TV Times – 10 August 2019

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Who Do You

Think You Are?

Could the Morandi

Bridge collapse

have been avoided?

The Genoa Disaster

● FACTUAL / 9pm / BBC2

NEW

On 14 August 2018, Gianluca Ardini was driving

across the Morandi Bridge in the Italian city of

Genoa when the tarmac opened up in front of him. The

bridge had collapsed but, miraculously, he was rescued

after he was left suspended 20m from the ground. Forty-

three others weren’t so lucky, and this candid documentary

tells the story of the disaster, which, according to some,

could have been prevented. ★★★★ SMA

Animal Rescue Live

● REAL LIFE / 8pm / C4

NEW

Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick, Steve Jones and Kate

Quilton are on a mission to rehome abandoned

cats, dogs, rabbits and even goats – animals so cute and

charming that we find space in our homes to take them

in. This year’s show comes from Raystede Animal Centre

in Sussex, where they also have alpacas. And a few celeb

friends pop in, too. Continues until Friday. ★★★★★ EB

● See Noel Fitzpatrick interview, page 20

Born Famous

● REALITY / 10pm / C4

Mel B’s 20-year-old

daughter Phoenix relives her

mother’s pre-Scary Spice

life in Leeds, taking a job in a

pizza chain where her mum

worked as a teen.

This Is

Spinal Tap

● FILM / 4.15pm /

Sky Greats

Film director Marty DiBergi

(Rob Reiner) follows rock

stars Spinal Tap, one of

England’s loudest bands,

as they tour America in this

spoof documentary.

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Kate Winslet swaps
Hollywood scripts for
her family’s own story
● FACTUAL / 9pm / BBC1
Kate Winslet has always had
a sneaking suspicion that there
are Scandinavian branches in
her maternal family tree. In
Sweden, she uncovers deeply
moving stories of her poverty-
stricken four-times great-
grandfather Anders Jönsson
and his son Johan’s grim
brushes with the law.
Meanwhile, back in Blighty,
she looks into her dad Roger’s
heritage and is shocked to
learn that her three-times
great-grandfather William
Colquhoun was a drummer in
the Grenadier Guards at just

11. Kate’s own joyfully
    enthusiastic attempt at
    drumming is wonderful to
    watch! But there are more
    surprises in store when she finds
    out about William’s later and
    more sobering career. ★★★★ CC
    ● See Kate Winslet interview, page 12

Rehoming: Steve,

Noel and Kate

are on a mission

Scandi drama: Kate

investigates her

Swedish ancestors

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