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Television

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FILM HIGHLIGHTS

FREEVIEW Big Miracle (Channel 4, 10.20am) (2012) A reporter and an environmentalist discover a family of whales has become trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic circle. They organise a coalition of unlikely allies, including Alaskan natives, oil tycoons and the Russian and American military, to pool their resources and rescue the animals. Fact-based drama, starring Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Ted Danson and Kristen Bell. ★★★ What Women Want (BBC2, 7pm) (2000) A freak accident gives a womanising executive the ability to hear the thoughts of BBC4 7.00 FILM: Show Boat (1951) Musical romance, with Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel. 8.45 TBA 9.00 Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes 11.00 Looking For Mr Bond: 007 At The BBC 12.00 Storyville: The Spy Who Went Into The Cold 1.15 2016 A Year In The Life Of A Year 1.45 Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes 3.40 Close E4 6.00 Hollyoaks 8.05 TBA 9.50 TBA 11.45 The Big Bang Theory 12.10 The Big Bang Theory 12.35 The Big Bang Theory 1.00 The Big Bang Theory 1.30 The Big Bang Theory 2.00 The Big Bang Theory 2.30 The Big Bang Theory 3.00 TBA 5.05 The Big Bang Theory 5.30 The Big Bang Theory 6.00 The Big Bang Theory 6.30 The Big Bang Theory 7.00 The Big Bang Theory 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 8.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.30 The Big Bang Theory 9.00 TBA 11.05 TBA 11.35 TBA 12.05 TBA 12.35 TBA 1.05 TBA 1.35 TBA 2.05 Rude Tube: Welcome To 2016 3.40 Hollyoaks FILM4 11.00 The Princess Diaries (2001) 1.15 Thunderbirds Are Go! (1966) 3.05 Thunderbirds (2004) 4.50 Johnny English (2003) 6.35 Iron Man 2 (2010) 9.00 Thor (2011) Fantasy adventure, starring Chris Hemsworth. 11.15 The Big Lebowski (1998) 1.35 The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978) 3.45 Close ITV2 6.00 Emmerdale 8.50 Coronation Street 11.45 You’ve Been Framed! Top 100 Kids 12.50 Grease: Live 3.40 FILM: Mr Bean’s Holiday (2007) 4.40 FYI Daily 4.55 FILM: Mr Bean’s Holiday (2007) 5.25 FILM: King Kong (2005) Fantasy adventure remake, starring Naomi Watts. 6.25 FYI Daily 6.30 FILM: King Kong (2005) 9.00 Family Guy 9.30 Family Guy 10.00 Family Guy 10.30 Family Guy 11.00 Family Guy 11.30 Family Guy 11.55 Family Guy 12.25 Family Guy 12.55 American Dad! 1.25 American Dad! 1.55 Celebrity Juice: Xmas Gogglyboxers 2.45 Celebrity Juice: Bestest Unseenest Bits 2016 3.35 The Keith Lemon Sketch Show 4.05 The Almost Impossible Gameshow 4.55 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records: Bonkingly Big Hits 5.45 ITV2 Nightscreen ITV3 6.00 Judge Judy 6.20 Jane Eyre 8.20 FILM: Carry On Up The Jungle (1970) 9.20 FYI Daily 9.25 FILM: Carry On Up The Jungle (1970) 10.10 Lewis 12.05 Lewis 2.00 Hans Christian Andersen: My Life As A Fairy Tale

the opposite sex. Embittered after losing out on promotion to a female colleague, he uses his new-found talent to exact revenge – but the insight it provides ultimately brings out an unexpected sensitive side. Romantic comedy, starring Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt and Marisa Tomei. ★★★★ Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (ITV, 9pm) (2011) The young wizard continues his search for the artefacts containing fragments of the dark lord Voldemort’s soul. Time is running out, as the evil sorcerer is aware of Harry’s mission, and marshals his forces for a

