YOUR GUIDE TO SUMMER STREAMING iPLAYER ! NETFLIX ! AMAZON ! NOW ! BRITBOX 14—20 AUGUST 2021
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ere at Radio Times Towers the summer holidays are in full swing, with many of the staff finally getting away for the first time in months. Most have chosen to spend their downtime here in Britain, no doubt inspired by the many travel shows that have featured the glories of these islands. Sadly, the British weather means that it’s not always possible to stretch out on a beach with a good book for long without rain stopping play... So we thought, “Why not put together a guide to the best television available on demand now?” so you can download or stream some of the best storytelling that television has to offer. And the best bit is, regardless of the weather forecast, you can “tune in” from the back seat in the inevitable traffic jam, from a beach hut during a downpour or after a hard day searching through
As Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen makes a surprising return to TV, we find out whether age has mellowed the flamboyant designer...
Your favourite TV theme 24 They “tickle a madly responsive corner of our imaginations”, according to Alexander Armstrong. He and fellow Classic FM hosts offer their favourite themes — but which is yours? Cast your vote now!
Casualty at 35 28 The medical drama is still in rude health — so why is sister show Holby City bowing out, and what impact do such cancellations have on the industry?
Simon Barnes 31 Why it’s good to have some “slow” sport on TV after the Olympics... it’s Test cricket!
David Hepworth 112 The very best mile-melter podcasts that help to make car journeys go in a trice
Justin Webb 113 Just what is the future of Covid coverage? ALSO THIS WEEK
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lsewhere in this issue, you’ll get the chance to have your say in our quest for the nation’s favourite TV theme tune – it’s already caused quite a debate here in the Editors’ office. And we also catch up with Laurence LlewelynBowen, designer on a makeover of the classic makeover show Changing Rooms... although we’re not sure the original theme tune will trouble RT and Classic FM’s countdown. And for those subscribers about to pack their holiday baggage into the car boot, remember that you can easily pause your subscription by visiting buysubscriptions. com/contactus. And if you’d like to join our ever-expanding army of subscribers, then please see our offer on page 30. Stay healthy, stay safe. Tom Loxley & Shem Law Editors, Radio Times
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rock pools. There has never been a better time to discover some of the great drama that has been made in the past 18 months. In our guide we talk to stars including Nicole Kidman, Minnie Driver and Nicola Coughlan about the terrific shows that they’re in. So kick off those flip-flops (all right, welly boots) and discover what you’re missing...
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Here’s our round-up of all the best streaming shows you can enjoy right now, or very soon — and find out why all the big movie stars are heading for television, from Nicole Kidman to Minnie Driver
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It’s time to re-evaluate the road movie, starring Viggo Mortensen (right) and Mahershala Ali
I long for the days of family viewing in our house... but Love Island? Really?
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The wise athletics pundit talks to swimming legend Ellie Simmonds (above) and sprint/ cycling star Kadeena Cox.
An episode packed with emotion and pain sees June (Elisabeth Moss, who also directs) fighting to trace her lost daughter — but how far will she go?
Marking the 44th anniversary of his death, SkyArts pays tribute to the King with a triple bill: a 1956 doc, 1973 concert and classic album.
Match of the Day 10.20pm BBC1 Gary Lineker and the panel are back as the football highlights show kicks off its 58th season: Man U v Leeds is an enticing prospect.
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Call My Agent! [Netflix ] is clever, witty, dramatic and hilarious,” says the Classic FM presenter. “The genius idea was to have a real French star in each episode, sending themselves up. They’re making an English version. Our most serious classical actors should kill for a part.
As our Olympic heroes return from Tokyo, a welcoming committee of pop stars and ballet dancers perform live for a celebratory concert at Wembley.
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I’m a big fan of Insecure [Sky Comedy]” says the Hollywood actor. “Issa Rae has carved out a huge space for herself, and there are so many young female voices at the moment. It’s upsetting the patriarchal applecart in a way, which is fantastic because what’s coming out is vibrant, creative and really entertaining.
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A Woman of No Importance 6.00am/4.00pm Radio 4 Extra A treat for Martin Jarvis fans to celebrate his 80th birthday: his 1991 role as Lord Illingworth in Wilde’s play.
Great Movies Classic Sixty years on, Audrey Hepburn still inspires fashionistas (and cat owners) everywhere as the ultra-chic, ukulele-playing Holly Golightly. Andrew Collins checks his make-up on p32.
Open Book 4.00pm Radio 4 FM Bestselling FrenchMoroccan author Leila Slimani (left) talks to Chris Power about her latest book, The Country of Others, which examines class and race. RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
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The 90s favourite returns. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is on board, but otherwise it’s a new gang carrying out OTT transformations, this week in Swansea. Hope they like blue.
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9.00pm Channel 5 Three-part documentary charting every twist and turn of a landmark investigation.
New The White Lotus 9.00pm Sky Atlantic A sharp satire on inequality sees pampered US holidaymakers gather at a remote Hawaiian spa, where real life threatens to undermine their idyll.
Write around the World with Richard E Grant 9.00pm BBC4 To Spain, where Grant (above) explores Andalusia with the help of literary guides — and calls on expat authors who have escaped to the sun.
New/Drama of the Week Annika 9.00pm Alibi The excellent Nicola Walker stars as the eponymous detective in this Scandi noir with a difference.
9.00pm BBC1 A Welsh farmer bought a scruffy picture on eBay that might be by George III’s favourite painter. The last mystery of the series follows a fascinating route...
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New Nick Knowles’s Big House Clearout 8.00pm Channel 5 Knowles comes to the rescue of a family drowning in a sea of crafting clutter. Will ditching half their stuff be too much to ask for a fresh start?
Deceit 9.00pm C4 It’s the kind of drama that gets into your pores: the sleazy story of a misconceived police operation and the female undercover officer at its heart.
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Hugh Dennis stars in the first of five loosely linked stories across the week that cleverly satirise how social media has amplified conspiracy theories and self-made crises.
The comedian returns to fight for the consumer rights of the British public: this week, guest AJ Odudu helps him tackle plastic waste.
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A hardly-recognisable Nicole Kidman nails her darkest role to date: a cop racked with guilt and out for revenge, whatever the cost.
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Jane Horrocks reads extracts from the diary her 16-year-old self kept while on holiday in Sorrento in 1980. It involves discos, snogging and quick-getaway footwear.
Clemency Burton-Hill explores why so many find Bach’s music such a balm, hearing from people around the world who play his work every single day.
7.30pm Radio 3 The first of this season’s four “Mystery Proms” is revealed to be the Britten Sinfonia performing Mozart’s Requiem and works by Rameau and the Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
BBC World Service Former Paralympic swimmer Dan Pepper tells a sorry story of disability cheats, a wideranging ban and its legacy.
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year and a half ago, I went out for a meal with a friend. The newspapers were fizzing with reports of a new virus. The virus had already claimed lives in Wuhan and was now starting to spread. We sat in the restaurant, talking about the news, and I felt a growing sense of dread. It felt like the beginning of something huge. And as we talked, I felt the future beginning to slip away. As if tomorrow, the next month or the next year was suddenly unimaginable. Like everyone else, I usually assume that life will just go on as normal. But when something like a pandemic sweeps across the world, all our assumptions go out of the window as we enter uncharted waters. I left the restaurant feeling uneasy about what was to come. Less than two months later, the lockdown began. And since then, it’s been a hell of a time. Individually and collectively, our worlds have been turned upside down. For many around the world, the misery is still going on. And here in the UK, we’re not yet out of the woods. But as we try to find ways of living with the virus, even as restrictions ease, it’s clear that the world is not the same as it was before. Many have lost those close to them. Many more are suffering the long-term effects of the virus. No corner of our lives – social, personal, economic – has been untouched. And alongside all our individual, specific losses, there is a more pervasive sense of loss, too. We are grieving for the world we once knew, a world to which we hope one day to return.
STOP AND CHAT Connecting with new people can have a powerful effect on our lives
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How do we overcome the grief ? Five years ago, Elee Kirk, my partner of 13 years, died of breast cancer. After Elee died, my first temptation was to hide away, to keep my grief to myself. But instead, I made a conscious decision to do the opposite, and to forge new connections – not as a way of escaping the grief, but as a way through it to something new. This took me on a long journey of connecting with strangers: through experiments in shared living, to working and making new connections with strangers far from home. In my book Hello, Stranger: How We Find Connection in a Disconnected World, I explore this process of
FROM THE RT ARCHIVE… 11—17 AUGUST 1990 WHAT WE WATCHED Interviewer Sue Arnold was turning the tables on Newsnight’s Jeremy Paxman, whose direct approach had led to his name being used as a new term for “a grilling”. So what was it about his style that left the politicians of the day anxious about being Paxmanned? “There’s no great mystique about what I do,” he insisted. “It’s what all reporters are trained to do, surely — just ask questions and be sceptical.” And maybe just a little bit brusque, added Arnold. Paxman would exit Newsnight in 2014 after 25 years as a presenter, though he remains a regular on BBC2 in his role as quizmaster on perennial favourite University Challenge.
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rief is a deeply individual experience. It is about the loss of someone or something unique and specific to us. But it is also about a loss of connection. There is no more common human experience than that of grief. It happens to us all, at some point in our lives. And when it does, what better way of restitching the world than by reconnecting? Nevertheless, when we meet strangers, most of us feel a tremor of unease. Strangers make us uneasy. This is even more the case since lockdown. We’re no longer used to interacting with strangers on the bus, in the street, in the park or the pub. But recent research suggests most of our interactions with strangers turn out to be positive. And if we take the chance, when we make the effort to connect with strangers, we can find ourselves transformed. In the past 18 months, the world has changed around us. Perhaps we have changed, too. Many of us have suffered loss, one way or another. But now we are starting to poke our noses out of the door, one way forward is to start connecting with the many strangers with whom we share the world. Because in these new connections, we can find new possibilities and new ways of living. Hello, Stranger: How We Find Connection in a Disconnected World by Will Buckingham (published by Granta Books, see p133) is Radio 4’s Book of the Week, Monday—Friday 9.45am (FM) and 12.30am
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‘I LOVE THE WAY TV CAN MOVE YOU’
STRANGER DANGER The cast of Nine Perfect Strangers includes Bobby Cannavale (top left), Luke Evans and Melissa McCarthy
Launching our list of the 50 best programmes to stream, Nicole Kidman reveals how her career has come full circle
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espite her status as one of Hollywood’s biggest movie stars, Nicole Kidman has become a regular fixture on the small screen in recent years. Her acclaimed role in Big Little Lies shone a light on the trauma of domestic violence, winning her a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy in the process, and there’s also been a captivating supporting appearance in Top of the Lake: China Girl and, more recently, murder and mystery with last year’s whodunnit hit The Undoing. Kidman’s latest project is Amazon Prime Video’s twisted new drama Nine Perfect Strangers, set at a mysterious health resort in Australia. She not only stars as the spa’s enigmatic and decidedly unorthodox leader, Masha Dmitrichenko, but also serves as one of the show’s executive producers. “I still consider myself first and foremost an actor,” Kidman tells RT on a Zoom call from Australia during the filming of the new drama. “But I’ve really enjoyed being a producer because it’s great to be able to make decisions. With Nine Perfect Strangers, we were able to go, ‘OK, we’re not
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going to be able to shoot this show within this window of time in America, but let’s move it to Australia.” That was such a huge accomplishment. Obviously, me being Australian facilitated it, but it was something that was really exciting to do.” The starry cast of Nine Perfect Strangers includes Melissa McCarthy, Luke Evans, Regina Hall, Michael Shannon and Bobby Cannavale playing guests at the resort. All of the actors decamped to Australia’s sleepy coastal town of Byron Bay in the middle of the pandemic to shoot the drama, which boasts the same creative team behind Big Little Lies (both shows were created by David E Kelley and are based on books by Liane Moriarty). Kidman describes her return to television in recent years as coming full circle. Some of her first jobs were on the small screen, but since then she has become one of the biggest names in film, having a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame for close to two decades. “I feel like my launch into an acting career initially came through really good roles in TV,” Kidman says. “I did a lot of television when I first started out. At one point, I did a mini-series called Vietnam and then Bangkok Hilton, which were HEALING HANDS? Masha (Nicole Kidman) gets hands on with two shows that were big, big successes in resort guest Jessica (Samara Weaving) Australia. It’s amazing how things come full circle and I’m back on TV again.” e
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WELCOME TO PARADISE Nicole Kidman plays charismatic wellness guru Masha Dmitrichenko
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f There’s a shelf inside Kidman’s Nashville home where a Bafta award and an Oscar sit alongside an array of other notable trophies, gongs and statuettes. “I am not one of those people that keeps awards in the bathroom,” she says. “I am very proud of them because my daughters see them and, although they might not understand exactly what they mean, they are obviously very interested in the arts, so they see these awards and it’s positive. They see [my husband] Keith’s awards as well. We’re really proud of them.”
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he 54-year-old has two daughters with her Grammy award-winning musician husband Keith Urban: Sunday, 13, and Faith, ten. Her two older children, Bella, 28, and Connor, 26, were adopted by Kidman and Tom Cruise during their 11-year marriage, which ended in 2001. “I am very lucky because I am married to a musician, so we have music in our house pretty much all the time. It’s woven into my life now,” she says. “I guess we watch a lot of [television] shows that involve music, because of Keith and the family’s love of music.” Watching television has brought people together during the pandemic, although filming new shows during this period has been understandably difficult. Despite a distinct lack of local Covid cases at the time of filming Nine Perfect Strangers, there were still a number of restrictions in place. “You just couldn’t bring children to set with all of the protocols in place, but I usually have them with me a lot,” Kidman explains. “They watch the filming and they are
grew up watching ‘IBewitched and The Brady Bunch ’ sometimes in the show [they were credited as ‘school children’ in The Undoing], but there have been strict rules during the pandemic and it didn’t happen. That’s been one of the most painful parts of the work recently.” However, Kidman breaks into a smile when she’s asked about her earliest memories of television. “I grew up watching TV with my parents, curled up on the sofa watching Bewitched and The Brady Bunch,” she recalls. “I have very fond memories of being in front of the TV as a kid, but there weren’t a lot of miniseries when I was growing up. At some point, I remember seeing Roots and I was really amazed. That’s probably the first show that really moved me, although there was also a series in Australia called Against the Wind, which was another one of those powerful stories. “I love the way TV can really move you. The power of TV is incredible.”
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THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Available now Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins’s ten-part adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s acclaimed novel about a plantation slave, Cora (Thuso Mbedu, above, with Aaron Pierre as Caesar), who makes a daring bid for freedom.
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Two giants of Hollywood, Reese Witherspoon (right) and Kerry Washington, team up as lead actors and producers on this adaptation of Celeste Ng’s bestselling novel of the same name. It’s a scintillating mystery that chronicles what happened before Elena Richardson’s (Witherspoon) family home is burnt down. The story rewinds to uncover whether it has something to do with the recent arrival of Mia Warren (Washington) in the neighbourhood.
LEONARDO Available now Poldark’s Aidan Turner dons another billowy blouse for a TV series, this time as Leonardo da Vinci. Moving between past and present, the eight-part series unfurls the polymath’s life work throughout science, art and technology in 15th-century Italy.
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CLARKSON’S FARM Available now This unexpectedly entertaining series has taken many people by surprise, not least lifelong Jeremy Clarkson-phobes who have had to leave their disdain at the door and admit that, actually, yes, his latest venture is rather humorous. After acquiring a 1,000-acre farm in the Cotswolds that he’s christened Diddly Squat, the Grand Tour presenter must get to grips with sowing, wilding and shearing, all under the withering tutelage of farm hand Kaleb.
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FEEL GOOD Available now After series one aired on Channel 4, Netflix snapped up the second run of Mae Martin’s tragi-comedy, in which she falls for the previously straight George (Charlotte Ritchie, right, with Martin).
SWEET TOOTH Available now A serendipitously timed fantasy series about a human-animal hybrid boy navigating a new postapocalyptic world following a global virus.
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THE CROWN Available now The Crown’s arrival into the 1980s was always going to bring with it a fevered excitement, and Emma Corrin’s Emmy-nominated depiction of Princess Diana (right) thoroughly delivers. Not to mention the lauded performances from Olivia Colman, Helena Bonham Carter and Tobias Menzies in the drama’s most recent series. Charting the life of the Queen and the royal family from the 1940s to the present day, the show is a blisteringly brilliant imagining of the dramas, tensions and events that occur behind Buckingham Palace’s closed doors.
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LUPIN Available now This family-friendly French crime drama follows Assane Diop (Omar Sy, left), a charismatic conman who targets Paris’s elite. Seeking to avenge his father’s death, Diop conducts heists across the city; his actions attract unwanted attention, leading to the abduction of his son. The series is inspired by the classic tale of Arsène Lupin — the Gallic equivalent of our own “gentleman thief” Raffles — and is worth a watch for Sy’s mesmerising performance.
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‘GRIEF IS ANOTHER EXPRESSION OF LOVE’ For Hollywood star Minnie Driver, filming Modern Love on the road helped her connect with her mother – and motors AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
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Modern Love is an anthology series and the episode that you star in tackles grief. Yes, and grief is just another expression of love. I’ve really come to understand that, having lost my mother during the pandemic. When I got the script, my mother read it over my shoulder. She loved it; we both thought it was an interesting exploration of what it means to love somebody new when your heart is still with someone that you’ve lost [Minnie’s father died in 2009].
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from London. I remember being piled into the back of a Volvo, sleeping in the boot on top of all the duvets and waving at all the drivers down the A30. What do you make of the approach that director John Kearney (Once, Sing Street) has taken with the stories? He’s very exacting in the way he wants to tell stories, which I appreciate. But listen, we did not exactly see eye-to-eye at certain points. I like to work to find the common ground and there’s a certain level of trust that an actor has to have with a director that is not always comfortable, but that doesn’t mean you’re not going to make something good or right. Where did you spend the lockdowns? We were in America in 2020 from March to August, then I came back to England to finish [the new film] Cinderella. My son asked if he could go to school in England – where they were open – and he completely fell in love with England and is going to stay on. Having him home and being able to do stuff as a family was really amazing for me – I’ve worked so much in his life, so to have that time to laugh, cook, hang out and see where he was at in school was a gift. ROBIN PARKER
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THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT Available now Interest in chess skyrocketed after this series landed on Netflix — and it’s easy to see why. The sport is given a thrilling makeover and is redefined in its truest form: all-consuming, unrelenting, p exceptional. Against the backdrop of the Cold War, Beth Harmon (an absorbing Anya Taylor-Joy, right), is an orphan plagued by addiction who must battle against the odds to be the world’s best chess player.
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UNORTHODOX Available now A potent story of liberation and rebellion that follows 19-year-old Esty as she escapes her ultraconservative Jewish community in the US and flees to Berlin.
SOPHIE: A MURDER IN WEST CORK Available now An engrossing true-crime documentary about the 1996 killing of TV producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Ireland.
AFTER LIFE Available now Ricky Gervais’s pitch-black comedy about a disillusioned man struggling to adjust after the death of his wife.
EMILY IN PARIS Available now A frothy, fun romcom series centred around an American woman called Emily (Lily Collins) who moves to Paris for a new career opportunity.
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Available now An ambitious Star Trek spin-off following Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the USS Discovery both before and after the events of the original series.
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DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET Available now In this truly personal film, Sir David Attenborough (below) traces the decline of the natural world that’s taken place at the hands of humanity during his lifetime. The feature-length documentary charts the changes that the peerless broadcaster has seen throughout his decades visiting every continent on the globe. Powerful and moving, it also contains one kernel of hope — Sir David’s “vision for the future”.
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FOR NICOLA COUGHLAN, Netflix’s unveiling of Bridgerton was stressful on three levels. First, the “golden ticket” audition came after a string of disappointments and she was determined to do producer – and Derry Girls fan – Shonda Rhimes proud. Then there was the 25 December release date. “What if everyone hated it and said I’d ruined Christmas?” says the actor, who played Penelope Featherington in the Regency drama.
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This comedy drama that follows five Parisian talent agents in the entertainment industry and stars Camille Cottin (right with co-star Ophélia Kolb, far right), has helped lead the recent wave of hit French TV. Each episode guest-stars a celebrity sending themselves up, and Sigourney Weaver even agreed to be in the fourth and final series without reading the script beforehand.
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laughs. “My friends get really livid with me for spoiling the things I’m in – I’m like, ‘Do you really want to know?’ I let them try to take the responsibility into their own hands.” Portraying Penelope and then the unmasked L ady Whistledown has been, she says, a fascinating challenge to have as an actor. “It’s such a contradiction – she’s a real introvert. When you’re playing someone who takes it all in rather than shouts it all out – how do you portray what’s ticking in her brain? She’s not what she seems on the surface.” The pandemic denied the cast the glitzy premiere Bridgerton deserved – “We were just sat in our houses over Zoom, all dressed up” – and has caused
politicians and celebrities in puppet form. A second series, due this year, will see a new roster added to the mix, including football’s Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford and Gareth Southgate (below).
delays on season two, but Coughlan is excited to see the show reorient itself around Jonathan Bailey’s Anthony Bridgerton when it returns.
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THE BEAST MUST DIE Available now This revenge thriller about a mother’s quest to avenge her son’s death was BritBox’s first scripted original drama, and it was well worth the wait. The brilliant Cush Jumbo portrays
Frances Cairnes — a mother who takes matters into her own hands when the police stop searching for the driver of the vehicle that killed her six-year-old son in a hit-and-run. Once Jared Harris appears as repugnant local businessman George Rattery, you’ll be thoroughly hooked.
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It’d be fair to say that not too many of AppleTV+’s shows have cut through to the mainstream yet, but Ted Lasso has been one of the few exceptions. Jason Sudeikis won a Golden Globe for his role as the titular American football coach who travels to the UK to manage a struggling Premier League football team, despite his lack of experience in English football. It’s both charming and hilarious.
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WANDAVISION Available now Picking up where Avengers: Endgame left off, Marvel’s Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany, above) are living a mysterious suburban life that feels eerily like a US sitcom.
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Kate Winslet (right) hadn’t led a television drama for a decade until returning, triumphantly, to the small screen in this seven-part HBO series. Her multifaceted depiction of small-town detective Mare Sheehan was nothing short of career-defining. With a tight-knit community torn apart by her failure to solve both a cold case and a sudden new murder, Mare finds herself fighting for victims’ justice — as well as fighting her demons.
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Available now An air stewardess (Kaley Cuoco) wakes up with a hangover — and a dead body.
television has changed; I really like that change. My favourite filmmaking of recent times is Atlanta and Fleabag, and they’re both series. With a series format, you can dive deeper into characters, and go off on tangents. That’s how life is.” Three episodes of Mr Corman were filmed in Los Angeles, preCovid. Eight months later, production resumed in Wellington, New Zealand, where LA was re-created and the final seven episodes were shot. Gordon-Levitt is still there. Along with deep pockets, he says streamers have made the TV game “better because they took away commercials. And it’s not just because commercials are annoying to watch,” he adds with a smile. “When the companies are making money from advertisers, they make shows differently. [With streamers] there’s no third party in the middle of everything – Netflix, Apple TV+ et cetera are just trying to please their viewers. And I think that’s going to lead to better stuff.”
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I MAY DESTROY YOU Available now Michaela Coel (below) not only wrote this critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning drama, she executive-produced, directed, created and starred in it, too. When writer Arabella is raped on a night out, she’s left trying to piece together what happened. Though unflinching, it’s also brilliantly funny in places. In short, it changed the TV landscape.
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TIME Available now Jimmy McGovern wrote the characters of prisoner Mark and prison officer Eric for Sean Bean and Stephen Graham (pictured), respectively. Featuring masterful performances from the two leads, the brutal reality of the prison system is exposed in this affecting three-part series.
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Julien Baptiste (Tchéky Karyo) picks up a mysterious new case in this slick spin-off from thriller series The Missing. All episodes of both dramas are on iPlayer.
John Boyega and Letitia Wright star in Steve McQueen’s anthology series chronicling five stories in London between the 1960s and 1980s.
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Lily James and Andrew Scott are among the stellar cast in this stylish, urestrained dark satire about love and friendship, adapted by Emily Mortimer (this is her directorial debut) from Nancy Mitford’s 1945 novel.
An electric on-screen alchemy between Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal (right) brought something truly special and palpable to this dramatisation of Sally Rooney’s novel. Their portrayal of teenagers Marianne and Connell lingers long.
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STARSTRUCK Available now Heralded as the next Phoebe-Waller Bridge, comedian Rose Matafeo (left) both wrote and starred in this romcom about the charismatically goofy Jessie, who discovers after the event that her drunken onenight stand Tom (Nikesh Patel) is a famous actor.
Who is “H”? That’s the seemingly interminable question that was finally answered at the end of the sixth series of Jed Mercurio’s tense cop drama that became nothing short of a national event each Sunday when it aired. If you have yet to be initiated, all six series are on iPlayer now. Adrian Dunbar (below) stars.
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Available now Set in Thailand in the 70s, this absorbing eight-part thriller follows Charles Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim) and MarieAndrée Leclerc (Jenna Coleman, right) as they target and murder backpackers travelling along the “hippy trail”.
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Available now Jed Mercurio executive-produces this crime drama that sees DCI Tom Brannick (James Nesbitt) reopen an old case.
Available now In one of her final roles, the late Helen McCrory is typically mesmerising in David Hare’s four-part political thriller. Hugh Laurie co-stars.
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DES Available now David Tennant gives the most extraordinary performance as Dennis Nilsen in this acclaimed three-part drama, while a new documentary about the serial killer arrives on Netflix on Wednesday. Memories of a Murderer: the Nilsen Tapes features private recordings of the killer, heard for the first time.
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So many people binge-watched Unforgotten. How do you feel about that way of watching? It’s how I watched TV in lockdown. People feel guilty for binge-watching but we are just looking for stories, and lockdown really showed that. The show had really been building from season one onwards and suddenly people had time to go back and watch it.
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THE PEMBROKESHIRE MURDERS Available now In June 1989, a couple were shot dead while walking in Wales. Luke Evans stars in this dramatisation as the man charged with finding their killer, Det Supt Steve Wilkins.
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IT’S A SIN Available now Immensely moving and with a standout performance from Olly Alexander as Ritchie, it’s not hard to see why Russell T Davies’s five-part tale of love and loss through the 1980s Aids crisis became All 4’s most binge-watched series to date.
FOCUSED Nicola Walker as DCI Cassie Stuart in Unforgotten
Your character, DCI Cassie Stuart, had a very dramatic ending in the fourth series, which aired earlier this year. Whose decision was that? [Programme creator] Chris Lang and I had been discussing the storyline for Cassie since the first series. By the time we got to her nervous breakdown in series three, we were already talking about where that story might naturally go, so her sudden death was very much a joint decision. I’m not on social media, but when the final episode went out, I almost wanted to join Twitter to tell everyone that I didn’t walk away from the show, nor did they ask me to leave. It was simply that Chris and I thought it was a fantastic, impactful story. I love the irony of this brilliant woman dying an accidental death that wouldn’t be investigated in a show about complicated investigations. Viewers certainly had a terrible feeling of loss... We weren’t surprised by the public outpouring of grief because we found it difficult to shoot. But the reaction was amazing, exactly what we wanted. Not that we wanted to upset people! In fact, Chris, Andy [Wilson, director], Sanjeev [Bhaskar, who plays DI Sunny Khan] and I all talked on the phone before the episode went out. We hoped people wouldn’t feel we were being cruel by serving up this incredibly sad story.
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ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL Available now Fans of the original 1970s series held their breath at the news of this revival. But it turned out that Channel 5’s incarnation has plenty to enjoy — warmth, humour and some very natty knitwear to boot, courtesy of Tristan (Callum Woodhouse).
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Was it hard to keep the finale a secret? I was terrified of letting slip storylines and Cassie’s death was the worst one to carry around. I didn’t even tell my dad or my brother. But Chris is a brilliant writer and I know what he’s doing with season five. Cassie’s death wasn’t for effect; Chris is going somewhere with that conversation about grief. Beginnings and endings are really difficult. Spooks taught me that you can cut off one head in a drama series and it has a really fantastic effect on the show – it allows other characters to evolve and new ones to be born. AMY RAPHAEL Nicola Walker stars in Annika, which starts on Alibi on Tuesday
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A question of taste Has age mellowed Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen? As Changing Rooms returns, he talks new challenges, leather trousers – and his love of “full-fat” decorating INTERVIEW BY
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Bowen, the only face from the original series to reprise his role, calls it his return to “the mothership” and is still armed with acerbic wit, an abhorrence of beige and an ethos of more is more. He insists the show’s subversiveness and punky energy persists. “Every room I’ve done so far has had the biggest reaction I’ve ever seen,” he says. “Channel 4 wanted the show to be inspirational. They wanted the interior information to be every bit as contemporary, interesting and fashionable as it could be – huge makeovers that were eye-catching and very me.”
He was, however, initially hesitant to return to the show. “I wasn’t sure I really wanted to do it. It felt like I was turning my career in the wrong direction – going back to something I was doing 25 years ago. But that was the moment I decided it was an incredibly good idea. One should never say never. “I initially felt very strongly that I should be growing older gracefully. I had an ‘Oh, I’m far too old, far too grand’ list: to be 57, squeezing into leather trousers and painting walls, felt like a very bad idea. But it was totally matched by my list on the other side, which was:
‘Actually, I really like the idea of a new challenge’. That’s when I decided to give in.” And what of those old leather trousers? Have they been consigned to the sartorial graveyard? “Sadly, they are too small. I did try to get them on above the knee, but no. It’s been 25 years, let’s face it. “I have an entirely new leather wardrobe, which has been made by my tailor in the Cotswolds. He is forever doing Lord Somebody-or-other’s tweeds and then I go in and say, ‘Darling, I want leather and rock ’n’ roll. I want to look like a middle-aged Adam Ant.’
“I wear leather for a very simple reason: if I kneel in paint, I can scrape it off. Anyone else, in jeans or cords – those are ruined.” just one element of Llewelyn-Bowen’s inimitable image and persona on Changing Rooms. The hair, the baroque suits, the divisive interior decisions… “For a lot of people, I come with the baggage of being a demon in the panto, the Captain Hook. There’s a net national memory of the people who didn’t like my rooms. I always found it highly amusing. In
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Premier Inn. I want the world to know I really had to put myself through hoops for their entertainment,” he jokes. Especially because, he adds, owing to Covid filming restrictions, “we were sequestered – all the things you are supposed to go to a Premier Inn for, like breakfast, we didn’t get the benefit of. If you were lucky, someone managed to squash a flat bacon sandwich under your door. It’s like I’ve done all these stadium gigs and now I’m doing rock ’n’ roll above a pub again. But there’s something very energising about that – it’s like how it was in the early days.”
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has become ‘Home important to us all – it’s an obsession ’ Lle welyn-Bowen has found returning to British telly something of a shock. “Making a television show in Asia is ridiculously lavish. There are 15 people with clipboards who are just there to check what sushi you want. There are more make-up artists than you can actually know names for. Coming back to Changing Rooms, there’s no one. I’m staying in a
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But nonetheless, even when you’re in paradise, that doesn’t mean you don’t get pissed off with people. “Within a couple of days every room was being re-wallpapered,” he adds. “There was a real feeling of finally doing the whole ‘physician heal thyself ’ thing. I’m re-engaging with where I live through the medium of wallpaper.” Growing up, Llewelyn-Bowen lived in an “extraordinary” home with “massive rooms” in London, with his surgeon father and teacher mother. A maverick from the very start, the young Laurence rejected the expected pathway forged out for him – a career in law. Halfway through his O-levels, he quit his exams and went to art school instead. “I had such a fight with my mother about my bedroom when I was eight, because I wanted a purple ceiling. She was adamant that was absolutely not allowed. She forced me to compromise on a very pale blue. I still feel that maybe if she had given me that purple ceiling, I might have been a very different person.” Now, that stifled creativity is once again being unabashedly unleashed on the British public. “It’s full-fat decorating,” he says. “There’s absolutely nothing diet about what I do.”
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founded their interior design company, 2LG Studio, in 2014. As advocates of joyful minimalism — what will Laurence say? — expect their designs to lift rooms, and spirits.
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few years ago, someone sent me a clip of an advert for washing powder they’d seen in some far-flung land that used the Pointless theme tune. Yes, I know. I don’t care how far-flung it was: it was wrong, quite hopelessly wrong. That tune is the signal for eight people to start sweating profusely before stepping up, one at a time, to give answers like “William Tell” to the question “Which famous William wrote Hamlet?” It is not the music for blood, gravy and ink stains to be washed out of leisurewear. What were they thinking? TV themes tickle a madly responsive corner of our imaginations in a way that film themes can only dream of; they’re ingrained into our lives for all eternity. Think of Corrie, think of Have I Got News for You, think of Antiques Roadshow. Those themes carry the indelible essence of those programmes in their very fibres – forget about blood, gravy and ink, try washing John Thaw out of Barrington Pheloung’s Inspector Morse theme. It can’t be done. Presumably it’s because we are at our most supremely relaxed when we watch television. Short of actually being asleep, this is the point in the day when our resting heart rate dips to its lowest ebb and stress levels plateau (unless we’re watching penalty shoot-outs or Question Time), so our guard is down and we’re sweetly vulnerable. I’d imagine there are all sorts of dopaminetype things coursing through our bodies (that’s probably not how dopamine works – I have no idea, I wasn’t really paying attention in that episode of Pointless), because it’s slumped in
What is the nation’s favourite TV theme? In partnership with RT, Alexander Armstrong and his Classic FM colleagues are looking for our dream TV theme. What’s yours? Vote now!
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can do edgy, dark current affairs AND Yorkshire Dales vetty tunes? Ridiculous talent), or John Lunn’s music for Downton Abbey. A piece that lifts you up the minute you hear that 6/8 piano introduction and plonks you down, not just into the “If it m’please you, m’ lady” world of Downton, but also – and just as importantly – into the world of your sofa on an autumn Sunday night, spag bol in a bowl on the knee, curtains drawn and mouth positively watering to get to the root of whatever storm was brewing in the Downton bone-china tea-cups the previous week. The journey that music makes from the quill of the composer (telly composers always use quills, I don’t know why) to our screens is fraught with likely failure. One or two programmes RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
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Johnny Pearson’s pitch-perfect evocation of an age not too far removed from ours (in the 70s). As soon as the drums come in with their insistent, steam-train chuffing and jazzy mischief, the scene is perfectly set.
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This 1977 BBC1 series was one of my favourites when I was little (I can still sing it through now). It had the muscular harmonic structure of a piece of marching band music or a high Victorian hymn tune. I’d love to hear it again.
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HIS DARK MATERIALS
A cunning pairing of titles graphics with title music. Lorne Balfe’s modal theme conjures up ancient melodies and weaves in choirs and heroic orchestrations. It bristles with all the drama of Philip Pullman’s magnificent creation.
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Victor Reyes’s theme was a miniature cinematic hit. It worked hand-in-glove with the graphics, with both building to a shattering climax. String stabs and tight snare drum rolls feel like we’re right in the drama from the off.
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Geoffrey Burgon’s bright piece of Handelia, full of grandeur and pomp, was a very clever way of implying centuries of elegance, influence and power — a bit like those soap manufacturers who call themselves things like Windsor & Montague.
have the budget to commission a particular composer to write a bespoke piece of music for their titles but for most it’s a last-minute job, with the producer, director and editor scrolling through hours of library music to find a decent fit. Or not even a decent fit – there must be any number of theme tunes that were stuck on in the edit “just for now” and ended up being the music we came to know and love – we did that all the time on Armstrong & Miller (although our actual theme music was always commissioned – James Morgan? Willie Dowling? Jonathan Whitehead? Hiya!). Library music is a mysterious business of preemptive supply. It’s also the lifeblood of our big recording studios. The main studio at Abbey Road is booked three days out of every five by Andrew Sunnucks, head of Audio Network and the king of library music. Musicians supplement RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
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Thomas Newman’s dark theme brings together pizzicato strings (always suggestive of wry comedy — it’s why you hear them all the time on Bake Off) with a crooked theme that, like a wonky stick, doesn’t know how to lie flat on the floor. Quite brilliantly unsettling.
their orchestral stipends by turning up and playing five-second masterpieces called things like Rising Tension with Bang. These are then put into the online library where they sit in digital gloom until someone somewhere decides that that is precisely the music they were looking for. Or will do for now. Then it’s down to the makers of detergents and daytime quiz shows to see who can make the biggest splash with it. Which is why I can’t tell you who composed the Pointless theme tune. But I do know he or she has helped sell an awful lot of soap powder. Alexander Armstrong, Mon—Fri 9am (Bill Turnbull sitting in this week) and Sat 1pm Classic FM
HOW TO VOTE Head to classicfm.com/tvmusic to see the shortlist of favourite TV themes and to place your vote! If your favourite isn’t on the list you can elect it as your wild-card choice when you register your vote. Voting open from 9am on Monday 9 August to 11:59pm on Monday 23 August. The final results will be counted down on Monday 30 August on Classic FM from 9am—7pm. Terms and conditions apply: see website for details.
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BILL TURNBULL
BLACK BEAUTY A glorious, romping theme, which conjures up the image of that sleek black horse galloping through the countryside. I suspect it is the nostalgic element that appeals, too, but listening to Denis King’s theme always lifts my spirit.
CRANFORD It was such a memorable series with a great cast, and the music seemed to reflect the maelstrom of emotions. Carl Davis remains one of my favourite composers of TV themes. I had to choose between this and Pride and Prejudice — very difficult!
FOYLE’S WAR My wife and I are addicted to this — it’s been on “series record” for as long as I can remember. I love the haunting, slightly austere quality of Jim Parker’s theme, and the fact that he also composed the theme to Ground Force makes me especially fond of it. VAN DER VALK I remember loving this music (Eye Level by the Simon Park Orchestra) when the series — with Barry Foster in the title role — was first broadcast in 1972. For some reason, I ended up dancing a kind of tango to it in a friend’s front room. We still see her, and she still remembers.
AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT
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That slurping saxophone and brilliant opening-title graphics are such a perfect combination that speed you back to the early decades of the 20th century. And Sir David Suchet is without doubt the definitive Poirot.
INSPECTOR MORSE Who didn’t love the grumpy old Morse and long-suffering Lewis, brilliantly solving the most intractable of murder mysteries? Plus the cleverest of scores as Barrington Pheloung’s theme spelt out the detective’s name in Morse code. Apparently sometimes he musically revealed the killer’s identity in the same way. That’s brilliant.
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THUNDERBIRDS There can be no THE LONE RANGER This was an after-school treat when I was a boy, getting home in time to see the Lone Ranger and Tonto sorting out the West, in black and white, all to the furious beat of Rossini’s William Tell overture. It fitted perfectly.
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED The story that managed to make me feel nostalgic for a past I’d never actually experienced. Geoffrey Burgon’s theme captured the fading grandeur of the Flyte family to a T. Exquisitely produced, I could watch it again and again.
more powerful call to action than the theme to Thunderbirds. From the opening bar, I am whisked back to my childhood and the awesome powers of International Rescue and the Tracy brothers. They may have just been puppets with moving mouths. But that Lady Penelope — wow!
THE WORLD AT WAR I saw this in my last term at school in 1973. A brilliant series, expertly narrated by Laurence Olivier, with music from Carl Davis that perfectly matched the mood — sombre, tragic and foreboding.
BAND OF BROTHERS One of the best features of this drama for me was the sight of a British actor (Damian Lewis) leading US paratroopers through Europe during WW2. Michael Kamen’s score doesn’t revel in the glory of war. Instead, it reminds us of the price paid by those who took part. Wonderful.
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MYLEENE KLASS THE APPRENTICE I adore Sergei Prokofiev and this piece in particular — so much so, I recorded it for my first classical album. Initially Dance of the Knights from Romeo and Juliet, but now firmly attached to The Apprentice, this piece fully conveys the power of classical music as well as the extraordinary writing genius of the classical giants.
HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW A brilliant, instantly recognisable melody by the absolute master himself, Mozart. The programme couldn’t have chosen a more apt piece. It’s typically Mozart — playful, surprising and was even supposedly written as a musical joke! Perfectly Mozart, and very fitting for the equestrian TV audience.
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DOCTOR WHO Has there ever been
It was incredibly brave of Richard Curtis to commission Howard Goodall to write a setting of the 23rd Psalm for a sitcom. It works brilliantly, mixing high comedy with pathos.
a more exciting, more atmospheric theme? The underpinning ostinato, the sweeping strings, the unusual blend of sounds that the original recording first brought together. The chord structure creates a simultaneous feeling of both hopefulness and foreboding and the countless versions only add to the excitement as newer generations are introduced to the Doctor.
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THIS WEEK ITV’s current affairs show from the 60s. I remember, as an aspiring journalist, being spellbound by the music, the Intermezzo from the Karelia Suite written more than half a century earlier by Sibelius. I’ve loved it ever since.
THE ONEDIN LINE Genius decision to use a passage from a ballet set in ancient Rome to depict the billowing sails and swollen seas for a Victorian shipping drama of the 1970s. Khachaturian was still alive. I’d like to think he knew.
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FAWLTY TOWERS Inspired by Beethoven’s Minuet in G. You don’t believe he could write anything so trivial? He once wrote a canon In Praise of Fatness for a corpulent friend.
BLACK BEAUTY I adore this theme. It reminds me of my childhood, and my love of riding. I sing the theme now with my daughter Ella Rose while she’s riding her rocking horse!
BLACK BEAUTY Superb theme
forget those initial, mighty chords by Sibelius (At the Castle Gate) followed by the unmistakeable voice of Patrick Moore? An exceptional example of how marrying the perfect piece and subject matter can produce a magical, if not celestial, result.
from the 1970s series. The galloping melody on descending French horn is spine-tingling.
of this! It was one of the first I bought. It gives you that feeling of soaring out to sea, wind in your hair, seagulls overhead.
COUNTRYFILE I’ve always loved the show and its theme, by David Lowe, so it’s an honour to now work on it. During one episode we filmed, in the Forest of Dean, the Lydbrook Brass Band joined us and played the show’s theme live in a stone quarry. I will always remember hearing the theme played in such a unique location.
SUCCESSION I love this piece of
VICTORIA My TV watching tends to
music, by Nicholas Britell. The piano top notes give it such a cool vibe and it’s a brilliantly intricate, but laid-back, confident piece.
happen on a Sunday night, so many of my favourite themes are from big drama series like this. I was a huge fan of Victoria, and it was a pleasure to interview the composer of the show’s theme, Martin Phipps, who also wrote music for Peaky Blinders and The Crown.
crime drama and this theme (using Saint-Saëns’s Danse Macabre) is brilliant, a bit eccentric and spooky.
HOWARDS’ WAY I had the record
hearing Hans Zimmer’s main theme and wishing it would play for longer. It’s a masterclass in writing for TV music and conveys exactly what it should — majesty, solemnity and ceremony.
THE SIMPSONS
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF
That haunting saxophone solo combines melodrama with those “little grey cells” you know will find the guilty person.
I love the energy with this one. You feel like you’ve got a whisk in hand, with the notes dropping in like cake mix!
THE WORLD AT WAR One of the earliest themes by American-born Carl Davis. The tone is perfect, and the man is a genius. The Classic FM Concert with John Suchet, Monday—Friday 8pm Classic FM
An instantly recognisable piece made all the more mischievous by its opening three notes, which I use to help my daughters remember the notes for diabolus in musica aka “the devil in music”, an interval in music basically used as a mechanism to elicit mischief. Myleene presents Smooth Classics, Saturday and Sunday 10pm Classic FM
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themes ever. We all used to watch it together as a family on a Sunday. It’s an iconic theme and instantly recognisable.
AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT
THE CROWN I remember first
I often play parts of the suite, composed by John Lunn, on Smooth Classics. It was also great to include the suite and classical music from the era in a special show I hosted for Classic FM, An Evening at Downton Abbey.
JONATHAN CREEK I love a good
SKI SUNDAY One of my favourite THE SKY AT NIGHT Who can
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LONDON MARATHON As a Londoner, hearing this music makes me incredibly proud of the city I grew up in. The theme (The Trap by Ron Goodwin), now so synonymous with this event, seems to encapsulate all the emotions of the day, the majesty of thousands of runners setting off and the epic adventure they are all personally heading into.
THE WEST WING It might be a few Agatha Christie’s Poirot
years old now, but the characters are still so strong. I rewatched all the series in the lockdowns throughout last year. I love the epic feel of the opening bars of its Emmy awardwinning score, composed by William Garrett (WG Snuffy) Walden.
ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY I get a lot of people asking me about the title theme of the show (by Jon Wygens) when I’m out filming episodes for it. It has a lush orchestral feel and that sense that you are being whisked away into a glorious, very Succession British, country idyll.
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he BBC’s brace of primetime hospital dramas are enjoying opposing fortunes right now. On Saturday, Casualty celebrates its 35th anniversary with a special, extended episode, while sister show Holby City’s forthcoming 23rd series will be its last. It’s bowing out for good in March 2022 and, although the BBC isn’t issuing spoilers, promises to “end on a high”. Holby City’s co-creator Tony McHale thinks the BBC came to demand too much from the show, which began in 1999 as a Casualty spinoff. “When we started, we did nine episodes,” he says. “Then it grew to 16, then 30, then it was all year round. Originally, the idea was to break the rules, but when you have to produce that many shows, you just have to settle into set patterns, you lose creativity and become a factory.” These high-volume continuing dramas are a staple of BBC schedules and a valuable training ground, so with Holby City’s disappearance will we struggle to nurture the drama talent of tomorrow? A roll-call of the best TV writers started out on these shows, among them The A Word’s Peter Bowker, Life on Mars duo Ashley Pharoah and Matthew Graham, Emma Frost (The White Queen) and Waking the Dead creator Barbara Machin. “Losing Holby is such a great loss for writers,” warns Machin. “Soaps aren’t going to replace that proving ground because you don’t get the chance to develop your own stories and introduce the characters of the week. The hour of the long-running continuing drama is a unique proving ground.” Radio Times approached the BBC to contribute to this piece but no one was available. However, John Yorke, former controller of continuing drama production at the BBC, states: “Without EastEnders, Casualty and Holby, there would be no Life on Mars, no Hustle, no Occupation, no Unforgotten, no Eric and Ernie, no King’s Speech – at least not as we know them. “The simple fact is that 35 per cent of the drama industry – writers, directors, producers,
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Casualty is still going strong after 35 years, but the prognosis isn’t as good for other long-running dramas – and the cost could be huge... designers and commissioners – have learnt their craft on these shows. Directors of Entourage, Lost, Heroes, CSI and hundreds more all owe something of their success to these shows.”
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rost and Graham, who both cut their teeth on Casualty, founded a production company with former HBO boss Chris Albrecht. They recently noticed that Casualty or Holby City pop up on the CVs of the majority of the writers they’ve commissioned. “Nothing says a writer can write functioning scripts that aren’t just one-off autobio-
INTENSIVE Dr Rashid Masum (Neet Mohan), one of the current mainstays of Casualty
graphical stories like continuing drama experience,” says Frost. Writer-of-the-moment Kayleigh Llewellyn – who has written for series four of Killing Eve and whose funny, raw BBC3 comedy drama In My Skin, centring on a Welsh teenager struggling to come out and deal with her mother’s depression, returns in October – got her break penning episodes of Casualty, which she describes as a “crash course in TV”. “You learn story structure, the physical nuts and bolts, but also taking notes, dealing with actors’ availability, working to a budget, realising
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it wasn’t for what they believed in. Nurse Roxie was a surrogate mother and they tried to bribe her because they thought she was for sale as a rent-a-womb. So they were turned in for that. Fifteen million watched it – more than any play I ever could have written.”
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POWER STRUGGLE Casualty is currently tackling the issue of coercive control as Tina (Adele James) exerts her will over Jacob (Charles Venn)
you’re a cog in a machine rather than an artist who everyone rushes around trying to support,” she says. “Casualty is so important for the whole of television as a training ground for all departments – producers, directors, writers, actors and camera crew. My advice to anyone would be, if you want to work in TV, get yourself on a shadow scheme on Casualty.” It’s easy for these shows, and others that have fallen by the wayside over the years like the BBC1 school drama Waterloo Road and ITV’s The Bill, to be overlooked as part of the TV furniture, providing year-round easy comfort
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viewing. But McHale says their relatively low profile and audiences’ love for the shows allow writers to experiment with spectacle. “I remember writing and producing Elliot’s Wonderful Life, a Holby episode in the mid2000s with Paul Bradley, based on the Frank Capra movie,” he says. “The top brass panicked, expecting complaints, but the audience loved it. You earn those specials if you’ve done your job and it’s a character the audience loves.” Frost says the established format is the ideal means to sneak in some social commentary. “My favourite was a Christmas special, on which I wanted to write something attacking consumerism. I had college students faking a hold-up in a shop. Because it was mainstream TV drama, they would have to be punished, but I made sure
achin agrees. Since her Casualty apprenticeship – “a mix of bootcamp and university of screenwriting” – she’s gone on to create Waking the Dead, Carla and Sky Atlantic’s forthcoming The Truth, but still returns to the medical drama for specials. “I always say, ‘Is there anyone I can kill?’ ” laughs Machin, who’s written event episodes for both series, including Casualty’s 2007 Bafta-winning 21st-birthday episode and The Road Not Taken storyline, which applied a Sliding Doors approach to one night shift in the Holby A&E, with three different decisions leading to three medical outcomes. “Big commissions can take years to go through the process, but with Casualty and Holby you see your work on screen very quickly – and there’s no better learning than that,” she says. “When I came to construct my own shows, all the craft and experience from Casualty went into the new original work. Being on these shows prepares writers like athletes for the big events ahead. “Weirdly, lifting the Bafta for Casualty felt a little sweeter than winning the Emmy for Waking the Dead in New York. We had proved that the most mainstream shows can be the very place where you can be at your most inventive.” The BBC has hinted at filling the Holbyshaped gap with a new soap – or possibly a continuing drama – made in the north east of England. For Tony Jordan, former market trader turned long-serving EastEnders writer, co-creator of Life on Mars and executive producer of Death in Paradise, continuing drama is crucial in keeping TV voices diverse, and any threat to the format is an existential threat for the quality of British television. “If you’re working-class, you don’t know that writing is a job,” he explains. “My old workingclass mates don’t know how TV works. For a Northern market trader like me, becoming a writer wouldn’t have been possible without continuing drama. I think one episode of Game of Thrones costs more than a year of EastEnders and if TV keeps its Netflix obsession and keeps only valuing the handful of big-name writers who get the big series and putting all its money into short, big-budget dramas, we’re doomed.” For Yorke, this cuts to the heart of the public service broadcasting mandate. “The main function of shows like this is to provide high-quality drama for a massive audience, the substantial majority of which are the under-represented, the marginalised and the disempowered; all of whom pay their licence fee and all of whom deserve the right to indulge themselves in stories they really love.” STEPHEN ARMSTRONG
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A slow sport to relish The beauty of Test cricket is in its leisurely rhythms
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n every sport the athlete’s relationship with time is different. Many Olympic events are measured in hundredths of a second: a lifetime can be judged on the tiniest fragments of a tick and a tock. In some Olympic sports the athlete is only in action for a moment or two: diving, vaulting, jumping, throwing... So as we move on from the glorious 16-day sporting orgy of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, it’s reassuring to move back to a sport that measures time in days and weeks. Test cricket – unlike the bish-bash of the Hundred – is a sport during which you can make a cup of tea, read the paper, take a turn around the ground or the garden and then come back to the action, and it only enhances your enjoyment. England are playing a five-Test series against India and the second Test is under way. The summer of sport has changed gear on us: and this altered rhythm is something to revel in. You might not think there’s much in common between England cricketer Ben Stokes and American gymnast Simone Biles, but they share a number of important things. The first and most significant is that they are both great champions. Both have done things in their sport that sane and balanced observers considered impossible. They have both undergone great personal difficulties and pulled out of major sporting events for the sake of their mental health. Biles decided not to take part in a series of events at the Olympics, and Stokes has opted to take a break from top-level cricket. These days we don’t pour scorn on them for doing so. Instead both have been applauded for their courage. Top athletes are not like everybody else, and yet they are just like everybody else, and when you prick them, they bleed. Champions are vulnerable, too. We send them both good wishes. Meanwhile, the sport RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
goes on. And frankly, England without Stokes look a bit dodgy and it’s impossible to trust their batting line-up. But a significant absence in any team is also an opportunity: not just for the new guy who steps in, but for the lesser players who can step up and become greater. So we’ll see. The only truly bankable batsman
You can make tea, read ‘ the paper, then come back to the action ’ in the England team is the captain, Joe Root. He is capable of putting together a summer of greatness: if he does so, England will have enough runs to stand a chance in every match. They will be without injured seam bowlers Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes, at least at first, but in this department they are pretty strong, especially on English pitches. India have some damn fine seam bowlers themselves, and great depth in batting. They
LEADERS India’s captain Virat Kohli (left) and England’s Joe Root
THE PREMIER LEAGUE’S BACK And so the Premier League makes its incontinent return, full of itself, bringing a new outpouring of hopes and fears and trying to hustle us all into winter. Summer’s lease is surely not as short as all that, I think, as I note that on Saturday Manchester United will be playing Leeds, and with luck we will have our first look at Jadon Sancho (right) as a Premier League footballer. The following day Tottenham Hotspur have a visit from Manchester City: as I write there is some doubt about which team Harry Kane will be playing for. And remember: every now and then a rumour turns out to be true. Manchester Utd v Leeds Utd Sat 11.30am (k/o 12.30pm) BT Sport 1, 11am Talksport Spurs v Man City Sun 4pm (k/o 4.30pm) Sky Premier League/Main Event, 4.30pm 5 Live
beat England 3–1 in India earlier this year. They also came from behind to beat Australia in Australia, a rare thing for any side to do. What’s more, India were mostly without their captain, the great Virat Kohli. India’s greatest problem will be weariness of the soul. They’ve been here since early June, when they contested the World Test Championship (losing to New Zealand). And of course their activities have been restricted by Covid. But India might well find strength in now being on the home stretch, particularly under Kohli’s leadership. India haven’t won a series in England for 14 years: but this time they have a good chance. England v India: Second Test continues Sat 10.15am Sky Sports Cricket, 10.30am Sky Main Event, 10.15am 5 Live Sports Extra, 10.45am R4 LW; highlights Sat 12 midnight, Sun/Mon 7pm BBC2
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ANDREW COLLINS FILM OF THE WEEK
Driving Mr Ali i Green Book 111 h Saturday 10.00pm BBC2 Raised as a Christian by a Baptist mother in Oakland, California, before converting to Islam in 2000, Mahershala Ali was notable at the 2019 Oscars for blocking the view of those in the second row with the headgear that proudly identifies his faith. On the night, a beaming Ali won best supporting actor (his second, after Moonlight) and went straight in for the Italianstyle bear hug with fellow front-row co-star – and less lucky nominee – Viggo Mortensen, who had even gone semi-De Niro for his role by bulking up 50 pounds. Less than two hours later, their film would win best picture, too. But wait! What’s that humming sound? Ah! It’s some grudgeful murmuring from within industry circles. To wit: how very dare you nominate and coronate a “comedy drama” written, directed and produced by one of the Farrelly brothers, infamous for the hair-gel scene in There’s Something about Mary? Even now, Green Book’s Oscar win is still snootily regarded as a clerical error. s time goes gradually by, though, I sense Green Book settling into familiarity (“the one where the dumb white bloke drives the erudite black bloke”). A true story from the US civil rights era and set to a supper-club score by Bridgerton and Space Jam composer Kris Bowers, it was co-written with Peter Farrelly by Nick Vallelonga, the actual son of Mortensen’s Frank “Tony Lip” Vallelonga. A legendary bouncer at the New York nightclub the Copa, Tony was hired in the early 1960s to drive jazz pianist and classical experimentalist Dr Don Shirley (Ali), on a tour of the Deep South. The annual “Negro Motorist Green Book” was a valuable, often life-or-death guide outlining where was safe for the emerging black middle class when travelling on America’s roads. As they form an unlikely pair, Don pledges to help Tony improve his way with words, which leads the Doctor to ask his greasyfingered minder to describe a meal they’ve just eaten after a brief pit stop. Tony mulls it over and concludes, “Salty.” In a cultural reversal, having been introduced to the joys of fried chicken, the Doctor asks, “What do we do about the bones?” Tony replies, “We do dis,” before slinging them out of the car window. There’s a cracking gag here, but I won’t spoil it for you. Watch this worthwhile film. Because not every winner goes by the book.
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COFFEE AND A CROISSANT TO GO
STYLE GODDESS Audrey Hepburn’s Tiffany with her morning snack
Give or take six weeks, it’s the 60th anniversary of this shrill, madcap but warm romantic comedy, in which Audrey Hepburn elegantly nibbles a takeaway breakfast while gazing into a jeweller’s window in New York — a moment that turned her into a pop-culture icon for the ages. The film premiered on 5 October 1961 and shows back-to-back with the black-and-white wonder that is Sabrina (9pm Great Movies Classic), Billy Wilder’s last film for Paramount. Free-spirited Tiffany’s director Blake Edwards was lucky enough to have Truman Capote’s “short novel” as the basis for his film that follows Hepburn’s Holly Golightly and her damp cat, “Cat”, while George Peppard’s down-at-heel writer remains a New York stereotype to this day and Henry Mancini’s Moon River will always be your Huckleberry friend. AC
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Saturday 14 Tit for Tat HHHH 9.00-9.25am Talking Pictures TV y COMEDY In Them Thar Hills (1934), a health trip turned into an escalating battle as Laurel and Hardy clashed with irascible Charlie Hall over a misunderstanding involving the latter’s wife (Mae Busch) and a well full of bootlegged liquor. In this Oscarnominated sequel, the two factions revive their feud when they find themselves as neighbouring shopkeepers — a situation that gives them plenty of painful props with which to abuse one another. This is a classic and hilarious example of the team’s peculiar brand of patient, methodical aggression. TH (US 1934, BW)
Viva Las Vegas HHHH
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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MUSICAL One of the last great MGM musicals, this saw Elvis Presley finally in the hands of a good director; Kiss Me Kate’s George Sidney. He’s also teamed with a worthy and equally volatile co-star, Ann-Margret, who had recently starred in Sidney’s musical comedy hit Bye Bye Birdie. Presley and Ann-Margret’s workout to Come On, Everybody and the gentle rock ballad The Lady Loves Me stand out, and there’s also a terrific version of Ray Charles’s What’d I Say. The whole glossy package is far and away Presley’s best post-Blue Hawaii movie — it’s a shame he missed MGM’s musical heyday by at least a decade. TS (US 1964)
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i Giant Little Ones HHH DRAMA A high-school jock uncovers his sensitive side in this smart teen tale. After Franky (Josh Wiggins) and his male pal Ballas (Darren Mann) have a brief drunken fumble, the in-denial Ballas tells people that Franky made the first move, which makes Franky a school pariah. But he soon realises that it doesn’t matter if his peers think he’s gay. Director Keith Behrman explores this with good taste, allowing Franky’s recently out-of-the-closet dad (a lovely Kyle MacLachlan) to impart lessons about social labelling and self-respect. With its pat cinematic style and reliance on pop montages, the film is merely amiable, but nuanced messages and appealing performances make it worth watching. CB (Can 2018, violence, swearing, HD)
COMEDY It would seem remiss to show early-90s comedy favourite Father of the Bride without its equally entertaining and property-pornographic sequel, Father of the Bride Part 2, which shows directly after this first film. A remake of the 1950 Spencer Tracy movie, it sees Steve Martin playing the titular fretting parent, who brilliantly loses his cool when his daughter (a twinkly eyed Kimberly Williams) announces she’s engaged. Wife Diane Keaton is the calm in the middle of the storm, while Martin Short’s wedding planner (a career that was exotic to most of us in 1991) offers a mangled German accent so outrageous it can’t help but elicit chuckles. The resulting warm vanilla farce proved so popular that director Charles Shyer, co-writer Nancy Myers and the entire cast reunited for the sequel, in which a double pregnancy has Martin hilariously spiralling once more. (US 1991, HD)
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ADVENTURE The pirate’s life continues for Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) in this fifth entry in the franchise. This time, he helps Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites), the son of his former shipmate (Orlando Bloom), to track down the Trident of Poseidon. On their tails is Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), an undead sailor with a score to settle. Captain Jack is key to the fun, and Depp keeps the laughs coming, while Bardem is a genuinely creepy villain. The returning Geoffrey Rush gets the film’s most interesting subplot, and while this isn’t the best in the series, it does remind us why Depp’s creation remains an enduring icon. JL (US 2017, edited for language, violence, HD)
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ROMANTIC DRAMA More than a decade after Speed, Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock play star-crossed lovers sharing the same house in different time zones, two years apart, with their sole means of communication a magic mailbox. To its credit, this remake of South Korean movie Siworae doesn’t attempt to explain how or why. It is the sort of film they don’t make any more — perhaps movie-makers think audiences are too cynical to accept its absurdities — but there’s a surprising chemistry between the stars, especially
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in circumstances that mean they rarely share the same scene. Unfashionable it may be, but this is a sweet and entertaining yarn. DA (US 2006, swearing, HD)
Clueless HHHH 7.05-9.00pm Great Movies
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COMEDY Would you believe a loose adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma plonked down in Beverly Hills? That’s the idea behind this screamingly funny satire, which perfectly captures 1990s teen America. Alicia Silverstone is a delight as Cher, the chic but dippy blonde who’s devoted to improving the love lives of her Rodeo Drive-shopping high-school friends, even though she can’t fix her own. Her lawyer dad Dan Hedaya and stepbrother Paul Rudd look on in total bemusement. Director Amy Heckerling sharpens her comedic scalpel on the manners and mores of her loveable young cast with infectious glee. AJ (US 1995, swearing)
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CRIME DRAMA The shadow of Italian epic Gomorrah looms large over this trawl through Mafia cliché. Co-written by Roberto Saviano, author of Gomorrah and co-scripter of its 2008 movie adaptation, Piranhas follows the Neapolitan kids who are suckered into a life of crime. Director Claudio Giovannesi
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DRAMA After the agonising Amour, director Michael Haneke tackles internecine love and the dealings of a wealthy but dysfunctional family. The latter is headed by patriarch Jean-Louis Trintignant, who has handed his construction company to his ambitious daughter (Isabelle Huppert). If Haneke were to reboot TV’s The Colbys it would be something like this, a sometimes bitterly funny soap opera set against the backdrop of the European immigrant crisis. Huppert is a force to be reckoned with, but this is slight at best. DW (Fr/Ger/Austria 2017, swearing, HD)
of the Caribbean: m Pirates Salazar’s Revenge HHH 6.45-8.45pm BBC1
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(from the Gomorrah TV spin-off series) follows the dim-witted juvenile crew, led by Francesco Di Napoli, as they move from selling pot into guns and gang warfare, but he struggles to give the film its own identity, and fudges the social commentary. The young cast is engaging, but overall, this is an uneven rehash of the “rise and fall” trope. AJ (It 2019, violence, swearing, drug abuse, HD)
Fast & Furious HH 9.55-11.50pm ITV
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12.05-2.10pm E4 Decent family comedy. (2008, HD)
Man on Wire 5
3.30-5.20pm Sky Documentaries h Walking between the Twin Towers. (2007)
Red River 5
4.30-7.10pm ITV4 y Howard Hawks’s classic western. (1948, HD)
ACTION The fourth film in the fast-car franchise sidelines its illegal street-racing base for a tired drug-running plot. A death brings Vin Diesel back to LA, where he joins up with his former enemy, FBI agent Paul Walker, to nail the killer. Ignoring the prior two episodes, director Justin Lin’s sequel re-teams original stars Diesel, Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster in the barely credible story. A predictable romantic subplot involving Walker and Brewster is resurrected, along with every hot-rod movie cliché going, but there is some intrigue in the chase scenes through the tunnels at the Mexican border. AJ (US 2009, violence, swearing, sex scenes, HD)
Just like Heaven HHH
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The cyborg policeman returns. (1990, HD)
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Little Nicky HHH h
6.30-8.10pm Comedy Central Adam Sandler is Satan’s son. (2000, HD)
Red Sparrow HHHH 9.00-11.45pm C4 j Jennifer Lawrence turns spy. (2018, HD)
i Synchronic HHH 9.00-10.50pm Sky Cinema Premiere j Mind-bending sci-fi thriller. (2019, HD)
RoboCop 2 HHH 10.45pm-1.05am ITV4
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ADVENTURE While we await the long-delayed next Bond film, No Time to Die, which is due in cinemas in September, this all-time great provides a welcome distraction. The second entry in the series finds Sean Connery on top form, as his unflappable secret agent heads to Istanbul in order to take down shady organisation SPECTRE. But passage is complicated by a dastardly duo in Robert Shaw, who impresses as assassin Red Grant, and “poison dwarf” Rosa Klebb (played by Lotte Lenya). After directing Dr No, Terence Young proved more than a safe pair of hands, while cool cat Matt Monro crooned the indelible theme tune, which was penned by Oliver! composer Lionel Bart. (UK 1963, may be edited for violence, sex scenes, HD)
Le Mans HHH 12.15-2.00pm BBC2 g SPORTS DRAMA Steve McQueen’s pet project about France’s 24-hour car race was set in motion by The Great Escape director John Sturges, who soon clashed with the star and left the production. TV director Lee H Katzin took over and the result, while not an instant classic, is worthwhile for featuring the star in his prime and some of the most gorgeous racing footage ever filmed. Fans of McQueen and motor racing will also want to catch documentary Steve McQueen: the Man & Le Mans on Tuesday BBC4. AT (US 1971, some swearing, HD)
The Wedding Singer HHHH 2.10-4.05pm C5
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ROMANTIC COMEDY Adam Sandler is excellent in his role here as a hopelessly romantic cabaret wedding singer, who falls for Drew Barrymore’s waitress at a nuptial function only to discover that she’s engaged to someone else. The two stars have charming chemistry and director Frank Coraci has enormous fun
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Hunter Killer HHH 10.10pm-12.30am C4
ADVENTURE Based on the popular TV cartoon Dora the Explorer, this peppy action comedy skips along as pleasantly as its unflappable heroine. The plot sees Dora (Isabela Moner) contending with the new experience of high school, before travelling with her new friends to find her missing parents. It’s clear from the outset that this film is for young children — any peril the group encounters usually ends with an inspirational message or a fart joke — but a few gags will also appeal to older viewers who remember the show. It provides charming fun for parents who want to give their kids a safe introduction to Indiana Jones-like thrills. JL (US 2019, HD)
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ACTION Gerard Butler stars as the captain of a submarine that’s the only thing standing between peace and all-out nuclear war in this muscular thriller. As well as following events underwater, we get to see Gary Oldman bellow his way through the movie as a Washington official, while Toby Stephens is machismo personified as the leader of Navy SEALs on the ground. As predictable as every plot point may be, the action is intense and impressive, while Butler is perfectly at home delivering clichéd speeches without the slightest hint of irony. JL (Chi/US 2018, violence, swearing, HD)
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COMEDY Taking visual cues from filmmakers such as Wes Anderson, this fun British movie follows young Antonio Aakeel as he travels to Blackpool in search of his father, helped by his halfbrother Jack Carroll. Director Jason Wingard’s film contains many witty reflections on family, race and disability, though not all the jokes find their mark. But the two stars lift the material with a believable bond, and the naturally funny Carroll is the film’s most valuable asset. Overall, this is a thoroughly pleasant seaside trip. JL (UK 2018, swearing, HD)
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DRAMA Despite the ubiquity of the experience, the trials of early motherhood are seldom depicted truthfully. This wincingly honest film follows frazzled mother-of-three Marlo (Charlize Theron), who’s sceptical when her rich brother (Mark Duplass) arranges for a night nanny to help with her baby. Free spirit Tully (Mackenzie Davis) lightens Marlo’s load and helps her to see parenting afresh. Theron is gut-wrenchingly credible as she takes us on an emotional journey with a typically smart performance. Tender, fearless and relatable, Tully is a triumph. EAS (US 2018, swearing, sex scenes, HD)
PICK OF THE REST... The Book of Life HHHH y
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Psychedelic and highly vivid animated exploration of Mexican folklore. (2014, HD)
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12.05-1.40am BBC2 (not in N Ireland) h COMEDY DRAMA Following 2011’s similarly themed Le Havre, Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismaki returns with another agreeably unusual take on the refugee crisis. This time, the focus is on a young man (Sherwan Haji) fleeing war-torn Syria who finds himself in Helsinki. There, his fortunes become entwined with those of a hapless local (Sakari Kuosmanen) who has taken a punt on an amusingly terrible restaurant. Scathing satire abounds, but the hope of the title is in abundant supply, too, as Kaurismaki demonstrates his faith in the kindness of strangers. EAS (Fin/Ger 2017, violence, HD)
See Andrew Collins, page 32. (US 1961)
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The Other Side of Hope HHHH
FANTASY In this outstanding sixth film in the series, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) must uncover a crucial clue regarding a former pupil, the future Lord Voldemort. Screenwriter Steve Kloves does a solid job of abridging JK Rowling’s knotty plot without losing the emotional depth of the narrative, which sees the forces of evil grow stronger. Director David Yates raises the storytelling and visual-effects bar for the entire series, leaving viewers with a tantalising taste of the highs to come in the franchise’s epic finale. AJ (US/UK 2009, may be edited for violence, HD)
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with the mid-1980s setting. It’s a good-natured, entertaining romp with a knowing sense of the ridiculous and a simply fantastic pop soundtrack. A second dose of Sandler/Barrymore shenanigans follows in Groundhog Day-style romantic comedy 50 First Dates. AJ (US 1998, edited for language, HD)
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Smokescreen HHH 4.30-6.00pm Talking Pictures TV g Peter Vaughan is excellent as a dogged insurance investigator. (1964)
Taken 2 HHH 9.00-10.50pm ITV4 j More thrills with Liam Neeson. (2012, HD)
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THRILLER “Dirty” Harry Callahan’s shoot-first-ask-questions-later modus operandi comes back to haunt him in this watchable sequel to the seminal 1971 movie. As usual, Clint Eastwood’s San Francisco cop dispenses justice in his own inimitable fashion — trusty .44 Magnum in hand — until the execution of local felons puts his methods, and indeed Harry himself, in the spotlight. Eastwood still oozes laconic cool, even if the storyline is more brutal, and the final showdown on a deserted aircraft carrier is just superb. Jeremy Aspinall (US 1973, violence, swearing, drug abuse, nudity, HD)
A Man for All Seasons HHHH 4.40-7.05pm Great Movies
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DOCUMENTARY How could a
COMEDY DRAMA This rum but heart-
drama about racing starring Steve McQueen go wrong? But in 1971 Le Mans (see review, p34) was a critical and box-office failure. With access to behind-the-scenes footage, plus interviews with McQueen’s ex-wife, Neile Adams and son Chad, this documentary shows how a labour of love turned into folly. Petrolheads will revel in the race sequences but, like Le Mans itself, this watchable documentary could have done with some judicious editing. Jeremy Aspinall (US/UK 2015, swearing, col/BW, HD)
warming tale is inspired by the life and crimes of San Quentin State Prison escapee Forrest Tucker, who broke out of jail 18 times over the course of his life. In this low-speed, minimally tweaked version of the truth, Robert Redford plays Tucker with believable grace and charm — it’s no wonder Sissy Spacek becomes besotted by him when he helps her with her car during a bank job. Based on a 2003 article that ran in The New Yorker magazine, the film is as much a character piece as a cops-androbbers thriller, with director David Lowery (Pete’s Dragon) delivering a film that brims with compassion and feeling. Redford announced at the time that this would be his last film, and it’s certainly a spectacular bow for the Sundance Kid. (US 2018, swearing, HD)
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DRAMA Fred Zinnemann’s Oscar-laden version of Robert Bolt’s 1960 play stars Paul Scofield as Sir Thomas More, who was condemned to death after clashing with King Henry VIII. Robert Shaw’s Henry is a man of formidable intelligence and political skill, while Orson Welles’s Cardinal Wolsey resembles a beached, purple whale. Meanwhile, John Hurt puts in his first major role, and proves eloquent as Richard Rich. But it’s Scofield’s picture, and he delivers an inspired performance of virtue with a dash of vanity. AT (UK 1966)
SCI-FI What would you do if you could “jump” anywhere in the world in the blink of an eye? In this adaptation of Steven Gould’s teen novels, Hayden Christensen decides to use his abilities to rob banks and go sightseeing. However, he soon discovers he’s not the only “Jumper” out there — and he’s on Samuel L Jackson’s hit list. The scenery leaps allow the film-makers to stage fight sequences on the Sphinx and car chases through Tokyo, and director Doug Liman maintains a cool edge to the action. JR (US 2008, edited for content, HD)
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DRAMA This is director Mike Leigh’s reconstruction of the day in 1819 when protesters were attacked by troops after gathering in Manchester to campaign against poverty and the right to vote. The story shifts between disparate characters, including Maxine Peake as the matriarch of a family of weavers and Tim McInnerny as the Prince Regent. Leigh leavens the mood with humour and subtle mockery, creating a film that is long but never plodding. JA (UK/US 2018, violence, some swearing, HD)
MELODRAMA Whichever way you slice this movie, there’s no escaping the fact that, for all its aspirations to musical and psychological gravity, it’s something of a home-cured ham. Ann Todd is at her drippiest as a persecuted pianist whose love/hate relationship with crippled guardian James Mason is founded on romantic clichés that first appeared in Victorian penny-dreadfuls. Having said that, it’s still irresistible entertainment, executed with considerable style. DP (US 1945, BW)
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DRAMA This intriguing movie used the Great War and its terrifying zeppelin raids as a means of boosting British morale during the Second World War Blitz. As Valdar, the butler to a prominent cabinet minister, Boris Karloff appears to change sides almost as often as the enigmatic Margaret Lindsay. But the wilful obscurity of the storyline is part of its appeal, along with Karloff’s sinister geniality. Anthony Paul Kelly’s play Three Faces East was first filmed in 1930 and starred Erich von Stroheim as Valdar. DP (US 1940, BW)
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We Bought a Zoo HHH
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George Arliss stars in a sprightly 19th-century smuggling adventure. (1937)
Matt Damon moves to a wildlife park in this cute comedy drama. (2011, HD)
ACTION COMEDY Arnold Schwarzenegger stars here as an undercover cop who’s forced to teach toddlers while searching for a crook’s ex-wife and son in the hope that her testimony will put him away. Arnie is at his best when jousting with the tykes, and although his romance with Penelope Ann Miller is less convincing, it’s not overly intrusive. Richard Tyson and Carroll Baker make almost pantomime baddies, but this isn’t really a children’s film, and parents should be alert for some violent sections. DP (US 1990, edited for content, HD)
City Slickers HHHH
Tigerland HHH
Midnight Special HHHH
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Lively comedy western in which three city types are on a cattle drive. (1991, HD)
Powerful drama about conscripts training for the Vietnam War. (2000, HD)
Silver River HHH
Underworld: Blood Wars HHH
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Likeable western with Errol Flynn. (1948)
Entertainment HHHH
A starry cast lifts this bloated drama. (1965)
Warped, jet-black comedy. (2015, HD)
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Ship of Fools HHH 11.45pm-2.25am Great Movies Classic h
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SCI-FI This unconventional road movie channels Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters and John Carpenter’s Starman to create a top-flight, enigmatic movie. Michael Shannon plays the dad on the run with his gifted eight-year-old son (Jaeden Lieberher), who is being hunted down by a Bible Belt cult that thinks he’s a messiah and
sinister federal agents convinced that he can pull satellites out of orbit. This sensitive metaphor for parenthood builds slowly through wrenching family drama to an imaginative and thrilling finale. AJ (US 2015, violence, HD)
The Good Shepherd HHH j
11.25pm-2.15am Great Movies
DRAMA Robert De Niro’s second directorial outing charts the secret history of the CIA, from the beginning of the Second World War to the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961. Matt Damon plays a patriotic desk jockey who sacrifices everything to become an automaton in a vast bureaucratic machine. Eric Roth’s screenplay strips the spy movie of its glamour, while telescoping history through one man’s story. It’s a bold narrative move that succeeds only fitfully, while De Niro’s plodding direction robs the drama of the impact it deserves. JR (US 2006, violence, swearing)
PICK OF THE REST... The Secret Place HHH 10.30am-12.30pm Talking Pictures TV Watchable British heist drama. (1957)
The Pride and the Passion HHHH 4.30-7.10pm Great Movies Action g Stanley Kramer’s eye-catching period epic features a priceless cast. (1957)
The Outlaw Stallion HHH 7.30-9.00pm TCM y Inventive horse-rustling western. (1954, HD)
Killing Reagan HHH 8.00-10.00pm National Geographic h Fact-based drama about the attempt to kill President Reagan in 1981. (2016, HD)
True Romance HHHH 9.00-11.25pm Great Movies
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DID YOU KNOW ? A new adaptation of Christine is being overseen by horror studio Blumhouse, wi th Bryan Fuller (TV’s Hannibal) directing
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HORROR As a young teen cineaste, I missed the middle section of this killer-car chiller owing to a disagreement with something I had eaten — but I dutifully went back later to see the part I had missed. A devotee of Stephen King’s novels, I retain a soft spot for John Carpenter’s adaptation of Christine, which sees nerdy Arnie (Keith Gordon, pictured) mercilessly bullied, and channelling his frustration into his 1958 Plymouth Fury, aka “Christine”. Little does Arnie know that the car has a mind of its own, and soon his bullies are dispatched, with the finger of blame turning on him. The film reflects King’s deep love of rock ’n’ roll, and Carpenter pumps his visuals with atmosphere to spare. Seat belts, please. (US 1983, violence, swearing, sex scenes)
Flight of the Navigator HHH 12.35-2.20pm Film4
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SCI-FI This appealing adventure stars Joey Cramer as the 12-year-old who goes missing, and turns up eight years later completely unchanged, apparently thanks to a spot of alien space travel. The scenes where Cramer gets to grips with his predicament are neatly handled by director Randal Kleiser, who proves equally adept at the action. Veronica Cartwright and Howard Hesseman co-star as worried adults. JF (US 1986, HD)
The Wind and the Lion HHHH
Friday 20 samurai epics of Akira Kurosawa, and manages to be both funny and thrilling. AT (US 1975, edited for violence)
The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies HHHH 9.00-11.50pm Film4 h FANTASY Peter Jackson marshals elves, dwarves, orcs and mortal men in awesomely staged conflict, as his epic but uneven Hobbit trilogy comes to an end. Martin Freeman’s Bilbo is again a supporting character; Richard Armitage is the real heart of the story, as his dwarf Thorin hunkers down at Erebor to protect gold that Smaug the dragon left behind. Jackson can’t quite match the gravitas of his Lord of the Rings films, but he succeeds in leaving Middle-earth on a high. SP (US/NZ 2014, violence, HD)
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ADVENTURE Sean Connery gives what may be his most charismatic performance in this brilliant satire on colonialism. He plays the Berber chieftain who kidnaps an American woman (Candice Bergen) and incurs the wrath of US President Teddy Roosevelt, who sends the “big stick” into Morocco. Written and directed by John Milius, the film pays due tribute to such diverse movies as Lawrence of Arabia and the
2.15-4.00pm C5 Twisting “secret sister” thriller. (2020, HD)
The Wrong Box HHH 4.45-6.55pm Great Movies Classic y Quirky, star-packed period comedy. (1966)
The Man Who Haunted Himself HHH 10.10pm-12 midnight Talking Pictures TV Roger Moore quakes with fear. (1970)
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Trouble in the Sky HHHH 10.45am12.35pm Great Movies Classic DRAMA This expertly made British movie from Scott of the Antarctic director and former Hitchcock editor Charles Frend contains some fine heart-stopping moments in a story about a pilot’s fight to clear his name. Peter Cushing and George Sanders give superb performances, as does Bernard Lee (later “M” in the James Bond films). Some of the technical details and hardware have dated, but the striking black-and-white compositions and the beautifully paced editing by Max Benedict remain very impressive indeed. TS (UK 1960, BW)
The Five Pennies HHHH 6.00-8.20pm Talking Pictures TV y MUSICAL After 1953’s The Glenn Miller Story, glossy bandleader biopics enjoyed a brief vogue, and this schmaltzy music-fest is one of the best. Danny Kaye is perfectly cast as cornettist “Red” Nichols, who throws away his instrument when his daughter Dorothy (played as a teenager by Tuesday Weld) contracts polio, but he enjoys a revival as her health improves. There’s a super jam session with Louis Armstrong, plus some fine songs, including Lullaby in Ragtime, making this fine film an excellent example of a 1950s studio crowd-pleaser. TS (US 1959)
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DID YOU KNOW ? Kidman became so immersed in her character, she found herself doing Bell’s shuffling walk months after the end of filming
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Casey Affleck brings quiet intensity to the role of the private investigator who follows the girl’s trail at the expense of his relationship with fellow gumshoe Michelle Monaghan. Director Affleck gets the best out of his cast (including Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman as cops), and his sensitive handling of difficult subject matter ensures this story leaves a lasting impression. SP (US 2007, violence, swearing, drug abuse)
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DRAMA Karyn Kusama made her directorial debut in 2000 with Girlfight, an honestly written drama starring Michelle Rodriguez as a wannabe boxer. This blistering movie is similarly gritty and engaging, and re-models Nicole Kidman as Erin Bell, a careworn undercover LAPD cop who hunts a dangerous criminal from her past (Toby Kebbell). Flashbacks build a stark picture of her troubled past while the sleazy play-acting required when she goes undercover takes its toll. It’s a film that takes few prisoners, and is all the more rewarding for it. (US 2018, violence, swearing, sex scenes, HD) Nicole Kidman feature, page 8
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit HHH 9.00-11.05pm Film4 h ACTION This reboot for novelist Tom Clancy’s CIA agent finds Chris Pine stepping into the shoes previously worn by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck, and presents Ryan as a fresh-faced rookie up against post-9/11 global terror threats. Dispatched to Moscow by his boss (Kevin Costner), Ryan investigates a plot to crash financial markets, which snowballs into a series of hair-raising skirmishes that put millions of lives at risk. The thrills
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DRAMA Ben Affleck directs his brother Casey in this absorbing adaptation of the novel by Mystic River author Dennis Lehane. It’s set in the working-class area of South Boston, where a four-year-old girl has gone missing. Amy Ryan is brilliant — as much hideous as heartbreaking — as the mother, while
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COMEDY This catalogue of misfortune sees likeable Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas seek to get over his ex by attending a music festival, which leads him into a world of chaos, intoxication and painful-looking piercings. The spirit of The Inbetweeners is also apparent in the presence of director Iain Morris and producer Damon Beesley, who were behind that TV hit and its spin-offs. The film’s depiction of the mud and misery of festival life will be relatable to many, and Thomas has enough charm to carry us through. JL (UK 2018, swearing, sex scenes, drug abuse, HD)
REVIEWERS THIS WEEK Dave Aldridge, Jeremy Aspinall, Calum Baker, John Ferguson, Tom Hutchinson, Alan Jones, James Luxford, Stella Papamichael, David Parkinson, Jamie Russell, Emma Simmonds, Tony Sloman, Terry Staunton, Adrian Turner, Damon Wise
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offbeat movie finds Peter Cushing experimenting with soul transference. Reanimating the corpse of a young girl (Susan Denberg), Cushing gives it the soul of her boyfriend, who was wrongly guillotined for murder. The chilling result is a vengeful creature luring his/ her enemies to remote places with the promise of romance. Director Terence Fisher’s balance of fairy-tale fear, psychological horror and murky sexuality makes this a fine addition to the genre. AJ (UK 1966, some violence)
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JANE GARVEY
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Reality bites Love Island is cruel, manipulative... and very dull
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eople always talk about the importance of reading to children. And it is, of course, a wonderful thing to do, sitting together, sharing a story, talking it over. No one fetishises watching TV with children in quite the same way – although if I’m honest, I did significantly more of the latter than the former. Well, perhaps “watching with” is a bit of an exaggeration. They’d wake up at three minutes past the crack of dawn, I’d stumble downstairs, stick CBeebies on, drink the first of many sustaining pints of tea, then lie on the sofa and play the ancient game “Mummy Tries to Grab Another 15 Minutes”. No, it didn’t work. Intergenerational terrestrial TV viewing is now a rarity in most households, just something else that’s gone, apparently unmourned. What a shame. We can all recall the flustered adult’s dive for the sanctuary of a newspaper as a woefully inappropriate scene of passion unfolded, or a grandparent’s bafflement as a long-haired lout of indeterminate sex played a screeching guitar. In our house, even the Olympics couldn’t bring us together this time. I might well have thrilled to a great British moment live on the box, but nobody needed me to tell them all about it: “Yeah, yeah, I saw it on my phone!”
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Love Island isn’t isn’t a ‘ “dating show”, it’s an emotional bear pit ’ When children are tiny, many parents wish they would just leave them alone for five minutes. Fast-forward a decade or two, and you’re pathetically grateful for any opportunity to enter their world. And so, late last month, I was thrilled to get permission to watch the ITV2 reality dating show Love Island alongside my offspring. Yes, in the same room! There was one condition: I couldn’t speak. Not one word. Nor was I allowed to sigh heavily, or snort with derision. “OK,” I said. (I am a pushover.) I have seen bits of it before, but never an entire episode. I really wanted to understand. So here’s my short dispatch from the front line of vacuous pap: reader, honestly, it’s terrible. I know I’m not the intended audience, but there’s a small part of me that desperately wants RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
PRETTY VACANT Watching Love Island’s Tyler and Clarisse made me hanker for the comfortable cosiness of Blind Date (above)
to “get it’’, to say with some sort of conviction that, actually, it’s a fascinating exploration of modern love, and weren’t the winning couple adorable? I really don’t want to be me, the grumpy old bat who disapproves of everything.
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it’s also very, very dull. Here’s a sample of the dialogue. Super-hunk Tyler is preparing to share a bed with the lovely Clarisse and has an important question. “Would you say your eggs are in my basket?” he asks her, tenderly. “Perhaps,” she says. We’ve all been there, haven’t we? I did manage to keep quiet, by the way. But only just. I felt a wave of nostalgia for the comfortable cosiness of Blind Date and Bob the Builder. Even for Bella from the Tweenies. Yes, it was that bad.
ut I’d be lying if I didn’t say I hated it. This isn’t a “dating show”, it’s an emotional bear pit. The day beds, pastel cushions and fairy lights are just there to put you off the scent. All the participants are chiselled, buffed, sculpted perfection. Their teeth are so absurdly white they can surely be seen not just from the window of Jeff Bezos’s vanity rocket, but from the outer reaches of the known universe. As a middle-aged woman, I can laugh at this in a despairing sort of fashion; a vulnerable teenager might feel utterly defeated. The WINNER contestants pair off; they BMX freestyle couple and recouple. Hearts hero Charlotte are broken, after a fashion. Not Worthington only is it cruel and manipulative,
TIK-ING THE RIGHT BOXES If some older viewers felt shortchanged by the relatively limited choice of Olympic sports offered by the BBC this time round, the consensus was that TikTok had a very good first Games. And the fact that the competitors themselves — the TikTok generation — were supplying so much funny, intimate content to the video sharing platform made it very special.
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MATCH POINTS Gary Lineker is back to review the opening Premier League games
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exactly how I felt. You’re the only other athlete I’ve ever heard say that,” Michael Johnson tells Paralympian Ellie Simmonds. She is talking about her love of being sick-to-the-stomach nervous, which would sound ludicrous to most interviewers — but that’s not Johnson, of course. As he talks to first swimmer Simmonds and then (at 5.05pm) sprint and cycling star Kadeena Cox, the American’s gold-medal-winning pedigree is his selling point in what would otherwise be a fairly ordinary mix of clips and conversation. And his discussion with Cox about their shared experience of having a stroke digs particularly deep. MC
Elvis Presley from 4.55pm Sky Arts TRIBUTE To mark the 44th
anniversary of his death, this triple bill focuses on the King’s thrilling reign. We kick off with an intimate documentary following Elvis in 1956, a pivotal year that saw him record his debut album, star in his first movie and gyrate his way to superstardom. At 8pm, that first album is discussed by friends and colleagues including BB King and some of the original musicians. In between, at 6.15pm, we get a reminder of just how special he was, performing in Hawaii in 1973, in a concert broadcast live around the world and watched by more than a billion people. CAROLINE FROST
Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales 7.00pm C4
PICK OF THE DAY
Football Focus/Match of the Day 12 noon/10.20pm BBC1
SPORT The advent of a new Premier League season always brings talk of new line-ups, high-profile departures and dream debuts — and this year that extends to the BBC’s coverage. Dan Walker having stepped down as host of Football Focus, Alex Scott will become the first permanent female host in its 47-year history. Fresh from fronting Olympics coverage with grace and charm, she is sure to be as at home on the show as she was on Arsenal and England’s right flank for so many years. Focus will be previewing an enticing first Saturday
of the season — with seven games across the country — before Gary Lineker and a punditry panel then offer up highlights in the evening as Match of the Day covers its 58th season. The historically testy fixture between Manchester United and Leeds United is arguably the pick of the matches, not least because the high-priced new acquisitions of France’s Raphaël Varane and England’s Jadon Sancho could feature for the Red Devils. MAX COPEMAN Sport: page 31
DOCUMENTARY Well-meaning 40-something sons will get it in the neck from mums or dads watching this and asking, “Why can’t you be more like that lovely Matt Baker?” And yes, he is lovely, but he doesn’t half set unattainable goals. In this episode first shown in April, he’s planting the apple orchard that his parents have always dreamt of, driving to the Borders to pick up a flock of ewes and then organising an enchanting woodland cookout. He’s even made progress with the old Dodge car that’s been turning to rust in a corner of the farm. It may not be Greased Lightning, but it’s certainly singing better than it was before. DAVID BROWN
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SATURDAY 14 AUGUST (Jonathan Frakes), while mother and daughter Carol (Dawnn Lewis) and Beckett (Tawny Newsome) find their reconciliation short-lived. Gene Roddenberry’s original Star Trek is still available on Netflix, alongside most of the spin-offs, including the cheesy but charming Star Trek: the Animated Series, which offers the occasional episode of genuinely accomplished storytelling amid the psychedelic colours and simplistic animation. GABRIEL TATE
STREAMING NOW New on Amazon Prime Video, series two of Star Trek: Lower Decks (right) — a wry animated sitcom from Rick and Morty writer Mike McMahan about the support staff on a minor Starfleet vessel — doesn’t deviate wildly from the first, but rather has fun with mixing and matching established characters. Ensign Brad Boimler begins the series serving under Captain William T Riker
8.00pm C4 LIFESTYLE Idle chat about “following
your dream” has become a real-life mission for increasing numbers of Brits. In this concluding episode, Sophie Morgan meets more of those who have abandoned the rat race. Some of their initiatives, such as Jade and Brynn’s buying a boat before learning to sail, are not for the faint-hearted, while others are delightfully novel. Joanna runs a mobile hair salon from her barge and raises extra funds by shaving her head for OnlyFans subscribers. Morgan is an engaging presenter who brings her insight as a wheelchair user to their unconventional lives, understanding that on the other side of struggle lie joy and reward. CF
Only Fools and Horses: Britain’s Favourite Sitcom 8.30pm Channel 5 ENTERTAINMENT Is it really, you may
ask. But John Sullivan’s sitcom got consistently high ratings during its seven-series run and the December 1996 episode was watched by an astonishing 24.3 million people. It also gave us several of TV’s funniest moments (remember Del Boy falling through the bar?) and made the expression “lovely jubbly” popular. Celebrity fans explain their enthusiasm for the show, while some on-set bloopers get an airing for the first time. There was no preview available, but Sullivan famously over-wrote so hopefully there may be a few bits included that never made it to the screen. JANE RACKHAM
Suggs: My Life Story 9.00pm Sky Arts MUSIC The geezerish front man of
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 8.30pm ITV Jeremy Clarkson takes a break from farming to ask contestants the 15 questions that could bag them a seven-figure jackpot.
Madness is well into his anecdotage here. Graham “Suggs” McPherson devised a chatty autobiographical stage show from which this screen version has been adapted by director Julien Temple. It’s a rambling, playful affair, a mixture of the man himself performing to a live audience, recounting tales of his life — a dead pet, his bohemian childhood, the father he never knew — and interludes of archive footage, animation, live songs, the lot. For fans of Madness, it’s the latter that work best, as well as some unexpected covers — of the Kinks’ Lola, for instance, and a snatch of Ian Dury’s What a Waste.
Archaeology: a Secret History
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7.00pm BBC4 Richard Miles examines the archaeological breakthroughs of the 18th and 19th centuries in a bid to understand the ancient past.
The United Way 9.00pm Sky Documentaries Manchester United haven’t won the Premier League since 2013, so Eric Cantona looks back at the club’s glory days in this insightful doc shown earlier this year.
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Living Wild: How to Change Your Life
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Father of the Bride 8.45pm BBC1 DRAMA Three old familiar faces
TROUBLED The feverish Ethan (George Rainsford, above) imagines that Cal (Richard Winsor) is back
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return for this 35th-anniversary episode: Big Mac, Noel and Cal. But with two members of the trio having met their maker, you might well be wondering how this can be possible. For the answer, we need look no further than Ethan, who’s in a bad way following what happened to Fenisha and dwelling on the past. Yet while it’s a novelty seeing former characters again, the flashback in which they feature feels oddly lifeless and dreary. Of much more interest are the two intriguing newcomers who dominate the drama in the present day: paramedic Teddy (at this stage, I’m assuming he doesn’t know that anyone who works in the ambulance bay is jinxed) and consultant Stevie, who uses her bra as a tourniquet within minutes of appearing on screen. Well, it’s one way of making an impression on your colleagues. DBr See feature: page 28
2.35pm Channel 5 Steve Martin and Diane Keaton star in the comedy about an anxious businessman who is reluctantly preparing for the wedding of his beloved only daughter. (1991) See page 33
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SATURDAY Main Channels DAYTIME BBC1 6.00am Breakfast The morning headlines presented by Roger Johnson and Naga Munchetty. (S) (HD) 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Live Matt Tebbutt is joined by chefs Ravinder Bhogal and Judy Joo and guest Phil Wang. Helen McGinn selects the drinks. (S) (HD) 11.30 Pizza Boys Two friends from Carmarthenshire head to the World Pizza Championships in Parma. (R) (S) (HD) 12 noon Football Focus Alex Scott and guests look ahead to the opening weekend of Premier League fixtures. See page 40. (S) (HD) 1.00pm BBC News Weather (S) (HD) 1.15 Bargain Hunt From Newmarket. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Money for Nothing Including a bicycle. (R) (S) (HD)
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Jason Mohammad presents the classified results.
Oval Invincibles v London Spirit Isa Guha presents live coverage of the women’s match in the inaugural competition, from the Oval. Both teams have experienced mixed starts to the campaign and a win in this contest could go a long way to setting up a push for the top three and qualification for the eliminator. (S) (HD)
Producer Helen Campbell; Editor Ben North (S) (HD)
5.30 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 5.50 Take Off with Bradley and Holly
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6.45 Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge ★★★
8.25 What’s Cooking Omari? First shown on CBBC (S) (HD)
8.35 Planet Defenders First shown on CBBC (S) (AD) (HD) 2 BBC RED BUTTON 8.45—10.15 Formula E
Live coverage of the qualifying for Round 14 in Berlin
Director Ollie Bartlett; Series producer Lizzie O’Donohoe Repeated Thursday 11.35pm (S) (HD)
action adventure sequel starring qFantasy Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem. Jack Sparrow
embarks on a quest to track down the Trident of Poseidon when an old rival rises from a watery grave. Having escaped the “Devil’s Triangle”, Captain Armando Salazar leads an undead crew in revenge against the pirate who killed him — Jack Sparrow. Available on iPlayer for 7 days. Review page 33.
9.00 Monkey Planet A look at families. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Nature’s Miracle Orphans Lucy Cooke helps white rhino calf Manji learn how to be wild. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Expedition Volcano Studying Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Hairy Bikers’ Best of British Exploring how the monarchy has influenced British cuisine. (R) (S) (HD)
Captain Jack Sparrow Johnny Depp Captain Armando Salazar Javier Bardem Henry Turner Brenton Thwaites Carina Smyth Kaya Scodelario Joshamee Gibbs Kevin R McNally Barbossa Geoffrey Rush Will Turner Orlando Bloom
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12.45pm Reel History of Britain The heyday of the British seaside holiday in the 1950s. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.15 Viva Las Vegas ★★★★ Musical starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret. A young racing driver faces a race against time to pay for a new engine for his car. Available on iPlayer for the next 30 days. Review page 33. Director George Sidney (1964, U) (S) (W) (HD)
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2.35—3.15 60s Icons: Talking Pictures Interviews with some of the biggest stars of the 1960s. (R) (S) (HD)
ITV 6.00am CITV See page 46 8.25 ITV News (S) (HD) 8.30 Martin & Roman’s Weekend Best With comedian Ellie Taylor. Repeated Thursday 3.15am (S) (HD) 9.25 James Martin’s Saturday Morning James is joined by guests Jordan North and Vernon Kay, and chefs Brian Turner and Dipna Anand. (R) (S) (HD) 11.35 Cooking with the Stars 5/6. The remaining quartet cook Asian dishes. Shown last Tuesday (S) (AD) (HD) 12.35pm James Martin’s Islands to Highlands 6/10. In the Peak District. Shown last Monday (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 ITV News Weather; Regional Weather (S) (HD) 1.25—4.00 LIVE Racing Four races from Newbury, featuring the Hungerford Stakes at 3.30, plus two races from Newmarket and two starts from Ripon. Presented by Francesca Cumani. (S) (HD)
Channel 4 6.20am Everybody Loves Raymond (R) (S) (AD) 8.20 The Simpsons Lisa feels exploited by Homer. 8.50 Marge has a nervous breakdown. 9.20 Mrs Krabappel looks for love. 9.50 Homer gets a job as manager of a singer. 10.20 A new girl threatens to overshadow Lisa. 10.50 Homer becomes an inventor. 11.20 Bart accidentally kills a bird. (R) (S) (AD) 11.50 Four in a Bed Visits to Carmarthenshire and Cardiff, plus two stays in Hertfordshire. (R) (S) (HD) 2.25pm George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces Including a hotel disguised as a tree. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 3.25—4.30 Jonnie’s Blade Camp 1/2. Jonnie Peacock trains five young amputees. Shown last Tuesday (S) (AD) (HD)
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Green Book 10.00pm Road trip: Tony accompanies concert pianist Don Shirley on a tour of the Deep South
4/4. Bradley Walsh and Holly Willoughby cajole and commiserate with contestants competing for seats on a plane bound for a safari trip in South Africa.
6.45am Wild and Weird First shown on CBBC (S) (HD) 7.00 The Dengineers First shown on CBBC (S) (HD) 7.30 Marrying Mum and Dad First shown on CBBC (S) (HD) 7.55 Blue Peter First shown on CBBC (S) (HD)
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge 6.45pm Jack Sparrow faces an old rival
2.45 Escape to the Country Alistair Appleton helps a couple find a new home in the High Weald. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 3.15—4.00 The Bidding Room Items include a piece of iconic 1960s design. Shown yesterday (S) (HD)
Live coverage of Round 14 in Berlin
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Stephen Graham Golshifteh Farahani David Wenham Keira Knightley Paul McCartney Martin Klebba Bruce Spence
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Again. Ethan is rushed into the ED, and a aBegin new face appears in the department, ready to
exact revenge on those who’ve wronged her. See p41. Faith Cadogan Kirsty Mitchell Ethan Hardy George Rainsford Caleb “Cal” Knight Richard Winsor Charlie Fairhead Derek Thompson Noel Garcia Tony Marshall Mackenzie “Big Mac” Chalker Charles Dale Dylan Keogh William Beck Fenisha Khatri Olivia D’Lima Lev Malinovsky Uriel Emil Robyn Miller Amanda Henderson Jan Jenning Di Botcher Iain Dean Michael Stevenson Jade Lovall Gabriella Leon
Matthew Afolami Osi Okerafor David Hide Jason Durr Paul Pegg Paul Popplewell Natalia Malinovsky Lollie McKenzie Marcus Fidel Adam Sina Clive Delmore Brendan Charleson Stevie Nash Elinor Lawless Theodore “Teddy” Gowan Milo Clarke Emma Nash Jaimi Barbakoff Toby Damron Alex Zur Lily Delmore Nancy Farino Frank Delmore Joshua McCord Rudi Delahay Pharrell Marshall-Green
Writers Ed Sellek and Hilary Frankland; Producer Dafydd Llewelyn Director Piotr Szkopiak (S) (AD) (HD)
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10.00 BBC News Weather (S) (HD) 10.20 Match of the Day Lineker presents highlights of the opening aGary round of Premier League fixtures, including
Manchester United v Leeds United at Old Trafford and Norwich City v Liverpool at Carrow Road. Leeds acquitted themselves well in their return to the top flight last season, but were beaten 6—2 here by the Red Devils, who finished as runners-up. See page 40. Producer Colm Harty; Editor Rich Hughes Rptd tomorrow 8.45am (S) (HD)
11.50 Giant Little Ones ★★★ drama starring Josh Wiggins, oComing-of-age Kyle MacLachlan and Maria Bello. After a
drunken sexual encounter with his male best friend, teenager Franky finds himself the subject of school-wide gossip. As he seeks solace with a fellow outcast, he comes to realise that he need not be defined by the opinions of others. Available on iPlayer for 12 months. Review page 33.
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Josh Wiggins Natasha Kohl Kyle MacLachlan Nic Kohl Maria Bello Mouse Darren Mann
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1.15am Weather for the Week Ahead (S) (HD) 1.20—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 Race and Pace: the West Indians in East Lancashire Viv Richards, Wes Hall and David Lloyd recall the impact West Indian players made on the Lancashire Cricket League over the past 90 years, and how initial racism turned into an unlikely cricketing love affair. Producer Stuart Pollitt; Executive Producer Jon Buckley (R) (S) (HD)
6.30 Cricket: the Hundred Oval Invincibles v London Spirit Hot on the heels of the women’s match, the men take to the pitch at the Oval for their game in the Hundred. The Invincibles made a solid start with two wins, a defeat and a no result from their opening four matches and will hope to contend for a place in the final, while the Spirit struggled over the same number of contests with three losses and a no result. Presented by Isa Guha, with commentary from Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell, and analysis from Heather Knight and Olly Stone. The women’s match between Northern Superchargers and Birmingham Phoenix is on Tuesday from 2.45pm. (S) (HD)
10.00 Green Book ★★★ movie drama. New York, 1962. Nightclub oRoad bouncer “Tony Lip” gets himself hired as a
driver for concert pianist Don Shirley. It transpires that Shirley, a black man, requires not only transport but protection during his upcoming tour of the segregated Deep South. Though the intellectual Shirley and the slovenly, bigoted Tony initially clash, a firm friendship develops. Available on iPlayer for the next 30 days. Film of the Week: page 32.
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12 midnight Today at the Test Highlights of England v India, day three of the Second Test in the five-match series. (S) (HD) 1.00—2.45am Happy End ★★★ Drama. After poisoning her mother, a young girl is sent to stay in Calais with her father’s dysfunctional bourgeois family, who are being sued by a worker injured at their firm. French +subtitles. Available on iPlayer for the next 30 days Review page 33. Anne Laurent Isabelle Huppert Pierre Laurent Franz Rogowski Georges LaurentJean-Louis Trintignant Lawrence Bradshaw Toby Jones Thomas Laurent Mathieu Kassovitz Anais Laura Verlinden Eve Laurent Fantine Harduin Nathalie Aurélia Petit
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Cricket: the Hundred A member of the victorious 2017 World Cup and 2019 Super League teams, batter Fran Wilson will be keen to score a healthy tally of runs this afternoon for the Oval Invincibles. They face a London Spirit side featuring some of her colleagues from the England camp, including Heather Knight, Freya Davies and Tammy Beaumont. BBC2 Freeview 2/HD 102 Freesat 102 Sky 102 Virgin 102
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Fast & Furious 9.55pm Vin Diesel returns as street racer Dominic Toretto in another high-speed thriller
Michael Johnson Meets Ellie Simmonds 4.30pm The Paralympic gold medallist swimmer
Piranhas 9.00pm Nicola and Agostino set their sights on the Naples crime scene
4.00pm Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
4.30pm Michael Johnson Meets Ellie Simmonds
7.00pm Archaeology: a Secret History
series. 1/4. The former sprinter aNew talks to four of Britain’s most celebrated
2/3. The Search for Civilisation Richard Miles continues his series charting the history of archaeological breakthroughs by looking at how discoveries in the 18th and 19th centuries overturned previously formed ideas of when and where civilisation began, as empires competed to make their beliefs prevalent.
Director Richard van’t Riet; Executive producers Sara Doyle, Kate Lownds and Hugh Rycroft (R) (S) (HD)
5.00 The Chase Celebrity Special Sports broadcaster Jacqui Oatley, darts player Fallon Sherrock, comedian Johnny Vegas and radio DJ Dev Griffin face one of the fearsome Chasers in a bid to win thousands of pounds for charity. Bradley Walsh hosts. (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 ITV News Weather (S) (HD) 6.20 Regional News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 Rolling in It 5/8 Series 2. Comedian Jo Brand, actor Will Mellor and Radio 2 presenter Richie Anderson help three contestants hoping to win a fortune on the roll of a coin. Stephen Mulhern hosts. Series producer Nadia Dyer-Collins; Executive producers Nigel Hall and David Hall Repeated tomorrow 11.20am (S) (AD) (HD)
7.30 The Void 6/8. A diver, an aerialist and a thrill-seeking grandma are among the contestants bidding to stay dry and win the £25,000 jackpot while navigating the terrifying prospect of falling into a huge tank containing 520,000 litres of water. Ashley Banjo and Fleur East present. Director Richard Van’t Riet; Series producer Chris Lore Repeated tomorrow 12.20pm (S) (AD) (HD)
8.30 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 6/7. Jeremy Clarkson plays questionmaster on another edition of the high-stakes quiz, as six more contestants attempt to climb the money ladder in pursuit of the magical million-pound jackpot. Will their final answer be the one that secures the seven-figure prize? Director Richard Valentine; Executive producers Kieran Doherty, Matthew Worthy and Kerri Reid Rptd Thursday 11.45pm (S) (HD)
9.35 ITV News Weather; Regional Weather (S) (HD) thriller in which Vin Diesel and Paul q Action Walker, the stars of the first film in the street-racing franchise, team up again. Criminal Dominic Toretto returns to LA to avenge the murder of one of his friends by a drug kingpin, bringing him face to face with an old rival — FBI agent Brian O’Conner. Review page 33. Fenix Gisele Campos Han
Producer Anton Sensky; Executive producer Chris Grubb Repeated 4.35am 4seven and Friday 5.05am C4 (S) (HD)
5.05 Michael Johnson Meets Kadeena Cox Kadeena Cox tells Michael how she a2/4. found Paralympic success in sprinting and cycling after suffering a double stroke. See p40. Repeated Tuesday 4.20am 4seven and Friday 5.30am C4 (S) (HD)
5.35 Location, Location, Location: 20 Years and Counting A look back at searches for people who needed accessible and adaptable forever homes. Series producer Julyan Sinclair; Executive producer Gerard Costello First shown on More4 (S) (HD)
6.30 Channel 4 News Sport; Weather (S) (HD) 7.00 Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales Matt has plans for increasing biodiversity a3/4. in the woodland and planting the apple orchard that his parents have always dreamed of. He also travels to the Scottish Borders to collect a flock of Cheviot ewes. The whole series is available online on All 4. See page 40. Director Matt Baker; Series producer Gareth Collett Repeated Sunday 8pm 4seven First shown on More4 (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Living Wild: How to Change Your Life In Falmouth, presenter Sophie Morgan a2/2. meets Jade and Brynn who swapped their minimum wage jobs for a life at sea. Pete and Anna explain how they manage to live closer to nature by running a charcoal burning business. Yvette, Andy and their daughter Katy, who live on Gometra in the Inner Hebrides, take Sophie foraging for crab and scallops. See page 41. Series director Mus Mustafa; Series producer Chris Richards Repeated Tuesday 3.25am 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
9.55 Fast & Furious ★★
Dominic Toretto Vin Diesel Brian O’Conner Paul Walker Letty Michelle Rodriguez Mia Toretto Jordana Brewster
Paralympians, starting with Ellie Simmonds. A gold medallist swimmer in Beijing 2008 at just 13 years of age, she talks frankly about the pressures of teen stardom. See page 40.
Laz Alonso Gal Gadot John Ortiz Sung Kang
9.00 Red Sparrow ★★★★ thriller. A young Russian woman begins qSpy work as a spy and is sent to entrap a CIA operative. But when the assignment becomes more complicated than anticipated, the spy considers becoming a double agent. Dominika Egorova Jennifer Lawrence Matron Charlotte Rampling Nate Nash Joel Edgerton General Korchnoi Jeremy Irons Ivan Egorov Matthias Schoenaerts Nina Egorova Joely Richardson Director Francis Lawrence (2018, 15) (S) (AD) (W) (HD) Also showing Thursday 10pm 4seven
Director Justin Lin (2009, 12) (S) (AD) (W) (HD)
11.45 Upgrade ★★★★
11.50 The Jonathan Ross Show: Special Guests
thriller. A cyber-enhanced quadriplegic qSci-fi mechanic takes revenge on the body-modified
The chat show host looks back at highlights from past series, featuring encounters with Gordon Ramsay, Britney Spears, Idris Elba, Lena Dunham, Joanna Lumley, Jack Black, Stormzy, Cristiano Ronaldo and Aisling Bea.
thugs who killed his wife in cold blood. Grey Trace Logan Marshall-Green STEM Detective Jane Cortez Betty Gabriel Fisk Wiry Man Eron Keen Harrison Gilbertson Asha Trace
Simon Maiden Benedict Hardie Melanie Vallejo
Director Leigh Whannell (2018, 15) (S) (W) (HD)
12.15am Home Shopping (HD) 3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news. (HD) 3.15 Britain’s Brightest Celebrity Family Soap stars Lucy Fallon and Shaun Williamson and their families go head to head. Anne Hegerty hosts. (R) (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 3.40—6.00am Nightscreen Text information. (HD)
1.30am The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan Ep 4 Series 2. Guests and sketches. Shown yesterday (S) (HD) 2.25 Hollyoaks Omnibus. Cast Mon/Fri (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 4.25 Location, Location, Location Looking for homes in Bristol and north-west London. (R) (S) (HD) 5.20 Beat the Chef Amateur chef Chris Topham takes on Mark Sargeant in a cook-off. (R) (S) (HD) 5.45—6.00am Kirstie’s Vintage Gems Kirstie Allsopp creates a vintage-inspired nursery. (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
Executive producer Bea Ballard Series editor Tom Barrett (R) (S) (HD)
BBC SCOTLAND
Director/Producer Anthony Barwell Repeated 2.50am (R) (S) (HD)
8.00 Our Coast 1/4. The Merseyside Coast. Adrian Chiles, Mehreen Baig and a team of experts explore four spectacular coastlines linked by the Irish Sea, and meet the people who call them home. Each programme features people local to each region, as they fully immerse in the coastal way of life, from tackling unique jobs to experiencing magical close encounters with wildlife. The first episode focuses on the Merseyside coast, which stretches from Sefton Sands in the north to the Wirral in the south, via the port city of Liverpool.
7.00pm The Seven 7.15 The Edit 7.30 The Mack: a Tale of Two Fires: the restoration of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s library at the Glasgow School of Art 8.30 Born to Be Wild 9.30 The Moments That Made Ford and Greg: a look back at the careers of Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill 10.00 Chewin’ the Fat: highlights of the comedy sketch show 10.30—12 midnight Nathan Carter Live: a concert by the country music singer
STV 9.55pm Thorne: Sleepyhead: crime drama starring David Morrissey and Eddie Marsan 10.45 FILM: Fast & Furious 12.40— 3.00am Nightscreen
BBC1 WALES 2.45pm The Bidding Room 3.30—4.00 Kate Humble: Off the Beaten Track: the presenter experiences the comeback of old-style shepherding
Saturday Television
Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly, football legend Michael Owen and comedian Hal Cruttenden take on the supersized arcade machine. Presented by Ben Shephard.
Regional variations
Director John Martin; Series producer Lucy Wedlock Repeated 1.50am (R) (S) (HD)
9.00 Piranhas ★★ crime drama. Dreaming of oItalian becoming a rich and powerful gangster, 15-year-old Nicola sets out to make his mark among the criminal elite that run his Naples neighbourhood. After angering the wiseguys with a robbery that intrudes on their territory, the ambitious Nicola and the rest of his teenage gang attempt to work their way up the food chain. Italian +subtitles. Available on iPlayer for 90 days. Review page 33. Nicola Tyson Letizia Agostino Briatò ’O Russ
Francesco Di Napoli Ar Tem Viviana Aprea Pasquale Marotta Mattia Piano Del Balzo Ciro Vecchione
Director Claudio Giovannesi (2019, 15) (W) (HD)
10.45 Cartel Land: Storyville Documentary about two vigilante groups waging war against Mexico’s drug gangs on both sides of the country’s border with America, with Tim “Nailer” Foley heading the Arizona Border Recon, and small-town doctor Jose Mireles running the Autodefensas. The film examines the effect of the increase of the groups’ influence, which leads to questions about their conduct and motives. Director Matthew Heineman Series editor Nick Fraser (R) (S) (HD)
12.20am Handmade in Mexico 1/3. Huipil A look at the manufacture of the loose-fitting tunic. Continues Monday 12.15am. (R) (S) (HD) 12.50 The Bat Man of Mexico Natural World film about Rodrigo Medellin, who has dedicated his life to saving vampire bats. First shown on BBC2 (S) (AD) (HD) 1.50 Our Coast Shown 8pm (S) (HD)
2.50—3.50am Archaeology: a Secret History Shown 7pm (S) (HD) BBC4 F’view 9/HD 106 F’sat 107 Sky 116 Virgin 107
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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
Outstanding ★★★★ Very good ★★★ Worth watching ★★ Could be worse ★ Poor
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Only Fools and Horses: Britain’s Favourite Sitcom 8.30pm Memories
Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore 3.10pm The animals join forces
Midsomer Murders 9.00pm DCI Barnaby investigates crop circles
Silent Witness 9.00pm The team
F’view 5/HD 105 F’sat 105 Sky 105 Virgin 154/HD 105 5.50am Milkshake! See page 46 9.50 SpongeBob SquarePants Plankton is kicked out of his house. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.05 Mr Krabs suspects the staff and customers of colluding with Plankton. (S) (HD) 10.20 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 10.30 Friends Series 1. Rachel arrives at the local café after jilting her fiancé at the altar. 11.00 Carol has a plan for her baby. 11.30 Monica shows off her new boyfriend. 12 noon The girls spy on a neighbour. 12.30pm Rachel and Ross date. 1.00 Joey gets a role with a difference. (S) (HD) 1.30 Father of the Bride HHHH Comedy starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton. A businessman’s orderly existence is turned upside down as he reluctantly prepares for the marriage of his only daughter. Film of the Day: page 33.
Freeview 6 Freesat 113 Sky 118 Virgin 115/HD 176 6.00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S) (HD) 6.15 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) (HD) 6.40 Secret Crush (S) (HD) 9.35 Dress to Impress: double bill (S) (SL) (HD) 11.35 Australian Ninja Warrior (S) (HD) 1.05pm Celebrity Catchphrase (S) (HD) 2.05 You’ve Been Framed! Unlimited (S) (HD) 3.10 FILM Cats & Dogs: the Revenge of Kitty Galore HHH Part-animated comedy fantasy with James Marsden (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 4.55 FILM Shrek 2 HHHH 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) 6.55 Coronation Street: omnibus. David awakes to a crisis of Shona’s creation (S) (AD) (HD) 9.45 Wycliffe (S) (HD) 10.50 Midsomer Murders (S) (AD) 12.55pm Agatha Christie’s Poirot (S) (AD) (HD) 2.50 Inspector Morse: a woman is shot at close range (S) (AD) (HD)
Freeview 20 Freesat 158 Sky 143 Virgin 130 7.10am Lovejoy (S) 11.00 Hi-de-Hi! (S) 12 noon The Brokenwood Mysteries: triple bill of the New Zealand crime drama starring Neill Rea and Fern Sutherland (S) (AD) (HD)
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Director Charles Shyer (1991, PG) (S) (W) (HD)
3.45pm Father of the Bride Part 2
q
HH Comedy. George Banks is rocked by the news that he is soon to become a grandfather. Then his wife Nina announces that she, too, is pregnant. George Banks Nina Banks Franck Eggelhoffer Annie Banks-MacKenzie Bryan MacKenzie
Steve Martin Diane Keaton Martin Short Kimberly Williams George Newbern
Director Charles Shyer (1995, PG) (S) (W) (HD) 5.55 5 News (S) (HD)
6.00 Jane: Cruising the Blue Danube Jane McDonald travels along the Danube on a luxury cruise ship. Series producers Jon Cowen and Fi Cotter Craig (S) (HD)
7.15 Zara and Anne: like Mother, like Daughter The royal mother and daughter share a love of horses and both were Olympians. But will Zara follow in her mother’s footsteps and take on a role in public life? Directors Ed Stradling and Kemi Majekodunmi (S) (HD)
8.30 Only Fools and Horses: Britain’s Favourite Sitcom fans such as Jonathan aCelebrity Ross, Paul Whitehouse and Nina
Wadia share their enthusiasm for the classic sitcom. Plus on-set bloopers and the truth behind some of the show’s most memorable moments. See p41.
Director Tom Hopgood (S) (HD)
10.00 Britain’s Greatest 80s Songs It’s time to plump up those shoulder pads and backcomb your hair, as this celebration of the music decade kicks off. As well as a countdown of the top 50 songs of the decade, as voted for by the public, there are interviews with the stars that sang them, the producers that made them and the celebrity fans who loved them. Narrated by Craig Charles. Director John Piper (S) (HD)
12.55am Entertainment News (S) (HD) 1.00 New. Casino (S) (HD) 3.00 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 3.10 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts (S) (HD) 4.00 Traffic Cops (S) (HD) 4.50 Wildlife SOS (S) (SL) 5.10—5.35am House Doctor: with Ann Maurice (S) (SL) (HD) Channel 5+1 Freeview 45 Freesat 128 Sky 205 Virgin 155
BBC4 listings are overleaf
6.40pm Get Smart HH comedy based on the 1960s TV q Spy series, starring Steve Carell. 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: Unseen Bits A round-up of events in the villa. (S) (HD)
10.05 Buffering 3/6. Ashley attends her school reunion with Thalia and reconnects with her ex-boyfriend Robbie. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.35 Family Guy Series 13. Peter is upset when his friends make fun of him. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 Peter, Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland form a detective agency. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.30 American Dad! Series 13. Klaus takes Steve to Arizona State University for a college visit. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Stan and Klaus become obsessed with reminiscing about bands from the 1990s. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.25am Apocalypse Wow Shown yesterday (S) (AD) (HD) 1.25 Don’t Hate the Playaz (S) (HD) 2.10 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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Freeview 25 Freesat 117 Sky 120 Virgin 118/HD 178 6.00am Robin of Sherwood (S) 6.55 Cycling: the Tour Series (S) (HD) 7.55 River Monsters (S) (HD) 8.25 Robson and Jim’s Icelandic Fly-Fishing Adventure (S) (SL) (HD) 9.30 LIVE Racing: the Opening Show: Oli Bell and the team are at Newbury (S) (HD) 10.30 The Big Match Revisited (S) (HD) 11.45 Goodwood Festival of Speed Highlights (S) (HD) 12.45pm The Car Years (S) (HD) 2.15 FILM Rooster Cogburn HHH (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 4.30 FILM Red River 5 Western (BW) (S) (HD) 7.10pm FILM Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol H Comedy sequel starring Steve Guttenberg and Bubba Smith. (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 9.00 FILM Airplane! 5 Disastermovie spoof starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty and Leslie Nielsen. A shell-shocked pilot has to take the controls of a passenger jet after the crew falls ill. (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 10.45 FILM RoboCop 2 HHH Sci-fi thriller starring Peter Weller and Nancy Allen. In a futuristic Detroit, the computerised cyborg RoboCop hunts the evil crime baron behind a powerful new drug. (S) (AD) (W) (HD)
deals with a rise in violent deaths
5.00pm Midsomer Murders Series 3. Beyond the Grave. Does the ghost of Jonathan Lowrie actually exist? There is some doubt until packing cases spontaneously combust and the battered body of a distant relative is found in his ancestor’s grave. Guest-starring Prunella Scales. 7.00 Series 8. 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? 9.00 Series 4. The Electric Vendetta The local gossips go to town when a naked and mutilated corpse is discovered in the middle of a crop circle. However, their lurid tales of extraterrestrial abduction soon take a turn for the macabre when more similarly injured cadavers are discovered, causing DCI Barnaby to question his down-to-earth approach. 11.05 Series 9. The House in the Woods A house-hunting couple are found dead shortly after viewing a supposedly haunted cottage. Locals claim the property is cursed — but Barnaby and Jones soon hear enough to suspect several builders, developers and estate agents of resorting to murder. (S) (AD) 1.10am The Durrells: Louisa finds it awkward when Larry invites his free-thinking friend Henry Miller to stay (S) (AD) (HD) 2.10—2.30am 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: with ex-Towie star Ferne McCann (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 LittleBe (HD) 12 noon Be Beautiful (S) (AD) (HD) 12.10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta (S) (HD) 1.05 The Real Housewives of Orange County (S) (HD) 3.00 The Only Way Is Essex (S) (HD) 6.00pm The Only Way Is Essex Chloe Sims and Diags make plans to throw two separate 1920s-themed parties. (S) (HD) 7.00 Dinner Date Matt from Somerset chooses three blind dates from five potential partners, based entirely on the menus they have created. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Celebrity Dinner Date Five singletons try to woo former Towie star Amy Childs. (S) (HD) 9.00 Botched Dr Terry Dubrow transforms a woman’s chest, while Dr Paul Nassif fixes the nose of a woman who had her dentist perform her rhinoplasty. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Ibiza Weekender Jordan comes face to face with another ex. (S) (HD) 11.00 Callum is devastated by Chloe’s departure, but David is already trying to replace her. (S) (HD)
6.05pm The Brokenwood Mysteries 4/4 Series 3. A Merry Bloody Christmas. Shepherd and his team are confronted with the sight of a Santa Claus with a slit throat. (S) (AD) (HD) Mike Shepherd Kristin Sims DC Breen Jared Morehu Hayley
Neill Rea Fern Sutherland Nic Sampson Pana Hema Taylor Shara Connolly
8.00 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 6/6 Series 1. Safe as Houses. The offer of a reward inspires Hetty to find the bright spark behind a spate of arson attacks, and she begins by investigating the activities of a neighbour’s foster daughter. (S) Hetty Wainthropp Robert Wainthropp Geoffrey Shawcross DCI Adams Alice Baynes
Patricia Routledge Derek Benfield Dominic Monaghan John Graham Davies Jane Lowe
9.00 Silent Witness 2/5 Series 22. Lift Up Your Hearts A headteacher confronts the dealers preying on his community as the team deal with the consequences of a surge in drugrelated crime. With Colin Salmon. (S) (HD)
11.15 Ashes to Ashes 3/8 Series 1. DCI Gene Hunt has to push the Audi Quattro to the limit to catch up with a dodgy batch of garden gnomes. Then an alleged attack leads the team, in full fancy dress, to a boat party organised by a friend of the commissioner in search of a murderer. (S) 12.35am 4/8. The discovery of a dead body seems to be linked to a feminist socialist group but, when Viv cracks a code, the trail starts to lead much higher. (S) 1.55—4.00am An Inspector Calls: drama based on the play by JB Priestley, starring David Thewlis and Miranda Richardson (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 Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Rick Stein: from Venice to Istanbul (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 American Pickers (S) (HD) 12 noon Storage Hunters UK (S) (HD) 1.00pm Soapbox Race (S) (HD) 2.00 Top Gear (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Top Gear Winter Olympics Special (AD) 4.00 Border Force: America’s Gatekeepers: double bill (S) (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Would I Lie to You? Guests include Diane Morgan and Richard Osman. 6.40 With guests Rebecca Front, Jack Whitehall, Nick Hewer and Miranda Hart. 7.20 With Robert Webb, Terry Wogan, Katy Wix and Kevin Bridges. (S) (HD) 8.00 Not Going Out 5/10 Series 7. Lee and Daisy appear as contestants on Pointless. 8.40 6/10. Frank’s drinking is a problem. 9.20 7/10. Lucy plans a surprise anniversary party for her parents. (S) (HD) 10.00 QI XL With Holly Walsh. (S) (HD) 11.00 Hypothetical 3/8 Series 3. (S) (HD)
1.05am FILM Species II HHH Sci-fi horror (S) (W) (HD) 2.55—3.00am Nightscreen (HD)
12 midnight—1.00am The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Cynthia mulls over moving to Los Angeles, and Porsha and Dennis fall out (S) (HD)
12 midnight Live at the Apollo (S) (HD) 1.00am Have I Got a Bit More News for You (S) (HD) 2.00 QI XL (S) (HD) 3.00 Insert Name Here (S) (HD) 3.30—4.00am Last Stop Garage (S) (HD)
ITV4 +1 Freesat 118 Sky 220 Virgin 175
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) 6.00pm Murder, She Wrote: four episodes. Series 4. One of Jessica’s friends is accused of murder 7.00 Series 5. Jessica finds herself on a murder charge 8.00 A priceless necklace is stolen 9.00 Cabot Cove is thrust into the limelight by the discovery of two bodies (S) (AD) 10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Series 4. Four episodes. A prisoner dies in custody 10.55 The body of a baby girl is found inside a fridge 11.55 An elderly woman breaks into an apartment 12.55am A woman is found raped and murdered (S)
The Patriot 9.00pm Gabriel and
Suggs: My Life Story 9.00pm
Benjamin Martin prepare to go to war
A profile of the Madness frontman
Freeview 18 Freesat 124 Sky 136 Virgin 147/HD 195 8.55am Food Unwrapped (S) (AD) (HD) 9.30 A Place in the Sun (S) (HD) 12.35pm Location, Location, Location: 20 Years and Counting (S) (HD) 1.40 New. Full Bloom: the six remaining florists design a bicycle that pays tribute to a fellow artist (S) (AD) (HD) 2.40 Come Dine with Me (S) (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 Trucking Hell: four editions (S) (HD) 1.40pm Police Interceptors (S) (HD) 2.45 FILM The Comancheros HHHH Western (S) (HD) 5.00 FILM Six Black Horses HH Western starring Audie Murphy (S) (HD)
5.20pm Four in a Bed
6.40pm Two Mules for Sister Sara
F’view 11 F’sat 147 Sky 122 Virgin 123/HD 156 BT 348/HD 363 6.00am Arts Uncovered (HD) 6.15 Royal Opera: Offenbach — the Tales of Hoffmann (HD) 9.15 Laurel and Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Discovering: Jon Voight (S) (HD) 12 noon Discovering: Dustin Hoffman (S) (HD) 1.00pm Discovering: Julia Roberts (S) (HD) 2.00 The Summer of Love (HD) 3.00 The Music of Buddy Holly and the Crickets (S) (AD) (HD) 4.55 RT CHOICE Elvis ’56 Special: documentary following a pivotal year in Elvis Presley’s career. See page 40 (S) (AD) (HD)
With stays in Torquay, North Walsham, Cockermouth and Gateshead. (S) (HD)
Western starring Clint q HHHH Eastwood. The Mexican Desert: when
8.00 999: on the Front Line A man involved in a crash needs to be carefully removed from his car to protect his spine, but a fuel leak means the fire service cannot risk cutting off the roof. (S) (HD)
9.00 24 Hours in A&E Love and dedication are recurring themes in this editions as concerned young parents Nicole and Stefian bring in their 19-month-old daughter. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Doctors fear a 25-year-old woman with a genetic disorder may have suffered a stroke. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.05 Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown 12.05am Father Ted (S) (AD) (HD) 1.15 as 9pm 3.20—3.45am Father Ted (S) (AD) (HD) More4 +1 Freeview 86 Freesat 125 Sky 236 Virgin 196 13
Freeview 13 Freesat 122 Sky 135 Virgin 106/HD 145 6.00am Rude(ish) Tube Shorts 6.10 Supernanny USA (AD) 7.00 Lego Masters Australia (AD) 8.20 Wipeout USA 9.15 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12.05pm FILM Hotel for Dogs HHH (W) 2.10 FILM How to Train Your Dragon HHHH (AD) 4.00 The Big Bang Theory (AD) 6.00pm The Big Bang Theory 13/24 Series 4. Tension mounts when the pals attend a weekend science conference. 6.30 14/24. Sheldon receives acting lessons. 7.00 11/24 Series 12. Sheldon becomes jealous when Amy gets attention in the media. 7.30 12/24. Penny’s ex-boyfriend Zack learns he is infertile, so he asks Leonard for help. 8.00 13/24. Sheldon and Amy are thrilled when their theory is proved correct. 8.30 14/24. Leonard is disappointed when he is excluded from a scientific project. (AD) 9.00 Celebrity Gogglebox Ep 4 Series 3 Dragons’ Den, Gok Wan’s Easy Asian and The Yorkshire Vet are appraised. (AD) 10.00 Gogglebox An edition from May 2020, featuring Killing Eve, Grayson’s Art Club and Race across the World. (AD) 11.05 Opinions on shows including Britain’s Got Talent, This Morning and After Life. (AD) 12.05am First Dates: double bill (AD) 2.20 Celebrity Gogglebox (AD) 3.15 Gogglebox (SL) (AD) 4.05 Supernanny USA (AD) 4.55—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 8.30am The Key of David 9.00 Diagnosis Murder 12 noon Scorpion 2.00pm NCIS 6.00 NCIS 7.00 Scorpion: double bill. An earthquake hits Los Angeles, then the team tackles a drug-smuggling plot 9.00 NCIS: triple bill. A port authority officer is murdered 10.00 The team uncovers faulty bulletproof vests 11.00 DiNozzo confronts an impersonator 12 midnight NCIS 2.00am Scorpion 3.40 Matlock 4.25 JAG 5.10—6.00am Bondi Rescue
6.15pm Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii
Director Don Siegel (1970, 15) (S) (HD)
A 1973 concert featuring Elvis Presley singing 25 of his greatest hits. (S) (HD)
9.00 The Patriot HHH
8.00 Classic Albums
Period war drama starring Mel Gibson as a widower and committed pacifist, who is reluctantly dragged into the American War of Independence after one of his sons falls victim to a sadistic British colonel.
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Benjamin Martin Gabriel Martin Charlotte Selton Major Jean Villeneuve Colonel William Tavington
Mel Gibson Heath Ledger Joely Richardson Tcheky Karyo Jason Isaacs
Director Roland Emmerich (2000, 15) (S) (HD)
Sean Lock and Sara Pascoe take on Jon Richardson and Josh Widdicombe. (S) (HD)
E4
Hogan, lean, dusty and unshaven, saves a woman from a fate worse than death, he gets more than he bargained for.
