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Saturday 28th November BBC ONE 6:00 Breakfast 10:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 11:30 Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers 12:00 BBC News 12:10 Regional News and Weather 12:15 Football Focus 1:00 Mind Games 1:40 A Question of Sport 2:10 Rugby Union 4:30 Final Score 5:10 BBC News 5:20 Regional News and Weather 5:30 Hole in the Wall 6:05 Merlin 6:50 Strictly Come Dancing - Celebrities pair up with professionals in the dancing competition hosted by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly. The six remaining couples perform either a romantic ballroom or lively Latin dance in a bid to secure a place in the quarter finals. The two couples with the lowest combined judges’ scores and viewer votes face the dreaded dance-off, with one couple hanging up their dancing shoes for good. Whilst they wait for the result, the professional dancers perform a spectacular number 8:25 The National Lottery Draws 8:35 Casualty - The Devil You Know. Sophia Di Martino, Jane Hazlegrove, Tristan Gemmil, Georgia Taylor, Derek Thompson, Laura Aikman. Dir: Declan O’Dwyer. Medical drama series. The F2s learn of an exciting new opportunity. Injured bank manager Gal is brought into casualty suffering from a gunshot wound, but he is not quite the hero he first appears. Dixie uncovers the truth behind Polly’s recent strange behaviour. With the department at full stretch, backup soon arrives in the form of a rather unwelcome face from the past. Tess invites Trevor out on a date, but there is something he has failed to mention to her 9:25 The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson 9:55 BBC News 10:20 Match of the Day 11:40 The Football League Show 12:30 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
BBC TWO 6:00 -Me Too! 6:20 Big Cook Little Cook 6:40 Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies 7:00 Dennis & Gnasher 7:15 Dennis & Gnasher 7:25 Sportsround 7:40 What’s New Scooby Doo? 8:00 Gimme a Break 8:30 TMi 10:00 Best of Friends 10:30 Ed and Oucho’s Excellent Inventions 11:00 The Story of Tracy Beaker 11:30 Animals at Work 12:00 The Cut 12:25 The Season 12:55 Revealed 1:10 Kyle XY 2:00 Tennis World Tour Finals 5:00 Rugby Union 2009 7:30 Coast - Channel Islands to Dover. Alice Roberts explores Jersey’s remarkable post-war transformation from Nazi-occupied stronghold into ‘Honeymoon Island’. To discover the island’s unique appeal to 1950s newlyweds, Alice meets a couple returning fifty years after their honeymoon night on Jersey. Mark Horton reveals how the forts on Guernsey explain why the islanders remain loyal to the Queen, even though they remain proudly outside the United Kingdom 8:00 Berlin 9:00 Why Beauty Matters 10:00 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 10:40 The Thick of It 11:10 Defying Gravity - Love, Honour, Obey. Ron Livingston, Laura Harris, Christina Cox, Malik Yoba, Florentine Lahme, Eyal Podell. Dir: Fred Gerber. Sci-fi drama. An impending solar flare threatens the crew of the Antares with dangerous radiation, while the strange force in Pod 4 finally sends out a siren call that proves utterly irresistible 11:55 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 12:25 FILM: Family Business
