISTMAS COMEDY

Pryzm, Canons Road, Bristol, 8.30pm, doors 6.30pm, £50/£60 inc meal and after party. 08700 111 960, www.jongleurs.com

Parade, Bristol, various times (see website for details), £10-£35.50. 0844 871 3012, www.bristolhippodrome.org.uk Star Wars legend and Hollywood superstar Warwick Davis leads the fun as Prof, with Cbeebies presenter Andy Day as Muddles, panto favourite Andy Ford as Herman the Henchman, Francesca Lara Gordon as Snow White, and Kim Ismay as the Wicked Queen Morgiana.

■ KID CARPET’S NOISY NATIVITY

To Sun Jan 3, Tobacco Factory Theatres, Raleigh Road, Bristol.

Various times (see website for details), £8-£10. 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com

Described as The Mighty Boosh meets Blue Peter, Kid Carpet and The Noisy Animals promises to be a fresh, funny and engaging show that’s unlike anything you will have ever seen before.

Expect big songs, wonky carols, special effects, puppetry and animation. Ages 3+.

■ JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

To Sun Jan 10, The Theatre Royal Bath, Sawclose, Bath, various times (see website for details) £21-£31. 01225 448844, www.theatreroyal.org.uk.

Follow the hilarious ups and downs of hero Jack Trott, the boy who manages to sell the family’s cow for a handful of beans. Starring Nigel Havers, CBeebies’ Katy Ashworth and Jon Monie.

■ THE NIGHT THAT AUTUMN TURNED TO WINTER

To Sun Jan 10, Bristol Old Vic Studio, King Street, Bristol, see website for times, £13/£7, under-2s free. 0117 987 7877, www.bristololdvic.org.uk

Tiddlers are invited to join Little Bulb Theatre this Christmas for a frenzy of nut gathering and nest building in a magical world full of stories, songs and silliness.

Winter is on its way, and deep within the wild wood animals of all shapes and

sizes are busy getting ready for the cold season ahead.

■ THE LIGHT PRINCESS

To Sun Jan 10, Tobacco Factory Theatres, Raleigh Road, Bristol, see website for times, £15-£19.

0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com

Adapted from George MacDonald’s enchanting book, The Light Princess is set once upon a time in a kingdom far, far away. Here lives an extraordinary princess who has no gravity. Her windows are forever closed, so she can’t run free. Ages 6+.

■ SLEEPING BEAUTY

To Sun Jan 17, Bristol Old Vic, King Street, Bristol. Various times (see website for details), £34-£7.50. 0117 987 7877, www.bristololdvic.org.uk.

Based on the famous fairy story and also taking inspiration from the Welsh folk tale, The Leaves that Hung but Never Grew, director extraordinaire Sally Cookson brings the much loved fairytale bang up to date. Roles are reversed as our male beauty, the pampered and protected Prince Percy, is tricked into a deep sleep for 1,000 years, only to be woken by a female ‘prince’.

■ GOLDILOCK, STOCK & THREE SMOKING BEARS

To Sun Jan 17, The Wardrobe Theatre, Old Market Assembly, West Street, Old Market, Bristol. 7.30pm, £10 (Tue £6).

0117 902 0344, tickets@tobaccofactory theatres.com

The silver-tongued Goldilocks can see that her days of selling moody goods on the cobbled streets of East End London are numbered. But when circumstances leave her on the run from a pack of bears and badly indebted to a notorious gangster, will our young heroine be able to raise the needed ‘bees and honey’ in time and avoid doing porridge?

Up tonight are fearless and fast-paced all-rounder Kane Brown, bright and entertaining Chris Turner, who offers intelligent wordplay and deliciously dark jokes, and David Hadingham, who starts out with mainstream jokes before venturing into darker territories.

■ RIPROAR CHRISTMAS COMEDY

Riproar Comedy Club, 15 Union Gate, Union Street, Bristol, 8.30pm/doors open 6.30pm, £15/£29 meal deal (SOLD OUT), 0117 985 6767, www.riproarcomedy.co.uk

The Christmas fun at Riproar includes sets from bubbly, party-starting Cerys Nelmes, who has been performing since 2011 when she almost immediately made it to the semi-finals of So You Think You’re Funny, fast and versatile Scottish-Italian comedian and impressionist Geoff Boyz, and engaging livewire comedian Mickey Sharma plus one more to be confirmed.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 ■ THE CHRISTMAS COMEDY SHOW WITH TOM ALLEN & FRIENDS

Comedy Box at the Hen & Chicken, North St, Bristol, 8.45pm/doors 7.45pm, £14. www.thecomedybox.co.uk

For the Comedy Box’s last show of the year, raconteur and comedian Tom Allen brings his skewed view of the world to the Hen & Chicken. The wonderfully eccentric anecdotalist takes us on a whirlwind of imagination to the depths of insecurity and the beauty of the world he inhabits. He has a genius for digression and an ear for hilariously mundane comments and platitudes.

■ JONGLEURS CHRISTMAS COMEDY

Pryzm, Canons Road, Bristol, 8.30pm, doors 6.30pm, £50/£60 inc meal and after party (SOLD OUT). 08700 111 960, www.jongleurs.com Same line-up as Friday.

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Gate, Union Street, Bristol, 8.30pm/doors open 6.30pm, £15/£29 meal deal, 0117 985 6767, www.riproarcomedy.co.uk

Rounding off this weekend’s Christmas comedy are President Obonjo creator Benjamin Bello, Geoff Boyz and Mickey Sharma (see Friday), plus one more comic to be confirmed.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 ■ A BUNCH OF JAPES

Smoke & Mirrors, Denmark Street, Bristol, 8pm, £3, www.smokeandmirrorsbar.co.uk It’s new material night at the intimate, atmospheric Smoke & Mirrors.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 ■ A BUNCH OF JAPES

Smoke & Mirrors, Denmark Street, Bristol, 8pm, £3, www.smokeandmirrorsbar.co.uk It’s new material night at the intimate, atmospheric Smoke & Mirrors.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 ■ NEW YEAR’S EVE AT RIPROAR (DOWNSTAIRS)

Riproar Comedy Club, 15 Union Gate, Union Street, Bristol, 8.30pm/doors open 6.30pm, £25/£33 meal deal, 0117 985 6767, www.riproarcomedy.co.uk

Joining Cerys Nelmes (see Friday, December 18) for this New Year’s Eve party are rude and childish show-off Duncan Oakley, whose impressive musicianship blends nicely with his confident and good-natured banter, Andy White, who combines silly voices and a mad afro to devastating comic effect, and character comedian Milo McCabe, who regularly performs as Portuguese reality TV show winner Philberto, as well as many other comic creations.

■ NEW YEAR’S EVE AT RIPROAR (UPSTAIRS)

Riproar Comedy Club, 15 Union Gate, Union Street, Bristol, 8.30pm/doors open 6.30pm, £25/£33 meal deal, 0117 985 6767, www.riproarcomedy.co.uk

Headlining upstairs at Riproar is Stuart Goldsmith, who sparkles with the effortless charisma and quick-fire timing honed over a youth misspent as a street-performer. He is joined by Andy White, Milo McCabe and Duncan Oakley (see above).

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Art Listings SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL

To Sat Dec 19, Cube Gallery, Perry Road, Bristol, 0117 377 1470, www.cube-gallery.co.uk

Regular Cube artists were challenged to produce a series of pieces at around 30x30cm and costing under £500. The artists are Katie Allen, Rogan Brown, Karen Edwards, Jack Frame, Paul Giuffrida, Anna Masters, Peter McGrath and Rose Vickers.

CHRISTMAS SHOW

To Sun Dec 20, Centrespace, Leonard Lane, Bristol, Mon-Sat 10.30am-6pm. 0117 929 1234, www.centrespacegallery.com

From screenprints to illustrations, paintings to metalwork, and even mini masterpieces for your Christmas tree, there is something for everyone in this festive exhibition. The artists taking part are Emily Ketteringham, Louise Cunningham, Jilly Morris, Rebecca Gouldson, Roz Crosthwaite, Henning Lohlein, Dail Behennah, Hugh Cowling, Joe Berger, Gwen Millward, Ellie Glover, Simon Tozer, Lucie Sheridan, Richard Smith, Vincent Rymer, Micheal Henderson, Emma Lazenby, Nick Hand, Josh Smith, Moira Gillbrook.

LIANE STEVENSON

To Wed Dec 23, Folk House, Park Street, Bristol, Mon-Thur 9am-9pm (closes 4pm during holiday periods), Fri & Sat 9am-4pm, www.bristolfolkhouse.co.uk Inspired by the rhythms and patterns in the urban landscape, the paintings of Liane Stevenson aim to represent an individual sense of place, explored through line and texture.

OF BRUSH AND CLAY

To Wed Dec 23, Ken Stradling Collection, Park Row, Bristol, every Weds 10am-4pm, or by appt, free but donations welcome. 0117 329 0566, http://stradlingcollection.org/

This exhibition celebrates the work of Sam Haile, William Newland and Margaret Hine, potters who broke away from the sober Anglo-Oriental tradition of Bernard Leach and his followers, and who, by embracing decoration, produced ceramics of verve, colour and ingenuity.

FIRE AND ICE

To Thu Dec 24, Coldharbour Gallery, Coldharbour Road, Westbury Park, Bristol, Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm/Sat 10am-5pm.

0117 944 6244, www.coldharbourgallery.co.uk

Coldharbour Gallery’s Christmas exhibition this year has the theme of Fire and Ice – coming in from the cold. It offers a wonderful range of paintings, prints, ceramics and more.

THE BRISTOL 12

To Thu Dec 24, 15-19 Stokes Croft (above Vintage Market), Bristol, www.scouseinthehouse.com

This exhibition features Bristol painters, printmakers, photographers and film-makers.

PAUL NEEDLES: PLACES I REMEMBER

To Thu Dec 24, Guild Gallery, Bristol Guild, Park St, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. 0117 926 5548/ www.bristolguild.co.uk/ gallery.htm

Bristol-based artist Paul Needles is showing a selection of new paintings and drawings of places including Bristol, the West Country and Spain. In many of the works roads, railings, tracks, paths and rivers lead to distant horizons.

PLACES

To Tue Dec 29, The Snug, Tobacco Factory café/bar, Raleigh Rd, Bristol. 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactory.com Six artists exhibit their personal exploration of place, using maps both physical and metaphorical, creating 2D and 3D artwork. They are Chiltra Karve, Anna Francis, Miriam Mallaleu, Ashley Thomas, Gareth Wood (AKA Fuller) and Ian McConaghy.

MOLLY PALFREY

To Tue Dec 29, Grain Barge, Hotwell Rd, Bristol, 0117 929 9347, www.grainbarge.co.uk

Molly Palfrey is a young Bristol-born and based artist, creating detailed, versatile black and white illustrations inspired by her passion for the appreciation and protection of the natural world. Pieces for this exhibition will illustrate the winter season. Her technique incorporates the use of dot work and organic patterns.

WE ARE MOVED BY WAR

To Thu Dec 31, Bristol Cathedral, College Square, Bristol, bristol-cathedral.co.uk

As part of its First World War centenary commemoration, Bristol Cathedral is hosting this exhibition from Glenside Hospital Museum, exploring the lives and stories of some of those who were admitted to Glenside during its time as a military hospital from 1915-19.

CITY IDEAS STUDIO

Throughout 2015, Architecture centre, Narrow Quay, Bristol, Wed-Fri 11am-5pm/Sat & Sun noon-5pm. 0117 922 1540, www.architecturecentre.co.uk

To celebrate Bristol’s year as European Green Capital, the Architecture Centre gallery has been transformed into a City Ideas Studio – a year-long hub where people from all parts of the city are encouraged to come together to explore solutions for a sustainable future through exhibitions, workshops, talks and events.

THE PARK STUDIO GROUP

To Sat Jan 2, Grant Bradley Gallery, Bedminster Parade, Bristol, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

0117 963 7673, www.grantbradleygallery.co.uk

This group of local artists create sculptural artworks in a variety of mediums, often with a strong figurative influence. The artists are Peter Andresen, Chris Henson, Jenny Pamphilon, Sue Redfern and Pat Ward.

ERDKUNDE: THE STUDY OF THE EARTH

To Sun Jan 3, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Queens Rd, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm/weekends and Bank Hols 10am-6pm, free.

0117 922 3571, www.bristol.gov.uk/page/ bristol-museum-and-art-gallery

Artists John Wood and Paul Harrison present this new video work inspired by the museum’s geology collections.

100 UNDER ONE HUNDRED: CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION

To Wed Jan 6, Paper Arts, Merchant Street, Broadmead, Bristol, Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm. 0117 925 8601, paperarts.org.uk

The theme of Paper Arts’ Christmas exhibition is simple: 100 pieces of framed artworks all priced at £100 or less.

CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION

To Sun Jan 13, Lime Tree Gallery, 84 Hotwell Rd, Bristol, Tue-Sat 10am-5pm or by appt. 0117 929 2527, www.limetreegallery.com

This wide-ranging, strong and vibrant exhibition for the Christmas season has a wide range of ‘Painterly’ paintings by notable contemporary artists, plus glass and jewellery, with a good selection of Christmas present sized and priced works.

The artists are Judith Bridgland, Sarah Carrington, Michael Clark PAI RSW, Claire Harrigan RSW, Anna King, Steven Lindsay, Euan McGregor, Alison McWirther, Morag Muir, David Smith RSW, Marion Thomson and Vivienne Williams.

CENTRE STAGE: CELEBRATING THEATRE IN BRISTOL

To Sun Jan 24, Royal West of England Academy, Queens Rd, Bristol, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm/Sun 11am-5pm, free. 0117 973 5129, www.rwa.org.uk

Centre Stage takes visitors on a magical journey to explore the story of theatre in Bristol. Turning the spotlight on those working behind the scenes as well as the famous names in front of it, this enchanting family-friendly exhibition includes life-sized set designs, painting, photography, costume and an immersive new artwork commissioned especially for the exhibition.

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DETH AND THE MAYDEN & OTHER FOLLIES

To Sun Jan 24, Royal West of England Academy, Queens Rd, Bristol, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm/Sun 11am-5pm, free. 0117 973 5129, www.rwa.org.uk

This exhibition in the RWA’s Link Space Gallery is a collection of recent mixed media collages by Ros Cuthbert, combining gouache, watercolour, acrylic and graphic media with collage.

MERRY CHRISTMESS AND A HIPPY NEW YEAR

To Sun Jan 31, It’s All 2 Much, 124 Cheltenham Rd, Bristol, Wed-Sat noon-6pm/Sun 1-4pm. 0117 924 7522, www.itsall2much.com It’s All 2 Much gallery’s Christmas show has work by a host of artists, some new to the gallery and some familiar friends.

Expect anything from Bad Santa to Psychedelia. Among those taking part are 3Dom, Giles Barwick, Dave Bennett, Emma Caton, Everly Dark, Cristina Diniz, Alan Duncan, Lee Ellis, Fuller, Will Hall, Georgia Harris, Gary Iles, Keith, Lemak, Dan Le Mesurier (le Mess), Madeleine Lewis, Tom Miller, Neil Roberts, Jim Starr and Nathanael Tabrett.

MICHAEL DEAN: NOW NOW NOW NOW (WORKING TITLE), 2015

To Sun Jan 31, Harris and Co Building, Narrow Quay, Bristol, www.arnolfini.org.uk

This artwork commissioned for the Harris and Co building near Arnolfini is a site specific work in which Dean has interrupted wooden hoarding as a sculptural element, angled typographically to illegibly spell out the words “now...now...now…now”.

DEATH: THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE

To Sun Mar 13, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Queens Rd, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm/ weekends and Bank Hols 10am-6pm, pay what you think. 0117 922 3571, www.bristol. gov.uk/page/ bristol-museum-and-art-gallery

This innovative new exhibition opens up the most universal of subjects, exploring the human response to death through objects and stories from across the world, from ancient times to modern day.

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2015

To Sun Apr 10, M Shed, Princes Wharf, Bristol, Tue-Fri 10am-5pm/ Sat-Sun 10am-6pm, £5/conc £4/ under-16 free, free day Wed Dec 9, 0117 352 6600, www.bristol museums.org.uk/m-shed/ MShed is displaying 100 stunning photographs of the natural world as the Natural History Museum’s prestigious exhibition makes its annual pilgrimage to Bristol from London.

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Settle down on the sofa with the best Christmas TV Christmas Television You really don’t have to leave the sofa over the next two weeks. Here, we pick the best films on TV between December 18 and December 31. Then turn to page 49 for the best of the rest of the TV on offer over Christmas, from Doctor Who to the last (ever, ever) Downton Abbey. Enjoy!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 ■ THE MUPPETS (2011)

BBC1, 1.55pm

The Muppets make a hugely welcome return in this fun family comedy. A muppet called Walter (voiced by Peter Linz) lives with his human brother Gary (Jason Segel), who is about to celebrate ten years with his girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams). The trio visits Los Angeles where Walter discovers that scheming oil man Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) plans to bulldoze the Muppet Theatre and drill for the black gold that lies beneath. The only way to thwart Richman is to rally the troops. So Walter galvanises Kermit (Steve Whitmire), Miss Piggy (Eric Jacobson), Fozzie Bear (Jacobson again), Gonzo (Dave Goelz) and the gang into organising a televised appeal in the company of celebrity guests including Whoopi Goldberg and Selena Gomez.

■ THE QUEEN (2006)

ITV3, 2.50pm

Helen Mirren deservedly won an Oscar for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in this touching film, set in the aftermath of Princess Diana’s tragic car accident in Paris, in August 1997. The Queen decides that it will be for the best if she and the family remain hidden from the public and the media in Balmoral Castle. But her subjects are heartbroken and demand that she addresses them, while the recently elected PM Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) also piles on the pressure. Archive footage is well arranged to piece together the impact Diana had on people around the world. But it’s Mirren who, quite predictably, steals the show in a role that makes it really hit home to her fans just how far her talents extend.

■ STAR TREK (2009)

Channel 4, 8.00pm

Before he entered the Star Wars universe with The Force Awakens, director JJ Abrams brought new life into another much-loved sci-fi franchise with this hugely enjoyable, perfectly cast adventure. A sort-of prequel to the hit TV series, it sees the birth of James T Kirk (Chris Pine), his youth in Iowa, and eventual enlistment into Starfleet in

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an attempt to make sense of his life. He crosses paths with a few familiar faces – Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy (Karl Urban) and Uhura (Zoe Saldana) to name two – but it’s his uneasy alliance with half-Vulcan Spock (Zachary Quinto) that forms the backbone of the drama as the Enterprise crew tackle the villainous Nero (Eric Bana). Although it’s clear the makers have a lot of affection and respect for the original series, it doesn’t take itself too seriously, and even newcomers will find it fun and involving.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 ■ RISE OF THE GUARDIANS (2012)

BBC1, 1.15pm

Based on The Guardians Of Childhood book series by William Joyce, Peter Ramsey’s entertaining family-oriented animated film is a timely reminder that there are many things without rigorous scientific proof that still touch our hearts and change our humdrum lives for the better. At the North Pole, Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin) and his elves are hard at work when darkness flashes across his map of the Earth. It turns out that a sinister character named Pitch Black (Jude Law) is planning to harness the power of children’s dreams to take over the world. So, the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher) and Sandman, along with new recruit Jack Frost (Chris Pine),

join forces to defeat him.

■ WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971)

ITV3, 1.55pm

For the uninitiated, Roald Dahl’s classic story follows Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum), a poor youngster who finds a rare golden ticket in a special chocolate bar which enables him to take a trip to a magical confectionary factory. What he finds inside its doors are beyond his wildest imagination, but it turns out that it’s a dangerous place for children who don’t do as they’re told... There are bound to be comparisons with Tim Burton’s big-budget version, but while the sets may not be as lavish, this 1971 offering is the better film, thanks largely to Gene Wilder’s definitive performance as Willy Wonka, which manages to be playful and slightly sinister at the same time.

■ TOY STORY 3 (2010)

BBC1, 3.05pm

Andy (voiced by John Morris) prepares to leave for college by packing up his belongings and setting aside Woody (Tom Hanks) for life on campus, while the other toys are

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➤➤➤ bound for the attic in a black bin liner. Unfortunately, Andy’s mother mistakes the bag for rubbish and donates the toys to Sunnyside day care centre, where Buzz (Tim Allen), Jessie the cowgirl (Joan Cusack) and the gang are warmly welcomed by Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear (Ned Beatty).

Having said farewell to his buddies, Woody meets a stuffed hedgehog called Mr Pricklepants (Timothy Dalton) who reveals the truth about the day care centre – the cowboy then races back to the centre to orchestrate an elaborate escape plan. Pixar’s Toy Story 3 surpasses the 1995 original and its 1999 sequel for thrills, spills, belly laughs and even tears, delivering the most satisfying journey of the rootin’ tootin’ trilogy.

■ LOVE ACTUALLY (2003)

ITV, 10.20pm

Like a modern day Frank Capra, Richard Curtis’s directorial debut creates a tableau of modern-day London life in which people fall in and out of love to a smoochy soundtrack. The film stitches together ten separate stories of love, longing, camaraderie and failed relationships, among them Hugh Grant as a bachelor Prime Minister falling head over heels for a tea lady played by Martine McCutcheon. Ebbing and flowing between the various interlinked storylines, building up the characters as they edge towards a crossroads in their lives, Love Actually delivers both tear-jerking pathos and raucous one-liners.

Deliriously, gloriously romantic.

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 ■ WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)

Channel 4, 11.50am

Michael Curtiz’s 1954 festive favourite stars Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye as talented song-and-dance men Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, who rise to fame in the notoriously cut-throat world of showbusiness. As winter beckons, they join forces with sister act Betty and Judy Haynes (Rosemary Clooney, Vera Ellen) and head for Vermont, only to discover that their old army general runs their inn and the establishment is in dire financial straits.

Perhaps Bob, Phil and their lady friends can cure the economic woes with Irving Berlin songs including Blue Skies, Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep, Sisters and the iconic title track?

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22 ■ ALAN PARTRIDGE: ALPHA PAPA (2013)

BBC2, 10.30pm

Much excitement surrounded the announcement of Steve Coogan’s return as the hapless Norwich-based DJ, and for once, the resulting movie more than lived up to the hype.

The plot sees radio station North Norfolk Digital being taken over by new owners – and one of their first actions is to sack Alan’s fellow DJ Pat Farrell (Colm Meaney).

Unfortunately, Pat responds to the news by storming into the studio with a shotgun and taking hostages. When the police enlist Alan as a negotiator, he sees a chance to turn the situation to his own advantage by using the resulting publicity to boost his career. I’m Alan Partridge regulars Felicity Montagu and Simon Greenall (aka long-suffering Lynn and Michael) are among the supporting cast.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23 ■ TOY STORY OF TERROR! (2013)

Channel 4, 7.30pm

The timing might be a tad off for this Halloween-themed chapter featuring the loveable computer-animated characters from the Toy Story films, but there’s no denying the good cheer that radiates throughout this made-for-TV gem, in which plucky cowgirl Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack) faces her worst nightmare. Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and their pals from the toy

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chest sit in the boot of Bonnie’s mother’s car, watching a horror movie on a portable DVD player. A flat tyre propels Jessie into a tool box and she is reminded of the years she was trapped inside a box, unable to escape from her cardboard and plastic prison. Later that night, Jessie is left alone in a motel room and succumbs to her fears but she musters her courage in the nick of time.

CHRISTMAS EVE ■ IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)

Channel 4, 2.15pm

It just wouldn’t be Christmas without Frank Capra’s life affirming 1946 fable. James Stewart stars as suicidal family man George Bailey, who convinces himself that his beloved wife Mary (Donna Reed) and four children would be better off without him. Poised to jump off a bridge in Bedford Falls, New York, George is rescued by guardian angel Clarence (Henry Travers), who has been shown flashbacks of the father’s past. “You see George, you’ve really had a wonderful life,” says the spirit, “Don’t you see what a mistake it would be to just throw it away?” It’s A Wonderful Life is a perfect festive treat. Stewart, as the desperate father who is dragged back from the brink by an all-knowing, all-seeing angel, has never been better, and the direction and pacing throughout is virtually flawless.

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■ FINDING NEMO (2003)

BBC1, 3.50pm

Eye-popping visuals and a superb script, crammed to the gills with laugh-out-loud gags, combine to stunning effect in Pixar’s hugely entertaining and wildly inventive fable set beneath the ocean waves. Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) is a neurotic clownfish who has never recovered emotionally from a barracuda attack, which claimed the lives of his wife and all but one of his unborn children.

When his one surviving son, Nemo (Alexander Gould), is plucked from his home in the Great Barrier Reef and re-housed in a fish tank in a dentist’s waiting room, Marlin embarks on an epic adventure to bring the youngster back home, aided by a friendly blue tang called Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), who suffers from short-term memory loss.

CHRISTMAS DAY ■ BRAVE (2012)

BBC1, 3.10pm *Premiere

Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman and Steve Purcell’s computer-animated fable of female empowerment maintains the high standards we’ve come to expect from the digital wizards at Disney Pixar. Brave strikes a perfect balance between laughter and tears, conjuring excitement and heart-warming sentiment out of the ether as plucky

bumbling man, who has spent years being bullied and lives with his parents in Port Talbot. He earns his living working in Carphone Warehouse with his best mate (Mackenzie Crook) but dreams of becoming an opera singer. After meeting Julie-Ann (Alexandra Roach,) a girl he’s been chatting to for a year online, she persuades him to take his first tentative steps towards realising his ambition by taking part in a local talent show.

■ KINKY BOOTS (2005)

BBC2, 11.15pm

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It’s A Wonderful Life

The comedy from the creators of Calendar Girls is a life-affirming modern day fairytale about two very different men who discover that you can only succeed in life by putting your best foot forward... preferably in a stiletto. Charlie Price (Joel Edgerton) takes control of his family’s traditional shoe factory in Northampton following the death of his father, only to discover that business is far from booming. However, a chance encounter with cabaret performer Lola (Chiwetel Ejiofor) suggests a whole new untapped market – fabulous footwear for drag queens. But can Charlie convince the workforce that this is the way to save their jobs?

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27 ■ MARY POPPINS (1964)

BBC1, 1.50pm

Julie Andrews deservedly collected her Oscar statuette as Best Actress for this supercalifragilisticexpialidocious fantasy based on the character created by PL Travers, with an infectious songbook including A Spoonful of Sugar, Chim Chim Cher-ee, Step In Time and Fly A Kite. The magic unfolds in Edwardian London, where Mr & Mrs Banks (David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns) need a new nanny for their children Jane (Karen Dotrice) and Michael (Matthew Garber). The young whippersnappers draft their own advert for applicants. The wind changes direction and Mary Poppins (Andrews) arrives at the Banks household to take charge. Her eccentric teaching methods gradually win over the children and their parents, and soon the entire household – including bustling cook Mrs Brill (Reat Shaw) – is in love with Mary.

■ HUGO (2011)

Channel 4, 3.35pm clansman’s daughter Merida (Kelly Macdonald) defies her parents’ wishes to plough her own path. Merida’s fiery flowing locks deserve an Academy Award on their own, such is the exquisite detail of every windswept, animated fibre, and that’s before your eyes are wooed by the sweeping landscapes, action-packed chases and colourful supporting characters.

■ THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)

Channel 5, 3.10pm

Judy Garland dons her iconic ruby slippers to magical effect in this evergreen 1939 MGM musical, based on the novel by L Frank Baum, which won two Oscars but lost the Best Picture statuette to Gone With The Wind. Which is ironic, as it tells the story of Dorothy, who is swept away from her beloved Kansas by a tornado only to land in the magical world of Oz, where she must seek the help of the wizard to return home with her trusty canine sidekick Toto. The luminous leading lady sings Somewhere Over The Rainbow as her magical pals – The Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), The Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) and The Tin Man (Jack Haley) – follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City and their destiny aided by kindly witch Glinda (Billie Burke). More than 75 years after it first dazzled audiences, Victor Fleming’s lavish Technicolor fantasy looks and sounds splendid.

BOXING DAY ■ PUSS IN BOOTS (2011)

BBC1, 3.25pm

The story begins with the young Puss (voiced by Antonio Banderas) being abandoned at an orphanage where kind Imelda (Constance Marie) raises the kitten as her own.

Initially picked on by the boys, Puss learns to fight to survive and he helps protect fellow outcast Humpty Alexander Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis). Many years later, the surrogate brothers join forces with sexy pickpocket Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek) to steal magic beans currently in the possession of murderous outlaws Jack (Billy Bob Thornton) and Jill (Amy Sedaris), as they try to find the Golden Goose. While it doesn’t quite live up to the Shrek movies that spawned it, this animated adventure does have charm all of its own. Banderas once again shows why he’s so perfectly cast as Puss, and Hayek and Galifianakis are great additions to the cast.

■ ONE CHANCE (2013)

Channel 5, 5.05pm

The story of an overweight, accident-prone, opera obsessive might not read as silver-screen magic, but the team behind One Chance largely strike gold in depicting the tale of Britain’s Got Talent winner Paul Potts. James Corden dons the gnarly teeth to play Potts, a shy,

Twelve-year-old Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) is raised by his father (Jude Law), who has a passion for cinema and mechanical devices. The old man dies, leaving behind an intricate automaton, and Hugo is forced to live secretly in the station with his hard-drinking Uncle Claude (Ray Winstone), who maintains the clocks. When the bottle claims Claude’s life, Hugo continues to tend the clocks while stealing food from shopkeepers. An encounter with bookish Isabelle (Chloe Grace Moretz), goddaughter of toy shop owner Papa Georges (Sir Ben Kingsley), catalyses a journey of self-discovery that Hugo hopes will lead to a message from his father. Adapted by screenwriter John Logan from Brian Selznick’s book The Invention Of Hugo Cabret, Martin Scorsese’s elaborate fantasy indulges the Oscar-winning director’s passion for cinema, lovingly recreating films of the era and paying homage to the early pioneers, including the Lumiere brothers.

■ OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (2013)

BBC1, 4.05pm *Premiere

Small-time circus magician Oscar Diggs (James Franco) is booed off stage in 1905 Kansas and finds himself in hot water with the resident strongman. Bidding a hasty farewell to his sweetheart Annie (Michelle Williams), who is poised to marry another man, Oscar escapes in a hot

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➤➤➤ air balloon. The canopy is sucked into an approaching tornado and Oscar crash-lands in a wondrous realm, where ancient prophecy decrees that a wizard will fall from the sky and reign benevolently over Oz. Beautiful witch Theodora (Mila Kunis) accompanies Oscar to the Emerald City, where her sister Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and the other denizens live in fear of the wicked witch Glinda (Michelle Williams). Sam Raimi’s lavish Wizard of Oz prequel is a visual treat, with a few snappy one-liners thrown in for good measure.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 ■ STUART LITTLE 2 (2002)

Channel 4, 2.55pm *Premiere

The best gifts often come in the smallest packages. That old adage certainly holds true for Stuart Little 2, the utterly charming sequel to the 1999 smash hit about a talking mouse adopted by an impossibly perky human family. Stuart (voiced by Michael J Fox) rescues injured canary Margalo (Melanie Griffith) from the clutches of the menacing Falcon (James Woods). The two become inseparable, to the joy of Stuart’s human family, Mr and Mrs Little (Laurie, Davis) and son George (Lipnicki).

However, Margalo is not all that she seems... Stuart Little 2 is a sweet, old-fashioned family film spruced up with 21st century visuals and a wonderfully dark sense of humour.

■ BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (2013)

BBC2, 9.00pm *Premiere

Scott Thorson (Matt Damon) meets choreographer Bob Black (Scott Bakula) in a gay bar and the two head to Las Vegas to enjoy a sold-out performance by Liberace (Michael Douglas). Dazzled by the pianist, Scott abandons rural Wisconsin for the bright lights of the big

city, where he is taken under Liberace’s wing and encouraged to explore his sexuality. Their relationship deepens and Liberace incorporates Scott into his act as an on-stage chauffeur and assistant. However, the pressures of fame weigh heavily on Scott and the relationship flounders. Richard LaGravenese’s script unfolds in chronological order, peppered with tart one-liners (“After cooking and sex, I think shopping is the reason to get up every day”), gifted largely to Douglas, whose tour de force portrayal exposes the tormented showman behind the fur-lined and sequin-bedecked myth.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 ■ PARANORMAN (2012)

Film4, 4.20pm

Directors Chris Butler and Sam Fell spoil us with this beautifully crafted tale of a young misfit who is blessed with the ability to see ghosts in his sleepy New England town of Blithe Hollow, where witches were once burned for their supposed crimes. A surprise visit from deranged uncle Prenderghast (John Goodman) casts a dark cloud over Blithe Hollow, as he reveals that Norman is the only one who can stop a witch’s curse. Sure enough, the seven people who sent witch Aggie (Jodelle Ferland) to her doom back in 1712 rise from the grave, led by the menacing Judge (Bernard Hill). ParaNorman is aimed at family audiences but parents and teenagers will undoubtedly laugh loudest during Butler and Fell’s colourful romp, which pokes good-natured fun at the conventions of the horror genre.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30 ■ FREAKY FRIDAY (2003)

Channel 4, 2.35pm

Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) has her hands full dealing with her day job as a shrink, her impending second

marriage and her two lively children, especially teenage daughter Anna (Lindsay Lohan). Life’s no bowl of cherries for the latter either, as she discovers that her band’s crucial gig clashes with her mum’s wedding rehearsal.

When she is told she can’t go, mother and daughter end up bickering over dinner at a Chinese restaurant, where the owner’s mother forces them to open two very special fortune cookies. The next day, the women discover they have swapped bodies... Fans of the seminal 1976 version are in for a pleasant surprise. Not only is this Freaky Friday giddily entertaining and rife with laugh-out-loud set pieces, the remake remains faithful to the spirit of the first film yet manages to give the story a fresh, contemporary sensibility.

NEW YEAR’S EVE ■ UP (2009)

BBC1, 2.50pm

Following the death of his beloved wife, retired balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner) refuses to leave the house he built with his beloved. When developers threaten to bulldoze the property, Carl ties thousands of brightly coloured helium balloons to the roof and takes flight, bound for Paradise Falls in South America, where he and Ellie had always planned to visit. Unexpectedly, a Junior Wilderness Explorer called Russell (Jordan Nagai) is stranded on the porch and the plucky tyke joins Carl on his big adventure which includes a talking dog called Dug (Peterson), and long-lost explorer Charles Muntz (Christopher Plummer). Up is another modern classic from the computer animation wizards at Pixar and arguably the studio’s most sophisticated and adult film to date, although there is still plenty to engage children. The opening ten minutes are among the finest Pixar have ever created, and are guaranteed to have viewers choking back tears.

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‘When I kissed goodbye to The Doctor I never dreamt I’d be back’ Alex Kingston is thrilled to be back for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special – but will that rumoured on-screen ‘sex storm’ between River Song and Peter Capaldi’s Doctor come to fruition? Susan Griffin digs for the goss.

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lex Kingston has many memories from her wedding day to TV producer Jonathan Stamp back in the summer, including being told off by her former Doctor Who co-star Matt Smith.

He’d got wind of the fact she was to reappear as the Doctor’s wife River Song, this time opposite Peter Capaldi’s incarnation.

“I’m really possessive over Alex,” Matt had told a Comic Con audience previously – but evidently show runner Steven Moffat wasn’t listening, as the Christmas Day special will see Alex star alongside Matt’s successor.

“I hadn’t told anybody and he was very cross – I had to remind him that he and Peter are the same man,” says the 52-year-old, laughing.

Alex, who was last seen being kissed goodbye

by Matt in 2013’s The Name Of The Doctor, didn’t expect to be back: “I thought that was it for me.

I was never officially told that’s it, but enough time had passed since the last episode...”

But then she heard through fans that Moffat and [former show runner] Russell T Davies had mentioned what fun it would be if they were to explore River with Peter Capaldi’s Doctor.

In the special, it’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding. When a crashed spaceship calls upon him for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song’s squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy.

River doesn’t know he’s the Doctor when they meet, which, Alex says, went “hand in hand” with the fact she didn’t know what to expect from Peter, as she hadn’t been watching the series since her departure.

“That’s partly because I’ve been busy, and also my daughter [Salome, 14, from her second marriage to German writer Florian Haertel] didn’t want to watch it out of loyalty, so I’m coming into this and meeting Peter absolutely fresh. I don’t know what he’s created, which is quite nice and exciting and instinctive.”

She first appeared in the series opposite David Tennant in 2008, and insists the experience doesn’t change with each new Doctor.

“Essentially my character is the same, so there’s continuity there, and the fun is interacting with someone who is essentially the

same man, but in a different skin and with a different energy.”

Russell T Davies reportedly described the on-screen union of River and Peter Capaldi’s Doctor as a potential “sex storm”, so has the special has been sexed up?

