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Today's TV Monday 4 January

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Michael Sheen stars alongside David Tennant in lockdown comedy Staged on  BBC 1 at 9.45pm 
Michael Sheen stars alongside David Tennant in lockdown comedy Staged on BBC 1 at 9.45pm  Michael Sheen stars alongside David Tennant in lockdown comedy Staged on BBC 1 at 9.45pm 

bbc 1bbc 2utvchannel 4channel 5rte onerte 2virgin onetg 46AM to 6:30PM6.00BREAKFAST Presented by Dan Walker and Louise Minchin. (S)9.15RIP OFF BRITAIN: HOLIDAYS (S)10.00HOMES UNDER THE HAMMER (S) (R)11.00WANTED DOWN UNDER REVISITED (S)11.45MOMENT OF PROOF (S)12.15BARGAIN HUNT From Brackley in Northamptonshire. (S)1.00BBC NEWS AT ONE; Weather (S)1.30BBC NEWSLINE; Weather (S)1.45FATHER BROWN Lady Felicia and Mrs McCarthy are taken hostage. (S) (R)2.30THE HAIRY BIKERS’ COMFORT FOOD (S) (R)3.00ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY A health-conscious couple look for a home in Surrey. (S) (R)3.45THE FARMERS’ COUNTRY SHOWDOWN New series. John and Ed head to Moseley Farmers’ Market. (S)4.30THE BIDDING ROOM New series. Dealers bid on a tribal mask and a vintage seed drill. (S)5.15POINTLESS Quiz, hosted by Alexander Armstrong. (S)6.00BBC NEWS AT SIX; Weather (S)6.30BBC NEWSLINE; Weather (S)7PM7.00THE ONE SHOW Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas present. (S)7.35CHRONICLES OF THE GLENS New series. A year in the Glens of Antrim. (S)8PM8.05EASTENDERS A desperate Stacey turns on Ruby. (S)8.30STILL OPEN ALL HOURS Granville has to give Mrs Featherstone a crash-course in cycling proficiency. (S) (R)9PM9.00TRACES New series. Emma Hedges’ return to Dundee brings her mother’s unsolved murder into sharp focus as she fights to bring the killer to justice. Crime drama, starring Molly Windsor. (S)9.45STAGED New series. The return of the comedy, starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen. (S)10 PM10.00BBC NEWS AT TEN (S); Weather10.35BBC NEWSLINE (S); Weather10.45TRICKED-OUT TRACTORS Tylor Cartin, Stephen Lennon and Darren Bailey customise tractors. (S) (R)11PM11.15Accused: A Mother on Trial (S)12.00The Science(ish) of Stranger Things (S)12.25Have I Got News for You (S) (R)12.55The Wall Versus Celebrities (S) (R)1.50BBC News (S)6AM to 6:30PM6.15Bargain Hunt (S) (R)7.00Flog It! (S) (R)8.00Sign Zone: Inside the Factory (S) (R)9.00BBC News at 9 (S)10.00BBC News (S)1.00Head Hunters (S) (R)1.45Flipping Profit (S) (R)2.30Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (S) (R)3.15THE BEST DISHES EVER (S) (R)3.45MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN (S) (R)4.50MEERKAT MANOR (S) (R)5.15FLOG IT! (S) (R)6.00RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES Gemma Cairney, Tim Key, Gabby Logan and Jeff Stelling go toe-to-toe testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of trivia-based games across the week.6.30RICK STEIN’S CORNWALL New series. The chef reveals the Cornwall that he knows and loves, championing the food, history, music, art and culture of the county, beginning at his family home in Trevose Head. (S)7PM7.00LOSE WEIGHT AND GET FIT WITH TOM KERRIDGE Volunteers embark on an eight-week weight-loss and fitness journey. (S) (R)7.30MASTERMIND Specialist subjects include Barbara Castle and the Periodic Table. (S)8PM8.00ONLY CONNECT Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the quiz show. (S)8.30UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE Two teams battle it out for the last place in the quarter-finals. (S)9PM9.00FEAST TO SAVE THE PLANET Gregg Wallace and Hannah Fry take over a restaurant and invite five celebrities to a dinner party where they will be scored on the carbon footprint of every dish they choose. (S)10PM10.00PEATAÍ New series. A pop-up clinic for pets.10.30GARDENING TOGETHER WITH DIARMUID