Sunday Express

MONDAY DECEMBER 31

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Mary Berry visits Harewood House in West Yorkshire as staff prepare for the Christmas festivitie­s, and discovers how country houses like this celebrate the season on a grand scale. (AD) (R) (W) (S)

Gregg Wallace visits the UK’s largest sports shoe factory to see how 3,500 pairs of trainers are made every day, before meeting the man who comes up with the latest designs. (R) (W) (S)

Teams made up of distinguis­hed graduates of Sheffield and Manchester compete to secure a place in the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman hosts. (W) (S)

2016 (PG) Animated drama based on Raymond Briggs’ graphic novel following the lives of his parents through 40 tumultuous years. With the voices of Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn. (AD) (W) (S)

Profile of the author of The Snowman, told through interviews with the man himself, illustrati­ons by Chris Riddell and contributi­ons by Andy Serkis, Nick Park and Posy Simmonds. (W) (S)

An extended version of the quiz in which Jason Manford, Romesh Ranganatha­n and Holly Walsh join Alan Davies to vie for points from a range of Christmast­hemed posers. (R) (W) (S)

Sarah Millican hosts the fourth annual Christmas special, recorded before a packed house at London’s Hammersmit­h Apollo. (W) (S)

With Michael Bublé, Jess Glynne, Nile Rodgers, George Ezra, Marc Almond. (W)

(R) (W) (S) Reading Festival 2018: The Best Bits (R) (W) (S)

This Is BBC Two (W) (S) (W) Fashion news. (W)

The ambitious legacy project to create a global network of protected forests. (R) (W) (S)

The legacy of one of the country’s longest running and most famous shows. (R) (W) (S)

2008 (12) Fantasy adventure sequel, starring Brendan Fraser. (W) (S) (W) (S)

Diversity’s Ashley Banjo, Benidorm actor Jake Canuso and TV presenter Lorraine Kelly take part in a celebrity edition of the guessing game-show. (R) (W) (S)

Five IT workers from Cumbria answer questions about top ten lists. (R) (W) (S)

Ben Shephard presents the celebrity quiz show. (R) (W) (S) Emmerdale, 7pm

Andi Osho, Mark Ramprakash, Alex Beresford and Jane Moore answer general knowledge questions and work as a team to secure a cash prize for charity. Presented by Bradley Walsh. (R) (W) (S)

Jordan Stephens, Janet Street-Porter, Alex Brooker and Una Stubbs are tasked with saving planet Earth. (R) (W) (S)

Matty suffers a cruel humiliatio­n, Harriet is on a rescue mission and Charity marks a special occasion. (AD) (W) (S)

Carla and Peter examine their history and address their future, Kate’s night out with Imogen devastates Rana, while Lewis tires of Gail’s influence on Audrey. (W)

2015 (12) Spy thriller, starring Daniel Craig and Christoph Waltz. (AD) (W) (S)

Manager Gareth Southgate and members of his squad look back at England’s 2018 World Cup campaign. (AD) (R) (W) (S)

Including New

Year Bongs and Weather. (W)

1992

(18) Thriller, starring Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas. (AD) (W) (S)

Tenable (R) (W) (S) Tipping Point (R) (W) (S) The Chase (R) (W) (S) ITV Nightscree­n (W) (AD) (R,S) (R,S) (R,S) (R,S) (AD) (R,S) (AD) (R,S)

1980 (PG) An American quarterbac­k is rocketed through space to save Earth from destructio­n by the evil Emperor of the planet Mongo.

Sci-fi adventure, with Sam J Jones and Max von Sydow. (W) (S)

1988

(PG) A department store executive and his 11-year-old son undergo a magical body-swap thanks to a mystical Thai artefact. Fantasy comedy, starring Judge Reinhold and Fred Savage. (W) (S)

1955 (U) An engineer designs an ingenious bouncing bomb to destroy major dams in Germany’s industrial heartland. Fact-based Second World War drama, with Michael Redgrave. (S)

Including sport and weather. (S)

It’s New Year’s Eve in the village. (AD) (R,S)

1988 (PG) The rugged Australian adventurer sets out to save his reporter girlfriend from New York drug dealers. Having rescued her from their clutches, he realises they will soon be coming after him – so he decides to even the odds by luring them to the Outback for a final showdown. Comedy adventure sequel, starring Paul Hogan,

Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon and Charles S Dutton. (W) (S)

A special edition of the comedy review show looking back at the significan­t moments of 2018 and peering ahead to the next 12 months. Host Adam Hills and his regular sidekicks – Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker – provide their own spin on the events that really mattered over the past year, with Katherine Ryan, Johnny Vegas and Nish Kumar among the guests joining in the fun. There is also film of the trio’s trip to Innsbruck, Austria, where Alex attempted to become the first disabled man in history to take part in the double luge. (S)

Highlights from the past 12 months, featuring the armchair critics’ instant reactions to some of the year’s biggest shows. Including their opinions on Killing Eve, A

Very English Scandal, Panorama: Inside No 10, Bodyguard, Strictly Come Dancing, The Haunting

Of Hill House, The Great British Bake Off, Naked Attraction, Ben Fogle: New Lives In The Wild,

The Last Leg, Britain’s Got Talent, The Andrew Marr Show, Antiques Roadshow, The X Factor and the royal wedding. (AD) (R,S)

First of a twopart special in which Gordon Ramsay heads to the Burger Kitchen in LA. (R,S)

2014 (15) Drama, with Elliot James Langridge. (S) The Crystal Maze (R,S) Food Unwrapped (R) Come Dine With Me (R,S)

Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas (R,S) Children’s fun.

Highlights of the show. Comedy. (R,S) Comedy. (R,S) (AD) (S)

2000 (12) A freak accident gives a womanising executive the ability to hear the thoughts of the opposite sex. Embittered after losing out on promotion to a female colleague, he uses his new-found talent to exact revenge – but the insight it provides ultimately brings out an unexpected sensitive side. Romantic comedy, starring Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda and Bette Midler. (W) (S)

1987 (12) Romantic drama, starring Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey and Jerry Orbach. (W) (S)

James Richardson, Eddie Hall and Michelle Ackerley present action from the fifth and concluding heat of the showpiece strongman event, held in the Philippine­s. (S)

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