Innholdsfortegnelse for 6-Dec-25 i TV&Satellite Week

NEW FACTUAL My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani Sunday, 10.30am, BBC1 Countryfile presenter Anita Rani joins Sir Rod Stewart in his rock-star mansion to talk about what the holidays mean to him in the first of her new festive airing of BBC1’s My Life at Christmas. As they sit by the fire, surrounded by decorations, the 80-year-old music icon, who performed in the coveted ‘legends’ slot at Glastonbury this year, shares his memories of his Christmases as a child, and how he went from being born in an attic in Highgate, London, to becoming one of the world’s biggest rock stars. ‘Going to Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster’s home was magic. It absolutely didn’t disappoint,’ says Rani, 48. ‘First of all, his home is epic and beautiful, but also really…

NEW Ellie Taylor: Palavering! Wed, 10pm, Sky Comedy & Sky Showcase Born in Brentwood, Essex, comedian Ellie Taylor played Roman businesswoman Gloria in Plebs (2018-19) and child psychologist Flo Collins in Ted Lasso (2020-23). In 2022, she took part in Strictly Come Dancing (inset), partneringJohannes Radebe, and she has also co-hosted The Great Pottery Throw Down and appeared on The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice. HER NEW SHOW This week, Taylor performs a new stand-up comedy show, her first in four years. Filmed at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London, she will be riffing on her life with her two young children and how she keeps the spark alive in her marriage to her husband, Australian TV reporter Phil Black. ‘It’s the best show I’ve ever done,’ says Taylor. ‘It’s a…

Michelle Monaghan The actor (above) will star in Netflix’s as-yet-untitled eight-part drama, which follows Harper Sullivan, who tries to resurrect the fortunes of a high-school ice-hockey team after a bus crash kills her husband – the previous coach – and several of the squad. Alien: Earth Disney+’s spin-off from the sci-fi franchise will return for a second season, which is set to explore the fallout now that ‘hybrid’ Wendy (Sydney Chandler, above) and her Lost Boys control Neverland island. But challenges await from tycoon Yutani (Sandra Yi Sencindiver). Living the Dream In Netflix’s adult animated comedy, featuring the voices of the show’s creator George Gendi (above), along with Javone Prince, Ambika Mod and Julia Davis, London-based pals Des and Ray, who work in social media, attempt to cope with office…

COMEDY DRAMA Frances Ha Prime Video Set in New York and shot in luminous black-and-white, this thoroughly beguiling comedy drama starring Greta Gerwig recalls Woody Allen’s Manhattan in look and mood. The charismatically kooky Gerwig plays the title character, a hapless 27-year-old would-be dancer struggling to find her footing in the city, while her peers – including best friend Sophie (played by Sting’s daughter, Mickey Sumner) – race ahead with their own lives. 2012, 15, 86MIN WORLD CINEMA Perfect Days Mubi The life of a humble toilet cleaner (a stunning Kôji Yakusho) servicing latrines in Tokyo might not seem like a concept flush with promise. But in veteran director Wim Wenders’ quietly affecting, beautifully modulated study of everyday human existence, it becomes a rich and resonant metaphor for the simple…

Football LIVE! Premier League TNT Sports 1 & Sky Sports Today’s live games are Aston Villa against Arsenal (k-o 12.30pm), followed by Leeds versus Liverpool (k-o 5.30pm). Animation NEW Robin Robin BBC1, 6.20pm This delightful Christmassy animated short film tells the story of a young robin who was brought up by a family of mice. Entertainment Strictly Come Dancing BBC1, 6.50pm Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly host as the remaining couples perform routines inspired by the world of musical theatre. OnDemand NEW Spartacus: House of Ashur Available today This sequel explores what would have happened if Ashur hadn’t perished.…

Documentary NEW Our Girls: The Southport Families BBC1, 8pm Talking to the familes of the three young girls who died in the Southport attack. Football LIVE! Champions League TNT Sports & Prime Video Games featuring Premier League clubs tonight include Inter Milan v Liverpool, and Tottenham Hotspur v Slavia Prague. Crime Drama NEW Dark Winds U&Alibi, 9pm As the series returns, cops Chee and Leaphorn (Zahn McLarnon, above) are on the case of two missing Navajo boys. Entertainment NEW Rob & Romesh Vs… Sky Max & Sky Showcase, 9pm Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett return for new challenges, starting with an attempt to win Bollywood film roles.…

