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sunday 30 Climbed Every Mountain – The Story Behind The Sound Of Music BBC2, 8.15pm It’s a Christmas classic and we all know the songs and the story, but did you know that behind it lies one family’s astonishing story? Sue Perkins travels to Salzburg, Ellis Island and Vermont to find out more about the Trapp Family Singers. Really truly.
Ripper Street BBC1, 9pm This crime drama, set in Victorian London, may have a clue to its content in the title. There’s not really a street named after the Ripper. There is, however, a young woman found murdered with all the hallmarks of this being a Ripper killing. Has Jack returned, or is this a new beast determined to prey upon us?
Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2012 Channel 4, 9pm Jimmy Carr hosts the round up of the year, quizzing three celebrity teams on the events that grabbed the papers and the gossips rags. From elections to natural disasters and celebrity mishaps. Always a lark, and with question setters including Seth Rogen, Ricky Gervais and more.
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6.00 – 7.05am Children’s television 7.05 Fleabag Monkeyface 7.15 Fleabag Monkeyface 7.25 Almost Naked Animals 7.40 Almost Naked Animals 7.50 Horrid Henry 8.05 Horrid Henry 8.15 Horrid Henry 8.30 Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge 9.25 ITV News 9.30 Dinner Date 10.30 Dickinson’s Real Deal 11.30 The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter 12.00pm ITV News & Weather 12.10 Holiday Home Sweet Home 1.10 Holiday Home Sweet Home 2.10 FILM: Carry On Screaming (1966) 4.00 Midsomer Murders 6.00 Meridian News 6.15 ITV News; Weather 6.30 30 Years Of CITV A look back at 30 years of children’s television with contributions from some of the presenters and stars of CITV, as well as celebrity fans of the shows. Featuring classics including everything from Children’s Ward to Dangermouse, and Art Attack to Knightmare. 7.30 I Love You’ve Been Framed Kids across the UK reveal their favourite You’ve Been Framed! moments. 8.30 Dale’s Great Getaway TV favourite Dale Winton presents a fun-filled Christmas spectacular in which three families compete in a series of challenges around the globe for the chance of winning one of three very different holidays. 9.30 FILM: Love Actually (2003) Starring Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Keira Knightley, Emma Thompson, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson. Romantic comedy drama from the writer of Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral, which weaves in and out of the love lives of eight loosely inter-related couples. 10.30 ITV News; Weather 10.45 FILM: Love Actually (2003) Lovey dovey lovey dovey all the time. 12.20am FILM: Parenthood (1989) 2.25 Jackpot247 3.00 In Plain Sight 3.40 ITV Nightscreen
6.00am Sali Mali 6.05 The Treacle People 6.15 FILM: The Three Worlds Of Gulliver (1960) 7.55 The Morning Line 8.45 FILM: Space Chimps (2008) 10.35 FILM: Garfield: A Tail Of Two Kitties (2006) 12.20pm The Simpsons 12.55 The Simpsons 1.30 Channel 4 Racing 3.30 Deal Or No Deal’s Big Christmas Dinner 4.25 Celebrity Come Dine With Me Extra Portions 5.00 Celebrity Come Dine With Me Extra Portions 5.30 Celebrity Come Dine With Me Extra Portions
6.00 – 8.10am Children’s television 8.10 Angelina Ballerina 8.30 Rupert Bear 8.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 9.00 Toby’s Travelling Circus 9.10 Roary The Racing Car 9.25 Jelly Jamm 9.40 Chinese Food In Minutes 10.00 Meerkat Manor 10.30 Dallas 11.25 Eddie Stobart: Trucks And Trailers 12.25pm Once Upon A Time 1.25 FILM: It’s A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) 3.10 FILM: Grounded (2006) 4.55 FILM: Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish (1998)
6.00am Breakfast 8.05 Match Of The Day 9.40 FILM: Eight Below (2006) 11.30 Snow Babies 12.30pm BBC News 12.40 Countryfile 1.40 FILM: Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971) 3.30 Call The Midwife 4.50 Songs Of Praise: Celebrating 2012 Big Sing 5.30 Wild Weather Of The South 2012
6.00am Pingu 6.05 Timmy Time 6.15 Rastamouse 6.30 The Large Family 6.40 Andy’s Wild Adventures 7.00 Naomi’s Nightmares Of Nature 7.30 4 O’Clock Club 8.00 M.I. High 8.30 Hero Squad 9.00 Copycats 9.30 12 Again 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11.30 The Great British Bake Off Masterclass 12.30pm EastEnders 3.30 Space Dive 5.00 FILM: Force 10 From Navarone (1978)
6.20am FILM: Dr Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts (2009) 7.45 FILM: Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006) 9.30 Sunday Brunch 11.40 The Big Bang Theory 12.10pm The Simpsons 12.40 FILM: Clash Of The Titans (1981) 2.55 FILM: Edward Scissorhands (1990) 5.00 Channel 4 News 5.25 4thought.tv 5.30 The Art Of The Snowman And The Snowdog 5.35 The Snowman And The Snowdog
