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(^) Daily Mail, Friday, August 30, 2019
TELEVISION
CRITICS’ CHOICE
JUDGE RINDER is
the latest host to
take the reins of a
topical comedy
show, and it’s high
time there was a
new face fronting a late-night
chat show (apologies to
Graham Norton, Alan Carr and
Jonathan Ross). The barrister
and one-time Stricly
contestant (pictured) is
nothing if not smart and
straight-talking, and it’s
unlikely he’ll be pussyfooting
around the current state of
the world. Joining him in the
studio will be celebrity guests
— beginning with Jonathan
Ross and comedians Tom
Allen and Judi Love — for
what promises
to be a sharp
and informed
look at the week
gone by.
PICK OF THE DAY
TAKE THE BAIT
Mortimer & Whitehouse:
Gone Fishing, 8pm, BBC2
BOB and Paul (pictured) are in
Enniskillen this week, and they
have their sights set on the one
that got away. Will the mighty
pike once more elude them in
the waters of Lough Erne?
Rods packed away, they take in some Irish
hospitality as they discuss health and bad
habits, and have a glimpse into the future.
CAKE TALK
The Great British Bake Off:
An Extra Slice, 8pm, Ch4
AS BAKE OFF returns, so too does its sister
show, hosted by Jo Brand. For the first
episode, Jo welcomes Bake Off fans Frank
Skinner, Stephen Mangan and Scarlett
Moffatt to tell us what they think about this
year’s contestants and their debut bakes.
PLANT LIFE
Gardeners’ World, 8.30pm, BBC2
SUMMER hasn’t quite had its last gasp, but
it’s time to start thinking ahead and, at
Longmeadow, Monty offers
advice on how to prepare
your pumpkin crop for
a bumper harvest.
Frances Tophill and
Adam Frost hit the
road, visiting plots
in North London
and Gloucestershire that
are teeming with colour.
HIT SITCOM
Hold The Sunset,
9pm, BBC1
PHIL (John Cleese) is
(overly) optimistic
that the house sale will finally go
through, and he throws himself into
planning his wedding to Edith (Alison
Steadman). And, with love in the air
for another couple, everyone — even
Roger (Jason Watkins, pictured left
with Shauna Macdonald) — is feeling
buoyant. But how long can it last?
THE ROB RINDER VERDICT, 10PM, CH4
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6.00 Breakfast (HD)
9.15 Countryfile Summer Diaries
(R,HD) How a wartime mission
brought garlic to the Isle of Wight.
10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (R,HD)
Featuring properties in Tipton,
Burnley and Lewisham.
11.00 A Matter of Life and Debt (HD)
A 24-year-old turns to the internet
to crowd-fund a surf school.
11.45 Britain in Bloom (R,HD) Chris Bavin
heads to Petworth in West Sussex.
12.15 Bargain Hunt (AD,R,HD) From the
South of England Showground in
Ardingly, West Sussex.
1.00 BBC News at One; Weather (HD)
1.30 BBC Regional News; Weather
1.45 Impossible (R,HD) Game show,
hosted by Rick Edwards.
2.30 Escape to the Country (AD,HD)
A home in the Cheshire countryside.
3.15 Money for Nothing (R,HD)
Sarah Moore reclaims items from
a recycling centre in Bredbury.
3.45 Murder, Mystery and My Family
(AD,R,HD) The poisoning of a man
by his wife in Thirties Lincolnshire.
4.30 Flog It! (HD) From the
Boconnoc estate in Cornwall.
5.15 Pointless (R,HD) Quiz show,
hosted by Alexander Armstrong.
6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather (HD)
6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather
6.30 Bargain Hunt (AD,R,HD)
7.15 A Matter of Life and Debt (R,HD)
8.00 Gardeners’ World (BSL,R,HD)
8.30 Nadiya’s Time to Eat (AD,BSL,R,HD)
9.00 BBC News at 9 (HD)
10.00 Victoria Derbyshire (HD)
11.00 BBC Newsroom Live (HD)
1.00 Curious Creatures (R,HD) Wildlife
panel show, hosted by Kate Humble.
1.30 Home Away from Home (R,HD)
Couples from Buxton and
Herefordshire swap homes.
2.15 Heir Hunters (R,HD) The team
uncover the story of a man’s relative
who was loved by celebrities.
