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‘Children need seaside, chips, ice cream and donkeys’ DIGITAL EDITION
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The remarkable redemption of Jeremy Clarkson — how humour, humility and country life made us love him again Clarkson’s Farm and The Grand Tour Amazon Prime Video
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So when in March he turned his hand to t’s difficult to remember but Jeremy reinventing television about the countryside, Clarkson was once a breath of fresh air we should have known to expect something on TV. Sure, he reinvented a ho-hum special. Except, dulled by the memories of car show and turned it into primetime petrolhead excess, many feared the worst. entertainment, with so much energy and How wrong they were. As Libby Purves humour that he attracted millions of fans to writes on page 8, Clarkson’s Farm has been BBC2, although the swagger and the jokes a word-of-mouth hit, celebrated for its star’s eventually went too far. We all know that. humour and humility as he made the real But he also turned his attention to other brains on his 1,000-acre farm – shepherdess subjects that didn’t need the spark of the internal combustion engine. He campaigned Ellen, farm hand Kaleb, manager Charlie – the stars of his show. Read what real for national recognition for Isambard farmers make of it on page 11. Kingdom Brunel – and by extension our native genius for making stuff – in the BBC’s 100 Greatest Britons, a programme that lsewhere we talk to MasterChef revealed his respect for the discipline and hosts John Torode and Gregg Wallace daring behind great feats of engineering – and hear from John McCarthy, who even if he was always mocked by his chum in a moving programme to mark the 30th James May for not knowing what happened anniversary of his release as a hostage in under a car bonnet. Beirut, revisits the day And few who saw it he walked free. will forget The Victoria And since it’s high Cross: For Valour, the summer, Jo Brand programme he made reminds us of the pleasures about an unknown of the great British holiday. soldier who won the If you are going away and highest award for are a subscriber, bravery – who just remember you can happened to be his pause your subscription. father-in-law at the Visit buysubscriptions. time, although he com/contactus for details. memorably saved that Stay healthy, stay safe. revelation for the final DIG IT line of a poignant Tom Loxley & Shem Law Jeremy Clarkson documentary. Editors, Radio Times is a happy farmer
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WHAT I’M WATCHING… JEREMY CLARKSON
I’ve been watching a lot of ‘farming programmes,” says the presenter. “I like Our Yorkshire Farm and This Farming Life. I wouldn’t call the Yorkshire Shepherdess a TV farmer, she’s a farmer who happens to be on TV – there’s a world of difference.
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Stay here for happy holidays Ice cream, cups of tea… who needs the Côte d’Azur?
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pebbly beach in Hastings. I must have been about eight. We’ve come to stay at the seaside where my grandparents live, for a holiday. We’re all on the beach in our cozzies, whipped by a razor-sharp breeze and crunching the inevitable gritty cheese sandwiches. My grandad, in his beige trunks, is standing on a breakwater. “Watch this everyone!” he shouts and executes a perfect dive into the sludgy green water. The dive is cut short and for a split second he is held, an inverted blackand-white snap of a slightly-gone-to-seed Mr Universe, in mid-dive. But he descends no further into the water and topples sideways, emerging with a roar of pain and blood pouring from a gash on his head where a big, unseen rock had halted his progress. My brothers and I laugh completely inappropriately. (He was fine, by the way, after some stitches.) This was the family holiday once upon a time, before the world was our oyster, and most of us took our annual holiday in Britain. The horror felt by anyone under the age of 25 you tell this to is palpable. How did we cope? Well, our expectations were much lower but, apart from the weather, many British resorts had all that children needed: the seaside, chips, ice creams, funfairs and donkeys. Now it looks like we need them again. This year the nation has little choice but to take its holidays at home and, for once, I find that life has prepped me perfectly for the stay-at-home challenge that may well stretch beyond summer. Here, then, are some other images of my UK
with us (because he said we wouldn’t need it), greeted by the saddest word in the world, “Closed”. Me, aged 22, on a sledge in the Lake District, with my friend Caroline, cheered on by semisober mates, heading at top speed towards a picturesque dry-stone wall that was coming up to meet us very fast. We threw ourselves off and as we did my hand folded over backwards and disappeared under the runner of the sledge resulting in a broken knuckle, which was quaintly wrapped round a cotton reel and tightly bandaged at the local A&E and leaving me unable to make a proper fist to this very day.
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over 50 ‘ Everyone carries mental images of what we never called “staycations”
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holidays past, both in summer and winter. Me locked in a toilet aged six in an Isle of Wight guesthouse, staring up at the tiny window as my dad, at the top of a ladder outside, reaches through the tiny window to pull me out, because I can’t unlock the door. Me, aged eight, and my dad at the top of Snowdon on a laceratingly hot afternoon staring at the café, having brought absolutely no water
verybody pretty much over the age of 40 (50?) carries these mental images of what we never called “staycations” when we were young. (God save us from Americanised language... yes, old-lady disapproval crept in there, “my bad”.) And as we seem to be back doing home holidays for a bit, a new generation of children will also have those memories, with added global warming and better in-car entertainment than looking out of the window or hitting your sibling, not to mention the litter-scattering hordes who have populated our beaches during lockdown. But Britain isn’t just beaches. There’s so much choice, from buzzing cities to stunning wildernesses, all over our green and mostly pleasant land. So get out, try something new and if the weather holds, it’ll almost be like abroad, except the good old British cuppa will be available everywhere. On Tour with Jo Brand is on Sunday 6pm Scala Radio
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At the time, she was one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses but Whoopi Goldberg had made the unusual move of signing up to Radio 4 to read A Book at Bedtime — Alice Walker’s 1955. “I’ll do anything for the BBC. It’s done some wonderful things,” she enthused. “The BBC once had that interview programme Face to Face, with John Freeman. I got some tapes to look at it. I modelled a talk show I did last year on that programme.” These days, Goldberg is a regular on daytime discussion show The View and is set to reprise two of her most prominent roles: Star Trek’s Guinan in spin-off series Picard and Deloris in a new Sister Act film.
and Ann Wells of Ruislip, west London, was worried about the phasing out of similar consumer series: “The same fate may await Watchdog. As we have no Freedom of Information Act in Britain [it would be introduced in 2000], the demise of such programmes will make it more difficult for the public to get the information it needs. It was left to Watchdog to tell us how inadequate British car safety tests were.” After 35 years, Watchdog did cease to exist as a standalone series in 2019, but it does remain as a weekly segment on BBC1’s The One Show. DAVID BROWN
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Clarkson’s Farm available on Amazon Prime Video
How sheep, chickens, drought and rain made us fall for the charms of farmer Jeremy. Libby Purves salutes her new hero
NEW MODEL FARMER Jeremy Clarkson eschews his flash Lamborghini tractor for a more modest Massey Ferguson
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I probably started watching Clarkson’s Farm out of hostile curiosity, having never liked arrogant petrolhead boy-racers who mock women and gay people, gibe that climate change “isn’t even worthy of a shrug” and call the autistic, earnest Greta Thunberg “a spoilt brat”. I was bored by the old Top Gear and its cast of manboys-toavoid, all chortling at Jeremy Clarkson’s king-rat banter. In print, his cartoonishly anti-woke views felt attention-seeking. When the BBC finally sacked him for punching a producer, I thought “good riddance” (though to be fair, he is also reported to have punched Piers Morgan at an awards dinner a few years earlier, which attracted a glint more sympathy). I’d vaguely heard about his thousand-acre Cotswold estate where a Grand Tour team “amusingly” blew up the farmhouse on TV, so Clarkson could build a posher one with a party barn. But when I learnt that the wealthy star was going to manage the farm himself and be filmed for Amazon, a proper spurt of irritation rose. Not least because for one financially and physically precarious decade my husband and I ran an organic farm a tenth the size. I assumed Clarkson would be a modern Marie Antoinette, posing with a designer spade and spotless wellies before flouncing off to
do Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? I was wrong. Night after night we binged gleefully on Clarkson’s Farm. We actually learnt to love the man, as we lived through the travails of drought and downpour and cropping and selling. After a sigh at his ridiculous, oversized Lamborghini tractor, we cheered him on as he confronted intricate agricultural bureaucracy and messy bovine bums. When the
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pandemic hit and he told young farmer Kaleb that, as a life-long smoker over 60, he was properly scared, we hoped he wouldn’t be. And we hoped the farm would survive, too. Which it did, with a paltry profit of £144. Despite the vaster scale and his insulation from actual financial ruin, we as once-new farmers recognised every challenge and setback. We were especially delighted that popular TV was at last going beyond wishywashy sentimental “countrysidery” to show what farming is like. It demonstrated how
FARM BUDDIES Jeremy Clarkson gets advice and banter from Kaleb Cooper
FARMER JEREMY ON… ...CHANGING HIS MIND “Opinions are like walking into a shop to buying a new jacket. You put the jacket on, you look at yourself in the mirror, think, ‘Oooh, I quite like this,’ and take it home and after a week you think, ‘Actually, I look terrible,’ so you change it.” …THE CLIMATE CRISIS “The weather was odd last year and it’s being odd again now. How do you adapt to that? I don’t know. I’m trying to grow a different type of wheat — it’s all I can do really. I could go on social media and say, ‘All of you, hand your cars in immediately,’ but obviously that would be preposterous.” ...LAMB “It’s good for the environment and it’s good for us. Some people eat seeds and weeds and that’s fine, that’s entirely up to them, but normal people still like a sausage roll and a pork pie and a Sunday dinner.” ...SEWING HIS SEEDS “I found it a fascinating process, putting seeds in the ground and watching the seasons alter them and food grow. Farmers get such a bad rap and from what I see, it’s entirely unfair and entirely unjustifiable.”
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you’re always at the mercy of the weather, either baking the ground to a dusty graveyard of hopes or creating seas of useless mud. It was frank about the costs and complexity of machinery, the bitter mistakes you blame yourself for, and the animals who don’t co-operate, yet whose departure to the abattoir upsets you no end. It demonstrated the humour and hardiness that country work requires, and that food doesn’t just spring up cheaply from the ground. Our only regret, for his sake as well as the show’s, was that while he struggled with what he called “sheeps” and tried chickens and bees, he never did pigs. Outdoor pigs are not only good telly, with plenty of opportunity for hilarious humiliation of the farmer, but, if our experience is anything to go by, they’d have actually made him a profit. Never mind, there’s a second series coming. Bring on the pigs! I recommend Gloucester Old Spots.
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hus suddenly, amazedly, I like Clarkson’s humour, his willingness to look a fool and his ability to see new joys beyond cars. He also cleverly recognised that his rural entourage were more genuinely entertaining than any TV colleague of yore, and gave them free rein. Kaleb Cooper, at 21, has become an instant star with his skill at practical jobs and open scorn for the ignorant boss. (“You’re screwed!” he’ll cheerfully remark.) Then there’s Ellen the shepherd, whose expertise makes Clarkson look a bungler, and Gerald to whose rural wisdoms he listens carefully, whether he knows what Gerald’s talking about or not. And there’s the clipped land-agent Charlie, who pops up to remind him that there are
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rules everyone has to follow, even Clarkson, and that romantic ideas lose money. I’ve loved it, and look forward to series two. It goes beyond an ordinary TV pleasure because there is something healing and invigorating about watching how, as years go by, people do mellow and change. One of my favourite events is The Oldie magazine’s Oldie of the Year lunch. It’s full of encounters between people who can’t recall why they disliked each other, so they share a cheerful drink. Old foes, contempt and envy gradually come to be seen as trivial because we’re all on the same long track, marching into the sunset. And noticing, across the fields and beyond the trees, that it’s a lovely one. We flawed, grumpy, judgmental humans can change like the evening light and be lovely, too. CLARKSON’S GRAND TOUR 씰
‘CLARKSON IS AN ABSOLUTE LUNATIC’ Will Jeremy succeed? These farmers don’t fancy his chances…
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t hasn’t been an easy time for farmers — what with heavy rain, a pandemic and the prospect of Brexit-induced subsidy cuts. Now the trials and tribulations of farming life have been brought into the national consciousness by an unlikely character: Jeremy Clarkson. In rural Cambridgeshire, three generations of arable farmers preside over 1,100 acres. Octogenarian Clive Bates bought the farm in 1969, and with his son, Matthew, 52, and grandson, Ben, 25, he still cultivates the land, growing wheat, barley and rapeseed. What do they make of Clarkson’s Farm? “Clarkson is an absolute lunatic, taking on the farm without any experience. It was an extremely foolhardy decision,” quips Clive, who has more than 70 years’ experience working the land. “Everyone in the rural community is talking about the series,” says Matthew. “Conversations usually start with ‘I can’t stand Clarkson’, but almost immediately go on to say how much they’ve enjoyed the show and how it depicts what farming is really like.” Clive agrees: “It shows the pitfalls of farming with the weather, bureaucracy, losing livestock — it happens every day of the week on a farm.” Clarkson’s lack of farming knowledge is painfully clear throughout the series. But even those who have toiled the land for decades aren’t immune from the kinds of problems the former Top Gear star faces. “The show, rather than romanticising farming, gives us its bare bones, the everyday struggles we have,” says Ben. “It’s tough, and making a living from farming — with so many factors out of your control — is pretty relentless. Jeremy exhibits that in its entirety.” But he “has enthusiasm on his side”, Clive grins. “And I presume he’s got a fair bit of money behind him, too. Those are the assets that make him adept at farming.” Matthew says, “A farmer could never be as
disorganised as Clarkson. He’s very impulsive. We all have to take the weather into account and adjust accordingly. You cannot beat the weather. He also has no ability as a tractor driver — although he does get better throughout the series.” What does he make of Clarkson’s £40k Lamborghini tractor? “It probably wasn’t the most sensible idea to buy a tractor not sold in the UK, with no service back-up.” Clarkson made an annual £144 profit from his 1,000 acres. “It is jolly hard work for very little pay,” explains Clive. “It’s an industry that people are born into. It’s bred in you.”
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Do the three of them think Clarkson should persevere with farming? It’s a unanimous decision — he’s probably best to stick to city life; although the farm shop could be a goer and they are looking forward to series two. “It’s a privilege to be in charge of the land,” says Ben. “You’re a custodian of the countryside. It’s satisfying to produce food and see the fruits of your labour. People are talking about farming, thanks to Clarkson — and farmers are loving the limelight.” KELLY-ANNE TAYLOR
THREE GENERATIONS From left: Ben Bates, his dad Matthew and grandfather Clive Bates (and labrador Bert and Jack Russell, Evie)
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STAYCATION Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May shot their Lochdown special in Scotland
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nother year, another agreeable chapter of Clarkson, Hammond and May on a spectacular road trip. You didn’t think a mere pandemic could stop them, did you? Not a bit of it. They’re back with an ingeniously Covidcompliant edition of The Grand Tour. Shot over ten days last October, the 90-minute special is called Lochdown. (See what they did there?) “The show’s watched all over the world so if you’re in Chile or Texas or Australia, you’re going to find Scotland as exotic as we’d find the Atacama Desert,” says Jeremy Clarkson. “Scotland is extraordinarily beautiful – that north-west corner is phenomenal. The vast majority of the audience will be as bowled over by that as we would be by Uganda.” But Lochdown was no easy option. In March last year, the team was about to fly to Russia for a complex special. Showrunner Andy Wilman (the fourth wheel in the Clarkson-HammondMay axis, often referenced on screen as “Mr Wilman”) recalls that time as utterly surreal: “It was like being in a Hollywood movie. We were making calculations like you see in war-room meetings about what to do next. Do we keep spending money and assuming it will work? Or pull the plug, and then find we didn’t need to?” The recollection of that time causes Clarkson visible stress, although it’s not the only thing that makes him anxious. He later writes in his newspaper column that he dreads being interviewed by RT because he gets “trapped” into saying something controversial – and that this interview lived up to expectations.
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“We had to pull out with hours to spare, days made a key worker”), three newspaper columns, at most,” he recalls of the tension before decid- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and DriveTribe, ing whether to press on with the Russia show. the online hub founded by the foursome. May “started learning German, did a lot of “We could sense this lockdown was coming. So we pulled it, and then we were closed down [on cycling, piano practice and work on my house”. He also bought a half-share in a Wiltshire pub 23 March], so thank God we did.” None of the four had known anything like it in and wrote his cookbook Oh Cook!, for people the two decades they’ve worked together. “I’ve who can’t cook. Only Hammond seems to have paused. “I’ve never had a whole shoot cancelled like that – it was serious stuff,” says James May, who believes spent 25 years on the road living out of a suitthat by then he’d already had Covid, when test- case so it was a bit of surprise to be home, fitting ing was almost non-existent. “It was never in with a household again,” he says of life in the confirmed but in February last year I had a fever, Herefordshire mock-castle home he shares with cough, shortness of breath, no sense of taste or his wife and two daughters. “Wonderful in some smell,” he says, adding in his droll style: “I was ways, stressful in others. I’m used to hitting the an early adopter. I like to be ahead of the curve.” road, and that’s a very selfish life. Even if you By April, Wilman also succumbed. “Horrible have to get up at 5am, you only have to worry – the worst I’ve ever felt,” he says. “I was quite about doing your own job.” By June 2020, with the end of the first lockcocky about it before then, like the people saying, ‘It’s only flu.’ I got a harsh lesson. But down approaching, the team realised that not I didn’t have breathing problems so it was a case every option was closed to them. “We thought, of shut up, watch Tiger King and count your ‘Christ, we’ve got to get going again,’ ” says Wilman. “So we proposed two specials to blessings.” Amazon. Lochdown was the first, and we For many, that first lockdown became a filmed the second in May this year in time of re-evaluation, but not England and Wales.” The Grand Tour quartet. For those unaware of Wilman was editing a Wilman, it’s impossible to Madagascar special for overstate his input. Back broadcast last December, in 2002, when Top Gear along with Clarkson’s had become stale after a Farm, which he also quarter of a century on produces. Clarkson YOUNG GUNS air and was in danger of himself ticked over Jeremy Clarkson, being cancelled by the with the running of his James May and Richard BBC, Wilman and Oxfordshire farm Hammond on Top Gear Clarkson devised the (“Hilariously, I was in 2003
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it [with the Mission Impossible 7 crew, after Covid protocols were violated] and were on his side completely. It was worse for us because the protocols were drawn up for dramas shot in a single location, whereas we were on a road trip.”
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he end product, of course, references little of this. The idea is for viewers simply to enjoy this unusual domestic slice of The Grand Tour. As ever, the numerous mini-chapters within the 90 minutes bear testament to the sheer volume of creative ideas crammed into every show. It’s possible, however, that Prince Andrew might not want to tune in to Lochdown, as it contains a string of references to his catastrophic Newsnight interview of November 2019. Meghan and Harry are also mentioned. “I’d forgotten all the Prince Andrew jokes,” says May. “They were a bit contrived. I don’t take much interest in the royal family. The Meghan and Harry story sounded a little bit distasteful. People talking about their personal lives in public… Everyone’s got issues like that, and I don’t think the rest of us should know or care about it. I thought the whole point of a royal family is that they were supposed to be an exemplar. They’re aristocrats, aren’t they? They’re supposed to know better – just keep it in.” In fact, when the idea for Lochdown was originally mooted, May thought it was a mistake to reference Covid at all “because it’d all be over in six months and people wouldn’t want to be reminded of that miserable time when our show eventually came out”. But now he acknowledges Covid “is possibly going to be with us for ever”.
Clarkson, who contracted the virus in December, feels the same: “You’ve always got to have optimism or else life becomes very wearing. But normally if I go to a country and they give me a tetanus jab, a typhoid jab or a Japanese encephalitis jab, they don’t say, ‘Oh, but you still might catch it.’ I’ve been double-jabbed and I’ve had Covid. ‘Oh, but you still might catch it, so you can’t go to the theatre.’ It’s so depressing. “When it started, I read up on pandemics and they tend to be four years long,” Clarkson continues. “I think the politicians should sometimes tell those communists at Sage to get back in their box. Let’s just all go through life with our fingers crossed and a smile on our face. I can see Boris doesn’t want to open it up and shut us back down again. But if it’s going to be four years… and who knows, it could be 40 years. I read in The Times it will be for ever. Well, if it’s going to be for ever, let’s open it up and if you die, you die.” Meanwhile, the Russia shoot, initially rescheduled for this year, has been postponed again to 2022. But they all feel Lochdown captured something special. “Shows get big, you know?” says Wilman. “You feel obliged to live up to your own legacy, and it dictates the content you produce. This time we set out to make a smaller, less ambitious film. But it’s like a great band with beautifully studioproduced songs who suddenly play their material acoustically. Magically, in this smaller environment you reignite some of the innocence you had ten years ago. The relationships, charm and banter go up a notch, as if you wiped away time. I’d do it again in a heartbeat.” KATE BATTERSBY
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ontestants who do well on Celebrity MasterChef tend to take the cooking seriously while taking themselves with a pinch of salt. They work hard, but they have fun. They get things wrong and they learn. Best of all, they entertain us with unexpected revelations. Take Bez, once a hedonistic dancer with the Happy Mondays. In the first episode of the new series, he announces that he keeps bees, goes foraging and will try any food once, but avoids figs because “they make my ears itch”. His work station, meanwhile, resembles an end-of-term student kitchen. MasterChef judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace tease Bez, but his lack of organisation is quite something. “In series two, an Olympic sprinter plated up his food on the floor because there was no room on his bench,” says Torode. “I have probably mellowed on the celebrity version of the show, though. Bez, [actor and presenter] Joe Swash and [Love Island winner and presenter] Kem Cetinay were all incredibly messy, but we simply told them to clean up.” He starts laughing. “Kem was given rhubarb in his Under the Cloche round [a new challenge in which each celebrity is given a single ingredient to work with] but he’d never come across it before. What he did with it was quite fascinating. Gregg and I were like, ‘Wow, really?’ He’s resilient, so it was interesting. Katie Price tackled a whole crab. Melanie Sykes was given pears, which she doesn’t like and never eats. They just had to get on with it, but food is really personal and when you criticise contestants it can become quite emotional.”
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orode and Wallace, who have worked together as judges on MasterChef since 2005, are known for instilling fear into contestants, but when Wallace insists that “we don’t ridicule anyone on Celebrity MasterChef ”, you believe him. There’s an element of theatre, panto even, in the set-up – it’s about fun, a healthy dose of silliness and a glimpse behind the curtain of celebrity. “You get plenty of contestants who can’t cook,” says Wallace. “They look shocked when you say, ‘You’ve got an hour. Off you go.’ And rarely does the celebrity who’s best at the start go on to win. It’s the one who learns the quickest. You have to expect the unexpected.” Torode points out that the great thing about MasterChef is that it’s always the same yet always different. Same format, different contestants. “Because we are not scripted in any way, anything can and does happen. Five contestants walk into the kitchen bringing their own energy
BLENDING IN Former Happy Monday Bez gets to grips with his equipment
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PARALYMPIAN ATHLETE First Bake Off and now Celebrity MasterChef — you must be a glutton for punishment? I cook quite a lot at home and I’m competitive, but it doesn’t mean I was in my comfort zone on MasterChef. If I’m cycling or sprinting, I’ve put in the work and I know I’m good at it. I’m all right in the kitchen, especially when it comes to baking, but I get annoyed when I don’t do well. Were you a fan of MasterChef? I absolutely love it. I either watch cooking shows or Law & Order. Did you get the same adrenaline burst when presenting Gregg and John with dishes as you do from competing? I got more adrenaline on MasterChef! Your heart is pounding out of your chest. I thought I’d done a good job but was then shot down. If you’re not judged first and you’re awaiting your turn, it’s not fun. Did you have any disasters? I tried to make a custard-based dessert and ended up with scrambled eggs three times. I couldn’t serve it! Did you have fun with your fellow contestants? Absolutely. Kem is a really switchedon guy, smart and ambitious. Johannes taught us to dance. Gavin said he makes his own kimchi and I had no idea what he was talking about! I said I’d have to widen my horizons a little bit. What did you take away from the experience of doing MasterChef? It was probably the hardest TV show I’ve ever done! I’d be up for training at 5am; we’d wrap MasterChef at 7pm having done 12 hours; I’d go off for another training session and then try to practise my dishes and get four or five hours’ sleep. But I learnt about time management and to cook the food I grew up on with a more modern twist.
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Did you hesitate when you were invited onto MasterChef? I’m no great shakes at cooking. They did ask me once before and I couldn’t for the best reason in the world — I was already working. When they asked me this time, I thought, “Now look, the theatres are shut, perhaps the time is right.” MasterChef is a gem on its own. It’s fabulous. However, the chances of opening my own restaurant are very slim; I couldn’t even find my spoon half the time. Any culinary disasters? We had to cook something for a guest chef using lots of spices. But I forgot whether I’d put the spices in. To be safe, I put them all in again. It turned out I had put them in the first time, so the judges’ heads must have blown off. Although to be honest they were distracted by telling Bez off about his messy work station. But I tell you what — bless him — his flavours were terrific.
Has your relationship to food changed since being on the show? Definitely. I’ve already cooked a couple of the dishes I had to do on the show. It was easier because I wasn’t under the clock. I’ve also got a fabulous array of spices now. I’d never heard of maram… what is it? Garam masala? Oh yes! Or cayenne pepper. Or star anise. And I was really shocked at the price of saffron. Has British food benefited from myriad international influences? One hundred per cent. Brits always used to say that dreadful thing, “I’m not eating that foreign muck.” I’m sad to say that I grew up with that. I think having tastes from around the world was a long time coming. What did you learn? I’d hoped to learn to follow a straightforward recipe, which I did. It’s also all about the right equipment. My very favourite thing is a set of measuring spoons from Robert Dyas. Such an excellent buy! On my gravestone it will say: “She loved her spoons”.
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AUTHOR AND FORMER NEWSNIGHT PRESENTER Is cooking part of your life? Very much so. When I’m writing a book, making a meal is a lovely distraction. I check out what’s good in the market or walk along the Kent coast, where I spend a lot of time, and have a look at what the boats have brought in. I don’t have a signature dish — it would be like choosing a favourite book — but I do like to cook fish for family and friends. But the idea of cooking three courses to a deadline was absolutely terrifying. Did you have any idea of what to expect on Celebrity MasterChef? I spent half my life working on late-night television and the last thing you want to do when you get home is watch TV. So I’d never seen MasterChef. When they asked me to be on it, my wife and friends thought it was a great idea. It was a blast and I learnt so much from osmosis. I’m sure some of the banter will be cut out, but there was a lot of it. As you don’t watch much TV, what was it like being in a group with Kem from Love Island and Johannes from Strictly? It was probably odder for them — I’m
sure they had no idea who I was, other than some bloke in the corner who doesn’t eat sugar. But we had a common enemy, which was Gregg and John. We all bonded via applauding one another or commiserating with each other. As you avoid sugar, how did you get on with making puddings? Did that lead to any culinary disasters? I was astonished to do well on a dessert. Let’s just say that I was never humiliated by anything I cooked! Without giving too much away, when people had to leave the show, everybody else felt very sorry for them because they’d tried so hard and we all make mistakes. It was a bit like watching people on a tightrope. They could fall off at any minute. Were you surprised at how far you progressed? I did better than I thought I would! I always got things in just under time, which is a result of working on television news for years — if you don’t get something in under time, you might as well not have bothered. My food might have been rubbish, but the timings I was good at. And I’ve started to make my own pasta. Messy but fun!
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At the start of the series, you say, “It’s truly scary walking into the unknown — I like to have control.” Was relinquishing control the hardest part of taking part? Absolutely! Strictly doesn’t even make me that nervous! I can’t tell you how nerve-racking it was when Gregg and John said, “It’s time to cook and you’ve got an hour.” I tried practising at home, but it’s so different: glass of wine on the go, music blaring, no one expecting to taste your food… You cooked the aubergine dish baba ghanoush and became emotional when you got a good reaction from Gregg and John. Ha-ha! You walk in without very high expectations of yourself, so when they say, “Well done,” you think you might just be able to do it. After that round, I got the bug and immediately wanted to go all the way. Were you a fan of the show? I watched Clara Amfo in 2018 and Oti [Mabuse] in 2019 — Oti is my best
friend and when I saw her on MasterChef, I said, “Babes, do you normally cook? I’ve never seen you cook…” But it doesn’t matter; when we got to the studio, John and Gregg said, “We understand you guys are specialists in your field and this is all new to you, but you are just here to give it your best.” Phew — I wasn’t expected to be a professional chef! Kadeena Cox told us that you taught everyone to dance in the green room. Yes! Kadeena, Kem, Gavin, Michelle [Collins] and I all did some TikTok videos. Kem kept saying, “I want to know how to shake my hips like that!” He found it very sexy. It’s so lovely for men to know how to move properly on the dancefloor. By the time you left, did you feel as though you’d been on a life-changing journey? Yes! My relationship with food changed. I’ve been eating healthy food and it’s no longer an effort. I couldn’t wait to get home and cook for my mum. The experience was terrifying — I now appreciate how the contestants feel on Strictly — but it absolutely blew my mind. AR
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Here are the other contestants • Patrick Grant Great British Sewing Bee judge • Will Kirk Repair Shop expert • Katie Price TV personality • Dion Dublin former footballer and TV presenter • Kem Cetinay Love Island winner • Joe Swash actor and presenter • Duncan James musician and actor • Nabil Abdulrashid comedian • Melanie Sykes presenter • Rita Simons actor • Megan McKenna reality TV star • Penny Lancaster TV personality • Munya Chawawa comedian • Melissa Johns actor and disability campaigner • Michelle Collins actor • Bez ex-Happy Mondays
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Colin Stagg wasn’t the only innocent victim in the hunt for Rachel Nickell’s killer…
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oogle “Colin Stagg” and a photo of Rachel Nickell will surface. For 29 years, Stagg has been wrongly and inextricably linked with the murder of 23-year-old Nickell on Wimbledon Common in 1992. Charged despite never confessing, Stagg spent 13 months in prison before Justice Ognall threw out the case against him, calling it “deceptive conduct of the grossest kind”. Nickell’s family had to wait another 16 years for Robert Napper to be convicted of killing her; he had been in Broadmoor since 1995, imprisoned for a series of sex attacks and the murder of both Samantha Bissett and her daughter Jazmine, 16 months after Nickell. Search for “Lizzie James” and you’ll also find pictures of Nickell, for the name is the pseudonym of the police officer who went undercover to feign interest in Stagg, concocting lurid sexual fantasies to entice him into incriminating himself. She now lives under a whole-life anonymity court order after PTSD forced her to retire early from the Met, with £125,000 compensation. While Stagg, Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) Keith Pedder and criminal psychologist Paul Britton have all had their say in multiple books, “James” has never had the chance. This inspired award-winning film-makers David Nath (of The Murder Detectives) and Peter Beard (of My Son the Jihadi) and writer/ executive producer Emilia di Girolamo (of The Tunnel: Vengeance) to make Deceit, a four-part Channel 4 drama starring Sion Daniel Young as Stagg, Eddie Marsan as Britton, Harry Treadaway as Pedder and Niamh Algar as the undercover officer with the pseudonym Lizzie James. “It was time to tell Lizzie’s story,” says di Girolamo. “In a time of cultural reappraisal of
how we treat women with #MeToo, we wanted to put a woman front and centre, to look at how she was used and managed at a time when there was a pressure on women to conform to ‘lad culture’ and handle being constantly sexualised.” Di Girolamo was at the University of London at the time of the murder, later working in prisons and writing a PhD on offender rehabilitation. That nascent by devouring every book about the case. career on ITV’s Crime Monthly.
HYSTERIA Intense press interest increased the pressure on the police to catch Rachel Nickell’s killer
or radio or walked into the corner shop, there was a reminder. The Met Commissioner’s vened the legal obligation to read a suspect their wife was on Wimbledon Common that morning rights. In a textbook example of confirmation and personally put up a reward. The pressure bias, James’s evidence and Britton’s profile of the was pervasive. They were desperate.” killer fed into each other – the police had nothThe undercover plan, dubbed “Operation ing else, and when the judge deemed the Edzell”, was unprecedented for several reasons, evidence inadmissible, the case collapsed. none of them good. Justice Ognall dubbed For actor Niamh Algar, who dreamt of being Britton “the puppetmaster” for his undue either an actor or a detective, the role of James influence over the case, and against came with significant challenges. Days of the Met’s duty of care obligations, intense filming followed by evenings alone in Pedder acted as James’s line a hotel during Covid proved onerous. In her manager when she should have trailer in the shadow of Wembley Stadium, had a dedicated undercover officer. shortly after a scene portraying James in the But what sounded the operathroes of a breakdown, she is articulate but tion’s death knell was its use of understandably subdued. When I speak to undercover policing to try to her again, months later, with a perforextract a verbal confession, mance of striking fortitude and beyond its standard brief heartbreaking vulnerability in the of acquiring material can, she’s more relaxed, and at pains INNOCENT evidence. This experiment to emphasise her struggles were Colin Stagg was self-evidently contranothing compared with James’s. charged with murder despite a complete lack of evidence
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UNDERCOVER In Deceit, Niamh Algar plays a fictionalised version of the undercover officer (“Lizzie James”) tasked with getting close to Colin Stagg
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colleagues. She’s pursuing Colin under the pretext that she’s doing the right thing, but gets completely lost. Undercover officers told me they create a cover story based on part of them, but when similarities [between the fictional and real person] become apparent, it gets messy.” Stagg’s affiliation with the pagan Wicca religion was misconstrued by Britton as akin to devil worship, while the case captured a prudishness regarding sexual peccadilloes that has since gradually receded. “If you put out a profile now of a potential killer, saying they’re into martial arts and pornography and live alone, that’s quite a large net you’re casting,” says Algar. And yet Stagg is astonishingly sanguine about his appalling treatment. “After so many documentaries about him over the years, Colin can be slightly blasé,” says Beard. “We made sure he understood what he was getting involved in, and what could be exposing for him.” Di Girolamo found both Stagg and Pedder
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contacts. Beard speaks of unnamed officers providing “deep background”. Relations with the Met were, he says, “cordial”: the family liaison officer and SIO on the Bissett case helped to secure her stepfather’s backing. Nickell’s father and son knew of it, but weren’t directly involved.
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ar the occasional TV appearance, Britton keeps a lower profile today as an academic and adviser to the police, while Pedder left the Met, remaining at odds with the outcome. James and Stagg sued the Met, who apologised publicly; the Nickell family had to wait 16 years for justice; and, while the police were so focused on Stagg, a woman and her daughter were killed and many others terrorised. More positively, while offender profiling still plays its part in criminal investigations, regulations surrounding undercover policing – itself the subject of a rigorous ongoing public inquiry – are both tighter and better enforced. Yet the case of Christopher Jefferies, wrongly pursued for the 2010 murder of Joanna Yeates, suggests more empathy wouldn’t go amiss. “People could be more open-minded and less quick to jump on things seen as ‘other’,” says Young, who plays Stagg. “It’s about tolerance and understanding different viewpoints.” “We’re still labelling people as monsters and the press dehumanises them,” agrees Algar. “And the lack of support Lizzie received was shocking. We can learn a lot of lessons.” GABRIEL TATE
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policewoman trying to draw out Stagg’s fantasies Mistakes, especially by the police, sounded more like James Bond or Mossad than come with a high price. Excuses Met special operations. But police had put fellow range from poor knowledge to prisoners in the cells of people accused in the not thinking — or worse, not caring. hope of gaining confessions. A “honey trap” Why do we remember a huge was just another tool: cleverer, but the same mistake? Because the cost, human as entrapment, wasn’t it? or financial, is probably still being paid. Stagg’s counsel, William Clegg QC, later What followed Rachel Nickell’s murder remains said: “The police convinced themselves Stagg a stand-out case in point. murdered Nickell.” On a bright morning on Wimbledon Common The case reopened arguments about the rules in July 1992, the 23-year old ex-model was governing judges’ power to decide on the merits stabbed 49 times and sexually assaulted. Her of evidence obtained covertly. Suddenly crime two-year-old son Alex clung to her blood-covered reporters had to think more deeply rather than body, begging her to wake up. jump to conclusions. And How do you write this? press loyalty to Met contacts Reporters often begin with remained. A Sun exclusive the unthinkable and move boasted “WPC ‘traps’ Rachel up the horrors. Sun editors man”, raising questions of opted for “Beauty slain by the who the victims were in this beast”. The longer it takes to case beyond Nickell and find a suspect, the larger the her family. amplification of public anger. So why a tide of suspicion that Boris Johnson, then a Daily Stagg had somehow slipped Telegraph columnist, wrote free? I knew writers on criminal of “paroxysms of outrage” affairs who were briefed by Met and police “driven out of their wits”. Months of arrests and releases, multiple interviews, Cook captured the mood on ITV’s and “suspects” inflated into The Cook Report, stating: “Many hundreds had left the Nickell CONDUIT people still see him as guilty.” Stagg case without hard evidence. The Sun seemed passed a lie detector test; put under Speculation, as one frustrated Met to have inside detective told a colleague of mine at information about hypnosis, he revealed nothing. The programme made much of his refusal The Independent, meant “zero”. But the operation to take a truth drug. Cook concluded: Colin Stagg, a local man who walked “It’s up to viewers to decide who to believe.” his dog in the area, told an officer that on the Deceit joins decades of books, articles, TV morning of the killing he’d been on the common. investigations and podcasts on the case with Probably out of desperation, Scotland Yard interchangeable headlines: “Where is Colin brought in criminal psychologist Paul Britton. Stagg now?”, “Will we ever know the truth?” Forget the immediacy and accuracy of current Channel 4’s drama is the latest to stress-test CSI science or DNA profiling — at this point, even what we know and what we don’t. the killer’s gender remained uncertain. Anything new on Stagg — his £700,000 To bypass this evidential vacuum, Britton legal compensation, his job at Tesco, the created an “offender profile”. Once BBC1’s damages he received from Rupert Murdoch Crimewatch shared it and the public over phone-hacking, an interview with responded, Stagg’s arrest was inevitable, Nickell’s son Alex, even a simple claim and his charge likely. One caller that “Colin is happy at last” — still gathers said Stagg had shared his sexual press attention. fantasies in a lonely-hearts Why? My suspicion is that, like Salman correspondence. Game over? Rushdie’s definition of a ghost, Nickell’s Yet despite the lack murder — and by association, Stagg — of evidence against him, remains unfinished business. Not I remember reporting, a a haunting, but close. year later, the outrage of PROFILER leading criminal lawyers and Eddie Marsan James Cusick is a former reporter academics as Justice Ognall plays criminal and political correspondent at The threw out the case before the psychologist Independent, who has written and jury had heard a word. Paul Britton broadcast on various aspects of Details of an undercover the Rachel Nickell murder case
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Rachel Nickell’s killer was convicted in 2008, but the treatment of Colin Stagg still haunts the police, says James Cusick
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iobhán McSweeney has been on the road, whisking off her nun’s habit to explore Northern Ireland. But now that her TV adventure has come to an end, the Derry Girls star has more reason than most to appreciate the simple pleasure of not living out of a suitcase. Before filming her new travel show, the actor, who’s also host of Channel 4’s The Great Pottery Throw Down, spent months sleeping on friends’ sofas and in spare rooms after a fire gutted her London home while she was out at the theatre. Now she’s back in her own flat. “I got in three days after lockdown,” she tells me on Zoom, against a backdrop of freshly painted green walls. As an asthma sufferer, she was relieved to have her own space again during the pandemic. But the fire took its toll. “I couldn’t sleep at night. I kept thinking, ‘There’s going to be a fire, I need to keep the door open so that the fire brigade can come in and save me. On the other hand, I thought, ‘I need to close the door, it [the pandemic] will kill me.’ It was a really intense time.” Exhaustion and family bereavements before the fire left her feel-
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ing “like I was on quicksand. Even though I thought I was OK, my body eventually went, ‘You know what? Enough is enough.’” Thankfully she recovered and was invited to try her hand at travel presenting, not from an azure beach idyll like the Maldives or Seychelles, however, but the lesser known “best bits” of Northern Ireland. The show came after the success of Throw Down – “my first foray into presenting, I couldn’t believe it was work! It was because of it that I jumped at the opportunity to tour around Northern Ireland,” the 41-year-old says. “I love chatting and I love people. I thought, because I’ve never had a bad chat in Northern Ireland, I want to meet more people and have more chats.” Born across the border in Aherla, Cork, she had not holidayed in Northern Ireland before. “Back then, touring Northern Ireland was not on the cards,” she says, but things have changed and its diverse landscapes and experiences make it an inviting holiday destination. Some of those experiences, like a singletons’ paddleboarding evening, are not on your typical holiday itinerary. “The idea was horrific,” she admits of taking to
Strangford Lough, clad in neoprene, to find a dream partner. “But I’d really recommend it for dating,” she says. “At the start you’re there in a wetsuit and you look like a whale and you’re thinking, ‘I’m the worst person here.’ I looked around and realised everybody felt awkward – men and women – nobody was comfortable. “Once everybody got over that, because they had to concentrate on staying upright, they didn’t care what they looked like. Suddenly you’re talking to the person next to you and you’re not going, ‘Oh my god, look at my belly’ – it was a very quick way to get to know people.” She initially felt more exposed than usual and expects to be on the receiving end from internet trolls when the More4 series airs. “There was stuff where I felt very vulnerable around how silly I looked. As a woman, and as a large woman, you think you can’ t do things. I’d never have thought I could paddleboard. I’m very aware that
once this airs, I’ll get an awful lot of hassle on social media. I get it now, and I’m not even in a wetsuit. “People are very upset when women do not look the shape, colour or sound that we have taught them [they should look]. It’s not their fault in a way. People have been fed an idea of
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what womanhood looks like, what manhood looks like, and if you veer out of that, you know, ‘Shame, shame!’” Is she on the receiving end of abuse on social media from men or women? “Both. I find that women go for me because they’re the ones who feel the pressure a lot more. So when they see somebody who is ‘not behaving’ they criticise. I don’t have a thick skin, so it does get to me, but I have a fantastic support network.”
As well as visiting lakes, the coast, forests and castles on her electric bike that she christened Thunderclap, McSweeney flies a biplane, climbs up to a crane cabin 300ft above the ground and descends into caves. She “surprised” herself with her gung-ho attitude as usually “I’m not very adventurous, I’ve spent my life being middle-aged and annoyed! As a kid I didn’t like other children and as a teenager I was like, ‘Hurry up, this is awful!’”
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he clearly has funny bones – would she try her hand at stand-up? It would be “incredibly lonely”, she says. “What I love about acting and presenting is the collective aspect of it, the team, whereas when you’re doing stand-up, it’s you by yourself. And it’s horrendous.” The new series was filmed following Covid protocols and we speak after the Government announces, against a backdrop of rising Covid infections, that face masks will no longer be mandatory. “I think Government policy in general, when it comes to the Covid crisis, has been abysmal,” she says. “I have friends who are
shielding, I have shielded, and I only feel protected because of [the rules put in place by] the TV industry. “I know people who are very scared. They have been abandoned. I think the Government has thrown a lot of people under the bus. There’s a huge problem with long Covid, of people who have been abandoned. It’s breaking my heart. It’s a very strange thing to be regarded as collateral damage.” McSweeney is clearly as straight-talking as her Derry Girls’ school principal alter ego, so when is the 1990s-set sitcom that launched her to fame returning? “We’re doing series three at some point this year if we can lock down the schedule,” she says of the next instalment, which was postponed because of the pandemic. “It feels like a long time since we did it. I’m intellectually excited by it as well, because I will have changed when I get back into that habit.” And after so much change in her own life, both personally and professionally, “the way I look at Sister Michael will have changed as well.” SHERNA NOAH
ON THE ROAD McSweeney with her electric bike Thunderclap at Whiterock Bay on Strangford Lough
Derry Girls’s Siobhán McSweeney on swapping holy orders for a bicycle Ω and a wetsuit – to explore Northern Ireland
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A nation in flames A decade after Tottenham burned and unrest spread across England, MP David Lammy remains furious about the rioting and the racism he says caused it
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en years on, the riots that began in Tottenham before sweeping England still feel raw for local MP David Lammy. The area of north London has since been regenerated, symbolised by a state-of-the-art new football stadium. But the shattered glass, burnt-out cars and gutted buildings are still fresh in Lammy’s memory. “The scars are ever-present because in Tottenham they run very deep,” he says. A BBC documentary examines the genesis of the riots, and their long-term consequences. With the issue of racism dominating debate in areas as diverse as football, policing and the royal family, the film could not be more topical. While there is disagreement about why people rioted in 2011, what prompted the riots is undisputed – the fatal shooting by the police of 29-year-old Tottenham resident Mark Duggan
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on Thursday 4 August, 2011. Duggan, of mixed Irish and African-Caribbean descent, was killed by Metropolitan Police officers during an operation by Trident, a unit set up to tackle gun crime in London’s African-Caribbean communities. Police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) later admitted it may have “inadvertently” misled journalists into believing Duggan shot first. Although the jury at his inquest later judged that Duggan had been lawfully killed, it also concluded that he didn’t have a gun in his hand when shot. The documentary shows how inept the Metropolitan Police Force and the IPCC were in dealing with Duggan’s family, who learnt definitively of his death on the news. Family and friends went to Tottenham Police Station looking for answers, with only the women entering the station as
HOPEFUL Labour MP for Tottenham and shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy
The Riots 2011: One Week in August Monday 9.00pm BBC2
F they did not want to appear confrontational. They were immediately shown out and the shutters pulled down, with police saying they could not talk to them because of the IPCC investigation. Before long news spread about how the family had been treated. Dismay at Duggan’s death soon turned into fury. The family pleaded for calm and peace, to no avail. By Saturday evening there were around 300 people outside the police station. Two patrol cars were set on fire. By the early hours, Tottenham was ablaze. Rioting and looting continued the next day. “My constituents were saying, ‘Where are the police?’ That was the mantra in those first 48 hours,” Lammy says. In fact, few figures of authority were visible. Prime Minister David Cameron and Home Secretary Theresa May were on holiday, as was Mayor of London Boris Johnson. Lammy found himself spokesman not only for Tottenham RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
ive people died in the riots, including three young men who were defending their community from looters in Birmingham. Tariq Jahan, whose son Haroon was one of the three killed, broke down after Haroon died, then went out into the community and called for calm with a profoundly moving speech. “Please respect the memory of our sons and the grief of our family and loved ones by staying away from trouble and not going out tonight… Step forward if you want to lose your sons otherwise calm down and go home. Please.” It proved a turning point, and brought the Birmingham riots to a halt. Lammy says rioting in Tottenham could not be seen in isolation and cites the 1985 riots after Cynthia Jarrett died of a heart attack during a police search of her home on the Broadwater Farm estate. That in turn led to the horrific murder of PC Keith Blakelock by rioters. After the 2011 riots, a new protocol was created for liaising with families after a police incident but there was no public inquiry. “They had a victims’ panel that came up with a set of recommendations, which were quietly dropped,” Lammy says. And the regeneration of Tottenham has also had a downside – many of its long-term residents, predominantly black and working class, have been priced out of the area. Does he feel optimistic about the country? “I’m afraid I don’t, no,” he says, citing the Windrush scandal and the number of people from ethnic minorities killed in the Grenfell Tower fire. As for policing, he doesn’t know where to
start. Government figures published this year show black people are nine times more likely to be stopped and searched than white people. In June, PC Benjamin Monk was convicted of manslaughter after he tasered former footballer Dalian Atkinson for 33 seconds and kicked him in the head twice when arresting him in the West Midlands in 2016. Tottenham itself has had its policing scandals since the riots, Lammy points out. “Last summer a young man, Jordan Walker-Brown, was paralysed after being tasered by the police. He was running away from them simply because he was carrying weed.” We meet in the week that footballers Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were racially abused on social media after missing penalties for England in the European Championship final, and fellow England player Tyrone Mings accused Home Secretary Priti Patel of stoking racial tensions by refusing to condemn the booing of players taking the knee, which she dismissed as “gesture politics”. “Let’s remember taking the knee is an act of prayer effectively – that’s why you take the knee as Martin Luther King did – to pray for a better future for black people in which they are no longer experiencing the racism they still are,” Lammy says. “To describe that as gesture politics and to condone booing was an extraordinary intervention by the Home Secretary.” Lammy suggests that racism is literally written into English (as opposed to British) history. “Why can’t I describe myself or my children as English on our census form? Black British yes, English no. You can be white English but you can’t be black English.”
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In other words, he says, there is a long way to go. Has Black Lives Matter given him hope? Suddenly the bleakness has vanished. “Yes!” he roars. “I love Generation Z. I love them. They are a big generation and they are white and black, out on the streets – enough is enough – they’re there on climate justice, on racial justice, on justice in relation to sexuality. They are there! They show up, they’re present, they’re clear.” And that, he says, excites him. “I think big change is coming. They haven’t yet got their hands on the levers of power, they’re not editors of newspapers, FTSE 100 CEOs, they’re not leading political parties, but some of the excitement that comes out of Black Lives Matter is as a result of that generation taking to the streets in the numbers they have done.” And now he’s beaming. “In that sense, unlike the riots, the organised protest of the last year or so has been more like I associate with the late 1960s. And that has lifted my spirits.” SIMON HATTENSTONE
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but effectively for the nation. Seven days after Mark Duggan was shot and five after the riots began, I inter viewed David Lammy. He hadn’t slept for a week, w a s e x h a u s t e d a n d h u ge l y emotional. He was devastated by events and furious – furious at the killing of Duggan, furious at the disrespect the police had shown Duggan’s family and furious that the rioters were targeting the people of Tottenham. “Families were burnt out of their homes, shopkeepers burnt out of their shops or looted. These were not wealthy people, they were ordinary families terrified in their own homes.” Lammy believes the rioters were misrepresented as predominantly local black youths. In fact, he says many of the rioters were white, in their 30s and 40s and not local to Tottenham. The unrest spread across English cities but lost a direct link to Duggan. In the documentary, some interviewees say it was a response to racism and others the expression of disenfranchised youth further alienated by austerity.
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Who will write their name in the rich history of the marathon?
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MARATHON MAN Pheidippides ran to Athens from the Battle of Marathon
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A MILE TOO FAR Dorando Pietri (far right) had to be helped over the finish line in a race watched by Queen Alexandra
1960 GREAT FEAT Abebe Bikila remarkably won the marathon barefoot at the Games in Rome
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TRAILBLAZER Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston marathon with a registered number, much to the fury of race officials
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here are two Olympic Games taking place at the same time. The first is about the sweaty reality of human physical endeavour and the sordid striving for victory; the second is about the glorious romance of the sporting dream and the fantasy of human perfectibility. They are equally true, valid and meaningful – and you can see that for yourself on the last three days of action in Tokyo. The marathon is traditionally saved for the end and this year the men’s and women’s races are on the final two days of the Games. Both are so heavy with significance that it’s as if the competitors are knowingly creating legends. There is something misty-eyed about the whole concept of the Olympic Games, which are based on daydreams of an idealised past, and the marathon takes it all a stage further. The first modern Olympic Games were in Athens in 1896 and they held a race from the town of Marathon to a newly built marble stadium in Athens. And 108 years later I was in the same beautiful stadium for the 2004 Games, waiting for Paula Radcliffe. Alas, stricken by cramps and tears, she was unable to finish, creating yet another story to add to marathon history. The marathon commemorates the run of Pheidippides in 490 BC. He ran 25 miles from the Battle of Marathon to Athens to report the result: “Rejoice! We have won!” he said, before dying on the spot and becoming the first legend of the marathon. The story makes it clear that this is not a race based on rational thought. The distance was formalised as 26 miles 385 yards at the London Games of 1908. Athletes ran from Windsor Castle to White City Stadium, which was 26 miles, and some historians argue that the 385 yards came from Queen Alexandra requesting to have runners pass the royal box. It was too much for Dorando Pietri, as shown in the famous photograph of his slight but weightily moustached figure collapsing in sight of the 1908
marathon finish. He was helped over the line and promptly disqualified. Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia won the marathon barefoot 52 years later at the 1960 Games before winning again in 1964 in shoes. At that time, marathon running was seen as something so extreme that only the most exceptional men could do it, but things changed and long-distance running became a thing for the masses. We could all climb the horizontal Everest if we tried. In 1967 Kathrine Switzer took part in the Boston Marathon as an illicit female, entering as “KV Switzer”. Organisers made a mad attempt to rip off her race number, but she finished and became a legend, too. It wasn’t until 1984 that the women’s marathon was finally introduced at the Olympics, despite women running in city marathons all over the world by that time. The first female Olympic marathon champion was Joan Benoit of the US, who launched a daring attack in the third mile and then held on to beat the favourite, the great Grete Waitz of Norway.
1984 LONG OVERDUE The first women’s race took place at the Los Angeles Games, with Joan Benoit taking gold
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he main contender for the women’s race this year is Brigid Kosgei of Kenya. In the men’s it’s another Kenyan and another legend, Eliud Kipchoge, who won at the Rio Games of 2016. At 36, he is arguably in his prime and though he’s the world record-holder, Kipchoge is most famous for a record that doesn’t count. In Vienna in 2019 he became the first man to break two hours for the marathon distance, doing so by 20 seconds. It wasn’t an open race but a set-up, with pace-makers coming in and out of the running. That means it’s not in the record books, but even the stuffiest have to accept that it was pretty bloody quick. Britain’s best chance is in the men’s event with Callum Hawkins, who came fourth in Doha at the World Athletics Championships in 2019. Is he the stuff of legend? Women’s marathon: Friday 11pm BBC1 Men’s marathon: Saturday 11pm BBC1
Injury forced GB star Paula Radcliffe to retire from the race in Athens
2019 SUPERHUMAN Eliud Kipchoge became the first man to run a marathon distance in under two hours in an unofficial event
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Everybody dance Saturday Night Fever 5 z Saturday 11.00pm Channel 5 In Frank Marshall’s 2020 documentary The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, there’s a lovely insight into the band before disco transformed their lives. Lured to record in Miami on the advice of Eric Clapton, it was Barry Gibb who almost subconsciously picked up the beat for their 1975 hit Jive Talkin’ while being driven over the same percussive ramp to the studio every morning to join his brothers. This eureka moment helped the falsetto-driven Mancunians to realign their career trajectory and made them superstars for the second time. Initially in the dark about what this film Saturday Night Fever was actually about when they were asked to write songs for its soundtrack by super-producer Robert Stigwood – star John Travolta later admitted he’d been dancing to Stevie Wonder and Boz Scaggs during filming – within a year the Bee Gees’ “over-the-ramp” beat drove the unforgettable sound of what would become a global craze.
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This Beautiful Fantastic ★★★ g Sunday 1.50pm BBC2 Downton Abbey’s Jessica Brown Findlay is the centre of attention in this twinkly 2016 confection that’s predicated on the social downsides of trying to keep out of everybody else’s sight. Her Bella — “the oddest of oddballs” (not especially) — suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and rubs along with the solitary lack of contact. She’s also in “fear and loathing” of flowers. Cue green-fingered neighbour Alfie (Tom Wilkinson), who strives to interest her in horticulture (“You can speed-read but you can’t speed-garden”). Writer/director Simon Aboud places life-affirming obstacles in her way, including Andrew Scott’s chef and Jeremy Irvine’s potty inventor. “It’s your chance to create your own masterpiece,” Alfie declares, with more “seed” and “tending” metaphors than you can shake a rake at. AC
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BREAKING OUT Jessica Brown Findlay learns to love her garden
ritish journalist Nik Cohn had penned an article for New York Magazine on US disco culture that became the inspiration for the movie (although he later admitted he’d made a lot of it up). But the idea of working-class kids finding ecstatic release in sweaty clubs was something Cohn could have sampled anywhere in the north of England in the mid-70s. Disco-mania was in many ways industrialised by the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack’s success. The LP’s opener Stayin’ Alive sells it hard, carrying on into the film’s opening credits, as a leather jacketclad Tony Manero (Travolta) struts the mean streets of Brooklyn, paint-tin in hand. Director John Badham explored his own penchant for gritty authenticity, urban insouciance and the animal magic of his leading man, and revelled in the “bada-bing” argot that Sopranos fans would come to adore. And it made an immediate splash: within a week of opening in the States in December 1977 the film, which had been rated R (an X equivalent) for language, sexuality/nudity and drug use, had had any excesses trimmed to fit a PG so that “da kids” could get down on it. Before Saturday Night Fever made him a movie superstar, Travolta was a modest celebrity from Welcome Back, Kotter and Carrie, but you couldn’t take your eyes off his Tony, an aftershave-spritzed dervish leading the moves at the 2001 Odyssey club. Find out more about him in Channel 5’s documentary Dancefloor Star, Comeback King on Saturday night at 9.30pm.
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Saturday 7 Lifeboat ★★★★ 12 noon-2.00pm Talking Pictures TV
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DRAMA Director Alfred Hitchcock’s tense Second World War movie has the distinction of being shot on what looks like the smallest ever film set — the action takes place exclusively on board a lifeboat after a liner is torpedoed by a Nazi sub. As with many Hitchcock films, the suspense lies not in the audience being kept in the dark about the identity of the villain, but in making us watch and wait while the characters find it out for themselves. Tallulah Bankhead is the pick of an exceptional cast, but it’s all about Hitch’s matchless ability to create, shatter and re-create tension until our nerves are frayed. DP (US 1944, BW)
U – suitable for all; PG Parental Guidance – for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young or sensitive children; 12, 15,18 –for viewers of these ages and over.
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Megamind ★★★★ 12.40-2.30pm Film4
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ADVENTURE This fast-paced animated sci-fi caper will delight kids of all ages, while also appealing to grown-ups. Blue bulbous-headed extraterrestrial villain Megamind (voiced by Will Ferrell) finally defeats his nemesis, Metro Man (Brad Pitt), but grows tired of having no one to fight and creates a new adversary, Tighten (Jonah Hill). But when Tighten crosses over to the dark side, Megamind has to come to the rescue of Metro City. Director Tom McGrath packs in countless sight gags and whip-smart one-liners, poking specific fun at the Christopher Reeve Superman movies along the way. It’s terrific fun from start to finish. TeS (US 2010, HD)
m The Angry Birds Movie ★★★y 3.05-5.00pm 5 Star
COMEDY In this animated adaptation of the popular smartphone game, Jason Sudeikis provides the voice of an irritable bird named Red, the only angry bird on an island of happy flightless creatures. But soon, Red has to call on all his reserves of rage to save his home. The game wasn’t what you’d call complex, so it’s understandable that the movie doesn’t concern itself with too much plot. There’s a basic “invasion of the pigs” storyline, but most of the action is slapstick riffing between the former Saturday Night Live performers that make up the main cast. It’s unabashedly silly throughout, but that proves quite charming in itself. JL (Fin/US 2016, HD)
Meet Me in St Louis 5 4.40-6.30pm BBC2 (starts 3.40pm in Wales)
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MUSICAL This portrayal of a perfect American family — including Mary Astor as the mom and Judy Garland as one of four daughters — was too sugary for some critics at the time, but it can be viewed today as a vintage MGM musical. Whatever the film’s minor flaws, they are made up for by some dazzling musical numbers — including Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, The Trolley Song and Skip to My Lou. They’re enhanced by the masterly direction of OUTSTANDING ★★★★ VERY GOOD
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FILM OF THE DAY Edward Scissorhands 5 11.20am-1.25pm C4
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Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami j ★★★ 11.30pm-1.30am BBC2 DOCUMENTARY It’s not easy being an icon, as we find out in a movie that presents the music and the personality behind a unique artist. Director Sophie Fiennes follows Grace Jones into the studio and on a world tour, and also examines her Jamaican roots for the secret of her power and presence. We also learn about the tough upbringing and insecurities that created the formidable persona caught in the concert footage. Newcomers might need a bit of background research, as we’re enveloped in Jones’s hectic, vibrant world, but for fans, this is a vivid reminder of why Jones is still such an inspiring figure. JL (UK 2017, swearing, HD)
FANTASY Tim Burton’s films are generally so full-on, you have to work up to watching them again. But I still find this baroque fairy tale eternally approachable. It confirmed the director’s reputation after Beetle Juice and Batman, and helped shape the early career of Johnny Depp by casting him as the eponymous, Pinocchio-like creation of inventor Vincent Price (in his last cinematic appearance), who leaves him orphaned and abandoned. The pallid, childlike Edward is adopted by Dianne Wiest’s suburban Avon lady and initially welcomed as an all-purpose topiarytrimmer, hairdresser and locksmith. Then he’s exploited and abused, Frankenstein’s monster style. Winona Ryder plays the object of his love and inadvertent cause of his downfall. Edward’s tale is oddly affecting, and kookily funny in parts, and his creation of an ice sculpture to Danny Elfman’s twinkling score is worth tuning in for alone. (US 1990, HD) Vincente Minnelli at the top of his game. It may be a tale that only works against the backdrop of a more innocent age, but it’s too good to miss. PF (US 1944) 1
Naked Gun 33 /3: the Final Insult ★★★★ 7.15-9.00pm Great Movies h COMEDY The first two Naked Guns are chuckle-making classics, but this third instalment is only very, very funny. Leslie Nielsen and the team return in another endearingly silly and gag-filled spoof in which bungling former detective Frank Drebin comes out of retirement to help his old friends on the force pursue a lethal bomber — but at what cost to his marriage? The film trades a little too casually on the jokes and slapstick of the first two movies, but Nielsen delivers another wonderfully deadpan performance, and there are a host of neat cameos including James Earl Jones, Elliott Gould and Raquel Welch. JF (US 1994, edited for language, nudity)
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift ★★★ 10.50pm-12.45am ITV h ACTION This third entry in the pedalto-the-metal franchise doesn’t star Paul Walker or Vin Diesel — they didn’t return as leads until 2009’s Fast & Furious. Instead, Lucas Black stars as a street-racing teenager who goes to live with his estranged dad in Japan. On arrival, he falls under the twin
Pacific Rim: Uprising ★★★
SCI-FI Tokyo gets trashed again in this disjointed sequel set a decade after the events of the original Pacific Rim. John Boyega plays scammer Jake Pentecost, the son of deceased Stacker Pentecost (Idris Elba), who is avoiding jail by training new robot-pilot cadets alongside Nate Lambert (Scott Eastwood, doing an ace impersonation of dad Clint). Just in time too, because rogue Jaegers are on the destructive rampage, all part of a Kaiju resurrection masterplan to end the world. With its Transformers knock-off spectacle, this scrappy extravaganza might look a little like Thunderbirds in places, but once the battles begin, it delivers the expected city-smashing action. AJ (US 2018, violence, HD)
influences of the local yakuza and the new craze for “drifting” (oversteering at high speed around hairpin bends). Closer in spirit to the 2001 original than the contrived first sequel, Tokyo Drift does just what it says on the tin: the locale is exotic and the racing scenes are both fast and furious. Boy — and girl — racers will love it. DA (US 2006, violence, HD)
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DOCUMENTARY Spike Lee’s Oscarnominated account of the murder of four young African-Americans by white supremacist bombers is as chilling as it is compelling. Using interviews, cuttings and archive footage to establish the segregational fervour in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, Lee describes how Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Addie Mae Collins and Carole Rosamund Robertson met their fate, and suggests how much poorer the world has been for their loss. The arrogance of Klan killer Robert Chambliss is hard to bear, but nothing prepares you for the photographs of the victims. It’s a history lesson that cannot be ignored. DP (US 1997, BW/col)
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Dirty Dancing ★★★★ Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze are having the time of their lives. (1987, HD)
High Society ★★★★ 3.00-4.40pm BBC2 (starts 2.00pm in Wales) y This classy musical hits all the right notes, and has a top-notch cast. (1956)
Father of the Bride ★★★★ 4.35-6.40pm C5
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The Counterfeit Traitor ★★★ 6.00-9.00pm TCM
William Holden is an Allied agent. (1962, HD)
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Sunday 8 soon on the case. The film owes much of its ideas to the James Bond series, right down to Roger Moore voicing the feline equivalent of M. Sadly, too much time is spent on the wordy script and tributes to more adult films to keep kids involved throughout. But, thanks to improvements in CGI and a sympathetic canine lead, this is a slight improvement on the original, with a hilarious voice performance from Bette Midler, who lends Kitty a devilish rasp. SuR (US/Aus 2010, HD)
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ADVENTURE This Oscar-nominated adaptation of Cressida Cowell’s How to Train Your Dragon books puts a soaring Hollywood sheen on the children’s laureate’s much-loved series. Set in a stunningly realised Viking world, the film follows Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel), an oddball Norse teen with a modern slacker attitude. When he befriends a baby dragon, he names it Toothless, and tames it. But his fellow horn-helmeted islanders treat dragons as enemies, so a re-education must take place before the final showdown with a really big, bad fire-breather called the Red Death. John Powell’s score is brilliant, and the winsome characters are voiced by the likes of Gerard Butler and Jonah Hill. The franchise has spawned various shorts and two cracking sequels but this first adventure will still thrill and entertain all ages. (US 2010, HD)
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This Beautiful Fantastic ★★★ 1.50-3.15pm BBC2
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Hello, Dolly! ★★★★ 2.30-5.25pm C5
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CRIME COMEDY Self-deprecation is one of the key weapons in the Muppets’ arsenal of charm, so perhaps we are meant to demur when they sing about how this sequel is not quite as good as the last film — but alas it’s true. Kermit gets mistaken for criminal Constantine and is sent to a gulag. Meanwhile, his dastardly doppelganger goes on a tour with the rest of the gang, which provides the perfect cover for Constantine and sidekick Dominic Badguy (Ricky Gervais) to carry out a heist. There’s a goodly quantity of amusing gags but fewer belly laughs this time round, and a lot more star cameos, as if to distract attention away from the lean plot. LF (US 2014, HD)
Laughing Gravy ★★★
5.20-6.00pm Talking Pictures TV y COMEDY Centring on the efforts of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy to hide their eponymous pooch from landlord Charlie Hall, this remake of the duo’s last silent film, Angora Love (1929), may not rank among their most inspired efforts, but it reveals more than most about their friendship. The original cut ran for three reels and concluded with Stan receiving a telegram informing him that he will inherit a fortune if he parts ways with Ollie. It’s unknown whether the ending was removed for artistic or commercial reasons, but it was found in 1985 and has since been re-appended. This gently comic delight is preceded by the Paris-set Stan and Ollie comedy The Flying Deuces. DP (US 1931, B&W)
The Workshop ★★★ 11.45pm-1.35am BBC2 (not showing in N Ireland) j DRAMA Film-maker Laurent Cantet reunites with his co-writer Robin Campillo for this thoughtful film that explores the fissures in modern French society. Tensions arise between novelist Marina Foïs and hothead Matthieu Lucci when he signs up for her writing workshop. The performances have an intelligence that is all the more impressive for the class members being non-professional actors. However, the discussion about recession, radicalisation and right-wing extremism strains for provocative topicality, while Foïs’s fixation on Lucci’s beliefs gives the action an unpersuasive melodramatic slant. DP (Fr/Bel 2017, swearing, HD)
Miss Sloane ★★★ 12.20-2.35am C4
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THRILLER John Madden’s film is briskly paced and spits out put-downs faster than you can catch them, yet cops out when it comes to the crunch. Jessica Chastain tears up the screen as Elizabeth Sloane, a workaholic lobbyist with a big bag of dirty tricks. When the head of an ethical firm (Mark Strong) credits her with a conscience, Sloane is hired to go up against her old bosses. What begins as a briskly paced exposé of a busted political system ties things up too neatly, setting its admirably unapologetic protagonist on an unconvincing road to redemption. EAS (Fr/US/UK 2016, swearing, sex scenes, HD)
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Against the Wind ★★★
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FANTASY The magic is still there but the mood remains resolutely dark in this engrossing fifth episode in the franchise. With no Quidditch matches to divert him, the task facing Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) is to convince the wizarding community of the re-emergence of Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). Director David Yates instils proceedings with the requisite sense of wonder, Alan Rickman and Rupert Grint remain highly watchable standouts, while Imelda Staunton steals the show as prim but poisonous tutor Dolores Umbridge. In a spellbinding finale set in the Ministry of Magic, we finally see the forces of good and evil engaging in full-on combat, and it’s well worth the wait. JH (US/UK 2007, violence, HD)
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DRAMA On the eve of the Second World War in Germany, orphan Liesel (Sophie Nélisse) is fostered by a couple (Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson) who help her discover the joy of reading just as the locals are burning books in the town square. While many stories from the era rightly explore anti-Semitism, this puts the emphasis on ordinary Germans who didn’t buy into Nazi ideology. The couple do their best for Liesel, but their decision to hide a Jewish man puts them all at risk. Director Brian Percival might have wrought more tension from this, but his well-acted, thoughtful drama paints a convincing picture of the rising tide of prejudice. TJ (US 2014, HD)
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SATIRICAL DRAMA “You’re not anybody in America unless you’re on TV,” states New Hampshire weathergirl Suzanne Stone in director Gus Van Sant’s darkly prescient satire. Though made in a pre-digital 1995, the film offered up predictions for reality TV that mostly came true, and made fools of critics who claimed its acerbic pot-shots were too easy. The film also proved a turning point for Nicole Kidman, who is a revelation as Stone, one of the more overlooked monsters of 90s cinema. A woman from Little Hope who’ll do anything to get on the box, Stone coerces teen lover Joaquin Phoenix to bump off hubby Matt Dillon in the name of her career. In Kidman’s capable hands, Stone never succumbs to caricature and, after Drugstore Cowboy and My Own Private Idaho, Van Sant proved he was a master at capturing America at its most uncompromising. (US 1995, violence, swearing, sex scenes, drug abuse)
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ADVENTURE A girl finds a magic bloom and is whisked away to a land of witches in this vivid tale. It’s directed by Studio Ghibli alumnus Hiromasa Yonebayashi (Arriety, When Marnie Was There), who takes us on a colourful ride filled with fantastic creatures and dastardly villains, brought to life by an excellent English voice cast including Kate Winslet and Jim Broadbent. This sweet and simple story may lack the emotional heft of classic Japanese anime, but it gets the basics right. And, in Mary, the film also has a different kind of hero, whose journey is as much about self-acceptance as it is saving the day. JL (Jpn 2017, HD)
The Devil and Miss Jones ★★★
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comes face to face with the big boss, grumpy tycoon Charles Coburn, when he decides to pose as an employee. In the hands of director Sam Wood it’s a breezy tale that has a touch of Frank Capra about it and, with the exception of leading man Robert Cummings, the cast puts in polished performances. AT (US 1941, BW)
Flaming Feather ★★★ 4.40-6.20pm TCM
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WESTERN Having learned his trade with silent comedies, Ray Enright had a sound sense of pace and it’s readily evident in this brisk offering, which is crisply photographed by multi-Oscar winner Ray Rennahan (Gone with the Wind). Sterling Hayden and Forrest Tucker star as the tough rancher and cavalry lieutenant out to catch an outlaw and his gang of renegade Ute Indians who are running amok in 1870s Arizona. The plot is given added intrigue by the female trio involved with storekeeper Victor Jory — saloon singer Arleen Whelan, would-be homemaker Barbara Rush and secretive Ute woman Carol Thurston. DP (US 1952, HD)
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COMEDY Originally conceived as a vehicle for Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and John Belushi, this enjoyably indulgent comedy hit the big screen with Martin Short in place of Belushi, who died in 1982. The trio play stars of silent westerns in Mexico on what they think is a publicity tour, only to find that they are expected to defend a village from bandits. It’s not as funny as it should have been given the talent, but the chemistry between the stars and the gentle digs at the western genre make it diverting fun. John Ferguson (US 1986, edited for content, HD)
DRAMA This delightful film is adapted from Helene Hanff’s account of her dealings with the staff of a London bookshop. Building the story around the letters exchanged between Hanff and manager Frank Doel, director David Jones creates credible characters, conveys something of the beauty of books and makes telling comparisons between the gloomy reserve of postwar Britain and the effervescence of Cold War America. However, what makes this gentle drama so compelling are the performances of Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft, who ingeniously fashion a romance between two people who never meet. DP (UK 1986)
Cry, the Beloved Country ★★★★ 10.45pm-12.55am
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Loss of Innocence ★★★
Stalked by My Mother ★★
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Did she kill her daughter’s man? (2016, HD)
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The tots cause havoc in France. (2000, HD)
Plane peril for Wesley Snipes. (1992, HD)
Sinister Surrogate ★★
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DRAMA Made in those grievous days of apartheid in South Africa, this adaptation of Alan Paton’s stirring bestseller — with Canada Lee as the country minister looking for a lost son in Johannesburg — so clearly had its heart in the right place that it was hard to criticise. It still is; Zoltan Korda’s direction, while naive, has a passionate sincerity that is timeless. One of the acting delights is Sidney Poitier as a preacher who forgives all, but forgets nothing. TH (UK 1951, BW)
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Baumbach has an eye for social farce within an American milieu. Between Frances Ha and Mistress America — and before he was double Oscar-nominated in 2020 for Marriage Story — he made this insightful comedy drama, his funniest film yet about the insecure urban middle class. Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts play a childless middle-aged couple who attempt to rediscover their youth and vitality by hanging out with two funky 20-somethings (Adam Driver, right, and Amanda Seyfried). Horrified by an arthritis diagnosis, Stiller copies Driver’s ironic fashion, while Watts joins Seyfried’s hip-hop workout. But the youngsters aren’t as carefree as they seem, and ulterior motives emerge. All four leads — along with Charles Grodin as Watts’s film-maker dad — are note-perfect, and the film is guaranteed to make you think as well as laugh out loud. (US 2014, swearing, drug abuse)
The Gun Runners ★★★ 7.15-9.00pm TCM
ADVENTURE It’s not often that the same story is well-filmed three times around, but this cheaply made version of Ernest Hemingway’s To Have and Have Not is creditably close to Howard Hawks’s adaptation in 1944 and Michael Curtiz’s The Breaking Point in 1950. The key again is a skilled director, Don Siegel, who draws a surprisingly persuasive performance from Audie Murphy as the hard-up fishing boat captain. Patricia Owens is good as his caring wife, Everett Sloane excellent as his drunken assistant, and Eddie Albert outstanding as the treacherous gunrunner who hires his boat. AE (US 1958)
John Wick: Chapter 2 ★★★★ 10.00pm-12.30am 5 Star
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anyone waiting for something to happen. After 100 years, the Yankee Pedlar Inn is closing, prompting the remaining employees — genial Sara Paxton and ghost enthusiast Pat Healy — to uncover proof that it is one of the USA’s most haunted hotels. The film has unexpected warmth and sparkling dialogue, though the payoff is a tad underwhelming. AJ (US 2011, swearing, sexual references)
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PICK OF THE REST... Evil Intent ★★ 2.15-4.00pm C5 What is the new nanny plotting? (2019, HD)
It Should Happen to You ★★★★ 3.30-5.20pm Great Movies Classic y Fine comedy in which a woman arrives in New York hoping to make it big. (1954)
The Innkeepers ★★★
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Harrowing yet uplifting drama with Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay. (2015, HD)
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switch from stage to screen for Barbra Streisand, replicating her Broadway triumph as entertainer Fanny Brice. Streisand earned a joint Oscar for best actress (she shared the honour with Katharine Hepburn) and the film was nominated for a further seven. It traces Brice’s rise from vaudeville to the Ziegfeld Follies by way of a troubled marriage to gambler Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif), and the film’s success led to a sequel, Funny Lady, seven years later. Adrian Turner (US 1968)
had in this fly-swatting picaresque — and I wouldn’t be the first to namecheck Mark Twain as a tonal touchstone. The film begins as Zak (Zack Gottsagen), a 22-year-old man who has Down’s syndrome, escapes his Georgia care home. Setting out on a quest to become a pro wrestler, he encounters Shia LaBeouf’s ne’er-do-well, who is being pursued by the crab fisherman he frequently steals from. As the pair set out for North Carolina, they encounter Thomas Haden Church’s retired grappler, while attempting to outpace Dakota Johnson’s health worker, who’s determined to return Zak to care. Gottsagen is a true find, effortlessly stealing every scene from LaBeouf, and Bruce Dern, John Hawkes and Jon Bernthal further ennoble the rough and ready supporting cast. (US 2019, violence, swearing, HD)
The Great Gatsby ★★ 8.00-9.30pm BBC4
DRAMA Mira Sorvino and Toby Stephens star as the ill-fated couple in this partly BBC-produced dramatisation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, which receives a rare showing on BBC4. The story is narrated by Nick Carraway (Paul Rudd), who meets mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby (Stephens) and engineers a reunion between his now-married cousin Daisy (Sorvino) and old flame Gatsby. On the surface, it’s a handsome period piece, but it’s more drawing room drama than a true elegy for the Jazz Age. GE (US/UK TVM 2000)
Situation Hopeless — but Not Serious ★★★
The Master of Bankdam ★★★
10.10pm-12.05am Talking Pictures TV COMEDY This is a maverick, oddball film version of actor Robert Shaw’s novel The Hiding Place. It concerns two Allied airmen who bail out over Germany during the war and find themselves imprisoned in a cellar by a shop assistant for seven years — long after hostilities have ceased. It’s mildly allegorical and faintly satirical, and worth seeing for Alec Guinness’s turn as Herr Frick, whose demure exterior conceals a card-carrying Nazi on the verge of emotional meltdown. AT (US 1965, BW)
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The House on the Hill ★★ 2.15-4.00pm C5
Predictable psycho-thriller. (2019, HD)
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Kingsman: the Secret Service ★★★★ 9.00-11.40pm Film4 Vibrant, irreverent spy caper. (2015, HD)
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PERIOD DRAMA A rare showing for this thunderingly good melodrama, which spans virtually the entire Victorian era. Tom Walls plays the mill-owning head of a northern family who entrusts the business to the wrong son. But the feud between swaggering Stephen Murray and his gritty brother Dennis Price is nothing compared to the rivalry between their sons, foppish David Tomlinson and the down-to-earth Jimmy Hanley. Veteran director Walter Forde keeps the brew simmering nicely and the overblown acting is perfect for the material. DP (UK 1947, BW)
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MUSICAL A milestone in the history of the glossy film musical, this Technicolor offering features a stunning Rita Hayworth and a score by Jerome Kern that includes Long Ago and Far Away. Columbia borrowed the young Gene Kelly from MGM and gave him free rein with his own sections of the movie. Kelly stepped up to the challenge, knocking out soundstage walls to create a continuous street scene for himself, Hayworth and Phil Silvers to dance through without any need for cuts. He also used trick photography to dance
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with himself in the “alter ego” routine. Kelly returned to MGM a master of his craft, leaving a movie that, while a little dated, is a treat, nonetheless. TS (US 1944)
The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug ★★★ 5.50-9.00pm Film4 h FANTASY Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) continues his journey in this second part of Peter Jackson’s JRR Tolkien adaptation. The attention to detail is ravishing, and there are some extraordinary action scenes, including a sticky situation with giant spiders and Bilbo’s close encounter with the Dragon Smaug (boomingly voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch). Evangeline Lilly is a welcome addition as elvish warrior Tauriel, who is caught between a brooding Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and flirty dwarf Kili (Poldark’s Aidan Turner). The dramatic tension comes in fits and starts, but Jackson succeeds in building anticipation for the final chapter. SP (US/NZ 2013, edited for content, HD)
Houdini ★★★
8.00-10.05pm Talking Pictures TV y DRAMA This depiction of the life of the famous escapologist is the first of five films that real-life married couple Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh made together. As Harry Houdini, Curtis is half-naked for most of the early scenes, a treat for his teenage fans at the time. When he
finds Mrs Houdini, he pays the rent by dreaming up ever-more ambitious stunts, including being immersed in a deadly water torture chamber. The movie covers some 40 years, and the ending has the smack of dramatic licence, but that won’t stop you enjoying this entertaining hokum. AT (US 1953)
Just Jim ★★★
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COMEDY This peculiar study of teen loneliness is set in a small Welsh village, where socially awkward teen Jim (Craig Roberts) occupies his time with playing video games and walking his dog. His world is shaken up by the arrival of Dean (Emile Hirsch), a cocksure and mysterious American who teaches Jim how to be cool. What follows is a witty combination of the surreal and the deadpan. It won’t be for everyone, but Roberts’s writing and directing debut is definitely worth your time if you’re in the market for an unusual teen movie with a dry sense of humour. SC (UK 2015, swearing)
Action Point ★★ 12.10-1.35am C4 j COMEDY A couple of faces from the cult prank and stunt show Jackass are let loose on an amusement park in this juvenile comic yarn based on a true story. Johnny Knoxville stars as DC, the manager of Action Point, based on a real-life New Jersey attraction that was shut down in the mid-1990s after a string of accidents. The outlandish stunts are not for the squeamish, and are only just held together by a thin plot. A subplot involving DC raising his 14-year-old daughter is mawkishly out of step with the manic cartoon violence of grown men acting the goat. TeS (US 2018, swearing, sex scenes, drug abuse, HD) REVIEWERS THIS WEEK Dave Aldridge, Stephen Carty, Geoff Ellis, Allen Eyles, Leslie Felperin, John Ferguson, Peter Freedman, Jamie Healy, Tom Hutchinson, Trevor Johnston, Alan Jones, James Luxford, Stella Papamichael, David Parkinson, Sue Robinson, Emma Simmonds, Tony Sloman, Terry Staunton, Adrian Turner, Damon Wise
PICK OF THE REST... The Husband with Two Wives ★★★ 2.15-4.00pm C5 Two families, one shocking secret. (2019)
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people will think something odd is happening because my eyes are still open.” Maskell remembers her first bout of insomnia occurring at the age of nine when she found it increasingly difficult to stay asleep for long periods of time. “I was a child that got up at 3am. When I’d go to sleepovers, I would sit in bed for three or four hours before my friends woke up. I’d watch three movies before going to school.” In her teenage years Maskell’s experience of insomnia changed from not being able to stay asleep to not being able to fall asleep at all. “I would lie in bed for hours. I’d only ever really get a three-hour window to get my head down. That’s pretty much the same situation that I’m in today.” Inevitably, exhaustion and lack of sleep took its toll. “Mental health and insomnia is a chicken and egg situation. They definitely impact each
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other. When I was younger the side effects were more physical – like feeling exhausted – but when I got into working life at the age of 17, I started experiencing the mental-health side effects of insomnia – an increase in anxiety and depression. The biggest thing I noticed was feeling isolated. When you’re feeling anxious or depressed, it’s at a time when no one else is around. You’re very aware that everyone else is asleep. You’re forced to deal with things completely on your own.”
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askell still suffers physically – from light sensitivity to crippling headaches. But after living with insomnia for 14 years, she wants to find answers and in the documentary she investigates a range of remedies and treatments that could lead to a better night’s sleep, including brain mapping. “I discovered that my
brain works a third faster than other people’s when in a resting state,” she notes of her scan. Not only that, but the assessment also revealed that excess activity was occurring in deeper areas of her brain – which, a neurologist explains, is often linked to an emotional trigger or PTSD. Consequently, Maskell started visiting a therapist, looking to explore the potential link between her insomnia and the trauma caused by her parents’ separation when she was a child. “It was a freeing experience to realise that there are things that can affect you that happened years and years ago, which you pushed to the back of you mind. They can present themselves in different ways in adult life – for me, it presented itself through insomnia. “All I’ve ever really got from visiting a GP, as many other people have also experienced, is that RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
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they’ll prescribe you sleeping tablets, which are scary. They work for some people, but when you’re a chronic sufferer, there’s always a concern that you’ll get hooked. It never felt like the best route for me. And then beyond that, the advice is just to take things out of your lifestyle and your day-to-day routine. But there’s never really an understanding of the trigger or the links to mental health. I’ve seen the biggest impact and
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THIS IS SERIOUS Daisy Maskell wants to remove the stigma from sleep disorders
SNAP, CRACKLE AND POP Maskell lis no stranger to 4am starts, having presented the Kiss Breakfast show with Tom Green
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t’s with honesty such as this that Maskell’s documentary brings awareness to a disorder that is increasingly common. Hospital admissions due to sleep disorders have almost doubled in the past eight years – and among young people, a recent study by King’s College London revealed that almost half of 16- to 24-year-olds thought they were sleeping for significantly fewer hours than prior to lockdown. She hopes that it will also remove any stigma. “I have never felt comfortable enough to call in sick or ask for a day off. You’re not going to tell your boss, ‘I’m feeling tired today. I didn’t have a good night’s sleep.’ It isn’t taken seriously. People don’t always realise the difference between a bad night’s sleep and it being a chronic issue. That’s where the stigma stems from.” But she looks towards a brighter, more empathetic future – with education and understanding at the fore. “The world we live in today understands how we should be open and honest in talking about mental health. This documentary shines a light on what people suffering with sleep-related disorders actually go through.” KELLY-ANNE TAYLOR
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This Swedish import is one for teens and young adults. It revolves around the exploits of Prince Wilhelm, who is packed off to boarding school after getting into one too many compromising situations. There, he begins to find himself until he suddenly becomes next in the line of succession. Despite it being clunkily dubbed, the show already has a huge fanbase whose only gripe is that at six episodes, it’s not long enough. FT
Olympian Greg Rutherford and tennis star Laura Robson are among the sports stars and Guinness World Records holders mentoring eager youngsters trying to set new world records in this bouncy series. With attempts that include running across a suspended balance beam, there’s a heavy dose of “don’t try this at home”, but the four episodes are perfect fodder for capturing that post-Olympics sport buzz. FT
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A SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND
The Last Shift 111 j From 8 August, Sky Cinema/Now Richard Jenkins’s retiring night-shift cook trains up his young-offender successor (Shane Paul McGhie) in this thought-provoking US indie drama. With colour and generational divides between them, the stage looks set for a standard tale of friendship against the odds, as McGhie holds his own against the sheer class of his experienced foil. Yet writer/director Andrew Cohn doesn’t settle for the easy option and leaves us with the suggestion that, for these two — and the US itself — mutual understanding will be the biggest challenge. TREVOR JOHNSTON
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Jungle Cruise 1111 h From 30 July, Disney+ with premier access This action-packed fantasy adventure stars Emily Blunt as Dr Lily Houghton, who hires steamboat skipper Frank Wolff (Dwayne Johnson) to transport her deep into the jungle in search of a tree thought to possess magic healing properties. Unsurprisingly, the mission is fraught with danger and obstacles, including rival explorers also intent on finding the tree. The film plays like Indiana Jones meets Lara Croft, but with a richer seam of humour. Blunt makes her prim yet spirited scientist an engaging heroine who recalls her starring role in Mary Poppins Returns, while Johnson’s comic timing and self-mockery flesh out a traditional tough swashbuckler role. TERRY STAUNTON
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Vivo 111 y From 6 August, Netflix Lin-Manuel Miranda once again works his magic in this colourful animation about friendship and second chances. The creator of the musical Hamilton voices Vivo, a cute creature with musical talent who, when his beloved owner Andrés dies, embarks on a quest from Havana to Miami to deliver a message to Andrés’s long-lost love. The story feels slim, but Miranda’s songs are infectious, the visuals are luscious and there are plenty of laughs. It’s a sweet and charming celebration of Latin music that hits the right notes. ANN LEE
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From 6 August, Netflix An antisocial prisoner (Matthias Schoenaerts) in a Nevada correctional facility finds his fortunes improving when he joins a programme to break in wild mustangs. Directed by Laure de ClermontTonnerre, this sensitive drama has a real trump card in octogenarian Bruce Dern as the marvellously ornery head of the horse-wrangling project. As Schoenaerts also attempts to reconcile with his pregnant daughter, the film does end up going where you’d expect. But despite a slight lack of substance, this ultimately proves absorbing viewing. TJ
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From 13 August, Sky Cinema/Now As a child, Abe Applebaum gained notoriety in his small American town as an amateur sleuth. Now 32 and down on his luck, Abe (Adam Brody) is given a shot at redemption when a student (Sophie Nélisse) asks him to investigate a murder. With his feature debut, writer/director Evan Morgan sets a breezy tone that occasionally veers towards the whimsy of Wes Anderson, yet he keeps a tight rein on a plot full of surprises. And Brody is perfectly cast as the dishevelled gumshoe. TS
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In this unusual psychological drama, the arrival of a film-maker (Aubrey Plaza) at an isolated country retreat aggravates tensions between the couple (Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon) who live there. But as the trio’s booze-fuelled night reaches boiling point, director Lawrence Michael Levine flips the narrative in a move that will frustrate or delight, depending on your patience. The actors all offer well-observed performances, though, with a riveting Plaza disgorging painful depths of emotion with a Gena Rowlands-like intensity. STEPHEN APPLEBAUM
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Joy 1111 h From 6 August, Disney+ Star This fizzy feminist comedy drama from director David O Russell transforms the life of Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano into a gorgeous but nevertheless gritty fairy tale. It’s told through the eyes of her grandmother (Diane Ladd), as Mangano (Jennifer Lawrence) enters the weird world of home shopping to amusing effect. Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper are spot on in support, and a gutsy, understated Lawrence plays Joy as a credibly complex character, and leads by example in a role that inspires great admiration. EMMA SIMMONDS
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CODA 1111 j From 13 August, AppleTV+ From writer/director Sian Heder, this crowd-pleaser splices coming-of-age conventions with salty wit. Emilia Jones stars as Ruby, the titular “child of deaf adults”, who works for her family’s fishing operation. But when her choirmaster begins to nurture her vocal talents, Ruby is torn between her passions and her commitments. Deaf actors Troy Kotsur and Marlee Matlin make warm, ribald work of Ruby’s loving parents, and Jones leads with appealingly awkward, expressive conviction all the way to the affecting climax. KEVIN HARLEY
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Available now, various streaming platforms Jonny Lee Miller and Sofia Boutella’s life on Mars is tainted by a mysterious stranger.
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Michael Cimino’s multi-Oscar winner from 1978 remains one of the finest films on the Vietnam War. It begins, Godfather-style, with a long wedding party where a group of steelworkers get drunk and then hunt deer before boarding their plane for the heart of darkness. Starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage and John Cazale, this is a story of reconciliation and national renewal, by turns shocking and moving. With its mournful guitar theme, the drama lingers long in the memory. ADRIAN TURNER
In Wim Wenders’s elegiac fantasy, angels Bruno Ganz and Otto Sander move about an austere, brutalist West Berlin as invisible observers of everyday lives. They listen in on people’s thoughts, including those of a lonely circus performer (Solveig Dommartin, above), yet their inability to intervene causes a crisis of conscience for Ganz. Peter Falk appears as an ex-angel, but the philosophical whole trumps any individual narratives in this meditative document from the time of the Berlin Wall. ANDREW COLLINS
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omewhere in a parallel televisual universe, a screenwriter is conjuring up an alternative TV sleuth – a cop who sticks rigidly to all the rules, has a clear conscience and an uncomplicated personal life. Cases go unsolved, criminals and terrorists roam free, but they get home at the end of every show to a freshly cooked meal and a warm welcome. They might treat themselves to an occasional shandy with dinner. Would you watch it? No – me, neither. We like our crime to be cracked, and by people with other challenges. You have a choice at nine o’clock on a Sunday night: Professor T on ITV, who has OCD and is the ringmaster of a quirkfest I won’t be watching again. Or over on BBC1, grizzled maverick Julien Baptiste. He’s all new to me. I’d never watched The Missing, the Williams brothers’ show from which he’s spun off. One glance at Julien and you know he’s suffered. And he’s likely to suffer again. At the start of the first episode of series two, the kindly continuity announcer warned us Baptiste was “unsettling”. Good. It’s nine o’clock on a Sunday night – unsettle me, please! Baptiste’s mission is simple-ish. Fourteen months ago, the husband and sons of the British ambassador to Hungary disappeared from a vast and rather creepy hotel. Baptiste must find them. As you might already know, that’s what he does. Naturally, the series is set at two different
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and his mega‘ Baptiste beard watch telly. A sign they’re losing the plot ’ points in time: the present day, and the events, after the disappearance, that put the ambassador Emma Chambers (Fiona Shaw) in a wheelchair, and forced our hero to grow a wild beard that Dick Strawbridge would envy. We know Baptiste (Tchéky Karyo) is in a very bad way in the present; he and his mega-beard have taken to sitting in a darkened room and watching telly. Ironically, on TV, this is always a sign that someone’s losing the plot. Oh, the plot. I am trying to keep up. The time travelling doesn’t always help me. Can I ask that in the future we could go back to dramas set RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
SUFFERING SLEUTH Julien (Tchéky Karyo) with Emma (Fiona Shaw) in Baptiste
mainly in the present? But maybe that’s just me – always living in the past. I do have other questions. Would a British ambassador really accept the help of a relatively mature gent who approached them in a hotel lobby on the worst day of their life and said they find people, that’s what they do, and very handily they don’t require any payment? And why does everything, however implausible, sound weighty and important when it’s delivered slowly in English in a French accent?
couple the Chambers family had dinner with the night before the disappearance? He was a bad ’un. Or was he just an irrelevant cliché king having an affair with the nanny, and it’s actually his wife who… …and on we go. And I know it’s probably almost an act of treason to doubt any character played by the mighty Fiona Shaw, but I’m afraid I don’t always like the cut of her ambassadorial jib. Surely not?
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ne thing I have learnt from these THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH shows: trust NO ONE! I I thought I knew about the New Cross h av e a p u r i t a n i c a l fire in 1981, which killed 13 black MASS PROTEST approach to devouring series teenagers at a house party. Demonstrations following on demand, so I type as A few minutes into the first the New Cross house fire in London in 1981 someone who’s only seen of three documentaries by two episodes. I’m not Steve McQueen and James greedy. But I can tell Rogan about the fire and you with some confiits aftermath, and I dence that Emma’s realised I didn’t know embassy colleague anywhere near enough. Nadeem (Ace Bhatti) Uprising (iPlayer) is not is either shifty, or quite comfortable viewing, possibly not. He has a and it shouldn’t be: from beeping blood pressure the footage of the lumpen monitor, but I suppose we menace of the National Front can’t hold that against him. to the police officer with an NF And what about that British badge on the inside of his coat.
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The pick of today’s TV YOU’RE THE TOP Richard Balcombe (inset) conducts classic numbers
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BBC Proms: The Golden Age of Broadway 6.30pm BBC2
MUSIC These musical-theatre spectaculars are traditionally the province of
the John Wilson Orchestra but not this time; Wilson will appear with the Sinfonia of London and a rather different programme later in the season. Fortunately, Broadway classics are also very much the meat and potatoes of the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Richard Balcombe, as listeners to Radio 2’s Friday Night Is Music Night can attest. In a concert given last weekend in the Albert Hall, they’re pumping out the best of Richard Rodgers (South Pacific, Carousel, Oklahoma!), Cole Porter
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South Africa v British & Irish Lions There’s a theory that in rugby test matches, the players are only there to give the referee something to work with while he decides who should win. Which is often how it feels watching endless video replays and reset scrums. In the series opener it was the TMO (Television Match Official) who had to make hair’s-breadth slo-mo decisions on which the game pivoted: the fact he was, bizarrely, South African didn’t help. But it was the Springboks who wound up aggrieved as tries were chalked off, and if they levelled the series last week, there will be yet more pressure on today’s officials. DAVID BUTCHER
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Leicester City v Manchester City The importance of the Community Shield has always been ambiguous. For those who win at Wembley, it’s the first of many potential trophies raising the curtain on a season full of promise, but for those who lose, it’s merely a glorified friendly. However, today’s game has all the makings of a fine match, as first-time FA Cup winners Leicester City meet the Premier League champions. Both sides ended last season disappointed despite these triumphs, as Pep Guardiola’s side lost the Champions League final and Brendan Rodgers’s Foxes failed to qualify for this year’s competition. This is their first chance to respond. MAX COPEMAN
(Anything Goes, High Society), Frederick Loewe (My Fair Lady), with a sprinkle of George Gershwin and the Irving Berlin showstopper There’s No Business like Showbusiness from Annie Get Your Gun. An impressive cast of singers includes Louise Dearman (Wicked) and Jamie Parker (Guys and Dolls), who are always great in these shows, with (lateannounced) top billing going to Clarke Peters. He made his Proms debut in The Story of Swing in 2015 and has even hosted several over the years. So, as Ethel Merman once bawled… “Let’s go on with the show!” PATRICK MULKERN
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wedding to Ethan has gone off the rails. Or, rather, onto some rails, as the car in which the bride was travelling to the ceremony has crashed through a railway crossing gate. As we saw at the climax to last week’s episode, Lev just happened to be at the scene at the time and, tonight, he gets to stage a thrilling rescue. Only, what’s that we can hear in the distance? Surely that’s the parp-parp of an oncoming train? Pretty soon, calls are coming through to the marquee about an accident, which results in drinks being abandoned and the ED staff making a mad dash back to the hospital. But whose life will they be trying to save? DAVID BROWN
suffered a spinal cord injury when she was 18 and is paralysed from the waist down. A difficult pandemic for everyone was worse for her, so here, looking at changes she could make to her lifestyle, she takes a trip around Britain meeting people who built new lives around the things they love. No previews were available but it should be an inspiring journey, as Sophie meets a couple who turned their backs on corporate jobs to follow their passion for paragliding. And on a hilltop overlooking the Somerset Levels, she meets Henry, a “mobile pianist”, and joins him for a composing session on a beach at sunset. DB
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SATURDAY 7 AUGUST A decade on from Jimmy Savile’s death, the catalogue of both his crimes and the missed opportunities to uncover his predatory behaviour are recounted in new documentary Jimmy Savile: the People Who Knew, which lands today on Discovery+ . It features harrowing testimony from his victims alongside former producers, presenters and insiders who tried, but ultimately
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Madonna, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé... there’s enough star power here to blow a reactor. This gossipy, at times analytical, doc looks at each woman in turn, and aims to rid the term “diva” of its negative connotations and tell five stories of empowerment and survival in a male-dominated industry. Scissor Sister Ana Matronic is in the host throne. Her ultra-arch shtick is wearing but abates as the doc gets stuck into its subjects, with insights from biographers such as Lucy O’Brien and Michaela Angela Davis, DJ Trevor Nelson, and producers George Schlatter and Trevor Horn. Like the best music docs, this should send you scurrying to augment your playlists. PM
scenes to feature in Netflix drama The Crown are undoubtedly those behindclosed-doors meetings between the monarch and the prime minister of the day. Often, they play out like a wellmannered game of Battleship, but because there have never been witnesses to these encounters, we’ve no idea how grounded the scripts are in fact. But here, with the help of newly declassified documents and personal testimony, light is shone on the weekly audience between HM and PM. Edward Heath once wrote that the Queen is, “one of the best-informed people in the world” — something we suspect might have rubbed a few occupiers of Number Ten up the wrong way. DBr
HIGH HOPES Tokyo hero Tom Daley goes for gold again
John Travolta: Dancefloor Star, Comeback King 9.30pm C5 DOCUMENTARY Life has been filled
with setbacks and comebacks for John Travolta. In the 1970s, he literally lit up the dancefloor in Saturday Night Fever (showing at 11pm, see p31), only to find that as disco’s appeal took a nosedive in the decade that followed, so did his career. Resurrection came thanks to Quentin Tarantino, but after the success of Pulp Fiction in 1994, there was tragedy in Travolta’s personal life, as son Jett and then wife Kelly Preston both died. This engaging profile takes in the highs and lows but doesn’t address in any great detail his association with Scientology, which predates even the bell-bottomed flares. DBr
TOKYO 2020 Diving: Men’s 10m Platform Final 7.00am BBC1 SPORT Now that Tom Daley
has ended his 13-year wait for an Olympic gold, who’s to say he can’t make it a diving double? His triumph with Matty Lee in the synchronised diving ten-metre platform will have released a heavy weight off his shoulders ahead of the individual competition 12 days later. The fact that Daley is competing in his fourth Olympics at the Tokyo Games makes him something of an elder statesman in diving, even if he’s still only 27, and today he’ll need to harness all his experience when plunging off the platform. Yet a victory in this event at Tokyo’s Diving World Cup in May bodes well. Elsewhere on the Games’ penultimate day, highlights include the climax of the men’s football and the women’s 4x400m relay final, where GB’s hopes lie with a team led by Jodie Williams. MC
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Southern Journey (Revisited) 9.00pm Sky Arts Retracing the steps of ethnomusicologists Alan Lomax and Shirley Collins, who went in search of the Deep South’s musical traditions in 1959.
Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales 7.25pm C4 An old family friend helps build a new road around the farm as the repeat run of the touching documentary series continues.
Inspector Montalbano 9.00pm BBC4 Salvo investigates the story behind a collection of mysterious home movies. Your RT Travel: page 142
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In the final episode, Charles, Diana and Tecwen head to court as the case for the defence gets under way.
q FILM OF THE DAY Edward Scissorhands 11.20am C4 Poignant comic fantasy about a man-made boy (Johnny Depp) with metal shears for hands. (1990) See page 33
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Test Cricket: England v India 10.15am Sky The Hundred/ME Can captain Virat Kohli propel India to glory at Trent Bridge? The Hundred Cricket: Southern Brave v Northern Superchargers (women’s) 3pm Sky Mix, (men’s) 6.45pm Sky The Hundred Rugby Union: South Africa v British & Irish Lions 3.30pm Sky The Lions/4pm Sky Main Event (k/o 5pm). See page 46
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failed, to blow the whistle. One of Savile’s victims, Dee, pointedly notes, “All it takes for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing — and that happened, time and time again.” Other true crime documentaries on Discovery+ include Children of the Cult, a five-part series about how three British women escaped a cult to bring their abusers to justice; and Ted Bundy: a Faking It Special, in which experts question why the killer evaded justice for so long. FRANCES TAYLOR
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SATURDAY Main Channels DAYTIME BBC1 10.35pm—6.00am LIVE Olympics 2020 JJ Chalmers introduces the early action, where the women’s marathon got under way at 11.00pm, with Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei attempting to add an Olympic gold to her two London Marathon victories. The USA will be favourites to take gold in the men’s basketball final at 3.30am. On water, there are four canoe sprint finals. And on sand, the men’s beach volleyball was decided. (S) (HD) 6.00—9.00am LIVE Olympics 2020 Tom Daley should be diving for glory again this morning, as he pursues the individual 10m platform gold to add to his victory in the synchronised event with Matty Lee. The competition starts at 7.00am. In the boxing hall there are four finals, including the women’s flyweight at 7.00. The battle for gold in the women’s golf is also scheduled to end this morning. Dan Walker and Sam Quek present. See p47. (S) (HD) 9.00am—1.00pm LIVE Olympics 2020 In the velodrome, the gold medal will be decided in the men’s madison event, starting at 8.55am. The last day of athletics features the finals of the women’s 10,000m at 11.45 and the men’s 1500m at 12.40pm. Plus the men’s modern pentathlon reaches its conclusion with the laser run at 11.30am. The final of the men’s football gets under way at 12.30pm. Hazel Irvine and Gabby Logan present. (S) (HD) 1.00—1.05pm BBC News (S) (HD)
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3.00pm High Society ★★★★
Athletics, in the shape of the thrilling 4x400m relay finals, is the main attraction this afternoon. Great Britain’s women have a massive task on their hands from 1.30pm, as they try to stop the USA winning their seventh straight Olympic gold. Meanwhile, at 1.50, Team GB’s men will be targeting their first medal since claiming bronze in Beijing. There are also medals up for grabs in the women’s high jump and the men’s javelin. (S) (HD)
3.00—5.45pm Olympics 2020 Jason Mohammad introduces day 15’s best action. The USA were strong favourites for victory in the men’s basketball final, with their phalanx of NBA superstars. Meanwhile, the first Olympic baseball tournament since 2008 was due to reach its conclusion, but in contrast to basketball, the USA were unable to select their Major League stars for the Olympics, which could mean a chance of glory for the host nation. Finals also took place in the men’s beach volleyball and handball, plus the women’s water polo. (S) (HD) Sport: page 29
5.45 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 6.05 Take Off with Bradley and Holly
comedy. Time is short if playboy composer qMusical CK Dexter-Haven is to reclaim his ex-wife Tracy Lord before she remarries, especially with cynical reporter Mike Connor caught up in the romantic complications. Available on iPlayer for the next 30 days. CK Dexter-Haven Tracy Samantha Lord Mike Connor
Bing Crosby Liz Imbrie Grace Kelly George Kittredge Frank Sinatra Uncle Willie
Celeste Holm John Lund Louis Calhern
Director Charles Walters (1956, U) (S) (W)
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musical that takes a look at the everyday qClassic adventures and romantic entanglements of the Smith family in early 20th-century St Louis. Available on iPlayer for the next 30 days. Review page 33. Esther Smith “Tootie” Smith Mrs Anna Smith Rose Smith
Judy Garland Margaret O’Brien Mary Astor Lucille Bremer
Mr Alonzo “Lon” Smith Leon Ames John Truett Tom Drake Katie, the maid Marjorie Main Grandpa Prophater Harry Davenport
Director Vincente Minnelli (1944, U) (S) Also showing Thursday 9.30pm BBC4
6.30 BBC Proms
Golden Age of Broadway. In a show recorded aThe at the Royal Albert Hall on 31 July, the BBC
Concert Orchestra, conducted by Richard Balcombe, celebrates classic musicals including South Pacific, My Fair Lady, Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun and High Society. Special guest soloists Louise Dearman, Katie Hall, Nadim Naaman, Jamie Parker and Clarke Peters perform renditions of an array of old favourites like You’re the Top, There’s No Business like Show Business, Some Enchanted Evening, On the Street Where You Live and The Trolley Song. Presented by Katie Derham, with insight from musical stars Bonnie Langford and Neil Brand. See page 46.
8.30 Deadly Dinosaurs with Steve Backshall Steve builds the ultimate deadly dino. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Monkey Planet Exploring the world of primates, including an orangutan that uses soap. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Live Matt Tebbutt and chefs Paul Ainsworth and Shelina Permalloo prepare dishes for comedian Ellie Taylor. (S) (HD) 11.30 A Cook Abroad: John Torode’s Argentina The chef looks for the best steak in the world. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 12.30pm Nature’s Miracle Orphans A baby howler monkey that was being kept as a pet. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.30 Reel History of Britain A look back to the 1970s, when package holidays took off. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00—3.00 Living Famously A retrospective of the life and career of actress Grace Kelly. (R) (S) (HD)
3/4. Contestants put their dignity on hold as they jostle for a seat on a plane to sun-drenched Mexico.
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3/3. Three contestants are guided by Sue Perkins, Steph McGovern, David Dickinson, Daz Games, Robert Peston, Dion Dublin and Johannes Radebe.
9.30 The Queens of Pop: Viva la Diva
Director Chris Power; Series producer Lisa Kirk Repeated Wednesday 11.20pm (S) (HD)
world of opera, but the term has since been used more widely, often with negative connotations. Here, Ana Matronic of the Scissor Sisters reclaims the word to honour five celebrated singers from the sphere of popular music: Cher, Grace Jones, Madonna, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé. Among the contributors are Lucy O’Brien, Rob Dickens, Trevor Horn, Anne Frankenstein and Trevor Nelson. See page 47.
6.00am CITV See page 52 8.25 ITV News (S) (HD) 8.30 Martin & Roman’s Weekend Best With guest singer/songwriter Nina Nesbitt. Rptd Thursday 3.15am (S) (HD) 9.25 James Martin’s Saturday Morning James prepares dishes for actress Sally Lindsay, and chefs Asma Khan and Francesco Mazzei drop by. (R) (S) (HD) 11.35 Cooking with the Stars 4/6. The celebrities battle it out in French week. Shown last Tuesday (S) (AD) (HD) 12.30pm James Martin’s Islands to Highlands 5/10. James is joined by award-winning chef Stephen Terry on a trip to south Wales. Shown last Mon (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 ITV News Weather; Regional Weather (S) (HD) 1.10 A Year in the Beacons 2/4. Two snowboarders need rescuing on Pen y Fan. Shown last Thursday (S) (AD) (HD) 1.40 The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury Julia arrives on glamorous Santorini. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.10—4.05 Midsomer Murders The Silent Land A body is discovered on top of a grave. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
Channel 4 6.00am Everybody Loves Raymond (R) (S) (AD) 8.00 The Simpsons Seven episodes. (R) (S) (AD) 11.20 Edward Scissorhands 5 Fantasy starring Johnny Depp. A man-made boy with metal shears instead of hands is taken in by an Avon lady. Film of the Day: p33. Director Tim Burton (1990, PG) (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 1.25—3.55pm Four in a Bed Stays in Aberdeen, Renfrewshire, the Lake District and Blackpool. (R) (S) (HD)
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Director Ollie Bartlett; Series producer Lizzie O’Donohoe Repeated Thursday 11.35pm (S) (HD)
7.00—8.30pm Olympics 2020: Today at the Games Clare Balding and Alex Scott look back at the penultimate day, as 23 gold medals were handed out. Track and field events drew to a close at the Olympic Stadium, with Great Britain’s relay teams looking to finish on a high in the 4x400m relays. Day 15 also featured the men’s madison in the velodrome, four gold-medal bouts in boxing, and the finals in men’s basketball and football. Olympics 2020: Extra follows on BBC2. (S) (HD)
9.30 Casualty
is on the warpath, and Ethan and Fenisha aTina are running late for their big day. See page 47. Fenisha Khatri Olivia D’Lima Ethan Hardy George Rainsford Christina “Tina” Mollett Adele James Lev Malinovsky Uriel Emil Rashid Masum Neet Mohan Matthew Afolami Osi Okerafor Charlie Fairhead Derek Thompson Iain Dean Michael Stevenson Faith Cadogan Kirsty Mitchell
Jan Jenning Jade Lovall Marty Kirkby Dylan Keogh Jacob Masters Pen Khatri Ashley Khatri Xander Hayes Crosby
Di Botcher Gabriella Leon Shaheen Jafargholi William Beck Charles Venn Narinder Samra Alison Dowling Danny Szam Joseph Tweedale
Writer Ed Sellek; Producer Mat McHale; Director Matt Hilton (S) (AD) (HD)
10.10 BBC News Weather (S) (HD) 10.30pm—6.00am Olympics 2020
Director Bridget Caldwell; Producer Seren Irvine First broadcast on Radio 3 (S) (HD)
8.30—9.30pm Olympics 2020: Extra Jeanette Kwakye and Nihal Arthanayake introduce highlights of day 15, including the men’s football final at International Stadium Yokohama, which fans hoped would match the drama of the gold medal battle at the last Olympics. (S) (HD) epithet diva was once reserved for the aThe crème de la crème of female performers in the
Director Rod Tamime; Executive producer Paul Murray (S) (HD)
10.30 Queens of Song at the BBC Archive performances by some of the most lauded women in music, featuring Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Grace Jones, Cher, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Diana Ross and Adele. Producer Shelley Talton; Series producer Simon Goretzki (S) (HD)
11.30 Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami
Chalmers hosts coverage of the final day of ★★★ Director Sophie Fiennes’s fly-on-the-wall aJJ the Games. The men’s marathon gets underway q portrait of performer and fashion icon Grace at 11.00pm and Team GB’s Callum Hawkins will have a phenomenal battle on his hands against Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, who is defending his Olympic title. And the track cycling draws to a close with the women’s omnium competition beginning at 2.00am, and the men’s keirin event at 2.24 — GB’s Laura and Jason Kenny won those titles in Rio, so expectation is high of a repeat performance. See page 57. (S) (HD)
Jones blends concert footage with more intimate moments spent at Jones’s family home in Jamaica. Available on iPlayer for the next 30 days. Review p33.
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1.30am Today at the Test Highlights of England v India in the fourth day of the First Test. Shown 7pm BBC4 (S) (HD) 2.30 Weather for the Week Ahead (S) (HD) 2.35—6.35am BBC News (S) (HD)
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FA Community Shield Live 4.30pm The season’s first piece of silverware is up for grabs today
Living Wild: How to Change Your Life 8.30pm Sophie Morgan sets out to try different lifestyles
Inspector Montalbano 9.00pm Salvo pieces together a story from old film footage
4.05pm ITV News Weather (S) (HD) 4.20 Regional News Weather (S) (HD) 4.30 FA Community Shield Live
3.55pm George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces
7.00pm Today at the Test
Transforming an old fire engine into a bar.
Action from England v India from Trent Bridge on day four of the First Test of the five-match series. Isa Guha presents, with commentary by Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell.
traditional curtain-raiser to the English football season, held at Wembley Stadium (kick-off 5.00). Leicester, who haven’t won this trophy since 1971, secured their spot in today’s match by prevailing in the FA Cup, with Youri Tielemans’s spectacular strike giving them a 1—0 win over Chelsea in the final in May. Meanwhile, the Citizens dominated the Premier League, finishing 12 points clear of Manchester United to claim their third league title under Pep Guardiola — who has also won the Community Shield twice in the last three years. Expert analysis is provided by Roy Keane, Ian Wright and Emile Heskey, with commentary from Sam Matterface and Lee Dixon. See p46. Editor Phil Heslop (S) (HD)
7.30 The Void 5/8. A stunt woman, a boulderer and a solicitor are this week’s intrepid contestants in the tough physical game show. As they attempt to cross the Void, they will face fiendish mental and physical challenges in a bid to win the £25,000 jackpot. Ashley Banjo and Fleur East present. Director Richard Van’t Riet; Series producer Chris Lore Repeated tomorrow 11.25am (S) (AD) (HD)
8.30 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 5/7. Six contestants vie for the chance to play for a potentially life-changing sum of money. As ever, Jeremy Clarkson asks the questions. Director Richard Valentine; Executive producers Kieran Doherty, Matthew Worthy and Kerri Reid Rptd Thursday 11.45pm (S) (HD)
9.35 Quiz 3/3. Charged with stealing a million pounds and persecuted by the press, the Ingrams head to court. At first the trial seems a fait accompli, but as the case for the defence gets under way, the jury find there’s more to the case than meets the eye. Charles Ingram Matthew Macfadyen Diana Ingram Sian Clifford Paul Smith Mark Bonnar Chris Tarrant Michael Sheen Sonia Woodley QC Helen McCrory Tecwen Whittock Michael Jibson Adrian Pollock Trystan Gravelle David Liddiment Risteárd Cooper Claudia Rosencrantz Aisling Bea David Briggs Elliot Levey
Nicola Howson Jasmyn Banks Ruth Settle Seraphina Beh Kevin Duff Andrew Leung Kerry the floor manager Maggie Service Nicholas Hilliard QC Nicholas Woodeson Paddy Spooner Jeremy Killick Arthur Pollock Tony Turner
5.00 Location, Location, Location: 20 Years and Counting Searches that were hampered by tight budgets.
Repeated 1.30am BBC2 (S) (HD)
Series producer Julyan Sinclair; Executive producer Gerard Costello First shown on More 4 (S) (HD)
8.00 Coast Great Guides
6.00 Channel 4 News Sport; Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 Grand Designs Joe and Lina build a split-level, two-bedroom house on a minuscule plot in east London. Director Marc Beers; Series producer John Lonsdale (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
7.25 Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales 2/4. Matt calls in an old family friend and his heavy machinery to tackle his biggest project to date — creating a road around the farm to make everything more accessible for his parents. The new flock of Herdwick sheep is settling in well, so Matt and Nicola head to Snowdonia to collect ten specially selected Black Welsh Mountain ewes. The whole series is available online at All 4. Director Matt Baker; Series producer Gareth Collett Rptd Sunday 8pm 4seven First shown on More4 (S) (AD) (HD)
8.30 Living Wild: How to Change Your Life
Sophie Morgan travels around Britain a1/2. to meet people who share a desire to build
new lives around the things they love. Shepherd Elizabeth lives outdoors with her flock of rare-breed sheep in rural Nottinghamshire, while Amy and Dave have turned their backs on high-flying corporate jobs to live in a van and pursue their passion for paragliding. See p46. Series director Mus Mustafa Series producer Chris Richards (S) (AD) (HD)
9.30 The Queen and Her Prime Ministers
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During her reign, Queen Elizabeth II has asked 14 prime ministers to form a government in her name. Each one has done so knowing that once a week they will have to meet Her Majesty face to face in utmost secrecy. This documentary looks at recently declassified documents and personal testimony to examine how the power has swung between PM and monarch. From the domineering Winston Churchill to the hectoring of Margaret Thatcher, how has the Queen handled these differing personalities? See p47.
Writer James Graham; Producer Alice Pearse Director Stephen Frears (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
Director/Producer Ian A Hunt Postponed from 11 April (S) (AD) (HD)
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10.50 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift ★★★
thriller sequel. To avoid jail for illegal qAction street racing, a bad-boy teenager is sent to Japan to stay with his estranged father. However, his discovery of drifting, a new style of racing reliant on the use of oversteering, soon gets him into more trouble. Review page 33.
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Lucas Black Brian Tee Bow Wow Sung Kang Nathalie Kelley
Clay Zachery Ty Bryan Isabella Caroline de Souza Correa Reiko Keiko Kitagawa Major Boswell Brian Goodman Uncle Kamata Sonny Chiba
10.30 International Rugby Union
from the Cape Town Stadium. See page 46.
Director Cerith Williams; Producer Gethin Hughes Repeated tomorrow 8.25am (S) (HD)
11.30 Pacific Rim: Uprising ★★★
action sequel starring John Boyega qSci-fi and Scott Eastwood. The epic conflict
between monsters and the super-machines built to vanquish them continues. Review page 33. Director Steven S DeKnight (2018, 12) (S) (AD) (W) (HD) Also showing Wednesday 10.30pm 4seven
12.45am Home Shopping (HD) 3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news. (HD) 3.15—6.00am Nightscreen Text information. (HD)
1.25am The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan Ep 3 Series 2. With Roisin Conaty. Shown yesterday (S) (HD) 2.20 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Gordon Ramsay helps Florida eatery Anna Vincenzo’s. (R) (S) 3.10 Hollyoaks Omnibus. Cast Mon/Fri (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 5.10—6.05am Location, Location, Location Searches in Newcastle and the Tyne Valley. (R) (S) (HD)
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Our Irish Sea Coast. Tessa Dunlop and Neil Oliver explore the Irish Sea shoreline that fringes the coasts of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Tessa hitches a ride on a Liverpool tugboat bringing a giant container ship ashore, crosses the Irish Sea on a supersized cruise liner and seeks out a little-known surviving sister ship of RMS Titanic. Producer Louise Binding; Series producer Sian Price Repeated 2.05am (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Inspector Montalbano The Safety Net. A Swedish film unit arrives to shoot a period drama in Vigata, and Augello immediately takes a shine to the production’s female lead. When Montalbano intervenes in a case of bullying at a local school, a resident asks the inspector to unearth the story behind a collection of mysterious home movies found in his dead father’s attic. Italian +subtitles. (R) (HD) Salvo Montalbano Giuseppe Fazio Catarella Mimi Augello Bebba Ingeniere Sabatello Maj
7.00pm The Seven 7.15 The Edit 7.30 Sportscene Saturday 9.00 Chewin’ the Fat 9.30 The Proclaimers: this Is the Story 10.30 The Proclaimers Live at Stirling Castle: the duo’s concert at the 2012 Hogmanay celebrations 11.20 Rewind 1980s 11.50—12 midnight Tune: how Bothy Bass mixi techno and folk
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BBC2 WALES 2.00pm FILM: High Society ★★★★ Musical comedy starring Bing Crosby 3.40 FILM: Meet Me in St Louis 5 Classic musical starring Judy Garland 5.30 Iolo’s Street Life: how birds and animals have adapted to urban life 6.00—6.30 Sam and Shauna’s Big Cook Out: Samantha Evans and Shauna Guinn celebrate Aberystwyth Fire Service with a goat creole stew
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City v Manchester City aLeicester Mark Pougatch introduces coverage of the
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10.40 The Hijacker Who Vanished: the Mystery of DB Cooper — Storyville A mysterious fugitive, a hijacked aeroplane and a daring mid-air escape. This is the extraordinary real-life tale of one of the greatest unsolved heists in American history and a case that has haunted the FBI for decades. There are four possible suspects and this documentary brings their stories to life through candid testimony, archive footage and dramatisation. Each of the accounts is both gripping and highly plausible. But who is telling the truth, who is lying and — ultimately — who is DB Cooper? DB Cooper Ron Forman Richard Floyd McCoy Tina Mucklow Pat Forman Friend
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12.05am Russia — a Century of Suspicion: a Timewatch Guide Series 3 Military historian Saul David draws on the BBC archive to examine how television has portrayed Russia over the years. (R) (S) (HD) 1.05 Italian Noir: the Story of Italian Crime Fiction This Timeshift film examines how Italian authors are challenging the conventions of crime novels. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.05—3.05am Coast Great Guides Shown 8pm (S) (AD) (HD)
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John Travolta: Dancefloor Star, Comeback King 9.30pm A profile F’view 5/HD 105 F’sat 105 Sky 105 Virgin 154/HD 105 5.35am Milkshake! See page 52 10.00 SpongeBob SquarePants Squidward nods off at SpongeBob’s house. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.10 Plankton tries to persuade Patrick to steal him a Krabby Patty. (S) (HD) 10.25 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 10.30 Friends Series 10. Ross gets a spray tan. 11.00 It’s baby Emma’s first birthday. 11.30 Rachel’s self-absorbed sister returns. 12 noon Rachel and Monica fight. 12.35pm Mike and Phoebe argue. 1.00 Monica locks her pals out. 1.35 Joey regrets dating Phoebe’s friend. 2.00 Rachel and Phoebe spot Chandler with a blonde beauty. (S) (HD) 2.30 Dirty Dancing ★★★★ Romantic drama with Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze. Frances “Baby” Houseman arrives at a holiday resort with her family in 1963. There she meets instructor Johnny, who teaches her the art of “dirty dancing”.
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4.35pm Father of the Bride ★★★★
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Comedy. A California businessman reluctantly prepares for the marriage of his beloved only daughter. George Banks Nina Banks Annie Banks Matty Banks Bryan MacKenzie Franck Eggelhoffer
Steve Martin Diane Keaton Kimberly Williams Kieran Culkin George Newbern Martin Short
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Freeview 6 Freesat 113 Sky 118 Virgin 115/HD 176 6.00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S) (HD) 6.30 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) (HD) 6.55 Secret Crush (S) (HD) 9.50 Dress to Impress (S) (SL) (HD) 11.50 Australian Ninja Warrior (S) (HD) 1.25pm Catchphrase (S) (HD) 2.10 You’ve Been Framed! Hall of Framed (S) (HD) 3.10 FILM Looney Tunes: Back in Action ★★ Part-animated fantasy adventure starring Brendan Fraser (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 5.05 FILM Despicable Me 3 ★★★★ Animated comedy adventure with Steve Carell (S) (AD) (W) (HD)
Freeview 10 Freesat 115 Sky 119 Virgin 117/HD 177 6.00am Bless This House (S) 6.30 Coronation Street: omnibus. Hope feels neglected over Tyrone and Alina’s pending baby (S) (AD) (HD) 9.30 Midsomer Murders (S) (AD) 1.35pm Inspector Morse (S) (AD) (HD) 3.50 Wycliffe: Charles investigates a fatal stabbing in a pub car park — and gradually discovers the victim was not the upstanding businessman he appeared to be (S) (HD)
Freeview 20 Freesat 158 Sky 143 Virgin 130 7.10am Lovejoy: five episodes (S) 12 noon The Brokenwood Mysteries: three episodes of the detective drama (S) (AD) (HD)
4.55pm Midsomer Murders
Mike Shepherd Kristin Sims Jared Morehu Holly Collins Slim Fingers
6.50pm Rampage ★★
adventure. Primatologist Davis q Action Okoye is faced with a shocking dilemma when his beloved albino gorilla George is exposed to a chemical that turns him into a destructive, raging colossus. Davis Okoye Dr Kate Caldwell Agent Russell Claire Wyden Brett Wyden
Dwayne Johnson Naomie Harris Jeffrey Dean Morgan Malin Akerman Jake Lacy
Director Brad Peyton (2018, 12) (S) (W) (HD)
9.00 New. Love Island: Unseen Bits A round-up of events in the villa. (S) (HD)
10.05 Buffering
11.05 Family Guy
8.00 When Fergie Met the Monarchy Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson were childhood playmates and their families had long been friends. So how were they affected when the marriage ended? (S) (HD)
9.30 New. John Travolta: Dancefloor Star, Comeback King
John Travolta was catapulted to fame by Saturday Night Fever and a Grease. But throughout his life, he has also suffered personal tragedies. Here, friends and colleagues reflect on how the actor has coped. See page 46. Director Sarah Ager (S) (HD)
11.00 Saturday Night Fever 5
Dance drama. Tony Manero works all week in a dull job, but on q Saturday nights he becomes a glittering disco king. When he meets Stephanie, Tony realises how meaningless his life really is. Film of the Week: page 31. Tony Manero Stephanie Bobby C Joey Double J Annette
John Travolta Karen Lynn Gorney Barry Miller Joseph Cali Paul Pape Donna Pescow
Director John Badham (1977, 18) (S) (W) (HD)
1.10am New. Casino (S) (HD) 3.10 BargainLoving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 4.00 GPs: behind Closed Doors (S) (HD) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (S) (SL) 5.10—5.35am House Doctor (S) (SL) (HD) Channel 5+1 Freeview 45 Freesat 128 Sky 205 Virgin 155
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Jane travels around the Great Lakes of North America, taking in Cleveland, Niagara Falls and French Canada.
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1/6. After breaking up with Olivia, Iain launches into the dating scene. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.35 2/6. Iain and Olivia debate whether they are ready to become parents as the first scan looms. (S) (AD) (HD)
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11.55 American Dad! Series 13. Stan becomes addicted to slot-car racing. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.25am Series 12. Jeff dreams up a new musical instrument. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.55 Apocalypse Wow (S) (AD) (HD) 1.55 Don’t Hate the Playaz (S) (HD) 2.40 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S) (HD) 3.10—3.30am FYI Extra (HD) ITV2+1 Freeview 28 Freesat 114 Sky 218 Virgin 116
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Series 8. Second Sight. In Midsomer Mere, villagers seem to have the ability to predict future events, as Barnaby and Scott discover while investigating the death of John Ransom, whose head was covered in scorch marks. Guest-starring Geoffrey Whitehead. 7.00 Hidden Depths. Was solicitor Nick Turner’s fall from a roof suicide or murder? He had money problems and rival lawyer Otto Benham was spreading rumours that he was stealing from clients. One night, Otto is drugged and made into a human target in the middle of his croquet lawn, then fired on with bottles of vintage wine using his replica Roman catapult. The murder looks like revenge — but for what? 9.00 Sauce for the Goose. A tour of Plummer’s famous relish factory ends in tragedy when one of the visitors is crushed and dumped into a steriliser. The dead man is found to be an executive with rival company Fieldway Foods. Barnaby and Scott’s investigation uncovers many secrets and lies among the Plummer family, but who feels strongly enough about their relish to commit murder? With Annette Crosbie. 11.00 Series 3. Blue Herrings. Alice Bly asks her favourite nephew, DCI Barnaby, to investigate after two suspicious deaths occur at the Lawnside residential home amid rumours of fraud and deception. (S) (AD) 1.05am The Durrells: the family plans a party to celebrate Gerry’s birthday, but the occasion is invaded by a swarm of mosquitoes (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Bless This House (S) 2.25—2.30am Nightscreen (S) (HD) +1 F’view 58 (9pm—4am) F’sat 116 Sky 219 Virgin 174
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6.00pm The Brokenwood Mysteries 4/4 Series 2. Blood Pink. Mike’s favourite country musician, Holly Collins, is found electrocuted in what appears to have been a drunken accident. (S) (AD) (HD) Neill Rea Fern Sutherland Pana Hema Taylor Bronwyn Turei Peter Daube
8.00 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 5/6 Series 1. A High Profile. The elderly sleuth makes a determined effort to drum up more business, and is hired to find a woman’s missing son — a schizophrenic released into the community. (S) Hetty Wainthropp Robert Wainthropp Geoffrey Shawcross Michael Hilda
Patricia Routledge Derek Benfield Dominic Monaghan Conor Ryan Anne Reid
9.00 Silent Witness 1/5 Series 22. Two Spirits. Nikki and the Lyell unit are called in to investigate an attack against a transgender man. Two further assaults are reported, one leaving a potential witness. (S) (HD) Dr Nikki Alexander Jack Hodgson Dr Thomas Chamberlain Clarissa Mullery Tamsin Nelson
Emilia Fox David Caves Richard Lintern Liz Carr Lauren Drummond
11.15 Ashes to Ashes 1/8 Series 1. When DI Alex Drake seemingly wakes up in 1981, she needs Hunt’s help to go after Layton, the man who shot her in 2008. (S) 12.35am 2/8. Lady Diana and Prince Charles’s wedding day is approaching and DCI Gene Hunt is determined to keep one family’s protest against the Docklands redevelopment under control. (S) 1.55—4.00am The Heart Guy (S) (HD) Drama +1 Freeview 73 Sky 243 Virgin 226
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Freeview 19 Freesat 157 Sky 111 (Wales 112) Virgin 127/HD 227 BT HD 387 7.10am Last Stop Garage (S) (HD) 8.00 American Pickers (S) (HD) 9.00 Rick Stein’s Spain: Rick travels to Castile (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 American Pickers (S) (HD) 12 noon Storage Hunters (S) (HD) 1.00pm Soapbox Race (S) (HD) 2.00 Top Gear: double bill (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Border Force: America’s Gatekeepers (S) (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Would I Lie to You? With guests Olivia Colman, Aston Merrygold, Jon Richardson and Michaela Strachan. 6.40 Guests include Prue Leith and Big Narstie. 7.20 With Jo Brand, Emma Bunton, Jonnie Peacock and Shaun Williamson. (S) (HD) 8.00 Not Going Out 2/10 Series 7. Lee is invited to a party at a neighbour’s house. 8.40 4/10. Lucy tries to befriend posh new neighbours Toby and Anna. 9.20 3/10. Lucy wants a baby. (S) (HD) 10.00 QI XL Guests include Ross Noble. (S) (HD) 11.00 Hypothetical 2/8 Series 3. (S) (HD)
Freeview 25 Freesat 117 Sky 120 Virgin 118/HD 178 6.00am Great Racehorses (S) (HD) 6.20 Robin of Sherwood (S) 7.20 Tenable (S) (HD) 8.25 The Big Match Revisited (S) (HD) 9.30 New. Racing: the Opening Show: from Ascot (S) (HD) 10.30 New. British Touring Cars (S) (HD) 11.55 River Monsters (S) (HD) 12.30pm LIVE Racing: nine races, six of which take place at Ascot as part of the Shergar Cup team event (S) (HD) 4.30 River Monsters (S) (HD) 5.00 FILM City Slickers II: the Legend of Curly’s Gold ★★ (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 7.15 FILM Police Academy 3: Back in Training ★★ Comedy with Steve Guttenberg. When cutbacks mean the closure of one of the state’s two police academies, both become locked in a battle for survival. (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 9.00 FILM Happy Gilmore ★★ Sports comedy starring Adam Sandler. (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 11.00 FILM RoboCop 5 Satirical sci-fi thriller starring Peter Weller and Nancy Allen. In futuristic Old Detroit a large conglomerate is now responsible for policing the city. When a cop is murdered, his body is transformed into a computerised cyborg. (S) (W) (HD)
Freeview 27 Freesat 119 Sky 131 Virgin 119/HD 179 7.00am Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (S) (HD) 8.50 Be Beautiful: a Kylie Jenner-inspired 1990s look (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 LittleBe (HD) 12 noon Be Beautiful (S) (AD) (HD) 12.10pm Million Dollar Matchmaker (S) (HD) 1.05 The Real Housewives of Atlanta (S) (HD) 2.00 The Real Housewives of Orange County (S) (HD) 3.00 The Only Way Is Essex (S) (HD) 6.00pm The Only Way Is Essex Amy’s book club takes a supernatural turn. (S) (HD) 7.00 Dinner Date Steph from Manchester chooses three blind dates. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Celebrity Dinner Date Love Island’s Marcel Somerville chooses three blind dates based entirely on menus created by five potential partners. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Botched After saving Luci’s life, Paul is given the go-ahead to finally fix her nose. Terry repairs a DJ’s oversized chest. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Ibiza Weekender Jordan tries to win Isobel back — until a guest catches his eye. Chloe and Callum are banned from drinking. (S) (HD) 11.00 David persuades an old flame to visit and Callum proves his feelings for Chloe. (S) (HD)
1.05am Lethal Weapon (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 2.00—3.00am River Monsters (S) (AD) (HD)
12 midnight The Real Housewives of Atlanta (S) (HD) 12.55—1.00am Nightscreen (HD)
12 midnight Live at the Apollo: with Rhod Gilbert and John Bishop (S) (HD) 1.00am Have I Got a Bit More 2019 News for You (S) (HD) 2.10 QI XL (S) (HD) 3.00 Not Going Out (S) (HD) 3.30—4.00am Beat the Internet with John Robins (S) (HD)
ITV4 +1 Freesat 118 Sky 220 Virgin 175
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Dave Ja Vu Freeview 23 Sky 211 (Wales 212) Virgin 131
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Freeview 21 Freesat 129 Sky 141 Virgin 153 9.00am Murder, She Wrote (S) (AD) 6.00pm Murder, She Wrote: four episodes. Series 4. Jessica becomes involved in astronomy and murder 7.00 The sleuth investigates a curse 8.00 A famous playwright proposes to Jessica 9.00 Jessica hears a dying man’s confession (S) (AD) 10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: four episodes. Series 3. A girl with Down’s syndrome becomes pregnant 10.55 A cross-dresser is murdered in a church 11.55 An injured boy is abandoned 12.55am An animal-rights activist is found dead (S)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 9.00pm Tuco clashes with Blondie
Southern Journey (Revisited) 9.00pm Rob Curry and Tim Plester
Freeview 18 Freesat 124 Sky 136 Virgin 147/HD 195 8.55am Food Unwrapped (S) (AD) (HD) 9.30 A Place in the Sun: triple bill (S) (HD) 12.35pm Location, Location, Location: 20 Years and Counting (S) (HD) 1.40 New. Full Bloom: a Baroque-inspired challenge incorporating fresh fruits and vegetables (S) (AD) (HD) 2.40 Come Dine with Me (S) (HD)
Freeview 32 Freesat 132 Sky 150 Virgin 187/HD 150 9.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 9.30 Trucking Hell: triple bill (S) (HD) 12.25pm Police Interceptors (S) (HD) 2.25 FILM Broken Arrow ★★★★ Western (S) (HD) 4.25 FILM The Unforgiven ★★★★ Western starring Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn. A young girl is adopted by a widow in a remote part of Texas, but the Kiowa Indians decide to claim her as their own (S) (HD)
F’view 11 F’sat 147 Sky 122 Virgin 123/HD 156 BT 348/HD 363 6.00am I Am La Scala (S) (HD) 7.00 Son of Cornwall (S) (HD) 9.00 Tarzan: the Man behind the Legend (S) (HD) 10.00 Jerry Lewis: the Man behind the Clown (HD) 11.00 Discovering: Helen Mirren (S) (HD) 12 noon Discovering: Vanessa Redgrave (S) (HD) 1.00pm Discovering: Jason Robards (S) (HD) 2.00 The British Invasion (S) 3.00 Discovering: Little Richard (S) (HD) 3.30 The Doobie Brothers: Let the Music Play (S) (HD) 5.30 The Doobie Brothers — Live from the Beacon Theatre: the American rock band perform at the New York venue (HD)
5.20pm Four in a Bed From B&Bs in Brighton, Gloucestershire, the Isle of Wight and a purpose-built hotel boat on the River Thames. (S) (HD)
8.00 999: on the Front Line
6.50pm Rooster Cogburn ★★★
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Paramedics treat a man who has crashed his pick-up truck into a tree, and another who is having severe chest pains that could be a sign of a heart attack. (S) (HD)
Cogburn teams up with a feisty missionary to bring a ruthless band of outlaws to justice.