“It’s a family show, but there have been moments on set where we’ve started to call it ‘Doctor Blue’,” admits Alex with a laugh.

“The script is fantastic,” she adds, “and the fast-paced and comedy interaction between the two is a bit like those old slapstick movies, like Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, it’s got that screwball quality.”

She is genuinely surprised that, seven years after her first appearance, she’s still getting to reprise River.

“I never imagined this character had any longevity at all.

“I thought she was just a beautifully written character in a two-episode story arc, but Steven had other intentions and it’s a great opportunity for anyone to play.”

■ Doctor Who: The Husbands Of River Song airs on BBC One on Christmas Day

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Stick Man’s in a lot of trouble until Santa comes along With British greats Jennifer Saunders, Martin Freeman and Hugh Bonneville on board, the BBC adaptation of Stick Man is set to be a festive hit. Gemma Dunn speaks to author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler to find out more about the enchanting tale.

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n what is undoubtedly the greatest piece of stick-related TV to ever hit the small screen, the one-off adaptation of Stick Man will form part the BBC’s prestigious Christmas Day package.

“It’s initially the idea that children can play with a stick and it can be anything,” says Julia Donaldson of the message behind her much-loved children’s picture book.

“It’s a celebration of the imagination – even if it’s to Stick Man’s detriment. It’s a story of being lost and found again, which a lot of stories are.

It’s in that tradition.”

The charming tale – written in 2008 by The Gruffalo author and illustrated by her frequent collaborator Axel Scheffler – will be brought to life this season by Oscar-nominated entertainment company Magic Light Pictures.

The original idea, 67-year-old Julia admits, was simply to create “a man who is a stick who could be mistaken for other things” throughout the seasonal cycle, as opposed to imagining a holiday-themed animation.

A feel-good, laugh-out-loud tale, the narrative tells the story of Stick Man, who lives in the family tree with his “Stick Lady Love and their stick children three” – that is until a series of mishaps occur that take him far from home.

As summer turns to autumn and autumn turns to winter, Stick Man remains lost – and his family, devastated.

But then his luck changes. He’s rescued by every child’s hero, Father Christmas, who, after coming down the chimney, helps him find his way back home.

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mas says: ‘Stick Man’ and just recognises him,” says Donaldson.

“It’s just wonderful,” German-born Axel Scheffler, 58, says of the adaptation.

“It’s a great translation into another medium and I’m very excited to see the characters come to life, hear them talk, see them move, and see them in different angles, as I can’t always draw the side view.

“It’s so nice to see all the additional things that have been added – the little jokes and gags.”

Julia acknowledges: “It’s so important to have those gags because the book is a bit, ‘Oh no! Oh nooooo!’, and it goes on like that until Father Christmas comes in and then suddenly it changes to, ‘Oh, that’s all right then!’ They give it much more of a shape.”

The multi-award-winning writer, who also counts an OBE among her accolades, pays homage to the producers for making Stick Man “more proactive and not too submissive”. But, she reiterates, the pair were consulted at every stage.

“People talk about the characters, but it’s not

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really to do with the characters. It’s my words and Axel’s pictures, so it’s an illustrated poem.

“For me, and I’m sure it’s the same with Axel’s pictures, the words are sacrament.”

Teaming up to bring the story alive is a stellar cast of British acting talent, including Sherlock’s Martin Freeman and Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville, who lend their famous voices to Stick Man and Father Christmas; and Jennifer Saunders, who plays the role of narrator. Completing the team are Russell Tovey, Rob Brydon and Sally Hawkins.

“Jennifer Saunders just got it,” Julia confirms.

“If that had been funky, it wouldn’t have worked.

“Obviously, Father Christmas is going to be all, ‘Ho ho ho’, and Hugh Bonneville does it well. And I do think Martin Freeman was brilliant because, I have to admit, I don’t think, ‘I’m Stick Man, I’m Stick Man, I’m Stick Man’, is the [best] line, but watching him, you’d think it was.

He’s perfect.”

■ Stick Man airs on BBC One on Christmas Day

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Peek behind the scenes as final curtain comes down Gather your families and grab your hankies – the last ever episode of Downton Abbey is fast approaching.

To celebrate the end of this seminal series, Keeley Bolger pays her respects to the popular period drama.

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t’s been something of a long goodbye. Ever since March this year, we’ve known that this series of Downton Abbey would be the last (that is unless the rumours of a spin-off film come good). But before we bid adieu to those upstairs and downstairs, there is of course a Christmas Day special.

As ever, the programme-makers are keeping mum on the major plots lines in the grand festive farewell, but what we do know is that the episode will see Mary (Michelle Dockery) trying to build bridges with her sister Edith (Laura Carmichael, pictured right) following their showdown in the penultimate episode.

Elsewhere, Henry (Matthew Goode) is settling into his new role as husband to Mary and stepfather to her son, George, but is struggling to find his place at Downton; Carson the butler (Jim Carter) is facing some personal challenges; actors Lily James and Matt Barber return as Lady Rose and Atticus Aldridge; while Miranda actress Patricia Hodge makes a guest appearance as Bertie Pelham’s mum.

But if this isn’t enough Downton to see you through, ITV are screening a special Bafta Celebrates Downton Abbey on Monday, December 21.

Hosted by Jonathan Ross, the one-off special gives an insight into the drama, with behindthe-scenes access to cast and crew.

There will also be a skit performed by Dame Maggie Smith and Hugh Bonneville and a performance from opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (who made an appearance in the fourth series), before Dame Julie Walters presents the Bafta Special Award to writer Julian Fellowes and the cast.

We look back on some on-set secrets before the show bows out...

with a Jewish beau that mirrored the experiences of Lady Rose in the show.

■ While the upstairs scenes are filmed at the opulent Highclere Castle in Berkshire, the servants’ scenes all take place in Ealing Studios in West London, and the village-based segments are done in Bampton, Oxfordshire. It’s no surprise the show has brought a £22 billion boost to the UK tourism industry.

■ The wardrobe team made 251 costumes for series six alone, to ensure the ladies of the house were true to the Edwardian era, when women were expected to change outfits up to five times a day.

■ Before the series was given the green light in 2010, Fellowes had his work cut out convincing the team that the title was the right one. “The main hurdle was that we couldn’t call it Downton Abbey because the public might think it was about monks,” he says, but of course, those concerns were unfounded.

■ Events from Fellowes’ own life inspired the drama.

Among them were the deaths of his grandfather and uncle in the First World War, his family’s rigid sense of etiquette, and a relationship he had in his youth

■ During the making of the first series, Bonneville was given a special brown towelling robe to wear to keep warm while in make-up. On the back, it has a now faded sign saying: “Hugh’s the daddy”.

■ Downton is the highest rating UK drama of the past decade, and holds a Guinness World Record for the highest critical ratings for a TV show. It’s also the most nominated British show in EMMY history with 59 nominations and 12 wins.

■ Bafta Celebrates Downton Abbey will air on Monday, December 21 on ITV. The final episode of Downton Abbey will air on Christmas Day on ITV.

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Fake ghost hunter and psychic charlatan giving believers hope Rafe Spall in Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

Harry Price: Ghost Hunter puts the ethics of professional psychics in the spotlight. Rafe Spall talks sceptics, superstition and the supernatural with Keeley Bolger.

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afe Spall doesn’t share his Harry Price: Ghost Hunter character’s interest in the paranormal, but they do have one very significant thing in common.

“He [Harry] was a real guy, who happened to go to my school,” Spall explains. “And I found out the most bizarre fact – his name is below mine on the school website of notable alumni!”

Set in Twenties London, the stand-alone TV film – which also stars Cara Theobold, best known for playing kitchen help Ivy in Downton Abbey – is based on Neil Spring’s novel The Ghost Hunters, a fictionalised account of real-life ghost hunter and sceptic Harry Price, who investigated tales of the paranormal and supernatural.

An expert at sleight of hand and with a keen eye for identifying charlatans, Harry has fallen on hard times and, professionally and ethically, has lost his way.

“He started out as a serious psychical researcher, going around debunking all of these things and finding logical reasons for the happenings,” explains Spall, 32. “But he started to get depressed with the idea of disappointing people, so he started to make it up, to give them something.

“He now resorts to making his living as a fake

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medium and fraudulent ghost hunter, conducting seances for unsuspecting families who have lost loved ones during the First World War. “It’s a big, ethical conversation about the merit of people [who work as professional mediums]. I don’t believe it – generally, when those people contact somebody – [I think] it’s a trick – but they’ll say, ‘Look, your son’s at peace’.

“I don’t really see what’s wrong with that, because if it’s giving someone solace, then fair enough. Except in our story, that has pretty brutal consequences. Something happens through him [Harry] doing that, that he will never be able to make up for.”

For someone who has had “absolutely zero supernatural experiences”, and doesn’t seem to hold much stock in fatalism, Spall found a number of striking personal connections to the story along the way – including the fact that his mum “started a PhD in Victorian psychical research but didn’t finish it”.

And he may be a sceptic, but as the son of famous actor Timothy Spall, he admits he is well versed in actorly suspicions.

“I was brought up in a very superstitious household and it’s taken me a long time to undo all that,” he reveals with a laugh.

Spall – who, at comfortably over 6ft, bucks

from Friday, December 18, 2015

the trend for actors being shorter in real life than they appear on screen – confesses he never really “applied” himself at school, opting to muck around instead, but he excelled when he took up theatre work.

Next year looks set to be a promising one: “I’m currently shooting a film with Emilia Fox called Mum’s List, that’s based on a book,” says the actor.

“Recently I’ve worked on The BFG with Steven Spielberg; The Big Short with Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale and Steve Carell; Swallows and Amazons for BBC Films and a pilot with Cameron Crowe for Showtime.”

Fun as those were, he welcomed the chance to be back in the UK to film Harry Price.

Though presently a stand-alone project, he says he’d be keen to take a punt on Harry Price again, should it be turned into a full series.

“You have an immediate affinity with the character and an immediate instinct about how you want to go about playing it. [He’s] someone you would want to spend a lot of time with, and I’d be happy to do that,” says Spall.

“If me and Cara are lucky enough to join the pantheon of those double acts then I’ll be delighted, but you never know.”

■ Harry Price: Ghost Hunter is on ITV on Sunday, December 27.

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All-star cast in dark and grisly Agatha Christie A stellar line-up of shady characters, a string of mysterious murders and a buttoned-up Aidan Turner... it can only be BBC One’s new three-part drama And Then There Were None. Keeley Bolger guides you through the thriller.

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t’s a pretty grisly concept: ten guests – strangers initially – are invited to an isolated rock off the coast of Devon under different pretences. Once there, they will be picked off one by one, each meeting a sticky end.

But this isn’t the premise of a warped reality TV show – it’s the plot of Agatha Christie’s seminal thriller And Then There Were None. And a new adaptation is about to be shown on BBC One. Selling more than 100 million copies, the 1939 thriller is Christie’s bestselling book, with global radio, stage, film and TV versions made since its release.

Over three taught episodes, the mini-series, which stars Aidan Turner, Miranda Richardson and Anna Maxwell Martin, will show the downfall of the guests.

With their hosts Mr and Mrs U.N. Owen missing and the weather turning sour, the ten strangers, who each harbour a dark secret, are soon cut off from civilisation.

As they struggle with their consciences, the mood turns darker and the guests are killed off, their deaths chiming with the ones in the nursery rhyme Ten Little Soldier Boys.

Much as the story is popular, Richardson thinks the Beeb’s offering will show something new.

“What’s nice about this adaptation of And Then There Were None is that it’s very, very dark,” explains the actress.

“There’s actually hidden, nasty stuff that I think is quite appropriate for a modern audience. We seem to need a bit more.”

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Before the first episode is shown on Boxing Day, we take a closer look at the cast...

■ CHARLES DANCE, 69

Previous work: Dance played powerful Tywin Lannister in Game Of Thrones and is also known for his roles in Gosford Park, Alien 3 and The Imitation Game.

Character: Justice Wargrave, a retired judge. What he says: “There’s a mystery to all of the characters when they arrive, but even more so in the case of Wargrave. You never know whether what he’s saying is true or not, all the way through the piece.”

■ MAEVE DERMODY, 30

Previous work: While a relative unknown in the UK, Dermody is a regular on TV back in her native Australia and best remembered for her performance in 2009 film Beautiful Kate.

Character: Vera Claythorne, a governess. What she says: “She is so complicated and unexpected. You’re surprised by her and what her life has been. The script was incredibly strong – it’s period but feels contemporary, raw and fierce – and it’s such a good female role.”

■ AIDAN TURNER, 32

Previous work: Take your pick from the brooding Ross Poldark, valiant Kili in The Hobbit and Mitchell in cult TV fantasy series Being Human.

Character: Philip Lombard, an Irish mercenary. What he says: “He has a complete disregard for humanity. I wouldn’t put anything past him. [I had to wear] these high-waisted pants [trousers] for a lot of the show and they’re really comfortable and quite flattering! We’ve got it wrong now, wearing jeans and boots and all this low-waisted stuff and T-shirts.”

■ TOBY STEPHENS, 46

Previous work: Stephens is known for

from Friday, December 18, 2015

Charles Dance as Judge Wargrave

playing Bond villain Gustav in Die Another Day, Rochester in the 2006 adaptation of Jane Eyre and for his lead role in Michael Bay’s TV series Black Sails.

Character: Dr Edward Armstrong. What he says: “With Armstrong, I felt like he’s one of those people you meet initially and think he’s a horrible man. He’s sort of priggish, arrogant, smug, slightly conceited, and then you realise actually, he’s this tragic character and that because of his past, his life has been blighted.”

■ BURN GORMAN, 41

Previous work: American-born Gorman was raised in England and has starred as medic Owen in Torchwood, Karl Tanner in Game Of Thrones and in new Amazon Prime series The Man In The High Castle as The Marshal.

Character: William Blore, a private investigator. What he says: “What’s interesting about Inspector Blore is that he’s somebody who, on the outside, has been brought in to solve a crime, but is actually accused of one of the most heinous crimes of the lot. He’s a brute, but he has got a soft side. He’s probably quite a good policeman, or at least started off as a good policeman, but he’s got these very dark, hidden secrets that he desperately doesn’t want anyone else to know about.”

■ MIRANDA RICHARDSON, 57

Previous work: From Mapp And Lucia, to

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Blackadder, Sleepy Hollow, The Hours and Harry Potter, Richardson has had a rich career on our screens.

Character: Emily Brent, an elderly spinster. What she says: “She’s a complete hypocrite. She starts out as this monstrous, Bible-reading, God-fearing, knitting person and as time goes on, you find out more about her. I came to view knitting as her version of therapy that she doesn’t even know she needs, because it’s when she knits that she confesses to people.”

■ NOAH TAYLOR, 46

Previous work: Taylor played Locke in Game Of Thrones, Dr Carter in Edge Of Tomorrow and Darby in the BBC’s Peaky Blinders.

Character: Thomas Rogers, the butler. What he says: “Rogers is a dangerous and duplicitous fellow. He’s skilled at presenting a fawning, subservient image to his masters, whilst plotting away against them downstairs.

He is frustrated and bitter with his lot in life and takes it out on his poor long-suffering wife Ethel.”

■ ANNA MAXWELL MARTIN, 38

Previous work: As well as playing the titular character’s daughter in the award-winning Philomena, Maxwell Martin took the leading role in period drama South Riding and also had roles in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa and Death Comes To Pemberley.

Character: Ethel Rogers, the cook/housekeeper. What she says: “She’s cowed by life, dedicated to her job but very scared of her husband. She’s very damaged.”

■ SAM NEILL, 68

Previous work: The actor is best remembered for playing dad Dr Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park films, Captain Borodin in The Hunt For The Red October, and Alisdair in The Piano.

Character: General MacArthur, a war veteran. What he says: “As for so many millions of others, the battles of the First World War took their toll on him [General MacArthur] – there wasn’t anyone that came out of that war undamaged. He is a damaged man.”

■ DOUGLAS BOOTH, 23

Previous work: The young actor played charismatic student Harry in The Riot Club, Titus in Jupiter Ascending and Romeo in the 2013 version of Romeo And Juliet.

Character: Anthony Marston, a reckless young man. What he says: “What’s interesting about my character, is that he is truly unaware of his secret, of his darker side, because he’s just so thoughtless, so uncaring and self-centred that he’s not even aware.”

■ And Then There Were None starts on BBC One on Boxing Day.

or down-to-earth Glaswegian Laura Fraser, there’s nothing at all true in the old chestnut about work drying up for actresses in their 30s.

Now 39, she’s most famous for playing businesswoman and black marketeer Lydia Rodarte-Quayle in the last series of cult hit Breaking Bad – a role she landed after she turned 35.

“I remember being really worried about that in my early 30s, and I’ve actually had more interesting roles and more frequent job offers than I did in my 20s,” she says, adding that the gender balance in the industry appears to be changing.

Her latest project is a feature-length adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, which is set to air on ITV on Boxing Day. Laura plays two parts: Mrs Darling, the mother of Wendy, John and Michael in the traditional tale – and also Julie Rose, the modern-day single mother of 12-year-old Lucy (Hazel Doupe, who also plays Wendy), who is awaiting heart surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

The story starts in the present day, with Lucy and her mum arriving at the hospital and meeting surgeon Mr Wylie (played by Stanley Tucci, who doubles up as Captain Hook).

That evening, Lucy is given an old copy of Peter Pan and reads it to some of the children in the hospital, before dreaming herself into Neverland.

Peter & Wendy was filmed partly in the real Great Ormond Street Hospital and partly in Luxembourg, where they recreated the hospital.

“I’d never been to Great Ormond Street before. It’s got such a friendly vibe. It was quite quiet the day we were filming, but we did have to stop a few times when children were being brought through and it was just gut-wrenching. Sometimes some of the crew would cry – it was just so moving.”

Stanley Tucci was “an absolute hoot” to work with, she notes, and Fraser confesses: “You would definitely fancy him if he was your doctor!”

■ Peter & Wendy is on ITV on Boxing Day

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TV PICKS

TEXT SANTA CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY 8pm, ITV

ICE ROAD TRUCKERS 8pm, Channel 5

Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby lead a host of stars rallying support for this year’s charities.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 9.15 Operation Meet the Street (R,S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00 Oxford Street Revealed (S,HD). 11.45 Family Finders (S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather (S,HD). 1.30 Regional News (S).

1.45 Doctors (S,HD). 2.15 The Doctor Blake Mysteries (R,S,HD). 3.10 Escape to the Country (S,HD). 3.40 James Martin – Home Comforts at Christmas (S,HD). 4.25 Flog It! (R,S,HD). 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

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Hugh Rowland carries a huge car crusher to St Theresa Point. One of the heaviest of the season, the load scrapes a trail all the way to the remote outpost, riding just 10 inches above the ground. Tired of waiting for Polar Industries to provide him with loads, Darrell decides to take matters into his own hands.

BBC2

7.00 Oxford Street Revealed 7.45 Family Finders 8.15 Sign Zone: An Island Parish: Falklands 8.45 Sign Zone: Great British Menu 9.15 Victoria Derbyshire 11.00 BBC News 12.00 Daily Politics 1.00 Britain’s First Photo Album (R,S,HD). 1.30 The Great British Bake Off (R,S,HD). 2.30 The Great British Bake Off: The Final (R,S,HD). 3.30 The Great Antiques Map of Britain (R,S,HD). 4.00 The World’s Most Photographed (R,S). 4.30 Wogan: The Best Of (R,S). 5.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD).

CITIZEN KHAN 8.30pm, BBC1

CHRISTMAS CRIMS: CAUGHT ON CAMERA 11.15pm, Channel 5

Shazia and Amjad learn their house is to be sold, so Naani gives them a cash deposit to buy it. However, she makes the mistake of entrusting it to Mr Khan.

Last in the series.

ITV

6.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show for Text Santa (S). 10.30 This Morning (S,HD). 12.30 Loose Women (S,HD). 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News (S). 1.55 Regional News (S). 2.00 Judge Rinder for Text Santa (S). 3.00 1000 Heartbeats for Text Santa (S,HD). 3.59 Regional Programme (S). 4.00 Tipping Point for Text Santa (S,HD). 5.00 The Chase for Text Santa (S,HD).

Documentary revealing how CCTV and bodycams help police. It may be the season of peace and goodwill, but crime does not take a holiday as Nick Wallis reveals how the police are cracking Christmas crimes and keeping chaos under wraps.

Channel 4

6.00 Countdown (R,S,HD). 6.45 3rd Rock from the Sun (R,S). 7.35 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 9.00 Frasier (R,S).

10.00 Undercover Boss USA (R,S). 11.00 Jamie’s Best Ever Christmas (R,S,HD).

12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (S,HD).

12.05 Kirstie’s Homemade Christmas (R,S,HD). 1.05 Celebrity Come Dine with Me: Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 2.10 Deal or No Deal (S,HD). 3.10 Countdown (S,HD). 4.00 Posh Pawnbrokers (S,HD).

5.00 Couples Come Dine with Me (S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 Christmas with The Wright Stuff (HD). 11.40 Film: The Perfect Holiday (S) (2007). Romantic comedy, starring Morris Chestnut. ●● 1.30 5 News Lunchtime (S,HD). 1.35 Neighbours (S,HD). 2.05 Film: Mrs Miracle 2: Miracle in Manhattan (S) (2010). ●●● 3.50 Film: Help for Christmas (S,HD) (2012). Fantasy, starring Summer Glau. ●●● 5.30 5 News at 5 (S,HD).

The Clare Balding Sports … 10pm

Emmerdale, 7pm

TFI Friday Christmas … 7.30pm

Ultimate Strongman … 7pm

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6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather (S,HD).

6.30 Regional News (S).

6.00 Strictly Come Dancing – It Takes Two (S,HD). 60/60. Zoe Ball presents the last show ahead of the final. Last in the series.

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.30 ITV News (S); Weather.

6.00 The Simpsons (S,HD). 18/22.

Bart falls for the wrong girl.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). See Choices Above.

6.00 Neighbours (R,S,HD). Paul is taken into custody by police.

6.30 5 News Tonight (S,HD).

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7.00 The One Show (S,HD). Hosted

by Matt Baker and Alex Jones.

7.30 A Question of Sport (R,S,HD).

Followed by Regional News.

7.00 Tom Kerridge Cooks Christmas (R,S,HD).

7.30 Mary Berry’s Absolute Christmas Favourites (R,S,HD). 2/2.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Debbie and Emma try to settle their feud.

7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD). Rob confides his dastardly plans to his cellmate.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

7.30 TFI Friday Christmas Special (S,HD). Tom Jones, Lee Mack, Lianne La Havas, Bryan Adams and Elle King are on the guest list of Chris Evans’ lively

7.00 Ultimate Strongman Masters World Championship (S). Veteran strongmen battle it out for the Marshalls Trophy. Followed by 5 News Update.

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8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Stacey struggles to come to terms with her discovery.

8.30 Citizen Khan (S,HD). 7/7. See Choices Above.

8.00 Mastermind (S,HD). 19/31.

Specialist subjects include The West Wing and Billy Bragg.

8.30 An Island Parish: Falklands (S,HD). 6/6. The Rev Richard Hines nears the end of his seven-year posting. Last in the series.

8.00 Text Santa Christmas Jumper Day (S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.00 Have I Got News for You (S,HD). 11/11. Compilation of the satirical quiz, looking back at the big news events of 2015.

Last in the series.

9.30 Peter Kay’s Car Share (R,S,HD). 4/6. Kayleigh has exciting news about the previous night’s events.

9.00 Alex Polizzi: Hire Our Heroes (S,HD). 2/2. See Choices Above.

8.00 Ice Road Truckers (S,HD). See Choices Above. Followed by 5 News Update.

entertainment show mixing music and chat with stunts and skits.

9.00 Con Air (S,HD) (1997). See Choices Above. ●●●●

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9.00 Gogglebox (S,HD). Capturing the households’ instant reactions to what they are watching on TV from the comfort of their own sofas.

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10.00 BBC News at Ten (S,HD).

10.25 Regional News (S). Followed

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10.35 The Graham Norton Show (S,HD). 12/20. With Kylie Minogue and Carrie Fisher.

10.00 The Clare Balding Sports Show (S,HD). Interviews with sports stars.

10.30 Newsnight (S,HD).

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11.20 Josh (S,HD). 6/6.

11.50 Reasonable Doubt (S,HD) (2014). Premiere. Crime thriller, starring Dominic Cooper and Samuel L Jackson. ●●

11.00 Weather (S,HD).

11.05 AI: Artificial Intelligence (S,HD) (2001). See Choices Above. ●●●●

11.05 ITV News (S); Weather.

11.45 Regional News (S); Weather.

11.55 Text Santa 2015: The Best Bits (S,HD). Highlights from this year’s appeal.

11.05 First Dates: The Proposal (R,S,HD). Maitre d’ Fred welcomes back some of the couples who found love in the restaurant.

11.15 Christmas Crims: Caught on Camera (S,HD). See Choices Above.

1.10 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 1.15 BBC News (S,HD).

1.20 Sign Zone: Question Time (R,S,HD).

Topical debate from Slough. 2.20 Sign Zone: This Is Tottenham (R,S,HD). Behind the scenes at a Tottenham MP’s advice surgery. 3.20 This Is BBC Two (S,HD).

Preview of upcoming programmes.

1.10 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside.

3.40 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service.

12.05 Rude Tube (S,HD). 1.00 That’s So Last Century (R,S,HD). 1.55 Film: You’re Next (S,HD) (2011). Horror, starring Sharni Vinson. ●●●● 3.30 You Deserve This House (R,S,HD). 4.25 River Cottage Bites (R,S,HD). 4.35 Benchmark (S,HD). 5.05 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (R,S,HD). 5.25 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD).

12.15 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 The Dog Rescuers at Christmas with Alan Davies (R,S,HD).

Part one of two. Lauren Bailey investigates a dogsled organisation in Lapland. 4.00 Christmas on the Poverty Line (R,S,HD).

People with little or no cash at Christmas.

4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

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Part two of two. The presenter seeks to a pilot a scheme that if successful could be rolled out across the UK to help unemployed working-age veterans find a new career.

ITV2

6.00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 6.25 Psych 7.10 Emmerdale 8.10 Coronation Street (R,S,HD). 8.40 The Cube (R,S,HD). 9.40 Psych (R,S,HD).

10.35 Catchphrase (R,S,HD). 11.15 Take Me Out Celebrity Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 12.30 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 1.30 Coronation Street (R,S,HD). 2.00 Catchphrase (R,S,HD). 2.40 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD).

Cameron gives Celine a ticket to her Christmas adventure, but when she follows the clues to a grotto, he is nowhere to be seen and she is left feeling fed up of being at the bottom of his list of priorities.

Meanwhile, Tony and Tegan plan a Christmas surprise for Ste.

E4

6.00 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S). 6.45 Charmed (R,S). 8.30 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). 9.00 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 10.00 Melissa & Joey (R,S,HD). 11.00 Charmed (R,S). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.00 Melissa & Joey (R,S,HD). 4.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 5.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD).

Sky1

6.00 The Dog Whisperer (R). 7.00 Monkey Life (R,S). 8.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue (R,S). 9.00 Inside Gatwick (R,S,HD). 10.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 3.00 Monkey Life (R,S). 3.30 About a Boy (R).

Comedy based on the film and novel of the same name. 4.00 Futurama (R,S,HD). 5.00 Modern Family (R,S). 5.30 Futurama (R,S,HD).

FILM PICKS

ALEX POLIZZI: HIRE OUR HEROES 9pm, BBC2

CON AIR 9pm, Channel 5

AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 11.05pm, BBC2

A parolee on his flight home intervenes when America’s deadliest criminals hijack the plane. Action thriller, starring Nicolas Cage and John Cusack.

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7.00 dinnerladies (S). 7.30 ’Allo ’Allo! (S). 8.25 The Brittas Empire (S). 9.05 Open All Hours (S). 9.45 Porridge (S). 10.25 dinnerladies (S). 11.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). 12.05 ’Allo ’Allo! (S). 1.10 Outnumbered (S). 2.00 My Family Christmas Special (S).

3.20 The Brittas Empire (S). 4.00 Open All Hours (S). 4.40 Porridge 5.20 Only Fools and Horses (S).

A robot boy programmed to see his owner as a parent tries to become human. Sci-fi drama, starring Haley Joel Osment.

Sky Sports 1

8.00 Barclays Premier League World 8.30 Premier League 100 Club 9.00 Barclays Premier League Legends 9.30 Barclays Premier League World 10.00 Football League Gold 10.15 Football Gold 11.00 Premier League 100 Club 11.30 Barclays Premier League Legends 12.00 La Liga Show (HD). 12.30 Football League Gold (S,HD). 12.45 Football Gold (S). 1.00 Live World Darts Championship (HD). 5.00 La Liga Show (HD). 5.30 Game Changers (HD).

The Bourne Identity, 9pm

Taken, 9pm

A League of Their … 8pm

My Family Christmas … 8pm

FL72 Live, 7pm

6.00 Judge Rinder (R). Reallife cases in a studio courtroom.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 2/24.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3/24.

6.00 Futurama (R,S,HD).

3/13.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

5/25.

6.30 Police Squad! (S). 6/6.

Drebin poses as a nightclub entertainer.

6.00 The Fantasy Football Club (HD). A discussion on key fantasy football issues.

7.00 You’ve Been Framed at Christmas! (R,S).

Festive selection of camcorder calamities.

7.30 You’ve Been Framed at Christmas! (R,S).

7.00 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Ste is rushed to hospital.

7.30 A to Z (S,HD). 13/13.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

4/20. Marge is stalked by an escaped convict.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

5/20.

7.00 Legends of Stand-Up Christmas Special (S).

6/6.

7.00 FL72 Live (HD).

Birmingham City v Cardiff City (Kick-off 7.45pm). Coverage of the Championship fixture at St Andrew’s.

8.00 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 11/24. Charlie unexpectedly hosts a party.

8.30 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 11/22. Jake cheats on his girlfriend.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11/23. Sheldon becomes obsessed with gift-giving etiquette.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 15/24. Amy suggests moving in with Sheldon.

8.00 A League of Their Own (R,S,HD). 7/10.

Sports-based comedy quiz, hosted by James Corden, with David Walliams, Richard Ayoade and Nicola Adams.

8.00 My Family Christmas Special (S). Festive special from 2008. Ben crosses swords with a jeweller when he tries to return a necklace, and the Harpers get trapped in a department store.

9.00 The Bourne Identity (S,HD) (2002). An amnesiac man pulled from the sea by the crew of a fishing boat is targeted by assassins as he tries to discover who he is. Thriller, starring Matt Damon and Franka Potente. ●●●●

9.00 Taken (S,HD) (2008). A 9.00 Best Christmas Movies former CIA agent puts Ever (R,S,HD). A his old skills to use in countdown of the 26 rescuing his daughter greatest festive films, from a gang of European featuring contributions sex traffickers. Thriller, from celebrity fans starring Liam Neeson, including Jim Carrey, Famke Janssen and Ashley Jensen, Jonathan Maggie Grace. ●●● Ross and Warwick Davis.

9.20 Bring Me Morecambe & Wise (S). 3/5. A compilation of the comedy duo’s finest sketches based in the home, and an explanation of how they came to share a bed.

10.30 A League of Their Own (R,S,HD). 11/12.

Out-takes from series nine of the sports-based comedy quiz, hosted by James Corden.

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The weekend’s fixtures.

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Patsy figures in a sex scandal. 12.55 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings. A festive special from 2000. 2.05 Shooting Stars (S).

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The remaining four couples gather for two more turns on the dance floor. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present.

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6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Live (S,HD). 11.30 James Martin – Home Comforts at Christmas (R,S,HD).

12.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD). 12.10 Football Focus (S,HD). 12.55 Sports Personality – The Final 12 (R,S,HD). 1.55 Film: The Muppets (S,HD) (2011). Comedy, starring Jason Segel. ●●●● 3.30 The Hunt (R,S,HD). 4.30 Final Score (S,HD). 5.25 BBC News (S,HD). 5.35 Regional News (S,HD).

5.45 Pointless Celebrities (S,HD).

Exploring the mysteries behind the world’s most bizarre climatic conditions. Featuring geysers erupting in the middle of a city, clouds that look like they have been cut with a razor, red rainbows, zombie trees and bridges struck by strong winds that are so fierce the structures start to wobble.

BBC2

6.00 Race to Super Bowl 50 (R,S,HD). 6.50 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 7.45 Africa’s Fishing Leopards: Natural World (R,S,HD). 8.45 Film: Underdog (S) (2007). ●● 10.00 Film: Bridge to Terabithia (S) (2007). ●●●● 11.30 Escape to the Country (R,S,HD). 12.00 Best Christmas Bakes Ever (S,HD). 12.45 Film: The Bishop’s Wife (S) (1947). ●●●● 2.30 Film: Splash! (S,HD) (1984). ●●●● 4.10 Flog It! (S). 5.00 Film: Dad’s Army (S,HD) (1971). ●●●

RUDOLF NUREYEV – DANCE TO FREEDOM 8.50pm, BBC2

MICHAEL BUBLE’S CHRISTMAS SONGBOOK 7.55pm, Channel 5

The story of Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev’s 1961 defection to the West, a move thought to have helped change the course of the Cold War.

ITV

6.00 CITV. 9.25 Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD). 10.20 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 11.20 ITV News and Weather (S).

11.30 Film: The Mirror Crack’d (S,HD) (1980). Miss Marple mystery, starring Angela Lansbury. ●●●● 1.35 Celebrity Squares (R,S,HD). 2.15 Doc Martin (R,S). 3.15 Midsomer Murders (R,S). 5.10 Regional News (S). 5.20 ITV News and Weather (S).

5.35 Keep It in the Family Christmas Special (S,HD). See Choices Above.

The crooner presents a seasonal special as he serenades viewers with a host of Christmas classics alongside a selection of well-known faces, and showcases his lighter side with a variety of comedy sketches.Michael also sings a virtual duet with Bing Crosby.

Channel 4

6.15 Great Ethiopian Run 2015 (S). 7.10 Survival of the Fittest (S,HD). 7.35 Snowman Triathlon (S,HD). 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 9.00 The Morning Line (S,HD). 10.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 12.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 1.30 Channel 4 Racing (S,HD). 4.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD). 4.10 The Simpsons (R,S). 5.10 Film: Arthur Christmas (S,HD) (2011). ●●●●

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 8.55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (S,HD). 9.30 The Saturday Show (S,HD). 11.30 Film: A Country Christmas Story (S,HD) (2013). ●●● 1.20 Film: This Christmas (S) (2007). Comedy drama, starring Delroy Lindo. ●●● 3.30 Film: Angel at Christmas (S,HD) (2012).

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6.35 The Perfect Morecambe & Wise Christmas Special (R,S).

Classic sketches and routines.

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The Simpsons, 4.10pm

7.00 The World’s Weirdest Weather (S,HD). See Choices Above.

7.55 Michael Buble’s Christmas Songbook (R,S). See Choices Above.

8.05 Porridge (R,S). 8/8. Christmas special from 1976. Fletch is caught making booze in his cell.

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8.00 Star Trek (S,HD) (2009). See Choices Above. ●●●●

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10.10 BBC News; Weather (S,HD).

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11.55 The Apprentice (R,S,HD).

11/12. The final five candidates must face the formidable interview process.

11.05 The Rise of James Brown: Mr Dynamite (R,S,HD). A profile of the soul and funk pioneer.

11.05 Notting Hill (S,HD) (1999).

Romantic comedy, starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. ●●●●

12.55 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News (S,HD).

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11.55 Abba: Live in Concert (R,S). A 1979 performance by the Swedish band.

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Jack P Shepherd, Jane Danson, Wendi Peters, Paul Sinha, Shaun Wallace and Louie Spence offer help to two feuding families as they take part in a festive edition of the quiz show.

ITV2

6.10 Emmerdale (S,HD). 8.55 Coronation Street (S,HD). 11.20 Scorpion (R,S,HD). 12.15 Funniest Ever You’ve Been Framed! (R,S). 1.15 Film: Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (S,HD) (2007). ●● 3.10 Film: Santa Baby (S,HD) (2006). ●● 5.00 Merry Christmas Mr Bean (R,S,HD). 5.35 Film: Ella Enchanted (HD) (2004). ●●●

The Bourne … 9pm

7.25 Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (S,HD) (1993). Animation, with the voice of Chris Sarandon. ●●●●●

9.00 The Bourne Supremacy (S,HD) (2004). The amnesiac assassin is framed for a botched CIA operation and faces a fight for survival as he tries to uncover his past. Action thriller sequel, with Matt Damon. ●●●●

Gary Lineker presents highlights of the latest Premier League games, including Manchester United v Norwich City, Everton v Leicester City, Chelsea v Sunderland, Newcastle United v Aston Villa, Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur, Stoke City v Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion v Bournemouth.