12.15am FILM Blown Away HH Thriller with Jeff Bridges (HD) 2.40 Idiot TV (S) (HD) 3.40 Fights, Camera, Action! (S) (AD) (HD) 4.25 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 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 4.00 A Place in the Sun: triple bill 7.00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away Jasmine Harman and Jonnie Irwin show Hertfordshire couple Phil and Geraldine properties in Devon and Bergerac. 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, as couples in Huddersfield and Woodford went all out to overhaul their homes beyond recognition. (AD) 9.00 Sarah Millican: Outsider The stand-up comedian performs live at the Brighton Dome in East Sussex during her 2016 nationwide tour, offering her unique perspective on subjects that include moving to the countryside, getting a rescue dog and irritable bowel syndrome. 10.00 Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted 6/6 Series 1. Gordon journeys to the rugged Alaskan Panhandle, where he learns how to cook seal with a Tlingit elder and climbs a sheer rock face in a snowstorm. (AD) 11.05 24 Hours in A&E A compilation of memorable stories. Steve arrives with a damaged spine after blacking out at the wheel and crashing his car on the motorway. (AD) 12.10am 24 Hours in Police Custody: the Home County Cartel (AD) 1.45 The Secret World of Chocolate (AD) 2.50 The Simpsons (AD) 4.35— 5.05am Michael Johnson Meets Ellie Simmonds
CBS Drama
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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: the case of a woman who was on the brink of a new chapter in her life when she was found dead with her hair hacked off 10.00 Medium: two episodes. Allison’s new boss claims ownership of her dreams, then she considers breaking her contract with Mr Lydecker 12 midnight Medium 3.00—6.00am Judge Judy
Elvis Presley’s self-titled debut album. (S) (HD)
9.00 New. Suggs: My Life Story look back at the life of the Madness a Afrontman, as Suggs goes on a personal quest to discover what happened to the father he never knew. See page 41. (S) (HD)
11.00 Madness: before and After The story of the House of Fun hitmakers, tracing their journey to success. (S) (HD) 12.30am Video Killed the Radio Star (S) (HD) 1.00 Ed Sheeran: Austin City Limits (HD) 2.15 Mumford & Sons: We Wrote This Yesterday (S) (HD) 3.30 Isle of Wight Festival Greatest Hits (HD) 3.55 Icon: Music through the Lens (S) (AD) (HD) 5.05— 6.00am Battle of the Brass Bands (S) (AD) (HD)
Yesterday
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Freeview 26 Freesat 159 Sky 155 Virgin 129 6.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Warbird Workshop (S) (HD) 10.00 Full Steam Ahead: double bill (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Impossible Railways (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00pm Inside Central Station (S) (HD) 3.00 Great British Railway Journeys (HD) 6.00pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo gets a taste of life as a fishwife, before exploring Edinburgh. 6.30 Michael unveils a monument to 87 railwaymen who died in the Great War. 7.00 The journey from the Irish Sea to the North Sea continues by tram from Manchester. 7.30 Following what was once known as the North Country Continental service. 8.00 Porridge The inmates face a day of hard labour digging drains on moorland. 8.40 Fletcher tries to shirk his duties. 9.20 Fletcher becomes an agony aunt. (S) 10.00 TOTP2: Pop Stars Solo artists, including Cliff Richard, Madonna, Marc Bolan, David Cassidy, Justin Bieber and Rihanna. 11.00 Guitar Heroes at the BBC Carlos Santana, Mark Knopfler and John Martyn. (S) 12 midnight Featuring Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend and Fleetwood Mac. (S) 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 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 New. House Hunters International (HD) 4.00 Helicopter ER (HD) 8.00 Saving Lives at Sea (HD) 9.00 Countryside 999: the Cornwall Air Ambulance rescues a woman with an ankle injury from an Iron Age village (HD) 10.00 Ambulance (HD) 11.00 Ghost Adventures (HD) 12 midnight Paranormal Nightshift: a radio host’s job is threatened (HD) 1.00am Kindred Spirits (HD) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 A Place in the Sun (HD) 5.00—6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea
1.50 Rookie Blue (S) 3.35 Criminals: Caught on Camera: examining the use of CCTV to fight crime (S) 3.55—4.00am Entertainment News
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 Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 8.35 Police Interceptors (S) (HD) 10.35 Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (HD) 1.05pm FILM Gnomeo & Juliet HHH (S) (HD) 2.50 FILM Fool’s Gold HH (S) (HD) 5.05 FILM Just like Heaven HHH (HD) 7.00pm FILM The Lake House HHH Romantic fantasy drama with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. When Kate Forster moves home, she leaves a forwarding address in the mailbox only to later discover that the mailbox is a portal. Review page 33. (S) (HD) 9.00 FILM Pretty Woman HHHH Romantic comedy with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. A chance encounter on the streets of Hollywood leads wealthy corporate raider Edward Lewis into hiring beautiful prostitute Vivian Ward to be his companion for a week. (S) (HD) 11.25 FILM Sleeping with the Enemy HHH Thriller starring Julia Roberts and Patrick Bergin. A woman fakes her own death to escape from an abusive husband. (S) (HD) 1.30am Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (HD) 2.45— 4.00am Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show (HD)
5 Star +1 Freesat 141 Sky 228 Virgin 186
5 Select
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Saturday Television
999: on the Front Line 8.00pm
Paramedics head to a car crash
Freeview (HD only) 55 Freesat 133 Sky 153 Virgin 152 9.00am The Yorkshire Vet (S) (AD) 1.00pm Secrets of Tutankhamun’s Treasures (S) 4.00 Egyptian Tomb Hunting (S) 5.00 Egypt’s Unexplained Files: double bill (S) 7.00pm Egypt’s Unexplained Files Science shines a light on the dark side of Ancient Egypt, including a 5,000-year-old homicide. (S) 8.00 The truth and lies behind ancient Egypt’s best known and loved icons. (S) 9.00 Egypt’s Great Mummies: Unwrapped with Bettany Hughes The secrets that lie beneath the bandages of ten mummies. (S) 11.00 Revealed: Cleopatra’s Lost City The search for one of ancient Egypt’s greatest lost cities, Canopus. (S) 12 midnight Ancient Mysteries: Monster of the Deep (S) 1.00am Our Yorkshire Farm (S) 3.00 Escape to the Farm with Kate Humble (S) 3.50—4.00am Entertainment News (S)
Great TV
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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: three episodes. A woman arranges her own murder 7.00 Dave’s brother is suspected of drug-dealing 8.00 The duo masquerade as hairdressers to learn the plans of a master criminal 9.00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: four editions of the big-prize quiz, with Chris Tarrant 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
BBC Parliament
232
Freeview 232 Freesat 201 Sky 504 Virgin 605 Simulcast with BBC News, with news every hour from 10am plus: 6.00am Breakfast 10.30 The Travel Show 11.30 Dateline London 12.30pm Click 1.30 Our World 2.30 Newsbeat Documentaries 3.30 Click 4.30 The Media Show 6.30 Sportsday 6.45 Click 7.30 The Film Review 7.45 Sportsday 8.30 Global Questions 9.30 Our World 10.30 The Papers 11.45 The Film Review 12.30am Global Questions 1.30 The Travel Show 2.30 Dateline London 3.30 Our World 4.30 Click 5.30—6.00am Newsbeat Documentaries
FREEVIEW channels continue overleaf: Film channels on p48
BBC News Freeview 231 Freesat 212 Sky 503 Virgin 601 Sky News Freeview 233 Freesat 202 Sky 501 Virgin 603 BT 313
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
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Freeview, satellite
SATURDAY CHILDREN’S Milkshake! on C5 Full listings for Channel 5 are on p44 5.50am 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 7.05 Ricky Zoom 7.20 Daisy & Ollie 7.25 Peppa Pig 7.30 Pip and Posy 7.40 New. Odo 7.55 The Adventures of Paddington 8.05 Paw Patrol 8.25 Fireman Sam 8.40 Butterbean’s Cafe 8.55 New. Brave Bunnies 9.00 Floogals 9.15 The World According to Grandpa 9.25 Little Princess 9.35— 9.50am Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom
Television Saturday
CBeebies
202
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 8.10 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 Something Special at the Proms 10.20 Small Potatoes 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 2.50 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 Black History Songs 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 Hushabye Lullabye 6.50— 7.00pm 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 8.50 The Zoo 9.00 Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese 9.25 Ninja Express 9.50 Danger Mouse 10.10 FILM Bill HHH Comedy from the Horrible Histories team 11.40 Deadly 60 12.35pm Horrible Histories 1.35 Operation Ouch! 2.35 The Dengineers 3.00 So Awkward 4.00 Danger Mouse 4.35 Class Dismissed 4.50 Horrible Histories 5.35 Odd Squad 6.00 Summer Camp Island 6.20 Little Big Awesome 6.35 OOglies Funsize 6.40 Danger Mouse 7.05 She-Ra 7.25—9.00pm FILM Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior HH Animation. Japanese dubbed
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! 10.55 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 Loch Ness Monster 8.25 Drop Dead Weird 8.55—9.00pm Dare Master at Home
FREEVIEW channels continued from overleaf
American Oz 8.35pm The life of writer L Frank Baum
PBS America
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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 1st to Fight: Pacific War Marines 2.50 American Oz 4.00 The War: two editions 6.15pm The War 7/14 Series 1 Servicemen from four American communities recall D-Day, in which more than 150,000 men took part in the invasion of France. 7.25 8/14. The Allies make slow progress through Europe during the summer of 1944, losing pace in the Normandy countryside. 8.35 American Oz 1/2. The story of L Frank Baum, writer of children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900. 9.50 1st to Fight: Pacific War Marines The story of the men of the famed 1st Marine Division, the oldest, largest and most decorated division of the US Marine Corps. 11.00 Beautiful Serengeti 11/12 The rivers and lakes in the Serengeti eco-system, examining creatures whose lives are controlled by the presence or lack of water. 11.35 The Great War 3/3 Exploring the impact of the First World War on America. 2.00am as 8.35pm 3.00—4.00am 1st to Fight: Pacific War Marines PBS +1 Freeview (HD only) 87
Quest
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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 (HD) 1.00pm LIVE Formula E: race one of the seasonconcluding Berlin ePrix (HD) 2.30 Shed and Buried (AD) (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 (HD) 9.00 New. EFL (HD) 11.00 New. Cycling: stage one of the Vuelta a España from Burgos (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
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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 (HD) 12 noon DIY SOS: Grenfell (HD) 1.00pm River Cottage Every Day (HD) 2.00 River Cottage Autumn 3.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away (HD) 5.00 A Place in the Sun: triple bill. A retirement home on Gran Canaria 6.00 A home on the island of Fuerteventura 7.00 Five properties on Lanzarote (AD) (HD) 8.00 Escape to the Country (HD) 10.00 DIY SOS: the Big Build (HD) 11.00 DIY SOS: Grenfell (HD) 12 midnight Flip or Flop (HD) 1.00am Fixer to Fabulous (HD) 2.00 House Hunters International (HD) 3.00—4.00am New. Beachfront Bargain Hunt (HD)
HGTV +1 Sky 258 Virgin 290
ALL PROGRAMMES ON THE ABOVE CHANNELS ARE REPEATS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
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Mystic Britain 8.00pm Why Stonehenge was really built
Smithsonian
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F’view (HD only) 56 F’sat 175 Sky 171 Virgin 276 6.00am Aerial America: seven editions (HD) 1.00pm Searching for Secrets (HD) 3.00 Inside the Factory: Gregg Wallace explores the production of baked beans (HD) 4.00 Mystic Britain (HD) 6.00pm Mystic Britain 7/10 Series 2. The search for Britain’s great warrior Queen — Boudicca. Clive Anderson rides a war chariot, while Mary-Ann Ochota predicts the future with a rabbit. 7.00 6/10. Seeking the real King Arthur, exploring ancient castles, casting spells, wielding swords and meeting with a real Merlin. 8.00 9/10 Series 1. Clive Anderson and Mary-Ann Ochota explore one of Britain’s bestknown but most mysterious sites and consider new theories about the construction of Stonehenge. 9.00 2/10 Series 2. Clive and Mary-Ann explore a mysterious giant hill figure and get drawn into ancient myths, local folklore and pagan rituals. 10.00 9/10. Britain’s sinister mysteries — decapitated bodies in gruesome poses, warrior kings with tiny heads and “killer” cake. 11.00 3/10 Series 1. Exploring the history and powers of Hadrian’s Wall, the Roman Empire’s most impressive British legacy. (HD) 12 midnight—6.00am Mystic Britain: six editions (HD)
Pick
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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) 2.00 Air Ambulance ER (HD) 3.00 Brit Cops: Frontline Crime UK (HD) 4.00 Neighbourhood Blues (HD) 5.00 Road Wars 7.00 Brit Cops: Frontline Crime UK (HD) 8.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (AD) (HD) 9.00 Britcam: Emergency on Our Streets (AD) 10.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers 11.00 Soap Star Killer: Countdown to Murder: a look at Gemma McCluskie’s murder 12 midnight The Mark of a Killer (HD) 1.00am Caribbean Cops (AD) 2.00 Border Security: America’s Front Line (AD) (HD) 4.00—6.00am Police Force: Australia: double bill (AD)
Pick +1 Freesat 145 Sky 259
Challenge
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F’view 47 F’sat 146 Sky 160 Virgin 164 7.00am The Chase (HD) 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: Bradley Walsh presents four editions of the quiz in which teams of contestants take on a ruthless quiz genius (HD) 9.00 The Chase Celebrity Special: comedian Vic Reeves, presenter Jenni Falconer, broadcaster Michael Buerk and impressionist Francine Lewis take part for charity (HD) 10.00 The Chase (HD) 11.00 Bullseye: ten editions of the quiz that tests contestants’ skill at darts and their general knowledge 4.00—6.00am The Chase (HD)
Saving Private Ryan 9.00pm
Game of Thrones 9.00pm
A special mission in France
Sansa makes a decision
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 NCIS: Los Angeles (S) (HD) 3.00pm New. Soccer Saturday (HD) 5.00 The Simpsons: double bill (S) (HD) 6.00pm The Simpsons Lisa meets a jazz legend. 6.30 Marge joins the police. 7.00 Springfield’s lemon tree is stolen by children from Shelbyville. 7.30 Mr Burns is shot. (S) (HD) 8.00 A League of Their Own With guests Anthony Joshua, Kerry Godliman, Jimmy Carr and Alan Carr. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Saving Private Ryan HHHH Second World War drama directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore and Edward Burns, and featuring Matt Damon. As the horror of the Normandy landings takes its toll, three brothers lie dead. Captain Miller is sent on a mission in France to bring home the fourth brother, Private Ryan — no matter what the cost. (S) (W) (HD) 12.10am S.W.A.T. (HD) 1.05 The Force: North East (HD) 2.05 Magnum P.I. (S) (AD) (HD) 3.05 Hawaii Five-0 (S) (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 Dragons: Rescue Riders (HD) 9.05 Four Weddings (S) (AD) 10.00 Most Haunted (S) 3.00pm Stargate Atlantis (S) (HD) 8.00 MacGyver: Angus and Riley head overseas together to prevent a governmental collapse and inadvertently inhale new deadly microscopic technology (S) (HD) 9.00 Manifest: Michaela’s premonition leads her to pursue a fugitive (HD) 10.00 Prodigal Son: Malcolm distances himself from Martin (HD) 11.00 S.W.A.T.: a cold case leads to the discovery of a dangerous drug ring (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight A League of Their Own (S) (AD) 3.50am Four Weddings (S) (AD) 4.45—6.00am Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh: three episodes (HD)
Syfy Sky 152 Virgin 138/HD 137 BT 346/HD 361 6.00am FILM The 12 Disasters of Christmas HH 8.00 Home Shopping 11.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation 4.00pm Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files 5.00 FILM Apocalypse of Ice HH Disaster movie starring Tom Sizemore 7.00 FILM Monster Island H Action horror featuring Eric Roberts and Toshi Toda 9.00 FILM The Last Sharknado: It’s about Time HH Sci-fi horror starring Tara Reid 11.00 FILM Ape vs Monster H Sci-fi adventure with Rudy Bentz
Sky Atlantic Sky 108 BT 342/HD 357 6.00am The British (S) (AD) 10.00 Dexter 3.30pm The Sopranos: triple bill of the crime drama (S) 6.45pm The Sopranos 1/13 Series 2. With Junior in prison, Tony is now sole head of the professional “waste disposal” business and FBI interest is mounting. 7.50 2/13. Junior urges Tony to make peace with his mother — whose nurse suggests she should be given a Do Not Resuscitate note. 9.00 Game of Thrones 1/10 Series 2. Robb Stark marches south to avenge his father and Stannis Baratheon sets his sights on the Iron Throne. 10.05 2/10. Theon is reunited with his father on the Iron Islands, and Stannis makes plans for a naval invasion of King’s Landing. 11.10 3/10. Tyrion plots to identify Cersei’s spy on the small council. Catelyn tries to foster an alliance with the Baratheons. 12.15am 4/10. Catelyn urges the Baratheon brothers to unite against the Lannisters, and Daenerys arrives at the walled city of Qarth. 1.20 5/10. Lord Baelish spots a chance to capitalise on the end of the Baratheons’ rivalry. (S) (AD) 2.25 Californication (S) 4.10—6.00am Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets: double bill (S) (AD) 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: Double Down (HD) 6.00 Outnumbered: triple bill. Another guest arrives to stay with the family 6.40 Ben auditions for the school musical 7.20 Ben is fascinated by psychology (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Gavin & Stacey: the gang descends on the beach, then Nessa and Dave’s wedding day arrives (S) (AD) (HD) 9.20 Killer Women with Piers Morgan: Piers meets a woman who killed her family (HD) 10.20 Louis Theroux: Dark States — Heroin Town (S) (AD) (HD) 11.20 Louis Theroux: Extreme Love — Dementia (S) (AD) (HD) 12.20am One Born Every Minute (S) 1.20 Bryan Inc: Find It Fix It, Sell It (HD) 2.20—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 Asteroid-a-Geddon H Sci-fi action
8.00am Friends (S) (AD) (HD) 2.50pm FILM Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls HH Comedy starring Jim Carrey (S) (HD) 4.40 FILM Journey 2: the Mysterious Island HHH Action adventure starring Dwayne Johnson (S) (HD) 6.35 FILM Little Nicky HHH Comedy starring Adam Sandler and Patricia Arquette (HD) 8.15 FILM Billy Madison HHH Comedy starring Adam Sandler (S) (HD) 10.00 FILM Final Destination 5 HHH Horror sequel starring Emma Bell (S) 12 midnight FILM Ali G indahouse HHH (S) (HD) 1.50am South Park (S) (HD) 3.50 South Park: Halloween Spooktacular (S) (HD) 4.15—5.00am Baywatch (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 14–20 August 2021
& cable
The Cockfields 8.40pm Simon
and Donna visit the Isle of Wight
Gold
Sky Crime Sky 121 Virgin 136/HD 135 BT 347/HD 362 6.00am Road Wars (S) 7.00 Highway Patrol (S) 11.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (S) 1.00pm Caught on Dashcam 3.00 Killer in My Village (S) 5.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) (AD) 6.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 8.00 Killer in My Village: a taxi driver convicted for his partner’s murder — even though her body was never found (S) 9.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers: Stuart Campbell, convicted of the murder of his 15-year-old niece in 2002 (S) 10.00 The Disappearance of the Millbrook Twins: what happened to Dannette and Jeannette Millbrook 11.35 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 1.30am Extreme Prison Breaks (S) (AD) 2.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 4.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (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: four episodes (HD) 6.00pm Will & Grace: six further episodes. Karen and Grace decorate a home for newlyweds 6.30 Karen becomes Jack’s assistant 7.00 Grace finds an answering machine message from Leo 7.30 The group try to help Grace forget about Leo 8.00 Will offers to cook for Thanksgiving 8.30 Will feels his Thanksgiving efforts are unappreciated (HD) 9.00 Ricky Gervais Live: Animals (S) (HD) 10.30 Chris Rock: Never Scared: stand up (S) (HD) 12 midnight Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (HD) 1.10am Girls: five episodes of the comedy (S) (AD) (HD) 4.05— 5.00am Everybody Hates Chris (HD)
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
Alibi Sky 132 Virgin 126/HD 212 BT 312/HD 382 7.15am 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 Doctor Blake Mysteries (S) (HD) 6.00pm Inspector Alleyn Mysteries 1/3 Series 2. The detective discovers a body in a drainage ditch outside the home of Percival Pyke Period in the quiet village of Chalfont Green. (S) 8.05 Father Brown 6/10 Series 2 The priest hopes that a broken leg will not prevent him from solving the mystery surrounding the death of a member of Kembleford’s WI. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.05 7/10. A troubled young woman’s father is killed three weeks after the death of her mother, leaving the priest to console the bereaved. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.05 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 1/10 Series 1. Blake is not convinced a gang of hoodlums is behind the death of a girl whose body was found in a lake. (S) (HD) 11.05 2/10. A member of hospital staff is found dead and Lawson identifies a former morgue attendant as his suspect. (S) (HD) 12.05am Murdoch Mysteries (S) (HD) 1.05 I Am the Night (HD) 3.05—4.00am Waco (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 Captains scramble to meet an expanded quota in the path of a violent storm system (HD) 7.00 Gold Divers Teams of dredgers based in Nome, Alaska, try to collect gold from the unpredictable Bering Sea. (HD) 8.00 Gold Rush: Winter’s Fortune Tony Beets battles the Klondike winter to secure a monster excavator. As the competition for ground heats up, Fred Lewis searches for the motherlode in Nevada. (HD) 9.00 Outback Truckers Steve struggles when loading up a precious collection of trucks and cars. Meanwhile, Sludge does a few fuel drops as he waits for his truck to be repaired. (HD) 10.00 New. How the Universe Works Neutrinos are the most mysterious particles in the universe. New discoveries reveal their significance and how they pass through objects undetected. (S) (HD) 11.00 Sex, Lies, and the Taj Mahal Scientists reveal codes that challenge commonly held beliefs about the Taj Mahal. (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
Blue Bloods 8.00pm Marianne
The United Way 9.00pm The
Africa’s Hunters 9.00pm
Romano asks her ex for help
story of Manchester United
A female hyena looks for prey
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) (HD) 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) 7.00pm Blue Bloods 5/22 Series 4 Danny and Baez investigate a kidnapping. Frank tries to help an NYPD chaplain arrested for drunk driving. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 6/22. Jamie has to defend his conduct following the death of a teenager. (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 are determined to uncover it. (S) (HD) 10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 11/16 Series 22. An activist suspects her sister has been kidnapped by a hate group. (S) (HD) 11.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime 3/8. The task force plan to bust a public vaccination drive being organised by Richard. (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) (AD) Sky Witness +1 Sky 207 Virgin 180
Discovery History Sky 177 Virgin 257 6.00am Nasa’s Unexplained Files (S) 9.00 Expedition Unknown (S) 12 noon Reign of the Dinosaurs (S) 1.00pm Dinosaurs of the Deep 2.00 The Dinosaur Feather Mystery (S) 3.00 Greatest Events of World War II: triple bill (S) 6.00pm Truth behind the Moon Landing Conspiracy theories concerning the Moon landing. (S) 7.00 A crash that nearly killed astronaut Neil Armstrong. (S) 8.00 Nostradamus: the Truth The accuracy of Nostradamus’s predictions and examining a fresh approach to our view of him and the people he has inspired. 9.00 Treasures of the Royal Captain A look at diver and explorer Frank Goddio’s attempts to excavate the shipwreck of the East India Company’s 18th-century flagship, the Royal Captain. 10.00 Life After: Chernobyl Scientists examine how the environment and wildlife are affected after 30 years in the most contaminated area on earth. (S) 11.00 SAS: Who Dares Wins The recruits undergo an escape and evasion mission. 12 midnight The remaining recruits are put through the final, notoriously gruelling stage of selection — interrogation. 1.00am Megastorm: World’s Biggest Typhoon 2.00—6.00am Expedition Unknown: four editions Discovery History +1 Sky 277 Virgin 261
Sky Documentaries Sky 114 (Wales 115) Virgin HD 277 BT 353/HD 368 6.00am Discovering: Charlie Chaplin 7.00 Discovering: Greta Garbo 8.00 The Directors (S) 9.00 Well Groomed (S) (AD) 10.45 My Icon: Martin Offiah (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Laurel and Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (S) (AD) 1.00pm The End of the Storm (S) 3.00 Premier League Legends: Jamie Carragher (S) (AD) (HD) 3.30 FILM Man on Wire 5 Drama documentary. English, French +subtitles (W) 5.20pm I Am Alfred Hitchcock Interviews and archival footage weave together to tell the story of the Master of Suspense. 7.10 Dave Not Coming Back Two divers who embarked on a mission to retrieve a dead body from a freshwater cave in South Africa. 9.00 The United Way A profile of Manchester United Football Club, co-written and narrated by Eric Cantona. Including insight from David Beckham, Peter Schmeichel and Teddy Sheringham. (S) 10.50 Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston A look at the life and suspicious death of the iconic boxer, who died from a supposed overdose. (S) 12.40am I Am Evidence (S) 2.25 FILM The Brink HHHH Documentary (S) (W) 4.05—6.00am Harrow: a Very British School (S) (AD)
Nat Geographic
Sky Nature Sky 124 Virgin HD 279 BT 335/HD 372 6.00am Secrets of Wild Australia (S) (AD) 9.00 Great Blue Wild 1.00pm Baboons: Rules of the Troop 2.00 New Kids in the Wild (S) 6.00pm New Kids in the Wild Baby lion-tailed macaque Ravi faces life in a shrinking habitat. (S) 7.00 Kingdom of the Tide A closer look at the intertidal zone, the point at which the ocean meets the land, and the struggle for survival facing the creatures that inhabit this realm. (S) (AD) 8.00 Africa’s Claws and Jaws People dedicated to learning about the sharks along the coast of southern Africa. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Africa’s Hunters A female hyena whose mother was a dominant member of the pack must assert her position in the fiercely competitive group. (S) (HD) 10.00 Baboons: Rules of the Troop Following four different families of baboons across Africa. 11.00 Borneo: Earth’s Ancient Eden The story of how Borneo became the most biodiverse island on Earth. (S) (AD) 12 midnight The Big Dry (S) (HD) 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 Baby Animals
Eden
Sky 129 Virgin 266/HD 268 BT 352/HD 367
Sky 166 Virgin 245/HD 247 BT 315/HD 389
8.00am Lost Treasures of the Maya (HD) 9.00 Kingdom of the Mummies (S) (HD) 10.00 Lost Treasures of Egypt (S) (HD) 12 noon Paranatural (HD) 2.00pm Lost Cities: the Great Flood (HD) 3.00 Saving Venice (HD) 4.00 The Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes (HD) 5.00 Built for Mars: the Perseverance Rover (HD) 7.00 Hubble’s Amazing Journey (HD) 8.00 Science of Stupid: six editions. Injuries caused while walking on ice 8.30 Horse-riding misadventures 9.00 How easy it can be for people to injure themselves 9.30 Spectacular and painful scientific mishaps 10.00 A scientific view of various YouTube disasters 10.30 The humiliating potential of scooter stunts (HD) 11.00 Original Sin: Sex (HD) 2.00—5.00am Border Wars (HD)
9.00am David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities (AD) (HD) 11.00 David Attenborough’s Big Birds: Natural World (AD) (HD) 12 noon Africa (AD) (HD) 2.00pm David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities (AD) (HD) 4.00 David Attenborough’s Big Birds: Natural World (AD) (HD) 5.00 Africa (AD) (HD) 7.00 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities: four editions. The wings of a butterfly 7.30 Komodo dragons and aphids 8.00 Hedgehogs and rhinos 8.30 The eyes of squid and owls 9.00 David Attenborough’s Big Birds: Natural World (AD) (HD) 10.00 Africa (AD) (HD) 12 midnight David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities (AD) (HD) 2.00am as 9pm 3.00 Fox Tales (HD) 3.50 Wild North (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
Saturday Television
Sky 110 (Wales 111) Virgin 124 BT 310/343/HD 358/392 7.30am Fresh Fields (S) 8.00 Keeping Up Appearances (S) 8.35 dinnerladies diaries (S) (HD) 11.35 Victoria Wood (S) 1.30pm dinnerladies: six episodes (S) (AD) 5.30pm Only Fools and Horses Del embarks on a new romance with Raquel, an actress he meets through a dating agency. (S) (AD) 7.20 Del puts the teachings of a self-help book into practice and the Trotters’ cashflow sinks to an all-time low. (S) (AD) 8.40 The Cockfields 1/3. Sitcom following an unconventional family on the Isle of Wight. 9.20 2/3. The family visit Aunty Rose in the nursing home so she can give Simon a birthday gift. 10.00 3/3. Preparations for Simon’s 40th birthday party are in full swing. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.35 Mrs Brown’s Boys Dermot and Maria argue. 11.15 Agnes falls under a hypnotist’s spell. 12 midnight Cathy thinks that her boyfriend might be about to pop the question. (S) (HD) 12.40am Live at the Apollo (S) (HD) 1.40 The Fast Show (S) (AD) 2.50 Bridget & Eamon (S) (HD) 3.30—4.00am Bull (S) (HD) Gold +1 Sky 210 (Wales 211) Virgin 194
Father Brown 8.05pm The WI of Kembleford want answers
SATURDAY 14 AUGUST
Animal Planet
Sky 123 Virgin 270 BT 354/HD 369
Sky 162 (NI 178) Virgin 251 BT 325/HD 378
6.00am Vintage Tech Hunters (HD) 6.30 Pawn Stars (HD) 11.15 Nazi Titanic (HD) 1.10pm National Park Mysteries (HD) 6.00 Curse of Skinwalker Ranch 7.00 Curse of the Lost Amazon Gold: Martin, Megan and Brennon are led down a deep and treacherous abyss (HD) 8.00 The Battle of Britain: the story of the clash between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe (HD) 9.00 Blood and Glory: the Civil War in Colour: an exploration of the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg (HD) 11.00 The Invisibles: Hunting Narcos: the rise of a new generation of cocaine kingpins (HD) 12 midnight National Park Mysteries: ten back-to-back editions (HD) 5.00—6.00am The Battle of Britain (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 receives help from an unlikely source as his pursues his project (S) (HD) 9.00 The Zoo: San Diego: the keepers prepare a black rhino for her new life (S) (HD) 10.00 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—5.00am 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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SATURDAY Films & Sport FREEVIEW Film4
Sky Premiere 14
F’view 14 F’sat 300 Sky 313 Virgin 428/HD 429 11.00am The Longest Day HHHH This epic overview of the D-Day landings delivers the big picture in spectacular fashion thanks to an all-star cast. John Wayne,
Sky 301 Virgin 401 BT 501/HD 515 7.00am As 3.55pm 8.30 As 9pm 10.15 As 7.10pm 12.05pm The Dry HHH Mystery. (2020) 2.10 The Short History of the Long Road HHH Drama. (2019) 3.55 Two by Two: Overboard! HH Animated comedy. (2020, U) 5.30 The Last Shift HHH Comedy drama. (2020, 15)
Sky 302 Virgin 402 BT 502/HD 516 6.00am As 12.55pm 7.45 As 2.40pm 9.20 Five Children and It HH Period adventure. (2004, U) 10.55 Back to the Future 5 Sci-fi comedy. (1985, PG) 12.55pm The Smurfs HH Part-animated comedy. (2011, U) 2.40 Open Season HHH Animated comedy. (2006, PG)
7.10pm The Kid Detective HHHH Dark and well-plotted neo-noir about a luckless amateur sleuth. Adam Brody (2020, 15) 9.00 i Synchronic HHH Paramedics deal with bizarre deaths in this mind-bending sci-fi thriller. Jamie Dornan, Anthony Mackie (2019, 15) 10.50 Me, You, Madness H Tired black comedy with American Psycho aspirations.
4.15pm Shrek HHHH Oscar-winning animated fantasy comedy. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy (2001, U) 6.00 Shrek 2 HHHH Delightful sequel that’s every bit as clever as the original. Mike Myers (2004, U) 7.45 Back to the Future Part II HHH Michael J Fox jumps forward to 2015. Christopher Lloyd (1989, PG) 9.45 Inception HHHH Unusual and inventive psychological thriller. Leonardo DiCaprio (2010, 12)
Television Saturday
Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda (1962, PG) (S)
2.40pm Home Alone 3 HHH There are some genuine laughs in this knockabout second sequel to the Macaulay Culkin hit. (1997, PG) (S) 4.45 Meet Dave HH Lame and lowbrow comedy starring Eddie Murphy as both a spaceship disguised as a human and the captain of the tiny aliens who control it. Elizabeth Banks (2008, PG) (S)
6.35pm Star Trek HHHH The sci-fi franchise is relaunched with a bold, energetic and fun prequel that shows how the crew began their adventures. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy (2009, 12) (S) (AD)
9.00 The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies HHHH Exciting showdowns and heroics bring the epic trilogy to a close. Review p36. Martin Freeman (2014, 12) (S) 11.50 The Last Witch Hunter HHH Immortal warrior Vin Diesel tries to save humanity from bubonic plague in this entertaining supernatural romp. Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood (2015, 15) (S)
2.00—3.50am Pyewacket HHHH An unholy presence stalks a troubled teen’s rural home in this deceptively simple horror thriller. Nicole Muñoz, Laurie Holden (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 Passing Clouds HH British drama about a student who becomes a spiritualist. Derek Farr (1941) (S) 7.45 Ticket to Paradise HH A couple meet on holiday and both claim to be wealthy in this minor British romance. Emrys Jones (1961, U) 9.00 Saturday Morning Pictures A selection of vintage cartoons and serials, plus 1934 Laurel and Hardy comedy Tit for Tat (review p33) and adventure The Kid from Canada (1958) 12 noon Q Planes HHH Terrific espionage romp set in the Second World War. Laurence Olivier, Valerie Hobson, Ralph Richardson (1939, U) (S) 1.35pm Man Hunt HHH An assassin is chased by the Gestapo in this taut spy thriller. Walter Pidgeon Joan Bennett (1941, PG) (S) 3.35 Scales of Justice 4.10 Some Will, Some Won’t H Remake of comedy Laughter in Paradise. Ronnie Corbett, Thora Hird (1969, PG) (S) 6.00pm Scotland Yard British 1960s TV crime drama. 6.35 Night Mail II Documentary. 7.05 Snowball HH Heavy-handed drama in which a boy (the young Dennis Waterman) learns the value of truth when a lie he tells leads to a neighbour’s death. (1960) (S) 8.40 All Coppers Are HH Flat-footed insight into the policeman’s lot, in which a woman becomes involved with a copper and a criminal. Martin Potter (1972, PG) 10.25 The Firechasers HH Sporadically lively London-set thriller, with 1970s teen heartthrob Chad Everett as an insurance investigator hunting a serial arsonist. Anjanette Comer (1970, PG) (S) 12.30am Witchfinder General 5 Horror classic. Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy (1968, 15) 2.15 Starting Over HHH Romantic comedy. Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh (1979, 15) (S) 4.20 Take Two: Jenny Hanley Interview 5.00—6.00am The Detectives
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Clueless 1111 7.05pm Great Movies Beverly Hills teenager Alicia Silverstone takes a break from matchmaking to hit the fashion-forward boutiques of Rodeo Drive Great Movies
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Freeview 33 Freesat 302 Sky 321 Virgin 425 9.00am Christie’s Revenge HH Crime drama. Cynthia Gibb (2007) 11.05 A Mother’s Suspicion HH Earnestly played drama. (2016) 1.10pm A Trusted Man HH Routine TV movie thriller. Charisma Carpenter (2011) 3.05 Paul Blart: Mall Cop HH Fitfully funny comedy starring Kevin James as a bumbling security guard whose mall is invaded by acrobatic robbers. (2009, PG) 5.00 My Girl HH 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)
7.05pm Clueless HHHH Alicia Silverstone is Beverly Hills’s answer to Jane Austen’s Emma in this teen comedy. Review p33. Paul Rudd (1995, 12) 9.00 The Good Shepherd HHH Robert De Niro’s ambitious drama charts the history of the CIA through the experiences of patriotic penpusher Matt Damon. Review p35. Angelina Jolie (2006, 15) 11.50 The Operative HH Rookie agent Diane Kruger goes under cover for Mossad in a complex espionage thriller. Martin Freeman (2019, 15) 2.05am Butterfly on a Wheel HH Glossy if rather far-fetched thriller with Pierce Brosnan as a gun-toting thug who takes a married couple hostage. Maria Bello, Gerard Butler (2007, 15) 4.00—5.50am Summer House HH Mystery thriller. Lindsay Price (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 The Philadelphia Experiment HH Sci-fi adventure. Nicholas Lea (2012, 12) 7.40 Hell Boats H Drama. James Franciscus (1970) 9.30 The Pride and the Passion HHHH Adventure. Cary Grant (1957, PG) 12.10pm On Wings of Eagles HH Wartime drama. Joseph Fiennes (2016, 12) 2.00 The Victors HHH War epic. George Hamilton (1963, 12) 5.05 Churchill’s Leopards HH Second World War thriller. (1970) 6.50pm Walking with the Enemy HHH Harrowing true story of a Jew who posed as a Nazi to save his family. Jonas Armstrong (2013, 12) 9.00 Ardennes Fury HH A tank crew launches an operation to save an orphanage. Tom Stedham (2014, 15) 10.50 Diamond Dogs HH Action adventure. Dolph Lundgren (2007, 15) 12.40am Sniper: Ultimate Kill HH Action thriller. Chad Michael Murray, Billy Zane (2017, 18) 2.30—4.00am Boston Strangler: the Untold Story HH Crime drama. David Faustino (2008, 15) +1 Sky 324
Great Movies Classic
51
F’view 51 (limited) F’sat 303 Sky 319 Virgin 424 6.00am Son of Paleface HHHH Spoof western. Bob Hope (1952, PG) 7.50 Who Was That Lady? HH Comedy. Tony Curtis (1960, U) 10.05 The Wild One HHHH Drama. Marlon Brando (1953, PG) 11.45 Rock around the Clock HHH Musical. Bill Haley, Johnny Johnston (1956, U) 1.25pm The Wrong Box HHH Period comedy. John Mills, Ralph Richardson (1966, U) 3.30 The Detective HHHH Comedy thriller. Alec Guinness (1954, PG) 5.20 The Flying Deuces HH Comedy. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy (1939, U) 6.55pm Georgy Girl HHHH Warm, offbeat 1960s comedy drama in which Lynn Redgrave plays a dowdy young girl who falls for the boyfriend of her glamorous flatmate. James Mason, Alan Bates (1966, 12) 9.00 Alfie HHHH Landmark, knowing 1960s comedy drama with Michael Caine as a charming cockney womaniser. Shelley Winters (1966, 15) 11.15 Shampoo HHH Smart comedy about a Beverly Hills hairdresser who takes the needs of his female clients very seriously indeed. Warren Beatty, Julie Christie (1975, 18) 1.25am The Long Haul HHH Crime thriller. Victor Mature, Diana Dors (1957) 3.10 Machine Gun Kelly HHH Biographical crime drama. Charles Bronson (1958, 12) 4.35—6.00am Tomorrow We Live HHH Spy melodrama. John Clements (1942, 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 Bermuda Tentacles H Sci-fi horror. Linda Hamilton, Trevor Donovan, Jamie Kennedy (2014) 10.00 Space 1999: five episodes of the sci-fi drama 3.00pm Ice Twisters HH Disaster thriller. Mark Moses (2009) 4.50 Arctic Apocalypse HH Action adventure. Lauren Esposito, Eric Paul Erickson (2019)
6.45pm Martian Land HH Humanity’s thriving new community on Mars is threatened by a giant sandstorm. Alan Pietruszewski (2015, PG) 8.30 Tales from the Darkside TV horror anthology series. 9.00 Resident Evil: Extinction HH Milla Jovovich returns in this third instalment of the horror franchise. Oded Fehr, Ali Larter (2007, 15) 10.55 Village of the Damned HH Bland remake of the cult sci-fi chiller with Christopher Reeve and Kirstie Alley. Linda Kozlowski (1995, 15) 12.50am Echoes of Fear HHH Horror. Trista Robinson, Hannah Race, Paul Chirico (2018, 15) 2.35—4.20am Shed of the Dead HH Chearp and cheerful comedy horror. Spencer Brown (2019, 15)
i Premiere Star Ratings 5 Outstanding HHHH Very good HHH Worth watching HH Could be worse H Poor
Sky Adventure
Louise Linton, Ed Westwick, Shuya Chang (2021, 15)
12.35am The Violent Heart HH Well-cast but clunky drama romantic drama. Jovan Adepo (2020) 2.30 The Dry As 12.05pm 4.45 The Last Shift As 5.30pm
+1 Sky 312
Sky Five Star Movies
12.30am 2001: a Space Odyssey 5 Sci-fi epic. Keir Dullea (1968, U) 3.05 Robo-Dog HH Sci-fi. Michael Campion, Patrick Muldoon (2015, PG) 4.40 Henchmen HH Animated adventure. Thomas Middleditch (2018, PG)
Sky Greats
Sky 303 Virgin 403 BT 503/HD 517 6.50am As 9pm 8.55 As 7.20pm 10.35 Once upon a Time in the West 5 Spaghetti western. Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale (1968, 15) 1.20pm Gandhi 5 Epic drama. Ben Kingsley (1982, PG) 4.30 Saving Private Ryan HHHH Second World War drama. Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore (1998, 15)
Sky 304 Virgin 404 BT 504/HD 518 6.00am On the Waterfront 5 Classic crime drama. Marlon Brando (1954, PG) 7.50 Pan’s Labyrinth As 4.35pm 9.55 As 6.35pm 11.50 The Revenant As 8.30pm 2.30pm The Shining As 11.10pm 4.35 Pan’s Labyrinth 5 Period fantasy horror. Sergi López (2006, 15)
7.20pm Sonic the Hedgehog HHHH Fast-paced and fun adventure with the speedy video-game icon. James Marsden (2019, PG) 9.00 Angel Has Fallen HHH Gerard Butler’s Secret Service man is on the run for a crime he didn’t commit. Morgan Freeman (2019, 15) 11.05 Django Unchained HHHH Quentin Tarantino’s audacious western mash-up stars Jamie Foxx. Christoph Waltz (2012, 18)
6.35pm Sunset Blvd 5 Savage, witty and superbly acted drama about the dark side of fame. William Holden, Gloria Swanson (1950, PG) 8.30 The Revenant 5 Leonardo diCaprio’s fur trapper is left for dead after being mauled by a bear. Tom Hardy (2015, 15) 11.10 The Shining 5 Madness descends upon writer Jack Nicholson in this chilling horror. Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd (1980, 15)
1.50am Saving Private Ryan As 4.30pm 4.40 Gandhi As 1.20pm
1.15am Crash HHHH Oscarwinning drama set against a background of simmering racial tension. Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon (2004, 15) 3.15 On the Waterfront As 6am 5.15 Sky Cinema Preview
Sky Action Sky 307 Virgin 407 BT 507/HD 521 6.05am As 6.30pm 8.25 As 8.50pm 10.35 Bulletproof 2: Rematch H Comedy. (2020, 15) 12.20pm Charlie’s Angels HH Adventure. (2019, 12) 2.20 Escape Plan HHH Thriller. Sylvester Stallone (2013, 15) 4.20 Jumanji: the Next Level HHH Fantasy. Dwayne Johnson (2019, 12)
6.30pm Spider-Man: Homecoming HHHH Tom Holland is superb in this fresh twist on the franchise. (2017, 12) 8.50 Bad Boys for Life HHH Wisecracking cops Will Smith and Martin Lawrence hunt a Miami drug lord. Vanessa Hudgens (2020, 15) 11.00 The Dark Knight Rises HHHH Christopher Nolan’s epic conclusion to his Batman trilogy. Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy (2012, 12)
1.55am Wanted HHH An office drone follows in his father’s footsteps when he discovers he was a super-skilled hitman James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie (2008, 18)
3.55 Escape Plan As 2.20pm
Sky Comedy Sky 308 Virgin 408 BT 508/HD 522 6.40am Madea’s Family Reunion HH Comedy drama. Tyler Perry (2006, 12) 8.35 As 4.15pm 10.35 As 6.20pm 12.15pm Kajillionaire As 8pm 2.15 Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar As 10pm 4.15 Meet the Fockers HHH Comedy. Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman (2004, 12)
6.20pm The Brothers Grimsby HH Spy spoof about a buffoon who is pitched into a dangerous world. Sasha Baron Cohen (2016, 15) 8.00 Kajillionaire HHHH Engrossing, offbeat comedy drama about a family of petty criminals. Evan Rachel Wood (2020, 12) 10.00 Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar HHH Joyously unhinged comedy with Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig. (2021, 15) 12 midnight Say Your Prayers HH Comedy drama. (2020, 15) 1.30am The Man Who Killed Don Quixote HHH Fantasy. Adam Driver (2017, 15) 3.45 Kill Ben Lyk HHH Comedy mystery. (2018, 15) 5.10 As 6.40am
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
SATURDAY 14 AUGUST Sky
Animation
Sky
Family
Sky 306 Virgin 406 BT 506/HD 520 7.00am As 6.10pm 8.40 As 4.15pm 10.35 The Borrowers As 10pm 12.15pm Mirror Mirror As 8pm 2.15 Magical Adventures in the Forbidden City HH Fantasy adventure. Tinatin Dalakishvili (2019, 12) 4.15 Tooth Fairy HHH Fantasy comedy. Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd (2009, PG)
6.10pm Rio HHHH A macaw is sent to mate with the last female of his species. Jesse Eisenberg (2011, U) 8.00 Abominable HHH A yeti is helped by three kids to get home to the Himalayas. Chloe Bennet (2019, U) 9.40 The Smurfs 2 HHH Evil wizard Gargamel creates two pseudo-smurfs. Neil Patrick Harris (2013, U) 11.30 Happily N’Ever After HH This fantasy takes an ironic look at Cinderella. Sigourney Weaver (2006, U)
6.10pm Max Winslow and the House of Secrets HHH Fun and engaging, if slightly creepy, teen thriller. Sydne Mikelle, Tanner Buchanan (2019, 12) 8.00 Mirror Mirror HH Knowing take on the Snow White fairy tale with Julia Roberts playing the wicked stepmother. Lily Collins (2012, PG) 10.00 The Borrowers HHH Delightful fantasy adapted from Mary Norton’s stories about a diminutive family. John Goodman (1997, U)
1.00am Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron HH Western. (2002, U) 2.30 Combat Wombat HHH Adventure. (2020, U) 4.00 Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas 5.05 Wheely HH Adventure. (2018, PG)
11.45pm Five Children and It HH Fantasy adventure. (2004, U) 1.20am As 2.15pm 3.20 Monster Family H Animated comedy. (2017, PG) 5.05 Dino Dana: the Movie HHH Fantasy adventure. (2020, U)
Sky Thriller
Sky Drama
Sky 309 Virgin 409 BT 509/HD 523 6.00am Looted HHH British crime drama. Charlie Palmer Rothwell (2019, 15) 7.50 The Good Liar HH Drama. Helen Mirren (2019, 15) 9.55 As 6.55pm 12.05pm As 9pm 2.25 Angels & Demons HH Mystery. Tom Hanks (2009, 12) 4.50 Collateral HHHH Action crime thriller. Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx (2004, 15)
Sky 310 Virgin 410 BT 510/HD 524 6.00am The Wind That Shakes the Barley HHH Historical drama. Cillian Murphy (2006, 15) 8.10 As 4pm 9.45 As 5.45pm 11.30 As 7.30pm 2.00pm The Imitation Game HHHH Wartime thriller. Benedict Cumberbatch (2014, 12) 4.00 All My Life H Romantic drama. Jessica Rothe (2020, 12)
6.55pm Paycheck HH Convoluted futuristic sci-fi thriller from director John Woo.
5.45pm About a Boy HHHH A man‘s life is complicated when a troubled boy singles him out for friendship. Hugh Grant (2002, 12) 7.30 Apollo 13 HHHH Riveting space drama based on the true story of Nasa’s ill-fated lunar mission in 1970. Tom Hanks (1995, PG) 9.50 Flight HHH Denzel Washington gives a blistering performance as a pilot addicted to booze and drugs. Don Cheadle (2012, 15)
Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman (2003, 12)
9.00 Knives Out HHHH Daniel Craig’s “gentleman detective” investigates the murder of a wealthy patriarch. Chris Evans (2019, 12) 11.20 Lethal Weapon HHHH A suicidal detective and a veteran cop team up to take down a drugs ring. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover (1987, 18) 1.15am The Comeback Trail HHH A producer needs to bump off his star to pay off his debts. Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman (2020) 3.15 Looted As 6am
5.00 Sky Cinema Preview
Sky
Sci-Fi/Horror
12.10am The Fighter 5 Boxing drama. (2010, 15) 2.15 Finding Steve McQueen HHH Comedy thriller. (2019, 15) 3.55 All These Small Moments HHH Drama. (2018) 5.30 Sky Cinema Preview
TCM Movies
Sky 311 Virgin 411 BT 511/HD 525 6.40am As 6pm 8.55 As 8.15pm 10.45 As 11.45pm 12.25pm Flash Gordon HHH Fun sci-fi fantasy. Sam J Jones, Melody Anderson (1980, PG) 2.20 Big Trouble in Little China HH Action adventure. Kurt Russell (1986, 15) 4.05 Gremlins HHHH Black comedy horror. Zach Galligan (1984, 12)
Sky 315 Virgin 415/HD 416 BT 512/HD 526 6.00am Thirty Seconds over Tokyo HHH Drama. (1944, U) 8.55 Calamity Jane 5 Musical. Doris Day (1953, U) 11.05 Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill HH Mystery. (1946, U) 12.40pm The Haunting 5 Horror. Julie Harris (1963, 12) 3.00 Dallas HH Western. Gary Cooper (1950, PG)
6.00pm Battleship HHH Wanton destruction and dumb fun abound in this alien-invasion tale. Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård (2012, 12) 8.15 Bloodshot HH Run-ofthe-mill action adventure with Vin Diesel resurrected as an augmented super-soldier. (2020, 12) 10.05 Ready or Not HHHH A bride must survive a deadly game of hide and seek with her inlaws. Samara Weaving, Andie MacDowell (2019, 18)
4.55pm When the Redskins Rode HH Western set during the 18th century. Jon Hall, Mary Castle (1951, U) 6.35pm Silver River HHH An ageing Errol Flynn stars in this likeable western. Ann Sheridan (1948, U) 9.00 Escape from LA HH Shambolic, big-budget action thriller sequel. Kurt Russell (1996, 15) 11.05 Absolute Power HHH Well-paced but implausible tale of corruption. Clint Eastwood (1996, 15)
11.45pm Underwater HH Murky sci-fi drama starring Kristen Stewart. (2020, 15) 1.25am Gremlins As 4.05pm 3.15 Flash Gordon As 12.25pm 5.10 Big Trouble in Little China As 2.20pm
1.40am The China Syndrome HHHH A TV reporter lifts the lid on a government cover-up. Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon (1979, PG) 4.00 Close Up 5.00 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors
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+1 Sky 316 Virgin 417
SPORT Sky Premier League Sky 402 Virgin 512/HD 502 BT 421/HD 441
Sky 413 Virgin 527 BT 408/HD 430
6.00am Greatest Games 7.00 Preview 7.30 Matchday Plus 7.45 Highlights 9.30 Saturday Social 10.30 Soccer AM 12 noon Soccer Saturday: live scores
6.00am Premier League Preview 6.30 Test Cricket 7.30 ESPN FC 8.00 Wrestling (AD) 10.30 ESPN FC 11.00 Premier League Preview
5.00 LIVE Premier League Football Norwich City v Liverpool, from Carrow Road (kick-off 5.30).
11.30 LIVE Premier League Football Manchester United v Leeds United from Old Trafford (kick-off 12.30pm). 3.00pm BT Sport Score 5.15 BT Sport Reload (AD) 5.30 LIVE Speedway The FIM Grand Prix from Malilla, Sweden. 9.00 Wrestling 10.30 World Rally: from Belgium 11.00 UFC 12 midnight—6.00am LIVE Canadian Football League Two live matches from the CFL.
8.30 Game of the Day 10.30 Premier League Highlights 3.45am Greatest Games 4.00 Best Goals (AD) 5.30—6.00am 100 Club (AD)
Sky The Hundred Premier League Football 11.30am BT Sport 1 Man Utd playmaker Bruno Fernandes
Sky Main Event Sky 401 Virgin 511/HD 501 BT 420/HD 440 6.00am Sky Sports News 9.30 Saturday Social
10.30 LIVE Test Cricket Day three of England v India at Lord’s. Sport: page 31 5.00pm LIVE Premier League Football Norwich City v Liverpool from Carrow Road (kick-off 5.30). 8.00 LIVE Championship Football Swansea City v Sheffield United (kick-off 8.00). 10.30 Sky Sports News 3.00am LIVE Boxing Joshua Franco v Andrew Maloney. 5.30—6.00am Sky Sports News
Sky Football Sky 403 Virgin 513/HD 503 BT 422/HD 442 6.00am Greatest Games 7.00 Greatest Players (AD) 7.30 Football Countdowns (AD) 8.00 Football Years (AD) 8.30 Greatest Games 9.30 Saturday Social 10.30 Soccer AM
12 noon LIVE Championship Football Peterborough United v Derby County (kick-off 12.30).
Sky 404 Virgin 514/HD 504 BT 423/HD 443 6.00am Test Bitesize 6.15 The Hundred Bitesize 6.45 Test Bitesize 7.00 Test Highlights: England v India 8.00 The Hundred Bitesize 8.30 Test Highlights 9.30 The Hundred Bitesize 10.00 Test Bitesize: day two action
10.15 LIVE Test Cricket Day three of the second Test between England and India from Lord’s. 6.45pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Oval Invincibles v London Spirit, a men’s match (start 7.00). 10.00 The Hundred Bitesize 10.30 Test Highlights 11.30 The Hundred Bitesize 12 midnight Test Bitesize 12.15am Test Highlights 1.15 Cricket: the Hundred 4.45 Test Bitesize 5.00—6.00am The Hundred Bitesize
Sky Action Sky 407 Virgin 517/HD 507 BT 426/HD 446 6.00am Darts 8.50 Darts Gold 9.00 Rugby Union 12 noon NFL 3.00pm Premier League Darts 6.20 Rob Cross: World Champion 6.50 Darts Gold 7.00 Boxing 10.00 NFL Hard Knocks 11.00 Rugby Union 1.00am NFL
3.00 LIVE Boxing Joshua Franco v Andrew Maloney from Tulsa. 5.30—6.00am Boxing
Sky Arena Sky 408 Virgin 518/HD 508 BT 427/HD 447
3.00pm Soccer Saturday 7.00 League Cup Highlights 7.30 Championship Highlights
6.00am Rugby League
7.45 LIVE Championship Football Swansea City v Sheffield United (kick-off 8.00).
12.35pm Super League Gold (AD) 12.45 NBA 2.45 NBA Champions 4.00 Super League 4.30 GAA
10.30 Championship Football 1.30am Greatest Games 2.00 Championship Season Review 3.00—6.00am EFL Play-Off Final
Sky Golf Sky 405 Virgin 515/HD 505 BT 424/HD 444 6.00am PGA Tour Golf 9.00 Ladies European Tour Golf 10.00 Ryder Cup 10.30 Ladies European Tour Golf
11.30 LIVE European Tour Golf Day three of the Cazoo Classic. 5.00pm LIVE Ladies European Tour Golf Day three of the Women’s Scottish Open. 6.00 LIVE PGA Tour Golf The Wyndham Championship. 11.00 US Amateur Golf 1.00am Ladies European Tour Golf 2.00 Ryder Cup Memories (AD) 3.00 Ladies European Tour Golf 4.00 Ryder Cup Memories 5.00—6.00am Chronicles (AD)
Sky F1 Sky 406 Virgin 516/HD 506 BT 425/HD 445 5.30—8.30pm LIVE IndyCar The Grand Prix of Indianapolis.
Premier Sports 1 Sky 412 Virgin 551 11.00pm—3.05am LIVE MLS Minnesota United FC v LA Galaxy; 1.05 New York FC v Inter Miami.
BT Sport 1
10.35 LIVE NRL Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v Parramatta Eels.
5.00 LIVE Gaelic Football Mayo v Dublin, an All-Ireland semi-final. 8.00 Super League 9.00 Legend of League 10.00 Rugby League Retro 12 midnight—6.00am NBA
Sky Mix Sky 416 Virgin 520/HD 510 BT 429/HD 449 3.00—10.00pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Oval Invincibles v London Spirit, women’s and men’s matches (start 3.30 and 7.00).
Amazon Prime 5.30pm, 11.00 LIVE Tennis ATP and WTA National Bank Open semi-finals from Canada.
Eurosport 1 Sky 410 Virgin 521 BT 412/HD 435 6.00am British Superbikes 7.00 Showjumping 8.00 Cycling 12.30pm Sailing 1.10 Cycling: Tour of Denmark
2.10 LIVE Cycling Stage five of the Tour of Denmark, a time trial. 4.10 Cycling: Strade Bianche 4.35 LIVE Cycling Stage one of the Vuelta a España, a 7.1km individual time trial starting and finishing at Burgos Cathedral. 8.00 Cycling 9.00 Tokyo 2020 10.00 Cycling 4.30am Tokyo 2020 5.00—6.00am Cycling
BT Sport 2 Sky 414 Virgin 528 BT 409/HD 431 6.00am MotoGP 6.15 French Football 7.45 MotoGP: Grand Prix of Austria
8.00 LIVE MotoGP Free practice three at the Grand Prix of Austria; 11.00 Qualifying from Austria. 3.00pm LIVE MotoE Austria. 4.00 MotoGP Rewind 4.15 LIVE MotoGP Rookies Cup. 5.15 MotoGP (AD) 5.45 Reload (AD) 6.00 LIVE eSports World Rally. 7.00 Squash 8.30 Badminton (AD) 9.00 LIVE MLB Philadelphia Phillies v Cincinnati Reds; 12 midnight Chicago White Sox v New York Yankees (start 12.10am). 3.00am Major League Baseball 3.30 World Rally 4.00 Para Football (AD) 4.30—6.00am French Football
Saturday Television
Sky 305 Virgin 412 BT 500/HD 514 6.55am StarDog and TurboCat HHH Adventure. Luke Evans (2019, U) 8.30 Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas 9.35 Hop As 4.30pm 11.15 Rio As 6.10pm 1.00pm Abominable As 8pm 2.40 The Smurfs 2 As 9.40pm 4.30 Hop HHH Comedy. James Marsden (2011, U)
BT Sport 3 Sky 417 Virgin 529 BT 410/HD 432 6.00am LIVE Australian Rules Football An AFL double header. 12 noon LIVE French Football A Ligue 1 match (kick-off 12.00). 2.00pm Cricket Reload 2.45 Test Cricket Highlights 3.45 LIVE Test Cricket West Indies v Pakistan, day three of the first Test from Sabina Park. 12 midnight World Rally 12.30am French Football 3.30 UFC 5.00—6.00am Classic Boxing (AD)
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 Reload 8.00 ESPN FC 8.30 MLB
9.00 LIVE World Rally Stage ten from Belgium. More at 2pm. 10.00 Drag Racing 11.00 MLB 2.00pm LIVE World Rally 3.00 LIVE Baseball Four games in the Little League World Series. 3.00—6.00am Major League Baseball
Eurosport 2 Sky 411 Virgin 522 BT 413/HD 436 6.00am Cycling 7.00 Motor Racing 7.15 Rallying 7.45 Formula E
8.45 LIVE Formula E Qualifying. 10.20 Motorcycling 10.30 Motocross 11.30 British Superbikes 12.30pm LIVE Formula E Race one of the Berlin ePrix. 2.35 LIVE British Superbikes Race one from Donington Park. 6.00 LIVE Showjumping Global Champions Tour from London. 7.45 Motorcycling 8.00 Formula E 9.00 Superbikes 10.00 Tokyo 2020 11.00 Formula E 12 midnight Superbikes 2.00am Formula E 3.00 Superbikes 4.00 Speedway 5.00—6.00am Formula E
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SUNDAY Choices The pick of today’s TV PICK OF THE DAY
Team GB Homecoming Concert
Television Sunday
7.30pm BBC1 SPORT Tokyo 2020 may come to be remembered as the Olympics where we fully took on board that elite sportspeople, however driven or gifted, are only human. When Simone Biles teetered, Tom Daley wept or Adam Peaty roared, it reminded us how the grief and stress of the pandemic must have thrown them and all the athletes out of whack. Let’s face it, some of the joy was definitely sucked out of the Games with no spectators there, no families or friends to cheer competitors on. All the more reason that as the heroes of Team GB come home, we celebrate their achievements with suitable hoopla — and that’s the idea of this concert from the SSE Arena in Wembley. Clara Amfo and Greg James present a relay team of music stars, ballet dancers and theatre troupes. Expect uplift from new takes on classics such as David Bowie’s Heroes and Chic’s Good Times and performances from Anne-Marie, Rag ’n’ Bone Man, Laura Mvula, Yungblud and Bastille.
BBC Proms 7.00pm BBC4 MUSIC Making his highly anticipated
Proms debut, Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson arrives buoyed by rave reviews, especially for his fresh interpretation of Bach for Deutsche Grammophon in 2019, which bagged both the Instrumental Award and Recording of the Year in the BBC Music Magazine Awards. Bach’s music “has the potential to feel as new today as it did 300 years ago,” he says. In a concert given last night at the Albert Hall, he plays Bach’s Keyboard Concerto in F minor and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor. Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducts the Philharmonia in a programme bookended by Prokofiev’s “Classical” Symphony and Shostakovich’s Ninth Symphony. Josie d’Arby is our guide for the evening. PATRICK MULKERN
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GB medallists include (clockwise from top) Adam Peaty, Sky Brown, Max Whitlock, Charlotte Worthington, Tom Daley and Matty Lee, and the women’s team pursuit riders
Hippos: Africa’s River Giants
The Secret World of Crisps
8.00pm BBC2
8.00pm C4
DRAMA Although consistently
DOCUMENTARY You’ll have heard
entertaining, MacGyver rarely digs deep emotionally, preferring to blow things up rather than talk things through. But Mac and Desi have much to discuss if they’re to get engaged — most notably, the bombshell she drops here about once having had a fiancé who came to a tragic end. But work will also be feeding their anxieties. After the pair are sent under cover to an Indian royal wedding, they soon realise that the ceremony isn’t the best advert for getting spliced, thanks to a kidnap attempt being made on the princess bride. But hey — at least Mac gets to act like 007 as he tackles the terrorists in his tux. DAVID BROWN
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this lovely documentary from 2019 is that hippos make the vast Okavango swamp in Botswana what it is. They rule the waterways and pools. We see a shirty hippo gawping at an elephant; confusing a leopard by sleeping under its tree; acting as a take-off platform for an eagle; even in one scene seeing off a group of hungry lions. Basically, in any face-off between hippo and interloper, bet on the hippo. The photography is splendid, so we get an intimate sense of hippos’ lives above and below water, the different expressions in those bulbous eyes, the cross hatchings and stipplings on their hides. DB
of the big three crisp companies — Smiths, Golden Wonder and Walkers — but you may not know the name Tudor Crisps, who introduced us to Phileas Fogg tortilla chips in the 1980s. Former senior staff members talk about the war that raged over flavoured snacks such as Wotsits, Monster Munch and Quavers and how they battled to prove their brand was worth its salt (and vinegar) where others were small potatoes. They also tell us about flavouring inspiration, how the crisps are manufactured and marketing strategy, including those cheesy Gary Lineker ads. JANE RACKHAM
MacGyver 8.00pm Sky 1
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SUNDAY 15 AUGUST resembles a combination of the Mickey Rourke film The Wrestler and the superb gridiron saga Friday Night Lights in its dissection of family feuds, small-town poverty and the harsh realities behind sporting achievement. Alexander Ludwig and Stephen Amell star as brothers Ace and Jack Spade, a Georgian wrestling double act. Thanks to crunchy in-ring action and impressive athleticism, it has the sour, testosterone-drenched tang of authenticity. GABRIEL TATE
STREAMING NOW Given the steady infiltration of wrestlers into mainstream entertainment, it’s not a bad time to get up to speed with that strange, parallel universe. But Heels (Starzplay) depicts a world far removed from the glitz and glamour of the global phenomenon that once housed blockbuster mainstays Dwayne Johnson, John Cena and Dave Bautista; instead, it more closely
Professor T
The Handmaid’s Tale
9.00pm BBC1
9.00pm ITV
9.00pm C4
DRAMA Now and then in this tortured
DRAMA Being a person who’s ill at
DRAMA A big episode tonight.
thriller, former ambassador Emma Chambers (Fiona Shaw) has alluded to the loss of her daughter, Laura. Tonight, we learn what became of Laura, and how that helped to trigger everything else that has followed. It reminds us of all the escalating trials that Emma has been through, losing her husband and two of her three children, each in horrific circumstances, and herself being shot and paralysed. Now at least, she and Julien have found and rescued her one surviving child, Will, and most of this episode unfolds in a claustrophobic basement where they lock him up, hoping to learn details of Gomorrah’s latest ugly plan — if, that is, he will talk. DB
ease in other people’s company, Jasper usually cuts a solitary figure and is seen most often striding solo past manicured lawns or impressive Cambridge colleges. But, to his surprise and ours, someone has now arrived on the scene who only feels comfortable talking to him. She’s a girl called Sophie who has both Down’s syndrome and autism and who, crucially, may also be in possession of vital information about her mother’s murder. Needless to say, it’s the Professor who must now gently coax Sophie into revealing what she knows — a task that adds some welcome tension to a series that, up until now, has had a rather detached and alienating air to it. DBr
Emotionally and plot-wise, the story shifts and regroups in ways that remind us the season ends next week. Fans (if that’s the right word) of Bradley Whitford’s slippery turn as Commander Lawrence will be glad to know he shares a long scene with June as she tries to pressure him by phone into helping find her lost daughter. “Again with this?” he scoffs. “Leave the poor kid alone. You’re a fountain of heartache and trouble.” But as ever, his cruelty shields a (well-buried) sensitive side. More troubling, later, is the look on June’s face, her whole demeanour, as she goes for a meeting with sometime lover, Nick. After all that anger and pain, she looks a different woman. DB
All Creatures Great and Small 8.00pm Channel 5 It’s a Tricki case for James when he treats Mrs Pumphrey’s sickly pooch while Tristan tries to fund his return to university.
Countryfile 6.30pm BBC1 Charlotte Smith and Steve Brown are in Coniston to learn about diversification.
Upgrade Me: Secrets of the First Class 7.00pm Channel 5 Frequent flyers and insiders reveal what you can expect if you turn left when you board.
The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan 9.00pm BBC2
Sunday Television
Baptiste
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The comedian uncovers the lesser-known side of Ethiopia.
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From Russia with Love (11.00pm, 11.50pm N Ireland) DRAMA Dominique Jackson (who
WICKED Elektra knocks ’em dead at the ball as the Evil Queen from Snow White
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plays Elektra) and Billy Porter (Pray Tell) have been the standout stars of Pose so it’s only fitting that each is awarded an episode to explore their characters’ past. First, it’s rather distressing to see Elektra back in 1978 when she was still Dwayne, being thrown on the streets by an intolerant mother. The story flits across time showing how Elektra became the defiant trans woman everyone must fear, established the House of Abundance and stormed the drag-ball scene. Dark comedy ensues when she’s forced at last to deal with the putrefying contents of her clothes trunk. In the second episode, Pray is diagnosed with Aids-related lymphoma and returns to his backwater home to settle scores with his mother, aunts and Pastor Vernon, his first love. Billy Porter’s Broadway chutzpah comes to the fore in a spirited Gospel number. Both episodes are remarkably touching. PM
1.35pm ITV Sean Connery pulls back the Iron Curtain as 007 is sent to Istanbul to help a mysterious Russian diplomat. But is he heading into a trap? (1963) See page 34
LIVE SPORT
L Premier League Football: Newcastle United v West Ham United 1pm (k/o 2pm), Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City 4pm (k/o 4.30pm) New Tottenham boss Nuno Espírito Santo faces a tough test on the opening weekend against the champions. L Test Cricket: England v India 10.15am Sky Sports Cricket/ Main Event; West Indies v Pakistan 3.45pm BT Sport 1
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Television Sunday
BBC1 6.00am Breakfast Rachel Burden, Chris Mason. (S) (HD) 8.45 Match of the Day Including Chelsea v Crystal Palace and Burnley v Brighton & Hove Albion. See choice, page 40. Shown yesterday 10.20pm (S) (HD) 10.15 Fern Britton Meets Nigel Benn The former boxer discusses his conversion to Christianity. (R) (S) (HD) 11.15 Homes under the Hammer In central London, Derbyshire and Staffordshire. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt On Anglesey. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 BBC News Weather for the Week Ahead (S) (HD) 1.15 Songs of Praise Claire McCollum finds out why church weddings are so important to Christians. (S) (HD) 1.50 Escape to the Country A Warwickshire couple look for a property in north-west Wales with the potential for holiday lets. (Revised repeat) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.50—3.50 Money for Nothing Upcycling a wooden clothes airer, a trolley and a piano frame. (Revised rpt) (S) (HD)
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Baptiste 9.00pm Has Julien bitten off more than he can chew with this harrowing investigation?
Pose 10.30pm Unjustly arrested, Elektra needs the trunk in her closet removed before the police find it
3.50pm Planes: Fire and Rescue ★★★
4.00pm Flog It!
Animated adventure sequel. After a gearbox fault halts his racing career, Dusty joins a firefighting unit. Available on iPlayer for 7 days.
At Croome stately home in Worcestershire. (R) (S) (HD)
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5.05 Spy in the Wild
1/3. Documentary drama charting the rise and fall of the Boleyns in a story of love, sex and betrayal, told from the family’s perspective. Thomas Boleyn, the patriarch of the Boleyns, is determined to elevate the family name. His ambitions for his three children will take them to the heart of the Tudor court.
6.35am Britain in Bloom Chris Bavin meets volunteers from Richmond in the Yorkshire Dales. (R) (S) (HD) 7.05 Gardeners’ World The work of gardeners who have made every space count. Shown last Friday (S) (HD) 8.05 Countryfile A rewilding site near Loch Ness.
Series 2. The Poles. The spy cameras travel m4/4 to the Arctic and Antarctic circles, following chicks in a king penguin colony, male puffins searching for their life-long partners and fox cubs.
6.00 Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve
Shown last Sunday BBC1 Signed repeat tomorrow 12.15am (S) (HD)
9.00 Weatherman Walking Derek Brockway enjoys a coastal walk from Porth Neigwl to Abersoch. (R) (S) (HD) 9.30 Beechgrove Carole and Mairi attempt to tame a clump of bamboo. Shown last Thursday BBC Scotland (S) (HD) 10.00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites Highlights. (S) (HD) 2BBC RED BUTTON 10.15—11.45 Formula E Live coverage of the qualifying for Round 15 in Berlin
11.30 Hairy Bikers’ Best of British The duo explore our love of bread and try making bagels. (R) (S) (HD) 12.15pm Le Mans ★★★ Action drama starring Steve McQueen. Michael Delaney and his chief rival are determined to win the gruelling race. Review p34.
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2BBC RED BUTTON 12.20—2.45 Wheelchair Rugby League Live coverage of the Challenge Cup final
2.00—4.00 LIVE Formula E Coverage of the second race of the season-concluding Berlin ePrix, held at Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit. (S) (HD) 2BBC RED BUTTON 3.25—6.05 Cricket: the Hundred The women’s match between Trent Rockets and Manchester Originals
ITV 6.00am CITV See page 56 8.25 ITV News (S) (HD) 8.30 Martin & Roman’s Weekend Best With Jon Culshaw and Harry Redknapp. Repeated Fri 3.15am (S) (HD) 9.25 Love Your Garden Alan Titchmarsh and the team surprise a family in Hampshire. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 10.20 The Masked Singer US 16/18. Nick Cannon presents the singing contest. First shown on ITV2 (S) (HD) 11.20 Rolling in It 5/8. With Jo Brand, Will Mellor and Richie Anderson. Shown yesterday 6.30pm (S) (AD) (HD) 12.20pm The Void 6/8. Game show with Ashley Banjo and Fleur East. Shown yesterday 7.30pm (S) (AD) (HD) 1.25 ITV News Weather; Regional Weather (S) (HD) 1.35—3.50 From Russia with Love 5 Spy adventure with Sean Connery. James Bond is sent to Istanbul to help a beautiful Russian diplomat defect to the West, but he is unaware he is being drawn into a trap. Film of the Day: page 34.
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Channel 4 6.00am Everybody Loves Raymond (R) (S) (AD) 8.35 The Simpsons There is a death in Springfield. 9.00 Homer and Bart embark on a voyage. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 9.30 Sunday Brunch With guests Celia Imrie, Joe Lycett and Isy Suttie, plus music from Big Zuu. (S) (HD) 12.30pm The Simpsons Marge starts her own sandwich shop after her snacks become a huge hit. 12.55 Lisa tries to stop Mr Burns’s fracking operation. 1.25 The Planet Express crew from Futurama arrive in Springfield. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.55—3.45 The Book of Life ★★★★ Animated comedy featuring the voices of Diego Luna, Zoë Saldana and Channing Tatum.
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Featuring the voices of: Dusty Crophopper Blade Ranger Dipper
Dane Cook Maru Ed Harris Cad Julie Bowen Mayday
Curtis Armstrong John Michael Higgins Hal Holbrook
Director Roberts Gannaway (2014, U) (S) (W) (HD)
Producer Philip Dalton Series producers Matthew Gordon and Robert Pilley (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
6.05 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 Countryfile Charlotte Smith and Steve Brown present from Yew Tree Farm in Coniston, meeting farmers diversifying into new sources of income and discovering how sheep can have a therapeutic role. Sean Fletcher visits a farm in Monmouthshire which has branched into music. Includes Weather for the Week Ahead. Executive producer Bill Lyons; Series editor Jane Lomas (S) (HD)
7.30 Team GB Homecoming Concert Hosted by BBC Radio 1’s Greg James and Clara Amfo, this celebration concert to welcome back Team GB’s Olympians features Rag ’n’ Bone Man, Anne-Marie, Bastille, Yungblud, Laura Mvula and Griff. As well as hearing from members of Team GB, the live audience at Wembley’s SSE Arena will also be treated to collaborations featuring English National Ballet and Chickenshed theatre group and a special performance by Nile Rodgers. See page 50.
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Exec producers Andrew Wyke, Phil Critchlow and Paul Wright (S) (HD)
9.00 Baptiste 5/6 Series 2. Hoping to discover the identity of Gomorrah, Emma and Julien instead make another terrifying discovery, one which leaves the pair racing against the clock. English, French and Hungarian +subtitles. The whole of series 1 and 2 are available on iPlayer. See p51.
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Julien Baptiste Emma Chambers Celia Baptiste Richard Chambers Alex Chambers Will Chambers Zsofia Arslan
Tchéky Karyo Fiona Shaw Anastasia Hille Adrian Rawlins Stuart Campbell Conrad Khan Dorka Gryllus
Andras Juszt Miklós Béres Nadeem Ace Bhatti Kamilla Agoston Gabriella Hámori Benjamin Rhashan Stone Laura Chambers Claude Scott-Mitchell Hassan Zaqi Ismail Miklós Balazs Csukor
Writers Jack Williams and Harry Williams Producer John Griffin; Director Hong Khaou (S) (AD) (HD)
Shown last Friday (S) (AD) (HD)
5/6. Bangladesh to Burma. Simon Reeve’s journey continues in Bangladesh, the country thought to be most vulnerable to climate change, where he finds communities on the River Padma shoring up the riverbank as their land crumbles away before them. Director/Producer Andrew Carter (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
7.00 Today at the Test Action from the fourth day of the Second Test in the five-match series between England and India at Lord’s. The sides last met in a Test here in August 2018, when England recorded a dominant victory by an innings and 159 runs. (S) (HD)
8.00 Hippos: Africa’s River Giants remarkable underwater footage, aWith David Attenborough examines the life of the — a creature that cannot swim mhippopotamus and yet is dependent on water. In this Natural
World documentary, we follow the hippos of Botswana’s Okavango Delta as the deep floodwaters dry to dust in the space of a few months. See p50. Director Brad Bestelink Producers Laura Marshall and Lucy Meadows (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan Series 1. The comedian meets up with anthropologist Mike Tamerat, who shows him a side of Ethiopia that’s in stark contrast to the common preconceived image of a nation devastated by famine. Romesh experiences local traditional medicine, visits ancient rock churches and learns more about a political regime that has led to decades of turmoil. Director Chris Cottam Executive producers Morgan Roberts and Emily Hudd (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 Live at the Apollo The stand-up comedy show returns with Mash Report regular Ellie Taylor taking a turn at hosting the show, featuring sets by Fin Taylor and Tez Ilyas. Director Paul Wheeler; Series producer Anthony Caveney (R) (S) (HD)
10.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 10.30 Match of the Day 2
10.30 Pose
Highlights of today’s two matches — Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City and Newcastle United v West Ham United. Mark Chapman presents.
11.15 4/8. Take Me to Church. Pray Tell is informed that he has only six months to live. All three series are on iPlayer. See p51. (S) (AD) (HD)
Producer Colm Harty; Editor Jamie Gavin (S) (HD)
11.30 Eaten by Lions ★★★ Half-brothers Omar and Pete have oComedy. been living with their grandmother ever since
Pete’s dad and Omar’s mum were killed in a bizarre accident. When she dies, Omar and Pete decide to track down Omar’s biological father. Available on iPlayer. Review page 34.
Omar Pete Irfan Ray
Antonio Aakeel Jack Carroll Asim Chaudhry Johnny Vegas
Ellen Ken Malik Sara
Vicki Pepperdine Kevin Eldon Nitin Ganatra Hayley Tamaddon
Director Jason Wingard (2018, 12) (S) (W) (HD)
3/8 Series 3. The Trunk. Elektra is arrested, so aBlanca sets about limiting the damage.
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Blanca MJ Rodriguez Lil Papi Angel Bismark Curiel Pray Tell Billy Porter Ricky Dyllon Burnside Elektra Abundance Dominique Jackson Candy Angelica Ross Angel Indya Moore Lemar Jason A Rodriguez Lulu Hailie Sahar Christopher Jeremy Pope 12.05am The Other Side of Hope ★★★★ Comedy drama. When a Syrian refugee arrives in Helsinki, he is befriended by a salesman who tries to help him begin a new life. English, Finnish, Arabic, Swedish +subtitles. Available on iPlayer for the next 30 days. Review p34. Khaled Sherwan Haji Mazdak Simon Al-Bazoon Waldemar Wikström Sakari Kuosmanen Calamnius Ilkka Koivula Miriam Niroz Haji
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1.00am Weather for the Week Ahead (S) (HD) 1.05—6.00am BBC News (S) (HD)
1.40—3.20am Sign Zone 1.40 Chris Packham: the Walk That Made Me The naturalist explores his past. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.40 Holby City Evie has doubts. Shown last Tue BBC1 (S) (AD) (HD)
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The Secret World of Crisps 8.00pm Paul Weiland, the director of many Walkers advertisements
BBC Proms 7.00pm Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson has his work cut out on his Proms debut
3.50pm Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
3.45pm Dora & the Lost City of Gold ★★★ Action adventure. Sixteen-year-old
7.00pm BBC Proms
with her zoologist mother and archaeologist father. When her parents head off on a mission to find a lost Incan city, Dora finds herself in uncharted territory: a Los Angeles high school. Review p34.
concert of works by Prokofiev, Bach, Mozart and Shostakovich, featuring Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson, in his Proms debut, and the Philharmonia Orchestra under its new principal conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali. See page 50. Prokofiev Symphony No 1 in D, “Classical” Bach Keyboard Concerto in F minor Mozart Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor Shostakovich Symphony No 9 in E flat
Joe Lycett, Henry Blofeld and Melody Thornton of the Pussycat Dolls try to win £20,000 for charity. Presented by Ben Shephard. (R) (S) (HD)
4.50 The Chase Celebrity Special Su Pollard, Jordan Banjo, Jonathan Ross and AJ Odudu pit their wits against one of the formidable Chasers. Bradley Walsh hosts. Executive producers Michael Kelpie, Martin Scott and Helen Tumbridge (R) (S) (HD)
5.45 ITV News Weather (S) (HD) 6.00 Regional News Weather (S) (HD) 6.10 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ★★★★ The sixth in the blockbuster fantasy adventure series, starring Daniel Radcliffe. The ruthless Death Eaters announce the return of their master, Lord Voldemort, with a series of attacks on London. With disaster looming, Professor Dumbledore brings former tutor Horace Slughorn back to Hogwarts, so that young wizard Harry Potter can learn from him the secrets of Voldemort’s power. Review p34.
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Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe Draco Malfoy Tom Felton Ron Weasley Rupert Grint Ginny Weasley Bonnie Wright Hermione Granger Emma Watson Luna Lovegood Evanna Lynch Albus Dumbledore Michael Gambon Bellatrix Lestrange Horace Slughorn Jim Broadbent Helena Bonham Carter Severus Snape Alan Rickman Lavender Brown Jessie Cave Director David Yates (2009, 12) (S) (AD) (W) (HD)
9.00 Professor T Sophie Knows. Professor T befriends a 5/6. a vulnerable girl and is convinced she is the key witness to a murder. Lisa agrees to go on a date with Dan, but soon finds herself forced to make a bold decision. See page 51. Professor T Ben Miller Adelaide Tempest Frances de la Tour Ingrid Snares Sarah Woodward Christina Brand Juliet Aubrey The Dean Douglas Reith Dan Winters Barney White Lisa Donckers Emma Naomi Herman Donckers Ben Onwukwe
Sophie Wallace Kathleen Humberstone Sophie’s grandmother Terry Diab Kane Carty Andrew Glover Andrew Wallace James Daffern Veronica Trine Thielen Raymond Mark Irons Waitress Enora Oplinus Dina Rush Barbara Verbergt
Writers Matt Baker and Malin-Sarah Gozin; Executive producers Jo McGrath and Walter Iuzzolino; Director Dries Vos (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 ITV News Weather; Regional Weather
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10.20 Undercover Big Boss 2/4. Robert Forrester, chief executive of car dealership group Bristol Street Motors, goes back to the shop floor to find out whether his firm is in a fit state. Continues Thursday 9pm. Director/Producer Paul Shenkin Shown last Thu (S) (AD) (HD)
11.15 Long Lost Family 6/10. Featuring a man whose only memento of his birth mother is an old newspaper article, and a woman who has not seen her only child since he was ten days old. Continues tomorrow 9pm. Shown last Monday (S) (AD) (HD)
12.10am Craig and Bruno’s Great British Road Trips 5/6. The Lake District. Shown last Wednesday (S) (AD) (HD) 12.35 Joanna Lumley’s Postcards Joanna’s epic journey through China and Mongolia. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 A Year in the Beacons 3/4. Spring arrives in the Brecon Beacons. Shown last Thursday (S) (AD) (HD) 1.25 Home Shopping (HD) 3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news. (HD) 3.15 Motorsport UK Richard John Neill introduces action from Snetterton. Shown last Monday ITV4 (S) (HD) 4.05 Nightscreen Text information. (HD) 5.05—6.00am Tipping Point (R) (S) (SL) (HD) ITV Freeview 3/HD 103 Freesat 103 Sky 103 Virgin 113/HD 103 +1 Freeview 34 Freesat 112 Sky 203 Virgin 114
From the Royal Albert Hall, oDora has grown up in the Peruvian rainforest aLondon, Ian Skelly introduces a
Dora Isabela Moner Elena Eva Longoria Alejandro Gutierrez Eugenio Derbez Abuelita Valerie Adriana Barraza Cole (Dora’s father) Michael Peña Powell Temuera Morrison Director James Bobin (2019, PG) (S) (AD) (W) (HD) Available on All 4 for the next seven days
5.50 The Secret Life of the Zoo Ep 8. Series 4. Golden poison frog Pablo has lost interest in his partner Maria, so “bad boy” El Loco is brought in to shake things up. Series producer Pip Banyard; Executive producers Alistair Pegg, Tanya Winston and Edmund Coulthard (Revised rpt) (S) (HD)
6.30 Channel 4 News Sport; Weather (S) (HD) 7.00 Escape to the Château Ever passionate about giving old parts of the château a new lease of life, Dick and Angel turn their attention to the dilapidated wash house. Director Miles Carter; Series producer Abi Judge (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 The Secret World of Crisps The snack aisle is a brutal place, where a2/3. every cheesy puff, crisp and tortilla chip must fight for space on the shelf. In this cutthroat arena, the likes of Golden Wonder, Smith’s and Walkers are locked in perennial battle to stay ahead of their rival brands. Dawn French is our guide for this glimpse into the battle between the big players in the world of crisps. See p50. Series director/producer Chris Rowe Repeated Thursday 9pm 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 The Handmaid’s Tale 9/10 Series 4. Progress. Serena and Fred afind themselves greeting unexpected visitors from Gilead. See page 51. (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 O-T Fagbenle Mark Tuello Sam Jaeger
Nick Blaine Max Minghella Moira Samira Wiley Joseph Lawrence Bradley Whitford Brianna Bahia Watson Beth Kristen Gutoskie Rita Amanda Brugel Aunt Ruth Jeananne Goossen Aunt Elizabeth Edie Inksetter
10.10 Hunter Killer ★★★ thriller. When a US naval craft goes qAction missing in the Arctic, a submarine captained by unorthodox commander Joe Glass is sent to investigate. It soon turns out that a rogue Russian admiral has staged a coup d’état and taken his country’s president prisoner. Review page 34. Captain Joe Glass Gerard Butler Admiral Charles Donnegan Gary Oldman Captain Andropov Michael Nyqvist
Rear Admiral John Fisk Common Bill Beaman Toby Stephens Jayne Norquist Linda Cardellini President Dover Caroline Goodall
Director Donovan Marsh (2018, 15) (S) (W) (HD) Also showing Mon 10pm 4seven Available on All 4 for seven days
12.30am Tully ★★★★ Comedy drama with Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis. Struggling after the birth of her third child, Marlo accepts her wealthy brother’s offer to hire a night nanny. Review p34.
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9.05 A Change of Sex 2/5. Julia: the First Year. It’s 1979 and Julia is in her first year living as a woman, before the NHS psychiatrist in charge of her case makes a decision on whether to allow gender reassignment surgery. Repeated 2.20am (S) (HD)
10.05 3/5. Julia: My Body, My Choice. The third programme picks up the story in 1980. Julia’s psychiatrist is none too happy that she has gone ahead with the breast implants, but she remains undaunted. Unfortunately, even if the psychiatrist can be persuaded, it will still mean a two-anda-half-year wait on the NHS, so she sets out to find a private surgeon willing to perform the final operation. Director/Producer David Pearson Both episodes first shown on BBC2 (S) (HD)
11.00 Nature’s Turtle Nursery: Secrets from the Nest Dr George McGavin joins a team of scientists to explore the natural history phenomena of an arribada — the mass synchronised nesting of olive ridley sea turtles in Costa Rica. The team witnesses the event from the time the female turtles gather offshore, then lay their eggs and finally the moment when the next generation hatch. There’s also a look at the wider conservation issue of how the turtles are adapting to a changing world, and a chance to hear egg-to-egg communication and analyse their underwater behaviour via shell-mounted cameras.
7.00pm The Seven 7.15 Rewind 1980s 7.30 Wild Shetland: Scotland’s Viking Frontier:a portrait of wildlife on the Shetland Islands 8.30 Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs 9.00 The Years That Changed Modern Scotland: exploring the 1980s and early 90s 10.00 Still Game 10.30 David Wilson’s Crime Files: new series 11.00—12 midnight Seven Days
STV 1.25—3.00am Nightscreen
BBC1 WALES 1.50pm Escape to the Country 2.20 Money for Nothing 3.20 FILM: Planes: Fire and Rescue 4.35 Tudur’s TV Flashback: clips of big news stories from the nation’s past 5.05—6.05 Hidden Wales with Will Millard: the adventurer explores mid-Wales and the west 11.30 Hayley Goes..: Hayley Pearce explores how easy it would be to move up a class 12.05am FILM: Eaten by Lions 1.35—6.00 News
BBC2 WALES 6.00pm Iolo’s Street Life: Iolo Williams finds badgers, foxes, hedgehogs, birds and bees active in town 6.30—7.00 Sam and Shauna’s Big Cook Out: Samantha Evans and Shauna Guinn meet a group of surf teachers
BBC2 NORTHERN IRELAND 10.00pm Hame: Ruth and Mark visit the area around Strangford Lough 10.30 Languages of Ulster: the linguistic heritage of Ulster 11.00 Pose: double bill. Elektra is arrested, then Pray Tell pays a visit to his home town 12.40—1.40am Secrets of the Museum: items kept behind closed doors at the V&A in London
Director Hayley Smith; Producer Jo Young Signed repeat Thursday 2.20am (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
2.05 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Gordon heads to an Italian restaurant in Denver. (R) (S) 2.55 Undercover Boss USA The CEO of a hot dog chain works incognito among her employees. (R) (S) (HD) 3.45 Battle of Britain: Model Squadron 1/3. The battle is recreated with radio-controlled planes. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 4.40 Location, Location, Location Two young couples look for properties in London. (R) (S) (HD) 5.35—6.00am Beat the Chef Chris challenges Michelin-starred chef Hrishikesh Desai. (R) (S) (HD)
12.30am A Turtle’s Guide to the Pacific A Natural World documentary following a loggerhead turtle as she journeys across the Pacific, negotiating dolphins, whales, sharks, giant squids, typhoons and fishermen along the way. First shown on BBC2 (S) (HD) 1.20 Perfect Pianists at the BBC David Owen Norris selects musical jewels from the BBC archive. Featuring performances by artists including Benno Moiseiwitsch, Solomon Cutner and Myra Hess, Vladimir Horowitz and Arthur Rubinstein. (R) (S) (HD) 2.20—3.20am A Change of Sex
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
BBC4 F’view 9/HD 106 F’sat 107 Sky 116 Virgin 107
Director Jason Reitman (2018, 15) (S) (W) (HD)
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Professor T 9.00pm The sleuth must call upon all his powers if he is to solve a tricky case of murder
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Carry on Again Doctor 9.50am
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F’view 5/HD 105 F’sat 105 Sky 105 Virgin 154/HD 105 5.35am Milkshake! See page 56 9.55 SpongeBob SquarePants Mr Krabs kicks SpongeBob out of the Krusty Krab. 10.10 Patrick discovers the library. (S) (HD) 10.25 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 10.35 Friends Series 1. A blackout hits the city. 11.10 Ross and Monica’s grandmother dies. 11.35 Thanksgiving does not go to plan. 12.10pm The pals welcome in the New Year. 12.35 Chandler’s flamboyant mother visits. 1.10 Rachel ends her relationship with Paolo. 1.40 Chandler sees Rachel naked. (S) (HD) 2.10 The Wedding Singer HHHH Romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Failed rock star Robbie falls in love with a waitress — but she’s already engaged. Review p34.
Freeview 6 Freesat 113 Sky 118 Virgin 115/HD 176 6.00am You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) (HD) 6.30 Secret Crush (S) (HD) 8.25 Dress to Impress (S) (HD) 11.25 Take Me Out (S) (HD) 12.30pm Catchphrase Celebrity Special (S) (HD) 1.30 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) (HD) 2.00 You’ve Been Framed! Unchained! (S) 3.00 FILM The House with a Clock in Its Walls HHH Fantasy horror (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 5.10 FILM Nanny McPhee HHH Period fantasy with Emma Thompson (S) (AD) (W) (HD)
Freeview 10 Freesat 115 Sky 119 Virgin 117/HD 177 6.00am Bless This House (S) 6.55 Emmerdale: omnibus. Mandy warns Liv to stay away from Vinny (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 9.50 FILM Carry On Again Doctor HHHH Comedy starring Kenneth Williams. Dr Nookey’s unethical behaviour gets him posted to a remote South Sea island where he senses an opportunity to make a fortune (S) (AD) (W) 11.35 Inspector Morse (S) (AD) (HD) 3.55pm Midsomer Murders (S) (AD)
7.05pm Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde HH
5.55pm Midsomer Murders
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Comedy sequel starring Reese Witherspoon. Ditzy socialite Elle Woods has graduated from Harvard and is now a lawyer. Deciding to tie the knot with boyfriend Emmett, she’s determined to have her dog Bruiser’s mother at the wedding. But the canine in question is locked up in a cosmetics testing lab, prompting Elle to directly challenge the legal system to bring an end to animal experimentation.
Director Peter Segal (2004, 12) (S) (W) (HD) 6.00 5 News (S) (HD)
Elle Woods Congresswoman Rudd Grace Rossiter Paulette Parcelle Emmett Richmond
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4.05pm 50 First Dates HHH Romantic comedy with Adam Sandler. Henry falls for the charming Lucy, but a car crash has left her with short term memory loss, meaning Henry has to romance her all over again every day.
1/3. The actress visits a £30 million Mayfair townhouse owned by property tycoon Kam and partner Anya. Director Peter Coventry (S) (HD)
7.00 New. Upgrade Me! Secrets of First Class 1/2. An insight into the levels of luxury that can be bought with a first-class plane ticket, which can cost up to £35,000. Director Joe Lister Repeated Friday 3.10am (S) (HD)
8.00 All Creatures Great and Small 4/7. A Tricki Case. James is keeping Mrs Pumphrey’s poorly dog Tricki Woo at Skeldale House for rehabilitation. James Herriot Siegfried Farnon Tristan Farnon Mrs Pumphrey Helen Alderson
Nicholas Ralph Samuel West Callum Woodhouse Diana Rigg Rachel Shenton
Writers Freddy Syborn and Ben Vanstone; Producer Richard Burrell; Director Andy Hay (S) (HD)
9.00 New series. Rich House, Poor House 1/7 Series 8. A family with a large disposable income swap lives with a couple who manage on £99 per week. Producers David Noble and Rebekah Millichip (S) (HD)
10.00 Me and My Ten Kids: Mega Families The Gales are popular in their street when they put up an inflatable castle. Executive producer Oliver Wright First shown on 5 Star (S) (HD)
10.55 Funniest Ever TV Cock-Ups Compilation of moments when events did not go according to the script. (S) (HD) 12.55am Entertainment News (S) (HD) 1.00 New. Casino (S) (HD) 3.00 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 3.10 Room to Improve (S) (HD) 4.00 Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink (S) (SL) (HD) 4.50 Wildlife SOS (S) (SL) (HD) 5.15—5.40am House Doctor: a flat gets a revamp (S) (SL) Channel 5+1 Freeview 45 Freesat 128 Sky 205 Virgin 155
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9.00 New. Love Island Week eight gets under way as the Islanders continue to enjoy a summer like no other, with plenty more surprises in store. (S) (HD) Jane Garvey: page 39
10.00 New. Love Island: Aftersun Laura Whitmore is joined by guests Ella Henderson and Arielle Free. (S) (HD)
11.05 Family Guy Series 13. Lois books a vacation. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.35 Stewie impregnates himself with Brian’s DNA. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight American Dad! (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00am Crossing Swords (S) (HD) 2.00 Shopping with Keith Lemon (S) (HD) 2.30 The Emily Atack Show (S) (HD) 3.10 FYI Extra (HD) 3.25—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 The Best of the 80s (S) (HD) 6.10 River Monsters (S) (HD) 6.40 World Superbike Highlights (S) (HD) 7.45 Moto GP Highlights (S) (HD) 8.45 New. Auto Mundial (S) (HD) 9.15 Motorsport UK (S) (HD) 10.15 GB3 Championship: from Snetterton (S) (HD) 11.15 LIVE British Touring Cars: Steve Rider introduces coverage of the 13th, 14th and 15th rounds of the season, at Knockhill (S) (HD) 6.15pm Silverstone Classic Double bill. Highlights of this year’s festival. (S) (HD) 8.20 The Car Years Supercars released in 1975 that would become 1980s icons. (S) (HD) 8.50 Football League Legends Goals from the stars of the 1970s, 80s and 90s. (S) (HD) 9.00 FILM Taken 2 HHH Action sequel starring Liam Neeson. Former CIA agent Bryan Mills plans a few days in Istanbul with his daughter and ex-wife. But the father of a kidnapper he killed is hellbent on revenge and the family’s lives are in peril. (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 10.50 FILM The Italian Job HHH Comedy caper starring Michael Caine. (S) (W) (HD) 12.55am Lethal Weapon: Cole wants to talk to Natalie about their relationship before it is too late (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 1.55 River Monsters: double bill (S) (AD) (HD) 2.55—3.00am Nightscreen (HD)
ITV4 +1 Freesat 118 Sky 220 Virgin 175
Series 4. Destroying Angel. When a hotel owner dies, the beneficiaries of his will begin falling victim to a series of mysterious, and fatal, accidents. (S) (AD) 8.00 Series 8. Midsomer Rhapsody The discovery of a priceless music score leads to revelations about its composer, and may offer up clues in the case of a man found battered to death. (S) (AD) DCI Tom Barnaby Sergeant Gavin Troy DS Daniel Scott Joyce Barnaby Cully Barnaby Dr Bullard Annie Tyson Suzanna Chambers Gregory Chambers Peggy Alder Charlie Speight Melody Thorpe
John Nettles Daniel Casey John Hopkins Jane Wymark Laura Howard Barry Jackson Adie Allen Samantha Bond Philip Bowen June Whitfield Trevor Peacock Belinda Sinclair
10.00 Lewis 3/4 Series 4. The Point of Vanishing When religious fanatic Steven Mullan is found drowned in his bath, Lewis and Hathaway investigate. Mullan had been imprisoned for attempting to murder celebrity atheist Tom Rattenbury, and had only recently been released. Drawn into the glamorous world of the Rattenbury family, even Lewis is unprepared for the secrets they are fighting to keep hidden. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.05am Coronation Street: omnibus (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 2.50 Emmerdale: omnibus (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 5.15 Bless This House (S) 5.40—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: children’s programmes (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 A woman from Wokingham appraises five menus. (S) (HD) 7.00 A man from Wimbledon takes part in the culinary dating show. (S) (HD) 8.00 Celebrity Dinner Date With Liam Blackwell, aka Towie’s Gatsby. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Botched: Most Outrageous Celebrity Patients The most memorable encounters with famous people. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.30 Botched: Most Outrageous Rejects Terry Dubrow and Paul Nassif redeem shambolic cosmetic procedures. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 New. The Real Housewives of Atlanta Mama Joyce and Todd reignite their feud on the day of Kandi’s baby shower. (S) (HD) 10.55 Atlanta Plastic Dr Crawford sees a patient who wants a breast reduction. (S) (HD) 11.50 Vanderpump Rules Scheana bonds with SUR server Charli. (S) (HD)
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6.50pm Bleak House 2/8. Tulkinghorn begins investigating Nemo’s death, but is warned off by Lady Dedlock. Richard’s medical career falters, and Esther and Jarndyce visit the bereaved Neckett family. (AD) (HD) Mr Tulkinghorn Lady Dedlock Richard Carstone Esther Summerson John Jarndyce
Charles Dance Gillian Anderson Patrick Kennedy Anna Maxwell Martin Denis Lawson
8.00 Call the Midwife 2/8 Series 8. Sister Hilda finds herself on a steep learning curve when a newly arrived family from Ghana are found to be afflicted with a mystery illness. Lucille, meanwhile, frets about the living conditions of an elderly hoarder. (AD) (HD)
9.20 Shirley Biopic charting singer Shirley Bassey’s early career, from her poverty-stricken roots in 1930s Cardiff to the start of her rise to stardom in the 1960s. Shirley’s dreams appear to be coming true after a London agent plucks her from obscurity singing in the clubs, and begins to groom her to be a solo performer fit to take on the world. But the future star is hiding a secret. (HD) Shirley Bassey Mike Sullivan Eliza Bassey Kenneth Hume Iris Bassey
Ruth Negga Charlie Creed-Miles Lesley Sharp Henry Lloyd-Hughes Larissa Wilson
10.55 Rebus 1/4 Series 1. Black and Blue. World-weary detective inspector John Rebus goes on the trail of a copycat serial killer, only to be taken off the case, pending an inquiry. (S) 1.05am The Lady Vanishes (S) (HD) 2.50—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 UK (S) (HD) 10.00 Bangers and Cash (S) (HD) 11.00 Soapbox Race (S) (HD) 12 noon Secrets of the Supercars (S) (HD) 1.00pm Border Force: America’s Gatekeepers (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Top Gear Winter Olympics Special (AD) 3.00 Would I Lie to You? (S) (HD) 5.00 Secrets of the Supercars (S) (HD) 6.00pm Top Gear (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked A look at the moments that nearly stopped the teams in their tracks. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 New series. Border Force: America’s Gatekeepers Officers intercept an arsenal of weapons being smuggled into Mexico. (AD) (HD) 9.00 Have I Got a Bit More News for You With Katy Balls and Chris McCausland. (HD) 10.00 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 3/10 Series 6. Guests include Sara Pascoe. (HD) 11.00 Live at the Apollo (S) (HD)
12.45—1.00am FYI Extra (HD)
12 midnight Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions Apply (S) (HD) 1.00am Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You: an edition from 2016 (S) (HD) 2.00 QI XL (S) (HD) 3.00 Insert Name Here (S) (HD) 3.30—4.00am Last Stop Garage (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 Columbo: a Case of Immunity (S) (AD) 10.30 Columbo: Try and Catch Me (S) 12 noon Columbo: Death Lends a Hand (S) 1.35pm Columbo: Requiem for a Falling Star (S) 3.00 Columbo: Swan Song (S) 5.00 Columbo: Etude in Black (S) 7.00 Columbo: Troubled Waters: the slovenly sleuth sets out on a pleasure cruise — during which a fellow passenger kills his lover (S) 9.00 Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey: a radio host kills one of his employees and thinks he has the perfect alibi (S) 10.55 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Series 4. Triple bill (S)
Hang ‘Em High 9.00pm Jed Cooper
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) 11.30 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)
Freeview 32 Freesat 132 Sky 150 Virgin 187/HD 150 9.00am Police Interceptors (S) (HD) 10.00 New. Wrestling (S) (HD) 11.00 Wrestling (S) (HD) 12 noon Police Interceptors (S) (HD) 4.00pm FILM Buchanan Rides Alone HHH Western starring Randolph Scott (S) (HD) 5.40 FILM Comanche Station HHHH Western starring Randolph Scott and Nancy Gates (S) (HD)
5.20pm Four in a Bed
7.10pm Joe Kidd HH
Visits to establishments in Liverpool. Cornwall, Devon and Suffolk. (S) (HD)
starring Clint Eastwood and q Western Robert Duvall. At the beginning of
(Clint Eastwood) seeks revenge
the 20th century, a bounty hunter gets drawn into a battle for land ownership in Mexican-American border country.
8.00 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home A woman in West Yorkshire renovates her childhood home. (S) (AD) (HD)
Director John Sturges (1972, 15) (S) (HD)
9.00 Hang ’Em High HHH
9.00 New. Great British Home Restoration Ep 4. A Staffordshire couple plan to transform a derelict cattle barn. (S) (AD) (HD)
starring Clint Eastwood as q Western rancher Jed Cooper, who is rescued
The Who: Tommy Live at the Royal Albert Hall 7.30pm The rock opera F’view 11 F’sat 147 Sky 122 Virgin 123/HD 156 BT 348/HD 363 6.00am Sons of Vienna (S) (HD) 6.30 The South Bank Show Originals (HD) 7.00 John Wilson Orchestra Presents Cole Porter in Hollywood (S) (HD) 9.00 The Lot of Fun: Where the Movies Learned to Laugh (S) (HD) 10.00 Robert Mitchum: Hollywood’s Bad Boy (S) (HD) 11.00 Discovering (S) (HD) 1.00pm Celebrity Portrait Artist of the Year (S) (HD) 2.00 When Patsy Cline Was Crazy (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Video Killed the Radio Star (HD) 4.00 Battle of the Brass Bands (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Classic Albums (S) (HD)
6.15pm The Doors: Mr Mojo Risin’ — the Story of LA Woman (S) (HD) 7.30 The Who: Tommy Live at the Royal Albert Hall The band perform the rock opera. (HD)
by a sheriff after being hanged and left for dead by a lynch mob. Appointed deputy sheriff, Cooper sets out for revenge.
9.00 Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Live at the Isle of Wight
A 75-year-old man is treated after a suspected heart attack. (S) (AD) (HD)
Director Ted Post (1968, 18) (S) (HD)
10.30 Isle of Wight Festival Greatest Hits
11.05 Emergency Helicopter Medics
Action thriller starring Chuck Norris. A maverick cop and his young partner find themselves caught up in a gang war when a drugs bust goes wrong.
10.00 24 Hours in A&E
11.20 Code of Silence HH
Ep 8 Series 2. A crew battles bad weather to reach an injured hill-walker. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.10am Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown (S) (HD) 1.15 Great British Home Restoration (S) (AD) (HD) 2.15 24 Hours in A&E (S) (AD) (HD) 3.20—3.45am Father Ted (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: omnibus (AD) 8.25 Come Dine with Me: in Edinburgh 10.55 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12.55pm FILM Zathura: a Space Adventure HHHH Fantasy starring Jonah Bobo and Josh Hutcherson as two squabbling brothers who, after playing a mysterious board game they discover in the basement of their house, find themselves thrust into an outer-space adventure involving confrontations with angry aliens and sinister robots 2.50 The Big Bang Theory (AD) 5.50 New. Wipeout USA: people compete over an obstacle course 6.50pm New. Lego Masters Australia The teams get half an object to complete. (AD) 8.00 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer 1/5 Series 2. John Lithgow, Jon Richardson, Hannah Cockroft and Russell Brand take part. (AD) 9.00 FILM Bad Neighbours 2 HHHH Comedy sequel starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron. When Mac and Kelly Radner discover that the new folks next door are wilder and even more out of control than the last lot, they turn to an unlikely source for help. (AD) 11.00 Gogglebox The critics discuss their viewing habits from December 2017. (AD) 12 midnight New. Batwoman 17/18 Series 2. Alice and Safiyah cross paths once again (AD) 1.00am The Big Bang Theory (AD) 2.25 Wipeout USA 3.10—6.00am Hollyoaks: omnibus (SL) (AD)
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 12 noon Scorpion 2.00pm NCIS 7.00 Scorpion: double bill 9.00 NCIS: Los Angeles: triple bill. The team tries to prevent a leak of top-secret information 10.00 Sam goes under cover to investigate a terrorist group 11.00 Callen encounters a former KGB operative 12 midnight NCIS: Los Angeles: two further episodes 2.00am Scorpion 3.45 Matlock 4.35 JAG 5.20—6.00am Bondi Rescue
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Director Andrew Davis (1985, 18) (S) (HD)
1.25am Idiot TV: an idiot’s guide to health and safety (S) (HD) 3.20 Car Crash TV (S) (HD) 4.10—5.00am Fights, Camera, Action! (S) (HD)
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Freeview 48 Freesat 127 Sky 137 Virgin 143/HD 203 9.00am A Place in the Sun 9.30 Four in a Bed 12 noon Couples Come Dine with Me 1.00pm Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 4.00 A Place in the Sun: double bill 6.00pm A Place in the Sun A mother-of-two seeks a holiday home on the northern stretch of Spain’s Costa Cálida. 7.00 Advice for Mel and Steve, who are looking to buy a holiday home in Queensland. 8.00 Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales 3/4. Matt has plans for increasing biodiversity in the woodland and planting the apple orchard that his parents, Mike and Janice, have always dreamed of. He also travels to the edge of the Scottish Borders, to collect a flock of Cheviot ewes. See choice, p40. Shown yesterday 7pm C4 (AD) 9.00 Gogglebox: the Best Bits Memorable critiques delivered by the viewers. (AD) 10.00 Guy Martin: the World’s Fastest Electric Car? In a classic Volkswagen Beetle fitted with state-of-the-art technology Guy Martin attempts to set a new world record for the fastest road-legal battery vehicle. (AD) 11.35 The Secret World of Crisps 2/3 Dawn French narrates this insight into the rivalries between the big players in the world of crisps. See p50. Shown 8pm Channel 4 (AD) 12.40am Don’t Diet, Lose Weight (AD) 1.45 The Secret Life of the Zoo (AD) 2.50 Epic Wales: Valleys, Mountains and Coasts (AD) 3.45—4.45am The Scottish Island That Won the Lottery (AD)
CBS Drama
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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. Matlock uncovers the truth 7.00 A lawyer is accused of murdering his partner 8.00 A movie star is accused of murder 9.00 The attorney attends a family reunion 10.05 A second young man dies mysteriously 11.00 CSI: Miami (HD) 4.00—6.00am Judge Judy: four editions
The prog-rock band’s 1970 appearance. (HD)
1.50am Rookie Blue: two episodes (S) 3.35—4.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera: examining the use of CCTV to fight crime (S) (HD)
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) 12 noon Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (S) (HD) 3.00pm Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 5.00 FILM Charlie’s Angels HH Comedy adventure based on the 1970s TV series (S) 7.00pm FILM Ghost Rider HH Fantasy horror based on the Marvel comic, starring Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes. Teenage stunt rider Johnny Blaze sells his soul to the Devil in return for the life of his terminally ill father. Years later, his alter ego Ghost Rider is still reluctantly locked into a pact with Satan. (HD) 9.00 FILM Gone in Sixty Seconds HH Action drama starring Nicolas Cage as former car thief Randall “Memphis” Raines, who agrees to carry out one more job in return for the life of his younger brother. (S) (HD) 11.25 FILM Battleship HHH Sci-fi action adventure starring Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard and Rihanna. (S) (HD)
Amy Winehouse’s set from 2007. (HD) 11.00 A 2019 performance by James. (HD)
2.00am Murdered by My Ex: the Killing of Molly McLaren (S) (HD) 3.00 Rich Kids Go Skint (S) (HD) 3.55—4.00am Entertainment News (HD)
11.30 Tori Amos: Live in Concert (HD)
5 Star +1 Freesat 141 Sky 228 Virgin 186
12.45am Rebecca Ferguson at Baloise Session (S) (HD) 2.00 Classic Albums (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Soundbreaking (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Mick Ronson by Gary Kemp (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00—6.00am Video Killed the Radio Star (HD)
Yesterday
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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 The World at War (S) (HD) 4.00 Bangers and Cash: double bill (S) (HD) 6.00pm Bangers and Cash A Roller and a Rover go under the hammer, and a 1966 Triumph Spitfire is restored. (S) (HD) 7.00 War Factories The story of the discovery and exploitation of the Baku Oilfields which led to the battle of Stalingrad. (S) (HD) 8.00 How Fiat didn’t just make cars, but made and broke governments too. (S) (HD) 9.00 One Foot in the Grave Margaret tries to take Victor’s mind off his situation by encouraging him to attend a fitness class. 9.40 Victor clashes with a pesky plumber whose penchant for morbid practical jokes would try the patience of a saint. 10.20 Victor and Margaret are trapped in the shed by a swarm of escaped bees — and that is just the start of their troubles. (S) 11.00 Bangers and Cash Mathewsons agree to sell a threshing machine and a large collection of tractors. (S) (HD) 12 midnight A Cold War Soviet classic goes under the hammer. (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 Home Shopping 8.00 Fantasy Homes by the Sea 10.00 A Place in the Sun (HD) 3.00pm Antiques Road Trip (HD) 8.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (HD) 9.00 Dr Pimple Popper: Genner has flown all the way from the Philippines for Dr Lee to help with his bumpy nose (HD) 10.00 Faking It: Tears of a Crime: the crimes of Craig Savage (HD) 11.00 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners (HD) 12 midnight Cops UK: Bodycam Squad (HD) 1.00am Ambulance (HD) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 A Place in the Sun (HD) 5.00—6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea: property in Cornwall
5 Select
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Sunday Television
Great British Home Restoration 9.00pm A trip to Staffordshire
Freeview (HD only) 55 Freesat 133 Sky 153 Virgin 152 9.00am The Yorkshire Vet (S) 10.00 FILM Ring of Spies HHH (BW) (S) 11.55 FILM Piccadilly Incident HH (BW) (S) 2.00pm Secret Scotland with Susan Calman (S) 6.00pm Secret Scotland with Susan Calman The comedian travels to Grampian and the Central Highlands. 7.00 Susan visits Glamis Castle on Scotland’s north-east coast. 8.00 The comedian explores the area between Glasgow and Edinburgh. (S) 9.00 Queen: the Band That Rocked the World The rock band’s career highlights. (S) 11.00 Queen: a Night at the Odeon A performance by the band from 1975. (S) 12.30am Walking Tudor England (S) 1.30 The Great Plague: Outbreak (S) 2.30 The Great Fire: London Burns (S) 3.25 The Yorkshire Vet (S) (AD) 3.50—4.00am Entertainment News (S)
Great TV
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Freeview 49 (limited) Freesat 142 Sky 157 Virgin 189 6.00am Due South 7.00 Hart to Hart 11.00 Murder, She Wrote 6.00pm Murder, She Wrote: triple bill. Jessica tackles a case in Japan, where a motorcyclist romancing the daughter of a traditional family finds his life is on the line 7.00 A band’s record deal comes under threat 8.00 Foul play disrupts a charity concert organised to save woods from developers 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 4.30 Charlie’s Angels 5.15—6.00am Crazy like a Fox
Great TV +1 Freesat 143 Sky 257
BBC Parliament
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Freeview 232 Freesat 201 Sky 504 Virgin 605 Simulcast with BBC News, with news every hour plus: 6.00am Breakfast 9.30 Papers 10.30 Global Questions 11.30 Dateline London 12.30pm Click 1.30 Travel Show 2.30 Our World 3.30 Media Show 4.30 Global Questions 5.30 Newsbeat 6.30 Sportsday 6.45 Film Review 7.30 Click 7.45 Sportsday 8.30 Travel Show 9.30 Our World 10.30 Papers 11.45 Film Review 12 midnight Newsday 12.30am HARDtalk 1.00 Newsday 1.30 Newsbeat 2.30 Media Show 3.30 Dateline London 4.30 HARDtalk 5.30—6.00am Business Report
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SUNDAY CHILDREN’S Milkshake! on C5 Full listings for Channel 5 are on p54 5.35am Milkshake! Monkey’s Amazing Adventures 5.50 Peppa Pig 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 7.55 New. Odo 8.00 The Adventures of Paddington 8.15 Paw Patrol 8.35 Fireman Sam 8.50 Butterbean’s Cafe 8.55 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
Television Sunday
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 8.10 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 Bitz & Bob 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 2.50 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 Black History Songs 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 6.05 Tee and Mo 6.10 Clangers 6.20 In the Night Garden... 6.50—7.00pm CBeebies Bedtime Stories
CBBC
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 Australia in Colour 1.00pm President Biden 2.10 Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears 5.40pm Australia in Colour 1/4 Series 1. Restored footage of the country from the 19th century to the mid-1970s. 6.50 2/4. An insight into how sport and comedy offered some relief from the Great Depression. 7.50 3/4. Exploring how immigration after the Second World War changed the face of Australia, as the influx of labour delivered increasing prosperity. 8.50 4/4. A look at the growing issue of racism against indigenous people, as well as examining gender inequality in the 1960s. 9.50 Trump’s American Carnage Exploring how Donald Trump stoked division, violence and insurrection during his presidency, investigating his siege on his enemies, the media and even on the leaders of his own party. (S) 11.00 President Biden A look at the events that shaped the 46th president of the United States, with those who know him best. 12.10am Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears: seven editions 3.35—4.00am Beautiful Serengeti PBS +1 Freeview (HD only) 87
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Freeview 201 Freesat 607 Sky 607 Virgin 701 7.00am Diddy TV 7.10 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 9.35 Class Dismissed 9.50 The Zoo 10.00 Odd Squad 10.25 FILM Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior HH 12 noon Deadly Dinosaurs with Steve Backshall 12.25pm Operation Ouch! 1.25 Horrible Histories 2.10 The Dumping Ground: Jody in Wonderland 3.05 Mustangs FC 3.30 Deadly 60 3.55 The Dengineers 4.55 Still So Awkward 5.25 Lagging 5.50 Danger Mouse 6.35 Horrible Histories 7.35 My Life: A Fighting Chance 8.00 Lifebabble 8.05 So Awkward 8.35—9.00pm The Next Step
CITV
Trump’s American Carnage 9.50pm The presidency
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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! 10.55 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 Aloha, Scooby-Doo 8.25 Drop Dead Weird 8.55—9.00pm Dare Master at Home
FREEVIEW channels continued from overleaf
Quest
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Freeview 12/HD 114 Freesat 172/HD 167 Sky 144 Virgin 169 6.00am Wings of War (HD) 7.00 Ant Anstead Master Mechanic (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 New. River Cottage Every Day 5.00 Born Mucky: Life on the Farm (HD) 6.00 American Pickers (HD) 7.00 New. Cycling: Vuelta a España stage two (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (HD) 9.00 The Repair Shop (HD) 10.00 Born Mucky: Life on the Farm (HD) 11.00 Aussie Gold Hunters (HD) 12 midnight New. Formula E: the Berlin ePrix (HD) 1.00am Hunting Hitler (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
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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 (HD) 2.00pm Sarah Beeny’s Renovate Don’t Relocate (HD) 3.00 Escape to the Country (HD) 5.00 Building the Dream (HD) 6.00 Sarah Beeny’s Renovate Don’t Relocate (HD) 8.00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away: triple bill. A couple choose between Scotland and Murcia, Spain 9.00 A property in the Cotswolds or France 10.00 Wales or Portugal (HD) 11.00 Escape to the Country (HD) 12 midnight Building the Dream (HD) 2.00am House Hunters International (HD) 3.00—4.00am New. Beachfront Bargain Hunt: double bill (HD)
HGTV +1 Sky 258 Virgin 290
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An American Aristocrat’s Guide to Great Estates 9.00pm
Smithsonian
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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 Custer’s Last Stand: Battle of Little Bighorn (HD) 3.00 America’s Hidden Stories (HD) 6.00pm America’s Hidden Stories 8/8 Series 1. Discoveries about the first successful English settlement at Jamestown. (HD) 7.00 Pocahontas: the True Story The story of the native American princess. (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 An American Aristocrat’s Guide to Great Estates 5/10 A tour of Floors Castle near Kelso, the largest inhabited castle in Scotland and family home of the Duke of Roxburghe. (HD) 10.00 6/10. Julie Montagu visits a fellow American-born aristocrat to see how she turned Sudeley Castle in the Cotswolds into a popular visitor attraction. (HD) 11.00 Aerial Britain 2/8 Series 2 Views from above Hadrian’s Wall and Shakespeare’s home town. (HD) 12 midnight An American Aristocrat’s Guide to Great Estates (HD) 2.00—6.00am Murderous History: four editions (HD)
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Freeview 35 Freesat 144 Sky 159 Virgin 165 6.00am Border Patrol 8.00 Police Force: Australia (AD) 10.00 Highway Patrol (HD) 11.00 Road Wars 1.00pm Monkey Life (HD) 4.00 Neighbourhood Blues 5.00 Caught Red Handed (HD) 7.00 Monkey Life (HD) 8.00 Caught on Dashcam (HD) 9.00 World’s Most Evil Killers: a profile of triple murderer Richard Roszkowski (HD) 10.00 In Defense Of: the defence team of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh (HD) 11.00 Killer in My Village: the murder of 90-year-old Mabel Leyshon (HD) 12 midnight Britain’s Most Evil Killers: a profile of serial killer Dale Cregan 1.00am Caribbean Cops (AD) 2.00 Police Force: Australia (AD) 4.00—6.00am Border Patrol
Pick +1 Freesat 145 Sky 259
Challenge
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F’view 47 F’sat 146 Sky 160 Virgin 164 7.00am The Chase (HD) 9.00 Wheel of Fortune (HD) 11.30 Bruce’s Price Is Right (AD) 12.30pm Play Your Cards Right 2.00 Catchphrase (AD) 4.00 Pointless (AD) (HD) 5.00 The Chase: four editions. Bradley Walsh presents as four contestants work as a team to take on ruthless quiz genius the Chaser and secure a cash prize (HD) 9.00 The Chase Celebrity Special: darts great Eric Bristow, Emmerdale’s Sammy Winward, MP Nadine Dorries and comic Ed Byrne must work together to outwit one of the resident experts. Bradley Walsh presents (HD) 10.00—6.00am The Chase (HD)
S.W.A.T. 9.00pm Hondo
and Deacon are called in
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 Trolls: Trollstopia (S) (HD) 8.40 Dragons: Rescue Riders (HD) 9.05 The Simpsons (HD) 11.00 MacGyver (S) (HD) 12 noon Hawaii Five-0 (S) (HD) 2.00pm The Simpsons (S) (HD) 3.00 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred: Trent Rockets v Manchester Originals, a women’s match (start 3.30) (HD) 6.30pm The Simpsons Homer tries to pile on the pounds. 7.00 With the voice of Glenn Close. 7.30 Sideshow Bob threatens to sabotage an air show. (S) (HD) 8.00 New. MacGyver 12/15 Series 5. Angus, Desi and Russ go under cover. See p50. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. S.W.A.T. 12/18 Series 4 A domestic disturbance results in a race against time. (S) (HD) 10.00 Karl Pilkington: the Moaning of Life 1/5 Series 1. The relevance of marriage. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Prodigal Son 10/13 Series 2 Malcolm distances himself from his increasingly desperate father. (S) (HD) 12 midnight NCIS: Los Angeles (S) (HD) 1.00am The Force: North East (HD) 2.00 Road Wars (S) 3.00 Hawaii Five-0 (S) (HD) 4.00—6.00am Highway Cops (S) Sky 1 +1 Sky 206
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Sky Replay Sky 145 Virgin 160 7.00am Four Weddings (S) (AD) 10.00 Warehouse 13 (S) 3.00pm Stargate Atlantis (S) 6.00 Stargate Atlantis: two further episodes. Teyla and Sheppard are taken captive, then the mission to rescue McKay goes awry (S) 7.00 Stargate Atlantis (S) 8.00 The Force: Manchester 9.00 The Equalizer: McCall’s online ad leads her to a mother whose son has been kidnapped (S) 10.00 New Amsterdam: Max heads to Connecticut to bring Luna back to New York (S) 11.00 9-1-1 (S) 12 midnight 9-1-1: Lone Star (S) 1.00am Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (S) 2.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime (S) 2.55 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (S) (AD) 3.50 Four Weddings (S) (AD) 4.45—6.00am All Hail King Julien
Syfy Sky 152 Virgin 138/HD 137 BT 346/HD 361 6.00am FILM Monster Island H 8.00 Home Shopping 11.00 Quantum Leap 4.00pm Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files 5.00 FILM The Monster Hunters HH 7.00 FILM Descent HH Sci-fi disaster movie starring Luke Perry. When the Earth’s crust starts to shift, it falls to scientist Jake Rollins to lead a team to the centre of the Earth 9.00 FILM Speed Kills HH Action thriller in which John Travolta stars as a speedboat racing champion whose double life lands him in hot water 11.00 V
The Sopranos 7.50pm Is love in the air for Christopher?
Sky Atlantic Sky 108 BT 342/HD 357 6.00am The Guest Wing (S) (AD) 10.00 Dexter 3.30pm The Sopranos: three episodes 6.45pm The Sopranos 6/13 Series 2. Tony attacks a former friend to reclaim gambling debts. 7.50 7/13. Christopher succumbs to the allure of Hollywood. 9.00 My Dinner with Hervé HHH Drama based on a true story, starring Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan. A journalist is sent to interview Hervé Villechaize, the diminutive French actor, only for the seemingly innocuous assignment to spiral into a wild night in Los Angeles. (S) (W) 11.00 In Treatment 7/24 Series 4 Before Laila reveals a surprising plan for her future, Brooke recounts a traumatic experience from her childhood. (S) (HD) 11.35 8/24. Rita recognises Brooke’s actions as part of a recurring pattern and encourages her to spend more time accepting the present. (S) (HD) 12.10am FILM The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks HHH Drama based on a true story, starring Oprah Winfrey (S) (W) 2.00 The White Lotus (AD) 3.05 Californication (S) 4.15—6.00am Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets: double bill (S) (AD) Sky Atlantic +1 Sky 208
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W Sky 109 (Wales 110) Virgin 125/HD 211 BT 311/HD 383 6.10am Tipping Point (HD) 2.00pm Doctor Who (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Outnumbered: triple bill. As the family tries to get rid of Auntie Angela, another house guest comes to stay 5.40 Ben auditions for the school musical 6.20 Ben becomes fascinated by the world of psychology (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Inside the Ambulance: the crews are called to a 30-year-old car that’s been driven into a wall by a 90-year-old motorist (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 One Born: What Happened Next? (S) (HD) 9.00 Louis Theroux: Dark States — Heroin Town (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Louis Theroux: Extreme Love — Dementia (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 The Baby Has Landed (HD) 12 midnight One Born Every Minute (S) 1.00—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
1.00am Fringe 4.00—6.00am FILM Earthstorm H Disaster movie
8.00am Friends (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00pm FILM R.I.P.D. HHH Supernatural crime comedy starring Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Bacon (S) (HD) 9.00 FILM American Pie 2 HHH 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 HH Sports comedy set in the cut-throat world of extreme table tennis, starring Dan Fogler. Down-on-his-luck former ping pong player Randy Daytona is recruited by the FBI to track down the ruthless Triad leader who killed his father (HD) 12.50am South Park (S) (HD) 4.10—5.00am Baywatch (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 14–20 August 2021
& cable
Mrs Brown’s Boys 9.00pm
The Browns stage a wake
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 (S) (AD) 3.00 Caught on Dashcam 4.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (S) (AD) 6.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation: Moors Murders (S) 7.00 Killer in My Village (S) 8.00 Killer in My Village (S) 9.00 New series. The Clown and the Candyman: double bill. Documentary about 1970s serial killers John Wayne Gacy and Dean Corll, then investigators try to find the identities of Gacy and Corll’s last few victims 11.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 12 midnight An Unexpected Killer (S) 1.00am Killer Siblings 2.00 Dateline 3.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (S) (AD) 4.00 Road Wars (S) 5.00—6.00am Motorway Patrol: double bill (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 (S) (HD) 1.00pm Sex and the City (S) (HD) 4.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (HD) 9.00 Greg Davies: Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog: his sell-out debut solo show (HD) 10.15 Flight of the Conchords: double bill. Murray tries to arrange a meeting with the US President for the Prime Minister of New Zealand, then tries to transform the Conchords into a cooler act. Guest-starring Lucy Lawless (S) (HD) 11.25 Veep: double bill. Selina visits Mike to deflect attention from Andrew’s legal troubles, then Gary helps Catherine plan a big event and Richard discovers that he may have an enemy (S) (AD) (HD) 12.40am Girls: five episodes (S) (HD) 3.35—5.00am Everybody Hates Chris (HD)
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
Alibi Sky 132 Virgin 126/HD 212 BT 312/HD 382 7.15am Murdoch Mysteries (S) (HD) 10.00 WPC 56 (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Father Brown (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Miss Marple (S) (AD) 3.00 The Doctor Blake Mysteries (S) (HD) 5.00 Deception (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Death in Paradise 5/8 Series 4. The lead singer of a veteran rock band is electrocuted in a swimming pool. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Hudson & Rex 5/16 Series 2 Charlie and Rex investigate a roleplaying game when a player is found slain by a sword. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 6/16. Charlie and Rex are in deep water after a university rower is shot by a sniper during team practice. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Death in Paradise 7/8 Series 8. A famous radio presenter is murdered live on air and Jack must unravel a complex mystery to find the culprit — while being observed by an officer from internal affairs. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.20 10 Rillington Place 5 Crime drama based on the true story of the infamous Christie murders, starring Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson and John Hurt. (S) (W) 12.40am Death in Paradise (S) (AD) (HD) 1.45 WPC 56 (S) (AD) (HD) 2.45—4.00am Waco (HD) Alibi +1 Sky 232 Virgin 191
q
Discovery Sky 125 Virgin 250 BT 322/HD 376 6.00am Wheeler Dealers (S) (HD) 12 noon Mummies Unwrapped (S) (HD) 2.00pm Expedition Unknown (S) (HD) 3.00 Blowing Up History (S) (HD) 6.00pm Building off the Grid A mother and son build an off-grid family commune outside Keaau, Hawaii. With the elements against them, they must work hard to realise their dream. (S) (HD) 7.00 New. Alaska: Homestead Rescue The Raneys convert an old barn into a commercial fishing kitchen, but when Marty is forced to quarantine, Matt and Misty make a golden discovery. (HD) 9.00 Nefertiti: Mummy Queen Mystery A team of egyptologists led by Dr Zahi Hawass attempt to solve the mystery of Queen Nefertiti, who at the height of her power seemed to disappear without trace. (S) (HD) 10.00 Mummy King Mystery: Rameses Egyptologist Zahi Hawass examines the pharaoh warrior dynasty and tries to determine the fate of Rameses I with the help of carbon dating and medical imaging. (HD) 11.00 Deadliest Catch Following Alaskan crab fisherman. (HD) 12 midnight New. You Have Been Warned (S) (HD) 3.50am You Have Been Warned Again (S) (HD) 4.40 You Have Been Warned Again: Biggest Explosions (S) (HD) 5.30— 6.00am How Do They Do It? (S) (HD) Discovery +1 Sky 225 Virgin 258
9-1-1 9.00pm Chim and Maddie await their new arrival
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) 7.00pm Caught on Dashcam Road disasters captured on video by drivers’ dashboard cameras. (HD) 8.00 New Amsterdam 4/14 Series 3. Max heads to Connecticut to bring Luna back to New York, but has second thoughts when he sees her with her grandparents. (HD) 9.00 9-1-1 Ep 9 Series 4. The 118 springs into action when a drunk driver causes a crash, while Maddie goes into labour. (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 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 22/22 Series 8 Benson, Fin and Stabler are haunted by past decisions. (S) (HD) 12 midnight 1/19 Series 9 Benson and Stabler investigate a case of alleged child abuse. (HD) 1.00am Chicago Med: Dr Charles and Dr Halstead tackle a strange case (S) (HD) 2.00 Chicago Fire (S) (HD) 3.00 Chicago PD (S) (HD) 4.00— 6.00am Nothing to Declare (S) Sky Witness +1 Sky 207 Virgin 180
Discovery History Sky 177 Virgin 257 6.00am Nasa’s Unexplained Files (S) 9.00 Combat Dealers (S) (AD) 12 noon Expedition Unknown (S) 3.00pm Treasure Quest: Snake Island: triple bill (S) 6.00pm Truth behind the Moon Landing The Nasa tapes that recorded the Apollo 11 Moon landing are missing, and experts assess whether their disappearance is part of a cover-up. (S) 7.00 Some think the waving US flag on the Moon proves that Nasa faked the lunar landing, and experts’ quest for the truth leads to some of Hollywood’s biggest names. (S) 8.00 Unsolved History The fatal shooting down of Manfred von Richthofen, the First World War flying ace known as the Red Baron. 9.00 Investigating whether the Roman Colosseum was ever flooded to host a mock naval battle known as the naumachia. 10.00 Examining the events that led to the sinking of German ship the Wilhelm Gustloff on January 31 1945, resulting in the deaths of more than 9,000 people. 11.00 Wings of War In the early 20th century, an arms race to develop military aircraft occurred. With the advent of the First World War, the British and Germans experimented with air combat. (S) 12 midnight Wings of War: two further editions (S) 2.00—6.00am Expedition Unknown (S) Discovery History +1 Sky 277 Virgin 261
The Scheme 6.45pm
Christian Dawkins’s troubles
Sky Documentaries Sky 114 (Wales 115) Virgin HD 277 BT 353/HD 368 6.00am Discovering: Bing Crosby (S) (AD) 7.00 Discovering: Vivien Leigh (S) (AD) 8.00 The Directors (S) 9.00 Urban Secrets (S) 10.00 The Biggest Little Farm (S) 11.50 My Icon: Pam Cookey (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Irene’s Ghost 1.35pm The Lawman 3.15 I Am Jackie O: profile of Jackie Kennedy Onassis (S) (AD) 5.00 Six by Sondheim: lifting the lid on the prolific life and career of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim 6.45pm The Scheme Bribery and basketball come together in this shocking true story of how the FBI tried to bring down a young scout, as the man at the centre of the scandal speaks out. 9.00 I Am Durán Tracing the remarkable story of world champion Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán, who had a wide impact beyond the ring. (S) (AD) 10.45 Baby God Documentary following the children conceived by fertility doctor Quincy Fortier, who secretly used his own sperm to inseminate patients for more than 30 years. (S) 12.15am The Return: Life after Isis 2.05 Mike Wallace Is Here 3.50 My Icon: Spencer Fearon (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00—6.00am Harrow: a Very British School (S) (AD)
Nat Geographic
Flying Monsters with David Attenborough 8.00pm
Sky Nature Sky 124 Virgin HD 279 BT 335/HD 372 6.00am Tales from Zambia (S) 10.00 Life’s Journey (S) 1.00pm A Wild Year on Earth (S) (AD) 6.00pm A Wild Year on Earth The Arctic skies blaze with the aurora borealis as the Earth completes its annual cycle. (S) (AD) 7.00 David Attenborough’s Kingdom of Plants The naturalist explores how the plants at Kew Gardens change through the seasons and discovers the surprising properties of some of the institution’s fungi. (S) (HD) 8.00 Flying Monsters with David Attenborough The broadcaster explores the world of the pterosaur, a flying creature that occupied the skies 200 million years ago. (S) (AD) 9.30 Making David Attenborough’s Flying Monsters Exploring the creation of David Attenborough’s documentary. (S) 10.30 Animal Senses A look at animals with senses that humans could hardly begin to conceive. (S) 11.00 David Attenborough’s Kingdom of Plants As 7pm. 12 midnight Bear: Koala Hero (S) (AD) 1.00am Into the Wild: Colombia (S) (HD) 2.00 Surviving the Amazon (S) (HD) 3.00 Borneo: Earth’s Ancient Eden (S) (AD) 4.00—6.00am Baby Animals
Eden
Sky 129 Virgin 266/HD 268 BT 352/HD 367
Sky 166 Virgin 245/HD 247 BT 315/HD 389
8.00am Lost Treasures of the Maya (HD) 9.00 Kingdom of the Mummies (S) (HD) 10.00 Lost Treasures of Egypt (S) (HD) 12 noon Paranatural (HD) 2.00pm Sex in the Stone Age (HD) 3.00 Earth’s Giant Hole (HD) 4.00 Dino Death Match (HD) 5.00 Top Ten Biggest Beasts Ever (HD) 7.00pm T-Rex: Ultimate Survivor: the daily dangers faced by tyrannosaurus rex (HD) 8.00 Churchill’s German Army: the Germans who fought for the Allies (HD) 9.00 Pope vs Hitler: how Pope Pius XII conspired with rebels against the Nazis (HD) 11.00 Narco Wars: the Mob: the Mafia boss who industrialised heroin smuggling into the US in the 1970s (S) (HD) 1.00am Narco Wars (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00am Border Wars (HD)
9.00am Africa (AD) (HD) 11.00 Super Squirrels (HD) 12 noon Wild Caribbean 2.00pm Equator: the Line of Life (HD) 5.00 Horizon: Space Volcanos (HD) 6.00 Super Squirrels (HD) 7.00 Wild Caribbean: double bill. The effects of hurricanes on the islands’ wildlife, then a journey from the rainforests of Panama to Mexico 9.00 Horizon: Space Volcanos: parallels between the volcanos on Earth and those elsewhere in the solar system (HD) 10.00 Equator: the Line of Life: two editions. How rainforests on the Equator hold the greatest biodiversity on Earth, then a look at the conflicts between animals, farmers and the conservationists that stand between them (HD) 12 midnight Equator: the Line of Life: six further editions (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 7.40am dinnerladies diaries (S) (HD) 9.35 Victoria Wood (S) 11.30 dinnerladies (S) (AD) 6.15pm Only Fools and Horses Del buys a new manual to show him how to make positive decisions, but it only succeeds in helping the Trotters’ finances hit an all-time low. (S) (AD) 7.35 Raquel’s father finds an old watch among the Trotters’ junk, which he claims could net them a fortune at auction. (S) (AD) 9.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys Grandad decides he’d like to witness his own funeral. 9.40 A hypnotist provides the entertainment at the baptism. 10.20 Cathy goes to extreme lengths to impress her psychologist boyfriend. (S) (HD) 11.00 The Cockfields 1/3. Sitcom about an unconventional family on the Isle of Wight. 11.40 2/3. The family visits Aunty Rose in her nursing home. 12.20am 3/3. Sunday finds preparations for Simon’s 40th birthday in full swing. (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 All Round to Mrs Brown’s (S) (HD) 2.15 Harry Enfield and Chums (S) (AD) 3.00 Bridget & Eamon (S) (HD) 3.25—4.00am Bull (S) (HD) Gold +1 Sky 210 (Wales 211) Virgin 194
Hudson & Rex 7.00pm A death is doggedly investigated
SUNDAY 15 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 The Battle of Britain (HD) 7.50 National Park Mysteries (HD) 9.15 Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics 10.15 Empire Builders (HD) 2.10pm Pawn Stars (HD) 4.05 American Pickers (HD) 6.00 Search for the Lost Giants: investigating reports of giant skeletons (HD) 7.00 Empires of Blood: two editions. Rome’s first dynasty, then the internal power struggles of the Egyptian empire (HD) 9.00 Egyptian Vice: two editions. Examining dark secrets of the ancient pharaohs, then why pharaohs would do anything to attain power (HD) 11.00 Mafia Killers (HD) 12 midnight Alone 1.15am Pawn Stars (HD) 3.05 American Pickers (HD) 5.00—6.00am Empires of Blood (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 The Zoo: seven back-to-back editions (S) (HD) 6.00pm Jeremy Wade’s Dark Waters: Jeremy heads to Australia to investigate an underwater attack (S) (HD) 7.00 Vet Gone Wild: in Tasmania, Dr Chris Brown is treats endangered Tasmanian Devils with a rare form of cancer (S) (HD) 8.00 Crikey! It’s the Irwins: Bindi and the zoo welcome two baby echidnas (HD) 9.00 Crocodile Hunter: in the former war zone of East Timor, Steve Irwin undertakes a death-defying crocodile rescue (S) 10.00 Cats 101 (S) (HD) 2.00am Big Cat Tales (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 14
Television Sunday
F’view 14 F’sat 300 Sky 313 Virgin 428/HD 429 11.00am Ferdinand HHHH 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) 1.10pm Mrs Doubtfire HHHH Warm-hearted comedy drama in which a father disguises himself as a nanny in order to be with his children after he splits from his wife. Robin Williams, Sally Field (1993, PG) (S) (AD) 3.35 Sense and Sensibility 5 Charming, Oscar-winning period romantic drama in which two impoverished sisters seek the men of their dreams. Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet (1995, U) (S) (AD)
6.20pm Star Trek into Darkness HHHH A rogue Starfleet officer is pursued by Kirk and the Enterprise crew in this warp-speed sci-fi sequel. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto (2013, 12) (S) (AD)
9.00 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit HHH Serviceable reboot for Tom Clancy’s action hero, with Chris Pine as the CIA penpusher thrust into the front lines of espionage. Review p37. (2013, 12) (S) (AD) 11.10 Spy HHHH Melissa McCarthy is hilarious as a field agent bumbling her way through a mission in this comedy. (2015, 15) (S) (AD) 1.30—3.55am Shoplifters HHHH Compelling and deeply moving study of an unconventional domestic unit eking out an existence on the outskirts of Tokyo. Lily Franky (2018, 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 Juggernaut HH Thriller. Boris Karloff (1936, PG) (S) 7.15 Let George Do It HHH Above-average George Formby comedy. (1940, U) (S) 9.00 Black Saddle 9.30 Law of the Plainsman (S) 10.00 Pink String and Sealing Wax HHH Set in Victorian Brighton, this roaring melodrama is adapted from Roland Pertwee’s stage success. Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers (1945, PG) (S) 11.45 Crow Hollow HH Routine murder mystery. Donald Houston, Natasha Parry (1951, PG) (S) 1.05pm Miranda HHH Enjoyable whimsy starring Glynis Johns. Googie Withers (1947) (S) 2.40 The Ghost of Greville Lodge HH Passable modern-day ghost story. George Cole, Prunella Scales (2000, PG) (S) 4.30 Smokescreen HHH Brighton-set thriller with an engaging performance by Peter Vaughan. (1964, PG) (S) 6.00pm Upstairs, Downstairs British TV drama series. 7.00 Night Mail 5 Classic documentary, with verse by WH Auden and music by Benjamin Britten, which follows the overnight journey of a mail train from London to Glasgow. (1936) 7.25 An Inspector Calls HHHH Highly polished production of JB Priestley’s celebrated play with Alastair Sim as the inquisitorial police officer out to uncover a family’s guilty secrets. (1954, PG) (S) 9.00 The Champions TV fantasy drama starring William Gaunt. (S) 10.00 Harry and Tonto HHHH Well-observed comedy in which a widower crosses America in the company of his cat, Tonto. Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn (1974) (S)
12.20am The Great Gatsby HHH Period romantic drama. Robert Redford, Mia Farrow (1974, 12) (S) 3.10 The Upturned Glass HHH Brooding crime drama. James Mason (1947) (S) 4.55—6.00am Action Stations HH Inept thriller set in Spain. Paul Carpenter (1956, U) (S)
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Pale Rider 111 9.00pm TCM Clint Eastwood’s mysterious “Preacher” rides in to help a small prospecting community drive out a greedy strip-mining company Great Movies
33
Freeview 33 Freesat 302 Sky 321 Virgin 425 9.00am Second Chances HH Mystery thriller. Melissa George (2010) 10.40 Stranger in the House HH Thriller. Emmanuelle Vaugier (2016) 12.20pm Cradle of Lies HH By-the-numbers TV movie. Lochlyn Munro, Nicole de Boer (2016) 2.15 How Do You Know HH Love-triangle romantic comedy. Jack Nicholson, Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd (2010, 12)
4.35 27 Dresses HHH Fluffy, reassuringly predictable romantic comedy. Katherine Heigl, James Marsden (2008, 12) 6.45pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days HH Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey each have their own agenda for wooing the other in this lukewarm romantic comedy. Adam Goldberg (2003, 12) 9.00 Closer HHH Elegant relationship drama about the intertwining love lives of two couples. Julia Roberts, Jude Law (2004, 15) 11.05 The International HH 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) 1.25am Transsiberian HHH Intriguing and clever thriller set around an American couple’s train journey through northern Russia. Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer (2008, 15)
3.45—5.50am Tracker HHH Satisfying Kiwi western. Ray Winstone, Temuera Morrison (2010, 12)
F’view 51 (limited) F’sat 303 Sky 319 Virgin 424 6.00am The Great Lover HHH Comedy. Bob Hope (1949, 12) 7.35 The Ugly Duckling HH Comedy. Bernard Bresslaw (1959) 9.15 Hunt the Man Down HHH Crime thriller. Gig Young (1951) 10.40 Roadblock HHH Film noir. Charles McGraw (1951) 12.05pm The Running Man HHHH Crime drama. Laurence Harvey (1963, PG) 2.10 84 Charing Cross Road HHHH Biographical drama. Anne Bancroft (1986, U) 4.15 Walk, Don’t Run HHH Romantic comedy. Cary Grant (1966, U) 6.35pm Breakfast at Tiffany’s 5 Enchanting romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn as free spirit Holly Golightly. Andrew Collins, p32. George Peppard (1961, PG) 9.00 Sabrina 5 Audrey Hepburn is torn between wealthy brothers Humphrey Bogart and William Holden in Billy Wilder’s masterful romantic comedy. (1954, U) 11.25 Eyes of Laura Mars HHH Glossy thriller about a glamorous photographer who develops a psychic link with a killer. Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif (1978, 15)
1.25am The Big Chill HHHH Wise and witty drama. Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, William Hurt (1983, 15) 3.30 Hell Squad HH Second World War drama. Wally Campo (1958) 4.35—6.00am What a Carve Up! HHH Comedy horror.