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Sarah, 35, has had a headache for four days and is worried that a recurring brain tumour may have returned. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Archie, 11, has tripped and badly cut his lip, while tree surgeon Kevin, 57, has fallen off a stepladder. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.05 Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown With Sarah Millican, Roisin Conaty, Rhod Gilbert and David O’Doherty. (S) (HD) 12.10am Father Ted (S) (AD) 1.10 as 10pm 3.20—3.45am Father Ted (S) (AD) More4 +1 Freeview 86 Freesat 125 Sky 236 Virgin 196
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Freeview 13 Freesat 122 Sky 135 Virgin 106/HD 145 6.00am Lego Masters Australia 7.45 Wipeout USA 8.40 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 11.40 The Big Bang Theory (AD) 5.10pm The Big Bang Theory 8/24 Series 4 The friends camp outside a cinema to get tickets for a new cut of Raiders of the Lost Ark. 5.40 6/24 Series 12. Howard causes trouble by dressing up as Sheldon for Halloween. 6.10 7/24. Bernadette finds the ideal hiding place from her husband and children. (AD) 6.40 FILM Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ★★★ Sequel to the hit comedy, starring Macaulay Culkin and Joe Pesci. After becoming separated from his family en route to a Christmas holiday in Florida, Kevin McCallister finds himself alone in New York, where he is destined to meet two old enemies. (W) 9.00 Celebrity Gogglebox Ep 3 Series 3 Programmes being appraised include Clarkson’s Farm and Snakes on a Plane. (AD) 10.00 Gogglebox Frank opinions of Dynamo: Beyond Belief and Britain’s Got Talent. 11.05 Shows under review include Killing Eve, The Andrew Marr Show and The Yorkshire Vet. 12.05am Viewing Strictly Come Dancing, The X Factor, and Hillary Clinton’s appearance on The One Show. From 2017. (SL) (AD) 1.10 Rick and Morty (AD) 2.35 Celebrity Gogglebox (AD) 3.30 Gogglebox (AD) 4.25 The Big Bang Theory (AD) 4.50—6.00am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
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Freeview 40 Freesat 137 Sky 148 Virgin 192 8.30am The Key of David 9.00 Diagnosis Murder 12 noon Scorpion 2.00pm NCIS 6.00pm NCIS: New Orleans 7.00 Scorpion 9.00 NCIS: triple bill. A covert listening device is found in a pen belonging to the secretary of the navy 10.00 The team investigates the murder of a marine 11.00 A mysterious illness strikes children from military families 12 midnight NCIS 2.00am Scorpion 3.45 Matlock 4.35 JAG 5.20—6.00am Bondi Rescue
8.00pm Classic Albums
Director Stuart Millar (1975, U) (S) (HD)
Jay Z discusses the making of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt. (S) (AD) (HD)
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War, a quiet drifter, a Mexican outlaw and a sadist search for hidden treasure. “Joe”/“Blondie” Tuco Setenza/“Angel Eyes” Northern officer Wallace
Clint Eastwood Eli Wallach Lee Van Cleef Aldo Giuffre Mario Brega
Director Sergio Leone (1966, 18) (S) (HD) 12.40am Idiot TV: double bill (S) (HD) 2.45 Fights, Camera, Action! (S) (AD) (HD) 4.30 Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 4.55—5.00am Entertainment News (S) (HD)
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Freeview 48 Freesat 127 Sky 137 Virgin 143/HD 203 9.00am Find It, Fix It, Flog It: five editions 2.00pm Junior Bake Off: double bill (AD) 4.00 A Place in the Sun: double bill 6.00pm A Place in the Sun Laura Hamilton helps a Gloucestershire couple find a holiday home on Fuerteventura. 7.00 A couple have a budget of £135,000 to relocate from Scotland to Alicante in Spain. 8.00 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds Ep 4. Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer consider ways of renovating homes without compromising on character, focusing on two period properties that needed to be adapted for modern living. (AD) 9.00 Sarah Millican: Home Bird Live The Geordie comedian performs to a home crowd at the Tyne Theatre in Newcastle for a night of banter around the subject of domestic bliss. Sarah is keen to talk about the need to put down roots, having acquired some furry babies in the form of cats. 10.00 Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted 5/6 The chef heads to the Hawaiian island of Maui where he explores the secrets of the local cuisine. He travels along the rough Hana coastline and learns how to hunt deer and spear fish with free diver Kimi Werner. (AD) 11.05 24 Hours in A&E Ep 10. Jenny, 70, arrives in A&E with a suspected stroke. (AD) 12.10am Naked Attraction (AD) 1.15 Gogglebox (AD) 2.20 999: on the Front Line: a woman has stomach pains 3.25—4.40am The Simpsons (AD)
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Freeview 67 Freesat 134 Sky 147 Virgin 197 9.00am Walker, Texas Ranger (HD) 2.00pm Medical Detectives (HD) 4.00 Judge Judy 9.00 Psychic Private Eyes: investigating the death of a man found in a locked car 10.00 Medium: double bill. Allison suspects a woman’s children are responsible for her disappearance, then she awakens five years in the past, where she tries to tell Devalos he is about to convict an innocent man of murder 12 midnight Medium 3.00—6.00am Judge Judy
Documentary retracing the steps of pioneering ethnomusicologists Alan Lomax and Shirley Collins. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.30 BB King: Live in Concert at the Royal Albert Hall A 2011 performance by the blues musician, with guest appearances by Mick Hucknall and Derek Trucks. (HD)
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Freeview 26 Freesat 159 Sky 155 Virgin 129 6.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Warbird Workshop: double bill (S) (HD) 10.00 Full Steam Ahead (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00pm Inside Central Station (HD) 3.00 Great British Railway Journeys (HD) 6.00pm Great British Railway Journeys En route from East Grinstead to Guildford, Michael Portillo takes to the footplate of a locomotive on the Bluebell Railway. 6.30 Michael travels from Woking to Walton-on-Thames. 7.00 On the journey from Hampton Court to Teddington, Michael takes time out to see the world’s longest vine at the Tudor palace. 7.30 Michael’s final leg begins in Egham, Surrey, where he visits a steam fair. (S) (HD) 8.00 Porridge Triple bill. Fletcher helps new inmate Godber to settle in. 8.40 Betting fever sweeps the prison. 9.20 Fletcher and Godber while away a long night together. (S) 10.00 One Hit Wonders at the BBC Compilation of hits by artists that were hardly heard from again. (HD) 11.00 TOTP2 Hits from yesteryear. (S) 12 midnight TOTP2: School Days 1.00—3.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD)
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Freeview 17 Freesat 160 Sky 142 Virgin 128 6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea 7.00 Home Shopping 8.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 11.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 1.00pm A Place in the Sun (HD) 3.00 House Hunters International (HD) 4.00 Helicopter ER (HD) 8.00 Saving Lives at Sea: RNLI volunteers investigate a capsized boat and a mysterious life raft (HD) 9.00 Countryside 999: the Cornish crew helps a man with severe head pain (HD) 10.00 Ambulance (HD) 11.00 Ghost Adventures (HD) 12 midnight The Holzer Files (HD) 1.00am Kindred Spirits (HD) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00—6.00am A Place in the Sun (HD)
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Freeview 31 Freesat 131 Sky 128 Virgin 151 8.00am Entertainment News (HD) 8.10 Police Interceptors (S) (HD) 10.00 Funniest Ever Puppy Party (S) (HD) 11.00 Caught on Camera: Funniest Moments (S) (HD) 1.05pm FILM Failure to Launch ★★ (S) (HD) 3.05 FILM The Angry Birds Movie ★★★ Animated action comedy. Review p33 (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 FILM Gnomeo & Juliet ★★★ Animation (S) (HD) 6.40pm FILM Fool’s Gold ★★ Romantic adventure with Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson. A diver believes he knows the location of treasure. Unfortunately, so does his former mentor and a violent gangster. (S) (HD) 9.00 FILM Enemy of the State ★★★★ Conspiracy thriller starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman and Jon Voight. A lawyer unwittingly becomes the custodian of evidence to a political murder. (S) (HD) 11.40 FILM After Earth ★★ Sci-fi adventure starring Will Smith and son Jaden Smith as father-and-son astronauts. (S) (HD) 1.45am Greatest Ever Celebrity Wind Ups (S) (HD) 2.50 Tattoo Disasters: What Were You Inking? (S) (HD) 3.45—4.00am Entertainment News (HD)
5 Star +1 Freesat 141 Sky 228 Virgin 186
12.15am Madness: before and After (S) (HD) 1.45 One Man’s Madness (S) (HD) 3.25 Video Killed the Radio Star (S) (HD) 3.50 Icon: Music through the Lens (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00—6.00am Battle of the Brass Bands (S) (AD) (HD)
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Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown 11.05pm Jimmy Carr hosts
Freeview (HD only) 55 Freesat 133 Sky 153 Virgin 152 9.00am The Yorkshire Vet (S) 5.00pm Atlantic: a Year in the Wild The trials and tribulations of creatures as they endure the ocean’s winter. 6.00 Spring in the north is short and creatures do not have long to start a family. 7.00 Summer sees the North Atlantic at its warmest, though food is still limited. 8.00 Autumn sees cooling temperatures. (S) 9.00 Paul Merton’s Heroes of Comedy The comedian explores what motivated the world’s greatest comedians. (S) 11.00 Comedy Gold: Britain’s Favourite Entertainers Sue Perkins introduces a selection of comedy performances. (S) 12.30am The Prince, the Duke and the Butler: Shame at the Palace (S) 2.00 Drain the Ocean: Egypt’s Lost Wonders (S) 3.00 Sunken Treasures Revealed: Drain the Ocean (S) 3.50—4.00am Entertainment News
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Freeview 49 (limited) Freesat 142 Sky 157 Virgin 189 6.00am Due South 7.00 Hart to Hart 8.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 1.00pm Castle 6.00 Starsky & Hutch: triple bill. A police officer’s daughter is assaulted 7.00 The duo investigate a woman’s claims that a psychopath is murdering every man she dates 8.00 The duo masquerade as hairdressers to learn the plans of a crook who’s plotting a big robbery 9.00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 1.00am Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) 2.00 The Persuaders! 3.00 Due South 3.45 Starsky & Hutch 5.15—6.00am Crazy like a Fox
Great TV +1 Freesat 143 Sky 257
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Freeview 232 Freesat 201 Sky 504 Virgin 605 Simulcast with BBC News, with news every hour plus: 6.30am Click 7.30 Global Questions 8.30 Media Show 9.30 as 2.30pm 10.30 Travel Show 11.30 Dateline London 12.30pm Click 1.30 Global Questions 2.30 Take Me to the Opera 3.30 Click 4.30 Media Show 6.30 Sportsday 7.30 Film Review 7.45 Sportsday 8.30 Truth about My Conception 9.30 Being Intersex in Russia 10.30 Papers 11.30 Papers 11.45 Film Review 12.30am as 2.30pm 1.30 Travel Show 2.30 Dateline London 3.30 as 9.30pm 4.30 Click 5.30—6.00am as 2.30pm
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BBC News Freeview 231 Freesat 212 Sky 503 Virgin 601 Sky News Freeview 233 Freesat 202 Sky 501 Virgin 603 BT 313
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SATURDAY CHILDREN’S Milkshake! on C5 Full listings for Channel 5 are on p50 5.35am Thomas & Friends 5.45 Paw Patrol 6.00am Mya Go 6.05 Peppa Pig 6.20 Bob the Builder 6.35 Noddy in Toyland 6.45 Shane the Chef 6.55 Fireman Sam 7.10 Ricky Zoom 7.20 Daisy & Ollie 7.30 Peppa Pig 7.35 Pip and Posy 7.40 New series. Odo 7.55 Paddington 8.10 Paw Patrol 8.25 Fireman Sam 8.40 Butterbean’s Café 8.55 New. Brave Bunnies 9.10 Floogals 9.20 The World According to Grandpa 9.35 Little Princess 9.45—10.00am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom
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CBeebies
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Freeview 202 Freesat 608 Sky 608 Virgin 702 6.00am Show Me Show Me 6.20 Love Monster 6.30 Chuggington 6.40 Go Jetters 6.50 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 7.00 Postman Pat: SDS 7.15 Bing 7.35 Hey Duggee 7.50 Go Jetters 8.00 Peter Rabbit 8.15 Octonauts 8.25 Chuggington 8.35 Bitz & Bob 8.50 The Furchester Hotel 9.00 Something Special: We’re All Friends 9.25 Bluey 9.40 Cbeebies The Ugly Duckling 10.15 Biggleton 10.30 Justin’s House 10.55 Andy’s Safari Adventures 11.10 Let’s Go for a Walk 11.25 Waffle the Wonder Dog 11.35 Molly and Mack 11.50 Topsy and Tim 12 noon My World Kitchen 12.15pm JoJo & Gran Gran 12.25 Old Jack’s Boat 12.40 Down on the Farm 1.00 Hey Duggee 1.15 Go Jetters 1.35 Bitz & Bob 1.45 Love Monster 1.55 B.O.T and the Beasties 2.00 Something Special: We’re All Friends 2.20 Maddie, Space and You 2.40 Timmy Time 2.45 Bluey 2.50 Messy Goes to OKIDO 3.05 Molly and Mack 3.20 Waffle the Wonder Dog 3.30 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures 3.45 Garden Tales 3.50 My Very First 4.00 Let’s Go for a Walk 4.15 Magic Hands 4.25 Treasure Champs 4.40 Bluey 4.50 Arthur 5.00 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures 5.15 Molly and Mack 5.30 JoJo & Gran Gran 5.45 Sarah & Duck 5.50 Charlie and Lola 6.05pm Tee and Mo 6.10 Clangers 6.20 In the Night Garden... 6.50—7.00am CBeebies Bedtime Stories
CBBC
201
Freeview 201 Freesat 607 Sky 607 Virgin 701 7.00am Diddy TV 7.10 Danger Mouse 7.35 Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese 7.45 Newsround 7.55 Odd Squad 8.10 Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! 8.35 Danny & Mick 8.45 The Zoo 9.00 Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese 9.25 Ninja Express 9.45 Danger Mouse 10.10 Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire 11.25 Deadly 60 12.20pm Horrible Histories 1.20 Operation Ouch! 2.15 The Dengineers 2.45 Lifebabble 2.50 So Awkward 3.45 Danger Mouse 4.20 Class Dismissed 4.35 Horrible Histories 5.05 OOglies Funsize 5.10 Odd Squad 5.35 Summer Camp Island 6.00pm Little Big Awesome 6.25 Danger Mouse: double bill 6.45 Dragons: Riders of Berk: How to Train Your Dragon spin-off 7.10 She-Ra 7.30—9.00pm FILM Pokémon: the Rise of Darkrai ★★ Animation
CITV
203
Freeview 203 Freesat 602 Sky 612 Virgin 734 6.00am Dino Dana 6.10 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 6.35 Robozuna 7.00 Mighty Mike 7.15 Mr Bean: the Animated Series 7.40 Hotel Transylvania 7.55 How 8.25 Mr Bean: the Animated Series 8.55 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 9.25 Mighty Mike 9.55 Teen Titans Go! 10.25 Mr Magoo 10.55 Buck and Buddy 11.00 Hotel Transylvania 11.30 The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants 12 noon Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 2.25pm Hotel Transylvania 2.55 Teen Titans Go! 3.50 Buck and Buddy 3.55 Mr Magoo 4.30 Mighty Mike 5.00 Mr Bean: the Animated Series 5.30 The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants 6.00 Robozuna 6.25 Mission Employable 6.30 Thunderbirds Are Go 6.55 Mr Magoo 7.05 Buck and Buddy 7.10 Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire 8.25 Drop Dead Weird 8.55—9.00pm Dare Master at Home
FREEVIEW channels continued from overleaf
Rommel: the Soldier, the Son and Hitler 8.30pm
PBS America
84
F’view 84 (1-11pm only) F’sat 155 Sky 174 Virgin 273 8.00am Beautiful Serengeti 8.30 The War 1.00pm Beautiful Serengeti 1.35 Rommel: the Soldier, the Son and Hitler 2.50 Leaders of WWII: the Early Years 4.00 The War 6.15pm The War 3/14. The state of American communities one year after the US became involved in the Second World War. 7.20 4/14. Recalling the American airmen who took on daylight bombing missions over the heart of Hitler’s Germany. 8.30 Rommel: the Soldier, the Son and Hitler A rare insight into the military career and personal life of Erwin Rommel. 9.50 Leaders of WWII: the Early Years Historians and military experts examine the experiences of Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle and Adolf Hitler during the First World War, looking at its impact on their politics. 11.00 The Great War 1/3 Exploring the impact of the First World War on America, telling the story of the conflict through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and US troops. 1.25am Rommel: the Soldier, the Son and Hitler 2.35 Leaders of WWII: the Early Years 3.35— 4.00am Beautiful Serengeti PBS +1 Freeview (HD only) 87
Quest
12
Freeview 12/HD 114 Freesat 172/HD 167 Sky 144 Virgin 169 6.00am Mega Shippers (HD) 7.00 Richard Hammond’s Big (HD) 8.00 Wheeler Dealers (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Find It, Fix It, Flog It (HD) 3.00 Massive Engineering Mistakes (HD) 4.00 Border Control Poland (HD) 5.00 Aussie Gold Hunters (HD) 6.00 Goblin Works Mod Shop (HD) 7.00 Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters: a wartime flag with a medical history (HD) 9.00 New. EFL: opening-round action including Sheffield United v Birmingham City (HD) 11.00 Border Control Poland (HD) 12 midnight Helicopter ER (HD) 1.00am Mega Shippers (HD) 2.00 American Chopper (AD) 3.00 Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (HD) 4.00 Mighty Ships (HD) 5.00—6.00am How It’s Made (HD)
+1 F’view 69 F’sat 168 Sky 244 Virgin 213
HGTV
43
F’view 43 F’sat 166 Sky 158 Virgin 286 7.00am House Hunters International (HD) 8.00 Dream Gardens (HD) 9.00 Escape to the Country (HD) 10.00 Love Your Garden (HD) 11.00 DIY SOS: the Big Build (AD) (HD) 12 noon DIY SOS: Veteran Street (AD) (HD) 1.00pm River Cottage Every Day (HD) 3.00 A Place in the Sun (HD) 4.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away: Lancaster and Marseillan (HD) 5.00 A Place in the Sun (AD) (HD) 8.00 Escape to the Country (HD) 10.00 DIY SOS: the Big Build: the team provides a dedicated dialysis room for a kidney patient (AD) (HD) 11.00 DIY SOS: Veteran Street (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Flip or Flop (HD) 1.00am Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa (HD) 2.00 House Hunters International (HD) 3.00—4.00am New. Beach Hunters (HD)
HGTV +1 Sky 258 Virgin 290
ALL PROGRAMMES ON THE ABOVE CHANNELS ARE REPEATS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
52
Epic Yellowstone 8.00pm
Beverly Hills Cop III 10.00pm
Game of Thrones 9.00pm
Buffalo endure the winter
Axel heads to a theme park
Tyrion attempts to escape
Smithsonian
56
F’view (HD only) 56 F’sat 175 Sky 171 Virgin 276 6.00am Aerial America (HD) 1.00pm Searching for Secrets (HD) 3.00 Inside the Factory: Crisps (HD) 4.00 America’s Mississippi (HD) 6.00pm America’s Mississippi 3/3. The unstoppable force of the Mississippi, as it gathers water from its many tributaries. (HD) 7.00 Yukon’s Wild Grizzlies Filmed over two years in a remote part of the Canada, a young female grizzly grows into adulthood against the backdrop of the vast Yukon tundra. (HD) 8.00 Epic Yellowstone 1/4 Yellowstone’s residents try to survive the harshest of winters as temperatures plummet below zero. 9.00 2/4. How wolves, grizzlies and mountain lions play a role in keeping Yellowstone in balance and must do what it takes to survive. 10.00 3/4. The park faces the dramatic consequences of famine, fire, floods and the big freeze. 11.00 4/4. The Yellowstone River travels a 700-mile journey through a spectacular landscape, revealing grizzlies and bison fording treacherous rapids. (HD) 12 midnight America’s Heartland: Wild Prairie Reborn (HD) 1.00am The Wild Andes: Patagonia Untamed (HD) 2.00 The Wild Andes (HD) 4.00 Crazy Monster Frogs (HD) 5.00—6.00am Dung Dynasty (HD)
Pick
35
Freeview 35 Freesat 144 Sky 159 Virgin 165 6.00am Nothing to Declare 11.00 Stop, Search, Seize (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Police Force: Australia (AD) (HD) 2.00 Air Ambulance ER (HD) 3.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response (AD) 4.00 Neighbourhood Blues (HD) 5.00 Road Wars 7.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response (AD) (HD) 9.00 Britcam: Emergency on Our Streets: Hastings cabbie Leigh embarks on an eventful night shift (AD) 10.00 Countdown to Murder: Jeremy Bamber’s conviction (HD) 11.00 Killer in My Village (HD) 12 midnight The Mark of a Killer (HD) 1.00am Caribbean Cops: the carnival starts in Trinidad (AD) 2.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line 4.00—6.00am Police Force: Australia
Pick +1 Freesat 145 Sky 259
Challenge
47
F’view 47 F’sat 146 Sky 160 Virgin 164 7.00am The Chase 9.00 Wheel of Fortune (AD) 11.30 Family Fortunes 2.00pm Bruce’s Price Is Right (AD) 3.00 Strike It Lucky 5.00 The Chase: four editions of the game show (HD) 9.00 The Chase Celebrity Special: Coronation Street star Antony Cotton, One Show host Alex Jones, writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth and presenter Paul Martin combine their talents in a bid to win big money for charity. Presented by Bradley Walsh (HD) 10.00 The Chase: can today’s four contestants outwit and outrun ruthless quiz genius, the Chaser? (AD) 11.00 Bullseye: ten editions 4.00—6.00am The Chase
Sky 1 Sky 106 Virgin 110/HD 109 BT 340/HD 355 6.00am Monkey Business (S) (AD) 7.30 Modern Family (S) (HD) 8.30 Supergirl (S) (HD) 9.30 The Flash (S) (HD) 10.30 Soccer AM (HD) 12 noon Premier League’s Greatest Moments (S) (HD) 2.00pm The Simpsons (S) (HD) 3.00 Soccer Saturday (HD) 5.00 The Simpsons: double bill (S) (HD) 5.55pm The Simpsons Sideshow Bob is released from prison and is intent on taking revenge on Bart. (S) (HD) 6.20 When Bart meets the Rev Lovejoy’s rebellious daughter Jessica, it’s love at first sight. (S) (HD) 6.45 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Southern Brave v Northern Superchargers, a men’s match from the Ageas Bowl, Southampton (starts 7.00). (HD) 10.00 Beverly Hills Cop III ★★ Action comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold. When his boss is murdered, Detroit cop Axel Foley tracks down the suspects to a California theme park called Wonder World. With old friend Billy Rosewood, Foley sets out to crack the case. (S) (W) (HD) 12 midnight S.W.A.T. (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00am The Force: North East (HD) 2.00 Road Wars (S) 3.00 Brit Cops: Frontline Crime UK (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00—6.00am Send in the Dogs (S) Sky 1 +1 Sky 206
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Sky Replay Sky 145 Virgin 160 7.00am New series. Dragons: Rescue Riders (HD) 9.05 Four Weddings (S) (AD) 10.00 Most Haunted (S) 3.00pm Stargate Atlantis: five episodes (S) (HD) 8.00 MacGyver: while on an important mission to hunt down a Codex lead, Angus and the team discover Murdoc has been recording them for months (S) (HD) 9.00 Manifest: Ben and Saanvi join forces with Vance in his newest venture to understand Flight 828 (HD) 10.00 Prodigal Son: Malcolm throws himself into a new case involving a killer whose crimes are escalating (HD) 11.00 S.W.A.T. (S) (HD) 12 midnight A League of Their Own: four editions (S) (AD) 3.50am Four Weddings (S) (AD) 4.45—6.00am Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh (HD)
Syfy Sky 152 Virgin 138/HD 137 BT 346/HD 361 6.00am FILM Miami Magma ★★ 8.00 Home Shopping 11.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation 4.00pm Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files 5.00 FILM Collision Earth ★★ Sci-fi disaster movie starring Eric Roberts 7.00 Mythica: a Quest for Heroes: fantasy adventure starring Melanie Stone 9.00 FILM 2021: War of the Worlds ★ 11.00 FILM At First Light ★★★ Sci-fi thriller staring Stefanie Scott. Alex develops superpowers after being exposed to a UFO and finds herself wanted by the authorities
Sky Atlantic Sky 108 BT 342/HD 357 6.00am Fish Town: four episodes (S) 10.00 Dexter (S) 3.30pm The Sopranos: double bill (S) 5.40pm The Sopranos 3/13 Series 1. Carmela receives news about one of Tony’s past relationships, while Junior’s retaliation takes a deadly turn. 6.45 4/13. Uncle Junior seeks revenge on Brendan, while Tony has Dr Melfi followed. 7.50 5/13. Carmela and Father Phil share an intimate moment, while Tony spies an old acquaintance at a petrol station. (S) 9.00 Game of Thrones 6/10 Series 1. Ned is reinstated by Robert and hears rumours that associates of the Lannisters have begun stirring up trouble. 10.10 7/10. House Lannister prepares for conflict, Ned confronts Cersei about Jon Arryn’s death, and Khal Drogo vows revenge on the Seven Kingdoms. 11.20 8/10. Battle commences as the Lannisters launch their bid for the throne. Robb rounds up his allies, Tyrion forms an unlikely alliance and a sinister new enemy emerges at Castle Black. (S) (AD) 12.30am Game of Thrones: double bill (S) (AD) 2.50 Californication: two episodes (S) 4.00—6.00am Urban Secrets: double bill (S) (HD) Sky Atlantic +1 Sky 208
W Sky 109 (Wales 110) Virgin 125/HD 211 BT 311/HD 383 6.10am The Bill (S) 11.00 Tipping Point (HD) 4.00pm Property Brothers at Home (HD) 6.00 Outnumbered: triple bill. Ben stays at an adventure camp 6.40 Ben has an eventful school parents’ evening 7.20 Ben is set on entering a school talent competition (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Gavin & Stacey: triple bill. Pam and Mick host a beer and curry night 8.40 Smithy worries about seeing Nessa again 9.20 Pete and Dawn renew their wedding vows (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Louis Theroux: Dark States — Murder in Milwaukee: crime in the city (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas (S) (AD) 12 midnight One Born: What Happened Next? (S) (HD) 1.00— 3.00am Disaster DIY (S) (HD)
W +1 Sky 209 (Wales 210) Virgin 190
Comedy Central Sky 112 (Wales 113) Virgin 181/HD 132 BT 307/344/HD 370/359
1.00am Fringe 3.00 Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files 4.00—6.00am FILM The 12 Disasters of Christmas ★★
8.00am Friends (S) (AD) (HD) 1.35pm FILM Zookeeper ★★ (HD) 3.35 FILM Ace Ventura: Pet Detective ★★★★ (S) (HD) 5.15 FILM Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls ★★ Comedy starring Jim Carrey (S) (HD) 7.00 FILM Wild Wild West ★★ Western adventure based on the 1960s TV series, starring Will Smith (HD) 9.00 FILM Welcome to the Jungle ★★★ Action comedy starring Dwayne Johnson (HD) 11.00 FILM Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies ★★★ (S) (HD) 12.50am FILM Final Destination 2 ★★★ Supernatural horror sequel starring Ali Larter (HD) 2.40 South Park (S) (HD) 4.15—5.00am Everybody Loves Raymond (S)
Syfy +1 Sky 252 Virgin 229
+1 Sky 212 (Wales 213) Virgin 133
Key (S) Subtitles (SL) Signing (AD) Audio description (HD) High definition (W) Widescreen
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
& cable
Sandylands 9.00pm Emily returns to her home town
Gold
Sky Crime Sky 121 Virgin 136/HD 135 BT 347/HD 362 6.00am Road Wars (S) (HD) 7.00 Highway Patrol (S) (HD) 11.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Caught on Dashcam (HD) 3.00 How I Caught the Killer (S) (HD) 5.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) (HD) 6.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers: double bill. The crimes of double killer Christopher Halliwell, then the case of Scottish serial killer Peter Tobin (S) (HD) 8.00 Killer in My Village: a violent husband from Middlesbrough whose outbursts ended in murder (S) (HD) 9.00 The Widower: double bill. Further details emerge about Thomas Randolph and his dead wives, then Thomas Randolph’s trial creates shockwaves (S) 12.05am Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) (HD) 4.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (S) (AD) 5.00—6.00am Motorway Patrol (S) (AD)
Sky Crime +1 Sky 221 Virgin 207
Sky Comedy Sky 113 (Wales 114) Virgin 122/HD 121 BT 345/HD 360 8.00am Everybody Hates Chris (HD) 10.00 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 1.00pm Sex and the City (S) (HD) 4.00 Will & Grace (HD) 6.00 Will & Grace: six further episodes. Will introduces his new boyfriend to Grace 6.30 Will delves into his father’s love life and finds more than he bargained for 7.00 Jack works on his graduation speech 7.30 Part one of two. Karen heads to Las Vegas to marry Lyle 8.00 Jack receives an offer from Jennifer Lopez 8.30 Grace takes out her frustrations on Will (HD) 9.00 Ricky Gervais: Politics: a show from 2004 (HD) 10.15 Hello Ladies: the Movie: feature-length special, starring Stephen Merchant (S) (HD) 11.50 Girls (S) (AD) (HD) 12.30am Girls (S) (AD) (HD) 2.50 Ballers (HD) 4.00— 5.00am Everybody Hates Chris (HD)
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
Father Brown 8.05pm
Blue Bloods 7.00pm Erin
Sid is stopped by the priest
finds herself held at gunpoint
Alibi Sky 132 Virgin 126/HD 212 BT 312/HD 382 7.10am Murdoch Mysteries (S) (HD) 10.00 Hudson & Rex (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Father Brown (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00pm Miss Marple (S) (AD) 4.00 The Coroner (S) (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Inspector Alleyn Mysteries 3/6 Series 1. A cabinet minister begins receiving death threats and later dies in suspicious circumstances while being operated on at a nursing home. (S) 8.05 Father Brown 4/10 Series 2. A convicted killer is given a temporary reprieve and begs Father Brown to help prove her innocence, but he only has three days in which to do it. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.05 5/10. The disappearance of an old friend leads Father Brown and Sid to find the mythical Lannington Rosary. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.05 The Coroner 9/10 Series 2 Lighthaven’s Pirate Festival provides the perfect cover for a robbery and Jane tries to discover why a faceless man has washed up on the beach. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 10/10. Jane is reconnected with an old school friend when she tries to find out who left a girl to die after a car crash. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.05am Murdoch Mysteries (S) (HD) 1.05 Reef Break (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00—4.00am Rush (S) (HD) Alibi +1 Sky 232 Virgin 191
Discovery Sky 125 Virgin 250 BT 322/HD 376 6.00am Alaska: Homestead Rescue (S) (HD) 12 noon New. Extreme RVs: six editions (HD) 6.00pm Deadliest Catch Life aboard ship in the Alaskan crabfishing fleet, following crews as they risk harsh conditions. (HD) 7.00 Gold Divers Shawn weighs gold from the Myrtle Irene’s first run of the season. Zeke’s brother returns to diving. (HD) 8.00 Gold Rush: Winter’s Fortune Tony Beets gambles millions to overhaul his operation. Rick Ness needs a wash plant that matches his ambitions, while Dave Turin hunts for new ground. (HD) 9.00 Outback Truckers Water drillers Danyelle and Anthony have a damaged rod that could potentially put them behind schedule. (HD) 10.00 New. How the Universe Works Our galaxy is full of stars poised to explode into supernovas, an event that could destroy all life on Earth. Experts hunt for the next deadly supernova. (S) (HD) 11.00 Ghosts of Stonehenge An insight into how recent discoveries have shed light on how ancient “magic”, unusual rituals and brutal murder could have contributed to the construction of Stonehenge. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Expedition Bigfoot: six editions (S) (HD) 5.30—6.00am How Do They Do It? (S) (HD) Discovery +1 Sky 225 Virgin 258
Sky Witness Sky 107 Virgin 112/HD 111 BT 341/HD 356 6.00am UK Border Force (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Border Patrol (S) 9.00 The Real A&E (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Paramedics Australia (HD) 11.00 999 Frontline (S) 12 noon Air Ambulance ER (S) (HD) 1.00pm Stop, Search, Seize (S) (HD) 2.00 Nothing to Declare (S) (AD) 7.00pm Blue Bloods 3/22 Series 4. Danny becomes the lead hostage negotiator when a suspect holds Erin’s courtroom at gunpoint. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 4/22. Danny and Baez investigate when a teenage girl dies after being hit by a train. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 The Equalizer 1/10. Former CIA operative Robyn McCall springs into action when a teenager becomes embroiled in a dangerous situation. (S) (HD) 10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 10/16 Series 22 A girl goes missing near a building that houses sex offenders. (S) (HD) 11.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime 2/8. Bell and Stabler investigate the theft of Covid-19 vaccines being distributed to corrupt doctors. (S) (HD) 12 midnight Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (S) (HD) 2.00am Blue Bloods (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00—6.00am Nothing to Declare (S) Sky Witness +1 Sky 207 Virgin 180
Discovery History Sky 177 Virgin 257 6.00am How the Universe Works 9.00 Expedition Unknown (S) 12 noon Reign of the Dinosaurs (S) 3.00pm Greatest Events of World War II: three editions (S) 6.00pm How the Universe Works Exploring the 300 moons within the solar system. (S) 7.00 A speculative investigation into the phenomena known as supernovas and what they reveal about the origins of life. (S) 8.00 Sinkholes: Swallowed Alive The facts about the natural phenomena, which have made headlines as massive sinkholes have swallowed cars, buildings and, in one case, almost buried a woman alive. (S) 9.00 Megastorm: World’s Biggest Typhoon A detailed analysis of the powerful and destructive typhoon Haiyann, which struck the Philippines in November 2013. Featuring human stories and dramatic footage. 10.00 Curiosity: Sun Storm How storms on the surface of the sun wreak havoc on Earth, disrupting satellite instruments and electricity grids. 11.00 SAS: Who Dares Wins Ex-special forces soldiers re-create the SAS selection process for 30 civilian men. 12 midnight SAS: Who Dares Wins: two more editions 2.00—6.00am Expedition Unknown (S) Discovery History +1 Sky 277 Virgin 261
I Am Alfred Hitchcock 9.00pm The director’s life
Sky Documentaries Sky 114 (Wales 115) Virgin HD 277 BT 353/HD 368 6.00am Discovering: Cary Grant (S) (AD) 7.00 Discovering: Robert Mitchum (S) (AD) 8.00 First Ladies (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 FILM Won’t You Be My Neighbor? ★★★★ (S) (W) 11.50 My Icon: Spencer Fearon (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Children of Shanghai (S) 1.15pm Clint Eastwood: a Life in Film 3.00 FILM The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? ★★★★ Documentary (W) 5.10pm The Donut King A look at the life of Ted Ngoy, a Cambodian refugee-turnedmillionaire donut tycoon. (S) (AD) 7.10 Showbiz Kids The impact of working as a child actor, with insight from Evan Rachel Wood, Jada Pinkett Smith and others. 9.00 I Am Alfred Hitchcock Interviews and archival footage weave together to tell the story of the Master of Suspense, one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. (S) (AD) 10.50 4 Little Girls ★★★★ Directed by Spike Lee, this film looks at the Ku Klux Klan-sanctioned church bombing that killed four young black girls in Alabama in 1963. Review p33. (AD) 12.50am Twist of Faith 2.40 War Dog: a Soldier’s Best Friend (S) (AD) 4.00—6.00am All or Nothing: Cardinals: double bill (S) (AD)
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Nat Geographic
Africa’s Hunters 9.00pm
Wild dog pups look for prey
Sky Nature Sky 124 Virgin HD 279 BT 335/HD 372 6.00am Secrets of Wild Australia (S) (AD) 10.00 Rewilding (S) 1.00pm David Attenborough’s Global Adventure: the Rise 2.00 Reef Wrecks: four editions (S) 6.00pm Reef Wrecks The history of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is explored. (S) 7.00 Pridelands: Wilderness Reborn Following a family as they leave their life behind and set out to re-habilitate a South African private hunting ranch. (S) 8.00 Africa’s Claws and Jaws Snakes, spiders and scorpions are the kind of creepy crawlies many fear most. In Africa, these species are refined predators. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Africa’s Hunters One-year-old wild dog pups learn to hunt as a pack in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley. (S) (HD) 10.00 David Attenborough’s Global Adventure: the Rise Further footage of David Attenborough’s wildlife adventures. 11.00 Over Australia 2/2 Aerial footage of Australia’s Great Dividing Range. (S) (HD) 12 midnight The Big Dry (S) 1.00am Big Beasts: Last of the Giants (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Africa’s Claws and Jaws (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Africa’s Hunters (S) (HD) 4.00— 6.00am Seasons of the Wild
Eden
Sky 129 Virgin 266/HD 268 BT 352/HD 367
Sky 166 Virgin 245/HD 247 BT 315/HD 389
8.00am To Catch a Smuggler: JFK Airport (HD) 10.00 Ultimate Airport Dubai (S) (HD) 2.00pm To Catch a Smuggler: JFK Airport (HD) 3.00 To Catch a Smuggler (S) (HD) 5.00 Air Crash Investigation: Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509’s accident near Stansted in 1999 (S) (AD) (HD) 6.00 Inside Turkish Airlines (HD) 7.00 Airport Security: Rome: four editions. At Italy’s busiest airport, police seize bundles of drug money 8.00 Police seize cocaine sewn into a shirt and hidden in a shoe 9.00 Border police stop a father and son travelling with fake passports 10.00 Officers seize cocaine soaked in pyjamas and hidden in a stuffed animal (S) (HD) 11.00 To Catch a Smuggler (S) (HD) 2.00—5.00am Ultimate Airport Dubai (S) (HD)
9.00am David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities (AD) (HD) 11.00 as 10pm 12 noon Attenborough’s Fabulous Frogs (AD) (HD) 1.00pm as 6pm 2.00 The Octopus in My House (HD) 3.00 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities (AD) (HD) 4.00 Attenborough’s Birds of Paradise (AD) (HD) 5.00 Attenborough’s Fabulous Frogs (AD) (HD) 6.00 China’s Ten Deadliest Snakes with Nigel Marven (HD) 7.00 The Octopus in My House (HD) 8.00 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities (AD) (HD) 10.00 Attenborough’s Birds of Paradise (AD) (HD) 11.00 Attenborough’s Fabulous Frogs (AD) (HD) 12 midnight as 6pm 1.00am as 7pm 2.00 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities (AD) (HD) 3.50 as 10pm 4.40 Rhino Orphanage (HD) 5.30—6.00am Collar of Duty (HD)
Nat Geo +1 Sky 229 Virgin 267
Eden +1 Sky 266 Virgin 246
Sky History
Saturday Television
Sky 110 (Wales 111) Virgin 124 BT 310/343/HD 358/392 7.10am Fresh Fields (S) 7.45 The Interviews (S) (HD) 8.40 Citizen Khan (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 The Vicar of Dibley (S) (AD) 4.00pm Vicar of Dibley: inside Out (S) (HD) 6.00pm The Vicar of Dibley Geraldine’s hopes of romance are fuelled by a visit from David’s handsome brother. 7.00 Alice and Hugo’s baby is christened amid chaos, and David asks Geraldine to marry him. 8.00 A summer water shortage hits the locals, especially Alice, whose lack of clean clothes forces her to wear a Wonder Woman outfit instead. (S) (AD) 9.00 Sandylands Free-spirited Emily makes a trip to her home town after her father goes missing. 9.40 Emily becomes her father’s unwilling partner-in-crime. 10.20 Les plots his escape from Sandylands. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys Agnes worries about Dermot’s choice of best man for the wedding. 11.40 Agnes tries to gatecrash Maria’s hen party. 12.20am Dermot gets cold feet in the run-up to his wedding. (S) (HD) 1.00 as 8pm 2.00—4.00am Sandylands (S) (AD) (HD) Gold +1 Sky 210 (Wales 211) Virgin 194
SATURDAY 7 AUGUST
Animal Planet
Sky 123 Virgin 270 BT 354/HD 369
Sky 162 (NI 178) Virgin 251 BT 325/HD 378
6.00am Counting Cars (HD) 9.45 Vintage Tech Hunters (HD) 10.15 Endurance: the Hunt for Shackleton’s Ice Ship (HD) 12.15pm Phantom Signals (HD) 6.00 Curse of the Lost Amazon Gold: Paul and Bobby take Sandy to retrace the footsteps of her missing brother (HD) 7.00 America’s Top Dog: six winning K9s and one champion underdog battle it out for $25,000 (HD) 8.30 Pawn Stars: a rare Nepalese Bira gun from the late 1800s arrives in the shop (HD) 9.00 Blood and Glory: the Civil War in Colour: exploring America’s Civil War, using black and white photographs painstakingly colourised to illustrate the conflict in detail (HD) 11.00 Warrior’s Way (HD) 12 midnight— 6.00am Phantom Signals (HD)
8.00am How Do Animals Do That (HD) 9.00 The Zoo: San Diego (S) (HD) 10.00 Evan Goes Wild (S) (HD) 11.00 Saved by the Barn (S) (HD) 12 noon Meet the Orangutans (S) (HD) 3.00pm Pit Bulls and Parolees (S) (HD) 5.00 Nature’s Strangest Mysteries: Solved (S) (HD) 6.00 My Cat from Hell (S) (HD) 8.00 Edge of Alaska: Neil is on the brink of reopening the Motherlode mine for tourism (S) (HD) 9.00 The Zoo: San Diego (S) (HD) 10.00 Animal Cops Houston (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Vet Gone Wild (S) (HD) 1.00am Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet (S) (HD) 2.00 Saved by the Barn (S) (HD) 3.00 How Do Animals Do That (HD) 3.50 The Zoo: San Diego (S) (HD) 4.40—5.50am How Do Animals Do That (HD)
Sky History +1 Sky 223 Virgin 271
Animal Planet +1 Sky 262 (NI 278) Virgin 259
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SATURDAY Films & Sport FREEVIEW
Television Saturday
Film4
Sky Premiere 14
F’view 14 F’sat 300 Sky 313 Virgin 428/HD 429 11.00am The Rugrats Movie ★★★ Terrific cartoon adventure in which the toddlers help Tommy return his brother to the hospital. EG Daily (1998, U) (S) 12.40pm Megamind ★★★★ Clever animated comedy that sees a supervillain create a new superhero in order to have a worthy adversary. Review p33. Will Ferrell (2010, PG) (S) (AD) 2.30 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad ★★★ The adventurer goes in search of golden treasure in this fantasy with magnificent special effects. John Phillip Law (1973, U) (S) 4.35 Eddie the Eagle 5 Taron Egerton stars as British skijumping underdog Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards in this crowd-pleasing truestory drama. Hugh Jackman (2016, PG) (S) (AD)
6.40pm The Day after Tomorrow ★★★★ Jaw-dropping disaster movie about a new ice age, in which climatologist Dennis Quaid tries to save his son from a frozen Manhattan. (2004, 12) (S) (AD) 9.00 Jason Bourne ★★★★ Matt Damon’s spy is back with a vengeance in this exciting thriller. Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander (2016, 12) (S) (AD)
11.25 Return of the Living Dead ★★★ Enjoyable horror comedy that’s a semi-sequel of sorts to the 1968 cult classic Night of the Living Dead. Clu Gulager (1984, 18) (S) 1.15—3.55am Racer and the Jailbird ★★★ Brussels-set drama about a charming bank robber. Matthias Schoenaerts, Adèle Exarchopoulos (2017, 15)
+1 F’view 46 F’sat 301 Sky 314 Virgin 430
Talking Pictures TV
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Freeview 81 Freesat 306 Sky 328 Virgin 445 6.00am Department Store ★★★ Comedy drama. Jack Melford, Sebastian Shaw (1935) 7.30 Phantom from Space ★ Sci-fi. Ted Cooper, Rudoph Anders, Noreen Nash (1953, U) (S) 9.00 Saturday Morning Pictures A selection of vintage cartoons and serials, plus 1932 comedy County Hospital and 1956 sci-fi drama Supersonic Saucer. 12 noon Lifeboat ★★★★ Tense war drama in which a group of survivors from a torpedoed ship take a German U-boat captain on board their lifeboat. Review p33. Tallulah Bankhead (1944, PG) (S) 2.00pm The Saint: Vendetta for the Saint 4.00 Hog Wild (S) 4.25 Saps at Sea ★★ Not one of Laurel and Hardy’s better efforts, this comedy sees the boys trying to escape the rat race with a boat trip. (1940, U) (S) 5.35 Busy Bodies (S) 6.00pm Scotland Yard British 1960s TV crime drama. 6.35 The Chain ★★ Despite a classy cast, this Jack Rosenthalscripted comedy about a housing chain fails to raise enough titters. Herbert Norville, Denis Lawson, Rita Wolf (1984, PG)
8.30 Scales of Justice British TV crime drama. 9.00 Black Sunday ★★★★ Nail-biting John Frankenheimer crime thriller in which the terrorist group “Black September” attempts to cause a massacre at the American Super Bowl. Robert Shaw (1976, 15) (S) 11.50 The Boston Strangler ★★★★ Intriguing, documentarystyle drama about serial killer Albert DeSalvo. Tony Curtis (1968, 18) 2.10am The Beauty Jungle ★★ Bustling, wholly predictable beauty contest drama starring Janette Scott. Ian Hendry (1964) 4.25 Vengeance 5.00—6.00am The Detectives
Films for streaming p42 The best of Netflix, Amazon, Sky
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The Man with Two Brains 5 11.50pm TCM Neuroscientist Steve Martin rushes into marriage with gold-digger Kathleen Turner, then finds himself falling for a disembodied brain Great Movies
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Freeview 33 Freesat 302 Sky 321 Virgin 425 9.10am Driven Underground ★★ Crime drama. Kristy Swanson (2015) 11.15 Justice Unleashed ★★ Thriller. Emily Rose, Emily Tennant (2017) 1.10pm Willed to Kill ★★ Familiar crime thriller. Sarah Jane Morris (2012) 3.05 The Net ★★ Lonely computer hacker Sandra Bullock uncovers a criminal conspiracy in this implausible cyber thriller. (1995, 12) 5.20 I Spy ★★ Spy action comedy with Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson searching for an invisible plane. (2002, 12) 7.15pm Naked Gun 331/3: the Final Insult ★★★★ Bungling detective Leslie Nielsen returns for a third hilarious spoof adventure. Review p33. Priscilla Presley (1994, 12) 9.00 In the Line of Fire ★★★★ An ageing Secret Service agent is taunted by a would-be assassin in this slick thriller. Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo (1993, 15)
11.40 Get Carter ★★ Glossy American remake of the classic 1971 crime thriller, starring Sylvester Stallone as the gangster with a score to settle, and featuring a cameo from Michael Caine. (2000, 15) 1.50am Vincent N Roxxy ★★ A troubled pair fall in love and go on the run from villains in the Louisiana badlands in this derivative, violent thriller. Emile Hirsch, Zoë Kravitz (2016, 15) 3.55—5.50am A Trusted Man ★★ Routine thriller. Charisma Carpenter (2011) +1 F’view 60 (limited 10pm-5am) Sky 322
Great Movies Action
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F’view 41 (limited) F’sat 305 Sky 323 Virgin 426 6.00am Massacre Canyon ★★ Western. Phil Carey (1954, U) 7.20 The Gun That Won the West ★★ Western. Dennis Morgan (1955, U) 8.50 Dynamite Joe ★★ Western. (1967) 10.55 Indian Uprising ★ Western. (1951, U) 12.35pm Battle of Rogue River ★★★ Western. (1954, U) 2.05 Ambush at Tomahawk Gap ★★ Adventure. John Hodiak (1953) 3.40 Three Hours to Kill ★★ Western. Dana Andrews (1954) 5.20 The Nevadan ★★ Western. (1950, U) 7.05pm Bandidos ★★★ Solid spaghetti western. Enrico Maria Salerno (1967) 9.00 The Virginian ★★★ Enjoyable update of the classic western. Trace Adkins (2014, 12) 10.55 Buffalo Bill, Hero of the West ★★ Early spaghetti western in which Gordon Scott is sent to stop a gang from selling guns. (1963, U) 12.45am Durango Is Coming, Pay or Die ★★ Spaghetti western. Brad Harris (1971) 2.35—4.00am Hijacked ★★ Action thriller. Denise Richards (2017, 15) +1 Sky 324
Great Movies Classic
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F’view 51 (limited) F’sat 303 Sky 319 Virgin 424 6.00am A Likely Story ★★ Comedy. Barbara Hale, Bill Williams (1947) 7.45 Loss of Innocence ★★★ Romantic drama. Kenneth More (1961, PG) 9.45 We’ll Meet Again ★★★ Musical. Vera Lynn (1942, U) 11.25 Idol on Parade ★★ Musical comedy. Anthony Newley (1959, PG) 1.05pm You Must Be Joking! ★★ Farce. Michael Callan (1965, U) 3.10 Watch It, Sailor! ★★ Comedy. Dennis Price, Liz Fraser (1961, U) 4.55 Neighbors ★★★ Fascinating if not entirely satisfying comedy. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd (1981, 15) 6.50pm Roxanne ★★★★ Charming and very funny romantic comedy that updates the story of Cyrano de Bergerac to present-day small-town America. Steve Martin (1987, PG) 9.00 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery ★★★★ Mike Myers’s Swinging Sixties spy spoof is a fast, furious and fabulously funny ride. (1997, 15) 11.00 Stir Crazy ★★★ Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor are wrongly convicted in this often hilarious prison movie. (1980, 15) 1.15am Awakenings ★★★★ Moving biographical drama. Robert De Niro, Robin Williams (1990, 15) 3.30 Hell Squad ★★ Low-budget, flatly acted Second World War drama. Wally Campo (1958) 4.35—6.00am Tomorrow We Live ★★★ Action-packed wartime spy melodrama. John Clements (1942, U) +1 F’view 62 (limited 10pm-5am) F’sat 304 Sky 320
Horror Channel
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Freeview 68 Freesat 138 Sky 317 Virgin 149 8.00am Killer Bees ★ Action horror. C Thomas Howell (2002) 10.00 Space 1999: five back-to-back episodes of the TV sci-fi adventure 3.00pm Sinbad and the War of the Furies ★★ Action adventure. John Hennigan (2016, 12) 4.50 Journey to the Centre of the Earth ★★ Fantasy adventure. Greg Evigan (2008) 6.45pm Witchville ★★ Poor sword fights and confusing mythology mar this occasionally engaging medieval romp. (2010) 8.30 Tales from the Darkside TV horror anthology series. 9.00 The Prince ★★ Jason Patric goes on the rampage after his daughter is kidnapped in this Taken knock-off. Bruce Willis, John Cusack (2014, 15) 10.50 The Ascent ★★ A weird concept — soldiers trapped on a never-ending staircase — gets the shoot-’em-up treatment. (2019, 15) 12.50am Discarnate ★★ Horror thriller. Thomas Kretschmann (2018, 18) 2.35—4.20am Knuckleball ★★★ Horror thriller. Michael Ironside (2018, 15)
i Premiere Star Ratings 5 Outstanding ★★★★ Very good ★★★ Worth watching ★★ Could be worse ★ Poor
Sky Road
Movies
Sky 301 Virgin 401 BT 501/HD 515 6.15am As 9.05pm 8.30 As 5.30pm 10.00 As 7pm 12.05pm Great White ★★ Thriller. Katrina Bowden (2021, 15) 1.50 As 11.20pm 3.45 Summerland ★★★ War drama. Gemma Arterton (2020, 12) 5.30 i Two by Two: Overboard! ★★ Animated comedy adventure. Max Carolan (2020, U)
Sky 302 Virgin 402 BT 502/HD 516 6.25am The Hangover Part III As 6.15pm 8.20 Infamous As 8pm 10.15 As 9.55pm 12.15pm Waves As 11.55pm 2.45 Turbo ★★★★ Adventure. Ryan Reynolds (2013, U) 4.35 EuroTrip ★★★ Generally funny but extremely rude teen road movie. Scott Mechlowicz (2004, 15)
7.00pm The Dry ★★★ Compelling outback crime drama about a detective drawn back to a decades-old mystery. Eric Bana (2020) 9.05 Knives Out ★★★★ Bold and entertaining whodunnit following Daniel Craig’s “gentleman detective”. (2019, 12) 11.20 The Violent Heart ★★ Well-cast drama that attempts to fuse romance, social commentary and an unsolved murder. (2020)
6.15pm The Hangover Part III ★★ The boys end up back in Vegas for the final instalment of the comedy series. Bradley Cooper (2013, 15) 8.00 Infamous ★★ Lacklustre crime drama about a thief who broadcasts her crimes via social media. Bella Thorne, Jake Manley (2020, 15) 9.55 Come as You Are ★★★★ A group of friends with disabilities head to a specialised brothel in Montreal. Grant Rosenmeyer (2019, 15)
1.15am The Tenant ★★ Nicely shot but rather shallow Indian drama. (2021) 3.15 Last Call ★★ Gorgeously shot drama. Rhys Ifans (2020) 5.10 Summerland As 3.45pm
11.55pm Waves ★★★★ Sensitive and immersive drama about a black teenage wrestler whose world begins to collapse. Taylor Russell (2019, 15) 2.25am EuroTrip As 4.35pm 4.10 Turbo As 2.45pm
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Hits
Sky Greats
Sky 303 Virgin 403 BT 503/HD 517 6.40am baby done ★★★★ Comedy. (2020, 15) 8.15 As 6.20pm 9.50 As 8pm 11.50 Doctor Sleep ★★★★ Horror. Ewan McGregor (2019, 15) 2.25pm As 10pm 4.30 Birds of Prey: and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn ★★★★ Adventure. (2020, 15)
Sky 304 Virgin 404 BT 504/HD 518 6.00am That Touch of Mink ★★★ Romantic comedy. Cary Grant (1962, U) 7.55 The Warriors ★★★★ Action. Michael Beck (1979, 15) 9.35 As 5.45pm 11.35 As 7.45pm 2.00pm The Italian Job ★★★ Comedy caper. Michael Caine (1969, PG) 3.45 Twister ★★★ Adventure. Bill Paxton (1996, PG)
6.20pm Bill & Ted Face the Music ★★ Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter return as the birdbrained heavy metal fans. (2020, PG) 8.00 Kick-Ass ★★★★ Refreshing action comedy about a nerd who reinvents himself as a superhero. Nicolas Cage (2009, 15) 10.00 Anna ★★ A starry cast salvages this familiar assassin thriller from Leon director Luc Besson. Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren (2019, 15)
5.45pm Alien 5 A creature hunts the crew of a spaceship in this harrowing, influential sci-fi horror. Sigourney Weaver (1979/2003, 15) 7.45 Man of Steel ★★★ Action-packed fantasy which sees Superman battling to defend his adopted planet. Henry Cavill (2013, 12) 10.10 Midnight Express 5 Superbly staged drama about an American student’s time in a Turkish jail. Brad Davis, Randy Quaid (1978, 18)
12.10am Rambo: Last Blood ★ Bloodthirsty action thriller. Sylvester Stallone (2019, 18) 1.45 Birds of Prey: and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn As 4.30pm 3.45 Doctor Sleep As 11.50am
12.15am Flatliners ★★★ Flashy supernatural thriller. Kiefer Sutherland (1990, 15) 2.15 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile ★★ Crime drama. Zac Efron (2019, 15) 4.15 That Touch of Mink As 6am
Sky Action
Sky Comedy
Sky 307 Virgin 407 BT 507/HD 521 6.00am As 6.30pm 7.55 As 8.30pm 9.45 Lone Survivor ★★★ Thriller. Mark Wahlberg (2013, 15) 11.50 Le Mans ’66 ★★★★ Drama. (2019, 12) 2.25pm Spider-Man ★★★★ Exciting, smart and funny fantasy. Tobey Maguire (2002, 12) 4.30 The Three Musketeers ★★★ Adventure. (2011, 12)
Sky 308 Virgin 408 BT 508/HD 522 7.00am As 5.50pm 8.50 As 7.40pm 10.35 As 9.30pm 12.40pm The Bounty Hunter ★★ Romantic action comedy. Gerard Butler (2010, 12) 2.40 The Ugly Truth ★★ Romantic comedy. Gerard Butler (2009, 15) 4.20 All Nighter ★★ Predictable comedy. JK Simmons (2017, 15)
6.30pm The Rhythm Section ★★★ Slick thriller in which a woman sets out to avenge the death of her family. Blake Lively (2019, 15) 8.30 Dark Web: Cicada 3301 ★★ Hacker Jack Kesy stumbles across a bizarre secret society in this conspiracy thriller. (2021) 10.20 The Expendables 3 ★★★ Wisecracking, star-packed “geriaction” thriller led by Sylvester Stallone. Mel Gibson (2014, 12)
5.50pm Bridget Jones: the Edge of Reason ★★★ Renée Zellweger’s hapless romantic has second thoughts about love. (2004, 15) 7.40 The Switch ★★★ Quirky comedy starring Jennifer Aniston as a woman whose biological clock is ticking. (2010, 12) 9.30 Logan Lucky ★★★ Comedy caper in which an explosives expert is roped in to help with a heist. Channing Tatum (2017, 12)
12.30am Money Train ★★ Lacklustre action comedy about a heist on the New York subway.
11.35pm Mr Nice ★★★ Darkly comic biopic of drug smuggler Howard Marks. Rhys Ifans (2010, 18) 1.40am The Big Lebowski ★★★★ Comedy. Jeff Bridges (1998, 18) 3.40 As 2.40pm 5.20 As 4.20pm
Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson (1995, 18)
2.25 Lone Survivor As 9.45am 4.30 Spider-Man As 2.25pm
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
SATURDAY 7 AUGUST Sky
Animation
Sky
Family
Sky 306 Virgin 406 BT 506/HD 520 7.15am Monte Carlo ★★ Romantic comedy. Selena Gomez (2011, PG) 9.15 As 6pm 11.05 As 7.50pm 12.55pm Muppets from Space As 9.30pm 2.35 Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet ★★ Adventure. Kyler Charles Beck (2020, PG) 4.15 Marmaduke ★★★ Comedy. Owen Wilson (2010, U)
6.00pm Stuart Little ★★★ Charming part-animated fantasy adventure. Michael J Fox, Geena Davis (1999, U) 7.45 Sonic the Hedgehog ★★★★ Fun adventure with the speedy video-game icon. (2019, PG) 9.30 Dragon Rider ★★★ Fun-filled, fantastical adventure.
6.00pm Come Away ★★ Imaginative and well-acted, but ultimately lacklustre, fairy tale.
11.05 Fantastic Mr Fox ★★★★ Delightfully quirky adaptation of the Roald Dahl story. (2009, PG) 12.35am Moshi Monsters: the Movie ★★★ Adventure. (2013, U) 2.00 The Big Wish ★★ Fantasy. (2019, PG) 3.30 As 7.50am 5.00 Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart ★★★ Adventure. Orlando Seale (2013, PG)
11.15pm Proximity ★★★ Untidy but fun sci-fi drama. Ryan Masson (2020, PG) 1.30am Monte Carlo As 7.15am 3.35 Marmaduke As 4.15pm 5.20 Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet As 2.35pm
Sky Mystery
Sky Drama
Sky 309 Virgin 409 BT 509/HD 523 6.00am Vanilla Sky As 4.30pm 8.30 Insidious: the Last Key As 6.45pm 10.30 Psycho As 10.50pm 12.30pm Unknown As 8.45pm 2.30 Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island ★★ Horror. Michael Peña (2020, 15) 4.30 Vanilla Sky ★★ Romantic fantasy thriller. Tom Cruise (2001, 15)
Sky 310 Virgin 410 BT 510/HD 524 6.20am As 7.30pm 8.10 Chef As 5.30pm 10.10 Zero Dark Thirty ★★★★ Action thriller. Jessica Chastain (2012, 15) 12.50pm As 9.20pm 3.10 Little Women ★★★★ Period drama. Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson (2019, U) 5.30 Chef ★★★★ Feel-good foodie comedy. Jon Favreau (2014, 15)
6.45pm Insidious: the Last Key ★★★ Grim, gritty ghost story in which a demon lurks in a woman’s home. Lin Shaye (2018, 15) 8.45 Unknown ★★★ Liam Neeson is in Taken-style actionman mode in this solid identitytheft Euro thriller. Diane Kruger (2011, 12) 10.50 Psycho 5 Horror masterpiece starring Anthony Perkins as motel owner Norman Bates. Janet Leigh (1960, 15)
7.30pm Salmon Fishing in the Yemen ★★★ Sweet romance about a couple who get hooked on a sheikh’s dream. Ewan McGregor (2011, 12) 9.20 Foxcatcher 5 Remarkable Olympic wrestling drama that is too strange to be fiction. Channing Tatum, Steve Carell (2014, 15) 11.40 The Wolf of Wall Street 5 Martin Scorsese’s true-life tale of decadence and debauchery. Leonardo DiCaprio (2013, 18)
12.50am The Shining 5 Horror starring Jack Nicholson as a writer who goes slowly mad in a snowbound hotel. (1980, 15) 3.00 Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island As 2.30pm 5.00 Sky Cinema Preview
2.40am Zero Dark Thirty As 10.10am 5.20 The Lost Husband ★★★ Charming romance that sees Leslie Bibb’s widow escape to the Texas countryside, where she meets farmhand Josh Duhamel. (2020, PG)
Sky
Sci-Fi/Horror
Sky Football Sky 403 Virgin 513/HD 503 BT 422/HD 442 12 noon—3.00pm LIVE Scottish Premiership Dundee Utd v Rangers. 5.00 LIVE League One Football Charlton v Sheffield Wednesday. 7.30—10.30 LIVE Championship Football Sheffield Utd v Birmingham. 12.30—2.40am LIVE MLS Columbus Crew v Atlanta United FC.
Angelina Jolie, David Oyelowo (2020, PG)
7.50 Playing with Fire ★★ California firefighters are forced to babysit three cutely obnoxious kids. John Cena (2019, PG) 9.30 Muppets from Space ★★★★ Gonzo must decide whether to travel to the stars in this puppet comedy. Frank Oz (1999, U)
Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Felicity Jones (2020, PG)
SPORT
TCM Movies
Sky The Hundred Sky 404 Virgin 514/HD 504 BT 423/HD 443
Rugby Union 3.30pm Sky The Lions Anthony Watson will aim to end the tour on a high
Sky Main Event Sky 401 Virgin 511/HD 501 BT 420/HD 440 6.00am Sky Sports News 10.00 Test Cricket Bitesize: England v India
10.15 LIVE Test Cricket England v India, the fourth day of the First Test. 4.00pm LIVE International Rugby Union South Africa v British & Irish Lions (k-o 5.00). See p46. 7.45 LIVE Championship Football Sheffield United v Birmingham City. 10.30 Sky Sports News 12.30am LIVE MLS Columbus Crew v Atlanta United (k-o 12.30).
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2.40 One2Eleven (AD) 3.00—6.00am Sky Sports News
Sky Golf Sky 405 Virgin 515/HD 505 BT 424/HD 444 6.00am European Tour 6.30 Rose Ladies Series 7.00 Ladies European Tour 11.00 European Tour 11.30 Rose Ladies Series 12 noon Countdown to the Ryder Cup
12.30pm LIVE European Tour Golf The Hero Open, day three. 5.00 LIVE World Golf Championships Day three of the St Jude Invitational in Memphis. 11.00 Rose Ladies Series 11.30 Countdown to the Ryder Cup 12 midnight Legends Tour 5.00—6.00am Chronicles (AD)
Sky Mix Sky 416 Virgin 520/HD 510 BT 429/HD 449 3.00—10.00pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Southern Brave v Northern Superchargers, the women’s match; 6.30 Coverage of the men’s match. 12.30—2.40am LIVE MLS Columbus Crew v Atlanta United FC.
Sky 311 Virgin 411 BT 511/HD 525 6.50am Elysium As 6.10pm 8.45 As 8.05pm 10.55 Beetle Juice ★★★★ Horror comedy. (1988, 15) 12.35pm The Dark ★★★ Thriller. Sean Bean (2005, 15) 2.20 An American Werewolf in London ★★★★ Horror comedy. David Naughton (1981, 18) 4.10 Outlander ★★ Sci-fi. Jim Caviezel (2008, 15)
Sky 315 Virgin 415/HD 416 BT 512/HD 526 6.00am Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 7.10 The Train Robbers ★★★ Western. (1973, U) 9.15 Return of the Frontiersman ★★ Western. (1950, U) 10.55 Thunder Pass ★★ Western. (1954, U) 12.40pm Sergeant Rutledge ★★★ (1960, PG) 3.00 Rio Bravo 5 Western. (1958, PG)
6.10pm Elysium ★★★ A two-tier society is challenged by Matt Damon’s mechanised everyman in this stirring sci-fi fable. (2013, 15) 8.05 Terminator: Dark Fate ★★★ Thrilling sixth entry in the ground-breaking sci-fi action franchise. Linda Hamilton (2019, 15) 10.15 The New Mutants ★★ Dark, low-key and mysterious X-Men spin-off set in a creepy asylum. Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy (2018, 15)
6.00pm The Counterfeit Traitor ★★★ Slick Second World War spy drama about a Swedish undercover agent. William Holden (1962) 9.00 The Matrix 5 Sci-fi action thriller about a computer hacker drawn into alternative worlds. Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss (1999, 15) 11.50 The Man with Two Brains 5 Delirious comedy in which a surgeon falls for a disembodied brain. Steve Martin (1983, 15)
11.55pm The Omen ★★★★ Terrifyingly effective horror. Gregory Peck, Lee Remick (1976, 15) 1.50am Beetle Juice As 10.55am 3.30 The Dark As 12.35pm 5.10 An American Werewolf in London As 2.20pm
1.45am Point Blank 5 A criminal is left for dead in this violent and powerful thriller. Lee Marvin (1967, 18) 3.30 Close Up 5.00 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors
Olympics 2020 Eurosport 1 and 2 have 24-hour coverage from Tokyo, plus a selection of pop-up channels which can also be viewed via the Eurosport and Discovery+ apps 5.55am LIVE Boxing Men’s and women’s flyweight finals. 6.45 LIVE Diving The men’s 10m platform final from the Olympic Aquatics Centre. See page 47. 8.35 LIVE Track Cycling Including the men’s madison medal race. 10.30 Tokyo 2020 11.10 LIVE Athletics Including the final of the men’s javelin. 2.15pm LIVE Volleyball Men’s gold. 3.30 Play of the Day 4.00 Tokyo Today5.00 Track Cycling6.00 Diving 7.00 Athletics 8.00 Track Cycling 9.00 Tokyo Today 10.00 Athletics 10.50 LIVE Athletics Coverage of the men’s marathon. Sport: p29 2.00am LIVE Track Cycling
+1 Sky 316 Virgin 417
5.15—5.55am Athletics
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
6.00am Test Cricket 7.00 Hundred Bitesize 7.30 Test Cricket Bitesize 7.45 Hundred Bitesize 8.15 Test Cricket Bitesize 8.30 Test Cricket 9.30 Hundred Bitesize 10.00 Test Cricket Bitesize
10.15 LIVE Test Cricket England v India, fourth day of the First Test. 6.45pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Southern Brave v Northern Superchargers, a men’s match. 10.00 Hundred Bitesize 10.30 Test Cricket 11.30 Hundred Bitesize 12 midnight Test Cricket Bitesize 12.15am Test Cricket 1.15 Cricket: the Hundred 4.45 Test Cricket Bitesize 5.00—6.00am Hundred Bitesize
Sky The Lions Sky 407 Virgin 517/HD 507 BT 426/HD 446 6.00am International Rugby Union 3.00pm Rugby Union Retro (AD) 3.15 Lions Legends: Martin Johnson (AD)
3.30 LIVE International Rugby Union South Africa v British & Irish Lions (k-o 5.00). See p46.
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Verdict 12 midnight International Rugby Union 4.30am Rugby Union Retro (AD) 4.45 Lions Legends (AD) 5.00—6.00am Lions Highlights
Sky Arena Sky 408 Virgin 518/HD 508 BT 427/HD 447 6.00am Rugby League Retro: Wigan v St Helens, 2011 8.00 Super League (AD)
8.30 LIVE NRL Two live games. 12.30pm Challenge Cup Rugby League 1.30 Super League (AD) 2.00 LIVE Super League St Helens v Catalans Dragons. 4.45 Super League 5.00 LIVE Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final. 8.00 Super League 9.00 Boxing: action from Shakur Stevenson v Jeremia Nakathila 11.00 Super League (AD) 11.30 NBA 3.00—6.00am Darts
Eurosport 2 Sky 411 Virgin 522 BT 413/HD 436
Eurosport 1 Sky 410 Virgin 521 BT 412/HD 435
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Olympics 2020 Eurosport 1 and 2 have 24-hour coverage from Tokyo, plus a selection of pop-up channels which can also be viewed via the Eurosport and Discovery+ apps 5.30am LIVE Beach Volleyball Men’s bronze-medal match. 7.30 Basketball 8.00 LIVE Basketball Women’s. 10.00 LIVE Modern Pentathlon Closing stages of the men’s event. 10.45 LIVE Equestrian Coverage of the team show jumping final. 1.30pm LIVE Football Men’s final. 2.30 Boxing 3.00 Modern Pentathlon 4.00 Diving 5.00 Canoe Sprint 6.00 Modern Pentathlon 7.00 Tokyo Today 8.00 Diving: the men’s 10m platform final 9.00 Boxing 10.30 Diving 11.30 Track Cycling 12.30am Boxing
12.55 LIVE Volleyball Women’s. 3.00 Basketball 3.30—5.30am LIVE Basketball The women’s gold-medal match. Eurosport 3—9 Sky 983-989 Virgin 537-543 BT 394-400/HD 401-407
BT Sport 1 Sky 413 Virgin 527 BT 408/HD 430 6.00am LIVE Australian Rules Football Two AFL games. 12 noon BT Sport Reload (AD) 12.15pm LIVE Motor Racing DTM championship in Zolder, Belgium; 2.00 The DTM Trophy in Zolder. 3.00 British RallyCross 4.00 Trail Running: OTSO Trail Minorca Cami de Cavalls (AD) 4.30 Reload (AD) 4.45 Premier League World 5.15 LIVE Pre-Season Football Brentford v Valencia at Brentford Community Stadium (kick-off 5.30). 7.45 LIVE French Football Troyes v Paris Saint-Germain from Stade de l’Aube (kick-off 8.00). 10.00 Premier League Preview: the upcoming season 11.00 UFC 1.00—7.00am LIVE UFC Prelims; 3.00 Derrick Lewis v Ciryl Gane, the heavyweight bout from Houston, Texas, plus the undercard.
BT Sport 2 Sky 414 Virgin 528 BT 409/HD 431 6.00am MotoGP: Grand Prix of Styria 6.15 Scottish Football 6.45 MotoGP
8.00 LIVE MotoGP Grand Prix of Styria, free practice 3; 11.00 Qualifying session; 3.15pm MotoGP Rookies Cup. 4.15 BT Sport Reload (AD) 4.30 Motorcycling: FIM EnduroGP 5.30 LIVE Speedway The FIM Grand Prix in Lublin, Poland. 9.00 Wrestling 10.30 T20 Cricket 11.30 Trail Running (AD) 12 midnight—6.00am LIVE Canadian Football League Calgary Stampeders v Toronto Argonauts (kick-off 12.00); 3.00am Edmonton Elks v Ottawa Redblacks (kick-off 3.00).
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Sky 305 Virgin 412 BT 500/HD 514 6.30am The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina ★★ Adventure. (2002, U) 7.50 Brightheart ★★ Adventure. (2020, U) 9.25 As 4.15pm 11.00 As 6pm 12.45pm As 7.45pm 2.30 Dragon Rider As 9.30pm 4.15 The Academy of Magic ★ Fantasy. Laura Megan Stahl (2020, PG)
BT Sport 3 Sky 417 Virgin 529 BT 410/HD 432 6.00am French Football 7.30 ESPN FC 8.00 Wrestling (AD) 10.30 Scottish Football 11.00 ESPN FC 11.30 Speedway 1.30pm Wrestling
4.00 LIVE French Football Lyon v Brest, a Ligue 1 game from Groupama Stadium (kick-off 4.00). 6.00 Australian Rules Football 8.00 Badminton Unlimited (AD) 8.30 Major League Baseball 9.00 LIVE Major League Baseball Philadelphia Phillies v New York Mets, the National League match (start 9.05). 12 midnight Australian Rules Football 2.00am French Football 3.30 Pre-Season Football 4.30—6.00am French Football: Troyes v PSG
BT Sport ESPN Sky 423 Virgin 530 BT 411/HD 434 6.00am ESPN FC 6.30 BT Sport Reload (AD) 6.45 Around the Horn 7.15 Pardon the Interruption 7.45 BT Sport Reload (AD) 8.00 ESPN FC 8.30 Drag Racing 9.30 ESPN FC
10.00 LIVE Motor Racing DTM qualifying action from Belgium. 10.45 MLB: Caps Off 11.00 Major League Baseball 2.00pm Around the Horn 2.30 Pardon the Interruption 3.00 Major League Baseball: Toronto v Boston Red Sox 6.00 Drag Racing: NHRA highlights 7.00 LIVE Major League Baseball Chicago Cubs v Chicago White Sox from Wrigley Field (start 7.20). 10.30 Major League Baseball 11.00 Canadian Football League 1.30am LIVE Major League Baseball San Diego Padres v Arizona Diamondbacks (start 1.40). 4.30 Jimmy the Greek (AD) 5.30—6.00am Major League Baseball
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The pick of today’s TV BLEAK OUTLOOK
Baptiste 9.00pm BBC1
Julien (Tchéky Karyo) works out his next move
Television Sunday
DRAMA This drama has racked up impressive ratings of more
than six million, and many viewers hooked on odd couple Julien and Emma’s quest may already have followed the story to its finish on iPlayer. If you’re not among them, then tonight is one of those intermediate, treading-water chapters that even the best dramas sometimes rely on. We see the fallout from last week’s mass shooting: Emma paralysed in hospital, Budapest cop Zsofia losing her job, and Julien reluctant to be hailed as the action hero he briefly — and disastrously — became. The plot does sort of thicken: in addition to the slightly broad-brush far-right politics that is woven through the story we also get that thriller standby, the wicked property developer. Yes, him again. But underneath all that, there’s an interesting psychological theme about the workings of loss and regret. Emma thinks Julien is pursuing her son to make amends: “Do you think if you find him you can bring back your daughter?” DAVID BUTCHER Jane Garvey: page 45
Countryfile
BBC Proms
MacGyver
6.30pm BBC1
7.00pm BBC4
8.00pm Sky 1
FACTUAL On this week’s agenda:
MUSIC Superstar violinist
DRAMA While aiding a freedom
Joe Crowley and Charlotte Smith visit the Natural Capital Laboratory. But this is no standard lab, as the workers at this rewilding site near Loch Ness are far more likely to be wearing microlight jackets than lab coats. They’re out mapping changes to the landscape, and lovers of the hi-tech will be in their element as the equipment used includes robot rovers, drones, thermal-imaging and AI — all being employed to predict how the area will look in 100 years. Elsewhere, wildlife film-maker Tom Hartwell explores the life-cycle of the cinnabar moth, the striking red and black wings of which often result in people mistaking it for a butterfly.
Nicola Benedetti is the big draw, performing Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto. Given last night in the Royal Albert Hall, this is also the annual Proms gig for the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain — always a joy to hear — under the baton of one of the coolest and most impressive young conductors on the scene at the moment, Jonathon Heyward. Jess Gillam, saxophonist and enthusiastic host of Radio 3’s This Classical Life, is a perfect fit to host this programme. It includes unfamiliar works by Laura Jurd and Jessie Montgomery, and is on safer ground with Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony. PATRICK MULKERN
DOCUMENTARY Chocolate Wars
fighter group in the Republic of Srpska, Mac finds time to reveal he’s become a supporter of Black Lives Matter and been on a march. It’s a scene that feels part and parcel of showrunner Monica Macer’s desire to make her series “more authentic”, something US broadcaster CBS has got behind by bringing police reform advocate Ron Davis on board to advise across all its cop and action-oriented programming. But while undoubtedly a laudable move, the moment where Mac delivers his speech halts the drama clunkily and feels far less natural than the recent efforts made on, say, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit to highlight discrimination. DBr
might have been a better title because much of this cocoa-dusted doc charts the battle between what were the big three in chocolate: Cadbury, Mars and Rowntree. Interviews with senior figures from those companies show how seriously they took chocolate manufacture and how they’re still incredibly competitive (there’s no love lost between them). But it’s enlivened by nostalgia — from both ads and reminders of bygone bars such as Aztec and the largely forgotten Perky Nana — as well as a look at new kids on the confectionery block, Hotel Chocolat. It’s narrated by (who else?) famous chocoholic Dawn French. JANE RACKHAM
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The Secret World of Chocolate 8.00pm C4
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SUNDAY 8 AUGUST sitcom that is also now on BritBox, in which she played Violet, friend to couple Freddie (Ian McKellen) and Stuart (Derek Jacobi), and Big School (available on Now), the David Walliams-penned comedy in which she was formidable headmistress Ms Baron. Straighter roles have come courtesy of 2018 mini-series Vanity Fair as Lady Matilda Crawley and in series two of Amazon Prime historical fantasy Outlander playing Mother Hildegarde. FRANCES TAYLOR
STREAMING NOW Frances de la Tour is currently playing the overbearing mother of Ben Miller’s Professor T (9pm ITV and all available now on BritBox) but, in a career spanning 50 years, she’s probaly still best remembered as singleton Ruth Jones in Rising Damp (right). All four series of the 1970s sitcom are available on BritBox. More comedic turns from the 77-year-old include Vicious, the ITV
The Handmaid’s Tale
Pose 10.00pm, 10.50pm BBC2
9.00pm ITV
9.00pm C4
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DRAMA Jasper Tempest has the feel
DRAMA Tonight’s centrepiece is a
DRAMA The final series of this
of a cerebral sleuth from the golden age of detective fiction. A case in point: this evening, he’s asked by the police to share his theory following the abduction of a child and he replies, “No, not until I have a further piece of evidence.” So, do the officers twist his arm? Of course not. They instead allow him the time to think things through, even when there’s the life of a vulnerable minor at risk. It’s handy, though, that Jasper can keep his mind on the job, as pressure is coming from Adelaide to attend her art exhibition. Frances de la Tour (see above) is used sparingly as Jasper’s mother, but she’s splendidly bohemian and barmy whenever she wafts into view. DBr
slow zoom in on Elisabeth Moss as June gives evidence in court. Given that Moss directed the episode, that might seem self-absorbed, but it works formidably well, as she recites a precise list of ordeals she endured at the hands of Fred and Serena when she was their handmaid. The sense of a reckoning is palpable: surely they’ll pay for their crimes? But the plot isn’t making it easy. It’s not as if now June is in Canada she is fine, far from it. She has a suppressed fury in everything she does — even with poor, confused husband Luke, even in bed. As other subplots intertwine, there’s a sense of the ripple effects of trauma and the different ways that people try to move beyond it. DB
high-camp but often desperately sad show finally reaches our screens — production having screeched to a halt in 2020 because of Covid. The story has moved on to 1994 where another pandemic is at its peak, as HIV/Aids tears through the friendship circles of Pose’s gay and trans lead characters. It’s made the House of Evangelista a closer-knit “family” than ever, past enmity forgotten. Even ferocious Elektra has mellowed, though she still dishes zinger insults. “Grey is not a skin tone. You have hit epidermal rock bottom!” she scolds Pray Tell, who’s become an alcoholic and goes ballistic when his pals stage an intervention. All of series three will be on iPlayer after this double-bill has aired. PM
Call the Midwife 8pm Drama Catch series eight repeats, introducing Sister Hilda (Fenella Woolgar) and Sister Frances. First shown in 2019.
A Change of Sex 9.10pm BBC4 The story of a trans woman’s journey, filmed over 15 years as she tries, with difficulty, to obtain an operation.
All Creatures Great and Small 8pm Channel 5 Siegfried applies to become a vet at Darrowby racecourse — but the position comes with conditions. Samuel West stars in the gentle drama from 2020.
The Sky at Night
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Professor T
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10.00pm BBC4 Analysing the information on Jupiter gathered by the Juno spacecraft over its first decade.
q FILM OF THE DAY GB’s Jason Kenny is one to watch on the final day
TOKYO 2020 Final Day from 2.00am (early Sunday) BBC1, Red button SPORT Jason and Laura Kenny’s
mantlepiece could become yet more decorated on the final day of the Tokyo Games, as Jason competes in the men’s keirin before Laura races in the women’s omnium. Jason arrived in Tokyo with six gold medals to his name, a feat only Chris Hoy has matched, though it’s possible that Laura could equal him in the omnium. However, both of them will have to fend off the Dutch, perhaps just as fancied as GB in these events. Boxing finals and a marathon sure to feature Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge are also on the schedule, before the Closing Ceremony (12 noon), where sport meets showbiz. With the absence of spectators sorely felt across a Games that had to clear Olympian hurdles simply to take place, expect a show of glitz to equal that seen in Rio and London. MAX COPEMAN Sport: p29
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How to Train Your Dragon 3.45pm E4 A teenage Viking befriends a dragon in this constantly amusing animated adventure with stunning fantasy visuals. (2010) See page 34
LIVE SPORT
Championship Football: Fulham v Middlesborough 1pm (k/o 1.30pm) Sky Football/ Main Event Marco Silva takes charge as Fulham boss. Coventry City v Nottingham Forest 4pm (k/o 4.30pm) Test Cricket: England v India 10.15am Sky The Hundred, highlights 7pm BBC2 The Hundred Cricket (women’s) 3pm Sky Mix, (men’s) 6.45pm SS The Hundred/ME
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BBC1 10.30pm—6.00am Olympics 2020 See listings p48 6.00—9.00am LIVE Olympics 2020 Gabby Logan and Sam Quek introduce coverage of the last four boxing finals from 6.00am, with Great Britain hoping to top the podium multiple times. There will also be action from the gold medal matches in handball, volleyball and water polo. (S) (HD) 9.00—11.40am LIVE Olympics 2020 As the Tokyo Games draw to a close, final gold medals will be won in handball, volleyball and water polo. There will also be a chance to reflect on the past 16 days of sporting action — including the overnight track cycling, featuring Laura and Jason Kenny . (S) (HD) Sport: page 29 11.40 BBC News Weather for the Week Ahead (S) (HD) 11.55am—3.00pm LIVE Olympics 2020: Closing Ceremony The Tokyo Games come to an end with the traditional closing ceremony — and the handover to Paris, ahead of the French capital hosting in 2024. Athletes, fans and organisers come together to celebrate and be thankful for a Games that finally took place after a year’s delay. (S) (HD) 3.00—3.30pm Money for Nothing Transforming items reclaimed from a tip. (Revised repeat) (S) (HD)
BBC2 6.35am Britain in Bloom Chris Bavin helps volunteers in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. (R) (S) (HD) 7.05 Gardeners’ World Tips on growing the perfect dahlia. Shown last Friday Signed repeat Thursday 8am (S) (HD) 8.05 Countryfile Celebrating seasonal food. Shown last Sunday BBC1 Signed repeat tomorrow 12.15am (S) (HD)
9.00 Weatherman Walking: the Welsh Coast A trek from Deganwy to Llandudno. (R) (S) (HD) 9.30 Beechgrove The teams look at trees to suit a small garden. Shown last Thursday BBC Scotland (S) (HD) 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites Highlights. (S) (HD) 11.30 My Million Pound Menu A Cuban street-food brand is looking to secure £150,000. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 12.30pm Best Bakes Ever A recipe selection. (R) (S) (HD) 1.15 Songs of Praise Aled Jones visits the newly created Fountains Church in Bradford. (S) (HD) 1.50 This Beautiful Fantastic ★★★ Comedy drama starring Jessica Brown Findlay and Tom Wilkinson. Librarian Bella rents a house with one stipulation — that she herself must keep the garden in good shape. But she runs into trouble. Available on iPlayer for 30 days. Andrew Collins: p31. Director Simon Aboud (2016, PG) (S) (W) (HD) 3.15—4.15 Killer Bees of Africa Natural World looks at the truth about the Africanised honey bee. (R) (S) (HD)
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ITV 6.00am CITV See page 62 8.25 ITV News (S) (HD) 8.30 Martin & Roman’s Weekend Best Phil Tufnell and Alan Halsall guest. Repeated Friday 3.15am (S) (HD) 9.25 Love Your Garden Alan Titchmarsh and the team visit a dismal urban plot in Salford. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 10.25 The Masked Singer US 15/18. Mystery celebrities battle it out. First shown on ITV2 (S) (HD) 11.25 The Void 5/8. A stunt woman, a boulderer and a solicitor take part. Shown yesterday 7.30pm (S) (AD) (HD) 12.25pm You’ve Been Framed! Goes Savage! A cyclist accidentally flashes his neighbours. (R) (S) 1.30 ITV News Weather; Regional Weather (S) (HD) 1.45—3.55 Dr No 5 Spy adventure with Sean Connery. James Bond is sent to Jamaica to find out about the killing of a fellow secret agent. Review p34. Director Terence Young (1962, PG) (S) (AD) (W) (HD)
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6.15 Everybody Loves Raymond (R) (S) (AD) 8.25 International Rugby Union Highlights of South Africa v British & Irish Lions in the Third Test. See choice, page 46. Shown yesterday 10.30pm (S) (HD) 9.30 Sunday Brunch With Bez, Fleur East, Les Dennis, Phil Tufnell, Will Young, and Sam and Mark. (S) (HD) 12.30pm The Simpsons Triple bill. (R) (S) (AD) 2.00—3.50 Teen Wolf ★★★ Comedy starring Michael J Fox. A high-school student discovers he is a werewolf. Director Rod Daniel (1985, PG) (S) (W) (HD)
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Pose 10.00pm The ball culture series returns, with Blanca working as a nurse’s aide and dating a doctor
3.30pm Muppets Most Wanted ★★★
4.15pm Fake or Fortune?
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2/4 Series 9. Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate a small oil painting of a man praying in a mosque. Its owner believes it to be the work of the 19th-century French Orientalist artist Jean-Léon Gérôme.
Director James Bobin (2014, U) (S) (AD) (W) (HD)
Items valued at Althorp in Northamptonshire include advertising memorabilia that had been buried and a 19th-century silver sewing kit. (R) (S) (HD)
5.05 Spy in the Wild
Series 2. The Islands. The spy creatures m3/4 explore the islands of the Southern Seas, joining marine iguanas basking on the Galapagos islands and red crabs marching to the sea on Christmas Island. Producer Robert Pilley Series producers Matthew Gordon and Philip Daltons (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
6.05 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 Countryfile
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Joe Crowley and Charlotte Smith are in the Highlands paying a visit to the Natural Capital Laboratory — a 100-acre rewilding site near Loch Ness. But this is no ordinary “lab” and scientists here are deploying the latest technology to map, track and quantify changes to the landscape and the life it supports. As Charlotte does the tech to create a virtual vision of what the site will look like in 100 years’ time, Joe learns how efforts to restore neglected peat bogs could pay dividends for the environment. See p56. Includes Weather for the Week Ahead.
Executive producer Bill Lyons; Series editor Jane Lomas (S) (HD)
7.30—9.00pm Olympics 2020: Today at the Games
9.00 Baptiste
Series 2. After the events at Jósefváros, a4/6 Emma’s hopes are dashed. In the present day,
Kamilla and her husband lead Julien and Emma to a dramatic discovery. English, French, Hungarian, +subtitles. Series 1 and 2 are on iPlayer. See page 56. Tchéky Karyo Fiona Shaw Anastasia Hille Stuart Campbell Conrad Khan Dorka Gryllus Ace Bhatti Gabriella Hámori Peter Sullivan Kevork Malikyan
Balázs Atanáz Babinchak Katalin Eva Magyar Viktor Dávid Zoltán Miller Kata Bernadett Ostorhazi Marc Laurent Winkler Man in bar Armen Georgian Teenager on estate Krisztián Csákvári Crime scene officer Kristina Biro Reporter Una Kovac College lecturer Judit Fekete
Writers Jack Williams and Harry Williams Producer John Griffin; Director Hong Khaou (S) (AD) (HD)
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10.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 10.30 The Client ★★★★
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Thriller based on the novel by John Grisham. Young Mark Sway inadvertently witnesses the suicide of a Mob defence lawyer. The lawyer has passed on to Mark the location of a murdered senator, information that makes the boy a target. Realising he needs protection, Mark enlists the help of attorney Reggie Love. Available on iPlayer for 7 days.
Reggie Love Roy Foltrigg Mark Sway Dianne Sway
Susan Sarandon Tommy Lee Jones Brad Renfro Mary-Louise Parker
Barry Muldano McThune Clint Von Hooser Sergeant Hardy
5.15 Flog It!
6.00 Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve 4/6. India. Simon Reeve’s journey takes him across India from Gujarat to Kolkata. En route he spots the shy and beautiful Indian wild ass, learns of the violence between Hindus and Muslims in Gandhi’s home city of Ahmedabad and visits the site of the world’s worst industrial accident in Bhopal. Director/Producer Dominic Ozanne (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
7.00 Today at the Test Action from the fifth day of the First Test in the fivematch series between England and India at Trent Bridge. Isa Guha presents, with commentary by Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell. (S) (HD)
8.00 Inside Monaco: Playground of the Rich 3/3. Owning a property in Monaco brings big benefits — but it’s eye-wateringly expensive. We tour Villa Troglodyte, a new house built as if carved out of rock and a snip at £23 million, and then visit a studio flat just big enough for its owner to stand up in. Director Michael Waldman; Producer Ruth Overend (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
Clare Balding and Alex Scott look back at the final day of Olympic competition at Tokyo 2020. The action focused on the boxing ring as four finals took place, including the blue riband super heavyweight class in which GB’s Anthony Joshua and Joe Joyce won medals at the last two Games. (S) (HD)
Julien Baptiste Emma Chambers Celia Baptiste Alex Chambers Will Chambers Zsofia Arslan Nadeem Kamilla Agoston Michael Mehmet
Shown last Wednesday BBC1 (S) (AD) (HD)
Anthony LaPaglia JT Walsh Anthony Edwards Will Patton
9.00 The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan Series 1. The comedian and TV presenter travels to some of the most beautiful, but potentially dangerous, places on Earth, beginning with Haiti. Everything Romesh has ever heard about the Caribbean island has been negative, but are his preconceptions right? Director Chris Cottam Executive producers Emily Hudd and Morgan Roberts (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 Pose
series. 1/8 Series 3. On the Run. The aNew return of the colourful New York City-set drama.
It’s now 1994 and as the Aids epidemic continues to ravage the community, the ballroom scene is changing. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.50 2/8. Intervention. Pray Tell’s friends resolve to make him confront his drinking problem, while Lulu and Angel are also straying into the dangerous path of addiction. From tonight, the whole of series 3 joins seasons 1 and 2 on iPlayer. See p56. (S) (AD) (HD) Blanca Rodriguez MJ Rodriguez Lil Papi Pray Tell Billy Porter Ricky Elektra Abundance Dominique Jackson Judy Kubrak Angel Indya Moore Lemar Lulu Hailie Sahar Christopher Damon Richards Ryan Jamaal Swain
Angel Bismark Curiel Dyllón Burnside Sandra Bernhard Jason A Rodriguez Jeremy Pope
11.45 The Workshop ★★★
A teenager living in a declining port qDrama. town joins a writer’s workshop run by a
celebrated novelist. Before long, though, he’s butting heads with his fellow students, and the group project is thrown into turmoil. French +subtitles. Available on iPlayer for the next 30 days. Review page 34. Olivia Dejazet Antoine Etienne Bouba
Marina Foïs Matthieu Lucci Florian Beaujean Mamadou Doumbia
Lola Malika Benjamin Fadi
Mélissa Guilbert Warda Rammach Julien Souve Issam Talbi
Director Laurent Cantet (2017, 15) (W) (HD)
12.25am Weather for the Week Ahead (S) (HD) 12.30—6.00am BBC News (S) (HD)
1.35—3.15am Sign Zone 1.35 Blind Ambition How creative people cope with sight loss. Shown last Thursday (S) (AD) (HD) 2.35 Holby City Carole is convinced to take part in Eli’s stenting trial. Shown last Tuesday BBC1 (S) (AD) (HD)
BBC1 Freeview 1/HD 101 Freesat 101/HD 106 Sky 101/HD 115 Virgin 101/HD 108
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Director Joel Schumacher (1994, 15) (S) (AD) (W) (HD)
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Professor T 9.00pm The sleuth continues to wind up the police as he tries to find a missing young girl
The Secret World of Chocolate 8.00pm Sir Dominic Cadbury shares his insights into the industry
3.55pm Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
3.50pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Out of the Shadows ★★★
With comedian Paul Merton, actress Sally Lindsay and Made in Chelsea’s Jamie Laing. Director Rhys Padarn; Executive producers Sara Doyle, Kate Lownds and Hugh Rycroft (R) (S) (HD)
BBC Proms 7.00pm Nicola
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Determined to make sloe gin, Dick has to bring all his ingenuity to bear in order to reach the last of the fat berries. Meanwhile, Angel brings the salon ceiling rose back to its former glory.
Director Matthew Woodward; Producer Cat Dixon First broadcast yesterday 7.30pm Radio 3 (S) (HD) RT SHOP Order your complete Proms guide, price £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop32
Series director Miles Carter Series producer Abi Judge (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
9.10 A Change of Sex
Executive producers Michael Kelpie, Martin Scott and Helen Tumbridge (R) (S) (HD)
Highlights, including an eastern black rhino due to give birth and a falling-out between red pandas.
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Lord Voldemort Ralph Fiennes Dolores Umbridge Imelda Staunton Cho Chang Katie Leung Bellatrix Lestrange Helena Bonham Carter Rubeus Hagrid Robbie Coltrane
Director David Yates (2007, 12) (S) (AD) (W) (HD)
9.00 Professor T
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4/6. Mother Love. Professor T is called upon to help investigate the disappearance of a six-year-old girl. Meanwhile, the escalating tensions between him and DI Paul Rabbit are in danger of spilling over. See page 57.
Professor T Ben Miller Ingrid Snares Sarah Woodward The Dean Douglas Reith Dan Winters Barney White Lisa Donckers Emma Naomi Paul Rabbit Andy Gathergood Adelaide Tempest Frances de la Tour Christina Brand Juliet Aubrey
Sally Bains Max Turner Lucy Turner Jenny Charlie Turner Kevin Charters Taxi driver Student
Elise Van Lil Gideon Turner Joanna Horton Sarah Mayhew Willow Rose Wood Jonathon Sawdon David Hayden Bavo Buys
Writers Matt Baker and Malin-Sarah Gozin; Executive producers Walter Iuzzolino and Jo McGrath; Director Dries Vos (S) (AD) (HD)
10.05 ITV News Weather; Regional Weather
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10.20 Undercover Big Boss 1/4. Alfie Best owns the largest caravan and park-home operator in Europe, and the rise in popularity of staycations means that business is booming. Alfie dons a disguise and spends time with his employees. Continues Thursday 9pm. Shown last Thursday (S) (AD) (HD)
11.15 Craig and Bruno’s Great British Road Trips 4/6. Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli drive through Cheddar, the UK’s largest gorge. In Cheltenham, Craig delves into his family’s nefarious past. Continues Wednesday 8pm. Shown last Wednesday (S) (AD) (HD)
11.45 Joanna Lumley’s Postcards Joanna reflects on her mammoth journey across the breadth of Russia to revisit the country she remembers as a young model — from a tense border crossing to drinking vodka with an oligarch. Producer Verity Maidlow Executive producer Clive Tulloh (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
Heyward conducts the aJonathon National Youth Orchestra of Great
6.30 Channel 4 News Sport; Weather (S) (HD) 7.00 Escape to the Château
Director Dave Green (2016, 12) (S) (AD) (W) (HD)
Fantasy adventure. Despite having battled Voldemort in person, Harry Potter cannot convince the wizarding world of the evil lord’s return. Inspired by his friends, Harry forms an underground army at Hogwarts in preparation for battle with the forces of evil. Review p34.
7.00pm BBC Proms
Britain in music by Laura Hurd, Jessie Montgomery and, with violinist Nicola Benedetti, Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No 2. Jess Gillam hosts. See page 56. Laura Jurd CHANT (first London performance) Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 2 Jessie Montgomery Banner (first London performance of chamber orchestra version) Beethoven Symphony No 3 in E flat (Eroica)
Dane Baptiste, Nigel Owens, Anita Rani and Mark Pougatch compete for their chosen charities.
6.00 ITV News Weather (S) (HD) 6.15 Regional News Weather (S) (HD) 6.25 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ★★★★
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6.00 The Secret Life of the Zoo Executive producer Tanya Winston (S) (AD) (HD) A new series of The Secret Life of the Zoo begins Tuesday 8pm
8.00 The Secret World of Chocolate
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New series. 1/3. Narrated by Dawn French, this series explores Britain’s biggest snack rivalries, starting with the battle between the nation’s favourite chocolate bars. Here, senior figures behind the brands reveal exactly what it takes to hit the nation’s sweet spot. The next episode will be available online at All 4 after tonight’s edition is shown. See page 56.
Series director/producer Chris Rowe Repeated Thursday 9pm 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 The Handmaid’s Tale
Series 4. Testimony. June confronts a8/10 a painful reminder of her Gilead past. Lawrence has something useful to present to Aunt Lydia. See page 57. (S) (AD) (HD)
June Osborne Elisabeth Moss Fred Waterford Joseph Fiennes Serena Joy Waterford Yvonne Strahovski Janine Lindo Madeline Brewer Aunt Lydia Clements Ann Dowd Luke Bankole O-T Fagbenle Mark Tuello Sam Jaeger Moira Strand Samira Wiley Joseph Lawrence Bradley Whitford Aunt Ruth Jeananne Goossen
Dawn Mathis Alexandra Castillo Aunt Elizabeth Edie Inksetter Emily Malek Alexis Bledel Aunt Irene Carly Street Rachel Tapping Krista Morin Danielle Natasha Mumba Tyler Victoria Sawal Vicky Amanda Zhou Kylie Tara Redmond van Rees Raymond Lomas Wayne Davis
10.10 The Girl on the Train ★★★
thriller based on the bestselling qMystery novel. Divorce is all the more painful for
Rachel because she commutes past the home her ex-husband shares with his new wife. Intrigued by another couple living close by, Rachel develops an obsession when the woman goes missing. Rachel Watson Anna Watson Megan Hipwell Tom Watson
Emily Blunt Rebecca Ferguson Haley Bennett Justin Theroux
Scott Hipwell Detective Riley Dr Kamal Abdic Martha
Luke Evans Allison Janney Edgar Ramirez Lisa Kudrow
Director Tate Taylor (2016, 15) (S) (AD) (W) (HD)
12.20am Miss Sloane ★★★ Political thriller starring Jessica Chastain. After she is asked to campaign against a gun-control bill, ruthless lobbyist Elizabeth Sloane quits her high-profile position and takes a job at a rival firm that wants the bill passed. But the move makes her some powerful enemies. Available to watch on All 4 for the next 7 days. Review page 34.
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Director John Madden (2016, 15) (S) (W) (HD)
12.10am Home Shopping (HD) 3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news. (HD) 3.15 Motorsport UK Ginetta Junior Championship and Mini Challenge from Snetterton. Shown last Mon ITV4 (S) (HD) 4.05 Nightscreen Text information. (HD) 5.05—6.00am Tipping Point (R) (S) (SL) (HD)
2.35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA The chef helps a Mexican restaurant in southern California. (R) (S) 3.25 Undercover Boss USA The president of Marco’s Pizza samples life as a delivery driver. (R) (S) (HD) 4.10 Snackmasters Leading chefs attempt to replicate Quality Street chocolates. (R) (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 5.05—6.00am Location, Location, Location A search for a family home around Hove. (R) (S) (HD)
ITV Freeview 3/HD 103 Freesat 103 Sky 103 Virgin 113/HD 103 +1 Freeview 34 Freesat 112 Sky 203 Virgin 114
Channel 4 F’view 4/HD 104 F’sat 104 Sky 104/HD 138 Virgin 104/HD 141 +1 Freeview 15 Freesat 121 Sky 204 Virgin 142
1/5. George: the Big Decision. An insight into the attitudes towards trans people in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, told through the late transgender activist Julia Grant’s own story. Director David Pearson; Producer Roger Mills Repeated 1.30am First shown on BBC2 (S) (HD)
10.00 The Sky at Night Juno and Jupiter. A look at the information about Jupiter gathered by the Juno spacecraft over its first ten years. The spacecraft was intended to shut down this year, but has proven so robust it has been granted an extension to its life, and will gather vital research to provide a starting point for future missions to the gaseous giant by both Nasa and the European Space Agency. Series producer Peter Leonard; Executive producer Steve Crabtree Rptd Wednesday 11.50pm (S) (HD)
10.30 Horizon: Jupiter Revealed Within our solar system, Jupiter weighs twice as much as all the other planets combined. As Scott Bolton, head of Juno, the Nasa mission designed to enter Jupiter’s extreme environment observes, “Everything about it is on steroids.” While Bolton explains how Juno’s electronics are encased in 200kg of titanium, Professor Andrew Ingersoll reveals how the craft has recorded lightning a thousand times more powerful than Earth’s. Director/Producer Tom Hewitson Repeated 2.20am (R) (S) (HD)
11.30 Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race Examining the Soviet Union’s pioneering role in space exploration, which is often overlooked due to the USA’s victory in the race to the Moon. Combining rare footage and interviews, the programme profiles the great Russian cosmonauts, including Alexei Leonov, the man who performed the first spacewalk. Director/Producer Michael Lachmann (R) (S) (HD)
1.00am What Do Artists Do All Day? Katie Paterson. Following the artist over a period of ten months. (R) (S) (HD) 1.30 A Change of Sex Shown 9.10pm (S) (HD) 2.20—3.20am Horizon: Jupiter Revealed Shown 10.30pm (S) (HD)
BBC4 F’view 9/HD 106 F’sat 107 Sky 116 Virgin 107
a RT Choice m Family 2 Red button (R) Repeat (S) Subtitles (SL) Signing (AD) Audio description (HD) High def FILMS i Premiere (W) Widescreen (BW) Black/white
Regional variations BBC SCOTLAND 7.00pm The Seven 7.15 Sportscene: including St Johnstone v Motherwell 8.15 Rewind 2000s 8.30 Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs: Paul Murton faces a chilly swim across Loch Ba 9.00 The Years That Changed Modern Scotland 10.00 Still Game 10.30 Limmy’s Other Stuff 11.00—12 midnight Seven Days
STV 12.10—3.00am Nightscreen
BBC1 WALES 3.00—3.30pm Weatherman Walking: Derek Brockway explores Dinefwr Park in Carmarthenshire 5.05—6.05 Hidden Wales with Will Millard: exploring the history of Wales through lesser-known locations, beginning in the north of the country
BBC2 WALES 4.15pm Flog It! 5.00—7.00 BBC Proms: from the Royal Albert Hall. Ryan Bancroft conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in a concert featuring pieces including Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor by Saint-Saëns, with soloist Guy Johnston, and Brahms’s Symphony No 4 in E minor 8.00—9.00 The Story of Welsh Art: how 20th-century artists found radical new ways to portray Wales
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4.55 The Chase Celebrity Special
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BBC1 NORTHERN IRELAND 10.30pm FILM: Gringo ★★★ Action crime comedy starring David Oyelowo, Joel Edgerton and Charlize Theron 12.10am Flat Out Fabulous: Whinnie transforms a living room into a retro 80s Miami party space 12.40—6.00 News
BBC2 NORTHERN IRELAND 10.00pm Hame: the impact of Ulster Scots on County Monaghan 10.30 Pose: new series. The return of the American drama, starring MJ Rodriguez 11.20 Pose: Pray Tell’s friends resolve to make him confront his drinking problem 12.15am BBC News 12.40—1.35 Countryfile: signed: Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith visit a community farm
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All Creatures Great and Small 8.00pm Siegfried is after a new job F’view 5/HD 105 F’sat 105 Sky 105 Virgin 154/HD 105 5.35am Milkshake! See page 62 9.55 SpongeBob SquarePants (S) (HD) 10.20 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 10.25 Friends Series 10. Phoebe’s hen party features a big surprise. 10.55 Phoebe and Mike’s big day dawns. 11.25 Joey tries to speak French. 11.55 Phoebe wants to change her name. 12.25pm Joey’s agent dies. 1.00 The gang throws a going-away party for Rachel, who says her farewells. 1.30 The pals prepare for change. 2.00 The last-ever episode. (S) (HD) 2.30 Hello, Dolly! ★★★★ Oscar-winning musical directed by Gene Kelly and starring Barbra Streisand. A professional matchmaker in turn-of-the20th-century New York falls for a wealthy businessman. When he rejects her, she weaves a complicated plot to land her man. Review page 24. (1969, U) (S) (W) (HD) 5.25 5 News (S) (HD)
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5.30pm World’s Busiest Hotel 4/4. The Venetian Palazzo hotel in Las Vegas is a $1.5 billion replica of Venice itself, replete with canals, gondolas and three theatres. This guide to an average working day there is an improbable blur of activity and extraordinary statistics. Director Eoin O’Shea (S) (HD)
6.30 New. Mile High Meals: Plane Food Secrets A behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of the aeroplane meals that, love them or loathe them, provide a welcome distraction on board. Producer/Director Joanna Grace (S) (HD)
8.00 All Creatures Great and Small 3/7. Andante. Siegfried interviews for the position of attending vet at Darrowby Racecourse. But what is he prepared to sacrifice to get his dream job? James Herriot Siegfried Farnon Mrs Hall Mrs Pumphrey Tristan Farnon Helen Alderson General Ransom
Nicholas Ralph Samuel West Anna Madeley Diana Rigg Callum Woodhouse Rachel Shenton Nigel Havers
Writer Lisa Holdsworth; Director Metin Huseyin Producer Richard Burrell (S) (HD)
9.00 New. Hot Tub Brits: More Bubbles Please! 2/2. To take delivery of his £30,000 hot tub, financial professional Brendan must face a nail-biting crane lift over his house. Producers Jo Conchie,Shayan Scott and James Bainbridge (S) (HD)
10.00 New. When TV Goes Horribly Wrong A compilation of mishaps the stars of our favourite soap operas would rather we all forgot. Jennifer Ellison narrates. Producer Amanda Doig-Moore (S) (HD)
1.00am New. Casino (S) (HD) 3.00 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 3.10 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 4.00 Fare Dodgers: at War with the Law (S) (HD) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (S) (SL) (HD) 5.10—5.35am House Doctor (S) (SL) Channel 5+1 Freeview 45 Freesat 128 Sky 205 Virgin 155
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Get Smart 6.40pm Agent 99 keeps
Carry On Behind 10.00am Relic hunters
Bad Girls 9.20pm Nikki is impressed
her eye on hapless Maxwell Smart
Anna Vrooshka and Roland Crump
by Wing Governor Helen Stewart
Freeview 6 Freesat 113 Sky 118 Virgin 115/HD 176 6.00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S) (HD) 6.30 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) (HD) 7.00 Secret Crush (S) (HD) 8.50 Dress to Impress (S) (AD) (HD) 11.50 Take Me Out (S) (HD) 1.20pm Catchphrase (S) (HD) 2.05 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) (HD) 3.05 FILM Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore ★★★ Part-animated comedy fantasy with James Marsden. Review p34 (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 4.50 FILM Shrek 2 ★★★★ Animated fantasy comedy starring Mike Myers (S) (AD) (W) (HD)
Freeview 10 Freesat 115 Sky 119 Virgin 117/HD 177 6.00am Bless This House (S) 7.00 Emmerdale: omnibus. Jamie makes an admission (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 10.00 FILM Carry On Behind ★★ Comedy starring Elke Sommer and Kenneth Williams. Glamorous Russian archaeologist Anna Vrooshka joins Roland Crump to investigate the remains of a Roman encampment (S) (W) 11.45 Wycliffe (S) (HD) 12.55pm Midsomer Murders (S) (AD)
Freeview 20 Freesat 158 Sky 143 Virgin 130 7.20am The Bill: four episodes (S) 11.10 Les Misérables: three episodes (S) (HD) 3.35pm Catherine Cookson’s The Girl: period drama starring Siobhan Flynn. A dying woman takes her daughter to the home of her former lover, a wealthy mine agent, who looks after the child (S)
6.40pm Get Smart ★★
comedy based on the 1960s q Spy television series. Clueless spy Maxwell Smart, accompanied by alluring colleague Agent 99, attempts to foil a sinister Russian crime syndicate. Maxwell Smart Agent 99 Agent 23 The Chief Siegfried
Steve Carell Anne Hathaway Dwayne Johnson Alan Arkin Terence Stamp
Director Peter Segal (2008, 12) (S) (W)
9.00 New. Love Island Week seven in the villa gets under way as the Islanders continue to enjoy a summer like no other, with plenty more surprises in store. (S) (HD)
5.00pm The Comedy Years: 2003 A look at comedy in 2003, when Tim, Lee and Dawn’s love triangle reached a memorable conclusion in The Office. (S) (HD)
6.00 Dad’s Army ★★★
comedy based on the BBC q Wartime TV sitcom. England, 1944: when a glamorous reporter is sent to profile the Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea, it’s not long before romance rears its head. Captain Mainwaring Sergeant Wilson Rose Winters Private Godfrey Lance Corporal Jones Private Frazer Private Walker Private Pike
Toby Jones Bill Nighy Catherine Zeta-Jones Michael Gambon Tom Courtenay Bill Paterson Daniel Mays Blake Harrison
Director Oliver Parker (2016, PG) (S) (AD) (W) (HD)
10.00 New. Love Island: Aftersun
8.00 Larry Grayson: Shut That Door!
Laura Whitmore is joined by TV and radio presenter Roman Kemp, singer Raye and comedian Babatunde Aleshe to dissect all the latest happenings in the villa. (S) (HD)
Documentary exploring the entertainer’s rise from poverty to fame, drawing on extracts from an unfinished autobiography and featuring contributions from friends and colleagues. (S) (HD)
11.05 Family Guy Series 13. Peter discovers his first name is actually Justin, and takes on the new moniker to create a younger, hipper alterego, before holding a party. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.35 Brian and Peter go on a mission to find a Thanksgiving turkey. Chris decides to become the man of the house. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight American Dad! (S) (AD) (HD) 12.55am Crossing Swords (S) (HD) 1.55 Shopping with Keith Lemon (S) (HD) 2.25 The Emily Atack Show (S) (HD) 3.05 FYI Extra (HD) 3.20—3.40am Nightscreen (HD) ITV2+1 Freeview 28 Freesat 114 Sky 218 Virgin 116
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Freeview 25 Freesat 117 Sky 120 Virgin 118/HD 178 6.00am The Derby through the Years (S) (HD) 6.15 New. Auto Mundial (S) (HD) 6.40 Extreme E: Electric Odyssey (S) (HD) 7.10 Motorsport UK (S) (HD) 8.10 British Touring Cars (S) (HD) 9.45 Robson and Jim’s Icelandic Fly-Fishing Adventure (S) (HD) 10.45 FILM City Slickers II: the Legend of Curly’s Gold ★★ Comedy western (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 1.00pm FILM Red River 5 (BW) (S) (HD) 3.45 LIVE ITV Racing: the second Sunday Series meeting at Haydock Park (S) (HD) 7.00pm The Best of the 80s A selection of sports covered by ITV during the 1980s. (S) (HD) 7.10 FILM Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol ★ Comedy starring Steve Guttenberg. The bumbling policemen try to teach local citizens the basics of forming a neighbourhood watch. (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 9.00 FILM Ronin ★★★★ Action thriller starring Robert De Niro as an ex-CIA agent in France who joins a group of freelance intelligence agents. (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 11.35 FILM Death Wish II ★ Crime thriller starring Charles Bronson. (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 1.20am Minder (S) (SL) (AD) 2.20 River Monsters (S) (AD) (HD) 2.50—3.00am Nightscreen (HD)
ITV4 +1 Freesat 118 Sky 220 Virgin 175
10.00 Lewis 2/4 Series 3. The Quality of Mercy. Lewis and Hathaway are called in to investigate the murder of actor Richard Scott. Killed during a performance of The Merchant of Venice, his body is found with a note bearing a quote from Hamlet. They suspect one of the cast is responsible. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.10am Coronation Street: omnibus (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 2.50 Emmerdale: omnibus (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 5.20 Bless This House (S) 5.45—6.00am Nightscreen (S) (HD) +1 F’view 58 (9pm—4am) F’sat 116 Sky 219 Virgin 174
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Freeview 27 Freesat 119 Sky 131 Virgin 119/HD 179 7.00am Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (S) (HD) 8.50 Be Beautiful (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 LittleBe (HD) 12 noon Best Cake Wins (S) (HD) 12.30pm The Real Housewives of New York City (S) (HD) 5.00 Chrisley Knows Best (S) (HD) 6.00pm Dinner Date James from Brighton chooses three blind dates. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Maura from London looks for love. (S) (HD) 8.00 Celebrity Dinner Date Five singletons try to woo former Towie star Amy Childs. (S) (HD) 9.00 Botched: Most Outrageous OMG Patients Countdown A selection of over-the-top patients, including a Britney Spears wannabe and a lifelike space elf. (S) (HD) 9.30 Botched A countdown of ten truly outrageous transformations. (S) (HD) 10.00 New. The Real Housewives of Atlanta Kenya takes her separation from Marc a step further, and Cynthia mulls over moving to Los Angeles. (S) (HD) 10.55 Atlanta Plastic An actor goes to see Dr Crawford for a full body lift. (S) (HD) 11.50 Vanderpump Rules Stassi, Katie and Brittany grow frustrated with Kristen’s refusal to cut ties with Carter. (S) (HD)
6.50pm Bleak House 1/8. An adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, depicting crime, corruption and courtship in Victorian London. Orphan Esther Summerson prepares to meet a host of unfamiliar faces, including her new guardian John Jarndyce and his wards Richard Carstone and Ada Clare. (AD) (HD) Esther Summerson Ada Clare Richard Carstone John Jarndyce Lady Dedlock
Anna Maxwell Martin Carey Mulligan Patrick Kennedy Denis Lawson Gillian Anderson
8.00 Call the Midwife 1/8 Series 8. As spring arrives, Nonnatus House welcomes two new nuns. A complicated multiple birth tests the skills of some of the midwives to the limit, while Trixie has to face her fears and Valerie deals with a shocking case. (AD) (HD)
9.20 Bad Girls 6/10 Series 1. A Big Mistake. Wing Governor Helen Stewart tames a notoriously difficult prisoner, earning the admiration of Nikki Wade, while Prison Officer Lorna Rose risks everything by supplying a prisoner with drugs. (S) 10.30 7/10. Playing with Fire. Shell makes off with Zandra’s stash of pills, having discovered Lorna’s sideline in drugsmuggling, but only succeeds in making things a whole lot worse for herself. (S) 11.40 8/10. Falling Apart. Monica thinks her fortunes have taken a turn for the better, little anticipating the devastating blow about to strike. Shell devises a cunning plan to put Lorna in her place. (S) 12.50am Bad Girls: two episodes (S) 3.05—4.00am Birds of a Feather (S) Drama +1 Freeview 73 Sky 243 Virgin 226
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Freeview 19 Freesat 157 Sky 111 (Wales 112) Virgin 127/HD 227 BT HD 387 7.10am Last Stop Garage (S) (HD) 8.00 Rick Stein: from Venice to Istanbul (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Storage Hunters (S) (HD) 10.00 Bangers and Cash (S) (HD) 11.00 Soapbox Race (S) (HD) 12 noon Top Gear: Africa Special (S) (AD) (HD) 2.40pm Top Gear: Ambitious but Rubbish (S) (AD) (HD) 3.40 Would I Lie to You? (S) (HD) 5.00 Secrets of the Supercars (S) (HD) 6.00pm Top Gear Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris put emergency vehicles to the test. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Border Force: America’s Gatekeepers A new recruit finds 12kg of cocaine. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? USA With guest Kathie Lee Gifford. (S) (HD) 8.30 With Randy Couture. (S) (HD) 9.00 Have I Got a Bit More 2019 News for You Extended compilation. (S) (HD) 10.00 Live at the Apollo Rhod Gilbert welcomes John Bishop to the stage. (S) (HD) 11.00 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (S) (HD)
12.50—1.00am Nightscreen (HD)
12 midnight Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply (S) (HD) 1.00am Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You (S) (HD) 2.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? USA (S) (HD) 3.00 Beat the Internet with John Robins (S) (HD) 3.25—4.00am Eddie Eats America (S) (HD)
ITVBe +1 Virgin 120 (Scotland 162)
Dave Ja Vu Freeview 23 Sky 211 (Wales 212) Virgin 131
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Freeview 21 Freesat 129 Sky 141 Virgin 153 9.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) 9.30 Columbo: Caution — Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (S) (AD) 11.20 Columbo: a Trace of Murder (S) 1.15pm Columbo: Agenda for Murder (S) 3.10 Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs Columbo (S) 5.10 Columbo: a Case of Immunity (S) (AD) 6.40pm Columbo: Try and Catch Me: crime drama starring Peter Falk (S) 8.05 Columbo: Death Lends a Hand: detective drama with Peter Falk and Ray Milland (S) 9.40 Columbo: Requiem for a Falling Star (S) 11.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (S)
Great British Home Restoration 9.00pm Shammy and Alice in Devon
5.20pm Four in a Bed The competition heads to France. (S) (HD)
8.00 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home In Manchester, George meets a family of five with a Victorian coach house. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 New. Great British Home Restoration
with No Name arrives in a lawless town Freeview 32 Freesat 132 Sky 150 Virgin 187/HD 150 9.00am Police Interceptors (S) (HD) 10.00 New. Wrestling: SmackDown action (S) (HD) 11.00 New. Wrestling: Raw highlights (S) (HD) 12 noon Entertainment News (S) (HD) 12.15pm Police Interceptors (S) (HD) 2.20 FILM Guns at Batasi ★★★★ Drama (BW) (S) (HD) 4.30 FILM The Comancheros ★★★★ Western starring John Wayne (S) (HD)
6.45pm Two Mules for Sister Sara
Western starring Clint q ★★★★ Eastwood. The Mexican Desert: when Hogan, lean, dusty and unshaven, saves a woman from a fate worse than death, he gets more than he bargained for. Director Don Siegel (1970, 15) (S) (HD)
9.00 A Fistful of Dollars 5
Ep 3. Charlie Luxton meets a couple who are transforming a 19th-century chapel in the Devon countryside. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 24 Hours in A&E A staff nurse is attacked by a prisoner awaiting treatment. (S) (AD) (HD)
spaghetti western with Clint q Classic Eastwood. A mysterious gunfighter arrives in a lawless town on the Mexican border run by two rival families. After witnessing the stranger’s lethal gunfighting prowess, both are eager to recruit him. Director Sergio Leone (1964, 15) (S) (HD)
11.05 Emergency Helicopter Medics: Farm Emergencies
11.05 Man of the West ★★★★
starring Gary Cooper. q Western Arizona, 1874: the past catches up
A Cumbrian farmer has been pierced in the chest by a large metal spike. (S) (AD) (HD)
with reformed gunslinger Link Jones.
12.10am Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown (S) (HD) 1.15 as 9pm 2.15 as 10pm 3.20—3.45am Father Ted (S) (AD) More4 +1 Freeview 86 Freesat 125 Sky 236 Virgin 196
Director Anthony Mann (1958, 12) (S) (HD) 1.10am Idiot TV: double bill (S) (HD) 3.15 Car Crash TV (S) (HD) 4.10—5.00am Fights, Camera, Action! (S) (HD)
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Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance 9.00pm From 2016
1.55am Grimm: double bill (S) 3.35—4.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera: a look at the use of CCTV to tackle shoplifters (S) (HD)
F’view 11 F’sat 147 Sky 122 Virgin 123/HD 156 BT 348/HD 363 6.00am Arts Uncovered (HD) 6.15 Sons of Vienna (S) (HD) 6.45 Giselle (HD) 8.45 Chaplin: the Birth of the Tramp (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Elvis: the Final Hours (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Discovering: Richard Dreyfuss (S) (HD) 12 noon Discovering: Basil Rathbone (S) (HD) 1.00pm Inside Art: Eileen Agar at Whitechapel Gallery (S) (HD) 1.30 Royal Academy: Painting the Future (S) (HD) 3.00 More Than This: the Story of Roxy Music (S) (HD) 4.00 Battle of the Brass Bands (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul: charting the rise of the singer (S) (HD)
6.50pm Jack Bruce Tribute Concert A performance from London’s Roundhouse in October 2015, celebrating the former Cream bassist’s life and career, and featuring the likes of Ginger Baker and Vernon Reid. (HD)
9.00 Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance Eva Noblezada and Alistair Brammer star in a 25th anniversary gala performance of the musical at London’s Prince Edward Theatre, recorded in 2016. (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Isle of Wight Festival Greatest Hits: Fatboy Slim’s set from 2019 (HD) 1.00am Alanis Morissette: Live in Concert (HD) 2.15 Joan Baez: Live in New York (S) (HD) 4.00 Soundbreaking (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00—6.00am The British Invasion (S)
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Freeview 13 Freesat 122 Sky 135 Virgin 106/HD 145 6.00am Hollyoaks (AD) 8.20 Come Dine with Me 10.50 FILM Hotel for Dogs ★★★ (W) 12.55pm Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 2.50 The Big Bang Theory (AD) 3.45 FILM How to Train Your Dragon ★★★★ Animated comedy adventure with the voices of Jay Baruchel and Gerard Butler Film of the Day: p34 (W) (AD) 5.40 New. Wipeout USA: John Cena, Nicole Byer and Camille Kostek host 6.40pm New. Lego Masters Australia Ep 2 The eight teams compete in a space-themed challenge where they have eight hours to create something out of this world. (AD) 8.00 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer Nick Hewer, Stacey Solomon, Ricky Wilson and Perri Kiely take part in the baking challenge. (AD) 9.00 FILM Baywatch ★★★ Comedy based on the popular TV series, starring Zac Efron and Dwayne Johnson. Experienced lifeguard Mitch Buchannon and cocky new recruit Matt Brody must put their differences aside as they try to thwart a criminal gang that has muscled in on their beach. (AD) (W) 11.20 Gogglebox Shows from October 2017, including The X Factor, The Ganges with Sue Perkins and Strictly Come Dancing. (AD)
Freeview 48 Freesat 127 Sky 137 Virgin 143/HD 203 9.00am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12 noon Junior Bake Off: triple bill (AD) 3.00pm A Place in the Sun: five editions 8.00 Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales 2/4. Matt calls in an old friend and his heavy machinery to tackle his biggest project yet: creating a new road around the farm to make everything more accessible for his parents. Shown yesterday 7.25pm C4 (AD) 9.00 Location, Location, Location: 20 Years and Counting Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer look back at property searches that were hampered by the size of the budget. In Jersey, Katrina and Nick struggled to find a house with a large kitchen, a garden and a garage, while Matt couldn’t afford to buy in his home town of Poole. Shown yesterday 5pm C4 10.00 Gogglebox. A compilation of highlights from this year’s series as some of the nation’s sharpest and most opinionated armchair critics review 2021’s most memorable TV. (AD) 11.05 RT CHOICE The Secret World of Chocolate 1/3 A look at the historic efforts of British chocolate bar manufacturers to make their product the nation’s favourite. Dawn French narrates. See p56. Shown 8pm C4 (AD)
Freeview 26 Freesat 159 Sky 155 Virgin 129 6.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Murder Maps: five editions (S) (HD) 1.00pm Living with Hitler: triple bill (S) (HD) 4.00 Bangers and Cash: two episodes (S) (HD) 6.00pm Bangers and Cash A lovely 350cc Douglas Mark V motorbike from 1950 goes under the hammer. (S) (HD) 7.00 War Factories The story of America’s “Liberty Ships”, which were produced in incredible numbers and became known as the Model T Fords of the ocean. (S) (HD) 8.00 The story of how Stalin’s massive war factories were dismantled and moved east on one and half million railway trucks, to avoid being lost to the Nazis. (S) (HD) 9.00 Open All Hours Arkwright tries to make Nurse Gladys Emmanuel jealous. (S) 9.40 Granville decides a fashion makeover is needed to impress Stephanie. (S) 10.20 One Foot in the Grave Victor Meldrew faces an uncertain future after being forced into early retirement. (S) 11.00 Bangers and Cash A 1952 Jowett Javelin finds an unexpected home. (S) (HD) 12 midnight A 1970s Bond Bug threewheeler divides opinion. (S) (HD) Yesterday +1 Sky 255 Virgin 200
E4 +1 Freeview 29 Freesat 123 Sky 235 Virgin 146
12.10am 999: on the Front Line 1.15 Taken: Hunting the Sex Traffickers (AD) 2.20 Epic Wales: Valleys, Mountains and Coasts (AD) 3.25 Can I Improve My Memory? (AD) 4.20—4.45am The Simpsons: Lisa develops a crush on a teacher (AD)
12.25am New. Batwoman Ep 16 Series 2 A familiar foe descends upon Gotham (AD) 1.25 The Big Bang Theory (AD) 2.25 Wipeout USA 3.15—6.00am Hollyoaks (SL) (AD)
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Freeview 40 Freesat 137 Sky 148 Virgin 192 9.00am Diagnosis Murder 12 noon Scorpion 2.00pm NCIS: four episodes 6.00pm NCIS 7.00 Scorpion 9.00 NCIS: Los Angeles: three episodes. Deeks and Kensi continue to bond 10.00 The team searches for a book containing top-secret information 11.00 The hunt for the black book continues 12 midnight NCIS: Los Angeles: two further editions 2.00am Scorpion 3.45 Matlock 4.35 JAG 5.20—6.00am Bondi Rescue
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Freeview 67 Freesat 134 Sky 147 Virgin 197 7.30am The Key of David 8.00 Home Shopping (HD) 9.00 The Father Dowling Mysteries 2.00pm Unsolved Mysteries 6.00 Matlock: five episodes. A surrogate mother is murdered 7.00 The attorney is presented with an award 8.00 A man plotting insurance fraud is murdered 9.00 The attorney represents a painter 10.00 The lawyer investigates corruption 11.00 CSI: NY 4.00—6.00am Judge Judy
1.00—3.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD)
Really
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Freeview 17 Freesat 160 Sky 142 Virgin 128 6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea (HD) 7.00 Home Shopping 8.00 Fantasy Homes by the Sea 10.00 A Place in the Sun (HD) 3.00pm Antiques Road Trip: five editions (HD) 8.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (HD) 9.00 Dr Pimple Popper: featuring Louis, who is covered in dry, scaly skin (HD) 10.00 Faking It: Tears of a Crime: the case of Aram Kurd, the only person to survive an explosion at his supermarket that killed five people (HD) 11.00 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners (HD) 12 midnight Cops UK: Bodycam Squad (HD) 1.00am Ambulance (HD) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00—6.00am A Place in the Sun (HD)
5 USA +1 Freesat 130 Sky 241 Virgin 185
5 Star
31
Freeview 31 Freesat 131 Sky 128 Virgin 151 8.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 8.25 Rich Kids, Skint Holiday (S) (HD) 11.15 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (S) (HD) 2.15pm Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 5.15 Riots and Robbers: Caught on Camera: the use of CCTV in policing crowds (S) (AD) (HD) 7.20pm FILM The Island ★★★ Action thriller with Ewan McGregor. Lincoln Six-Echo is among a group of so-called “survivors” of global contamination living in a specially restricted facility. Lincoln dreams of relocating to allegedly the planet’s last uncontaminated area, until he makes a series of horrific discoveries. (S) (HD) 10.00 FILM John Wick: Chapter 2 ★★★★ Action thriller starring Keanu Reeves. Super-assassin John Wick is brought out of retirement once again. English, Russian, Italian +subtitles. Review p36 (S) (HD) 12.25am Countdown to Murder (S) (AD) (HD) 1.25 The Body in the Bathroom: the Murder of Naomi Hersi (S) 2.25 The Moors Murderers Left Me for Dead (S) (HD) 3.25 Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 3.50—4.00am News (S) (HD)
5 Star +1 Freesat 141 Sky 228 Virgin 186
5 Select
55
Sunday Television
Freeview 18 Freesat 124 Sky 136 Virgin 147/HD 195 8.55am Food Unwrapped (S) (AD) (HD) 9.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (S) (AD) (HD) 10.30 Ugly House to Lovely House with George Clarke (S) (AD) (HD) 11.35 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home (S) (AD) (HD) 12.35pm Four in a Bed (S) (HD) 3.15 Find It, Fix It, Flog It: two editions (S) (HD)
A Fistful of Dollars 9.00pm The Man
Freeview (HD only) 55 Freesat 133 Sky 153 Virgin 152 9.00am The Yorkshire Vet (S) (AD) 10.25 FILM Twice round the Daffodils ★★★ Review page 34 (BW) (S) 12.15pm FILM An Inspector Calls ★★★★ (BW) (S) 2.00 Kate Humble’s Coastal Britain: four editions (S) 6.00pm Kate Humble’s Coastal Britain A 13-mile stretch of North Yorkshire coastline. (S) 7.00 Twelve miles of Suffolk’s shingle coast. (S) 8.00 Nelson: Britain’s Great Naval Hero The remarkable rise of Horatio Nelson. (S) 10.00 WWI Wrecks: Draining the Ocean Featuring wreckage of ships from the Battle of Jutland in 1916. (S) 11.05 Walking Tudor England Suzannah Lipscomb visits royal locations along the River Thames, including Hampton Court Palace. (S) 12.05am Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild (S) 1.05 The Hotel Inspector: triple bill (S) 3.50—4.00am Entertainment News (S)
Great TV
49
Freeview 49 (limited) Freesat 142 Sky 157 Virgin 189 6.00am Due South 7.00 Hart to Hart 11.00 Murder, She Wrote: seven episodes 6.00pm Murder, She Wrote: three further episodes. Jessica helps a teenage tennis player 7.00 A salon owner is suspected of murder 8.00 Jessica’s friend is suspected of murdering her estranged husband 9.00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: four back-to-back editions of the quiz show 1.00am Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) 2.00 The Persuaders! 3.00 Due South 3.45 Starsky & Hutch 4.30 Charlie’s Angels 5.15—6.00am Crazy like a Fox
Great TV +1 Freesat 143 Sky 257
BBC Parliament
232
Freeview 232 Freesat 201 Sky 504 Virgin 605 Simulcast with BBC News, with news every hour plus: 6.30am as 2.30pm 7.30 Media Show 8.30 as 8.30pm 9.30 Papers 10.30 as 4.30pm 12.30pm Click 1.30 as 8.30pm 2.30 Global Questions 3.30 Media Show 4.30 Take Me to the Opera 5.30 Truth about My Conception 6.30 Sportsday 7.30 Click 7.45 Sportsday 8.30 Travel Show 9.30 Being Intersex in Russia 10.30 Papers 11.45 Film Review 12 midnight Newsday 12.30am HARDtalk 1.00 Newsday 1.30 as 5.30pm 2.30 Media Show 3.30 Dateline London 4.30 HARDtalk 5.30—6.00am World Business
FREEVIEW channels continue overleaf: Film channels on p64
BBC News Freeview 231 Freesat 212 Sky 503 Virgin 601 Sky News Freeview 233 Freesat 202 Sky 501 Virgin 603 BT 313
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
61
Freeview, satellite
SUNDAY CHILDREN’S Milkshake! on C5 Full listings for Channel 5 are on p60 5.35am Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! 5.45 Fireman Sam 6.00 Mya Go 6.05 Peppa Pig 6.20 Bob the Builder 6.35 Noddy in Toyland 6.45 Shane the Chef 6.55 Fireman Sam 7.10 Ricky Zoom 7.20 Daisy & Ollie 7.30 Peppa Pig 7.35 Pip and Posy 7.45 New. Odo 8.00 The Adventures of Paddington 8.15 Paw Patrol 8.35 Fireman Sam 8.50 Butterbean’s Cafe 9.00 New. Brave Bunnies 9.05 Floogals 9.20 The World According to Grandpa 9.30 Little Princess 9.40—9.55am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom
CBeebies
202
Television Sunday
Freeview 202 Freesat 608 Sky 608 Virgin 702 6.00am Show Me Show Me 6.20 Love Monster 6.30 Chuggington 6.40 Go Jetters 6.50 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 7.00 Postman Pat: SDS 7.15 Bing 7.35 Hey Duggee 7.50 Go Jetters 8.00 Peter Rabbit 8.15 Octonauts 8.25 Chuggington 8.35 Bitz & Bob 8.50 The Furchester Hotel 9.00 Something Special: We’re All Friends 9.25 Bluey 9.35 Chuggington 10.00 Go Jetters 10.10 Biggleton 10.25 Oti’s Boogie Beebies 10.30 Justin’s House 10.55 Andy’s Safari Adventures 11.10 Let’s Go for a Walk 11.25 Waffle the Wonder Dog 11.35 Molly and Mack 11.50 Topsy and Tim 12 noon My World Kitchen 12.15pm JoJo & Gran Gran 12.25 Old Jack’s Boat 12.40 Down on the Farm 1.00 Hey Duggee 1.15 Go Jetters 1.35 Bitz & Bob 1.45 Love Monster 1.55 B.O.T and the Beasties 2.00 Something Special: We’re All Friends 2.20 Maddie, Space and You 2.40 Timmy Time 2.45 Bluey 2.55 Messy Goes to OKIDO 3.05 Molly and Mack 3.20 Waffle the Wonder Dog 3.30 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures 3.45 Garden Tales 3.50 My Very First 4.05 Let’s Go for a Walk 4.15 Magic Hands 4.25 Treasure Champs 4.40 Bluey 4.45 Arthur 5.00 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures 5.15 Molly and Mack 5.30 JoJo & Gran Gran 5.45 Sarah & Duck 5.50 Charlie and Lola 6.00pm Tee and Mo 6.10 Clangers 6.20 In the Night Garden... 6.50—7.00pm CBeebies Bedtime Stories
CBBC
201
Freeview 201 Freesat 607 Sky 607 Virgin 701 7.00am Diddy TV 7.15 Danger Mouse 7.35 Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! 7.50 Newsround 7.55 Odd Squad 8.05 Danny & Mick 8.20 Nine Minute Ninja 8.30 The Dengineers 9.00 Blue Peter 9.30 New. The Pets Factor 9.50 The Zoo 10.05 Odd Squad 10.30 FILM Pokémon: the Rise of Darkrai ★★ 11.55 Deadly Dinosaurs with Steve Backshall 12.25pm Operation Ouch! 12.50 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover 1.20 Horrible Histories 1.50 Joe All Alone: the Whole Story 3.05 Mustangs FC 3.30 Deadly 60 4.00 The Dengineers 4.55 Still So Awkward 5.25 Lagging 5.50 Danger Mouse 6.35 Horrible Histories 7.35 My Life 8.00 Lifebabble 8.05 So Awkward 8.35—9.00pm The Next Step
CITV
203
Freeview 203 Freesat 602 Sky 612 Virgin 734 6.00am Dino Dana 6.10 Mr Magoo 6.35 Robozuna 7.00 Mighty Mike 7.15 Mr Bean: the Animated Series 7.40 Hotel Transylvania 7.55 How 8.25 Mr Bean: the Animated Series 8.55 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 9.25 Mighty Mike 9.55 Teen Titans Go! 10.25 Mr Magoo 10.55 Buck and Buddy 11.00 Hotel Transylvania 11.30 The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants 12 noon Scooby-Doo! Mystery Inc 2.25pm Hotel Transylvania 2.55 Teen Titans Go! 3.50 Buck and Buddy 3.55 Mr Magoo 4.30 Mighty Mike 5.00 Mr Bean: the Animated Series 5.30 The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants 6.00pm Robozuna 6.25 Mission Employable 6.30 Thunderbirds Are Go 6.55 Mr Magoo 7.05 Buck and Buddy 7.10 Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico 8.25 Drop Dead Weird 8.55—9.00pm Dare Master at Home
FREEVIEW channels continued from overleaf
An American Aristocrat’s Guide to Great Estates 9.00pm
The Covid Cruise 8.20pm
The Diamond Princess
PBS America
84
F’view 84 (1-11pm only) F’sat 155 Sky 174 Virgin 273 8.00am Beautiful Serengeti 8.35 Asia’s Ancient Civilisations 1.00pm Beautiful Serengeti 1.35 The Covid Cruise 2.40 93rd Bomb Group: Return to Hardwick 4.15 Asia’s Ancient Civilisations: two editions 6.20pm Asia’s Ancient Civilisations 3/4. The Khmer civilisation of south-east Asia and its world-famous capital city of Angkor, which now attracts over 2.5 million visitors a year. 7.20 4/4. A look at the Majapahit Empire, which spanned the 13th and 16th centuries. It was the largest such entity in south-east Asia, and the centre of the spice trade. 8.20 The Covid Cruise The story of how luxury cruise ship the Diamond Princess was swept up in the drama of the unfolding coronavirus pandemic. 9.30 93rd Bomb Group: Return to Hardwick A celebration of what was arguably the most decorated, most travelled and most effective US bomb group of the Second World War. 11.00 The Covid Cruise As 8.20pm. 12.15am 93rd Bomb Group: Return to Hardwick 1.55—4.00am The Great War: the impact of the First World War on America PBS +1 Freeview (HD only) 87
Quest
12
Freeview 12/HD 114 Freesat 172/HD 167 Sky 144 Virgin 169 6.00am Combat Dealers (HD) 7.00 Fifth Gear (HD) 8.00 Goblin Works Mod Shop (HD) 9.00 Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (HD) 10.00 EFL (HD) 12 noon Salvage Hunters (HD) 4.00pm American Pickers (HD) 6.00 Born Mucky: Life on the Farm (HD) 7.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (HD) 9.00 The Repair Shop (HD) 10.00 Aussie Gold Hunters: an old treasure map leads the Poseidon crew to a big nugget (HD) 11.00 Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch (HD) 12 midnight Nasa’s Unexplained Files (HD) 1.00am Sex, Lies, and the Taj Mahal (HD) 2.00 American Chopper (AD) 3.00 Born Mucky: Life on the Farm (HD) 4.00 Mighty Ships (HD) 5.00—6.00am How It’s Made (HD)
+1 F’view 69 F’sat 168 Sky 244 Virgin 213
HGTV
43
F’view 43 F’sat 166 Sky 158 Virgin 286 7.00am House Hunters International (HD) 8.00 My Lottery Dream Home (HD) 10.00 Building the Dream (HD) 12 noon Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb: double bill (HD) 2.00pm Sarah Beeny’s Renovate Don’t Relocate (HD) 3.00 Escape to the Country (HD) 5.00 Building the Dream: a couple plan to replace a set of decrepit barns with a retirement home in Lincolnshire (HD) 6.00pm Sarah Beeny’s Renovate Don’t Relocate (HD) 8.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away: triple bill (HD) 11.00 Escape to the Country: searching for a home in East Sussex (HD) 12 midnight Building the Dream: double bill (HD) 2.00am House Hunters International (HD) 3.00—4.00am New. Beach Hunters: double bill (HD)
HGTV +1 Sky 258 Virgin 290
ALL PROGRAMMES ON THE ABOVE CHANNELS ARE REPEATS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
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Smithsonian
56
F’view (HD only) 56 F’sat 175 Sky 171 Virgin 276 6.00am Aerial America (HD) 1.00pm Inside the Factory (HD) 2.00 Bird vs Plane 3.00 Helicopter Wars (HD) 5.00 America’s Stealth Bomber (HD) 6.00pm Air Warriors 8/9 Series 6 A look at the Spitfire, the Battle of Britain fighter that is regarded as one of the best planes ever built. (HD) 7.00 Memphis Belle in Colour The story of one of the most famous aircraft in history, filmed in colour during aerial combat. (HD) 8.00 Inside the Factory 2/6 Series 2. Gregg Wallace follows potatoes from a farm through the world’s largest crisp factory. (HD) 9.00 An American Aristocrat’s Guide to Great Estates 3/10. Julie Montagu visits the 450-year-old Holdenby House in Northamptonshire. (HD) 10.00 4/10. A visit to Boughton House, Northamptonshire, one of the most well preserved 17th-century homes in the UK. (HD) 11.00 Aerial Britain 1/8 Series 2 An exploration of Britain’s deeprooted passion for the outdoors and love of ball sports. (HD) 12 midnight An American Aristocrat’s Guide to Great Estates (HD) 2.00am Henry VIII and the King’s Men (HD) 5.00—6.00am Secrets of the Celtic Grave (HD)
Pick
35
Freeview 35 Freesat 144 Sky 159 Virgin 165 6.00am Border Patrol 8.00 Police Force: Australia (HD) 10.00 Highway Patrol (HD) 11.00 Road Wars 1.00pm Monkey Life (HD) 4.00 Neighbourhood Blues (HD) 5.00 Caught Red Handed (HD) 7.00 Monkey Life (HD) 8.00 Caught on Dashcam: road disasters captured on video by drivers’ dashboard cameras (HD) 9.00 World’s Most Evil Killers: a profile of Dayton Leyroy Rogers (HD) 10.00 The Mark of a Killer: a killer who left a trail of breadcrumbs (HD) 11.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (HD) 1.00am Caribbean Cops (AD) 2.00 Police Force: Australia (AD) 4.00—6.00am Border Patrol
Pick +1 Freesat 145 Sky 259
Challenge
47
F’view 47 F’sat 146 Sky 160 Virgin 164 7.00am The Chase (HD) 9.00 Wheel of Fortune (AD) 11.30 Bruce’s Price Is Right (AD) 12.30pm Play Your Cards Right (AD) 2.00 Catchphrase: four editions (AD) 4.00 Pointless: hosted by Alexander Armstrong (AD) (HD) 5.00 The Chase: four editions. Four contestants answer general knowledge questions (HD) 9.00 The Chase Celebrity Special: Boyzone’s Shane Lynch, Olympic athlete Colin Jackson, Emmerdale actress Fiona Wade and comedian Stephen K Amos combine their talents in a bid to win big money for charity. Presented by Bradley Walsh (HD) 10.00—6.00am The Chase (HD)
S.W.A.T. 9.00pm Mumford
Bessie 9.00pm Queen Latifah
reopens a 15-year-old case
as the legendary blues singer
Sky 1 Sky 106 Virgin 110/HD 109 BT 340/HD 355 6.00am Hour of Power (HD) 7.00 The Mighty Ones (HD) 7.25 All Hail King Julien (S) (HD) 7.50 Madagascar: a Little Wild (S) (HD) 8.15 Dragons: Rescue Riders (HD) 8.40 Trolls: Trollstopia (HD) 9.05 The Simpsons (S) (HD) 12 noon MacGyver (S) (HD) 1.00pm Hawaii Five-0 (S) (HD) 3.00 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred: Oval Invincibles v Trent Rockets, a women’s match (start 3.30) (HD) 6.30pm The Simpsons A comet is heading for Springfield. 7.00 Homer enrols in college. 7.30 Bart gets into trouble with the Australian authorities. (S) (HD) 8.00 New. MacGyver 11/15 Series 5. Angus and Riley try to prevent a governmental collapse. See page 56. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. S.W.A.T. 11/18 Series 4 A cold case leads to the discovery of a dangerous drug ring. (S) (HD) 10.00 An Idiot Abroad 3/3 Series 3. A visit to China. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Prodigal Son 9/13 Series 2. Malcolm begins a new investigation. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight NCIS: Los Angeles (S) (HD) 1.00am The Force: North East (HD) 2.00 Road Wars (S) 3.00 Brit Cops: Frontline Crime UK (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00—6.00am Highway Cops: four editions (S) (AD) (HD) Sky 1 +1 Sky 206
a
Sky Replay Sky 145 Virgin 160 7.00am Four Weddings (S) (AD) 10.00 Warehouse 13 (S) 3.00pm Stargate Atlantis (S) (HD) 6.00pm Stargate Atlantis (S) (HD) 8.00 The Force: Manchester: officers raid a property believed to house a cannabis factory (HD) 9.00 The Equalizer: former CIA operative Robyn McCall springs into action when a teenager is in a dangerous situation (S) (HD) 10.00 New Amsterdam: Max resists an idea that could bring in more money for the hospital (S) (HD) 11.00 9-1-1 (S) (HD) 1.00am Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (S) (HD) 2.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime (HD) 2.55 A League of Their Own (S) (AD) 3.50 Four Weddings (S) (AD) 4.45—6.00am All Hail King Julien (HD)
Syfy
Sky Atlantic Sky 108 BT 342/HD 357 6.00am The British (S) (AD) 10.00 Dexter (S) 3.30pm The Sopranos (S) 5.40pm The Sopranos 8/13 Series 1. Rumours of an FBI clampdown prompt Tony to stash all his guns, cash and jewellery. 6.45 9/13. Carmela has heard intimate details of Junior’s love life and soon realises he could use them to his advantage. 7.50 10/13. Tony’s henchmen kill a Colombian drug dealer doing business on their patch. (S) 9.00 Bessie ★★★ A portrait of Bessie Smith, the blues singer from Chattanooga, Tennessee who shot to fame in the 1920s, starring Queen Latifah and Michael Kenneth Williams. (S) (AD) (W) 11.15 In Treatment 5/24 Series 4 As Eladio enters his second week of treatment, Brooke agrees to refer him to a psychiatrist before his medication runs out. (S) (HD) 11.50 6/24. After connecting Colin’s troubling behaviour to a feeling of profound powerlessness, Brooke challenges him to accept responsibility for his actions. (S) (HD) 12.30am Six Feet Under (S) (HD) 2.50 Californication (S) 4.00—6.00am Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets (S) (AD) Sky Atlantic +1 Sky 208
q
W Sky 109 (Wales 110) Virgin 125/HD 211 BT 311/HD 383 6.10am Tipping Point (HD) 11.00 Doctor Who (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00pm Outnumbered: triple bill (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00pm Inside the Ambulance: double bill. The West Midlands Ambulance Service treats a man who stabbed a police dog, then crews help a woman who fell down a flight of stairs (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Louis Theroux: Dark States — Murder in Milwaukee: the reporter examines gun crime and racial tensions in the US city (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas: the presenter takes a trip to Sin City (S) (AD) 11.00 The Baby Has Landed (HD) 12 midnight One Born: What Happened Next? (S) (HD) 1.00am Disaster DIY (S) (HD) 1.35—3.00am Renovate My Home: Leave It to Bryan (S) (HD)
W +1 Sky 209 (Wales 210) Virgin 190
Comedy Central
Sky 152 Virgin 138/HD 137 BT 346/HD 361 6.00am Mythica: a Quest for Heroes: fantasy adventure 8.00 Home Shopping 11.00 Quantum Leap: five back-to-back episodes 4.00pm Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files: investigating a haunted B&B and a reported sighting of Bigfoot 5.00 FILM Asteroid-a-Geddon ★ Sci-fi action starring Issa Veronika and Eric Roberts 7.00pm FILM Apocalypse of Ice ★★ Disaster movie starring Tom Sizemore 9.00 FILM Ape vs Monster ★ Sci-fi adventure starring Rudy Bentz 11.00 V: double bill
Sky 112 (Wales 113) Virgin 181/HD 132 BT 307/344/HD 370/359
1.00am Fringe 4.00—6.00am FILM Miami Magma ★★ Disaster movie
8.00am Friends (S) (AD) (HD) 7.20pm FILM Little Nicky ★★★ Comedy starring Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette and Harvey Keitel. Satan’s youngest son is sent to Earth to stop the nefarious plans of his two errant brothers (S) (HD) 9.00 FILM American Pie ★★★★ Comedy starring Jason Biggs. Four teenage boys pledge to lose their virginity before their high-school prom (S) 10.50 FILM Talladega Nights: the Ballad of Ricky Bobby ★★ Comedy starring Will Ferrell, John C Reilly and Sacha Baron Cohen. A Nascar racing champion finds his preeminence under threat from a French driver (HD) 1.00am South Park (S) (HD) 4.15— 5.00am Everybody Loves Raymond (S)
Syfy +1 Sky 252 Virgin 229
+1 Sky 212 (Wales 213) Virgin 133
Key (S) Subtitles (SL) Signing (AD) Audio description (HD) High definition (W) Widescreen
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
& cable
Mrs Brown’s Boys 9.00pm Will
Agnes get what she wants?
Gold
Sky Crime Sky 121 Virgin 136/HD 135 BT 347/HD 362 6.00am Road Wars (S) 7.00 Motorway Patrol (S) (AD) 11.00 Highway Patrol (S) 12 noon Highway Cops (S) (AD) 1.00pm Brit Cops: Law & Disorder 3.00 Caught on Dashcam 4.00 World’s Most Evil Killers: double bill (S) 6.00pm Murders That Shocked the Nation: the family of a murdered child tell their story (S) 7.00 Killer in My Village: a grandmother killed while housesitting (S) 8.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers: the murder of a mother-of-four in 2016 (S) 9.00 The Disappearance of the Millbrook Twins 10.35 World’s Most Evil Killers: Joachim Georg Kroll (S) (AD) 11.30 An Unexpected Killer (S) 12.30am Killer Siblings 1.30 The Murder of Emma Walker 2.30 World’s Most Evil Killers (S) (AD) 3.30 Road Wars (S) 4.30—6.00am Motorway Patrol (S)
Sky Crime +1 Sky 221 Virgin 207
Sky Comedy Sky 113 (Wales 114) Virgin 122/HD 121 BT 345/HD 360 8.00am Everybody Hates Chris: triple bill (HD) 10.00 Curb Your Enthusiasm: five back-to-back episodes (S) (HD) 1.00pm Sex and the City: five back-to-back episodes (S) (HD) 4.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: ten back-to-back episodes (HD) 9.00 Micky Flanagan: Back in the Game: the comedian performs to his home crowd at London’s Hackney Empire, regaling his audience with tales of middle age, marriage and a man’s prerogative (HD) 11.55 Veep: double bill. Selina makes a novel campaign proposal, then her campaign trail hits South Carolina and Gary is finally handed a promotion (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10am Girls: double bill (S) (AD) (HD) 2.20 Ballers (S) (AD) (HD) 3.30— 5.00am Everybody Hates Chris (HD)
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
Alibi Sky 132 Virgin 126/HD 212 BT 312/HD 382 7.10am Murdoch Mysteries (S) (HD) 10.00 WPC 56 (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Father Brown: double bill (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Miss Marple (S) (AD) 3.00 The Coroner (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Deception (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Death in Paradise As 10.20pm. 7.00 Hudson & Rex 3/16 Series 2 Charlie and Rex are on the case after a social media star dies while streaming her wedding. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 4/16. As Charlie and Rex head into the woods to track a missing photographer, a mysterious organisation throws the investigation off its trail. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Death in Paradise 6/8 Series 8. After another killing connected to the festival queen case, the team follows up a new lead regarding a mysterious phone call. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.20 8/8. Humphrey is called in to investigate the suspected suicide of a former surgeon at a retirement home. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.40 Murdoch Mysteries 2/18 Series 11. The detective investigates when a wine connoisseur is poisoned at his son’s wedding. (S) (HD) 12.40am WPC 56 (S) (AD) (HD) 1.45—4.00am Reef Break: double bill (S) (AD) (HD) Alibi +1 Sky 232 Virgin 191
Discovery Sky 125 Virgin 250 BT 322/HD 376 6.00am Wheeler Dealers (S) (HD) 12 noon Mummies Unwrapped: six editions of the series. Mummified bodies found in the Peruvian jungle 1.00pm Three Incan children 2.00 A haul of gold and jewels 3.00 A mysterious underwater grave 4.00 A missing mummified body could rewrite history 5.00 The desecrated mummy of King Akhenaten (S) (HD) 6.00pm Building Off the Grid A Montana carpenter plans to build a unique pontoon houseboat so he can live on Flathead Lake year-round, but an early winter threatens the project. (S) (HD) 7.00 New. Alaska: Homestead Rescue In Mississippi, the Raneys must first solve the mystery of flooding water before teaching a family of six to thrive off-grid. (HD) 9.00 New. Valley of the Kings: the Lost Tombs A team of leading experts dig for major discoveries in Egypt’s entire Eastern and Western Valley of the Kings to unravel its final secrets and create the ultimate treasure map. (HD) 11.00 Deadliest Catch Life aboard ship in the Alaskan crab-fishing fleet, following the successes and failures of crewmen as they risk harsh conditions in the course of their work. (HD) 12 midnight New. You Have Been Warned (S) (HD) 5.30—6.00am How Do They Do It? (S) (HD) Discovery +1 Sky 225 Virgin 258
9-1-1 9.00pm Flight attendant
Man on Wire 9.00pm Philippe
Molly needs Eddie’s help
Petit’s daring tightrope walk
Sky Witness Sky 107 Virgin 112/HD 111 BT 341/HD 356 6.00am Nothing to Declare (S) 9.00 Border Patrol (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 The Real A&E (S) (HD) 11.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm UK Border Force (S) (HD) 2.00 Nothing to Declare (S) 6.00pm Nothing to Declare The work of customs and immigration officers in Australia. (S) 7.00 Caught on Dashcam Road disasters captured on video by drivers’ dashboard cameras. (HD) 8.00 New Amsterdam 3/14 Series 3. Max resists an idea that could bring in more money. (HD) 9.00 9-1-1 Ep 8 Series 4. A flight attendant reaches her limit with her flight’s passengers. (S) (HD) 10.00 9-1-1: Lone Star Ep 8 Series 2. The crew responds to a series of seemingly unconnected cases including a robbery. (S) (HD) 11.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 18/22 Series 8 A student dies at a party. (S) (HD) 12 midnight 19/22. FBI agent Dean Porter arrives in New York to question Benson about the suspected rapist. (S) (HD) 1.00am Chicago Med (S) (HD) 2.00 Chicago Fire (S) (HD) 3.00 Chicago PD (S) (HD) 4.00—6.00am Nothing to Declare: four editions (S) (AD) Sky Witness +1 Sky 207 Virgin 180
Discovery History Sky 177 Virgin 257 6.00am How the Universe Works 9.00 Combat Dealers: triple bill (S) 12 noon Expedition Unknown: triple bill (S) 3.00pm Treasure Quest: Snake Island: triple bill (S) 6.00pm Truth behind the Moon Landing Experts investigate to see if the fire on Apollo 1 that killed three astronauts was a cover-up. (S) 7.00 Experts question whether the Nazis were involved in the Apollo space programme. (S) 8.00 Secrets Underground Rob Nelson investigates a cluster of ancient ruins in New England that suggest Europeans arrived in the Americas almost 1,000 years before Columbus. (S) 9.00 Rob Nelson heads to Lake Michigan to investigate an unexplained Bermuda Trianglelike phenomenon that has caused ships to disappear for centuries. (S) 10.00 Unsolved History Experts use original plans and state-of-the-art mapping to reconstruct the bunker in which Nazi leader Adolf Hitler spent the final weeks of the Second World War. 11.00 World War II: Witness to War The war in the Pacific nears its violent end as a drastic tactic triggers the nuclear age, and the brave men share their thoughts behind the tragic events. (S) 12 midnight Wings of War: double bill (S) 2.00—6.00am Expedition Unknown: four editions of the series Discovery History +1 Sky 277 Virgin 261
Sky Documentaries Sky 114 (Wales 115) Virgin HD 277 BT 353/HD 368 6.00am Discovering: Fred Astaire (S) (AD) 7.00 Discovering: Humphrey Bogart (S) (AD) 8.00 The Directors (S) 10.00 Well Groomed (S) (AD) 11.45 My Icon: Dan Bethell (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Unbreakable: the Steve Zakuani Story (S) 1.15pm My Icon: Leon McKenzie (S) (AD) (HD) 1.30 For No Good Reason 3.20 Laurel and Hardy: their Lives and Magic (S) (AD) 5.20 FILM The September Issue ★★★★ A look behind the scenes at American Vogue (S) (W) 7.10pm I Am Jackie O Profile of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, providing a definitive exploration of her life. (S) (AD) 9.00 Man on Wire 5 Following the preparation for and execution of one of the most daring stunts of all time. Philippe Petit took a tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center. English, French +subtitles. (S) (W) 10.50 Escobar by Escobar Following the fortunes of Juan Pablo, who was the sole heir to the biggest drug dealer in history. (HD) 12 midnight Meth Storm: Arkansas USA (S) (AD) 1.50am Risky Drinking (S) 3.20 Premier League Legends: Teddy Sheringham (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00—6.00am All Or Nothing: Cardinals (S) (AD) (HD)
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Nat Geographic
Big Beasts: Last of the Giants 9.00pm The lives of giraffes
Sky Nature Sky 124 Virgin HD 279 BT 335/HD 372 6.00am Mysteries of Evolution (S) 9.00 Mysteries of the Mekong (S) (HD) 2.00pm Wild Rockies (S) 6.00pm Wild Rockies A look at how the great many species that call the Rocky Mountains home organise their societies. (S) 7.00 David Attenborough’s Kingdom of Plants The naturalist explores the varieties of plant life housed at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, west London. (S) (AD) 8.00 New. Baboons: Rules of the Troop Cameras follow four different species of baboons who have conquered African deserts, coasts, savannah and mountains. See page 56. 9.00 Big Beasts: Last of the Giants Patrick Aryee explores the challenges facing nature’s giants in Africa. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Kingdom of the Tide A look at the intertidal zone, the point at which the ocean meets the land, and the creatures that inhabit this realm. (S) (AD) 11.00 David Attenborough’s Kingdom of Plants As 7pm. 12 midnight Baboons: Rules of the Troop 1.00am Into the Wild: Colombia (S) (HD) 2.00 Surviving the Amazon (S) (HD) 3.00 Big Beasts: Last of the Giants (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00—6.00am Strange Creatures
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Eden
Sky 129 Virgin 266/HD 268 BT 352/HD 367
Sky 166 Virgin 245/HD 247 BT 315/HD 389
8.00am Inside Turkish Airlines (HD) 9.00 To Catch a Smuggler: JFK Airport (HD) 10.00 Ultimate Airport Dubai (S) (HD) 2.00pm To Catch a Smuggler: JFK Airport (HD) 4.00 To Catch a Smuggler (S) (HD) 5.00 Air Crash Investigation: double bill. The 1985 Manchester runway disaster, then British Airways Flight 38’s crash-landing at Heathrow in 2008 (S) (HD) 7.00pm Airport Security: Rome: four editions. The Pope arrives at Fiumicino Airport 8.00 A doctored passport leads to possible human trafficking 9.00 The judicial police suspect a man is packing narcotics below the belt 10.00 A suitcase is discovered with a hidden compartment (S) (HD) 11.00 To Catch a Smuggler (S) (HD) 2.00— 5.00am Ultimate Airport Dubai (S) (HD)
9.00am China’s Ten Deadliest Snakes with Nigel Marven (HD) 10.00 The Octopus in My House (HD) 11.00 Wild Caribbean 1.00pm Bahama Blue (HD) 3.00 The Moon: Our Gateway to the Universe (HD) 4.00 Horizon: Oceans of the Solar System: the hunt for oceans in space (AD) (HD) 5.00 Wild Caribbean 7.00pm Bahama Blue: double bill. Exploring the creatures that live in the open water, then the interconnected ecosystems and species in the Bahamas (HD) 9.00 The Moon: Our Gateway to the Universe (HD) 10.00 Horizon: Oceans of the Solar System (AD) (HD) 11.00 Wild Caribbean 1.00am Bahama Blue (HD) 3.00 The Moon: Our Gateway to the Universe (HD) 3.50 Fox Tales (HD) 4.40 Rhino Orphanage (HD) 5.30—6.00am Collar of Duty (HD)
Nat Geo +1 Sky 229 Virgin 267
Eden +1 Sky 266 Virgin 246
Sky History
Sunday Television
Sky 110 (Wales 111) Virgin 124 BT 310/343/HD 358/392 7.15am Citizen Khan (S) (AD) (HD) 8.20 The Vicar of Dibley: 12 episodes (S) (AD) 5.20pm Only Fools and Horses (S) (AD) 7.00pm Vicar of Dibley: inside Out Dawn French, Richard Curtis and a host of guest stars look back at their favourite moments. (S) (HD) 9.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys Agnes becomes concerned when Dermot announces he wants to ask his childhood friend Buster, a known criminal, to be his best man. 9.40 Agnes is disappointed to discover she is not invited to Maria’s hen party because of her age. 10.20 Dermot’s pre-marriage nerves get the better of him, so he locks himself away. (S) (HD) 11.00 Sandylands Emily makes a reluctant trip to her home town after her semi-estranged father goes missing amid fears for his life. 11.40 Emily learns that Les Vegas is alive and well, and has faked his own death for an insurance payout. 12.20am Les plots his escape from Sandylands as Tina discovers that he is still alive. (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 All Round to Mrs Brown’s (S) (HD) 2.25 We Have Been Watching: classic clips (S) (HD) 3.15—4.00am Bridget & Eamon (S) (HD) Gold +1 Sky 210 (Wales 211) Virgin 194
Hudson & Rex 7.00pm Charlie heads to a wedding venue
SUNDAY 8 AUGUST
Animal Planet
Sky 123 Virgin 270 BT 354/HD 369
Sky 162 (NI 178) Virgin 251 BT 325/HD 378
6.00am Curse of the Lost Amazon Gold (HD) 6.55 America’s Top Dog (HD) 8.15 Photos That Changed the World (HD) 8.45 Phantom Signals (HD) 9.45 Vintage Tech Hunters (HD) 10.15 Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics 11.15 Empire Builders (HD) 2.10pm Pawn Stars: four editions (HD) 4.05 American Pickers: double bill (HD) 6.00pm Search for the Lost Giants (HD) 7.00 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion: all five hunters band together (HD) 8.00 Crusaders: the dramatic story of the Knights Hospitaller (HD) 9.00 Jesse James’ Hidden Treasure (HD) 11.00 Mafia Killers (HD) 12 midnight Alone: the Hunted 1.15am Pawn Stars (HD) 3.05 American Pickers (HD) 5.00—6.00am Crusaders (HD)
8.00am How Do Animals Do That (HD) 9.00 The Zoo: San Diego (S) (HD) 10.00 Evan Goes Wild (S) (HD) 11.00 Saved By the Barn (S) (HD) 12 noon The Zoo: triple bill (S) (HD) 3.00pm Surviving Joe Exotic (HD) 4.00 Amanda to the Rescue (S) (HD) 6.00pm Jeremy Wade’s Dark Waters: a creature wiping out the fish in a Western Australian river (S) (HD) 7.00 Vet Gone Wild: Dr Chris Brown works with cheetahs in Namibia (S) (HD) 8.00 Crikey! It’s the Irwins (HD) 9.00 Whale Wars 10.00 Alaskan Bush People (S) (HD) 1.00am Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet (S) (HD) 2.00 Saved By the Barn (S) (HD) 3.00 How Do Animals Do That (HD) 3.50 The Zoo: San Diego (S) (HD) 4.40— 5.00am How Do Animals Do That (HD)
Sky History +1 Sky 223 Virgin 271
Animal Planet +1 Sky 262 (NI 278) Virgin 259
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SUNDAY Films & Sport FREEVIEW Film4
Sky Premiere Sky 301 Virgin 401 BT 501/HD 515 6.55am Two by Two: Overboard! As 4.20pm 8.25 i The Last Shift As 8pm 10.05 Summerland ★★★ Involving period drama. Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw (2020, 12) 11.50 The Dry As 9.40pm 2.05pm Knives Out ★★★★ Entertaining whodunnit.