Action Drama PREMIERE Karate Kid: Legends Sky Premiere, 8.50am & 8pm This entertaining martial arts drama stars both Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan, merging the worlds of The Karate Kid. OnDemand F1: The Movie Available today Brad Pitt stars in this pacy action drama as an F1 driver who returns to the track after a 30-year absence. NEW OnDemand Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Murder Available today Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) investigates the murder of a priest. NEW OnDemand Taylor Swift: The End of an Era Detailed six-part docuseries examining the making of the singer’s epic 149-date tour. NEW SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: magazinesdirect.com/xts/dl86z * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

NEW SCI-FI The War Between the Land and the Sea Sunday, 8.30pm & 9.15pm, BBC1 The re-emergence of an ancient sea-dwelling humanoid race sparks a fierce battle to determine who the rightful owners of our planet are in new Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea. Russell Tovey stars in the five-part miniseries as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-ranking employee of top-secret intelligence agency UNIT, who is chosen as a civilian witness to the first encounter between humankind and the species dubbed ‘homo aqua’. However, when a summit between the two parties turns antagonistic, Barclay’s unexpected connection with aquatic ambassador Salt (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) puts him at the heart of the conflict. In an exclusive interview with TV&Satellite Week, Tovey, 44, and showrunner Russell T Davies, 62, reveal…

Man Vs Baby NEW Available: Thu 11 December Genre: Comedy Season: 1 Episodes: 4 Following his battle with an irritating insect in 2022 buzzy comedy Man Vs Bee, Rowan Atkinson is back for a second round, as he faces an even more unpredictable opponent in four-part sequel Man Vs Baby. Bumbling dad Trevor Bingley (Atkinson) is now working as a school caretaker, but with his ex-wife Jess and daughter Maddy heading to Barbados for Christmas, he accepts a high-paying house-sitting job in a lavish London penthouse. When no one shows up to collect the infant playing the baby Jesus after the nativity play, however, Trevor is forced to take the ‘bundle of joy’ with him to London, where his high-maintenance little house guest ensures a Christmas brimming with sleepless nights and explosive nappies. Co-penned by Atkinson and…

Prisoner 951 This factual drama on BBC1 sees British-Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe (Narges Rashidi, above) thrown into turmoil when she is arrested in Tehran in 2016 and faces almost six terrifying years of incarceration. Changing Ends The return of Alan Carr’s 80s-set autobiographical comedy on ITV1 finds young Alan (Oliver Savell) riddled with angst as he develops a crush on shop assistant Jake (Austin Taylor), who has to rescue him when he gets in a scrape. Chris McCausland: Seeing into the Future In BBC2’s documentary, the comedian (above), who lost his sight due to a degenerative eye condition, heads to America to explore how technology such as AI-powered smart glasses could change his life. Watson Sky Witness’ contemporary spin on the classic detective story sees Dr Watson (Morris Chestnut, above)…

Factual NEW My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani BBC1, 10.30am Anita talks to Penny Lancaster and Sir Rod Stewart about their festive season. Motorsport LIVE! F1: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports F1, race starts 1pm As the F1 season races to a close, will Lando Norris have cause for celebration? Sci-Fi NEW The War Between the Land and the Sea BBC1, 8.30pm & 9.15pm Russell Tovey stars in this Doctor Who spin-off penned by Russell T. Davies. Documentary NEW Apollo 1: Destination Moon C4, 9.30pm This feature-length documentary details the tragic story of NASA astronauts Ed White, Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee.…

Football LIVE! Champions League TNT Sports In action tonight are Bayer Leverkusen v Newcastle, Club Brugge v Arsenal and Real Madrid v Manchester City. Documentary NEW See No Evil C4, 9pm Two-part documentary detailing the most shocking scandal in Church of England history. Concludes tomorrow. Factual NEW The Yorkshire Vet: A Decade in the Moors… 5, 9pm Looking back at 10 years of the show with vets Peter Wright and Julian Norton. OnDemand Percy Jackson and the Olympians Available today The demigod sets off on a quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece. NEW…

LAST ONE DRAMA Play for Today Thursday, 9pm, 5 A passionate but stressed-out English teacher reaches breaking point in 5’s one-off drama Special Measures. The final instalment in the Play for Today anthology centres on Amy Garrison, played by Jessica Plummer, who teaches at a struggling secondary school. One morning, while her mind is on a pregnancy test she has taken, she learns that her head of department has quit. Now, she has to cope with extra work, an irate parent, and overwhelmed, inexperienced colleagues – just when an Ofsted inspection is getting under way. ‘Amy’s a good teacher but I don’t think it could get any worse for her on this particular day,’ says Plummer, 33, whose credits include EastEnders and Missing You. ‘Everything that could go wrong does…

