What’s on TV – 17 August 2019

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BBC4 starts
broadcasting
at 7.0 0 pm

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 26 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 Motorsport UK Snetterton.
6.50 Minder Why Pay Tax?
7.50 Minder Broken Arrow.
8.55 Columbo Double Shock.
10.30 Motorcycling Highlights from the
DirtQuake event held at Arlington
Stadium in East Sussex.
11.30 lMotorsport Steve Rider and
Louise Goodman present coverage
of the seventh round of the British
Touring Car Championship from
Thruxton, where the 19th, 20th
and 21 races of the season are
scheduled to take place.
6.15 PM Silverstone Classic Highlights
of this year’s motor racing festival.

6.00 AM The Royal Duty Bound.
6.50 Heartbeat Double-bill.
8.55 Love Your Garden Somerset.
9.55 Poirot Cat Among the Pigeons.
11.55 Poirot Three Act Tragedy.
1.50 PM Inspector Morse Fat Chance.
4.05 Poirot The Adventure of the
Clapham Cook: Poirot investigates
the disappearance of a cook.
5.15 Doc Martin Louisa’s former
boyfriend brings seven children
from London to camp on Ruth’s
farm, and Martin uncovers a health
scare at James’ fi rst birthday party.
6.10 Poirot Murder on the Links:
Period mystery starring David
Suchet. The detective investigates
when a man is found murdered on
a golf course – but his inquiries are
complicated by the discovery of
a second body. Also stars Hugh
Fraser and Jacinta Mulcahy.
8.30 Paul O’Grady: For the
Love of Dogs The comedian
helps train a blind cairn terrier who
needs to learn basic commands.

6.00 AM You’ve Been Framed! Gold
6.25 Emmerdale Omnibus.
9.25 Coronation Street Omnibus.
12.20 PM Celebrity Catchphrase
1.20 In for a Penny Challenge series.
1.55 BGT: Top 10 Astonishing Acts
2.55 You’ve Been Framed! Gold
3.30 fHocus Pocus Supernatural
comedy. A teenager accidentally
resurrects three witches. Stars
Bette Midler. (1993, PG) ★★★
5.25 fHotel Transylvania 2
Animated comedy. Dracula teaches
his grandson how to be a monster,
only to receive an unwelcome visit
from his father. (2015, U) ★★★
7.1 5 River Monsters Jeremy Wade
visits Papua New Guinea on the
trail of a creature that has been
tearing chunks out of fi shermen
and devouring body parts.

7.1 0 fShrek Animated comedy.
The grumpy ogre sets out to rescue
a princess from a dragon, assisted
only by a wisecracking donkey.
Featuring the voices of Mike Myers,
Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz.
Includes FYI Daily at 8.10pm.
(2001, U) ★★★★★

9.00 Sunday Night at the
Palladium Jack Whitehall
introduces performances by Simply
Red, Leona Lewis, Jess Glynne,
Sara Pascoe and Jack Carroll.

9.00 fCasino Royale
James Bond action thriller. British
agent 007 pursues a criminal who
is fi nancing terrorist organisations
across the world. Stars Daniel
Craig, Eva Green, Jeffrey Wright,
Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench and
Giancarlo Giannini. Includes FYI
Daily at 10.05pm. (2006, 12) ★★★★

10.00 fDouble Impact
Martial-arts action thriller. Twin
brothers separated as infants seek
revenge on their parents’ killers.
Stars Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Geoffrey Lewis, Alan Scarfe and
Alonna Shaw. Includes FYI Daily
at 11.05pm. (1991, 18) ★★★
12.15 AM The Professionals Rogue:
Crime drama. Two key suspects in
a drug-smuggling case are killed.
1.20 Minder Poetic Justice, Innit.
2.25 Only When I Laugh The Lost Sheep.
2.55 Nightscreen
3.00 to 6.00 AM Shopping

10.00 Midsomer Murders
Tainted Fruit: Detective drama
starring John Nettles and Daniel
Casey. A socialite is found dead,
and police investigations uncover
a dark world of adultery and deceit
in affl uent Midsomer Malham.
12.00 M’T Cilla 2 of 3. Cilla is reunited
with Bobby. Concludes next week.
1.00 AM Paul O’Grady’s Animal Orphans
1.55 Poirot As shown at 4.05pm.
2.50 Barging Round Britain with John
Sergeant Kennet and Avon Canal.
3.10 Classic Emmerdale Omnibus.
5.50 to 6.00 AM Nightscreen