Sky 302 Virgin 402 BT 502/HD 516 6.05am As 12.55pm 7.55 Shrek HHHH (2001, U) 9.30 Shrek 2 HHHH (2004, U) 11.05 Back to the Future Part II HHH Sci-fi comedy. (1989, PG) 12.55pm The Smurfs 2 HHH Part-animated comedy. Neil Patrick Harris (2013, U) 2.45 Open Season 2 HH Animation. (2008, PG)
7.15pm Synchronic HHH Mindbending thriller about paramedics dealing with a spate of bizarre deaths. Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan (2019, 15) 9.00 i Run Hide Fight H A teenager tries to outsmart the shooters at her school in this misjudged thriller. Isabel May (2020, 15) 11.00 The Dry HHH Eric Bana stars as a detective drawn back to his rural home town and an old unsolved mystery. (2020)
4.15pm Rio HHHH Hugely enjoyable animated comedy adventure. Jesse Eisenberg (2011, U) 6.00 Abominable HHH Cartoon fun in which a yeti escapes from a laboratory. Chloe Bennet, Albert Tsai (2019, U) 7.45 Back to the Future Part III HHHH Michael J Fox goes back to the Old West. (1990, PG) 9.45 Interstellar HHHH Breathtaking, thoughtful sci-fi epic. Matthew McConaughey (2014, 12)
1.05am We Still Say Grace HH Thriller. Bruce Davison, Holly Taylor (2020, 15) 2.50 The Short History of the Long Road HHH Drama. Sabrina Carpenter (2019) 4.40 As 3.45pm
12.35am As 4.15pm 2.15 Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers 3.40 Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart HHH Animation. (2013, PG) 5.15 Home Alone: the Holiday Heist H Comedy. Christian Martyn (2012, PG)
+1 Sky 312
Sky Five Star Movies
Sky Greats
Sky 303 Virgin 403 BT 503/HD 517 7.50am Echo Boomers As 6.10pm 9.35 Black and Blue As 10.35pm 11.25 Le Mans ’66 As 8pm 2.00pm Harriet HHHH Wellshot biopic about former slave Harriet Tubman. Cynthia Erivo (2019, 12) 4.10 Burden HHH Intense if thinly plotted drama. Garrett Hedlund (2018, 15)
Sky 304 Virgin 404 BT 504/HD 518 6.00am As 2.45pm 8.00 As 4.45pm 10.20 As 7.05pm 12.20pm As 9pm 2.45 From Here to Eternity 5 Superbly staged Second World War drama. Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr (1953, PG) 4.45 Love Actually HHH Sentimental romantic comedy. Alan Rickman (2003, 15)
6.10pm Echo Boomers HH Struggling graduates turn to art theft as a way of paying off their student loans. Michael Shannon (2020, 15) 8.00 Le Mans ’66 HHHH It’s Ford vs Ferrari in this thrill-packed motor-racing drama, starring Christian Bale. Matt Damon (2019, 12) 10.35 Black and Blue HHH A rookie cop attempts to expose racist killers in the New Orleans police force. Naomie Harris (2019, 18)
7.05pm Footloose HHH A teenager rebels against the values of a town where rock ’n’ roll and dancing are illegal. (1984, 12) 9.00 Forrest Gump HHHH Comedy drama in which a simpleminded everyman makes his mark on American history. Tom Hanks (1994, 12) 11.25 Fight Club 5 Savage satire about two disaffected young men who start up a bareknuckle club. Brad Pitt, Edward Norton (1999, 18)
12.30am Burden As 4.10pm 2.35 Harriet As 2pm 4.50 Batman Unlimited: Mechs v Mutants
2.00am The Presidio HHH Mystery thriller. Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan (1988, 15) 3.50 Father Goose HHH Second World War comedy drama. Cary Grant, Leslie Caron (1964, U)
+1 F’view 62 (limited 10pm-5am) F’sat 304 Sky 320 41
F’view 41 (limited) F’sat 305 Sky 323 Virgin 426 6.00am 3:10 to Yuma 5 Western. Glenn Ford (1957, PG) 7.55 Utah Blaine HH Western. Rory Calhoun (1957) 9.35 Fort Ti HH Adventure. George Montgomery (1953, U) 11.10 Ride Lonesome HHHH Western. Randolph Scott (1959, 12) 12.40pm The Texas Rangers HH Western. George Montgomery (1951) 2.20 Mackenna’s Gold HHH Western. Gregory Peck (1969, 15) 4.50 Two Rode Together HHH Western. James Stewart (1961, PG) 7.05pm Wyatt Earp’s Revenge HH This solemn western features Val Kilmer as an ageing Wyatt Earp. Shawn Roberts, Matt Dallas (2011, 12)
9.00 Seraphim Falls HHH Liam Neeson stars in this mean and moody western. Pierce Brosnan (2006, 15) 11.15 The Stranger Wore a Gun HH Strongly cast but implausible western. Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor (1953, U) 12.55am 3:10 to Yuma As 7am 2.45—4.00am Operation Dames HH Wartime romance. Eve Meyer (1959) +1 Sky 324
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Sky 301 Virgin 401 BT 501/HD 515 6.25am As 5.25pm 8.15 i Run Hide Fight As 9pm 10.10 As 11pm 12.25pm As 7.15pm 2.15 A Dragon’s Adventure HH Adventure. (2019, U) 3.45 Two by Two: Overboard! HH Animation. (2020, U) 5.25 The Kid Detective HHHH Comedy drama. Adam Brody (2020, 15)
Kenneth Connor, Sidney James (1961, U)
+1 F’view 60 (limited 10pm-5am) Sky 322
Great Movies Action
Great Movies Classic
Sky Adventure
Horror Channel
68
Freeview 68 Freesat 138 Sky 317 Virgin 149 8.00am Martian Land HH Sci-fi disaster movie starring Alan Pietruszewski. (2015, PG) 10.00 Star Trek: Voyager: five back-to-back episodes 3.00 Malibu Shark Attack H Action thriller. Peta Wilson (2009) 4.50 Shark Lake HH Crime drama. Dolph Lundgren, Sara Lane (2015, 15) 6.45pm Sharknado 5: Global Swarming HH More goofball horror as the whirlwind of killer fish spreads worldwide. Ian Ziering (2017, 15) 8.30 Tales from the Darkside TV horror anthology series. 9.00 You’re Next HHHH Gripping horror in which a big family get-together for an anniversary dinner turns nasty. Sharni Vinson (2011, 18) 10.55 Eat Locals H Old-fashioned and long-winded vampire comedy horror. Freema Agyeman (2017, 15) 12.45am Last Shift HHH Effective horror outing. Juliana Harkavy (2014, 15) 2.30—4.20am It Came from the Desert HH Nostalgic tribute to 1950s monster movies. Harry Lister Smith, Vanessa Grasse (2017, 15)
i Premiere Star Ratings 5 Outstanding HHHH Very good HHH Worth watching HH Could be worse H Poor
Sky Action
Sky Comedy
Sky 307 Virgin 407 BT 507/HD 521 6.00am As 8pm 8.00 As 10pm 11.10 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 5 Thrilling fantasy adventure sequel. Elijah Wood (2002, 12) 2.20pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 5 Magnificent conclusion to the Tolkien trilogy. Elijah Wood (2003, 12)
Sky 308 Virgin 408 BT 508/HD 522 7.10am As 4.25pm 8.50 As 6pm 10.30 Pitch Perfect As 7.45pm 12.30pm Pitch Perfect 2 As 9.45pm 2.30 The School of Rock HHHH Musical comedy. Jack Black (2003, PG) 4.25 Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure HHHH Comedy. Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter (1988, PG)
5.40pm The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones HHH Absorbing if sprawling action fantasy. Lily Collins (2013, 12) 8.00 Gemini Man HH Ageing assassin Will Smith is targeted by a younger version of himself in this splashy techno-thriller. (2019, 12) 10.00 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 5 First part of the epic fantasy trilogy. Elijah Wood (2001, PG)
6.00pm Bill & Ted Face the Music HH Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter must travel across time to collect famous figures. (2020, PG) 7.45 Pitch Perfect HHH Anna Kendrick’s a cappella singing group goes up against a rival team in this fun comedy. (2012, 12) 9.45 Pitch Perfect 2 HHH The all-female singing group enters an international contest in this sassy sequel. Anna Kendrick (2015, 12)
1.00am The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers As 11.10am 4.00 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King As 2.20pm
11.45pm Come as You Are HHHH Buddy movie. Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto (2019, 15) 1.35am The Unicorn HHH Comedy. Lauren Lapkus (2018, 15) 3.10 Songbird HH Drama. Cobie Smulders (2018, 15) 4.50 As 2.30pm
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Animation
Sky
Family
Sky 306 Virgin 406 BT 506/HD 520 6.35am As 10pm 8.20 As 6.15pm 10.10 Paddington 2 As 8pm 12.10pm Bogus HH Sentimental fantasy comedy. Whoopi Goldberg (1996, PG) 2.10 Annie As 11.45pm 4.25 Roald Dahl’s The Witches HHHH Fun, sometimes intense CGIassisted fantasy. Anne Hathaway (2020, PG)
6.15pm Minions HHH This spinoff prequel for Despicable Me’s yellow sidekicks is loads of fun, if a little chaotic. Sandra Bullock (2015, U) 8.00 Trolls World Tour HHHH Bright and breezy adventure sequel for the big-haired pencil toppers. Anna Kendrick (2020, U) 9.45 Monster Family H A dysfunctional family is transformed into famous horror creations. Emily Watson, Nick Frost (2017, PG)
6.15pm Paddington HHHH The accident-prone bear from darkest Peru brings chaos to a London household. Ben Whishaw (2014, PG) 8.00 Paddington 2 5 A charming sequel that boasts prison breaks, picture books and loads more marmalade. (2017, PG) 10.00 Swimming for Gold HH Breezy but formulaic drama about a young swimmer who must rediscover her confidence. (2020, U)
11.35pm Happily N’Ever After 2 HH Fantasy. Helen Niedwick (2009, U) 1.00am Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom HH Fantasy. (2016, PG) 2.40 Wheely HH Adventure. Ogie Banks (2018, PG) 4.25 As 8.10am
11.45pm Annie HHH Patchy but enjoyable film version of the long-running Broadway musical. Albert Finney, Carol Burnett (1982, U) 2.05am Bogus As 12.10pm 4.10 Roald Dahl’s The Witches As 4.25pm
Sky Thriller
Sky Drama
Sky 309 Virgin 409 BT 509/HD 523 6.00am The Comeback Trail HHH Crime comedy. Robert De Niro (2020) 8.00 As 4.25pm 10.10 As 6.25pm 12.25pm As 8.30pm 2.40 Changing Lanes HHHH Drama. Ben Affleck (2002, 15) 4.25 Michael Clayton HHHH Conspiracy thriller. George Clooney, Tilda Swinton (2007, 15)
Sky 310 Virgin 410 BT 510/HD 524 6.00am As 2.45pm 8.05 As 9.20pm 10.20 Finding You HH Romantic drama. Rose Reid (2021) 12.25pm As 11.35pm 2.45 Downton Abbey HHH Period drama. Hugh Bonneville (2019, PG) 4.50 Emma HHHH Period comedy drama. Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn (2020, U)
6.25pm Joker 5 Harrowing crime drama about the origins of Batman’s nemesis.
7.00pm The Holiday HH Two women do a house swap to escape their troubles in this indulgent romantic comedy. Cameron Diaz (2006, 12) 9.20 Legends of the Fall HHHH A remote ranch is upset by world events and the arrival of a beautiful woman. Brad Pitt (1994, 15) 11.35 Little Women HHHH Charming and affectionate adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel. Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson (2019, U)
Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro (2019, 15)
8.30 Jack Reacher HHH Tom Cruise plays the maverick ex-military cop in this brash action yarn. Rosamund Pike (2012, 15) 10.45 Lethal Weapon 2 HHH Mel Gibson and Danny Glover star in this violent second outing for the mismatched cops. (1989, 18) 12.55am Changing Lanes As 2.40pm 2.50 Cut Throat City HHH Vivid action crime drama.
1.55am The Holiday As 7pm 4.20 Emma As 4.50pm
5.00 Sky Cinema Preview
Sci-Fi/Horror
TCM Movies
Sky 311 Virgin 411 BT 511/HD 525 6.55am As 6.35pm 8.55 As 8.35pm 10.50 Outlander HH (2008, 15) 12.50pm Zombieland: Double Tap HH Horror comedy. (2019, 15) 2.30 V for Vendetta HHH Futuristic thriller. (2005, 15) 4.45 Gremlins 2: the New Batch HHH Black comedy horror. Zach Galligan (1990, 12)
Sky 315 Virgin 415/HD 416 BT 512/HD 526 6.00am Off Set 6.10 All the President’s Men 5 (1976, 15) 9.00 Fort Utah HH (1967, U) 10.50 Sherlock Holmes: Terror by Night HHH (1946, U) 12.10pm The Outlaw Stallion HHH (1954, U) 1.30 Return to Warbow HH (1958) 3.00 Man from Del Rio HH Western. (1956, PG)
6.35pm Blade II HHH Wesley Snipes returns as the halfhuman/half-vampire vigilante in this classy horror thriller. (2002, 18) 8.35 Edge of Tomorrow HHH Tom Cruise must relive the same day fighting alien invaders in this gung-ho sci-fi blockbuster. (2014, 12) 10.35 The Invisible Man HHHH Elisabeth Moss carries this smart, modern update of the classic HG Wells chiller. (2020, 15)
4.45pm San Antonio HH Good-looking but uneven Errol Flynn revenge western. (1945, PG) 7.05 The Cross of Lorraine HHH Well-made wartime tribute to the French Resistance. (1943) 9.00 Pale Rider HHH Mystical western that reworks Shane by way of High Plains Drifter. (1985, 15) 11.20 The Blood Beast Terror H Victorian-era yarn about a bloodsucking monster. (1967, 12)
12.45am Outlander As 10.50am 2.45 Gremlins 2: the New Batch As 4.45pm 4.35 V for Vendetta As 2.30pm
1.20am Ghost Ship H Hackneyed sci-fi horror thriller. Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard (2002, 18) 3.10 Off Set 3.30 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors
+1 Sky 316 Virgin 417
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Sky 413 Virgin 527 BT 408/HD 430
6.00am Premier League Highlights
6.00am Premier League World 6.30 Premier League Football
7.30 Premier League Years 9.30 Matchday Plus 9.45 Greatest Games 10.00 Premier League Highlights 3.15am Greatest Games 4.00 Best Goals 5.30—6.00am 100 Club (AD)
MotoGP 12.30pm BT Sport 2 Fabio Quartararo steps up his chase for the title
Sky Main Event Sky 401 Virgin 511/HD 501 BT 420/HD 440 6.00am Sky Sports News 7.00 Goals on Sunday 10.00 Test Bitesize: day three
10.15 LIVE Test Cricket Day four of the second Test between England and India from Lord’s. 1.00pm LIVE Premier League Football Newcastle United v West Ham United (kick-off 2.00); 4.00 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City (kick-off 4.30). 7.00 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Trent Rockets v Manchester Originals, a men’s match. 10.00 LIVE PGA Tour Golf The final round of the Wyndham Championship from Greensboro. 11.00 LIVE WNBA Phoenix Mercury v Atlanta Dream. 1.00—6.00am Sky Sports News
Sky Football Sky 403 Virgin 513/HD 503 BT 422/HD 442 6.00am Greatest Games 7.00 EFL Highlights 11.00 League One and Two Goals 11.30 Championship Highlights 1.00pm League One and Two Goals 1.30 Championship Highlights 3.00 League One and Two Goals 3.30 Championship Highlights 6.00 League One and Two Goals 6.30 Championship Highlights
1.10am One2Eleven (AD) 1.30 League Cup Final 3.30 EFL Greatest Games 4.00—6.00am EFL Play-Off Final
Sky Golf Sky 405 Virgin 515/HD 505 BT 424/HD 444 6.00am Ladies European Tour Golf 7.00 Junior Team Golf 8.30 Ladies European Tour Golf 9.30 Masterclass 10.00 Countdown to the Ryder Cup 10.30 Ladies European Tour Golf
11.30 LIVE European Tour Golf The final day of the Cazoo Classic. 5.00pm LIVE Ladies European Tour Golf Day four of the Women’s Scottish Open at Dumbarnie Links. 6.00 LIVE PGA Tour Golf The Wyndham Championship day four. 11.00 US Amateur Golf 1.00am Ladies European Tour 2.00 Hall or Nothing (AD) 3.00 Ladies European Tour 4.00 Ryder Cup (AD) 5.00—6.00am Chronicles of a Champion Golfer (AD)
Sky Mix Sky 416 Virgin 520/HD 510 BT 429/HD 449 3.00—10.00pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Trent Rockets v Manchester Originals, women’s and men’s (start 3.30 and 7.00). 11.00—1.00am LIVE WNBA Phoenix Mercury v Atlanta Dream.
BT Sport 1
Sky 402 Virgin 512/HD 502 BT 421/HD 441 1.00pm LIVE Premier League Football Newcastle United v West Ham United from St James’ Park (kick-off 2.00); 4.00 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City (kick-off 4.30).
9.00 LIVE Major League Soccer Atlanta United v Los Angeles FC; 11.00 Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew.
Shameik Moore, Demetrius Shipp Jr (2020, 15)
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SPORT
Sky The Hundred Sky 404 Virgin 514/HD 504 BT 423/HD 443 6.00am Test Bitesize 6.15 Hundred Bitesize 6.45 Test Bitesize 7.00 Test Highlights 8.00 The Hundred Bitesize 8.30 Test Highlights 9.30 The Hundred Bitesize 10.00 Test Bitesize
10.15 LIVE Test Cricket Day four of the second Test between England and India from Lord’s. 6.45pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Trent Rockets v Manchester Originals from Trent Bridge, a men’s match (start 7.00). 10.00 The Hundred Bitesize 10.30 Test Highlights 11.30 The Hundred Bitesize 12 midnight Test Bitesize 12.15am Test Highlights 1.15 Cricket: the Hundred 4.45 Test Bitesize 5.00—6.00am The Hundred Bitesize
Sky Action Sky 407 Virgin 517/HD 507 BT 426/HD 446 6.00am Boxing 1.30pm NFL 5.00 Darts 6.00 Boxing 1.00am Darts 5.00—6.00am NFL: a Football Life
Sky Arena Sky 408 Virgin 518/HD 508 BT 427/HD 447 6.00am Rise with Us 7.00 Netball 11.00 Super League 12 noon Rugby League Retro 2.00pm Super League
2.30 LIVE Gaelic Football Kerry v Tyrone, an All-Ireland semi-final. 5.30 Super League 6.00 Rugby League Retro 8.00 NBA 11.00 LIVE WNBA Phoenix Mercury v Atlanta Dream. 1.00am NBA Classic Games 2.00—6.00am Netball
8.00 LIVE World Rally Belgium. 9.00 Wrestling (AD) 11.00 LIVE World Rally Belgium. 12.30pm ESPN FC 1.00 BT Sport Reload (AD) 1.15 Badminton (AD) 1.45 Fishing (AD) 2.45 Test Cricket 3.45 LIVE Test Cricket West Indies v Pakistan, day four of the first Test at Sabina Park, Kingston. 12 midnight World Rally 12.30am Speedway 2.30 30 for 30: Dominican Dream (AD) 4.30 Para Football Adventures (AD) 5.00 World Rally 5.30—6.00am BT Sport Reload (AD)
BT Sport 2 Sky 414 Virgin 528 BT 409/HD 431 6.00am French Football
7.30 LIVE MotoGP The Grand Prix of Austria warm-up laps; 9.15 The Moto3 race; 11.00 The Moto2 race; 12.30pm The MotoGP race at the Grand Prix of Austria, from the Red Bull Ring (start 1.00). 3.00 BT Sport Reload (AD) 3.15 LIVE MotoGP Rookies Cup at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. 4.15 Wrestling 5.45 Badminton Unlimited (AD) 6.15 The Hope Cup 7.30 LIVE French Football A Ligue 1 match (kick-off 7.45). 9.45 Too Good to Go Down (AD) 11.30 Champions League Football 12.30am What I Wore 1.00 UFC 2.30 World Rally 3.00 Fishing (AD) 4.00 UFC 5.00—6.00am The Football’s On (AD)
Sunday Television
Sky 305 Virgin 412 BT 500/HD 514 6.40am Happily N’Ever After HH Fantasy comedy. (2006, U) 8.10 Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle HH Comedy adventure. Frank Welker (2015, U) 9.35 As 4.25pm 11.25 As 6.15pm 1.00pm As 8pm 2.35 As 9.45pm 4.25 Turbo HHHH Comedy adventure. Ryan Reynolds (2013, U)
BT Sport 3 Sky 417 Virgin 529 BT 410/HD 432 6.00am LIVE Australian Rules Football The latest AFL action. 9.00 Speedway 11.00 Test Cricket 12 noon LIVE French Football Three live matches from Ligue 1. 6.00 The Football’s On (AD) 7.00 MotoGP: Grand Prix of Austria 9.00 Wrestling 12.45am Reload (AD) 1.00—6.00am Classic Football (AD)
BT Sport ESPN Sky 423 Virgin 530 BT 411/HD 434
Premier Sports 1 Sky 412 Virgin 551 11.30am—5.30pm LIVE Scottish League Cup Football Raith Rovers v Aberdeen (kick-off 12.00); 2.30 Celtic v Hearts in the second round (kick-off 3.00).
Amazon Prime 6.30pm LIVE Tennis ATP and WTA National Bank Open finals. 11.00pm LIVE Tennis Day one of the ATP and WTA Western & Southern Open from Cincinnati.
Eurosport 1 Sky 410 Virgin 521 BT 412/HD 435 6.00am British Superbikes 7.00 Formula E 8.00 Cycling 9.00 Sailing 9.30 Cycling 11.00 Motor Racing
12 noon LIVE Mountain Biking European Championships from Serbia, women’s cross-country. 1.40pm LIVE Cycling Stage two of the Vuelta a España, a 167km route from Caleruega to Gamonal. 5.00 Cycling 9.00 Mountain Biking 10.00 Cycling 11.30 Mountain Biking 12.30am Cycling 3.30 Motocross 4.00 Premiership Speedway 5.00—6.00am Motor Racing
6.00am ESPN FC 6.30 MLB 10.15 Baseball: Little League World Series
2.15pm LIVE MotoE The MotoE Race at the Grand Prix of Austria. 3.00 Drag Racing 4.00 MLB 7.00 LIVE MLB Chicago White Sox v New York Yankees. 10.00 Reload (AD) 10.30 MLB 12 midnight LIVE MLB New York Mets v Los Angeles Dodgers. 3.00am MLB 3.30 Trail Running (AD) 4.00—6.00am Baseball
Eurosport 2 Sky 411 Virgin 522 BT 413/HD 436 6.00am Cycling 7.30 Sailing 8.00 British Superbikes 9.00 Motor Racing 9.15 Formula E: Berlin ePrix race one
10.15 LIVE Formula E Qualifying for race two of the Berlin ePrix. 11.50 British Superbikes 12 noon Motocross: from Latvia 12.30pm LIVE British Superbikes Race two from Donington Park. 2.00 LIVE Formula E Berlin ePrix race two, the season finale. 4.05 LIVE British Superbikes Race three from Donington Park. 6.00 Superbikes 7.00 Speedway 8.00 Formula E 9.00 Superbikes 10.00 Tokyo 2020 11.00 Formula E 12 midnight Superbikes 2.00am Tokyo 2020 4.00 Cycling: Vuelta a España 5.30—6.00am Olympics
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MONDAY Choices The pick of today’s TV
STREET TREATS Contestants (from left) Patrick Grant, Megan McKenna, Penny Lancaster, Melanie Sykes and Nabil Abdulrashid take on the street food challenge
PICK OF THE DAY
Celebrity MasterChef 9.00pm BBC1
FOOD The street food challenge is fast becoming my favourite part of the
show. Almost without exception it sends the five celebrities into meltdown as they try to recreate the dish (a Vietnamese pancake with a spicy dipping sauce this week) without a recipe. The results are usually laughably bad, even though once again John Torode heralds it as a good start — has he gone soft or simply lost his tastebuds? They’re an entertaining group, though: comedian Nabil Abdulrashid
Only Connect 8.00pm BBC2 QUIZ It’s the calmness of Only Connect teams that always throws me. How do they not fold in half, wailing, when they get to see the Wall categories they so narrowly missed or that second-round sequence they didn’t spot? It’s all so tranquil and polite, even if, occasionally, emotion breaks through — as it does briefly for one team late on tonight. The Debuggers (software types) and the Steelers (once housemates in Sheffield) face off in a contest where the tangents are as interesting as the quiz itself — including asides on the worst tippers in the world and the Piccadilly Line’s cricket team. Victoria Coren Mitchell notes cheerfully, “Well, that was a tense watch!” DAVID BUTCHER
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Secrets of the London Underground 8.00pm Yesterday DOCUMENTARY Some of the best
bits of this series are the old photographs. Tonight, many show an extraordinary operation in the 1930s to lower a whole stretch of track at Aldgate East station to make way for a new ticket hall. On one busy night, an army of 900 men used chains to physically lower the track into a space that had been excavated beneath it, an operation that looks absolutely mad, but it worked. Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore what is left of two stations on that east London stretch, including the ghost of St Mary’s (Whitechapel Road), which was opened in 1884 and closed in 1938. Its remains look like a deserted temple. DB
describes the competition as “a way to find out if you can cook or if it’s just that your family has very low standards”, while fashion designer and Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant’s biggest concern is how mucky his pinny is. Those of us who enjoy trying to predict who’s likely to be cooking on gas and who’s going to crash and burn (their food) are having a tough time. Well, I keep getting it wrong anyway. There’s more tomorrow. JANE RACKHAM
Ghosts
Long Lost Family
8.30pm BBC1
9.00pm ITV
SITCOM Accepting what life throws at you is the theme this week. Or what death throws at you, in the case of most of the dearly departed of Button House. Braying MP Julian (Simon Farnaby) keeps getting reminded of the day he had a heart attack and found himself one of the ghosts, but was very much in denial. Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) has her own shock to deal with: a stranger arrives and claims that she is Alison’s half-sister. Is she the real deal? The best jokes come in the offshoot storylines, with Mary (Katy Wix) — the sweet country peasant who was burned at the stake — very concerned about what will become of the Loose Women she has been watching on TV. DB
DOCUMENTARY The emotional
moment when someone sees a photo of their birth mother, sibling or child they gave up for adoption never fails to touch your heart. “I can’t take this all in,” they say through the tears when they hear they have family. Steve and his sister Moira found each other as adults but, having only recently discovered they have an older sister too, they’re now searching for her. “Don’t let me go,” she pleads when they eventually meet. Elsewhere, Lisa, who always felt like an imposter in her adopted family, is overwhelmed to learn from her brother that giving her up was the hardest thing her birth mother ever did. JR
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
MONDAY 16 AUGUST Swedish prime minister Olof Palme and trouser the reward. Does he succeed? Well, the murder took place in 1986 and remains unsolved, but there is enough to enjoy in Musarra’s Big Lebowski-esque slobbishness and the boldness of the concept (Palme’s assassination remains a raw topic for many Swedes) to make you wonder how this blackly comic gem slipped through the grasp of both BBC4 and Walter “Presents” Iuzzolino. GABRIEL TATE
STREAMING NOW Anyone assuming Acorn TV’s whodunnit offerings tend towards the pedestrian might be forced to think again by its latest acquisition from Sweden. We Got This is the six-part brainchild of Schiaffino Musarra, writing and starring as an American abroad who spots a way out of his tax woes by gathering chums including a conspiracy theorist, a librarian and a former cop to catch the killer of
DOCUMENTARY If, for most, 9/11 is
this century’s defining geo-political act, for the subjects of this documentary it remains personal. Among the victims in 2001 were 105 expectant fathers and the film-makers bring together a handful of the children unborn on that day, now young people with diverse lives in America and beyond. Inevitably, it means dipping into the past, the widows reliving their trauma, the children striving to make sense of their place in their country’s history. Most poignant, though, are the basketball matches, the guitar lessons, the magical stuff of everyday life, all missed by those absent dads. CAROLINE FROST
The Railway Killers 9.00pm Channel 5 DOCUMENTARY OF THE WEEK
“Things that we take for granted now — CCTV, DNA, telephone tracking — didn’t exist then,” DCS Andy Murphy reminds us before we’re immersed in the dreadful story of how Alison Day, 19, was raped, murdered and dumped in a London canal in December 1985. Four months later Maartje Tamboezer, 15, was murdered near a Surrey railway line, yet initially the police didn’t connect the two. Inevitably, this three-part documentary dramatising the murders, talking to those involved in the investigation as well as to the girls’ families and friends, is disturbing viewing. But what’s staggering is that any arrest was possible given what Murphy says. Continues tomorrow. JR
Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics 10.00pm Sky History DOCUMENTARY Being a black comic
fan in 1960s and 70s America was a far from super experience. After all, the heroes they loved were more likely to be purple or green than they were any shade of brown. Even the handful of black heroes who did exist — including Black Panther — were created by white writers and artists. Kirkman’s latest revealing and quite moving look behind the pages focuses on the creatives who set out to change that in the early 1990s, persuading DC Comics (the home of Superman and Batman) to let them centre an entire comicbook universe on a new set of black superheroes. As one fan sighs here, “They made it OK to be black and dream.” CERI THOMAS
Richard Osman’s House of Games 6.00pm BBC2 Reeta Chakrabarti, Olga Koch, Andrew Maxwell and Gareth Thomas pit their wits against each other in a new series of the quiz show.
English National Ballet in Paris 9.00pm Sky Arts Documentary following the ENB as it visits the Paris Opera.
Against the Law 9.30pm BBC4 Daniel Mays is brilliant as gay journalist Peter Wildeblood in this moving docudrama.
Ladhood 10.35pm BBC1 (11.05pm in N Ireland) Liam Williams looks back on teenage years in the second series of his sharp comedy.
Monday Television
Children of 9/11: Our Story 9.00pm C4
BEST OF THE REST
q FILM OF THE DAY
Magnum Force Alexandra Daddario and Jake Lacy star as well-heeled holidaymakers in Hawaii
The White Lotus 9.00pm Sky Atlantic DRAMA New series You wait ages
for a bus and then… In the same week that Amazon Prime launches its Nicole Kidman drama about a wellness resort, this HBO series lands with a similar setting, but here used for a sly social satire. We’re at an idyllic Hawaiian spa hotel, where various privileged Americans arrive expecting to be pampered but determined to find any pea under any luxury mattress. Amid the daiquiris and infinity pools and chakra balancing, we glimpse a series of glossily self-absorbed lives: the ill-matched newly-weds, the tech firm boss with spoilt teens and the fragile single woman in need of more therapy than the spa can provide. It’s a promising sketch of the one per cent at play, but there’s more beneath the surface, as messy real life starts to break in on the idyll. And we know from a prologue that one of the guests will end the week dead… DB
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
10.55pm TCM A classic Clint Eastwood performance powers Ted Post’s thriller as Dirty Harry goes gunning for a vigilante, who could even be a cop. (1973) See page 35
LIVE SPORT
L Test Cricket: England v India 10.15am Sky Sports Cricket/ Main Event Surrey’s Rory Burns could open the batting for England; West Indies v Pakistan 3.45pm BT Sport 1 L The Hundred Cricket: Southern Brave v Oval Invincibles (women’s) 3pm SS Mix/(men’s) 6.45pm Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket L Cycling: Vuelta a España 1.35pm Eurosport 1 GETTY
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Television Monday
BBC1 6.00am Breakfast Louise Minchin, Charlie Stayt. (S) (HD) 9.15 Animal Park Vets perform surgery on a zebra with lumps on its stomach, and the keepers try to bond with the hyenas. Rptd tomorrow 6.30am BBC2 (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Homes under the Hammer Properties in Kent, the West Midlands and Staffordshire. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Wanted Down Under Revisited A couple whose lives were changed by a terrible accident. (R) (S) (HD) 11.45 Caught Red Handed A man ploughs his car into a family home but denies being the driver, and some thieves are in the mood for dancing. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt From Wrexham. (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 1.45 The Coroner 1/10 Series 1. Crime drama starring Claire Goose as a solicitor taking over the job of coroner in her childhood home town. A teenager is found dead at the foot of a tower. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 WPC 56 5/5 Series 3. The team members have to decide where their loyalties lie. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 3.15 Greatest Escapes to the Country Properties from the Georgian and Victorian eras. (R) (S) (HD) 3.45 Saved and Remade Loved-but-unused treasures are turned into contemporary and useful items, including a sailing club’s training boat that has been damaged beyond repair. (Revised repeat) (S) (HD) 4.30—5.15 The Bidding Room Five dealers bid on a wind-up toy monkey. Repeated tomorrow 7.15am BBC2 (S) (HD)
BBC2 6.00am A Matter of Life and Debt A dog lover sets up a charity for unwanted pets. (Revised rpt) (S) (HD) 6.30 Animal Park The keepers face a tough decision regarding beloved wolf Dave. Shown last Fri BBC1 (S) (AD) (HD) 7.15 Bargain Hunt: Ceramics Special Some of the most memorable pottery items. Shown last Fri BBC1 (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00—9.00 Sign Zone Fake or Fortune? An oil painting believed to be the work of Jean-Léon Gérôme. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 BBC News (S) (HD) 1.00pm Letterbox Hosted by Mel Giedroyc. (R) (S) (HD) 1.30 Eggheads Quiz show with Jeremy Vine. (R) (S) (HD) 2.00 The House That £100k Built Kieran Long and Piers Taylor advise a couple in Antrim. (R) (S) (HD) 3.00 Make Me a Dealer In Stratford-upon-Avon. (R) (S) (HD) 3.45 Rick Stein’s Seafood Odyssey The chef prepares seared tuna with vegetables from his garden. (R) (S) (HD) 4.15—5.15 Animals with Cameras In southern France, cameras show how dogs can work as a team to deter wolves from attacking sheep. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
ITV 6.00am Good Morning Britain (S) (HD) 9.00 Lorraine Fashion and showbiz news. (S) (HD) 10.00 This Morning 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 and the dealers head for Warwick, where Henry Nicholls is baffled by some metal modern art, while Stewart Hofgartner has his eye on some items made of brass. (R) (S) (HD) 3.00—4.00 Tenable Five university friends compete in the quiz show. (R) (S) (HD) Followed by Regional Weather
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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 joins a softball team. 11.35 Bart offers a homeless woman the chance to live in his wardrobe. (R) (S) (AD) 12.05pm News (S) (HD) 12.10 Junior Bake Off Making street food. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 A New Life in the Sun: Road Trip Fred Sirieix travels to Andalusia, southern Spain. (R) (S) (HD) 2.10 Countdown Jeremy Thompson guests. (S) (HD) 3.00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It Henry Cole and Simon O’Brien repurpose some unwanted militaria. (R) (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00 A Place in the Sun Finding a holiday home in Brittany for a West Midlands couple. (R) (S) (HD)
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Only Connect
Ghosts 8.30pm Alison is in for a big surprise when an unknown visitor calls at Button House
8.00pm Victoria
Coren Mitchell reveals how seemingly random things are linked
5.15pm Pointless
5.15pm Flog It!
Quiz presented by Alexander Armstrong. (R) (S) (HD)
At the Blickling estate in Norfolk, Paul Martin learns about Lord Lothian’s key role in getting America involved in the Second World War. (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 BBC News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 Regional news magazines (S) 7.00 Rip-Off Britain
6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games
Investigating the plight of motorhome owners caught in a tug of war after the company they bought them from went bust. Another edition Thursday 7pm. Producer Lizz Martin; Exec producer Rowland Stone (Revised rpt) (S) (HD)
7.35 Hunting the Social Media Fraudsters: Panorama Kafui Okpattah goes on the trail of the new generation of fraudsters, investigating how cyber scammers are using social media to extort money. They appear to be operating in plain sight, so why are the government and the big tech companies failing to stop them? Producer Matt Bardo; Executive producer Diana Martin Signed repeat Friday 1.05am BBC2 (S) (HD)
8.05 EastEnders Billy’s jealousy puts him in competition with Jay. Writer Richard Davidson Cast Thursday/Friday (S) (AD) (HD)
8.30 Ghosts 2/6 Series 3. A Lot to Take In. A mysterious visitor makes a revelation that leaves Alison reeling. All three series are on iPlayer. See page 60.
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Charlotte Ritchie Kiell Smith-Bynoe Lolly Adefope Simon Farnaby Ben Willbond Martha Howe-Douglas Katy Wix
Thomas Mathew Baynton Robin/Humphrey’s head Laurence Rickard Pat Jim Howick Heather Button Ania Marson Lucy Jessica Knappett Jo Rachel Denning
New series. With Reeta Chakrabarti, Olga Koch, Andrew Maxwell and Gareth Thomas. Director John Smith; Executive producer Tamara Gilder (S) (HD)
6.30 The Farmers’ Country Showdown Celebrating inspirational farming families and the rural events where they showcase their hard work. The fortnightly market in Hexham is an important source of income for farmer Andrew and daughter Emma, who have beef and lamb to sell. Director Sara Cogan; Series producer Diccon Green (Revised rpt) (S) (HD)
7.00 Today at the Test Action from the fifth and final day of the Second Test between England and India at Lord’s. Presented by Isa Guha, with commentary and analysis from Phil Tufnell, Alison Mitchell, Michael Vaughan, Jonathan Agnew, Alastair Cook and Deep Dasgupta. Senior producer Rob Williams; Executive producer Mark Cole (S) (HD)
8.00 Only Connect Coren Mitchell asks the questions as aVictoria the first round continues, with computer
programmers the Debuggers taking on former Sheffield housemates the Steelers in the quiz show based on lateral thinking. See page 60. Director Sian Lloyd; Producer Jenny Heap (S) (HD)
8.30 University Challenge
Writers Mathew Baynton and Jim Howick; Director Nick Collett Producer Matthew Mulot (S) (AD) (HD)
Students from the University of Strathclyde go up against the University of Reading in another first-round match. Hosted by Jeremy Paxman.
9.00 Celebrity MasterChef
Director David Kester Producers Irene Daniels and Peter Gwyn (S) (HD)
personality Penny Lancaster, X Factor winner aTV Megan McKenna, broadcaster Melanie Sykes, Great
British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant and comedian Nabil Abdulrashid take part. First, they have to look “under the cloche” and create a meal using the ingredients revealed. Their second task involves them having to identify from taste the ingredients in a dish before trying to replicate it. The decider is a dinner party dish. Continues tomorrow 9pm. See p60. Series director Tony Crumpton; Series producer Genevieve Welch (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 10.35 Ladhood New series. 1/6 Series 2. The coming-of-age comedy returns. Liam goes on a date for the first time since his break-up with Jess. Series 1 is on iPlayer and series 2 has been available since yesterday. Adult Liam/Narrator Liam Williams Young Liam Oscar Kennedy Ralph Roberts Samuel Bottomley Rachel Fielder Emily Coates
Jess Siobhan Addy Craggy
Lily Frazer Tessa Parr Aqib Khan Shaun Thomas
Writer Liam Williams; Director Jonathan Schey Producer Joseph Nunnery (S) (HD)
11.00 ALL EXCEPT NORTH EAST/NORTH WEST Have I Got a Bit More News for You With Alexander Armstrong, Dr Hannah Fry and Phil Wang. Director Paul Wheeler; Mike Rayment (R) (S) (HD)
NORTH EAST/NORTH WEST The Super League Show Highlights of the latest fixtures, including Hull Kingston Rovers v Wigan Warriors.
9.00 Eight Days: to the Moon and Back It took precisely eight days, three hours, 18 minutes and 35 seconds for Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins — the crew of Apollo 11 — to blast off from Kennedy Space Centre, fly to the Moon, land on its surface and return safely to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific. But what were those eight days really like for those three pioneering astronauts? Originally shown in 2019 to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, this drama-documentary brings to life the story of the mission as it happened. With access to hours of declassified audio recorded by the crew, it uses digital effects and dramatised scenes to explore the experiences of those three men, from moments of high drama to cockpit banter, during the course of the ultimate human adventure. Director Anthony Philipson; Producer James Van der Pool (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
10.30 Newsnight With Faisal Islam. (S) (HD) 11.10 Weather (S) (HD)
11.15 Secrets of the Museum 4/6 Series 2. Bacchus Vase/Minton. At London’s V&A, conservator 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. Shown last Tuesday (S) (AD) (HD)
12.45am Weather for the Week Ahead (S) (HD) 12.50—6.00am BBC News (S) (HD)
12.15—2.40am Sign Zone 12.15 Countryfile Joe Crowley and Charlotte Smith are in the Highlands paying a visit to a rewilding site near Loch Ness. Shown yesterday 8.05am (S) (HD) 1.10 Murder, Mystery and My Family: Case Closed? 1/5. Jeremy Dein and Sasha Wass revisit an infamous 1889 murder case, which saw a young American woman charged with poisoning her husband in Liverpool. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.55 Wanted: a Simple Life 3/9. Hannah Lemon from London considers moving to the Isle of Skye. (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
Producer John Harrison; Executive producers Craig South and Stephanie Marshall Repeated tomorrow 1pm BBC2 (S)
11.45 Shop Well for Less? 1/6 Series 5. Savings advice for a family in Gillingham. Shown last Thursday (S) (HD)
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Long Lost Family 9.00pm Reunited sister and brother Moira and Steve set out to trace their older sibling
4.00pm Tipping Point Ben Shephard hosts the game show. (R) (S) (HD)
5.00 The Chase Andy, Jackie, Lisa and Ewan take part. (R) (S) (HD)
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7 in Wales
Children of 9/11: Our Story 9.00pm Ronald reflects on the long shadow cast by the attacks of 2001
5.00pm Come Dine with Me Paralympics Special Five stars of the Paralympic Games takes turns to host a dinner party. First in the saddle is dressage champion Natasha Baker. Director/Producer Justin Grant (S) (HD)
5.30 The Simpsons
Writer Martin Fustes Cast Tuesday/Thursday Repeated tomorrow 8am and 12.30pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
Lisa Gets an “A”. Lisa becomes lazy. (R) (S) (AD) 6.00 Coming to Homerica. A rush of migration from the nearby town of Ogdenville causes resentment in Springfield. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
7.30 Coronation Street
6.30 Hollyoaks
April’s sense of despair escalates.
Debbie lays a trap for Leanne and Nick. Debbie Webster Sue Devaney Sarah Barlow Tina O’Brien Leanne Battersby Jane Danson Beth Sutherland Lisa George Nick Tilsley Ben Price Sean Tully Antony Cotton Tyrone Dobbs Alan Halsall Brian Packham Peter Gunn Fiz Stape Jennie McAlpine Evelyn Plummer Maureen Lipman Sally Metcalfe Sally Dynevor Alina Pop Ruxandra Porojnicu Ruby Dobbs Macy Alabi Jenny Connor Sally-Ann Matthews Kevin Webster Michael Le Vell Alya Nazir Sair Khan Abi Franklin Sally Carman Yasmeen Metcalfe Shelley King Shona Platt Julia Goulding Tim Metcalfe Joe Duttine Fergus Dunford Toby Hadoke Writer Mark Burt More cast Wednesday Repeated tomorrow 8.30am and 1pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 James Martin’s Islands to Highlands 7/10. James returns to his native Yorkshire to take in the splendour of the Dales, where he’s joined by chef Brian Turner. On the Coniston Estate, James cooks tea-smoked trout before brushing up his clay-pigeon shooting skills. Series producer Vicki Lines-Gibbs; Executive producers Fiona Lindsay and Nichola Hegarty (Revised rpt) (S) (AD) (HD)
8.30 Coronation Street Tyrone needles Fiz. Daisy tries to impress. Writer Julie Jones Repeated tomorrow 9am and 1.30pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Long Lost Family 7/10 Series 11. Steve and Moira are brother and sister, but only found each other as adults, after Steve was adopted as a baby. They have since become close, but at their mother’s funeral they learned that they have an older sister, whom they now want to find. Meanwhile, Lisa hopes that tracing her brother will give her the sense of belonging she desires. Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell present. See p60.
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Directors Ed Wright and Susie Attwood; Executive producer Sally Benton Repeated Thursday 10.45pm (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 ITV News at Ten Weather; Regional News and Weather (S) (HD)
10.45 Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport The air is full of appealing smells when a new restaurant opens in Heathrow’s Terminal 3, but Border Force dog Jessie is focussed on sniffing out thousands of pounds of smuggled cash.
A conversation has dramatic consequences. Writer Sarah Brown Cast Tue/Fri 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 Food Unwrapped’s Healthy Hacks New series. Ep 1. A special edition in which the team examine so-called “superfoods”. Jimmy Doherty travels to India to find out how pomegranates are helping in the battle against Alzheimer’s, while Matt Tebbutt investigates whether a daily dose of kefir can improve one’s mood. Plus reports on the potential health benefits of rosemary, caffeine and histamines. Directors/Producers Nicola Ollivere, Matt Wenham, Alice Wylie and Nicola Tremain Rptd tomorrow 11.05pm 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Children of 9/11: Our Story As the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks draws near, this documentary tells the stories of six young people whose fathers were killed in the attacks, either before they were born or before they had a chance to meet. The film explores how a figure they never knew, and an event they didn’t witness, has shaped their lives. Intimate home video footage illustrates the individual stories, while the women who lost their husbands also share their candid accounts. See page 61.
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Director Liz Mermin; Executive producer Lucie Ridout Repeated Wednesday 9pm 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
11.00 999: on the Front Line Ep 8. Paramedics rush to a GP surgery, where a 19-year-old woman has suspected meningitis and sepsis. In Coventry, an elderly man has what appears to be a swollen artery, which could place his life in danger if left untreated. Series producer Graeme Thomson; Exec producer Charlie Bunce Repeated tomorrow 1.15am 4seven (R) (S) (HD)
12.00 midnight 24 Hours in A&E Ep 11. 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 her parents are worried Shown last Tuesday (S) (AD) (HD)
12.05am All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite Explosive action from the AEW ring. Shown last Fri ITV4 (S) (HD) 12.55 Home Shopping (HD) 3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news. (HD) 3.15 Lingo Quiz with Adil Ray. (R) (S) (SL) (HD) 4.05 Nightscreen Text information. (HD) 5.05—6.00am Tipping Point (R) (S) (SL) (HD)
1.00am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Gordon visits one of the filthiest restaurants ever. (R) (S) 1.50 Couples Come Dine with Me Three pairs of partners from Derby take turns to host. (R) (S) (HD) 2.40 The Handmaid’s Tale 8/13 Series 2. A sick baby tests Offred and Serena Joy. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 3.40 Snackmasters Fred Sirieix challenges two chefs to replicate the Wagon Wheel snack. (R) (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 4.35 Location, Location, Location In London, Phil catches up with Krystle and Sam, whom he tried to help find a party pad near the river. (R) (S) (HD) 5.25 Beat the Chef Becca makes a toffee banana cake in competition with chef Sophie Michell. (R) (S) (HD) 5.50—6.00am Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures Kirstie Allsopp wants to surprise some guests with two delicious mains: one meat dish and one vegetarian. (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)
11.10 Junk and Disorderly 2/10. Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove plan to transform a BSA Bantam into a trial bike. First shown on ITV4 (S) (HD)
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Queers 10.55pm Ben Whishaw plays soldier Perce, who reflects on a forbidden love
BBC1 SCOTLAND 11.00—11.45pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You
BBC SCOTLAND
7.00pm The Joy of Painting Bob Ross paints a scene featuring a creek. More tomorrow 7pm. (R) (S)
7.30 Pubs, Ponds and Power: the Story of the Village South West. Archaeologist Ben Robinson traces the history of the picturesque Cornish fishing village of Port Isaac. Alongside the telegenic views, he reveals how locals once earned a living from exploiting local resources. Continues tomorrow 7.30pm. Producer Philip Tuckett; Series producer Diana Hare Repeated 1.45am (R) (S) (HD)
8.00 Painting the Holy Land 2/2. Lachlan Goudie explores the role of Mary in the Bible, and why she has become one of the figures in Christianity most often represented in art. Director/Producer Ian Denyer First shown on BBC1 Repeated 2.15am (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Time and Again Short romantic drama. Two women meet 60 years after they ended their relationship because of societal pressure. Eleanor Isabelle Angela Nurse Jess
Regional variations
Siân Phillips Brigit Forsyth Mair Rowlands Phoebe Rose White
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: with guest Jackie Kay 8.00 Born to Be Wild: the head of birds works from home, which means a house full of collared doves and goldfinches 9.00 The Nine 10.00 The Karen Dunbar Show 10.25 Not Your Average Influencers 10.55 Bash the Entertainer: behind the Smile 11.25 Rewind 1990s 11.55—12 midnight Loop
STV 12.55—3.00am Nightscreen
BORDER SCOTLAND 8.00—8.30pm Border Life 10.45—11.10 James Martin’s Islands to Highlands
BBC1 WALES
Writer/Director Rachel Dax (R) (S) (W) (HD)
11.00—11.45pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You
9.30 Against the Law
ITV WALES
Drama-documentary centred on the 1954 Montagu Trial. A gay journalist and his friends are tried for homosexual offences. The ensuing scandal and public outcry forces the government to investigate whether homosexuality should be legalised.
Peter Wildeblood Eddie McNally Fanny Edward Montagu Dr Landers Prosecutor Roberts Supt Jones Lord Wolfenden Michael Pitt-Rivers
Daniel Mays Richard Gadd Paul Keating Mark Edel-Hunt Mark Gatiss Richard Dillane Charlie Creed-Miles David Robb Josh Collins
Writer Brian Fillis; Director Fergus O’Brien Producer Scott James Bassett (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
10.55 Queers 1/8. The Man on the Platform The first of eight monologues tackling gay issues. A soldier returning from the First World War reflects on love. Starring Ben Whishaw. Writer Mark Gatiss 11.15 2/8. A Grand Day Out. In 1994, Andrew arrives in London for the first time — with unexpected results. Fionn Whitehead stars. Writer Michael Dennis 11.35 3/8. More Anger. A new part looks like a game-changer for actor Phil. Starring Russell Tovey. Writer Brian Fillis 11.55 4/8. Missing Alice. Alice and her husband share a secret. Starring Rebecca Front. Writer Jon Bradfield
8.00—8.30pm Beyond the Line: North Wales Traffic Cops
BBC1 NORTHERN IRELAND 7.00pm Suzie Lee: Home Cook Hero: Suzie prepares Cantonese cauliflower stir fry and spiced carrot cake buns 7.30—7.35 Suzie Lee: Home Cook Heroes: Suzie creates a selection of recipes using the humble egg 10.35 Chronicles of the Glens: winter in the Glens of Antrim 11.05 Ladhood 11.30 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 12.15am Shop Well for Less? 1.15—6.00 BBC News
BBC2 NORTHERN IRELAND 11.15pm Trad Ar Fad!: with Sarah Flynn, Cathal Murphy, Damien O’Kane and Ron Block 11.45—12.15am Live at the Apollo
Producer/Director Mark Gatiss (R) (S) (HD)
UTV
12.15am Handmade in Mexico 2/3 Tree of Life. A clay sculpture known as the Tree of Life. Concludes tomorrow 12.05am. (R) (S) (HD) 12.45 Fabric of Britain 3/3. The history of English embroidery. (R) (S) (HD) 1.45 Pubs, Ponds and Power: the Story of the Village Shown 7.30pm (S) (HD) 2.15—3.15am Painting the Holy Land
8.00—8.30pm Mahon’s Way: Joe Mahon explores the highways and byways of Ulster
Shown 8pm (S) (AD) (HD)
BBC4 F’view 9/HD 106 F’sat 107 Sky 116 Virgin 107
Monday Television
6.00 Regional News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 ITV Evening News Weather (S) (HD) 7.00 Emmerdale
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MONDAY Freeview Channel 5
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The Railway Killers 9.00pm What was
Television Monday
David Mulcahy’s role in the crimes? F’view 5/HD 105 F’sat 105 Sky 105 Virgin 154/HD 105 5.40am Milkshake! See page 66 9.15 New. Jeremy Vine (S) (HD) 11.15 Room to Improve Dermot Bannon balances a farmhouse design with an urban style. (S) (HD) 12.15pm 5 News (S) (HD) 12.20 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Ben meets a Pembrokeshire family living on the side of a rugged mountain. (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 New. Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek Mystery starring Candace Cameron Bure. The sleuth investigates the theft of a priceless crown. (S) (HD) 4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun Salon owner Vikki arranges a “Spanish Day” for her British clients. (S) (HD)
ITV2
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Luther 9.00pm Can the detective
put his own troubles to one side?
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) 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) 5.30 You’ve Been Framed! Gold: Unleashed (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) 9.10 Bless This House (S) 9.45 On the Buses (S) 10.20 A Touch of Frost (S) (AD) (HD) 12.40pm Heartbeat (S) (AD) 1.45 Classic Emmerdale: double bill. Cain punches Chris, then Sarah has second thoughts (S) 2.50 Classic Coronation Street: double bill. Sally reports Greg to the police, then Martin discovers that Alf’s insurance policy has already expired (S) 3.55 Wycliffe (S) (HD) 4.55 Midsomer Murders (S) (AD)
Freeview 20 Freesat 158 Sky 143 Virgin 130 7.20am Doctor Finlay (S) 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: Philippa Vale returns (S) 4.20 Dangerfield (S) 5.20 Birds of a Feather (S)
6.00pm Catchphrase Celebrity Special With Shirley Ballas, Bhavna Limbachia and Dr Ranj Singh. Stephen Mulhern hosts. (S) (HD)
7.00 Superstore
8.00 Bob’s Burgers
6.00 Home and Away
Series 3. Linda feels unappreciated and quits to take a job at a grocery store. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.30 15/23. An episode parodying ET: the Extra-Terrestrial. (S) (AD) (HD)
6.30 5 News Tonight (S) (HD) 7.00 Traffic Cops In south Derbyshire, Alex and Jason support a team of local officers as they chase down a gang of teenage suspects. Director Simon Meehan (S) (HD)
Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
8.00 New. Police Interceptors Multiple cops and the police helicopter chase the driver of a car that’s been taken without consent, and the knifecrime team have to be on their toes. Directors Rachael Davies, Mike Parmenter and James Warner (S) (HD) Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
DOCUMENTARY OF THE WEEK 9.00 New series. The Railway Killers 1/3. In December 1985, Alison Day disappeared after leaving a train in east London, and the case turned into a murder hunt when her body was later found in a canal. Four months later, a schoolgirl was killed in Surrey, prompting police officers to look at a possible link. Continues tomorrow 9pm. See page 61.
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Director Jack Wood (S) (HD)
10.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts 2/12 Series 2. A critically ill patient is brought into the emergency department after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest. Directors Gavin Barclay and John Nichols (S) (HD)
11.05 Ambulance: Code Red Paramedic Jack attends the scene of a double stabbing in Birmingham. Directors Tina Curley and Matt Bridger (S) (HD)
12.05am Extraordinary People: Coma Boys (S) (HD) 1.00 New. Casino (S) (HD) 3.00 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 3.10 Room to Improve (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 (S) (SL) Channel 5+1 Freeview 45 Freesat 128 Sky 205 Virgin 155
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case perplexes DI Manning and Lisa
Shown 1.45pm Repeated 6pm 5 Star (S) (AD) (HD)
Shown 1.15pm Next episode 6.30pm 5 Star (S) (HD)
Drama
The Bay 11.00pm A missing persons
Chloe needs space to think.
Roo ponders how to approach her parents.
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Love Island 9.00pm Laura Whitmore has all the latest gossip from the villa
11/21 Series 5. Amy struggles to contact the store’s new parent company. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.30 12/21. The employees wrestle with the loss of co-worker Myrtle. (S) (AD) (HD)
5.00pm 5 News (S) (HD) 5.30 Neighbours
ITV3
9.00 New. Love Island Relationship-based reality show. (S) (HD)
10.05 The Emily Atack Show 6/6. Emily considers growing up, looking back at her teenage years. (S) (HD)
10.50 Family Guy Series 13. Peter claims he could beat Liam Neeson in a fight. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.15 Cleveland gives relationship advice to Peter and Lois. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.45 American Dad!
6.55pm Downton Abbey 3/9 Series 6. A misunderstanding casts a shadow over preparations for the wedding. Continues tomorrow 7pm. Cast tomorrow (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Lewis 4/4 Series 3. Counter Culture Blues While at rock legend Richie Maguire’s mansion with Hathaway, Lewis is shocked to encounter Esme Ford, a singer who faked her own death 35 years before. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 Ladies of Letters 1/10 Series 1. Warring widows Irene and Vera begin a correspondence that hides a constant battle of one-upmanship. (S) 10.30 2/10. While Vera battles with builders, Irene is being wooed by Bill, a widower. Continues tomorrow 10pm. (S) Vera Small Irene Spencer Anthony Howard Small Karen Small Sabrina Beefy Inspector Gravers Bill Rev Bruce
Anne Reid Maureen Lipman Paul Chahidi Daniel Crowder Morag Siller Sapphire Casebourne Natasha Redhead Andy Greenhalgh Christopher Scoular Michael Fenton Stevens
Series 13. Francine reconnects with her birth family and Stan changes career. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15am Francine steals from the CIA and Jay Leno falls into Roger’s trap. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.00 The Bay
12.40 Crossing Swords (S) (HD) 1.35 Bob’s Burgers (S) (AD) (HD) 2.25 Superstore (S) (AD) (HD) 3.15—3.30am Nightscreen (HD) ITV2+1 Freeview 28 Freesat 114 Sky 218 Virgin 116
Cast on Wednesday and Thursday (S) (AD) (HD) 12.05am A Touch of Frost (S) (AD) (HD) 2.25—2.30am Nightscreen (S) (HD) +1 F’view 58 (9pm—4am) F’sat 116 Sky 219 Virgin 174
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Freeview 25 Freesat 117 Sky 120 Virgin 118/HD 178 6.00am The Champions (S) 7.05 Robin of Sherwood (S) 8.15 The Avengers (S) (SL) (HD) 9.25 The Sweeney (S) 10.30 Minder (S) (AD) 11.35 The Champions (S) 12.45pm LIVE Snooker: the afternoon session on day one of the British Open, where first-round matches include John Higgins v Alexander Ursenbacher and Mark Williams v Tian Pengfei (S) (HD) 5.00 Dramatic Finishes (S) (HD) 5.05 River Monsters (S) (HD) 5.40 The Big Match Revisited (S) (HD) 6.45pm LIVE Snooker Further coverage of the British Open from the Morningside Arena in Leicester, where matches include Mitchell Mann v Judd Trump and Reanne Evans v Mark Allen. Presented by Jill Douglas, with analysis from Stephen Hendry, Neal Foulds, Alan McManus and Ken Doherty. (S) (HD) 11.00 Moto GP Highlights Action from the tenth race of the season, the Grand Prix of Styria in Austria, as the riders tried to secure crucial points in Spielberg. (S) (HD) 12 midnight New. Motorsport UK: round eight of the British F4 Championship and round four of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB (S) (HD) 1.00am GB3 Championship (S) (HD) 2.00 River Monsters: in Japan (S) (HD) 2.30—3.00am Nightscreen (HD)
ITV4 +1 Freesat 118 Sky 220 Virgin 175
1/6 Series 1. Two teenage twins go missing and DS Lisa Armstrong is assigned to the case. Continues tomorrow 11pm.
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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) 1.25 Sam and Billie: the Mummy Diaries (S) (AD) (HD) 2.25 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 Masters of Flip Renovating a house with very little square footage. (S) (HD) 7.00 Buying and Selling A couple seek help to accommodate their large family. (S) (HD) 8.00 Dinner Date Kirsty from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, looks for love. (S) (HD) 9.00 Botched Tiffany “New York” Pollard is back to beat breast implant illness. (S) (HD) 10.00 The Real Housewives of Orange County Shannon helps her eldest daughter Sophie prepare for college. (S) (HD) 10.55 Gina is shocked to find that Shannon is holding a grudge against her. (S) (HD) 11.55 The Only Way Is Mallorca Megan and Pete face more accusations. (S) (HD)
6.00pm Hi-de-Hi! Clive and Gladys cancel their wedding. (S)
6.40 As Time Goes By Lionel walks in on Sandy in the bath. (S)
7.20 Last of the Summer Wine Auntie Wainwright is thrilled to have picked up a bargain at the auction rooms. (S)
8.00 The Coroner 8/10 Series 2. The Foxby Affair. To explain the sudden death of a woman in a remote address near Lighthaven, Jane must first try to solve the mysterious disappearance of a notorious playboy from decades before. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Luther 2/4 Series 5. As the police and Cornelius converge on his home, Luther must confront a demon from his past. Halliday is convinced that the body in the morgue isn’t that of the killer — but can Luther put his troubles to one side long enough to find the true murderer before somebody else dies? (AD) (HD)
10.20 New Tricks 7/10 Series 10. Things Can Only Get Better The team probes the death of an MP’s researcher and ends up in hot pursuit of a mysterious Bosnian woman. When Strickland introduces Sandra to a war crimes prosecutor, could it be the break she and her colleagues need to put the case to bed? (S) (AD) (HD)
11.30 Bad Girls 6/13 Series 2. Losing It. Zandra continues to be blighted by her excruciating headaches, but the prison doctor makes light of them. Meanwhile, Shell’s behaviour goes from eccentric to totally bizarre. 12.45am Dalziel & Pascoe: secrets torment a family 2.45—4.00am Kavanagh QC (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 Timber Kings (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 QI XL With Aisling Bea, Lee Mack, Jason Manford and Alan Davies. (S) (HD) 7.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With Rick Edwards, Scarlett Moffatt, Naga Munchetty and David O’Doherty. (HD) 7.40 Would I Lie to You? Guests include Gregg Wallace and Nigel Havers. (S) (HD) 8.20 QI With David Mitchell. (S) (HD) 9.00 QI XL With guests Matt Lucas, Jerry Springer and Cariad Lloyd. (S) (HD) 10.00 Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You Lee Mack hosts. (S) (HD) 11.00 Taskmaster 4/10 Series 6. Russell Howard gets some new tattoos. (S) (HD)
12.55—1.00am Nightscreen (HD)
12 midnight Mock the Week (S) (HD) 12.40am Have I Got a Bit More News for You (S) (HD) 1.40 as 7.40pm 2.15 QI (S) (HD) 2.45 Insert Name Here (S) (HD) 3.30—4.00am Last Stop Garage (S) (HD)
ITVBe +1 Virgin 120 (Scotland 162)
Dave Ja Vu Freeview 23 Sky 211 (Wales 212) Virgin 131
ALL PROGRAMMES ON THE ABOVE CHANNELS ARE REPEATS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
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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 body is discovered on the roof of the NCIS headquarters (S) (AD) 6.55 Entertainment News 7.00 NCIS Series 15. Double bill. Gibbs is granted protective custody of a ten-year-old orphaned refugee, then the team searches for a petty officer suspected of assault (S) (AD) 9.00 New. NCIS Series 17. Kasie’s best friend is suspected of murder First shown on Fox (S) (AD) 10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (S)
The Specialist 9.00pm An explosive
Carmen and Lupita Andrade
situation for Ray (Sylvester Stallone)
Freeview 18 Freesat 124 Sky 136 Virgin 147/HD 195 8.55am Kirstie’s Vintage Gems: a bedroom makeover (S) (HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (S) (HD) 10.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (S) (HD) 12.10pm Car SOS: a 1964 Porsche 356 (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) 9.35 Traffic Cops (S) (HD) 11.40 FILM North to Alaska HHHH Comedy adventure (S) (HD) 2.05pm FILM The Spikes Gang HH Western starring Lee Marvin (S) (HD) 4.00 Trucking Hell (S) (HD) 5.00 Traffic Cops: on the Edge: CS gas is used during a chase (S) (HD)
6.55pm Escape to the Château: DIY
A large stash of cannabis is found. (S) (HD)
Paul and Karen decide to rent out their château as a holiday home. (S) (AD) (HD)
7.00 Police Interceptors
7.55 Grand Designs
6.00pm Traffic Cops: under Attack The unit assists with an emergency landing at Durham Tees Valley Airport. (S) (HD)
Revisiting a couple who transformed a water tower into a home. (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Traffic Cops: under Attack
9.00 24 Hours in A&E
9.00 The Specialist HHH
Twelve-year-old Eddie is brought into A&E having been hit by a car. (S) (AD) (HD)
starring Sylvester Stallone, q Thriller Sharon Stone, James Woods and Rod
Thieves cause chaos on a level crossing.
10.00 Two Sisters, One Body The story of Mexican conjoined twins Carmen and Lupita Andrade. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.05 Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown
Steiger. A woman enlists an explosives expert to help avenge the murder of her parents. Director Luis Llosa (1994, 18) (S) (HD)
11.15 Swordfish HH
Sean Lock and Jason Manford take on Jon Richardson and Roisin Conaty. (S) (HD)
Action thriller starring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry. A former computer hacker is tempted by an offer to take part in a hi-tech bank robbery.
12.10am Father Ted: double bill (S) (AD) (HD) 1.15 24 Hours in A&E (S) (AD) (HD) 2.15 Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown (S) (HD) 3.20—3.50am Food Unwrapped (S) (AD) (HD) More4 +1 Freeview 86 Freesat 125 Sky 236 Virgin 196
Director Dominic Sena (2001, 15) (S) (HD) 1.10am Hijacked (S) (HD) 2.10 Fights, Camera, Action! (S) (HD) 3.15 Beware: Boozed Up Britain (S) (HD) 4.10—5.00am Beware: Grand Theft Britain: CCTV and bodycam footage (S) (HD)
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Freeview 13 Freesat 122 Sky 135 Virgin 106/HD 145 6.00am Hollyoaks Shown last Thu/Fri C4 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: double bill (AD) 1.00pm The Big Bang Theory: four episodes (AD) 3.00 Mike & Molly 4.00 The Goldbergs (AD) 5.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (AD) 6.00pm The Big Bang Theory (AD) 7.00 New. Hollyoaks James confronts John Paul. Cast pp73/103 Rptd Tue 6.30pm C4 (AD) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 16/24 Series 12 The friends play dirty to win a seat at Wil Wheaton’s Dungeons and Dragons game. (AD) 8.00 New. Below Deck: Mediterranean Hannah leans on an overworked Bugsy. (AD) 9.00 Celebrity Gogglebox Hostile Planet, Dating Around, Big Brother: Best Shows Ever and EastEnders are appraised. (AD) 10.00 The Inbetweeners 1/6 Series 1 Will enrols at the local comprehensive. (AD) 10.30 2/6. The four lads play truant. (AD) 11.00 New. Harley Quinn 9/13 Series 2 Harley throws Ivy’s hen party. (AD) 11.35 New. 10/13. Harley reconnects with the Joker on Christmas Eve. (AD) 12 midnight Duncanville (AD) 12.25am Naked Attraction (AD) 1.30 Gogglebox (SL) (AD) 2.30 Rick and Morty: double bill (AD) 3.20 Harley Quinn (AD) 4.10 How I Met Your Mother (AD) 5.00—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 Scorpion 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
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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 editions 4.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 5.00 A New Life in the Sun: Road Trip 6.00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away A Hertfordshire couple view properties in Devon and the south of France. 7.00 Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales 3/4. Matt has plans for increasing biodiversity in the woodland and planting the orchard his parents dreamed of. See choice, page 40. (AD) 8.00 Location, Location, Location: 20 Years and Counting Kirsty Allsopp and Phil Spencer look back on some of their searches for people who needed accessible and adaptable homes. Shown Saturday 5.35pm C4 9.00 George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations 4/6. The architect meets first-time renovators Erin and Oliver, who plan to transform a 200-year-old barn outside Harrogate into a country home. (AD) 10.00 FILM Hunter Killer HHH Action thriller starring Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman and Michael Nyqvist. When a US naval craft goes missing in the Arctic, a submarine captained by unorthodox commander Joe Glass is sent to investigate. Review p34. 12.25am Battle of Britain: Model Squadron (AD) 1.30 Naked Attraction (AD) 2.35 The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan 3.40—4.40am Jonnie’s Blade Camp (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 6.55pm Judge Judy 9.00 Medium: a vision leaves Allison fearing for her family 10.00 CSI: Miami: a hurricane hits Miami (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
English National Ballet in Paris 9.00pm Performing Le Corsaire
1.50am Rookie Blue (S) 3.35 Criminals: Caught on Camera: Nick Wallis meets a seasoned CCTV operator (S) 3.55—4.00am Entertainment News
F’view 11 F’sat 147 Sky 122 Virgin 123/HD 156 BT 348/HD 363 6.00am Bob Fosse: It’s Showtime (S) (HD) 7.15 A John Williams Celebration: LA Opening Gala 2014 (HD) 9.00 Hollywood Couples (S) (HD) 10.00 Discovering: Richard Gere (S) (HD) 11.00 The Adventurers of Modern Art (S) (HD) 11.55 National Trust: National Treasures (S) (AD) (HD) 1.05pm Hollywood Couples (S) (HD) 2.00 Discovering: Dennis Hopper (S) (HD) 3.00 Portrait Artist of the Year 2017 (HD) 4.00 Music Icons: Metalheads (S) (HD) 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star (S) (HD) 5.00 Auction: Shakespeare Special (HD) 5.30 Auction (S) (HD)
6.00pm Discovering: Sissy Spacek The life of the Oscar-winning actress. (S) (HD)
7.00 Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams The V&A exhibition. (S) (HD) 8.00 André Rieu: Welcome to My World The violinist visits America. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. English National Ballet in Paris The company visit the Paris Opéra. (HD) 10.15 Discovering Dance on Film Memorable film choreography. (S) (HD)
11.45 Comedy Legends 12.45am Jeff Daniels: Off Camera (S) (HD) 2.00 Rankin Presents (S) (HD) 2.45 Matt Deighton: Overshadowed (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Cheltenham Literature Festival 2020 (S) (HD) 5.00—6.00am The Adventurers of Modern Art (S) (HD) 26
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 Hitler’s Propaganda Machine (S) (HD) 5.00 The World at War (S) (HD) 6.00pm Antiques Roadshow The experts pay a second visit to Exeter Cathedral. (S) (HD) 7.00 Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo visits Great Yarmouth and Norwich. (HD) 7.30 A journey through 1930s Britain. (HD) 8.00 RT CHOICE New. Secrets of the London Underground Forgotten stations on the District Line. See page 60. (AD) (HD) 9.00 Adolf Hitler’s War Stalin fights the German army in the Soviet states. (S) (HD) 10.00 Nazi Hunters Exploring how Adolf Eichmann was tracked down. (S) 11.00 War Factories The discovery and exploitation of the Baku oilfields. (S) (HD) 12 midnight How Fiat didn’t just make cars, but made and broke governments too. (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 Home Shopping 8.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 10.00 New. 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: double bill (HD) 9.00 Ambulance (HD) 10.00 Long Lost Family (HD) 11.00 Ghost Adventures (HD) 1.00am Most Haunted (AD) (HD) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 5.00—6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea
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 (HD) 9.00 Bargain-Loving 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 (S) (HD) 5.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (S) (HD) 6.00pm Neighbours Chloe needs space to think. Shown 5.30pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 6.30 New. Home and Away Nikau tires of Sienna. Repeated tomorrow 6pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Filthy House SOS In York. (HD) 8.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts A man loses all feeling in his foot. (S) (HD) 9.00 Ambulance: Code Red A 16-year-old has been stabbed in the neck. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 New. Kill Thy Neighbour How a conflict erupted on an allotment. (S) (HD) 11.05 Killer Kid: the Murder of John Pordage The shooting in Chelmsford, Essex. (S) (HD) 12.05am Missing or Murdered: the Disappearance of Lee Boxell (S) (HD) 1.05 My Lover My Killer (S) (HD) 2.05 Wentworth Prison (S) (AD) (HD) 3.10 Neighbours (S) (AD) (HD) 3.35—4.00am as 6.30pm
5 Star +1 Freesat 141 Sky 228 Virgin 186
A tribute to Hattie Jacques. (S) (HD)
Yesterday
5 USA +1 Freesat 130 Sky 241 Virgin 185
5 Select
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Monday Television
Two Sisters, One Body 10.00pm
Freeview (HD only) 55 Freesat 133 Sky 153 Virgin 152 9.00am Entertainment News (S) 9.10 FILM Killer Dearest HH (S) 11.00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (S) 1.00pm The Yorkshire Vet (S) (AD) 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 The family gathers the sheep from the moors for shearing. (S) 9.00 A storm halts the harvest. (S) 10.00 Our Family Farm Rescue with Adam Henson An alpaca trekking business. (S) 11.05 Inside the Cadbury Factory (S) 12.35am Gregg Wallace’s Big Weekend Away (S) 1.35 Susan Calman’s Grand Week by the Sea (S) 2.35 Secrets of the National Trust with Alan Titchmarsh (S) 3.25 The Yorkshire Vet (S) (AD) 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 6.00pm 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: double bill 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 p68
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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MONDAY CHILDREN’S Milkshake! on C5 Full listings for Channel 5 are on p64 5.40am Monkey’s Amazing Adventures 5.45 Peppa Pig 6.00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 6.10 Peppa Pig 6.20 KidE-Cats 6.30 Blue’s Clues & You 6.50 Thomas & Friends 7.00 Fireman Sam 7.10 Pip and Posy 7.20 The Adventures of Paddington 7.30 Peppa Pig 7.45 Circle Square 8.00 Milo 8.15 Paw Patrol 8.30 Ricky Zoom 8.45 Floogals 8.55 New. Monkey’s Amazing Adventures 9.00 New. 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 9.20 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 New. 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 Alice In Wonderland 12.45pm Go Jetters 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: We’re All Friends 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 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 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 3.45pm 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 Gangsta Granny 10.20 Horrible Histories 10.50 Dragons: Defenders of Berk 11.15 as 4.45pm 11.35 Class Dismissed 11.50 Andy and the Band 12.05pm as 3.05pm 12.20 All at Sea 12.45 The Dumping Ground: I’m... 1.00 Mighty Mustangs 1.50 Nikki Lilly Meets 2.00 as 8.35pm 2.20 The Dumping Ground 2.50 Andy and the Band 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! 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. Still So Awkward 5.35 We Bare Bears 5.50 Summer Camp Island 6.00 Dragons: Riders of Berk 6.25 Little Roy 6.40 Horrible Histories: Horrid Henry VIII Special 7.10 as 8.35pm 7.30 Hank Zipzer 7.55 The Story of Tracy Beaker 8.10 Do Try This at Home 8.25 Nikki Lilly Meets 8.35—9.00pm The Next Step
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 Teen Titans Go! 8.20 as 12.55pm 8.25 as 3pm 9.25 Mr Bean 10.25 Mr Magoo 10.55 Hotel Transylvania 11.25 as 7.35pm 12.25pm Ben 10 12.55 Dare Master at Home 1.00 Don’t Unleash the Beast 1.30 Buck and Buddy 1.35 Scooby-Doo in Where’s My Mummy? 3.00 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 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 Detention Adventure 7.35 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 8.25 as 1pm 8.55—9.00pm as 12.55pm
FREEVIEW channels continued from overleaf
The Ghosts of the Third Reich 8.50pm Descendants
PBS America
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F’view 84 (1-11pm only) F’sat 155 Sky 174 Virgin 273 8.00am Nazi Hunters 8.55 9/11: Emergency Room 10.00 Defying the Nazis: the Sharps’ War 11.50 The War 1.00pm Beautiful Serengeti 1.35 Nazi Hunters 2.30 9/11: Emergency Room 3.35 Defying the Nazis: the Sharps’ War 5.25 The War 6.35pm Nazi Hunters 1/8 The mission to track down former Latvian Air Force pilot Herbert Cukurs, who joined forces with the Nazis and was responsible for the deaths of 30,000 Jews. 7.35 Shooting the War 1/3 Amateur footage of the Second World War, providing a revealing insight into the daily lives of soldiers. 8.50 The Ghosts of the Third Reich The stories of descendants of elite members of the Nazi regime, who confront their family history and talk about the profound feelings of guilt by association they have inherited. 9.50 The War 11/14. Hitler takes an enormous gamble as Nazi forces fight the war on two fronts. 11.00 Nazi Hunters As 6.35pm. 11.55 Shooting the War As 7.35pm. 1.10am The Ghosts of the Third Reich 2.10 The War 3.10—4.00am Beautiful Serengeti: double bill PBS +1 Freeview (HD only) 87
Quest
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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 America in Colour: the 1920s (HD) 11.00 America in Colour: the 1930s (HD) 12 noon America in Colour: the 1940s (HD) 1.00pm America in Colour (HD) 6.00pm America in Colour Ep 6 Series 3. Day-to-day life in small towns across the US in the early 20th century. (HD) 7.00 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. (HD) 8.00 The Pacific War in Colour 7/8. A look at what happened at the Battle of Okinawa. (HD) 9.00 8/8. Dramatic colour combat footage and personal accounts of the Pacific War’s final days, as the US drops atomic bombs on Japan in a bid to end the conflict. (HD) 10.00 Inside the Factory 4/6 Series 2. Gregg Wallace explores Britain’s largest bicycle factory, Cherry Healey gets pedal power tips from Cycling Team GB, and Ruth Goodman examines the history of folding bikes. (HD) 11.00 The Pacific War in Colour As 8/9pm. (HD) 1.00am The Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz (HD) 2.00 Adolf Island (HD) 3.00—6.00am Aerial America (HD)
Pick
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Freeview 35 Freesat 144 Sky 159 Virgin 165
6.00am as 11pm 6.20 as 1pm 7.10 Combat Dealers (HD) 8.00 as 3pm 9.00 Wheeler Dealers (HD) 10.00 Supertruckers (HD) 11.00 World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides (HD) 12 noon Aussie Gold Hunters (HD) 1.00pm Plane Reclaimers (AD) (HD) 2.00 Combat Dealers (HD) 3.00 Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (AD) (HD) 4.00 as 8pm 5.00 Outback Truckers (HD) 6.00 New. British Superbikes (HD) 7.00 New. Cycling (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: on the Road 4.00 Mighty Ships (HD) 5.00—6.00am How It’s Made (HD)
7.00am Highway Patrol (AD) 8.00 Motorway Patrol 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 (AD) 3.00 Stargate SG-1 4.00 Stargate Atlantis 5.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation (HD) 6.00 Star Trek: Enterprise 7.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Dax faces the ultimate nightmare 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 (AD) 4.00 Motorway Patrol 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 (HD) 3.00 Building the Dream (HD) 4.00 DIY SOS: the Big Build 5.00 A Place in the Sun: double bill (AD) (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: the Big Build 2.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 3.00—4.00am New. Beachfront Bargain Hunt (HD)
HGTV +1 Sky 258 Virgin 290
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The Pacific War in Colour 8.00pm Okinawa devastation
Challenge
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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 (AD) 1.00pm Family Fortunes 2.30 Deal or No Deal (AD) 4.00 The Chase (HD) 5.00 Pointless (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Pointless Celebrities: often seen outdoors, Bill Oddie and Tessa Dunlop, John Craven and Shauna Lowry, Diarmuid Gavin and Miranda Krestovnikoff, and Helen Skelton and Radzi Chinyanganya, come indoors for the quiz (HD) 7.00 The Chase: game show hosted by Bradley Walsh 11.00 Bullseye 12 midnight The Chase (HD) 4.00am Wheel of Fortune (AD) 5.00—6.00am Bullseye: double bill
Knowing 9.00pm John Koestler predicts a global disaster
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) (AD) 10.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (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 Troy McClure introduces clips from the first Simpsons shorts. 7.00 Homer forms a bowling team. 7.30 Bart sparks a feud. (S) (HD) 8.00 Rob & Romesh vs the NFL 2/6 Series 1. The comedians meet and train with American football players. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Knowing HHH Disaster thriller with Nicolas Cage. When the opening of a time capsule at his son’s school reveals a sheet of apparently random numbers, John Koestler soon realises the list is an encoded prediction of every global disaster of the past 50 years. (W) (HD) 11.15 Manifest 5/13 Series 3 Michaela’s premonition leads her to pursue a fugitive. (HD) 12.10am The Force: North East (HD) 1.10 Road Wars (S) 2.10 Hawaii Five-0 (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 Four Weddings (S) 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) 6.00 Stargate Atlantis (S) 8.00 Road Wars: Thames Valley Police participate in Slough’s largest-ever drug raid (S) 9.00 MacGyver: Angus, Desi and Russ protect a princess (S) 10.00 S.W.A.T.: Hondo becomes concerned for his father (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) 4.45—6.00am Dawn of the Croods: triple bill
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 Descent HH Science-fiction disaster movie starring Luke Perry
The White Lotus 9.00pm The staff welcome their guests
Sky Atlantic Sky 108 BT 342/HD 357 6.00am Fish Town (S) (HD) 7.00 Elementary (S) (AD) 8.50 Six Feet Under 11.10 Boardwalk Empire (HD) 1.30pm Elementary (S) (AD) (HD) 3.30 Dexter: double bill (HD) 5.40pm The Sopranos 8/13 Series 2. Meadow receives a helping hand from Carmela. (HD) 6.45 9/13. Carmela confronts Tony about his infidelity. (HD) 7.50 Game of Thrones 1/10 Series 2. Robb Stark marches south to avenge his father. 9.00 New series. The White Lotus 1/6. Drama following the exploits of various guests and employees at the tropical White Lotus resort. See p61. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.05 New. In Treatment 9/24 Series 4. Home alone, Eladio shares the full scope of his connection to Jeremy. (S) (HD) 10.40 New. 10/24. Colin discovers the extent to which his authentic self has been stunted. (S) (HD) 11.15 Britannia 1/10 Series 2 Two years after General Aulus claimed a foothold in Britannia, the romanisation of this savage isle is underway. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15am Oz (S) 1.20 True Blood 2.25 Californication (S) 4.10—6.00am Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets (S) (AD) 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) 6.00pm Property Brothers: Forever Homes (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 New. MasterChef Australia: the contestants face the Pressure Test (HD) 8.00 Inside the Ambulance: Coast and Country (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 The Baby Has Landed (HD) 10.20 New. Children’s Ward: Wrexham Maelor in Wales (HD) 11.00 One Born Every Minute (S) (HD) 12 midnight One Born Every Minute (S) 1.00—3.00am Bryan Inc: Find It Fix It, Sell It: two editions (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) 1.00pm Friends: 14 back-to-back episodes (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Criminally Funny: Another selection of clips 9.00 New. Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson: with guest Kerry Godliman (HD) 10.00 Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson: Jon gives his take on the world’s wildest TV (S) (HD) 11.00 New. Younger: double bill. Liza focuses on a new book pitch by a surfer, then Kelsey questions her career choices (HD) 12 midnight Live at the Apollo: with sets by Russell Howard and Jo Brand 1.00am Criminally Funny 2.00 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 14–20 August 2021
& cable
Not Going Out 9.20pm Tim and Lee get into trouble
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: Canada’s Front Line (S) (AD) 9.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (AD) 10.00 Road Wars (S) 11.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (S) 12 noon Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 1.00pm Killer Lovers (S) (AD) 2.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) (AD) 3.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (S) 4.00 The Killer Within (S) 5.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (S) (AD) 6.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) (AD) 7.00 Killer in My Village (S) 8.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 9.00 New. An Unexpected Killer (S) 10.00 New. Snapped 11.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 12 midnight World’s Most Evil Killers (S) 1.00am Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 2.00 Snapped 3.00 Killer Lovers (S) (AD) 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) 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 (S) (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: double bill (HD) 7.30 Parks and Recreation (HD) 8.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (S) (HD) 9.00 Miracle Workers (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: double bill (S) (HD)
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
Miranda looks for evidence
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 The Coroner (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 4/13 Series 2. A researcher who helped Carrie understand her condition is found dead. (S) (HD) 7.00 Hudson & Rex 10/16 Series 2. An old case from Superintendent Donovan’s past resurfaces. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Death in Paradise 7/8 Series 8. A famous radio presenter is murdered live on air. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 The Mallorca Files 8/10 Series 1. Max and Miranda investigate the brutal murder of a famous British author. (AD) (HD) 10.00 Evil 11/13 Series 1. David is determined to fight off the menacing presence of death. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 The Good Wife 8/23 Series 2. A council member is linked to Islamic extremists. (HD) 12 midnight Unforgettable (S) (HD) 1.00am The Coroner (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00—4.00am Waco (HD) Alibi +1 Sky 232 Virgin 191
Discovery Sky 125 Virgin 250 BT 322/HD 376 6.00am Wheeler Dealers (S) (AD) (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 (HD) 4.00 Alaska: Homestead Rescue (S) (HD) 5.00 Wheeler Dealers (S) (HD) 6.00pm Misfit Garage The team seeks more money to restore Sue’s 1956 Ford truck. (S) (HD) 7.00 Supertruckers A vintage RAF aircraft is transported across the Cotswolds countryside. (S) (HD) 8.00 Kindig Customs A 1967 Nova bought online arrives with multiple problems. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Iron Resurrection Joe is more determined than ever to honour a 1936 Hudson Terraplane owner’s dying wishes to bring the car back to life. (HD) 10.00 New. Street Outlaws: Mega Cash Days In this double elimination race, it’s a longer road to the $100,000 grand prize. (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
9-1-1 9.00pm Chavez and co are called out to a party
Sky Witness Sky 107 Virgin 112/HD 111 BT 341/HD 356 6.00am Nothing to Declare (S) (HD) 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) (AD) 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 4/22 Series 4 Danny and Baez investigate the death of a teenage girl. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 New. 9-1-1 Ep 9. Parents and children keep the 118 busy as they are called to a disastrous kids’ birthday party. Chimney and Maddie adjust to life with a newborn. (S) (HD) 10.00 New. 9-1-1: Lone Star Ep 10 Series 2. The 118 are called to a bloody disaster at an icecream shop. A boy goes missing from his own birthday party. (S) (HD) 11.00 FBI Ep 11 Series 2. The team investigates the murder of a businessman. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight FBI: Most Wanted (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00am The Equalizer (S) (HD) 2.00 The InBetween (S) (HD) 3.00 Law & Order (HD) 4.00 Road Wars (S) 5.00—6.00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime UK (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 Extreme Engineering (S) 12 noon Combat Dealers (S) (AD) 1.00pm Nazi Cavemen (S) 2.00 Expedition Unknown (S) 3.00 Nasa’s Unexplained Files (S) 4.00 Aircraft Stories: British fighter planes (S) 5.00 Blowing Up History (S) 6.00pm New. Mysteries at the Museum Don Wildman investigates an American hero. 7.00 Expedition Unknown Josh Gates searches for the lost fortune of a notorious Montana sheriff. 8.00 Blowing Up History A focus on the 3,000-year-old Abu Simbel temple in Egypt. (S) 9.00 Finding Escobar’s Millions Jerry and Chris investigate a property owned by one of Pablo Escobar’s cousins. (S) 10.00 Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman A look at the mysteries of time. 11.00 Mysteries of the Missing The science behind the Bermuda Triangle phenomenon. (S) 12 midnight Ultimate Warfare (S) 1.00am Finding Escobar’s Millions (S) 2.00 Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman 3.00 Mysteries of the Missing (S) 4.00 Mysteries at the Museum 5.00—6.00am Ghosts of Stonehenge (S) (AD) Discovery History +1 Sky 277 Virgin 261
Foreman 10.00pm The life of
the heavyweight champion
Sky Documentaries Sky 114 (Wales 115) Virgin HD 277 BT 353/HD 368 6.00am as 2pm 7.50 My Icon: Anthony Joshua (S) (AD) 8.00 Harrow: a Very British School (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Discovering: James Cagney (S) (AD) 10.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 11.00 Urban Secrets (S) (HD) 12 noon Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets (S) (AD) 1.00pm The History of Comedy 2.00 The Newspaperman: the Life and Times of Ben Bradlee 3.50 My Icon: Moeen Ali (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Discovering: James Cagney (S) (AD) 5.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 6.00pm Urban Secrets The lesscelebrated sights of Brighton. (S) (HD) 7.00 Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets In Hong Kong. (S) (AD) 8.00 The History of Comedy Tracing comedy’s evolution. 9.00 Escobar by Escobar The cursed Escobar empire. (S) (HD) 10.00 Foreman The career and personal life of George Foreman. 11.45 In the Cold Dark Night Charting the investigations into the murder of Timothy Coggins. (S) 1.35am FILM 76 Days 5 Documentary filmed in and around the hospitals of Wuhan in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. Mandarin +subtitles. (W) 3.25 Premier League Legends: Juninho (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 as 4pm 5.00—6.00am Harrow: a Very British School (S) (AD) (HD)
Nat Geographic
America’s Wild Seasons 9.00pm The arrival of spring
Sky Nature Sky 124 Virgin HD 279 BT 335/HD 372 6.00am Baby Animals 7.00 Monkey Life (S) 8.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 9.00 Wild Israel (S) 10.00 Land of Gremlins 11.00 Great Blue Wild (HD) 12 noon A Wild Year on Earth (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Monkey Life (S) 2.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 3.00 Wild Israel (S) 4.00 Land of Gremlins 5.00 Great Blue Wild (HD) 6.00pm A Wild Year on Earth The Arctic skies blaze with the aurora borealis as Earth completes its annual cycle. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Monkey Life The Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre welcomes its first saki monkey. (S) 7.30 Jethro battles with thieving squirrel monkeys. (S) 8.00 Brazil Untamed The flora and fauna of the Pantanal. (S) 9.00 America’s Wild Seasons Spring brings warmth and renewal across the continent. (S) (AD) 10.00 A Wild Year on Earth As 6pm. 11.00 Great Blue Wild The marine wildlife and lush vegetation of the Mesoamerican Reef. (HD) 12 midnight Age of the Big Cats (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00am Gangs of Lemur Island (S) (HD) 2.00 Brazil Untamed (S) 3.00 America’s Wild Seasons (S) (AD) 4.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 5.00—6.00am Wild Israel (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 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 Family Guns (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Strippers: Cars for Cash (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Food Factory (S) (HD) 6.00 Car SOS (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Panama Canal Revealed (HD) 8.00 American Weed (HD) 9.00 New. Narco Wars: the Mob: the true story behind the movie GoodFellas (S) (HD) 10.00 New. Banged Up Abroad: Crime and Punishment (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation (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 (S) (HD)
9.00am Animal Babies (HD) 10.00 Natural World: Super Squirrels (HD) 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 noon Horizon: Space Volcanos (HD) 1.00pm Dynasties (AD) (HD) 2.00 Animal Babies (HD) 3.00 Horizon: Space Volcanos (HD) 4.00 Earth: the Power of the Planet (HD) 5.00 Animal Babies (HD) 6.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 7.00 Dynasties (AD) (HD) 8.00 Animal Babies (HD) 9.00 Earth: the Power of the Planet (HD) 10.00 Dynasties (AD) (HD) 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 midnight Earth: the Power of the Planet (HD) 1.00am Life on Earth: a New Prehistory (AD) (HD) 2.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 3.00 Life on Earth: a New Prehistory (AD) (HD) 3.50 Wild North (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 7.40am Fresh Fields (S) 8.45 Are You Being Served? (S) 9.25 Only Fools and Horses (S) (AD) 10.10 Last of the Summer Wine (S) 11.25 Keeping Up Appearances (S) 12.05pm Blackadder Goes Forth (S) (AD) 12.45 Only Fools and Horses (S) (AD) 1.25 Are You Being Served? (S) 2.00 dinnerladies (S) (AD) 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 Uncle Albert has a nasty fall. (S) (AD) 6.35 Are You Being Served? (S) 7.20 Keeping Up Appearances The Buckets are invited away on a golfing weekend. (S) 8.00 Open All Hours Arkwright expands his empire. (S) 8.40 Arkwright loses his trousers on the way to a wedding. (S) 9.20 Not Going Out Lee prepares for a 10km fun run. (S) (HD) 10.00 Lucy works on a government health initiative. (S) (HD) 10.40 All Round to Mrs Brown’s Guests include Danny Dyer. (S) (HD) 12 midnight Peep Show (S) 12.35am Not Going Out (S) (HD) 1.55 All Round to Mrs Brown’s (S) (HD) 2.55 Bridget & Eamon (S) (HD) 3.35—4.00am Peep Show (S) Gold +1 Sky 210 (Wales 211) Virgin 194
The Mallorca Files 9.00pm
MONDAY 16 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 as 4.05pm 8.50 Pawn Stars (HD) 9.45 Flipping Bangers (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 Lost Relics of the Knights Templar 9.00 New. Curse of the Lost Amazon Gold (HD) 10.00 RT CHOICE Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics See p61 11.00 Vietnam: Lost Films (HD) 12 midnight Search for the Lost Giants (HD) 1.00am as 8pm 2.00 Assembly Required (HD) 3.00 Vietnam: Lost Films (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 Wildest Europe (S) (HD) 4.00 Meet the Orangutans (S) (HD) 5.00 Alaskan Bush People (S) (HD) 8.00pm Alaska Monsters (S) (HD) 9.00 Alaska: Homestead Rescue: the Raneys create a self-automated homestead (S) (HD) 10.00 My Cat from Hell: double bill. A cat that reacts violently to a tiny dog, then a feline prevents a couple from choosing to add a baby to their family (S) (HD) 12 midnight The Zoo (S) (AD) (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
Television Monday
Film4
Sky Premiere 14
F’view 14 F’sat 300 Sky 313 Virgin 428/HD 429 11.00am A Shot in the Dark HHHH The inept Inspector Clouseau exercises his unique detective skills in another hilarious outing. Peter Sellers (1964, PG) (S) (AD) 1.10pm Animal Farm HHHH This provocative and polished political satire is an all-too-rare attempt to make an intelligent and entertaining animation for adults. (1954, U) (S) 2.40 Two by Two HHH Colourful animated take on the Noah’s Ark tale, with two animals accidentally left behind. Callum Maloney (2015, U) (S) 4.25 City Slickers HHHH Lively comedy western in which three city types head off on a cattle drive under the eye of irascible old cowboy Jack Palance. Billy Crystal (1991, 15) (S) (AD)
6.40pm Star Trek Beyond HHHH The Enterprise crew take on alien ruler Krall (Idris Elba) in this magnificent and thrilling slice of sci-fi. Chris Pine (2016, 12) (S) (AD) 9.00 Peterloo HHHH Mike Leigh’s reconstruction of 1819’s Peterloo massacre. Review p35.
Freeview 33 Freesat 302 Sky 321 Virgin 425 9.00am Buried Secrets HH Thriller. Sarah Carter (2014) 11.00 Inspired to Kill HHH Mystery thriller. Olivia
Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake (2018, 12) (S)
D’Abo, Karissa Lee Staples, Antonio Sabato Jr (2017)
12.10am Deepwater Horizon HHHH This intense re-creation of the 2010 disaster on a drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico is both a stirring memorial and a cautionary tale.
1.00pm Mother Betrayed HH Thriller. Lynn Collins, Adam Kaufman (2015) 2.50 Dangerous Company HH Thriller. Alicia Leigh Willis (2015) 4.40 A Man for All Seasons HHHH Riveting historical drama with Paul Scofield as the principled Sir Thomas More, who makes a stand against Henry VIII’s desire for divorce. Review p35. Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern (1966, U) 7.05pm Paul Blart: Mall Cop HH Fitfully funny comedy starring Kevin James as a bumbling security guard whose mall is invaded by acrobatic robbers. (2009, PG) 9.00 Seven Pounds HH Will Smith’s guilt-ridden taxman wants to pay it back in this unusual, overwrought drama. (2008, 12) 11.25 Cold Comes the Night HHH Dark crime thriller starring Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston as a myopic mobster trying to retrieve a car filled with cash. Alice Eve (2013, 15) 1.10am To End All Wars HH Accurate Second World War drama about the building of the Burma railroad that suffers in comparison to The Bridge on the River Kwai.
Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell (2016, 12) (S) (AD)
2.15—4.00am Drunk Wedding HH Arm tequila-soaked wedding guests with video cameras and see what happens is the basis of this puerile comedy. Christian Cooke (2015, 18) (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 The Second Mr Bush HH So-so life-swap comedy. (1940) 7.05 Worker’s Weekend 7.25 Funny Face HHHH Beguiling musical comedy. Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire (1957, U) (S) 9.30 The Adventures of William Tell 10.00 Walk a Tightrope HHH Patricia Owens hires a man to kill her ex-husband in this entertaining B-movie. Dan Duryea, Patricia Owens, Terence Cooper (1964, PG) 11.35 Venetian Bird HH Patchy, over-familiar missingperson thriller. Richard Todd (1952, PG) 1.35pm Do Detectives Think? Laurel and Hardy short 2.00 Enemy at the Door (S) 3.00 Dr Syn HHH George Arliss gives a rousing performance in this sprightly 19th-century smuggling adventure about a vicar with a secret identity. (1937, U) (S) 4.40 Colonel March Investigates (S) 6.00pm Scotland Yard British 1960s TV crime drama. 6.45 Children Galore HH Ealing-style comedy in which an English village is sent into turmoil after the squire offers a cottage to the biggest family. Eddie Byrne (1954, U) 8.00 The Main Chance TV drama. 9.00 Flame in the Streets HH Worthy kitchen-sink social drama in which a union boss discovers his daughter intends to marry a black teacher. John Mills, Sylvia Syms (1961, PG) 10.50 Portrait from Life HH Mai Zetterling is excellent as an amnesiac who must confront her troubling past in this passable British drama set in postwar Germany. Robert Beatty, Guy Rolfe (1948) 12.35am The Desperate Hours HHHH William Wyler’s searing thriller features a great performance from Humphrey Bogart. (1955, PG) (S) 2.50 The Great Smokey Roadblock HH Ageing trucker Henry Fonda crosses the US for one last run. (1976, 15) 4.55 Honey West 5.25—6.00am Champion the Wonder Horse (S)
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Sky 301 Virgin 401 BT 501/HD 515 6.15am As 8pm 8.10 As 4.40pm 9.40 As 6.10pm 11.30 As 11.20pm 1.30pm A Dragon’s Adventure HH Adventure. (2019, U) 3.00 Two by Two: Overboard! HH Adventure. Max Carolan (2020, U) 4.40 Space Dogs: Return To Earth HH Colourful animated adventure. (2020, U)
Sky 302 Virgin 402 BT 502/HD 516 6.50am As 1.45pm 8.30 As 3.25pm 10.05 Abominable HHH Adventure. Chloe Bennet (2019, U) 11.45 Back to the Future Part III HHHH Sci-fi. (1990, PG) 1.45pm The Muppets Take Manhattan HHH Comedy. Jim Henson (1984, U) 3.25 Polar Squad H Clichéd adventure. (2018, PG)
6.10pm The Kid Detective HHHH Dark and well-plotted neo-noir. Adam Brody, Sophie Nélisse (2020, 15) 8.00 Synchronic HHH Mind-bending sci-fi thriller.
5.00pm Scooby-Doo HH Colourful live-action take on the TV cartoon. Freddie Prinze Jr (2002, PG) 6.30 Jumanji HHHH Two children play a sinister game in this exhilarating fantasy. (1995, PG) 8.20 Wayne’s World HHHH Slacker dudes find their TV show targeted in this comedy. (1992, PG) 10.00 The Mummy HHH Likeable Indiana Jones-style adventure. Brendan Fraser (1999, 12)
Jamie Dornan, Anthony Mackie (2019, 15)
Peterloo 1111 9.00pm Film4 During a time of social unrest among the working class, Maxine Peake joins a gathering in Manchester to listen to a radical speaker Great Movies
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Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland, Ciaran McMenamin (2001, 15) 3.45—5.50am A Mother’s Suspicion HH Mystery drama. (2016)
+1 F’view 60 (limited 10pm-5am) Sky 322
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F’view 41 (limited) F’sat 305 Sky 323 Virgin 426 6.00am Wyatt Earp’s Revenge HH Western. Shawn Roberts (2011, 12) 7.50 The Wind and the Lion HHHH Adventure. Sean Connery (1975, PG) 10.10 Surface to Air H Drama. (1997, 15) 11.55 Rachel and the Stranger HHH Western. (1948) 1.50pm Cripple Creek HH Western. George Montgomery (1952, U) 3.30 Heroes without Glory HH Adventure. Jeff Cameron (1971, 15) 5.15 Culloden 1746 HHH Historical drama. Brian Blessed (1994, PG) 7.10pm Earthstorm H Derivative disaster movie. Stephen Baldwin (2006) 9.00 Butterfly on a Wheel HH Glossy if rather far-fetched thriller. Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello, Gerard Butler (2007, 15)
10.55 Diamond Dogs HH Action adventure in which a former soldier leads a team to snatch a Buddhist artefact. Dolph Lundgren (2007, 15) 12.45am Beneath Loch Ness H Action fantasy. Patrick Bergin (2001, 15) 2.35—4.00am Stormageddon HH Sci-fi thriller. John Hennigan (2015, 12) +1 Sky 324
Great Movies Classic
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F’view 51 (limited) F’sat 303 Sky 319 Virgin 424 6.00am The White Tower HHH Adventure. Glenn Ford, Valli (1950, U) 7.50 The Pumpkin Eater HHHH Drama. Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason (1964, 12) 10.00 The Victors HHH War epic. George Hamilton, George Peppard (1963, 12) 1.05pm Picnic HHH Drama. William Holden (1955, U) 3.25 Rock around the Clock HHH Musical. Bill Haley, Johnny Johnston (1956, U) 5.05 The Wild One HHHH Dated but still-powerful drama starring Marlon Brando as the charismatic leader of a motorcycle gang. Mary Murphy (1953, PG) 6.45pm On the Waterfront 5 Brilliant, brooding drama about corruption, murder and redemption on New York’s dockside. Marlon Brando, Karl Malden (1954, PG) 9.00 Ivanhoe HHH This version of Sir Walter Scott’s joustabout offers old-fashioned escapism on a budget. Anthony Andrews (1982, PG) 11.45 Ship of Fools HHH An all-star cast, including a riveting Vivien Leigh in her final screen appearance, lifts this bloated drama. Simone Signoret (1965, 12) 2.25am The Hindenburg Disaster 3.25 Operation Dames HH Wartime romance about a USO entertainment troupe that is caught behind enemy lines in Korea. Eve Meyer (1959) 4.40—6.00am Strongroom H Crime drama. Derren Nesbitt (1961, PG) +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 Star Trek 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager 10.00 Space 1999 11.00 Sharknado 5: Global Swarming HH Sci-fi horror. Ian Ziering (2017, 15) 1.00pm The Last Sharknado: It’s about Time HH Comedy horror. Tara Reid (2018) 3.00 Battlestar Galactica 4.00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes HH The Baker Street sleuth is called into action when a dinosaur runs amok. (2010, 12) 6.00pm Space 1999 TV drama. 7.00 Star Trek: Voyager TV sci-fi. 8.00 First Wave TV sci-fi drama. 9.00 Urban Legend HH College students are bumped off in the manner of urban myths in this horror thriller. Alicia Witt, Jared Leto (1998, 18) 11.00 Habit HH Slow-burning, sexually explicit horror that’s gory and visually striking. Elliot James Langridge, Jessica Barden, William Ash (2017, 18)
12.55am Feral HH Students confront a bloodthirsty foe in the woods in this bloody, predictable horror. (2017) 2.45—4.20am The Devil’s Candy HHH Horror. (2015)
i Premiere Star Ratings 5 Outstanding HHHH Very good HHH Worth watching HH Could be worse H Poor
Sky Adventure
9.45 The Last Shift HHH A veteran burger flipper trains his young successor. Richard Jenkins (2020, 15) 11.20 Run Hide Fight H School-shooter thriller that will divide audiences. Isabel May (2020, 15 1.15am Me, You, Madness H Comedy thriller. Louise Linton, Ed Westwick (2021, 15) 3.00 We Still Say Grace HH Thriller. Bruce Davison (2020, 15) 4.45 Two by Two: Overboard! As 3pm
+1 Sky 312
Sky Five Star Movies
12.05am As 5pm 1.35 The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands HHH Adventure. (2018, U) 3.10 Combat Wombat HHH Adventure. (2020, U) 4.40 A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures HHH (2010, U)
Sky Greats
Sky 303 Virgin 403 BT 503/HD 517 6.20am As 6.10pm 9.05 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 5 Western. James Stewart (1962, U) 11.15 Just Mercy As 9pm 1.35pm Psycho 5 Thriller. (1960, 15) 3.35 The Color Purple HHHH A young black woman’s struggle for identity. Whoopi Goldberg (1985, 15)
Sky 304 Virgin 404 BT 504/HD 518 6.00am Mars Attacks! As 4pm 8.00 The Presidio HHH Exciting, action-packed thriller. Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan (1988, 15) 9.55 JFK As 8.05pm 1.30pm As Good as It Gets As 11.30pm 4.00 Mars Attacks! HHHH Satirical sci-fi comedy. Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close (1996, 12)
6.10pm Almost Famous HHHH Touching coming-of-age story in which a journalist goes on tour with a rock band. Billy Crudup (2000, 15) 9.00 Just Mercy HHH Michael B Jordan stars as an idealistic lawyer in this well-acted true-story drama. Jamie Foxx (2019, 12) 11.20 The Big Lebowski HHHH The Coen brothers’ beguilingly goofy reworking of The Big Sleep. Jeff Bridges, John Goodman (1998, 18)
6.00pm Operation Petticoat HHHH Wacky comedy in which a submarine commander takes a group of nurses on board. (1959, U) 8.05 JFK HHHH Classy thriller that delves into the events surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy. Kevin Costner (1991, 15) 11.30 As Good as It Gets HHHH A bigot with OCD is forced to change his ways in this romantic comedy. Jack Nicholson (1997, 15)
1.20am Psycho As 1.35pm 3.15 Downton Abbey HHH Elegant spin-off from the beloved TV period drama. Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern (2019, PG) 5.20 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance As 9.05am
2.00am Tootsie HHHH Very funny, Oscar-winning comedy in which an actor masquerades as a woman in order to land a choice part. Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange (1982, 15) 4.10 Operation Petticoat As 6pm
Sky Action
Sky Comedy
Sky 307 Virgin 407 BT 507/HD 521 7.20am As 7.20pm 9.15 As 9.15pm 11.30 Glory HHHH War drama. (1989, 15) 1.35pm Kingdom of Heaven HHHH Epic period drama. Orlando Bloom (2005, 15) 4.00 Welcome to Sudden Death HH Thriller. Michael Jai White (2020, 15) 5.25 Twister HHH Engrossing adventure. Bill Paxton (1996, PG)
Sky 308 Virgin 408 BT 508/HD 522 6.45am As 1.45pm 8.25 As 5pm 10.15 As 7pm 12.15pm As 9pm 1.45 Road Trip HH Comedy. Breckin Meyer (2000, 15) 3.20 Zeroville H Comedy drama. James Franco (2018, 15) 5.00 She’s out of My League HHH Heart-warming oddball romantic comedy. Jay Baruchel (2008, 15)
7.20pm San Andreas HHH Dwayne Johnson has to dodge plenty of destruction to save his family in this disaster movie. (2015, 12) 9.15 The Next Three Days HHH Intriguing thriller about an academic who springs his wife from prison. Russell Crowe (2010, 12) 11.30 The Expendables HH Sylvester Stallone and his team are hired to overthrow a ruthless Latin dictator. Jason Statham, Jet Li (2010, 18)
7.00pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days HH Lukewarm romantic comedy. Kate Hudson,
1.15am Hero 5 Dazzling fantasy in which a nameless warrior reveals how he foiled a plot to kill a warlord. Jet Li (2002, 12) 3.00 Message Man HH Thriller. (2018, 18) 4.35 Kingdom of Heaven As 1.35pm
12.10am Howard, a New Breed of Hero H Comedy fantasy. Lea Thompson (1986, PG) 2.05 Little Monsters HHHH Horror comedy. Lupita Nyong’o (2019, 15) 3.45 Zeroville As 3.20pm 5.25 Sex Tape As 10.30pm
Matthew McConaughey, Adam Goldberg (2003, 12)
9.00 The Naked Gun: from the Files of Police Squad! 5 Frequently hilarious spoof. Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley (1988, 15) 10.30 Sex Tape HH Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel try to pep up their marriage in this lightly raunchy comedy. Rob Corddry (2014, 15)
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
MONDAY 16 AUGUST Sky
Animation
Sky
Family
SPORT
Sky 306 Virgin 406 BT 506/HD 520 6.00am Aliens Stole My Body HH Sci-fi. Jayden Greig (2020, PG) 7.35 A Boy Called Sailboat HHH Comedy drama. (2018, 12) 9.05 As 11.50pm 10.55 As 6pm 12.55pm As 8pm 2.35 The Secret Garden HHHH Drama. Colin Firth (2020, PG) 4.20 Paper Planes HHH Drama. (2014, U)
6.05pm Hop HHH A rabbit is reluctant to succeed his father as the Easter bunny. James Marsden (2011, U) 7.45 Shaun the Sheep Movie HHHH Fun-packed comedy from Aardman. Justin Fletcher (2015, U) 9.15 Postman Pat: the Movie HHH Enjoyable CGI take on the children’s show. Stephen Mangan (2013, U) 10.50 Snowflake: The White Gorilla HH Sweet-natured family adventure. Ariana Grande (2011, U)
6.00pm Peter Pan HHH Eye-catching adaptation of JM Barrie’s classic, with Jason Isaacs as Captain Hook. (2003, PG) 8.00 Mr Popper’s Penguins HHH A real-estate developer’s inheritance helps him to find what’s important in life. (2011, PG) 9.45 Proximity HHH Fun sci-fi drama in which a young Nasa worker encounters an alien.
12.30am Mission: Panda H Comedy. (2019, PG) 2.10 As 7.20am 3.50 The Big Wish HH Charming fantasy adventure. Cristina Milizia (2019, PG) 5.30 Snowflake: The White Gorilla As 10.50pm
11.50pm Racing Stripes HH A zebra thinks he’s a racehorse.
Sky Main Event
Bruce Greenwood, Hayden Panettiere (2004, U)
Sky 401 Virgin 511/HD 501 BT 420/HD 440
Sky Thriller
Ryan Masson, Highdee Kuan (2020, PG)
1.40am A Boy Called Sailboat As 7.35am 3.15 The Secret Garden As 2.35pm 5.05 As 4.20pm
Sky Drama
Sky 309 Virgin 409 BT 509/HD 523 6.00am As 4pm 7.40 Sweetheart HHH Fantasy. Kiersey Clemons (2019, 15) 9.20 As 5.40pm 11.20 As 7.40pm 1.40pm Cut Throat City HHH Crime drama. Shameik Moore (2020, 15) 4.00 Locusts HH Crime thriller. Ben Geurens (2019, 15) 5.40 The Kitchen HH Crime drama. Melissa McCarthy (2019, 15)
Sky 310 Virgin 410 BT 510/HD 524 6.30am To Olivia HHH Biopic. Keeley Hawes (2021, PG) 8.30 Music As 4.20pm 10.30 Step Up As 6.10pm 12.20pm As 8pm 2.20 As 10pm 4.20 Music HH Musical drama about an autistic teenager taken into the care of her recoveringalcoholic sister. Maddie Ziegler (2021, 12)
7.40pm The Dry HHH Compelling crime drama about a detective drawn to a decades-old unsolved mystery. Eric Bana (2020) 10.00 Filth HHHH Adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel about a detective’s descent into drink, drugs and debasement. (2013, 18) 11.45 Lethal Weapon 3 HHH Mismatched cops Mel Gibson and Danny Glover target a cop-turned-crime lord. (1992, 15)
6.10pm Step Up HH Love blooms between unlikely dance partners in this teen romance. 8.00 Black Swan HHHH Hypnotic psychological thriller about a ballet dancer wrestling with her demons. Natalie Portman (2010, 15) 10.00 Save the Last Dance HHH A white ballet dancer falls for a black student in this romantic hip-hop melodrama. Julia Stiles (2000, 12)
1.45am Sweetheart As 7.40am 3.20 First Love HH Romantic crime thriller about a boxer who gets caught up with the Japanese mafia. Masataka Kubota (2019, 15) 5.15 Sky Cinema Preview
12 midnight Valentine’s Day HHH Light, breezy and starpacked romantic comedy. Anne Hathaway (2010, 12) 2.15am Stardust HHHH Drama. Johnny Flynn (2020, 15) 4.15 To Olivia As 6.30am
Sky
Sci-Fi/Horror
Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan (2006, PG)
TCM Movies
Sky 311 Virgin 411 BT 511/HD 525 6.50am As 6.30pm 8.50 As 8.30pm 11.15 Beetle Juice HHHH Horror comedy. (1988, 15) 12.50pm Captive State HHH Sci-fi. (2019, 15) 2.45 Terminator: Salvation HH Sci-fi action thriller. Christian Bale (2009, 12) 4.45 Candyman HHHH Horror. Virginia Madsen (1992, 18)
Sky 315 Virgin 415/HD 416 BT 512/HD 526 6.00am Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 7.45 High Society HHHH Musical. Bing Crosby (1956, U) 9.55 Pursuit to Algiers HH Mystery. Basil Rathbone (1945, U) 11.20 Calamity Jane 5 Musical. (1953, U) 1.30pm Sierra Stranger HH Western. Howard Duff (1957, U)
6.30pm Alien 5 Director’s Cut of Ridley Scott’s harrowing, influential sci-fi horror. Sigourney Weaver (1979/2003, 15) 8.30 Minority Report HHHH Steven Spielberg’s sleek sci-fi thriller stars Tom Cruise as a cop who goes on the run. (2002, 12) 11.00 Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island HH Horror in which five people at a resort realise that something is very wrong. (2020, 15)
3.05pm Good Day for a Hanging HH A marshal encounters opposition. (1958, U) 4.55 Silver River HHH Western starring Errol Flynn as a former soldier-turned-gambler. (1948, U) 7.15 Murder at the Gallop HHH Entertaining murder mystery. Margaret Rutherford (1963, U) 9.00 The Glimmer Man HH Visceral action thriller.
12.55am Black Christmas H Daft, supernatural update of the 1974 horror movie. Imogen Poots (2019, 15) 2.35 Beetle Juice As 11.15am 4.15 Captive State As 12.50pm
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
Steven Seagal, Keenen Ivory Wayans (1996, 18)
10.55pm Magnum Force HHH Review p35. (1973, 18) 1.25am The Haunting 5 Superb horror. (1963, 12) 3.30 Close Up 5.00 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors +1 Sky 316 Virgin 417
Sky Premier League
Cycling 1.35pm Eurosport 1 Primoz Roglic triumphed at the Vuelta a España in 2020
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 Test Bitesize: day four action
10.15 LIVE Test Cricket England v India, the fifth and final day of the second Test at Lord’s. 6.45pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Southern Brave v Oval Invincibles, a men’s match from the Rose Bowl (start 7.00). 10.00 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 Football’s Greatest Players (AD) 7.30 Football Countdowns (AD) 8.00 Football Years (AD) 8.30 EFL Greatest Games 9.00 SPFL Greatest Games 9.30 Football’s Greatest Players (AD) 10.00 Football Countdowns (AD) 10.30 Football Years (AD) 11.00 League Cup Final 2021 12 noon EFL Greatest Games 12.30pm SPFL Greatest Games 1.00 Football’s Greatest Players (AD) 1.30 Football Countdowns (AD) 2.00 Football Years (AD) 2.30 EFL Play-Off Finals 3.30 EFL Greatest Games 4.00 SPFL Greatest Games 4.30 Greatest Players (AD) 5.00 Countdowns (AD) 5.30 Football Years: 1998/99 (AD) 6.00 Soccer AM 6.30 SPFL Greatest Games 7.00 League One and Two Goals 7.30 Championship Highlights 8.00 Soccer AM 8.30 SPFL Greatest Games 9.00 Championship Highlights 10.00 SPFL Greatest Games 10.30 MLS Round-Up Show 11.00 Soccer AM 11.30 EFL Greatest Games 12 midnight League Cup Final 2019 2.45am One2Eleven (AD) 3.00—6.00am EFL Play-Off Finals
Sky Golf Sky 405 Virgin 515/HD 505 BT 424/HD 444 6.00am PGA Tour Golf: Wyndham Championship 11.00 European Tour Golf: day four of the Cazoo Classic 4.30pm Ladies European Tour Golf: Scottish Open 5.30 Sophia Popov 6.00 Hall or Nothing: Georgia’s Story (AD) 7.00 PGA Tour Golf 8.00 Golf Today 10.00 Ladies European Tour Golf 11.00 PGA Tour Golf 12 midnight Hall or Nothing (AD) 1.00am Ladies European Tour Golf 2.00 PGA Tour Golf 3.00 LPGA Tour Golf 4.00 Ladies European Tour Golf 5.00—6.00am Women’s British Open
Amazon Prime 4.00pm, 12 midnight LIVE Tennis Day two of the ATP and WTA Western & Southern Open from Cincinnati, Ohio.
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 6.30 Highlights 10.00 The Football Show 12 noon Soccerbox 1.00pm Premier League Years (AD) 3.00 Greatest Games 3.30 Highlights: two games 7.00 Soccer AM 7.30 Matchday Plus 8.00 Premier League Review 9.00 Soccer AM 9.30 Premier League Icons 10.00 Premier League Review 11.00 Soccer AM 11.30 Premier League Icons 12 midnight Premier League Review 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 Review 7.00 Wrestling: WWE action (AD) 8.00 Premier League 9.30 ESPN FC 10.00 The Football Archives (AD) 12 noon The Football’s On (AD) 1.00pm Premier League World 1.30 Premier League Review 2.30 Cricket Reload 2.45 Test Cricket
Sky The Hundred Sky 404 Virgin 514/HD 504 BT 423/HD 443 6.00am Test Bitesize 6.15 The Hundred Bitesize 6.45 Test Bitesize 7.00 Test Highlights: England v India 8.00 The Hundred Bitesize 8.30 Test Highlights 9.30 The Hundred Bitesize 10.00 Test Bitesize: day four action
10.15 LIVE Test Cricket England v India, the fifth and final day of the second Test at Lord’s. 6.45pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Southern Brave v Oval Invincibles, a men’s match from the Rose Bowl (start 7.00). 10.00 The Hundred Bitesize 10.30 Test Highlights 11.30 The Hundred Bitesize 12 midnight Test Bitesize 12.15am Test Highlights 1.15 Cricket: the Hundred 4.45 Test 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 Darts 12 noon Good Morning Football 3.00pm International Rugby Union 5.00 Pro-Football Talk 7.00 Premier League Darts 10.20 Rob Cross: World Champion 10.50 Darts Top Five Moments 11.00 Boxing 12 midnight NFL: Total Access 1.00am NFL 5.00—6.00am NFL: a Football Life (AD)
Sky Arena Sky 408 Virgin 518/HD 508 BT 427/HD 447 6.00am Super League 7.00 Super League’s Supermen (AD) 8.00 Super League 9.00 NBA 12.30pm Pool (AD) 1.30 Super League 2.00 Rugby League Retro 4.00 Super League 5.15 WNBA: Phoenix v Atlanta 7.00 NBA 9.00 Black Roses 10.00 Driving Force 11.00 Rugby League 12 midnight Super League 1.00am NBA 5.00—6.00am Pool (AD)
Sky Mix Sky 416 Virgin 520/HD 510 BT 429/HD 449 3.00—10.00pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Southern Brave v Oval Invincibles, a women’s match from the Rose Bowl (start 3.30); 6.30 Southern Brave v Oval Invincibles, a men’s match from the Rose Bowl (start 7.00).
Eurosport 1
3.45 LIVE Test Cricket West Indies v Pakistan, day five of the first Test at Sabina Park, Kingston. 12 midnight Wrestling 1.00am LIVE Wrestling WWE. 4.15 UFC (AD) 4.45 Cricket Reload 5.00—6.00am French Football
BT Sport 2 Sky 414 Virgin 528 BT 409/HD 431 6.00am MotoGP 10.00 Test Cricket 11.00 Speedway 1.00pm World Rally 1.30 eSports 2.30 Football Archives 4.30 ESPN FC 5.00 French Football 6.00 Premier League Review 7.00 The Football’s On (AD) 8.00 World Rally 9.00 Fishing (AD) 10.00 French Football 11.00 Wrestling 12 midnight The Band That Wouldn’t Die (AD)
1.00am LIVE Major League Baseball The night’s top ball game from North America. 4.00 Major League Baseball 4.30—6.00am 30 for 30: Tommy (AD)
BT Sport 3 Sky 417 Virgin 529 BT 410/HD 432 6.00am French Football: seven games 4.30pm Squash: Manchester Open 6.00 MotoGP 8.00 The Outdoor Sports Show (AD) 8.30 Golazzo: the Football Italia Story (AD) 9.45 Champions League Greatest Nights 12.45am What I Wore 1.00 MotoGP 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 BT Sport Reload (AD) 7.15 ESPN FC 7.45 SportsCenter 8.00 Major League Baseball 11.00 SportsCenter 11.15 ESPN FC 11.45 Major League Baseball 2.45pm SportsCenter
3.00 LIVE Baseball The first softball quarter-final from the Little League World Series. 5.00 ESPN FC: Gab & Juls 5.30 SportsCenter 5.45 MLB: Caps Off 6.00 LIVE Baseball The second softball quarter-final from the Little League World Series. 8.00 BT Sport Reload (AD) 8.15 SportsCenter 8.30 ESPN FC 9.00 LIVE Baseball The third softball quarter-final from the Little League World Series. 11.00 BT Sport Reload (AD) 11.30 ESPN FC: Gab & Juls 12 midnight LIVE Baseball The last softball quarter-final from the Little League World Series. 2.00—6.00am Baseball
Eurosport 2
Sky 410 Virgin 521 BT 412/HD 435
Sky 411 Virgin 522 BT 413/HD 436
6.00am Cycling 7.30 Sailing 8.00 Cycling 9.00 Australian Superbikes 11.00 Tokyo 2020: Skateboarding 12.05pm Cycling: Vuelta a España
6.00am Le Mans 7.45 Motorcycling 8.00 Cycling 9.30 Hall of Fame 10.30 Olympics 11.00 Superbikes 12 noon Formula E 1.00pm Tokyo 2020 2.00 Superbikes 4.00 Le Mans 5.55 Motorcycling 6.15 Speedway
1.35 LIVE Cycling Stage three of the Vuelta a España, a 203km mountain route to Picón Blanco. 5.00 Cycling: Tour of Denmark 6.00 Tokyo 2020 8.00 Cycling: the Vuelta 9.30 Sailing 10.00 Cycling 12.30am British Superbikes: Classic Races 1.00 Australian Superbikes 2.00 Cycling 3.30 Motocross 4.00 World Superbikes 5.00—6.00am Formula E
Monday Television
Sky 305 Virgin 412 BT 500/HD 514 6.00am Happily N’Ever After 2 HH (2009, U) 7.20 Boonie Bears: To the Rescue 9.00 As 3.10pm 10.25 As 4.30pm 12 noon As 6.05pm 1.40pm As 7.45pm 3.10 The Wacky Hen HH Adventure. (2019, U) 4.30 Riverdance: the Animated Adventure HH Fantasy. (2021)
7.15 LIVE Premiership Speedway The individual final from Belle Vue, Manchester. 10.15 British Superbikes 11.15 World Superbikes 12.20am Motorcycling 12.30 Cycling 2.00 Tokyo 2020 3.00 Hall of Fame 4.00 Cycling 5.30—6.00am Olympic Games
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TUESDAY Choices The pick of today’s TV THE EYES HAVE IT
Television Tuesday
Nicola Walker stars as enigmatic detective Annika Strandhed
PICK OF THE DAY
Annika 9.00pm Alibi
DRAMA OF THE WEEK New series Haunting music plays as the gruesome remains of a corpse are pulled from the swirling dark water at night: it could be the start of an episode from The Killing or The Bridge. It’s not, but Nick Walker’s crime series, based on his Radio 4 drama, is every bit as good. It stars the wonderful Nicola Walker (no relation) as DI Annika Strandhed, an unconventional single parent who’s come over from Norway to head up the Scotland Marine Homicide Unit, although none of her colleagues is keen
Keeping Up with the Maileys: Our Lives
The Secret Life of the Zoo
7.00pm BBC1
8.00pm C4
DOCUMENTARY Tricia Mailey has
got used to the unwanted attention, stares and nasty comments that her achondroplasia — also known as dwarfism — has provoked. But now that she has three children of her own — two of whom also have the condition — Tricia is thinking about how she and husband Sean can prepare them for a world that can be very cruel. It’s a heart-warming and informative film because they’re a delightful young family who are determined not to let “being different” define them or stop them doing anything. “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being small,” shrugs Tricia, “… is there?” JR
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DOCUMENTARY Many animals
m
form relationships solely for breeding purposes but some, such as turtles Donatello and Raphael, become really good friends. Although when a poorly Donatello has a scan, the keepers might have to revise their opinion about him. It’s common for sibling relationships to be difficult — there are often squabbles — but steel yourself for what’s going on with a family of red river hogs. The squeals of tiny piglet Kya as her larger sisters relentlessly bully her are disturbing to hear. Meanwhile in the jungle nymphs’ tank, oddball Taylor is struggling to bond with the others. JR
on her appointment. She’s sharp, has a very dry sense of humour that others don’t seem to find funny and uses literary and historical references to help her solve crimes (there’s a lot about Moby-Dick in this episode). But what makes this series so unusual is that throughout Annika breaks the fourth wall, sharing her observations on the case and her messy life. She may not be your typical brusque-but-brilliant Scandi-noir detective, but Annika is a character you’ll want to spend time with. JANE RACKHAM
Cooking with the Stars
The Railway Killers
9.00pm ITV
9.00pm Channel 5
FOOD With so many participants — eight stars, eight chefs — and so much activity, the food in Cooking with the Stars has been almost incidental. As the numbers have dropped, the format has sharpened. Tonight, as the final trio cook for the crown, the judges can concentrate on taste, texture, and presentation. All the celebrities — Denise Van Outen, Johnny Vegas, Shirley Ballas, AJ Odudu, Griff Rhys Jones, Harry Judd, Catherine Tyldesley and Naughty Boy — had coaching from top chefs, but the real skill has been maintaining their cool while cooking before a gallery of commentators, rivals and presenters Emma Willis and Tom Allen. They’ve done well to get this far. SHYAMA PERERA
DRAMA The police eventually linked
the killings of Alison Day and Maartje Tamboezer to a series of rapes in London and drew up a list of 3,000 suspects they called the Z Men. Tracking them down was a laborious process and, before they could talk to suspect 1,594 (John Duffy), newly married Anne Lock, 29, became the third victim. Shockingly, it took 14 years for the police to close the case. The shadowy dramatic reconstructions are unpleasantly creepy, but the news footage and interviews with ex-detectives are illuminating, demonstrating how the lack of sophisticated forensic techniques in the 1980s made police investigations difficult and frustrating. Concludes tomorrow. JR
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
TUESDAY 17 AUGUST BBC3 has been quietly building a portfolio of courageous investigative journalism to rank alongside the work of Panorama or Dispatches. Inside Britain’s Kidnap Gangs recruits an alumna of both of the above, Livvy Haydock (right), to meet some of those behind what looks alarmingly like an epidemic of kidnapping in the UK; targets have sprawled beyond fellow criminals to
Secrets of the Museum
Jonnie’s Blade Camp
9.00pm Sky Witness
9.30pm BBC2
10.00pm C4
DRAMA Can retired superspy Robyn
DOCUMENTARY The scope of the
DOCUMENTARY Jonnie Peacock’s
McCall (Queen Latifah) help clear the name of an escaped prisoner wrongly convicted of murder? You’d be a fool to bet against her as the reboot of the fondly remembered 80s action series trundles into its third week. Merrily ticking off clichés (Washed-up boozy lawyer? Angsty noble cop? Hardnosed female DA? Tick, tick, tick…), it’s solid adventure telly, but little more. Latifah’s charisma carries us over some bumpy spots (and it’s great to see Adam Goldberg as a grumpy tech guy and Chris Noth as an old agency pal), but the whole thing is shackled by its rigid mystery-of-the-week format. Without a bigger dollop of ongoing story, this Equalizer will struggle to break even. CERI THOMAS
holdings of the V&A is mind-boggling. Take bags, for example: the museum has some 2,000 handbags, cases and trunks across several departments; so how to choose 300 for an exhibition? And how do you protect something that’s a bit battered, like Winston Churchill’s dispatch box, without actually restoring it? Oh, and we find out why the handles and locks on dispatch boxes are on different sides. Then there’s the difference of scale. It’s one thing assessing a Constable painting before sending it out on loan, but cataloguing all 300 tiny objects from a 17th-century German doll’s house before it goes into storage appears equally stressful — what if a piece is missing? GILL CRAWFORD
project with amputee youngsters gets a visit from Alex Brooker (of The Last Leg). He offers a morale boost to double amputee Maisie, a remarkable swimmer who beats able-bodied kids in the pool. Alex says disabled people are used to things being difficult, so when others might give up, they keep going: “Tough for us is different.” It’s a sentiment that hangs over the moving conclusion to this two-part doc, as 12-year-old Thomas learns to ride a bike and 15-year-old Mitchell shows incredible confidence on the football pitch. Seeing the pride that 14-yearold Olivia takes in her prosthetic leg, Jonnie reflects on the progress seen in the past decade. DAVID BUTCHER Jonnie Peacock: page 146
SPANISH LESSONS Richard E Grant is having a ball touring the region of Andalucía
Write around the World with Richard E Grant 9.00pm BBC4 DOCUMENTARY This time, it’s as if
Grant is putting his spin on the Ben Fogle series, New Lives in the Wild. Ostensibly, he’s seeing the Spanish region of Andalucía through the eyes of writers like Hemingway, Lorca and Laurie Lee. But the show takes a sharper tack when he visits Chris Stewart, who has sold millions of books (starting with Driving over Lemons) about his remote, rustic life in the Alpujarras hills. And it really is remote: his place overlooks a valley that resembles a desolate gorge the Magnificent Seven might ride through. Stewart’s urge to live “somewhere elemental” is shared by David and Emma Illsley, authors of cookery book Las Chimeneas: Grant goes foraging amid their figs and pomegranates. And away from the ex-pats, we get pencil sketches of writers who celebrated the region in the 1930s — and the Civil War that left it scarred. DB
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The Good Life 8.00pm, 8.30pm BBC4 Almost 50 years after it was first screened, John Esmonde and Bob Larbey’s comedy about self-sufficiency in suburbia is as funny — and pertinent — as ever. Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal star.
Wild China with Ray Mears 7.30pm ITV We’re going on a bear hunt… although the survivalist’s trek through Qinghai province is considerably scarier than the kid’s book by Michael Rosen.
Celebrity MasterChef 9.00pm BBC1 Chef Mitch Tonks challenges the four remaining celebrities to make one of his favourite seafood recipes.
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Gripping documentary charting Steve McQueen’s obsessive quest to make “the ultimate racing movie”, 1971’s Le Mans. (2015) See page 35
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include those owing money to the wrong people, and others showing off their wealth on social media. “I loving torturing people,” says Zulu. “I’ll torture ’em all.” The police are given time to state their case in terms of efforts to counter the crimes, but it’s clearly an uphill struggle. In a similar vein and also available on iPlayer, Haydocks’s Inside Britain’s Black Market and Paedophile Hunters offer equally admirable and salutary viewing. GABRIEL TATE
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BBC1 6.00am Breakfast Louise Minchin, Charlie Stayt. (S) (HD) 9.15 Animal Park Native beavers appear to have returned to the park. Rptd tomorrow 6.30am BBC2 (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Homes under the Hammer A chalet bungalow in Beccles, Norfolk, and projects in Cwmaman near Aberdare and Sneyd Green, near Stoke. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Wanted Down Under Revisited Catching up with a woman who hoped to relocate. (R) (S) (HD) 11.45 Caught Red Handed An inquisitive llama hastens the downfall of a farmyard felon. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt From Newark. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 1.45 The Coroner 2/10 Series 1. When a body washes ashore, Jane is convinced it is a sea burial. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 Impossible Quiz with Rick Edwards. (R) (S) (HD) 3.15 Greatest Escapes to the Country A compilation of memorable escapes to Scotland. (R) (S) (HD) 3.45 Saved and Remade A battered armchair is one of the items transformed by the team. (Revised rpt) (S) (HD) 4.30—5.15 The Bidding Room Items include a 1970s film poster, some filigree miniatures and a bust called Fred the head. Repeated tomorrow 7.15am BBC2 (S) (HD)
BBC2 6.00am A Matter of Life and Debt A loan helps a silversmith put his work in the spotlight. (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 7/8 Chris
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Quiz presented by Alexander Armstrong. (R) (S) (HD)
Thomas Plant and Catherine Southon value items at London Zoo in Regent’s Park, while presenter Paul Martin visits the Victoria and Albert Museum in Kensington, to examine its fascinating history and explore the architecture gallery. (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 BBC News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 Regional news magazines (S) 7.00 Keeping Up with the Maileys: Our Lives Tricia Mailey and husband Sean run a home filled with love, but their family is unusual because Tricia and her two elder children have achondroplasia. This documentary reveals what it means to be small in a world designed for average-height people. Available on iPlayer since May. See page 70.
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7.30 EastEnders Writer Richard Davidson Cast Thursday/Friday (S) (AD) (HD)
7.50 Holby City
9.00 BBC News (S) (HD) Coverage of the Under-20s World Championships from Nairobi
6.00am Good Morning Britain (S) (HD) 9.00 Lorraine Guests, gossip and more. (S) (HD) 10.00 This Morning Including Regional Weather (S) (HD) 12.30pm Loose Women Frank exchanges. (S) (HD) 1.30 ITV Lunchtime News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal David and the dealers are in Scarborough, where the items include railway memorabilia, a bronze nude and a fiddle. (R) (S) (HD) 3.00—4.00 Tenable Subjects include rugby union, Grease and boys’ names beginning with J. Hosted by Warwick Davis. (R) (S) (HD) Followed by Regional Weather
Channel 4 6.00am Countdown With 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 Santa’s Little Helper runs away. 11.35 Lisa decides she wants to be a vet after saving a raccoon. (R) (S) (AD) 12.05pm News (S) (HD) 12.10 Junior Bake Off Two international challenges feature on the second day of finals week. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 A New Life in the Sun: Road Trip France’s Bordeaux and Bergerac wine regions. (R) (S) (HD) 2.10 Countdown With Jeremy Thompson. (S) (HD) 3.00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It Henry Cole and Simon O’Brien restore a Morris Minor in Cumbria. (R) (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00 A Place in the Sun A mother and son seek a home on the French island of Oleron. (R) (S) (HD)
Ange Godard Dawn Steele Josh Hudson Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge Max McGerry Jo Martin Evie Fletcher Phoebe French Carole Copeland Julia Deakin Rich Peterson Richard Pepper Sara Walton Victoria Hamnett Dayle Walton Ryan Dean River Henderson James Bradwell Melissa “Mel” Dawson Naomi Preston-Low
Writer Katerina Watson; Producer Ray McBride Director Katherine Churcher (S) (AD) (HD)
8.30 ALL EXCEPT NORTH WEST Not Going Out 4/5 Series 11. Old Acquaintance. Lee is contacted by an ex-girlfriend. A box set is available on iPlayer. Lee Lucy Toby Anna
6.00 Cricket: the Hundred Northern Superchargers v Birmingham Phoenix Live coverage of this men’s match from Headingley in the fast-paced 100-ball cricket competition. Both teams won two and lost two of their first four completed matches, so a closely fought encounter is anticipated this evening. Presented by Isa Guha, with commentary from Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell and analysis from Jimmy Anderson and Carlos Brathwaite. Director Kelly Faulkner; Editor Andy Fraser (S) (HD)
Sheree goes to extreme lengths to get her way.
Evie is drawn deeper into Jeni’s world.
1.00pm The Super League Show Highlights including St Helens v Castleford Tigers, Catalans Dragons v Hull FC and Hull Kingston Rovers v Wigan Warriors. Shown yesterday 11pm BBC1 (S) (HD) 1.45 Eggheads Quiz hosted by Jeremy Vine. (R) (S) (HD) 2.15 Nigel Slater’s Dish of the Day Recipes include haddock chowder and fennel feta linguine. (R) (S) (HD) 2.45—5.30 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Northern Superchargers v Birmingham Phoenix Isa Guha presents coverage of the latest women’s match at Headingley (start 3.00), with commentary from Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell. The men’s match is from 6pm. Live coverage of the women’s eliminator match is on Friday from 2.30pm. (S) (HD)
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Secrets of the Museum 9.30pm Jane prepares Sir Winston Churchill’s red dispatch box for an exhibition
Sacha Levy Bob Barrett Adrian “Fletch” Fletcher Alex Walkinshaw Jeong-Soo Han Chan Woo Lim Jeni Sinclair Debra Stephenson Donna Jackson Jaye Jacobs Henrik Hanssen Guy Henry Chloe Godard Amy Lennox Eli Ebrahimi Davood Ghadami Lucky Simpson Vineeta Rishi Dominic Copeland David Ames Louis McGerry Tyler Luke Cunningham Kylie Maddon Amy Murphy
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Packham recalls filming rare birds in Hampshire. (R) (S) (HD)
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Katy Cavanagh-Jupe William Andrews Matt Wakeford
Writers Lee Mack and Daniel Peak; Director Nick Wood Producer Jamie Rix (R) (S) (HD)
NORTH WEST Models: Street to Catwalk 2/4 Series 2. Young model Juan fears his career is over. The whole series is available on iPlayer. (S)
9.00 Celebrity MasterChef The four remaining celebrity cooks face a knowledge and skills test where they’ll identify four types of flavourings, before making calamari with tartar sauce in just 20 minutes. Next up, top fish specialist Mitch Tonks asks them to cook one of his favourite seafood recipes. Continues Friday 9pm. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 10.35 Models: Street to Catwalk New series. 1/4 Series 2. Manchester model agency Nemesis is searching for a new generation of models. Jordaine, who describes herself as a “short, big-bummed black girl”, lands a contract. First shown on BBC1 North West (S) (HD)
11.10 2/4. Juan suffers a terrifying knife attack. The whole series is available on iPlayer. Series producer Stephan Atkinson; Executive producer Mark Rubens Shown 8.30pm BBC1 North West (S) (HD)
11.45 Bates Motel 7/10 Series 5. Inseparable. Dylan returns home as a threat brings Norman closer to his alter ego. (S) (HD) 12.25am 8/10. The Body. Norman’s alter ego gets tough with him. A box set is available on iPlayer. First shown on Universal (S) (HD)
1.10 Weather for the Week Ahead (S) (HD) 1.15—6.00am BBC News (S) (HD)
BBC1 Freeview 1/HD 101 Freesat 101/HD 106 Sky 101/HD 115 Virgin 101/HD 108
9.30 Secrets of the Museum 5/6 Series 2. Bags Inside Out/Churchill aDispatch Box. Curator Lucia is working on the
V&A’s first ever exhibition of handbags, cases and trunks, and she hopes a red dispatch box that once belonged to Sir Winston Churchill will form the centrepiece. Lucia also finds another red exhibit — a writing case owned by Gone with the Wind actress Vivien Leigh which travelled with her across the world on location. When Lucia searches for some of Leigh’s correspondence in the archive, she uncovers an extraordinary connection between the two red cases. Conservator Nicola takes John Constable’s Dedham Lock and Mill out of its frame for the first time in decades. Will she give the go-ahead for it to be loaned to a museum in the Netherlands? See p71. Directors Simon Lloyd and Matt Kennedy Producers Jyoti Mehta and Ekta Walia (S) (AD) (HD)
10.30 Newsnight With Kirsty Wark. (S) (HD) 11.10 Weather (S) (HD)
11.15 Yorkshire Firefighters 3/4. In Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, firefighters are called to help David, who is 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. Shown last Thursday (S) (AD) (HD)
12.15—3.00am Sign Zone 12.15 Victoria Wood: the Secret List 1/2. An array of sketches chosen by the comedian herself in a series first aired last Christmas. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.15 2/2. The comedian’s favourite sketches from her first solo series are supplemented with observations from writers Abby Morgan and Winsome Pinnock. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.15 Murder, Mystery and My Family: Case Closed? 2/5. Criminal barristers Sasha Wass and Jeremy Dein examine the 1935 morphine poisoning of care-home resident Ada Baguley in Nottingham. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
Cricket: the Hundred Fresh from helping England achieve a T20 series win over Pakistan last month, 2019 World Cup winner Adil Rashid has continued his consistent form for the Northern Superchargers. The Bradford-born leg spinner will be keen to delight the Headingley crowd this evening as he works wonders with the white ball in what promises to be an exciting match against a strong Birmingham Phoenix side. BBC2 Freeview 2/HD 102 Freesat 102 Sky 102 Virgin 102
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Emmerdale 7.00pm It’s an anxious time for Leyla as she gets the result of her pregnancy test
The Secret Life of the Zoo 8.00pm Happy families: otters Icana and Tarubu with their litter of pups
Write around the World with Richard E Grant 9.00pm The actor pays a visit to Andalusia
4.00pm Tipping Point
5.00pm Come Dine with Me Paralympics Special
7.00pm The Joy of Painting
Game show hosted by Ben Shephard. (R) (S) (HD)
5.00 The Chase
5.30 The Simpsons
6.00 Regional News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 ITV Evening News Weather (S) (HD) 7.00 Emmerdale
Homer Simpson in “Kidney Trouble”. Homer offers to donate a kidney to Grampa. (R) (S) (AD) 6.00 Mayored to the Mob. Homer rescues Mayor Quimby and Mark Hamill. (R) (S) (AD)
Leyla receives some news. April is terrified.
