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25 August SUNDAY
Channel 4
6.00 AM CITV Children’s programmes. (S, HD)
8.25 News (S, HD)
8.30 The Sara Cox Show Chat show. With guests
Craig Charles and Francis Rossi. (S, HD)
9.25 Ninja Warrior UK (S, Rpt, AD, HD)
10.20 Zone of Champions (S, Rpt, AD, HD)
10.50 Countrywise: Guide to Britain (S, Rpt, HD)
11.20 Best Walks with a View with Julia
Bradbury The South Downs. (S, Rpt, HD)
11.50 News; Weather (S, HD)
12.05 PM Midsomer Murders The Dark Rider:
Detective drama starring Neil Dudgeon.
DCI John Barnaby investigates reports of
a headless horseman. (S, Rpt, AD, HD)
2.05 fMannequin Comedy. A department-
store window dresser falls for a princess
reincarnated as a clothes-shop dummy that
comes to life at night. Stars Kim Cattrall and
Andrew McCarthy. (100mins, 1987, PG, S,
W/S, HD) Rating ★★★ See Filmweek, page 32
3.45 Catchphrase Game show. (S, Rpt, HD)
4.30 Tenable Quiz series. (S, Rpt, HD)
5.30 News; Weather (S, HD)
5.45 Local News; Weather (S, HD)
6.00 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars Celebrity version
of the quiz. With contestants Danny Jones,
Lisa George and Georgia Toffolo. (S, HD)6.15 AM The King of Queens Double-bill. (S5,
ep 2, S, Rpt) 6.40 (Series 5, ep 3, S, Rpt)
7.05 Cheers Double-bill of the comedy. (S1, ep 5,
S, Rpt, HD) 7. 3 0 (Series 1, ep 6, S, Rpt, HD)
8.00 Frasier (S9, ep 6, S, Rpt, AD) 8.25 (S9, ep 7,
S, Rpt, AD) 8.55 (Series 9, ep 8, S, Rpt, AD)
9.30 Sunday Brunch Culinary magazine hosted
by Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer. (S, HD)
12.30 PM The Simpsons I Love Lisa: Triple-bill.
(S, Rpt, AD) 12.55 Bart’s Comet. (S, Rpt,
AD, HD) 1.25 Homie the Clown. (S, Rpt, AD)
1.55 fStuart Little Comedy adventure with
the voice of Michael J Fox. A family adopts
a young mouse – but their pet cat hatches
a plot to get rid of him. (100mins, 1999, U,
S, HD) Rating ★★★★★ See Filmweek, page 32
3.35 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun Property
advice series. A couple search for a home
in Cyprus for £135,000 or less. (S, Rpt, HD)
4.35 Coast vs Country Property series. Kerr
Drummond and Kirsty Duffy help a couple
looking for a property in Devon. (S, Rpt, HD)
5.35 The Yorkshire Dales and the Lakes
6 of 8. Documentary series. In this edition,
Lakes farmer Pip hatches a plan to prevent
the problem of lost sheep. (S, Rpt, AD, HD)
6.30 News (S, HD)6.00 AM Milkshake! Children’s programmes. (S)
10.20 Friends Back-to-back episodes of the series.
Carol gives birth. (S1, ep 23, S, Rpt, HD)
10.50 Ross’ true feelings for Rachel are
revealed. (Series 1, ep 24, S, Rpt, HD)
11.15 Rachel struggles to deal with Ross’
new relationship. (Series 2, ep 1, S, Rpt, HD)
11.50 Phoebe manages to unwittingly
disgust everyone. (S2, ep 2, S, Rpt, HD)
12.15 PM The gang’s strange neighbour, Mr
Heckles, dies. (Series 2, ep 3, S, Rpt, HD)
12.45 The Secret World of Your Rubbish 1 of 3.
The complete three-part documentary about
people working in waste disposal. (S, Rpt)
1.45 2 of 3. Workers salvage what they can
from mountains of plastic. (S, Rpt, HD)
2.45 3 of 3. A look at the work of Refood,
which diverts rotting food from landfi ll and
plugs it into the National Grid. (S, Rpt, HD)
3.40 fA Bridge Too Far Epic World War Two
adventure about the Allied campaign to
capture a series of strategically important
Dutch bridges in 1944. Stars Dirk Bogarde,
Robert Redford and Michael Caine. Includes
News at 4.40pm. (195mins, 1977, 15, S, W/S,
AD, HD) Rating ★★★★ See Filmweek, page 32
6.55 News (S, HD)ENGLAND 45
7.0 0 The Chase Celebrity Special
Quiz series hosted by Bradley Walsh.
Tonight, Paralympic athlete David Weir,
actor Colin Baker, actress Chelsee Healey
and comedian Alex Horne answer general
knowledge questions in a bid to secure
a cash prize for charity. (S, Rpt, HD)10.00 News; Weather (S, HD)
10.20 The Best Little Prison in Britain?
4 of 6. Last week’s edition of the series.