BBC ONE 6:00 Breakfast 7:35 Match of the Day 9:00 The Andrew Marr Show 10:00 Fern Britton Meets... 11:00 Country Tracks 12:00 The Politics Show 1:00 ‘Allo ‘Allo! 1:30 Murder, She Wrote 2:15 EastEnders 4:40 Points of View 4:55 Songs of Praise 5:30 BBC News 5:45 Regional News and Weather 6:00 Life 7:00 Countryfile 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 9:00 New Tricks - Mad Dogs - Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman, Susan Jameson. Drama series featuring an eccentric group of ex-police officers brought out of retirement to investigate unsolved crimes. Ministry of Defence spooks try to silence the UCOS team when they reinvestigate the death of British soldier Eric Trimble. Just weeks before a tour of duty in Iraq, Trimble, along with three other squaddies - Andy Merrill, Keith Sharratt and Ronnie Glazebrook - was sent to the MoD’s Influenza Research Unit (IRU) to take part in a medical trial. One gets beaten to death 10:00 BBC News 10:20 Regional News and Weather 10:25 The Royle Family - The New Sofa. With Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash, Ricky Tomlinson, Sue Johnston, Sir Tom Courtenay, Geoffrey Hughes. Festive special edition of the hit family sitcom. Inspired by Nigella Lawson, Denise decides to cook Christmas dinner for the family. Jim provides the yuletide log and, much to his dismay, Dave’s mum and dad are invited to join the festivities. What could possibly go wrong? 11:25 FILM: Rising Damp
BBC TWO 6:00 Me Too! 6:20 Big Cook Little Cook 6:40 Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies 7:00 Uncle Max 7:10 OOglies 7:30 Prank Patrol 8:00 The Secret Show 8:15 The Secret Show 8:30 M.I. High 9:00 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 10:00 Something for the Weekend 11:30 Escape to the Country 12:15 FILM: Island in the Sky 2:00 Tennis 5:35 Meerkat Manor 6:00 Montezuma 7:00 The Joy of Motoring 8:00 Ray Mears Northern Wilderness - Journey’s End. Series in which Ray Mears goes on an epic adventure into Canada’s unforgiving yet inspiring landscape. Until David Thompson found a route through the Rockies, the west coast was effectively cut off from the rest of Canada. The unique cultures, skills and landscape of Canada’s far west make it a rich and diverse place, a place where totem poles once dominated the landscape and people relied on the sea. Ray explores its bushcraft, nature and traditions as he completes his journey across Canada 9:00 Top Gear 10:00 Miranda 10:30 Match of the Day 2 11:30 Argumental - Comedy debating show chaired by John Sergeant. Team captains Marcus Brigstocke and Rufus Hound are joined by guests Phill Jupitus and Sean Lock to argue whether nuclear power is the fuel of the future and whether bees are better than wasps
Birthdays: Kris Akabusi (1958) - Martin Clunes (1961) - Davey Boy Smith (1962) - Anna Nicole Smith (1967) On this Day: Margaret Thatcher tenders her resignation (1990) - Childrens Author Enid Blyton Dies (1968)
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6.00 GMTV 6.00 The Fluffy Club 9.25 CITV - Horrid Henry 9.40 CITV - My Parents are Aliens 10.10 CITV - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10.40 CITV - Art Attack 11.05 CITV - Tricky Quickies 11.10 The Crocodile Hunter Diaries 12.10 ITV News & Weather 12.15 FA Cup Live -Northwich Victoria v Lincoln City 2.45 FILM: Free Willy 3 4.20 Calendar News and Weather 4.35 FILM: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 5.45 ITV News & Weather 6.00 FILM: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 7.00 New You’ve Been Framed! 7.30 Harry Hill’s TV Burp 8.00 The X Factor - It is the eighth live show, and with only five acts remaining, the pressure is really on to make an impression on both the judges and the voters at home. Panellists Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh will be rooting for the performers in their categories, while host Dermot O’Leary is on hand to deal with all the tears and triumphs 9.45 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! - The celebrities get another surprise thrown at them - and they realise that they cannot take anything in the jungle for granted. Hosted by Ant and Dec 10.45 ITV News & Weather 11.00 FA Cup Highlights 12.30 Nightwatch with Steve Scott