final, devastating attack on Harry and his friends at Hogwarts school. Conclusion of the fantasy saga, with Daniel Radcliffe, Ralph Fiennes and Rupert Grint. ★★★★ Pulp Fiction (Channel 5, 10.30pm) (1994) A series of interlinked stories about the Los Angeles underworld. A hitman plays minder to his boss’s wife, and he and his partner deal with a dead body following a mishap with a gun. Meanwhile, a washed-up boxer goes on the run after refusing to throw a fight, and two lovers plot a hold-up in a diner. Crime drama, starring John Travolta. ★★★★ 12.10 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown 1.15 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown 2.20 My Daughter The Teenage Nudist 3.25 Close PICK 6.00 Motorway Patrol 6.30 Motorway Patrol 7.00 Motorway Patrol 7.30 Motorway Patrol 8.00 Motorway Patrol 8.30 Motorway Patrol 9.00 60 Minute Makeover 10.00 60 Minute Makeover 11.00 60 Minute Makeover 12.00 60 Minute Makeover 1.00 60 Minute Makeover 2.00 60 Minute Makeover 3.00 60 Minute Makeover 4.00 60 Minute Makeover 5.00 Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal 7.00 Fungus The Bogeyman Scarface has vital information about Eve. Last in the series. 8.00 My Chimp And Me 9.00 Send In The Dogs Australia 10.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder 11.00 Road Wars 12.00 Road Wars 1.00 Road Wars 2.00 Most Shocking 3.00 Most Shocking 4.00 Motorway Patrol 4.30 Motorway Patrol 5.00 Motorway Patrol 5.30 Motorway Patrol DAVE 7.10 Storage Hunters UK 7.35 Best Of Red Bull Soapbox Race 8.30 Red Bull Soapbox Race 10.00 Ultimate Strongman Masters World Championships 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 American Pickers 5.00 American Pickers 6.00 American Pickers 7.00 Storage Hunters UK 7.30 Storage Hunters UK 8.00 QI 9.00 Would I Lie To You? 9.40 Would I Lie To You? 10.20 Mock The Week 11.00 Mock The Week New Year’s Eve Special 11.40 QI 12.20 QI 1.00 Russell Howard’s Good News 1.40 Russell Howard’s Good News 2.20 Russell Howard’s Good News 2.55 Would I Lie To You? 3.30 Would I Lie To You? 4.00 Close 5USA 6.00 Teleshopping 9.00 Access 9.10 Catch A Contractor 9.30 Person Of Interest 10.20 Person Of Interest 11.15 NCIS: New Orleans 12.15 NCIS: New Orleans 1.15 NCIS: New Orleans 2.10 FILM: Columbo: Ransom For A Dead Man (1971) 4.15 The Mysteries Of Laura 5.15 The Mysteries Of Laura 6.10 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 7.10 FILM: Jesse Stone: Lost In Paradise (2015) 8.10 Access 9.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 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