3.00 Emergency Rescue Down Under
(AD,R,HD) Two British police officers
hunt for criminals in Australia.
3.30 Hairy Bikers’ Best of British
(R,HD) A look at traditional pairings.
4.15 Tigers About the House (AD,R,HD)
The cubs are reintegrated with the
rest of the tigers. Last in series.
5.15 Antiques Road Trip (R,HD)
Stephanie Connell and Charlie
Ross traverse Leicestershire,
Northamptonshire and Rutland.
6.00 Celebrity Eggheads (R,HD)
Five television doctors compete.
6.30 Great British Railway Journeys
(AD,R,HD) Michael Portillo learns
about the first radio signal to be
sent across the Atlantic.
6.30 Mike & Molly (R,HD)
6.55 Mike & Molly (R,HD)
7.20 The King of Queens (R)
7.45 The King of Queens (R)
8.10 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD,R)
8.40 Everybody Loves Raymond (AD,R)
9.10 Frasier (AD,R)
9.40 Frasier (AD,R)
10.10 The Big Bang Theory (AD,R,HD)
10.35 The Big Bang Theory (AD,R,HD)
11.05 The Simpsons (AD,R)
11.30 The Simpsons (AD,R)
12.00 Channel 4 News Summary (HD)
12.05 A New Life in the Sun:
Where Are They Now? (R,HD)
1.05 Posh Pawnbrokers (R,HD)
2.10 Countdown (HD)
3.00 A Place in the Sun (R,HD)
Jasmine Harman helps Sylvia and
Martin from Lancashire to find a
holiday home in Malaga.
4.00 The Great Hotel Escape (HD) Steph
and Dom give their verdict on Sally
and Robin’s new B&B in Shropshire.
5.00 Come Dine with Me (R,HD)
Retired military police officer Debs
hosts the final party of the week.
5.30 The Simpsons (AD,R)
Lisa takes up ice hockey.
6.00 The Simpsons (AD,R)
Homer forms a security group.
6.30 Hollyoaks (AD,R,HD) A surprising
face arrives in the village.
7.00 The One Show (HD) Presented by
Nick Grimshaw and Emma Willis.
7.30 Garden Rescue (AD,HD) Charlie
Dimmock and Harry and David
Rich assist Emma and Steve,
whose garden in Hoveringham
overlooks the River Trent.
8.00 EastEnders (AD,HD) Mel makes
preparations to leave Walford.
8.30 A Question of Sport (HD) A two-
legged edition with Darren Bent,
Colin Jackson, Bianca Walkden
and Kelly Sotherton.
9.00 Hold the Sunset (AD,HD)
Edith and Phil finally set a date.
See Critics’ Choice.
9.30 Would I Lie to You? (R,HD) With
Katherine Ryan, Richard Osman,
Robert Rinder and Denise Lewis.
10.00 BBC News at Ten (HD)
10.25 BBC Regional News (Followed by
Weather) (Followed by National
Lottery Update)
10.35 The King’s Speech (2010) (12) ◆
(HD) The stammering son of
George V seeks the help of an
eccentric Australian speech
therapist as he rises suddenly
to the throne. Oscar-winning
fact-based drama, starring Colin
Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena
Bonham Carter and Guy Pearce.
See Critics’ Choice.
12.25 New Tricks (AD,R,HD) The discovery
of a Roman sword with traces of
blood on it is linked to an unidentified
corpse found near Heathrow in
- 1.25 Weather for the Week
Ahead (HD) 1.30 BBC News (HD)
7.00 Monkman & Seagull’s Genius
Guide to Britain (R,HD) Eric and
Bobby conclude their journey in
Scotland. Last in series.
7.30 Mastermind (HD) With specialist
subjects Napoleon Bonaparte,
flags, Narnia and Andre Agassi.8.00 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone
Fishing (AD,HD) Paul and Bob fly
to Enniskillen to fish for pike.
See Critics’ Choice.
8.30 Gardeners’ World (HD) Advice
on how to look after pumpkins.
See Critics’ Choice.9.00 Fosse/Verdon (AD,HD) Bob
experiences chest pains and visits
a hospital emergency room.