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6:05 Sali Mali 6:10 The Hoobs 6:35 The Hoobs 7:00 Gillette World Sport 7:30 The 2009 Ishares Cup 8:00 The Morning Line 8:55 T4 Friends 9:25 T4: Rimmel London Presents The World’s Greatest Popstar 10:30 Friends 11:00 T4 Hollyoaks Music Show 11:35 T4: 90210 12:30 T4: Scrubs 1:00 T4: Scrubs 1:30 Channel 4 Racing 3:45 My First Year 4:10 My First Year 4:40 Come Dine With Me 5:15 Come Dine With Me 5:45 Come Dine With Me 6:15 Come Dine With Me 6:45 Come Dine With Me - It’s The Last Dinner Party Of A Momentous WeeK In Torbay That Has Seen Furniture Breakages And Disagreements Aplenty Among The Five Foodie Contestants. The Previous Night At Patrick’s Was No Exception: Gavin Nearly Choked On The Toff Host’s Jalapeno Pepper Palate Cleanser, And Single Mum Carol Sylvester Reached The Pinnacle Of Her Dislike Towards Patrick And Is Now Officially At War. It’s No Wonder That The Experience Hasn’t Gone Down Too Well With Accommodating Mother-Of-Two Alison. She Feels Like She Has Had Enough And Can’t Wait To See The Back Of This Week. So It Will Be A Tough Job For Tonight’s Host Carol To Provide A Pleasurable Dinner Party Experience If She Wants To Try And Win That £1,000 Final Prize 7:15 Channel 4 News 7:45 How To Look Good Naked 8:45 Britain’s Real Monarch 9:45 Film: Employee Of The Month 11:50 4music: George Michael: Video Exclusive
FIVE 6.00 Sunrise 7.00 Angels of Jarm 7.05 Milkshake! 7.10 Fireman Sam 7.25 Rupert Bear 7.35 Mio Mao 7.40 Hana’s Helpline 7.50 Noddy in Toyland 8.05 Funky Valley 8.10 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 8.25 Mist: Sheepdog Tales 8.40 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 9.00 Olivia 9.15 Little Princess 9.30 Gerald McBoing Boing 10.00 NFLUK 11.00 The Gadget Show 12.05 Britain’s Best Brain 1.00 The Hunt for Red October 2.05 Film - Indian Uprising 3.35 Film - The Adventures of Robin Hood 5.40 Film - The Cannonball Run 7.30 Five News 7.35 NCIS 8.30 CSI: NY - The Ride-In - Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Hill Harper, Eddie Cahill, Claire Forlani. New York-based spin-off of the crime drama series. Mac and Danny investigate when a delusional ex-con who was building an ark is found dead on top of a bed of cash. Meanwhile, Stella and Flack find a male corpse dressed in a cigarette costume. And Stella administers life-saving CPR to Sid Hammerback after he suffers an allergic reaction 9.25 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Gone Dead Train Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda, Paul Guilfoyle, Wallace Langham. Drama series about a team of forensic investigators in Las Vegas. Doc Robbins turns detective to solve the mysterious deaths of a number of apparently unrelated victims. Elsewhere, Riley and Greg investigate the murder of an extreme dieter. Could the other members of the victim’s slimming club be involved in the crime? 10.25 Law and Order - Special Victims Unit 11.20 CSI: NY 12.15 SuperCasino
TV Highlights
Employee of the Month Channel 4 - 9:45pm
Greg Coolidge’s Comedy Is Set In A Department Store And Stars Dane Cook As Zack, Who Works In The Packing Department, And Dax Shepard As Vince, One Of The Cashiers. Zack’s Ambition In Life Is To Perfect The Art Of Slacking While Vince Is The Store’s Biggest Suck-Up.
How to Look Good Naked Channel 4 - 7:45pm
Gok Wan embarks on his latest mission. Having taught many young women across the UK to love their bodies and embrace their gorgeous figures; it’s time to turn his attention to slightly more mature ladies.
