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Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas
Friday, Channel 4
Kirstie Allsopp offers festive tips on how to have a stylish Christmas without breaking the bank. She is joined by her Relocation, Relocation co-host Phil Spencer, who attempts to wow her with his wrapping skills, and her florist sister Sofie, who's tasked with creating some spectacular floral arrangements to add extra sparkle to the season.
You Don't Know Me
BBC One, Sunday
Drama based on Imran Mahmood's novel about a man standing trial for murder who fires his barrister during the court case, in favour of representing himself in court. Deciding to abandon the version of events he had been told would be in his best interests, he instead presents his own version of events, revealing a law-abiding car salesman in the frame for murder. Starring Samuel Adewunmi
Food Unwrapped
Channel 4, Monday
Fascinating facts behind favourite festive food. Matt Tebbutt is in Portugal, wondering how long an unfinished bottle of port stays drinkable for. Jimmy Doherty finds out why red cabbage is associated with Christmas. Briony May Williams travels to Germany to uncover the secret to a perfect stollen, and uncovers an ingenious invention that might just help with any national shortage of pigs in blankets. Kate Quilton tries out some inventive glazes for seasonal ham
Dolly: The sheep that changed the world
BBC Two, Wednesday
Documentary telling the story of the first mammal to be cloned and the impact this monumental scientific achievement in 1996 had on the world. Featuring previously unseen footage, the film reveals how a handful of the world's best genetic scientists worked in secret on a small Scottish farm to crack the holy grail of replicating life
Grand Designs: House of the Year
Channel 4, Wednesday
Kevin McCloud, Damion Burrows and Michelle Ogundehin visit the final five properties, one of which is added to the shortlist, before the winner is announced.
This week they focus on houses that reinvent beloved types of building, including a 21st-century reboot of the classic Kentish oast, a low-key ecohome in Devon which turns the idea of the country house on its head and a cool contemporary reimagining of the suburban family house in
Surrey