34 TV
Friday, December 18, 2009
Christmas TV Guide BBC1 6.00 BREAKFAST (C)(527710) 9.00 CBBC (8322159) 9.45 FILM: THE SWORD IN THE STONE (1963) Disney animated adventure, with the voice of Ricky Sorenson. (C)(6021220) 11.05 FILM: MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND (1996) Comedy, with Tim Curry. (C)(3894642) 12.35 THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY’S NEW YEAR MESSAGE (C)(99491420) 12.40 BBC NEWS; WEATHER (C)(99412913) 12.50 REGIONAL NEWS; Weather. (C)(67266401) 12.55 DOCTOR WHO (R)(C)(1159802) 1.55 FILM: SHARK TALE (2004) Animated adventure, with the voice of Will Smith. (C)(7909555) 3.15 FILM: SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006) Adventure, starring Brandon Routh. (C)(53638536) 5.40 BBC NEWS; Weather. (C)(484739)
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6.00 CBEEBIES (59062) 7.00 CBBC (8237449) 8.25 WAINWRIGHT WALKS (R)(C)(6351642) 8.55 GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS (R)(C)(3355791) 9.45 ANIMAL PARK (R)(C)(730178) 10.15 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? (R)(C)(133401) 11.15 NEW YEAR’S DAY CONCERT (C)(3270449) 12.40 FILM: BIG JAKE (1971) Western, starring John Wayne. (C)(22361791) 2.25 FILM: THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1961) World War Two adventure, starring Gregory Peck. (C)(47630913) 4.55 THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY’S NEW YEAR MESSAGE (R)(C)(5788197) 5.00 FUNNY WOMEN: MOLLIE SUGDEN (R)(C)(9623) 5.30 FUNNY TURNS: JOHN INMAN (R)(C)(78) 6.00 ARE YOU BEING SERVED? Festive edition of the Seventies comedy. (R)(C)(91)
5.30 ITV MORNING NEWS (T)(34587) 6.00 GMTV (8722710) 9.25 DICKINSON’S REAL DEAL (R)(T)(4892604) 10.25 FILM: CARRY ON SCREAMING (1966) British spoof horror, starring Kenneth Williams. (T)(21870284) 12.15 ITV NEWS AND WEATHER (T)(7123791) 12.30 FILM: SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) Romantic comedy, with Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe. (T)(b/w)(71741062) 2.50 THE RAILWAY CHILDREN Family drama, starring Jenny Agutter. (R)(T)(87015082) 4.50 FILM: WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971) Musical adventure, with Gene Wilder. (T)(77684246) 6.40 ITV NEWS AND WEATHER (T)(185642) 7.00 EMMERDALE Ryan jumps at the chance to go to Home Farm with Katie. (T)(6913)
6.05 SALI MALI (R)(T)(5133082) 6.10 PLANET COOK (R)(T)(7554536) 6.30 YO GABBA GABBA (R)(T)(4683159) 6.55 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND (R)(T)(4695994) 7.20 FILM: THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE (2004) Children’s animated comedy, with the voice of Tom Kenny. (T)(4266449) 8.50 T4: FRIENDS (R)(T)(3776246) 9.55 T4: 90210 (T)(5506807) 10.50 T4: MARIAH CAREY SPECIAL: UNDER THE SKIN (T)(3863772) 11.55 A PLACE IN THE SUN: HOME OR AWAY (T)(5448371) 12.55 JAMIE AT HOME (R)(T)(5196330) 1.30 CHANNEL 4 RACING FROM CHELTENHAM, EXETER AND CATTERICK Including the 3.20 New Year Hurdle (2m 4 1/2f). (T)(759062) 4.00 DEAL OR NO DEAL: NEW YEAR SPECIAL (6888)
6.00 MILKSHAKE! (22575284) 10.15 ANIMAL RESCUE SQUAD (R)(T)(3627130) 10.45 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS (R)(T)(2892352) 11.45 CRUSOE (R)(T)(2898536) 12.45 FILM: THE MUPPETS’ WIZARD OF OZ (2005) Musical comedy fantasy, with Kermit and company. (T)(40208820) 2.40 THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ: THE MAKING OF A MOVIE CLASSIC (R)(T)(25646178) 3.50 FILM: THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) Musical fantasy, starring Judy Garland. (T)(5668246) 5.50 FIVE NEWS UPDATE (T)(8581333) 6.00 KNIGHT RIDER Mike infiltrates a right-wing militia group to investigate a stolen triggering device, while Zoe offers to teach Billy selfdefence. Justin Bruening stars. (T)(8300710)
Doctor Who (12.55pm)
The Story of Are... (6.30pm)
Agatha Christie’s... (9.00pm)
The Big Fat Quiz... (9.05pm)
Wonderful Wizard... (2.40pm)
David Tennant takes his final trip in the Tardis in this special, which sees the return of the Master. John Simm and Bernard Cribbins guest star.
