The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Sunday december 23 critics’ choice
On January 12, 1920, Florence Nightingale Shore - a nurse and god-daughter of Florence Nightingale - is found brutally beaten on a train, dying four days later due to the extent of her injuries. Driven to distraction by the lack of Jason Manford hosts a Christmas special of the show where parents guess what their children will do in a variety of entertaining situations, which features a cast of twins. The youngsters are filmed in a school specially rigged with hidden cameras. In the mid-1980s Bros were one of the biggest bands in the world. After three years of hysteria wherever twins Matt and Luke Goss went, this documentary recalls the aftermath and the fragility of fame. It also charts the pair’s professional reunion 28 years on. thecouriermagazine progress and the failure of the police to catch the killer, Florence’s longtime friend Mabel Rogers begins her own investigation and makes an appeal to Agatha Christie for help. Moved by the plea and eager for the chance to escape from professional and personal problems, the writer agrees to try to solve the case. Mystery, starring Ruth Bradley. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan travel the world to visit areas famous for natural light displays in the sky, discovering the traditions of the local people and going in search of winter wildlife. Their journey takes them to the desert of Jordan, where they get a taste of nomadic Bedouin life. Noel Fielding, Sandi Toksvig, Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood welcome back four past contestants to compete once more, with Benjamina Ebuehi, Rob Billington, Rav Bansal and Sandy Docherty taking on a series of Winter Wonderlandthemed challenges in a bid to win the Star Baker title.