The Beast in Me Genre: Thriller Season: 1 Episodes: 8 Homeland’s Claire Danes and The Americans’ Matthew Rhys are brilliantly matched in a tense and gripping psychological cat-and-mouse thriller. Danes plays renowned author Aggie Wiggs, who’s struggling to write following the death of her young son in a car accident several years earlier and living in a large house that, like her, is falling apart. When enigmatic real-estate mogul Nile Jarvis (Rhys) moves in next door, Aggie becomes fascinated by the man who was a suspect in the disappearance of his first wife… Palm Royale Genre: Comedy drama Season: 2 Episodes: 10 (released weekly) As the comedy drama, set in Palm Beach in the 1960s, returns, Maxine (Kristen Wiig, right) is in a psychiatric hospital. But once she gets out, she vows to never be powerless again. Caroline Flack: Search…

Spartacus: House of Ashur NEW Available: Sat 6 December Genre: Drama Season: 1 Episodes: 10 (first two episodes from Sat 6 Dec, then weekly) Fans of the Spartacus TV franchise must have thought they’d seen the last of ex-gladiator Ashur (Nick E Tarabay) when he was decapitated on Mount Vesuvius at the end of 2012’s Spartacus: Vengeance. However, the scheming Syrian lives to fight another day in this new spin-off, which imagines what might have happened to Ashur had he lived and been rewarded for his treachery in giving up Spartacus and his army of rebel slaves. ‘Ashur is just such a juicy character,’ says creator Steven S DeKnight. ‘He is a villain in the original series, so one of the challenges we faced was how to get the audience behind him. And the answer is, introduce…

Spartacus: House of Ashur Saturday 6 December The latest instalment in the gladiator saga features an alternative history in which Ashur (Nick E Tarabay) was not killed on Mount Vesuvius. Instead, he is given the gladiator training school, formerly owned by Batiatus, in return for aiding the Romans in ending the slave rebellion. See feature, page 16. Confessions of a Female Serial Killer Sunday 7 December True-crime documentary about British serial killer Joanne Dennehy. Over 10 days in March 2013, she stabbed three men to death. A few days later, Dennehy stabbed two more men at random – miraculously, they survived. Mistletoe Murders Sunday 7 December Mystery series starring Sarah Drew as Christmas-shop owner Emily Lane, who uses her secret skills from her hidden past to investigate murders in the…

SPORT ACTION MOVIE OF THE WEEK From Friday, Apple TV+ Brad Pitt is an ageing ex-Formula 1 racing driver who, having given up after a serious accident years earlier, gets a second shot at the ultimate thrill ride when he’s approached by pal Javier Bardem. Up to his neck in debt and with a board that’s losing confidence, his failing F1 team badly needs help, with a cocky but talented young driver (Damson Idris) more interested in posing for cameras than winning races, while the team’s engineer (Kerry Condon) is fighting a losing battle against the sport’s giants. It takes very little time for Pitt to win over Condon, but Idris is far from impressed with his new team-mate and his old-style ideas. And he’s even more unhappy when Pitt’s…

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Cookery Jamie’s Cook-Ahead Christmas C4, 8pm The chef helps us with the Christmas Day cooking jobs we can get done right now. NEW Documentary NEW Robbie Savage: Managing Macclesfield BBC3, 8pm Following Savage as he becomes head coach ahead of the 2024-25 season. Documentary NEW Matthew Perry and the Ketamine Queen BBC3, 9pm The events that led to the untimely death of the Friends actor in October 2023. Factual NEW Pete Wicks: For Dogs’ Sake Christmas Special U&W, 9pm Self-confessed Grinch, Pete gets into the Christmas spirit while helping Dogs’ Trust. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: magazinesdirect.com/xts/dl86z * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

Darts LIVE! World Darts Championship Sky Sports, coverage from 6.30pm Coverage of day one of the tournament at London’s Alexandra Palace, where Luke Humphries will be aiming high. Drama LAST ONE Play for Today 5, 9pm A teacher juggles irate parents, a Year 10 student in distress and a resignation on the day of a school inspection. OnDemand Man Vs Baby Available today Rowan Atkinson returns as hapless housesitter Trevor, who is left in charge of a baby at Christmas, in a luxury penthouse. NEW OnDemand Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Available today The animated series returns with the explorer on the hunt for some lost African masks. NEW SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: magazinesdirect.com/xts/dl86z * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…