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Television

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FILM HIGHLIGHTS

based drama, starring Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto. ★★★★ Love Actually (ITV, 11pm) (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. ★★★ Great Expectations (BBC2, 11.15pm) (2012) An orphan is given the chance to rise through high society with the assistance of a mysterious benefactor. Period drama, with Jeremy Irvine and Helena Bonham Carter. ★★★ MORE4 8.55 Come Dine With Me Christmas 11.35 The World’s Most Expensive Christmas 12.35 Stephen Fry’s 100 Greatest Gadgets 3.45 100 Greatest Toys With Jonathan Ross 7.00 The Supervet At Christmas 8.00 The Secret Life Of The Zoo At Christmas 9.05 Father Ted Christmas Special 10.20 It Was Alright In The 1960s 11.20 It Was Alright In The 1970s 12.25 Father Ted 3.40 Close PICK 6.00 Motorway Patrol 9.00 Andre Rieu: Christmas Around The World 11.00 Riverdance In Beijing 1.00 Monkey Business 1.30 Monkey Business 2.30 Monkey Business 3.30 Monkey Business 4.30 Monkey Business 5.30 Monkey Business 6.00 Monkey Life 7.00 Send In The Dogs Australia 8.00 Richard Hammond’s Jungle Quest 9.00 The Force: Manchester 10.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder 11.00 Police Force: Australia 11.30 Police Force: Australia 12.00 Road Wars 1.00 Road Wars 2.00 Road Wars 2.30 Road Wars 3.00 Most Daring 4.00 Motorway Patrol 4.30 Motorway Patrol 5.00 Motorway Patrol 5.30 Motorway Patrol DAVE 7.00 The Indestructibles 7.20 Motorway Cops 8.25 The World Of Stupid Criminals 8.50 Storage Hunters UK 9.20 Celebrity Storage Hunters 10.20 Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge 11.20 Top Gear: Burma Special 2.00 Red Bull Soapbox Race 4.00 Top Gear India Special 6.00 Red Bull Soapbox Race 7.00 Top Gear 8.00 QI Christmas XL 9.00 Would I Lie To You? At Christmas 9.40 Would I Lie To You? 10.20 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits 11.00 Have I Got A Bit More News For You 12.00 QI XL 1.00 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish 2.00 Would I Lie To You? At Christmas 2.40 Suits 3.30 Live At The Electric 4.00 Close 5USA 6.00 Teleshopping 9.00 Access 9.05 Catch A Contractor 9.30 Person Of Interest 10.20 Person Of Interest 11.15 Person Of Interest 12.15 FILM: Columbo: A Friend In Deed (1974) 2.20 FILM: Columbo: Ransom For A Dead Man (1971) 4.25 FILM: Columbo: Blueprint For Murder (1972) 6.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 7.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 8.00 NCIS 9.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 10.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 12.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 3.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 4.00 Teleshopping

heart of an aspiring actress as the dawn of sound changes the film business for ever. Musical comedy, starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds. ★★★★★ Home Alone (Channel 4, 6pm) (1990) A boy is left to defend his home from burglars when his family jets off to Paris and accidentally leaves him behind. Comedy, starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. ★★★ Dallas Buyers Club (Channel 5, 10.30pm) (2013) A man diagnosed with HIV sets up an organisation to smuggle drugs for treating the condition into the US. Fact-

FREEVIEW The Lion King (ITV, 3.10pm) (1994) A lion cub prince flees after his father is murdered, but returns as an adult to reclaim his throne. Disney animated musical, with the voice of Matthew Broderick. ★★★★★ Frozen (BBC1, 3.10pm) (2013) A princess tries to save her sister, whose magic has plunged the kingdom into eternal winter. Disney animated adventure, with the voices of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel. ★★★★★ Singin’ in the Rain (Channel 5, 4.10pm) (1952) A silent-movie star tries to win the BBC4 7.00 King Lear 10.10 The Good Old Days: Christmas 1976 11.00 Top Of The Pops Christmas Hits 12.00 Old Grey Whistle Test: 70’s Gold 1.30 All Aboard! The Sleigh Ride 3.30 Close E4 6.00 FILM: 12 Wishes Of Christmas (2011) 7.35 FILM: The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2009) 9.25 FILM: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012) 11.25 Rude(ish) Tube Shorts 11.30 Baby Daddy 12.00 Baby Daddy 12.30 How I Met Your Mother 2.30 The Goldbergs 3.00 The Big Bang Theory: Festive Guests 6.00 Frozen At Christmas 7.00 The Snowman 7.35 The Snowman And The Snowdog 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 9.00 FILM: The Inbetweeners 2 (2014) 11.00 The Inbetweeners 1.20 Tattoo Fixers At Christmas 2.25 Virtually Famous Christmas Special 3.10 The Inbetweeners 3.35 Hollyoaks FILM4 11.00 Rio (2011) 12.50 Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (2009) 2.35 Cheaper By The Dozen (2003) 4.25 Princess Diaries (2001) 6.35 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) 9.00 Thor (2011) 11.15 Your Highness (2011) 1.20 Vertigo (1958) 4.00 Close ITV2 6.00 The Hot Desk: Busted 6.10 Emmerdale 6.30 Coronation Street 6.55 Coronation Street 7.20 Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas 8.20 The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol 8.45 FILM: Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure (2011) 9.45 FYI Daily 9.50 FILM: Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure (2011) 10.35 You’ve Been Framed At Christmas! 11.00 You’ve Been Framed! With Bells On 11.35 Emmerdale 12.00 Coronation Street 12.35 Coronation Street 1.05 FILM: The Polar Express (2004) 2.05 FYI Daily 2.10 FILM: The Polar Express (2004) 3.10 You’ve Been Framed! 4.15 Catchphrase Christmas Special 5.15 Minion Madness 5.30 FILM: 101 Dalmatians (1996) 6.30 FYI Daily 6.35 FILM: 101 Dalmatians (1996) 7.15 FILM: Mr Bean’s Holiday (2007) 8.15 FYI Daily 8.20 FILM: Mr Bean’s Holiday (2007) 9.00 FILM: Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason (2004) 10.10 FYI Daily 10.15 FILM: Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason (2004) 11.15 Family Guy 1.10 American Dad! 2.05 The Cleveland Show 2.30 FILM: Not Another Teen Movie (2001) 3.20 FYI Daily 3.25 FILM: Not Another Teen Movie (2001) 4.10 The Almost Impossible Gameshow 5.00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 5.20 Planet’s Funniest Animals 5.45 ITV2 Nightscreen

