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17 Aug u s t SATURDAY
6.00 AM CITV Children’s programmes. (S, HD)
8.25 News (S, HD)
8.30 The Sara Cox Show With guests food writer
Jack Monroe and actress Ellise Chappell
(Poldark’s Morwenna Chynoweth). (S, HD)
9.25 James Martin’s Saturday Morning
Culinary magazine. With singer Rebecca
Ferguson and chef Claude Bosi. (S, Rpt, HD)
11.25 John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen
Last in the culinary series. (S, Rpt, HD)
12.25 PM Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen Grenada:
5 of 10. Culinary travel series. (S, Rpt, HD)
12.55 Save Money: Good Health (S, Rpt, AD, HD)
1.25 News; Weather (S, HD)
1.35 Midsomer Murders A Sacred Trust: John
Barnaby investigates Midsomer Priory when
a nun is found strangled. (S, Rpt, AD, HD)
(^) 3.30 Tenable Quiz series. Five telecoms workers
answer questions about top-10 lists. (S, Rpt)
4.30 Tipping Point Quiz series. (S, HD)
5.30 The Chase Quiz series. (S, Rpt, HD)
6.25 News; Weather (S, HD)
6.35 Local News; Weather (S, HD)
6.45 Zone of Champions 4 of 6. Comedy clips
series. Tonight, the commentators describe
Hamster Athletics and Using an Escalator
for the Purposes of Banter. (S, AD, HD)
5.55 AM The King of Queens Triple-bill of the US
comedy. (S4, ep 9, S, Rpt) 6.20 (Series 4,
ep 10, S, Rpt) 6.50 (Series 4, ep 11, S, Rpt)
7.1 5 The Big Bang Theory Triple-bill. (S1, ep 3, S,
Rpt, AD, HD) 7.4 0 (Series 1, ep 4, S, Rpt,
AD, HD) 8.05 (Series 1, ep 5, S, Rpt, HD)
8.30 Young Sheldon Double-bill. (S1, ep 20, S,
Rpt, AD, HD) 9.00 (S1, ep 22, S, Rpt, HD)
9.25 The Simpsons A Streetcar Named Marge.
(S, Rpt) 9.55 Lisa the Beauty Queen. (S, Rpt)
10.25 Treehouse of Horror III. (S, Rpt, AD)
10.55 Four in a Bed Back-to-back editions of the
B&B challenge series. From Brighton. (S,
Rpt, HD) 11.25 From Greenwich. (S, Rpt)
11.55 From Sandwich in Kent. (S, Rpt, HD)
12.30 PM Matlock in Derbyshire. (S, Rpt, HD)
1.00 The week’s results. (S, Rpt, HD)
(^) 1.30 lRugby Union Wales v England:
Lee McKenzie introduces coverage of the
World Cup warm-up match from Cardiff’s
Principality Stadium, kick-off 2 .15pm. (S, HD)
4.30 Location, Location, Location A search for
two new homes in Bournemouth. (S, Rpt)
5.35 Portrait Artist of the Year 9 of 11. Challenge
series. Jazz musician Courtney Pine is the
celebrity sitter for the semi-fi nal. (S, AD, HD)
6.30 News (S, HD)
6.00 AM Milkshake! Children’s programmes. (S)
10.25 Access Showbiz news and gossip. (S, HD)
10.30 Police Interceptors Two of fi cers smash down
a door to save a man’s life. (S, Rpt, HD)
11.30 Offi cers face one of Cumbria’s most
alcohol-fuelled nights of the year. (S, Rpt)
12.30 PM Friends Back-to-back episodes. (S1,
ep 8, S, Rpt, HD) 1.00 (S1, ep 9, S, Rpt, HD)
1.30 (S1, ep 10, S, Rpt, HD) 2.00 (S1, ep 11,
S, Rpt, HD) 2.30 (S1, ep 12, S, Rpt, HD)
3.05 fBruce Almighty Comedy starring
Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman and Jennifer
Aniston. God tires of a reporter’s constant
complaining, so passes on His powers in
order to give him a taste of real responsibility.
Includes Access at 4.05pm. (115mins, 2003,
12, S, HD) Rating ★★★★ See Filmweek, page 31
5.00 WW2: The Nazis Invade Backs to the Wall/
Global War: 3&4 of 8. Double-bill of the
documentary series. The fi rst edition looks
at the Battle of Britain, and the pressure
on German forces to conquer the country
quickly. The second part examines the
US’ entry into the war – in defi ance of the
promise made by President Roosevelt
during his re-election campaign. (S, HD)
6.55 News (S, HD)
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(^) Animated comedy. Three of the yellow
creatures become henchmen to an evil
genius who is hatching a plot against
the British crown – but while carrying out
her orders, they uncover a terrible threat
to their whole species. (105mins, 2015,
U, S, AD, W/S, HD) Rating ★★★★
With the voices of: Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm,
Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan.
