What’s on TV – 24 August 2019

(Joyce) #1
BBC4 starts
broadcasting
at 7.00pm

ITV4


FV 24 Sky 120 Freesat 117 Virgin 118 /HD 178

ITV3


FV 10 Sky 119 Freesat 115 Virgin 117 /HD 177

ITV2


FV 6 Sky 118 Freesat 113 Virgin 115 /HD 176

ITVBe


FV 2 6 Sky 131 Freesat 118 Virgin 119 /HD 179

5Spike


FV 31 Sky 150 Freesat 141 Virgin 154

BBC4


FV 9 Sky 116 Freesat 107 Virgin 107
HD 106
Scot 82

6.00 AM World of Sport: Petrol Heads
6.15 The Protectors Drama series.
6.40 Motorcycling British Superbikes.


  1. 3 0 River Monsters Double-bill.
    8.25 Fishing Allstars Cotswolds.
    9.30 Racing: The Opening Show
    10.30 Motorsport British Touring
    Car Championship highlights.
    12.00 NOON Columbo Double Shock.
    1.40 PM fThe Hound of the
    Baskervilles Sherlock Holmes
    adventure starring Ian Richardson
    and Martin Shaw. (1983, 15) ★★★
    3.55 fThe Train Robbers Western
    starring John Wayne, Rod Taylor
    and Ben Johnson. (1973, U) ★★★


6.00 AM The Royal Sins of the Father.
6.50 George and Mildred Triple-bill.
8.25 Inspector Morse Fat Chance:
A deaconess is found murdered.
10.45 Poirot Halloween Party: A party
becomes the venue for a murder.
12.40 PM Poirot The ABC Murders: The
sleuth investigates a bizarre series
of deaths. With Donald Sumpter.
3.00 Lewis Old School Ties: DI Lewis
suspects a link between the recent
deaths of a student and a criminal.
5.00 Foyle’s War Eagle Day: Wartime
drama series. An investigation
leads Foyle to the radar station
where his son was working.

6.00 AM Emmerdale Omnibus.
9.05 Coronation Street Omnibus.
12.00 NOON Ninja Warrior UK
1.00 PM Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule
1.55 You’ve Been Framed! Gold:
Funniest 100 Clips series.
2.50 You’ve Been Framed! Gold
3.20 fHocus Pocus Supernatural
comedy adventure starring Sarah
Jessica Parker. (1993, PG) ★★★
5.25 fWrath of the Titans
Fantasy. In Ancient Greece, young
hero Perseus strives to rescue his
imprisoned father, the god Zeus,
from the Underworld. Stars Sam
Worthington. (2012, 12) ★★

7.0 0 Midsomer Murders
Blood on the Saddle: Detective
drama series starring John Nettles
and Jason Hughes. A land dispute
leads to murder during a cowboy
fair run by the Wild West Society.
Also stars Kenneth Cranham, David
Rintoul, Caroline Langrishe, Kika
Markham and Malcolm Storry.

7.1 5 fLiar Liar Comedy. A boy
is granted a wish that prevents his
lawyer father from telling lies, which
leaves the attorney struggling to get
through a divorce case. Stars Jim
Carrey, Maura Tierney and Justin
Cooper. Includes FYI Daily at
8.20pm. (1997, 12) ★★★★

9.00 Endeavour Game: Period crime
drama starring Shaun Evans. Morse
and Thursday are both devastated
by Joan’s abrupt departure. The
young detective responds to his
loss by throwing himself into his
work, investigating the suspicious
drowning of a scientist. Also stars
Roger Allam, Anton Lesser, Sean
Rigby and Dakota Blue Richards.

9.00 fCasino Royale
James Bond action thriller. British
agent 007 pursues a criminal who
is fi nancing terrorist organisations
across the world. Stars Daniel
Craig, Eva Green, Jeffrey Wright,
Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench and
Giancarlo Giannini. Includes FYI
Daily at 10.05pm. (2006, 12) ★★★★

10.00 Cycling: Vuelta a España
Highlights of the opening stage of
the Grand Tour race, which is an
18km team time-trial from Salinas
de Tor revieja to Tor revieja.

11.00 fTremors Horror comedy.
Townsfolk must do battle against
human-eating monsters. Stars
Kevin Bacon. (1990, 15) ★★★★
1.05 AM The Sweeney I Want the Man:
Detective drama series. Regan’s
informer, Popeye, is abducted.
2.10 Better Late Than Never
2.50 Nightscreen
3.00 to 6.00 AM Shopping

11.00 A Touch of Frost Fun Times for
Swingers: Detective drama starring
David Jason. A gigolo is murdered,
triggering an investigation that
takes Jack into the seedy world of
male escorts and their clientele. With
Bruce Alexander and John Lyons.
1.00 AM Classic Emmerdale
2.20 Nightscreen
2.30 to 6.00 AM Shopping