6.30 Hollyoaks
Leyla Harding Roxy Shahidi April Windsor Amelia Flanagan 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 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
Writer Julie Parsons More cast Thursday Repeated tomorrow 8am and 12.30pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
7.30 Wild China with Ray Mears 6/7. The survival guru embarks on a bear hunt in Qinghai province, where he encounters wolves, tibetan foxes and tiny pikas, before he finally comes face to face with a brown bear. Director Dale Templar Producers Phil Coles and Keiran Turner (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Love Your Garden Alan Titchmarsh delights a group of senior citizens by transforming an urban wasteland in south London into a lush oasis of swaying grasses and dancing daisies. The team also share tips on how to create a water feature. Director/Producer Christopher Christodoulou (R) (S) (AD) (HD) RT GARDENING Get 10% off across an entire range of wallflowers, including the “rich velvet” collection: see page 135
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9.00 Cooking with the Stars It’s the final, and the three remaining a 6/6. stars must cook for their lives in a battle to be crowned as the series winner. Tom Allen and Emma Willis are on hand to cajole the trio through their last lap of chopping, stirring and plate-dressing. Who will keep their cool and be crowned series champion? See page 70. Executive producers Caroline Davies, Andrew Mackenzie-Betty and Melanie Leach Series editors Rosie Franks and Sam Rees-Jones (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 ITV News at Ten Weather; Regional News and Weather (S) (HD)
10.45 The Chasers Road Trip: Trains, Brains and Automobiles 1/3. The Chase regulars Anne Hegerty, Shaun Wallace and Mark Labbett embark on a journey to uncover the cognitive abilities of animals. Series producer Zoe Page Executive producer Cal Turner (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
11.45 The Motorbike Show Henry Cole rides through Snowdonia to meet round-the-world biker Steph Jeavons. Director Henry Cole; Series producer Hamish Rieck First shown on ITV4 (S) (HD)
James decides to confront John Paul. James Nightingale Gregory Finnegan John Paul McQueen James Sutton Becky Quentin Katie McGlynn Brody Hudson Adam Woodward Cindy Cunningham Stephanie Waring Cleo McQueen Nadine Mulkerrin Damon Kinsella Jacob Roberts Diane Hutchinson Alex Fletcher
Goldie McQueen Chelsee Healey Juliet Nightingale Niamh Blackshaw Kathleen-Angel McQueen Kiara Mellor Leah Barnes Ela-May Demircan Liberty Savage Jessamy Stoddart Misbah Maalik Harvey Virdi Peri Lomax Ruby O’Donnell Sally St Claire Annie Wallace
Writer Daniel Moulson More cast Friday 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 Ep 2 Series 10. Giant otters Icana and Tarubu give birth to four pups after losing their first litter just a few months ago. The next episode will be available online at All 4 after tonight’s edition is shown. See page 70.
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9.00 24 Hours in A&E A look back at memorable moments filmed at St George’s Hospital in south London. Dave, 56, is rushed to A&E after falling 15 feet onto concrete while working on a building site, and teenager Josh took a tumble from the handlebars of his BMX bike, while his dad Simon pedalled. Producer Scarlett Smithson; Executive producers Lucie Duxbury and Spencer Kelly Rptd Friday 9pm 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 Jonnie’s Blade Camp 2/2. Jonnie Peacock ramps up the training programme, bringing in a world-class sprinter, as the five young amputees must face their fears and push themselves to their limits if they are to achieve their goals. See page 71.
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An unusual blend of late-afternoon tones. More tomorrow 7pm. (R) (S)
7.30 Pubs, Ponds and Power: the Story of the Village East. Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the history of Lavenham in Suffolk, which was one of the wealthiest places in England in the 16th century due to its woollen cloth industry. Continues tomorrow 7.30pm.
8.00 The Good Life 1/7 Series 2. Just My Bill. Tom tries to turn green fingers into hard cash. (R) (S) 8.30 2/7. The Guru of Surbiton. Tom’s philosophy of life gains him disciples.
Tom Good Margo Leadbetter Jerry Leadbetter Barbara Good Guy Ruth
Richard Briers Penelope Keith Paul Eddington Felicity Kendal Bruce Bold Irene Richard
Writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey Producer John Howard Davies (R) (S)
9.00 Write around the World with Richard E Grant The actor’s literary journey a3/3. takes him to Andalusia in southern Spain. He finds out about the ancient city of Granada, helped by the writings of poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, visits the mountain town of Ronda, much-loved by the American writer Ernest Hemingway, and follows Laurie Lee’s footsteps from his travelogue. The whole series is available on iPlayer. See page 71. Director Southan Morris; Producer Anne Elletson Signed rpt 2.05am and rptd Thu 11.50pm (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 Face to Face: JG Ballard Jeremy Isaacs talks to the science fiction writer JG Ballard, the author of Empire of the Sun and Crash, who discusses the realities he has created through his work and their interaction with the events of his own life. Series producer Hugh Burnett First shown on BBC2 (S) (HD)
11.05 Cruises from Hell: Caught on Camera
10.30 Steve McQueen: the Man & Le Mans ★★★
Series director/producer Ian Lilley (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
12.05am Naked Attraction Singletons from Sussex and Somerset hope to find partners. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.05 The Simpsons Three spooky tales, including Homer being possessed by an evil toupee. (R) (S) (AD) 1.30 This Way Up 5/6 Series 2. Aine meets Richard’s friend Mark. Shown last Wednesday (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Undercover Boss USA The CEO of a Caribbean food company goes under cover. (R) (S) (HD) 2.50 Entertainment ★★★★ Comedy drama starring Gregg Turkington. A stand-up comic attempts to reconnect with his daughter.
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12.35am 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)
4.30 Location, Location, Location Phil Spencer catches up with two pairs of house hunters. (R) (S) (HD) 5.25 Beat the Chef Jaya Mistry challenges chef Frederick Forster to her family recipe. (R) (S) (HD) 5.55—6.00am Kirstie’s Vintage Gems Transforming a second-hand picture frame. (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
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Survivors recount their experiences as footage illustrates nautical nightmares, from cruise ships pounded by extraordinary weather to neardeath experiences aboard sinking vessels.
7.00pm Paramedics on Scene: passengers are injured in a bus crash in Glasgow 7.30 Island Medics: a 95-year-old navy veteran is winched from the deck of a ship 8.00 Making Scotland’s Landscape 9.00 The Nine 10.00 Rigs of Nigg 11.00 Crime Scenes Scotland: Forensics Squad: the search for a serial killer 11.50—12 midnight Loop: a portrait of artist Frank McFadden
BBC1 WALES 8.30—9.00pm Tudur’s TV Flashback: archive clips of child stars, Bollywood shows and lottery jackpots
BBC1 NORTHERN IRELAND 10.35pm True North: from Tractors to Actors: the Moycraig Young Farmers take their annual three-act play on tour 11.05 Models: Street to Catwalk: new series. Jordaine visits Nemesis Models for a nerve-racking audition 11.40 Models: Street to Catwalk: upcoming model Juan is savagely attacked in the street 12.15am Bates Motel: double bill. Dylan returns home, then Norman’s murderous alter ego gets tough with him 1.40—6.00 BBC News
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Abby, Shauna, Matt and Roger take on one of the Chasers. Bradley Walsh presents. (R) (S) (HD)
Paralympic judoka Chris Skelley impresses retired swimmer Liz Johnson with his starter. (S) (HD)
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12.05am Handmade in Mexico 3/3 Alebrijes. A look at the brightly coloured sculptures of fantastical creatures. (R) (S) 12.35 Opera Italia 1/3. Beginnings. Conductor Antonio Pappano explores the work of Handel and Mozart. Continues tomorrow 12.20am. (R) (S) (HD) 1.35 Pubs, Ponds and Power: the Story of the Village Shown 7.30pm (S) (HD) 2.05—3.05am Write around the World with Richard E Grant Shown 9pm (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) BBC4 F’view 9/HD 106 F’sat 107 Sky 116 Virgin 107
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F’view 5/HD 105 F’sat 105 Sky 105 Virgin 154/HD 105 5.35am Milkshake! See page 76 9.15 New. Jeremy Vine (S) (HD) 11.15 Room to Improve From Malahide, Dublin. (S) (HD) 12.15pm 5 News (S) (HD) 12.20 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Ben visits the highlands of Iceland. (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! (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)
6.30pm 5 Star Repeated 6pm (S) (AD) (HD) 1.45 New. Neighbours Rptd 5.30pm (S) (AD) (HD)
2.15 New. Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly Thriller starring Candace Cameron Bure. (S) (HD) 4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun Two former pub landladies who moved from Lancashire to Benidorm. (S) (HD)
5.00pm 5 News (S) (HD) 5.30 Neighbours Chloe wakes up alone in the vineyard. Shown 1.45pm Repeated 6pm 5 Star (S) (AD) (HD)
6.00 Home and Away Nikau has had enough of Sienna. 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 Arif prescribes an unusual home remedy to treat Imran’s flaky scalp. Series director Richard Pepe (S) (AD) (HD) Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
8.00 New. A Country Life for Half the Price with Kate Humble 4/12 Series 2. Kate meets Kat and Louis, who have sold their two-bedroom home in suburban Sussex to buy an 18thcentury former mill house in Norfolk. Directors Michael Barrett and Dominic Horner (S) (HD) Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
DOCUMENTARY OF THE WEEK 9.00 New. The Railway Killers 2/3. Police officers’ hunt for the killers takes another turn as 29-year-old Anne Lock goes missing after boarding a train. When Anne’s body is discovered the police realise they have a triple murder case on their hands, in what becomes the biggest coordinated operation since the Yorkshire Ripper search. Continues tomorrow 9pm. See page 70. (S) (HD) 10.00 Stalked: Murder in Slow Motion The case of 23-year-old student Molly McLaren, who was stabbed 75 times by ex-boyfriend Joshua Stimpson in 2017.
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11.05 Suffolk Strangler: 30 Days of Terror The crimes of Steven Wright, also known as the Suffolk Strangler, who killed five female sex workers in Ipswich in 2006. Producer Nick Broughall (S) (HD)
12.05am 999: Criminals Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 1.00 New. Casino (S) (HD) 3.00 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 3.10 Room to Improve (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 (S) (SL) Channel 5+1 Freeview 45 Freesat 128 Sky 205 Virgin 155
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6.00pm Celebrity Catchphrase With contestants Sir Chris Hoy, Martine McCutcheon and Faye Tozer. (S) (HD)
7.00 Superstore 13/21 Series 5. Amy tries to make Mateo her new assistant. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.30 14/21. Garrett struggles with his best man speech. (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Bob’s Burgers Series 3. Louise tries to take down her science teacher. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.30 Tina dates a ballet dancer. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 New. Love Island The singles get on with their daily routines of dating, flirting and dumping. (S) (HD)
10.05 Shopping with Keith Lemon Ep 8 Series 2. With radio presenter Roman Kemp and Spice Girl Emma Bunton. (S) (HD)
10.35 Family Guy Series 15. Peter is asked to fill in for a mall Santa, but gets drunk on power. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Series 13. Joe decides to embrace life by quitting his job with the police. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.30 American Dad! Series 13. Stan and Hayley put aside their differences to stop terrorists. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Steve becomes Langley Fall’s most hated man. (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) 3.10 FYI Extra (HD) 3.25—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 The Champions: the heroes look into a murder (S) 7.05 Robin of Sherwood (S) 8.15 The Avengers (S) (SL) (HD) 9.20 The Sweeney (S) 10.25 Minder (S) (AD) 11.30 The Champions (S) 12.45pm LIVE Snooker: day two of the British Open, where first-round matches include Ashley Hugill v Kyren Wilson and Stephen Maguire v Jackson Page (S) (HD) 5.00 World of Sport (S) (HD) 5.05 River Monsters (S) (HD) 5.40 The Big Match Revisited (S) (HD) 6.45pm LIVE Snooker Coverage of the evening session on day two of the British Open from Leicester, where first-round matches include Mark Selby v Shaun Murphy and Stephen Hendry v Chris Wakelin. (S) (HD) 11.00 FILM Airplane! 5 Disastermovie spoof starring Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty. An eccentric collection of passengers and crew sets off on a flight. However, disaster looms when the pilots are struck down with food poisoning and former fighter pilot Ted Striker must face his fear of flying to land the plane. (S) (AD) (W) (HD) 12.40am Lethal Weapon (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 1.40 River Monsters (S) (HD) 2.15 The Best of the 80s (S) (HD) 2.30—3.00am Nightscreen (HD)
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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) (HD) 12.40pm Heartbeat (S) (AD) 1.45 Classic Emmerdale: double bill. Lisa faces financial ruin, then Cain goes on a poaching trip (S) 2.50 Classic Coronation Street: double bill. Audrey breaks down, then Les offers Janice a holiday if she keeps quiet (S) 3.55 Wycliffe (S) (HD) 5.00 Midsomer Murders (S) (AD)
Freeview 20 Freesat 158 Sky 143 Virgin 130 7.20am Doctor Finlay 8.25 The Bill (S) 9.30 Classic Holby City: Eddi struggles to cope (HD) 10.55 Classic Casualty 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
Jean falls out with Lionel. (S)
4/9 Series 6. Daisy wants to speak to Cora, and an admirer catches Mary’s eye. Continues tomorrow 6.55pm. (S) (AD) (HD)
7.20 Last of the Summer Wine
Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham Robert, Earl of Grantham Cora, Countess of Grantham Lady Edith Crawley Mr Carson Baxter John Bates Lady Mary Crawley Molesley Sergeant Willis Anna Daisy Henry Talbot
Dangerous settle a routine dispute?
Maggie Smith Hugh Bonneville Elizabeth McGovern Laura Carmichael Jim Carter Raquel Cassidy Brendan Coyle Michelle Dockery Kevin Doyle Howard Ward Joanne Froggatt Sophie McShera Matthew Goode
8.00 Midsomer Murders Series 4. Tainted Fruit. An arrogant local beauty is found dead by the swimming pool at her manor house. (S) (AD)
10.00 Ladies of Letters 3/10 Series 1. Irene invites Vera to stay, but she’ll have to come by train, as her daughter has written off the car. (S) 10.30 4/10. Vera discovers that her unmarried daughter Karen is pregnant. Continues tomorrow 10.05pm. Cast on Monday (S)
11.00 The Bay 2/6 Series 1. Lisa must test Sean’s alibi — which leads her to a game-changing discovery. Continues tomorrow 11.05pm. Cast on Wednesday and Thursday (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight A Touch of Frost (S) (AD) (HD) 2.15—2.30am 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 with a large family (S) (HD) 9.00 LittleBe (HD) 12 noon Be Beautiful (S) (AD) (HD) 12.10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta (S) (HD) 1.10 Sam and Billie: the Mummy Diaries (S) (AD) (HD) 2.10 The Only Way Is Mallorca (S) (HD) 3.10 New. Little Women: LA: Tonya comes to a sad realisation First shown on Lifetime (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 Masters of Flip A cottage with roadside eyesore issues. (S) (HD) 7.00 Buying and Selling A couple want a property closer to the city. (S) (HD) 8.00 Dinner Date Steven from London looks for love over three blind dates. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. The Real Housewives of Orange County Emily gets emotional. (S) (HD) 10.00 New. Gina shares an update on her relationship with Travis. (S) (HD) 11.00 The Real Housewives of Atlanta The day of Kandi’s baby shower arrives. (S) (HD) 11.55 The Only Way Is Essex Diags tries to help Arg and Dan get over their exes. (S) (HD)
6.00pm Hi-de-Hi! Ted’s plan to get Clive and Gladys back together requires a scapegoat. (S)
6.40 As Time Goes By Howard becomes convinced that he was abandoned as a baby. (S)
8.00 The Last Detective 2/4 Series 2. The Long Bank Holiday Mod stands in the local election and soon clashes with councillor Marjorie Balsam. Meanwhile, Dangerous is called out to settle a routine dispute over a hedge that escalates when the taunts turn racist. (AD)
9.30 New Tricks 8/10 Series 10. The One That Got Away Sandra seizes upon the chance to solve a murder that could be linked to her first ever investigation, and the team finds that a photograph taken in a London park in the 1990s throws up a list of possible suspects. But as the pressure mounts to hand over the case, Sandra is forced to make a huge decision. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.40 Bad Girls 7/13 Series 2. The Set-Up. Jim attempts to coax more money out of Yvonne for arranging private visits with Charlie, and Karen explains Helen’s new role at Larkhall to the other officers. Zandra collapses and has a fit, prompting speculation that her condition is drugs-related.
11.50 Dalziel & Pascoe 1/4 Series 8. A Game of Soldiers. The murder of an American tourist brings Dalziel into contact with an old flame. 1.55—4.00am Kavanagh QC (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 Timber Kings (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 QI XL Sandi Toksvig hosts. (S) (HD) 7.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With Rick Edwards, Scarlett Moffatt, Naga Munchetty and David O’Doherty. (HD) 7.40 Would I Lie to You? Guests include Greg Davies and Konnie Huq. (S) (HD) 8.20 QI With Ross Noble, Dara O Briain, Jeremy Clarkson and Alan Davies. (S) (HD) 9.00 QI XL Johnny Vegas, Ronni Ancona and Jimmy Carr take part. (S) (HD) 10.00 New. Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 4/10 Series 6. With Joe Lycett, Thanyia Moore, Chris McCausland and Catherine Bohart. (HD) 11.00 Taskmaster 5/10 Series 6. (S) (HD)
12.55—1.00am Nightscreen (HD)
12.05am Mock the Week (S) 12.45 Have I Got a Bit More News for You (S) (HD) 1.45 Would I Lie to You? (S) (HD) 2.30 QI (S) (HD) 3.00 Insert Name Here (S) (HD) 3.30—4.00am Last Stop Garage (S) (HD)
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Concorde: 120 Seconds to Disaster 9.00pm Examining the crash in 2000
Cézanne: Portraits of a Life 9.00pm
Freeview 18 Freesat 124 Sky 136 Virgin 147/HD 195 8.55am Kirstie’s Vintage Gems: a doormat and coasters (S) (HD) 9.15 Heir Hunters (S) (HD) 10.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It: double bill (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: in Albrighton, Shropshire (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) 12.10pm FILM Guns of Fort Petticoat HHH Western starring Audie Murphy (S) 2.00 FILM Support Your Local Gunfighter HHHH Comedy western starring James Garner (S) 4.00 Trucking Hell (S) (HD) 5.00 Traffic Cops: Under Attack (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 Lang Lang: New York Rhapsody (S) (HD) 7.45 English National Ballet in Paris (HD) 9.00 Hollywood Couples (S) (HD) 10.00 Discovering: Dennis Hopper (S) (HD) 11.00 The Adventurers of Modern Art (S) (HD) 12 noon Rodin: in His Time (S) (HD) 1.00pm Auction (S) (HD) 2.00 Discovering: Sissy Spacek (S) (HD) 3.00 Celebrity Portrait Artist of the Year (S) (HD) 4.00 Music Icons: US Punk Rock (S) (HD) 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star (S) (HD) 5.00 Auction (S) (HD)
Billy and Gwendoline have to track down some wild boar that are causing chaos in and around the château. (S) (AD) (HD)
7.55 Grand Designs A prototype home in Cumbria. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 New. My Floating Home Ep 6 Series 3. A couple set out to transform a 1950s Dutch cargo ship to fulfil their dream of living on water. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown Sean Lock and Rob Beckett take on Jon Richardson and Cariad Lloyd. (S) (HD)
11.05 24 Hours in A&E A woman who fell out of a tree. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.05am My Floating Home (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown (S) (HD) 2.15 24 Hours in A&E (S) (AD) (HD) 3.20—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 last Fri/yesterday 6.30pm 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: double bill (AD) 1.00pm The Big Bang Theory (AD) 3.00 Mike & Molly 4.00 The Goldbergs (AD) 5.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine: double bill (AD) 6.00pm The Big Bang Theory 20/23 Series 2 Penny dates shopkeeper Stuart. (AD) 6.30 21/23. Leonard and Raj take a heartbroken Howard to Las Vegas. (AD) 7.00 New. Hollyoaks Sienna tries to trick Summer into confessing the truth. Cast pp73/103 Repeated tomorrow 6.30pm C4 (AD)
7.30 The Big Bang Theory 17/24 Series 12 Sheldon plays with Howard’s children. (AD) 8.00 New. Below Deck: Mediterranean Alex reveals his feelings to Bugsy. (AD) 9.00 FILM The Great Wall HH Fantasy adventure starring Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Pedro Pascal and Andy Lau. In ancient China, two European mercenaries prove their worth when a fortification is attacked by mysterious beasts. English, Mandarin +subtitles. (AD) (W) 10.55 Naked Attraction A singer and a development manager take part. (AD) 12 midnight Gogglebox (AD) 2.10am First Dates: an actor seeks a leading lady (AD) 3.05 Rick and Morty (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 Scorpion 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 feisty Fiesta driver flees from the cops and takes the pursuit off-road. (S) (HD) 8.00 The team are on the hunt for a dodgy motor and Stef has to stretch his legs when the passenger tries to run off. (S) (HD)
The French artist’s grandson Philippe
6.00pm Discovering: Alan Rickman A profile of the English actor. (S) (HD)
7.00 Casanova Undressed
9.00 Concorde: 120 Seconds to Disaster
The life of Giacomo Casanova. (S) (HD)
The air crash in Paris in 2000. (S) (HD)
Capturing working animals. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Cézanne: Portraits of a Life
How a family became locked in a murderous and bloody feud with a rival gang. (S) (HD)
11.00 Fights, Camera, Action! Celebrations that turn into confrontations, including scuffles at a Pride parade. (S) (HD) 12 midnight Airport Security: Peru (S) (HD) 1.00am Car Crash TV (S) (HD) 2.00 Fights, Camera, Action! (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 3.50 999: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 4.35—5.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera: the use of CCTV (S) (HD)
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Profile of artist Paul Cézanne. (S) (HD)
10.00 Richard Pryor by Romesh Ranganathan Romesh explores the life and legacy of the comedian. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.00 The Agony and the Ecstasy: the Afterparty Playlist Acid house. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.30am Suggs: My Life Story (S) (HD) 2.30 Video Killed the Radio Star (S) (HD) 3.00 Mystery of the Lost Paintings (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Cheltenham Literature Festival 2020 (S) (HD) 5.00—6.00am as 11am
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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 5.00 A New Life in the Sun: Road Trip: France’s wine regions 6.00pm A Place in the Sun A couple seek a holiday home in Mijas, Spain. 7.00 Epic Wales: Valleys, Mountains and Coasts In the Brecon Beacons, hill farmer Garry Williams’s flock needs to be brought down from the slopes for lambing. (AD) 8.00 George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations 4/6. A plan to transform a dilapidated 200-year-old barn outside Harrogate into a beautiful country home. (AD) 9.00 Gogglebox: the Best Bits Memorable critiques, including opinions on Saturday Night Takeaway, One Born Every Minute, The Wine Show and Made in Yorkshire. (AD) 10.00 RT CHOICE The Secret Life of the Zoo Ep 2 Series 10. Giant otters Icana and Tarubu give birth to four pups after losing their first litter just a few months ago. See page 70. Shown 8pm Channel 4 (AD) 11.05 Food Unwrapped’s Healthy Hacks Jimmy finds out how pomegranates can help battle Alzheimer’s. Shown Mon 8pm C4 (AD)
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 Hitler’s Propaganda Machine (S) (HD) 5.00 The World at War (S) (HD) 6.00pm Antiques Roadshow At Edinburgh’s National Gallery of Modern Art. (S) (HD) 7.00 Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo travels through southern Scotland from west to east. (S) (HD) 7.30 Michael journeys from Greenock to Larkhall, via Blantyre and Strathaven. (S) (HD) 8.00 Bangers and Cash Four VW camper vans arrive, and Derek picks up an Austin 16 with some unusual modifications. (S) (HD) 9.00 Restoration Workshop Gary Wallis turns a helicopter exhaust unit and a set of massive rotor blades into furniture. (S) (HD) 10.00 Gary Wallis transforms a vintage Bentley engine part into a light. (S) (HD) 11.00 ’Allo ’Allo! Four episodes. (S)
12.10am 24 Hours in A&E (AD) 1.15 999: on the Front Line 2.20 The Secret World of Crisps (AD) 3.25 Living Wild: How to Change Your Life (AD) 4.20—4.50am Michael Johnson Meets Kadeena Cox: the Paralympian interviewed
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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 struggles to regain the use of her psychic abilities 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
1.05—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) 10.00 New. 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 (AD) (HD) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 5.00—6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea
Freeview 21 Freesat 129 Sky 141 Virgin 153 9.00am Murder, She Wrote (S) (AD) 10.00 NCIS (S) (AD) 11.55 Entertainment News 12 noon Law & Order: six episodes (S) 6.00pm NCIS (S) (AD) 6.55 Entertainment News 7.00 NCIS (S) (AD) 9.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Series 4. The police accidentally shoot a collector of expensive toys (S) 10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Series 4 Four episodes. A suitcase is found to contain the body of a young pageant princess 10.55 Two couples are killed at a dinner party 11.55 A cancer patient is raped and murdered 12.50am A 14-year-old girl attempts suicide (S) 1.50 Rookie Blue: double bill (S) 3.35—4.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera (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 (HD) 9.00 Bargain-Loving 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 (S) (HD) 5.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (S) (HD) 6.00pm Neighbours Chloe wakes up alone in the vineyard. Shown 5.30pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 6.30 New. Home and Away Nikau suffers the consequences of his actions. Repeated tomorrow 6pm Channel 5 (S) (AD) (HD)
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7.00 Caught on Camera: Funniest Moments Pleasure seekers get more than they bargained for at an amusement park. (S) (HD) 8.00 Street Crime UK: Caught on Camera The use of CCTV to fight crime. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 FILM Transporter 3 HH Action thriller starring Jason Statham. (S) (HD) 11.10 Shoplifters: at War with the Law (S) (HD) 12.05am Adults Only: Sex Dolls Gone Wild (S) (HD) 1.05 Good Girls’ Guide to Kinky Sex (S) (HD) 2.05 Wentworth Prison (S) (AD) (HD) 3.10 Neighbours (S) (AD) (HD) 3.35—4.00am as 6.30pm
5 Star +1 Freesat 141 Sky 228 Virgin 186
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My Floating Home 9.00pm Aart Simons and Nanouk Kropman
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Freeview (HD only) 55 Freesat 133 Sky 153 Virgin 152 9.00am Entertainment News 9.10 FILM Good Morning Murder HH 11.00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies (S) 1.00pm The Yorkshire Vet (S) 3.00 GPs: behind Closed Doors (S) (AD) 5.00 The Hotel Inspector 6.00pm Room to Improve Double bill. (S) 7.00 How the Victorians Built Britain Michael Buerk looks at how the Victorians created the modern home. (S) 9.00 New. Walking Tudor England Walking across the hills and dales of Yorkshire. 10.00 David Jason: Britain’s Favourite TV Star The life and career of the actor. (S) 11.30 Revealed: Cleopatra’s Lost City Cameras follow the search for one of ancient Egypt’s greatest lost cities — Canopus. 12.30am Secrets of Tutankhamun’s Treasures: triple bill 3.25 The Yorkshire Vet 3.50—4.00am Entertainment News: showbiz news and gossip
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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) 9.00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 1.00am M*A*S*H: double bill 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
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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 The Travel Show 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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TUESDAY CHILDREN’S Milkshake! on C5 Full listings for Channel 5 are on p74 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 7.45 Circle Square 8.00 Milo 8.15 Paw Patrol 8.30 Ricky Zoom 8.45 Floogals 8.55 New. Monkey’s Adventures 9.00 New. The Wonderful World of Baby Animals 9.05—9.15am Sunny Bunnies
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Television Tuesday
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 9.20 Bing 9.30 Twirlywoos 9.45 as 1.45pm 10.05 Teletubbies 10.20 The Baby Club 10.35 Hey Duggee 10.40 New. School of Roars 10.50 New. 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 Puss In Boots 12.45pm Go Jetters 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 Amazing Machines 3.15 Swashbuckle 3.35 Hey Duggee 3.45 Peter Rabbit 3.55 Love Monster 4.05 Dog Loves Books 4.10 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
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 Skin Deep 8.00 Ninja Express 8.15 Odd Squad 8.30 Danny & Mick 8.45 Step Up to the Plate 9.15 Dengineers 10.15 Monsters vs Aliens 10.25 Horrible Histories 10.50 Dragons 11.15 Danger Mouse 11.35 Class Dismissed 11.50 Andy and the Band 12.05pm as 3.05pm 12.20 All at Sea 12.45 Dumping Ground 1.00 Mustangs FC 1.50 Blue Peter 2.20 Dumping Ground 2.50 Andy and the Band 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 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. Lagging 5.30 We Bare Bears 5.45 Summer Camp Island 6.00 Dragons 6.20 Little Roy 6.35 Horrible Histories 7.00 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 8.25 Still So Awkward 8.55—9.00pm Our CBBC
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 Teen Titans Go! 8.20 Dare Master 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 Ben 10 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 6.00 Captain Underpants 6.25 Mission Employable 6.30 Teen Titans Go! 7.10 Detention Adventure 7.35 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 8.25 Don’t Unleash the Beast 8.55—9.00pm Dare Master
FREEVIEW channels continued from overleaf
Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began 8.40pm
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 Nazi Hunters 9.30 Shooting the War 10.50 The Ghosts of the Third Reich 11.50 The War 1.00pm Europe’s Waterways 1.55 Nazi Hunters 2.55 Shooting the War 4.10 The Ghosts of the Third Reich 5.15 The War 6.20pm Nazi Hunters 2/8 Series 1. Examining the efforts of the Israeli secret service to track down Adolf Eichmann, known as the architect of the Holocaust. 7.20 Shooting the War 2/3 Series 1. Amateur footage illustrates the experiences of both British and German children during the Second World War. 8.40 New. Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began Recounting the events that led to the socalled Battle of Shanghai in 1937. 9.55 The War 12/14 Series 1. The violence in the Pacific in 1945, when Japanese soldiers were ordered to kill as many Americans as possible before their own deaths. 11.00 Nazi Hunters As 6.20pm. 11.55 Shooting the War As 7.20pm. 1.15am Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began 2.20 The War 3.15—4.00am Europe’s Waterways 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 Aerial Britain (HD) 10.00 The Pacific War in Colour (HD) 12 noon Aerial America (HD) 1.00pm Ice Airport Alaska: six editions (HD) 6.00pm Ice Airport Alaska 6/6 Series 1. Snowfall causes a de-icing truck to crash and threatens to shut down the runways. (HD) 7.00 Inside the Factory 4/6 Series 2. To find out how bicycles make it onto our roads, Gregg Wallace learns how to assemble 1,200 individual bike parts. (HD) 8.00 Combat Ships 3/8 Series 2 How poor design, human error and the enemy sent great ships, including Britain’s K13 submarine and HMS Hood, to tragic ends. (HD) 9.00 4/8. The ships that helped make mighty empires, from those that patrolled the high seas for imperial Britain to the USS Laffey’s Second World War battle against kamikazes at Okinawa. (HD) 10.00 Battle of Okinawa in Colour American footage tells the story of the fight for Okinawa, the last great battle of the Pacific War. (HD) 11.00 Combat Ships As 8pm. 12 midnight As 9pm. 1.00am Battle of Okinawa in Colour (HD) 2.00 The Hunt for Hitler’s Missing Millions (HD) 3.00—6.00am Aerial America (HD)
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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 (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters: the 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 Plane Reclaimers (AD) (HD) 2.00 Combat Dealers (HD) 3.00 Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (AD) (HD) 4.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 5.00 Outback Truckers (HD) 6.00 Wheeler Dealers: on the Road 7.00 New. Cycling (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 9.00 New. Born Mucky (HD) 10.00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (HD) 11.00 New. British Speedway (HD) 12 midnight Fantomworks (AD) (HD) 1.00am Fifth Gear (HD) 2.00 American Chopper (HD) 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 (AD) 8.00 Motorway Patrol (HD) 9.00 Police Force: Australia 10.00 Nothing to Declare (AD) 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 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 (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 (AD) 4.00 Motorway Patrol (HD) 5.00—6.00am Nothing to Declare (AD)
+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 (HD) 3.00 Building the Dream (HD) 4.00 DIY SOS: the Big Build 5.00 A Place in the Sun: double bill (AD) (HD) 7.00pm Escape to the Country (HD) 9.00 New. Self-Made Mansions: Clinton helps a man find his dream home (HD) 10.00 New. My Dream Home: Brother v Brother (HD) 11.00 Fixer Upper (HD) 12 midnight My Lottery Dream Home: double bill (HD) 1.00am DIY SOS: the Big Build 2.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 3.00—4.00am New. Beachfront Bargain Hunt (HD)
HGTV +1 Sky 258 Virgin 290
ALL PROGRAMMES ON THE ABOVE CHANNELS ARE REPEATS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
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Greg Davies: Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog 10.00pm
Combat Ships 9.00pm
The USS Laffey’s battles
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 (AD) 1.00pm Family Fortunes (AD) 2.30 Deal or No Deal (AD) 4.00 The Chase (HD) 5.00 Pointless (AD) (HD) 6.00 Pointless Celebrities: Phil Daniels and Leslie Ash, Keith Allen and Clare Grogan, Vas Blackwood and Thomas Turgoose, and Sally Thomsett and Phil Cornwell take part on behalf of their chosen charities (HD) 7.00 The Chase: quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh 11.00 Bullseye: two editions of the darts-based quiz 12 midnight The Chase (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) (AD) 7.00 Animal 999 (S) (HD) 8.00 Monkey Business (S) (AD) 9.00 Motorway Patrol (S) (AD) 10.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder 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 family visits a country club. 7.00 Bart bankrupts Krusty. 7.30 Lisa makes a discovery. (S) (HD) 8.00 The 80s: Cinema’s Greatest Decade The stand-out movies of the 1980s, from comingof-age classics to blockbusters. (HD) 9.00 Karl Pilkington: the Moaning of Life 2/5 Series 1 Karl tries to find out how people achieve happiness. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Greg Davies: Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog The sell-out debut solo show. (S) (HD) 11.15 Prodigal Son 10/13 Series 2 As Malcolm distances himself from Martin, Jessica does the opposite for the sake of her tell-all book. (HD) 12.15am MacGyver (S) (HD) 1.15 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (S) (HD) 2.10 Hawaii Five-0: double bill (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) 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: double bill (S) 8.00 Road Wars: police officers raid a massive cannabis factory (S) 9.00 The Twilight Zone: two back-to-back episodes (S) (AD) 11.00 The Equalizer: McCall tries to help an escaped prisoner who has been wrongly accused of murder (S) 12 midnight Police Ten 7 (S) 1.00am Night Cops (S) 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 Monster Island H Action horror featuring Eric Roberts
Save Me Too 9.00pm Nelly closes in on a brothel owner
Sky Atlantic Sky 108 BT 342/HD 357 6.00am Fish Town (S) (HD) 7.00 Elementary: double bill (S) (AD) 9.00 Six Feet Under 11.10 Boardwalk Empire (HD) 1.30pm Elementary (S) (HD) 3.30 Dexter (HD) 5.40pm The Sopranos 10/13 Series 2. Tony begins making plans for a getaway when he learns there is a witness to the Bevilaqua hit. (HD) 6.45 11/13. Tony is advised by his lawyer to spend time at one of his legitimate businesses. (HD) 7.50 Game of Thrones 2/10 Series 2. Theon is reunited with his father on the Iron Islands, and Stannis makes plans for a naval invasion of King’s Landing. 9.00 Save Me Too 5/6 Series 2 Grace starts to hatch an escape plan from the Towers, and decides to reach out to an old acquaintance for some help. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.05 Britannia 2/10 Series 2 Former Cantii prince Phelan’s new life comes crashing down as strange events unfold. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 3/10. A traveller arrives at Aulus’s castrum asking questions about Lucius, and Harka brings Phelan under his spell. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.05am True Blood: two episodes (S) (HD) 2.15 Californication (S) 4.00—6.00am Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets (S) (AD) (HD) 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: the contestants each choose the dish they feel most comfortable with — a sweet tart or a savoury tart (HD) 8.00 Children’s Ward (HD) 8.40 DIY SOS: the Big Build: transforming a home in Plymouth (HD) 10.00 Emma Willis: Meet the Babies (HD) 11.00 One Born Every Minute (S) (HD) 1.00—3.00am Bryan Inc: Find It, Fix It, Sell It: double bill (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: Joe Thomas narrates another selection of clips lifting the lid on the funnier side of crime 9.00 FILM American Pie: the Wedding HHH Comedy starring Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan. Jim and Michelle tie the knot (S) 10.55 FILM White Chicks H Comedy starring Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans (S) (HD) 1.10am Baywatch (S) 2.10 South Park: five back-to-back 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 14–20 August 2021
& cable
Open All Hours 8.00pm
Annika 9.00pm The detective
Arkwright and Granville
is called in to solve a 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: Canada’s Front Line (S) (AD) 9.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (AD) 10.00 Road Wars (S) (AD) 11.00 Killer in My Village (S) 12 noon Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 1.00pm Killer Lovers UK (S) (AD) 2.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) (AD) 3.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (S) 4.00 The Killer Within (S) 5.00 Snapped (S) 6.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) (AD) 7.00 Killer in My Village (S) 8.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 9.00 New. Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 10.00 New. Snapped (S) 11.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) 12 midnight World’s Most Evil Killers (S) 1.00am Killer in My Village (S) 2.00 Snapped (S) 3.00 as 1pm 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) 9.00 The Mindy Project (S) (HD) 10.00 Will & Grace (HD) 11.00 Parks and Recreation (HD) 10.55 Girls (HD) 12.40pm Sex and the City (HD) 1.50 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 3.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (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: double bill of the comedy series (S) (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: double bill (HD) 2.10 Everybody Hates Chris (HD) 3.00 Will & Grace (HD) 4.00— 5.00am The Mindy Project (S) (HD)
RadioTimes 14–20 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 The Coroner (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 5/13 Series 2. Carrie investigates the murder of a taxi driver. (S) (HD) 7.00 Hudson & Rex 11/16 Series 2 During a horror film shoot, a crew member is found dead. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Death in Paradise 6/8 Series 4. A volleyball player is murdered. (S) (AD) (HD)
DRAMA OF THE WEEK 9.00 New series. Annika 1/6 Crime drama starring Nicola Walker. A man is found in the Clyde with a harpoon in his head. See page 70. (AD) (HD) See feature: page 18 10.00 Why Women Kill 1/10 Series 2. Alma Fillcot discovers her husband’s secret. (AD) (HD) 11.05 The Good Wife 9/23 Series 2. Alicia and the team help a man on death row. (HD) 12.05am Unforgettable (S) (HD) 1.05 The Coroner (S) (AD) (HD) 2.05—4.00am Waco (HD) Alibi +1 Sky 232 Virgin 191
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Discovery Sky 125 Virgin 250 BT 322/HD 376 6.00am Wheeler Dealers (S) (AD) (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 Thieves strike the garage. (S) (HD) 7.00 Supertruckers Sully and Sergeant Major must transport two giant quarry machines. (S) (HD) 8.00 Kindig Customs Dave digs out a rusty ’68 Chevelle from the bowels of the shop, and a ‘55 Bel Air needs a chassis swap. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Gold Rush: Winter’s Fortune Following the work of gold miners of the Yukon. (HD) 10.00 New. Gold Divers Cameras follow teams of dredgers based in Nome, Alaska. (HD) 11.00 Combat Dealers The twins have to get a Second World War napalm-filled flamethrower ready for a buyer. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Gold Rush: Winter’s Fortune (HD) 1.00am Gold Divers (HD) 2.00 Combat Dealers (S) (AD) (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 helps an escaped prisoner
Sky Witness Sky 107 Virgin 112/HD 111 BT 341/HD 356 6.00am Nothing to Declare (S) (HD) 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 5/22 Series 4 Danny and Baez investigate a kidnapping, meanwhile Jamie and Eddie go under cover. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 New. The Equalizer 3/10 McCall tries to help an escaped prisoner who has been wrongly accused of murder and is now distrustful of the justice system. See p71. (S) (HD) 10.00 Prisoners HHHH Crime thriller starring Hugh Jackman. When two young girls go missing, one of their fathers decides to take matters into his own hands to find his daughter. (S) (W) (HD) 1.00am New Amsterdam (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: Frontline Crime UK: Devon and Cornwall (S) Sky Witness +1 Sky 207 Virgin 180
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Discovery History Sky 177 Virgin 257 6.00am Expedition Unknown (S) (AD) 7.30 Combat Dealers (S) (AD) 8.30 Nasa’s Unexplained Files (S) 9.30 America: Facts vs Fiction 10.00 Aircraft Stories (S) 11.00 Extreme Engineering (S) 12 noon Combat Dealers (S) (AD) 1.00pm Nazi Death Ray (S) 2.00 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 strange helicopter hijacking. 7.00 Expedition Unknown Josh Gates searches for the lost tomb of Attila the Hun in Hungary. 8.00 Blowing Up History The construction of an ancient city lost in the Peruvian desert. (S) 9.00 Finding Escobar’s Millions Chris and Jerry explore cocaine labs and secret hideouts in the remote Colombian countryside. (S) 10.00 How the Universe Works The “ninth” planet reported to exist on the edge of the solar system. 11.00 Mysteries of the Missing The mysterious disappearance of 16th-century colonists from the island of Roanoke. (S) 12 midnight Ultimate Warfare: the Battle of Midway (S) 1.00am Finding Escobar’s Millions (S) 2.00 How the Universe Works 3.00 Mysteries of the Missing (S) 4.00 Mysteries at the Museum 5.00—6.00am Sex, Lies and the Taj Mahal (S) (AD) Discovery History +1 Sky 277 Virgin 261
The Armstrong Lie 10.50pm
The Lance Armstrong scandal
Sky Documentaries Sky 114 (Wales 115) Virgin HD 277 BT 353/HD 368 6.00am Tread 7.45 My Icon: Mary Cholhok (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Rolling Stone: stories from the Edge 9.00 Discovering: John Wayne (S) (AD) 10.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 11.00 Urban Secrets (S) (HD) 12 noon Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets (S) (AD) 1.00pm The History of Comedy 2.00 Tread 3.45 My Icon: Catriona Matthew (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Discovering: John Wayne (S) (AD) 5.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 6.00pm Urban Secrets Exploring the history of Bristol. (S) (HD) 7.00 Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets From Berlin. (S) (AD) 8.00 The History of Comedy The work of groundbreaking comedians such as Lenny Bruce and Red Foxx who risked their careers, prison and even their lives as they fought against censorship. 9.00 Dave Not Coming Back Two divers’ efforts to retrieve a dead body from a freshwater cave. (S) 10.50 The Armstrong Lie HHHH Documentary charting cyclist Lance Armstrong’s attempt to win the Tour de France again four years after retiring. (S) (W) 1.20am The Art of Political Murder (S) (AD) 3.05 The Directors (S) 4.00 Discovering: John Wayne (S) (AD) 5.00—6.00am Rolling Stone: stories from the Edge (S) (AD)
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Nat Geographic
Gangs of Lemur Island 9.00pm The drought ends
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 Wild Israel (S) (HD) 10.00 Land of Gremlins (HD) 11.00 Great Blue Wild (HD) 12 noon Zambia Untamed (S) (HD) 1.00pm Monkey Life (S) (HD) 2.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 3.00 Wild Israel (S) (HD) 4.00 Land of Gremlins (HD) 5.00 Great Blue Wild (HD) 6.00pm Zambia Untamed The magical story of Zambia’s Luangwa Valley. (S) (HD) 7.00 Monkey Life Kai struggles to cope without his mother. (S) (HD) 7.30 Woolly monkey Enzo meets his “sister”, and the marmosets have a surprise in store. (S) (HD) 8.00 Wildlife Icons A look at South Africa’s Kruger National Park, where the abundant wildlife is perfect for big cats. (S) (HD) 9.00 Gangs of Lemur Island The arrival of the first rains is a relief for the ring-tailed lemurs. (S) (HD) 10.00 Zambia Untamed As 6pm. 11.00 Great Blue Wild A coral reef in the Sea of Cortez that was ruined by over-fishing. (HD) 12 midnight The Big Dry (S) (HD) 1.00am Ocean Parks (S) (HD) 2.00 Wildlife Icons (S) (HD) 3.00 Gangs of Lemur Island (S) (HD) 4.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 5.00—6.00am Wild Israel (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 Family Guns (AD) (HD) 4.00 Strippers: Cars for Cash (S) (HD) 5.00 Car SOS: double bill (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Border Wars: DHS patrols in Puerto Rico (HD) 8.00 The Long Road Home: double bill. Interpreter Jassim al-Lani must choose where he stands, then Miltenberger’s troops come under fire (HD) 10.00 No Man Left Behind: SAS commando Chris Ryan’s experiences (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation (HD) 2.00am Nazi Megastructures (S) (HD) 3.00 WW2: Hell under the Sea (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00am Hitler’s Last Stand (S) (HD)
9.00am Spy in the Wild (HD) 10.00 Life on Earth: a New Prehistory (AD) (HD) 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 noon Dynasties (AD) (HD) 1.00pm The Life of Mammals 2.00 Spy in the Wild (HD) 3.00 Earth: the Power of the Planet (HD) 5.00 Spy in the Wild (HD) 6.00pm Jungle Planet (HD) 7.00 The Life of Mammals 8.00 Spy in the Wild: penguins (HD) 9.00 Earth: the Power of the Planet (HD) 10.00 The Life of Mammals 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 midnight Earth: the Power of the Planet (HD) 1.00am Life on Earth: a New Prehistory (AD) (HD) 2.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 3.00 Life on Earth: a New Prehistory (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
Tuesday Television
Sky 110 (Wales 111) Virgin 124 BT 310/343/HD 358/392 7.25am Fresh Fields (S) 8.40 as 6.40pm 9.20 as 6pm 10.00 as 4.40pm 11.20 as 7.20pm 12 noon as 4.40pm 12.40pm as 6pm 1.20 as 6.40pm 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 One of Del’s old flames turns up out of the blue. (S) (AD) 6.40 Are You Being Served? The employees go on strike. (S) 7.20 Keeping Up Appearances Hyacinth’s father goes to the register office to be married. (S) 8.00 Open All Hours Arkwright invents a Saint’s day. (S) 8.35 Arkwright decides Granville needs to be toughened up. (S) 9.20 Not Going Out Lucy suffers a mild indiscretion. (S) (HD) 10.00 Lee attempts to discover his serious side. (S) (HD) 10.40 All Round to Mrs Brown’s Guests include Freddie Flintoff and Jason Manford. (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 Bridget & Eamon (S) (HD) 3.35—4.00am Peep Show (S) Gold +1 Sky 210 (Wales 211) Virgin 194
Alibi
TUESDAY 17 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 Ancient Aliens (HD) 8.50 Pawn Stars (HD) 9.45 Lost Relics of the Knights Templar 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 Assembly Required (HD) 3.05 Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation (HD) 4.05 Ancient Aliens (HD) 5.00 Pawn Stars (HD) 6.00 American Pickers: Best Of (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 (HD) 11.00 Paranormal: Caught on Camera (HD) 12 midnight Curse of Skinwalker Ranch 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 (S) (HD) 1.00pm Animal Cribs (HD) 2.00 Wildest Europe (S) (HD) 4.00 Growing Up: Orangutan 5.00 Amanda to the Rescue (S) (HD) 8.00 New. The Zoo: how staff at the Bronx zoo are constantly looking to innovations to help them make new advances in how their animals are cared for (HD) 9.00 Crikey! It’s the Irwins: Bindi arranges a birthday party for Minibus the wombat (S) (HD) 10.00 My Cat from Hell (S) (HD) 12 midnight The Zoo (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
77
TUESDAY Films & Sport FREEVIEW
Television Tuesday
Film4
Sky Premiere 14
F’view 14 F’sat 300 Sky 313 Virgin 428/HD 429 11.00am Rise of the Guardians HHHH Jack Frost, Santa Claus and friends team up in this beautifully rendered animated adventure. Chris Pine (2012, PG) (S) (AD) 12.55pm Alpha HHH Familiar but heartfelt survival tale about a young warrior and his wolf companion. Kodi Smit-McPhee (2017, 12) (S) 2.45 Evolution HHH Amiably daft sci-fi action comedy that stars David Duchovny as a college professor who stumbles across an alien invasion. Julianne Moore (2001, PG) (S) 4.45 We Bought a Zoo HHH Matt Damon plays a widower who moves with his children to a wildlife park in this cute comedy drama inspired by a true story. (2011, PG) (S)
7.05pm Jumper HHH Pacey but underdeveloped sci-fi thriller in which Hayden Christensen uses his teleporting abilities to live the high life. Review p35. (2008, 12) (S) (AD) 9.00 Arrival HHHH A linguistics professor is recruited by the military to decode the language of a mysterious alien race. Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner (2016, 12) (S) (AD)
11.20 Searching HHHH Smart and inventive thriller about a single father investigating the disappearance of his teenage daughter. John Cho, Debra Messing (2018, 12) (S) 1.25—3.20am The Actors HH Thespians Michael Caine and Dylan Moran use their acting talents to con a local gangster. (2003, 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 A Farewell to Arms HHH Rather dated adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s First World War love story. Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes (1932, PG) (S) 7.45 Four Star Theatre 8.15 Serena HHH Entertaining low-budget whodunnit. Patrick Holt (1962, U) (S) 9.30 Sir Francis Drake 10.00 Going Ape! H A son must look after his late father’s orangutans in this comedy. Tony Danza, Jessica Walter (1981, U) 11.50 The Girl from Manhattan HH Mediocre Dorothy Lamour vehicle. George Montgomery (1948, U) 1.30pm Twice Two HHH Amusing, bickering Laurel and Hardy comedy. (1933, U) (S) 2.00 The Mind of Mr JG Reeder 3.00 The Battle of the Sexes HHH Peter Sellers plays a Scottish accountant doing battle with an American efficiency expert in this witty comedy. (1960, U) 4.40 Blitz on Britain HHHH Documentary that tells the story of the UK’s Second World War air defence. (1961, PG) 6.00pm One Step Beyond TV supernatural drama series. (S) 6.35 The Crooked Sky HH Competent thriller in which an American detective helps Scotland Yard smash an international counterfeit ring. Wayne Morris (1957, U) (S) 8.00 Danger UXB Second World War TV series. 9.00 The Seventh Veil HHH Oscar-winning melodrama about a pianist and her relationship with her brutal guardian. Review p35. James Mason, Ann Todd, Herbert Lom (1945, PG) (S)
10.50 Red Line 7000 HH Howard Hawks’s soapy motor-racing drama tries to balance racetrack thrills and romance, and stars a young James Caan. Laura Devon (1965) (S) 1.00am The Best Pair of Legs in the Business H Comedy. Reg Varney (1972, 12) 3.00 Nor the Moon by Night HH Adventure drama. Belinda Lee (1958, 12) 5.00—6.00am Stagecoach West (S)
78
The Seventh Veil 111 9.00pm Talking Pictures TV
A suicide attempt leads Ann Todd’s troubled pianist to revisit her strange upbringing in the care of haughty bachelor James Mason
Great Movies
33
Freeview 33 Freesat 302 Sky 321 Virgin 425 9.00am Driven Underground HH A woman fights for survival after identifying a murderer. Kristy Swanson (2015) 11.00 Assumed Killer HH Predictable mystery thriller. Casper Van Dien, Barbie Castro (2013) 1.00pm Secret Liaison HH Routine thriller. Meredith Monroe (2013) 2.50 Virtual Lies HH A married man is subjected to campaign of revenge by a woman he had an online affair with. Christina Cox (2012) 4.40 The Swimmer HHHH A burnt-out suburbanite decides to swim home through all the pools in his neighbourhood in this stylish, disturbing drama. Burt Lancaster (1968, PG) 6.35pm Burlesque HHH Fun musical drama in which wannabe singer Christina Aguilera finds a home in Cher’s LA nightclub. (2010, 12) 9.00 Underworld: Blood Wars HHH Agreeable fifth instalment in the action horror franchise, which finds Selene (Kate Beckinsale) caught in the crossfire between Lycans and vampires. (2016, 15) 10.50 The Winter Soldier HH Ambitious, low-budget sci-fi thriller about a group of post-apocalypse survivors defending themselves against a robot revolution. (2016, 15) 12.55am Bunraku HH Fantasy action drama. Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson (2010, 15) 3.35—5.50am Words and Pictures HH Romantic comedy drama. Clive Owen, 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 Reap the Wild Wind HHH Adventure. John Wayne (1942, PG) 8.25 Assignment — Paris HH Spy drama. Dana Andrews (1952, U) 10.05 Fallout HH Space adventure. Daniel Baldwin (1998) 11.55 Return of the Bad Men HH Western. Randolph Scott (1948) 1.45pm The Pathfinder HH Period adventure. George Montgomery (1952, U) 3.25 Ike: Countdown to D-Day HHH Second World War drama. Tom Selleck (2004, PG) 5.15 Hell Boats H Second World War drama. James Franciscus (1970) 7.10pm Trial by Fire HH Farfetched action drama. Brooke Burns (2008) 9.00 Second in Command HH Thoroughly predictable action thriller. Jean-Claude Van Damme (2006, 15) 10.50 The Order HH Daft action thriller starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Charlton Heston. (2001, 15) 12.35am Maximum Risk HH Action thriller. Jean-Claude Van Damme (1996, 18) 2.35—4.00am Hijacked HH 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 Don’t Panic Chaps HH Second World War comedy. George Cole (1959, U) 7.40 Son of Paleface HHHH Very funny spoof western. Bob Hope, Jane Russell (1952, PG) 9.30 The Orient Express 10.40 Walk, Don’t Run HHH Romantic comedy. Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar (1966, U) 12.55pm A Woman’s Secret HH Crime drama. Maureen O’Hara, Melvyn Douglas (1949) 2.40 Sinbad the Sailor HHH Swashbuckling adventure. Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Maureen O’Hara (1947, U) 5.00 Jamaica Inn HH Period adventure. Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Hara (1939, PG)
7.05pm The Deadly Companions HHH This gripping psychological western was Sam Peckinpah’s first big-screen movie after cutting his teeth on TV shows. Maureen O’Hara (1961, PG) 9.00 Buffalo Bill HHH Joel McCrea fronts this glossy though somewhat superficial portrait of the Wild West showman. (1944, U) 10.50 Mackenna’s Gold HHH A stellar cast makes up for a clichéd script in this predictable but enjoyable western. Gregory Peck (1969, 15) 1.15am The Long Haul HHH Crime thriller. Victor Mature, Diana Dors (1957) 3.00 Culloden 1746 HHH Historical drama. Brian Blessed, Iain Cuthbertson (1994, PG) 4.35—6.00am Machine Gun Kelly HHH Fast-moving biopic. Charles Bronson (1958, 12) +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 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes HH Mystery. (2010, 12) 1.00pm The House Next Door HH Supernatural thriller. Lara Flynn Boyle (2006) 3.00 Battlestar Galactica 4.00 Virtual Nightmare HH Sci-fi action fantasy. Michael Muhney, Tasma Walton (2000, 12) 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 The Vault HH Two sisters get more than they bargain for when they rob a bank. Francesca Eastwood, Taryn Manning, James Franco (2017, 15)
10.50 Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth HHH Decent horror sequel with the emphasis more on action than atmosphere. Terry Farrell, Doug Bradley (1992, 18) 12.40am Retreat HHH Moody, well-played British thriller. Cillian
Sky Adventure
Sky 301 Virgin 401 BT 501/HD 515 6.15am As 2.40pm 7.45 As 6.10pm 9.30 i Final Days As 8pm 11.15 The Last Shift As 9.45pm 12.55pm The Short History of the Long Road HHH Drama. Sabrina Carpenter (2019) 2.40 Space Dogs: Return To Earth HH Colourful animated adventure. (2020, U)
Sky 302 Virgin 402 BT 502/HD 516 6.10am As 12.55pm 7.45 As 2.40pm 8.35 as 3.30pm 9.25 Jumanji HHHH Fantasy. (1995, PG) 11.10 Wayne’s World HHHH (1992, PG) 12.55pm Muppets from Space HHHH (1999, U) 2.40 Alpha and Omega: a Howl-Iday Adventure 3.30 Alpha and Omega 4
4.10pm Run Hide Fight H A teenager desperately tries to outsmart school shooters. (2020, 15) 6.10 Synchronic HHH Mind-bending sci-fi thriller set in New Orleans. Jamie Dornan (2019, 15) 8.00 i Final Days HH Well-plotted but cliché-ridden horror. Tyler Posey, Summer Spiro (2020, 15) 9.45 The Last Shift HHH Indie drama that casts an eye on a troubled nation. Richard Jenkins, (2020, 15)
4.30pm Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed HHH Mystery comedy. Freddie Prinze Jr (2004, PG) 6.15 Scoob! HH Breezy cartoon reboot with Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc team. Will Forte (2020, PG) 8.00 Wayne’s World 2 HHH Mike Myers tries to put on a rock concert. Dana Carvey, Tia Carrere (1993, PG) 9.45 The Mummy Returns HHH Slick, effects-heavy adventure sequel. Brendan Fraser (2001, 12)
11.30pm We Still Say Grace HH Thriller. Bruce Davison, Holly Taylor (2020, 15) 1.15am As 12.55pm 3.05 As 4.10pm 5.00 A Dragon’s Adventure HH Animation. (2019, U)
12 midnight As 4.30pm 1.40am A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures HHH (2010, U) 3.10 Magic Arch HH (2020, PG) 4.40 The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina HH (2002, U)
+1 Sky 312
Sky
Hits
Sky 303 Virgin 403 BT 503/HD 517 7.25am Kindred As 7.10pm 9.10 All My Life As 9pm 10.50 We Broke Up As 10.45pm 12.30pm The Wretched HHHH Creepy chiller. (2019, 15) 2.10 The Cable Guy HHH Satirical comedy. Jim Carrey (1996, 12) 3.55 Like a Boss HH Comedy. Rose Byrne, Tiffany Haddish, Salma Hayek (2020, 15)
5.30pm Archenemy HHH Inventive but messy superhero movie. Joe Manganiello (2020, 15) 7.10 Kindred HHH Nuanced, show-burning psychological horror. Tamara Lawrance, Jack Lowden (2020) 9.00 All My Life H Saccharine romance inspired by a true story. Jessica Rothe, Harry Shum Jr (2020, 12)
10.45 We Broke Up HHH Fresh romantic comedy about longterm relationships. Aya Cash (2021, 15) 12.25am The Wretched As 12.30pm 2.10 Like a Boss As 3.55pm 3.40 The Cable Guy As 2.10pm 5.20 Archenemy As 5.30pm
Sky Action Sky 307 Virgin 407 BT 507/HD 521 7.05am Daredevil As 7.35pm 8.50 The Three Musketeers HHH Adventure. (2011, 12) 10.45 Anna HH Action thriller. (2019, 15) 12.45pm Batman HHHH Dark action fantasy. Michael Keaton (1989, 15) 2.55 The Revenant 5 Majestic adventure. Leonardo DiCaprio (2015, 15)
5.45pm Dragonheart Vengeance HH Light-hearted, effects-heavy fantasy. Joseph Millson, Jack Kane, Helena Bonham Carter (2020, 15)
7.35 Daredevil HH Stylish but ultimately quite dull fantasy crime drama starring Ben Affleck. Jennifer Garner (2003, 15) 9.35 The Expendables 2 HHH Old action stars deliver nonstop mayhem in this entertaining adventure. Sylvester Stallone (2012, 15)
Sky Greats Sky 304 Virgin 404 BT 504/HD 518 6.25am Roman Holiday 5 Romantic comedy. Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck (1953, U) 8.30 Awakenings As 2.50pm 10.40 We’re No Angels As 5pm 12.40pm The Untouchables As 6.50pm 2.50 Awakenings HHHH Moving drama. Robert De Niro, Robin Williams (1990, 15)
5.00pm We’re No Angels HH Robert De Niro and Sean Penn play escaped convicts heading for Canada disguised as priests. (1989, 15) 6.50 The Untouchables 5 Brian De Palma’s riveting revamp of the old TV crime series. Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Andy Garcia (1987, 15)
9.00 GoodFellas 5 Martin Scorsese’s brilliant depiction of the attraction and reality of the Mafia lifestyle. Robert De Niro (1990, 18) 11.30pm Taxi Driver 5 Powerful psychological drama. Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster (1976, 18)
1.30am Cape Fear HHHH Violent thriller remake. Robert De Niro (1991, 18) 3.50 Roman Holiday As 6.25am
Sky Comedy Sky 308 Virgin 408 BT 508/HD 522 7.05am Jack and Jill H Comedy. Adam Sandler (2011, PG) 8.40 As 10.30pm 10.35 As 7.20pm 12.20pm As 9pm 2.00 Misbehaviour HHHH Rewarding comedy drama. Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley (2019, 12)
4.00 Downhill HH Comedy drama. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell (2020, 15)
5.40pm Eternal Beauty HHHH Sally Hawkins shines in this sensitive comedy drama. (2019, 15) 7.20 Bad Teacher HH A hard-drinking educator must shape up. Cameron Diaz (2011, 15) 9.00 The Naked Gun 21/2: the Smell of Fear HHHH Delirously funny spoof. Leslie Nielsen (1991, 15) 10.30 Identity Thief HH Farcical road-movie comedy. Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy (2013, 15)
Murphy, Thandie Newton, Jamie Bell (2011, 15)
2.30—4.20am Skyline HHH Peculiar, compulsively watchable alien-invasion thriller. Eric Balfour (2010, 15)
11.25pm The Tax Collector H Cliché-ridden gangland drama from the writer/director of Fury. Cinthya Carmona, Bobby Soto, Shia LaBeouf (2020, 18)
i Premiere Star Ratings 5 Outstanding HHHH Very good HHH Worth watching HH Could be worse H Poor
12.25am Misbehaviour As 2pm 2.15 Downhill As 4pm 3.45 Eternal Beauty As 5.40pm 5.25 Jack and Jill As 7.05am
1.05am Anna As 10.45am 3.15 The Revenant As 2.55pm
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
TUESDAY 17 AUGUST Sky
Animation
Sky 305 Virgin 412 BT 500/HD 514 7.10am Boonie Bears: a Mystical Winter 8.50 As 3pm 10.20 As 4.30pm 11.55 As 6.05pm 1.25pm As 7.35pm 3.00 Little Dragon HH Colourful fantasy. (2019, U) 4.30 Dragon Rider HHH Fun-filled, fantastical adventure. Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Felicity Jones (2020)
Family
Sky 306 Virgin 406 BT 506/HD 520 6.50am Four Kids and It As 6pm 8.55 Marmaduke As 9.45pm 10.40 Penelope As 8pm 12.25pm The Runaways As 11.30pm 2.35 Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet HH Adventure. Kyler Charles Beck, Cory J Phillips (2020, PG) 4.15 Come Away HH Fantasy. (2020, PG)
Matthew Goode, Paula Patton, Michael Caine (2020, 12)
8.00 Penelope H A wealthy recluse is born with a pig snout. Christina Ricci, James McAvoy (2006, U)
9.45 Marmaduke HHH Owen Wilson’s witty voiceover lifts this mischievous comedy. (2010, U) 11.30 The Runaways HHH Low-key fugitive drama. Molly Windsor, Mark Addy, Tara FitzGerald (2019, 12)
12.10am The Big Wish HH Charming fantasy. Cristina Milizia (2019, PG) 1.40 As 7.10am 3.20 Vic the Viking: the Magic Sword HH Fantasy adventure. Declan Miele-Howell (2019, U) 4.45 As 10.40pm
1.40am Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet As 2.35pm 3.15 The Big Wish HH Cheap but charming fantasy adventure from Mexico. Cristina Milizia (2019, PG) 5.00 Come Away As 4.15pm
Sky Drama
Sky 309 Virgin 409 BT 509/HD 523 6.00am Above Suspicion As 2.05pm 8.00 Paydirt HH Action crime thriller. Luke Goss (2020, 15) 9.40 Silk Road As 4.05pm 11.50 Logan Lucky As 8pm 2.05pm Above Suspicion HH Crime drama. Emilia Clarke (2019, 15) 4.05 Silk Road HH Crime drama. Jason Clarke (2021, 15)
Sky 310 Virgin 410 BT 510/HD 524 6.00am Summer of ’72 As 5.15pm 7.55 Milk As 9pm 10.15 Behind the Candelabra As 7pm 12.15pm The Glorias As 11.10pm 2.45 The Goldfinch HHH Glossy drama. Ansel Elgort, Sarah Paulson, Nicole Kidman (2019, 15) 5.15 Summer of ’72 HH Drama. Devon Bostick, Natalia Dyer (2019, 15)
6.15pm Vantage Point HH Surprisingly silly thriller about an assassination attempt on the US President. Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox (2008, 12) 8.00 Logan Lucky HHH A cartoonish explosives expert is roped in to help bickering siblings. Channing Tatum, Adam Driver (2017, 12) 10.05 Rise of the Footsoldier H Brutal thriller that charts the rise of a former football hooligan to Essex villain. Ricci Harnett (2006, 18)
7.00pm Behind the Candelabra HHHH Bittersweet Liberace biopic starring Michael Douglas as the ageing pianist. Matt Damon (2013, 15) 9.00 Milk 5 Sean Penn delivers an Oscar-winning performance in this biopic of politician Harvey Milk. (2008, 15) 11.10 The Glorias HH Four actors play Gloria Steinem in an inventive treatment of the feminist icon’s life. Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander (2020, 12)
12.15am Lethal Weapon 4 HHH The cop duo track down a ruthless Triad gang in this instalment of the action series. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci (1998, 15) 2.35 Paydirt As 8am 4.15 Vantage Point As 6.15pm
1.50am The Parting Glass HHH Sensitive ensemble drama. Denis
Sky
Sci-Fi/Horror
O’Hare, Anna Paquin, Cynthia Nixon (2018, 15)
3.40 The Ride HHH Feel-good drama. Shane Graham, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges (2018) 5.30 Sky Cinema Preview
TCM Movies
Sky 311 Virgin 411 BT 511/HD 525 6.10am 2001: a Space Odyssey As 6.50pm 8.40 Ad Astra As 9.20pm 10.45 Gattaca HHHH Sci-fi thriller. Ethan Hawke (1997, 15) 12.35pm Superman II HHHH Fantasy adventure. Christopher Reeve (1980, PG) 2.45 Superman III HHH Fantasy adventure. Christopher Reeve (1983, PG)
Sky 315 Virgin 415/HD 416 BT 512/HD 526 6.00am Best Film Directors 6.35 Off Set 6.45 Escape to Victory HHH Drama. (1981, PG) 9.15 Strangers on a Train 5 Thriller. (1951, PG) 11.25 Dallas HH Western. (1950, PG) 1.30pm Wild Bill Hickok Rides HH Western. (1942, U) 3.15 Man from Del Rio HH Western. (1956, PG)
4.50pm Alien3 HHH Surprisingly decent addition to the Alien series.
5.00pm The Lusty Men HHH Touching, realistic western. Susan
Sigourney Weaver, Charles S Dutton (1992, 18)
Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Kennedy (1952, U)
6.50 2001: a Space Odyssey 5 Stanley Kubrick’s stunning sci-fi epic. Keir Dullea (1968, U) 9.20 Ad Astra HHHH Sci-fi thriller following Brad Pitt on a mission to Neptune. (2019, 12) 11.25 The Exorcist 5 Oscar-winning horror about demonic possession. Ellen Burstyn (1973, 18)
7.25 Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill HH Dour mystery. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce (1946, U) 9.00 Tigerland HHH Powerful drama set in a Louisiana army training camp. Colin Farrell (2000, 18) 11.05 Street Kings HH Clichéd crime drama based on a story by James Ellroy. Keanu Reeves (2008, 15)
1.30am Alien3 As 4.50pm 3.30 Gattaca As 10.45am 5.20 Superman II As 12.35pm
1.20am All the President’s Men 5 First-rate political thriller. Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman (1976, 15)
3.50 Off Set 4.00 Close Up 5.00 Best Film Directors +1 Sky 316 Virgin 417
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
Sky Premier League
6.00pm Four Kids and It HHHH Old-fashioned fantasy.
Cusack, John Cleese, Steve Buscemi (2008, PG)
Sky Thriller
SPORT Sky 402 Virgin 512/HD 502 BT 421/HD 441
Sky 413 Virgin 527 BT 408/HD 430
6.00am Greatest Games (AD) 7.00 Legends (AD) 8.00 Best Goals 8.30 Best Goals 9.00 100 Club (AD) 10.00 The Football Show 12 noon Soccerbox 1.00pm Premier League Years (AD) 3.00 Greatest Games (AD) 4.00 Best Goals: 2018/19 5.00 100 Club (AD) 6.00 Review 7.00 Soccer Special 10.00 Review 11.00 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 World Rally 7.00 Wrestling (AD) 8.00 Premier League Review 9.00 Test Cricket 10.00 ESPN FC 10.30 Badminton (AD) 11.00 Squash 12.30pm Fishing 1.30 Test Cricket 2.30 ESPN FC 3.00 Champions League Magazine (AD) 4.00 Outdoor Sports Show (AD) 4.30 MotoGP 6.30 Speedway 8.30 Inside AFL 9.00 Wrestling 11.30 UFC Connected (AD) 12 midnight Wrestling
Sky The Hundred WTA Tennis 4.00pm
Sky 404 Virgin 514/HD 504 BT 423/HD 443
Amazon Prime Defending champion Victoria Azarenka
6.00am Cricket: the Hundred 1.00pm 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 The Football Show 12 noon Transfer Talk 1.00pm Sky Sports News
2.30 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Northern Superchargers v Birmingham Phoenix, a women’s match at Headingley (start 3.00); 6.00 Northern Superchargers v Birmingham Phoenix, a men’s match at Headingley (start 6.30). 9.30 Soccer Special: results 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 Football Years: 1999/2000 (AD) 8.30 Greatest Games 9.30 Greatest Players (AD) 10.00 Countdowns (AD) 10.30 Football Years: 1990/91 (AD) 11.00 League Cup Final 2008 12 noon Greatest Games 1.00pm Greatest Players 1.30 Countdowns (AD) 2.00 Football Years (AD) 2.30 EFL Play-Off Finals 3.30 EFL Greatest Games 4.15 SPFL Greatest Games 4.30 Greatest Players 5.00 Football Countdowns (AD) 5.30 Football Years (AD) 6.00 MLS 6.30 Soccer AM
7.00 LIVE Championship Football Millwall v Fulham from The Den (kick-off 7.45). 10.15 Soccer AM 10.45 EFL Greatest Games 12 midnight League Cup Final 2020 2.00am Championship Season Review 3.00—6.00am EFL Play-Off Final
Sky Golf Sky 405 Virgin 515/HD 505 BT 424/HD 444 6.00am School of Golf 7.00 Golf Academy 7.30 Open Zone (AD) 8.30 Golf Today 10.30 Ladies European Tour Golf 11.30 PGA Tour Golf 12.30pm US Amateur Golf 2.30 Hall or Nothing (AD) 3.30 Junior Team Golf 5.00 Ladies European Tour Golf 6.00 European Pro Tour Golf 8.00 Golf Today 9.45 The Improvers (AD) 10.00 Golf Vodcast 11.00 Ladies European Tour: the Scottish Open 12 midnight European Pro Tour Golf 2.00am Golf Vodcast 3.00 School of Golf 4.00 Golf Academy 5.00—6.00am Masterclass (AD)
Amazon Prime 4.00pm, 12 midnight LIVE Tennis Day three of the ATP and WTA Western & Southern Open from Cincinnati, Ohio.
BT Sport 1
2.30 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Northern Superchargers v Birmingham Phoenix, a women’s match at Headingley (start 3.00); 6.00 Northern Superchargers v Birmingham Phoenix, a men’s match at Headingley (start 6.30). 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 10.20 Rob Cross: World Champion 10.50 Darts Top Five Moments 11.00 International Rugby Union 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: Total Access 1.00am NFL Bitesize 2.00—6.00am Boxing
Sky Arena Sky 408 Virgin 518/HD 508 BT 427/HD 447 6.00am Super League Highlights 8.00 NBA 10.00 Netball (AD) 12.15pm Super League Highlights 1.00 NBA Finals 4.00 Driving Force 5.00 Netball 7.00 Super League Highlights 7.30 Super League Gold
7.40 LIVE Championship Football Huddersfield Town v Preston North End from John Smith’s Stadium (kick-off 7.45). 9.45 Super League’s Supermen (AD) 10.45 Super League Highlights 11.00 Rugby League Retro 1.00am NBA 2.30 Netball 4.15 NBA: Making It Rain (AD) 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 Northern Superchargers v Birmingham Phoenix, a women’s match at Headingley (start 3.00); 6.00 Northern Superchargers v Birmingham Phoenix, a men’s match at Headingley (start 6.30).
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1.00am LIVE Wrestling WWE. 3.15 MotoGP Rewind 3.30 UFC (AD) 4.00—6.00am Speedway
BT Sport 2 Sky 414 Virgin 528 BT 409/HD 431 6.00am Squash 7.30 French Football 8.30 MotoGP 12.30pm World Rally 1.30 Trail Running (AD) 2.00 French Football 6.00 Premier League World 6.30 Premier League Review
7.30 LIVE Champions League Football The play-off round, first leg (kick-off 8.00). 10.30 Premier League Reload 10.45 MotoGP Rewind 11.00 World Rally: Belgium 12 midnight LIVE Major League Baseball The night’s top game. 4.00am Major League Baseball 4.30—6.00am Classic Football (AD)
BT Sport 3 Sky 417 Virgin 529 BT 410/HD 432 6.00am Australian Rules Football 12 noon Champions League Football (AD) 1.00pm The Football Archives 3.00 The Football’s On (AD) 4.00 ESPN FC 4.30 World Rally 5.30 Test Cricket 6.30 What I Wore 6.45 Champions League Football (AD)
7.45 LIVE Champions League Football The play-off round, first leg (kick-off 8.00). 10.15 French Football 11.15 30 for 30: Sole Man (AD) 12.45am MotoGP Rewind 1.00 Champions League Football 5.30—6.00am Inside AFL
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: a CFL double bill 1.30pm The Outdoor Sports Show (AD) 2.00 Baseball 4.00 Major League Baseball 7.00 SportsCenter 7.15 ESPN FC: football discussion
7.45 LIVE Champions League Football The play-off round, first leg (kick-off 8.00). 10.15 SportsCenter 10.30 Around the Horn 11.00 Pardon the Interruption 11.30 The Outdoor Sports Show (AD)
12 midnight LIVE Baseball The second softball semi-final from the Little League World Series. 2.00am Baseball 4.00 Around the Horn 4.30 The Outdoor Sports Show (AD) 5.00—6.00am World Rally
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Sky 411 Virgin 522 BT 413/HD 436
6.00am Cycling 7.30 Triathlon 8.00 Motor Racing 9.00 World Superbikes 10.00 World Superbikes Extra 11.00 Tokyo 2020 12.05pm Cycling
6.00am Le Mans 24 Hours 7.55 Motorcycling 8.00 Cycling 9.30 Hall of Fame 10.30 Olympics: Tennis Players 11.00 British Speedway 12 noon Motor Racing 1.00pm Tokyo 2020 2.00 World Superbikes 4.00 Le Mans 24 Hours 5.45 Motorcycling 6.00 British Speedway 7.00 World Superbikes 8.00 World Superbikes Extra 9.00 Motorsport 10.00 Formula E 11.00 World Superbikes 12 midnight Motocross 12.30am Cycling: Vuelta a España 2.00 Tokyo 2020 3.00 Hall of Fame 4.00 Cycling 5.30—6.00am Hall of Fame
1.35 LIVE Cycling Stage four of the Vuelta a España, featuring a flat 164km route from El Burgo de Osma to Molina de Aragón. 5.00 Mountain Biking 6.00 Tokyo 2020 8.00 Cycling 9.30 Triathlon 10.00 Mountain Biking 11.00 Cycling 12.30am British Superbikes 1.00 Australian Superbikes 2.00 Cycling 3.30 Motocross 4.00 Speedway 5.00—6.00am Motorcycling
Tuesday Television
6.05pm Two by Two: Overboard! HH Hyperactive comedy. Max Carolan, Ava Connolly (2020, U) 7.35 Snow White and the Red Shoes HHH South Korean fairytale parody. Chloë Grace Moretz (2019, U) 9.15 Cleo HHH Allegory about war, framed around a children’s snowball fight. Angela Galuppo (2015, PG) 10.40 Igor HHH Dark and patchily delicious comedy. John
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WEDNESDAY Choices The pick of today’s TV KNOCK ON WOOD
Television Wednesday
Jay Blades at his new workshop in Bradford
PICK OF THE DAY
Jay’s Yorkshire Workshop 9.00pm BBC2
CRAFTS New series Jay Blades from The Repair Shop presents another
healing programme full of nice things and nice people. If you enjoy seeing wood of all shapes lovingly bent and drilled and screwed and glued, this is for you. It hums to the sound of orbital sanders and big saws. The idea is that Jay’s minions create special pieces of furniture for Yorkshire folk who deserve recognition for amazing things they’ve done — care home staff, an organ donor and a charity worker in this first episode.
Aberdeen Harbour: Our Lives 7.00pm BBC1 DOCUMENTARY Aberdeen Harbour
is one of the UK’s busiest ports but, as this documentary was being filmed, a massive expansion project to turn it into a major cruise ship destination was under way, too. A massive dredger — appropriately called Goliath — is brought in, but the busiest boat in the harbour is the somewhat smaller Sea Herald and she needs an overhaul to keep her operating efficiently. We are introduced to some of the many harbour workers as well as meeting Ricky, a fisherman who has diversified into tourist trips and a water-taxi service for local offshore industries. He still finds time to fish for crabs, though. JANE RACKHAM
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Their stories are remarkable, but as well as the payoff, seeing them delighted by their presents at the end, there’s a whole other layer of emotion along the way, as Jay’s trainee woodworkers learn the ropes, build their confidence, overcome setbacks, and so on. There are moments in the format that feel metaphorically a bit wooden, too, but it’s early days and the show has a warm, giving feel to it: just what’s needed at this point. DAVID BUTCHER
Changing Rooms
Undeniable
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PROPERTY New series The home makeover show that defined an era returns. Some things have changed — Anna Richardson replaces Carol Smillie as host, for instance — but others remain the same: friends redecorate a room in each other’s home with the help of designers, including, of course, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. In this first episode, the camp factor is dialled up to 11 in Swansea, where the room designs are meant to embody either drag-queen high glamour or Indian pleasure palace. Maximalism is the word, apparently, which means very bold colours and an item that will give me nightmares for weeks. GILL CRAWFORD See feature: page 20
DRAMA A brisk, efficient two-part
thriller, first shown in 2014, that doesn’t ask much of its audience. Even if you make a good guess as to where it will end up, it’s worth seeing things through. Traumatised young mother Jane Phillips is starting to unravel. She thinks she’s recognised the man who murdered her mother in front of her when she was a child. She’s accused respectable oncologist Andrew Rawlins (Peter Firth) of the crime, which is surely unthinkable as he’s a pillar of the community. It’s all terribly contrived, but the performances, particularly from Claire Goose, Firth and Pippa Haywood as a determined cop, are strong. ALISON GRAHAM
George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations 9.00pm C4 PROPERTY Gordon is George
Clarke’s sort of guy, despite his “unique” way of working on his project — the renovation of a large cattle shed on his family farm near Stockport — and the fact he changes his mind so often that George really doesn’t know what it’s going to look like in the end. But his “Yeah, mint!” reaction to one of George’s suggestions instantly endears him to the Geordie architect. There are budget issues and delays because of Covid but, of course, the barn gets finished and looks terrific, though Gordon, who is a great character, says, “It’s a bit posh for me.” JR
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
WEDNESDAY 18 AUGUST While David Tennant’s exclusion from this year’s best actor Bafta nominations for Des (still available on ITV Hub) was one of the lesser shocks associated with the appalling deeds of serial killer Dennis Nilsen, Memories of a Murderer: the Nilsen Tapes (Netflix), based on 250 hours of hitherto unheard recordings, demonstrates the actor’s uncanny grasp of Nilsen’s tics and traits.
Prodigal Son
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This Way Up
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9.00pm Alibi
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DRAMA The role reversal is stark:
DRAMA Will (Scott Foley) can’t have
SITCOM Aisling Bea has talked about
Martin (Michael Sheen) is now at large in New York City, while his son Malcolm (Tom Payne) combs his dad’s cell at Claremont for clues as to his whereabouts. But go on, admit it, a part of you now wants “the Surgeon” to keep his freedom. Yes, Martin may have murdered 23 people, but over the course of two seasons, he’s managed to inveigle his way into our affections with his cheery, singsong speeches and one-step-ahead canniness. As a manhunt begins, we hear Gary Jules’s cover of Mad World play on the soundtrack, but perhaps the Rolling Stones’ Sympathy for the Devil would have been more apt?
received the memo about the need for spies to be inconspicuous. For starters, his team’s base is a city bar (rather than looking like Cheers, it really ought to be a place where no one knows your name) and now the whole gang is being sent to Bulgaria in a massive RV to search for some vile child traffickers. Oh, and there’s also a freshly liberated baby on board because, apparently, it’s still funny to see grown men struggling to look after a newborn child. So while the action is as bonecrunching as ever, I did keep expecting to see Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg calling up from the 1980s and asking for their dirty nappy gags back. DBr
the challenges of filming the second series of her sitcom earlier this year under Covid restrictions. But tonight’s low-key concluding episode is the first where there’s any sense that her comedy wings may have drooped at all in the process. That doesn’t mean there aren’t funny scenes, though, including an opening where Aine (Bea) and her sister Shona (Sharon Horgan) each have to wisecrack their way through undignified procedures in hospital. There’s also more on the show’s abiding theme as Aine encourages Shona to talk about her feelings more: “I don’t have as many as you,” Shona protests. “You’ve got 12, I’ve got about two.” DB
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BEST OF THE REST
Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains 9.00pm Comedy Central Jason Manford, Scarlett Moffatt and Dane Baptiste share their embarrassing teenage lives with Rhod.
Craig and Bruno’s Great British Road Trips 8.00pm ITV The Strictly judges end their trip in Scotland. Travel: p136
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing 10.00pm BBC2 Bob and Paul fish for brown trout on the River Test.
Britain’s Puppy Boom: Counting the Cost 10.35pm BBC1
Wednesday Television
Journalists, police (such as DS Norman Briers, pictured) and family members of Nilsen’s victims are among the contributors to Michael Harte’s feature-length film and if the treatment occasionally tends to the sensational, there is no gainsaying the rigour of the research, nor the absorbing nature of the story. The context of mass unemployment and casual homophobia is considered alongside a depiction of Nilsen’s troubled childhood. GABRIEL TATE
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A boom in demand for dogs has caused an animal welfare crisis.
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The Old Man & the Gun 9.00pm BBC1
THE REAL DEAL? Could this painting be by Benjamin West? Fiona Bruce investigates…
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
ART Frustratingly, BBC previews of Fake or Fortune? cut out just before the big reveal, the point where the owner learns whether their artwork is all they had hoped. It’s like watching a detective story up to the scene where Poirot gathers the suspects in a drawing room, but not seeing whodunnit. The culprit in the frame this week is Benjamin West, a big player in the late 18th century and a favourite of King George III, who made the artist his official history painter. Rather wonderfully, Anglesey sheep farmer Huw Lewis has bought a small, scuffed-up, sketchy painting for £50 on eBay that might just be by West, a possible study of the Last Supper for chapels at Windsor Castle. Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould put their little grey cells to work, and along the way we learn a little about Indian yellow, the expensive paint made from the dried urine of cows fed on mango leaves. DB
9.00pm Film4 A poignant crime tale starring Robert Redford as an elderly criminal making his way across 1980s America with fellow cons Tom Waits and Danny Glover. (2018) See page 35
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WEDNESDAY Main Channels DAYTIME BBC1 6.00am Breakfast Louise Minchin, Charlie Stayt. (S) (HD) 9.15 Animal Park A mysterious illness appears to be stopping the rock hyrax mum from feeding her young.
Television Wednesday
Repeated tomorrow 6.30am BBC2 (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 Homes under the Hammer Properties in West Bromwich, Liverpool and Cumbria. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Wanted Down Under Revisited Catching up with the Grahams, who sampled Australia. (R) (S) (HD) 11.45 Caught Red Handed A cruel conman convinces a vulnerable woman to hand over her cash. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt From the National Botanic Garden of Wales in Carmarthenshire. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 1.45 The Coroner 3/10 Series 1. Jane’s quest for the truth puts her own life in danger. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 Impossible Quiz with Rick Edwards. (R) (S) (HD) 3.15 Greatest Escapes to the Country A compilation of memorable properties in Shropshire. (R) (S) (HD) 3.45 Saved and Remade A Swiss clock that caused a couple’s first argument 40 years ago, an upright piano and a collection of skateboards are among the items transformed. (Revised repeat) (S) (HD) 4.30—5.15 The Bidding Room Items include a coinoperated giraffe, a Thomas the Tank Engine pedal car, a dynamite detonator and a bubble gum dispenser repurposed as a lamp. Repeated tomorrow 7.15am BBC2 (S) (HD)
BBC2 6.00am A Matter of Life and Debt A single mother asks for a loan to replace her freezer. (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 8/8 Liz Bonnin relives the spectacle of thousands of cranes descending to feed in a small village in Rajasthan. (R) (S) (HD)
9.00 BBC News (S) (HD) 1.00pm Letterbox Mel Giedroyc hosts. (R) (S) (HD) 2 BBC RED BUTTON 1.20—5.30 Athletics Coverage of the Under-20s World Championships from Nairobi
1.30 Eggheads Quiz hosted by Jeremy Vine. (R) (S) (HD) 2.00 The House That £100k Built A retired couple attempt to build a house from scratch. (R) (S) (HD) 3.00 Make Me a Dealer Paul Martin hosts as the antiques-buying challenge reaches Dorset. (R) (S) (HD) 3.45 Rick Stein’s Seafood Odyssey Rick goes bass fishing in Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. (R) (S) (HD) 4.15—5.15 Ultimate Swarms George McGavin seeks out some of the most impressive swarms. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
ITV 6.00am Good Morning Britain (S) (HD) 9.00 Lorraine Beauty, health and style. (S) (HD) 10.00 This Morning Including Regional Weather (S) (HD) 12.30pm Loose Women Candid conversation. (S) (HD) 1.00 ITV Lunchtime News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 1.30—4.00 LIVE Racing from York Ed Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani present the first day of the Ebor Festival, featuring the Juddmonte International at 3.35, plus races at 1.50, 2.25 and 3.00. (S) (HD)
Channel 4 6.00am Countdown With Julian Clary. (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 Triple bill. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 The Simpsons Selma tells the family she is getting engaged to her prison pen-pal Sideshow Bob. 11.35 Lisa signs up to participate in the future colonisation of Mars (R) (S) (AD) 12.05pm News (S) (HD) 12.10 Junior Bake Off The young contestants create baking illusions that must deceive the eye. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 A New Life in the Sun: Road Trip Fred Sirieix takes to the water to explore Majorca’s coastline. (R) (S) (HD) 2.10 Countdown With Jeremy Thompson. (S) (HD) 3.00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It Henry Cole and Simon O’Brien unearth hidden treasures in Suffolk. (R) (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00 A Place in the Sun The search for a home to retire to around Limoges, France. (R) (S) (HD)
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Fake or Fortune? 9.00pm Fiona and Philip research a work that could be the internet bargain of the century
Jay’s Yorkshire Workshop 9.00pm Jay Blades and his team craft special rewards for deserving people
5.15pm Pointless
5.15pm Flog It!
Quiz presented by Alexander Armstrong.
Revisiting Herstmonceux Castle and Greenwich Royal Naval College, while Paul Martin uncovers the story of Richard Acland in Killerton, Devon.
Executive producers Richard Hague, Tom Blakeson and Tamara Gilder Series editor John Ryan (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 BBC News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 Regional news magazines (S) 7.00 Aberdeen Harbour: Our Lives insight into the running of Aberdeen aAn harbour. One of the UK’s busiest ports, it is now
undergoing a multi-million pound extension involving some of the world’s biggest machines, but its team of engineers, pilots, navigators and boat specialists still have to maintain the daily flow of oil tankers, ferries and fishing boats. See page 80. Director Chris McMillan Executive producers Harry Bell and David Harron (S) (AD) (HD)
7.30 The Bidding Room
Director Vicki Lines; Series producer Louise Hibbins (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games Reeta Chakrabarti, Olga Koch, Andrew Maxwell and Gareth Thomas take part in the game show. (S) (HD)
6.30 The Farmers’ Country Showdown Andy and Tim take their rapeseed oils and sauces to market in Axbridge, Somerset. (Revised repeat) (S) (HD)
7.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Musician pals Emeli Sandé and Naughty Boy seek out antiques with the help of auctioneers Catherine Southon and Charlie Ross. (R) (S) (HD)
8.00 Inside the Factory
Series producer Claire Egerton-Jones Executive producer David Sayer (Revised repeat) (S) (HD)
Series 5. Gregg Wallace visits Leeds to inspect a factory that produces 600 mattresses a day. Cherry Healey meets a sleep scientist to discover the benefits of an afternoon nap, and historian Ruth Goodman reveals how a famous Scandinavian store is responsible for our love affair with the duvet.
8.00 The Repair Shop
Series producer Michael Rees Executive producers Sanjay Singhal and Amanda Lyon (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
The dealers are presented with a beautiful object salvaged from an old theatre, a piece of work thought to be by a celebrated British artist and an old tin box with a clever feature. Presented by Nigel Havers.
Silversmith Brenton West and carpenter Will Kirk team up to restore a treasured trophy dedicated to Welsh rugby legend Tom Evans, which has been passed down through the generations. Sarah brings in the Victorian sewing machine she inherited from an aunt and the experts also set to work on a 100year-old theodolite and a battered 1930s accordion. Series producers Tanveer Bari and Helen Page; Executive producers Rob Butterfield, Hannah Lamb and Alex Raw (Revised rpt) (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Fake or Fortune? Series 9. When Anglesey farmer Huw Lewis a4/4 bought a depiction of the Last Supper on the
internet for just £50, he suspected that he had found something special. After conducting some research, he believes the work to be by Benjamin West, an American artist who settled in Britain in the 18th century and went on to become official history painter to King George III. Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould’s investigation gets off to a promising start when they discover that the monarch commissioned West to paint two images of the Last Supper for the chapels of Windsor Castle. Then, at the Royal Academy of Arts, it becomes clear that one of the preparatory sketches for those works has not been seen for a century. Could Huw’s internet purchase be the missing sketch? See page 81.
9.00 Jay’s Yorkshire Workshop series. 1/6. Members of the public aNew nominate local heroes from across Yorkshire
to receive a bespoke, handmade piece of wooden furniture in recognition of the work they do for their communities. Jay Blades assigns the task of making the items to the three experts in his Bradford workshop. In the first episode, pieces are made for a man who donated half of his liver to a stranger, and for care-home workers who moved in to keep residents safe when the pandemic hit. See page 80. Series producer Kim Rossiter Executive producers Robi Dutta and Emma Walsh (S) (HD)
10.00 Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing 4/6 Series 3. Bob and Paul return to the River Test in Hampshire, arriving during the mayfly hatch — the peak of the trout fishing season. Paul shows Bob how to tie a fly before attempting to catch some brown trout. As the sun starts to set, Bob prepares a riverside picnic for them, and then it’s back to their accommodation, which turns out to be a treehouse set within fields and rolling farmland. Director Robert Gill; Series producer Stephanie Fyfe (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
10.30 Newsnight With Kirsty Wark. (S) (HD)
Director Claire Lewis Executive producer Judith Winnan (S) (AD) (HD)
11.10 Weather (S) (HD)
10.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 10.35 Britain’s Puppy Boom: Counting the Cost
11.15 Midnight Special ★★★★
Vet Fabian Rivers explores the consequences of the boom in demand for puppies during the Covid-19 pandemic. As prices have risen, highly profitable canine fertility clinics have emerged and Fabian’s investigations uncover evidence of some illegal practices. Available on iPlayer since 20 July. Director/Producer Helena Rochester (S) (AD) (HD)
11.35 Ambulance 1/6 Series 7. Crewmates Emily and Jo are the first of the morning shift to be sent to a patient. The person isn’t breathing and they fear they are too late.
drama. Roy and his son, Alton, are on the qSci-fi run from both the authorities and a religious cult
that hails the eight-year-old boy as a messiah. However, Roy believes Alton has special powers and is prepared to risk everything to ensure his super-powered son can fulfil his destiny and reach his true potential. Available on iPlayer for the next 30 days. Review p35. Roy Lucas Alton Meyer Sarah Tomlin Sevier
Michael Shannon Joel Edgerton Jaeden Lieberher Kirsten Dunst Adam Driver
Calvin Meyer Fredrick Elden Doak Levi
Sam Shepard Sean Bridgers David Jensen Bill Camp Scott Haze
Director Jeff Nichols (2015, 12) (S) (W) (HD)
12.35am Weather for the Week Ahead (S) (HD) 12.40—6.00am BBC News (S) (HD)
1.00—3.15am Sign Zone 1.00 Beechgrove Kirsty Wilson visits Scottish lavender growers near Kinross. (R) (S) (HD) 1.30 Secrets of the Museum 2/6. The V&A’s Museum of Childhood prepares for a major refurbishment. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 Wanted: a Simple Life 4/9. A Belfast couple spend a week on the Causeway Coast to live a quieter life. (R) (S) (HD)
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Coronation Street 7.30pm Daisy is rejected by Daniel when she offers to help in an emergency
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Changing Rooms 8.00pm The home front: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen with co-host Anna Richardson
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The Planets 9.00pm Brian Cox focuses on the most remote planets in our solar system
Regional variations BBC1 SCOTLAND 12.35am The Edit 12.50 Weather for the Week Ahead 12.55—6.00 BBC News
BBC SCOTLAND Four contestants face the machine. (R) (S) (HD)
5.00 The Chase Bradley Walsh hosts the quiz show. (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 Regional News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 ITV Evening News Weather (S) (HD) 7.00 Emmerdale Leyla guards a secret. Bernice hatches a plan.
7.00pm The Joy of Painting
5.00pm Come Dine with Me Paralympics Special Paralympic presenter Arthur Williams serves up some international cuisine on day three. (S) (HD)
5.30 The Simpsons Viva Ned Flanders. In Vegas, Homer and Flanders wake up married to waitresses. (R) (S) (AD) 6.00 Wild Barts Can’t Be Broken. Homer and his friends vandalise the town. (R) (S) (AD)
Writer Sharon Marshall Cast Tuesday and Thursday Repeated tomorrow 8am and 12.30pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
6.30 Hollyoaks
7.30 Coronation Street
Writer Alan Flanagan Cast Tue/Fri This week’s episodes directed by Tim Hopewell Shown yesterday 7pm E4 Repeated tomorrow 6.30am E4 Next episode follows on E4 (S) (AD) (HD)
Fiz and Tyrone take Hope to the police station. Adam Barlow Samuel Robertson Bernie Winter Jane Hazlegrove Daniel Osbourne Rob Mallard Gemma Winter Dolly-Rose Campbell Hope Stape Isabella Flanagan Chesney Brown Sam Aston Ryan Connor Ryan Prescott Emma Brooker Alexandra Mardell Daisy Midgeley Charlotte Jordan Liam Connor Charlie Wrenshall Ronnie Bailey Vinta Morgan Maria Connor Samia Longchambon James Bailey Nathan Graham Steve McDonald Simon Gregson Michael Bailey Ryan Russell Tracy McDonald Kate Ford Grace Vickers Kate Spencer Custody officer Jo Gerard Imran Habeeb Charlie de Melo Fish supplier David J Peel Toyah Battersby Georgia Taylor Solicitor Susan Jayne-Robinson Aggie Bailey Lorna Laidlaw Youth court judge Heather Phoenix Writer Sam Holdsworth More cast Mon This week’s episodes directed by Dominic Keavey and Amanda Mealing, produced by Iain MacLeod Rptd tomorrow 8.30am and 1pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Craig and Bruno’s Great British Road Trips 6/6. The dancing petrolheads complete their tour with a drive through some spectacular Scottish scenery, stopping off for a Highland Games masterclass, before making their way along the breathtaking road to Loch Etive, which featured in the James Bond film Skyfall. Series director/producer Oli Tridgell (S) (AD) (HD)
Your RT Travel: page 136
8.30 Coronation Street Ryan tackles Daisy about their misunderstanding. Writer Ella Greenhill Repeated tomorrow 9am and 1.30pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Undeniable 1/2. Psychological crime drama. Years after she witnessed the murder of her mother, Jane Phillips identifies Andrew Rawlins as the killer. But although Jane proves an unreliable witness, the seemingly innocent Rawlins also provides contradictory evidence. See page 80.
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DCI Maurice Jones Karl Shiels DS Vikram Singh Shashi Rami Young Jane Libby Dunne Miss Maclean Nika McGuigan Young Annie Alisha Kelly Zoe Phoebe Strickland Elliot Robert Farrelly Max Rawlins Robert Thompson Hospital manager John Harding Antenatal nurse Lucy Cray-Miller
Writer Chris Lang; Producer Jeremy Gwilt Director John Strickland (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 ITV News at Ten Weather; Regional News and Weather (S) (HD)
Sienna tries to trick Summer into confessing.
7.00 Channel 4 News Sport; Weather (S) (HD) 8.00 Changing Rooms New series. 1/6. The home interior design show returns, hosted by Laurence LlewelynBowen and Anna Richardson. Homeowners — this week, in Swansea — work against the clock to renovate a room in each other’s houses. See p80.
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9.00 George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations George meets Gordon and his partner a5/6. Lisa as they take on a challenging renovation to create their first home together. Three Ways Farm near Stockport has been in Gordon’s family since the 1950s, and the couple aim to transform the old cattle shed and milking parlour into a living space. See page 80. Series producers Tom Cullum and Mike Ratcliffe; Exec producers Tania Fallon, Rebecca Mulraine Rptd Thu 7pm 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 This Way Up Series 2. The approach of the first Covid a6/6 lockdown casts a shadow over events, and a tragic loss has lasting repercussions for Aine. The whole series is available online at All 4. See p81. Aine Shona Richard Charlotte Bradley Davis Kiri Judy Dr Quinn
Aisling Bea Sharon Horgan Tobias Menzies Indira Varma Kadiff Kirwan Ewan Bailey Jasmyn Banks Tessa Bell-Briggs Caoimhe Farren
Etienne Tom Theresa Dr Kumar Nurse Kirwan James Emma Julie Shelley
Dorian Grover Ricky Grover Dystin Johnson Sunil Patel Lisa Davina Phillip Ekow Quartey Ambreen Razia Sophie Stone Harriet Webb
Writer Aisling Bea; Director Alex Winckler; Producer Gavin O’Grady Repeated Friday 4.20am 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
10.35 Flights from Hell: Caught on Camera Dramatic footage from airports and aeroplanes. Director/Producer Chris McMillan (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
11.35 Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back Gordon hopes to inject some life into Vasi’s Restaurant and Bar in Connecticut. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
Bob Ross demonstrates how to paint a rugged group of mountains. (R) (S)
7.30 Pubs, Ponds and Power: the Story of the Village London. Ben Robinson explores the “city of villages”, London, with recent years having seen the creation of a new breed of urban villages such as Crouch End and Walthamstow. Repeated 1.20am (R) (S) (HD)
8.00 Earth from Space 4/4. Changing Planet. Satellite cameras circling high above the Earth provide remarkably precise footage of what is going on far below them. In one of the multitude of mushrooming cities, a man feeds thousands of parakeets, while an orangutan and her offspring battle for survival in a threatened Sumatran forest. Producer Barny Revill; Series producer Chloe Sarosh Repeated 1.50am (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 The Planets 5/5. Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds Professor Brian Cox reaches the outer limits of the solar system in the final chapter of his cosmic survey. Little was known about Uranus and Neptune until 1976 when, thanks to a rare alignment of the planets, Voyager 2 flew past them and discovered that these ice worlds were far more active than we had ever imagined.
7.30—8.00pm Gareth Edwards’s Great Welsh Adventure: Gareth and his wife trade their boat engine for a horse
BBC2 WALES 7.00pm The Wedding Dress Shop: a woman who wants a Game of Thrones-inspired dress 7.30 The Bidding Room 8.00—9.00 Land of the Wild: after Dark
BBC1 NORTHERN IRELAND 7.30—8.00pm Barra on the Foyle: Barra Best joins a group of people practising ice water therapy on the River Roe
9/10 Series 2. Architects. Emotional reactions threaten age-old plans, while a deadly discovery is made under the Martian dust. (HD) 10.25 10/10. Singularity. Violent encounters mean that not everyone will go home. 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 Space Dive Following Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking parachute jump in 2012, when he became the first person to freefall through the sound barrier, reaching an estimated speed of 843mph.
12 midnight Home Shopping (HD) 3.00am FYI Extra Entertainment news. (HD) 3.15 Nightscreen Text information. (HD) 5.05—6.00am Tipping Point (R) (S) (SL) (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
BBC4 F’view 9/HD 106 F’sat 107 Sky 116 Virgin 107
Series director Christian Watt Series producer Cassie Bennitt (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
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12.20am Opera Italia 2/3. Viva Verdi. Antonio Pappano explores the significance of Verdi, whose works are the backbone of the international opera scene. Concludes tomorrow 12.50am. (R) (S) (HD) 1.20 Pubs, Ponds and Power: the Story of the Village Shown 7.30pm (S) (HD) 1.50 Earth from Space Shown 8pm (S) (AD) (HD) 2.45—3.45am The Planets
Harry Redknapp and his team of England football legends set off on a road trip across Europe for a rematch with old rivals Germany.
12 midnight—3.00am Nightscreen
Director Martin Johnson; Exec producer Andrew Cohen First shown BBC2 Signed rpt 2.45am (S) (AD) (HD)
12.25am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Gordon aids a failing Greek restaurant in Queens, New York (R) (S) 1.15 Couples Come Dine with Me Three pairs of partners from the south of London take part. (R) (S) (HD) 2.10 Undercover Boss USA The CEO of Build-a-Bear Workshop goes under cover in her company. (R) (S) (HD) 3.00 The Handmaid’s Tale 9/13 Series 2. The Waterfords embark on a diplomatic trip abroad. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 4.05 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces A futuristic home designed to save space. (R) (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 4.55 Location, Location, Location Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer visit Greater Manchester. (R) (S) (HD) 5.50—6.00am Kirstie’s House of Craft With Sam Thompson and Debbie McGee. (Revised rpt) (S) (HD)
10.45 Harry’s Heroes: Euro Having a Laugh Again!
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4.00pm Tipping Point
7.00pm Getting Hitched Asian Style 8.00 Right Here 8.30 Rewind 1980s 9.00 The Nine 10.00 FILM: Not Another Happy Ending 11.40 Scotland Made Me 11.55—12 midnight Tune
Producers Colin Barr and Gary Hunter (R) (S) (HD)
Shown 9pm (S) (SL) (AD) (HD)
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Car Pound Cops: Give Me My Car Back! 8.00pm Will gets to work
Don’t Hate the Playaz 10.05pm
Agatha Christie’s Poirot 8.00pm
New Tricks 9.40pm Danny and Sasha
Katherine Ryan joins in the fun
The sleuth meets Virginie Mesnard
look into an Italian immigrant’s death
F’view 5/HD 105 F’sat 105 Sky 105 Virgin 154/HD 105 5.35am Milkshake! See page 86 9.15 New. Jeremy Vine (S) (HD) 11.15 Room to Improve Dermot Bannon blends a 1970s theme with a modern design. (S) (HD) 12.15pm 5 News (S) (HD) 12.20 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Ben heads to the island of Rathlin, where he stays with a former executive who turned his back on corporate life. (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 (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! Gold (S) (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 A Touch of Frost (S) (AD) (HD) 12.40pm Heartbeat (S) (AD) 1.45 Classic Emmerdale: double bill. Viv ruins a romantic meal, then Chris finds the lorries have been sabotaged (S) 2.50 Classic Coronation Street: double bill. Nita annoys Maud, then Les looks forward to his compensation (S) 3.50 Wycliffe (S) (HD) 4.55 Midsomer Murders (S) (AD)
Freeview 20 Freesat 158 Sky 143 Virgin 130 7.25am Doctor Finlay (S) 8.25 The Bill (S) 9.30 Classic Holby City (HD) 10.55 Classic Casualty: Harry is forced out of his job 12 noon The Bill (S) (HD) 1.00pm Classic EastEnders 2.20 Peak Practice (S) 3.20 Bergerac (S) 4.20 Dangerfield (S) 5.20 Birds of a Feather: Chris tries to escape (S)
6.00pm Celebrity Catchphrase
6.55pm Downton Abbey
6.40 As Time Goes By
Stephen Mulhern welcomes James Jordan, Fiona Wade and Louis Walsh. (S) (HD)
5/9 Series 6. Edith agrees to a date with Bertie Pelham. Continues tomorrow 7pm.
Lionel decides to sell the country house. (S)
Cast on Tuesday (S) (AD) (HD)
7.20 Last of the Summer Wine A message in a bottle intrigues Truly. (S)
6.30pm 5 Star Repeated 6pm (S) (AD) (HD) 1.45 New. Neighbours Rptd 5.30pm (S) (AD) (HD)
2.15 New. Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con Feature-length thriller starring Candace Cameron Bure. Aurora and her fiancé investigate when one of her mother’s clients is murdered. (S) (W) (HD) 4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun In Benidorm, drag artist James wants to update his Amy Winehouse outfit. (S) (HD)
7.00 Superstore 15/21 Series 5. Garrett tries to con Glenn into giving him paid time off. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.30 16/21. Cloud 9 employees experience problems with the new app. (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Bob’s Burgers
8.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot The Chocolate Box. The sleuth returns to Belgium for the first time since the war, only to find a murder case needs to be solved. Guest-starring Anna Chancellor. (S) (AD) (HD)
6.00pm Hi-de-Hi! Ted and Spike act out the French Revolution in the swimming pool. (S)
8.00 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries A Great Deliverance. After a farmer is found decapitated, aristocratic detective Inspector Lynley is assigned to the case with a new partner, DS Barbara Havers. (S)
9.00 Long Lost Family
Nicolette learns about Chloe’s drunken night and David and Aaron’s deception.
Series 3. The Belchers go to Florida to visit Linda’s parents. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.30 The Belchers compete against the Pestos in a TV game show. (S) (AD) (HD)
1/7 Series 8. Helping a man whose last contact with his father was a phone call from America when he was six. (S) (AD) (HD)
Det Insp Thomas Lynley Det Sgt Barbara Havers Deborah St James Simon St James Helen Clyde
Shown 1.45pm Repeated 6pm 5 Star (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 New. Love Island
10.05 Ladies of Letters
6.00 Home and Away
Relationship-based reality show. (S) (HD)
9.40 New Tricks
Nikau suffers due to his actions.
10.05 Don’t Hate the Playaz
5.00pm 5 News (S) (HD) 5.30 Neighbours
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
Ep 8 Series 3. Maya Jama, Katherine Ryan and Harry Pinero go up against Lady Leshurr, Desiree Burch and IAMDDB. (S) (HD)
10.50 Family Guy
In Coventry, security guard Mo follows a drug addict who targets the centre almost every day. This time, he’s stolen expensive Valentine’s Day chocolates.
Series 19. Stewie finally says his first word, but it’s a rude one. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.20 Series 13. Brian goes to obedience classes and Chris makes a friend. (S) (AD) (HD)
Directors James Hilton, Ben Cotton, Philip Shotton and Kevin Forde (S) (HD) Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
11.45 American Dad!
8.00 New. Car Pound Cops: Give Me My Car Back! 2/8. Following the work of recovery crews as they trace, track and tow vehicles driven illegally on Britain’s roads. Director Calum Farmer (S) (HD)
Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD) DOCUMENTARY OF THE WEEK
9.00 New. The Railway Killers 3/3. Looking back to 1997, when John Duffy finally confessed to police that he had an accomplice, David Mulcahy, nine years after he had been sentenced to life in prison for murder and rape. (S) (HD)
10.00 A&E after Dark A scooter accident leaves an 18-year-old with severe injuries and a student breaks his ankle running away from a chihuahua. Directors Selina Lewis and Simon Bowyer (S) (HD)
11.05 101 Body Shockers Counting down some of the most bizarre aspects of the human body. Exec producers Jason Wells and Elaine Hackett (S) (HD)
12.05am Hoarders: Junk Apocalypse (S) (HD) 1.00 New. Casino (S) (HD) 3.00 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 3.10 Room to Improve (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 (S) (SL) Channel 5+1 Freeview 45 Freesat 128 Sky 205 Virgin 155
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Series 13. Roger and Klaus have a secret affair after going on a date. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15am Snot becomes a summer camp counsellor-in-training. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.40 Buffering (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 Bob’s Burgers (S) (AD) (HD) 2.05 Superstore (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S) (HD) 3.25—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 The Champions (S) 7.05 Robin of Sherwood (S) 8.15 The Avengers (S) (SL) (HD) 9.20 The Sweeney (S) 10.30 Minder (S) (AD) 11.35 The Champions (S) 12.45pm LIVE Snooker: the afternoon session on day three of the British Open, where first-round matches include Barry Hawkins v Luca Brecel and Stuart Bingham v Robert Milkins (S) (HD) 5.00 Hot Shots (S) (HD) 5.05 River Monsters (S) (HD) 5.40 The Big Match Revisited: action from September 1974, including Newcastle Utd v West Ham Utd and Manchester City v Leeds Utd (S) (HD) 6.45pm LIVE Snooker The evening session on day three of the British Open, featuring the opening second-round matches, played over the best of five frames. Jill Douglas presents, with analysis from Stephen Hendry, Alan McManus, Neal Foulds and Ken Doherty, commentary by David Hendon and Phil Yates, and reports from Rob Walker. (S) (HD) 11.00 New. World Rally Highlights The WRC Renties Ypres Rally Belgium. (S) (HD) 12 midnight Car Crash Global: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 1.00am The Sweeney (S) (SL) 2.00 River Monsters: a search for the bull shark in South Africa (S) (AD) (HD) 2.35—3.00am Nightscreen (HD)
ITV4 +1 Freesat 118 Sky 220 Virgin 175
5/10 Series 1. Vera is shocked to hear that Irene was injured and arrested. (S) 10.35 6/10. A mix-up leads to a police raid on Vera’s house. Continues tomorrow 10pm. Cast on Monday (S)
11.05 The Bay 3/6 Series 1. Lisa is worried that Sean might be involved when Nick, the main suspect, goes missing. Continues tomorrow 11pm. DS Lisa Armstrong Sean Meredith Nicholas Mooney Margaret Foley Penny Armstrong Jess Meredith Sam Hesketh Abbie Armstrong Vincent Chapman
Morven Christie Jonas Armstrong Matthew McNulty Tracie Bennett Lindsey Coulson Chanel Cresswell Louis Greatorex Imogen King Adam Long
More cast tomorrow (S) (AD) (HD) 12.05am A Touch of Frost (S) (AD) (HD) 2.25—2.30am 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: renovations cause drama (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Buying and Selling (S) (HD) 9.00 LittleBe (HD) 12 noon Be Beautiful (S) (AD) (HD) 12.10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta (S) (HD) 1.10 Sam and Billie: the Mummy Diaries (S) (AD) (HD) 2.10 The Only Way Is Essex: Diags tries to help Arg and Dan (S) (HD) 3.10 New. Little Women: LA First shown on Lifetime (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 Masters of Flip Kourtney and Dave Wilson get to work on a ranch. (S) (HD) 7.00 Buying and Selling A couple who have outgrown their starter home. (S) (HD) 8.00 Dinner Date Anu from London. (S) (HD) 9.00 Botched A mother-of-three prays her nose problems are not life-threatening. (S) (HD) 10.00 Paul Nassif performs a rhinoplasty on a woman who had her first one at 12. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Chrisley Knows Best Chloe’s new imaginary friend is annoying Todd. (S) (HD) 11.30 Faye takes Grayson fishing. (S) (HD) 11.55 The Only Way Is Essex Rumours about Megan’s behaviour circulate. (S) (HD)
Nathaniel Parker Sharon Small Amanda Ryan Anthony Calf Emma Fielding
9/10 Series 10. Roots. Feathers are ruffled when DCI Sasha Miller arrives to take over the running of Ucos. A long-hidden murder weapon is unearthed on an allotment in west London and the team sets about investigating the ritualistic killing of an Italian immigrant 25 years earlier. (S) (AD) (HD) Steve McAndrew Danny Griffin DCI Sasha Miller Gerry Standing DAC Robert Strickland
Denis Lawson Nicholas Lyndhurst Tamzin Outhwaite Dennis Waterman Anthony Calf
10.50 Bad Girls 8/13 Series 2. Babes behind Bars Dominic is shaken by Zandra’s test results, Crystal’s relationship with Josh falters and Shell’s reunion with her mother dredges up traumatic events from the past. 12.05am Dalziel & Pascoe: a TV star’s body is found 2.00—4.00am Kavanagh QC (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 Timber Kings (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 Secret France (S) (AD) (HD) 6.00pm QI XL With guests Johnny Vegas, Ronni Ancona and Jimmy Carr. (S) (HD) 7.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With Rick Edwards, Scarlett Moffatt, Naga Munchetty and David O’Doherty. (HD) 7.40 Would I Lie to You? (S) (HD) 8.20 QI Guests include Bill Bailey. (S) (HD) 9.00 QI XL With guests Colin Lane, Sarah Millican and Noel Fielding. (S) (HD) 10.00 Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable (S) (HD) 11.00 Taskmaster 6/10 Series 6. The contestants face challenges involving snowglobes and rubber ducks. (S) (HD)
12.45—1.00am FYI Extra (HD)
12 midnight Mock the Week (S) 12.40am Have I Got a Bit More News for You (S) (HD) 1.40 Would I Lie to You? (S) (HD) 2.15 QI (S) (HD) 2.45 Insert Name Here: Christmas Special (S) (HD) 3.30—4.00am Last Stop Garage (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) 11.55 Entertainment News 12 noon Law & Order (S) 6.00pm NCIS Series 15. Evidence reveals that a team member is a hitman’s latest target (S) (AD) 6.55 Entertainment News 7.00 NCIS: triple bill. Series 15. Gibbs attends the memorial service for a friend lost at sea 8.00 Series 16. The team searches for Director Vance 9.00 A navy lieutenant is found murdered in his hot tub (S) (AD) 9.55 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: four episodes (S)
Navy SEALs 9.00pm Lt Hawkins
Andre da Costa discuss their eco-build
(Charlie Sheen) makes a discovery
Freeview 18 Freesat 124 Sky 136 Virgin 147/HD 195 8.55am Kirstie’s Vintage Gems: personalised wedding invitations (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: in Northamptonshire (S) (AD) (HD)
Freeview 32 Freesat 132 Sky 150 Virgin 187/HD 150 9.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 9.30 Traffic Cops: double bill (S) (HD) 11.35 Trucking Hell (S) (AD) (HD) 12.35pm FILM Sierra HH Western starring Wanda Hendrix (S) 2.20 FILM Decision at Sundown HH Western starring Randolph Scott (S) 4.00 Trucking Hell (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Traffic Cops: on the Edge (S) (HD)
6.55pm Escape to the Château: DIY
6.00pm Traffic Cops
Billy and his father level a patio so it can pass health and safety regulations. (S) (AD) (HD)
In Halifax, a pursuit of an uninsured driver ends in a devastating collision. (S) (HD)
7.55 Grand Designs
7.00 Police Interceptors
Kevin McCloud revisits a timber eco-house in the Kent countryside. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Emergency Helicopter Medics A man suffers a rare, and extremely serious, complete knee dislocation while playing football. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 11.05 24 Hours in A&E A man arrives with knife wounds. (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) 3.20—3.50am Food Unwrapped: with a look at crayfish trapping (S) (AD) (HD) More4 +1 Freeview 86 Freesat 125 Sky 236 Virgin 196 13
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 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 22/23 Series 2. Penny makes a revelation. (AD) 6.30 23/23. Leonard is forced to consider whether he still has a future with Penny. (AD) 7.00 New. Hollyoaks Summer’s plan continues to unravel. Cast pp73/103 Repeated tomorrow 6.30pm Channel 4 (AD)
7.30 The Big Bang Theory 18/24 Series 12 Halley’s fear of the dark leads to both an opportunity and conflict. (AD) 8.00 New. Below Deck: Mediterranean Hannah fights to maintain control under the weight of a stressful season. (AD) 9.00 Gogglebox Opinions on Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and Mare of Easttown. (AD) 10.00 Reactions to Simply Nigella, Top Gear, The Yorkshire Vet and The Savoy. (AD) 11.05 Naked Attraction Two contestants from Yorkshire look for love. (AD) 12.05am First Dates (AD) 1.10 Gogglebox (AD) 2.10 Naked Attraction (AD) 3.05 Rick and Morty (AD) 3.55 How I Met Your Mother (AD) 4.45—6.00am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
E4 +1 Freeview 29 Freesat 123 Sky 235 Virgin 146
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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 Scorpion 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
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 Sir John Eliot Gardiner Conducts Mendelssohn and Schumann (HD) 9.00 Auction (HD) 10.00 Discovering: Sissy Spacek (S) (HD) 11.00 The Adventurers of Modern Art (S) (HD) 12 noon Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams (S) (HD) 1.00pm Auction (S) (HD) 2.00 Discovering: Alan Rickman (S) (HD) 3.00 Fake! The Great Masterpiece Challenge (S) (HD) 4.00 Music Icons (S) (HD) 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star (HD) 5.00 Auction (S) (HD)
6.00pm Discovering: Harrison Ford A profile of the American actor. (S) (HD)
7.00 Portrait Artist of the Year 2020 Sitters include Sir Trevor McDonald. (S) (HD)
8.00 Landscape Artist of the Year 2019 The finalists complete. (S) (HD)
with Charlie Sheen, Michael q Thriller Biehn and Joanne Whalley-Kilmer.
9.00 Cameras follows the winner. (S) (HD)
11.15 The Patriot HHH
10.30 Mick Jagger and Princess Margaret: Urban Myths (S) (HD) 11.00 Frank Sinatra: the Voice of America Profile of the singer. (S) (AD) (HD)
Director Lewis Teague (1990, 15) (S) (HD)
Two artists convert a library van. (S) (AD) (HD)
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Officers raid the home of a suspected cannabis grower. (S) (HD) 8.00 James and Dan assist colleagues who are chasing a stolen car. (S) (HD)
1.50am Rookie Blue: double bill. The officers search for Ted McDonald, then Andy is attacked at Traci’s (S) 3.30 Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) 3.55—4.00am Entertainment News
Paul McCartney: Urban Myths 10.00pm The Beatle (Tom Connor)
Period war drama starring Mel Gibson as a widower and committed pacifist, who is reluctantly dragged into the American War of Independence.
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Director Roland Emmerich (2000, 15) (S) (HD) 2.25pm Frontline Police 24/7 (S) (HD)
3.25 Fights, Camera, Action!: a ferocious fight breaks out (S) (AD) (HD) 4.10—5.00am 999: 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: Home or Away 11.30 A Place in the Sun 1.30pm Come Dine with Me 4.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 5.00 A New Life in the Sun: Road Trip: Fred Sirieix visits Mallorca 6.00pm A Place in the Sun A couple look for a holiday home in Brittany. 7.00 Looking for a home to retire to in the French countryside around Limoges. 8.00 The Secret Life of the Zoo Ep 2 Series 10. Giant otters Icana and Tarubu give birth to four pups after losing their first litter just a few months ago. See choice, p70. (AD) 9.00 Children of 9/11: Our Story As the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks draws near, this documentary tells the stories of six young people whose fathers were killed in the attacks. See choice, p61. Shown Mon 9pm C4 (AD) 11.00 RT CHOICE Changing Rooms 1/6 The interior design challenge returns. Two homeowners in Swansea work against the clock to renovate a room in each other’s houses, with help from Laurence LlewelynBowen, Russell Whitehead and Jordan Cluroe. See p80. Shown 8pm C4 (AD) 12 midnight RT CHOICE George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations See page 80 Shown 9pm Channel 4 (AD) 1.05am Jonnie’s Blade Camp: double bill (AD) 3.15 Location, Location, Location: 20 Years and Counting 4.15—4.45am The Simpsons: Homer and Flanders go wild in Vegas
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 6.55 Judge Judy 9.00 Medium: Allison suspects that a spirit has possessed Ariel 10.00 CSI: Miami: a businessman is murdered (HD) 11.00 Unsolved Mysteries 11.55 Judge Judy 2.00am Medium 3.00 CSI: Miami (HD) 4.00 Bondi Rescue 5.00—6.00am Matlock
10.00 Paul McCartney: Urban Myths Comedy drama starring Tom Connor. (S) (HD)
1.00am Jeff Daniels: Off Camera (S) (HD) 2.15 Comedy Legends (S) (HD) 3.10 Salman Rushdie, Death on a Trail: a profile of the writer (S) (HD) 4.10 Cheltenham Literature Festival 2020 (S) (HD) 5.05—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 (S) (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 Hitler’s Propaganda Machine (S) (HD) 5.00 The World at War (S) (HD) 6.00pm Antiques Roadshow (S) (HD) 7.00 Great British Railway Journeys From Motherwell to Linlithgow. (S) (HD) 7.30 From Stirling to Pitlochry. (S) (HD) 8.00 Bangers and Cash A Jensen Interceptor and a Jensen Healey. (S) (HD) 9.00 ’Allo ’Allo! Helga tells Von Strohm that the stolen money was forged. 9.35 Herr Flick arrests Leclerc. 10.05 René escapes exploding Christmas puddings but gets embroiled in another plot. 10.35 René and the Resistance attempt to smuggle the airmen back to England. (S) 11.05 The Two Ronnies Classic comedy sketches, with music by Georgie Fame. (S) 11.55 With singer Chelsea Brown. (S) 12.45—3.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD)
Yesterday +1 Sky 255 Virgin 200
Really
17
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 New. 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 Dr Pimple Popper (HD) 10.00 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners (HD) 11.00 Ghost Adventures (HD) 1.00am Most Haunted: from Hodroyd Hall (HD) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 5.00—6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea
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 Go Skint (S) (HD) 9.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 10.00 Filthy House SOS (HD) 11.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts (S) (HD) 12 noon Traffic Cops (S) (HD) 2.00pm Police Interceptors (S) (HD) 5.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (S) (HD) 6.00pm Neighbours Nicolette learns about the drunken night. Shown 5.30pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 6.30 New. Home and Away Bella struggles with interaction. Rptd tomorrow 6pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Caught on Camera: Funniest Moments Internet-sourced videos. (S) (HD) 8.00 Meghan at 40: the Climb to Power A profile of the Duchess of Sussex. (S) (HD) 9.00 FILM Pretty Woman HHHH Romantic comedy starring Richard Gere. A high-flying businessman falls for a prostitute. (S) (HD) 11.30 FILM Sleeping with the Enemy HHH Thriller starring Julia Roberts. (S) (HD) 1.35am Babies 24/7: the Maternity Ward (S) (HD) 2.35 999: Critical Condition: a patient suffers a cardiac arrest (S) (HD) 3.30 Neighbours (S) (AD) (HD) 3.55—4.00am Entertainment News (HD)
5 Star +1 Freesat 141 Sky 228 Virgin 186
5 Select
55
Wednesday Television
Grand Designs 7.55pm Mimi and
Freeview (HD only) 55 Freesat 133 Sky 153 Virgin 152 9.00am Entertainment News 9.10 Morning Show Mysteries: Mortal Mishaps 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 A couple expecting their first baby race to finish their home. 6.30 A downstairs bungalow in Ballybrack. 7.00 Secrets of the National Trust with Alan Titchmarsh Alan visits Stowe. 8.00 Egyptian Tomb Hunting Tony Robinson goes on a journey across Egypt. 9.00 The Great Plague: Decimation Xand van Tulleken heads to St Bart’s hospital. 10.00 The Great Fire: Death and Destruction The worst day of the inferno. 11.00 Egypt’s Secret Tomb: Revealed 12 midnight Egypt’s Unexplained Files 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: double bill 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 BBC News 1.00pm BBC News at One 1.30 BBC News 6.00 BBC News at Six 6.30 Sportsday 6.45 BBC News 7.00 Outside Source 8.00 BBC News 10.30 Papers 10.45 BBC News 11.30 Papers 12 midnight Newsday 12.30am HARDtalk 1.00 Newsday 1.30 Our World 2.00 BBC News 2.30 Global Questions 3.00 BBC News 3.30 Click 4.00 BBC News 4.30 HARDtalk 5.00 World News 5.30—6.00am World Business Report
FREEVIEW channels continue overleaf: Film channels on p88
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WEDNESDAY Freeview, satellite CHILDREN’S Milkshake! on C5 Full listings for Channel 5 are on p84
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 7.45 Circle Square 8.00 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 9.05—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 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 Goldilocks & the Three Bears 12.45pm Go Jetters 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 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 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 Skin Deep 8.00 Ninja Express 8.15 Odd Squad 8.30 Danny & Mick 8.45 Step Up to the Plate 9.15 Tracy Beaker’s The Movie of Me 10.25 Horrible Histories 10.55 Dragons: Defenders of Berk 11.15 Danger Mouse 11.40 Shaun the Sheep 11.45 Class Dismissed 12 noon Andy and the Band 12.15pm Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Brain 12.25 All at Sea 12.55 Dumping Ground 1.10 Mustangs FC 2.00 The Next Step 2.20 Dumping Ground 2.50 Andy and the Band 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 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: Riders of Berk 6.25 Little Roy 6.40 Horrible Histories 7.05 The Next Step 7.30 Secret Life of Boys 7.55 Tracy Beaker 8.05 Do Try This at Home 8.20 New. Nikki Lilly Meets 8.30—9.00pm Lagging
CITV
203
Freeview 203 Freesat 602 Sky 612 Virgin 734 6.00am Gormiti 3D 6.25 NinjaGo 6.50 Mr Magoo 7.20 Teen Titans Go! 8.20 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 Ben 10 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 6.00 Captain Underpants 6.25 Mission Employable 6.30 Teen Titans Go! 7.10 Detention Adventure 7.35 Dave Spud 8.25 Don’t Unleash the Beast 8.55—9.00pm Dare Master
FREEVIEW channels continued from overleaf
Marked Man: Martin Luther King and the FBI 8.55pm
PBS America
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F’view 84 (1-11pm only) F’sat 155 Sky 174 Virgin 273 8.00am Beautiful Serengeti 8.30 Nazi Hunters 9.30 Shooting the War 10.45 Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began 11.55 The War 1.00pm Europe’s Waterways 2.00 Nazi Hunters 2.55 Shooting the War 4.15 Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began 5.30 The War 6.35pm Nazi Hunters 3/8 How German housewife Beate Klarsfeld helped capture Gestapo officer Klaus Barbie, whose war crimes earned him the nickname the Butcher of Lyon. 7.35 Shooting the War 3/3 Series 1. Amateur footage of the Second World War filmed by British and German women, including the bombing of Dortmund. 8.55 Marked Man: Martin Luther King and the FBI The story of how the civil rights leader was subjected to a campaign of intimidation by J Edgar Hoover, looking at the implications of his persecution. 9.55 The War 13/14 Series 1 The Allies discover the Nazi concentration camps. 11.00 Nazi Hunters As 6.35pm. 12 midnight Shooting the War 1.20am Marked Man: Martin Luther King and the FBI 2.15 The War 3.10—4.00am Europe’s Waterways 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) 7.00 Henry VIII and the King’s Men (HD) 10.00 Combat Ships (HD) 12 noon Battle of Okinawa in Colour (HD) 1.00pm The Pacific War in Colour (HD) 3.00 Gallipoli (HD) 5.00pm Big Cat Country 1/6 Nathan Pilcher and Sam Davies have spent years filming lions in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley. This is their story and an intimate portrait of three dynasties of lions. 6.00 2/6. With their leader badly wounded, the Hollywood lionesses retreat and regroup. The MK females use their feminine wiles to distract the band of bachelors. 7.00 3/6. With the Hollywood lionesses hiding in the north, the four nomadic males turn south. Meanwhile, the nomads attempt a pride takeover. 8.00 4/6. Wildlife cameraman Nathan Pilcher captures an unprecedented 24/7 film of the ultimate lion soap opera. 9.00 5/6. The lionesses from the Hollywood pride are in trouble, with intruders occupying their hunting grounds and the four nomad lions blocking their path home. 10.00 6/6. The Hollywood lionesses face off against the nomad brothers. (HD) 11.00 As 5pm. 12 midnight Big Cat Country (HD) 5.00—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 as 1pm 8.00 Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (AD) (HD) 9.00 Wheeler Dealers (HD) 10.00 Supertruckers (HD) 11.00 World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides (HD) 12 noon Outback Opal Hunters (HD) 1.00pm Plane Reclaimers (AD) (HD) 2.00 Combat Dealers (HD) 3.00 Salvage Hunters 5.00 Outback Truckers (HD) 6.00 Wheeler Dealers: on the Road 7.00 New. Cycling (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 9.00 New. Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (HD) 10.00 The Repair Shop (HD) 10.30 New. EFL (HD) 12 midnight Fantomworks (AD) (HD) 1.00am Fifth Gear (HD) 2.00 American Chopper (HD) 3.00 as 6pm 4.00 Mighty Ships (HD) 5.00— 6.00am How It’s Made (HD)
7.00am Highway Patrol (AD) 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 (HD) 2.00 Nothing to Declare (AD) 3.00 Stargate SG-1 4.00 Stargate Atlantis 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 3.00 Highway Patrol (AD) 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 (HD) 3.00 Building the Dream (HD) 4.00 DIY SOS: the Big Build 5.00 A Place in the Sun (AD) (HD) 7.00 Escape to the Country (HD) 9.00 Nate and Jeremiah by Design: two interior design experts come to the aid of troubled homeowners (HD) 10.00 Good Bones (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. Beachfront Bargain Hunt (HD)
HGTV +1 Sky 258 Virgin 290
ALL PROGRAMMES ON THE ABOVE CHANNELS ARE REPEATS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
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Big Cat Country 5.00pm
Lions in the Luangwa Valley
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 (AD) 1.00pm Family Fortunes (AD) 2.30 Deal or No Deal (AD) 4.00 The Chase (HD) 5.00 Pointless (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Pointless Celebrities: with Ben Cohen, Kyran Bracken, Zoe Salmon, Dani Harmer, Patrick Baladi, Ewen MacIntosh, Cheryl Fergison and Ricky Groves (HD) 7.00 The Chase: hosted by Bradley Walsh 11.00 Bullseye: quiz that tests contestants’ skill at darts and their general knowledge 12 midnight The Chase: four editions (HD) 4.00am Wheel of Fortune (AD) 5.00—6.00am Bullseye: double bill
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 8.00pm Nate goes west
Sky 1 Sky 106 Virgin 110/HD 109 BT 340/HD 355 6.00am Futurama (S) (AD) 7.00 Animal 999 (S) (HD) 8.00 Monkey Business (S) (AD) 9.00 Motorway Patrol (S) (AD) 10.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder 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: double bill (S) (HD) 5.00 The Simpsons (S) (HD) 6.30pm The Simpsons Homer becomes Mr Burns’s assistant. 7.00 Selma dates Troy McClure. 7.30 Kirk Douglas guests. (S) (HD) 8.00 New. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 8/15 Series 6. The team heads to the Old West on an alien-finding mission. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Prodigal Son 11/13 Series 2. Malcolm is in a race against time to track down multiple killers. See p81. (S) (HD) 10.00 Rob and Romesh vs the NFL 2/6. The duo meet American football players. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 The Losers H Action adventure starring Zoë Saldana. An elite special ops unit sets out for payback against a CIA operative. (W) (HD) 12.55am S.W.A.T. (S) (HD) 2.00 Send in the Dogs (S) 3.00 Hawaii Five-0 (HD) 4.00 Highway Patrol: two editions (S) 5.00—6.00am Magnum P.I. (S) (AD) (HD) Sky 1 +1 Sky 206
a
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Sky Replay Sky 145 Virgin 160 7.00am 6ixth Sense with Colin Fry (S) 8.00 Four Weddings (S) (HD) 10.00 My Kitchen Rules: Australia (S) (HD) 12.35pm 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 Road Wars (S) 9.00 The Twilight Zone: double bill. A strange figure keeps cropping up, then a lonely bachelor discovers a link to a stranger (S) (AD) (HD) 10.45 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (S) (HD) 11.40 Prodigal Son (S) (HD) 12.35am New Amsterdam (S) (HD) 1.30 Police Ten 7 (S) 2.00 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (S) (AD) 3.00 A League of Their Own (S) (AD) 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 6.00 The Outpost 7.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation 8.00 Quantum Leap 9.00 Alphas 10.00 FILM Backtrace HH Crime drama starring Ryan Guzman
In Treatment 9.00pm Eladio
is feeling confessional
Sky Atlantic Sky 108 BT 342/HD 357 6.00am Fish Town (S) (HD) 7.00 Elementary (S) 9.00 Six Feet Under 11.10 Boardwalk Empire (HD) 12.20pm Oz 1.30 Elementary (S) (AD) (HD) 3.30 Dexter (HD) 5.40pm The Sopranos 12/13 Series 2. Pussy’s loyalty to the Mob wavers and Tony’s mistress puts pressure on him. (HD) 6.45 13/13. Tony suffers a bout of food poisoning and begins to experience hallucinations. (HD) 7.50 Game of Thrones 3/10 Series 2. Maester Luwin helps Bran make sense of his dreams, and Catelyn tries to foster an alliance with the Baratheons. 9.00 In Treatment 9/24 Series 4. Eladio feels comfortable sharing the full scope of his connection to Jeremy. (S) (HD) 9.35 10/24. Colin discovers the extent to which his authentic self has been stunted. (S) (HD) 10.10 Britannia 4/10 Series 2 Cait and Divis make their way to a new safe haven following their narrow escape. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.10 5/10. Harka sends Love on a heartbreaking mission. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.05am Oz (S) 1.10 True Blood (S) (HD) 2.15 Californication (S) 4.00—6.00am Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets (S) (AD) (HD) 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 (HD) 8.00 DIY SOS: The Big Build: the team transforms the home of a family in Plymouth (HD) 9.00 Inside the Ambulance: Coast and Country: help for a homeless woman (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Who Do You Think You Are? USA: double bill (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00—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: Joe Thomas introduces another selection of clips, featuring disgruntled shoppers, battles on buses and a burglar unable to work a door 9.00 New series. Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains: Jason Manford, Scarlett Moffatt and Dane Baptiste revisit their teenage years (HD) 10.00 Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains (HD) 11.00 Michael McIntyre: Hello Wembley! (S) (HD) 12 midnight Criminally Funny 1.00am Baywatch (S) 2.00 South Park (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 14–20 August 2021
& cable
Are You Being Served? 6.40pm Old Mr Grace
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 Del enters the tourist trade. (S) (AD) 6.40 Are You Being Served? (S) 7.20 Keeping Up Appearances A birthday causes trouble. (S) 8.00 Open All Hours Arkwright tries to shift a commodity. (S) 8.40 A squeak on Granville’s bike interferes with his romance. (S) 9.20 Not Going Out A death brings Tim and Kate closer. (S) (HD) 10.00 An Australian friend pays a visit to Kate. (S) (HD) 10.40 All Round to Mrs Brown’s Guests include Sting, Shaggy and Gino D’Acampo. (S) (HD) 12 midnight Peep Show (S) 12.35am Not Going Out (S) (HD) 1.50 All Round to Mrs Brown’s (S) (HD) 3.10 Bridget & Eamon (S) (HD) 3.35—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 Road Wars (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Motorway Patrol (S) (HD) 8.00 Border Security: Canada’s Front Line (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Road Wars (S) (HD) 11.00 Killer in My Village (S) (HD) 12 noon Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) (HD) 1.00pm Killer Families (S) (HD) 2.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (S) (HD) 4.00 The Killer Within (S) 5.00 Snapped (S) (HD) 6.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) (AD) 7.00 Killer in My Village (S) (HD) 8.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Killer in My Village (S) (HD) 10.00 New. Snapped (S) (HD) 11.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) (HD) 12 midnight as 3pm 1.00am Killer Siblings (HD) 2.00 as 10pm 3.00 as 1pm 4.00 Brit Cops: Frontline Crime UK (S) 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) 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 (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: two episodes of the comedy (S) (HD) 9.00 Intelligence: double bill (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Code 404 (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 New. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: American chat show (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: double bill (S) (HD)
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
Whiskey Cavalier 9.00pm
New Amsterdam 9.00pm
Frankie tackles a kidnapping
Max has supply problems
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 The Coroner (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 6/13 Series 2. A boy racer is shot dead while delivering a luxury car. (S) (HD) 7.00 Hudson & Rex 12/16 Series 2 A severed finger is found in a beef wellington. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Death in Paradise 7/8 Series 4. A boss is killed during a team-building exercise. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 New. Whiskey Cavalier 6/13. The team encounters a kidnapped baby while taking down a human-trafficking network. See page 81. (HD) 10.00 Strike: Career of Evil 1/2 Series 3. Strike looks for suspects after Robin receives a severed leg in the post. (S) (HD) 11.20 The Good Wife 10/23 Series 2. Alicia helps her brother with his relationship problems. (HD) 12.20am Unforgettable (S) (HD) 1.20 The Coroner (S) (AD) (HD) 2.25—4.00am Motive (HD) Alibi +1 Sky 232 Virgin 191
a
Discovery Sky 125 Virgin 250 BT 322/HD 376 6.00am Wheeler Dealers (S) (AD) (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 John Klump helps the crew finish the 1964 Ford Galaxie. (S) (HD) 7.00 Supertruckers Trucker Broomey transports a 55-ton aircraft tow truck. (S) (HD) 8.00 Kindig Customs Dave is dubious about a client’s plan to overhaul a 1960 Cadillac. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Deadliest Catch Life aboard ship in the Alaskan crab-fishing fleet. (HD) 10.00 New. Outback Truckers Things go from bad to worse for Steve Grahame. (HD) 11.00 Gold Rush: Winter’s Fortune Following the work of gold miners of the Yukon, who put everything on the line. (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) (HD) 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. The work of customs officers in Australia. (S) (AD) 8.00 Blue Bloods 6/22 Series 4 Maria goes under cover at a gym after Danny’s high-school girlfriend asks for help. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 New. New Amsterdam 5/14 Series 3. Sharpe notices the hospital’s blood supply is running dangerously low, so Max concocts a plan to save the day. (HD) 10.00 Blue Bloods 12/22 Series 8. Erin enlists Danny to find out who shot Anthony during an interview with a witness. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 FBI Ep 12 Series 2. The team is led to a safe-deposit box that could be deadly. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight FBI: Most Wanted (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00am CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (S) (HD) 3.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (S) (HD) 4.00 Road Wars (S) 5.00—6.00am Brit Cops: Rapid Response (S) (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 Nasa’s Unexplained Files (S) 9.00 Blowing Up History (S) 10.00 Aircraft Stories (S) 11.00 Extreme Engineering (S) 12 noon Combat Dealers (S) 1.00pm Nazi UFO Conspiracy (S) (AD) 2.00 Expedition Unknown 3.00 How the Universe Works 4.00 Aircraft Stories (S) 5.00 Blowing Up History (S) 6.00pm New. Mysteries at the Museum Don Wildman investigates a home with a chatty poltergeist. 7.00 Expedition Unknown Josh Gates travels to Greece to find out about the Minoan civilisation. 8.00 Blowing Up History The Inca capital of Cusco. (S) 9.00 Finding Escobar’s Millions Chris and Ramon investigate claims made by a former Escobar chemist of $30 million in cash and gold buried in a secret location. (S) 10.00 How the Universe Works A look at the dangers of exploding stars and nebula shockwaves. 11.00 Mysteries of the Missing Terry O’Quinn explores the story of three men who may have escaped Alcatraz in 1962. (S) 12 midnight Ultimate Warfare (S) 1.00am Finding Escobar’s Millions (S) 2.00 How the Universe Works 3.00 Mysteries of the Missing (S) 4.00 Mysteries at the Museum 5.00—6.00am Hidden City of the Incas (S) (AD) Discovery History +1 Sky 277 Virgin 261
Baby God 9.00pm The legacy of a Vegas fertility specialist
The Big Dry 8.00pm
Sky Documentaries
Sky Nature
Sky 114 (Wales 115) Virgin HD 277 BT 353/HD 368 6.00am Wig 7.50 My Icon: Michael Holding (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge 9.00 Discovering: Charlton Heston (S) (AD) 10.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 11.00 Urban Secrets (S) (HD) 12 noon Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets (S) (AD) 1.00pm The History of Comedy 2.00 Wig 3.50 My Icon: Casey Stoney (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Discovering: Charlton Heston (S) (AD) 5.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 6.00pm Urban Secrets Alan Cumming visits Liverpool. (S) (HD) 7.00 Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets The actor visits hotels in New Orleans. (S) (AD) 8.00 The History of Comedy A look inside the mind of the comedian and the tortured road that many seem to take. 9.00 Baby God The children conceived by fertility doctor Quincy Fortier, who used his own sperm to inseminate patients. (S) 10.30 I Am Evidence An investigation into how sexual assault cases are handled by police departments across the US. (S) 12.15am The Newspaperman: the Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (S) 2.00 Manhunt (S) 4.00 Discovering: Charlton Heston (S) (AD) 5.00—6.00am Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge
Nat Geographic
A fight against starvation
Sky 124 Virgin HD 279 BT 335/HD 372 6.00am Wild Survivors (S) (HD) 7.00 Monkey Life (S) (HD) 8.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 9.00 Wild Israel (S) (HD) 10.00 Land of Gremlins (HD) 11.00 Great Blue Wild (HD) 12 noon Zambia Untamed (S) (HD) 1.00pm Monkey Life (S) (HD) 2.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 3.00 Wild Israel (S) (HD) 4.00 Land of Gremlins (HD) 5.00 Great Blue Wild (HD) 6.00pm Zambia Untamed The animals of the Luangwa Valley come together for survival. (S) (HD) 7.00 Monkey Life Neglected marmosets are discovered. (S) (HD) 7.30 Marmoset James needs to be rescued from a pet shop. (S) (HD) 8.00 The Big Dry Animals face a fight against starvation as they give birth during a drought. (S) (HD) 9.00 Ocean Parks An exploration of the remote wonder of the Exuma Cays, the Bahamas’ first ocean park — a largely unexplored region of tiny islands. (S) (HD) 10.00 Zambia Untamed As 6pm. 11.00 Great Blue Wild A shark sanctuary in the Pacific for more than 100 species. (HD) 12 midnight Equator (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00am Borneo: Earth’s Ancient Eden (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 The Big Dry (S) (HD) 3.00 Ocean Parks (S) (HD) 4.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 5.00—6.00am Wild Israel (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 (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 Family Guns (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Strippers: Cars for Cash (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Car SOS (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 New. Reach for the Stars (HD) 7.30 Hitler the Junkie: an exposé of the medications Adolf Hitler was taking (HD) 8.00 FILM Killing Reagan HHH Drama based on a true story, starring Tim Matheson, Cynthia Nixon and Kyle S More (W) (HD) 10.00 Area 51: the CIA’s Secret Files (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation (HD) 2.00am Nazi Megastructures (S) (HD) 3.00 WW2: Hell under the Sea (S) (HD) 4.00— 5.00am Hitler’s Last Stand (S) (HD)
9.00am Spy in the Wild (HD) 10.00 Life on Earth: a New Prehistory (AD) (HD) 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 noon The Life of Mammals 2.00pm Spy in the Wild (HD) 3.00 Earth: the Power of the Planet (HD) 5.00 Spy in the Wild (HD) 6.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 7.00 The Life of Mammals 8.00 Spy in the Wild (HD) 9.00 Earth: the Power of the Planet: how ice changed the course of human evolution (HD) 10.00 The Life of Mammals 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 midnight Earth: the Power of the Planet (HD) 1.00am Life on Earth: a New Prehistory (AD) (HD) 2.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 3.00 Life on Earth: a New Prehistory (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
Wednesday Television
Gold
WEDNESDAY 18 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: Best Of (HD) 7.50 Ancient Aliens (HD) 8.50 Pawn Stars (HD) 9.45 UFOs Declassified (HD) 10.45 Photos That Changed the World (HD) 11.15 Forged in Fire (HD) 12.10pm American Pickers: Best Of (HD) 1.10 Counting Cars (HD) 2.05 Assembly Required (HD) 3.05 Unidentified: inside America’s UFO Investigation (HD) 4.05 Ancient Aliens (HD) 5.00 Pawn Stars (HD) 6.00 American Pickers: Best Of (HD) 7.00 Forged in Fire (HD) 8.00 Swamp People (HD) 9.00 New. Curse of Skinwalker Ranch (HD) 10.00 The Flatwoods Monster (HD) 11.00 Ancient Monsterquest (HD) 12 midnight Forged in Fire (HD) 1.00am as 8pm 2.00 as 2.05pm 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 Animal Cribs (HD) 7.00 Tanked: the brothers-in-law create a saltwater aquarium in singer Keyshia Cole’s home (HD) 8.00 Pit Bulls and Parolees (S) (HD) 9.00 My Cat from Hell: double bill. A woman is torn between her boyfriend and her cat, then a cat disapproves of her owner’s room-mate (S) (HD) 12 midnight The Zoo (S) (AD) (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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WEDNESDAY Films & Sport FREEVIEW Film4
Sky Premiere 14
F’view 14 F’sat 300 Sky 313 Virgin 428/HD 429 11.00am Carry On Teacher HHH This third entry in the series is a gently amusing comedy.