See Filmweek, page 31
11.30 News; Weather (S, HD)
11.55 Play to the Whistle Sports-based comedy
panel game. Tonight, boxer Anthony Joshua
and comedians Jon Richardson and Kevin
Bridges join Frank Lampard, Bradley Walsh
and Romesh Ranganathan. (S, Rpt, HD)
12.25 AM Teleshopping
3.00 Britain’s Best Back Gardens 1 of 3. Alan
Titchmarsh visits his 30 favourite gardens
across the nation. This edition reveals his
top 10 challenging plots, created despite
restrictions in size or location. (SL, S, Rpt)
3.50 to 6.00 AM Nightscreen Programme guide.
9.00 Fast & Furious 8
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(^) Action sequel. Street-racing criminal
Dominic Toretto is drawn out of retirement
by an encounter with a cyberterrorist, who
recruits him for a global criminal scheme.
As he sets out to steal the technology
she needs to unleash chaos on the world,
he is drawn into confl ict with both old
enemies and his former gang. (150mins,
2017, 12, S, AD, W/S, HD) Rating ★★★
Starring: Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson,
Michelle Rodriguez, Charlize Theron, Tyrese Gibson.
See Filmweek, page 31
7.0 0 Secrets of Egypt’s Valley of the
Kings Warrior Queen: 2 of 4. Historical
documentary series. Archaeologists
reveal the mysteries of one of Egypt’s
greatest female pharaohs, Hatshepsut,
and fi nd fresh evidence concerning the
lives of women in ancient Egypt. (S, Rpt)
11.25 fExodus: Gods and Kings Biblical epic.
The adoptive brothers of the pharaoh of
Egypt attempts to free the country’s slaves
during a series of plagues. Stars Christian
Bale, Joel Edgerton and Sigourney Weaver.
(165mins, 2014, 12, S, HD) Rating ★★★
2.10 AM Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA
An Italian restaurant in New Jersey. (S, Rpt)
3.00 Hollyoaks Omnibus. The Maalik family throw
a party to celebrate Eid. (SL, S, Rpt, HD)
5.05 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures From the
Devon County Show. (SL, S, Rpt, HD)
5.20 to 6.15 AM The £ 100 k Drop (S, Rpt, HD)
9.00 Miss Peregrine’s
Home for Peculiar Children
Fantasy adventure based on the novel
by Ransom Riggs. A boy investigates a
series of clues left by his grandfather, and
comes across a home for children with
special powers that has been concealed
from the world using time travel. It then
falls to the boy to protect the home and
its residents from a horde of monsters.
(145mins, 2016, 12, S, HD) Rating ★★★
Starring: Eva Green, Asa Butterfi eld, Ella Purnell,
Samuel L Jackson, Judi Dench, Rupert Everett.
See Filmweek, page 30
8.00 Hidden Britain by Drone:
Heatwave Special One-off edition
of the series in which host Tony Robinson
learns how last year’s hot summer led to
unexpected archaeological discoveries,
as the parched ground showed signs of
what is buried beneath. (S, Rpt, AD, HD)
7.0 0 Cricket: The Ashes Mark Nicholas
presents highlights of the fourth day of
the second Test between England and
Australia at Lord’s. In the last Ashes Test
match at this ground in 2015, Steve Smith
scored 215 in Australia’s fi rst innings as
the visitors won by 405 runs. (S, HD)
10.00 The Royal Family:
Scandals at the Palace 1 of 2.
Documentary investigating how the press
reports on supposed Royal scandals,
with experts revealing how the House of
Windsor has survived its many tabloid
storms in the past few decades. (S, Rpt)
11.30 100 Ghosts Caught on Camera Countdown
of 100 clips featuring apparent paranormal
phenomena, analysed to determine if they
really are supernatural events or if there is
a more mundane explanation. (S, Rpt, HD)
1.15 AM Interactive Gaming (S, HD)
3.15 NCIS An NCIS polygraph specialist comes
under suspicion. (S7, ep 20, S, Rpt, HD)
4.00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
Documentary series. A former fi nancier who
lives on a remote island in Laos. (S, Rpt)
4.45 Great Scientists Darwin. (SL, S, Rpt)
5.10 to 6.00 AM Wildlife SOS (SL, S, Rpt)
9.00 William & Harry: Princes at War?
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(^) One-off documentary assessing rumours
of a rift between the Dukes of Cambridge
and Sussex, asking if there is any truth
to the claims and analysing how William
and Harry’s brotherly relationship has
changed through the years. (S, HD)
8.00 Secrets of the Royal Train
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(^) One-off documentary telling the story of
the trains used by the monarchy for more
than 150 years, meeting staff who have
served on the Royal train for many years,
including a man who accidentally walked
in on the Queen in her nightgown. (S, HD)
REGIONAL VARIATIONS
■ Programmes today are as above.
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