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Monday
7 DecClassic Comedy UK
20.00Porridge
S1E5: "Men Without Women"
Fletch fancies himself as a bit of an agony aunt and is called upon by his fellow inmates to help out with affairs of the heart.
30 min
20.30The Young Ones
S1E5: "Interesting"
An atom bomb lands in the middle of the boys' kitchen, but they're divided over what to do with it. Vyvyan, for example, can't work out why he can't set it off.
30 min
21.00**NEW** Fawlty Towers
S1E1: "A Touch of Class"
As Basil tries to raise the tone of the hotel, the aristocratic Lord Melbury comes to stay at the hotel. Basil fawns over him at every opportunity, causing himself to neglect or annoy other guests, until Polly discovers Melbury is actually a confidence trickster. Meanwhile, Sybil orders Basil to hang a picture.
30 min
Monday
7 DecClassic Comedy UK
20.00Porridge
S1E5: "Men Without Women"
Fletch fancies himself as a bit of an agony aunt and is called upon by his fellow inmates to help out with affairs of the heart.
30 min
20.30The Young Ones
S1E5: "Interesting"
An atom bomb lands in the middle of the boys' kitchen, but they're divided over what to do with it. Vyvyan, for example, can't work out why he can't set it off.
30 min
21.00**NEW** Fawlty Towers
S1E1: "A Touch of Class"
As Basil tries to raise the tone of the hotel, the aristocratic Lord Melbury comes to stay at the hotel. Basil fawns over him at every opportunity, causing himself to neglect or annoy other guests, until Polly discovers Melbury is actually a confidence trickster. Meanwhile, Sybil orders Basil to hang a picture.
30 min
Tuesday
8 DecClassic Comedy US
20.00M*A*S*H*
S1E18: "Dear Dad, Again"
Once again, Hawkeye writes home to his father, telling him of the latest gossip: the camp gets a new surgeon, who turns out to be a fake; Hawkeye bets he can walk into the mess tent naked for lunch, and no one will notice; Radar cheats on his final exam from the High School diploma company; Margaret rejects Franks advances and he gets drunk late into the night; the camp have a no talent night.
30 min
20.30Cheers
S1E18: "No Contest"
Sam enters Diane in the annual Miss Boston Barmaid contest.
30 min
21.00Sledge Hammer!
S1E6: "To Sledge, With Love"
Sledge is assigned to bring order to a notoriously dangerous local high school that is dominated by four young toughs who supply stolen cars to a crime boss.
30 min
Wednesday
9 DecIn Performance
20.00The Marriage of Figaro
TBA
At a magnificent, newly constructed estate, the valet Figaro and his fiancée, the maid Susanna, prepare for their wedding. But Susanna shocks Figaro by revealing that the head of the household, Count Almaviva, plans to seduce her.
120 min
Thursday
10 DecPick 'n' Mix
19.30University Challenge
S56E22: TBA
TBA
30 min
20.00Heroes
S1E18: "Parasite"
With the election and NYC's destruction looming, Nathan has a disturbing face-to-face meeting with the shadowy Linderman. Hiro's attempt to steal the sword steers him into a grim new direction. Suresh makes a breakthrough on "the list" -- at great cost. D.L. begins to suspect all is not well at home. Isaac paints his most terrible painting yet. New "hero" Candice Wilmer makes an illusive debut.
60 min
21.00The Prisoner
"Dance of the Dead"
Number Six discovers a dead man washed up on The Village beach. He finds a wallet and a radio set in the dead man's jacket. He hides the body in a cave and later tries the radio. Number Six later returns to the body with a life-belt and sets it afloat with a rescue note, although he is watched by a former colleague, Dutton. Number Two has been using Dutton to obtain information on Number Six but soon thinks Dutton is expendable. Number Six receives an invitation to The Village carnival where he meets Peter Pan and Little Bo-Peep.
50 min
Friday
11 DecFrankie's Film Club: Once Upon A Time
20.00Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Director: Quentin Tarantino. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning, Timothy Olyphant, Mike Moh, Margaret Qualley, Al Pacino.
A former New York gangster returns after decades in exile, confronting the friendships, dreams, and regrets that shaped his rise from street kid to Prohibition-era mobste
230 min
Saturday
12 DecNetflix and Chill
19.30**NEW** American Primeval
S1E1: "Episode 1"
At a desolate outpost, Sara and her son Devin forge new connections while searching for a guide to help them navigate treacherous trails further west.
45 min
20.15Mindhunter
S1E10: "Episode 10"
The team cracks under pressure from an in-house review. Holden's bold style elicits a confession but puts his career, relationships and health at risk.
45 min
21.30Mr Inbetween
S1E2: "Unicorns Know Everybody's Name"
The wrong guy gets the good news and Unicorns do exist. The first of a thousand kisses and good ole revenge.
30 min
Sunday
13 DecPrestige TV
19.00House
S8:E21: "Holding On"
The team takes on the case of Derrick, a 19-year-old college student who had a mysterious nosebleed during cheerleading practice, and discovers that his health issues are likely both physiological and psychological. Possibly suffering from schizophrenia, Derrick claims to hear his deceased brother's voice in his head. Meanwhile, Foreman tries a different approach with House. Wilson and House continue to come to terms with Wilson's cancer.
60 min
20.00Deadwood
S1E10: "Mister Wu"
An opium theft leaves Swearengen trying to find common language with his supplier.
60 min
21.00Band of Brothers
"Points"
Once home to the top officers of the Third Reich, Easy Co. enters the Bavarian town of Berchtesgaden, and captures "Eagle's Nest," Hitler's mountaintop fortress. Facing imminent deployment to the Pacific Theater, the men compare their "points" to see who has earned enough to go home. However, the Japanese surrender ends the war. A closing vignette tells what happened to the men of Easy Company after they returned home.
60 min