Earth's Great Rivers

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December on BBC

BBC highlights for the month of December include Call the Midwife Christmas Special, Death in Paradise Christmas Special, The Royal Variety Performance, Mrs. Brown’s Boys Christmas, Taskmaster New Year’s Eve marathon, Earth’s Greatest Rivers, Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic, Thomas Tinsel Time marathon and Bluey’s New Year’s Eve Party. . Call the Midwife Christmas Special 2022 (M) Australian Premiere Coming in December Starring: Helen George, Megan Cusack & Leonie Elliot 1 x 90′ It’s Christmas 1967 and life in Poplar is slowly returning to normal after the terrible train crash. December 1967. Life in Poplar is returning to normal after the terrible train crash. The midwives move the maternity clinic into new premises and one of their first patients is Rhoda Mullocks, who the team know well after her last baby was affected by Thalidomide. Nurse Crane cares for a pregnant single mother, recently released from prison, while Sister Frances attends a delivery in a garment factory. Elsewhere, Fred decides to raise money for the families affected by the train crash and suggests a festive talent show – Poplartunity Knocks! Cast includes Jenny Agutter, Fenella Woolgar, Judy Parfitt, Linda Bassett and Georgie Glen. Death in Paradise Christmas Special 2022 (M) Australian Premiere Coming in December Also available on Binge Starring: Ralf Little, Don Warrington & Tahj Miles 1 x 90′ A true-crime podcaster is murdered while on the hunt for a child who disappeared on Christmas Eve 1977 – and Selwyn’s past comes back to haunt him. There’s just one case that Selwyn has never solved – and this Christmas it will return to haunt him. As the inhabitants of Saint Marie prepare for the festive season, true-crime podcaster Jennifer Langan is found shot dead. Langan had been investigating the strange disappearance of a nine-year old boy on Christmas Eve in 1977. When recordings from the night of the murder are uncovered, the team are left with a chilling question. Are supernatural forces at work? And, in the biggest shock of them all, will Neville find love just in time for Christmas? Cast includes Shantol Jackson, Elizabeth Bourgine, Naomi Thomas, Les Dennis and Siobhan McSweeney. The Royal Variety Performance (PG) Australian Premiere Coming in December Hosted by: Lee Mack 1 x 90′ Only a show with the history and prestige of The Royal Variety Performance can boast such a wide range of internationally acclaimed stars. Global acts and stars of the West End are brought together for one night only to bring the best of entertainment to a single stage. There is something for everyone in this feast of comedy, dance and musical performances. This much-loved show has built a huge worldwide audience of over 150 million who return every year to experience this warm, family-friendly event. Stars lined up to appear at the prestigious event are Disco Soul R&B band Nile Rodgers & Chic, Brit Award winner George Ezra, multi-award winner Ellie Goulding, Eurovision star Sam Ryder and pop star Becky Hill. Christmas on UKTV Christmas Eve and Christmas Day from 6.00am Join us on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for a mix of all UKTV’s best Christmas specials. Series include Would I Lie To You, QI, Mrs Brown’s Boys, Midsomer Murders, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and more Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas (M) Christmas Eve and Christmas Day from 8.30pm Starring:Brendan O’Carroll Smash-hit comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys explodes back onto UKTV this Christmas with wonderfully heart-warming and uproarious Christmas Special episodes back to back. Taskmaster New Year’s Eve Marathon All day NYE from 6:00am End 2022 on a high with UKTV this New Year’s Eve with back to back episodes of BAFTA winning and International Emmy nominated comedy game show Taskmaster. Greg Davies stars as the all-powerful ‘Taskmaster’ who, with the help of his loyal assistant Alex Horne, sets out to test the wiles, wit and wisdom of five comedians through a series of strange and surreal challenges in what is the most hard-fought and ridiculous comedy entertainment format on TV. Earth’s Great Rivers – Series 2 (PG) Australian Premiere Wednesdays at 7.20pm from December 7 3 x 50′ Travel along three more of the planet’s most spectacular rivers: the Danube, the Yukon and the Zambezi. In Europe, find out how the Danube, is coping with years of human impact. Visit North America’s Yukon and see the rich variety of life that has made this great frozen river home, from musk ox to bears. And in Africa, explore the length of the Zambezi, from a tiny trickle deep in a forest to the thundering Victoria Falls, and meet the hippos, elephants, lions and buffalo drawn to its wild waters. Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic (MA15+) BBC Earth Premiere Thursdays at 9.40pm from December 15 2 x 45′ Louis investigates the story of a man whose become one of the most controversial and captivating icons of recent times: the self-described ‘gay hillbilly’, ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic. Ten years after he met Joe for the documentary America’s Most Dangerous Pets, Louis returns to Oklahoma, responding to a direct call from Joe to tell the ‘real story’ and to explore the saga of an animal hoarder turned convicted felon. Looking back at his original documentary, Louis reflects on hours of unseen footage to try and understand who the real Joe Exotic is and how he roped a vast menagerie of animals and humans into a grand project of vanity and deception. He tells how Joe’s captivating charisma became a key ingredient in a viral television sensation, with life-changing consequences for all those involved – including Carole Baskin, the target of his murder-for-hire plot and a mass trolling campaign. Christmas on CBeebies (G) All throughout December 25 x 7′ Celebrate Christmas on CBeebies, with all your CBeebies friends all throughout December. Christmas specials featuring favourites Bluey, Sarah & Duck, Hey Duggee, Thomas and Friends, Go Jetters, The Furchester Hotel and Charlie & Lola. Thomas Tinsel Time Marathon Christmas Eve from 5.15pm This Christmas Eve, catch the Thomas & Friends

