Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine (Rpt)

2nd December
3pm on Tuesday 2nd December (2 hours) on 5Select.

Columbo Goes to the Guillotine. The dishevelled detective investigates the suspicious death of a stage magician. All the evidence points toward suicide - but the sleuth is soon on the trail of an ex-convict who once conspired with the illusionist to steal military secrets. Detective drama, starring Peter Falk, Anthony Andrews and Karen Austin.

Celebrity Crazy Cricket (Rpt)

5th December

8.15am on Friday 5th December (15 minutes) on Talking Pictures TV.

Celebrity Crazy Cricket in the 1950s. Jon Pertwee, Richard Hearne, Tommy Cooper, Jerry Desmond, Edmundo Ros and Wynford Vaughan-Thomas. Filmed in Edgware, Mr Pastry performs various routines and Tommy Cooper bats in his fez.

Bargain Hunt (Rpt)

5th December

12.15pm on Friday 5th December (45 minutes) on BBC One.
Danny Sebastian presents an episode focused on vintage board games. He visits a toy and model museum in Brighton and recalls the teams who gambled on such table-top treasures at auction. In Surrey, a magician and his son held faith on a 100-year-old olive wood card game counter, while in north Wales a duo hoped to put their opponents in check with a chess set carved from a tree trunk. Danny also learns about the ancient origins of snakes and ladders and plays a boisterous game of skill designed by injured First World War soldiers.

Kojak (Rpt)

9th December

1.35pm on Tuesday 9th December (1 hour 5 minutes) on ITV4.

60 Miles to Hell. Series 5, episode 21. Crocker is kidnapped along with a female magician while in Las Vegas to arrest a suspect. Theo joins forces with the illusionist's twin sister to save them. Liberace guest stars.

Genius (Rpt)

9th December
8pm on Tuesday 9th December (30 minutes) on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Paul Daniels. Series 1, episode 1. Dave Gorman and an invited celebrity investigate strange ideas dreamed up by the public. Magician Paul Daniels is the first to pick his two favourite concepts, leaving the audience to vote for the one they consider the most inspired. First aired in 2005.