OUTMATCHED

9PM, FOX ★★★

A US family sitcom with a traditional feel, but a fresh angle. It’s about two parents (Jason Biggs and Maggie Lawson, left) who feel desperately inferior to their three gifted offspring, and take refuge in the basement. They also have a fourth child, who is happily ungifted (‘Noses are like mouths… they eat smells,’ she ponders).

THE UNDISCOVERED KENNETH WILLIAMS

★★★★ This engagingly offbeat profile comes from Victor Lewis-smith, and uses a cleverly assembled mix of rarely seen footage, recordings and writings to shine a fresh light on the Carry On veteran (left). It was originally shown as part of a series of films that also tackled Peter Sellers and Tony Hancock.

ATTENBOROUGH AT 90

10PM, BBC4 ★★★★

Made to mark David Attenborough’s (left) birthday in 2016, this tribute celebrates his knowledge and passion for the natural world, and how it has changed how we see it. He chats to Kirsty Young in front of a studio audience, with fans including Michael Palin and Chris Packham. RW

SKY COMEDY

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8.50am Zoolander (2001) 12 u

See 7.20pm. (S)

10.25 Motherhood (2019)15u

See 10.50pm. (S)

12noon American Pie 2 (2001) 15 u

See 9pm. (S)

2.00 Father of the Bride (1991) PG

● Dad Steve Martin struggles to come to terms with his daughter’s wedding. (S)

4.00 Fun with Dick and Jane

(2005) 12 Executive Jim

Carrey loses everything when he takes the blame for his boss’s double-dealings. (S) 5.40 Good Boys (2019)15 Three lads skip school and embark on an epic journey. (S)

7.20 Zoolander (2001) 12 Dim male model Ben Stiller fails to realise he is a pawn in a dangerous game of international espionage. (S)

9.00 American Pie 2 (2001) 15

The friends get together after their first year at college and set out to broaden their sexual horizons over the summer. (S) 10.50 Motherhood (2019)15 Two couples and a surrogate face the complications of bringing new life into the world. (S) 12.20am-2.00 Adam (2019) With

Nicholas Alexander. (S)

uuuuu11.50 3.20 5.00 7.00 8.55

THE BORROWERS

(1997) U ● 3.20PM, SKY FAMILY HHHH A delightful version of Mary Norton’s fantasy stories about the little people who live under the floorboards and ‘borrow’ from their neighbours (namely, us). Flora Newbigin stars.

SKY DISNEY

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6.40am Frozen 2 (2019) U ●

See 8.10pm. (S)

8.40 Aladdin (2019) PG ●

See 6pm. (S)

10.55 Underdog (2007) U ● (S) 12.30pm The Lion King (2019) PG ●

See 11.30pm. (S)

2.30 Brother Bear (2003) U (S) 4.10 Toy Story 4 (2019) U Atoy joins Woody and the gang, leading a road trip alongside old and new friends. (S) Aladdin (2019) PG ● Street urchin Mena Massoud unleashes the power of a genie, sparking a magical adventure. (S)

Frozen 2 (2019) U ● Haunted by a mysterious voice, Elsa the Snow Queen travels to the enchanted forests beyond her kingdom. (S)

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) PG ●

Teenager Lindsay Lohan finds a way to spice up her humdrum life in a new town and outshine a rival by appearing in a musical. (S)

11.30-1.30am The Lion King (2019) PG ● A young lion prince flees his kingdom, only to learn the true meaning of bravery. (S)

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KEN BRUCE

9.30AM, RADIO 2 HHHH

At the moment, the members of the band Travis are scattered across the world, but, through the wonders of technology, will be united for a live session on Ken’s show. To add to the general marvellousness of it all, Fran Healy and his mates will be joined by the BBC Concert Orchestra. It’s all part of Radio 2’s House Music wheeze, aimed – despite all the challenges – at keeping music live.

