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FILMS OF THE WEEK
ARRIVAL
(2016) 12 ◆
Saturday, 11.40pm, Ch4 ★★★★ Denis Villeneuve’s graceful and philosophical first-contact sci-fi drama stars Amy Adams as linguist Louise Banks (above), who joins one of the teams at 12 sites around the world where UFOS – massive podlike monoliths – have appeared. Her mission is to work out how to communicate with the visitors before a jittery military makes the first strike. Haunted by a great personal loss – early on, we are aware that her daughter has died – Louise is awed but inquisitive as she reaches out to the alien ‘heptapods’ (nicknamed Abbott and Costello). After physicist Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner) draws a blank, she slowly starts to unlock their otherworldly secrets and, at the same time, gains a surprising new perspective on her loss.
HIGH SOCIETY
(1956) U ●
Saturday, 11.30am, BBC2 and Thursday, 8pm, BBC4 ★★★★★ It’s hard to think of a Hollywood actress more synonymous with glamour and wealth than Grace Kelly, the beautiful and poised star of High Noon and To Catch A Thief, who would become a bona fide Princess when she married Rainier III of Monaco – the year this film was released. A musical remake of romantic classic The Philadelphia Story, it stars Kelly as spoilt society girl Tracy Lord, who, in the decadent environs of Newport, Rhode Island, prepares for her ‘good marriage’ to the upstanding but woefully bland George (John Lund). Before her big day, she toys with her jazz musician ex-husband (Bing Crosby) and a tabloid reporter (Frank Sinatra, above, with Kelly), before maturing enough to make her choice out of her three smitten suitors.
POINTLESS CELEBRITIES 5.40PM Sabrina Ghayour and Chris Bavin star in a foodie edition of the quiz show
BBC 1
6am
Breakfast National and international news, sport and entertainment reports. (HD)
10.00 Saturday Kitchen Live Matt Tebbutt is joined by chefs Olia Hercules and Paul A Young. (HD)
11.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat Recipes include a layered chocolate and peanut butter cake. (R)(HD)(AD)
12.00 Football Focus Dan Walker and guests look ahead to the weekend’s football. (HD)
1.00 BBC News; Weather (HD)
1.15 Live Snooker: UK Championship Seema Jaswal presents coverage of the opening last-64 matches from Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, played over the best of 11 frames. With commentary and analysis from Steve Davis, Alan Mcmanus, John Parrott, Dennis Taylor, John Virgo, Ken Doherty and Stephen Hendry. Coverage continues on BBC2. (HD)
4.00 Final Score A round-up of this
afternoon’s football results. (HD)
5.20 BBC News (HD)
5.30 BBC Regional News; Weather 5.40 Pointless Celebrities A special food edition of the quiz, with Brian Turner, Stacie Stewart, Jay Rayner and Loyd Grossman. (HD)
6.30 The Hit List Music-based quiz show, hosted by Marvin and Rochelle Humes. (HD)
PICK Strictly Come Dancing The remaining couples return to the Strictly Ballroom with a new routine. See Pick of the Day. (HD)
PICK Michael Mcintyre’s The Wheel New series. The comedian hosts a brand-new game show. See Pick of the Day. (HD) (Repeated on Friday at 12.25am)
Blackadder II Edmund becomes jealous of the adulation that
Sir Walter Raleigh has been receiving, and announces he intends to go on a voyage around the Cape of Good Hope. (R)
10.05 BBC News; Weather (HD)
10.25 Match of the Day Highlights of the latest Premier League matches, including Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool and Manchester City v Burnley. (HD) (Repeated tomorrow at 7.55am)
11.30 The NFL Show Mark Chapman presents a round-up of the latest fixtures, including a triple bill of Thanksgiving Day contests. (HD)
FILM Westworld (1973) 15
Sci-fi thriller, starring Yul Brynner. See Movie Choice. (HD)(AD)
1.45 Weather for the Week Ahead 1.50-6.00 BBC News (HD)
BBC1 HD 101 106 7.15 8.30 9.30 12.20 115 108
TONIGHT’S WINNING LOTTO NUMBERS
MONSOON 10PM
Parker Sawyers and Henry Golding star in the Vietnam-set drama
BBC 2
6.45am Wild & Weird (R)(HD)
7.00 All Over the Place: Asia (R)(HD)
7.30 The Dengineers (R)(HD)
8.00 Blue Peter (R)(HD)
8.30 The Woman Who Swims with Killer Whales: Natural World The reasons behind an increase in orca mortality. (R)(HD)
9.30 Robot Wars (R)(HD)
10.30 12 Puppies and Us (R)(HD)(AD) 11.30 FILM High Society (1956) U ● Musical romantic comedy. See Classic Film Choice, page 23. (HD)
FILM Swallows and Amazons (2016) PG ● Period drama based on Arthur Ransome’s classic novel, starring Rafe Spall. (HD)
Britain’s Lost Waterlands: Escape to Swallows and Amazons Country The British landscapes that inspired Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons. (R)(HD)(AD)
Flog It! (R)(HD)
Live Snooker: UK Championship Seema Jaswal presents further coverage of the last-64 matches from Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, played over the best of 11 frames. (HD)
Rugby League: Super League Grand Final Highlights
Action from the Grand Final at the KCOM Stadium in Hull, as the two remaining sides battled it out for the title won by St Helens last season. (HD) FILM Nativity! (2009) U ●
A primary school teacher becomes a local celebrity when he dishonestly claims Hollywood is interested in his nativity play. Comedy, starring Martin Freeman and Ashley Jensen. (HD)(AD)
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants David Attenborough tells the story of two physically identical species of ant that have two very different strategies to survive the harsh environment of the Swiss Alps. (R)(HD)(AD)
FILM Earth: One Amazing Day (2017) U ● Robert Redford narrates a feature-length wildlife documentary following various creatures to chart the story of life on Earth over the course of a single day. (HD)(AD)
10.00 FILM Monsoon (2019) 12 Premiere. Drama, starring Henry Golding, Parker Sawyers and David Tran. See Movie Choice. (HD)
11.20 Snooker: UK Championship Radzi Chinyanganya presents action from the day’s last-64 matches at Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, played over the best of 11 frames. (HD)
12.10-2.10 Snooker: UK
Championship Extra (HD) 1.15 2.45 3.45 4.00 5.00 5.45 7.25 8.30
BBC2 HD
102
102 (HD)
102 11.40 4.00 5.00
6.00 6.20 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.35
INCREDIBLE CHRISTMAS TREES & HOW TO DECORATE THEM Ideas on how to make your tree look its festive best
CHANNEL5
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STAR RATINGS 105 133 105 152
MICHAEL MCINTYRE’S THE WHEEL
8.30PM, BBC1 ★★★★ Michael has had plenty of time to work on his material during lockdown, and you can see the results in his gag-filled new spin on the Saturday-night game show. Michael (right) and guests will be safely socially distanced – and the pandemic certainly won’t be getting in the way of the fun. In a ten-part series, a circle of celebrities – who this week are Mel B, Susie Dent, Joey Essex, Dermot O’leary, Richard Arnold, Gok Wan and Jason Donovan – will try to hang tight and answer questions that will win the contestants big-money prizes.
INCREDIBLE CHRISTMAS TREES & HOW TO DECORATE THEM
6.35PM, CH5 ★★★
Do you get in a tangle with your tinsel? Or end up tied up in lights? Before you dust off your Christmas box, check out the expert tips in a show that celebrates tree decorating in all its shapes and sizes – from big, bold and sparkly to some seasonal shockers.