Dallas Buyers Club, Channel 5, 10.30pm

CHANNEL 5

6.10 Milkshake!: Milkshake! Festive Fun 17465564 6.15 Shimmer And Shine 99904564 6.40 Paw Patrol (R) 74404670 7.05 Angelina Ballerina (R) 5658651 7.20 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom (R) 5821895 7.35 FILM: An American In Paris (1951) A struggling American painter living in France is torn between two women – his wealthy patroness and an engaged Frenchwoman. Oscar-winning musical, with Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron 68426835 9.50 FILM: On The Town (1949) Musical, starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin 81486477 11.50 FILM: Scrooge (1970) A miserly man is taught the error of his ways by a host of spectral visitors. Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, starring Albert Finney and Alec Guinness 82794729 2.10 FILM: The Wizard Of Oz (1939) Musical fantasy, starring Judy Garland 5988309 4.10 FILM: Singin’ In The Rain (1952) A silent- movie star tries to win the heart of an aspiring actress as the dawn of sound changes the film business for ever. Musical comedy, starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds 63907632 6.15 Britain’s Favourite Xmas Songs (R) 65144800 8.30 When Celebrities Go Pop: A countdown of the 40 most memorable musical efforts by celebrities who have decided to diversify into music. The programme features performances by Mr T, Katie Price, Vinnie Jones, Sam Fox, Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards, David Hasselhoff, an assortment of soap stars and Christopher Lee, who embarked on a second career as a heavy-metal singer in his 80s. 9358854 10.30 FILM: Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Premiere. A man diagnosed with HIV sets up an organisation to smuggle drugs for treating the condition into the US. Fact-based drama, starring Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto. 55251583 12.45 Greatest Ever Christmas Songs (R) 4756572 1.10 SuperCasino 7737775 3.10 Chris Tarrant: On The Xmas Express (R) 7808220 4.00 Now That’s Funny! (R) 8534713 4.50 House Doctor (R) 7532862 5.40 Angels Of Jarm (R) 52279607 5.50 Roary The Racing Car (R) 52260959

Father Ted Christmas Special, More4, 9pm

ITV3 6.00 Doctor At Large 6.25 Wycliffe 7.25 Fresh Fields 8.10 Heartbeat 9.15 FILM: Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) 10.20 FYI Daily 10.25 FILM: Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) 11.30 FILM: Carry On Cleo (1964) 12.35 FYI Daily 12.40 FILM: Carry On Cleo (1964) 1.25 FILM: Carry On Girls (1973) 2.30 FYI Daily 2.35 FILM: Carry On Girls (1973) 3.15 FILM: Carry On Camping (1969) 4.20 FYI Daily 4.25 FILM: Carry On Camping (1969) 5.05 FILM: Carry On Up The Jungle (1970) 6.10 FYI Daily 6.15 FILM: Carry On Up The Jungle (1970) 7.00 FILM: Carry On Cowboy (1966) 8.00 FYI Daily 8.05 FILM: Carry On Cowboy (1966) 9.00 FILM: Steptoe And Son Ride Again (1973) 10.00 FYI Daily 10.05 FILM: Steptoe And Son Ride Again (1973) 11.00 FILM: The Sting (1973) 12.05 FYI Daily 12.10 FILM: The Sting (1973) 1.40 FILM: The Four Musketeers (1974) 3.35 Wycliffe 5.00 Doctor At Large 5.25 Movies Now 5.35 ITV3 Nightscreen ITV4 6.00 Barcelona’s European Glory 6.10 Fifth Gear 7.00 Steve McQueen: Motorcycle Movie Star 7.55 Steve McQueen: Motorcycle Movie Star 8.55 Pawn Stars 9.20 Storage Wars Christmas Special 10.20 Merry Christmas Mr Bean 10.55 Mr Bean 11.30 FILM: The Green Berets (1968) 12.40 FYI Daily 12.45 FILM: The Green Berets (1968) 2.20 FILM: Dunkirk (1958) 3.30 FYI Daily 3.35 FILM: Dunkirk (1958) 5.05 FILM: Where Eagles Dare (1968) 6.05 FYI Daily 6.10 FILM: Where Eagles Dare (1968) 8.10 FILM: Jaws: The Revenge (1987) 9.10 FYI Daily 9.15 FILM: Jaws: The Revenge (1987) 10.00 FILM: Body Of Lies (2008) 11.00 FYI Daily 11.05 FILM: Body Of Lies (2008) 12.35 FILM: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011) 1.40 FYI Daily 1.45 FILM: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011) 3.30 Hell On Wheels 4.15 The Wine Show 5.10 Goodwood Classic Cars

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