PICKS OF THE WEEK
YOUR CAN’T-MISS TV SHOWS FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS
SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR 2020
Tonight, BBC1, 8pm WITH the outbreak of Covid-19 cancelling many sporting events this year – including the Olympic Games and Euro 2020 – boxer Tyson Fury was among the favourites to scoop the big prize at this year’s awards, after knocking out Deontay Wilder in February. However, the betting is now led by F1 driver and 2014 SPOTY Lewis Hamilton, who has recently equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of seven drivers’ World Championships.
CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF CHRISTMAS COOK-OFF
Tomorrow, BBC1, 9pm
FOR the festive specials, John Torode and Gregg Wallace invite memorable celebrities from previous series to come back to the MasterChef kitchen and have another go. First up are broadcaster Janet Street-Porter, actor Christopher Biggins, DJ Dev Griffin and TV personality Vicky Pattison.
FOR THE LOVE OF BRITAIN
Tuesday, ITV, 7.30pm
JULIE WALTERS and other presenters explore the place locals call ‘God’s own county’, Yorkshire. Julia Bradbury follows in the footsteps of the Brontes, exploring the moors near Haworth. Robson Green sings shanties in Whitby, and Ore Oduba hits the Coast to Coast walking trail near Richmond.
MOTHERLAND CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Wednesday, BBC2, 9pm ALPHA mum Amanda (Lucy Punch) is throwing her Annual Season Soiree, but Meg (Tanya Moodie) is the only one of the gang to get an official invitation. She brings Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin), Kevin (Paul Ready) and Liz (Diane Morgan) as her plus threes.
WORZEL GUMMIDGE: SAUCY NANCY
Christmas Eve, BBC1, 5.55pm MACKENZIE CROOK is back for a new adventure as the talking scarecrow. Worzel Gummidge, Susan (India Brown) and John (Thierry Wickens) visit a scrapyard, where the scarecrow overhears the grumblings of his old friend Saucy Nancy (Shirley Henderson). She’s a ship’s figurehead, who is sick of languishing on land and wants to get back to sea.
MRS BROWN’S BOYS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Christmas Day, BBC1, 10pm CATCH up with Agnes and her family, and find out how they’ve been coping with ‘the new normal’. Agnes and Winnie are waiting to find out if they’ve landed the job of delivering an alternative Queen’s speech, just as they hear a flasher is on the loose.
THE MASKED SINGER
Boxing Day, ITV, 7pm
A NEW batch of celebs battle it out in TV’s wackiest talent show, while we all try to guess just who is behind the masks.