Cast, crew and writers of the TV sitcom look back on its 13-year run, to coincide with the colourisation of the black and white pilot episode.
The elderly investigates when a friend suspects foul play at the family home — and soon a theatrical performance for the guests leads to murder.
Jimmy Carr is joined by three teams of celebrities for the seasonal entertainment quiz. look back on events of the past year.
Examining the extraordinary success of 1939 musical The Wizard of Oz, which follows, featuring behindthe-scenes footage.
6.00 NORTH WEST TONIGHT; Weather. (C)(832888) 6.10 EASTENDERS Christian comes clean to Zainab. (C)(493913) 6.40 DOCTOR WHO David Tennant’s final appearance as the Doctor. (C)(8276081) 7.55 EASTENDERS Syed confesses the truth to Zainab. (C)(465062) 8.30 CELEBRITY MASTERMIND With Ed Byrne, John Bishop, Anneka Rice and Tristan Gemmill. (C)(6772) 9.00 GAVIN & STACEY Nessa and Dave’s wedding day arrives. Last in the series. (C)(2062) 9.30 QI With Graham Norton, David Mitchell, Dara O Briain and Alan Davies. (C)(32536) 10.00 LIVE AT THE APOLLO With Alistair McGowan, Kevin Bridges and Reginald D Hunter. Last in the series. (C)(17739) 10.30 BBC NEWS; Weather. (C)(767604) 10.45 THE NATIONAL LOTTERY EUROMILLIONS DRAW Carole Machin presents the draw. (C)(830943) 10.55 FILM: SWEET HOME ALABAMA (2002) A designer returns to her home town to finalise her divorce, but still has feelings for her husband. Comedy, starring Reese Witherspoon and Josh Lucas; (C) Weatherview. (C)(40854975) 12.40 BBC NEWS (C)(87539869)
6.30 THE STORY OF ARE YOU BEING SERVED? Examining the appeal of the TV sitcom. (C)(26081) 7.30 ARE YOU BEING SERVED? Pilot episode of the vintage department store comedy, shown for the first time in a new colourised version. (R)(C)(5) 8.00 THREE MEN GO TO IRELAND Part two of two. The companions sail down the Shannon before visiting an allegedly haunted castle and Rory McGrath decides to host his own poetry festival in Limerick. (C)(8739) 9.00 FILM: THE GOOD SHEPHERD (2006) Premiere. A CIA worker faces a terrible choice between national security and the safety of his family. Spy drama, starring Matt Damon, Robert De Niro and Angelina Jolie. (C)(53413178) 11.40 I’M ALAN PARTRIDGE Alan meets his biggest fan. (R)(C)(728975) 12.10 I’M ALAN PARTRIDGE (R)(C)(1699647) 12.40 2009 UNWRAPPED WITH MIRANDA HART (R)(C)(9761005) 1.40 FILM: CROSSFIRE (1947) Drama, starring Robert Mitchum and Robert Young. (C)(b/w)(4961463) 3.05 CLOSE
Pick of the day
7.30 CORONATION STREET Steve and Becky wonder if their marriage was a mistake. (T)(81) 8.00 COUNTRYWISE Paul Heiney visits East Anglia to celebrate the birthday of Suffolk’s John Constable, one of Britain’s best-loved landscape painters, and Bettany Hughes explores the Fens. (R)(T)(2333) 8.30 CORONATION STREET Unable to agree with Steve about babies, Becky announces she is going to sleep on the sofa, and Audrey’s pleasant evening with Lewis prompts her to make Gail a surprising offer. (T)(1468) 9.00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE The elderly sleuth investigates when an old