Tuesday’s TV tips
An evil bishop casts a spell over two young lovers, turning one into a wolf and the other into a hawk. Fortunately, a light-fingered pickpocket is on hand to embark on a perilous quest through a world of magic and mystery to break the bewitchment.
There are moments where the cinematography outstrips the rest of the film and some of the more gothic shots are superb.
As a fantasy, it’s a good yarn, even if the dialogue could have used a polish.
Rutger Hauer, Matthew Broderick, Michelle Pfeiffer, John Wood
For those of us who struggle to recognise one end of a spatula from the other, the Beeb’s signature telly culinary effort has kept us entertained for years.
But instead of laughing along with those equally as incompetent in the kitchen, maybe we should forgo all the excuses; we’re left with little choice but to sit up and learn a thing or two. The Professional editions have kept us even more so glued to the show for years now, and this latest has been no different.
Three top chefs remain now that we’ve reached the final, and their last challenge is the biggie – to prepare a three-course meal for Marcus Wareing, Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace. And they’ve got just 180 minutes to knock up a menu to impress. But scrutinise them all you like, viewers – when it comes down to it, only the judges’ opinions matter, as they decide which hopeful wins the title.
Multi Grammy Award-winning singer Michael Bublé celebrates the holiday season with this festive Christmas special. Barbra Streisand, Ariana Grande, Miss Piggy and the Rockettes join Bublé for an hour-long celebration of Christmas, his favorite holiday.
Song selections include festive classics such as "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and more.
Bublé will be also accompanied by his band for an "unplugged" series of songs requested by his social media followers, including "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "Cold December Night" and "Blue Christmas."
The show originates from the storied Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Len Goodman might have hung up his ’seven!’ score card after another successful run of Strictly, but if anyone was wondering what he’d get up to in his spare time, wonder no more.
He pops up as presnter of this programme telling the story of the Big Bands and swing music in Britain, from the Second World War right through to the present day – and it’s a topic that’s close to his heart, given that he spent many of his younger days listening and dancing to the music of Ted Heath, Glenn Miller and Joe Loss.
This programme sees him back on some of his old territory to explore why we love the art form so much. It shows how the bands were in their element in the years following the war, but made way later to the rise of rock’n’roll pop loved by teenagers, and other forms of jazz, blues and folk.
However, the documentary also explains how we’ve come full circle, and these days, big bands are enjoying something of a revival...
To the 70 per cent of us who regularly buy a lottery ticket; here’s a fact that will make you feel old – the National Lottery is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
In that time, it has created over 3,700 millionaires (of course, there’s nothing nicer than learning you’ve won the odd tenner too), and this one-off programme hears from some of those winners about their experiences since recognising those magic six numbers on their ticket.
Cameras follow the stories of winners who have gone from rags to riches, and then even sometimes gone back again.
The papers love a good story about lottery winners, but is going from overdraft to overload really all it’s cracked up to be?
This intriguing programme questions whether winning all that money is good for you, and how it’s affected relationships with family and friends, as those who have kept their money safe – and those who have spent every last penny – tell their stories.
The Savage Eye: An Irish Guide To Failure will draw a damning but hilarious conclusion about Ireland and its people.
The show will include a summary of the most pertinent questions and will revisit the most memorable sketches from the four series, linked together by our trusty narrator.
Steven Spielberg’s thoughtful war tale tells the story of a platoon of American soldiers (led by Tom Hanks), who are ordered to scour the battlefields of France in search of a missing infantryman, the titular Private Ryan (Matt Damon), who has been granted permission to return home because his brothers have been killed in the conflict.
Spielberg is a true modern-day master of film and it came as no surprise when Saving Private Ryan scooped five Oscars in 1999.
The opening scenes depicting the Normandy invasion are harrowing to say the very least and are among the most realistic ever made. This superb film is capped off by some impressive acting from Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Ed Burns, Matt Damon and Jeremy Davies.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel
She’s just shy of three decades into her career, but pop’s reigning princess Kylie Minogue shows no signs of slowing down just yet.
Mind you, she would be mad to even consider it, given how well things are going for her – everything she touches seems to turn to gold, and ever since those iconic days in Australian soap Neighbours, that’s always been the case.
Kylie has recently released her 12th studio album, Kiss Me Once, and given that its contents are something to shout about, ITV has decided to show highlights from the tour in which she’s promoting it, the next hour or so coming courtesy of her performance at Glasgow’s Hydro arena from November 12th.
Kylie will no doubt be throwing in all the old eighties classics like Locomotion and I Should Be So Lucky, while also pleasing younger fans by provoking memories of dance-filled nights with the likes of Spinning Around and Can’t Get You Out of My Head.
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