E4 +1 Saturday

Amy is caught in a battle of wills between Sheldon and Penny, while Leonard tries to reignite his long-distance relationship with Priya, who has moved back to India

Leonard accompanies Amy to a colleague's wedding, and Howard tries to persuade Bernadette they should live with his mother after getting married

Raj feels upset about not being in a relationship, so Penny sets out to find a date and introduces him to a girl he can actually talk to

Festive animation based on Raymond Briggs' book, focusing on Santa's routine for the other 364 days of the year. With the voice of Mel Smith

Hand-drawn animated version of Judith Kerr's much-loved tale. A lovable tiger (David Oyelowo) turns up unannounced at a girl's house in desperate need of food and drink

Howard gets caught in a strange argument between Bernadette and his mother via video link from the International Space Station

Penny tells the girls she is considering breaking up with Leonard, but when Sheldon finds out, he tries his best to change her mind

Sheldon hires an attractive female assistant, who soon becomes interested in Leonard, while Howard's return from space is delayed another week

Howard returns from his space mission, but the welcome from his friends and family does not meet his expectations. Simon Helberg stars

The friends attend a Halloween party, Howard talks incessantly about his work at the International Space Station, and Penny and Leonard have a steamy encounter. Buzz Aldrin guests

Sheldon upsets Stephen Hawking when they play an online game, while Penny enrols in a college class but decides to keep it a secret from Leonard

Amy and Wil Wheaton get into a fight while filming Fun with Flags, causing problems for Sheldon, while Bernadette encourages Howard to move out of his mother's house

The friends try to solve the mystery of Sheldon's post-lunch activities, and Leonard is jealous of Penny, until Alex begins flirting with him

Sheldon and Howard squabble over ownership of a parking space at the university, but their conflict pales in comparison to the one waged by Amy and Bernadette on their behalf

Sheldon reluctantly has to take care of Amy when she gets sick, while Howard tries to get some tips on manliness from Penny when he and Bernadette go to visit her father

Leonard fails to get Sheldon into the Christmas mood, while Raj goes out with the girls and reveals he had crushes on both Penny and Bernadette - but not Amy

Sheldon tells his assistant to stop flirting with Leonard, but his comments are so inappropriate he is accused of sexual harassment and sent to the university's HR department

The guys become stranded in the middle of nowhere when Leonard's car is stolen en route to the Bakersfield comic-book convention

Howard's hobby lands him in financial trouble, while Sheldon is furious when the university forces him to work with Kripke

An argument between Leonard and Sheldon affects Amy and Penny's living arrangements. Howard goes on a trip to Las Vegas with Bernadette and asks Raj to keep an eye on his mother

Leonard and Penny celebrate Valentine's Day, but their evening takes a turn for the worse when the latter's ex-boyfriend proposes to his girlfriend in the same restaurant

Raj is upset when Lucy runs away in the middle of their date, leaving the gang to cheer him up. Meanwhile, Sheldon compliments Penny on her acting ability

While the girls go to Disneyland and get made up as princesses, the guys have to promote science as a career option for women at Howard's old middle school

Sheldon brings his own food to Bernadette and Howard's dinner party, and as punishment the gang decides he should tidy Wolowitz's wardrobe, in which he discovers an unopened letter

The guys compete for a tenured professor position at the university, leading them to try to win over the committee in charge of appointing a new staff member

Amy tries to help Sheldon get over his desire for closure when one of his favourite TV shows is cancelled. Raj discovers his new girlfriend Lucy has a blog

Leonard and Sheldon hire their favourite childhood TV science show host Professor Proton to entertain them. Raja asks Howard and Bernard to look after his dog for the weekend

The guys invite the girls to a Dungeons and Dragons night when their trip to Vegas falls through, and Sheldon and Amy's relationship takes an unexpected turn

Leonard is offered an exciting job opportunity abroad, and while Penny tries to support his ambitions, a jealous Sheldon attempts to discourage him

Sheldon and Penny bond as they miss Leonard, while Bernadette and Amy visit an out-of-town conference and prove popular at the hotel bar

Bart tries to save Homer from the embarrassing effects of his latest misfortune, and does so well he becomes convinced he possesses healing powers

Mr Burns asks the family to look after his mansion while he books himself into a clinic for a check-up. With the guest voice of Britney Spears

Homer and Bart transform a losing racehorse into a champion - much to the dismay of rival jockeys, who soon threaten revenge

The armchair critics cast their eyes over Christmas TV shows for 2023 - from An Audience with Kylie and The Repair Shop Christmas Special to Planet Earth and Fur Babies

The critics' views of The Celebrity Traitors, Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter, Trigger Point, Hunted, Squid Game: The Challenge, Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles and ITV News

The households' opinions on Celebrity Race Across the World, All's Fair, Squid Game: The Challenge, The 1% Club, Come Dine with Me: Teens and Police Interceptors

Star Wars fan John meets fellow sci-fi enthusiast Warren, while trauma surgeon Salam admits to his date Tara that he has never been more nervous than the moment when she arrived

Make-up artist and model Danni, 25, has a date with 28-year-old bar manager Aiden, while diamond grader Sachen,39, sits down for a meal with 37-year-old financial lawyer Priya

The armchair critics cast their eyes over Christmas TV shows for 2023 - from An Audience with Kylie and The Repair Shop Christmas Special to Planet Earth and Fur Babies

Howard gets caught in a strange argument between Bernadette and his mother via video link from the International Space Station

Penny tells the girls she is considering breaking up with Leonard, but when Sheldon finds out, he tries his best to change her mind

The chef heads to West Nyack, New York, to come to the aid of a family-run Mexican restaurant that is suffering a financial crisis, not to mention a cockroach infestation