OPERATION CRUCIBLE

2.15PM, RADIO 4 HHHH

The Marples Hotel in Sheffield was an impressive building, seven storeys high, that had a network of cellars and wine vaults. During the terrible Sheffield Blitz of December 1940, this underground network seemed to offer safety.

BBC RADIO 4

FM 92.4 - 96.1 LW 198 Freeview 704 Sky 0104 Virgin 904

5.30am News Briefing

5.43 Prayer for the Day

5.45 Farming Today

5.58 Tweet of the Day

6.00 Today

8.30 (LW) Yesterday

in Parliament

9.00 In Our Time

9.45 (LW) Daily Service

9.45 (FM) Book of the Week: How to Make the World Add Up By Tim Harford.

10.00 Woman’s Hour Including at 10.45 Drama: The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles, series 11.

11.00 Crossing Continents The young Syrians who founds themselves fighting in the war in Nagorno Karabakh.

11.30 Behind the Scenes

12noon News

12.01 (LW) Shipping Forecast 12.04 The Midnight Library

12.18 You and Yours

1.00 The World at One

BBC RADIO 1

FM 97.6 - 99.8 Freeview 700 Sky 0101 Virgin 901

5am Early Breakfast. 7.00 Greg James. 10.30 Clara Amfo. 12.45pm Newsbeat. 1.00 Scott Mills. 3.30 Nick Grimshaw. 5.45 Newsbeat. 6.00 Future Sounds. 8.00 Rickie, Melvin & Charlie. 10.00 Indie Show. 12midnight Radio 1’s Soundsystem. 2.00 Drum & Bass Mix.

BBC RADIO 3

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6.30am Breakfast. 9.00 Essential Classics. 12noon Composer of the Week: George Benjamin. 1.00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert. The Sacconi Quartet perform live at St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 2.00 Afternoon Concert. The BBC Singers live from Temple Church, London, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra live from Glasgow. 5.00 In Tune. 7.00 In Tune Mixtape. 7.30 Radio 3 in Concert. A performance of Max Richter’s Voices to mark Human Rights Day 2020. 10.00 Free Thinking. Topics include the solitude of remote lands and medieval monks. 10.45 The Essay: Secret Admirers. Jumoke Fashola celebrates Nina Simone. 11.00 The Night Tracks Mix. 11.30 Unclassified. 12.30am Through the Night.

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(HD)

Fran Healy (9.30am, Radio 2) Kieran Knowles’s drama, which was originally a sellout stage play, follows four characters as they shelter at the hotel while the city above them is pounded to rubble.

SARAH KENDALL: AUSTRALIAN TRILOGY VOLUME 2

6.30PM, RADIO 4 HHHHH The Australian comedian and 1.45 2.00 2.15

3.00 3.27 3.30

4.00

4.30 5.00 5.54 6.00 6.30

7.00

A History of the World in 100 Objects An ancient Chinese scroll that rules on how women should behave.

The Archers

PICK Drama: Operation Crucible By Kieran Knowles.

Open Country Singersongwriter Kitty Macfarlane explores how the Somerset levels inspire her music.

Radio 4 Appeal

Bookclub David Vann discusses his novel

Legend of a Suicide.

The Film Programme Presented by Antonia Quirke.

BBC Inside Science PM News programme.

(LW) Shipping Forecast Six O’clock News

PICK Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy Volume 2 The Archers Helen is asked a shocking favour.

BBC RADIO 2

FM 88.1 - 90.2 Freeview 702 Sky 0102 Virgin 902

5am Vanessa Feltz. 6.30 Zoe Ball. 9.30 PICK Ken Bruce. 12noon Jeremy Vine. 2.00 Steve Wright. 5.00 Sara Cox. 6.30 Sara Cox’s Half Wower. 7.00 Anita Rani. 9.00 The Country Show with Bob Harris. 10.00 Trevor Nelson’s Rhythm Nation. 12midnight O.J. Borg.

BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

5am Wake Up to Money. 6.00 5 Live Breakfast. 9.00 Your Call. 10.00 Emma Barnett Show. 1pm Nihal Arthanayake. 4.00 5 Live Drive. 7.00 5 Live Sport. 8.00 The Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show. 9.00 The Euro Leagues Podcast. 10.00 Question Time Extra Time. With Adrian Chiles. 1am Dotun Adebayo.

CLASSIC FM

FM 99.9-101.9 Sky 0106 Virgin 922

6am More Music Breakfast. 9.00 Alexander Armstrong. 12noon Anne-marie Minhall. 4.00 John Brunning. 7.00 Smooth Classics at Seven. 8.00 The Classic FM Concert with John Suchet. Festive pieces by Britten, Prokofiev, Chopin and Paganini. 10.00 Smooth Classics. storyteller Sarah Kendall does the brilliant thing of telling a seemingly random, totally beguiling selection of stories; then, with a final flourish, she brings all the threads together to produce a piece of magic. In this second show of a three-part series, Sarah recalls a childhood trip to the vet with the family’s pet. Moving back and forth in time, Sarah delivers a dazzling monologue about life, death, fate, love and hamsters. Brilliant.

THE UNTOLD

8.30PM, RADIO 4 HHHH

It’s hard for a man to accept being the victim of domestic abuse, and it’s also hard to reach out for help. Grace Dent follows the story of AMIS, an organisation for abused men in Scotland, during its struggle to remain open despite a massive cut in funding. SJ 7.15 7.45

Front Row Arts programme.

The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles By Esther Wilson.

The Briefing Room David Aaronovitch discusses big issues in the news.

PICK The Untold

BBC Inside Science

With Adam Rutherford.

9.30 In Our Time

10.00 The World Tonight

10.45 Book at Bedtime: The Midnight Library By Matt Haig. Read by Bryony Hannah.

11.00 The Likely Dads The stories parents tell their children – from tall tales to the birds and the bees.

11.30 Today in Parliament 12midnight News; Weather

12.30 Book of the Week: How to

Make the World Add Up 12.48 Shipping Forecast

1.00 As BBC World Service

5.20 Shipping Forecast

8.00

8.30 9.00

BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA

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6am Bitter Medicine. 6.30 Hercule Poirot. 7.00 Safety Catch. 7.30 Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy Volume 2. 8.00 Beyond Our Ken. 8.30 Anything Legal. 9.00 Genius. 9.30 Ed Reardon’s Week. 10.00 Women in Love. 11.00 Desert Island Discs Revisited – Absent Friends.

11.45 David Attenborough’s Life Stories. 12noon Beyond Our Ken. 12.30 Anything Legal. 1.00 Bitter Medicine. 1.30 Hercule Poirot.

2.00 High Hopes. 2.15 I Confess.

2.30 Hail Marys and Miniskirts. 3.00 Women in Love. 4.00 Genius. 4.30 Ed Reardon’s Week. 5.00 Safety Catch. 5.30 Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy Volume 2. 6.00 The Devil in Amber. 6.30 Great Lives. 7.00 Beyond Our Ken. 7.30 Anything Legal. 8.00 Bitter Medicine. 8.30 Hercule Poirot. 9.00 Desert Island Discs Revisited – Absent Friends.

9.45 David Attenborough’s Life Stories. 10.00 Comedy Club: Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy Volume 2. 10.30 The Big Booth. 11.00

The Kneebone Bonanza. 11.15

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End.

11.30 Ria Lina: School of Riason.

12midnight The Devil in Amber.

