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FILM HIGHLIGHTS

comedy sequel, with the voices of Jack Black and Gary Oldman. ★★★★ Wreck-It Ralph (BBC1, 4.10pm) (2012) A video game villain ventures into other arcade worlds looking for the chance to be a hero. Animated adventure, with the voices of John C Reilly and Sarah Silverman. ★★★★ The Blind Side (Channel 5, 10.45pm) (2009) A couple take in a homeless teenager and help him fund his education and train to be an American football player. Fact-based drama, with Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron. ★★★★ 3.35 Four In A Bed 4.10 Come Dine With Me 4.40 Come Dine With Me 5.15 Come Dine With Me 5.50 Come Dine With Me 6.20 Come Dine With Me 6.55 Grand Designs: House Of The Year 8.00 FILM: Les Miserables (2012) 11.05 24 Hours In A&E 12.10 The World’s Biggest Penis 1.15 The Perfect Penis 2.20 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 3.25 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 3.40 Close PICK 6.00 Obese: A Year To Save My Life USA 7.00 Obese: A Year To Save My Life USA 8.00 Obese: A Year To Save My Life USA 9.00 Road Wars 9.30 Road Wars 10.00 Road Wars 10.30 Road Wars 11.00 Road Wars 12.00 Road Wars 1.00 Road Wars 2.00 Monkey Life 2.30 Monkey Life 3.00 Monkey Life 3.30 Monkey Life 4.00 Monkey Life 4.30 Monkey Life 5.00 Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal 7.00 Fungus The Bogeyman 8.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line 9.00 Police Force: Australia 9.30 Police Force: Australia 10.00 Police 10/7 10.30 Police 10/7 11.00 Fred And Rose: The Unanswered Questions 12.00 Road Wars 1.00 Cold Case 2.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response 3.00 Send In The Dogs 4.00 NY ER 4.30 NY ER 5.00 Road Wars DAVE 7.00 Motorway Cops 8.00 Ultimate Strongman: The Next Generation 10.00 Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge 11.00 Jay Leno’s Garage 12.00 Storage Hunters UK 12.30 Storage Hunters UK 1.00 Storage Hunters UK 1.30 Storage Hunters UK 2.00 Storage Hunters UK 2.30 Storage Hunters UK 3.00 Storage Hunters UK 3.30 Storage Hunters UK 4.00 Top Gear 5.00 Ultimate Strongman Masters World Championships 7.00 Taskmaster 8.00 QI XL 9.00 Would I Lie To You? 9.40 Would I Lie To You? 10.20 Would I Lie To You? 11.00 Have I Got A Bit More News For You 12.00 QI 1.00 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish 2.00 Suits 3.00 Live At The Electric 3.30 Live At The Electric 4.00 Close 5USA 6.00 Teleshopping 9.00 Access 9.10 Rookie Blue 10.00 Law & Order 11.00 Law & Order 12.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 1.00 NCIS 2.00 Person Of Interest 3.00 Rookie Blue 4.00 Law & Order 5.00 Law & Order 6.00 CSI: Miami 7.00 NCIS 8.00 NCIS 9.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Fear & Loathing 10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 11.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 12.00 NCIS 1.00 Castle 2.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 3.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 4.00 Teleshopping

to rescue her baby brother from a band of goblins and their sinister king. Fantasy adventure, starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie. ★★★★ The Dam Busters (ITV, 2.05pm) (1954, b/w) An engineer designs an ingenious bouncing bomb to destroy major dams in Germany’s industrial heartland. Fact-based Second World War drama, with Michael Redgrave and Richard Todd. ★★★★★ Kung Fu Panda 2 (BBC1, 2.20pm) (2011) The martial arts master panda defends his home from an evil peacock who has a mysterious link with his past. Animated