Television Wednesday
Ted Ray, Kenneth Connor (1959, U) (S) (AD)
12.45pm The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie HHHH The cult cartoon character makes his movie debut in this colourful, zany comedy. Tom Kenny (2004, U) (S) 2.30 Masters of the Universe HH Quirky live-action adaptation of the 1980s cartoon TV series in which Dolph Lundgren flexes his biceps as the heroic He-Man. (1987, PG) (S) 4.35 Akeelah and the Bee HHH Sincere drama about a precocious African-American girl with a gift for words. Laurence Fishburne (2006, PG) (S)
6.45pm Kindergarten Cop HHH Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a cop who has to go under cover in a school in this energetic comedy. Review p35. (1990, 15) (S) 9.00 i The Old Man & the Gun 5 Poignant, “mostly” true crime tale with Robert Redford as an elderly criminal making his way across America. Film of the Day: p35. (2018, 12) (S) 10.50 Sabotage HH Shoot-’emup about a group of rogue drug enforcement agents who battle a cartel. Arnold Schwarzenegger (2013, 15) (S) 1.00—2.50am Cold War 5 Entrancing romance depicting an on/off affair between a Polish composer and a free-spirited singer. Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot (2018, 15) +1 F’view 46 F’sat 301 Sky 314 Virgin 430
Talking Pictures TV
81
Freeview 81 Freesat 306 Sky 328 Virgin 445 6.05am They Met in the Dark HH Old-fashioned and routine spy thriller. James Mason (1943, U) 7.55 Twist or Stick 8.25 Supersonic Saucer HH Quaint British sci-fi drama about a group of children helping an alien escape a criminal gang. Marcia Manolescue (1956, U) (S) 9.30 The Champions (S) 10.30 The Secret Place HHH Watchable heist drama starring a young Belinda Lee that proves an interesting example of 1950s British cinema. (1957) (S) 12.30pm Adam and Evelyne HHH Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons are fabulously exuberant in this romance. (1949, U) 2.20 British Intelligence HHH Satisfyingly convoluted spy tale. Review p35. Boris Karloff (1940, PG) (S) 3.35 It Happened Today 4.00 True as a Turtle H Tired caper in which honeymoon couple John Gregson and June Thorburn fall out while bound for France. Cecil Parker (1956, U) (S) 6.00pm Sherlock Holmes TV period detective drama. (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 Don’t Talk to Strange Men HH Early 1960s Britain is the star of this worthy feature about a young girl who fails to heed the film’s title. Christina Gregg (1962, 12) 10.25 The Lost Continent HH Wonderfully bizarre fantasy adventure, with Eric Porter and his crew setting foot on an island ruled by the Spanish Inquisition. (1968, 12) 12.05am Fade-In HH Dynamic and intermittently witty behind-thescenes drama. Burt Reynolds, Barbara Loden (1973) 1.55 Champion HHHH Tough drama about a boxer prepared to betray his loved ones. Kirk Douglas (1949, PG) (S) 4.00 Callan 5.00—6.00am Target: The Corruptors
88
p The Old Man & the Gun 5 9.00pm Film4 Charming octogenarian criminal Robert Redford criss-crosses America while robbing banks, until Sissy Spacek catches his eye
Great Movies
33
Freeview 33 Freesat 302 Sky 321 Virgin 425 9.00am A Mother’s Suspicion HH Mystery drama. (2016) 11.00 Fatal Acquittal HH Crime thriller. Joely Fisher (2014) 1.00pm Mind Games HH Standard made-for-TV thriller in which a woman’s life is put in jeopardy. Alexandra Holden (2006) 2.50 Deadly Deed: a Fixer Upper Mystery 4.40 The Hunchback of Notre Dame HHHH Lush made-for-TV adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic tale, with Anthony Hopkins as Quasimodo and Derek Jacobi playing Dom Claude Frolio. (1982, PG) 6.40pm How Do You Know HH Reese Witherspoon’s softball player is torn between two men in this love-triangle romantic comedy that has a great cast but lacks emotional punch. Jack Nicholson (2010, 12) 9.00 True Romance HHHH Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette accidentally steal a fortune in cocaine and set out on the rocky road to possible oblivion. (1993, 18) 11.25 The Good Shepherd HHH Robert De Niro’s drama charts the secret history of the CIA through the experiences of penpusher Matt Damon. Review p35. (2006, 15) 2.15am Aftermath HHH In this mournful and affecting study of grief, Arnold Schwarzenegger gives one of his career-best performances. (2017, 15) 4.00—5.50am The Nurse HH Thriller. Willa Ford, Brigid Brannagh (2014)
+1 F’view 60 (limited 10pm-5am) Sky 322
Great Movies Action
51
F’view 51 (limited) F’sat 303 Sky 319 Virgin 424 6.00am She Played with Fire HH Mystery. Jack Hawkins, Arlene Dahl (1956) 7.50 Micki & Maude H Comedy. Dudley Moore, Amy Irving (1984, PG) 10.10 Only You HHHH Romantic comedy. Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr (1994, PG) 12.25pm Funny Girl HHHH Biographical musical. Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif (1968, U) 3.20 Road to Rio HHHH One of the best of the Road comedies. Bing Crosby, Bob Hope (1947, U) 5.25 The Great Lover HHH Wisecracking comedy. Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, Roland Young (1949, 12)
7.05pm Son of Paleface HHHH Very funny spoof western sequel to 1948’s The Paleface, starring Bob Hope as a cowardly cowboy. (1952, PG) 9.00 The Odd Couple HHHH Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau play two friends who share an apartment after their marriages break up in a Neil Simon comedy that bristles with one-liners. (1968, PG) 11.15 Shampoo HHH Smart comedy about a Beverly Hills hairdresser who takes the needs of his female clients very seriously indeed. Warren Beatty, Julie Christie (1975, 18) 1.25am Used Cars HHHH Very funny and raunchy comedy. Kurt Russell (1980, 15) 3.40 Hell Squad HH Second World War drama. Wally Campo (1958) 4.45—6.00am Operation Dames HH Wartime romance. Eve Meyer, Chuck Henderson (1959)
+1 F’view 62 (limited 10pm-5am) F’sat 304 Sky 320 41
F’view 41 (limited) F’sat 305 Sky 323 Virgin 426 6.00am The Bedford Incident HHHH Adventure. Richard Widmark (1965, PG) 8.05 Ivanhoe HHH Adventure. Anthony Andrews (1982, PG) 10.45 Fighter Aces 12 noon Rachel and the Stranger HHH Romantic western. Loretta Young (1948) 1.55pm Brave Warrior HH Western. Jon Hall (1952, U) 3.30 Fighters of WWII 4.30 The Pride and the Passion HHHH Epic adventure. Cary Grant (1957, PG) 7.10pm Polar Storm H A series of magnetic storms threatens global catastrophe. Jack Coleman (2009) 9.00 Two Rode Together HHH Slow-moving but well-cast John Ford western. James Stewart (1961, PG) 11.15 Sniper: Ultimate Kill HH Two assassins go head-to-head in this seventh instalment of the action franchise. Chad Michael Murray (2017, 18) 1.05am Get Out Alive HH Thriller. Beverley Mitchell, Ryan S Williams (2016) 2.55—4.00am Hell Squad HH Second World War drama. (1958) +1 Sky 324
Great Movies Classic
Horror Channel
68
Sky Adventure
Sky 301 Virgin 401 BT 501/HD 515 6.30am As 7.10pm 8.20 As 9pm 10.20 As 5.20pm 12.10pm As 11pm 2.00 Me, You, Madness H Comedy thriller. Louise Linton, Ed Westwick (2021, 15) 3.50 A Dragon’s Adventure HH Animation. (2019, U) 5.20 The Kid Detective HHHH Comedy drama. Adam Brody (2020, 15)
Sky 302 Virgin 402 BT 502/HD 516 6.00am As 1pm 7.40 As 2.40pm 8.30 As 3.30pm 9.30 Scoob! HH (2020, PG) 11.15 Wayne’s World 2 HHH Comedy. (1993, PG) 1.00pm Home Alone 4 H (2002, U) 2.40 Alpha and Omega: the Great Wolf Games 3.30 Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation 4.20 As 11.40pm
7.10pm Final Days HH Wellplotted but cliché-ridden horror in which humanity is ravaged by a rage virus. Tyler Posey, Summer Spiro (2020) 9.00 i Vanguard HH Jackie Chan and his elite security team must blaze in and rescue a kidnapped accountant. (2020) 11.00 Synchronic HHH Paramedics deal with bizarre deaths in this mind-bending sci-fi thriller. Jamie Dornan, Anthony Mackie (2019, 15)
6.05pm Fantastic Four HH Uninspired comic-book adaptation. Ioan Gruffudd (2005, PG) 8.00 Jumanji: the Next Level HHH Fun, gag-filled fantasy follow-up. Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black (2019, 12) 10.05 The Scorpion King HHH Spirited fantasy spin-off from The Mummy Returns. The Rock (2002, 12) 11.40 Babe HHHH An orphaned piglet learns how to herd sheep. James Cromwell (1995, U)
12.45am We Still Say Grace HH Thriller. Bruce Davison, Holly Taylor (2020, 15) 2.30 As 2pm 4.20 The Short History of the Long Road HHH Drama. Sabrina Carpenter (2019)
1.30am The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina HH Animated musical. (2002, U) 3.00 Dino Dana: the Movie HHH Fantasy. Michela Luci (2020, U) 4.30 Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers
+1 Sky 312
Sky
Hits
Sky Greats
Sky 303 Virgin 403 BT 503/HD 517 6.55am Finding You As 5.55pm 9.00 Words on Bathroom Walls As 8pm 10.55 Joker As 11.35pm 1.00pm An American Pickle As 10pm 2.35 Mr Deeds H Comedy. Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder (2002, 12) 4.15 Turbo HHHH Animated comedy adventure. Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti (2013, U)
Sky 304 Virgin 404 BT 504/HD 518 6.00am Love Story HHH Romantic drama. (1970, PG) 7.55 Gunfight at the OK Corral HHHH Western. (1957, PG) 10.05 Five Easy Pieces 5 Drama. (1970, 15) 12 noon As 6.15pm 2.00pm As 8.15pm 4.15 Three Days of the Condor As 10.30pm
5.55pm Finding You HH A New Yorker’s study trip to Ireland puts her in the path of a bad-boy movie star. Rose Reid (2021) 8.00 Words on Bathroom Walls HHH Thematically daring and visually bold teen romance.
6.15pm Indecent Proposal HHHH Robert Redford offers Woody Harrelson $1 million for a night with his wife. Demi Moore (1993, 15) 8.15 The Last Castle HHH A court-martialled general engages in a battle of wills with a prison warden. Robert Redford (2001, 15) 10.30 Three Days of the Condor HHHH A CIA researcher gets mixed up in a conspiracy.
Charlie Plummer, Andy Garcia, Taylor Russell (2020, 12)
10.00 An American Pickle HH Madcap comedy about a man who awakens after a century preserved in pickles. Seth Rogen (2020, 12) 11.35pm Joker 5 Crime drama about the origins of Batman’s nemesis. Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro (2019, 15) 1.45am Becky HHH Action drama. Lulu Wilson (2020, 18) 3.30 As 2.35pm 5.15 As 4.15pm
Sky Action
Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway (1975, 15)
12.30am Five Easy Pieces As 10.05am 2.20 Love Story As 6am 4.10 Gunfight at the OK Corral As 7.55am
Sky Comedy
Freeview 68 Freesat 138 Sky 317 Virgin 149 8.00am Star Trek 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager 10.00 Space 1999 11.00 Virtual Nightmare HH Low-key sci-fi action fantasy. Michael Muhney, Tasma Walton, Jennifer Congram (2000, 12) 1.00pm The Body Stealers H Sci-fi adventure. George Sanders (1969, PG) 3.00 Battlestar Galactica 4.00 Mind Blown HH Low-budget sci-fi action adventure. Luke Goss (2016) 6.00pm The 4400 Mini-series. 7.00 Star Trek: Voyager Sci-fi adventure starring Jennifer Lien. 8.00 First Wave TV sci-fi drama. 9.00 Gallowwalkers HH Wesley Snipes is the cursed Old West gunman whose victims return from the dead to exact revenge. (2012, 15) 10.50 The Cleaning Lady HHH Twisted thriller about a sex addict who takes on a scarred woman as her cleaner. Alexis Kendra (2018, 18) 12.40am I Still Know What You Did Last Summer H Horror. Jennifer
Sky 307 Virgin 407 BT 507/HD 521 6.00am As 6pm 8.05 As 8pm 10.15 Charlie’s Angels HH Action adventure. (2019, 12) 12.15pm Hell on the Border HH Western. David Gyasi (2019, 15) 2.15 Zombieland: Double Tap HH Horror comedy. Woody Harrelson (2019, 15) 4.05 Bulletproof 2: Rematch H Comedy. Faizon Love (2020, 15)
Sky 308 Virgin 408 BT 508/HD 522 7.00am This Is the End HHHH Satirical comedy. James Franco, Jonah Hill (2013, 15) 9.00 As 5.40pm 10.40 As 7.15pm 12.25pm As 9pm 1.55 The Terminal HHH Comedy drama. Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones (2004, 12) 4.10 Corporate Animals HHH Horror comedy. Demi Moore, Jessica Williams (2019, 15)
6.00pm Green Lantern HH Ryan Reynolds plays a pilot who becomes a rookie superhero when he inherits a power ring. (2011, 12) 8.00 Jurassic World HHHH A new dinosaur attraction is unleashed on the public. Chris Pratt,
5.40pm Johnny English HH Rowan Atkinson utilises typically British schoolboy humour to send up the superspy genre. (2003, PG) 7.15 Johnny English Reborn HHH Rowan Atkinson’s incompetent spy hunts a group of assassins. Gillian Anderson (2011, PG) 9.00 Naked Gun 331/3: the Final Insult HHHH Bungling Frank Drebin returns for a third hilarious spoof. Leslie Nielsen (1994, 12)
Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr, Brandy Norwood (1998, 18) 2.40—4.30am Mammoth HH Sci-fi comedy. Tom Skerritt (2007, 12)
12.15am The Transporter HHH Action thriller. Jason Statham, Shu Qi (2002, 15) 1.50 As 10.15am 3.50 Sniper: Assassin’s End HH Action thriller.
i Premiere Star Ratings 5 Outstanding HHHH Very good HHH Worth watching HH Could be worse H Poor
Bryce Dallas Howard, Irrfan Khan (2015, 12)
10.05 The Expendables 3 HHH Wisecracking, star-packed “geriaction” thriller led by Sly Stallone. Mel Gibson, Dolph Lundgren (2014, 12)
Chad Michael Collins, Sayaka Akimoto, Tom Berenger (2020, 15) 5.30 As 2.15pm
10.30pm Pineapple Express HHH Fast-paced action crime comedy. Seth Rogen, James Franco (2008, 18) 12.25am As 7am 2.15 Be Kind Rewind HHHH Comedy. Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover (2007, 12) 4.00 As 1.55pm
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
WEDNESDAY 18 AUGUST Sky
Animation
Sky
Family
Sky 306 Virgin 406 BT 506/HD 520 6.45am bratz As 6pm 8.40 Earth to Echo As 8pm 10.25 Pinocchio As 9.45pm 12.35pm My Friend the Dolphin HH Adventure. Lola Sultan (2019, U) 2.30 The Adventures of A.R.I.: My Robot Friend As 11.55pm 4.15 Call of the Wild HH Adventure. (2009, PG)
6.05pm The True Story of Puss ’N Boots HH Irreverent but charmless fairy tale. (2009, U) 7.45 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas HHH Thoroughly enjoyable adventure. Brad Pitt (2003, U) 9.25 Weathering with You HHH Dreamy Japanese fantasy with a dash of social grit. (2019, 12) 11.20 The Jungle Bunch HH Decent if charmless French animal tale. Kirk Thornton (2017, U)
6.00pm bratz HH Shallow musical comedy adventure. Nathalia
1.05am Vic the Viking: the Magic Sword HH Fantasy adventure. Declan Miele-Howell (2019, U) 2.35 As 7.40am 4.20 Jack and the CuckooClock Heart HHH Charming adventure. Orlando Seale (2013, PG)
Sky Thriller
8.00 Earth to Echo HHH Decent “junior” sci-fi, heavily influenced by ET. Teo Halm (2014, PG) 9.45 Pinocchio HHHH Faithful adaptation of the fantastical fable. Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni (2019, PG) 11.55 The Adventures of A.R.I.: My Robot Friend HH Fun sci-fi adventure. Jude Manley (2020, PG) 1.35am My Friend the Dolphin As 12.35pm 3.25 Home Alone: the Holiday Heist H Two siblings contend with a gang of thieves. Christian Martyn, Malcolm McDowell (2012, PG)
5.05 Call of the Wild As 4.15pm
Sky Drama Sky 310 Virgin 410 BT 510/HD 524 6.00am As I Am As 4.50pm 8.20 Just Mercy As 11pm 10.40 Chef As 7pm 12.45pm Closer As 9pm 2.35 The United States vs Billie Holiday HHH Biographical drama. Andra Day (2021, 15) 4.50 As I Am HH Coming-of-age drama.
5.30pm Black and Blue HHH Rookie cop Naomie Harris attempts to expose racist killers in the New Orleans police. (2019, 18) 7.20 Every Breath You Take HH A suicide victim’s brother turns up at her psychiatrist’s house. Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan (2021) 9.15 Sin City HHHH Frank Miller’s hard-boiled comic book is brought to vivid life in this stylish drama. Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis (2005, 18)
7.00pm Chef HHHH A stellar chef rediscovers his mojo as he cooks his way across America in a food truck. Jon Favreau, Sofia Vergara (2014, 15) 9.00 Closer HHH Elegant relationship drama about the intertwining love lives of two couples. Julia Roberts, Jude Law (2004, 15) 11.00 Just Mercy HHH Michael B Jordan stars as an idealistic lawyer defending a death-row inmate. Jamie Foxx (2019, 12)
11.30pm The Secrets We Keep HH Muddled but intriguing thriller. Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman (2020) 1.20am Antebellum As 1.55pm 3.15 Passengers As 3.50pm 5.00 Sky Cinema Preview
1.20am The United States vs Billie Holiday As 2.35pm 3.40 Lost Girls and Love Hotels HH Thriller about an American woman in Tokyo. Alexandra Daddario (2020, 18) 5.30 Sky Cinema Preview
Sky
Sci-Fi/Horror
5.30pm Blade Runner 5 Harrison Ford plays a world-weary cop in Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi thriller. Rutger Hauer (1982, 15) 7.30 The Shining 5 A writer goes slowly mad in a snowbound mountain hotel. Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd (1980, 15)
9.30 Doctor Sleep HHHH The Shining gets a superb sequel in director Mike Flanagan’s unnerving horror. Ewan McGregor (2019, 15) 12.05am Total Recall HHHH Rip-roaring sci-fi thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin (1990, 18) 2.05 Blade Runner As 5.30pm 4.05 Insidious: the Last Key As 1.55pm
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Sky Premier League
Ramos, Janel Parrish, Logan Browning (2007, PG)
Sky 309 Virgin 409 BT 509/HD 523 6.00am The Heist of the Century HHHH Crime comedy. Guillermo Francella (2020) 8.00 The Dark Red HHH Horror. April Billingsley (2018, 15) 9.55 As 5.30pm 11.55 As 7.20pm 1.55pm Antebellum HHH Horror thriller. Janelle Monáe (2020, 15) 3.50 Passengers H Horror. (2008, 12)
Sky 311 Virgin 411 BT 511/HD 525 7.30am As 7.30pm 9.30 As 9.30pm 12.05pm The Lighthouse 5 Psychological horror. Robert Pattinson (2019, 15) 1.55 Insidious: the Last Key HHH Supernatural horror. Lin Shaye (2018, 15) 3.45 AVP: Alien vs Predator HHH Sci-fi action thriller. Sanaa Lathan (2004, 15)
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Joshua Glenister, Kim Spearman, Harry Lloyd (2019, 15)
TCM Movies Sky 315 Virgin 415/HD 416 BT 512/HD 526 6.00am They Were Expendable HHH Drama. (1945, U) 8.50 Ride the High Country HHHH Western. (1962, PG) 10.55 The China Syndrome HHHH Thriller. Jane Fonda (1979, PG) 1.30pm Fort Dobbs HH Western. Clint Walker (1958, U) 3.25 Return to Warbow HH Western. Phil Carey (1958)
4.55pm Escape to Victory HHH Enjoyable Second World War drama. Sylvester Stallone (1981, PG) 7.30 The Outlaw Stallion HHH Technicolor western with appealing performances. (1954, U) 9.00 Escape from LA HH Shambolic, big-budget action thriller sequel. Kurt Russell (1996, 15) 11.10 The Glimmer Man HH Visceral action thriller. Steven Seagal, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bob Gunton (1996, 18)
1.00am Pale Rider HHH Handsome, mystical western. Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty (1985, 15) 3.15 Off Set 3.30 Close Up 5.00 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors +1 Sky 316 Virgin 417
Sky 402 Virgin 512/HD 502 BT 421/HD 441
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 10.00 The Football Show 12 noon Soccerbox 1.00pm Years (AD) 3.00 Greatest Games 4.00 Best Goals (AD) 5.00 100 Club (AD) 6.00 Premier League World 6.30 Soccer AM 7.00 Soccer Special 10.00 Premier League World 10.30 Soccer AM 11.00 Retro 1.00am Premier League Years 3.00 Greatest Games (AD) 4.00 Best Goals (AD) 5.30—6.00am 100 Club (AD)
6.00am The Outdoor Sports Show (AD) 6.30 Inside AFL 7.00 Wrestling 9.30 ESPN FC 10.00 Test Cricket 11.00 Squash 12.30pm Premier League Review 1.30 ESPN FC 2.00 Premier League 3.30 BT Sport Films: George Best: True Genius (AD) 4.45 MotoGP Rewind 5.00 Test Cricket 7.00 BT Sport Reload (AD) 7.30 Squash 8.30 The Aussie Rules Show 9.00 Wrestling: more WWE action 12.45am BT Sport Reload (AD) 1.00 UFC 2.30 Badminton (AD) 3.00 Inside AFL 3.30 The Aussie Rules Show 4.00—6.00am What Went Down
Sky The Hundred Cricket: the Hundred
Sky 404 Virgin 514/HD 504 BT 423/HD 443
6.00pm Sky The Hundred
6.00am Cricket: the Hundred 1.00pm The Hundred Bitesize
Welsh Fire starter Tom Banton
Sky Main Event Sky 401 Virgin 511/HD 501 BT 420/HD 440 6.00am Sky Sports News 10.00 The Football Show 12 noon Transfer Talk 1.00pm Sky Sports News
2.30 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Welsh Fire v London Spirit, a women’s match (start 3.00); 6.00 Welsh Fire v London Spirit, a men’s match from Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (start 6.30). 9.30 Soccer Special 11.00 Sky Sports News 12.30am LIVE Major League Soccer Inter Miami CF v Chicago Fire (kick-off 12.30). 2.40 One2Eleven (AD) 3.00 LIVE Major League Soccer Real Salt Lake v Houston Dynamo at Rio Tinto Stadium (kick-off 3.00). 5.10 One2Eleven: two editions 5.30—6.00am Sky Sports News
Sky Football Sky 403 Virgin 513/HD 503 BT 422/HD 442 6.00am Greatest Games 7.00 Greatest Players 7.30 Countdowns (AD) 8.00 Years (AD) 8.30 Greatest Games 9.30 Greatest Players (AD) 10.00 Countdowns (AD) 10.30 Years (AD) 11.00 League Cup Final 2009 12 noon Greatest Games 1.00pm Greatest Players 1.30 Countdowns (AD) 2.00 Years (AD) 2.30 EFL Play-Off Finals 3.30 Greatest Games 4.30 Greatest Players (AD) 5.00 Countdowns (AD) 5.30 Years (AD) 6.00 Championship Highlights 6.30 League One and Two Goals 7.00 Championship Highlights
7.30 LIVE Championship Football West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United (kick-off 8.00). 10.30 Championship Highlights 11.15 Greatest Games 12 midnight League One and Two Goals 12.30am LIVE Major League Soccer Inter Miami v Chicago Fire. 2.40 One2Eleven (AD) 3.00 LIVE Major League Soccer Real Salt Lake v Houston Dynamo. 5.10 One2Eleven 5.30—6.00am EFL Play-Off Final
Sky Golf Sky 405 Virgin 515/HD 505 BT 424/HD 444 6.00am Women’s Open 2020 Film 7.00 European Pro Tour 9.00 Golf Today 10.45 Tee Time Tips 11.00 Vodcast 12 noon European Pro Tour 2.00pm The Greatest Solheim Cup 4.00 Sophia Popov 4.30 Hall or Nothing (AD) 5.30 Golf Vodcast 6.30 Countdown to the Ryder Cup 7.00 Masterclass 8.00 Golf Today 10.00 Masterclass 11.00 Ryder Cup 11.30 PGA Tour Champions 12.30am PGA Tour: the Cut 1.00 PGA Tour Champions Learning Centre 1.30 Ryder Cup 2.00 Hall or Nothing (AD) 3.00—6.00am PGA Tour Golf
BT Sport 1
2.30 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Welsh Fire v London Spirit, a women’s match (start 3.00); 6.00 Welsh Fire v London Spirit, a men’s match from Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (start 6.30). 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 7.00 Premier League Darts 10.30 Rob Cross 11.00 International Rugby Union 12 noon Good Morning Football 3.00pm Boxing 5.00 Pro-Football Talk 7.00 Darts 10.15 Rob Cross: World Champion 10.45 Darts 11.00 Boxing 12 midnight NFL: Total Access 1.00am NFL Bitesize 1.30—6.00am International Rugby Union
Sky Arena Sky 408 Virgin 518/HD 508 BT 427/HD 447 6.00am Super League 7.00 Netball 9.00 Driving Force 10.00 Super League 11.00 Pool 12 noon Rugby League Retro 2.00pm Super League 3.30 Netball 5.15 WNBA 7.00 NRL Try Time 8.00 Tackling Diversity (AD) 8.30 GAA 9.00 Legend of League 10.00 NBA Special 11.30 Kidd & Hill 12 midnight GAA 12.30am Rugby League Retro 2.30 Super League 3.00 NBA 5.00—6.00am Pool
Sky Mix Sky 416 Virgin 520/HD 510 BT 429/HD 449 2.30—9.30m LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Welsh Fire v London Spirit, a women’s match; 6.00 Welsh Fire v London Spirit, a men’s match from Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (start 6.30). 12.30—2.40am LIVE MLS Inter Miami CF v Chicago Fire.
Amazon Prime 4.00pm, 12 midnight LIVE Tennis Day four of the ATP and WTA Western & Southern Open from Cincinnati, Ohio.
BT Sport 2 Sky 414 Virgin 528 BT 409/HD 431 6.00am French Football: highlights 7.00 Australian Rules Football: two AFL games 11.30 Trail Running (AD) 12 noon Speedway 2.00pm French Football: two games 5.00 Wrestling (AD) 7.00 Premier League World
7.30 LIVE Champions League Football The play-off round, first leg (kick-off 8.00). 10.30 The Football’s On (AD) 11.30 Squash 12.30am Inside AFL 1.00 The Aussie Rules Show 1.30 Test Cricket 3.30—6.00am Football Archives (AD)
BT Sport 3 Sky 417 Virgin 529 BT 410/HD 432 6.00am Champions League Football 10.30 Fishing: on the Bank (AD) 11.30 French Football 12.30pm Champions League Football 5.00 Badminton Unlimited (AD) 5.30 Speedway 6.30 MotoGP 7.30 Premier League Reload
Wednesday Television
Sky 305 Virgin 412 BT 500/HD 514 6.15am Cleo HHH Adventure. (2015, PG) 7.40 Boonie Bears: the Big Top Secret 9.25 As 3.15pm 10.45 As 4.35pm 12.15pm As 6.05pm 1.45 As 7.45pm 3.15 Hey Arnold! the Movie HHH Comedy. Spencer Klein (2002, U) 4.35 Scooby-Doo HH Mystery comedy. Freddie Prinze Jr (2002, PG)
7.45 LIVE Champions League Football The play-off round, first leg (kick-off 8.00). 10.15 MotoGP Rewind 10.30 UFC 11.30 BT Sport Reload (AD) 11.45 Premier League Reload 12 midnight Champions League Football 4.30—6.00am Women’s Football
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 The Outdoor Sports Show (AD) 9.00 MLB 12 noon ESPN FC 12.30pm SportsCenter 12.45 Around the Horn 1.15 Pardon the Interruption 1.45 SportsCenter 2.00 World Rally 3.00 Baseball 7.00 SportsCenter 7.15 ESPN FC
7.45 LIVE Champions League Football The play-off round, first leg (kick-off 8.00). 10.15 LIVE Baseball The softball Championship Game from the Little League World Series. 12 midnight LIVE Major League Baseball The night’s top game. 3.00am Reload (AD) 3.30 Around the Horn 4.00—6.00am Baseball
Eurosport 2 Sky 411 Virgin 522 BT 413/HD 436
Eurosport 1 Sky 410 Virgin 521 BT 412/HD 435 6.00am Cycling 7.30 Triathlon 8.00 Motor Racing 9.00 British Superbikes 10.00 Premiership Speedway 11.00 Tokyo 2020 12.05pm Cycling
1.35 LIVE Cycling Stage five of the Vuelta a España, a 184.5km route from Tarancón to Albacete. 5.00 Mountain Biking 6.00 Hall of Fame 7.00 Tokyo 2020 8.00 Cycling 9.30 Triathlon 10.00 Mountain Biking 11.00 Cycling 12.30am Motorcycling 1.00 Motor Racing 2.00 Cycling 3.30 Motocross 4.00 British Superbikes 5.00—6.00am Motor Racing
6.00am Le Mans 24 Hours 8.00 Cycling: Vuelta a España 9.30 Hall of Fame 11.00 British Superbikes 12 noon Le Mans 24 Hours 2.00pm British Superbikes 4.00 World Superbikes 4.45 Motor Racing
5.45 LIVE Le Mans 24 Hours Qualifying practice from the Circuit de la Sarthe in France. 7.10 Motorcycling 7.30 GolfTV Weekly 8.00 Le Mans 24 Hours 8.50 LIVE Le Mans 24 Hours The second free practice session. 11.10 World Superbikes 12.10am Motorcycling 12.30 Cycling 2.00 Tokyo 2020 3.00 Hall of Fame 4.00 Cycling 5.30—6.00am Hall of Fame
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THURSDAY Choices The pick of today’s TV BIRTHDAY GIRL
Television Thursday
Turning 60, Maria (Lesley Manville) wonders if she has wasted her life
PICK OF THE DAY
I Am Maria 9.00pm C4
DRAMA It’s Maria’s (the superb Lesley Manville) 60th birthday, but she has no plans to celebrate: her steadfast husband John (Michael Gould) will probably cook her spaghetti, she tells her handsome colleague at work, and the kids will come round for lunch tomorrow. Yet it’s clear she’s dissatisfied with her lot. Actually, she’s not just dissatisfied, she’s angry and frustrated. She wants to feel she’s having her best possible life, she tells her family after a glass or two of wine,
BBC Proms 7.00pm BBC4 MUSIC As tonight’s host Petroc Trelawny noted in RT a couple of weeks ago, opera singers have had a tough time during the pandemic. This special gala, heard in the Albert Hall on Monday, aims to make some amends and features a host of British opera stars: sopranos Sally Matthews, Natalya Romaniw and Nardus Williams, mezzo Christine Rice, and tenors Nicky Spence and Freddie De Tommaso. Called To Soothe the Aching Heart, it features arias and excerpts from La bohème, Fidelio, Carmen, Orfeo ed Euridice and Hansel and Gretel, with linking themes of isolation and reconciliation. Ben Glassberg conducts the BBC Philharmonic. PATRICK MULKERN
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before, slightly hysterically, wailing that there’s such a lot she hasn’t done yet and she doesn’t want to waste what’s left of her life. The last of Dominic Savage’s largely improvised trilogy is a painful exploration of what it’s like to realise that your life is slipping by very quickly, and while you may have a comfortable existence, that’s what it is — existing, not living. But the question is, will Maria find the courage to do something about it? JANE RACKHAM
Ambulance
Undercover Big Boss
9.00pm BBC1
9.00pm ITV
8.00pm Channel 5
DOCUMENTARY “Covid has turned
PROPERTY New series What did we
the world upside down — it’s affected everything we do,” sighs paramedic Alex as he is forced to tell an elderly patient that they can’t take her to an already overloaded hospital. The second episode of the documentary series sees the crews on Merseyside under more pressure than ever, as anxious calls from breathless Covid sufferers swamp the service. There are some lighter moments, too. It’s hard not to smile as control centre staff talk a woman through giving birth at home, or to stop your heart aching as five-year-old Jasmin calls 999 to get help because “Mummy’s very sick…” The phone operators keep her talking until the ambulance arrives. CERI THOMAS
REALITY In what promises to be, ahem, a moving edition of the show Mark Taylor, managing director of Pickfords removal company, goes under cover to find out why it’s so difficult to recruit staff, despite the company being so busy. As we’ve seen several times before, the boss hears how his employees feel undervalued and underpaid, but Taylor is shocked to see first-hand the harsh living conditions some of the workforce put up with when doing overnight jobs for the company. However, it’s a visit to one of his London teams that leaves him reeling. There was no preview available, but we’re promised a dramatic finale when he reveals his identity to his staff. JR
Nick Knowles’s Big House Clearout do before Marie Kondo came along? The Japanese decluttering guru has become almost generic as we’re encouraged to discard our detritus to make our lives more, well, liveable. Now Nick Knowles is getting in on the act. In this series he promises families that if they can dump at least half of their stuff, he and his team will transform their homes. First up are the Everitts in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, drowning under mum Vicky’s crafting supplies. Seeing the contents of their house laid out in a warehouse, and then getting rid of much of it, is fraught for everyone, but the final result is quite something. GILL CRAWFORD
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
THURSDAY 19 AUGUST All five series of the great Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures, showcasing Elisabeth Sladen’s investigative journalist alongside the odd cameo from Tardis occupants past and present, also land today. Look out, too, for the first two series of Primeval, ITV’s dino-hunting romp that stood very much in the shadow of Doctor Who. With a classy cast (Douglas Henshall, Ben Miller, Juliet Aubrey) and fine special effects, it’s worth a revisit. GABRIEL TATE
STREAMING NOW BritBox’s releases this week double as a great schedule of Saturday teatime viewing. Terrahawks (pictured), Gerry Anderson’s last TV show to rest entirely on puppetry, was set in 2020 when, rather than a pandemic, the world faced the threat of alien invasion. Earth’s last line of defence: a familiar combo of bold pilots and hi-tech vehicles, plus the spherical robotic Zeroids.
9.00pm BBC4 DRAMA It’s 1912 and the wealthy
Birling family are enjoying dinner at their sumptuous home. But the festivities are interrupted by the arrival of lugubrious Inspector Goole, or maybe Gould, no one is quite sure. He has terrible news: a young woman called Eva Smith has been found dead; she killed herself and left a diary… JB Priestley’s classic play stands up remarkably well in this gripping 2015 adaptation by Helen Edmundson. A tip-top cast (Miranda Richardson, Ken Stott) make it thrum with mystery and life. But it’s David Thewlis who steals the show as the mysterious inspector, who forensically exposes the Birlings’ hypocrisies. The final twist tingles the spine. ALISON GRAHAM Your RT Books: page 132
Alex Polizzi: My Hotel Nightmare 9.00pm Channel 5 REALITY Alex Polizzi and her mother
Olga both agree about one thing: the other one is a nightmare to work with. After hearing about the “rather firm” email her mother has sent to the builder about his costings, you’ll probably side with Alex. Olga’s very disparaging on a site visit, too: “This isn’t very nice, this is horrid,” she says about almost everything. They are six months into the massive renovation of their Tudor hotel in Alfriston, East Sussex, the first project they’ve done together, and they’re already £1 million over budget. What’s surprising is hearing the usually composed and businesslike Alex howling in frustration: “What am I going to do?” JR
The Story of Late Night 9.00pm Sky Documentaries DOCUMENTARY New series The
late-night TV talk show is a peculiarly American art form, but anybody with an interest in television or comedy knows enough about Johnny Carson, David Letterman or, for that matter, James Corden’s recent success to find this an absorbing history lesson. We learn that the format began as a time-filling experiment with host/ comedian Steve Allen in the 1950s, as he improvised his way through a live programme that even now looks ground-breakingly shambolic. But there were other pioneers, including the largely forgotten Faye Emerson (it soon became a men-only club…) and Jack Paar, who famously in 1960 walked off the set of his show, mid-broadcast. DAVID BUTCHER
A League of Their Own 9.00pm Sky 1 Romesh Ranganathan hosts as Jamie Redknapp and Freddie Flintoff are joined by Tom Davis, Maisie Adam, George North and Laura Woods.
A Year in the Beacons 8.30pm ITV Summer arrives in the Brecon Beacons — and with it come more visitors and callouts for the mountain rescue team.
The Watch 9.00pm, 9.45pm BBC2 The team must find a magical artefact before Carcer.
Comedy Legends 9.00pm Sky Arts Barry Cryer celebrates the career of When Harry Met Sally star Billy Crystal.
Thursday Television
An Inspector Calls
BEST OF THE REST
q FILM OF THE DAY Christine
Presenter Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back 8.00pm C4 CONSUMER The game-foranything comedian returns with a new series of his unique brand of consumer warfare. Tonight’s opening episode finds him sending in the team to protest against councils’ LTN (Low Traffic Neighbourhood) fines, making their own random rules in response (“no walking on this pavement”), with predictably chaotic results. Meanwhile, viewers’ complaints include a truly bizarre trip to a hair salon, leaving even guest sidekick AJ Odudu stumped. “I’d just walk slowly out of the building,” is all she can offer. Elsewhere, Lycett’s crusade against plastic waste takes him to extremes, first channelling Gregg Wallace in a factory, hairnet and all, and then “storming off” a live edition of Steph’s Packed Lunch. This incident caused headlines last month, so it’ll be good to get his take on events. CAROLINE FROST
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
9.00pm Horror Channel High-school geek Keith Gordon’s jealous car embarks on a killing spree in a terrific chiller adapted from the novel by Stephen King. (1983) See page 36
LIVE SPORT
L PGA Tour Golf: Northern Trust 6pm Sky Sports Golf, 9pm Sky Sports Main Event Rory McIlroy is expected to compete at Liberty National Golf Club. L Golf: Women’s Open Championship 11am Sky Sports Golf/Main Event L One Day Cup Cricket: Final 12.30pm Sky Sports The Hundred, 6pm Main Event L Cycling: Vuelta a Espana 1.35pm Eurosport 1 GETTY
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Television Thursday
BBC1 6.00am Breakfast Jon Kay, Naga Munchetty. (S) (HD) 9.15 Animal Park A wild white-tailed sea eagle visits the park. Repeated tomorrow 6.30am BBC2 (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Homes under the Hammer A quirky terraced house in Birmingham, a flat in Glasgow and a former taxi cab office in north London. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Wanted Down Under Revisited Nicki Chapman catches up with Gareth and Jodi, three years after their trial week in Australia. (R) (S) (HD) 11.45 Caught Red Handed A would-be phone snatcher foils his own escape. Cars go up in flames when a man becomes the victim of arson. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt From Harrogate. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 1.45 The Coroner 4/10 Series 1. The owner of a local restaurant is shot dead by a sniper. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 Impossible Quiz with Rick Edwards. (R) (S) (HD) 3.15 Greatest Escapes to the Country Jules Hudson focuses on Yorkshire. (R) (S) (HD) 3.45 Saved and Remade A much-loved childhood bike and a wartime Royal Navy kit bag are among the items transformed by the team. (Revised repeat) (S) (HD) 4.30—5.15 The Bidding Room Items include an antique cherub, a butterfly mirror and an Alice in Wonderland tin. Repeated tomorrow 7.15am BBC2 (S) (HD)
BBC2 6.00am A Matter of Life and Debt New parents need help for their premature twins. (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 Gardeners’ World Joe Swift visits a water-filled front garden in Cardiff. Shown last Friday (S) (HD)
9.00 BBC News (S) (HD) 2 BBC RED BUTTON 12.05—4.15pm Athletics
Coverage of the Under-20s World Championships from Nairobi
1.00pm Letterbox Hosted by Mel Giedroyc. (R) (S) (HD) 1.30 Eggheads Quiz show with Jeremy Vine. (R) (S) (HD) 2.00 The House That £100k Built A Torquay couple have bought a plot with spectacular sea views on which to construct a modern home. (R) (S) (HD) 3.00 Make Me a Dealer A vintage enthusiast takes on an entrepreneur in Derby. (R) (S) (HD) 3.45 Rick Stein’s Seafood Odyssey The chef visits a bustling market in Hua Hin, Thailand. (R) (S) (HD) 4.15—5.15 Ghost Bear Family In this Natural World film, Jeff Turner spends a year with a bear, born white due to a genetic quirk, and her black cubs. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
ITV 6.00am Good Morning Britain (S) (HD) 9.00 Lorraine Showbiz gossip and guests. (S) (HD) 10.00 This Morning Celebrity interviews, cookery and lifestyle advice. Including Regional Weather (S) (HD) 12.30pm Loose Women Forthright opinions. (S) (HD) 1.00 ITV Lunchtime News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 1.30—4.00 LIVE Racing from York Day two of the Ebor Festival, featuring the Yorkshire Oaks at 3.35, plus races at 1.50, 2.25 and 3.00. Presented by Ed Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani. (S) (HD)
Channel 4 6.00am Countdown With guest Nina Wadia. (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 US sitcom. (R) (S) (AD) 9.40 The Big Bang Theory Triple bill. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 The Simpsons Marge and Homer buy Bart a guitar to encourage his musical interests. 11.35 Homer makes it his mission to find a boyfriend for Smithers. (R) (S) (AD) 12.05pm News (S) (HD) 12.10 Junior Bake Off Choux centrepieces. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 A New Life in the Sun: Road Trip Two families setting up a glamping ground in France. (R) (S) (HD) 2.10 Countdown With guest Jeremy Thompson. (S) (HD) 3.00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It Henry Cole finds an unusual three-wheeled motorbike. (R) (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00 A Place in the Sun A Kent couple who want to buy a holiday home in Normandy. (R) (S) (HD)
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Ambulance
The Watch
9.00pm Wendy
9.00/9.45pm
and Blaise face a long wait to get a Covid-19 patient into hospital
The team faces a race against time to locate a precious artefact
5.15pm Pointless
5.15pm Flog It!
Quiz presented by Alexander Armstrong. (R) (S) (HD)
A compilation programme taking in some of the most spectacular venues from the series. Presenter Paul Martin visits Knightshayes in Devon to hear about its unique design history. (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 BBC News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 Regional news magazines (S) 7.00 Rip-Off Britain Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville report on gardens that have been branded dangerous after a landslide, and the women who have been left out of pocket by locksmiths. (Revised repeat) (S) (HD)
7.35 EastEnders Ash and Vinny receive an unexpected call. Ash Kaur Gurlaine Kaur Garcha Vinny Panesar Shiv Jalota Chelsea Fox Zaraah Abrahams Frankie Lewis Rose Ayling-Ellis Isaac Baptiste Stevie Basaula Mila Marwah Ruhtxjiaih Bellenea Harvey Monroe Ross Boatman Jay Brown Jamie Borthwick Ben Mitchell Max Bowden Linda Carter Kellie Bright Martin Fowler James Bye Sonia Fowler Natalie Cassidy Stuart Highway Ricky Champ Callum “Halfway” Highway Tony Clay
Terry “Rocky” Cant Brian Conley Iqra Ahmed Priya Davdra Sharon Watts Letitia Dean Kheerat Panesar Jaz Deol Mick Carter Danny Dyer Kim Fox Tameka Empson Zack Hudson James Farrar Billy Mitchell Perry Fenwick Rainie Highway Tanya Franks Mitch Baker Roger Griffiths Shirley Carter Linda Henry Nancy Carter Maddy Hill Peter Beale Dayle Hudson Sheree Trueman Suzette Llewellyn
Writer Madeleine Clifford This week’s episodes directed by Richard Platt More cast tomorrow (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Shop Well for Less? 2/4 Series 5. Joanna Page and Melanie Sykes head to North Yorkshire to help Charlotte and Chris. After the stressful premature birth of their twins, Chris took up cycling while Charlotte turned to shopping to relieve her anxiety. This is not sustainable if the family are to get on the property ladder. Will a pop-up shop of their many belongings in a nearby hotel help the couple break the spending cycle and make the necessary lifestyle changes? Directors/Producers Martin Connery and Nana Wilson (S) (HD)
9.00 Ambulance 2/6 Series 7. Calls are flooding in, and with 20 per cent of staff off due to the pandemic and Merseyside’s major hospitals at 95 per cent capacity, the pressure on the ambulance crews is unrelenting. Advanced paramedic Joe races to a patient in labour, while the control team try to coach the mother and father from afar. With more than 350 patients waiting for an ambulance, crewmates Blaise and Wendy take a patient suspected of having Covid-19 to Arrowe Park Hospital. Beds are in short supply and they know it may take hours for the patient to be admitted, leaving them unable to help others. Elsewhere, Alex and Abby head to a patient in a care home who has Covid-19. A decision to leave her at the home is heartbreaking for her family, as restrictions mean they will not be able to visit her. See page 90.
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Series director Andrew Dedman Series producers Becky Houlihan and Billie Hussein (S) (HD)
10.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 10.35 The Rap Game UK 5/6 Series 3. With the final approaching, the artists are eager to impress DJ Target, Krept, Konan and guests Big Zuu and Michail Antonio. They face two new challenges — a track about winning and some diss tracks about each other to be performed in front of rapper Chip. Available on iPlayer since 7pm. Producer Mollie Grosberg; Series producer Trent Williams-Jones (S) (HD)
11.35 Take Off with Bradley and Holly
6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games Reeta Chakrabarti, Olga Koch, Andrew Maxwell and Gareth Thomas face more questions. (R) (S) (HD)
6.30 The Farmers’ Country Showdown Sheep farmer Jim from the Yorkshire Dales and Stuart, a dog breeder and arable farmer from the Pennines, compete in the UK’s oldest sheepdog trials at Longshaw in the Peak District with their dogs Gwen and Taff, and Jess and Pip. (R) (S) (HD)
7.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Former Love Island stars Wes Nelson and Georgia Steel join experts Izzie Balmer and Philip Serrell in Yorkshire on a quest for items to sell at an auction in North Shields. On a break from antique hunting, Wes takes Izzie to Scarborough Spa to hear about the resort’s remarkable history, while Georgia and Philip go for a trip on a very old vessel. (R) (S) (HD)
8.00 Yorkshire Firefighters 4/4. The crew from Leeds Central is called to a city-centre dock when reports come in of a man acting erratically on a bridge. Watch commander Steve co-ordinates an urgent search with the police to get the man to safety. Soon after, the Leeds firefighters race to a blaze spreading rapidly inside a huge chair factory. Steve makes the difficult decision to send in two firefighters with breathing apparatus to see if they can locate the fire amid the smoke. As the smallest member of the team at Hunslet station in Leeds, trainee Lauren must squeeze through the tiny window of a house where ambulance crews believe a vulnerable woman may need assistance. Director Ben Sheldon; Producer Hannah Blackwell First shown on BBC1 North East/Cumbria (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 The Watch 3/8. The What? As fear of the dragon keeps people off the streets, the team must attempt to find the magical artefact before Carcer does. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.45 4/8. Twilight Canyons. Carcer is willing to do anything to find the sword for Gawain, and the team is close on his tail, following him to Twilight Canyons, a place where the elderly residents await death. The whole series is available on iPlayer. 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 Inigo Skimmer Paul Kaye Voice of Gawain Matt Berry
Writers Joy Wilkinson and Simon Allen; Director Brian Kelly (S) (AD) (HD)
10.30 Newsnight With Kirsty Wark. (S) (HD) 11.10 Weather (S) (HD)
11.15 Golf Eilidh Barbour presents highlights from the opening day of the Women’s Open at Carnoustie Golf Links. Last year’s championship produced a huge shock, with Germany’s Sophia Popov — then ranked 304 in the world — claiming her first major title. Director Peter Small; Editor Jamie Gavin (S) (HD)
12.30am Weather for the Week Ahead (S) (HD) 12.35—6.00am BBC News (S) (HD)
12.15—1.45am Sign Zone 12.15 Murder, Mystery and My Family: Case Closed? 3/5. The case of Martha Brown, accused of murdering her husband in 1856. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 Wanted: a Simple Life 5/9. A couple consider whether now is the right time to make a move to Norfolk. (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
A safari trip in South Africa is up for grabs. Shown Saturday 5.50pm (S) (HD)
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Undercover Big Boss 9.00pm Mark Taylor gets a new perspective on the problems facing Pickfords
Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back 8.00pm Power to the people: the comedian assists more consumers
4.00pm Tipping Point
5.00pm Come Dine with Me Paralympics Special
Game show hosted by Ben Shephard. (R) (S) (HD) Ceri, Jason, Michelle and Paul take part. (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 Regional News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 ITV Evening News Weather (S) (HD) 7.00 Emmerdale Bernice persuades Laurel to help her. Bernice Blackstock Samantha Giles Laurel Thomas Charlotte Bellamy Noah Dingle Jack Downham Sarah Sugden Katie Hill Juliette Holliday Amelia Curtis Kerry Wyatt Laura Norton Kim Tate Claire King Liam Cavanagh Jonny McPherson Liv Flaherty Isobel Steele 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 Vinny Dingle Bradley Johnson Wendy Posner Susan Cookson Will Taylor Dean Andrews Zak Dingle Steve Halliwell
Writer Bill Lyons This week’s episodes directed by Emma Lindley and Richard Lynn, produced by Kate Brooks and Laura Shaw More cast Tue Rptd tomorrow 8am and 12.30pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
7.30 Air Pollution: What You Need to Know — Tonight National legal limits on air pollution have not been met in the UK since 2010. Joe Crowley investigates what is being done to tackle the problem and assesses the health implications. Producer Luke Rufo (S) (HD) NOTE: as Tonight reacts to the news its subject matter may change
8.00 Emmerdale A desperate search ensues. Leyla is worried. Writer Sue Mooney Repeated tomorrow 8.30am and 1pm ITV2 (S) (AD) (HD)
8.30 A Year in the Beacons 4/4. As summer arrives, the mountain rescue team are inundated with callouts. Director/Producer Nicola Hendy First shown on ITV Wales (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 Undercover Big Boss 3/4. Mark Taylor is the managing director of Pickfords, Britain’s biggest removal firm. Unlike many companies, Pickfords experienced a growth in business during the pandemic, but with a big increase in customers, an ageing workforce and a lack of new applicants, Mark has to act fast. He wants to go under cover to find out why it’s proving so hard to recruit the next generation of workers. See page 90.
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Executive producers Rachel Bloomfield and Mike Cotton Series editor Richard Mears (S) (AD) (HD)
BBC Proms
7.00pm BBC Proms
Sunday, Cruddy Sunday. Homer faces disappointment as he heads to the Super Bowl. With the guest voice of Dolly Parton. (R) (S) (AD) 6.00 Homer to the Max. Homer decides to reinvent himself as Max Power. (R) (S) (AD)
6.30 Hollyoaks Summer’s plan continues to unravel. Maxine offers to help Warren with some work. Writer James Coleman Cast Tue/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 Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back series. Ep 1 Series 3. Comedian Joe aNew Lycett returns to fight for the consumer rights of the British public, as he takes on big brands, scammers and rogue traders. With the help of Mark Silcox, Joe campaigns on behalf of viewers who come up against red tape, get caught out by small print or are obstructed by big businesses. In this edition, guest AJ Odudu helps Joe to tackle plastic waste. See page 91. Series producer Charlotte Barker; Exec producers Emily Hudd and Iain Wimbush Repeated 1.50am 4seven (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 I Am Maria 3/3 Series 2. Lesley Manville stars as Maria, who is at a crossroads in life and finds that her 60th birthday ushers in a new-found clarity about her previously suppressed feelings of discontent. While feigning happiness in her marriage, Maria longs to find liberation and happiness again. The whole series is available online at All 4. See p90.
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Ziggy Heath Ellie James Daryl McCormack
Writer/Director Dominic Savage Producer Krishnendu Majumdar (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 Gogglebox: Celebrity Special for SU2C Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne, Danny and Dani Dyer, Dele Alli and Eric Dier, and Peter Crouch and Abbey Clancy join the armchair critics in this edition first aired in 2018.
David Thewlis Miranda Richardson Ken Stott Sophie Rundle Lucy Chappell Finn Cole Chloe Pirrie Kyle Soller Flora Nicholson Gary Davis
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
7.00pm My Kind of Town: Ardrossan 7.30 The Scandals That Shocked Scotland: the trial of Nat Fraser 8.00 Beechgrove: with gardener and cook Dina Watt 8.30 The Great Food Guys: with Eilidh Barbour 9.00 The Nine 10.00 Best of Chewin’ the Fat: highlights 10.30 Edinburgh Unlocked 11.00—12 midnight Rigs of Nigg
STV 7.30—8.00pm Scotland Tonight at the Festival 10.45 Air Pollution: What You Need to Know — Tonight 11.10 Long Lost Family 12.15am Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 1.05— 3.00 Nightscreen
BBC2 WALES 6.30pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 7.30—8.00 Children’s Ward: three critically ill babies arrive in the space of 24 hours
ITV WALES 8.30—9.00pm Coast & Country: Ruth Dodsworth explores Skomer Island 10.45 A Year in the Beacons 11.15—11.45 James Martin’s Islands to Highlands
UTV 8.30—9.00pm UTV Life: an eclectic mix of stories and studio guests 10.45 A Year in the Beacons: summer arrives and the mountain rescue team are inundated with call-outs 11.15—11.45 James Martin’s Islands to Highlands: the chef explores Yorkshire with Brian Turner
Adapted by Helen Edmundson; Producer Howard Ella Director Aisling Walsh First shown BBC1 (S) (AD) (HD)
engine for his car. Available on iPlayer for 26 days. Review page 33.
ITV Freeview 3/HD 103 Freesat 103 Sky 103 Virgin 113/HD 103 +1 Freeview 34 Freesat 112 Sky 203 Virgin 114
Shown Saturday 8.30pm (S) (HD)
interrupts a wealthy family’s party to tell them a young woman committed suicide that night. But what does the death have to do with them? See p91.
10.30 Viva Las Vegas ★★★★
12.40am Home Shopping (HD) 3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news. (HD) 3.15 Martin & Roman’s Weekend Best With comic Ellie Taylor. Shown Saturday 8.30am (S) (SL) (HD) 4.05 Nightscreen Text information. (HD) 5.05—6.00am Tipping Point (R) (S) (SL) (HD)
6/7. High-stakes quiz with Jeremy Clarkson.
based on the play by aDrama JB Priestley. “Inspector Goole”
A live stand-up show in which the comedian talks about her road rage, IBS and favourite word. There’s also a lesson about rescue men, what can happen during a bra fitting, and how she feels about her belly. 12.10am Holidays from Hell: Caught on Camera Cameras reveal what can go wrong when a dream holiday turns into a nightmare. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.05 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA A visit to an Italian restaurant in Woodland Park, Colorado. (R) (S) 1.55 Deceit 1/4. Drama based on a true story, examining the investigation into the murder of Rachel Nickell in 1992. Shown last Friday (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 2.50 Undercover Boss USA The Mayor of Gary, Indiana goes incognito among the city’s workforce. (R) (S) (HD) 3.40 Battle of Britain: Model Squadron 2/3. Model aeroplane enthusiasts attempt to replicate in miniature the events of 15 August 1940. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 4.35 Location, Location, Location Kirstie and Phil scout Warwickshire and the West Midlands. (R) (S) (HD) 5.30—6.00am Beat the Chef Home cook Lulu takes on Michelin-starred chef Mark Sargeant. (R) (S) (HD)
11.45 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
9.00 An Inspector Calls
11.05 Sarah Millican: Control Enthusiast
Weather; Regional News and Weather (S) (HD)
Shown Monday 9pm (S) (AD) (HD)
Director Ian Russell; Producer Jyoti Mehta First broadcast Monday at 7.30pm on Radio 3 (S) (HD) RT SHOP Order your Proms guide, £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop33
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10.00 ITV News at Ten 7/10. Lisa hopes that finding her brother will give her a sense of belonging. See choice, p60.
the pain of separation. The BBC Philharmonic and conductor Ben Glassberg are joined by stars of British opera: sopranos Sally Matthews, Nardus Williams and Natalya Romaniw, mezzo Christine Rice and tenors Nicky Spence and Freddie De Tommaso. See p90. Caccini Suite: La liberazione di Ruggiero Beethoven Abscheulicher!; Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern; Gott! welch Dunkel hier!; In des Lebens Frühlingstagen; O namenlose Freude! (Fidelio) Gluck Che faro senza Euridice? (Orfeo ed Euridice) Puccini Che gelida manina; Si, mi chiamano Mimi; O soave fanciulla (La Bohème) Bizet Overture: La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée (Carmen) Handel Io t’abbraccio (Rodelinda) Humperdinck Der kleine Sandmann bin ich; Abends will ich schlafen gehn; Dream Pantomime (Hänsel und Gretel) Janacek Jenufa (closing scene)
Executive producer Tania Alexander (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
Director/Producer Brian Klein (R) (S) (HD)
10.45 Long Lost Family
Trelawny introduces works aPetroc about the joy of reunion after
The Inspector Sybil Birling Arthur Birling Eva Edna Eric Birling Sheila Birling Gerald Croft Miss Francis Alderman Meggarty
Regional variations BBC SCOTLAND
Nardus Williams sings pieces on the theme of reconciliation
5.30 The Simpsons
Lesley Manville Andrew Michael Gould Alice Gershwyn Eustache Jr David
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7.00pm Soprano
Amy Conroy plans a night fit for historical heroes, inviting her guests to come in fancy dress. (S) (HD)
Maria John Anthony
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A racing driver faces a qMusical. race against time to pay for a new Lucky Jackson Rusty Martin Count Elmo Mancini Mr Martin Shorty Farnsworth
Elvis Presley Ann-Margret Cesare Danova William Demarest Nicky Blair
Director George Sidney (1964, U) (S) (W) (HD) Shown Saturday 1.15pm BBC2
11.50 Write around the World with Richard E Grant 3/3. The actor’s literary journey takes him to Andalusia. See choice, p71. Shown Tuesday 9pm (S) (AD) (HD)
12.50am Opera Italia 3/3. The Triumph of Puccini. The career of Puccini. (R) (S) (HD) 1.50 Motherland 3/5 Series 3. Mother’s Day. Julia feels ignored. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.20—3.50am Nature’s Turtle Nursery: Secrets from the Nest A look at olive ridley sea turtles. Shown Sunday 11pm (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) BBC4 F’view 9/HD 106 F’sat 107 Sky 116 Virgin 107
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Alex Polizzi: My Hotel Nightmare 9.00pm Alex’s dream faces a delay
Buffering 10.05pm Instructor Rick
Downton Abbey 7.00pm Lady Edith
Last of the Summer Wine 7.20pm
(Joel Dommett) shows off his moves
welcomes curious locals to the house
Clegg is annoyed by his cousin
F’view 5/HD 105 F’sat 105 Sky 105 Virgin 154/HD 105 5.35am Milkshake! See page 96 9.15 New. Jeremy Vine (S) (HD) 11.15 Room to Improve A 1940s cottage is transformed (S) (HD) 12.15pm 5 News (S) (HD) 12.20 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild A 70-year-old living in the Cairngorms. (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! (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 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! Unlimited (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) (HD) 12.40pm Heartbeat (S) (AD) 1.45 Classic Emmerdale: double bill. The drivers go on strike, then Lisa throws Nellie out (S) 2.50 Classic Coronation Street: double bill. Les spends the night sleeping outside, then Alison stays the night with Kevin (S) 3.55 Wycliffe (S) (HD) 5.00 Midsomer Murders: a prominent villager is battered to death (S) (AD
Freeview 20 Freesat 158 Sky 143 Virgin 130 7.30am Doctor Finlay (S) 8.25 The Bill (S) (HD) 9.30 Classic Holby City (HD) 10.55 Classic Casualty: Charlie returns to Holby 12 noon The Bill (S) (HD) 1.00pm Classic EastEnders 2.20 Peak Practice (S) 3.20 Bergerac (S) 4.20 Dangerfield (S) 5.20 Birds of a Feather: Sharon finds romance (S)
6.00pm Catchphrase Celebrity Special
7.00pm Downton Abbey 6/9 Series 6. Tom and Mary’s decision to open up the house to the public for a day divides opinion. Continues tomorrow 7pm.
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 Deadly Daughter HH Thriller with Sarah Butler. A woman whose father was killed in a hit-and-run unwittingly becomes the target of a dangerous stranger.
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Director Tom Shell (2020) (S) (W) (HD)
4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun How to live in Benidorm on a budget. (S) (HD)
5.00pm 5 News (S) (HD) 5.30 Neighbours Nicolette is nowhere to be found. Shown 1.45pm Repeated 6pm 5 Star (S) (AD) (HD)
6.00 Home and Away Bella struggles after the break-up. 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 Sian Williams, Stefan Gates and Nisha Katona reveal the truth about the fruit and vegetables bought in British shops. Directors Kirsty Seager and James Boakes (S) (HD) Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
8.00 New series. Nick Knowles’s Big House Clearout 1/6. The presenter helps people who are being crushed by their clutter, beginning with a family of four in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. The house is stripped bare, and Nick’s team creates a total transformation — but will mum Vicky and her clan approve? See p90.
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Directors Abs Adejumo and Dave Walley (S) (HD) Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
9.00 New. Alex Polizzi: My Hotel Nightmare 2/3. It’s June 2020, and having spent the past three months in a lockdown in Cornwall, Alex travels to Sussex to see the Star’s renovations. But it becomes clear how far behind they are, so she and Olga move the opening to the following year. See page 91. Directors Chris Williams and Chris Atteshlis (S) (HD)
10.00 Police Code Zero: Officer under Attack Officers responding to anti-social behaviour deal with a violent bystander. Director Laura Ellis (S) (HD)
11.05 Manhunt: Catching Britain’s Most Wanted Documentary following a ten-strong tactical unit from Kent Police dedicated to hunting suspects on the run. (S) (HD) 1.00am New. Casino (S) (HD) 3.00 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 3.05 Room to Improve (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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Stephen Mulhern welcomes Andy Whyment, Jeff Stelling and Charlotte Hawkins. (S) (HD)
Cast on Tuesday (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Vera
7.00 Superstore 17/21 Series 5. Amy organises a community service event. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.30 18/21. Amy grows frustrated by criticism of her parenting. (S) (AD) (HD)
4/4 Series 10. The Escape Turn. DCI Stanhope investigates the case of a wealthy tycoon who was murdered in front of his wife and daughter. (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Bob’s Burgers
10.00 Ladies of Letters
Series 3. The kids take over the restaurant when Bob goes to hospital. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.30 Louise attends a concert. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 New. Love Island The latest events from the villa. (S) (HD)
10.05 New. Buffering 4/6. Iain meets up with an old friend. Ashley attends a boxercise class. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.35 Family Guy Series 19. Stewie breaks up with Rupert and gets a new teddy bear. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Series 13. Peter is upset when his friends make fun of him. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.30 American Dad! Series 13. Stan and Steve start a father-son garbage disposal business. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.55 Roger runs off in disguise as a Julia Roberts character. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.25am Apocalypse Wow (S) (AD) (HD) 1.25 Bob’s Burgers (S) (AD) (HD) 2.20 Superstore (S) (AD) (HD) 3.10 FYI Extra (HD) 3.25—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 The Champions (S) 7.05 Robin of Sherwood: Robin is bewitched (S) 8.15 The Avengers (S) (SL) (HD) 9.20 The Sweeney (S) 10.30 Minder (S) (AD) 11.40 The Champions (S) 12.45pm LIVE Snooker: the afternoon session on day four of the British Open, featuring the latest second-round matches, played over the best of five frames (S) (HD) 5.00 World of Sport (S) (HD) 5.05 River Monsters: tales of killer catfish (S) (HD) 5.40 The Big Match Revisited (S) (HD) 6.45pm LIVE Snooker The evening session on day four of the British Open. This is the first staging of this tournament since 2004, and John Higgins was the victorious player on that occasion, defeating Scottish compatriot Stephen Maguire in the final. (S) (HD) 11.00 FILM Species II HHH Sci-fi horror with Michael Madsen, Natasha Henstridge and Marg Helgenberger. An astronaut is infected with alien DNA. When he returns to Earth he becomes a sexual predator, determined to impregnate women with the seed. (S) (W) (HD) 12.50am Robson and Jim’s Icelandic Fly-Fishing Adventure (S) (SL) (HD) 1.50 River Monsters (S) (HD) 2.25—3.00am Nightscreen (HD)
ITV4 +1 Freesat 118 Sky 220 Virgin 175
7/10 Series 1. Vera and Irene make themselves at home on the prison ship, but a tattoo leads to blood poisoning. (S) 10.30 8/10. Vera campaigns to get Irene freed from the prison ship, even though her pen pal is quite at home running a literacy programme. Continues tomorrow 10.05pm. Cast on Monday (S)
11.00 The Bay 4/6 Series 1. Lisa seeks out Sean, whose revelations lead the team to suspect Nick might have vital information about Holly and Dylan. Continues tomorrow 11.05pm. DS Alexander Stewart DC Med Kharim Rob Armstrong DI Tony Manning Sgt Karen Hobson Ryan Foley Dylan Meredith Holly Meredith
Simon Manyonda Taheen Modak Art Parkinson Daniel Ryan Erin Shanagher Philip Hill-Pearson Noah Valentine Darci Shaw
More cast on Wednesday (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight A Touch of Frost (S) (SL) (AD) 2.20—2.30am 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: Sam pulls out all the stops (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Buying and Selling (S) (HD) 9.00 LittleBe (HD) 12 noon Be Beautiful (S) (AD) (HD) 12.10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta (S) (HD) 1.25 Sam and Billie: the Mummy Diaries (S) (AD) (HD) 2.25 The Only Way Is Essex (S) (HD) 3.10 New. Little Women: LA First shown on Lifetime (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 Masters of Flip A house that needs a serious boost in square footage. (S) (HD) 7.00 Buying and Selling Help for empty-nesters ready to downsize. (S) (HD) 8.00 Dinner Date Mark from Brentford looks for love through food. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Vanderpump Rules The group have bachelor and bachelorette parties. (S) (HD) 10.00 Botched Terry makes a breast cancer survivor feel whole again. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.55 Million Dollar Matchmaker Patti’s clients include a millennial entrepreneur. (S) (HD) 11.55 The Only Way Is Essex Bobby tries to move on from Beau’s death. (S) (HD)
6.00pm Hi-de-Hi! Gladys agrees to marry Clive. (S)
6.40 As Time Goes By Jean decides to go online. (S) The arrival of Clegg’s cousin threatens the gang’s gentle walks, so they resolve to get rid of him. Meanwhile, Aubrey finds he can still beat Billy and Alvin at cycling up hills. (S)
8.00 Dalziel & Pascoe 1/4 Series 9. Heads You Lose. The duo are called to a hospital where body parts have been found in a nearby lake, and patients and staff are dropping dead with alarming regularity. (S) (AD) Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel DI Peter Pascoe Barry Jemmerson Dr McKenzie Mansfield Judith Bateman
Warren Clarke Colin Buchanan Robert Powell Haydn Gwynne Miriam Karlin
10.00 New Tricks 10/10 Series 10. Wild Justice. Sasha is asked to prove that a crime boss was convicted on false evidence, even though she is certain that the same man killed her CID partner eight years before. (S) (AD) (HD) Steve McAndrew Danny Griffin DCI Sasha Miller Gerry Standing Edward Monroe
Denis Lawson Nicholas Lyndhurst Tamzin Outhwaite Dennis Waterman Ralph Brown
11.10 Bad Girls 9/13 Series 2. The Leaving. The two Julies organise a party for Zandra, hoping that a little light relief will make her pain easier to bear, but the proceedings end in tragedy. 12.20am Dalziel & Pascoe: a schoolboy is killed (S) 2.20—4.00am Kavanagh QC (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 Yianni: Supercar Customiser (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Timber Kings (S) (HD) 9.00 Storage Hunters UK: double bill (S) (HD) 10.00 American Pickers: two episodes (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 Secret France (S) (AD) (HD) 6.00pm QI XL With guests Colin Lane, Sarah Millican and Noel Fielding. (S) (HD) 7.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With Rick Edwards, Scarlett Moffatt, Naga Munchetty and David O’Doherty. (HD) 7.40 Would I Lie to You? Guests include Mackenzie Crook and Chris Packham. (S) (HD) 8.20 QI With Nish Kumar and Holly Walsh. (HD) 9.00 QI XL With Frankie Boyle. (S) (HD) 10.00 Not Going Out 1/5 Series 11. Lee and Lucy take in a package for their neighbour. 10.40 2/5. Lee and Lucy plan a quiz night. 11.20 3/5. Lee’s father gets engaged. (HD)
12.45—1.00am FYI Extra (HD)
12 midnight Taskmaster (S) (HD) 1.00am Mock the Week (S) 1.40 Have I Got a Bit More News for You (S) (HD) 2.35 Would I Lie to You? (S) (HD) 3.15—4.00am Last Stop Garage (S) (HD)
ITVBe +1 Virgin 120 (Scotland 162)
Dave Ja Vu Freeview 23 Sky 211 (Wales 212) Virgin 131
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The Gunfight at Dodge City 2.15pm
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: double bill (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: in Hawthorn, Melbourne (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 Streets of Rage: Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 9.35 Traffic Cops: double bill (S) (HD) 11.35 Trucking Hell (S) (AD) (HD) 12.35pm FILM 7th Cavalry HHH Western (S) 2.15 FILM The Gunfight at Dodge City HH Western starring Joel McCrea (S) 4.00 Trucking Hell (S) (HD) 5.00 Traffic Cops (S) (HD)
Sheriff Bat Masterson is overrun
6.55pm Escape to the Château: DIY Stephanie wants a rose garden. (S) (AD) (HD)
7.55 Grand Designs A stone-clad bungalow is turned into a structure fit for woodland setting. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 New. Exploring Northern Ireland with Siobhan McSweeney
6.00pm Traffic Cops Special: Carjacked The search for a stolen Ford Fiesta in Leeds ends in a dramatic chase. (S) (HD)
7.00 Police Interceptors Jacko rushes to a critical car crash, and Kev makes a discovery. (S) (HD)
8.00 Traffic Cops
2/4. The actress visits the Mourne Mountains, and meets a moth expert in Murlough Bay. (S) (AD) (HD)
PC Chris Ryan suspects the car in front of him may be driving under the influence. (S)
10.00 Britain’s Most Luxurious Hotels
How young people are lured into gangs. (S)
An insight into the Corinthia. (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 The Real Narcos UK: London’s Bloodiest
9.00 Inside the Force: Ireland
11.05 24 Hours in A&E A 50-year-old engineer, is brought in after a suspected heart attack. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.10am Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown (S) (HD) 1.15 Exploring Northern Ireland with Siobhan McSweeney (S) (AD) (HD) 2.15 As 10pm 3.20—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 Tuesday/Wednesday 6.30pm Channel 4 (AD) 7.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 9.00 Melissa & Joey: double bill 10.00 How I Met Your Mother (AD) 11.00 The Goldbergs: double bill (AD) 12 noon Brooklyn Nine-Nine (AD) 1.00pm The Big Bang Theory (AD) 3.00 Mike & Molly: double bill 4.00 The Goldbergs (AD) 5.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine: double bill (AD) 6.00pm The Big Bang Theory 1/23 Series 3. Sheldon learns his friends tampered with the Arctic expedition data. (AD) 6.30 2/23. Sheldon and Howard stake their most coveted comic books on a bet. (AD) 7.00 New. Hollyoaks An intervention is held. Cast pp72/102 Rptd tomorrow 6.30pm C4 (AD)
7.30 The Big Bang Theory 19/24 Series 12 The reality of the Nobel Prize takes its toll. (AD) 8.00 New. Below Deck: Mediterranean The crew enjoy a day off in Majorca. (AD) 9.00 Naked Attraction A 60-year-old entertainer hopes to find a partner. (AD) 10.00 Singletons from London and Liverpool hope to find the love. (AD) 11.05 Gogglebox Viewers often hilarious reactions to popular TV shows. (SL) (AD) 12.05am First Dates (AD) 1.10 Rick and Morty (AD) 1.45 New. Robot Chicken (AD) 2.10 Gogglebox (SL) (AD) 3.05 Naked Attraction (AD) 4.00 How I Met Your Mother (AD) 4.50—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 Scorpion 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
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Comedy Legends 9.00pm When Harry Met Sally... star Billy Crystal F’view 11 F’sat 147 Sky 122 Virgin 123/HD 156 BT 348/HD 363 6.00am Darbar Festival 2018 (HD) 6.55 Royal Ballet: Ashton Triple Bill (HD) 9.05 Auction: Sir Winston Churchill Special (S) (HD) 9.30 Auction: Jackie Kennedy Special (S) (HD) 10.00 Discovering: Alan Rickman (S) (HD) 11.00 The Adventurers of Modern Art (S) (HD) 12 noon Classic Literature and Cinema (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Auction: David Gilmour Special (S) (HD) 1.30 Auction: Lord Lucan Special (S) (HD) 2.00 Discovering: Harrison Ford (S) (HD) 3.00 The Impressionists and the Man Who Made Them (S) (HD) 4.00 Music Icons: New York Hip Hop (S) (HD) 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star (HD) 5.00 Auction: David Hockney Special (S) (HD) 5.30 Auction: George Michael Special (S) (HD) 6.00 Discovering: Meryl Streep (S) (HD)
7.00pm The Movies The impact of movies including West Side Story. (HD) 8.00 Great Film Composers: the Music of the Movies The 1950s. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Comedy Legends Barry Cryer pays tribute to Billy Crystal. (HD)
11.00 Wrestling
10.00 New. Octavia Spencer: Off Camera The actress chats to Sam Jones. (HD) 11.15 Too Young to Die
With the superstars of WWE Raw. (S) (HD)
A profile of Bruce Lee. (S) (AD) (HD)
12 midnight New. Wrestling (S) (HD) 1.00am Fights, Camera, Action! (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 999: Criminals Caught on Camera 3.50—5.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD)
12.15am Punk (S) (AD) (HD) 1.30 Tori Amos: Live (HD) 2.45 Rebecca Ferguson at Baloise Session (S) (HD) 4.00 Cheltenham Literature Festival 2020 (S) (HD) 5.00—6.00am As 11pm
How the Adams brothers from Islington established a lucrative drugs empire. (S) (HD)
4seven
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Yesterday
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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: in Stockport 4.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 5.00 A New Life in the Sun: Road Trip 6.00pm A Place in the Sun A duo seek a home on the French island of Oléron. 7.00 George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations 5/6. George meets a couple taking on the renovation of an old cattle shed and milking parlour into a home. See choice, p80. Shown Wed 9pm Channel 4 (AD) 8.00 Changing Rooms 1/6. Two sets of homeowners in Swansea work against the clock to renovate a room in each other’s houses. See choice, page 80. (AD) 9.00 The Secret World of Crisps 2/3 An insight into the rivalries between the big players in the world of crisps. See choice, page 50. Shown Sunday 8pm Channel 4 (AD) 10.00 FILM Red Sparrow HHHH Spy thriller starring Jennifer Lawrence. After her ballet career ends in injury, a young Russian woman begins work as a spy and is sent to entrap a CIA operative. But the assignment is more complicated than anticipated, and the spy considers becoming a double agent. (AD)
Freeview 26 Freesat 159 Sky 155 Virgin 129 6.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 The Queen’s Castle (S) (AD) 9.00 Abandoned Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Great British Railway Journeys (S) (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 II from Above (S) (HD) 5.00 The World at War (S) (HD) 6.00pm Antiques Roadshow Items include a pair of Queen Victoria’s knickers. (S) (HD) 7.00 Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo travels to Edinburgh. 7.30 Through London and its environs. 8.00 Southampton to Wolverhampton. 8.30 Hampshire and Berkshire. (S) (HD) 9.00 True Evil: the Making of a Nazi A profile of Adolf Eichmann. (S) (HD) 10.00 Nazi Victory: the Post-War Plan A look at Hitler’s plans to build new cities in the countries he conquered. (S) (HD) 11.00 Hitler’s Most Wanted The Nazi double agent Wilhelm Canaris. (S) (HD) 12 midnight James Ellis visits Italy to delve into the life of Benito Mussolini. (S) (HD)
12.45am Naked Attraction (AD) 1.50 Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back: the comedian fights for consumer rights See choice, p91. (AD) 2.55 Epic Wales: Valleys, Mountains and Coasts (AD) 4.00—5.00am Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales (AD)
Yesterday +1 Sky 255 Virgin 200
CBS Drama
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Freeview 67 Freesat 134 Sky 147 Virgin 197 9.00am Walker, Texas Ranger (HD) 10.00 Matlock 11.00 CSI: Miami (HD) 12 noon Medium 1.00pm JAG 3.00 Perry Mason (HD) 5.00 Unsolved Mysteries 6.55 Judge Judy 9.00 Medium: Allison suspects foul play at a hospital 10.00 CSI: Miami: a sharkattack death arouses suspicion (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
1.00—3.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD)
Really
17
Freeview 17 Freesat 160 Sky 142 Virgin 128 6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea (AD) 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 Houston (AD) (HD) 4.00 Pit Bulls and Parolees (HD) 6.00 Money for Nothing (HD) 7.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 9.00 New. Paranormal Nightshift (HD) 10.00 New. Kindred Spirits (HD) 11.00 Ghost Adventures (HD) 1.00am Most Haunted (AD) (HD) 2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 5.00—6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea
5 USA
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Freeview 21 Freesat 129 Sky 141 Virgin 153 9.00am Murder, She Wrote (S) (AD) 10.00 NCIS (S) (AD) 10.55 Entertainment News 11.00 NCIS (S) (AD) 12 noon Law & Order (S) 6.00pm NCIS: Series 16. An agent becomes starstruck (S) (AD) 6.55 Entertainment News 7.00 NCIS: Series 16. Double bill. Gibbs’ quiet holiday is interrupted, then the team tries to exonerate a Marine (S) (AD) 9.00 New. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Series 21. Carisi begins the long-anticipated trial of Sir Toby Moore First shown on Sky Witness 10.00 Series 4 A student is found dead 10.55 A 14-year-old is found dead 11.55 A prisoner dies in custody 12.50am Alex faces a dilemma (S) (HD) 1.50 Rookie Blue: double bill (S) 3.30—4.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera: the use of CCTV (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 Go Skint (S) (HD) 9.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 10.00 Filthy House SOS (HD) 11.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts (S) (HD) 12 noon Traffic Cops (S) (HD) 2.00pm Police Interceptors (S) (HD) 5.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (S) (HD) 6.00pm Neighbours Shock sets in as locals can’t find Nicolette. Shown 5.30pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 6.30 New. Home and Away Kieran is nervous about meeting Alf. Rptd 6pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun A duo with a bar face uncertain times. (S) (HD) 8.00 Babies 24/7: the Maternity Ward Scans reveal a baby bigger than average. (HD) 9.00 New. Skin A&E Facial moles. (S) (HD) 10.00 999: Critical Condition A woman is rushed in when her heart stops. (S) (HD) 11.05 Plastic Surgery Knifemares Towie star Abi Clarke talks about her lip fillers. (S) (HD) 12.05am Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts (S) (HD) 1.05 Ambulance: Code Red (S) (AD) (HD) 2.10 Kill Thy Neighbour (S) (HD) 3.10 Neighbours (S) (AD) (HD) 3.35—4.00am Home and Away (S) (AD) (HD)
5 Star +1 Freesat 141 Sky 228 Virgin 186
5 Select
55
Thursday Television
Exploring Northern Ireland with Siobhan McSweeney 9.00pm
Sky Arts
Freeview (HD only) 55 Freesat 133 Sky 153 Virgin 152 9.00am Entertainment News (S) 9.10 Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu 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 Room to Improve A downstairs bungalow for a couple in Ballybrack. (S) 6.30 Featuring a couple on a budget. (S) 7.00 Susan Calman’s Grand Week By the Sea The comedian explores Brighton. (S) 8.00 Gardening with Carol Klein (S) 9.00 Zara and Mike: No-Nonsense Royals A profile of Zara and Mike Tindall. (S) 10.00 The Queen Mum: the Reluctant Queen Pivotal events in the late Queen Mother’s life. (S) 11.00 QE2: the World’s Most Luxurious Hotel A floating hotel in Dubai. 12 midnight Secret Scotland with Susan Calman: four 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 6.00pm 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 9.00 News 1.00pm News at One; Weather 1.30 News 6.00 News at Six; Weather 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 Newsbeat 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 p98
BBC News Freeview 231 Freesat 212 Sky 503 Virgin 601 Sky News Freeview 233 Freesat 202 Sky 501 Virgin 603 BT 313
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
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Freeview, satellite
THURSDAY CHILDREN’S Milkshake! on C5 Full listings for Channel 5 are on p94 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 Adventures of Paddington 7.30 Peppa Pig 7.45 Circle Square 8.00 Milo 8.15 Paw Patrol 8.30 Ricky Zoom 8.45 Floogals 8.55 New. Milkshake! Monkey’s Amazing Adventures 9.00 The Wonderful World of Baby Animals 9.05—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 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 9.20 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 New. 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 Tale of Mr Tumble: Act One 12.40pm Go Jetters 12.50 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 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... 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 7.45 Newsround 7.55 Skin Deep 8.00 Ninja Express 8.15 Odd Squad 8.30 Danny & Mick 8.45 Step Up to the Plate 9.15 Grandpa’s Great Escape 10.20 B.O.B.’s Big Break 10.30 Horrible Histories 11.00 Defenders of Berk 11.20 Danger Mouse 11.45 Class Dismissed 12 noon Andy and the Band 12.15pm Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Brain 12.30 All at Sea 12.55 The Dumping Ground: I’m... 1.10 Mighty Mustangs 2.00 The Next Step 2.25 The Dumping Ground 2.50 Andy and the Band 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 4.10 Ninja Express 4.20 We Bare Bears 4.35 Odd Squad 4.45 Danger Mouse 5.00 New. Blue Peter 5.35 We Bare Bears 5.45 Summer Camp Island 6.00 Riders of Berk 6.20 Little Roy 6.35 Horrible Histories: Bolshy Boudicca 7.05 The Next Step 7.30 Malory Towers 7.55 The Story of Tracy Beaker 8.10 Do Try This at Home 8.20 Nikki Lilly Meets 8.30—9.00pm Almost Never
CITV
203
Freeview 203 Freesat 602 Sky 612 Virgin 734 6.00am Gormiti 3D 6.25 Ninjago 6.50 Mr Magoo 7.20 Teen Titans Go! 8.20 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 Ben 10 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: 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 Detention Adventure 7.35 Dave Spud 8.25 Don’t Unleash the Beast 8.55—9.00pm Dare Master
FREEVIEW channels continued from overleaf
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard 7.25pm A racial awakening
PBS America
84
F’view 84 (1-11pm only) F’sat 155 Sky 174 Virgin 273 8.00am Beautiful Serengeti 8.35 Nazi Hunters 9.30 Shooting the War 10.50 Marked Man: Martin Luther King and the FBI 11.50 The War 1.00pm Europe’s Waterways 2.00 Nazi Hunters 2.55 Shooting the War 4.15 Marked Man: Martin Luther King and the FBI: the intimidation of the civil-rights leader 5.20 The War 6.25pm Nazi Hunters 4/8 The story of how journalists brought Waffen SS captain Erich Priebke to justice, after discovering his address in an Argentine phone book. 7.25 New. The Blinding of Isaac Woodard The 1946 incident of racist police violence against black US army sergeant Isaac Woodard, which resulted in the loss of his sight and led to the racial awakening of President Truman. (S) 9.50 The War 14/14. Chronicling the final stages of the Second World War in the Far East as the Japanese rulers refused to concede defeat, despite the agony of their people, culminating in the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 11.00 Nazi Hunters As 6.25pm. 12 midnight The Blinding of Isaac Woodard (S) 2.20am The War 3.15—4.00am Europe’s Waterways PBS +1 Freeview (HD only) 87
Quest
12
Freeview 12/HD 114 Freesat 172/HD 167 Sky 144 Virgin 169
The Flash 8.00pm Barry
Cherry gets on her bike
makes a shocking discovery
Smithsonian
56
F’view (HD only) 56 F’sat 175 Sky 171 Virgin 276 6.00am Aerial America (HD) 7.00 Combat Ships (HD) 9.00 Gun Trucks of Vietnam (HD) 10.00 Big Cat Country (HD) 1.00pm Combat Ships (HD) 3.00 Battle of Okinawa in Colour (HD) 4.00 Atomic Age Declassified: two editions (HD) 6.00pm Atomic Age Declassified 3/3. An unlikely partnership between nuclear scientists and Hollywood. (HD) 7.00 An American Aristocrat’s Guide to Great Estates 4/10 Series 1. A visit to Boughton House, Northamptonshire. (HD) 8.00 Inside the Factory 4/6 Series 2. Gregg Wallace explores Britain’s largest bicycle factory and Cherry Healey paints a bike frame fit for the British weather. (HD) 9.00 Air Warriors 7/9 Series 6 The P-38 Lightning, which was America’s premiere warbird of the Second World War. (HD) 10.00 Ultimate Warships 4/5 Series 1. The USS Gerald Ford, a supercarrier considered to be the world’s most advanced warship. (HD) 11.00 Helicopter Wars Ep 3 A US Navy SEAL team ambushed in the Afghan mountains. (HD) 12 midnight Air Warriors (HD) 1.00am Ultimate Warships (HD) 2.00 White House Revealed (HD) 3.00—6.00am Aerial America (HD)
Pick
35
Freeview 35 Freesat 144 Sky 159 Virgin 165
6.00am Plane Reclaimers (AD) (HD) 7.00 EFL (HD) 8.30 Salvage Hunters: Bitesize (HD) 9.00 Chasing Classic Cars (AD) (HD) 10.00 Goblin Works Garage (HD) 11.00 Wheeler Dealers (AD) (HD) 12 noon Outback Opal Hunters (HD) 1.00pm Plane Reclaimers (AD) (HD) 2.00 Combat Dealers (HD) 3.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 5.00 Outback Truckers (HD) 6.00 Wheeler Dealers: on the Road 7.00 New. Cycling (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 9.00 New. Goblin Works Mod Shop (HD) 10.00 New. Ant Anstead Master Mechanic (HD) 11.00 British Superbikes (HD) 12 midnight Fantomworks (HD) 1.00am Fifth Gear (HD) 2.00 American Chopper (HD) 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 (AD) 8.00 Motorway Patrol (HD) 9.00 Police Force: Australia (HD) 10.00 Nothing to Declare (AD) 11.00 Border Patrol (HD) 12 noon UK Border Force (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Border Security: America’s Front Line (HD) 2.00 Nothing to Declare (AD) 3.00 Stargate SG-1 4.00 Stargate Atlantis 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 (HD) 3.00 Highway Patrol (AD) 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 (HD) 3.00 Building the Dream (HD) 4.00 DIY SOS: the Big Build (AD) (HD) 5.00 A Place in the Sun (HD) 7.00 Escape to the Country: double bill. In Devon, then Derbyshire (HD) 9.00 New. Flip or Flop (HD) 10.00 New. Fixer to Fabulous: renovating a 1902 house (HD) 11.00 Fixer Upper (HD) 12 midnight My Lottery Dream Home (HD) 1.00am DIY SOS: the Big Build (AD) (HD) 2.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 3.00—4.00am New. Beachfront Bargain Hunt (HD)
HGTV +1 Sky 258 Virgin 290
ALL PROGRAMMES ON THE ABOVE CHANNELS ARE REPEATS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
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Inside the Factory 8.00pm
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 (AD) 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: a star-studded version of the general knowledge quiz (HD) 7.00 The Chase: four back-to-back editions of the quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh (HD) 11.00 Bullseye: double bill of the darts-based quiz 12 midnight The Chase: four editions of the quiz hosted by Bradley Walsh (HD) 4.00am Wheel of Fortune: double bill (AD) 5.00—6.00am Bullseye
Sky 1 Sky 106 Virgin 110/HD 109 BT 340/HD 355 6.00am Futurama (S) (AD) 7.00 Animal 999 (S) (HD) 8.00 Monkey Business (S) (AD) 9.00 Motorway Patrol (S) (AD) 10.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder (S) 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 Bart rents a car using a fake licence. 7.00 A series of vignettes about the Simpsons’ town. 7.30 Grampa and Mr Burns vie for an art collection. (S) (HD) 8.00 New. The Flash 8/18 Series 7. Caitlin goes to great lengths to save her sister. (S) (HD) 9.00 New series. A League of Their Own Ep 1 Series 16. The sports-based quiz returns. (HD) 10.00 Karl Pilkington: the Moaning of Life 2/5 Series 1 Karl tries to find out how people achieve happiness. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Manifest 5/13 Series 3 Michaela’s premonition leads her to pursue a fugitive. (HD) 12 midnight Road Wars (S) 1.00am The Force: North East (HD) 2.00 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
Sky Replay Sky 145 Virgin 160 7.00am 6ixth Sense with Colin Fry (S) 8.00 Four Weddings: double bill (HD) 10.00 My Kitchen Rules: Australia (S) (HD) 12.30pm The Dog Whisperer (HD) 1.30 Animal 999 (S) (HD) 2.00 Most Haunted: double bill (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: double bill. A hotel manager questions her own reality, then an actor risks everything (S) (AD) (HD) 10.45 The Flash (S) (HD) 11.45 A League of Their Own (HD) 12.45am Night Cops (S) 1.40 Police Ten 7 (S) 2.10 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (S) (AD) 3.05 A League of Their Own (S) (AD) 4.00 Four Weddings 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: the Enterprise is ambushed 8.00 Quantum Leap 9.00 Alphas 10.00 FILM Speed Kills HH Thriller with John Travolta
Britannia 10.05pm Veran receives a gruesome message
Sky Atlantic Sky 108 BT 342/HD 357 6.00am Fish Town (S) (HD) 7.00 Elementary (S) (AD) 9.00 Six Feet Under 11.10 Oz 1.30pm Elementary (S) (HD) 3.30 Dexter: double bill (HD) 5.40pm The Sopranos 1/13 Series 3. Tensions mount as agents try to construct a watertight case against Tony. 6.45 2/13. Livia’s death forces Janice to return from Seattle to help organise the funeral. 7.50 Game of Thrones 4/10 Series 2. Tyrion struggles to find a way to curb Joffrey’s excesses. Catelyn urges the Baratheon brothers to unite, and Daenerys arrives at the walled city of Qarth. 9.00 The White Lotus 1/6 Drama starring Murray Bartlett and Connie Britton. Tensions arise between the hotel staff and vacationers. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.05 Britannia 6/10 Series 2 Philo and Brutus spike the water supply and Harka sends Veran a gruesome message. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 7/10. Vitus returns to the castrum with a message from the Dead Man, while Aulus and Harka make a pact. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.05am True Blood: double bill (HD) 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) 6.00 Property Brothers: Forever Homes (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 New. MasterChef Australia: contestants must select an ingredient they would like to feature in a dish, but there’s a twist (HD) 9.00 Killer Women with Piers Morgan: the journalist meets Erin Caffey (HD) 10.00 Inside the Ambulance (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Inside the Operating Theatre (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight 999 Rescue Squad (S) (HD) 1.00—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: Joe Thomas narrates another selection of clips 9.00 Live at the Apollo: with Jack Dee and Joan Rivers 10.00 Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains: celebrity guests revisit their teenage years (HD) 11.00 Kevin Bridges Live: the Story Continues: stand-up show (S) (HD) 12 midnight FILM Final Destination 5 HHH Horror sequel starring Nicholas D’Agosto (S) (HD) 2.00am Michael McIntyre: Hello Wembley! (S) (HD) 3.00 South Park (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 14–20 August 2021
& cable
Keeping Up Appearances 7.20pm Hyacinth has a plan
Gold
Sky Crime Sky 121 Virgin 136/HD 135 BT 347/HD 362 6.00am Road Wars (S) (HD) 7.00 Motorway Patrol (S) (HD) 8.00 Border Security (S) (HD) 9.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Road Wars (S) (HD) 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 (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (S) (HD) 4.00 The Killer Within (S) 5.00 Snapped (HD) 6.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Killer in My Village (S) (HD) 8.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Killer Siblings (HD) 10.00 New. Snapped (HD) 11.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) (HD) 12 midnight World’s Most Evil Killers (S) (HD) 1.00am Dateline (HD) 2.00 Snapped (HD) 3.00 Killer Colleagues (S) 4.00 Brit Cops (S) 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) 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 (HD) 4.00 Will & Grace (HD) 5.00 Sex and the City (HD) 6.15pm Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 7.30 Parks and Recreation (S) (HD) 8.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (S) (HD) 9.00 Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady: stand-up comedy (S) (HD) 10.05 New. Flatbush Misdemeanors: double bill (S) (HD) 11.15 New. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (HD) 12.15am Sex and the City (S) (HD) 1.25 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 2.35 Everybody Hates Chris (HD) 3.00 Will & Grace (HD) 4.00—5.00am The Mindy Project: double bill (S) (HD)
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
Why Women Kill 9.00pm Alma
Criminal Minds 9.00pm
makes an alarming discovery
The team goes after a sniper
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 The Coroner (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00pm Death in Paradise (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Murdoch Mysteries: double bill (S) (HD) 4.00 The Good Wife (HD) 5.00 Rizzoli & Isles (AD) (HD) 6.00pm Unforgettable 7/13 Series 2. Carrie investigates the death of an urban explorer. (S) (HD) 7.00 Hudson & Rex 13/16 Series 2 On the trail of a serial arsonist, Charlie is thrown off his feet by a molotov-cocktail blast. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Death in Paradise 8/8 Series 4. A prisoner is killed while in police custody. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 New. Why Women Kill 2/10 Series 2. Alma investigates Bertram’s disturbing collection of “souvenirs”. (AD) (HD) 10.00 Annika 1/6. Crime drama. Annika and the team are called in to solve the murder of a man found in the Clyde. (AD) (HD) 11.00 The Good Wife 11/23 Series 2. Alicia and Will believe a client is not getting a fair trial. (HD) 12 midnight Unforgettable (S) (HD) 1.00am The Coroner (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00—4.00am Motive (HD) Alibi +1 Sky 232 Virgin 191
Discovery Sky 125 Virgin 250 BT 322/HD 376 6.00am Wheeler Dealers (S) (AD) (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 The mechanics rescue a rusty 1961 Ford Econoline pickup. (S) (HD) 7.00 Supertruckers Cleaning up after moving a 40-ton vehicle keeps Simon busy. (S) (HD) 8.00 Kindig Customs After 18 months of metal grinding, panel matching and copper-plating, the team finally finishes work on the Copper Caddy. (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Naked and Afraid XL All-star contestants battle to survive 60 days in Louisiana’s punishing swamps. (HD) 11.00 Combat Dealers Bruce Crompton takes Hus on an Italian road-trip, meeting dealers whose objects tell the story of Italy in the Second World War. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Naked and Afraid XL (HD) 2.00am Deadliest Catch (S) (HD) 3.00 Naked and Afraid XL (HD) 4.40 Wheeler Dealers (S) (AD) (HD) 5.30—6.00am How Do They Do It?: underground carriages (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) (HD) 8.00 Border Patrol 9.00 UK Border Force (S) (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: double bill (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 7/22 Series 4 An NYPD officer shoots and kills a 14-year-old boy. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Criminal Minds 3/24 Series 9. The team investigates when a sniper strikes days before the anniversary of JFK’s death. (S) (HD) 10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 13/22 Series 8 Benson investigates a tip-off about a suspected paedophile. (S) (HD) 11.00 FBI Ep 13 Series 2 The son of a retired FBI agent is kidnapped. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight FBI: Most Wanted (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00am Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (S) (HD) 2.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime (S) (HD) 3.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (S) (HD) 4.00 Road Wars (S) 5.00—6.00am Brit Cops: Rapid Response (S) (AD) Sky Witness +1 Sky 207 Virgin 180
Discovery History Sky 177 Virgin 257 6.00am Expedition Unknown (S) 7.00 Combat Dealers (S) (AD) 8.00 Nasa’s Unexplained Files (S) 9.00 Blowing Up History (S) 10.00 Aircraft Stories (S) 11.00 Extreme Engineering (S) 12 noon Combat Dealers (S) 1.00pm Nazis on Drugs: Hitler and the Blitzkrieg (S) 2.00 Expedition Unknown 3.00 How the Universe Works 4.00 Aircraft Stories (S) 5.00 Blowing Up History (S) 6.00pm New. Mysteries at the Museum Don Wildman investigates a deadly plague, an unexplained encounter and an odd murder plot. 7.00 Expedition Unknown Leading archaeologists investigate the lost colony of Roanoke. 8.00 Blowing Up History Uncovering the secrets of the lost city of Tikal in Guatemala. (S) 9.00 Finding Escobar’s Millions An informant’s behaviour forces the team to make a decision. (S) 10.00 How the Universe Works Why supermassive black holes are able to grow to huge proportions. 11.00 Mysteries of the Missing Terry O’Quinn investigates civil aviation following the 2009 Air France disaster. (S) 12 midnight Ultimate Warfare (S) 1.00am Finding Escobar’s Millions (S) 2.00 How the Universe Works 3.00 Mysteries of the Missing (S) 4.00 Mysteries at the Museum 5.00—6.00am Treasures of the Terracotta Army (S) (AD) Discovery History +1 Sky 277 Virgin 261
The Story of Late Night 9.00pm Host Steve Allen
Sky Documentaries Sky 114 (Wales 115) Virgin HD 277 BT 353/HD 368 6.00am FILM The Brink HHHH Documentary (S) (W) 7.50 My Icon: Kadeen Corbin (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge (S) (AD) 9.00 Discovering: Judy Garland (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 11.00 Urban Secrets (S) (HD) 12 noon Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets (S) (AD) 1.00pm The History of Comedy (S) (AD) 2.00 FILM The Brink HHHH Documentary (S) (W) 3.50 My Icon: Natasha Jonas (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Discovering: Judy Garland (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 The Directors (S) (HD) 6.00pm Urban Secrets A journey between two famous London markets. (S) (HD) 7.00 Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets From Tokyo. (S) (AD) 8.00 The History of Comedy Parody and satire. (S) (AD) 9.00 New series. The Story of Late Night A history of latenight talk shows. See p91. 10.00 Escobar by Escobar A look at the Escobar empire. (S) 11.00 The United Way The story of Manchester United Football Club. (S) 12.50am Tread (S) (AD) 2.35 Happening: a Clean Energy Revolution (S) 4.00 as 9am 5.00—6.00am Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge (S) (AD)
a
Nat Geographic
Orangutan Jungle School 9.00pm Monkeying around
Sky Nature Sky 124 Virgin HD 279 BT 335/HD 372 6.00am Wild Survivors (S) (HD) 7.00 Monkey Life (S) (HD) 8.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 9.00 Wild Israel (S) (HD) 10.00 Secret Life of the Tasmanian Devil (S) (HD) 11.00 Great Blue Wild (HD) 12 noon Zambia Untamed (S) (HD) 1.00pm Monkey Life (S) (HD) 2.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 3.00 Wild Israel (S) (HD) 4.00 Secret Life of the Tasmanian Devil (S) (HD) 5.00 Great Blue Wild (HD) 6.00pm Zambia Untamed The dry season sees thousands of animals arrive at the Acacia Loop as they search for food. (S) (HD) 7.00 Monkey Life Rare pygmy lorises are released into the wild. 7.30 The park-keepers check how the pygmy lorises are faring. 8.00 Inside the European Crèche for Orphan Orangutans. (S) (HD) 9.00 Orangutan Jungle School Cameras follow life at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue Centre in Borneo. (S) (HD) 10.00 Zambia Untamed As 6pm. 11.00 Great Blue Wild A look at Palau’s battle against man-made environmental destruction. (HD) 12 midnight Guardians of the Wild (S) (HD) 1.00am Ol Pejeta Diaries (S) (HD) 2.00 Monkey Life (S) (HD) 3.00 Orangutan Jungle School (S) (HD) 4.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 5.00—6.00am Wild Israel (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 (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 Family Guns (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Strippers: Cars for Cash (HD) 5.00 Car SOS (S) (HD) 7.00 Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (S) (HD) 8.00 New. Wicked Tuna: after a period of bad weather, the seas are crowded with boats (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Alaska: the Next Generation: Johnny Rolfe works to protect his home and food supply from predators (HD) 10.00 Inside the Mega Twister (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation (HD) 2.00am Nazi Megastructures (S) (HD) 3.00 WW2: Hell under the Sea (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00am Hitler’s Last Stand (S) (HD)
9.00am Spy in the Wild (HD) 10.00 Elsa: the Lioness That Changed the World 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 noon The Life of Mammals 2.00pm Spy in the Wild (HD) 3.00 Earth: the Power of the Planet (HD) 5.00 Spy in the Wild (HD) 6.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 7.00 The Life of Mammals 8.00 Spy in the Wild (HD) 9.00 Earth: the Power of the Planet: the effects of the oceans on land, climate and evolution (HD) 10.00 Elsa: the Lioness That Changed the World 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 midnight Earth: the Power of the Planet (HD) 1.00am Elsa: the Lioness That Changed the World 2.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 3.00 Wild North (HD) 3.50 The Brain with David Eagleman (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
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 Hold the Sunset (S) (AD) (HD) 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 Hold the Sunset (S) (AD) (HD) 4.40 Last of the Summer Wine (S) 6.00pm Only Fools and Horses The Trotters prepare for war. (S) (AD) 6.40 Are You Being Served? Grace Brothers tries out closed-circuit advertising. (S) 7.20 Keeping Up Appearances Hyacinth shows off her talents. (S) 8.00 Open All Hours Arkwright decides to make his own product. (S) 8.40 Arkwright has a rival. (S) 9.20 Not Going Out Lee agrees to give Kate driving lessons. (HD) 10.00 Lee has trouble bonding with his new lodger. (S) (HD) 10.40 All Round to Mrs Brown’s With Geri Horner. (S) (HD) 12 midnight Peep Show (S) 12.35am Live at the Apollo (S) (HD) 1.35 Not Going Out (HD) 2.55 Bridget & Eamon (S) (HD) 3.25—4.00am Peep Show (S) Gold +1 Sky 210 (Wales 211) Virgin 194
THURSDAY 19 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: Best Of (HD) 7.50 Ancient Aliens (HD) 8.50 Pawn Stars (HD) 9.45 Swamp People (HD) 10.45 Photos That Changed the World (HD) 11.15 Forged in Fire (HD) 12.10pm American Pickers: Best Of (HD) 1.10 Counting Cars (HD) 2.05 Assembly Required (HD) 3.05 Unidentified: inside America’s UFO Investigation (HD) 4.05 Ancient Aliens (HD) 5.00 Pawn Stars (HD) 6.00 American Pickers: Best Of (HD) 7.00 Forged in Fire (HD) 8.00 Pawn Stars (HD) 9.00 New. Forged in Fire (HD) 10.00 New. Alone (HD) 11.30 The Butcher (HD) 12.30am Walking through History (HD) 1.30 Pawn Stars (HD) 2.30 The Butcher (HD) 3.30 as 10.45am 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 Islands of Indonesia (S) (HD) 4.00 Meet the Orangutans (S) (HD) 5.00 Vet Gone Wild (S) (HD) 8.00 New. Lone Star Law: game warden Randolph McGee assesses a major gasoline spill in the local water system (HD) 9.00 Alaska: Homestead Rescue: the Raneys help people living at the bottom of a 100ft cliff (S) (HD) 10.00 My Cat from Hell (S) (HD) 12 midnight The Zoo (S) (HD) 1.00am My Cat from Hell (S) (HD) 2.00 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
Television Thursday
Film4
Sky Premiere 14
F’view 14 F’sat 300 Sky 313 Virgin 428/HD 429 11.00am Rugrats Go Wild HH Rugrats and The Wild Thornberrys characters meet up in this visually impressive cartoon romp. (2003, U) (S) 12.35pm Flight of the Navigator HHH Appealing sci-fi about a boy who encounters an alien space craft and disappears for eight years. Review p36. Joey Cramer (1986, U) (S) 2.20 Meet Dave HH Comedy starring Eddie Murphy as both a spaceship disguised as a human and the captain of the tiny aliens who control it. (2008, PG) (S) 4.05 The Rewrite HHH Hugh Grant’s jaded world view is challenged by a student and single mum in this easy-going romantic comedy. Marisa Tomei (2014, 12) (S)
6.15pm Sense and Sensibility 5 Oscar-winning period romantic drama in which two sisters search for love. (1995, U) (S) (AD) 9.00 The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies HHHH Exciting showdowns and magical heroics bring the trilogy to a close. Review p36. Martin Freeman (2014, 12) (S)
11.50 Dodgeball: a True Underdog Story HHH Daft but good-natured sports comedy in which a team of misfits try to save a gym. Vince Vaughn (2004, 12) (S) (AD) 1.40—3.50am The Last Witch Hunter HHH Immortal warrior Vin Diesel tries to save humanity from the plague in this entertaining supernatural romp. (2015, 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 Our Man in Marrakesh HH Low-budget spy spoof. Tony Randall, Herbert Lom (1966, PG) 7.50 Blowing Wild HHH Fans of Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck will lap up this melodramatic adventure set in 1930s Mexico. (1953) 9.35 Josephine and Men HH Lightweight but likeable comedy with Glynis Johns. (1955, U) (S) 11.35 Teacher’s Pet HHHH Bright, well-played comedy. Clark Gable, Doris Day (1958, U) (S) 1.55pm River Beat HH Phyllis Kirk unwittingly becomes caught up in a diamond-smuggling operation in this minor British crime drama. John Bentley (1954, PG) (S) 3.20 The Singer Not the Song HH Offbeat western with John Mills as a fiery catholic priest who faces off against camp Mexican bandit Dirk Bogarde for control of a small town. (1960, PG) (S) 6.00pm Interpol Calling British TV crime drama. 6.30 Take Two: Nanette Newman Interview 7.00 Delayed Action HH Diverting crime drama in which an author is offered a tidy nest egg if he takes the fall for a gang’s crimes, but things get dangerous when he has a change of heart. Robert Ayres (1954) 8.25 Inferno HHH Ingenious thriller starring Robert Ryan as the millionaire playboy left to die in the desert with a broken leg by his wife and her lover. Rhonda Fleming (1953, PG) 10.10 The Man Who Haunted Himself HHH Roger Moore is beside himself with fear in this wonderfully improbable chiller. (1970, PG) 12 midnight Hurricane Smith HH John Ireland stars as a courageous swashbuckler who teams up with Yvonne De Carlo in a colourful buried-treasure adventure. (1952, U) 1.45 Islands in the Stream HHH Pretty-looking drama. George C Scott, Claire Bloom (1976, 12) (S) 4.00 Public Eye 5.00—6.00am Burke’s Law
98
Christine 111 9.00pm Horror Channel
A diabolical 1958 Plymouth Fury displays aggressive instincts when it trains its headlights on the bullies tormenting its teenage owner
Great Movies
33
Freeview 33 Freesat 302 Sky 321 Virgin 425 9.00am My Daughter’s Secret HH Mystery thriller. Nina Dobrev, Jennifer Grant (2007) 11.00 Wrong Swipe HH Thriller. Anna Hutchison (2016) 1.00pm Murder in Mexico: the Bruce Beresford-Redman Story HHH Drama based on a true story. Colin Egglesfield (2015) 2.50 Unwanted Guest HH Thriller. Kate Mansi (2016) 4.40 Georgy Girl HHHH Warm, offbeat 1960s comedy drama in which Lynn Redgrave plays a dowdy young girl who falls for the boyfriend of her glamorous flatmate. James Mason (1966, 12) 6.40pm What’s Eating Gilbert Grape HHH Sweet, low-key drama about a sensitive teenager in a small Iowa town coping with his family’s difficulties. Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen (1993, 12)
9.00 Fatal Attraction HHHH A lawyer’s affair turns to terror when his obsessed mistress discovers he won’t leave his wife, in this gripping thriller. Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer (1987, 18)
11.20 Closer HHH Elegant relationship drama about the intertwining love lives of two couples. Julia Roberts, Jude Law (2004, 15) 1.25am Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 5 Magnificent period martial arts action romance. Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi (2000, 12)
3.55—5.50am Paul Blart: Mall Cop HH Comedy. Kevin James (2009, PG)
+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 Ride Lonesome HHHH Western. Randolph Scott (1959, 12) 7.25 Serpent of the Nile H Historical drama. Rhonda Fleming (1953, U) 9.05 Young Winston HHH Biographical drama. Simon Ward (1972, PG) 11.50 3:10 to Yuma 5 Western. Glenn Ford, Van Heflin (1957, PG) 1.45pm Trail Street HH Western. Randolph Scott (1947, U) 3.30 Fighters of WWII 4.30 The Wind and the Lion HHHH Period adventure. Review p36. Sean Connery (1975, PG) 6.55pm The Great Los Angeles Earthquake Disaster drama starring Joanna Kerns. 9.00 Contract to Kill H Action nonsense with Steven Seagal taking on Mexican drug cartels and Islamic extremists. (2016, 15) 10.55 Into the Sun HH Typical Steven Seagal action thriller. (2005, 18) 12.45am Maximum Risk HH Action thriller. Jean-Claude Van Damme (1996, 18) 2.45—4.00am Operation Dames HH Wartime romance. Eve Meyer (1959) +1 Sky 324
Great Movies Classic
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F’view 51 (limited) F’sat 303 Sky 319 Virgin 424 6.00am The Lady from Shanghai HHHH Romantic crime drama. Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles (1947, PG) 7.40 Assignment — Paris HH Spy drama. Dana Andrews (1952, U) 9.20 Riff-Raff HH Adventure. Pat O’Brien (1947) 10.55 The Bedford Incident HHHH Adventure. Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier (1965, PG) 1.00pm Running Wild HH Wildlife drama. Brooke Shields, Martin Sheen (1992) 2.50 Born Free HHHH Biographical wildlife adventure. Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers (1966, U) 4.45 The Wrong Box HHH A host of British comedy legends star in this quirky period comedy. John Mills (1966, U) 6.55pm Georgy Girl HHHH Warm, offbeat 1960s comedy drama in which a girl falls for her flatmate’s boyfriend. Lynn Redgrave (1966, 12) 9.00 Alfie HHHH Landmark, knowing 1960s comedy drama with Michael Caine as a charming cockney womaniser. (1966, 15) 11.35 Only You HHHH Delightful romantic comedy in which a woman flies to Italy to seek out the man of her dreams. Marisa Tomei (1994, PG) 1.45am Road to Rio HHHH Musical comedy. Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour (1947, U) 3.25 Machine Gun Kelly HHH Fast-moving biographical crime drama. Charles Bronson (1958, 12) 4.50—6.00am The Traitors HHH Spy thriller. Patrick Allen (1962, 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 Star Trek 9.00 Star Trek: Voyager 10.00 The 4400 11.00 Mind Blown HH Sci-fi adventure. Luke Goss (2016) 1.00pm Robot Overlords HH Sci-fi action adventure. Ben Kingsley, Gillian Anderson (2014, 12) 3.00 Battlestar Galactica 4.00 The Lost Future HH Sean Bean and a small tribe of human survivors fight monsters in this adventure. (2010, 15) 6.00pm The 4400 TV sci-fi adventure starring Joel Gretsch. 7.00 Star Trek: Voyager TV sci-fi adventure starring Kate Mulgrew. 8.00 First Wave TV sci-fi drama. 9.00 Christine HHH A car becomes a killer in this enjoyable chiller. Film of the Day: p36. (1983, 18) 11.10 Beyond the Gates HH Retro horror about two brothers who get drawn into a sinister VHS board game. Graham Skipper (2016, 15) 12.45am Shut In HH Contrived psychodrama starring Naomi Watts. Oliver Platt (2016, 15) 2.35—4.20am AE: Apocalypse Earth HH Sci-fi action thriller. Adrian Paul (2013, 15)
i Premiere Star Ratings 5 Outstanding HHHH Very good HHH Worth watching HH Could be worse H Poor
Sky Adventure
Sky 301 Virgin 401 BT 501/HD 515 6.10am As 3pm 7.40 i Portal As 8.20pm 9.20 The Kid Detective As 6.30pm 11.10 Run Hide Fight As 10pm 1.10pm Final Days HH Horror. Tyler Posey (2020, 15) 3.00 Space Dogs: Return To Earth HH (2020, U) 4.30 Synchronic HHH Mindbending sci-fi thriller. Jamie Dornan (2019, 15)
Sky 302 Virgin 402 BT 502/HD 516 6.00am As 1.35pm 7.45 As 3.10pm 8.35 As 4pm 9.25 Fantastic Four HH (2005, PG) 11.25 Jumanji: the Next Level HHH (2019, 12) 1.35pm Home Alone: the Holiday Heist H (2012, PG) 3.10 Alpha and Omega: The Big Fureeze 4.00 Alpha and Omega: Journey to Bear Kingdom
6.30pm The Kid Detective HHHH Dark and well-plotted neo-noir. Adam Brody (2020, 15) 8.20 i Portal HH Mysterious alien doors appear in this sci-fi portmanteau. Josh Peck (2021, 15) 10.00 Run Hide Fight H A teen must outsmart school shooters in this misjudged thriller. (2020, 15) 11.55 Me, You, Madness H Black comedy with American Psycho aspirations. Louise Linton (2021, 15)
4.50pm Babe: Pig in the City HH Sequel in which the pig finds himself in danger. James Cromwell (1998, U) 6.35 Paddington 2 5 Charming adventure sequel. Ben
1.40am We Still Say Grace HH Unconvincing thriller. Bruce Davison, Holly Taylor (2020, 15) 3.25 Vanguard HH Spy adventure. Jackie Chan (2020, 15) 5.25 Synchronic As 4.30pm
+1 Sky 312
Sky
Hits
Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins (2017, PG)
8.30 Dolittle H Family comedy starring Robert Downey Jr as the animal-friendly medic. (2019, PG) 10.20 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor HH Period adventure sequel. Brendan Fraser (2008, 12) 12.15am As 4.50pm 1.55 Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers 3.20 The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands HHH Fantasy. Laurie Hymes (2018, U) 4.50 The Giant Pear HHH Adventure. Cameron Simpson (2017, U)
Sky Greats
Sky 303 Virgin 403 BT 503/HD 517 7.00am Greed As 11.50pm 8.50 Six Minutes to Midnight As 6.15pm 10.35 True Grit As 8pm 12.35pm Kajillionaire As 10pm 2.25 Hope Floats HH Romantic comedy drama. Sandra Bullock (1998, PG) 4.25 The Kitchen HH Visually polished drama. Melissa McCarthy (2019, 15)
Sky 304 Virgin 404 BT 504/HD 518 6.20am As 2.30pm 8.30 As 4.40pm 10.30 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile HH Crime drama. Zac Efron, Lily Collins (2019, 15) 12.30pm Flatliners As 8.30pm 2.30 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 5 Wonderful western. James Stewart, John Wayne (1962, U)
6.15pm Six Minutes to Midnight HHH Intriguing spy drama about a finishing school for Nazi children. Eddie Izzard (2019, 12) 8.00 True Grit HHHH Western starring Jeff Bridges as boozy, gnarled, one-eyed lawman “Rooster” Cogburn. Matt Damon (2010, 15) 10.00 Kajillionaire HHHH Engrossing drama about a woman whose odd upbringing is called into question. Evan Rachel Wood (2020, 12)
4.40pm Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner HHHH Groundbreaking drama. Spencer Tracy (1967, PG) 6.30 Tootsie HHHH Very funny, Oscar-winning comedy.
11.50pm Greed HHH A retail tycoon celebrates his birthday in this wild satire. Steve Coogan (2019, 15) 1.45am As 4.25pm 3.40 Miss Juneteenth HHHH Drama. Nicole Beharie (2020, 15) 5.30 As 2.25pm
Sky Action
Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr (1982, 15)
8.30 Flatliners HHH Flashy but clichéd supernatural thriller. Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon (1990, 15)
10.30 Bram Stoker’s Dracula HHHH Eerie version of the classic horror tale. Gary Oldman (1992, 18) 12.45am The Omen HHHH Terrifyingly effective horror in which an infant grows into a devilish child. Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner (1976, 15) 2.50 Tootsie As 6.30pm 5.00 Sky Cinema Preview
Sky Comedy
Sky 307 Virgin 407 BT 507/HD 521 7.10am As 7.20pm 9.30 The Losers H Action adventure. Zoë Saldana (2010, 12) 11.10 Midway HHH Second World War action drama. Ed Skrein (2019, 12) 1.30pm Primal HH Action thriller. Nicolas Cage (2019, 15) 3.10 Glory HHHH Powerful American Civil War drama. Matthew Broderick (1989, 15)
Sky 308 Virgin 408 BT 508/HD 522 6.15am As 3.20pm 7.55 As 5pm 9.40 As 6.45pm 11.20 As 8.30pm 1.40pm Looks That Kill HHH Romantic comedy. Brandon Flynn (2020, 15) 3.20 The Nutty Professor HHHH Comedy. Eddie Murphy (1996, 12) 5.00 Happily HH Clever but uneven black comedy. Joel McHale (2021, 15)
5.15pm Spider-Man HHHH Exciting fantasy adventure starring Tobey Maguire as the web-slinging superhero. (2002, 12) 7.20 The Negotiator HHHH Tense action drama about police negotiators in a hostage situation. Samuel L Jackson (1998, 15) 9.45 Fast & Furious 7 HHHH Paul Walker bows out in style in this globetrotting entry in the muscle-car franchise. Vin Diesel (2014, 12)
6.45pm The Stepford Wives HH Satirical comedy about a community with a sinister secret.
12.05am The Losers As 9.30am 1.55 Total Recall HHHH Rip-roaring sci-fi starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as an average Joe who discovers he has a hidden identity. (1990, 18) 3.55 As 11.10am
1.10am Looks That Kill As 1.40pm 2.50 2 Minutes of Fame HHH Deft and likeable comedy about an aspiring comedian who moves to LA. Jay Pharaoh, Katt Williams (2020, 15) 4.30 As Good as It Gets As 10.50pm
Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick (2004, 12)
8.30 The King of Staten Island HHHH A slacker dreams of running a tattoo-parlour restaurant. Pete Davidson (2020, 15) 10.50 As Good as It Gets HHHH A man with OCD is forced to change his ways in this romantic comedy. Jack Nicholson (1997, 15)
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
THURSDAY 19 AUGUST Sky
Animation
Sky
Family
Sky 306 Virgin 406 BT 506/HD 520 6.45am As 4.15pm 8.20 As 6pm 10.30 As 9.50pm 12.30pm Magical Adventures in the Forbidden City As 11.45pm 2.30 Max Winslow and the House of Secrets HHH Sci-fi. Sydne Mikelle (2019, 12) 4.15 The Borrowers HHH Fantasy adventure. John Goodman (1997, U)
6.00pm Shrek HHHH An ogre must rescue a princess to appease an evil lord. Mike Myers (2001, U) 7.40 The Prince of Egypt HHHH Superb dramatisation of the story of Moses. Val Kilmer (1998, U) 9.20 Spark HH Routine sci-fi cartoon about a brave teenage monkey. Jace Norman, Jessica Biel (2016, PG) 10.55 Mission: Panda H A group of animals try to reunite a baby panda with its parents. (2019, PG)
6.00pm Jumanji: the Next Level HHH Fun, gag-filled fantasy follow-up. Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black (2019, 12) 8.10 The Cat in the Hat HH Colourful fantasy with Mike Myers as the Cat. (2003, PG) 9.50 The Water Horse HHHH Charming fantasy adventure.
12.25am Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart HHH Charming period adventure. Orlando Seale (2013, PG) 2.00 As 6am 3.35 Dreambuilders HHH Adventure. (2020, U) 5.00 As 10.55pm
1.45am Max Winslow and the House of Secrets As 2.30pm 3.35 Strike HHH Charming stop-motion family comedy. Ken Stott, Lizzie Waterworth (2018, PG) 5.25 The Cat in the Hat As 8.10pm
Sky Thriller
Emily Watson, Alex Etel, Ben Chaplin (2007, PG)
11.45 Magical Adventures in the Forbidden City HH Inventive fantasy. Tinatin Dalakishvili (2019, 12)
Sky Drama
Sky 309 Virgin 409 BT 509/HD 523 6.00am The Wolf Hour HH Thriller. Naomi Watts (2019, 15) 7.50 Stray Dolls HHH Crime thriller. (2019) 9.40 Target Number One HHH Crime thriller. (2020, 15) 11.50 As 8.45pm 2.10pm As 11.05pm 4.40 Michael Clayton HHHH Conspiracy thriller. George Clooney (2007, 15)
Sky 310 Virgin 410 BT 510/HD 524 6.00am Valentine’s Day As 3.55pm 8.10 Josie & Jack HH Drama. Olivia DeJonge (2019, 15) 10.00 Kingdom of Heaven As 6.05pm 12.30pm JFK As 10.35pm 3.55 Valentine’s Day HHH Light, breezy and star-packed romantic comedy. Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba (2010, 12)
6.45pm Paycheck HH Ben Affleck has his memory erased in this convoluted futuristic sci-fi thriller. Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman (2003, 12) 8.45 Knives Out HHHH Bold whodunnit following Daniel Craig as he investigates the murder of a wealthy patriarch. Chris Evans (2019, 12) 11.05 Bad Boys II HH Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reteam as bickering cops for this sequel to the hit comedy thriller. (2003, 15)
6.05pm Kingdom of Heaven HHHH Orlando Bloom joins the Crusades in this exciting historical drama. Eva Green (2005, 15) 8.30 Seven Pounds HH Unusual, overwrought drama starring Will Smith as a taxman who wants to pay it back. (2008, 12) 10.35 JFK HHHH Thriller that delves into the events surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy. Kevin Costner (1991, 15)
1.40am Michael Clayton As 4.40pm 3.50 Paycheck As 6.45pm
2.00am The Photograph HHH Earnest and nuanced romantic drama about the relationship between a museum curator and a reporter. Issa Rae, LaKeith Stanfield (2020, 12) 4.00 Seven Pounds As 8.30pm
Sky
Sci-Fi/Horror
Sky 311 Virgin 411 BT 511/HD 525 6.05am As 6pm 8.20 Terminator: Dark Fate As 8.10pm 10.40 Spell HH Horror thriller. Omari Hardwick (2020, 15) 12.25pm Rent-a-Pal HHH Horror thriller. Brian Landis Folkins (2020, 15) 2.25 AVPR: Aliens vs Predator Requiem HH Unscary sci-fi thriller. Steven Pasquale, Reiko Aylesworth (2007, 15)
4.10pm Tremors: Shrieker Island HH A tycoon breeds super-predators. Michael Gross (2020, 15) 6.00 The Invisible Man HHHH Smart update of the classic HG Wells chiller. Elisabeth Moss (2020, 15) 8.10 Terminator: Dark Fate HHH Thrilling sixth entry in the sci-fi franchise. Linda Hamilton (2019, 15) 10.20 Ready or Not HHHH Witty cat-and-mouse horror. Samara Weaving, Andie MacDowell (2019, 18)
12 midnight Spell As 10.40am 1.35am Repo! The Genetic Opera HH Musical horror. Alexa Vega (2008, 18) 3.20 Rent-a-Pal As 12.25pm 5.10 AVPR: Aliens vs Predator Requiem As 2.25pm
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
TCM Movies Sky 315 Virgin 415/HD 416 BT 512/HD 526 6.00am Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 7.50 The Rough, Tough West HH Western. (1952, U) 9.05 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 5 (1954, U) 11.15 High Society HHHH (1956, U) 1.30pm Murder at the Gallop HHH (1963, U) 3.15 Ride the High Country HHHH (1962, PG)
5.20pm Strangers on a Train 5 Gripping thriller. Farley
Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker (1951, PG)
7.25 Sierra Stranger HH A cowboy saves a man from being lynched. Howard Duff (1957, U) 9.00 Street Kings HH Clichéd crime drama based on a story by James Ellroy. Keanu Reeves (2008, 15) 11.15 Magnum Force HHH All-guns-blazing follow-up to cop classic Dirty Harry. Clint Eastwood (1973, 18) 1.50am Day of the Evil Gun HH Competent but meandering western. Glenn Ford, Arthur Kennedy (1968, PG) 3.35 Off Set 4.00 Close Up 5.00 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors +1 Sky 316 Virgin 417
SPORT Sky Premier League
PGA Tour Golf 7.00pm Sky Golf Dustin Johnson bids for another win in New Jersey
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
11.00 LIVE Women’s Open Championship Golf The first round of the tournament, from Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus. 6.00pm LIVE One-Day Cup Cricket The climax of the final from Trent Bridge, Nottingham. 9.00 LIVE PGA Tour Golf Day one of the Northern Trust, from Liberty National Golf Club. 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 Football Years (AD) 8.30 EFL Greatest Games 9.15 SPFL Greatest Games 9.30 Greatest Players (AD) 10.00 Football Countdowns (AD) 10.30 Football Years: 1998/99 (AD) 11.00 League Cup Final 2012 12 noon Greatest Games 1.00pm Greatest Players (AD) 1.30 Football Countdowns (AD) 2.00 Football Years 2.30 EFL Play-Off Final 3.30 EFL Greatest Games 4.15 SPFL Greatest Games 4.30 Championship Highlights 6.00 MLS: Inter Miami v Chicago Fire 8.10 MLS: Real Salt Lake v Houston Dynamo 10.20 One2Eleven 10.30 Championship Highlights: two games 11.00 EFL Greatest Games 12 midnight EFL Play-Off Final 3.00am League Cup Final 2009 5.45—6.00am One2Eleven (AD)
Sky Golf Sky 405 Virgin 515/HD 505 BT 424/HD 444 6.00am Ladies European Tour Golf 7.00 Golf Today 9.00 Golf Vodcast 10.00 Women’s Open Championship
11.00 LIVE Women’s Open Championship Golf The first round of the tournament, from Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus. 7.00pm LIVE PGA Tour Golf Day one of the Northern Trust, from Liberty National Golf Club. 11.00 Women’s Open Championship 12 midnight Countdown to the Ryder Cup 12.30am Tee Time Tips 1.00 Women’s Open Championship 4.00 Chronicles (AD) 5.00—6.00am Women’s Open Championship
Amazon Prime 4.00pm, 12 midnight LIVE Tennis ATP and WTA Western & Southern Open, the round of 16 from Cincinnati, Ohio.
BT Sport 1
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 Legends: double bill (AD) 8.00 Best Goals 9.00 100 Club (AD) 10.00 The Football Show: discussion 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 (AD) 7.00 Match Pack 7.30 Premier League World 8.00 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox 9.00 Match Pack 9.30 Premier League World 10.00 Icons 10.30 Premier League Retro: Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal 12.30am Icons 1.00 Premier League Years 3.00 Greatest Games 4.00 Best Goals 5.30—6.00am 100 Club (AD)
6.00am Inside AFL 6.30 The Aussie Rules Show 7.00 Premier League Reload 7.15 Wrestling: WWE action 9.00 ESPN FC 9.30 Inside AFL 10.00 The Aussie Rules Show
Sky The Hundred Sky 404 Virgin 514/HD 504 BT 423/HD 443 6.00am Cricket: the Hundred 9.30 The Hundred Bitesize
12.30pm LIVE One-Day Cup Cricket Coverage of the final from Trent Bridge, Nottingham. 9.00 Test Bitesize: England v India 11.30 Cricket: the Hundred 3.00am The Hundred Bitesize 3.30—6.00am Test 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 Boxing 12 noon Good Morning Football 3.00pm World Darts 4.30 Motorsport Mundial 5.00 Pro-Football Talk 7.00 NFL: Arizona Cardinals v Miami Dolphins 9.00 NFL Hard Knocks: Dallas Cowboys 10.00 International Rugby Union 12 midnight NFL: Total Access 1.00am NFL 2.00—6.00am Darts
Sky Arena Sky 408 Virgin 518/HD 508 BT 427/HD 447 6.00am Super League 8.00 NRL Try Time 9.00 Rugby League Retro: Bradford v Leeds from 1993 11.00 Super League 11.30 GAA: inside the Game 12 noon Sailing 12.30pm Rugby League Retro 2.30 NBA Draft Recap 3.30 NBA 5.30 Sailing 6.00 GAA: inside the Game 6.30 Super League: highlights
7.00 LIVE Super League The latest Super League action. 10.00 Super League 10.30 Sailing 11.00 GAA: inside the Game 11.30 Jason Robinson: Tackling Diversity 12 midnight Super League 1.00 NBA 3.00 Netball 4.45 Super League 5.00—6.00am Pool: World Masters
Sky Mix Sky 416 Virgin 520/HD 510 BT 429/HD 449 12 noon—5.00pm LIVE European Tour Golf The opening round of the Czech Masters, from Albatross Golf Resort, Prague.