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F’view 14 F’sat 300 Sky 313 Virgin 428/HD 429 11.00am Capture the Flag ★★★ Fast-paced and fun space-race cartoon in which an ageing astronaut and his estranged young grandson try to stop a power-mad energy mogul. Sam Fink (2015, PG) (S) 12.50pm Shrek Forever After ★★★ In this cleverly conceived fourth movie, a bored Shrek falls foul of scheming Rumpelstiltskin.
Television Sunday
Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy (2010, U) (S) (AD)
2.40 Night at the Museum 2 ★★★ Pacey comedy sequel that sees Ben Stiller attempt to rescue his exhibit buddies from permanent storage. Amy Adams (2009, PG) (S) (AD) 4.45 Leap Year ★★★ Light and frothy romantic comedy, in which a woman attempts to propose to her fiancé. Amy Adams (2010, PG) (S) (AD)
6.45pm Cowboys & Aliens ★★★★ A mysterious loner must ally with a tyrannical cattle baron in this entertaining sci-fi western adventure. Daniel Craig (2011, 12) (S) (AD) 9.00 The Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey ★★★ The spectacular if rambling tale of Bilbo Baggins and his adventures with a band of dwarves. Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage (2012, 12) (S)
12.20am Babylon AD ★★ Noisy dystopian sci-fi thriller starring Vin Diesel as a bounty hunter with a conscience. Michelle Yeoh (2008, 12) (S) 2.05—3.55am Dark Night ★★ Slow-burn drama that delves into small-town disaffection in the wake of a shocking act. Robert Jumper (2016, 12) (S) +1 F’view 46 F’sat 301 Sky 314 Virgin 430
Talking Pictures TV
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Freeview 81 Freesat 306 Sky 328 Virgin 445 6.00am Mr Reeder in Room 13 ★★ Crime mystery. Gibb McLaughlin, Sally Gray, Peter Murray-Hill (1938) 7.35 Bush Pilot ★★ Adventure. (1947, U) (S) 9.00 Black Saddle 9.30 Law of the Plainsman (S) 10.00 The Blue Streak Rocket — Britain’s Part in Europe’s Space Plan 10.20 The Seventh Survivor ★★ Austin Trevor holes up in a lighthouse in this wartime drama. Linden Travers (1941, U) 11.55 Pollyanna (S) 2.00pm Against the Wind ★★★ Allied saboteurs are sent to undermine the Nazi occupation of Belgium in this pseudo-documentary spy drama. Robert Beatty, Simone Signoret, Jack Warner (1947, PG) (S) 4.00 The Flying Deuces ★★ Comedy. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy (1939, U) (S) 5.20 Laughing Gravy ★★★ Lots of laughs as Laurel and Hardy have to put their dog out in a snow storm to hide him from their landlord. Review p34. (1931, U) (S) 6.00pm Upstairs, Downstairs British TV drama series. 7.00 Love Me Tender ★★★ Elvis made his film debut in this enjoyable Civil War drama, playing one of two brothers in love with the same woman. Richard Egan, Debra Paget (1956, PG) 9.00 The Champions TV fantasy drama starring William Gaunt. (S) 10.00 The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders ★★ Adaptation of Defoe’s bawdy classic with Kim Novak badly miscast as the freewheeling heroine. (1965) (S) 12.35am Johnny Come Lately ★★★ A strong performance from James Cagney and a fine supporting cast lift this comedy drama. (1943, U) 2.35 Only When I Larf ★★★ Entertaining comedy. Richard Attenborough, David Hemmings (1968) 4.40—5.50am October Moth ★★★ Drama. (1960) (S)
Films for streaming p42 The best of Netflix, Amazon, Sky
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p The Last Shift 111 8.00pm Sky Cinema Premiere After almost 40 years on the job, Richard Jenkins’s burger flipper is asked to train up young Shane Paul McGhie before he retires
Great Movies
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Freeview 33 Freesat 302 Sky 321 Virgin 425 9.10am Cover Me ★★ Offbeat drama. Jules Willcox, Danny Trejo (2020) 11.05 Framed for Murder ★★ Crime thriller. Elisa Donovan (2007) 1.10pm Time of Death ★★ Thriller. Kathleen Robertson, Gianpaolo Venuta (2013) 3.00 My Girl ★★ Mushy romantic drama. Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin (1991, PG) 5.00 Clueless ★★★★ Alicia Silverstone is Beverly Hills’s answer to Jane Austen’s Emma in this smart and sparkling teen comedy. Paul Rudd (1995, 12) 6.55pm The Truman Show 5 Ingenious satirical comedy drama in which a man’s life is broadcast to the world as its most popular reality TV show. Jim Carrey (1998, PG) 9.00 A Few Good Men ★★★★ Cracking, star-laden courtroom drama about two naval lawyers investigating the suspicious death of a marine. Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson (1992, 15) 11.45 21 Grams ★★★★ Astonishing drama from Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu that examines life, love, loss and the human soul. Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Naomi Watts (2003, 15)
2.15am Cold Comes the Night ★★★ Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston gives a sinister turn as a myopic mobster trying to retrieve a car filled with cash, in this dark crime thriller. Alice Eve (2013, 15) 4.00—5.50am You Belong to Me ★★ Thriller with a wild twist. Shannon Elizabeth (2008)
+1 F’view 60 (limited 10pm-5am) Sky 322
Great Movies Action
41
F’view 41 (limited) F’sat 305 Sky 323 Virgin 426 6.00am Eight Iron Men ★★ Second World War drama. Bonar Colleano (1952) 7.40 Combat Squad ★★ War drama. John Ireland (1953) 9.10 Breaking the Codes 10.10 The Commandos Strike at Dawn ★★ Second World War drama. Paul Muni (1942) 12.10pm Battle Stations ★★ Second World War drama. John Lund (1956, U) 1.45 Counterfeit Commandos ★★★ Enjoyable wartime adventure. Bo Svenson (1978, 15) 3.25 The Red Beret ★★★ Rip-roaring war drama. Alan Ladd (1953, PG) 5.15 Marine Raiders ★★ Second World War drama. (1944) 7.05pm 36 Hours of Hell ★★ Chaotic action caper. Richard Harrison (1969) 9.00 Massacre in Rome ★ Wartime drama. Richard Burton (1973, 15) 11.10 Sahara ★★ Second World War drama. James Belushi (1995, 15) 1.20am Atlantic Convoy ★★ Second World War drama. Bruce Bennett (1942, U) 2.45—4.00am Operation Dames ★★ Wartime romance. (1959) +1 Sky 324
Great Movies Classic
51
F’view 51 (limited) F’sat 303 Sky 319 Virgin 424 6.00am Much Too Shy ★★ Comedy. George Formby (1942, U) 7.50 The Swimmer ★★★★ Drama. Burt Lancaster (1968, PG) 9.40 Born to Be Bad ★★ Drama. Joan Fontaine (1950, PG) 11.35 The Great Train Robbery: a Robber’s Tale 1.30pm The Great Train Robbery: a Copper’s Tale 3.25 Buster ★★★ Squeaky-clean but entertaining biopic about Great Train Robber Buster Edwards. Phil Collins (1988, 15) 5.20 The Detective ★★★★ Hugely enjoyable comedy thriller. Alec Guinness (1954, PG) 7.10pm Gideon of Scotland Yard ★★★★ Entertaining, very British police drama, skilfully directed by American westerns legend John Ford, that follows a busy day in the life of inspector Jack Hawkins. (1958, PG) 9.00 Callan ★★★ Edward Woodward gives an excellent performance as the former agent in this slow-burn spy drama. (1974, 15) 11.10 An American Werewolf in London ★★★★ Irreverent, gruesome horror that revitalised the genre with ground-breaking special effects and dark humour. David Naughton, Jenny Agutter (1981, 18)
1.00am The Gorgon ★★★ Horror. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee (1964, 12) 2.45 Tunes of Glory ★★★★ Drama. Alec Guinness, John Mills (1960, PG) 4.35—6.00am Candlelight in Algeria ★★ Spy drama. James Mason, Carla Lehmann (1943, U) +1 F’view 62 (limited 10pm-5am) F’sat 304 Sky 320
Horror Channel
68
Freeview 68 Freesat 138 Sky 317 Virgin 149 8.00am Witchville ★★ Fantasy. (2010) 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager: five backto-back episodes3.00pm Ice Sharks ★ Creature feature about sharks attacking an Arctic research base. Edward DeRuiter (2016, 15) 4.45 Ice Quake ★★ Disaster adventure. (2010, 12) 6.35pm Impact Earth ★★ Overfamiliar, low-budget disaster movie. Bernard Curry (2015) 8.30 Tales from the Darkside TV horror anthology series. 9.00 Deliver Us from Evil ★★★ This creepy mix of detective drama and demonic horror builds to an intense climax. Eric Bana (2014, 15) 11.15 Summer Camp ★★ Four Americans must battle a rage epidemic at a Spanish summer camp. Diego Boneta, Jocelin Donahue (2015, 15) 12.55am The Reef ★★★ Classy addition to the roster of watery creature features. Damian Walshe-Howling,
Sky Adventure
Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas (2019, 12)
Sky 302 Virgin 402 BT 502/HD 516 6.00am As 12.30pm 7.30 As 2.10pm 9.00 Hop As 11.50pm 10.45 Trolls World Tour ★★★★ Animation. (2020, U) 12.30pm Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas ★★★ Animation. (2003, U) 2.10 The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: a Veggietales Movie ★★ (2008, U)
4.20pm Two by Two: Overboard! ★★ Hyperactive animation. Max Carolan, Ava Connolly (2020, U) 6.00 The Violent Heart ★★ Well-cast but clunky drama.
3.50pm The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! ★★★★ Animation. Hugh Grant (2012, U) 5.35 Hook ★★★ Entertaining fantasy adventure. Dustin Hoffman,
Jovan Adepo, Grace Van Patten (2020)
Robin Williams, Julia Roberts (1991, U)
8.00 i The Last Shift ★★★ US indie drama. Review p42.
8.00 Stardust ★★★★ Visually impressive and witty fantasy adventure. Claire Danes, Charlie Cox (2007, PG) 10.10 Season of the Witch ★★ Muddled supernatural horror.
Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie (2020, 15)
9.40 The Dry ★★★ A detective returns to his home town in this outback crime drama. Eric Bana (2020) 11.45pm Great White ★★ Jawsstyle thriller. Katrina Bowden (2021, 15) 1.35am The Tenant ★★ Drama. (2021) 3.35 Summerland As 10.05am 5.20 The Violent Heart As 6pm
+1 Sky 312
Sky
Hits
Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman (2010, 15)
11.50pm Hop ★★★ Cute comedy. James Marsden, Russell Brand, Kaley Cuoco (2011, U)
1.30am As 10.45am 3.05 As 3.50pm 4.35 Fairy Tale: a True Story ★★★★ Period drama based on a true story. Florence Hoath (1997, U)
Sky Greats
Sky 303 Virgin 403 BT 503/HD 517 6.25am The Buddy Games As 6.20pm 8.05 The Climb As 9.45pm 9.45 Kick-Ass 2 As 8pm 11.30 Joker As 11.25pm 1.35pm Kingdom of Heaven ★★★★ Epic period drama. Orlando Bloom (2005, 15) 4.05 The United States vs Billie Holiday ★★★ Drama. Andra Day (2021, 15)
Sky 304 Virgin 404 BT 504/HD 518 6.00am Twister ★★★ Action adventure. Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt (1996, PG) 8.10 Almost Famous As 6pm 11.00 Flatliners ★★★ Flashy supernatural thriller. Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts (1990, 15) 1.00pm Minority Report As 8.45pm 3.30 Oliver! ★★★★ Musical. Ron Moody (1968, U)
6.20pm The Buddy Games ★★ A group of adult friends convene for a series of idiotic challenges. Josh Duhamel, Dax Shepard (2019) 8.00 Kick-Ass 2 ★★★ Action comedy sequel that has cartoon violence and edgy humour to burn. Aaron Taylor-Johnson (2013, 15) 9.45 The Climb ★★★★ Fresh and funny buddy comedy following old pals Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin. (2019, 15)
6.00pm Almost Famous ★★★★ Touching coming-of-age story from Cameron Crowe. Billy
11.25pm Joker 5 Harrowing crime drama about the origins of Batman’s nemesis. Joaquin Phoenix (2019, 15) 1.30am Kingdom of Heaven As 1.35pm 3.55 The United States vs Billie Holiday As 4.05pm
Sky Action Sky 307 Virgin 407 BT 507/HD 521 6.35am Zack Snyder’s Justice League As 8.20pm 10.35 The Revenant 5 Historical adventure. Leonardo DiCaprio (2015, 15) 1.10pm Saving Private Ryan ★★★★ Strongly acted, Oscarwinning Second World War drama. Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns (1998, 15)
4.00pm Batman ★★★★ Director Tim Burton’s dark and sophisticated action fantasy. Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger (1989, 15)
6.10 Batman Returns ★★★★ The Caped Crusader takes on Catwoman and the Penguin. Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer (1992, 15)
8.20 Zack Snyder’s Justice League ★★★★ The extended director’s cut of the DC Comics superhero fantasy. Ben Affleck (2017/2021)
Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson (2000, 15)
8.45 Minority Report ★★★★ Cop Tom Cruise goes on the run after he is identified as a future killer. Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton (2002, 12) 11.15 American Psycho ★★★★ Satirical horror about a homicidal yuppie in the morally chaotic world of 1980s New York. (2000, 18) 1.05am Training Day ★★★★ Powerful thriller about a rookie cop who is teamed with a streetwise detective who believes himself to be above the law. Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke (2001, 18) 3.20 Oliver! As 3.30pm
Sky Comedy Sky 308 Virgin 408 BT 508/HD 522 6.50am As 1.55pm 8.35 As 6pm 10.15 Away We Go As 7.40pm 11.55 Sleepless in Seattle As 9.30pm 1.55pm About a Boy ★★★★ Witty romantic comedy drama. Hugh Grant (2002, 12) 3.40 Love Actually ★★★ Sentimental romantic comedy. Alan Rickman (2003, 15)
6.00pm Anchorman: the Legend of Ron Burgundy ★★★ Amusing comedy. Will Ferrell (2004, 12) 7.40 Away We Go ★★★ A pregnant couple embark on a road trip. John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph (2009, 15) 9.30 Sleepless in Seattle ★★★★ Heart-warming romantic comedy. Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan (1993, PG) 11.20 Standing Up, Falling Down ★★★ Quietly funny comedy. Billy Crystal, Ben Schwartz (2019, 15)
Zoe Naylor, Adrienne Pickering (2010, 15)
2.40—4.30am Lake Placid vs Anaconda ★★ Mash-up of two horror franchises. Corin Nemec (2015, 15)
i Premiere Star Ratings 5 Outstanding ★★★★ Very good ★★★ Worth watching ★★ Could be worse ★ Poor
12.20am Wanted ★★★ Highoctane action adventure. James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie (2008, 18)
2.15 Becky ★★★ Action drama. Lulu Wilson, Kevin James, Joel McHale (2020, 18)
3.50 The Revenant As 10.35am
12.55am Deep Murder ★★ A game cast have fun with this foulmouthed comic horror. Jerry O’Connell (2019, 18) 2.25 Love Actually As 3.40pm 4.45 Standing Up, Falling Down As 11.20pm
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
SUNDAY 8 AUGUST Sky
Animation
Sky
Family
Sky 305 Virgin 412 BT 500/HD 514 6.35am Fantastic Mr Fox ★★★★ Comedy adventure. George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman (2009, PG) 8.05 Brightheart 2 ★★ Fantasy. (2020, PG) 9.40 As 4.20pm 11.25 As 6.05pm 1.10pm As 7.50pm 2.45 As 9.35pm 4.20 My Little Pony: the Movie ★★★★ Musical adventure. (2017, U)
Sky 306 Virgin 406 BT 506/HD 520 7.00am Earth to Echo As 8pm 8.50 Paddington As 4.10pm 10.40 Paddington 2 As 6pm 12.40pm The Muppets Take Manhattan As 9.45pm 2.30 Little Manhattan ★★★★ Romantic comedy. (2005, PG) 4.10 Paddington ★★★★ Comedy.
6.05pm Coraline ★★★★ Deliciously dark stop-motion fantasy. Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher (2008, PG) 7.50 Shark Tale ★★★ A famehungry fish masquerades as a shark-killing hero. Will Smith (2004, U) 9.35 Dragon Rider ★★★ Fun-filled, fantastical adventure.
6.00pm Paddington 2 5 Charming comedy sequel. Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins (2017, PG)
8.00 Earth to Echo ★★★ Decent “junior” sci-fi. Teo Halm, Brian “Astro” Bradley, Reece Hartwig (2014, PG)
Emily Watson, Nick Frost, Jason Isaacs (2017, PG)
Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Izzard (2004, U)
1.00am The Tale of Despereaux ★★ Comedy adventure. Matthew Broderick, Emma Watson (2008, U) 2.40 Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart ★★★ Adventure. Orlando Seale (2013, PG) 4.20 Brightheart 2 As 8.05am
1.20am Strike ★★★ A young mole dreams of football stardom in this charming family comedy. Ken Stott, Lizzie Waterworth (2018, PG) 3.10 Little Manhattan As 2.30pm 4.55 Five Children and It As 11.35pm
Sky Drama
Sky 309 Virgin 409 BT 509/HD 523 6.00am Sherlock Holmes As 4.40pm 8.25 Sherlock Holmes: a Game of Shadows As 6.50pm 10.45 The Black String ★★★ Horror thriller. Frankie Muniz (2018, 15) 12.25pm Motherless Brooklyn ★★★★ Crime drama. Edward Norton (2019, 15) 2.55 Kindred As 11pm
Sky 310 Virgin 410 BT 510/HD 524 7.20am Where’d You Go, Bernadette As 5.30pm 9.20 Music ★★ Misjudged musical drama. Maddie Ziegler, Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr (2021, 12) 11.20 Cats ★★ Glossy musical. Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen (2019, U) 1.20pm Pan’s Labyrinth As 9.40pm 3.35 Closer As 11.50pm
4.40pm Sherlock Holmes ★★★★ Rip-roaring mystery thriller. Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law (2009, 12) 6.50 Sherlock Holmes: a Game of Shadows ★★★ Fun period adventure. Robert Downey Jr (2011, 12) 9.00 The Shining 5 A writer goes slowly mad in this chilling horror. Jack Nicholson (1980, 15) 11.00 Kindred ★★★ Nuanced, slow-burning psychological horror. Tamara Lawrance, Jack Lowden (2020)
5.30pm Where’d You Go, Bernadette ★★★ Drama about a woman on the edge of a midlife crisis. Cate Blanchett (2018, 12) 7.30 About Time ★★★★ Domhnall Gleeson discovers he can travel back in time.
12.45am Basic Instinct ★★★ Slick erotic thriller. Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone (1992, 18) 3.05 Lost Girls and Love Hotels ★★ Unfocused thriller. Alexandra Daddario (2020, 18) 4.55 The Black String As 10.45am
11.50pm Closer ★★★ Elegant relationship drama about the intertwining love lives of two couples. Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman (2004, 15) 1.50am Music As 9.20am 3.55 Cats As 11.20am
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Sci-Fi/Horror
Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy (2013, 12)
9.40 Pan’s Labyrinth 5 Shocking, moving and stunning adult fantasy set in Fascist Spain. Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Ivana Baquero (2006, 15)
TCM Movies
Sky 311 Virgin 411 BT 511/HD 525 6.55am Green Lantern As 6.30pm 8.50 Hulk As 8.30pm 11.10 Mars Attacks! ★★★★ Satirical sci-fi comedy. Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close (1996, 12) 1.00pm Attack the Block ★★★★ Darkly comic sci-fi. Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega (2010, 15) 2.35 The Hole ★★★ Horror thriller. Chris Massoglia (2009, 12)
Sky 315 Virgin 415/HD 416 BT 512/HD 526 6.00am Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 6.35 The Barretts of Wimpole Street ★★ Period drama. (1956, U) 8.50 Thirty Seconds over Tokyo ★★★ War drama. (1944, U) 11.50 The Omaha Trail ★★★ Romance. (1942, U) 1.15pm The Fastest Gun Alive ★★★ Western. (1956, U)
4.15pm The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones ★★★ Absorbing fantasy. (2013, 12) 6.30 Green Lantern ★★ Efficient fantasy adventure with a well-cast Ryan Reynolds. (2011, 12) 8.30 Hulk ★★★ Ang Lee’s flawed but laudable comic-book action fantasy. Eric Bana (2003, 12) 10.50 Bram Stoker’s Dracula ★★★★ Romantic, eerie version of the classic horror. Gary Oldman (1992, 18)
3.00pm When the Redskins Rode ★★ Moderately exciting western. Jon Hall, Mary Castle (1951, U) 4.40 The Gun Runners ★★★ Skilfully directed crime adventure. Audie Murphy, Eddie Albert (1958) 6.25 Task Force ★★ Gary Cooper stars as a retiring US Navy admiral. Jane Wyatt (1949, U) 9.00 The Outlaw Josey Wales ★★★★ Beautifully photographed western. Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke (1976, 18)
1.10am Candyman ★★★★ A student researching urban legends is drawn into the story of a hook-handed mythical killer. Virginia Madsen (1992, 18) 2.55 Mars Attacks! As 11.10am 4.55 As 2.35pm
11.45pm The Fugitive ★★★★ Exciting thriller spin-off from the 1960s TV series. Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones (1993, 15) 2.25am Close Up 5.00 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors +1 Sky 316 Virgin 417
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Sky 413 Virgin 527 BT 408/HD 430
6.00am Greatest Games 7.00 Premier League Years 9.00 Icons 10.00 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox 12 noon Premier League Highlights 8.00pm Gary Neville’s Soccerbox 9.00 Premier League Years 11.00 Premier League Review of the Season 1.00am Premier League Years 3.00 Greatest Games 4.00 Best Goals (AD) 5.30—6.00am 100 Club (AD)
7.00am French Football: Lyon v Brest 8.30 Premier League World
Sky The Hundred Sky 404 Virgin 514/HD 504 BT 423/HD 443
Closing Ceremony 11.30am Eurosport 1 The flame goes out for this year’s Olympics
Sky Main Event Sky 401 Virgin 511/HD 501 BT 420/HD 440 6.00am Sky Sports News 7.00 Goals on Sunday 9.00 The Lions Breakfast Show
10.30 LIVE Test Cricket England v India, day five of the First Test from Trent Bridge in Nottingham. 1.00pm LIVE Championship Football Fulham v Middlesbrough at Craven Cottage (kick-off 1.30); 4.00 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest from Coventry Building Society Arena (kick-off 4.30). 6.45 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Oval Invincibles v Trent Rockets, a men’s match at the Oval (start 7.00). 10.00 LIVE World Golf Championships Day four of the St Jude Invitational from TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. 11.00 LIVE MLS Inter Miami CF v Nashville SC from the Inter Miami CF Stadium (kick-off 11.00). 1.10am One2Eleven (AD) 1.30—6.00am Sky Sports News
Sky Football Sky 403 Virgin 513/HD 503 BT 422/HD 442 6.00am EFL Greatest Games 6.45 SPFL Greatest Games 7.00 League One and Two Goals 7.30 Championship Highlights 9.00 League One and Two Goals 9.30 Championship Highlights 11.30 League One and Two Goals 12 noon Championship Highlights
1.00pm LIVE Championship Football Fulham v Middlesbrough, from Craven Cottage (kick-off 1.30); 4.00 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest from Coventry Building Society Arena (kick-off 4.30). 7.00 Championship Highlights 8.00 League One and Two Goals 8.30 One2Eleven (AD) 8.50 MLS 11.00 LIVE MLS Inter Miami CF v Nashville SC from the Inter Miami CF Stadium (kick-off 11.00). 1.10am One2Eleven (AD) 1.30 League One and Two Goals 2.00 League Cup Football 3.00 SPFL Greatest Games 4.00 Classic Play-Off Finals: Blackpool v Cardiff 5.30—6.00am Best Goals
Sky Golf Sky 405 Virgin 515/HD 505 BT 424/HD 444 6.00am World Championships 7.00 Ladies European Tour 11.00 Challenge Tour 11.30 World Championships
12.30pm LIVE European Tour Golf The fourth round of the Hero Open from St Andrews in Fife. 5.00 LIVE World Golf Championships Day four of the St Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind. 11.00 European Tour 11.30 Challenge Tour 12 midnight Rose Ladies Series 12.30am Countdown to the Ryder Cup 1.00 World Championships 2.00 European Tour 2.30 Ryder Cup 3.00 World Championships 4.00 European Tour 4.30 Ryder Cup 5.00—6.00am Chronicles of a Golfer
BT Sport 1
6.00am Test Cricket 7.00 The Hundred Bitesize 7.30 Test Cricket Bitesize 7.45 The Hundred Bitesize 8.15 Test Cricket Bitesize 8.30 Test Cricket 9.30 The Hundred Bitesize 10.00 Test Cricket Bitesize
10.15 LIVE Test Cricket England v India, day five of the First Test. 6.45pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Oval Invincibles v Trent Rockets, a men’s match (start 7.00). 10.00 The Hundred Bitesize 10.30 Test Cricket 11.30 The Hundred Bitesize 12 midnight Test Cricket Bitesize 12.15am Test Cricket 1.15 Cricket: the Hundred 4.45 Test Cricket Bitesize 5.00—6.00am The Hundred Bitesize
Sky The Lions Sky 407 Virgin 517/HD 507 BT 426/HD 446 6.00am Lions Best Games 7.00 Lions Highlights 8.00 Lions Verdict 9.00 The Lions Breakfast Show: reaction to the tour 10.30 International Rugby Union 3.00pm Lions Highlights 4.00 Lions Verdict 5.00 The Lions Breakfast Show 6.30 International Rugby Union 11.00 Lions Highlights: Test highlights 2.00am Lions Verdict 3.00 Lions Highlights 5.00—6.00am Lions Verdict
Sky Arena Sky 408 Virgin 518/HD 508 BT 427/HD 447 6.00am Rise with Us 7.00 Netball 9.00 Super League 12 noon Darts 2.10pm Rugby Greatest Games
2.30 LIVE Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final. 5.30 Super League 6.00 LIVE Super League Leigh Centurions v Hull KR (kick-off 6.30). 8.45 Super League 9.00 NFL 10.00 Boxing 1.00am Super League 1.15 Rise with Us 2.15—6.00am Netball
Sky Mix Sky 416 Virgin 520/HD 510 BT 429/HD 449 3.00—10.00pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Oval Invincibles v Trent Rockets, a women’s match; 6.30 Oval Invincibles v Trent Rockets, a men’s match (start 7.00).
Eurosport 1 Sky 410 Virgin 521 BT 412/HD 435 5.55am LIVE Olympics: Boxing Coverage of gold-medal bouts. 8.00 LIVE Olympics: Handball The women’s gold-medal match. 9.00 LIVE Olympics: Water Polo The men’s gold-medal match. 11.00 Olympics: Boxing 11.30 LIVE Olympics: Closing Ceremony The Games draw to a close at Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium. 4.00pm Tokyo Today 5.00 Olympics: Track Cycling 6.00 Olympics: Boxing 7.00 Olympics: Athletics 8.00 Olympics: Track Cycling 9.00 Tokyo Today 10.00 Olympics: Closing Ceremony 11.00 Olympics: Boxing 12 midnight Olympics: Athletics 1.00am Olympics: Closing Ceremony 2.00 Tour de France 3.00 Olympics: Best of Team GB 5.00—6.00am Tour de France
9.00 LIVE Motor Racing DTM qualifying action from Belgium. 9.45 ESPN FC 10.15 BT Sport Reload (AD) 10.30 French Football 12 noon LIVE French Football Rennes v Lens (kick-off 12.00); 2.00pm Bordeaux v Clermont Foot; 4.00 Metz v Lille (kick-off 4.00). 6.00 Premier League Football 7.30 LIVE French Football Montpellier v Marseille (k-o 7.45). 9.45 Goals Reload 10.00 UFC 2.00am 30 for 30: Chuck and Tito (AD) 3.30 Trail Running (AD) 4.30 Fishing (AD) 5.30—6.00am BT Sport Reload (AD)
BT Sport 2 Sky 414 Virgin 528 BT 409/HD 431 6.00am RallyCross 7.00 MotoGP (AD)
7.30 LIVE MotoGP The MotoGP Grand Prix of Styria, warm-ups; 9.15 The Moto3 race (start 10.00); 11.00 The Moto2 race (start 11.20); 12.30pm MotoGP race (start 1.00). 3.00 Speedway 5.00 Australian Rules Football 7.00 MotoGP 9.00 LIVE Major League Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers v Los Angeles Angels (start 9.10). 12 midnight Major League Baseball 12.30am BT Sport Films: The Crazy Gang (AD) 2.00 Boxing (AD) 4.00— 6.00am Australian Rules Football
BT Sport 3 Sky 417 Virgin 529 BT 410/HD 432 6.00am LIVE Australian Rules Football Action from the AFL. 9.00 Wrestling (AD) 11.00 PreSeason Football 12 noon Reload (AD) 12.15pm LIVE Motor Racing Race two of the weekend in the DTM championship in Belgium; 2.00 DTM Trophy race two from the Circuit Zolder in Belgium.
Sunday Television
11.20 Monster Family ★ Lively but charmless comedy.
Sky Mystery
Sky Premier League
Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville (2014, PG)
9.45 The Muppets Take Manhattan ★★★ Enjoyable comedy musical. Jim Henson (1984, U) 11.35 Five Children and It ★★ Enjoyable fantasy adventure.
Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Felicity Jones (2020)
SPORT
3.00 Extreme E (AD) 3.30 Premier League Football 4.30 Wrestling 6.00 Fishing (AD) 7.00 Al Davis vs the NFL (AD) 8.30 World Rally 9.00 Wrestling 12.45am Reload (AD) 1.00 The Big Match Revisited (AD) 4.00— 6.00am Classic Premier League (AD)
BT Sport ESPN Sky 423 Virgin 530 BT 411/HD 434 6.00am ESPN FC 6.30 Drag Racing: NHRA 7.30 ESPN FC 8.00 MLB
2.15 LIVE MotoGP Race ten of the MotoGP Rookies Cup in Austria. 3.15 Major League Baseball 6.00 Reload (AD) 6.15 Major League Baseball 6.45 Reload (AD) 7.00 LIVE Major League Baseball Milwaukee Brewers v San Francisco Giants (start 7.10). 10.00 Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? (AD) 11.00 Baseball Tonight 12 midnight LIVE MLB Chicago Cubs v Chicago White Sox. 3.00—6.00am Baseball: a NCAA game
Eurosport 2 Sky 411 Virgin 522 BT 413/HD 436 5.30am LIVE Olympics: Volleyball Coverage of the women’s gold-medal match. 8.00 Olympics: Athletics 9.00 World Superbikes: from Brno 9.30 LIVE World Superbikes Action from Brno, Czech Republic.
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The pick of today’s TV
Television Monday
MONDAY Choices
THE FIRST HEAT Duncan James, Su Pollard, Munya Chawawa, Rita Simons and Bez are tonight’s fresh intake PICK OF THE DAY
Celebrity MasterChef 9.00pm BBC1
FOOD To give you a flavour of the standard of cooking in this heat, Su Pollard
says she’s already got her taxi home waiting, comedian Munya Chawawa jokingly wonders whether making chewing gum is the best way to showcase his surprise ingredient of mint, while the work bench of Happy Mondays’ Bez looks like a warzone. However, there is a celebrity who, according to Gregg Wallace, is “one minute away from us jumping up and down with excitement”. Among the tests for these culinarily challenged celebs are Danish
Only Connect 8.00pm BBC2 QUIZ Victoria Coren Mitchell greets
us in a pair of fetching heart-shaped sunglasses — and keeps them on throughout. Was the studio recording on Valentine’s Day? Has she resolved to see the world through rose-tinted spectacles? It’s anyone’s guess, but since she usually tweets about the show on the day of broadcast (as if we need encouraging), maybe all will be revealed on Twitter. Otherwise, it’s a cheery romp with two upbeat teams, both composed of family members — and both just generally… composed. Topics covered in the questions range from Proust to the Beastie Boys and we learn along the way that the last execution by guillotine in France wasn’t until… 1977. DAVID BUTCHER
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meatballs, which result in some right dogs’ dinners being served up to Gregg and John Torode, as well as a couple of new members for the Raw Meat Club. The five don’t fare much better when they make their favourite dinnerparty dish, and yet John sums up the day’s cooking as “a great start to the competition” without, apparently, having his tongue in cheek. Evidently, everything tasted a lot better than it looked or sounded. More tomorrow. JANE RACKHAM See feature: page 14
Secrets of the London Underground
The Riots 2011: One Week in August
8.00pm Yesterday
9.00pm BBC2
DOCUMENTARY Presenter Tim
DOCUMENTARY OF THE WEEK
Dunn often resembles — in a good way — a boy from the 1950s who is excited to be exploring a real-life train set, never more so than tonight as he handles various signal controls. We gather that some signalling equipment on the Tube is over 100 years old, but still operates safely. We also learn about other nicely technical stuff, like what a traverser used to do and why the piston effect is important for ventilating stations. And in the best sequence, we visit a disused passageway at Euston that is still plastered with evocative fragments of 1960s advertising posters – for everything from the film Psycho to Brixton Bingo. DB
What lessons have been learnt in the decade since that frightening wave of disorder threatened to engulf London and major English cities? Not many, says Tottenham community activist Stafford Scott, who believes that the political class remains ignorant of the plight of the dispossessed and disadvantaged. This sobering account features interviews with those who Scott feels had legitimate reasons to protest as well as opportunists who were out to bag a free TV. What’s most striking is the reminder that Boris Johnson (then London mayor) referred to everyone involved as a “feral underclass”. DAVID BROWN See p26
Long Lost Family 9.00pm ITV DOCUMENTARY When a baby is
given up for adoption, it’s often in the hope that he or she will have a better life. Leon’s birth mother had a tough time — he has a newspaper clipping about the family being evicted and as one sibling says, “Mum always found trouble” — but unfortunately Leon’s new life was just as bad because his adoptive father was a violent alcoholic. There’s a more positive adoption story for Lynne’s son, whom she had when she was only 14 years old, because he did have a happy childhood. However, sadly Lynne never had another baby and has mourned the loss of him every day of the 50 years that have passed since then. JR
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MONDAY 9 AUGUST story of a murderer told in reverse, as we meet Rosie (Fox) in the present day being arrested, with the drama unspooling backwards. It reveals what happened to her as a toddler and teenager that resulted in her becoming so twisted — along with 30 years of a village’s secrets becoming unravelled. Elsewhere in streaming, Fox can be seen in The Trial of Christine Keeler and Silent Witness (both available on iPlayer). FRANCES TAYLOR
STREAMING NOW Before The Missing or Broadchurch (available now via BBC iPlayer and BritBox respectively), there was Fallen Angel. While the three-parter from 2007, arriving on Acorn TV today, doesn’t pack quite the same punch, it also has a slightly different conceit around the disappearance of a young girl — this is a “whydunnit” as opposed to a whodunnit. Emilia Fox (right) and Charles Dance lead the
In Treatment 9.00pm, 9.35pm Sky Atlantic
9.00pm C4
DRAMA Smart, troubled teenager
DOCUMENTARY Is it time we all
Laila returns, trying to talk her way out of revelation on Dr Brooke’s couch. Of course, under the charismatic counsellor’s scrutiny, Laila is soon sharing her intimate fears and fantasies, particularly those of first-time love — charming but also disturbing. Then it’s time for Brooke to have another crack at her own demons under the all-seeing eye of her pal Rita, keen for Brooke to stop dwelling on the past and start living. Despite this week’s revelation that Brooke’s off-stage mentor will be familiar to old-school viewers of this show, the real charm lies in the layers of intimacy between the two women, unpeeling gradually like a satisfying onion. CAROLINE FROST
switched to electric cars? Some drivers might need a nudge from oldschool petrolheads like Guy Martin. Here, he tackles the issue as only he would, by attempting a speed record: to be the fastest road-legal battery vehicle on a quarter-mile drag strip. His EV of choice is a classic Volkswagen Beetle fitted with Tesla technology that allows it to accelerate faster than most supercars. Beyond the record bid we also get a lowervoltage look at the general state of electric motoring, as Guy tests Britain’s charging infrastructure via a trip to John o’Groats and an exchange of views with his electrosceptical girlfriend, Sharon. DB
Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics
Luther 9pm Drama Idris Elba’s bruising DCI is confounded by a series of seemingly indiscriminate killings. Four-parter from 2019.
Britannia
10.00pm Sky History
9pm Sky Atlantic
DOCUMENTARY The Twin Towers
The first season from 2018. Nine decades after Caesar failed to conquer Britannia, the Roman army is back. Starring David Morrissey.
were, like DC and Marvel superheroes, a metaphor for US triumphalism. So, when they were destroyed, New York’s comic-book creatives cleaned the dust of 9/11 from the desks at their nearby offices and started reflecting the grim reality they were now facing. They put a grieving Spider-Man at Ground Zero in the aftermath, having been unable to swoop in and save the day. But a couple of years later, as the US became polarised over President Bush’s invasion of Iraq, Spidey was to get caught in the middle of conflict as Iron Man and Captain America took opposing sides in writer Mark Millar’s sombre dissection of government overreach: Civil War. DBr
James Martin’s Islands to Highlands 8pm ITV (11.15pm Wales, not N Ireland) On a visit to the Peak District, the chef is joined by restaurateur Tessa Bramley.
White House Farm 10pm ITV3
Monday Television
Guy Martin: the World’s Fastest Electric Car?
BEST OF THE REST
Freddie Fox stars as Jeremy Bamber in this 2020 truecrime drama about a mass murder at an Essex farmhouse.
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SEEING THINGS Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and ghostly poet Thomas (Mathew Baynton)
To Die For 9.00pm Talking Pictures TV Sharp satirical drama about an ambitious small-town woman (Nicole Kidman) who will stop at nothing in her pursuit of fame. (1995) See page 35
LIVE SPORT
Ghosts 8.30pm BBC1 SITCOM Charlotte Ritchie returns as sweet, put-upon Alison, the stillpoint of comic mayhem in her haunted manor house. We don’t often see a sitcom protagonist who is as kindly and sane as Alison, though there’s generally a moment when even she snaps as the eccentrics of Button House (including husband Mike) test her patience. For the series three opener, Alison is simultaneously humouring Mike (by doing an interview with a TV crew)
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and ghost-poet Thomas (by letting him coach her for said interview), as well as trouserless Tory ghost Julian (who fears bombastic neighbour Barclay is about to have a heart attack and join their ranks). It’s not the most finely wrought plot the troupe have delivered but there are lovely touches. And crucially, we learn about the Elizabethan conspiracy that resulted in Humphrey losing his head, though not in the way you might assume. DB
Birmingham Phoenix v Welsh Fire (women’s) 2.30pm, (men’s) 6pm Sky The Hundred/Mix/ME Amy Phoenix hit the Hundred’s first ever six for Birmingham against London Spirit. Major League Baseball: Cleveland Indians v Cincinnati Reds 11pm BT Sport 2 ATP Tennis: National Bank Open Amazon Prime
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Television Monday
BBC1 6.00am Breakfast Jon Kay, Louise Minchin. (S) (HD) 9.15 New series. Animal Park Ben Fogle and Kate Humble return to Longleat, where a lion needs surgery on its tail. Rptd tomorrow 6.30am BBC2 (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Homes under the Hammer Projects in Lancashire, Bolton and Manchester. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Wanted Down Under Revisited Nicki Chapman catches up with a couple, three years after they spent a trial week in Australia. (R) (S) (HD) 11.45 New series. Caught Red Handed A shopkeeper tears the balaclava from his attacker and a villager reunites some rubbish with its rightful owner. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt From Leominster. (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 1.45 WPC 56 5/5 Series 2. Sgt Fenton discovers a forger making a fake passport. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 Home Is Where the Art Is A Lincolnshire buyer seeks a gift for her husband. (Revised repeat) (S) (HD) 3.00 Escape to the Country Jules Hudson helps a couple find a modest cottage in Cornwall. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 3.45 My Unique B&B In Wiltshire, Simon Parfett and his team meet Anthony and Bianca, who hope to transform a shed in their garden. (Revised rpt) (S) (AD) (HD) 4.30—5.15 New series. The Bidding Room Five dealers compete to buy some medical posters and a miniature skeleton, industrial laundry carts, a boudoir stool and a space hopper. Rptd tomorrow 7.15am BBC2 (S) (HD)
BBC2 6.30am A Matter of Life and Debt A loan enables a truck driver to get his life back on track. (R) (S) (HD) 7.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Tony Singh and Cyrus Todiwala compete. Shown last Friday (S) (HD) 8.00—9.00 Sign Zone Fake or Fortune? A sculpture that bears similarities to the work of Henry Moore. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 BBC News (S) (HD) 1.00pm Letterbox Game show. (R) (S) (HD) 1.30 Eggheads Quiz hosted by Jeremy Vine. (R) (S) (HD) 2.00 Make Me a Dealer Hairdresser Sarah faces off against civil servant Marika in Liverpool. (R) (S) (HD) 2.45 Great British Menu: the Finals The eight regional finalists prepare their starters. (R) (S) (HD) 3.45 Rick Stein’s Seafood Odyssey The chef visits Naples, where he discovers an abundance of seafood and rich colourful sauces. (R) (S) (HD) 4.15—5.15 Gordon Buchanan: Elephant Family and Me Gordon travels to the Kenya in the hope of gaining the trust of a wild elephant family. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
ITV 6.00am Good Morning Britain (S) (HD) 9.00 Lorraine Entertainment and fashion news. (S) (HD) 10.00 This Morning Including Regional Weather (S) (HD) 12.30pm Loose Women Candid conversation. (S) (HD) 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal David Dickinson and the team of dealers head to Llandudno. (R) (S) (HD) 3.00—4.00 Tenable A team from London answers questions about top ten lists. Presented by Warwick Davis. (R) (S) (HD) Followed by Regional Weather
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6.00am Countdown Anne Robinson hosts. (R) (S) (HD) 6.40 Mike & Molly Double bill. (R) (S) (HD) 7.25 Everybody Loves Raymond (R) (S) (AD) 8.40 Frasier Two episodes of the comedy. (R) (S) (AD) 9.40 The Big Bang Theory (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 The Simpsons Lisa feels exploited by Homer. 11.35 A coming-of-age story chronicling Bart’s life from the age of six. (R) (S) (AD) 12.05pm News (S) (HD) 12.10 Junior Bake Off Cake day. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 A New Life in the Sun A couple face a major renovation project at their Italian retreat. (R) (S) (HD) 2.10 Countdown With guest Nina Wadia. (S) (HD) 3.00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It Henry Cole and Simon O’Brien find unique items in Gloucestershire. (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00 A Place in the Sun A mother-of-two looks for a holiday home along Spain’s northern Costa Cálida with a budget of £65,000. (R) (S) (HD)
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Ghosts 8.30pm Reluctant Alison is persuaded by Mike to give a TV interview about the old house
The Riots 2011: One Week in August 9.00pm How a spate of unrest swept through England
5.15pm Pointless
5.15pm Flog It!
Quiz show presented by Alexander Armstrong. (S) (HD)
At Penrhyn Castle in Gwynedd, David Harper looks at vintage Second World War posters and Claire Rawle is surprised by a valuable watch. (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 BBC News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 Regional news magazines (S) 7.00 Rip-Off Britain Small businesses being targeted by ransom demands. Series producer Lizz Martin; Exec producer Rowland Stone (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games Actress Chizzy Akudolu, author and comedian Charlie Higson, historian Kate Williams and comedian Tom Allen take part in the quiz.
7.35 Cameron and the Missing Billions: Panorama
Director Ollie Bartlett; Series producer Stephen Lovelock (R) (S) (HD)
David Cameron was paid to promote Greensill Capital’s financial products around the world. He helped convince investors their money was safe and tried to persuade the British government to invest taxpayers’ cash. But Greensill Capital is now under investigation after it collapsed leaving investors facing billions in losses. So how much did the former prime minister know about Greensill and the investments it was selling?
Sheep and arable farmers John and Ed head to Moseley Farmers’ Market, but when they arrive their pitch location threatens to put a dent in their earnings.
Producers Tim Robinson and Mark Turner; Executive producer Andrew Head Signed repeat Friday 2.55am BBC2 (S) (HD)
8.05 EastEnders Harvey is shocked when he learns the truth. Writer Lynne Dallow Cast Thursday/Friday (S) (AD) (HD)
8.30 Ghosts
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New series. 1/6 Series 3. The Bone Plot. The comedy returns. A documentary team films at Button House. Series 1 and 2 are on iPlayer and series 3 will be available after this episode is shown. See p67. Alison Mike Thomas Kitty Julian Captain Fanny Mary
Charlotte Ritchie Kiell Smith-Bynoe Mathew Baynton Lolly Adefope Simon Farnaby Ben Willbond Martha Howe-Douglas Katy Wix
Pat Jim Howick Robin/Humphrey’s head Laurence Rickard Anthony David Ahmad Obi Nathan Bryon Zara Sujaya Dasgupta Sophie Chloe Delanney Barclay Geoff McGivern Captain of the guard Ben Ashenden
9.00 Celebrity MasterChef
series. Twenty famous faces are heading aNew to the MasterChef kitchen, hoping to impress
judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. The first five hopefuls, actors Su Pollard and Rita Simons, singer Duncan James, Bez from the Happy Mondays and comedian Munya Chawawa tackle a Danish street food dish before creating a dinner party menu in just one hour. Who will crumble and end up going home? Continues tomorrow 9pm. See page 66. Series director Tony Crumpton; Series producer Genevieve Welch (S) (AD) (HD)
See feature: page 14
10.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 10.35 Jerk 3/4 Series 2. Tim runs a disability workshop. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.55 4/4. An eccentric religious community draws Tim in. Series 1 and 2 are available on iPlayer. Tim Renkow Rob Madin Lorraine Bracco Sharon Rooney Alison Belbin Sharita Oomeer Isaac Highams
Esther Doreen PC Williams Marcus Samantha Matt Preacher
Director Ray Easmon; Series producer Diccon Green (Revised rpt) (S) (HD)
7.00 Great Australian Railway Journeys 6/6. Newcastle to Brisbane. Michael Portillo continues his Australian journey on the eastern coast, visiting a koala hospital in Port Macquarie and a factory where the traditional Aussie bush hat is made. Director Ben Rowland; Series editor Alison Kreps (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Only Connect
Coren Mitchell hosts another heat as a aVictoria team of disco lovers take on three film fans,
putting patience and lateral thinking to the test as they attempt to draw out the connections between things that at first seem completely random. See page 66. Director Sian Lloyd; Producer Jenny Heap (S) (HD)
8.30 University Challenge Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in another firstround match, as students representing Queen Mary, London go up against Oxford Brookes University. Director David Kester; Producers Irene Daniels and Peter Gwyn (S) (HD)
DOCUMENTARY OF THE WEEK
9.00 The Riots 2011: One Week in August
Writer Laurence Rickard; Director Nick Collett Producer Matthew Mulot (S) (AD) (HD)
Tim Idris Mom Ruth Janice Heather Georgie
6.30 The Farmers’ Country Showdown
Raffie Julien Kate Perry Tom Bennett Ciaran Dowd Olivia Bart-Plange George Wakeman Michael Obiora
Writers Tim Renkow and Shaun Pye; Director Tom McKay Producer Rebecca Murrell (S) (AD) (HD)
11.15 ALL EXCEPT NORTH EAST/NORTH WEST Have I Got a Bit More News for You With Jo Brand, Reginald D Hunter and Charlene White. Director Paul Wheeler; Mike Rayment (R) (S) (HD)
2011 the UK experienced the largest wave of aIndisorder since the 1980s. From its origins within
a peaceful community in Tottenham, north London, following the death of Mark Duggan, to the explosion of looting and violence across English towns and cities, this programme traces events across six extraordinary days in August. Convicted rioters, frontline police, a judge, a government advisor and a grieving father try to piece together what really happened and why. Some characterised the riots as perpetrated by gangs on a criminal rampage, while others saw the results of entrenched inequalities and enduring tensions between communities and the police. Were the riots evidence of a society at war with itself or simply a contagion of opportunistic criminality? And have the right lessons been learnt to stop similar situations arising in the future? See page 66. Director James Jones; Executive producer Darren Kemp Repeated Thursday 11.15pm (S) (AD) (HD)
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10.30 Newsnight With Kirsty Wark. (S) (HD) 11.10 Weather (S) (HD)
11.15 Secrets of the Museum 3/6 Series 2. Alice in Wonderland. At London’s V&A, curator Kate from the theatre and performance department embarks on one of the museum’s most ambitious exhibitions to date, as it celebrates Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland books. Shown last Tuesday (S) (AD) (HD)
12 midnight Weather (S) (HD) 12.05—6.00am BBC News (S) (HD)
12.15—2.45am Sign Zone 12.15 Countryfile Celebrating the best of British food and drink. Shown yesterday 8.05am (S) (HD) 1.10 Secrets of an Isis Smartphone A phone used by three British men who went to Syria to fight with Isis. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Murder, Mystery and My Family: Case Closed? 3/5 The poisoning of a man in 1930s Lincolnshire. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
BBC1 Freeview 1/HD 101 Freesat 101/HD 106 Sky 101/HD 115 Virgin 101/HD 108
BBC2 Freeview 2/HD 102 Freesat 102 Sky 102 Virgin 102
NORTH EAST/NORTH WEST The Super League Show Highlights include Wigan v Salford. Producer John Harrison; Executive producers Craig South and Stephanie Marshall Repeated tomorrow 1pm BBC2 (S)
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Paula Rego: Secrets and Stories 9.00pm The artist and the battles she has had to fight
4.00pm Tipping Point
5.00pm Come Dine with Me
7.00pm The Joy of Painting
Game show hosted by Ben Shephard. (R) (S) (HD)
At the first dinner party in Sussex, part-time comedian Rod prepares a complicated menu. Director/Producer Jamie Foster (S) (HD)
An autumn scene depicting a landscape with a mountain in the distance. More tomorrow 7pm. (R) (S)
5.30 The Simpsons
7.30 The Beauty of Books
5.00 The Chase Nick, Carol, Joseph and Mary take part. Series producer Helen Tumbridge; Executive producers Martin Scott and Michael Kelpie (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 Regional News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 ITV Evening News Weather (S) (HD) 7.00 Emmerdale Mandy warns Liv to stay away from Vinny. Writer Lesley Clare O’Neill Cast Tuesday and Thursday Repeated tomorrow 8am and 12.30pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
7.30 Coronation Street David awakes to a crisis of Shona’s creation. David Platt Jack P Shepherd Shona Platt Julia Goulding Tyrone Dobbs Alan Halsall Alina Pop Ruxandra Porojnicu Ryan Connor Ryan Prescott Daisy Midgeley Charlotte Jordan Nina Lucas Mollie Gallagher Abi Franklin Sally Carman Aadi Alahan Adam Hussain Dev Alahan Jimmi Harkishin Asha Alahan Tanisha Gorey Eileen Grimshaw Sue Cleaver Sarah Barlow Tina O’Brien Kirk Sutherland Andrew Whyment Beth Sutherland Lisa George
Alya Nazir Sair Khan Toyah Battersby Georgia Taylor Leanne Battersby Jane Danson Yasmeen Metcalfe Shelley King Debbie Webster Sue Devaney Nick Tilsley Ben Price Craig Tinker Colson Smith Evelyn Plummer Maureen Lipman Fiz Stape Jennie McAlpine Hope Stape Isabella Flanagan Bernie Winter Jane Hazlegrove Paul Foreman Peter Ash Brian Packham Peter Gunn Ed Bailey Trevor Michael Georges George Shuttleworth Tony Maudsley
Writer John Kerr More cast Wednesday Repeated tomorrow 8.30am and 1pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 James Martin’s Islands to Highlands 6/10. The chef visits the Peak District and is joined by restaurateur Tessa Bramley, who serves him a beef fillet with vegetables. James also meets a local forager and samples elderflower wine. Series producer Vicki Lines-Gibbs; Executive producers Nichola Hegarty and Fiona Lindsay (Revised rpt) (S) (AD) (HD)
8.30 Coronation Street Tyrone rakes up the ashes of Alina’s past. Writer John Kerr Repeated tomorrow 9am and 1.30pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Long Lost Family
Series 11. Two more emotional stories a6/10 unfold as Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell
pull out all the stops to help a man whose only memento of his birth mother and siblings is an old local newspaper article, which shows them being evicted from their home and squatting in an airfield. Plus a mother who has not seen her only child since he was ten days old. See p66. Director Ed Wright Executive producer Sally Benton (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 ITV News at Ten Weather; Regional News and Weather (S) (HD)
10.45 Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport A new airline has unwanted baggage problems.
Lard of the Dance. A new girl at school threatens to overshadow Lisa. (R) (S) (AD) 6.00 Dogtown. The canines of Springfield assert their dominance. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
6.30 Hollyoaks Nancy and Darren go to extreme lengths to help their son Charlie. Sami plays matchmaker. Nancy Osborne Jessica Fox Darren Osborne Ashley Taylor Dawson Sami Maalik Rishi Nair Celeste Faroe Andrea Ali Charlie Dean Charlie Behan Cindy Cunningham Stephanie Waring Cleo McQueen Nadine Mulkerrin Ella Richardson Erin Palmer Imran Maalik Ijaz Rana Jack Osborne James McKenna James Nightingale Gregory Finnegan John Paul McQueen James Sutton Juliet Nightingale Niamh Blackshaw Liberty Savage Jessamy Stoddart
Lucas Hay William Hall Luke Morgan Gary Lucy Mandy Richardson Sarah Jayne Dunn Marnie Nightingale Lysette Anthony Misbah Maalik Harvey Virdi Nana McQueen Diane Langton Oliver Morgan Gabriel Clark Peri Lomax Ruby O’Donnell Scott Drinkwell Ross Adams Shaq Qureshi Omar Malik Sid Sumner Billy Price Sienna Blake Anna Passey Ste Hay Kieron Richardson
Writer Richard Burke More cast Friday Shown last Friday E4 Rptd tomorrow 6.30am E4 Next episode follows on E4 (S) (AD) (HD)
7.00 Channel 4 News Sport; Weather (S) (HD) 8.00 How to Save a Grand in 24 Hours Ep 3 Series 2. Anna Richardson and the team help a family who were left with no income when the pandemic struck. Chef Gary Usher shares batch-cooking ideas for fussy kids, and DIY and design expert Eve Humphreys breathes new life into the clan’s dated kitchen. Executive producers Angela Norris and Gill Wilson Signed repeat Thursday 3.35am (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Guy Martin: the World’s Fastest Electric Car? a classic Volkswagen Beetle fitted with aInstate-of-the-art technology, Guy Martin
attempts to set a new world record for the fastest road-legal battery vehicle. He tests Britain’s charging infrastructure on a 1,100-mile road trip to John o’Groats, and tries out the next generation of battery-powered vehicles, from a bus to a bicycle worth £15,000. See page 67. Director James Woodroffe; Producer Amy Roff Repeated Wednesday 9pm 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
10.30 24 Hours in Police Custody: the Home County Cartel 2/2. The investigating officers attempt to discover the identity of the mastermind behind the consignment of class A drugs they have seized. As they wait for the criminal network to set up their operation once more, the detectives stand ready to strike against the ringleaders. Director Sophie Oliver; Exec producers Simon Ford, Flavia Taylor and Zac Beattie Rptd Thursday 11.05pm 4seven (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
12.05am All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite Hard-hitting action from the world of AEW. Shown last Fri ITV4 (S) (HD) 1.00 Home Shopping (HD) 3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news. (HD) 3.15 Lingo Quiz hosted by Adil Ray. (R) (S) (SL) (HD) 4.05 Nightscreen Text information. (HD) 5.05—6.00am Tipping Point (R) (S) (SL) (HD)
12 midnight 24 Hours in A&E Ep 10. Jenny arrives in A&E with a suspected stroke. Shown last Tue (S) (AD) (HD) 12.55am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Gordon Ramsay helps Le Bistro in Florida. (R) (S) 1.45 Couples Come Dine with Me In Berkshire. (R) (S) (HD) 2.40 Undercover Boss USA The CEO of an off-road accessory company goes under cover. (R) (S) (HD) 3.30 The Handmaid’s Tale 5/13 Series 2. Janine tries to adjust to life in the Colonies. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 4.30 Location, Location, Location Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer visit Essex and Hertfordshire. (R) (S) (HD) 5.25 Food Unwrapped Kate Quilton finds out how much milk goes into a bar of chocolate. (R) (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 5.50—6.00am Kirstie’s House of Craft With comedians Rufus Hound and Jenny Eclair. (S) (HD)
ITV Freeview 3/HD 103 Freesat 103 Sky 103 Virgin 113/HD 103 +1 Freeview 34 Freesat 112 Sky 203 Virgin 114
Channel 4 F’view 4/HD 104 F’sat 104 Sky 104/HD 138 Virgin 104/HD 141 +1 Freeview 15 Freesat 121 Sky 204 Virgin 142
Series producer Therese Byrne; Executive producers Tom Barry and Juliette Murray-Topham (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
11.15 Junk and Disorderly 1/10. Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove acquire a quirky vehicle at Bristol Classic Car Show. First shown on ITV4 (S) (HD)
1/4. Ancient Bibles. The appeal and importance of books, from early texts to paperbacks in the present day. The first episode focuses on the Codex Sinaiticus, the world’s oldest surviving bible. The programme also looks at another edition of the text produced in Winchester in the 12th century, which reflects a time of struggle between the Church and the state for authority. Continues tomorrow 7.30pm. Director/Series producer Michael Waterhouse Repeated 12.30am (R) (S) (HD)
8.00 Painting the Holy Land 1/2. Artist Lachlan Goudie travels along Jesus’s route to the Crucifixion, from Israel to Jerusalem, sketching and painting the people and places he encounters along the way. It’s a pilgrimage that millions of people undertake, and a story of love and suffering that has inspired some of the world’s most remarkable masterpieces. Director/Producer Ian Denyer Repeated 1am First shown on BBC1 (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Paula Rego: Secrets and Stories Showing to coincide with an exhibition of her work at London’s Tate Britain, this 2017 documentary offers an insight into the artist Paula Rego, who opens up about battling fascism, a misogynistic art world and manic depression. Born in Portugal, Rego used her work as a weapon against the dictatorship before settling in London where she continued to target women’s issues such as abortion rights. Director Nick Willing; Producer Michele Camarda Signed rpt 2am First shown on BBC2 (S) (AD) (HD)
10.30 The Mountain That Had to Be Painted Exploring the work of artists Augustus John and James Dickson Innes, focusing on the landscape paintings they created while living near the Arenig Valley in Snowdonia, north Wales, between 1910 and 1913. Director/Producer John Holdsworth (R) (S) (HD)
11.30 The High Art of the Low Countries 1/3. Dream of Plenty. Andrew Graham-Dixon tours the Low Countries, exploring how history has influenced the area’s art, architecture and culture. In this edition, he details how the art of Renaissance Flanders evolved from the crafting of precious tapestries. More tomorrow 12 midnight.
BBC SCOTLAND 1.00pm Inside the Zoo: signed 2.00 Beechgrove: signed 2.30—3.00 Fish Town: signed 7.00 Beechgrove 7.30 The Great Food Guys 8.00 Born to Be Wild 9.00 The Nine 10.00 Scot Squad 10.30 The Karen Dunbar Show 11.00 Two for One 11.15 Scotland Made Me 11.30—12 midnight The Disasters That Shocked Scotland
STV 1.00—3.00am Nightscreen
BORDER SCOTLAND 8.00—8.30pm Border Life: a look at stories about life in southern Scotland
BBC1 WALES 11.15pm—12 midnight Have I Got a Bit More News for You
BBC2 WALES 6.30pm Great Australian Railway Journeys 7.30—8.00 A Special School
ITV WALES 8.00—8.30pm Beyond the Line: North Wales’s Traffic Cops 10.45 A Year in the Beacons 11.15 James Martin’s Islands to Highlands 11.45—12.05am Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport
Monday Television
Parton hopes to be reunited with his birth mother and siblings
Guy Martin: the World’s Fastest Electric Car? 9.00pm Guy takes a closer look at electric motoring
9.00pm Leon
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BBC1 NORTHERN IRELAND 7.00pm Suzie Lee: Home Cook Hero 10.35 Chronicles of the Glens 11.05 Jerk 11.45 Flat Out Fabulous 12.15am Have I Got a Bit More News for You 1.00—6.00 BBC News
BBC2 NORTHERN IRELAND 11.15pm Trad Ar Fad!: with Barry and Laura Kerr, Gráinne Holland, and Melanie and Paula Houton 11.45—12.15am QI: with Cally Beaton, Josh Widdicombe and Stephen K Amos
UTV 8.00—8.30pm Mahon’s Way: Joe Mahon discovers ancient woodland in a most unexpected place
Director/Producer Ian Leese (R) (S) (HD)
12.30am The Beauty of Books Shown 7.30pm (S) (HD)
1.00 Painting the Holy Land Shown 8pm (S) (AD) (HD)
2.00—3.30am Paula Rego: Secrets and Stories Shown 9pm (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) BBC4 F’view 9/HD 106 F’sat 107 Sky 116 Virgin 107
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Call the Bailiffs: Time to Pay Up 9.00pm Alex and KC collect debts F’view 5/HD 105 F’sat 105 Sky 105 Virgin 154/HD 105 5.35am Milkshake! See page 72 9.15 New. Jeremy Vine (S) (HD) 11.15 New. Room to Improve Transforming a family home in Cork. (S) (HD) 12.20pm 5 News (S) (HD) 12.25 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Ben reunites with a man living in the swamplands of Georgia. (S) (HD) 1.15 Home and Away Shown last Friday 5 Star Repeated 6pm (S) (AD) (HD) 1.45 New. Neighbours Rptd 5.30pm (S) (AD) (HD)
2.15 Sinister Surrogate ★★ Thriller with Jaclyn Hales. A couple are forced to protect their baby after the woman who carried the child shows her dark side.
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Directors Isak Borg and Dena Hysell (2018) (S) (W) (HD)
4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun The further adventures of Brits who moved to Spain for sun and a low-cost life. (S) (HD)
5.00pm 5 News (S) (HD) 5.30 Neighbours Harlow feeds Jesse false information.
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Bamber calls police to a horrific scene
struggles to untangle positive leads
Freeview 6 Freesat 113 Sky 118 Virgin 115/HD 176 6.00am Ellen’s Game of Games (S) (HD) 6.55 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S) (HD) 7.25 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) 8.00 Emmerdale (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 8.30 Coronation Street (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 9.30 Ellen’s Game of Games (S) (HD) 10.30 The Masked Singer US (S) (HD) 11.30 Secret Crush (S) (HD) 12.30pm Emmerdale Shown last Friday ITV (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 Coronation Street Shown last Friday ITV (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Supermarket Sweep (S) (HD) 3.00 Dress to Impress (S) (HD) 4.00 Secret Crush (S) (HD) 5.00 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) (HD)
Freeview 10 Freesat 115 Sky 119 Virgin 117/HD 177 6.00am Classic Coronation Street (S) 7.00 Classic Emmerdale (S) 8.05 Heartbeat (S) (AD) 9.10 Bless This House (S) 9.45 On the Buses (S) 10.20 Inspector Morse (S) (AD) 12.40pm Heartbeat (S) (AD) 1.45 Classic Emmerdale: double bill. Jack tries to make amends with Robert, then the day of Butch’s funeral arrives (S) 3.20 Classic Coronation Street: Deirdre is amazed to find Jackie is squatting at number seven (S) 3.55 Wycliffe (S) (HD) 5.00 Midsomer Murders (S) (AD)
Freeview 20 Freesat 158 Sky 143 Virgin 130 7.30am Where the Heart Is (S) (AD) 8.25 The Bill (S) 9.30 Classic Holby City (HD) 10.55 Classic Casualty: a nurse causes problems 12 noon The Bill (S) 1.00pm Classic EastEnders 2.20 Peak Practice (S) 3.20 Bergerac (S) 4.20 Dangerfield (S) 5.20 Birds of a Feather (S)
7.00pm Downton Abbey
7.20 Last of the Summer Wine
6.00pm Celebrity Catchphrase With Tony Bellew, Kelly Osbourne and Dan Walker. Stephen Mulhern hosts. (S) (HD)
7.00 Superstore 1/21 Series 5. A robot co-worker is introduced to the store. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.30 2/21. Amy struggles to gather glowing character testimonies for Mateo. (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Bob’s Burgers
6.30 5 News Tonight (S) (HD) 7.00 Traffic Cops
Relationship-based reality show. (S) (HD)
7/8 Series 5. Rose introduces Atticus and his parents to Downton. Isobel makes an announcement but there may be trouble on the horizon. Continues tomorrow 6.30pm. Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham Robert, Earl of Grantham Anna John Bates Isobel Crawley Mrs Hughes Thomas Molesley Andy Lady Rosamund
Maggie Smith Hugh Bonneville Joanne Froggatt Brendan Coyle Penelope Wilton Phyllis Logan Rob James-Collier Kevin Doyle Michael Fox Samantha Bond
More cast tomorrow (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Lewis
5/6. Emily takes a deep dive into the theme of friendship. (S) (HD)
3/4 Series 3. The Point of Vanishing A religious fanatic is found dead in his bath. When it turns out the victim had been jailed for attempted murder, suspicion falls on the man he tried to kill. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.50 Family Guy
10.00 White House Farm
Series 13. Peter, Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland form a detective agency. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.15 Peter, Joe, Cleveland and Quagmire throw Jesus a birthday party. (S) (AD) (HD)
1/6. Drama based on events that took place in August 1985, when five members of a family were murdered at a farmhouse in Essex. Continues tomorrow 10pm.
Officers arrive at a property looking for a drug dealer who has been on the run for two years, and are forced to smash a window to gain entry. In Nottingham, a suspected dealer is caught red-handed.
11.45 American Dad!
Cast on Wednesday and Thursday (S) (AD) (HD)
Directors Rachael Davies, Mike Parmenter and James Warner (S) (HD) Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
12.45 Crossing Swords: double bill (S) (HD) 1.40 Bob’s Burgers: double bill (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 Superstore: double bill (S) (AD) (HD) 3.20—3.30am Nightscreen (HD) ITV2+1 Freeview 28 Freesat 114 Sky 218 Virgin 116
8.00 New. Police Interceptors
9.00 New. Call the Bailiffs: Time to Pay Up 4/6. Specialist enforcement agents Chris and Gavyn have an early start to visit a chef with an unpaid bill. He’s not home — can they track him down, or will he decide to cook up a fuss? Series producer Laura Capaldi Repeated Wednesday 12.05am (S) (HD)
10.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts 1/12 Series 2. Barnsley Hospital treats the largest number of patients in a single shift in its history. (S) (HD)
11.05 Ambulance: Code Red A driver is trapped in his car after it careered out of control and smashed into a wall. Shown last Wednesday (S) (HD)
12.05am I’m 20 But Look 60: Extraordinary People (S) (HD) 1.00 New. Casino (S) (HD) 3.00 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 3.10 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 4.00 Britain’s Greatest Bridges: the Humber Bridge (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (S) (SL) 5.10—5.35am House Doctor (S) (SL) Channel 5+1 Freeview 45 Freesat 128 Sky 205 Virgin 155
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Series producer Simon Meehan (S) (HD) Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
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Shown 1.15pm Next episode 6.30pm 5 Star (S) (HD)
6.00 Home and Away
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Justin receives a rude wake-up call.
Shown 1.45pm Repeated 6pm 5 Star (S) (AD) (HD)
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Bob’s Burgers 8.00pm A ventriloquist’s
Series 3. Gene gets a crush on a talentless ventriloquist’s puppet. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.30 Mr Fischoeder recruits the Belchers to pose as his family. (S) (AD) (HD)
In Derbyshire, officers stop a driver in relation to an alleged drunken assault. An on-the-spot breathalyser test shows he’s more than three times over the limit.
10.05 The Emily Atack Show
Series 13. Klaus gets transferred into the sat-nav system in Stan’s car. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15am Francine’s most intimate body part becomes “body art”. (S) (AD) (HD)
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Freeview 25 Freesat 117 Sky 120 Virgin 118/HD 178 6.00am River Monsters (S) (HD) 6.25 The Champions (S) 7.15 Robin of Sherwood (S) 8.10 The Avengers (S) (HD) 9.10 The Sweeney (S) 10.15 Minder (S) (AD) 11.20 The Champions (S) 12.30pm The Big Match Revisited (S) (HD) 1.35 Robin of Sherwood (S) 2.40 The Avengers (S) (HD) 3.45 The Sweeney (S) 4.50 Minder (S) (AD) 5.55 The Big Match Revisited (S) (HD) 7.00pm New. Cycling Highlights of the opening round of the Tour Series in Guisborough. Rptd tomorrow 12.30pm (S) (HD) 8.00 New. Moto GP Highlights The Grand Prix of Styria in Austria. (S) (HD) 9.00 FILM RoboCop 2 ★★★ Sci-fi thriller starring Peter Weller and Nancy Allen. In a futuristic Detroit, RoboCop hunts the crime baron behind a new drug that has caused gang warfare in the city. (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 11.20 FILM Death Wish 4: the Crackdown ★ Crime thriller starring Charles Bronson and Kay Lenz. LA vigilante Paul Kersey embarks on a single-handed crusade to rid the city of drug dealers. (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 1.25am New. Motorsport UK: round three of the Ginetta GT4 Supercup and round two of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB (S) (HD) 2.25 River Monsters (S) (AD) (HD) 2.55—3.00am Nightscreen (HD)
ITV4 +1 Freesat 118 Sky 220 Virgin 175
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6.00pm Hi-de-Hi! The new controller upsets Peggy. (S)
6.40 As Time Goes By Judith’s boyfriend stays at the house. (S) Clegg’s decision to write his memoirs causes Howard a great deal of concern. (S)
8.00 The Coroner 7/10 Series 2. Perfect Pair. The mystery of why a window cleaner is found dead next to a Porsche he does not own leaves Jane with questions for a property entrepreneur she suspects is hiding something. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Luther 1/4 Series 5. As a series of depraved and seemingly indiscriminate killings become ever more audacious and public, DCI John Luther and new recruit DS Catherine Halliday struggle to untangle promising leads from diversions. (AD) (HD) DCI John Luther Det Supt Martin Schenk DS Benny Silver DS Catherine Halliday Jeremy
Idris Elba Dermot Crowley Michael Smiley Wunmi Mosaku Enzo Cilenti
10.20 New Tricks 2/10 Series 10. The Rock. 2/2. Sandra and the team uncover three decades of secrets as their investigation into the murders of a shipping heir and a young boy continues on the Rock of Gibraltar. (S) (AD) (HD)
Series 4. To Sup with the Devil. A pub landlord is beaten to death, and suspicion falls on his ex-wife — until Lane badly mishandles the investigation, forcing Wycliffe and Kersey to intervene. (S) (HD)
11.30 Bad Girls
12.10—2.30am Inspector Morse: a double murder baffles the detective (S) (SL) (AD) +1 F’view 58 (9pm—4am) F’sat 116 Sky 219 Virgin 174
12.40am Dalziel & Pascoe: a wedding ends in murder 2.30—4.00am Kavanagh QC (S) (HD) Drama +1 Freeview 73 Sky 243 Virgin 226
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Freeview 27 Freesat 119 Sky 131 Virgin 119/HD 179 7.00am Sam and Billie: the Mummy Diaries (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Buying and Selling (S) (HD) 9.00 LittleBe: children’s programmes (HD) 12 noon Best Cake Wins (S) (HD) 12.30pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta (S) (HD) 1.30 Sam and Billie: the Mummy Diaries (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 The Only Way Is Essex (S) (HD) 3.10 Little Women: LA (S) (HD) 4.05 The Real Housewives of Orange County (S) (HD) 5.00 The Real Housewives of New York City (S) (HD) 6.00pm Buying and Selling A couple look to upgrade to a bigger Canadian house. (S) (HD) 7.00 Jonathan and Drew Scott help a woman renovate her home. (S) (HD) 8.00 Dinner Date Matt from Somerset looks for love based on food menus. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Totally Unbelievable: Celebrity Holiday Hotspots (S) (HD) 10.00 The Real Housewives of Orange County Elizabeth opens up to Emily. (S) (HD) 10.55 Don’t Be Tardy Brielle gets the opportunity of a lifetime. (S) (HD) 11.25 Kroy heads off to training camp. (S) (HD) 11.55 The Only Way Is Essex Megan convinces Tommy to give her a chance. (S) (HD)
1/13 Series 2. Tug of Love. Zandra goes into labour, while devious Shell Dockley causes trouble for her officer-lover Jim by writing anonymous letters to his wife.
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Freeview 19 Freesat 157 Sky 111 (Wales 112) Virgin 127/HD 227 BT HD 387 7.10am Last Stop Garage (S) (HD) 8.00 American Pickers: Mike and Frank face the Georgia Gambler (S) (HD) 9.00 Storage Hunters UK (S) (HD) 10.00 American Pickers (S) (HD) 12 noon Bangers and Cash (S) (HD) 1.00pm Top Gear: Ambitious but Rubbish (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 World’s Most Dangerous Roads (S) (HD) 3.00 Top Gear (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Bangers and Cash (S) (HD) 5.00 Rick Stein’s Spain (S) (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Big Zuu’s Big Eats (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With Ellie Taylor, Steve Pemberton, Fern Britton and Josh Widdicombe. (S) (HD) 7.40 Would I Lie to You? (S) (HD) 8.20 QI With Sandi Toksvig. (S) (HD) 9.00 QI XL With Gyles Brandreth, Victoria Coren Mitchell and Jimmy Carr. (S) (HD) 10.00 New. Big Zuu’s Big Eats Big Zuu meets comic actor Natasia Demetriou at an allotment. Last in series. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.40 Taskmaster 7/8 Series 5. (S) (HD) 11.40 Mock the Week (S) (HD)
12.45—1.00am FYI Extra (HD)
12.20am Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You (S) (HD) 1.20 Would I Lie to You? (S) (HD) 1.55 QI (S) (HD) 2.30 Big Zuu’s Big Eats (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00— 4.00am Beat the Internet with John Robins (S) (HD)
ITVBe +1 Virgin 120 (Scotland 162)
Dave Ja Vu Freeview 23 Sky 211 (Wales 212) Virgin 131
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Freeview 21 Freesat 129 Sky 141 Virgin 153 9.00am Murder, She Wrote (S) (AD) 10.00 NCIS (S) 11.55 Entertainment News 12 noon Law & Order: six back-to-back episodes (S) 6.00pm NCIS Series 15. A Metro PD cop’s disappearance is linked to a decade-old murder case (S) (AD) 6.55 Entertainment News 7.00 NCIS: triple bill. Series 15. A sailor is kidnapped 8.00 One of Reeves’s friends is kidnapped 9.00 New. NCIS Series 17. The team investigates a US Marine corporal after evidence suggests she murdered her neighbour First shown on Fox (S) (AD) 10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (S)
Blown Away 9.00pm Ryan Gaerity
Australian Ballet: Coppelia 10.15pm
The “manor houses” of the super-rich
(Tommy Lee Jones) plans his revenge
Ako Kondo in Delibes’s classic
Freeview 18 Freesat 124 Sky 136 Virgin 147/HD 195 8.55am Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures: Kirstie tries cake-making (S) (HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (S) (HD) 10.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (S) (HD) 12.10pm Car SOS (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 Escape to the Château: DIY (S) (AD) (HD) 2.15 Four in a Bed (S) (HD) 4.55 Grand Designs Australia (S) (AD) (HD) 5.55 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It (S) (AD) (HD)
Freeview 32 Freesat 132 Sky 150 Virgin 187/HD 150 9.00am Entertainment News (S) (HD) 9.10 Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 9.40 Traffic Cops (S) (HD) 11.45 FILM Young Billy Young ★★★ Western adventure (S) (HD) 1.35pm FILM North to Alaska ★★★★ Comedy adventure (S) (HD) 4.00 Trucking Hell (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Traffic Cops (S) (HD)
6.55pm Escape to the Château: DIY
An uninsured driver requires a cautious approach from the officers. (S) (HD)
F’view 11 F’sat 147 Sky 122 Virgin 123/HD 156 BT 348/HD 363 6.00am Jonathan Miller’s La Bohème (HD) 8.45 Hollywood Censored (S) (AD) (HD) 9.45 Discovering: Richard Dreyfuss (S) (HD) 10.45 The Art of Architecture (S) (HD) 11.45 National Trust: National Treasures (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Gary Cooper: the Irresistible (S) (HD) 2.00 Discovering: Basil Rathbone (S) (HD) 3.00 Portrait Artist of the Year 2017 (HD) 4.00 Music Icons: Rockabilly (S) (HD) 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star (S) (HD) 5.00 Hollywood Couples (S) (HD)
8.00 Police Raids: Caught by Surprise
6.00pm Discovering: Jon Voight
A counterfeit raid team targets businesses suspected of dealing fake goods. (S) (HD)
A look at the actor’s career. (S) (HD)
9.00 Blown Away ★★
An intimate portrait of the artist. (HD)
Jonathan and Michael prepare for a wedding with 45 guests. (S) (AD) (HD)
7.55 Grand Designs Kevin McCloud meets a couple who want to build a five-bedroom family home for just over £80,000. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 24 Hours in A&E Treating a young man suffering a severe reaction to a recreational drug. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 Million Pound Mega Yachts The Monaco Yacht Show. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.05 Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown With guests Johnny Vegas, Sarah Millican and Rob Beckett. Jimmy Carr hosts. (S) (HD) 12.05am Dogging Tales (S) (AD) (HD) 1.20 24 Hours in A&E (S) (AD) (HD) 2.25 Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown (S) (HD) 3.25—3.50am Food Unwrapped (S) (AD) (HD) More4 +1 Freeview 86 Freesat 125 Sky 236 Virgin 196
E4
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Freeview 13 Freesat 122 Sky 135 Virgin 106/HD 145 6.00am Hollyoaks Shown last Thu/Fri C4 (AD) 7.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 9.00 Melissa & Joey 10.00 How I Met Your Mother (AD) 11.00 The Goldbergs (AD) 12 noon Brooklyn Nine-Nine (AD) 1.00pm The Big Bang Theory (AD) 3.00 Mike & Molly 4.00 New. The Goldbergs: double bill (AD) 5.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine: double bill (AD) 6.00pm The Big Bang Theory 8&9/23 Series 2. Double bill. (AD) 7.00 New. Hollyoaks Mandy avoids telling Ella the truth. Cast pp69/109 Rptd Tue 6.30pm C4 (AD) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 11/24 Series 12 A paintball game results in mayhem. (AD) 8.00 New. Below Deck: Mediterranean Pete’s attitude forces Malia into a confrontation. (AD) 9.00 Celebrity Gogglebox Shows including Big Brother: Best Shows Ever, Scarface, Us and First Dates are appraised. (AD) 10.00 New. Rick and Morty 8/10 Series 5 Rick attempts to save a beloved friend. (AD) 10.30 New. Harley Quinn 8/13 Series 2 Harley and Ivy feel awkward. (AD) 11.00 Duncanville 8/11. Annie and Jack share their old swimming spot with the kids. (AD) 11.30 Naked Attraction A professional dancer and a rugby player take part. (AD) 12.35am Gogglebox (SL) (AD) 1.40 Rick and Morty (AD) 2.55 Harley Quinn (AD) 3.20 Naked Attraction (AD) 4.15 How I Met Your Mother (AD) 5.05— 6.00am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
E4 +1 Freeview 29 Freesat 123 Sky 235 Virgin 146
CBS Justice
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Freeview 40 Freesat 137 Sky 148 Virgin 192 9.00am Diagnosis Murder 11.00 The Fugitive 12 noon Perry Mason 1.05pm Walker, Texas Ranger 2.05 CSI: Miami 3.00 NCIS 4.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 5.00 The Fugitive 6.00 Perry Mason 7.05 NCIS 8.00 Walker, Texas Ranger 9.00 NCIS: a port authority officer is murdered 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 11.00 NCIS 12 midnight CSI: Miami 1.00am NCIS: double bill 2.55 Walker, Texas Ranger 3.50 Medium 4.35 JAG 5.20—6.00am Bondi Rescue
7.00pm Police Interceptors
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Thriller starring Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones. Ryan Gaerity plots his revenge against a former fellow terrorist who deserted the cause. Director Stephen Hopkins (1994, 15) (S) (HD)
7.00 David Hockney: Time Regained 8.00 André Rieu: Welcome to My World The violinist lifts the lid on rehearsals, costume design and special effects. (S) (HD)
9.00 Why Do We Dance?
11.30 Code of Silence ★★
thriller starring Chuck Norris q Action and Henry Silva. A maverick cop
The erotic charge of the tango. (S) (HD)
and his young partner find themselves caught up in an escalating gang war.
A production of Delibes’s classic, starring Ako Kondo and Andrew Killian. (HD)
Director Andrew Davis (1985, 18) (S) (HD) 1.30am Fights, Camera, Action! (S) (HD) 2.30 Ram Raid Britain: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 3.35 Violent Assault: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 4.20 Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 4.50—5.00am Entertainment News (S) (HD)
12.15am Unmuted (S) (HD) 12.45 Comedy Legends (S) (HD) 1.45 Willem Dafoe: Off Camera (S) (HD) 3.00 Rankin Presents (S) (HD) 3.45 Arts Uncovered (HD) 4.00 Cheltenham Literature Festival 2020 (S) (HD) 5.00—6.00am The Art of Architecture (S) (HD)
4seven
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Freeview 48 Freesat 127 Sky 137 Virgin 143/HD 203 9.00am Four in a Bed 9.30 Couples Come Dine with Me 10.30 A Place in the Sun 1.30pm Come Dine with Me: five back-toback editions 4.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 5.00 A New Life in the Sun 6.00pm A Place in the Sun Katrin and Thomas search for a holiday home in the countryside of inland Málaga for £250,000. 7.00 Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales 2/4. Matt calls in old friend Richard and his heavy machinery to tackle a big project: building a new road around the farm. (AD) 8.00 Location, Location, Location: 20 Years and Counting Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer look back at property searches that were hampered by the size of the budget. 9.00 999: What’s Your Emergency? This edition focuses on the policing of roads in Northamptonshire and looks at the effects of funding cuts on the road network. (AD) 10.00 999: on the Front Line In Coventry, paramedics are concerned that a pregnant woman with stomach pains could be having a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy. 11.05 Gogglebox Ep 14. A compilation of highlights from this year’s series as some of the nation’s sharpest and most opinionated armchair critics review memorable shows. (AD) 12.10am Guy Martin: the World’s Fastest Electric Car? (AD) 1.45 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds (AD) 2.50 Escape to the Château (AD) 3.50—4.50am Can I Improve My Memory? (AD)
CBS Drama
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Freeview 67 Freesat 134 Sky 147 Virgin 197 9.00am Walker, Texas Ranger (HD) 10.00 Matlock 11.05 CSI: NY 12 noon Medium 1.00pm JAG 3.00 Perry Mason (HD) 5.00 Unsolved Mysteries 6.55 Judge Judy 9.00 Medium: Allison’s new boss claims ownership of her dreams 10.00 CSI: Miami: Horatio investigates a hit-and-run killing (HD) 11.00 Unsolved Mysteries 11.55 Judge Judy 2.00am Medium 3.00 CSI: Miami (HD) 3.55 Bondi Rescue 5.00—6.00am Matlock
10.15 Australian Ballet: Coppelia
Yesterday
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Freeview 26 Freesat 159 Sky 155 Virgin 129 6.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Murder Maps (S) (HD) 9.00 Abandoned Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Great British Railway Journeys: double bill (HD) 12 noon Antiques Roadshow (S) (HD) 1.00pm The Architecture the Railways Built (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Secrets of the Transport Museum (S) (HD) 3.00 Abandoned Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 World War Weird (S) (HD) 5.00 The World at War: Hitler’s rise to power (S) (HD) 6.00pm Antiques Roadshow Special edition marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. (S) (HD) 7.00 Great British Railway Journeys A journey from Dundee to Aberdeen. (HD) 7.30 Lossiemouth and Inverness. (HD) 8.00 RT CHOICE New. Secrets of the London Underground Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore the unique features of Euston not found elsewhere. See page 66. (AD) (HD) 9.00 Adolf Hitler’s War Adolf Hitler plans to make Germany into a great empire by expanding eastwards. (S) (HD) 10.00 Nazi Hunters A look at the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. (S) 11.00 War Factories Double bill. (S) (HD) 1.00—3.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD)
Yesterday +1 Sky 255 Virgin 200
Really
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Freeview 17 Freesat 160 Sky 142 Virgin 128 6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea 7.00 Shopping 8.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 10.00 House Hunters International (HD) 11.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 12 noon Money for Nothing (HD) 1.00pm Fantasy Homes by the Sea 2.00 Animal Cops Miami (AD) (HD) 3.00 Animal Cops San Francisco (AD) 4.00 Pit Bulls and Parolees (HD) 6.00 Money for Nothing (HD) 7.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 9.00 Ambulance (HD) 10.00 Long Lost Family (HD) 11.00 Ghost Adventures (HD) 1.00am Most Haunted: Ruthin Castle (HD) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 5.00—6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea (HD)
1.50am Grimm: the team encounters the Rat King, then Monroe and Rosalee’s friend is kidnapped (S) 3.35—4.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera (S)
5 USA +1 Freesat 130 Sky 241 Virgin 185
5 Star
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Freeview 31 Freesat 131 Sky 128 Virgin 151 8.00am Entertainment News (HD) 8.10 Rich Kids, Skint Holiday (S) (HD) 9.00 BargainLoving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 10.00 Filthy Britain SOS (HD) 11.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts (S) (HD) 12 noon Traffic Cops (S) (HD) 2.00pm Police Interceptors (HD) 5.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (S) (HD) 6.00pm Neighbours Harlow feeds Jesse false information. Shown 5.30pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 6.30 New. Home and Away Justin tries to go cold turkey. Rptd tomorrow 6pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Secrets of Your Supermarket Food Convenience breakfast products. (S) (HD) 8.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts 9/10 Series 4. Registrar doctor Chris Carson takes an emergency call. (S) (HD) 9.00 Ambulance: Code Red (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords A serious hoarding case. (S) (HD) 11.05 Murdered by My Ex: the Killing of Molly McLaren The 23-year-old’s murder. (S) (HD) 12.05am Levi Bellfield Left Me for Dead (S) (HD) 1.05 My Lover My Killer (S) (HD) 2.05 Wentworth Prison (S) (AD) (HD) 3.10 as 6pm 3.35—4.00am as 6.30pm
5 Star +1 Freesat 141 Sky 228 Virgin 186
5 Select
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Monday Television
Million Pound Mega Yachts 10.00pm
Freeview (HD only) 55 Freesat 133 Sky 153 Virgin 152 9.00am Entertainment News (S) 9.10 FILM Friends Who Kill ★★ (S) 11.00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (S) 1.00pm The Yorkshire Vet (S) 3.00 GPs: behind Closed Doors (S) 5.00 The Hotel Inspector 6.00pm Room to Improve Double bill. (S) 7.00 Escape to the Farm with Kate Humble The presenter prepares for winter. (S) 8.00 Our Yorkshire Farm Clemmie comes to the aid of a lamb with a broken leg. (S) 9.00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Ben journeys to Fair Isle. (S) 10.00 Our Family Farm Rescue with Adam Henson 3/4. The presenter meets Iwan Pughe Jones and Katrina Wheat at Penygraig Farm in Wales. (S) 11.00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 1.05am Kate Humble’s Coastal Britain (S) 3.50—4.00am Entertainment News
Great TV
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Freeview 49 (limited) Freesat 142 Sky 157 Virgin 189 6.00am Due South 7.00 Crazy like a Fox 8.00 Hart to Hart 9.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 10.00 Starsky & Hutch 11.00 TJ Hooker 12 noon Crazy like a Fox 1.00pm Hart to Hart 2.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 3.00 Castle 4.00 Murder, She Wrote 6.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 7.00 M*A*S*H 8.00 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased): a phoney medium is rumbled 9.00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 1.00am M*A*S*H 2.00 Charlie’s Angels 3.00 Starsky & Hutch 3.45 TJ Hooker 4.30 Due South 5.15—6.00am Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Great TV +1 Freesat 143 Sky 257
BBC Parliament
232
Freeview 232 Freesat 201 Sky 504 Virgin 605 6.00am Breakfast 9.00 News 1.00pm News at One 1.30 News 6.00 News at Six 6.30 Sportsday 6.45 News 7.00 Outside Source 8.00 News 10.00 News at Ten 10.30 The Papers 10.45 News 11.30 The Papers 12 midnight Newsday 12.30am HARDtalk 1.00 Newsday 1.30 Media Show 2.00 News 2.30 Global Questions 3.00 News 3.30 Travel Show 4.00 News 4.30 HARDtalk 5.00 World News 5.30—6.00am Business Report
FREEVIEW channels continue overleaf: Film channels on p74
BBC News Freeview 231 Freesat 212 Sky 503 Virgin 601 Sky News Freeview 233 Freesat 202 Sky 501 Virgin 603 BT 313
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
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Freeview, satellite
MONDAY CHILDREN’S Milkshake! on C5 Full listings for Channel 5 are on p70 5.35am Thomas & Friends 5.45 Fireman Sam 6.00 Ben and Holly 6.10 Peppa Pig 6.20 Kid-E-Cats 6.25 Blue’s Clues & You 6.50 Thomas & Friends 7.00 Fireman Sam 7.10 New. Pip and Posy 7.20 Paddington 7.30 Peppa Pig 7.45 Circle Square 8.00 Milo 8.20 Paw Patrol 8.30 Ricky Zoom 8.40 Floogals 8.50 New series. Monkey’s Amazing Adventures 9.00 The Wonderful World of Baby Animals 9.10—9.15am Sunny Bunnies
CBeebies
202
Television Monday
Freeview 202 Freesat 608 Sky 608 Virgin 702 6.00am Baby Jake 6.10 Bing 6.20 Teletubbies 6.30 Tee and Mo 6.40 Chuggington 6.50 Bing 7.05 Hey Duggee 7.20 Bluey 7.40 Go Jetters 7.50 Peter Rabbit 8.00 Octonauts 8.15 Numberblocks 8.20 Love Monster 8.25 Alphablocks 8.35 Bitz & Bob 8.45 Grace’s Amazing Machines 9.00 Tee and Mo 9.05 Small Potatoes 9.10 Yakka Dee! 9.15 Dog Loves Books 9.25 Bing 9.30 Twirlywoos 9.45 Something Special 10.05 Teletubbies 10.20 The Baby Club 10.35 Hey Duggee 10.40 New. School of Roars 10.50 B.O.T and the Beasties 10.55 Love Monster 11.10 Let’s Go for a Walk 11.25 Tik Tak 11.30 My Very First 11.40 Our Family 11.50 Woolly & Tig 12 noon The Tempest 1.00pm Yakka Dee! 1.05 Colours 1.15 Numberblocks 1.20 Alphablocks 1.25 Mister Maker’s Arty Party 1.45 Something Special 2.05 Teletubbies 2.20 Bing 2.30 Go Jetters 2.40 Timmy Time 2.45 Time for School 3.00 Grace’s Amazing Machines 3.15 Swashbuckle 3.35 Hey Duggee 3.45 Peter Rabbit 3.55 Love Monster 4.05 Dog Loves Books 4.10 New. Our Family 4.25 Maddie’s Do You Know? 4.40 Bluey 4.45 Go Jetters 5.00 Molly and Mack 5.15 Waffle the Wonder Dog 5.25 JoJo & Gran Gran 5.40 Sarah & Duck 5.45 Moon and Me 6.10 Clangers 6.20 In the Night Garden... 6.50—7.00pm CBeebies Bedtime Stories
CBBC
201
Freeview 201 Freesat 607 Sky 607 Virgin 701 7.00am Little Big Awesome 7.10 Danger Mouse 7.25 Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! 7.35 Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese 7.45 Newsround 7.55 New series. Skin Deep 8.00 New. Ninja Express 8.15 Odd Squad 8.30 Danny & Mick 8.45 Step Up to the Plate 9.15 The Next Step 10.20 Horrible Histories 10.50 Dragons: Riders of Berk 11.10 Danger Mouse 11.35 Class Dismissed 11.50 Andy and the Band 12.05pm Big Fat Like 12.20 All at Sea 12.45 Holly Hobbie 1.55 Lifebabble 2.00 The Next Step 2.25 Almost Never 2.50 So Awkward Files 3.05 Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Brain 3.15 Diddy TV 3.30 Sketchy Comedy 3.35 Danny & Mick 3.45 Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! 4.00 Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese 4.10 Ninja Express 4.20 We Bare Bears 4.35 Odd Squad 4.45 Danger Mouse 5.00 New. Still So Awkward 5.35 We Bare Bears 5.50 Summer Camp Island 6.05 Dragons: Defenders of Berk 6.25 Little Roy 6.40 Horrible Histories 7.10 The Next Step 7.30 Holly Hobbie 7.55 The Story of Tracy Beaker 8.10 Do Try This at Home 8.20 Nikki Lilly Meets 8.35—9.00pm The Next Step
CITV
203
Freeview 203 Freesat 602 Sky 612 Virgin 734 6.00am Transformers 6.20 Lego Hidden Side 6.25 NinjaGo 6.50 Mr Magoo 7.20 Craig of the Creek 7.50 Teen Titans Go! 8.20 New. Dare Master at Home 8.25 Scooby-Doo! 9.25 Mr Bean 10.25 Mr Magoo 10.55 Hotel Transylvania 11.25 as 7.35pm 12.25pm Craig of the Creek 12.55 Dare Master at Home 1.00 Don’t Unleash the Beast 1.30 Buck and Buddy 1.35 Scooby-Doo 3.00 Scooby-Doo! 4.00 Mr Bean 4.55 Lego Hidden Side 5.00 NinjaGo 5.25 Buck and Buddy 5.30 Lego Jurassic World 6.00 The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants 6.25 Mission Employable 6.30 Teen Titans Go! 7.10 Thunderbirds Are Go 7.35 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 8.25 as 1pm 8.55—9.00pm Dare Master at Home
FREEVIEW channels continued from overleaf
Australia in Colour 7.35pm
Swimmer Annette Kellerman
PBS America
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F’view 84 (1-11pm only) F’sat 155 Sky 174 Virgin 273 8.00am Beautiful Serengeti 8.35 Building Pharaoh’s Chariot 9.40 9/11 and the American Dream 11.50 The War 1.00pm Beautiful Serengeti 1.35 Annie Leibovitz: Life through a Lens 3.20 9/11 and the American Dream 5.20 The War 6.30pm Building Pharaoh’s Chariot Following the building and testing of two replicas of ancient Egyptian royal chariots to determine whether they could have marked a turning point in military history. 7.35 Australia in Colour 1/4 Restored footage of the country from the 19th century to the 1970s. 8.40 After Auschwitz The stories of six women who survived the Holocaust and then moved to Los Angeles, where they married and raised children yet never truly found a place to call home. 9.55 The War 6/14. Examination of the Allied campaign in Italy during early 1944. Unable to break through Nazi lines, troops were stalled in the mountains below Rome during the long winter months. 11.00 Building Pharaoh’s Chariot As 6.30pm. 12.15am Australia in Colour 1.30 After Auschwitz 2.35 The War 3.35—4.00am Beautiful Serengeti: the region’s rivers and lakes PBS +1 Freeview (HD only) 87
Quest
12
Freeview 12/HD 114 Freesat 172/HD 167 Sky 144 Virgin 169
Smithsonian
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F’view (HD only) 56 F’sat 175 Sky 171 Virgin 276 6.00am Aerial America (HD) 10.00 Space Disasters (HD) 3.00pm Apollo’s Moon Shot (HD) 6.00pm Apollo’s Moon Shot 4/6. The Apollo 11 mission of 1969, through rare artifacts and film from the Smithsonian Institution and interviews with Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. (HD) 7.00 Inside the Factory 2/6 Series 2. Gregg Wallace follows potatoes from a farm through the world’s largest crisp factory. (HD) 8.00 The Pacific War in Colour 5/8. As an attack on Japan from inland Asia stalled, the US military strategy of taking Japan island by island gathered momentum. (HD) 9.00 6/8. The American invasions of Peleliu, the Philippines and Iwo Jima. (HD) 10.00 Inside the Factory 3/6 Series 2. Gregg Wallace explores the production of baked beans, Cherry Healey follows a discarded can through a recycling centre, and Ruth Goodman reveals the origins of tinned food. (HD) 11.00 The Pacific War in Colour As 8/9pm. 1.00am The Curious Life and Death Of: Lizzie Borden (HD) 2.00 The Curious Life and Death of: a Rolling Stone (HD) 3.00—6.00am Aerial America (HD)
Pick
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Freeview 35 Freesat 144 Sky 159 Virgin 165
6.00am How Do They Do It? 6.20 as 1pm 7.10 as 2pm 8.00 as 3pm 9.00 Chasing Classic Cars (HD) 10.00 Goblin Works Garage (HD) 11.00 Wheeler Dealers 12 noon Aussie Gold Hunters (HD) 1.00pm Shed and Buried (AD) (HD) 2.00 Combat Dealers (AD) (HD) 3.00 Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (AD) (HD) 4.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 5.00 Outback Truckers (HD) 6.00 Wheeler Dealers (HD) 7.00 Aussie Gold Hunters (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 9.00 New. Aussie Gold Hunters (HD) 10.00 New. Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch (HD) 11.00 How Do They Do It? (HD) 12 midnight Fantomworks (AD) (HD) 1.00am Fifth Gear (HD) 2.00 American Chopper (AD) 3.00 Wheeler Dealers (HD) 4.00 Mighty Ships (HD) 5.00—6.00am How It’s Made (HD)
7.00am Highway Patrol 8.00 Motorway Patrol (HD) 9.00 Police Force: Australia (AD) 10.00 Nothing to Declare 11.00 Border Patrol (AD) (HD) 12 noon Border Security USA (AD) 1.00pm Border Security: America’s Front Line (AD) (HD) 2.00 Nothing to Declare 3.00 Stargate SG-1 4.00 Stargate Atlantis (HD) 5.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation (HD) 6.00 Star Trek: Enterprise (HD) 7.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 8.00 Elementary (AD) (HD) 9.00 Magnum P.I. (HD) 10.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (AD) (HD) 11.00 Killer in My Village (HD) 12 midnight Britain’s Most Evil Killers (HD) 1.00am Banged Up Abroad (HD) 2.00 Police Force: Australia (AD) 3.00 Highway Patrol 4.00 Motorway Patrol (HD) 5.00—6.00am Nothing to Declare
+1 F’view 69 F’sat 168 Sky 244 Virgin 213
Pick +1 Freesat 145 Sky 259
HGTV
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F’view 43 F’sat 166 Sky 158 Virgin 286 7.00am Homes under the Hammer (HD) 8.00 Building the Dream (HD) 9.00 A Place in the Sun (AD) (HD) 10.00 Escape to the Country (HD) 11.00 Building the Dream (HD) 12 noon My Lottery Dream Home (HD) 1.00pm Fixer Upper (HD) 2.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (HD) 3.00 Building the Dream (HD) 4.00 DIY SOS (AD) 5.00 A Place in the Sun (AD) (HD) 6.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (HD) 7.00 Escape to the Country (HD) 8.00 New. Sarah Beeny’s Renovate Don’t Relocate (HD) 10.00 New. Nate and Jeremiah by Design (HD) 11.00 Fixer Upper (HD) 12 midnight My Lottery Dream Home (HD) 1.00am DIY SOS (AD) 2.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 3.00—4.00am New. Beach Hunters (HD)
HGTV +1 Sky 258 Virgin 290
ALL PROGRAMMES ON THE ABOVE CHANNELS ARE REPEATS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
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The Pacific War in Colour 8.00pm An attack on Japan
Challenge
47
F’view 47 F’sat 146 Sky 160 Virgin 164 7.00am The Chase 10.00 Play Your Cards Right (AD) 11.00 Supermarket Sweep 12 noon Wheel of Fortune (AD) 1.00pm Family Fortunes 2.30 Deal or No Deal (AD) 4.00 The Chase 5.00 Pointless (AD) 6.00 Pointless Celebrities: Soap stars including Stefan Dennis and Rebekah Elmaloglou from Neighbours and EastEnders’ Laila Morse and Nina Wadia take to the podiums in the unorthodox general knowledge quiz (AD) 7.00 The Chase: hosted by Bradley Walsh 11.00 Bullseye: darts and their general knowledge quiz 12 midnight The Chase: four editions of the quiz show 4.00am Wheel of Fortune (AD) 5.00—6.00am Bullseye
Saving Private Ryan 9.00pm
In Treatment 9.00pm Laila
Sgt Horvath and Capt Miller
reveals her plan for the future
Sky 1 Sky 106 Virgin 110/HD 109 BT 340/HD 355 6.00am Futurama (S) (AD) 7.00 New Kids in the Wild (S) (HD) 8.00 Monkey Business (S) (AD) 9.00 Motorway Patrol (S) 10.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response (S) (AD) 11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (S) (HD) 1.00pm Hawaii Five-0 (S) (HD) 3.00 Magnum P.I. (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Modern Family (S) (HD) 5.00 The Simpsons (S) (HD) 5.30 Futurama (S) (AD) 6.30pm The Simpsons Homer asks Patty and Selma for help. 7.00 The town holds a film festival. 7.30 A fortune teller gives Lisa a glimpse into the future. (S) (HD) 8.00 Rob & Romesh vs Usain Bolt 1/6 Series 1. Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan travel to Jamaica to join up with former sprinter Usain Bolt. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Saving Private Ryan ★★★★ Second World War drama starring Tom Hanks. As the horror of the Normandy landings takes its toll, three brothers lie dead. Captain Miller is sent on a special mission in occupied France to bring home the fourth brother, Private Ryan. (S) (W) (HD) 12.10am Manifest (HD) 1.10 The Force: North East (HD) 2.10 Hawaii Five-0 (S) (HD) 4.00 Highway Patrol (S) (AD) 5.00—6.00am Magnum P.I. (S) (AD) (HD) Sky 1 +1 Sky 206
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Sky Replay Sky 145 Virgin 160 7.00am 6ixth Sense with Colin Fry (S) 8.00 Four Weddings (S) (AD) 10.00 My Kitchen Rules: Australia (S) 12.30pm The Dog Whisperer 1.30 Animal 999 (S) 2.00 Most Haunted (S) 4.00 A Town Called Eureka (S) 5.00 Warehouse 13 (S) 6.00pm Stargate Atlantis (S) 8.00 Road Wars: officers quiz a strangely dressed man (S) 9.00 MacGyver: Angus and Riley head overseas to prevent a governmental collapse (S) 10.00 S.W.A.T.: a cold case leads to a discovery (S) 11.00 9-1-1 (S) 12 midnight 9-1-1: Lone Star (S) 1.00am Night Cops (S) (AD) 2.00 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (S) (AD) 2.55 A League of Their Own (S) (AD) 3.50 Four Weddings (S) (AD) 4.45— 6.00am Dawn of the Croods: triple bill
Syfy
Sky Atlantic Sky 108 BT 342/HD 357 6.00am Fish Town (S) 7.00 Elementary (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Six Feet Under (S) (HD) 11.10 Boardwalk Empire (S) (AD) (HD) 1.30pm Elementary (S) (AD) (HD) 3.30 Dexter (S) (HD) 5.40pm The Sopranos 11/13 Series 1. Tony suspects Big Pussy is an informant. (S) (HD) 6.45 12/13. Junior sends two hitmen to kill his nephew and AJ is stressed over a formal dance. (S) (HD) 7.50 Game of Thrones 6/10 Series 1. Ned investigates rumours about the Lannisters. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 New. In Treatment 7/24 Series 4. Before Laila reveals a surprising plan for her future, Brooke recounts a traumatic experience from her childhood. (HD) 9.35 New. 8/24. Rita encourages Brooke to spend more time accepting the present. See p67. (HD) 10.10 Britannia 1/9 Series 1. Nine decades after Caesar failed to conquer Britannia, the Roman army is back on the island. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.30 Oz 4/16 Series 4. Beecher receives a grisly package. (S) 12.35am 5/16. McManus gets a disturbing phone call. (S) 1.40 True Blood (S) 2.45 Californication: double bill (S) 4.00—6.00am Urban Secrets (S) Sky Atlantic +1 Sky 208
a
W Sky 109 (Wales 110) Virgin 125/HD 211 BT 311/HD 383 6.10am Sun, Sea and Brides to Be (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 My Dream Home (S) (HD) 8.00 Tipping Point (HD) 10.00 The Bill (S) 11.00 Inside the Ambulance (S) (HD) 1.00pm Tipping Point (HD) 3.00 Property Brothers: Forever Homes (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 My Dream Home (S) (HD) 6.00 Property Brothers: Forever Homes (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 New. MasterChef Australia (S) (HD) 8.00 Inside the Ambulance: a woman is convinced she has lung cancer (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 The Baby Has Landed (HD) 10.20 Children’s Ward: a diabetic teenager overdoses on energy drinks (HD) 11.00 One Born Every Minute (S) (HD) 12 midnight One Born Every Minute (S) 1.00—3.00am Renovate My Home: Leave It to Bryan (S) (HD)
W +1 Sky 209 (Wales 210) Virgin 190
Comedy Central
Sky 152 Virgin 138/HD 137 BT 346/HD 361 6.00am Pandora 7.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation 8.00 Home Shopping 11.00 Marvel’s Runaways 12 noon Stargate Atlantis 1.00pm A Town Called Eureka 2.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 3.00 Pandora 4.00 Quantum Leap 5.00 Stargate Atlantis 6.00 The Outpost 7.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation 8.00 Quantum Leap 9.00 Alphas 10.00 FILM The Last Sharknado: It’s about Time ★★ Sci-fi horror starring Tara Reid
Sky 112 (Wales 113) Virgin 181/HD 132 BT 307/344/HD 370/359
12 midnight Fringe 1.00am The Outpost 2.00 Quantum Leap 3.00 Alphas 4.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 5.00—6.00am A Town Called Eureka
8.00am Impractical Jokers (S) (HD) 10.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (S) 12 noon My Wife and Kids (S) (HD) 1.00pm Friends (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Criminally Funny 9.00 New. Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson: the comedian gives his take on the world’s wildest TV, with Nish Kumar (HD) 10.00 Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson (S) (HD) 11.00 New series. Younger: double bill. As Diana sets out on her honeymoon, Liza considers Charles’s proposal, then Liza and Kelsey try to win over a climate change activist (S) (HD) 12 midnight Criminally Funny 1.00am Criminally Funny 2.00 South Park (S) (HD) 4.15—5.00am The Middle (S) (AD) (HD)
Syfy +1 Sky 252 Virgin 229
+1 Sky 212 (Wales 213) Virgin 133
Key (S) Subtitles (SL) Signing (AD) Audio description (HD) High definition (W) Widescreen
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
& cable
Not Going Out 9.20pm Tim goes for a night out clubbing
Gold
Sky Crime Sky 121 Virgin 136/HD 135 BT 347/HD 362 6.00am Road Wars (S) 7.00 Motorway Patrol (S) 8.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line (S) 9.00 UK Border Force (S) 10.00 Road Wars (S) 11.00 Killer in My Village (S) 12 noon Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 1.00pm The Real Manhunter: the Disappearance of Maureen Hale (S) 2.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) 3.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (S) 4.00 Road Wars (S) 5.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (S) 6.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) 7.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 8.00 The Real Manhunter: the Dream City Cinema Club Fire (S) 9.00 An Unexpected Killer (S) 10.00 Snapped (S) 11.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 12 midnight World’s Most Evil Killers (S) (AD) 1.00am as 6pm 2.00 as 10pm 3.00 The Force: Manchester 4.00 as 5pm 5.00—6.00am Motorway Patrol (S)
Sky Crime +1 Sky 221 Virgin 207
Sky Comedy Sky 113 (Wales 114) Virgin 122/HD 121 BT 345/HD 360 8.00am Everybody Hates Chris (HD) 9.00 The Mindy Project (S) (HD) 10.00 Will & Grace (HD) 11.00 Parks and Recreation (HD) 11.30 Girls (HD) 12.40pm Sex and the City (HD) 1.50 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 3.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (S) (HD) 4.00 Will & Grace: double bill (HD) 5.00 Sex and the City (HD) 6.15 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 7.30 Parks and Recreation (HD) 8.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (S) (HD) 9.00 Miracle Workers: double bill (S) (HD) 10.00 New. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HD) 10.40 New. Real Time with Bill Maher (HD) 11.50 Sex and the City (S) (HD) 1.00am Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 2.10 Everybody Hates Chris (HD) 3.00 Will & Grace (HD) 4.00—5.00am The Mindy Project (S) (HD)
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
The Mallorca Files 9.00pm
9-1-1: Lone Star 10.00pm
Miranda and Max step in
Judd and Grace are in danger
Alibi Sky 132 Virgin 126/HD 212 BT 312/HD 382 7.15am Murdoch Mysteries (S) (HD) 9.00 Rizzoli & Isles (AD) (HD) 10.00 Unforgettable (S) (HD) 11.00 Hudson & Rex (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Death in Paradise (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Murdoch Mysteries (S) (HD) 4.00 The Good Wife (HD) 5.00 Rizzoli & Isles (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Unforgettable 21/22 Series 1. Morgan has become obsessed with ruining Carrie. (S) (HD) 7.00 Hudson & Rex 5/16 Series 2 Charlie and Rex investigate a fantasy role-playing game. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Death in Paradise 6/8 Series 8. Tragedy strikes close to home for the team. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 New. The Mallorca Files 7/10. Miranda and Max investigate the death of a famous DJ. (AD) (HD) 10.00 Evil 10/13. Kristen, David and Ben are called to investigate a Christmas song. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 The Good Wife 3/23 Series 2. A prosecution suit results in a heated confrontation. (HD) 12 midnight Unforgettable (S) (HD) 1.00am Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Reef Break (S) (AD) (HD) 2.55—4.00am Rush (S) (HD) Alibi +1 Sky 232 Virgin 191
Discovery Sky 125 Virgin 250 BT 322/HD 376 6.00am Wheeler Dealers (S) (HD) 7.00 Deadliest Catch: Bloodline (S) (HD) 8.00 Building Off the Grid (S) (HD) 9.00 Homestead Rescue: Raney Ranch (S) (HD) 10.00 Bad Chad Customs (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Wheeler Dealers (S) (HD) 12 noon Chasing Classic Cars (S) (HD) 1.00pm Gold Rush: White Water (S) (HD) 3.00 Railroad Alaska (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Alaskan Bush People (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Wheeler Dealers (S) (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Misfit Garage The mechanics buy a 1971 Pontiac GTO, but soon realise it is not worth rebuilding, so heavy machinery is brought in to deal with it. (S) (HD) 7.00 Supertruckers Moving two large boiler houses from the West Midlands to Bristol. (S) (HD) 8.00 Kindig Customs A 1954 Ford receives a lean, mean makeover, while a new Challenger gets a retro-themed update. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Iron Resurrection Joe stumbles across a rare 1964 Ford Galaxie in great shape with only 60,000 miles on it. (HD) 10.00 New. Street Outlaws: Mega Cash Days Sixteen racers come together to race down to four. (HD) 12 midnight Iron Resurrection (HD) 1.00am Street Outlaws: Mega Cash Days (HD) 3.00 Iron Resurrection (HD) 3.50 Diesel Brothers (S) (HD) 4.40 Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car (S) (HD) 5.30—6.00am How Do They Do It? (S) (HD) Discovery +1 Sky 225 Virgin 258
Sky Witness Sky 107 Virgin 112/HD 111 BT 341/HD 356 6.00am Nothing to Declare (S) (AD) 8.00 Border Patrol (S) 9.00 The Real A&E (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Law & Order (HD) 12 noon CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (S) (HD) 1.00pm Blue Bloods (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Sun, Sea and A&E (S) 4.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00pm Nothing to Declare The work of customs and immigration officers in Australia. (S) 8.00 Blue Bloods 21/22 Series 2 Frank puts Jamie under house arrest for protection. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 9-1-1 Ep 9 Series 4. The 118 spring into action when a drunken driver causes a deadly smash. (S) (HD) 10.00 9-1-1: Lone Star Ep 9 Series 2. A horrific car accident leaves Grace and Judd fighting for their lives. (S) (HD) 11.00 FBI Ep 6 Series 2. The death of a Wall Street investor leads the team to an insidertrading ring. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Ep 7. A board member in a medical tech company is murdered. (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00am The Equalizer (S) (HD) 2.00 The InBetween (S) (HD) 3.00 Blue Bloods (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Road Wars (S) 5.00—6.00am Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (AD) Sky Witness +1 Sky 207 Virgin 180
Discovery History Sky 177 Virgin 257 6.00am Expedition Unknown (S) (AD) 7.00 Combat Dealers (S) (AD) 8.00 How the Universe Works 9.00 Blowing Up History (S) 10.00 Greatest Events of World War II (S) 11.00 Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero 12 noon Combat Dealers: Reloaded (S) 1.00pm Curse of Tutankhamun 2.00 Expedition Unknown (S) 3.00 Secret Space Escapes (S) 4.00 Aircraft Stories (S) 5.00 Blowing Up History (S) 6.00pm New. Mysteries at the Museum Don Wildman looks at a sinister spirit, a Great Lake monster and an audacious stowaway. 7.00 Expedition Unknown Josh Gates travels to the Philippines searching for Yamashita’s Gold. (S) 8.00 Blowing Up History: Seven Wonders Experts investigate new evidence of some of history’s most intriguing lost cities. (S) 10.00 Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman The work of scientists to uncover what our cosmos is made of and when it might collapse again. (S) (SL) 11.00 Contact Project Secret documents lead to recordings by the US and Russian Navy. (S) 12 midnight Ultimate Warfare (S) 1.00am Tony Robinson’s VE Day: Minute by Minute (S) 2.00 as 10pm 3.00 Contact Project (S) 4.00 Mysteries at the Museum 5.00—6.00am Secret History of the Sphinx (S) (AD) Discovery History +1 Sky 277 Virgin 261
I Am Duran 10.10pm The life of boxer Roberto Durán
Sky Documentaries Sky 114 (Wales 115) Virgin HD 277 BT 353/HD 368 6.00am Irene’s Ghost 7.40 My Icon: Sophie Cook (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Harrow: a Very British School (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Discovering: Henry Fonda (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 11.00 The Movies (HD) 12 noon Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Fish Town (S) (HD) 2.00 Irene’s Ghost 3.40 My Icon: Nigel Owens (HD) 4.00 Discovering: Henry Fonda: a profile of the actor (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 6.00pm The Movies Films from the 1990s, including Titanic. (HD) 7.00 Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets The actor samples a $5,000 burger in Vegas. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Fish Town Brixham plays host to a vintage ships race. (S) (HD) 9.00 Escobar by Escobar The cursed Escobar empire. (HD) 10.10 I Am Duran The remarkable story of world champion Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran. (S) (AD) 12 midnight FILM Busby ★★ Football documentary (S) (W) 2.00am FILM Won’t You Be My Neighbor? ★★★★ Documentary (S) (W) 3.50 My Icon: Chris Hughton (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Discovering: Henry Fonda (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00—6.00am Harrow: a Very British School (S) (AD) (HD)
Nat Geographic
Surviving the Amazon 9.00pm Monkey trafficking
Sky Nature Sky 124 Virgin HD 279 BT 335/HD 372 6.00am Baby Animals 7.00 Monkey Life (S) (HD) 8.00 Tales from Zambia (S) 9.00 New Kids in the Wild (S) 10.00 Secrets of Wild Australia (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Great Blue Wild 12 noon A Wild Year on Earth (S) (AD) 1.00pm Monkey Life (S) (HD) 2.00 Tales from Zambia (S) 3.00 New Kids in the Wild (S) 4.00 Secrets of Wild Australia (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Great Blue Wild 6.00pm A Wild Year on Earth Awe-inspiring seasonal events in the natural world. (S) (AD) 7.00 Monkey Life Capuchin Diez requires emergency surgery. (S) (HD) 7.30 Alison heads to Liverpool to rescue a baby marmoset. (S) (HD) 8.00 Into the Wild: Colombia Following a golden dart frog that requires a mate. (S) (HD) 9.00 Surviving the Amazon The trafficking of monkeys. (S) (HD) 10.00 A Wild Year on Earth As 6pm. 11.00 Great Blue Wild A look at Cocos Island, a gem among Costa Rica’s national parks. 12 midnight Age of the Big Cats (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00am Gangs of Lemur Island (S) 2.00 Into the Wild: Colombia (S) (HD) 3.00 Surviving the Amazon (S) (HD) 4.00 Tales from Zambia (S) 5.00—6.00am New Kids in the Wild (S)
Eden
Sky 129 Virgin 266/HD 268 BT 352/HD 367
Sky 166 Virgin 245/HD 247 BT 315/HD 389
8.00am Filthy Riches (HD) 9.00 Yukon River Run (HD) 10.00 Ice Road Rescue: Highway Havoc! (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Air Crash Investigation: Special Report (S) (HD) 2.00pm Lords of War (HD) 3.00 Mine Kings (HD) 4.00 Strippers: Cars for Cash (HD) 5.00 Food Factory (S) (HD) 6.00 Car SOS (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 History’s Toughest Prisons (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 American Weed (HD) 9.00 New. Narco Wars: the Mob: how Long John Martorano built a meth empire worth $500m in the 1980s (S) (HD) 10.00 New. Banged Up Abroad: Crime and Punishment (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00am Nazi Megastructures (S) (HD) 3.00 Nazi Weird War Two (HD) 4.00—5.00am Buried Secrets of WWII (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00am Nature’s Miracle Orphans (HD) 10.00 Shark (HD) 11.00 Horizon: Oceans of the Solar System (AD) (HD) 12 noon The Moon: Our Gateway to the Universe (HD) 1.00pm Planet Earth (AD) (HD) 2.00 Nature’s Miracle Orphans (HD) 3.00 Horizon: Oceans of the Solar System (AD) (HD) 4.00 Bahama Blue (HD) 5.00 Nature’s Miracle Orphans (HD) 6.00 Shark (HD) 7.00 Planet Earth (AD) (HD) 8.00 Nature’s Miracle Orphans (HD) 9.00 Bahama Blue (HD) 10.00 Planet Earth (AD) (HD) 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 midnight Bahama Blue (HD) 1.00am Shark (HD) 2.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 3.00 Russia from Above (HD) 3.50 Earth: the Nature of Our Planet (AD) (HD) 4.40 Russia from Above (HD) 5.30—6.00am Collar of Duty (HD)
Nat Geo +1 Sky 229 Virgin 267
Eden +1 Sky 266 Virgin 246
Sky History
Monday Television
Sky 110 (Wales 111) Virgin 124 BT 310/343/HD 358/392 7.25am Fresh Fields (S) 8.20 Are You Being Served? (S) 9.00 Porridge (S) 9.40 Last of the Summer Wine (S) (HD) 11.00 Keeping Up Appearances (S) 11.40 Blackadder the Third (S) (AD) 12.20pm Porridge (S) 1.00 Are You Being Served? (S) 1.40 Only Fools and Horses (S) (AD) 3.20 Keeping Up Appearances (S) 4.00 Blackadder the Third (S) (AD) 4.40 Last of the Summer Wine (S) (HD) 6.00pm Porridge (S) 6.35 Are You Being Served? (S) 7.20 Keeping Up Appearances Daisy tries to get Onslow to behave more ardently toward her. (S) 8.00 Open All Hours Arkwright purchases fire-damaged stock. (S) 8.40 Granville tries to persuade Arkwright to buy a van. (S) 9.20 Not Going Out Tim accidentally picks up a coat containing drugs (S) (HD) 10.00 A 20-year-old woman claims Lee may be her father. (S) (HD) 10.40 All Round to Mrs Brown’s With Ross Kemp, Pixie Lott, Steve Backshall and Kevin Bridges. (S) (HD) 12 midnight Peep Show (S) 12.35am Not Going Out (S) (HD) 1.55 All Round to Mrs Brown’s (S) (HD) 3.05 Bridget & Eamon (S) (HD) 3.30—4.00am Peep Show (S) Gold +1 Sky 210 (Wales 211) Virgin 194
MONDAY 9 AUGUST
Animal Planet
Sky 123 Virgin 270 BT 354/HD 369
Sky 162 (NI 178) Virgin 251 BT 325/HD 378
6.00am Counting Cars (HD) 6.55 American Pickers (HD) 7.50 Storage Wars (HD) 8.50 Pawn Stars (HD) 9.45 Flipping Bangers (HD) 10.45 Vintage Tech Hunters (HD) 11.15 Forged in Fire (HD) 12.10pm American Pickers (HD) 1.10 Counting Cars (HD) 2.05 River Hunters (HD) 3.05 Curse of Skinwalker Ranch (HD) 4.05 Storage Wars (HD) 5.00 Pawn Stars (HD) 6.00 American Pickers (HD) 7.00 Forged in Fire (HD) 8.00 Lost Relics of the Knights Templar (HD) 9.00 New. Curse of the Lost Amazon Gold (HD) 10.00 RT CHOICE Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics See p67 11.00 Vietnam: Lost Films (HD) 12 midnight Search for the Lost Giants (HD) 1.00am as 8pm 2.00 River Hunters (HD) 3.00 as 11pm 4.00 as 3.05pm 5.00—6.00am as 5pm
8.00am Meet the Orangutans (S) (HD) 9.00 My Cat from Hell (S) (HD) 11.00 Pit Bulls and Parolees (S) (HD) 1.00pm Animal Cribs (HD) 2.00 Wildest Islands of Indonesia (S) (HD) 4.00 Meet the Orangutans (S) (HD) 5.00 Alaskan Bush People (S) (HD) 8.00 Alaska Monsters: the team investigates reports of a supposedly massive wolf, while Levi implements laser technology (S) (HD) 9.00 Alaska: Homestead Rescue: the Raneys receive a dangerous request from a family in a Missouri flood zone (S) (HD) 10.00 My Cat from Hell (S) (HD) 12 midnight Pit Bulls and Parolees (S) (HD) 2.00am Alaskan Bush People (S) (HD) 3.00 I Was Prey (HD) 3.50 Meet the Orangutans (S) (HD) 4.40— 5.00am How Do Animals Do That (HD)
Sky History +1 Sky 223 Virgin 271
Animal Planet +1 Sky 262 (NI 278) Virgin 259
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MONDAY Films & Sport FREEVIEW Film4
Sky Premiere 14
F’view 14 F’sat 300 Sky 313 Virgin 428/HD 429 11.00am Rugrats in Paris: the Movie ★★★ Children will be delighted with the frantic fun of this animated tale, in which the babies invade an amusement park while on holiday. EG Daily (2000, U) (S) 12.40pm Mary and the Witch’s Flower ★★★★ A girl is whisked away to a land of witches in this vivid animated adventure with an excellent voice cast. Review p35.
Television Monday
Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent (2017, U) (S)
2.45 The Longest Day ★★★★ This epic overview of the D-Day landings delivers the big picture in spectacular fashion thanks to an all-star cast that includes John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. (1962, PG) (S)
6.25pm The Book Thief ★★★ Thoughtful drama in which an orphaned girl in Nazi Germany is introduced to the joy of reading. Review p35. Geoffrey Rush (2014, 12) (S) (AD) 9.00 The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug ★★★ The second part of Peter Jackson’s dramatisation of JRR Tolkien’s classic fantasy. Review p37. Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen (2013, 12) (S)
12.10am The Other Woman ★★★ Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann team up to bring a love rat to his knees in this bubbly comedy. Kate Upton (2014, 12) (S) (AD) 2.20—4.00am Menashe ★★★★ Naturalistic drama set in Brooklyn that offers a rare glimpse into the lives of a community of Hasidic Jews. Menashe Lustig (2017, U) (S) +1 F’view 46 F’sat 301 Sky 314 Virgin 430
Talking Pictures TV
81
Freeview 81 Freesat 306 Sky 328 Virgin 445 6.00am Time Flies ★★★ Fantasy comedy. Tommy Handley (1944, U) 7.45 Second Chorus ★★★ Musical comedy. Fred Astaire (1940, U) (S) 9.30 The Adventures of William Tell 10.00 The Desert Victory 11.30 Echo of Diana ★★ Spy drama. Vincent Ball (1963, U) (S) 12.45pm Strictly for the Birds ★★ Comedy. (1964) (S) 2.00 Enemy at the Door (S) 3.00 The Devil and Miss Jones ★★★ Jean Arthur plays a shopgirl who comes face to face with big boss Charles Coburn in this polished comedy. Review p35. (1941, U) (S) 4.50 Adventure in the Hopfields ★★ Action-packed children’s drama about a girl who sets off on a mission to earn enough money to repair her mother’s china dog. Mandy Miller (1954, U) (S) 6.00pm Scotland Yard British 1960s TV crime drama. 6.45 Once Upon a Classic TV anthology series, with Bill Bixby. (S) 8.00 The Main Chance TV drama. 9.00 To Die For 5 Sharp satirical drama about an ambitious small-town woman who will stop at nothing in her pursuit of fame. Film of the Day: p35. Nicole Kidman (1995, 15) 11.10 Saturday Night Out ★★★ A crew of sailors, headed by Bernard Lee, spend a day’s leave romping around London in this charming comedy drama. (1963, 12) 1.05am Night of the Eagle ★★★ A woman uses witchcraft to further her husband’s career in this nifty horror. Peter Wyngarde (1961, 12) 2.50 Harlow ★★ Well-cast if somewhat unbelievable biopic of Hollywood’s iconic blonde bombshell Jean Harlow. Carroll Baker, Martin Balsam, Red Buttons (1965) (S) 5.25—6.00am Champion the Wonder Horse (S)
Films for streaming p42 The best of Netflix, Amazon, Sky
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To Die For 5 9.00pm Talking Pictures TV Local TV weather reporter Nicole Kidman believes she’s destined for greater things — if she can get her husband out of the picture
Great Movies
33
Freeview 33 Freesat 302 Sky 321 Virgin 425 9.00am The Perfect Stalker ★★ Thriller. Danielle Savre (2016) 11.00 Garage Sale Mystery 1.00pm Ring of Deceit ★★ Thriller. Rebecca Mader (2009) 2.50 Hidden Crimes ★★ Crime thriller. Tricia Helfer (2009) 4.40 Born Free ★★★★ Biographical wildlife adventure. Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers (1966, U) 6.35pm The Pursuit of Happyness ★★★ Will Smith reins in his customary exuberance to deliver a beautifully understated performance in this affecting, rags-to-riches drama. (2006, 12) 9.00 The Operative ★★ Rookie agent Diane Kruger goes under cover for Mossad in a complex espionage thriller. Martin Freeman (2019, 15) 11.15 First Kill ★★ In this bloody kidnap drama, Hayden Christensen is forced to help a bank robber in order to save his son. Bruce Willis gives an underpowered performance as a local cop. (2017, 15) 1.20am Almost Famous ★★★★ A teenage journalist has his eyes opened to the ways of the world when he goes on tour with a rock band in this touching coming-of-age story. Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand (2000, 15) 3.55—4.50am Framed for Murder ★★ By-the-numbers thriller about a bipolar mother who has served a prison sentence for the murder of her abusive husband and sets out to clear her name. Elisa Donovan (2007) +1 F’view 60 (limited 10pm-5am) Sky 322
Great Movies Action
41
F’view 41 (limited) F’sat 305 Sky 323 Virgin 426 6.00am Fort Ti ★★ Adventure. George Montgomery (1953, U) 7.30 A Prize of Arms ★★★ Crime thriller. Stanley Baker (1961, PG) 9.35 Reap the Wild Wind ★★★ Maritime adventure. John Wayne (1942, PG) 12 noon The Stranger Wore a Gun ★★ Western. Randolph Scott (1953, U) 1.45pm Utah Blaine ★★ Western. Rory Calhoun (1957) 3.25 The Air Campaign 4.35 Lost Command ★★ War drama. Anthony Quinn (1966, 15) 7.15pm Deadly Skies ★★ Derivative disaster thriller in which an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth. Antonio Sabato Jr (2005, PG) 9.00 The Hunter’s Prayer ★★★ Sam Worthington stars as a junkie assassin with a conscience who goes on the run. Odeya Rush (2017, 15) 10.55 End Game ★★ Boisterous action thriller. Cuba Gooding Jr (2006, 12) 12.55am Drone ★★ Low-octane thriller. Sean Bean, Patrick Sabongui (2017, 15) 2.40—4.00am Strongroom ★ Crime drama. Derren Nesbitt (1961, PG) +1 Sky 324
Great Movies Classic
51
F’view 51 (limited) F’sat 303 Sky 319 Virgin 424 6.00am Reunion at Fairborough ★★★ Romantic drama. (1985) 8.10 Loss of Innocence ★★★ Romantic drama. Kenneth More (1961, PG) 10.10 Cover Girl ★★★★ Musical romantic comedy. Rita Hayworth (1944, U) 12.25pm The Ugly Duckling ★★ Comedy. Bernard Bresslaw (1959) 2.10 Oliver! ★★★★ Immensely popular film version of Lionel Bart’s stage musical. Ron Moody (1968, U) 5.05 We’ll Meet Again ★★★ Uplifting if amateurish wartime flag-waver. Vera Lynn (1942, U) 6.50pm The Running Man ★★★★ Armed with a clever script by John Mortimer, director Carol Reed turns a run-of-the-mill potboiler into an entertaining thriller. Laurence Harvey, Lee Remick, Alan Bates (1963, PG)
9.00 84 Charing Cross Road ★★★★ Absorbing drama about an unusual long-distance friendship, based on Helene Hanff’s bestseller. Review p35. Anne Bancroft (1986, U) 11.05 The Big Chill ★★★★ Wise and witty drama about a group of college friends who reunite at a funeral and take stock of their lives. Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, William Hurt (1983, 15)
1.10am Big Trouble ★★★ Comedy. Peter Falk, Alan Arkin (1985, 15) 3.00 Culloden 1746 ★★★ Historical drama. Brian
Sky 301 Virgin 401 BT 501/HD 515 7.15am i A Dragon’s Adventure As 5.45pm 8.45 As 3.45pm 10.15 As 7.15pm 12 noon As 9pm 2.05pm As 11.05pm 3.45 Two by Two: Overboard! ★★ Animated comedy adventure. Max Carolan (2020, U) 5.45 i A Dragon’s Adventure ★★ Cheerful animated adventure. (2019, U)
Sky 302 Virgin 402 BT 502/HD 516 6.15am As 2.15pm 8.00 As 4pm 9.40 Hook ★★★ (1991, U) 12.05pm Stardust ★★★★ (2007, PG) 2.15 Racing Stripes ★★ Part-animated comedy. Bruce Greenwood (2004, U) 4.00 Tarzan ★★★ Animation. (2013, PG) 5.40 Stuart Little ★★★ Partanimated fantasy. Michael J Fox (1999, U)
7.15pm Summerland ★★★ Picturesque and involving period drama starring Gemma Arterton as a wartime academic. (2020, 12) 9.00 The Dry ★★★ Eric Bana stars as a detective drawn back to his outback home town and an old, unsolved mystery. (2020) 11.05 The Last Shift ★★★ A veteran burger flipper must train up his young successor. Review p42. Richard Jenkins (2020, 15)
7.10pm Paddington ★★★★ The accident-prone bear from darkest Peru brings chaos to a London household. Ben Whishaw (2014, PG) 8.50 Sonic the Hedgehog ★★★★ Fast-paced and fun adventure with the speedy video-game icon. James Marsden (2019, PG) 10.30 Ender’s Game ★★★ This sci-fi adventure features a standout star turn by the assured Asa Butterfield. Harrison Ford (2013, 12)
12.40am The Winter Lake ★★★ Mystery thriller. Anson Boon, Charlie Murphy (2020, 15) 2.20 Great White ★★ Thriller. Katrina Bowden (2021, 15) 4.10 The Tenant ★★ Indian drama. (2021)
12.25am As 5.40pm 1.55 Fairy Tale: a True Story ★★★★ Period drama. Florence Hoath (1997, U) 3.35 The Adventures of A.R.I.: My Robot Friend ★★ (2020, PG) 5.10 Asterix: the Mansions of the Gods ★★★ (2014, PG)
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Sky Five Star Movies
Sky 304 Virgin 404 BT 504/HD 518 6.00am Sands of Iwo Jima ★★★ Well-made Second World War drama. John Wayne (1949, PG) 8.00 As 10pm 11.10 As 8pm 1.10pm Gunfight at the OK Corral ★★★★ Brilliant western. Burt Lancaster (1957, PG) 3.20 The Firm ★★★★ Suspenseful thriller. Tom Cruise (1993, 15)
7.00pm Bad Boys for Life ★★★ Two wisecracking cops hunt a Miami drug lord in this fast-paced comedy thriller. Will Smith (2020, 15) 9.10 Snatch ★★★ A missing gem causes murderous mayhem in director Guy Ritchie’s cheeky London crime yarn. Brad Pitt (2000, 18) 11.00 V for Vendetta ★★★ Audacious if preachy thriller in which a masked vigilante plots a revolution. Natalie Portman (2005, 15)
6.00pm Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner ★★★★ Fascinating drama that sees a couple’s liberal values tested. Spencer Tracy (1967, PG) 8.00 Back to the Future 5 Brilliant, special-effectsladen sci-fi comedy about a timetravelling teenager. Michael J Fox (1985, PG) 10.00 Gandhi 5 Biopic about the lawyer who acted as the inspiration for India’s fight for independence. Ben Kingsley (1982, PG)
1.20am Harriet As 2.50pm 3.35 Little Women As 12.30pm
1.20am Sands of Iwo Jima As 6am 3.20 Gunfight at the OK Corral As 1.10pm 5.30 Sky Cinema Preview
4.35—6.00am Machine Gun Kelly ★★★ Biopic. Charles Bronson (1958, 12) +1 F’view 62 (limited 10pm-5am) F’sat 304 Sky 320
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Freeview 68 Freesat 138 Sky 317 Virgin 149 8.00am Star Trek 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager 10.00 Space 1999 11.00 Impact Earth ★★ Disaster movie. Bernard Curry (2015) 1.00pm Turbulent Skies ★★ Low-budget action drama starring Casper Van Dien. (2010, 12) 3.00 Battlestar Galactica 4.00 Malibu Shark Attack ★ Action thriller. Peta Wilson, Warren Christie (2009) 6.00pm Space 1999 TV sci-fi adventure starring Martin Landau. 7.00 Star Trek: Voyager TV sci-fi drama series with Kate Mulgrew. 8.00 First Wave TV sci-fi drama, starring Sebastian Spence. 9.00 Odd Thomas ★★ Supernatural thriller with a talented cast. Anton Yelchin, Addison Timlin (2013, 15) 10.55 Extraterrestrial ★★ Five friends on a trip to the country fall foul of an alien invasion in this lowbudget B-movie. Brittany Allen (2014, 15) 12.55am Shed of the Dead ★★ Cheap and cheerful British comedy horror. Spencer Brown, Ewen MacIntosh (2019, 15) 2.40—4.20am Resurrection of Evil ★★ So-so horror. Julie Benz (2016, 18)
i Premiere Star Ratings 5 Outstanding ★★★★ Very good ★★★ Worth watching ★★ Could be worse ★ Poor
Sky Greats
Sky 303 Virgin 403 BT 503/HD 517 6.10am As 5pm 8.10 As 7pm 10.15 As 11pm 12.30pm Little Women ★★★★ Period drama. Saoirse Ronan (2019, U) 2.50 Harriet ★★★★ Well-shot biopic. Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe (2019, 12) 5.00 Burden ★★★ Intense drama based on a true story. Garrett Hedlund (2018, 15)
Blessed, Iain Cuthbertson, Matthew Zajac (1994, PG)
Horror Channel
Sky Adventure
Sky Action
Sky Comedy
Sky 307 Virgin 407 BT 507/HD 521 6.25am As 6pm 8.50 As 8.20pm 10.55 Hell on the Border ★★ Biopic. David Gyasi (2019, 15) 12.55pm Dragonheart Vengeance ★★ Adventure. Joseph Millson (2020, 15) 2.35 The Hunt ★★★★ Action horror. Betty Gilpin (2019, 15) 4.10 Bloodshot ★★ Sci-fi action adventure. Vin Diesel (2020, 12)
Sky 308 Virgin 408 BT 508/HD 522 6.20am As 3.25pm 8.00 As 5pm 10.00 As 7pm 11.55 As 9pm 1.45pm Buffaloed ★★★ Comedy. (2019, 15) 3.25 Diary of a Wimpy Kid ★★ Adaptation of the hit novel. (2010, PG) 5.00 Dinner for Schmucks ★ Hollywood remake of a sneering French comedy. Steve Carell (2010, 12)
6.00pm The Negotiator ★★★★ Exciting action drama about police negotiators on either side of a hostage situation. (1998, 15) 8.20 Mad Max: Fury Road ★★★★ Exhilarating action adventure from director George Miller. Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron (2015, 15) 10.25 Charlie’s Angels ★★ Kristen Stewart leads a formulaic but fun update of the 1970s TV spy adventure series. (2019, 12)
7.00pm Dumb and Dumber To ★ Exceedingly daft sequel in which Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels reprise their roles. (2014, 15) 9.00 Greed ★★★ Steve Coogan brings comedic swagger to the role of a retail tycoon celebrating his 60th birthday. Isla Fisher (2019, 15) 11.00 The Party’s Just Beginning ★★★★ Darkly comic drama starring, written and directed by Karen Gillan. (2017, 15)
12.25am The Tax Collector ★ Cliché-ridden gangland drama. Cinthya Carmona (2020, 18) 2.05 Hell on the Border As 10.55am 4.00 Dragonheart Vengeance As 12.55pm 5.40 The Hunt As 2.35pm
12.35am Kill Ben Lyk ★★★ Inventive comedy thriller. Eugene Simon (2018, 15) 2.10 Buffaloed As 1.45pm 4.00 The Argument ★★ Comedy. Dan Fogler, Emma Bell (2020) 5.25 The Party’s Just Beginning As 11pm
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Animation
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Family
Sky 306 Virgin 406 BT 506/HD 520 6.40am As 5.30pm 8.25 As 10.40pm 10.10 As 7.10pm 11.55 As 8.50pm 1.55pm The Borrowers ★★★ Delightful fantasy. (1997, U) 3.40 A-X-L ★★ Unsteady sci-fi buddy movie. Alex Neustaedter (2018, PG) 5.30 Furry Vengeance ★★ Unsubtle slapstick comedy. Brendan Fraser (2010, PG)
6.00pm The Boxtrolls ★★★ This appealing adventure about nocturnal trash collectors is a triumph of design. Elle Fanning (2014, PG) 7.40 Hotel Transylvania ★★ Count Dracula is an overprotective parent in this brash monster comedy. Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg (2012, U) 9.20 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas ★★★ An enjoyable mix of swashbuckling action and daredevil adventure. Brad Pitt (2003, U)
7.10pm Aliens Stole My Body ★★ Fun kids’ sci-fi, continuing the intergalactic capers of Aliens Ate My Homework. Jayden Greig (2020, PG) 8.50 Step Up ★★ Love blooms between unlikely dance partners in this teen romance from Anne Fletcher. Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan (2006, PG) 10.40 Call of the Wild ★★ The appearance of an injured wolf livens up a bored girl’s stay with her grandfather in Montana. (2009, PG)
11.00pm The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: a Veggietales Movie ★★ Adventure. (2008, U) 12.40am Spycies ★★ Action comedy. (2019, PG) 2.25 As 7.40am 3.20 As 8.40am 4.20 Brightheart ★★ (2020, U)
12.20am As 3.40pm 2.05 Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown ★★★ Enjoyable animated comedy adventure. Daniel Anderson (1980, U) 3.35 As 1.55pm 5.05 Proximity ★★★ Fun sci-fi drama. Ryan Masson (2020, PG)
Sky Thriller
Sky Drama
Sky 309 Virgin 409 BT 509/HD 523 6.35am The Beast ★★★ Action crime thriller. Lee Sung-min (2019, 15) 9.00 What Lies Below ★★ Sci-fi thriller. Mena Suvari (2020, 15) 10.45 As 6.20pm 12.45pm As 8.15pm 2.30 The Sinners ★★ Drama. Kaitlyn Bernard (2020, 15) 4.20 The Rhythm Section ★★★ Action thriller. Blake Lively (2019, 15)
Sky 310 Virgin 410 BT 510/HD 524 6.00am As 2.30pm 8.20 Critical Thinking ★★★ Drama based on a true story. (2020) 10.20 As 6.50pm 12.30pm As 9pm 2.30 Lucy in the Sky ★★ Intriguing sci-fi drama. Natalie Portman (2019, 15) 4.40 About Time ★★★★ Touching and cute comedy. Domhnall Gleeson (2013, 12)
6.20pm Every Breath You Take ★★ A suicide victim’s brother turns up at her psychiatrist’s house in this thriller. Casey Affleck (2021) 8.15 Unhinged ★★ Road-rage shocker that sees Russell Crowe’s psychopath hunt down a stressed-out driver. (2020, 15) 10.00 Rise of the Footsoldier ★ Gratuitous and brutal thriller that charts the rise of a former football hooligan to Essex villain. (2006, 18)
6.50pm As I Am ★★ Formulaic but nicely shot coming-of-age drama set in the Gloucestershire countryside. Joshua Glenister (2019, 15) 9.00 Last Christmas ★★ Bizarre, sentimental romantic comedy that is enlivened by the music of George Michael. (2019, 12) 10.50 The Green Mile ★★★ Overlong but engrossing Stephen King fantasy drama.
