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FREEVIEW MATINEE Gilda, 10.55am, More4
DIRECTED by Charles Vidor, this classic noir gave Rita Hayworth her signature role, as a woman caught between her gambler ex and her casino boss husband in Argentina. Better-known for his everyman roles, Glenn Ford (pictured with Hayworth) here excels as gambler Johnny, who loved and lost Gilda — but can’t let her go.
SNOOKER Northern Ireland Open, 12.45pm, Eurosport 1
CHINA’S Liang Wenbo was the surprise winner of the English Open. Now, the action moves to Belfast, where Ronnie O’Sullivan is set to be among those competing.
COOKING CONTEST Junior Bake Off, 5.30pm, CBBC
THE grown-ups’ contest may be over, but the charming children’s version is now in its second week. Today’s show stopper finds four bakers trying to make a sweet dish appear to be savoury. Continues every weekday.
NATURAL WORLD Antarctica, 9pm, Nat Geographic
SIX teams of scientists are followed across Earth’s least-explored continent for this new series, which features plenty of impressive vistas. Funnily enough, though, it’s in the mundane details — daily life on Scott Base, for instance — that it really comes to life.
FILM COMEDY The Best Man Holiday, 9pm, Film4
THIS follow-up to 1999’s The Best Man catches up with the circle of friends as they settle into middle age. Lance and Mia (Morris Chestnut) invite the old gang to spend Christmas with them, where surprises and sadness await.
Trollied, 9pm, Sky1
IT’S the managers’ conference, which puts Gavin and Cheryl’s (Sarah Parish, pictured) sweet new relationship under strain, but not in a way that’s uncomfortable to watch. Meanwhile, Neville is left in charge of the supermarket, and sees it as his moment to shine. What’s the betting that all’s not going to end well?
SEASONAL SPECIALS James Martin’s Christmas With Friends, 9pm, Food network
FOR the first of two new jolly seasonal specials, the chef (pictured) is joined by Mary Berry, Jimi Mistry, Olly Smith and Paul Ainsworth for recipes and chat. Concludes next Monday.
GOING POSTAL How Britain Got Stuck On Stamps, 9pm, BBC4
A HISTORY of how stamps came about — the British made the first, the Penny Black — and how these exotic little squares have provoked such excitement among collectors, such as George V, who once paid £1,400 for a single stamp. A lovely story, with more than its fair share of mavericks.
THE AFTERMATH The Greatest Political Show On Earth, 10.35pm, Sky Atlantic
THERE has been no slicker regular TV guide to the U.S. Presidential election than this series. Now, the week after the vote, journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann — with campaign strategist Mark McKinnon — look back on an extraordinarily bitter contest.