friend suspects foul play at the family home — and soon a theatrical performance for the guests leads to murder. Julia McKenzie stars. (T)(8352) 11.00 ITV NEWS AND WEATHER (934449) 11.15 PIERS MORGAN’S REVIEW OF THE YEAR The events that dominated 2009. (R)(T)(445178) 12.45 FILM: CONNIE AND CARLA (2004) Premiere. Comedy, starring Toni Collette, Nia Vardalos and David Duchovny; (T) ITV News Headlines. (252482) 2.25 SIX DEGREES (R)(T)(7295753) 3.10 ITV NIGHTSCREEN (81862956)
5.00 COME DINE WITH ME (R)(T)(3826) 6.00 THE SIMPSONS Homer is jailed for 10 years. (R)(T)(59) 6.30 HOLLYOAKS The villagers come to terms with the previous night’s violence. (T)(9) 7.00 CHANNEL 4 NEWS (T)(498888) 7.05 FILM: THE ITALIAN JOB (1969) A crook puts together a foolproof plan to steal £4million in gold and make a quick getaway in a fleet of Minis. Crime comedy, starring Michael Caine. (T)(35068212) 9.05 THE BIG FAT QUIZ OF THE YEAR 2009 Jimmy Carr is joined by Russell Brand, Charlie Brooker, Jonathan Ross, David Mitchell and Rob Brydon for the quiz show looking back on events of the past year. (T)(75548081) 11.10 GORDON RAMSAY’S F WORD Greek restaurant Retsina and Moroccan establishment Doukan prepare sardines, prawn and mussel tagine, a mixed grill and a spiced apple cake in the final heat. (R)(T)(865265) 12.35 RUDE TUBE (R)(T)(9757802) 1.35 THE LAST DRAGON (R)(T)(137260) 3.30 BEACH VOLLEYBALL (T)(8554937) 4.20 ST ELSEWHERE (R)(T)(5288956) 5.05 AGE OF LOVE (R)(T)(8209734) 5.25 ONE TREE HILL (T)(4692424)
7.00 COWBOY BUILDERS Melinda Messenger and Dominic Littlewood help a couple in Leeds who paid £22,500 for a loft conversion, only for the builders to neglect to install a vital supporting beam; (R)(T) Five News Update. (T)(2987807) 8.00 THE LION CUB FROM HARRODS Documentary telling the story of two Australian furniture salesmen who bought a lion cub from Harrods in 1969 and raised it themselves. (R)(T)(2996555) 9.00 CSI: GRISSOM’S GREATEST Sara is used as bait to trap an elusive serial killer who is obviously well versed in forensic procedure and knows how to plant false evidence at crime scenes. (R)(T)(2976791) 10.00 CSI: GRISSOM’S GREATEST Part one of two. Grissom announces he is leaving the team and tries to crack his final case, involving a copycat killer and the discovery of a decomposed body. (R)(T)(2986178) 11.00 CSI: GRISSOM’S GREATEST Part two of two. The hunt for the copycat serial killer continues. (R)(T)(6117913) 12.00 SUPERCASINO (6365376) 4.00 THE FBI FILES (R)(T)(2577043) 4.50 HOUSE DOCTOR (R)(T)(65701840) 5.15 BRIAN SEWELL’S GRAND TOUR (R)(T)(2681956)
RADIO RADIO 1: FM 97.6-99.8 5.00 Rob da Bank 7.00 Chris Moyles’ All Day Breakfast 10.00 Chris Moyles’ All Day Breakfast 1.00 Chris Moyles’ All Day Breakfast 4.00 Chris Moyles’ All Day Breakfast 7.00 Huw Stephens 11.00 Judge Jules 1.00 Kutski 3.00 In New DJs We Trust 4.00 In New DJs We Trust RADIO 2: FM 88-90.2 7.30 Johnnie Walker 9.30 Richard Allinson 12.00 Patrick Kielty 2.00 The Great British Songbook of the 00s 5.00 In the Lounge 7.00 Don’t Start Me Talking About Elvis 7.30 Ella, Aretha, Dusty and Me 9.30 Listen to the Band 10.00 Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds 12.00 Mark Lamarr 3.00 Richard Allinson
