What’s on TV – 24 August 2019

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 Only When I Laugh Dear Diary.

6.25 The Saint The Scales of Justice.

7.1 5 Kojak Unwanted Partners.

8.15 Quincy ME The Last of Leadbottom.

9.15 Minder A Star Is Gorn.

10.20 The Sweeney Tomor row Man.

11.25 Cycling: Vuelta a España

12.30 PM The Saint Thriller series.

1.35 Kojak Crime drama series.

2.40 Quincy ME Baby Rattlesnakes.

3.45 Minder Willesden Suite.

4.50 The Professionals CI5 is faced

with a terrifying campaign of

explosions and assassinations.

5.55 The Sweeney Taste of Fear: A new

recruit jeopardises the squad.

6.00 AM Classic Coronation Street

6.55 Heartbeat The Leopard’s Spots.

8.00 Murder, She Wrote Home Care.

8.55 On the Buses Double-bill.

10.00 Rising Damp Comedy series.

10.30 Lewis The Quality of Mercy.

12.40 PM Heartbeat Ancient Grudge.

1.45 Classic Emmerdale Double-bill.

2.50 Classic Coronation Street

3.55 Lewis The Point of Vanishing: Crime

drama. A religious fanatic is found

beaten and drowned in his bath.

5.55 Downton Abbey Blake’s scheming

starts to come to fruition, while

Edith takes drastic measures after

receiving some terrible news.

6.00 AM The Planet’s Funniest Animals

6.20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World

Records 6.45 You’ve Been

Framed! 7.1 0 Dinner Date

8.00 Emmerdale Last night’s episode.

8.30 Coronation Street Double-bill.

9.25 The Ellen DeGeneres Show

10.20 Superstore Double-bill.

11.15 Dress to Impress Reality series.

12.15 PM Emmerdale As 8.00am.

12.45 Coronation Street Double-bill.

1.50 The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2.45 Dinner Date From Sheffi eld.

3.50 Dress to Impress Reality series.

4.50 Take Me Out Dating game show.

6.00 You’ve Been Framed!

7.0 0 Cycling: Vuelta a España

Highlights of the sixth stage of the

Grand Tour race, which featured

a 196.6km course from Mora de

Rubielos to Ares del Maestrat.

7.0 0 Murder, She Wrote Jessica

visits an old Irish castle but her trip

coincides with the discovery of

a missing girl’s body and a plan to

convert the building into a hotel.

7.0 0 You’ve Been Framed! Gold

Harry Hill showcases some of the

best celebrity lookalike clips sent

in by viewers, featuring Tom Cruise

and Britney Spears doppelgängers.

8.00 Fishing Allstars New edition

Dean Macey and Adam Rooney are

joined by angler Gary Newman as

they head to Croatia, where they

target a rare 30lb grass carp.

8.00 Vera Black Ice: Detective drama

series starring Brenda Blethyn.

DCI Stanhope investigates when

a seemingly beloved resident of a

coastal community is fatally driven

off the road, and digs up the victim’s

past in the hope of unmasking the

killer. Also stars Kenny Doughty,

Jon Morrison and Ibinabo Jack.

8.00 Two and a Half Men

Gretchen hopes to spend more

time at Alan’s house. (S11, ep18)

8.30 Alan and Gretchen begin

to grow closer. (S11, ep19 of 22)

9.00 f

Tomorrow Never Dies

James Bond thriller. Agent 007

investigates a shadowy tycoon

who is manipulating global events

to boost his media empire. Stars

Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce

and Te ri Hatche r. Includes FYI Daily

at 10.05pm. (1997, 12) ★★★★

9.00 fHorrible Bosses

Offbeat comedy. Three unhappy

employees hate their bosses but

cannot afford to quit their jobs – so

resort to extreme measures. Stars

Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis,

Jennifer Aniston, Charlie Day and

Colin Farrell. Includes FYI Daily

at 10.00pm. (2011, 15) ★★★

10.00 Law & Order: UK The body of

a missing girl is found but the case

takes an unexpected turn, leaving

Steel and Phillips with the toughest

choices of their careers. (S2, ep2)

11.30 Lethal Weapon Murtaugh and Cole

investigate the robbery of a truck

fi lled with fi ne art. (S3, ep5 of 15)

12.25 AM The Sweeney In from the Cold.

1.30 Minder An Australian beauty

captures Arthur Daley’s heart.

2.25 The Protectors Baubles, Bangles

and Beads: Thriller series.

2.50 Nightscreen

3.00 to 6.00 AM Shopping

11.00 Law & Order: UK Brooks, Devlin and

Chandler investigate after a man is

badly beaten in a park. (S2, ep3)

12.00 M’T Inspector Morse Who Killed

Harry Field? A mischievous artist

who specialises in preparing

bogus coats of arms for gullible

American tourists is murdered.