GAVIN Diarmuid demonstrates the best weeding techniques,. (S)10.45NEWSNIGHT; Weather (S)11PM11.30NIFL Premiership Highlights (S)12.00A Teacher (S)12.20A Teacher (S)12.50Mock the Week (S)1.20BBC News (S)1.30Sign Zone: Countryfile (S) (R)2.30Sign Zone: Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism & Me (S)3.30This Is BBC Two (S)6AM to 6:30PM6.00GOOD MORNING BRITAIN (S)9.00LORRAINE Entertainment, current affairs and fashion news, as well as showbiz stories and celebrity gossip. Presented by Lorraine Kelly. (S)10.00THIS MORNING (S)12.30LOOSE WOMEN Celebrity interviews and studio discussion from a female perspective. (S)1.30ITV LUNCHTIME NEWS (S); Weather1.55UTV LIVE (S); UTV Weather (S)2.00DICKINSON’S REAL DEAL David Dickinson and the team visit Peterborough, where James Layte has a spooky encounter with a wax mask and a wind-up toy lion gives the host the fright of his life. (S)3.00LINGO Quiz, hosted by Adil Ray. (S)3.59UTV WEATHER (S)4.00TIPPING POINT Ben Shephard hosts the arcade-themed quiz in which contestants drop tokens down a choice of four chutes in the hope of winning a £10,000 jackpot. (S)5.00THE CHASE Bradley Walsh presents as contestants Tom, Andrea, Eveline and Paul work as a team to take on one of the ruthless Chasers and secure a cash prize. (S)6.00UTV LIVE (S); UTV Weather (S)6.30ITV EVENING NEWS (S); Weather (S)7PM7.00EMMERDALE Liv is diagnosed with epilepsy. (S)7.30CORONATION STREET The council gives a ruling on Ray’s development. (S)8PM8.00BRADLEY & BARNEY WALSH: BREAKING DAD New series. The actor and his son head off on a road trip across Europe. (S)8.30CORONATION STREET The residents reel from their eviction notices. (S)9PM9.00BEAT THE CHASERS Contestants from across the UK take on Jenny Ryan, Anne Hegerty, Shaun Wallace, Mark Labbett and Paul Sinha, hoping to win big money. Bradley Walsh hosts. (S)10PM10.00ITV NEWS AT TEN (S); Weather10.30UTV LIVE (S); Weather10.45AND FINALLY – WITH TREVOR MCDONALD The broadcaster revisits more quirky news stories from the News at Ten archives, catching up with a man who turned his lounge into a replica of the Starship Enterprise. (S)11PM11.45Beat the Chasers (S) (R)12.35All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (S)1.25Ideal World3.00Zone of Champions (S) (R)3.25ITV Nightscreen5.05Tipping Point (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.30Mike & Molly (S) (R)6.50Mike & Molly (S) (R)7.10Cheers (S) (R)7.35Cheers (S) (R)8.00The King of Queens (S) (R)8.25The King of Queens (S) (R)8.55Frasier (S) (R)9.25Frasier (S) (R)9.55Come Dine with Me (S) (R)10.25Come Dine with Me (S) (R)10.55Come Dine with Me (S) (R)11.25Come Dine with Me (S) (R)11.55Channel 4 News Summary (S)12.00Come Dine with Me (S) (R)12.30Steph’s Packed Lunch (S)2.10Countdown (S)3.00A PLACE IN THE SUN (S)4.00A NEW LIFE IN THE SUN (S)5.00FOUR IN A BED (S)6.00THE SIMPSONS Homer and Marge reminisce about their marriage. (S) (R)6.30HOLLYOAKS Mercedes is more convinced than ever that Silas is the McQueens’ tormentor. Meanwhile, Darren, Nancy and Mandy struggle to come to terms with the events of New Year’s Eve. (S) (R)7PM7.00CHANNEL 4 NEWS (S)8PM8.00FOOD UNWRAPPED’S HEALTHY NEW YEAR The team offers tips on how to eat more healthily in 2021, with Jimmy Doherty reporting on how alcohol affects diet, and Matt Tebbutt putting together a low-fat cheeseboard. (S)9PM9.0024 HOURS IN POLICE CUSTODY: BLACK WIDOW First of a two-part special taking viewers behind the scenes of a Cambridgeshire police investigation into a woman who is plotting to have her ex-husband killed. (S)10PM10.00THE MAN WHO FELL FROM THE SKY Richard Bentley investigates the story of two men who stowed away in the landing gear of a British Airways flight from Johannesburg to Heathrow in 2015. (S)11PM11.00Monster12.20Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) (R)1.10Couples