What’s on TV – 24 August 2019

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6.30 AM A Matter of Life and Debt (S, Rpt, HD)
7.1 5 Animal Park Summer Special (S, Rpt, HD)
8.00 Inside the Factory Croissants. (SL, S, Rpt)
9.00 BBC News at 9 (S, HD)
11.10 lShow Jumping The European Dressage
Championships from Rotterdam. (S, HD)
1.10 PM fThe Muppets Musical comedy
featuring the Muppets and co-starring
Jason Segel and Amy Adams. Kermit tries
to get the old Muppet gang back together
to save their former home. (95mins, 2011, U,
S, W/S) Rating ★★★★ See Filmweek, page 31
2.45 Heir Hunters Documentary. (S, Rpt, HD)
3.30 Hairy Bikers’ Best of British (S, Rpt, HD)
4.15 World’s Sneakiest Animals The Hunger
Game: 2 of 3. Following creatures that use
deceptive tactics to fi nd food. (S, Rpt, HD)

(^) 5.15 Antiques Road Trip Stephanie Connell and
Charlie Ross head from Sevenoaks to an
auction in Folkestone, Kent. (S, Rpt, HD)
6.00 Great British Railway Journeys Whitland to
Swansea: Michael Portillo embarks on the
fi rst leg of a journey from south Wales to the
southernmost tip of Cornwall. (S, Rpt, HD)
6.30 Celebrity Eggheads With Spencer Kelly, Dr
Helen Lawal, Dallas Campbell, Ajay Tegala
and Rory Cellan-Jones. (S, Rpt, HD)
6.00 AM Breakfast News and sport. (S, HD)
9.15 Countryfi le Summer Diaries 1 of 5. John
Craven visits the Isle of Wight. (S, Rpt, HD)
10.00 Homes Under the Hammer South Wales,
Kent and Staffordshire. (S, Rpt, AD, HD)
11.00 A Matter of Life and Debt A woman who set
up an indoor skatepark in Corby. (S, HD)
11.45 Britain in Bloom Pateley Bridge. (S, Rpt, HD)
12.15 PM Bargain Hunt Antiques challenge series.
From Oswestry in Shropshire. (S, AD, HD)
1.00 News; Weather (S, HD)
1.20 Local News; Weather (S)
1.30 Impossible Quiz series. (S, Rpt, HD)
2.15 Escape to the Country Rural property series.
A couple with a budget of £1.5million search
for a home in the Peak District. (S, Rpt, HD)
3.15 Money for Nothing Salvage series. Today,
EJ Osborne rescues items from a tip in
Woking, including four metal chairs, an old
towel rail and unwanted mirrors. (S, Rpt, HD)
4.00 Flog It! Antiques series. (S, Rpt, HD)
4.45 Murder, Mystery and My Family
Sasha Wass and Jeremy Dein examine the
case of a failed suicide pact. (S, Rpt, HD)
5.30 Pointless Quiz series. (S, Rpt, HD)
6.15 News; Weather (S, HD)
6.45 Local News; Weather (S)
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
■ WALES
Programmes today are as above.
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
■ WALES
10.00pm Wales at the Edinburgh Festival 10.45 Pride
Live at the Apollo As above, 10.00pm. 11.15 I Love 1 993
11.50pm-12.00m’t Nature’s Weirdest Events
52 ENGLAND
8.00 EastEnders Ben spots Mel and demands
information about Lisa, while Whitney
discovers Callum’s letters from Chris
and questions him – but he cannot bring
himself to tell her the truth. (S, AD, HD)
8.30 Poldark Last-ever episode of the period
drama starring Aidan Turner. With the
fate of the nation hanging in the balance,
Ross gambles everything to protect his
country and loved ones, while George
stumbles on the means to beat his rival
once and for all. See feature, page 14. (S, HD)
9.30 Peaky Blinders Black Cats: 2 of 6.
Period drama starring Cillian Murphy.
Arthur and Finn reveal plans to expand
the business, and a birthday is interrupted
by the unexpected arrival of someone
close to Tommy – warning him of a new,
dangerous enemy. See feature, page 11. (S)
10.30 News; Weather (S, HD)
10.55 Local News; Weather (S, HD)
7.0 0 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
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(^) Bill Paterson narrates highlights of the
event held on the esplanade of Edinburgh
Castle. Featuring performances on the
theme of kaleidoscope, with the British
Army at the fore, complemented by the
Massed Pipes and Drums. (S, HD)
11.05 Heartbreak Holiday 5 of 7. Documentary
series. In this edition, the group lands in
Rhodes, where Courtney opens up about
her heartbreak with her ex, and Maxine
offends Erin. Continues tomorrow. (S, HD)






Previously available on BBC3 online.
11.45 Have I Got a Bit More Old News for You
Extended edition from October last year,
in which guest host Alexander Armstrong
and panellists Naga Munchetty and Josh
Widdicombe join team captains Ian Hislop
and Paul Merton. (S, Rpt, HD) Weather
12.35 to 6.00 AM BBC News (S, HD)

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(^) One-off culinary special in which Nadiya
Hussain prepares food for a seasonal
party for her family, including a barbecued
butterfl ied leg of lamb with rhubarb glaze,
kiwi and feta salad and a raspberry ripple
eclair. See feature, page 25. (S, AD, HD)
9.00 A Black and White Killing:
The Case That Shook America
Conclusion of the documentary. Mobeen
Azhar investigates the effect that Oregon’s
racist prison gangs can have on young
men, before hearing the jury deliver its
verdict on Russell Courtier. (S, AD, HD)
10.00 Pride Live at the Apollo 2 of 2.
Second of two editions featuring LGBT+
comedians who have appeared on the
show, with Tom Allen, Stephen K Amos,
Jen Brister and Julian Clary. (S, HD)
10.30 I Love 1993 Animated duo Beavis and
Butt-Head refl ect on the year in which
The X Files hit TV screens, and boy band
rivalry appeared as East 17 embarked on
a mission to challenge Take That. (S, Rpt)
11.00 TOTP2 Presents the 90s A selection of
music from the decade, with performances
by Spice Girls, Michael Jackson, Pulp, the
Prodigy, Blur and Take That. (S, Rpt, HD)
12.00 M’T Fosse/Verdon Where Am I Going?
5 of 8. Bob hires a house in the country
to help comfort Neil Simon. (S, Rpt, HD)
12.55 AM Sign Zone Starting with: 12.55 Interior
Design Masters (SL, S, Rpt, HD) 1.55 to
2.55 AM Countryfi le (SL, S, Rpt, HD)
7.0 0 The Repair Shop Antiques restoration
series. Jay Blades and the team bring four
more treasured family heirlooms back to
life, tackling a radio that survived Dunkirk,
a grandfather clock that has a poignant
history, a battered leather gaming case,
and a pair of Viking statues. (S, Rpt, HD)
Listings for Welsh-language channel S4C (F’sat 120, Sky 134, Virgin 166) are on opposite page.
BBC2, 8.00pm Seasonal offerings...
Nadiya Hussain gets to work preparing a
butterfl ied leg of lamb with rhubarb glaze,
and a raspberry ripple eclair for dessert.
ITV, 8.30pm Foul play? Barnaby (Neil
Dudgeon) tackles an investigation into a
death at a rugby club, and must question
team physio Neville (Michael Maloney).
Photographs: BBC, ITV

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