Eurosport 1
10.30 LIVE Australian Rules Football The latest AFL action. 1.30pm Speedway 2.30 MotoGP 3.30 Badminton (AD) 4.00 Reload (AD) 4.15 Premier League Reload 4.30 ESPN FC 5.00 Test Cricket
7.00 LIVE Major League Baseball Chicago White Sox v Oakland Athletics (start 7.10). 10.00 UFC 11.30 Classic Boxing 12.30am eSports 1.30 30 for 30 When the Garden Was Eden (AD) 3.00 UFC (AD) 4.00—6.00am 30 for 30: Survive and Advance (AD)
BT Sport 2 Sky 414 Virgin 528 BT 409/HD 431 6.00am MotoGP 7.00 Speedway 8.00 French Football 9.00 Squash 10.00 Badminton (AD) 10.30 Reload (AD) 11.00 The Outdoor Sports Show (AD) 11.30 Fishing (AD) 12.30pm French Football 5.00 Squash 6.00 French Football 6.30 Trail Running (AD) 7.00 MotoGP 7.15 Reload
7.30 LIVE Europa Conference League Football The play-off round, first leg (kick-off 8.00). 10.15 Premier League Match Pack 10.45 Proud to Be Town (AD) 12.30am BT Sport Reload (AD) 1.00 French Football 1.30 Test Cricket 3.30 Squash 4.30 Badminton (AD) 5.00 Reload (AD) 5.30—6.00am The Outdoor Sports Show (AD)
BT Sport 3
Thursday Television
Sky 305 Virgin 412 BT 500/HD 514 6.00am Boonie Bears: The Big Shrink 7.45 As 2.40pm 9.25 As 4.20pm 11.10 As 6pm 12.55pm As 7.40pm 2.40 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed HHH Mystery comedy adventure. Freddie Prinze Jr (2004, PG) 4.20 Scoob! HH Breezy cartoon reboot. Will Forte (2020, PG)
Sky 417 Virgin 529 BT 410/HD 432 6.00am Champions League Football 10.30 Uefa Documentaries (AD) 11.30 The Football’s On (AD) 12.30pm Champions League Football 5.00 Wrestling 10.00 BT Sport Reload (AD) 10.30 French Football Show 11.00 The Football’s On (AD) 12 midnight Europa Conference League 1.30am The Football Archives 4.00—6.00am Classic Football
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 Major League Baseball 12 noon Baseball 2.00pm Major League Baseball 5.00 ESPN FC 5.30 MLB: Caps Off 5.45 SportsCenter
6.00 LIVE Baseball Four games in the Little League World Series. 2.00am Pardon the Interruption 2.30 ESPN FC: Gab & Juls 3.00—6.00am LIVE Canadian Football League BC Lions v Edmonton Elks (kick-off 3.00).
Eurosport 2
Sky 410 Virgin 521 BT 412/HD 435
Sky 411 Virgin 522 BT 413/HD 436
6.00am Cycling: Vuelta a España 7.30 Olympics: Greatest Tennis Players 8.00 Le Mans 24 Hours 9.00 British Superbikes 11.00 Tokyo 2020: Gymnastics 12.05pm Cycling: Vuelta a España
6.00am Le Mans 24 Hours 7.50 Motorcycling 8.00 Cycling 9.30 Hall of Fame 11.00 World Superbikes 12 noon Le Mans 24 Hours
1.00pm LIVE Le Mans 24 Hours The third free practice session at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France.
1.35 LIVE Cycling Stage six of the Vuelta a España, featuring a 158.5km route from Requena to Alto de la Montaña de Cullera.
4.00 Motor Racing 4.30 Le Mans 24 Hours 5.00 Superbikes 6.00 Speedway 7.00 Le Mans 24 Hours
5.00 Cycling: Clasica San Sebastian 6.30 Tokyo 2020: BMX Racing 7.00 Tokyo 2020: Equestrian 8.00 Cycling 12.30am Superbikes 1.00 Motor Racing 2.00 Cycling: Vuelta a España 3.30 Motocross 4.00 Superbikes 5.00—6.00am Motor Racing
11.10 World Superbikes 12.10am Motorcycling 12.30 Cycling: Vuelta a España 2.00 Tokyo 2020 4.00 Cycling 5.30—6.00am Hall of Fame
7.50 LIVE Le Mans 24 Hours The hyperpole qualifying stage; 8.45 The fourth free practice.
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FRIDAY Choices The pick of today’s TV MYSTERIOUS
Television Friday
Masha (Nicole Kidman) has a unique plan for treatment
PICK OF THE DAY
Nine Perfect Strangers First three episodes from today, then weekly Amazon Prime
DRAMA New series This adaptation of Liane (Big Little Lies) Moriarty’s novel is so glossy you’ll need sunglasses to watch it. Nine wealthy, stressed people arrive at a luxury Californian wellness retreat to repair their minds, bodies and relationships with healthy food, a little yoga and maybe some meditation. At least that’s what they imagine. However, Tranquillum House is run by the ethereal Masha (Nicole Kidman), whose transformative methods are not for the faint-hearted. “In ten days
BBC Proms 7.00pm BBC4 MUSIC A steady hand on the BBC News, Clive Myrie is soon to become interrogator-in-chief on Mastermind, but first, if you caught his ten-part series The Definitive History of Jazz in Britain earlier this year on Jazz FM, it’ll come as small surprise he’s been signed up to front this Prom. It’s a showcase for Nubya Garcia, a young saxophonist, composer and bandleader, who has forged her own brand of eclectic, contemporary jazz. Born in London’s Camden Town, she was Jazz FM’s Breakthrough Act in 2018 and UK Act of the Year in 2019. Here she plays a set from her 2020 album Source, delivering the sort of engulfing vibe that, in a normal year, would be perfect for a Late-Night Prom. PATRICK MULKERN
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you will leave here and you will not be the person you are now,” she announces, which may be exactly what they want. Then she tells them about her near-death experience and adds “I will reach inside all of you… you have come here to die, and I will bring you back”, which is downright creepy. It looks Instagram-gorgeous, has a great cast that includes Melissa McCarthy and is genuinely weird. And horribly addictive. JANE RACKHAM See feature: page 8
Motorhoming with Merton and Webster
The Boleyns: a Scandalous Family
Ian Hislop’s Trains That Changed the World
8.00pm Channel 5
9.00pm BBC2
9.00pm Channel 5
TRAVEL Comedy couple Paul
HISTORY The story this series tells is intriguing enough to survive the wobbly reconstructions. Occasionally these stray into Horrible Histories territory, including one scene where Mary Boleyn wakes in bed to see that her young husband has died and is lying next to her, mouth open, eyes staring at the ceiling: what should be poignant just looks absurd. But elsewhere, we hear from historians of the skilful way Anne Boleyn played the game of courtly love and as her star ascended, so the balance of power with her father, Thomas, shifted. There are also more of those neat graphics illustrating the complex web of influence at the Tudor court. DAVID BUTCHER
DOCUMENTARY This week’s trundle
Merton and Suki Webster continue their four-wheel holiday around the British Isles. This episode finds them in Somerset, heading from Porlock Bay to Minehead for some fishing, Weston-super-Mare for sleeping and, finally, Cheddar Gorge. Amid the glorious scenery, they don’t dodge those real motorhoming quandaries — how straightforward is going to the loo? How do you stop your cutlery rattling? Paul Merton appears here a softer, gentler man than we’re used to seeing. But with cheese and cider tasting to be had, plus a fish supper in sight of the sea, he has plenty to be content about. CAROLINE FROST
around the rail pioneers of the past focuses on the London Underground and how, in the 1860s, its first lines relieved the miserable congestion of mid-Victorian streets that had become choked with horse-drawn traffic — and manure. It’s a diverting look at how the world’s richest city set an engineering example followed in other capitals, and helped create a new social phenomenon: the commuter classes. We see how that resulted in systems as distinct and characteristic as Mumbai’s extraordinary network — complete with slick food distribution system — and Moscow’s grand caverns. DB
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
FRIDAY 20 AUGUST a full-on breakdown from her colleague and lover (Jay Duplass), whose erratic behaviour sends him spiralling into dangerous territory. It’s a confident writing debut for actor Amanda Peet, while Game of Thrones masterminds David Benioff and DB Weiss are among the executive producers. More outré thrills are offered by Netflix’s latest Mexican import, eccentric family comedy Everything Will Be Fine, also out today. GABRIEL TATE
STREAMING NOW As Killing Eve gets ever sillier, The Chair (Netflix) gives Sandra Oh (right) a fresh showcase for her comedic and dramatic talents. She’s Dr Ji-Yoon Kim, new chair of the English department at leafy Pembroke University. Assigned by David Morse’s hard-nosed Dean to clear out the ageing — if not quite dead — wood, she runs into casual racism and sexism, pushback from older professors, and
Deception
King Gary
9.00pm More4
9.00pm Alibi
9.30pm BBC1
DRAMA Two years after the first
DRAMA We’ve grown used to
COMEDY OF THE WEEK The Kings’
series, the return of this French crime drama in the Walter Presents strand will delight fans of old-school sleuthing in the hands of detective Pierre Niemans and his younger partner Camille Delaunay. This bickering pair’s beat is far from the stylish streets of Spiral; for them, it’s a string of elegant, rural towns. This week finds them summoned to a woodland church with a murder victim splayed at the altar. From there, Pierre and Camille must run the gamut of stolen holy relics, unpunished war crimes and anonymous messages written on the bread of communion wafers. With so much going on, it’s no surprise Camille starts a thousand cigarettes she never finishes. CF
Cameron being the smartest person on screen, but there’s a real danger here of him being outwitted by a Banksy-style street artist with whom he has past beef. This mysterious man with an aerosol can once dissed the magician in a very public way. And he’s now running rings around him as he distracts the public with his artwork while an accompanying team stage daring robberies on the sly. Cameron, though, also knows a thing or two about getting people’s attention, and before you can say “abracadabra”, he’s come up with a gleefully high-stakes plan to get payback. But first, he needs to make sure that his own tagging skills can pass muster… DAVID BROWN
big day is drawing near and tensions on Butterchurn Crescent are reaching fever pitch, with bride and groom at loggerheads. While Terri must deal with the shock of her mum’s new squeeze, Gary’s position as warden of the crescent is tested when his new neighbour, Aaron, refuses to stop partying. Unfortunately, Gary’s great powers of persuasion have been undone by Terri going “fully dark” and embarking on a military mission to mess with her beloved’s head — including typing but not sending texts “so Gary can see the dot dot dots”, and then using “the worst emoji of all emojis, the thumbs up”. No wonder Gary’s a mess. CF
Horrible Histories: Protesting with Pankhurst 5.00pm CBBC The suffragette movement is explored through sketches and quizzes.
Pride Hits at the BBC 9.30pm BBC4 A celebration for International Pride. Hyde Park gigs by Elton and Kylie follow.
Celebrity MasterChef 9.00pm BBC1 The celebs face the daunting prospect of cooking for former impressive contestants.
Epic Wales: Valleys, Mountains and Coasts 8.00pm C4 How to photograph puffins covertly; and stargazing in the Cambrian mountains.
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o FILM OF THE DAY Destroyer
Does Sadie (Niamh Algar) really know what her new job involves?
Deceit 9.00pm C4 DRAMA There’s an oppressive
sense of sleaze and squalor to this drama, which charts the 1992 “honey trap” operation to entice Rachel Nickell’s suspected killer into a confession. In reality, the police’s case fell apart the minute it reached court, but the story here is told from the perspective of Sadie (Niamh Algar), the ambitious undercover officer who we see this week growing obsessed with her role, watching VHS tapes of satanic horror movies to get in the mood and exchanging late-night, steamy phone calls with prime suspect, Colin Stagg. Everything feels edgy, even the weird psychological profiler (Eddie Marsan) who makes Sadie another of his very sinister cups of tea, filmed as if he were the Hannibal Lecter figure. There are tense moments and jump-shocks but the plot itself barely moves: it’s all about the clinging atmosphere. DB
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10.35pm BBC1 Nicole Kidman stars in this powerful thriller as a griefstricken LAPD officer who must draw on all her resources to tackle an old adversary. (2018) See page 37
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L Test Cricket: West Indies v Pakistan 3.45pm BT Sport 1 Babar Azam captains Pakistan at Sabina Park in Jamaica. L The Hundred Cricket (women’s) 2.30pm, (men’s) 6pm Sky the Hundred/Main Event/ Mix; 2.30pm (women’s only) BBC2 L Golf: Women’s Open C’ship 11am Sky Golf/Main Event L Championship Football: Bristol City v Swansea City 7pm (k/o 7.45pm) Sky Football GETTY
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BBC1 6.00am Breakfast Jon Kay, Naga Munchetty. (S) (HD) 9.15 Animal Park Wildlife photographer Hamza Yassin sees some unique tiger behaviour. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Homes under the Hammer Properties in Bolton, Stoke-on-Trent and Kent. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Wanted Down Under Revisited A family that contemplated life in New Zealand. (R) (S) (HD) 11.45 Caught Red Handed Thieves trap themselves inside their own crime scene. Last in series. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt: 999 Special Charlie Ross looks back at some of the 999-themed items bought by the teams at antiques fairs. (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 1.45 The Coroner 5/10 Series 1. A man dies shortly after discovering some gold coins. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 2.30 Impossible Quiz with Rick Edwards. (R) (S) (HD) 3.15 Greatest Escapes to the Country Nicki Chapman presents a selection of Escape to the Country highlights, focusing on older properties. (R) (S) (HD) 3.45 Saved and Remade A stunning Polish cloak once owned by a talented musician. (Revised rpt) (S) (HD) 4.30—5.15 The Bidding Room Items include two brass candelabras and some Star Wars figures. (S) (HD)
BBC2 6.00am A Matter of Life and Debt A woman battles with debt after a bereavement. (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 Yorkshire Firefighters 1/4 One of the biggest blazes in West Yorkshire’s history. (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 BBC News (S) (HD) 2 BBC RED BUTTON 11.50am—4.25 Athletics Coverage
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The Boleyns: a Scandalous Family 9.00pm Max Dowler plays the opportunistic Thomas Boleyn
5.15pm Pointless
5.30pm Flog It!
Quiz presented by Alexander Armstrong. (R) (S) (HD)
Experts Michael Baggott and Adam Partridge inspect a collection of medals and a pewter bowl brought in to Haddon Hall in Derbyshire. (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 BBC News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 Regional news magazines (S) 7.00 Who Do You Think You Are? Strictly Come Dancing’s head judge Shirley Ballas investigates a family story that her maternal great-grandmother abandoned her husband and children for a more exciting life in America. Director Paul Tilzey; Series producer Sarah Feltes (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
8.05 EastEnders Lola has an important decision to make. Lola Pearce Danielle Harold Honey Mitchell Emma Barton Suki Kaur Panesar Balvinder Sopal 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 Mo Harris Laila Morse 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 Violet Highway Gwen Taylor Kathy Beale Gillian Taylforth Stacey Slater Lacey Turner Patrick Trueman Rudolph Walker Kat Slater Jessie Wallace Jean Slater Gillian Wright Dotty Cotton Milly Zero Jackie Suzanna Hamilton Imogen Athena Stevens
Writer Celia Morgan More cast Thursday (S) (AD) (HD)
1.00pm Letterbox With Mel Giedroyc. (R) (S) (HD) 1.30 Eggheads Hosted by Jeremy Vine. (R) (S) (HD) 2.00 Best Bakes Ever With Jane Asher. (R) (S) (HD) 2.30—5.30 LIVE Cricket: the Hundred Isa Guha presents coverage of the women’s eliminator at the Oval, featuring the two sides to finish second and third in the standings, with the winner advancing to play the team that topped the table. (S) (HD)
8.25 Would I Lie to You?
6.00am Good Morning Britain News, weather, discussion, features and celebrity guests. (S) (HD) 9.00 Lorraine Fashion, food and chat. (S) (HD) 10.00 This Morning Lifestyle advice, competitions and star interviews. Including Regional Weather (S) (HD) 12.30pm Loose Women The regulars and their guests put the world to rights once more. (S) (HD) 1.00 ITV Lunchtime News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 1.30—4.00 LIVE Racing from York Ed Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani present coverage of day three of the Ebor Festival, featuring the Gimcrack Stakes at 3.00 and the Nunthorpe Stakes at 3.35, plus races at 1.50 and 2.25. Commentary from Richard Hoiles, with analysis by Adele Mulrennan and Jason Weaver and reports from Matt Chapman and Oli Bell. (S) (HD)
Channel 4 6.00am Countdown With Nina Wadia. (R) (S) (HD) 6.40 Mike & Molly Triple bill of the comedy (R) (S) (HD) 7.50 Everybody Loves Raymond Double bill. (R) (S) (AD) 8.40 Frasier Two episodes of the US sitcom. (R) (S) (AD) 9.40 The Big Bang Theory Triple bill. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 The Simpsons Milhouse falls in love. 11.35 Marge and Lisa meet a stage star while visiting Capitol City. (R) (S) (AD) 12.05pm News (S) (HD) 12.10 Junior Bake Off The stakes could not be higher for the four remaining bakers in the final as they prepare a themed afternoon tea. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 A New Life in the Sun: Road Trip Fred Sirieix visits the Costa del Sol, meeting a chef from Scotland with an eye for fresh Mediterranean seafood. (R) (S) (HD) 2.10 Countdown With Jeremy Thompson. (S) (HD) 3.00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It Simon O’Brien and Henry Cole meet a blacksmith in Cockermouth. (R) (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00 A Place in the Sun A couple from Liverpool search for a new home in Alicante. (R) (S) (HD)
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Destroyer 10.35pm Partners in a fateful crime: Silas (Toby Kebbell, left) and Chris (Sebastian Stan)
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Claudia Winkleman, the Rev Kate Bottley, Sara Barron and Ed Gamble join team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack to try to hoodwink each other with tall tales. Director Barbara Wiltshire; Series producer Adam Copeland (R) (S) (HD)
The three remaining famous faces must cook a two-course meal that meets the exacting standards of John and Gregg, as well as former England rugby player Phil Vickery, TV presenter Andi Peters and Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood. (S) (AD) (HD) COMEDY OF THE WEEK
9.30 King Gary Series 2. Terri reveals to Gary that she’s a4/6 asked Kay to replace Chloe as wedding planner,
prompting a row between the pair. To compound his woes, Gary is under pressure to do something about Aaron. Both series are available on iPlayer. See p101. Tom Davis Laura Checkley Camille Coduri Simon Day Morgan Watkins Al Roberts Lisa McGrillis
6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games Reeta Chakrabarti, Olga Koch, Andrew Maxwell and Gareth Thomas test their general knowledge skills in the week’s penultimate edition. (S) (HD) 6.30 The week’s winner is announced. (S) (HD)
7.00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip With guidance from experts Tim Medhurst and David Harper, Loose Women panellists Andrea McLean and Penny Lancaster search the antiques shops of Essex for items that will make a tidy profit when they go under the hammer in Norfolk. (R) (S) (HD)
8.00 Gardeners’ World The Duchess of Cornwall joins Monty Don at Longmeadow to talk about her love of gardening. Monty also demonstrates how to plant a fragrant lavender hedge. Nick Bailey visits Knoll Gardens in Hampshire and shares his tips on the tall perennials that give a burst of colour in borders towards the end of the season. Meanwhile, JJ Chalmers visits Edinburgh Botanic Garden to learn about the vital role it plays in the local community. Series producer Sharon Fisher; Exec producer Gary Broadhurst (S) (HD) RT GARDENING Get 10% off across an entire range of wallflowers, including the “rich velvet” collection: see page 135
Your RT Gardening: page 134
9.00 The Boleyns: a Scandalous Family
9.00 Celebrity MasterChef
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Writers James De Frond and Tom Davis Director James De Frond; Producer Richard Webb (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 BBC News Regional News; Weather (S) (HD) 10.35 Destroyer 5 drama. Seventeen years after taking part oCrime in an undercover operation that went tragically wrong, troubled LAPD detective Erin Bell attends a murder scene that indicates her old adversary is back in town. Deciding to track him down, Bell must now face her demons in a case that threatens to derail her already fragile existence. Available on iPlayer until May 2022. Film of the Day: page 37
On her return from France, the beautiful a2/3. and cultured Anne Boleyn dazzles the Tudor
court — including King Henry. He soon becomes obsessed with her and demands that his marriage to Katherine of Aragon be annulled, but political changes in Rome make the annulment impossible. Keen to capitalise on this extraordinary opportunity, the Boleyn family plots to make Anne queen — but makes deadly enemies in the process. All three episodes are available on iPlayer. See page 100. Thomas Boleyn Max Dowler Thomas Howard Philip Brodie Anne Boleyn Rafaëlle Cohen Cardinal Thomas Wolsey Roger Evans Mary Boleyn Elizabeth McCafferty Young Anne Boleyn George Boleyn Sam Retford Rosaleen Cunningham-Day Inigo de Mendoza Pano Masti Director/Producer Katie Greening; Producer Kathryn Ellinger (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 I’ll Get This Josh Widdicombe, Gemma Collins, Adrian Chiles, Melvin Odoom and Holly Walsh enjoy a fine dining experience, but the bonhomie is served with a generous slice of rivalry as they play games between courses to determine who will foot the final bill. Series producer Breid McLoone; Executive producers Matt Walton, Zoe Tait and Paul McGettigan (R) (S) (HD)
10.30 Newsnight With Victoria Derbyshire. (S) (HD) 11.00 Weather (S) (HD)
11.05 Golf Highlights from day two of the Women’s Open championship, the fifth major of the year, held at Carnoustie Golf Links. Eilidh Barbour presents. (S) (HD)
12.30am Weather for the Week Ahead (S) (HD) 12.35—6.00am BBC News (S) (HD)
12.05am Tigers: Hunting the Traffickers Former Royal Marines Commando Aldo Kane is on a mission to expose the secrets of the illegal tiger trade in South East Asia. In this Natural World film, he works alongside wildlife crime investigators and covertly films tiger traffickers. (R) (S) (AD) (HD) 1.05—2.20am Sign Zone 1.05 Hunting the Social Media Fraudsters: Panorama Kafui Okpattah goes on the trail of a new generation of fraudsters. Shown Monday 7.35pm BBC1 (S) (HD) 1.35 Wanted: a Simple Life 6/9. The Parkers dream of balancing a new business venture with family time in the great outdoors, so they sample a week in Dorset. (R) (S) (HD)
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Erin Bell Silas Petra Chris Ethan
Nicole Kidman Toby Kebbell Tatiana Maslany Sebastian Stan Scoot McNairy
Dennis DiFranco Gil Lawson Jay Antonio
Bradley Whitford Toby Huss Beau Knapp Shamier Anderson
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Endeavour 8.30pm DCI Fred Thursday and Morse follow the evidence after a road accident
Deceit 9.00pm In the pursuit of a killer, Sadie Byrne (Niamh Algar) prepares to adopt a fake identity
BBC Proms 7.00pm DJ and saxophonist Nubya Garcia makes her Proms debut
4.00pm Tipping Point
5.00pm Come Dine with Me Paralympics Special
7.00pm BBC Proms
Four contestants take turns on the supersized arcade machine in an attempt to secure the £10,000 jackpot. Ben Shephard presents. Director Richard van’t Riet Series producer Chris Hale (R) (S) (HD)
Bradley Walsh hosts the quiz show as David, Lisa, Josephine and Steve join forces to challenge one of the formidable Chasers. Executive producers Michael Kelpie, Martin Scott and Helen Tumbridge (R) (S) (HD)
6.00 Regional News Weather (S) (HD) 6.30 ITV Evening News Weather (S) (HD) 7.00 Emmerdale Sarah realises she is in too deep, and Charity makes an earnest plea. Meanwhile, Russ is intrigued that Wendy is returning tomorrow. Writer Liam Johnson For cast see Tuesday/Thursday (S) (AD) (HD)
7.30 Coronation Street Tyrone drops a bombshell on Fiz and Evelyn and reveals that he is engaged to Alina. Grace tells Michael that they need to look for a place of their own. Steve and Tracy inform Tim that Sally’s permit plan could ruin Street Cars. Writer Damon Alexis-Rochefort Cast Monday/Wednesday (S) (AD) (HD)
8.30 Endeavour 2/4 Series 6. Apollo. Now working at Castle Gate CID, Morse investigates when a tragic road accident turns out to be something far more suspicious. The trail leads him to Oxford University’s astrophysics department, a TV puppet studio and a strange cult-like group. DS Endeavour Morse Shaun Evans DCI Fred Thursday Roger Allam Chief Superintendent 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 Viv Wall Alison Newman Dr Elliot Wingqvist Oliver Chris Jeff Slayton Matthew Cottle Natalie Wingqvist Alice Orr-Ewing
Gabriel Van Horne Blake Ritson Hildegard Slayton Mary Stockley Isobel Humbolt Sophie Winkleman Dr Larry Humbolt Sargon Yelda Professor Adam Drake Ben Wainwright Flora Humbolt Sasha Willoughby Christine Chase Katie Faye Eric Gidby Robert Hands Marilyn Gidby Terenia Edwards Mac Honeydew Ross Boatman Mrs Trellis Charlotte Bradley Matthew Humbolt Gabriel Payne TV anchor Michael Parkhouse
Writer Russell Lewis; Producer Deanne Cunningham Director Shaun Evans (R) (S) (AD) (HD)
10.20 ITV News Weather; Regional News and Weather (S) (HD)
11.05 The Bourne Supremacy ★★★★ Spy action thriller, the first sequel to The Bourne Identity, starring Matt Damon and Franka Potente. Still suffering memory loss following an accident, ex-CIA agent Jason Bourne finds his life is in danger when he is implicated in the killing of an agent in Berlin.
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Pamela Landy Joan Allen Gretkov Karel Roden Jarda Marton Csokas Tom Cronin Tom Gallop Teddy John Bedford Lloyd Martin Marshall Tomas Arana
5.30 The Simpsons I’m with Cupid. Elton John is kidnapped. (R) (S) (AD) 6.00 Marge Simpson in “Screaming Yellow Honkers”. Marge becomes aggressive. (R) (S) (AD)
6.30 Hollyoaks Maxine prepares to ask Fergus about the account. Maxine Minniver Nikki Sanderson Fergus Collins Robert Beck Sami Maalik Rishi Nair Scott Drinkwell Ross Adams Shaq Qureshi Omar Malik Sienna Blake Anna Passey Ste Hay Kieron Richardson Summer Ranger Rhiannon Clements
Theresa McQueen Jorgie Porter Tony Hutchinson Nick Pickard Trish Minniver Denise Welch Warren Fox Jamie Lomas Donna-Marie Quinn Lucy-Jo Hudson PC Franks Bronté Terrell Reporter Christopher Jefferies
composer, DJ and band leader Nubya Garcia, making her Proms debut at the Royal Albert Hall. Performing tracks from her acclaimed album Source, she is accompanied by a young band drawn from a revitalised London jazz scene, including Sam Jones (drums), Daniel Casimir (double bass), Joe ArmonJones (keyboard) and Sheila MauriceGrey (guest trumpet). See page 100.
8.45 Top of the Pops: Big Hits 1989
7.00 Channel 4 News Sport; Weather (S) (HD) 8.00 Epic Wales: Valleys, Mountains and Coasts
A musical compilation featuring artists including Tina Turner and Soul II Soul.
Ep 3. Off the Pembrokeshire coast, wildlife photographer Nicki Meharg sets out to covertly photograph puffins using some creative head gear. And in Snowdonia, farmer Rhodri Jones trains his precious bull ready for the auction ring.
9.00 Top of the Pops 1991
Series director Gareth Fielding Series producer Sima Ray (S) (AD) (HD)
7.00pm The Seven 7.30 Sportscene: Friday Night Football: Raith Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic (kick-off 7.45) 10.00 Still Game 10.30 The Karen Dunbar Show 11.00 The Moments That Made Richard Wilson: featuring an interview with the One Foot in the Grave star 11.30—12 midnight Bad Influencer: comics Krystal Evans and Stuart McPherson talk work and family with Mark Nelson
STV 1.00—3.00am Nightscreen
Producer Sasha Duncan; Executive producer Mark Cooper Repeated 2.55am (R) (S)
Bruno Brookes presents the edition first aired on 11 July 1991, featuring performances by DJH featuring Stefy, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Bros and Billy Bragg. Producer Paul Ciani Repeated 1.25am (R) (S)
9.00 Deceit This episode enters the world of Colin a2/4. Stagg, the Met Police’s prime suspect in the murder of Rachel Nickell. Police hopes rest on undercover officer Sadie Byrne who, under the alias “Lizzie James”, is exchanging letters and calls with the self-confessed lonely Stagg. The whole series will be available online at All 4 following the first episode on August 13. See p101. Sadie Byrne/Lizzie James Niamh Algar DI Keith Pedder Harry Treadaway Rachel Nickell Katie Buchholz Paul Britton Eddie Marsan DC Long Charlie Carter DCI Mick Wickerson Deka Walmsley Colin Stagg Sion Daniel Young Mr Wood Stuart Cooke Baz Nathaniel Martello-White
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Director Marcus Viner; Producer Serena Cross First broadcast Wednesday 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/shop33
Writer Karla Marie Sweet More cast Tue Shown yesterday 7pm E4 Rptd next Mon E4 Next episode follows on E4 (S) (AD) (HD)
Lucy Rochenda Sandall Mark De Costa El Anthony Young Robert Napper Jonah Collier Young Napper’s sister Anya Cooke Young Napper’s mother Maria Louis Young Napper’s father Tom Colley Journalist William Owen Policeman at door Stewart Allen-Smith
Writer Emilia di Girolamo; Producer Ado Yoshizaki Cassuto Director Niall MacCormick (S) (AD) (HD)
10.00 The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan Ep 5 Series 2. The multi-award-winning host is joined by more guests from the worlds of entertainment, music and sport. Series producer Rhe-an Archibald; Exec producers Ben Wicks, Tim Dean, Pollyanna McGirr and David Geli (S) (HD)
11.05 The Festival ★★★ Comedy starring Joe Thomas. After a qpainful break-up, a young man is convinced by his best mate to join him at a music festival in an effort to get over his heartbreak. Review p37. Director Iain Morris (2018, 15) (S) (W) (AD) (HD)
1.00am Home Shopping (HD) 3.00 FYI Extra Entertainment news. (HD) 3.15 Martin & Roman’s Weekend Best Ivo Graham, Jon Culshaw and Harry Redknapp join Martin and Roman Kemp. Shown Sunday 8.30am (S) (SL) (HD) 4.05—6.00am Nightscreen Text information. (HD)
1.00am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA An Italian restaurant in Woodland Park, Colorado. (R) (S) 1.50 Come Dine with Me In Yeovil, Somerset. (R) (S) (HD) 4.10 Location, Location, Location Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer assist two pairs in Glasgow. (R) (S) (HD) 5.05 Michael Johnson Meets Ellie Simmonds The sprinter interviews Paralympic champions, beginning with Ellie Simmonds. See choice, p40. Shown Sat 4.30pm (S) (HD) 5.30—6.00am Michael Johnson Meets Kadeena Cox Kadeena Cox discusses the pressure to defend her titles in Tokyo. See choice, p40. Shown Sat 5.05pm (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
Director Paul Greengrass (2004, 12) (S) (AD) (W) (HD)
Myrie introduces an evening aClive of jazz with British saxophonist,
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5.00 The Chase
On the final night, retired swimmer Liz Johnson presents a menu of her favourite dishes. (S) (HD)
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9.30 Pride Hits at the BBC A musical celebration featuring performances from the BBC archives by Elton John, Kylie Minogue and Dusty Springfield, as well as anthems that capture the delight, desire and defiance of the Pride movement, such as Bronski Beat’s Small Town Boy, Glad to Be Gay by the Tom Robinson Band, Lady Gaga’s Born This Way and I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor. Producer Shelley Talton; Series producer Simon Goretzki First shown on BBC2 Rptd 1.55am (S) (HD)
10.30 Kylie Minogue Live in Hyde Park The singer performs live in front of a 45,000-strong crowd at the 2018 BBC Radio 2 Festival in a Day. The show features tracks from her number one album Golden, as well as a selection of classic pop and dance hits from her three decades in the spotlight. Director Janet Fraser-Crook Producer Sasha Duncan (R) (S) (HD)
11.30 BBC One Sessions: Elton John Singer/songwriter Elton John performs in concert at LSO St Luke’s in London. In front of an audience of just 300 people, he showcases his greatest hits alongside songs from his The Captain and the Kid album. From 2006. Director Janet Fraser Crook Producer Alison Howe (S) (HD)
12.25am Singer/Songwriters at the BBC Performances from the 1960s and 70s by Bob Dylan, Gil Scott-Heron and more. (R) (S) (HD) 1.25 Top of the Pops 1991 Shown 9pm (S) 1.55 Pride Hits at the BBC Shown 9.30pm (S) (HD)
2.55—3.10am Top of the Pops: Big Hits 1989 Shown 8.45pm (S) BBC4 F’view 9/HD 106 F’sat 107 Sky 116 Virgin 107
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Ian Hislop’s Trains That Changed the World 9.00pm A trip to London
Apocalypse Wow 10.05pm Jess Wright takes part in the game show
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The Doctor Blake Mysteries 9.00pm
Weaver) returns to Portwenn
A kidnapping case for the detective
F’view 5/HD 105 F’sat 105 Sky 105 Virgin 154/HD 105 5.35am Milkshake! See page 106 9.15 New. Jeremy Vine (S) (HD) 11.15 Room to Improve Helping a couple to renovate and extend a three-bedroom bungalow. (S) (HD) 12.15pm 5 News (S) (HD) 12.20 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Ben meets an author who writes about his money-free existence living off-grid. (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) 8.00 Emmerdale (S) (SL) (AD) (HD) 9.00 You’ve Been Framed! Gold (S) 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) (HD) 2.00 Supermarket Sweep (S) (HD) 3.00 Dress to Impress (S) (HD) 4.00 Secret Crush: with Verona Rose (S) (HD) 5.00 You’ve Been Framed! Unchained! (S)
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: double bill. Chris suspects Claudia, then Nellie attempts to persuade Sam to return to Ireland (S) 2.50 Classic Coronation Street: double bill. Leanne is eager to spend Nick’s inheritance, then Sally refuses to let Kevin have custody of the girls (S) 3.55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Midsomer Murders (S) (AD)
Freeview 20 Freesat 158 Sky 143 Virgin 130 7.30am Doctor Finlay (S) 8.25 The Bill (S) (HD) 9.30 Classic Holby City (HD) 10.55 Classic Casualty: a familiar face returns 12 noon The Bill (S) (HD) 1.00pm Classic EastEnders: double bill 2.20 Peak Practice (S) 3.20 Bergerac (S) 4.20 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (S) 5.20 Birds of a Feather (S)
6.00pm Celebrity Catchphrase
7.00pm Downton Abbey
With Richard Ayoade, Joe Swash and Corrie’s Katie McGlynn. (S) (AD) (HD)
7/9 Series 6. The family witnesses a shocking turn of events at Brooklands racetrack, and Violet hatches a plan.
6.30pm 5 Star Repeated 6pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 1.45 New. Neighbours Rptd 5.30pm (S) (AD) (HD)
2.15 The Radio Talk Show Killer HH Thriller. A radio therapist is stalked by a caller who may not be all they seem.
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4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun A fitness instructor plans a party. (S) (HD)
7.00 Superstore
A wounded Leo packs his bags.
19/21 Series 5. Garrett and Mateo come up with a financial plan. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.30 20/21. The guys create a game around the store’s customers. (S) (AD) (HD)
Shown 1.45pm Repeated 6pm 5 Star (S) (AD) (HD)
8.00 Bob’s Burgers
6.00 Home and Away
Series 3. Bob chaperones a school trip to the museum and bonds with Louise. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.30 Gene loses confidence after playing poorly during a baseball game. (S) (AD) (HD)
5.00pm 5 News (S) (HD) 5.30 Neighbours
Mac and Chloe begin to patch things up. Shown 1.15pm Next episode 6.30pm 5 Star (S) (AD) (HD)
6.30 5 News Tonight (S) (HD) 7.00 New. Fishing Scotland’s Lochs and Rivers 5/5. After two weeks fishing their way across the lochs and rivers of Scotland, the five anglers arrive at Oban on the west coast of the Highlands. (S) (HD) Followed by 5 News Update (S) (HD)
8.00 New. Motorhoming with Merton and Webster 3/6. Paul Merton and wife Suki Webster head for Somerset. Their first destination is Minehead, where they charter a fishing boat and land a small haul of fish for their supper. Later, they drive through the stunning Cheddar Gorge and visit a cider farm. See p100.
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9.00 New. Ian Hislop’s Trains That Changed the World 2/4. The London Underground changed the way people get around cities for ever, driving travellers deep beneath the surface to clear congested areas. Ian reveals how the filthy and crowded streets of London were transformed by the rapid expansion of the transport network. See page 100.
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10.00 New. 1999: the 30 Greatest Hits Vernon Kay counts down the 30 biggest and best tracks from the year, including songs by the Spice Girls, Oasis, Blur, Ricky Martin, Eminem and Britney Spears. Directors James Russell and Richard Stickland (S) (HD)
1.00am New. Casino (S) (HD) 3.00 Entertainment News (S) (HD) 3.10 Upgrade Me! Secrets of First Class (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 converted brewery lodge (S) (SL) Channel 5+1 Freeview 45 Freesat 128 Sky 205 Virgin 155
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9.00 New. Love Island The relationship-based reality show continues under the viewers’ watchful gaze. Laura Whitmore presents. (S) (HD)
10.05 New. Apocalypse Wow Ep 6. Scarlett Moffatt, Chris Hughes, the Vivienne, Kemah Bob and Jess Wright take on Superhuman Bosses. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.05 Family Guy Series 19. Peter hurts himself and a family of squirrels in a chainsaw accident. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.30 Series 13. Lois books a couple’s vacation, but it turns out to be a marriage counselling programme. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.05am American Dad! (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00 Bob’s Burgers (S) (AD) (HD) 1.50 Superstore (S) (AD) (HD) 2.40 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records (S) (HD) 3.10 FYI Extra (HD) 3.25—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 The Champions (S) 7.05 Robin of Sherwood (S) 8.15 The Avengers (S) (HD) 9.20 The Sweeney (S) 10.25 Minder: Arthur is depressed (S) (AD) 11.30 The Champions (S) 12.45pm LIVE Snooker: coverage of the afternoon session on day five of the British Open from the Morningside Arena in Leicester, featuring third-round matches, played over the best of five frames (S) (HD) 5.00 Dramatic Finishes (S) (HD) 5.05 River Monsters: Jeremy Wade embarks on a mission to link living fish with the long-lost worlds of the prehistoric monsters (S) (HD) 5.40 The Big Match Revisited (S) (HD) 6.45pm LIVE Snooker The evening session on day five of the British Open in Leicester, with matches from the fourth round, played over the best of five frames. Jill Douglas presents, with analysis from Stephen Hendry, Alan McManus, Neal Foulds and Ken Doherty, commentary by David Hendon and Phil Yates, and reports from Rob Walker. (S) (HD) 11.00 New. All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite Action from the world of AEW. (S) (HD) 1.00am Auto Mundial (S) (HD) 1.30 River Monsters (S) (HD) 2.35—3.00am Nightscreen (HD)
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6.40 As Time Goes By Jean looks forward to becoming a grandmother, despite the fact that daughter Judith is not even pregnant. (S)
7.20 Last of the Summer Wine Truly has a plan when Auntie Wainwright puts some scaffolding up for sale. (S)
8.00 Father Brown
8.00 Doc Martin 8/8 Series 8. All My Trials. Martin has stopped working, but that doesn’t prevent patients asking him for advice. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 1/8 Series 9. To the Lighthouse A representative of the General Medical Council visits Martin’s surgery. (S) (AD) (HD) Dr Martin Ellingham Louisa Ellingham Bert Large Ruth Ellingham Al Large Morwenna Newcross Mrs Tishell PC Joe Penhale Beth Traywick
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Martin Clunes Caroline Catz Ian McNeice Eileen Atkins Joe Absolom Jessica Ransom Selina Cadell John Marquez Sigourney Weaver
4/10 Series 4. The Crackpot of the Empire. A former music hall star swears revenge on the priest, leaving Father Brown trapped in a derelict building. (S) (AD) (HD)
9.00 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 3/8 Series 4. Lucky Numbers When a lottery winner is kidnapped and held to ransom, Blake uses his keen instincts and personal touch to sift through the suspects. (S) (HD)
10.00 New Tricks
Cast on Monday (S)
1/10 Series 11. Bermondsey Boy. Gerry returns to Bermondsey to help arrange his daughter’s wedding and is asked by an old friend to look into the death of his grandson, who he thinks was murdered. Meanwhile, Sasha is forced into a working relationship with her ex-husband Ned who is filling in for Strickland. (S) (AD) (HD)
11.05 The Bay
11.25 Bad Girls
10.05 Ladies of Letters 9/10 Series 1. On her release from prison, Vera struggles with life at the farm. (S) 10.35 10/10. The pen pals set off on a trip. 5/6 Series 1. Abbie has a terrifying experience with local junkies. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.05am 6/6. Despite Holly’s confession, the team believe that she may be lying. Cast on Wednesday and Thursday (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 On the Buses: two episodes (S) 2.20—2.30am 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 (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) 1.25 Sam and Billie: the Mummy Diaries (S) (AD) (HD) 2.25 The Only Way Is Essex (S) (HD) 3.10 New. Little Women: LA (S) (HD) 4.05 The Real Housewives of New Jersey (S) (HD) 6.00pm Masters of Flip Kortney and Dave flip a duplex into a large Victorian home. (S) (HD) 7.00 Buying and Selling Jonathan Scott tackles a budget-friendly renovation. (S) (HD) 8.00 Dinner Date Chanelle from Manchester looks for love. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Botched Terry Dubrow helps a mother battle capsular contracture. (S) (HD) 10.00 Terry Dubrow lifts a woman’s spirits and a viral sensation seeks help. (S) (HD) 11.00 Atlanta Plastic Dr Crawford treats a mother who is coming to terms with her extreme weight loss. (S) (HD) 11.55 The Only Way Is Essex Megan faces a new battle as she and Chloe M acknowledge their friendship woes. (S) (HD)
10/13 Series 2. Family Plan. Denny invites Shaz in on the telephone sex line racket, Julie J considers trying to get pregnant by one of her clients, and a volatile new arrival appears at Larkhall. 12.35am Dalziel & Pascoe (S) 2.35—4.00am Kavanagh QC (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 Yianni: Supercar Customiser: double bill (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Timber Kings (S) (HD) 9.00 Storage Hunters UK (S) (HD) 10.00 American Pickers: double bill (S) (HD) 12 noon Bangers and Cash (S) (HD) 1.00pm Top Gear (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Soapbox Race (S) (HD) 3.00 Top Gear: with Will Smith and Margot Robbie (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Bangers and Cash (S) (HD) 5.00 Rick Stein’s Secret France (S) (AD) (HD) 6.00pm QI XL With guests Lucy Porter, Frankie Boyle and Ross Noble. (S) (HD) 7.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With Rick Edwards, Scarlett Moffatt, Naga Munchetty and David O’Doherty. (HD) 7.40 Would I Lie to You? Guests include Lorraine Kelly and Dara O Briain. (S) (HD) 8.20 QI Guests include Aisling Bea. (HD) 9.00 QI XL Extended episode, with Jo Brand, Clive Anderson and Jimmy Carr. (S) (HD) 10.00 Sandi Toksvig gets “ridiculous”. (S) (HD) 11.00 Taskmaster 8/10 Series 6. Russell Howard charms a lady called Carol. (S) (HD)
12.45—1.00am FYI Extra (HD)
12 midnight Mock the Week (S) 12.40am Have I Got a Bit More News for You (S) (HD) 1.40 as 7.40pm 2.25 QI (HD) 3.00 Insert Name Here (S) (HD) 3.30—4.00am Last Stop Garage (S) (HD)
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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 16. NCIS probes a Halloween crime scene (S) (AD) 6.55 Entertainment News 7.00 NCIS Series 16 Double bill. A conspiracy jeopardises the safety of ocean mammals, then a case is linked to a string of soldiers killed by friendly fire (S) (AD) 9.00 Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (S) (HD) 10.55 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Series 4. A rape victim is abducted 11.55 Series 5. A woman is missing 12.55am Series 4. An informant is murdered (S)
Eric Clapton: Live in San Diego 9.00pm A performance from 2007
Buchanan Rides Alone 2.20pm
Niémans investigates a priest’s death
Buchanan is embroiled in a feud
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 (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: in Tasmania (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) 9.35 Traffic Cops (S) (HD) 10.35 Traffic Cops: Under Attack (S) (HD) 11.35 Police Interceptors: in Durham and Cleveland (S) (HD) 12.35pm FILM Six Black Horses HH Western starring Audie Murphy (S) (HD) 2.20 FILM Buchanan Rides Alone HHH Western with Randolph Scott (S) (HD) 4.00 Trucking Hell: Ant and Matt face up to a lorry crash on a narrow road (S) (HD) 5.00 Traffic Cops (S) (HD)
A Cotswolds “passive house”. (S) (AD) (HD)
Negotiators are called in to help PC Damo Stevens deal with an arsonist. (S) (HD)
9.00 New series. The Crimson Rivers
F’view 11 F’sat 147 Sky 122 Virgin 123/HD 156 BT 348/HD 363 6.00am Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (HD) 8.00 Battle of the Brass Bands (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Auction: David Gilmour Special (S) (HD) 9.30 Auction: Lord Lucan Special (S) (HD) 10.00 Discovering: Harrison Ford (S) (HD) 11.00 The Adventurers of Modern Art (S) (HD) 12 noon Landscape Artist of the Year Canada (S) (HD) 1.00pm Auction: David Hockney Special (S) (HD) 1.30 Auction: George Michael Special (S) (HD) 2.00 Discovering: Meryl Streep (S) (HD) 3.00 Mystery of the Lost Paintings (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Music Icons: Alt Rock (S) (HD) 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star (HD) 5.00 Auction (S) (HD) 5.30 Auction: David Bowie Collector (S) (HD)
8.00 Traffic Cops: under Attack
6.00pm Discovering: Diane Keaton
6.55pm Escape to the Château: DIY Stephanie’s big event arrives. (S) (AD) (HD)
7.55 Grand Designs Ep 1 Series 2. Crime drama. Detective Pierre Niémans and assistant Camille Delaunay investigate the murder of a priest. French +subtitles. See page 101.
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11.05 24 Hours in A&E John suffers bouts of delirium. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.05am A man suffers a heart attack and has to be placed on life support. (S) (AD) (HD) 1.10 Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown (S) (HD) 2.15 24 Hours in A&E (S) (AD) (HD) 3.20—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 Wednesday/Thursday 6.30pm 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: 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 3/23 Series 3 Sheldon tries to modify Penny’s behaviour. (AD) 6.30 4/23. Raj faces being sent to India. (AD) 7.00 New. Hollyoaks Maxine has a huge decision to make after a regretful night leaves her in an awkward situation. Cast pp73/103 (AD) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 20/24 Series 12 Raj suggests he has discovered alien life. (AD) 8.00 New. Below Deck: Mediterranean Captain Sandy faces a tough decision that could change the Wellington’s trajectory. (AD) 9.00 Gogglebox Highlights from episodes of the programme shown during 2018. (AD) 11.00 Naked Attraction Contenders Mark and Justin each select their dates from a line-up of potential partners. (AD) 12.05am Louise, a veteran of more than 200 dates, hopes to find her soulmate. (AD) 1.10 Gogglebox (SL) (AD) 2.10 First Dates (AD) 3.05 Naked Attraction (AD) 4.00 How I Met Your Mother: double bill (AD) 4.50—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 6.00 Perry Mason 7.05 Scorpion 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
7.00pm Police Interceptors
The murder squad pursues and traps a speeding suspect in Bradford. (S) (HD)
9.00 Traffic Cops
A look at the actress’s career. (S) (HD)
7.00 The Making of Marc Bolan The life of the T. Rex frontman. (HD)
In Derbyshire, officers stop a driver in relation to an alleged assault. (S) (HD)
8.00 Classic Albums Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon. (HD)
10.00 Frontline Police 24/7 In Chicago, officers risk their lives to rescue a man who has fallen into thick ice. (S) (HD)
11.00 Fights, Camera, Action!
9.00 New. Eric Clapton: Live In San Diego A 2007 concert in California. (HD) 10.55 Eric Clapton: Planes, Trains and Eric Documentary film following the
On a crowded street a ferocious fight erupts over a parking space. (S) (AD) (HD)
guitarist on his 2014 world tour. (S) (HD)
12 midnight 999: Criminals Caught on Camera (S) (HD) 1.00am Fights, Camera, Action! (S) 2.00 Airport Security: Peru (S) (HD) 2.55 Car Crash TV (S) (HD) 4.30—5.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera (S) (HD)
12.40am Suggs: My Life Story (S) (HD) 2.40 Video Killed the Radio Star (S) (HD) 3.05 Discovering S) (HD) 4.00 Cheltenham Literature Festival 2020 (S) (HD) 5.00—6.00am The Adventurers of Modern Art (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: in Peterborough 4.00 Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back (AD) 5.00 A New Life in the Sun: Road Trip 6.00pm A Place in the Sun Looking for a home to retire to in the French countryside. 7.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces The architect visits a futuristic home fitted with space-saving features, including a double bed that rises into the ceiling. (AD) 8.00 George meets a craftsman who is saving a Victorian circus wagon, and comes across a small hotel disguised as a tree. (AD) 9.00 24 Hours in A&E Ep 12. Looking back at memorable moments filmed at St George’s Hospital in south London. Dave, 56, is rushed to A&E after falling 15 feet. (AD) 10.00 Changing Rooms 1/6 Series 1. Two homeowners in Swansea renovate a room in each other’s houses. See choice, p80. (AD) 11.05 Gogglebox: Celebrity Special for SU2C Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne, Danny and Dani Dyer, Dele Alli and Eric Dier, and Peter Crouch and Abbey Clancy join the regular TV critics to assess programmes. (AD) 12.10am Cruises from Hell: Caught on Camera (AD) 1.15 Flights from Hell: Caught on Camera (AD) 2.20 Holidays from Hell: Caught on Camera: real-life footage (AD) 3.25 Jonnie’s Blade Camp See choice, p71. (AD) 4.20—4.50am This Way Up See choice, p81. (AD)
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Freeview 26 Freesat 159 Sky 155 Virgin 129 6.00am Impossible Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 The Queen’s Castle (S) (AD) 9.00 Abandoned Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 Great British Railway Journeys (S) (HD) 12 noon Antiques Roadshow (S) (HD) 1.00pm The Architecture the Railways Built (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00 Restoration Workshop (S) (HD) 3.00 Abandoned Engineering (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 World War II From Above (S) (HD) 5.00 The World at War (S) (HD) 6.00pm Antiques Roadshow From Wentworth Woodhouse stately home, Rotherham. (S) (HD) 7.00 Great British Railway Journeys Michael travels on London’s first railway. (S) (HD) 7.30 Michael Portillo explores the legacy of the Olympic Park in Stratford. (S) (HD) 8.00 New. Abandoned Engineering A resort with ties to the Russian mafia. (AD) (HD) 9.00 Secrets of the London Underground Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway visit forgotten stations on the District Line. (AD) (HD) 10.00 Bangers and Cash A 1971 Mercedes SL and a 1989 Jaguar XJS on a farm. 11.00 A convertible Triumph Herald. 12 midnight An Aston Martin DB6 looks set to break the Mathewsons auction record. (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: a serial killer strikes in Phoenix 10.00 CSI: Miami (HD) 11.00 Unsolved Mysteries: the story of a Christmas party murder 11.55 Judge Judy
Freeview 17 Freesat 160 Sky 142 Virgin 128 6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea (AD) 7.00 Home Shopping 8.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 10.00 New. 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 Houston (AD) (HD) 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 Ghost Adventures (HD) 1.00am Most Haunted (AD) (HD)
2.00am Medium 3.00 CSI: Miami (HD) 4.00 Bondi Rescue 5.00—6.00am Matlock
2.00 Home Shopping 4.00 Antiques Road Trip (HD) 5.00—6.00am Fantasy Homes by the Sea
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Freeview 31 Freesat 131 Sky 128 Virgin 151 8.00am Entertainment News (HD) 8.10 Rich Kids Go Skint (S) (HD) 9.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun (S) (HD) 10.00 Filthy House SOS (HD) 11.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts (S) (HD) 12 noon Traffic Cops (S) (HD) 2.00pm Police Interceptors (S) (HD) 5.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (S) (HD) 6.00pm Neighbours Leo packs his bags and moves. Shown 5.30pm C5 (S) (AD) (HD) 6.30 New. Home and Away Christian and Tori try to mend their relationship. (S) (AD) (HD) 7.00 Bargain Brits on Benefits Juanita looks for designer goods at bargain prices. (S) (HD) 8.00 999: Criminals Caught on Camera A seasoned CCTV operator catches a drug user after spotting him on camera. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 FILM War HH Action thriller starring Jet Li and Jason Statham. (S) (HD) 11.05 FILM Gone in Sixty Seconds HH Action crime drama starring Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie and Giovanni Ribisi. (S) (HD) 1.25am Skin A&E (S) (HD) 2.30 Dirty John (S) (HD) 3.25 Neighbours (S) (AD) (HD) 3.50—4.00am Entertainment News (HD)
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Freeview (HD only) 55 Freesat 133 Sky 153 Virgin 152 9.00am Entertainment News (S) 9.10 A Prescription for Murder: 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 Room to Improve An unusual design solution in Rathcoole, south Dublin. (S) 6.30 A couple need more living space. (S) 7.00 Gregg Wallace’s Big Weekend Away The presenter arrives in Rome. (S) 8.00 Abba: Secrets of Their Greatest Hits Their personal and musical development. (S) 9.30 Abba: When All Is Said and Done Profile of the group’s female members. (S) 11.35 Queen: a Night at the Odeon (S) 1.05am Secret Scotland with Susan Calman (S) 3.50—4.00am Entertainment News (S)
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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) 9.00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 1.00am M*A*S*H: double bill 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 BBC News 1.00pm BBC News at One; Weather 1.30 BBC News 5.45 The Film Review 6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather 6.30 Sportsday 6.45 BBC News 7.00 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 11.00 BBC News 11.30 The Papers 12 midnight—6.00am BBC News
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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 9.20 Bing 9.30 Twirlywoos 9.45 as 1.45pm 10.05 Teletubbies 10.20 The Baby Club 10.35 Hey Duggee 10.40 New. School of Roars 10.50 New. 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 Tale of Mr Tumble: Act Two 12.35pm 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 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 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 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
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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 Skin Deep 8.00 Ninja Express 8.15 Odd Squad 8.30 Danny & Mick 8.45 Step Up to the Plate 9.15 Crackerjack! 10.00 Horrible Histories 10.55 Dragons 11.20 Danger Mouse 11.45 Class Dismissed 12 noon Andy and the Band 12.15pm Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Brain 12.25 All at Sea 12.55 The Dumping Ground 1.10 Mighty Mustangs 1.55 The Next Step 2.20 The Dumping Ground 2.50 Andy and the Band 3.00 Would You Rather 3.15 Diddy TV 3.30 Danny & Mick 3.45 Dennis & Gnasher 3.55 Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese 4.05 Ninja Express 4.20 We Bare Bears 4.30 Odd Squad 4.45 Danger Mouse 5.00 New. Horrible Histories: Protesting with Pankhurst 5.20 FILM Bill HHH 6.50 Blue Peter 7.20 Crackerjack! 8.05 The Story of Tracy Beaker 8.20 Nikki Lilly Meets 8.30—9.00pm Jamie Johnson
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Freeview 203 Freesat 602 Sky 612 Virgin 734 6.00am Gormiti 3D 6.25 Ninjago 6.50 Mr Magoo 7.20 Teen Titans Go! 8.20 Dare Master 8.25 Scooby-Doo! 9.25 Mr Bean: the Animated Series 10.25 Mr Magoo 10.55 Hotel Transylvania 11.25 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 12.25pm Ben 10 12.55 Dare Master at Home 1.00 Don’t Unleash the Beast 1.30 Buck and Buddy 1.35 Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy 3.00 Scooby-Doo! 4.00 Mr Bean: the Animated Series 4.55 Lego Hidden Side 5.00 Lego Ninjago 5.10 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 Detention Adventure 7.35 The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 8.25 Don’t Unleash the Beast 8.55—9.00pm Dare Master
FREEVIEW channels continued from overleaf
9/11: the Firemen’s Story 8.05pm The terrorist attacks
PBS America
84
F’view 84 (1-11pm only) F’sat 155 Sky 174 Virgin 273 8.00am Beautiful Serengeti 8.30 Nazi Hunters 9.30 The Blinding of Isaac Woodard (S) 11.55 The War 1.00pm Beautiful Serengeti 1.30 Europe’s Waterways 2.30 Nazi Hunters 3.30 The Blinding of Isaac Woodard: the 1946 incident of racist police violence against black US army sergeant Isaac Woodard (S) 6.00pm The War 14/14. The final stages of the Second World War as Japan’s rulers refused to concede defeat, culminating in the dropping of atomic bombs. 7.05 Nazi Hunters 5/8 Series 1 The story of the search for Josef Mengele, who earned the nickname the Angel of Death for his sadistic experiments at the AuschwitzBirkenau concentration camp. 8.05 9/11: the Firemen’s Story The moving stories of individual firemen who served during the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York. 9.10 Martin Luther King: Roads to Memphis The events that led to the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr in 1968. 11.00 Nazi Hunters As 7.05pm. 12 midnight 9/11: the Firemen’s Story 1.05am Martin Luther King: Roads to Memphis 2.45 Europe’s Waterways 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
A Viking garrison commander
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 Cher and the Loneliest Elephant (HD) 11.00 Air Warriors (HD) 12 noon Ultimate Warships (HD) 1.00pm Big Cat Country (HD) 4.00 America’s Stealth Bomber (HD) 5.00 Air Warriors (HD) 6.00pm Ultimate Warships 4/5 Series 1. The USS Gerald Ford, a supercarrier that is considered the world’s most advanced warship. (HD) 7.00 Aerial Africa 4/7. The wonders of South Africa’s Western Cape and its southern tip. (HD) 8.00 Aerial America This aerial tour of Florida’s peninsula and panhandle reveals the state’s spectacular sights, unique history and lavish lifestyles. (HD) 9.00 Aerial Greece 4/4. An exploration of the north of Greece, bounded by the rugged fastness of the Pindus Mountains and the blue expanse of the Aegean. (HD) 10.00 Epic Warrior Women 1/4 Series 2. Drama documentary re-creating the life of a young Viking woman who, DNA evidence reveals, became the garrison commander in Birka, central Sweden. (HD) 11.00 Aerial America As 8pm. 12 midnight Aerial Greece (HD) 1.00am Epic Warrior Women (HD) 2.00—6.00am Tomb Hunters (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 (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters: the Restorers (AD) (HD) 9.00 Wheeler Dealers (AD) (HD) 10.00 Supertruckers (HD) 11.00 World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides (AD) (HD) 12 noon Opal Hunters (HD) 1.00pm Plane Reclaimers (AD) (HD) 2.00 Combat Dealers (HD) 3.00 as 8am 4.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 5.00 Outback Truckers (HD) 6.00 Wheeler Dealers 7.00 New. Cycling (HD) 8.00 Salvage Hunters (HD) 9.00 New. Border Control Poland (HD) 10.00 New. Helicopter ER (HD) 11.00 How Do They Do It? (HD) 12 midnight Fantomworks (HD) 1.00am Fifth Gear (HD) 2.00 American Chopper (HD) 3.00 Wheeler Dealers (AD) (HD) 4.00 Mighty Ships (HD) 5.00—6.00am How It’s Made (HD)
7.00am Highway Patrol (AD) 8.00 Motorway Patrol (HD) 9.00 Police Force: Australia 10.00 Nothing to Declare (AD) 11.00 Border Patrol (HD) 12 noon UK Border Force (HD) 1.00pm Border Security: America’s Front Line (HD) 2.00 Nothing to Declare 3.00 Stargate SG-1 4.00 Stargate Atlantis 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.: Kumu is kidnapped (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 3.00 Highway Patrol (AD) 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 (HD) 3.00 Building the Dream (HD) 4.00 DIY SOS: the Big Build (AD) (HD) 5.00 A Place in the Sun (AD) (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 (AD) (HD) 2.00 Homes under the Hammer (HD) 3.00—4.00am New. Beachfront Bargain Hunt (HD)
HGTV +1 Sky 258 Virgin 290
ALL PROGRAMMES ON THE ABOVE CHANNELS ARE REPEATS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
106
Epic Warrior Women 10.00pm
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) 6.00pm Pointless Celebrities: Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present as famous faces take part in the general knowledge quiz in which they try to come up with the least likely correct answers to a series of questions posed to members of the public (HD) 7.00 The Chase 11.00 Bullseye 12 midnight The Chase (HD) 4.00am Wheel of Fortune (AD) 5.00—6.00am Bullseye
Manifest 9.00pm Ben and Michaela face a confrontation
Sky 1 Sky 106 Virgin 110/HD 109 BT 340/HD 355 6.00am Futurama (S) (AD) 7.00 Animal 999 (S) (HD) 8.00 Monkey Business (S) (AD) 9.00 Motorway Patrol (S) (AD) 10.00 Brit Cops: Law & Disorder 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 Apu is threatened with deportation. 7.00 Bart and Lisa go to a festival. 7.30 Lisa changes her image. (S) (HD) 8.00 Freddie Fries Again 3/6 Series 2. Andrew Flintoff and Rob Penn head to the south coast of England. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 New. Manifest 6/13 Series 3 Ben races against the clock to save his family as Mick and Zeke finally collide with Jace. (HD) 10.00 A League of Their Own Ep 1 Series 16. The sports-based comedy quiz returns. (HD) 11.00 The 80s: Cinema’s Greatest Decade The stand-out movies of the 1980s. (HD) 12 midnight The Force: North East (HD) 1.00am Road Wars (S) 2.00 Magnum P.I. (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 Hawaii Five-0 (S) (HD) 4.00 Highway Patrol: double bill (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) (HD) 10.00 My Kitchen Rules: Australia (S) (HD) 12.35pm 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) (HD) 6.00 Stargate Atlantis (S) (HD) 8.00 Road Wars: officers pursue a boy racer (S) 9.00 The Flash: Barry makes a shocking discovery (S) (HD) 10.00 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (S) (HD) 11.00 Manifest: Ben races against the clock (HD) 12 midnight Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (HD) 1.00am Law & Order: Organized Crime (S) (HD) 2.00 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo (S) (AD) 3.00 A League of Their Own (S) (AD) 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: Yavalla’s strength is tested as Wren confronts her 7.00 Star Trek: the Next Generation 8.00 Quantum Leap 9.00 Alphas 10.00 V
The Pacific 9.00pm Sledge
participates in an assault
Sky Atlantic Sky 108 BT 342/HD 357 6.00am The Guest Wing (S) (AD) 7.00 Elementary (S) 9.00 Six Feet Under 11.10 Oz 1.30pm Elementary (S) (AD) (HD) 3.30 Dexter (HD) 5.40pm The Sopranos 3/13 Series 3. Anthony Jr becomes the surprise star of his American football team and Janice moves into her mother’s house. 6.45pm 4/13. Svetlana enlists Russian thugs in her conflict with Janice, and Ralph Cifaretto endears himself to Jackie Jr but loses points with Tony. 7.50 Game of Thrones 5/10 Series 2. Lord Baelish spots a chance to capitalise on the end of the Baratheons’ rivalry. 9.00 The Pacific 5/10. Sledge has a harrowing first experience of combat when he arrives in the South Pacific to join the assault on Peleliu. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.05 Britannia 8/10 Series 2 Aulus outrages Domitius when he makes a confession about whom he truly serves. (S) (AD) (HD) 11.05 9/10. Phelan tries to right his wrongs, and Divis is given one last chance to prove himself. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.05am Oz (S) 1.10 True Blood (HD) 2.15 Californication: triple bill (S) 4.00—6.00am Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets: double bill (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 at Christmas (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: the chefs have 90 minutes to interpret a dish idea from one of three classic food sayings (HD) 8.30 Inside the Ambulance (S) (HD) 10.00 Emily Atack: Adulting: could finding love solve all of Emily’s problems? (S) (HD) 11.00 Celebrity Advice Bureau (HD) 12 midnight One Born Every Minute (S) 1.00—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) 6.00pm Friends (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 New. Criminally Funny: double bill. More footage of inept criminals, then robbers on horseback and goats on trains 10.00 Jimmy Carr: Laughing and Joking: stand-up comedy from London’s Hammersmith Apollo (S) (HD) 11.00 When Game Shows Go Horribly Wrong: Dale Winton narrates a compilation of disastrous game show moments 1.00am Criminally Funny: amusing clips 2.00 South Park (S) (HD) 4.15— 5.00am The Middle: double bill (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 14–20 August 2021
& cable
Only Fools and Horses 6.00pm Sandra and Rodney
Gold
Sky Crime Sky 121 Virgin 136/HD 135 BT 347/HD 362 6.00am Road Wars (S) (HD) 7.00 as 5am 8.00 Border Security: Canada’s Front Line (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Stop, Search, Seize (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Road Wars (S) (HD) 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 (S) (AD) (HD) 3.00 World’s Most Evil Killers (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 The Killer Within (S) 5.00 Snapped (S) (HD) 6.00 Murders That Shocked the Nation (S) (AD) 7.00 Killer in My Village (S) (HD) 8.00 Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) (HD) 9.00 New. Disappearance of Katherine Heckel (HD) 10.00 New. Snapped (HD) 11.00 The Clown and the Candyman (HD) 1.00am Britain’s Most Evil Killers (S) (HD) 2.00 An Unexpected Killer (S) (HD) 3.00 as 10pm 4.00 as 5pm 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) 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 (S) (HD) 1.50 Curb Your Enthusiasm (S) (HD) 3.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (S) (HD) 4.00 Will & Grace (HD) 5.00 Sex and the City: double bill (S) (HD) 6.10pm Curb Your Enthusiasm (HD) 8.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (S) (HD) 9.00 Avenue 5: double bill (S) (HD) 10.15 Veep (S) (AD) (HD) 11.00 New. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (HD) 11.50 Sex and the City: double bill. Carrie panics about her wedding, then turns to Big for help (S) (HD) 1.05am Curb Your Enthusiasm (S) (HD) 3.00 Will & Grace (HD) 4.00—5.00am The Mindy Project: double bill (S) (HD)
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
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 The Coroner (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 10/13 Series 2. The murder of a lawyer coincides with the parole of one of his former clients. (S) (HD) 7.00 Hudson & Rex 14/16 Series 2 Charlie interrogates criminal kingpin Rupert Mankiewicz. (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Death in Paradise 1/8 Series 5. A millionaire environmentalist is shot. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 New. Deception 5/13 A church’s stained-glass window is stolen while a famous street artist is painting a mural. See page 101. (AD) (HD) 10.00 Whiskey Cavalier 6/13 The team encounters a kidnapped baby while trying to take down a human-trafficking network. (HD) 11.00 The Good Wife 12/23 Series 2. Alicia’s client confesses to the murder of a fellow prisoner. (HD) 12 midnight Unforgettable (S) (HD) 1.00am The Coroner (S) (AD) (HD) 2.00—4.00am Motive (HD) Alibi +1 Sky 232 Virgin 191
a
Discovery Sky 125 Virgin 250 BT 322/HD 376 6.00am Wheeler Dealers (S) (AD) (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 (S) (AD) (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 tries to sell the Econoline to Hollywood star Danny Trejo. (S) (HD) 7.00 Supertruckers Moving three massive oil-rig sections. (S) (HD) 8.00 Gold Rush: Winter’s Fortune The gold miners of the Yukon risk everything. (HD) 9.00 New. Ancient Unexplained Files The gruesome details of a Mayan mass murder. (S) (HD) 10.00 New. Legendary Locations The mystery of the crystal skulls in Belize, Spain and Scotland. (HD) 10.30 New. From New York, Istanbul and Honolulu. (HD) 11.00 Combat Dealers Bruce Crompton uncovers plans for the D-Day invasion. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight Ancient Unexplained Files (S) (HD) 1.00am as 10/10.30pm 2.00 as 8pm 3.00 Ancient Unexplained Files (S) (HD) 3.50 Diesel Brothers (S) (HD) 4.40 Wheeler Dealers (S) (AD) (HD) 5.30—6.00am How Do They Do It? (S) (HD) Discovery +1 Sky 225 Virgin 258
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 9.00pm Benson
Sky Witness Sky 107 Virgin 112/HD 111 BT 341/HD 356 6.00am Nothing to Declare (S) (HD) 8.00 Border Patrol (S) 9.00 UK Border Force (S) (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: double bill (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 8/22 Series 4 Frank tries to persuade Mob lawyer Angelo Gallo to testify against one of his clients. (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 New. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 12/16 Series 22. Benson walks into a hostage situation. (HD) 10.00 New. Law & Order: Organized Crime 4/8. Benson joins a Stabler family get-together, Bell investigates a death and Jet gets some offsite experience. (HD) 11.00 FBI Ep 14 Series 2. A US attorney is found near the body of a private escort. (S) (AD) (HD) 12 midnight FBI: Most Wanted (S) (AD) (HD) 1.00am 9-1-1 (S) (HD) 2.00 9-1-1: Lone Star (S) (HD) 3.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (S) (HD) 4.00 Road Wars (S) 5.00—6.00am Brit Cops: Rapid Response (S) (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) 8.00 Nasa’s Unexplained Files (S) 9.00 Blowing Up History (S) 10.00 Aircraft Stories (S) 11.00 Extreme Engineering (S) 12 noon Combat Dealers (S) 1.00pm Aircraft Stories (S) 2.00 Expedition Unknown 3.00 How the Universe Works 4.00 Aircraft Stories (S) 5.00 Blowing Up History (S) 6.00pm New. Mysteries at the Museum Don Wildman investigates a cat who stalks the halls of the US Capitol building. 7.00 Expedition Unknown A look at a project to help clone an extinct woolly mammoth. 8.00 Blowing Up History The history behind the Nazca Lines, mysterious symbols that were carved into the Atacama Desert more than a thousand years ago. 9.00 Cooper’s Treasure An adventurer attempts to decode a map created by former astronaut Gordon Cooper. 10.00 How the Universe Works Examining the possibility of life on Mars in previous eras. 11.00 Mysteries at the Castle The ghastly tale of a bloodthirsty prince in Transylvania. 12 midnight Ultimate Warfare (S) 1.00am Cooper’s Treasure 2.00 How the Universe Works 3.00 Mysteries at the Castle 4.00 Mysteries at the Museum 5.00—6.00am Lost World of the Colosseum (S) (AD) Discovery History +1 Sky 277 Virgin 261
Escobar by Escobar 9.00pm
The son and father’s story
Sky Documentaries Sky 114 (Wales 115) Virgin HD 277 BT 353/HD 368 6.00am Mike Wallace Is Here (S) 7.50 My Icon: Spencer Fearon (S) (AD) (HD) 8.00 Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge (S) (AD) 9.00 Discovering: David Niven (S) (AD) 10.00 The Directors (S) 11.00 Urban Secrets (S) 12 noon Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets (S) (AD) 1.00pm The History of Comedy (S) (AD) 2.00 Mike Wallace Is Here (S) 3.50 My Icon: Chris Hughton (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Discovering: David Niven (S) (AD) 5.00 The Directors (S) 6.00pm Urban Secrets Alan Cumming explores Newcastle. (S) 7.00 Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets The most exclusive hotels in Venice. (S) (AD) 8.00 The History of Comedy How comedians find humour in simple daily experiences. (S) (AD) 9.00 New. Escobar by Escobar 3/4. The story behind the cursed Escobar empire, following the fortunes of Juan Pablo. (S) 10.00 Busby HH Football documentary about Manchester United’s iconic manager, Sir Matt Busby. (S) (W) 12 midnight Foreman (S) 1.45am 537 Votes (S) 3.45 My Icon: Ramla Ali (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Discovering: David Niven (S) (AD) 5.00—6.00pm Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge (S) (AD)
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Nat Geographic
Guardians of the Wild 8.00pm An elephant oasis
Sky Nature Sky 124 Virgin HD 279 BT 335/HD 372 6.00am Wild Survivors (S) (HD) 7.00 Monkey Life (S) (HD) 8.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 9.00 Wild Israel (S) (HD) 10.00 Secret Life of the Tasmanian Devil (S) (HD) 11.00 Great Blue Wild (HD) 12 noon Zambia Untamed (S) (HD) 1.00pm Monkey Life (S) (HD) 2.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 3.00 Wild Israel (S) (HD) 4.00 Secret Life of the Tasmanian Devil (S) (HD) 5.00 Great Blue Wild (HD) 6.00pm Zambia Untamed The elephants begin a long and risky journey to their next home. (S) (HD) 7.00 Monkey Life Orangutan Hsiao-Ning loses a tooth. (S) (HD) 7.30 A marmoset fights for its life in the park’s hospital. (S) (HD) 8.00 Guardians of the Wild Zambia’s Kafue National Park. (S) (HD) 9.00 Dogs with Extraordinary Jobs Canines that help humans in surprising ways. (S) (AD) (HD) 10.00 Zambia Untamed As 6pm. 11.00 Great Blue Wild A look at the manta rays living in the waters of Indonesia. (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 Dogs with Extraordinary Jobs (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Tales from Zambia (S) (HD) 5.00—6.00am Wild Israel (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 (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation (S) (AD) (HD) 12 noon Air Crash Investigation: Special Report (S) (HD) 2.00pm Bid & Destroy (HD) 3.00 Family Guns (S) (AD) (HD) 4.00 Strippers: Cars for Cash (S) (AD) (HD) 5.00 Car SOS: double bill (S) (HD) 7.00 Thames Treasure Hunters: the work of modern mudlarks along the banks of the Thames (S) (HD) 8.00 Titanic: the Final Word with James Cameron: the film-maker traces the final hours of the ill-fated liner (HD) 10.00 Shipwreck Graveyard (HD) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation (HD) 2.00am Nazi Megastructures (S) (HD) 3.00 WW2: Hell under the Sea (S) (HD) 4.00—5.00am Hitler’s Last Stand (S) (HD)
9.00am Spy in the Wild (HD) 10.00 New. Reindeer Family & Me (HD) 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 noon The Life of Mammals 2.00pm Spy in the Wild (HD) 3.00 Earth: the Power of the Planet (HD) 5.00 Spy in the Wild (HD) 6.00pm Reindeer Family & Me (HD) 7.00 The Life of Mammals: David Attenborough shares his fascination with, and — in the case of rats — horror of, rodents 8.00 Spy in the Wild (HD) 9.00 Earth: the Power of the Planet (HD) 10.00 Reindeer Family and Me (HD) 11.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 12 midnight Earth: the Power of the Planet (HD) 1.00am Reindeer Family and Me (HD) 2.00 Jungle Planet (HD) 3.00 Wild North (HD) 3.50 Fox Tales (HD) 4.40 The Brain with David Eagleman (AD) (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 7.00am 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 Hold the Sunset (S) (AD) (HD) 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 Hold the Sunset (S) (AD) (HD) 4.40 Last of the Summer Wine (S) 6.00pm Only Fools and Horses Rodney dates a policewoman. (S) (AD) 6.40 Are You Being Served? (S) 7.20 Keeping Up Appearances Daddy loses control while dressed as a spaceman. (S) 8.00 Open All Hours Granville changes his image. (S) 8.40 Granville places an ad in a lonely hearts magazine. (S) 9.20 Not Going Out Lee finally gets a job as a caretaker. (S) (HD) 10.00 Lee announces he will buy the flat from Tim. (S) (HD) 10.40 The Cockfields Triple bill. (S) (AD) (HD) 12.35am Not Going Out: double bill (S) (HD) 1.55 We Have Been Watching (S) (HD) 3.00—4.00am Bridget & Eamon (S) (HD) Gold +1 Sky 210 (Wales 211) Virgin 194
Deception 9.00pm The theft of a stained-glass window
FRIDAY 20 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: Best Of (HD) 1.10 Counting Cars (HD) 2.05 Assembly Required (HD) 3.05 Unidentified: inside America’s UFO Investigation (HD) 4.05 Ancient Aliens (HD) 5.00 Pawn Stars (HD) 6.00 American Pickers: Best Of (HD) 7.00 Forged in Fire (HD) 8.00 Flipping Bangers (HD) 9.00 Walking through History (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 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 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 The Zoo (S) (HD) 8.00 Animal Cops Houston (S) (AD) (HD) 9.00 Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet: an adventurous puppy falls off a trampoline (S) (HD) 10.00 My Cat from Hell: double bill. A cat that has recently undergone a transplant operation becomes aggressive, then a Russian blue cat that attacks its owner’s boyfriend (S) (HD) 12 midnight Big Cat Tales (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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FRIDAY Films & Sport FREEVIEW
Television Friday
Film4
Sky Premiere 14
F’view 14 F’sat 300 Sky 313 Virgin 428/HD 429 11.00am The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water HHHH There are gags galore for kids and parents alike in this part-animated comedy. Tom Kenny (2015, U) (S) (AD) 12.50pm Kung Fu Panda 2 HHH Gorgeous-looking comedy sequel that has plenty of fun action sequences. Jack Black (2011, PG) (S) (AD) 2.35 The Man from Laramie HHHH James Stewart seeks the man responsible for supplying the guns that killed his brother in this exciting western. (1955, U) (S) 4.40 City Slickers HHHH Lively comedy western in which three city types head off on a cattle drive under the eye of irascible old cowboy Jack Palance. Billy Crystal (1991, 15) (S) (AD)
6.55pm Eye in the Sky HHHH This tense war thriller sees colonel Helen Mirren in charge of a joint UK/US drone-based anti-terrorist mission. Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman (2015, 15) (S) (AD) 9.00 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit HHH Serviceable reboot for Tom Clancy’s action hero. Review p37. Chris Pine (2013, 12) (S) (AD) 11.05 Blue Velvet 5 A naive young man encounters depravity beneath the bland suburban surface of a small town. Kyle MacLachlan (1986, 18) (S) 1.35—4.00am The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 HHHH Exciting penultimate film in the dystopian adventure saga. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson (2014, 12) (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 All over the Town HHH Post-war comedy. Norman Wooland (1949, U) 7.45 The Unsinkable Bette Davis 8.10 The Magic Box HHHH Entertaining biopic of Britain’s early cinema pioneer William FrieseGreene. Robert Donat (1951, U) (S) 10.20 The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp HH Fantasy comedy. Diane Cilento (1954, U) (S) 11.50 The Frightened City HH London gangsters fall out in this late arrival at the exterior-locationthriller party. Herbert Lom, John Gregson, Sean Connery (1961, PG) (S) 1.50pm The World Owes Me a Living HH David Farrar plays a pilot with memory loss in this assembly-line war drama. (1945) 3.40 The Passing Stranger HH Moody British crime drama about a US army deserter on the run. (1954) (S) 5.00 Upstairs, Downstairs 6.00pm The Five Pennies HHHH Danny Kaye stars as brash Dixieland cornet player “Red” Nichols in this entertaining biopic of the popular bandleader. Review p36. (1959, U) (S) 8.20 The Earth Dies Screaming H A pilot returns to Earth to discover that its population has been turned into eyeless zombies in this sci-fi tale. Willard Parker (1964, PG) (S) 9.35 Vampire Circus HHH Atmospheric horror in which the arrival of a circus in an isolated 19th-century town in central Europe coincides with an outbreak of plague. Adrienne Corri, Laurence Payne (1971, 18) 11.20 Frankenstein Created Woman HHH Peter Cushing stars in a fine horror that many Hammer aficionados consider to be the best Frankenstein made by the company. Review p37. Susan Denberg (1966, 12) 1.05am Hell’s Half Acre HH Moderately interesting crime drama set in the slums of Honolulu. Wendell Corey, Evelyn Keyes (1954) 2.55 Scarlet Street HHH Effective film noir. Edward G Robinson (1945, PG) (S) 5.00 Turn of Fate 5.30—6.00am Hey, Jeannie!
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p Extinct 111 7.00pm Sky Cinema Premiere Two cute “flummels” are accidentally transported from 1835 to the present day, where they find their species died out a long time ago Great Movies
33
Freeview 33 Freesat 302 Sky 321 Virgin 425 9.00 Christie’s Revenge HH Edgy if unoriginal thriller. Cynthia Gibb (2007) 11.00 Demons from Her Past HH Crime mystery. Alexandra Paul (2007) 1.00pm Next Stop Murder HH Thriller. Brigid Brannagh, Allison Lange, Brian Krause (2010) 2.50 Sins of the Preacher HH Intriguing true-life drama. Gail O’Grady, Chris Gartin, James McDaniel (2013) 4.40 Hanover Street HH Glossy Second World War weepie. Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down (1979, PG)
6.50pm 27 Dresses HHH Katherine Heigl stars in this fluffy, predictable romantic comedy about a woman who is always the bridesmaid, never the bride. James Marsden, Malin Akerman (2008, 12)
9.00 Gone Baby Gone HHHH Absorbing mystery drama about a girl who goes missing — seemingly without a trace — from a workingclass area of south Boston. Review p37. Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan (2007, 15) 11.20 Seven Pounds HH Will Smith’s guilt-ridden taxman wants to pay it back in this unusual, overwrought drama. (2008, 12) 1.45am Momentum HHHH A CIA assassin relentlessly tracks a glamorous bank robber in this slick action thriller. Olga Kurylenko (2015, 15) 3.50—5.50am The Hot Potato HHH Madcap caper about three Londoners trying to dispose of black market uranium. Ray Winstone (2011, PG) +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 Ike: Countdown to D-Day HHH Biopic. (2004, PG) 7.45 The Blitz on the Midlands 9.00 The Victors HHH War epic. George Hamilton (1963, 12) 12.05pm The Texas Rangers HH Western. George Montgomery (1951) 1.45 Last of the Comanches HH Western. Broderick Crawford (1952) 3.30 The Bamboo Prison HHH War drama. Robert Francis (1954) 5.10 Yesterday’s Enemy HHH Second World War drama. Stanley Baker (1959) 7.05 The Great Los Angeles Earthquake Disaster drama. 9.00 Black Water HH Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a deep-cover agent held captive on a submarine in this action thriller. (2018, 15) 11.10 The Marine 6: Close Quarters HH Wrestling star Shawn Michaels joins the gung-ho action franchise. Mike “The Miz” Mizanin (2018, 15) 12.50am Blue Thunder HHH Action thriller. Roy Scheider (1983, 15) 3.00—4.00am The Blitz on Berlin +1 Sky 324
Great Movies Classic
51
F’view 51 (limited) F’sat 303 Sky 319 Virgin 424 6.00am A Weekend with Lulu HHH Comedy. Bob Monkhouse (1961) 7.45 East of Sudan HH Period adventure. Anthony Quayle (1964, U) 9.35 The De Havilland Comet 10.45 Trouble in the Sky HHHH Drama. Review p36. Michael Craig (1960) 12.35pm Sahara HHH Second World War action adventure. Humphrey Bogart (1943, PG) 2.40 Sirocco HHH Spy drama. Humphrey Bogart (1951, PG) 4.45 Dead Reckoning HHHH Film noir. Humphrey Bogart (1947, U) 6.50pm The African Queen 5 Humphrey Bogart won an Oscar for his performance in this classic First World War romantic adventure. Katharine Hepburn (1951, U) 9.00 The Caine Mutiny HHHH Humphrey Bogart goes marvellously out of control as the martinet captain of a naval minesweeper in this gripping adaptation of Herman Wouk’s novel. José Ferrer (1954, U) 11.30 Sahara HHH Solid wartime action adventure in which Humphrey Bogart plays a resourceful army sergeant who leads a bunch of no-hopers across the desert in a dilapidated tank. (1943, PG) 1.30am The Wrong Box HHH Period comedy. John Mills, Ralph Richardson (1966, U) 3.35 Hell Squad HH Second World War drama. Wally Campo (1958) 4.40—6.00am Strongroom H 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 The 4400 11.00 The Lost Future HH Sci-fi adventure. Sean Bean (2010, 15) 1.00pm The Last Man on Planet Earth HH Sci-fi drama. Julie Bowen, Paul Francis (1999, PG) 3.00 Battlestar Galactica 4.00 Riddles of the Sphinx HH Sci-fi adventure. Dina Meyer (2008, 15) 6.00pm The 4400 TV sci-fi series. 7.00 Star Trek: Voyager Sci-fi drama starring Kate Mulgrew. 8.00 First Wave TV sci-fi series. 9.00 Radius HHH An amnesiac car-crash survivor is desperate for answers in this fascinating sci-fi mystery. Diego Klattenhoff (2017) 10.50 Flatliners HHH Flashy supernatural thriller in which a group of medical students temporarily induce their own deaths. (1990, 15) 1.00am The Facility HH Unnerving low-budget horror. Alex Reid,
Sky Adventure
Sky 301 Virgin 401 BT 501/HD 515 7.10am The Short History of the Long Road HHH (2019) 8.55 i Extinct As 7pm 10.30 As 10.35pm 12.15pm The Kid Detective HHHH (2020, 15) 2.05 Space Dogs: Return To Earth HH (2020, U) 3.35 Portal HH Sci-fi. (2021, 15) 5.15 Synchronic HHH Thriller. (2019, 15)
Sky 302 Virgin 402 BT 502/HD 516 6.15am As 3.10pm 8.05 Paddington 2 5 Comedy. Ben Whishaw (2017, PG) 10.05 As 8.25pm 1.15pm Dolittle H Fantasy comedy. Robert Downey Jr (2019, PG) 3.10 Robo-Dog HH Sci-fi. Michael Campion (2015, PG) 4.55 The Borrowers HHH Fantasy adventure. John Goodman (1997, U)
7.00pm i Extinct HHH Cute and colourful animation from Simpsons director David Silverman. Adam Devine, Rachel Bloom (2021) 8.40 Run Hide Fight H A teenager tries to outsmart the shooters terrorising her school in this misjudged thriller. (2020, 15) 10.35 Final Days HH Wellplotted but cliche-ridden horror in which humanity is ravaged by a rage virus. Tyler Posey (2020, 15)
6.40pm Dragon Rider HHH Fun-filled, fantastical animated adventure that is sure to entertain youngsters. Thomas Brodie-Sangster (2020) 8.25 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 5 The first part in director Peter Jackson’s trilogy. (2001, PG) 11.35 The Borrowers HHH Fantasy about a diminutive family living beneath the floorboards of an old house. John Goodman (1997, U)
12.15am Vanguard HH Underwhelming spy adventure. (2020, 15) 2.15 The Kid Detective As 12.15pm 4.05 Synchronic As 5.15pm 5.50 Portal As 3.35pm
1.20am The Giant Pear HHH Animated adventure. Cameron Simpson (2017, U) 2.55 Away HHHH Animated adventure. (2019, U) 4.25 Polar Squad H Animated adventure. Jeremy Renner (2018, PG)
+1 Sky 312
Sky
Hits
Sky Greats
Sky 303 Virgin 403 BT 503/HD 517 7.35am Man of Steel As 8pm 10.00 The Dry As 10.25pm 12.05pm The Rhythm Section HHH Action thriller. Blake Lively (2019, 15) 2.05 Bloodshot HH Sci-fi action adventure. Vin Diesel, Eiza Gonzalez (2020, 12) 4.05 Emma HHHH Period comedy drama. Anya Taylor-Joy (2020, U)
Sky 304 Virgin 404 BT 504/HD 518 6.00am As 2.20pm 7.55 As 4.15pm 9.45 The Ladykillers 5 Classic black comedy. Alec Guinness (1955, U) 11.30 As 11.30pm 2.20pm Indiscreet HHH Romantic comedy. Cary Grant (1958, PG) 4.15 Team America: World Police HHH Satirical comedy. Trey Parker, Matt Stone (2004, 15)
6.15pm Blithe Spirit HHH Perky and stylish adaptation of Noël Coward’s play, starring Dan Stevens. Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher (2020, 12) 8.00 Man of Steel HHH Henry Cavill impresses as Superman in this action-packed fantasy. Amy Adams (2013, 12) 10.25 The Dry HHH A detective is drawn back to his rural home town and a decades-old unsolved mystery. Eric Bana, Genevieve O’Reilly (2020)
6.00pm Crash HHHH Oscar-winning drama set against a background of simmering racial tension. Sandra Bullock (2004, 15) 8.00 Under Siege HHHH A slick nautical spin on the Die Hard concept starring Steven Seagal. Tommy Lee Jones (1992, 15) 9.45 The Running Man HHH A cop framed for murder is forced to take part in a deadly TV game show. Arnold Schwarzenegger (1987, 18)
12.30am The Expendables HH Sylvester Stallone and his veteran mercenaries are hired to overthrow a ruthless dictator. (2010, 18) 2.20 The Rhythm Section As 12.05pm 4.20 Bloodshot As 2.05pm
11.30pm The Firm HHHH Suspenseful thriller adapted from the John Grisham bestseller.
Sky Action Sky 307 Virgin 407 BT 507/HD 521 6.25am Zack Snyder’s Justice League As 6.30pm 10.25 Cliffhanger HHHH Action thriller.
Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman (1993, 15) 2.15am Crash As 6pm
4.15 The Ladykillers As 9.45am
Sky Comedy
12.20pm Battleship HHH Sci-fi action adventure. Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Liam Neeson (2012, 12) 2.35 Salt HH Action thriller. Angelina Jolie (2010, 12)
Sky 308 Virgin 408 BT 508/HD 522 6.50am As 4.05pm 9.10 Robot & Frank As 6.25pm 10.50 Away We Go As 8pm 12.35pm The Hangover As 9.55pm 2.30 Like a Boss HH Predictable comedy. Rose Byrne, Tiffany Haddish (2020, 15) 4.05 Love Actually HHH Sentimental romantic comedy. Alan Rickman (2003, 15)
4.20pm Harriet HHHH Cynthia Erivo is magnetic as heroic former slave Harriet Tubman in this emotional biopic. (2019, 12) 6.30 Zack Snyder’s Justice League HHHH The extended director’s cut of the DC Comics superhero extravaganza. (2021) 10.30 Birds of Prey: and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn HHHH Joyful supervillain romp. Margot Robbie (2020, 15)
6.25pm Robot & Frank HHHH Charming buddy movie in which Frank Langella’s retired cat burglar is gifted a robot carer. (2012, 12) 8.00 Away We Go HHH A couple expecting a baby embark on a road trip to find a new home. John Krasinski (2009, 15) 9.55 The Hangover HHHH A stag do spins out of control, leaving three friends to search for the missing groom. Bradley Cooper (2009, 15)
12.20am Crank HH Violent thriller in which a hitman is injected with a poison that will be fatal if his adrenaline level falls. Jason Statham (2006, 18) 1.50 Cliffhanger As 10.25am 3.45 Battleship As 12.20pm
11.40pm Sex Drive H Teen comedy. Josh Zuckerman, James Marsden, Seth Green (2008, 15) 1.35am Like a Boss As 2.30pm 3.05 All Nighter HH Comedy. JK Simmons, Emile Hirsch (2017, 15) 4.35 Sex Drive As 11.40pm
Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow (1993, 15)
Steve Evets, Aneurin Barnard (2012, 18)
2.45—4.30am The Heretics HHH Gruesomely effective chiller. Ry Barrett, Nina Kiri, Jorja Cadence (2017, 15)
i Premiere Star Ratings 5 Outstanding HHHH Very good HHH Worth watching HH Could be worse H Poor
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
FRIDAY 20 AUGUST Sky
Animation
Sky
Family
Sky 306 Virgin 406 BT 506/HD 520 7.00am As 11.45pm 8.30 As 6pm 10.55 As 8.25pm 12.40pm Paul Blart: Mall Cop As 10.10pm 2.25 Fairy Tale: a True Story HHHH Period drama based on a true story. Florence Hoath, Elizabeth Earl, Paul McGann (1997, U) 4.10 A-X-L HH Sci-fi adventure. Alex Neustaedter (2018, PG)
6.00pm Shrek 2 HHHH Fiona takes Shrek home to meet her parents in this delightful sequel.
6.00pm Hook HHH Entertaining fantasy adventure with Robin Williams as a grownup Peter Pan. Dustin Hoffman (1991, U) 8.25 Playing with Fire HH California firefighters are forced to babysit three cutely obnoxious kids. John Cena (2019, PG) 10.10 Paul Blart: Mall Cop HH Kevin James stars as a bumbling security guard whose mall is invaded by robbers. (2009, PG)
Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz (2004, U)
7.40 Fantastic Mr Fox HHHH Delightfully quirky, retro-styled adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s story. George Clooney (2009, PG) 9.20 Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night HH Pinocchio encounters a sinister travelling carnival. Tom Bosley (1987, U) 10.55pm Leo Da Vinci: Mission Mona Lisa HHH Adventure. (2018, U) 12.25am Dreambuilders HHH Comedy adventure. (2020, U) 1.50 As 6.30am 3.25 Henchmen HH (2018, PG) 4.55 As 10.55pm
Sky Thriller
11.45pm Dino Dana: the Movie HHH Fantasy adventure. Michela Luci, Saara Chaudry (2020, U) 1.15am Monster Family H Animated horror comedy. Emily Watson, Nick Frost (2017, PG) 3.05 As 2.25pm 5.00 As 4.10pm
Sky Drama
Sky 309 Virgin 409 BT 509/HD 523 6.00am As 1.40pm 7.50 As 3.30pm 9.50 Paydirt HH Action crime thriller. Luke Goss (2020, 15) 11.30 As 11.50pm 1.40pm The Sinners HH Drama. Kaitlyn Bernard (2020, 15) 3.30 Kindred HHH Horror. Tamara Lawrance (2020) 5.30 V for Vendetta HHH Futuristic action thriller. (2005, 15)
Sky 310 Virgin 410 BT 510/HD 524 6.15am World Trade Center HHH Drama based on a true story. Nicolas Cage (2006, 12) 8.30 As 4.20pm 10.10 Where’d You Go, Bernadette As 6pm 12.10pm As 8pm 2.30 Finding the Way Back As 10.20pm 4.20 Teen Spirit HH Music drama. Elle Fanning (2018, 12)
7.45pm Bad Boys for Life HHH Two wisecracking cops hunt a Miami drug lord in this fast-paced comedy thriller. Will Smith (2020, 15) 10.00 Snatch HHH A missing gem causes murderous mayhem in director Guy Ritchie’s cheeky London crime yarn. Brad Pitt (2000, 18) 11.50 3 Days to Kill HH Energetic but uneven action thriller with Kevin Costner as a dying CIA agent. Amber Heard (2014, 12)
6.00pm Where’d You Go, Bernadette HHH A woman on the edge of a midlife crisis tries to rediscover her creativity. (2018, 12) 8.00 Foxcatcher 5 Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum star in this remarkable true-life tale. (2014, 15) 10.20 Finding the Way Back HHH An alcoholic ex-basketball star begins coaching his old high-school team. Ben Affleck (2019, 15)
1.55am Muscle HHH Unsettling psychological drama that explores an office worker’s relationship with his personal trainer. Craig Fairbrass, Cavan Clerkin (2019, 18) 3.55 Paydirt As 9.50am 5.30 Sky Cinema Preview
12.15am American Gangster HHHH Ridley Scott’s classy, true-life crime saga. Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe (2007, 18) 3.00 World Trade Center As 6.15am 5.15 Sky Cinema Preview
Sky
Sci-Fi/Horror
TCM Movies
Sky 311 Virgin 411 BT 511/HD 525 6.45am As 6.50pm 9.10 As 9.15pm 10.50 Minor Premise HHH Sci-fi thriller. Sathya Sridharan (2020) 12.30pm The Birds 5 Classic horror. Rod Taylor (1963, 15) 2.35 Mars Attacks! HHHH Satirical sci-fi comedy. Jack Nicholson (1996, 12) 4.25 Godzilla HH Monster horror. Matthew Broderick (1997, PG)
Sky 315 Virgin 415/HD 416 BT 512/HD 526 6.00am Hollywood’s Best Film Directors 8.20 The Fastest Guitar Alive HH (1966, U) 10.15 Wild Bill Hickok Rides HH (1942, U) 12 noon Return to Warbow HH (1958) 1.30pm Man from Del Rio HH (1956, PG) 3.20 Murder Ahoy HHH Murder mystery comedy. Margaret Rutherford (1964, U)
6.50pm Divergent HHH Clichéd but solid and diverting enough Hunger Games-style dystopian fantasy. Shailene Woodley (2014, 12) 9.15 The New Mutants HH Dark, low-key and mysterious X-Men spin-off set in a creepy asylum. Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy (2018, 15) 10.55 Cabin Fever HH Five friends are struck down by a deadly flesh-eating virus in this gory, derivative horror. (2002, 15)
5.15pm Good Day for a Hanging HH Mediocre western with Fred MacMurray. (1958, U) 7.00pm Dallas HH Gary Cooper stars in this very average western. Ruth Roman (1950, PG) 9.00 Contagion HHH A virus triggers a worldwide pandemic.
12.35am Event Horizon HHH Gruesome but gripping sci-fi horror in which a malevolent force takes over a spaceship. Laurence Fishburne (1997, 18) 2.15 Minor Premise As 10.50am 3.55 The Birds As 12.30pm
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Kate Winslet (2011, 12)
11.15 Escape from LA HH Shambolic, big-budget futuristic action thriller. Kurt Russell (1996, 15) 1.20am Barry Lyndon 5 Utterly hypnotic period drama following an Irish youth. Ryan O’Neal (1975, PG) 4.40 Off Set 5.00 Hollywood’s Best Film Directors
+1 Sky 316 Virgin 417
SPORT Sky Premier League
Championship Football 7.00pm Sky Football Bristol City hero Tomas Kalas
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
11.00 LIVE Women’s Open Championhip Day two from Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus. 2.30pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred The women’s Eliminator match from the Oval (start 3.00); 6.00 The men’s Eliminator match from the Oval (start 6.30). 9.30 LIVE PGA Tour Golf Day two of the Northern Trust. 11.00 Sky Sports News 12 midnight NFL: Total Access 1.00am LIVE NFL Arizona Cardinals v Kansas City Chiefs in a pre-season game (kick-off 1.00). 5.00—6.00am Sky Sports News
Sky Football
Sky 402 Virgin 512/HD 502 BT 421/HD 441
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 10.00 The Football Show 12 noon Gary Neville’s Soccerbox 1.00pm Premier League Years (AD) 3.00 Greatest Games (AD) 4.00 Best Goals (AD) 5.00 100 Club (AD) 6.00 Legends (AD) 7.00 Premier League Preview 7.30 Match Pack 8.00 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox 9.00 Preview 9.30 Match Pack 10.00 Icons 10.30 Premier League Retro 12.30am Icons 1.00 Premier League Years: the 1993/94 season (AD) 3.00 Greatest Games (AD) 4.00 Best Goals (AD) 5.30—6.00am 100 Club (AD)
6.00am The Big Match Revisited (AD) 7.00 Wrestling (AD) 9.00 ESPN FC 9.30 Premier League Football
Sky The Hundred Sky 404 Virgin 514/HD 504 BT 423/HD 443 6.00am Test Highlights 7.00 Test Bitesize 7.30 The Hundred Bitesize
2.30pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred The women’s Eliminator match from the Oval (start 3.00); 6.00 The men’s Eliminator match from the Oval (start 6.30). 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 7.00 International Rugby Union 11.45 NFL 12 noon Good Morning Football 3.00pm NFL 5.00 Pro-Football Talk 7.00 Boxing 10.00 NFL Hard Knocks: Dallas Cowboys 11.00 NFL 12 midnight NFL: Total Access
1.00am LIVE NFL Arizona Cardinals v Kansas City Chiefs. 5.00—6.00am NFL Bitesize
Sky Arena
Sky 403 Virgin 513/HD 503 BT 422/HD 442
Sky 408 Virgin 518/HD 508 BT 427/HD 447
6.00am Greatest Games 7.00 Greatest Players (AD) 7.30 Football Countdowns (AD) 8.00 Football Years (AD) 8.30 Greatest Games 9.30 Greatest Players (AD) 10.00 Football Countdowns (AD) 10.30 Football Years (AD) 11.00 League Cup Final 2013 12 noon Greatest Games 1.00pm Greatest Players (AD) 1.30 Football Countdowns (AD) 2.00 Football Years (AD) 2.30 EFL Play-Off Finals 3.30 Greatest Games 4.30 Greatest Players (AD) 5.00 Football Countdowns (AD) 5.30 Football Years: 1994/95 (AD) 6.00 League One and Two Goals 6.30 Championship Highlights
6.00am Super League 8.00 NRL
7.00 LIVE Championship Football Bristol City v Swansea City at Ashton Gate (kick-off 7.45). 10.30 SPFL Greatest Games 11.00 EFL Greatest Games 12 midnight EFL Play-Off Final 1.30am Best Goals 3.00 League Cup Final 2010 5.00—6.00am Best Goals
Sky Golf Sky 405 Virgin 515/HD 505 BT 424/HD 444 6.00am PGA Tour Golf 10.00 Women’s Open Championship
11.00 LIVE Women’s Open Championship Second round. 6.00pm LIVE PGA Tour Golf Day two of the Northern Trust. 11.00 Women’s Open Championship 12 midnight PGA Tour Champions 1.00am Women’s Open 2.00 Ladies European Tour Golf 3.00 Women’s Open 4.00 Chronicles of a Champion (AD) 5.00—6.00am Women’s Open
Amazon Prime 4.00pm, 12 midnight LIVE Tennis ATP and WTA Western & Southern Open quarter-finals.
BT Sport 1
9.00 LIVE NRL Canberra Raiders v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at GIO Stadium (kick-off 9.00); 10.55 Penrith Panthers v South Sydney Rabbitohs at BlueBet Stadium (kick-off 10.55). 12.55pm Super League Gold (AD) 1.00 GAA 1.30 Sailing 2.00 LIVE Sail GP Denmark Sail Grand Prix from Aarhus. 3.30 Sailing 4.00 Super League 4.30 NRL Try Time 5.30 NBA 6.30 Super League: highlights
7.30 LIVE Super League The latest Super League action. 10.00 Sailing 12 midnight Super League 1.00am NBA 3.00 Netball 5.00—6.00am Pool: World Masters
Sky Mix Sky 416 Virgin 520/HD 510 BT 429/HD 449 2.30—9.30pm LIVE Cricket: the Hundred The women’s Eliminator match from the Oval (start 3.00); 6.00 The men’s Eliminator match from the Oval (start 6.30).
Eurosport 1 Sky 410 Virgin 521 BT 412/HD 435 6.00am Cycling 7.30 Olympics 8.00 Mountain Biking 10.00 Cycling
11.50 LIVE Cycling Stage seven of the Vuelta a España, featuring a mountainous 152km route. 5.00pm Cycling 6.30 Tokyo 2020 8.00 Cycling: Vuelta a España 9.30 Karate 10.00 Sailing 11.00 Cycling 12.30am British Superbikes 1.00 Motor Racing 2.00 Cycling 3.30 Motocross 4.00 World Superbikes 5.00 Le Mans 5.35 Motorcycling 5.45—6.45am Cycling
10.30 LIVE Australian Rules Football The latest AFL action. 1.30pm Cricket Reload 1.45 Test Cricket 3.45 LIVE Test Cricket West Indies v Pakistan, day one of the second Test from Sabina Park. 12 midnight Wrestling 1.00am LIVE Wrestling WWE. 3.00 UFC 4.30 Reload (AD) 5.00—6.00am Speedway
BT Sport 2 Sky 414 Virgin 528 BT 409/HD 431 6.00am Fishing (AD) 7.00 Badminton (AD) 7.30 Squash 8.30 Reload (AD) 9.00 Speedway 10.00 MotoGP 11.00 Badminton (AD) 11.30 Premier League 12.30pm The Football’s On (AD) 1.30 Squash 2.30 Motorcycling 3.00 Wrestling 4.45 Reload 5.00 The Football’s On (AD) 6.00 Extreme E (AD) 6.30 Scottish Football 7.00 Reload (AD) 7.15 French Football
7.45 LIVE French Football A Ligue 1 match (kick-off 8.00). 10.00 Wrestling 12 midnight Scottish Football 12.30am Premier League Football 1.30 Rugby Union 4.00 Squash 5.00 Badminton Unlimited (AD) 5.30—6.00am Extreme E (AD)
BT Sport 3 Sky 417 Virgin 529 BT 410/HD 432 6.00am Europa Conference League 7.30 French Football 8.00 The Football Archives 10.30 Europa Conference League 12 noon French Football 12.30pm Fishing (AD) 1.30 Badminton (AD) 2.00 Reload (AD) 2.30 ESPN FC 3.00 French Football 3.30 Uefa Documentaries (AD) 4.30 Europa Conference League 6.00 Premier League Football
Friday Television
Sky 305 Virgin 412 BT 500/HD 514 6.30am Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past 8.05 As 4.25pm 9.40 As 2.35pm 11.30 As 6pm 1.05pm As 7.40pm 2.35 The Smurfs 2 HHH Daftly diverting adventure. Neil Patrick Harris (2013, U) 4.25 Mr Peabody & Sherman HHHH Sci-fi adventure. Ty Burrell (2013, U)
7.00 LIVE MLB Chicago Cubs v Kansas City Royals (start 7.20). 10.30 UFC 12.30am French Football 1.30 Uefa Documentaries (AD) 2.30 Premier League Football 3.00 Scottish Football 3.30 MotoGP 4.30 Climbing 5.00—6.00am French Football
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6.00 LIVE Baseball Four games in the Little League World Series. 2.00am Major League Baseball 2.30 LIVE Canadian Football League Calgary Stampeders v Montreal Alouettes (kick-off 2.30). 5.30—6.00am Outdoor Sports (AD)
Eurosport 2 Sky 411 Virgin 522 BT 413/HD 436 6.00am Le Mans 24 Hours 7.45 Motor Racing 8.25 World Superbikes
9.25 LIVE World Superbikes The first free practice from Spain. 10.30 British Speedway 11.30 Superbikes 1.55pm LIVE World Superbikes The second free practice session. 4.00 Superbikes 5.00 Le Mans 6.00 Motor Racing 8.00 World Superbikes 9.00 Motor Racing 9.30 Le Mans 10.00 Formula E 11.00 Superbikes 12 midnight Motocross 12.30am Cycling 2.00 Tokyo 2020 4.00 Cycling 5.30—6.00am Hall of Fame
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illiam Miller was by his father Jonathan’s side when he died at home in November 2019. “It still haunts me today,” he says. “That moment between life and death is profound, but it seemed even more so with my father. As his hand went cold, I thought, ‘Where the f*** does all that knowledge go?’ ” Jonathan Miller was 85 and suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, a condition where plaque forms in brain tissue, irrevocably damaging the connections between neurons that make memory possible. For half a century, Miller had been among Britain’s best-known public intellectuals. Cocky and brilliant, he first found fame in the early 1960s alongside Alan Bennett, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in Beyond the Fringe, the stage review that began the 60s satire boom. He wasn’t just funny; Miller was grandly and flamboyantly clever – possessed, as his son puts it, of “an overbearing intellect”. Yet, at the end of his life, Miller didn’t recognise his GP wife Rachel and had no memory of writing the books on the shelves around him that carried his name. Shown videos by his son
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of his old television performances, he would ask, “Who is that person?” In William’s new documentary about his father’s illness, which draws on archive footage and recordings of conversations with his father, producer/director Richard Denton likens his friend Jonathan’s demise to “burning down a national library”. Miller was the polymath’s polymath. Cambridge-educated and, initially, destined for a top-flight medical career, he wrote more than 15 books, was an original theatre and opera director and created major television series such as his 13-part 1978 overview of human biology, The Body in Question. This high seriousness didn’t make Miller the easiest father to please. “I tried and failed horribly,” says William, one of three Miller children. “I loved my father enormously, but as a child I was either convinced he would kill himself from smoking or throw himself out of
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It wasn’t easy being the son of an intellectual – but as Jonathan Miller became ill, he and William were able to connect...
Reclaiming my father a window because he was so depressed.” The family lived on Gloucester Crescent in London’s Camden Town – “Britain’s brainiest street”, according to The Sunday Times. Writers Michael Frayn and Claire Tomalin were close by, philosopher AJ Ayer round the back and Alan Bennett in the basement, until he bought his own house there. Life in this bohemian enclave has been recorded in Bennett’s The Lady in the Van, Nina Stibbe’s Love, Nina and by William in his 2018 memoir Gloucester Crescent. “We children had carte blanche to crash through people’s gardens,” he says. “You’d find yourself at the back of George Melly’s house while they were entertaining the Beatles or the Rolling Stones.” Jonathan’s mother, Betty, had died of Alzheimer’s in her mid-50s, her disease pushed
behind closed doors in a hospital. “I think my father felt enormous guilt about the lack of love and attention that he gave to his mother,” says William. “He never forgave himself for not having tried harder.” Typically, Miller applied his intelligence to the issue, campaigning as the president of the Alzheimer’s Society. “The appalling irony and tragedy,” says William, now 57, “is that the thing he feared most was what got him in the end.”
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“living in my memories” just as his father was losing his. “Alzheimer’s, for most people, is a slow, painful process,” he says. “As my father lost his memory, one side of him was totally terrified, but he also was able to see the humorous side and, in his last few years, he was enormously affectionate. You could hold his hand and you could stroke his hair. I know from talking to specialists that it’s actually essential that you are very tactile.” One of the most moving moments in the documentary comes when Bennett, his West Riding accent fluty with age, describes holding the ailing Miller’s hand, something that would have horrified him before his illness. “Alan was very nervous about doing the documentary. He had a difficult relationship with my father. RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
I think he was worried that he’d upset my mother or h would seem disingenuous, w but actually he didn’t at all.” b The large body of Miller’s rrecorded television appearances – including with Clive JJames, on Letterman in tthe US and footage from Beyond the Fringe – means B tthat the pre-Alzheimer’s Jonathan Miller will, in a sense, always be with us. “You only have to google his name to see him at his best rrather ath th than at h his worst. This is so brilliant, it brings me huge comfort and joy.” If he were alive and well, Miller senior would no doubt be pitching his own 13-part series on the human brain and Alzheimer’s. Instead, his son is finally in charge of the project. “It’s been liberating, in a sense, to try to be my father’s voice on my own terms, which for 57 years I’ve never been able to do. He would probably also have said, ‘You’re skating over it too quickly, you’re not really hitting on what’s the most important thing.’ But I think he would have been very proud of it.” And William, is he proud? “I was always very proud of my father but I wanted to show more of him, rather than just the man I grew up with who I felt frustrated by. Because that’s not the man he was.” MICHAEL HODGES
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The Archers this week... We’re one step closer to normality this week with the return of Sunday-evening episodes — welcome news, I’m sure, for Archers devotees who have written to RT asking why our visits to Ambridge were still being rationed. As for the drama itself, it seems that the summer fête is set to be plunged into chaos when one resident launches a protest. As unrest grows, Lynda comes up with a controversial suggestion — but is the event destined to be remembered for its upsets? At Lower Loxley, plans for Steph Casey’s wedding are being finalised, but father-of-thebride Vince has news that will leave one of the Pargetters out in the cold. Has someone been telling porkies? If so, why? DAVID BROWN
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PUBLIC AND PRIVATE Jonathan Miller (above) in Beyond the Fringe, 1964, with (left to right) Alan Bennett, w Dudley Moore and Peter Cook. Left: with William in 1978
S Social media may have opened up the world, but they also create a platform for conspiracy b ttheories. Viruses, fake news, terrorism, artificial intelligence, immigration, racism a and machiavellian political shenanigans may a not sound like natural bedfellows for comedy n drama, but these five short plays offer a d ssmart, timely and original take on self-made, sself-publicised potential apocalypses. Hugh Dennis (right) stars in the first as an unsuccessful actor called Tony, a rrecently ditched by his girlfriend Cherry, who lands g tthe role of a lifetime as the UK’s prime minister — do those names sound familiar? Except every line he delivers is fed through an earpiece by a shady, mysterious bureaucrat — until something goes horribly wrong… PUPPET Friday’s drama will The PM (Hugh delight any fans of Doctor Dennis) Who, The Wizard of Oz and 2001: a Space Odyssey. The story is about a rogue computer containing the DNA of Gaia, but the references to the aforementioned productions are subtle and clever enough to make it a sublime homage. My personal angst is whether these satires mark the end of the 45-minute drama? As good as they are, we deserve more than 30 minutes.
Podcasts Let’s talk about six... How better to while away a long journey than with a half-dozen random passions?
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fter discovering Ivan Wise’s podcast, I immediately wished I was embarking on a long car journey. Ivan’s creation, Better Known, is one of those gloriously simple ideas that’s the ultimate mile-melter – the kind of podcast that doesn’t date and also has a good chance of appealing to everybody who’s in the car. What makes it even better is that, because Wise started this pod in 2017, there are already hundreds of episodes to choose from. Better Known began with his realisation that all the standard lists of best films or books were dominated by things he was already familiar with. He had also had enough of people telling him at great length about their lives. Hence he came up with Better Known, in which people who interest him talk about just six things that they think more people should know about. It could be a place. Journalist Virginia Ironside recommends the Isle of Sheppey. It could be food. Author John Kampfner is keen on insect-based cuisine. It could be anything. Former Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman praises passionflower tincture, broadcaster Petroc Trelawny reckons we should try Hungarian wine, Geoff Dyer rates a particular Italian brand of trekking shoe and fellow writer Deborah Moggach the Citroën 2CV, while US novelist Meg Rosoff sings the praises of Blue, Red and Grey by the Who. Because Wise’s guests have to pick their six things, the onus is on them to arrive prepared. If one of their choices doesn’t interest you, the chances are the next one will. Wise isn’t one for small talk. He plunges straight in. He also shrewdly includes one thing in the middle that his guests think should be less well known. This helps to
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undercut the positivity. He records for almost an hour, cutting it down to a commute-friendly half-hour. Although he doesn’t directly ask his guests about their lives, a lot of personal information glimmers through their choices.
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ow does Wise – who is making no money from this and works for a mental-health charity – pick his guests? “They’re just people who interest me, people whose stuff I’ve read, people who have something to say,” he explains. “I like to have as broad a mix as possible. The format works very well. It’s endlessly replicable. Ideally, people learn stuff and they’re entertained as well. And for me it was also a way of meeting people.”
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Escaping the pandemic When is it time for the story to move on? Better Known Ivan Wise asks people that interest him to select six things that the rest of us should make room for in our lives — along with one thing we could jettison freely. The half-hour format works a treat and the guests reveal perhaps more than they intend.
MORE MILE-MELTERS
Edith! Smart, knowing dramatisation of the “true-ish” facts of the life of Edith Wilson, effectively President of the United States when her husband Woodrow was incapacitated after the First World War. Stars Rosamund Pike in the title role.
Serial It’s now seven years since the appearance of this documentary investigation about a possible miscarriage of justice in the case of the murder of a teenage girl kickstarted the podcasting boom. You still haven’t listened to it, have you? Well, all 12 episodes are still out there and they would probably take you the length of the country.
Desert Island Discs The original, evergreen format is available to melt your miles, thoughtfully organised into years. You could try 1968 where Arthur Askey and Marty Feldman rub shoulders with Louis Armstrong, 2012 where the castaways include Mary Berry, Craig Brown and Goldie Hawn, or 1964 where Roy Plomley played host to Tallulah Bankhead and then the inventor of Thomas the Tank Engine. Living legends all.
NEW One Test Wonders There’s a Bruce Springsteen song that begins, “I know what it’s like to have failed, with the whole world looking on”. Such is the fate of the hundreds of cricketers who achieve their childhood dream of being selected to play for their country, don’t quite seize their moment and are thus never selected again. Brian Murgatroyd’s chats with people who had that sad distinction tell you more about sport — and life — than any number of talks with the winners and is a salutary reminder that the losers want it just as much.
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t the end of every major news story there is a change of pace, a change of gear. A mopping-up operation replaces the breathless thrill of the chase. In my decades working abroad for the BBC, I have grown accustomed to these moments. They usually involve soldiers lolling on weapons that they’re no longer thinking of using. People trapped indoors are getting out. Statements are made and inquiries planned. The story has dropped down the news into the zone where editors have to be persuaded to run anything at all. The BBC team goes home, leaving perhaps a local reporter to call if something else happens. Sometimes you go home with great reluctance. One of my first foreign assignments was an attempted coup in the Maldives. Getting there had involved the kind of escapades that wouldn’t have been out of place in Evelyn Waugh’s comic novel Scoop: misunderstandings
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and mishaps that led to me, at the age of 25, being on a tiny Indian Air Force plane heading for the islands. I was woken somewhere over Bangalore by the pilot asking, “Do you have a guide book for the Maldives? We don’t know which island the airport is on.” I did. The pilot beamed. And a few minutes after he returned to the cockpit, the plane headed in a different direction. Saved by Berlitz. But way too late for the coup, which had fizzled out. Story over. “Come home when you can,” was the message from the office. We spent days sunbathing and scuba diving. In the end I actually got bored and a bit sunburnt. Is that how the Covid coverage will end? With the BBC medical editor, Fergus Walsh, being told he’s not likely to get on the news? Epidemiologist Neil Ferguson of Imperial College dropped by the Today programme? “Sorry, Professor, we’re jam-packed with the local elections.” A kind of embarrassed reduction in interest. Do we do it — as the character in an Ernest Hemingway novel replies when asked how he went bankrupt — “gradually, then suddenly”? Or do we stick with it, horrified and fascinated and obsessed, as Covid rockets around the world (as it surely will) for years to come? Do we never say goodbye?
In the old days, when disasters only really struck in faraway places, the decision was easy. Sometimes in a particularly pleasant sojourn abroad during the British winter, you could dodge the call and keep on with the coverage, as I did in the Maldives, but in general you stopped when the editors in London were bored.
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ut who is going to make such a call when the horror of Covid is not in some dusty foreign place, but all around us here at home? At a reduced rate, yes: but still here, not over there. In our own nursing homes. In our own hospitals. Still afflicting people we know, we love, with weakened immune systems, or other reasons not be vaccinated. It’s going to be gradual, for sure. Perhaps so gradual we won’t notice a change. In the early 1990s the first Gulf War was so all-encompassing that the BBC invented a new radio channel for junkies. Hacks soon christened it Scud FM, named after the Scud missiles used by Saddam Hussein. It was a huge success and led to the establishment of Radio 5 Live. I wonder if our Covid coverage goes in a similar direction — to a place where you can avoid it if you want to, where it can be found easily and constantly. Some listeners are already suggesting that, and in the modern digital era it’s going to be easier to organise: you choose. Never mind football coming home. The news has come home. That’s uncomfortable for all of us. And makes it all the more difficult to switch off.
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6.00am Sounds of the 60s With Tony Blackburn.
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A Woman of No Importance 6.00am/4.00pm Radio 4 Extra Happy 80th birthday, Martin Jarvis (above). Your voice has brought pleasure to radio drama fans for decades, be that through the inimitable Jeeves, William Brown (as in Just William), Ian Fleming (“narrating” his own stories in various superlative Jarvis and Ayres Bond dramatisations for Radio 4) or, more recently, as the demon barber Sweeney Todd. We listeners have been held in joyous thrall by your creamy-rich tones and now, in one of the finest examples of your audio output, we hear you in a rare role — as the villainous, self-obsessed, immoral swine, Lord Illingworth — in this star-studded Oscar Wilde dramatisation from 1991, with Diana Rigg and Annette Crosbie in the cast list. When it comes to radio, sir, you are a man of importance. JANE ANDERSON
BBC Proms For many Radio 4 listeners, the early months of last spring’s lockdown will have been enlivened by prize-winning Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson’s weekly appearances on Front Row, broadcasting his personal playlist of keyboard classics live from an empty concert hall in Reykjavík. You can still listen to these inspirational mini masterclasses on BBC Sounds, but tonight he broadcasts live from a concert hall nearer to home, and happily not an empty one either, as he makes his eagerly awaited Proms debut, playing not just one concerto but two. MARK PAPPENHEIM DAWN BOWERY
1.00pm Pick of the Pops Paul Gambaccini with the Top 20s from this week in 1984 and 1990. Rptd Sun 3am (1984) and Mon 3am (1990)
3.00 Cat Deeley Sitting in for Rylan Clark-Neal.
6.00 Liza Tarbuck With a personal and eclectic pick of mostly 20th-century pop oldies.
8.00 The Rock Show With Johnnie Walker, today joined by Cody Bowles and Kevin Comea (Ontario rock duo Crown Lands).
9.00 Romesh Ranganathan: for the Love of Hip-Hop 2/4. A beginner’s guide to hip-hop, tonight with genre classics by Monie Love and Public Enemy and chart hits by Eminem and Drake. Plus anecdotes involving Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg and Lupe Fiasco.
10.00 The Craig Charles House Party Repeated Friday 1am 11.30 The Craig Charles House Party Mixtape Rptd Friday 2.30am 12.00 Ana Matronic’s Dance Devotion With tracks by Cerrone, Robin S, Heaven 17 and Jungle. 2.00am Bees in a Pod with Rob Beckett 5&6/8. Two episodes of the bee-themed podcast. 3.00 The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews A bee-themed hour from a June edition of the Monday show. (R) 4.00 Mood Music with Katie Piper 5.00 Tracks of My Years Omnibus edition with Becky Hill.
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7.00am Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie With a celebration of Manchester club the Haçienda ahead of 6 Music’s All Day Rave. 10.00 The Huey Show In the second of this month’s three All Day Raves — which this year celebrate global club culture through the 1980s, 90s and 00s — Huey kicks off a daylong 90s showcase with DJ Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy and others.
1.00pm Jamz Supernova 1990s nostalgia with influential drum ‘n’ bass specialist DJ Flight and a mix by DJ Uncle Dugs.
3.00 Gilles Peterson 6.00 The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show 1990s funk and soul. 9.00 The Blessed Madonna A spotlight on Berlin club Tresor, which opened in 1991 in former East Berlin. See tomorrow 1pm
12.00 Lose Yourself with... 2.00am 6 Music Artist in Residence 3.00 The Morning After Mix 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 7.00am, 8.00 and 1.00pm
7.00am Breakfast With Elizabeth Alker. 9.00 Summer Record Review Andrew McGregor with an engaging and thorough approach to classical music for discerning listeners. 9.30 Proms Composer Natasha Loges (of the Royal College of Music) discusses five recordings of music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 11.25 Record of the Week Andrew showcases a new recording of Richard Strauss’s Alpine Symphony. bbc.co.uk/recordreview Disc details are posted on the website EMAIL: recordreview@bbc.co.uk Record Review Extra tomorrow 9.30pm
11.45 New Generation Artists 3/5. Kate Molleson continues a summer series celebrating the prodigious talents of Radio 3’s current New Generation Artists, 13 musicians with burgeoning international careers. Bridge Spring Song Anastasia Kobekina (cello), Luka Okros (piano) Britten Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op 22 Alessandro Fisher (tenor), Joseph Middleton (piano) Liszt Funérailles (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses) Alexander Gadjiev (piano) Trad Italian, arr Duni and Luft Bella ci dormi Elina Duni (vocals), Rob Luft (guitar), Fred Thomas (piano)
12.30pm This Classical Life Jess Gillam is joined by composer Grace-Evangeline Mason to discuss music by Bach and Rimsky-Korsakov, and recordings by Mica Levi, Joni Mitchell and more. (R)
1.00 Inside Music Irish soprano Ailish Tynan discusses orchestral works by Mussorgsky, Handel and Messiaen, with some intimate drama in music by Judith Weir, Gabriel Fauré and Schumann. Plus the closing part of Puccini’s tragic La Bohème and recordings featuring Irish tenor John McCormack and jazz vocalist Betty Carter.
3.00 Sound of Cinema Matthew Sweet meets Montreal-born film composer Christophe Beck, whose CV stretches from the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, for which he won an Emmy Award, to big-screen hits The Muppets (2012), Pitch Perfect (2012), Frozen (2013), Ant-Man (2015) and the Hangover trilogy.
4.00 Music Planet Kathryn Tickell with a water-inspired playlist, featuring the deserts of Niger, water droplets on the Vietnamese zither and a Fela Kuti classic. Plus dance music by Turkish band Baba Zula, a recording by Ali Hassan Kuban, the latest sounds from Kinshasa and a traditional Italian song by Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino.
5.00 J to Z Jumoké Fashola with music from Jazz Re:Fest, an online festival run by Jazz Re:freshed. Highlights include saxophonist Denys Baptiste, Afro-Latin/ jazz act Colectiva, and the fast-rising 16-piece band Balimaya Project. Plus tracks from harpist Brandee Younger and an interview with saxophist John Surman, who shares some of the music that inspires him.
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7.00am Hannah Cox 10.00 Angellica Bell Magazine-style show. 1.00pm Mark Kermode Film music, marking today’s anniversary of the death of composer James Horner (1953—2015), with highlights of his scores including Apocalypto. Plus Steve Martin’s birthday. 3.00 Simon Mayo’s Essential Albums Marking anniversaries for conductor Louis Fremaux, composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and cellist Jacqueline du Pré. The Mozart Selection is the Horn Concerto No 3, K447. 5.00 The Console with Luci Holland With a nod to composer Koji Kondo, who was 60 on Friday.
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 Rock ’n’ Roll Football 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 Performances including the Calidore Quartet in July 2018 at the Cheltenham Festival. Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence, Op 70 Eivind Ringstad (viola), Andrei Ionita (cello), Calidore Quartet Rob Luft Sunderland Rob Luft and Elina Duni Brighton; Lost Ships Monk, arr Luft Round Midnight Elina Duni (vocals), Rob Luft (electric guitar), Fred Thomas (piano)
7.30 BBC Proms Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, Ian Skelly introduces a concert featuring a Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson (in his Proms debut) and the Philharmonia Orchestra. Vikingur Olafsson (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Paavo Jarvi Prokofiev Symphony No 1 (Classical) Bach Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV1056 Interval Ian Skelly talks to this evening’s soloist, Vikingur Olafsson, and is joined live by Tasmin Little to discuss the Prom. Mozart Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K491 Shostakovich Symphony No 9 BBC PROMS 2021 GUIDE £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232 639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop33
10.00 New Music Show Kate Molleson is joined by composer/performer Kerry Andrew to assess recent releases by Stuart Macrae, Ruth Goller and Julius Eastman. Plus Shiva Fesharek’s Opus Infinity — a large-scale work for turntables and ensemble — in a performance by Ensemble Modern and the composer recorded in February 2020 at Frankfurt LAB.
12.00 Freeness Another chance to hear sessions recorded last year in Newcastle for Late Junction and Freeness in association with TUSK festival, including the first live performance between turntablist Mariam Rezeai and electronic artist Stephen Bishop. Plus pianist Cecil Taylor and percussionist Tony Oxley recorded in November 2011 at Birdland in Neuburg, Germany. Presented by Corey Mwamba. (R)
1.00am Through the Night With Jonathan Swain.
Haydn Symphony No 104 in D (Salomon) Schubert Symphony No 4 in C minor (Tragic) RAI National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Ottavio Dantone 2.04 Monteverdi O come sei gentile, caro augellino; Tirsi e Clori 2.16 Sibelius Violin Concerto, Op 47 2.49 Jiranek Bassoon Concerto in F 3.01 Chausson Concert in D for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op 21 3.43 Telemann Burlesque de Quixotte, TWV55:G10 4.02 C Schumann Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann, Op 20 4.12 Anon, arr Freedman Two Canadian Folksongs 4.17 Handel Recorder Sonata in C, HWV365 4.29 Schoenberg Friede auf Erden, Op 13 4.38 Bach Concerto in A minor for four keyboards, BWV1065 4.50 George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin The Man I Love; I Got Rhythm; Someone to Watch over Me 5.01 Rossini Overture: L’italiana in Algeri 5.10 Palestrina Tu es Petrus 5.16 Saint-Saëns Havanaise, Op 83 5.24 Kodaly Monar Anna (Hungarian Folk Music) 5.33 Glinka Souvenir d’une nuit d’été à Madrid 5.43 Beethoven, arr Ritter Andante (Piano Sonata No 12 in A minor Op 26) 5.52 Grieg Holberg Suite, Op 40 6.10 Enescu Symphonie concertante in B minor, Op 8 6.34 Weber Clarinet Quintet in B flat, Op 34
Classic FM 99.9—101.9 FM DAB classicfm.com Freeview 731 Freesat 721 Sky 0106 Virgin 922
7.00am Alan Titchmarsh Music for Saturday morning. See feature: page 26 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 Rossini, Beethoven, Binge, Bach, Rodrigo, Handel, Mendelssohn, Piazzolla, Debussy and Schubert.
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, today with highlights of scores by John Williams (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1941), Bernard Hermann (Taxi Driver) and Henry Mancini (The Great Mouse Detective).
9.00 David Mellor’s Melodies Continution of a series of programmes celebrating the summer festival season, featuring Rimsky Korsakov’s popular Cappricio espagnol performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Plus works by Hugo Alfven and Eric Coates. 10.00 Smooth Classics With Myleene Klass. 1.00am Katie Breathwick 4.00 Sam Pittis
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Producer Simon Nicholls Repeated from yesterday (FM only) Rptd Monday 11pm and Tuesday 9am Radio 4 Extra
3/5. Parish Council. Jon Hunter and Paul Doolan’s sitcom. Henry meets a local nemesis.
1.00 FM News 1.10 FM Any Questions? Chris Mason chairs the debate from Leigh, Greater Manchester, with MP Lisa Nandy, Lemn Sissay and Sir Michael Wilshaw.
5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day With Fr Philip Blackledge. 5.45 Four Thought Fear of Finance. Professor Atul Shah argues that we urgently need to change our relationship with finance. Repeated from Wednesday
9.00 Tumanbay
3/5. The Middling Classes. In the 18th century the middle classes needed a guide to behaviour. The Rudiments of Genteel Behaviour from 1737 defines much of the modern understanding of politeness. Producer David Prest (R)
1/3. Dramatisation by Linda Marshall Griffiths of Henry James’s 1904 novel with entanglements involving a father and his daughter at its core. Italian nobleman Prince Amerigo is set to marry Maggie Verver, but Charlotte Stant throws his life into turmoil.
9.00 Saturday Live The Rev Richard Coles and Nikki Bedi are joined by Harry Enfield, who’s starring in the stage adaptation of the TV series The Windsors at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London. Also on the show is ventriloquist Nina Conti, who is on tour later this year. Producer Annette Wells
Henry James John Lynch Adam Verver Toby Jones Prince Amerigo Luke Pasqualino Charlotte Stant Maggie Verver Daisy Head Nathalie Emmanuel Fanny Assingham Col Assingham/Shopkeeper Charlotte Emmerson Jonathan Keeble
10.30 The Kitchen Cabinet (FM only from 10.45)
Producer/Director Nadia Molinari (R)
5/6. Jeremy Pang, Sophie Wright, Sue Lawrence and Professor Barry Smith answer kitchen queries. Jay Rayner presents.
Presented by Anita Rani.
4.00 FM Weekend Woman’s Hour 5.00 FM Saturday PM With Caroline Wyatt. 5.30 FM The Bottom Line
Producer Jemima Rathbone Repeated tomorrow 9.30pm
3/9. Dismissing Staff. Evan Davis discusses the correct procedure for dismissing staff with a CEO, an employment lawyer and an HR director. Producer Julie Ball (R)
10.45am—12.01pm; 12.04—5.45; 5.57—7.00* LW Test Match Special England v India Day three of the Second Test from Lord’s, with Jonathan Agnew, Isa Guha, Simon Mann and Alison Mitchell. Analysis from Michael Vaughan, Deep Dasgupta, Alastair Cook and Phil Tufnell.
6.00 FM Six o’Clock News 6.15 FM Loose Ends Clive Anderson and Muriel Gray are joined by comedian Jason Byrne, comic and actor Lubna Kerr, football pundit Pat Nevin and drag artist Myra DuBois. With music from soul singer/songwriter Brooke Combe.
Producer Adam Mountford *approximate times Coverage also on 5 Live Sports Extra from 10.15am
Sport: page 31
11.00 FM The Briefing Room
Producer Sukey Firth Repeated Monday 11.30am (FM only)
7/17. David Aaronovitch and guests discuss big issues in the news. Repeated from Thursday
7.00 Profile People who know Dr Anthony Fauci well talk to Mark Coles about the immunologist who is the head of the US’s coronavirus task force.
11.30 FM From Our Own Correspondent Presented by Kate Adie. Producer Polly Hope
12.04pm FM The Hangover 2/4. Business. Felicity Hannah travels to Manchester to see how three local businesses — a small online enterprise, an iconic music venue and a large construction company — have been affected by the pandemic.
Rufus Wright Hiran Abeysekera Aiysha Hart Vincent Ebrahim Nina Yndis Tanya Ravljen Danny Ashok Gareth Kennerley Byron Mondahl
Abujaan Jacob Krichefski Khaled Zaqi Ismail Amanthi Lara Sawalha Vasi Ayaan Arya Girl in the orphanage Tia-Lana Chinapyel Man in bathhouse Jonas Khan Young man in bathhouse Danny Carmel
Producers John Dryden, Emma Hearn and Nadir Khan Director Jeremy Mortimer (R)
9.45 The Hotel 11/15. Haunted by Daisy Johnson. A businesswoman with a fascination for the macabre encounters a grieving husband at the Hotel. Read by Laurel Lefkow. All episodes are available on BBC Sounds. Producer Justine Willett (R)
10.00 News 10.15 The Exchange 2/4. Nurses Craig Davidson and Lisa Sheehy share their stories, their decisions about staying and leaving the profession, and exchange their gifts. Repeated from Wednesday
11.00 Brain of Britain 4/17. Russell Davies hosts the fourth heat, featuring contestants from Bradford, south Manchester, York and the Wirral. Repeated from Monday
11.30 Power Lines: Music 1/3. Yomi Sode talks to poets Roger Robinson, Caleb Femi, Jessie Summerhayes, Miss Yankey and Kayo Chingonyi about the power of music. Repeated from Sunday (FM only)
12.00 News and Weather 12.15am Green Originals 5/15. A profile of Australian poet and environmental pioneer Judith Wright. Producer Natalie Steed Rptd Sunday 2.45pm (FM only) (R)
7.15 The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed
Ava Unfurled by Sue Rainsford. A woman finds an unexpected connection to her lost love through the artworks at a museum. Read by Roísín Gallagher.
BBC Radio 4 Extra DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4extra Freeview 708 Freesat 708 Sky 0131 Virgin 910 6.00am A Woman of No Importance as 4pm 7.30 Great Lives as 5.30pm 8.00 Whispers 2004 panel game (1/6) 8.30 Smelling of Roses Series two of Simon Brett’s sitcom about the trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns (Prunella Scales) and her event-management company. With Arabella Weir. From 2001 (5/6) 9.00 4 Extra Celebrates Dora Bryan as 7pm 12.00 The Goon Show 1959 comedy 12.30pm The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere Sue Limb’s soap opera set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century. With Geoffrey Whitehead, Denise Coffey, Tim Curry and Simon Callow. Series two. From 1987 (1/6) 1.00 999: Which Service Do You Require? Ian Sansom tells the story of 999, and asks what the future might hold for the service. From 2017 2.00 A Bit of Fry and Laurie Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie pick favourite moments. From 1994 2.30 John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme Sketch show by John Finnemore. From series seven 3.00 The Pin Comedy duo the Pin (Alexander Owen and Ben Ashenden) try for an Oscar. From series two 3.15 Poets’ Tree Poetry spoof by Kevin Eldon and Stewart Lee. From 2008 (1/4) 3.30 Absolute Power An episode of Mark Tavener’s comedy with Stephen Fry and John Bird. From 2004
Gregor Barakat Manel Dorin Sarah Heaven Madu Daniel The Iblis
Producer Ben Crighton Repeated tomorrow 5.45am and 5.40pm (FM only) (R)
7/8. Simon Armitage is visited by theatre director John Tiffany to discuss fathers, future plans, creativity, the classroom and how to tell a good joke. Producer Susan Roberts
Producer Smita Patel Repeated tomorrow 9pm and Wednesday 3pm
6/8. Holy Father. By John Dryden. Following a series of murders, the Inquisitor Barakat’s hold over Tumanbay is complete. Rebel fighter Manel seeks refuge with co-conspirator Doctor Dorin. But can Dorin be trusted? All series are available on BBC Sounds.
12.30—12.45am Short Works
Repeated from yesterday (FM only)
1.00 as BBC World Service
BBC World Service 4.00 CHOICE: A Woman of No Importance Diana Rigg stars in Adrian Bean’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s 1893 satirical drama set at a country house party, where Mrs Arbuthnot’s long-concealed secret comes back to haunt her. With Martin Jarvis, Annette Crosbie and Irene Sutcliffe. From 1991 5.30 Great Lives Matthew Parris invites Germaine Greer to celebrate the legacy of sculptor Elizabeth Frink (1930—93). With Lin Jammet and Richard Cook. From 2017 (2/9) 6.00 We Anton Lesser stars in Sean O’Brien’s dramatisation of Yevgeny Zamyatin’s distopian 1921 novel, set in a post-revolutionary future where dissent from the principle of rationality is punishable by death. With Brigit Forsyth and others. From 2004 (1/2) 7.00 4 Extra Celebrates Dora Bryan Career highlights of versatile Lancashire-born actress and performer Dora Bryan (1923—2104), star of film (A Taste of Honey), stage (She Stoops to Conquer, The Birthday Party) and TV (Last of the Summer Wine, Absolutely Fabulous). From 2014 10.00—12.00 Comedy Club: Ross Noble Goes Global Comic travelogue (1/5), at 10.30 Chain Reaction (5/6), at 11.00 Sara Pascoe: the Modern Monkey (4/4), at 11.30 Armstrong & Miller (2/4), and at 11.45 The Pin (2/4) 12.00 as 6pm 1.00am as 1pm 2.00 as 2pm 2.30 as 2.30pm 3.00 as 3pm 3.15 as 3.15pm 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
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 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 Story: World of Wisdom 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 Questions: a debate on disability 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 BBC Proms on the World Service: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under conductor Martyn Brabbins perform Pergolesi’s Stabat mater with soprano Carolyn Sampson and countertenor Tim Mead. Recorded 6 August 8.00 News 8.05 The Arts Hour 9.00 Newshour 10.00 News 10.05 Music Life: Vagabon, Mereba, Mary Lattimore, and Vieux Farka Toure discuss the impact family can have on an artist’s musical journey 11.00 The Newsroom 11.20 Sports News 11.30 The Documentary: Hiroshima Successors 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 Story: World of Wisdom 2.50 Sporting Witness 3.00 News 3.05 World Questions 4.00 News 4.05 Business Weekly
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 On the Podium Two episodes of the podcast in which athletes discuss their journey to taking part in the Olympic Games. 6.00 Saturday Breakfast Laura McGhie and Nick Bright with news and a weekend preview. 9.00 Scott Mills and Chris Stark 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 10.15am—7.00pm Test Match Special England v India on day three of the Second Test at Lord’s. Sport: page 31 11.00 Fighting Talk Colin Murray plays judge and jury. 12.00 5 Live Sport Mark Chapman with build-up to the day’s sport. Plus updates from Manchester United v Leeds United. Then at 3.00 there’s commentary on Chelsea v Crystal Palace in the Premier League, followed by at 5.00 by Sports Report. 6.00 6-0-6 Robbie Savage and Chris Sutton with a football phone-in. Plus updates on Norwich v Liverpool.
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3.00 FM Drama: The Golden Bowl
With Mishal Husain and Sarah Smith. 7.25, 8.25 Sports News 7.48 Thought for the Day With Catherine Pepinster.