Come Dine with Me (S) (R)2.05FILM: Jane Got a Gun (2015) Western, starring Natalie Portman. (S)3.45Car S.O.S (S) (R)4.35Fifteen to One (S) (R)5.30Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free (S) (R)5.50Countdown (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.00Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom (S) (R)6.10Peppa Pig (S) (R)6.20Mya Go (S) (R)6.25Blue’s Clues & You (S) (R)6.50Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (S) (R)7.00Fireman Sam (S) (R)7.10Daisy & Ollie (S) (R)7.20Paw Patrol (S) (R)7.30Peppa Pig (S) (R)7.45Milkshake! Bop Box Boogie (S)7.55The Adventures of Paddington (S) (R)8.20Paw Patrol (S) (R)8.35Ricky Zoom (S) (R)8.45Pirata & Capitano (S) (R)9.00Milkshake! Monkey’s Amazing Adventures (S) (R)9.05Sunny Bunnies (S) (R)9.15JEREMY VINE (S)11.15CAN’T PAY? WE’LL TAKE IT AWAY! (S) (R)12.155 NEWS AT LUNCHTIME (S)12.20NIGHTMARE TENANTS, SLUM LANDLORDS (S) (R)1.10ENTERTAINMENT NEWS ON 5 (S)1.15HOME AND AWAY (S) (R)1.45NEIGHBOURS (S)2.20THE NIGHTMARE NEIGHBOUR NEXT DOOR (S) (R)3.15FILM: STALKED BY THE KILLER EX (2020) ) Premiere. Thriller, starring Alex McKenna. (S)5.005 NEWS AT 5 (S)5.30NEIGHBOURS (S) (R)6.00HOME AND AWAY (S) (R)6.305 NEWS TONIGHT (S)7PM7.00BUILDING THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE Rob Bell examines how and why San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge was built. Since its completion in 1937, it has received 10 million tourists every year. (S) (R); 5 News Update (S)8PM8.00POLICE INTERCEPTORS Documentary following the work of a high-speed police interception unit in Nottinghamshire. (S); 5 News Update (S)9PM9.00A&E AFTER DARK New series. The return of the documentary going behind the scenes at Hull Royal Infirmary to show the night-time challenges facing NHS staff working in the A&E department. (S)10PM10.00FILM: GHOST (1990) A murdered executive’s spirit enlists the aid of a fraudulent psychic to help his girlfriend bring his killer to justice. Romantic fantasy, starring Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze. (S)11PM11.00Entertainment News on 5 (S)11.05FILM: Ghost (1990) Concluded. (S)12.25Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights (S)1.20The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show3.20Utterly Outrageous X-Rated Comedy (S) (R)4.00Tribal Teens (S) (R)4.45Wildlife SOS (S) (R)5.10House Busters (S) (R)5.35House Busters (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.00EURONEWS6.25TELESHOPPING6.55TELESHOPPING7.25TELESHOPPING8.00LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD (R)9.05LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD (S) (R)10.05THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW (S) (R); Weather11.00DR PHIL (S) (R); Weather11.55SHORTLAND STREET (S)12.25THE HEIGHTS (S) (R)1.00RTÉ NEWS: ONE O’CLOCK; ; Weather (S)1.15HOME AND AWAY (R)1.45HOME AND AWAY (R)2.15NEIGHBOURS (S)2.40FAIR CITY (S) (R)3.10EASTENDERS (S) (R)4.15HIGH ROAD, LOW ROAD (S) (R)4.45ROOM TO IMPROVE (R)5.45NUACHT6.00THE ANGELUS (R)6.01RTÉ NEWS: SIX ONE; Weather (S)6.30REELING IN THE YEARS (S) (R)7PM7.00NATIONWIDE (S)7.30CRICKET’S IRISH ROOTS An investigation into whether the sport originated in Ireland.8PM8.00EASTENDERS A desperate Stacey turns on Ruby. (S)8.30THE TEST The highs and lows of driving test stories. (R)9PM9.00RTÉ NEWS: NINE O’CLOCK; Weather (S)9.35MARIAN The story of broadcaster Marian Finucane’s life as her husband John Clarke goes beyond her public persona to paint an intimate portrait of their 40 years together. (S)11PM11.05The Man Comes Around: Johnny Cash In Ireland (R)12.10The Importance of Being Oscar (R)1.50David Bowie: The First Five Years (R)3.30Nationwide (R)3.55Dr Phil (S) (R)4.40Doctors (S) (R)5.10EuroNews6AM to 6:30PM6.00EuroNews6.55Storytime (S) (R)7.05Chuggington: Tales from the Rails (R)7.15Body