E4

6.25 How I Met Your Mother 7.05 Baby Daddy 8.00 The Goldbergs 9.00 Made in Chelsea (R,S,HD). 10.00 Couples Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD). 12.00 The Goldbergs (R,S,HD). 1.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.00 Film: Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (S,HD) (2004). ●●● 5.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD).

Sky1

6.00 Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? (R,S,HD). 7.00 Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew (R,S,HD). 8.00 Game Changers (R,S,HD). 8.30 Football Freestyler (R,S). 9.00 The Fantasy Football Club (R,HD). 10.00 Soccer AM (HD). 12.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 4.00 Raiders, Raptors and Rebels: Behind the Magic of ILM. 5.00 Supergirl (R,S).

The Inbetweeners … 9pm

The Flash, 6pm

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 8/24.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 5/24.

6.00 The Flash (R,S). 9/23.

The Weather Wizard tries to free Captain Cold and the Trickster.

7.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 8/24.

7.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 9/24.

7.00 Live World Darts Championship (HD).

Coverage of the evening session on day three at the Alexandra Palace in London.

FILM PICKS

KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 5.35pm, ITV

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY 6.35pm, ITV

STAR TREK 8pm, Channel 4

The first part of Peter Jackson’s fantasy adventure trilogy based on JRR Tolkien’s novel, with Martin Freeman.

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10.40 Only Fools and Horses (S).

11.50 Bring Me Morecambe & Wise (S). 12.50 Legends of StandUp Christmas Special (S). 1.50 My Family Christmas Special (S). 3.10 One Foot in the Algarve (S). 5.15 Film: Wayne’s World (1992).

Comedy, with Mike Myers. ●●●●

Wayne’s World, 5.15pm

7.00 Keeping Up Appearances (S).

Hyacinth decides to build a dream kitchen.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 19/24. Amy is disappointed by Sheldon.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 12/24. Penny makes an important decision.

8.00 The One Ronnie.

Comedy show from 2010 in which Ronnie Corbett celebrates his 80th birthday with a series of sketches.

9.00 The Inbetweeners Movie (S,HD) (2011).

Awkward teenagers Simon, Will, Jay and Neil head to Greece for a wild holiday – but things do not go to plan.

Comedy, with Joe Thomas, Simon Bird and Blake Harrison. ●●●

9.00 The Royle Family Special (S). Festive comedy from 2010. The couch-potato clan invite neighbours Joe and Cheryl over for Christmas dinner – but they do not bank on the recently deceased Mary turning up too.

Sky Sports 1

6.00 Football League Gold (S,HD).

6.15 Football Gold (S). 7.00 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD).

7.30 Barclays Premier League Preview (HD). 8.00 Game Changers (HD). 8.30 Barclays Premier League Preview (HD).

9.00 The Fantasy Football Club (HD). 10.00 Soccer AM (HD). 12.00 FL72 Live (HD). 2.45 Sky Sports Boxing Gold (S,HD). 5.00 Live Ford Saturday Night Football (HD).

Live Football, 5pm

11.00 The Inbetweeners Top 11.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD).

10 Moments (R,S). A 3/25. A trio of female countdown of the thieves end up with a comedy show’s price on their heads. highlights.

12.10 Through the Christmas Keyhole (R,S,HD). 1.15 Tricked (R,S,HD). 2.10 Viral Tap (R,S,HD).

2.45 Film: Baby Mama (S,HD) (2008). ●●● 4.25 The Almost Impossible Gameshow (R,S,HD).

5.15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S,HD). 5.40 ITV2 Nightscreen (HD).

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Danno scrambles to meet the deadline for saving his brother’s life. 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD).

2.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 3.00 Road Wars (R,S). 4.00 Road Wars (R,S). 5.00 Nothing to Declare (R,S). 5.30 Nothing to Declare (R,S).

BBC3

7.00 Don’t Tell the Bride (R,S,HD). A Harry Potter fan tries to plan a witches and wizards-themed wedding.

8.00 Top Gear Botswana Special (R,S). The presenters face a challenge in Botswana.

9.00 Enemy of the State (S,HD) (1998). Thriller, starring Will Smith. ●●●● 11.05 Family Guy (R,S).

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3.15 Great Movie Mistakes V: Revenge of the Fifth (R,S). 3.30 Bad Christmas 8.00 SNF – Game of the Day Education Special (R,S).

(HD). Sarah-Jane Mee presents a full re-run of the day’s top Premier League match.

10.15 Only Fools and Horses 10.00 SNF – Match Choice (S). Christmas special (HD). Sarah-Jane Mee from 1983. Del and presents extended Rodney get a blast from highlights from the the past.

Premier League, allowing viewers to 10.55 The Vicar of Dibley (S). access the latest round of 2/2. Part two of two. top-flight fixtures.

Dawn French stars in the last-ever episode.

11.10 Celebrity Juice: Bestest Bits 2015 Part 1 (R,S,HD). Keith, Holly and Fearne reminisce about series 13 and 14.

The first mission of the starship Enterprise leads the crew into a battle with a vengeful Romulan commander.

Sci-fi adventure, with Chris Pine.

BBC4

7.00 Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World (R,HD).

The threat of Germany.

8.00 The Golden Age of Steam Railways (R,HD).

Part two of two.

Further efforts to rescue Britain’s standard gauge railways.

9.00 The Bridge (HD).

Saga turns her attention to Claes Sandberg.

10.00 The Bridge (HD).

Rasmus locates Freddie’s abandoned helicopter. Last in the series.

11.00 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Earthquakes (R).

12.00 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Tsunamis (R). 1.00 Horizon: Secrets of the Solar System (R,HD). 2.00 Ian Hislop Goes Off the Rails (R). 3.00 The Golden Age of Steam Railways (R,HD).

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11.30 SNF – Match Choice (HD). Extended highlights from the Premier League.

12.10 The Comic Strip Presents – The Hunt for Tony Blair (S). Spoof thriller, starring Stephen Mangan.

1.10 The Royle Family Special (S). The clan gathers for another uneventful Christmas Day. 2.30 Best of Not the Nine O’Clock News (S). 3.00 ’Allo ’Allo! (S).

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Nina Conti hosts a special festive edition of the stand-up comedy show. Featuring performances by Tanyalee Davis, Hal Cruttenden and Josh Widdicombe on the famous stage of the Hammersmith Apollo.

Last in the series.

Popular musical The Sound of Music is brought to life on soundstages at London’s Three Mills Studio.

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THE APPRENTICE 9pm, BBC1

LIVE AT THE APOLLO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2015 10.10pm, BBC2

THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE! 7.30pm, ITV

6.00 Breakfast 7.35 Match of the Day 9.00 The Andrew Marr Show 10.00 Fern Britton Meets Baroness Brady 11.00 Homes Under the Hammer 12.00 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News (S,HD). 1.15 Film: Rise of the Guardians (S,HD) (2012). ●●● 2.40 Merry Madagascar (R,S,HD).

3.05 Film: Toy Story 3 (S,HD) (2010). ●●●●● 4.45 The Christmas Big Sing (S,HD). 5.25 BBC News (S,HD). 5.40 Regional News (S). 5.50 Countryfile: Cornish Coastal Christmas (S,HD).

BBC2

6.15 Big Dreams Small Spaces (R,S,HD).

7.15 Countryfile (R,S,HD). 8.15 An Island Parish: Falklands (R,S,HD). 8.45 Natural World: Beavers Behaving Badly (R,S,HD).

9.45 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites (S,HD).

11.15 Simply Nigella: Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 12.15 MOTD2 Extra (S,HD). 1.00 Hi-de-Hi! (R,S). 1.45 Equestrian: Olympia (S). The Olympia International Horse Show.

4.30 Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em (R,S).

5.20 Flog It! (S). From Andover.

BEAR GOES WILD WITH BARACK OBAMA 8pm, Channel 4

The two finalists must launch their business in the final task, including creating a brand and unveiling their campaign to an audience of industry experts. Last in the series.

ITV

6.00 CITV. 9.25 FIA Formula E Championship (S,HD). 10.20 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 11.20 ITV News and Weather (S). 11.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 12.30 The Unforgettable Dick Emery (R,S). 1.00 Doc Martin (R,S).

Bird-spotters invade Portwenn. 3.00 Midsomer Murders (R,S). 5.00 Tipping Point for Text Santa (R,S,HD). Mark Foster, Bobby George, Chris Kamara and Tanni Grey-Thompson compete.

Bear Grylls is joined by the US president for his latest adventure. The pair go on a trek across the Alaskan wilderness, travelling through dense forest and glacial outwash to visit the Exit Glacier, where they observe the effects of climate change first hand.

Channel 4

Channel 5

6.20 The King of Queens (R,S). 7.35 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 8.30 Frasier (R,S). 9.30 Sunday Brunch (S,HD).

12.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 1.25 Film: Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (S,HD) (2009).

Fact-based family drama, starring Richard Gere. ●●● 3.15 Film: The Addams Family (S,HD) (1991). Black comedy, starring Anjelica Huston. ●●●● 5.10 Channel 4 News (S,HD). 5.30 Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (R,S,HD).

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (R,S,HD). 10.30 Football League Tonight (R,S,HD). 12.00 Film: Surf’s Up (S) (2007). ●●● 1.35 Film: The Christmas Switch (S) (2014). Fantasy, starring Brian Krause and Cedric Smith. ●●● 3.20 Film: Christmas in the City (S,HD) (2013). Premiere. Drama, starring Ashley Williams. ●●● 5.05 Film: Pinocchio (S,HD) (1940). Disney animated adventure, with the voice of Dick Jones. ●●●●●

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6.00 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.15 ITV News and Weather (S).

6.30 Jekyll and Hyde (S,HD). 8/10.

Robert fights with a beautiful vampire.

6.00 Home Alone (S,HD) (1990).

Family comedy, starring Macaulay Culkin. ●●●

6.50 5 News Weekend (S,HD).

6.55 Hellboy II: The Golden Army (S) (2008). Action fantasy sequel, starring Ron Perlman. ●●●●

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Christmas revival from 2007.

Audrey and Richard plan a party to celebrate 25 years of marriage.

7.30 The Sound of Music Live!

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8.20 Safe Haven (S,HD) (2013).

Premiere. A woman trying to make a fresh start in a coastal town realises she must confront the dark past she is running from. Romantic drama, with Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel. ●●

8.00 Bear Goes Wild with Barack Obama (S). See Choices Above.

9.00 Homeland (S,HD). 11/12.

Carrie follows a lead.

Penultimate episode of the fifth series of the thriller following a team of CIA agents battling terrorists and problems in their personal lives.

9.00 The Apprentice (S,HD). 12/12.

See Choices Above.

10.10 Live at the Apollo Christmas Special 2015 (S,HD). 7/7. See Choices Above.

10.55 Family Guy (R,S,HD). 6/18.

Peter throws Jesus a birthday party.

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6.25 The Good Life (R,S). Margo and Jerry spend Christmas with Tom and Barbara.

6.50 Christmas University Challenge (S,HD). 1/10.

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6.50 Sports Personality of the Year 2015 (S,HD). See Choices Above.

11.00 BBC News (S,HD).

11.20 Regional News (S).

11.30 Have I Got a Bit More News for You (S,HD). 11/11.

Compilation of the satirical quiz. Last in the series.

11.15 The Javone Prince Show (R,S,HD). 1/4. Stand-up comedy, sketches and music poking fun at everyday life.

11.45 Country Strife: Abz on the Farm (R,S,HD). 1/3.

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12.15 Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week (R,S,HD). 1.15 Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week (R,S,HD). 2.15 Sign Zone: Countryfile (R,S,HD). 3.15 Sign Zone: Holby City (R,S,HD). 4.15 Sign Zone: James Martin – Home Comforts at Christmas (R,S,HD). 4.55 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). Preview of upcoming programmes.

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10.20 Love Actually (S,HD) (2003).

Interlinked tales of several people in search of love.

Richard Curtis’s romantic comedy, with Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Bill Nighy and Liam Neeson. ●●●

12.45 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming.

3.00 Motorsport UK (S,HD). The final rounds of the Ginetta GT4 Supercup and MSA Formula championships. 3.50 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

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Capturing the households’ instant reactions to what they are watching on TV from the comfort of their own sofas.

11.00 Four Christmases (S,HD) (2008). See Choices Above. ●●

11.20 Britain’s Favourite Christmas Songs (R,S). See Choices Above.

12.40 Film: Airplane! (S,HD) (1980). Spoof disaster movie, starring Robert Hays. ●●●●● 2.10 Alan Carr: Chatty Man (R,S,HD). 3.05 The Undateables: Two Weddings and a Baby (R,S,HD). 3.55 Four in a Bed (R,S,HD). 4.20 Four in a Bed (R,S,HD). 4.50 Four in a Bed (R,S,HD).

5.15 Four in a Bed (R,S,HD). 5.40 Four in a Bed (R,S,HD).

2.10 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 4.00 House Doctor (R,S). A property in Spennymoor, Co Durham. 4.25 Make It Big (R,S). Alanna searches for a celebrity guest. 4.50 Make It Big (R,S).

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BRITAIN’S FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS SONGS 11.20pm, Channel 5

A countdown of popular songs that are guaranteed to make any Christmas party go with a swing. Highlights include the Jackson 5’s Santa Claus Is Coming to Town and the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl’s Fairytale of New York.

Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan present this year’s ceremony live from the SSE Arena in Belfast, where the successor to Lewis Hamilton will be crowned.

ITV2

6.10 Christmas Bonkers Guinness World Records 6.35 Emmerdale 9.20 Coronation Street 11.45 Keep It in the Family Christmas Special 12.50 You’ve Been Framed at Christmas! 1.20 Film: Peter Pan (S,HD) (2003). ●●● 3.30 Film: Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure (S,HD) (2011). ●●● 5.20 Catchphrase Christmas Special (R,S,HD).

E4

6.00 Melissa & Joey (R,S,HD).

6.20 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 7.05 Baby Daddy (R,S,HD). 8.00 Melissa & Joey (R,S,HD). 8.55 Made in Chelsea (R,S,HD). 10.00 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). Omnibus. Porsche encourages Cleo to go to the police. 12.30 Couples Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD). 2.35 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD).

Sky1

6.00 Hour of Power (R,S,HD). 7.00 Monkey Life (R,S). 9.00 Supergirl (R,S). 10.00 The Flash (R,S,HD).

11.00 WWE: Raw. 12.00 Raiders, Raptors and Rebels: Behind the Magic of ILM (R). 1.00 Best Christmas Movies Ever (R,S). A countdown of the 26 greatest festive films. 2.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 5.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

5.30 The Muppets (R,S).

The Bourne … 9pm

The Twilight Saga … 6.25pm

Arrow, 8pm

6.25 The X Factor Winner’s Story 2015 (HD). The highs and lows of this year’s contest, from the perspective of the winner.

6.25 The Twilight Saga: New Moon (S,HD) (2009). Romantic fantasy sequel, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. ●●●

6.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 9/24.

6.30 The Simpsons. Marge and Homer suspect Bart might be a sociopath.

FILM PICKS

SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR 2015 6.50pm, BBC1

FOUR CHRISTMASES 11pm, Channel 4

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7.10 Last of the Summer Wine (S). 7.40 Yes Minister (S). 9.05 One Foot in the Algarve (S).

11.05 Keeping Up Appearances (S). 12.10 The One Ronnie. 1.10 My Family Christmas Special (S).

Christmas special from 2005. Susan’s mother gets herself a toyboy. 2.15 Yes Minister (S). Christmas special.

Hacker runs for prime minister. 3.40 Only Fools and Horses (S).

The Naked Gun … 9pm

Sky Sports 1

6.00 SNF – Match Choice 9.00 The Sunday Supplement Reviewing the latest football stories. 10.30 Goals on Sunday (HD). 12.30 Live Ford Super Sunday (HD). Watford v Liverpool (Kick-off 1.30pm). 3.30 Live Ford Super Sunday (HD).

Swansea City v West Ham United (Kick-off 4.00pm). All the action from the Premier League fixture at the Liberty Stadium.

6.30 Live World Darts Championship (HD).

The concluding session on day four at the Alexandra Palace in London.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

1/22.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

2/22. Homer and Bart embark on a father-son bonding ocean voyage.

7.00 The Vicar of Dibley (S).

2/2. Part two of two.

Dawn French stars in the last-ever episode, which sees the vicar preparing for her wedding.

8.00 You’ve Been Framed at Christmas! (R,S).

Harry Hill narrates a comical selection of mishaps filmed by viewers.

8.00 Arrow (R,S). 9/23. Oliver makes a daring move after the city comes under attack again, Malcolm gives Thea a warning while Damien Darhk retaliates in a terrible way.

8.20 Only Fools and Horses (S). Christmas special from 1983. Del and Rodney get a blast from the past.

9.00 Micky Flanagan’s Detour de France (R,S,HD). 4/4. Micky and Noel taste the world’s most expensive soup in Marseille. Last in the series.

9.00 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988). A disaster-prone detective uncovers a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to Los Angeles. Comedy, starring Leslie Nielsen. ●●●●●

9.00 The Inbetweeners 2 (S,HD) (2014). The awkward teenagers find university does not live up to their expectations, and go to Australia in search of adventure.

Comedy sequel, starring Simon Bird and James Buckley. ●●●●

A father tries to protect his children as alien war machines start to wipe out the human race.

Sci-fi thriller, with Tom Cruise.

Live Football, 3.30pm

7.30 You’ve Been Framed at Christmas! (R,S).

Festive selection of camcorder calamities.

9.00 The Bourne Ultimatum (S,HD) (2007). The amnesiac assassin regains his memory, just as a CIA director sets in motion a plan to kill him.

Spy thriller sequel, starring Matt Damon.

Including FYI Daily. ●●●●●

WAR OF THE WORLDS 9pm, Channel 5

A couple struggle to make it through four family Christmases as they see each of their divorced parents in turn. Comedy, with Reese Witherspoon.

11.00 The Inbetweeners Go 11.15 Celebrity Juice: Global (R,S,HD). A look Christmas Special at the success of the (R,S,HD). With Davina comedy series.

McCall, Louis Smith, Aston Merrygold, Stacey Solomon and Simon Gregson.

11.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 11.15 French and Saunders: Celebrity Christmas 6/25. The team pursues a Puddings (S). The duo copycat killer. send up Tipping the Velvet.

11.00 Big Bash Cricket (HD).

Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes.

11.30 Big Bash Cricket (HD).

Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder.

12.00 Release the Hounds: Jingle Hell II (R,S). 1.05 Tricked (R,S,HD). 2.00 Film: Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (S,HD) (2009). ●● 3.50 Educating Joey Essex: Winter EssexPedition (R,S,HD). 4.40 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S,HD).

12.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). Wo Fat kidnaps McGarrett to get answers about his father. 1.00 Live NFL (HD). San Francisco 49ers v Cincinnati Bengals (Kick-off 1.30am). 4.30 Road Wars (R,S).

Police officers combat vehicle crime. 5.00 Road Wars (R,S). 5.30 Nothing to Declare (R,S).

12.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD). 12.30 Premier League 100 Club (HD). 1.00 Ford Football Special (HD). 2.30 Premier League 100 Club (HD).

3.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD). 3.30 Cricket’s Greatest (S,HD). 4.00 Cricket’s Greatest (S,HD).

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12.05 Absolutely Fabulous (S).

The Monsoons visit Paris. 12.45 Best of Not the Nine O’Clock News (S). 1.20 French and Saunders: Celebrity Christmas Puddings (S). 2.10 Yes, Prime Minister (S). 2.50 ’Allo ’Allo! (S).

3.20 ’Allo ’Allo! (S). 4.00 Close

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7.10 G-Force (S,HD) (2009). Children’s adventure, with Bill Nighy. ●● 8.30 Don’t Tell the Bride – Christmas on Ice (R,S). A Crawley groomto-be sets out to organise a winter wonderland wedding.

9.30 Top Gear: Polar Challenge (R,S,HD). A land race from Canada to the North Pole.

10.35 Russell Howard’s Good News Extra (R,S,HD).

11.15 Family Guy (R,S).

12.00 American Dad! (R,S,HD). 12.25 American Dad! (R,S,HD). 12.45 Josh (R,S,HD). 1.15 The Mighty Boosh (R,S). 1.40 The Mighty Boosh (R,S). 2.10 The Mighty Boosh (R,S).

2.40 The Mighty Boosh (R,S). 3.10 Great Movie Mistakes V: Revenge of the Fifth (R,S). 3.25 Cuckoo Christmas Special (R,S).

BBC4

7.00 Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore (R,HD). Simon Sebag Montefiore uncovers the truth about El Cid. 8.00 Westminster Abbey (R,HD).

9.00 Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark (R,HD). The journals of the music legend.

10.30 Nina Simone & Me with Laura Mvula (R,HD).

The singer examines her heroine’s musical roots.

11.00 Bruce Springsteen: The Ties That Bind (HD).

11.55 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live From The River Tour 1980 (HD).

12.55 Westminster Abbey (R,HD). 1.55 Tales of Winter: The Art of Snow and Ice (R).

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10.45 Police Squad! (S). 4/6.

10.00 A League of Their Drebin discovers an Own (R,S,HD). Sportsominous love triangle. based comedy quiz, hosted by James Corden, with Jamie Redknapp and Andrew Flintoff as team captains.

12.05 The Inbetweeners (R,S).

12.40 The Inbetweeners (R,S).

1.15 The Inbetweeners (R,S).

1.50 The Inbetweeners (R,S).

2.20 The Inbetweeners Go Global (R,S,HD). 3.15 How to Be a Grown Up (S,HD). 3.40 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD).

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THE JOHN BISHOP CHRISTMAS SHOW 9pm, BBC1

MOCK THE WEEK CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 10pm, BBC2

An evening of festive entertainment, with music by Kylie Minogue and Olly Murs, and comedy with Sarah Millican and Andy Askins.

Host Dara O Briain is back with the comedy panel show’s traditional helping of seasonal silliness. As well as the usual mix of out-takes, highlights and unseen material, there’s a Christmas quiz, a festive Scenes We’d Like to See and a guest appearance from a somewhat sinister teddy bear.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 9.15 Wanted Down Under Revisited (R,S,HD). 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S,HD). 11.00 Oxford Street Revealed (R,S,HD). 11.45 Close Calls: On Camera (R,S,HD). 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather (S,HD). 1.30 Regional News (S).

1.45 Film: Raiders of the Lost Ark (S,HD) (1981). See Choices Above. ●●●●● 3.35 The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (R,S,HD). 3.50 Film: Shrek 2 (S,HD) (2004). ●●●● 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

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BBC2

7.20 Oxford Street Revealed 8.05 Family Finders 8.35 Sign Zone: This Wild Life 9.35 Film: Flight of the Navigator (S,HD) (1986). ●●● 11.00 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure 12.00 The Great Pottery Throw Down (R,S,HD). 1.00 Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em (R,S). 1.45 The Polar Bear Family and Me (R,S,HD). 2.45 Coast (R,S,HD). 3.45 Perry and Croft: Made in Britain (R,S). 4.15 Alaska – Earth’s Frozen Kingdom (R,S,HD). 5.15 The Great British Bake Off Christmas Masterclass (R,S,HD).

FOOD UNWRAPPED AT CHRISTMAS 8pm, Channel 4

Matt Tebbutt, Kate Quilton and Jimmy Doherty present a festive edition of the food investigation series, identifying cost-effective alternatives to traditional Christmas fare.

ITV

6.00 CITV. 7.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 Rebound (R,S,HD). 10.20 Pick Me! (R,S,HD). 11.19 Regional Programme (S).

11.20 Big Star’s Little Star (R,S,HD). 12.25 Tipping Point (R,S,HD). 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News (S). 1.55 Regional News (S). 2.00 1000 Heartbeats for Text Santa (R,S,HD). 3.00 Midsomer Murders: Ghosts of Christmas Past (R,S). 5.00 The Chase (S,HD).

KIDS’ HOSPITAL AT CHRISTMAS: REVISITED 6pm, Channel 5

Catching up with the children who featured in the series to see how their lives have progressed since filming in 2014. Gracie has been taking part in an experimental drugs trial in the hope of finding a successful treatment for her Morquio disease.

Channel 4

6.10 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD).

6.35 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S).

7.25 Frasier (R,S). 8.50 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 9.50 Film: Magic in the Water (S,HD) (1995). ●●● 11.50 Film: White Christmas (S,HD) (1954). Musical, starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. ●●●●● 2.10 Deal or No Deal (S,HD). 3.10 Countdown (S,HD). 4.00 Posh Pawnbrokers (S,HD). 5.00 Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.35 Film: A Monster Christmas (S,HD) (2012). ●●● 10.35 Film: James and the Giant Peach (S) (1996).

Children’s fantasy, with Paul Terry. ●●●● 12.05 Film: Jack and the Beanstalk (S,HD) (2010). Fantasy adventure, starring Colin Ford. ●●● 1.50 Film: The Borrowers (S,HD) (1997). Children’s fantasy, starring John Goodman. ●●● 3.30 Film: The Family Man (S) (2000). Drama, starring Nicolas Cage. ●●●

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6.00 Kids’ Hospital at Christmas: Revisited (S,HD). See Choices Above.

6.55 World’s Strongest Man 2015 Followed by 5 News Update.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Laurel is shocked by Ashley’s confession.

7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD).

Tracy reels as Rob lies to her.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

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6.00 The Simpsons (S,HD). 20/22.

Homer receives marital advice from a movie star.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Ste is rushed to hospital.

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6.00 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.30 ITV News (S); Weather.

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The Making of The Sound … 8pm

6.15 Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (S,HD) (2012).

Premiere. Comedy sequel, starring David Tennant. ●●

7.00 Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech (S,HD).

The history of the monarch’s annual televised address to the nation.

8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Sharon and Kim try to end the feud between their families.

8.30 Miranda (R,S,HD). 1/2. Part one of two. The shop owner has two proposals to decide between.

8.00 Christmas University Challenge (S,HD). 2/10. Oriel College, Oxford, takes on Trinity College, Cambridge.

8.30 Only Connect (S,HD). 23/27.

8.00 The Making of The Sound of Music Live (S,HD). Behind the scenes of the musical’s production.

8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD).

Tracy feeds Robert a pack of lies when she returns from prison.

8.00 Food Unwrapped at Christmas (S,HD). See Choices Above.

8.00 Chris Tarrant on the Polar Express (R,S,HD). Chris sets out to reach the northernmost railway station on Earth in an epic 2,000-mile adventure from Moscow to Arctic Siberia.

Followed by 5 News Update.

9.00 The John Bishop Christmas Show (S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.00 Gorilla Family and Me (S,HD).

1/2. See Choices Above.

9.00 Bafta Celebrates Downton Abbey (S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.00 The Rich Kids of Instagram: Cutting Edge (S,HD).

Documentary examining the lives of affluent young people who use photo and videosharing service Instagram to flaunt their luxurious lifestyles online.

9.00 All New Shocking Moments in Pop 2 (S,HD). Celebrating outrageous events from the world of pop music, including Grace Jones hitting Russell Harty on his chat show, and George Michael’s dubious driving.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S); Weather.

10.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

10.40 Music and Lyrics (S,HD) (2007). A washed-up pop idol seeks the help of the woman who looks after his plants to write a song for a teenage music star. Romantic comedy, starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. ●●

10.00 Fargo (S,HD). 10/10. Peggy and Ed make a run for it as the series of events started by Rye Gerhardt in the Waffle Hut diner reach a startling climax.

With Kirsten Dunst. Last in the series.

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10.00 BBC News at Ten (S,HD).

10.30 Regional News (S).

10.40 Match of the Day 2 (S,HD).

Mark Chapman reviews the latest Premier League action, featuring Watford v Liverpool, Swansea City v West Ham United, and Arsenal v Manchester City.

10.00 Mock the Week Christmas Special (S). 13/13. See Choices Above.

10.35 Russell Howard’s Good News (R,S,HD). 9/9. Highlights and out-takes from the show.

Last in the series.

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6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather (S,HD).

6.30 Regional News (S).

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11.40 Citizen Khan (R,S,HD). 7/7. Mr Khan is entrusted with a sum of cash. Last in the series.

11.05 The Javone Prince Show (R,S,HD). 2/4. The comedy actor finds himself under attack by ninjas.

11.35 Country Strife: Abz on the Farm (R,S,HD). 2/3. The couple’s mortgage falls through.

12.10 The Graham Norton Show (R,S,HD). With Kylie Minogue and Carrie Fisher. 12.55 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 1.00 BBC News (S,HD).

12.05 Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week (R,S,HD). 1.05 Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week (R,S,HD). 2.05 Sign Zone: The Apprentice (R,S,HD). 3.05 Sign Zone: James Martin – Home Comforts at Christmas (R,S,HD). 3.50 Sign Zone: The Great Pottery Throw Down (R,S,HD).

4.50 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). 5.50 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S).

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3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences. 3.50 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

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Jonathan Ross hosts a starstudded event honouring the drama ahead of its final episode on Christmas Day, with Julie Walters presenting the award to Julian Fellowes and the cast.

ITV2

6.00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 6.20 You’ve Been Framed! 6.50 Emmerdale 7.20 Coronation Street 7.50 The Corrie Years 8.20 The Cube Celebrity Special: McFly 9.20 The X Factor Winner’s Story 2015 10.20 Film: Beethoven (1992). ●●●● 12.10 Emmerdale 12.40 Coronation Street 1.10 You’ve Been Framed!

1.40 All Star Family Fortunes Christmas Special 2.40 Jeremy Kyle: Festive Fallouts

Part one of two. Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan travels to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he realises a lifelong dream by spending time with Grauer’s gorillas. He meets the fearsome alpha male Chimanuka and two babies, one a lonely orphan.

E4

6.20 The Bear 6.50 Charmed 8.30 Hollyoaks 9.00 Little Wolf’s Book of Badness 9.35 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 10.00 Melissa & Joey (R,S,HD). 11.00 Charmed (R,S). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.00 Melissa & Joey (R,S,HD). 4.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 5.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD).

Sky1

6.00 The Flash 8.00 Monkey Life 10.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD).

12.00 Futurama (R,S). 2.00 Moonfleet (R,S,HD). Ray Winstone stars in this two-part adventure.

3.00 Moonfleet (R,S,HD). Part two of two. John and Elzevir set sail for a new life in France. 4.00 The Simpsons (R). Homer gets in touch with an old pen-pal. 4.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

FILM PICKS

GORILLA FAMILY AND ME 9pm, BBC2

BAFTA CELEBRATES DOWNTON ABBEY 9pm, ITV

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 1.45pm, BBC1

GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE 11.10pm, Channel 4

Archaeologist Indiana Jones tries to locate the Ark of the Covenant.

Steven Spielberg’s action adventure, with Harrison Ford.

GOLD

7.05 Bewitched (S). 7.30 Last of the Summer Wine (S). 8.10 My Family Christmas Special (S).

Christmas special from 2005. Susan’s mother gets herself a toyboy. 9.15 The Two Ronnies. Comedy sketches first aired during Christmas 1982. 10.15 Only Fools and Horses (S). 1.35 My Family Christmas Special (S). 3.55 Only Fools and Horses (S).

The Royle Family … 9.20pm

The Holiday, 9pm

Scream Queens, 10pm

Bad Boys, 10pm

6.00 Judge Rinder for Text Santa (R,S,HD). Father Christmas arrives in court.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 4/24.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 5/24.

6.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 4/24.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

3/22. Marge starts her own sandwich shop.

7.00 You’ve Been Framed!

(R,S). Camcorder calamities.

7.30 You’ve Been Framed at Christmas! (R,S).

7.00 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Lisa is jealous of Theresa.

7.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11/23. Sheldon becomes obsessed with gift-giving etiquette.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

6/20. Homer forgets his wedding anniversary.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

7/20. With the guest voice of Jack Black.

7.00 ’Allo ’Allo! (S). With the British airmen finally out of his cafe, Rene encounters a new problem when Yvette reveals she is pregnant.

8.00 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 11/24. Charlie unexpectedly hosts a party.

8.30 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 11/22. Jake cheats on his girlfriend.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 18/24. Leonard is upset when a magazine fails to mention him in an article.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 19/24.

8.00 The Muppets (S,HD).

10/13. The gang prepares for the Up Late with Miss Piggy live Christmas special.

8.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 8/24.

8.00 One Foot in the Grave (S). Victor has a spooky encounter with paranormal forces, which seems to completely change his outlook on life.

9.00 The Holiday (S,HD) (2006). Two single women from opposite sides of the Atlantic find love after they swap houses over Christmas.

Romantic comedy, with Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet, Jack Black and Jude Law. ●●

9.00 Made in Chelsea: Christmas (S,HD). 10/12.

Sam makes one last grand gesture to show Tiff what she means to him, while Louise throws a big Christmas dinner where emotions run high as scores are settled.

9.00 Star Wars: The Force Awakens – On Set (R).

The making of the longawaited latest instalment in the Star Wars franchise.

9.30 A League of Their Own (R,HD). 9/12.

9.20 The Royle Family Christmas Special (S).

The couch-potato clan gathers for another Christmas Day, which sees Barbara proudly handing out her pound-shop presents and Dave coming up with an idea worthy of Dragons’ Den.

The demon biker is enlisted by a monk to help protect a boy.

Fantasy thriller sequel, with Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba and Ciaran Hinds.

Sky Sports 1

6.00 Football League Gold (S,HD).

6.30 Football Gold (S). 7.00 Test Cricket (HD). 8.00 Live Big Bash Cricket (HD). 11.30 Test Cricket (HD). 12.30 Football Gold (S). 1.00 FL72 Goals (HD). 2.00 Goals on Sunday (HD). 3.00 Ford Football Special (HD). 4.30 Fantasy Football Club – The Highlights (S,HD). 5.00 Soccer AM: The Best Bits (HD).

Live Football, 7pm 6.00 Lewis Hamilton Interview (HD). A chat with the three-time Formula 1 champion.

7.00 Live Ford Monday Night Football (HD).

Arsenal v Manchester City (Kick-off 8.00pm).

11.00 Gogglebox (R,S,HD).

Opinions on Doctor Foster, the Last Night of the Proms and This Is England ’90.

12.45 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 1.10 Scorpion (R,S,HD).

1.55 Film: Mickey Blue Eyes (S,HD) (1999). ●●● 3.35 Educating Joey Essex: Supermodel Student (R,S,HD).

4.25 The Cube (R,S,HD). 5.15 Christmas Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S,HD).

12.00 Gogglebox (R,S,HD). 1.05 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD).

1.35 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 2.00 How to Be a 21st-Century Man (S,HD). 2.25 Made in Chelsea: Christmas (R,S,HD). 3.20 Scream Queens (R,S,HD). 4.05 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD).

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7.00 Top Gear (R,S,HD).

8.00 Don’t Tell the Bride: Christmas in Wonderland (R,S).

9.00 Reggie Yates’s Extreme UK: Dying for a Six Pack (S,HD). The impact that male body culture is having on young British men. Last in the series.

10.00 EastEnders (R,S,HD).

10.30 Bad Education Christmas Special (R,S,HD).

11.00 American Dad! (S,HD).

11.25 American Dad! (S,HD).

11.45 Family Guy (R,S).

12.10 Family Guy (R,S,HD). 12.30 Reggie Yates’s Extreme UK: Dying for a Six Pack (R,S,HD). 1.30 Bad Education Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 2.00 Josh (R,S,HD). 2.30 Josh (R,S,HD). 3.00 Reggie Yates’s Extreme UK: Dying for a Six Pack (R,S,HD).

BBC4

7.00 Children Talking (HD).

7.30 London to Brighton in Four Minutes: Side

By Side (R).

7.35 Play School (R).

8.00 John Craven’s Newsround (R,HD).

8.10 Blue Peter (R).

A November 1974 edition of the children’s show.

8.35 Grange Hill (R).

A 1986 episode of school drama.

9.00 From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children’s TV (HD).

10.00 Top of the Pops Christmas: 1979 11.00 Mumbai High: The Musical (R,HD).

12.00 Cilla at the BBC (R).

1.00 Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities (R,HD). 2.00 The Fisherman’s Apprentice with Monty Halls (R,HD). 3.00 From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children’s TV (R).

MONDAY DECEMBER 21

10.00 Scream Queens (S,HD). 10.00 Bad Boys (S,HD) (1995). 10.40 Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special (S).

Two detectives are 9/13. Denise tells a The Wests join the forced to swap identities terrifying ghost story, Shipmans on Christmas as they hunt for a heroin Hester’s announcement Eve for one of Mick’s consignment stolen by a pushes Chanel to the famous turkey dinners, drug kingpin. Michael brink, a familiar face but Gavin and Stacey’s Bay’s action thriller, returns and the Red announcement dampens starring Will Smith and Devil killer claims the mood. From 2008.

Martin Lawrence. ●●●● another victim.