Producers Eve Streeter and Richard Denton
2.00 FM Any Answers?
2.45 FM The Etiquette Guide
6.30 Farming Today This Week 7.00 Today
death from Alzheimer’s and uncovers the story of his life through the contents of his extensive archive, and the memories of family and friends, including Alan Bennett. See feature: page 110
PHONE: 0370 010 0444 Lines open from 12.30pm EMAIL: any.answers@bbc.co.uk
9/11. Rose Ferraby explores the connections between people and stone on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. Repeated from Thursday (FM only)
William Miller, the son of broadcaster, director and intellectual Jonathan a Miller, searches for answers to his father’s
Producer Camellia Sinclair Repeated from yesterday
Presented by Anita Anand.
6.00 News and Papers 6.07 Open Country
8.00 Archive on 4: Jonathan Miller — Lost Memories
Saturday
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 Live Sports Extra Digital only 7.00—10.00 Cricket: the Hundred London Invincibles Men v London Spirit Men. 8.00 Mobeen Azhar Sitting in for Stephen Nolan, with live boxing coverage of Joshua Buatsi v Richard Bolotnik. 11.00 Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review With Ali Plumb and Robbie Collin sitting in. Revised rpt from Friday 12.00 On the Ground 1&2/10. Two episodes of the podcast about young soldiers’ lives forever changed by “friendly fire”. Audrey Gillan was on the ground with them in Iraq and teams up with Dan Maudsley to investigate. Continues tomorrow. 1.00am Chris Latchem
Talksport 1053, 1089 MW DAB talksport.co.uk F’view 723 F’sat 731 Sky 0108 Virgin 927 6.00am GameDay Breakfast 9.00 GameDay Warm Up 11.00 GameDay Exclusive Manchester United v Leeds United at Old Trafford (kick-off 12.30pm). 2.30pm GameDay Live 5.15 GameDay Exclusive Norwich City v Liverpool (kick-off 5.30). 7.30 GameDay: Your Verdict 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 With Haroon Rashid 6.00 Certified Throwbacks 7.00 Jasmine Takhar 10.00 Beyond Bollywood 1.00pm Nikita Kanda and Mistah Islah 3.00 DJ Shraii 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 Radio 1’s Chillout Anthems 7.00 Adele Roberts 10.30 Katie Thistleton 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 Daniel P Carter 11.00 BBC Introducing on Radio 1 12.30am BBC Introducing Dance 1.00 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
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6.00am Good Morning Sunday
Drama: The Master Builder 3.00pm Radio 4 FM When reviewing his own body of work, the playwright Henrik Ibsen insisted that if his dramas were to survive then they would need constant revision to stay relevant. This version by David Hare has done just that with aplomb, adding a timely, if sinister, #MeToo element to the already twisting psychological undercurrents. Halvard Solness (David Schofield) is a middle-aged master builder who dominates his town as much by fortune as by skill and is terrified that “the young” are waiting to replace him, “in all their power, knocking at the door”. Enter a 23-year-old woman, Hilde (Laura Aikman, above), who may be his muse, his sexuallyabused victim, his saviour or his nemesis. This dynamic production is faithful to both Ibsen and Hare’s text, leaving the listener with much to consider when it comes to male hubris. JANE ANDERSON
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Back in February 2020, in one of the last such events before lockdown, the French-Moroccan writer Leila Slimani appeared in front of an audience at the BBC Radio Theatre in London to talk about her daring, disturbing novel Lullaby. That was for the World Service’s World Book Club, and Slimani spoke fascinatingly. So it will be worth hearing what she has to say here about her new novel, The Country of Others, in which she “still works her dangerous magic”, according to a review in The Guardian. A story of class, race and nation, it begins in 1944 when a young Frenchwoman from Alsace falls in love with a Moroccan soldier fighting for the French. SIMON O’HAGAN
With the Rev Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad. Del Amitri frontman Justin Currie discusses 1990s nostalgia, comebacks and altruism.
9.00 Steve Wright’s Sunday Love Songs Personal dedications. 11.00 The Michael Ball Show Music and guests, with West End star and Oscar-nominated actor Cynthia Erivo discussing her debut album.
1.00pm Elaine Paige on Sunday Show tunes with a sea theme.
3.00 Sounds of the 70s With Johnnie Walker.
5.00 Patrick Kielty Sitting in for Paul O’Grady with chat and music including spotlights on Judy Garland and Elvis Costello.
7.00 Sunday Night Is Music Night A 2012 concert combining music and comedy, with Paul O’Grady showcasing his favourite music, from the musical Gypsy to the 1960s spy series The Avengers. Mike Dixon conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra at London’s Mermaid Theatre. (R)
9.00 Radio 2 Unwinds 2/4. With Angela Griffin.
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 Mahler Mahan Esfahani airs his grievances against Mahler. Addressing his unorthodox opinions of the Romantic giant is Joshua Weilerstein, music director at the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. (R)
1.00pm Proms Chamber Music Monday’s recital from Cadogan Hall in London, with Petroc Trelawny introducing the Marian Consort in its Proms debut. 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 (R)
2.00 The Early Music Show Lucie Skeaping with highlights from last November’s online London International Festival of Early Music, featuring viol consort Fretwork, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and recorder player Tabea Debus.
3.00 Choral Evensong From the Chapel of Rugby School, recorded on 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). Repeated from Wednesday
4.00 Jazz Record Requests Alyn Shipton with requests including Fats Waller, Nat “King” Cole, Freddie Hubbard and Keith Jarrett.
5.00 The Listening Service Tom Service explores the art of the cover version — a term normally associated with popular music. Why was it common practice for Baroque composers to recycle their own work and “borrow” from their colleagues on a regular basis? And what of musical traditions such as folk and jazz in which key pieces or standards are covered by multiple artists? Tom is joined by Baroque expert Berta Joncas and folk star Eliza Carthy. Producer Georgia Mann-Smith Repeated Friday 4.30pm (R)
10.00 Katie Piper Sitting in for Dr Rangan Chatterjee. Novelist Juno Dawson discusses the links between reading and wellbeing. At 11.10 Frank Cottrell-Boyce picks six tracks that inspire him as a writer.
12.00 OJ Borg Chat, music and features including at 2.30am One Hit Wonders. 3.00 Pick of the Pops 1/2. Paul Gambaccini with this week in 1984, including Laura Branigan, Black Lace, Hazell Dean and Queen. See tomorrow (R) 4.00 Nicki Chapman
5.30 Words and Music An edition inspired by Scottish author Walter Scott ahead of tomorrow’s 250th anniversary of his birth. Sophia McLean and Denis Lawson read from Scott’s prose and poetry and from other writers influenced by him. Plus operatic interpretations by Donizetti and Rossini. Producer Torquil MacLeod
6.45 Sunday Feature: The Art of Rowing with Mary Wollstonecraft Feminist pioneer and writer Mary Wollstonecraft (1759—97) is best known for her book A Vindication of the Rights of Women. But after its publication in 1792,
Scala Radio
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 With writer and food critic Grace Dent.
1.00pm The Happiness Map 2/5. Rob Crossan invites musicians to relive a trip, today with the Blessed Madonna and Iceland.
2.00 Guy Garvey Rptd 12 midnight 4.00 Amy Lamé New releases. 6.00 Now Playing @6Music With Tom Robinson.
8.00 Stuart Maconie’s Freak Zone Rarities, requests and demos. 10.00 Don Letts’s Culture Clash Radio 12.00 Guy Garvey (R) 2.00am The Happiness Map With Emmy the Great (Emma-Lee Moss). 3.00 BBC Introducing Arts 4.00 The BBC Introducing Mixtape 5.00 Edward Adoo Sitting in for Chris Hawkins.
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90.2—92.4 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio3 Freeview* 703 Freesat 703 Sky 0103 Virgin 903
DAB scalaradio.co.uk Sky 0216
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 3/5. A spotlight on the string section, featuring discs by cellists Yo-Yo Ma, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Tina Guo and violinists Lindsey Stirling and Ray Chen. 5.00 The Scala Jukebox With Sam Hughes. 6.00 On Tour with Jo Brand 3/4. Jo Brand hears from around Wales — from Bryn Terfel to Shirley Bassey — and also the west and south-west of England, from Elgar and Holst to Glastonbury . 8.00 Sunday Night Scala With Darren Redick.
10.00 The Console with Luci Holland (R) 11.00 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 8.00am Claire Sturgess 11.00 Sarah Champion 2.00pm Rock ’n’ Roll Football 6.00 Request Show 8.00 Epicentres 9.00 Sunday Night Music Club With Danielle Perry 12.00 Dan Noble
she embarked on perhaps her greatest experiment in modern womanhood — travelling alone as a single mother, having been abandoned by her partner, adventurer Gilbert Imlay. She set off for Scandinavia, and during her travels wrote letters that would form the book of which fellow radical activist and writer William Godwin would write “If ever there was a book calculated to make a man in love with its author, this appears to me to be the book.” Lisa Mullen, herself a single mother with experience of the vicissitudes of travel-with-child, revisits Wollstonecraft’s journey. Producer Sara Jane Hall (R)
7.00 BBC Proms From the Royal Albert Hall, London, Jess Gillam introduces the BBC National Orchestra n of Wales and South African cellist Abel Selaocoe in performances of newly orchestrated arrangements of his own works. Abel Selaocoe (voice and cello), Simo Lagnawi (guembri), Chesaba, Gnawa London, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Clark Rundell. Abel Selaocoe, arr Gardiner Qhawe; Hlokomela Rameau Entrée d’Abaris (Les Boréades) Giovanni Sollima LB Files Sidiki Dembélé, arr Gardiner Shaka Selaocoe, arr Woodgates As You Are; Lerato Rameau La Fête des fleurs (Les Indes Galantes) Abel Selaocoe Ka Bohaleng BBC PROMS 2021 GUIDE £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232 639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop33
9.30 Record Review Extra With Hannah French. 11.00 Organ Road Trip 2/3. Saint-Sulpice, Paris. Organist David Briggs visits three of his favourite pipe organs, tonight in Paris to examine the church organ of Saint-Sulpice, a very grand instrument that was once at the cutting edge of Victorian technology. It is a beautifully preserved example of the distinctive sound world of influential builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1811—99).
12.00 Classical Fix Jules Buckley creates a bespoke classical playlist for Canadian singer/songwriter Tamara Lindeman. (R)
12.30am Through the Night With Jonathan Swain. Schumann Overture: Manfred; Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23; Symphony No 1 in B flat (Spring) Vilmos Olah (violin), Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Tamas Vasary 1.45 Schumann Spanisches Liederspiel, Op 74; Three Fantasy Pieces, Op 73; Adagio and Allegro in A flat, Op 70 2.31 CPE Bach Flute Concerto in D minor 2.53 Leopold I Tres Lectiones 3.16 Liszt Fantasia and Fugue on the Theme BACH, S529 3.29 Warlock Serenade (to Frederick Delius on his 60th Birthday) 3.37 Mozart Violin Sonata in C, K303 3.47 Alfven The Evening 3.51 Humperdinck Dream Pantomime (Hansel and Gretel) 3.59 Champagne Danse villageoise 4.04 Ponchielli Capriccio for Oboe and Piano, Op 80 4.15 Massenet Manon and Des Grieux’s recit and duet (Manon, Act 1) 4.22 Moniuszko The Commander-in-Chief’s Lover 4.31 Stadlmayr Ave maris stella 4.37 Corelli, arr Billington Organ Concerto in C, Op 6 No 10 4.47 Beethoven Nine Variations on Quant’ e piu bello, WoO 69 4.53 Cikker Ten Lullabies 5.07 Cassado Cello Suite 5.20 Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No 5 in F, Op 103 (Egyptian) 5.48 Handel Al lampo dell’armi (Giulio Cesare in Egitto) 5.52 Rosetti Concerto in E flat for Two Horns 6.11 Rachmaninov Romance and Waltz 6.18 Mendelssohn Hear My Prayer (R)
Classic FM 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 old favourites and new discoveries.
1.00pm Catherine Bott 4.00 John Humphrys With a spotlight on British composer and conductor Samuel ColeridgeTaylor, born on this day in 1875 and referred to as the “African Mahler” by certain contemporary musicians. Plus music recorded in June at this year’s Sommernachtskonzert — an annual free concert given by the Vienna Philharmonic in the gardens of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, and led for the first time by British conductor Daniel Harding.
7.00 Smooth Classics In a now-extended three-hour programme, Charlotte Hawkins presents a laid-back playlist including spotlights on younger performers, today featuring 29-year-old Iranian cellist Kian Soltani, principal cellist in the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and a frequent collaborator with Daniel Barenboim. 10.00 Smooth Classics With Myleene Klass. 1.00am Bill Overton A playlist for late-night listening.
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BBC Radio 5 Live 10.54 FM Tweet of the Day
5.00 FM Trading Blows?
Macaws. Extended episode featuring David Attenborough and Michael Palin.
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 6.57am, 7.57, 12.57pm (FM), 5.57 (FM), 9.59, 12.15am Shipping Forecasts 5.20am, 12.01pm (LW), 5.54pm , 12.48am
Producer Andrew Dawes
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 industries since leaving the EU, comparing Scotch whisky, aerospace and a company that produces upmarket lawnmowers. Repeated from Tuesday
11.00 FM The Reunion 2/5. The Day Today. Kirsty Wark reunites members of the team behind 1990s TV news parody The Day Today, including Armando Iannucci, Rebecca Front, David Schneider, Steve Coogan and Doon Mackichan.
5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Bells on Sunday From St Andrew’s Church in Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire. 5.45 Profile Repeated from yesterday 7pm
Producer Simon Jarvis Repeated Friday 9am
11.45 FM 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?.
6.00 News Summary 6.05 Something Understood
Repeated from Thursday
The Time of Our Lives. Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand draws upon the work of poets, scientists, theologians and songwriters, to explore the ways of measuring time and its effect.
12.04pm FM The Unbelievable Truth 3/6. David Mitchell hosts the comedy show, with panellists Lucy Porter, Frankie Boyle, Sally Phillips and Neil Delamere . Repeated from Monday
Producer Max O’Brien Repeated 11.30pm (R)
Repeated tomorrow 5.30pm BBC Radio 4 Extra
6.35 On Your Farm
12.32 FM The Food Programme Flour to the People. Dan Saladino finds out how farmers, millers and bakers are reclaiming wheat, flour and bread in Scotland. When flour ran out during the pandemic, the project came into its own.
Producer Caz Graham
7.00 News; Sunday Papers 7.10 Sunday Joanne Bakare makes an appeal on behalf of St Giles Trust, a charity that aims to empower people to progress towards positive futures.
8.58 Tweet of the Day Northern Cardinal. With Michael Palin. (R)
9.00 Broadcasting House Presented by Paddy O’Connell. 10.00 The Archers FM only from 10.45 Omnibus edition.
Solness Aline Hilde Brovik
10.00 The Westminster Hour
David Schofield Dr Herdal Siobhan Redmond Kaja Laura Aikman Ragnar Paul Bradley
Jonathan Tafler Shannon Hayes Joseph Ayre
Chris Power talks to French author Leila Slimani, best known for her chilling novel Lullaby, about her new book The Country of Others. Richard Beard continues his summer series on the look of a book by taking a forensic look at punctuation.
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Producer Kirsten Locke Repeated Thursday 3.30pm
4.30 FM Power Lines: Body 2/3. Bridget Minamore talks to poets Elliot Waloschek, Kayo Chingonyi, Daniel Sluman, Sally Jenkinson, Rachel Long and Amaal Said about the way their bodies affect their writing. Repeated Saturday 11.30pm
For details see yesterday *approximate times Commentary also on 5 Live Sports Extra from 10.15am
BBC Radio 4 Extra DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4extra Freeview 708 Freesat 708 Sky 0131 Virgin 910 6.00am Golden Hill By Francis Spufford (1—5/10) 7.10 Inheritance Tracks as 11.50am 7.20 Promenade Rock Comedy by Christopher Denys, chronicling events in Llantwit-on-Sea during the 1950s. From 2003 (6—10/10) 8.30 Doctor at Large Ray Cooney’s adaptation of the comic works by Richard Gordon. From 1969 (1/13) 9.00 Not in Front of the Children Richard Waring’s radio adaptation of his own 1967—70 TV comedy series. With with Wendy Craig. From 1970 (3/13) 9.30 The Wilsons Save the World Comedy (2/4) 10.00 Desert Island Discs as 9pm 10.45 Multi Story Shorts With Jake Wightman 11.00 The Moth Radio Hour as 7pm 11.50 Inheritance Tracks Wilko Johnson talks about the Everly Brothers and Bob Dylan. From 2017 12.00 Poetry Extra With Daljit Nagra. From 1998 12.30pm John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme Sketch show. From 2018 (2/6) 1.00 Farewell to the Horse Ulrich Raulff’s look at the relationship between horse and human. Abridged by Jill Waters. Read by Iain Glen (1—5/5) 2.10 Inheritance Tracks With novelist, journalist and broadcaster Sarah Dunant. From 2017 2.20 The Pick Up Comedy by Sarah Cartwright. With David Threlfall and others (1—5/5)
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9.25 The Radio 4 Appeal Rptd from 7.54am 9.30 The Kitchen Cabinet 5/6. Repeated from yesterday 10.30am (FM only) Political magazine, with Carolyn Quinn.
11.00 The Film Programme Antonia Quirke talks to Canadian director Alvin Rakoff, now 94. Rakoff discusses a new memoir looking back on a career which has seen him work with Laurence Olivier, Sean Connery, Judi Dench, Peter Sellers and Rod Steiger, among others. Repeated from Thursday
11.30 Something Understood Repeated from 6.05am
12.00 News and Weather 12.15—12.45am Sideways 8/8. Bestselling author Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape individuals’ lives with stories of seeing the world differently. Repeated from Wednesday
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BBC World Service 3.30 In Godzilla’s Footsteps Mark Rickards finds artists who have responded to the Fukushima nuclear disaster after the 2011 tsunami. From 2013 4.00 Androcles and the Lion as 8pm 5.00 Poetry Extra With Daljit Nagra. From 1998 5.30 John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme 6.00 The Last Piano Player Bernard Cribbins stars in Eric Pringle’s drama set in 2020. From 2000 6.45 Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber Dramatisation of Angela Carter’s 1979 book of fairy stories, continuing with Wolf-Alice. From 2018 7.00 The Moth Radio Hour True USA tales, today involving learning life’s lessons from one’s parents 7.50 Inheritance Tracks as 11.50am 8.00 Androcles and the Lion Leslie French stars in Peggy Well’s adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s 1912 play based on one of Aesop’s fables. From 1967 9.00 Desert Island Discs A 2019 edition with poet Wendy Cope discussing Bach, the Beatles and more 9.45 Multi Story Shorts With Jake Wightman 10.00—12.00 Comedy Club:John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme (2/6), at 10.30 Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian (4/4), 10.45 Charlotte and Lillian (4/4), at 11.00 Josh Howie’s Losing (3/6), and at 11.30 A Bit of Fry and Laurie (2/2) 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
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Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. Repeated from Friday (FM only)
9.00 The Hangover
4.00 FM Open Book
England v India Commentary on the fourth day of the Second Test from Lord’s.
6/8. Roger Bolton dips into the mailbag of listeners’ comments. Repeated from Friday (FM only)
1/2. Adaptation by David Hare of Ibsen’s play, based on a literal translation by Torkil Haggsted. A self-made builder dominates his home town, but fears being displaced by younger rivals.
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8.00 Feedback
3.00 FM Drama: The Master Builder
8.48 A Point of View
1/4. Comedic monologues and dialogues from Michael Frayn, directed by Martin Jarvis. With David Suchet, Susannah Fielding, Joanna Lumley, Alfred Molina, Jared Harris, Adam Godley, Martin Jarvis, Roger Allam and others. Producer Rosalind Ayres
2.00 FM Gardeners’ Question Time
2.45 FM Green Originals
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7.15 Michael Frayn’s Magic Mobile
Omnibus. Presented by Fi Glover. (R)
5/15. Repeated from yesterday 12.15am
Mass for the Feast of the Assumption live from Salford Cathedral, led by the Rt Rev John Arnold, Bishop of Salford. Music by the Salford Cathedral Choir, directed by Alex Patterson.
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5/5. By Graeme Macrae Burnet. Dr Maeder looks back with satisfaction at Max’s case, seeing a patient who appears much changed. Read by Alasdair Hankinson and Robin Laing.
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8.00 News; Sunday Papers 8.10 Sunday Worship
For cast see Thursday Repeated tomorrow 2pm
7.45 Wolverine Blues
Kathy Clugston chairs with James Wong, Anne Swithinbank and Bob Flowerdew on the panel.
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The summer fête descends into chaos and Tracy fails to spot a celebrity in their midst.
1.00 FM The World This Weekend 1.30 FM The Listening Project
7.54 The Radio 4 Appeal
7.00 The Archers
Producer Dan Saladino Rptd tomorrow 3.30pm (FM only)
Global news and analysis with Dharshini David.
The week’s religious and ethical issues.
Jude Rogers with BBC radio highlights.
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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 Weekend Feature: Bad Cops: the story of a group of corrupt undercover police officers in Baltimore 10.30 Heart and Soul 11.00 The Newsroom 11.30 The Compass: Changing World, Changing Bodies 12.00 News 12.05pm BBC Proms on the World Servicel 1.00 Newshour 2.00 News 2.05 The Forum 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 Story: World of Wisdom: insights on how to respond to personal pressures and live a happier life 10.50 More or Less 11.00 The Newsroom 11.20 Sports News 11.30 Outlook 12.00 News 12.05am Weekend Feature: Bad Cops 12.30 Heart and Soul 1.00 News 1.05 World Business Report 1.30 Discovery 2.00 The Newsroom 2.30 The Climate Question 3.00 News 3.05 Weekend Feature: Bad Cops 3.30 The Story: World of Wisdom 3.50 Over to You 4.00 The Newsroom 4.30 The Conversation
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7/11. When the Boat Comes In. Caz Graham meets a member of a Cumbrian fishing family who has weathered the Covid storm by selling his catch directly to the public on the Maryport quayside, which attracted seafood lovers keen for fresh fish to the harbour.
5.40 FM Profile Repeated from yesterday 7pm 6.00 FM Six o’Clock News 6.15 FM Pick of the Week
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6.30 6-0-6 With Robbie Savage and Chris Sutton. 8.00 I’m Not a Monster Three episodes of the podcast on how an American family ended up in the heart of the Isis caliphate. Across four years journalist Josh Baker unravels a dangerous story where nothing is as it seems. 9.00 Mobeen Azhar Topical show. 12.00 On the Ground 3&4/10. Podcast about soldiers caught in “friendly fire”. See yesterday 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 With Max Rushden and Barry Glendenning. 2.00pm The Sunday Session 6.00 Darren Bent’s Boot Room 9.30 A Talksport Special 10.30 Trans Europe Express Presented by Danny Kelly. 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 Fast-paced discussion show. 10.00 Tom Swarbrick Pacy show. 1.00pm Maajid Nawaz 4.00 Camilla Tominey 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 Pritt Music and entertainment. 9.00 Asian Network Represents 11.00 Asian Network Residency 1.00am Bobby Friction South Asian culture. 4.00 Asian Networks Celebrates
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88—90.2 FM DAB bbc.co.uk/radio2 F’view* 702 F’sat 702 Sky 0102 Virgin 902
BBC Proms 7.30pm Radio 3 After the long months of lockdowns and disruptions to social and family life, the Proms presents an evening of operatic highlights examining the pain of separation, the joy of reunion and the ever-lasting potential for newfound love. Ranging across almost 300 years of lyric theatre, from the earliest known opera by a female composer — Francesca Caccini’s La liberazione di Ruggiero — to Janacek’s 1904 Jenufa, a startlingly modern take on illegitimacy and infanticide, via popular scenes and arias by Handel, Gluck, Beethoven, Bizet, Humperdinck and Puccini, the concert features a six-strong team of top-flight British opera stars, including soprano Sally Matthews (above), mezzo Christine Rice (in multiple trouser roles) and new tenor sensation Freddie De Tommaso. MARK PAPPENHEIM
The Climate Question 9.05am/8.05pm
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BBC World Service There is an unavoidable buzz around COP26 in Glasgow this year. Despite questions around a proposed Cumbria coalmine and a canned green homes grant, the UK government is feeling emboldened given its low carbon technology pledges and world lead in offshore wind power. But there is also a lurking suspicion we have been here before. In this first episode of a series on what we can expect from the autumn conference, The Climate Question speaks to those who have attended the summit down the decades to ask why nations so often butt heads when it comes to hitting net zero. TOM GOULDING
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6.30am Zoe Ball 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 Worcestershire-born dance-pop chart star Becky Hill. She starts with discs by the Superman Lovers and Eric Clapton
12.00 Vanessa Feltz Sitting in for Jeremy Vine.
2.00pm Steve Wright 5.00 Sara Cox Chat, listener interaction, music from Radio 2’s current playlist and, from 6.30, Sara Cox’s Half Wower, featuring mood-lifting hits from the last five decades.
7.00 Will Young Sitting in for Jo Whiley.
9.00 The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews An eclectic playlist of new and classic blues alongside music rooted in or inspired by the blues.
10.00 Trevor Nelson’s Rhythm Nation 12.00 OJ Borg 3.00am Pick of the Pops 2/2 Paul Gambaccini counts down the singles chart from this week in 1990. (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 Nemone Sitting in for Shaun Keaveny, with Irish indie folk band Villagers performing a live set in the BBC Radio Theatre in London.
4.00 Steve Lamacq A week-long celebration of sampling starts with a chat with DJ Yoda.
7.00 Marc Riley Music, chat and light-hearted features including Gagging Order, today with Nick Cave collaborator Warren Ellis.
9.00 Tom Robinson Sitting in for Gideon Coe.
12.00 John Grant at the BBC A programme of BBC archive interviews and performances featuring John Grant kicks off five hours devoted to the Michiganborn indie singer/songwriter. 2.00am John Grant Live Highlights of Latitude and Glastonbury performances. Plus BBC sessions. 3.00 John Grant: Songs from My Youth A 2015 programme with the singer/songwriter introducing favourite tracks from his youth including Nervous Norvus, the Cars and Eurythmics. 4.00 The John Grant Playlist Tracks celebrating John Grant’s music, origins, influences and inspirations. 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 Half-hourly 6.30—8.00am, 1.00pm, 6.00
6.30am Breakfast With Kate Molleson. 9.00 Essential Classics Suzy Klein with music and features including at 11.00 Essential Five, with the first of this week’s five recommended works by Claude Debussy.
12.00 Composer of the Week: Arcangelo Corelli (1653—1713) 1/5. Corelli the European Phenomenon. Corelli was an influential violinist and composer whose music rapidly spread far beyond Rome. But despite his fame and continuing popularity, little is known about him. Donald Macleod explores the man and his music through his personal and professional relationships. Corelli Corrente (Trio Sonata in G minor, Op 4 No 2) London Baroque Concerto grosso in C minor, Op 6 No 3 Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, director Jean Lamon Sonata in G, Op 1 No 9 Monica Huggett and Alison Bury (violins), Jaap ter Linden (cello), Hopkinson Smith (theorbo), Ton Koopman (harpsichord) Handel Ho un non so che nel cor (La resurrezione) Nancy Argenta (soprano), Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, director Ton Koopman Corelli Sonata in F, Op 5 No 10 Avison Ensemble Concerto grosso in D, Op 6 No 1 English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock (R) RT OFFER Corelli Complete Edition (10 CDs) — performances by Musica Amphion directed by harpsichordist and organist Pieter-Jan Belder — is available for £29.95 inlc p&p. Call 0115 982 7500 quoting ref 94112 or visit radiotimes.com/cds
1.00pm Proms Chamber Music From Cadogan Hall in London, Petroc Trelawny introduces the Marmen Quartet, formed in n 2013 at the Royal College of Music and making its
7.30 BBC Proms Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Tom Service introduces the BBC Philharmonic and stars a of British opera for a Covid-inspired evening of excerpts from operatic works about separation and reconciliation. Sally Matthews (soprano), Natalya Romaniw (soprano), Nardus Williams (soprano), Christine Rice (mezzo), Nicky Spence (tenor), Freddie De Tommaso (tenor), BBC Philharmonic, conductor Ben Glassberg Caccini Suite: La liberazione di Ruggiero Beethoven Abscheulicher!; Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern; Gott! welch Dunkel hier!; In des Lebens Frühlingstagen; O namenlose Freude! (Fidelio) Gluck Che faro senza Euridice? (Orfeo ed Euridice) Puccini Che gelida manina; Si, mi chiamano Mimi; O soave fanciulla (La Bohème) 8.20 Interval Flora Willson joins Tom Service to survey highlights of the Proms week ahead. Bizet Overture; La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée (Carmen) Handel Io t’abbraccio (Rodelinda) Humperdinck Der kleine Sandmann bin ich; Abends will ich schlafen gehn; Dream Pantomime (Hänsel und Gretel) Janacek Jenufa (closing scene) BBC PROMS 2021 GUIDE £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232 639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop33
10.00 Cristiani and Her Cello Dr Kate Kennedy profiles pioneering cellist Lise Cristiani (1827—53) and investigates her profound bond with her cello. Little is known of Cristiani’s life, but tantalising references remain. Mendelssohn dedicated his Romance sans paroles to Cristiani, and her 1700 Stradivarius, now held at the Museo del Violino in Stradivari’s birth town of Cremona, still bears her name. Producer Philippa Geering (R)
10.45 The Essay: Dawnwalks
Proms debut in a recital of works by Haydn and, in the centenary year of his birth, Robert Simpson. Haydn String Quartet in D, Op 64 No 5 (The Lark) Simpson String Quartet No 1
1/5. Five writers set off on foot at daybreak and report back, beginning with Nicholas Shakespeare, who walks to the local beach in Tasmania with his sons. From March 2016.
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Producer Duncan Minshull (R)
2.00 Afternoon Concert Fiona Talkington with another chance to hear a BBC Prom recorded on 3 August at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Introduced by Tom McKinney. Elisabeth Brauss (piano), BBC Philharmonic, conductor Ben Gernon Haydn Symphony No 103 in E flat (Drumroll) Mozart Piano Concerto No 23 in A, K488 Beethoven Symphony No 4 in B flat
4.30 Early Music Now Ian Skelly presents a rare chance to hear a major choral work by Bach performed by Norwegian ensemble Barokkanerne, recorded earlier this month at the Oslo International Church Music Festival. Bach Missa brevis in G minor, BWV235 (R)
5.00 In Tune Sarah Walker with arts news, music and guests, featuring a live performance by soprano Mary Bevan, cellist Jonny Byers and lute player Sergio Bucheli. 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 Anne Frankenstein Sitting in for Hannah Cox. Including after 7.00 the latest classical releases, at 8.00 the Scala Piano Playlist. 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 Ben Burrell Hard rock, indie pop and everything in between 10.00 Leona Graham 1.00pm Sarah Champion 4.00 Bush and Richie 7.00 Danielle Perry 10.00 Jay Lawrence Music including in the first half-hour some rarely aired tracks from the 1960s to the 2000s 1.00am Chris Martin
11.00 Night Tracks With Hannah Peel. 12.30am Through the Night With Jonathan Swain.
A concert by the RAI National SO at the Arturo Toscanini RAI Auditorium in Turin. Brahms Symphony No 1 in C minor; Symphony No 3 in F RAI National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Daniele Gatti 1.54 Beethoven String Quartet in F, Op 135 2.20 Bach Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV229 2.31 Britten Piano Concerto, Op 13 3.08 Purcell Timon of Athens 3.30 Mendelssohn Incidental Music: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op 61 (excerpts) 3.38 Janacek Pohadka 3.49 Schütz Ich bin eine rufende Stimme, SWV383; O lieber Herre Gott, wecke uns auf, SWV381 3.57 Pejacevic Four piano pieces — Barkarola; Song without words (Op 5); Butterfly (Op 6); Impromptu (Op 9) 4.08 Klami Symphonie enfantine, Op 17 4.24 Vivaldi Concerto in D minor, RV 128 4.31 Blow Venus and Adonis (dance extracts) 4.38 Bach Sonata No 6 in G, BWV 530, for organ (trans for piano) 4.50 Thea Musgrave Loch Ness — A Postcard from Scotland for orchestra 5.01 Gabrieli Canzon Primi Toni a 8 5.05 Mozart Concerto in B flat for bassoon and orchestra, K 191 5.22 Wiren Marcia from Serenade for Strings, Op 11 5.28 De Visée Suite in A 5.42 Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture: Hamlet, Op 67 6.02 Nielsen Wind Quintet, Op 43
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 This week’s playlists include a daily spotlight on an under-appreciated violin concerto. Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Detroit Symphony Orchestra, conductor Antal Dorati Romberg Violin Concerto No 4 in C Capriccio Baroque Orchestra, director Chouchane Siranossian (violin) Addinsell Warsaw Concerto Roderick Elms (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor José Serebrier Beethoven Symphony No 8 in F Staatskapelle Dresden, conductor Colin Davis Bruch Canzone, Op 55 Sergei Nakariakov (trumpet), PO, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy Debussy Suite: Pelléas et Mélisande Berlin PO, conductor Claudio Abbado
10.00 Smooth Classics 1.00am Bill Overton
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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)
11.30 FM Loose Ends
6.30 FM The Unbelievable Truth
Repeated from Saturday 6.15pm (FM only)
4/6. David Mitchell hosts the show in which Holly Walsh, Henning Wehn, Zoe Lyons, and Richard Osman are encouraged to tell lies and smuggle truths into their false accounts.
12.04pm FM The Mermaid of Black Conch 6/10. By Monique Roffe. A fisherman on a Caribbean island encounters a mermaid, and helps her to resist the curse that cost her human form. Read by Burt Caesar and Marilyn Nnadebe. Abridged by Sara Davies.
5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day With Father Philip Blackledge. 5.45 Farming Today 5.58 Tweet of the Day The Grey Heron. With Gillian Clarke. (R)
12.18 FM You and Yours Consumer affairs. 1.00 FM The World at One
Producer Mary Ward-Lowery Repeated 10.45pm
Presented by Jonny Dymond.
1.45 FM A History of the World in 100 Objects 6/10. The Mechanical Galleon. Neil MacGregor explores the impact of travel, trade and conquest in Western Europe between 1450 and 1600. He begins with a small automaton, shaped like the galleons the Spanish sent against England in the Armada.
6.00 Today With Sarah Smith and Justin Webb. 6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News 7.48 Thought for the Day With Catherine Pepinster. Radioheads: page 113
Producer Anthony Denselow (R)
New series. 1/4. Musicians discuss the challenges of performing classical pieces. Violinist Rachel Podger explores Vivaldi’s Four Seasons while in rehearsal with members of the Academy of Ancient Music at London’s Barbican Concert Hall.
New series. 1/5. Actors. By Martin Jameson, the first of five stories exploring a personal crises. A failing actor makes a
9.30 The Age of Denial 1/5. A Warm Winter. From credit cards to climate change, Isabel Hardman asserts that we bury our heads in the sand. The idea of being “in denial” is well known, but how does it operate at a community level? She starts in a Norwegian town where the response to the obvious impact of climate change was...silence.
9.45 FM Book of the Week: Hello, Stranger
Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated Saturday 11pm
3.30 FM The Food Programme
9.45 LW Daily Service
Repeated from yesterday 12.32pm (FM only)
4.00 FM Sketches: Stories of Art and People 4/4. Be Here Now. Anna Freeman hears from a bed-bound artist inspired by Frida Kahlo, a woman dealing with trauma through textile dolls, and a painter who discovered joy through a giraffe puppet called Martha.
Emma Barnett presents the magazine show. Editor Karen Dalziel
10.45am—12.01pm; 12.04—5.54 5.57—7.00* LW Test Match Special England v India The fifth day of the Second Test from Lord’s.
Producers Maggie Ayre and Eliza Lomas Rptd from Thu
4.30 FM Beyond Belief
For details see Saturday *approximate times Coverage also on 5 Live Sports Extra from 10.15am
11.00 FM My Name Is Anna
New series. 1/8. Ernie Rea and guests discuss what the monarch’s role as Defender of the Faith means in modern, multi-faith Britain.
New series. 1/5. The story of a woman whose grandfather had his life savings stolen by his carers. Producer Giles Edwards
5.00 FM PM Presented by Carolyn Quinn. 6.00 FM Six o’Clock News
Producer Helen Lee
BBC Radio 4 Extra DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4extra Freeview 708 Freesat 708 Sky 0131 Virgin 910 6.00am The House as 1pm 6.30 Agatha Raisin as 8.30pm 7.00 The Gambler With Tim FitzHigham (2/4) 7.30 The Unbelievable Truth David Mitchell hosts. As broadcast last Monday on Radio 4 (3/6) 8.00 Steptoe and Son 1974 sitcom 8.30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere Comedy 9.00 Act Your Age Comedy from 2011 (5/6) 9.30 Beachcomber: by the Way 1991 comedy (6/6) 10.00 The Fair Maid of Perth as 3pm 11.00 TED Radio Hour With Guy Raz. From 2020 11.50 Inheritance Tracks With Keisha Buchanan 12.00 Steptoe and Son 1974 sitcom 12.30pm The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere 1.00 The House 1989 political drama by Christopher Lee. With Julian Glover and Timothy West. (3/8) 1.30 Agatha Raisin as 8.30pm 2.00 Golden Hill By Francis Spufford (6/10) 2.15 Northanger Abbey Miriam Margolyes narrates Hattie Naylor’s dramatisation of Jane Austen’s satire on the gothic novel — an early Austen work published posthumously in 1817. Entering Bath society, Catherine Morland imagines danger in every encounter, with comic results. From 2016 (1/10) 2.30 To Paris with Parsnips Two British cooks take over a Paris restaurant to introduce French customers to the delights of British fare. From 2012
16/25. Bhimrao Ambedkar: Building Palaces on Dung Heaps. Sunil Khilnani explores the life and legacy of social reformer and politician Bhimrao Ambedkar (1891—1956), who fought against caste discrimination and was chief architect of India’s constitution. Producer Mark Savage (R)
8.00 This Union: The Ghost Kingdoms of England
4/9. What’s Killing Israel’s Arabs? Yolande Knell reports on Israel’s Arab population, which is in the grip of a violent crime wave. Repeated from Thursday
9.00 The DNA of History Jerry Brotton asks how far the science of genetics is changing the study of history, rewriting myths of race and potentially eradicating disease. Repeated from Tuesday
9.30 How to Play Repeated from 9am 10.00 The World Tonight With Ritula Shah. 10.45 Book at Bedtime: The Mermaid of Black Conch Repeated from 12.04pm (FM only) 11.00 Word of Mouth 5/7. Accent Bias. Michael Rosen asks Devyani Sharma about the latest research into accent bias in Britain. Repeated from Tuesday
11.30 Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere 1/4. How It All Began. Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda, who grew up all over the world, explores the history of the relationship between the UK and Africa. He starts by looking at its origins. Producer Carl Cooper (R)
12.00 News and Weather 12.30—12.45am Book of the Week: Hello, Stranger 1/5. Repeated from 9.45am 1.00 as BBC World Service
BBC World Service 3.00 The Fair Maid of Perth David Tennant narrates a dramatisation by Scott Cherry of Walter Scott’s 1828 novel. A beautiful glover’s daughter is romantically pursued by a warmongering blacksmith, a poetising prince, a clansman and a bumbling bonnet-maker in lawless 14th-century Scotland. With Morven Christie, Hugh Ross, Bryan Larkin, Clive Russell, Kenneth Cranham and others. From 2013 4.00 Act Your Age Comedy from 2011 (5/6) 4.30 Beachcomber: by the Way Comedy (6/6) 5.00 The Gambler With Tim FitzHigham (2/4) 5.30 The Unbelievable Truth as 7.30am 6.00 Pattern Recognition Sci-fi thriller (1/5) 6.30 A Good Read With Harriet Gilbert (3/9) 7.00 Steptoe and Son 1974 sitcom 7.30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere Comedy 8.00 The House as 1pm 8.30 Agatha Raisin Penelope Keith stars in MC Beaton’s mystery The Wizard of Evesham (1/2) 9.00 TED Radio Hour With Guy Raz. From 2020 9.50 Inheritance Tracks With Keisha Buchanan 10.00—12.00 Comedy Club: The Unbelievable Truth (3/6), at 10.30 Will Smith’s Midlife Crisis Management (1/6), at 11.00 Party’s Over (3/5), at 11.30 Recorded for Training Purposes (4/6) 12.00 as 6pm 12.30am as 6.30pm 1.00 as 1pm 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
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7.45 Incarnations: India in 50 Lives
8.30 Crossing Continents
Will Buckingham’s viewpoint: page 7
10.00 Woman’s Hour FM only from 10.45am
Producer Julian May
2.45 FM Woof: Honest Mistakes at Home and Abroad
5/17. The fifth heat with Russell Davies. Featuring contestants from Macclesfield, Newcastle, Oldham and south Cheshire.
Led by Dr Bert Tosh. Reading: Psalm 4.
John Wilson talks to musicians Rakhi Singh and Adam Szabo as their group, the Manchester Collective, makes its debut at the BBC Proms tomorrow (7.30pm on Radio 3).
Producer Tom Alban Repeated Wednesday 11am
3.00 FM Brain of Britain
Producer Sara Davies Repeated 12.30am
7.15 Front Row
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Will Howard Cyril Nri
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1/5. Philosopher and traveller Will Buckingham explores humankind’s complex relationship with strangers. Read by Mark Jeary-Fairbairn. Abridged by Sara Davies.
For cast see Thursday Repeated tomorrow 2pm
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Hugh Dennis Harri Kathryn Drysdale Timor Greer Clare Corbett
1/4. What Will You Be When You Grow Up? The third series of Chris Neill’s comic autobiographical stories of love, ageing and mediocrity. Today he examines the trials of ageing. With Issy Suttie and Martin Hyder.
Producer Chris Ledgard (R)
Jennifer discovers the truth, while Ian attempts to navigate a thorny issue.
3/4. Mercia: Where Is Mercia? Ian Hislop explores the story of the great Mercian Kings, meeting members of the present-day Mercian regiment and trying his hand at a spot of metal detecting.
Faustian pact to land the role of a lifetime. Tony Bland Gina Cherry
Producer Chris Taylor Repeated 9.30pm
7.00 The Archers
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 CHOICE: 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: two pioneering dermatologists talk about working with skin 12.00 News 12.05pm Outlook 12.50 Witness History 1.00 The Newsroom 1.30 Crowd Science 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 CHOICE: The Climate Question: examining issues around Glasgow’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26 8.30 Discovery: The Life Scientific: Dr Nira Chamberlain explains how maths can be made to model virtually anything 9.00 Newshour 10.00 News 10.05 Hardtalk 10.30 The Conversation 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 The Newsroom 2.30 The Documentary: The Fake Paralympians 3.00 News 3.05 Outlook 3.50 Witness History 4.00 The Newsroom 4.30 In the Studio
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5.00am Wake Up to Money 6.00 5 Live Breakfast With Rachel Burden and Patrick Kielty. And at 9.00 Your Call. 10.00 Naga Munchetty 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 10.15am—7.00pm Test Match Special Day five of the Second Test between England and India. 1.00pm Nihal Arthanayake News and topical conversation. 4.00 5 Live Drive Presented by Laura McGhie and Johnny I’Anson. 7.00 5 Live Sport Mark Chapmanwith sports news, debate and features including The Monday Night Club, in which he’s joined by Micah Richards, Chris Sutton and Rory Smith to assess the start of the Premier League season. And at 9.00The Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show, with Phil Tufnell and Michael Vaughan discussing the Second Test between England and India, followed at 10.00 by 5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce.
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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 5.56am, 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
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5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 7.00—10.00 Cricket: the Hundred Southern Brave Men v Oval Invincibles Men. 10.30 Colin Murray Topical discussion Plus features including at 11.00 The Light behind the News — a forensic, behind-the-scenes look at some of the big issues — and at 12.00 Midnight Medic, with Dr Chris Smith responding to listeners’ questions on the pandemic and beyond. 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 With Laura Woods. 10.00 Jim White and Simon Jordan 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 With Ankur Desai. 6.00 The Everyday Hustle With Sonya Barlow. 7.00 Harpz Kaur 10.00 Asian Network’s Big Debate With Ankur Desai. 1.00pm Noreen Khan 4.00 Yasser 7.00 Bobby Friction 10.00 The Everyday Hustle With Sonya Barlow. 11.00 Certified Chill 12.00 Shisha Lounge Mix With DJ Limelight. 1.00 Bobby Friction 4.00 Beyond Bollywood: the Podcast
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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 Chart hits, laughs and chat, including input from listeners. 10.30 Adele Roberts 2.00pm Scott Mills 6.00 Yungblud 9.00 Radio 1’s Future Artists With Jack Saunders. 12.00 Annie Nightingale 2.00am Radio 1’s Ibiza Anthems 3.00 Classical Movie Mixtape 4.00 Radio 1 Dance 5.00 Arielle Free
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6.30am Zoe Ball 9.30 Ken Bruce
Great Lives 4.30pm Radio 4 It’s anomalous that the first black player to win a Wimbledon title is relatively unknown. Today’s Great Lives seeks to help rectify matters with the story of Althea Gibson (above), twice the tournament’s women’s singles champion, in 1957 and 1958. She’s the choice of Devi Sridhar, Miami-raised professor of global public health at Edinburgh University, and there are contributions from the Boston-based writer Sally H Jacobs, who is writing Gibson’s biography. Having written a biography of Barack Obama’s father, Jacobs was casting around for another subject and when Gibson presented herself it was, she says, “an open door”. Her book is due out next year, but in the meantime this programme fills a gap, not least thanks to archive that includes Dan Maskell interviewing Gibson in the immediate aftermath of her 1957 triumph. SIMON O’HAGAN
The Documentary: The Fake Paralympians
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BBC World Service As the world limbers up for the Tokyo Paralympics next week, this series highlights a dark spot on the Games’ sheen of inclusivity. Intellectually disabled swimmer Dan Pepper takes a personal look at how Spain winning gold in basketball at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics with a squad that contained only two impaired players means there are now a third less disciplines in which intellectually disabled athletes can compete. It’s a knotty tale that involves a complex web of cheating and a wide-ranging ban that thwarted Pepper’s own Paralympic ambitions, and which raises questions about how all disabled athletes are categorised. DAVID CRAWFORD
Music, chat and features including after 11.30 Tracks of My Years, with pop star Becky Hill. Today she discusses favourite recordings by the Black Eyed Peas and JoJo.
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 Suzy Klein with music and regular features.
12.00 Composer of the Week: Corelli 2/5. Corelli and the Aristocracy. Donald Macleod explores Corelli’s relationships with royalty and the nobility, who would often vie to secure his services. Fuga con un soggetto solo London Baroque, director Dan Laurin Sonata in G minor, Op 5 No 5 Andrew Manze (violin), Richard Egarr (harpsichord) Sonata in F, Op 1 No 1; Sonata in A minor, Op 1 No 4 Avison Ensemble Sonata in B minor, Op 3 No 4; Sonata in F minor, Op 3 No 9 Monica Huggett and Alison Bury (violins), Jaap ter Linden (cello), Hopkinson Smith (theorbo), Ton Koopman (harpsichord) Concerto grosso in F, Op 6 No 12 English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock (R)
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
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.
Continuing three weeks of performances from the Edinburgh International Festival, Maxim Emelyanychev, principal conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, takes up his seat at the keyboard to perform two works alongside five of the SCO’s celebrated woodwind principals. When Mozart composed his Quintet in E flat, aged 28, he believed it to be the best thing he had written in his life. The concert, recorded last Friday, also features music by prolific Austrian composer Ludwig Thuille, a contemporary and friend of Richard Strauss whose works suffered neglect following his death in 1907, aged 45. Presented by Donald Macleod. Maxim Emelyanychev (piano), André Cebrián (flute), Robin Williams (oboe), Maximiliano Martín (clarinet), Cerys Ambrose Evans (bassoon), Roger Montgomery (horn) Mozart Quintet in E flat for Piano and Winds, K452 Thuille Sextet in B flat for Piano and Winds, Op 6
12.00 OJ Borg
2.00 Afternoon Concert
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.
Fiona Talkington with another chance to hear a recent BBC Prom with conductor Vasily Petrenko in his Proms debut as music director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded on 4 August at the Royal Albert Hall in London and introduced by Martin Handley. Sayaka Shoji (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Vasily Petrenko Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Respighi Concerto gregoriano Mendelssohn Symphony No 5 in D (Reformation)
12.00 Vanessa Feltz 2.00pm Steve Wright 5.00 Sara Cox 7.00 Will Young 9.00 The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum Singer Jamie Cullum showcases his love for jazz in eclectic playlists juxtaposing classic recordings, music rooted in jazz and new sounds from up-and-coming acts.
10.00 Trevor Nelson’s Rhythm Nation
3.00am Sounds of the 80s Mastermix Gary Davies with a summery and tropical Mega Mastermix taken from his 1980s-themed Friday show. (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 10.30 Mary Anne Hobbs 1.00pm Nemone 4.00 Steve Lamacq 7.00 Marc Riley Including Anagram Sam, Rusholme Roulette and the Parallel Universe, today with journalist Rob Hughes revisiting a 1973 issue of music magazine Sounds.
9.00 Tom Robinson 12.00 6 Music Artist in Residence 1/6. Ellie Rowsell (of indie-rock quartet Wolf Alice) shares her music collection. 1.00am The First Time... Matt Everitt interviews musicians about their musical milestones, starting with Sigur Ros vocalist Jonsi (Jon Birgisson) in 2019, followed at 2.00 by veteran US soul singer PP Arnold also in 2019. 3.00 Live Hour A 1997 London gig by Lamb, plus sessions by the Yardbirds (in 1968) and Pooh Sticks (in 1991). 4.00 Jukebox With Chris Hawkins. 5.00 Edward Adoo
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7.00am Charles Nove Music, a light look at the newspapers and features including Questions of the Day and, from 9.00, Screen Time. 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 Popular classical works.
4.00 Penny Smith 7.00 Anne Frankenstein Including after 7.00 the latest classical releases, at 8.00 the Scala Piano Playlist and, from 9.15, calming 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 4.00 Bush and Richie Andy Bush and Richie Firth with old and new mainstream and indie rock and pop, from Kiss to Keane, from Supertramp to Snow Patrol, from the Doors to Two Doors Down 7.00 Danielle Perry 10.00 Jay Lawrence 1.00am Chris Martin
7.00 In Tune Mixtape An inspired playlist. 7.30 BBC Proms Fresh from the release of its debut recording, the dynamic Manchester n Collective makes its Proms debut alongside genre-defying harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani. Presented by Elizabeth Alker, from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord), Manchester Collective, director Rakhi Singh (violin) Gorecki Harpsichord Concerto, Op 40 Edmund Finnis The Centre Is Everywhere Eastman The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc Interval Elizabeth Alker is joined by the Lancashire-born music journalist and radio presenter Stuart Maconie to discuss genrecrossing, music and silence. Dobrinka Tabakova Suite in Old Style (The Court Jester Amareu) Joseph Horovitz Jazz Harpsichord Concerto BBC PROMS 2021 GUIDE £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232 639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop33
10.00 Cold War in Full Swing: Louis Armstrong in the GDR In 1965, jazz giant Louis Armstrong became the first American entertainer to play jazz in East Germany at the height of the Cold War. His enthusiastic reception surprised authorities given the unavailability of Armstrong’s records before 1965 and also that passion for such music could carry a prison sentence. The tour proved a propaganda victory for East Germany in the wake of its unpopular building of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Kevin Le Gendre hears from pianists, authors and journalists including jazz enthusiast Karlheinz Drechsel, who accompanied Armstrong on the tour and announced his concerts. Producer Sabine Schereck (R)
10.45 The Essay: Dawnwalks 2/5. Nicola Barker negotiates the slopes of her back garden at 5am in winter. A mini-walk, full of challenges and including a vigil of her goldfish. (R)
11.00 Night Tracks Hannah Peel with a playlist for late-night listening.
12.30am Through the Night With Jonathan Swain.
Mozart Concerto in C for Flute and Harp, K299/297c Schubert Symphony No 5 in B flat Matei Ioachimescu (flute), Maria Bildea (harp), Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra, conductor Nicolae Moldoveanu 1.30 Ravel Miroirs 2.00 Beethoven Piano Trio No 5 in D, Op 70 No 1 (Ghost) 2.31 Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor 3.13 Nivers Officium defunctorum 3.43 Corelli Trio Sonata in D (Op1 No 12) 3.49 Mozart Andante in F, K616 3.56 Chaminade Flute Concertino in D, Op 107 4.05 Bodinus Trio in G for oboe and two bassoons 4.14 Strauss Heidebild (Stimmungsbilder, Op 9) 4.20 Verdi Overture: Les Vêpres siciliennes’ 4.31 Schubert Deutsche Tänze, D820 4.40 Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in C sharp minor 4.50 Wert Qual musico gentil 5.00 Arnold Three Shanties for wind quintet, Op 4 5.08 Rachmaninov Vocalise, Op 34 No 14) 5.15 Bach Harpsichord Concerto No 5 in F minor, BWV1056 5.24 Schumann Liederkreis, Op 24 5.45 Geijer Piano Sonata in F minor (four hands) 6.06 Barber Violin Concerto, Op 14
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 With popular favourites.
12.00 Anne-Marie Minhall Featuring two hours of requests from 12.00.
4.00pm John Brunning Old favourites and new discoveries. 7.00 Smooth Classics With John Brunning.
8.00 The Classic FM Concert with John Suchet Including a week-long spotlight on under-appreciated violin concertos. Pachelbel Canon in D City of London Sinfonia Brahms Symphony No 1 in C minor Boston Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andris Nelsons Hubay Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 21 (Dramatique) Chloë Hanslip, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Mogrelia Liszt Liebestraum No 3 in A flat Sophie Pacini (piano) Dvorak American Suite in A Prague Symphony Orchestra, conductor Libor Pesek
10.00 Smooth Classics Presented by Margherita Taylor. 1.00am Bill Overton A blend of night-time music.
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6.00 Today With Mishal Husain and Justin Webb. 6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News 7.48 Thought for the Day With Professor Tim McLeish.
9.00 Positive Thinking
6.30 Darren Harriott: Red Label
Phone-in on consumer issues.
1/2. Stand-up Darren Harriott examines why he is in his 30s and has never been in love. He begins his search for answers by looking back at his youth, and the relationships he grew up around. Producer Gwyn Rhys Davies
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1.00 The World at One With Jonny Dymond. 1.45 A History of the World in 100 Objects 7/10. Benin Plaque: the Oba with Europeans Neil MacGregor examines some of Africa’s most famous artworks, the Benin Plaques, which were brought back to Britain at the end of the 19th century. (R)
7.00 The Archers
2.00 The Archers Rptd from yesterday 7pm 2.15 Drama: Angst!
Kirsty Lang hosts live from the Edinburgh Festival with special guests and performances. Producer Jerome Weatherald
7.15 Front Row
17/25. Raj Kapoor: the Politics of Love Professor Sunil Khilnani looks at the life of celebrated actor and film director Raj Kapoor, who attracted a huge following well before the term Bollywood became known.
Sian Malcolm K
8.00 Genetics and the Longer Arm of the Law
Rose Wardlaw Willow David Carlyle Timor Greer Sarah Keyworth Interviewer
Jane Slavin Cyril Nri Will Howard
For details see yesterday
9.30 Hybrid
2.45 Woof: Honest Mistakes at Home and Abroad
5/5. Evolutionary biologist and comedian Simon Watt imagines how the human body could be improved upon using animal organs.
2/4. Hamburg Noir. Chris finds himself involved in slightly awkward small talk with a German police officer investigating the unexpected death of Chris’s neighbour on a visit to Hamburg. For details see yesterday (R)
Producer Emily Knight
9.45 FM Book of the Week: Hello, Stranger 2/5. Philosopher Will Buckingham explores the history of our complex relationship with strangers. Today he traces the modern idea of home back to Cicero and an Elizabethan court case. Read by Mark Jeary-Fairbairn.
3.00 Short Cuts 2/7. Portals. Josie Long presents short documentaries about gateways, whether it be safe passage into the world, or a scent that can take someone to a different place.
For details see yesterday Repeated 12.30am
Series producer Eleanor McDowall
9.45 LW Daily Service
3.30 Made of Stronger Stuff
Led by the Rev Dr Nick Bundock. Matthew 25, vv31—40. Come, Now Is the Time to Worship (Doerksen); When I Needed a Neighbour (Carter); God Is Love, His the Care (Personent Hodie). 10.00 Woman’s Hour With Emma Barnett.
12/12. The Hippocampus. Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a look inside the brain’s temporal lobes in search of the hippocampus, which is central to the formation of memories. They meet a memory athlete who reveals his techniques and explore how new insights from neuroscience can help make better memories. Also, Kimberley gives Xand a memory test he will hopefully never forget.
11.00 Science Stories 4/5. Naomi Alderman tells the story of how Lady Mary Montagu experimented on her own child to prove that smallpox inoculation works. Producer Erika Wright (R)
Producer Dan Hardoon Repeated tomorrow 9pm
11.30 Shaped by the River Clyde
4.00 Word of Mouth
George Parsonage is a local hero in Glasgow, for taking his rowing boat out on the Clyde in all weathers to rescue countless people. What is less well known is that he is a trained artist, sculpting between rescues with the detritus he finds on the river. This programme explores his love affair with the river, what it gives and what it takes. Producer Mark Rickards (R)
6/7. When They Get Your Name Wrong Michael Rosen asks why people so often get others’ names wrong. With journalist Dhruti Shah and linguist Laurel MacKenzie.
Turi King, Professor of Genetics at the University of Leicester, investigates the use of DNA from private genealogy databases by both law enforcement agencies and freelance crime fighters, which some fear is happening before the necessary regulation and ethical oversight is in place. She discovers a private group of international crime fighters who want to stop the rape and abuse of women by aid workers, peacekeeping soldiers and sex tourists, and are using genealogy databases to hunt down abusive men. Producer Fiona Hill
8.40 In Touch News, views and information for people who are blind or partially sighted, with Peter White.
9.00 Curating the Future 1/3. Origins. What are museums for? Why do we still persist in hiving off our cultural past into large rooms with a café nearby? Director of the V&A Tristram Hunt finds himself at the heart of a very current dilemma. Producer Julia Johnson (R)
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 7/10. Repeated from 12.04pm 11.00 Fortunately Jane Garvey and Fi Glover are joined by writer and podcaster Elizabeth Day. Producer Sam Peach (R)
11.30 Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere 2/4. The Haters. Daliso Chaponda continues his exploration of the relationship between the UK and Africa, this time looking at the people who do not want the relationship to work. (R)
Producer Chris Ledgard Repeated Friday 11pm
5.00 PM With Carolyn Quinn. 6.00 Six o’Clock News
For details see yesterday Repeated 10.45pm
Producer Mark Savage (R)
4.30 Great Lives
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7/10. By Monique Roffe. Arcadia Rain receives an unexpected visitor, while David and Aycayia grow ever closer. Read by Burt Caesar and Marilyn Nnadebe.
7.45 Incarnations: India in 50 Lives
Producer Beth O’Dea Repeated Monday 11pm
3/9. Althea Gibson. US tennis player Althea Gibson, the first black player to win Wimbledon, is the choice of Professor Devi Sridhar. Presented by Matthew Parris.
12.04pm The Mermaid of Black Conch
BBC Radio 4 Extra
12.00 News and Weather 12.30—12.45am Book of the Week: Hello, Stranger 2/5. Repeated from 9.45am 1.00 as BBC World Service
BBC World Service Denise Gough, Mark Bonner, Christian Rodska, and Joe McFadden. From 2013 4.00 The Rest Is History Comedic discussion with Frank Skinner and guests. From 2016 (4/6) 4.30 The Brothers 2005 sitcom (4/6) 5.00 Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers (4/4) 5.30 Simon Evans Goes to Market Lighthearted and satirical economic lectures by Simon Evans. As broadcast last Tuesday on Radio 4 (4/4) 6.00 Pattern Recognition By William Gibson (2/5) 6.30 Soul Music The Skye Boat Song (3/5) 7.00 The Goon Show Vintage 1959 comedy 7.30 Winston in Love 1991 comedy (1/6) 8.00 The House By Christopher Lee (4/8) 8.30 Agatha Raisin Dramatisation of MC Beaton’s comic mystery The Wizard of Evesham (2/2) 9.00 The Pound in Your Pocket Frances Cairncross considers the drop in the value of the pound after the Brexit vote. From 2017 10.00—12.00 Comedy Club: Simon Evans Goes to Market (4/4), at 10.30 Revolting People (6/6), at 11.00 2000 Years of Radio (6/6), at 11.15 A Wet Handle (1/5), and at 11.30 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better (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
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For cast see Thursday Repeated tomorrow 2pm
2/5. The Teachings of Smart Town By Marietta Kirkbride. The inhabitants of the UK’s most advanced “smart town”face glitches in the technology that runs their lives. Washing machines in every home spin at once, phones and stereos play the same song at the same time. What is the algorithm trying to tell them?
Producer Dom Byrne Repeated 9.30pm
DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4extra Freeview 708 Freesat 708 Sky 0131 Virgin 910 6.00am The House By Christopher Lee (4/8) 6.30 Agatha Raisin as 8.30pm 7.00 Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers (4/4) 7.30 Simon Evans Goes to Market as 5.30pm 8.00 The Goon Show Vintage 1959 comedy 8.30 Winston in Love 1991 comedy (1/6) 9.00 Party’s Over 2021 sitcom (3/5) 9.30 The Brothers 2005 sitcom (4/6) 10.00 Rob Roy as 3pm 11.00 The Pound in Your Pocket as 9pm 12.00 The Goon Show Vintage 1959 comedy 12.30pm Winston in Love 1991 comedy (1/6) 1.00 The House By Christopher Lee (4/8) 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. 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 (7/10) 2.15 Northanger Abbey Satire by Jane Austen (2/10) 2.30 You Must Take the A Train Adam Gopnik reflects on 50 years of New York’s celebrated A Train 3.00 Rob Roy David Tennant narrates a dramatisation by Robin Brooks of Walter Scott’s 1817 novel, updated to the 1920s. With Paul Ready,
Elizabeth is left disappointed and Tracy braces herself for a challenge.
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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 CHOICE: The Documentary: The Fake Paralympians 9.30 Discovery: The Life Scientific 10.00 News 10.05 The Arts Hour 11.00 The Newsroom 11.30 In the Studio 12.00 News 12.05pm Outlook 12.50 Witness History 1.00 The Newsroom 1.30 Discovery: The Life Scientific2.00 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 CHOICE: The Documentary: The Fake Paralympians: a series expoloring what led to the ban on intellectual impairment sports at the Paralympics 8.30 Digital Planet 9.00 Newshour 10.00 News 10.05 People Fixing the World: scientists cultivating a new seaweed species 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 The Newsroom 2.30 The Compass: Changing World, Changing Bodies 3.00 News 3.05 Outlook 3.50 Witness History 4.00 The Newsroom 4.30 The Documentary: Three Pounds in My Pocket
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 yesterday
5.00am Wake Up to Money 6.00 5 Live Breakfast With Rachel Burden and Patrick Kielty. 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—2.55pm Cricket The One Day Cup semi-finals. 1.00pm Nihal Arthanayake News and topical conversation. 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 2.55—6.25 Cricket: the Hundred Northern Superchargers Women v Birmingham Phoenix Women. 4.00 5 Live Drive Presented by Johnny I’Anson and Rajini Vaidyanathan. 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 6.25—9.30 Cricket: the Hundred Northern Superchargers Men v Birmingham Phoenix Men.
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5/6. What’s the Best Job to Do Good? Sangita Myska meets Ben Todd, founder of the ethical careers service 80,000 Hours, who helps people find jobs that are effective in addressing global issues.
12.18 Call You and Yours
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5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day With Fr Philip Blackledge. 5.45 Farming Today Rural developments. 5.58 Tweet of the Day Garden Warbler. With Andy Clements. (R)
BBC Radio 5 Live
7.00 5 Live Sport Kelly Cates with round-the-ground coverage of games across the Championship, League One and League Two. 10.30 Colin Murray Vital topical discussion. Plus features including at 11.00 The Big News Hour — an in-depth look at a big news story — 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 News and topical discussion.
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 and opinion. 1.00pm Hawksbee and Rushden 4.00 Drive With Adrian Durham and Darren Gough. 7.00 Kick Off 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
LBC 97.3 FM (London area) DAB lbc.co.uk F’view 732 F’sat 734 Sky 0124 Virgin 919 5.00am R&B Anthems 6.00 Certified Chill 7.00 Harpz Kaur 10.00 Asian Network’s Big Debate Discussion and debate on the big issues affecting British Asians. Presented by Ankur Desai. 1.00pm Noreen Khan Desi music, retro hits and guests. 4.00 Yasser New, unsigned and underground British-Asian music. 7.00 Bobby Friction 10.00 Residency 12.00 Club Hit Squad Mix 1.00am Bobby Friction 4.00 Noreen Khan’s Throwback 30
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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 10.30 Adele Roberts 2.00pm Scott Mills 6.00 Yungblud 9.00 Radio 1’s Future Artists With Jack Saunders. 12.00 Benji B 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
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6.30am Zoe Ball 9.30 Ken Bruce
BBC Proms 7.30pm Radio 3 Saxophonist Nubya Garcia (above) is one of the hottest names on the cooking UK jazz scene at the moment, with a melting pot sound that pulses to African-Caribbean and Latin American rhythms and which is bound to heat up the Royal Albert Hall as Garcia makes her Proms debut — accompanied by regular trio of drummer Sam Jones, bassist Daniel Casimir and keyboardist Joe ArmonJones, with guest trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey — playing tracks from her acclaimed debut album Source. Nubiya is a keen collaborator, so don’t be surprised to hear other guests on stage raising the temperature higher. At least at home you can have a steady supply of cooling refreshments. The Prommers are not so lucky — there’s no interval, so the RAH will be a rotund sweatbox by the time Garcia has blown hot and hard for two and a half hours. DAVID CRAWFORD
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The return of one of my favourite series opens with a belter. Actress Jane Horrocks’s 1980 diary as a 16-year-old on her first family holiday abroad is a gloriously entertaining snapshot in time, the days when going to a disco was a surefire way to gain a snog at the end of the night but also teetered precariously on the edge of something far more malevolent happening. Her tales of buying flat shoes at a Sorrento market in order to run back to the hotel, away from a gang of sexually active Italian youths, are both endearingly innocent and, frankly, terrifying. And, without ruining her final entry, the holiday diary ends on an unexpected high. JANE ANDERSON
Music, chat and features including after 11.30 Tracks of My Years, with pop star Becky Hill discussing two more personal favourite recordings, one by the Shapeshifters and one by Gnarls Barkley.
12.00 Vanessa Feltz 2.00pm Steve Wright 5.00 Sara Cox Chat, listener interaction, music from Radio 2’s current playlist and, from 6.30, Sara Cox’s Half Wower, featuring mood-lifting hits from the last five decades.
7.00 Will Young With new music and hip oldies including the Shiny Happy Playlist, with 30 minutes of feel-good music to start the show.
9.00 The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe A broad spectrum of folk and acoustic music. Plus news from the folk world and interviews.
10.00 Trevor Nelson’s Rhythm Nation Original soul and R&B, disco and reggae, plus contemporary sounds.
12.00 OJ Borg 3.00am Sounds of the 90s 1/2. Fearne Cotton celebrates the music from the decade in which she was a teenager. 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 Actor Chris O’Dowd (The IT Crowd, Bridesmaids) discusses the current West End revival of Nick Payne’s Constellations, in which he stars.
10.30 Mary Anne Hobbs Music and features including Your Mid Week Musical Mood Enhancer.
1.00pm Nemone 4.00 Steve Lamacq Including at 6.00 a spotlight on a classic album, played in full, and featuring interviews with those involved in the recording.
6.00 The 6 Music Album Club 7.00 Marc Riley 9.00 Tom Robinson 12.00 Freak Zone Playlist 1.00am The First Time... Matt Everitt interviews musicians about their musical milestones, starting with Gaz Coombes (of Supergrass) in 2015, followed at 2.00 by Chan Marshall (aka Cat Power) in 2019. 3.00 Live Hour Thompson Twins in 1983 at York University, plus sessions by Dark Star (in 1999) and Asian Dub Foundation (in 1996). 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 Petroc Trelawny with music and arts news. 9.00 Essential Classics With Suzy Klein. 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. 10.10 Song of the Day 11.00 Essential Five Another of this week’s recommended works by Claude Debussy. 11.30 Slow Moment A musical reflection.
12.00 Composer of the Week: Corelli 3/5. Corelli’s Religious Patrons. Donald Macleod explores Corelli’s relationships with two cardinals. Sonata in D, WoO 4 Helmut Hunger (trumpet), I Solisti Veneti, director Claudio Scimone Sonatas: in B, Op 2 No 5; in E flat, Op 2 No 11 London Baroque Sinfonia in D minor (Santa Beatrice d’Este) La Serenissima, director Adrian Chandler Concerto grosso in G minor, Op 6 No 8 (Christmas Concerto) Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, director Jean Lamon Recorder Sonata in C, Op 5 No 9 Michala Petri, George Malcolm (harpsichord) (R)
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Donald Macleod introduces the Chineke! Chamber Ensemble, here making its Scottish debut with two rarely heard works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Recorded on Monday at the Edinburgh International Festival. Chineke! Chamber Ensemble. Vaughan Williams Piano Quintet in C minor Coleridge-Taylor Nonet in F minor, Op 2
2.00 Afternoon Concert Fiona Talkington with another chance to hear a Prom recorded on 5 August at the Royal Albert Hall in London and featuring the London premiere of a 2020 piece by Thomas Adès based on his 2016 opera The Exterminating Angel, and a piece by Vaughan Williams’s pupil Ruth Gipps, who was born a century ago. Introduced by Georgia Mann. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla Gipps Symphony No 2 in B Thomas Adès The Exterminating Angel Symphony Brahms Symphony No 3 in F
3.30 Choral Evensong From St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh. Introit: In manus tuas (David Bednall). n Responses: Matthew Martin. Office hymn: All Praise to Thee, for Thou, O King Divine (Engelberg). Psalms 93, 94 (Turle, Walmisley). First Lesson: 2 Samuel 18, vv19—33. Canticles: Dyson in D. Second Lesson: Mark 12, vv13—27. Anthem: O for a Closer Walk with God (Stanford). Hymn: All My Hope on God Is Founded (Michael). Voluntary: Fanfare (Whitlock). Master of the music Duncan Ferguson. Organist David Goodenough. Repeated Sunday 3pm
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7.00am Charles Nove Vibrant music. 10.00 Mark Forrest 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 Anne Frankenstein 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 A playlist for late-night listening.
Absolute Radio DAB absoluteradio.co.uk F’view 727 F’sat 724 Sky 0107 Virgin 915 6.00am Dave Berry Lively chat, guests and tunes, with Dave joined by Matt Dyson 10.00 Leona Graham 1.00pm Ben Burrell 4.00 Bush and Richie 7.00 Danielle Perry 10.00 Jay Lawrence Old and new records by guitar-strumming males and rock chicks, from the Beatles and Bruce Springsteen to Grace Slick, Patti Smith and Elastica 1.00am Chris Martin With music, silliness and his signature football quiz
4.30 New Generation Artists Including a performance of Haydn by the Aris Quartet given in August 2019 at the BBC Proms. Duparc Phidylé James Newby (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano) Haydn String Quartet in B flat, Op 76 No 4 (Sunrise) Aris Quartet
5.00 In Tune Sarah Walker with a live performance by singers from the London Community Gospel Choir.
7.00 In Tune Mixtape An eclectic heatwave-inspired playlist including Mozart, Steve Reich and, as performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Irving Berlin. (R)
7.30 BBC Proms Hannah French introduces an evening of jazz with British saxophonist, composer, DJ and a band leader Nubya Garcia making her BBC Proms debut, live from the Royal Albert Hall. BBC PROMS 2021 GUIDE £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232 639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop33
10.00 Right between the Ears When presenter Ken Hollings underwent surgery at Moorfields Hospital for a detached retina, he experienced an unexpected symphony inside his head; the sounds have haunted him ever since. Musician Martin McCarrick also found himself in a terrifying world of head noise that began with a perforated ear drum and ended in a rare medical condition. McCarrick has set about re-creating it. In this binaural edition Ken Hollings goes in search of his primal sound. Producer Mark Burman (R)
10.30 The Essay: Folk at Home An episode of the series from May 2020, with Verity Sharp inviting musicians to sing something that was resonating with them during lockdown. Here, folk musician Owen Shiers shares a song that reminds him of his roots in the Clettwr Valley, Ceredigion. (R)
10.45 The Essay: Dawnwalks 3/5. Novelist Kamila Shamsie observes the light at a time called dusk-dawn, first from the ice of the Antarctic, then from the deck of her ship. (R) 11.00 Night Tracks With Hannah Peel.
12.30am Through the Night
With Jonathan Swain. Rimsky-Korsakov Suite: Mlada Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 1 in F sharp minor; Presto in E minor (Moments musicaux, Op 16) Liadov Baba Yaga; Kikimora; From the Apocalypse Glazunov Symphony No 5 in B flat Alexander Ghindin (piano), LPO, conductor Vladimir Jurowski 2.13 Tommaso Manera Piano Quintet 2.31 Nowowiejski Missa pro pace, Op 49 No 3 3.09 Bruch Scottish Fantasy, Op 46 3.39 Saint-Saëns Danse macabre, Op 40 (version for two pianos) 3.46 Panufnik Lullaby 3.54 Ansell Plymouth Hoe 4.02 Nielsen Chaconne, Op 32 4.12 D’India Interdette speranz’e van desio 4.20 De Fesch Concerto grosso in B flat, Op 10 No 2 4.31 Vivaldi Concerto da camera in G minor, RV107 4.40 Gounod, arr Liszt Waltz (Faust) 4.50 Milhaud Trois Psaumes de David, Op 339 4.59 Schubert Overture: Die Zauberharfe (Rosamunde) 5.10 Lutoslawski, arr Piatigorsky Bucolics for viola and cello 5.18 Stenhammar Floris and Blancheflour, Op 3 5.26 Mozart Quintet in E flat, K452 5.51 Tchaikovsky The Voyevoda, Op 78 6.03 Schumann String Quartet in A, Op 41 No 3 (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 Including another of this week’s featured under-appreciated violin concertos. Rossini Overture: Semiramide National Academy of St Cecilia Orchestra, conductor Antonio Pappano Joseph White Violin Concerto in F sharp minor Rachel Barton Pine, Encore Chamber Orchestra, conductor Daniel Hege Grieg Holberg Suite, Op 40 Mito Chamber Orchestra, conductor Seiji Ozawa Boyce Symphony No 4 in F Arcadia Ensemble, conductor Kevin Mallon Mozart Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor, K478 Paul Lewis, Leopold String Trio Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice National Orchestra of France, conductor Leonard Slatkin
10.00 Smooth Classics 1.00am Bill Overton
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18 AUGUST WEDNESDAY 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 Father Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church in Melrose. 5.45 Farming Today 5.58 Tweet of the Day Chowchilla. With Michael Palin. (R)
6.00 Today With Mishal Husain and Sarah Smith. 6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News 7.48 Thought for the Day With Julie Siddiqi.
1.45 A History of the World in 100 Objects
7.00 The Archers
8/10. Double-headed Serpent. Neil MacGregor describes the Aztecs and their conquest by the Spanish through a double-headed serpent made from tiny pieces of turquoise — one of the star pieces of the British Museum. Aztec specialist Adriana Díaz Enciso discusses the role of the snake in Aztec religion. (R)
Lily attempts to keep the mood romantic and Jennifer is at a low ebb.
2.00 The Archers Rptd from yesterday 7pm 2.15 Drama: Angst!
18/25. Sheikh Abdullah: Chains of Gold. Professor Sunil Khilnani explores the life of Sheikh Abdullah, the Lion of Kashmir, whose legacy is ambivalent. On the one hand, he stands as the advocate of Kashmiri self-rule, having sacrificed his own freedom in an attempt to secure representation and rights for his people. However, on the other hand, he is the man who sold Kashmir out to India in exchange for personal power.
3/5. Plastic. By Martin Jameson. There are hopes that a plastic-eating enzyme could rid the world of toxic waste in a matter of weeks. As long as it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. Treve Judith Adam Eve
9.00 Black Music in Europe
For details see Monday
2.45 Woof: Honest Mistakes at Home and Abroad 3/4. Habits of a Social Animal. By Chris Neill. Chris examines the swings and roundabouts of social intercourse.
Producer Tom Woolfenden
For details see Monday (R)
9.30 Four Thought 200 Days. Steven Dowd’s life changed in an instant one spring morning in 2016. Here he describes what happened, and how a promise to his wife enabled him to regain control of the change. Producer Giles Edwards Rptd 8.45pm and Sat 5.45am
9.45 FM Book of the Week: Hello, Stranger 3/5. By Will Buckingham. The author explores how fear, threat, trust and codes of honour mark people’s encounters with the unknown. Read by Mark Jeary-Fairbairn.
3.00 The Hangover Repeated from Saturday 12.04pm (FM only)
3.30 Prison Break 1/5. We’ve Survived, Haven’t We? Former “prison wife” Josie Bevan confronts the failings of the prison system. She meets her husband Rob at the prison gates, after he’s served four and a half years for fraud, and takes stock of where the experience of his incarceration has left her and the family. Producers Rebecca Lloyd-Evans and Alan Hall (R)
4.00 Stolen Honour BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale explores the culture of medals within the Army. He draws on the case of a sergeant who was awarded a Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for saving the lives of eight men in Afghanistan by hurling away a Taliban grenade, but whose comrades say he threw a grenade from his own equipment belt. Beale questions whether medals encourage violence and recklessness as soldiers fight for recognition in the field of combat, thus endangering lives and undermining peacekeeping efforts as no one is awarded a medal for keeping things calm.
For details see Monday Repeated 12.30am
9.45 LW Daily Service Led by the Rev Dr Kirsty Thorpe. Luke 19, vv1—10. Just As I Am (Saffron Walden); O for a Closer Walk with God (Stanford); This Is the Day.
10.00 Woman’s Hour Presented by Emma Barnett.
11.00 This Union: the Ghost Kingdoms of England Repeated from Monday 8pm 11.30 The Pin 1/4. Education. Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden — the award-winning sketch comedy duo the Pin — are worried their show might get dropped, so they try to prove they can be educational. Producer Sam Bryant (R)
For details see Monday Repeated 10.45pm
12.18 You and Yours Consumer affairs. 1.00 The World at One Presented by Jonny Dymond.
5.00am Wake Up to Money Financial news stories. 6.00 5 Live Breakfast Rachel Burden and Patrick Kielty with the latest sport, news and weather. And at 9.00 Your Call. 10.00 Naga Munchetty News, topical interviews from around the UK and listeners’ personal experiences. 1.00pm Nihal Arthanayake News and topical conversation.
7.45 Incarnations: India in 50 Lives
Producer Martin Williams (R)
8.00 The Exchange 3/4. Forgiveness. Figen Murray’s son Martyn was one of 22 people killed in the Manchester Arena attack. Bryn Hughes’s daughter Nicola, a police officer, was shot and killed in an ambush. Figen and Bryn meet to discuss forgiveness and exchange gifts that give an insight into their own stories. Presented by Catherine Carr. Producer Louise Cotton; Executive producer Jo Rowntree Repeated Saturday 10.15pm
8.45 Four Thought Repeated from 9.30am 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 Presented by James Coomarasamy.
10.45 Book at Bedtime: The Mermaid of Black Conch 8/10. Repeated from 12.04pm 11.00 Jordan Brookes on... 4/4. Mental Health. The stand-up talks about his mental health struggles and how they have affected his life. Fellow comedian Sunil Patel is on hand to provide any audio description that may be required. Producer Sam Michell
11.15 Tricky
Producer Sasha Edye-Linder; Exec producer Max O’Brien
4.30 The Media Show
Producers Myles Bonnar and Peter McManus
6.00 Six o’Clock News 6.30 My Teenage Diary New series. 1/6. Jane Horrocks Rufus Hound is joined by actress and a singer Jane Horrocks, whose childhood diaries
11.30 Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere 3/4. The Helpers. Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda examines the people, charities and organisations who want to help the relationship between the UK and Africa. (R)
tell of sunny days and crazy nights at the disco on holiday in Sorrento back in 1980.
12.00 News and Weather 12.30—12.45am Book of the Week: Hello, Stranger 3/5. Repeated from 9.45am
Producer Harriet Jaine Rptd next Wednesday Radio 4 Extra
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 By Christopher Lee (5/8) 6.30 Charity Ends at Home as 8.30pm 7.00 The Fair Intellectual Club 2016 sitcom (6/6) 7.30 Paul Sinha’s General Knowledge as 5.30pm 8.00 Hancock’s Half Hour 1955 comedy 8.30 No Commitments 1994 sitcom (4/6) 9.00 Whispers Panel game from 2004 (2/6) 9.30 Smelling of Roses 2001 comedy (6/6) 10.00 Waverley as 3pm 11.00 Steve Penk’s Radio Nightmares as 9pm 12.00 Hancock’s Half Hour 1955 comedy 12.30pm No Commitments 1994 sitcom (4/6) 1.00 The House By Christopher Lee (5/8) 1.30 Charity Ends at Home as 8.30pm 2.00 Golden Hill By Francis Spufford (8/10) 2.15 Northanger Abbey By Jane Austen (3/10) 2.30 Casa Negra: the Real Casablanca Andrew Hussey explains how film-makers, artists and musicians have been forcing social and political change in the Moroccan city of Casablanca. From 2014 3.00 Waverley Dramatisation by Mike Harris of Walter Scott’s 1814 novel. With David Tennant 4.00 Whispers Panel game from 2004 (2/6) 4.30 Smelling of Roses 2001 comedy (6/6) 5.00 The Fair Intellectual Club 2016 comedy (6/6) 5.30 Paul Sinha’s General Knowledge As broadcast last Wednesday on Radio 4 (4/4)
News and sport as Monday
Kirsty Lang hosts live from the Edinburgh Festival with special guests and performances. Producer Oliver Jones
4/6. Coming Out. A discussion on coming out with Drag Race’s Ellie Diamond, trainee priest Molly Boot, comedian Paul Black and porn performer Kayden Gray.
News from the media industry. Repeated 9.30pm 5.00 PM Presented by Carolyn Quinn.
12.04pm The Mermaid of Black Conch 8/10. By Monique Roffe. Priscilla schemes to punish David and make money out of Aycayia, with the help of Superintendent Porthos John. Read by Burt Caesar and Marilyn Nnadebe.
Reece Shearsmith Dale Joshua Akehurst Rosie Cavaliero Fargeas Ben Crowe Will Howard Timor Greer Cyril Nri Skye Lourie
7.15 Front Row
BBC World Service 6.00 Pattern Recognition William Gibson’s 2003 sci-fi thriller about a female advertising consultant who accepts an unusual internet decoding job. Abridged by Ron Roberts and read by Lorelei King. From 2007 (3/5) 6.30 Short Cuts Short documentaries about creatures real and imagined. From 2019 (3/6) 7.00 Hancock’s Half Hour With Tony Hancock, Sid James, Bill Kerr and Kenneth Williams. From 1955 7.30 No Commitments 1994 sitcom (4/6) 8.00 The House By Christopher Lee (5/8) 8.30 Charity Ends at Home John Rowe stars in Christopher Denys’s dramatisation of Colin Watson’s dryly comic 1968 murder mystery set in the world of small-time animal charities — the fifth of his Flaxborough novels. From 1992 (1/6) 9.00 Steve Penk’s Radio Nightmares Mancunian broadcaster and presenter Steve Penk digs out some of the funniest live radio bloopers from the BBC Archive. From 2018 (2/3) 10.00—12.00 Comedy Club: Paul Sinha’s General Knowledge (4/4), at 10.30 Dr John Cooper Clarke at the BBC (1/4), at 10.45 The Problem with Adam Bloom (3/6), at 11.00 Radio 9 (4/5), at 11.30 Innes Own World (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
*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 Questions: a debate on the challenges and opportunities facing disabled people across the globe 11.00 The Newsroom 11.30 The Documentary: Three Pounds in My Pocket: the social history of British South Asians in postwar Britain, focusing on the 1990s 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 8.30 Healthcheck 9.00 Newshour 10.00 News 10.05 Hardtalk 10.30 The Documentary: Three Pounds in My Pocket 11.00 The Newsroom 11.20 Sports News 11.30 World Business Report: Informed analysis 12.00 News 12.05am World Questions 1.00 News 1.05 Business Matters 2.00 The Newsroom 2.30 Assignment 3.00 News 3.05 Outlook 3.50 Witness History 4.00 The Newsroom 4.30 The Food Chain
5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 2.55—6.25 Cricket: the Hundred Commentary on Welsh Fire Women v London Spirit Women. 4.00 5 Live Drive Presented by Johnny I’Anson and Rajini Vaidyanathan. 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 6.25—9.30 Cricket: the Hundred Commentary on Welsh Fire Men v London Spirit Men. 7.00 5 Live Sports Mark Chapman presents round-the-ground coverage of games across the Championship. 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 News and topical discussion, with a chance for listeners to phone in throughout the night.
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2/3. 1989—2006. Clarke Peters presents stories from the history of black music over the past four decades, focusing on 1989 to 2006. Jeff Mills and Dimitri Hegemann talk about Detroit techno in Berlin, electronic pioneers Shut Up and Dance recall the rave era in London, and Rita Maia and DJ Marfox remember the batida scene in Lisbon.
For cast see Thursday Repeated tomorrow 2pm
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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News, weather and shipping forecasts as yesterday
BBC Radio 5 Live
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 Rushden 4.00 Drive Presented by Andy Goldstein and Darren Bent. 7.00 Kick Off Debating the big sporting issues. 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 International and regional UK news and politics. 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 1.00pm Noreen Khan Desi music, retro hits and guests. 4.00 Yasser New, unsigned and underground British-Asian music. 7.00 DJ Manara 10.00 DJ Limelight and Kan D Man 12.00 Mixtape Series 1.00 Virdi 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 Chart hits, laughs and chat. 10.30 Adele Roberts Music, chattiness and features. 2.00 Scott Mills 6.00 Yungblud 9.00 Radio 1’s Indie Show Presented by Jack Saunders. 12.00 DJ Davda Sitting in for Jeremiah Asiamah. 2.00am Drum ’n’ Bass Mix 3.00 Radio 1’s Motivate Me Mix 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
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6.30am Zoe Ball
Planet Bach 11.00am Radio 4 In past years, presenter Clemency Burton-Hill (above) would have been all over the Proms. Sadly though, she is still recovering from the brain haemorrhage, “a catastrophic bleed”, she suffered in January 2020. She is still recuperating, with speech sometimes slurred but that crystal tone cutting through. The sheer effort makes this an emotional listen and the subject, her love of Bach, makes it all the more so. She reports that she used to play a piano piece or listen to him every day but that now she finds it too painful. It turns out that many others around the world need their daily dose of the composer too and Burton-Hill’s project here, with the help of fellow fans and musicians, is to discover why Bach is such a balm. Essential listening. FIONA HUGHES
The First Private Eye
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As befitting her profession, crime writer Val McDermid examines the life of Allan Pinkerton (1819—1884), he of the world’s first private detection agency, with forensic precision. In his own writings the opportunistic Scot, who settled in Chicago, put a glamorous spin on his rags-to-riches achievements. But McDermid learns that Pinkerton certainly invented the mug shot and undercover work, and also inspired almost every fictional private detective from Sherlock Holmes onwards. Pinkerton’s failure to capture outlaw Jesse James, and his agency’s later involvement in strike-breaking, brought the Pinkerton name into disrepute. But McDermid thinks she knows why it lives on. First broadcast on Radio 4 in 2002. DAVID MCGILLIVRAY
Upbeat show with chat, phone-ins and texts, regular features and music. Plus the announcement of the winner of Radio 2’s Big Bee Challenge competition.
9.30 Ken Bruce Music, chat, guests and features including the PopMaster music quiz and, after 11.30, Tracks of My Years, with Becky Hill discussing two more records of personal significance, featuring one by Robyn and one by Basement Jaxx. Your RT Puzzles: page 141
12.00 Vanessa Feltz 2.00pm Steve Wright 5.00 Sara Cox 7.00 Will Young Music and features including at 7.30 the Thursday Theme, tonight with a playlist of music related to photographs to mark World Photo Day.
9.00 The Country Show with Bob Harris Country, roots and Americana including classic acts and the cream of emerging country artists.
10.00 Trevor Nelson’s Rhythm Nation 12.00 Preeya Kalidas Sitting in for OJ Borg. 3.00am Sounds of the 90s 2/2. With Fearne Cotton. (R) 4.00 Nicki Chapman Chat, music and features starting at 4.00 with 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
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 Petroc Trelawny with spirited chat, news, the latest from the arts world, and eclectic playlists that can stretch from Marilyn Horne to Marilyn Monroe. 9.00 Essential Classics With Suzy Klein.
12.00 Composer of the Week: Corelli 4/5. Corelli’s Contemporaries. Donald Macleod examines Corelli’s life and character through his relationships with musical contemporaries. Corelli Sonata in A minor, Op 4 No 5; Sonata in B minor, Op 4 No 12 London Baroque Sonata in C, Op 2 No 3; Sonata in F, Op 2 No 7 Avison Ensemble, director Pavlo Beznosiuk Handel Violin Concerto in B flat, HWV288 Academy of Ancient Music, director Richard Egarr Corelli Sonata in G minor, WoO 2 La Stagione, director Michael Schneider Corelli, arr Schickhardt Concerto grosso in C minor, Op 6 No 3 Le Concert Français (R)
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Nicola Benedetti tells the story of the violin in a musical journey through four centuries. n This solo recital ranges from one of the earliest written demonstrations of virtuosity, by Biber, to the monumental Chaconne by JS Bach and daredevil works of dazzling technical prowess by Paganini and Ysaÿe. Presented by Donald Macleod, from the Edinburgh International Festival. Nicola Benedetti (violin) Biber Passacaglia Bach Chaconne (Partita No 2 in D Minor, BWV1004) Paganini Caprices for Solo Violin: No 1 in E; No 24 in A minor Ysaÿe Violin Sonata in G, Op 27 No 5
2.00 Afternoon Concert Penny Gore with another chance to hear a BBC Prom recorded on 6 August at the Royal Albert Hall in London, introduced by Kate Molleson. Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Tim Mead (countertenor), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), Simon Shibambu (bass-baritone), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins Pergolesi Stabat mater Stravinsky Pulcinella
5.00 In Tune Sarah Walker welcomes pianist Jeneba KannehMason and Chineke! Orchestra conductor Kalena Bovell ahead of their appearance at next Tuesday’s Prom. And mezzo Wallis Giunta performs live. 7.00 In Tune Mixtape Eclectic mix of music.
7.30 BBC Proms The BBC Singers and Sofi Jeannin perform the world premiere of Shiva Feshareki’s n Aetherworld — a work based on the motet Qui habitat by Josquin des Prez. Presented by Hannah French, from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Shiva Feshareki (turntables/immersive electronics), Liam Byrne (viola da gamba), Stuart King (bass clarinet), Tom Rogerson (synthesizer), Delia Stevens (percussion), BBC Singers, conductor Sofi Jeannin
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Including a themed People’s Playlist, with listeners selecting the tracks.
7.00am Charles Nove 10.00 Mark Forrest Including after 11.30 the
10.30 Mary Anne Hobbs 1.00pm Nemone 4.00 Steve Lamacq 7.00 Marc Riley With music and regular features including the Parallel Universe — today revisiting a 1994 edition of New Musical Express, featuring the Stone Roses, Terry Hall and Johnny Cash — and a Manic Q and A from Echo and the Bunnymen co-founder Will Sergeant.
9.00 Tom Robinson 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
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Scala Radio Book Club, today with celebrated comic actor and writer Celia Imrie discussing her latest novel Orphans of the Storm, out today. 1.00pm Sam Hughes Popular classical works. 4.00 Penny Smith Music and features including every Thursday at 4.30 a guest from the arts and entertainment world sharing something they’ve tried, something they’d recommend and something they’re looking forward to. Today, writer, comedian and actor Katy Brand discusses writing books about her two top films, Dirty Dancing and Mary Poppins.
7.00 Anne Frankenstein 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 Dave Berry 10.00 Leona Graham 1.00pm Ben Burrell 4.00 Bush and Richie 7.00 Danielle Perry 10.00 Jay Lawrence 1.00am Chris Martin
Josquin Qui habitat in adiutorio altissimi Tallis Loquebantur variis linguis Ken Burton Many Are the Wonders Hildegard of Bingen O viridissima virga Janequin Le Chant des oiseaux Bernard Hughes Birdchant (BBC commission: first performance) Stravinsky Illumina nos (Tres sacrae cantiones) Sweelinck Je sens en moy une flamme nouvelle Nico Muhly A New Flame (after Sweelinck) (BBC commission: first performance) Byrd Ave verum corpus Roderick Williams Ave verum corpus Re-imagined Shiva Feshareki Aetherworld (BBC commission: first performance) BBC PROMS 2021 GUIDE £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232 639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop33
10.00 A Racist Music Errollyn Wallen explores the legacy of John Powell (1882—1963), a once-celebrated composer whose racist politics scarred the lives of generations of Americans. Producer Steven Rajam (R)
10.45 The Essay: Dawnwalks 4/5. Novelist Ian Sansom starts his day at 5am to walk along the coastline near his home, finding inspiration in his thoughts of Benjamin Franklin and his faith in “powerful goodness”. (R)
11.00 Edinburgh International Festival 2012 An archive performance featuring Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov in August 2012, aged 21, at the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh. Presented by Mary Ann Kennedy. Daniil Trifonov (piano) Scriabin Piano Sonata No 3 in F sharp minor Medtner Fairy Tale in A minor; Fairy Tale in E flat; Fairy Tale in B flat minor Stravinsky, arr Agosti Three Dances from The Firebird Interval Debussy Images Book 1 Chopin Etudes (R)
12.30am Through the Night With Jonathan Swain. Mozart Overture: Lucio Silla; Sinfonia Concertante in E flat, K364; Sinfonia Concertante in E flat, K297b; Overture: The Magic Flute; Piano Sonata in B flat, K333 Levente Soos (oboe), Gabor Varga (clarinet), Zoltan Varga (horn), Jakob Bettermann (bassoon), Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, conductor Tamas Vasary 2.11 Spohr Duo in E minor for violin and viola, Op 13 2.26 Goldmark A Night on the Lake in Moonlight 2.31 Liszt Hungarian Coronation Mass 3.20 Kodaly Sonatina 3.29 Trad Hungarian 18th-century Dances for recorder and ensemble 3.35 Handel Mi palpita il cor, HWV132c 3.49 Bartok Hungarian Sketches 4.00 Chopin Waltz in A flat, Op 34 No 1 4.06 Beethoven Romance in G, Op 40 (arr Craig for viola and piano) 4.13 Kalman Two Lovely Eyes (The Circus Princess) 4.19 Kreisler Chinese Tambourine, Op 3 4.23 Mozart Rondo in E flat, K371 (arr Kocsis for horn and orchestra) 4.31 Erkel Overture: Unknown Heroes 4.35 Liszt Rigoletto (Verdi) — Paraphrase 4.43 Fauré Fantasy for flute and piano 4.48 Dohnanyi Symphonic Minutes, Op 36 5.03 Bartok Rhapsody No 1 5.14 Szollosy Miserere 5.30 Beethoven Piano Sonata in E flat, Op 31 No 3 5.52 Lajtha Symphony No 4 (Spring) 6.18 Mertz Hungarian Fatherland Flowers 6.26 Saint-Saëns The Swan (The Carnival of the Animals)
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 Another under-appreciated violin concerto. Handel Zadok the Priest Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Academy of Ancient Music, conductor Stephen Layton Haydn Symphony No 104 in D Swiss-Italian Orchestra, conductor Howard Shelley He Zhanhao and Chen Gang The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto Takako Nishizaki, Shanghai Conservatory SO, conductor Fan Chengwu Butterworth Two English Idylls Hallé, conductor Mark Elder Fauré Nocturne No 1 in E flat, Op 33 Kathryn Stott (piano) John Barry The Beyondness of Things English Chamber Orchestra Saint-Saëns Suite in D, Op 49 Chamber Philharmonic of Bohemia, conductor Douglas Bostock
10.00 Smooth Classics 1.00am Bill Overton
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19 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) News, weather and shipping forecasts as Tuesday
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 Rev Dr Giles Fraser.
9.00 Citizens of Somewhere
Producer Leala Padmanabhan Repeated 9.30pm
9.30 Questions Answered
9/10. By Monique Roffe. Aycayia is growing desperate, fearing she will never escape the curse. Read by Burt Caesar and Marilyn Nnadebe. For details see Monday Repeated 10.45pm 12.18 You and Yours Consumer affairs. 1.00 The World at One With Jonny Dymond.
1.45 A History of the World in 100 Objects 9/10. Kakiemon Elephants. Neil MacGregor examines a pair of Japanese porcelain elephants. How did the skill of porcelain production spread across the Far East? Kakiemon, named after a Japanese potter, was much desired by the European elite and there is a great collection at Burghley House. (R)
2.00 The Archers Rptd from yesterday 7pm 2.15 Drama: Angst! 4/5. Poster Girl. By Alex Straker. A third-generation Londoner of Caribbean heritage is forced to take part in a virtualreality game in order to win the ultimate prize — British citizenship. Victory lies within her grasp — though it seems there is more to the game than meets the eye.
2/5. David and Ben. David and Ben met as callers on Any Answers? and subsequently kept in touch. Anita Anand catches up with them. Repeated Sunday 11.45am (R)
Boudica Jade Anouka Salina Sudha Bhuchar Abe55 Asmara Gabrielle Jeremy Joshua Akehurst Shakespeare Jonathan Forbes Timor Greer Cyril Nri Pearl Michelle Greenidge
9.45 FM Book of the Week: Hello, Stranger
2.45 Woof: Honest Mistakes at Home and Abroad
For details see Monday
For details see Monday Repeated 12.30am
4/4. Parakeet Frenzy. Comedy written and performed by Chris Neill. Chris has an encounter with a wild bird, which puts his friend’s woeful love life into perspective.
9.45 LW Daily Service
For details see Monday (R)
4/5. By Will Buckingham. The author ponders being a guest, feasting and strangers meeting in Helsinki. Read by Mark Jeary-Fairbairn.
3.00 Open Country
Led by the Rev Andrew Martlew, with a reading from Ecclesiastes 3, vv11—15. 10.00 Woman’s Hour With Emma Barnett.
10/11. A Fabric Landscape. Writer and broadcaster Ian Marchant catches up with fashion designer and The Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant, who wants to create a line of jeans made in Blackburn — even growing the crop to make the fabric in the Lancashire town. Ian travels to a tiny field of flax on the side of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, where Patrick and a group of passionate locals are trying to make this dream a reality, and bring the textile industry back to Blackburn.
11.00 Crossing Continents 5/9. India’s Living Dead. When he was 22 years old, Indian farmer Lal Bihari was told by his local government office that he was dead and no protestations that he was standing before them would persuade the bureaucrats otherwise. Bihari was the victim of a scam in which his uncle had paid to have him registered dead in order to inherit his land. He tells his extraordinary story to Chloe Hadjimatheou.
Producer Heather Simons Repeated Saturday 6.07am
3.27 The Radio 4 Appeal
Producers Piyush Nagpal, Kinjal Pandya and Ajit Partha Prasad Repeated Monday 8.30pm
Repeated from Sunday 7.54am
3.30 Open Book Repeated from Sunday 4pm 4.00 The Film Programme
11.30 Planet Bach Clemency Burton-Hill has either listened to or played Bach every day for as long as she can remember. However, in January 2020 she experienced a brain haemorrhage and everything changed. After emergency surgery, she was unconscious for 17 days and then slowly emerged. She’s still working her way back to her own daily encounter with Bach’s music. Here, she charts the playing of Bach around the globe across a day.
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Producer Rosie Boulton Repeated Monday 4pm
Antonia Quirke talks to Jude Law about his latest film The Nest, a psychological thriller that’s the second feature written and directed by Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene). Producer Harry Parker Repeated Sunday 11pm
4.30 BBC Inside Science
Producer Frank Stirling Repeated next Thursday 5.30pm Radio 4 Extra (R)
7.00 The Archers Home Farm looks to the future and Vince offers an explanation. Brian Aldridge Charles Collingwood Jennifer Aldridge Angela Piper Susan Carter Charlotte Martin Vince Casey Tony Turner Ian Craig Stephen Kennedy Alan Franks John Telfer Usha Franks Souad Farress Shula Hebden Lloyd Judy Bennett
Tracy Horrobin Susie Riddell Russ Jones Andonis James Anthony Adam Macy Andrew Wincott Elizabeth Pargetter Alison Dowling Lily Pargetter Katie Redford Lynda Snell Carole Boyd Roy Tucker Ian Pepperell
Writer Keri Davies; Director Dave Payne Editor Jeremy Howe Repeated tomorrow 2pm
7.15 Front Row Classical guitarist Sean Shibe discusses his new album with John Wilson and performs live. Producer Hilary Dunn
7.45 Incarnations: India in 50 Lives 19/25. Krishna Menon: Sombre Porcupine Sunil Khinani looks at the life of Krishna Menon, the abrasive Indian diplomat and statesman who invented the concept of non-alignment. Producer Mark Savage (R)
8.00 The Briefing Room 8/17. David Aaronovitch is joined by guests to discuss big issues in the news. Repeated Saturday 11m
8.30 The Spark 4/4. Ehsan Masood and GDP. Science journalist Ehsan Masood explains what he thinks is wrong with gross domestic product as a measure of a country’s economic success. He tells presenter Helen Lewis what alternatives are on offer. Repeated from Friday
9.00 BBC Inside Science Rptd from 4.30pm 9.30 Citizens of Somewhere Rptd from 9am 10.00 The World Tonight News round-up, with Julian Worricker.
10.45 Book at Bedtime: The Mermaid of Black Conch 9/10. Repeated from 12.04pm 11.00 What’s Funny about... 6/6. The Thick of It. Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman chat to Rebecca Front and Armando Iannucci about the making of The Thick of It. Producer Owen Braben (R)
11.30 Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere 4/4. Border Patrol. The Malawian comedian talks about the process of immigration between the UK and Africa. (R)
Producer Andrew Luck-Baker Repeated 9pm
5.00 PM With Anita Anand.
1.00 as BBC World Service
BBC World Service 4.30 Double Income, No Kids Yet 2003 sitcom 5.00 Rum Bunch Comedy sketch show (1/4) 5.30 Imran Yusuf: Relabelled The comedian does some soul-searching about what it means to be a “man”. As broadcast last Thursday BBC Radio 4 6.00 Pattern Recognition Sci-fi thriller (4/5) 6.30 Great Lives Matthew Parris invites Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho to assess the legacy of Albanian-Indian nun and missionary Anjeze Bojaxhiu, better known as Mother Teresa (1910—97). With biographer Anne Sebb. From 2017 (3/9) 7.00 The Navy Lark 1972 comedy 7.30 King Street Junior Revisited Comedy by Jim Eldridge, with Brigit Forsyth. From 2005 (6/6) 8.00 The House By Christopher Lee (6/8) 8.30 Charity Ends at Home Dramatisation of Colin Watson’s dryly comic 1968 murder mystery (2/6) 9.00 Desert Island Discs With poet Wendy Cope 9.45 Multi Story Shorts Becca Bryers with Olympic athlete Jake Wightman and his actor brother Sam 10.00—12.00 Comedy Club: Imran Yusuf: Relabelled, at 10.30 Political Animals (2/4), at 10.45 Poets’ Tree (2/4), at 11.00 The Museum of Everything (3/6), and at 11.30 Absolute Power 2004 comedy by Mark Tavener (2/4) 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
RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
Satirist Elvis McGonagall with provocative verse and politically savvy stand-up targeting Westminster, Waitrose and much more.
12.00 News and Weather 12.30—12.45am Book of the Week: Hello, Stranger 4/5. Repeated from 9.45am
Victoria Gill presents a look at the latest scientific research making headlines.
BBC Radio 4 Extra DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4extra Freeview 708 Freesat 708 Sky 0131 Virgin 910 6.00am The House By Christopher Lee (6/8) 6.30 Charity Ends at Home as 8.30pm 7.00 Rum Bunch Comedy sketch show (1/4) 7.30 Imran Yusuf: Relabelled as 5.30pm 8.00 The Navy Lark 1972 comedy 8.30 King Street Junior Revisited as 7.30pm 9.00 We’ve Been Here Before Panel game (1/5) 9.30 Double Income, No Kids Yet 2003 sitcom 10.00 The Bride as 3pm 11.00 Desert Island Discs With poet Wendy Cope 11.45 Multi Story Shorts as 9.45pm 12.00 The Navy Lark 1972 comedy 12.30pm King Street Junior Revisited as 7.30pm 1.00 The House By Christopher Lee (6/8) 1.30 Charity Ends at Home as 8.30pm 2.00 Golden Hill By Francis Spufford (9/10) 2.15 Northanger Abbey Dramatisation of Jane Austen’s satire on the gothic novel (4/10) 2.30 CHOICE: The First Private Eye Val McDermid investigates the life of Glasgow-born Allan Pinkerton (1819—84), who in 1850 founded America’s Pinkerton National Detective Agency, which heavily influenced the development of law enforcement in the country. From 2002 3.00 The Bride Dramatisation of Walter Scott’s romantic novel The Bride of Lammermoor 4.00 We’ve Been Here Before Panel game (1/5)
6.00 Six o’Clock News 6.30 Elvis McGonagall: Full Tartan Jacket
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: a look at writer Amir Hamza, who is a national hero in Indonesia, celebrated for both his poetry and his role in the development of the country’s national language 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 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 Matters 2.00 The Newsroom 2.30 World Football 3.00 News 3.05 Outlook 3.50 Witness History 4.00 The Newsroom 4.30 Heart and Soul: Amie Liebowitz looks at stories of black Jewish American activists
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 Financial news stories. 6.00 5 Live Breakfast Rachel Burden and Patrick Kielty with the latest sport, news and weather. And at 9.00 Your Call, with Rachel Burden inviting listeners to phone in. 10.00 Adrian Chiles Adrian Chiles with original journalism and surprising stories. 5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 12.55pm—10.00 Cricket Commentary on the One Day Cup final at Trent Bridge. 1.00pm Nihal Arthanayake News, big-name interviews and topical conversation. 4.00 5 Live Drive Johnny I’Anson and Rajini Vaidyanathan with news, sport and topical discussion. 7.00 5 Live Sport Steve Crossman with sports news, features and interviews from the week’s sport. Including at 8.00 Euro Leagues, in which he and Spanish football journalist Guillem Balagué break down European football’s biggest topics. 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, featuring a curated playlist with a chance for listeners to make suggestions. 1.00am Dotun Adebayo Conversation through the night.
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New series. 1/4. Journalist John Harris attempts to tell the story of the UK in 2021 through the voices of ordinary people in places with a distinctive identity. He begins in Milton Keynes, a new town founded in 1967 in Buckinghmashire, to talk to people there about their lives and how they see the future.
12.04pm The Mermaid of Black Conch
Thursday
5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day With Father Philip Blackledge. 5.45 Farming Today Rural developments. 5.58 Tweet of the Day Northern Jacana. With Liz Bonnin. (R)
BBC Radio 5 Live
Talksport 1053, 1089 MW DAB talksport.co.uk F’view 723 F’sat 731 Sky 0108 Virgin 927 6.00am Sports Breakfast Presented by Alan Brazil. 10.00 Jim White and Simon Jordan Sporting insight. 1.00pm Hawksbee and 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 Reaction 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 Bhangra Anthems 6.00 Certified Throwbacks 7.00 Harpz Kaur 10.00 Asian Network’s Big Debate With Ankur Desai. 1.00pm Noreen Khan Desi music, retro hits and guests. 4.00 Yasser New, unsigned and underground British-Asian music. 7.00 AJD 10.00 DJ Nish 12.00 Love Friday Mix 1.00am DJ Limelight and Kan D Man The biggest beats. 4.00 Desi Dancefloor Mix 4.30 Club Hit Squad Mix
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BBC Radio 1
Friday
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 10.30 Jordan North 1.00pm Matt and Mollie 3.00 Radio 1’s Party Anthems with Matt and Mollie 4.00 The Official Chart Show 6.00 Dance Party with Jax Jones 8.00 Danny Howard 9.00 Pete Tong 12.00 Essential Mix 2.00am Dance Presents 3.00 Annie Mac in the Mix 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
6.30am Zoe Ball
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Upbeat show with chat, phone-ins and texts, regular features and music.
Crowd Science 8.30pm BBC World Service Prepare to be both dazzled and disappointed by the largest, fastest-growing organ in the human body: our skin. A listener asks why we’re not made of stronger stuff; why our outer, so-called protective layer bruises and breaks so easily; why it dries out or oils up, causing acne, eczema and hives; why we are forced to wear the hides of other animals to protect our own. Marnie Chesterton comes to the defence of our skin, pointing out that it is both breathable yet waterproof and, despite those grazes and bruises, is stronger than steel. She also gives a real sense of how the epidermis is the human equivalent of a multi-tool, talking to scientists who are developing patches of skin that can make and deliver drugs to the body. It turns out we’re not such softies after all. JANE ANDERSON
BBC Proms
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The first of this season’s four “Mystery Proms” — concerts whose programmes were not previously announced, so as to allow the organisers to respond to the ever-changing Covid situation — now stands revealed as a further variation upon the running theme of loneliness and loss. Fittingly, it ends with a work whose own origins are shrouded in mystery — the solemn Requiem that Mozart struggled to complete on his deathbed, supposedly convinced he was writing it for his own exequies. And the funereal mood is foreshadowed in the concert’s first half, too, where a selection of highlights from Rameau operas includes Télaïre’s heart-rending lament from Castor et Pollux. MARK PAPPENHEIM
9.30 Ken Bruce Music, chat and features including after 11.30 Tracks of My Years, with the final two picks of Worcestershire-born dance-pop chart star Becky Hill, today discussing favourites by Bon Iver and John Legend
12.00 Vanessa Feltz 2.00pm Steve Wright Chart hits, chat and features, including at 4.15 Serious Jockin’.
5.00 Sara Cox With All Request Friday.
7.00 Tony Blackburn’s Golden Hour An eclectic pick of pop and soul oldies from across the decades, including First Choice, Stevie Wonder and Pet Shop Boys.
8.00 Sounds of the 80s Gary Davies with hits and rarities. Plus features including My 80s — with further 1980s reminiscences from returning special guest Kim Wilde — 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. Repeated Wednesday/Thursday 3am
12.00 Music programme 1.00am The Craig Charles House Party The broadcaster presents some of his favourite funk and soul tracks. (R) 3.00 Rylan’s Singalong Anthems (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)
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7.30am Lauren Laverne 10.30 Mary Anne Hobbs New music including at 12.30pm a mix from a top DJ or producer.
1.00pm Nemone 4.00 Steve Lamacq 7.00 Iggy Pop Personal picks, featuring La Luz, My Bloody Valentine, Wretch 22 and Viagra Boys.
9.00 Tom Ravenscroft Including at 11.00 The Ravers Hour, with a 30-minute mix by London based duo Audiobooks, then one by Tom.
12.00 Focus Beats 2.00am Ambient Focus 4.00 6 Music Artist in Residence 4/6. Music residency by Philippinesborn London-raised singer/songwriter Beabadoobee ( Bea Kristi), who shares her music collection. 5.00 Nabihah Iqbal Sitting in for Chris Hawkins.
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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 Suzy Klein. 9.15 Listeners are invited to suggest works for broadcast at 10.30 in the Playlist Reveal. 10.10 Song of the Day 11.00 Essential Five 11.30 Slow Moment A moment’s musical reflection.
12.00 Composer of the Week: Corelli 5/5. Corelli and His Followers. Donald Macleod explores the posthumous craze for Corelli’s music. Sonata No 2 in D minor, Op 2 No 2 London Baroque Concerto grosso in F, Op 6 No 2 Brandenburg Consort, director Roy Goodman arr Geminiani Concerto grosso No 7 in D minor Academy of Ancient Music, director Andrew Manze Corelli Violin Sonata in D minor, Op 5 No 12 (La follia) Andrew Manze (violin), Richard Egarr (harpsichord) Concerto grosso in F, Op 6 No 9 English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock (R)
1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert The Edinburgh International Festival welcomes back veteran Georgian Soviet pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja. Recorded on Wednesday at the Old College Quad and presented by Donald Macleod. Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Schubert Allegretto in E flat, D946 No 2 Schoenberg Six Piano Pieces, Op19 Brahms Piano Sonata no 3 in F minor, Op 5
2.00 Afternoon Concert Penny Gore with another chance to hear violinist Nicola Benedetti, conductor Jonathon Heyward and the teenagers of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in a Prom featuring Beethoven’s great Eroica symphony. Presented by Andrew McGregor. Recorded on 7 August at the Royal Albert Hall. Nicola Benedetti (violin), National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, conductor Jonathon Heyward 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)
4.30 The Listening Service 5.00 In Tune
Rptd from Sunday 5pm
Kate Molleson broadcasts live from Scotland and is joined by musicians performing at this year’s Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 7.00 In Tune Mixtape An inspired playlist.
7.30 BBC Proms Petroc Trelawny introduces the Britten Sinfonia, conducted by David Bates, in a a performance of Mozart’s Requiem and works by Rameau and the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, live from the Royal Albert Hall. Samantha Clarke (soprano), Claudia Huckle (mezzo), Nick Pritchard (tenor), William Thomas (bass), National Youth Chamber Choir, Britten Sinfonia, conductor David Bates
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7.00am Charles Nove 10.00 Mark Forrest Including after 10.00 the Album of the Week. 1.00pm Sam Hughes With popular classical works, new discoveries and rediscoveries, with Sam’s Matinée Moment after 3.00.
4.00 Penny Smith 7.00 Friday Night Scala With Darren Redick. 10.00 The Space Soothing and calming music. 1.00am Night Music Nonstop music. 5.00 In the Park Calming sounds.
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 4.00 Bush and Richie 7.00 Absolute 80s Greatest Hits Claire Sturgess with music from the decade stretching from Vienna to Atlantic City, Stand and Deliver to Sit Down, Blue Monday to Manic Monday, Heaven 17’s Temptation to New Order’s Temptation, 19 to 99 Red Balloons, Relax to The Reflex 10.00 Dan Noble 4.00am Ross Buchanan
Rameau Bruit de tonnerre; Ritornello (Hippolyte et Aricie); Tambourins I and II (Dardanus); Tristes apprêts (Castor et Pollux) Chevalier de Saint-Georges Symphony No 2 in D Rameau Lieux funestes (Dardanus); Orage (Platée); Chaconne (Les Indes galantes) Interval Mozart, compl Sussmayr Requiem in D minor, K626 BBC PROMS 2021 GUIDE £8 plus £1.50 p&p. Call 03302 232 639 or visit radiotimes.com/shop33
10.00 The Lonely Death of Stanley Bate Simon Heffner profiles English composer and pianist Stanley Bate (1911—59), who studied at the Royal College of Music — with Vaughan Williams, Arthur Benjamin, Gordon Jacob and RO Morris — and won nearly all the awards available at the college. Then came Paris with Nadia Boulanger, a spell in Berlin with Hindemith and, before the Second World War, highly successful ballet collaborations with Marie Rambert and Ninette de Valois. With the outset of war the openly gay Bate and his wife, the composer Peggy Glanville Hicks, moved to Australia and then to the US, with successes. Bate returned to Britain but his career never regained its pre-war position. It is thought that he took his own life, aged 47, following a period of personal troubles. Producer Luke Whitlock (R)
10.45 The Essay: Dawnwalks 5/5. Biographer Lucy Hughes-Hallett strolls amongst headstones in a local cemetry. Accompanying her is a hairy pointer called Kilburn, who has his own reasons for trotting out early. (R)
11.00 Late Junction Tonight’s playlist is devoted to the colour green, with Jennifer Lucy Allan presenting a new meditation on the colour from Tomoko Sauvage and Francesco Cavaliere. Plus a 1977 spoken-word piece by Fluxus “action-poet” Robert Filliou (1926—87) and a ceremonial peacock dance from Cambodia. And personal picks including an old favourite from street performer George Coleman(aka Bongo Joe), some early Cajun accordion from Harry Smith’s compliation Anthology of American Folk Music, and music created from buoys and wind-powered sails by Charlie Hooker.
1.00am Downtime Symphony Celeste with orchestral, jazz, ambient and pop music, featuring Steve Reich and Four Tet. (R)
2.00 Happy Harmonies Laufey with a playlist including current chart star Olivia Rodrigo and indie rock band Wolf Alice.
3.00 Through the Night With Jonathan Swain. Debussy Deux Danses Smetana, arr Trnecek Vltava (Ma vlast) Christian Henking Couche par couche Mahler Symphony No 5 (4th mvt) Shostakovich, arr Barshai Chamber Symphony, Op 110a Joel von Lerber (harp), Bern Chamber Orchestra, conductor Philippe Bach 4.05 Szymanowski Piano Sonata No 3, Op 36 4.25 Nielsen Symphony No 5 5.01 Haydn Divertimento in C, H IV 1 (London Trio No 1) 5.10 Mozart Piano Sonata in C, K545 (arr Grieg for two pianos) 5.20 Palestrina Stabat mater 5.29 Spohr Harp Fantasia No 2 in C minor, Op 35 5.39 Grossman Csardas (The Ghost of Voyvode) 5.48 Martinu Etudes and Polkas (book 3) 5.58 Strauss Vier letzte Lieder 6.20 Beethoven Piano Sonata in E flat, Op 81a (Les Adieux) 6.39 Poulenc Suite: Les Biches Revised rpt
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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 Mendelssohn Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Vienna Philharmonic, conductor Christian Thielemann Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K525 Zurich Chamber Orchestra, director Daniel Hope (violin) Grieg Peer Gynt: Suite No 1 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sakari Oramo Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor Maxim Vengerov, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Marios Papadopoulos Bach Cantata No 140: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme Alessio Bax (piano) Respighi Three Botticelli Pictures Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Geoffrey Simon 10.00 Smooth Classics With Margherita Taylor. 1.00am Katie Breathwick 4.00 Sam Pittis
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BBC Radio 5 Live
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1.00 The World at One 1.45 A History of the World in 100 Objects
News, weather and shipping forecasts as Tuesday
10/10. Pieces of Eight. Neil MacGregor looks at a cache of pieces of eight, little silver coins that by 1600 were used as currency all around the world, spread by Spain’s dominance of the trade routes. He describes how these rough silver coins shifted the entire balance of world commerce. (R)
2.00 The Archers Repeated from yesterday 7pm 2.15 Drama: Angst!
6.00 Today With Mishal Husain and Martha Kearney. 6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News 7.48 Thought for the Day With Dr Chetna Kang.
9.00 The Reunion 2/5. The Day Today. Kirsty Wark reunites members of the team behind 1990s TV news parody The Day Today. Featuring Armando Iannucci, Rebecca Front, David Schneider, Steve Coogan and Doon Mackichan.
Gaia Nemat
Repeated from Sunday 11am (FM only)
9.45 FM Book of the Week: Hello, Stranger
Kerry Shale Timor Greer Yusra Warsama
Cyril Nri
For details see Monday
2.45 Chinese Characters
5/5. By Will Buckingham. The author discusses peregrinations and the first package tour, and contemplates the solace of travel. Read by Mark Jeary-Fairbairn.
18/20. Mao Zedong: the Man Who Made Modern China. In the early 1920s, he was a library assistant at Peking University. Yet by the end of his life, having embraced modernity and renewal, but also violence and anger, he would rule a fifth of all humanity, turning China into a major power while destroying the lives of millions in a Cultural Revolution. Rana Mitter retraces the early years of Communist leader Mao Zedong (1893—1976).
For details see Monday Repeated 12.30am
9.45 LW Daily Service Led by the Rt Rev Chris Edmondson. Philippians 4, vv8—9. Like a Mighty River Flowing (Old Yeavering); Precious Lord, Take My Hand (Dorsey); The Peace of God (Rutter). 10.00 Woman’s Hour With Anita Rani.
11.00 The Digital Human 1/6. Animism. Aleks Krotoski presents the programme that explores the world of technology. Today she explores human anxieties around artificial intelligence, asking whether fears of technology are cultural.
Producer Nicola Holloway Repeated tomorrow 12.30am
4.00 Last Word Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of notable people who have recently died. Producer Neil George Repeated Sunday 8.30pm
12.04pm The Mermaid of Black Conch
4.30 Feedback
10/10. By Monique Roffe. A storm is brewing and Aycayia is continuing to change. David has to make a decision. Read by Burt Caesar and Marilyn Nnadebe.
7.00 Front Row Samira Ahmed with the latest arts interviews, news and reviews. Producer Simon Richardson
7.45 Incarnations: India in 50 Lives 20/25. Subbalakshmi: Opening Rosebuds Sunil Khilnani explores the life of south Indian singer MS Subbulakshmi. A perfectionist, she had the capacity to range across genres but narrowed over the years to what a connoisseur of her music has called a “provokingly small” repertoire. Producer Martin Williams (R)
8.00 Any Questions? Chris Mason presents political debate from Haddenham Village Hall in Buckinghamshire. Panellists include Labour MP Diane Abbott, Conservative peer and president of the advisory council of the Resolution Foundation David Willetts, and the editor of The Spectator Fraser Nelson. Producer Camellia Sinclair Repeated tomorrow 1.10pm
Repeated Sunday 8.48am
Kelly Burke reads This Is Going to Hurt, by Elizabeth Wetmore. Lee Ann lives alone in rural Texas, missing her only daughter and struggling to make ends meet. But one night, a surprising encounter in her backyard makes her think twice about her life.
3/4. The News. The stand-up comic examines what she considers to be the excessive amount of news being presented by the media. With help from her ever-trusty sidekick Robin Morgan, she talks to members of the public about their own gripes and dislikes. She also sits down with political journalist and assistant editor of The Spectator Isabel Hardman to discuss the logic of getting rid of the news entirely. Producer Sam Michell
7/8. Listeners’ views on BBC radio programmes. Presented by Roger Bolton.
Emma Sidi Justin Edwards
Producers Richard Morris and Simon Nicholls Repeated tomorrow 12.30pm
3.00 Gardeners’ Question Time
3.45 Short Works
11.30 Ellie Taylor’s Safe Space
Miles Jupp Natalie Ingrid Oliver Jones
8.50 A Point of View
Producer Dan Cocker Repeated Sunday 2pm
Producer Peter McManus (R)
Henry Tobin Christine Tobin
Producer Ben Crighton (R)
Chair Kathy Clugston invites a panel comprising Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank and Christine Walkden to answer listeners’ horticultural queries.
News and sport as Monday
4/5. The Great Outdoors. Jon Hunter and Paul Doolan’s sitcom following the fortunes of Henry Tobin, Britain’s shortest-serving and least popular prime minister, in the aftermath of a crushing election defeat. Today Henry is taken to the woods for an ill-advised survival weekend
Weekly reflections on topical issues.
9.00 A History of the World in 100 Objects 6—10/10. The First Global Economy (1450—1600 AD). Neil MacGregor introduces five items that trace the impact of travel, trade and conquest from 1450 to 1600.
10.00 The World Tonight Presented by Julian Worricker.
10.45 Book at Bedtime: The Mermaid of Black Conch 10/10. Repeated from 12.04pm 11.00 Great Lives Rptd from Tuesday 4.30pm 11.30 The Disrupters 1/3. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings discloses the mistakes made in his first business and how he overcame them. Kamal Ahmed and Rohan Silva talk about Netflix’s approach and mindset when taking on Blockbuster — a company 100 times its size. Producer Georgia Catt (R)
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Producer Kate Dixon Repeated Sunday 8pm ADDRESS: Feedback, PO Box 67234, London SE1P 4AX PHONE: 0333 344 4544 EMAIL: feedback@bbc.co.uk
12.00 News and Weather 12.30—12.45am Book of the Week: Hello, Stranger 5/5. Repeated from 9.45am
12.18 You and Yours Consumer affairs.
5.00 PM Presented by Anita Anand.
1.00 as BBC World Service
4.30 To the Manor Born Penelope Keith stars in the 1997 radio version of Peter Spence’s 1979—81 TV sitcom in which she starred. With Keith Barron, Angela Thorne and others (10/10) 5.00 The Wilsons Save the World Comedy (3/4) 5.30 Michael Frayn’s Magic Mobile Comedic monologues and dialogues from Michael Frayn, directed by Martin Jarvis. With David Suchet, Susannah Fielding, Joanna Lumley, Alfred Molina, Jared Harris, Adam Godley, Martin Jarvis and Roger Allam. As broadcast Sunday 7.15pm Radio 4 (1/4) 6.00 Pattern Recognition By William Gibson (5/5) 6.30 Off the Page With Dominic Arkwright 7.00 Dad’s Army Adaptation by Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad of the original TV scripts by Jimmy Perry and David Croft. Series two. From 1975 7.30 Semi Circles Simon Brett’s sitcom (3/6) 8.00 The House Political drama (3/8) 8.30 Charity Ends at Home By Colin Watson (3/6) 9.00 Podcast Radio Hour With Amanda Litherland 10.00—12.00 Comedy Club: Michael Frayn’s Magic Mobile (1/4), at 10.30 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (4/4), at 11.00 Lewis Macleod Is Not Himself Sketch show (4/4), and at 11.30 Think the Unthinkable (5/6) 12.00 Pattern Recognition 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
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BBC Radio 4 Extra DAB bbc.co.uk/radio4extra Freeview 708 Freesat 708 Sky 0131 Virgin 910 6.00am The House Political drama (3/8) 6.30 Charity Ends at Home By Colin Watson (3/6) 7.00 The Wilsons Save the World as 5pm 7.30 Michael Frayn’s Magic Mobile as 5.30pm 8.00 Dad’s Army 1975 comedy. Series two 8.30 Semi Circles Simon Brett’s sitcom (3/6) 9.00 The Food Quiz as 4pm 9.30 To the Manor Born as 4.30pm 10.00 Ivanhoe as 3pm 11.00 Podcast Radio Hour as 9pm 12.00 Dad’s Army 1975 comedy. Series two 12.30pm Semi Circles Simon Brett’s sitcom (3/6) 1.00 The House Political drama (3/8) 1.30 Charity Ends at Home By Colin Watson (3/6) 2.00 Golden Hill By Francis Spufford (10/10) 2.15 Northanger Abbey By Jane Austen (5/10) 2.30 Trollope Poet Michael Symmons Roberts explores the life and enduring legacy of novelist Anthony Trollope (1815—82). From 2014 3.00 Ivanhoe Dramatisation by Scott Cherry of Walter Scott’s 1819 historical novel. With Mark Bonnar, Laura Molyneux, Sasha Behar and, as Walter Scott, narrator David Tennant. From 2014 4.00 The Food Quiz Food critic Jay Rayner challenges well-known gastronomes on the subject of food, here with Clarissa Dickson Wright and Stephen Fry. From 2003 (1/6)
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5.00am Newsday 8.00 News 8.05 Hardtalk 8.30 Business Daily 8.50 Witness History 9.00 News 9.05 Tech Tent 9.30 Science in Action 10.00 News 10.05 The Real Story 11.00 The Newsroom 11.30 World Football 12.00 News 12.05pm The Fifth Floor 12.50 Witness History 1.00 The Newsroom 1.30 Science in Action 2.00 Newshour 3.00 News 3.05 Hardtalk 3.30 World Business Report 4.00 BBC OS 6.00 News 6.05 The Fifth Floor 6.50 Witness History 7.00 The Newsroom 7.30 Sport Today 8.00 News 8.05 Tech Tent 8.30 CHOICE: Crowd Science: Marnie Chesterton makes the case for the largest, fastestgrowing organ, hiding in plain site on the body — skin. She examines how skin manages to be breathable yet waterproof; flexible yet stronger than steel; sensitive to touch but protective against pollution and damaging UV, and also examines its susceptibilities, flaws and “faults” 9.00 Newshour 10.00 News 10.05 Hardtalk 10.30 World Football 11.00 The Newsroom 11.20 Sports News 11.30 World Business Report 12.00 News 12.05am The Real Story 1.00 News 1.05 Business Matters 2.00 The Newsroom 2.30 Stumped 3.00 News 3.05 The Fifth Floor 3.50 Witness History 4.00 News 4.05 The Real Story
5.00am Wake Up to Money 6.00 5 Live Breakfast With Patrick Kielty and Laura McGhie. And at 9.00 Your Call. 10.00 Chiles on Friday Adrian Chiles presents a good-humoured weekly show. 1.00pm Elis James and John Robins Fun and laughter with the bronze medallists in the best speech presenter category at this year’s 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 Live Sports Extra Digital only 2.55—6.25 Cricket: the Hundred The Women’s Eliminator. 5.00 5 Live Drive With Johnny I’Anson. 6.15 Live Sport Sports news and features including at 6.15 5 Live Cricket, with Henry Moeran presenting live coverage of the Hundred Eliminator.
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5/5. Gaia. Martin Jameson’s satire feeding off the world teetering on the edge of various self-made apocalypses. Today’s episode poses the question, what if the planet is, in reality, a single sentient organism, intent on ridding itself of the poisonous human parasites living on its surface? What if a way is found to communicate with this “intelligence” — and what if the person put in charge of negotiations is a refugee cleaner from Dafur?
6.00 Six o’Clock News 6.30 Party’s Over
Friday
5.30am News Briefing 5.43 Prayer for the Day A chance to pause for reflection and contemplation, with Father Philip Blackledge of Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church in Melrose. 5.45 Farming Today Food, farming and the countryside. 5.58 Tweet of the Day New Zealand Bellbird. With Chris Packham. (R)
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
David Brown’s Ambridge Diary: page 111
Presented by Jonny Dymond.
5 Live Sports Extra Digital only 6.25—9.30 Cricket: the Hundred The Men’s Eliminator. 10.00 Stephen Nolan New, topical debate and interviews. 1.00am Jim Davis 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 Presented by Adrian Durham and Darren Bent. 7.00 GameDay Countdown 10.00 Sports Bar 1.00am Extra Time With Martin Kelner.
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 6.00 Andrew Pierce 9.00 The Consumer Hour With Dean Dunham. 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 Podcast With Haroon Rashid. 6.00 Asian Network Bhangra Anthems Certified bangers. 7.00 Harpz Kaur 10.00 Asian Network’s Big Debate 4.00pm The Official Asian Music Chart 6.00 Panjabi Hit Squad Bollywood and bhangra anthems. 9.00 DJ Limelight and Kan D Man 12.00 All Star Anthems 1.00am Pure Spice With DJ Manara. 4.00 Desi Dancefloor Mix
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Face behind the voice Age “I have a running joke with the listeners that I never reveal my age!” Current job Presenter of two shows — 10am until 2pm on Saturday and Sunday — on BBC Radio Somerset. “I’m very much out and about. In the summer, I’ll host the Saturday show from a different location each week. The Sunday show is from the studio, but there’s always a segment from a trip I’ve made during the week. I’ve just been to a village called Kilve, where I found a lady who’s running a village shop out of the back of a horsebox! I’m very much into music and theatre, so I’ll interview visiting stars — if Jason Donovan is in Yeovil, that’s where I’ll go.” CV Born in Taunton, but from early childhood has lived in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset. He’s from a farming background, and still farms: “I could drive a tractor when I was nine. ” He
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did an engineering course, then went on to work for a tractor dealership, before setting up his own welding business, which he ran for more than ten years. Played a big role backstage at the Somerset Carnival and the Glastonbury Festival, from which he was invited on to Radio Somerset. “They liked that I didn’t have a radio voice — I was just this local fellow who’d stumbled on to a programme.” While welding, he injured himself and started looking for a new career. So when around five years ago BBC Radio Somerset launched an apprentice scheme, he applied and got on. He has since presented a variety of shows and was the afternoon presenter until the advent of Covid last year, when new schedules were brought in. How has your show been affected by the Covid-19 crisis? “The audiences have been wonderful, but it’s been tough with a show like mine that involves going out and about.
But you make the best of it. I’m certainly not in a position to complain. I’ve never had to be furloughed. I’m still doing a job that I love. My worst day on radio is still better than any day welding.” Best moment “I’ve interviewed Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis but the chance to interview anyone is just great.”
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Worst moment “I once spent two weeks planning a Christmas show in Dunster, on the Somerset coast. We were seven minutes into a three-hour show when the satellite went down. I drove 20 miles back to Taunton and presented the show from the studio — but everything we were going to feature was back in Dunster. It was a nightmare.”