A QUESTION OF SPORT 7.35PM

Matt Dawson, Sue Barker and Phil Tufnell serve up more fun and games

BBC1

6am

Breakfast Presented by Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty. (HD) Morning Live Hosted by Kym Marsh and Gethin Jones. (HD)

Properties in Ebbw Vale, Kent and the West Midlands. (R)(HD)(AD)

A claim for compensation ends up costing one man a lot more than he bargained for. (R)(HD)(AD)

An injured climber is rescued. (R)(HD)

Looking back at the best entertainment items bought by past teams. (HD)(AD)

The son of a duke is abducted from a Yuletide ball. (R)(HD)(AD) Quiz show. (R)(HD) (R)(HD) Serhat Ahmet and Christina Trevanion tour south Wales. (HD)

(R)(HD)

Hosted by Alex Jones and Jordan Banjo. (HD) With Steve Sidwell, Amy Fuller, Richard Kitty and Pamela Cookey. (HD)

Roisin Conaty, Jermaine Jenas, Jason Manford and Jennifer Saunders return to test more of their general knowledge skills. (HD)

As the search for Ian’s attacker continues, a police investigation gets under way, while Jack has a different suspect in his sights. (HD)(AD)

Romesh Ranganathan hosts the quiz, inviting panellists including Adam Kay to join Ian Hislop and Paul Merton as they poke fun at the week’s events. Last in series. (HD)

The morning of the wedding arrives and it is not just Denise’s nerves that are on edge. Last in series. (R)(HD)

(HD)

PICK

With Claudia Winkleman, Lee Mack and Nicola Coughlan. See Pick of the Day. (HD)

Crystal’s high-risk act causes a medical emergency. (HD)

(HD)

Game show. (R)(HD) (HD) 106 (HD) (HD)

STRICTLY: IT TAKES TWO 6.30PM Rylan Clark-neal is excited to look ahead to tomorrow night’s live show

BBC 2

(R)(HD)

Properties in Madeley, Ilkeston and Wolverhampton. (R)(HD)(AD) The Repair Shop Experts restore items including a diamond wedding ring and a vintage arcade game. (R)(HD)(AD)(BSL)

(HD)

(HD)

Quiz show, hosted by Rob Beckett. (R)(HD)

A Christmas cake, and orange and honey glazed salmon. (R)(HD)(AD)

Part 1/2. A selection of festive dishes. (R)(HD)(AD) FILM Lucky Jim (1957) U (b/w) Comedy, starring Ian Carmichael. See Movie Choice. (HD)

Investigating how nature has tinkered with the ageing process. (R)(HD)(AD) (R)(HD)

Alex Jones, Jessica Knappet, Rob Rinder and

Karim Zeroual compete. (HD) Analysis of the couples’ progress. (HD)

Rav Wilding and Martel Maxwell compete in the money-making challenge, scouring the antiques shops of Cheshire with the assistance of experts of Roo Irvine and James Braxton. (R)(HD)

PICK Waterhole: Africa’s Animaloasis It’s the hottest time of year, but the waterhole becomes busier at night.

See Pick of the Day. (HD)

FILM The Mercy (2017) 12 Premiere. Drama, starring David Thewlis and Rachel Weisz.

See Movie Choice. (HD)

Paul Murton travels to the Shetland Isles. (R)(HD) (HD)

The affinities between the art of Edvard Munch and Tracey Emin, and the many ways that the Norwegian expressionist resonates with one of Britain’s pre-eminent artists. (HD) FILM The Hurt Locker (2008) 15 Iraq War drama, starring Jeremy Renner. See Movie Choice. (HD)

A criminal kingpin reveals the extent of his activities. (R)(HD)(AD)

Starbuck and Kat clash. (R)(HD)(AD)

(R)(HD)(BSL) 102 (HD) 102

THE HURT LOCKER (2008) 15

u 12 MIDNIGHT, BBC2 ★★★★ Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscarwinning revisionist drama is a thought-provoking look at the nature of modern warfare. Among an excellent cast, Jeremy Renner is the bombdisposal officer who seeks to find self-affirmation in his heroic antics in the field – but struggles on the home front.

10PM, SKY ARTS