11.45 Celebrity Juice: Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 13/15. Festive edition of the comedy quiz.

BBC3

11.00 SPFL Round-Up (HD). A review of the latest round of fixtures from the Scottish top flight.

11.30 FL72 Goals (HD). A round-up of recent matches.

12.20 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (R,S,HD). Comedy panel game, hosted by Lee Mack. 1.20 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). The team encounters a Congolese warlord.

2.20 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 3.15 NCIS: Los Angeles (R,S,HD). 4.10 The Flash (R,S,HD). 5.05 The Flash (R,S,HD).

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12.30 SPFL Round-Up (HD). 1.00 Live NFL (HD). New Orleans Saints v Detroit Lions (Kick-off 1.30am). 4.00 NFL – A Football Life (S,HD). A profile of Steve McNair. 5.00 Football League Gold (S,HD). 5.15 Football League Gold (S,HD). 5.30 Football Gold (S). 5.45 Football Gold (S,HD).

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TV PICKS

WE’RE DOOMED! THE DAD’S ARMY STORY 9pm, BBC2

EMMERDALE 7pm, ITV

Comedy drama about how Jimmy Perry and David Croft overcame scepticism to get the sitcom Dad’s Army on air.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast 9.15 Wanted Down Under Revisited 10.00 Homes Under the Hammer 11.00 Oxford Street Revealed 11.45 Close Calls: On Camera 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather (S,HD). 1.30 Regional News (S). 1.45 Film: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (S,HD) (1984). See Choices Above. ●●●● 3.35 Film: Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (S,HD) (2012). ●●● 3.50 Film: Shrek the Third (S,HD) (2007). ●●● 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

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Aaron is shocked when Gordon arrives back in town and offers him a deal to buy Diane’s share of the pub. Ross convinces Debbie that he has Christmas under control, while Harriet is devastated to learn Ashley and Laurel are back together. David makes an arrangement to get Val’s ring back.

BBC2

7.35 James Martin – Home Comforts at Christmas 8.20 Sign Zone: This Wild Life 8.50 Sign Zone: Simply Nigella 9.20 Film: Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece (S) (1961). ●●● 11.00 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure 12.00 The Great Pottery Throw Down 1.00 Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em 1.45 The Polar Bear Family and Me 2.45 Coast (R,S,HD). 3.45 Perry and Croft: Made in Britain (R,S).

4.15 Alaska – Earth’s Frozen Kingdom (R,S,HD). 5.15 Money for Nothing (R,S,HD).

LUTHER 9pm, BBC1

Part two of two. Luther is forced to put himself and new colleague Emma into the heart of danger to try and stop the cannibalistic killer. Drama, starring Idris Elba, Laura Haddock and Rose Leslie.

ITV

6.00 CITV. 7.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 Rebound (R,S,HD). 10.25 Pick Me! (R,S,HD). 11.29 Regional Programme (S).

11.30 Big Star’s Little Star (R,S,HD). 12.30 Off Their Rockers (R,S,HD). 1.00 Celebrity Squares (R,S,HD). 1.45 ITV Lunchtime News (S). 2.10 Regional News (S). 2.15 Judge Rinder for Text Santa (R,S,HD).

3.20 Film: Liar Liar (S,HD) (1997). ●●●● 5.00 The Chase (R,S,HD).

A PRIMARY SCHOOL NATIVITY 6pm, Channel 5

Documentary charting life at Gascoigne Primary School in Barking, east London, during the hectic build-up to Christmas. The pupils of Year 2 have been given the challenge of putting on the nativity play, while kitchen manager Mary has the job of preparing for the biggest meal of the year.

Channel 4

6.45 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S).

7.35 Frasier (R,S). 8.55 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 10.20 Film: Space Chimps (S,HD) (2008). ●● 11.55 The Simpsons (R,S). 12.25 Film: Five Children and It (S) (2004). ●● 2.10 Deal or No Deal Double Trouble: Christmas Leftovers (S,HD). 3.10 Countdown (S,HD). 4.00 Posh Pawnbrokers (S,HD). 5.00 Come Dine with Me Christmas Special (R,S,HD). See Choices Above.

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.15 World’s Strongest Man 2015 (S,HD). 10.15 Ice Road Truckers (R,S,HD). 11.20 Film: The Flight Before Christmas (S) (2008). ●●● 12.50 Film: The Elf That Rescued Christmas (S,HD) (2011). ●●● 2.20 Film: The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (S,HD) (2007). Premiere.

Family drama, starring Tom Berenger. ●●● 4.05 Film: The Secret Garden (S) (1993).

Children’s drama, starring Kate Maberly. ●●●●

Back in Time for Christmas, 6.30pm

Midsomer Murders, 8pm

The Supervet at Christmas, 9pm

Michael Buble’s Christmas … 9pm

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6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather (S,HD).

6.30 Regional News (S).

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.30 ITV News (S); Weather.

6.00 The Simpsons (S,HD). 21/22.

Ned and Edna tie the knot.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Lisa is jealous of Theresa.

6.00 A Primary School Nativity (S). See Choices Above.

6.55 World’s Strongest Man 2015 (S). The Viking Challenge.

Followed by 5 News Update.

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7.00 Celebrity Mastermind (S,HD).

1/10. See Choices Above.

7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). A few truths come to light as Vincent and Phil confront each other.

6.00 Eggheads (R,S,HD).

6.30 Back in Time for Christmas (R,S,HD). 1/2. Part one of two.

The Robshaws experience what the festive period was like in the past.

7.30 Christmas University Challenge (S,HD). 3/10.

Manchester University takes on the University of East Anglia.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). See Choices Above.

7.30 Lonely This Christmas: Tonight (S,HD). A report on the thousands of people who will be alone at Christmas.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

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Holby City, 8pm

8.00 Holby City (S,HD). 11/52.

Troubled nurse Fran returns to Holby and is determined to get Jac’s full attention, with near tragic consequences, while Sacha treats the man who bullied him at school.

8.00 MasterChef: The Professionals (S,HD). 19/21.

The five finalists are reduced to four in an invention test, before the remaining chefs are each put in charge of a course at a prestigious dinner for 22 Michelin-starred chefs.

8.00 Midsomer Murders (R,S,HD).

1/5. Christmas is coming and Barnaby is soon to be a father, but the festive mood changes when a man is stabbed to death with an antique sword during a ghost-hunting party.

8.00 How the Rich Live Longer (S,HD). Dr Christian Jessen investigates what the superrich are willing to spend their wealth on in an attempt to live longer and, in some cases, forever.

8.00 The Dog Rescuers at Christmas with Alan Davies (S,HD). QI regular and comedian Alan Davies throws a party for some of the stars of the series. Followed by 5 News Update.

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9.00 Luther (S,HD). 2/2. See Choices Above.

9.00 We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story (S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.00 The Supervet at Christmas (S,HD). 5/5. Festive edition of the documentary. A sleighpulling Alaskan malamute needs both knees replacing with implants, but his owners are forced to make a difficult decision.

9.00 Michael Buble’s Christmas 2015 (S,HD). The crooner’s fifth Christmas special sees him take to the stage in Los Angeles, with guest appearances by Celine Dion, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, and Tori Kelly.

10.00 Greatest Ever Christmas Movies (R,S). Countdown of the best festive films, from It’s a Wonderful Life to Bad Santa.

Featuring contributions by Gremlins star Zach Galligan and Miracle on 34th Street’s Mara Wilson.

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10.00 QI Christmas (R,S,HD). 12/18.

Festive edition, with Carrie Fisher, Bill Bailey and Jimmy Carr.

10.30 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (S,HD) (2013). See Choices Above. ●●●●

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S); Weather.

10.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

10.40 The Jonathan Ross Show (R,S,HD). 10/11. The host is joined in the studio by Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor Harrison Ford, author and comedy star David Walliams, chef Jamie Oliver and singersongwriter Jess Glynne.

10.00 That’s So Last Century (S,HD). 3/3. Home and leisure must-haves from the 20th century, including electric carving knives, egg scramblers, shell suits, and Jane Fonda exercise videos. Last in the series.

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10.00 BBC News at Ten (S,HD).

10.25 Regional News (S). Followed

by Regional Programme.

10.35 Take That on Tour (S,HD).

Behind the scenes of Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald’s first tour as a three-piece.

11.35 Mrs Brown’s Boys (R,S,HD).

Agnes tries to arrange the perfect family Christmas.

11.55 The Javone Prince Show (R,S,HD). 3/4. With soul singer Carleen Anderson.

11.45 Mickey Blue Eyes (S,HD) (1999). Romantic comedy, with Hugh Grant and Jeanne Tripplehorn. ●●●

11.00 The Children Who Beat Ebola (S,HD). Documentary about five children who beat the ebola virus.

12.05 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 12.10 BBC News (S,HD).

12.25 Race to Super Bowl 50 (S,HD). 1.15 Film: Salvage (S) (2009). Horror, starring Neve McIntosh. ●●● 2.30 Sign Zone: The Hunt (R,S,HD). 3.30 Sign Zone: James Martin – Home Comforts at Christmas (R,S,HD). 4.15 Sign Zone: The Naked Choir with Gareth Malone (R,S,HD). 5.15 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). 5.55 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S).

1.30 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside.

3.40 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

12.00 Rewind the Christmas Hits (R,S,HD). 1.30 Film: Shakespeare in Love (S,HD) (1998). Period romantic comedy, starring Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow. ●●●●● 3.35 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners (R,S,HD). 4.30 Benchmark (S,HD). 5.20 Hugh’s 3 Good Things: Best Bites (R,S,HD). 5.30 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD).

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12.50 Crackers About Christmas (R,S,HD). Eccentric people who are always in the festive holiday spirit. 1.50 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming.

4.00 Michaela’s Wild Challenge (R,S).

Michaela Strachan tries to spot mountain gorillas in Uganda. 4.25 Divine Designs (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

Helen Flanagan, Kirsten O’Brien, Mark Dolan and Shaun Ryder serve up a sparkly dining party, a Scandinavian-style bash, a Dickensian Christmas and a ‘festive rave-up’.

ITV2

6.10 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 6.30 You’ve Been Framed! 6.55 Emmerdale (R,S,HD).

7.20 Coronation Street (R,S,HD).

8.20 The Cube Celebrity Special (R,S,HD). 9.15 1000 Heartbeats for Text Santa (R,S,HD). 10.20 Film: Beethoven’s 2nd (S,HD) (1993). ●●● 12.10 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 12.40 Coronation Street (R,S,HD). 1.40 All Star Family Fortunes Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 2.40 Jeremy Kyle: Festive Fallouts (R,S,HD).

New series. John Humphrys kicks off another 10 rounds of against-the-clock quizzing, inviting four famous faces to answer questions on their chosen subjects, before demonstrating their general knowledge.

Ricky Hatton, Tony Singh, Ardal O’Hanlon and Kate Bliss answer the questions.

E4

6.20 Little Wolf’s Book of Badness 6.50 Charmed 8.30 Hollyoaks 9.00 Famous Fred 9.35 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD).

10.00 Melissa & Joey (R,S,HD).

11.00 Charmed (R,S). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD).

3.00 Melissa & Joey (R,S,HD). 4.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (R,S,HD).

5.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD).

Sky1

6.00 The Flash (R,S,HD). 8.00 Futurama (R,S). 10.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 12.00 Futurama (R,S). 2.00 Treasure Island (R,S,HD). Part one of two.

Swashbuckling adventure, starring Eddie Izzard. 4.00 The Simpsons (R). Homer helps to deliver a child, so the mother names her son after him. 4.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

Love Actually, 9pm

Tattoo Fixers, 9pm

Modern Family, 6pm

6.00 You’ve Been Framed!

(R,S).

6.30 You’ve Been Framed at Christmas! (R,S).

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 6/24.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 7/24.

6.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 8/24.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

4/22.

7.00 You’ve Been Framed at Christmas! (R,S).

7.50 Take Me Out Celebrity Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 10/10.

7.00 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Ziggy tries to save Leela.

7.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11/23.

Leonard’s mother visits.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

8/20. Sideshow Bob and his family plot to kill Bart.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

9/20.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 22/24. Howard questions his engineering abilities.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 9/24.

8.00 Greatest Disney Songs (R). A countdown of the greatest musical moments from Disney’s animated movies.

9.00 Love Actually (S,HD) (2003). Richard Curtis’s romantic comedy, with Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Bill Nighy and Liam Neeson. ●●●

9.00 A League of Their Own 9.00 Tattoo Fixers (S,HD).

Christmas Party 1/15. New series. Return (R,S,HD). James Corden of the programme in offers Jamie Redknapp, which tattoo artists try Andrew Flintoff and Jack to fix inked catastrophes, Whitehall the chance to beginning with a man prepare a traditional who wants to disguise Christmas dinner and the tattoo he got to win partake in a festive an argument. sporting challenge.

FILM PICKS

CELEBRITY MASTERMIND 7pm, BBC1

COME DINE WITH ME CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 5pm, Channel 4

INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM 1.45pm, BBC1

The archaeologist battles to retrieve sacred stones from an evil cult. Adventure, starring Harrison Ford.

GOLD

7.00 Bewitched (S). 7.55 My Family Christmas Special (S).

10.15 Only Fools and Horses (S).

1.20 One Foot in the Grave (S).

Christmas special from 1994. A face from the past haunts the Meldrews.

2.10 My Family Christmas Special (S). Festive special from 2008. Ben meets his match in a no-nonsense jeweller. 3.30 Only Fools and Horses (S).

Bring Me … 9pm

Sky Sports 1

7.00 Test Cricket (HD). 8.00 Live Big Bash Cricket (HD). 11.30 Test Cricket (HD). 12.30 SPFL RoundUp (HD). 1.00 Ford Monday Night Football (HD). 3.30 Fantasy Football Club – The Highlights (S,HD). 4.00 Barclays Premier League Review (HD). 5.00 Fantasy Football Club – The Highlights (S,HD). 5.30 SPFL Round-Up (HD).

Live Darts, 7pm 6.00 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD).

6.30 Fantasy Football Club – The Highlights (S,HD).

7.00 Keeping Up Appearances (S).

7.40 Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special (S).

7.00 Live World Darts Championship (HD).

Coverage of the sixth night of matches at the Alexandra Palace in London.

ALAN PARTRIDGE: ALPHA PAPA 10.30pm, BBC2

The DJ ends up in the middle of a siege when a colleague responds to being fired by taking hostages. Comedy, starring Steve Coogan.

BBC3

7.00 Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (R,S,HD).

7.15 Kung Fu Panda Holiday (R,S,HD).

Seasonal spin-off from the popular animated film.

7.35 Kung Fu Panda (S,HD) (2008).

Animated comedy, with the voice of Jack Black. ●●● 9.00 Don’t Tell the Bride (S,HD).

Stacey Dooley looks back at memorable moments from the show.

10.00 EastEnders (R,S,HD).

10.30 Rent a Cop: Christmas Special (S,HD).

11.00 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

11.45 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

12.05 Family Guy (R,S).

12.30 Rent a Cop: Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 1.00 Don’t Tell the Bride (R,S,HD). 2.00 Reggie Yates’s Extreme UK: Dying for a Six Pack (R,S,HD).

BBC4

7.00 Children Talking (HD).

7.30 The Fir Tree (R,HD).

8.00 Swarm: Nature’s Incredible Invasions (R,HD).

Conclusion. How animals develop a swarm intelligence.

9.00 Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore (HD).

10.00 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Avalanches (R).

The power of land and snow slides.

11.00 The Third Man (HD) (1949).

Thriller, starring Orson Welles. ●●●●●

12.40 Swarm: Nature’s Incredible Invasions (R,HD). 1.40 Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities (R,HD). 2.40 Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore

TUESDAY DECEMBER 22

9.00 Bring Me Morecambe & Wise (S). 4/5.

Celebrating the comedy duo’s series of sketches based around plays that Ernie wrote. Plus, a look at the movies the duo appeared in and the actors who guest-starred on their show.

10.00 Victoria Wood’s 10.00 Karl Pilkington: The 10.00 Tripped (S,HD). 3/4.

Midlife Christmas. A Moaning of Life Danny and Milo land in festive special from 2009 (R,S,HD). 1/5. Karl a world on the brink of that attempts to cram a Pilkington answers war with no means of night’s Christmas important life questions, escape. viewing into an hour. beginning with the 10.55 The Big Bang Theory Highlights include the relevance of marriage (R,S,HD). 23/23. Leonard Midlife Olympics, and today. and Penny discuss their costume drama Lark Pies future together. to Cranchesterford.

11.45 Celebrity Juice: Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 11/11. With guests Susanna Reid, Paddy McGuinness, Professor Green and Joey Essex.

11.25 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 1/23.

11.55 Rude Tube Christmas Cracker 2014 (R,S,HD).

Alex Zane presents a selection of festive internet clips.

11.00 A League of Their Own (R,S,HD). 2/12.

With guests Andros Townsend, Laura Whitmore and Micky Flanagan.

11.20 Absolutely Fabulous (S). 2/3. Edina tries to win Saffy’s respect.

11.00 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD). The best of Robbie Fowler’s 162 Premier League goals.

11.30 Fantasy Football Club – The Highlights (S,HD).

12.45 Two and a Half Men (R,S,HD). 1.15 The Vampire Diaries (R,S,HD). 2.05 Tricked: Fright Night (R,S,HD). 3.00 The Office Xmas Party (R,S,HD). 3.50 The Cube – Celebrity Special (R,S,HD). 4.35 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S,HD).

1.00 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 1.30 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 2.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.25 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD).

2.45 Rude Tube Christmas Cracker 2014 (R,S,HD). 3.40 How to Be a 21st-Century Woman (S,HD).

12.00 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (R,S,HD). With Olivia Colman, Rhod Gilbert and Paul Hollywood. 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 2.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 3.00 Road Wars (R,S,HD). 4.00 The Flash (R,S,HD). 5.00 The Flash (R,S,HD).

12.00 The Thin Blue Line (S).

12.40 Victoria Wood’s Midlife Christmas. Festive skits, songs and sketches with the comedienne and friends. 1.55 Absolutely Fabulous (S). 2.25 Yes, Prime Minister (S).

3.00 Yes Minister (S). 3.30 Yes Minister (S). 4.00 Close

12.00 Football Gold (S,HD). 12.45 Football League Gold (S,HD). 1.00 La Liga World (HD). 1.30 Sporting Heroes: Glenn McCrory Interviews Malcolm Macdonald (S,HD). 2.30 Time of Our Lives (S).

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TV PICKS

PREY 9pm, ITV

MASTERCHEF: THE PROFESSIONALS 8.30pm, BBC2

The four finalists have one hour and fifteen minutes to create a dish without meat, fish or poultry in the invention test. After tasting their dishes, the judges whittle their number down to three. The remaining chefs are then sent to Italy, where they cook under Enrico Crippa at the three Michelin-starred Piazzo Duomo.

Murdoch is forced into one last mission before Lucy can be freed but, as ever, Reinhardt is in relentless pursuit of her prey. Starring Philip Glenister. Last in the series.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast 9.15 David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul 10.15 Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech 11.15 Eat Well for Less at Christmas? 12.15 Bargain Hunt 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather 1.30 Regional News (S). 1.45 Film: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (S,HD) (1989). See Choices Above. ●●●●● 3.40 Donkey’s Caroling Xmas-Tacular (S,HD). 3.50 Film: Shrek Forever After (S,HD) (2010). See Choices Above. ●●● 5.15 Pointless (R,S,HD).

FILM RATINGS

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BBC2

7.40 James Martin – Home Comforts at Christmas (R,S,HD). 8.25 Sign Zone: This Wild Life (R,S,HD). 8.55 Sign Zone: Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip (R,S,HD). 9.25 Film: Short Circuit (S,HD) (1986). ●●● 11.00 Equestrian: Olympia 2015 Highlights (S).

12.00 The Great Pottery Throw Down (R,S,HD). 1.00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (R,S). 1.45 The Polar Bear Family and Me (R,S,HD). 2.45 Coast (R,S,HD). 3.45 Perry and Croft: Made in Britain (R,S). 4.15 Alaska – Earth’s Frozen Kingdom (R,S,HD).

5.15 Money for Nothing (R,S,HD).

SNOW CHICK: A PENGUIN’S TALE 8.30pm, BBC1

TOAST OF LONDON 10pm, Channel 4

Kate Winslet narrates as cameras follow the first few months in the life of an emperor penguin, watching as he learns to survive in the extreme landscape of his Antarctic home.

ITV

6.00 CITV. 7.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 Rebound (R,S,HD). 10.25 Pick Me! (R,S,HD). 11.24 Regional Programme (S).

11.25 Catchphrase (R,S,HD). 12.10 ITV Lunchtime News (S). 12.35 Regional News (S). 12.45 Film: Bean (S,HD) (1997).

Comedy, starring Rowan Atkinson. ●●●● 2.25 The Sound of Music Live! (R,S). TV dramatisation of the popular musical. 5.00 The Chase for Text Santa (R,S,HD).

London is having the hottest weather since weather began, Ed’s Australian nephew has come to stay, and the ‘Blue Spruce’ furniture fad is spreading like wildfire. Meanwhile, Steven begs Jane to get him in at the Globe Theatre, and he is less than impressed with the director, Daz Klondyke.

Channel 4

6.25 Small Animal Hospital (S,HD). 7.10 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S). 7.35 Film: The Rugrats Movie (S,HD) (1999). ●●● 9.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD).

10.30 Film: Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (S,HD) (2010). ●● 12.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 12.30 Film: Aliens in the Attic (S,HD) (2009). ●●● 2.10 Deal or No Deal (S,HD). 3.10 Countdown (S,HD).

4.00 Posh Pawnbrokers (S,HD). 5.00 Celebrity Come Dine with Me (R,S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.40 Film: Angel at Christmas (S) (2012). Premiere. Family drama, starring Della Reese. ●● 11.20 Film: Fly Away Home (S) (1996). Family adventure, starring Jeff Daniels and Anna Paquin. ●●●● 1.30 World’s Strongest Man 2015 (S,HD). 2.30 Film: The Glenn Miller Story (S,HD) (1954). Musical biopic, starring James Stewart. ●●●● 4.50 Film: Clash of the Titans (S,HD) (1981). Mythical adventure, starring Harry Hamlin. ●●●

Christmas Shopping … 9.30pm

Bridget Jones’s Diary, 10.45pm

Posh Pawn at Christmas, 8pm

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6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather (S,HD).

6.30 Regional News (S).

6.00 Back in Time for Christmas (R,S,HD). 2/2. Part two of two.

The Robshaws talk festive misery with an EastEnders star.

6.00 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.30 ITV News (S); Weather.

6.00 The Simpsons (S,HD). 22/22.

With the guest voice of Lady Gaga.

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Ziggy tries to save Leela.

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7.00 Celebrity Mastermind (S,HD).

2/10.

7.30 A Question Of Sport Christmas Special (S,HD). A festive edition of the quiz, hosted by Sue Barker.

7.00 Gorilla Family and Me (R,S,HD). 1/2. Part one of two.

Gordon Buchanan travels to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to spend time with a family of Grauer’s gorillas.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Aaron is persuaded to help with a robbery.

7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD).

David’s heart sinks when he bumps into Marion.

7.00 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

7.30 Toy Story OF TERROR! (S) (2013). Premiere. Animated Halloween special, with the voice of Tom Hanks. ●●●●

7.00 World’s Strongest Man 2015 (S,HD). Europe’s Strongest Man. Action from the contest.

Followed by 5 News Update.

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Boomers, 9.30pm

8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Vincent comes up with a dangerous plan of revenge against Phil.

8.30 Snow Chick: A Penguin’s Tale (S,HD). See Choices Above.

8.00 Christmas University Challenge (S,HD). 4/10. Christ’s College, Cambridge takes on the University of Essex.

8.30 MasterChef: The Professionals (S,HD). 20/21.

See Choices Above.

8.00 All Star Mr & Mrs (S,HD). See Choices Above.

8.00 Posh Pawn at Christmas (S,HD). Prestige Pawnbrokers managing director James struggles to get into the festive spirit, until a day at the track with superbike champion Carl Fogarty secures him a charity deal.

8.00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (S,HD). A woman with injuries sustained in a fight, on top of ongoing alcoholism and depression, makes a return visit.

Followed by 5 News Update.

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(R) repeat (S) subtitles (HD) highdefinition

9.30 Boomers (S,HD). The couples have an uncomfortable train journey on Christmas Eve.

9.30 Christmas Shopping Fever 2015: John Lewis and the Retail Race (S,HD). Presenter Cherry Healey goes behind the scenes of one of the nation’s biggest stores to find out how it deals with the pressure of Christmas.

9.00 Prey (S,HD). 3/3. See Choices Above.

9.00 24 Hours in A&E (S,HD). A 51-year-old builder is rushed into A&E after falling 18 feet from scaffolding onto concrete, while an 86-year-old retired policeman is brought in with a head injury.

9.00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away! Christmas Special (S,HD). 13/13. See Choices Above.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S); Weather.

10.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

10.45 Bridget Jones’s Diary (S,HD) (2001). A woman begins a new year by resolving to find love and give up her bad habits.

Romantic comedy based on Helen Fielding’s novel, with Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. ●●●●

10.00 Toast of London (S,HD). 6/6.

See Choices Above.

10.30 Father Ted Christmas Special (R,S). Dougal and Ted endure their worst Christmas ever when they get lost in a lingerie department, leaving them in a highly embarrassing predicament. Festive edition from 1996.

10.00 Christmas with Britain’s Biggest Family (S,HD). 4/4.

Documentary filmed between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day 2014, exploring what it is like preparing for and enjoying Christmas for larger families.

11.35 Father Ted (R,S). 5/10. Dougal and Ted write a song for entry in a singing competition.

11.00 On Benefits: Cashing in for Christmas (R,S,HD). 4/12.

Christmas for people living on state welfare.

12.05 Father Ted (R,S). 12.35 4Music: Best Before: Music on 4 (S,HD). 1.00 The IT Crowd (R,S,HD). 1.55 The IT Crowd (R,S). 2.25 The IT Crowd (R,S). 2.50 The IT Crowd (R,S). 3.15 Film: The War Wagon (S,HD) (1967). ●●● 5.00 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures (R,S,HD). 5.20 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD).

12.00 Michael Buble’s Christmas Songbook (R,S,HD). 1.00 SuperCasino.

Live interactive gaming. 3.10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors (R,S,HD). 4.00 Michaela’s Wild Challenge (R,S). 4.25 Divine Designs (R,S). 4.50 House Doctor (R,S).

5.15 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 Nick’s Quest (R,S).

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10.30 Goodness Gracious Me Special (R,S,HD). One-off edition of the sketch show, starring Meera Syal.

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10.00 BBC News at Ten (S,HD).

10.25 Regional News (S). Followed

by Regional Programme.

10.35 Peter Kay’s Car Share (R,S,HD). 5/6. John has forgotten to post his grandmother’s birthday card.

11.05 Mrs Brown’s Boys (R,S,HD).

Agnes agrees to stage a nativity play at the community centre.

11.35 Meet the Fockers (S,HD) (2004). Comedy sequel, starring Ben Stiller. ●●●

11.00 TOTP2: Christmas 2015 (R,S).

Festive hits from the BBC archive, featuring Tom Jones, Adele and Cilla Black.

1.25 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 1.30 BBC News (S,HD).

12.00 The Javone Prince Show (R,S,HD).

12.30 Country Strife: Abz on the Farm (R,S,HD). 1.00 Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week (R,S,HD). 2.00 Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week (R,S,HD). 3.00 Sign Zone: James Martin – Home Comforts at Christmas (R,S,HD). 3.45 Sign Zone: Eat Well for Less at Christmas? (R,S).

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3.00 Ejector Seat (R,S,HD). Quiz show, hosted by Andi Peters. 3.50 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

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ITV2

6.50 Emmerdale 7.20 The X Factor Winner’s Story 2015 8.20 The Cube Gold Medallist Special 9.20 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Coming Out 10.20 Film: The Flintstones (S,HD) (1994). ●● 12.10 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 12.40 You’ve Been Framed! Top 100 Kids (R,S). 1.40 All Star Family Fortunes Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 2.40 Jeremy Kyle: Festive Fallouts (R,S,HD).

The debt collection agents grapple with emotional evictions and moral dilemmas during the festive period, including a young family who are made homeless when the landlord repossesses their home because he wants to redevelop the property.

E4

6.45 Charmed (R,S). 8.30 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). 9.00 Ivor the Invisible (R,S). 9.35 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 10.05 Melissa & Joey (R,S,HD). 11.00 Charmed (R,S). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.00 Melissa & Joey (R,S,HD). 4.00 Baby Daddy (R,S,HD). 5.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD).

Sky1

6.00 The Flash (R,S,HD). 8.00 Futurama (R,S). 10.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 12.00 Futurama (R,S,HD). 2.00 Treasure Island (R,S,HD). Jim and Silver face a tough decision. 4.00 The Simpsons (R).

Lisa discovers her new friend is not only a Republican but is also running against her to be class representative. 4.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

FILM PICKS

CAN’T PAY? WE’LL TAKE IT AWAY! CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 9pm, Channel 5

ALL STAR MR & MRS 8pm, ITV

Festive special of the family game show, where celebrity guests Martine McCutcheon, Harry Redknapp and Gwyneth Strong and their partners reveal how much they know about each other.

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE 1.45pm, BBC1 The archaeologist sets out to find his father, who has gone missing while searching for the Holy Grail. Adventure, starring Harrison Ford.

GOLD

7.00 Bewitched (S). Endora grants Darrin three wishes. 7.25 My Family Christmas Special (S).

8.30 Only Fools and Horses (S).

12.45 Keeping Up Appearances (S). 1.25 Bring Me Morecambe & Wise (S). 2.25 My Family Christmas Special (S). The Harpers celebrate Christmas 2039, with an 80-year-old Ben as grumpy as ever.

3.40 Only Fools and Horses (S).

Not Going Out, 9.20pm

Uncle Buck, 7pm

Supernatural, 10.25pm

Karl Pilkington … 10pm

6.00 Catchphrase Christmas Special (R,S,HD). Katie Price, Warwick Davis and Christopher Biggins play the guessing game.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 8/24.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 9/24.

6.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 12/24.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

5/22.

7.00 Uncle Buck (S,HD) (1989). Comedy, starring John Candy and Macaulay Culkin.

Including FYI Daily. ●●●

7.00 Hollyoaks (S,HD).

When Lockie hears about the explosion, he is suspicious of Cameron and threatens to go to the police.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

10/20. Mayor Quimby brings election day forward.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

11/20.

7.00 Steptoe and Son. 7.55 Only Fools and Horses (S). 7/7. Del and Rodney have a festive night out.

8.00 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (S,HD) (2010).

Romantic fantasy sequel, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. ●●●

8.00 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (R,S). Highlights from the second series of the comedy panel game in which Lee Mack and his guests try to find the answers to all manner of questions.

8.40 Only Fools and Horses (S). Christmas special from 1982. Del-Boy finds a new lady friend.

9.00 Trollied: A Christmas Carol. Gavin has turned Scrooge and is demanding his staff come in on Christmas Day to restock the shelves, but visits from his past, present and future may change his mind.

9.20 Not Going Out (S). 8/8.

Lee’s father turns up.

9.00 Pampered Pooches: Hollywood (S,HD).

Comedian Matt Richardson heads to Los Angeles to discover how far dog owners will go to indulge their pets.

10.00 Celebrity Juice: 10.25 Supernatural (S,HD).

Bestest Bits 2015 Part 11/23. When Sam scans 2 (S,HD). Keith, Holly the internet for and Gino take a trip paranormal activity, he down memory lane as finds a video of Charlie they look back on more Bradbury beating up a of the best bits of series district attorney, and 13 and 14 of the panel Dean suspects she has show. returned to hunt a demon.

Sky Sports 1

7.00 WWE: Experience 8.00 Live Big Bash Cricket 11.30 Shane Warne – Living the Dream 12.00 La Liga World 12.30 Fantasy Football Club – The Highlights 1.00 Football League Gold 1.30 Football Gold 2.00 La Liga World 2.30 Fantasy Football Club – The Highlights 3.00 Barclays Premier League Legends 3.30 La Liga World 4.00 Football Gold 4.30 Fantasy Football Club – The Highlights (S,HD). 5.00 Soccer AM: The Best Bits (HD).

Live Darts, 7pm 6.00 Sporting Triumphs (HD).

6.30 Sporting Triumphs (HD).

7.00 Live World Darts Championship (HD).

Coverage of the seventh night of matches from the Alexandra Palace in London.

SHREK FOREVER AFTER 3.50pm, BBC1

A magical trickster leaves the grumpy ogre stuck in an alternate world. Animated comedy, with the voice of Mike Myers.

BBC3

7.00 The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (R,S,HD).

7.10 The Gruffalo (R,S,HD).

7.40 Madagascar (S,HD) (2005).

Animated comedy, with the voice of Ben Stiller. ●●● 9.00 Live at the Apollo (R,S,HD).

With Jason Manford and Michael McIntyre.

9.30 Live at the Apollo (R,S,HD).

10.00 EastEnders (R,S,HD).

10.30 Cuckoo Christmas Special (R,S,HD).

11.00 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

11.45 American Dad! (R,S,HD).

12.05 Family Guy (R,S).

12.30 Live at the Apollo (R,S,HD). 1.00 Live at the Apollo (R,S,HD). 1.30 Cuckoo Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 2.00 Rent a Cop: Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 2.30 Murder in Successville (R,S,HD). 3.00 Murder in Successville

BBC4

7.00 Children Talking (HD).

7.30 The Lady Vanishes (HD) (1938). Alfred Hitchcock’s mystery, with Michael Redgrave. ●●●●● 9.00 Rome’s Invisible City (R,HD).

Alexander Armstrong explores the city’s underground treasures.

10.00 Detectorists Christmas Special (HD).

10.30 Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody (R,HD).

Documentary following the band’s early years.

11.30 BBC: The Secret Files (R,HD).

12.30 Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities (R,HD). 1.30 Rock ’n’ Roll Britannia (R). 2.30 Detectorists Christmas Special (R,HD).

3.00 Rome’s Invisible City (R,HD).

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10.00 The Naked Gun: From 10.00 Karl Pilkington: The the Files of Police Moaning of Life (R,S).

Squad! (1988). A 2/5. Karl Pilkington tries disaster-prone detective to find out how people uncovers a plot to achieve happiness, assassinate Queen meeting those who find Elizabeth II during a visit pleasure in pain in to Los Angeles. Comedy, Mexico and hanging out starring Leslie Nielsen. with hip-hop clowns in ●●●●● LA.

11.05 The Bourne Identity (S,HD) (2002). Thriller, starring Matt Damon. ●●●●

11.25 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 2/23. Sheldon and Howard stake their most coveted comic books on a bet.

11.55 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3/23.

11.00 A League of Their Own (R,S,HD). 3/12.

With Joe Hart, Kevin Pietersen and Josh Widdicombe.

11.45 Police Squad! (S). 5/6.

Drebin helps a dance teacher.

11.00 Legends of Darts (S,HD).

11.45 Football League Gold (S,HD). Burnley v Preston North End from the 2006/07 season.

1.20 Release the Hounds: Jingle Hell (R,S,HD). 2.15 Tricked (R,S,HD). 3.00 The Office Xmas Party (R,S,HD). 3.50 Educating Joey Essex: Space Cadet (R,S,HD). 4.40 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S,HD).

12.20 Gogglebox (R,S,HD). 1.25 Supernatural (R,S,HD). 2.20 How to Impress Your Friends (S,HD).

2.45 Rude Tube Christmas Cracker (R,S,HD). 3.40 Tripped (R,S,HD). 4.20 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S). 4.45 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S). A rollercoaster in a back garden.

12.00 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (R,S,HD). Sue Perkins, Bob Mortimer and Aston Merrygold join in the fun. 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD).

McGarrett comes under siege at the barber’s. 2.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 3.00 Road Wars (R,S,HD).

4.00 The Flash (R,S,HD). 5.00 The Flash (R,S,HD).

12.15 Police Squad! (S). Drebin poses as a nightclub entertainer.

12.45 Absolutely Fabulous (S).

Edina and Patsy face up to the “change”. 1.25 Not Going Out (S).

Lee’s father turns up. 2.05 Yes Minister (S). 2.35 Yes Minister (S). 3.05 Absolutely Fabulous (S).

3.35 Bewitched (S). 4.00 Close

12.00 Football Gold (S,HD). 12.15 Football Gold (S). 12.30 Football League Gold (S,HD). 12.45 Legends of Darts (S,HD). 1.00 Legends of Darts (S,HD). 1.15 Legends of Darts (S,HD). 1.30 Sporting Heroes: Paul Robinson Interviewing Neville Southall (HD). 2.30 Time of Our Lives (S).

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TV PICKS

HARRY HILL IN PROFESSOR BRANESTAWM RETURNS 5.20pm, BBC1

CHRISTMAS UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE 7.30pm, BBC2

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as teams made up of graduates from Exeter University and Magdalen College, Oxford, compete.