FREEVIEW 84 Charing Cross Road (BBC2, 12pm) (1987) A New York writer reflects on her correspondence with a London bookseller. Romantic drama based on the experiences of Helene Hanff, starring Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins. ★★★★ Ladies in Lavender (BBC2, 1.35pm) (2004) The lives of two elderly spinsters living peacefully by the Cornish coast are thrown into turmoil by a Polish castaway. Period drama, with Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Daniel Bruhl. ★★★ Labyrinth (Channel 5, 2pm) (1986) A teenager travels through a magical maze BBC4 7.00 Top Of The Pops: 1982 7.30 Top Of The Pops: 1982 8.00 King George & Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued The Monarchy 9.00 British Sitcom: 60 Years Of Laughing At Ourselves 10.00 2016 A Year In The Life Of A Year 10.30 FILM: Strictly Ballroom (1992) 12.05 Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand 1.05 Pop Quiz: The Comeback 1.35 Top Of The Pops: 1982 2.10 Top Of The Pops: 1982 2.40 King George & Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued The Monarchy 3.40 Close E4 6.00 Hollyoaks 6.25 Charmed 8.05 The Big Bang Theory 9.00 FILM: Moshi Monsters: The Movie (2013) 10.40 Rude(ish) Tube Shorts 11.00 Melissa & Joey 12.00 The Big Bang Theory 1.00 The Goldbergs 1.30 How I Met Your Mother 2.00 The Big Bang Theory: Festive Guests 5.00 The Goldbergs 6.00 The Big Bang Theory 7.00 Hollyoaks 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 8.00 FILM: Home Alone (1990) 10.05 Tattoo Fixers 11.10 The Inbetweeners 2.30 Naked Attraction 3.20 In Bed With Jamie At Christmas 3.45 The Goldbergs 4.05 New Girl 4.30 New Girl 4.50 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5.10 Suburgatory FILM4 11.00 Dr Seuss’ The Lorax (2012) 12.45 The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) 2.25 Endless Love (2014) 4.30 Cheaper By The Dozen (2003) 6.20 Robin Hood (2010) 9.00 Gladiator (2000) 12.00 Starred Up (2013) 2.10 The Evil Dead (1982) 3.55 Close ITV2 6.00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 6.20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 6.50 You’ve Been Framed! Gold 7.40 Emmerdale 8.10 Britain’s Got More Talent: Top 10 Live Show Moments 9.05 Ninja Warrior UK 10.05 Catchphrase 10.50 FILM: Inspector Gadget (1999) 11.50 FYI Daily 11.55 FILM: Inspector Gadget (1999) 12.30 Emmerdale 1.00 You’ve Been Framed! Gold 1.35 FILM: Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003) 2.35 FYI Daily 2.40 FILM: Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003) 3.25 FILM: Sleeping Beauty (1959) 4.25 FYI Daily 4.30 FILM: Sleeping Beauty (1959) 5.05 FILM: The Lion King (1994) 6.05 FYI Daily 6.10 FILM: The Lion King (1994) 6.55 FILM: Freaky Friday (2003) 7.55 FYI Daily 8.00 FILM: Freaky Friday (2003) 9.00 FILM: Love Actually (2003) 10.05 FYI Daily 10.10 FILM: Love Actually (2003) 11.45 Family Guy 12.15 Family Guy 12.45 Family Guy 1.15 American Dad! 1.40 FILM: Wild Child (2008) 2.40 FYI Daily 2.45 FILM: Wild Child (2008) 3.30 The Vampire Diaries 4.20 The Almost