12.05am What Lies Below As 9am 1.45 The Sinners As 2.30pm 3.30 The Rhythm Section As 4.20pm 5.30 Sky Cinema Preview
2.00am Critical Thinking As 8.20am 4.00 To the Stars ★★★ Poignant and thoughtful period drama. Kara Hayward, Liana Liberato (2019, 12)
Sky
Sci-Fi/Horror
Sky 311 Virgin 411 BT 511/HD 525 6.45am As 6.15pm 8.35 As 8.05pm 10.30 Alien: Resurrection ★★★★ (1997, 18) 12.35pm AVP: Alien vs Predator ★★★ Action thriller. (2004, 15) 2.30 AVPR: Aliens vs Predator Requiem ★★ Action thriller. (2007, 15) 4.20 Gothika ★★ Horror thriller. Halle Berry (2003, 15)
Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan (1999, 18)
TCM Movies Sky 315 Virgin 415/HD 416 BT 512/HD 526 6.00am Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 8.20 Off Set 8.30 Streets of Ghost Town ★★ (1950, U) 9.45 Fort Utah ★★ (1967, U) 11.30 The Cross of Lorraine ★★★ (1943) 1.30pm Sherlock Holmes: Terror by Night ★★★ (1946, U) 2.50 Murder She Said ★★ Murder mystery. (1961, PG)
6.15pm The Grudge ★★ Clichéd second American remake of the cult Japanese shocker. Andrea Riseborough (2020, 15) 8.05 Winchester ★★★ Helen Mirren stars as a wealthy heiress who lives in a supposedly haunted mansion. Jason Clarke (2018, 15) 10.00 The Exorcist 5 Oscar-winning horror about the demonic possession of a young girl. Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow (1973, 18)
4.40pm Flaming Feather ★★★ Passable western starring Sterling Hayden. Review p35. (1952, U) 6.20 The Cowboys ★★ John Wayne hires a group of schoolboys to help him on a cattle drive. (1972, 12) 9.00 Absolute Power ★★★ Wellpaced but implausible tale of highlevel corruption. Clint Eastwood (1996, 15) 11.35 The Blood Beast Terror ★
12.05am Gothika As 4.20pm 1.45 Alien: Resurrection As 10.30am 3.35 AVP: Alien vs Predator As 12.35pm 5.20 AVPR: Aliens vs Predator Requiem As 2.30pm
1.35am Ghost Ship ★ Sci-fi horror set aboard an abandoned cruise liner. Julianna Margulies (2002, 18) 3.20 Off Set 3.30 Close Up 5.00 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors +1 Sky 316 Virgin 417
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Victorian-era yarn about a monster on the loose. Peter Cushing (1967, 12)
SPORT Sky Premier League
Tennis 4.00pm, 12 midnight
Sky 402 Virgin 512/HD 502 BT 421/HD 441
Sky 413 Virgin 527 BT 408/HD 430
6.00am Premier League Greatest Games 7.00 Premier League Legends (AD) 8.00 Best Goals 9.00 100 Club (AD) 10.00 The Football Show 12 noon Gary Neville’s Soccerbox 1.00pm Premier League Years 3.00 Premier League Greatest Games (AD) 4.00 Best Goals 5.00 100 Club 6.00 Premier League Review Of the Season 8.00 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox 9.00 Best Goals 10.00 Class of ’92: Full Time 11.00 Premier League Retro 1.00am Premier League Years (AD) 3.00 Greatest Games (AD) 4.00 Best Goals 5.30—6.00am 100 Club (AD)
6.00am Premier League: Best Goals (AD) 7.00 Wrestling (AD) 8.00 Pre-Season Football 9.00 ESPN FC 9.30 Premier League Football 2.00pm Premier League: Best Goals (AD) 4.00 Premier League World 4.30 ESPN FC 5.00 Premier League Football 8.00 Champions League Greatest Nights 9.00 Fishing (AD) 10.00 Badminton (AD) 10.30 World Rally 11.00 Wrestling
Sky The Hundred
Amazon Prime Rafael Nadal defends his title in Canada
Sky 404 Virgin 514/HD 504 BT 423/HD 443
Sky Main Event
6.00am Cricket: the Hundred 1.00pm The Hundred Bitesize 1.30 Test Cricket Bitesize 2.00 The Hundred Bitesize
Sky 401 Virgin 511/HD 501 BT 420/HD 440 6.00am Sky Sports News 7.00 Good Morning Sports Fans 7.30 Early Kick-Off 8.00 Good Morning Sports Fans 9.00 Good Morning Transfers 10.00 The Football Show 12 noon Transfer Talk 1.00pm Sky Sports News
2.30 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Birmingham Phoenix v Welsh Fire, the women’s match from Edgbaston (start 3.00); 6.00 Birmingham Phoenix v Welsh Fire, this evening’s men’s match from Edgbaston (start 6.30). 9.30 Sky Sports News 12 midnight NFL: Total Access 1.00—6.00am Sky Sports News
Sky Football Sky 403 Virgin 513/HD 503 BT 422/HD 442 6.00am EFL Greatest Games 6.45 SPFL Greatest Games 7.00 Greatest Players (AD) 7.30 Countdowns (AD) 8.00 Years (AD) 8.30 EFL Greatest Games 9.00 Scottish Premiership Football 9.30 Greatest Players (AD) 10.00 Countdowns (AD) 10.30 Years (AD) 11.00 Classic League Cup Finals 12 noon EFL Greatest Games 12.30pm Scottish Premiership Football 1.00 Greatest Players (AD) 1.30 Countdowns (AD) 2.00 Years (AD) 2.30 Classic Play-Off Finals 3.30 EFL Greatest Games 4.00 Scottish Premiership Football 4.30 Greatest Players (AD) 5.00 Countdowns (AD) 5.30 Years (AD) 6.00 Best Goals 6.30 Scottish Premiership Round-Up 6.45 Scottish Premiership Football 7.00 League One and Two Goals 7.30 Championship Highlights 8.30 Scottish Premiership Football 9.00 Championship Highlights 10.00 Scottish Premiership Football 10.30 Major League Soccer 11.00 Best Goals of the Carabao Cup: from 2020/21 11.30 EFL Greatest Games 12 midnight Classic League Cup Finals 2.45am One2Eleven (AD) 3.00—6.00am Classic Play-Offs
Sky Golf Sky 405 Virgin 515/HD 505 BT 424/HD 444 6.00am European Tour 10.30 World Golf Championships 4.30pm Countdown to the Ryder Cup 5.00 European Tour 5.30 Rose Ladies Series 6.00 World Golf Championships: day four of the St Jude Invitational in Tennessee 7.00 Legends Tour: action from the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship 8.00 Golf Today 10.00 Rose Ladies Series 10.30 Countdown to the Ryder Cup 11.00 World Golf Championships 12 midnight PGA Tour: Barracuda Championship 1.00am European Tour 1.30 Ryder Cup Memories 2.00— 6.00am World Golf Championships
Amazon Prime 4.00pm, 12 midnight LIVE Tennis Day three of the ATP and WTA National Bank Open in Canada.
BT Sport 1
2.30 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Birmingham Phoenix Women v Welsh Fire, the women’s match from Edgbaston (start 3.00); 6.00 Birmingham Phoenix v Welsh Fire, this evening’s men’s match from Edgbaston (start 6.30). 9.30 The Hundred Bitesize 10.00 Cricket: the Hundred 5.00—6.00am The Hundred Bitesize
Sky The Lions Sky 407 Virgin 517/HD 507 BT 426/HD 446 6.00am Lions Highlights 1.00pm Lions Verdict 2.00 International Rugby Union: another chance to see the First Test from Cape Town Stadium between South Africa and British & Irish Lions 6.30 International Rugby Union: the Second Test between South Africa and British & Irish Lions 11.00 International Rugby Union: the Third Test between South Africa and British & Irish Lions 3.30—6.00am Lions Highlights
Sky Arena Sky 408 Virgin 518/HD 508 BT 427/HD 447 6.00am Super League Highlights 7.00 Super League’s Supermen 7.30 Super League Highlights 8.00 NBA: game five of the NBA Finals 11.00 NFL 12 noon Good Morning Football 3.00pm Rugby League Retro 5.00 Pro-Football Talk: with Mike Florio and Chris Simms 7.00 NBA 8.45 Super League Highlights 9.00 Boxing: Vasyl Lomachenko v Masayoshi Nakatani 12 midnight NFL: Total Access 1.00am Darts 5.05—6.00am Pool (AD)
Sky Mix Sky 416 Virgin 520/HD 510 BT 429/HD 449 2.30—9.30pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Birmingham Phoenix v Welsh Fire, a women’s match at Edgbaston (start 3.00); 6.00 Birmingham Phoenix v Welsh Fire, the men’s match from Edgbaston (start 6.30).
Eurosport 1 Sky 410 Virgin 521 BT 412/HD 435 6.00am Premiership Speedway 7.00 Formula E 8.00 Tour de France 9.00 Cycling: a review of this year’s Giro d’Italia race 10.00 Premiership Speedway: Sheffield Tigers v Peterborough Panthers 11.00 Rallying: the Rome Rally 12 noon Olympics: Best of Team GB 5.00pm Olympics: Hall of Fame: exceptional athletes and memorable moments from Japan 11.00 Cycling: the Vuelta a España 12 midnight Formula E: action from both races at the London ePrix 1.00am Premiership Speedway 2.00 Cycling: the Vuelta a España 3.00 Olympics: Best of Team GB 4.00 Hall of Fame 5.00—6.00am Cycling
1.00am LIVE Wrestling The WWE Superstars face-off inside the ring on WWE Monday Night Raw. 4.15 30 for 30: The Two Bills (AD) 5.45—6.00am What I Wore
BT Sport 2 Sky 414 Virgin 528 BT 409/HD 431 6.00am MotoGP 10.00 Speedway: the Speedway Grand Prix in Lublin, Poland 2.00pm Motorcycling 3.00 World Rally 3.30 Futsal Champions League 5.00 MotoGP 7.00 Speedway
11.00 LIVE Major League Baseball Cleveland Indians v Cincinnati Reds, the inter-league match from Progressive Field. 2.00am Major League Baseball 2.30 French Football 4.30 Extreme E: Electric Odyssey (AD) 5.00 Rugby Union: the Champions Cup (AD) 5.30— 6.00am Premiership Rugby Union
BT Sport 3 Sky 417 Virgin 529 BT 410/HD 432 6.00am French Football: a look back at the weekend’s Ligue 1 matches, including Metz v Lille and Troyes v Paris Saint-Germain 5.30pm Rugby Tonight 7.00 Rugby Union: the Champions Cup (AD) 7.30 Premiership Rugby Union 8.00 Extreme E: Electric Odyssey (AD) 8.30 World Rally 9.00 UFC: a chance to see Derrick Lewis v Ciryl Gane 12 midnight UFC: the Ultimate Fighter 1.00am Premier League: Best Goals (AD) 2.00—6.00am Classic Football: memorable Premier League games (AD)
Monday Television
Sky 305 Virgin 412 BT 500/HD 514 6.00am Monster Family ★ Horror comedy. (2017, PG) 7.40 Alpha and Omega: A Howl-Iday Adventure 8.40 Alpha and Omega 4: the Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave 9.40 As 4.20pm 11.20 As 6pm 1.00pm As 7.40pm 2.40 As 9.20pm 4.20 Early Man ★★★★ Comedy. (2018, PG)
BT Sport ESPN Sky 423 Virgin 530 BT 411/HD 434 6.00am ESPN FC 6.30 ESPN SportsCenter 6.45 BT Sport Reload (AD) 7.15 ESPN FC 7.45 ESPN SportsCenter 8.00 Major League Baseball 11.00 Baseball: NCAA action 2.00pm Major League Baseball 5.00 ESPN FC Presents: Gab & Juls 5.30 ESPN SportsCenter 5.45 ESPN FC 6.15 Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs v Chicago White Sox 9.15 Canadian Football League: Calgary Stampeders v Toronto Argonauts 11.45 ESPN SportsCenter 12 midnight ESPN FC Presents: Gab & Juls 12.30am Major League Baseball
1.00 LIVE Major League Baseball Coverage of a top Major League Baseball game. 4.00 BT Sport Reload (AD) 4.30 Drag Racing Highlights 5.30—6.00am ESPN FC Presents: Gab & Juls
Eurosport 2 Sky 411 Virgin 522 BT 413/HD 436 6.00am Olympics: Road Cycling 7.00 Olympics: Best of Team GB 8.00 World Superbikes 10.00 Olympics: Road Cycling 11.00 Cycling 1.00pm Formula E 2.00 British Superbikes 3.00 Motor Racing 4.00 Premiership Speedway 5.00 World Superbikes 7.00 Cycling: the Vuelta a España race 8.00 British Superbikes 9.00 Premiership Speedway 10.00 Cycling 11.00 Formula E 12 midnight Olympics: Best of Team GB 1.00am Tour de France 2.00 Formula E 3.00 Olympics: Mountain Biking: women’s event 4.00 Motor Racing 5.00—6.00am Formula E
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TUESDAY Choices
The pick of today’s TV CALLING DR DOLITTLE
Television Tuesday
Richard E Grant and his walking companion take a pause for prose
PICK OF THE DAY
Write around the World with Richard E Grant 9.00pm BBC4
TRAVEL There’s a breezy, sunny quality to these literary travels. As long as
you don’t come expecting anything profound, Richard E Grant offers charm and enchantment, even when, as this week, he is trying to pull a reluctant donkey across a French hillside. He is walking — or trying to — in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson, who hiked across the Cévennes in 1878, sleeping under the stars in his pioneering sleeping bag. Stevenson was looking to “come down off this
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feather bed of civilisation” at a time when camping was by no means a leisure activity, but you sense Grant’s loyalties are more towards the feather bed, as he wolf-grins his way through the luxury hotels of Antibes (recalling F Scott Fitzgerald) and the perfumeries of Grasse (Patrick Süskind). He also drops in at the farm of actor-turned-author Carol Drinkwater, who became famous playing Helen in the BBC’s All Creatures Great and Small but now devotes her time and her books to olives. DAVID BUTCHER
The Merthyr Mermaid — Our Lives
The Secret Life of the Zoo
Our Family Farm Rescue with Adam Henson
7.00pm BBC1
8.00pm C4
9.00pm Channel 5
DOCUMENTARY Cath Pendleton
DOCUMENTARY The staff at Chester
DOCUMENTARY Like so many others
looks fairly ordinary. You wouldn’t reckon she was an athlete or say there was anything remarkable about the 47-year-old mum from Wales. But there is. She’s been obsessed with wild swimming — the colder the water the better — for years and admits that she’s addicted to the buzz it gives her. Having swum the Channel and represented Great Britain in the ice swimming championships, she now wants to become the first person to swim a mile in the icy waters of Antarctica. After months of training that includes sitting in a chest freezer of ice, she gets her chance. Makes you shiver just thinking about it. JANE RACKHAM
Zoo are always overjoyed when an animal gives birth but they’re holding their breath — as will you — when Malayan tapir Margery delivers a cute little bundle called Ronnie. The arrival of golden mantella frogs Eddie and Fergie’s tiny offspring is maybe less thrilling to us, although it’s interesting to hear the keepers explaining that the parents “have a real Cheshire accent”. Wait a minute, frogs have accents? Meanwhile elderly elephant matriarch Thi seems to be a bit grumpy and sluggish, so her keepers suspect she’s not getting enough sleep. Night cameras reveal what’s going on. JR
Will and Jess Jeans aren’t making any money out of their tenant farm in Cornwall so need a radical solution if they’re to thrive rather than simply survive. Their idea is to tap into the family tourism market by offering an alpaca trekking experience as well as upselling their produce with a farm shop. Adam Henson inspires them with what he’s done at his own farm park and Jess is full of energy for the project, but alpacas can be contrary animals — will they behave themselves for the paying public? More to the point, will the heavy rain ever stop? JR
Walking Tudor England 9.00pm 5 Select HISTORY Professor Suzannah
Lipscomb is Tudor-walking the Weald of Kent this week, starting at palatial Penshurst Place. Its elegant grounds mask a vicious history. Once the home of the Dukes of Buckingham, it was seized by Henry VIII after he had the third Duke — a man with as strong a claim to the throne as Henry — executed for treason. From Penshurst we walk to Anne Boleyn’s childhood home, Hever Castle, and Ashdown Forest where Henry happily hunted before his jousting accident laid him low. Tudor turbulence scars the terrain. But we have a happy ending at Michelham — the home of Anne of Cleves, who got to keep her head. It’s riveting stuff. SHYAMA PERERA
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TUESDAY 10 AUGUST British-Malaysian comedian Phil Wang has the honour of being the first UK stand-up to record a live set for Netflix during the pandemic. “This was supposed to be May 2020 — but something came up,” he says at the start of Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang (Netflix, from today) as he greets a London Palladium crowd relishing the chance to enjoy live comedy again. The delay allows him to
Secrets of the Museum
9.00pm Sky Witness
9.30pm BBC2
DRAMA Robyn’s gun-for-hire business
DOCUMENTARY When you’ve got
has attracted the attention of Detective Dante of the NYPD, who’s wondering whether she’s on the side of the angels. An avenging angel, maybe, as Robyn is ruthless when it comes to shooting down a couple of traffickers. But the bonds she has with her daughter Delilah and off-the-grid cohorts make this series more than just a scowling revenge fantasy. Of particular interest is master hacker Harry, who’s played by Adam Goldberg, still probably best-known for playing Chandler’s edgy roomie Eddie in Friends. He’s giving a similarly skittish turn here as a man believed by the world to be dead but who really dwells in a Batcave-style basement filled with huge screens. DAVID BROWN
two million items in your collection, it takes a while for everything to finally go on display. Take the ten Chinese paintings on paper that have probably not been unrolled since they were given to the V&A nearly 150 years ago. The job of straightening them out is nerve-racking for the conservator — and involves hot water. We also see a Victorian majolica vase being cleaned for display in the café, and a new acquisition from a sculptor who makes wood look like ceramics. But pole position goes to a fabulous encrusted catsuit worn for 30 years by Shirley Bassey: don’t miss the footage of her at 60 gyrating to Slave to the Rhythm with the Gladiators… GILL CRAWFORD
RUNNING MAN Jonnie Peacock helps five youngsters find their feet
Daisy Maskell: Insomnia and Me 10.35pm BBC1 (11.05pm N Ireland) DOCUMENTARY The Kiss FM DJ is
pitching this mainly to the 55 per cent of young people in the UK who struggle with their sleep. But there’s help and guidance for anyone who’s been left feeling taunted by glowing alarm clock digits at three in the morning. It’s a long-standing problem for the Breakfast show host and now, after getting no joy with scented candles or pillow sprays, she’s decided to seek advice from a psychiatrist. As it turns out, Daisy’s racing mind is getting snagged on past traumas, the result being that she remains awake fretting. But the big issue is whether she can retrain her brain before her health starts to suffer. DBr See feature: page 38
Jonnie’s Blade Camp 10.00pm C4 DOCUMENTARY Paralympic 100m
legend Jonnie Peacock has a plan. He wants to help five child amputees get more from their prosthetic blades. Each has a powerful story of how they came to have a disability. Thomas’s parents recall how he got fed up with operations to fix his congenital knee problem and decided himself it was time to “chop it off”. It’s clear Thomas has a fairly unstoppable energy, as in their various ways do all the amputees, but their running techniques need the sort of work only a world champion can deliver, helped by a biomechanical motion-capture lab that has never before been used to analyse young amputees. It’s all going well until lockdown strikes, closing tracks and gyms, but when they re-assemble Peacock motivates his pupils by passing round one of his gold medals. Then it’s back to the track, where one of them runs for the first time in three years. DB
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The Devil’s Throat 11.05pm C4 The body of a retired cop is found by a lake in a sleepy town in this Bulgarian crime thriller in the Walter Presents strarnd. Vladimir Karamazov stars.
Wild China with Ray Mears 7.30pm ITV
Mears ventures into vast caves in the South China Karst, with Dr Alice Hughes.
Cooking with the Stars 9.00pm ITV The remaining four celebs vie for a place in the final by cooking up their best southeast Asian dishes.
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
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10.00pm Dave Ade Edmondson and Sara Pascoe are among the guests.
q FILM OF THE DAY Three Amigos 12.35pm Film4 Comedy with Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and Martin Short as silent-film cowboy fakers who have to step up when things get real in a Mexican village. (1986) See page 35
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The Hundred Cricket: Manchester Originals v London Spirit (women’s) 2.30pm, (men’s) 6pm BBC2/Sky The Hundred/ Mix/Main Event Spinner Matt Parkinson will look to continue his good form for Manchester. EFL Cup Football: Derby County v Salford City 7.30pm (k/o 7.45pm) Sky Football
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BBC1 6.00am Breakfast Jon Kay, Louise Minchin. (S) (HD) 9.15 Animal Park A pygmy goat goes into labour unexpectedly. Repeated tomorrow 6.30am BBC2 (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Homes under the Hammer The development of properties in Dalton-Le-Dale in County Durham, Irlam in Manchester and Plumstead in London. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Wanted Down Under Revisited Nicki Chapman catches up with the Duffy family to find out how they fared in New Zealand. (R) (S) (HD) 11.45 Caught Red Handed Callous crooks fleece an elderly couple in their hour of need. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt Two teams take on the challenge at Epsom racecourse. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 1.45 WPC 56 1/5 Series 3. A shady predator targets contestants in a beauty pageant. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 Home Is Where the Art Is A woman wants to mark the birth of her first grandchild. (Revised rpt) (S) (HD) 3.00 Escape to the Country In Norfolk. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 3.45 My Unique B&B The team is in Devon to help Lucy and Rob, who are setting up their perfect B&B in a 1970s Californian airstream. (Revised rpt) (S) (AD) (HD) 4.30—5.15 The Bidding Room Items include a 1960s dream stroller, a barrister’s bookcase and a Japanese wedding kimono. Repeated tomorrow 7.15am BBC2 (S) (HD)
BBC2 6.00am A Matter of Life and Debt A mechanic opens his own pub in Fenton, near Stoke-on-Trent. (R) (S) (HD) 6.30 Animal Park Shown yesterday 9.15am BBC1 (S) (AD) (HD) 7.15 The Bidding Room Shown yesterday 4.30pm BBC1 (S) (HD) 8.00—9.00 Sign Zone 8.00 Great British Railway Journeys History of the London Underground map. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 8.30 The Yorkshire Dales In Wharfedale. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 BBC News (S) (HD) 1.00pm The Super League Show Including St Helens v Catalans Dragons. Shown yesterday 11.15pm BBC1 North (S) (HD) 1.45 Eggheads Quiz with Jeremy Vine. (R) (S) (HD) 2.15 Great British Menu: the Finals The eight regional champions cook their seafood courses. (R) (S) (HD) 2 BBC RED BUTTON 2.30—5.30 Cricket: the Hundred
Live coverage of the women’s match between Manchester Originals and London Spirit at Old Trafford
3.15 Rick Stein’s Seafood Odyssey Fish dishes in Goa. 3.45 Sampling rare shellfish in Spain. (R) (S) (HD) 4.15—5.15 Gordon Buchanan: Elephant Family and Me Gordon is mentored by an African-elephant expert from the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
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5.15pm Pointless
5.15pm Flog It!
Quiz presented by Alexander Armstrong. (R) (S) (HD)
At Blackburn Cathedral, Charles Hanson values a rare Eureka clock and Anita Manning is drawn to four oil paintings of the Ribble Valley. (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 BBC News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 Regional news magazines (S) 7.00 The Merthyr Mermaid: Our Lives
story of Cath Pendleton from Merthyr in aThe south Wales, who decided at the age of 47 that
she wanted to swim a mile in the waters of Antarctica. A health worker with no support team, Cath’s training involves sitting in a freezer in her shed. Available on iPlayer since December 2020. See p76.
Director James Pontin; Producer Craig Withycombe First shown on BBC1 Wales (S) (AD) (HD) Life on the High Wire: Our Lives is tomorrow 7pm
7.30 EastEnders Karen gives Gray a piece of her mind. Writer Lee Saczak Cast Thursday/Friday (S) (AD) (HD)
7.50 Holby City Evie’s doubts about boyfriend Rich grow. Evie Fletcher Phoebe French Max McGerry Jo Martin Lucky Simpson Vineeta Rishi Henrik Hanssen Guy Henry Josh Hudson Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge Ange Godard Dawn Steele Louis McGerry Tyler Luke Cunningham Madge Britton Clare Burt Eli Ebrahimi Davood Ghadami Jeni Sinclair Debra Stephenson
Chloe Godard Amy Lennox Kylie Maddon Amy Murphy Donna Jackson Jaye Jacobs Dominic Copeland David Ames Sacha Levy Bob Barrett Mia Barron Briana Shann Carole Copeland Julia Deakin Omolola Yakubu Justina Kehinde Melissa “Mel” Dawson Naomi Preston-Low
Writer Ciara Conway; Producer Ray McBride Director Katherine Churcher (S) (AD) (HD)
8.30 Not Going Out 1/5 Series 11. Small Package. Social niceties are stretched to the limit when Lee and Lucy take in a neighbour’s delivery. A box set is available on iPlayer. Lee Lucy Toby Stuart
Lee Mack Sally Bretton Hugh Dennis Tony Gardner
Catherine Jennifer Tollady Stephen Rob Witcomb Molly Francesca Newman Couriers Daniel Booroff, Troy Alexander
Writers Lee Mack and Daniel Peak; Director Nick Wood Producer Jamie Rix (R) (S) (HD)
9.00 Celebrity MasterChef
6.00am Good Morning Britain (S) (HD) 9.00 Lorraine Entertainment and fashion news. (S) (HD) 10.00 This Morning Celebrity chat, interviews and lifestyle features. Including Regional Weather (S) (HD) 12.30pm Loose Women Daily discussion. (S) (HD) 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal David Dickinson helps people in Blackpool sort through their belongings, from aviation photos to Christmas gifts. (R) (S) (HD) 3.00—4.00 Tenable Five friends from Birmingham answer questions on subjects including the Olympic Games, West End musicals and national parks. Warwick Davis hosts. (R) (S) (HD) Followed by Regional Weather
The four remaining celebrities battle for a place in the quarter-final. Tonight’s first challenge is to identify four types of cheese before making a classic pasta carbonara. The contenders also have to cook an Indian recipe for Nisha Katona, owner of the restaurant chain Mowgli. Then they must channel all they have learned from Nisha into one dish that highlights spice to stay in the competition. After this, one of them will be going home. Continues Friday 9pm. (S) (AD) (HD) See feature: page 14
6.00am Countdown Anne Robinson hosts. (R) (S) (HD) 6.40 Mike & Molly Double bill. (R) (S) (HD) 7.25 Everybody Loves Raymond Triple bill. (R) (S) (AD) 8.40 Frasier Double bill of the US sitcom. (R) (S) (AD) 9.40 The Big Bang Theory Triple bill. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 The Simpsons Marge has a nervous breakdown. 11.35 Homer gets fired. (R) (S) (AD) 12.05pm News (S) (HD) 12.10 Junior Bake Off Biscuit day. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 A New Life in the Sun There’s an unwelcome infestation at a glampsite in Portugal. (R) (S) (HD) 2.10 Countdown With guest Nina Wadia. (S) (HD) 3.00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It Henry Cole and Simon O’Brien head to Brighton to meet recycler Cat. (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00 A Place in the Sun A couple search for a holiday home on the Costa de la Luz. (R) (S) (HD)
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10.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 10.35 Daisy Maskell: Insomnia and Me Maskell, the UK’s youngest ever breakfast aDaisy radio host, wants to uncover the roots of her
insomnia and take the first steps towards treatment. She meets experts and fellow sufferers to investigate why many young people in the UK are struggling with sleep disorders. Gaining tips along the way, she tries different treatments in a bid to get a better night’s sleep. Available on iPlayer since 6am. See page 77.
Director Emmanuel Ayettey; Exec producer David DeHaney (S) (AD) (HD)
11.35 Bates Motel 5/10 Series 5. Dreams Die First. In Seattle, Emma finds an earring concealed in Dylan’s drawer. (S) (HD) 12.20am 6/10. Marion. Marion arrives with a stash of stolen cash. A box set is available on iPlayer. First shown on Universal (S) (HD)
1.05 Weather for the Week Ahead (S) (HD) 1.10—6.00am BBC News (S) (HD)
BBC1 Freeview 1/HD 101 Freesat 101/HD 106 Sky 101/HD 115 Virgin 101/HD 108
6.00 Cricket: the Hundred Manchester Originals v London Spirit Live coverage of this men’s match from Old Trafford — the latest clash in the fast-paced cricket competition. There are eight teams from seven cities competing this summer in a format that sees each team awarded 100 balls per innings — whoever scores the most runs wins. The hosts boast a number of talented players in their squad (see panel below). They will face a London Spirit side who can call on England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan, all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and 90mph fast bowler Mark Wood. Presented by Isa Guha, with commentary by Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell, and analysis from Alex Hartley and Olly Stone. Live coverage of Southern Brave v Welsh Fire is tomorrow from 6pm. (S) (HD)
9.30 Secrets of the Museum
Series 2. At London’s V&A, conservator a4/6 Susan is at the centre of a project that will take
20 years to complete: preserving a set of Chinese paintings called The Ten Kings of Purgatory, which has been in the museum’s stores for 150 years. Meanwhile, the theatre and performance department has acquired one of the outfits of pop diva Dame Shirley Bassey. Curator Simon is keen to get the skin-tight catsuit, made in 1969, on display, but the costume, encrusted with sequins, crystals and beads, needs major conservation first. Over in the café area, a refit provides an opportunity for a flamboyant Victorian majolica vase, dedicated to the god of wine, Bacchus, to shine for the first time. See page 77.
Directors Simon Lloyd and Matt Kennedy Producers Jyoti Mehta and Ekta Walia (S) (AD) (HD)
10.30 Newsnight With Victoria Derbyshire. (S) (HD) 11.10 Weather (S) (HD)
11.15 Yorkshire Firefighters 2/4. It’s the height of winter, and West Yorkshire faces plummeting temperatures. On New Year’s Eve, the Killingbeck crew from Leeds drive through the fireworks to reports of smoke coming from a house where huge quantities of cannabis are being grown. Shown last Thursday (S) (AD) (HD)
12.15—3.00am Sign Zone 12.15 Uprising 2/3. The story of the aftermath of the New Cross fire in 1981 and the Black People’s Day of Action demonstration. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.15 3/3. After the New Cross fire, tensions between the local community and the police escalate. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.15 Murder, Mystery and My Family: Case Closed? 4/5. Revisiting the case of John Dickman, who was the last man to be hanged at Newcastle Prison. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
Cricket: the Hundred While Jos Buttler is clearly the Manchester Originals stand-out player, his absence on international duty will no doubt have some effect on the team. But it will give lesser-known members of the squad, including Phil Salt (left), Colin Munro, Joe Clarke and 21-year-old Tom Lammonby, a chance to shine in the spotlight. BBC2 Freeview 2/HD 102 Freesat 102 Sky 102 Virgin 102
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Jonnie’s Blade Camp 10.00pm Sporting chance: the sprinter helps young amputees reach their goals
Cooking with the Stars 9.00pm Emma Willis and Tom Allen host the penultimate show of the series
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Write around the World with Richard E Grant 9.00pm The actor has a mountain to climb
BBC1 NORTHWEST 8.30—9.00pm Models: Street to Catwalk: new series. Young hopefuls from Manchester’s toughest neighbourhoods try to make it as models
4.00pm Tipping Point
5.00pm Come Dine with Me
7.00pm The Joy of Painting
Ben Shephard hosts the arcade-themed quiz.
A crystal therapy session features in Sussex. (S) (HD)
Bob Ross paints a beautiful summer scene. More tomorrow 7pm. (R) (S)
Director Richard van’t Riet; Series producer Chris Hale (R) (S) (HD)
Rebekah, Rhom, Kath and Mark pit their wits against one of the Chasers. (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 Regional News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 ITV Evening News Weather (S) (HD) 7.00 Emmerdale Liv confronts Vinny, and Carl is devastated. Liv Flaherty Isobel Steele Vinny Dingle Bradley Johnson Carl Holliday Charlie Joyce Aaron Dingle Danny Miller Al Chapman Michael Wildman Amy Wyatt Natalie Ann Jamieson Andrea Tate Anna Nightingale Bear Wolf Joshua Richards Belle Dingle Eden Taylor-Draper Ben Tucker Simon Lennon Bernice Blackstock Samantha Giles Billy Fletcher Jay Kontzle Bob Hope Tony Audenshaw Brenda Walker Lesley Dunlop Cain Dingle Jeff Hordley Charity Dingle Emma Atkins Charles Anderson Kevin Mathurin
Chas Dingle Lucy Pargeter Dan Spencer Liam Fox David Metcalfe Matthew Wolfenden Dawn Taylor Olivia Bromley Diane Sugden Elizabeth Estensen Ellis Chapman Aaron Anthony Eric Pollard Christopher Chittell Ethan Anderson Emile John Faith Dingle Sally Dexter Gabby Thomas Rosie Bentham Harriet Finch Katherine Dow Blyton Jacob Gallagher Joe-Warren Plant Jai Sharma Christopher Bisson Jamie Tate Alexander Lincoln Jimmy King Nick Miles Juliette Holliday Amelia Curtis
5.30 The Simpsons The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace. Homer decides to become an inventor. (R) (S) (AD) 6.00 Take My Life, Please. Homer learns a distressing fact about his schooldays. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
6.30 Hollyoaks Mandy continues to keep secrets to protect Ella. Writer Jayshree Patel Cast Mon/Fri Shown yesterday 7pm E4 Rptd tomorrow 6.30am E4 Next episode follows on E4 (S) (AD) (HD)
7.00 Channel 4 News Sport; Weather (S) (HD) 8.00 The Secret Life of the Zoo
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New series. Ep 1 Series 10. The series following the animals at Chester Zoo returns. Malayan tapirs Margery and Betong have a love-hate relationship and tuck into 40kg of food every day. But is Margery eating for two? The zoo’s golden mantella frog family is in need of a breeding boost, so minuscule male Eddie must summon all his stamina to court his frog princess Fergie. The next episode will be available online at All 4 after tonight’s edition is shown. See page 76.
Writer Kirsty Halton More cast Thursday Repeated tomorrow 8am and 12.30pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
Series producer Philippa Bradley; Exec producers Alex Sutherland and Tanya Winston Rptd Wednesday 8pm 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
7.30 Wild China with Ray Mears
9.00 24 Hours in A&E
5/7. The adventurer explores the South China Karst, one of the country’s most famous landscapes. On the Li River Ray learns how to fish with cormorants, watches water buffalo and explores vast caves with Dr Alice Hughes.
A compilation of memorable stories. Steve arrives with a damaged spine after blacking out at the wheel and crashing his car. Meanwhile, two-year-old Cydney hasn’t passed urine for two days and parents Keeley and Michael are worried.
Director Dale Templar Producers Phil Coles and Keiran Turner (S) (AD) (HD)
Producer Scarlett Smithson; Executive producers Lucie Duxbury and Spencer Kelly Repeated Friday 10pm 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Love Your Garden
10.00 Jonnie’s Blade Camp
Alan Titchmarsh strikes a harmonious balance in his design for a family garden that’s full of fun for pre-school children. Plus the team have tips on creating a mini-maze, sandpits and how to use plants to add an exotic look to play areas. Director/Producer Chris Christodoulou (R) (S) (AD) (HD) RT GARDENING Half price on a collection of spring-flowering bulbs, including tulips, alliums and miniature narcissi: see p146
9.00 Cooking with the Stars 5/6. The remaining four celebrities battle it out for a place in the final, as they cook their best dishes from South East Asia to impress the judges. Hosted by Emma Willis and Tom Allen. Executive producers Caroline Davies, Melanie Leach and Andrew Mackenzie-Betty Series editors Rosie Franks and Sam Rees-Jones (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 ITV News at Ten Weather; Regional News and Weather (S) (HD)
Champion Paralympic 100m sprinter a1/2. Jonnie Peacock is on a mission to help five
young amputees realise their sporting potential. In this episode, Jonnie meets the children and puts them through their paces. He asks them to set themselves goals, before coaching them to sprint on their prosthetic blades. See page 77.
Director Tom Cunningham; Executive producers Owen Gay and Dale Templar Repeated 12.10am 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
11.05 The Devil’s Throat Channel 4 premieres just the first episode of this Bulgarian crime thriller from Walter Presents, with the whole 12-part series available online at All 4 since Friday 6 August. In a sleepy tourist town, a dead body is found at the edge of a lake. As Detective Filip Chanov discovers, the corpse is that of a retired cop whose eyes have been mutilated. Bulgarian +subtitles. (HD)
12.30am Home Shopping (HD) 3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news. (HD) 3.15 Nightscreen Text information. (HD) 5.05—6.00am Tipping Point (R) (S) (SL) (HD)
Filip Chanov Vladimir Karamazov Camellia Diana Dimitrova Mia Yazova Teodora Duhovnikova Slavcho Dimitar Nikolov Dimitar Chanov Vasil Banov Diana Yazova Pavleva Apostolova Donka Lydia Indjova Asen Hristo Petkov Popeto Valeri Yordanov Krasimir Stoyan Radev 12.05am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Gordon Ramsay revisits three restaurants. (R) (S) 12.55 Couples Come Dine with Me In Blackburn, one couple serves up overcooked prawns. (R) (S) (HD) 1.50 Undercover Boss USA The co-owners of a hamburger chain work alongside their staff. (R) (S) (HD) 2.40 This Way Up 4/6 Series 2. Aine and Tom apologise to each other. Shown last Wednesday (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 3.05 The Handmaid’s Tale 6/13 Series 2. Nick struggles with his latest assignment. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 4.10 Can I Improve My Memory? 4/4. The finalists learn a foreign language. Shown last Thu (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 5.05—6.00am Location, Location, Location Kirstie and Phil visit Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. (R) (S) (HD)
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Channel 4 F’view 4/HD 104 F’sat 104 Sky 104/HD 138 Virgin 104/HD 141 +1 Freeview 15 Freesat 121 Sky 204 Virgin 142
10.45 Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera Featuring footage of a couple whose first date takes an unexpected turn when one of them has a heart attack. With Alexander Armstrong. Series producer Kylie Raynor (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
11.40 The Motorbike Show Henry Cole celebrates the 40th anniversary of the game-changing Suzuki Katana, and gets the ride of his life on a 50cc Itom motorcycle. Director Henry Cole; Series producer Hamish Rieck Shown last Wednesday ITV4 (S) (HD)
7.30 The Beauty of Books 2/4. Medieval Masterpieces. A look at the reading material of medieval times, focusing on the shift from manuscripts in the 14th and 15th centuries to the literature that followed. Continues tomorrow 7.30pm. Repeated 2am (R) (S) (HD)
8.00 Yes Minister 7/7 Series 3. The Middle-Class Rip-Off Jim supports the sale of an art gallery. Jim Hacker Sir Humphrey Appleby Bernard Woolley Sir Arnold Robinson Sir Ian Whitchurch
Paul Eddington Nigel Hawthorne Derek Fowlds John Nettleton John Barron
Writers Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn Director Peter Whitmore (R) (S)
8.30 The Good Life 7/7 Series 1. Backs to the Wall. Barbara is left to do the harvesting on her own. Tom Good Barbara Good Margo Leadbetter Jerry Leadbetter George
Richard Briers Felicity Kendal Penelope Keith Paul Eddington Billy Milton
BBC SCOTLAND 7.00pm Paramedics on Scene 7.30 Island Medics: a nurse starts her first shift 8.00 Making Scotland’s Landscape: the story of the nation’s forests 9.00 The Nine 10.00 In Search of Sir Walter Scott 11.00 Crime Scenes Scotland: Forensics Squad: crimes that shocked the country 11.50—12 midnight Tune
BBC1 WALES 8.30—9.00pm Tudur’s TV Flashback: clips of big news stories from the nation’s past
BBC1 NORTHERN IRELAND 10.35pm True North: Tanorama: the world of tanning addicts 11.05 Daisy Maskell: Insomnia and Me 12.05am Bates Motel 1.35—6.00 BBC News
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5.00 The Chase
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Writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey; Director Paul Munting; Producer John Howard Davies (R) (S)
9.00 Write around the World with Richard E Grant The actor continues his a2/3. travels in the footsteps of great
authors, beginning in France’s Cévennes mountains, as he re-creates part of the walk described by Robert Louis Stevenson in Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes. Stevenson was 28 when he began his journey in 1878. Travelling south, Richard heads for the port of Marseille. The whole series is available on iPlayer. See p76.
Director Southan Morris; Producer Anne Elletson Signed rpt 2.30am and rptd Thu 11.20pm (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 Sincerely, F Scott Fitzgerald: a Culture Show Special Novelist Jay McInerney explores the life and writing of the Great Gatsby author through the letters he sent to editors, publishers, lovers and friends — revealing the inner thoughts of the writer. Director Tim Niel; Series editor Janet Lee Repeated Thursday 12.20am (R) (S) (HD)
11.00 What We Were Watching Summer TV Classics. Grace Dent surveys television that reflected and informed attitudes to summertime. She runs the gamut from 1960s and 70s travel shows to the soap Eldorado. Producer Simon Catt; Series producer Simon Goretzki Repeated Thursday 2.20am (R) (S) (HD)
12 midnight The High Art of the Low Countries 2/3. Boom and Bust. A look at the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age. Concludes tomorrow 12.20am. (R) (S) (HD) 1.00am Fabric of Britain 2/3. Paul Martin explores the history of wallpaper. (R) (S) (HD) 2.00 The Beauty of Books Shown 7.30pm (S) (HD)
2.30—3.30am Write around the World with Richard E Grant Shown 9pm (S) (SL) (AD) (HD)
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Our Family Farm Rescue with Adam Henson 9.00pm In the Tamar Valley
Shopping with Keith Lemon 10.05pm
Downton Abbey 6.30pm Atticus and
The Last Detective 8.00pm Is Ruth
Rapper Lady Leshurr goes to the park
Rose get ready for their big day
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F’view 5/HD 105 F’sat 105 Sky 105 Virgin 154/HD 105 5.35am Milkshake! See page 82 9.15 New. Jeremy Vine (S) (HD) 11.15 New. Room to Improve A 1930s cottage. (S) (HD) 12.20pm 5 News (S) (HD) 12.25 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild A couple who found solace on a remote island off the west coast of Australia. (S) (HD) 1.15 Home and Away Shown yesterday
Freeview 10 Freesat 115 Sky 119 Virgin 117/HD 177 6.00am Classic Coronation Street (S) 6.30 Classic Emmerdale (S) 8.05 Heartbeat (S) (AD) 9.10 Bless This House (S) 9.45 On the Buses (S) 10.20 Inspector Morse (S) (AD) 12.40pm Heartbeat (S) (AD) 1.45 Classic Emmerdale: double bill. Lisa tells Paddy that she did not finish servicing the lorry before the crash, then Sean refuses to apologise (S) 2.50 Classic Coronation Street: double bill. The Hortons invite the Duckworths to spend Christmas with them, then Gail invites Nick for Christmas dinner (S) 3.55 On the Buses (S) 4.30 Midsomer Murders (S) (AD)
Freeview 20 Freesat 158 Sky 143 Virgin 130 7.30am Where the Heart Is: Simon and Anna go on a date (S) (AD) 8.25 The Bill (S) 9.30 Classic Holby City (HD) 10.55 Classic Casualty 12 noon The Bill (S) 1.00pm Classic EastEnders 2.10 Peak Practice (S) 3.15 Bergerac (S) 4.20 Dangerfield: Dr Paige is accused of sexual assault (S) 5.20 Birds of a Feather: Tracey must decide if blood is thicker than water (S)
2.15 Stalked by My Mother ★★ Thriller. A woman suspects that her mother is responsible for killing her boyfriend.
Freeview 6 Freesat 113 Sky 118 Virgin 115/HD 176 6.00am Ellen’s Game of Games (S) (HD) 6.55 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S) (HD) 7.25 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) (HD) 8.00 Emmerdale (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 8.30 Coronation Street (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 9.30 Ellen’s Game of Games (S) (HD) 10.30 The Masked Singer US: the Group C contestants return (S) (HD) 11.30 Secret Crush (S) (HD) 12.30pm Emmerdale Shown yesterday 7pm ITV (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 Coronation Street Shown yesterday 7.30/8.30pm ITV (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Supermarket Sweep (S) (HD) 3.00 Dress to Impress (S) (HD) 4.00 Secret Crush (S) (HD) 5.00 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) (HD)
Director Doug Campbell (2016) (S) (W) (HD)
6.00pm Celebrity Catchphrase
6.30pm Downton Abbey 8/8 Series 5. Family tensions on both sides threaten to derail Rose’s big day. How long can Edith and Cora hide the truth from Robert? Continues tomorrow 5.55pm.
The couple settle down for a quiet evening, only to be disturbed by ominous noises from the empty house next door. (S)
6.30pm 5 Star Repeated 6pm (S) (AD) (HD) 1.45 New. Neighbours Rptd 5.30pm (S) (AD) (HD)
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4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun Dean from Essex lives in a caravan in the sun that costs him just £300 a month. (S) (HD)
5.00pm 5 News (S) (HD) 5.30 Neighbours
Oti Mabuse, Judy Murray and John Thomson guess the familiar phrases. (S) (HD)
7.00 Superstore
Shown 1.45pm Repeated 6pm 5 Star (S) (AD) (HD)
3/21 Series 5. Jonah is forced to become friends with Marcus. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.30 4/21. A local shopping centre closure brings an influx of customers. (S) (AD) (HD)
6.00 Home and Away
8.00 Bob’s Burgers
Chloe changes he mind about Nicolette. Jasmine’s memory issues continue. Shown 1.15pm Next episode 6.30pm 5 Star (S) (AD) (HD)
6.30 5 News Tonight (S) (HD) 7.00 New. GPs: behind Closed Doors Dr Qamar attends to Stuart, who has a worrying bulge in his groin. Series director Richard Pepe (S) (HD)
Series 3. Mr Fischoeder buys a mechanical shark that was used in a movie. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.30 Tina accidentally ruins the family car and believes she is jinxed. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 New. Love Island The latest events from the villa. (S) (HD)
10.05 Shopping with Keith Lemon
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Ep 7 Series 2. Lady Leshurr guests. (S) (HD)
8.00 New. A Country Life for Half the Price with Kate Humble
10.35 Family Guy
3/12 Series 2. Kate joins a family who are moving from their crammed flat in south London to a farmhouse cottage in Gloucestershire, close to the River Severn. Directors Michael Barrett, Imogen Willcocks and Ludo Graham (S) (HD) Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
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10.00 Michael Palin in North Korea 2/2. Michael leaves Pyongyang and is put under the protection of armed guards as he is shown the Joint Security Area on the border with South Korea. Series director Neil Ferguson (S) (HD)
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1.15am New. Casino (S) (HD) 3.15 BargainLoving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 4.00 Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink (S) (SL) 4.50 Wildlife SOS (S) (SL) 5.10—5.35am House Doctor (S) (SL) Channel 5+1 Freeview 45 Freesat 128 Sky 205 Virgin 155
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Series 13. Peter and the guys attempt to make a viral video. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Stewie and Brian use their time machine to help Chris pass a test. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.30 American Dad! Series 13. Francine steals from the CIA and sets herself up as a supervillain. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Jeff and Hayley announce they would like to have a baby. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.30am Bob’s Burgers (S) (AD) (HD) 1.25 Superstore (S) (AD) (HD) 2.20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S) (HD) 3.15—3.30am Nightscreen (HD) ITV2+1 Freeview 28 Freesat 114 Sky 218 Virgin 116
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Freeview 25 Freesat 117 Sky 120 Virgin 118/HD 178 6.00am River Monsters (S) (HD) 6.25 The Champions (S) 7.15 Robin of Sherwood (S) 8.10 The Avengers (S) (SL) (HD) 9.20 The Sweeney (S) 10.20 Minder (S) (AD) 11.25 The Champions (S) 12.30pm Cycling: the Tour Series Shown Mon 7pm (S) (HD) 1.35 Robin of Sherwood (S) 2.40 The Avengers (S) (HD) 3.45 The Sweeney (S) 4.50 Minder: Arthur is left penniless (S) (AD) 5.55 The Big Match Revisited (S) (HD) 7.00pm Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? More contestants try to answer a potentially life-changing series of questions. (S) (HD) 8.00 Harry Redknapp’s Sandbanks Summer Harry welcomes Nick Knowles and Rita Simons to Sandbanks. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.30 As his family gather for a trip to Brownsea Island, Harry announces he is going to catch and prepare dinner. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 FILM Tomorrow Never Dies ★★★★ Spy adventure starring Pierce Brosnan, Michelle Yeoh and Jonathan Pryce. (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 11.40 FILM Species ★★★ Sci-fi horror starring Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina and Forest Whitaker. (S) (W) (HD) 1.50am Lethal Weapon (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 2.45—3.00am Nightscreen (HD)
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6.00pm Hi-de-Hi! The new boss makes his presence felt in the holiday camp with a spate of sackings. (S)
6.40 As Time Goes By
7.20 Last of the Summer Wine Smiler attends a poetry group and is inspired to write verse, a move that impresses Marina — but not Howard, who enlists Truly’s help to keep an eye on the pair. (S)
8.00 The Last Detective 1/4 Series 2. Christine. Dangerous investigates the arson murder of an artist and former lottery winner burned to death while drunk in a locked room. (AD)
More cast on Monday (S) (AD) (HD)
9.30 New Tricks
8.00 Midsomer Murders Series 9. The House in the Woods. Barnaby investigates the case of a house-hunting couple found dead shortly after viewing a supposedly haunted cottage. (S) (AD)
3/10 Series 10. The Sins of the Father The team reopens the case of a murdered young mother when the husband convicted of the crime is released due to the emergence of new evidence. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 White House Farm
10.40 Bad Girls
2/6 Series 1. DS Stan Jones and DC Mick Clark speak to Jeremy and other relatives of the murdered family, but it brings them no closer to establishing what happened that night. Continues tomorrow 10pm. Cast on Wednesday and Thursday (S) (AD) (HD)
11.05 Wycliffe Series 3. Last Judgement. A magistrate is found hanged and all the evidence points to suicide, but Wycliffe remains unconvinced. (S) 12.10—2.30am A Touch of Frost: Jack searches for a missing child (S) (AD) +1 F’view 58 (9pm—4am) F’sat 116 Sky 219 Virgin 174
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Freeview 27 Freesat 119 Sky 131 Virgin 119/HD 179 7.00am Sam and Billie: the Mummy Diaries (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Buying and Selling: upgrading to a bigger house. (S) (HD) 9.00 LittleBe (HD) 12 noon Best Cake Wins (S) (HD) 12.30pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta (S) (HD) 1.30 Sam and Billie: the Mummy Diaries (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 The Only Way Is Essex (S) (HD) 3.10 Little Women: LA (S) (HD) 4.05 The Real Housewives of Orange County (S) (HD) 5.00 The Real Housewives of New York City (S) (HD) 6.00pm Buying and Selling A couple trying to sell their 200-year-old farmhouse. (S) (HD) 7.00 A couple looking to downsize. (S) (HD) 8.00 Dinner Date A woman from Wokingham appraises five menus. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. The Real Housewives of Orange County Shannon gets her eldest daughter Sophie ready for college. (S) (HD) 10.00 New. The ladies get together when Emily throws a beach party. (S) (HD) 11.00 The Real Housewives of Atlanta Porsha and Dennis fall out over their living arrangements. (S) (HD) 11.55 The Only Way Is Essex Danni feels relieved to have some closure with Lockie. (S) (HD)
2/13 Series 2. S**t Happens. When Fenner discovers the identity of the secret caller, his anger knows no bounds.
11.50 Dalziel & Pascoe 2/5 Series 7. Mens Sana. When a woman is found dead at a health spa, a convalescing Dalziel decides to mix business with pleasure and books himself in. With guest star Norman Wisdom. (S) (AD) 1.50—4.00am The 39 Steps: adaptation of John Buchan’s adventure novel, starring Rupert Penry-Jones (S) (AD) (HD) Drama +1 Freeview 73 Sky 243 Virgin 226
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Freeview 19 Freesat 157 Sky 111 (Wales 112) Virgin 127/HD 227 BT HD 387 7.10am Last Stop Garage (S) (HD) 8.00 American Pickers (S) (HD) 9.00 Storage Hunters UK (S) (HD) 10.00 American Pickers (S) (HD) 12 noon Bangers and Cash (S) (HD) 1.00pm Top Gear (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 World’s Most Dangerous Roads (S) (HD) 3.00 Top Gear: hot hatches are put to the test (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Bangers and Cash (S) (HD) 5.00 Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes (S) (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Big Zuu’s Big Eats (AD) (HD) 7.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games Ellie Taylor, Josh Widdicombe, Steve Pemberton and Fern Britton compete. (S) (HD) 7.40 Would I Lie to You? With Jo Brand, Roisin Conaty, Paul Foot and Ray Mears. (S) (HD) 8.20 QI Guests include Jack Dee. (S) (HD) 9.00 QI XL Sandi Toksvig hosts. (S) (HD) 10.00 New. Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 3/10 Series 6. With Laura Smyth, Tez Ilyas, Sara Pascoe and Adrian Edmondson. (HD) 11.00 Taskmaster 8/8 Series 5. (S) (HD)
12.45—1.00am FYI Extra (HD)
12 midnight Mock the Week: an edition from 2019 (S) (HD) 12.40am Have I Got a Bit More News for You (S) (HD) 1.40 Would I Lie to You? (S) (HD) 2.20 QI (S) (HD) 2.50—4.00am Beat the Internet with John Robins: double bill (S) (HD)
ITVBe +1 Virgin 120 (Scotland 162)
Dave Ja Vu Freeview 23 Sky 211 (Wales 212) Virgin 131
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Freeview 21 Freesat 129 Sky 141 Virgin 153 9.00am Murder, She Wrote (S) (AD) 10.00 NCIS (S) (AD) 12 noon Law & Order (S) 6.00pm NCIS Series 15. (S) (AD) 6.55 Entertainment News 7.00 NCIS Series 15 Double bill. FBI Agent Fornell joins the unit, then a mysterious voice leads a jogger to a murder (S) (AD) 9.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Series 4. (S) 10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: four episodes. Series 4. A rape victim is taken into custody 10.55 A boy and his paedophile carer are killed 11.55 Series 3 Cabot gets involved in a child abuse case 12.55am A judge’s stepdaughter is murdered (S)
The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism 9.00pm Cassatt’s work
Freeview 18 Freesat 124 Sky 136 Virgin 147/HD 195 8.55am Kirstie’s Vintage Gems: making wedding rings (S) (HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (S) (HD) 10.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (S) (HD) 12.10pm Car SOS (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 Escape to the Château: DIY (S) (AD) (HD) 2.15 Four in a Bed (S) (HD) 4.55 Grand Designs Australia (S) (HD) 5.55 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It (S) (AD) (HD)
Freeview 32 Freesat 132 Sky 150 Virgin 187/HD 150 9.00am Entertainment News (S) (HD) 9.10 Traffic Cops (S) (HD) 11.10 Trucking Hell (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15pm FILM Walk the Proud Land ★★ Biographical western starring Audie Murphy (S) 2.05 FILM The Spikes Gang ★★ Western starring Lee Marvin (S) (HD) 4.00 Trucking Hell (S) (HD) 5.00 Traffic Cops (S) (HD)
6.55pm Escape to the Château: DIY
7.00pm Police Interceptors
F’view 11 F’sat 147 Sky 122 Virgin 123/HD 156 BT 348/HD 363 6.00am La Dolce Vita: the Music of Italian Cinema (HD) 7.35 Discovering Dance on Film (S) (HD) 9.00 Gary Cooper: the Irresistible (S) (HD) 10.00 Discovering: Basil Rathbone (S) (HD) 11.00 The Art of Architecture (S) (HD) 12 noon The Art Show (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Hollywood Couples (S) (HD) 2.00 Discovering (S) (HD) 3.00 DH Lawrence: Sex, Exile and Greatness (S) (HD) 4.00 Music Icons (S) (HD) 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star (S) (HD) 5.00 Hollywood Couples (S) (HD)
Limoges château owners Colette and Paul launch an ambitious new menu. (S) (AD) (HD)
7.55 Grand Designs Converting a dilapidated Grade II listed engine house into a home. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 New. My Floating Home Ep 5 Series 3. A young entrepreneur sets out to convert a 1970s canal boat that he bought during his student days. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown With guests Freddie Flintoff, Bill Bailey and Roisin Conaty. (S) (HD)
11.05 24 Hours in A&E A 75-year-old man arrives after being stabbed in the neck by a stranger. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.10am My Floating Home (S) (AD) (HD) 1.15 Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown (S) (HD) 2.15 24 Hours in A&E (S) (AD) (HD) 3.20—3.45am Food Unwrapped (S) (AD) (HD) More4 +1 Freeview 86 Freesat 125 Sky 236 Virgin 196
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Freeview 13 Freesat 122 Sky 135 Virgin 106/HD 145 6.00am Hollyoaks Shown last Fri/yesterday C4 6.30pm (AD) 7.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 9.00 Melissa & Joey 10.00 How I Met Your Mother (AD) 11.00 The Goldbergs (AD) 12 noon Brooklyn Nine-Nine (AD) 1.00pm The Big Bang Theory (AD) 3.00 Mike & Molly 4.00 The Goldbergs: double bill (AD) 5.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine: double bill (AD) 6.00pm The Big Bang Theory 10/23 Series 2 Leonard asks Penny for relationship advice. (AD) 6.30 11/23. Sheldon’s obsession with gift-giving etiquette torments his friends. (AD) 7.00 New. Hollyoaks A shocking accusation leads Sienna to make a huge decision. Cast pp69/109 Rptd Wed 6.30pm C4 (AD)
7.30 The Big Bang Theory 12/24 Series 12 Penny’s ex-boyfriend asks Leonard for help. (AD) 8.00 New. Below Deck: Mediterranean With bad weather rolling in, Hannah scrambles to manage the situation. (AD) 9.00 FILM Mechanic: Resurrection ★★ Action crime thriller starring Jason Statham, Jessica Alba and Tommy Lee Jones. (AD) (W) 10.55 Naked Attraction A twice-divorced woman from Northampton is in search of a potential husband number three. (AD) 12 midnight Gogglebox (SL) (AD) 1.05am First Dates (AD) 2.10 Rick and Morty (AD) 3.00 Gogglebox (SL) (AD) 3.55 How I Met Your Mother (AD) 4.45—6.00am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
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Freeview 40 Freesat 137 Sky 148 Virgin 192 9.00am Diagnosis Murder 11.00 The Fugitive 12 noon Perry Mason 1.05pm Walker, Texas Ranger 2.05 CSI: Miami 3.00 NCIS 4.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 5.00 The Fugitive 6.00pm Perry Mason 7.05 NCIS 8.00 Walker, Texas Ranger 9.00 NCIS 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 11.00 NCIS 12 midnight CSI: Miami 1.00am NCIS: double bill 2.55 Walker, Texas Ranger 3.50 Medium 4.35 JAG 5.20—6.00am Bondi Rescue
Barry deals with some dogs that are locked inside a hot car. (S) (HD) 8.00 A Vauxhall Astra driven at speed the wrong way up a dual carriage crashes head-on into an oncoming car. (S) (HD)
6.00pm Discovering: Dustin Hoffman The life and career of the actor. (S) (HD)
9.00 Everest: Conquering the Death Zone
7.00 Rodin: in His Time
The history of how the world’s tallest mountain has been conquered and how the challenge has evolved. (S) (HD)
8.00 Master of Photography
A fresh look at Rodin’s life and work. (S) (HD) Capturing Torpignattara in Rome. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 Manchester’s Narco Kings: Blood and Fear
9.00 The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism The 19th-century art movement. (S) (HD)
The story of UK crime families starts with the Noonan brothers. (S) (HD)
10.00 Megalodemocrat: the Public Art of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
11.00 Fights, Camera, Action!
The artist’s interactive creations. (S) (HD)
People fighting with random objects. (S) (HD)
12 midnight The Agony and the Ecstasy (HD) 1.00am Unmuted (S) (HD) 1.30 Inside Art: Eileen Agar at Whitechapel Gallery (S) (HD) 2.00 Mystery of the Lost Paintings (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Design Dealers (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Cheltenham Literature Festival 2020 (S) (HD) 5.00— 6.00am The Art of Architecture (S) (HD)
12 midnight Airport Security: Peru (S) (HD) 1.00am Hijacked (S) (HD) 2.00 Fights, Camera, Action! (S) (HD) 3.00 Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 3.50 Beware: Britain Running Riot (S) (AD) (HD) 4.35— 5.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD)
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Freeview 48 Freesat 127 Sky 137 Virgin 143/HD 203 9.00am Four in a Bed 9.30 Couples Come Dine with Me 10.30 A Place in the Sun 1.30pm Come Dine with Me 4.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA: a Mexican restaurant in California 5.00 A New Life in the Sun 6.00pm A Place in the Sun Sheila seeks a property in the resort of Benalmádena on the Costa del Sol for £135,000. 7.00 Epic Wales: Valleys, Mountains and Coasts Ep 1.The people who live and work in and around Wales’s three national parks. (AD) 8.00 George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations 3/6. George visits a former police station in West Yorkshire which has been bought by a first-time renovator. (AD) 9.00 Gogglebox A compilation of highlights from this year’s series as some of the nation’s sharpest and most opinionated armchair critics review 2021’s most memorable TV. (AD) 10.00 Cameras capture the households’ reactions to TV shows from May 2020, including First Dates, This Morning, Hunted, EastEnders, The Queen and Tiger King. (AD) 11.05 The Secret World of Chocolate 1/3. Senior figures behind some of the nation’s favourite brands reveal what it takes to hit the nation’s sweet spot. See choice, page 56. Shown Sunday 8pm C4 (AD) 12.10am Jonnie’s Blade Camp (AD) 1.15 Escape to the Château (AD) 2.20 Naked Attraction (AD) 3.25 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds (AD) 4.20—4.45am The Simpsons (AD)
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Freeview 67 Freesat 134 Sky 147 Virgin 197 9.00am Walker, Texas Ranger (HD) 10.00 Matlock 11.05 CSI: Miami (HD) 12 noon Medium 1.00pm JAG 3.00 Perry Mason (HD) 5.00 Unsolved Mysteries: double bill 6.55pm Judge Judy 9.00 Medium: Allison considers breaking her contract with Mr Lydecker 10.00 CSI: Miami (HD) 11.00 Unsolved Mysteries 11.55 Judge Judy 2.00am Medium 3.00 CSI: Miami (HD) 3.55 Bondi Rescue: double bill 5.00—6.00am Matlock
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Freeview 26 Freesat 159 Sky 155 Virgin 129 6.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Murder Maps (S) (HD) 9.00 Abandoned Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Great British Railway Journeys; double bill (HD) 12 noon Antiques Roadshow (S) (HD) 1.00pm The Architecture the Railways Built (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Secrets of the Transport Museum (S) (HD) 3.00 Abandoned Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 World War Weird: bizarre science trials (S) (HD) 5.00 The World at War (S) (HD) 6.00pm Antiques Roadshow A teapot which may have been handled by Lord Nelson. (S) (HD) 7.00 Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo explores the West Country between the wars, starting in St Ives. (HD) 7.30 Michael Portillo visits Cornwall’s county town, Truro and the estate of Trewithen. (HD) 8.00 Bangers and Cash Dave receives a nasty surprise when he opens the bonnet of a fast Ford from the 80s. (S) (HD) 9.00 Restoration Workshop Gary Wallis has his work cut out to reinvent unusual buys from an aeroplane salvage yard. (S) (HD) 10.00 Gary Wallis creates two pieces of furniture from old treasures in a cellar. (S) (HD) 11.00 ’Allo ’Allo! Four episodes. (S) 1.10—3.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD)
Yesterday +1 Sky 255 Virgin 200
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Freeview 17 Freesat 160 Sky 142 Virgin 128 6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea 7.00 Home Shopping 8.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 10.00 House Hunters International (HD) 11.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 12 noon Money for Nothing (HD) 1.00pm Homes Under the Hammer (HD) 2.00 Animal Cops San Francisco (AD) 4.00 Pit Bulls and Parolees (HD) 6.00 Money for Nothing (HD) 7.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 9.00 The Hotel Inspector (HD) 10.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (HD) 11.00 Ghost Adventures (HD) 1.00am Most Haunted: the team visits the Ancient High House in Stafford (HD) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00—6.00am Antiques Road Trip (HD)
1.55 Grimm: double bill (S) 3.35—4.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera: the use of CCTV to fight crime (S) (HD)
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Freeview 31 Freesat 131 Sky 128 Virgin 151 8.00am Entertainment News (HD) 8.10 Rich Kids, Skint Holiday (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 BargainLoving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 10.00 Filthy Britain SOS (HD) 11.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts (S) (HD) 12 noon Traffic Cops (S) (HD) 2.00pm Police Interceptors (HD) 5.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (S) (HD) 6.00pm Neighbours Chloe has a change of heart. Rptd tomorrow 5.30pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 6.30 New. Home and Away Justin begs Leah to stay. Rptd tomorrow 6pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Caught on Camera: Funniest Moments Internet-sourced videos. (S) (HD) 8.00 Car Thieves and Thugs: Caught on Camera Using CCTV to fight crime. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 FILM Battleship ★★★ Sci-fi action adventure starring Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch and Rihanna. (S) (HD) 11.40 Shoplifters: at War with the Law A security team gets a tip that an organised criminal gang is heading its way. (S) (HD) 12.40am Adults Only: S****ing 9 To 5 (S) (HD) 1.40 Good Girls’ Guide to Kinky Sex (S) (HD) 2.40 Wentworth Prison (S) (AD) (HD) 3.35—4.00am as 6pm
5 Star +1 Freesat 141 Sky 228 Virgin 186
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entrepreneur Harry Smith’s project
Everest: Conquering the Death Zone 9.00pm The world’s tallest mountain
My Floating Home 9.00pm Young
Freeview (HD only) 55 Freesat 133 Sky 153 Virgin 152 9.00am Entertainment News 9.10 FILM A Black Hearted Killer ★★ 11.00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 1.00pm The Yorkshire Vet 3.00 GPs: behind Closed Doors 5.00 The Hotel Inspector 6.00pm Room to Improve Architect Dermot Bannon helps a couple with an extension. 6.30 A 19th-century cottage renovation. 7.00 How the Victorians Built Britain Michael Buerk discovers how the Victorians created what we know as public transport. 9.00 New. Walking Tudor England 5/6. Visiting royal locations in Kent and East Sussex. See page 76. 10.00 Bob Monkhouse: Master of Laughter A celebration of the comedian and quiz host.
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Freeview 49 (limited) Freesat 142 Sky 157 Virgin 189 6.00am Due South 7.00 Crazy like a Fox 8.00 Hart to Hart 9.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 10.00 Starsky & Hutch 11.00 TJ Hooker 12 noon Crazy like a Fox 1.00pm Hart to Hart 2.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 3.00 Castle 4.00 Murder, She Wrote 6.00pm Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 7.00 M*A*S*H 8.00 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) 9.00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 1.00am M*A*S*H 2.00 Charlie’s Angels 3.00 Starsky & Hutch 3.45 TJ Hooker 4.30 Due South 5.15—6.00am Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
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Freeview 232 Freesat 201 Sky 504 Virgin 605 6.00am Breakfast 9.00 News 1.00pm News at One 1.30 News 6.00 News at Six 6.30 Sportsday 6.45 News 7.00 Outside Source 8.00 News 10.00 News at Ten 10.30 The Papers 10.45 News 11.30 The Papers 12 midnight Newsday 12.30am HARDtalk 1.00 Newsday 1.30 Click 2.00 News 2.30 Take Me to the Opera 3.00 News 3.30 Panorama 4.00 News 4.30 HARDtalk 5.00 World News 5.30—6.00am World Business Report
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Freeview 202 Freesat 608 Sky 608 Virgin 702 6.00am Baby Jake 6.10 Bing 6.20 Teletubbies 6.30 Tee and Mo 6.40 Chuggington 6.50 Bing 7.05 Hey Duggee 7.20 Bluey 7.40 Go Jetters 7.50 Peter Rabbit 8.00 Octonauts 8.15 Numberblocks 8.20 Love Monster 8.25 Alphablocks 8.35 Bitz & Bob 8.45 Grace’s Amazing Machines 9.00 Tee and Mo 9.05 Small Potatoes 9.10 Yakka Dee! 9.15 Dog Loves Books 9.25 Bing 9.30 Twirlywoos 9.45 Something Special: We’re All Friends 10.05 Teletubbies 10.20 The Baby Club 10.35 Hey Duggee 10.40 New. School of Roars 10.50 B.O.T and the Beasties 10.55 Love Monster 11.10 Let’s Go for a Walk 11.25 Tik Tak 11.30 My Very First 11.40 Our Family 11.50 Woolly & Tig 12 noon Tortoise and the Hare 12.45pm Go Jetters 12.55 My Petsaurus 1.00 Yakka Dee! 1.05 Colours 1.15 Numberblocks 1.20 Alphablocks 1.25 Mister Maker’s Arty Party 1.45 as 9.45am 2.05 Teletubbies 2.20 Bing 2.30 Go Jetters 2.40 Timmy Time 2.45 Time for School 3.00 Amazing Machines 3.15 Swashbuckle 3.35 Hey Duggee 3.45 Peter Rabbit 3.55 Love Monster 4.05 Dog Loves Books 4.10 New. Our Family 4.25 Maddie’s Do You Know? 4.40 Bluey 4.45 Go Jetters 5.00 Topsy and Tim 5.10 New. Our Family Fun 5.15 Waffle the Wonder Dog 5.25 JoJo & Gran Gran 5.40 Sarah & Duck 5.45 Moon and Me 6.10 Clangers 6.20 In the Night Garden... 6.50—7.00pm Bedtime Stories
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Freeview 201 Freesat 607 Sky 607 Virgin 701 7.00am Little Big Awesome 7.10 Danger Mouse 7.35 as 3.45pm 7.45 Newsround 7.55 New. Skin Deep 8.00 Ninja Express 8.15 Odd Squad 8.30 Danny & Mick 8.40 Step Up to the Plate 9.10 Odd Squad: the Movie 10.20 Horrible Histories 10.45 Dragons 11.10 Danger Mouse 11.30 OOglies Funsize 11.40 Class Dismissed 11.55 Andy and the Band 12.10pm Big Fat Like 12.25 All at Sea 12.50 Holly Hobbie 1.35 Lifebabble 1.40 Blue Peter 2.10 Almost Never 2.40 So Awkward Files 2.55 Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Brain 3.05 Diddy TV 3.20 Sketchy Comedy 3.25 Danny & Mick 3.35 Dennis & Gnasher 3.45 Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese 4.00 Ninja Express 4.10 We Bare Bears 4.25 Odd Squad 4.35 Danger Mouse 5.00 New. Lagging 5.30 We Bare Bears 5.45 Summer Camp Island 6.00 Dragons 6.20 Little Roy 6.35 Horrible Histories 7.00 The Next Step 7.25 New. Dwight in Shining Armour 7.45 Tracy Beaker 8.00 Do Try This at Home 8.15 Nikki Lilly Meets 8.30 Still So Awkward 8.55—9.00pm Our CBBC
CITV
203
Freeview 203 Freesat 602 Sky 612 Virgin 734 6.00am Transformers 6.20 Lego Hidden Side 6.25 Lego Ninjago 6.40 NinjaGo 6.50 Mr Magoo 7.20 Craig of the Creek 7.50 Teen Titans Go! 8.20 New. Dare Master at Home 8.25 Scooby-Doo! 9.25 Mr Bean 10.25 Mr Magoo 10.55 Hotel Transylvania 11.25 Rubbish World of Dave Spud 12.25pm Craig of the Creek 12.55 Dare Master 1.00 Don’t Unleash the Beast 1.30 How 2.00 Mr Magoo 2.30 Mighty Mike 3.00 Scooby-Doo! 4.00 Mr Bean 4.55 Lego Hidden Side 5.00 NinjaGo 5.25 Buck and Buddy 5.30 Lego Jurassic World 6.00pm Captain Underpants 6.25 Mission Employable 6.30 Teen Titans Go! 7.10 Thunderbirds 7.35 Rubbish World of Dave Spud 8.25 Don’t Unleash the Beast 8.55—9.00pm Dare Master
FREEVIEW channels continued from overleaf
First to Fight: Pacific War Marines 8.45pm US troops
PBS America
84
F’view 84 (1-11pm only) F’sat 155 Sky 174 Virgin 273 8.00am Beautiful Serengeti 8.35 Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears 9.35 Australia in Colour 10.40 After Auschwitz 11.55 The War 1.00pm Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears 2.00 Ten Modern Marvels That Changed America 3.15 Australia in Colour 4.20 After Auschwitz 5.30 The War 6.35pm Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears 1/7. The cliffs of Ningaloo, Western Australia. 7.10 2/7. The survivalist explores the waterways of Kakadu. 7.40 Australia in Colour 2/4 A look at how sport and comedy offered some relief from the Great Depression, as well as footage from the Second World War as Australia sends troops to Europe to fight. 8.45 New. First to Fight: Pacific War Marines The story of the men of the famed 1st Marine Division. Narrated by Jon Seda. 9.55 The War 7/14. Servicemen from four American communities recall the events of D-Day. 11.00 Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears As 6.35/7.10pm. 12 midnight Australia in Colour 1.05am First to Fight: Pacific War Marines 2.10 The War 3.00—4.00am Ten Modern Marvels That Changed America PBS +1 Freeview (HD only) 87
Quest
12
Freeview 12/HD 114 Freesat 172/HD 167 Sky 144 Virgin 169
design of the Viking longship
Smithsonian
56
F’view (HD only) 56 F’sat 175 Sky 171 Virgin 276 6.00am Aerial America (HD) 7.00 How Did They Build That? (HD) 10.00 The Pacific War in Colour (HD) 12 noon Epic Animal Migrations: Mexico (HD) 1.00pm Brazil’s Emerald Oasis (HD) 2.00 Jaguarland (HD) 3.00 Madagascar: Africa’s Galapagos (HD) 4.00 Crazy Monster Frogs (HD) 5.00 The Hunt for Escobar’s Hippos (HD) 6.00pm Cher and the Loneliest Elephant Following the singer and her charity Free the Wild as they help to rescue an Asian elephant from the Islamabad Zoo. (HD) 7.00 Inside the Factory 3/6 Series 2. Gregg Wallace explores the production of baked beans. (HD) 8.00 Combat Ships 1/8 Series 2 The story of one of the world’s most effective war machines — the Viking longship. (HD) 9.00 2/8. Examining vessels that are able to operate in secret, unseen by their enemies. (HD) 10.00 The Blitz: Days That Changed WWII The defining event in the Second World War, which lasted from 7 September, 1940 until 21 May the following year. (HD) 11.00 As 8/9pm. 1.00am The Blitz: Days That Changed WWII (HD) 2.00 The Curious Life and Death Of: a Titanic Child (HD) 3.00—6.00am Aerial America: triple bill (HD)
Pick
35
Freeview 35 Freesat 144 Sky 159 Virgin 165
6.00am How Do They Do It? (HD) 6.20 as 1pm 7.10 Combat Dealers (AD) (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (AD) (HD) 9.00 Chasing Classic Cars (HD) 10.00 Goblin Works Garage (HD) 11.00 Wheeler Dealers 12 noon Gold Hunters (HD) 1.00pm Shed and Buried (AD) (HD) 2.00 Combat Dealers (AD) (HD) 3.00 Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (AD) (HD) 4.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 5.00 Outback Truckers (HD) 6.00 Wheeler Dealers (HD) 7.00 Gold Hunters (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 9.00 New. Born Mucky (HD) 10.00 New. Engineering Mistakes (HD) 11.00 How Do They Do It? (HD) 12 midnight Fantomworks (AD) (HD) 1.00am Fifth Gear (HD) 2.00 American Chopper (AD) 3.00 Wheeler Dealers (HD) 4.00 Mighty Ships (HD) 5.00—6.00am How It’s Made (HD)
7.00am Highway Patrol (HD) 8.00 Motorway Patrol (HD) 9.00 Police Force: Australia (AD) 10.00 Nothing to Declare 11.00 Border Patrol (AD) (HD) 12 noon Border Security USA (AD) 1.00pm Border Security: America’s Front Line (AD) (HD) 2.00 Nothing to Declare 3.00 Stargate SG-1 4.00 Stargate Atlantis (HD) 5.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation (HD) 6.00 Star Trek: Enterprise (HD) 7.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 8.00 Elementary (AD) (HD) 9.00 Magnum P.I. (AD) (HD) 10.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (AD) (HD) 11.00 Killer in My Village (HD) 12 midnight Britain’s Most Evil Killers (HD) 1.00am Banged Up Abroad (HD) 2.00 Police Force: Australia (AD) 3.00 Highway Patrol (HD) 4.00 Motorway Patrol (HD) 5.00—6.00am Nothing to Declare
+1 F’view 69 F’sat 168 Sky 244 Virgin 213
Pick +1 Freesat 145 Sky 259
HGTV
43
F’view 43 F’sat 166 Sky 158 Virgin 286 7.00am Homes under the Hammer (HD) 8.00 Building the Dream (HD) 9.00 A Place in the Sun (AD) (HD) 10.00 Escape to the Country (HD) 12 noon My Lottery Dream Home (HD) 1.00pm Fixer Upper (HD) 2.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (HD) 3.00 Building the Dream (HD) 4.00 DIY SOS (AD) 5.00 A Place in the Sun (AD) (HD) 6.00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (HD) 7.00 Escape to the Country: double bill (HD) 9.00 New. Self-Made Mansions (HD) 10.00 New. My Dream Home: Brother v Brother (HD) 11.00 Fixer Upper: the perfect retreat (HD) 12 midnight My Lottery Dream Home (HD) 1.00am DIY SOS (AD) 2.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 3.00—4.00am New. Beach Hunters (HD)
HGTV +1 Sky 258 Virgin 290
ALL PROGRAMMES ON THE ABOVE CHANNELS ARE REPEATS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
82
Combat Ships 8.00pm The
Challenge
47
F’view 47 F’sat 146 Sky 160 Virgin 164 7.00am The Chase (HD) 10.00 Play Your Cards Right 11.00 Supermarket Sweep 12 noon Wheel of Fortune (AD) 1.00pm Family Fortunes 2.30 Deal or No Deal (AD) 4.00 The Chase (HD) 5.00 Pointless (AD) (HD) 6.00 Pointless Celebrities: with Antony Costa, Scott Robinson, Carol Decker, Limahl, Dave Hill, Dave Bartram, Mark King and Toyah Willcox (AD) (HD) 7.00 The Chase: quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh 8.00 The Chase (HD) 11.00 Bullseye: double bill of the quiz that tests darts skill and general knowledge 12 midnight The Chase (HD) 4.00am Wheel of Fortune (AD) ) 5.00—6.00am Bullseye: double bill
Supergirl 8.00pm Supergirl and Zor-El confront their fears
Sky 1 Sky 106 Virgin 110/HD 109 BT 340/HD 355 6.00am Futurama (S) (AD) 7.00 Bondi Rescue (HD) 8.00 Monkey Business (S) (AD) 9.00 Motorway Patrol (S) 10.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response (S) (AD) 11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (S) (HD) 1.00pm Hawaii Five-0 (S) (HD) 3.00 Magnum P.I. (HD) 4.00 Modern Family (S) (HD) 5.00 The Simpsons (S) (HD) 5.30 Futurama: double bill (S) (AD) 6.30pm The Simpsons Santa’s Little Helper sires puppies. 7.00 Bart is over the moon when his teachers go on strike. 7.30 Lisa meets a jazz legend. (S) (HD) 8.00 New. Supergirl 7/20 Series 6 Kara’s friends are confronted by visions of their worst fears. (HD) 9.00 Karl Pilkington: the Moaning of Life 1/5 Series 1 Karl travels the world to answer life’s biggest questions. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 A League of Their Own With guests Anthony Joshua, Kerry Godliman, Jimmy Carr and Alan Carr. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Prodigal Son 9/13 Series 2 Malcolm begins a new investigation. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight MacGyver (S) (HD) 1.00am Road Wars (S) (HD) 2.00 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Hawaii Five-0 (S) (HD) 4.00 Highway Patrol (S) (AD) 5.00—6.00am Magnum P.I. (HD) Sky 1 +1 Sky 206
Sky Replay Sky 145 Virgin 160 7.00am 6ixth Sense with Colin Fry (S) 8.00 Four Weddings (S) (AD) 10.00 My Kitchen Rules: Australia (S) 12.30pm The Dog Whisperer 1.30 Animal 999 (S) 2.00 Most Haunted (S) 4.00 A Town Called Eureka (S) 5.00 Warehouse 13 (S) 6.00pm Stargate Atlantis (S) 8.00 Road Wars: a man is cornered by police (S) 9.00 The Twilight Zone: a campaign manager recalls how he tried to help an 11-year-old run for president (S) (AD) 10.00 Supergirl 11.00 The Equalizer (S) 12 midnight Police Ten 7 (S) 1.00am Night Cops (S) (AD) 2.00 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (S) (AD) 3.00 A League of Their Own (S) (AD) 4.00 Four Weddings (S) (AD) 5.00—6.00am Most Haunted (S)
Syfy Sky 152 Virgin 138/HD 137 BT 346/HD 361 6.00am Pandora 7.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation 8.00 Home Shopping 11.00 Marvel’s Runaways 12 noon Stargate Atlantis 1.00pm A Town Called Eureka 2.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 3.00 Pandora 4.00 Quantum Leap 5.00 Stargate Atlantis 6.00pm The Outpost 7.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation 8.00 Quantum Leap 9.00 Alphas 10.00 FILM Asteroid-a-Geddon ★ Sci-fi action starring Issa Veronika
Save Me Too 9.00pm Nelly heads to a different address
Sky Atlantic Sky 108 BT 342/HD 357 6.00am Fish Town (S) (HD) 7.00 Elementary (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Six Feet Under (S) (HD) 11.10 Boardwalk Empire (S) (AD) (HD) 1.30pm Elementary (S) (AD) (HD) 3.30 Dexter: double bill (S) (HD) 5.40pm The Sopranos 13/13 Series 1. Artie learns the identity of the person who burned down his old restaurant. (S) 6.45 1/13 Series 2. Tony is now sole head of the professional “waste disposal” business and FBI interest is mounting. (S) 7.50 Game of Thrones 7/10 Series 1. House Lannister prepares for conflict, Ned confronts Cersei about Jon Arryn’s death, and Khal Drogo vows revenge on the Seven Kingdoms. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Save Me Too 4/6 Series 2 Nelly’s promise to protect Grace takes him to Gideon’s old addresses. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.05 Britannia 2/9 Series 1 Aulus sends envoys to parlay with the tribes of Britannia. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 3/9. Aulus is reborn. Cait is able to locate her father, but she cannot free him from the Roman camp alone. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.05am True Blood (S) (HD) 2.15 Californication (S) (HD) 4.00—6.00am Urban Secrets (S) Sky Atlantic +1 Sky 208
W Sky 109 (Wales 110) Virgin 125/HD 211 BT 311/HD 383 6.10am Sun, Sea and Brides to Be (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 My Dream Home (S) (HD) 8.00 Tipping Point (HD) 10.00 The Bill (S) 11.00 Inside the Ambulance (S) (HD) 1.00pm Tipping Point (HD) 3.00 Property Brothers: Forever Homes (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 My Dream Home (S) (HD) 6.00pm Property Brothers: Forever Homes (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 New. MasterChef Australia: chef Massimo Bottura challenges the contestants to make their take on mac ‘n’ cheese (HD) 8.20 Children’s Ward (HD) 9.00 DIY SOS: the Big Build (HD) 10.20 Emma Willis: Special Births (S) (HD) 11.20 One Born Every Minute (S) 12.20am Inside the Ambulance (S) (HD) 12.50—3.00am Renovate My Home: Leave It to Bryan (S) (HD)
W +1 Sky 209 (Wales 210) Virgin 190
Comedy Central Sky 112 (Wales 113) Virgin 181/HD 132 BT 307/344/HD 370/359
12 midnight Fringe 1.00am The Outpost 2.00 Quantum Leap 3.00 Alphas 4.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 5.00—6.00am A Town Called Eureka
8.00am Impractical Jokers (S) (HD) 10.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (S) 12 noon My Wife and Kids (S) (HD) 1.00pm Friends: 14 episodes (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 New. Criminally Funny 9.00 FILM American Pie 2 ★★★ Comedy sequel starring Jason Biggs. The randy students return for another summer of sexual misadventures following their first year at college (S) 11.00 FILM Balls of Fury ★★ Spy comedy starring Dan Fogler and Christopher Walken. The FBI recruits a washed-up former ping-pong champion to infiltrate an underground tournament run by a criminal mastermind (S) (HD) 12.45am Baywatch (S) 1.45 South Park (S) (HD) 4.15—5.00am The Middle (S) (AD) (HD)
Syfy +1 Sky 252 Virgin 229
+1 Sky 212 (Wales 213) Virgin 133
Key (S) Subtitles (SL) Signing (AD) Audio description (HD) High definition (W) Widescreen
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
& cable
Open All Hours 8.00pm
Murdoch Mysteries 9.00pm
Arkwright and Nurse Gladys
Bobby is wanted for murder
Gold
Sky Crime Sky 121 Virgin 136/HD 135 BT 347/HD 362 6.00am Road Wars (S) 7.00 Motorway Patrol (S) 8.00 Border Security: Australia (S) 9.00 Customs UK 10.00 Road Wars (S) 11.00 Killer in My Village (S) 12 noon Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 1.00pm Real Manhunter: the Dream City Cinema Club Fire (S) 2.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) 3.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (S) (AD) 4.00 Road Wars (S) 5.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder 6.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation: Moors Murders (S) 7.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 8.00 Real Manhunter: the Murder of Chris Donovan (S) 9.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 10.00 Snapped (S) 11.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 12 midnight World’s Most Evil Killers (S) (AD) 1.00am Murder in Slow Motion (S) 2.00 as 10pm 3.00 The Force: Manchester 4.00 as 5pm 5.00—6.00am Motorway Patrol (S)
Sky Crime +1 Sky 221 Virgin 207
Sky Comedy Sky 113 (Wales 114) Virgin 122/HD 121 BT 345/HD 360 8.00am Everybody Hates Chris (HD) 9.00 The Mindy Project (S) (HD) 10.00 Will & Grace (HD) 11.00 Parks and Recreation: a nude painting causes uproar (HD) 11.30 Girls (HD) 12.40pm Sex and the City (HD) 1.50 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 3.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (S) (HD) 4.00 Will & Grace (HD) 5.00 Sex and the City (HD) 6.15pm Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 7.30 Parks and Recreation (HD) 8.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Black Monday (HD) 10.15 Ballers (S) (AD) (HD) 10.50 New. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (HD) 11.45 Sex and the City (S) (HD) 1.00am Curb Your Enthusiasm: double bill (S) (HD) 2.10 Everybody Hates Chris (HD) 3.00 Will & Grace (HD) 4.00— 5.00am The Mindy Project (S) (HD)
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
Sky 132 Virgin 126/HD 212 BT 312/HD 382 7.15am Murdoch Mysteries (S) (HD) 9.00 Rizzoli & Isles (AD) (HD) 10.00 Unforgettable (S) (HD) 11.00 Hudson & Rex (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Death in Paradise (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Murdoch Mysteries (S) (HD) 4.00 The Good Wife (HD) 5.00 Rizzoli & Isles (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Unforgettable 22/22 Series 1. Carrie’s latest case brings back painful memories of her sister’s murder. (S) (HD) 7.00 Hudson & Rex 6/16 Series 2 Charlie and Rex are in deep water after a rower is shot. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Death in Paradise 1/8 Series 4. A plantation owner is killed during a seance. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Murdoch Mysteries 2/11 Series 14. Brackenreid learns his son is wanted for murder. (S) (HD) 10.00 Why Women Kill 10/10 Series 1. Beth Ann devises a plan for revenge. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.10 The Good Wife 4/23 Series 2 Alicia finds herself implicated in an ethics scandal. (HD) 12.10am Unforgettable (S) (HD) 1.10 Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators (S) (AD) (HD) 2.10— 4.00am Reef Break (S) (AD) (HD) Alibi +1 Sky 232 Virgin 191
Discovery Sky 125 Virgin 250 BT 322/HD 376 6.00am Wheeler Dealers (S) (HD) 7.00 Deadliest Catch: Bloodline (S) (HD) 8.00 Building Off the Grid (S) (HD) 9.00 Homestead Rescue: Raney Ranch (S) (HD) 10.00 Bad Chad Customs (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car (S) (HD) 12 noon Chasing Classic Cars (S) (HD) 1.00pm Gold Rush: White Water (S) (HD) 3.00 Railroad Alaska (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Alaskan Bush People (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Wheeler Dealers (S) (HD) 6.00pm Misfit Garage The mechanics make an ill-advised investment in a Pontiac GTO. (S) (HD) 7.00 Supertruckers The truckers move millions of pounds worth of Army vehicles. (S) (HD) 8.00 Kindig Customs A client with a powerful 1964 Malibu arrives at the shop. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Gold Rush: Winter’s Fortune Tony Beets battles the Klondike winter to secure a monster excavator. (HD) 10.00 New. Gold Divers Following teams of dredgers based in Nome, Alaska. (HD) 11.00 Combat Dealers Bruce finds Glenn Miller’s army uniform, a Second World War relic. (S) (HD) 12 midnight Gold Rush: Winter’s Fortune (HD) 1.00am Gold Divers (HD) 2.00 Combat Dealers (S) (HD) 3.00 Deadliest Catch (HD) 3.50 Diesel Brothers (S) (HD) 4.40 Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car (S) (HD) 5.30— 6.00am How Do They Do It? (S) (HD) Discovery +1 Sky 225 Virgin 258
The Equalizer 9.00pm McCall investigates a kidnapping
Sky Witness Sky 107 Virgin 112/HD 111 BT 341/HD 356 6.00am Nothing to Declare (S) (AD) 8.00 Border Patrol (S) 9.00 UK Border Force (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Law & Order (HD) 12 noon CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (S) (HD) 1.00pm Blue Bloods (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Sun, Sea and A&E (S) 4.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (HD) 5.00pm Nothing to Declare Following the work of customs officers in Australia. (S) 8.00 Blue Bloods 22/22 Series 2 Frank tries to stop a biological weapon attack. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 The Equalizer 2/10 McCall’s online ad leads her to a mother whose son has been kidnapped. Delilah has a secret, and McCall and Aunt Vi set out to uncover it. See page 77. (S) (HD) 10.00 Changing Lanes ★★★★ Drama starring Ben Affleck and Samuel L Jackson. Two men are involved in a traffic accident that makes them late for their court appointments. But the repercussions of this small incident escalate out of control. (W) (HD) 12 midnight New Amsterdam (S) (HD) 1.00am The InBetween (S) (HD) 2.00 Law & Order (HD) 4.00 Road Wars (S) 5.00—6.00am Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (S) (AD) Sky Witness +1 Sky 207 Virgin 180
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Discovery History Sky 177 Virgin 257 6.00am Expedition Unknown (S) (AD) 7.00 Combat Dealers (S) (AD) 8.00 How the Universe Works 9.00 Blowing Up History (S) 10.00 Aircraft Stories (S) 11.00 Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero 12 noon Combat Dealers (S) (AD) 1.00pm Expedition Unknown 3.00 Nasa’s Unexplained Files (S) 4.00 Aircraft Stories (S) 5.00 Blowing Up History (S) 6.00pm New. Mysteries at the Museum Examining extraterrestrial bacteria, a monstrous hand and a mysterious insect. 7.00 Expedition Unknown Josh Gates searches Mexico for clues behind the mysterious rise and disappearance of Teotihuacan. (S) 8.00 Blowing Up History: Seven Wonders Experts investigate new evidence that offers a unique glimpse at the Silk Road. 10.00 Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Examining the deepest mysteries of mankind’s existence. (S) (SL) 11.00 Mysteries of the Missing Actor Terry O’Quinn examines the MH370 Malaysia Airlines disaster of 2014. (S) 12 midnight Ultimate Warfare: the Battle of Hue (S) 1.00am Tony Robinson’s Victory in Europe (S) 2.00 Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman (S) (SL) 3.00 Mysteries of the Missing (S) 4.00 Mysteries at the Museum 5.00— 6.00am Blowing Up History (S) (AD) Discovery History +1 Sky 277 Virgin 261
The Return: Life After Isis 9.00pm Shamima Begum
Sky Documentaries Sky 114 (Wales 115) Virgin HD 277 BT 353/HD 368 6.00am For No Good Reason 7.50 My Icon: Natasha Jonas (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Harrow: a Very British School (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Discovering (S) (AD) 10.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 11.00 The Movies (HD) 12 noon Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Fish Town (S) (HD) 2.00 FILM Man on Wire 5 Drama. English, French +subtitles (W) 3.50 My Icon: Natasha Jonas (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Discovering (S) (AD) 5.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 6.00pm The Movies The journey through American cinema continues with a look at the 1990s. (HD) 7.00 Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets The actor discovers hidden extras on offer. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Fish Town Brixham residents raise money for a memorial to lost fishermen. (S) (HD) 9.00 The Return: Life after Isis Following Hoda Muthana and Shamima Begum as they attempt to rebuild their lives after escaping extremist group Isis. 10.50 The Scheme How the FBI tried to bring down a basketball scout, as the man at the centre of the scandal speaks out. (S) 1.10am Against the Tides 3.00 The Directors (S) 4.00 Discovering (S) (AD) 5.00—6.00am Harrow: a Very British School (S) (AD) (HD)
Nat Geographic
Gangs of Lemur Island 9.00pm The dry season
Sky Nature Sky 124 Virgin HD 279 BT 335/HD 372 6.00am Baby Animals 7.00 Monkey Life (S) (HD) 8.00 Tales from Zambia (S) 9.00 New Kids in the Wild (S) 10.00 Secrets of Wild Australia (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Great Blue Wild 12 noon A Wild Year on Earth (S) (AD) 1.00pm Monkey Life (S) (HD) 2.00 Tales from Zambia (S) 3.00 New Kids in the Wild (S) 4.00 Secrets of Wild Australia (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Great Blue Wild 6.00pm A Wild Year on Earth Whooper swans are called northward as spring arrives. (S) (AD) 7.00 Monkey Life Hsiao-Lan has a pregnancy test. (S) (HD) 7.30 Orangutan Hsiao-Lan rejects Gordon’s advances. (S) (HD) 8.00 Age of the Big Cats The stories of the puma and the leopard. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Gangs of Lemur Island Tensions rise between rival gang leaders Crystal and Kati. (S) (HD) 10.00 A Wild Year on Earth As 6pm. 11.00 Great Blue Wild A look at the creatures to be found in Mexico’s Socorro Islands. 12 midnight The Big Dry (S) 1.00am Ocean Parks (S) (HD) 2.00 Age of the Big Cats (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Gangs of Lemur Island (S) (HD) 4.00 Tales from Zambia (S) 5.00—6.00am New Kids in the Wild (S)
Eden
Sky 129 Virgin 266/HD 268 BT 352/HD 367
Sky 166 Virgin 245/HD 247 BT 315/HD 389
8.00am Filthy Riches (HD) 9.00 Yukon River Run (HD) 10.00 Ice Road Rescue: Highway Havoc! (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Air Crash Investigation: Special Report (S) (HD) 2.00pm Lords of War (HD) 3.00 Mine Kings (HD) 4.00 Strippers: Cars for Cash (HD) 5.00 Car SOS (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00pm Border Wars (Compilation): agents pursue suspects through some of the US’s harshest terrain (HD) 8.00 The Long Road Home: double bill. Denomy leads a rescue mission into Sadr City, then Denomy and Volesky regroup for another rescue attempt (HD) 10.00 No Man Left Behind (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation (S) (HD) 2.00am Nazi Megastructures (S) (HD) 3.00 WW2: Hell under the Sea (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00am Hitler’s Last Stand (HD)
9.00am Nature’s Miracle Orphans (HD) 10.00 Shark (HD) 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 noon Planet Earth (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Dynasties (AD) (HD) 2.00 Nature’s Miracle Orphans (HD) 3.00 Bahama Blue: double bill (HD) 5.00 Nature’s Miracle Orphans (HD) 6.00pm Shark: examining the creatures’ intricate social lives (HD) 7.00 Dynasties: following a chimpanzee troop in Senegal (AD) (HD) 8.00 Nature’s Miracle Orphans (HD) 9.00 Bahama Blue (HD) 10.00 Dynasties (AD) (HD) 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 midnight Bahama Blue (HD) 1.00am Shark (HD) 2.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 3.00 Russia from Above (HD) 3.50 Earth: the Nature of Our Planet (AD) (HD) 4.40 Russia from Above (HD) 5.30—6.00am Collar of Duty (HD)
Nat Geo +1 Sky 229 Virgin 267
Eden +1 Sky 266 Virgin 246
Sky History
Tuesday Television
Sky 110 (Wales 111) Virgin 124 BT 310/343/HD 358/392 7.15am French Fields (S) 7.45 Fresh Fields (S) 8.40 Are You Being Served? (S) 9.20 Porridge (S) 10.00 Last of the Summer Wine (S) (HD) 11.20 Keeping Up Appearances (S) 12 noon Blackadder the Third (S) (AD) 12.40pm Porridge (S) 1.20 Are You Being Served? (S) 2.00 Open All Hours (S) 3.20 Keeping Up Appearances (S) 4.00 Blackadder the Third (S) (AD) 4.40 Last of the Summer Wine (S) (HD) 6.00pm Porridge The inmates hunt for a thief in the prison. (S) 6.40 Are You Being Served? The staff take over the canteen. (S) 7.20 Keeping Up Appearances Hyacinth attends a christening. (S) 8.00 Open All Hours Arkwright feigns an illness. (S) 8.40 Arkwright buys a dog. (S) 9.20 Not Going Out Lee lets out Lucy’s flat to a film director. (S) (HD) 10.00 Lee is banished to the sofa when Lucy’s father moves in. (S) (HD) 10.40 All Round to Mrs Brown’s With Sue Perkins, Emilia Fox, Ashley Banjo and his mother Danielle, and Aston Merrygold. (S) (HD) 12 midnight Peep Show (S) 12.35am Not Going Out (S) (HD) 1.55 All Round to Mrs Brown’s (S) (HD) 3.10— 4.00am Bridget & Eamon (S) (HD) Gold +1 Sky 210 (Wales 211) Virgin 194
Alibi
TUESDAY 10 AUGUST
Animal Planet
Sky 123 Virgin 270 BT 354/HD 369
Sky 162 (NI 178) Virgin 251 BT 325/HD 378
6.00am Counting Cars (HD) 6.55 American Pickers (HD) 7.50 Storage Wars (HD) 8.50 Pawn Stars (HD) 9.45 Lost Relics of the Knights Templar (HD) 10.45 Vintage Tech Hunters (HD) 11.15 Forged in Fire (HD) 12.10pm American Pickers (HD) 1.10 Counting Cars (HD) 2.05 River Hunters (HD) 3.05 Curse of Skinwalker Ranch (HD) 4.05 Storage Wars (HD) 5.00 Pawn Stars (HD) 6.00 American Pickers (HD) 7.00 Forged in Fire (HD) 8.00 UFOs Declassified (HD) 9.00 Search for the Lost Giants (HD) 10.00 New. The UnXplained with William Shatner (HD) 11.00 Paranormal: Caught on Camera (HD) 12 midnight Swamp People: Serpent Invasion 1.00am as 8pm 2.00 as 2.05pm 3.00 as 11pm 4.00 as 3.05pm 5.00—6.00am Pawn Stars (HD)
8.00am Growing Up: Orangutan 9.00 My Cat from Hell (S) (HD) 11.00 Pit Bulls and Parolees: double bill (S) (HD) 1.00pm Animal Cribs (HD) 2.00 Wildest Middle East: double bill (S) (HD) 4.00 Growing Up: Orangutan 5.00 Amanda to the Rescue: triple bill (S) (HD) 8.00 New. The Zoo: the keepers discuss the bonds they form with the animals in the zoo (HD) 9.00 Crikey! It’s the Irwins: Robert is ready to solo feed the zoo’s most notorious crocodile (S) (HD) 10.00 My Cat from Hell: a cat who is holding all the female felines hostage (S) (HD) 12 midnight Pit Bulls and Parolees (S) (HD) 2.00am Alaskan Bush People (S) (HD) 3.00 I Was Prey (HD) 3.50 Meet the Orangutans (S) (HD) 4.40— 5.00am How Do Animals Do That (HD)
Sky History +1 Sky 223 Virgin 271
Animal Planet +1 Sky 262 (NI 278) Virgin 259
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TUESDAY Films & Sport FREEVIEW Film4
Sky Premiere 14
F’view 14 F’sat 300 Sky 313 Virgin 428/HD 429 11.00am Arthur’s Hallowed Ground ★★ Slight drama about a school groundsman whose ambition in life is to create the perfect cricket pitch. Jimmy Jewel (1985) (S) 12.35pm Three Amigos! ★★★ Diverting comedy in which three stars of silent westerns are faced with defending a Mexican village from an evil group of bandits. Film of the Day: page 35. Chevy
Television Tuesday
Chase, Steve Martin, Martin Short (1986, PG) (S)
2.40 Ferdinand ★★★★ Charming and lively animated comedy adventure based on the evergreen story of a bull with a big heart. John Cena, Kate McKinnon (2017, U) (S) (AD) 4.45 Home Alone 3 ★★★ There are some genuine laughs in this knockabout second sequel to the Macaulay Culkin hit. Alex D Linz (1997, PG) (S)
6.45pm Footloose ★★★ Kenny Wormald nimbly steps into Kevin Bacon’s iconic shoes for this fun musical remake. Julianne Hough (2011, 12) (S) 9.00 Star Trek ★★★★ The long-running sci-fi franchise is relaunched with this bold, energetic and fun prequel. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy (2009, 12) (S) (AD)
11.30 Spy ★★★★ Melissa McCarthy is hilarious as a field agent bumbling her way through a mission. Jason Statham (2015, 15) (S) (AD) 1.50—3.55am How to Get Ahead in Advertising ★★★ Bizarre but rather heavy-handed satirical comedy. Richard E Grant, Rachel Ward (1989, 15) (S) +1 F’view 46 F’sat 301 Sky 314 Virgin 430
Talking Pictures TV
81
Freeview 81 Freesat 306 Sky 328 Virgin 445 6.00am Happy Go Lovely ★★ Musical. David Niven (1950, U) 7.50 Saints and Sinners ★★★ Comedy. Kieron Moore (1949, U) 9.30 Sir Francis Drake 10.00 Raising the Wind ★★★ Comedy. James Robertson-Justice (1961, U) (S) 11.55 The Lady with the Lamp ★★★ Biographical drama. Anna Neagle (1951, U) (S) 2.00pm The Mind of Mr JG Reeder 3.00 Death Goes to School ★★ Mystery. Barbara Murray, Gordon Jackson (1953, PG) (S) 4.15 Dear Mr Prohack ★★★ Decent British comedy about a government Treasury official who comes into a personal fortune. Glynis Johns (1949, U) (S) 6.00pm One Step Beyond TV supernatural drama series. (S) 6.35 The Big Chance ★★ Efficient if hackneyed British crime drama about a travel agent who decides to run off to South America with an attractive socialite. Adrienne Corri, William Russell (1957, PG) 8.00 Danger UXB TV war drama. 9.00 Up in the World ★★ Window cleaner Norman Wisdom befriends a young and lonely millionaire in this overly sentimental slice of slapstick. (1956, U) (S) 10.45 Cry, the Beloved Country ★★★★ Passionate drama set in the early days of apartheid in South Africa, featuring an early appearance from Sidney Poitier. Review p35. Canada Lee (1951, PG) 12.55am Timeslip ★★ Quaint British sci-fi oddity in which an atomic scientist gets a dose of radiation that propels him seven seconds into the future. Gene Nelson, Faith Domergue (1955, 12) 2.45 The Silent Partner ★★★ Crime caper. Susannah York, Christopher Plummer, Elliott Gould (1978, 18)
5.00—6.00am Stagecoach West (S)
Films for streaming p42 The best of Netflix, Amazon, Sky
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Flight 111 10.30pm Sky Cinema Thriller When pilot Denzel Washington skilfully averts an in-flight disaster, his addiction comes to the attention of the airline authorities Great Movies
33
Freeview 33 Freesat 302 Sky 321 Virgin 425 9.00am Til Death Do Us Part ★★ Thriller. Haylie Duff (2014) 11.00 Garage Sale Mystery II: All That Glitters 1.00pm The Nurse ★★ Thriller. Willa Ford, Brigid Brannagh (2014) 2.50 Live Once, Die Twice ★★ Competent TV-movie thriller starring Kellie Martin as a woman who discovers new things about her husband after his death is reported. Martin Cummins (2006) 4.40 The Way We Were ★★★★ Glossy, starry romantic drama with Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford as the ideal odd couple. (1973, PG) 7.05pm I Spy ★★ Routine spy action comedy with Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson searching for an invisible plane. (2002, 12) 9.00 The International ★★ Stylish but rather fanciful thriller in which an Interpol agent and a New York district attorney uncover shady goings-on in the world of banking. Clive Owen, Naomi Watts (2009, 15) 11.20 Warrior ★★★★ Rousing mixed martial arts drama with Tom Hardy facing his brother Joel Edgerton in the arena. Nick Nolte (2011, 12) 2.05am The White King ★★ Jonathan Pryce and Agyness Deyn star in this meandering drama set in a fictional dictatorship, in which a 12-year-old boy attempts to find his imprisoned father. (2016, 12) 3.55—5.50am Willed to Kill ★★ Mystery thriller. Sarah Jane Morris (2012) +1 F’view 60 (limited 10pm-5am) Sky 322
Great Movies Action
41
Great Movies Classic
51
F’view 51 (limited) F’sat 303 Sky 319 Virgin 424 6.00am Road to Bali ★★★ Musical comedy. Bob Hope (1952, U) 7.50 A Walk in the Sun ★★★★ Second World War drama. Dana Andrews (1945, 12) 10.10 Who Was That Lady? ★★ Comedy. Tony Curtis (1960, U) 12.25pm Picnic ★★★ Drama. William Holden (1955, U) 2.45 Fire Down Below ★★ Romantic adventure. Rita Hayworth (1957, PG) 5.05 The Wild One ★★★★ Dated but still-powerful drama starring Marlon Brando as the leader of a motorcycle gang. Mary Murphy (1953, PG) 6.45pm On the Waterfront 5 Brilliant, brooding drama about corruption, murder and redemption. Marlon Brando (1954, PG) 9.00 Rock around the Clock ★★★ Landmark rock ’n’ roll musical featuring DJ Alan Freed and Bill Haley and His Comets. (1956, U) 10.40 An American Werewolf in London ★★★★ Irreverent, gruesome horror that revitalised the genre. David Naughton (1981, 18) 12.30am The Gorgon ★★★ Underrated Hammer horror in which a German villager is possessed by a creature from Greek mythology. Peter Cushing (1964, 12) 2.15 His Name Was King ★★ Spaghetti western. Richard Harrison (1971) 3.45 Hell Squad ★★ Second World War drama. Wally Campo (1958) 4.50—6.00am The Traitors ★★★ Spy thriller. Patrick Allen (1962, U) +1 F’view 62 (limited 10pm-5am) F’sat 304 Sky 320
Horror Channel
68
F’view 41 (limited) F’sat 305 Sky 323 Virgin 426 6.00am The Stranger Wore a Gun ★★ Western. Randolph Scott (1953, U) 7.40 Tycoon ★★★ Adventure. (1947, U) 10.15 Crash: the Mystery of Flight 1501 ★★★ Drama. Cheryl Ladd (1990, PG) 12.05pm Wyatt Earp’s Revenge ★★ Western. Shawn Roberts (2011, 12) 2.00 Ambush at Tomahawk Gap ★★ Adventure. John Hodiak (1953) 3.35 Back to Bataan ★★★ War drama. (1945, PG) 5.25 The Red Beret ★★★ Second World War drama. Alan Ladd (1953, PG) 7.15pm Earthfall ★ The Apocalypse looks humdrum in this confusing disaster movie. Pressly Coker (2014) 9.00 Diamond Dogs ★★ A disgraced former soldier leads a team on a mission. Dolph Lundgren (2007, 15) 10.55 Assassination Games ★★ Two killers team up for mayhem.
Freeview 68 Freesat 138 Sky 317 Virgin 149 8.00am Star Trek 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager 10.00 Space 1999 11.00 Malibu Shark Attack ★ Action thriller. Peta Wilson (2009) 1.00pm Beyond Loch Ness ★★ Horror mystery. Brian Krause (2008, 15) 3.00 Battlestar Galactica 4.00 Ice Twisters ★★ Bargainbasement mix of Twister and The Day after Tomorrow. Mark Moses (2009) 6.00pm Space 1999 TV sci-fi adventure starring Martin Landau. 7.00 Star Trek: Voyager TV sci-fi adventure with Kate Mulgrew. 8.00 First Wave TV sci-fi drama. 9.00 The Vatican Tapes ★★ Tame horror about a priest who suspects a comatose woman is the victim of a devilish invasion. Olivia Taylor Dudley (2015, 15) 10.50 Hellbound: Hellraiser II ★★ Gory sequel to Clive Barker’s inventive horror. Ashley Laurence,
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Scott Adkins (2011, 18)
Clare Higgins, Kenneth Cranham (1988, 18)
12.55am Starship Troopers 3: Marauder ★ Sci-fi. Casper Van Dien (2008, 15) 2.55—4.00am Hell Squad ★★ Second World War drama. (1958)
+1 Sky 324
12.45am Honeymoon ★★★ Sci-fi horror. Rose Leslie (2014, 15) 2.35—4.20am Night of the Living Dead ★★★★ Excellent remake of the horror classic. Tony Todd, Patricia Tallman (1990, 18)
i Premiere Star Ratings 5 Outstanding ★★★★ Very good ★★★ Worth watching ★★ Could be worse ★ Poor
Sky Adventure
Sky 301 Virgin 401 BT 501/HD 515 6.10am As 5.55pm 8.15 As 2.35pm 9.45 As 8pm 11.25 As 9.40pm 1.05pm A Dragon’s Adventure ★★ (2019, U) 2.35 Two by Two: Overboard! ★★ Adventure. (2020, U) 4.15 The Last Shift ★★★ Comedy drama. Review p42. (2020, 15) 5.55 The Dry ★★★ Crime drama. (2020)
Sky 302 Virgin 402 BT 502/HD 516 6.40am As 1pm 8.00 As 2.25pm 9.35 Paddington ★★★★ Comedy. (2014, PG) 11.15 Sonic the Hedgehog ★★★★ Fantasy. (2019, PG) 1.00pm Fantastic Return to Oz ★★ Adventure. Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld (2019) 2.25 The Swan Princess ★★★ Musical. (1994, U) 4.00 As 11.35pm
8.00pm i We Still Say Grace ★★ The daughter of a religious fanatic spies a chance to escape in this thriller. Bruce Davison (2020, 15) 9.40 Great White ★★ Jawsstyle thriller in which a group of tourists are stranded miles out to sea. Katrina Bowden (2021, 15) 11.30 The Violent Heart ★★ Well-cast drama that attempts to fuse romance, social commentary and murder. Jovan Adepo (2020)
6.00pm Dragon Rider ★★★ Fun-filled, fantastical animated adventure. Thomas Brodie-Sangster (2020, PG) 7.45 Jurassic Park 5 Steven Spielberg’s thrilling fantasy adventure. Sam Neill (1993, PG) 9.55 Jurassic Park III ★★★ Action-packed blockbuster sequel. Sam Neill, William H Macy (2001, PG) 11.35 Peter Pan ★★★ Lively adaptation of JM Barrie’s classic story. Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Sumpter (2003, PG)
1.25am Last Call ★★ Bleak drama about poet Dylan Thomas. (2020, 15) 3.20 The Winter Lake ★★★ Mystery. Anson Boon (2020, 15) 5.00 A Dragon’s Adventure As 1.05pm
1.35am Asterix: the Mansions of the Gods ★★★ Adventure. (2014, PG) 3.05 Asterix: the Secret of the Magic Potion ★★★ Adventure. Ken Kramer (2018, PG) 4.35 The Giant Pear ★★★ Adventure. Cameron Simpson (2017, U)
+1 Sky 312
Sky Five Star Movies
Sky Greats
Sky 303 Virgin 403 BT 503/HD 517 6.00am As 6.10pm 7.55 As 8pm 9.55 The Color Purple ★★★★ Period drama. (1985, 15) 12.30pm The Silencing ★★ Thriller. (2020, 15) 2.10 Rear Window 5 Thriller. James Stewart (1954, PG) 4.10 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood ★★★★ Delightful drama. Tom Hanks (2019, PG)
Sky 304 Virgin 404 BT 504/HD 518 6.00am Rio Grande As 2.10pm 7.50 Father Goose As 4pm 9.50 Zulu As 6pm 12.10pm Back to the Future Part II As 8.20pm 2.10 Rio Grande 5 Western. John Wayne (1950, U) 4.00 Father Goose ★★★ Fun Second World War comedy drama. Cary Grant (1964, U)
6.10pm Madea’s Family Reunion ★★ A matriarch takes in a foster child while dealing with her family’s troubles. Tyler Perry (2006, 12) 8.00 Black and Blue ★★★ Rookie cop Naomie Harris attempts to expose racist killers in this tense thriller. Tyrese Gibson (2019, 18) 10.00 Fight Club 5 Savage satire of the consumer age in which two men start up a bare-knuckle club. Brad Pitt (1999, 18)
6.00pm Zulu 5 Stanley Baker heads a remarkable cast in this superb re-creation of the 1879 Battle of Rorke’s Drift. (1963, PG) 8.20 Back to the Future Part II ★★★ This slick sci-fi caper sequel sees Michael J Fox jumping forward to 2015. (1989, PG) 10.10 The Omen ★★★★ Terrifyingly effective horror in which a baby grows into a devilish child. Gregory Peck (1976, 15)
12.20am The Silencing As 12.30pm 2.05 Rear Window As 2.10pm 4.05 The Color Purple As 9.55am
12.05am The Quiet Man 5 Utterly charming, Oscar-winning romantic comedy. John Wayne (1952, U) 2.20 The Ten Commandments ★★★★ Cecil B DeMille’s biblical epic. Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner (1956, U)
Sky Action
Sky Comedy
Sky 307 Virgin 407 BT 507/HD 521 7.15am Outlander As 6.10pm 9.15 Edge of Tomorrow As 8.10pm 11.10 Primal ★★ Thriller. Nicolas Cage (2019, 15) 12.50pm Glory ★★★★ Historical war drama. (1989, 15) 2.55 Skyfire ★★ Disaster thriller. Jason Isaacs (2019, 12) 4.30 Bulletproof 2: Rematch ★ Action comedy. (2020, 15)
Sky 308 Virgin 408 BT 508/HD 522 7.00am Blithe Spirit ★★★ Comedy. Dan Stevens (2020, 12) 8.45 As 4.35pm 10.25 As 6.15pm 12.10pm Talladega Nights: the Ballad of Ricky Bobby ★★ Sports comedy. Will Ferrell (2006, 15) 2.25 The Intern As 8pm 4.35 Wayne’s World ★★★★ Hilarious comedy. Mike Myers (1992, PG)
6.10pm Outlander ★★ Hokey but fun sci-fi action adventure in which a spaceman crash-lands in Viking times. Jim Caviezel (2008, 15) 8.10 Edge of Tomorrow ★★★ Tom Cruise is forced to relive the same day fighting alien invaders, in this clever sci-fi. Emily Blunt (2014, 12) 10.05 Fast & Furious 7 ★★★★ Paul Walker bows out in style in this globetrotting entry in the muscle-car franchise. Vin Diesel (2014, 12)
6.15pm Wayne’s World 2 ★★★ Goofy comedy sequel in which Wayne (Mike Myers) tries to put on a rock concert. Dana Carvey (1993, PG) 8.00 The Intern ★★★ A senior citizen goes to work at an internet start-up in this sprightly comedy Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway (2015, 12) 10.05 Norbit ★ Eddie Murphy plays numerous roles in a comedy about a meek married man and his childhood sweetheart. (2007, 12)
12.25am Rambo: Last Blood ★ Bloodthirsty action thriller. Sylvester Stallone (2019, 18) 2.00 Primal As 11.10am 3.40 Sniper: Assassin’s End ★★ Thriller. Chad Michael Collins (2020, 15) 5.20 Skyfire As 2.55pm
11.50pm Ode to Joy ★★ Affable romantic comedy. Martin Freeman (2019, 12) 1.35am Talladega Nights: the Ballad of Ricky Bobby As 12.10pm 3.40 Blithe Spirit As 7am 5.25 Norbit As 10.05pm
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
TUESDAY 10 AUGUST Sky
Animation
Sky
Family
Sky 306 Virgin 406 BT 506/HD 520 7.15am As 6pm 9.00 As 7.40pm 10.40 My Friend the Dolphin ★★ Adventure. Lola Sultan (2019, U) 12.35pm Millions As 9.20pm 2.30 Problem Child ★ Comedy. John Ritter (1990, PG) 4.05 Max Winslow and the House of Secrets ★★★ Fun sci-fi thriller. Sydne Mikelle (2019, 12)
6.00pm Abominable ★★★ Cartoon fun in which a yeti escapes a laboratory. (2019, U) 7.40 Hotel Transylvania 2 ★★★ Gags come thick and fast in this ghoul-fest. Adam Sandler (2015, U) 9.20 The Prince of Egypt ★★★★ Superb dramatisation of the story of Moses. Val Kilmer (1998, U) 11.00 Strike ★★★ A mole dreams of football stardom in this charming comedy. (2018, PG)
6.00pm Swimming for Gold ★★ A swimmer must rediscover her confidence. Peyton List (2020, U) 7.40 Johnny English ★★ Unassuming slice of slapstick.
12.55am Louis & Luca and the Snow Machine ★★★ Amusing adventure. Hugh Bonneville (2013, U) 2.20 Brightheart ★★ Adventure. Justine Huxley (2020, U) 4.00 As 7.40am 5.00 As 8.40am
Sky Thriller
9.20 Millions ★★★★ Schoolboy brothers have a week to spend stolen cash. James Nesbitt (2004, 12) 11.05 Home Alone 4 ★ Another abandoned child runs wild in this third sequel. Michael Weinberg (2002, U) 12.40am My Friend the Dolphin As 10.40am 2.30 Problem Child As 2.30pm 4.00 Max Winslow and the House of Secrets As 4.05pm 5.50 Home Alone 4 As 11.05pm
Sky Drama Sky 310 Virgin 410 BT 510/HD 524 6.00am Emperor As 2.15pm 7.45 The Glorias As 4pm 10.15 Skin As 6.30pm 12.15pm As 10.15pm 2.15 Emperor ★★ Historical biographical drama. Dayo Okeniyi (2020, 15) 4.00 The Glorias ★★ Four actors play activist Gloria Steinem in this inventive biopic. Julianne Moore (2020)
6.10pm Don’t Let Go ★★ David Oyelowo stars as a bereaved man who might be able to rewrite recent events. (2019, 15) 8.00 Tenet ★★★★ Christopher Nolan’s slick, globetrotting, mind-bending spy adventure.
6.30pm Skin ★★★★ Gritty redemption drama led by Jamie Bell, who delivers a convincing turn as a white supremacist. (2019, 15) 8.30 Six Minutes to Midnight ★★★ Intriguing spy drama about an English finishing school for Nazi children. Eddie Izzard (2019, 12) 10.15 Crash ★★★★ Oscarwinning drama which interweaves the stories of a disparate group of LA residents. Sandra Bullock (2004, 15)
10.30 Flight ★★★ Denzel Washington gives a blistering performance in a thriller about an alcoholic airline pilot. (2012, 15) 12.50am Reunion As 6am 2.35 Antebellum As 4.20pm 4.30 The Spy As 7.45am
Sky
Sci-Fi/Horror
12.15am Valentine’s Day ★★★ Light, breezy and star-packed romantic comedy. Anne Hathaway (2010, 12) 2.30 Wasteland ★★★ Drama. Laurie Kynaston, Mark Addy (2018, 15) 4.20 Six Minutes to Midnight As 8.30pm
TCM Movies
Sky 311 Virgin 411 BT 511/HD 525 6.55am As 6.30pm 8.55 As 8.30pm 11.45 The Lighthouse 5 Horror. Robert Pattinson (2019, 15) 1.35pm Resident Evil: Apocalypse ★ Sci-fi. (2004, 15) 3.10 Resident Evil: Extinction ★★ Sci-fi. (2007, 15) 4.50 Robot & Frank ★★★★ Sci-fi comedy drama. Frank Langella (2012, 12)
Sky 315 Virgin 415/HD 416 BT 512/HD 526 6.00am Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 7.10 Off Set 7.30 Silver River ★★★ Western. (1948, U) 9.55 The Fastest Gun Alive ★★★ (1956, U) 11.50 Thunder Pass ★★ Western. (1954, U) 1.30pm Pursuit to Algiers ★★ Mystery. (1945, U) 2.50 San Antonio ★★ Western. (1945, PG)
6.30pm Paycheck ★★ Convoluted futuristic sci-fi thriller from director John Woo.
5.05pm The Haunting 5 Superb psychological horror.
Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman (2003, 12)
8.30 It: Chapter Two ★★★★ Captivating chiller, which could well be the ultimate adaptation of a Stephen King novel. (2019, 15) 11.20 You Should Have Left ★★ Kevin Bacon and Amanda Seyfried make the most of this haunted-house thriller. (2020, 18) 1.05am Robot & Frank As 4.50pm 2.45 Resident Evil: Apocalypse As 1.35pm 4.30 Resident Evil: Extinction As 3.10pm
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
Sky Premier League
Rowan Atkinson, Natalie Imbruglia (2003, PG)
Sky 309 Virgin 409 BT 509/HD 523 6.00am Reunion ★★★ Horror. Julia Ormond (2020, 15) 7.45 The Spy ★★★ Wartime biographical drama. Ingrid Bolso Berdal (2019, 12) 9.40 Don’t Let Go As 6.10pm 11.30 Tenet As 8pm 2.00pm Flight As 10.30pm 4.20 Antebellum ★★★ Time-hopping thriller. Janelle Monáe (2020, 15)
John David Washington, Robert Pattinson (2020, 12)
SPORT
Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson (1963, 12)
7.25 Return of the Frontiersman ★★ Brisk, colourful western. Gordon MacRae (1950, U) 9.00 Passenger 57 ★★★ Silly but hugely enjoyable airborne thriller. Wesley Snipes (1992, 15) 10.45 The Wild Bunch 5 Magnificent, ground-breaking western. William Holden (1969, 18) 1.45am Task Force ★★ Gary Cooper stars as a retiring US Navy admiral in this long-winded action drama. (1949, U) 4.00 Close Up 5.00 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors +1 Sky 316 Virgin 417
Cricket: the Hundred 2.30pm Sky The Hundred Lizelle Lee faces London Spirit
Sky Main Event Sky 401 Virgin 511/HD 501 BT 420/HD 440 6.00am Sky Sports News 7.00 Good Morning Sports Fans 7.30 Early Kick-Off 8.00 Good Morning Sports Fans 9.00 Good Morning Transfers 10.00 The Football Show 12 noon Transfer Talk 1.00pm Sky Sports News
2.30 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Manchester Originals v London Spirit, a women’s match from Old Trafford, Manchester (start 3.00); 6.00 Manchester Originals v London Spirit, a men’s match from Old Trafford, Manchester (start 6.30). 9.30 Soccer Special 11.00 Sky Sports News 12 midnight NFL: Total Access 1.00—6.00am Sky Sports News
Sky Football Sky 403 Virgin 513/HD 503 BT 422/HD 442 6.00am EFL Greatest Games 6.45 SPFL Greatest Games 7.00 Greatest Players (AD) 7.30 Countdowns (AD) 8.00 Years (AD) 8.30 EFL Greatest Games 9.00 SPFL Greatest Games 9.30 Greatest Players (AD) 10.00 Countdowns (AD) 10.30 Years (AD) 11.00 Classic League Cup Finals 12 noon EFL Greatest Games 12.45pm SPFL Greatest Games 1.00 Greatest Players (AD) 1.30 Countdowns (AD) 2.00 Football Years (AD) 2.30 Classic Play-Off Finals 3.30 EFL Greatest Games 4.15 SPFL Greatest Games 4.30 Greatest Players (AD) 5.00 League Cup Football 6.00 Major League Soccer 6.30 League One and Two Goals 7.00 Best Goals
7.30 LIVE League Cup Football Coverage of Derby County v Salford City, the first-round match from Pride Park (kick-off 7.45). 10.15 Class of ’92: Full Time 11.15 Scottish Premiership Round-Up 11.30 League One and Two Goals 12 midnight EFL Greatest Games 2.00am Championship Season Review 3.00—6.00am Classic Play-Off Finals
Sky Golf Sky 405 Virgin 515/HD 505 BT 424/HD 444 6.00am School of Golf 7.00 Golf Academy 8.00 Best of the Open Zone (AD) 9.00 Golf Today 11.00 Ladies European Tour 3.00pm Best Of the Hero Masterclass 3.30 Golf Academy 4.00 British Masters Masterclass (AD) 5.00 Ladies European Tour 6.00 European Pro Tour 8.00 Golf Today 9.45 The Improvers (AD) 10.00 Golf Vodcast 11.00 Ladies European Tour 12 midnight European Pro Tour 2.00am Golf Vodcast 3.00 Best Of the Hero Masterclass 3.30 School of Golf 4.00 Golf Academy 5.00—6.00am British Masters Masterclass (AD)
Amazon Prime 4.00pm, 12 midnight LIVE Tennis Day four of the ATP and WTA National Bank Open in Canada.
BT Sport 1
Sky 402 Virgin 512/HD 502 BT 421/HD 441
Sky 413 Virgin 527 BT 408/HD 430
6.00am Greatest Games 7.00 Legends: Robbie Fowler (AD) 7.30 Legends: Ian Wright (AD) 8.00 Best Goals 9.00 100 Club: England’s Finest (AD) 9.30 100 Club (AD) 10.00 The Football Show 12 noon Gary Neville’s Soccerbox 1.00pm Premier League Years (AD) 3.00 Greatest Games 4.00 Best Goals (AD) 5.00 100 Club (AD) 6.00 Legends: Sol Campbell (AD) 6.30 Legends: Robert Pires (AD) 7.00 Soccer Special 10.00 Class of ’92: Full Time 11.00 Retro 1.00am Premier League Years (AD) 3.00 Greatest Games 4.00 Best Goals 5.30—6.00am 100 Club (AD)
6.00am Premier League: Best Goals (AD) 7.00 Wrestling (AD) 8.00 Premier League: Best Goals (AD) 9.00 ESPN FC 9.30 Premier League 2.00pm Premier League: Best Goals (AD) 5.00 ESPN FC 5.30 Premier League Football: Leeds United v Tottenham and Arsenal v West Brom 8.30 Inside AFL 9.00 Wrestling
Sky The Hundred Sky 404 Virgin 514/HD 504 BT 423/HD 443 6.00am Cricket: the Hundred 1.00pm The Hundred Bitesize
2.30 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Manchester Originals v London Spirit, a women’s match; 6.00 Manchester Originals v London Spirit, a men’s match. 9.30 The Hundred Bitesize 10.00 Cricket: the Hundred 5.00—6.00am The Hundred Bitesize
Sky Action Sky 407 Virgin 517/HD 507 BT 426/HD 446 6.00am NFL: America’s Game (AD) 7.00 Premier League Darts 10.00 Lions Highlights 12 noon Good Morning Football 3.00pm Fight Night International 5.00 Pro-Football Talk 7.00 International Rugby Union 11.30 Motorsport Mundial 12 midnight NFL 2.00—6.00am Boxing: three bouts
Sky Arena Sky 408 Virgin 518/HD 508 BT 427/HD 447 6.00am Super League Highlights 8.00 NBA 10.00 Netball 12 noon Super League Highlights 2.00pm Pool: World Masters 3.00 Women’s Rugby League 4.00 Driving Force 5.00 NBA 9.00 Super League’s Supermen (AD) 10.00 Super League Highlights 11.00 Rugby League Retro 1.00am Netball: Superleague action 3.00 NBA 5.00—6.00am Pool (AD)
Sky Mix Sky 416 Virgin 520/HD 510 BT 429/HD 449 2.30—9.30pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Manchester Originals v London Spirit, a women’s match; 6.00 Manchester Originals v London Spirit, a men’s match.
Eurosport 1 Sky 410 Virgin 521 BT 412/HD 435 6.00am British Superbikes 7.00 Rallying 8.00 Cycling 9.00 Olympics: Best of Team GB 10.00 British Superbikes: from Oulton Park 11.00 Motorsport 12 noon Motor Racing 1.00pm Triathlon 1.30 Cycling 1.50 Tour de France
2.50 LIVE Cycling Stage one of the Tour of Denmark. 4.45 La Course by Le Tour 5.30 Cycling 7.00 Sailing 7.30 Cycling 8.30 Formula E 9.30 Motorsport 10.00 Rallying 10.30 Motorsport 10.45 Cycling 12 midnight World Superbikes 12.45am Motorsport 1.15 Rallying 1.45 Motorsport 2.00 Cycling 3.00 Olympics: Best of Team GB 4.00 Hall of Fame 5.00—6.00am Cycling
Premier Sports 1 Sky 412 Virgin 551 7.30—10.15pm LIVE Champions League Football Rangers v Malmo, third qualifying round second leg from Ibrox (kick-off 8.00).
1.00am LIVE Wrestling All the action from WWE NXT. 3.15 What Went Down: Triple H (AD) 4.15 30 for 30: Phi Slama Jama (AD) 5.45—6.00am The Arnold Palmer (AD)
BT Sport 2 Sky 414 Virgin 528 BT 409/HD 431 6.00am Speedway 8.00 MotoGP Classics (AD) 9.00 MotoGP: action from the Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP races at the Grand Prix of Styria 1.00pm Speedway: action from the FIM Speedway Grand Prix in Lublin, Poland 5.00 Badminton (AD) 5.30 Extreme E: Electric Odyssey (AD) 6.00 MotoGP 8.00 Motorsport: DTM highlights from Zolder, Belgium 9.00 Extreme E: Electric Odyssey (AD) 9.30 MotoGP Rewind 9.45 Fishing (AD) 10.45 Inside AFL 11.15 Motor Racing 12.15am Extreme E: Electric Odyssey (AD) 12.45 MotoGP Rewind 1.00 30 for 30: the ’85 Bears (AD) 3.00 French Football: Ligue 1 highlights 4.00 Inside AFL 4.30 Trail Running (AD) 5.00—6.00am Fishing (AD)
BT Sport 3 Sky 417 Virgin 529 BT 410/HD 432 6.00am Australian Rules Football 12 noon Fishing (AD) 1.00pm World Rally 1.30 Climbing: highlights from the IFSC Climbing World Cup 2.00 French Football: highlights from Ligue 1 8.00 Pre-Season Football: Brentford v Valencia at the Brentford Community Stadium 9.00 BT Sport Films: Ours (AD) 10.30 Premier League Review 12.30—6.00am Classic Football (AD)
Tuesday Television
Sky 305 Virgin 412 BT 500/HD 514 6.00am The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: a Veggietales Movie ★★ 7.40 Alpha and Omega: the Great Wolf Games 8.40 Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation 9.40 As 4.20pm 11.20 As 6pm 1.00pm As 7.40pm 2.40 As 9.20pm 4.20 Postman Pat: the Movie ★★★
BT Sport ESPN Sky 423 Virgin 530 BT 411/HD 434 6.00am ESPN FC 6.30 ESPN SportsCenter 6.45 Around the Horn 7.15 Pardon the Interruption 7.45 ESPN SportsCenter 8.00 ESPN FC 8.30 Baseball 11.30 World Rally 12 noon ESPN FC 12.30pm ESPN SportsCenter 12.45 Around the Horn 1.15 Pardon the Interruption 1.45 ESPN SportsCenter 2.00 Major League Baseball 5.00 Drag Racing 6.00 ESPN SportsCenter 6.15 World Rally 6.45 Around the Horn 7.15 Pardon the Interruption 7.45 ESPN SportsCenter 8.00 Major League Baseball 11.00 World Rally: from Belgium 11.30 Pardon the Interruption
12 midnight LIVE Major League Baseball Coverage of a top Major League Baseball game. 3.00am World Rally 3.30—6.00am Canadian Football League
Eurosport 2 Sky 411 Virgin 522 BT 413/HD 436 6.00am Olympics: Road Cycling 7.00 Olympics: Best of Team GB 8.00 British Superbikes 10.00 Olympics: Road Cycling 11.00 Tour de France 12 noon Olympics: Best of Team GB 1.00pm Formula E 2.00 British Superbikes 3.00 Motor Racing 4.00 Olympics: Best of Team GB 5.00 Australian Superbikes 7.00 Hall of Fame: Olympics 8.00 Olympics: Best of Team GB 9.00 Cycling: stage one of the Tour of Denmark 10.00 Hall of Fame: Olympics 11.00 Formula E 12 midnight Olympics: Best of Team GB 1.00am Cycling 2.00 Formula E 3.00 Cycling 4.00 Motor Racing 5.00—6.00am Formula E
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WEDNESDAY Choices
The pick of today’s TV LOST TREASURE?
Television Wednesday
Philip Mould and Fiona Bruce investigate
PICK OF THE DAY
Fake or Fortune? 9.00pm BBC1
ART “Let’s face it, quite grim,” is Fiona Bruce’s assessment of this week’s
painting, and it’s hard to argue. A 19th-century battlefield scene, with dead or wounded horses dominating the composition alongside human casualties, it’s a hard image to love. But never mind whether you like the picture (and it may grow on you), its story is an intriguing trail of clues and red herrings. It appears to be a once-popular work by Sir Edwin Landseer called Time of War, painted in 1846.
Life on a High Wire — Our Lives 7.00pm BBC1 DOCUMENTARY “I spend all of my
time training not to die,” explains rope walker Chris Bullzini, “but I think the more you are aware you might die, the better you live.” The teenage Chris ran away to the circus after the shock of his mother’s death and is now Britain’s top high-wire artist, performing extraordinary tricks and feats of daring, even after his wife broke her neck in a fall. This portrait has a more homespun feel than the 2007 feature film Man on Wire, but when Chris is balancing precariously on a wire 20 metres above everyone’s heads in Norwich city centre, it’s no less breathtaking. JANE RACKHAM
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The catch is, Time of War was thought to have been destroyed after the Tate Gallery was flooded in 1928 — the written records say as much and we see some evocative stills of workmen rescuing what they could from the deluge. But there’s more going on here, and the story tells us about the changing tides of art-world taste, so that a work dismissed as “of no aesthetic value” in one era can be cherished a few decades later — provided it survives. DAVID BUTCHER
Uefa Super Cup
American Oz
7.15pm (kick-off 8.00pm) BT Sport 1
8.45pm PBS America
Chelsea v Villarreal You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who would have thought back in May that it’d be these two teams meeting in Belfast tonight, but after Chelsea pipped Manchester City in the Champions League final and Villarreal edged Manchester United in the Europa League, Thomas Tuchel’s Blues meet Unai Emery’s Yellow Submarine. Chelsea will be favourites at Windsor Park, but they were beaten by Liverpool in the 2019 Super Cup and Villarreal will be well drilled. Likewise, since the first Super Cup in 1973, the victors of the European Cup or Champions League have won on just 25 of 45 occasions, so it could be a very open affair. MAX COPEMAN
DOCUMENTARY The Wonderful
Wizard of Oz is a quintessential work of American fantasy. First published in 1900, it’s now a movie classic. But what of its author, L Frank Baum? This two-part doc (which concludes tomorrow) explores the book’s creator at a time of immense change. In this first episode, he struggles to make a success of anything. Once married, he and his wife seek a bold future in South Dakota in 1888. But this, too, is doomed to failure; a fancy-goods store is never going to work in the face of drought and fears of a Lakota uprising — and you may be shocked by his attitudes. But in everything he experiences, you recognise elements that will later appear on the page. GILL CRAWFORD
George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations 9.00pm C4 PROPERTY Oliver and Erin admit
they haven’t got a Scooby-Doo about renovation, which is worrying because the massive 200-year-old barn they’ve bought just outside Harrogate is basically “a pile of stones and smelly poo”. Luckily Olly’s dad is a property developer so he’s managing the project, which — at George Clarke’s suggestion — includes a spectacular glass floor that Olly and Erin love. The pair have a sizeable budget, but, with the surprise addition of a sauna/wet-room, they spend more than they planned — reinforced glass floors don’t come cheap. JR
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WEDNESDAY 11 AUGUST Captain America replaced by a Union flag-wearing Captain Britain? Hayley Atwell transforming Peggy Carter into a determinedly British feminist superhero is one of the alternativereality scenarios played out in animated series Marvel’s What If? (Disney+, from today), which plunders and remixes the “Marvel Universe” in weird and wonderful ways. For many fans, though, the draw is
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BEST OF THE REST
Craig and Bruno’s Great British Road Trips 8.00pm ITV
Prodigal Son
Whiskey Cavalier
This Way Up
9.00pm Sky 1
9.00pm Alibi
10.00pm C4
DRAMA Fans of the Whitlys will find
DRAMA An on-screen caption tells
COMEDY OF THE WEEK This has hit
their pulses bounding as serial killer Malcolm finally puts his high-risk escape plan into action, just as son Martin comes to the aid of an ageing agoraphobic whose life is in danger. As themes of incarceration and liberation are explored, matriarch Jessica also finds herself caught up in events and is forced to use her pricey stilettos as a deadly weapon, while Dr Vivian Capshaw ends up becoming a pawn in the game of the psychopathic inmates who are plotting to flee the asylum. By the end of the hour, you’ll be left regretting that there are so few episodes of Prodigal Son remaining when it’s on such knuckle-whitening form. DAVID BROWN
us that we’re in “London, England”, though liberties have been taken. This is a version of the capital where people live in huge houses that make Downton look down at heel and MI6 agents serve up big pots of tea while talking like Celia Johnson. But the wham-bam action and badinage are still a blast, despite the team’s latest mission being a dead giveaway that we’re watching a series made prior to a certain big news story breaking. Apparently, ruthless villains are trying to target the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, but I’m sorry, folks — you can chase around any London landmark you like — you’ll no longer find anyone with those titles living in the neighbourhood. DBr
the sweet spot you get with sitcoms, where the cast and writers have found their rhythm, everything’s clicking, but it still feels fresh. This week’s episode includes some very fine drunk acting as sisters Aine and Shona go on the latter’s hen night at a fancy hotel. It helps that Aisling Bea writes silly, blurry, tipsy dialogue so well — the way the drunken sisters shut down a video call with their mother is harsh, but believable. There’s also some full-on filth, of course, including an image involving Gregg Wallace he won’t want to hear about. Then, suddenly, amid all the ribald stuff, a scene between Shona and her wounded ex that is properly moving — and beautifully done. DB
The Lake District is this week’s destination as the Strictly judges go wild swimming in Coniston Water.
Killer in My Village 9.00pm Sky Crime In Kent, two women brutally target an aspiring DJ with learning difficulties.
Lucan 9.00pm ITV In the concluding part of Jeff Pope’s 2013 true-crime drama, a national manhunt is launched for the earl. Rory Kinnear stars.
Missions 10.00pm, 10.25pm BBC4
Wednesday Television
Chadwick Boseman’s swansong in an episode that imagines what would have happened if his Black Panther character T’Challa had been raised to become Guardians of the Galaxy’s Star Lord instead. Across the ten-part series, expect to see Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Thanos (Josh Brolin) and even Howard the Duck (Seth Green), along with Tom Hiddleston reprising his role as Loki.
STREAMING NOW
In the sci-fi drama, the crew’s quest for Jeanne is hampered.
q FILM OF THE DAY While We’re Young 9.00pm Great Movies Ben Stiller plays a married man in his 40s whose sedate New York life is disrupted when he meets two cool 20-somethings who live only for the moment. (2014) See page 36
LIVE SPORT
PIRATE RADIO STARS
Kurupting the Industry: the People Just Do Nothing Story 10.35pm BBC1 (11.05pm N Ireland) DOCUMENTARY For a pirate radio station so puny it can
barely transmit to the next room, Kurupt FM’s success has extended far beyond its Brentford flat. Since mockumentary People Just Do Nothing made its BBC debut in 2012, it has won a Bafta, become a sensation at festivals and will soon hit the big screen in People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan. Not bad for a comedy that began as a series of self-shot
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YouTube webisodes. One driver of its popularity is its authentic depiction of pirate radio culture, with cast member Asim Chaudhry (Chabuddy G) recollecting furious online comments from viewers who thought it was real. What’s certainly real is the bond between the cast, a group of savvy and talented outsiders who forged new mainstream comic territory. TOBY EARLE
EFL Cup Football: Leyton Orient v Queens Park Rangers 7.30pm (kick-off 7.45pm) Sky Football Lyndon Dykes could lead the line for QPR. The Hundred Cricket: Southern Brave v Welsh Fire 2.30pm (women, starts 3pm), 6pm (men, starts 6.30pm) BBC2/Sky The Hundred/Main Event/Mix Uefa Super Cup: Chelsea v Villarreal 7.15pm (k/o 8pm) BT Sport 1. See Choice: page 86
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Chabuddy G, Grindah, Beats, Steves, Fantasy and Decoy
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WEDNESDAY Main Channels DAYTIME
Television Wednesday
BBC1 6.00am Breakfast Jon Kay, Louise Minchin. (S) (HD) 9.15 Animal Park A tiger cub which is fighting with its family. Repeated tomorrow 6.30am BBC2 (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Homes under the Hammer In Rochdale, Wolverhampton and Staffordshire. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Wanted Down Under Revisited Nicki Chapman catches up with a duo who tried New Zealand. (R) (S) (HD) 11.45 Caught Red Handed A car thief is scared witless when he meets the vehicle’s owner. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt In South Yorkshire. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 1.45 WPC 56 2/5 Series 3. Annie’s involvement in a murder case causes a rift with her father. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 Home Is Where the Art Is Three artists create pieces for a London couple. (Revised repeat) (S) (HD) 3.00 Escape to the Country A recently retired couple look for a home in Staffordshire. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 3.45—4.30 My Unique B&B Simon Parfett travels to the Blackdown Hills on the border of Somerset and Devon, where he turns a 1960s trailer into funky, festival-themed accommodation. (Revised rpt) (S) (AD) (HD)
BBC2 6.00am A Matter of Life and Debt A garden centre owner waits for news of a vital loan. (R) (S) (HD) 6.30 Animal Park Shown yesterday 9.15am BBC1 (S) (AD) (HD) 7.15 The Bidding Room Shown yesterday 4.30pm BBC1 (S) (HD) 8.00—9.00 Sign Zone RHS Tatton Park Flower Show Arit Anderson and Adam Frost introduce highlights from the horticultural event in Cheshire. (R) (S) (HD)
9.00 BBC News (S) (HD) 1.00pm Letterbox Hosted by Mel Giedroyc. (R) (S) (HD) 1.30 Eggheads Quiz with Jeremy Vine. (R) (S) (HD) 2.00 Make Me a Dealer A marketing expert and a saleswoman compete in Stafford. (R) (S) (HD) 2 BBC RED BUTTON 2.30—5.30 Cricket: the Hundred Live coverage of the women’s match between Southern Brave and Welsh Fire from the Ageas Bowl in Southampton
2.45 Great British Menu: the Finals It’s main course day and there’s only two spots remaining on the Wimbledon banquet menu. Today’s guest judge is Paralympic gold medallist Gordon Reid. (R) (S) (HD) 3.45 Rick Stein’s Seafood Odyssey The chef returns to Goa, where he prepares spicy shark vindaloo and dahl with lentils. (R) (S) (HD) 4.15—5.15 Animals with Cameras A close-up look at the lives of various wild creatures, including meerkats in the Kalahari Desert. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
ITV 6.00am Good Morning Britain (S) (HD) 9.00 Lorraine Fashion, food and chat. (S) (HD) 10.00 This Morning Including Regional Weather (S) (HD) 12.30pm Loose Women Topical nattering. (S) (HD) 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal David Dickinson and the dealers are in Middlesbrough, where Karen Dalmeny feels she deserves a medal, and the den turns surreal as Tony Geering discovers an original masterpiece. (R) (S) (HD) 3.00—4.00 Tenable The Gandhi family answer top ten list questions on EastEnders, The Jungle Book and Formula One. (R) (S) (HD) Followed by Regional Weather
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6.00am Countdown Anne Robinson hosts. (R) (S) (HD) 6.40 Mike & Molly Double bill. (R) (S) (HD) 7.25 Everybody Loves Raymond (R) (S) (AD) 8.40 Frasier Two episodes of the US sitcom. (R) (S) (AD) 9.40 The Big Bang Theory (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 The Simpsons Mrs Krabappel looks for love. 11.35 Bart is smitten with his new teacher Mrs Berrera and tries to impress her. (R) (S) (AD) 12.05pm News (S) (HD) 12.10 Junior Bake Off Bread day. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 A New Life in the Sun Glampsite owners in Portugal face the reality of living off-grid. (R) (S) (HD) 2.10 Countdown With Nina Wadia. (S) (HD) 3.00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It In Gloucestershire, Simon bends some old copper piping into a lamp. (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00 A Place in the Sun A couple seek a holiday home in Andalusia for £50,000. (R) (S) (HD)
BBC1
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Fake or Fortune?
BBC2
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Bruce is on the trail of a national treasure, which was lost in 1928
The Bling Ring 11.15pm Taissa Farmiga and Emma Watson play teenage burglars Sam and Nicki
4.30pm The Bidding Room
5.15pm Flog It!
Nigel Havers hosts as the dealers bid to buy an art deco cinema seat, a pair of 1950s toy poodles, a traditional brass goffering iron and a jade hand mirror.
5.15 Pointless
At Grimsby Minster, Lincolnshire, antiques expert Anita Manning is entranced by some pigeon-racing memorabilia and Christina Trevanion uncovers a rare Chinese silver butter bowl. And presenter Paul Martin explores the battle faced by a lord as he struggled between loyalty and duty during a royal scandal.
Quiz show presented by Alexander Armstrong.
Director Helen Shields; Series producer Louise Hibbins (R) (S) (HD)
Executive producers Richard Hague and Tom Blakeson (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 Cricket: the Hundred
6.00 BBC News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 Regional news magazines (S) 7.00 Life on the High Wire: Our Lives
Southern Brave v Welsh Fire The exciting new fast-paced cricket competition continues with this men’s match from the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, home ground of the Southern Brave team. Over this summer, eight teams from seven cities are competing in a format that sees each team awarded 100 balls per innings — whoever scores the most runs wins. Southern Brave men’s team boast an impressive squad, stacked with pace and high run scorers including Colin de Grandhomme, Devon Conway and Quinton de Kock. Their coach Mahela Jayawardene was one of the finest batsmen of the 21st century. The hosts are bound to face stiff competition from the Welsh Fire side, though, coached by former South Africa batsman Gary Kirsten, who steered India to the 50-over World Cup title in 2011. Welsh Fire have the ability to call upon Englishman Tom Banton and New Zealander Glenn Phillips, so tonight’s action looks guaranteed to offer plenty of thrills. Introduced by Isa Guha.
9.00pm Fiona
Series producer Claire Egerton-Jones; Executive producer David Sayer Repeated tomorrow 7.15am BBC2 (S) (HD)
a teenager, Chris Bullzini ran away to join the aAs circus. Now he is Britain’s foremost high-wire
walker, from international big tops to crossing towns and cities high above the streets, he has done it all. Success comes at a cost, but Chris must keep pushing the boundaries to stay on top of his game. As he undertakes a daring uphill walk over Norwich city centre, not everything goes to plan. See page 86. Director Dave Lowder; Producer Charlie Gauvain First shown on BBC1 West (S) (AD) (HD)
7.30 The Bidding Room Two very decorative perfume bottles, some classic pottery from the 1960s and a unique light fitting are presented for sale to the dealers. (Revised repeat) (S) (HD)
8.00 The Repair Shop Steve Fletcher works on a bus conductor’s ticket machine that was once used by the owner’s uncle, but is now jammed, and Kirsten Ramsay restores a former world champion’s kickboxing trophy. Series producers Tanveer Bari and Cat Green; Executive producers Hannah Lamb, Alex Raw and Rob Butterfield (Revised rpt) (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Fake or Fortune?