2.00 AM Nightscreen

2.30 to 6.00 AM Shopping

11.05 Family Guy Double-bill of the

series. (S1, ep7) 11.30 (S13, ep16)

11.55 American Dad! Animated comedy.

(S7, ep6) 12.30 AM (S6, ep17)

12.55 Two and a Half Men Double-bill of

the US comedy series starring Jon

Cryer. (S11, ep18) 1.25 (S11, ep19)

1.55 Superstore (S4, ep17)

2.20 Shopping

5.50 to 6.00 AM Nightscreen

78

FREEVIEW

7.0 0 Beyond 100 Days

7. 3 0 Top of the Pops: 1988 Aswad, the
   Style Council and Wet Wet Wet.
   8.00 Skies Above Britain An amateur
   pilot prepares for her fi rst solo fl ight.
   9.00 nWorld War Speed Historian
   James Holland explores the role
   drugs such as methamphetamine
   played during World War Two.
   10.00 WWII: Operation Crossbow
   The use of 3D photography in World
   War Two reconnaissance missions.
   11.00 Immortal Egypt with Joann
   Fletcher Examining how Egypt’s
   enemies exploited its internal strife.
   12.00 M’T Peaky Blinders Triple-bill.
   3.00 to 3.55 AM World War Speed

9.00 AM Children’s Programmes

12.00 NOON Income Property

12.25 PM The Real Housewives of Atlanta

1.20 Million Dollar Listing: LA

2.15 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

3.10 The Real Housewives of New Jersey

4.05 The Real Housewives of Auckland

6.00 Buyers Bootcamp Scott McGillivray

helps renovate rundown homes.

7.0 0 Buying and Selling Helping a couple

with an undervalued bungalow.

8.00 Dinner Date A man chooses three

blind dates from fi ve partners.

9.00 Vanderpump Rules New edition

Lisa receives a huge investment

from Schwartz and Sandoval.

10.00 Married to Medicine New edition

The ladies struggle to deal with the

fallout from Greg’s revelation.

10.55 Ladies of London Marissa looks to

the future, while Caroline Fleming

gets news about her cookbook

11.50 PM to 12.45 AM

The Only Way Is Essex Reality

series following the lives of a

group of friends living in Essex.

9.00 AM The A-Team Double-bill.

11.00 Police Interceptors

12.00 NOON Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It

Away! Double-bill of the series.

2.10 PM fTomahawk Western

starring Van Hefl in, Yvonne De

Carlo and Alex Nicol. (1950, PG) ★★

3.55 Traffi c Cops Special: Carjacked

5.00 The A-Team Double-bill.

7.0 0 Police Interceptors Offi cers deal

with revellers on New Year’s Eve.

8.00 An inspector attempts to

stop a man committing suicide.

9.00 Fights, Camera, Action! Footage of

dramatic confrontations, including

an alcohol-induced fi ght in the street.

10.00 fLast Action Hero Fantasy.

A magic cinema ticket transports

a boy into a movie. Stars Arnold

Schwarzenegger and F Murray

Abraham. (1993, 15) ★★★

12.35 AM Fights, Camera, Action!

1.35 Spartacus: Blood and Sand

Spartacus fi nally gets his chance

to exact revenge. (S1, ep13 of 13)

2.50 to 3.00 AM Access

12.00 NOON to 7.0 0 PM As shown on BBC2.
7.0 0 Roads Less Travelled: Sutherland,
Caithness and Orkney 1 of 8. Cameron
McNeish undertakes a 150-mile journey
through Scotland, beginning in Dornoch.
8.00 Beechgrove New edition 13 of 14.
Carole Baxter visits a unique garden
at Little Loch Broom in Wester Ross.
8.30 The Great Food Guys 3 of 8. Nick Nairn
and Dougie Vipond focus on seasonal
vegetables, cooking a spiced roast root
vegetable curry with handmade chapatis.
9.00 The Nine Scottish and international news.
10.00 Still Game Jack falls in love with a woman
who works in the local charity shop.
10.30 Getting Hitched Asian Style 1 of 3.
Life at an Asian wedding planners.
11.30 PM to 12.00 M’T Loop Mogwai.

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

Stacey Dooley:

Face to Face with

the Arms Dealers

The host travels to the US to

meet an arms-dealing family.

BBC3 ONLINE

New shows available from today include:

Falling Inn Love

This romantic comedy stars

Christina Milian as a San

Francisco woman who wins a

rundown inn in New Zealand.

On Demand

Available on Netfl ix from today:

Hollyoaks

E4, 7.00pm

Mandy and Cindy are in a state of shock

when Luke makes a surprise appearance.

Celebs Go Dating:

The Finale E4, 9.00pm

Friends and family judge the love choices

that the celebrity singletons have made.

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