9.45 QI XL (R,HD) With Bill Bailey, Phill
Jupitus and Claudia Winkleman.10.30 Newsnight (HD)
(Followed by Weather)12.05 A Black and White Killing: The
Case That Shook America (AD,R,HD)
Part two of two. Mobeen Azhar
explores the lives of perpetrator
Russell Courtier and victim Larnell
Bruce. 1.05 The Chefs’ Brigade
(AD,BSL,R,HD) 2.05 This Is BBC27.00 Channel 4 News (HD)8.00 The Great British Bake Off:
An Extra Slice (AD,HD) New
series. Presented by Jo Brand.
See Critics’ Choice.9.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does
Countdown (HD) Jimmy Carr
hosts as Sean Lock and Harriet
Kemsley take on Alan Carr and
Catherine Tate in the classic
words-and-numbers quiz.10.00 The Rob Rinder Verdict (HD)
New series. Topical comedy
show, featuring celebrity guests.
See Pick of the Day.12.05 Rude Tube (R,HD) 1.00 FILM:
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
(2012) (15) ◆ (HD) Fantasy thriller,
starring Benjamin Walker and
Dominic Cooper. 2.50 Sink or Swim
for Stand Up to Cancer (AD,BSL,R,HD)
3.45 Come Dine with Me (R,HD)
Five dinner parties in Manchester.11.05 A Black and White Killing:
The Case That Shook America
(AD,R,HD) Part one of two.
Mobeen Azhar investigates a
murder committed by a white
supremacist in Portland.11.05 Naked Attraction (AD,R,HD)
Anna Richardson hosts the
dating show. A 57-year-old
breast cancer survivor from
Nuneaton and a hot tub installer
from Chesterfield take part.8
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MNT
6.00 Good Morning Britain (HD)
8.30 Lorraine (HD) Entertainment news.
9.25 Judge Rinder (R,HD) Real-life cases
in a studio courtroom.
10.30 This Morning (HD) Daily magazine,
featuring a mix of celebrity chat,
showbusiness news, lifestyle
features, topical discussion, health
and beauty advice and more.
12.30 Loose Women (HD) Celebrity
interviews and topical debate.
1.30 News; Weather (HD)
1.55 Regional News; Weather (HD)
2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal (R,HD)
Items brought for valuation in
Clitheroe, Lancashire, include an
Andy Pandy, an art nouveau photo
frame and a pretty Chatelaine.
3.00 Tenable (R,HD) Quiz show, hosted
by Warwick Davis. A team of five
from Holyhead take on the Tenable
Tower as they attempt to win a
£125,000 prize; Regional Weather
4.00 Tipping Point (R,HD) Game show,
hosted by Ben Shephard.
5.00 The Chase Celebrity Special
(R,HD) Gregg Wallace, Denise Lewis,
Mark Pougatch and Gina Yashere
answer general knowledge
questions and work as a team to
secure a cash prize for charity.
6.00 Regional News; Weather (HD)
6.30 News; Weather (HD)7.00 Emmerdale (AD,HD) Jessie
struggles to stay positive.
7.30 Coronation Street (AD,HD)
Jan reveals his intention to
lie low in Birmingham.10.00 News (HD) (Followed by Weather)
10.30 Regional News (HD)
(Followed by Weather)
10.45 The Hobbit: The Desolation
of Smaug (2013) (12) ◆ (AD,HD)
The party of dwarves and their
hobbit ally continue the quest
to reclaim their lost kingdom,
journeying through the forest
home of the elves and finally facing
the dragon that drove them from
their home. Part two of Peter
Jackson’s adventure, starring
Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen.
See Critics’ Choice.1.30 Ideal World Toys 3.00 Saved
(BSL,R,HD) The stories of two car
accidents, beginning with the
experience of an 18-year-old care
worker whose vehicle veered off
the road in Cornwall on Christmas
Eve 2012. 3.50 ITV Nightscreen (HD)8.00 Rescue — River Deep, Mountain
High (AD,HD) In the Cairngorm
mountains, a group of handlers
and dogs undergo final training.
8.30 Coronation Street (AD,HD)
Robert says he has CCTV of
Jed trying to blackmail him.9.00 Lethal Weapon (AD,HD) Cole and
Murtaugh investigate the robbery
of safe deposit boxes. Murtaugh
clashes with his wife’s new client,
Louie Gutierrez, and enlists
Bailey’s help to investigate her.(R) Repeat. (HD) High Definition. (AD) Audio Description. (b/w) Not in colour. (BSL) British Sign Language. ■ Family viewing ● Generally suitable for all ◆ Caution recommended
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