FIVE OF THE BEST
Question Time Election Special – the Result
BBC1, 8.30pm
As the dust settles after the first winter General Election in decades, Fiona Bruce is joined in London by guests from across the political spectrum to ascertain what changes the outcome is likely to bring. The main focus is Brexit, and what changes are most likely for the United Kingdom in terms of its future relationship with the European Union. However, the campaign also turned up a lot of other issues regarding the NHS, public spending, and all these matters are also likely to be debated.
The Name of the Rose
BBC2, 9pm
As the monks crowd around Malachia’s body, William questions who killed this man since Bernardo had cleverly found and confined the murderer of the other monks. A seemingly unconcerned Bernardo retorts that he had not claimed to have confined the law or the criminals at large in the abbey and warns that only the pope will decide the fate of the Franciscans. William tells Adso that Bernardo with burn Remigio and his pyre will illuminate the encounter between Michele of Cesena.
Cruising with Jane Mcdonald
Channel 5, 9pm
Starting in Budapest, Jane boards a steam train built at the peak of the Austro-hungarian Empire for the exclusive use of the emperor and empress. It is not long before she is back on water though, boarding a luxury river ship to sail to the blossoming post-communist cities of Bratislava and Belgrade. From there, Jane heads towards one of the natural highlights of the Danube, the Iron Gates. She finishes her journey in Romania’s most popular destination, Bran Castle, the home of Dracula.
Celebrity 5: Christmas in Lapland
Channel 5, 10pm
Celebrities Christopher Biggins, Joe Pasquale, the Rev Richard Coles, Rustie Lee and Sue Holderness head out on a festive adventure across the Arctic Circle, offering an insight into the area’s culture and history. The group starts its journey in Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland, before venturing into a vast expanse of uninhabitable wilderness of forest and frozen lakes. As the five celebrities endeavour to get as much out of this four-day break as they can, they also reconnect with memories from their own childhood.
The Graham Norton Show
BBC1, 10.40pm
A film version of theatre favourite Cats has been in the pipeline for decades, so when it was announced that Les Miserables/his Dark Materials helmer Tom Hooper would be involved, many fans were excited. However, when the trailer dropped, the response was rather curious; one broadsheet columnist called it, ‘‘The most disturbing thing I’ve ever seen”. So will it live long in the ‘Memory’, or be in the running for a Golden Raspeberry Award? That remains to be seen, but expect plenty of praise from Judi Dench. She returns to the sofa with Jennifer Hudson to give the movie a good plug.