Cameras follow a father and son serving
time on the same wing. (S, Rpt, AD, HD)
10.45 Yorkshire Airport Last in the series.
The staff prepare for the grand reopening
of the airport after millions have been
spent on renovations. (S, Rpt, AD, HD)
11.15 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
As shown at 8.00pm. (S, Rpt, HD)
12.15 AM Teleshopping
3.00 Motorsport UK British F4 Championship
and Renault Clio Cup UK Championship
highlights from Snetterton. (S, HD)
3.50 Motorcycling The eighth round of the British
Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park. (S)
4.40 Nightscreen ITV programme guide. (HD)
5.05 to 6.00 AM Judge Rinder Real-life cases
in a studio courtroom. (SL, S, Rpt, HD)8.00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Big-money quiz series hosted by Jeremy
Clarkson, in which another line-up of
contestants answer questions that could
change their lives – with lifelines including
Ask the Audience, 50-50 and Phone a
Friend available if they get stuck. (S, HD)9.00 Sanditon
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(^) 1 of 8. Period drama series adapted from
the unfi nished Jane Austen novel, starring
Rose Williams. A chance accident brings
Charlotte Heywood to a seaside town,
where she is shocked by its scheming and
ambitious inhabitants. See feature, page 9. (S)
7.0 0 Prince Philip: The Plot to
Make a King One-off documentary
taking a look at the inside story of the
fi erce tensions that were unleashed when
Princess Elizabeth, the future queen, fell
in love with Prince Philip Mountbatten
following World War Two. (S, Rpt, HD)
10.00 A Good Day to Die Hard
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(^) Action thriller sequel. New York cop John
McClane goes to Russia having received
word that his son, Jack, is in trouble with
the law. He is surprised to discover that
Jack is a CIA agent, and father and son
join forces to take on Russian mobsters.
(110mins, 2013, 15, S, HD) Rating ★★★
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Yuliya Snigir,
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Sebastian Koch.
See Filmweek, page 32
11.50 fLast Vegas Comedy starring Michael
Douglas and Kevin Kline. (110mins, 2013, 12,
S, HD) Rating ★★★ See Filmweek, page 32
1.40 AM Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (S)
2.35 The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan (S, Rpt)
3.30 Grand Designs New Zealand (S, Rpt, HD)
4.25 Extreme Cake Makers (S, Rpt, HD)
4.55 Come Dine with Me (S, Rpt, HD)
5.50 to 6.30 AM Countdown (S, Rpt, HD)
9.00 The Handmaid’s Tale Sacrifi ce:
12 of 13. Dystopian drama series starring
Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes.
Gilead’s leadership is rocked by losses
among their own, Luke and Moira adjust
to their new arrivals, while June worries
about disruptions to her plan. (S, AD, HD)
8.00 The Queen’s Lost Family Last in the
documentary series. Britain is left reeling
by the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936
and debate rages in parliament about
Republicanism, and Edward embarks
on a trip to Nazi Germany with Wallis
Simpson. See feature, page 26. (S, AD, HD)
7.0 0 Cricket: The Ashes Mark Nicholas
introduces highlights of the fourth day
of the third Test between England and
Australia at Headingley. The teams have
not met here in a Test since 2009, when
the Australians recorded a comprehensive
victory by an innings and 80 runs. (S, HD)
11.35 fUnder Siege 2 Action thriller sequel.
A US Navy veteran on board a train battles
hijackers who possess a weapon that has
the potential to trigger earthquakes. Stars
Steven Seagal. Includes Access at 12.35am.
(110mins, 1995, 18, S, W/S, HD) Rating ★★★
1.25 AM Interactive Gaming (S, HD)
3.25 Gotham: Rise of the Villains By Fire:
Fantasy thriller series. (S2, ep 6, S, Rpt, HD)
4.15 NCIS (Series 7, ep 2, S, Rpt, AD, HD)
5.00 Access Showbiz gossip. (S, HD)
5.10 House Doctor Hampshire. (SL, S, Rpt)
5.35 to 6.00 AM Wildlife SOS (SL, S, Rpt)
9.00 Hacksaw Ridge
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(^) Fact-based wartime drama directed by
Mel Gibson. A US Army medic refuses
to kill people, and becomes the fi rst
man in American history to receive the
Medal of Honour without fi ring a shot.
Includes News at 10.05pm. (155mins,
2016, 15, S, W/S, HD) Rating ★★★★
Starring: Andrew Garfi eld, Sam Worthington,
Luke Bracey, Rachel Griffi ths, Hugo Weaving.
See Filmweek, page 31
8.00 Inside the Nazi Mega Bunker
Fortress Berlin: Documentary series.
This edition examines the extraordinary
defences that surrounded Hitler’s bunker
in Berlin – a subterranean safehouse
protected with 13ft-thick walls. (S, Rpt)
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
■ Programmes today are as above.
6.00am Cyw 6.40 Cyw: ABC 6.55 Cyw: Jamborî 7.0 5 Cyw: Y Dywysoges Fach 7.1 5 Cyw: Yn yr Ardd 7. 3 0 Cyw: Tomos a’i Ffrindiau
7.4 0 Cyw: Ben Dant 8.00 Cyw: Ynys Broc Môr Lili 8.10 Cyw: Rapsgaliwn 8.25 Cyw: Sam Tân 8.35 Cyw: Asra 8.50 Penblwyddi Cyw
8.55 Pen-Blwydd Pwy? 9.00 Cefn Gwlad 10.00 O Gymru Fach 11.00 Celwydd Noeth 12.00noon Creu Cymru Fodern: Fferm i Ffwrnais
1.00pm Adre 1.30 Corau Rhys Meirion 2.30 Dudley: O’r Gât I’r Plât 3.30 04 Wal 4.30 Gerddi Cymru 5.00 Llanw 5.55 Newyddion
a Chwaraeon 6.10 Pobol y Cwm Omnibws 8.00 Clasuron Cwpan y Byd 9.40 Gwesty Aduniad 10.45-11.50pm Dylan ar Daith