6.00 – 8.10am Children’s television 8.10 Angelina Ballerina 8.25 Rupert Bear 8.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 8.55 Toby’s Travelling Circus 9.05 Roary The Racing Car 9.25 Jelly Jamm 9.40 Chinese Food In Minutes 9.50 Meerkat Manor 10.20 Dallas 11.15 Eddie Stobart’s Christmas Cracker 12.20pm Once Upon A Time 1.15 FILM: Lost Holiday: The Jim And Suzanne Shemwell Story (2007) 3.05 FILM: Ivanhoe (1952) 5.05 FILM: Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954)
6.05 Celebrity Come Dine With Me Extra Portions Celebrity special of the cookery-based reality show in which chefs compete for the title of ultimate dinner party host. Peter Stringfellow hosts the final dinner party. If this is a repeat, watch out fo the ‘sink’ moment. 6.35 Channel 4 News 6.45 4thought.tv 6.50 Stephen Fry: Gadget Man Christmas Special Stephen looks at gadgets from Christmases past. 7.20 FILM: Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003) Starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen and Sean Astin. The last instalment of the fantasy trilogy based on Tolkien’s epic tale. The final battle for Middle Earth sees Frodo and Sam, guided by Gollum, approach Mordor on their quest to destroy the One Ring. Gandalf and Pippin ride to Minas Tirith to help defend Gondor, while Aragorn leads the forces of good against the Eye of Sauron. 11.10 FILM: Wuthering Heights (2011) Starring Kaya Scodelario, Paul Hilton, Shannon Beer and Steve Evets. Emily Bronte’s haunting love story which swirls around the stormy relations between two Yorkshire country families. 1.35am FILM: Chocolat (2000) 3.40 90210 4.20 90210 5.00 Deal Or No Deal’s Big Christmas Dinner 5.55 The Hoobs
6.30 FILM: Snow White (2001) Starring Kristin Kreuk, Miranda Richardson, Tyron Leitso, Karin Konoval, Tom Irwin and Vera Farmiga. A modern reworking of Snow White. Inspired by the original story by the Brothers Grimm, this fairytale classic combines gothic horror with magic and romance and is brought to life with state-of-the-art special effects. 8.10 5 News Weekend 8.15 World’s Strongest Man 2012 The 35th running of the international strongman competition from the grounds of the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. Time for another British debutant to take the stage in Los Angeles as World Strongest Man continues with Group 3. 9.15 FILM: Stephen King’s Bag Of Bones (2011) Starring Pierce Brosnan, Melissa George, Annabeth Gish. Horror based on Stephen King’s 1998 award-winning novel. A bestselling novelist retreats to his lakeside cabin in Maine after his wife is killed in a road accident. There he meets an attractive widow and becomes embroiled in her custody battle for her daughter against the child’s wealthy grandfather. 12.20am SuperCasino 4.00 Michaela’s Wild Challenge 4.25 The Great Artists 4.50 Rough Guide To Islands 5.05 Hana’s Helpline 5.15 The Milkshake! Show 5.40 Thomas & Friends 5.50 Roary The Racing Car
6.00 BBC News 6.20 South East Today 6.30 Celebrity Mastermind Celebrity edition of the quiz, hosted by John Humphrys. Radio 2 DJ Ken Bruce, CBeebies presenter Sid Sloane, musician Paul Young and comedian Holly Walsh take their place in the infamous black chair. 7.00 Countryfile Ellie Harrison is on the Yorkshire Moors for a special edition of Countryfile, looking back at the men and women who have been inspired by the British countryside. 8.00 Antiques Roadshow Fiona Bruce and the team travel to Fountains Abbey near Ripon in Yorkshire. 9.00 Ripper Street See highlights. 10.00 BBC News 10.15 South East Today 10.25 Match Of The Day 2 Colin Murray introduces highlights of the final two Premier League fixtures of 2012, with expert analysis from Alan Shearer and Pat Nevin. 11.25 Sport Relief 2012 – The Final Score Gary Lineker introduces highlights from Sport Relief 2012 as celebrities and the public alike attempted to raise stacks of cash for charity. 12.25am FILM: Open Range (2003) 2.40 Weatherview 2.45 Sign Zone: Climbed Every Mountain - The Story Behind The Sound Of Music 3.45 Holby City 4.45 BBC News
7.00 James May’s Toy Stories: Flight Club In this Toy Stories Christmas special, James May gets to the heart of the nation’s childhood love affair with the model plane. 8.00 Dara O Briain’s Science Club Experts and a lively audience join Dara O Briain to tackle the biggest ideas in science, taking a subject and examining it from lots of different and unexpected angles. In the final episode of the series, Dara and his expert team look at the science behind music. 9.00 Neil Armstrong – First Man On The Moon Biopic of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. Drawing on unbroadcasted archive material and interviews with those closest to him, the film goes beyond the moon landing to Armstrong’s later years. 10.00 FILM: Moon (2009) Starring Sam Rockwell, Matt Berry, Robin Chalk, Kevin Spacey. Psychological thriller about a lone lunar miner counting down the days until he is reunited with his family. 11.30 FILM: Blade Runner (2007) Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M Emmet Walsh, Daryl Hannah. Film noir meets science fiction in the 2007 final cut of Ridley Scott’s visually stunning and brutal sci-fi classic. 1.20am Dangerous Days: On The Edge Of Blade Runner 3.05 News