11.50 Family Guy Meg convinces Brian
to take her SATs for her. (S13, ep8)
12.20 AM Stewie is reborn into
a British household. (S12, ep21)
12.50 Peter and Lois open their
own cookie store. (S13, ep3)
1.20 American Dad! Double-bill.
2.15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World
Records Record-breaking attempts.
2.30 to 6.00 AM Shopping

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FREEVIEW


7.0 0 BBC Proms: Queen Victoria’s
Playlist New edition Petroc Trelawny
and Suzannah Lipscomb introduce
a concert to celebrate the 200th
anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth.
9.00 Swallowed by the Sea: Ancient
Egypt’s Greatest Lost City The
underwater remains of Heracleion.
10.00 James May’s Cars of the People
11.00 Olympic Dreams of Russian
Gold: Over the Limit Profi le of the
rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun.
12.10 AM Hogarth: One Man and His Pug
12.40 The Fairytale Castles of King
Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank
1.45 The Riviera: A History in Pictures
2.45 to 3.45 AM Swallowed by the Sea

6.00 AM CELEBrations
7.50 Don’t Be Tardy Reality series.
8.45 Be Beautiful Make-up tips.
9.00 Children’s Programmes
12.00 NOON Income Property
12.25 PM nCyrus vs Cyrus: Design
& Conquer Home improvement.
1.25 The Real Housewives of New
Jersey Back-to-back editions.
6.00 The Bachelor USA New edition
Dating series. The three remaining
women join Arie in his home town.
7.0 0 Celebrity Dinner Date Singletons
try to woo Towie’s Amy Childs.
8.00 Gemma Collins: Diva Forever
Gemma decides to call time on
her turbulent relationship with Arg.
9.00 Botched Terry makes a breast-
cancer survivor feel whole again.
10.00 The Real Housewives of Atlanta
New edition 2 of 2. Eva Marcille
questions the ladies on their ups
and downs over the season.
11.00 Million Dollar Matchmaker
11.55 PM to 12.50 AM The Real
Housewives of New York City

9.00 AM Access Showbiz gossip.
9.10 The A-Team US thriller series.
1.15 PM fThe Indian Fighter
Western starring Kirk Douglas and
Walter Matthau. (1955, PG) ★★★
3.10 fBattle of the V1 World War
Two adventure starring Michael
Rennie. (1958, PG, b&w) ★★★
5.25 fMajor Dundee Western.
A Union cavalry offi cer leads a
force of his own troops in pursuit
of an Apache raiding party. Stars
Charlton Heston. (1964, PG) ★★★
8.00 Police Interceptors Double-bill.
10.00 fRise of the Footsoldier 3
Crime thriller prequel. A notorious
gangster rises through the ranks of
Essex’s criminal underworld. Stars
Craig Fairbrass. (2017, 18) ★
12.10 AM fThe Delta Force Action
thriller. America’s elite Delta Force
undertakes to rescue a plane-load
of hostages from Arab terrorists.
Stars Chuck Norris, Martin Balsam
and Lee Marvin. (1986, 18) ★★
2.50 to 3.00 AM Access

12.30 PM to 7.0 0 PM As shown on BBC2.
7.0 0 PM The Seven News magazine.
7.1 5 Shankly: Nature’s Fire Profi le of football
manager Bill Shankly, examining his
success during his time at Liverpool.
8.50 Grand Tours of Scotland Paul Murton
travels to Tiree, the most westerly island
in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
9.00 David Wilson’s Crime Files New edition
David Wilson investigates the reasons
why miscarriages of justice occur.
10.30 Susan Calman’s Fringe Benefi ts 2 of 3.
The host chats to comedian Iain Stirling.
10.45 Jamie Genevieve: A Year in the Life
Jamie Genevieve travels to Ibiza with
Europe’s biggest online infl uencers.
11.00 PM to 12.00 M’T The Fort Following
Scottish football team Fort William.

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 115


  1. 50 Hornblower The Examination
    for Lieutenant: Period adventure
    series starring Ioan Gruffudd.
    Promoted to Acting Lieutenant,
    Hornblower is forced to question
    his readiness for command as the
    spectre of starvation and disease
    begins to threaten the fl eet. With
    Robert Lindsay, Denis Lawson,
    Ian McNeice and Andrew Tiernan.


Megamind
Film4, 11.00am
After defeating his main rival, super-villain
Megamind (voiced by Will Ferrell) is left
feeling frustrated without an opponent.

Savage Kingdom
More4, 8.00pm
In this second edition, a small group of
wild dogs struggles to fi nd a safe place to
raise their puppies – away from predators.

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with Steve Backshall
Dave, 8.00pm
Steve and a team of rock climbers attempt
a dangerous ascent in the desert of Oman.

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