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29 August
6.30 AM Flog It! Antiques series. (S, Rpt, HD)
7.1 5 A Matter of Life and Debt (S, Rpt, HD)
8.00 This Farming Life (SL, S, Rpt, HD)
9.00 BBC News at 9 (S, HD)
10.00 Victoria Derbyshire Discussion. (S, HD)
11.00 BBC Newsroom Live (S, HD)
1.00 PM Curious Creatures (S, Rpt, HD)
1.30 Home Away from Home Families from
Shropshire and Cardiff swap homes. (S, Rpt)
2.15 Heir Hunters Documentary series. A search
leads to the story of a war hero. (S, Rpt, HD)
3.00 Emergency Rescue Down Under 4 of 15.
Documentary series. In this edition, a fl ying
doctor races to the rescue after a family is
injured in a major car crash. (S, Rpt, HD)
3.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure
1 of 6. Culinary travel series. Dave Myers
and Si King go on a culinary journey around
Asia, beginning in Hong Kong. (S, Rpt, HD)
4.30 Tigers About the House 2 of 3. Wildlife
documentary series. The cubs are allowed
outside for the fi rst time. (S, Rpt, HD)
5.30 Antiques Road Trip Antiques challenge
series. Stephanie Connell and Charlie Ross
travel through south Wales. (S, Rpt, HD)
6.15 lWomen’s Football
Belgium v England: Coverage of tonight’s
friendly international staged at the Den
Dreef Stadium in Leuven, kick-off 6.30pm.
England fi nished fourth in the World Cup
and now turn their attention to Euro 2021,
which they qualify for as hosts. Belgium
did not qualify for the World Cup but are
currently in a good run of form, with their
only defeat in the last year coming in a
friendly against world champions USA. (S)8.30 Great British Railway Journeys
Taunton to Newton Abbot: Michael Portillo
enjoys a trip aboard the longest heritage
line in England and visits a celebrated
garden at Hestercombe. (S, Rpt, HD)6.00 AM Breakfast News and sport. (S, HD)
9.15 Countryfi le Summer Diaries (S, Rpt, HD)
10.00 Homes Under the Hammer (S, Rpt, AD, HD)
11.00 A Matter of Life and Debt 9 of 10. An ethical
loan of £50,000 helps turn an experiment
into an enterprise in Cambridge. (S, HD)
11.45 Britain in Bloom From Southport. (S, Rpt)
12.15 PM Bargain Hunt From Elsecar Heritage
Centre in South Yorkshire. (S, Rpt, AD, HD)
1.00 News; Weather (S, HD)
1.30 Local News; Weather (S)
1.45 Impossible Quiz series. (S, Rpt, HD)
2.30 Escape to the Country Rural property series.
A buyer with a budget of £600,000 searches
for a home in north Devon. (S, Rpt, HD)
3.15 Money for Nothing Sarah Moore salvages
some discarded oak and an old armchair
from a recycling centre in Surrey. (S, Rpt)
3.45 Murder, Mystery and My Family
Documentary series. Today, the barristers
re-examine a violent murder case involving
rival Irish gangs in 1875. (S, Rpt, HD)
4.30 Flog It! Paul Martin visits the Ulster Folk and
Transport Museum in Belfast. (S, Rpt, HD)
5.15 Pointless Quiz series. (S, Rpt, HD)
6.00 News; Weather (S, HD)
6.30 Local News; Weather (S)REGIONAL VARIATIONS
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9.00-10.00pm NEW: Richard and Jaco Take on the World
10.35 Mavericks: Sport’s Lost Heroes 11.05 High Life
12.05am Who Do You Think You Are? 1.10-6.00am NewsREGIONAL VARIATIONS
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10.00 News; Weather (S, HD)
10.25 Local News; Weather (S)
10.35 High Life
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(^) The Ascent: 1 of 6. Teen drama starring
Odessa Young. A 17-year-old student in
a respectable middle-class family seems
to be enjoying the perfect life – until her
sanity unravels in an episode of bipolar
disorder. With Benson Jack Anthony. (S)
Previously available on BBC3 online.11.35 Who Do You Think You Are? Paul Merton:
6 of 8. Last night’s edition of the genealogy
series. Comedian Paul Merton investigates
his family history, piecing together the story
of his grandfather’s involvement in the key
events leading up to Irish independence
during the 1920s. (S, Rpt, HD) Weather
12.40 to 6.00 AM BBC News (S, HD)9.00 Fake or Fortune? Nicholson: Antiques
series. In this edition, Fiona Bruce and
Philip Mould examine a still-life that may
have been painted by the prolifi c artist
William Nicholson – but could also be
connected to one of the 20th Century’s
most notorious art crimes. (S, Rpt, HD)8.00 The Sheriff s Are Coming 3 of 4.
Documentary series. In tonight’s edition,
Tommy and Adie deal with an unusual
call-out to a sheep farm in Wales, while
Rob and Gerald turn detective as they
search for a pub landlord who has not
been paying for his stock. (S, Rpt, HD)7.0 0 The One Show Magazine. (S, HD)
- 3 0 EastEnders Mick feels the pressure to
ensure everything is perfect for Whitney
and Callum’s hen and stag parties, while
Sonia admits she is planning a surprise.
Elsewhere, Jack weighs up the idea of
returning to the police force. (S, AD, HD)
9.00 China: A New World Order
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(^) 1 of 3. Documentary examining Chinese
President Xi Jinping’s leadership since
2013, and how he set about transforming
China into a tightly controlled state where
loyalty to the Communist Party appears
to be valued above everything else. (S)
10.00 Live at the Apollo Stand-up comedy
series. Frankie Boyle introduces routines
from Jack Carroll and Holly Walsh at the
Hammersmith Apollo in London. (S, Rpt)
10.30 Newsnight; Weather (S, HD)
11.15 Interior Design Masters 3 of 8. Challenge
series. In this edition, the contestants are
split into pairs and challenged to transform
a series of shop interiors. (S, Rpt, HD)
12.15 AM Sign Zone Starting with: 12.15 The
Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan
2 of 5. Travel series. The comedian travels
to Mongolia, where he investigates romance
among nomadic societies. (SL, S, Rpt, HD)
1.15 to 2.15 AM Sacred Wonders 2 of 3.
Documentary series. A devotee of Shinto
undertakes a gruelling challenge at the
sacred Nachi Falls in Japan. (SL, S, Rpt)
Listings for Welsh-language channel S4C (F’sat 120, Sky 134, Virgin 166) are on opposite page.
ITV, 7.00pm Resistance is futile...
The chemistry between Moira and Nate
may boil over – as they both feel jealous
of their relationships with Cain and Amy.
C4, 10.00pm Mum’s the word... Shona
and Aine’s mother (Sorcha Cusack, left)
pays a visit from Ireland – and Shona uses
the occasion to make an announcement.
BBC1, 7.30pm Hard to swallow... Just
as Whitney’s hen party gets into full swing,
Raine chokes on a straw – leaving Sonia to
perform a crucial Heimlich manoeuvre.
Photographs: ITV, BBC, Channel 4