Christmas_TV_Guide

Tuesday December 20

PICK OF THE DAY

BBC2 6.15 Christmas City (R) 9673001 7.00 Bargain Hunt (R) 1519551 7.45 Sign Zone: Fern Britton Meets Nigel Benn (R) 918136 8.45 FILM: Underdog (2007) Comedy adventure, starring Peter Dinklage 6922952 10.00 Robot Wars (R) 17556 11.00 Money For Nothing 20020 12.00 Daily Politics 38952 1.00 The Secret Leopards: Natural World (R) 1160730 1.45 Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen: The Big Freeze (R) 309204 2.15 This Farming Life (R) 351827 3.15 A Place To Call Home (R) 4731136 4.00 Full Steam Ahead (R) 2198 5.00 Gareth Malone’s Great Choir Reunion (R) 4198 6.00 The Real Marigold Hotel (R) 34136 7.00 Mary Berry’s Absolute Christmas Favourites: Part one of two. The Great British Bake Off judge demonstrates recipes for the festive season, including a raised chicken and ham pie and a chocolate mousse cake. (R) 5827 7.30 Christmas University Challenge: Jeremy Paxman hosts the festive quiz as graduates from Kent University take on Sussex University for a place in the semi finals. 681 8.00 MasterChef: The Professionals: The four remaining chefs head into the final week of challenges, starting off with a once in a lifetime opportunity to take part in the prestigious culinary event, The Chef’s Table. 9117 9.00 Inside The Christmas Factory: Gregg Wallace, Cherry Healey and Ruth Goodman discover how traditional Christmas items are manufactured, including mince pies, Yule logs, tinsel and wrapping paper. 2681 10.00 Live At The Apollo Christmas Special: Romesh Ranganathan warms up the audience for this festive edition of the stand-up show. 333827 10.45 Upstart Crow: An outbreak of the 11.15 NFL This Week 195914 12.05 Sign Zone: The Apprentice The final five face gruelling interviews. (R) 6097995 1.05 Sign Zone: Who Do You Think You Are? (R) 1545624 2.05 This Is BBC Two 80256773 plague in London prompts Will to flee to his family home. (R) 119778 Paul O’Grady’s Favourite Fairy Tales (ITV, 9pm) For years the presenter has been playing classic fairy tale characters on stage and has long had an interest in some of the best loved fantasy stories ever written. Here, Paul O’Grady travels to Germany and into the world of his heroes, the Brothers Grimm. He discovers how Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty were created and how they have evolved over years.

ITV 6.00 Good Morning Britain 130914 8.30 Lorraine 8085865 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 7399681 10.30 This Morning 50391 12.30 Loose Women 11488 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News; Weather 88430730 1.55 ITV News Meridian; Weather 31885488 2.00 Judge Rinder 89285 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (R) 3907 3.59 ITV Meridian Weather 4157198 4.00 Tipping Point (R) 2952 5.00 The Chase (R) 4952 6.00 ITV News Meridian; Weather 643 6.30 ITV Evening News 223 7.00 Emmerdale: A special episode shown entirely from Ashley’s point of view as he wanders the streets alone, using special camera work and editing to recreate the experience of dementia. 5681 3,300 passengers and welcome the new batch – with just a few hours to clean 1,800 rooms. Dancer Dulcie is feeling homesick. (R) 407 tribute to former Coronation Street star Jean Alexander, who died in October, featuring contributions from former colleagues William Roache, Michael Le Vell and Sally Dynevor, who also enjoy watching 7.30 The Cruise: The crew works against the clock to check out 8.00 Hilda Ogden’s Last Ta-ra – A Tribute To Jean Alexander: A classic moments in a special recreation of Stan and Hilda Ogden’s famous living room. Younger members of the Corrie cast also celebrate Hilda’s legacy and famous fans, including Paul O’Grady, provide their own memories. 6643 9.00 Paul O’Grady’s Favourite Fairy Tales: The presenter investigates the world of the Brothers Grimm, and discovers how classic tales such as Cinderella and Snow White were created. 6407 10.00 ITV News At Ten; Weather 86001 10.30 ITV News Meridian 245933 10.40 FILM: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) A jilted man takes a trip to Hawaii, only to find his ex and her new boyfriend are staying at the same resort. Romantic comedy, with Jason Segel. 17926285 12.40 Jackpot247 47092808 3.00 Loose Women (R) 2344421 3.50 ITV Nightscreen 7014044 5.05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 3452599 Hilda Ogden’s Last Ta-ra – A Tribute to Jean Alexander (ITV, 8pm) She may have moved out of Coronation Street in 1987, but Hilda Ogden remains one of British soap’s most iconic characters. So it’s only fitting that ITV is paying tribute to the actress who played her, Jean Alexander, who died in October. The documentary features contributions from William Roache, Michael Le Vell and Sally Dynevor.