11.55 Family Guy Double-bill. Lois books
a couple’s holiday. (S13, ep18)
12.25 AM Meg convinces Brian to
take her SATs for her. (S13, ep8)
12.55 American Dad! Animated comedy
series. (S6, ep18) 1.25 (S6, ep14)
1.50 Release the Hounds Game show
hosted by Matt Edmondson. Danny
Miller and Adam Thomas compete.
5.50 to 6.00 AM Nightscreen

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FREEVIEW


7.0 0 Lost Land of the Volcano
8.00 The Private Life of Cows 1 of 3.
Jimmy Doherty investigates
the nature of farmyard animals.
9.00 πBelow the Surface
New episode SP and Simon manage
to fi nd a lead on the whereabouts
of June’s phone. (S2, ep7 of 8)
9.45 Below the Surface New episode
Last in the series. Philip follows
June and Rami into a dockside
warehouse. Subtitled. (S2, ep8)
10.30 The Vietnam War Double-bill.
12.20 AM Top of the Pops: 1988
12.50 Top of the Pops: The Story of 1986
1.50 Lost Land of the Volcano
2.50 to 3.50 AM Private Life of Cows

6.00 AM The Only Way Is Essex
8.15 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
9.00 Children’s Programmes
12.00 NOON Cake Wars
12.55 PM The Real Housewives
of Atlanta US reality series.
1.50 Gemma Collins: Diva Forever
2.50 The Real Housewives of Cheshire
Back-to-back editions of the series.
7.0 0 The Real Housewives of Cheshire
Double-bill. Seema’s charity dance
competition gets under way.
8.00 The Real Housewives of Cheshire
Brian Dowling and the show’s
stars refl ect on the latest series.
9.00 Botched Medic Paul Nassif takes
on a man with three eyebrows.
10.00 Ibiza Weekender Jordan’s old
fl ame turns up for a holiday, and
Imogen is not pleased to see her.
11.00 Ibiza Weekender Amelia is
distracted from her responsibilities
by the arrival of two of her friends.
12.00 M’T to 12.55 AM The Real
Housewives of Atlanta Eva
Marcille reviews the 10th season.

9.00 AM Access Showbiz gossip.
9.10 Criminals: Caught on Camera
9.45 Extreme Weather: Caught on
Camera 10.40 Trucking Hell
11.40 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away!
12.40 PM fBattle of the V1 World
War Two drama. (1958, PG) ★★★
2.50 fMajor Dundee Western
adventure. (1964, PG) ★★★
5.20 fThe Devil’s Brigade
Wartime drama. Canadian troops
work with American convicts on a
mission in Norway. Stars William
Holden. (1968, PG) ★★
8.00 Police Interceptors Offi cers deal
with young, reckless drivers.
9.00 An arrest snowballs into a
fi rearms stand-off for an offi cer.
10.00 fRise of the Footsoldier 3
Crime thriller prequel. A notorious
gangster rises through the ranks of
Essex’s criminal underworld. Stars
Craig Fairbrass. (2017, 18) ★
12.10 AM Spartacus: Blood and Sand
2.20 Criminals: Caught on Camera
2.50 to 3.00 AM Access

12.00 NOON to 7.0 0 PM As BBC2 except:
4.30 to 5.30 PM Sportscene Results
7.0 0 PM The Seven News magazine.
7.1 5 Seven Days Current affairs series.
8.00 Africa 4 of 6. Wildlife documentary.
David Attenborough examines the
wildlife spectacles of southern Africa.
9.00 ƒSunset Song Coming-
of-age drama, based on the novel by
Lewis Grassic Gibbon, following a young
woman growing up in an early 20th-
century rural community. Stars Agyness
Deyn and Peter Mullan. (2015, 15) ★★★
11.15 Rewind 1990s 6 of 10. A journey
through the music, television, historic
events and momentous news of 1995.
11.45 PM to 12.00 M’T Insider’s Guide
Comedian Marjolein Robertson
takes viewers on a tour of Shetland.


BBC Scotland


Scotland Only: Sky 115 Freesat 106 Virgin 108
Rest of the UK: Sky 457 Freesat 108 Virgin 162


Scot Only
FV 9
HD 108

Sisters
E4, 9.00pm
In this comedy, a pair of sisters (Tina Fey
and Amy Poehler) throw a wild party at
the house they grew up in before it is sold.

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Below the Surface
BBC4, 9.00pm
In the two-part series fi nale of the Danish
thriller, Philip (Johannes Lassen) is told that
the hostages have been booby-trapped.

13 Reasons Why
The third series of the hit
American teenage drama,
which co-stars Alisha Boe,
begins with the fallout from
last year’s dramatic fi nale
at the high-school gates.

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6.00 Darts As-live coveage of day
two of the inaugural New Zealand
Masters from Claudelands Arena
in Hamilton, featuring the quarter-
fi nals, semi-fi nals and fi nal. The
series has been an open one so
far, with Nathan Aspinall, Peter
Wright and Damon Heta claiming a
victory apiece in the opening three
events. Commentary is provided
by Stuart Pyke and Dan Dawson.
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