Off air “I live in Burnhamon-Sea. I’m still a huge fan of the Somerset Carnival and Glastonbury. And I like cycling — I often cycle the 20 miles to work.” First radio memory “Orchard FM in Taunton, and a DJ called Phil Easton, who was great. Jeremy Kyle had a show on the station. He was great, too.” Favourite broadcasters “Steve Wright — I love his quick-wittedness. I’ve met him a couple of times and he’s a wonderful guy. Also Zoe Ball, Greg James and Ken Bruce.” Ambition/Dream job “It would be lovely to be on Radio 2 but it’s not likely to happen — I ramble too much! I’m already doing my dream job. But working backstage in the theatre might be fun.” Secret skills “I can make things. I’ve made a lot of things for shows — Including a pair of giant wellington boots, carved out of polystyrene, for Children in Need. I’ve made giant deck chairs — and a giant map of Somerset with flashing lights.” SIMON O’HAGAN bbc.co.uk/radiosomerset
2pm Sadie Nine; Fri: Dave Monk 6.00 Rob Jelly; Fri: John Leech 10.00—1am Tony Fisher; Fri: Nick Risby Phone-ins: 0800 111 4041 Email: essex@bbc.co.uk
Gloucestershire Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiogloucestershire FM 104.7 (Churchdown Hill) 95 (Stroud), 95.8 (Cirencester), MW 1413
Saturday 6am Nicky Price 10.00 Maddie Simpson 2pm Matchday 6.00 James Threlfall 8.00 Introducing 10.00—1am David White
Sunday 6am Nicky Price 10.00 Kate Clark 2pm Dominic Cotter 6.00 Manny Masih 10.00—1am Jim Colvin
Monday—Friday 6am Mark Cummings; Thu/ Fri: Steve Kitchen 10.00 Anna King; Fri: Faye Hatcher 2pm Mon: Jon Smith; Tue/Wed: Steve Kitchen Thu/ Fri: David Smith 6.00 Adam Crowther 7.00 Tue: Matchnight 10.00—1am Dominic Cotter Phone-ins: 0800 121 7575 radio.gloucestershire@bbc.co.uk
Guernsey Listen at bbc.co.uk/radioguernsey FM 93.2, 99 (Alderney), MW 1116
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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 Paul Coia 2pm Sport: Reading v Preston North End (k-o 3.00) 6.00 Stereo Underground 8.00 BBC Introducing 9.00 Bridgitte Tetteh 10.00—1am Alex Dyke
Sunday 6am Bridgitte Tetteh 10.00 Sarah Walker 2pm Andy Jones 6.00 Tony Blackburn 10.00—1am Bill Rennells
Monday—Friday
Monday—Friday 6am James Hanson 10.00 Mon/Tue: John Darvall; Wed/ Thu: Steve Yabsley; Fri: Joe Lemer2pmMon/Tue:Jonathan Ray;Wed/Thu: ClaireCavanagh; Fri: Steve Yabsley 6.00 Mon: Sound of the City; Tue: The Pavilion; Wed: Sports Store; Thu: Having a Gas; Fri: Sport 7.00 Upload; Tue/Fri: Football 10.00—1am Dominic Cotter Phone-ins: 08000 855 949 radio.bristol@bbc.co.uk
Cambridgeshire Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiocambridgeshire FM 95.7 (Peterborough), 96
6am Andrew Peach; Wed: Sarah Walker 10.00 Mon/Tue: Sarah Walker; Wed—Fri: Bill Buckley 2pm Michelle Jordan 6.00 Mon/Wed/Thu: Fleur Ostojak; Tue: Sport: Reading v BristolCity;Fri:WeekendKick-Off 7.00 Fri: Katie Tyler 10.00—1am Paul Miller; Fri: Alex Dyke
Saturday
Phone-ins: 0808 100 5100 radio.berkshire@bbc.co.uk
Sunday
Bristol Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiobristol FM 94.9 (Bristol), 103.6 (Severn), 104.6 (Bath)
Saturday 6am Ali Vowles 10.00 Andy Bennett2pm Sport6.00 James Threlfall 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am David White
Sunday 6am Jonathan Ray 10.00 Andy Bennett 2pm Steve Yabsley 6.00 Kevin Philemon 10.00—1am Jim Colvin
6am Kev Lawrence 10.00 David Webster 12.00 Sport: Peterborough United v Derby County andAccrington Stanley v Cambridge United 6.00 Rock ’n’ Roll Heaven 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Justin Dealey 6am Louise Hulland 10.00 The Great Outdoors 12.00 Walk Right Back 2pm Keith Greentree 4.00 The John Leech Soul Show 6.00 Naked Scientists 7.00 The Folk Show 10.00—1am David Clayton
Monday—Friday 6am Dotty McLeod; Fri: Louise Hulland 10.00 Mon—Wed: Jeremy Sallis; Thu: Thordis Fridriksson; Fri: Amir Suleman 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 Dundon 2pm Ross Ellis 6.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am David White
Sunday 6am Anoushka Williams 10.00 Jack Murley 2pm Caroline Cook 6.00 Richard Green 10.00—1am Jim Colvin
Monday—Friday 6am James Churchfield 10.00 David White 2pm Julie Skentelbery 6.00 Rick Edwards; Thu/Fri: Sarah Gosling 10.00—1am David Sheppard; Fri: Jim Colvin Phone-ins: 0808 100 1039 radio.cornwall@bbc.co.uk
CWR Listen at bbc.co.uk/cwr FM 94.8 (Coventry), 103.7 (Stratford/ S. Warwickshire), 104 (Nuneaton)
Saturday 6am LetitiaGeorge10.00 Brody Swain 2pm Sport 6.00 Dan Sambell 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Sunday 6am Sandra Godley 10.00 Brody Swain 12.00 City of Culture Special 3pm Bob Brolly 6.00 Gagan Grewal 8.00 Nikki Tapper 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: Sport: Blackpool v Coventry City; Wed: Coventry Creates; Thu: Brody Swain 7.00 Mon: Sandra Godley; Wed: Letitia George; Fri: Dave Marshall Barrett 10.00—1am Sunny and Shay; Thu/Fri: Natalie Graham Phone-ins: 0800 756 5200 coventry.warwickshire@bbc.co.uk
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 Martyn Williams 12.00 Sportscene 6.00 The Beat 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Devon Daley
Sunday 6am Donna Alos 10.00 Liesl Soards 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 Mon/Tue: Sally Pepper; Wed/Thu: Simon Morykin; Fri: Jen Thomas 6.00 Sportscene 7.00 Martyn Williams; Wed: Sportscene: Hull City v Derby County 7.40 Tue: MW Sportscene: Burton Albion v Sunderland 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
6am Claire Cathcart 10.00 Tony Gillham 2pm Robin Grey 6.00 Richard Latto 8.00 Tim Hunter 10.00—1am David White
Sunday 6am Robin Grey 10.00 Tony Gillham 2pm John Randall 6.00 Richard Green 10.00—1am Jim Colvin
Monday—Friday
Sunday 6am Angela Kalwaites 10.00 Toby Buckland 2pm Caroline Cook 6.00 Richard Green 10.00—1am Jim Colvin
Monday—Friday 6am Gordon Sparks 10.00 David FitzGerald 2pm Pippa Quelch 6.00 Rick Edwards; Thu/Fri: Sarah Gosling 7.30 Tue: Sport 10.00—1am David Sheppard; Fri: Jim Colvin Phone-ins: 0808 100 1034 radio.devon@bbc.co.uk
6am Oscar Pearson 10.00 Claire Cathcart; Fri: Tony Gillham 2pm Eliza Philippidis 6.00 Rick Edwards; Thu/Fri: Sarah Gosling 10.00—1am David Sheppard; Fri: Jim Colvin Phone-ins: 0808 100 9932 bbcguernsey@bbc.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
Essex Listen at bbc.co.uk/bbcessex FM 103.5 (n. Essex), 95.3 (s. Essex)
Saturday 6am Kath Melandri 10.00 Ian Wyatt 2pm Sport 6.00 Rock ’n’ Roll Heaven 8.00 Introducing 10.00—1am Justin Dealey
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
6am Andrew Easton 10.00 Toni McDonald 2pm Sport 6.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Sunday 6am Tammy Gooding 10.00 MalcolmBoyden2pm Jonathan Ray 6.00 Andrew Marston 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Monday—Friday
Monday—Friday
6am Toni McDonald; Wed/ Thu: ElliottWebb10.00 Malcolm Boyden; Mon: Tammy Gooding 2pm Andrew Easton; Thu/Fri: Tammy Gooding 6.00 Kate Justice 10.00—1am Sunny and Shay;Thu/Fri: NatalieGraham
6am Sonia Watson 10.00 Ian Wyatt
Phone-ins: 0800 121 8181 bbchw@bbc.co.uk
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Saturday 14–Friday 20 August Jersey Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiojersey FM 88.8, MW 1026
Saturday 6am Jenny Mullin 10.00 Tony Gillham 2pm Robin Grey 6.00 Richard Latto 8.00 Tim Hunter 10.00—1am David White 6am Robin Grey 10.00 Tony Gillham 2pm John Randall 6.00 Richard Green 10.00—1am Jim Colvin
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 6am Pat Marsh 10.00 Steve Ladner 2pm The Sports Hub 6.00 Richard Latto 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Alex Dyke
Sunday 6am Phil Harrison 10.00 Andy Garland 2pm Nicky Patrick 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 Mon/Tue: Nicky Patrick; Wed/Thu: Lesley McCabe; 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 Listen at bbc.co.uk/radioleicester FM 104.9
Saturday 6am Rupal Rajani 10.00 Summaya Mughal 1pm Early Kick-Off 2.00 Sport 6.00 The Beat 10.00—1am Devon Daley
Sunday 6am Jo Bostock 10.00 Aminata Kamara 2pm Kevin Ncube 6.00 Funk and Rare Groove 10.00—1am Summaya Mughal
Monday—Friday 6am Mon: Jo Hayward; Tue—Thu: Jimmy Carpenter; Fri: Ady Dayman 10.00 Ben Jackson; Fri: Summaya Mughal 2pm Ady Dayman; Fri: Jack Rafferty 6.00 Mon: Football Forum; Tue: Cricket Show; Wed: The Rugby Show; Thu: FM The Boot Room; DAB Bollywood Tamasha; Fri: Weekend Preview 7.00 Mon/Tue: Jack Rafferty; Wed: The Vibe; Thu: FM Bollywood Tamasha; 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
Saturday 6am Hannah Fletcher 10.00 George Smith 2pm Hope and Glory 6.00 The Beat 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Devon Daley
Sunday 6am Jono Brine 10.00 Pirate Gold 2pm Sarah-Jane Honeywell 6.00 Country Lincs 7.00 Folk 10.00—1am Summaya Mughal
Monday—Friday 6am Sean Dunderdale 10.00 Carla Greene 2pm Scott Dalton 6.00 Mon/Thu: Arun Verma; Tue/Fri: Hope and Glory; Wed: Laurie Dyche; 7.00 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 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 5am Claira Hermet 6.00 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
Monday—Friday 5am Jason Rosam 7.00 Vanessa Feltz 10.00 Robert Elms 1.30pm Jo Good 5.00 Eddie Nestor 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 Listen at bbc.co.uk/radionorfolk FM 95.1 (east), 95.6 (Wells), 104.4 (west), MW 855 (east), 873 (King’s Lynn)
Saturday 6am Kirsteen Thorne 10.00 Anna Perrott 2pm Sport 7.30 Canary Call 8.00 Introducing 10.00—1am Justin Dealey
Sunday 6am Matthew Gudgin 10.00 Treasure Quest 2.00 Big Country 4.00 John Leech 6.00 Ray Clark 8.00 Mark Punter 10.00—1am David Clayton
Monday—Friday 6am Chris Goreham 10.00 Kayleigh Poacher; Thu/Fri: Anna Perrott 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 Tel: 0800 389 7321 radionorfolk@bbc.co.uk
Listen at bbc.co.uk/radionorthampton FM 104.2 (Northants), 103.6 (Corby/Kettering)
Saturday 6am JohnGriff10.00 Jonathan Vernon-Smith 12.00 Gadders 2pm Sport 6.00 Rock ’n’ Roll Heaven 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Justin Dealey
Sunday 6am Liz Jeeves 10.00 John Griff 2pm The John Leech Soul Show 6.00 Farzana Chaudry 8.00 Edward Adoo 10.00—1am David Clayton
Monday—Friday 6am Tom Percival 10.00 Bernie Keith 2pm Tim Wheeler 6.00 Kerrie Cosh; Tue/Thu: Sport 7.00 Thu: Kerrie Cosh 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 Charlie Burley 2pm Matchday 6.00 The Beat 10.00—1am Devon Daley
2pm Shropshire United 6.00 Simon Berry 8.00 Introducing 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Sunday 6am Ryan Kennedy 10.00 Michaela Wylde 2pm Andy Martindale 6.00 Andrew Marston 9.00 Genevieve Tudor 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Phone-ins: 0808 100 9696 radio.shropshire@bbc.co.uk
Phone-ins: 0800 121 8080 radio.stoke@bbc.co.uk
Radio Solent Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiosolent FM 96.1 (Hampshire), 103.8 (Dorset)
Saturday 6am Steph Nieuwenhuys 10.00 Lucy Ambache 2pm Sport6.00 StereoUnderground 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Alex Dyke
Sunday 6am Lucy Ambache 10.00 Katie Martin 2pm Jono Holmes 6.00 Tony Blackburn 10.00—1am Alex Dyke
Monday—Friday
Monday—Friday
103.8 FOR WEST DORSET
6.00 Sarah Julian 10.00 Mark Dennison 2pm Ady Dayman 6.00 Mon/Tue/Thu: Arun Verma; Wed: Matchnight; Fri: Alex Noble 7.00 Fri: Rob Green 10.00—1am Mon—Wed: Sunny and Shay; Thu: Natalie Graham; Fri: Dean Jackson
As Radio Solent, including Dorset news and features, plus:
Phone-ins: 0800 678 3434 radio.nottingham@bbc.co.uk
Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiosomerset FM 95.5, MW 1566
Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiooxford FM 95.2
Saturday 6am Sophie Law 10.00 James Watt 2pm Sport 6.00 Stereo Underground 8.00 BBC Introducing 9.00 Bridgitte Tetteh 10.00—1am Alex Dyke
Sunday 6am Lilley Mitchell 10.00 Michelle Jordan 2pm Al Ryan 6.00 Tony Blackburn 10.00—1am Bill Rennells
Monday—Friday 6am Adam Ball; Mon: Jerome Sale 10.00 Kat Orman 2pm Lilley Mitchell 6.00 Fleur Ostojak; Tue: Sport 10.00—1am Paul Miller; Fri: Alex Dyke Phone-ins: 0808 100 9100 oxford@bbc.co.uk
Shropshire Listen at bbc.co.uk/radioshropshire FM 90 (Church Stretton), 96 (Shropshire), 95 (Ludlow), 104.1 (Clun)
Saturday 6am Ryan Kennedy 10.00 Michaela Wylde
Monday—Friday
6am Adam Green 10.00 Jim Hawkins 2pm Mon/Tue: Ryan Kennedy; Wed—Fri: Susan Hanks 6.00 Kate Justice 7.00 Tue/Fri: Extra Time 10.00—1am Sunny and Shay; Thu/Fri: Natalie Graham
Monday—Friday
6am Jodi Law 10.00 Arun Verma 2pm Alex Noble 7.00 Hayley Compton 10.00—1am Summaya Mughal
Oxford
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 6am John Acres 10.00 Perry Spiller; Fri: Lee Blakeman 2pm Mon/Tue: Ryan Kennedy; Wed—Fri: Susan Hanks 6.00 Sport 7.00 Mon/ Wed/Fri: Kate Justice; Tue: Sport; Thu: Centre Stage 8.00 Thu: Kate Justice 10.00—1am Sunny and Shay; Thu/Fri: Natalie Graham
6am Alun Newman 10.00 Pat Sissons 2pm Lou Hannan; Mon: Lucy Ambache 6.00 Mon: Fern Balch; Tue/Wed: Sport; Thu: Ollie Peart; Fri: Sports Hour 7.00 Fri: Carl Ralley 10.00— 1am Paul Miller; Fri: Alex Dyke
Sunday
Sunday
Monday—Friday 7am—9.00 Steve Harris Phone-ins: 0808 100 3800 Email: radio.solent@bbc.co.uk
Somerset
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
Monday—Friday 6am Luke Deal 10.00 James Hazell 2pm Mon/Tue: Georgy Jamieson; 2pm Wed—Fri: Sarah Lilley 6.00 Mon/Fri: Jon Wright; Tue: Matchnight; Wed: Georgy Jamieson; Thu: 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
Saturday 6am Surrey: Chris Jarvis; Sussex: Danny Pike 10.00 Amanny Mo 2pm Sport 6.00 Stereo Underground 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—12 midnight The Late Show
Stoke Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiostoke FM 94.6 (Stoke), 104.1 (Stafford)
Saturday 6am Liz Ellis 10.00 Susan Hanks 2pm Sport 5.00 Praise and Grumble 6.00 Lucas Yeomans 8.00 Introducing 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
6am Saturday 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
Phone-ins: 0808 100 8800
6am Sarah Lilley 10.00 Wayne Bavin 2pm Keith Greentree 4.00 John Leech 6.00 Ray Clarke 8.00 Mark Punter 10.00—1am David Clayton
6am Charlie Taylor 10.00 Andy Bennett 2pm Caroline Cook 6.00 Richard Green 10.00—1am Jim Colvin
Phone-ins: 0800 678 1566 somerset@bbc.co.uk
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
6am Claire Carter 10.00 Simon Parkin 2pm Mon/Tue: Trish Campbell; Wed—Fri: Andy Bennett 6.00 Mon/Wed: Charlie Taylor; Tue: Midweek Match; Thu: Trish Campbell; Fri: Luke Knight 7.00 Fri: FM Sport 10.00—1am Dominic Cotter
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)
6am Andy Collins 10.00 The JVS Show 2pm Roberto Perrone6.00 Mon/Wed/Fri: Evening Show; Tue: Sport; Thu: Danny Fullbrook 10.00—1am Nick Risby
6am Simon Parkin 10.00 Andy Bennett 2pm Sport 6.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am David White
Monday—Friday
Beds, Herts and Bucks
6am Sarah Lilley 10.00 Wayne Bavin 2pm Matchday: Burton Albion v Ipswich Town 6.00 Upload 8.00 Introducing 10.00—1am Justin Dealey
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
Three Counties
Sunday 6am Emily Jeffery 10.00 Dig It 2pm Sylvie Blackmore 6.00 Tony Blackburn 10.00—1am Nicky Patrick
Monday—Friday
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 Introducing 10.00—1am David White
Sunday 6am Sue Kinnear 10.00 Sue Davies 2pm Dominic Cotter 6.00 Manny Masih 10.00—1am Jim Colvin
Monday—Friday 6am Ben Prater 10.00 Marie Lennon; Fri: Rachel Houghton 2pm Graham Rogers 6.00 Mon/Wed/Thu: Adam Crowther; Tue: Sport; Fri: Wiltshire Live 10.00—1am Dominic Cotter 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 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Sunday 6am Grace Smith 10.00 John Fox 2pm Mollie Green 6.00 GaganGrewal8.00 NikkiTapper 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
6amSurrey: Joe Talbot; Sussex: Allison Ferns 10.00 Danielle Perry 2pm Shaun Tilley 6.00 Lesley McCabe; Fri: Evening Show 8.00 Mon: Bibi Lynch; Tue: Sport Focus; Wed: BBC Introducing; Thu/ Fri: Kathy Caton 10.00—1am Paul Miller; Fri: Alex Dyke
Monday—Friday
Surrey phone-ins: 0800 587 1046 Sussex phone-ins 0800 232 1045
Phone-ins: 0808 100 9956 radiowm@bbc.co.uk
6am Elise Evans 10.00 Letitia George 2pm Paul Franks 6.00 The Football Phone-in 7.00 Mon: Natalie Graham; Tue/Wed: Sport; Thu: Henry Liston; Fri: John Fox 10.00—1am Sunny and Shay; Thu/Fri: Natalie Graham
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6am Ashlea Tracey 10.00 Jenny Mullin 2pm Eliza Philippidis 6.00 Rick Edwards; Thu/Fri: Sarah Gosling 10.00—1am David Sheppard; Fri: Jim Colvin
Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiolincolnshire FM 94.9 (Lincoln), 104.7 (Grantham)
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Face behind the voice Age “I have a running joke with the listeners that I never reveal my age!” Current job Presenter of two shows — 10am until 2pm on Saturday and Sunday — on BBC Radio Somerset. “I’m very much out and about. In the summer, I’ll host the Saturday show from a different location each week. The Sunday show is from the studio, but there’s always a segment from a trip I’ve made during the week. I’ve just been to a village called Kilve, where I found a lady who’s running a village shop out of the back of a horsebox! I’m very much into music and theatre, so I’ll interview visiting stars — if Jason Donovan is in Yeovil, that’s where I’ll go.” CV Born in Taunton, but from early childhood has lived in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset. He’s from a farming background, and still farms: “I could drive a tractor when I was nine. ” He
CWR Listen at bbc.co.uk/cwr FM 94.8 (Coventry), 103.7 (Stratford/ S. Warwickshire), 104 (Nuneaton)
Saturday 6am Letitia George 10.00 Brody Swain 2pm Sport: Barnsley v Coventry City (kick-off 3.00) 6.00 Dan Sambell 8.00 BBC Introducing: Brody Swain presents, with unsigned, up-and-coming bands from the Coventry and Warwickshire area 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 Swindon Town v Carlisle United; MW Barrow v Hartlepool United (k-o 3.00) 6.00 Joe Costin 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Simon Logan
Sunday
6am Sandra Godley 10.00 Brody Swain 12.00 City of Culture Special: Fusion ’21 3pm Bob Brolly 6.00 Gagan Grewal 8.00 Nikki Tapper: stories that matter to West Midlands African and Caribbean communities 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
6am Richard Corrie 10.00 Val Armstrong 2pm Joe Costin 6.00 Paul Braithwaite 10.00—1am Simon Logan
6am Richard Williams 10.00 Vic Minett 2pm Trish Adudu 6.00 Mon/Fri: Sky Blues Phone-in; Tue: Sport: Blackpool v Coventry City (kick-off 7.45); Wed: Coventry Creates; Thu: Brody Swain 7.00 Mon: Sandra Godley; Wed: Letitia George; Fri: Dave Marshall Barrett 10.00—1am Sunny and Shay; Thu/Fri: Natalie Graham Phone-ins: 0800 756 5200 coventry.warwickshire@bbc.co.uk
Monday—Friday 6am Mike Zeller 10.00 Caroline Robertson; Mon: Val Armstrong; 2pm Vicky Warham; Thu/Fri: Simon Yaxley 6.00 Mon: Matt Bailey; Tue: Sport: Port Vale v Carlisle United; Wed: Darren Milby; Thu: BBC Introducing; Fri: Sport 7.00 Wed: Brett Davison; Thu: Gary Scott; Fri: Emma Sweeney 10.00—1am John Gillmore; Fri: Steffen Peddie Phone-ins: 0845 305 1122 radiocumbria@bbc.co.uk
But you make the best of it. I’m certainly not in a position to complain. I’ve never had to be furloughed. I’m still doing a job that I love. My worst day on radio is still better than any day welding.” Best moment “I’ve interviewed Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis but the chance to interview anyone is just great.”
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Worst moment “I once spent two weeks planning a Christmas show in Dunster, on the Somerset coast. We were seven minutes into a three-hour show when the satellite went down. I drove 20 miles back to Taunton and presented the show from the studio — but everything we were going to feature was back in Dunster. It was a nightmare.”
Off air “I live in Burnhamon-Sea. I’m still a huge fan of the Somerset Carnival and Glastonbury. And I like cycling — I often cycle the 20 miles to work.” First radio memory “Orchard FM in Taunton, and a DJ called Phil Easton, who was great. Jeremy Kyle had a show on the station. He was great, too.” Favourite broadcasters “Steve Wright — I love his quick-wittedness. I’ve met him a couple of times and he’s a wonderful guy. Also Zoe Ball, Greg James and Ken Bruce.” Ambition/Dream job “It would be lovely to be on Radio 2 but it’s not likely to happen — I ramble too much! I’m already doing my dream job. But working backstage in the theatre might be fun.” Secret skills “I can make things. I’ve made a lot of things for shows — Including a pair of giant wellington boots, carved out of polystyrene, for Children in Need. I’ve made giant deck chairs — and a giant map of Somerset with flashing lights.” SIMON O’HAGAN bbc.co.uk/radiosomerset
12.00 Sportscene: Pre-match 12.30pm Sportscene: Peterborough United v Derby County (kick-off 12.30) 2.30 Sportscene: Reaction 3.00 Sportscene: Burton Albion v Ipswich Town (kick-off 3.00) 5.00 Sportscene: Reaction 6.00 The Beat 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Devon Daley
2pm Sport 6.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Sunday
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
6am Donna Alos 10.00 Liesl Soards 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 Mon/Tue: Sally Pepper; Wed/Thu: Simon Morykin; Fri: Jen Thomas 6.00 Sportscene at Six 7.00 Martyn Williams; Wed: Sportscene: Pre-match 7.40 Tue: MW Sportscene: Burton Albion v Sunderland 7.45 Wed: Sportscene: Hull City v Derby County (kick-off 7.45) 9.35 Wed: 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
Hereford/Worcester
Listen at bbc.co.uk/radioderby FM 104.5 (Drum Hill), 95.3 (north & mid Derbyshire), 96 (Buxton), MW 1116
Listen at bbc.co.uk/ bbcherefordandworcester FM 94.7 (Hereford), 104 (Worcester & Gt Malvern), 104.6 (Kidderminster), MW 1584 (Tenbury Wells)
Saturday
Saturday
6am Donna Alos 10.00 Martyn Williams
6am Andrew Easton 10.00 Toni McDonald
Derby
10.00—1am John Gillmore; Fri: Linda McDermott
Andy Bennett BBC Radio Somerset
did an engineering course, then went on to work for a tractor dealership, before setting up his own welding business, which he ran for more than ten years. Played a big role backstage at the Somerset Carnival and the Glastonbury Festival, from which he was invited on to Radio Somerset. “They liked that I didn’t have a radio voice — I was just this local fellow who’d stumbled on to a programme.” While welding, he injured himself and started looking for a new career. So when around five years ago BBC Radio Somerset launched an apprentice scheme, he applied and got on. He has since presented a variety of shows and was the afternoon presenter until the advent of Covid last year, when new schedules were brought in. How has your show been affected by the Covid-19 crisis? “The audiences have been wonderful, but it’s been tough with a show like mine that involves going out and about.
Sunday
Monday—Friday
North region
Sunday 6am Tammy Gooding 10.00 Malcolm Boyden 2pm Jonathan Ray 6.00 Andrew Marston 10.00—1am Natalie Graham
Monday—Friday
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, featuring Rochdale v Scunthorpe United, and Hull City v Queens Park Rangers (kick-off 3.00) 6.00 John Kane 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Steve White
Sunday 6am Breakfast Show 8.00 Sunday Church Service 8.30 The Great Outdoors 10.00 Fiona Mills 2pm Lucy Clark 6.00 Neil Foster 10.00—1am Steve White
Monday—Friday 6am Kofi Smiles 10.00 Lizzie Rose; Thu/Fri: Amanda White 2pm James Hoggarth 6.00 Sportstalk 7.00 Mon/Thu: Sanchez Payne; Tue: Sport: Walsall v Scunthorpe United (k-o 7.45); Wed: Hull City v Derby County (kick-off 7.45); Fri: George Smith 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)
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 Andrew Edwards 10.00 Sport:football commentary and updates, featuring Manchester United v Leeds United (kick-off 12.30), Huddersfield Town v Fulham, and Bradford City v Oldham Athletic (kick-offs 3.00) 6pm The Mixtape 8.00 BBC Introducing: with Emily Pilbeam 10.00—1am Steve White
Sunday 6am Andrew Edwards 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 Sanchez Payne 2pm Rima Ahmed 6.00 Sport Daily: topical issues 7.00 Mon/Wed/Thu: Emily Pilbean; Tue: Sport: football commentary and updates, featuring Huddersfield Town v Preston North End, and Bradford City v Stevenage (kick-offs 7.45); Fri: George Smith 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 1pm Early Kick-off 2.00 Sport: Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers 6.00 The Beat 10.00—1am Devon Daley
Sunday
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
Monday—Friday 6am Graham Liver 10.00 Sharon Hartley 2pm Mon: Hayley Kay; Tue—Thu: Nishma Hindocha; Fri: Mike Stevens 6.00 Sport: local action; Tue: Matchnight Live 7.00 Mon: Desi Nation; Wed: Gerald Jackson; Thu: Garry Scott; Fri: Emma Sweeney
6am Jo Bostock 10.00 Aminata Kamara 2pm Kevin Ncube 6.00 Funk and Rare Groove 10.00—1am Summaya Mughal
Monday—Friday 6am Mon: Jo Hayward; Tue—Thu: Jimmy Carpenter; Fri: Ady Dayman 10.00 Ben Jackson; Fri: Summaya Mughal 2pm Ady Dayman; Fri: Jack Rafferty 6.00 Mon: Football Forum; Tue: Cricket Show; Wed: The Rugby Show; Thu: FM The Boot Room; MW Bollywood Tamasha; Fri: Weekend Preview 7.00 Mon/Tue: Jack Rafferty; Wed: The Vibe; Thu: FM Bollywood Tamasha; 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 14–Friday 20 August Lincolnshire Listen at bbc.co.uk/radiolincolnshire FM 94.9 (Lincoln), 104.7 (Grantham)
Saturday
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 Mon/Thu: Arun Verma; Tue: Hope and Glory: Lincoln City v Bolton Wanderers (kick-off 7.45); Wed: Laurie Dyche; Fri: Hope and Glory: the Preview Show 7.00 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: AFC Wimbledon v Bolton Wanderers (k-o 3.00) 6.00 David Scott 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Allan Beswick
Sunday 6am Mike Shaft 10.00 Mike Sweeney 2pm Sport: Super League and football commentary, featuring SalfordRedDevilsvHuddersfield Giants , and Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City 7.00 Indus 8.00 The People 10.00—1am Allan Beswick
Monday—Friday 6am Becky Want at Breakfast; Fri: Kay Crewdson at Breakfast 10.00 Mike Sweeney; Fri: Stacey Copeland 2pm Phil Trow 6.00 Talking Balls 7.00 Mon: Adaeze Chiwoko; Tue: Sport: Lincoln City v Bolton Wanderers (k-o 7.45); Wed: Asma Younus; Thu: Remmel Dawodu; Fri: FM Sport: rugby league: Wigan Warriors v St Helens (k-o 7.45) Fri: DAB Shell Zenner 10.00—1am John Gillmore; Wed—Fri: 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
6am Helen Jones 10.00 Sean Styles 2pm Billy Hui 2.30 Sport: rugby league: Wakefield Trinity v Warrington Wolves (k-o 3.00) 4.00 DAB only until 5.00 Frankie Connor 6.00 Andy Ball 8.00 Carl Learmond 10.00—1am Allan Beswick
Monday—Friday 6am Paul Salt; Fri: Lisa Marrey 10.00 TonySnell;Fri: SeanStyles 2pm Mon—Wed: Helen Jones; Thu: Sean Styles; Fri: Claire Hamilton 6.00 Sport; Thu: Merseyside Try Time 7.00 Jermaine Foster; Mon: Ngunan Adamu; 7.30 Fri: Sport: rugby league: Wigan Warriors v St Helens (kick-off 7.45) 9.00 Mon: Orient Express 10.00—1am 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: Milton Keynes Dons v Sunderland (k-o 3.00) 6.00 Beat Surrender: with Tom Campbell 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—12.00 Simon Logan
Sunday 6am Kelly Scott 10.00 Simon Logan 1.45pm Sport:NewcastleUnited v West Ham United (k-o 3.00) 4.00 Nick Roberts 6.00 Michael Poulter 10.00—1am Simon Logan
Monday—Friday 6.00 Anna Foster 10.00 Gilly Hope 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 Matt Bailey Phone-ins: 0191 232 4141 bbc.co.uk/radionewcastle
Northampton Listen at bbc.co.uk/radionorthampton FM 104.2 (Northants), 103.6 (Corby/Kettering)
Saturday 6am John Griff 10.00 Jonathan Vernon-Smith 12.00 Gadders 2pm Sport: Colchester United v Northampton Town (k-o 3.00) 6.00 Rock ’n’ Roll Heaven
Sunday 6am Liz Jeeves 10.00 John Griff 2pm TheJohnLeechSoulShow 6.00 Farzana Chaudry 8.00 Edward Adoo 10.00—1am David Clayton
Monday—Friday 6am Tom Percival 10.00 Bernie Keith 2pm Tim Wheeler 6.00 Kerrie Cosh; Tue/Thu: Sport: Newport County v Northampton Town (k-o 7.45) 7.00 Thu: Kerrie Cosh 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 Charlie Burley 2pm Matchday: football commentary and updates, featuring Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth 6.00 The Beat 10.00—1am Devon Daley
Sunday 6am Jodi Law 10.00 Arun Verma 2pm Alex Noble 7.00 Hayley Compton 10.00—1am Summaya Mughal
Monday—Friday 6am Sarah Julian 10.00 Mark Dennison 2pm Ady Dayman 6.00 Mon/Tue/Thu: Arun Verma; Wed: Matchnight: Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers; Fri: Alex Noble 7.00 Fri: Rob Green 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 6am Simon Morykin 10.00 Becky Measures 2pm Football Heaven 3.00 Football Heaven Live: FM Sheffield Wednesday v Doncaster Rovers (k-o 3.00); DAB Wigan Athletic v Rotherham United (k-o 3.00) 5.00 Praise or Grumble 6.00 John Kane 7.30 Football Heaven 8.00 Football Heaven Live: Swansea City v Sheffield United (kick-off 8.00) 10.00—1am Steve White
Sunday 6am Simon Morykin 10.00 Becky Measures 2pm Liz Green 6.00 Gul Nawaz Hussain 10.00—1am Steve White
Monday—Friday 6am Toby Foster 10.00 Becky Measures 2pm Howard Pressman 6.00 Football Heaven 7.00 Sanchez Payne
7.45 Tue: Football Heaven Live: FM Morecambe v Rotherham United; DAB Sheffield Wednesday v Fleetwood Town Wed: Football Heaven Live: West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United (kick-off 8.00) 10.00—1am Russell Walker 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 Birmingham City v Stoke City and Port Vale v Tranmere Rovers 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 Perry Spiller; Fri: Lee Blakeman 2pm Susan Hanks; Mon/Tue: Ryan Kennedy 6.00 Sport at Six 7.00 Mon/Wed—Fri: Kate Justice; Tue: Sport: football commentary and updates, featuring Swansea City v Stoke City, Port Vale v Carlisle United, and Oxford United v Crewe Alexandra (kick-offs 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 Gary Philipson 2pm Sport: football commentary and updates, featuring Middlesbrough v Bristol City, and Barrow v Hartlepool United (k-o 3.00) 6.00 BBC Introducing: with Rianne Thompson 10.00—1am Simon Logan
Sunday 6am Mike Hill 10.00 Tamsin Robson 2pm Goffy 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 Sport; Tue: Sports Extra 7.00 Mon/Thu: Matt Bailey; Fri: Upload: with Rachel Teate 10.00—1am Matt Bailey 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: football commentary and updates 6.00 Mollie Green 8.00 BBC Introducing 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 Letitia George 2pm Paul Franks 6.00 The Football Phone In 7.00 Mon: Natalie Graham; Tue: Sport: Walsall v Scunthorpe United; Wed: Sport: Birmingham City v Bournemouth; 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 Sport: Crawley Town v Harrogate Town (kick-off 3.00) 6.00 John Kane’s Northern Soul and Motown 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Steve White
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 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 Mornings 12.00 Lunchtime Live 1.30pm The Afternoon Show with Janice Forsyth 4.00 Drivetime 6.00 FM only from 7.00 Get It On... with Byran Burnett 7.00 MW Sportsound 8.00 Vic Galloway 10.00—12.00 Iain Anderson
Tuesday 6am Good Morning Scotland 9.00 Mornings 12.00 Lunchtime Live 1.30pm The Afternoon Show with Janice Forsyth 4.00 Drivetime 6.00 Get It On... with Byran Burnett 8.00 Another Country with Ricky Ross 10.00—12.00 Roddy Hart
Wednesday
6am Steve Bailey 10.00 Harry Whittaker 2pm Sport: rugby league: Featherstone Rovers v York City Knights (kick-off 3.00) 5.00 Liz Green 6.00 Neil Foster 10.00—1am Steve White
6am Good Morning Scotland 9.00 Mornings 12.00 Lunchtime Live 1.30pm The Afternoon Show with Grant Stott 4.00 Drivetime 6.00 Get It On... with Byran Burnett 8.00 The Quay Sessions with Roddy Hart 10.00—12.00 Vic Galloway
Monday—Friday
Thursday
6am Georgey Spanswick 10.00 Jonathan Cowap 2pm Sarah Urwin; Mon: Joanita Musisi 6.00 Mon: Bek Homer; Tue: Sport: Leyton Orient v Harrogate Town (kick-off 7.45); Wed: Make a Difference Heroes; Thu: George Smith; Fri: Sport: local action 7.00 Sanchez Payne; Fri: George Smith 10.00—1am Russell Walker
6am Good Morning Scotland 9.00 Mornings 12.00 Lunchtime Live 1.30pm The Afternoon Show with Grant Stott 4.00 Drivetime 6.00 FM only from 7.00 Get It On... with Byran Burnett 7.00 MW Sportsound 8.00 FM Travelling Folk 10.00—12.00 FM only until 10.30 Natasha Raskin Sharp
Tel: 0800 111 4849 radioyork@bbc.co.uk
6am Good Morning Scotland 9.00 Mornings 12.00 Lunchtime Live 1.30pm Breaking the News 2.00 The Afternoon Show with Nicola Meighan 4.00 Drivetime 6.00 FM only from 7.00 Grant Stott’s Vinyl Collective 7.00 MW Sportsound: Radio Scotland’s football magazine 8.00 FM BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Ashley Storrie
Sunday
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 MW Football Breakfast Show; FM Shereen; 11.30 FM Breaking the News 12.00 Off the Ball
Friday
Phone-ins: 08085 929500
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8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Justin Dealey
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6am Hannah Fletcher 10.00 George Smith 2pm Hope and Glory: Lincoln CityvFleetwoodTown(k-o3.00) 6.00 The Beat 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Devon Daley
2pm Sport: commentary on Everton v Southampton (kick-off 3.00), followed by Norwich City v Liverpool (kick-off 5.30) 8.00 BBC Introducing 10.00—1am Allan Beswick
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Face behind the voice Age “I have a running joke with the listeners that I never reveal my age!” Current job Presenter of two shows — 10am until 2pm on Saturday and Sunday — on BBC Radio Somerset. “I’m very much out and about. In the summer, I’ll host the Saturday show from a different location each week. The Sunday show is from the studio, but there’s always a segment from a trip I’ve made during the week. I’ve just been to a village called Kilve, where I found a lady who’s running a village shop out of the back of a horsebox! I’m very much into music and theatre, so I’ll interview visiting stars — if Jason Donovan is in Yeovil, that’s where I’ll go.” CV Born in Taunton, but from early childhood has lived in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset. He’s from a farming background, and still farms: “I could drive a tractor when I was nine. ” He
Saturday NEWS: SPORT: TRAVEL: WEATHER hourly 8.00am to 12 noon NEWS HEADLINES 2.00pm NEWS: SPORT: WEATHER 6.00am, 7.00, 5.30pm, 7.00, 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12 midnight
6.00am Time Travels Susan Morrison investigates the pirates of Loch Craignish, a desperate band of cut-throats who ravaged the Atlantic under the skull and crossbones, until they made their big hit on a Portuguese galleon stuffed with gold. With historians Dr Eric Graham and David Wilson, and Professor Allan MacInnes. Repeated 6pm
6.30 Out of Doors Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors. Email: outofdoors@bbc.co.uk
8.00 Good Morning Scotland The nation’s morning news. MW only 10.00—12.00 Football Breakfast Show After the success of the Euros Breakfast Show, Connie McLaughlin, Kenny Mcintyre and Tom English are back live from the Festival with football, fun and music. FM only 10.00 Shereen A unique take on the things getting Scotland talking today, with Shereen Nanjiani and her guests. Text 80295. FM only 11.30 Breaking the News Des Clarke hosts the awardwinning satirical news quiz. Repeated from yesterday
did an engineering course, then went on to work for a tractor dealership, before setting up his own welding business, which he ran for more than ten years. Played a big role backstage at the Somerset Carnival and the Glastonbury Festival, from which he was invited on to Radio Somerset. “They liked that I didn’t have a radio voice — I was just this local fellow who’d stumbled on to a programme.” While welding, he injured himself and started looking for a new career. So when around five years ago BBC Radio Somerset launched an apprentice scheme, he applied and got on. He has since presented a variety of shows and was the afternoon presenter until the advent of Covid last year, when new schedules were brought in. How has your show been affected by the Covid-19 crisis? “The audiences have been wonderful, but it’s been tough with a show like mine that involves going out and about.
12.00 Off the Ball Light-hearted football discussion programme. Call 08085 929500 or text 80295. Email: offtheball@bbc.co.uk
2.00pm Sportsound Coverage of Scottish sport including live and exclusive commentary. Text 80295. @BBCSportsound on social media
6.00 Time Travels Susan Morrison investigates the pirates of Loch Craignish, a desperate band of cutthroats who ravaged the Atlantic from one side to the other under the skull and crossbones, until they made their big hit on a Portuguese galleon stuffed with gold. Repeated from 6am
6.30 Our Lives with Michelle McManus Michelle speaks to Tanisha, who donates breast milk to Glasgow Children’s Hospital. Plus royal hand-washer Simon and record-breaking greatgreat-great granny Mary. Repeated from last Saturday. Repeated tomorrow 7am
7.00 Take the Floor A special edition live from the Edinburgh Festivals, featuring Matthew Maclennan and his Scottish Dance Band and the Lomond Ceilidh Band. Gary Innes also chats to folk musician Ian McCalman about the role the Edinburgh Festivals have had in promoting the city’s folk music scene. Email: takethefloor@bbc.co.uk
9.00 Pipeline The definitive pipe music programme. Email: pipeline@bbc.co.uk
Tuesday
Andy Bennett BBC Radio Somerset But you make the best of it. I’m certainly not in a position to complain. I’ve never had to be furloughed. I’m still doing a job that I love. My worst day on radio is still better than any day welding.” Best moment “I’ve interviewed Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis but the chance to interview anyone is just great.”
They liked ‘that I didn’t have a radio voice
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Worst moment “I once spent two weeks planning a Christmas show in Dunster, on the Somerset coast. We were seven minutes into a three-hour show when the satellite went down. I drove 20 miles back to Taunton and presented the show from the studio — but everything we were going to feature was back in Dunster. It was a nightmare.”
10.00 Billy Sloan A varied selection of music from Scotland’s — and the rest of the world’s — artists. 1.00am—6.30 as Radio 5 Live
Sunday NEWS: SPORT: WEATHER hourly 6.00am to 12 noon, 3.00pm, 5.00, hourly 7.00 to 11.00
6.30am Out of Doors Charlie Corbett speaks to Mark and Euan about how particular birds helped him through some hard times. 6.30 Clever about Cash Guide to navigating personal finance, with Kim McAllister and Eileen Adamson. 7.00 Our Lives with Michelle McManus Michelle speaks to young mum Tanisha, who donates breast milk to Glasgow Children’s Hospital, royal hand-washer Simon and record-breaking great-great-great granny Mary. Repeated from yesterday 6.30pm
7.30 New Every Sunday Act of worship led by Father John McLuckie, Rector of Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Edinburgh. 8.00 Sunday Morning Sally Magnusson presents music and conversation with a faith and ethical perspective, assessing the week’s events to ask what they say about people’s values and beliefs. 10.00 The Sunday Show Scotland’s home for discussion. Featuring the big Sunday political interviews. With Martin Geissler and Fiona Stalker.
NEWS: SPORT: TRAVEL: WEATHER: LOCAL NEWS as Monday
Off air “I live in Burnhamon-Sea. I’m still a huge fan of the Somerset Carnival and Glastonbury. And I like cycling — I often cycle the 20 miles to work.” First radio memory “Orchard FM in Taunton, and a DJ called Phil Easton, who was great. Jeremy Kyle had a show on the station. He was great, too.” Favourite broadcasters “Steve Wright — I love his quick-wittedness. I’ve met him a couple of times and he’s a wonderful guy. Also Zoe Ball, Greg James and Ken Bruce.” Ambition/Dream job “It would be lovely to be on Radio 2 but it’s not likely to happen — I ramble too much! I’m already doing my dream job. But working backstage in the theatre might be fun.” Secret skills “I can make things. I’ve made a lot of things for shows — Including a pair of giant wellington boots, carved out of polystyrene, for Children in Need. I’ve made giant deck chairs — and a giant map of Somerset with flashing lights.” SIMON O’HAGAN
6.00am Good Morning Scotland The latest news from home and abroad. With travel reports every 15 minutes, business updates at 7.45 and 8.45, weather reports at 7.29 and 7.59, and sports reports at 7.08, 7.35, 8.08 and 8.35. 9.00 Mornings Getting to the heart of the news and offering listeners the opportunity to have their say. 12.00 Lunchtime Live News updates from Scotland and beyond, plus lunchtime sport, travel and weather. 1.30pm The Afternoon Show with Janice Forsyth Janice rounds up Scottish arts, entertainment and music. 4.00 Drivetime Breaking down the day’s talking points with comment and opinion, plus sport, travel and weather. With John Beattie. 6.00 Get It On... with Bryan Burnett Have you got a favourite track you haven’t heard in ages? Then get it on Radio Scotland. Text 80295.
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8.00 Another Country with Ricky Ross Showcasing new and classic country and Americana music. 10.00 Roddy Hart New music and backcatalogue selections. 12.00—6.00am as R5 Live
12.00 Off the Ball Football discussion. Call 08085 929500 or text 80295. Email: offtheball@bbc.co.uk
2.00pm Sportsound Coverage of Scottish sport including live and exclusive commentary. Text 80295. @BBCSportsound on social media
5.00 Your Requests with Gary Innes Join Gary as he shares listeners’ special messages. 7.00 Classics Unwrapped Jamie MacDougall presents the best in classical music. Contact: BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA Email: classicsunwrapped@bbc.co.uk
9.00 Jazz Nights Seonaid Aitken with the onestop destination for jazz music, with news, sessions, exclusives andfeaturesincluding Richard Michael’s Song Book. 11.00 Iain Anderson End the day in the company of the songwriting masters of country, folk, blues and soul. 1.00am—6.00 as Radio 5 Live
Monday NEWS: SPORT: TRAVEL: WEATHER hourly 6.00am to 8.00, 10.00 to 5.00pm NEWS: SPORT: WEATHER 7.00pm, 8.00, 10.00, 11.00 LOCAL NEWS Dumfries, Aberdeen, Inverness, Selkirk: 6.30am, 7.30, 8.30, 12.30pm, 4.30, 5.30; Orkney: 7.30am, 12 noon, 6.00pm; Shetland: 12.30pm, 5.30, 6.00
6.00am Good Morning Scotland News from home and abroad. With travel every 15 minutes, business7.45and8.45,weather 7.29 and 7.59, and sport 7.08, 7.35, 8.08 and 8.35.
9.00 Mornings Getting to the heart of the news and offering listeners the opportunity to have their say. 12.00 Lunchtime Live News updates from Scotland and beyond, plus lunchtime sport, travel and weather. 1.30pm The Afternoon Show with Janice Forsyth Janice rounds up Scottish arts. 4.00 Drivetime Breaking down the day’s talking points with comment and opinion, plus sport, travel and weather. With John Beattie. FM only from 7.00 6.00 Get It On... with Bryan Burnett Have you got a favourite track you haven’t heard in ages? Then get it on Radio Scotland. Text 80295. Email: getiton@bbc.co.uk
MW only 7.00—8.00 Sportsound The magazine that offers a Scottish slant on the football world. Get the latest stories, hear from the key figures, and then put them on the spot. Text 80295. @BBCSportsound on social media
8.00 Vic Galloway Vic presents new releases from Scotland’s best alternative artists, plus classic album cuts alongside live session tracks. Text 80295. Email: vicgalloway@bbc.co.uk
10.00 Iain Anderson End the day in the company of the songwriting masters of country, folk, blues and soul. 12.00—6.00am as R5 Live
Email: getiton@bbc.co.uk
Wednesday NEWS: SPORT: TRAVEL: WEATHER: LOCAL NEWS as Monday
6.00am Good Morning Scotland The latest news from home and abroad. With travel reports every 15 minutes, business updates at 7.45 and 8.45, weather reports at 7.29 and 7.59, and sports reports at 7.08, 7.35, 8.08 and 8.35. 9.00 Mornings Getting to the heart of the news and offering listeners the opportunity to have their say. 12.00 Lunchtime Live News updates from Scotland and beyond, plus lunchtime sport, travel and weather. 1.30pm The Afternoon Show with Grant Stott Grant rounds up Scottish arts, entertainment and music. 4.00 Drivetime Breaking down the day’s talking points with comment and opinion, plus sport, travel and weather. With John Beattie. 6.00 Get It On... with Bryan Burnett Have you got a favourite track you haven’t heard in ages? Then get it on Radio Scotland. Text 80295. Email: getiton@bbc.co.uk
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Repeated from Monday 8pm Email: vicgalloway@bbc.co.uk
12.00—6.00am as R5 Live
Thursday 6.00am Good Morning Scotland The latest news from home and abroad. With travel every 15 minutes, business at 7.45 and 8.45, weather at 7.29 and 7.59, and sports reports at 7.08, 7.35, 8.08 and 8.35. 9.00 Mornings Getting to the heart of the news and offering listeners the opportunity to have their say. 12.00 Lunchtime Live News updates from Scotland and beyond, plus lunchtime sport, travel and weather. 1.30pm The Afternoon Show with Grant Stott Grant rounds up Scottish arts. 4.00 Drivetime Breaking down the day’s talking points with comment and opinion, plus sport, travel and weather. With John Beattie. FM only from 7.00 6.00 Get It On... with Bryan Burnett Essential music chosen by listeners. Text 80295. Email: getiton@bbc.co.uk
MW only 7.00—10.30 Sportsound Football commentary, analysis and debate. Text 80295. @BBCSportsound on social media
FM only 8.00 Travelling Folk Bruce MacGregor with the very best of folk and roots music from around the world. FM only until 10.30 10.00 Natasha Raskin Sharp Natasha serves up everything from 1950s rockabilly and country to jazz and the latest indie sounds. She also pays tribute to a Late Great and spins the globe for the Out of This World feature. 12.00—6.00am as R5 Live
Friday NEWS: SPORT: TRAVEL: WEATHER as Monday NEWS: SPORT: WEATHER hourly 7.00pm to 12 midnight LOCAL NEWS as Monday
6.00am Good Morning Scotland The latest news from home and abroad. With travel every 15 minutes, business at 7.45 and 8.45, weather at 7.29 and 7.59, and sports reports at 7.08, 7.35, 8.08 and 8.35.
@BBCSportsound on social media
FM only 8.00 BBC Introducing in Scotland Phoebe I-H and Shereen Cutkelvin present the best unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music Scotland has to offer. 10.00 Ashley Storrie The comedian and host Ashley Storrie brings her unique sense of fun to the show with sidekick Silent Paul along with listener interaction and regular feature Hollywood Swinger. 1.00am—6.00 as Radio 5 Live BBC Radio Scotland 40 Pacific Quay Glasgow G51 1DA bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
Local programmes ORKNEY
Weekdays 7.30am—8.00 Around Orkney: round-up of local news, events and weather 6.00pm—7.00 Fri: Friday Requests: weekly dedication programme, in which listeners are given a chance to send greetings, and request their favourite music PHONE: 01856 873939 EMAIL: radio.orkney@bbc.co.uk
SHETLAND
Weekdays 5.30pm Good Evening Shetland: news and features from around the isles, along with the daily weather forecast 6.00—7.00 Fri: Give Us a Tune: all-request show PHONE: 01595 694747 EMAIL: radio.shetland@bbc.co.uk
Radio nan Gaidheal Mar Radio Alba ach:
Disathairne 9.00am Spòrs na Seachdain Spòrs ionadail, nàiseanta agus bho air feadh an t-saoghail còmhla ri Iain Moireasdan. POST DEALAIN: sns@bbc.co.uk FON AN ASGAIDH: 08000 967050
Diluain 7.30am Aithris na Maidne 9.00 A’ Mhadainn A’ Mhadainn le Niall Iain. ath-chraoladh aig 9pm
10.00 A’ Mire ri Mòir Morag Dhòmhnallach a’ feitheamh ribh le taghadh de dh’òrain Ghàidhlig. 12.00 Sgaoileadh an Eòlais
10.00 Fàilt’ air an Dùthaich Taghadh de cheòl dùthchail sean is ùr. 11.00 Tiompan Ceòl Ceilteach, clàran ùra agus fios mu cò tha cluich càite le Mairead NicIllinnein. 12.00—1.00pm Aileag Beachdan chloinne, ceòl agus spòrs gu leòr.
ath-chraoladh aig 10pm
POST DEALAIN: aileag@bbc.co.uk
4.00 Fàilt’ air an Dùthaich Marie NicMhathain le taghadh de cheòl dùthchail sean is ùr. Tha òrain dùthchail aig Marie bho Gene Autry, Dottie West, Conway Twitty agus gu leòr eile.
Didòmhnaich 9.00am Dèanamaid Adhradh DèanamaidAdhradh—Seirbheis. ath-chraoladh aig 3pm/9pm
9.30 Sruth an Eolais Fiosrachadh a thogadh le Iain Friseal a bha a’ sgrùdadh ainmean-àite na h-Alba. 10.00 Am faca tu ’n gèam? Na farpaisean spòrs eadarnàiseanta a dh’fhàg làrach air luchd-leantainn. 10.30 Beag air Bheag Prògram do luchdionnsachaidh na Gàidhlig le Iain Urchardan. 11.00 Sàr Chlàr Patsi NicChoinnich a’ toirt cuireadh do a cuid aoighean an clàr as fheàrr leotha thaghadh. Anns a’ phrògram seo, tha an sgrìobhaiche agus cliucheadair ciùil Rona Wilkie a’ bruidhinn mun chlàr àraid “Gerry Diver Speech Project”, a tha a’ togail air seann phìosan tasglainn Eireannach. 12.00 Gleus Air Gleus an t-seachdain sa ceòl le Aaron Copland, Haydn, Mozart agus gu leòr eile. 1.00pm Sgaoileadh an Eòlais Mairead Dhòmhnallach le taghadh de na chlàr Sgoil Eòlais na h-Alba. 1.30 Crùnluath Eòghann MacEunraig le taghadh de cheòl na pìoba. 2.30 Rogha is Tagha Taghadh à prògraman na seachdain air a thoirt thugaibh le Anna Nic na Ceardaich. 3.00 Dèanamaid Adhradh ath-chraoladh aig 9pm
3.30 Alleluia Laoidhean, leughaidhean agus smuaintean. 4.00—4.05 An Litir Bheag Litir Bheag na seachdain sa le Ruairidh MacIlleathain. 9.00 Sgeulachd Beatha 9.30 Beag air Bheag Prògram do luchdionnsachaidh na Gàidhlig le Iain Urchardan.
12.30pm Feasgar Cultur, na h-ealain, ceòl is curseachad aig àm bìdh, còmhla ri Cathy NicDhòmhnaill. 2.00 Caithream Ciùil Ceòl Gàidhealach ’s Ceilteach agus fiosrachadh air na tha dol agaibhse gach feasgar. POST DEALAIN: dethadol@bbc.co.uk
4.00—5.00 Gleus Fuinn, còisirean agus òrain bho shaoghal ceòl clasaigeach agus eile, le Iain Moireach. An t-seachdain sa ceòl le Vaughan Williams, Jan Garbarek, Craig Armstrong agus gu leòr eile. ath-chraoladh aig 11.05pm
9.00 Coinneach MacIomhair 10.00 Beag air Bheag 11.00 Litir do Luchdionnsachaidh Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh le Ruairidh MacIlleathain. 11.05—12.05am Gleus
Diardaoin Mar Diluain ach:
9.00—10.00am Coinneach MacIomhair ath-chraoladh aig 9pm
12.00—12.30pm Sruth an Eolais Flòraidh NicNèill le clàraidhean a rinneadh leis an teaghlach aice fhèin.
ath-chraoladh aig 10.30pm
ath-chraoladh aig 10pm
5.00 Aithris an Fheasgair Naidheachdan nàiseanta is ionadail o Dhiluain gu Dihaoine. 5.30 Siubhal gu Seachd le Pluto Ceòl, fealla-dhà agus sùil air spòrs ionadail, nàiseanta agus eadar-nàiseanta.
4.00—5.00 Crùnluath Eòghann MacEunraig le taghadh de cheòl na pìoba.
POST DEALAIN: pluto@bbc.co.uk FON AN ASGAIDH: 08000 967050
7.00 Rapal Orain ùra gu leòr ri thighinn le Emma NicLaomainn. POST DEALAIN: rapal@bbc.co.uk FON AN ASGAIDH: 08000 967050
9.00 A’ Mhadainn A’ Mhadainn le Niall Iain. 10.00 Sgaoileadh an Eòlais 10.30—11.30 Fàilt’ air an Dùthaich
Dimàirt Mar Diluain ach:
9.00—10.00am Coinneach MacIomhair Còmhradh, conaltradh agus cnuasachadh gach là. POST DEALAIN: coinneach@bbc.co.uk ath-chraoladh aig 9pm
12.00—12.30pm Leugh an Leabhar ath-chraoladh aig 10pm
4.00—5.00 Sàr Chlàr Patsi NicChoinnich a’ toirt cuireadh do a cuid aoighean an clàr as fheàrr leotha thaghadh. Anns a’ phrògram seo, tha Seumas Mac a’ Lèitidh à Uibhist a Tuath a’ bruidhinn mun chlàr The Velvet Underground And Nico, air a riochdachadh le Andy Warhol.
ath-chraoladh aig 10.30pm
10.00 Sruth an Eolais Tha sinn a’ comharrachadh gu bheil 70 bliadhna bho chaidh Sgoil Eòlais na h-Alba a stèidheachadh aig Oilthigh Dhùn Eideann air a’ bhliadhna seo. Tron bhliadhna, cluinnidh sinn taghaidhean de chuid de na chaidh a thogail le luchd-cruinneachaidh na Sgoile, a’ mhòr-chuid dheth sna 50an agus na 60an, bho dhaoine a bh’ air am bogadh ann an dualchas agus beulaithris na Gàidhlig. 9.00 Coinneach MacIomhair 10.30—11.30 Crùnluath Eòghann MacEunraig le taghadh de cheòl na pìoba.
Dihaoine Mar Diluain ach:
9.00—10.00am A’ Mhadainn A’ Mhadainn le Niall Iain. ath-chraoladh aig 12.00
12.00—12.30pm Rogha is Tagha Taghadh à prògraman na seachdainairathoirtthugaibh le Anna Nic na Ceardaich. ath-chraoladh aig 5.30pm
2.00 Aileag Beachdan chloinne, ceòl agus spòrs gu leòr. POST DEALAIN: aileag@bbc.co.uk
3.00 Caithream Ciùil Ceòl Gàidhealach ’s Ceilteach agus fiosrachadh air na tha dol agaibhse gach feasgar.
ath-chraoladh aig 10.30pm
POST DEALAIN: dethadol@bbc.co.uk
9.00 Coinneach MacIomhair 10.00 Leugh an Leabhar 10.30—11.30 Sàr Chlàr
5.30 Rogha is Tagha 6.00 Na Dùrachdan Ceòl, òrain is fealla-dhà. 9.00 Mac’ille Mhìcheil Cuiridh Iain Mac ’Ille Mhìcheil agus aoigh sònraichte an deireadhsheachdain air a chasan. 11.00 Tiompan Ceòl Ceilteach, clàran ùra agus fios mu cò tha cluich càite le Mairead NicIllinnein. 12.00—1.00am A’ Mhadainn
Diciadain Mar Diluain ach:
9.00—10.00am Coinneach MacIomhair
ath-chraoladh Diciadain aig 12.00
ath-chraoladh aig 9pm
10.30—10.35 Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh le Ruairidh MacIlleathain.
12.00—12.30pm Beag air Bheag Prògramdoluchd-ionnsachaidh na Gàidhlig le Iain Urchardan.
ath-chraoladh Diciadain aig 11pm
ath-chraoladh aig 10pm
National BBC Radio 1* FM 97.7–99.7 BBC Radio 2* FM 88.1–90.1 BBC Radio 3* FM 90.3–92.3 BBC Radio 4 FM 94.6–96.1, 103.5–104.9, LW 198, MW 1449 (Aberdeen, LW progs) BBC Radio 5 Live MW 693, 909 BBC Radio Scotland FM 92.5– 94.7, MW 810, 585 (Dumfries) BBC Radio nan Gaidheal FM 103.5–104.9 (carries R4 in some parts), MW 990 (Aberdeen) Classic FM 99.9–101.9 Talksport MW 1053, 1089 Absolute MW 1215, 1242 Above stations also on Freeview (*not Sat 4pm—1am, Sun 4pm— 12 midnight, weekdays 5pm— 12 midnight), plus satellite, cable, internet and DAB (Radio Scotland MW service only).
Local Argyll FM 106.5, 107.1, 107.7 (Campbeltown) BBC Cumbria FM 95.6 (Carlisle), 96.1 (Morecambe Bay), 95.2 (Kendal), 104.1 (Whitehaven/ Keswick), 104.2 (Windermere), MW 756 (Carlisle), 837 (Barrowin-Furness), 1458 (Whitehaven) Capital 106.1 (Glasgow), 105.7 (Edinburgh) Central FM 103.1 (Stirling/ Falkirk/Clackmannanshire) CFM 102.2 (Workington), 102.5 (Penrith), 103.4 (Whitehaven), 96.4 (Carlisle) Clyde 1 FM 102.3 (Rothesay), 102.5 (Glasgow), 103.3 (Firth of Clyde), 97 (Vale of Leven) Clyde 2 MW 1 152 (Glasgow) Cuillin FM 106.2, 102.7 (Skye/Lochalsh) Forth 1 FM 97.3, 97.6 (Edinburgh), 102.2 (Penicuik) Forth 2 MW 1548 (Edinburgh) Heart FM 101.1 (Edinburgh/ Rosneath), 100.3 (Glasgow), 103.3 (Penicuik) Heartland FM 97.5 (Pitlochry/ Aberfeldy), 106.6 (Perth) Isles FM 103 (Western Isles) Kingdom FM 105.4 (St Andrews), 106.3 (The East Neuk), 95.2 (West Fife), 96.1 (Central & East Fife), 96.6 (Kirkcaldy) Lochbroom FM 102.2 (Ullapool), 96.8 (North West Scotland) Mearns FM 105.1 (Portlethen), 105.7 (Stonehaven), 106.2 (Inverbervie), 107.3 (Laurencekirk) MFR FM 96.6 (Speysound), 96.7 (Fraserburgh), 97.4 (Highlands/ Moray/Aberdeenshire), 102.5 (Caithness), 102.8 (Keith) MFR Two MW 1107 (Inverness) Nevis FM 96.6 (Fort William), 97 (Glencoe), 102.4 (Loch Leven), 102.3 (Skye & Mallaig) Northsound 1 FM 96.9 (Aberdeen), 97.6 (Balgownie), 103 (Peterhead) Oban FM 103.3 Original FM 106 (Aberdeen) Radio Borders 102.3 (Berwick), 103.4 (Eyemouth), 103.1 (Peebles), 96.8 (Selkirk) SIBC FM 96.2 (Bressay), 102.2 (Shetland) Smooth Radio FM 105.2 (Glasgow) Tay FM MW 102.8 (Dundee), 96.4 (Perth) Tay 2 MW 1 161 (Dundee), 1584 (Perth) Wave FM 102 (Dundee) Waves Radio FM 101.2 (Peterhead/Fraserburgh) West FM 96.7 (Ayrshire), 97.5 (Girvan), 106.7 (Rothesay) West Sound FM 97 (Dumfries), 103 (Kirkcudbright), 96.5 (Stranraer), MW 1035 (Ayrshire) Your Radio FM 103 (Dumbarton), 106.9 (Helensburgh)
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NEWS: SPORT: TRAVEL: WEATHER: LOCAL NEWS as Monday
9.00 Mornings Getting to the heart of the news and offering listeners the opportunity to have their say. 12.00 Lunchtime Live News updates from Scotland and beyond, plus lunchtime sport, travel and weather. 1.30pm Breaking the News Des Clarke hosts Scotland’s satirical news quiz. 2.00 The Afternoon Show with Nicola Meighan Nicola presents ideas and inspiration for fun things to do around Scotland in the days ahead and a soundtrack to kickstart the weekend. 4.00 Drivetime Breaking down the day’s talking points with comment and opinion, plus sport, travel and weather. With Fiona Stalker. FM only from 7.00 6.00 Grant Stott’s Vinyl Collective Grant celebrates the vinyl revival with classic records and new releases, playing album tracks from his own collection and hearing the stories about listeners’ cherished LPs. MW only 7.00—10.00 Sportsound Radio Scotland’s football magazine which puts a Scottish slant on the game. Text 80295.
Local
8.00 The Quay Sessions with Roddy Hart Live performances from across the musical landscape — all captured in front of an audience in the intimate setting of the foyer at BBC Radio Scotland’s Pacific Quay. 10.00 Vic Galloway Vic presents new releases from Scotland’s best alternative artists, and classic album cuts alongside live session tracks. Text 80295.
RADIO in your area BBC Radio Ulster
Radio
Local
Face behind the voice Age “I have a running joke with the listeners that I never reveal my age!” Current job Presenter of two shows — 10am until 2pm on Saturday and Sunday — on BBC Radio Somerset. “I’m very much out and about. In the summer, I’ll host the Saturday show from a different location each week. The Sunday show is from the studio, but there’s always a segment from a trip I’ve made during the week. I’ve just been to a village called Kilve, where I found a lady who’s running a village shop out of the back of a horsebox! I’m very much into music and theatre, so I’ll interview visiting stars — if Jason Donovan is in Yeovil, that’s where I’ll go.” CV Born in Taunton, but from early childhood has lived in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset. He’s from a farming background, and still farms: “I could drive a tractor when I was nine. ” He
Saturday RADIO ULSTER NEWS: hourly 7.00am to 11.00pm, then 11.55
6.45am Farm Gate Elaine Mitchell takes a weekly look at farming, food and countryside issues, including business news and technology. 7.05 Kim Lenaghan Kim welcomes listeners to the weekend with great music and conversation. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771 Email: kim.lenaghan@bbc.co.uk
8.05 Your Place & Mine The people and places that make Northern Ireland unique, with Anne Marie McAleese. Phone: 0289 033 8307 Email: ypam@bbc.co.uk
9.05 Gardeners’ Corner The weekly programme for keen gardeners with the latest advice, news and visits to plots large and small. Presented by David Maxwell. Phone: 03030 80 55 55
10.05 On Your Behalf Linda McAuley champions the cause of consumers in Northern Ireland, helping them to solve their problems and make the right choices. Repeated Wednesday 6.05pm Write to: On Your Behalf, BBC Broadcasting House, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HQ Phone: 0289 033 8314 Email via the website: bbc.co.uk/oyb
11.05 The John Toal Show John Toal with tales of family and community life, plus recipes, craic and music. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771 Email: john.toal@bbc.co.uk
Andy Bennett BBC Radio Somerset
did an engineering course, then went on to work for a tractor dealership, before setting up his own welding business, which he ran for more than ten years. Played a big role backstage at the Somerset Carnival and the Glastonbury Festival, from which he was invited on to Radio Somerset. “They liked that I didn’t have a radio voice — I was just this local fellow who’d stumbled on to a programme.” While welding, he injured himself and started looking for a new career. So when around five years ago BBC Radio Somerset launched an apprentice scheme, he applied and got on. He has since presented a variety of shows and was the afternoon presenter until the advent of Covid last year, when new schedules were brought in. How has your show been affected by the Covid-19 crisis? “The audiences have been wonderful, but it’s been tough with a show like mine that involves going out and about.
12.05pm Storytellers: the 100-Year-Old Backstop By Michael Patrick and Oisín Kearney. The Boundary Commission’s role in deciding on the precise delineation of the border between the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland. With Paul Kennedy and Martin Maguire. 12.30 A Perforated Ulster 5/7. Jokes, sketches, weird characters and songs about the events of the week, performed by Tim McGarry, Ali Forde, Damon Quinn, Diona Doherty and Paddy Jenkins. 1.05 The Eve Blair Show Eve brings a mix of music and chat to the afternoon with interviews and features ranging from books to film. 2.05 Sportsound Meets... A interview in which a sporting star revisits the moment they were first hooked. Plus the successes and heartbreaks of their lives and careers. 3.05 The Summer Social Donna Legge and Rigsy celebrate summer with perfect day trips, familyfriendly tips, seasonal memories, and special guests, plus lots of music and laughs. Including news at 4.00. 5.05 Kerry McLean Kerry hosts a summer soundtrack with dedications. Text: 81771 Email: kerry.mclean@bbc.co.uk
6.05 The Culture Café From the page to the stage, Marie-Louise Muir hosts the essential cultural conversation.
But you make the best of it. I’m certainly not in a position to complain. I’ve never had to be furloughed. I’m still doing a job that I love. My worst day on radio is still better than any day welding.” Best moment “I’ve interviewed Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis but the chance to interview anyone is just great.”
They liked ‘that I didn’t have a radio voice
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Worst moment “I once spent two weeks planning a Christmas show in Dunster, on the Somerset coast. We were seven minutes into a three-hour show when the satellite went down. I drove 20 miles back to Taunton and presented the show from the studio — but everything we were going to feature was back in Dunster. It was a nightmare.”
7.05 Caschlár Lig do scíth le scoth an cheoil le rogha Brian Mullen ó phopcheol, fréamhcheol, ceol traidisiúnta, na gormacha agus anamcheol. Brian Mullen presents music from pop to roots via trad, blues andsoul.Includingnewsat8.00. Requests to: Brian Mullen, Irish Language Unit, BBC Radio Ulster, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HQ Phone: 0289 033 8043
9.05 Jazz World with Linley Hamilton Linley selects the best contemporary jazz from the Irish jazz scene and around the world with profiles of local and touring performers. Email: linley.hamilton@bbc.co.uk
10.05 Saturday Club with John Bennett Late-night music club with tracks from the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Including news at 11.00. Text: 81771
12.00 as Radio 5 Live
Sunday RADIO ULSTER NEWS: hourly 7.00am to 11.00pm, then 11.55
7.05am Kim Lenaghan Kim offers a relaxing way to begin Sunday morning with great music and conversation. Including news at 8.00. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771 Email: kim.lenaghan@bbc.co.uk
8.30 Sunday Sequence Audrey Carville and guests debate the week’s religious and ethical news and explore the world of culture and ideas. With news at 9.00 and 10.00. Phone: 0289 033 8355 Email: sunday.sequence@bbc.co.uk
Off air “I live in Burnhamon-Sea. I’m still a huge fan of the Somerset Carnival and Glastonbury. And I like cycling — I often cycle the 20 miles to work.” First radio memory “Orchard FM in Taunton, and a DJ called Phil Easton, who was great. Jeremy Kyle had a show on the station. He was great, too.” Favourite broadcasters “Steve Wright — I love his quick-wittedness. I’ve met him a couple of times and he’s a wonderful guy. Also Zoe Ball, Greg James and Ken Bruce.” Ambition/Dream job “It would be lovely to be on Radio 2 but it’s not likely to happen — I ramble too much! I’m already doing my dream job. But working backstage in the theatre might be fun.” Secret skills “I can make things. I’ve made a lot of things for shows — Including a pair of giant wellington boots, carved out of polystyrene, for Children in Need. I’ve made giant deck chairs — and a giant map of Somerset with flashing lights.” SIMON O’HAGAN bbc.co.uk/radiosomerset
10.15 Morning Service An act of worship from Ballywillan Presbyterian Church, Portrush. Led by the Rev Dr Stephen Williamson. 11.05 Sunday with Steven Rainey Steven brings the best of in-depth current affairs, interviews, discussion and analysis — including a guide to the Sunday newspapers. Including news at 12.00. 1.05 Sunday with Brian D’Arcy A combination of conversation, meditation, fun and good music. Write to: Sunday with Brian D’Arcy, BBC Radio Ulster, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HQ
2.05 Kerry McLean The host helps wind down the weekend and sets the mood for the week ahead with music and chat. With news at 3.00. Text: 81771 Email: kerry.mclean@bbc.co.uk
4.05 Kaz Hawkins Got the Blues Kaz plays a final selection of her favourite blues music, with tracks by the Black Keys, Wilko Johnson, Daddy Long Legs and Van Morrison. Last in series. 5.05 Sounds Sacred Eugene O’Hagan introduces sacred music performed by local and internationally acclaimed performers. 6.05 Kintra Helen Mark and the Kintra team with news, music and banter from Ulster-Scots communities at home and abroad. Email: kintra@bbc.co.uk
6.30 That Reminds Me 7/8. People share the story of how one piece of music reminds them of a significant time or moment in their life. 7.05 Classical Connections with John Toal John presents classical music, news, reviews and interviews. Including news at 8.00. 9.05 Jazz Club with Walter Love Walter plays classic jazz tracks and presents features on legendary performers. 10.05 Sunday Club with John Bennett Music designed to soothe away the problems of the past week. Including news at 11.00. Dedications to: The Sunday Club, BBC Radio Ulster, Broadcast House, Belfast BT2 8HQ Email: jb@bbc.co.uk
12.00 as Radio 5 Live
Monday RADIO ULSTER NEWS: half-hourly 6.30am to 8.30, hourly 9.00 to 11.00pm, plus 5.30pm, 11.55
6.30am Good Morning Ulster News from home and abroad, with Sarah Brett and Joel Taggart. Including regular news, travel and sport updates and analysis of finance and business news and Thought for the Day at 6.50 and 7.55.
10.30 The Connor Phillips Show A mid-morning mix of music and mischief, with fun features such as Howl Yer Wisht, Does My Head In and Absolutely Mortified. With news at 11.00. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771 Email: connor@bbc.co.uk
12.00 Talkback William Crawley debates challenging issues and talks to people making the headlines. Withnewsat12.00and1.00pm. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Email: talk.back@bbc.co.uk bbc.co.uk/talkback
1.30pm Hugo Duncan The best in country music old and new, plus the opportunity for listeners to submit requests by phone or text. With news and travel at 2.00. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771
3.05 The Lynette Fay Show The host presents a mix of music, features and interviews. Email: lynette.fay@bbc.co.uk Text: 81771
4.00 Evening Extra Tara Mills and Declan Harvey present news on the half-hour, regular sport, traffic and weather reports, and the latest in agri-business news. 6.05 Sportsound Extra Time Mark Sidebottom and guests discuss the biggest stories making the back pages. 7.05 Blas Fearghal Mag Uiginn le súil siar ar aicsean spóirt dheireadh na seachtaine. Ag díriú ar aicsean na gclubanna CLG agus craobhchomórtais na gContaetha ag teacht chun críche agus feachtais Chumainn Uladh faoi lánseol. Fearghal Mag Uiginn looks back at the weekend’s sporting action. 7.30 The Stephen McCauley Show Stephen brings listeners the best in alternative music from punk to electronica from home and abroad featuring live performances and interviews. With news at 8.00 and 9.00. 9.30 ATL Introducing Gemma Bradley brings exclusive performances, interviews and backstage banter from the Stendhal Festival. With news at 10.00. 11.05 The Late Show with Eve Blair The best in chilled-out music, including a mix of easy listening melodies both old and new, together with material by the Artist of the Week. Email: eve.blair@bbc.co.uk
12.00 as Radio 5 Live
Tuesday
Email: good.morning.ulster@bbc.co.uk
RADIO ULSTER NEWS: see Monday
9.00 The Nolan Show Breaking news and hardhitting topical debate with Stephen Nolan. Including news and travel at 10.00.
6.30am Good Morning Ulster With Sarah Brett and Chris Buckler. Including regular news, travel and sport updates and analysis of finance and business news and Thought for the Day at 6.50 and 7.55.
Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771 Email: nolan@bbc.co.uk
Email: good.morning.ulster@bbc.co.uk
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Saturday 14–Friday 20 August Frequencies 9.00 The Nolan Show Breaking news and hardhitting topical debate with Stephen Nolan. Including news and travel at 10.00. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771 Email: nolan@bbc.co.uk
Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771 Email: connor@bbc.co.uk
12.00 Talkback William Crawley and the Talkback team debate challenging issues and talks to people making the headlines. Withnewsat12.00and1.00pm.
1.30pm Hugo Duncan The best in country music old and new, plus the opportunity for listeners to submit requests by phone or text. With news and travel at 2.00. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771
3.05 The Lynette Fay Show The host presents music, features and interviews. Text: 81771 Email: lynette.fay@bbc.co.uk
4.00 Evening Extra The big stories at the end of the day for those on the evening commute. Weather, sport and travel too. Presented by Tara Mills and Declan Harvey. 6.05 Farming Matters Voices, views, stories, news and chat from Northern Ireland’s rural community, hosted by Nicola Weir. Including essential livestock and weather reports. 7.05 Snámh Fiáin Tumann Tessa Fleming, láithreoir, in éineacht le cuid de na snámhaithe cróga isteach i bhfarraigí agus lochanna na hÉireann. Tessa Fleming joins in with some of the Ballyronan Bluetits on their morning swim. She also learns more about the importance of Loch nEathach with Déaglán O Doibhlin. 7.30 The Stephen McCauley Show Stephen brings listeners the best in alternative music from punk to electronica from home and abroad featuring performances and interviews. With news at 8.00 and 9.00. 9.30 Ralph McLean — Local Voices Ralph presents the very best in Irish music old and new, from classic tracks to brand new releases and featuring sessions from rising stars. Including news at 10.00. 11.05 The Late Show with Eve Blair The best in chilled-out music, including a mix of easy listening melodies both old and new, together with material by the Artist of the Week. Email: eve.blair@bbc.co.uk
12.00 as Radio 5 Live
6.30am Good Morning Ulster With Sarah Brett and Chris Buckler. Including regular news, travel and sport updates and analysis of finance and business news and Thought for the Day at 6.50 and 7.55. Email: good.morning.ulster@bbc.co.uk
9.00 The Nolan Show Breaking news and hardhitting topical debate with Stephen Nolan. Including news and travel at 10.00. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771 Email: nolan@bbc.co.uk
10.30 The Connor Phillips Show A mix of music and mischief. Including news at 11.00. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771 Email: connor@bbc.co.uk
12.00 Talkback William Crawley debates challenging issues and talks to people making the headlines. Withnewsat12.00and1.00pm. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Email: talk.back@bbc.co.uk bbc.co.uk/talkback
1.30pm Hugo Duncan Country music old and new. With news and travel at 2.00. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771
3.05 The Lynette Fay Show The host presents music, features and interviews. Text: 81771 Email: lynette.fay@bbc.co.uk
4.00 Evening Extra Declan Harvey and Joel Taggart present news on the half-hour, regular sport, traffic and weather reports, and the latest in agri-business news. 6.05 On Your Behalf Linda McAuley champions the cause of consumers in Northern Ireland. Repeated from Saturday 10.05am Write to: On Your Behalf, BBC Broadcasting House, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HQ Phone: 0289 033 8314 Email via the website: bbc.co.uk/oyb
7.05 Blas Caint agus comhrá faoi imeachtaí an tsaoil mhóir agus shaol an ghnáthlae. Beidh comhrá ann faoi imeachtaí áitiúlaagusidirnáisiúnta,chomh maith le saincheisteanna atá tábhachtach ag daoine agus ag pobail sa bhaile agus níos faide ar shiúl. Má tá sé i mbéal an phobail, beidh sé i mbéal Mháire agus a haíonna chomh maith! Máire Bhreathnach presents all the latest news on local and international events and the issues of the day. Plus a focus on the issue of remote working. 7.30 The Stephen McCauley Show Stephen brings listeners the best in alternative music from punk to electronica. With news at 8.00 and 9.00. 9.30 Ralph McLean — Rock and Soul The best in classic rock, soul, blues, pop, gospel, reggae and funk both old and new. Including news at 10.00.
Email: eve.blair@bbc.co.uk
12.00 as Radio 5 Live
Thursday RADIO ULSTER NEWS: see Monday
6.30am Good Morning Ulster With Sarah Brett and Chris Buckler. Including regular news, travel and sport updates and analysis of finance and business news and Thought for the Day at 6.50 and 7.55. Email: good.morning.ulster@bbc.co.uk
9.00 The Nolan Show Breaking news and hardhitting topical debate with Stephen Nolan. Listeners can share their views by phone, text or email. Including news and travel at 10.00. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771 Email: nolan@bbc.co.uk
10.30 The Connor Phillips Show A mix of music and mischief. Including news at 11.00. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771 Email: connor@bbc.co.uk
12.00 Talkback William Crawley debates challenging issues and talks to people making the headlines. Withnewsat12.00and1.00pm. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Email: talk.back@bbc.co.uk bbc.co.uk/talkback
1.30pm Hugo Duncan The best in country music old and new, plus the opportunity for listeners to submit requests by phone or text. Including news and travel at 2.00. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771
3.05 The Lynette Fay Show The host presents a mix of music, features and interviews. Text: 81771 Email: lynette.fay@bbc.co.uk
4.00 Evening Extra Declan Harvey and Joel Taggart present news on the half-hour, regular sport, traffic and weather reports, and the latest in agri-business news. 6.05 The Ticket Kathy Clugston reports on the arts in Northern Ireland, from blockbuster movies to comedy gigs. 7.05 Máistrí Seancheol fíorspeisialta ón chartlannleisanchuidisfearrde cheoltóirí traidisiúnta ár linne. Gems from the archive and contemporary exemplars of the tradition, illuminated by Robbie’s expertise as an accomplished musician. Repeat 7.30 The Stephen McCauley Show Stephen brings listeners the best in alternative music from punk to electronica. With news at 8.00 and 9.00.
9.30 Ralph McLean — Country Classic tracks, live performance and timeless Americana. Including news at 10.00. 11.05 The Late Show with Eve Blair The best in chilled-out music. Email: eve.blair@bbc.co.uk
12.00 as Radio 5 Live
Friday RADIO ULSTER NEWS: half-hourly 6.30am to 8.30, hourly 9.00 to 11.00pm, then 11.55
6.30am Good Morning Ulster The day’s news with Chris Buckler and Joel Taggart. including regular news, travel and sport updates and analysis of finance and business news, plus the main agri-business news in Farm Gate and a daily Thought for the Day at 6.50 and 7.55. Email: good.morning.ulster@bbc.co.uk
9.00 The Nolan Show Hard-hitting topical debate with Stephen Nolan. Including news and travel at 10.00. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771 Email: nolan@bbc.co.uk
10.30 The Connor Phillips Show A mix of music and mischief. Including news at 11.00. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771 Email: connor@bbc.co.uk
12.00 Talkback William Crawley debates challenging issues and talks to people making the headlines. Withnewsat12.00and1.00pm. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Email: talk.back@bbc.co.uk bbc.co.uk/talkback
1.30pm Hugo Duncan The best in country music. With news and travel at 2.00. Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Text: 81771
3.05 The Vinny Hurrell Show The presenter hosts the magazine show, with music, chat and a bit of craic to get the weekend under way. Text: 81771 Email: vinny.hurrell@bbc.co.uk
4.00 Evening Extra Declan Harvey and Joel Taggart present news on the half-hour, regular sport, traffic and weather reports, and the latest in agri-business news. 6.05 When I Was 25 Pop star Kerry Katona talks to Vinny Hurrell about when she was 25, one of the hardest times of her life. Drowning in a cycle of drug addiction, Kerry didn’t know if she’d make it out alive. What would Kerry tell herself now in her mid-twenties? 7.05 Where Music Matters Taylor Johnson presents selections from the Where Music Matters playlist of new homegrown musical talent. 7.30 The Mickey Bradley Record Show Vintage rock and pop tracks, as well as some new releases. With news at 8.00 and 9.00. Text: 81771 Email: michael.bradley@bbc.co.uk
9.30 Blas Ceoil Cuireann Caoimhe “Ceol” Ní Chathail tús spleodrach le do dheireadh seachtaine. Ceol traidisiúnta, fréamh agus dúchasach, le heisiúintí úra, sonraí gigeanna agus seisiúin bheo. Caoimhe “Ceol” Ní Chathail introduces new releases, gig guide details and live acoustic sessions to keep listeners in touch with the best in traditional, roots and folk music. With news at 10.00. 10.30 Folk Club with Lynette Fay Lynette selects the best traditional and contemporary folk music and song with guests, concert performances, new releases and vintage vinyl. Including news at 11.00. Email: lynette.fay@bbc.co.uk
12.00 as Radio 5 Live BBC Northern Ireland Broadcasting House Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HQ 02890 338 000 Phone-in 0845 955 5678
RADIO FOYLE As Radio Ulster except:
Sunday RADIO FOYLE NEWS: hourly 9.00am to 4.00pm (not 1.00pm)
2.30pm Foyle Sportsound Derry City v Dundalk, the League of Ireland Premier Division match from the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium (kick-off 3.00). Presented by Dessie McCallion, with commentary from Eric White and Liam Coyle. 5.05—6.00 Rejoice James McClelland presents gospel favourites and sacred music and includes listeners’ requests and dedications. To get in touch with the show, write to 8 Northland Road, Londonderry, BT48 7GD.
National BBC Radio 1
FM 97.9—99.7 BBC Radio 2
FM 88.3—90.1 BBC Radio 3
FM 90.5—92.3 BBC Radio 4
93.2 (Ballycastle), 93.2 (Carnmoney Hill), 94 (Limavady), 94.9 (Londonderry), 95.6 (Brougher Mountain), 96 (Belfast), 103.5 (Larne), 103.9 (Rostrevor Forest/ Kilkeel), 104.6 (Camlough), (R4 FM cannot be heard in some parts of N Ireland) LW 198 MW 720, 774 (Enniskillen (carry LW programmes) BBC Radio 5 Live
MW 693, 909 BBC Radio Foyle
FM 93.1 BBC Radio Ulster
FM 92.7—95.4 RTE Radio 1
FM 87.8—90.0, LW 252 RTE 2FM 90.4—92.2, 97 RTE Raidió na Gaeltachta
92.6—94.4, 102.7 RTE Lyric FM 97.8—99.6,
92.2, 95.2, 96.7, 102.2 Classic FM 99.9—101.9 (not
Freeview) Talksport MW 1053, 1089 Absolute MW 1215 Today FM FM 105.5 All the above stations are also broadcast via Freeview, satellite, cable, digital radio and the internet.
Weekdays RADIO FOYLE NEWS: hourly 7.00am to 3.00pm, plus 7.30am, 8.30
6.30am Good Morning Ulster The day’s news presented by: Mon: Chris Buckler and Joel Taggart; Tue—Thu: Sarah Brett and Chris Buckler; Fri: Chris Buckler and Joel Taggart. With Thought for the Day at 6.50. 7.00—9.00 The Breakfast Show All the local, national and international news and sport, plus travel and weather updates for the north-west. 12.00 Talkback With William Crawley. 1.00pm The News at One Local, national and international news and sport from the north-west of Northern Ireland. 1.30 The Mark Patterson Show News, views, issues and culture from across the northwest of Northern Ireland. 3.05—4.00 Sean Coyle Requests and dedications. BBC Radio Foyle, 8 Northland Road Londonderry BT48 7GD Tel: 02871 266 522
Local Cool FM 97.4 Music, news and sport Downtown FM 102.3 (Ballymena), 96.6 (Omagh/Enniskillen), 97.1 (Larne), 96.4 (Limavady), 102.4 (Londonderry), 103.4 (Newcastle), 103.1 (south Newry), MW 1026 (Belfast) Music, news Q FM 96.7 (Belfast), 102.5 (Bangor), 102.5 (Carrickfergus), 102.9 (North West), 97.2 (North Coast), 97.6 (Ballycastle), 107.0 (Mid Antrim), 107.6 (Larne), 106.0 (Mid Ulster), 107.2 (Dungannon), 106.3 (Maghera), 101.2 (Tyrone/Fermanagh), 102.1 (Enniskillen), 100.5 (Newry & Mourne), 101.1 (Kilkeel), 101.1 (Newcastle)
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Phone: 03030 80 55 55 Email: talk.back@bbc.co.uk bbc.co.uk/talkback
RADIO ULSTER NEWS: see Monday
10.55 Wah Yan Jee Sing Local information on health and social issues in Cantonese. 11.05 The Late Show with Eve Blair The best in chilled-out music, including a mix of easy listening melodies both old and new, together with material by the Artist of the Week.
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10.30 The Connor Phillips Show A mix of music and mischief. Including news at 11.00.
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RADIO in your area BBC Radio Wales
Radio
Local
Face behind the voice Age “I have a running joke with the listeners that I never reveal my age!” Current job Presenter of two shows — 10am until 2pm on Saturday and Sunday — on BBC Radio Somerset. “I’m very much out and about. In the summer, I’ll host the Saturday show from a different location each week. The Sunday show is from the studio, but there’s always a segment from a trip I’ve made during the week. I’ve just been to a village called Kilve, where I found a lady who’s running a village shop out of the back of a horsebox! I’m very much into music and theatre, so I’ll interview visiting stars — if Jason Donovan is in Yeovil, that’s where I’ll go.” CV Born in Taunton, but from early childhood has lived in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset. He’s from a farming background, and still farms: “I could drive a tractor when I was nine. ” He
Saturday NEWS: hourly 6.00am to 2.00pm, plus 5.00pm and 6.00 WEATHER: before most news bulletins HILL FORECAST: 6.59am
5.00am Mal Pope Sitting in for Vicki Blight, live from his shed in Mumbles. 7.00 Radio Wales Breakfast With Natasha Livingstone. 9.00 Money for Nothing Dedications and song requests from the 1950s to the 1980s, plus the Care Home Call. Phone: 03700 100 110 Text: 81012 Email: moneyfornothing@bbc.co.uk
11.30 Carol Vorderman Music, guests and conversation. 2.00pm Radio Wales Sport Live commentary on the big Welsh games of the day, followed by a round-up of the day’s sporting action, including results and analysis. 5.30 Call Rob Phillips Listeners’ thoughts on the day’s sporting action. Phone: 03700 100 110 Text: 81012 Tweet: @bbcradiowales
7.00 Bethan Elfyn Classic rock, new tunes, indie anthems and new Welsh acts. South West FM/DAB only 7.00—10.00pm Radio Wales Sport The Championship match between Swansea City and Sheffield United at the Liberty Stadium (kick-off 8.00). 10.00 BBC Introducing with Adam Walton The best in new Welsh music, exclusive sessions, interviews and demos. 1.00am—6.00 as Radio 5 Live
Andy Bennett BBC Radio Somerset
did an engineering course, then went on to work for a tractor dealership, before setting up his own welding business, which he ran for more than ten years. Played a big role backstage at the Somerset Carnival and the Glastonbury Festival, from which he was invited on to Radio Somerset. “They liked that I didn’t have a radio voice — I was just this local fellow who’d stumbled on to a programme.” While welding, he injured himself and started looking for a new career. So when around five years ago BBC Radio Somerset launched an apprentice scheme, he applied and got on. He has since presented a variety of shows and was the afternoon presenter until the advent of Covid last year, when new schedules were brought in. How has your show been affected by the Covid-19 crisis? “The audiences have been wonderful, but it’s been tough with a show like mine that involves going out and about.
Sunday NEWS: hourly 7.00am to 6.00pm WEATHER: before most news bulletins HILL FORECAST: 6.58am
6.00am Radio Wales Arts Show Reports on the current arts scene in Wales. Repeated from last Friday Repeated tomorrow 5.30am
6.30 Science Café Adam Walton explores the struggle to feel connected with the natural world. Repeated from last Tuesday
7.00 Country Focus A report on a project to restore some of the rarest habitats in Wales — raised bogs. Repeated Wednesday 6.30pm and Thursday 5.30am
7.30 Celebration A service led by Pastor Rob James, Baptist Minister and Executive Chair of Evangelical Alliance Wales. Repeated 7.30pm 8.00 Sunday Supplement Political news, discussions and analysis, plus a round-up of the papers with guest reviewers. 9.00 All Things Considered Religious affairs programme, tackling thorny issues in a thought-provoking manner. Repeated Tuesday 5.30am Email: religion.wales@bbc.co.uk
9.30 Sunday Morning with Colin Jackson and Suzanne Packer Music and guests. 11.00 Owen Money’s Solid Gold Sunday Hits from the 1960s and 1970s. 1.00pm Kiri Pritchard-McLean Music and conversation. 3.00 Lynn Bowles Travellers’ tales from Brian Jackman and Portia Jones.
But you make the best of it. I’m certainly not in a position to complain. I’ve never had to be furloughed. I’m still doing a job that I love. My worst day on radio is still better than any day welding.” Best moment “I’ve interviewed Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis but the chance to interview anyone is just great.”
They liked ‘that I didn’t have a radio voice
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Worst moment “I once spent two weeks planning a Christmas show in Dunster, on the Somerset coast. We were seven minutes into a three-hour show when the satellite went down. I drove 20 miles back to Taunton and presented the show from the studio — but everything we were going to feature was back in Dunster. It was a nightmare.”
5.00 Roy Noble Music and conversation. Email: roy.noble@bbc.co.uk
7.00 The Casablanca: the Club That Changed Our Lives People share their memories of the influential 1970s Tiger Bay nightclub, famous for its diversity of clientele and musical genres. Repeated from last Thursday
7.30 Celebration A service led by Pastor Rob James, Baptist Minister and Executive Chair of Evangelical Alliance Wales. Repeated from 7.30am
8.00 Celtic Heartbeat Frank Hennessy presents the best in folk, roots and acoustic music from the Celtic countries and beyond. Plus Frank’s weekly Celtic gig guide. 10.00 Beverley’s World of Music BeverleyHumphreysintroduces a selection of popular songs from stage and screen. 1.00am—5.30 as Radio 5 Live
Monday NEWS: hourly 6.00am to 10.00pm WEATHER: before most news bulletins
5.30am Radio Wales Arts Show Reports on the current arts scene in Wales. Repeated from yesterday 6am
6.00 Radio Wales Breakfast Oliver Hides with the latest news, sport, travel and weather. 8.30 Steffan Powell Sitting in for Jason Mohammad, with lively debate and challenging stories. Phone: 03700 100 110 Text: 81012 Email: jason@bbc.co.uk Tweet: @bbcradiowales
Off air “I live in Burnhamon-Sea. I’m still a huge fan of the Somerset Carnival and Glastonbury. And I like cycling — I often cycle the 20 miles to work.” First radio memory “Orchard FM in Taunton, and a DJ called Phil Easton, who was great. Jeremy Kyle had a show on the station. He was great, too.” Favourite broadcasters “Steve Wright — I love his quick-wittedness. I’ve met him a couple of times and he’s a wonderful guy. Also Zoe Ball, Greg James and Ken Bruce.” Ambition/Dream job “It would be lovely to be on Radio 2 but it’s not likely to happen — I ramble too much! I’m already doing my dream job. But working backstage in the theatre might be fun.” Secret skills “I can make things. I’ve made a lot of things for shows — Including a pair of giant wellington boots, carved out of polystyrene, for Children in Need. I’ve made giant deck chairs — and a giant map of Somerset with flashing lights.” SIMON O’HAGAN bbc.co.uk/radiosomerset
11.00 Wynne Evans Music, chat and guests. 2.00pm Behnaz Akhgar Music and guests, plus a daily workout for the brain with the 2.45 Teaser. 5.00 Colette Hume The latest developments from Wales and the world. 6.30 The Learners 3/4. Sitcom from comedian Kiri Pritchard-Mclean. Jess’s attempts to get elected to the Senedd go slightly awry. 7.00 Janice Long Songs from the 1960s through to the present day. 10.00 The Late Show with Eleri Sion Music and chat. 12.30am—5.30 as Radio 5 Live
Tuesday NEWS AND WEATHER: as Monday
5.30am All Things Considered Religious affairs programme, tackling thorny issues in a thought-provoking manner. Repeated from Sunday 9am Email: religion.wales@bbc.co.uk
6.00 Radio Wales Breakfast With Oliver Hides. 8.30 Steffan Powell Debate and challenging stories. 11.00 Wynne Evans Music, chat and guests. 2.00pm Behnaz Akhgar Music and guests, plus the daily 2.45 Teaser. 5.00 Colette Hume The latest stories from Wales and the world, featuring sport, weather and travel news. 6.30 Science Café Helen Sharman shares her week-long experience in space with Adam Walton. Repeated tomorrow 5.30am
7.00—10.00pm Radio Wales Sport South East FM/DAB only Peterborough United v Cardiff City (kick-off 7.45). South West FM/DAB only Commentary on Swansea City v Stoke City (kick-off 7.45). 96.9 FM Newport only Commentary on Newport County v Northampton Town in League Two (kick-off 7.45). 7.00 Janice Long A range of songs from the 1960s right through to today. 10.00 The Late Show with Eleri Sion Music and chat. 12.30am—5.30 as Radio 5 Live
Wednesday NEWS AND WEATHER: as Monday
5.30am Science Café Helen Sharman shares her week-long experience in space. Repeated from yesterday 6.30pm
6.00 Radio Wales Breakfast The latest news, sport, travel and weather, presented by Claire Summers. 8.30 Steffan Powell Debate and challenging stories. 11.00 Wynne Evans Music, chat and guests. 2.00pm Behnaz Akhgar Music and guests, plus the daily 2.45 Teaser. 5.00 Colette Hume The latest developments from Wales and the world, featuring sport, weather and travel news. 6.30 Country Focus A report on a project to restore some of the rarest habitats in Wales — raised bogs. Repeated from Sunday 7am Repeated tomorrow 5.30am
7.00 Janice Long A range of songs from the 1960s right through to today. 10.00 The Late Show with Eleri Sion Music and chat. 12.30am—5.30 as Radio 5 Live
Thursday NEWS AND WEATHER: as Monday
5.30am Country Focus A report on a project to restore some of the rarest habitats in Wales — raised bogs. Repeated from yesterday 6.30pm
6.00 Radio Wales Breakfast With Claire Summers. 8.30 Steffan Powell Debate and challenging stories. 11.00 Wynne Evans The opera singer presents a mix of music, chat and celebrity guests. 2.00pm Behnaz Akhgar Music and guests, plus the daily 2.45 Teaser. 5.00 Colette Hume The latest developments from Wales and the world, featuring sport, weather and travel news. 6.30 Coming Out: from Secrets to Social Media Listeners share their experiences of coming out, and whether advances in technology have made it an easier step to take. Repeated tomorrow 5.30am
7.00 Janice Long A range of songs from the 1960s right through to today. 10.00 The Late Show with Eleri Sion Music and chat. 12.30am—5.30 as Radio 5 Live
Friday NEWS: hourly 6.00am to 7.00pm, 8.37pm, 10.00 WEATHER: before most news bulletins
5.30am Coming Out: from Secrets to Social Media Listeners share their experiences of coming out, and whether advances in technology have made it an easier step to take. Repeated from yesterday 6.30pm
6.00 Radio Wales Breakfast With Oliver Hides. 8.30 Caryl Parry Jones Sitting in for Dot Davies with debate, stories and music. 11.00 Wynne Evans Music and chat. 2.00pm Eleri Siôn Music and guests, plus the daily 2.45 Teaser. 5.00 Colette Hume The latest stories and developments from Wales and the world, featuring sport, weather and travel news. 6.30 The Review Show Gary Raymond presents the latest from the arts scene. 7.00 Radio Wales Sport Live commentary of Bristol City v Swansea City from Ashton Gate (kick-off 7.45). 10.00 Friday Night H Music and chat. 12.30am—5.00 as Radio 5 Live BBC Wales, 3 Central Square, Cardiff CF10 1FT 03703 500 700 (weekdays 9.30am to 5.30pm) (landline calls charged at a maximum of 8p per minute) SMS: 81012 bbc.co.uk/radiowales
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Saturday 14–Friday 20 August Cymru Sadwrn 5.30am Richard Rees Cerddoriaeth a chwmnïaeth ar gyfer bore Sadwrn. 7.00 Galwad Cynnar Gerallt Pennant a’i westeion ar ymweliad â Phwll Deri a’r Garn Fawr yn Sir Benfro. 8.00 Dros Frecwast Y newyddion diweddaraf yng Nghymru a thu hwnt, gyda Dylan Jones. 8.30 Ar y Marc Dylan Jones a’r criw yn trafod pob math o bethau’n ymwneud â phêl-droed. EBOST: arymarc@bbc.co.uk
EBOST: marc.griffiths@bbc.co.uk
9.00 Ffion Emyr Cerddoriaeth a chwmnïaeth ar nos Sadwrn, gyda Catrin a Terwyn yn lle Ffion Emyr. 12.00 gweler World Service
Sul 5.30am Linda Griffiths Dechreuwch eich dydd Sul yn sain dewis cerddorol Linda Griffiths. 7.00 Troi’r Tir Y straeon diweddaraf o fyd amaeth a bywyd cefn gwlad. Ail-ddarlledir Llun am 6pm
7.30 Caniadaeth y Cysegr Hoff emynau Elen Elis, Trefnydd a Phennaeth Artistig yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol. Ail-ddarlledir 4.30pm
8.00 Dewi Llwyd ar Fore Sul Adolygiad o’r papurau Sul, gwestai pen-blwydd a cherddoriaeth hamddenol. 10.00 Swyn y Sul Dwy awr o gerddoriaeth amrywiol a hamddenol ar fore Sul yng nghwmni y soprano Fflur Wyn. 12.00 Yr Oedfa Gwasanaeth yn arbennig i wrandawyr Radio Cymru. 12.30pm Bwrw Golwg John Roberts a’i westeion yn trafod materion moesol a chrefyddol. EBOST: bwrw.golwg@bbc.co.uk
1.00 Beti a’i Phobol Ailddarllediad o sgwrs Beti gyda’r athrawes ac awdures, y diweddar Hazel Charles Evans. Ail-ddarlledir Iau am 9pm
1.45 Shorts Huw Huw Llywelyn Davies yng nghwmni’r cyn chwaraewyr rhyngwladol John Davies a Kevin Phillips. Ail-ddarllediad 2.00 Cofio Archif, atgof a chân yng nghwmni John Hardy.
Darlledwyd 7.30am
5.00 Stori Tic Toc Stori ar gyfer ein gwrandawyr ifanc. Ail-ddarllediad 5.05 Dei Tomos Rhaglen i gofio’r bardd Waldo Williams hanner can mlynedd ers ei farwolaeth. Ail-ddarllediad EBOST: deitomos@bbc.co.uk
6.30 Y Cwestiwn Mawr Dr Olwen Williams sy’n ateb y cwestiynau mawr a thrafod yr heriau ym maes iechyd rhyw. Ail-ddarlledir Mercher am 6pm
7.00 Jazz gyda Tomos Williams Detholiad o gerddoriaeth jazz yng nghwmni Tomos Williams o’r band Burum. 8.00 Ar Eich Cais Rhys Meirion yn darllen cyfarchion ac yn chwarae ceisiadau. EBOST: areichcais@bbc.co.uk
9.00 John ac Alun Cerddoriaeth a sgwrsio i gloi’r penwythnos. 12.00 gweler World Service
Llun 5.30am John Hardy Cerddoriaeth a chwmnïaeth ben bore, gyda bwletinau newyddion, chwaraeon, tywydd a thraffig. Hefyd, y bwletin amaeth dyddiol, yn ogystal â golwg ar y papurau. 7.00 Dros Frecwast Y newyddion diweddaraf yng Nghymru a thu hwnt, gyda Dylan Ebenezer ac Alun Thomas. 9.00 Aled Hughes Straeon cyfredol a cherddoriaeth,gyda Sara Gibson yn lle Aled. 11.00 Bore Cothi Croeso cynnes dros baned gyda Shân Cothi. 12.30pm Dros Ginio Trin a thrafod Cymru a’r byd. Dewi Llwyd sy’n codi’r pynciau a gofyn y cwestiynau sy’n bwysig i chi. Ffôn: 03703 500 500 EBOST: drosginio@bbc.co.uk
2.00 Ifan Evans Digon o gerddoriaeth, chwerthin a sgwrsio, yn ogystal â chystadleuaeth neu ddwy. 5.00 Post Prynhawn Newyddion y dydd yng Nghymru a thu hwnt gyda Nia Thomas yn cyflwyno. EBOST: postprynhawn@bbc.co.uk Post Prynhawn, BBC Radio Cymru Canolfan y BBC, Bryn Meirion Bangor, LL57 2BY
6.00 Troi’r Tir Y straeon diweddaraf o fyd amaeth a bywyd cefn gwlad. Darlledwyd Sul am 7am
6.30 Recordiau Rhys Mwyn Clasuron coll o gasgliad Mr Mwyn, a gwesteion yn hel atgofion. 9.00 Stiwdio Golwg ar y celfyddydau yng Nghymru a thu hwnt. Ail-ddarllediad
10.00 Geraint Lloyd Cerddoriaeth a sgwrsio ar y shifft hwyr. Ffôn: 03703 500500 EBOST: geraint.lloyd@bbc.co.uk
12.00 gweler World Service
Mawrth 5.30am John Hardy Cerddoriaeth a chwmnïaeth ben bore, gyda bwletinau newyddion, chwaraeon, tywydd a thraffig. Hefyd, y bwletin amaeth dyddiol, yn ogystal â golwg ar y papurau. 7.00 Dros Frecwast Y newyddion diweddaraf yng Nghymru a thu hwnt, gyda Dylan Ebenezer ac Alun Thomas. 9.00 Aled Hughes Straeon cyfredol a cherddoriaeth, gyda Sara Gibson yn lle Aled. 11.00 Bore Cothi Croeso cynnes dros baned gyda Shân Cothi. 12.30pm Dros Ginio Trin a thrafod Cymru a’r byd. Elliw Gwawr sy’n codi’r pynciau a gofyn y cwestiynau sy’n bwysig i chi. Ffôn: 03703 500 500 EBOST: drosginio@bbc.co.uk
2.00 Ifan Evans Digon o gerddoriaeth, chwerthin a sgwrsio, yn ogystal â chystadleuaeth neu ddwy. 5.00 Post Prynhawn Newyddion y dydd yng Nghymru a thu hwnt gyda Nia Cerys yn cyflwyno. EBOST: postprynhawn@bbc.co.uk Post Prynhawn, BBC Radio Cymru Canolfan y BBC, Bryn Meirion Bangor, LL57 2BY
6.00 Gwneud Bywyd yn Haws Hanna Hopwood Griffiths a’i gwestai sy’n trafod beth sy’n gwneud bywyd yn haws. 6.30 Georgia Ruth Dewis eclectig o gerddoriaeth o gasgliad Georgia Ruth, yn cynnwys cerddoriaeth ryngwladol, byd a thraciau Cymraeg arbrofol. 9.00 Dei Tomos Cofio Waldo Williams 50 mlynedd ers ei farwolaeth. Fersiwn fyrrach o raglen nos Sul. Ail-ddarllediad EBOST: deitomos@bbc.co.uk
10.00 Geraint Lloyd Cerddoriaeth a sgwrsio ar y shifft hwyr. Ffôn: 03703 500500 EBOST: geraint.lloyd@bbc.co.uk
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Mercher 5.30am John Hardy Cerddoriaeth a chwmnïaeth ben bore, gyda bwletinau newyddion, chwaraeon, tywydd a thraffig. Hefyd, y bwletin amaeth dyddiol, yn ogystal â golwg ar y papurau. 7.00 Dros Frecwast Y newyddion diweddaraf yng Nghymru a thu hwnt, gyda Dylan Ebenezer ac Alun Thomas. 9.00 Aled Hughes Straeon cyfredol a cherddoriaeth, gyda Sara Gibson yn lle Aled. 11.00 Bore Cothi Croeso cynnes dros baned gyda Shân Cothi.
12.30pm Dros Ginio Trin a thrafod Cymru a’r byd. Elliw Gwawr sy’n codi’r pynciau a gofyn y cwestiynau sy’n bwysig i chi. Ffôn: 03703 500 500 EBOST: drosginio@bbc.co.uk
2.00 Ifan Evans Digon o gerddoriaeth, chwerthin a sgwrsio, yn ogystal â chystadleuaeth neu ddwy. 5.00 Post Prynhawn Newyddion y dydd yng Nghymru a thu hwnt gyda Nia Cerys yn cyflwyno. EBOST: postprynhawn@bbc.co.uk Post Prynhawn,BBC Radio Cymru Canolfan y BBC, Bryn Meirion Bangor, LL57 2BY
6.00 Y Cwestiwn Mawr Dr Olwen Williams sy’n ateb y cwestiynau mawr a thrafod yr heriau ym maes iechyd rhyw. Darlledwyd Sul am 6.30pm
6.30 Lisa Gwilym yn Cyflwyno... Cerddoriaeth newydd orau Cymru mewn un lle. 9.00 Gwledydd y Gân Gwilym Bowen Rhys ar daith drwy un o wledydd hapusaf Gogledd Ewrop, Y Ffindir. 10.00 Geraint Lloyd Cerddoriaeth a sgwrsio ar y shifft hwyr. Ffôn: 03703 500500 EBOST: geraint.lloyd@bbc.co.uk
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2.00 Ifan Evans Digon o gerddoriaeth, chwerthin a sgwrsio, yn ogystal â chystadleuaeth neu ddwy. 5.00 Post Prynhawn Newyddion y dydd yng Nghymru a thu hwnt gyda Nia Cerys yn cyflwyno. EBOST: postprynhawn@bbc.co.uk Post Prynhawn,BBC Radio Cymru Canolfan y BBC, Bryn Meirion Bangor, LL57 2BY
6.00 Chwalu Pen Mari Lovgreen sydd yn herio criw o banelwyr i feddwl am ddau beth ar yr un pryd mewn sioe gwis llawn hwyl a ffeithiau dibwrpas. 6.30 Byd Huw Stephens Cerddoriaeth newydd, ambell berl anghyfarwydd a thrafod caneuon sydd wedi newid bywydau.
9.00 Beti a’i Phobol Ailddarllediad o sgwrs Beti gyda’r athrawes ac awdures, y diweddar Hazel Charles Evans. Darlledwyd Sul am 1pm
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2.00 Tudur Owen Lot o fwydro, ’chydig o sylwedd, dim swmp. 5.00 Post Prynhawn Newyddion y dydd yng Nghymru a thu hwnt gyda Nia Thomas yn cyflwyno. EBOST: postprynhawn@bbc.co.uk Post Prynhawn,BBC Radio Cymru Canolfan y BBC, Bryn Meirion Bangor, LL57 2BY
6.00 Lauren Moore Cerddoriaeth ar gyfer nos Wener yng nghwmni Lauren Moore. 8.00 Penwythnos Geth a Ger Cerddoriaeth a hwyl gyda Geth a Ger, gan gynnwys Llinell yr Wythnos Pobol y Cwm! 10.00 Nos Wener Ffion Emyr FfionEmyryntanio’rpenwythnos gyda dwy awr o gerddoriaeth. 12.00 gweler World Service Radio Cymru: 03703 500 500 (Codir prisiau daearyddol safonol am alwadau o ffonau sefydlog a symudol) Rhif Testun: 67500 (Codir tal yn unol a chyfradd costau eich rhwydwaith) Ebost: radio.cymru@bbc.co.uk Gwefan: bbc.co.uk/radiocymru
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National BBC Radio 1 97.6—99.8 BBC Radio 2 88—90.2 BBC Radio 3 90.2—92.4 BBC Radio 4 92.4—94.6, 103.5— 105, LW 198 BBC Radio 5 Live MW 693, 909, 990 Radio Cymru 92.4—96.1, 96.8, 103.5—105 Radio Cymru 2 This station only broadcasts on Freeview, satellite television, digital radio and the internet BBC Radio Wales 93.9—95.9, 103.7, 103.9, MW 1125 (mid-Wales) Classic FM 99.9—101.9 Talksport MW 1053, 1089 Absolute MW 1197, 1242, 1260 The above stations also broadcast via Freeview, satellite, cable, digital radio and the internet.
Local BBC stations: Bristol 94.9 (Bristol), 103.6 (Severn), 104.6 (Bath) Gloucestershire 104.7 (Churchdown Hill), 95 (Stroud), 95.8 (Cirencester), MW 1413 Hereford and Worcester 94.7 (Hereford), 104 (Worcester & Gt Malvern), 104.6 (Kidderminster), MW 738, 1584 (Tenbury Wells) Somerset 95.5, MW 1566 Wiltshire 104.3 (west Wiltshire), 104.9 (Marlborough), 103.5 (Salisbury), 103.6 (Swindon) Independent stations: Bay Radio 102.1 (Swansea) Bridge FM 106.3 (Bridgend/ Vale of Glamorgan) Capital 103.2 (Cardiff), 97.4 (Newport), 96.3 (north Wales Coast), 103.4 (Cheshire/north east Wales), 97.1 (Wirral), 103 (Anglesey) Music, news Carmarthenshire 97.1 (Carmarthenshire), 97.5 (Llanelli/Carmarthen Town) Chester’s Dee 106.3 Freeradio 103.1 (Shropshire), 97.2 (Wolverhampton) Music, news, 97.6 (Hereford), 96.7 (Kidderminster), 102.8 (Worcester) Music Heart 88 (Wrexham), 103 (Bath/ Weston Super-Mare), 96.3 (Bristol), 102.2 (west Wiltshire), 102.4 (Gloucester/ Cheltenham), 102.6 (Somerset), 97.2 (Swindon), 105.2 (Abergavenny/ Carmarthenshire), 105.4 (Cardiff), 105.9 (Aberdare), 105.7 (Colwyn Bay), 105.9 (Newport), 105.7 (Pembrokeshire), 106 (Swansea/ Carmarthen), 106.1 (Ebbw Vale), 106.2 (Fishguard), 106.9 (Mold/ Flint), 107.2 (Caernarfon/ Anglesey), 107.3 (Rhyl/Prestatyn) Greatest Hits Radio 100.8 (Porlock), 102 (Salisbury), 102.4 (west Somerset), 107.2 (Bristol), 107.4 (Telford/Wrekin), 107.5 (west Wiltshire), 107.5 (Gloucestershire), 107.7 (WestonSuper-Mare/north Somerset/ (Swindon) 107.9 (Bath), MW 1170 (Swansea/south west Wales) GTFM 107.9 Pontypridd, 100.7/107.1 Cynon Valley Kiss 101 (Severn Estuary), 97.2 (Bristol) Dance music, news Nation Radio 106.8 (Cardiff), 107.3 (Swansea) Music, news Pembrokeshire 102.5, 107.5 (Fishguard/Tenby) Radio Cardiff 98.7 Radio Tircoed 106.5 (West Swansea) Music, news Scarlet FM 97.5 (Llanelli) Smooth 100.4 (north-west England); MW 1359 (south Wales), 1305 (Gwent), 1260 (north Wales/Cheshire/Bristol), 774 (Gloucester), 1161 (Swindon), 936 (West Wiltshire) Sunshine 106.2 (Hereford), 107.8 (Leominster), 107 (Monmouth), MW 855 (south Shropshire) The Wave 96.4 (Swansea)
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David Thewlis made his name as an angry young man. Now he’s older, happier and enjoying a second career as a novelist
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race is the child of T hewlis and Anna Friel, who were a couple between 2001 and 2010. He is now married to Hermine Poitou, to whom the book is dedicated. The uprooted domestic life of an actor feeds into the novel, particularly the parts where Drake and Betty connect virtually via computer screens. “Before the rest of the world discovered video calls, my wife and I were on them all the time,” he says. “We’d cook a meal together, have the same bottle of wine and talk for hours. It was very strange at the end of the night when we switched each other off.” The plot also draws on Thewlis’s experience of becoming consumed by a character. “It happened mostly working with Mike Leigh, because one does such long, intense improvisational sessions with him. You spent more of your waking hours as someone else, and I found that a fascinating premise. I wanted to do an extreme example of someone haunted by the character, to the point where the lines become blurred.” There is a gap of 14 years between Thewlis’s two novels. “I think it will be sooner next time. When I wrote my first novel, I was living in the middle of Soho, I was on my own and was probably drinking too much. I thought that’s what you had to do to write a novel: be Ernest Hemingway and go crazy! I wrote this novel completely sober, with my wife coming in and discussing ideas. I realised I can have a happy, stable family life and write a book at the same time. And I think it’s a better book for it.” GRAEME THOMSON
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After a year of lockdowns and isolation, many of us have found ourselves missing those conversations with strangers — a chat in the supermarket queue, commiserating over the weather with fellow dog walkers, hearing where your hairdresser is going on holiday. Yet all these interactions are grounded in an unspoken set of social rules that we unwittingly follow in an ever more isolating society. In Hello, Stranger (Granta Books, £16.99), Will Buckingham explores anthropology, philosophy, history and literature to learn how our reactions to the unknown have changed through the past, and how we can apply them to modern-day interactions. Viewpoint: page 7 HISTORY OF A DROWNING BOY DENNIS NILSEN Memories of a Murderer: the Nilsen Tapes from 18 August Netflix
Dennis Nilsen, the infamous serial killer whose actions were dramatised by ITV in 2020 in Des, began to write after he was handed a life sentence in 1983. He spent 18 years writing his autobiography, but the Home Office blocked his attempts to publish it during his lifetime (he died in 2018). In History of a Drowning Boy (RedDoor Press, £12.99), Nilsen seeks to comprehend his own actions, back to early memories of a traumatic childhood and through his years of killing, and provides an insight into maximum-security prison in Britain. NINE PERFECT STRANGERS LIANE MORIARTY From 20 August Amazon Prime
Following the success of her novel Big Little Lies, which was adapted into an award-winning series starring Nicole Kidman, Liane Moriarty published Nine Perfect Strangers (Penguin Books, £8.99), the rights to which were snapped up by Kidman’s production company, with the actress returning to star. Set in a remote resort promising transformation over a ten-day wellness treatment, nine strangers live together in a quest for enlightenment. But the resort director’s methods leave the strangers questioning whether they’ll be getting more than they bargained for… See feature: page 8 RHIANNON THOMAS
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glamour of movie-making. “I wanted to show the mundanity of it and bring an authenticity to the way directors and actors communicate,” he says. “My daughter Grace, who is 16, has no interest in coming on set. She’s like, ‘Why would I want to stand around in your trailer all day and get bad sandwiches from catering?’ ”
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rnamental grasses may have gone in and out of fashion, but I’ve always been a fan, as they add grace and movement, animating our gardens in even a light breeze. Most have a very long season of interest, too, with fresh new growth in spring, flowers in summer and dried oaty seedheads in autumn and winter. They often play a supporting role to colourful perennials in summer mixed borders, but larger grasses can step up to play the lead themselves. There are many to choose from, and it’s hard to go wrong. The majority are sun-lovers, and they’re not fussy about soil, as long as it drains well. Let’s start with the big ones. Stipa gigantea (or golden oats) is a tall yet airy grass, forming clumps of grey-green leaves and sending up sprays of golden flowers and seedheads in midsummer. They reach around 2.5m, but if planted in the foreground are ideal as a veil to look through. Many Miscanthus varieties are large, too, and blockier, so make a fabulous statement as an informal hedge. M sinensis “Malepartus” reaches 2.2m, with wide, arching leaves with a central white stripe, whereas M sinensis “Morning Light”, at 1.8m, is a beauty with narrow leaves edged in cream and reddish-brown flowers. Stepping down to some of mid-height, we have Molinia (moor grass), which is ideal for wetter, poorer soils. M “Transparent” is a designer’s dream, with almost see-through flowerheads that sparkle when Moor grass Molinia backlit by the evening sun. “Moorhexe” M “Moorhexe” is shorter, forming a narrow upright clump of grey-green leaves with very dark flower stems. Calamagrostis is another genus worth seeking out. With their distinctive upright forms and straw-coloured stems, they make vertical punctuation in a border. C brachytricha, at 1.2m, clumps nicely with fluffy plumes of flowerheads. For dappled shade, look to the shorter Melica altissima (Siberian melic), which grows to about 90cm. And then there’s my new bestie, Sesleria autumnalis (60cm), with its lime-green foliage to lift a shady spot. In deep shade, the Hakonechloa macra (Japanese forest grass) looks wonderful planted in drifts, as long as there’s plenty of moisture in the ground. Whatever you choose, avoid cutting it back in autumn – leave the foliage on all winter unless it topples over. Cut back deciduous grasses hard in March, as new shoots appear. On evergreens, comb through any dead leaves (wearing gloves). And always divide grasses in spring, not autumn, as they can sulk and rot off in a wet winter.
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Succulents have recently become very popular, as gardening newbies post pictures of their beloved plants on social media — a little like “plant pets”! Sempervivum, commonly called “house leeks” — the name is said to stem from the traditional practice of growing them on the roofs of houses to deflect lightning and protect from storms and evil — are a favourite, being beautiful, easy to care for and fast-spreading.
WHICH TO CHOOSE? There are hundreds of varieties to choose from, in shades of green, burgundy and copper. Many are sold nameless, but “Reinhard” has upright green rosettes and almost-black leaf tips, while “Moerkerk’s Merit” has a velvety appearance with silver-green leaves.
KEEP THEM WELL DRAINED It’s essential to get the planting medium right. Sharp drainage and low fertility are key, as succulents will suffer in a claggy, moistureretentive compost or one that’s too rich. So a mixture of 70 per cent John Innes No 2 and 30 per cent horticultural grit is ideal, or buy a specific succulent compost.
BRUSH THEM UP The rosette leaf structure means that it’s almost impossible not to get a little compost stuck between them when potting up. That looks unsightly, but — more importantly — wet compost can lead to fungal diseases. A small, soft paintbrush and a pair of tweezers are the best tools for tidying them up.
WRAP THEIR ROOTS Most can be left outside in a particularly protected spot such as the foot of a wall or under an eave, but they will benefit from having their pots wrapped in hessian or fleece to stop their roots from freezing.
TREAT ’EM MEAN!
LIGHT FANTASTIC The tall and dramatic Stipa gigantea (top left) and (centre) the fluffy flowerheads of Calamagrostis brachytricha
Water them well initially, then let the compost dry out almost entirely between waterings. Ideally, feed them every three weeks or so with tomato food in spring and summer — but in truth, I’ve rarely watered and never fed mine and they’re doing very well!
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A display of sempervivum at RHS Wisley
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Craig and Bruno’s Great British Road Trips Wednesday 8.00pm ITV
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yes on the road! Look beyond the attention-grabbing antics and bickering of Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli on their Great British Road Trips, and you’ll see some truly majestic drives. And if you’ve been moved to follow in the Strictly boys’ tap shoes, here’s how…
AROUND/ACROSS THE LAKES
Strictly scenic
Start: Craig and Bruno kicked off in Kendal – from there it’s just 15 minutes to Bowness Nab on Windermere and the chain ferry across the lake. Finish: Keswick. Its Pencil Museum may be nothing to write home about, but the town’s position beside serene Derwentwater is worth the drive alone. Route: Cruise west past Coniston Water then up over Wrynose Pass and Hardknott Pass (above left) – arguably the two most hair-raising but beautiful roads in Britain. After that, the A595, B5292 and B5289 will wind you round the edge of the Lake District National Park and a procesUP AND DOWN THE DALES sion of postcard-pretty meres. Start: Skipton is laid out like a welcome mat on the edge of the Pull over: The pair stopped at Honister Slate Mine (honister. Yorkshire Dales National Park. com), whose impressive history Head east to Bolton Bridge, and vistas you can explore at then turn north. va r iou s a d rena l i ne le vels Finish: Craig and Bruno ended up at the Cross View Tea Rooms (“Infinity Bridge, anyone?”). SKIPTON in R ichmond (crossv iew teaAnd after: You’ve done threeGateway to quarters of a loop. Finish it off and rooms.co.uk), where the knickerthe Dales you’ll pass Wordsworth’s cottage at bocker glory is a retro sensation. Grasmere en route back to Kendal. Route: The chaps zigzagged north, with stops at Upper Wharfedale for a spot of cricket, LOWLANDS TO HIGHLANDS Malham for its working smithy and Ribblehead Start: Glasgow’s museums and galleries make Viaduct for its 24-arched magnificence. it a destination in its own right. Tear yourself Pull over: Britain’s best lay-by? At Buttertubs away to head off on the Great Western Pass, the Dales views are immense, but the Road (less romantically, the A82). main attraction is the eye-wideningly deep Finish: Inverlochy Castle (left) in potholes (into which local farmers would lower the Highlands, just beyond their butter to keep it cool). Fort William in the shadow of And after: Continue south (head for prettierBen Nevis. than-it-sounds Blubberhouses) and you’ll end Route: The A82 all the way – up almost back at Skipton. along the scenic shores of Loch Lomond, through the softly CRUISING THE COTSWOLDS rolling Trossachs and on past Start: The Mendips make a perfect hors echoing Loch Linnhe and its evoc- d’oeuvre, so begin with Cheddar before heading atively ruined Castle Stalker. towards Bath. Pull over: Glen Etive is well worth the Finish: The Strictly twosome wrapped up their 30-minute detour. You’ll recognise it as the trip in the honey-stone village of Broadway on location of 007’s ancestral home in Skyfall. the edge of the Vale of Evesham. And after: At Inverlochy, you’re only 45 Route: Heading north-east takes you through minutes from Loch Ness. You never know… all the Cotswolds’ hotspots – Malmesbury’s
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timeless Abbey House Ga rden s (abbe yhou se gardens.co.uk), decorous Cirencester and whimsical Bourton-on-the-Water, whose elegant stone bridges make it “the Venice of Gloucestershire”. Pull over: Chipping Campden is another exquisite town, just off the road to Broadway. And after: Stay at Broadway’s gorgeous Crown & Trumpet inn (crownandtrumpet.co.uk) and make a weekend of it.
COASTING THROUGH CORNWALL Start: Begin at Padstow, for its harbour views and Rick Stein-inspired seafood scene. Finish: Craig and Bruno took a dip in Penzance’s sea-water Jubilee Pool (jubileepool.co.uk). Bruno was horrified to find it unheated, but there is a geothermally heated section, too. Ro u te : Skir t busy Newquay, skim the north Cornwall shore all the way down to arty St Ives, then drink in the views of the Tin Coast as the B3306 carries you almost to Land’s End, then curl back through Porthcurno. Pull over: The Minack, an openair theatre carved out of the cliffs, RadioTimes 14–20 August 2021
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Star t: Craig and Bruno sallied forth from Harlech, where Edward I’s doughty 13th- centur y ca stle glowers above the town (cadw.gov.wales). F i n i s h : You’ l l k now when you’ve reached the RSPB’s reserve at South Stack as you can’t go any further – it’s at the very far end of Holy Island on the extreme edge of Anglesey. The cries of the 9,000 resident seabirds are a giveaway. Route: Go north past Portmeirion (where Patrick McGoohan was The Prisoner), dramatic Llanberis Pass and Snowdon itself – before crossing to Anglesey via the Menai Bridge. Pull over: Despite never being finished, Beaumaris on Anglesey (cadw.gov.wales) is perhaps Britain’s most perfect castle – complete with symmetrical concentric defensive walls, dozens of turrets and a moat. And after: You’re just 15 minutes from Holyhead and the ferry to Dublin. There are pretty nice drives in Ireland, too… ED GRENBY
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he Government has slashed the rebates it gives to low-income pensioners on their council tax and rent. The cuts only apply to those born on 1 April 1955 or later, a group that first reached the state pension age of 66 this year, but more than two million people are eligible for rebates that they’re not claiming. COUNCIL TAX Low-income pensioners can get all their council tax paid if their income is less than £191.15 a week (or if they’re in a couple, with joint income less than £286.05 a week). But in England the income level to get council tax reduced to zero has now been cut to £177.10 a week
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(£279.30 a week for couples) for any pensioner born 1 April 1955 or later. People with incomes above these levels can get some council tax paid, but the new rules mean younger pensioners in England will get £146 less per year when compared with older pensioners. They should still claim, though, because if their weekly income exceeds those levels by £100 or more, they can still get some help. Startlingly, up to two million pensioners could claim council tax help but have not applied. RENT Similar changes are being made in the rules regarding
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7 Goes to a tent housing animal (5) 8 Hooter back in mangled crane causing reverberation (9) 10 Food item of average weight returned (4) 11 Worn fibre uncovered (10) 12 Replace foe’s epic number of old silver coins (6,2,5) 15 Showcase senior MPs (7) 16 TV group to give border to urban view (7) 18 Network of rivers for East Anglian women (7,6) 20 Follower of India to burn TV cook (6,4) 22 Wander round or accept more openings (4) 23 Skill in Gaelic translation? It’s damaged by footballers (9) 24 Spot second kiss (5)
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POPMASTER 1 One Way Love 2 Bucket 3 Cozy Powell 4 Ballroom Blitz 5 Only Crying 6 Groovin’ (The Big Boss Groove) 7 It’s My Life 8 Radiohead 9 Bruce Springsteen 10 The Cheeky Girls
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ENIGMA Across Dubious, Query, Ham, Acre, Moleskin, Entail, Brandy, Stooge, Jocund, Vindaloo, Swim, Run, Risen, Greenly Down Equate, Sever, Net, Ferret, Owning, Dye, Zing, Apse, Broom, Toxin, Oboe, Roof, Wry, Shaken, Unwise, Den, Money, Demand
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POINTLESS Melba toast (19 answered), Garibaldi biscuit (61), Sachertorte (0), Granny Smith (9), Sandwich (41). So Sachertorte is the answer
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One flying old Russian jet, in part, an outing (9) Company confined panic, cup spoiled drink (10) Providing cloth cover to really scare (7) Nothing in dry dock, a bit strange (3,1,5,4) Reportedly preserve side post (4) Raise rumpus without a muffler (5) Channel 4 programme about Oates’ fatality? (1,5,2,5) Wish to include poet, right for plant (10) Present loan beforehand (2,7) Sensitivity to go French with heartless bloke (7) Verbal examination of the ear? (5) Conservatoire’s holding back Greek character (4)
ONLY CONNECT The Suicide Squad actors (Margot) Robbie, (Idris) Elba, (Peter) Capaldi, (John) Cena Italian islands Capri, Stromboli, Sicily, Sardinia Members of Take That Mark, Gary, Howard, Jason Ford cars Zephyr, Anglia, Granada, Sierra COUNTDOWN How Rachel did it: 100–6=94, 7+1=8, 94x8=752, 752+50+25=827
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Club’s money-holder (9) See-through raincoat (7,3) A few (7) BBC1 period crime drama (5,8) Worry yourself (4) Liable to be wet (5) German white wine (13) Place to dine (10) Smallest of the foot digits (6,3) Naval escort ship (7) Badminton playing area (5) Sundown, twilight (4)
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THE TOUGHEST BRAINTEASERS FROM YOUR FAVOURITE SHOWS
Only Connect with Victoria Coren Mitchell
Countdown with Rachel Riley
The connecting wall from Only Connect combines general knowledge, wordplay and lateral thinking to give your brain cells a workout!
Using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, try to get as close to the target as possible in 30 seconds. You can use each of the six numbers only once, but you don’t have to use them all. Rachel’s solution is on the previous page.
TRY THESE CLUES: GROUP ONE: ROBBIE. GROUP TWO: CAPRI. GROUP THREE: GARY. GROUP FOUR: GRANADA. © PARASOL MEDIA
How to play Your task is to sort the 16 seemingly random words/phrases below into four groups of four connected words. You may find some clues fall into more than one category, but there is only one complete solution. If you get stuck, have a look at the clues on the side of the page…
Robbie
Capri
Zephyr
Capaldi
Sicily
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Stromboli
Anglia
Jason
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Gary
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Sierra
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How to play Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3 x 3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Difficulty: 16/20
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Super Sudoku 818
Granada
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Can you crack the Enigma code? Each grid number represents a letter. Every letter of the alphabet is used. Use the given letter or letters — below the main grid — to start. The solution is on the previous page. Difficulty: 12/20 Target time: 24 minutes
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How many words of three letters or more can you find by tracking from one square to the next, going up, down, sideways or diagonally in order? You may not use the same letter square twice in any word. Proper nouns or foreign words not allowed. What is the nine-letter word? BRAINBOX 36 words AVERAGE 23
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TRACKWORD FOR LAST ISSUE Nine-letter word SOCIOPATH ahi, atop, cha, chaos, chap, chat, chi, chop, coat, coo, coop, coos, coot, cop, cos, cot, coth, hat, hic, hoi, hoo, hoop, hop, hot, ich, iota, oat, oath, och, ooh, opah, pah, pat, path, pathic, pathos, poa, poco, poh, poi, pooch, pooh, poot, pot, scoop, scoot, scop, scopa, soap, sociopath, soh, soot, sooth, sop, sot, tap, tho, toco, too, top, topo (Ref: Chambers English Dictionary)
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PopMaster
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with Radio 2’s Ken Bruce
Pointless asks a question of 100 people, the contestants are then asked to choose the answer they think the fewest of those 100 people knew. How to play Here are five items of food named after people, but with alternate letters missing. Can you fill in the blanks and give us the most obscure answer?
FOOD EPONYMS
M_L_A / T_A_T G_R_B_L_I / B_S_U_T S_C_E_T_R_E M _ N _ F/_S_I_H L_ G_A_N_ S_N_W_C_
1960s 1 What was the title of the first of two top ten hits achieved by Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers? 2 According to the 1961 top 40 hit by Harry Belafonte and Odetta, there was a Hole in the… what?
1970s 3 Name the drummer who, in 1974, wanted to Dance with the Devil. 4 Which of these top ten hits by the Sweet gained the highest chart placing: Ballroom Blitz, Wig-Wam Bam or Little Willy?
1980s
Eggheads with Jeremy Vine KEVIN ASHMAN 1 Who was John McEnroe playing at Wimbledon in 1981 when he called the umpire Ted James “the absolute pits of the world”?
material for his own shows under the pseudonym of “Gerald Wiley”? a Benny Hill b Tony Hancock c Ronnie Barker
5 What was the title of the only solo chart hit for singer Keith Marshall? 6 Groovin’ (You’re the Best Thing) was one side of a 1984 double A-sided top five hit for the Style Council — what was the title of the other song?
1990s
BARRY SIMMONS 7 Baudouin was the king of which country between 1951 and 1993?
7 Which one of these three hits was not included on Bon Jovi’s 1995 album These Days: Something for the Pain, This Ain’t a Love Song or It’s My Life? 8 Which band made the top five in 1998 with their hit No Surprises?
a Parker b Sheaffer c Waterman
a Sweden b Belgium c Spain
STEVE COOKE 3 Which member of the Monkees appeared in Coronation Street as the grandson of Ena Sharples?
2000s—present day
8 The word “cataract” is an alternative term for what kind of geographical feature?
a Tom Gullikson b Steve Denton c Johan Kriek
2 In the TV series Thunderbirds, who is Lady Penelope’s chauffeur?
a Mickey Dolenz b Mike Nesmith c Davy Jones
4 “You’re a big man, but you’re in bad shape. With me it’s a full time job. Now behave yourself” is a line from which British crime thriller? a Legend b Get Carter c Sexy Beast
PAT GIBSON 5 Which comedian secretly wrote
6 What type of food is “quince”? a Fruit b Vegetable c Cheese
a Estuary b Waterfall c Cliff
BETH WEBSTER 9 Keeley Hawes married which other actor in 2004? a Matthew Macfadyen b Greg Wise c Rufus Sewell
10 What bird is featured on the flag of Ecuador? a Flamingo b Albatross c Condor
Dictionary corner Susie Dent Word of the week Thunderplump There is a good chance many of us will have been “thunderplumped” recently — caught unawares by a sudden downpour. In the 19th century, “thunderplump” described a heavy, thundery rain shower that seems to come from nowhere and drenches you in seconds. The English lexicon provides a rich vocabulary for
driving rain. Take the “cowquaker”, a term originally applied to a dramatic downpour that made cattle, freshly released into green pastures after months indoors, tremble in shock. You might assume a different creature inspired the northern “stoating”; but this is a version of the Scots “stot”, meaning to “bounce”, for drops that ricochet off the ground. If it’s coming down in stair-rods, English dialect also offers the echoic word “plothering”.
9 Name the legendary performer who topped the charts in 2020 with his album Letter to You. 10 Romanian twins Monica and Gabriela Irimia had a top three single in 2003 with Take Your Shoes Off, but by what collective name did they release the record? GETTY
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I’m tired of the Tudors…
FAMILIARITY BREEDS…
So BBC2 is broadcasting yet another series about Anne Boleyn – The Boleyns: a Scandalous Family (Friday BBC2). Haven’t we had enough documentaries and dramas about the Tudors, and Anne Boleyn in particular? We’ve had Anne Boleyn, The Last Days of Anne Boleyn, The Fall of Anne Boleyn and the film The Other Boleyn Girl. How about a series set in one of the fascinating periods of British history that have received less attention, such as the English Civil War? It’s been a long time since By the Sword Divided (1983) and The Devil’s Whore (2008). Please, no more Anne Boleyn! Stephen Greenhill Tonbridge, Kent Stephen Greenhil wins a BOSE SoundLink Revolve speaker, in either black or silver. One of BOSE’s best-performing portable Bluetooth speakers, it is water-resistant, has a rechargeable battery that plays for up to 12 hours and delivers true 360° sound, wherever you place it in the room. RRP £179.95. bose.co.uk
The BBC has shown the Olympics in all its glory and I have loved every minute – especially as the athletes have struggled to train fully over the past 18 months and have still performed at the top of their game.
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…This must be the worst TV coverage by the BBC of the Olympic Games ever – a great sporting event was ruined by a scaled-down production. Has the BBC run out of cash, or out of ideas? A big let-down from a corporation that used to be the master of presenting the biggest show in town. Syd Vaughan Birmingham
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I was so moved hearing industrial cleaner Steve speak in He’s Only a Cleaner (New Storytellers, 29 July Radio 4) about the impact of Covid on both his working and personal life. It was obviously hard for Steve to put into words what he had been through in the past 18 months. His descriptions of wearing protective clothing and some of the environments he’s had to work in really brought home to me just what challenges so many have faced as they work to keep others safe. He’s Only a Cleaner was powerful broadcasting. Thank you, Steve, for telling your story – you are far from “only a cleaner” and I won’t forget it.
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IGNORE THE HATERS Alex Scott, who co-presented Today at the Games (BBC1) with Clare Balding during the Olympics, is a bright new star in the BBC firmament. As for Lord Digby Jones’s criticism of her accent, Americans could offer a reply from baseball: privileged people born on third base think they hit a triple. Instead, try this: Never apologise for where you came from; have the ambition to get where you’re goin’. David Olsen Kidlington, Oxfordshire
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LET THE MUSIC TALK On 30 July I tuned into Radio 3 at 7.30pm to listen to the opening concert of the 2021 BBC Proms, planning to hear Vaughan Williams’s sublime Serenade to Music twice by watching it on the delayed broadcast on BBC2 at 8pm. What a contrast when I turned on the television: we had to wait for the music to begin while a rather pointless item consisting of various celebrities and presenters, in a rapid-fire sequence, told us what the Proms meant to them. And we also had Katy Derham and guests sitting in an overly glitzy enclosure – as if the music wasn’t thought exciting enough! Marie Paterson Nuneaton, Warwickshire
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…I very much enjoyed the Proms concert of Mozart symphonies (1 August BBC4). But could the producers make the on-screen titles of the presenters’ and guests’ names and the titles of the music BIGGER, please? Not everyone has a 60-inch screen and 20/20 vision! Clare Carpenter Wickham, Hampshire
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With reference to the reader who has been rewatching Call the Midwife (Feedback, 7 August), I have been revisiting Downton Abbey on ITV3. It is delightful entertainment. Every episode makes me laugh, especially that saucy minx the Dowager Countess of Grantham (played by Maggie MIXED Smith) and Mr FORECAST Carson, the butler Louise (Jim Carter). It is Lear beautifully written, acted and filmed. Wonderful costumes, too. What a daily treat.
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THE NEW WOGAN? What a refreshing change to have Matt Lucas presenting the Zoe Ball show while she’s on holiday (2–13 August Radio 2). At this time in the morning, he has the ideal relaxed approach, speaks clearly and slowly, and would be the perfect choice for a breakfast show. Millions of listeners were devoted to the late, great Terry Wogan and I would guess that many of them simply switched to local radio to avoid the frenetic style of Ball and, before her, Chris Evans. Bob Kingsland Stroud, Gloucestershire
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Like the other readers who have praised Chris Packham: the Walk That Made Me (9 July BBC1 South; 28 July BBC2), I would like to thank Chris Packham for letting us share his boyhood walk. It was so beautiful: the peaceful scenery, the colours of spring, the memories that it invoked in him, and even the very moving sadness of some of those memories. His recollections of his dogs were heartfelt, as well as the story he told of his beloved kestrel. I was moved almost to tears, especially when the final credits included the tribute to his father. Chris made Hampshire seem heavenly. Margaret Grain Yarnton, Oxfordshire
BRIGHT OUTLOOK I’m sorry to learn that David Simpson of Glasgow (Feedback, 24 July) feels that Louise Lear short-changes Scotland when she presents the BBC weather forecast. As a geography graduate of the early 1950s and a one-time teacher, I’m always pleased to hear her refer to the area that extends from Oban to Inverness as the Great Glen. In the team of talented meteorologists, she stands alone in using this term, much loved by my generation of geographers.
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‘It’s not just about the sport’ The Paralympian is inspiring young amputees – on and off the track What’s the view from your sofa, Jonnie? I can see my dog doing circles in a pool in the garden. We put a tennis ball in there and she chases it for hours. What do you like to watch? Ahead of London 2012, my coach said to me, “Switching off is good for the brain,” so I like anything that makes me laugh – Rick and Morty, The Last Leg, Space Force… Are you watching these shows with your girlfriend [fellow Paralympic athlete Sally Brown]? No, she’s a true-crime obsessive. If there’s murder in it, she’ll watch it. Most of the time, I’ll be next to her playing on the Xbox on another TV. Our interests cross with Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Do you think TV has got better at portraying disability? Yes, every year. Back in 2010, you wouldn’t see a disabled person on screen unless they were a villain; now Strictly Come Dancing, Dancing on Ice and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of
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How much of that is down to Channel 4’s Paralympics coverage since 2012? The visibility of disabled people today in the UK is 90 per cent attributable to Channel 4. If Paralympics coverage had stayed the way the BBC did it for years, it wouldn’t have moved forward. C4’s the best in terms of equality full stop and they’re going bigger and better with each Paralympics. What has the year’s delay to the Paralympic Games meant for you? I’d had a knee operation and that extra time was really helpful for my rehab. I didn’t have to rush things and could come back solid. How has training been so far? Coming off a long break, I’m a bit behind but everything’s coming on. I’ve put down some half-decent times despite some poor execution, so there’s more in the tank. I did three races the other day and the next day my body was fine. What led you to training kids with disabilities for your new programme Blade Camp? It’s an idea I spoke to my agent about back in 2014, so when it came up, there was no chance I’d pass it up. There was nothing even close to this when I was a kid – a show that offers amputees hope that they’re represented. Have you done much coaching before? No, but my coach once told me, “I expect you to have a PHD in your sport.” He teaches the fundamentals: what’s holding this person back? It doesn’t matter
what speed you’re running; if you can see what the biggest obstacles are, you start from there and play it backwards. Are we watching potential future Paralympians in the show? It’s not just about helping with the sport but helping mentally to give the kids things that teach them to be a better amputee for life. I hope they come out better equipped to know and accept themselves and their body. The teenage years are hardest for this sort of stuff. Have you kept up dancing since Strictly? I’ve probably bust out more moves out in solitude than I did before! But not in front of everyone; maybe 2am, many bottles deep, that’s when the moves come out. And on the podium? Maybe, but that’ll be because I’m drunk on the adrenalin! ROBIN PARKER Jonnie’s Blade Camp is on Tuesday 10pm C4. The Paralympics coverage will be on C4 from 24 August
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