Brothers (S)7.30Shaun the Sheep (S) (R)7.40Drop Dead Weird (R)8.10Junior MasterChef (S) (R)8.40Dorg Van Dango (S) (R)8.50Dorg Van Dango (S) (R)9.05Living with a Fairy (S) (R)9.10Living with a Fairy (R)9.20Ollie (R)9.25Ollie (R)9.30Wild Kids (S) (R)9.45Balamory (S) (R)10.05Sir Mouse (S) (R)10.15Nelly & Nora (R)10.25Fluffy Gardens (R)10.35Fluffy Gardens (R)10.40Punky (R)10.50Punky (R)10.55Fireman Sam (R)11.15Gigglebiz (R)11.30Numtums (S) (R)11.45Let’s Find Out (S) (R)12.00Dragons: Defenders of Berk (S) (R)12.25Ar Mbia Ar Sli (R)12.30Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese (S) (R)12.40Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese (S) (R)12.554 O’Clock Club (S) (R)1.30Drop Dead Weird (S) (R)2.00Strange Hill High (S) (R)2.25The Next Step (S)2.55Dorg Van Dango (S) (R)3.05Dorg Van Dango (S) (R)3.20Junior MasterChef (S) (R)3.55Gamer Mode (S) (R)4.20news2day4.30THE SIMPSONS (S) (R)5.00THE GOLDBERGS (S) (R)5.30SHORTLAND STREET (S) (R)6.00NEIGHBOURS (S) (R)6.30HOME AND AWAY (S) (R)7PM7.00HOME AND AWAY Mac and Amber argue over Ms Simmons’ methods. (S) (R)7.30WILDEST SURVIVAL A look at animals that thrive by forming social groups, discovering the behaviours that have developed among, wolves, primates and insects in response to cohabitation. (S) (R)8PM8.30BIG ANIMAL SURGERY – CHIMPANZEE Liz Bonnin visits a sanctuary in Sierra Leone to witness an operation to remove a tumour from a young chimpanzee’s abdomen – only for things to take a dangerous twist. (S) (R)9PM9.30LM: THE BOURNE IDENTITY (2002) An amnesiac man pulled from the sea by the crew of a fishing boat is targeted by assassins as he tries to discover who he is. Thriller, starring Matt Damon and Franka Potente. (S)11PM11.40Ghosts (S) (R)12.15Shortscreen (S) (R)12.35Stumptown (S) (R)1.25Friday Night Dinner (S) (R)1.55EuroNews (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.10Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover (R)7.00Ireland AM (S)10.00This Morning (S)12.30News at 12:30 (S)1.00The Chase (S) (R)2.00The Chase (S)3.00ELAINE4.00JUDGE JUDY4.30JUDGE JUDY5.00JUDGE JUDY5.30NEWS AT 5.30 (S)6.00THE SIX O’CLOCK SHOW Chat show. (S)7PM7.00EMMERDALE Liv is diagnosed with epilepsy. (S)7.30CORONATION STREET The council gives a ruling on Ray’s development. (S)8PM8.00NEWS AT 8 (S)8.30CORONATION STREET The residents reel from their eviction notices. (S)9PM9.00BEAT THE CHASERS Contestants from across the UK take on the five Chasers.10PM10.00SMALLTOWN Two twenty-somethings leave Ireland for London. (R)11PM11.00BREAKING BOUNDARIES (R)12.00MR SELFRIDGE (R)1.00THE CHASE AUSTRALIA (R)1.55CLOSE5.20PETER ANDRE’S 60 MINUTE MAKEOVER (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM7.00Cúla 4 na nÓg10.30FILM: LITTLE HOUSE LOOK BACK TO YESTERDAY (1983) Drama, starring Melissa Gilbert. (S)12.20Beidh Aonach Amárach (S) (R)12.50Abair Amhrán (S) (R)1.10Murder, She Wrote (R)3.00ANGELO RULES (S) (R)3.25DIVE OLLY DIVE AGUS TAISCE NA BHFOGHLAITHE4.57AN AIMSIR LÁITHREACH5.00FILM: BEE SEASON (2005) Drama, starring Richard Gere. (S)6.57AN AIMSIR LÁITHREACH National and international weather.7PM7.00NUACHT TG47.30AN SAOL BEO Éamonn de Buitléar looks at the various birds that fly inland along the Wicklow coast in the autumn. (S) (R)8PM8.00CLUICHÍ NA BLIANA Another chance to see Dr Crokes v Austin Stacks in the opening round of the Kerry Football Championship,. (S)9PM9.00HUP Music from Dungarvan’s TradFest festival. (S) (R)9.30FIILM: THE RAILWAY MAN (2013) The wife of a former prisoner of war tries to learn the truth about the traumatic events that haunt her husband. Fact-based drama, with Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman. (S)11PM11.35FLOSC Music progammme, presented by Cormac de Barra.12.07AN AIMSIR LÁITHREACH12.10HECTOR: AMÚ I MEIRICEÁ THEAS (S) (R)12.45WEAKEST LINK (S) (R)1.40FRANCE 245.30FRANCE 24