What’s on TV – 24 August 2019

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Peaky Blinders


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6.20 AM A to Z of TV Gardening (S, Rpt, HD)
7.05 Gardeners’ World (S, Rpt, HD)


  1. 35 Countryfi le Working Animals. (S, Rpt, HD)
    8.30 Beechgrove Horticultural series. (S, Rpt, HD)
    9.00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites (S, HD)
    10.30 Nigel Slater: Eating Together (S, Rpt, HD)
    11.00 Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge (S, Rpt)
    12.00 NOON Rugby Union England v Ireland. (Rpt)
    1.00 PM Athletics Highlights of the Meeting de
    Paris – the 12th meeting of the Diamond
    League – at Stade Sébastien Charléty, where
    sprint star Noah Lyles was among the elite
    athletes expected to be on show. (S, HD)
    2.00 lAthletics Gabby Logan introduces
    coverage of the British Championships
    from the Alexandra Stadium in Birmingham,
    where the country’s top athletes compete for
    national honours and places in the squad for
    this year’s World Championships. (S, HD)
    5.00 Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
    Icehotel, Sweden: Documentary series.
    Giles Coren and Monica Galetti work at the
    Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. (S, Rpt, HD)
    6.00 The Ganges with Sue Perkins 1 of 3.
    Documentary series in which the comedian
    and presenter embarks on an epic journey
    along the sacred river. (S, Rpt, AD, HD)


6.00 AM Breakfast News and sport. (S, HD)
9.00 Match of the Day Yesterday’s action. (S, Rpt)
10.30 Sunday Morning Live Debate. (S, HD)
11.30 Homes Under the Hammer (S, Rpt, HD)
12.30 PM Bargain Hunt From York. (S, Rpt, AD)
1.00 News; Weather (S, HD)
1.15 Songs of Praise Religious music series.
In this edition, Claire McCollum explores the
Yorkshire Dales on a motorised trike. (S, HD)
1.50 Hold the Sunset 3 of 6. Double-bill of the
comedy series starring Alison Steadman.
Edith’s sister tries her patience. (S, Rpt, HD)
2.20 Edith and Phil discover they have been
portrayed in Wendy’s book. (S, Rpt, HD)
2.45 Escape to the Country A couple search for
a home in the Peak District. (S, Rpt, HD)
3.45 Shop Well for Less? Last in the advice series.
Alex Jones and Steph McGovern meet a
family in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. (S, Rpt, HD)
4.45 Fake or Fortune? Cosway or Lawrence:
A painting that could have been painted by
Regency artist Thomas Lawrence. (S, Rpt)
5.45 Pointless Celebrities A 1980s edition with
contestants including Fatima Whitbread,
Robin Cousins and Mark Curry. (S, Rpt, HD)
6.35 News (S, HD)
6.50 Local News; Weather (S)

REGIONAL VARIATIONS
■ WALES
2.15-2.20pm Shop Well for Less? 4.45 Sam & Shauna’s
Big Cook Out 5.15-5.45 Kate Humble: Off the Beaten
Track 11.30pm-12.00m’t Mavericks: Sport’s Lost Heroes

REGIONAL VARIATIONS
■ WALES
Programmes today are as above.

44 ENGLAND


10.00 News (S, HD)


10.20 Local News; Weather (S)


10.30 Match of the Day 2 Mark Chapman
presents highlights of today’s Premier
League matches, featuring Bournemouth
v Manchester City at the Vitality Stadium
and Tottenham v Newcastle United at the
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. (S, HD)
11.30 A Question of Sport Light-hearted sports
quiz hosted by Sue Barker. With ex-England
striker Darren Bent, former world champion
hurdler Colin Jackson, world Taekwondo
title-winner Bianca Walkden and former
heptathlete Kelly Sotherton. (S, Rpt, HD)
12.00 M’T Sacred Wonders In the last in the series,
a painter battles the elements in Nepal to
honour Buddha’s birthday at Boudhanath
Stupa, and a Christian delivers a holy fl ame
to a bishop in Jerusalem. (S, Rpt) Weather
1.05 to 6.00 AM BBC News (S, HD)

9.00 Peaky Blinders


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(^) Black Tuesday: 1 of 6. Return of the period
drama series starring Cillian Murphy. The
Shelbys deal with the impact of the Wall
Street Crash, while ghosts from Tommy’s
past threaten to undermine his position.
Continues tomorrow. See feature, page 11. (S)
8.00 Poldark 7 of 8. Historical drama starring
Aidan Turner. Demelza discovers that the
French are smuggling arms into Cornwall
but Ross is determined to take revenge on
Merceron and Hanson for framing Ned,
and returns to London to confront them.
Concludes tomorrow. See feature, page 14. (S)
7.0 0 Countryfi le Rural magazine. Matt Baker
visits Warwickshire, where he marks the
centenary of the death of Joseph Arch,
who helped form the National Agricultural
Labourers’ Union. Plus, Adam Henson
battles the elements to bring his harvest
in. Includes Weather for the Week Ahead. (S, HD)
8.00 Dragons’ Den 3 of 14. Business-based
challenge series presented by Evan Davis.
In tonight’s edition, the panel assesses
an eco-friendly entrepreneur’s alternative
to plastic straws, a range of skincare
products, a device designed to make
bikes more visible, and a brand of food. (S)
9.00 A Black and White Killing:
The Case That Shook America
1 of 2. Documentary in which Mobeen
Azhar investigates a murder committed by
a white supremacist in Portland, Oregon,
uncovering a sinister underside to the
city. Concludes tomorrow. (S, AD, HD)
10.00 Peter Taylor: My Journey
Through the Troubles
One-off documentary in which the BBC
journalist refl ects on the years he spent
reporting on the Northern Ireland confl ict
on the 50th anniversary of the deployment
of British troops in August 1969. (S, HD)
7.0 0 Inside the Factory Mattresses: 4 of 10.
Documentary series. Presenter Gregg
Wallace visits a mattress factory in Leeds,
Cherry Healey talks to a scientist about
the benefi ts of taking an afternoon nap,
and Ruth Goodman tries out a mattress
from the Middle Ages. (S, Rpt, AD, HD)
11.30 fPioneer Thriller. A diver working on an
oil pipeline off the coast of Norway becomes
suspicious of his employers following a
tragic accident. Stars Aksel Hennie, Wes
Bentley and Stephen Lang. Partly subtitled.
(105mins, 2013, 15, W/S, HD) Rating ★★★
1.15 AM Sign Zone Starting with: 1.15 Who Do
You Think You Are? Naomie Harris: 2 of 8.
Genealogy series. The actress traces her
ancestry, discovering a startling connection
to slavery. (SL, S, Rpt, HD) 2.15 to 3.15 AM
Holby City Where Does It Hurt: Essie makes
a pact with a stranger. (SL, S, Rpt, AD, HD)
Listings for Welsh-language channel S4C (F’sat 120, Sky 134, Virgin 166) are on opposite page.
BBC1, 8.00pm Goodbye Nampara... In
this two-part fi nale – which concludes on
Monday – Ross sets out to take revenge
on Merceron and Hanson for framing Ned.
ITV, 9.00pm Holiday romance... A young
woman (Rose Williams) is invited to spend
summer at a seaside town in this eight-
part dramatisation of Jane Austen’s book.
BBC1, 9.00pm Furrowed brow... Thomas
Shelby MP (Cillian Murphy) takes his seat
in Parliament just as the Wall Street Crash
hits – in the return of the gangster drama.
Photographs: BBC, ITV
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