Series 9. Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould a3/4 investigate a 19th century painting, Time of War,
owned by Kathy and Barry Romeril, showing the aftermath of a battle with fallen soldiers and horses. In 1846, the celebrated artist Sir Edwin Landseer, whose lion sculptures sit proudly in London’s Trafalgar Square, painted a similar scene, also called Time of War, but this was lost when the Thames burst its banks in 1928, causing a catastrophic flood at the Tate Gallery. The Romerils bought their picture at Ascot racecourse in 1987. As Fiona trawls the archives for clues, Philip finds marks on the canvas which may be flood damage. Will Kathy and Barry’s picture turn out to be a national treasure? See page 86. Director Nicky Illis; Executive producer Judith Winnan (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 10.35 Kurupting the Industry: the People Just Do Nothing Story
story of how a group of friends from aThe Brentford took their YouTube mockumentary and
turned it into a hit British comedy with a worldwide fan base. The sitcom’s creators and cast reflect on their journeys from teenage friendship to winning a Bafta and, as the show is about to make its big-screen debut with feature film Big in Japan, collaborators Craig David, Dizzee Rascal, Clara Amfo and Martin Freeman share their thoughts on the show’s success. Available on iPlayer since 6am. See page 87.
Director Kelly Faulkner, Editor Andy Fraser (S) (HD)
9.30 Inside the Factory Series 5. Gregg Wallace visits a liqueur factory in Ireland that produces 540,000 bottles a day. He follows the three-year production process of cream liqueur that starts with the arrival of maize to make Irish whiskey, through to the dispatch of the finished product. Along the way he reveals the secret to mixing cream and whiskey together. Meanwhile Cherry Healey learns the rules of single malt whiskey, and historian Ruth Goodman traces the art of liqueur-making back to monks who were looking for the elixir of life. Directors Alec Lindsell and Phil Holmes; Producer Alec Lindsell (R) (S) (HD)
10.30 Newsnight With Kirsty Wark. (S) (HD) 11.10 Weather (S) (HD)
11.15 The Bling Ring ★★★★
drama based on a true story, starring qCrime Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson,
Claire Julien and Taissa Farmiga. In fame-obsessed, image-conscious Los Angeles, four teenagers move from petty theft to burglary when they raid the empty home of Paris Hilton. Driven by the adrenaline rush of the act, they become more daring and begin stealing from other celebrity homes to finance a life of drug-fuelled decadence. Available on iPlayer for the next 30 days. Review page 36.
Rebecca Marc Nicki Chloe Sam
Katie Chang Israel Broussard Emma Watson Claire Julien Taissa Farmiga
Emily Laurie Rob Ricky Marc’s mum
Georgia Rock Leslie Mann Carlos Miranda Gavin Rossdale Stacy Edwards
Director Sofia Coppola (2013, 15) (S) (W) (HD)
12.20am Weather for the Week Ahead (S) (HD) 12.25—6.00am BBC News (S) (HD)
12.35—2.50am Sign Zone 12.35 Beechgrove It’s cherry harvest time in both Beechgrove and in Joppa, while Kirsty Wilson creates a piece of wall art with succulents. (R) (S) (HD) 1.05 Secrets of the Museum 1/6. Behind the scenes at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum is a hidden world. This series follows its experts as they conserve and care for more than two million precious objects. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.05 Murder, Mystery and My Family: Case Closed? 5/5. A case from 1850 in which a young mother was accused of poisoning her family. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
BBC1 Freeview 1/HD 101 Freesat 101/HD 106 Sky 101/HD 115 Virgin 101/HD 108
BBC2 Freeview 2/HD 102 Freesat 102 Sky 102 Virgin 102
Director Matt Houghton; Producer Matt White (S) (AD) (HD)
11.20 Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel 3/3. This week’s famous faces include Sue Perkins, Steph McGovern, Dion Dublin and David Dickinson. Shown Saturday 8.30pm (S) (HD)
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Craig and Bruno’s Great British Road Trips 8.00pm A whistlestop ride around the scenic Lake District
Channel 4
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George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations 9.00pm George visits an old barn near Harrogate
BBC4
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Missions
BBC1 SCOTLAND
10.00pm The
quest for Jeanne continues as the crew makes a nasty discovery
12.20am The Edit: entertainment news, hosted by Amy Irons and David Farrell 12.35 Weather for the Week Ahead 12.40—6.00 News
5.00pm Come Dine with Me
7.00pm The Joy of Painting
Arcade-themed quiz with Ben Shephard. (R) (S) (HD)
Charity manager Paula has a kitchen mishap. (S) (HD)
5.00 The Chase
5.30 The Simpsons
Lindsay, Steve, Lee and Mariya compete. (R) (S) (HD)
Bart the Mother. Bart kills a bird. (R) (S) (AD) 6.00 How the Test Was Won. Bart’s perfect score in a test has a negative effect on Lisa. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
Bob Ross captures the qualities of distant sloping hills and a peaceful nearby lake. More tomorrow 7pm. (R) (S)
Aaron is left upset by Liv’s behaviour. Writer Jane Pearson Cast Tuesday/Thursday Repeated tomorrow 8am and 12.30pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
7.30 Coronation Street Todd asks David for a favour he cannot refuse. Todd Grimshaw Gareth Pierce Roy Cropper David Neilson Daniel Osbourne Rob Mallard Cathy Matthews Melanie Hill Billy Mayhew Daniel Brocklebank Jenny Connor Sally Ann Matthews Mary Taylor Patti Clare Johnny Connor Richard Hawley
Ruby Dobbs Chesney Brown Sally Metcalfe Sean Tully Tracy McDonald Rachel Healy DS Abney Volunteer
Macy Alabi Sam Aston Sally Dynevor Antony Cotton Kate Ford Verity Henry Fiona Skinner David Platt
Writer Damon Alexis-Rochefort More cast Monday Repeated tomorrow 8.30am and 1pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Craig and Bruno’s Great British Road Trips 5/6. Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli visit the Lake District, taking the scenic westward circuit from Kendal to Keswick. Along the way, they get to grips with Cumbrian wrestling. Director/Series producer Oli Tridgell (S) (AD) (HD)
8.30 Coronation Street Alina comes face to face with her past. Writer Cameron McAllister Repeated tomorrow 9am and 1.30pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Lucan 2/2. Following the discovery of nanny Sandra Rivett’s body bludgeoned to death in the basement of his Belgravia home, Lord Lucan goes on the run. John Aspinall calls together his friends from the Clermont Club to establish the facts. Lord Lucan Rory Kinnear Lady Veronica Lucan Catherine McCormack John Aspinall Christopher Eccleston John Pearson Paul Freeman Susie Maxwell-Scott Jane Lapotaire Dowager Duchess of Lucan Gemma Jones Dominic Elwes Rupert Evans Bill Shand-Kydd Andrew Woodall Christine Shand-Kydd Claudia Harrison Jimmy Goldsmith Alistair Petrie Younger Susie Maxwell-Scott Helen Bradbury Ian Maxwell-Scott Alan Cox DCS Roy Ranson Michael Gould DCI Gerring Cavan Clerkin
James Fox Michael Marcus Ulrich Aleksandar Mikic Charlie Benson James Bradshaw Dr Gavin Thurston John Warnaby Eastham Julian Firth Coles Miles Richardson Melissa Lydia Leonard George Leo Hart Frances Mabel Watson Whitehouse Roger Alborough Sergeant Donald Baker Robert Horwell PC Beddick Aleksander Campbell Albert Hensby Stephen Churchett Ludovic Kennedy Tim Bentinck Annabel Birley Annabel Mullion Aspinall’s butler Robin Hooper Reporter Jason Langley Lone reporter Rob Witcom
Dramatised by Jeff Pope; Producer Chris Clough Director Adrian Shergold (R) (S) (AD) (HD) Lord Lucan: My Husband, the Truth is tomorrow 10.45pm
10.20 ITV News Weather; Regional News and Weather (S) (HD)
11.10 Britain’s Tiger Kings: on the Trail with Ross Kemp 2/2. Ross meets a man who keeps 46 snakes and a crocodile owner with an unusual death wish. Director/Producer Johnny McDevitt (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
6.30 Hollyoaks An accusation leads Sienna to make a big decision. Writer Johnathon Hughes Cast Mon/Fri This week’s episodes directed by Duncan Foster Shown yesterday 7pm E4 Repeated tomorrow 6.30am E4 Next episode follows on E4 (S) (AD) (HD)
7.00 Channel 4 News Sport; Weather (S) (HD) 8.00 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds Ep 5. Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer look back at two families who overhauled their houses beyond recognition, including Paul and Dawn, who transformed their Huddersfield home after becoming frustrated with its awkward layout. Executive producer Jonny Wharton Repeated tomorrow 8pm 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations
The architect meets first-time a4/6. renovators Erin and Oliver, who plan to
transform their dilapidated 200-year-old barn outside Harrogate into a beautiful country home. To realise their dream, however, they will need to overcome the Yorkshire elements. See p86. Series producers Tom Cullum and Mike Ratcliffe Executive producers Tania Fallon and Rebecca Mulraine Repeated tomorrow 7pm 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
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10.00 This Way Up
Series 2. Lockdown prevents Mammy a5/6 from attending Shona’s hen party. Aine meets
Richard’s friend Mark, but it doesn’t go to plan. The whole series is available at All 4. See p87. Aine Shona Mammy Richard Vish Charlotte Marcia Taxi driver
Aisling Bea Sharon Horgan Sorcha Cusack Tobias Menzies Aasif Mandvi Indira Varma Lorraine Ashbourne Tommy Burgess
Eileen Melanie Clark Pullen Etienne Dorian Grover Jim Elliot Levey Mark Jamie Michie Newsreader Sam Pamphilon Seema Chetna Pandya Creamy the stripper Lewis Winyard
Writer Aisling Bea; Director Alex Winckler; Producer Gavin O’Grady Repeated Friday 4.15am 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
10.30 Gogglebox: the Best Bits A selection of memorable moments from 2018, including the armchair critics’ candid opinions on One Born Every Minute and The Wine Show. Executive producer Tania Alexander Repeated Friday 11.05pm 4seven (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
11.35 Naked Attraction Iain, 32, a wrestler from Manchester, hopes to find the perfect partner to pin him down for good. Executive producers Mike Cotton, Darrell Olsen and Eve Winstanley (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
12.35am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA The chef revisits Giuseppi’s and Sante La Brea. (R) (S) 1.25 Couples Come Dine with Me Blackburn. (R) (S) (HD) 2.15 Regression ★★ Thriller starring Emma Watson and Ethan Hawke. In rural Minnesota, a teenage girl has accused her father of sexual abuse. When a detective arrives to investigate, dark secrets are uncovered.
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Director Alejandro Amenábar (2015, 15) (S) (SL) (W) (HD)
12.05am British Touring Car Championship Highlights At Oulton Park. Shown Sat 10.30am ITV4 (S) (HD) 1.20 Home Shopping (HD) 3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news. (HD) 3.15 Nightscreen Text information. (HD) 5.05—6.00am Tipping Point (R) (S) (SL) (HD)
4.05 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces Building a shop and a mobile home out of a horsebox. (R) (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Location, Location, Location House-hunting in Bangor and Belfast, Northern Ireland. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 5.50—6.00am Kirstie’s House of Craft How to create pretty marbled clay napkin rings. (S) (HD)
ITV Freeview 3/HD 103 Freesat 103 Sky 103 Virgin 113/HD 103 +1 Freeview 34 Freesat 112 Sky 203 Virgin 114
Channel 4 F’view 4/HD 104 F’sat 104 Sky 104/HD 138 Virgin 104/HD 141 +1 Freeview 15 Freesat 121 Sky 204 Virgin 142
7.30 The Beauty of Books 3/4. Illustrated Wonderlands A look at how writer and illustrator partnerships have enriched books. Concludes tomorrow 7.30pm. Repeated 1.20am (R) (S) (HD)
8.00 Earth from Space 3/4. Colourful Planet. Cameras in space unveil stories behind the planet’s most intriguing colours, including the lights of the aurora and the vast phytoplankton blooms in the ocean. Producer Justin Anderson; Series producer Chloe Sarosh Repeated 1.50am (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 The Planets 4/5. Life beyond the Sun: Saturn Professor Brian Cox examines Saturn, a planet raised in the freezing outer reaches of the solar system that began life as a combination of rock and ice. Director Nic Stacey; Series producer Gideon Bradshaw Signed rpt 2.50am First shown on BBC2 (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 Missions 7/10 Series 2. Fury. The crew’s quest for Jeanne is hampered by internal tensions and the discovery that they are not alone. (HD) 10.25 8/10. Others. Callous acts result from tampering with humanity, while Sam shares his confusing findings with Allan. French +subtitles. Both series are available on iPlayer. (HD) Jeanne Renoir Simon Gramat William Meyer Alessandra Najac Gemma Williams Allan Brody Alice Samuel Becker Vladimir Komarov Yann Bellocq Eva Müller Basile Verhoeven Enki Ivan Goldstein
Hélène Viviès Clément Aubert Mathias Mlekuz Giorgia Sinicorni Natacha Andrews Ben Homewood Barbara Probst Ralph Amoussou Arben Bajraktaraj Jean-Toussaint Bernard Adrianna Gradziel Come Levin Léo Lorléac’h Vincent Londez
10.50 How Britain Won the Space Race: the Story of Bernard Lovell and Jodrell Bank A Timeshift documentary looking at how Bernard Lovell built a telescope at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire that would be used at the height of the Space Race by both the Americans and the Russians to track their competing spacecraft. Director/Producer Chloe Penman (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
11.50 The Sky at Night Juno and Jupiter. The information about Jupiter gathered by the Juno spacecraft over its first ten years. Shown Sunday 10pm (S) (HD)
12.20am The High Art of the Low Countries 3/3. Daydreams and Nightmares. Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at how the Low Countries became a cultural leader. (R) (S) (HD) 1.20 The Beauty of Books Shown 7.30pm (S) (HD) 1.50 Earth from Space
BBC SCOTLAND 7.00pm Getting Hitched Asian Style 8.00 Farewell to Adventure 8.30 Rewind 1980s: a look at events in 1987 9.00 The Nine 10.00 FILM: The Wee Man: crime drama based on a true story, with Martin Compston 11.40—12 midnight Chris McQueer’s Hings
STV 1.20—3.00am Nightscreen
BORDER SCOTLAND 11.10pm James Martin’s Islands to Highlands: James visits the Peak District and is joined by restaurateur Tessa Bramley, who serves him a beef fillet alongside vegetables from her own garden 11.40—12.05am Border Life: stories about life in southern Scotland
Wednesday Television
4.00pm Tipping Point
6.00 Regional News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 ITV Evening News Weather (S) (HD) 7.00 Emmerdale
Regional variations
BBC1 WALES 7.30—8.00pm Gareth Edwards’s Great Welsh Adventure: the rugby star and his wife Maureen take charge of a narrowboat on the Llangollen Canal
BBC2 WALES 9.30—10.30pm Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up to Infertility: the comedian looks at male infertility
BBC1 NORTHERN IRELAND 7.30—8.00pm Barra on the Foyle: Barra Best uncovers the mystery of the Beaghmore Stone Circles 10.35 Barbershop for Bald Men: three men who lost their hair at a young age get new looks 11.05 Kurupting the Industry: the People Just Do Nothing Story: the success story behind People Just Do Nothing 11.50 Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel: with Sue Perkins, David Dickinson, Steph McGovern and Robert Peston 12.50— 6.00am BBC News
Shown 8pm (S) (AD)(HD)
2.50—3.50am The Planets Shown 9pm (S) (SL) (AD) (HD)
BBC4 F’view 9/HD 106 F’sat 107 Sky 116 Virgin 107
a RT Choice m Family 2 Red button (R) Repeat (S) Subtitles (SL) Signing (AD) Audio description (HD) High def FILMS i Premiere (W) Widescreen (BW) Black/white
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Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts 9.00pm Dr Humphrey treats a diabetic
Family Guy 10.50pm Cleveland gives
Agatha Christie’s Poirot 8.00pm
New Tricks 10.05pm Brian struggles
relationship advice to his friends
Ariadne Oliver asks Poirot for help
with his life away from the Ucos team
F’view 5/HD 105 F’sat 105 Sky 105 Virgin 154/HD 105 5.35am Milkshake! See page 92 9.15 New. Jeremy Vine (S) (HD) 11.15 New. Room to Improve Dermot Bannon tackles a large Victorian terraced house. (S) (HD) 12.20pm 5 News (S) (HD) 12.25 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Ben reunites with an old friend living in the woodlands of Arkansas. (S) (HD) 1.15 Home and Away Shown yesterday
Freeview 6 Freesat 113 Sky 118 Virgin 115/HD 176 6.00am Ellen’s Game of Games (S) (HD) 6.55 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S) (HD) 8.00 Emmerdale (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 8.30 You’ve Been Framed! Gold Top 100 Sportstars (S) (HD) 9.30 Ellen’s Game of Games (S) (HD) 10.30 The Masked Singer US (S) (HD) 11.30 Secret Crush (S) (HD) 12.30pm Emmerdale Shown yesterday 7pm ITV (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 You’ve Been Framed! Hall of Framed (S) (HD) 2.00 Supermarket Sweep (S) (HD) 3.00 Dress to Impress: dating game (S) (HD) 4.00 Secret Crush (S) (HD) 5.00 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) (HD)
Freeview 10 Freesat 115 Sky 119 Virgin 117/HD 177 6.00am Classic Coronation Street (S) 7.00 Classic Emmerdale (S) 8.05 Heartbeat (S) (AD) 9.10 Bless This House (S) 9.45 On the Buses (S) 10.20 A Touch of Frost (S) (AD) 12.40pm Heartbeat (S) (AD) 1.45 Classic Emmerdale: Angie implores Chris to reinstate Sean to the board (S) 2.15 Classic Coronation Street: double bill. Leanne tries to get out of having dinner with the Battersbys, then the Duckworths stage a sit-in at the Rovers (S) 3.55 Midsomer Murders (S) (AD)
Freeview 20 Freesat 158 Sky 143 Virgin 130 7.30am Where the Heart Is (S) (AD) 8.25 The Bill (S) 9.30 Classic Holby City (HD) 10.55 Classic Casualty 12 noon The Bill (S) 1.00pm Classic EastEnders: double bill 2.20 Peak Practice (S) 3.20 Bergerac (S) 4.20 Dangerfield (S) 5.20 Birds of a Feather (S)
5.55pm Downton Abbey
Alistair plans to give Jean a surprise. (S)
Series 5. A Moorland Holiday. A butler with an axe to grind threatens to undermine the gentility of Lord Sinderby’s shooting party. Continues tomorrow 6.25pm.
7.20 Last of the Summer Wine
6.30pm 5 Star Repeated 6pm (S) (AD) (HD) 1.45 New. Neighbours Rptd 5.30pm (S) (AD) (HD)
2.15 Evil Intent ★★ Thriller starring Abbie Cobb and Lyndon Smith. A young mother suspects that her live-in nanny may have sinister plans for her.
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Director Michael Feifer (2019) (S) (W) (HD)
4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun Magician Barry from Southend has arrived in Benidorm with just £900 in his pocket after leaving his wife. (S) (HD)
5.00pm 5 News (S) (HD) 5.30 Neighbours
6.00pm Celebrity Catchphrase With guests Nicola Coughlan, Stephen Mangan and Toyah Willcox. (S) (HD)
7.00 Superstore
Cast on Monday and Tuesday (S) (AD) (HD)
5/21 Series 5. Mateo thinks Amy is working too hard. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.30 6/21. Amy spruces up the shop’s Halloween efforts. (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot
8.00 Bob’s Burgers
Shown 1.45pm Repeated 6pm 5 Star (S) (AD) (HD)
Series 3. Gene tries to break up with his new girlfriend, Courtney. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.30 Bob inherits a storage unit. (S) (AD) (HD)
6.00 Home and Away
9.00 New. Love Island
Things get complicated for Harlow.
Justin begs Leah to stay with him. Shown 1.15pm Next episode 6.30pm 5 Star (S) (AD) (HD)
6.30 5 News Tonight (S) (HD) 7.00 Shoplifters: at War with the Law In Coventry, security guards approach a group of women with a huge haul of stolen goods, while in Northampton a woman is spotted on a shoplifting spree. Directors James Hilton, Ben Cotton, Philip Shotton and Kevin Forde (S) (HD) Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
8.00 New series. Car Pound Cops: Give Me My Car Back! Following the dramatic work of recovery crews as they trace, track and tow vehicles driven illegally on Britain’s roads. Producer/Director Calum Farmer (S) (HD) Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
9.00 New. Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts 10/10 Series 4. A 58-year-old woman is rushed to A&E struggling to breathe and shaking uncontrollably after having a life-threatening allergic reaction to nuts. Directors John Nichols, Liam Royales and Philip Shotton (S) (HD)
10.00 New. Ambulance: Code Red Following emergency response teams on their most extreme medical callouts. First shown on 5 Star (S) (HD)
11.05 999: Critical Condition Medics fight to stabilise a man who has been attacked with a machete. Directors Edmond Buckley and Jack Wood Shown last Wednesday (S) (HD)
12.05am Call the Bailiffs: Time to Pay Up Shown Monday 9pm (S) (HD) 1.00 New. Casino (S) (HD) 3.00 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 3.10 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 4.00 Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink (S) (SL) (HD) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (S) (SL) 5.10—5.35am House Doctor: a Bournemouth home (S) (SL) Channel 5+1 Freeview 45 Freesat 128 Sky 205 Virgin 155
BBC4 listings are overleaf
Relationship-based reality show. (S) (HD)
10.05 Don’t Hate the Playaz Maya Jama, Professor Green and Kemah Bob go up against Lady Leshurr, Jessica Knappett and S1mba. (S) (HD)
10.50 Family Guy Series 13. Cleveland becomes a therapist, giving advice to Peter and Lois. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.20 Everyone begins to question how smart Brian really is. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.50 American Dad! Series 13. Hayley becomes a cab driver to pay off gambling debts. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15am Snot is offended when Steve signs him up for a makeover. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.45 Buffering (S) (AD) (HD) 1.45 Bob’s Burgers (S) (AD) (HD) 2.35 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S) (HD) 3.00 FYI Extra (HD) 3.15—3.30am Nightscreen (HD) ITV2+1 Freeview 28 Freesat 114 Sky 218 Virgin 116
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Freeview 25 Freesat 117 Sky 120 Virgin 118/HD 178 6.00am River Monsters (S) (HD) 6.25 The Champions (S) 7.15 Robin of Sherwood (S) 8.10 The Avengers (S) (SL) (HD) 9.15 The Sweeney (S) 10.20 Minder (S) (AD) 11.25 The Champions (S) 12.30pm The Big Match Revisited (S) (HD) 1.30 Robin of Sherwood (S) 2.35 The Avengers (S) (HD) 3.45 The Sweeney (S) 4.50 Minder (S) (AD) 5.55 The Big Match Revisited (S) (HD) 7.00pm New. Cycling Round two of the Tour Series from Sunderland. (S) (HD) 8.00 New. Silverstone Classic Tiff Needell and Nicki Shields present highlights of this year’s festival. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. The Motorbike Show Henry Cole meets round-the-world biker Steph Jeavons. Repeated Friday 8pm (S) (HD) 10.00 New. World Superbikes Action from Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic. (S) (HD) 11.00 FILM Death Wish 4: the Crackdown ★ Crime thriller starring Charles Bronson and Kay Lenz. LA vigilante Paul Kersey embarks on a single-handed crusade to rid the city of drug dealers when the daughter of his girlfriend overdoses on crack cocaine. (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 1.10am The Sweeney (S) (SL) 2.10 River Monsters (S) (AD) (HD) 2.40—3.00am Nightscreen (HD)
ITV4 +1 Freesat 118 Sky 220 Virgin 175
Dead Man’s Folly. When crime novelist Ariadne Oliver is hired to appear at a summer fête, she becomes convinced she is being manipulated to distract attention from a very grave crime indeed. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 White House Farm 3/6. Stan and Mick’s suspicions about Jeremy grow stronger after the family makes a vital discovery, while Ann becomes increasingly alarmed by her cousin’s behaviour and his handling of the family estate. Continues tomorrow 10pm. Jeremy Bamber DS Stan Jones DC Mick Clark Ann Eaton David Boutflour Peter Eaton DCI Thomas “Taff” Jones DI Cresswell DI Ron Cook
Freddie Fox Mark Addy Scott Reid Gemma Whelan Richard Goulding Oliver Dimsdale Stephen Graham Dorian Lough Andrew Frame
6.00pm Hi-de-Hi! Clive’s relatives descend on the camp. (S)
6.40 As Time Goes By Clegg comes off his bike after cycling downhill and sustains a fractured foot. (S)
8.00 Inspector Alleyn Mysteries 3/3 Series 2. Scales of Justice. A First World War veteran is entrusted with the task of publishing his friend’s controversial memoirs, but then his body turns up on a river bank and one chapter of the document is missing. It’s up to the detectives to find out what it contained. (S) Chief Inspector Alleyn Kitty Catarette Rose Catarette Sir George Alleyn Col Catarette
Patrick Malahide Frances Barber Daisy Bates Donald Douglas Denis Lill
10.05 New Tricks 4/10 Series 10. The Little Brother. While Brian spends time at home making peace with himself over his dismissal, he agrees to help Esther’s friend Margaret find her missing brother Peter, hoping this will keep his mind active. Peter was the accountant of a man who is in prison for the murder of his wife, so Brian visits the convict to try and get some information. (S) (AD) (HD)
More cast tomorrow (S) (AD) (HD)
11.15 Bad Girls
11.05 Wycliffe Series 5. On Offer. The Cornish copper looks to the future following an attempt on his life, while DCI Lane resolves to pursue her lofty ambitions. (S)
3/13 Series 2. Visiting Time. Julie J gets news that her children will be in England for their grandfather’s funeral, while Sylvia gets her comeuppance when she is confronted by the inmates.
12.10am A Touch of Frost (S) (AD) 2.25—2.30am Nightscreen (S) (HD) +1 F’view 58 (9pm—4am) F’sat 116 Sky 219 Virgin 174
12.25am Dalziel & Pascoe (S) (AD) 2.30—4.00am Kavanagh QC (S) (HD) Drama +1 Freeview 73 Sky 243 Virgin 226
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Freeview 27 Freesat 119 Sky 131 Virgin 119/HD 179 7.00am Sam and Billie: the Mummy Diaries: Billie travels to Auntie Sam’s (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Buying and Selling (S) (HD) 9.00 LittleBe (HD) 12 noon Best Cake Wins (S) (HD) 12.30pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta (S) (HD) 1.30 Sam and Billie: the Mummy Diaries (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 The Only Way Is Essex (S) (HD) 3.10 Little Women: LA (S) (HD) 4.05 The Real Housewives of Orange County (S) (HD) 5.00 The Real Housewives of New York City (S) (HD) 6.00pm Buying and Selling A couple who desperately need more space. (S) (HD) 7.00 A man with a growing family. (S) (HD) 8.00 Dinner Date A man from Wimbledon takes part in the dating show. (S) (HD) 9.00 Botched: Most Outrageous Celebrity Patients The top ten most memorable encounters with famous people. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.30 Botched: Most Outrageous Rejects A countdown with Terry and Paul. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Botched Dr Terry Dubrow transforms a woman’s chest. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.55 Chrisley Knows Best Double bill. (S) (HD) 11.55 The Only Way Is Essex Chloe S urges Lockie to admit how he really feels. (S) (HD)
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Freeview 19 Freesat 157 Sky 111 (Wales 112) Virgin 127/HD 227 BT HD 387 7.10am Last Stop Garage (S) (HD) 8.00 American Pickers (S) (HD) 9.00 Storage Hunters UK (S) (HD) 10.00 American Pickers (S) (HD) 12 noon Bangers and Cash (S) (HD) 1.00pm Top Gear (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 World’s Most Dangerous Roads (S) (HD) 3.00 Top Gear (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Bangers and Cash (S) (HD) 5.00 Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes (S) (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Big Zuu’s Big Eats With actor and musician Jacob Anderson. (AD) (HD) 6.30 With Rose Matafeo. (AD) (HD) 7.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With Ellie Taylor, Steve Pemberton, Fern Britton and Josh Widdicombe. (S) (HD) 7.40 Would I Lie to You? at Christmas Guests include Ray Winstone. (S) (HD) 8.20 QI Guests include Jo Brand. (S) (HD) 9.00 QI XL With Richard Osman. (S) (HD) 10.00 Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable Guests include Harry Redknapp and Phil Wang. (S) (HD) 11.00 Taskmaster 1/10 Series 6. Tasks include wheelbarrow stunts and lemon towers. (S) (HD)
12.45—1.00am FYI Extra (HD)
12 midnight Mock the Week (S) (HD) 12.40am Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You (S) (HD) 1.40 as 7.40pm 2.15 QI (S) (HD) 3.00—4.00am Beat the Internet with John Robins (S) (HD)
ITVBe +1 Virgin 120 (Scotland 162)
Dave Ja Vu Freeview 23 Sky 211 (Wales 212) Virgin 131
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Freeview 21 Freesat 129 Sky 141 Virgin 153 9.00am Murder, She Wrote (S) (AD) 10.00 NCIS (S) (AD) 12 noon Law & Order (S) 6.00pm NCIS Series 15. A mysterious voice leads a jogger to the scene of a murder (S) (AD) 6.55 Entertainment News 7.00 NCIS Series 15. Triple bill. The agents spend Thanksgiving searching for an arms dealer on the loose 8.00 A near-fatal altercation leaves a senator’s son in critical condition 9.00 Torres and Bishop pose as criminals as part of a mission to dismantle a drug-running operation (S) (AD) 9.55 Law & Order: Special Victims: four back-to-back episodes (S)
The Specialist 9.00pm Ray (Sylvester
Grace Jones: Urban Myths 10.00pm
explain their plans in Kensington
Stallone) is haunted by the past
Jean-Paul Goude and Grace Jones
Freeview 18 Freesat 124 Sky 136 Virgin 147/HD 195 8.55am Kirstie’s Vintage Gems (S) (HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (S) (HD) 10.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It: finds include Victorian street lamps (S) (HD) 12.10pm Car SOS: a 1971 Lamborghini Espada (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 Escape to the Château: DIY (S) (AD) (HD) 2.15 Four in a Bed (S) (HD) 4.55 Grand Designs Australia (S) (AD) (HD) 5.55 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It (S) (AD) (HD)
Freeview 32 Freesat 132 Sky 150 Virgin 187/HD 150 9.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 9.25 Traffic Cops: double bill (S) (HD) 11.25 Trucking Hell (S) (HD) 12.30pm FILM The Texican ★★ Western starring Audie Murphy (S) 2.15 FILM Guns of Fort Petticoat ★★★ Western starring Audie Murphy (S) 4.00 Trucking Hell (S) (HD)
6.55pm Escape to the Château: DIY
A pursuit through a park in Leeds. (S) (HD) 6.00 An driver flees a smash. (S) (HD)
F’view 11 F’sat 147 Sky 122 Virgin 123/HD 156 BT 348/HD 363 6.00am Hollywood: Singing and Dancing (S) (AD) 7.15 LSO: Valery Gergiev Conducts Romeo & Juliet of Berlioz (HD) 9.00 Hollywood Couples (S) (HD) 10.00 Discovering: Jon Voight (S) (HD) 11.00 The Art of Architecture (S) (HD) 12 noon David Hockney: Time Regained (S) (HD) 1.00pm Hollywood Couples (S) (HD) 2.00 Discovering: Dustin Hoffman (S) (HD) 3.00 Fake! The Great Masterpiece Challenge (S) (HD) 4.00 Music Icons: Birth of Invention (S) (HD) 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star (S) (HD) 5.00 Hollywood Couples (S) (HD)
Tim and Krys struggle to get the attic converted in time. (S) (AD) (HD)
7.00 Police Interceptors
7.55 Grand Designs A London home large enough to contain a sauna, spa and dance floor. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Emergency Helicopter Medics A boating accident ends with a woman losing part of her foot. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces
Dan pursues a two-wheeled tearaway. (S) (HD) 8.00 Hunting for a dodgy motor. (S) (HD)
6.00pm Discovering: Julia Roberts
9.00 The Specialist ★★★
7.00 Portrait Artist of the Year 2020
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11.10 Swordfish ★★
In western Japan, George visits an earthquake-resistant house. (S) (AD) (HD)
thriller starring John Travolta, q Action Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry.
11.05 24 Hours in A&E A 12-year-old has fallen down a flight of stairs and needs a CT scan. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.10am Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown (S) (HD) 1.15 Emergency Helicopter Medics (S) (AD) (HD) 2.15 24 Hours in A&E (S) (AD) (HD) 3.25—3.50am Food Unwrapped (S) (AD) (HD) More4 +1 Freeview 86 Freesat 125 Sky 236 Virgin 196
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Freeview 13 Freesat 122 Sky 135 Virgin 106/HD 145 6.00am Hollyoaks Shown Mon/Tue 6.30pm C4 (AD) 7.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA: double bill. In New Orleans, then in New York 9.00 Melissa & Joey 10.00 How I Met Your Mother (AD) 11.00 The Goldbergs (AD) 12 noon Brooklyn Nine-Nine (AD) 1.00pm The Big Bang Theory (AD) 3.00 Mike & Molly 4.00 The Goldbergs (AD) 5.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (AD) 6.00pm The Big Bang Theory 12/23 Series 2 The boys are challenged to a robot duel. (AD) 6.30 13/23. Sheldon develops a scientific procedure for making friends. (AD) 7.00 New. Hollyoaks A paranoid Ste considers installing CCTV cameras around his house. Cast pp69/109 Rptd Thu 6.30pm C4 (AD) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 13/24 Series 12 Sheldon and Amy’s theory is confirmed. (AD) 8.00 New. Below Deck: Mediterranean A blast from the past returns. (AD) 9.00 Naked Attraction Flight attendant Alex from Bristol looks for the perfect man. (AD) 10.00 Naked Attraction’s Best Naughty Bits Featuring memorable pickers. (AD) 11.05 Eight out of Ten Cats With guest panellists Joel Dommett, Rosie Jones, Ovie Soko and Catherine Bohart. 12 midnight Gogglebox (SL) (AD) 1.05am First Dates (AD) 2.10 Rick and Morty (AD) 3.00 Naked Attraction’s Best Naughty Bits (AD) 3.55 How I Met Your Mother (AD) 4.40—6.00am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA: in New Orleans
E4 +1 Freeview 29 Freesat 123 Sky 235 Virgin 146
CBS Justice
5.00pm Traffic Cops
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Freeview 40 Freesat 137 Sky 148 Virgin 192 9.00am Diagnosis Murder 11.00 The Fugitive 12 noon Perry Mason 1.05pm Walker, Texas Ranger 2.05 CSI: Miami 3.00 NCIS 4.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 5.00 The Fugitive 6.00pm Perry Mason 7.05 NCIS 8.00 Walker, Texas Ranger 9.00 NCIS 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 11.00 NCIS 12 midnight CSI: Miami 1.00am NCIS: double bill 2.55 Walker, Texas Ranger 3.50 Medium 4.35 JAG 5.20—6.00am Bondi Rescue
A former computer hacker and ex-con is persuaded to take part in a hi-tech robbery. Director Dominic Sena (2001, 15) (S) (HD) 1.10am Frontline Police 24/7 (S) (HD) 2.10 Fights, Camera, Action! (S) (HD) 3.10 Beware: Boozed Up Britain (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Beware: Grand Theft Britain (S) (AD) (HD) 4.50—5.00am Entertainment News (S) (HD)
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Freeview 48 Freesat 127 Sky 137 Virgin 143/HD 203 9.00am Four in a Bed 9.30 Couples Come Dine with Me 10.30 A Place in the Sun 1.30pm Come Dine with Me: five parties in Swansea 4.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 5.00 A New Life in the Sun 6.00pm A Place in the Sun A holiday home along Spain’s northern Costa Cálida. 7.00 A couple search for a holiday home on the Costa de la Luz for £110,000. 8.00 The Secret Life of the Zoo Ep 1 Series 10. Malayan tapirs Margery and Betong have a love-hate relationship and tuck into 40kg of food every day. But is Margery eating for two? See choice, p76. Shown yesterday 8pm Channel 4 (AD)
9.00 Guy Martin: the World’s Fastest Electric Car? Guy Martin attempts to set a new world record for the fastest road-legal battery vehicle in a classic Volkswagen Beetle fitted with state-of-the-art technology. See choice, p67. Shown Monday 9pm C4 (AD) 10.30 FILM Pacific Rim: Uprising ★★★ Sci-fi action sequel starring John Boyega and Scott Eastwood. The epic conflict between otherworldly monsters and pilot-powered super-machines built to vanquish them continues, as a scheme to resurrect the evil Kaiju is set in motion. Review p33. (AD) 12.40am 24 Hours in Police Custody: the Home County Cartel (AD) 2.15 George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations (AD) 3.20 Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales (AD) 4.20—4.45am The Simpsons (AD)
CBS Drama
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Freeview 67 Freesat 134 Sky 147 Virgin 197 9.00am Walker, Texas Ranger (HD) 10.00 Matlock 11.05 CSI: Miami (HD) 12 noon Medium 1.00pm JAG 3.00 Perry Mason (HD) 5.00 Unsolved Mysteries 6.55pm Judge Judy 9.00 Medium: Allison’s spirit is drawn into a stranger’s body 10.00 CSI: Miami: Delko makes a confession (HD) 11.00 Unsolved Mysteries 11.55 Judge Judy 2.00am Medium 3.00 CSI: Miami (HD) 3.55 Bondi Rescue 5.00—6.00am Matlock
The life and career of the actress. (S) (HD) With sitters Ncuti Gatwa, Fay Ripley and Baroness Glenconner. (S) (HD)
8.00 Landscape Artist of the Year 2019 At Cromarty in the Highlands. (S) (HD) 9.00 The 2000s A look at music. (S) (HD) 10.00 Grace Jones: Urban Myths Comedy drama starring Gloria Onitiri. (S) (HD)
10.30 Madonna and Basquiat: Urban Myths Comedy drama. (S) (HD) 11.00 I Am Johnny Cash (S) (HD)
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Freeview 26 Freesat 159 Sky 155 Virgin 129 6.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Murder Maps (S) (HD) 9.00 Abandoned Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Great British Railway Journeys: two editions (HD) 12 noon Antiques Roadshow (S) (HD) 1.00pm The Architecture The Railways Built (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Secrets of the Transport Museum (S) (HD) 3.00 Abandoned Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 World War Weird (S) (HD) 5.00 The World at War (S) (HD) 6.00pm Antiques Roadshow Items on show at Polesden Lacey in Surrey. (S) (HD) 7.00 Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo reaches Bodmin. (HD) 7.30 Michael Portillo visits Paignton. (HD) 8.00 Bangers and Cash A 350cc Douglas Mark V motorbike goes under the hammer. (S) (HD) 9.00 ’Allo ’Allo! The Colonel, Gruber, Bertorelli and Leclerc are held ransom by Denise. 9.35 The Resistance plans to hide stolen money down René’s trousers. 10.05 René gets rid of the money and tries to dispose of the microfilm. 10.40 Alfonse is whisked to hospital. (S) 11.15 The Two Ronnies Double bill. Classic sketches and monologues. (S) 1.05—3.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD)
Yesterday +1 Sky 255 Virgin 200
Really
5 USA +1 Freesat 130 Sky 241 Virgin 185
5 Star
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Freeview 31 Freesat 131 Sky 128 Virgin 151 8.00am Entertainment News (HD) 8.10 Rich Kids, Skint Holiday (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 BargainLoving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 10.00 Filthy Britain SOS (HD) 11.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts (S) (HD) 12 noon Traffic Cops (S) (HD) 2.00pm Police Interceptors (HD) 5.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (S) (HD) 6.00pm Neighbours Amy comes home ready to work. Shown 5.30pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 6.30 New. Home and Away Mackenzie seeks forgiveness. Rptd tomorrow 6pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Caught on Camera: Funniest Moments Failed celebrations and dinosaur attacks. (S) (HD) 8.00 Filthy House SOS In Oswestry. (S) (HD) 9.00 Wetherspoons: How Do They Do It?! Behind the scenes at the pub chain. (S) (HD) 10.00 FILM John Wick: Chapter 2 ★★★★ Action thriller starring Keanu Reeves. Assassin John Wick is brought out of retirement when an old debt is called in. English, Russian, Italian +subtitles. Review page 36 (S) (HD) 12.30am FILM Parker ★★★ Crime thriller (S) (AD) (HD) 2.55 999: Critical Condition (S) (HD) 3.45—4.00am Entertainment News (HD)
5 Star +1 Freesat 141 Sky 228 Virgin 186
12.50am Willem Dafoe: Off Camera (S) (HD) 2.05 Comedy Legends (S) (HD) 3.00 Bafta: Life in Pictures (S) (HD) 4.00 Cheltenham Literature Festival 2020 (S) (HD) 5.00—6.00am as 11am
Yesterday
1.50am Grimm: double bill. Monroe goes under cover, then Trubel confronts Eve (S) 3.35—4.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera (S)
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Freeview 17 Freesat 160 Sky 142 Virgin 128 6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea 7.00 Home Shopping 8.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 10.00 House Hunters International (HD) 11.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 12 noon Money for Nothing (HD) 1.00pm Fantasy Homes by the Sea 2.00 Animal Cops San Francisco (AD) 4.00 Pit Bulls and Parolees (HD) 6.00pm Money for Nothing (HD) 7.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 9.00 Dr Pimple Popper (HD) 10.00 New. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners (HD) 11.00 Ghost Adventures (HD) 1.00am Most Haunted: the team investigates a former Victorian hotel (HD) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00—6.00am Antiques Road Trip (HD)
5 Select
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Wednesday Television
Grand Designs 7.55pm Claire and Ian
Freeview (HD only) 55 Freesat 133 Sky 153 Virgin 152 9.00am Entertainment News 9.10 FILM My Evil Stepdad ★★ Thriller starring Chris Johnson 11.00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 1.00pm The Yorkshire Vet 3.00 GPs: behind Closed Doors 5.00 The Hotel Inspector 6.00pm Room to Improve Double bill. 7.00 Secrets of the National Trust with Alan Titchmarsh Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire. 8.00 Egyptian Tomb Hunting Searching for a pharoah’s lost pyramid in Cairo. 9.00 The Great Plague: Outbreak Tracing the spread of the Great Plague. 10.00 The Great Fire: London Burns Examining the Great Fire of London. 11.00 Ancient Mysteries: Monster of the Deep The tale of Jonah and the Whale. 12 midnight The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies: double bill 2.00am The Yorkshire Vet: two editions 3.50—4.00am Entertainment News
Great TV
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Freeview 49 (limited) Freesat 142 Sky 157 Virgin 189 6.00am Due South 7.00 Crazy like a Fox 8.00 Hart to Hart 9.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 10.00 Starsky & Hutch 11.00 TJ Hooker 12 noon Crazy like a Fox 1.00pm Hart to Hart 2.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 3.00 Castle 4.00 Murder, She Wrote 6.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 7.00 M*A*S*H: double bill 8.00 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) 9.00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 1.00am M*A*S*H 2.00 Charlie’s Angels 3.00 Starsky & Hutch 3.45 TJ Hooker 4.30 Due South 5.15—6.00am Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Great TV +1 Freesat 143 Sky 257
BBC Parliament
232
Freeview 232 Freesat 201 Sky 504 Virgin 605 6.00am Breakfast 9.00 News 1.00pm News at One 1.30 News 6.00 News at Six 6.30 Sportsday 6.45 News 7.00 Outside Source 8.00 News 10.00 News at Ten 10.30 The Papers 10.45 News 11.30 The Papers 12 midnight Newsday 12.30am HARDtalk 1.00 Newsday 1.30 Being Intersex in Russia 2.00 News 2.30 Global Questions 3.00 News 3.30 Click 4.00 News 4.30 HARDtalk 5.00 World News 5.30—6.00am World Business Report
FREEVIEW channels continue overleaf: Film channels on p94
BBC News Freeview 231 Freesat 212 Sky 503 Virgin 601 Sky News Freeview 233 Freesat 202 Sky 501 Virgin 603 BT 313
Start your FREE 7-day trial at radiotimespuzzles.com — then subscribe from just £2.99 per month! 91
WEDNESDAY Freeview, satellite CHILDREN’S Milkshake! on C5 Full listings for Channel 5 are on p90
Television Wednesday
5.35am Thomas & Friends 5.50 Fireman Sam 6.00 Ben and Holly 6.10 Peppa Pig 6.20 Kid-E-Cats 6.30 Blue’s Clues & You 6.50 Thomas & Friends 7.00 Fireman Sam 7.10 Pip and Posy 7.20 Paddington 7.30 Peppa Pig 7.40 Circle Square 7.55 Milo 8.15 Paw Patrol 8.30 Ricky Zoom 8.45 Floogals 8.55 New. Milkshake! Monkey 9.00 The Wonderful World of Baby Animals 9.10—9.15am Sunny Bunnies
CBeebies
202
Freeview 202 Freesat 608 Sky 608 Virgin 702 6.00am Baby Jake 6.10 Bing 6.20 Teletubbies 6.30 Tee and Mo 6.40 Chuggington 6.50 Bing 7.05 Hey Duggee 7.20 Bluey 7.40 Go Jetters 7.50 Peter Rabbit 8.00 Octonauts 8.15 Numberblocks 8.20 Love Monster 8.25 Alphablocks 8.35 Bitz & Bob 8.45 Grace’s Amazing Machines 9.00 Tee and Mo 9.05 Small Potatoes 9.10 Yakka Dee! 9.15 Dog Loves Books 9.25 Bing 9.30 Twirlywoos 9.45 Something Special 10.05 Teletubbies 10.20 Baby Club 10.35 Hey Duggee 10.40 New. School of Roars 10.50 B.O.T and the Beasties 10.55 Love Monster 11.10 Let’s Go for a Walk 11.25 Tik Tak 11.30 My Very First 11.40 Our Family 11.50 Woolly & Tig 12 noon CBeebies Prom 12.50pm Timmy Time 12.55 Small Potatoes 1.00 Yakka Dee! 1.05 Colours 1.15 Numberblocks 1.20 Alphablocks 1.25 Mister Maker’s Arty Party 1.45 Something Special 2.05 Teletubbies 2.20 Bing 2.30 Go Jetters 2.40 Timmy Time 2.45 Time for School 3.00 Grace’s Amazing Machines 3.15 Swashbuckle 3.35 Hey Duggee 3.45 Peter Rabbit 3.55 Love Monster 4.05 Dog Loves Books 4.10 New. Our Family 4.25 Maddie’s Do You Know? 4.40 Bluey 4.45 Go Jetters 5.00 Apple Tree House 5.15 Waffle 5.25 JoJo & Gran Gran 5.40 Sarah & Duck 5.45 Moon and Me 6.10 Clangers 6.20 In the Night Garden... 6.50—7.00pm CBeebies Bedtime Stories
CBBC
201
Freeview 201 Freesat 607 Sky 607 Virgin 701 7.00am Little Big Awesome 7.10 Danger Mouse 7.25 Dennis & Gnasher 7.35 Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese 7.45 Newsround 7.55 New. Skin Deep 8.00 Ninja Express 8.15 Odd Squad 8.30 Danny & Mick 8.45 Step Up to the Plate 9.15 Gangsta Granny 10.20 Horrible Histories 10.50 Dragons 11.15 Danger Mouse 11.35 Class Dismissed 11.50 Andy and the Band 12.05pm Big Fat Like 12.20 All at Sea 12.50 Holly Hobbie 1.15 Mustangs FC 2.00 Next Step 2.25 Almost Never 2.50 So Awkward Files 3.05 Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Brain 3.20 Diddy TV 3.35 Danny & Mick 3.45 Dennis & Gnasher 3.55 Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese 4.10 Ninja Express 4.20 We Bare Bears 4.35 Odd Squad 4.45 Danger Mouse 5.00 New. Almost Never 5.35 We Bare Bears 5.50 Summer Camp Island 6.00 Dragons 6.25 Little Roy 6.40 Horrible Histories 7.05 Next Step 7.30 Secret Life of Boys 7.50 Tracy Beaker 8.05 Do Try This at Home 8.20 New. Nikki Lilly Meets 8.30 Lagging 8.55—9.00pm Our CBBC
CITV
203
Freeview 203 Freesat 602 Sky 612 Virgin 734 6.00am Gormiti 3D 6.25 NinjaGo 6.50 Mr Magoo 7.20 Craig of the Creek 7.50 Teen Titans Go! 8.20 New. Dare Master at Home 8.25 Scooby-Doo! 9.25 Mr Bean 10.25 Mr Magoo 10.55 Hotel Transylvania 11.25 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 12.25pm Craig of the Creek 12.55 Dare Master at Home 1.00 Don’t Unleash the Beast 1.30 How 2.00 Mr Magoo 2.30 Mighty Mike 3.00 Scooby-Doo! 4.00 Mr Bean 4.55 Lego Hidden Side 5.00 NinjaGo 5.25 Buck and Buddy 5.30 Lego Jurassic World 6.00 The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants 6.25 Mission Employable 6.30 Teen Titans Go! 7.10 Thunderbirds Are Go 7.35 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 8.25 Don’t Unleash the Beast 8.55—9.00pm Dare Master at Home
FREEVIEW channels continued from overleaf
American Oz 8.45pm The life
Big Cat Country 8.00pm
and work of L Frank Baum
Three dynasties of lions
PBS America
84
F’view 84 (1-11pm only) F’sat 155 Sky 174 Virgin 273 8.00am Beautiful Serengeti 8.35 Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears 9.35 Australia in Colour 10.40 1st to Fight: Pacific War Marines 11.50 The War 1.00pm Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears 2.00 Ten Monuments That Changed America 3.10 Australia in Colour 4.15 1st to Fight: Pacific War Marines 5.25 The War 6.35pm Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears 3/7. In the nation’s Northern Territory, the survivalist heads to Nitmiluk National Park. 7.05 4/7. A visit to the wild environment of Kangaroo Island. 7.35 Australia in Colour 3/4 A look at how immigration changed the face of Australia. 8.45 New. American Oz 1/2. The story of L Frank Baum, writer of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz which, published in 1900, is one of the most enduring and classic American tales. See p86. 9.55 The War 8/14. The Allies make slow progress through Europe during the summer of 1944. 11.00 Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears As 6.35/7.05pm. 12 midnight Australia in Colour 1.05am American Oz 2.05 The War 3.00—4.00am Ten Monuments That Changed America PBS +1 Freeview (HD only) 87
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Quest
12
Freeview 12/HD 114 Freesat 172/HD 167 Sky 144 Virgin 169
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F’view (HD only) 56 F’sat 175 Sky 171 Virgin 276 6.00am Aerial America (HD) 7.00 Sacred Sites: double bill (HD) 9.00 Secrets of the Celtic Grave (HD) 10.00 Combat Ships: double bill (HD) 12 noon The Blitz: Days That Changed WWII (HD) 1.00pm The Pacific War in Colour (HD) 3.00 Gun Trucks of Vietnam (HD) 4.00 Combat Ships: double bill (HD) 6.00pm The Blitz: Days That Changed WWII Memories of the defining event in the Second World War, which lasted from 7 September 1940 until 21 May the following year and saw a maelstrom of fire and destruction. (HD) 7.00 Lethal Attractions Cameras observe lions against Cape buffalo, mongoose versus snake, leopard taking on baboons and other lethal battles of the African savannah. (HD) 8.00 Big Cat Country 1/6 Series 1. An intimate portrait of three dynasties of lions filmed by Nathan Pilcher and Sam Davies. 9.00 2/6. With their leader badly wounded, the Hollywood lionesses retreat and regroup. 10.00 3/6. With the Hollywood lionesses hiding in the north, the four nomadic males turn south. (HD) 11.00 Big Cat Country As 8—11pm. 2.00am The Curious Life and Death of: Brittany Murphy (HD) 3.00—6.00am Aerial America (HD)
Pick
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Freeview 35 Freesat 144 Sky 159 Virgin 165
6.00am How Do They Do It? (HD) 6.20 as 1pm 7.10 Combat Dealers (AD) (HD) 8.00 as 3pm 9.00 Chasing Classic Cars (HD) 10.00 Goblin Works Garage (HD) 11.00 Wheeler Dealers 12 noon Aussie Gold Hunters (HD) 1.00pm Shed and Buried (AD) (HD) 2.00 Combat Dealers (AD) (HD) 3.00 Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (AD) (HD) 4.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 5.00 Outback Truckers (HD) 6.00 Wheeler Dealers (HD) 7.00 Aussie Gold Hunters (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 9.00 New. Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (HD) 10.00 The Repair Shop (HD) 10.30 New. Carabao Cup (HD) 12 midnight Fantomworks (AD) (HD) 1.00am Fifth Gear (HD) 2.00 American Chopper (AD) 3.00 Wheeler Dealers (HD) 4.00 Mighty Ships (HD) 5.00—6.00am How It’s Made (HD)
7.00am Highway Patrol (HD) 8.00 Motorway Patrol (HD) 9.00 Police Force: Australia (AD) 10.00 Nothing to Declare 11.00 Border Patrol (HD) 12 noon UK Border Force (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Border Security: America’s Front Line (AD) (HD) 2.00 Nothing to Declare 3.00 Stargate SG-1 4.00 Stargate Atlantis (HD) 5.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation (HD) 6.00pm Star Trek: Enterprise (HD) 7.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 8.00 Elementary (AD) (HD) 9.00 Magnum P.I. (AD) (HD) 10.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (AD) (HD) 11.00 Killer in My Village (HD) 12 midnight Britain’s Most Evil Killers (HD) 1.00am Banged Up Abroad (HD) 2.00 Police Force: Australia (AD) 3.00 Highway Patrol (HD) 4.00 Motorway Patrol (HD) 5.00—6.00am Nothing to Declare
+1 F’view 69 F’sat 168 Sky 244 Virgin 213
Pick +1 Freesat 145 Sky 259
HGTV
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F’view 43 F’sat 166 Sky 158 Virgin 286 7.00am Homes under the Hammer (HD) 8.00 Building the Dream (HD) 9.00 A Place in the Sun (AD) (HD) 10.00 Escape to the Country (HD) 12 noon My Lottery Dream Home (HD) 1.00pm Fixer Upper (HD) 2.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (HD) 3.00 Building the Dream (HD) 4.00 DIY SOS 5.00 A Place in the Sun (AD) (HD) 6.00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (HD) 7.00 Escape to the Country: double bill. In Cornwall, then Suffolk (HD) 9.00 Nate and Jeremiah by Design (HD) 10.00 Good Bones (AD) (HD) 11.00 Fixer Upper (HD) 12 midnight My Lottery Dream Home (HD) 1.00am DIY SOS 2.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 3.00— 4.00am New. Beach Hunters (HD)
HGTV +1 Sky 258 Virgin 290
ALL PROGRAMMES ON THE ABOVE CHANNELS ARE REPEATS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
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Smithsonian
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 8.00pm Sara is in danger
Challenge
47
F’view 47 F’sat 146 Sky 160 Virgin 164 7.00am The Chase (HD) 10.00 Play Your Cards Right 11.00 Supermarket Sweep 12 noon Wheel of Fortune (AD) 1.00pm Family Fortunes 2.30 Deal or No Deal: high-stakes game show (AD) 4.00 The Chase (HD) 5.00 Pointless: quiz show hosted by Alexander Armstrong (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Pointless Celebrities: children’s TV stars Johnny Ball, Carol Chell, Dave Benson Phillips, Pat Sharp, Jim Howick, Ben Willbond, Andrew Agnew and Julie Wilson Nimmo compete (AD) 7.00 The Chase: four back-to-back editions 11.00 Bullseye: double bill 12 midnight The Chase: four back-toback editions (HD) 4.00am Wheel of Fortune (AD) 5.00—6.00am Bullseye
Sky 1 Sky 106 Virgin 110/HD 109 BT 340/HD 355 6.00am Futurama (S) 7.00 Bondi Rescue (HD) 8.00 Monkey Business (S) (AD) 9.00 Motorway Patrol (S) 10.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response (S) (AD) 11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (S) (HD) 1.00pm Hawaii Five-0 (S) (HD) 3.00 Magnum P.I. (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Modern Family (S) (HD) 5.00 The Simpsons (S) (HD) 5.30 Futurama (S) 6.30pm The Simpsons Marge joins the local police academy. 7.00 Some kids from Shelbyville steal Springfield’s prized lemon tree. 7.30 Mr Burns is shot. (S) (HD) 8.00 New. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 7/15 Series 6. The team makes a last-ditch effort to keep Sara from being abducted. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Prodigal Son 10/13 Series 2. Jessica dives headfirst into the past for the sake of her tell-all book. See p87. (HD) 10.00 Greg Davies: Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog The sell-out debut solo show by comedian Greg Davies. (S) (HD) 11.15 S.W.A.T. 11/18 Series 4 A cold case leads to the discovery of a dangerous drug ring. (S) (HD) 12.15am The Force: North East (HD) 1.15 Road Wars (HD) 2.10 Hawaii Five-0: double bill (S) (HD) 4.00 Highway Patrol (S) 5.00—6.00am Magnum P.I. (S) (AD) (HD) Sky 1 +1 Sky 206
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Sky Replay Sky 145 Virgin 160 7.00am 6ixth Sense with Colin Fry (S) 8.00 Celebrity Four Weddings (S) (AD) 9.00 Four Weddings (S) (AD) 10.00 My Kitchen Rules: Australia (S) (HD) 12.30pm The Dog Whisperer (HD) 1.30 Animal 999 (S) (HD) 2.00 Most Haunted (S) 4.00 A Town Called Eureka (S) (HD) 5.00 Warehouse 13 (S) 6.00 Stargate Atlantis: double bill (S) (HD) 8.00 Road Wars (S) 9.00 The Twilight Zone (S) (AD) (HD) 10.05 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (S) (HD) 11.00 Prodigal Son (HD) 12 midnight New Amsterdam (S) (HD) 1.00am Night Cops (S) (HD) 2.00 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 A League of Their Own (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Celebrity Four Weddings (S) (AD) 5.00—6.00am Most Haunted (S)
Syfy
Britannia 10.10pm Kerra’s
actions have repercussions
Sky Atlantic Sky 108 BT 342/HD 357 6.00am Fish Town (S) (HD) 7.00 Elementary (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Six Feet Under (S) (HD) 11.10 Boardwalk Empire (S) (AD) (HD) 1.30pm Elementary (S) (AD) (HD) 3.30 Dexter: double bill (S) (HD) 5.40pm The Sopranos 2/13 Series 2. Junior is released from jail, and urges his nephew to make peace with Livia. (S) 6.45 3/13. Former don Jackie Aprile’s older brother is released from prison and promptly challenges Tony’s authority. (S) 7.50 Game of Thrones 8/10 Series 1. Robb rounds up his allies, Tyrion forms an unlikely alliance and a sinister new enemy emerges at Castle Black. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 In Treatment 7/24 Series 4 Before Laila reveals a plan for her future, Brooke recounts a traumatic experience from her childhood. (HD) 9.35 8/24. Rita encourages Brooke to spend more time accepting the present. (HD) 10.10 Britannia 4/9 Series 1 Divis lays eyes on Aulus for the first time. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.10 5/9. Queen Antedia seals an alliance with Rome. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.10am Oz (S) 1.15 True Blood (S) (HD) 2.20 Californication (S) 4.05—6.00am Urban Secrets (S) Sky Atlantic +1 Sky 208
W Sky 109 (Wales 110) Virgin 125/HD 211 BT 311/HD 383 6.10am Sun, Sea and Brides to Be (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 My Dream Home (S) (HD) 8.00 Tipping Point (HD) 10.00 The Bill (S) 11.00 Inside the Ambulance (S) (HD) 1.00pm Tipping Point (HD) 3.00 Property Brothers: Forever Homes (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 My Dream Home (S) (HD) 6.00 Property Brothers: Forever Homes (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 New. MasterChef Australia: it’s a Mystery Box Challenge, and the contestants have 75 minutes to make a dish (HD) 8.20 DIY SOS: the Big Build (HD) 9.40 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over (S) (AD) (HD) 10.40 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over (S) (AD) (HD) 11.40 Who Do You Think You Are? USA (S) (AD) (HD) 12.40am The Secrets in My Family (S) (AD) (HD) 1.30—3.00am Renovate My Home: Leave It to Bryan (S) (HD)
W +1 Sky 209 (Wales 210) Virgin 190
Comedy Central
Sky 152 Virgin 138/HD 137 BT 346/HD 361 6.00am Pandora 7.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation 8.00 Home Shopping 11.00 Marvel’s Runaways 12 noon Stargate Atlantis 1.00pm A Town Called Eureka 2.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 3.00 Pandora 4.00 Quantum Leap 5.00 Stargate Atlantis 6.00 The Outpost 7.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation 8.00 Quantum Leap 9.00 Alphas: Gary and Bill are taken hostage 10.00 FILM Ape vs Monster ★ Sci-fi adventure
Sky 112 (Wales 113) Virgin 181/HD 132 BT 307/344/HD 370/359
12 midnight Fringe 1.00am The Outpost 2.00 Quantum Leap 3.00 Alphas 4.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 5.00—6.00am A Town Called Eureka
8.00am Impractical Jokers (S) (HD) 10.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (S) 12 noon My Wife and Kids (S) (HD) 1.00pm Friends (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00pm New. Criminally Funny: Joe Thomas narrates another selection of criminal calamities, including a sleepy burglar, courtroom escapes and bad getaway drivers 9.00 Live at the Apollo: with Russell Howard and Jo Brand 10.00 Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson: with Nish Kumar (HD) 11.00 Kevin Bridges Live in Glasgow: the comedian performs at the SECC (S) (HD) 12.05am Criminally Funny 1.05 Baywatch (S) 2.05 South Park (S) (HD) 4.15—5.00am The Middle (S) (AD) (HD)
Syfy +1 Sky 252 Virgin 229
+1 Sky 212 (Wales 213) Virgin 133
Key (S) Subtitles (SL) Signing (AD) Audio description (HD) High definition (W) Widescreen
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
& cable
Are You Being Served? 6.40pm Mr Humphries
Sky 110 (Wales 111) Virgin 124 BT 310/343/HD 358/392 7.40am Fresh Fields (S) 8.40 Are You Being Served? (S) 9.20 Porridge (S) 10.00 Last of the Summer Wine (S) (HD) 11.20 Keeping Up Appearances (S) 12 noon Blackadder Goes Forth (S) (AD) 12.40pm Porridge (S) 1.20 Are You Being Served? (S) 2.00 Open All Hours (S) 3.20 Keeping Up Appearances (S) 4.00 Blackadder Goes Forth (S) (AD) 4.40 Last of the Summer Wine (S) (HD) 6.00pm Porridge Fletch sorts out Godber’s love life (S) 6.40 Are You Being Served? Mr Goldberg sets up an employment agency. (S) 7.20 Keeping Up Appearances Hyacinth spots a strange man in Elizabeth’s house. (S) 8.00 Open All Hours Granville is left in charge of the shop. (S) 8.40 Arkwright has a sales drive. (S) 9.20 Not Going Out (S) (HD) 10.40 All Round to Mrs Brown’s Guests include Peter Andre. (S) (HD) 11.55 Peep Show Mark tries to stop Jeremy getting married. (S) 12.30am Not Going Out (S) (HD) 1.45 All Round to Mrs Brown’s (S) (HD) 2.55 Bridget & Eamon (S) (HD) 3.30—4.00am Peep Show (S) Gold +1 Sky 210 (Wales 211) Virgin 194
Sky Crime Sky 121 Virgin 136/HD 135 BT 347/HD 362 6.00am as 10am 7.00 Motorway Patrol (S) (HD) 8.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line (S) (HD) 9.00 Customs UK (HD) 10.00 Road Wars (S) 11.00 Killer in My Village (S) (HD) 12 noon Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) (HD) 1.00pm Killer Colleagues (S) (HD) 2.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation: Moors Murders (S) (HD) 3.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Road Wars (S) 5.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (AD) 6.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) (HD) 7.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) (HD) 9.00 Killer in My Village (HD) 10.00 Snapped (S) (HD) 11.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) (HD) 12 midnight World’s Most Evil Killers (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00am Killer Siblings (HD) 2.00 Snapped (S) (HD) 3.00 The Force: Manchester (HD) 4.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (AD) 5.00—6.00am Motorway Patrol (S)
Sky Crime +1 Sky 221 Virgin 207
Sky Comedy Sky 113 (Wales 114) Virgin 122/HD 121 BT 345/HD 360 8.00am Everybody Hates Chris (HD) 9.00 The Mindy Project (S) (HD) 10.00 Will & Grace (HD) 11.00 Parks and Recreation (HD) 11.30 Girls (HD) 12.40pm Sex and the City (HD) 1.55 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 3.05 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (S) (HD) 4.00 Will & Grace (HD) 5.00 Sex and the City (HD) 6.15 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 7.30 Parks and Recreation: the residents of Pawnee are prevented from entering a neighbouring town (HD) 8.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (S) (HD) 9.00 Intelligence (HD) 10.00 Code 404 (HD) 11.00 New. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (HD) 11.50 Sex and the City (S) (HD) 1.00am Curb Your Enthusiasm (S) (HD) 2.10 Everybody Hates Chris (HD) 3.00 Will & Grace: double bill (HD) 4.00— 5.00am The Mindy Project (S) (HD)
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
Whiskey Cavalier 9.00pm
New Amsterdam 9.00pm
Bruno v Tyson 9.00pm
The Big Dry 8.00pm Impala
Ray works with the MI6
Max plans for Luna’s future
The old foes come together
in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley
Alibi Sky 132 Virgin 126/HD 212 BT 312/HD 382 7.15am Murdoch Mysteries (S) (HD) 9.00 Rizzoli & Isles (AD) (HD) 10.00 Unforgettable (S) (HD) 11.00 Hudson & Rex (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Death in Paradise (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Murdoch Mysteries (S) (HD) 4.00 The Good Wife (HD) 5.00 Rizzoli & Isles (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Unforgettable 1/13 Series 2. Carrie uses her gift to tackle a child abduction case. (S) (HD) 7.00 Hudson & Rex 7/16 Series 2 Charlie and Rex partner with a French detective. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Death in Paradise 2/8 Series 4. A surf-school owner is shot dead. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 New. Whiskey Cavalier 5/13. Ray investigates the death of an American diplomat. See page 87. (HD) 10.00 Strike: the Silkworm 2/2 Series 2. Strike and Robin become suspicious of Fancourt. (S) (HD) 11.20 The Good Wife 5/23 Series 2. A Nobel Peace Prize winner is accused of sexual assault. (HD) 12.20am Unforgettable (S) (HD) 1.20 Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30— 4.00am Reef Break (S) (AD) (HD) Alibi +1 Sky 232 Virgin 191
a
Discovery Sky 125 Virgin 250 BT 322/HD 376 6.00am Wheeler Dealers (S) (HD) 7.00 Deadliest Catch: Bloodline (S) (HD) 8.00 Building Off the Grid (S) (HD) 9.00 Homestead Rescue: Raney Ranch (S) (HD) 10.00 Bad Chad Customs (S) (HD) 11.00 Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car (S) (HD) 12 noon Chasing Classic Cars (S) (HD) 1.00pm Gold Rush: White Water (S) (HD) 3.00 Railroad Alaska (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Alaskan Bush People (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Wheeler Dealers (S) (HD) 6.00pm Misfit Garage Thomas and Tom find a bargain in the form of a 1957 Corvette. (S) (HD) 7.00 Supertruckers The Kings Heavy Haulage team moves some aircraft wings for Airbus. (S) (HD) 8.00 Kindig Customs A rookie mechanic is challenged to modify the hood of a 2013 Mr Norm’s Challenger. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Deadliest Catch Following the work of Alaskan crab fisherman. (HD) 10.00 New. Outback Truckers Steve struggles to load up a precious collection of trucks and cars. (HD) 11.00 Gold Rush: Winter’s Fortune Tony Beets battles the Klondike winter to secure a monster excavator. (HD) 12 midnight Deadliest Catch (HD) 1.00am Outback Truckers (HD) 2.00 Deadliest Catch (S) (HD) 3.50 Diesel Brothers (S) (HD) 4.40 Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car (S) (HD) 5.30— 6.00am How Do They Do It? (S) (HD) Discovery +1 Sky 225 Virgin 258
Sky Witness Sky 107 Virgin 112/HD 111 BT 341/HD 356 6.00am Nothing to Declare (S) (AD) 8.00 Border Patrol (S) 9.00 UK Border Force (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (HD) 11.00 Law & Order (HD) 12 noon CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (S) (HD) 1.00pm Blue Bloods (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Sun, Sea and A&E (S) 4.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (HD) 5.00pm Nothing to Declare Six editions following the work of customs officers in Australia. (S) (AD) 8.00 Blue Bloods 1/22 Series 4 A police officer is killed during an armed robbery. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 New Amsterdam 4/14 Series 3. Max has second thoughts after going to Connecticut to bring Luna back to New York. (S) (HD) 10.00 Blue Bloods 11/22 Series 8 Danny and Baez search for a missing journalist. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 FBI Ep 8 Series 2. Maggie sympathises with a widow who has lost her husband. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Ep 9. The team works to unravel connections to a teacher who has gone missing. (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00am CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (S) (HD) 2.00 Blue Bloods (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (S) (HD) 4.00 Road Wars (S) 5.00—6.00am Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (S) Sky Witness +1 Sky 207 Virgin 180
Discovery History Sky 177 Virgin 257 6.00am Expedition Unknown (S) (AD) 7.00 Combat Dealers (S) (AD) 8.00 How the Universe Works 9.00 Blowing Up History (S) 10.00 Aircraft Stories (S) 11.00 Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero 12 noon Combat Dealers (S) (AD) 1.00pm Expedition Unknown 3.00 Nasa’s Unexplained Files (S) 4.00 Aircraft Stories (S) 5.00 Blowing Up History (S) 6.00pm New. Mysteries at the Museum Don Wildman investigates a high-society murder, an ominous orb and a pesky plant turned cash crop. 7.00 Expedition Unknown Josh Gates ventures into the cloud forests of Ecuador’s remote central highlands. (S) 8.00 Blowing Up History: Seven Wonders New discoveries found under the tomb of Jesus Christ are investigated. 10.00 Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Treatments for psychopaths who lack empathy. (SL) 11.00 Mysteries of the Missing Evidence of the lost mythical city of Atlantis. (S) 12 midnight Ultimate Warfare (S) 1.00am The Somme: the First 24 Hours (S) 2.00 Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman (SL) 3.00 Mysteries of the Missing (S) 4.00 Mysteries at the Museum 5.00—6.00am Mystery of Egypt’s Mega Temple (S) (AD) Discovery History +1 Sky 277 Virgin 261
Sky Documentaries Sky 114 (Wales 115) Virgin HD 277 BT 353/HD 368 6.00am Laurel and Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Harrow: a Very British School (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Discovering: Grace Kelly (S) (HD) 10.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 11.00 The Movies (HD) 12 noon Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Fish Town (S) (HD) 2.00 I Am Alfred Hitchcock (HD) 3.50 My Icon: Spencer Fearon (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Discovering: Grace Kelly (S) (HD) 5.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 6.00pm The Movies A look at cinema from the 2000s through to the present day. (HD) 7.00 Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets The actor explores Ireland’s best hotels. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Fish Town Pat Seddon considers selling up and visits a clairvoyant. (S) (HD) 9.00 Bruno v Tyson The story of the boxing rivalry, spanning two epic fights marred by politics and volatile race relations. (S) (HD) 10.50 The Donut King The story of a Cambodian refugee-turnedmillionaire donut tycoon. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.50am Twist of Faith 2.40 Pretending I’m a Superman: the Tony Hawk Video Game Story (S) 4.00 Discovering: Grace Kelly (S) (HD) 5.00—6.00am Harrow: a Very British School (S) (AD) (HD)
Nat Geographic
Sky Nature Sky 124 Virgin HD 279 BT 335/HD 372 6.00am Baby Animals 7.00 Monkey Life (S) (HD) 8.00 Tales from Zambia (S) 9.00 New Kids in the Wild (S) 10.00 Life’s Journey (S) 11.00 Great Blue Wild 12 noon A Wild Year on Earth (S) (AD) 1.00pm Monkey Life (S) (HD) 2.00 Tales from Zambia (S) 3.00 New Kids in the Wild (S) 4.00 Life’s Journey (S) 5.00 Great Blue Wild 6.00pm A Wild Year on Earth May brings violent tornados to North America and the life-giving monsoon to India. (S) (AD) 7.00 Monkey Life Oshine the orang-utan is weighed. (S) (HD) 7.30 Capuchin Tau requires an operation. (S) (HD) 8.00 The Big Dry The dry season in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley. (S) (HD) 9.00 Ocean Parks The Mesoamerican Reef in the Caribbean Sea. (S) (HD) 10.00 A Wild Year on Earth May brings violent tornados to North America and the life-giving monsoon to India. (S) (AD) 11.00 Great Blue Wild Incredible natural wonders of the Bahamas. 12 midnight Equator (S) (AD) 1.00am Over Australia (S) (HD) 2.00 The Big Dry (S) (HD) 3.00 Ocean Parks (S) (HD) 4.00 Tales from Zambia (S) 5.00—6.00am New Kids in the Wild (S)
Eden
Sky 129 Virgin 266/HD 268 BT 352/HD 367
Sky 166 Virgin 245/HD 247 BT 315/HD 389
8.00am Filthy Riches (HD) 9.00 Yukon River Run (HD) 10.00 Ice Road Rescue: Highway Havoc (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Air Crash Investigation: Special Report (S) (HD) 2.00pm Lords of War (HD) 3.00 Mine Kings (HD) 4.00 Strippers: Cars for Cash (HD) 5.00 Car SOS (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 JFK: the Lost Assassination Tapes: the shooting of President Kennedy, revisited using archive footage (HD) 8.00 Killing Kennedy (HD) 10.00 JFK: the Lost Bullet: an exploration of the theories surrounding the assasination of President John F Kennedy in 1963 (S) (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00am Nazi Megastructures (S) (HD) 3.00 WW2: Hell under the Sea (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00am Hitler’s Last Stand (HD)
9.00am Nature’s Miracle Orphans (HD) 10.00 Big Cats (AD) (HD) 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 noon Dynasties (AD) (HD) 2.00pm Nature’s Miracle Orphans (HD) 3.00 Bahama Blue (HD) 4.00 Costa Rica: The Rise of Nature (HD) 5.00 Nature’s Miracle Orphans (HD) 6.00pm Big Cats (AD) (HD) 7.00 Dynasties (AD) (HD) 8.00 Nature’s Miracle Orphans (HD) 9.00 Costa Rica: the Rise of Nature (HD) 10.00 Dynasties (AD) (HD) 11.00 Jungle Planet: two editions (HD) 12 midnight Costa Rica: the Rise of Nature (HD) 1.00am Big Cats (AD) (HD) 2.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 3.00 Russia from Above (HD) 3.50 Earth: the Nature of Our Planet (AD) (HD) 4.40 Russia from Above (HD) 5.30—6.00am Collar of Duty (HD)
Nat Geo +1 Sky 229 Virgin 267
Eden +1 Sky 266 Virgin 246
Sky History
Wednesday Television
Gold
WEDNESDAY 11 AUGUST
Animal Planet
Sky 123 Virgin 270 BT 354/HD 369
Sky 162 (NI 178) Virgin 251 BT 325/HD 378
6.00am Counting Cars (HD) 6.55 American Pickers (HD) 7.50 Storage Wars (HD) 8.50 Pawn Stars (HD) 9.45 UFOs Declassified (HD) 10.45 Vintage Tech Hunters (HD) 11.15 Forged in Fire (HD) 12.10pm American Pickers (HD) 1.10 Counting Cars (HD) 2.05 River Hunters (HD) 3.05 Unidentified: inside America’s UFO Investigation (HD) 4.05 Storage Wars (HD) 5.00 Pawn Stars (HD) 6.00 American Pickers (HD) 7.00 Forged in Fire (HD) 8.00 Ancient Aliens (HD) 9.00 New series. Curse of Skinwalker Ranch (HD) 10.00 Hunt for the Skinwalker (HD) 1.00am Forged in Fire (HD) 2.00 Ancient Aliens (HD) 3.00 River Hunters (HD) 4.00 Unidentified: inside America’s UFO Investigation (HD) 5.00—6.00am Pawn Stars (HD)
8.00am Meet the Orangutans (S) (HD) 9.00 My Cat from Hell (S) (HD) 11.00 Pit Bulls and Parolees (S) (HD) 1.00pm Animal Cribs (HD) 2.00 Wildest Middle East (S) (HD) 4.00 Meet the Orangutans (S) (HD) 5.00 Animal Cribs (HD) 8.00pm Pit Bulls and Parolees (S) (HD) 9.00 My Cat from Hell: triple bill. A pet psychic is struggling to communicate with her vicious cat 10.00 A cat who has soaked his home in urine 11.00 A troubled cat terrorises a family about to bring home a new baby (S) (HD) 12 midnight Pit Bulls and Parolees (S) (HD) 2.00am Alaskan Bush People (S) (HD) 3.00 Extinct or Alive (S) (HD) 3.50 Meet the Orangutans: double bill (S) (HD) 4.40—5.00am How Do Animals Do That (HD)
Sky History +1 Sky 223 Virgin 271
Animal Planet +1 Sky 262 (NI 278) Virgin 259
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WEDNESDAY Films & Sport FREEVIEW
Television Wednesday
Film4
Sky Premiere 14
F’view 14 F’sat 300 Sky 313 Virgin 428/HD 429 11.00am Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the Long Haul ★★ A patchy, rather strained fourth film inspired by Jeff Kinney’s hugely popular children’s books. Jason Drucker (2017, U) (S) 12.50pm Rise of the Guardians ★★★★ Jack Frost, Santa Claus and friends tackle a bogeyman in this beautifully rendered animated adventure. Chris Pine (2012, PG) (S) (AD) 2.45 A Shot in the Dark ★★★★ The inept Inspector Clouseau exercises his unique detective skills in another hilarious outing starring Peter Sellers. Elke Sommer (1964, PG) (S) (AD) 4.50 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb ★★ Ben Stiller’s night guard and his exhibit pals cause chaos in Britain in this uneven fantasy comedy. (2014, 12) (S) (AD)
6.40pm Mrs Doubtfire ★★★★ Warm-hearted comedy drama in which a father disguises himself as a nanny in order to be with his children. Robin Williams (1993, PG) (S) (AD) 9.00 Star Trek into Darkness ★★★★ A rogue Starfleet officer is pursued by the Enterprise crew in this warp-speed sci-fi sequel. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto (2013, 12) (S) (AD) 11.40 Room ★★★★ Moving and harrowing tale of imprisonment and bonding. Brie Larson (2015, 15) (S) 2.00—4.00am Walking Out ★★★ Thoughtful, elemental adventure about a father and son who become stranded in the wilderness. Matt Bomer, Josh Wiggins (2017, 15) (S) +1 F’view 46 F’sat 301 Sky 314 Virgin 430
Talking Pictures TV
81
Freeview 81 Freesat 306 Sky 328 Virgin 445 6.00am Bush Christmas ★★★ Adventure. Chips Rafferty (1947, U) (S) 7.30 Liberty 7.55 Ask a Policeman ★★★ Corking comedy in which Will Hay’s copper fakes a crime wave to prevent the police station from being closed down. (1938, U) 9.30 The Champions (S) 10.30 The Diplomatic Corpse ★★ Zippy British mystery in which a cynical reporter looks into the death of a foreign emissary. Robin Bailey (1958, PG) 11.50 The Young Ones ★★★ Cliff Richard puts on a show to try to save a youth club in this amiable musical drama. (1961, U) (S) 2.10pm The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby ★★★★ Memorable adaptation of Charles Dickens’s novel. Derek Bond (1947, U) 4.15 The Big Money ★★ Fitfully amusing comedy about an inept thief. Ian Carmichael (1956, U) 6.00pm Sherlock Holmes British crime television series. (S) 6.30 Look at Life Documentary. 6.50 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre TV crime drama. 8.00 Rumpole of the Bailey British TV courtroom drama. 9.05 Beware of Pity ★★ Melodramatic adaptation of a Stefan Zweig story, starring Lilli Palmer as a disabled baroness whose love affair with army officer Albert Lieven turns sour. (1946) 11.10 Is Paris Burning? ★★★ Often spectacular wartime drama about the French Resistance preparing for the liberation of Paris. Jean-Paul Belmondo (1966, PG) (S) 2.25am Keep It Clean ★★ A man invents a new cleaning machine in this British comedy. Ronald Shiner (1956, U) (S) 4.00 Callan 5.00—6.00am Target: the Corruptors
Films for streaming p42 The best of Netflix, Amazon, Sky
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While We’re Young 1111 9.00pm Great Movies Generational divides are explored as Amanda Seyfried’s millennial hipster befriends Naomi Watts’s forty-something film-maker
Great Movies
33
Freeview 33 Freesat 302 Sky 321 Virgin 425 9.00am Retribution ★★★ Low-key social drama bolstered by heartfelt performances. Josh Wiggins, Aaron Paul (2014, 15) 11.00 Garage Sale Mystery: the Deadly Room 1.00pm Ties That Bind ★★ Entertaining murder mystery. Kristanna Loken (2010) 2.50 Living with the Enemy ★★ A woman suspects that her billionaire dreamboat is more than he seems in this thriller. Sarah Lancaster (2005) 4.40 The Taming of the Shrew ★★★★ Lavish version of Shakespeare’s uproarious battle of the sexes comedy. Richard Burton (1967, U) 7.05pm The Cable Guy ★★★ Dark satirical comedy in which a cable repairman becomes obsessed with a customer. Jim Carrey (1996, 12) 9.00 While We’re Young ★★★★ Comedy drama about an ageing couple who meet a pair of hipsters. Film of the Day: p36. Ben Stiller (2014, 15) 10.55 The Colony ★★★ Occasionally tense prison-break drama with Emma Watson determined to rescue Daniel Brühl from a Chilean compound. (2015, 15) 1.15am Extortion ★★★ Tense thriller about a father racing to save his family from a fisherman. Eion Bailey (2017, 15) 3.35—5.50am Words and Pictures ★★ Likeable but clichéridden romcom in which Clive Owen’s alcoholic teacher spars with his new colleague. Juliette Binoche (2013, 12) +1 F’view 60 (limited 10pm-5am) Sky 322
Great Movies Action
41
F’view 41 (limited) F’sat 305 Sky 323 Virgin 426 6.00am Combat Squad ★★ War drama. John Ireland (1953) 7.30 Lost Command ★★ War drama. (1966, 15) 10.05 Gunbus ★ First World War adventure. Scott McGinnis (1986, PG) 11.55 Dynamite Joe ★★ Spaghetti western. (1967) 2.00pm Fort Ti ★★ Adventure. (1953, U) 3.35 Eight Iron Men ★★ Second World War drama. Bonar Colleano (1952) 5.20 Hell Boats ★ War drama. James Franciscus (1970) 7.15pm Icetastrophe ★★ A made-for-TV disaster movie with a “Scrooge redeemed” storyline adding some cheer. Victor Webster (2014) 9.00 The Order ★★ Daft action thriller starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Charlton Heston. (2001, 15) 10.50 Harrigan ★★ Stephen Tompkinson plays a police detective losing the fight against crime in this muddled drama. (2013, 15) 12.50am Sahara ★★ Second World War drama. James Belushi (1995, 15) 3.00—4.00am The Blitz on Hamburg +1 Sky 324
Great Movies Classic
51
F’view 51 (limited) F’sat 303 Sky 319 Virgin 424 6.00am My Favorite Brunette ★★★ Comedy mystery. Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour (1947, PG) 7.45 Son of Paleface ★★★★ Spoof western. Bob Hope (1952, PG) 9.35 The Pumpkin Eater ★★★★ Arty drama. Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch (1964, 12) 11.45 They Live by Night ★★★★ Romantic film noir. Farley Granger (1948) 1.40pm Hotel Reserve ★★★ Thriller. James Mason (1944, U) 3.30 It Should Happen to You ★★★★ Romantic comedy. Judy Holliday (1954, U) 5.20 Gideon of Scotland Yard ★★★★ Very British police drama. Jack Hawkins (1958, PG) 7.10pm The Long Haul ★★★ Victor Mature falls for moll Diana Dors in this gritty British trucking crime thriller. Patrick Allen (1957) 9.00 Ship of Fools ★★★ An all-star cast, including a riveting Vivien Leigh in her final screen appearance, lifts this bloated drama. Simone Signoret (1965, 12) 11.45 Eyes of Laura Mars ★★★ Glossy thriller about a glamorous photographer who develops a psychic link with a killer. Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif (1978, 15)
1.45am The Big Heat ★★★★ Film noir. Glenn Ford (1953, 15) 3.30 Candlelight in Algeria ★★ Wartime romance and spy thriller combine in this melodrama. James Mason (1943, U) 4.55—6.00am Hell Squad ★★ War drama. Wally Campo (1958) +1 F’view 62 (limited 10pm-5am) F’sat 304 Sky 320
Horror Channel
68
Freeview 68 Freesat 138 Sky 317 Virgin 149 8.00am Star Trek 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager 10.00 Space 1999 11.00 Ice Twisters ★★ Disaster thriller. Mark Moses (2009) 1.00 500 MPH Storm ★★ Disaster thriller. Casper Van Dien (2013, 12) 3.00 Battlestar Galactica 4.00 Shark Lake ★★ Crime drama. Dolph Lundgren, Sara Lane (2015, 15) 6.00pm Space 1999 Sci-fi series. 7.00 Star Trek: Voyager Sci-fi adventure starring Kate Mulgrew. 8.00 First Wave Sci-fi series. 9.00 13 Sins ★★★ Dilemmahorror about a good-natured loser who’s cajoled into completing gruesome tasks. Mark Webber (2013, 15) 10.50 The Innkeepers ★★★ Ghostbusters set out to prove a hotel is haunted in this spook-fest. Review p36. Sara Paxton (2011, 15) 12.50am The Shrine ★★ Lean horror thriller about a series of disappearances. Aaron Ashmore, Cindy Sampson (2010, 18) 2.35—4.20am Empire of the Sharks ★★ Cheesy, low-budget sci-fi horror. John Savage, Jack Amstrong, Thandi Sebe (2017, 15)
i Premiere Star Ratings 5 Outstanding ★★★★ Very good ★★★ Worth watching ★★ Could be worse ★ Poor
Sky Adventure
Sky 301 Virgin 401 BT 501/HD 515 6.30am As 4.45pm 8.00 As 8pm 9.45 As 9.45pm 11.50 As 6.25pm 1.35pm The Winter Lake ★★★ Mystery thriller. Anson Boon (2020, 15) 3.15 A Dragon’s Adventure ★★ Adventure. (2019, U) 4.45 Two by Two: Overboard! ★★ Animated comedy adventure. Max Carolan (2020, U)
Sky 302 Virgin 402 BT 502/HD 516 6.00am As 1pm 7.45 As 2.45pm 9.05 Dragon Rider ★★★ Fantasy adventure. (2020, PG) 10.50 Jurassic Park 5 Sci-fi adventure. (1993, PG) 1.00pm The Prince of Egypt ★★★★ Drama. (1998, U) 2.45 The Swan Princess: the Secret of the Castle ★★ Musical fantasy. (1997, U)
6.25pm The Last Shift ★★★ Richard Jenkins gives an assured performance in this indie drama. Review p42. Shane Paul McGhie (2020, 15) 8.00 i The Short History of the Long Road ★★★ A girl is cast adrift through the American heartlands. Sabrina Carpenter (2019) 9.45 The Dry ★★★ Compelling crime drama about a detective drawn back to his home town and a decades-old mystery. Eric Bana (2020)
4.15pm Polar Squad ★ Clichéd animated adventure about a plucky arctic fox. Jeremy Renner (2018, PG) 6.00 Riverdance: the Animated Adventure ★★ Cute animated adaptation of the stage show. (2021) 7.45 Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure ★★★★ Gloriously dumb comedy. Keanu Reeves (1988, PG) 9.30 Grown Ups ★★ Adam Sandler headlines an impressive cast in this comedy. (2010, 12)
11.50pm We Still Say Grace ★★ Unconvincing thriller. Bruce Davison (2020, 15) 1.30am The Tenant ★★ Drama. (2021) 3.30 As 1.35pm 5.10 A Dragon’s Adventure As 3.15pm
11.30pm Polar Squad As 4.15pm 1.20am The Giant Pear ★★★ Charming adventure. (2017, U) 2.55 Fantastica: a Boonie Bears Adventure 4.35 Home Alone: the Holiday Heist ★ Comedy. (2012, PG)
+1 Sky 312
Sky Five Star Movies
Sky Greats
Sky 303 Virgin 403 BT 503/HD 517 6.40am A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood ★★★★ Drama. Tom Hanks (2019, PG) 8.40 As 8.45pm 10.20 As 7pm 12.10pm As 10.25pm 2.15 Almost Famous ★★★★ Comedy drama. Billy Crudup (2000, 15) 5.00 Breakfast at Tiffany’s 5 Romantic drama. Audrey Hepburn (1961, PG)
Sky 304 Virgin 404 BT 504/HD 518 6.00am Hondo ★★★ Western. John Wayne (1953, PG) 7.40 As 4.05pm 9.35 As 6pm 11.45 As 8pm 1.45pm The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 5 Western. James Stewart, John Wayne (1962, U) 4.05 That Touch of Mink ★★★ Romantic comedy. Cary Grant (1962, U)
7.00pm Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ★★★★ Delightful comedy about a cocky but charming student. Matthew Broderick (1986, 15) 8.45 Echo Boomers ★★ Slick but underdeveloped heist flick about a gang of struggling graduates. Michael Shannon (2020, 15) 10.25 Pan’s Labyrinth 5 Moving adult fantasy in which a young girl is set three perilous tasks by a faun. Sergi López (2006, 15)
6.00pm Flatliners ★★★ Flashy supernatural thriller in which medical students induce their own deaths. Kiefer Sutherland (1990, 15) 8.00 Back to the Future Part III ★★★★ Spectacular conclusion to the time-travelling trilogy. Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd (1990, PG) 10.00 The Exorcist 5 Oscar-winning horror about the demonic possession of a young girl. Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow (1973, 18)
12.30am Taxi Driver 5 Powerful and controversial psychological drama. Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster (1976, 18) 2.25 Almost Famous As 2.15pm 5.10 Breakfast at Tiffany’s As 5pm
12.05am Hondo As 6am 1.45 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance As 1.45pm 4.05 Holiday Inn ★★★★ Wonderful musical comedy. Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire (1942, U)
Sky Action
Sky Comedy
Sky 307 Virgin 407 BT 507/HD 521 6.55am As 6.45pm 8.50 As 8.40pm 10.40 Spider-Man ★★★★ Fantasy action adventure. Tobey Maguire (2002, 12) 12.45pm Under Siege ★★★★ Action adventure. Steven Seagal (1992, 15) 2.30 Midway ★★★ War drama that favours spectacle over subtlety. Ed Skrein (2019, 12)
Sky 308 Virgin 408 BT 508/HD 522 7.10am About Time As 5pm 9.20 As 7.10pm 11.20 As 9pm 1.00pm Boomerang As 10.50pm 3.00 Hitch ★★★ Appealing romantic comedy. Will Smith, Eva Mendes (2005, 12) 5.00 About Time ★★★★ Touching sci-fi romantic comedy.
4.50pm Cliffhanger ★★★★ Nail-biting action thriller with a rock-climber up against a bunch of criminals. Sylvester Stallone (1993, 15) 6.45 San Andreas ★★★ Dwayne Johnson has to dodge plenty of destruction in this spectacular disaster movie. (2015, 12) 8.40 Limitless ★★★★ An experimental drug transforms a loser into a superman in this intelligent thriller. Bradley Cooper, (2011, 15)
7.10pm The Broken Hearts Gallery ★★★★ Comedy about a woman’s mementos from past romances. Geraldine Viswanathan (2020, 12) 9.00 Clueless ★★★★ Alicia Silverstone is Beverly Hills’s answer to Jane Austen’s Emma in this smart teen comedy. (1995, 12) 10.50 Boomerang ★★★ A womaniser meets his match in his new female boss, in this amiable comedy. Eddie Murphy (1992, 15)
10.30pm Birds of Prey: and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn ★★★★ Action adventure. (2020, 15) 12.15am The Expendables ★★ Adventure. (2010, 18) 2.00 As 10.40am 4.05 As 12.45pm
12.50am Safe Spaces ★★★ Warm comedy drama. Justin Long (2019, 15) 2.30 School’s Out Forever ★★★ Entertaining if brutal comedy horror. Oscar Kennedy, Alex Macqueen (2021, 15) 4.20 Hitch As 3pm
Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams (2013, 12)
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WEDNESDAY 11 AUGUST Sky
Animation
Sky
Family
Sky 306 Virgin 406 BT 506/HD 520 7.25am Fairy Tale: a True Story ★★★★ Drama. Florence Hoath (1997, U) 9.20 As 8pm 11.15 Dino Dana: the Movie ★★★ Fantasy adventure. Michela Luci (2020, U) 12.45pm As 9.55pm 2.25 As 11.35pm 4.25 Racing Stripes ★★ Mechanical Babe clone.
6.00pm Shaun the Sheep Movie ★★★★ Fun comedy about Mossy Bottom Farm’s mischief-maker. Justin Fletcher (2015, U) 7.40 Monster House ★★★★ Three kids must unlock the secret of a creepy house. Steve Buscemi (2006, PG) 9.20 Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem Adventure. 10.55 Racetime ★★ Breezy if underpowered adventure about a sled race. Lucinda Davis (2018, U)
6.20pm Thunderpants ★ A ten-year-old schoolboy farts his way to global fame in this vulgar farce. Simon Callow (2002, PG) 8.00 Johnny English Reborn ★★★ Lively comedy sequel in which the incompetent spy hunts assassins. Rowan Atkinson (2011, PG) 9.55 A Boy Called Sailboat ★★★ Comedy drama about a boy whose talent with a guitar breaks down barriers. Julian Atocani Sanchez (2018, 12)
12.40am The Red Turtle 5 Meditative, wordless fantasy about a shipwrecked sailor stranded on a tropical island. (2016, PG) 2.15 Brightheart 2 ★★ Fantasy. (2020, PG) 4.00 As 7.55am 5.00 As 9am
11.35pm Four Kids and It ★★★★ Fantasy adventure in which children holidaying in Cornwall meet a magical beach creature. Matthew Goode, Paula Patton (2020, 12) 1.40am As 11.15am 3.10 As 7.25am 5.05 As 4.25pm
Sky Thriller
Sky Drama Sky 310 Virgin 410 BT 510/HD 524 6.10am As 2.15pm 7.50 As 6pm 9.50 Le Mans ’66 As 10.05pm 12.30pm The Ides of March ★★★★ Political drama. Ryan Gosling (2011, 15) 2.15 Body of Water ★★★★ Drama. Sîan Brooke (2020, 15) 3.55 Valentine’s Day ★★★ Star-packed romantic comedy. Anne Hathaway (2010, 12)
6.05pm Panic Room ★★★ A mother and daughter are trapped in their home by thieves in this tense thriller. Jodie Foster (2002, 15) 8.00 Knives Out ★★★★ Bold whodunnit following Daniel Craig’s “gentleman detective” Benoit Blanc. Chris Evans (2019, 12) 10.15 V for Vendetta ★★★ A masked vigilante plots a revolution in this audacious action thriller. Natalie Portman (2005, 15)
6.00pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ★★ Lukewarm romantic comedy with Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. (2003, 12) 8.00 Concussion ★★★ A pathologist blows the whistle on brain trauma in American football in this drama. Will Smith (2015, 12) 10.05 Le Mans ’66 ★★★★ It’s Ford vs Ferrari in this thrillpacked motor-racing drama, starring Christian Bale. (2019, 12)
12.30am The Burnt Orange Heresy As 4.15pm 2.30 Panic Room As 6.05pm 4.30 Sweetheart ★★★ Kiersey Clemons carries this tense survival story as a woman trapped on a desert island. (2019, 15)
12.40am The Ides of March As 12.30pm 2.25 Endless ★★ Saccharine teen romantic fantasy drama. Nicholas Hamilton, Alexandra Shipp (2020, 12) 4.10 Concussion As 8pm
Sci-Fi/Horror
TCM Movies
Sky 311 Virgin 411 BT 511/HD 525 6.20am As 6pm 8.35 As 8.05pm 10.45 Attack the Block ★★★★ Sci-fi comedy. Jodie Whittaker (2010, 15) 12.30pm Resident Evil: Afterlife ★★ Visually impressive sci-fi thriller. Milla Jovovich (2010, 15) 2.20 Resident Evil: Retribution ★★ Zombieslaying horror. Milla Jovovich (2012, 15)
Sky 315 Virgin 415/HD 416 BT 512/HD 526 6.00am Best Directors 6.35 Off Set 6.45 The Barretts of Wimpole Street ★★ Drama. (1956, U) 9.00 Thirty Seconds over Tokyo ★★★ Drama. (1944, U) 11.50 When the Redskins Rode ★★ Western. (1951, U) 1.30pm Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill ★★ Mystery. (1946, U)
4.10pm Beetle Juice ★★★★ Zany fantasy about a freelance exorcist who scares humans out of haunted houses. Michael Keaton (1988, 15) 6.00 Godzilla ★★★ This epic blockbuster makes up in mood and spectacle what it lacks in dramatic bite. Aaron Taylor-Johnson (2014, 12) 8.05 Gemini Man ★★ Ageing assassin Will Smith is targeted by a younger version of himself in this splashy techno-thriller. (2019, 12)
3.05pm Calamity Jane 5 Doris Day is marvellous in this musical comedy western. (1953, U) 5.20 The Cross of Lorraine ★★★ Well-made story of a group of PoWs. Jean-Pierre Aumont (1943) 7.15 The Gun Runners ★★★ Skilfully directed crime drama. Review p36. Audie Murphy (1958) 9.00 Out for Justice ★★ A cop is on the trail of a drugs baron in this crime drama. Steven Seagal (1991, 18)
10.05pm Alien3 ★★★ Suprisingly decent addition to the Alien series. Sigourney Weaver (1992, 18) 12.05am Black Christmas ★ Horror mystery. Imogen Poots (2019, 15) 1.45 As 10.45am 3.20 As 12.30pm 5.00 As 2.20pm
10.55pm The Outlaw Josey Wales ★★★★ Western. (1976, 18) 1.40am The Counterfeit Traitor ★★★ Drama. (1962) 4.20 As 6.35am 4.30 Close Up 5.00 Best Directors +1 Sky 316 Virgin 417
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Sky Premier League
Bruce Greenwood, Hayden Panettiere (2004, U)
Sky 309 Virgin 409 BT 509/HD 523 6.25am As 2.30pm 8.10 Blood on Her Name ★★★ Thriller. Bethany Anne Lind (2019, 15) 9.50 V for Vendetta As 10.15pm 12.10pm Knives Out As 8pm 2.30 Run with the Hunted ★★ Crime drama. Michael Pitt (2019, 15) 4.15 The Burnt Orange Heresy ★★★ Thriller. Claes Bang (2019, 15)
Sky
SPORT
Uefa Super Cup 7.15pm BT Sport 1 Kai Havertz targets another trophy with Chelsea
Sky Main Event Sky 401 Virgin 511/HD 501 BT 420/HD 440 6.00am Sky Sports News 7.00 Good Morning Sports Fans 7.30 Early Kick-Off 8.00 Good Morning Sports Fans 9.00 Good Morning Transfers 10.00 The Football Show 12 noon Transfer Talk 1.00pm Sky Sports News
2.30 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Southern Brave v Welsh Fire, a women’s match at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton (start 3.00); 6.00 Southern Brave v Welsh Fire, a men’s match from the Ageas Bowl, Southampton (start 6.30). 9.30 Sky Sports News 12 midnight NFL: Total Access 1.00—6.00am Sky Sports News
Sky Football Sky 403 Virgin 513/HD 503 BT 422/HD 442 6.00am EFL Greatest Games 6.45 SPFL Greatest Games 7.00 Greatest Players (AD) 7.30 Countdowns (AD) 8.00 Years (AD) 8.30 EFL Greatest Games 9.00 SPFL Greatest Games 9.30 Greatest Players 10.00 Countdowns (AD) 10.30 Years (AD) 11.00 EFL Cup Final 11.30 Best Championship Goals 12 noon EFL Greatest Games 12.45pm SPFL Greatest Games 1.00 Greatest Players 1.30 Countdowns (AD) 2.00 Years (AD) 2.30 Classic Play-Offs 3.30 EFL Greatest Games 4.15 SPFL Greatest Games 4.30 Greatest Players 5.00 Countdowns (AD) 5.30 Years (AD) 6.00 League One and Two Goals 6.30 Scottish Premiership Round-Up 6.45 Scottish Football: Dundee United v Rangers 7.00 League Cup Football
7.30 LIVE League Cup Football Leyton Orient v Queens Park Rangers, the first-round match from Brisbane Road (kick-off 7.45). 10.15 Class of ’92: Full Time 11.15 Scottish Football 11.30 League Cup Football 12 midnight EFL Cup Retro 2.00am Championship Season Review 3.00—6.00am Classic Play-Offs
Sky Golf Sky 405 Virgin 515/HD 505 BT 424/HD 444 6.00am European Pro Tour 8.00 Today 9.45 Fore! Funniest Videos 10.00 Vodcast 11.00 European Pro Tour 1.00pm How the 2002 Ryder Cup Was Won 4.00 How the 2004 Ryder Cup Was Won 6.00 Rose Ladies Series 6.30 Vodcast 7.30 Rose Ladies Series 8.00 Today 10.00 PGA Tour: the Cut 10.30 Rose Ladies Series 11.00 Ladies European Tour 12 midnight PGA Tour: the Cut 12.30am PGA Tour Champions Learning Centre 1.00 Vodcast 2.00 PGA Tour: the Cut 2.30 Rose Ladies Series: Aramco Team Series 3.00 PGA Tour 5.00—6.00am European Tour
Amazon Prime 4.00pm, 12 midnight LIVE Tennis Day five of the ATP and WTA National Bank Open in Canada.
BT Sport 1
Sky 402 Virgin 512/HD 502 BT 421/HD 441
Sky 413 Virgin 527 BT 408/HD 430
6.00am Greatest Games 7.00 Legends (AD) 8.00 Best Goals 9.00 100 Club (AD) 10.00 The Football Show 12 noon Gary Neville’s Soccerbox (AD) 1.00pm Premier League Years: 2002/03 season (AD) 3.00 Greatest Games 4.00 Best Goals 5.00 100 Club (AD) 6.00 Legends (AD) 7.00 Premier League World 7.30 Icons 8.00 Premier League Years 10.00 Class of ’92 11.00 Premier League Retro 1.00am Premier League Years (AD) 3.00 Greatest Games (AD) 4.00 Best Goals 5.30—6.00am 100 Club
6.00am Premier League: Best Goals (AD) 7.00 Wrestling 9.30 ESPN FC 10.00 Premier League Football 2.30pm Premier League: Best Goals (AD) 4.30 ESPN FC 5.00 Premier League 6.30 Premier League World 7.00 What I Wore: Gianfranco Zola
Sky the Hundred
7.15 LIVE Uefa Super Cup Chelsea v Villarreal from Windsor Park in Belfast (kick-off 8.00). See page 86.
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10.30 The Football’s On: hosted by Ian Stone 11.30 BT Sport Films (AD) 12.45am Premier League Review 1.45 Uefa Super Cup 3.15 French Football 4.15 What I Wore 4.30 The Aussie Rules Show 5.00—6.00am MotoGP
Sky 404 Virgin 514/HD 504 BT 423/HD 443 6.00am Cricket: the Hundred 1.00pm The Hundred Bitesize
BT Sport 2
2.30 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Southern Brave v Welsh Fire, a women’s match from the Ageas Bowl, Southampton (start 3.00); 6.00 Southern Brave v Welsh Fire, a men’s match from the Ageas Bowl, Southampton (start 6.30).
Sky 414 Virgin 528 BT 409/HD 431
9.30 The Hundred Bitesize 10.00 Cricket: the Hundred 5.00—6.00am The Hundred Bitesize
10.00 MotoGP: the Grand Prix of Styria 11.00 UFC: the Ultimate Fighter 12 midnight Motor Racing 1.00am World Rally 1.30 Inside AFL 2.00 The Aussie Rules Show 2.30 MotoGP Rewind 2.45 BT Sport Reload (AD) 3.00 Extreme E (AD) 3.30 UFC: the Ultimate Fighter 4.30 BT Sport Reload (AD) 5.00—6.00am Speedway
Sky Action Sky 407 Virgin 517/HD 507 BT 426/HD 446 6.00am NFL: America’s Game (AD) 7.00 Premier League Darts: from Milton Keynes 10.00 Lions Highlights 12 noon Good Morning Football 3.00pm Boxing 5.00 NBC’s ProFootball Talk 7.00 Premier League Darts 10.00 Boxing: Lomachenko v Nakatani 12 midnight NFL: Total Access 1.00am NFL Bitesize Highlights 1.30—6.00am International Rugby Union
Sky Arena Sky 408 Virgin 518/HD 508 BT 427/HD 447 6.00am Super League Highlights 7.00 Netball: Surrey Storm v London Pulse 9.00 Driving Force 10.00 Challenge Cup Highlights 11.00 Rugby League Retro: St Helens v Bradford Bulls (AD) 1.00pm Rise With Us 2.00 NBA 4.00 Super League 5.00 Rugby League Retro 7.00 NRL Try Time: highlights 8.00 The One That Got Away: Matthew Elliot 8.15 GB’s First Black Captain 8.30 GAA: inside the Game 9.00 Eddie Hemmings: the Voice of Rugby League 10.00 Players Only: Kobe and Shaq 11.00 NBA Classic Games: Celtics v Heat 12 midnight GAA: inside the Game 12.30am Rugby League Retro 2.30 Super League 3.00 NBA: New Orleans v Milwaukee 5.00—6.00am Pool
Sky Mix Sky 416 Virgin 520/HD 510 BT 429/HD 449 2.30—9.30pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Southern Brave v Welsh Fire, a women’s match (start 3.00); 6.00 Southern Brave v Welsh Fire, a men’s match from the Ageas Bowl, Southampton (start 6.30).
Eurosport 1 Sky 410 Virgin 521 BT 412/HD 435 6.00am British Superbikes 7.00 Motor Racing 7.30 Cycling 10.00 British Superbikes 11.00 Hall of Fame 12 noon Motor Racing: the Six Hours of Monza 1.00pm Triathlon 1.30 Cycling
2.50 LIVE Cycling Stage two of the Tour of Denmark, a 183.4km route from Ribe to Sonderborg. 4.50 Cycling 7.00 Tour de France: highlights of this year’s race 8.00 Cycling 9.00 Karate Combat 10.00 Cycling 12 midnight Motocross 2.00am Cycling 3.00 Olympics 4.00 Olympics: Hall of Fame 5.00—6.00am Cycling
6.00am MotoGP 8.00 French Football Highlights 9.00 Speedway 1.00pm French Football 5.00 Wrestling (AD)
7.00 LIVE Major League Baseball Houston Astros v Colorado Rockies from Minute Maid Park.
BT Sport 3 Sky 417 Virgin 529 BT 410/HD 432 6.00am Australian Rules Football 10.00 Inside AFL 10.30 Fishing (AD) 11.30 MotoGP 3.30pm Trail Running 4.00 Motor Racing 5.00 Speedway 7.00 Premier League World 7.30 BT Sport Reload 8.00 Badminton Unlimited (AD) 8.30 The Aussie Rules Show 9.00 Wrestling: WWE highlights 12.45am MotoGP Rewind 1.00 Classic Football (AD) 4.00 French Football 5.00—6.00am MotoGP
Wednesday Television
Sky 305 Virgin 412 BT 500/HD 514 6.00am Strike ★★★ Comedy adventure. Ken Stott (2018, PG) 7.55 Alpha and Omega: the Big Fureeze 9.00 Alpha and Omega: Dino Digs 10.05 As 4.35pm 11.35 As 6pm 1.15pm Monster House As 7.40pm 3.00 As 9.20pm 4.35 Lego: the Adventures of Clutch Powers
BT Sport ESPN Sky 423 Virgin 530 BT 411/HD 434 6.00am ESPN FC 6.30 SportsCenter 6.45 Around the Horn 7.15 Pardon the Interruption 7.45 SportsCenter 8.00 ESPN FC 8.30 Canadian Football League 11.00 Drag Racing: NHRA action 12 noon ESPN FC 12.30pm SportsCenter 12.45 Around the Horn 1.15 Pardon the Interruption 1.45 SportsCenter 2.00 Major League Baseball
5.00 LIVE Baseball The Southwest Championship Regional Final of the Little League World Series; 7.00 Coverage of the Southeast Championship Regional Final of the Little League World Series. 9.00 SportsCenter 9.15 Reload (AD) 9.45 Drag Racing 10.45 Around the Horn 11.15 Pardon the Interruption 11.45 SportsCenter 12 midnight LIVE Major League Baseball A top MLB game. 3.00am Reload (AD) 3.30—6.00am Canadian Football League
Eurosport 2 Sky 411 Virgin 522 BT 413/HD 436 6.00am Cycling 7.00 Olympics 8.00 British Superbikes: from Thruxton 10.00 Cycling 11.00 Motor Racing 12 noon Olympics 1.00pm Formula E 2.00 British Superbikes 3.00 Motor Racing 4.00 Olympics 5.00 Motocross 7.00 Hall of Fame 8.00 Rallying 8.30 GOLFTV Weekly 9.00 British Superbikes 10.00 Hall of Fame 11.00 Formula E 12 midnight Olympics 1.00am Cycling 2.00 Formula E: Puebla ePrix 3.00 Cycling 4.00 Motor Racing 4.30 Rallying 5.00—6.00am Formula E
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THURSDAY Choices
The pick of today’s TV
SINGLE LIFE
Television Thursday
Danielle (Letitia Wright) meets a model — but can he reach her high standards?
PICK OF THE DAY
I Am Danielle 9.00pm C4
DRAMA “I don’t want something that’s meaningless. I don’t have the time
to… accommodate,” busy photographer Danielle (Letitia Wright) tells Michael (CJ Beckford), the model she’s just worked with on a shoot and clearly finds attractive. She doesn’t explain why, but she finds it hard to trust people. She also has very high standards. When Danielle describes what she wants in a man, her flatmate Tara (Sophia Brown) teases that, “He’s going to have to be a superhero!”, which is rather apposite as Wright played superhero
Shop Well for Less? 8.00pm BBC1 CONSUMER You’ll hear “Why not
treat myself?” quite a lot from the Katnorias family because they “treat” themselves all the time. Steve, Bally and their four girls spend a phenomenal amount of money on clothes, trainers, perfume and make-up. Even lockdown didn’t stop their obsession with shopping — they just switched to buying online rather than making trips to the shops. There’s a lot of shrieking and giggling when Melanie Sykes and Joanna Page take charge of their out-of-control shopping habits by swapping their designer items for cheaper unbranded ones as well as showing them how they’re wasting so much money. Locking their credit cards away is a good start. JR
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My Cornwall with Fern Britton
Shuri in the film Black Panther. But Michael does seem too good to be true. The faltering — and at times almost awkward — relationship between Danielle and Michael is the focus of the second of Dominic Savage’s largely improvised trilogy about women. The leads are excellent and make it feel authentic, so it’s especially painful to watch as Danielle wrestles with the knowledge that even this apparently perfect man has feet of clay. JANE RACKHAM
The Watch
Undercover Big Boss
9.00pm, 9.45pm BBC2
9.00pm ITV
8.00pm Channel 5
DRAMA New series Enjoyment of
REALITY Robert Forrester, the CEO
TRAVEL No matter which part of the
The Watch may depend on your tolerance for Stephen Dormer’s gurning. In this series the Game of Thrones star delivers a seriously hammy performance as Captain Vimes, a permanently sozzled and useless police chief in the vaguely magical city of Ankh-Morpork. Based on characters from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels, the adaptation eschews the books’ lightness of touch to deliver a broad comedy drama set in a semi-modern punk-rock world where crime is legal and the police are largely symbolic. Hints of Pratchett’s humour — including some unionising goblins — offer hope, but for now The Watch is a bit disappointing. HUW FULLERTON
of Bristol Street Motors, has never sold a car in his life. So, disguised to look like an ageing Ron Weasley, he wants to find out what’s really going on in his business. Once again, none of the employees he meets do anything dreadful — so there’s no Gordon Ramsay-style tantrums — making you suspect they’ve been handpicked. Forrester proudly boasts that most people think he’s completely unreasonable, but he does take on board what his employees say, including some comments that must be hard to hear. At one point, he even tells one employee, “I think I’m better for having met you”. Not many bosses say that. JR
country you’re in, you can hardly move for celebrities making TV travelogues these days. The difference here is that, after decades in London, Fern Britton now actually lives in north Cornwall. In the conclusion to her two-part series, she’s finding out why Cornwall is awash with tales of the supernatural and how the sea has shaped the lives of the people who live there. She’s also uncovering the story behind the county’s patron saint — St Piran — and the connection between his distinctive black and white flag, which is used as a symbol of Cornish identity, and the process of tin smelting. JR
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THURSDAY 12 AUGUST cast in Liza Tarbuck as wife Anne Hathaway, Harry Enfield as his father John and Mark Heap as Will’s nemesis, Robert Greene. As you’d expect from Elton, it’s packed with satire, as well as a hefty dose of smutty word play. Series one, two and the Christmas special from 2017 all join BritBox from today, while series three is available on iPlayer where, should you wish, you’ll also find all four series of Blackadder available to stream. FRANCES TAYLOR
STREAMING NOW Shall I compare thee to a series of Blackadder? Likening Upstart Crow to the 1980s comedy classic is predictable, with both sitcoms sharing the same humour, ambience and a writer in Ben Elton. But after three series and a stage play, the Shakespeare sitcom no longer feels like the young upstart. David Mitchell (right) is pitch-perfect as the pithy bard, with a stellar supporting comedy
9.00pm Channel 5 REALITY New series Have you ever
wondered what would happen if Alex Polizzi, used to dishing out harsh critiques to failing hoteliers, put her money where her mouth is and opened her own renovated hotel? The Star Inn is a listed 16th-century building desperately in need of repair (and with a charmless modern block bolted on) in Alfriston, East Sussex, and this is the mammoth challenge facing Alex. It’s rather refreshing to see the usually steely Alex trying to make her daunting mother proud (although asking for an extra £1 million probably doesn’t) and dealing with tricky issues like the discovery of an old well where you really wouldn’t want one. JR
Exploring Northern Ireland with Siobhán McSweeney 9.00pm More4 TRAVEL New series Derry Girls fans
will enjoy Siobhán McSweeney’s playful commentary as she rides around the Six Counties on her electric bike, Thunderclap. There are numerous pitstops at churches — all tenuously connected to St Patrick — and a mountain climb that brings on theatrical wheezing, but our guide isn’t short of words. This tour is as much a monologue as a travelogue. In this first episode, McSweeney joins a Viking encampment and even clambers up a towering crane in a Belfast shipyard. It’s the best view in the city, claims the driver. You can judge for yourself. SHYAMA PERERA See feature: page 24
Buffering 10.05pm ITV2 SITCOM After the bleak finale of last
week’s second episode, it could be a wrench for Buffering to return to light-touch comedy. But luckily, the new show from comedian and Love Island voiceover maestro Iain Stirling (co-written with Steve Bugeja) just about manages the switch thanks to a mainstay of sitcom plotlines: the terrible school reunion. Tonight Ashley heads back to her alma mater with deadpan housemate Tahlia in tow, and soon learns that her reputation is in tatters. And Iain fumes when he’s put in reserve position for a celebrity quiz show. Some emotional scenes feel a little awkward, but thanks to strong performances Buffering is sweet enough to pull through. HF
Don’t Diet, Lose Weight 10.00pm C4 Instead of dieting, two volunteers wanting to shed pounds are guided through a brain-training experience by specialist psychologists. But will they reach their goals?
Yorkshire Firefighters 8.00pm BBC2 Crews from Dewsbury are called to David, who is in his 80s and in need of urgent help.
A Year in the Beacons 8.30pm ITV (11.15pm in Wales) Spring arrives and Flash and Stella Phillips are busy with lambing on the farm.
Alone 10.00pm Sky History
Thursday Television
Alex Polizzi: My Hotel Nightmare
BEST OF THE REST
The participants battle against the land’s harsh conditions.
q FILM OF THE DAY Funny Girl 6.05pm Great Movies Classic Alongside Omar Sharif, Barbara Streisand made her film debut by reprising her Broadway role as Fanny Brice in William Wyler’s musical. (1968) See page 37
LIVE SPORT
HELP ON THE WAY One callout reminds Jo (right) of a recent personal loss
Test Cricket: England v India,
Ambulance 9.00pm BBC1 DOCUMENTARY “Ambulance service. Is the patient
GETTY
breathing?” The seventh series of the BBC’s awardwinning fly-on-the-wall documentary series sees a new group of paramedics on the frontline during the pandemic. The NW Ambulance Service has a mammoth patch (from Cumbria down to Greater Manchester), but tonight’s opener was shot mostly in Merseyside earlier this year as Storm Christoph turned streets
into rivers and Covid hit hard. As always, though, it’s the human side that makes this series tick, whether it’s crew Kerry and Quinten keeping their spirits up by singing to Kenny Loggins’s Danger Zone, or their colleague Jo having a small sob as she hears that an old lady she and her partner Emily were heading to has already died and memories of her own recently deceased mother bubble up. CERI THOMAS
10am Sky The Hundred/Main Event Joe Root’s side host India at Lord’s for the second match of a five-test series. The Hundred Cricket: Northern Superchargers v Manchester Originals (women’s) 3pm Sky Mix/(men’s) 6.30pm Sky The Hundred, 6.45pm Sky Main Event PGA Tour Golf: Wyndham Championship 8pm Sky Golf
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THURSDAY Main Channels DAYTIME
Television Thursday
BBC1 6.00am Breakfast Naga Munchetty, Charlie Stayt. (S) (HD) 9.15 Animal Park The keepers have a challenge on their hands when two-year-old porcupine Spud goes missing. Repeated tomorrow 6.30am BBC2 (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Homes under the Hammer In the West Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent and London. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Wanted Down Under Revisited A woman who had always dreamt of a move to Australia. (R) (S) (HD) 11.45 Caught Red Handed How a policeman’s intuition stopped an escaped convict in his tracks. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt Two teams look for items in Ardingly, West Sussex, to sell at auction. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 1.45 WPC 56 3/5 Series 3. Events take a nasty turn when DI Sawyer’s missing suspect makes a violent reappearance, and the net tightens around Briggs as Coulson gets Fenton to do his dirty work. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 Home Is Where the Art Is Artists create pieces for buyers in Chesterfield. (Revised repeat) (S) (HD) 3.00 Escape to the Country Two retired police officers hunt for a home in north Wales. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 3.45 My Unique B&B Turning a horse cart into a cosy B&B in the Forest of Dean. (Revised repeat) (S) (AD) (HD) 4.30—5.15 The Bidding Room Items include an anatomical spider model and a Keswick light fitting. Repeated tomorrow 7.15am BBC2 (S) (HD)
BBC2 6.00am A Matter of Life and Debt A £1,500 loan allows a couple to start a toy business. (R) (S) (HD) 6.30 Animal Park Shown yesterday 9.15am BBC1 (S) (AD) (HD) 7.15 The Bidding Room Shown yesterday 4.30pm BBC1 (S) (HD) 8.00—9.00 Sign Zone Gardeners’ World Monty Don keeps
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Ambulance
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beat: crewmates Emily and Jo face a stormy start to their shift
5.15pm Pointless
5.15pm Flog It!
Quiz presented by Alexander Armstrong. (R) (S) (HD)
Items valued at St Albans Cathedral include a whalebone walking stick and an autograph book with signatures of the Rolling Stones. (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 BBC News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 Regional news magazines (S) 7.00 Rip-Off Britain Gloria Hunniford hears how parcels can end up being sold off at auction instead of delivered. (R) (S) (HD)
7.35 EastEnders
6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games Kate Williams, Tom Allen, Chizzy Akudolu and Charlie Higson test their general knowledge. (R) (S) (HD) 6.30 The group continue their week-long battle and prepare for tomorrow’s final. (R) (S) (HD)
Chelsea has an important decision to make.
7.00 Today at the Test
Chelsea Fox Zaraah Abrahams Iqra Ahmed Priya Davdra Kat Slater Jessie Wallace Sharon Watts Letitia Dean Frankie Lewis Rose Ayling-Ellis Kheerat Panesar Jaz Deol Isaac Baptiste Stevie Basaula Mick Carter Danny Dyer Mila Marwah Ruhtxjiaih Bellenea Kim Fox Tameka Empson Harvey Monroe Ross Boatman Zack Hudson James Farrar Jay Brown Jamie Borthwick Billy Mitchell Perry Fenwick Honey Mitchell Emma Barton Rainie Highway Tanya Franks Linda Carter Kellie Bright Ash Kaur Gurlaine Kaur Garcha Martin Fowler James Bye Mitch Baker Roger Griffiths Sonia Fowler Natalie Cassidy Lola Pearce Danielle Harold Stuart Highway Ricky Champ Shirley Carter Linda Henry Sheree Trueman Suzette Llewellyn Nancy Carter Maddy Hil Terry “Rocky” Cant Brian Conley Peter Beale Dayle Hudsonl
Highlights of the first day’s play in the Second Test between England and India at Lord’s, with analysis from Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell. Presented by Isa Guha. More action tomorrow 7pm.
Writer Jonny O’Neill This week’s episodes directed by Indra Bhose More cast tomorrow (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Shop Well for Less?
9.00 BBC News (S) (HD) 1.00pm Letterbox Hosted by Mel Giedroyc. (R) (S) (HD) 1.30 Eggheads Quiz hosted by Jeremy Vine. (R) (S) (HD) 2.00 Make Me a Dealer In Norfolk, IT man Dominic faces off against train driver Martin. (R) (S) (HD) 2.45 Great British Menu: the Finals The eight regional finalists prepare their desserts. (R) (S) (HD) 3.45 Rick Stein’s Seafood Odyssey The chef makes a spicy squid salad and smoked bream. (R) (S) (HD) 4.15—5.15 Animals with Cameras How three orphaned cheetahs are adapting to life in the wild. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
kick-start their savings pot so they can finish their hall refurbishment. The Katnorias have put the job on hold as finding money isn’t easy — especially when their four daughters are all keen spenders, love their brands and the clan’s favourite saying is “treat yourself”. Mel and Jo’s aim is to find ways the family can cut back and start saving, swapping out some of their bigger brands for cheaper options, as well as using what they’ve already got. Steam irons and air fryers are also put to the test. See page 96.
series. 1/4 Series 5. Melanie Sykes and Jo aNew Page travel to Gillingham, Kent, to help a family
ITV
Directors/Producers Jo Harding and Nana Wilson (S) (HD)
6.00am Good Morning Britain (S) (HD) 9.00 Lorraine Entertainment and fashion news. (S) (HD) 10.00 This Morning Including Regional Weather (S) (HD) 12.30pm Loose Women Forthright opinions. (S) (HD) 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal In Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, the team of antiques dealers lay down their cash for items of interest including a gold guinea, US election ephemera and a stamp collection. (R) (S) (HD) 3.00—4.00 Tenable Five London firefighters answer questions about top ten lists in the quiz hosted by Warwick Davis. (R) (S) (HD) Followed by Regional Weather
series. 1/6 Series 7. Filmed earlier this aNew year, the series returns to Merseyside where,
6.00am Countdown With guest Julian Clary. (R) (S) (HD) 6.40 Mike & Molly Double bill. (R) (S) (HD) 7.25 Everybody Loves Raymond Triple bill. (R) (S) (AD) 8.40 Frasier Two episodes of the sitcom. (R) (S) (AD) 9.40 The Big Bang Theory Triple bill. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 The Simpsons Homer manages a singer. 11.35 Apu loses his job when the Kwik-E-Mart becomes a health-food store. (R) (S) (AD) 12.05pm News (S) (HD) 12.10 Junior Bake Off The young bakers create a ghoulish mash-up for their showstopper. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 A New Life in the Sun In Portugal, the owners of a glampsite have transport trouble. (R) (S) (HD) 2.10 Countdown With guest Nina Wadia. (S) (HD) 3.00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It Henry and Simon meet a couple with a penchant for Star Wars collectables. (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away A Hertfordshire couple look at properties in Devon and Bergerac in the south of France. (R) (S) (HD)
BBC2 The Watch 9.00pm Mean streets: misfit cop Captain Sam Vimes tries to save a corrupt city
9.00pm Mersey
on top of seasonal maintenance. Shown last Friday BBC2 (S) (HD)
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9.00 Ambulance
with the whole country in lockdown, crews book on for the day shift. In the Regional Operational Coordinating Centre, plans are afoot to tackle the threat to life being posed by Storm Christoph, which is set to rage through the North West. Crewmates Emily and Jo are the first of the morning shift to be sent to a patient. The person isn’t breathing and it is feared they are dead. With little time to recover, the duo are dispatched to the scene of a road traffic collision caused by the storm. See page 97. Producers Becky Houlihan and Billie Hussein Executive producers Simon Ford and Peter Wallis-Tayler (S) (HD)
10.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 10.35 The Rap Game UK 4/6 Series 3. Krept, Konan and DJ Target surprise the artists with their first challenge — the three-beat test where they must prove they can ride and catch three different beats in front of guest mentor Darkoo. Next, the six contenders split into two groups as they create and shoot a video for a summer anthem. They have a budget to work within and to help them craft their visual brand, Ivorian Doll is on hand to give them advice. Available on iPlayer since 7pm. Producer Mollie Grosberg; Series producer Trent Williams-Jones (S) (HD)
Senior producer Rob Williams; Executive producer Mark Cole; (S) (HD)
8.00 Yorkshire Firefighters 3/4. In Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, firefighters are called to help David who’s in his 80s and needs medical treatment. Once inside his house, watch commander Richard and his team help paramedics get David downstairs and into the ambulance without adding to the pain of his suspected broken leg. In Bradford, crews are called to reports of smoke in the basement of a block in the city centre. It turns out to be a faulty fire alarm system, but evidence of homeless people living there concerns watch commander Simon, who believes that another time the fire could be real. Director Ben Sheldon; Producer Hannah Blackwell First shown on BBC1 Yorkshire (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 The Watch
series. 1/8. A Near Vimes Experience aNew A high-concept comedy drama, inspired by the
Discworld series of fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett, following an unlikely group, the City Watch, who are forced to save the world. Cranky Captain Sam Vimes faces Death when a malevolent mate reappears after 20 years, unchanged and vengeful. Add an over-eager new recruit, a disruptive aristocrat and a stolen library book to the mix, and matters get complicated. Repeated tomorrow 1.25am (S) (AD) (HD)
9.45 2/8. Ook. Control of a destructive dragon is key to Carcer Dun’s plan, but learning how to do this lies within the Unseen University, where the surviving heroes happen to be meeting with the shifty Archchancellor. See page 96. Captain Sam Vimes Richard Dormer Lady Sybil Ramkin Lara Rossi Constable Carrot Ironfoundersson Adam Hugill Corporal Angua von Uberwald Marama Corlett Corporal Cheery Jo Eaton-Kent Carcer Dun Samuel Adewunmi Wonse Bianca Simone Mannie
Voice of Death Wendell Pierce Lord Vetinari Anna Chancellor Urdo van Pew Joe Vaz Dr Cruces Ingrid Oliver Throat Dibbler Ruth Madeley Voice of Sergeant Detritus Ralph Ineson Archchancellor of Unseen University James Fleet
Writer Simon Allen; Director Craig Viveiros Repeated tomorrow 2.10am (S) (AD) (HD)
10.30 Newsnight With Faisal Islam. (S) (HD) 11.10 Weather (S) (HD) DOCUMENTARY OF THE WEEK
11.15 The Riots 2011: One Week in August In 2011 the UK experienced the largest wave of disorder since the 1980s. This documentary asks if the riots were evidence of a society at war with itself. See choice, page 66. Shown Monday 9pm (S) (AD) (HD)
12.30am Weather for the Week Ahead (S) (HD) 12.35—6.00am BBC News (S) (HD)
12.45—3.30am Sign Zone 12.45 RHS Flower Show Tatton Park Including the announcement of the winner of the RHS Young Designer of the Year competition. (R) (S) (HD) 1.45 Gold Town 3/3. The pandemic hits the UK and all mining stops as the nation goes into lockdown. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.45 Wanted: a Simple Life 1/9. A couple plan to move from Cheshire to the Dorset coast. (R) (S) (HD)
BBC1 Freeview 1/HD 101 Freesat 101/HD 106 Sky 101/HD 115 Virgin 101/HD 108
BBC2 Freeview 2/HD 102 Freesat 102 Sky 102 Virgin 102
11.35 Take Off with Bradley and Holly 3/4. This week’s glamorous destination is Mexico. Shown Saturday 6.05pm (S) (HD)
THURSDAY 12 AUGUST ITV
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Undercover Big Boss 9.00pm Motoring ahead? Robert Forrester learns the truth about his business
perfect?: Michael and Danielle’s new relationship comes under strain
Meet Me in St Louis 9.30pm Will Esther (Judy Garland) find love with the boy next door?
4.00pm Tipping Point
5.00pm Come Dine with Me
7.00pm The Joy of Painting
Ben Shephard hosts the game show. (R) (S) (HD)
On the fourth night in Sussex, vegan solicitor Hassan’s menu incorporates his love of Asian food, and his gyoza starter proves a hit. (S) (HD)
Bob Ross offers tips and tricks as he paints a lost little cabin and an ice-covered lake surrounded by a snowy mountain range. (R) (S)
I Am Danielle 9.00pm Picture
Alan, Nu, Suzanne and Rory compete. (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 Regional News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 ITV Evening News Weather (S) (HD) 7.00 Emmerdale Sarah is left crushed by what she hears. Sarah Sugden Katie Hill April Windsor Amelia Flanagan Kerry Wyatt Laura Norton Kim Tate Claire King Laurel Thomas Charlotte Bellamy Leyla Harding Roxy Shahidi Liam Cavanagh Jonny McPherson Lydia Dingle Karen Blick Mackenzie Boyd Lawrence Robb Mandy Dingle Lisa Riley Manpreet Sharma Rebecca Sarker Marlon Dingle Mark Charnock Matty Barton Ash Palmisciano Meena Jutla Paige Sandhu Moira Dingle Natalie J Robb Nate Robinson Jurell Carter
Nicola King Nicola Wheeler Paddy Dingle Dominic Brunt Pearl Ladderbanks Meg Johnson Priya Kotecha Fiona Wade Rhona Goskirk Zoe Henry Rishi Sharma Bhasker Patel Rodney Blackstock Patrick Mower Ryan Stocks James Moore Sam Dingle James Hooton Tracy Metcalfe Amy Walsh Vanessa Woodfield Michelle Hardwick Victoria Sugden Isabel Hodgins Wendy Posner Susan Cookson Will Taylor Dean Andrews Zak Dingle Steve Halliwell
Writer Martin Fustes More cast Tuesday This week’s episodes produced by Laura Shaw and Kate Brooks, directed by Tim O’Mara, Miguel Guerreiro and Emma Lindley Repeated tomorrow 8am and 12.30pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
7.30 Staycations: the True Cost? Tonight Given the uncertainty about overseas travel, high numbers of people are planning a holiday closer to home this summer. But will we have to pay over the odds due to the high demand?
5.30 The Simpsons No Loan Again, Naturally. Homer and Marge are unable to pay their mortgage. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 6.00 Treehouse of Horror IX. Bart and Lisa get stuck inside an Itchy & Scratchy cartoon. (R) (S) (AD)
6.30 Hollyoaks Luke is on a mission to uncover the truth. Writer Steve Hughes Cast Mon/Fri Shown yesterday 7pm E4 Rptd tomorrow 6.30am E4 Next episode follows on E4 (S) (AD) (HD)
7.00 Channel 4 News Sport; Weather (S) (HD) 8.00 The Scottish Island That Won the Lottery The one and a half thousand inhabitants of the Isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides are known for their resourcefulness and self-sufficiency. Their wealth has always lain in the riches of their language and traditions. Until, that is, some of the islanders won a £3 million lottery prize. This documentary follows fisherman Donald, crofter Attar, postal worker Pamela, peat cutter Duncan and whisky distillery entrepreneurs Kate and Jonny, as they deal with their bonanza. Director/Producer Anne-Claire Pilley (R) (S) (HD)
9.00 I Am Danielle
Series 2. The female-led drama a2/3 anthology series continues. Photographer
Sarah makes a plea for secrecy. April is suffering.
Danielle is focused on her career. On meeting model Michael, she cautiously starts dating him. However, after falling completely in love, she discovers a disturbing secret. The whole series is available online at All 4. See page 96.
Writer Bill Taylor Repeated tomorrow 8.30am and 1pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
Danielle Michael
8.30 A Year in the Beacons
Writer/Director Dominic Savage; Producer Krishnendu Majumdar Executive producers Dominic Savage and Richard Yee (S) (AD) (HD)
Producer Alice Taylor (S) (HD) NOTE: as Tonight reacts to the news its subject matter may change
8.00 Emmerdale
3/4. It’s springtime in the Brecon Beacons National Park, meaning that Flash and Stella Phillips are busy with lambing on the farm. Director/Producer Nicola Hendy First shown on ITV Wales (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Undercover Big Boss
Robert Forrester, the chief executive of a2/4. car dealership group Bristol Street Motors,
spotted a unique opportunity to expand his business when the pandemic hit. He goes back to the shop floor to check that his company is in a healthy state to make a profit. See page 97. Director/Producer Paul Shenkin (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 ITV News at Ten Weather; Regional News and Weather (S) (HD)
10.45 Lord Lucan: My Husband, the Truth
Letitia Wright Tara CJ Beckford Natalie
Sophia Brown Simona Brown
10.00 Don’t Diet, Lose Weight In a radical experiment, two people who have tried to shed pounds through dieting in the past now attempt to lose weight in a different way. Instead, specialist psychologists guide them through a brain-training experience. But will this technique help them reach their goals? Director/Producer Chris Pardew (S) (AD) (HD)
11.05 Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted 6/6. Alaska’s Panhandle. The chef heads to the Alaskan Panhandle to explore the region and its cuisine. He learns how to cook seal with a native Tlingit elder, scales a rockface in a snowstorm, and hunts grouse. He then prepares a feast with the local chef Lionel Uddipa. First shown on National Geographic (S) (AD) (HD)
12.35am Home Shopping (HD) 3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news. (HD) 3.15 Martin & Roman’s Weekend Best With singer/ songwriter Nina Nesbitt. Shown Sat 8.30am (S) (SL) (HD) 4.05 Nightscreen Text information. (HD) 5.05—6.00am Tipping Point (R) (S) (SL) (HD)
12.05am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Gordon Ramsay revisits Amy’s Baking Company. (R) (S) 12.55 Couples Come Dine with Me On the first night in Staffordshire, raw lamb tartare is served. (R) (S) (HD) 1.50 Undercover Boss USA The chief executive of a real-estate company adopts a disguise. (R) (S) (HD) 2.35 The Handmaid’s Tale 7/13 Series 2. Serena Joy makes a dangerous choice. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 3.35 How to Save a Grand in 24 Hours Ep 3 Series 2 Helping a family who were left with no income when the pandemic struck. Shown Monday 8pm (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 4.30 Location, Location, Location Kirstie and Phil go house-hunting in Hertfordshire. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 5.25 Food Unwrapped A look at the levels of so-called microplastics in some popular soft drinks. (R) (S) (SL) (HD) 5.50—6.00am Kirstie’s House of Craft Rav Wilding and Angellica Bell make stylish braided coasters. (S) (HD)
ITV Freeview 3/HD 103 Freesat 103 Sky 103 Virgin 113/HD 103 +1 Freeview 34 Freesat 112 Sky 203 Virgin 114
Channel 4 F’view 4/HD 104 F’sat 104 Sky 104/HD 138 Virgin 104/HD 141 +1 Freeview 15 Freesat 121 Sky 204 Virgin 142
In a rare interview, Lady Lucan discusses life with the infamous aristocrat who vanished in 1974 after being suspected of murder. Director Michael Waldman (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
11.45 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 5/7. Quiz presented by Jeremy Clarkson. Shown Saturday 8.30pm (S) (HD)
BBC SCOTLAND
7.30 The Beauty of Books Paperback Writer. A look at the emergence of paperback cover design in the 20th century and how it became a way of selling a book in the mass market. The programme looks at the changing designs on novels as well as the advent of electronic readers. Repeated 1.20am (R) (S) (HD)
8.00 The Great Gatsby ★★
drama based on the qRomantic novel by F Scott Fitzgerald. Jimmy
Gatz returns from the First World War and amasses a fortune through bootlegging and other illegal activities. Now calling himself Jay Gatsby and living on Long Island, he sets out to win back his first love, Daisy, even though she’s married to the socially connected Tom Buchanan. Review p37. Daisy Buchanan Jay Gatsby Nick Carraway Tom Buchanan Jordan Baker Myrtle Wilson Klipspringer Wilson
Mira Sorvino Toby Stephens Paul Rudd Martin Donovan Francie Swift Heather Goldenhersh Matt Malloy William Camp
Director Robert Markowitz (2000) (S) (W)
9.30 Meet Me in St Louis 5 Classic musical starring
qJudy Garland and Margaret
7.00pm My Kind of Town: Ian Hamilton and his guide dog Major explore Ardrossan 7.30 The Scandals That Shocked Scotland: including the gangland war that led to the trial of Paul Ferris 8.00 Beechgrove 8.30 The Great Food Guys 9.00 The Nine 10.00 Best of Chewin’ the Fat 10.30 The Scotts 11.00—12 midnight In Search of Sir Walter Scott
STV 7.30—8.00pm Scotland Tonight 10.45 Staycations: the True Cost? Tonight 11.15 Lord Lucan: My Husband, the Truth 12.10am Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 1.00—3.00 Nightscreen
ITV WALES 8.30—9.00pm Coast & Country: Sean Fletcher goes eco-coasteering on Anglesey 10.45 Face to Face: Adrian Masters speaks to academic and author Olivette Otele 11.15—11.45 A Year in the Beacons
UTV
Thursday Television
5.00 The Chase
Regional variations
8.30—9.00pm UTV Life: an eclectic mix of stories and studio guests 10.45 James Martin’s Islands to Highlands: James visits the Peak District 11.15—11.45 A Year in the Beacons: spring arrives at the Brecon Beacons National Park
O’Brien that takes a look at the everyday adventures and romantic entanglements of the Smith family in early 20th-century St Louis. Available on iPlayer for 24 days. Review p33.
Esther Smith “Tootie” Smith Mrs Anna Smith Rose Smith Mr Alonzo “Lon” Smith John Truett Katie, the maid Grandpa Prophater
Judy Garland Margaret O’Brien Mary Astor Lucille Bremer Leon Ames Tom Drake Marjorie Main Harry Davenport
Director Vincente Minnelli (1944, U) (S) (HD) Shown Saturday 4.40pm BBC2
11.20 Write around the World with Richard E Grant 2/3. The actor is in France’s Cévennes mountains, as he re-creates part of the walk described by Robert Louis Stevenson in his travelogue Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes. Stevenson was just 28 when he undertook that journey in 1878. See choice, page 76. Shown Tuesday 9pm (S) (AD) (HD)
12.20am Sincerely, F Scott Fitzgerald: a Culture Show Special Novelist Jay McInerney explores the life of the writer whose work captured the party spirit of America in the Roaring Twenties. Shown Tue 10pm (S) (HD) 1.20 The Beauty of Books Shown 7.30pm (S) (HD) 1.50 Motherland 2/5 Series 3. Catchment Area. Julia panics about which secondary school catchment area she lives in. R) (S) (AD) (HD)
2.20—3.20am What We Were Watching Grace Dent surveys television that reflected and informed British attitudes to summertime. Shown Tuesday 11pm (S) (HD) BBC4 F’view 9/HD 106 F’sat 107 Sky 116 Virgin 107
a RT Choice m Family 2 Red button (R) Repeat (S) Subtitles (SL) Signing (AD) Audio description (HD) High def FILMS i Premiere (W) Widescreen (BW) Black/white
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Alex Polizzi: My Hotel Nightmare 9.00pm Olga and Alex get to work
Buffering 10.05pm Iain and Olivia both
Vera 8.00pm DCI Stanhope pieces
Dalziel & Pascoe 8.00pm Comedian
attempt to move on with their lives
together a victim’s final hours
Rowan Priestley (Ricky Tomlinson)
F’view 5/HD 105 F’sat 105 Sky 105 Virgin 154/HD 105 5.35am Milkshake! See page 102 9.15 New. Jeremy Vine (S) (HD) 11.20 Room to Improve Converting a disused commercial building into a dream home. (S) (HD) 12.15pm 5 News (S) (HD) 12.20 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Ben catches up with seafarer Rick, who is living on the Pacific island of Fiji. (S) (HD) 1.15 Home and Away Shown yesterday
Freeview 6 Freesat 113 Sky 118 Virgin 115/HD 176 6.00am Ellen’s Game of Games (S) (HD) 6.55 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S) (HD) 7.25 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) (HD) 8.00 Emmerdale (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 8.30 Coronation Street (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 9.30 Ellen’s Game of Games (S) (HD) 10.30 The Masked Singer US (S) (HD) 11.30 Secret Crush (S) (HD) 12.30pm Emmerdale Shown yesterday 7pm ITV (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 Coronation Street Shown yesterday 7.30/8.30pm ITV (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Supermarket Sweep (S) (HD) 3.00 Dress to Impress (S) (HD) 4.00 Secret Crush (S) (HD) 5.00 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) (HD)
Freeview 10 Freesat 115 Sky 119 Virgin 117/HD 177 6.00am Classic Coronation Street (S) 7.30 Classic Emmerdale (S) 8.05 Heartbeat (S) (AD) 9.10 Bless This House (S) 9.45 On the Buses (S) 10.20 A Touch of Frost (S) (AD) 12.40pm Heartbeat (S) (AD) 1.45 Classic Emmerdale: double bill. Marlon and Adam vie for Tricia’s attention, then Lisa tells Sean she did warn Pete the lorry was not safe to drive (S) 2.50 Classic Coronation Street: double bill. Steve tries to be friendly with Vicky, then Greg warns Sally he is going to get her (S) 3.55 On the Buses (S) 4.25 Midsomer Murders (S) (AD)
Freeview 20 Freesat 158 Sky 143 Virgin 130 7.30am Where the Heart Is (S) (AD) 8.25 The Bill (S) 9.30 Classic Holby City (HD) 10.55 Classic Casualty: Ruth misdiagnoses a patient 12 noon The Bill (S) 1.00pm Classic EastEnders 2.20 Peak Practice (S) 3.20 Bergerac (S) 4.20 Dangerfield (S) 5.20 Birds of a Feather: the sisters face upheaval (S)
6.25pm Downton Abbey
6.40 As Time Goes By
6.00pm Catchphrase Celebrity Special
1/9 Series 6. Secrets and rifts threaten the unity of the family, while those below stairs find social changes are putting their futures at risk. Continues tomorrow 7pm.
Jean calls on Alistair’s help to do a spot of matchmaking and Lionel finds himself in the middle of a muddle. (S)
Cast on Monday and Tuesday (S) (AD) (HD)
Truly, Alvin and Billy track down a woman who escaped Smiler’s advances. (S)
6.30pm 5 Star Repeated 6pm (S) (AD) (HD) 1.45 New. Neighbours Rptd 5.30pm (S) (AD) (HD)
2.15 The House on the Hill ★★ Psychological thriller starring Samaire Armstrong and Rob Mayes.
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Director Nadeem Soumah (2019) (S) (W) (HD)
4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun Cameras follow ex-miner Tad, who owns hostelries across Benidorm. (S) (HD)
5.00pm 5 News (S) (HD) 5.30 Neighbours Things get awkward between Ned and Levi. Shown 1.45pm Repeated 6pm 5 Star (S) (AD) (HD)
6.00 Home and Away Mackenzie seeks forgiveness. Shown 1.15pm Next episode 6.30pm 5 Star (S) (AD) (HD)
6.30 5 News Tonight (S) (HD) 7.00 Secrets of Your Supermarket Food
Tim Healy, Mark Wright and Alexandra Mardell take part in the game show. (S) (HD)
7.00 Superstore 7/21 Series 5. Amy loses face in front of the district manager. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.30 8/21. Jerry and Sandra ask Glenn to officiate at their wedding. (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Vera
Series 3. Linda fears her bond with Louise is not as strong as her one with Tina. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.30 Bob braves the nudist beach. (S) (AD) (HD)
3/4 Series 10. Dirty. When the body of Luke Sumner is found close to his Newcastle flat, the pathologist concludes that the fatal blow could have occurred several hours before he died. DCI Vera Stanhope must reconstruct Luke’s final hours to solve the case and find the killer. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 New. Love Island
10.00 White House Farm
The latest events from the villa. (S) (HD)
4/6. The funerals approach, but Stan’s efforts remain futile as the farm throws up yet more questions. Continues tomorrow 10pm.
8.00 Bob’s Burgers
10.05 New. Buffering
Iain makes his move into a 3/6. primetime TV as a guest on The Chase,
The staff treat April to a birthday film — but a mix-up with the projectionist spells disaster for the outing. (S)
7.20 Last of the Summer Wine 8.00 Dalziel & Pascoe 2/4 Series 8. The Price of Fame Feature-length episode. The detectives search for the killer of a docusoap star whose body is washed ashore, and a host of suspects emerge as the investigation progresses. (S) (AD) DS Andy Dalziel DI Peter Pascoe Rowan Priestley Julian Finch Matthew Davis
Warren Clarke Colin Buchanan Ricky Tomlinson Mark Heap John McArdle
Series 13. Joe decides to embrace life by quitting his job with the police. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 Meg is recruited as a model. (S) (AD) (HD)
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11.30 American Dad!
More cast on Wednesday (S) (AD) (HD)
11.10 Bad Girls
11.00 Wycliffe
Director Chris Williams (S) (HD)
Series 13. Steve is upset when Snot threatens their summer camp fun. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Steve is kidnapped and taken to the North Pole. (S) (AD) (HD)
4/13 Series 2. Looking for Love. The Julies do some matchmaking for Crystal and Denny gets the wrong idea when her mum fails to arrive at visiting time.
12.30am Apocalypse Wow (S) (AD) (HD) 1.30 Bob’s Burgers (S) (AD) (HD) 2.25 Superstore (S) (AD) (HD) 3.20—3.30am Nightscreen (HD) ITV2+1 Freeview 28 Freesat 114 Sky 218 Virgin 116
Directors Kirsty Seager and James Boakes (S) (HD) Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
8.00 New. My Cornwall with Fern Britton 2/2. Fern delves into the pagan roots that may explain why Cornwall is awash with tales of the supernatural, from witchcraft to pixies and giants. See p96.
Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
9.00 New series. Alex Polizzi: My Hotel Nightmare
1/3. Alex and her mother Olga attempt to open their own hotel, a a medieval coaching inn in East Sussex, but the pandemic turns the project into something of an ordeal. See page 97. Directors Chris Atteshlis and Chris Williams (S) (HD)
10.00 Fare Dodgers: at War with the Law Undercover detective Dan must outwit someone alleged to have fraudulently claimed hundred of refunds. Producer David Robertson (S) (HD)
11.05 Police Code Zero: Officer under Attack Sergeant Nicolas Tucker is left helpless on the floor after he is punched. Director Laura Ellis (S) (HD)
12.05am Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 1.00 New. Casino (S) (HD) 3.00 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 3.10 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild (S) (HD) 4.00 Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink (S) (SL) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (S) (SL) (HD) 5.10—5.35am House Doctor (S) (SL) Channel 5+1 Freeview 45 Freesat 128 Sky 205 Virgin 155
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while Ashley attends her school reunion with Thalia. See page 97. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.35 Family Guy
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Freeview 25 Freesat 117 Sky 120 Virgin 118/HD 178 6.00am River Monsters (S) (HD) 6.25 The Champions (S) 7.15 Robin of Sherwood (S) 8.10 The Avengers (S) (SL) (HD) 9.15 The Sweeney (S) 10.20 Minder (S) (AD) 11.25 The Champions (S) 12.30pm Cycling (S) (HD) 1.30 Robin of Sherwood (S) 2.40 The Avengers (S) (HD) 3.45 The Sweeney (S) 4.50 Minder (S) (AD) 5.55 The Big Match Revisited (S) (HD) 7.00pm Goodwood Future Lab The celebration of revolutionary technology. (S) (HD) 8.00 New. Silverstone Classic Tiff Needell and Nicki Shields present highlights. (S) (HD) 9.00 FILM The Italian Job ★★★ Comedy caper starring Michael Caine and Noël Coward. Just released from prison, Charlie Croker secures the financial backing of crimelord Mr Bridger and plans a gold-bullion robbery that is to take place in Turin. (S) (W) (HD) 11.05 FILM Species ★★★ Sci-fi horror starring Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker and Natasha Henstridge. A crack team search for a beautiful woman who is half alien. (S) (W) (HD) 1.15am Robson and Jim’s Icelandic Fly-Fishing Adventure (S) (SL) (HD) 2.15 River Monsters (S) (AD) (HD) 2.45—3.00am Nightscreen (HD)
ITV4 +1 Freesat 118 Sky 220 Virgin 175
Alexa Davies Alfie Allen Sean Gilder Mark Stanley Grace Calder Millie Brady Tom Christian Nicholas Farrell Amanda Burton
6.00pm Hi-de-Hi!
Julie Mugford Brett Collins CS George Harris Colin Caffell Heather Amos Sally Jones Marcus McBride Nevill Bamber June Bamber
Sian Williams, Stefan Gates and Nisha Katona investigate how the food we eat can affect our wellbeing, including the impact diet can have on quality of sleep.
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Series 5. Standing Stone. A teacher is found murdered following the mysterious disappearance of a student, and the clues lead to an ancient local legend. (S) (HD) 12.05am A Touch of Frost (S) (AD) 2.15—2.30 Nightscreen (S) (HD) +1 F’view 58 (9pm—4am) F’sat 116 Sky 219 Virgin 174
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Freeview 27 Freesat 119 Sky 131 Virgin 119/HD 179 7.00am Sam and Billie: the Mummy Diaries (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Buying and Selling: a couple need more space (S) (HD) 9.00 LittleBe (HD) 12 noon Best Cake Wins (S) (HD) 12.30pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta (S) (HD) 1.30 Sam and Billie: the Mummy Diaries (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 The Only Way Is Essex (S) (HD) 3.10 Little Women: LA (S) (HD) 4.05 The Real Housewives of New Jersey (S) (HD) 5.00 The Real Housewives of New York City (S) (HD) 6.00pm Buying and Selling A family in urgent need of a larger living space. (S) (HD) 7.00 A couple want to trade in their Nashville property for a sprawling new home. (S) (HD) 8.00 Dinner Date A woman from Yorkshire chooses three blind dates. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Vanderpump Rules Scheana bonds with SUR server Charli over their mutual dislike of Dayna. (S) (HD) 10.00 Botched Help for a woman who crashed into a link fence on a motorcycle. (S) (HD) 11.00 Terry Dubrow helps a desperate patient reduce her breast size. (S) (HD) 11.55 The Only Way Is Essex Georgia and Tommy are at loggerheads. (S) (HD)
10.00 New Tricks 5/10 Series 10. Cry Me a River. As retired police officer Dan Griffin joins the team, a woman’s paternity test leads to the reopening of a murder case in seedy 1980s Soho, in which the prime suspect was a former jazz chanteuse. (S) (AD) (HD)
12.25am Dalziel & Pascoe: in a featurelength episode, a retired detective is found dead 2.20—4.00am Kavanagh QC (S) (HD) Drama +1 Freeview 73 Sky 243 Virgin 226
Dave
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Freeview 19 Freesat 157 Sky 111 (Wales 112) Virgin 127/HD 227 BT HD 387 7.10am Last Stop Garage (S) (HD) 8.00 American Pickers (S) (HD) 9.00 Storage Hunters UK (S) (HD) 10.00 American Pickers (S) (HD) 12 noon Bangers and Cash (S) (HD) 1.00pm Top Gear (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 World’s Most Dangerous Roads (S) (HD) 3.00 Top Gear (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Bangers and Cash (S) (HD) 5.00 Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes (S) (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Big Zuu’s Big Eats Zuu pulls out all the stops for Mo Gilligan. (AD) (HD) 6.30 Zuu meets with Mel Giedroyc. (AD) (HD) 7.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games Ellie Taylor, Josh Widdicombe, Steve Pemberton and Fern Britton compete. (S) (HD) 7.40 Would I Lie to You? Guests include Aisling Bea and June Brown. (S) (HD) 8.20 QI With Ronni Ancona. (S) (HD) 9.00 QI XL Guests include Miles Jupp. (S) (HD) 10.00 Not Going Out Lee and Lucy’s celebrations do not go according to plan. (HD) 11.00 Taskmaster 2/10 Series 6 (S) (HD)
12.45—1.00am FYI Extra (HD)
12 midnight Mock the Week (S) (HD) 12.40am Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You (S) (HD) 1.40 as 7.40pm 2.15 QI (S) (HD) 2.45 Insert Name Here: Christmas Special (S) (HD) 3.30—4.00am Eddie Eats America (S) (HD)
ITVBe +1 Virgin 120 (Scotland 162)
Dave Ja Vu Freeview 23 Sky 211 (Wales 212) Virgin 131
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Paramount Network
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Sky Arts
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Sierra 2.10pm Riley Martin disturbs
Comedy Legends 9.00pm The life
Ring Hassard’s isolated existence
of Carry On star Hattie Jacques
Freeview 18 Freesat 124 Sky 136 Virgin 147/HD 195 8.55am Food Unwrapped (S) (AD) (HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters: an unclaimed estate worth £11,000 (S) (HD) 10.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (S) (HD) 12.10pm Car SOS (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 Escape to the Château: DIY (S) (AD) (HD) 2.15 Four in a Bed (S) (HD) 4.55 Grand Designs Australia: an underground eco-bunker (S) (AD) (HD) 5.55 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It (S) (AD) (HD)
Freeview 32 Freesat 132 Sky 150 Virgin 187/HD 150 9.00am Entertainment News 9.10 Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 9.45 Traffic Cops (S) (HD) 11.45 FILM The Unforgiven ★★★★ Western starring Burt Lancaster (S) 2.10pm FILM Sierra ★★ Western starring Wanda Hendrix (S) 4.00 Trucking Hell (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Traffic Cops (S) (HD)
6.55pm Escape to the Château: DIY Clive and Tanith hold an open day. (S) (AD) (HD)
Jon deals with a shoplifter apprehended by members of the public. (S) (HD)
7.55 Grand Designs
8.00 Traffic Cops
F’view 11 F’sat 147 Sky 122 Virgin 123/HD 156 BT 348/HD 363 6.00am Darbar Festival 2018 (HD) 7.00 Australian Ballet: Coppelia (HD) 9.00 Hollywood Couples (S) (HD) 10.00 Discovering: Dustin Hoffman (S) (HD) 11.00 The Art of Architecture: Great Museums of the World (S) (HD) 12 noon Classic Literature and Cinema (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Hollywood Couples (S) (HD) 2.00 Discovering: Julia Roberts (S) (HD) 3.00 The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism (S) (HD) 4.00 Music Icons: Teen Idols (S) (HD) 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star (S) (HD) 5.00 Hollywood Couples (S) (HD)
Revisiting a timber home. (S) (AD) (HD)
In Derby, the cops trail a local drugs ring, including a taxi driving dealer. (S)
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1/4. The Derry Girls actress explores Down and gets a bird’s-eye view of Strangford Lough. See p97. (S) (AD) (HD) See feature: page 24
10.00 Britain’s Most Luxurious Hotels The Langham in London. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.05 24 Hours in A&E A man has broken his ankle after falling while running for a bus. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.10am Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown (S) (HD) 1.10 Exploring Northern Ireland with Siobhán McSweeney (S) (AD) (HD) 2.10 Britain’s Most Luxurious Hotels (S) (AD) (HD) 3.20—3.45am Food Unwrapped (S) (AD) (HD) More4 +1 Freeview 86 Freesat 125 Sky 236 Virgin 196
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Freeview 13 Freesat 122 Sky 135 Virgin 106/HD 145 6.00am Hollyoaks Shown Tuesday/Wednesday 6.30pm C4 7.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA: double bill. In Los Angeles, then Michigan 9.00 Melissa & Joey 10.00 How I Met Your Mother (AD) 11.00 The Goldbergs (AD) 12 noon Brooklyn Nine-Nine (AD) 1.00pm The Big Bang Theory (AD) 3.00 Mike & Molly 4.00 The Goldbergs (AD) 5.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (AD) 6.00pm The Big Bang Theory 14/23 Series 2. Sheldon lends Penny money. (AD) 6.30 15/23. Leonard’s mother visits. (AD) 7.00 New. Hollyoaks Brody returns to the village to discuss a plan to clear his name. Cast pp69/109 Repeated tomorrow 6.30pm C4 (AD)
7.30 The Big Bang Theory 14/24 Series 12 Bernadette and Howard enlist Sheldon in their fight against a neighbour’s balcony. (AD) 8.00 New. Below Deck: Mediterranean Kiko faces his biggest challenge yet when guests invite friends to join a six-course dinner. (AD) 9.00 Gogglebox Opinions on TV shows including SAS: Who Dares Wins. (AD) 10.00 Shows including Ratched, Council House Britain and Family Fortunes. (AD) 11.05 Naked Attraction A music producer wants to find someone adventurous. (AD) 12.10am Gogglebox (SL) (AD) 1.15 Rick and Morty (AD) 1.50 New. Robot Chicken (AD) 2.15 First Dates (AD) 3.10 Gogglebox 4.00 How I Met Your Mother: double bill (AD) 4.50—6.00am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA: in Los Angeles
E4 +1 Freeview 29 Freesat 123 Sky 235 Virgin 146
CBS Justice
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Freeview 40 Freesat 137 Sky 148 Virgin 192 9.00am Diagnosis Murder 11.00 The Fugitive 12 noon Perry Mason 1.05pm Walker, Texas Ranger 2.05 CSI: Miami 3.00 NCIS 4.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 5.00 The Fugitive 6.00pm Perry Mason 7.05 NCIS 8.00 Walker, Texas Ranger 9.00 NCIS 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 11.00 NCIS 12 midnight CSI: Miami 1.00am NCIS: double bill 2.55 Walker, Texas Ranger 3.50 Medium 4.35 JAG 5.20—6.00am Bondi Rescue
9.00 Police Raids: Caught by Surprise A south Wales team targets a family believed to be among the biggest dealers of class A drugs in the region. (S) (HD)
10.00 The Torture King: Britain’s Worst Gangster
1.50am Grimm: double bill (S) 3.35—4.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera (S)
6.00pm Discovering: Richard Gere A profile of the American actor. (S) (HD) 7.00 The Movies American cinema. (S) (HD)
8.00 Great Film Composers: the Music of the Movies Film soundtracks of the 1940s. (S) (HD)
9.00 New. Comedy Legends
5 USA +1 Freesat 130 Sky 241 Virgin 185
5 Star
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Freeview 31 Freesat 131 Sky 128 Virgin 151 8.00am Entertainment News (HD) 8.10 Rich Kids, Skint Holiday (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 BargainLoving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 10.00 Filthy Britain SOS (HD) 11.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts (S) (HD) 12 noon Traffic Cops (S) (HD) 2.00pm Police Interceptors (HD) 5.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (S) (HD) 6.00pm Neighbours Harlow is unnerved by a close call. Shown 5.30pm Channel 5 (S) (AD) (HD) 6.30 New. Home and Away Bella struggles with Nikau’s controlling management in the fashion industry. Repeated 6pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 8.00 Babies 24/7: Maternity Ward Midwife Jenna is on community rounds. (HD) 9.00 New. Skin A&E 7/10 Series 2. A man is determined to watch his own surgery. (S) (HD) 10.00 999: Critical Condition A patient is rushed in after suffering a cardiac arrest. (S) (HD) 11.05 Plastic Surgery Knifemares (S) (HD)
How Jamie Daniel and his family fought a vicious war for control of Glasgow’s drugs trade, aided by Kevin “Gerbil” Carroll. (S) (HD)
A tribute to Hattie Jacques. (HD)
11.00 Wrestling
11.15 Too Young to Die
12.05am Ambulance: Code Red (S) (AD) (HD) 1.05 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts (S) (HD) 2.05 My Lover My Killer (S) (HD) 3.10 Neighbours (S) (AD) (HD) 3.35—4.00am Home and Away (S) (AD) (HD)
Action with the superstars of WWE, including Drew McIntyre AJ Styles, Becky Lynch, Randy Orton and Seth Rollins. (S) (HD)
A profile Philip Seymour Hoffman. (S) (AD) (HD)
5 Star +1 Freesat 141 Sky 228 Virgin 186
12 midnight New. Wrestling (S) (HD) 1.00am Fights, Camera, Action! (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00—5.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera
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Freeview 48 Freesat 127 Sky 137 Virgin 143/HD 203 9.00am Four in a Bed 9.30 Couples Come Dine with Me 10.30 A Place in the Sun 1.30pm Come Dine with Me: five back-toback editions 4.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 5.00 A New Life in the Sun 6.00pm A Place in the Sun A couple seek a holiday home on the Costa de la Luz. 7.00 George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations 4/6. George meets Erin and Oliver who are renovating a 200-year-old barn in North Yorkshire. See choice, p86. Shown yesterday 9pm Channel 4 (AD)
8.00 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds Ep 5. Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer look back at two of their biggest builds. Shown yesterday 8pm Channel 4 (AD) 9.00 The Secret World of Chocolate 1/3. A look at the battle between Britain’s favourite chocolate bars, as senior figures behind the brands reveal what it takes to hit the nation’s sweet spot. Dawn French narrates. See choice, p56. Shown 8pm C4 (AD) 10.00 Naked Attraction Iain, a wrestler from Manchester, hopes to find love. (AD) 11.05 24 Hours in Police Custody: the Home County Cartel 2/2. The investigating officers attempt to discover the true identity of the mastermind behind the consignment of class A drugs they have seized. (AD) 12.40am The Secret Life of the Zoo (AD) 2.20 Jonnie’s Blade Camp (AD) 3.25 Escape to the Château (AD) 4.20—4.45am The Simpsons (AD)
10.00 New. Jeff Daniels: Off Camera The actor chats to Sam Jones. (S) (HD)
12.15am Alanis Morissette: Live in Concert (HD) 1.30 Ivor Cutler by KT Tunstall (S) (HD) 2.30 Why Are We Creative? (S) (HD) 4.00 Cheltenham Literature Festival 2020 (S) (HD) 5.00—6.00am as 11am
Yesterday
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Freeview 26 Freesat 159 Sky 155 Virgin 129 6.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Murder Maps (S) (HD) 9.00 Abandoned Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Great British Railway Journeys: double bill (HD) 12 noon Antiques Roadshow (S) (HD) 1.00pm The Architecture The Railways Built (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Secrets of the Transport Museum (S) (HD) 3.00 Abandoned Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 World War Weird (S) (HD) 5.00 The World at War: how France fell to the Nazis (S) (HD) 6.00pm Antiques Roadshow The team visit Gregynog Hall in Powys. (S) (HD) 7.00 Great British Railway Journeys How tourism has spread across Somerset. 7.30 The east of England in the inter-war period. 8.00 A trip from Leicester to Loughborough. 8.30 Michael Portillo arrives in Leeds. (S) (HD) 9.00 True Evil: the Making of a Nazi An in-depth profile of Albert Speer. (S) (HD) 10.00 Nazi Victory: the Post-War Plan A look at Hitler’s plans for the future after the Second World War. (S) (HD) 11.00 Hitler’s Most Wanted Hitler’s naval commander Karl Donitz, a fanatical Nazi. (S) (HD) 12 midnight How Hans Frank became a power-hungry monster. (S) (HD) 1.00—3.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD)
Yesterday +1 Sky 255 Virgin 200
Really
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Freeview 67 Freesat 134 Sky 147 Virgin 197 9.00am Walker, Texas Ranger (HD) 10.00 Matlock 11.05 CSI: Miami (HD) 12 noon Medium 1.00pm JAG 3.00 Perry Mason (HD) 5.00 Unsolved Mysteries 6.55pm Judge Judy 9.00 Medium: Allison seeks Cynthia Keener’s help to solve a case 10.00 CSI: Miami (HD) 11.00 Unsolved Mysteries 11.55 Judge Judy
Freeview 17 Freesat 160 Sky 142 Virgin 128 6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea 7.00 Home Shopping 8.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 10.00 House Hunters International (HD) 11.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 12 noon Money for Nothing (HD) 1.00pm Homes Under the Hammer (HD) 2.00 Animal Cops San Francisco (AD) 4.00 Pit Bulls and Parolees (HD) 6.00 Money for Nothing (HD) 7.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 8.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 9.00 New series. Paranormal Nightshift (HD) 10.00 New. Kindred Spirits (HD) 11.00 Ghost Adventures (HD) 12 midnight Ghost Adventures
2.00am Medium 3.00 CSI: Miami (HD) 3.55 Bondi Rescue 5.00—6.00am Matlock
(HD) 1.00am Most Haunted (HD) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00—6.00am Antiques Road Trip (HD)
CBS Drama
67
5 Select
55
Thursday Television
9.00 New series. Exploring Northern Ireland with Siobhán McSweeney
21
Freeview 21 Freesat 129 Sky 141 Virgin 153 9.00am Murder, She Wrote (S) (AD) 10.00 NCIS (S) (AD) 10.55 Entertainment News (S) 11.00 NCIS (S) (AD) 12 noon Law & Order (S) 6.00pm NCIS Series 15. A lawyer is found dead (S) (AD) 6.55 Entertainment News 7.00 NCIS Series 15. Double bill. McGee and Torres visit a student who witnessed a hit-and-run, then the team work with Tobias Fornell (S) (AD) 9.00 New. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Series 21. The team hunt for a predator who uses a date-rape drug that leaves no evidence First shown on Sky Witness (S) (HD) 10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: four episodes (S) (HD)
Exploring Northern Ireland with Siobhán McSweeney 9.00pm
7.00pm Police Interceptors
5 USA
Freeview (HD only) 55 Freesat 133 Sky 153 Virgin 152 9.00am Entertainment News (S) 9.10 Death on Duty: Hailey Dean Mysteries (S) 11.00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (S) (AD) 1.00pm The Yorkshire Vet (S) (AD) 3.00 GPs: behind Closed Doors (S) (AD) 5.00 The Hotel Inspector (S) 6.00pm New. Room to Improve A former council house receives a makeover. (S) 6.30 New. Extending a former jail. (S) 7.00 Susan Calman’s Grand Week by the Sea The comedian visits Great Yarmouth. (S) 8.00 Secrets of the Royal Palaces 9.00 Edward and Sophie: the Reluctant Royals The Earl and Countess of Wessex. (S) 10.30 Charles and the Women Who Could Have Been Queen Prince Charles romantic life. 11.30 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies Two back-to back editions. (S) (AD) 1.35am Atlantic: a Year in the Wild (S) 3.25 The Yorkshire Vet 3.50—4.00am Entertainment News
Great TV
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Freeview 49 (limited) Freesat 142 Sky 157 Virgin 189 6.00am Due South 7.00 Crazy like a Fox 8.00 Hart to Hart 9.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 10.00 Starsky & Hutch 11.00 TJ Hooker 12 noon Crazy like a Fox 1.00pm Hart to Hart 2.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 3.00 Castle 4.00 Murder, She Wrote 6.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 7.00 M*A*S*H: double bill 8.00 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) 9.00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 1.00am M*A*S*H 2.00 Charlie’s Angels 3.00 Starsky & Hutch 3.45 TJ Hooker 4.30 Due South 5.15—6.00am Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Great TV +1 Freesat 143 Sky 257
BBC Parliament
232
Freeview 232 Freesat 201 Sky 504 Virgin 605 6.00am Breakfast 9.00 News 1.00pm News at One 1.30 News 6.00 News at Six 6.30 Sportsday 6.45 News 7.00 Outside Source 8.00 News 10.00 News at Ten 10.30 The Papers 10.45 News 11.30 The Papers 12 midnight Newsday 12.30am HARDtalk 1.00 Newsday 1.30 Take Me to the Opera 2.00 News 2.30 Click 3.00 News 3.30 Panorama 4.00 News 4.30 HARDtalk 5.00 World News 5.30—6.00am World Business Report
FREEVIEW channels continue overleaf: Film channels on p104
BBC News Freeview 231 Freesat 212 Sky 503 Virgin 601 Sky News Freeview 233 Freesat 202 Sky 501 Virgin 603 BT 313
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
101
Freeview, satellite
THURSDAY CHILDREN’S Milkshake! on C5 Full listings for Channel 5 are on p100 5.35am Thomas & Friends 5.50 Fireman Sam 6.00 Ben and Holly 6.10 Peppa Pig 6.20 Kid-E-Cats 6.30 Blue’s Clues & You 6.50 Thomas & Friends 7.00 Fireman Sam 7.10 Pip and Posy 7.25 Paddington 7.30 Peppa Pig 7.40 Circle Square 7.55 Milo 8.15 Paw Patrol 8.30 Ricky Zoom 8.45 Floogals 8.55 New. Monkey’s Amazing Adventures 9.00 The Wonderful World of Baby Animals 9.10—9.15am Sunny Bunnies
Television Thursday
CBeebies
202
Freeview 202 Freesat 608 Sky 608 Virgin 702 6.00am Baby Jake 6.10 Bing 6.20 Teletubbies 6.30 Tee and Mo 6.40 Chuggington 6.50 Bing 7.05 Hey Duggee 7.20 Bluey 7.40 Go Jetters 7.50 Peter Rabbit 8.00 Octonauts 8.15 Numberblocks 8.20 Love Monster 8.25 Alphablocks 8.35 Bitz & Bob 8.45 Grace’s Amazing Machines 9.00 Tee and Mo 9.05 Small Potatoes 9.10 Yakka Dee! 9.15 Dog Loves Books 9.25 Bing 9.30 Twirlywoos 9.45 as 1.45pm 10.05 as 2.05pm 10.20 The Baby Club 10.35 Hey Duggee 10.40 New. School of Roars 10.50 BOT and the Beasties 10.55 Love Monster 11.10 Let’s Go for a Walk 11.25 Tik Tak 11.30 My Very First 11.40 Our Family 11.50 Woolly & Tig 12 noon Romeo and Juliet 12.50pm Timmy Time 12.55 Small Potatoes 1.00 Yakka Dee! 1.05 Colours 1.15 Numberblocks 1.20 Alphablocks 1.25 Arty Party 1.45 Something Special 2.05 Teletubbies 2.20 Bing 2.30 Go Jetters 2.40 Timmy Time 2.45 Time for School 3.00 Amazing Machines 3.15 Swashbuckle 3.35 Hey Duggee 3.45 Peter Rabbit 3.55 Love Monster 4.05 Dog Loves Books 4.10 New. Our Family 4.25 Maddie’s Do You Know? 4.40 Bluey 4.45 Go Jetters 5.00 GiggleQuiz 5.15 Waffle 5.25 JoJo & Gran Gran 5.40 Sarah & Duck 5.45 Moon and Me 6.10 Clangers 6.20 In the Night Garden..; Hushabye Lullabye 6.50—7.00pm Bedtime Stories
CBBC
201
Freeview 201 Freesat 607 Sky 607 Virgin 701 7.00am Little Big Awesome 7.10 Danger Mouse 7.25 as 3.40pm 7.35 as 3.55pm 7.45 Newsround 7.55 New. Skin Deep 8.00 Ninja Express 8.15 Odd Squad 8.30 Danny & Mick 8.45 Step Up to the Plate 9.15 Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire 10.30 Horrible Histories 10.55 Dragons: Riders of Berk 11.20 Danger Mouse 11.40 Class Dismissed 11.55 Andy and the Band 12.10pm Big Fat Like 12.25 All at Sea 12.55 The Real Jamie Johnson 1.05 Mustangs FC 1.55 The Next Step 2.20 Almost Never 2.45 So Awkward Files 3.00 Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Brain 3.10 Diddy TV 3.25 Sketchy Comedy 3.30 Danny & Mick 3.40 Dennis & Gnasher 3.55 Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese 4.05 Ninja Express 4.15 We Bare Bears 4.30 Odd Squad 4.45 Danger Mouse 5.00 New. Blue Peter 5.30 We Bare Bears 5.45 Summer Camp Island 6.00 Dragons: Riders of Berk 6.20 Little Roy 6.35 Horrible Histories 7.05 The Next Step 7.25 Malory Towers 7.50 Tracy Beaker 8.05 Do Try This at Home 8.20 Nikki Lilly Meets 8.30—9.00pm Almost Never
CITV
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Freeview 203 Freesat 602 Sky 612 Virgin 734 6.00am Gormiti 3D 6.20 Lego Hidden Side 6.25 NinjaGo 6.50 Mr Magoo 7.20 Craig of the Creek 7.50 Teen Titans Go! 8.20 New. Dare Master 8.25 ScoobyDoo 9.25 Mr Bean: the Animated Series 10.25 Mr Magoo 10.55 Hotel Transylvania 11.25 Dave Spud 12.25pm Craig of the Creek 12.55 Dare Master 1.00 Don’t Unleash the Beast 1.30 How 2.00 Mr Magoo 2.30 Mighty Mike 3.00 ScoobyDoo 4.00 Mr Bean: the Animated Series 4.55 Lego Hidden Side 5.00 NinjaGo 5.25 Buck and Buddy 5.30 Lego Jurassic World: the Legend of Isla Nublar 6.00 Captain Underpants 6.25 Mission Employable 6.30 Teen Titans Go! 7.10 Thunderbirds Are Go 7.35 Dave Spud 8.25 Don’t Unleash the Beast 8.55—9.00pm Dare Master
FREEVIEW channels continued from overleaf
The War 9.55pm Allied forces
Inside the Factory 8.00pm
The Flash 8.00pm Barry
I Hate Suzie 9.00pm A former
find themselves short of fuel
The journey of baked beans
receives a surprise visitor
teen idol’s phone is hacked
PBS America
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F’view 84 (1-11pm only) F’sat 155 Sky 174 Virgin 273 8.00am Beautiful Serengeti 8.35 Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears 9.35 Australia in Colour 10.40 American Oz 11.55 The War 1.00pm Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears 2.00 Ten Streets That Changed America 3.15 Australia in Colour 4.20 American Oz 5.30 The War 6.35pm Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears 5/7. The adventurer explores Western Australia’s Dampier Peninsula. 7.10 6/7. Ray explores the Flinders mountains and encounters some of the wildlife that lives there. 7.40 Australia in Colour 4/4 The growing issue of racism against indigenous people. 8.45 New. American Oz 2/2 The story of L Frank Baum, writer of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz which is one of the most enduring and classic American tales. 9.55 The War 9/14. The plan to end the war in Europe by winter 1944 founders as Allied forces massed on the German border find themselves lacking fuel. 11.00 Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears As 6.35/7.10pm. 12 midnight Australia in Colour 1.05am American Oz 2.10 The War 3.00—4.00am Ten Streets That Changed America PBS +1 Freeview (HD only) 87
Quest
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Freeview 12/HD 114 Freesat 172/HD 167 Sky 144 Virgin 169
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F’view (HD only) 56 F’sat 175 Sky 171 Virgin 276 6.00am Aerial America (HD) 7.00 Combat Ships (HD) 9.00 The Blitz: Days That Changed WWII (HD) 10.00 Big Cat Country (HD) 1.00pm Combat Ships (HD) 3.00 The Blitz: Days That Changed WWII (HD) 4.00 Britain in Colour (HD) 6.00pm Britain in Colour 3/3 Rare archival film and home movies featuring Winston Churchill. (HD) 7.00 An American Aristocrat’s Guide to Great Estates 3/10 Julie Montagu visits the 450-year-old Holdenby House. (HD) 8.00 Inside the Factory 3/6 Series 2. Gregg Wallace explores the production of baked beans and Cherry Healey follows a discarded can through a recycling centre. (HD) 9.00 Air Warriors 3/4 Series 7 How the British Harrier jump jet and gunships, give close air support to ground troops. (HD) 10.00 Ultimate Warships 3/5 On board the aircraft carrier, USS Truman, as she takes on Isis with a 70-strong air wing. (HD) 11.00 Helicopter Wars Ep 2 Series 1. A top-secret SAS mission during the Falklands War. (HD) 12 midnight Air Warriors (HD) 1.00am Ultimate Warships (HD) 2.00 The Curious Life and Death Of: Harry Houdini (HD) 3.00— 6.00am Aerial America (HD)
Pick
35
Freeview 35 Freesat 144 Sky 159 Virgin 165
6.00am Shed and Buried (AD) (HD) 7.00 EFL (HD) 8.30 Salvage Hunters (HD) 9.00 Chasing Classic Cars (AD) (HD) 10.00 Goblin Works Garage (HD) 11.00 Wheeler Dealers 12 noon Aussie Gold Hunters (HD) 1.00pm as 6am 2.00 Combat Dealers (AD) (HD) 3.00 Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (AD) (HD) 4.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 5.00 Outback Truckers (HD) 6.00 Wheeler Dealers (HD) 7.00 Aussie Gold Hunters (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 9.00 New. Goblin Works Mod Shop (HD) 10.00 New. Ant Anstead Master Mechanic (HD) 11.00 How Do They Do It? (HD) 12 midnight Fantomworks (AD) (HD) 1.00am Fifth Gear (HD) 2.00 American Chopper (AD) 3.00 as 6pm 4.00 Mighty Ships (HD) 5.00—6.00am How It’s Made (HD)
7.00am Highway Patrol (HD) 8.00 Motorway Patrol (HD) 9.00 Police Force: Australia (AD) 10.00 Nothing to Declare 11.00 Border Patrol (HD) 12 noon UK Border Force (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Border Security: America’s Front Line (AD) (HD) 2.00 Nothing to Declare 3.00 Stargate SG-1 4.00 Stargate Atlantis (HD) 5.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation (HD) 6.00 Star Trek: Enterprise (HD) 7.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 8.00 Elementary (AD) (HD) 9.00 Magnum P.I. (AD) (HD) 10.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (HD) 11.00 Killer in My Village (HD) 12 midnight Britain’s Most Evil Killers (HD) 1.00am Banged Up Abroad (HD) 2.00 Police Force: Australia (AD) 3.00 Highway Patrol (HD) 4.00 Motorway Patrol (HD) 5.00—6.00am Nothing to Declare
+1 F’view 69 F’sat 168 Sky 244 Virgin 213
Pick +1 Freesat 145 Sky 259
HGTV
43
F’view 43 F’sat 166 Sky 158 Virgin 286 7.00am Homes under the Hammer (HD) 8.00 Building the Dream (HD) 9.00 A Place in the Sun (AD) (HD) 10.00 Escape to the Country (HD) 12 noon My Lottery Dream Home (HD) 1.00pm Fixer Upper (HD) 2.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (HD) 3.00 Building the Dream (HD) 4.00 DIY SOS 5.00 A Place in the Sun (AD) (HD) 6.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away: a property in the Cotswolds or the Dordogne region of France (HD) 7.00 Escape to the Country (HD) 9.00 New. Flip or Flop (HD) 10.00 New. Fixer to Fabulous (HD) 11.00 Fixer Upper (HD) 12 midnight My Lottery Dream Home (HD) 1.00am DIY SOS 2.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 3.00—4.00am New. Beach Hunters (HD)
HGTV +1 Sky 258 Virgin 290
ALL PROGRAMMES ON THE ABOVE CHANNELS ARE REPEATS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
102
Smithsonian
Challenge
47
F’view 47 F’sat 146 Sky 160 Virgin 164 7.00am The Chase (HD) 10.00 Play Your Cards Right (AD) 11.00 Supermarket Sweep 12 noon Wheel of Fortune (HD) 1.00pm Family Fortunes 2.30 Deal or No Deal (AD) 4.00 The Chase (HD) 5.00 Pointless: quiz show hosted by Alexander Armstrong (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Pointless Celebrities: with Simon Callow, Imogen Stubbs, Lysette Anthony, Christopher Timothy, Gwen Taylor, Keith Barron, Claire Sweeney and Simon Shepherd (HD) 7.00 The Chase: quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh 11.00 Bullseye: darts-based quiz 12 midnight The Chase (HD) 4.00am Wheel of Fortune: spin-the-wheel game show (HD) 5.00—6.00am Bullseye
Sky 1 Sky 106 Virgin 110/HD 109 BT 340/HD 355 6.00am Futurama (S) 7.00 Bondi Rescue (HD) 8.00 Monkey Business (S) (AD) 9.00 Motorway Patrol (S) 10.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (S) (HD) 1.00pm Hawaii Five-0 (S) (HD) 3.00 Magnum P.I. (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Modern Family (S) (HD) 5.00 The Simpsons (S) (HD) 5.30 Futurama (S) 6.30pm The Simpsons The shooting of Mr Burns is solved. 7.00 Bart auditions for an acting role. With the voice of Mickey Rooney. 7.30 Bart sells his soul. (S) (HD) 8.00 New. The Flash 7/18 Series 7 Frost must clear her name after she is framed for a brutal crime. (S) (HD) 9.00 The Losers ★ Action adventure starring Zoë Saldana. A group of covert US special forces agents are doublecrossed and left for dead. (W) (HD) 10.50 Karl Pilkington: the Moaning of Life 1/5 Series 1. Karl travels the world to answer some of life’s biggest questions. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.55 Manifest 4/13 Series 3 Ben and Saanvi join forces with Vance Vance in his newest venture. (HD) 12.55am Road Wars (S) (HD) 2.00 Hawaii Five-0 (S) (HD) 3.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (S) (HD) 4.00 Highway Patrol: double bill (S) 5.00— 6.00am Magnum P.I. (S) (AD) (HD) Sky 1 +1 Sky 206
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Sky Replay Sky 145 Virgin 160 7.00am 6ixth Sense with Colin Fry: double bill (S) 8.00 Four Weddings (S) (AD) 10.00 My Kitchen Rules: Australia (S) (HD) 12.40pm The Dog Whisperer (HD) 1.35 Animal 999 (S) (HD) 2.00 Most Haunted (S) 4.00 A Town Called Eureka (S) (HD) 5.00 Warehouse 13 (S) 6.00pm Stargate Atlantis (S) (HD) 8.00 Road Wars (S) 9.00 The Twilight Zone: a meteor shower spreads infection across a town (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 The Flash: Frost must clear her name (HD) 11.00 Police Ten 7: four editions (S) (HD) 1.00am Night Cops (S) (HD) 2.00 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 A League of Their Own (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Four Weddings (S) (AD) 5.00—6.00am Most Haunted (S)
Syfy Sky 152 Virgin 138/HD 137 BT 346/HD 361 6.00am Pandora 7.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation 8.00 Home Shopping 11.00 Marvel’s Runaways 12 noon Stargate Atlantis 1.00pm A Town Called Eureka 2.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 3.00 Pandora 4.00 Quantum Leap 5.00 Stargate Atlantis 6.00 The Outpost 7.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation 8.00 Quantum Leap 9.00 Alphas 10.00 FILM Apocalypse of Ice ★★ Disaster movie starring Tom Sizemore
Sky Atlantic Sky 108 BT 342/HD 357 6.00am Fish Town (S) (HD) 7.00 Elementary (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Six Feet Under (S) (HD) 11.10 Boardwalk Empire (S) (AD) (HD) 1.30pm Elementary (S) (AD) (HD) 3.30 Dexter: two episodes (S) (HD) 5.40pm The Sopranos 4/13 Series 2. Tony travels to Italy to do business with a tough female counterpart. (S) 6.45 5/13. Tony is happy with Furio Giunta’s arrival. (S) 7.50 Game of Thrones 9/10 Series 1. Ned faces a fateful decision to save Sansa’s life and Tyrion is forced onto the battlefield. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 I Hate Suzie 1/8. Comedy drama starring Billie Piper. A former teen idol’s life implodes when her phone is hacked. (S) (AD) 9.35 2/8. When no one believes her claim that the sex photos are fake, Suzie distracts herself from the drama. (S) (AD) 10.15 Britannia 6/9 Series 1 Cait and her father arrive at the Cantii citadel. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.10 7/9. Cait and her father seek shelter in the ruins of their old home. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.05am True Blood (S) (HD) 2.15 Californication (S) 4.00— 6.00am Urban Secrets (S) Sky Atlantic +1 Sky 208
W Sky 109 (Wales 110) Virgin 125/HD 211 BT 311/HD 383 6.10am Sun, Sea and Brides to Be (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 My Dream Home (S) (HD) 8.00 Tipping Point (HD) 10.00 The Bill (S) 11.00 Inside the Ambulance (S) (HD) 1.00pm Tipping Point (HD) 3.00 Property Brothers: Forever Homes (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 My Dream Home (S) (HD) 6.00 Property Brothers: Forever Homes (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 New. MasterChef Australia: Heston Blumenthal asks the contestants to make a dessert with a breakfast ingredient (HD) 8.20 Inside the Ambulance (S) (AD) (HD) 9.20 One Born: What Happened Next?(S) (HD) 10.20 Inside the Operating Theatre (S) (AD) (HD) 11.20 999 Rescue Squad (S) (HD) 12.20am Bin There, Dump That (S) (AD) (HD) 12.50—3.00am Bryan Inc: Find It Fix It, Sell It (HD)
W +1 Sky 209 (Wales 210) Virgin 190
Comedy Central Sky 112 (Wales 113) Virgin 181/HD 132 BT 307/344/HD 370/359
12 midnight Fringe 1.00am The Outpost 2.00 Quantum Leap 3.00 Alphas 4.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 5.00—6.00am A Town Called Eureka
8.00am Impractical Jokers (S) (HD) 10.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (S) 12 noon My Wife and Kids (S) (HD) 1.00pm Friends (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 New. Criminally Funny 9.00 FILM White Chicks ★ Comedy starring Shawn and Marlon Wayans. Two black male FBI agents pose as white female debutantes to protect a couple of heiresses from a kidnapping plot (HD) 11.15 FILM Little Man ★ Comedy starring Marlon and Shawn Wayans. Pursued by police following a diamond robbery, a diminutive criminal hides the gem on an unsuspecting couple (S) 1.15am Criminally Funny 2.15 South Park: five episodes (S) (HD) 4.15— 5.00am The Middle (S) (AD) (HD)
Syfy +1 Sky 252 Virgin 229
+1 Sky 212 (Wales 213) Virgin 133
Key (S) Subtitles (SL) Signing (AD) Audio description (HD) High definition (W) Widescreen
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
& cable
Keeping Up Appearances 7.20pm A task for Hyacinth
Gold
Sky Crime Sky 121 Virgin 136/HD 135 BT 347/HD 362 6.00am Road Wars (S) 7.00 Motorway Patrol (S) 8.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line (S) 9.00 Customs UK (AD) 10.00 Road Wars (S) 11.00 Killer in My Village (S) 12 noon Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 1.00pm Killer Colleagues (S) 2.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) 3.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (S) (AD) 4.00 Road Wars (S) 5.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (S) (AD) 6.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) (AD) 7.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 9.00 Killer Siblings 10.00 Snapped (S) 11.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 12 midnight World’s Most Evil Killers (S) (AD) 1.00am The Murder of Emma Walker 2.00 Snapped (S) 3.00 The Force: Manchester 4.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (S) (AD) 5.00—6.00am Motorway Patrol (S)
Sky Crime +1 Sky 221 Virgin 207
Sky Comedy Sky 113 (Wales 114) Virgin 122/HD 121 BT 345/HD 360 8.00am Everybody Hates Chris (HD) 9.00 The Mindy Project (S) (HD) 10.00 Will & Grace (HD) 11.00 Parks and Recreation (HD) 11.30 Girls (HD) 12.40pm Sex and the City (HD) 1.50 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 3.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (S) (HD) 4.00 Will & Grace (HD) 5.00 Sex and the City (HD) 6.15 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 7.30 Parks and Recreation (HD) 8.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (S) (HD) 9.00 Drew Michael: stand-up special (HD) 10.00 New series. Flatbush Misdemeanors: double bill (HD) 11.15 New. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (HD) 12.15am Sex and the City (HD) 1.25 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 2.10 Everybody Hates Chris (HD) 3.00 Will & Grace (HD) 4.00—5.00am The Mindy Project (S) (HD)
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
Why Women Kill 9.00pm
Prisoners 9.00pm Detective
I Am Jackie O 9.00pm
Alma Fillcot discovers a secret
Loki has a warning for Keller
The life of Jackie Onassis
Alibi Sky 132 Virgin 126/HD 212 BT 312/HD 382 7.10am Murdoch Mysteries (S) (HD) 9.00 Rizzoli & Isles (AD) (HD) 10.00 Unforgettable (S) (HD) 11.00 Hudson & Rex (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Death in Paradise (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Murdoch Mysteries (S) (HD) 4.00 The Good Wife (HD) 5.00 Rizzoli & Isles (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Unforgettable 2/13 Series 2. Carrie goes under cover with a band of bank robbers. (S) (HD) 7.00 Hudson & Rex 8/16 Series 2 An engineer is killed. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Death in Paradise 3/8 Series 4. The president of the local military re-enactment society dies mid-battle. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 New series. Why Women Kill 1/6 Series 2. Darkly comic American drama series, set in multiple time periods. (AD) (HD) 10.00 Murdoch Mysteries 3/11 Series 14. A strange telegraph is intercepted. (S) (HD) 11.00 The Good Wife 6/23 Series 2. An attorney uses his disability to sway a jury. (HD) 12 midnight Unforgettable (S) (HD) 1.00am Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00—4.00am I Am the Night (S) (HD) Alibi +1 Sky 232 Virgin 191
Discovery Sky 125 Virgin 250 BT 322/HD 376 6.00am Wheeler Dealers (S) (HD) 7.00 Deadliest Catch: Bloodline (S) (HD) 8.00 Building Off the Grid (S) (HD) 9.00 Homestead Rescue: Raney Ranch (S) (HD) 10.00 Bad Chad Customs (S) (HD) 11.00 Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car (S) (HD) 12 noon Chasing Classic Cars (S) (HD) 1.00pm Gold Rush: White Water (S) (HD) 3.00 Railroad Alaska (S) (HD) 4.00 Alaska: Homestead Rescue (S) (HD) 5.00 Wheeler Dealers (S) (HD) 6.00pm Misfit Garage The team finishes the 1957 Corvette. (S) (HD) 7.00 Supertruckers Sgt Major and Sully battle the elements loading two 16-tonne Royal Marines landing craft in Instow, Devon. (S) (HD) 8.00 Kindig Customs The team works on three Cameos. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Naked and Afraid XL Series veterans prepare for an epic 60 days in Louisiana’s alligator-filled swamps. (HD) 10.00 Building Off the Grid A family attempts to build a cabin on an island in northern Idaho. (S) (HD) 11.00 Combat Dealers The murky secrets of Second World War spies. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Naked and Afraid XL (HD) 1.00am Building Off the Grid (S) (HD) 2.00 Deadliest Catch (S) (HD) 3.00 Naked and Afraid XL (HD) 3.50 Building Off the Grid (S) (HD) 4.40 Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car (S) (HD) 5.30—6.00am How Do They Do It? (S) (HD) Discovery +1 Sky 225 Virgin 258
Sky Witness Sky 107 Virgin 112/HD 111 BT 341/HD 356 6.00am Nothing to Declare (S) 8.00 Border Patrol (S) 9.00 UK Border Force (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (HD) 11.00 Law & Order (HD) 12 noon CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (S) (HD) 1.00pm Blue Bloods (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Sun, Sea and A&E (S) 4.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (HD) 5.00pm Nothing to Declare Six editions following the work of customs officers in Australia. (S) 8.00 Blue Bloods 2/22 Series 4 A film star is attacked and stabbed while shadowing Danny as research for a role. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Prisoners ★★★★ Crime thriller from the director of Blade Runner 2049, starring Hugh Jackman. Pennsylvania, USA: when two young girls go missing after a lunch party, one of their fathers decides to take matters into his own hands to find his missing daughter. But the detective in charge of the case refuses to agree to his extreme tactics. (S) (W) (HD) 12 midnight Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: double bill (S) (HD) 2.00am Law & Order: Organized Crime (HD) 3.00 Road Wars: double bill (S) 5.00—6.00am Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (S) (AD) Sky Witness +1 Sky 207 Virgin 180
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Discovery History Sky 177 Virgin 257 6.00am Expedition Unknown (S) (AD) 7.00 Combat Dealers (S) (AD) 8.00 How the Universe Works 9.00 Blowing Up History (S) 10.00 Aircraft Stories (S) 11.00 Extreme Engineering (S) 12 noon Combat Dealers (S) (AD) 1.00pm King Tut’s Mystery Tomb Opened (S) 2.00 Expedition Unknown (S) 3.00 Nasa’s Unexplained Files (S) 4.00 Aircraft Stories: a look at airliners 5.00 Blowing Up History (S) 6.00pm New. Mysteries at the Museum Don Wildman examines a cosmic catastrophe, a tiny typo’s massive impact and a royal tragedy. 7.00 Expedition Unknown Josh Gates travels to the coast of Florida and Cuba in search of treasure. (S) 8.00 Blowing Up History Exposing the secrets behind the mysterious ruined city in Greece. (S) 9.00 Finding Escobar’s Millions Former DEA agents Chris and Jerry track down one of Pablo Escobar’s top drug traffickers. (S) 10.00 Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman A look at what “gut instinct” is. (S) (SL) 11.00 Mysteries of the Missing Terry O’Quinn investigates the disappearance of a cargo ship. (S) 12 midnight Ultimate Warfare (S) 1.00am Finding Escobar’s Millions (S) 2.00 as 10pm 3.00 Mysteries of the Missing (S) 4.00 Mysteries at the Museum 5.00—6.00am Lost Temples of the Jungle (S) (AD) Discovery History +1 Sky 277 Virgin 261
Sky Documentaries Sky 114 (Wales 115) Virgin HD 277 BT 353/HD 368 6.00am Showbiz Kids (HD) 7.50 My Icon: Kadeena Cox (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Harrow: a Very British School (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Discovering: Lauren Bacall (S) (HD) 10.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 11.00 The Movies (HD) 12 noon Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Fish Town (S) (HD) 2.00 Showbiz Kids (HD) 3.50 My Icon: Heather Watson (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Discovering: Lauren Bacall (S) (HD) 5.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 6.00pm The Movies A look at the journey through the history of cinema concludes. (HD) 7.00 Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets The actor visits the French Riviera. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Fish Town Pat gets her first full house of the season. (S) (HD) 9.00 I Am Jackie O A profile of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, providing a definitive exploration of her life, from first lady to widow, unofficial royalty and fashion icon. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.50 Escobar by Escobar A look at the story behind the cursed Escobar empire. (HD) 12 midnight FILM The Armstrong Lie ★★★★ Documentary (S) (W) (HD) 2.20am Irene’s Ghost (HD) 4.00 Discovering: Lauren Bacall (S) (HD) 5.00—6.00am Harrow: a Very British School (S) (AD) (HD)
Nat Geographic
Equator 8.00pm A jaguar in the Amazonian rainforest
Sky Nature Sky 124 Virgin HD 279 BT 335/HD 372 6.00am Baby Animals (HD) 7.00 Monkey Life (S) (HD) 8.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 9.00 New Kids in the Wild (S) (HD) 10.00 Life’s Journey (S) (HD) 11.00 Great Blue Wild (HD) 12 noon A Wild Year on Earth (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Monkey Life (S) (HD) 2.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 3.00 New Kids in the Wild (S) (HD) 4.00 Life’s Journey (S) (HD) 5.00 Great Blue Wild (HD) 6.00pm A Wild Year on Earth An arctic fox hunts among the rocks in July. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Monkey Life A new orangutan tries to fit in. (S) (HD) 7.30 The rescue of four marmosets in the West Midlands. (S) (HD) 8.00 Equator How the rainforests of the Amazon rely on the equatorial sun and rains. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Borneo: Earth’s Ancient Eden The story of how Borneo became the most biodiverse island on Earth. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 A Wild Year on Earth As 6pm. 11.00 Great Blue Wild A look at the Belize Barrier Reef. (HD) 12 midnight City Wildlife Rescue (S) (HD) 1.00am Ol Pejeta Diaries 2.00 Equator (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Borneo: Earth’s Ancient Eden (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 5.00— 6.00am New Kids in the Wild (S) (HD)
Eden
Sky 129 Virgin 266/HD 268 BT 352/HD 367
Sky 166 Virgin 245/HD 247 BT 315/HD 389
8.00am Filthy Riches (HD) 9.00 Dead End Express (HD) 10.00 Ice Road Rescue: Highway Havoc! (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Air Crash Investigation: Special Report (S) (HD) 2.00pm Money Meltdown (HD) 3.00 Mine Kings (HD) 4.00 Strippers: Cars for Cash (HD) 5.00 Car SOS (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (AD) (HD) 8.00 New. Wicked Tuna: summer storms wreak havoc on the fleet (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Alaska: the Next Generation: Alex Javor risks hypothermia to restore a natural spring (HD) 10.00 Running Wild with Bear Grylls (S) (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00am Nazi Megastructures (S) (HD) 3.00 WW2: Hell under the Sea (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00am Hitler’s Last Stand (HD)
9.00am Animal Babies (HD) 10.00 Big Cats (AD) (HD) 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 noon Dynasties (AD) (HD) 2.00pm Animal Babies (HD) 3.00 Costa Rica: the Rise of Nature (HD) 5.00 Animal Babies (HD) 6.00 Big Cats (AD) (HD) 7.00 Dynasties (AD) (HD) 8.00 Animal Babies (HD) 9.00 Costa Rica: the Rise of Nature: researchers and conservationists follow Costa Rica’s “green corridors” in search of key species (HD) 10.00 Dynasties (AD) (HD) 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 midnight Costa Rica: the Rise of Nature (HD) 1.00am Big Cats (AD) (HD) 2.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 3.00 The Brain with David Eagleman (AD) (HD) 3.50 Nasa’s Ten Greatest Achievements (HD) 4.40 Russia from Above (HD) 5.30—6.00am Collar of Duty (HD)
Nat Geo +1 Sky 229 Virgin 267
Eden +1 Sky 266 Virgin 246
Sky History
Thursday Television
Sky 110 (Wales 111) Virgin 124 BT 310/343/HD 358/392 7.10am Fresh Fields (S) 8.40 Are You Being Served? (S) 9.20 Only Fools and Horses (S) (AD) 10.00 Last of the Summer Wine (S) 11.20 Keeping Up Appearances (S) 12 noon Blackadder Goes Forth (S) (AD) 12.40pm Only Fools and Horses (S) (AD) 1.20 Are You Being Served? (S) 2.00 Open All Hours (S) 3.20 Keeping Up Appearances (S) 4.00 Blackadder Goes Forth (S) (AD) 4.40 Last of the Summer Wine (S) 6.00pm Only Fools and Horses The very first episode. (S) (AD) 6.40 Are You Being Served? (S) 7.20 Keeping Up Appearances (S) 8.00 Open All Hours Nurse Gladys Emmanuel’s washingmachine breaks down. (S) 8.40 The milkwoman makes a pass at Granville (S) 9.20 Not Going Out Tim becomes part of a band. (S) (HD) 10.00 Lee’s dad turns up. Bobby Ball guest stars (S) (HD) 10.40 All Round to Mrs Brown’s With Michael Ball, Sunetra Sarker and Yvette Fielding. (S) (HD) 12 midnight Peep Show (S) 12.35am Not Going Out (S) (HD) 1.55 Live at the Apollo (S) (HD) 2.55 Bridget & Eamon (S) (HD) 3.25—4.00am Peep Show (S) Gold +1 Sky 210 (Wales 211) Virgin 194
THURSDAY 12 AUGUST
Animal Planet
Sky 123 Virgin 270 BT 354/HD 369
Sky 162 (NI 178) Virgin 251 BT 325/HD 378
6.00am Counting Cars (HD) 6.55 American Pickers (HD) 7.50 Storage Wars (HD) 8.50 Pawn Stars (HD) 9.45 Ancient Aliens (HD) 10.45 Vintage Tech Hunters (HD) 11.15 Forged in Fire (HD) 12.10pm American Pickers (HD) 1.10 Counting Cars (HD) 2.05 River Hunters (HD) 3.05 Unidentified: inside America’s UFO Investigation (HD) 4.05 Ancient Aliens (HD) 5.00 Pawn Stars (HD) 6.00 American Pickers (HD) 7.00 Forged in Fire (HD) 8.00 Pawn Stars (HD) 9.00 New. Forged in Fire (HD) 10.00 RT CHOICE New. Alone See p96 (HD) 11.30 The Butcher (HD) 12.30am Walking through History (HD) 1.30 Pawn Stars (HD) 2.30 The Butcher (HD) 3.30 Vintage Tech Hunters (HD) 4.00 as 3.05pm 5.00—6.00am Pawn Stars (HD)
8.00am Meet the Orangutans (S) (HD) 9.00 My Cat from Hell (S) (HD) 11.00 Pit Bulls and Parolees (S) (HD) 1.00pm Animal Cribs (HD) 2.00 Wildest Middle East (S) (HD) 3.00 Wild Hawaii: the wildlife of the Hawaiian islands (S) (HD) 4.00 Meet the Orangutans (S) (HD) 5.00 Vet Gone Wild (S) (HD) 8.00 New. Lone Star Law: double bill. Game Wardens Boone and Iles rescue a tangled 12-foot alligator, then a family are investigated for illegally keeping a pet deer (HD) 10.00 My Cat from Hell (S) (HD) 12 midnight Pit Bulls and Parolees (S) (HD) 2.00am Alaskan Bush People (S) (HD) 3.00 Extinct or Alive (S) (HD) 3.50 Meet the Orangutans (S) (HD) 4.40—5.00am How Do Animals Do That (HD)
Sky History +1 Sky 223 Virgin 271
Animal Planet +1 Sky 262 (NI 278) Virgin 259
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THURSDAY Films & Sport FREEVIEW Film4
Sky Premiere 14
F’view 14 F’sat 300 Sky 313 Virgin 428/HD 429 11.00am The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ★★★★ The cult cartoon character makes his movie debut. Tom Kenny (2004, U) (S) 12.45pm The Last Airbender ★★ A young boy must return harmony to the universe in M Night Shyamalan’s fantasy adventure. Noah
Television Thursday
Ringer, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel (2010, PG) (S)
2.50 Megamind ★★★★ Clever animated comedy that sees a supervillain create a new superhero in order to have a worthy adversary. Review p33. Will Ferrell (2010, PG) (S) (AD) 4.40 Evolution ★★★ Daft sci-fi action comedy about a college professor who stumbles across an alien invasion. David Duchovny (2001, PG) (S)
6.40pm The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 ★★★★ Jennifer Lawrence becomes the face of a revolution in this exciting adventure. (2014, 12) (S) (AD) 9.00 Kingsman: the Secret Service ★★★★ Vibrant, irreverent spy caper with suave Colin Firth recruiting tearaway teenager Taron Egerton into a secret organisation. (2015, 15) (S) (AD) 11.40 Don’t Breathe ★★★★ Delinquents raid a blind Gulf War veteran’s house of horrors in this perverse and frighteningly effective shocker. Stephen Lang (2016, 15) (S) 1.25—3.35am Cal ★★★★ Compelling romantic thriller set against the backdrop of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Helen Mirren (1984, 15) (S) +1 F’view 46 F’sat 301 Sky 314 Virgin 430
Barbra Streisand portrays Broadway entertainer Fanny Brice through the ups and downs of her early career and first marriage
Great Movies
33
Freeview 33 Freesat 302 Sky 321 Virgin 425 9.00am Cyberstalker ★ Mystery thriller. Mischa Barton (2012) 11.00 Garage Sale Mystery: the Wedding Dress 1.00pm Ring of Deceit ★★ Thriller. Rebecca Mader, Cameron Bancroft (2009) 2.50 Mistaken ★★ Potboiler in which a divorcee becomes embroiled in the life of the woman who stole her identity. Lana Parrilla (2008) 4.40 Walk, Don’t Run ★★★ Slightly dated but still very enjoyable musical that helped establish Gene Kelly as master of his craft. Cary Grant (1966, U) 6.55pm My Girl ★★ Mushy romantic drama about a young girl trying to come to terms with her father’s new lady friend. Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin (1991, PG)
Talking Pictures TV
81
Freeview 81 Freesat 306 Sky 328 Virgin 445 6.00am South of Algiers ★★★ Visually impressive adventure. Van Heflin (1952, PG) 7.45 Portrait of Clare ★★ Period drama. Margaret Johnston, Richard Todd (1950, PG) (S) 9.30 Pool of London ★★ Crime drama. Bonar Colleano (1950, PG) (S) 11.15 A Canterbury Tale ★★★★ Marvellous and strange Second World War drama. Eric Portman, Sheila Sim (1944, U) 1.45pm The Black Orchid ★★ Watchable New York-based drama. Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn (1959, U) (S) 3.35 County Hospital 5 Classic Laurel and Hardy comedy. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy (1932, U) (S) 4.00 My Six Loves ★★★ Likeable romantic comedy. Debbie Reynolds (1962, U) 6.00pm Interpol Calling British TV crime drama. 6.30 The World of Budgerigars Short film made in 1976. 6.50 Behind the Headlines ★★ British crime thriller about murder, showgirls and blackmail that is a notch above most 1950s B-movies. Paul Carpenter, Adrienne Corri (1956, U)
8.20 Breakthrough ★ A sorry sequel to Sam Peckinpah’s classic war drama Cross of Iron. Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Robert Mitchum (1978, 15)
10.10 Situation Hopeless — but Not Serious ★★★ Alec Guinness’s witty performance lifts this comedy about two Allied airmen who are imprisoned by a Nazi shopkeeper. Review p37. Michael Connors (1965) 12.05am The Day of the Locust ★★★★ Merciless chronicle of the early years of Hollywood focusing on its losers, dreamers and hasbeens. Donald Sutherland, Karen Black (1975, 18) (S) 2.55 Who Killed Harvey Forbes? ★★★ Effective murder mystery. Gene Morgan (1932) 4.00 Public Eye 5.00—6.00am Burke’s Law
Films for streaming p42 The best of Netflix, Amazon, Sky
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Funny Girl 1111 6.05pm Great Movies Classic
9.00 Cast Away ★★★ Tom Hanks stars as a man who becomes stranded on an uninhabited South Sea island in Robert Zemeckis’s thoughtful adventure. Helen Hunt (2000, 12) 11.50 A Few Good Men ★★★★ Cracking, star-laden courtroom drama in which two naval lawyers investigate the suspicious death of a marine. Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson (1992, 15) 2.35am Awake ★★ Psychological thriller starring Hayden Christensen as a man who regains consciousness during heart surgery. Jessica Alba (2007, 15) 4.15—6.00am Girlfriend Killer ★★ Solid by-the-numbers thriller with a satisfyingly layered central villain. Barbie Castro, Brian Gross (2017) +1 F’view 60 (limited 10pm-5am) Sky 322
Great Movies Action
41
F’view 41 (limited) F’sat 305 Sky 323 Virgin 426 6.00am Atlantic Convoy ★★ Second World War drama. Bruce Bennett, Virginia Field, John Beal (1942, U) 7.25 The Commandos Strike at Dawn ★★ Second World War drama. Paul Muni, Anna Lee (1942) 9.25 Ivanhoe ★★★ Adventure. Anthony Andrews (1982, PG) 12.05pm Kentucky Rifle ★★ Western. (1955, U) 1.45 Three Hours to Kill ★★ Western. Dana Andrews (1954) 3.25 The West Wall 4.35 The Pride and the Passion ★★★★ Epic period adventure. Cary Grant (1957, PG) 7.15pm Mega Storm: Days of Destruction ★★ Outlandish thriller. Jason London, Wes Brown (2011, 15) 9.00 Mojave ★★★ Handsome psycho-thriller. Oscar Isaac (2014, 15) 10.55 Sniper: Ultimate Kill ★★ Violent thriller. Chad Michael Murray (2017, 18) 12.45am Boston Strangler: the Untold Story ★★ Fact-based crime drama. David Faustino (2008, 15) 2.35—4.00am Hijacked ★★ Action thriller. Denise Richards (2017, 15) +1 Sky 324
Great Movies Classic
51
F’view 51 (limited) F’sat 303 Sky 319 Virgin 424 6.00am The Great Lover ★★★ Comedy. Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming (1949, 12) 7.35 On Dangerous Ground ★★★ Crime drama. Robert Ryan, Ida Lupino (1951, PG) 9.10 Walk, Don’t Run ★★★ Romantic comedy. Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar (1966, U) 11.25 Fire Down Below ★★ Romantic adventure. Rita Hayworth, Jack Lemmon (1957, PG) 1.45pm Reunion at Fairborough ★★★ Involving romantic drama. Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr (1985) 4.00 84 Charing Cross Road ★★★★ Absorbing drama. Review p35. Anne Bancroft, (1986, U) 6.05pm Funny Girl ★★★★ Oscar-winning musical comedy biopic about Broadway star Fanny Brice. Film of the Day: p37. Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford (1968, U)
9.00 The Odd Couple ★★★★ Comedy starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as two friends who share an apartment after their marriages break up. (1968, PG) 11.15 Roxanne ★★★★ Charming and very funny romantic comedy that updates the story of Cyrano de Bergerac to present-day small-town America. Steve Martin (1987, PG) 1.20am The Pumpkin Eater ★★★★ Drama. Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason (1964, 12) 3.30 The Traitors ★★★ Spy thriller. Patrick Allen (1962, U) 4.40—6.00am Strongroom ★ Crime drama. Derren Nesbitt (1961, PG) +1 F’view 62 (limited 10pm-5am) F’sat 304 Sky 320
Horror Channel
68
Freeview 68 Freesat 138 Sky 317 Virgin 149 8.00am Star Trek 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager 10.00 Space 1999 11.00 Shark Lake ★★ A shark is released into a small town’s lake. Dolph Lundgren (2015, 15) 1.00pm Killer Bees ★ Action horror. C Thomas Howell (2002) 3.00 Battlestar Galactica 4.00 Arctic Apocalypse ★★ Action adventure.
Sky Adventure
Sky 301 Virgin 401 BT 501/HD 515 6.40am As 3.35pm 8.10 As 9pm 9.55 The Dry As 5.10pm 12.05pm A Dragon’s Adventure ★★ Adventure. (2019, U) 1.35 The Violent Heart ★★ Romantic drama. Jovan Adepo (2020) 3.35 Two by Two: Overboard! ★★ Animated comedy adventure. Max Carolan, Ava Connolly (2020, U)
Sky 302 Virgin 402 BT 502/HD 516 6.20am As 1pm 8.05 As 2.45pm 9.30 Riverdance: the Animated Adventure ★★ Animated fantasy. (2021) 11.15 Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure ★★★★ Comedy. (1988, PG) 1.00pm The Borrowers ★★★ Fantasy adventure. John Goodman (1997, U) 2.45 The Snow Queen’s Revenge
5.10pm The Dry ★★★ Compelling, slow-burning outback crime drama. Eric Bana (2020) 7.20 The Last Shift ★★★ US indie drama. Review p42.
4.10pm Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers Animation with the voice of Ryan McPartlin. 5.50 Fantastic Mr Fox ★★★★ Quirky animated adventure. George
Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie (2020, 15)
Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman (2009, PG)
9.00 i Me, You, Madness ★ Black comedy with American Psycho aspirations. Louise Linton (2021, 15) 10.50 We Still Say Grace ★★ Thriller about the daughter of a religious fanatic. Bruce Davison (2020, 15)
7.35 Bill & Ted Face the Music ★★ Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter travel across time. (2020, PG) 9.20 Grown Ups 2 ★ Sequel featuring more toilet-flavoured midlife craziness. Adam Sandler (2013, 12)
12.30am Last Call ★★ Biopic. (2017) 2.25 The Short History of the Long Road ★★★ Drama. (2019) 4.10 A Dragon’s Adventure As 12.05pm 5.40 The Violent Heart As 1.35pm
11.15pm As 4.10pm 12.45am Home Alone: the Holiday Heist ★ (2012, PG) 2.30 The Adventures of A.R.I.: My Robot Friend ★★ (2020, PG) 4.15 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! ★★★★ (2012, U)
+1 Sky 312
Sky Five Star Movies
Sky Greats
Sky 303 Virgin 403 BT 503/HD 517 7.10am Jojo Rabbit 5 Sweet-natured, Oscar-winning satire. Roman Griffin Davis, Taika Waititi (2019, 12) 9.00 Zack Snyder’s Justice League As 7pm 1.00pm Back to the Future 5 Brilliant sci-fi comedy adventure. Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd (1985, PG) 3.00 Alien As 11pm
Sky 304 Virgin 404 BT 504/HD 518 6.00am The Ladykillers As 2.20pm 7.45 Indiscreet As 4.05pm 9.40 Closer ★★★ Relationship drama. Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman (2004, 15) 11.40 Kingdom of Heaven As 8pm 2.20pm The Ladykillers 5 Wonderfully seedy black comedy. Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker (1955, U)
5.00pm Full Metal Jacket 5 Harrowing Vietnam War drama that follows recruits into battle. Matthew Modine (1987, 18) 7.00 Zack Snyder’s Justice League ★★★★ The extended director’s cut of the DC Comics action adventure. Ben Affleck (2017/2021) 11.00 Alien 5 A formidable creature hunts the crew of a spaceship in this harrowing sci-fi horror. Sigourney Weaver (1979/2003, 15)
4.05pm Indiscreet ★★★ It’s love at first sight for Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman in this glossy romantic comedy. (1958, PG) 6.00 Mars Attacks! ★★★★ Tim Burton’s joyfully subversive tribute to 1950s sci-fi B-movies.
1.00am Back to the Future As 1pm 3.00 Jojo Rabbit As 7.10am 4.50 Full Metal Jacket As 5pm
10.40pm True Grit ★★★★ Memorable, Oscar-winning western. John Wayne (1969, PG) 1.00am Closer As 9.40am 3.00 Mars Attacks! As 6pm 5.00 Sky Cinema Preview
Sky Action
Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close (1996, 12)
8.00 Kingdom of Heaven ★★★★ Historical drama that’s skilfully directed by Ridley Scott. Orlando Bloom, Eva Green (2005, 15)
Sky Comedy
Sky 307 Virgin 407 BT 507/HD 521 6.00am Terminator: Dark Fate As 6.30pm 8.10 Dark Web: Cicada 3301 As 8.40pm 10.05 Unstoppable ★★★ Action thriller. Don Lee (2018, 15) 12.05pm Hulk ★★★ Sci-fi action fantasy. Eric Bana (2003, 12) 2.25 Speed 5 Exciting thriller. Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper (1994, 15)
Sky 308 Virgin 408 BT 508/HD 522 6.25am As 2pm 8.25 As 5.35pm 10.25 As 7.30pm 12.15pm Happy Gilmore ★★ Sports comedy. Adam Sandler (1996, 12) 2.00 Hope Floats ★★ Romantic comedy drama. Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr (1998, PG) 4.00 The Big Wedding ★★ Comedy. Robert
4.25pm Speed 2: Cruise Control ★★ Disappointing action thriller sequel. Sandra Bullock (1997, PG) 6.30 Terminator: Dark Fate ★★★ Thrilling sixth entry in the sci-fi franchise. Linda Hamilton (2019, 15) 8.40 Dark Web: Cicada 3301 ★★ Muddled thriller that mixes action and comedy. Jack Kesy (2021) 10.30 Batman Begins ★★★★ Gripping action fantasy. Christian Bale,
5.35pm Last Vegas ★★★ Geriatric take on The Hangover.
De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Diane Keaton (2013, 15)
Lauren Esposito, Eric Paul Erickson (2019)
6.00pm Space 1999 TV sci-fi adventure starring Martin Landau. 7.00 Star Trek: Voyager TV sci-fi. 8.00 First Wave TV adventure. 9.00 Skyline ★★★ Alien-invasion thriller with ace special effects and full-on monster mania. Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel (2010, 15)
10.50 Hollow Man ★★ This update of The Invisible Man is helped by some impressive special effects. Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon (2000, 18) 1.00am Another WolfCop ★★ Obvious horror comedy sequel to the slightly better WolfCop. Leo Fafard (2017, 15) 2.35—4.20am Jackals ★★ Occasionally effective homeinvasion horror. Johnathon Schaech (2017, 15)
i Premiere Star Ratings 5 Outstanding ★★★★ Very good ★★★ Worth watching ★★ Could be worse ★ Poor
Michael Caine, Liam Neeson (2005, 12)
12.50am The Expendables 2 ★★★ Entertaining action adventure. Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jean-Claude Van Damme (2012, 15) 2.40 Message Man ★★ Action thriller. Paul O’Brien (2018, 18)
4.20 Speed As 2.25pm
Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro (2013, 12)
7.30 The Comeback Trail ★★★ Light, amusing crime comedy. Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones (2020)
9.30 48 HRS ★★★★ A cop enlists a convict to help him solve a case. Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy (1982, 15) 11.10 Another 48 HRS ★★ Less successful sequel to the hit comedy thriller. Eddie Murphy (1990, 18) 12.50am The Big Wedding As 4pm 2.25 She’s in Portland ★★★ Comedy drama. Tommy Dewey, François Arnaud (2020) 4.10 Lazy Susan ★★ Comedy. Sean Hayes, Allison Janney (2020) 5.45 Happy Gilmore As 12.15pm
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
THURSDAY 12 AUGUST Sky
Animation
Sky
Family
Sky 305 Virgin 412 BT 500/HD 514 6.00am Racetime ★★ (2018, U) 7.35 Curious George ★★★ Comedy. (2006, U) 9.05 As 3.05pm 10.40 As 4.40pm 12.10pm As 6.10pm 1.45 As 7.45pm 3.05 Riverdance: the Animated Adventure ★★ Fantasy. (2021) 4.40 The House of Magic ★★★★ Adventure. Murray Blue (2013, U)
Sky 306 Virgin 406 BT 506/HD 520 7.00am Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet ★★ Adventure. Kyler Charles Beck (2020, PG) 8.40 Babe As 4.25pm 10.25 Come Away As 8.05pm 12.15pm The Runaways ★★★ Drama. Molly Windsor (2019, 12) 2.25 Two Brothers As 11.20pm 4.25 Babe ★★★★ Fantasy comedy. (1995, U)
6.10pm Monster Family ★ Lively but charmless comedy.
6.10pm The Secret Garden ★★★★ Richly visual adaptation of the children’s period drama.
Emily Watson, Nick Frost, Jason Isaacs (2017, PG)
Colin Firth, Julie Walters, Dixie Egerickx (2020, PG)
12.15am The Giant Pear ★★★ Adventure. Cameron Simpson, Susie Power (2017, U) 1.40 Curious George As 7.35am 3.10 The Big Wish ★★ Fantasy. Cristina Milizia (2019, PG) 4.40 Robinson Crusoe As 10.40pm
11.20pm Two Brothers ★★★ Handsome adventure. Guy Pearce (2004, U) 1.15am Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet As 7am 2.50 The Secret Garden As 6.10pm 4.40 The Runaways As 12.15pm
Sky Thriller
8.05 Come Away ★★ Imaginative and well-acted, but ultimately lacklustre, fairy tale. 9.45 James and the Giant Peach ★★★★ Marvellous animated fantasy adventure. Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolyes (1996, U)
Sky Drama Sky 310 Virgin 410 BT 510/HD 524 6.20am Into the Darkness As 3.10pm 9.10 The Painted Veil As 5.50pm 11.20 True Grit As 8pm 1.20pm Foster Boy ★★ Courtroom drama. (2019, 15) 3.10 Into the Darkness ★★★ Seriousminded and finely detailed Danish drama. Jesper Christensen (2020, 15)
6.05pm Unknown ★★★ Liam Neeson is in action-man Taken mode in this solid identity-theft Euro thriller. Diane Kruger (2011, 12) 8.00 Promising Young Woman ★★★★ A wildly persuasive Carey Mulligan takes centre stage in this candy-hued revenge fantasy. (2020, 15) 10.00 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ★★★★ Stylish US version of Stieg Larsson’s bestselling crime thriller. Daniel Craig (2011, 18)
5.50pm The Painted Veil ★★★ Ravishing but coldly detached period romantic drama. Naomi Watts, Edward Norton (2006, 12) 8.00 True Grit ★★★★ This remake of the John Wayne western from the Coen brothers is a riveting ride. Jeff Bridges (2010, 15) 10.00 The Wrestler 5 Strangely uplifting drama featuring a spectacular turn from Mickey Rourke. (2008, 15)
12.40am The Sweeney As 7.45am 2.40 Driven As 2.15pm 4.40 Passengers As 4.20pm
11.55pm Behind the Candelabra ★★★★ Bittersweet Liberace biopic starring Michael Douglas as the ageing pianist. Matt Damon (2013, 15) 2.05am Foster Boy As 1.20pm 4.00 The Wrestler As 10pm
Sci-Fi/Horror
TCM Movies
Sky 311 Virgin 411 BT 511/HD 525 6.40am Van Helsing As 7pm 8.55 Green Lantern As 9.15pm 10.50 Proximity ★★★ Sci-fi drama. Ryan Masson (2020, PG) 12.50pm Lucy in the Sky ★★ Intriguing sci-fi drama. Natalie Portman (2019, 15) 2.55 2001: a Space Odyssey 5 Stunning sci-fi epic. Keir Dullea (1968, U)
Sky 315 Virgin 415/HD 416 BT 512/HD 526 6.00am Best Film Directors 6.35 Off Set 6.55 The China Syndrome ★★★★ (1979, PG) 9.30 San Antonio ★★ (1945, PG) 11.50 Flaming Feather ★★★ Western. (1952, U) 1.30pm Murder She Said ★★ Mystery. (1961, PG) 3.20 Sherlock Holmes: Terror by Night ★★★ (1946, U)
5.25pm The Dark ★★★ A tragedy plunges a guilt-ridden mother into a nightmarish world of pagan beliefs. Sean Bean (2005, 15) 7.00 Van Helsing ★★★ Exciting blend of Hammer horror and Indiana Jones-style adventure.
4.35pm The Omaha Trail ★★★ Routine but lively western.
Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale (2004, 12)
8.50 Off Set Interview. 9.00 The Fugitive ★★★★ Exciting thriller spin-off from the popular 1960s TV series.
9.15 Green Lantern ★★ A pilot becomes a rookie superhero when he inherits a power ring. Ryan Reynolds (2011, 12) 11.15pm Zombieland: Double Tap ★★ Gory comedy sequel. Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone (2019, 15)
1.00am The Dark As 5.25pm 2.40 Proximity As 10.50am 4.50 Lucy in the Sky As 12.50pm
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
James Craig, Dean Jagger (1942, U)
6.05 All the President’s Men 5 First-rate political thriller about the Watergate scandal. Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman (1976, 15)
Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones (1993, 15)
11.45pm Pale Rider ★★★ Western that reworks Shane by way of High Plains Drifter. Clint Eastwood (1985, 15) 2.05am Off Set 2.25 Close Up 5.00 Best Film Directors +1 Sky 316 Virgin 417
Sky 413 Virgin 527 BT 408/HD 430
6.00am Greatest Games (AD) 7.00 Legends (AD) 8.00 Best Goals 9.00 100 Club (AD) 10.00 The Football Show 12 noon Gary Neville’s Soccerbox (AD) 1.00pm Years (AD) 3.00 Greatest Games 4.00 Best Goals 5.00 100 Club (AD) 6.00 Legends (AD) 7.00 Match Pack 7.30 World 8.00 Years 10.00 Class of ’92: Full Time 11.00 Retro 1.00am Years (AD) 3.00 Greatest Games 4.00 Best Goals 5.30—6.00am 100 Club (AD)
6.00am Premier League: Best Goals (AD) 7.00 BT Sport Reload (AD) 7.15 Wrestling 9.00 ESPN FC 9.30 Inside AFL 10.00 The Aussie Rules Show
Test Cricket 10.00am
Sky 404 Virgin 514/HD 504 BT 423/HD 443
Sky The Hundred India’s Virat Kohli aims for a win at Lord’s
6.00am Cricket: the Hundred 9.30 The Hundred Bitesize
Sky Main Event Sky 401 Virgin 511/HD 501 BT 420/HD 440 6.00am Sky Sports News 7.00 Good Morning Sports Fans 7.30 Early Kick-Off 8.00 Good Morning Sports Fans 9.00 Good Morning Transfers
10.00 LIVE Test Cricket England v India, day one of the Second Test in the five-match series, at Lord’s. 6.45pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Northern Superchargers v Manchester Originals, a men’s match at Headingley (start 7.00). 10.00 LIVE PGA Tour Golf Day one of the Wyndham Championship. 11.00 Sky Sports News 12 midnight NFL: Total Access 1.00—6.00am Sky Sports News
Sky Football Sky 403 Virgin 513/HD 503 BT 422/HD 442 6.00am EFL Greatest Games 6.45 SPFL Greatest Games 7.00 Greatest Players (AD) 7.30 Countdowns (AD) 8.00 Years (AD) 8.30 EFL Greatest Games 9.00 SPFL Greatest Games 9.30 Greatest Players 10.00 Countdowns (AD) 10.30 Years (AD) 11.00 EFL Cup Final 12 noon EFL Greatest Games 12.45pm SPFL Greatest Games 1.00 Greatest Players (AD) 1.30 Countdowns (AD) 2.00 Years (AD) 2.30 Classic Play-offs 3.30 EFL Greatest Games 4.15 SPFL Greatest Games 4.30 Greatest Players (AD) 5.00 Countdowns (AD) 5.30 Years (AD) 6.00 League Cup Football 6.30 EFL Highlights 7.00 League Cup Football 7.30 League One and Two Goals 8.00 Scottish Premiership Round-Up 8.15 Scottish Football 8.30 EFL Highlights 9.30 League One and Two Goals 10.00 EFL Highlights 11.00 EFL Greatest Games 12 midnight EFL Cup Retro 2.00am Championship Season Review 3.00—6.00am Classic Play-offs
Sky Golf
10.00 LIVE Test Cricket England v India, day one of the Second Test in the five-match series, at Lord’s. 6.45pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Northern Superchargers v Manchester Originals, a men’s match at Headingley (start 7.00). 10.00 The Hundred Bitesize 10.30 Test Cricket 11.30 The Hundred Bitesize 12.15am Test Cricket 1.15 Cricket: the Hundred 4.45 Test Cricket Bitesize 5.00—6.00am The Hundred Bitesize
Sky Action Sky 407 Virgin 517/HD 507 BT 426/HD 446 6.00am NFL: America’s Game (AD) 7.00 NFL 10.00 Fight Night International 12 noon Good Morning Football 3.00pm NFL 4.00 Darts Gold (AD) 4.30 Motorsport Mundial 5.00 NBC’s ProFootball Talk 7.00 NFL 10.00 Lions Highlights 12 midnight NFL: Total Access 1.00am NFL Bitesize Highlights 2.00—6.00am Darts: World Matchplay
Sky Arena Sky 408 Virgin 518/HD 508 BT 427/HD 447 6.00am Super League Highlights 7.45 Rugby League Retro 9.45 Super League Gold (AD) 9.50 NRL Try Time
10.50 LIVE NRL Coverage of Melbourne Storm v Canberra Raiders from AAMI Park (kick-off 10.50). 12.50pm Super League Gold (AD) 1.00 GAA: inside the Game 1.30 Super League Highlights 2.30 NBA Classic Games (AD) 3.30 NBA 5.30 GAA: inside the Game 6.00 Super League Highlights 7.00 LIVE Super League St Helens v Castleford Tigers at the Totally Wicked Stadium (kick-off 7.45). 10.00 Super League Highlights 10.30 Warriors Down Under 11.30 GAA: inside The Game 12 midnight Super League Highlights 1.00am NBA 2.30 Netball 4.30 Super League Highlights 5.00—6.00am Pool (AD)
Sky 405 Virgin 515/HD 505 BT 424/HD 444 6.00am Ladies European Tour 7.00 Rose Ladies Series 7.30 PGA Tour: the Cut 8.00 Vodcast 9.00 Today 11.00 PGA Tour: the Cut 11.30 Rose Ladies Series
12 noon LIVE PGA Tour Golf Day one of the Wyndham Championship. 1.30pm LIVE European Tour Golf Day one of the Cazoo Classic. 7.00 LIVE Ladies European Tour Golf Women’s Scottish Open, day one at the Dumbarnie Links. 8.00 LIVE PGA Tour Golf Further coverage of the opening day of the Wyndham Championship. 11.00 Ladies European Tour 12 midnight European Tour 1.00am Ladies European Tour 2.00 European Tour 3.00 PGA Tour 4.00 Ryder Cup Memories (AD) 5.00—6.00am Chronicles of a Champion (AD)
Amazon Prime 4.00pm, 12 midnight LIVE Tennis Day six of the ATP and WTA National Bank Open from Canada.
BT Sport 1
Sky 402 Virgin 512/HD 502 BT 421/HD 441
Sky the Hundred
Angelina Jolie, David Oyelowo (2020, PG)
Sky 309 Virgin 409 BT 509/HD 523 6.00am Centigrade ★★ Thriller. Genesis Rodriguez (2020, 15) 7.45 The Sweeney ★★ Crime drama. Ray Winstone (2012, 15) 9.55 As 6.05pm 12.05pm As 8pm 2.15 Driven ★★★★ Enjoyable thriller. Jason Sudeikis (2018, 15) 4.20 Passengers ★ Twisty horror thriller. Anne Hathaway (2008, 12)
Sky
Sky Premier League
Sky Mix Sky 416 Virgin 520/HD 510 BT 429/HD 449 3.00—10.00pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Northern Superchargers v Manchester Originals, a woman’s match at Headingley (start 3.30); 6.30 Northern Superchargers v Manchester Originals, a men’s match at Headingley (start 7.00).
Eurosport 1
10.30 LIVE Australian Rules Football Coverage of a game from the Australian Football League. 1.30pm Motor Racing: DTM action in Belgium 2.30 MotoGP Highlights 3.30 BT Sport Cricket Reload 3.45 LIVE Test Cricket West Indies v Pakistan from Kingston. 12 midnight Badminton (AD) 12.30am MotoGP Highlights 1.30 BT Sport Reload (AD) 2.00 French Football Show 2.30 LIVE Canadian Football League Calgary Stampeders v BC Lions (kick-off 2.30). 5.30—6.00am ESPN Films: Two Points, One Title: documentary (AD)
BT Sport 2 Sky 414 Virgin 528 BT 409/HD 431 6.00am Speedway 7.00 Uefa Super Cup 8.30 World Rally 9.00 Fishing (AD) 10.00 MotoGP Rewind 10.15 BT Sport Reload (AD) 10.30 Badminton (AD) 11.00 Extreme E: Electric Odyssey (AD) 11.30 Uefa Super Cup 1.00pm Premier League Football 4.00 ESPN FC 4.30 Premier League Football
5.30 LIVE Squash The PSA Manchester Open semi finals. 10.30 Premier League Football 12 midnight French Football Show 12.30am Uefa Super Cup: Chelsea v Villarreal 2.00 Badminton (AD) 2.30 Motor Racing 3.30 MotoGP Highlights 4.30 Fishing (AD) 5.30—6.00am In Depth with Graham Bensinger
BT Sport 3 Sky 417 Virgin 529 BT 410/HD 432 6.00am Inside AFL 6.30 The Aussie Rules Show 7.00 French Football Highlights 8.00 Premier League World 8.30 Classic Football (AD) 11.30 French Football 5.00pm Wrestling 10.00 French Football: action from Ligue 1 10.30 Speedway 12.30am UFC 4.30 What I Wore: Peter Crouch 5.00—6.00am Classic Football (AD)
BT Sport ESPN Sky 423 Virgin 530 BT 411/HD 434 6.00am ESPN FC 6.30 SportsCenter 6.45 Around the Horn 7.15 Pardon the Interruption 7.45 SportsCenter 8.00 ESPN FC 8.30 Major League Baseball 11.30 BT Sport Reload (AD) 12 noon ESPN FC 12.30pm SportsCenter 12.45 Around the Horn 1.15 Pardon the Interruption 1.45 SportsCenter 2.00 Major League Baseball 5.00 ESPN FC Presents: Gab & Juls 5.30 MLB: Caps Off 5.45 Around the Horn 6.15 Pardon the Interruption 6.45 SportsCenter
7.00 LIVE Major League Baseball Chicago Cubs v Milwaukee Brewers. 10.30 ESPN FC Presents: Gab & Juls 11.00 30 for 30: Run Ricky Run (AD) 12 midnight LIVE Major League Baseball Chicago White Sox v New York Yankees (start 12.15am). 3.30am ESPN FC Presents: Gab & Juls 4.00—6.00am Baseball: Little League
Eurosport 2
Sky 410 Virgin 521 BT 412/HD 435
Sky 411 Virgin 522 BT 413/HD 436
6.00am British Superbikes 7.00 Rallying 7.30 Cycling 10.00 British Superbikes 11.00 Hall of Fame 12 noon Motor Racing 1.00pm Sailing 1.30 Cycling
6.00am Cycling 7.00 Olympics 8.00 World Superbikes 10.00 Cycling 11.00 Motor Racing 12 noon Olympics 1.00pm Formula E 2.00 British Superbikes
2.50 LIVE Cycling Stage three of the Tour of Denmark, featuring a 219.2km route from Tonder to Vejle.
3.00 LIVE Cycling Stage one of the women’s Tour of Norway.
5.00 Cycling 9.00 Karate Combat 11.00 Cycling 12 midnight Motocross 2.00am Cycling 3.00 Olympics 4.00 Hall of Fame 5.00—6.00am Cycling
Thursday Television
7.45 Batman Unlimited: Mechs v Mutants Old enemies are transformed into monsters. 9.05 Polar Squad ★ A plucky arctic fox dreams of becoming a mail courier. Jeremy Renner (2018, PG) 10.40 Robinson Crusoe ★★★ Fast-paced retelling of Daniel Defoe’s adventure. Doug Stone (2015, PG)
SPORT
5.00 Motocross 7.00 Hall of Fame 8.00 British Superbikes 10.00 Hall of Fame 11.00 Formula E 12 midnight Cycling 2.00am Formula E 3.00 Cycling 5.00—6.00am Formula E
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FRIDAY Choices
The pick of today’s TV PICK OF THE DAY
Deceit 9.00pm C4 DRAMA OF THE WEEK New series
Television Friday
The 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common and the botched investigation that followed form the basis of a clammy, disquieting drama. Writer Emilia di Girolamo plays on the subtle and not-so-subtle sexism of the time as tough undercover officer Sadie (Niamh Algar) is assigned to Wimbledon police in order to befriend their prime suspect, Colin Stagg, in the hope he will implicate himself. Effectively, she must pose as bait for a suspected killer. But Sadie is vulnerable among fellow police, too: there are unsettling scenes where she finds herself in offices with higher-status men having to hear (or read out) vivid sexual fantasies… Director Niall MacCormick keeps reminding us of early-90s thrillers like Basic Instinct and The Silence of the Lambs, and amid the looming blokes and Venetian-blind-striped lighting, Sadie is no pushover: her motivation is “to take men down for their crimes — what woman wouldn’t jump at the chance?” DAVID BUTCHER See feature: page 18
DEEP COVER Sadie (Niamh Algar) must go undercover in the hunt for a killer
BBC Proms
Premier League Football
7.00pm BBC4
7.00pm (kick-off 8pm) Sky 1, Sky Premier League, Sky Main Event
MUSIC If you find a lot of classical
music impenetrable, these now annual concerts, in which Radio 3’s resident musicologist Tom Service and conductor Nicholas Collon deconstruct a major work, can be remarkably instructive. This year, they are tackling one of the great ballet scores of the 20th century, Stravinsky’s The Firebird: Suite, with sections played and elucidated by the Aurora Orchestra. After which the ensemble will perform the entire piece from memory, that is without sheet music. The concert opens, though, with popular young Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov playing Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. PATRICK MULKERN
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Brentford v Arsenal A mere 34 days
after the Euro 2020 final, the Premier League is back — and so too are fans in the stands. The current plans for stadiums to be full will be particularly welcomed in west London, as tonight Brentford return to the English top flight after 74 years in the lower leagues. Thomas Frank’s Bees are known for favouring a scouting method using data instead of parting with huge transfer fees — an approach to recruitment that few other Premier League teams adopt. Tonight will be their first test; the Gunners play Chelsea and Manchester City in their next two fixtures, so will want a win for momentum. MAX COPEMAN
Motorhoming with Merton and Webster
Ian Hislop’s Trains That Changed the World
8.00pm Channel 5
9.00pm Channel 5
TRAVEL If you experience déjà vu
HISTORY New series It’s just as well
while watching Paul and Suki’s visit to the Lake District, it’s probably because you caught ITV’s Craig and Bruno’s Great British Road Trips on Wednesday. The two shows have much the same itinerary, with a nibble on some Kendal mint cake featuring ahead of a trip on the Windermere ferry and a wild swim on Coniston Water. The added attraction here is the tests of camping equipment, with volunteers called upon to try out portable outdoor showers. All the options would get most sane people in a lather, and one that’s essentially a water bottle and a small hose looks like a form of torture. DAVID BROWN
Channel 5 doesn’t run the railways. This series was given a green signal, then withdrawn from the timetable, then reinstated again as a very late correction, but too late to build up any head of steam. It’s worth a look, though, not just for rail buffs (who won’t find many surprises as it whisks us from Flying Scotsman’s 1934 speed record to the Shanghai maglev) but for anyone who enjoys Ian Hislop’s light touch at telling a story. The theme of the first episode is speed, touching on Victorian anxieties that trains would cause grazing cattle to die of shock and drive passengers into a frenzy. DB
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
FRIDAY 13 AUGUST has again assembled a powerhouse cast including Minnie Driver, Sophie Okonedo, Anna Paquin, Strike star Tom Burke and The Crown’s Tobias Menzies. Look out for its first Covid-inspired episode too, as Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Kit Harington (left) meet on a train in March 2020 and agree to meet up two weeks later — old-school, no numbers exchanged — only for lockdown to strike. All eight episodes are available from today. ROBIN PARKER
STREAMING NOW From teen crushes to middle-age grief, the stories in Modern Love are intimate and universal, and season two of the drama anthology launches today on Amazon Prime. Based on stories from a long-running New York Times column, it expands its horizons in this run with an episode in London and two in showrunner John Carney’s native Ireland. Carney (who also directed films Once and Sing Street)
Deception DRAMA After a fortune teller is
murdered in Chinatown and an eyewitness goes on the run, special agent Kay Daniels (Ilfenesh Hadera) gets Cameron Black (Jack CutmoreScott) involved with the investigation. Clairvoyancy is, she insists, “magicadjacent”, though he’s insulted: magicians are honest about tricking the public, whereas “psychics” dress up what amounts to high-probability guesswork as a special gift. What illusionists and fortune tellers share, though, is a need to be in control and, for a nerve-racking moment, we witness Cameron’s grip slip as he and the team follow the trail of death to an international arms dealer who certainly knows his way around a firearm. DBr
King Gary 9.30pm BBC1
9.00pm Sky Witness
SITCOM The Kings’s wedding
DRAMA This is one of those
preparations face another challenge this week. When someone’s hand dips into the savings jar, an enraged Terri turns into Butterchurn Crescent’s very own Columbo. But for big Gary, it’s time to delve into the King family history. As he plans for an official crest, neighbours Robin and Anne must break the news of what’s really in the lineage. At the same time, Gary and Stuart join their sons for a scout trip in the woods, and it leads to a surprisingly moving moment between the dads. Romesh Ranganathan revealed recently that he took acting lessons ahead of filming this second series. His efforts have clearly paid off.
unrelentingly bleak cases where you imagine that the cops had to buy extra shower gel to clean off all the grime. At the centre of it are a white nationalist group who have kidnapped the sister of a high-profile black activist and are now broadcasting her torment live on the dark web. With bidders invited to pledge crypto cash to see unspeakable things being done to the hostage, SVU wastes no time in rounding up associates of the gang so that the poor woman can be found. Amid the horrors, look out for one of Finn’s (Ice-T) famous furious demands that a suspect “Shut up!” — by my reckoning, his first of this current series. DBr
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Gardeners’ World 8.00pm BBC2 Carol Klein and Nick Bailey celebrate green-fingered maestros who have created unique gardens. And Frances Tophill heads to the Isle of Man. Your RT Gardening: page 140
Fishing Scotland’s Lochs and Rivers 7.00pm Channel 5 The celebrities head into the scenic Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park to hunt for trout.
Epic Wales: Valleys, Mountains and Coasts 8.00pm C4 A visit to the slopes of the Brecon Beacons, where hill farmer Garry Williams’s flock need to be brought down from the mountains for lambing.
Friday Television
9.00pm Alibi
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
BEST OF THE REST
o FILM OF THE DAY The Peanut Butter Falcon
HISTORY REVISITED Rafaëlle Cohen plays Anne Boleyn, who was to rise high and fall low
The Boleyns: a Scandalous Family 9.00pm BBC2 HISTORY One of the great, tragic
Shia LaBeouf’s gruff outlaw helps a man with Down’s syndrome who has run away from his nursing home in this crowd-pleasing drama. (2019) See page 37
LIVE SPORT
Premier League Football: Brentford v Arsenal 7pm (k/o 8pm) Sky Premier League/ME/ Sky 1 Can Ivan Toney carry last season’s goalscoring form into the Premier League? The Hundred Cricket: Trent Rockets v Birmingham Phoenix (women’s) 3pm, (men’s) 6.30pm Sky Mix, 6.45pm Sky The Hundred Test Cricket: England v India 10.15am Sky The Hundred/ME; W Indies v Pakistan 3.45pm BT1 GETTY
tales of Tudor intrigue — the rise and fall of Thomas, Mary and Anne Boleyn — gets a good going-over here. It is the kind of history series that lines up engaging experts to tell the story but for visual padding has to rely on actors in costumes wafting about in Tudor interiors with no dialogue. So they frown at parchment letters or hover on stone staircases and swap meaningful looks. That can feel toshy, but classy production values and elegant graphics help the series explain the slippery ladders of court life that Anne Boleyn’s social-climbing father exploited brilliantly — up to a point. We start in 1495 as he makes a good marriage and starts a rapid ascent, riding on the coat-tails of his brother-in-law, “one of the most unpleasant men in the 16th century”. DB
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Television Friday
BBC1 6.00am Breakfast Naga Munchetty, Charlie Stayt. (S) (HD) 9.15 Animal Park The keepers face a tough decision regarding beloved wolf Dave, who is sick. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Homes under the Hammer Properties in south London, Kent and Liverpool. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Wanted Down Under Revisited A wife who craved a move to Oz in search of adventure. (R) (S) (HD) 11.45 Caught Red Handed A bizarre burglar who committed many crimes in many disguises. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt: Ceramics Special Some of the most interesting pottery and porcelain items bought by past contestants. (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 1.45 WPC 56 4/5 Series 3. Coulson sees Briggs’s misfortune as a chance to reassert his power, while Tommy struggles to act professionally. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 Home Is Where the Art Is Three artists pitch ideas to mark a Scottish castle’s 850th anniversary. Hosted by Nick Knowles. (Revised repeat) (S) (HD) 3.00 Escape to the Country Jonnie Irwin helps two free spirits find a home in Shropshire. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 3.45—4.30 My Unique B&B Simon Parfett and his team travel to Hampshire to transform a shepherd’s hut and pigsty. (Revised repeat) (S) (AD) (HD)
BBC2 6.00am A Matter of Life and Debt A couple open a community gym with a difference. (Revised rpt) (S) (HD) 6.30 Animal Park Shown yesterday 9.15am BBC1 (S) (AD) (HD) 7.15 The Bidding Room Shown yesterday 4.30pm BBC1 (S) (HD) 8.00—9.00 Sign Zone Our Wild Adventures 6/8. Steve Backshall recalls an intense encounter in Australia’s Northern Territory with a wild saltwater crocodile. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 BBC News (S) (HD) 1.00pm Letterbox Mel Giedroyc hosts. (R) (S) (HD) 1.30 Eggheads Quiz hosted by Jeremy Vine. (R) (S) (HD) 2.00 Make Me a Dealer The antiques-buying challenge reaches Derby. (R) (S) (HD) 2.45 Great British Menu: the Finals The grand finale sees the winning chefs cook their dishes at the Taste of Summer banquet at Wimbledon. (R) (S) (HD) 3.45 Rick Stein’s Seafood Odyssey Rick goes bass fishing in Chesapeake Bay in the USA, cooks oysters on Bowen Island and prepares crab in Thailand. (R) (S) (HD) 4.15—5.15 Animals with Cameras Close-up footage of brown bears in north-east Turkey. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
ITV 6.00am Good Morning Britain (S) (HD) 9.00 Lorraine Entertainment and fashion news. (S) (HD) 10.00 This Morning Celebrity chat, interviews and lifestyle features. Including Regional Weather (S) (HD) 12.30pm Loose Women Topical debate. (S) (HD) 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal In Bridlington, Stewart Hofgartner pays dearly for an autograph, and there’s a storm over a teapot for Cheryl Hakeney. (R) (S) (HD) 3.00—4.00 Tenable Five friends from Surrey team up to answer questions about top ten lists. Hosted by Warwick Davis. (R) (S) (HD) Followed by Regional Weather
Channel 4 6.00am Countdown With guest Julian Clary. (R) (S) (HD) 6.40 Mike & Molly Double bill. (R) (S) (HD) 7.25 Everybody Loves Raymond Triple bill. (R) (S) (AD) 8.40 Frasier Double bill of the sitcom. (R) (S) (AD) 9.40 The Big Bang Theory Triple bill. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 The Simpsons Lisa falls in with a bad crowd. 11.35 Professor Frink plays matchmaker. (R) (S) (AD) 12.05pm News (S) (HD)
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12.10 Junior Bake Off The young bakers create a showstopper in the form of a savoury pie. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 A New Life in the Sun In France, two expats attempt to host a wine-tasting evening. (R) (S) (HD) 2.10 Countdown With guest Nina Wadia. (S) (HD) 3.00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It In Gloucestershire, Henry upcycles some old oxygen regulators into lamps. (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00 A Place in the Sun A couple look for a holiday home in Mijas, Spain, for £220,000. (R) (S) (HD)
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King Gary 9.30pm Some orienteering in the woods turns into much more than that for Stuart and Gary
The Boleyns: a Scandalous Family 9.00pm Rafaëlle Cohen plays the famously doomed Anne
4.30pm The Bidding Room
5.15pm Flog It!
Items include a curious vibration device. (S) (HD)
From Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire. (R) (S) (HD)
5.15 Pointless
6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games
Quiz presented by Alexander Armstrong. (R) (S) (HD)
Chizzy Akudolu, Charlie Higson, Kate Williams and Tom Allen test their general knowledge skills. (R) (S) (HD) 6.30 The week’s winner is crowned. (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 BBC News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 Regional news magazines (S) 7.00 Who Do You Think You Are? Actor Daniel Radcliffe shares some real-life dramas from his family’s past. He discovers that the robbery of his great-grandfather’s jewellery business in Hatton Garden was far darker than he had ever imagined, while a previously unseen cache of his great-greatuncle’s letters reveals a heart-wrenching love story. Director Rosie Schellenberg; Producer Sarah Feltes (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 EastEnders Ben is made an offer, but Callum fears the risks. Ben Mitchell Max Bowden Callum “Halfway” Highway Tony Clay Violet Highway Gwen Taylor Suki Kaur Panesar Balvinder Sopal Vinny Panesar Shiv Jalota Ruby Allen Louisa Lytton Jack Branning Scott Maslen Phil Mitchell Steve McFadden Whitney Dean Shona McGarty Bobby Beale Clay Milner Russell Keegan Butcher-Baker Zack Morris Bernadette Taylor Clair Norris Denise Fox Diane Parish
Dana Monroe Barbara Smith Tiffany Butcher-Baker Maisie Smith Gray Atkins Toby-Alexander Smith Karen Taylor Lorraine Stanley Mo Harris Laila Morse Kathy Beale Gillian Taylforth Stacey Slater Lacey Turner Patrick Trueman Rudolph Walker Jean Slater Gillian Wright Dotty Cotton Milly Zero Jen Glover Kate Robbins Waseem Qureshi Faraz M Khan
Writer Jonny O’Neill More cast Thursday (S) (AD) (HD)
8.25 Would I Lie to You? With comedians Bob Mortimer and Miles Jupp and actresses Samantha Morton and Sarah Hadland. Director Barbara Wiltshire; Series producer Adam Copeland (R) (S) (HD)
9.00 Celebrity MasterChef The battle for the first two semi-final places reaches its climax, with the three remaining celebrities having to serve up a faultless two-course meal. Tasting their efforts alongside John Torode and Gregg Wallace are three former champions — Riyadh Khalaf, Kimberly Wyatt and Angellica Bell. For the cook who doesn’t cut the mustard, the journey ends here. (S) (AD) (HD) See feature: page 14
9.30 King Gary
Series 2. Gary and Stuart go orienteering in a3/6 the woods with their boys, but find themselves in competition with nasty neighbour Aaron. Series 1 and 2 are available on iPlayer. See page 107.
Gary King Tom Davis Terri King Laura Checkley Denise King Camille Coduri Big Gary King Simon Day Teddy King Riley Burgin Stuart Williams Romesh Ranganathan Ryan Williams Aamir Tai
Aaron Akela Big Lee Wallace Anne Robin Chloe Ferdinando Cleaner
Morgan Watkins Nigel Betts George Mizen Emma Sidi Al Roberts Miranda Hennessy Debra Baker
Writers Tom Davis and James De Frond; Director James De Frond Producer Richard Webb (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 10.35 The Peanut Butter Falcon ★★★ road movie. Zac, a young man oComing-of-age with Down’s syndrome, escapes the nursing
home he has been placed in, intent on becoming a professional wrestler. He befriends fisherman Tyler and the pair chart a course down the Mississippi river, towards a wrestling school in Florida. Available on iPlayer for 1 year. Film of the Day: p37.
7.00 Today at the Test Action from day two of the Second Test in the five-match series as England take on India at Lord’s. England are unbeaten in their last four Tests at this venue, but their last two matches here in this format ended in draws against both Australia and New Zealand. (S) (HD)
8.00 Gardeners’ World Carol Klein meets a couple in Dorset whose garden is full of inspirational features, while Nick Bailey is in his own city garden, offering design and practical tips for making the most of limited spaces. Frances Tophill travels to the Isle of Man to find out how a community of gardeners copes with its extremes of weather, and Joe Swift heads to Cardiff to visit an extraordinary water-filled front garden. Series producer Sharon Fisher; Exec producer Gary Broadhurst (S) (HD) RT GARDENING Half price on a collection of spring-flowering bulbs, including tulips, alliums and miniature narcissi: see page 146
Your RT Gardening: page 140
9.00 The Boleyns: a Scandalous Family
series. 1/3. Documentary drama charting aNew the rise and fall of the Boleyns in a story of love, sex and betrayal, told from the family’s unique perspective. Thomas Boleyn, the patriarch of the Boleyns, is determined to elevate the family name and his ambitions for his children will take them to the heart of the Tudor court. Rafaëlle Cohen plays Anne Boleyn in dramatised scenes. All three episodes will be available on iPlayer after tonight’s edition. See page 107. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 I’ll Get This Rob Beckett, Joanna Scanlan, Martin Kemp, Harry Redknapp and Victoria Coren Mitchell play assorted games between courses. It’s all good fun but the overall loser will be picking up the tab for everyone. Series producer Breid McLoone; Executive producers Paul McGettigan, Zoë Tait and Matt Walton (R) (S) (HD)
10.30 Newsnight With Faisal Islam. (S) (HD) 11.00 Weather (S) (HD)
11.05 The Kennedy Who Changed the World The story of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of John F Kennedy, who used the power of sport to change the lives of millions of people with learning difficulties after being inspired by her own family tragedy. Featuring contributions from Bill Clinton, Nicole Scherzinger and members of the Kennedy family. Clare Balding narrates. Producer Stuart Pollitt; Executive producer Jon Buckley (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
12.05am Just Jim ★★★ Coming-of-age comedy. Jim is a teenage loner living in a small Welsh village with only his dog for a best friend. However, that is about to change when a laid-back American moves in next door. Available on iPlayer for the next 30 days. Review page 37. Dean Emile Hirsch Headmaster Richard Harrington Jim Craig Roberts Mum Nia Roberts Dad Aneirin Hughes Jackie Charlotte Randall Donald Mark Lewis Jones Michael Ryan Owen
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Director Craig Roberts (2015, 15) (S) (W) (HD)
12.05am Weather for the Week Ahead (S) (HD) 12.10—6.00am BBC News (S) (HD)
1.25 The Watch 1/8. A Near Vimes Experience A highconcept comedy-drama. Shown yesterday 9pm (S) (AD) (HD) 2.10 2/8. Ook. Control of a destructive dragon is key to Carcer Dun’s plan. See choice, p96. Shown Thu 9.45pm (S) (AD) (HD) 2.55—4.10am Sign Zone 2.55 Cameron and the Missing Billions: Panorama Investigation into David Cameron’s role in the Greensill Capital scandal. Shown Mon 7.35pm BBC1 (S) (HD) 3.25 Wanted: a Simple Life 2/9. Andreena and partner Germaine plan to move from Walthamstow to Kent. (R) (S) (HD)
BBC1 Freeview 1/HD 101 Freesat 101/HD 106 Sky 101/HD 115 Virgin 101/HD 108
BBC2 Freeview 2/HD 102 Freesat 102 Sky 102 Virgin 102
Tyler Eleanor Duncan
Shia LaBeouf Carl Dakota Johnson Zak John Hawkes Mark
Bruce Dern Zack Gottsagen Jon Bernthal
Directors Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz (2019, 12) (S) (W) (AD) (HD)
FRIDAY 13 AUGUST ITV
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Deceit 9.00pm Undercover officer Sadie Byrne assumes a new identity to trap a murder suspect
4.00pm Tipping Point
5.00pm Come Dine with Me
Ben Shephard hosts the quiz in which the contestants must answer questions correctly to win turns on an arcade-style machine. (R) (S) (HD)
A dodgy dessert threatens to derail the final dinner party as Sarah hosts in Sussex. (S) (HD)
5.00 The Chase
When You Dish Upon a Star. Homer takes a job with Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin. (R) (S) (AD) 6.00 Eeny Teeny Maya Moe. Lonely landlord Moe meets a woman online. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
Bradley Walsh presents as contestants Karina, George, Gareth and Zoe pit their wits against ruthless quiz genius the Chaser, who tries to stop them winning the cash prize. (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 Regional News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 ITV Evening News Weather (S) (HD) 7.00 Emmerdale Sarah sets out to do some detective work, while Wendy has bad news for Victoria. Writer Tony Higgins Cast Tuesday/Thursday (S) (AD) (HD)
7.30 Coronation Street On discovering Fiz’s deceit, Alina calls the police. Meanwhile, Todd finds a familiar face in charge of his community work and Nina and Roy discover that the memorial garden has been ransacked. Writers Emily Gascoyne and Mark Wadlow This week’s episodes produced by Iain MacLeod and directed by Alex Browning and Nickie Lister Cast Monday/Wednesday (S) (AD) (HD)
8.30 Endeavour 1/4 Series 6. Pylon. Morse is now stationed in the countryside and back in uniform, but the murder of a schoolgirl brings him back to Oxford. The detective refuses to accept that the main suspect is guilty, resolving to uncover the truth and rescue a victim before it’s too late. DS Endeavour Morse Shaun Evans DCI Fred Thursday Roger Allam Chief Supt Reginald Bright Anton Lesser Dr Max DeBryn James Bradshaw DS Jim Strange Sean Rigby DCI Ronnie Box Simon Harrison DS Alan Jago Richard Riddell Dorothea Frazil Abigail Thaw Win Thursday Caroline O’Neill Joan Thursday Sara Vickers Maggie Skynner Katharine Bubbear Alfred Skynner Tom Canton Dr Lester Sheridan Roger May ACC Bottoms Colin Tierney Stanley Clemence Aston McAuley
Ernest Croglin Mike Grady Ann Kirby Ava Masters Wizard Ed Coleman Karen Kirby Fiona Skinner Mick Haynes Khali Best The Rev Postill Hugh Sachs Mr Tingwell Simon Hepworth Emily Bayard Elizabeth Wells Joseph Kirby Daniel Boys Viv Wall Alison Newman Laurel Skynner Holly Giles Chris Kit Young Gilbert Sipkin Adam De Ville Rhapsody Dickenson Lindsey Campbell Rosie Johnston Abby Barnes
BBC Proms 7.00pm Nicholas
Collon takes the baton for pieces by Rachmaninov and Stravinsky
5.30 The Simpsons
6.30 Hollyoaks Brody returns to the village in secret. Brody Hudson Adam Woodward Damon Kinsella Jacob Roberts Summer Ranger Rhiannon Clements Theresa McQueen Jorgie Porter Timmy Simons Sam Tutty
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Writer Colin O’Donnell More cast Mon Shown yesterday 7pm E4 Rptd next Mon E4 The next episode follows on E4 (S) (AD) (HD)
7.00 Channel 4 News Sport; Weather (S) (HD) 8.00 Epic Wales: Valleys, Mountains and Coasts Ep 2. In the Brecon Beacons, hill farmer Garry Williams’s flock needs to be brought down from the mountains for lambing, but mist makes finishing the already challenging job even harder. In Snowdonia, climbers John Crook and Dafydd Williams are faced with an unexpected snowfall. Series producer Sima Ray Executive producer Andrew Sheldon (S) (AD) (HD)
DRAMA OF THE WEEK
9.00 Deceit
series. 1/4. Drama based on a true aNew story, examining the police investigation
7.00pm BBC Proms
given on Wednesday aInat atheconcert Royal Albert Hall, conductor Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra, along with presenter Tom Service, continue their impressive feat of explaining complex works and then performing them from memory. Russian fairy tales and folk melodies collide with Stravinsky’s bold modernism in one of the great ballet scores of the 20th century, The Firebird Suite. The concert opens with another Russian classic — Rachmaninov’s virtuosic Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini — performed by pianist and former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Pavel Kolesnikov. See page 106. Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Stravinsky The Firebird Suite
Director Rhodri Huw; Producer Seren Irvine First broadcast on Wednesday 3.30pm Radio 3 (S) (HD) RT SHOP Order your complete Proms guide, price £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop32
Producer Paul Ciani Repeated 2am (R) (S)
Writer Russell Lewis; Producer Deanne Cunningham Director Johnny Kenton (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
10.20 ITV News
Writer Emilia di Girolamo; Producer Ado Yoshizaki Cassuto Director Niall MacCormick (S) (AD) (HD)
Weather; Regional News and Weather (S)
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11.10 The Bourne Identity ★★★★
10.00 The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
Jason Bourne Marie Kreutz Ted Conklin The Professor Ward Abbott
Matt Damon Franka Potente Chris Cooper Clive Owen Brian Cox
Nykwana Wombosi Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Zorn Gabriel Mann Nicolette Julia Stiles Eamon Tim Dutton
Series producer Rhe-an Archibald; Executive producers Ben Wicks, Pollyanna McGirr, David Geli and Tim Dean (S) (HD)
11.05 Sarah Millican: Outsider From Brighton Dome in 2016, the comedian ponders subjects which include moving to the countryside, getting a rescue dog and IBS. Director Brian Klein (R) (S) (HD)
1.05am Home Shopping (HD) 3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news. (HD) 3.15 Martin & Roman’s Weekend Best Phil Tufnell and Alan Halsall join Martin and Roman Kemp for more chat, music and games. Shown Sunday 8.30am (S) (SL) (HD) 4.05—6.00am Nightscreen Text information. (HD)
12.10am Action Point ★★ Comedy starring Johnny Knoxville. An amusement park owner comes up with a risky plan to stop a new corporate mega-park threatening the future of his establishment. Review page 37. Director Tim Kirkby (2018, 15) (S) (W) (HD) 1.35 Come Dine with Me In Peterborough. (R) (S) (HD) 3.50 Snackmasters A KFC burger. (R) (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 4.45 Food Unwrapped Gets Chocolatey The most memorable chocolate-based investigations. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 5.10—6.05am Location, Location, Location A catch-up in East Lothian and Wolverhampton. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
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Channel 4 F’view 4/HD 104 F’sat 104 Sky 104/HD 138 Virgin 104/HD 141 +1 Freeview 15 Freesat 121 Sky 204 Virgin 142
Director Doug Liman (2002, 12) (S) (AD) (W) (HD)
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BBC2 WALES 10.00—10.30pm The Wedding Guru: Onkar goes to London to pick up some tips from a fellow wedding planner
Repeated 1.30am (R) (S)
Sadie Byrne/Lizzie James Niamh Algar Alex Hanscombe D’Vante Hart Mark De Costa El Anthony DI Keith Pedder Harry Treadaway Kash Edwin De La Renta DC Long Charlie Carter Lucy Rochenda Sandall Paul Britton Eddie Marsan CI Tony Leech James Hillier Baz Nathaniel Martello-White Ellie Alison Ford Colin Stagg Sion Daniel Young Rachel Nickell Katie Buchholz Hairdresser Kirsty Averton André Hanscombe Danny Parsons Newsreader Natasha Jayetileke
Ep 4 Series 2. The comedian and actor chews the fat with some famous faces. Plus music performances, sketches and studio games.
7.00pm The Seven 8.00 Outdoor Life 8.30 Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs: Paul Murton travels into the secret heart of the Rough Bounds of Knoydart 9.00 Jocky Wilson Said: the rise and fall of the former world darts champion 10.00 Still Game: Jack and Victor enter a competition 10.30 The Karen Dunbar Show: comedy. Pensioner Maisie drives motorists round the bend 11.00 The Moments That Made Elaine C Smith: key moments in the actresses career 11.30—12 midnight The State of It: a comical look at the topic of technology
Simon Mayo presents the edition first aired on 27 June 1991, featuring performances by Cubic 22, Omar, Erasure, Lenny Kravitz, Paula Abdul, Divinyls, Jason Donovan, Alice Cooper, Carter and Sheriff Fatman. 9.00 Gary Davies presents the edition first broadcast on 4 July 1991, with performances by Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown, Natalie Cole and Nat “King” Cole, Cola Boy, Anthrax featuring Chuck D, Kim Appleby and Heavy D and the Boyz.
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8.30 Top of the Pops 1991
into the murder of Rachel Nickell in 1992. As part of an undercover operation, officer Sadie Byrne adopts the persona of “Lizzie James” and is tasked with forming a relationship with the prime suspect for Rachel’s murder, Colin Stagg. The whole series will be available online at All 4 following tonight’s episode. See p106.
Spy action thriller based on the novel by Robert Ludlum, starring Matt Damon and Franka Potente. Jason Bourne is rescued from the Mediterranean with bullet wounds in his back and suffering from amnesia. When he regains consciousness, he discovers that the only clue to his identity is a laser device under his skin, which reveals the name of a Zurich bank and the numbers of a Swiss bank account.
Regional variations
Friday Television
Coronation Street 7.30pm Alina is left dumbstruck when she hears the truth about the fire
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10.25 Queen Rock Montreal In November 1981, Queen arrived in Montreal following dates in Japan and a tour of Latin America. It was to be the only concert by them shot on film. Considered by many to be a great live band, they excelled themselves with the cameras rolling, performing hits such as We Will Rock You, Under Pressure and Bohemian Rhapsody. Director Saul Swimmer First shown on BBC2 (S)
12 midnight Sounds of the 70s Art House Glam: Get in the Swing The Kinks, New York Dolls, David Bowie, Elton John and Roxy Music perform. (R) (S) 12.30am Singer/Songwriters at the BBC Featuring Donovan, Lee Hazlewood, Jimmy Webb and Buffy Sainte-Marie. (R) (S) (HD) 1.30 Top of the Pops 1991 Shown 8.30/9pm (S) 2.30—3.30am The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody Shown 9.30pm (S) (HD) BBC4 F’view 9/HD 106 F’sat 107 Sky 116 Virgin 107
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Motorhoming with Merton and Webster 8.00pm The Lake District F’view 5/HD 105 F’sat 105 Sky 105 Virgin 154/HD 105 5.35am Milkshake! See page 112 9.15 New. Jeremy Vine (S) (HD) 11.15 Room to Improve Renovating a former schoolhouse. (S) (HD) 12.15pm 5 News (S) (HD) 12.20 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Ben revisits a former war correspondent living in British Columbia. (S) (HD) 1.15 Home and Away Shown yesterday 6.30pm 5 Star Repeated 6pm (S) (AD) (HD) 1.45 New. Neighbours Rptd 5.30pm (S) (AD) (HD)
2.15 The Husband with Two Wives ★★★ Drama starring Justina Machado and Elisabeth Röhm. Two housewives are shocked to discover they share a husband — and that he’s left them both bankrupt.
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Freeview 6 Freesat 113 Sky 118 Virgin 115/HD 176 6.00am Ellen’s Game of Games (S) (HD) 6.55 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S) (HD) 7.25 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) (HD) 8.00 Emmerdale (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 9.00 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) (HD) 9.30 Ellen’s Game of Games (S) (HD) 10.30 The Masked Singer US (S) (HD) 11.30 Secret Crush (S) (HD) 12.30pm Emmerdale Shown yesterday 7/8pm ITV (S) (AD) (HD) 1.30 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) 2.00 Supermarket Sweep (S) (HD) 3.00 Dress to Impress (S) (HD) 4.00 Secret Crush (S) (HD) 5.00 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) (HD)
Freeview 10 Freesat 115 Sky 119 Virgin 117/HD 177 6.00am Classic Coronation Street (S) 7.00 Classic Emmerdale (S) 8.05 Heartbeat (S) (AD) 9.10 Bless This House (S) 9.45 On the Buses (S) 10.20 A Touch of Frost (S) (AD) 12.40pm Heartbeat (S) 1.45 Classic Emmerdale: double bill. Angie demands that Sean stays loyal to Tate Haulage, then Cain punches Chris in the face (S) 2.50 Classic Coronation Street: double bill. Rita urges Sally to tell the police about Greg, then Audrey’s year begins with tragedy (S) 3.55 Wycliffe (S) (HD) 5.00 Midsomer Murders: a music manuscript holds the key to a murder (S) (HD)
Freeview 20 Freesat 158 Sky 143 Virgin 130 7.30am Where the Heart Is (S) (AD) 8.25 The Bill: Sam organises a drugs raid (S) 9.30 Classic Holby City (HD) 10.55 Classic Casualty 12 noon The Bill (S) 1.00pm Classic EastEnders 2.20 Peak Practice (S) 3.20 Bergerac: Jim hunts for treasure (S) 4.20 Dangerfield (S) 5.20 Birds of a Feather (S)
7.00pm Downton Abbey
Judith’s former boyfriend Alistair rocks the boat by asking Sandy for a date. (S)
6.00pm Celebrity Catchphrase Stephen Mulhern hosts as Larry Lamb, Sam Quek and Scarlett Moffatt compete. (S) (HD)
5.00pm 5 News (S) (HD) 5.30 Neighbours
8.00 Bob’s Burgers
Bella struggles with Nikau’s controlling management in the fashion industry.
6.30 5 News Tonight (S) (HD) 7.00 New. Fishing Scotland’s Lochs and Rivers 4/5. Fern Britton, Les Dennis, Linford Christie, Shane Lynch and Rosemary Shrager head into the scenic Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park to hunt for trout. (S) (HD) Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
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Director/Producer Zac Assemakis (S) (HD) Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
9.00 New. Ian Hislop: the Trains That Changed the World
1/4. The journalist explores how four British-built trains revolutionised a rail travel, starting with the Flying Scotsman — the first locomotive to break the 100mph barrier. Cameras reveal the engineering brilliance aboard this iconic steam-powered machine. See page 106. Series producer Sian Jones (S) (HD)
10.00 New. 1996: the 30 Greatest Hits A look back at the year when the Spice Girls dominated the charts, alongside the likes of Fugees, and Babylon Zoo. (S) (HD) 1.00am New. Casino (S) (HD) 3.00 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 3.10 Room to Improve (S) (HD) 5.00 Wildlife SOS (S) (SL) (HD) 5.25—5.50am House Doctor (S) (SL) Channel 5+1 Freeview 45 Freesat 128 Sky 205 Virgin 155
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Series 3. Tina vows to find the “mad pooper”, while Louise tricks Gene into thinking that he will grow up to look like Bob. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.30 Bob’s attempt to sweeten Linda’s Valentine’s Day with a heart-shaped pancake falls flat. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 New. Love Island The single contestants continue living like celebrities in the villa. (S) (HD)
2/9 Series 6. Mary’s meddling gets Mr Carson into trouble with Mrs Hughes, while Cora and Violet are pitted against each other over plans for the hospital takeover. Cast on Monday and Tuesday (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Doc Martin 6/8 Series 8. Accidental Hero. Louisa begins to question her decision to go back to studying and wonders how she’ll fit it all in. Martin trips over, injuring himself, and Bert is left to run the pub. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 7/8. Blade on the Feather. Martin and Louisa arrive home to find Chris Parsons waiting for them, while Mel is concerned about her husband’s drinking. (S) (AD) (HD)
Ep 5. Scarlett Moffatt, Chris Hughes, the Vivienne and two new recruits take on sword-swallowers and a record-breaking competitive eater. (S) (AD) (HD)
Dr Martin Ellingham Louisa Ellingham Bert Large Ruth Ellingham Al Large Morwenna Newcross PC Joe Penhale Mrs Tishell
11.05 Family Guy
10.00 White House Farm
Series 13. Chris makes a friend. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.35 Peter discovers his first name is actually Justin, and takes on the new moniker to create an alter-ego. (S) (AD) (HD)
5/6. Despite testimony from a vital witness confirming Stan and Mick’s suspicions, Taff remains unconvinced. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 6/6. As Jeremy’s trial begins, dramatic and conflicting witness testimony is given before the jury give their verdict.
10.05 New. Apocalypse Wow
12 midnight American Dad! (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00am Bob’s Burgers (S) (AD) (HD) 1.50 Superstore (S) (AD) (HD) 2.40 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S) (HD) 3.05 FYI Extra (HD) 3.20—3.30am Nightscreen (HD) ITV2+1 Freeview 28 Freesat 114 Sky 218 Virgin 116
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9/21 Series 5. Garrett is impressed by a visitor’s hi-tech purchase. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.30 10/21. Sandra and Jonah represent the staff at contract negotiations. (S) (AD) (HD)
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Freeview 27 Freesat 119 Sky 131 Virgin 119/HD 179 7.00am Sam and Billie: the Mummy Diaries: Sam is overwhelmed (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Buying and Selling (S) (HD) 9.00 LittleBe (HD) 12 noon Best Cake Wins (S) (HD) 12.30pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta (S) (HD) 1.30 Sam and Billie: the Mummy Diaries (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 The Only Way Is Essex (S) (HD) 3.10 Little Women: LA (S) (HD) 4.05 The Real Housewives of New Jersey (S) (HD) 5.00 The Real Housewives of New York City (S) (HD) 6.00pm Buying and Selling Kylah and Jon look for a bigger house. (S) (HD) 7.00 A couple whose home is now bursting at the seams need more space. (S) (HD) 8.00 Dinner Date James from Nuneaton chooses three blind dates. (S) (HD) 9.00 Botched Tiffany “New York” Pollard is back to beat breast implant illness. (S) (HD) 10.00 A British patient seeks help. (S) (HD) 11.00 Atlanta Plastic Dr Baron works to enhance the chest of transgender internet sensation Sidney Favors. (S) (HD) 11.55 The Only Way Is Essex Chloe is left horrified by what Jake has to say, and Danni makes a decision about Lockie. (S) (HD)
6.00pm Hi-de-Hi! Peggy’s piano skills upset Ted’s delicate musical ear, so he makes some radical moves to improve matters. (S)
6.40 As Time Goes By 7.20 Last of the Summer Wine Truly discovers a former suitor of Marina’s went off to Australia — and convinces her the only way to respect the emigrant’s memory is to stop seeing Howard. (S)
8.00 Father Brown 3/10 Series 4. The Hangman’s Demise The priest investigates the poisoning of a former hangman, while romance is in the air for Mrs McCarthy. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 2/8 Series 4. Golden Years. The medic investigates when a businessman is found drowned in the swimming baths after the unveiling of his plans for a local theme park about the Ballarat gold rush. (S) (HD)
10.00 New Tricks 6/10 Series 10. Into the Woods. The UCOS team looks into the disappearance of Simon Belgrade, who has been missing for five years, after his bloodstained clothes are discovered in Epping Forest. Meanwhile, Gerry faces up to a childhood fear and Steve makes a big decision. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.10 Bad Girls 5/13 Series 2. Mistaken Identity. A batch of new inmates brings chaos to G-Wing. Fenner lines up conjugal visits for Yvonne. 12.25am Dalziel & Pascoe 2.20—4.00am Kavanagh QC: a policewoman is killed (S) (HD) Drama +1 Freeview 73 Sky 243 Virgin 226
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Freeview 19 Freesat 157 Sky 111 (Wales 112) Virgin 127/HD 227 BT HD 387 7.10am Last Stop Garage (S) (HD) 8.00 American Pickers (S) (HD) 9.00 Storage Hunters UK (S) (HD) 10.00 American Pickers (S) (HD) 12 noon Bangers and Cash (S) (HD) 1.00pm Top Gear (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 World’s Most Dangerous Roads (S) (HD) 3.00 Top Gear (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Bangers and Cash (S) (HD) 5.00 Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes (S) (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Big Zuu’s Big Eats (AD) (HD) 7.05 Richard Osman’s House of Games Ellie Taylor, Josh Widdicombe, Steve Pemberton and Fern Britton compete. (S) (HD) 7.40 Room 101 With David Tennant, Trevor McDonald and Aisling Bea. (S) (HD) 8.20 QI Festive special from 2011, with Brian Blessed, Sean Lock and Ross Noble. (HD) 9.00 QI XL With guests Josh Widdicombe, Susan Calman and Matt Lucas. (S) (HD) 10.00 Guests include David Baddiel. (S) (HD) 11.00 Taskmaster 3/10 Series 6. Russell Howard presents a nightmarish fairy tale. (S) (HD)
12.45—1.00am FYI Extra (HD)
12 midnight Mock the Week (S) (HD) 12.40am Have I Got a Bit More News for You (S) (HD) 1.40 Room 101: as 7.40pm (S) (HD) 2.15 QI (HD) 2.50 Insert Name Here (S) (HD) 3.30—4.00am Eddie Eats America (S) (HD)
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Dave Ja Vu Freeview 23 Sky 211 (Wales 212) Virgin 131
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Freeview 21 Freesat 129 Sky 141 Virgin 153 9.00am Murder, She Wrote (S) (AD) 10.00 NCIS (S) (AD) 12 noon Law & Order (S) 6.00pm NCIS Series 15. The team makes a deal with a convicted murderer (S) (AD) 6.55 Entertainment News 7.00 NCIS Series 15. Double bill. The team work to clear the name of a retired marine, then a possible murder weapon appears on television (S) (AD) 9.00 Jesse Stone: Night Passage (S) (HD) 10.55 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Series 4. Triple bill. A six-year-old girl is critically injured 11.50 An infant overdoses on cocaine 12.50am The team pursue a rapist
Nordic Murders 9.00pm Julia looks
7th Cavalry 2.10pm Capt Benson and
Tori Amos: Live in Concert 9.00pm
into a near-fatal arson attack
Sgt Bates discuss their next move
A performance by the singer-songwriter
Freeview 18 Freesat 124 Sky 136 Virgin 147/HD 195 8.55am Food Unwrapped (S) (HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (S) (HD) 10.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (S) (HD) 12.10pm Car SOS (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 Escape to the Château: DIY (S) (AD) (HD) 2.15 Four in a Bed (S) (HD) 4.55 Grand Designs Australia: building a modernist house (S) (AD) (HD) 5.55 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It (S) (AD) (HD)
Freeview 32 Freesat 132 Sky 150 Virgin 187/HD 150 9.00am Entertainment News (S) (HD) 9.15 Traffic Cops (S) (HD) 11.15 Trucking Hell (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15pm FILM Guns at Batasi ★★★★ Drama starring Richard Attenborough (BW) (S) 2.10 FILM 7th Cavalry ★★★ Western starring Randolph Scott (S) 4.00 Trucking Hell (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Traffic Cops (S) (HD)
6.55pm Escape to the Château: DIY
6.00pm Traffic Cops: under Attack
Sisters Marian and Tanya race to sort out a winter’s worth of problems. (S) (AD) (HD)
A high-speed pursuit in Bradford that heightens tensions in the community. (S) (HD)
7.55 Grand Designs
7.00 Police Interceptors
F’view 11 F’sat 147 Sky 122 Virgin 123/HD 156 BT 348/HD 363 6.00am Three Tenors: from Caracalla to the World (S) (HD) 8.00 Battle of the Brass Bands (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Hollywood Couples (S) (HD) 10.00 Discovering: Julia Roberts (S) (HD) 11.00 The Art of Architecture (S) (HD) 12 noon The Impressionists and the Man Who Made Them (HD) 1.00pm Hollywood Couples (S) (HD) 2.00 Discovering: Richard Gere (S) (HD) 3.00 Mystery of the Lost Paintings (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Music Icons: Soul R&B (S) (HD) 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star (S) (HD) 5.00 Hollywood Couples (S) (HD)
Freeview 31 Freesat 131 Sky 128 Virgin 151 8.00am Entertainment News (HD) 8.10 Rich Kids, Skint Holiday (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 BargainLoving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 10.00 Filthy Britain SOS (S) (HD) 11.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts (S) (HD) 12 noon Traffic Cops (S) (HD) 2.00pm Police Interceptors (HD) 5.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (S) (HD) 6.00pm Neighbours Terese is appalled and furious at having been kept in the dark.