Pulp Fiction, Channel 5, 10.30pm

CHANNEL 5

6.00 Milkshake!: Milkshake! Monkey (R) 17238412 6.05 Milkshake! Bop Box (R) 17237783 6.10 Peppa Pig (R) 17234696 6.15 Angelina Ballerina (R) 97837561 6.25 Bob The Builder (R) 97857325 6.40 Wanda And The Alien (R) 39321615 6.50 Zack And Quack (R) 69673054 7.00 Seaside Antics (R) 1167764 7.05 Fireman Sam (R) 6574388 7.15 Pip Ahoy! (R) 6388704 7.30 Little Princess (R) 1580412 7.40 Paw Patrol (R) 9916069 8.00 Blaze And The Monster Machines (R) 8217967 8.25 Noddy In Toyland (R) 4169948 8.45 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom (R) 3441677 9.05 The Fairly OddParents (R) 2409948 9.40 BattleBots: World Championship 6788615 10.35 FILM: Ben-Hur (1959) Oscar-winning epic, starring Charlton Heston 46902764 2.40 FILM: Wyatt Earp (1994) Western, starring Kevin Costner 88657615 6.10 5 News Weekend 6822325 6.15 BattleBots: World Championship. The four remaining teams battle it out. Last in the series. 7539219 7.00 World’s Strongest Man 2016: Action from the final heat of the competition at Chobe National Park in Botswana, as reigning champion Brian Shaw made his bow in this year’s contest, hoping to retain his title. 4060615 8.00 The Tube: Going Underground: passengers relieving themselves on escalators and a suspect package at Waterloo Bridge. (R) 4046035 9.00 Football On 5: The Championship: George Riley and Lynsey Hipgrave introduce action from the latest fixtures, which included Huddersfield Town v Blackburn Rovers and Brentford v Norwich City. 4066899 10.00 Football On 5: Goal Rush: The latest matches from Leagues One and Two. 3547412 10.30 FILM: Pulp Fiction (1994) Quentin Tarantino’s crime drama, starring John Travolta. 54457325 1.25 FILM: Reservoir Dogs (1992) 9435371 3.10 SuperCasino 3224420 4.00 TBA 6896517 4.50 House Doctor (R) 1821468 5.40 Angels Of Jarm (R) 17251536 5.50 Roary The Racing Car (R) 17242888 Staff face their busiest and most unusual shift on New Year’s Eve, with problems including

Celebrity Juice, ITV2, 2.45am

3.55 Agatha Christie’s Marple 6.00 Our Queen At 90 8.00 Doc Martin The curmudg- eonly GP struggles to come to terms with fatherhood. 9.00 Midsomer Murders A DJ judging a classic-car show is crushed to death. 11.00 Foyle’s War 12.55 Agatha Christie’s Marple 2.40 Hans Christian Andersen: My Life As A Fairy Tale 4.25 Wycliffe 5.15 George And Mildred 5.40 ITV3 Nightscreen ITV4 6.00 The Professionals 6.50 The Professionals 7.45 Cash Cowboys 8.40 Cash Cowboys 9.40 Storage Wars: Best Of Barry Weiss 10.15 Storage Wars: Best Of The Appraisals 10.40 Pawn Stars 11.10 Pawn Stars 11.40 Pawn Stars 12.10 FILM: The Land That Time Forgot (1975) 1.10 FYI Daily 1.15 FILM: The Land That Time Forgot (1975) 2.05 FILM: Where Eagles Dare (1968) 3.10 FYI Daily 3.15 FILM: Where Eagles Dare (1968) 5.15 FILM: The Green Berets (1968) 6.20 FYI Daily 6.25 FILM: The Green Berets (1968) 8.05 FILM: Jaws: The Revenge (1987) Thriller sequel, starring Michael Caine. 9.10 FYI Daily 9.15 FILM: Jaws: The Revenge (1987) 10.00 FILM: Gangs Of New York (2002) 11.00 FYI Daily 11.05 FILM: Gangs Of New York (2002) 1.15 FILM: Awake (2007) 2.20 FYI Daily 2.25 FILM: Awake (2007) 2.55 Pawn Stars 3.15 ITV4 Nightscreen 3.30 Hell On Wheels 4.15 TT 2016 5.10 TT 2016 MORE4 8.55 Food Unwrapped 9.10 TBA 2.10 Four In A Bed 2.40 Four In A Bed 3.10 Four In A Bed 3.40 Four In A Bed 4.15 Four In A Bed 4.50 Come Dine With Me 5.20 Come Dine With Me 5.50 Come Dine With Me 6.25 Come Dine With Me 6.55 Come Dine With Me 7.30 TBA 9.00 It Was Alright In The 1970s Matt Lucas pokes more fun at Britain’s 1970s viewing habits, this time focusing on political- ly incorrect comedy. 10.00 It Was Alright In The 1980s 11.05 It Was Alright In The 1990s

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