The contestants include wildlife presenter Nick Baker, actor Barnaby Edwards documentary-maker Louis Theroux and writer Matt Ridley.

Harry Hill is back as the absent-minded professor with the multiple spectacles.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 9.00 David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Paul (R,S,HD). 10.00 On Angel Wings (R,S,HD). 10.30 Film: The Santa Clause (S) (1994). ●●● 12.00 Bargain Hunt (R,S). 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather (S,HD). 1.10 Regional News (S). 1.20 Snow Chick: A Penguin’s Tale (R,S,HD). 2.20 Film: A Christmas Carol (S,HD) (2009). ●● 3.50 Film: Finding Nemo (S,HD) (2003). ●●●●● 5.20 Harry Hill in Professor Branestawm Returns (S). See Choices Above.

FILM RATINGS

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BBC2

7.20 James Martin – Home Comforts at Christmas (R,S,HD). 8.05 Sign Zone: This Wild Life (R,S,HD). 8.35 Sign Zone: Great British Menu (R,S,HD). 9.05 Film: Bedknobs and Broomsticks (S,HD) (1971). ●●● 11.00 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure (R,S,HD). 12.00 Natural World (R,S,HD). 1.00 Film: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (S,HD) (1993). ●●● 2.45 Perry and Croft: Made in Britain (R,S). 3.15 The Snow Wolf Family and Me (R,S,HD). 5.15 Carols from King’s (S,HD).

PETER KAY: 20 YEARS OF FUNNY 9.05pm, BBC1

A celebration of the Bolton comedian’s two decades in the business, going back to his early days before stardom and hearing from friends about what makes him tick.

ITV

6.00 CITV. 7.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas (R,S,HD).

10.25 Pick Me! (R,S,HD). 11.25 Film: Back to the Future Part II (S,HD) (1989). ●●● 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News (S). 1.45 Film: Small Soldiers (S,HD) (1998). Children’s adventure, with Kirsten Dunst. ●●● 3.50 Film: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (S,HD) (1989). See Choices Above. ●●● 5.40 All Star Mr & Mrs (R,S,HD).

THE ABBA CHRISTMAS PARTY 8.30pm, ITV

Paddy McGuinness hosts a festive party like no other, in which music and TV stars perform the Swedish band’s greatest hits.

Those taking to the stage are Susan Boyle, Alexandra Burke, Corrie’s Shayne Ward and Catherine Tyldesley, Scouting for Girls and the cast of West End show Mamma Mia!

Channel 4

6.15 Small Animal Hospital (S,HD). 7.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 7.40 The Snowman (R,S). 8.05 Father Christmas (R,S). 8.35 The Simpsons (R,S). 9.10 Film: Animals United (S,HD) (2010). ●● 10.55 Film: Horton Hears a Who! (S,HD) (2008). ●●●● 12.30 Film: Stuart Little (S,HD) (1999). ●●●● 2.10 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

2.15 Film: It’s a Wonderful Life (S,HD) (1946). See Choices Above. ●●●●● 4.55 The Snowman (R,S). 5.25 The Snowman and the Snowdog (R,S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.30 The Real Face of Santa Claus (S). 10.30 Film: Gone with the Wind (S,HD) (1939). Epic romantic drama, starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. ●●●●● 2.45 Film: The Dam Busters (S,HD) (1954). Fact-based Second World War drama, starring Michael Redgrave. ●●●●● 5.15 5 News (S). 5.20 Film: Scrooge – A Christmas Carol (S,HD) (1951). Charles Dickens’ fantasy, starring Alastair Sim. ●●●●●

Not Going Out, 10.45pm

The Scandalous Lady W, 10pm

Through the Christmas … 9.45pm

My Crazy Christmas Lights, 8pm

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6.20 BBC News (S,HD).

6.30 Regional News (S).

6.40 Celebrity Mastermind (S,HD).

3/10.

6.30 To the Manor Born (R,S).

Audrey takes Christmas very seriously.

6.45 ITV News (S); Weather.

6.00 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Lockie suspects Cameron was involved in the explosion.

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7.10 Pointless Celebrities Christmas Special (S,HD).

With Jeffrey Holland, Su Pollard, Alison Hammond, Colin Baker and Louise Jameson.

7.00 Dad’s Army (R,S). 8/8. The vicar holds a fundraising bazaar.

7.30 Christmas University Challenge (S,HD). 5/10. See Choices Above.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Belle sees Zak and Joanie kissing and becomes determined to make her pay, while the warehouse robbery is on the news and Aaron’s picture is in the paper.

7.00 Jamie’s Night Before Christmas (S,HD). Jamie Oliver presents last-minute tips to help people improve their festive dishes.

7.00 Christmas Makes You Laugh Out Loud (S). Followed by 5 News Update.

7.55 Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly: Ol’ Blues Eyes Is Back (S). A TV special from 1973.

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8.00 Would I Lie to You? At Christmas (S,HD). 9/10. With Bill Bailey, Ruth Jones, Jo Brand and Kelly Holmes.

8.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Stacey goes into labour during the nativity play.

8.00 MasterChef: The Professionals (S,HD). 21/21.

The winning chef is announced.

Last in the series.

8.00 Coronation Street (S,HD). Fiz tells Tyrone that Hope might not be allowed home for Christmas.

8.30 The Abba Christmas Party (S,HD). See Choices Above.

8.00 My Crazy Christmas Lights (S,HD). The phenomenon of competitive Christmas displays, where a passion for festive lights has seen neighbours trying to outdo each other for the most elaborate design.

8.25 Happy Holidays with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby (S).

Christmas special from 1957.

Followed by 5 News Update.

8.55 The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show (R,S). Festive special from 1981.

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9.05 Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny (S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.00 The Great History Quiz: The Tudors (S,HD). Kirsty Young asks the questions in this quiz which sees two teams of historians, captained by Lucy Worsley and Dan Snow, demonstrate their knowledge on all aspects of Tudor life.

9.45 Through the Christmas Keyhole (S,HD). 8/8. Keith Lemon has a festive rummage through the homes of three celebrities, challenging Stephen Mulhern, Claudia Winkleman and Jimmy Carr to guess their identities. Last in the series.

9.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Christmas Special (S,HD). Jimmy Carr hosts another festive edition of the show, with some of the nation’s top comedy stars joining team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson.

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10.05 Walliams and Friend (S). See Choices Above.

10.45 Not Going Out (S). An unexpected visitor turns Lee and Lucy’s Christmas Eve upside down.

10.00 The Scandalous Lady W (R,S,HD). Fact-based period drama about an 18th-century noblewoman who found herself at the centre of a public scandal after eloping with her husband’s best friend. Natalie Dormer stars.

10.45 ITV News (S); Weather.

10.00 Rude Tube Christmas Cracker (S,HD). See Choices Above.

10.00 Christmas with the Double Acts (S). An hour of sidesplitting fun with some of the greatest double acts to have graced the small screen, proving that when it comes to comedy, two are often better than one.

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11.30 BBC News; Weather (S,HD).

11.45 Midnight Mass from St George’s Cathedral, Southwark (S,HD). Live service from south London.

11.30 Dial M for Murder (S,HD) (1954). Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller, starring Ray Milland. ●●●●

11.00 Christmas Carols on ITV (S,HD). Aled Jones joins the congregation of St Elisabeth’s Church in Reddish, Stockport.

11.00 Gogglebox (R,S,HD). The households’ opinions on recent TV.

11.00 Morecambe & Wise Live!

1973 (R,S). The duo’s performance at Croydon’s Fairfield Halls.

1.00 Film: Serendipity (S,HD) (2001).

Romantic drama, starring Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack. ●●● 2.25 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 2.30 BBC News (S,HD).

1.10 Sign Zone: Simply Nigella: Christmas Special (R,S,HD). A guide to stress-free festive cooking and entertaining. 2.10 Sign Zone: Christmas Shopping Fever 2015: John Lewis and the Retail Race (R,S,HD). 3.10 Sign Zone: James Martin – Home Comforts at Christmas (R,S,HD). 3.55 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.00 Film: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (S,HD) (1989). Time-travel comedy, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. ●●●● 1.40 Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD). 2.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). 3.15 ITV Nightscreen (HD).

Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

12.00 The Inbetweeners (R,S). 12.35 The Inbetweeners (R,S). 1.05 The Inbetweeners (R,S). 1.30 The Inbetweeners (R,S). 2.00 Man Down Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 2.30 Man Down (R,S,HD). 2.55 Man Down (R,S,HD).

3.25 Embarrassing Bodies (R,S). 4.20 Benchmark (S,HD). 5.10 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures (R,S,HD).

12.30 Film: Scrooge – A Christmas Carol (S,HD) (1951). Charles Dickens’ fantasy, starring Alastair Sim. ●●●●● 2.15 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming.

4.00 Michaela’s Wild Challenge (R,S).

The five biggest snakes in Africa. 4.25 Divine Designs (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). Compilation of tips. 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

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Christmas Makes You … 7pm

Alex Zane returns with the clip show’s fifth Christmas compilation, providing viewers with another selection of 50 festive internet clips that have proved popular around the world. Among the hijinks captured on film are a turkey with a boob job and an inventive decoration-remover.

ITV2

7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 Coronation Street 8.00 Keep It in the Family Christmas Special 9.00 Film: Santa Baby (S,HD) (2006). ●● 10.55 Film: Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure (S,HD) (2011). ●●● 12.45 Emmerdale 1.15 Coronation Street 1.45 Merry Christmas Mr Bean 2.20 You’ve Been Framed! 3.20 All Star Family Fortunes Christmas Special 4.20 Catchphrase Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 5.25 Film: The Polar Express (S,HD) (2004). ●●●

Casino Royale, 9pm

7.25 Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (S,HD) (1993). Animation, with the voice of Chris Sarandon. ●●●●●

9.00 Casino Royale (S,HD) (2006). James Bond spy thriller, starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green and Mads Mikkelsen.

Including FYI Daily. ●●●●

E4

8.30 Hollyoaks 9.00 Lost and Found 9.35 The Bear 10.10 How I Met Your Mother 11.05 Charmed 1.00 How I Met Your Mother 2.00 The Big Bang Theory 3.00 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z – A is for... Anything Can Happen Thursday 3.30 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z – B is for... Bazinga! 4.00 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z – C is for...

Camping 4.30 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z – D is for... Driving 5.00 How I Met Your Mother

Sky1

6.00 The Flash (R,S,HD). 8.00 Futurama (R,S,HD). 10.00 David Attenborough’s Flying Monsters (R,S). 11.30 Monkey Life (R,S,HD).

12.00 Disney’s Greatest Musicals (S). 1.00 Best Christmas Movies Ever (R,S). A countdown of the 26 greatest festive films. 2.30 The Big Movie Singalong (S). 3.30 The Simpsons (S,HD). 4.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

Taken, 9pm

A League of Their … 12am

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 10/24.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11/24.

6.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 16/24.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

6/22.

7.00 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Peri is suspicious about her uncle’s whereabouts.

7.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11/24.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

13/20. Bart joins forces with a fellow prankster.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

14/20.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 9/24. Sheldon and Amy spend Thanksgiving together as friends.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (S,HD). 10/24.

8.00 Star Wars: Greatest Moments. A countdown of the top 20 Star Wars moments as voted by the public.

FILM PICKS

RUDE TUBE CHRISTMAS CRACKER 10pm, Channel 4

WALLIAMS AND FRIEND 10.05pm, BBC1

David Walliams and Joanna Lumley star in this sketch show, with Morgana Robinson (House of Fools) and Mike Wozniak (Man Down). Co-written by David and the Dawson Bros.

NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION 3.50pm, ITV

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 2.15pm, Channel 4

Comedy, starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid and Diane Ladd.

GOLD

7.00 Bewitched (S). 8.15 My Family Christmas Special (S).

9.30 Harry Hill’s TV Burp (S).

10.00 Cheers (S). 10.30 Only Fools and Horses (S). 12.20 Morecambe and Wise – The Greatest Moment. 1.55 Steptoe and Son. 2.50 Only Fools and Horses (S). 3.30 Only Fools and Horses Christmas Special (S).

5.05 Only Fools and Horses (S).

Blackadder’s … 10pm

Sky Sports 1

9.00 Football Gold 9.30 Barclays Premier League Legends 10.00 Football League Gold 10.15 Football Gold. 11.00 Premier League 100 Club 11.30 Barclays Premier League Legends 12.00 Football Gold 12.30 Premier League 100 Club 1.00 Football League Gold 1.15 Football Gold.

2.00 Barclays Premier League Legends 2.30 Premier League 100 Club 3.00 Barclays Premier League Legends 3.30 Premier League 100 Club 4.00 Barclays Premier League Legends 4.30 Premier League 100 Club 5.00 Football Gold 5.30 Barclays Premier League World

Live NFL, 1.25am 6.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD).

6.30 Football Gold (S).

6.45 Football Gold (S).

7.00 TOTP: Christmas 2012.

Mark Radcliffe presents a selection of seasonal tunes on this festive edition.

7.00 NFL – A Football Life (S,HD). A profile of former Chicago Bears star Walter Payton, who died in 1999 at the age of 45.

8.00 NFL – A Football Life (S,HD). A profile of Mike Ditka, who won the Super Bowl in 1985 with the Chicago Bears during a run of five consecutive NFC Central titles.

9.00 NFL – A Football Life 9.00 Bring Me Morecambe (S,HD). A profile of & Wise (S). 5/5. The series Marcus Allen, the former concludes with a look Los Angeles Raiders and back at the comedy duo’s Kansas City Chiefs Christmas specials, and running back. how they became an annual tradition.

Narrated by Victoria Wood.

9.00 Taken (S,HD) (2008). A former CIA agent puts his old skills to use in rescuing his daughter from a gang of European sex traffickers. Thriller, starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace. ●●● 10.00 Trollied: A Christmas 10.50 The Big Bang Theory Carol (R,S). Gavin has (R,S,HD). 4/23. Raj faces turned Scrooge and is being sent back to India. demanding his staff come in on Christmas Day to restock the shelves, but visits from his past, present and future may change his mind.

10.00 Blackadder’s 10.00 NFL – A Football Life Christmas Carol (S).

(S,HD). A profile of Matt Kindly Victorian Millen, the former pushover Ebenezer Oakland Raiders, San Blackadder is visited by Francisco 49ers and the Spirit of Christmas Washington Redskins and gains an insight into linebacker. the dastardly deeds of his ancestors. Starring Rowan Atkinson.

11.20 The Big Bang Theory 11.55 Celebrity Juice (R,S,HD). 5/23. Sheldon Christmas Special faces his arch-enemy – (R,S,HD). With Jay actor Wil Wheaton.

McGuiness, Louise Redknapp, Michelle 11.50 Rude Tube (R,S,HD).

Keegan and Jimmy Carr.

11.00 Bring the Noise Christmas Special (S).

Music-based comedy quiz, hosted by Ricky Wilson.

11.00 French and Saunders 11.00 NFL: Dwight Freeney Actually (S). The duo’s Interview (HD). A 2003 Christmas special. conversation with the 11.50 Absolutely Fabulous former Indianapolis Colts (S). 6/8. Elton John guest defensive end. stars.

11.25 NFL (HD). New Orleans Saints v Detroit Lions.

12.55 Through the Christmas Keyhole (R,S). 2.00 Release the Hounds: Jingle Hell (R,S,HD).

2.55 Release the Hounds: Jingle Hell II (R,S,HD). 3.45 The Office Xmas Party (R,S,HD). 4.30 Educating Joey Essex: Winter Essex-Pedition (R,S,HD).

12.00 A League of Their Own (R,S,HD). With Kevin Keegan, Russell Howard and Una Foden.

1.00 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (R,S,HD). 2.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). 3.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S).

4.00 The Flash (R,S,HD). 5.00 The Flash (R,S,HD).

12.30 The Comic Strip Presents: Fistful of Travellers’ Cheques.

Two students live out their cowboy fantasies. 1.10 French and Saunders Actually (S). The duo’s 2003 Christmas special. 2.00 Yes Minister (S). 2.35 Yes Minister (S). 3.10 Yes Minister (S). 3.45 Stella Street (S). 4.00 Close

12.50 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (R,S,HD). 1.25 Brooklyn NineNine (R,S,HD). 1.50 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.20 New Girl (R,S,HD). 2.40 New Girl (R,S,HD). 3.05 New Girl (R,S,HD).

3.30 The New Normal (R,S,HD).

3.50 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD).

A suicidal small-town businessman is visited by an angel who tries to change his mind.

Fantasy drama, starring James Stewart.

BBC3

7.00 Merry Madagascar (R,S,HD).

7.20 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (S,HD) (2008). ●● 8.40 Kung Fu Panda 2 (S,HD) (2011). ●●●● 10.00 EastEnders (R,S,HD).

10.35 Him & Her: The Christmas Special (R,S,HD).

11.05 Family Guy (R,S,HD). Bertram goes back in time to kill Leonardo da Vinci.

11.30 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

11.50 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

12.10 Family Guy (R,S).

12.35 Family Guy (R,S).

12.55 American Dad! (R,S,HD). 1.20 American Dad! (R,S,HD). 1.40 Bad Education Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 2.10 Murder in Successville (R,S,HD). 2.40 Murder in Successville (R,S,HD). 3.10 Murder in Successville (R,S,HD). 3.45 Great Movie Mistakes V: Revenge of the Fifth (R,S).

BBC4

7.00 Sings Disney Songs (R).

Interpretations of music from the Walt Disney Studios’ films.

8.00 All Aboard! The Sleigh Ride (HD).

A two-hour sleigh ride through the frozen wilderness of Norway.

10.00 Top of the Pops Christmas 1978 (R). Festive edition of the music show, with Darts, Abba and Boney M. 11.00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

(R). Christmas edition from 1974.

11.45 Britain’s Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned (R,HD).

12.45 Top of the Pops Christmas 1979 (R). 1.45 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (R). 2.35 Carols from King’s 1954: A Festival of Lessons and Carols (R,HD). 3.20 Some Santas with Jokes (R,HD).

CHRISTMAS EVE DECEMBER 24

12.25 NFL Hard Knocks: Houston Texans (S,HD). 1.25 Live NFL (HD).

Oakland Raiders v San Diego Chargers (Kick-off 1.25am). 4.30 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD).

5.00 Football Gold. 5.15 Football Gold (S). 5.30 Football Gold (S).

5.45 Football League Gold (S,HD).

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TV PICKS

DOWNTON ABBEY – THE FINALE 8.45pm, ITV

WORLD’S SNEAKIEST ANIMALS 6.30pm, BBC2

Julian Fellowes bids farewell to the Crawleys with one last festive special, catching up with the Abbey’s residents at the tail-end of 1925.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast 9.00 Shrek the Halls 9.20 Clangers 9.35 Danger Mouse: The Snowman Cometh 10.00 Christmas Day Service Live from Bath Abbey 11.00 Film: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (S,HD) (2006). ●●● 12.25 Film: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (S,HD) (2012). ●●● 1.50 BBC News; Weather 2.00 Top of the Pops Christmas 3.00 The Queen’s Christmas Broadcast 2015 (S). 3.10 Film: Brave (S,HD) (2012). ●●●● 4.35 BBC News; Weather (S,HD). 4.45 Stick Man 5.15 Doctor Who (S,HD). See Choices Above.

FILM RATINGS

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New series. Naturalist Chris Packham observes the devious tactics and sneaky tricks that some animals carry out in order to survive. New, ground-breaking science helps reveal astonishing visual trickery, from illusionist zebras to vanishing geckos and shape-shifting cuttlefish.

BBC2

7.20 Galapagos – Islands of Change: Natural World (R,S,HD). 8.20 Film: Herbie Rides Again (S,HD) (1974). ●●● 9.45 Film: The Cat in the Hat (S,HD) (2003). ●● 11.00 Carols from King’s (R,S,HD). 12.15 Climbed Every Mountain – The Story Behind The Sound of Music (R,S,HD). 1.15 The Good Life (R,S). 1.45 Film: Frankenweenie (S,HD) (2012). ●●●● 3.05 Tim Rice – A Life in Song (R,S,HD). 4.35 Film: Romeo & Juliet (S,HD) (2013). ●●

MRS BROWN’S BOYS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 9.45pm, BBC1

GOGGLESPROGS 8pm, Channel 4

The doting mother’s wish to have a safe and peaceful Christmas at home is frustrated at every turn.

The first of two festive instalments, starring Brendan O’Carroll.

ITV

6.00 CITV. 8.25 Weekend at Christmas (S). 9.25 Film: Santa Claus: The Movie (S,HD) (1985). Fantasy adventure, starring Dudley Moore. ●● 11.30 Film: Happy Feet (S,HD) (2006). ●●●● 1.35 Text Santa: One More Time (S,HD). 2.45 ITV Lunchtime News (S). 3.00 The Queen (S,HD). 3.10 Cameraman to the Queen (S,HD). 4.10 Countrywise Winter Wonderland (S,HD).

5.00 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs at Christmas (S,HD).

The nation’s children share their opinions on the best and worst of 2015’s TV from the comfort of their own living rooms. The programme captures youngsters up to the age of 13 as they react to key moments, from the big news stories like the general election, to TV hits such as The Great British Bake Off.

Channel 4

8.00 Film: A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures (S,HD) (2010). ●●● 9.40 The Simpsons (R,S). 11.15 Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (R,S,HD). 11.40 Toy Story Toons (S). 12.10 Father Christmas (R,S). 12.40 The Snowman (R,S). 1.15 The Snowman and the Snowdog (R,S,HD). 1.45 Film: The Muppet Christmas Carol (S,HD) (1992). ●●●● 3.25 Channel 4 News (S,HD). 3.35 Alternative Christmas Message (S). 3.45 Film: Scrooged (S,HD) (1988). ●●● 5.45 Film: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (S,HD) (1992). See Choices Above. ●●●

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.50 Andre Rieu’s Christmas Spectacular (R,S). 10.50 Film: Scrooge (S) (1970). Musical fantasy, starring Albert Finney. ●●●● 1.05 Film: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (S) (1954).

Musical, starring Howard Keel. ●●●●● 3.10 Film: The Wizard of Oz (S) (1939). See Choices Above. ●●●●● 5.10 Michael Buble’s Christmas 2015 (R,S). Festive special, with guest appearances by Celine Dion, Tori Kelly and Sharon Jones.

Darcey’s Ballet Heroes, 8.50pm

Cameraman to the Queen, 3.10pm

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6.15 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2015 (S,HD). Six previous contestants compete for the Silver Star trophy.

6.00 ITV News (S); Weather.

6.15 You’ve Been Framed! With Bells On (S). Camcorder clips with a festive theme.

6.45 Emmerdale (S,HD).

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7.30 Call the Midwife (S,HD). As Poplar readies itself for Christmas 1960, a visit from a BBC film crew promises to make it a festive holiday to remember.

6.20 Sign Zone: The Queen’s Christmas Broadcast 2015 (R,S,HD). Her Majesty’s annual address.

6.30 World’s Sneakiest Animals (S,HD). 1/3. See Choices Above.

7.30 Dad’s Army (R,S). 6/6.

Mainwaring organises a Christmas treat.

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8.45 EastEnders (S,HD). Ian’s hopes of a perfect Christmas fall apart when the Beales and Mitchells end up arguing, Stacey receives an unexpected visitor and Dean surprises Roxy with an engagement ring.

8.00 The Two Ronnies: Christmas Show (R,S). Festive sketches, with guests Patrick Troughton.

8.50 Darcey’s Ballet Heroes (S,HD).

8.45 Downton Abbey – The Finale (S,HD). See Choices Above.

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9.45 Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special (S,HD). 1/2. See Choices Above.

9.50 QI (S,HD). 11/16. With panellists Jenny Eclair, Johnny Vegas and Bill Bailey.

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10.25 Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show (S). From the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, London, the host welcomes performers including Dara O Briain, Dame Edna Everage, Paul Zerdin, Ellie Goulding and Tom Jones to the stage.

10.20 We’re Doomed!: The Dad’s Army Story (R,S,HD). Comedy drama about how Jimmy Perry and David Croft overcame BBC management scepticism and focus groups to get the sitcom Dad’s Army on air. Starring Paul Ritter and Richard Dormer.

10.45 Our Cilla (S,HD). A celebration of Cilla Black by the people who knew her best, including famous faces such as Ringo Starr, Cliff Richard, Christopher Biggins and Paul O’Grady.

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11.25 BBC News; Weather (S,HD).

11.40 Love Came Down at Christmas (S,HD). From St Alban’s Church in Bristol.

Followed by National Lottery Update.

11.45 Comedy Bloopers (S,HD).

11.20 Gambit (S,HD) (2012). Comedy remake, starring Colin Firth. ●●

12.15 Not Going Out (R,S). An unexpected visitor turns Lee and Lucy’s Christmas Eve upside down. 1.00 Film: Surviving Christmas (S,HD) (2004). Comedy, starring Ben Affleck. ● 2.25 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 2.30 BBC News (S,HD).

12.40 Film: The Trouble with Harry (S,HD) (1955). Black comedy, starring Edmund Gwenn. ●●●●● 2.20 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). Preview of upcoming programmes.

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Gogglesprogs, 8pm

Sinatra 100: An All-Star … 11.05pm 6.05 Britain’s Favourite Christmas Songs (R,S,HD).

Festive music countdown.

7.45 Coronation Street (S,HD).

Robert is about to propose to Tracy, but first he asks her a question that leaves her reeling.

8.00 Gogglesprogs (S,HD). See Choices Above.

8.50 Chas & Dave’s Xmas Knees Up! (R,S). Festive entertainment from 1982, featuring Eric Clapton and Jim Davidson.

9.00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man Christmas Special (S,HD).

16/16. The host is joined by Catherine Tate’s Nan, Keith Lemon, Lorraine Kelly, Emma Willis and Marvin Humes. Plus, music by Little Mix and One Direction. Last in the series.

9.40 Britain’s Favourite Abba Songs (R,S). A countdown of the Swedish pop group’s 20 most popular songs, with celebrity fans including Jane McDonald and Liz McClarnon introducing their favourite clips.

11.45 ITV News (S); Weather.

11.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Christmas Special (S,HD). Recalling some of the most memorable stories of 2015.

11.05 Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert (S,HD). See Choices Above.

12.00 Film: Dr No (S,HD) (1962). James Bond spy thriller, starring Sean Connery. ●●●●● 1.50 Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD). Death interrupts a businessman’s party. 2.45 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S). The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.25 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Textbased information service.

12.05 Very British Problems at Christmas (R,S,HD). 1.05 Film: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (S,HD) (1986). Comedy, starring Matthew Broderick. ●●●●● 2.50 Friday Night Dinner (R,S,HD). 3.15 Gadget Man (R,S,HD). 3.40 Gadget Man (R,S,HD). 4.10 Benchmark (S,HD). 4.55 Grand Designs Australia (R,S,HD). 5.50 Close

1.25 Abba: Live in Concert (R,S). A 1979 performance by the Swedish band. 2.35 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming.

4.00 Christmas with Britain’s Biggest Family (R,S,HD). The problems posed by the festive season to large families. 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). A flat in Kensal Green, west London. 5.10 House Doctor (R,S).

5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

SINATRA 100: AN ALL-STAR GRAMMY CONCERT 11.05pm, Channel 5

When a crashed spaceship calls upon his help, the Time Lord finds himself recruited into River Song’s squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy. Peter Capaldi stars.

ITV2

7.25 Coronation Street 7.55 Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas 8.55 You’ve Been Framed at Christmas! 9.50 You’ve Been Framed! 10.15 Catchphrase Christmas Special 11.15 Merry Christmas Mr Bean 11.50 Mr Bean 12.25 Emmerdale 1.25 Coronation Street 2.00 Film: The Polar Express (S,HD) (2004). ●●● 3.55 Film: ET: The ExtraTerrestrial (S,HD) (1982). ●●●●●

Celebration of the 100th anniversary of the singer’s birth, with arrangements of some of his best-known songs by artists including Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, Usher and Alicia Keys at the Encore Theatre in Las Vegas, featuring rare archive footage.

E4

8.30 The Mindy Project 9.30 Melissa & Joey 10.30 Baby Daddy 11.30 Film: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (S,HD) (2011). ●●● 1.30 Prep & Landing 2.30 Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas 3.00 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z – E is for... Engagement 3.30 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z – F is for... Fun with Flags 4.00 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z – G is for...

Goths 4.30 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z – H is for... Hawking 5.00 The Secret Life of Children at Christmas

Sky1

6.00 The Flash (R,S,HD). 8.00 Futurama (R,S). 10.00 Soccer AM Xmas Special (HD). 12.00 Raiders, Raptors and Rebels: Behind the Magic of ILM (R,S).

1.00 Star Wars: Greatest Moments (R,S). 3.00 The Queen.

3.10 Football’s Funniest Moments (R,S,HD). 4.00 The Simpsons (R). 4.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

FILM PICKS

DOCTOR WHO 5.15pm, BBC1

HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK 5.45pm, Channel 4

THE WIZARD OF OZ 3.10pm, Channel 5

A boy ends up stranded in the Big Apple – where he bumps into two familiar burglars.

Comedy sequel, starring Macaulay Culkin.

GOLD

7.00 Cheers (S). 7.30 Harry Hill’s TV Burp (S). 8.00 The One Ronnie.

9.00 Bring Me Morecambe & Wise (S). 10.00 TOTP: Christmas 2012. 12.00 Only Fools and Horses Christmas Special (S). DelBoy goes eco-friendly. 1.30 Only Fools and Horses (S). 5.30 Morecambe and Wise – The Greatest Moment. The comedy duo’s best moments.

The Vicar of Dibley, 8pm

Sky Sports 1

8.00 La Liga Special: Ronaldo 8.30 La Liga Special: Barcelona’s Strike Force 9.00 La Liga Special: Goles Y Goles Y Goles 10.00 Soccer AM Xmas Special 11.00 La Liga Special: Ronaldo 11.30 La Liga Special: Barcelona’s Strike Force 12.00 Best of Gillette Soccer Saturday 1.30 La Liga Special: Ronaldo 2.00 La Liga Special: Barcelona’s Strike Force 2.30 La Liga Special: Goles Y Goles Y Goles 3.30 Cantona: Return of the King 4.00 Soccer AM Xmas Special 5.00 Cantona: Return of the King 5.30 Sir Alex Ferguson Interview

Quantum of … 8.45pm

Diary of a … 11.30am

Stella: Christmas … 9pm

6.15 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (S,HD) (1997). Dinosaur adventure sequel, with Jeff Goldblum. ●●●

6.00 Frozen at Christmas (R,S,HD). A look at the phenomenal success of Disney’s Frozen.

6.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 20/24.

6.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

7/22. The family attends a community festival.

7.00 The Snowman (R,S).

Animated adventure, based on Raymond Briggs’ festive tale.

7.30 The Snowman and the Snowdog (R,S,HD).

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S).

15/20. Lisa becomes addicted to passive smoking.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

16/20.

7.00 Blackadder’s Christmas Carol (S).

7.00 La Liga Special: Goles Y Goles Y Goles (HD). A selection of strikes from the Spanish top flight.

8.05 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11/23. Sheldon becomes obsessed with gift-giving etiquette.

8.35 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11/23.

Leonard’s mother visits.

8.00 The Simpsons (S). 6/22.

Lisa becomes a Buddhist.

8.30 The Simpsons (S). 1/13.

Homer plays Santa.

8.00 The Vicar of Dibley (S).

8/8. The villagers celebrate Christmas.

8.00 Soccer AM Xmas Special (HD). Helen Chamberlain and John Fendley present a festive special of the football magazine show.

9.00 Christmas with the Royle Family (S). The family settles down to watch TV after a hearty Christmas dinner – but Denise interrupts the usual banter by going into labour.

9.00 Live Christmas Cricket Special (HD). A look ahead to England’s tour of South Africa, which will feature four Tests, five one-day games and two T20 matches.

8.45 Quantum of Solace (S,HD) (2008). James bond spy thriller sequel, with Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko.

Includes FYI Daily at 9.45pm. ●●●

9.00 The Big Bang Theory 9.00 Stella: Christmas (R,S,HD). 11/24. Leonard Special (R,S,HD). The fails to get Sheldon into single mum’s plans to the Christmas mood. spend her first Christmas with Michael are 9.30 The Big Bang Theory scuppered when he is (R,S,HD). 11/24. The gang called away to reflects on how Sheldon Birmingham to deal with has changed their lives. a family emergency. Ruth Jones stars.

Best of Gillette … 12pm 6.00 La Liga Special: Ronaldo (HD).

6.30 La Liga Special: Barcelona’s Strike Force (HD).

10.00 Men Behaving Badly 10.30 A League of Their 10.00 Live One-Day 10.55 The Bourne 10.00 The Big Bang Theory Christmas Special (S).

Own Christmas Party International Cricket Supremacy (S,HD) (R,S,HD). 11/24. Amy Tony and Gary try hard (R,S,HD). James Corden (HD). New Zealand v Sri (2004). The amnesiac hosts a Christmas Eve to celebrate Christmas in offers Jamie Redknapp, Lanka. Coverage of the assassin is framed for a dinner. style, but a glimpse of Andrew Flintoff and Jack opening contest in the botched CIA operation 10.30 The Inbetweeners how married life might Whitehall the chance to five-match series, which and faces a fight for (R,S). 6/6. The gang goes have been with Deborah prepare a traditional takes place at Hagley survival as he tries to on a camping trip. and Dorothy underlines Christmas dinner and Oval in Christchurch. uncover his past. Action what a terrible time they partake in a festive thriller sequel, with are having. sporting challenge.

Matt Damon. ●●●●

1.05 Celebrity Juice: Bestest Bits 2015 Part 2 (R,S,HD). 2.00 Release the Hounds: Famous and Freaked (R,S,HD). 2.55 Tricked: Top 30 (R,S,HD). 3.45 Educating Joey Essex: Africa (R,S,HD). 4.35 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records: Bonkingly Big Hits (R,S,HD).

11.00 The Inbetweeners 11.30 Duck Quacks Don’t (R,S). 2/6. Simon tries to Echo (R,S,HD). 5/8. With impress a girl.

Kathy Burke, Sanjeev Bhaskar and John 11.35 The Inbetweeners Hannah.

(R,S). 4/6. The friends go clubbing in London.

11.00 Bottom (S). 5/6. Richie and Eddie celebrate Christmas.

11.40 Knowing Me, Knowing Yule – With Alan Partridge (S).

12.05 The Inbetweeners (R,S).

12.40 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 1.10 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 1.40 Tattoo Fixers (R,S,HD). 2.40 The Secret Life of Children at Christmas (R,S,HD). 3.30 2 Broke Girls (R,S,HD). 3.50 2 Broke Girls (R,S,HD).

12.30 Christmas with the Royle Family (S). The family gets a Christmas surprise. 1.25 Men Behaving Badly Christmas Special (S). Christmas proves to be a time for reflection. 2.20 Bottom (S). 2.50 Knowing Me, Knowing Yule – With Alan Partridge (S).

3.35 Bewitched (S). 4.00 Close

12.30 A League of Their Own (R,S). 1.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD).

Kono sets out on a solo catamaran trip around the islands. 2.00 Hawaii Five-0 (R,S,HD). Steve and the team investigate the murder of a bounty hunter. 3.00 Hawaii Five0 (R,S,HD). 4.00 The Flash (R,S,HD).

5.00 The Flash (R,S,HD).

A tornado whisks a girl off to a magical land where she embarks on a journey in search of the wizard who knows the way home. Musical, with Judy Garland.

BBC3

7.00 The Gruffalo’s Child (R,S,HD).

Animated sequel, with the voice of Robbie Coltrane.

7.30 Toy Story (S,HD) (1995). Pixar animated adventure, with the voices of Tom Hanks. ●●●●● 8.45 How to Train Your Dragon (S,HD) (2010).

Animated fantasy, with the voice of Jay Baruchel. ●●●● 10.15 Live at the Apollo (R,S,HD).

11.00 EastEnders (R,S,HD). Ian’s hopes of a perfect Christmas fall apart when the Beales and Mitchells end up arguing.

12.00 American Dad! (R,S,HD). 12.25 American Dad! (R,S,HD). 12.45 Family Guy (R,S,HD). 1.10 Family Guy (R,S). 1.30 Family Guy (R,S). 1.55 Family Guy (R,S). 2.15 Uncle (R,S,HD). 2.45 Uncle (R,S,HD). 3.15 Uncle (R,S,HD).

BBC4

7.00 The Quizeum (HD).

7.30 Carlos Acosta’s Carmen: The Farewell Performance (HD). The Royal Ballet’s new production, featuring Acosta’s final appearance.

8.45 The Titfield Thunderbolt (HD) (1953).

Ealing comedy, starring Stanley Holloway. ●●●● 10.05 Top of the Pops Christmas 1975 (R,HD).