A home made of clay tiles in Kent. (S) (AD) (HD)
Jack is confronted by a man wielding a length of guttering. (S) (HD)
6.00pm Discovering: Dennis Hopper
Shown 5.30pm Channel 5 (S) (AD) (HD)
4/5 Series 1. Julia investigates an arson attack that almost cost a life, suspecting a youth who may have wished to avenge his parents’ deaths. German +subtitles. (HD)
8.00 Traffic Cops: under Attack
7.00 Video Killed the Radio Star
Thieves dragging a stolen generator cause chaos on a closed level crossing. (S) (HD)
The making of music videos by Pink. (HD) 7.30 Thin Lizzy’s music videos. (HD)
Karin Lossow Julia Thiel Stefan Thiel Sophie Thiel Simone Simmank
9.00 Traffic Cops
8.00 Classic Albums
An insight into the working life of officers patrolling the nation’s roads. (S) (HD)
Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell. (HD)
10.00 Frontline Police 24/7
A live performance by the American singer/songwriter. (HD)
Katrin Sass Lisa Maria Potthoff Peter Schneider Emma Bading Lena Urzendowsky
11.00 24 Hours in A&E A man has acute chest pain. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Pauline, 70, arrives with serious injuries to her lower legs. (S) (AD) (HD) 1.05am Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown (S) (HD) 2.10 24 Hours in A&E (S) (AD) (HD) 3.15—3.40am Food Unwrapped (S) (AD) (HD) More4 +1 Freeview 86 Freesat 125 Sky 236 Virgin 196
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Freeview 13 Freesat 122 Sky 135 Virgin 106/HD 145 6.00am Hollyoaks Shown Wed/Thu 6.30pm C4 (AD) 7.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA: double bill. Revisiting three eateries, then in New York 9.00 Melissa & Joey 10.00 How I Met Your Mother (AD) 11.00 The Goldbergs (AD) 12 noon Brooklyn Nine-Nine: double bill (AD) 1.00pm The Big Bang Theory (AD) 3.00 Mike & Molly 4.00 The Goldbergs: two episodes (AD) 5.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (AD) 6.00pm The Big Bang Theory 16/23 Series 2. Sheldon and Penny fall out. (AD) 6.30 17/23. On a train trip, the pals vie for the affections of sci-fi star Summer Glau. (AD) 7.00 New. Hollyoaks Misbah is on a mission to hide the truth. Cast pp69/109 (AD) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 15/24 Series 12 Penny tries to put a stop to Leonard’s plan to be a sperm donor for Zack’s wife. (AD) 8.00 New. Below Deck: Mediterranean. An injured Jess fights to maintain her spot on the boat, and cracks start to show in Hannah and Bugsy’s relationship. (AD) 9.00 Gogglebox Highlights from episodes of the show shown during 2017. (AD) 11.05 Naked Attraction A DJ and a former ballet dancer take part in the dating show. (AD) 12.10am A single mother takes part. (AD) 1.15 Gogglebox (SL) (AD) 2.20 First Dates (AD) 3.15 Naked Attraction (SL) (AD) 4.05 How I Met Your Mother: double bill (AD) 4.55—6.00am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
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Freeview 40 Freesat 137 Sky 148 Virgin 192 9.00am Diagnosis Murder 11.00 The Fugitive 12 noon Perry Mason 1.05pm Walker, Texas Ranger 2.05 CSI: Miami 3.00 NCIS 4.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 5.00 The Fugitive 6.00pm Perry Mason 7.05 NCIS 8.00 Walker, Texas Ranger 9.00 NCIS 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 11.00 Scorpion 12 midnight CSI: Miami 1.00am NCIS 2.00 Scorpion 2.55 Walker, Texas Ranger 3.50 Medium 4.35 JAG 5.20—6.00am Bondi Rescue
A taser is deployed to stop a man in Chicago from escaping not once, but twice. (S) (HD)
11.00 Fights, Camera, Action!
A profile of the American actor. (S) (HD)
9.00 New. Tori Amos: Live in Concert 10.15 Billy Joel Live at the Shea
The perils of the nine-to-five work. (S) (AD) (HD)
The singer/songwriter performs alongside Paul McCartney and Tony Bennett. (HD)
12 midnight 999: Criminals Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 1.00am Fights, Camera, Action! (S) 2.00 Airport Security: Peru (S) (HD) 3.00 Car Crash TV (S) (HD) 4.35—5.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD)
1.00am Southern Journey (Revisited) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 John Malkovich: Just Call Me God (S) (HD) 4.00 Cheltenham Literature Festival 2020: with Ruth Jones (HD) 5.00—6.00am The Art of Architecture (S) (HD)
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Freeview 48 Freesat 127 Sky 137 Virgin 143/HD 203 9.00am Four in a Bed 9.30 Couples Come Dine with Me 10.30 A Place in the Sun 1.30pm Come Dine with Me: five dinner parties in Dundee 4.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 5.00 A New Life in the Sun 6.00pm A Place in the Sun Danni Menzies helps a Derbyshire couple find a holiday home in Andalusia within their £50,000 budget. 7.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces George meets a woman who has £500 to build a shop and a mobile home out of an old horsebox, and a couple who are creating a holiday let from a milk float. (AD) 8.00 The architect meets a couple who are turning an old fire engine into a bar to raise money for firefighters’ charities, and a man who is building a shepherd’s hut from scratch. Plus an extraordinary home in Chile. (AD) 9.00 24 Hours in A&E Ep 10. Seventyyear-old Jenny arrives in A&E with a suspected stroke. Doctors must confirm the diagnosis and decide whether she is still in time to receive treatment. (AD) 10.00 A compilation of memorable stories. Steve arrives with a damaged spine after crashing his car. Shown Tuesday 9pm C4 (AD) 11.05 Gogglebox: the Best Bits Memorable critiques delivered by the armchair critics. (AD) 12.10am 24 Hours in Police Custody: the Home County Cartel (AD) 1.50 Naked Attraction (AD) 2.50 Guy Martin: the World’s Fastest Electric Car? (AD) 4.15—4.45am This Way Up (AD)
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Freeview 26 Freesat 159 Sky 155 Virgin 129 6.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Murder Maps (S) (HD) 9.00 Abandoned Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Great British Railway Journeys: double bill (HD) 12 noon Antiques Roadshow (S) (HD) 1.00pm The Architecture the Railways Built (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Secrets of the Transport Museum (S) (HD) 3.00 Abandoned Engineering: a Crusader fort (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 World War Weird (S) (HD) 5.00 The World at War (S) (HD) 6.00pm Antiques Roadshow From the Royal Marines Museum in Southsea. (S) (HD) 7.00 Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo explores the east of England. (HD) 7.30 Michael Portillo’s journey to Skegness reaches Witham in Essex. (HD) 8.00 New. Abandoned Engineering A jungle refuge concealing a story of deceit. (AD) (HD) 9.00 Secrets of the London Underground Exploring the hidden parts of Euston. (AD) (HD) 10.00 Bangers and Cash An Austin Heavy 12 nearly a century old sets off a bidding war. 11.00 A 350cc Douglas Mark V motorbike from 1950 goes under the hammer. 12 midnight Four VW camper vans pitch up looking for a new home. (S) (HD) 1.00—3.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD)
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Freeview 67 Freesat 134 Sky 147 Virgin 197 9.00am Walker, Texas Ranger (HD) 10.00 Matlock 11.05 CSI: Miami (HD) 12 noon Medium 1.00pm JAG 3.00 Perry Mason (HD) 5.00 Unsolved Mysteries: double bill 6.55pm Judge Judy 9.00 Medium: Allison helps a bank cashier track down a gang of thieves 10.00 CSI: Miami (HD) 11.00 Unsolved Mysteries 11.55 Judge Judy
Freeview 17 Freesat 160 Sky 142 Virgin 128 6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea 7.00 Shopping 8.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 10.00 House Hunters International (HD) 10.30 New. House Hunters International (HD) 11.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 12 noon Money for Nothing (HD) 1.00pm Homes under the Hammer 2.00 Animal Cops San Francisco (AD) 4.00 Pit Bulls and Parolees (HD) 6.00 Money for Nothing (HD) 7.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 9.00 New. Ghost Adventures (HD) 10.00 New. Destination Fear (HD) 11.00 These Woods Are Haunted (HD) 12 midnight Ghost
2.00am Medium 3.00 CSI: Miami (HD) 3.55 Bondi Rescue: double bill 5.00—6.00am Matlock
Adventures (HD) 1.00am Most Haunted (HD) 2.00 Shopping 4.00—6.00am Antiques Road Trip (HD)
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6.30 New. Home and Away Roo ponders how to tell her parents about Kieran. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Bargain Brits on Benefits Cameras follow folk whose clever ideas and savvy schemes save them money. (S) (HD) 8.00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Letting agents come across one of the worst hoarding cases they have ever seen. (S) (HD) 9.00 FILM Transporter 3 ★★ Action thriller starring Jason Statham. (S) (HD) 11.10 FILM The Island ★★★ Action thriller starring Ewan McGregor. (S) (HD) 1.55am Skin A&E (S) (HD) 3.00 Dirty John (S) (HD) 3.45—4.00am Entertainment News (HD)
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9.00 New. Nordic Murders
1.45 Grimm: double bill 3.30 Criminals: Caught on Camera: with Journalist Nick Wallis (S) 3.55—4.00am Entertainment News
Freeview (HD only) 55 Freesat 133 Sky 153 Virgin 152 9.00am Entertainment News (S) 9.10 Killer Arrangement: a Flower Shop Mystery (S) 11.00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (S) (AD) 1.00pm The Yorkshire Vet (S) (AD) 3.00 GPs: behind Closed Doors (S) (AD) 5.00 The Hotel Inspector: in West Sussex (S) 6.00pm Room to Improve A cowshed. (S) 6.30 Improving homes on a tight budget. (S) 7.00 Mega Containers: Shipping the World Exploring of the shipping industry. (S) 8.00 Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson In India and Burma. (S) 9.00 Queen: the Band That Rocked the World The band’s career highlights. (S) 11.00 Queen: a Night at the Odeon A performance by the band from 1975. (S) 12.25am The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (S) (AD) 2.25 Atlantic: a Year in the Wild (S) 3.25 The Yorkshire Vet (S) 3.50—4.00am Entertainment News (S)
Great TV
49
Freeview 49 (limited) Freesat 142 Sky 157 Virgin 189 6.00am Due South 7.00 Crazy like a Fox 8.00 Hart to Hart 9.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 10.00 Starsky & Hutch 11.00 TJ Hooker 12 noon Crazy like a Fox 1.00pm Hart to Hart 2.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 3.00 Castle 4.00 Murder, She Wrote 6.00pm Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye 7.00 M*A*S*H 8.00 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) 9.00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 1.00am M*A*S*H 2.00 Charlie’s Angels 3.00 Starsky & Hutch 3.45 TJ Hooker 4.30 Due South 5.15—6.00am Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Great TV +1 Freesat 143 Sky 257
BBC Parliament
232
Freeview 232 Freesat 201 Sky 504 Virgin 605 6.00am Breakfast: Naga Munchetty, Charlie Stayt 9.00 BBC News 1.00pm BBC News at One; Weather 1.30 BBC News 5.45 The Film Review 6.00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 6.30 Sportsday 6.45 BBC News 7.30 Dateline London 8.00 BBC News 8.30 HARDtalk 9.00 BBC News 9.30 The Media Show 10.00 BBC News at Ten 10.30 The Papers 10.45 BBC News 11.30 The Papers 12 midnight—6.00am BBC News
FREEVIEW channels continue overleaf: Film channels on p114
BBC News Freeview 231 Freesat 212 Sky 503 Virgin 601 Sky News Freeview 233 Freesat 202 Sky 501 Virgin 603 BT 313
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
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Freeview, satellite
FRIDAY CHILDREN’S Milkshake! on C5 Full listings for Channel 5 are on p110 5.35am Peppa Pig 5.50 Fireman Sam 6.00 Ben and Holly 6.10 Peppa Pig 6.20 Kid-E-Cats 6.30 Blue’s Clues & You 6.50 Thomas & Friends 7.00 Fireman Sam 7.10 Pip and Posy 7.20 Paddington 7.30 Peppa Pig 7.40 Circle Square 7.55 Milo 8.15 Paw Patrol 8.30 Ricky Zoom 8.45 Floogals 8.55 New. Monkey’s Amazing Adventures 9.00 The Wonderful World of Baby Animals 9.10—9.15am Sunny Bunnies
CBeebies
202
Television Friday
Freeview 202 Freesat 608 Sky 608 Virgin 702 6.00am Baby Jake 6.10 Bing 6.20 Teletubbies 6.30 Tee and Mo 6.40 Chuggington 6.50 Bing 7.05 Hey Duggee 7.20 Bluey 7.40 Go Jetters 7.50 Peter Rabbit 8.00 Octonauts 8.15 Numberblocks 8.20 Love Monster 8.25 Alphablocks 8.35 Bitz & Bob 8.45 Grace’s Amazing Machines 9.00 Tee and Mo 9.05 Small Potatoes 9.10 Yakka Dee! 9.15 Dog Loves Books 9.25 Bing 9.30 Twirlywoos 9.45 Something Special 10.05 Teletubbies 10.20 The Baby Club 10.35 Hey Duggee 10.40 New. School of Roars 10.50 BOT and the Beasties 10.55 Love Monster 11.10 Let’s Go for a Walk 11.25 Tik Tak 11.30 My Very First 11.40 Our Family 11.50 Woolly & Tig 12 noon Three Little Pigs 12.40pm Go Jetters 12.50 Timmy Time 12.55 Small Potatoes 1.00 Yakka Dee! 1.05 Colours 1.15 Numberblocks 1.20 Alphablocks 1.25 Arty Party 1.45 Something Special 2.05 Teletubbies 2.20 Bing 2.30 Go Jetters 2.40 Timmy Time 2.45 Time for School 3.00 Amazing Machines 3.15 Swashbuckle 3.35 Hey Duggee 3.45 Peter Rabbit 3.55 Love Monster 4.05 Dog Loves Books 4.10 New. Our Family 4.25 Maddie’s Do You Know? 4.40 Bluey 4.45 Go Jetters 5.00 YolanDa’s Band Jam 5.15 Waffle 5.25 JoJo & Gran Gran 5.40 Sarah & Duck 5.45 Moon and Me 6.10 Clangers 6.20 In the Night Garden... 6.50—7.00pm Bedtime Stories
CBBC
201
Freeview 201 Freesat 607 Sky 607 Virgin 701 7.00am Little Big Awesome 7.10 as 4.45pm 7.25 as 3.40pm 7.35 as 3.55pm 7.45 Newsround 7.55 New. Skin Deep 8.00 Ninja Express 8.15 Odd Squad 8.30 Danny & Mick 8.40 Step Up to the Plate 9.15 Crackerjack! 10.00 Horrible Histories 10.55 Dragons: Riders of Berk 11.20 Danger Mouse 11.40 Class Dismissed 11.55 Andy and the Band 12.10pm Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Brain 12.25 All at Sea 12.50 The Real Jamie Johnson 1.05 Mustangs FC 1.50 The Next Step 2.15 Dumping Ground 2.40 So Awkward Files 2.55 Shaun the Sheep 3.05 Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Brain 3.15 Diddy TV 3.30 Danny & Mick 3.40 Dennis & Gnasher 3.55 Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese 4.05 Ninja Express 4.15 We Bare Bears 4.30 Odd Squad 4.45 Danger Mouse 5.00 New. Dumping Ground 5.30 We Bare Bears 5.45 Summer Camp Island 6.00 Dragons: Riders of Berk 6.20 Little Roy 6.35 Blue Peter 7.05 Crackerjack! 7.50 Tracy Beaker 8.05 Do Try This 8.15 New. Nikki Lilly Meets 8.30—9.00pm Jamie Johnson
CITV
203
Freeview 203 Freesat 602 Sky 612 Virgin 734 6.00am Gormiti 3D 6.20 Lego Hidden Side 6.25 NinjaGo 6.50 Mr Magoo 7.20 Craig of the Creek 7.50 Teen Titans Go! 8.20 New. Dare Master 8.25 Scooby-Doo 9.25 Mr Bean: the Animated Series 10.25 Mr Magoo 10.55 Hotel Transylvania 11.25 Dave Spud 12.25pm Craig of the Creek 12.55 Dare Master 1.00 Don’t Unleash the Beast 1.30 Buck and Buddy 1.35 Aloha, Scooby-Doo 3.00 Scooby-Doo 4.00 Mr Bean: the Animated Series 4.55 Lego Hidden Side 5.00 Ninjago 5.25 Buck and Buddy 5.30 Lego Jurassic World 6.00 Captain Underpants 6.25 Mission Employable 6.30 Teen Titans Go! 7.10 Thunderbirds Are Go 7.35 Dave Spud 8.25 Don’t Unleash the Beast 8.55—9.00pm Dare Master
FREEVIEW channels continued from overleaf
Defying the Nazis: the Sharps’ War 8.10pm Good deeds
PBS America
84
F’view 84 (1-11pm only) F’sat 155 Sky 174 Virgin 273 8.00am Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears 8.35 9/11: Emergency Room 9.35 Australia in Colour 10.40 American Oz 11.55 The War 1.00pm Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears 1.35 Beautiful Serengeti 2.05 9/11: Emergency Room 3.05 Australia in Colour 4.10 American Oz 5.20 The War 6.25pm Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears 7/7. A wooded wilderness in Western Australia. 7.00 9/11: Emergency Room The emergency treatment of thousands of people injured as a result of the 11 September terrorist attacks. 8.10 Defying the Nazis: the Sharps’ War The story of a Massachusetts couple who helped people fleeing the Nazis. 9.55 The War 10/14. Examining General MacArthur’s campaign to liberate the Philippines. 11.00 Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears As 6.25pm. 11.30 9/11: Emergency Room As 7pm. 12.30am Defying the Nazis: the Sharps’ War 2.10 The War 3.05—4.00am Closing Gambit: 1978 — Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin: the story of the 1978 World Chess Championship PBS +1 Freeview (HD only) 87
Quest
12
Freeview 12/HD 114 Freesat 172/HD 167 Sky 144 Virgin 169
Smithsonian
56
F’view (HD only) 56 F’sat 175 Sky 171 Virgin 276 6.00am Aerial America (HD) 7.00 Big Cat Country (HD) 10.00 Navy SEAL Dog (HD) 11.00 Air Warriors (HD) 12 noon Ultimate Warships: USS Truman (HD) 1.00pm Big Cat Country: triple bill (HD) 4.00 Bird vs Plane 5.00 Air Warriors (HD) 6.00pm Ultimate Warships 3/5 On board the aircraft carrier USS Truman as she takes on Isis. (HD) 7.00 Aerial Africa 3/7. A bird’s eye view of Botswana, the former British protectorate which is Africa’s oldest continuous democracy. (HD) 8.00 Aerial America 31/72 Series 1. A view of the treasures that Americans and visitors to the USA love to see. (HD) 9.00 Aerial Greece 3/4. The islands of Crete, Samos, Chios, Rhodes and the Dodecanese. (HD) 10.00 Secrets of the Celtic Grave Revealing the buried relics that challenge the known story of Britain’s Roman period. (HD) 11.00 Aerial America As 8pm. 12 midnight Aerial Greece (HD) 1.00am Secrets of the Celtic Grave (HD) 2.00 The Curious Life and Death Of: Pablo Escobar (HD) 3.00 The Curious Life and Death Of: Brittany Murphy (HD) 4.00 The Curious Life and Death Of: a Titanic Child (HD) 5.00—6.00am The Curious Life and Death Of: a Rolling Stone (HD)
Pick
35
Freeview 35 Freesat 144 Sky 159 Virgin 165
6.00am How Do They Do It? (HD) 6.20 as 1pm 7.10 Combat Dealers (AD) (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters: Restorers (AD) (HD) 9.00 Chasing Classic Cars (AD) (HD) 10.00 Goblin Works (HD) 11.00 Wheeler Dealers 12 noon Gold Hunters (HD) 1.00pm Shed and Buried (AD) (HD) 2.00 Combat Dealers (HD) 3.00 Salvage Hunters: Restorers (AD) (HD) 4.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 5.00 Outback Truckers (HD) 6.00 Wheeler Dealers: on the Road 7.00 Gold Hunters (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 9.00 New. Border Control Poland (HD) 10.00 Helicopter ER (HD) 11.00 How Do They Do It? (HD) 12 midnight Fantomworks (AD) (HD) 1.00am Fifth Gear (HD) 2.00 American Chopper (AD) 3.00 Wheeler Dealers: on the Road 4.00 Mighty Ships (HD) 5.00—6.00am How It’s Made (HD)
7.00am Highway Patrol (HD) 8.00 Motorway Patrol (HD) 9.00 Police Force: Australia 10.00 Nothing to Declare 11.00 Border Patrol (HD) 12 noon UK Border Force (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Border Security: America’s Front Line (AD) (HD) 2.00 Nothing to Declare 3.00 Stargate SG-1 4.00 Stargate Atlantis (HD) 5.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation (HD) 6.00 Star Trek: Enterprise (HD) 7.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 8.00 Elementary (AD) (HD) 9.00 Magnum P.I. (HD) 10.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (HD) 11.00 Killer in My Village (HD) 12 midnight Britain’s Most Evil Killers (HD) 1.00am Banged Up Abroad (HD) 2.00 Police Force: Australia 3.00 Highway Patrol (HD) 4.00 Motorway Patrol (HD) 5.00—6.00am Nothing to Declare
+1 F’view 69 F’sat 168 Sky 244 Virgin 213
Pick +1 Freesat 145 Sky 259
HGTV
43
F’view 43 F’sat 166 Sky 158 Virgin 286 7.00am Homes under the Hammer (HD) 8.00 Building the Dream (HD) 9.00 A Place in the Sun (AD) (HD) 10.00 Escape to the Country (HD) 11.00 Love Your Garden (HD) 12 noon My Lottery Dream Home (HD) 1.00pm Fixer Upper (HD) 2.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (HD) 3.00 Building the Dream (HD) 4.00 DIY SOS: the Big Build 5.00 A Place in the Sun (AD) (HD) 6.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (HD) 7.00 Escape to the Country (HD) 8.00 Love Your Garden (HD) 9.00 Fixer Upper (HD) 10.00 My Dream Home: Brother v Brother (HD) 11.00 Fixer Upper (HD) 12 midnight My Lottery Dream Home (HD) 1.00am DIY SOS: the Big Build 2.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 3.00—4.00am New. Beach Hunters (HD)
HGTV +1 Sky 258 Virgin 290
ALL PROGRAMMES ON THE ABOVE CHANNELS ARE REPEATS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
112
Secrets of the Celtic Grave 10.00pm Relics in Wales
Challenge
47
F’view 47 F’sat 146 Sky 160 Virgin 164 7.00am The Chase (HD) 10.00 Play Your Cards Right (AD) 11.00 Supermarket Sweep 12 noon Wheel of Fortune (HD) 1.00pm Family Fortunes 2.30 Deal or No Deal (AD) 4.00 The Chase (HD) 5.00 Pointless: quiz show hosted by Alexander Armstrong (AD) (HD) 6.00 Pointless Celebrities: famous pairs Anne Diamond and Nick Owen, Jedward, Mark Foster and Kelly Sotherton, and Katherine Ryan and Russell Kane plumb the depths of their general knowledge (HD) 7.00 The Chase 11.00 Bullseye: darts-based quiz 12 midnight The Chase (HD) 4.00am Wheel of Fortune: spin-the-wheel game show (HD) 5.00—6.00am Bullseye
Manifest 11.00pm Ben tries
The Pacific 9.00pm Leckie
to gain the trust of an ally
and co arrive on New Britain
Sky 1 Sky 106 Virgin 110/HD 109 BT 340/HD 355 6.00am Futurama (S) (AD) 7.00 Bondi Rescue (HD) 8.00 Monkey Business (S) (AD) 9.00 Motorway Patrol (S) (AD) 10.00 Brit Cops: Rapid Response (S) (AD) 11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (S) (HD) 1.00pm Hawaii Five-0 (S) (HD) 3.00 Magnum P.I. (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Modern Family (S) (HD) 5.00 The Simpsons (S) (HD) 5.30 Futurama: double bill (S) (AD) 6.30pm The Simpsons The Simpson kids are taken into care. 7.00 LIVE Football Full coverage of tonight’s London derby match between Brentford v Arsenal (kick-off 8.00) from Brentford Community Stadium. (HD) 11.00 New. Manifest 5/13 Series 3. Michaela’s premonition leads her to pursue a fugitive, while Ben tries to gain the trust of an unlikely ally and Olive’s relationship with Levi leads to a fascinating discovery. Elsewhere, Jared and Drea uncover some devastating secrets. (HD) 12 midnight Rob & Romesh vs Usain Bolt: the comics travel to Jamaica (HD) 1.00am A League of Their Own: featuring Anthony Joshua, Jimmy Carr and Alan Carr (HD) 2.00 Caribbean Cops (S) (AD) 3.00 Hawaii Five-0 (S) (HD) 4.00 Highway Patrol (S) 5.00—6.00am Magnum P.I. (S) (AD) (HD) Sky 1 +1 Sky 206
Sky Replay Sky 145 Virgin 160 7.00am 6ixth Sense with Colin Fry (S) 8.00 Four Weddings (S) (AD) 10.00 My Kitchen Rules: Australia (S) (HD) 12.30pm The Dog Whisperer (HD) 1.30 Animal 999 (S) (HD) 2.00 Most Haunted (S) 4.00 A Town Called Eureka (S) (HD) 5.00 Warehouse 13 (S) 6.00 Stargate Atlantis (S) (HD) 8.00 The Flash: Frost must clear her name after she is framed for a brutal crime (HD) 9.00 Supergirl (HD) 10.00 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (S) (HD) 11.00 Manifest (HD) 12 midnight Police Ten 7 (S) (HD) 1.00am Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (S) (HD) 2.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime (HD) 3.00 A League of Their Own (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Four Weddings (S) 5.00—6.00am Most Haunted (S)
Syfy Sky 152 Virgin 138/HD 137 BT 346/HD 361 6.00am Pandora 7.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation 8.00 Home Shopping 11.00 Marvel’s Runaways 12 noon Stargate Atlantis 1.00pm A Town Called Eureka 2.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 3.00 Pandora 4.00 Quantum Leap 5.00 Stargate Atlantis 6.00pm The Outpost 7.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation 8.00 Quantum Leap: councillors threaten to close a radio station 9.00 Alphas 10.00 V
Sky Atlantic Sky 108 BT 342/HD 357 6.00am Fish Town (S) (HD) 7.00 Elementary (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Six Feet Under (S) (HD) 10.20 Boardwalk Empire (S) (AD) 1.40pm Elementary (S) (AD) 3.30 Dexter (S) 5.40pm The Sopranos 6/13 Series 2. Tony attacks a former friend to reclaim gambling debts. (S) 6.45 7/13. Christopher succumbs to the allure of Hollywood. (S) 7.50 Game of Thrones 10/10 Series 1. Robb’s bannermen make a momentous declaration. Catelyn confronts Jaime Lannister about Bran’s near-fatal fall. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 The Pacific 4/10. Leckie and his comrades arrive on the island of New Britain, where they try to repel a concerted attack — but illness and the terrain become their worst enemies. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.05 Britannia 8/9 Series 1 Aulus recruits bounty hunters, and the battle of wills between Kerra and Antedia intensifies. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 9/9. Rome leaves the island of Britannia in no doubt as to how it conducts its business, while the situation seems hopeless for Kerra at the Cantii citadel. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.05am Oz (S) 1.10 True Blood (S) 2.15 Californication: triple bill (S) 4.00—6.00am Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets (S) (AD) Sky Atlantic +1 Sky 208
W Sky 109 (Wales 110) Virgin 125/HD 211 BT 311/HD 383 6.10am Sun, Sea and Brides to Be (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 My Dream Home (S) (HD) 8.00 Tipping Point (HD) 10.00 The Bill (S) 11.00 Inside the Ambulance (S) (HD) 1.00pm Tipping Point (HD) 3.00 Property Brothers: Forever Homes (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 My Dream Home (S) (HD) 6.00pm Property Brothers: Forever Homes (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 New. MasterChef Australia (HD) 8.30 Inside the Ambulance (S) (HD) 9.00 Gavin & Stacey (S) (AD) (HD) 10.20 Emily Atack: Adulting: the actress confronts her body-image demons (S) (HD) 11.20 Celebrity Advice Bureau (HD) 12.20am One Born Every Minute (S) 1.20 Bryan Inc: Find It Fix It, Sell It (HD) 2.20—3.00am Renovate My Home: Leave It to Bryan (S) (HD)
W +1 Sky 209 (Wales 210) Virgin 190
Comedy Central Sky 112 (Wales 113) Virgin 181/HD 132 BT 307/344/HD 370/359
12 midnight Fringe 1.00am The Outpost 2.00 Quantum Leap 3.00 Alphas 4.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 5.00—6.00am A Town Called Eureka
8.00am Impractical Jokers (S) (HD) 10.00 Everybody Loves Raymond: four episodes (S) 12 noon My Wife and Kids: double bill (S) (HD) 1.00pm Friends: 14 back-to-back episodes (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 New. Criminally Funny: double bill. Clips include an indecisive burglar and a naked police chase, then a man taking on an elephant, a car against a shop, and a cheese slice versus a Ferrari 10.00 TV’s Funniest Ever Sketches: Comedy Gold 11.30 Lee Evans Live: the Different Planet Tour: the comic plays all characters in a head-spinning skit (S) 1.00am Criminally Funny 2.00 South Park: five episodes (S) (HD) 4.15—5.00am The Middle (S) (HD)
Syfy +1 Sky 252 Virgin 229
+1 Sky 212 (Wales 213) Virgin 133
Key (S) Subtitles (SL) Signing (AD) Audio description (HD) High definition (W) Widescreen
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
& cable
The Office 10.00pm Part two
of the Christmas special
Gold
Sky Crime Sky 121 Virgin 136/HD 135 BT 347/HD 362 6.00am Road Wars (S) 7.00 Motorway Patrol (S) 8.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line (S) 9.00 Customs UK 10.00 Road Wars (S) 11.00 Killer in My Village (S) 12 noon Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 1.00pm Killer Neighbours (S) 2.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) (AD) 3.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (S) (AD) 4.00 Road Wars (S) 5.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (S) 6.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) (AD) 7.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 9.00 Dateline 10.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 11.00 The Disappearance of the Millbrook Twins 12.35am An Unexpected Killer (S) 1.30 Snapped (S) 2.30 The Force: Manchester 3.30 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (S) 4.30—6.00am Motorway Patrol (S) (AD)
Sky Crime +1 Sky 221 Virgin 207
Sky Comedy Sky 113 (Wales 114) Virgin 122/HD 121 BT 345/HD 360 8.00am Everybody Hates Chris: double bill (HD) 9.00 The Mindy Project (S) (HD) 10.00 Will & Grace (HD) 11.00 Parks and Recreation (HD) 11.30 Girls (HD) 12.40pm Sex and the City (HD) 1.50 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 3.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (S) (HD) 4.00 Will & Grace: double bill (HD) 5.00 Sex and the City (HD) 6.15pm Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 7.30 Parks and Recreation (HD) 8.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (S) (HD) 9.00 Veep (S) (AD) (HD) 10.15 Ballers (S) (AD) (HD) 10.50 New. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (HD) 11.50 Sex and the City (S) (HD) 1.00am Curb Your Enthusiasm (S) (HD) 2.10 Everybody Hates Chris (HD) 3.00 Will & Grace (HD) 4.00—5.00am The Mindy Project: double bill (S) (HD)
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
Alibi Sky 132 Virgin 126/HD 212 BT 312/HD 382 7.10am Murdoch Mysteries (S) (HD) 9.00 Rizzoli & Isles (AD) (HD) 10.00 Unforgettable (S) (HD) 11.00 Hudson & Rex (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Death in Paradise (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Murdoch Mysteries (S) (HD) 4.00 The Good Wife (HD) 5.00 Rizzoli & Isles (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Unforgettable 3/13 Series 2. Carrie investigates a lethal poisoning in a hotel. (S) (HD) 7.00 Hudson & Rex 9/16 Series 2 A member of an exclusive dating app is found dead. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Death in Paradise 4/8 Series 4. A bride-to-be is found dead in her bath. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 New. Deception 4/13. Kay and Cam investigate when a psychic is murdered, only to learn she had a partner who’s now on the run. See page 107. (AD) (HD) 10.00 Whiskey Cavalier 5/13 Ray looks into the death of an American diplomat. (HD) 11.00 The Good Wife 7/23 Series 2. Alicia represents a teenage pop star. (HD) 12 midnight Unforgettable (S) (HD) 1.00am as 12 noon 2.00—4.00am I Am the Night (HD) Alibi +1 Sky 232 Virgin 191
a
Discovery Sky 125 Virgin 250 BT 322/HD 376 6.00am Wheeler Dealers (S) (HD) 7.00 Deadliest Catch: Bloodline (S) (HD) 8.00 Building Off the Grid (S) (HD) 9.00 Homestead Rescue: Raney Ranch (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Bad Chad Customs (S) (HD) 11.00 Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car (S) (HD) 12 noon Chasing Classic Cars (S) (HD) 1.00pm Gold Rush: White Water (S) (HD) 3.00 Railroad Alaska (S) (HD) 4.00 Alaska: Homestead Rescue (S) (HD) 5.00 Wheeler Dealers (S) (HD) 6.00pm Misfit Garage Sue Yu-Lan Martin’s 1956 Ford truck. (S) (HD) 7.00 Supertruckers Sergeant Major visits Spain. (S) (HD) 8.00 Gold Rush: Winter’s Fortune Tony Beets battles the Klondike winter. (HD) 9.00 New. Ancient Unexplained Files The truth behind some hidden treasure. (S) (HD) 10.00 New. Legendary Locations Josh Gates explores Pablo Escobar’s secret Colombian hideaway. (HD) 10.30 New. Sites in Bolivia, French Guiana and Turkey. (HD) 11.00 Combat Dealers Bruce Compton seeks Moscow’s biggest military dealers. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Ancient Unexplained Files (S) (HD) 1.00am Legendary Locations (HD) 2.00 Gold Rush: Winter’s Fortune (HD) 3.00 Ancient Unexplained Files (S) (HD) 3.50 Diesel Brothers (S) (HD) 4.40 Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car (S) (HD) 5.30— 6.00am How Do They Do It? (S) (HD) Discovery +1 Sky 225 Virgin 258
Law & Order: Organized Crime 10.00pm Richard
Sky Witness Sky 107 Virgin 112/HD 111 BT 341/HD 356 6.00am Nothing to Declare (S) 8.00 Border Patrol (S) 9.00 UK Border Force (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (HD) 11.00 Law & Order (HD) 12 noon CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (HD) 1.00pm Blue Bloods (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Sun, Sea and A&E (S) (AD) 4.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (HD) 5.00 Nothing to Declare (S) (AD) 6.00pm Nothing to Declare Four editions of the series about customs officers in Australia. (S) 8.00 Blue Bloods 3/22 Series 4 Jamie refuses to follow his lieutenant’s orders. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 11/16 Series 22 An activist suspects her sister has been kidnapped by a hate group. See page 107. (S) (HD) 10.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime 3/8 Series 1. The task force plan to bust a public vaccination drive organised by Richard. (HD) 11.00 FBI Ep 10 Series 2. Kristen’s confidence is shaken. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (S) (HD) 1.00am 9-1-1 (S) (HD) 2.00 9-1-1: Lone Star (S) (HD) 3.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (S) (HD) 4.00 Road Wars (S) 5.00—6.00am Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (S) (AD) Sky Witness +1 Sky 207 Virgin 180
a
Discovery History Sky 177 Virgin 257 6.00am Expedition Unknown (S) (AD) 8.00 How the Universe Works 9.00 Blowing Up History (S) 10.00 Aircraft Stories 11.00 Extreme Engineering (S) 12 noon Combat Dealers (S) (AD) 1.00pm Tut’s Buried Secrets 2.00 Expedition Unknown (S) 3.00 Nasa’s Unexplained Files (S) 4.00 Aircraft Stories (S) 5.00 Blowing Up History (S) 6.00pm New. Mysteries at the Museum Don Wildman investigates a space heist, a close shave and the secret power of the pharaohs. 7.00 Expedition Unknown Josh Gates travels to the coast of Florida and Cuba in search of treasure. (S) 8.00 Blowing Up History Egypt’s Bent Pyramid. (S) 9.00 Finding Escobar’s Millions Former DEA agents search for cash at a remote safehouse frequented by Pablo Escobar. (S) 10.00 Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Mysteries of mankind’s existence. (S) (SL) 11.00 Mysteries of the Missing Terry O’Quinn explains how new technology could reveal the truth about the lost city of El Dorado. (S) 12 midnight Ultimate Warfare (S) 1.00am Finding Escobar’s Millions (S) 2.00 Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman (S) (SL) 3.00 Mysteries of the Missing (S) 4.00 Mysteries at the Museum 5.00—6.00am Hunt for King Arthur’s Castle (S) (AD) Discovery History +1 Sky 277 Virgin 261
Escobar by Escobar 9.00pm
Ol Pejeta Diaries 9.00pm
Juan Pablo with his father
Behind-the-scenes work
Sky Documentaries Sky 114 (Wales 115) Virgin HD 277 BT 353/HD 368 6.00am FILM The September Issue ★★★★ (S) (W) (HD) 7.50 My Icon: Chris Hughton (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Harrow: a Very British School (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Discovering: Deborah Kerr (S) (HD) 10.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 11.00 Urban Secrets (S) (HD) 12 noon Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Fish Town (S) (HD) 2.00 FILM The September Issue ★★★★ (S) (W) (HD) 3.50 My Icon: Michael Campbell (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Discovering: Deborah Kerr (S) (HD) 5.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 6.00pm Urban Secrets (S) (HD) 7.00 Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets The actor explores hotels in Miami’s South Beach. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Fish Town The fishermen of Brixham spend time ashore. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Escobar by Escobar Following the fortunes of Juan Pablo, the sole heir to the biggest drug dealer in history. (HD) 10.10 Busby ★★ Documentary about Manchester United’s iconic manager. (S) (W) (HD) 12.10am Clint Eastwood: a Life in Film (S) 1.50 For No Good Reason (S) (HD) 3.40 My Icon: Heather Fisher (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Discovering: Deborah Kerr (S) (HD) 5.00—5.00am Harrow: a Very British School (S) (AD) (HD)
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Nat Geographic
Sky Nature Sky 124 Virgin HD 279 BT 335/HD 372 6.00am Baby Animals (HD) 7.00 Monkey Life (S) (HD) 8.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 9.00 New Kids in the Wild (S) (HD) 10.00 Life’s Journey (S) (HD) 11.00 Great Blue Wild (HD) 12 noon A Wild Year on Earth (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Monkey Life (S) (HD) 2.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 3.00 New Kids in the Wild (S) (HD) 4.00 Life’s Journey (S) (HD) 5.00 Great Blue Wild (HD) 6.00pm A Wild Year on Earth Rain welcomes baby meerkats to the Kalahari. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Monkey Life Woolly monkey Bueno undergoes an op. (S) (HD) 7.30 Orang-utan Hsiao-Lan gives birth. (S) (HD) 8.00 Guardians of the Wild The work of people saving and protecting Zambia’s animals. (S) (HD) 9.00 Ol Pejeta Diaries Behind the scenes of the African game reserve. (S) (HD) 10.00 A Wild Year on Earth Rain welcomes baby meerkats to the Kalahari. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Great Blue Wild An underwater cave system. (HD) 12 midnight Africa’s Claws and Jaws (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00am Africa’s Hunters (S) (HD) 2.00 Guardians of the Wild (S) (HD) 3.00 Ol Pejeta Diaries (S) (HD) 4.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 5.00— 6.00am New Kids in the Wild (S) (HD)
Eden
Sky 129 Virgin 266/HD 268 BT 352/HD 367
Sky 166 Virgin 245/HD 247 BT 315/HD 389
8.00am Filthy Riches (HD) 9.00 Dead End Express (HD) 10.00 Ice Road Rescue: Highway Havoc! (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Air Crash Investigation: Special Report (S) (HD) 2.00pm Money Meltdown (HD) 3.00 Mine Kings (HD) 4.00 Strippers: Cars for Cash (HD) 5.00 Car SOS (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00pm Back to the Titanic: a manned mission to the Titanic, to scan the wreckage (S) (HD) 8.00 Titanic: Case Closed: Tim Malton explains his theory about the cruise liner’s demise (HD) 10.00 Bob Ballard: an Explorer’s Life (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation: three editions (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00am Nazi Megastructures (S) (HD) 3.00 WW2: Hell under the Sea (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00am Hitler’s Last Stand (HD)
9.00am Animal Babies (HD) 10.00 Florida: America’s Animal Paradise (HD) 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 noon Dynasties (AD) (HD) 2.00pm Animal Babies (HD) 3.00 Costa Rica: the Rise of Nature (HD) 5.00 Animal Babies (HD) 6.00pm Florida: America’s Animal Paradise (HD) 7.00 Dynasties (AD) (HD) 8.00 Animal Babies (HD) 9.00 Costa Rica: The Rise of Nature (HD) 10.00 Dynasties (AD) (HD) 11.00 Jungle Planet: two editions (HD) 12 midnight Costa Rica: the Rise of Nature (HD) 1.00am Florida: America’s Animal Paradise (HD) 2.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 3.00 The Brain with David Eagleman (AD) (HD) 3.50 Nasa’s Ten Greatest Achievements (HD) 4.40 Russia from Above (HD) 5.30—6.00am Collar of Duty (HD)
Nat Geo +1 Sky 229 Virgin 267
Eden +1 Sky 266 Virgin 246
Sky History
Friday Television
Sky 110 (Wales 111) Virgin 124 BT 310/343/HD 358/392 7.10am French Fields (S) 7.40 Fresh Fields (S) 8.40 Are You Being Served? (S) 9.20 Only Fools and Horses (S) (AD) 10.00 Last of the Summer Wine (S) 11.20 Keeping Up Appearances (S) 12 noon Blackadder Goes Forth (S) (AD) 12.40pm Only Fools and Horses (S) (AD) 1.20 Are You Being Served? (S) 2.00 Open All Hours (S) 3.20 Keeping Up Appearances (S) 4.00 Blackadder Goes Forth (S) (AD) 4.40 Last of the Summer Wine (S) 6.00pm Only Fools and Horses The Trotters mourn Grandad. (S) (AD) 6.40 Are You Being Served? (S) 7.20 Keeping Up Appearances Hyacinth plans a candlelit supper. (S) 8.00 Open All Hours (S) 9.20 Not Going Out The friends go on a camping trip. (S) (HD) 10.00 The Office 2/2. (S) (AD) 11.10 Sandylands Comedy drama. Free-spirited Emily makes a trip back to her home town. 11.50 Les Vegas is alive. 12.30am Les plots his escape from Sandylands. (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 The Last Fast Show Ever (S) 2.10 Not Going Out (S) (HD) 2.50 Bridget & Eamon (S) (HD) 3.20—4.00am Fresh Fields (S) Gold +1 Sky 210 (Wales 211) Virgin 194
Deception 9.00pm Cam goes after an arms dealer
FRIDAY 13 AUGUST
Animal Planet
Sky 123 Virgin 270 BT 354/HD 369
Sky 162 (NI 178) Virgin 251 BT 325/HD 378
6.00am Counting Cars (HD) 6.55 as 12.10pm 7.50 Ancient Aliens (HD) 8.50 Pawn Stars (HD) 10.45 Photos That Changed the World (HD) 11.15 Forged in Fire (HD) 12.10pm American Pickers (HD) 1.10 Counting Cars (HD) 2.05 as 2am 3.05 as 4am 4.05 Ancient Aliens (HD) 5.00 Pawn Stars (HD) 6.00 American Pickers (HD) 7.00 Forged in Fire (HD) 8.00 Flipping Bangers (HD) 9.00 Walking through History: Norman Conquest of Pembrokeshire (HD) 10.00 The UnXplained with William Shatner (HD) 11.00 Deadliest Warrior (HD) 12 midnight Curse of the Lost Amazon Gold (HD) 1.00am Flipping Bangers (HD) 2.00 River Hunters (HD) 3.00 Deadliest Warrior (HD) 4.00 Unidentified: inside America’s UFO Investigation (HD) 5.00—6.00am as 5pm
8.00am Meet the Orangutans (S) (HD) 9.00 My Cat from Hell (S) (HD) 11.00 Pit Bulls and Parolees (S) (HD) 1.00pm Animal Cribs (HD) 2.00 Wild Costa Rica (S) (HD) 3.00 Wildest Europe (S) (HD) 4.00 Meet the Orangutans (S) (HD) 5.00 The Zoo: triple bill (S) (HD) 8.00pm Animal Cops Houston: rescuing more than 30 spaniels (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet: Dr Jeff treats a dog that jumped from a fast-moving car (S) (HD) 10.00 My Cat from Hell: two editions (S) (HD) 12 midnight Pit Bulls and Parolees: two editions (S) (HD) 2.00am Alaskan Bush People (S) (HD) 3.00 Extinct or Alive (S) (HD) 3.50 Meet the Orangutans: double bill (S) (HD) 4.40—5.00am How Do Animals Do That (HD)
Sky History +1 Sky 223 Virgin 271
Animal Planet +1 Sky 262 (NI 278) Virgin 259
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FRIDAY Films & Sport FREEVIEW Film4
Sky Premiere 14
F’view 14 F’sat 300 Sky 313 Virgin 428/HD 429 11.00am The Longest Ride ★★ Scott Eastwood and Britt Robertson bravely struggle against the turgid script of this romance adapted from Nicholas Sparks’s novel. (2015, 12) (S) (AD) 1.35pm Wonder ★★★★ This drama about a boy with a rare congenital facial disfigurement is an engrossing and subtle affair that will tug at your heartstrings. Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay (2017, PG) (S) (AD)
Television Friday
3.45 Masters of the Universe ★★ Dolph Lundgren flexes his biceps as the heroic He-Man in this quirky live-action adaptation of the 1980s cartoon TV series. (1987, PG) (S)
5.50pm The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug ★★★ The second part of Peter Jackson’s dramatisation of JRR Tolkien’s classic fantasy. Review p37. Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen (2013, 12) (S)
9.00 The Eagle ★★★ A Roman commander and his slave venture beyond Hadrian’s Wall to retrieve a ceremonial standard in this rugged historical drama. Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell (2010, 12) (S) (AD)
11.15 Layer Cake ★★★ Stylish British crime thriller from Kick-Ass and Kingsman director Matthew Vaughn. Daniel Craig (2004, 15) (S) 1.20—3.30am Shame ★★★ Well-directed drama from Steve McQueen, featuring a powerful turn from Michael Fassbender as a troubled sex addict. Carey Mulligan (2011, 18) (S) (AD) +1 F’view 46 F’sat 301 Sky 314 Virgin 430
Talking Pictures TV
81
Freeview 81 Freesat 306 Sky 328 Virgin 445 6.00am Jumping for Joy ★★ Comedy. Frankie Howerd (1955, U) 7.45 Hello Down There ★★ Comedy. Tony Randall, Janet Leigh (1969, U) (S) 9.45 Now and Forever ★★★ Romantic drama. Janette Scott, Vernon Gray (1955, U) (S) 11.30 The Master of Bankdam ★★★ Melodrama about the rivalry between the members of a Victorian family of mill owners. Review p37. Anne Crawford (1947, PG) 1.35pm Laugh It Off ★★ Good-natured wartime musical comedy starring Tommy Trinder as an entertainer who is called up to the army. (1940, U) (S) 3.10 The Story of Shirley Yorke ★★★ Melodrama and intrigue abound as a nurse charged with the care of an heiress is accused of murder. Derek Farr (1948, PG) (S) 5.00 Upstairs, Downstairs 6.00pm The Ghost and Mrs Muir ★★★★ Gene Tierney is beguiled by the ghost of sea captain Rex Harrison when she moves into his former home in this wonderful romantic fantasy. (1947, U) (S) 8.00 Houdini ★★★ Tony Curtis stars in this entertaining biopic about the legendary escapologist. Review p37. Janet Leigh (1953, U) (S) 10.05 Blood Relatives ★★★ Claude Chabrol’s well-observed crime drama is set in a middleclass Canadian community. Donald Sutherland, Aude Landry (1977, 18)
12 midnight The Scars of Dracula ★★★ Fan-friendly horror sequel with Christopher Lee. Dennis Waterman (1970, 15) (S) 2.00am Little Devils: the Birth ★ Low-budget B-movie in which an evil scientist unleashes a swarm of monsters. Russ Tamblyn (1993, 15) 4.05 Fools Rush In ★ Crime drama. Ken Buckridge (1956, U) (S) 5.00 Turn of Fate 5.30—6.00am Hey, Jeannie!
Films for streaming p42 The best of Netflix, Amazon, Sky
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p The Kid Detective 1111 8.00pm SkyCinema Premiere Despite early success as a junior investigator in his neighbourhood, Adam Brody struggles to keep his detective agency afloat Great Movies
33
Freeview 33 Freesat 302 Sky 321 Virgin 425 9.00am Cradle of Lies ★★ Mystery drama. Lochlyn Munro (2016) 12 noon A Trusted Man ★★ Thriller. Charisma Carpenter (2011) 2.00pm Circle of Friends ★★ Mystery thriller. Julie Benz (2006) 2.50 Voices ★★ Amy Acker remains credible as a woman who can see dead people and is enlisted to help a solve a murder — by the victim. (2008) 4.40 Cover Girl ★★★★ Slightly dated but still very enjoyable musical that helped establish Gene Kelly as master of his craft. Review p37. Rita Hayworth, Phil Silvers (1944, U) 6.55pm The Truman Show 5 Ingenious satirical comedy drama in which a man’s life is broadcast to the world as a popular reality TV show. Jim Carrey (1998, PG) 9.00 Fatal Attraction ★★★★ Ripping thriller in which a lawyer’s affair turns to terror when his mistress discovers he won’t leave his wife. Michael Douglas, Glenn Close (1987, 18) 11.20 In the Line of Fire ★★★★ An ageing Secret Service agent is taunted by a would-be assassin in this slick thriller. Clint Eastwood (1993, 15) 2.00am Only God Forgives ★★★★ Arty if bloody crime thriller that reteams Ryan Gosling with his Drive director, Nicolas Winding Refn. (2012, 18) 4.00—5.50am I Spy ★★ Routine spy action comedy. Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson (2002, 12)
+1 F’view 60 (limited 10pm-5am) Sky 322
Great Movies Action
41
F’view 41 (limited) F’sat 305 Sky 323 Virgin 426 6.00am Utah Blaine ★★ Western. Rory Calhoun (1957) 7.35 Reap the Wild Wind ★★★ Adventure. (1942, PG) 10.00 The Bedford Incident ★★★★ Adventure. (1965, PG) 12.05pm Bandidos ★★★ Spaghetti western. (1967) 2.00 Ride Lonesome ★★★★ Western. (1959, 12) 3.30 Assignment — Paris ★★ Spy drama. Dana Andrews (1952, U) 5.15 Saints and Soldiers: Battle of the Tanks ★★ Second World War drama. Danor Gerald (2014, 12) 7.05pm USS Poseidon: Phantom Below ★★ Routine maritime action drama. Adrian Paul, Catherine Dent (2005, PG) 9.00 Maximum Security ★★ A crack team of thieves break into a Mexican jail. Dolph Lundgren (2017, 15) 10.50 Maximum Risk ★★ Jean-Claude Van Damme hunts down his brother’s killers. (1996, 18) 12.50am Assassination Games ★★ Action thriller. Jean-Claude Van Damme (2011, 18) 2.50—4.00am The Traitors ★★★ Spy thriller. Patrick Allen (1962, U) +1 Sky 324
Great Movies Classic
51
F’view 51 (limited) F’sat 303 Sky 319 Virgin 424 6.00am The Ugly Duckling ★★ Comedy. Bernard Bresslaw (1959) 7.40 Picnic ★★★ Drama. William Holden (1955, U) 9.55 The Running Man ★★★★ Crime drama. Laurence Harvey (1963, PG) 12 noon Gideon of Scotland Yard ★★★★ Crime drama. Jack Hawkins (1958, PG) 1.45pm The Big Steal ★★★ Film noir. Robert Mitchum (1949, PG) 3.15 Never a Dull Moment ★★★ Comedy. Irene Dunne (1950, U) 5.05 Road to Rio ★★★★ One of the best of the Road comedies, in which Hope and Crosby both fall for Dorothy Lamour. (1947, U) 7.10pm What a Carve Up! ★★★ A game cast, including Carry On regulars Sid James and Kenneth Connor, works wonders with this old-dark-house comedy. (1961, U) 9.00 The Flying Deuces ★★ An overstretched Laurel and Hardy comedy that sees Stan tag along with Ollie when he decides to join the Foreign Legion. Stan Laurel (1939, U) 10.40 Only You ★★★★ Delightful romantic comedy in which a woman impulsively flies to Italy to seek out the man of her dreams. Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr (1994, PG)
12.45am The Big Chill ★★★★ Drama. Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, William Hurt (1983, 15) 2.50 Strongroom ★ Crime drama. Derren Nesbitt (1961, PG) 4.10—6.00am Tunes of Glory ★★★★ Drama. Alec Guinness (1960, PG) +1 F’view 62 (limited 10pm-5am) F’sat 304 Sky 320
Horror Channel
68
Freeview 68 Freesat 138 Sky 317 Virgin 149 8.00am Star Trek 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager 10.00 Space 1999 11.00 Arctic Apocalypse ★★ Adventure. Lauren Esposito (2019) 1.00pm Impact Earth ★★ Disaster movie. Bernard Curry (2015) 3.00 Battlestar Galactica 4.00 Bermuda Tentacles ★ Something lurking in the ocean’s depths threatens a rescue mission in this sci-fi horror. Linda Hamilton (2014) 6.00pm Space 1999 TV sci-fi. 7.00 Star Trek: Voyager TV sci-fi drama starring Kate Mulgrew. 8.00 First Wave TV sci-fi drama. 9.00 Let Me In ★★★ A faithful Americanisation of the Swedish cult horror Let the Right One In. Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz (2010, 15)
11.15 Lake Placid ★★★ Something’s stirring under the surface of Black Lake in this Jawsstyle adventure. Bill Pullman (1999, 15) 12.50am Bite ★★ Gory horror about a bride-to-be who is bitten by an insect. Elma Begovic (2015, 18) 2.35—4.20am Patchwork ★★★ Comedy horror. Tory Stolper (2015)
i Premiere Star Ratings 5 Outstanding ★★★★ Very good ★★★ Worth watching ★★ Could be worse ★ Poor
Sky Adventure
Sky 301 Virgin 401 BT 501/HD 515 7.35am As 9.50pm 9.25 i The Kid Detective As 8pm 11.10 Two by Two: Overboard! As 6.20pm 12.50pm Me, You, Madness As 11.35pm 2.40 The Dry ★★★ Mystery crime drama. Eric Bana (2020) 4.50 A Dragon’s Adventure ★★ Cheerful animation. (2019, U)
Sky 302 Virgin 402 BT 502/HD 516 6.00am As 12.50pm 7.45 As 2.30pm 9.30 Fantastic Mr Fox ★★★★ Adventure. (2009, PG) 11.05 Bill & Ted Face the Music ★★ Comedy. (2020, PG) 12.50pm Dragon Rider ★★★ Adventure. (2020) 2.30 Snow White and the Red Shoes ★★★ (2019, U) 4.15 As 11.50pm
6.20pm Two by Two: Overboard! ★★ Hyperactive animated sequel. Max Carolan (2020, U) 8.00 i The Kid Detective ★★★★ Dark and well-plotted neonoir. Review p42. Adam Brody (2020, 15) 9.50 The Short History of the Long Road ★★★ A girl finds herself cast adrift. Sabrina Carpenter (2019) 11.35 Me, You, Madness ★ Black comedy with American Psycho aspirations. Louise Linton (2021, 15)
6.00pm Five Children and It ★★ Enjoyable fantasy adventure.
1.20am We Still Say Grace ★★ Unconvincing thriller. Bruce Davison (2020, 15) 3.00 The Violent Heart ★★ Romantic drama. Jovan Adepo (2020) 5.00 The Tenant ★★ Drama. (2021)
1.30am The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! ★★★★ (2012, U) 3.00 Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet ★★ Adventure. (2020, PG) 4.25 Robo-Dog ★★ Sci-fi. Michael Campion (2015, PG)
+1 Sky 312
Sky Five Star Movies
Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Izzard (2004, U)
7.45 Back to the Future 5 Brilliant, special-effectsladen sci-fi comedy. Michael J Fox (1985, PG) 9.45 Jurassic World ★★★★ A roaring return for the sci-fi adventure franchise. Chris Pratt (2015, 12) 11.50 Evan Almighty ★★★ Dumb but fun sequel to Bruce Almighty. Steve Carell (2007, PG)
Sky Greats
Sky 303 Virgin 403 BT 503/HD 517 6.50am Abominable As 6.15pm 8.40 Heat As 8pm 11.40 Blade Runner As 10.50pm 1.40pm Zulu 5 Historical drama. Stanley Baker (1963, PG) 4.00 Richard Jewell ★★★ Drama about the security guard who detected a bomb at the Atlanta Olympics. Paul Walter Hauser (2019, 15)
Sky 304 Virgin 404 BT 504/HD 518 6.00am As 2.30pm 8.20 Rear Window As 7pm 10.20 Psycho As 9pm 12.20pm The Birds As 11pm 2.30 Marnie ★★★★ Twisted psychological drama. “Tippi” Hedren, Sean Connery (1964, 15) 4.45 Vertigo 5 Classic psychological thriller. James Stewart, Kim Novak (1958, PG)
6.15pm Abominable ★★★ Cartoon fun in which a yeti escapes a laboratory and is helped home by three kids. Chloe Bennet (2019, U) 8.00 Heat ★★★★ Atmospheric crime thriller about a cop playing cat-and-mouse with a master criminal. Al Pacino, Robert De Niro (1995, 15) 10.50 Blade Runner 5 Harrison Ford stars as a cop on the trail of android Rutger Hauer in this seminal sci-fi thriller. (1982, 15)
7.00pm Rear Window 5 Alfred Hitchcock’s tense, claustrophobic thriller starring James Stewart. Grace Kelly (1954, PG) 9.00 Psycho 5 Horror masterpiece starring Anthony Perkins as motel owner Norman Bates. Janet Leigh (1960, 15) 11.00 The Birds 5 A remote town is attacked by thousands of birds in this horror classic. Rod Taylor, “Tippi” Hedren (1963, 15)
12.50am Richard Jewell As 4pm 3.05 Zulu As 1.40pm 5.25 Justice League: the Flashpoint Paradox
1.05am Vertigo As 4.45pm 3.20 Cape Fear ★★★★ Dark and gripping thriller in which a violent ex-con seeks revenge on the lawyer who helped convict him. Gregory Peck (1962, 15) 5.15 Sky Cinema Preview
Sky Action
Sky Comedy
Sky 307 Virgin 407 BT 507/HD 521 6.20am As 6pm 8.05 As 7.45pm 10.05 Dragonheart Vengeance ★★ Fantasy. Joseph Millson (2020, 15) 11.55 Hell on the Border ★★ Biopic. David Gyasi (2019, 15) 1.55pm The Rhythm Section ★★★ Action thriller. Blake Lively (2019, 15) 3.55 Anna ★★ Familiar assassin thriller. Sasha Luss (2019, 15)
Sky 308 Virgin 408 BT 508/HD 522 7.20am Marley & Me ★★★ Comedy drama. Owen Wilson (2008, PG) 9.20 I Used to Go Here ★★★ Comedy drama. Gillian Jacobs (2020, 15) 10.55 As 7pm 12.55pm That’s My Boy As 9pm 2.55 Coming to America As 11pm 4.55 Rams ★★★ Comedy drama. Sam Neill (2020, 12)
6.00pm Season of the Witch ★★ Medieval knights transport a woman accused of witchcraft to a remote monastery. Nicolas Cage (2010, 15) 7.45 Machete Kills ★★★ Action sequel from Robert Rodriguez that’s so kitsch it’s almost a Bond spoof. Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez (2013, 15) 9.45 The Dark Knight 5 Awesome action fantasy in which Christian Bale’s Batman returns to battle the Joker. Heath Ledger (2008, 12)
7.00pm Chef ★★★★ A stellar chef rediscovers his mojo as he cooks his way across America.
12.20am The Expendables 3 ★★★ Wisecracking, star-packed “geriaction” thriller. Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson (2014, 12) 2.30 Dragonheart Vengeance As 10.05am 4.10 The Rhythm Section As 1.55pm
1.00am Rams As 4.55pm 3.05 I Used to Go Here As 9.20am 4.40 Marley & Me As 7.20am
Jon Favreau, Sofia Vergara (2014, 15)
9.00 That’s My Boy ★★ A former tabloid whipping boy signs up for a reality show to reunite with his son. Adam Sandler (2012, 15) 11.00 Coming to America ★★★ Eddie Murphy’s pampered African prince looks for a wife in this entertaining comedy. (1988, 15)
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
FRIDAY 13 AUGUST Sky
Animation
Sky
Family
Sky 306 Virgin 406 BT 506/HD 520 6.50am Babe: Pig in the City As 4.20pm 8.40 As 6.10pm 10.20 Dolittle As 7.50pm 12.20pm The Adventures of A.R.I.: My Robot Friend As 11.30pm 2.00 Pinocchio ★★★★ Fantasy drama. Federico Ielapi (2019, PG) 4.20 Babe: Pig in the City ★★ Fantasy adventure. (1998, U)
4.55pm Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed ★★★ Fun sequel. Freddie Prinze Jr (2004, PG) 6.30 Scoob! ★★ Breezy cartoon reboot with Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc team. Will Forte (2020, PG) 8.10 The Queen’s Corgi ★★★ Cute adventure about the Queen’s favourite pooch. Julie Walters (2019, PG) 9.45 StarDog and TurboCat ★★★ Engaging adventure voiced by Nick Frost and Luke Evans. (2019, U)
6.10pm Cats & Dogs: Paws Unite! ★★ More cute fun with the secret-agent animals.
11.20pm The Road to El Dorado ★★★ Fun adventure. Kevin Kline (2000, U) 12.55am The Big Wish ★★ Fantasy. (2019, PG) 2.25 As 7.50am 3.50 Combat Wombat ★★★ Adventure. (2020, U) 5.20 As 11.20pm
Sky Thriller
7.50 Dolittle ★ Effects-driven family comedy with Robert Downey Jr playing the animal-friendly medic. (2019, PG) 9.45 Jack and Jill ★ Adam Sandler plays both an advertising executive and his obnoxious sister in this comedy. (2011, PG) 11.30pm The Adventures of A.R.I.: My Robot Friend ★★ Fun family sci-fi adventure. Jude Manley (2020, PG) 1.15am As 2pm 3.30 The Adventures of A.R.I.: My Robot Friend As 11.30pm 5.15 As 9.45pm
Sky Drama Sky 310 Virgin 410 BT 510/HD 524 6.00am Summerland ★★★ War drama. Gemma Arterton (2020, 12) 7.55 As 3.50pm 9.55 As 5.50pm 12.05pm As 10pm 1.50 The Perks of Being a Wallflower ★★★ Romantic drama. Logan Lerman (2012, 12) 3.50 Words on Bathroom Walls ★★★ Romantic drama. Charlie Plummer (2020, 12)
4.05pm The Good Liar ★★ A confidence trickster targets a vulnerable widow in this catand-mouse drama. Helen Mirren (2019, 15) 6.00 Angels & Demons ★★ Glossy sequel to The Da Vinci Code in which Tom Hanks’s professor visits Rome. (2009, 12) 8.20 Collateral ★★★★ Impressive thriller about a hitman who forces a taxi driver to help him on a killing spree. Tom Cruise (2004, 15)
5.50pm Philadelphia 5 Moving drama in which a gay lawyer takes his employers to court. Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington (1993, 12) 8.00 The Imitation Game ★★★★ Benedict Cumberbatch is outstanding in this absorbing true-story drama. Keira Knightley (2014, 12) 10.00 Jungleland ★★ Heartfelt but overfamiliar boxing drama starring Charlie Hunnam and Jack O’Connell. (2019, 15)
10.20pm Shaft ★★★★ John Singleton’s homage to the 1970s blaxploitation icon. Samuel L Jackson (2000, 18) 12.05am As 12.05pm 2.15 Target Number One As 9.55am 4.25 Blindfire As 8.15am
11.45pm The Wind That Shakes the Barley ★★★ Powerful, and often brutal, 1920s-set drama. Cillian Murphy (2006, 15) 2.05am Summerland As 6am 4.00 The Perks of Being a Wallflower As 1.50pm
Sci-Fi/Horror
TCM Movies
Sky 311 Virgin 411 BT 511/HD 525 7.00am As 6.15pm 8.45 As 8.10pm 10.35 Insidious: the Last Key ★★★ Horror. Lin Shaye (2018, 15) 12.35pm Spell ★★ Thriller. Omari Hardwick (2020, 15) 2.20 I Know What You Did Last Summer ★★★ Horror thriller. Jennifer Love Hewitt (1997, 15) 4.15 The Omen ★★★ Horror. Liev Schreiber (2006, 15)
Sky 315 Virgin 415/HD 416 BT 512/HD 526 6.00am Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 7.10 Off Set 7.20 Strangers on a Train 5 Thriller. (1951, PG) 9.30 The Barretts of Wimpole Street ★★ Drama. (1956, U) 11.45 Fort Utah ★★ Western. (1967, U) 1.30pm The Gun Runners ★★★ Adventure. Audie Murphy (1958)
6.15pm Candyman ★★★★ Electrifying shocker in which a student is drawn into the story of a mythical killer. Virginia Madsen (1992, 18) 8.10 The Grudge ★★ Andrea Riseborough stars in this clichéd second remake of the Japanese cult shocker. Demian Bichir, John Cho (2020, 15) 10.00 Hostel ★★ Gory tale about a trio of backpackers falling prey to a Slovakian snuff ring. Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson (2005, 18)
3.20pm Murder at the Gallop ★★★ Entertaining murder mystery. Margaret Rutherford (1963, U) 5.00 Task Force ★★ Gary Cooper stars as a retiring US Navy admiral in this drama. (1949, U) 7.40 Pursuit to Algiers ★★ Sherlock Holmes escorts a prince to his home country. (1945, U) 9.00 Street Kings ★★ Clichéd crime drama based on a story by James Ellroy. Keanu Reeves (2008, 15)
11.40pm Urban Legend ★★ Horror thriller. Alicia Witt (1998, 18) 1.25am The Omen ★★★★ Horror. Gregory Peck, Lee Remick (1976, 15) 3.20 Spell As 12.35pm 4.55 I Know What You Did Last Summer As 2.20pm
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John McCarthy was held hostage in Lebanon for 1,943 days – then in 24 remarkable hours, everything changed Well Hello: the Release of John McCarthy
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Saturday 8.00pm Radio 4 t’s 30 years since the British journalist John McCarthy was released by the Lebanese militia group Islamic Jihad. On the morning of 9 August 1991 he was blindfolded, put in the boot of a car and driven through Beirut. “The car stopped,” he recalls. “I waited for what seemed like ages then the boot opened suddenly. I thought ‘Oh, God.’” But he wasn’t about to be executed or returned to captivity. Instead a buff manila envelope was thrown at him, a parting gift from Islamic Jihad containing a message to be delivered to the Secretary General of the UN. “I felt it land on my chest. We drove off, then I was taken out and put in another car. My blindfold was removed, I was told not to open my eyes. We stopped again. I was dragged out violently and then a voice said, ‘OK John, you can open your eyes now, you’re free. I am Adnan Baloul, a general with Syrian military intelligence.’” Baloul, “urbane, very relaxed and smoking a pipe”, drove McCarthy in an open-top Mercedes sports car across the border to Damascus. Two hours later McCarthy emerged, scrawny and a little at loss for words, in front of the international press at the Syrian Foreign Ministry. Looking up from the notes he had just jotted down, McCarthy smiled, and simply said, “Well, hello.” McCarthy was 29 when he was abducted from a car in 1986 while covering the Lebanese civil war for a television news agency. In all he spent 1,943 days in captivity. His fellow hostages included Americans Terry Anderson and Falkirk-born Tom Sutherland, Church of
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England envoy Terry Waite, who was seized when he came to negotiate McCarthy’s release in 1987, and the Irishman Brian Keenan whom McCarthy still credits with getting him through the ordeal. “I have contact with all my surviving cellmates,” he says. “We will always have a special connection.” The men were often chained and blindfolded and, occasionally, feared imminent death. In the last year of captivity there were moments of comparative luxury for the hostages, like being allowed to listen to the BBC World Service on a radio. But that was also how McCarthy learnt that his mother had died. The first thing McCarthy asked in Damascus was that his father should be informed that he knew and spared the anguish of preparing to tell him. McCarthy’s release led to celebration in the UK. He had remained in the public eye due to the tireless efforts of his girlfriend Jill Morrell and the Friends of John McCarthy campaign she started with Mc C a r t h y ’s f r i e n d Chris Pearson. “Complete strangers LOOKING BACK were apparently saying John McCarthy hello in the shops or recalls the day he Tube in London,” he was released from captivity in 1991 says. “They were saying, ‘Great news, he’s out!’” Part of the joy was sheer surprise. Keenan, an Irish passport holder had been
released the year before. McCarthy was a Briton and, accordingly, deeply enmeshed in the enmities of Middle Eastern politics; he was the hostage few expected to be released. This included McCarthy himself and some of the ad hoc team of RAF crew, diplomats, doctors and psychiatrists sent out to collect him. “We were in a state of shock and confusion,” he says. “None of us knew for sure it was definitely happening until RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
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nice talking to her,” he says. “I did think, ‘Ooh will it churn stuff up?’ But it didn’t, except in a very positive way.” Others McCarthy can’t speak to. Either they are now dead, like his father and brother, or, like the urbane General Baloul, long ago disappeared into the chaos of the Middle East. We do encounter Simon Mayo, who presented Radio 1’s breakfast show at the time and gave regular airtime to Morell, though he doubts he still could if he was at the BBC. “Simon told me, ‘I don’t know if I would get that past the bosses now,’” says McCarthy.
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here are moments in the story that seem almost comically British. McCarthy taking tea with the British Ambassador’s wife on the residency lawn and making chit-chat about the difficulties of moving house. “Then my father and my brother just emerged on the lawn.” As McCarthy boarded the waiting RAF flight, he heard the barked greeting, “Welcome home, sir”, as two warrant officers saluted. “I don’t think it was until we were over the Mediterranean, heading towards Greece that I really thought, ‘Phew, that’s it – whatever happens, I can’t be recaptured.’ I had a gin and tonic, I remember looking out at this beautiful sunset and thinking, ‘I’ve left Terry Waite, Terry Anderson and Tom Sutherland, they’re not having a gin and tonic.’ So I put it down. Then I slept.” At the end of those 24 life-changing hours McCarthy, re-united with Morell, and far from the hands of Islamic Jihad, found himself looking out of a window in his room at RAF Lyneham where he would undergo medical checks and be debriefed by the security services. “I was watching a sparrow hopping around on the lawn,” he says. “It was pecking for worms and I was completely fascinated. I hadn’t seen anything like that for so long. And I thought, ‘Of course, this is normal now. Being locked away in sealed rooms is gone.’” MICHAEL HODGES
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The Archers this week... Last time she vented her anger in the village, Alice ended up lobbing a brick through the window of the community shop. On that occasion, new glass was fitted and Ambridge’s resident alcoholic was forgiven. But events are now set to spiral out of control at Willow Cottage — and it appears the damage Alice causes may well be irreparable. In the aftermath, it’s left to the Aldridges to sort through the wreckage while Alice’s guilt plunges her into despair. Cue a drastic decision that threatens more heartache. Elsewhere, we have an update on something that has aerated everyone in the neighbourhood — yes, it’s the scarecrow competition, which finds Fallon and Harrison going all out to snatch victory. DAVID BROWN
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This Radio 4 project began back in 2017. Black Music in Europe: a Hidden History certainly anticipated the zeitgeist, and it’s been a triumph of storytelling, anchored by the narration of American actor Clarke Peters (below). The first series treated us to crackly sounds from the early 1900s — blues harmonica, scat singing and stride piano. Series two focused on the inter-war years and hot jazz in Weimar Berlin, calypso in Cardiff Bay and the sounds of the Beguine in Paris. The third series (the “hidden history” now no longer part of the title) went from the Second World War to the era of decolonisation, with stories that included how Nigerian afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti settled in London. The fourth and final series begins in the late THE VOICE 1970s, when the reggae Narration by coming out of places like Clarke Peters Brixton was inseparable from the political protests of the time. That story is quite well known in Britain but it’s fascinating to hear how in France the band Carte de Séjour, with its charismatic Algerian-born singer Rashid Taha, took up similar causes. And there’s something beautifully subversive about the way they transformed a wartime hit of chanson legend Charles Trenet.
FAKING THE OATH Joshua Jackson plays surgeon Christopher Duntsch in Dr Death
Podcasts that used to be free are now charging you to listen. But are they good enough to pay for?
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he podcast company Wondery specialises in “stories you feel”, so it’s not surprising that their big hit Dr Death concerns hair-raising cases of medical malpractice. The first one, the story of a Texas surgeon who certainly did more harm than healing, has just been turned into a TV drama starring Joshua Jackson and Christian Slater (showing in the UK on StarzPlay in September). That story and the second one, about an oncologist responsible for one of the biggest medical frauds in US history, are available on all the usual podcast platforms. The third series, which carries the subtitle Miracle Man, appears in August. As usual it will be available ad-free and seven days before publication via their own Wondery Plus platform or the company’s own app, which for £4.49 a month will also give you early access to other stories you can feel,
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like British Scandal and In God We Lust. What made podcasting so popular in the early days was that it was free. Podcasters didn’t have to spend money producing their shows. Subscribers didn’t have to pay anything to subscribe. Now that lots of small podcasts are being bought up by bigger podcasting companies, which are in turn being bought up by media conglomerates, who then have to answer to the financial institutions, they’re not so keen
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Dr Death This Wondery podcast hosted by Laura Beil focuses on egregious cases of medical malpractice, from the story of Texas surgeon Christopher Duntsch to the oncologist who pleaded guilty to charges of healthcare fraud.
on the f-word. They know that they have to remain free at the wide end of the funnel where the new listeners come in, but as you go further down the chute, there are digital turnstiles with extra benefits on the other side. These could include early access to new episodes, the chance to listen to material that wasn’t in the free version, apps through which you can interact with other fans and, in time, privileged access to events hosted by the podcaster. The announcement that Apple is making it possible for podcasters to charge a subscription for podcasts is significant because previously podcasters couldn’t place a value on what was intended to be free. Some are betting that customers will feel more comfortable giving their money to an established brand than a new one and some will eventually pay for audio the way they pay for Netflix. RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
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Blinkist Shortcasts Blinkist started life in Germany so it’s tempting to say it’s all about efficiently organising your life so that you get most value out of your time. Hence they deal in 15-minute “shortcasts” in which authors present the kernel of their argument about forming good habits or turning veggie, thus saving you the trouble of reading the book. They have their own channel on Apple podcasts where you can get three days free; after this it’s £4.49 a month for all the advice you can eat.
The Athletic UK Operating on the principle that football fans are interested in the tiniest bit of news if it’s about their own club, The Athletic lured lots of football reporters away from the newspapers to produce quality weekly podcasts for fans of the big clubs. Now they need to start getting some of their money back. They have their own channel on Apple Podcasts, through which you can get daily updates and 31 shows for £0.99 a month with your first month free.
Endless Radiotopia This is one version of the future where your podcast listening will be shaped by the channel you happen to listen to. In Endless Radiotopia, Apple Podcasts offer some of the most upmarket American listening, including winners like Passenger List, Criminal and The Kitchen Sisters Present, all ad-free, for £4.49 a month. If this is the kind of thing you like and you’re going on a long journey, that very endlessness might be a big selling point.
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Tipsy Tourism In which Chelsea Dickenson and James Robinson visit a different tourist attraction each week, choosing an alcoholic drink to accompany the experience. They take a gin and tonic to Hampstead Heath, where James is disappointed to find Judy Garland no longer resides. Either you’ll revel in its very slackness or take this as final proof that we are heading to hell in a coal scuttle.
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‘We provided a lifeline’ How BBC local radio saved the nation
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t the height of lockdown, with the country told to stay at home and hospitals struggling to cope with Covid cases, the BBC’s local station in Birmingham, BBC Radio WM, heard from an elderly widow whose husband had recently died. Alone and afraid of leaving the house, she was running out of food fast with no family to help. A local food charity was listening and within hours they delivered a parcel of supplies. They continued to support her throughout the restrictions. Stories like this have emerged right across the country from all our local BBC stations. We have been connecting communities at a time of crisis; a counterpoint to the pain of the pandemic and proof of the power of local radio. BBC Three Counties Radio first reported on a local man who was walking 100 laps of his garden to raise £1,000 for the NHS. Shortly
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beyond that. In the early days we linked up with loneliness charity Wavelength, retailers and manufacturers to offer free DAB radios to the most vulnerable people aged over 75. With schools closed and children learning from home, Make a Difference asked listeners and local businesses to help children get online access by donating laptops. More than 116,000 were donated to schools and charities across the country.
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e began broadcasting weekly church services, with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the leader of the Catholic Church, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, both leading services. When Leicester became the first city to go into a local lockdown, we launched a news service in both English and Gujarati. We launched three temporary services in Bradford, Sunderland and Wolverhampton when Covid rates in those cities were high, offering important news and information. People have turned to us as never before and our teams right across the country have risen to the challenge. Now, with a degree of normality returning, we plan to continue Make a Difference. It will stay as a key part of what BBC local radio does. We’ve all learnt lessons from the pandemic. For local radio it’s been a reminder of our core purpose — connecting communities. Whatever the months ahead bring, we’ll be there to help make a difference wherever you live.
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6.00am Sounds of the 60s Tony Blackburn with oldies including the top three from this week in 1960.
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BBC Proms 7.30pm Radio 3 Powered by the irrepressible energy and enthusiasm of its massed teenage players, usually numbering 164, the National Youth Orchestra’s Prom is always one of the highlights of the season — and, even with ranks reduced in line with Covid precautions, this hope-themed concert still promises to be super-charged. Featuring NYO ambassador Nicola Benedetti in Prokofiev’s lyrically virtuosic Violin Concerto No 2, alongside jazz trumpeter Laura Jurd’s new work CHANT, Beethoven’s ever revolutionary “Eroica” Symphony and New Yorker Jessie Montgomery’s multi-cultural take on The Star-Spangled Banner, it’s conducted by South Carolinaborn Jonathon Heyward (above) — a former music director of the Hallé Youth Orchestra, hailed by Mark Elder as “a bright rising star”. MARK PAPPENHEIM
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We know about long Covid but what of the long-term financial effects of the pandemic? In this series Felicity Hannah draws on the experiences of households, businesses and councils to fill out the economic picture. Today she’s in Stoke-on-Trent, where she hears two tales: of self-employed piano teacher Katie, who lost around 70 per cent of her income and is having to move; and of recent graduate Tyler, who saved enough money to buy his own place. Both situations show how Covid might lead to greater inequality. DAVID CRAWFORD
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Sitting in for Dermot O’Leary. Guest Tom Davis, co-creator and star of the BBC1 sitcom King Gary, discusses the current series. See Fri 9.30pm BBC1
10.00 Rob Beckett Sitting in for Claudia Winkleman.
1.00pm Pick of the Pops Paul Gambaccini with the Top 20s from this week in 1987 and 2002. Rptd Sun 3am (1987) and Mon 3am (2002)
3.00 Rylan Clark-Neal With Jo O’Meara (ex-S Club 7) and brothers AJ and Curtis Pritchard.
90.2—92.4 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio3 Freeview* 703 Freesat 703 Sky 0103 Virgin 903 News and weather 7.00am, 8.00 and 1.00pm
7.00am Breakfast With Elizabeth Alker. 9.00 Record Review Andrew McGregor with an engaging and thorough approach to classical music for discerning listeners, with attention to recent releases. 9.30 Proms Composer Katy Hamilton discusses five recordings of music by Felix Mendelssohn, who is featured at this year’s BBC Proms. 11.25 Record of the Week Andrew showcases a fine new recording of Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem. bbc.co.uk/recordreview Disc details are posted on the website EMAIL: recordreview@bbc.co.uk Record Review Extra tomorrow 10pm
11.45 New Generation Artists 2/6. Kate Molleson continues a summer series celebrating the prodigious talents of Radio 3’s current New Generation Artists, 12 musicians with burgeoning international careers. Chopin Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, Op 22 Eric Lu (piano) Rosephanye Powell A Winter Twilight (Miss Wheatley’s Garden) Howard Swanson Night Song Ema Nikolovska (mezzo), Joseph Middleton (piano) Beethoven, arr Bowen Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op 27 No 2 (Moonlight) Timothy Ridout (viola), James Baillieu (piano) Rautavaara Notturno e danza Johan Dalene (violin), Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) Danika Lorèn The Sex Lives of Vegetables (excerpts) Ema Nikolovska (mezzo), Joseph Middleton (piano)
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Saxophonist Jess Gillam is joined by a guest to swap tracks and share musical discoveries.
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9.00 Romesh Ranganathan: for the Love of Hip-Hop
An insider’s take on various music works, today with percussionist Colin Currie returning to the programme to discuss a heartbreaking take on the Orpheus myth, visionary music by Monteverdi, and a piece of French chamber music that takes him back to evenings at his student flat. Plus a track by Radiohead that inspired a new piece by composer Steve Reich.
New series. 1/4. Comedian and former battle rapper Romesh Ranganathan presents a beginner’s guide to hip-hop, from its infancy in the 1970s to present day. Tonight’s playlist includes Missy Elliot, A Tribe Called Quest, Lizzo and Megan Thee Stallion. Plus a spotlight on UK hip-hop. Producer Pete Linney
10.00 The DJ Spoony House Party Sitting in for Craig Charles, with a Party Mixtape at 11.30. Repeated Friday 12 midnight and 1.30am
12.00 Ana Matronic’s Dance Devotion 2.00am Bees in a Pod with Rob Beckett 3&4/8. Two episodes. 3.00 Sheridan’s Showstoppers 10/10 Current West End star Carrie Hope Fletcher (Cinderella) shares her picks. 4.00 Mood Music with Katie Piper 5.00 Tracks of My Years Omnibus edition with Lola Lennox.
BBC 6 Music
3.00 Sound of Gaming Monthly series in which Louise Blain showcases music from the world of gaming, today featuring highlights of Arnaud Roy’s score for Humankind.
4.00 Music Planet Lopa Kothari with new music from across the globe, including a studio session from kora player Amadou Diagne who, with his electric kora, uses loops and effects to take traditional tunes in new directions.
5.00 J to Z Jumoké Fashola celebrates the 30th anniversary of youth jazz and talent development organisation Tomorrow’s Warriors, which promotes diversity and inclusivity across the arts through jazz. She’s joined by co-founders Janine Irons and Gary Crosby. And trumpeter and Tomorrow’s Warriors alumnus Mark Kavuma shares his musical inspirations.
Scala Radio
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7.00am Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie An All Day Rave preview. 10.00 The Huey Show 6 Music’s
7.00am Hannah Cox 10.00 Angellica Bell Magazine-style show. 1.00pm Mark Kermode Film music, marking
All Day Rave feature returns for the next three Saturdays, celebrating club culture through the 1980s, 90s and 00s. Huey kicks off today’s 80s showcase with a look at its New York club scene. With author Tim Lawrence, Don Letts and Fab Five Freddy, DJ Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy, and former Studio 54 DJ Bert Bevans.
today’s 46th birthday of Charlize Theron with scores by Rachel Portman (The Cider House Rules), Rob Simonsen (Tully) and Junkie XL (Mad Max: Fury Road).
1.00pm Jamz Supernova Norman Jay recalls his rare groove east London club night the Bass Clef.
3.00 Gilles Peterson 6.00 The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show A 1980s special. 9.00 The Blessed Madonna Recalling1980sChicagoclubMedusa’s.
12.00 Lose Yourself with... 2.00am 6 Music Artist in Residence 3.00 The Morning After Mix 5.00 Chris Hawkins
BBC PROMS GUIDE 2021
3.00 Simon Mayo’s Essential Albums Classic recordings and new releases, today with highlights of Max Richter’s latest album Exiles. This week’s Mozart Selection features a recording by Mitsuko Uchida of his Piano Sonata in A, K331.
5.00 The Console with Luci Holland 6.00 Jack Pepper’s Culture Bunker 8.00 Saturday Night Scala With Darren Redick. 11.00 The Space Soothing and calming music. 1.00am Night Music 5.00 In the Park
Absolute Radio DAB absoluteradio.co.uk F’view 727 F’sat 724 Sky 0107 Virgin 915 8.00am Frank Skinner 11.00 Sarah Champion 2.00pm Ross Buchanan 5.00 Andy Bush’s Indie Disco 7.00 Absolute Classic Rock Party 10.00 Dan Noble 4.00am Ross Buchanan
6.30 New Generation Artists Featuring the Aris Quartet. Plus a performance by jazz trumpeter and composer Laura Jurd, recorded at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios in London. Bridge Allegretto for viola Cecil Forsyth Chanson Celtique Timothy Ridout (viola), James Baillieu (piano) Laura Jurd Invertebrates Laura Jurd (trumpet), Seb Rochford (drums), John Edwards (double bass) Beethoven String Quartet in F, Op 59 No 1 (Rasumovsky) Aris Quartet
7.30 BBC Proms
From the Royal Albert Hall, London, violinist Nicola Benedetti teams up with rising-star a conductor Jonathon Heyward and the teenagers of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain for a Prom featuring Beethoven’s great Eroica symphony. Presented by Andrew McGregor. Nicola Benedetti (violin), National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, conductor Jonathon Heyward Laura Jurd CHANT (first London performance) Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 2 Interval Andrew McGregor talks to members of the National Youth Orchestra and to their digital artist in residence and composer Jessie Montgomery Jessie Montgomery Banner (first London performance of chamber-orchestra version) Beethoven Symphony No 3 in E flat (Eroica) BBC Proms 2021 Guide: £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232 639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop32
10.00 New Music Show Tom Service showcases new music including the last major work of Dutch composer Louis Andriessen, who died last month, aged 82. Louis Andriessen May Cappella Amsterdam, Orchestra of the 18th Century, conductor Daniel Reuss
12.00 Freeness Another chance to hear three sessions including a collaboration between turntablist Mariam Rezaei and electronic artist Stephen Bishop, Anglo-American folk duo Cath and Phil Tyler, and jazz quartet Caröm fronted by double-bass player Andy Champion. First broadcast last October as part of the online festival TUSK (normally at Sage Gateshead in Newcastle). (R)
1.00am Through the Night With Catriona Young. Beethoven Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 16 Jolivet Le Chant de Linos Gundega Smite Street of Noises Françaix L’Heure du berger Maija Zandberga (flute), Egils Upatnieks (oboe), Martins Circenis (clarinet), Janis Semjonovs (bassoon), Arturs Sults (horn), Agnese Eglina (piano/percussion) 1.58 Ravel L’Heure espagnole 2.50 Lalo Deux Aubades 3.01 Mendelssohn String Octet in E flat, Op 20 3.33 Mozart Piano Concerto No 21 in C, K467 4.02 Corelli Sonata da chiesa in E minor, Op 3 No 5 4.10 Bartok Hungarian Sketches 4.21 Hildegard Ave generosa 4.27 Granados Valses poéticos 4.38 Grainger Hill-Song No 1 4.52 Lully Plainte d’Armide (Les Amours déguisés) 5.01 Strauss Overture: Die Fledermaus 5.09 Elena Firsova Reflections, Op 59 5.15 Rangstrom Partita 5.29 Pachelbel Gott ist unser Zuversicht 5.34 Elgar Serenade in E minor 5.45 Haydn Piano Sonata in E minor, H XVI 34 5.56 Bach Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV225 6.09 Scriabin Symphony No 3 (Le Divin Poème) (R)
Classic FM 99.9—101.9 FM DAB classicfm.com Freeview 731 Freesat 721 Sky 0106 Virgin 922
7.00am Alan Titchmarsh 10.00 Bill Turnbull With popular favourites. 1.00pm Alexander Armstrong 4.00 Moira Stuart’s Hall of Fame Concert Classic FM Hall of Fame works played in full including Butterworth, Tárrega, Bruch, John Williams, Delius, Sibelius, Mozart and Rimsky-Korsakov.
7.00 Saturday Night at the Movies Andrew Collins celebrates the re-opening of cinemas to full capacity with a month of monumental film music, starting with highlights of scores by Max Steiner (Gone with the Wind), Rogers and Hammerstein (The King and I), Alex North (A Streetcar Named Desire) and Narcio Herb (Singin’ in the Rain).
9.00 David Mellor’s Melodies Continuation of a series of programmes celebrating the summer festival season, featuring Rodrigo performed by guitarist Julian Bream and tenor Jonas Kaufmann with Neopolitan songs. Plus trumpeter Lucienne Renaudin Vary playing Piazzolla. 10.00 Smooth Classics With Myleene Klass. 1.00am Katie Breathwick 4.00 Sam Pittis
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7 AUGUST SATURDAY BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 5 Live 12.30 FM Party’s Over
92.4—94.6 FM 198 LW DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4 Freeview 704 Freesat 704 (FM) 710 (LW) Sky 0104 (FM) 0143 (LW) Virgin 904 (FM) 911 (LW)
2/5. Sitcom, by Jon Hunter and Paul Doolan, following the fortunes of Henry Tobin, Britain’s shortest-serving Prime Minister. While sitting in at a talk radio station, Henry meets a man who might have the answers to his problems. Henry Tobin Christine Tobin Natalie
Miles Jupp Jones Ingrid Oliver Khaled Emma Sidi Scott
Justin Edwards Zaqi Ismail Kiell Smith-Bynoe
Producer Richard Morris Repeated from yesterday (FM only) Repeated Monday 11pm and Tuesday 9am Radio 4 Extra
5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day With Harry Baker. 5.45 Four Thought What is it to Hear? The author and
1.00 FM News 1.10 FM Any Questions?
psychotherapist Joe Friedman, who grew up with parents who were deaf, illuminates the difference between merely hearing and really listening. Presented by Olly Mann.
Chris Mason chairs from the Players Theatre, Lowestoft, with a panel that includes radio presenter Iain Dale and the Labour MP Clive Lewis. Producer Camellia Sinclair Rptd from yesterday
Repeated from Wednesday
2.00 FM Any Answers?
6.00 News and Papers 6.07 Open Country
Presented by Anita Anand. PHONE: 0370 010 0444 Lines open from 12.30pm EMAIL: any.answers@bbc.co.uk
2.45 FM The Etiquette Guide
Repeated from Thursday (FM only)
2/5. The Elizabethans. Examining Fabritio Caroso’s book Nobilta di Dame, which reveals how to behave at court, including the right way for gentlemen to approach the King.
6.30 Farming Today This Week 7.00 Today With Nick Robinson and Sarah Smith. 7.25, 8.25 Sports News 7.48 Thought for the Day With Hannah Malcolm.
Producer David Prest (R)
3.00 FM Drama: The Book of Danielle By Jeremy Front. A woman unwittingly summons a golem to help her escape from the pressures of a catastrophic news cycle.
9.00 Saturday Live Richard Coles and Nikki Bedi are joined by comedian Tim Vine. Producer Corinna Jones
Narrator/Eli Danni Joel Naomi Mummy
10.30 The Kitchen Cabinet FM only from 10.45 4/6. Jay Rayner presents the touring culinary panel show, today with Jeremy Pang, Anna Jones, Rob Owen Brown and Dr Annie Gray.
Henry Goodman Alexis Zegerman Aaron Gelkoff Susannah Wise Sue Kelvin
Kirstie Clarke Margaret Cabourn-Smith Cody Jospeh Ayre Newsreader Simon Ludders Policeman Shaun Mason
Director Sally Avens
4.00 FM Weekend Woman’s Hour
Repeated tomorrow 9.30pm
Presented by Anita Rani.
10.45am—12.01pm; 12.04— 5.54pm; 5.57—7.00* LW Test Match Special
5.00 FM Saturday PM With Caroline Wyatt. 5.30 FM The Bottom Line
England v India Commentary on the fourth day of the First Test from Trent Bridge, with Jonathan Agnew, Isa Guha, Simon Mann and Daniel Norcross. Analysis from Michael Vaughan, Deep Dasgupta, Alastair Cook and Phil Tufnell.
2/9. Sound of the Suburbs. With more people working from home and cities becoming quieter, could this lead to a revival of the suburban economy? Presented by Evan Davis. Producer Lesley McAlpine (R)
6.00 FM Six o’Clock News 6.15 FM Loose Ends
*approximate times Coverage also on 5 Live Sports Extra from 10.15am
Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by actor Sam West, broadcaster Natasha Kaplinsky and MP Chris Bryant. With music from Will Young. Repeated Monday 11.30am
11.00 FM The Briefing Room 6/17. David Aaronovitch explore an issue in the news. Repeated from Thursday
11.30 FM From Our Own Correspondent
7.00 Profile
Presented by Kate Adie.
Mark Coleson on the two doctors behind the Covid vaccine — Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci.
12.04pm FM The Hangover
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New series. 1/4. Households. Felicity Hannah discusses the financial winners and losers of the pandemic, visiting Stoke on Trent to meet two households whose lives have been transformed in very different ways. Producer Smita Patel
Producer Ben Carter; Editor Sally Abrahams (R) Repeated tomorrow 5.45am and 5.40pm (FM only)
7.15 The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed 6/8. Simon Armitage is joined by Springwatch’s Gillian Burke. Producer Susan Roberts See 12.15am
Repeated tomorrow 9pm
BBC Radio 4 Extra DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4extra Freeview 708 Freesat 708 Sky 0131 Virgin 910 6.00am Conflict of Doves as 4pm 7.30 Great Lives as 5.30pm 8.00 The Motion Show Debating game (6/6) 8.30 Smelling of Roses 2001 Simon Brett sitcom with Prunella Scales and Arabella Weir (4/6) 9.00 The Rudest Man in Britain as 7pm 12.00 The Gambler Comedian, author and adventurer Tim FitzHigham re-creates a series of bizarre bets from the 18th and 19th centuries (1/4) 12.30pm Double Income, No Kids Yet Third series of David Spicer’s sitcom. With David Tennant (1/6) 1.00 The Last Seaside Orchestra Matthew Rowe heads to North Yorkshire to experience the Scarborough Spa Orchestra. From 2011 1.45 Summer Picnic June Barrie reads Elizabeth Jane Howard’s acutely observed tale. From 1993 2.00 Josh Howie’s Losing It An episode of the comedy written by and starring Josh Howie 2.30 The Museum of Everything An episode of the 2004 comedy exploring the weird world of museums, galleries and obsessive collectors 3.00 Masala FM Series final of the 1996 comedy by Meera Syal, who stars with Sanjeev Bhaskar 3.30 The Mark Steel Lecture 2001 biographical satire, here with a look at Karl Marx (1818—83) 4.00 Conflict of Doves David Buck’s drama revisiting the preparations for the 1936 Berlin
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9.00 Tumanbay 5/8. Kiss My Fingers. By Mike Walker. Threat of plague brings Barakat into conflict with Effendi Red, while Manel must prove her commitment by undertaking a dangerous mission. Gregor Rufus Wright Barakat Hiran Abeysekera Manel Aiysha Hart Heaven Tanya Ravljen Ibn Nabil Elouahabi Dorin Vincent Ebrahim Cadali Matthew Marsh Alkin Nathalie Armin General Qulan Christopher Fulford Effendi Red Sagar Arya
Madu Danny Ashok Khaled Zaqi Ismail Akiba Akin Gazi Girl in the orphanage Tia-Lana Chinapyel Orphanage director Byron Mondahl Hoda Anjli Mohindra Sergeant Jonas Khan Owner Nadir Khan
Producers Emma Hearn, Nadir Khan and John Dryden Director John Dryden (R)
9.45 The Hotel 10/15. Briony, by Daisy Johnson. A woman who once worked at The Hotel finds memories of her father coming back to haunt her. Read by Adjoa Andoh. Producer Justine Willett (R)
10.00 News 10.15 The Exchange 1/4. Faith and Sexuality. Two strangers who share a common experience meet for the first time. Saima Razzaq and Teddy Prout made a choice about religion when they came out as gay. They discuss their decisions, in conversation with Catherine Carr. Rptd from Wed
11.00 Brain of Britain 3/17. Russell Davies hosts, with contestants from Carmarthen, Letchworth, South London and Glastonbury. Repeated from Monday
11.30 MTV: a British Invention? Adam Buxton uncovers the influence of British music videos on the early years of MTV, which launched in America 40 years ago. Repeated from Sunday
12.00 News and Weather 12.15am Green Originals 4/15. TV presenter Gillian Burke on the role of Wangari Maathai in drawing attention to environmental causes in sub-Saharan Africa. Producer Dan Hardoon Rptd tomorrow 2.45pm (FM only) (R)
12.30—12.45 Short Works Our Dead Billy and Sasha Next Door, by Jenn Ashworth. Until now, Anna has managed living without Brian, working from home and social distancing. But this morning gets off to a bad start. Read by Hermione Norris. Repeated from yesterday (FM only)
1.00 as BBC World Service
BBC World Service Olympics, and how German director Leni Riefenstahl (1902—2003), a contributor to the Nazi propaganda machine, filmed the event. With Cheryl Campbell, John Castle, Nigel Anthony, Don Fellows, Michael Gough and others. From 1986 5.30 Great Lives Matthew Parris invites Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp to celebrate architect-designer Edward William Godwin (1833—86). From 2017 (1/9) 6.00 The Mysterious Mansion Dramatisation by Peter Mackie of 19th-century French writer Honoré de Balzac’s grisly tale of what lies behind the ruin of La Grande Breteche. With David Calder, Dorien Thomas, Dillwyn Owen and Tessa Gearing. From 1993 7.00 The Rudest Man in Britain Simon Fanshawe profiles London-born writer, broadcaster, actor and policeman Gilbert Harding (1907—60). Featuring Dr Brighton and Mr Harding (2005), excerpts from Round Britain Quiz, What’s My Line? and The Brains Trust, and an edition of Twenty Questions. Plus Face to Face with Gilbert Harding (1960). From 2014 10.00—12.00 Comedy Club: Rigor Mortis Comedy with Peter Davison (6/6), at 10.30 Chain Reaction (4/6), at 11.00 Sara Pascoe: the Modern Monkey (3/4), at 11.30 Armstrong & Miller (1/4), and at 11.45 The Pin (1/4) 12.00 as 6pm 1.00am as 1pm 1.45 as 1.45pm 2.00 as 2pm 2.30 as 2.30pm 3.00 as 3pm 3.30 as 3.30pm 4.00 as 4pm 5.30 as 5.30pm
*Not available on Freeview in Scotland 4pm—1am. Key (R) Repeat
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
Producer Ruth Abrahams; Executive producer David Prest
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5.00am News 5.05 The Cultural Frontline 5.30 Trending 5.50 More or Less 6.00 Weekend 8.30 The Conversation 9.00 News 9.05 BBC OS Conversations 9.30 The Lazarus Heist 9.50 Over to You 10.00 News 10.05 Sports Hour 11.00 The Newsroom 11.30 WorkLifeIndia 12.00 News 12.05pm World Book Club: discussing Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 1.00 Newshour 2.00 News 2.05 Sportsworld 6.00 The Newsroom 6.30 Trending 6.50 Sporting Witness 7.00 News 7.05 Proms: from the Royal Albert Hall, featuring one of the best known of Henry Purcell’s arias, Dido’s Lament from his opera Dido and Aeneas 8.00 News 8.05 The Arts Hour 9.00 Newshour 10.00 News 10.05 Music Life: Jenn Wasner, Helado Negro, Meg Duffy and Joseph Shabason discuss music as a form of healing and the impact it has both on themselves and those who listen to it 11.00 The Newsroom 11.20 Sports News 11.30 The Documentary: Africa’s Vaccine Ambitions 12.00 News 12.05am The Science Hour 1.00 News 1.05 The Cultural Frontline 1.30 Trending 1.50 Over to You 2.00 News 2.05 BBC OS Conversations 2.30 The Lazarus Heist 2.50 Sporting Witness 3.00 News 3.05 World Book Club 4.00 News 4.05 Business Weekly
News and sport bulletin every half-hour Times vary during live sports coverage
5.00am No Passion, No Point with Eddie Hearn Eddie Hearn talks to ex-professional boxer Tony Bellew. 5.30 The Sports Desk Sarah Mulkerrins, Dan Roan and Nesta McGregor with in-depth discussion. 6.00 Saturday Breakfast Mark Chapman and Clare McDonnell with a round-up from Tokyo. Plus the morning’s action including the start of the men’s pentathlon. 9.00 Adrian Chiles Adrian Chiles with Olympic Games coverage including track cycling and the men’s sprint final. 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 10.15am—7.00pm Test Match Special England v India, commentary on the fourth day of the First Test from Trent Bridge. 11.00 5 Live Olympics Kelly Cates presents live athletics coverage featuring the men’s 1500m final and the 400m relay finals for men and women. Plus the team show jumping final, the conclusion to the men’s modern pentathlon event and the men’s football final. 3.00pm 5 Live Sport Steve Crossman presents round-the-ground coverage of the first weekend of the EFL. At 5.00 there’s Team news and build-up to Leicester City v Manchester City in the FA Community Shield, with live commentary starting at 5.15. And from 7.00 there’s reaction following the Third Test between the British and Irish Lions and South Africa.
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8/11. How landscape and community inspired a sound walk in Northumberland.
John McCarthy reflects on the day he was released from five and a half years in a captivity in Beirut in 1991, and what followed.
693, 909 MW DAB bbc.co.uk/fivelive F’view 705 F’sat 705 Sky 0105 Virgin 905 Sports Extra F’view 706 F’sat 706 Sky 0144 Virgin 908
Saturday
News 5.30am, 6.00 and hourly to 10.00 (FM/LW), 11.00 and hourly to 7.00 (FM), 8.00 and hourly to 12 midnight (FM/LW) Weather 6.07, 6.57, 7.57, 12.57pm (FM), 5.57 (FM), 9.59, 12.30am Shipping Forecasts 5.20am, 12.01pm (LW), 5.54pm (LW), 12.48am
8.00 Archive on 4: Well Hello: the Release of John McCarthy
5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 7.00—10.00 Cricket: the Hundred Southern Brave Men v Northern Superchargers Men. 8.00 Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review Revised repeat from yesterday 9.00 Stephen Nolan Topical discussion. Plus Olympics coverage of the men’s marathon. 1.00am Chris Latchem Including Olympics track cycling.
Talksport 1053, 1089 MW DAB talksport.co.uk F’view 723 F’sat 731 Sky 0108 Virgin 927 6.00am Sports Breakfast 9.00 The Warm Up 1.00pm Saturday Session 4.00 Lions Live South Africa v British and Irish Lions (kick-off 5.00). 7.00 Kick-Off 10.00 Fight Night 1.00am Extra Time
LBC 97.3 FM (London area) DAB lbc.co.uk F’view 732 F’sat 734 Sky 0124 Virgin 919 7.00am Andrew Castle 10.00 Matt Frei 1.00pm Maajid Nawaz 4.00 David Lammy 7.00 Natasha Devon 9.00 The Legal Hour 10.00 Nick Abbot 1.00am Clive Bull 4.00 Ian Payne
Asian Network DAB bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork F’view 709 F’sat 709 Sky 0119 Virgin 912 5.00am Beyond Bollywood: the Mix 6.00 Certified Throwbacks 7.00 Jasmine Takhar 10.00 Beyond Bollywood 1.00pm Nikita Kanda and Mistah Islah 3.00 AJD 6.00 Panjabi Hit Squad 9.00 Pure Spice With DJ Manara. 12.00 SOS Bhangra Mix 1.00am Represents 3.00 Residency
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Sunday
97.6—99.8 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio1 F’view* 700 F’sat 700 Sky 0101 Virgin 901 6.00am Chillout Anthems 7.00 Adele Roberts 10.00 Radio 1 Anthems 11.00 Arielle Free 1.00pm Matt and Mollie 4.00 Radio 1’s Life Hacks 6.00 The Official Chart 7.00 Radio 1’s Chillest Show 9.00 Benji B Future beats. 11.00 BBC Introducing Dance 1.00am Radio 1’s Residency 3.00 Radio 1’s Chill Mix 4.00 Radio 1 Dance 5.00 Arielle Free
BBC Radio 2 88—90.2 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio2 F’view* 702 F’sat 702 Sky 0102 Virgin 902
Radio
6.00am Good Morning Sunday
Cerys Matthews 10.00am BBC 6 Music 6 Music is about to undergo a few schedule changes, with Craig Charles taking over from Shaun Keaveny on midweek afternoons and Iggy Pop moving to Sundays at 4pm. Amy Lamé will now start at 6am on Saturdays and Sundays, with Radcliffe and Maconie’s weekend shows starting at 8 rather than 7. Not moving is Cerys Matthews, for 10 years a Sunday morning fixture whose mellow presence and choice of music is perfect for that time of the week. In her often surprising interviews she’s a champion of people trying to make the world a better place, and I think that description applies to today’s guest, the historian Alice Roberts (above), whose new book Ancestors, about the world of early Britons, might contain the odd lesson for us. SIMON O’HAGAN
The Reunion
ALAMY
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In the first of a new series of The Reunion Kirsty Wark assembles four campaigners to discover how attitudes to the very definition of marriage appeared to change over a relatively short period. Section 28, which banned the so-called promotion of homosexuality by local authorities, wasn’t repealed in England and Wales until 2003. But 2014 saw the first same-sex marriages in the UK. On the panel are gay rights activist Peter Tatchell; Lib Dem equalities minister Lynne Featherstone; Ben Cohen of Pink News; and Conservative MP Nick Herbert, who led the Freedom to Marry campaign. We also hear from then prime minister David Cameron, who gained the support of the Conservative party for the change. DAVID MCGILLIVRAY
With the Rev Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad.
9.00 Steve Wright’s Sunday Love Songs Personal dedications. 11.00 The Michael Ball Show With Ruby Wax — who discusses her latest book, A Mindfulness Guide for Survival — and Texas lead singer Sharleen Spiteri to coincide with the band’s latest album.
1.00pm Elaine Paige on Sunday 3.00 Sounds of the 70s With Johnnie Walker.
5.00 Paul O’Grady Including a Lost TV Theme (from a show concerning American real estate) and spotlights on the Gap Band and James Blunt.
7.00 Sunday Night Is Music Night A recent BBC Prom from London’s Royal Albert Hall, London, with Elaine Paige presenting an evening of toetapping music from Broadway’s golden age. Richard Balcombe conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra with vocalists Louise Dearman, Katie Hall, Nadim Naaman and Jamie Parker. Aired on Radio 3 on 31 July.
9.00 Radio 2 Unwinds
New series. 1/4. Angela Griffin with music to help listeners relax and switch off, featuring playlists that can stretch from Morcheeba to Moloko, Bruno Mars to Billie Holiday, Air to Zero 7. Producer Claire Solan
10.00 Katie Piper Sitting in for Dr Rangan Chatterjee.
12.00 OJ Borg 3.00 Pick of the Pops 1/2. Paul Gambaccini with 1987. (R) See tomorrow 4.00 Nicki Chapman
BBC 6 Music DAB bbc.co.uk/6music Freeview 707 Freesat 707 Sky 0120 Virgin 909
7.00am Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie Music and guests. 10.00 Cerys Matthews
Alice Roberts discusses her book Ancestors, in which she explores a what prehistoric burial sites can teach us about the very early Britons.
1.00pm The Happiness Map 1/5. Rob Crossan invites musicians to relive a trip, starting with Merrill Garbus (of Tune-Yards) and Lisbon.
2.00 Guy Garvey Rptd 12 midnight 4.00 Amy Lamé A sleeve-art focus. 6.00 Now Playing @6Music 8.00 Stuart Maconie’s Freak Zone Rarities, requests and demos. 10.00 Don Letts’ Culture Clash Radio No Doubt’s Rock Steady (2001). 12.00 Guy Garvey (R) 2.00am Jukebox 3.00 BBC Introducing Arts 4.00 The BBC Introducing Mixtape 5.00 Edward Adoo In for Chris Hawkins.
BBC Radio 3 90.2—92.4 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio3 Freeview* 703 Freesat 703 Sky 0103 Virgin 903 News and weather 7.00am, 8.00 and 1.00pm
7.00am Breakfast With Martin Handley. 9.00 Sunday Morning With Sarah Walker. 12.00 My Problem with Handel Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani dislikes the music of Handel for several reasons. He talks it over with mezzosoprano and Handel champion Sarah Connolly. (R)
1.00pm Proms Chamber Music Monday’s recital of clarinet trios from Cadogan Hall, London, with Petroc Trelawny introducing Michael Collins in performances of Zemlinsky’s trio (1896) and the influential one by Brahms (1891). Michael Collins (clarinet), Adrian Brendel (cello), Michael McHale (piano) Zemlinsky Clarinet Trio, Op 3 Brahms Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op 114 (R)
2.00 The Early Music Show Owain Park conducts the Gesualdo Six in a concert of English motets, recorded last month at the York Early Music Festival, including pieces by Tallis, Byrd, Tomkins, John Sheppard, Weelkes, Robert White and Tye. Presented by Lucie Skeaping.
3.00 Choral Evensong From St Peter’s, Eaton Square, London, with the BBC Singers, recorded on 23 April. Introit: We Wait for Thy Loving Kindness, O God (McKie). Responses: Rose. Psalms 22, 23 (Martindale Sidwell). First Lesson: Isaiah 49, vv1—7. Canticles: Truro Canticles (Dobrinka Tabakova). Second Lesson: 1 John 1, vv1—10. Anthem: Evening Hymn (Balfour Gardiner). Hymn: How Shall I Sing That Majesty (Coe Fen). Voluntary: Petite suite (3rd mvt) (Bales). Repeated from Wednesday
4.00 Jazz Record Requests Alyn Shipton with a broad spectrum of requests.
5.00 The Listening Service According to his critics, Igor Stravinsky’s composing consisted of picking up any old musical baubles like a restless musical magpie, sometimes leaving them virtually unchanged. When it came to explaining his music, Stravinsky liked nothing better than to hide behind contradictory and gnomic statements. Tom Service attempts to reveal his essence. With input by playwright Meredith Oakes and Stravinsky biographer Jonathan Cross. Repeated Friday 4.30pm (R)
5.30 Words and Music Latin America: Spears, Jaguars and Eagles Poetry, prose and music exploring the Spanish colonisation of South and Central America, from the perspectives of the Conquistadors, the Spanish knights, soldiers and explorers who conquered vast territories, and the indigenous peoples they found there: the Aztecs, Incas and many more. Producer Ruth Thomson (R)
6.45 Sunday Feature: Rewiring Raymond Scott A look at the legacy of electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott (1908 — 94), who in the 1950s established one of America’s first electronic studios, equipped with instruments of his own devising — such as the Clavivox, the Circle Machine and the
7.30 BBC Proms
A Prom with an American accent, in which Ryan Bancroft conducts the BBC National n Orchestra of Wales in Dvorak’s New World symphony, music by Ives and the world premiere of a new work by New York-born composer Augusta Read Thomas. Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Ryan Bancroft Augusta Read Thomas Dance Foldings (BBC commission: first performance) Ives Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No 1) Interval American author and broadcaster Michael Goldfarb discusses the myths associated with the founding of the USA and more modern depictions of the “new world” in American culture. Dvorak Symphony No 9 in E minor (From the New World) BBC Proms 2021 Guide: £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232 639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop32
10.00 Record Review Extra With Hannah French. 11.00 Organ Road Trip New series. 1/3. St Bavo, Haarlem. Organist David Briggs visits three of his favourite pipe organs. This first episode focuses on an 18th-century organ built by Christian Müller in the church of Saint Bavo in the Netherlands city of Haarlem. Bach Prelude in B flat, BWV560 Piet Kee (organ) Bach Prelude and Fugue in D, BWV532 Jacques van Oortmerssen Mendelssohn Organ Sonata No 3 A, Op 65 No 3 Jos van der Kooy Vierne Feux follets, Op 53 No 4 Stephen Tharp Reger Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, Op 67 No 3 Piet Kee Jean Guillou Improvisation Performed by the composer Producer Chris Taylor
12.00 Classical Fix Jules Buckley creates a playlist — from Liszt to Edmund Finnis — for Mogwai guitarist Stuart Braithwaite.
12.30am Through the Night With Catriona Young. Rachmaninov The Isle of the Dead, Op 29 Outi Tarkiainen Midnight Sun Variations Shostakovich Symphony No 11 (The Year 1905) BBC Philharmonic, conductor John Storgards 2.09 Bach Keyboard Concerto No 1 in D minor, BWV1052 2.31 Mendelssohn Symphony No 3 in A minor (Scottish) 3.10 Britten Les Illuminations, Op 18 3.33 Penderecki De natura sonoris III 3.39 Ravel Histoires naturelles 3.56 Howells Rhapsody No 1, Op 17 No 1 4.02 Kirnberger An den Flussen Babylons 4.14 Vivaldi Mandolin Concerto in C, RV425 4.22 De Vocht Towards a Higher Light 4.31 Lassus SU-su-PER-per 4.35 Schubert Impromptu in F minor (Four Impromptus, D935) 4.40 Salieri Overture: La grotta di Trofonio 4.47 Barber Dover Beach, Op 3 4.56 Handel Suite No 3 in G: Water Music, HWV350 5.07 Holst Beni Mora, Op 29 No 1 5.22 Narváez Los seys libros del delphín (selection) 5.39 Mozart Symphony No 5 in B flat, K22 5.47 Jan Zach Lie Back (in an Arm-Chair) 6.03 Tanev Pizzicato 6.07 Beethoven Trio in B flat, Op 11 (R)
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7.00am Jamie Crick Tunes from musicals. 10.00 Angellica Bell Uplifting music. 1.00pm Anne Frankenstein 3.00 Alexis Ffrench’s Guide to the Orchestra 2/5. Percussion, with music by Saint-Saëns, Bach and John Williams and a recording by Evelyn Glennie. 5.00 The Scala Jukebox With Sam Hughes. 6.00 On Tour with Jo Brand 2/4. The music tour continues in the North, from the Hallé and the RLPO to Black Dyke Band and John Rutter’s Beatles Concerto. Plus tickling Hull and Liverpool anecdotes. 8.00 Sunday Night Scala With Darren Redick
10.00 The Console with Luci Holland 11.00 The Space 12.00 Night Music
highly complex and ambitious Electronium. Family members, archivists, music historians and producers discuss this brilliant eccentric who changed the sonic landscape of the 20th century. Producer Dan Shepherd (R)
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5.00am In the Park
Absolute Radio DAB absoluteradio.co.uk F’view 727 F’sat 724 Sky 0107 Virgin 915 8.00am Claire Sturgess 11.00 Sarah Champion 2.00pm Rock ’n’ Roll Football 6.00 Request Show 8.00 Epicentres with Sophie K 9.00 Sunday Night Music Club 12.00 Dan Noble
99.9—101.9 FM DAB classicfm.com Freeview 731 Freesat 721 Sky 0106 Virgin 922
7.00am Aled Jones With the Choral Classic at 8.15 and the Classic FM Hall of Fame at 9.00. 10.00 Bill Turnbull With popular favourites. 1.00pm Catherine Bott 4.00 John Humphrys With music by Cécile Chaminade (1857—1944) — the first female composer to be awarded the highest French order of merit, the Légion d’honneur — and a new recording from young South Korean violinist Bomsori Kim.
7.00 Smooth Classics Charlotte Hawkins with a laid-back playlist including spotlights on younger performers, today featuring a track from Roots — the recently released debut solo album of 24-year-old violinist Randall Goosby.
9.00 Robert Rinder’s Classical Passions 6/6. Broadcaster and criminal barrister Robert Rinder celebrates composers who happen to be gay. He concludes with recordings featuring American pianist Sara Davis Buechne, mezzo Jamie Barton and the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, who in 1982 were founded for “aesthetic rather than political purposes”. 10.00 Smooth Classics With Myleene Klass. 1.00am Bill Overton
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5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Bells on Sunday From All Saints Church in Maidstone, Kent. 5.45 Profile Rptd from yesterday 7pm
6.00 News Summary 6.05 Something Understood Pilgrimage. Dr Rowan Williams explores the idea of pilgrimage as a preparation for the final passing to the other side after death. Producer Michael Wakelin Repeated 11.30pm (R)
6.35 On Your Farm
7.00 News; Sunday Papers 7.10 Sunday The week’s religious and ethical issues.
7.54 The Radio 4 Appeal Peter Capaldi presents an appeal on behalf of Hands Up Foundation. Repeated 9.25pm and Thursday 3.27pm Donations: Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal, marked Hands Up Foundation on the back of the envelope; Credit/debit cards: Freephone 0800 404 8144; online via the Radio 4 website
8.00 News; Sunday Papers 8.10 Sunday Worship Led by Rev Richard Frazer of Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, at the start of the city’s festivals. Richard explores the wonder and enchantment to be found in human living and stories. With Rev Ruth Halley and Gillian Cooper.
8.48 A Point of View Zoe Strimpel reflects on the dangers of using TV as a coping mechanism. Rptd from Friday
8.58 Tweet of the Day Peacock. With Satish Kumar. (R)
9.00 Broadcasting House Paddy O’Connell and guests with their own take on the week’s news. 10.00 The Archers FM only from 10.45 Omnibus edition. (R) Ambridge Diary: page 117
10.45am—12.01pm; 12.04—5.54; 5.57—7.00* LW Test Match Special England v India Commentary on the fifth day of the First Test from Trent Bridge.
Twenty years on from the collapse of the Texan energy company Enron in the wake of a massive fraud, Lesley Curwen tries to find out if it is still as easy to fleece investors of their money. Repeated from Tuesday
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Producer Charlotte North Repeated Friday 9am
11.45 FM Marketing: Hacking the Unconscious 10/10. The Power of Shame. Rory Sutherland explores how marketing harnesses our sense of guilt and shame to influence our consumer decisions. Producer Steven Rajam (R)
12.04pm FM The Unbelievable Truth 2/6. David Mitchell hosts, with Rufus Hound, Fern Brady, Ria Lina, and Tony Hawks trying to smuggle the truth past each other. Rptd from Mon Rptd tomorrow 5.30pm Radio 4 Extra
12.32 FM The Food Programme Andrew Wong: A Life Through Food Jaega Wise meets the man who calls himself “a chef, anthropologist and cultural observer” and has transformed modern assumptions about Chinese cuisine. Producer Lucy Taylor Repeated tomorrow 3.30pm
1.00 FM The World This Weekend With Jonny Dymond.
1.30 FM The Listening Project Omnibus. Presented by Fi Glover. (R)
2.00 FM Gardeners’ Question Time Kathy Clugston is joined by Chris Beardshaw, Pippa Greenwood and Bunny Guinness to answer listeners’ queries. Repeated from Friday
2.45 FM Green Originals Repeated from yesterday 12.15am
3.00 FM Drama: The King Must Die 2/2. Robin Brooks’s dramatisation of Mary Renault’s novel. Theseus travels to Knossos, where he discovers the bull dance. Theseus Shane Zaza Poseidon Raad Rawi Ariadne Annie Haworth Minos Richard Braine Phormion Joe McArdle Corinthian Harmony Rose-Bremner Laia Tessa Wojtczak Aktor/Perimos/Officer Richard Bates
Lukos/Alektryon Charlie Archer Helike/Maenad Sophie Walter Hippon/Captain/Young King Gavi Singh Chera Melantho/Queen of Naxos Heidi Parsons Chryse/Girl Alexandra Ewing Iros/Alexias Sam Henderson Asterion/Priest Theo Fraser Steele
Producer/Director Fiona McAlpine
4.00 FM Open Book Chris Power talks to Jean Hanff Korelitz, author of the book behind TV hit The Undoing, about her new novel The Plot, a thriller about plagiarism. And 100 years after Georgette Heyer published her first novel, The Black Moth, Harriet Evans discusses her enduring appeal. Plus, Richard Beard begins his summer series on the look of a book. Producer Kirsten Locke Repeated Thursday 3.30pm
5.40 FM Profile Repeated from yesterday 7pm 6.00 FM Six o’Clock News 6.15 FM Pick of the Week Barnie Choudhury selects highlights from the past seven days’ radio programmes.
7.00 Little Lifetimes 6/6. Nanna No No. Last of six stories about six women and their secrets, written by Jenny Eclair. A highly successful retired lawyer believes she will be the perfect grandmother, so why is she hiding behind the sofa when her grandchildren appear? Producer Sally Avens (R)
7.15 Scrambled Egg Stand-up special with Anna Leong Brophy and Emily Lloyd-Saini, in which they explore their experiences of being mixed race — with a little help from their mothers. Producer Mobashir Dar Repeated Friday 5.30pm
7.45 Wolverine Blues 4/5. By Graeme Macrae Burnet. Dr Maeder has a plan to bring Max back from the brink of delinquency. Read by Alasdair Hankinson and Robin Laing. Producer Eilidh McCreadie
8.00 Feedback 5/8. Roger Bolton dips into the mailbag of listeners’ comments. Repeated from Friday
8.30 Last Word Matthew Bannister presents the programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. Repeated from Friday
9.00 The Hangover 9.25 The Radio 4 Appeal 9.30 The Kitchen Cabinet 4/6. Repeated from yesterday 10.30am
10.00 The Westminster Hour Political magazine, with Carolyn Quinn.
11.00 The Film Programme As part of presenter Antonia Quirke’s Last Chance series, she tells Juliet Stevenson how much she’s always wanted to talk to her about the famous crying scene in Anthony Minghella’s 1990 film Truly Madly Deeply. Repeated from Thursday
11.30 Something Understood Repeated from 6.05am
12.00 News and Weather 12.15—12.45am Sideways
Ringed Plover. An extended edition.
New series. 1/3. Yomi Sode talks to poets Roger Robinson, Caleb Femi, Jessie Summerhayes, Miss Yankey and Kayo Chingonyi about the power of music.
Producer Andrew Dawes
Repeated Saturday 11.30pm
1.00 as BBC World Service
10.54 FM Tweet of the Day
BBC Radio 4 Extra DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4extra Freeview 708 Freesat 708 Sky 0131 Virgin 910 6.00am British Summer Time Begins: the School Summer Holidays 1930—1980 Ysenda Maxtone Graham’s chronicle of British school holidays. Abridged by Rosemary Goring and read by Fenella Woolgar. From 2020 —omnibus (1—5/5) 7.10 Inheritance Tracks as 7.50pm 7.20 Promenade Rock Comedy by Christopher Denys. With Nerys Hughes. From 2003 (1—5/10) 8.30 A Life of Bliss 1959 sitcom with George Cole 9.00 Not in Front of the Children 1970 comedy 9.30 The Wilsons Save the World Comedy (1/4) 10.00 Desert Island Discs as 9pm 10.45 Multi Story Shorts Podcast by Becca Bryers 11.00 The Moth Radio Hour as 7pm 11.50 Inheritance Tracks as 7.50pm 12.00 Poetry Extra With Daljit Nagra. From 1998 12.30pm John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme Sketch show. From 2018 (1/6) 1.00 What Happened, Miss Simone? Alan Light’s biography of singular musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone (1933—2003) — omnibus (1—5/5) 2.10 Inheritance Tracks With Kiki Dee 2.20 The Past Tessa Hadley’s haunting family portrait. Secrets and misunderstandings cause tension as four siblings meet at their grandparents’ old house one summer. Read by Sian Thomas (6—10/10) *Not available on Freeview in Scotland 4pm—1am. Key (R) Repeat
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BBC World Service 3.30 Sunflowers Tim Marlow’s exploration of Van Gogh’s s passion for sunflowers. From 2003 4.00 Henry James: the Portrait of a Gentleman 5.00 Poetry Extra With Daljit Nagra. From 1998 5.30 John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme 6.00 The House at Tinner’s Tor Jane Beeson’s tale in which a woman returns to Dartmoor to relive her childhood holidays and discovers an abandoned house and a ghost from the past. From 2002 6.45 Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber Dramatisation by Olivia Hetreed of Angela Carter’s 1979 book of fairy stories, continuing with The Erl-King. A hapless maid wandering deeper into the woods 7.00 The Moth Radio Hour With Meg Bowles 7.50 Inheritance Tracks With Mick Fleetwood 8.00 Henry James: the Portrait of a Gentleman Period drama by Peter Ansorge, based on a true story. With Guy Paul. From 2017 9.00 Desert Island Discs John Cooper Clarke 9.45 Multi Story Shorts Podcast by Becca Bryers 10.00—12.00 Comedy Club:John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme (1/6), at 10.30 Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian (3/4), at 10.45 Charlotte and Lillian (3/4), at 11.00 Josh Howie’s Losing It (2/6), and at 11.30 A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1/2) 12.00 as 6pm 12.45am as 6.45pm 1.00 as 1pm 2.10 as 2.10pm 2.20 as 2.20pm 3.30 as 3.30pm 4.00 as 8pm 5.00 as 5pm 5.30 as 5.30pm
6.00am Sunday Breakfast Clare McDonnell and Chris Warburton with news and an Olympics round-up. Plus live coverage from this morning’s boxing finals. 10.00 Rick Edwards Big-name guests discuss hot topics. 12.00 5 Live Sport Featuring a review of the Olympics Games as they draw to a close. At 2.00 Steve Crossman leads a football discussion. Plus the latest transfer news. From 3.00 there’s the latest rugby union and boxing news. Plus cricket build-up to Oval Invincibles Women v Trent Rockets Women in the Hundred. the Hundred, with commentary starting at 3.30. 6.30 No Passion, No Point with Eddie Hearn An epsiode of the podcast, with Eddie Hearn talking to Manchester United captain Patrice Evra. 7.00 Sport’s Strangest Crimes: The Real Story of Shergar the Super Horse 5, 6 &7/7. Vanilla Ice (born Robert Van Winkle) with the final three chapters of story of the 1983 kidnapping of the great racehorse. 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 7.00—10.00 Cricket: the Hundred Commentary on Oval Invincibles Men v Trent Rockets Men.
Repeated from yesterday 5.30am
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7/8. Matthew Syed tells the story of Denmark’s fairy tale football win at the 1992 European Championship, seeking to uncover the secret ingredient that enabled the team to succeed against the odds. Rptd from Wed
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8.30 The Sports Desk Podcast with in-depth discussion.
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4.30 FM Power Lines: Music
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6/11. Nick Luscombe travels to the north of Japan to meet a ground-breaking dairy farmer, who has a vision for a farming future that works in harmony with the local area.
5.00 FM A Bad Business
1/5. Gay Marriage. Kirsty Wark and guests recall the battle to introduce same-sex marriage in Britain.
Sunday
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11.00 FM The Reunion
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5.00am News 5.05 From Our Own Correspondent 5.30 WorkLifeIndia 6.00 Weekend 8.30 The Food Chain 9.00 News 9.05 From Our Own Correspondent 9.30 Outlook 10.00 News 10.05 The Documentary: Two Smiley Faces: a look to the future 10.30 Heart and Soul 11.00 The Newsroom 11.30 The Compass: Changing World, Changing Bodies: a look at what the modern world is doing to our bodies 12.00 News 12.05pm Proms: with perhaps the best known of Henry Purcell’s arias, Dido’s Lament 1.00 Newshour 2.00 News 2.05 The Forum: with biographer Andrew Wilson 2.50 More or Less 3.00 News 3.05 Music Life 4.00 News 4.05 Sportsworld 7.00 The Newsroom 7.30 Heart and Soul 8.00 News 8.05 Business Weekly 9.00 Newshour 10.05 BBC OS Conversations 10.30 The Lazarus Heist 10.50 More or Less 11.00 The Newsroom 11.20 Sports News 11.30 Outlook 12.00 News 12.05am The Documentary: Two Smiley Faces 12.30 Heart and Soul 1.00 News 1.05 World Business Report 1.30 In the Studio 2.00 News 2.05 Hardtalk 2.30 Crowd Science 3.00 News 3.05 The Documentary: Two Smiley Faces 3.30 Heart and Soul 4.05 The Climate Question 4.30 The Conversation
9.00 Stephen Nolan Topical show. 12.00 5 Live Science Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists team science reports 1.00am Dotun Adebayo
Talksport 1053, 1089 MW DAB talksport.co.uk F’view 723 F’sat 731 Sky 0108 Virgin 927 6.00am Sports Breakfast Presented by Natalie Sawyer and Tony Cascarino. 9.00 Jonny Owen and Friends 11.00 The Warm Up 2.00pm Sunday Session With Ade Oladipo. 6.00 Darren Bent’s Boot Room 9.30 A Talksport Special 10.30 Trans Europe Express 1.00am Extra Time 5.00 Early Breakfast
LBC 97.3 FM (London area) DAB lbc.co.uk F’view 732 F’sat 734 Sky 0124 Virgin 919 7.00am Andrew Castle 10.00 Tom Swarbrick Pacy and unpredictable topical show. 1.00pm Maajid Nawaz 4.00 Ian Payne 7.00 Rachel Johnson 10.00 Nick Abbot 1.00am Darren Adam 4.00 Steve Allen
Asian Network DAB bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork F’view 709 F’sat 709 Sky 0119 Virgin 912 5.00am Gagan’s Old Skool Mix 6.00 Certified Chill 7.00 Jasmine Takhar 10.00 Gagan Grewal 1.00pm Dipps Bhamrah Bhangra music and Punjabi culture. 3.00 Nadia Ali Bengali culture. 5.00 Kan D Man 7.00 Jeevan 9.00 Asian Network Represents 11.00 Asian Network Residency 1.00am Bobby Friction South Asian culture, including big Bollywood and bhangra anthems and chat with famous people. 4.00 Asian Networks Celebrates
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BBC Radio 2 88—90.2 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio2 F’view* 702 F’sat 702 Sky 0102 Virgin 902
6.30am Matt Lucas
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Sitting in for Zoe Ball.
The Patch 9.00am/9.30pm Radio 4 At an allotment in Haringey on the outer edge of north London a man called Azhar Suku has just planted a tree in memory of his mother, who died from Covid aged only 51. Azhar’s story is just one of three involving mourned-for mothers that Jolyon Jenkins discovers in the last edition of the current series of The Patch, the programme in which he and fellow producer Polly Weston take turns to head off to where a random postcode generator sends them. As chance would have it, this series has been quite geographically concentrated — Hawkhurst in Kent, Eastbourne, Welwyn Garden City and Lowestoft were previous locations — but The Patch’s human tales have a touch of the universal about them, and today’s, which in part is a hymn to the spiritual realm that is the allotment, is an especially fine example. SIMON O’HAGAN
The Mermaid of Black Conch
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The sound of lapping waves and a bouncy calypso guitar open the first instalment of Monique Roffey’s Costa award-winning novel. Local fisherman David Baptiste falls under the spell of a mermaid he spots in the Caribbean waters. The sea-dwelling Aycayia is far from idealised, being centuries old, “four or five hundred pounds” in weight” and “all scaly and glittery, too”. Roffey was born in Trinidad and sets magical realism against a colonial backdrop to tell her involving story of a changing world. Points of view of both characters and their effort to connect are explored with delivery here by two readers, Burt Caesar and Marilyn Nnadebe. FIONA HUGHES
9.30 Ken Bruce Music and features including after 11.30 throughout the week Tracks of My Years, this week featuring — two a day — ten of the favourite records of singer/songwriter and model Lola Lennox (daughter of Annie). She starts with discs by Marvin Gaye and the Rolling Stones.
12.00 Jeremy Vine 2.00pm Steve Wright 5.00 Sara Cox Including at 6.30, Sara Cox’s Half Wower, featuring potentially moodlifting hits from the last five decades.
BBC Radio 3 90.2—92.4 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio3 Freeview* 703 Freesat 703 Sky 0103 Virgin 903 News and weather Half-hourly 6.30—8.00am, 1.00pm, 6.00
6.30am Breakfast With Petroc Trelawny. 9.00 Essential Classics With Georgia Mann. 11.00 Essential Five First of five pizzicato pieces.
12.00 Composer of the Week: Francis Poulenc (1899—1963) 1/5. Drinking Songs. The music critic Claude Rostand said of Poulenc that he had about him something of the monk and something of the rascal. This week Donald Macleod explores links between five aspects of Poulenc’s personality and his music. He begins by looking at how the young composer was taken up by the fashionable artistic crowd who frequented the cafés of Montmartre. First broadcast April 2019. Chanson à boire Groupe Vocal de France, conductor John Alldis Cocardes Robert Murray (tenor), Malcolmn Martineau (piano) La Dame de Monte-Carlo Felicity Lott (soprano), Suisse Romande Orchestra, conductor Armin Jordan Suite: Les Biches Ulster Orchestra, conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier Chansons gaillardes Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), Graham Johnson (piano) (R) RT OFFER Poulenc Piano Melodies — works performed by Gabriel Tacchino (Poulenc’s only piano pupil) — is available for £14.95 incl p&p. Call 0115 982 7500 quoting ref 9029580643 or visit radiotimes.com/cds
1.00pm Proms Chamber Music
From Cadogan Hall in London, Petroc Trelawny introduces the Marian Consort in its Proms n debut, today performing music by Josquin des
New and classic blues, plus music rooted in or inspired by the blues.
Prez and some of his contemporaries. Marian Consort Josquin Praeter rerum seriem Calvisius Praeter rerum seriem Josquin Benedicta es, caelorum Regina Willaert Benedicta es, caelorum regina Josquin Inviolata, integra et casta es Vicente Lusitano Inviolata, integra et casta es
10.00 Trevor Nelson’s Rhythm Nation 12.00 OJ Borg
2.00 Afternoon Concert
7.00 Will Young Sitting in for Jo Whiley.
9.00 The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews
3.00am Pick of the Pops 2/2. Paul Gambaccini counts down the singles chart from this week in 2002, when the Top 20 included radio hits by Nelly, George Michael, S Club Juniors, Ashanti and Eminem. (R) 4.00 Nicki Chapman Sitting in for Vanessa Feltz.
BBC 6 Music DAB bbc.co.uk/6music Freeview 707 Freesat 707 Sky 0120 Virgin 909
7.30am Lauren Laverne 10.30 Mary Anne Hobbs 1.00pm Shaun Keaveny With a live session of new material from duo Jungle (producers Josh LloydWatson and Tom McFarland) at the BBC Radio Theatre in London.
Repeated Sunday 1pm BBC Proms 2021 Guide: £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232 639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop32
Penny Gore with another chance to hear performances of Vaughan Williams, Poulenc and James MacMillan from the opening night of this year’s BBC Proms, recorded on 30 July at the Royal Albert Hall in London and introduced by Georgia Mann and Petroc Trelawny. Plus the first in a week of recordings from orchestras around Europe and pieces by winners of the BBC Young Composer 2020 competition. Elizabeth Llewellyn (soprano), Jess Dandy (mezzo), Allan Clayton (tenor), Michael Mofidian (bass-baritone), Daniel Hyde (organ), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Dalia Stasevska Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music James MacMillan When Soft Voices Die (BBC co-commission with Help Musicians: first performance) Sibelius Symphony No 2
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Sitting in for Steve Lamacq.
7.00am Charles Nove Vibrant music. 10.00 Mark Forrest Including after 10.00 the
Sitting in for Marc Riley.
9.00 Tom Robinson Sitting in for Gideon Coe.
12.00 Oasis at the BBC A programme of archive interviews and performances featuring Oasis kicks off five hours devoted to the superstar Mancunian rock band, 25 years since their triumphant shows at Knebworth. See also tomorrow 1am 1.00am Oasis Live at Knebworth: 25 years On Highlights of the band’s shows from 10 and 11 August 1996, when the album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? was in its 43rd week in the Top Ten. 2.00 Oasis: What’s the Story? 1&2/2. Mark Radcliffe charts the band’s rise to fame. With input by Paul Weller, Richard Ashcroft, Travis, Kelly Jones and the band members. From 2011. 4.00 The Oasis Playlist Tracks celebrating Oasis’s music, origins, influences and inspirations. 5.00 Edward Adoo
Album of the Week and at 10.30 a guest from the arts and entertainment world. Plus the Mystery Years at 11.00 and listeners’ requests from 12.00. 1.00pm Sam Hughes With classical works. 4.00 Penny Smith Classical music including features such as the Shut Your Laptop track at 5.30 and, just before 7.00, the Showstoppers. 7.00 Hannah Cox New classical releases and features including at 8.00 the Scala Piano Playlist and, from 9.15, calming pieces of music. 10.00 The Space Soothing and calming music.
12.00 Night Music 5.00am In the Park
Absolute Radio DAB absoluteradio.co.uk F’view 727 F’sat 724 Sky 0107 Virgin 915 6.00am Dave Berry 10.00 Leona Graham 1.00pm Ben Burrell Hard rock, indie pop and everything in between, from David Bowie to Bow Wow Wow 4.00 Bush and Richie 7.00 Danielle Perry 10.00 Jay Lawrence Music including rarely aired tracks from the 1960s to the 2000s 1.00am Chris Martin
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Penny Gore introduces a concert recorded last October at the MuziekHaven in Zaandam, Holland. Johannette Zomer (soprano), Peter Verduyn Lunel (lute), Hans Eijsackers (piano) Handel Meine Seele hört im Sehen, HWV207; Süsse Stille, sanfte Quelle, HWV205 Vivaldi Sol da te, mio dolce amore (Orlando) Bach Minuet in G, BWVAnh.114 (Notebook for Anna Magdalena); Cantata No 82: Ich habe genug; The Well-Tempered Klavier, Book I (excerpt) 5.00 In Tune Sean Rafferty invites the Gesualdo Six and pianist Christian Blackshaw to perform. 7.00 In Tune Mixtape An inspired playlist.
7.30 BBC Proms
From the Royal Albert Hall, Martin Handley introduces the Bournemouth SO, including a n work by Mason Bates in which the orchestra is ”possessed” by a ghostly Baroque ancestor. Johannes Moser (cello), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Kirill Karabits Mason Bates Auditorium Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor Interval Nigel Simeone previews the week’s concerts. Janacek Taras Bulba BBC Proms 2021 Guide: £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232 639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop32
10.00 Haus Work: Women of the Bauhaus In 1919 German architect Walter Gropius founded the experimental Bauhaus school. Olivia Horsfall Turner discovers how women managed to fight their way into its male domain. Producer Jo Wheeler (R)
10.45 The Essay: On Holiday with Nietzsche 1/5. Becoming What You Are. Writer Ken Hollings discusses the writings of 19th-century German thinker Friedrich Nietzsche, which he read across years of summer breaks. This first essay offers a look at Nietzsche as the restless philosopher-traveller. (R) 11.00 Night Tracks With Sara Mohr-Pietsch. (R)
12.30am Through the Night With Catriona Young. JS Bach Prelude and Fugue in B, BWV868 D Scarlatti Keyboard Sonatas: in D minor, Kk213; in F, Kk107; in F minor, Kk466; in A, Kk209 Piazzolla Milonga del ángel Pugliese Blind Rooster Peterburshsky The Last Sunday Piazzolla Ave Maria Pugliese Blind Rooster Eduard Kunz (piano), Iuri Medianik (accordion) 1.18 Enescu Toccata (Piano Suite No 2 in D, Op 10) 1.23 Rachmaninov Prelude in D minor, Op 23 No 3 1.26 Enescu Bourrée (Piano Suite No 2 in D, Op 10) 1.33 Rachmaninov Piano Preludes: in F minor, Op 32 No 6; in E flat, Op 23 No 6; in C minor, Op 23 No 7; Suite No 1 in G minor, Op 5 (Fantaisie-tableaux) 2.11 CPE Bach Quartet No 3 in G, Wq95 2.31 Svendsen String Octet in A, Op 3 3.08 Regamey Quintet 3.43 Chopin Nocturne in D flat, Op 27 No 2 3.49 Arvo Pärt Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten 3.57 Sanz Jácaras; Canarios (Instrucción de música sobre la guitara española) 4.07 Telemann Trio No 8 in B flat, (Essercizii musici) 4.15 Hasse Son qual misera colomba (Cleofide) 4.21 Zarebski Polonaise triomphale, Op 11 4.31 Dvorak Carnival 4.41 Saint-Saëns Introduction et rondo capriccioso, Op28 (arr for violin and piano) 4.50 Senfl Credo (Missa dominicalis L’Homme armé) 5.00 Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No 12 in C sharp minor 5.10 Quantz Trio Sonata in E flat 5.19 Brahms Drei Gesänge, Op 42 5.29 Grieg Holberg Suite 5.50 Lipatti Sonatina for violin and piano 6.05 Mozart Piano Concerto No 23 in A, K488 (R)
Classic FM
4.00 Tom Ravenscroft 7.00 Ezra Furman
4.30 Early Music Now
99.9—101.9 FM DAB classicfm.com Freeview 731 Freesat 721 Sky 0106 Virgin 922
6.00am More Music Breakfast 9.00 Bill Turnbull With popular favourites. 12.00 Anne-Marie Minhall 4.00pm John Brunning 7.00 Smooth Classics With John Brunning. 8.00 The Classic FM Concert with John Suchet Start of a week-long showcase of fine classical recordings released recently, from reinterpretations of old favourites to young stars and lesser-known gems. Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G minor, RV315 (Summer) (The Four Seasons) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, director Christian Li (violin) Mozart Horn Quintet in E flat, K407 Klenke Quartet, director Stephen Katte (horn) Farrenc Symphony No1 in C minor Insula Orchestra, conductor Laurence Equilbey Prokofiev Dance of the Knights (Romeo and Juliet) Barry Douglas (piano) Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence, Op 70 German Chamber Orchestra, conductor Jérémie Rhorer
10.00 Smooth Classics 1.00am Bill Overton
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BBC Radio 5 Live 1.00 The World at One With Jonny Dymond. 1.45 A History of the World in 100 Objects
92.4—94.6 FM 198 LW DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4 Freeview 704 Freesat 704 (FM) 710 (LW) Sky 0104 (FM) 0143 (LW) Virgin 904 (FM) 911 (LW) News 5.30am, 6.00 and hourly to 12 midnight Weather 5.56am, 6.07, 6.57, 7.57, 12.57pm, 5.57, 9.59, 12.30am Shipping Forecasts 5.20am, 12.01pm (LW), 5.54pm (LW), 12.48am
5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day With Harry Baker. 5.45 Farming Today 5.58 Tweet of the Day Magnificent Frigatebird. With Michael Palin. (R)
6.00 Today With Martha Kearney and Sarah Smith. 6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News 7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rt Rev Nick Baines.
2.00 The Why Factor 4/10. The Earworm. Mike Williams looks at how certain songs or tunes can get stuck in your head. (R)
9.00 The Patch
5/5. Wood Green and Haringey. The random postcode generator sends a Jolyon Jenkins to the edge of north London
2.15 Drama: Keeping the Wolf Out
where he alights up an allotment. Producer Jolyon Jenkins Repeated 9.30pm
9.30 The Power of Negative Thinking 5/5. Death Can Make You Happy. Psychology writer Oliver Burkeman confronts what many people see as the most negative of all life’s experiences — death. He questions whether there could be a path to happiness through thinking more about a person’s own — as well as their loved ones’ — mortality.
Franciska Lazar Clare Corbett Bertalan Lazar Leo Bill Jozsef Szabados Joseph Ayre Hadik Hasan Dixon Karoly Miklos/Laska Shaun Mason Reka Kozma Jane Slavin
Orsolya Ria Marshall Ioveanu/Archivist Tony Turner Marton Kozma/Police officer/ Priest Simon Ludders Pathologist Jane Slavin Receptionist David Sturzaker
Director Toby Swift
3.00 Brain of Britain
Producer Dave Howard (R)
4/17. Russell Davies hosts, with contestants from Bradford, South Manchester, York and the Wirral. Producer Paul Bajoria Rptd Saturday 11pm
9.45 FM Book of the Week: Hamilton and Me 1/5. We Have An Offer. Actor Giles Terera reads from his insider’s account of his time in the musical Hamilton. The first chapter deals with the realisation of what taking on the role of Aaron Burr meant. Abridged by Richard Hamilton. Producer Justine Willett Repeated 12.30am
3.30 The Food Programme Repeated from yesterday 12.32pm
4.00 Sketches: Stories of Art and People 3/4. Long Roads. Anna Freeman meets a Bristol poet inspired by the open road and a woman who used her imagination to transport her to faraway lands. Repeated from Thursday
9.45 LW Daily Service Led by Mark Dowd. Genesis 12:1-3. The God of Abraham Praise (Leoni); Walk Softly (Chilcott); Who Would True Valour See (Monks Gate).
4.30 The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry 4/12. The Pizza Diet. Hannah Fry and Adam Rutherford investigate whether it is possible to make a pizza that contains the recommended daily intake for a healthy human being. Producer Jen Whyntie (R)
10.00 Woman’s Hour With Emma Barnett.
11.00 Breaking Through Breaking world champion BoxWon discusses how the dance style broke through to the mainstream, and is now scheduled to become an Olympic sport in 2024.
5.00 PM Presented by Carolyn Quinn.
6.00 Six o’Clock News 6.30 The Unbelievable Truth
Producer Simona Rata
11.30 Loose Ends Rptd from Sat 6.15pm (FM only) 12.04pm The Mermaid of Black Conch
3/6. David Mitchell hosts the comedy panel show, with Lucy Porter, Frankie Boyle, Sally Phillips and Neil Delamere trying to smuggle the truth past their each other.
1/10. By Monique Roffey. A fisherman on a Caribbean island encounters a mermaid, a and helps her to resist the curse that cost her
Producer Jon Naismith Rptd Sunday 12.04pm (FM only)
human form. Read by Burt Caesar and Marilyn Nnadebe. Abridged by Sara Davies.
12.18 You and Yours
8.00 This Union: the Ghost Kingdoms of England 2/4. Northumbria: the Great Divide Ian Hislop explores Northumbria, home of the Venerable Bede and the intellectual heart of the Anglo-Saxon period, and discovers how the region differs from kingdoms to the south. Producer Tom Alban Repeated Wednesday 11am
8.30 Crossing Continents 3/9. Nigeria’s Kidnapped Children. Kidnappers have seized more than a thousand students and staff from schools in a series of raids across northern Nigeria since December. Mayeni Jones travels across north-western Nigeria to understand what’s fuelling the country’s kidnap crisis. Rptd from Thu
9.00 Genetic Dreams, Genetic Nightmares 3/3. Matthew Cobb explores the 50-year history of genetic engineering. Rptd from Tue
9.30 The Patch Repeated from 9am 10.00 The World Tonight Presented by Ritula Shah.
10.45 Book at Bedtime: The Mermaid of Black Conch 1/10. Repeated from 12.04pm 11.00 Word of Mouth 4/7. Language Used by Cults. Michael Rosen and Amanda Montell talk about the language used by cults and other more unexpected groups, in order to persuade people to join them. Repeated from Tuesday
11.30 Things Can Only Get Worse 1/4. 1997—2001. Adapting his best-selling book about the New Labour project, John O’Farrell looks back at the past 20 years in British politics, asking how things went sour for the party and trying to make sense of the way Britain has swung to the Right in the years since Tony Blair’s election in 1997. Starring Hugh Dennis, with Dead Ringers’ Jan Ravens and Lewis Macleod. John Jackie
Hugh Dennis Gordon Brown Doon Mackichan Theresa May
Lewis McLeod Jan Ravens
Producer Victoria Lloyd (R)
For cast see Thursday Repeated tomorrow 2pm
1.00 as BBC World Service
BBC World Service 4.00 Act Your Age Comedy from 2011 (4/6) 4.30 Beachcomber: by the Way 1991 comedy (5/6) 5.00 The Gambler With Tim FitzHigham (2/4) 5.30 The Unbelievable Truth David Mitchell hosts. As broadcast last Monday on Radio 4 (2/6) 6.00 The Children of Witchwood Mystery (1/5) 6.30 A Good Read 2012 literary discussion (2/9) 7.00 Steptoe and Son 1974 sitcom 7.30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere Comedy (1/6) 8.00 Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair Detective thriller from the 1938—68 series of radio whodunnits by Francis Durbridge featuring amateur detective Paul Temple and his sidekick wife Louise (Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury). From 1956 (6/8) 8.30 Peeler Crime drama by Patrick Carroll, set in 1830. With Mick Ford, James Booth, Norman Jones, Richard E Grant and others. From 1991 (6/6) 9.00 TED Radio Hour Manoush Zomorodi looks at how people decide what sacrifices to make 9.50 Inheritance Tracks The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell discusses Chopin and Tippett 10.00—12.00 Comedy Club: The Unbelievable Truth (2/6), at 10.30 Father Figure (4/4), at 11.00 Party’s Over (2/5), and at 11.30 Recorded for Training Purposes (3/6) 12.00 as 6pm 12.30am as 6.30pm 1.00 as 8pm 1.30 as 8.30pm 2.00 as 2pm 2.15 as 2.15pm 2.30 as 2.30pm 3.00 as 3pm 4.00 as 4pm 4.30 as 4.30pm 5.00 as 5pm 5.30 as 5.30pm
*Not available on Freeview in Scotland 4pm—1am. Key (R) Repeat
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Producer Martin Williams Executive producer Martin Smith (R)
Alice loses control and plans for the summer fête are thrown into chaos.
BBC Radio 4 Extra DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4extra Freeview 708 Freesat 708 Sky 0131 Virgin 910 6.00am Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair 6.30 Peeler as 8.30pm 7.00 The Gambler With Tim FitzHigham (2/4) 7.30 The Unbelievable Truth as 5.30pm 8.00 Steptoe and Son 1974 sitcom 8.30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere Comedy (1/6) 9.00 Act Your Age Comedy from 2011 (4/6) 9.30 Beachcomber: by the Way 1991 comedy (5/6) 10.00 The Tree of Liberty as 3pm 11.00 TED Radio Hour as 9pm 11.50 Inheritance Tracks as 9.50pm 12.00 Steptoe and Son 1974 sitcom 12.30pm The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (1/6) 1.00 Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair (6/8) 1.30 Peeler as 8.30pm 2.00 Golden Hill Francis Spufford’s 2016 novel. Abridged by Isobel Creed and Jill Waters, and read by Jamie Parker. From 2017 (1/10) 2.15 Promenade Rock 1950s-set comedy (6/10) 2.30 A Last Excuse Me Dance Actor Felicity Finch The Archers) meets children’s writer Shirley Hughes, who recalls attending wartime dances in the Wirral town of West Kirby. From 2012 3.00 The Tree of Liberty David Calder stars as Lt Gen Lacroix in Nigel Baldwin’s detective tale set in Amiens, France in 1791. A girl is murdered while Robespierre is in town. A cover-up? From 1995 (1/4)
11/25. Amrita Sher-Gil: This Is Me Sunil Khilnani tells the story of early 20th-century artist Amrita Sher-Gil, who provided an example of an autonomous, creative woman in a male-dominated culture.
12.00 News and Weather 12.30—12.45am Book of the Week: Hamilton and Me 1/5. Repeated from 9.45am
7.00 The Archers
Producer Mary Ward-Lowery Repeated 10.45pm
7.45 Incarnations: India in 50 Lives
DAB bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Freeview* 710 Freesat 711 Sky 0115 Virgin 906 Programmes may differ online, and on Freesat, Sky, and Virgin
5.00am Newsday 8.00 News 8.05 Hardtalk 8.30 Business Daily 8.50 Witness History 9.00 News 9.05 The Climate Question 9.30 Crowd Science 10.00 News 10.05 The Cultural Frontline 10.30 Trending 10.50 More or Less 11.00 The Newsroom 11.30 The Conversation 12.00 News 12.05pm Outlook 12.50 Witness History 1.00 The Newsroom 1.30 Crowd Science: how video games affect the brain 2.00 Newshour 3.00 News 3.05 Hardtalk 3.30 World Business Report 4.00 BBC OS 6.00 News 6.05 Outlook 6.50 Witness History 7.00 The Newsroom 7.30 Sport Today 8.05 The Climate Question: the excitement around “green” hydrogen 8.30 Discovery: Lost for Words: the science of language, dementia and ageing 9.00 Newshour 10.00 News 10.05 Hardtalk 10.30 The Conversation: with two women who experienced extreme psychosis after the birth of their child 11.00 The Newsroom 11.20 Sports News 11.30 World Business Report 12.00 News 12.05am The History Hour 1.00 News 1.05 Business Matters 2.00 News 2.05 People Fixing the World 2.30 Discovery 3.00 News 3.05 Outlook 3.50 Witness History 4.00 News 4.05 The Documentary: Hiroshima Successors 4.30 In the Studio: a visit to master paint maker Michael Harding
693, 909 MW DAB bbc.co.uk/fivelive F’view 705 F’sat 705 Sky 0105 Virgin 905 Sports Extra F’view 706 F’sat 706 Sky 0144 Virgin 908 News and sport bulletin every half-hour Times vary during live sports coverage
5.00am Wake Up to Money 6.00 5 Live Breakfast Nicky Campbell and Rachel Burden with the latest sport, news and weather. And at 9.00 Your Call. 10.00 Naga Munchetty News and big-name interviews. 1.00pm Patrick Kielty Sitting in for Nihal Arthanayake. 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 2.45—6.15pm Cricket: the Hundred Birmingham Phoenix Women v Welsh Fire Women. 4.00 5 Live Drive With Anna Foster and Tony Livesey. 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 6.15—9.30 Cricket: the Hundred Live commentary on Birmingham Phoenix Men v Welsh Fire Men. 7.00 5 Live Sport Kelly Cates with sports news and features including The Monday Night Club, featuring football discussion ahead of the start of the Premier League. season. And at 9.00The Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show, featuring Phil Tufnell and Michael Vaughan with specialist discussion and debate, followed at 10.00 by Rugby Union Weekly, with Ugo Monye, Chris Jones and Danny Care discussing final Lions’ Test. 10.30 Colin Murray Topical discussion plus features including at 11.00 The Light behind the News — a behind-the-scenes look at big issues — and at 12.00 Midnight Medic, with Dr Chris Smith. 1.00am Dotun Adebayo
Radio
1/3. Red Pen. Philip Palmer’s crime drama set in communist Hungary. Bertalan is assigned a new boss and Franciska hears a senior officer from Romanian security is about to arrive at the Ministry.
Arts news and reviews with Samira Ahmed, who is tonight joined by comedian Phil Wang to about his new Netflix comedy special, Philly Philly Wang Wang. Producer Julian May
Monday
1/10. Tugrah of Suleyman the Magnificent Another fortnight of programmes from the ground-breaking 2011 series presented by then director of the British Museum Neil MacGregor. This week he explores the great empires around the year 1500 — from the Inca in South America to the Ming in China and the Timurids in the Middle East. Today he examines the signature of the Ottoman ruler Suleyman the Magnificent, contemporary of Henry VIII. Producer Anthony Denselow (R)
7.15 Front Row
Talksport 1053, 1089 MW DAB talksport.co.uk F’view 723 F’sat 731 Sky 0108 Virgin 927 6.00am Sports Breakfast Presented by Laura Woods. 10.00 Jim White and Simon Jordan Sporting opinion. 1.00pm Hawksbee and Jacobs 4.00 Drive Presented by Adrian Durham and Darren Gough. 7.00 The PressBox 10.00 Sports Bar 1.00am Extra Time 5.00 Early Breakfast
LBC 97.3 FM (London area) DAB lbc.co.uk F’view 732 F’sat 734 Sky 0124 Virgin 919 7.00am Nick Ferrari 10.00 James O’Brien 1.00pm Shelagh Fogarty 4.00 Eddie Mair 7.00 Iain Dale 10.00 Tom Swarbrick 1.00am Darren Adam 4.00 Steve Allen
Asian Network DAB bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork F’view 709 F’sat 709 Sky 0119 Virgin 912 5.00am Asian Network’s Big Debate Topical and cultural issues. 6.00 The Everyday Hustle 7.00 Harpz Kaur 10.00 Asian Network’s Big Debate 1.00pm Noreen Khan 4.00 Yasser New, unsigned and underground British-Asian music. 7.00 Bobby Friction South Asian culture, including big Bollywood and bhangra anthems. 10.00 The Everyday Hustle With Sonya Barlow. 11.00 Certified Chill 12.00 Shisha Lounge Mix 1.00 Bobby Friction 4.00 Beyond Bollywood: the Podcast With Haroon Rashid.
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BBC Radio 1
Tuesday
97.6—99.8 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio1 F’view* 700 F’sat 700 Sky 0101 Virgin 901 7.00am Greg James 10.30 Adele Roberts 1.00pm Adele Roberts Huge hits and the best new music. 6.00 Annie Mac 8.00 Rickie, Melvin and Charlie 10.00 Radio 1’s Future Artists Presented by Jack Saunders. 12.00 Annie Nightingale 2.00am Radio 1’s Ibiza Anthems 3.00 Radio 1’s Classical Movie Mixtape 4.00 Radio 1 Dance 5.00 Alex West and Numi Gildert
BBC Radio 2 88—90.2 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio2 F’view* 702 F’sat 702 Sky 0102 Virgin 902
Radio
6.30am Matt Lucas
Short Cuts 3.00pm Radio 4 The showcase for adventurous short documentaries, presented by Josie Long, reaches its 28th series. Upcoming themes include Portals, Video Games and Elders. But today’s anthology celebrates Leonora Carrington (above), a British pioneer of the surrealist movement in Paris in the 1930s, who died ten years ago in Mexico, where she had lived since the 1960s. A film about her, The Lost Surrealist, was back on BBC4 earlier this month. Sound designer Sami El-Anani creates audio art inspired by the birds and animals that often appeared in Carrington’s paintings and sculpture. Writer Joanna Moorhead and her cousin were brought together for the first time by a Mexican art expert. And Danish radio producer Nanna Hauge Kristensen examines Carrington’s 1944 book Down Below. We also hear the voice of the artist. DAVID MCGILLIVRAY
The DNA of History
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The sequencing of the human genome is perhaps the greatest scientific achievement of the 21st century so far. Such is the impact of the study that it has rewritten much of the narrative around mankind’s origins; a messy journey that began in Africa 100,000 years ago and saw us out-compete our hominin relatives with whom we shared this planet until the last Ice Age. But as historian Jerry Brotton discovers here, there are ethical considerations too: indigenous rights activists say how old assumptions around race have emerged in the genomic analysis. Here, Brotton asks what this pioneering research tells us about our past and more importantly our future. TOM GOULDING
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Upbeat show with chat, phone-ins and texts, regular features and music, with chart oldies and tracks from Radio 2’s current playlist.
9.30 Ken Bruce Music, chat and features including after 11.30 Tracks of My Years, with Lola Lennox. Today she discusses favourite recordings by Kate Bush and the Zombies.
12.00 Jeremy Vine Topical discussion and human interest stories. Plus music.
2.00pm Steve Wright 5.00 Sara Cox 7.00 Will Young 9.00 The Jazz Show Singer Jamie Cullum showcases his love of jazz in eclectic playlists juxtaposing classic recordings, music rooted in jazz and new sounds from up-and-coming acts, from Duke Ellington, Thelonius Monk, Art Tatum, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and Dave Brubeck to Sons of Kemet, Sam Wills, Madeleine Peyroux and Lady Blackbird.
10.00 Trevor Nelson’s Rhythm Nation 12.00 OJ Borg 3.00am Zoe Ball Meets Bruce Springsteen A chance to hear an extended version of an interview with Bruce Springsteen given by Zoe Ball on her Radio 2 breakfast show on 14 July. The US rock star discusses various matters including his record collection, the first time he heard his own music on the radio, his daughter Jessica’s Olympic career and his podcast with Barack Obama. Revised repeat 4.00 Nicki Chapman
BBC 6 Music DAB bbc.co.uk/6music Freeview 707 Freesat 707 Sky 0120 Virgin 909
7.30am Lauren Laverne 10.30 Mary Anne Hobbs 1.00pm Shaun Keaveny 4.00 Tom Ravenscroft 7.00 Ezra Furman 9.00 Tom Robinson Sessions and live tracks from the archives.
12.00 6 Music Artist in Residence 6/7. Music residency by Philippines-born London-raised singer/songwriter Beabadoobee (Bea Kristi), with a film-themed playlist. 1.00am The First Time... Matt Everitt interviews musicians about their musical milestones, starting with Liam Gallagher in 2017, followed at 2.00 by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl in 2015. 3.00 Live Hour The Baker Gurvitz Army in a 1975 gig at Reading University, plus sessions by Pete and the Pirates (in 2011) and Dennis Bovell (in 1993). 4.00 Jukebox With Chris Hawkins. 5.00 Edward Adoo
BBC Radio 3 90.2—92.4 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio3 Freeview* 703 Freesat 703 Sky 0103 Virgin 903 News and weather as Monday
6.30am Breakfast With Petroc Trelawny. 9.00 Essential Classics With Georgia Mann. 12.00 Composer of the Week: Poulenc 2/5. High Society. Poulenc had a privileged entry into the world and as an adult slipped effortlessly into the affluent artistic circles of Paris. Donald Macleod looks at some of the figures he came to rely on professionally and personally, including the celebrated figures of harpsichordist Wanda Landowska and music patroness the Princesse de Polignac. Nocturne No 4 in C minor (Bal fantôme) Stephen Hough (piano) Concert champêtre (1st mvt) Ton Koopman (harpsichord), Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor James Conlon Trois poèmes de Louise Lalanne Elly Ameling (soprano), Dalton Baldwin (piano) Tel jour, telle nuit Felicity Lott (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano) Concerto for two pianos and orchestra Louis Lortie and Hélène Mercier (pianos), BBC Philharmonic, conductor Edward Gardner (R)
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Kicking off three weeks of performances from the Edinburgh International Festival, Donald Macleod introduces Dutch fortepianist and two esteemed friends and colleagues in a concert featuring the much-loved first Piano Trio by Felix Mendelssohn paired with the Piano Trio by Fanny Mendelssohn which she premiered a month before her death. Recorded on Saturday. Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano), Esther Hoppe (violin), Christian Poltera (cello) Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 1 in D minor 2.00 Afternoon Concert. Another chance to hear a recent Prom featuring music from Broadway’s golden age, presented by Petroc Trelawny, from 31 July. Plus recordings from orchestras around Europe, and pieces by winners of the BBC Young Composer 2020 competition. Louise Dearman, Katie Hall, Nadim Naaman and Jamie Parker (singers), BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Richard Balcombe Rodgers Overture: South Pacific Berlin There’s No Business like Show Business (Annie Get your Gun) Gershwin/Porter, arr The Rhythm’s All Right with Me (medley: I Got Rhythm; It’s All Right with Me) Porter You’re the Top (Anything Goes) Rodgers My Funny Valentine (Babes in Arms); Oh, What a Beautiful Morning! (Oklahoma!); (When I Marry) Mister Snow (Carousel); Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific); Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (On Your Toes) Loewe Overture: Gigi; Show Me; On the Street Where You Live; I’ve Grown Accustomed to her Face (My Fair Lady) Gershwin Someone to Watch over Me (Oh Kay!); Promenade — Walking the Dog (Shall We Dance)
Scala Radio DAB scalaradio.co.uk Sky 0216
7.00am Charles Nove Vibrant music. 10.00 Mark Forrest Including after 10.00 the Album of the Week and at 10.30 a guest from the arts and entertainment world. Plus the Mystery Years at 11.00 and listeners’ requests from 12.00.
1.00pm Sam Hughes 4.00 Penny Smith 7.00 Hannah Cox Including after 7.00 the latest classical releases, at 8.00 the Scala Piano Playlist and, from 9.15, calming pieces of music. 10.00 The Space Soothing and calming music.
12.00 Night Music 5.00am In the Park
Absolute Radio DAB absoluteradio.co.uk F’view 727 F’sat 724 Sky 0107 Virgin 915 6.00am Dave Berry 10.00 Leona Graham Rock and pop, from Hot Love to Coldplay, Prince to Queen, Pink Floyd to Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Offspring to Ash, Counting Crows to Doves, Kate Bush to Brandon Flowers, Supergrass to Puddle of Mudd 1.00pm Ben Burrell 4.00 Bush and Richie 7.00 Danielle Perry 10.00 Jay Lawrence 1.00am Chris Martin
Loesser Joey, Joey, Joey (The Most Happy Fella) Kern All the Things You Are (Very Warm for May) Porter You’re Sensational (High Society); Martin and Blane: The Trolley Song (Meet Me in St Louis); Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (High Society)
5.00 In Tune Sean Rafferty with arts news, music and guests, with soprano Mari Eriksmoen and pianist Daniel Heide ahead of their appearance at the Edinburgh International Festival. And violinist Eleanor Corr and pianist Aleksandra Myslek perform live. 7.00 In Tune Mixtape An inspired playlist.