Birthdays: Ryan Giggs (1973) - Anna Faris (1976) - Simon Amstell (1979) On this Day: Thomas Edison demonstrates the Phonograph for the first time (1877) - Cary Grant Dies (1986)
ITV 1 6.00 GMTV 6:00 The Fluffy Club 7.25 Toonattik 9.25 CITV:Paz. Sick in Bed 9.35 FA Cup Highlights 11.05 Coronation Street Omnibus 1.20 ITV News & Weather 1.30 FA Cup Live 4.15 A Touch of Frost 6.15 Calendar News and Weather 6.30 ITV News & Weather 6.45 Harry Hill’s TV Burp 7.15 All Star Family Fortunes - Vernon Kay hosts the popular family gameshow in which celebrities and their families try to win money for charity by guessing the answers the public have provided to quirky questions. Competing today are Olympic gold medal-winning heptathlete Denise Lewis, playing for the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust, and double gold medal-winning Paralympian swimmer Eleanor Simmonds, who is aiming to raise funds for the Dwarf Athletic Association 8.00 The X Factor - Dermot O’Leary reveals the results of the latest public vote. The two acts with the fewest votes must take part in a sing-off, and then judges Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole decide who stays to compete in the quarter-finals, and who must leave for good. Also featuring live performances from Rihanna and Alicia Keys 9.00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! - Tensions will be running high in the camp as the hungry celebrities face the viewer vote that determines who stays in the jungle - and who must leave for good. Ant and Dec host 10.30 ITV News & Weather 10.45 FA Cup Highlights 11.30 Guinness Premiership Rugby 12.25 UEFA Champions League Weekly
CHANNEL 4 6:10 The Hoobs 6:40 Avp Pro Beach Volleyball Tour 7:30 Survival Of The Fittest 8:00 The British Gas Great Swim Series 8:55 T4 Friends 9:30 T4: Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:00 T4: 90210 1:00 T4: Rimmel London Presents The World’s Greatest Pop Star 2:00 T4: The Simpsons 2:30 T4: The Simpsons 3:00 T4: T4’S Stars Of 2009 5:05 Deal Or No Deal 5:55 Channel 4 News 6:25 Robots 8:00 Come Dine With Me 9:00 The Queen - Five leading British actresses play the Queen at pivotal times in her life, as this ground-breaking series examines Britain’s social history through key events in her reign. When, after the sudden death of her father, the Queen (Emilia Fox) was catapulted on to the throne in 1952, she had no inkling that the greatest scandal she was about to face would come from within her own household. Her sister Princess Margaret (Katie McGrath) had fallen in love with a divorced royal servant, Group Captain Peter Townsend (Tristan Sturrock), equerry to her late father, King George VI 10:00 Sunshine - Danny Boyle’s Science Fiction Epic Is Set 50 Years In The Future. The Sun Is Dying, Earth Suffers A Perpetual Winter And Humanity’s Only Hope Is A Spaceship That Will Deliver An Atomic Device Into The Heart Of The Sun To ‘Kickstart’ It Again. Icarus Ii (Icarus I, A Previous Attempt, Went Missing Years After Launch) Is Captained By Kaneda (Hiroyuki Sanada), With Capa (Cillian Murphy) A Physicist And Corazon (Michelle Yeoh), In Charge Of The Ship’s Environment. But As Icarus Ii Approaches Mercury, It Begins To Receive Signals From Icarus I, And When They Board The Supposedly Lost Craft, They Encounter An ENtity That Endangers The Whole Mission 12:10 My Name Is Earl
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TV Highlights
6.00 Sunrise 7.00 Angels of Jarm 7.05 Fireman Sam 7.20 Rupert Bear 7.30 Hana’s Helpline 7.40 The WotWots 8.10 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 8.25 Mist: Sheepdog Tales 8.45 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 9.00 Olivia 9.15 Little Princess 9.30 Gerald McBoing Boing 10.00 Snobs 10.30 Wizards of Waverly Place 11.00 Hannah Montana 11.35 The Tribe 12.05 Zoo Days 12.40 Film - My Fellow Americans 2.30 Film - The Secret Garden 4.30 Film - Runaway Vacation - Family road movie about a struggling businessman who cancels his family’s Hawaiian holiday and shoehorns his herd into a campervan in the name of experiencing
Robots Channel 4 - 6:25pm
From The People Responsible For Ice Age Comes This Animated Coming-Of-Age-Tale. Chris Wedge’s Film Features Rodney Copperbottom (Voiced By Ewan MCgregor), An Inventor Who Travels To Robot City To Sell His Ideas To The Tycoon Big Weld
the great outdoors. Little do they realise his real aim is to attend a crucial business meeting in Colorado 6.20 Five News 6.25 Film - Firefox 9.00 Film - The Green Mile - Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter. Supernatural prison drama set in 1930s America. A convicted child murderer arrives on death row, but the guards find it hard to believe that the gentle giant could have been capable of such a horrific crime. Moreover, the man appears to demonstrate miraculous healing powers. The head guard wonders whether the convict could help save the life of the prison warden’s dying wife 12.40 Urban Legends
Top Gear BBC 2 - 9pm
Motoring news and views with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. Jeremy and Richard settle the thorny issue of which company has, above all others, made the greatest number of truly brilliant cars