CHANNEL 4

BBC1

6.00 Breakfast 11727594 9.15 Christmas City 3543223 10.00 Christmas Kitchen 6196827 11.15 Homes Under The Hammer (R) 100169 12.15 Bargain Hunt (R) 6166310 1.00 BBC News At One; Weather 33594 1.30 South Today; Weather 59987730 1.45 FILM: Rise Of The Guardians (2012) Animated adventure, with the voice of Chris Pine 2337440 3.10 The Nativity (R) 6653001 3.45 FILM: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) Animated comedy sequel, with the voice of Ben Stiller 2337204 5.00 The Madagascar Penguins In A Christmas Caper (R) 3034914 5.15 Pointless (R) 2413440 6.00 BBC News At Six; Weather 575 6.30 South Today 827 7.00 Celebrity Mastermind: Famous faces put their knowledge to the test. 7285

6.05 The King Of Queens (R) 5576448 6.30 Everybody Loves Raymond (R) 1061440 6.55 Everybody Loves Raymond (R) 1080575 7.20 Frasier (R) 1121020 7.45 Frasier (R) 21952 8.15 The Big Bang Theory (R) 9958681 8.40 The Big Bang Theory (R) 1294285 9.10 The Simpsons (R) 6035730 9.40 The Simpsons (R) 2058846 10.10 FILM: Holiday In Handcuffs (2007) Romantic comedy, starring Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez 97777223 12.00 Channel 4 News Summary 5707353 12.05 Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 6609488 12.25 FILM: Christmas Magic (2011) Fantasy, starring Lindy Booth 739846 2.10 Countdown 6608391 3.00 Coast Vs Country 8759 4.00 Deal Or No Deal On Tour 8074 5.00 Four In A Bed (R) 5989 5.30 Come Dine With Me Christmas (R) 372 6.00 The Simpsons (R) 285 6.30 Hollyoaks 865 7.00 Channel 4 News 8865 8.00 The Supervet At Christmas: Festive edition of the documentary following the work of Professor Noel Fitzpatrick and his team. Charity worker Kerry brings in Maxi, a three-year old rescue greyhound with severely damaged front legs and Noel’s dog Keira is rushed into the practice with sickness and diarrhoea. 4285 9.00 This Is Us: Rebecca encounters Randall’s biological father, and Kevin moves to New York to pursue a career on Broadway. Drama, starring Mandy Moore. 4049 10.00 Alan Carr’s 12 Stars Of Christmas: Festive quiz in which contestants Davina McCall, Nick Grimshaw and Romesh Ranganathan choose doors from a giant advent calendar. Chris Hoy also has a question for Alan Carr’s panel. 7136 11.00 First Dates At Christmas: Festive edition of the dating show in which singletons meet up with possible partners. (R) 673407 12.05 Parents Do The Funniest Things A look at modern family life from the children’s point of view. 6061570 1.00 European Poker Tour 2160773 1.55 Life On The Edge 9280421 2.50 Gok Does Panto (R) 9052334 3.45 Location, Location, Location (R) 3702353 4.40 Jamie’s Comfort Food 40502570 4.45 Deal Or No Deal (R) 1043537 5.35 The King Of Queens (R) 3810063

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7.30 EastEnders: Bex confides in Stacey about Shakil; BBC News; Regional News 339 8.00 Holby City: A blast from the past upsets Dom’s plans for the perfect Christmas with Isaac. 1575 9.00 Last Tango In Halifax: Conclusion of the two-part festive special in which Caroline tells Gillian the truth about why she had to take the new headship. 1339 10.00 BBC News At Ten 91933 10.30 South Today; Weather; National Lottery Update 241117 10.45 Darcey Bussell: Looking For Margot: The Strictly judge examines the life and career of Margot Fonteyn. 148440 11.45 Six Wives With Lucy Worsley: The rise and fall of Anne Boleyn in Henry VIII’s affections. (R) 177952 12.45 Weather For The Week Ahead 4067860 12.50 BBC News 37209082

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