7.30 BBC Proms
From the Royal Albert Hall, London, Petroc Trelawny introduces the BBC Philharmonic n with chief guest conductor John Storgards in a concert of music including the world premiere of a work by Swedish composer Britta Bystrom. Liza Ferschtman (violin), BBC Philharmonic, conductor John Storgards Bystrom Parallel Universes (BBC commission: first performance) Sibelius Violin Concerto Interval Katy Hamilton discusses Robert Schumann’s music in the context of his mental health. Schumann Symphony No 3 in E flat (Rhenish) BBC Proms 2021 Guide: £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232 639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop32
10.00 Shades of Black: the Art and Genius of Archibald Motley Jr Lindsay Johns assesses the legacy of Chicago-raised artist Archibald Motley Jr (1891—1981), whose paintings of African-American men and women undermined racial stereotypes and captured the politics of skin tone in Jazz Age Chicago. Producer Giles Edwards (R)
10.45 The Essay: On Holiday with Nietzsche 2/5. Under the Mountain. Ken Hollings contemplates Nietzsche’s Daybreak (1881). (R) 11.00 Night Tracks With Sara Mohr-Pietsch. (R)
12.30am Through the Night With Catriona Young. Mozart Overture: Der Schauspieldirektor; Galimathias musicum, K32; Three German Dances, K605; Horn Concerto No 1 in D, K412; Ein musikalischer Spass, K522 Johannes Hinterholzer (horn), Sinfonietta Riga, director Enrico Onofri 1.28 Brahms Von ewiger Liebe, Op 43 No 1 1.34 Grazyna Pstrokonska-Nawratil Eternel 2.06 Bach Jesu meine Freude, BWV227 2.31 Gorecki String Quartet No 3, Op 67 (Songs Are Sung) 3.26 Copland Las agachadas 3.30 Vivaldi Concerto in F, RV567 (L’estro armonico, Op 3) 3.38 Schubert Waltzes (arr Prokofiev as Suite for two pianos) 3.48 Villa-Lobos Kyrie; Gloria (Missa São Sebastião) 4.00 Alfven Suite: Gustav II Adolf 4.16 Haydn String Trio in B flat, H XVI 41 4.24 Stainov A Bright Sun Has Risen 4.31 Evgeni Stefan Sternenregen 4.33 Weill Lost in the Stars (Lost in the Stars) 4.37 Brahms Academic Festival Overture 4.47 Janacek Violin Sonata 5.05 J Strauss (son) Rosen aus dem Süden, Op 388 5.14 Handel Gentle Morpheus, Son of Night (Alceste) 5.23 Stravinsky Suite: L’Histoire du Soldat (version for clarinet, violin and piano) 5.39 Walton Where Does the Uttered Music Go? 5.44 Clara Jass Zytglogge 5.47 Borodin Symphony No 3 in A minor 6.06 Granados Coloquio en la reja, duo de amor; El fandango de candil; Quejas, o La maja y el ruiseñor (Goyescas, o Los majos enamorados) (R)
Classic FM 99.9—101.9 FM DAB classicfm.com Freeview 731 Freesat 721 Sky 0106 Virgin 922
6.00am More Music Breakfast 9.00 Bill Turnbull With popular favourites. 12.00 Anne-Marie Minhall 4.00pm John Brunning 7.00 Smooth Classics With John Brunning. 8.00 The Classic FM Concert with John Suchet Further fine recent classical releases. Verdi Overture: I vespri siciliani Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Daniel Harding Schubert Symphony No 8 in B minor (Unfinished) Basel Chamber Orchestra, conductor Heinz Holliger Elgar Sospiri, Op 70 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla Hummel Piano Concerto No 2 in A minor, Op 85 Matthias Kirschnereit, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Michael Sanderling Schumann Träumerei (Kinderszenen, Op 15) Milos Karadaglic (guitar) Brahms Serenade No 2 in A, Op 16 Budapest Festival Orchestra, conductor Ivan Fischer
10.00 Smooth Classics 1.00am Bill Overton
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BBC Radio 5 Live 12.18 Call You and Yours
6.30 Simon Evans Goes to Market
Reports on consumer affairs and public interest stories with Winifred Robinson.
News, weather and shipping forecasts as yesterday; no weather at 5.56am
PHONE: 0370 010 0444 (Lines open from 10am) EMAIL: youandyours@bbc.co.uk
5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day With Harry Baker. 5.45 Farming Today 5.58 Tweet of the Day Blue Rock Thrush. Liz Bonnin introduces the blue rock thrush, a largely sedentary and sun-loving bird that often nests in old ruins. (R)
1.00 The World at One
4/4. Simon Evans presents the last in this series of his comedy lectures on economics. His theme tonight is Invention and Innovation. Producer Richard Morris
Presented by Jonny Dymond.
1.45 A History of the World in 100 Objects 2/10. Ming Banknote. Neil MacGregor examines one of the world’s earliest banknotes, dating from the Ming dynasty in 1375. He considers why the Chinese risked the use of paper while the rest of the world was happily trading in coins that had an actual value in silver or gold. (R)
6.00 Today With Martha Kearney and Mishal Husain. 6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News 7.48 Thought for the Day With Chine McDonald.
2.00 The Archers Rptd from yesterday 7pm 2.15 Drama: Keeping the Wolf Out
9.00 Positive Thinking
9.30 Hybrid 4/5. Evolutionary biologist and comedian Simon Watt questions whether the human body could be improved upon with help from the animal kingdom. Producer Emily Knight
For cast and details see yesterday
3.00 Short Cuts
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New series. 1/7. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures inspired by the worlds of the artist, surrealist painter and novelist Leonora Carrington, a decade on from her death.
9.45 FM Book of the Week: Hamilton and Me 2/5. Going into Battle. Giles Terera’s reads his insider’s account of his time in the musical. After ten months of waiting, the first day of rehearsals arrives, but Terera cannot hide his fear.
Producer Eleanor McDowall
3.30 Made of Stronger Stuff 11/12. The Vagus Nerve. Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey along one of the brain’s superhighways, which unites the body and brain and plays a key role in relaxation.
For details see yesterday Repeated 12.30am
9.45 LW Daily Service An act of worship, featuring readings from scripture and a range of choral music. Led by Vicky Walker. Luke 9 vv1-6. I Lift My Eyes (Davos); And Didst thou Travel Light (Shephard); Good Christians All, Rejoice and Sing (Gelobt Sei Gott). 10.00 Woman’s Hour With Emma Barnett.
Producer Dan Hardoon Repeated tomorrow 9pm
4.00 Word of Mouth 5/7. Accent Bias. Michael Rosen asks Devyani Sharma — professor of sociolinguistics — about the latest research into accent bias in Britain. Why do certain accents lead people to draw certain conclusions about the speaker?
11.00 The DNA of History
Historian Jerry Brotton asks how far the science of genetics is changing a the study of history, rewriting myths of
Producer Beth O’Dea Repeated Monday 11pm
4.30 Great Lives
race and potentially eradicating disease through targeted medicine.
2/9. Yehudi Menuhin. Violinist Yehudi Menuhin was the original child prodigy. He was born in America in 1916, and was soon playing in concert halls round the world. He also played to survivors of the German concentration camps, and joined the fight against apartheid in South Africa. He is the choice of violinist Tasmin Little, who trained at the school that bears Menuhin’s name in Surrey and knew him well. Presented by Matthew Parris, with input from Menuhin’s biographer, Humphrey Burton.
Producer Simon Hollis Repeated Monday 9pm
11.30 Epiphanies 3/3. John Wilson explores the intimate moments of creative inspiration that have been experienced by a wide variety of artists, today with the testimony of pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, poet and playwright Caroline Bird, and multi-instrumentalist Erland Cooper. Producer John Wilson
12.04pm The Mermaid of Black Conch 2/10. By Monique Roffey. A group of American tourists arrives in St Constance for a fishing competition. Read by Burt Caesar and Marilyn Nnadebe.
News, reviews and interviews from the worlds of art, literature, film and music, with Kirsty Lang. Producer Jerome Weatherald
7.45 Incarnations: India in 50 Lives 12/25. Subhas Chandra Bose: a Touch of the Abnormal. Sunil Khilnani explores the life of political leader and freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose. After numerous stays in British jails, a daring escape followed by appeals to ally his own forces with Nazi Germany — and then Japan — George Orwell wrote that the world was well rid of him. Nonetheless, in India today Bose rates as a national hero, his name affixed to airports, schools and stamps. (R)
8.00 Trading Blows? Brexit has been a reality for seven months, long enough for fears and speculation to give way to the actual experiences of individual business people. Here, Mark Mardell examines the fortunes of three British businesses since leaving the EU, comparing Airbus, a Glasgow whisky distillery and a company that produces upmarket lawnmowers. Producer Caroline Bayley
8.40 In Touch News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted, with Peter White.
9.00 Inside Health 6/7. James Gallagher with the weekly quest to demystify health issues, separating fact from fiction, and shedding light on the latest scientific research. Repeated tomorrow 3.30pm
9.30 Positive Thinking Repeated from 9am 10.00 The World Tonight With Ritula Shah. 10.45 Book at Bedtime: The Mermaid of Black Conch 2/10. Repeated from 12.04pm 11.00 Fortunately Jane Garvey and Fi Glover talk to journalist, newsreader and presenter Clive Myrie. Producer Sam Peach (R)
11.30 Things Can Only Get Worse 2/4. 2001—2007. John O’Farrell looks back at the period between 2001 and 2007, when 9/11 changed everything and Iraq made the New Labour government unpopular. For cast and details see yesterday (R)
6.00 Six o’Clock News
1.00 as BBC World Service
BBC World Service 5.00 Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers Oberservations by the co-creator of Outnumbered (3/4) 5.30 Simon Evans Goes to Market As broadcast last Tuesday on Radio 4 (3/4) 6.00 The Children of Witchwood Sinister, supernatural mystery by Wally K Daly. A college student goes missing and an oddball family appears to know something about it. From 2005 (2/5) 6.30 Soul Music Robert Gupta and others discuss Beethoven’s Volin Concerto in D, Op 61 (1806) (2/5) 7.00 The Goon Show 1959 comedy 7.30 Take Me to Your Reader 1986 sitcom (5/5) 8.00 Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair (7/8) 8.30 Agatha Raisin Penelope Keith stars in The Curious Curate — an adaptation of the 2003 Cotswoldset murder mystery by MC Beaton (real name Marion Chesney), about the murder of the village priest (1/2) 9.00 999: Which Service Do You Require? Ian Sansom tells the story of 999. From 2017 10.00—12.00 Comedy Club:Simon Evans Goes to Market (3/4), at 10.30 Revolting People (5/6), at 11.00 2000 Years of Radio (5/6), at 11.15 Jelly Mountain (5/5), and at 11.30 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better (3/6) 12.00 as 6pm 12.30am as 6.30pm 1.00 as 8pm 1.30 as 8.30pm 2.00 as 2pm 2.15 as 2.15pm 2.30 as 2.30pm 3.00 as 3pm 4.00 as 4pm 4.30 as 4.30pm 5.00 as 5pm 5.30 as 5.30pm
*Not available on Freeview in Scotland 4pm—1am. Key (R) Repeat
RadioTimes 7–13 August 2021
7.15 Front Row
Presented by Carolyn Quinn.
5.00 PM
BBC Radio 4 Extra DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4extra Freeview 708 Freesat 708 Sky 0131 Virgin 910 6.00am Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair 6.30 Agatha Raisin as 8.30pm 7.00 Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers (3/4) 7.30 Simon Evans Goes to Market (3/4) 8.00 The Goon Show 1959 comedy 8.30 Take Me to Your Reader 1986 sitcom 9.00 Party’s Over Political sitcom with Miles Jupp. As broadcast last Friday on Radio 4 (2/5) 9.30 The Brothers 2005 sitcom (3/6) 10.00 The Tree of Liberty as 3pm 11.00 999: Which Service Do You Require? 12.00 The Goon Show 1959 comedy 12.30pm Take Me to Your Reader 1986 sitcom 1.00 Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair (7/8) 1.30 Agatha Raisin as 8.30pm 2.00 Golden Hill Francis Spufford’s 2016 novel set in the winter of 1746 in New York. From 2017 (2/10) 2.15 Promenade Rock Comedy (7/10) 2.30 In Godzilla’s Footsteps Mark Rickards finds artists who have responded to the Fukushima nuclear disaster after the 2011 tsunami. From 2013 3.00 The Tree of Liberty Detective tale (2/4) 4.00 The Rest Is History Comedic discussion with Frank Skinner and guests. From 2016 (3/6) 4.30 The Brothers Sitcom by Caroline and David Stafford about “dysfunctional” siblings (3/6)
For cast see Thursday Repeated tomorrow 2pm
12.00 News and Weather 12.30—12.45am Book of the Week: Hamilton and Me 2/5. Repeated from 9.45am
Producer Miles Warde Repeated Friday 11pm
For details see yesterday Repeated 10.45pm
It’s a big day for Ruairi, while Brian attempts to pick up the pieces.
DAB bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Freeview* 710 Freesat 711 Sky 0115 Virgin 906 Programmes may differ online, and on Freesat, Sky, and Virgin
5.00am Newsday 8.00 News 8.05 People Fixing the World 8.30 Business Daily 8.50 Witness History 9.00 News 9.05 The Documentary: Hiroshima Successors 9.30 Discovery: Lost for Words 10.00 News 10.05 The Arts Hour 11.00 The Newsroom 11.30 In the Studio: Dick Pope pays a visit to master paint maker Michael Harding 12.00 News 12.05pm Outlook 12.50 Witness History 1.00 The Newsroom 1.30 Discovery: Lost for Words 2.00 Newshour 3.00 News 3.05 People Fixing the World 3.30 World Business Report 4.00 BBC OS 6.00 News 6.05 Outlook 6.50 Witness History 7.00 The Newsroom 7.30 Sport Today 8.00 News 8.05 The Documentary: Hiroshima Successors: memories of the Hiroshima atomic bomb 8.30 Digital Planet 9.00 Newshour 10.00 News 10.05 People Fixing the World 10.30 In the Studio 11.00 The Newsroom 11.20 Sports News 11.30 World Business Report 12.00 News 12.05am The Arts Hour 1.00 News 1.05 Business Matters 2.00 News 2.05 Hardtalk 2.30 Digital Planet 3.00 News 3.05 Outlook 3.50 Witness History 4.00 News 4.05 The Compass: Changing World, Changing Bodies: with Dr Vybarr Cregan-Reid 4.30 The Comb: a Kenyan woman challenges taboo by talking about her abortion
News and sport as yesterday
5.00am Wake Up to Money With the latest fiscal news reports. 6.00 5 Live Breakfast With Nicky Campbell and Rachel Burden. And at 9.00 Your Call. 10.00 Naga Munchetty News, big-name interviews from around the UK and listeners’ personal experiences. 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 10.55am—2.45pm Cricket Live commentary on Essex v Sussex in the One-Day Cup. 1.00pm Patrick Kielty News and topical conversation. 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 2.45—6.15 Cricket: the Hundred Manchester Originals v London Spirit, the woman’s match. 4.00 5 Live Drive With Anna Foster and Tony Livesey. 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 6.15—9.30 Cricket: the Hundred Live commentary of Manchester Originals Men v London Spirit Men.
Radio
2/3. The Great Tree Gang. By Philip Palmer. Bertalan is caught up in an undercover operation to destroy youth gangs in Budapest, and a senior spymaster could spell the end for Franciska’s career.
4/6. Sangita Myska seeks out the innovators who may hold new approaches to societal problems. Repeated 9.30pm
7.00 The Archers
693, 909 MW DAB bbc.co.uk/fivelive F’view 705 F’sat 705 Sky 0105 Virgin 905 Sports Extra F’view 706 F’sat 706 Sky 0144 Virgin 908
Tuesday
92.4—94.6 FM 198 LW DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4 Freeview 704 Freesat 704 (FM) 710 (LW) Sky 0104 (FM) 0143 (LW) Virgin 904 (FM) 911 (LW)
7.00 5 Live Sport Steve Crossman presents round-the-ground coverage of of tonight’s fixtures in the first round of the League Cup. 10.30 Colin Murray Vital topical discussion. Plus features including at 11.00 The Big News Hour and at 12.00 Midnight Meets, in which Colin sits down with notable guests to find out what makes them tick. 1.00am Dotun Adebayo Taking calls throughout thenight.
Talksport 1053, 1089 MW DAB talksport.co.uk F’view 723 F’sat 731 Sky 0108 Virgin 927 6.00am Sports Breakfast With Laura Woods. 10.00 Jim White and Simon Jordan Sporting insight. 1.00pm Hawksbee & Rushden 4.00 Drive Presented by Adrian Durham and Darren Gough. 7.00 Kick Off Debating all the big sporting issues 10.00 Sports Bar 12.00 Extra Time 5.00am Early Breakfast
LBC 97.3 FM (London area) DAB lbc.co.uk F’view 732 F’sat 734 Sky 0124 Virgin 919 7.00am Nick Ferrari 10.00 James O’Brien 1.00pm Shelagh Fogarty 4.00 Eddie Mair 7.00 Iain Dale 10.00 Tom Swarbrick 1.00am Darren Adam 4.00 Steve Allen
Asian Network DAB bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork F’view 709 F’sat 709 Sky 0119 Virgin 912 5.00am R&B Anthems 6.00 Certified Chill 7.00 Harpz Kaur 10.00 Asian Network’s Big Debate With Ankur Desai. 1.00pm Noreen Khan Noreen speaks with Haroon about al the latest entertainment news. 4.00 Nayha Sitting in for Yasser. 7.00 Bobby Friction Big Bollywood and bhangra anthems. 10.00 Residency 12.00 Club Hit Squad Mix 1.00am Bobby Friction 4.00 Noreen Khan’s Throwback 30
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BBC Radio 1
Wednesday
97.6—99.8 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio1 F’view* 700 F’sat 700 Sky 0101 Virgin 901 7.00am Greg James 10.30 Adele Roberts 6.00 Annie Mac 8.00 Rickie, Melvin and Charlie 10.00 Radio 1’s Future Artists with Jack Saunders. 12.00 Benji B Future beats. 2.00am The Radio 1 Interview 2.15 The Yungblud Podcast 2.30 Radio 1 Playlists 3.00 Radio 1’s Indie Anthems 4.00 Radio 1 Dance 5.00 Arielle Free
BBC Radio 2 88—90.2 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio2 F’view* 702 F’sat 702 Sky 0102 Virgin 902
Radio
6.30am Matt Lucas 9.30 Ken Bruce
On the Trail of the Templars 2.30pm Radio 4 Extra Who were the Knights Templar? The legacy of this shadowy religious order influenced Dan Brown’s page-turner The Da Vinci Code, but their place in popular culture dates almost as far back as their days protecting pilgrims on the road to Jerusalem. The remnants of this secret society, which financed crusades and held kings in their pocket, can still be found all over England, from London to Herefordshire. In a repeat of a 2007 documentary, Martin Palmer travels to these sites, among others, to separate the fact from fiction over the Order’s 200-year reign. TOM GOULDING
BBC Proms
ILLUSTRATION BY RUI RICARDO
7.30pm Radio 3
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Look, no stands! Boldly dispensing with scores and music stands, the Aurora Orchestra has recently made a speciality of performing major works entirely by memory. Having previously stunned Proms audiences with freewheeling performances of symphonies by Beethoven, Brahms, Shostakovich and Berlioz, tonight they give their unfettered musicality free flight in the extended suite from Stravinsky’s magical, modernist fairy tale The Firebird. Continuing this season’s commemoration of the constantly reinventive Russian composer on the 50th anniversary of his death, the performance is preceded by an illustrated analysis of the score, presented by Tom Service and conductor Nicholas Collon. MARK PAPPENHEIM
Black Music in Europe 9.00am Radio 4 Pick of the Week: page 117
Music, chat and features including after 11.30 Tracks of My Years, with singer/songwriter and model Lola Lennox discussing two more personal favourite recordings, featuring one by Amy Winehouse and one by Lauryn Hill.
12.00 Jeremy Vine Topical discussion. Plus music.
2.00pm Steve Wright 5.00 Sara Cox 7.00 Will Young With his favourite new music from across the musical spectrum. Plus a pick of oldies.
9.00 The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe A broad spectrum of folk and acoustic music. Plus news from the folk world and interviews, tonight with Joachim Cooder, son of guitarist Ry Cooder. The California musician and singer shares his love for the old-time songs of Uncle Dave Macon (1870—1952), which have inspired his new album, Over That Road I’m Bound.
10.00 Trevor Nelson’s Rhythm Nation 12.00 OJ Borg Chat, music, texts and features including Midnight Mastermind — in which listeners challenge OJ in a specialist subject — and Wish You Were There, in which listeners suggest the perfect song to go with a fictional situation or story. Plus the weekly themed Yawn Chorus 3.00am Sounds of the 90s 1/2. With Fearne Cotton. See tomorrow (R) 4.00 Nicki Chapman
BBC 6 Music DAB bbc.co.uk/6music Freeview 707 Freesat 707 Sky 0120 Virgin 909
7.30am Lauren Laverne Felix White discusses his new memoir It’s Always Summer Somewhere.
10.30 Mary Anne Hobbs 1.00pm Shaun Keaveny Indie music and laughs. 4.00 Tom Ravenscroft 7.00 Ezra Furman Music and chat with the American singer/songwriter.
BBC Radio 3 90.2—92.4 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio3 Freeview* 703 Freesat 703 Sky 0103 Virgin 903 News and weather as Monday
6.30am Breakfast With Petroc Trelawny. 9.00 Essential Classics With Georgia Mann. 12.00 Composer of the Week: Poulenc 3/5. The Vineyards at Noizay. Donald Macleod looks at the works Poulenc composed at his retreat in Noizay, a place to which he escaped from Paris. Ce doux petit visage Ailish Tynan (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) Chansons villageoises (excerpt) Jean-Christophe Benoît (tenor), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, conductor Georges Prêtre Les Animaux modeles Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, conductor Ariane Matiakh Figure humaine Tenebrae, director Nigel Short (R)
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Further performances from the Edinburgh International Festival. Donald Macleod introduces the pioneering violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja with Turkish pianist Fazil Say for a broad sweep of colourful chamber music in a concert recorded on Monday. Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Fazil Say (piano) Schubert Violin Sonata in A minor, D385 Brahms Violin Sonata No 3 in D minor, Op 108 Janacek Violin Sonata
2.00 Afternoon Concert Penny Gore with another chance to hear a Prom featuring organist Martin Baker in masterworks by Bach and his own compositions, recorded on 1 August at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Kate Molleson. Plus further recordings from orchestras around Europe and pieces by winners of the BBC Young Composer 2020 competition. Martin Baker (organ) Bach Prelude and Fugue in E flat, BWV552 (St Anne) Martin Baker Improvisation on Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in E flat, BWV552 (St Anne) Bach Fantasia in G, BWV572 (Pièce d’orgue) Martin Baker Improvisation on Bach’s Fantasia in G, BWV572 (Pièce d’orgue) Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV582 Martin Baker Improvisation on English Melodies
3.30 Choral Evensong From the Chapel of Rugby School, recorded 23 June. Introit: Those Who Wait for the Lord (Benedict Tanner). Responses: Byrd. Psalms 59, 60, 61 (Barnby, Howells. Stainer). First Lesson: Isaiah 45, vv1—7. Office hymn: Firmly I Believe and Truly (Halton Holgate). Canticles: Noble in B minor. Second Lesson: Ephesians 4, vv1–16. Anthem: Like as the Hart (Howells). Hymn: Lead Kindly Light (Alberta). Voluntary: Master Tallis’s Testament (Howells). Director of music Richard Tanner. Organist Ian Wicks. Repeated Sunday 3pm
4.30 New Generation Artists Featuring the Amatis Trio in a work of ripe Romanticism by the composer, singer and conductor Albert Dietrich (1829—1908), best known today for his friendship with Brahms. Albert Dietrich Piano Trio No 2 in A, Op 14
Scala Radio DAB scalaradio.co.uk Sky 0216
7.00am Charles Nove Music, a light look at the newspapers and features including Questions of the Day and, from 9.00, Screen Time, featuring an hour of music from films, TV, adverts and video games. 10.00 Mark Forrest Including after 10.00 the Album of the Week and at 10.30 a guest from the arts and entertainment world. 1.00pm Sam Hughes Popular classical works.
4.00 Penny Smith 7.00 Hannah Cox Including at 8.00 the Scala
New music, tips and guests.
Piano Playlist and, from 9.15, calming music. 10.00 The Space Soothing and calming music. 12.00 Night Music Nonstop music.
12.00 Freak Zone Playlist
5.00am In the Park Calming sounds.
9.00 Tom Robinson 1.00am The First Time... Matt Everitt interviews musicians about their musical milestones, starting with Mavis Staples in 2018, followed at 2.00 by Malcolm Rebennack Jr aka Dr John (1941—2019) in 2014. 3.00 Live Hour Graham Parker in a 1982 concert in London, plus sessions by the Wedding Present (in 1998) and the Detroit Cobras in 2004). 4.00 Jukebox 5.00 Edward Adoo
Absolute Radio DAB absoluteradio.co.uk F’view 727 F’sat 724 Sky 0107 Virgin 915 6.00am Dave Berry 10.00 Danielle Perry 1.00pm Ben Burrell Old and new records by guitar-strumming males and rock chicks, from the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Blur to Grace Slick, Patti Smith, Blondie and Elastica 4.00 Bush and Richie 7.00 Ross Buchanan 10.00 Jay Lawrence 1.00am Chris Martin
5.00 In Tune Sean Rafferty with arts news, music and guests, today featuring a live performance from tenor Alessandro Fisher with pianist Sholto Kynoch. 7.00 In Tune Mixtape Nonstop music.
7.30 BBC Proms
The Aurora Orchestra returns to the Proms for Stravinsky’s colourful Firebird suite, joined by a Pavel Kolesnikov for Rachmaninov’s popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Presented by Tom Service, from the Royal Albert Hall. Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini 8.25 Tom Service and Nicholas Collon introduce Stravinsky’s Firebird suite. 8.45 Stravinsky Suite:The Firebird Pavel Kolesnikov (piano), Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor/presenter) BBC Proms 2021 Guide: £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232 639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop32
10.00 Frost-Heron Art historian Michael Bird explores the bond between two ground-breaking abstract artists. Terry Frost was a light-bulb salesman whose family ridiculed his ambitions to become an artist. Patrick Heron was a well-connected aesthete whose parents nurtured his talent from childhood. Despite their differences, the two men formed a lifelong friendship. For Heron, the canvas was a space to explore radical technical and intellectual challenges. But success was short-lived, their pioneering work soon eclipsed by the American Abstract Expressionists. Through archive interviews, Michael Bird reviews their contribution to modern art. First broadcast 2017. (R)
10.45 The Essay: On Holiday with Nietzsche 3/5. For Everyone and No One. Amid the stark fjords of Norway, Ken Hollings offers guidance on how best to approach Friedrich Nietzsche’s most notorious work, Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883—91). (R) 11.00 Night Tracks With Sara Mohr-Pietsch (R)
12.30am Through the Night With Catriona Young. Mozart Overture: Le nozze di Figaro; Dove sono i bei momenti (Le nozze di Figaro) Berwald Overture: Estrella de Soria Mozart Come scoglio (Cosi fan tutte) Puccini Crisantemi Strauss Es gibt ein Reich (Ariadne auf Naxos) Wagner O Sachs! Mein Freund! (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) Rossini Overture: Il barbiere di Siviglia) Poulenc Sept Chansons Grieg Last Spring Peterson-Berger Spring Came on Walpurgis Night Josephson Serenade Gustaf Spring Song (Merry as a Bird) 2.17 Sibelius Symphony No 2 3.01 Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op 37b 3.44 DanielLesur Suite medievale 3.58 Vivaldi Violin Concerto in F minor, RV297 (Winter) (The Four Seasons) 4.07 Mozart, compl Levin Horn Concerto in E flat, K370b/K371 4.19 Schubert Die Götter Griechenlands, D677b 4.24 Evanghelatos Coasts and Mountains of Attica 4.37 Arvo Pärt Magnificat 4.43 Bach Capriccio in E, BWV993 4.50 A Scarlatti Recorder Concerto in A minor 5.01 Berwald Fantasia on Two Swedish Folksongs 5.10 Puccini Manon Lescaut (excerpt) 5.15 Beethoven Romance in F, Op 50 (violin and piano version) 5.25 Wagner Wesendonck-Lieder (voice and orchestra version) 5.47 Marais Les Folies d’Espagne 5.57 Anon Yo me soy la morenica 6.00 Saint-Georges Violin Concerto in D 6.22 Sibelius Six Impromptus, Op 5 6.38 Suolahti Sinfonia piccola
Classic FM 99.9—101.9 FM DAB classicfm.com Freeview 731 Freesat 721 Sky 0106 Virgin 922
6.00am More Music Breakfast Presented by Tim Lihoreau.
9.00 Bill Turnbull 12.00 Anne-Marie Minhall 4.00pm John Brunning 7.00 Smooth Classics With John Brunning. 8.00 The Classic FM Concert with John Suchet Fine classical recordings released recently. Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op 62 Ensemble Cristofori, conductor Arthur Schoonderwoerd Mozart Piano Concerto No 21 in C, K467 Mahler Chamber Orchestra, director Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Stravinsky The Firebird (finale) Les Siecles, conductor François-Xavier Roth Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 in F minor Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, conductor Paavo Jarvi Still Suite for Violin and Piano Randall Goosby (violin), Zhu Wang (piano) 10.00 Smooth Classics With Margherita Taylor. 1.00am Bill Overton Night-time music.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
92.4—94.6 FM 198 LW DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4 Freeview 704 Freesat 704 (FM) 710 (LW) Sky 0104 (FM) 0143 (LW) Virgin 904 (FM) 911 (LW) 5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day With Harry Baker. 5.45 Farming Today 5.58 Tweet of the Day Montezuma Oropendola. With Miranda Krestovnikov. (R)
7.45 Incarnations: India in 50 Lives
3/10. By Monique Roffey. A Caribbean fisherman snares a centuries-old mermaid, Aycayia, cursed by women jealous of her beauty. Read by Burt Caesar and Marilyn Nnadebe. For details see Monday Repeated 10.45pm
13/25. Gandhi: In the Palm of Our Hands Sunil Khilnani explores the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi: lawyer, politician and leader of the nationalist movement against British rule in India. He is generally admired outside India, but is the subject of heated debate and contention in his homeland. Some view him as an appeaser of Muslims, and blame him for India’s partition. Others regret Gandhi’s induction of Hindu rhetoric and symbols into Indian nationalism, revile him for his refusal to disavow caste, believe he betrayed the labouring classes, and are appalled at his views on women. “It’s unsurprising that Gandhi provokes such a barrage of attacks,” says Professor Khilnani. “His entire life was an argument — or rather, a series of arguments — with the world.” (R)
12.18 You and Yours Consumer affairs and public-interest stories.
1.00 The World at One Presented by Jonny Dymond.
1.45 A History of the World in 100 Objects
6.00 Today With Mishal Husain and Nick Robinson. 6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News 7.48 Thought for the Day With Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
3/10. Inca Gold Llama. Neil MacGregor looks over a simple gold sculpture of a llama, the animal that helped fuel the success of the great Inca Empire that ruled over some 12 million people. He tells the story of the Inca and their culture and religion, as well as what happened to them when the Spanish arrived. (R)
9.00 Black Music in Europe
New series. 1/3. 1979-1991 Clarke Peters presents the fourth and a final series of the exploration of how black
2.00 The Archers Repeated from yesterday 7pm
Producer Tom Woolfenden
3/3. Philip Palmer’s crime drama set in Hungary in the 1960s. The 1966 World Cup is under way and Hungary face the Soviet Union. Will Franciska survive the battle for control of the Ministry — and can Bertalan outwit his new young boss and his powerful friends? For cast and details see Monday
2.15 Drama: Keeping the Wolf Out
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9.30 Four Thought Fear of Finance. In a talk originally scheduled for a fortnight ago, Professor Atul Shah draws on his background as a Jain to argue that we urgently need to change our relationship with finance: “When money was invented, it was supposed to serve society. Instead today it has become our master.” Presented by Olly Mann.
3.00 The Hangover Repeated from Sunday 9pm
3.30 Inside Health Repeated from yesterday 9pm
Producer Sheila Cook Rptd 8.45pm and Sat 5.45am
4.00 Sideways
9.45 FM Book of the Week: Hamilton and Me
8/8. Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape individuals’ lives with stories of seeing the world differently.
3/5. As rehearsals continue, Giles Terera feels the hand of history on his shoulder. Read by the author. For details see Monday Rptd 12.30am
4.30 The Media Show Topical programme about all forms of media. Repeated 9.30pm 5.00 PM With Carolyn Quinn.
9.45 LW Daily Service An act of worship, featuring readings from scripture and a range of choral music, led by the Rt Rev Dr John Inge. Acts 9 vv3-8; Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God (Seek Ye First); This Day (Chilcott); For the Beauty of the Warth (England’s Lane).
6.00 Six o’Clock News 6.30 Paul Sinha’s General Knowledge 4/4. Paul presents the virtual audience with an A-Z of facts. He gives them a letter, they give him a word, and he either gives them a fact or he just reads out the script he prepared for another word. Starting with A for Aubergine and Alligator, how far can he get before the 28 minutes are up?
10.00 Woman’s Hour With Emma Barnett.
11.00 This Union: the Ghost Kingdoms of England Repeated from Monday 8pm 11.30 What’s Funny about...
Producer Ed Morrish
7.00 The Archers
5/6. Goodness Gracious Me. Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman talk to Meera Syal and Anil Gupta about their ground-breaking sketch show Goodness Gracious Me. They discuss the impact the show had on popular culture and how they feel they were treated by the BBC, the broken video camera that meant Goodness Gracious Me very nearly never happened, and what sort of show Meera thinks the GGM team should get back together and make. Producer Owen Braben (R)
Jennifer struggles to find the right words and Alan hatches a plan. For cast see Thursday Repeated tomorrow 2pm
7.15 Front Row Fifty years after the death of Igor Stravinsky, John Wilson explores his life and music with the conductor Simon Rattle. An allStravinsky Prom, in which Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra, takes place on Sunday 22 August. Producer Sofie Vilcins
BBC Radio 4 Extra DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4extra Freeview 708 Freesat 708 Sky 0131 Virgin 910 6.00am Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair 6.30 Agatha Raisin Mystery by MC Beaton (2/2) 7.00 The Fair Intellectual Club 2016 sitcom (5/6) 7.30 Paul Sinha’s General Knowledge as 5.30pm 8.00 Hancock’s Half Hour 1955 comedy 8.30 No Commitments as 7.30pm 9.00 Whispers Panel game. From 2004 (1/6) 9.30 Smelling of Roses 2001 comedy (5/6) 10.00 The Tree of Liberty Detective tale (3/4) 11.00 Steve Penk’s Radio Nightmares as 9pm 12.00 Hancock’s Half Hour 1955 comedy 12.30pm No Commitments as 7.30pm 1.00 Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair (8/8) 1.30 Agatha Raisin Mystery by MC Beaton (2/2) 2.00 Golden Hill Francis Spufford’s 2016 novel set in the winter of 1746 in New York. After a long voyage from London, Mr Smith is anxious to disembark, and his business is both pressing and mysterious. Abridged by Isobel Creed and Jill Waters, and read by Jamie Parker. From 2017 (3/10)) 2.15 Promenade Rock Comedy by Christopher Denys, chronicling events in Llantwit-on-Sea during the 1950s. With Nerys Hughes, Russell Boulter, Iwan Thomas and Christopher Scott. From 2003 (8/10) 2.30 CHOICE: On the Trail of the Templars Martin Palmer wants to know the truth behind the medieval Knights Templar. From 2007
2/4. Nurses. Craig Davidson and Lisa Sheehy both chose a career in nursing. Each one brings a gift that helps unlock their story and with the help of presenter Catherine Carr, they exchange personal experiences, thoughts and beliefs, as well as uncovering the differences between them. Producer Louise Cotton
8.45 Four Thought Repeated from 9.30am Repeated Saturday 5.45am
9.00 Made of Stronger Stuff Repeated from yesterday 3.30pm
9.30 The Media Show Repeated from 4.30pm 10.00 The World Tonight With James Coomarasamy.
10.45 Book at Bedtime: The Mermaid of Black Conch 3/10. Repeated from 12.04pm 11.00 Jordan Brookes on... 3/4. Dating. Jordan has had a rich and varied romantic life, so in this episode he dispenses his pearls of dating wisdom for those who might enjoy or crave them. Producer Sam Michell
11.15 Tricky 3/6. Living with HIV. Four participants talk about living with HIV, discussing the level of information when it comes to new relationships, dealing with the medical profession and handling the stigma. Producers Myles Bonnar and Peter McManus
11.30 FM Things Can Only Get Worse 3/4. 2008—2013. John O’Farrell’s alternative history of New Labour reaches the period between 2008 and 2013. He reflects on Barack Obama’s election, the financial crisis, and Gordon Brown’s lack of prudence. For cast and details see Monday
12.00 News and Weather 12.30—12.45am Book of the Week: Hamilton and Me 3/5. Repeated from 9.45am 1.00 as BBC World Service
BBC World Service 3.00 The Tree of Liberty Detective tale (3/4) 4.00 Whispers Panel game. From 2004 (1/6) 4.30 Smelling of Roses 2001 comedy (5/6) 5.00 The Fair Intellectual Club 2016 sitcom (5/6) 5.30 Paul Sinha’s General Knowledge Paul Sinha with fascinating facts and hilarious true stories. As broadcast last Wednesday on Radio 4 (3/4) 6.00 The Children of Witchwood Mystery (3/5) 6.30 Short Cuts With Josie Long. From 2019 (2/6) 7.00 Hancock’s Half Hour 1955 comedy 7.30 No Commitments Sitcom by Simon Brett starring Rosemary Leach (1935—2017), Nicola Pagett (1945—2021) and Celia Imrie as three very different sisters. Series three. From 1994 (3/6) 8.00 Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair (8/8) 8.30 Agatha Raisin With Penelope Keith (2/2) 9.00 Steve Penk’s Radio Nightmares Mancunian broadcaster Steve Penk, known for his “wind-up” calls, digs out some of the funniest live radio bloopers from the BBC Archive. From 2018 (1/3) 10.00 Comedy Club: Paul Sinha’s General Knowledge (3/4), at 10.30 Life on Egg (6/8), at 10.45 The Problem with Adam Bloom (2/6), at 11.00 Radio 9 (3/5), at 11.30 Bunk Bed (6/6), and at 11.45 Tina C’s Tiny Island Tour (4/4) 12.00 as 6pm 12.30am as 6.30pm 1.00 as 8pm 1.30 as 8.30pm 2.00 as 2pm 2.15 as 2.15pm 2.30 as 2.30pm 3.00 as 3pm 4.00 as 4pm 4.30 as 4.30pm 5.00 as 5pm 5.30 as 5.30pm
*Not available on Freeview in Scotland 4pm—1am. Key (R) Repeat
DAB bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Freeview* 710 Freesat 711 Sky 0115 Virgin 906 Programmes may differ online, and on Freesat, Sky, and Virgin
5.00am Newsday 8.00 News 8.05 Hardtalk 8.30 Business Daily 8.50 Witness History 9.00 News 9.05 The Compass: Changing World, Changing Bodies 9.30 Digital Planet 10.00 News 10.05 World Book Club: authors discuss thriller Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 11.00 The Newsroom 11.30 The Comb 12.00 News 12.05pm Outlook 12.50 Witness History 1.00 The Newsroom 1.30 Digital Planet 2.00 Newshour 3.00 News 3.05 Hardtalk 3.30 World Business Report 4.00 BBC OS 6.00 News 6.05 Outlook 6.50 Witness History 7.00 The Newsroom 7.30 Sport Today 8.00 News 8.05 The Compass: Changing World, Changing Bodies: Dr Vybarr Cregan-Reid looks at what the modern world is doing to our bodies 8.30 Healthcheck 9.00 Newshour 10.00 News 10.05 Hardtalk 10.30 The Comb: a Kenyan woman tries to challenge her nation’s taboo by talking about her abortion 11.00 The Newsroom 11.20 Sports News 11.30 World Business Report 12.00 News 12.05am World Book Club 1.00 News 1.05 Business Matters 2.00 News 2.05 The Inquiry 2.30 Health Check: health issues 3.00 News 3.05 Outlook 3.50 Witness History 4.00 News 4.05 Assignment 4.30 The Food Chain
News and sport as Monday
5.00am Wake Up to Money Financial news stories, business reports and analysis of topical issues. 6.00 5 Live Breakfast Nicky Campbell and Rachel Burden with sport, news and weather. And at 9.00Your Call, with Nicky Campbell inviting listeners to phone in. 10.00 Naga Munchetty News, topical interviews from around the UK and listeners’ personal experiences. 1.00pm Nihal Arthanayake News and topical conversation. 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 2.45—6.15 Cricket: the Hundred Live commentary on Southern Brave Women v Welsh Fire Women. 4.00 5 Live Drive Anna Foster and Tony Livesey with a round-up of the day’s news and sport. 7.00 5 Live Sport Emma Saunders with sports news and build-up to Chelsea v Villarreal in the Uefa Super Cup, with live commentary starting at 8.00.
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8.00 The Exchange
693, 909 MW DAB bbc.co.uk/fivelive F’view 705 F’sat 705 Sky 0105 Virgin 905 Sports Extra F’view 706 F’sat 706 Sky 0144 Virgin 908
Wednesday
News, weather and shipping forecasts as yesterday
12.04pm The Mermaid of Black Conch
5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 6.15—9.30 Cricket: the Hundred Live commentary on Southern Brave Men v Welsh Fire Men. 10.30 Colin Murray Discussion and debate on vital issues. Plus features including at 11.00 This House Believes— a lively and fun debate on myriad topics where listeners decide who comes out on top — and at 12.00 Midnight in America, with the latest from across the Atlantic. 1.00am Dotun Adebayo
Talksport 1053, 1089 MW DAB talksport.co.uk F’view 723 F’sat 731 Sky 0108 Virgin 927 6.00am Sports Breakfast Presented by Laura Woods. 10.00 Jim White and Simon Jordan Sporting opinion. 1.00pm Hawksbee & Rushden 4.00 Drive Presented by Adrian Durham and Darren Gough. 7.00 Kick Off 10.00 Sports Bar Reactions and analysis of the day’s sport. 1.00am Extra Time 5.00 Early Breakfast
LBC 97.3 FM (London area) DAB lbc.co.uk F’view 732 F’sat 734 Sky 0124 Virgin 919 7.00am Nick Ferrari 10.00 James O’Brien 1.00pm Shelagh Fogarty 4.00 Eddie Mair 7.00 Iain Dale 10.00 Tom Swarbrick 1.00am Darren Adam 4.00 Steve Allen
Asian Network DAB bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork F’view 709 F’sat 709 Sky 0119 Virgin 912 5.00am The Everyday Hustle With Sonya Barlow. 6.00 R&B Anthems 7.00 Harpz Kaur 10.00 Asian Network’s Big Debate Interactive debate on topical and cultural issues. 1.00pm Noreen Khan 4.00 Yasser British-Asian music. 7.00 Bobby Friction South Asian culture, including big Bollywood and bhangra anthems. 10.00 DJ Limelight & Kan D Man 12.00 Mixtape Series 1.00 AJD 4.00 SOS Bhangra Mix 4.30 Shisha Lounge Mix
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97.6—99.8 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio1 F’view* 700 F’sat 700 Sky 0101 Virgin 901 7.00am Greg James 10.00 Radio 1 Anthems 11.00 Adele Roberts 6.00pm Annie Mac 8.00 Rickie, Melvin and Charlie 9.30 Club Charlie 10.00 Radio 1’s Indie Show 12.00 Radio 1’s Soundsystem 2.00am Drum ’n’ Bass Mix 3.00 Radio 1’s Motivate Me Mix 4.00 Radio 1 Dance 5.00 Arielle Free
BBC Radio 2 88—90.2 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio2 F’view* 702 F’sat 702 Sky 0102 Virgin 902
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6.30am Matt Lucas 9.30 Ken Bruce
Drama: The Pivot 2.15pm Radio 4 Before Covid 19 woke us all up, this new drama by Hugh Costello might have sounded too conspiratorial. But 18 months after that first outbreak was discovered in Wuhan, the idea of a new virus called South East Asia Respiratory Syndrome rearing its head in 2025 now seems more than a possibility. Don’t panic (yet) — Sears 25 is fictional. The point of this topical play — produced and directed by Eoin O’Callaghan — is to ask, would government act any differently in the case of future pandemics? Monica Dolan (above) plays a pragmatic minister of state for business expansion still sweeping up behind Brexit and trying to pull off a trade deal with Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Her son, James (Owen Findlay), is the idealist — a young scientist who can’t get a job, so is trying to make a go of environmentally friendly gardening. FIONA HUGHES
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After 14 impressive years as the LPO’s principal conductor, Vladimir Jurowski bows out with a typically thoughtful programme, topically framed by two 1930s responses to the rise of Nazism. While Stravinsky’s balletic poker game Jeu de cartes prophetically predicts the defeat of the “perfidious Joker”, Hindemith’s orchestral sampler from his epic opera Mathis der Maler takes refuge in the idea that an artist’s only responsibility is to their art. In between, Walton’s 1956 Cello Concerto attests to an enduring artistic friendship: Hindemith had premiered Walton’s Viola Concerto at the 1929 Proms; in return, Walton later composed a set of variations on a theme from Mathis der Maler. MARK PAPPENHEIM
Music, chat, guests and features including the PopMaster music quiz and, after 11.30, Tracks of My Years, with Lola Lennox discussing two more records of personal significance, featuring one by Portishead and one by Neil Young. Your RT Puzzles: page 149
12.00 Jeremy Vine
90.2—92.4 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio3 Freeview* 703 Freesat 703 Sky 0103 Virgin 903 News and weather as Monday
6.30am Breakfast With Petroc Trelawny. 9.00 Essential Classics Georgia Mann with music and regular features.
12.00 Composer of the Week: Poulenc 4/5. Pilgrim. In 1936, following the death of a colleague, Poulenc visited the shrine of the Black Madonna at Rocamadour. It was a turning point in the composer’s life. Today, Donald Macleod explores how Poulenc’s re-engagement with Catholicism impacted on his work but also caused him anxiety. Priez pour paix Ann Murray (mezzo), Graham Johnson (piano) Litanies à la Vierge noire The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers Stabat mater Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Cappella Amsterdam, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Daniel Reuss Sonata for Two Pianos (3rd mvt) Roland Pontinen and Love Derwinger Dialogues des Carmélites, Act 2 Scene 4 Mother Marie Blanche Chaplain Sister Constance Mother Jeanne First Commissioner
Josephine Barstow (soprano) Catrin Wyn-Davies (soprano) Ryland Davies (tenor) Sarah Tynan (soprano) Jane Powell (mezzo) James Edwards (tenor)
Topical debate and discussion, and human interest stories. Plus a playlist of hip chart oldies and new music.
English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Paul Daniel (R)
2.00pm Steve Wright 5.00 Sara Cox 7.00 Will Young 9.00 The Country Show with Bob Harris
Further performances from the Edinburgh International Festival, with Donald Macleod introducing Norwegian lyric soprano Mari Eriksmoen, who makes her festival debut with German pianist Daniel Heide in a recital of Romantic songs, recorded yesterday. Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Daniel Heide (piano) Grieg Haugtussa, Op 67; Ved Rundarne, Op 33 No 9 Grondahl The Child’s Spring Day, Op 42 (selection) Schumann Lied der Suleika, Op 25 No 9; Schneeglöckchen, Op 79 No 27; Der Nussbaum Op 25 No 3; Widmung, Op 25 No 1 Wolf Italienisches Liederbuch (selection)
Country, roots and Americana including classic acts and the cream of emerging country artists, from Patsy Cline, the Everly Brothers and Merle Haggard to Florida Georgia Line, the Shires, Ashley McBryde, Brad Paisley and Ruthie Collins and beyond.
10.00 Trevor Nelson’s Rhythm Nation Feel-good soul, R&B, disco, funk, crossover hits and newer sounds. Plus features including Five Seconds to Name, in which listeners must identify an act based on a mash-up.
12.00 OJ Borg 3.00am Sounds of the 90s 2/2. With Fearne Cotton. (R) 4.00 Nicki Chapman Chat, music and features including at 4.00 A Dance through the Decades, featuring a nostalgic half-hour of chart hits from each of the last six decades.
BBC 6 Music DAB bbc.co.uk/6music Freeview 707 Freesat 707 Sky 0120 Virgin 909
7.30am Lauren Laverne Chat and music including a themed People’s Playlist, with listeners selecting the tracks.
10.30 Mary Anne Hobbs Including the HouseQuake Playlist, with potentially uplifting tracks picked by listeners.
1.00pm Shaun Keaveny Music, laughs and features including Matt Everitt with music news and Brian Cox with a science chat.
4.00 Tom Ravenscroft 7.00 Ezra Furman 9.00 Tom Robinson New music, tips and guests.
12.00 New Music Fix Music presenters each curate an hour of their favourite new music, starting with Steve Lamacq. At 1.00am Lauren Laverne, at 2.00 Mary Anne Hobbs,and at 3.00 Tom Ravenscroft. Plus The New Music Playlist at 4.00. 5.00 Edward Adoo
BBC PROMS GUIDE 2021
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
2.00 Afternoon Concert Penny Gore with another chance to hear a Prom featuring Mozart’s final three symphonies, composed over a period of just two months in the summer of 1788, introduced by Kate Molleson. Plus further recordings from orchestras around Europe and pieces by winners of the BBC Young Composer competition. Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conductor Maxim Emelyanychev Mozart Symphony No 39 in E flat, K543; Symphony No 40 in G minor, K550; Symphony No 41 in C, K551 (Jupiter) (R)
5.00 In Tune Sean Rafferty with arts news, music and special guests, today featuring Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson and American conductor Marin Alsop. 7.00 In Tune Mixtape An inspired playlist.
Scala Radio DAB scalaradio.co.uk Sky 0216
7.00am Charles Nove 10.00 Mark Forrest Music and features including after 11.30 the Scala Radio Book Club, today with Joanne Harris, bestselling author of the Chocolat series, discussing her new whodunnit A Narrow Door. 1.00pm Sam Hughes With popular classical works. 4.00 Penny Smith The best classical music to take listeners from afternoon into the evening, along with the Shut Your Laptop track at 5.30. 7.00 Hannah Cox The latest classical recordings after 7.00 and the Scala Piano Playlist at 8.00. 10.00 The Space Soothing and calming music. 1.00am Night Music Nonstop classical music. 5.00 In the Park Calming music and atmospheric sounds including nature and birdsong.
Absolute Radio DAB absoluteradio.co.uk F’view 727 F’sat 724 Sky 0107 Virgin 915 6.00am Dave Berry 10.00 Danielle Perry 1.00pm Ben Burrell Hard rock, indie pop and everything in between 4.00 Bush and Richie 7.00 Ross Buchanan 10.00 Jay Lawrence 1.00am Chris Martin
7.30 BBC Proms
Vladimir Jurowski makes his final appearance as the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s principal a conductor, joined by cellist Steven Isserlis, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London. With Martin Handley. Steven Isserlis (cello), London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Vladimir Jurowski Stravinsky Jeu de cartes Walton Cello Concerto IntervalHistorian Miri Rubin discusses the Isenheim Altarpiece, painter Matthias Grünewald’s masterwork of the Northern Renaissance, situated in Colmar. The work inspired Hindemith to write Mathis der Maler, which closes this evening’s concert. Bach, arr Goldmann 14 Canons (Goldberg Variations) (first UK performance) Hindemith Symphony: Mathis der Maler BBC Proms 2021 Guide: £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232 639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop32
10.15 Between the Ears: In Praise of Shadows Nick Luscombe visits Kyoto to explore the sonic landscape of Junichiro Tanizaki’s In Praise of Shadows, which celebrates Japanese design. (R)
10.45 The Essay: On Holiday with Nietzsche 4/5. A Wanderer above the Sea of Fog Writer Ken Hollings roams across the imposing mountains of Austria in the company of Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil (1886). (R)
11.00 Great Pianists at Edinburgh — Richard Goode in 2016 Another chance to hear a rare appearance from American pianist Richard Goode , from August 2016. Presented by Kate Molleson. Mozart Piano Sonata in A Minor, K310 Janacek From an Overgrown Path (selection) Brahms Klavierstücke, Op 118 Debussy Préludes, Book 2 (selection) Beethoven Piano Sonata in A flat, Op 110 (R)
12.30am Through the Night With Catriona Young. Rolf Wallin Soundspeed Halvorsen Norwegian Rhapsody No 1 in A Therese Birkelund Ulvo In the Cage (13 Ways to Tame a Beast) Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor (4th mvt) Hall Foire (Verlaine Suite) Grieg, arr Hellstenius Land-Sighting, Op 31 Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor (1st mvt) R Strauss Es gibt ein Reich (Ariadne auf Naxos) Ravel La Valse Stravinsky Suite: The Firebird (excerpt) Lumbye Champagne Galop Lise Davidsen (soprano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Truls Mork (cello), Oslo Philharmonic Chorus, director Oeystein Fevang, Oslo Philharmonic, conductor Vassily Petrenko 1.58 Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 44 2.31 Penderecki Symphony No 7 (Seven Gates of Jerusalem) 3.29 Handel Süsser Blumen Ambraflocken, HWV204 3.35 Milhaud Three Rag Caprices, Op 78 3.42 Beethoven Piano Sonata No 27 in E minor, Op 90 3.54 Mozart Non piu, tutto ascoltai...Non temer, amato bene, K490 4.04 Haydn Hungarian National March, H VIII 4; Prince of Wales March, H VIII 3 4.10 Geminiani Concerto grosso No 1 in D (after Corelli Violin Sonata in D, Op 5 No 1) 4.19 Arban Variations on Casta diva from Bellini’s Norma 4.26 Poulenc Les Chemins de l’amour 4.31 Juon Fairy Tale 4.36 Ranta Finnish Folk Dances, Op 51 4.45 Wagner Evening Star (Tannhäuser) 4.50 Chopin Ballade No 3 in A flat, Op 47 4.58 Telemann Concerto in F for three violins, TWV53:F1 5.13 Harrison Harp Suite 5.29 Leopold I Motetto de septum Doloribus Beatae Mariae Virginis 5.44 Soler Fandango in D minor 5.56 Clarke Viola Sonata 6.19 Vivaldi Flute Concerto in G minor, RV439 (La notte) (R)
Classic FM 99.9—101.9 FM DAB classicfm.com Freeview 731 Freesat 721 Sky 0106 Virgin 922
6.00am More Music Breakfast 9.00 Bill Turnbull With popular favourites. 12.00 Anne-Marie Minhall 4.00pm John Brunning 7.00 Smooth Classics With John Brunning. 8.00 The Classic FM Concert with John Suchet Fine recently released classical recordings. Borodin Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor) Tonkunstler Orchestra, conductor Emmanuel Tjeknavorian Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor, Op 15 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, director Andras Schiff (piano) Massenet Méditation (Thaïs) Bomsori (violin), NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic, conductor Giancarlo Guerrero Haydn Symphony No 7 in C (Le midi) Il Giardino Armonico, conductor Giovanni Antonini Pratten Forgotten Alexandra Whittingham (guitar) Beethoven Variations on See the Conquering Hero Comes, WoO 45 Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano)
10.00 Smooth Classics 1.00am Bill Overton
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12 AUGUST THURSDAY BBC Radio 4 92.4—94.6 FM 198 LW DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4 Freeview 704 Freesat 704 (FM) 710 (LW) Sky 0104 (FM) 0143 (LW) Virgin 904 (FM) 911 (LW)
5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day With Harry Baker. 5.45 Farming Today 5.58 Tweet of the Day Black Stork. With David Attenborough. (R)
6.00 Today With Martha Kearney and Nick Robinson. 6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News 7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Giles Fraser.
9.00 Across the Red Line
9.30 Questions Answered 1/5. Lina. Chris Mason and Anita Anand discover more about the lives of some of the listeners of Any Questions? and Any Answers?. Today Chris goes to meet Lina in Keighley. (R)
9.45 FM Book of the Week: Hamilton and Me 4/5. Time Begins to Bend. Giles Terera’s account of his time in the ground-breaking musical Hamilton. Long weeks of rehearsals are taking a psychological toll. For details see Monday Repeated 12.30am
9.45 LW Daily Service An act of worship, featuring readings from scripture and a range of choral music, led by Claire Campbell-Smith. Psalm 23. 10.00 Woman’s Hour FM only from 10.25am Presented by Emma Barnett.
10.25am—12.01pm; 12.04—5.54 5.57—7.00* LW Test Match Special England v India The opening day of the Second Test from Lord’s. With Jonathan Agnew, Isa Guha, Simon Mann and Alison Mitchell. Producer Adam Mountford *timings approximate Coverage also on 5 Live Sports Extra from 10.25am
11.00 FM Crossing Continents 4/9. What’s Killing Israel’s Arabs? Israel’s Arab population is in the grip of a violent and deadly crime wave. Since the start of the year, scores of Arab citizens have lost their lives. Yolande Knell meets victims’ families and those in authority, and asks what hope there is for an end to the carnage. Producer Michael Gallagher
4/4. Be Here Now. Anna Freeman with the story of a bed-bound artist inspired by Frida Kahlo. Producers Maggie Ayre and Eliza Lomas
12.04pm FM The Mermaid of Black Conch 4/10. By Monique Roffey. A fisherman snares a centuries-old mermaid. Slowly she transforms into a woman again. Yet as their love grows, they discover they cannot escape her curse. For details see Monday Repeated 10.45pm
Presented by Jonny Dymond.
1.45 FM A History of the World in 100 Objects 4/10. Jade Dragon Cup. Neil MacGregor looks at a jade cup that once belonged to one of the leaders of the Timurid Empire — the great power that stretched across Central Asia, from Iran to parts of India. The owner of the cup was Ulugh Beg, the man who built the great observatory in his capital Samakand. (R) Repeated from yesterday 7pm
2.15 FM Drama: The Pivot
Hugh Costello’s play is set in 2025 and is a topical drama in which political a expediency clashes with the need to do the right thing. Starring Monica Dolan. Macy Nyman Paul Panting
*Not available on Freeview in Scotland 4pm—1am. Key (R) Repeat
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Alice Carter Hollie Chapman Ruairi Donovan Arthur Hughes Alan Franks John Telfer Fallon Rogers Joanna van Kampen Lynda Snell Carole Boyd
Writers Keri Davies and Katie Hims; Director Gwenda Hughes; Editor Jeremy Howe Rptd tomorrow 2pm (FM only)
7.15 Front Row
7.45 Incarnations: India in 50 Lives 14/25. Jinnah: the Chess Player. Sunil Khilnani from the King’s India Institute in London explores the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876—1948), leader of India’s Muslims and founder of Pakistan. (R)
8.00 The Briefing Room 7/17. David Aaronovitch and guests explore an issue in the news. 3/4. Emily Alison and Rapport. Emily Alison, co-author with Laurence Alison of Rapport: the Four Ways to Read People, reveals the insights she has derived from her work as a forensic psychologist. She also explains why she argues that techniques for building rapport can help transform a whole range of difficult personal interactions. Presented by Helen Lewis. Repeated from Friday (FM only)
Producer Eoin O’Callaghan
9.00 BBC Inside Science
3.00 FM Open Country
Repeated from 4.30pm
9/11. Archaeologist Rose Ferraby explores the connections between people and stone on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset.
9.30 Across the Red Line 10.00 The World Tonight
Producer Sarah Blunt Repeated Saturday 6.07am
10.45 FM Book at Bedtime: The Mermaid of Black Conch Repeated from 12.04pm 11.00 Resist Phoney Encores!
3.27 FM The Radio 4 Appeal Repeated from Sunday 7.54am
3.30 FM Open Book Rptd from Sun 4pm (FM only) 4.00 FM The Film Programme Canadian director Alvin Rakoff, now 94, has just published the memoir I’m Just The Guy Who Says Action. He talks to Antonia Quirke about a career in which he has worked with Laurence Olivier, Sean Connery, Judi Dench, Peter Sellers and Rod Steiger, among others. And Matthew Sweet and biographer Anna Cale discuss the career of actor Diana Dors (1931—84). Producer Stephen Hughes Rptd Sun 11pm
4.30 FM BBC Inside Science The latest scientific research. Repeated 9pm 5.00 FM PM Presented by Anita Anand.
6.00 FM Six o’Clock News 6.30 FM Imran Yusuf: Relabelled
Rptd from 9am
Presented by James Coomarasamy.
2/2. The Festival Episode. Gruff Rhys goes to his first festival gig since the pandemic began. Is a festival crowd still a place to experience wellbeing? Will the audience still be welcoming? With Lisa Jen Brown and Kliph Scurlock. Director John Norton
11.30 Things Can Only Get Worse 4/4. 2013—2017. John O’Farrell concludes his wry look at British politics, focusing on the period between 2013 and 2017. It was a time of self-inflicted wounds — from the “Ed Stone” to David Cameron’s decision to hold a referendum on Brexit to unite the Conservative Party. Trump won the US presidential elections, but lost the popular vote. For cast and details see Monday (R)
The comedian does some soul-searching about what it means to be a “man”, in an attempt to give an honest account of his life.
12.00 News and Weather 12.30—12.45am Book of the Week: Hamilton and Me 4/5. Repeated from 9.45am
Producer Alison Vernon-Smith (R)
1.00 as BBC World Service
BBC Radio 4 Extra DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4extra Freeview 708 Freesat 708 Sky 0131 Virgin 910 6.00am The House as 8pm 6.30 Agatha Raisin as 8.30pm 7.00 On the Rocks Comedy from 2013 (4/4) 7.30 Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Egg-sistential Crisis as 5.30pm 8.00 The Navy Lark 1972 comedy 8.30 King Street Junior Revisited Comedy (5/6) 9.00 The Write Stuff 2005 literary quiz (6/6) 9.30 Double Income, No Kids Yet as 4.30pm 10.00 The Tree of Liberty as 3pm 11.00 Desert Island Discs as 9pm 11.45 Multi Story Shorts Podcast by Becca Bryers 12.00 The Navy Lark 1972 comedy 12.30pm King Street Junior Revisited 1.00 The House as 8pm 1.30 Agatha Raisin as 8.30pm 2.00 Golden Hill By Francis Spufford (4/10) 2.15 Promenade Rock By Christopher Denys (9/10) 2.30 Yesterday’s Papers: the End of the Music Press Music blogger and former magazine editor David Hepworth considers the reasons for the dramatic decline of the UK music press. From 2014 3.00 The Tree of Liberty Nigel Baldwin’s tale (4/4) 4.00 The Write Stuff 2005 literary quiz (6/6) 4.30 Double Income, No Kids Yet Sitcom (2/6) 5.00 On the Rocks Comedy from 2013 (4/4)
Brian Aldridge Charles Collingwood Jennifer Aldridge Angela Piper Ben Archer Ben Norris Lilian Bellamy Sunny Ormonde Harrison Burns James Cartwright
8.30 The Spark
2.00 FM The Archers
Monica Dolan Kim Owen Findlay The Newscaster Jane Slavin
The Aldridge family attempts to hold everything together and Lynda makes a shocking discovery.
A round-up of news, reviews and interviews from the worlds of art, literature, film and music with Tom Sutcliffe. Producer Hilary Dunn
12.18 FM You and Yours 1.00 FM The World at One
Loraine Wilson James Wilson Melanie
7.00 The Archers
BBC World Service 5.30 Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Egg-sistential Crisis. As broadcast last Thursday on Radio 4 6.00 The Children of Witchwood Mystery (4/5) 6.30 Great Lives Germaine Greer makes the case for sculptor Elisabeth Frink (1930—93) (2/9) 7.00 The Navy Lark 1972 comedy 7.30 King Street Junior Revisited Comedy (5/6) 8.00 The House Political drama by Christopher Lee, set in the Houses of Parliament. With Julian Glover, Timothy West, Sarah Badel and others including Sheila Reid and, as himself, former Radio 4 presenter Brian Redhead (1929—94). From 1989 (1/8) 8.30 Agatha Raisin Penelope Keith stars in a dramatisation by David Semple of MC Beaton’s comic murder mystery Buried Treasure. Agatha’s efforts to give up smoking are disrupted by a treasure hunt, humiliation and a grisly murder (1/2) 9.00 Desert Island Discs A 2019 edition with poet John Cooper Clarke 9.45 Multi Story Shorts Podcast by Becca Bryers 10.00—12.00 Comedy Club: Kiri PritchardMcLean: Egg-sistential Crisis, at 10.30 Political Animal (1/4), at 10.45 Poets’ Tree (1/4), at 11.00 The Museum of Everything (2/6), and at 11.30 Absolute Power (1/4) 12.00 as 6pm 12.30am as 6.30pm 1.00 as 8pm 1.30 as 8.30pm 2.00 as 2pm 2.15 as 2.15pm 2.30 as 2.30pm 3.00 as 3pm 4.00 as 4pm 4.30 as 4.30pm 5.00 as 5pm 5.30 as 5.30pm
DAB bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Freeview* 710 Freesat 711 Sky 0115 Virgin 906 Programmes may differ online, and on Freesat, Sky, and Virgin
5.00am Newsday 8.00 News 8.05 The Inquiry 8.30 Business Daily 8.50 Witness History 9.00 News 9.05 Assignment 9.30 Healthcheck 10.00 News 10.05 The Forum: Bridget Kendall looks at the history of the weather forecast, detailing a century and a half of scientific meteorology 10.50 Sporting Witness 11.00 The Newsroom 11.30 The Food Chain 12.00 News 12.05pm Outlook 12.50 Witness History 1.00 The Newsroom 1.30 Healthcheck 2.00 Newshour 3.00 News 3.05 The Inquiry 3.30 World Business Report 4.00 BBC OS 6.00 News 6.05 Outlook 6.50 Witness History 7.00 The Newsroom 7.30 Sport Today 8.00 News 8.05 Assignment: Yolande Knell reports on how, though accounting for only around one in five of all Israelis, Arabs are now the majority of the country’s murder victims 8.30 Science in Action 9.00 Newshour 10.00 News 10.05 The Inquiry 10.30 The Food Chain 11.00 The Newsroom 11.20 Sports News 11.30 World Business Report 12.00 News 12.05am The Forum 12.50 Sporting Witness 1.00 News 1.05 Business
693, 909 MW DAB bbc.co.uk/fivelive F’view 705 F’sat 705 Sky 0105 Virgin 905 Sports Extra F’view 706 F’sat 706 Sky 0144 Virgin 908 News and sport as Monday
5.00am Wake Up to Money 6.00 5 Live Breakfast With Nicky Campbell and Rachel Burden. And at 9.00 Your Call. 10.00 Adrian Chiles Adrian Chiles with original journalism and surprising stories. 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 10.25am—7.00pm Test Match Special The opening day of England v India, the Second Test from Lord’s. 1.00pm Nihal Arthanayake News and big-name interviews. 4.00 5 Live Drive Anna Foster and Tony Livesey with news, sport and topical discussion. 7.00 5 Live Sport Steve Crossman with sports news and features including at 8.00 Euro Leagues, in which he and Guillem Balagué break down European football’s biggest topics. Then at 9.00 72+, in which Aaron Paul looks ahead to this weekend’s Championship, League One and League Two action.
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6/6. Does Society Need Elites? Anne McElvoy invites historian Niall Ferguson and Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty to explore each other’s views on whether society needs elites. Producer Phil Tinline Repeated 9.30pm
11.30 FM Sketches: Stories of Art and People
Thursday
News 5.30am, 6.00 and hourly to 10.00 (FM/LW), 11.00 and hourly to 7.00 (FM), 8.00 and hourly to 12 midnight (FM/LW) Weather 6.07, 6.57, 7.57, 12.57pm (FM), 5.57 (FM), 9.59, 12.30am Shipping Forecasts 5.20am, 12.01pm (LW), 5.54pm (LW), 12.48am
BBC Radio 5 Live
5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 7.00—10.00 Cricket: the Hundred Northern Superchargers Men v Manchester Originals Men. 10.30 Colin Murray Discussion on vital issues. Plus features including at 11.00 Happy Hour — in which friends are invited to look ahead to what’s coming up and also reflect on the week’s feel-good stories — and at 12.00 Midnight Mixtape, with a chance for listeners to make suggestions. 1.00am Dotun Adebayo
Talksport 1053, 1089 MW DAB talksport.co.uk F’view 723 F’sat 731 Sky 0108 Virgin 927 Matters 2.00 News 2.05 Hardtalk 2.30 Science in Action 3.00 News 3.05 Outlook 3.50 Witness History 4.00 News 4.05 Tech Tent 4.30 World Football 6.00am Sports Breakfast Presented by Alan Brazil. 10.00 Jim White and Simon Jordan Sporting opinion. 1.00pm Hawksbee & Rushden 4.00 Drive With Adrian Durham and Darren Gough. 7.00 Kick Off Sports debate. 10.00 Sports Bar 1.00am Extra Time 5.00 Early Breakfast
LBC 97.3 FM (London area) DAB lbc.co.uk F’view 732 F’sat 734 Sky 0124 Virgin 919 7.00am Nick Ferrari 10.00 James O’Brien 1.00pm Shelagh Fogarty 4.00 Eddie Mair 7.00 Iain Dale 10.00 Tom Swarbrick 1.00am Darren Adam 4.00 Steve Allen Topical musings.
Asian Network DAB bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork F’view 709 F’sat 709 Sky 0119 Virgin 912 5.00am Bhangra Anthems 6.00 Certified Throwbacks 7.00 Harpz Kaur 10.00 Asian Network’s Big Debate 1.00pm Nikita Kanda Desi music. 4.00 Yasser New music. 7.00 Virdi Mazaria Sits in for AJD. 10.00 DJ Nish 12.00 Love Friday Mix 1.00am DJ Limelight & Kan D Man 4.00 Desi Dancefloor Mix 4.30 Club Hit Squad Mix
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97.6—99.8 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio1 F’view* 700 F’sat 700 Sky 0101 Virgin 901 6.30am Radio 1’s Best New Pop 7.00 Greg James 10.00 Radio 1 Anthems 11.00 Katie Thistleton 1.00pm Matt and Mollie 3.00 Mollie King 4.00 The Official Chart Show 6.00 Radio 1 Dance 8.00 Charlie Tee 10.00 Pete Tong 12.00 Essential Mix 2.00am Dance Presents 3.00 Ibiza Anthems 4.00 Wind Down Presents
BBC Radio 2 88—90.2 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio2 F’view* 702 F’sat 702 Sky 0102 Virgin 902
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6.30am Matt Lucas 9.30 Ken Bruce
BBC Proms 7.30pm Radio 3 In a season underscored by themes of loneliness and loss, tonight’s Prom — now conducted by Martyn Brabbins, replacing Sir Andrew Davis, who recently lost his wife — is a more elegiac affair than might at first appear. An in memoriam to the composer Anthony Payne, who died in April while mourning his own wife, the soprano Jane Manning, Payne’s Spring’s Shining Wake is less a celebration of spring than a reflection on its passing. So too, despite its sunny-sounding title, Berlioz’s song-cycle Les Nuits d’été (Summer Nights) — sung by much-loved mezzo Sarah Connolly (above) — is really a sustained lament for lost love. Yet, though a summer storm briefly interrupts its “merry gathering of country folk”, Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony — No 6 — still ends in a hymn of thanks. MARK PAPPENHEIM
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Radio 4 Extra Somewhere around the end of his run as the battered Baldrick in the TV comedy classic Blackadder, Tony Robinson recorded this bizarrely satisfying 1989 drama. In Piglaw, written by Stephen Wyatt and set in medieval France, Robinson plays Pierre Lebrun, a lawyer who takes on an unusual client. When a pig runs amok on market day and fatally attacks a six-year-old girl, Lebrun not only successfully argues that the animal should be given a fair trial but also steps up to defend it in court. He argues against murder and is rooting for a lesser charge. Bring forth the grunting client; cue legal and ecclesiastical debate. FIONA HUGHES
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Music, chat and features including after 11.30 Tracks of My Years, with the final two picks of singer/ songwriter and model Lola Lennox, today discussing favourites by Donny Hathaway and Gladys Knight and the Pips.
12.00 Jeremy Vine 2.00pm Steve Wright 5.00 Sara Cox 7.00 Tony Blackburn’s Golden Hour Veteran disc jockey Tony Blackburn with an eclectic playlist of pop and soul oldies, many of which he played on air when they were first in the charts. Tonight’s playlist includes Thin Lizzy, Wham! and Elvis Presley.
8.00 Sounds of the 80s Gary Davies with hits and lesserknown or forgotten gems. Plus features including My 80s — with 1980s reminiscences from a special guest — and a themed Mastermix.
10.00 Sounds of the 90s Fearne Cotton celebrates the music and pop culture from the decade in which she was a teenager. Rptd Wednesday/Thursday 3am
12.00 The DJ Spoony House Party Funk and soul. (R) 1.30am The DJ Spoony House Party Mixtape (R) 2.00 Ana Matronic’s Dance Devotion A 1996-themed special featuring the full spectrum of dance music, including Tori Amos, Basement Jaxx and Alcatraz. (R) 4.00 Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Kitchen Disco Another Radio 2 edition of the singer’s lockdown Kitchen Disco shows. 5.00 Radio 2 in Concert A BBC archive live performance. (R)
BBC 6 Music DAB bbc.co.uk/6music Freeview 707 Freesat 707 Sky 0120 Virgin 909
7.30am Lauren Laverne Actor Charlotte Ritchie discusses the new series of the BBC1 drama Ghosts, which continues next Monday.
10.30 Mary Anne Hobbs New music including at 12.30pm a mix from a top DJ or producer.
1.00pm Shaun Keaveny 4.00 Tom Ravenscroft 7.00 Iggy Pop With personal picks, featuring Squid, Martina Topley-Bird and U-Roy.
9.00 Tom Ravenscroft Global sounds including at 11.00 The Ravers Hour, with a mix by a guest, then one by Tom.
12.00 Focus Beats 2.00am Ambient Focus 4.00 6 Music Artist in Residence 3/7. With tracks by the Cardigans, Veruca Salt, Lauryn Hill and the Breeders. 5.00 Nabihah Iqbal Sitting in for Chris Hawkins.
BBC Radio 3 90.2—92.4 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio3 Freeview* 703 Freesat 703 Sky 0103 Virgin 903 News and weather as Monday
6.30am Breakfast With Petroc Trelawny. 9.00 Essential Classics With Georgia Mann. 9.15 Inspired by a piece of music played in the first 15 minutes, listeners are invited to suggest works for broadcast at 10.30 in the Playlist Reveal. 11.00 Essential Five Last of five pizzicato pieces.
12.00 Composer of the Week: Poulenc 5/5. Black Butterflies. Donald Macleod looks at Poulenc’s precarious state of mind towards the end of his life. After suffering from insomnia for several years, Poluenc came to rely on barbiturates. Though his partner Louis Gautier was loyal and provided stability, the composer was full of self-doubt. In this final programme, Donald Macleod looks at Poulenc’s search for peace in his final years. Flute Sonata (2nd mvt) Edmond Defrancesco (flute), the composer (piano) Gloria City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor Louis Frémaux Élégie Richard Watkins (horn), Ian Brown (piano) Sept répons des Ténèbres (excerpts) Libby Crabtree (soprano), the Sixteen, BBC Philharmonic, conductor Harry Christophers (R)
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Donald Macleod introduces Edinburgh-based pianist Steven Osborne in a concert of works by Schubert, Crumb, Tippett and Beethoven, recorded yesterday as part of the Edinburgh International Festival. Steven Osborne (piano) Schubert Impromptu, D935 No 1 Crumb Processional Tippett Piano Sonata No 2 Beethoven Piano Sonata in C minor, Op 111
2.00 Afternoon Concert Penny Gore with another chance to hear a Prom recorded on 2 August at the Royal Albert Hall, London, introduced by Nicola Heywood Thomas. Plus further recordings from orchestras around Europe and pieces by winners of the BBC Young Composer 2020 competition. Guy Johnston (cello), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Ryan Bancroft Purcell, arr Stokowski When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido and Aeneas) Elizabeth Ogonek Cloudline (BBC co-commission; first performance) Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor Brahms Symphony No 4 in E minor (R)
4.30 The Listening Service 5.00 In Tune
Rptd from Sunday 5pm
Sean Rafferty with arts news, chat, music and studio guests, today with band leader Andy Baker discussing his new recording, Lee Sowerby the Paul Whiteman Commissions and Other Early Works. And British pianist George Harliono performs live. 7.00 In Tune Mixtape An inspired playlist.
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7.00am Charles Nove Vibrant music. 10.00 Mark Forrest Including after 10.00 the Album of the Week and at 10.30 a guest from the arts and entertainment world. 1.00pm Sam Hughes With classical works. 4.00 Penny Smith Classical music including features such as the Shut Your Laptop track at 5.30 and, just before 7.00, the Showstoppers. 7.00 Friday Night Scala Darren Redick with upbeat music to kick-start the weekend. 10.00 The Space Soothing and calming music. 1.00am Night Music 5.00 In the Park
Absolute Radio DAB absoluteradio.co.uk F’view 727 F’sat 724 Sky 0107 Virgin 915 6.00am Ben Burrell Hard rock, indie pop and everything in between 10.00 Danielle Perry 1.00pm Sarah Champion 4.00 Bush and Richie 7.00 Absolute 80s Greatest Hits Claire Sturgess with music from the decade of Madonna, the Jam, REM, a-ha, Duran Duran, the Smiths, Prince, Nena and Kate Bush 10.00 Dan Noble 4.00am Ross Buchanan
7.30 BBC Proms
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, Andrew McGregor introduces the BBC SO and a Martyn Brabbins in Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, music by the late Anthony Payne, and Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’été with mezzo Sarah Connolly. Sarah Connolly (mezzo), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins Payne Spring’s Shining Wake Berlioz Les Nuits d’été Interval An archive Radio 3 interview with English composer Anthony Payne who died in April, aged 84. And Sarah Connolly joins Andrew McGregor live in the Radio 3 box to talk about her favourite Proms artists, life under the pandemic, and future plans. Beethoven Symphony No 6 in F (Pastoral) BBC Proms 2021 Guide: £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232 639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop32
10.00 Gentileschi’s Revenge Painter Caroline Walker profiles Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi (1593—1656), one of the great artists of the Baroque age. Gentileschi was born in Rome and encouraged to paint by her famous artist father Orazio. Among her signature works is a highly charged painting of the beheading of the Assyrian General Holofernes by the old Testament figure Judith. Walker looks at how Gentileschi has become a feminist icon and questions the speculation by some that her paintings are a kind of revenge. She explores how as a single mother in a violent and dangerous world, Gentileschi forged a successful career across Italy and beyond and became the first woman to join the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence. Producer Jo Wheeler (R)
10.45 The Essay: On Holiday with Nietzsche 5/5. The Art of Ending. Ken Hollings is in northern Italy, contemplating late Nietzsche and the human condition — in sickness and in health. (R)
11.00 Late Junction Jennifer Lucy Allan shares a mixtape from genrestraddling French composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Colleen (aka Cécile Schott), whose sound has blended the electronic and the acoustic, from folk, neoclassical and jazz to gamelan, dub and reggae. Plus percussive fireworks from sound artist Vanessa Rossetto and some cybernetic defiance from Japanese composer Henry Kawahara.
1.00am Downtime Symphony Celeste with orchestral, jazz, ambient and pop music. (R)
2.00 Happy Harmonies Laufey (Jonsdottir) with an eclectic playlist of mostly popular music.
3.00 Through the Night With Catriona Young. Arnold Peterloo Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini Ginastera Danza del gaucho matrero, Op 2 No 3 Tchaikovsky Swan Lake, Op 20 (excerpts) Juan Pérez Floristán (piano), BBC Philharmonic, conductor Ben Gernon 4.32 Prokofiev Cello Sonata, Op 119 4.55 Shostakovich Waltz No 2 (Suite for Variety Orchestra) 5.01 Bartok Romanian Folk Dances (arr Szekely for violin and piano) 5.07 Ruth Watson Henderson Gloria 5.13 Mozart Piano Concerto No 8 in C, K246 5.34 Rovetta La bella Erminia (Madrigali concertati) 5.42 Raitio Maidens on the Headlands 5.50 Purcell Pavane and Chaconne in G minor 5.58 Martinu Symphony No 1 6.35 Strauss Suite in B flat, Op 4 Revised repeat
Classic FM 99.9—101.9 FM DAB classicfm.com Freeview 731 Freesat 721 Sky 0106 Virgin 922
6.00am More Music Breakfast 9.00 Bill Turnbull With popular favourites. 12.00 Anne-Marie Minhall 4.00pm John Brunning 7.00 Smooth Classics With John Brunning. 8.00 The Classic FM Concert with John Suchet Conclusion of a showcase of fine released recently classical recordings. Karl Jenkins Palladio (1st mvt) Metamorphosen Berlin Mozart Sinfonia concertante in E flat, K297b Chamber Orchestra of Paris, director Emmanuel Pahud (flute), François Leleux (oboe), Gilbert Audin (bassoon), Radovan Vlatkovic (horn) Trad, arr Coleridge-Taylor Deep River Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano) Schubert Symphony No 5 in B flat B’Rock Orchestra, conductor René Jacobs Debussy Fantaisie Martha Argerich (piano), Staatskapelle Berlin, conductor Daniel Barenboim 10.00 Smooth Classics With Margherita Taylor. 1.00am Katie Breathwick 4.00 Sam Pittis
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92.4—94.6 FM 198 LW DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4 Freeview 704 Freesat 704 (FM) 710 (LW) Sky 0104 (FM) 0143 (LW) Virgin 904 (FM) 911 (LW)
12.18 FM You and Yours
News, weather and shipping forecasts as yesterday
Presented by Jonny Dymond.
1.00 FM The World at One
5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day With Harry Baker. 5.45 Farming Today 5.58 Tweet of the Day Blue Jay. With Chris Packham. (R)
7.00 Front Row
1.45 FM A History of the World in 100 Objects
With Nick Robinson and Sarah Smith. 6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News 7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Sam Wells.
2.00 FM The Archers Rptd from yesterday 7pm 2.15 FM Drama: The Summer Snows
9.00 The Reunion Repeated from Sunday 11am 9.45 FM Book of the Week: Hamilton and Me 5/5. Giles Terera’s account of his time in the ground-breaking musical Hamilton. Finally, the production opens — and the audience is hungry. Read by the author. For details see Monday Repeated 12.30am
9.45 LW Daily Service An act of worship, featuring readings from scripture and a range of choral music.
Christopher Robert Bathurst Hugh Christopher Harper Helen Helen Clapp Young Christopher Oliver Zetterstrom
10.00 Woman’s Hour FM only from 10.45 Magazine presented by Anita Rani.
10.45am—12.01pm; 12.04—5.54; 5.57—7.00* LW Test Match Special
Mother Catherine Cusack Richard David Hounslow Ranger Kenny Blyth Mrs Cameron Hilary Maclean
Producer/Director Bruce Young (R)
3.00 FM Gardeners’ Question Time
England v India Commentary on the second day of the Second Test from Lord’s.
Experts answer listeners’ queries about all aspects of horticulture. Repeated Sunday 2pm
3.45 FM Short Works
For details see yesterday *approximate times Coverage also on 5 Live Sports Extra from 10.15am
Roísín Gallagher reads Ava Unfurled an original short story by Sue Rainsford, an Irish fiction and arts writer based in Dublin.
11.00 FM The Spark 4/4. Helen Lewis concludes her latest series of interviews with original thinkers offering new ideas about society. Today her guest is the science journalist Ehsan Masood, who explains what is wrong with Gross Domestic Product as a measure of a country’s economic success. Producer Phil Tinline Rptd Thursday 8.30pm
Producer Michael Shannon Rptd tomorrow 12.30am
4.00 FM Last Word Matthew Bannister presents the programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. Producer Neil George Repeated Sunday 8.30pm
4.30 FM Feedback Roger Bolton dips into the mailbag of listeners’ comments.
11.30 FM Ellie Taylor’s Safe Space 2/4. Exercise. The comedian along with regular sidekick Robin Morgan explore exercise, talking to members of the public about their own gripes and dislikes on the matter. The duo also speak to fitness fan and bumbag aficionado Mr Motivator, gathering his views on the virtues of moving about a bit.
Producer Kate Dixon Repeated Sunday 8pm ADDRESS: Feedback, PO Box 67234, London SE1P 4AX phone: 0333 344 4544 Email: feedback@bbc.co.uk
5.00 FM PM With Anita Anand. 6.00 FM Six o’Clock News 6.30 FM Party’s Over 3/5. Sitcom by Jon Hunter and Paul Doolan, following the fortunes of Henry Tobin, Britain’s shortest-serving and least popular prime minister, in the aftermath of a crushing election defeat. This week, Henry meets a local nemesis as he tries to make some home and garden improvements, so Christine steps in with a plan. Miles Jupp stars.
Producer Sam Michell
12.04pm FM The Mermaid of Black Conch 5/10. By Monique Roffey. A Caribbean fisherman rescues mermaid Aycayia and vows to win her trust. Slowly, painfully, she transforms into a woman again. Yet as their love grows, they discover that the world around them is changing — and they cannot escape her curse for ever. Read by Burt Caesar and Marilyn Nnadebe.
Henry Tobin Christine Tobin Natalie
Miles Jupp Jones Ingrid Oliver Albert Emma Sid
Justin Edwards Joseph Marcell
Producer Richard Morris Repeated tomorrow 12.30pm
For details see Monday Repeated 10.45pm
BBC Radio 4 Extra DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4extra Freeview 708 Freesat 708 Sky 0131 Virgin 910 6.00am The House Clashes as 8pm 6.30 Agatha Raisin as 8.30pm 7.00 The Wilsons Save the World Comedy (2/4) 7.30 Scrambled Egg as 5.30pm 8.00 Dad’s Army 1975 comedy. Series two 8.30 Semi Circles as 7.30pm 9.00 It’s Not What You Know Panel show (6/6) 9.30 To the Manor Born as 4.30pm 10.00 Piglaw as 3pm 11.00 Podcast Radio Hour as 9pm 12.00 Dad’s Army 1975 comedy. Series two 12.30pm Semi Circles as 7.30pm 1.00 The House as 8pm 1.30 Agatha Raisin as 8.30pm 2.00 Golden Hill By Francis Spufford (5/10) 2.15 Promenade Rock 1950s-set comedy (10/10) 2.30 A Gothic Cathedral Simon Fanshawe’s story of Roget’s Thesaurus, which was the retirement project of Peter Mark Roget (1779—1869) —an eminent Victorian with a passion for order. From 1998 3.00 CHOICE: Piglaw Tony Robinson stars in Stephen Wyatt’s drama about a crime in a small market town in medieval France, where a pig is put on a trial. With Christian Rodska. From 1989 4.00 It’s Not What You Know Panel show (6/6) 4.30 To the Manor Born 1997 comedy, with Penelope Keith, Keith Barron and Angela Thorn (9/10)
7.45 Incarnations: India in 50 Lives 15/25. Manto: the Unsentimentalist Sunil Khilnani explores the life and work of Saadad Hasan Manto, the Indian short story author whose visceral narratives captured everything from the massacre at Amritsar to life in cosmopolitan Bombay. (R)
8.00 Any Questions? Chris Mason chairs political debate and discussion from the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Leigh, with a panel that includes MP Lisa Nandy, poet Lemn Sissay and former chief inspector of schools Michael Wilshaw. Producer Camellia Sinclair Repeated tomorrow 1.10pm
8.50 A Point of View A reflection on a topical issue. Rptd Sun 8.48am
9.00 A History of the World in 100 Objects 1—5/10. The Threshold of the Modern World (1375—1550 AD). Omnibus edition in which Neil MacGregor introduces five items representing the great empires of the world on the threshold of the modern era.
10.00 The World Tonight Presented by James Coomarasamy.
10.45 Book at Bedtime: The Mermaid of Black Conch 5/10. Repeated from 12.04pm
11.00 Great Lives Rptd from Tuesday 4.30pm 11.30 Conspiracies: the Secret Knowledge 3/3. The Secret Knowledge. Documentarymaker Phil Tinline concludes his series exploring how conspiracy theories and fictions work as stories, and what they claim to reveal about how power works. In this final episode, Tinline asks academic Whitney Phillips about “deep memetic frames” — the ingrained narratives through which, she argues, people all see the world. How do these intersect with conspiracy theories, especially in times of political upheaval? And Dennis Kelly, creator of Channel 4’s dystopic conspiracy drama Utopia, discusses creating fictional conspiracies. Producer Phil Tinline (R)
12.00 News and Weather 12.30—12.45am Book of the Week: Hamilton and Me 5/5. Repeated from 9.45am
5.00 The Wilsons Save the World Comedy (2/4) 5.30 Scrambled Egg Stand-up special with Anna Leong Brophy and Emily Lloyd-Saini. As broadcast on Sunday BBC Radio 4 6.00 The Children of Witchwood Sinister mystery by Wally K Daly, in which a student goes missing. With Wendy Baxter. From 2005 (5/5) 6.30 Off the Page With Dominic Arkwright and guests Antonia Quirke, Terence Blacker and Bill Coles. From 2010 7.00 Dad’s Army 1975 comedy. Series two 7.30 Semi Circles Series two of Simon Brett’s sitcom starring Paula Wilcox and David Wood as a social-climbing couple. From 1982 (2/6) 8.00 The House Political drama by Christopher Lee. From 1989 (2/8) 8.30 Agatha Raisin Penelope Keith stars in Buried Treasure — a 2003 Cotswold-set murder mystery by MC Beaton (2/2) 9.00 Podcast Radio Hour Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan with a pick of podcasts for August 10.00 Comedy Club: Scrambled Egg, at 10.30 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (3/4), at 11.00 Lewis Macleod Is Not Himself (3/4), at 11.30 Think the Unthinkable (4/6) 12.00 as 6pm 12.30am as 6.30pm 1.00 as 8pm 1.30 as 8.30pm 2.00 as 2pm 2.15 as 2.15pm 2.30 as 2.30pm 3.00 as 3pm 4.00 as 4pm 4.30 as 4.30pm 5.00 as 5pm 5.30 as 5.30pm
5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 10.15am—7.00pm Test Match Special Commentary on England v India, the second day of the Second Test from Lord’s. 1.00pm Elis James and John Robins Winner of funniest show at the 2020 Audio and Radio Industry Awards. 3.00 Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review With Ali Plumb and Robbie Collin sitting in for Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo. Revised rpt tomorrow 5.00 5 Live Drive With Anna Foster and Tony Livesey. 7.00 5 Live Sport Sports news and features including The Friday Football Social, with Darren Fletcher and Jermaine Jenas previewing the weekend’s Premier League and other football action. Plus build-up to Brentford v Arsenal in the Premier League, with live commentary from 8.00. 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 7.00—10.00 Cricket: the Hundred Live commentary of Trent Rockets Men v Birmingham Pheonix Men. 10.00 Stephen Nolan Discussion on vital topical issues. 1.00am Chris Latchem Radio 5 Live: Contact individual programmes via the website at bbc.co.uk/5live. TELEPHONE: 0808 590 9693 TEXT: 85058 (standard rate)
Talksport 1053, 1089 MW DAB talksport.co.uk F’view 723 F’sat 731 Sky 0108 Virgin 927 6.00am Sports Breakfast With Alan Brazil. 10.00 Jim White, Martin Keown and Bob Mills 1.00pm Hawksbee and Jacobs 4.00 Drive Opinionated sporting debate on the way home. 7.00 GameDay Countdown 10.00 Sports Bar 1.00am Extra Time With Martin Kelner.
LBC
1.00 as BBC World Service
BBC World Service
*Not available on Freeview in Scotland 4pm—1am. Key (R) Repeat
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Producer Srah Johnson
News and sport as Monday
5.00am Wake Up to Money 6.00 5 Live Breakfast With Nicky Campbell and Laura McGhie. And at 9.00 Your Call. 10.00 Chiles on Friday Adrian Chiles presents a good-humoured weekly show.
Radio
Christopher Nicholson’s non-fiction 2017 work, dramatised by the author and Jonathan Smith. A writer sets off from Dorset for the Scottish mountains in search of snow. He is not entirely sure why he is going. He is haunted by the death of his wife. His daughter has chronic fatigue, and he recently had a back operation. Yet he has a compulsion to hunt for the last remnants of winter.
Vikingur Olafsson, Front Row’s pianist-inresidence in 2020 when he performed weekly from his native Iceland, talks to John Wilson about his love of Mozart. Olafsson performs Mozart’s piano concerto No 24 at the Proms tomorrow evening, along with Bach’s keyboard concerto in F minor.
Friday
5/10. Durer’s Rhinoceros. Neil MacGregor considers one of the most enduring images in art history — Albrecht Durer’s famous engraving of an Indian rhino, an animal he had never seen. The rhino was brought to Portugal in 1514 and speaks of European ambitions 600 years ago. (R)
6.00 Today
693, 909 MW DAB bbc.co.uk/fivelive F’view 705 F’sat 705 Sky 0105 Virgin 905 Sports Extra F’view 706 F’sat 706 Sky 0144 Virgin 908
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Face behind the voice Age 42 Current job Copresenter with Dave Connor of the weekday breakfast show (6am) on Kingdom FM, which serves Fife and its environs. “It’s about the listeners, about giving them a voice. We try to put a smile on people’s faces but we do serious stuff as well.” She and Connor present a Saturday show on Aberdeen’s Original 106 (8am), and she presents a dance show on Saturdays (5pm) on both Kingdom and Original 106. She is Kingdom’s head of music. CV Born in Markinch, a village in Fife, and attended high school in nearby Glenrothes. Aged 15, she visited Forth FM for research for an art exam, going on to study radio at Fife College. She started out at hospital radio station Victoria Radio Network in Kirkcaldy before joining Radio Tay in Dundee. From there she went to Radio Borders, then
Berkshire Listen at bbc.co.uk/radioberkshire FM 104.1 Hannington, 94.6 (Henley), 95.4 (Windsor), 104.4 (Reading)
Saturday 6am Bridgitte Tetteh 10.00 Bill Buckley 2pm Sport 6.00 Stereo Underground 8.00 BBC Introducing 9.00 Bridgitte Tetteh 10.00—1am Shaun Tilley
Galaxy Scotland, joining Kingdom FM in 2011. Initially she was on evenings, then moved to breakfast. “My pairing with Dave was opportune because we’ve known each other since high school and are good friends.” She is also a club DJ and has worked all over the UK. And she is studying for a higher national diploma in counselling and psychotherapy. How has your show been affected by the Covid-19 crisis? “I guess the biggest thing has been broadcasting from home. We switched everything from the studio within 48 hours — the IT guys were incredible. It was wonderful the way the listeners got involved. I think they appreciated that we were trying to maintain a sense of normality.” Best moments “The Arqiva awards for commercial radio in 2016, when Dave and I won silver for presenters of the year. There was a big do down in London, and we looked at each other and said, ‘Are we really supposed to be here?’ An incredible moment.
6.00 Geoff Twentyman;Wed: Richard Hoskin 7.00 Upload; Tue: Midweek Football 10.00—1am Chris Baxter Phone-ins: 08000 855 949 radio.bristol@bbc.co.uk
Cambridgeshire Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiocambridgeshire FM 95.7 (Peterborough), 96
Sunday
Saturday
6am Bridgitte Tetteh 10.00 Bill Buckley 2pm Andy Jones 6.00 Tony Blackburn 10.00—1am Bill Rennells
6am Kev Lawrence 10.00 Amir Suleman 2pm Pre-Match 3.00 Sport 5.00 Post-Match 6.00 Rock ’n’ Roll Heaven 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Justin Dealey
Monday—Friday 6am Kirsten O’Brien 10.00 Sarah Walker 2pm Michelle Jordan 6.00 Mon/Wed/Thu: Jono Holmes; Tue: Sport; Fri: Weekend Kick-Off 7.00 Fri: Katie Tyler 10.00— 1am Paul Miller; Fri: Alex Dyke Phone-ins: 0808 100 5100 radio.berkshire@bbc.co.uk
Bristol Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiobristol FM 94.9 (Bristol), 103.6 (Severn), 104.6 (Bath)
Saturday 6am Ali Vowles 10.00 Steve Yabsley2pm Sport6.00 James Threlfall 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am David White
Sunday 6am Lucy Tegg 10.00 Laura Rawlings 2pm Steve Yabsley 6.00 Kevin Philemon 10.00—1am Rick Edwards
Monday—Friday 6am James Hanson 10.00 John Darvall 2pm Claire Cavanagh; Fri: Steve Yabsley
Sunday 6am Louise Hulland 10.00 The Great Outdoors 12.00 Walk Right Back 2pm Keith Greentree 4.00TheJohn LeechSoulShow6.00 Naked Scientists 7.00 The Folk Show 10.00—1am David Clayton
Monday—Friday 6am Dotty McLeod; Fri: Louise Hulland 10.00 Jeremy Sallis; Fri: Emma Bullimore 2pm Chris Mann; Fri: David Webster 6.00 Mon/Fri: Sport; Tue: Thordis Fridriksson; Wed/Thu: Rob Jelly 7.00 Mon: Rob Jelly; Tue: Sport; Fri: That Friday Feeling 10.00—1am Nick Risby Phone-ins: 0800 085 9596 Email: cambs@bbc.co.uk
Cornwall Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiocornwall FM 95.2 (east), 96 (Scilly), 103.9 (west)
Saturday 6am Jack Murley 10.00 James Dundon2pm Ross Ellis
Gloucestershire
Vanessa Motion Kingdom FM Also, along with Gemma from Kingdom, we raised over £5,500 for the station’s charity for underprivileged children, by walking on broken glass.” Worst moments “So many, and I’ve buried them deep! Probably at Tay FM, at the beginning of my career, when I was editing some mini discs that included some of
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my work from hospital radio — and for 20 minutes that’s what Tay FM listeners were treated to!” Off air/Lockdown coping skills “I live with my boyfriend in Kirkcaldy. We have two chickens. Wild swimming has kept me going. I love it. I’ll go to the Fife coast, and I swim right through the winter. I’ve swum in water that’s only 2 degrees. It really re-sets you.”
First radio memory “Being in the car with my dad, listening to Terry Wogan — I loved him. I guess he was one of my main reasons for wanting to be on the radio.” Favourite broadcasters “Terry Wogan, for the way he connected with listeners. I also want to mention Stephanie Hirst on BBC Radio Leeds. She’s well-known as a transgender activist. She’s funny, entertaining, inclusive, warm. She’s an inspiration.” Ambition/Dream job “To create the best radio I can that empowers the listeners. I’d also like to incorporate more mental health issues into my programmes. I feel so lucky doing what I do that I don’t really have a dream job. I feel that radio is an extension of the human spirit.” Secret skills “I can read and speak Japanese. I learnt to drive a bus when I covered International Women’s Day. And I can name the make and model of a car from a distance at night by their rear lights!” SIMON O’HAGAN
10.00—1am Sunny and Shay; Thu/Fri: Natalie Graham
Sunday
Phone-ins: 0800 756 5200 coventry.warwickshire@bbc.co.uk
6am Anoushka Williams 10.00 Jack Murley 2pm Caroline Cook 6.00 Richard Green’s Vintage ChartShow8.00 RichardGreen 10.00—1am Rick Edwards
Monday—Friday
Derby Listen at bbc.co.uk/radioderby FM 104.5 (Drum Hill), 95.3 (north & mid Derbyshire), 96 (Buxton), MW 1116
Saturday
6am James Churchfield 10.00 David White 2pm Julie Skentelbery 6.00 Tiffany Truscott 10.00—1am Jim Colvin; Mon: Rick Edwards
6am Donna Alos 10.00 Steve Jordan 2pm Sportscene 6.00 The Beat 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Devon Daley
Phone-ins: 0808 100 1039 radio.cornwall@bbc.co.uk
6am Donna Alos 10.00 Steve Jordan 2pm Simon Morykin 6.00 Satvinder Rana 8.00 Devon Daley 10.00—1am Summaya Mughal
CWR Listen at bbc.co.uk/cwr FM 94.8 (Coventry), 103.7 (Stratford/ S. Warwickshire), 104 (Nuneaton)
Saturday 6am Lorna Bailey 10.00 Brody Swain 2pm Letitia George and Richard Williams 4.00 The Sound of Coventry 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Sunday 6am Sandra Godley 10.00 Brody Swain 12.00 The Sound of Coventry 4pm Sport 7.00 GaganGrewal8.00 NikkiTapper 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Monday—Friday 6am Richard Williams 10.00 Vic Minett 2pm Trish Adudu 6.00 Mon/Fri: Sky Blues Phone-in; Tue: Letitia George; Wed: Coventry Creates; Thu: Brody Swain 7.00 Mon: Sandra Godley; Wed: Sport; Fri: Dave Marshall Barrett
Sunday
Monday—Friday 6am Andy Twigge 10.00 Ian Skye 2pm Sally Pepper 6.00 Sportscene 7.00 Martyn Williams; Tue: Sportscene: Pre-match 7.40 Wed: MW Sportscene 7.45 Tue: Sportscene 10.00—1am Mon—Wed: Sunny and Shay; Thu: Natalie Graham; Fri: Dean Jackson Phone-ins: 0800 145 6161 radio.derby@bbc.co.uk
Devon Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiodevon FM 103.4 (Plymouth/west Devon), 94.8 (north Devon), 95.8 (Exeter), 95.7 (Plympton), 96 (Okehampton), 104.3 (Torbay/south Devon)
Saturday 6am Caroline Cook 10.00 Richard Green 2pm Sport 6.00 Sarah Gosling 10.00—1am David White
Saturday 6am Nicky Price 10.00 Faye Hatcher 2pm Matchday 6.00 James Threlfall 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am David White
Sunday 6am Nicky Price 10.00 Kate Clark 2pm Dominic Cotter 6.00 Manny Masih 10.00—1am Rick Edwards
Monday—Friday 6am Mark Cummings 10.00 Anna King; Tue/Fri: Morning Show 2pm Dominic Cotter 6.00 Jon Smith; Thu/Fri: Maddie Simpson 10.00—1am Chris Baxter Phone-ins: 0800 121 7575 radio.gloucestershire@bbc.co.uk
Guernsey Listen at bbc.co.uk/radioguernsey FM 93.2, 99 (Alderney), MW 1116
Saturday 6am Breakfast Show 10.00 Tony Gillham 2pm Robin Grey 6.00 Richard Latto 8.00 Tim Hunter 10.00—1am David White
Sunday 6am Matthew Price 10.00 Tony Gillham 2pm John Randall 6.00 Richard Green 10.00—1am Rick Edwards
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6.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am David White
Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiogloucestershire FM 104.7 (Churchdown Hill) 95 (Stroud), 95.8 (Cirencester)
Sunday 6am Angela Kalwaites 10.00 Toby Buckland 2pm Caroline Cook 6.00 Richard Green’s Vintage Chart Show 8.00 Richard Green 10.00—1am Rick Edwards
Monday—Friday
Monday—Friday
Phone-ins: 0808 100 9932 bbcguernsey@bbc.co.uk
6am Rory O’Reilly 10.00 Claire Cathcart 2pm Eliza Philippidis 6.00 Tim and Sydney 10.00—1am Jim Colvin; Mon: Rick Edwards
6am Gordon Sparks 10.00 David FitzGerald 2pm Mon— Thu: Pippa Quelch; Fri: Matt Woodley 6.00 Mon/Thu/Fri: Sarah Gosling; Tue/Wed: Rick Edwards7.30 Tue: Sport 10.00—1am Jim Colvin; Mon: Rick Edwards
Hereford/Worcester Listen at bbc.co.uk/ bbcherefordandworcester FM 94.7 (Hereford), 104 (Worcester & Gt Malvern), 104.6 (Kidderminster), MW 1584 (Tenbury Wells)
Saturday
Phone-ins: 0808 100 1034 radio.devon@bbc.co.uk
6am Andrew Easton 10.00 Toni McDonald 2pm Kate Justice 6.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Essex Listen at bbc.co.uk/bbcessex FM 103.5 (north Essex), 95.3 (south Essex)
Sunday 6am Tammy Gooding 10.00 MalcolmBoyden2pm Jonathan Ray 6.00 Andrew Marston 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Saturday 6am Kath Melandri 10.00 Ian Wyatt 2pm Sport 6.00 Rock ’n’ Roll Heaven 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Justin Dealey
Monday—Friday 6am Toni McDonald; Wed/Thu: Elliott Webb 10.00 Malcolm Boyden; Mon: Tammy Gooding 2pm Andrew Easton; Thu/Fri: Tammy Gooding 6.00 Kate Justice 10.00—1am Sunny and Shay; Thu/Fri: Natalie Graham
Sunday 6am June Woolerton 10.00 The Essex Quest 2pm The Essex Rock Show 4.00 John Leech 6.00 Ray Clark 8.00 Mark Punter’s Vintage Vinyl 10.00—1am David Clayton
Phone-ins: 0800 121 8181 bbchw@bbc.co.uk
Monday—Friday 6am Sonia Watson 10.00 Ian Wyatt 2pm Sadie Nine; Fri: Dave Monk 6.00 Rob Jelly; Fri: John Leech’s Big Essex Soul Night 10.00—1am Nick Risby Phone-ins: 0800 111 4041 Email: essex@bbc.co.uk
Jersey Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiojersey FM 88.8, MW 1026
Saturday 6am Sarah Bailey 10.00 Tony Gillham 2pm Robin Grey 6.00 Richard Latto 8.00 Tim Hunter 10.00—1am David White
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Saturday 7–Friday 13 August Sunday 6am Robin Grey 10.00 Tony Gillham 2pm John Randall 6.00 Vintage Chart Show 10.00—1am Rick Edwards
Monday—Friday
Phone-ins: 0808 100 9888 radiojersey@bbc.co.uk
Kent Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiokent FM 96.7 (west), 97.6 (Folkestone), 104.2 (east)
Saturday
Sunday 6am Mike Ziolek 10.00 Andy Garland 2pm Anna Louise 6.00 Ray Clark 8.00 Mark Punter 10.00—1am Bill Rennells
Monday—Friday 6am Anna Cookson 10.00 Julia George; Thu/Fri: Steve Ladner 2pm Pat Marsh; Fri: Erika North 6.00 Dominic King; Fri: Stephen Brown 9.00 Upload 10.00—1am Paul Miller; Fri: Alex Dyke Phone-ins: 0800 756 1111 radio.kent@bbc.co.uk
Leicester Saturday 6am Rupal Rajani 10.00 Summaya Mughal 2pm Early Kick-Off 4.00 Sport 8.00 The Beat 10.00—1am Devon Daley
Sunday
6am Sean Dunderdale 10.00 Carla Greene 2pm Scott Dalton 6.00 Mon/Wed/Thu: Arun Verma; Tue: Boston United Season Preview; Fri: Hope and Glory 7.00 Tue: Hope and Glory; Fri: George Smith 10.00—1am Russell Walker; Fri: Dean Jackson Phone-ins: 0800 066 5949 bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire
London Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiolondon FM 94.9
Saturday 5am Claira Hermet 7.00 Carrie and David Grant 10.00 Robert Elms 1pm The Women’s Sports Show 2.00 Sport 6.00 Gary Crowley 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00 Sunny and Shay 1am—5.00 Chris Latchem
Sunday
Saturday
Phone-ins: 0800 030 4455 radionorthampton@bbc.co.uk
Nottingham Listen at bbc.co.uk/radionottingham FM 103.8 (Notts), 95.1 (Newark), 95.5 (Mansfield)
6am Jodi Law 10.00 Arun Verma 2pm Matchday 7.00 Hayley Compton 10.00—1am Summaya Mughal
5am Jason Rosam 7.00 Vanessa Feltz 10.00 Robert Elms 1.30pm Jo Good 5.00 Drivetime 8.00 The Scene 10.00 Mon/Tue: LionHeart; Wed/Thu: Salma El-Wardany; Fri: Sunny and Shay 1am—5.00 Dotun Adebayo; Fri: Chris Latchem Phone-ins: 0800 731 2000 yourlondon@bbc.co.uk
Norfolk
Saturday
Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiolincolnshire FM 94.9 (Lincoln), 104.7 (Grantham)
6am Tom Percival 10.00 Bernie Keith 2pm Helen Blaby; Fri: Tim Wheeler 6.00 Mon/Tue: Tim Wheeler; Wed/Thu: Sport; Fri: Kerrie Cosh 7.00 Thu: Tim Wheeler 10.00—1am Nick Risby
Monday—Friday
Monday—Friday
Lincolnshire
Monday—Friday
Saturday
Listen at bbc.co.uk/radionorfolk FM 95.1 (east), 95.6 (Wells), 104.4 (west),MW 855 (east), 873 (King’s Lynn)
Phone-ins: 0808 100 1049 radio.leicesternews@bbc.co.uk
6am Martin Heath 10.00 John Griff 2pm The John Leech Soul Show 6.00 Farzana Chaudry 8.00 Edward Adoo 10.00—1am David Clayton
5am ClairaHermet6.00 Inspirit 9.00 Sangita Myska 12.00 Gaby Roslin 3pm Dotun Adebayo 6.00 Tony Blackburn 10.00 Sunny and Shay 1am—5.00 Dotun Adebayo
6.00am Jo Bostock 10.00 Rupal Rajani 2pm Andy Pierce 6.00 Funk and Rare Groove 10.00—1am Summaya Mughal 6am Jimmy Carpenter; Fri: Ady Dayman 10.00 Ben Jackson; Fri: Summaya Mughal 2pm Hayley Compton 6.00—7.00 Thu: FM The Boot Room 6.00 Mon: Football Forum; Tue: Cricket Show; Wed: The Rugby Show; Thu: DAB only until 7.00 Bollywood Tamasha; Fri: Weekend Preview 7.00 Mon/ Tue: Andy Pierce; Wed: The Vibe; Fri: Reggae and Soca 10.00—1am Mon—Wed: Sunny and Shay; Thu: Natalie Graham; Fri: Dean Jackson
Sunday
6am Kirsteen Thorne 10.00 Anna Perrott 2pm Summer Saturday 6.00 Sophie Little 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Justin Dealey
Sunday 6am Matthew Gudgin 10.00 Treasure Quest 2.00 The Big Country Show 4.00 The John Leech Soul Show 6.00 Ray Clark 8.00 Mark Punter 10.00—1am David Clayton
6am Liesl Soards 10.00 Arun Verma 2pm Summer Saturday 6.00 The Beat 10.00—1am Devon Daley
Sunday
Monday—Friday 6am Andy Whittaker 10.00 Mark Dennison 2pm Hayley Compton 6.00 Mon/Tue/ Thu: Arun Verma; Wed: Matchnight; Fri: Alex Noble 7.00 Fri: Jodi Law 10.00—1am Mon—Wed: Sunny and Shay; Thu: Natalie Graham; Fri: Dean Jackson Phone-ins: 0800 678 3434 radio.nottingham@bbc.co.uk
Oxford Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiooxford FM 95.2
Saturday 6am Sophie Law 10.00 Danny Cox 2pm Sport 6.00 Stereo Underground 8.00 BBC Introducing 9.00 Bridgitte Tetteh 10.00—1am Shaun Tilley
Sunday
Monday—Friday
6am Lilley Mitchell 10.00 Michelle Jordan 2pm Al Ryan 6.00 Tony Blackburn 10.00—1am Bill Rennells
6am Chris Goreham 10.00 Kayleigh Poacher 2pm Stephen Bumfrey 6.00 Mon—Wed: Rob Butler; Thu: The Social; Fri: Yellow Friday 6.30 Fri: Talking Cricket 7.00 Fri: Sophie Little 10.00—1am Nick Risby
6am David Prever 10.00 Kat Orman 2pm Adam Ball 6.00 Mon: Lisa Simmons; Tue/Thu/Fri: Fleur Ostojak; Wed: Tom Grant 7.00 Wed: Sport 10.00—1am Paul Miller; Fri: Alex Dyke
Tel: 0800 389 7321 radionorfolk@bbc.co.uk
Phone-ins: 0808 100 9100 oxford@bbc.co.uk
Northampton
Monday—Friday
Shropshire
6am Harry Parkhill 10.00 George Smith 2pm Hope and Glory 6.00 The Beat 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Devon Daley
Listen at bbc.co.uk/radionorthampton FM 104.2 (Northants), 103.6 (Corby/Kettering)
Listen at bbc.co.uk/radioshropshire FM 90 (Church Stretton), 96 (Shropshire), 95 (Ludlow), 104.1 (Clun)
Sunday
Saturday
6am Jono Brine 10.00 Pirate Gold
6am John Griff 10.00 Jonathan Vernon-Smith
6am Ryan Kennedy 10.00 Paul Shuttleworth 2pm Mark Elliott 6.00 Michaela Wylde
Saturday
8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Sunday 6am Ryan Kennedy 10.00 Paul Shuttleworth 2pm Michaela Wylde 6.00 Andrew Marston 9.00 Genevieve Tudor 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Monday—Friday 6am Mark Elliott 10.00 Jim Hawkins 2pm Paul Shuttleworth; Mon—Tue: Ryan Kennedy 6.00 Michaela Wylde; Tue/Wed: Andy Martindale 10.00—1am Sunny and Shay; Thu/Fri: Natalie Graham Phone-ins: 0808 100 9696 radio.shropshire@bbc.co.uk
Radio Solent Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiosolent FM 96.1 (Hampshire), 103.8 (Dorset)
Saturday 6am Sam Fraser 10.00 Lucy Ambache 2pm Sport 6.00 Stereo Underground 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Shaun Tilley
Sunday 6am Lucy Ambache 10.00 Rebecca Parker 2pm Jono Holmes 6.00 Tony Blackburn 10.00—1am Shaun Tilley
Monday—Friday 6am Alun Newman 10.00 Pat Sissons 2pm Sam Fraser; Tue/Wed: Lou Hannan 6.00 Mon: Fern Balch; Tue: Sport; Wed: Ollie Peart; Thu: Matt Gibbons; Fri: Sports Hour 7.00 Fri: Richard Latto 10.00—1am Paul Miller; Fri: Alex Dyke
103.8 FOR WEST DORSET As Radio Solent, including Dorset news and features, plus:
Monday—Friday 7am Steve Harris 9.00—10.00 Alun Newman Phone-ins: 0808 100 3800 Email: radio.solent@bbc.co.uk
Somerset Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiosomerset FM 95.5, MW 1566
Saturday 6am Simon Parkin 10.00 Andy Bennett 2pm Sport 6.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am David White
Sunday 6am Charlie Taylor 10.00 Andy Bennett 2pm Caroline Cook 6.00 Richard Green 10.00—1am Rick Edwards
Monday—Friday 6am Claire Carter 10.00 Simon Parkin 2pm Matt Faulkner 6.00 Mon/Wed/ Thu: Charlie Taylor; Tue: The Midweek Match; Fri: Jenna Myles 10.00—1am Chris Baxter
5.00 Praise and Grumble 6.00 Lucas Yeomans 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Sunday 6am Rev Geoff Eze 10.00 Paula White 2pm Centre Stage 3.00 Letitia George and Terry Walsh 6.00 Susan Hanks 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Monday—Friday 6am John Acres 10.00 Lee Thomas 2pm Liz Ellis; Mon—Tue: Ryan Kennedy 6.00 Sport at Six 7.00 Mon/Wed/Fri: Kate Justice; Tue: Sport; Thu: Centre Stage 10.00—1am Sunny and Shay; Thu/Fri: Natalie Graham Phone-ins: 0800 121 8080 radio.stoke@bbc.co.uk
Suffolk Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiosuffolk FM 103.9 (south), 104.6 (Bury St Edmunds & north west), 95.5 (Lowestoft), 95.9 (Aldeburgh)
Saturday 6am Georgy Jamieson 10.00 Wayne Bavin 2pm Matchday 6.00 Upload 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Justin Dealey
Sunday 6am AnnaPerrott10.00 Georgy Jamieson 2pm Keith Greentree 4.00 John Leech 6.00 Ray Clarke 8.00 Mark Punter 10.00—1am David Clayton
Monday—Friday 6am Mark Murphy 10.00 James Hazell 2pm Lesley Dolphin 6.00 Mon/Fri: Jon Wright; Tue: Matchnight; Wed: Georgy Jamieson; Thu: Thursday Night Sports Social 8.00 Fri: BBC Belongings 10.00—1am Nick Risby Phone-ins: 0800 141 2121 radiosuffolk@bbc.co.uk
BBC Surrey and BBC Sussex Listen at bbc.co.uk/bbcsurrey bbc.co.uk/bbcsussex FM 95.0 (Newhaven), 95.1 (Horsham), 95.3 (Brighton/Worthing), 104 (east Surrey/north Sussex), 104.5 (east Sussex), 104.6 (west Surrey/ NE Hants), 104.8 (west Sussex)
Saturday 6am Surrey: Chris Jarvis 6am Sussex: Danny Pike 10.00 Amanny Mo 2pm Sport 6.00 Stereo Underground 8.00 Introducing 10.00—12am The Late Show
Sunday 6am Emily Jeffery 10.00 Dig It 2pm Sylvie Blackmore 6.00 Tony Blackburn 10.00—1am Nicky Patrick
Monday—Friday
Saturday
6am Surrey: James Cannon 6am Sussex:DannyPike10.00 Sarah Gorrell 2pm Shaun Tilley 6.00 Lesley McCabe; Fri: Evening Show 8.00 Mon: Bibi Lynch; Tue: Sport Focus; Wed: Introducing; Thu/Fri: Kathy Caton 10.00—1am Paul Miller; Fri: Alex Dyke
6am Liz Ellis 10.00 Susan Hanks 2pm Sport
Surrey phone-ins: 0800 587 1046 Sussex phone-ins 0800 232 1045
Phone-ins: 0800 678 1566 somerset@bbc.co.uk
Stoke Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiostoke FM 94.6 (Stoke), 104.1 (Stafford)
Three Counties Beds, Herts and Bucks Listen at bbc.co.uk/threecountiesradio FM 103.8 (Herts), 95.5 (Beds), 90.4 (east Herts), 92.1 (south Herts), 98 (High Wycombe), 104.5 (Bucks), 94.7 (Aylesbury)
Saturday 6am Breakfast 10.00 Treasure Quest 12.00 Mike Naylor 2pm Sport 6.00 Rock ’n’ Roll Heaven 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Justin Dealey
Sunday 6am Grace Adeniji 7.00 Dr Nighat Arif 10.00 Tony Hadley 12.00 La Voix 2pm The Non League Show 4.00 The John Leech Soul Show 6.00 Edward Adoo 8.00 Farzana Chaudry 10.00—1am David Clayton
Monday—Friday 6am Andy Collins 10.00 The JVS Show 2pm Roberto Perrone 6.00 Mon/Wed/Fri: Evening Show; Tue: Sport; Thu: Danny Fullbrook 10.00—1am Nick Risby Phone-ins: 0808 100 8800
Wiltshire Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiowiltshire FM 104.3 (west Wiltshire), 104.9 (Marlborough), 103.5 (Salisbury), 103.6 (Swindon)
Saturday 6am Graham Rogers 10.00 Sue Davies 2pm Sport 6.00 Warren Moore 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am David White
Sunday 6am Jonathan Fido 10.00 Sue Davies 2pm Dominic Cotter 6.00 Manny Masih 10.00—1am Rick Edwards
Monday—Friday 6am James Thomas 10.00 Marie Lennon; Fri: Rachel Houghton 2pm Graham Rogers 6.00 Mon/Wed: Adam Crowther; Tue: Sport Special; Thu/Fri: Wiltshire Live 10.00—1am Chris Baxter Phone-ins: 0800 0283 366 radio.wiltshire@bbc.co.uk
WM Listen at bbc.co.uk/wm FM 95.6 (West Midlands)
Saturday 6am Henry Liston 10.00 John Fox 2pm Sport 6.00 Mollie Green 8.00 Sport 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Sunday 6am Grace Smith 10.00 John Fox 2pm Mollie Green 6.00 Gagan Grewal 8.00 Nikki Tapper 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Monday—Friday 6am Elise Evans 10.00 Caroline Martin 2pm Paul Franks 7.00 Mon: Natalie Graham; Tue: Sport; Wed: Amber Sandhu; Thu: Henry Liston; Fri: John Fox10.00—1am Sunnyand Shay; Thu/Fri: Natalie Graham Phone-ins: 0808 100 9956 radiowm@bbc.co.uk
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6am Pat Marsh 10.00 Steve Ladner 2pm Sports Hub 6.00 Richard Latto 8.00 Introducing 10.00—1am Shaun Tilley
Monday—Friday
12.00 Gadders 2pm Sport 6.00 Rock ’n’ Roll Heaven 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Justin Dealey
Local
6am Ashlea Tracey 10.00 Jenny Mullin 2pm Eliza Philippidis 6.00 Tim and Sydney 10.00—1am Jim Colvin; Mon: Rick Edwards
2pm Sarah-Jane Honeywell 6.00 Country Lincs 7.00 Folk 10.00—1am Summaya Mughal
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Face behind the voice Age 42 Current job Copresenter with Dave Connor of the weekday breakfast show (6am) on Kingdom FM, which serves Fife and its environs. “It’s about the listeners, about giving them a voice. We try to put a smile on people’s faces but we do serious stuff as well.” She and Connor present a Saturday show on Aberdeen’s Original 106 (8am), and she presents a dance show on Saturdays (5pm) on both Kingdom and Original 106. She is Kingdom’s head of music. CV Born in Markinch, a village in Fife, and attended high school in nearby Glenrothes. Aged 15, she visited Forth FM for research for an art exam, going on to study radio at Fife College. She started out at hospital radio station Victoria Radio Network in Kirkcaldy before joining Radio Tay in Dundee. From there she went to Radio Borders, then
CWR Listen at bbc.co.uk/cwr FM 94.8 (Coventry), 103.7 (Stratford/ S. Warwickshire), 104 (Nuneaton)
Saturday 6am Lorna Bailey 10.00 Brody Swain 2pm Letitia George and Richard Williams 4.00 The Sound of Coventry 8.00 BBC Introducing: Brody Swain with unsigned, up and coming bands 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Sunday 6am Sandra Godley 10.00 Brody Swain 12.00 The Sound of Coventry 4pm Sport: Coventry City v Nottingham Forest (kick-off 4.30) 7.00 Gagan Grewal 8.00 Nikki Tapper: featuring stories that matter to West Midlands African and Caribbean communities 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Cumbria Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiocumbria FM 95.2 (Kendal), 95.6 (Carlisle), 96.1 (Morecambe Bay), 104.1 (Keswick/ Whitehaven) 104.2 (Windermere), MW 756 (Carlisle), 837 (Barrow-inFurness), 1458 (Whitehaven)
Saturday 6am Richard Corrie 10.00 Val Armstrong 2pm Sport: FM Carlisle United v Colchester United (kick-off 3.00); MW Stevenage v Barrow (kick-off 3.00) 6.00 Joe Costin 8.00 BBC Introducing: Tom Salmon presents 10.00—1am Simon Logan
Sunday 6am Richard Corrie 10.00 Val Armstrong 2pm Joe Costin 6.00 Paul Braithwaite 10.00—1am Simon Logan
Monday—Friday
6am Richard Williams 10.00 Vic Minett 2pm Trish Adudu 6.00 Mon/Fri: Sky Blues Phone-in; Tue: Letitia George; Wed: Coventry Creates; Thu: Brody Swain 7.00 Mon: Sandra Godley; Wed: Sport: Coventry City v Northampton Town (kick-off 7.45); Fri: Dave Marshall Barrett 10.00—1am Sunny and Shay; Thu/Fri: Natalie Graham Phone-ins: 0800 756 5200 coventry.warwickshire@bbc.co.uk
Phone-ins: 0845 305 1122 radiocumbria@bbc.co.uk
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Vanessa Motion Kingdom FM
Galaxy Scotland, joining Kingdom FM in 2011. Initially she was on evenings, then moved to breakfast. “My pairing with Dave was opportune because we’ve known each other since high school and are good friends.” She is also a club DJ and has worked all over the UK. And she is studying for a higher national diploma in counselling and psychotherapy. How has your show been affected by the Covid-19 crisis? “I guess the biggest thing has been broadcasting from home. We switched everything from the studio within 48 hours — the IT guys were incredible. It was wonderful the way the listeners got involved. I think they appreciated that we were trying to maintain a sense of normality.” Best moments “The Arqiva awards for commercial radio in 2016, when Dave and I won silver for presenters of the year. There was a big do down in London, and we looked at each other and said, ‘Are we really supposed to be here?’ An incredible moment.
6am Mike Zeller 10.00 Caroline Robertson; Mon: Val Armstrong; 2pm Vicky Warham; Thu/Fri: Simon Yaxley 6.00 Mon: Matt Bailey; Tue: Sport: Sheffield United v Carlisle United (kick-off 7.45); Wed: Darren Milby; Thu: BBC Introducing; Fri: Sport:in-depthconversation with some of the biggest names in Cumbrian sport 7.00 Wed: Brett Davison; Thu: Gary Scott; Fri: Emma Sweeney 10.00—1am John Gillmore; Fri: Steffen Peddie
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North region Also, along with Gemma from Kingdom, we raised over £5,500 for the station’s charity for underprivileged children, by walking on broken glass.” Worst moments “So many, and I’ve buried them deep! Probably at Tay FM, at the beginning of my career, when I was editing some mini discs that included some of
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my work from hospital radio — and for 20 minutes that’s what Tay FM listeners were treated to!” Off air/Lockdown coping skills “I live with my boyfriend in Kirkcaldy. We have two chickens. Wild swimming has kept me going. I love it. I’ll go to the Fife coast, and I swim right through the winter. I’ve swum in water that’s only 2 degrees. It really re-sets you.”
Derby Listen at bbc.co.uk/radioderby FM 104.5 (Drum Hill), 95.3 (north & mid Derbyshire), 96 (Buxton), MW 1116
Saturday 6am Donna Alos 10.00 Steve Jordan 2pm Sportscene: Pre-match 3.00 Sportscene: FMDerbyCountyvHuddersfield Town (kick-off 3.00); MW Shrewsbury Town v Burton Albion (kick-off 3.00) 5.00 Sportscene: Reaction 6.00 The Beat: with Dean Jackson 8.00 BBC Introducing: with Dean Jackson 10.00—1am Devon Daley
Sunday 6am Donna Alos 10.00 Steve Jordan 2pm Simon Morykin 6.00 Satvinder Rana 8.00 Devon Daley 10.00—1am Summaya Mughal
Monday—Friday 6am Andy Twigge 10.00 Ian Skye 2pm Sally Pepper 6.00 Sportscene at Six 7.00 Martyn Williams; Tue: Sportscene: Pre-match 7.40 Wed: MW Sportscene: Burton Albion v Oxford United (kick-off 7.45) 7.45 Tue: Sportscene: Derby County v Salford City (kick-off 7.45) 9.35 Tue: Sportscene: Reaction 10.00—1am Mon—Wed Sunny and Shay; Thu: Natalie Graham; Fri: Dean Jackson Phone-ins: 0800 145 6161 radio.derby@bbc.co.uk
First radio memory “Being in the car with my dad, listening to Terry Wogan — I loved him. I guess he was one of my main reasons for wanting to be on the radio.” Favourite broadcasters “Terry Wogan, for the way he connected with listeners. I also want to mention Stephanie Hirst on BBC Radio Leeds. She’s well-known as a transgender activist. She’s funny, entertaining, inclusive, warm. She’s an inspiration.” Ambition/Dream job “To create the best radio I can that empowers the listeners. I’d also like to incorporate more mental health issues into my programmes. I feel so lucky doing what I do that I don’t really have a dream job. I feel that radio is an extension of the human spirit.” Secret skills “I can read and speak Japanese. I learnt to drive a bus when I covered International Women’s Day. And I can name the make and model of a car from a distance at night by their rear lights!” SIMON O’HAGAN Listen at kingdomfm.co.uk
Hereford/Worcester Listen at bbc.co.uk/ bbcherefordandworcester FM 94.7 (Hereford), 104 (Worcester & Gt Malvern), 104.6 (Kidderminster), MW 1584 (Tenbury Wells)
Saturday 6am Andrew Easton 10.00 Toni McDonald 2pm Kate Justice 6.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Sunday 6am Tammy Gooding 10.00 Malcolm Boyden 2pm Jonathan Ray 6.00 Andrew Marston 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Monday—Friday 6am Toni McDonald; Wed/Thu: Elliott Webb 10.00 Malcolm Boyden; Mon: Tammy Gooding; 2pm Andrew Easton; Thu/Fri: Tammy Gooding 6.00 Kate Justice 10.00—1am Sunny and Shay; Thu/Fri: Natalie Graham Phone-ins: 0800 121 8181 bbchw@bbc.co.uk
Humberside Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiohumberside FM 95.9
Saturday 6am Phil White 10.00 Kim Harrison 2pm Sport: football commentary and updates, including Scunthorpe United v Swindon Town (kick-off 3.00) 6.00 John Kane 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Steve White
Sunday 6am Lizzie Rose 8.00 Sunday Church Service 8.30 The Great Outdoors 10.00 Fiona Mills 2pm Sport: rugby league: Warrington Wolves v Hull FC 5.00 Happy Birthday Humber Bridge 6.00 Sport: rugby league: Leigh Centurions v Hull KR 8.30 Neil Foster 10.00—1am Steve White
Monday—Friday 6am Kofi Smiles 10.00 David Burns 2pm Andy Comfort 6.00 Mon: Sportstalk; Tue: Sport: Barrow v Scunthorpe United, and Hull City v Wigan Athletic (k-o 7.45); Wed/Thu: Sanchez Payne; Fri: Sport: rugby league: including Catalans Dragons v Hull FC and Hull Kingston Rovers v Wigan Warriors 7.00 Mon: Sanchez Payne 10.00—1am Russell Walker Phone-ins: 0800 066 5959 humberside.news@bbc.co.uk
Lancashire Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiolancashire FM 95.5 (east), 103.9 (central/ south), 104.5 (north)
Saturday 6am Shigufta Khan 10.00 The Saturday Session 2pm Matchday Live 6.00 Soul Sessions 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Allan Beswick
Sunday 6am Joe Wilson 10.00 The Sunday Session 2pm Maria Felix Vas 6.00 Unforgettable 10.00—1am Allan Beswick
6am Graham Liver 10.00 Sharon Hartley 2pm Hayley Kay; Fri: Mike Stevens 6.00 Sport: local action; Tue: Matchnight Live 7.00 Mon: Desi Nation; Wed: Brett Davison; Thu: Your Lancashire;Fri: EmmaSweeney 10.00—1am Linda McDermott Phone-ins: 0800 783 3583 radio.lancashire@bbc.co.uk
Leeds Listen at bbc.co.uk/radioleeds FM 92.4 (west Yorkshire), 95.3 (Ilkley/Halifax), 102.7 (Keighley), 103.9 (Bradford)
Saturday 6am Olly Woodcock 10.00 Nick Ahad 2pm Sport: Derby County v Huddersfield Town and Exeter City v Bradford City (k-o 3.00) 6.00 The Mixtape 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Steve White
Sunday 6am Olly Woodcock 10.00 Nick Ahad 2pm Sport 6.00 Gul Nawaz Hussain 9.00 The Mixtape 10.00—1am Steve White
Monday—Friday 6am Richard Stead 10.00 Gayle Lofthouse 2pm Rima Ahmed 6.00 Sport Daily 7.00 Mon—Tue/Thu: Sanchez Payne; Wed: Sport: Nottingham Forest v Bradford City (kick-off 7.45); Fri: Sport: Super League action 10.00—1am Russell Walker Phone-ins: 0800 389 3333 radioleeds@bbc.co.uk
Leicester Listen at bbc.co.uk/radioleicester FM 104.9
Saturday 6am Rupal Rajani 10.00 Summaya Mughal 2pm Early Kick-Off 4.00 Sport: Leicester City v Manchester City (kick-off 5.00) 8.00 The Beat 10.00—1am Devon Daley
Sunday 6am Jo Bostock 10.00 Rupal Rajani 2pm Andy Pierce 6.00 Funk and Rare Groove 10.00—1am Summaya Mughal
Monday—Friday 6am Jimmy Carpenter; Fri: Ady Dayman 10.00 Ben Jackson; Fri: Summaya Mughal 2pm Hayley Compton 6.00—7.00 Thu: FM The Boot Room 6.00 Mon: Football Forum; Tue: Cricket Show; Wed: The Rugby Show; Thu: DAB only until 7.00 Bollywood Tamasha; FM The Boot Room Fri: Weekend Preview 7.00 Mon/Tue: Arun Verma; Wed: The Vibe; Fri: Reggae and Soca 10.00—1am Mon—Wed: Sunny and Shay; Thu: Natalie Graham; Fri: Dean Jackson Phone-ins: 0808 100 1049 radio.leicesternews@bbc.co.uk
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Saturday 7–Friday 13 August Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiolincolnshire FM 94.9 (Lincoln), 104.7 (Grantham)
5.00 FM Sport 6.00TheLateLateBeatlesShow 7.00 Jade Burns 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Allan Beswick
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Sunday
Lincolnshire
Sunday 6am Jono Brine 10.00 Pirate Gold 2pm Sarah-Jane Honeywell 6.00 Country Lincs 7.00 Folk: with Tim Walker 10.00—1am Summaya Mughal 6am Sean Dunderdale 10.00 Carla Greene 2pm Scott Dalton 6.00 Arun Verma; Tue: Boston United Season Preview; Fri: Hope and Glory: the Preview Show 7.00 Tue: Hope and Glory: Shrewsbury Town v Lincoln City (kick-off 7.45); Fri: George Smith 10.00—1am Russell Walker; Fri: Dean Jackson Phone-ins: 0800 066 5949 bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire
Manchester Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiomanchester FM 95.1, 104.6 (Oldham)
Saturday 6am Simone Riley 10.00 Asma Younus 2pm Sport: Bolton Wanderers v Milton Keynes Dons (kick-off 3.00), Leicester City v Manchester City (kick-off 5.00) 8.00 BBC Music Introducing 10.00—1am Allan Beswick
Sunday 6am Mike Shaft 10.00 Mike Sweeney 2pm Sport: Warrington Wolves v Hull FC (kick-off 3.00) 6.00 Indus 8.00 The People 10.00—1am Allan Beswick
Monday—Friday 6am Becky Want; Fri: Kay Crewdson 10.00 Mike Sweeney; Fri: Stacey Copeland 2pm Phil Trow 6.00 Talking Balls 7.00 Mon: Adaeze Chiwoko; Tue: Sport: Derby County v Salford City (kick-off 7.45); Wed: Asma Younus; Thu: Remmel Dawodu; Fri: FM Sport: rugby league: Hull Kingston Rovers v Wigan Warriors (kick-off 7.45); DAB Victoria Hawkesworth 10.00—1am Linda McDermott Phone-ins: 0800 218 2255 radiomanchester@bbc.co.uk
Merseyside Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiomerseyside FM 95.8
Saturday 6am Jessie Aru-Phillips 10.00 Sean Styles 2pm Sport: FM rugby league: St Helens v Catalans Dragons (kick-off 2.30); DAB Local action
Monday—Friday 6am Paul Salt; Fri: Lisa Marrey 10.00 Lisa Marrey; Fri: Sean Styles 2pm Helen Jones; Thu: Sean Styles; Fri: Claire Hamilton 6.00 Merseyside Sport; Thu: Merseyside Try Time 7.00 Jermaine Foster; Mon: Ngunan Adamu; 7.30 Thu: Sport: rugby league: St Helens v Castleford Tigers 9.00 Mon: Orient Express 10.00—1am (10.30: Thu) Linda McDermott Phone-ins: 0800 731 9333 radio.merseyside@bbc.co.uk
Newcastle Listen at bbc.co.uk/radionewcastle FM 95.4, 103.7 (Tyne Valley), 96 (north Northumberland), 104.4 (Gateshead/west Newcastle), MW 1458
Saturday 6am Kelly Scott 10.00 Simon Logan 2pm Sport: Sunderland v Wigan Athletic (kick-off 3.00) 6.00 Beat Surrender 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—12.00 Simon Logan
Sunday 6am Kelly Scott 10.00 Simon Logan 2pm Tamsin Robson 6.00 Michael Poulter 10.00—1am Simon Logan
Monday—Friday 6am Anna Foster 10.00 Tamsin Robson 2pm Tom Campbell 5.30 Total News 6.00 Total Sport 8.00 Mon: Matt Bailey; Wed: Upload; Thu: BBC Introducing; Fri: Rachel Teate 10.00—1am Steffen Peddie
6am Tom Percival 10.00 Bernie Keith 2pm Helen Blaby; Fri: Tim Wheeler 6.00 Mon/Tue: Tim Wheeler; Wed: Sport: Coventry City v Northampton Town (k-o 7.45); Thu: Sport: local action; Fri: Kerrie Cosh 7.00 Thu: Tim Wheeler 10.00—1am Nick Risby Phone-ins: 0800 030 4455 radionorthampton@bbc.co.uk
Nottingham Listen at bbc.co.uk/radionottingham FM 103.8 (Notts), 95.1 (Newark), 95.5 (Mansfield)
Saturday 6am Liesl Soards 10.00 Arun Verma 2pm Summer Saturday 6.00 The Beat 10.00—1am Devon Daley
Sunday 6am Jodi Law 10.00 Arun Verma 2pm Matchday: Coventry City v Nottingham Forest (kick-off 4.30) 7.00 Hayley Compton 10.00—1am Summaya Mughal
Monday—Friday 6am Andy Whittaker 10.00 Mark Dennison 2pm Hayley Compton 6.00 Mon/Tue/Thu: Arun Verma; Wed: Matchnight: Nottingham Forest v Bradford City (kick-off 7.45); Fri: Alex Noble 7.00 Fri: Jodi Law 10.00—1am Mon—Wed: Sunny and Shay; Thu: Natalie Graham; Fri: Dean Jackson Phone-ins: 0800 678 3434 radio.nottingham@bbc.co.uk
Sheffield Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiosheffield FM 88.6, 94.7 (Chesterfield), 104.1
Saturday
Listen at bbc.co.uk/radionorthampton FM 104.2 (Northants), 103.6 (Corby/Kettering)
6am Simon Morykin 10.00 Becky Measures 2pm Football Heaven 3.00 Football Heaven Live: Cardiff City v Barnsley (kick-off 3.00) 5.00 Football Heaven 5.30 Football Heaven Live: Charlton Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday (kick-off 5.30) 7.30 Football Heaven 8.00 Football Heaven Live: Sheffield United v Birmingham City (kick-off 8.00) 10.00—1am Steve White
Saturday
Sunday
6am John Griff 10.00 Jonathan Vernon-Smith 12.00 Gadders 2pm Sport: Northampton Town v Port Vale (kick-off 3.00) 6.00 Rock ’n’ Roll Heaven 8.00 BBC Music Introducing 10.00—1am Justin Dealey
6am Kat Cowan 10.00 Becky Measures 12.30pm Sport 3.00 Liz Green 6.00 Gul Nawaz Hussain 10.00—1am Steve White
Phone-ins: 0191 232 4141 bbc.co.uk/radionewcastle
Northampton
Sunday 6am Martin Heath 10.00 John Griff 2pm TheJohnLeechSoulShow
Monday—Friday 6am Toby Foster 10.00 Paulette Edwards 2pm Simon Morykin 6.00 Football Heaven 7.00 Sile Sibanda
Phone-ins: 0800 111 4949 radio.sheffield@bbc.co.uk
Stoke Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiostoke FM 94.6 (Stoke), 104.1 (Stafford)
Saturday 6am Liz Ellis 10.00 Susan Hanks 2pm Sport: football commentary and updates, featuring Stoke City v Reading, Northampton Town v Port Vale, and Crewe Alexandra v Cheltenham Town (k-o 3.00) 5.00 Praise and Grumble 6.00 Lucas Yeomans 8.00 BBC Introducing: with Lucas Yeomans 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Sunday 6am Rev Geoff Eze 10.00 Paula White 2pm Centre Stage 3.00 Letitia George and Terry Walsh 6.00 Susan Hanks 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Monday—Friday 6am John Acres 10.00 Lee Thomas 2pm Liz Ellis; Mon/Tue: Ryan Kennedy 6.00 Sport at Six 7.00 Mon/Wed/Fri: Kate Justice; Tue: Sport: football commentary, featuring Hartlepool United v Crewe Alexandra (kick-off 7.00), plus Stoke City v Fleetwood Town, and Port Vale v Sunderland (k-o 7.45); Thu: Centre Stage 8.00 Thu: Kate Justice 10.00—1am Sunny and Shay; Thu/Fri: Natalie Graham Phone-ins: 0800 121 8080 radio.stoke@bbc.co.uk
Tees Listen at bbc.co.uk/bbctees FM 95, 95.8 (Whitby)
Saturday 6am Amy Oakden 10.00 Matt Bailey 2pm Sport: Hartlepool United v Crawley Town (kick-off 3.00) 6.00 BBC Music Introducing: with Rianne Thompson 10.00—1am Simon Logan
Sunday 6am Mike Hill 10.00 Matt Bailey 1pm Sport: Fulham v Middlesbrough (kick-off 1.30) 4.00 Vintage Vinyl 6.00 Alex Hall 10.00—1am Simon Logan
Monday—Friday 6am Neil Green; Thu/Fri: Amy Oakden 10.00 Gary Philipson 2pm Antony Collins 6.00 Mon/Thu: Matt Bailey; Tue: Sport: Hartlepool United v Crewe Alexandra (k-o 7.00); Wed: Sport: Blackpool v Middlesbrough (kick-off 7.45); Fri: Upload: with Rachel Teate 10.00—1am Steffen Peddie Phone-ins: 0800 085 9595 tees@bbc.co.uk
WM Listen at bbc.co.uk/wm FM 95.6 (West Midlands)
Saturday 6am Henry Liston 10.00 John Fox 2pm Sport 6.00 Mollie Green 8.00 Sport 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Sunday 6am Grace Smith 10.00 John Fox 2pm Mollie Green 6.00 Gagan Grewal 8.00 Nikki Tapper 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Monday—Friday 6am Elise Evans 10.00 Caroline Martin 2pm Paul Franks 7.00 Mon: Natalie Graham; Tue: Sport; Wed: Amber Sandhu; Thu: Henry Liston; Fri: John Fox 10.00—1am Sunny and Shay; Thu/Fri: Natalie Graham Phone-ins: 0808 100 9956 radiowm@bbc.co.uk
York Listen at bbc.co.uk/radioyork FM 103.7 (York/Ryedale/Selby), 95.5 (Scarborough), 104.3 (Harrogate/ Ripon/Northallerton/the Dales)
Saturday 6am Steve Bailey 10.00 Harry Whittaker 2pm Liz Green 6.00 John Kane’s Northern Soul and Motown 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Steve White
Sunday 6am Steve Bailey 10.00 Harry Whittaker 2pm Sport: York City Knights v Widnes Vikings (kick-off 3.00) 5.00 Liz Green 6.00 Neil Foster 10.00—1am Steve White
Monday—Friday 6am Georgey Spanswick 10.00 Jonathan Cowap 2pm Joanita Musisi 6.00 Mon: Bek Homer; Tue: Sport: Harrogate Town v Rochdale (kick-off 7.45); Wed: Make a Difference Heroes; Thu: George Smith; Fri: Sport 7.00 Sanchez Payne; Fri: George Smith 10.00—1am Russell Walker Tel: 0800 111 4849 radioyork@bbc.co.uk
RADIO SCOTLAND Listen at bbc.co.uk/radioscotland FM 92.6—94.7, MW 810
Saturday 6am Time Travels 6.30 Out of Doors 8.00 Good Morning Scotland 10.00 Shereen 11.30 Breaking the News 12.00 FM Off the Ball; MW Sportsound: commentary, analysis and debate 2pm Sportsound 6.00 Time Travels 6.30 Our Lives with Michelle McManus 7.00 Take the Floor 9.00 Pipeline 10.00—1am Billy Sloan
Sunday 6am Out of Doors 6.30 Clever About Cash 7.00 Our Lives with Michelle McManus 7.30 New Every Sunday 8.00 Sunday Morning 10.00 The Sunday Show 12.00 Off the Ball 2pm Sportsound 5.00 MW Sportsound; FM only until 5.30 Your Requests with Gary Innes 7.00 Classics Unwrapped 9.00 Jazz Nights 11.00—1am Iain Anderson
Monday 6am Good Morning Scotland 9.00 Summer Mornings 12.00 Lunchtime Live 1.30pm The Afternoon Show with Janice Forsyth 4.00 Drivetime: with John Beattie 6.00—7.00 MW Sportsound: magazine putting a Scottish slant on the world of football 6.00 FM only until 7.00 Get It On... with Bryan Burnett 8.00 Vic Galloway 10.00—12.00 Iain Anderson
Tuesday 6am Good Morning Scotland 9.00 Summer Mornings 12.00 Lunchtime Live 1.30pm The Afternoon Show with Janice Forsyth 4.00 Drivetime 6.00 MW Sportsound 6.00 FM Get It On... with Bryan Burnett; 7.00 MW Sportsound 8.00 FM Another Country with Ricky Ross 10.00—12.00 Roddy Hart
Wednesday 6am Good Morning Scotland 9.00 Summer Mornings 12.00 Lunchtime Live 1.30pm The Afternoon Show with Grant Stott 4.00 Drivetime 6.00—7.00 MW Sportsound 6.00 FM only until 7.00 Get It On...with Bryan Burnett 8.00 The Quay Sessions with Roddy Hart 10.00—12.00 Vic Galloway
Thursday 6am Good Morning Scotland 9.00 Summer Mornings 12.00 Lunchtime Live 1.30pm The Afternoon Show with Grant Stott 4.00 Drivetime 6.00—7.00 MW Sportsound 6.00 FM only until 7.00 Get It On...with Bryan Burnett 8.00 Travelling Folk 10.00—12.00 Natasha Raskin Sharp
Friday 6am Good Morning Scotland 9.00 Summer Mornings 12.00 Lunchtime Live 1.30pm Breaking the News 2.00 The Afternoon Show with Nicola Meighan 4.00 Drivetime: with Fiona Stalker 6.00—7.00 MW Sportsound 6.00 FM only until 7.00 Grant Stott’s Vinyl Collective; 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Ashley Storrie Phone-ins: 08085 92950
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Monday—Friday
6am Helen Jones 10.00 Sean Styles 2pm—5.00 FM Sport: rugby league: York City Knights v Widnes Vikings (kick-off 3.00) 2pm DAB Billy Hui 4.00 DAB only until 5.00 Roger Lyon 6.00 Andy Ball 8.00 Carl Learmond 10.00—1am Allan Beswick:
Monday—Friday
7.45 Tue: Football Heaven Live: Bolton Wanderers v Barnsley (kick-off 8.00) 10.00—1am (Tue: 10.15) Russell Walker
Local
6am Harry Parkhill 10.00 George Smith 2pm Hope and Glory: Gillingham v Lincoln City 6.00 The Beat 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Devon Daley
6.00 Farzana Chaudry 8.00 Edward Adoo 10.00—1am David Clayton