6.00 – 6.50am Children’s television 6.50 Canimals 7.00 Canimals 7.05 Fleabag Monkeyface 7.15 Fleabag Monkeyface 7.30 Almost Naked Animals 7.40 Almost Naked Animals 7.50 Almost Naked Animals 8.00 Big Time Rush 8.30 Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge – Grand Final 9.25 There’s No Taste Like Home 10.25 Dinner Date 11.25 Dickinson’s Real Deal 12.25pm All Star Family Fortunes 1.10 ITV News & Weather 1.15 FILM: Carry On Girls (1973) 3.00 FILM: Tea With Mussolini (1999) 5.15 Joanna Lumley: The Search For Noah’s Ark 6.35 Meridian News 6.45 ITV News; Weather 7.00 Super Famous Animals A look at the world of the superstar animals including Britain’s Got Talent winners Ashleigh and Pudsey, as well as Uggie, the Jack Russell featured in Oscar winning film The Artist. time to go: “Ah, bless.” 8.00 Wild At Heart Last ever episode. New Year at Leopard’s Den does not bring good news for Du Plessis when he visits his doctor, but does make him determined to heal the wounds within the family. Rosie is planning her marriage to fiance Dylan but no one likes him. More bad news comes when poachers steal three legged cheetah Cassidy and his mate from Leopard’s Den. Time to go a-poacher hunting! 10.00 ITV News At Ten; Weather 10.15 A Night With Beyonce Steve Jones presents a one-off musical spectacular in which global superstar Beyonce performs some of her bestknown hits as well as tracks from her charttopping album 4 in front of an audience of her biggest fans. She will also take questions from the crowd. 11.30 Rugby Highlights: Aviva Premiership Martin Bayfield and Craig Doyle present action from round 12 including Harlequins match with London Irish at Twickenham. 12.25am Jackpot247 3.00 River Monsters 3.50 ITV Nightscreen
6.05 How The Snowman Came Back To Life A look at the making of The Snowman and The Snowdog, the sequel to the animated festive classic The Snowman by Raymond Briggs. This documentary examines his life, work and influence. 7.00 Come Dine With Me Cookery-based reality show in which five amateur chefs compete for the title of ultimate dinner party host. This episode comes from Derby, and features housewife Tori, drama teacher Allison, babyfaced Tom and prankster Jeff. 8.00 The Hotel Documentary revealing life behind-the-scenes in the hotel industry. It’s the start of the summer season at the Grosvenor Hotel in Torquay, and manager Mark faces a tough challenge to keep his business afloat. 9.00 Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2012 See highlights. 11.05 The Last Leg Of The Year The Last Leg of the Year is an alternative review and celebration of the last twelve months. Presented by Adam Hills, along with Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker. 12.10am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 1.10 American Football Live 4.45 Sheepdog 4.50 Brief Encounters Of The Sporting Mind: Harness Racing 5.00 Freesports On 4 5.25 The Enduroman Arch To Arc Triathlon 5.50 Extreme Sailing
7.05 Eddie Stobart: Trucks And Trailers Observational documentary series. A Stobart truck has to go the distance in Ireland, Ed and Fiona cosy up in the cab and Elliott has to perform a tricky delivery in Yorkshire. 7.55 5 News Weekend 8.00 World’s Strongest Man 2012 The 35th running of the international strongman competition from the grounds of the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. Britain’s young guns continue their challenge for the World’s Strongest Man title. This heat features Graham Hicks from Morecambe. 9.00 An Audience With Ken Dodd First transmitted in 1994, Ken Dodd entertains a celebrity audience to celebrate 40 years in show business. Guests include Frank Carson, Paul Daniels, Warren Mitchell, Kevin Whately and Coronation Street stars Liz Dawn, Bryan Mosely and Peter Baldwin. 11.00 FILM: The Man Who Sued God (2000) Starring Billy Connolly, Judy Davis, Colin Friels, Bille Brown and John Howard. Comedy about a lawyer who takes on his maker in a court of law. 1.00am SuperCasino 4.00 House Doctor 4.25 House Doctor 4.45 Rough Guide To Adventures 5.05 Hana’s Helpline 5.15 The Milkshake! Show 5.40 Thomas & Friends 5.50 Roary The Racing Car Victoria Nangle