The Blind Side, Channel 5, 10.45pm

CHANNEL 5

6.00 Milkshake!: The WotWots (R) 97887566 6.10 Lily’s Driftwood Bay (R) 97878818 6.20 Fireman Sam (R) 97890030 6.30 Peppa Pig (R) 69602566 6.35 Peppa Pig (R) 69601837 6.40 Bob The Builder (R) 39345295 6.55 Little Princess (R) 69605653 7.05 Pip Ahoy! (R) 5450011 7.20 Thomas & Friends (R) 1101108 7.30 Noddy: Toyland Detective (R) 7938285 7.50 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom (R) 6375189 8.00 Wissper (R) 4199189 8.15 Peppa Pig (R) 3716547 8.25 Peppa Pig (R) 3730127 8.35 Paw Patrol (R) 3494769 8.50 Toot The Tiny Tugboat (R) 6146363 9.05 Toby’s Travelling Circus (R) 1694653 9.15 Jelly Jamm (R) 1690837 9.25 SpongeBob SquarePants 2445740 10.00 World’s Strongest Man 2016 (R) 7170914 11.00 Penguins Make You Laugh Out Loud (R) 3770158 12.00 Santa Makes You LOL (R) 3887653 1.00 Christmas Makes You Laugh Out Loud (R) 3896301 2.00 FILM: Labyrinth (1986) Fantasy adventure, starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie 4098498 4.00 FILM: Planet Of The Apes (2001) Sci-fi adventure remake, starring Mark Wahlberg 90398978 6.15 BattleBots: World Championship. Molly McGrath introduces four more three-minute battles in the arena, to decide which teams will be going through to the next round. 7562547 7.00 World’s Strongest Man 2016: Action from the fourth heat of the competition at Chobe National Park in Botswana; 5 News 4093943 8.00 Britain’s Cleverest Dog: Brainbox 9.00 FILM: Flowers In The Attic 2: Petals On The Wind (2014) Drama, starring Heather Graham and Rose McIver. Includes 5 News Update at 10.00. 26002289 10.45 FILM: The Blind Side (2009) Fact- based drama, starring Sandra Bullock. 55025160 1.05 SuperCasino 65413615 3.10 The Yorkshire Vet At Christmas A festive trip to Skeldale with vet Julian Norton. (R) 7773580 4.00 Eamonn & Ruth: A Million Pound Christmas (R) 9583306 4.45 Great Artists (R) 58415847 5.10 House Doctor (R) 9057696 pets and others animals, from a canine Einstein that makes the news after mastering a shape- sorting puzzle that most toddlers struggle with to a prize pooch entered into a competition for trick dogs; 5 News Update 4079363

Impossible Gameshow 5.10 Planet’s Funniest Animals 5.30 Planet’s Funniest Animals 5.50 ITV2 Nightscreen ITV3 6.00 Fresh Fields 6.40 Lewis 8.10 Heidi 10.10 Agatha Christie’s Marple 12.05 Agatha Christie’s Marple 2.05 FILM: Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971) 3.05 FYI Daily 3.10 FILM: Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971) 4.10 FILM: Carry On Again Doctor (1969) 5.10 FYI Daily 5.15 FILM: Carry On Again Doctor (1969) 6.00 Long Lost Family 7.00 Lewis 9.00 Ruth Rendell’s Thirteen Steps Down 10.00 Ruth Rendell’s Thirteen Steps Down 11.00 Lewis 1.00 Foyle’s War 2.50 Wycliffe 3.45 FILM: The Sting (1973) 4.45 FYI Daily 4.50 FILM: The Sting (1973) 5.55 ITV3 Nightscreen ITV4 6.00 Football Rivalries 6.10 Classic TT Highlights 7.05 Quincy ME 7.55 Ironside 9.00 The Professionals 10.10 British Touring Car Championship Highlights 12.10 Pawn Stars 12.40 Minder 1.45 Quincy ME 2.45 Ironside 3.50 FILM: Cheyenne Autumn (1964) 4.55 FYI Daily 5.00 FILM: Cheyenne Autumn (1964) 7.00 Pawn Stars 7.30 Pawn Stars 8.00 Storage Wars: Best Of Barry Weiss 8.30 Storage Wars: Best Of The Appraisals 9.00 River Monsters 10.00 FILM: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011) 11.10 FYI Daily 11.15 FILM: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011) 1.15 FILM: Road (2014) 2.15 FYI Daily 2.20 FILM: Road (2014) 3.15 Steve McQueen: Motorcycle Movie Star 4.05 Steve McQueen: Motorcycle Movie Star 5.00 Classic TT Highlights 5.50 Movies Now MORE4 8.55 Come Dine With Me: Rugby World Cup Special 10.00 FILM: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) 12.25 A Place In The Sun: Winter Sun 1.30 Four In A Bed 2.05 Four In A Bed 2.35 Four In A Bed 3.05 Four In A Bed Grand Designs: House of the Year, More4, 6.55pm

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