Sunday december 2 critics’ choice

The second instalment of the talent show’s grand final. For some viewers, The X Factor wasn’t just a singing competition – it was a countdown to Christmas. But following last year’s slightly truncated run, the show is once again wrapping up at the Charlie gets to the heart of the terrorist organisation when Khalil takes her to a remote location where he is building a bomb for his next attack. As he works with Picton to prevent another tragedy, Kurtz sees the opportunity to get an agent close to the enemy he has fought for so long. Last in the series. The duo open their own bakery, Top Bun, and business is soon booming – not least because a ‘cereal killer’ is targeting all the rival bakers in town. Even better, Wallace has caught the eye of local beauty Piella Bakewell. But Gromit is more concerned that his master might become the killer’s next victim. thecouriermagazine very beginning of December. Luckily, that doesn’t mean the finale is going to be any less spectacular, as following yesterday’s opening instalment, the remaining acts take to the stage once more to impress judges Simon Cowell, Louis Tomlinson, Ayda Williams and Robbie Williams, and the people with the final say – the viewing public. This hybrid of drama and documentary sets out to explore the realities of gun crime in modern Britain by focusing on the story of one weapon. The firearm in question has changed hands over the course of a decade and has been used in 11 shootings and three murders, making it Britain’s deadliest illegal weapon. The painted wolves at the heart of the latest edition of the gripping series really do face a battle to preserve their dynasty – there are only 6,600 left of them in the world. This episode focuses on matriarch Tait, whose peace-keeping skills have allowed her dynasty to rule over the floodplains of the great Zambezi river.