TV Guide Dave ja vu Thursday

Si King and Dave Myers explore the popularity of sugar-rich foods in Britain, and try to make their own versions of their favourite childhood sweets. The duo also prepare a cheesecake and a sweet-and-sour dish

Having spent a series travelling across Spain and sampling classic dishes from the country's rural regions, Rick Stein draws culinary inspiration from that trip to create a series of dinner-table feasts that would befit any Spanish yuletide celebration. The chef prepares clams with serrano ham and oloroso sherry, lamb-stuffed aubergines with Moorish spices, chicken with saffron and pine nuts, and orange caramel creams

Rob Brydon introduces a seasonal special of the comedy panel game. Screen hardman Ray Winstone, comic Josh Widdicombe, maths whizz Rachel Riley and actor Ricky Tomlinson join team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack to hoodwink their opponents with a few festive fibs or facts about themselves. Does one of the contestants really apologise to their boiled egg before smashing its head in? Who apparently writes Christmas cards with their feet? And did one of the line-up really prevent their bandmate joining the Beatles?

Jenny Eclair, Johnny Vegas and Bill Bailey join regular panellist Alan Davies for an extended edition of the quiz show, in which Stephen Fry awards points for the answers he finds most interesting - regardless of whether they are correct. This time, the Stephen Fry prepares for the festive period with some seasonal merriment