Performers include Pilot, Ralph McTell, Mud and 10cc.

10.55 Top of the Pops Christmas 1979 (R).

12.00 Detectorists Christmas Special (R,HD).

12.30 The Joy of the Single (R). 1.30 Top of the Pops: A Christmas Cracker (R). 1.40 Top of the Pops Christmas 1975 (R,HD). 2.30 Carlos Acosta’s Carmen: The Farewell Performance (R,HD).

CHRISTMAS DAY DECEMBER 25

from Friday, December 18, 2015

WEEKEND 75

TV PICKS

A GERT LUSH CHRISTMAS 9pm, BBC2

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE 9pm, BBC1

Ten strangers are stranded on a remote island, and learn there may be a killer in their midst. Period mystery, starring Anna Maxwell Martin.

BBC1

FILM RATINGS

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6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 10.00 Christmas Saturday Kitchen (S,HD). 11.30 James Martin – Home Comforts at Christmas (R,S). 12.15 BBC News; Weather (S,HD).

12.25 Football Focus (S). 1.00 Comic Relief 2015: Thanks a Billion! (S,HD). 2.00 Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out (R,S,HD). 2.25 A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman (S,HD). 3.25 Film: Puss in Boots (S,HD) (2011). ●●●● 4.45 Film: The Croods (S,HD) (2013). ●●●

Comedian Russell Howard’s debut comedy drama.

Regular guy Dan Colman is about to introduce the woman of his dreams, Lisa, to his crazy but adorable Bristolian family at Christmas. But with his fitness-obsessed dad, party animal Uncle Tony, inappropriate brother Jake, and lovely but bonkers mum, it may not go according to plan.

BBC2

6.00 Race to Super Bowl 50 (R,S,HD). 6.50 Flog It! (S). 7.35 Film: Tom Thumb (S) (1958). ●●●● 9.05 Film: Hotel for Dogs (S,HD) (2009). ●●● 10.35 Ten Pieces II (S,HD). 11.35 Film: G-Force (S,HD) (2009). ●● 1.00 Attenborough’s Big Birds: Natural World (R,S,HD). 2.00 Attenborough’s Paradise Birds (R,S,HD). 3.00 Film: Bedtime Stories (S,HD) (2008). See Choices Above. ●●● 4.30 Final Score (S,HD). 5.30 Don’t Panic! The Dad’s Army Story (R,S).

DICKENSIAN 7pm, BBC1

New series. Period drama re-imagining the works of Charles Dickens as interconnected tales, beginning as ruthless debt collector Jacob Marley makes himself an enemy.

ITV

6.00 CITV. 9.25 Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas (R,S,HD). 10.25 You’ve Been Framed! (R,S). 10.55 Film: Back to the Future Part III (S,HD) (1990). Sci-fi comedy sequel, starring Michael J Fox. ●●●● 1.05 ITV News and Weather (S). 1.20 Film: Jurassic Park (S,HD) (1993). Action adventure, starring Sam Neill. ●●●●● 3.40 Midsomer Murders (R,S). An apparent suicide shocks the village of Morton Fendle.

5.40 ITV News and Weather (S).

SURPRISE SURPRISE 7pm, ITV

Holly Willoughby delivers the perfect Christmas presents to deserving members of the public in a festive edition of the show.

Olympic gold medal-winning rowing champion James Cracknell surprises an injured soldier, who is in the process of preparing to row across the Atlantic Ocean.

Channel 4

6.15 Film: Ramona and Beezus (S,HD) (2010). ●●● 8.00 The Morning Line (S,HD). 9.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD).

10.25 The Simpsons (R,S). 11.25 Film: Fantastic Mr Fox (S,HD) (2009). ●●●● 1.10 Channel 4 Racing (S,HD). Including the King George VI Chase at 3.10. 3.30 Film: Home Alone 3 (S,HD) (1997). Comedy sequel, starring Alex D Linz. ●●● 5.25 Channel 4 News (S,HD). 5.35 The Secret Life of Children at Christmas (R,S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.10 The Saturday Show (S,HD). Topical show looking at the week’s headlines. 11.10 The Dog Rescuers at Christmas with Alan Davies (R,S,HD).

12.10 The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (S). Biopic, starring Kelli Garner and Susan Sarandon. 3.15 Film: Diana (S,HD) (2013).

Premiere. Fact-based drama, starring Naomi Watts and Naveen Andrews. ●● 5.05 Film: One Chance (S) (2013). See Choices Above. ●●●

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6.30 Britain’s Favourite Children’s Books with David Walliams (S,HD). See Choices Above.

7.20 Dad’s Army (R,S). 7/8. Captain Mainwaring’s brother visits.

7.00 Surprise Surprise (S,HD). See Choices Above.

8.00 Top Gear: From A to Z (S,HD).

1/2. John Bishop narrates the first of two programmes celebrating the highlights of the Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond era, via an alphabetical list.

8.00 Peter & Wendy (S,HD). In a re-imagining of Peter Pan, a patient at St Ormond Street Hospital dreams of the classic tale, stepping into Wendy’s shoes to help Peter battle Captain Hook.

9.00 A Gert Lush Christmas (S,HD). See Choices Above.

8.00 Inside Lego at Christmas (S,HD). Cameras return to the Lego factory ahead of Christmas to discover how staff prepare for the festive season, which accounts for more than half of the firm’s annual sales.

8.05 Chas & Dave’s Xmas Knees Up! (R,S). See Choices Above.

9.00 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2015 (S,HD). Rob Brydon, Sue Perkins, David Mitchell, Claudia Winkleman, Greg Davies and Jo Brand reveal whether they have their fingers on the pulse of modern life in the annual quiz.

9.00 Football League Tonight: Boxing Day Special (S,HD).

Kelly Cates and George Riley present extended highlights of the packed Boxing Day fixture list, including Hull City v Burnley and Derby County v Fulham in the Championship.

7.00 Dickensian (S,HD). 1/20. See Choices Above.

7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Kat tells Martin that Alfie is still in Spain.

8.00 Still Open All Hours (S,HD).

1/6. New series. Granville and Gastric try to get Madge in festive mood with a drinks party.

8.30 Dickensian (S,HD). 2/20.

Inspector Bucket begins his investigation into Jacob Marley’s murder.

9.00 And Then There Were None (S,HD). 1/3. See Choices Above.

10.00 Abz on the Christmas Farm (S,HD). Former boyband singer Abz Love reflects on his year as a smallholder farmer.

10.30 Backchat End of Year Show 2015 (S,HD). Jack Whitehall and his father Michael review the events of the past year.

10.05 The Jonathan Ross Show Christmas Special (S,HD).

11/11. The host presents a Boxing Day special in which he dispenses with his no-holdsbarred questions, and instead invites guests to take part in light-hearted games. Last in the series.

10.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD).

10.20 The National Lottery Live (S,HD).

10.30 Match of the Day (S,HD). Gary Lineker presents highlights of the Premier League games.

Followed by Lottery Update.

11.15 Kinky Boots (S,HD) (2005).

Comedy drama, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. ●●●

11.10 ITV News (S); Weather.

11.25 From Russia with Love (S,HD) (1963). James Bond thriller, starring Sean Connery. ●●●●

11.05 Rude Tube Christmas Cracker (R,S,HD). Alex Zane presents a compilation of 50 festive internet clips.

12.05 Film: The Guardian (S,HD) (2006).

Drama, starring Kevin Costner. ●●● 2.15 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD).

2.20 BBC News (S,HD).

1.00 Film: Marnie (S,HD) (1964). Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller, starring Sean Connery and Tippi Hedren. ●●●● 3.05 Sign Zone: Imagine – The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson (R,S,HD). Documentary charting the guitarist’s battle against cancer. 4.40 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). Preview of upcoming programmes.

1.25 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming. 3.00 Murder, She Wrote (R,S,HD). Jessica executes the will of an eccentric recluse.

3.50 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service.

12.10 Alan Carr: Chatty Man Christmas Special (R,S,HD). With Catherine Tate’s Nan and Keith Lemon. Last in the series.

2.05 Rude Tube (S,HD). Alex Zane counts down the Top 50 online videos devoted to love and marriage. 3.00 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). Omnibus. Ste is rushed to hospital.

5.10 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD).

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Christmas Makes You ... 7.05pm

7.05 Christmas Makes You Laugh Out Loud (R,S,HD). Iain Lee presents Christmas-themed videos that have taken the internet by storm in a seasonal special.

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Fantastic Mr Fox, 11.25am

6.00 The Nation’s Favourite Disney Song (S,HD).

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Surprise Surprise, 7pm

6.20 We’re Doomed!: The Dad’s Army Story (R,S,HD). Comedy drama about the making of Dad’s Army.

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A Gert Lush Christmas, 9pm

6.10 Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas (S,HD).

Shaun invites three troublemaking llamas to take up residence on the farm.

6.40 BBC News (S,HD).

6.50 Regional News (S,HD).

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(R) repeat (S) subtitles (HD) highdefinition

10.30 Most Shocking Christmas TV Moments (S,HD). A merry romp through the most inappropriate, outrageous and appallingly atrocious Christmas television turkeys of all time, featuring contributions from some of those involved.

12.30 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away!

Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 1.25 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming.

3.10 Kids’ Hospital at Christmas: Revisited (R,S,HD). 4.00 Chris Tarrant on the Polar Express (R,S,HD). 4.50 Make It Big (R,S). 5.15 Make It Big (R,S). 5.45 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.50 Angels of Jarm (R,S).

CHAS & DAVE’S XMAS KNEES UP! 8.05pm, Channel 5

In a Christmas special first broadcast in 1982, Cockney music duo Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock entertain an audience of Londoners in a replica of an East End pub, performing festive tunes as well as songs including Ain’t No Pleasing You, Goodnight Irene and Wish I Could Write a Love Song.

The comedy actor counts down through a list of the nation’s most beloved children’s books, while other celebrity fans read extracts from the selected tales.

ITV2

6.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). 9.00 Coronation Street (S,HD). 11.55 Film: Space Jam (S,HD) (1996). Live action and animated comedy, with Michael Jordan. ●●● 1.40 Film: Happy Feet (S,HD) (2006). Animated adventure, with the voice of Elijah Wood. ●●●● 3.45 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 4.50 Coronation Street (R,S,HD). 5.55 You’ve Been Framed! With Bells On (R,S).

E4

7.00 Olive, the Other Reindeer (R,S).

7.45 Famous Fred (R,S). 8.20 Ivor the Invisible (R,S). 8.55 Father Christmas (R,S). 9.30 Prep & Landing (R,S,HD).

9.55 Prep & Landing: Naughty v Nice (R,S,HD). 10.25 Frozen at Christmas (R,S,HD). 11.30 Film: Animals United (S,HD) (2010). ●● 1.20 Rude(ish) Tube Shorts (R,S). 1.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.00 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z (R,S,HD). 5.30 The Snowman (R,S).

Sky1

6.00 The Flash (R,S,HD). 8.00 Treasure Island (R,S,HD). 10.00 Soccer AM (HD). 12.00 Futurama (R,S,HD). 2.00 Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather (R,S,HD). Part one of two. Comic drama, starring David Jason. 4.00 Star Wars: Greatest Moments (R). A countdown of the top 20 Star Wars moments as voted by the public, including contributions from famous fans.

FILM PICKS

BRITAIN’S FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S BOOKS WITH DAVID WALLIAMS 6.30pm, Channel 4

BEDTIME STORIES 3pm, BBC2

A handyman forced to look after his niece and nephew shows a knack for telling stories - but then they start to come true. Fantasy comedy, starring Adam Sandler.

GOLD

7.00 Last of the Summer Wine (S). 8.00 Harry Hill’s TV Burp (S).

8.25 The Two Ronnies: Old Fashioned Mystery. 9.25 Only Fools and Horses (S). 1.25 Morecambe and Wise – The Greatest Moment. The comedy duo’s best moments. 2.55 The Vicar of Dibley (S). Geraldine attends three Christmas lunches.

4.00 Only Fools and Horses (S).

Skyfall, 8.30pm

The Twilight Saga ... 6.35pm

Bad Boys, 10pm

Only Fools and Horses, 6pm

6.25 Minion Madness (R,S,HD). Animated spinoff from Despicable Me. 6.40 Despicable Me (S,HD) (2010). Animated comedy, with the voice of Steve Carell. ●●●●

6.05 The Snowman and the Snowdog (R,S,HD).

6.35 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (S,HD) (2010).

Romantic fantasy sequel, with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. ●●●

6.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

12/22.

6.30 The Simpsons. 13/22.

Lisa befriends Sideshow Bob.

6.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). 4/7.

6.40 Only Fools and Horses (S). 5/7. Del enters the tourist trade.

7.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

14/22. Grampa moves in with the family.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

15/22.

7.20 Only Fools and Horses (S). 6/7. The Trotters prepare for war.

8.00 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

18/22. Lisa starts dating a layabout.

8.30 The Simpsons (R,S,HD).

8/22. Homer forms a band.

8.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). 7/7. Del and Rodney have a festive night out.

8.45 Only Fools and Horses (S). 1/7. Rodney falls for a policewoman.

9.00 Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life (R,S,HD). 1/5. Karl Pilkington answers important life questions, beginning with the relevance of marriage today.

9.25 Only Fools and Horses (S). 2/7. Del tries to sell a pair of antique urns.

8.30 Skyfall (S,HD) (2012).

James Bond hunts the mastermind behind a terrorist attack on MI6, and discovers a former agent with revenge in mind. Action thriller, starring Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem.

Including FYI Daily. ●●●●●

9.00 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (S,HD) (2011). Vampire Edward and human Bella get married. Romantic fantasy sequel, with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. ●●

Sky Sports 1

6.00 Football League Gold (S,HD). 6.15 Football Gold (S,HD). 7.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD). 7.30 Barclays Premier League Preview (HD). 8.00 Game Changers (HD). 8.30 Barclays Premier League Preview (HD). 9.00 The Fantasy Football Club (HD). 10.00 Soccer AM (HD). 12.00 Jamie Vardy: Record Breaker (HD).

12.30 Live Ford Football Special (HD).3.00 Fight Night Review of 2015 (HD). 5.00 FL72 Live (HD).

FL72 Live, 5pm

7.30 Jamie Vardy: Record Breaker (HD). A look back at the Leicester City striker’s recent goalscoring achievement.

8.00 Fight Night Review of 2015 (HD). The best boxing action from the year, with title fights and grudge matches taking place in 2015 including Floyd Mayweather Jr v Manny Pacquiao.

10.00 Bad Boys (S,HD) (1995). 10.00 Only Fools and Horses 10.00 SNF – Match Choice (S). 3/7. Del gets the Two detectives are (HD). Sarah-Jane Mee gambling habit. forced to swap identities presents extended as they hunt for a heroin 10.40 Only Fools and Horses highlights from the consignment stolen by a Premier League, (S). 4/7. Rodney finds a drug kingpin. Michael allowing viewers to girlfriend.

Bay’s action thriller, access the latest round of starring Will Smith and top-flight fixtures.

Martin Lawrence. ●●●● 11.20 The Bourne Ultimatum (S,HD) (2007). Spy thriller sequel, starring Matt Damon. ●●●●●

11.20 Gogglebox (R,S,HD).

The households’ opinions on recent TV.

1.35 Unseen Celebrity Juice Tit Bits (R,S,HD). 2.15 Release the Hounds (R,S). 3.10 Reality Bites (R,S,HD). 3.45 Viral Tap (R,S,HD).

4.20 The Almost Impossible Gameshow (R,S,HD). 5.10 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S,HD). 5.35 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S,HD).

12.25 Gogglebox (R,S,HD). 1.30 The Inbetweeners (R,S). 2.00 The Inbetweeners (R,S). 2.35 The IT Crowd (R,S). 3.05 The IT Crowd (R,S). 3.30 Rude Tube Christmas Cracker 2014 (R,S,HD). 4.25 Revenge (R,S,HD). Emily confronts the man who killed her father.

11.20 Only Fools and Horses 11.30 SNF – Match Choice (S). 5/7. Del decorates (HD). Extended the local Chinese highlights from the restaurant.

Premier League.

12.20 Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life (R,S,HD). Karl Pilkington tries to find out how people achieve happiness. 1.20 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (R,S,HD).

2.20 Road Wars (R,S). 3.15 Road Wars (R,S). 4.10 The Flash (R,S,HD). 5.05 The Flash (R,S,HD).

12.00 Absolutely Fabulous (S).

12.35 Men Behaving Badly (S).

Tony regrets joining Deborah’s keep-fit class. 1.15 Pulling (S).

Comedy series, starring Sharon Horgan. 1.55 Pramface (S). 2.30 Yes, Prime Minister (S). 3.05 Yes, Prime Minister (S). 3.35 Bewitched (S). 4.00 Close

ONE CHANCE 5.05pm, Channel 5

Fact-based comedy drama about the rise to fame of opera singer Paul Potts following a successful appearance on Britain’s Got Talent.

With James Corden.

BBC3

7.00 Doctor Who (R,S,HD). The Time Lord is hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy.

8.00 Toy Story 2 (S,HD) (1999).

Animated sequel, with the voice of Tom Hanks. ●●●●● 9.30 Live at the Apollo (R,S,HD).

10.00 EastEnders (R,S,HD).

10.30 Russell Howard’s Good News (R,S,HD).

11.00 Family Guy (R,S,HD). Brian and Stewie set out to get revenge against Santa.

11.45 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

12.05 Family Guy (R,S,HD). 12.30 Family Guy (R,S). 12.50 Family Guy (R,S). 1.10 Family Guy (R,S). 1.30 Uncle (R,S,HD). 2.00 Uncle (R,S,HD). 2.30 Uncle (R,S,HD). 3.00 Don’t Tell the Bride: Christmas in Wonderland (R,S,HD).

BBC4

7.00 All Aboard! The Sleigh Ride (R,HD). A twohour journey through the frozen wilderness of Karasjok, Norway.

9.00 Natural World (R). Profile of two 17-year-old reindeer herders.

9.50 Dancing Cranes of Sweden (R).

Ten thousand migrating cranes in Sweden.

10.00 Big Hits: TOTP 1964 to 1975 (R).

With the Rolling Stones, Peter Sarstedt, Stevie Wonder and Julie Driscoll.

11.30 A Very British Map: The Ordnance Survey Story (R,HD). The history of a quintessentially British institution.

12.30 John Denver: Country Boy (R,HD). 1.30 Natural World (R). 2.20 Big Hits: TOTP 1964 to 1975 (R).

BOXING DAY DECEMBER 26

1.00 SNF – Match Choice (HD).

2.30 Sky Sports Boxing Gold (S,HD). 3.00 Sky Sports Boxing Gold (S,HD). 3.30 Sky Sports Boxing Gold (S,HD). 4.00 Sky Sports Boxing Gold (S,HD). 4.30 Sporting Triumphs (HD). 5.00 Sporting Triumphs (HD). 5.30 Sporting Triumphs (HD).

from Friday, December 18, 2015

WEEKEND 77

TV PICKS

GORILLA FAMILY AND ME 9pm, BBC2

HARRY PRICE: GHOST HUNTER 8.30pm, ITV

Famous ghost hunter and sceptic Harry Price teams up with maid Sarah Grey to investigate the haunting of a local MP’s home.

BBC1

FILM RATINGS

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6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 7.40 Match of the Day (R,S,HD). 9.15 Film: Flushed Away (S,HD) (2006). ●●● 10.35 Film: Megamind (S,HD) (2010). ●●●● 12.00 Bargain Hunt (S). 1.00 BBC News (S,HD).

1.15 Songs of Praise (S,HD). 1.50 Film: Mary Poppins (S,HD) (1964). Disney musical fantasy, with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. ●●●●● 4.05 Film: Oz the Great and Powerful (S,HD) (2013).

Premiere. See Choices Above. ●●●

Part two of two. Gordon Buchanan returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the hope of finding the gorilla family again, and discovering the outcome of silverback Chimanuka’s confrontation with a rival. He soon finds the apes, but discovers their lives are now under threat from poachers.

BBC2

6.20 Big Dreams Small Spaces (R,S,HD). 7.20 Countryfile: Cornish Coastal Christmas (R,S,HD). 8.15 Film: A Man for All Seasons (S,HD) (1966). ●●●●● 10.15 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites (S,HD). 11.45 The Hairy Bikers and Lorraine Pascale: Cooking the Nation’s Favourite Food (R,S,HD). 12.45 The Secret Life of Mary Poppins: A Culture Show Special (R,S,HD). 1.45 Film: The Cockleshell Heroes (S,HD) (1955). ●●●● 3.20 Film: The Heroes of Telemark (S) (1965). ●●●● 5.25 Porridge (R,S).

CATHERINE TATE’S NAN 10.25pm, BBC1

The first of two specials featuring the foul-mouthed pensioner. Nan’s aggressive attitude gets her into trouble with the police and she is forced to attend anger management classes.

ITV

6.00 CITV. 8.25 Weekend at Christmas (S). 9.25 Countrywise (R,S,HD). 9.55 Celebrity Squares (R,S,HD). 10.40 Film: Superman (S,HD) (1978). Comic-strip adventure, starring Christopher Reeve. ●●●●● 1.30 ITV News and Weather (S).

1.45 Film: Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (S,HD) (2007). Fantasy comedy, starring Dustin Hoffman. ●● 3.35 Midsomer Murders (R,S). 5.30 Regional News (S). 5.45 ITV News and Weather (S).

MILLION POUND MOTORS 7pm, Channel 4

Documentary exploring the vintage car trade, and following salesman Richard Biddulph as he tries to sell rare and expensive vehicles to wealthy customers. Richard is determined to acquire an extremely valuable collection of rare cars worth millions, while his apprentice Paul Fox is more concerned with securing his first sale.

Channel 4

6.05 Film: Flicka 2 (S,HD) (2010). Family drama, starring Tammin Sursok. ●●● 7.40 Film: Paws (S) (1997). Family adventure, with the voice of Billy Connolly. ●●● 9.20 Sunday Brunch (S,HD). 12.20 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 1.10 Channel 4 Racing (S,HD). Live coverage from Chepstow and Kempton Park. 3.35 Film: Hugo (S,HD) (2011). Family adventure, starring Asa Butterfield. ●●●●● 5.55 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 10.15 Football League Tonight: Boxing Day Special (R,S,HD).

Kelly Cates and George Riley present highlights from the Football League. 11.45 Film: Cromwell (S,HD) (1970). Historical drama, starring Richard Harris and Alec Guinness. ●●●● 2.25 Film: The Searchers (S) (1956). John Ford’s Western, starring John Wayne. ●●●●● 4.45 Film: Escape to Victory (S,HD) (1981). Second World War adventure, starring Michael Caine. ●●●

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7.30 Dickensian (S,HD). 3/20.

Bucket sets off in pursuit of Bill Sikes.

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8.00 Still Open All Hours (S,HD).

2/6. Mrs Featherstone has romance in mind.

8.30 Dickensian (S,HD). 4/20. An unexpected guest attends the Havishams’ New Year party.

8.00 Dragons’ Den (R,S,HD). 10/15.

The panel cast their eyes over another selection of business pitches, including a product designed to conceal grey hairs and a zombie boot camp.

Presented by Evan Davis.

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6.00 Celebrity Fifteen To One Christmas Special (R,S,HD).

Adam Hills hosts a festive edition of the quiz.

9.00 And Then There Were None (S,HD). 2/3. The death toll on Soldier Island continues to rise.

The surviving guests make plans to end the killings, but as they do, the dreadful secrets they are hiding are brought to light.

Concludes tomorrow.

9.00 Gorilla Family and Me (R,S,HD). 2/2. See Choices Above.

10.00 BBC News (S,HD).

10.15 Regional News (S).

10.25 Catherine Tate’s Nan (S,HD).

1/2. See Choices Above.

11.00 Miranda Hart – My What I Call Live Show (S,HD).

A performance from the comedian’s nationwide tour.

12.00 Film: Ghost Town (S,HD) (2008).

Comedy, starring Ricky Gervais. ●●● 1.35 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD).

1.40 BBC News (S,HD).

10.00 U2: Innocence and Experience Live in Paris (S,HD). See Choices Above.

12.15 Film: Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (S,HD) (2008). Biopic of the record producer, starring Con O’Neill. ●●● 2.10 Sign Zone: Countryfile: Cornish Coastal Christmas (R,S,HD). 3.05 Sign Zone: Holby City (R,S,HD). 4.05 Sign Zone: Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech (R,S,HD). 5.05 This Is BBC Two (S,HD).

Preview of upcoming programmes.

8.30 Harry Price: Ghost Hunter (S,HD). See Choices Above.

7.00 Million Pound Motors (S,HD).

See Choices Above.

7.00 World’s Strongest Man 2015 (S). 6/11. Action from the opening heat of the competition.

7.55 5 News Weekend (S,HD).

8.00 Walking the Himalayas (S,HD). 1/4. New series. Explorer Levison Wood attempts to walk the entire length of the Himalayas. Beginning in Afghanistan, he will push himself to the limit as he treks 1,700 miles.

8.00 On Benefits: Cashing in for Christmas (R,S,HD). 4/12.

Christmas for people living on state welfare, including a woman struggling to buy gifts for her eight children and two friends who rummage through shops’ bins.

9.00 Homeland (S,HD). 12/12. Time is running out in the conclusion of the fifth series of the thriller following a team of CIA agents battling terrorists. Claire Danes stars. Last in the series.

9.00 Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2015 (S,HD). See Choices Above.

10.30 ITV News and Weather (S); Weather.

10.45 Through the Christmas Keyhole (R,S,HD). 8/8. Keith Lemon has a festive rummage through the homes of three celebrities, challenging Stephen Mulhern, Claudia Winkleman and Jimmy Carr to guess their identities. Last in the series.

10.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Christmas Special (R,S,HD). Jimmy Carr hosts a festive edition of the comedy panel quiz, with Johnny Vegas joining Sean Lock to take on Jon Richardson and Katherine Ryan.

11.45 Premiership Rugby Union (S,HD). Highlights of the latest top-flight fixtures.

11.00 The Inbetweeners 2 (S,HD) (2014). See Choices Above. ●●●●

11.55 The Last Hours of Robin Williams (R,S,HD). 1/3. Dr Richard Shepherd investigates the death of the actor and comedian.

12.35 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming.

3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S).

The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.40 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Textbased information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

12.55 The Inbetweeners (R,S). 1.25 The Inbetweeners (R,S). 1.55 The Inbetweeners (R,S). 2.20 The Inbetweeners (R,S). 2.50 Film: That Touch of Mink (S,HD) (1962). Romantic comedy, starring Cary Grant and Doris Day. ●●● 4.30 Benchmark (S,HD). 5.15 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD).

12.55 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 A Primary School Nativity (R,S,HD). Life at Gascoigne Primary School in Barking during the build-up to Christmas.

4.00 House Doctor (R,S). 4.25 Make It Big (R,S). 4.50 Make It Big (R,S). The youngsters organise a charity auction. 5.20 Make It Big (R,S). 5.45 Angels of Jarm (R,S). 5.50 Angels of Jarm (R,S).

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6.00 You’ve Been Framed! With Bells On (R,S). Camcorder clips.

6.30 Jekyll and Hyde (S,HD). 9/10.

Robert goes into hiding, but a shapeshifting creature pursues him.

7.30 Jekyll and Hyde (S,HD). 10/10.

A revived Dance launches an attack on MIO to complete his mission and resurrect Lord Trash. Last in the series.

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6.10 Deep Impact (S,HD) (1998).

Sci-fi drama, starring Robert Duvall. ●●●●

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6.05 BBC News (S,HD).

6.20 Regional News (S).

6.30 Countryfile Compilation: The Farming Year (S,HD).

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MOST SHOCKING CELEBRITY MOMENTS 2015 9pm, Channel 5

Footage from various performances by the rock band in the French capital, featuring tracks from their most recent album Songs of Innocence.

ITV2

6.00 The Hot Desk: Alesha Dixon (R,S,HD). 6.10 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S,HD).

6.30 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 9.45 Coronation Street (R,S,HD). 12.50 Catchphrase Celebrity Special (R,S,HD). 1.50 You’ve Been Framed: Top 100 Animals (R,S). 2.50 Film: Beethoven (S,HD) (1992). ●●●● 4.35 Film: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (S,HD) (1997). Dinosaur adventure sequel. ●●●

Countdown of the biggest showbusiness stories and scandals of the year, including Bruce Jenner’s transition to Caitlyn and the Top Gear bust-up involving Jeremy Clarkson.

Plus, bad behaviour from repeat offenders such as Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus.

E4

6.00 Olive, the Other Reindeer (R,S).

6.50 Little Wolf’s Book of Badness (R,S). 7.20 Famous Fred (R,S). 7.50 Ivor the Invisible (R,S). 8.20 Father Christmas (R,S). 8.55 The Snowman (R,S). 9.30 The Snowman and the Snowdog (R,S,HD). 10.00 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). 12.30 Film: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (S,HD) (2011). ●●● 2.35 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.00 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z ). 5.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD).

Sky1

6.00 Hour of Power (R). 7.00 Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? (R,S,HD). 8.00 Treasure Island (R,S,HD). 10.00 Wild Things (R,S,HD). 11.00 WWE: Raw. 12.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 2.00 Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather (R,S,HD). Conclusion. Susan races to find the Hogfather. 4.00 The Simpsons (R). 5.00 The Muppets (R,S,HD). 5.30 The Simpsons.

FILM PICKS

U2: INNOCENCE AND EXPERIENCE LIVE IN PARIS 10pm, BBC2

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL 4.05pm, BBC1

Premiere. A circus illusionist is transported to a magical world and mistaken for a wizard.

Fantasy adventure, starring James Franco.

GOLD

7.00 Last of the Summer Wine (S). 7.30 Last of the Summer Wine (S). 8.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). Back-to-back episodes.

5.20 Only Fools and Horses (S).

Christmas proves a depressing time for Del-Boy as he tries to get over another failed romance, but he soon bounces back after finding a new lady friend. Christmas special from 1982, starring David Jason.

The Twilight Saga ... 9pm

Hawaii Five-0, 9pm

Only Fools and Horses, 6pm

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 23/23.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 5/23.

6.00 Fungus the Bogeyman (S). 1/3. New series.

Adaptation of Raymond Briggs’ children’s classic, starring Timothy Spall.

6.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). 1/7. Rodney joins the residents’ committee.

6.40 Only Fools and Horses (S). 2/7.

7.05 Uncle Buck (S,HD) (1989). A good-natured slob gets a taste of responsibility when he is called upon to look after his trouble-making nephew and nieces.

Comedy, starring John Candy and Macaulay Culkin. Including FYI Daily. ●●●

7.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 6/23. Sheldon teaches Leonard about American football.

7.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 7/23.

7.30 The Simpsons (S). Lisa stays with a Broadway legend for a month.

7.20 Only Fools and Horses (S). 3/7. Del plans a spot of salmon-poaching.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 21/23. Leonard and Raj take a heartbroken Howard to Las Vegas.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 10/24.

8.00 Football’s Funniest Moments (R,S,HD). 1/3.

A look back at comical incidents from the world of Premier League football, including interviews with players and pundits.

9.00 Bridget Jones’s Diary (S,HD) (2001). A woman begins a new year by resolving to find love and give up her bad habits. Romantic comedy based on Helen Fielding’s novel, with Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant. ●●●●

9.00 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (S,HD) (2012). Vampire couple Edward and Bella defend their newborn child from the leaders of the undead. Conclusion of the romantic fantasy series, with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. ●●●

9.20 Only Fools and Horses 9.00 Hawaii Five-0 (S). 1/22.

(S). 6/7. Rodney becomes New series. The American a wanted man. crime drama returns as a murder leads the 5-0 team to investigate a centuries-old Oahu palace raid involving pirates, buried treasure and a stolen painting.

Bridget Jones’s Diary, 9pm

8.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). 4/7. Del falls for a glamorous antiques dealer.

8.40 Only Fools and Horses (S). 5/7. Del gets a nasty surprise.

Sky Sports 1

6.00 SNF – Match Choice (HD). 9.00 The Sunday Supplement (HD).

10.30 Goals on Sunday (HD). A review of Saturday’s football action.

12.30 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD). 1.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD).1.30 Live SPFL Football (HD).

Hearts v Celtic (Kick-off 2.00pm). 4.15 FL72 Live (HD). Nottingham Forest v Leeds United (Kick-off 4.30pm).

FL72 Live, 4.15pm

7.00 Live World Darts Championship (HD).

Coverage of the evening session on day nine at the Alexandra Palace in London, where the second round continues with a further three matches.

The awkward teenagers find university does not live up to their expectations, and go to Australia in search of adventure. Comedy sequel, with Simon Bird.

BBC3

7.00 First Flight (R,S,HD).

7.10 Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (S,HD) (2005).

Oscar-winning animated adventure, with the voice of Peter Sallis. ●●●● 8.30 Kung Fu Panda (S,HD) (2008). ●●● 9.50 Great Movie Mistakes III: Not in 3D (R,S).

10.00 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

10.25 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

10.45 American Dad! (R,S,HD).

11.10 American Dad! (R,S,HD).

11.30 Family Guy (R,S).

11.55 Family Guy (R,S).

12.15 Family Guy (R,S).

12.35 Russell Howard’s Good News (R,S,HD). 1.05 Crims (R,S,HD). 1.35 Crims (R,S,HD). 2.00 Crims (R,S,HD). 2.30 Crims (R,S,HD). 3.00 Crims (R,S,HD). 3.30 Crims (R,S,HD).

BBC4

7.00 Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore (R,HD). Simon Sebag Montefiore examines Spain’s Golden Age. 8.00 Westminster Abbey (R,HD).

The choir prepares to sing at a papal Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome.

9.00 Gypsy: Live from the Savoy Theatre (HD).

Stage performance of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, starring Imelda Staunton as ambitious Vaudeville mother Rose.

11.20 Abba at the BBC (R). A collection of memorable TV appearances by the group.

12.20 Agnetha: Abba & After (R,HD). 1.20 When Albums Ruled the World (R,HD). 2.50 Westminster Abbey (R,HD).

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10.00 Only Fools and Horses 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles.

(S). 7/7. A decorating New series. Callen goes disaster befalls the rogue and embarks on a Trotters. secret mission on a secret mission that 10.40 Only Fools and Horses leaves Sam and the team (S). Christmas special in the dark. Return of from 1983. Del and the crime drama, Rodney get a blast from starring Chris O’Donnell. the past.

11.00 Scary Movie V (S,HD) (2013). Horror spoof sequel, starring Ashley Tisdale. ●

11.20 Tattoo Fixers (R,S,HD).

1/15. Return of the programme in which tattoo artists try to fix inked catastrophes.

11.00 The Force: Manchester 11.20 Only Fools and Horses 11.00 FL72 Goals (HD). A (S). 1/8. Del encounters (R). 1/20. Documentary round-up of recent an old flame. following the work of matches.

Greater Manchester Police.

12.45 Release the Hounds (R,S,HD). 1.45 Pampered Pooches: Hollywood (R,S,HD). 2.35 The Almost Impossible Gameshow (R,S,HD). 3.25 Animal Practice (R,S,HD). 3.50 The Cube Olympic Gold Medallists Special (R,S,HD). 4.40 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S,HD). 5.05 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S).

12.25 Rude Tube Christmas Cracker (R,S,HD). Alex Zane presents a compilation of 50 festive internet clips. 1.30 Rude Tube Christmas Cracker 2014 (R,S,HD).

2.30 The IT Crowd (R,S). 3.00 The IT Crowd (R,S). 3.25 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). Omnibus. Ste is rushed to hospital.

12.00 The Force: Manchester (R).

Documentary following the work of Greater Manchester Police. 1.00 Live NFL (HD). Baltimore Ravens v Pittsburgh Steelers (Kick-off 1.30am). 4.30 Road Wars (R,S).

5.00 UK Border Force (R,S,HD).

Officers in Calais search lorries for illegal immigrants.

12.00 Absolutely Fabulous (S).

Edina goes away to find herself.

12.40 Men Behaving Badly (S).

The housemates have a sleepless night. 1.20 Pulling (S). 1.55 Pramface (S). 2.30 Yes, Prime Minister (S). 3.00 Yes, Prime Minister (S). 3.35 Bewitched (S).

4.00 Close

THE INBETWEENERS 2 11pm, Channel 4

12.00 Goals on Sunday (HD). 1.00 The Sunday Supplement (HD).

2.30 Football Gold (S). 4.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD). 4.30 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD).

5.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD). 5.30 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD).

It’s a Wonderful Life (U) Fri 18 - Wed 23 Dec

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Get your tickets online or at Box Office 0117 927 5100

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Antarctic ice story Fri 18 - Wed 23 Dec

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TV PICKS

THE FRANK SINATRA STORY 9pm, Channel 5

Profile of the singer and actor, from a uniquely British perspective, charting his career across seven decades to international stardom.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 9.00 Film: Bee Movie (S,HD) (2007). ●●● 10.20 Old Jack’s Boat Special: Storm in a Teacup (S,HD).