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Chivalry

November on BBC

BBC highlights for the month of November include Chivalry, Devils, QI, Earth’s Great Rivers, The Graham Norton Show and Bluey. Chivalry (M) Australian Premiere Fridays at 8.30pm from November 11 Also available on Binge Starring: Steve Coogan & Sarah Solemani 6 x 30′ Steve Coogan and Sarah Solemani write and star in this timely drama that skewers and satirises the complex state of contemporary sexual politics. Cameron, an acclaimed film producer, needs to detoxify his latest movie or face ruin. Bobby, an ambitious feminist filmmaker, has what he needs to get ‘woke’. All they need to do is reshoot an inappropriate sex scene. How hard can it be? But as Bobby and Cameron bounce between gender tension and a creeping attraction, a toxic sex scene becomes the tip of the iceberg. Who really knows how to navigate post-woke sex? How fluid are our politics and how political are our fluids? Guest appearances include Paul Rudd, Wanda Sykes, Sienna Miller, Aisling Bea, Toby Regbo, Lolly Adefope and Adjani Salmon. Devils – Series 2 (MA15+) BBC First Premiere Tuesdays at 8.30pm from November 1 Also available on Binge Starring: Alessandro Borghi, Patrick Dempsey & Malachi Kirby 8 x 60′ London, 2016. Massimo Ruggero is now CEO and, with his new Head of Trading Wu Zhi, has earned huge profits for NYL’s Chinese shareholders. However, faulty polling data on the Brexit referendum threatens total disaster: taking advantage of the situation, Dominic Morgan returns and asks Massimo to join in a new global war, between China and the West, for control of global data. After tragedy strikes at the heart of Massimo’s team, Massimo must decide which side he is on in a battle that will threaten his life and ultimately leads to a final showdown in 2020, against the backdrop of the Coronavirus pandemic. QI – Series 19 (PG) UKTV Premiere Wednesdays at 8.30pm from November 23 Hosted by: Sandi Toksvig 16 x 30′ Qi is the Rose d’Or – winning and BAFTA – nominated comedy quiz show full of quirky facts in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are ‘quite interesting’. Hosted by Sandi Toksvig each episode has a different theme in which the celebrity guests have to answer questions, avoiding repeating common misconceptions and urban myths. It is okay to be wrong but do not be obviously, boringly wrong. Guests include Jimmy Carr, James Acaster, David Mitchell, Sarah Pascoe, Lee Mack and Rose Matafeo. The Graham Norton Show – Series 30 (PG) UKTV Premiere Sundays at 8.30pm from November 13 22 x 60′ Graham Norton returns with his star-studded, BAFTA-winning blend of entertainment, chat and comedy, focusing on the people, stories and aspects of celebrity culture that interest him the most. Welcoming a line-up of A-listers, Graham’s acclaimed talk show delivers the ultimate in primetime entertainment. In this new series, Graham chats and jokes – virtually and in-person – with a glittering array of film, television, music, theatre and comedy stars, including Rami Malek, Jamie Lee Curtis, David Tennant, Hugh Bonneville, Robbie Williams and Sam Ryder. Earth’s Great Rivers (PG) BBC Earth Premiere Wednesdays at 7.20pm from November 16 3 x 50′ Embark on the ultimate river voyage down three of the world’s most epic rivers – the Amazon, the Nile and the Mississippi. This series reveals the astonishing wildlife and breathtaking landscapes of these legendary waterways from their source to their mouth. The latest technology, previously unfilmed locations and drone footage reveals their true character in a way not seen before. Dive into newly discovered Amazon lagoons and swim with giant electric eels. Timelapse cameras enable a Mississippi barge to zoom hundreds of miles downriver in seconds. And camera traps reveal an incredible cast of iconic African animals reclaiming the ruins of Idi Amin’s extravagant hunting lodge on the banks of the Nile. This series brings these rivers to the screen in all their surprising and fantastic glory. Bluey – Series 2 (Set 2) CBeebies Premiere Coming soon 25 x 7′ This innovative, award-winning animation series continues its playful and honest look at modern family life. Imaginative Australian blue heeler puppy Bluey and little sister Bingo love devising elaborate games to try out adult roles and explore their world. And if the high-spirited pair can rope dad Bandit and mum Chilli into their energetic gameplay then so much the better! Series 2 introduces more of Bluey and Bingo’s family and friends, and looks at Bandit and Chilli’s relationship with their girls as they juggle work and childcare. All our channel content is available on Foxtel and Fetch. About BBC BBC First, BBC Earth, UKTV, CBeebies, BBC World News, BBC Kids and BBC Brit are channels owned by BBC Studios featuring our content. Selected channels are available through a Foxtel, Fetch or Binge subscription.

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