RADIO 3: FM 90.2-92.4 7.00 Breakfast 10.15 New Year’s Day Concert from Vienna; News 1.00 Afternoon on 3 5.00 Words and Music 6.15 New Generation Artists 7.30 Performance on 3. Beethoven. 10.00 Not the Messiah 11.30 World on 3 1.00 Through the Night RADIO 4: 198kHz (1515m) FM 92.494.6 5.30 News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day 5.45 Farming Today 6.00 Today 9.00 Desert Island Discs 9.45 (LW) Act of Worship 9.45 (FM) Book of the Week: Vincent van Gogh — The Letters 10.00 Woman’s Hour 11.00 Spitting in Russian 11.30 Count Arthur Strong’s Radio Show! 12.00 News
12.01 (LW) Shipping Forecast 12.04 Food and Farming Awards 12.57 Weather 1.00 The World at One 1.30 More or Less 2.00 The Archers 2.15 Afternoon Play: Lamia 3.00 Gardeners’ Question Time 3.45 A View Through a Lens 4.00 Last Word 4.30 The Film Programme 4.55 1989: Day-by-Day 5.00 PM 5.54 Shipping Forecast 5.57 Weather 6.00 Six O’Clock News 6.15 The News at Bedtime 6.30 The Now Show 7.00 The Archers 7.15 Front Row 7.45 My Mad Grandad 8.00 Correspondents’ Look Ahead 8.50 A Point of View 9.00 The Friday Play: Big in Samoa 9.59 Weather 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book at Bedtime: The True Deceiver
11.00 Great Lives 11.30 The Music Group 12.00 News and Weather 12.15 Dear Darwin 12.30 Book of the Week: Vincent van Gogh — The Letters 12.48 Shipping Forecast 1.00 World Service 5.20 Shipping Forecast RADIO 5: 909kHz (330m) 693kHz (433m) 5.00 5 Live News Review of the Year 7.00 5 Live Breakfast 10.00 Rachel Burden 1.00 In Search of the Real Drogba 2.00 Kermode and Mayo’s Films of the Year 4.00 5 Live Drive 6.00 Peter Allen’s Year with the Troops 7.00 5 Live Sport: Kicking Off with Colin Murray. The weekend preview show. 9.30 Murray and Lovejoy’s Sports Express 10.00 Nick Ravenscroft 1.00 Up All Night
CLASSIC FM: FM 99.9-101.9 7.00 Mark Forrest 9.00 Jamie Crick Dial a Carol 12.00 The New CD Show of the Year 2.00 Specialist Chart of the Year 6.00 Smooth Carols. Margherita Taylor presents another three hours of the smoothest carols. 9.00 The Full Works. Chopin. 12.00 Relaxing Classics 2.00 Howard Goodall. Musical journey on a specific theme. On 4.00 Tim Lihoreau RADIO MERSEYSIDE: 1485kHz (202m) FM 95.8 6.00 Helen Jones 9.00 Frankie Connor 12.00 Roger Lyon 2.00 Billy Butler 5.00 Live at the BBC 7.00 It’s Love That Really Counts 9.05 Open House 10.00 Late Night Live 1.00 Up All Night
RADIO CITY: FM 96.7 6.00 Rossie and Co 10.00 Rick Vaughn 1.00 Tim Cocker 4.00 Neil Fitzmaurice 7.00 In Demand 10.00 Lee Butler’s Plastic Surgery 12.00 Cream 2.00 After Hours 4.00 Michelle Dignan MAGIC 1548: 1548kHz (194m) 6.00 Keiron Fox 10.00 Nick Wright 2.00 Dave Campbell 6.00 60s 7.00 70s 8.00 Richard Allen 10.00 Vicki Archer 2.00 Magic Overnight 107.6 JUICE FM: FM 107.6 6.00 Adam and Leanne 10.00 Chris Bovaird 1.00 Baz Todd 4.00 Mark Kaye 6.00 Anton Powers 8.00 Denny Dowd 10.00 Steve Parry 12.00 Friday Night Live 2.00 Thomas Tuft 4.00 Non-stop Juice