11.00 Film: Bolt (S,HD) (2008). ●●●● 12.30 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.10 BBC News; Weather (S,HD). 1.25 Regional News (S). 1.30 Father Brown (R,S,HD).

2.20 Film: Cool Runnings (S,HD) (1993). ●●●● 3.55 The Gruffalo (R,S,HD). 4.25 Film: Madagascar (S,HD) (2005). ●●● 5.45 Pointless (R,S,HD).

FILM RATINGS

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AND THEN THERE WERE NONE 9.05pm, BBC1

Now cut down to half their original number, the surviving guests of Soldier Island are in danger of losing their minds. With the likelihood of cheating death rapidly diminishing they must turn to one another for comfort, and for protection, but trust is in short supply.

Adaptation of Agatha Christie’s mystery.

BBC2

6.15 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 7.15 Escape to the Continent (R,S,HD). 7.45 Sign Zone: This Wild Life (R,S,HD). 8.45 Film: Ivanhoe (S) (1952). ●●●● 10.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure (R,S,HD). 11.30 The Great Pottery Throw Down (R,S,HD).

12.30 Les Dawson Talking Comedy (R,S).

1.00 The Bear Family and Me (R,S,HD). 2.00 Coast (R,S,HD). 3.00 Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth (R,S,HD). 4.00 Flog It! (R,S).

4.30 Final Score (S,HD). 5.30 The Clare Balding Show (S,HD).

TATTOO FIXERS 10.35pm, Channel 4

JOHN BISHOP’S GORILLA ADVENTURE 9pm, ITV

New series. Return of the programme in which tattoo artists try to fix inked catastrophes, beginning with a man who wants to disguise the tattoo he got to win an argument.

ITV

6.00 CITV. 9.25 Dickinson’s Real Deal (R,S). 10.30 Judge Rinder (R,S,HD). 11.30 Who’s Doing the Dishes? (R,S,HD). 12.30 Catchphrase (R,S,HD). 1.15 ITV Lunchtime News (S). 1.20 Regional News (S). 1.30 Our Cilla (R,S,HD). A celebration of Cilla Black by the people who knew her best. 2.30 Surprise Surprise (R,S,HD). 3.30 Midsomer Murders (R,S,HD). Barnaby investigates reports of a headless horseman.

5.30 Hedgehog Hotel (S,HD).

The stand-up comic leaves the relative comfort of the stage behind to observe mountain gorillas in their native habitat in the forests of Rwanda.

He discovers they and his own family have more in common than he imagined possible – adolescent males are just like his teenage sons, with bulging muscles but little sense.

Channel 4

6.10 Small Animal Hospital (S,HD). 6.50 Film: See Spot Run (S,HD) (2001). Comedy, starring David Arquette. ●●● 8.35 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 10.05 Film: Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (S,HD) (2011). ●● 11.50 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 1.15 Film: Marmaduke (S,HD) (2010). ●● 2.55 Film: Stuart Little 2 (S,HD) (2002). ●●● 4.25 Film: Mirror Mirror (S,HD) (2012). Fantasy, starring Julia Roberts. ●●●

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.50 World’s Strongest Man 2015 (R,S). Action from the opening heat of the competition. 10.50 Film: An American in Paris (S,HD) (1951). Romantic musical, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. ●●●●● 1.00 Film: Anchors Aweigh (S) (1945). Musical, starring Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly. ●●● 3.55 Film: High Society (S) (1956). Musical romantic comedy, with Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly. ●●●●

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6.00 Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild (R,S,HD). 1/4.

6.55 World’s Strongest Man 2015 (S). 7/11. Action from the second heat of the competition.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Zak tries to undo the damage he has caused.

7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD).

Johnny receives an email that leaves him reeling.

7.05 A Frozen Christmas (S,HD).

See Choices Above.

7.50 5 News Tonight (HD).

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6.30 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

6.35 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Peri is suspicious about her uncle’s whereabouts.

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Gogglebox 2015, 9pm

6.25 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.45 ITV News (S); Weather.

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6.00 What Women Want (S,HD) (2000). Romantic comedy, starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. ●●●●

7.00 Celebrity Mastermind (S,HD).

4/10. With Tom Kerridge, Steph Houghton, Rob Delaney and Dominic Wood.

7.30 Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (R,S,HD).

8.00 EastEnders (S,HD). Dean’s drunken behaviour spirals out of control.

8.30 Miranda (R,S,HD). 2/2. The shopkeeper makes a final attempt to find happiness.

8.00 Christmas University Challenge (S,HD). 6/10.

Aberdeen takes on Sheffield.

8.30 Only Connect (S,HD). 24/27.

The Wayfarers take on the Bookworms in the last quarterfinal.

8.00 Countrywise (S,HD). 8/8. Liz Bonnin takes part in the National Trust’s biggest coastal wildlife survey. Last in the series.

8.30 Coronation Street (S,HD).

Carla is stunned by a revelation from Johnny.

8.00 The World’s Most Expensive Food (S,HD). The luxury food suppliers who cater to the super-rich, including a New Yorker pitching his high-end chocolate to a specialist retailer, a group of wealthy customers, and Harrods.

8.00 Building the Ice Hotel (R,S).

See Choices Above. Followed by 5 News Update.

9.05 And Then There Were None (S,HD). 3/3. See Choices Above.

9.00 Behind the Candelabra (S,HD) (2013). See Choices Above. ●●●●

9.00 John Bishop’s Gorilla Adventure (S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.00 Gogglebox 2015 (S,HD).

Highlights of the past year on Gogglebox, revisiting comments from armchair critics including Leon and June, Steph and Dom, Christopher and Stephen, and Sandy and Sandra.

9.00 The Frank Sinatra Story (S).

See Choices Above.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S); Weather.

10.14 Regional Programme (S).

10.15 The Holiday (S,HD) (2006). See Choices Above. ●●

10.35 Tattoo Fixers (S,HD). 1/15. See Choices Above.

10.00 Frank Sinatra Live in New York (S). A 1974 show at Madison Square Garden in which the singer performs classics including All the Way, The Lady Is a Tramp, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, My Kind of Town and My Way.

11.40 David Blaine: Real or Magic (R,S,HD). The illusionist performs tricks for a host of celebrities.

11.00 Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly: Ol’ Blues Eyes Is Back (R,S).

A TV special from 1973.

11.35 Happy Holidays with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby (R,S). Christmas special from 1957.

12.50 Film: The Omen (S,HD) (1976).

Horror, starring Gregory Peck. ●●●● 2.45 Film: The China Syndrome (S,HD) (1979).

Thriller, starring Michael Douglas and Jane Fonda. ●●●● 4.45 Benchmark (S,HD).

Game show, hosted by Paddy McGuinness.

5.35 Gadget Man (R,S,HD). Richard Ayoade and Phill Jupitus go on a day out.

12.05 Football League Tonight (S). 1.35 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming.

3.10 The Dog Rescuers at Christmas with Alan Davies (R,S,HD). 4.00 Michaela’s Wild Challenge (R,S). 4.25 Divine Designs (R,S). 4.50 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

10.05 BBC News (S,HD).

10.20 Regional News (S).

10.30 Match of the Day (S,HD). Gary Lineker presents highlights of the latest Premier League fixtures, including Manchester United v Chelsea at Old Trafford and Arsenal v Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium.

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10.50 Two Doors Down (R,S,HD). A Scottish couple face a chaotic time as they host a New Year’s Eve party for their friends. Oneoff comedy, starring Arabella Weir, Alex Norton, Daniela Nardini and Doon Mackichan.

11.50 Dragons’ Den (R,S,HD). 10/15.

Featuring a zombie boot camp.

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6.30 BBC News; Weather (S,HD).

6.45 Regional News (S).

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6 7 8 9

And Then There Were None, 9.05pm

12.00 Lewis Hamilton: Making History – F1 2015 Review (R,S,HD). A look back at the 2015 campaign. 1.00 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 1.05 BBC News (S,HD).

12.50 Sign Zone: The Apprentice (R,S,HD). The finalists launch their business.

2.50 Sign Zone: Doctor Who (R,S,HD).

The Time Lord is hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy. 3.50 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.45 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming.

3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences. 3.55 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences.

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Documentary exploring the rise of the ice-sculpting business, which has enjoyed remarkable success following the release of Disney’s Frozen, and is expected to see a 50 per cent increase in business over the festive season.

ITV2

8.00 Britain’s Got More Talent: Alesha’s Top Ten Moments (R,S,HD). 9.00 The Almost Impossible Gameshow (R,S,HD).

10.00 Film: Arthur and the Great Adventure (S,HD) (2009). ●● 12.10 Film: Beethoven’s 2nd (S,HD) (1993). . ●●● 2.00 Film: The Flintstones (S,HD) (1994). ●● 3.45 The Nation’s Favourite Disney Song (R,S). 4.45 Catchphrase Celebrity Couples Special (R,S,HD). 5.45 Film: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (S,HD) (2012). ●●●●

The Hobbit: An ... 5.45pm

BUILDING THE ICE HOTEL 8pm, Channel 5

Documentary following the progress of artistic director Ake Larson and architect Arne Bergh as they embark on a six-week project to build Icehotel, a sophisticated structure constructed in the Swedish village of Jukkasjarvi – more than 120 miles inside the Arctic Circle.

E4

6.00 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S). 6.45 Charmed (R,S). 8.30 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). 9.35 Bad(ish) Robots (R,S,HD). 10.00 Troy (R,S,HD).

10.35 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S). 11.00 Charmed (R,S). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.00 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z 5.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD).

Sky1

6.00 The Flash (R,S,HD). 8.00 Futurama (R,S,HD). 10.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 12.00 Futurama (R,S). 12.30 Fungus the Bogeyman (R,S). 2.00 Terry Pratchett’s The Colour of Magic (R,S,HD). Part one of two. Comic drama, starring David Jason Sean Astin, Christopher Lee and Tim Curry. 4.00 The Simpsons (R). 4.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

FILM PICKS

A FROZEN CHRISTMAS 7.05pm, Channel 4

BEHIND THE CANDELABRA 9pm, BBC2

Premiere. Biopic of pianist Liberace, following his secret fiveyear relationship with a younger man. Starring Michael Douglas.

GOLD

7.00 Last of the Summer Wine (S). 8.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). Back-to-back episodes. 5.20 Only Fools and Horses (S).

Rodney aspires to be a pop star, taking on the role of the drumless drummer in Mental Mickey’s band but, not surprisingly, Del-Boy manages to ruin his chances. With a guest appearance by DJ Mike Read, alongside David Jason.

Scream Queens, 10pm

SWAT, 9pm

Only Fools and Horses, 6pm

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 12/24.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 13/24.

6.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 4/24.

6.30 Fungus the Bogeyman (S). 2/3. Fungus makes a careless mistake.

6.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). 5/8. The Trotters dog-sit.

6.40 Only Fools and Horses (S). 6/8.

7.20 Only Fools and Horses (S). 7/8. Del persuades Denzil to lend him his redundancy money.

7.00 Hollyoaks (S,HD).

7.30 Toy Story OF TERROR! (S) (2013). Animated Halloween special, with the voice of Tom Hanks. ●●●● 8.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11/24. Amy hosts a Christmas Eve dinner.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 22/24. Howard questions his engineering abilities.

9.00 Made in Chelsea: New 9.00 Casino Royale (S,HD) Year (S,HD). 11/12. Toff (2006). James Bond is desperate to make pursues an international amends with Mark criminal responsible for Francis, and Alik receives financing terrorist some advice from his organisations across the father that prompts him world. Spy thriller, to fly to London to starring Daniel Craig, Eva discuss his future with Green and Mads Louise.

Mikkelsen. ●●●●

8.00 Big Cats: An Amazing Animal Family (S). 1/2.

Part one of two.

Biologist Patrick Aryee explores how cats have evolved and learned to thrive.

9.00 SWAT (S) (2003). A disgraced cop redeems himself by joining an elite unit charged with guarding a notorious prisoner. Action thriller, with Samuel L Jackson, Colin Farrell and Michelle Rodriguez. ●●

THE HOLIDAY 10.15pm, ITV

8.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). 8/8. The Trotters journey to Holland to dabble in the diamond import business – with old foe Inspector Slater hot on their trail.

Feature-length episode, guest starring Jim Broadbent.

Sky Sports 1

6.00 Goals on Sunday (HD). 7.00 Football League Gold (S,HD).

7.30 Football Gold (S). 8.00 Goals on Sunday (HD). 9.00 Football League Gold (S,HD). 9.30 Football Gold (S). 10.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD).

11.30 Goals on Sunday (HD).

12.30 FL72 Live (HD). 3.00 Gillette Soccer Special (HD). 5.00 FL72 Live (HD).

FL72 Live, 5pm

7.30 Live World Darts Championship (HD).

Coverage of the evening session on day 10 at the Alexandra Palace in London, where the second round continues with a further three matches.

11.00 The Big Bang Theory 11.55 Celebrity Juice: (R,S,HD). 8/23.

Bestest Bits 2015 Part 1 (R,S,HD). Keith, Holly 11.30 The Big Bang Theory and Fearne reminisce (R,S,HD). 9/23. Kripke about series 13 and 14. plays a prank on Sheldon.

11.00 A League of Their Own (R,S,HD). 6/12.

With Lennox Lewis, Christine Ohuruogu and Sean Lock.

11.20 Only Fools and Horses 11.30 Football Gold (S).

(S). 3/6. The Trotters are Manchester United v caught up in an Arsenal from 2001. attempted robbery.

11.45 Football Gold (S,HD).

Manchester United v Manchester City from the 2009/10 season.

1.00 Release the Hounds: Famous and Freaked (R,S). 2.00 Release the Hounds (R,S,HD). 2.50 Reality Bites (R,S). 3.25 Animal Practice (R,S). 3.50 The Almost Impossible Gameshow (S,HD). 4.40 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records: Bonkingly Big Hits (R,S). 5.30 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S,HD).

12.00 Strike Back: Legacy (R,S,HD). The daughter of a British ambassador is kidnapped. 1.00 Strike Back: Legacy (R,S,HD).

Locke and Scott attempt to snatch a gangster from police custody. 2.00 The Last Ship (R,S,HD). 3.00 Road Wars (R,S). 4.00 The Flash (R,S,HD). 5.00 The Flash (R,S,HD).

12.00 Absolutely Fabulous (S).

12.35 Men Behaving Badly (S).

Deborah makes a shocking announcement. 1.15 Pulling (S).

Karl tries to kill himself. 1.55 Pramface (S). 2.25 Going Straight (S). 2.55 Yes, Prime Minister (S). 3.25 Yes, Prime Minister (S). 3.55 Close

12.00 Rude Tube: Welcome to 2013 (R,S,HD). Alex Zane presents 100 memorable internet clips. 2.05 Made in Chelsea: New Year (R,S,HD). 3.00 Scream Queens (R,S,HD). 3.45 The Cleveland Show (R,S,HD). 4.05 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S). 4.30 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S). 4.55 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S).

BBC3

7.00 The Borrowers (R,S,HD). Fantasy adventure, starring Stephen Fry and Christopher Eccleston.

8.30 Kung Fu Panda 2 (S,HD) (2011).

Animated comedy sequel, with the voice of Jack Black. ●●●● 9.50 Great Movie Mistakes III: Not in 3D (R,S).

10.00 EastEnders (R,S,HD). Dean’s drunken behaviour spirals out of control.

10.30 Bad Education (R,S,HD).

11.00 American Dad! (S,HD).

11.25 American Dad! (S,HD).

11.45 Family Guy (R,S).

12.10 Family Guy (R,S).

12.30 Killer Magic (R,S,HD). 1.00 Killer Magic (R,S,HD). 1.30 Killer Magic (R,S,HD). 2.00 Killer Magic (R,S,HD). 2.30 Killer Magic (R,S,HD). 3.00 Killer Magic (R,S,HD). 3.30 Bad Education (R,S).

BBC4

7.00 Doctor Who (R).

7.30 Doctor Who (R).

8.00 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2015 (HD). New series.

Dr Kevin Fong examines how astronauts live in space.

9.00 Michael Palin’s Quest for Artemisia (HD).

The Monty Python investigates the life of 17th-century artist Artemisia Gentileschi.

10.00 Sammy Davis Jr: The Kid in the Middle (R,HD).

Documentary charting the rise and fall of the entertainer.

11.00 Papillon (HD) (1973). Factbased prison drama, starring Steve McQueen. ●●●●

1.25 Prehistoric Autopsy (R,HD). 2.25 Michael Palin’s Quest for Artemisia (R).

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10.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). 1/6. The Trotters help a damsel in distress.

10.40 Only Fools and Horses (S). 2/6. Del cashes in on a miracle.

10.00 Scream Queens (S,HD).

10/13. Chad takes Chanel to his home for Thanksgiving, where she meets his parents and brothers Brad and Thad, while dinner at Kappa House descends into a series of accusations.

Two single women from opposite sides of the Atlantic find love after they swap houses over Christmas. Romantic comedy, with Cameron Diaz and Jude Law.

12.00 NFL – A Football Life. A profile of Tom Coughlin. 1.00 Live NFL (HD). Denver Broncos v Cincinnati Bengals (Kick-off 1.30am). 4.30 NFL – A Football Life. A profile of Tom Coughlin.

5.30 Football Gold (S). Manchester United v Arsenal from February 2001. 5.45 Football Gold (S,HD).

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TV PICKS

A LIFE ON SCREEN – STEPHEN FRY 9pm, BBC2

In this documentary, Stephen Fry tells the story behind his success, with contributions from Hugh Laurie and Alan Davies.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 7.30 Match of the Day (R,S,HD). 9.00 Film: Shark Tale (S,HD) (2004). ●● 10.20 Film: Cars 2 (S,HD) (2011). ●●● 12.00 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 12.45 BBC News; Weather (S,HD). 1.00 Regional News (S). 1.10 Father Brown (R,S,HD). 2.00 Film: National Treasure (S) (2004). ●●● 4.00 The Gruffalo’s Child (R,S,HD). 4.25 Film: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (S,HD) (2008). ●● 5.45 Pointless (R,S,HD).

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DAVID BECKHAM: FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME 9pm, BBC1

Cameras follow David Beckham as he attempts to play a football match on all seven continents in under 10 days and get back in time for his own UNICEF fundraising match at Old Trafford.

On the journey, he discovers what football means to the many different people he meet.

BBC2

7.45 Sign Zone: This Wild Life (R,S,HD). 8.15 Sign Zone: An Island Parish: Falklands (R,S,HD).

8.45 Film: Show Boat (S) (1951). ●●●●● 10.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure (R,S,HD).

11.30 The Great Pottery Throw Down (R,S,HD).

12.30 Peter Sellers Talking Comedy (R,S). 1.00 The Bear Family and Me (R,S,HD). 2.00 Coast (R,S,HD). 3.00 Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth (R,S,HD). 4.00 Flog It! (R,S). 4.55 SuperPowered Owls: Natural World (R,S,HD). 5.55 Film: Finding Neverland (S,HD) (2004). See Choices Above. ●●●●●

8 OUT OF 10 CATS END OF YEAR SPECIAL 9pm, Channel 4 Host Jimmy Carr and team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock discuss and dissect the funniest stories that have made the headlines in 2015.

ITV

6.00 CITV. 7.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 Dickinson’s Real Deal (R,S). 10.30 Who’s Doing the Dishes? (R,S,HD). 11.30 Pick Me! (R,S,HD). 12.30 ITV Lunchtime News (S). 12.35 Regional News (S).

12.45 Film: Evan Almighty (S,HD) (2007). ●●● 2.30 Midsomer Murders (R,S,HD).

4.30 Film: The Queen (S,HD) (2006).

Oscar-winning biographical drama, starring Helen Mirren. ●●●●●

GARETH MALONE’S GREAT CHOIR REUNION 8pm, BBC2

To mark the 10th anniversary of The Choir, Gareth Malone sets out to track down members from all the choirs who have participated in the series with the aim of bringing them together for a reunion party. As the centrepiece of the party, he wants to put together a choir featuring the most talented singers.

Channel 4

6.05 Small Animal Hospital (S,HD). 6.45 Film: Dr Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts (S,HD) (2009). ●● 8.15 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 9.40 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 10.40 Film: Captain Ron (S,HD) (1992). ●● 12.40 Film: New in Town (S) (2009). ●● 2.30 Film: Coraline (S,HD) (2009). Stop-motion animated fantasy, with the voice of Dakota Fanning. ●●●●● 4.35 Film: Gulliver’s Travels (S,HD) (2010).

Fantasy comedy, starring Jack Black. ●●

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake! (HD). 9.05 World’s Strongest Man 2015 (R,S). 10.05 Football League Tonight (R,S). 11.35 Ice Road Truckers (R,S,HD). 12.30 Film: Carry On Nurse (S) (1959). Comedy, starring Hattie Jacques. ●●● 2.15 Film: The Dam Busters (S,HD) (1954). Fact-based Second World War drama, starring Michael Redgrave. ●●●●● 4.40 What the Dambusters Did Next (R,S,HD). Missions undertaken by 617 Squadron after the May 1943 raids.

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7.00 Celebrity Mastermind (S,HD).

5/10. With Vincent Franklin and Graham Fellowes.

7.30 EastEnders (S,HD). Shirley is left horrified when she finds Dean attacking Roxy.

7.30 Christmas University Challenge (S,HD). 7/10. The University of Durham v the London School of Economics.

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8.00 Holby City (S,HD). 12/52.

Serena has resigned herself to another lonely New Year’s Eve, but fate has other ideas, and Ric Griffin returns, but struggles to find his place in the hospital.

8.00 Gareth Malone’s Great Choir Reunion (S,HD). 1/2. See Choices Above.

9.00 David Beckham: For the Love of the Game (S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.00 A Life on Screen – Stephen Fry (S,HD). See Choices Above.

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10.15 BBC News (S,HD).

10.30 Regional News (S). Followed

by Regional Programme.

10.40 Peter Kay’s Car Share (R,S,HD). 4/6. Kayleigh has exciting news about the previous night’s events.

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Qi, 10pm

6.30 BBC News; Weather (S,HD).

6.45 Regional News (S).

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6 7 8 9

Celebrity Mastermind, 7pm

11.10 Mrs Brown’s Boys (R,S,HD).

Agnes vows to make her nativity play unforgettable.

11.40 Boomers (R,S,HD). The couples have an uncomfortable train journey on Christmas Eve.

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after

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12.10 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD). 12.15 BBC News (S,HD).

The Amazing Spider-Man, 7.30pm

Gulliver’s Travels, 4.35pm

World’s Strongest Man 2015, 7pm

6.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.45 ITV News (S); Weather.

6.10 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Lindsey stages a break-in at the Roscoes’ house.

6.10 Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild (R,S). 2/4. Summer developments at Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Kerry is shocked by Cain’s threat and takes matters into her own hands.

7.30 The Amazing Spider-Man (S,HD) (2012). A gifted teenager gains superhuman powers while investigating his dead parents’ past. Comic-book adventure reboot, starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. ●●●

7.00 Inside Lego at Christmas (R,S,HD). See Choices Above.

7.00 World’s Strongest Man 2015 (S). Action from the third heat of the competition in Malaysia.

Followed by 5 News Update.

8.00 The Supervet at Christmas (R,S,HD). 5/5. Festive edition of the documentary. A sleighpulling Alaskan malamute needs both knees replacing with implants, but his owners are forced to make a difficult decision.

8.00 Help! I’m Snowtrapped (R,S,HD). See Choices Above.

Followed by 5 News Update.

9.00 8 Out of 10 Cats End of Year Special (S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.00 Flowers in the Attic (S,HD) (2014). Premiere. A widow persuades her children to go into hiding, resulting in them suffering abuse at the hands of their grandmother. Drama, starring Heather Graham and Ellen Burstyn. ●●●

10.00 QI (S,HD). 8/16. With Sarah Millican, Tommy Tiernan and Josh Widdicombe.

10.30 Albert Nobbs (S,HD) (2011).

A woman living in disguise as a man in 19th-century Ireland decides to find a wife after a meeting with a fellow crossdresser. Drama, with Glenn Close and Mia Wasikowska. ●●●

10.10 ITV News (S); Weather.

10.24 Regional Programme (S).

10.25 American Pie (S,HD) (1999).

Four teenage boys make a pact to lose their virginity before the high-school prom, but cause huge embarrassment in the process. Comedy, starring Jason Biggs and Chris Klein. ●●●●

10.00 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2015 (R,S,HD). Rob Brydon, Sue Perkins, David Mitchell, Claudia Winkleman, Greg Davies and Jo Brand reveal whether they have their fingers on the pulse of modern life in the annual quiz.

10.45 Erin Brockovich (S,HD) (2000).

See Choices Above. ●●●●●

12.15 Race to Super Bowl 50 (S,HD). 1.05 Top Gear: From A-Z (R,S,HD). 2.05 Sign Zone: Harry Hill in Professor Branestawm Returns (R,S,HD). 3.05 Sign Zone: Back in Time for Christmas (R,S,HD). 4.05 Sign Zone: The Naked Choir with Gareth Malone (R,S,HD). 5.05 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.05 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming.

3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S).

The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.40 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Textbased information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

12.05 Film: Kingdom of Heaven (S,HD) (2005). Historical epic, starring Orlando Bloom. ●●● 2.30 Peep Show (R,S,HD).

2.55 Peep Show (R,S,HD). 3.25 Peep Show (R,S,HD). 3.50 Gadget Man (R,S,HD). 4.15 Benchmark (S,HD). 5.05 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD).

Revisiting two couples who wanted to live by the sea.

1.15 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away! Christmas Special (R,S,HD). The world of debt collection during the festive period. 4.00 Michaela’s Wild Challenge (R,S). Michaela Strachan plays elephant mother. 4.25 Divine Designs (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

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From avalanches to in-car burials, this documentary tells seven stories of people who became trapped by snow. Real-life footage brings to life how some survived against both the odds and the elements, how some were found, and how others were not so lucky.

Cameras return to the Lego factory ahead of Christmas to discover how staff prepare for the festive season, which accounts for more than half of the firm’s annual sales.

ITV2

6.10 The Cube Celebrity Special: McFly (R,S,HD). 6.55 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 7.25 Coronation Street (R,S,HD). 8.20 Britain’s Got More Talent: Amanda’s Top Ten Moments (R,S,HD). 9.25 The Almost Impossible Gameshow (S,HD). 10.25 Film: The Little Vampire (S) (2000). ●●● 12.20 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 12.55 Coronation Street (R,S,HD). 1.55 Jeremy Kyle: DNA Bombshells (R,S,HD). 5.10 Catchphrase Celebrity Special (R,S,HD).

E4

6.00 Bad(ish) Robots (R,S,HD). 6.20 Troy (S,HD). 6.45 Charmed (R,S). 8.35 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). 9.05 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S). 9.30 Bad(ish) Robots (R,S,HD). 10.00 Troy (R,S,HD). 10.30 Lost and Found (R,S,HD). 11.00 Charmed (R,S). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.00 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z 5.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD).

Sky1

FILM PICKS

HELP! I’M SNOWTRAPPED 8pm, Channel 5

INSIDE LEGO AT CHRISTMAS 7pm, Channel 4

FINDING NEVERLAND 5.55pm, BBC2

ERIN BROCKOVICH 10.45pm, Channel 5

Author JM Barrie’s friendship with a widow and her four boys inspires him to create Peter Pan. Fact-based drama, with Johnny Depp.

GOLD

6.00 The Flash (R,S,HD). 8.00 Futurama (R,S). 9.00 Wild Things (R,S,HD). 10.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 12.00 Futurama (R,S).

12.30 Fungus the Bogeyman (R).

Fungus makes a careless mistake.

2.00 Terry Pratchett’s The Colour of Magic (R,S,HD). Part two of two.

Trymon vows to kill Rincewind. 4.00 The Simpsons (R). 4.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

7.00 Last of the Summer Wine (S). 8.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). Back-to-back episodes. 5.20 Only Fools and Horses (S). An old friend returns from Australia flushed with success and offers Del a share in his business empire Down Under. Although the prospect is tempting, it would mean leaving little brother Rodney behind. David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst star.

Sky Sports 1

6.00 Football League Gold (S,HD).

6.15 Football Gold (S,HD). 7.00 Soccer AM: The Best Bits (HD).

8.00 Live Big Bash Cricket (HD).

11.30 Cricket Specials (HD). 12.00 Adam Gilchrist Masterclass (S,HD). 12.30 SPFL Round-Up (HD).

1.00 Live World Darts Championship (HD). 5.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD).

5.30 SPFL Round-Up (HD).

The Shawshank ... 9pm

Ice Age: A Mammoth ... 7.30pm

Fungus the Bogeyman, 6.30pm

Only Fools and Horses, 6pm

FL72 Live, 7.30pm

6.10 You’ve Been Framed: Top 100 Animals (R,S).

The pick of the show’s animal clips.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 14/24.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 15/24.

6.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 8/24.

6.30 Fungus the Bogeyman. 3/3. Last in the series.

6.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). Christmas special from 1986. Rodney dates an aristocrat’s daughter.

6.00 Fantasy Football Club – The Highlights (S,HD).

6.30 FL72 Goals (HD). A round-up of recent matches.

7.15 Liar Liar (S,HD) (1997).

A boy makes a wish to prevent his lawyer father from telling lies, leaving the attorney struggling to get through a divorce case.

Comedy, with Jim Carrey and Maura Tierney.

Including FYI Daily. ●●●●

7.00 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Alfie wants to prove Tony is his dad.

7.30 Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (R,S,HD).

Festive spin-off.

7.30 The Simpsons (R,S).

20/20. Lisa gets her own TV show.

7.20 Only Fools and Horses (S). Christmas special from 1987 in which Del sets out to find his dear departed mother’s treasure trove.

7.30 FL72 Live (HD). Leeds United v Derby County (Kick-off 7.45pm). All the action from the Championship encounter at Elland Road.

8.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 11/24. The gang reflects on how Sheldon has changed their lives.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 10/24. S

8.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 1/24. Jay and Gloria get a shock when they look for a preschool for Joe. 8.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 2/24.

8.40 Only Fools and Horses (S). Del-Boy embarks on a new romance with Raquel, an actress he meets through a computer dating agency.

Feature-length Christmas special from 1988.

9.00 Karl Pilkington: The 9.00 Tattoo Fixers (S,HD).

9.00 The Shawshank Moaning of Life (R,S).

2/15. The team helps Redemption (S,HD) 3/5. Karl sets off around Steve, who wants to (1994). A banker the world in an attempt cover scarring from a wrongly jailed for his to understand why house fire with a Celtic wife’s murder forms an people want children, knot design and Danny, extraordinary friendship including visits to a whose portrait of rapper with a fellow inmate fertility festival in Japan Tupac did not turn out as over the course of their and a natural birthing expected. sentences. Drama, with centre in Bali.

Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Including FYI 10.00 Karl Pilkington: The 10.00 Tripped (S,HD). 4/4.

Daily. ●●●●● Moaning of Life (R,S).

Milo is stranded in a 4/5. Karl aims to bag violent, disintegrating himself a vocation, world. Last in the series. meeting an 85-year-old 10.50 The Big Bang Theory inventor in Japan and a (R,S,HD). 10/23. self-made millionaire in Bernadette takes an South Africa, before interest in physics. taking part in a fashion show in Los Angeles.

10.25 Only Fools and Horses 10.00 FL72 Goals (HD). A (S). 1/6. Del-Boy becomes round-up of recent a yuppie and Rodney matches, featuring all begins attending a the goals from the computer course at Championship, League night school, where he One and League Two. meets Cassandra. David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst star.

11.25 The Big Bang Theory 11.55 Celebrity Juice: (R,S,HD). 11/23.

Bestest Bits 2015 Part Leonard’s mother visits.

2 (R,S,HD). Second festive special looking 11.50 Gogglebox (R,S,HD). back at series 13 and 14 The households’ of the panel show. opinions on recent TV.

11.00 A League of Their Own (R,S,HD). 7/12.

With Pixie Lott, Robbie Fowler and David Walliams.

11.35 Absolutely Fabulous (S). 4/6. Guest starring Naomi Campbell.

11.00 Sir Alex Ferguson Interview (HD). Jim White chats to the former Manchester United manager.

11.30 Cantona: Return of the King (HD).

1.00 Pampered Pooches: Hollywood (R,S,HD). 1.55 Release the Hounds (R,S,HD). 2.45 Viral Tap (R,S). 3.20 Animal Practice (R,S). 3.45 The Almost Impossible Gameshow (R,S). 4.35 Educating Joey Essex: Football Fever (R,S,HD). 5.20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S,HD).

12.00 Strike Back: Legacy (R,S,HD). Locke realises ambassador’s wife Mei Foster is a North Korean agent. 1.00 Strike Back: Legacy (R,S,HD). 2.00 The Last Ship (R,S,HD). 3.00 Road Wars (R,S). 4.00 The Flash (R,S,HD). 5.00 The Flash (R,S,HD).

12.15 Men Behaving Badly (S).

Gary and Dorothy take a weekend break. 12.55 Pulling (S). 1.35 Pramface (S). 2.10 Going Straight (S). 2.40 Yes, Prime Minister (S). 3.15 Yes, Prime Minister (S). MI5 makes an embarrassing announcement. 4.00 Close

12.00 Football’s Greatest Players (S,HD). 1.00 FL72 Goals (HD). 2.00 Football’s Greatest Players (S,HD). 3.30 Sir Alex Ferguson Interview (HD). 4.00 Cantona: Return of the King (HD). 4.30 Football’s Greatest Players (S,HD).

12.55 Gogglebox (R,S,HD). 2.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD).

2.25 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.45 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 3.10 Rules of Engagement (R,S,HD). 3.30 Gogglebox (R,S,HD). 4.25 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S). 4.45 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S).

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A single mother goes to work at a law firm and takes on a company suspected of contaminating a town’s water supply. Factbased drama, starring Julia Roberts.

BBC3

7.00 Top Gear Africa Special – Part One (R,S,HD).

Part one of two.

A search for the source of the Nile in Africa.

8.00 Don’t Tell the Bride (R,S,HD). A Harry Potter fan tries to plan a witches and wizards-themed wedding.

9.00 Don’t Tell the Bride (S,HD).

10.00 EastEnders (R,S,HD).

10.30 Russell Howard’s Good News (R,S,HD).

11.00 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

11.25 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

11.45 American Dad! (R,S,HD).

12.05 Family Guy (R,S).

12.30 Family Guy (R,S).

12.50 Top Coppers (R,S,HD). 1.20 Top Coppers (R,S,HD). 1.50 Top Coppers (R,S,HD).

2.15 Top Coppers (R,S,HD). 2.45 Top Coppers (R,S,HD). 3.15 Top Coppers (R,S,HD).

3.45 Sunny D (R,S,HD).

BBC4

7.00 Doctor Who (R).

7.25 Doctor Who (R).

7.50 Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide (R,HD).

8.00 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2015 (HD). Dr Kevin Fong explores daily life aboard the International Space Station.

9.00 Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones (HD). Biography of the singer and musician.

10.00 Roy Orbison & Friends: A Black and White Night (R).

11.00 The Richest Songs in the World (R,HD).

The 10 songs that have earned the most money of all time.

12.30 Timeshift: Looking for Mr Bond: 007 at the BBC (R,HD).

1.30 Prehistoric Autopsy (R,HD). 2.30 Dinosaurs, Myths and Monsters (R).

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TV PICKS

GREAT BARRIER REEF WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 9pm, BBC1

CHARLIE BROOKER 2015 WIPE 9pm, BBC2

New series. Following his visit to the Great Barrier Reef in 1957, the broadcaster returns to unlock the secrets of the natural wonder.

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 9.00 Film: The Princess and the Frog (S,HD) (2009). ●●●● 10.30 Film: Chicken Run (S,HD) (2000). ●●●● 11.50 Bargain Hunt (R,S). 12.50 BBC News (S,HD). 1.05 Regional News (S). 1.10 Father Brown (R,S,HD). 2.00 Film: National Treasure: Book of Secrets (S,HD) (2007). ●●● 3.55 Room on the Broom (R,S,HD). 4.20 Film: Monsters, Inc (S,HD) (2001). Pixar animated comedy, with the voices of John Goodman and Billy Crystal. ●●●● 5.45 Pointless (R,S,HD).

FILM RATINGS

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Writer and broadcaster Charlie Brooker is back for his annual review of the past 12 months. He takes a satirical look back at the news and cultural events of 2015, including the beginning of Corbyn-mania and a Tory majority, the end of Page Three, and Cecil the Lion. He also tackles the terrifying truth of 2015.

BBC2

7.20 Sign Zone: This Wild Life (R,S,HD). 7.50 Sign Zone: Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip (R,S,HD). 8.20 Film: Waterloo (S,HD) (1970). ●●●● 10.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure (R,S,HD). 11.30 The Great Pottery Throw Down (R,S,HD). 12.30 The Two Ronnies Talking Comedy (R,S). 1.00 The Bear Family and Me (R,S,HD). 2.00 Coast (R,S,HD). 3.00 Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth (R,S,HD). 4.00 Flog It! (R,S). 4.50 Natural World: Attenborough’s Fabulous Frogs (R,S,HD).

5.50 Film: Alice in Wonderland (S,HD) (2010). See Choices Above. ●●●

ALL NEW IT’LL BE ALRIGHT ON THE NIGHT 9pm, ITV

Griff Rhys Jones presents a compilation of out-takes from the world of film and TV, including foul-ups from Mr Selfridge, Doc Martin, and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.

ITV

6.00 CITV. 7.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 Dickinson’s Real Deal (R,S). 10.30 Judge Rinder (R,S,HD). 11.30 Who’s Doing the Dishes? (R,S,HD). 12.30 Film: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (S,HD) (1971). ●●●● 2.20 ITV Lunchtime News (S). 2.25 Regional News (S). 2.35 Midsomer Murders (R,S,HD). 4.30 Dinosaur Britain (R,S,HD). 5.30 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs at Christmas (R,S,HD).

BEN FOGLE: NEW LIVES IN THE SNOW 8pm, Channel 5

Ben meets a 40-year-old British woman who gave up her old life as a communications manager to train huskies inside the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden. He joins Gaynor Leeper and her new husband Milos in their hand-built cabin, which has neither electricity nor running water.

Channel 4

6.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (R,S).

6.25 Small Animal Hospital (S,HD). 7.10 Film: The Love Bug (S,HD) (1968). ●●●● 9.15 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 10.10 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 10.40 Film: The Phantom (S,HD) (1996). ●●● 12.40 Film: Chalet Girl (S,HD) (2011). ●●●● 2.35 Film: Freaky Friday (S,HD) (2003). ●●● 4.35 Film: Sunshine on Leith (S,HD) (2013). Premiere. Musical, starring George MacKay and Kevin Guthrie. ●●●●

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.25 World’s Strongest Man 2015 (R,S). Action from the third heat in the competition. 10.25 Film: Carry On Constable (S) (1960). Comedy, starring Sid James. ●●● 12.10 Film: Carry On Spying (S) (1964). Comedy, starring Kenneth Williams. ●●● 1.55 Film: Annie Get Your Gun (S) (1950). Premiere. Musical Western, starring Betty Hutton. ●●●● 4.05 Film: Calamity Jane (S) (1953). Musical comedy Western, starring Doris Day. ●●●●●

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6.10 Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild (R,S,HD). 3/4. Cameras document autumn events at Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.

7.30 Christmas University Challenge (S,HD). 8/10. The first of the semi-finals.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Evidence emerges that Ross was involved in the shooting.

7.30 Coronation Street (S,HD).

Tyrone dips into the garage’s petty cash to pay off his loan.

7.00 Gogglesprogs (R,S,HD). The nation’s children share their opinions on the best and worst of 2015’s TV.

7.00 World’s Strongest Man 2015 (S). Action from the fourth heat of the competition in Malaysia.

Followed by 5 News Update.

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Ben Fogle: New Lives in ... 8pm

6.20 Channel 4 News (S,HD).

6.30 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Alfie wants to prove Tony is his dad.

8.00 Antiques Roadshow (S,HD).

16/26. Fiona Bruce presents a Christmas special from Lyme Park in Cheshire, where she and toy expert Will Farmer look back at children’s Christmas presents dating back to Edwardian times.

8.00 Top Gear: From A to Z (S,HD).

2/2. John Bishop narrates the second of two programmes celebrating the highlights of the Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond era, via an alphabetical list.

8.00 Big Star’s Little Star (S,HD).

Festive edition of the entertainment show, in which children spill the beans about their famous relatives. With Fiona O’Carroll, Robbie Fowler and Michael Vaughan.

8.00 What Britain Bought in 2015 (S,HD). See Choices Above.

8.00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Snow (R,S,HD). See Choices Above. Followed by 5 News Update.

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Chalet Girl, 12.40pm

6.30 Regional News (S); Weather.

6.45 ITV News (S); Weather.

9.00 Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough (S,HD).

1/3. See Choices Above.

9.00 Charlie Brooker 2015 Wipe (S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.00 All New It’ll Be Alright on the Night (S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.00 24 Hours in A&E (S,HD). An 84-year-old woman is referred to St Georges for urgent treatment for dangerously high potassium levels, while a 74-year-old man is brought in after suffering a suspected stroke.

9.00 Stephen King’s Big Driver (S,HD) (2014). Premiere. A mystery writer plots revenge against the serial killer who attacked her and left her for dead. Thriller based on a short story by Stephen King, starring Maria Bello. ●●●

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Big Star’s Little Star, 8pm

7.00 Celebrity Mastermind (S,HD).

6/10. With Liam Fox, Jon-Allan Butterworth, Nick Helm and Kimberley Nixon.

7.30 A Question of Sport: Festive Fun (S,HD).

10.00 BBC News (S,HD).

10.15 Regional News (S). Followed

by Regional Programme.

10.25 Catherine Tate’s Nan (S,HD).

2/2. The freehold on Nan’s block of flats is bought up.

10.55 Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 1/2. The doting mother yearns for peace and quiet.

10.00 A Gert Lush Christmas (R,S,HD). Comedian Russell Howard’s debut comedy drama.

Dan Colman is about to introduce the woman of his dreams to his crazy but adorable family at Christmas, but it may not go to plan.

10.00 ITV News at Ten (S); Weather.

10.14 Regional Programme (S).

10.15 American Pie 2 (S,HD) (2001).

See Choices Above. ●●●

10.00 The Millionaire Party Planner (S,HD). Following Liz Taylor and her team as they strive to create the best parties on the planet, including the Marina Dalglish charity ball and an exclusive 40th birthday party.

10.50 Stephen King’s Needful Things (S) (1993). The people of a small town find their hearts’ desires in an antique dealer’s shop, but pay a sinister price. Horror, based on Stephen King’s novel, with Ed Harris and Max von Sydow. ●●

11.35 Comic Relief 2015: Thanks a Billion! (R,S,HD). Lenny Henry revisits comedy highlights from this year’s charity event.

11.00 Mock the Week Christmas Special (R,S,HD). 13/13. A festive edition.

11.30 Backchat End of Year Show 2015 (R,S,HD). Jack Whitehall and his father Michael review the events of the past year.

12.40 BBC News (S,HD).

12.15 Film: The Shipping News (S,HD) (2001). Drama, starring Kevin Spacey. ●●● 2.00 Film: Sign Zone: Behind the Candelabra (S,HD) (2013). Biopic of Liberace, starring Michael Douglas. ●●●● 3.55 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). Preview of upcoming programmes.

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6.30 BBC News (S,HD).

6.45 Regional News (S).

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11.05 Fast & Furious 5 (S,HD) (2011).

Action adventure, starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson. ●●●●

12.10 Jackpot247. Interactive gaming.

3.00 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA (R,S).

The host takes his successful talk show stateside. 3.40 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Textbased information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). Guests air their differences.

1.30 Rude Tube (S,HD). Alex Zane counts down a Top 50 of the funniest online videos. 2.25 Friday Night Dinner (R,S,HD). 2.55 Friday Night Dinner (R,S,HD). 3.20 Friday Night Dinner (R,S,HD). 3.50 Gadget Man (R,S,HD). 4.15 Benchmark (S,HD). 5.10 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD). 5.55 Small Animal Hospital (S,HD).

1.10 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 On Benefits: Cashing in for Christmas (R,S,HD). Christmas for people living on state welfare. 4.00 Michaela’s Wild Challenge (R,S). Michaela Strachan has a close encounter with a tamarin. 4.25 Divine Designs (R,S). 4.45 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

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Ashley Jensen plays the title role in this quirky crime drama, based on the novels of MC Beaton. Bored with her new life in the Cotswolds, former London-based PR whizz Agatha Raisin re-doubles efforts to ingratiate herself with the local community.

Retail consultant Mary Portas looks back on how consumers shopped during the year and what the weekly £6billion shopping habit says about the nation.

ITV2

7.25 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 7.50 Britain’s Got More Talent: Simon’s Top Ten Moments (R,S,HD). 8.50 The Almost Impossible Gameshow (R,S). 9.55 Film: Horrid Henry: The Movie (S,HD) (2011). ●● 11.50 You’ve Been Framed! Top 100 Kids (R,S). 12.50 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 1.20 Jeremy Kyle: DNA Bombshells (R,S,HD). 4.40 Catchphrase Celebrity Special (R,S,HD). 5.45 Film: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (S,HD) (2012). ●●●●

E4

6.00 Bad(ish) Robots (R,S,HD). 6.20 Troy (R,S,HD). 6.45 Charmed (R,S).

8.30 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD). 9.00 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S). 9.30 Bad(ish) Robots (R,S,HD). 10.00 Troy (R,S,HD).

10.30 Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (R,S,HD). 11.00 Charmed (R,S). 1.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 2.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 3.00 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z (R,S,HD). 5.00 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD).

Celebrity Juice ... 10pm

9.00 Luke Kempner’s Impression of 2015 (S,HD). Impressionist Luke Kempner looks back at the year’s most noteworthy events in a series of fast-paced sketches featuring some of 2015’s biggest celebrities.

Sky1

6.00 The Flash (R,S,HD). 8.00 Futurama (R,S). 9.00 Wild Things (R,S,HD). 10.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 12.00 Futurama (R,S).

1.00 Fungus the Bogeyman (R).

Scarface has vital information about Eve. 2.00 Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal (R,S,HD). Part one of two. Comic fantasy, starring Richard Coyle. 4.00 The Simpsons (R).

4.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

FILM PICKS

AGATHA RAISIN AND THE QUICHE OF DEATH 9pm, Sky1

WHAT BRITAIN BOUGHT IN 2015 8pm, Channel 4

ALICE IN WONDERLAND 5.50pm, BBC2

AMERICAN PIE 2 10.15pm, ITV

A 19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world she visited as a child. Fantasy adventure, starring Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp.

GOLD

7.00 Last of the Summer Wine (S). 8.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). Back-to-back episodes. 5.40 Only Fools and Horses (S). Del enters one of Rodney’s old paintings in a competition and is over the moon when he wins a holiday for three at a five-star hotel in Majorca - but Del-Boy reveals there is a slight snag. Comedy, starring David Jason.

Johnny English Reborn, 8pm

Agatha Raisin and ... 9pm

Only Fools and Horses, 9.15pm

6.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 16/24.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 17/24. Amy tries to find Raj a date.

6.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 12/24.

6.30 The Simpsons (R).

10/22.

6.50 Only Fools and Horses (S). 5/6. Del visits the doctor.

7.00 Hollyoaks (S,HD). Kim confiscates Lindsey’s kill kit and panics at the thought of her going after her next victim.

7.00 The Simpsons (R).

11/22. Homer is hypnotised into thinking he is a 10-year-old boy.

7.30 The Simpsons (R).

12/22.

8.00 Johnny English Reborn (S,HD) (2011).

A bumbling former secret agent is lured out of seclusion to foil an attempt to assassinate the premier of China.

Spy comedy sequel, starring Rowan Atkinson and Gillian Anderson. ●●●

8.00 Modern Family (R,S).

3/24. Phil helps Haley persuade Claire to let Dylan move in.

8.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 4/24. Phil goes into nesting mode after finding duck eggs.

8.05 Only Fools and Horses (S). 6/6. Rodney ties the knot with Cassandra, while Del tries to dodge a bashing from the dreaded Driscoll brothers over some stolen mobile phones.

9.00 Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (R,S,HD). See Choices Above.

9.15 Only Fools and Horses (S). The Trotter brothers go on a lads’ day out to Margate, but things do not turn out as expected, and they end up stranded in the seaside town overnight.

Christmas special from 1989.

Sky Sports 1

6.00 FL72 Goals (HD). 7.00 Game Changers (HD). 7.30 Fantasy Football Club – The Highlights (S,HD). 8.00 Live Big Bash Cricket (HD). 11.30 Cricket Specials (HD). 12.00 Adam Gilchrist Masterclass (HD). 12.30 Fantasy Football Club – The Highlights (S,HD). 1.00 FL72 Goals (HD).

2.15 Football Gold (HD). 2.25 Fantasy Football Club – The Highlights (S,HD).

2.55 Live La Liga Football (HD). 5.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD).

5.30 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD).

6.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD).

6.30 Premier League 100 Club (HD).

7.00 Live Ford Football Special (HD).

Sunderland v Liverpool (Kick-off 7.45pm).

Coverage of the Premier League fixture at the Stadium of Light.

10.15 Spanish Football Highlights (HD). Real Madrid v Real Sociedad.

10.30 Football Gold (S,HD).

Sunderland v Liverpool from the 2013/14 season.

10.45 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD).

A profile of Liverpool striker Michael Owen.

10.00 Celebrity Juice: 10.05 Supernatural (S,HD).

Bestest of the 12/23. People start to Unseenest Bits (S,HD). disappear into thin air.

Compilation of unseen moments from the past year of Keith Lemon’s comedy panel show, which were too naughty or funny for TV. 11.00 Scary Movie V (S,HD) (2013). Horror spoof sequel, starring Ashley Tisdale. ●

11.00 Supernatural (S,HD).

11.00 A League of Their 13/23. The brothers must Own (R,S,HD). 8/12. stop a vengeful spirit.

With Jenny Jones, Gianfranco Zola and Johnny Vegas.

12.45 Luke Kempner’s Impression of 2015 (R,S,HD). 1.45 Release the Hounds (S,HD). 2.40 Viral Tap (R,S,HD).

3.15 Animal Practice (R,S,HD). 3.35 Educating Joey Essex: Reem Halloween (R,S,HD). 4.25 Educating Joey Essex: Supermodel Student (R,S,HD). 5.15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S,HD).

12.00 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 12.30 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 1.00 Gogglebox (R,S,HD). The households’ opinions on recent TV. 2.00 Supernatural (R,S,HD). 2.50 Supernatural (R,S,HD). 3.30 Charmed (R,S). 4.15 Charmed (R,S). The sisters uncover a secret.

12.00 Strike Back: Legacy (R,S,HD). Scott and Stonebridge covertly enter North Korea. 1.00 Strike Back: Legacy (R,S,HD).

Scott and Stonebridge fall into the clutches of Li-Na. 2.00 The Last Ship (R,S,HD). 3.00 Road Wars (R,S,HD). 4.00 The Flash (R,S,HD).

5.00 The Flash (R,S,HD).

11.10 Not Going Out (S). 8/8.

Lee plans to spend time alone with Lucy at Christmas.

11.50 Absolutely Fabulous (S). 5/6. Patsy moves in with Edina.

11.15 Football Gold (S,HD).

Sunderland v Liverpool from the 2013/14 season.

11.30 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD). The best of Robbie Fowler’s 162 Premier League goals.

12.30 Men Behaving Badly (S).

Tony tries to make Deborah jealous.

1.10 Pulling (S). Karen decides to give up alcohol. 1.50 Pramface (S).

2.25 Going Straight (S). 2.55 Yes, Prime Minister (S). 3.25 Yes, Prime Minister (S). 4.00 Close

12.00 Ford Football Special (HD).

1.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD). 1.30 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD).

2.00 Ford Football Special (HD).

3.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD). 3.30 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD).

4.00 Ford Football Special (HD).

The teenage friends get together after their first year at college and set out to broaden their sexual horizons Comedy sequel, with Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan.

BBC3

7.00 Top Gear Africa Special – Part Two (R,S,HD). The quest to find the source of the River Nile concludes.

8.00 Toy Story (S,HD) (1995). Pixar animated adventure, with the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. ●●●●● 9.15 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (S,HD) (2010). Fantasy adventure, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. ●●● 11.05 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

11.25 Family Guy (R,S,HD). Brian dates a blind girl.

11.50 American Dad! (R,S,HD).

12.10 American Dad! (R,S,HD). 12.30 Russell Howard’s Good News (R,S,HD). 1.00 Him & Her (R,S,HD). 1.30 Him & Her (R,S,HD). 2.00 Him & Her (R,S,HD). 2.30 Him & Her (R,S,HD). 3.00 Him & Her (R,S,HD). 3.30 Him & Her (R,S,HD).

BBC4

7.00 Canals – The Making of a Nation (R).

7.30 Tomorrow’s World Christmas 1975 (R,HD).

8.00 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2015 (HD). Dr Kevin Fong explores†the future of space travel.

9.00 The Real Star of Bethlehem: A Sky at Night Christmas Special (HD).

Searching for the potential causes of the Star of Bethlehem.

10.00 Vertigo (HD) (1958). Hitchcock thriller, starring James Stewart. ●●●●●

12.05 Premium Bond with Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet (R,HD).

1.00 The Real Star of Bethlehem: A Sky at Night Christmas Special (R,HD). 2.00 Prehistoric Autopsy (R,HD). 3.00 Natural World (R).

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TV PICKS

JOOLS’ ANNUAL HOOTENANNY 2015 11.10pm, BBC2

PANDA BABIES 8.30pm, ITV

Jools Holland brings in the new year with performances by Jess Glynne, Tom Jones, Paul Weller, Hozier, James Bay, Beth Hart and Jeff Beck.

BBC1

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Steve Leonard has been a vet for more than 20 years but has never had a close encounter with a panda. That’s all about to change as he travels more than 5,000 miles to China, where he goes behind the scenes of three reserves to watch baby pandas grow up. He is granted exclusive access to meet the young animals.

BBC2

6.00 Breakfast (S,HD). 9.00 Film: Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings (S,HD) (2012). ●●● 10.05 CBeebies Alice in Wonderland (S,HD).

10.55 Film: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (S,HD) (2011). ●●●● 12.30 Bargain Hunt (R,S,HD). 1.00 BBC News; Weather (S,HD). 1.10 Regional News (S). 1.20 Harry Hill in Professor Branestawm Returns (R,S). 2.20 Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (R,S,HD).

2.50 Film: Up (S,HD) (2009). See Choices Above. ●●●●● 4.15 Stick Man (R,S,HD). 4.45 Take That on Tour (R,S,HD). 5.45 Pointless (R,S,HD).

6.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,S). 7.00 Flog It! (R,S). 7.45 Sign Zone: This Wild Life (R,S,HD). 8.15 Sign Zone: Great British Menu (R,S,HD). 8.45 Film: Father of the Bride (S,HD) (1950). ●●●● 10.15 Natural World: A Bear with a Bounty (R,S,HD). 11.15 Film: Custer of the West (S,HD) (1967). ●●● 1.30 Film: Ice Station Zebra (S,HD) (1968). ●●● 3.50 World’s Sneakiest Animals (R,S,HD). 4.50 Christmas Shopping Fever 2015: John Lewis and the Retail Race (R,S,HD). 5.50 Film: The Odd Life of Timothy Green (S,HD) (2012). ●●

The Graham Norton Show, 10.45pm

Christmas Shopping Fever ... 4.50pm

BRYAN ADAMS ROCKS BIG BEN LIVE 11.30pm, BBC1

The Canadian rocker blasts out his greatest hits to bring in the new year, only pausing to take a break for the chimes of Big Ben and the traditional fireworks display.

ITV

6.00 CITV. 7.00 Good Morning Britain (S,HD). 8.30 Lorraine (S,HD). 9.25 Dickinson’s Real Deal (R,S). 10.30 Judge Rinder (R,S,HD). 11.30 Who’s Doing the Dishes? (R,S,HD). 12.30 ITV Lunchtime News (S). 12.40 Film: Dragonheart (S,HD) (1996). Fantasy adventure, starring Dennis Quaid. ●●● 2.30 Dinosaur Britain (R,S,HD). 3.30 The Chase (R,S,HD). 4.30 Downton Abbey – The Finale (R,S,HD).

ALAN CARR’S NEW YEAR SPECSTACULAR 9pm, Channel 4

Alan Carr returns with another end-of-year show, inviting a cavalcade of celebrity guests including David Guetta, Danny Dyer, Mel B, Greg Davies, Verne Troyer and Katherine Ryan to join him at Channel 4 HQ to welcome 2016 in a suitably raucous fashion.

Channel 4

6.40 Film: Explorers (S,HD) (1985). ●●● 8.40 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 9.35 The Simpsons (R,S,HD). 11.05 Film: Imagine That (S,HD) (2009). Fantasy comedy, starring Eddie Murphy. ●● 1.10 Film: The Rocketeer (S,HD) (1991). Sci-fi adventure, starring Bill Campbell. ●●●● 3.20 Film: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (S,HD) (1989). See Choices Above. ●●●● 5.20 Channel 4 News (S,HD). 5.35 Hollyoaks (S,HD).

Channel 5

6.00 Milkshake!. 9.00 World’s Strongest Man 2015 (R,S). 9.50 Film: Carry On Teacher (S) (1959). Comedy, starring Ted Ray. ●●● 11.30 Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert (R,S,HD). Celebration of the 100th anniversary of the singer’s birth.

1.50 Film: One Chance (S) (2013). Factbased comedy drama, starring James Corden. ●●● 3.55 Film: The Wizard of Oz (S) (1939). Musical fantasy, starring Judy Garland. ●●●●●

6.00 Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild (R,S,HD). Last in the series.

Followed by 5 News Update.

6.55 World’s Strongest Man 2015 (S). Followed by 5 News Update.

7.30 Christmas University Challenge (S,HD). 9/10. The second semi-final.

7.00 Emmerdale (S,HD). Andy is forced to make a confession to Robert, leading to a fateful encounter with Ross, and Bernice has a stressful time organising the Home Farm party.

8.00 Gareth Malone’s Great Choir Reunion (S,HD). 2/2. Gareth tracks down some of the singers from the Military Wives and the workplace choirs he formed in Sing While You Work, before rehearsals begin for reunion concert.

8.00 Coronation Street (S,HD).

Emily announces she is leaving for Peru.

8.30 Panda Babies (S,HD). See Choices Above.

7.30 TFI New Year’s Eve (S,HD).

Chris Evans prepares to welcome in the new year with a mix of celebrity chat, raucous stunts and music, with Olly Murs, Will Poulter, Sia, New Order, the Vaccines and Izzy Bizu.

9.00 The Sapphires (S,HD) (2012).

Premiere. Four Aboriginal Australian singers are propelled to stardom when they entertain American troops in the Vietnam War. Drama, starring Deborah Mailman and Chris O’Dowd. ●●●●

9.35 Birds of a Feather (R,S,HD).

3/8. Sharon and Tracey discover Dorien has a big secret.

10.45 The Graham Norton Show (S,HD). See Choices Above.

10.40 Live at the Apollo Christmas Special 2015 (R,S,HD). 7/7.

Nina Conti hosts a special festive edition of the stand-up show. Last in the series.

10.05 Piers Meets Cilla Black (R,S,HD). 1/6. An interview with the entertainer, whose long career was marked by extraordinary highs tempered with tragic personal setbacks.

11.30 Bryan Adams Rocks Big Ben Live (S). 1/2. See Choices Above.

11.10 Jools’ Annual Hootenanny 2015 (S,HD). See Choices Above.

11.05 The Nation’s Favourite Bond Song (R,S,HD). The stories behind 20 songs from the 007 movies.

11.55 ITV News and Weather and New Year’s Bongs (S).

11.10 8 Out of 10 Cats End of Year Special (R,S,HD). Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson and Sean Lock look at the funniest stories of 2015.

11.55 Most Shocking Christmas TV Moments (R,S,HD). The most appalling Christmas television turkeys of all time.

12.00 New Year’s Eve Fireworks (S).

12.10 Bryan Adams Rocks Big Ben Live (S). 12.45 Mrs Brown’s Boys (R,S,HD).

1.15 Miranda Hart – My What I Call Live Show (R,S,HD). A performance from the comedian’s nationwide tour. 2.15 Would I Lie to You? At Christmas (R,S,HD). 2.45 Weather for the Week Ahead (S,HD).

2.50 BBC News (S,HD).

1.10 Best of Glastonbury 2015 (R,S,HD).

A round-up of highlights from June’s festival. 3.10 Sign Zone: Snow Chick: A Penguin’s Tale (R,S,HD). Following the first months in the life of an emperor penguin. 4.10 Sign Zone: Back in Time for Christmas (R,S,HD). 5.10 This Is BBC Two (S,HD). Preview of upcoming programmes.

12.10 The Nation’s Favourite Bond Song (R,S,HD). Continued. 12.40 Film: Goldfinger (S,HD) (1964). James Bond adventure, starring Sean Connery. ●●●●● 2.30 ITV Nightscreen (HD). Text-based information service. 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S). Guests air their differences.

12.10 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2015 (R,S,HD). 2.10 Catastrophe (R,S,HD). 2.35 Catastrophe (R,S,HD). 3.05 Catastrophe (R,S,HD). 3.35 Gadget Man (R,S,HD). 4.00 Location, Location, Location (R,S,HD).

4.50 Deal or No Deal (R,S,HD). 5.40 Film: Mysterious Island (S,HD) (1961). Sci-fi adventure, starring Michael Craig. ●●●

1.55 SuperCasino. Live interactive gaming. 3.10 Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild (R,S,HD). Charting the effects of a mild winter at Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. 4.00 Michaela’s Wild Challenge (R,S). 4.25 Divine Designs (R,S). 4.50 House Doctor (R,S). 5.10 House Doctor (R,S). 5.35 House Doctor (R,S).

7.00 Celebrity Mastermind (S,HD).

7/10. With Lisa Maxwell, Gary Delaney, Simon Greenall and Conor McNamara.

7.30 Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot (R,S,HD). Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench star in this adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story about retired bachelor Mr Hoppy, who hits upon a cunning plan to romance his neighbour Mrs Silver.

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6.35 Celebrity Couples Come Dine with Me (S,HD). With Union J singer Jaymi Hensley, TV presenter Gail Porter and ex-EastEnders actor Ricky Groves.

6.30 BBC News; Weather (S,HD).

6.50 Regional News (S).

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9.15 Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie (S,HD) (2014). Premiere. The indomitable Irish matriarch fights to defend Dublin’s famous street market from being sold off to developers.

Comedy, starring Brendan O’Carroll. ●●

9.00 Alan Carr’s New Year Specstacular (S,HD). See Choices Above.

8.00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Winter Wonderland (R,S,HD).

2/4. The adventurer travels to Alaska to visit a couple who hiked 4,000 miles to get to their new home, where they are now bringing up their two children in a small coastal village.

9.00 Britain’s Best Loved Double Acts (R,S). See Choices Above.

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Graham hosts a star-studded New Year’s Eve special, chatting to Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne and Hollywood heavyweights Jennifer Lawrence, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.

ITV2

7.40 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 8.05 Coronation Street (R,S,HD). 8.30 Britain’s Got More Talent: David’s Top Ten Moments (R,S,HD). 9.25 The Almost Impossible Gameshow (R,S,HD). 10.25 Film: Arthur and the Great Adventure (S,HD) (2009). ●● 12.30 Emmerdale (R,S,HD). 1.00 Coronation Street (R,S,HD). 1.30 The Jeremy Kyle Show (R,S,HD). 4.45 Catchphrase Celebrity Special (R,S,HD). 5.45 Luke Kempner’s Impression of 2015 (R,S).

A countdown celebrating terrific twosomes, cracking couples and dazzling duos from the worlds of TV, film, music, animation and sport, as voted for by Channel 5 viewers. The programme features partnerships including the Two Ronnies, Morecambe & Wise and Ant and Dec.

E4

6.00 Bad(ish) Robots (R,S,HD).

6.20 Troy (R,S,HD). 6.45 Charmed (R,S). 8.30 Hollyoaks (R,S,HD).

9.00 Rude(ish) Tube (R,S). 9.30 Bad(ish) Robots (R,S,HD). 10.00 Troy (R,S,HD). 10.30 How I Met Your Mother (R,S,HD). 11.30 Film: Casper (S,HD) (1995). Supernatural family comedy, starring Christina Ricci. ●●●● 1.30 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z (R,S,HD).

Sky1

6.00 The Flash (R,S,HD). 8.00 Futurama (R,S). 9.00 Wild Things (R,S,HD). 10.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 12.00 Futurama (R,S).

2.00 Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal (R,S,HD). Conclusion. Lipwig races to win his bet with Reacher Gilt. 4.00 The Simpsons (R). Bart betrays Milhouse during their school sports day. 4.30 Modern Family (R,S,HD).

FILM PICKS

BRITAIN’S BEST LOVED DOUBLE ACTS 9pm, Channel 5

THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW 10.45pm, BBC1

UP 2.50pm, BBC1

An old man uses balloons to fly his house to South America, but finds a boy scout has stowed away. Animated adventure, with the voice of Ed Asner.

GOLD

7.00 Last of the Summer Wine (S). 8.00 Only Fools and Horses (S). Back-to-back episodes 5.25 Only Fools and Horses (S).

Del seizes a rare opportunity to make a quick profit and bring Trotters Independent Traders into the hi-tech world of satellite communications. Comedy, starring David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst.

Sky Sports 1

7.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD). 7.30 Football League Gold (S,HD). 8.00 Live Big Bash Cricket (HD). 11.30 Cricket Specials (S,HD). 12.00 Ford Football Special (HD). 1.00 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD). 1.30 Football League Gold (S,HD). 2.25 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD). 2.55 Live La Liga Football (HD). 5.00 Barclays Premier League Legends (S,HD). 5.30 Barclays Premier League World (S,HD).

ET: The Extra-Terrestrial, 6.45pm

Gogglesprogs, 8pm

Bring the Noise, 10pm

Only Fools and Horses, 9.45pm

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6.45 ET: The ExtraTerrestrial (S,HD) (1982). Sci-fi fantasy, with Henry Thomas. ●●●●●

6.00 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z – J is for... Justice League of America (R,S,HD). 11/24.

6.35 Hollyoaks (S,HD).

6.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 16/24.

6.30 The Simpsons (R).

13/22.

6.30 Only Fools and Horses (S). 2/8. Raquel is offered an audition.

6.00 Football League Gold (S,HD).

6.15 Football Gold (S).

6.30 Football League Gold (S,HD).

7.05 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z (R,S,HD). 23/23.

7.35 The Big Bang Theory: Big Bang A to Z (R,S,HD). 7/23.

7.00 The Simpsons (R).

14/22. Marge joins an online taxi service.

7.30 The Simpsons (R).

15/22. Moe falls in love with a Nigerian princess.

7.35 Only Fools and Horses (S). 3/8. Del becomes a showbiz entrepreneur after discovering a sensational Tom Jonesstyle singer.

7.00 The Sky Sports Years (HD). Action from 2011, the 21st year of Sky Sports coverage, featuring a number of memorable moments.

8.00 Gogglesprogs (R,S,HD). The nation’s children share their opinions on the best and worst of 2015’s TV, from the cakes on The Great British Bake off, to big news stories.

8.00 Modern Family (R,S,HD). 5/24. Gloria is chosen for jury duty.

8.30 Modern Family (R,S).

6/24. Luke is arrested for driving without a licence.

8.40 Only Fools and Horses (S). 4/8. Del is invited to a school reunion at the Nag’s Head organised by old adversary Roy Slater (Jim Broadbent), who has recently been released from prison.

8.00 The Sky Sports Years (S,HD). Action from 2012, the 22nd year of Sky Sports coverage, featuring a number of memorable moments from a vintage year of sport.

9.00 Football’s Funniest Moments (R,S,HD). 3/3.

Another line up of famous football fans single out their favourite funny moments from the world of the beautiful game.

9.45 Only Fools and Horses (S). 5/8. Uncle Albert falls victim to muggers, so Del-Boy resolves to take the law into his own hands. Comedy, starring David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst.

9.00 The Sky Sports Years (S,HD). Action from 2013, the 23rd year of Sky Sports coverage.

9.00 Gogglebox: Celebrity 9.00 Quantum of Solace Special for SU2C (S,HD) (2008). James (R,S,HD). Critiques of Bond sets out on a popular and topical TV personal mission of shows, featuring guests vengeance and uncovers including Geri Halliwell, a plan to cause a coup in Boy George and Marilyn a Latin American country. in support of the Stand Spy thriller sequel, with Up to Cancer initiative.

Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko. ●●● 10.25 Gogglebox 2014 (R,S,HD). Capturing the households’ instant reactions to what they are watching on TV from the comfort of their own sofas.

Narrated by Caroline Aherne.

11.15 Celebrity Juice: Bestest of the Unseenest Bits (R,S,HD). Unseen moments from the comedy panel show.

12.15 Celebrity Juice (R,S,HD).

2.30 Release the Hounds (R,S,HD). 3.20 The Almost Impossible Gameshow (R,S,HD).

4.10 Educating Joey Essex – General Election, What Are You Sayin?! (R,S,HD). 5.00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (R,S,HD).

12.05 The Inbetweeners (R,S,HD). 12.35 The Inbetweeners (R,S,HD). 2.15 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD). 2.35 The Big Bang Theory (R,S,HD).

3.00 The Goldbergs (R,S,HD).

3.20 Gogglesprogs (R,S,HD). 4.15 Charmed (R,S). 5.00 Charmed (R,S).

10.50 Only Fools and Horses 10.00 The Sky Sports Years 10.00 Bring the Noise (S).

(S). 6/8. Rodney and 10/10. Part two of two.

(S,HD). Action from Albert worry the flat will Further highlights of the 2014, the 24th year of get overcrowded once comedy quiz hosted by Sky Sports coverage.

Raquel and Del’s baby Ricky Wilson, with arrives. Starring David regulars Nicole Jason.

Scherzinger, Tinie Tempah, Katherine Ryan and Joel Dommett. Last in the series.

11.00 A League of Their Own (R,S,HD). 11/12.

11.30 A League of Their Own (R,S,HD). 12/12.

Last in the series.

11.55 New Years Eve Fireworks (S).

11.55 Absolutely Fabulous (S). 2/6. Patsy’s sister arrives.

11.00 SPFL Round-Up (HD).

11.30 Barclays Premier League World (S,HD).

A round-up of the latest news.

12.15 Strike Back: Legacy (R,S,HD). 1.10 Strike Back: Legacy (R,S,HD). 2.00 The Last Ship (R,S,HD). Danny comes down with a mysterious illness. 3.00 Road Wars (R,S,HD). Police officers combat vehicle crime. 4.00 The Flash (R,S,HD). 5.00 The Flash (R,S,HD).

12.35 Men Behaving Badly (S).

Gary makes a drunken proposal.

1.15 Gimme Gimme Gimme (S).

Christmas special from 1999. Linda becomes obsessed with a new idol.

1.55 Pramface (S). 2.30 Yes, Prime Minister (S). 3.00 Yes Minister (S). 3.30 Bewitched (S).

4.00 Close

12.00 La Liga Show (HD). 12.30 Premier League 100 Club (S,HD).

1.00 The Sky Sports Years (HD).

2.00 The Sky Sports Years (S,HD).

3.00 The Sky Sports Years (S,HD).

4.00 The Sky Sports Years (S,HD).

5.00 La Liga Show (HD). 5.30 Barclays Premier League World (S,HD).

HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS 3.20pm, Channel 4

A professor’s shrinking ray reduces his children to microscopic size.

Disney comedy, with Rick Moranis and Matt Frewer.

BBC3

7.00 How to Train Your Dragon (S,HD) (2010).

Animated fantasy. ●●●● 8.30 Toy Story 2 (S,HD) (1999).

Animated sequel, with the voice of Tom Hanks. ●●●●● 10.00 Russell Howard’s Good News (R,S,HD).

10.30 Russell Howard’s Good News (R,S,HD).

11.00 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

11.25 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

11.45 Family Guy (R,S,HD).

12.10 Family Guy (R,S,HD). 12.30 Family Guy (R,S). 12.50 Family Guy (R,S). 1.15 Family Guy (R,S). 1.35 Family Guy (R,S). 1.55 Family Guy (R,S). 2.15 Russell Howard’s Good News (R,S,HD). 2.45 Russell Howard’s Good News (R,S,HD). 3.15 Great Movie Mistakes V: Revenge of the Fifth (R,S). 3.30 Asian Provocateur (S).

BBC4

7.00 Canals – The Making of a Nation (R,HD).

Liz McIvor examines the canal system.

7.30 Canals – The Making of a Nation (R,HD).

8.00 Canals – The Making of a Nation (R,HD).

8.30 Canals – The Making of a Nation (R,HD).

The people who operated the canal boats during Victorian times.

9.00 Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (HD). Part one of two. The life, music and career of entertainer Frank Sinatra.

10.55 Made in Dagenham (HD) (2010). Fact-based comedy drama, starring Sally Hawkins. ●●●●

12.40 David Bowie and the Story of Ziggy Stardust (R,HD). 1.40 Queens of Disco (R). 2.40 Disco at the BBC (R).

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