What’s on TV – 27 July 2019

BBC4 starts

broadcasting

at 7.0 0 p m

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 World of Sport: Petrol Heads

6.15 Motorsport UK Oulton Park.

7.05 Motorcycling British Superbikes.

7.55 Motorsport Spa-Francorchamps.

8.55 Cycling: Tour de France

9.55 River Monsters Alaskan Horror.

10.30 Monster Carp From Italy.

11.30 fThe Searchers Western

drama starring John Wayne and

Natalie Wood. (1956, U) ★★★★★

2.05 fNever Say Never Again

James Bond adventure starring

Sean Connery. (1983, PG) ★★★

4.45 lCycling: Tour de

France Gary Imlach introduces

coverage of the 21st and fi nal

stage of this year’s race, as the

riders take on a fl at 128km course

from Rambouillet to the Champs-

Élysées in the heart of Paris.

With reports by Daniel Friebe and

Matthew Rendell. Commentary

by Ned Boulting and David Millar.

6.00 AM The Royal For Better, for Worse.

6.50 Heartbeat Double-bill.

9.00 Marple A Pocket Full of Rye.

11.00 Love Your Garden

1.05 PM Marple Murder Is Easy.

3.05 Inspector Morse Driven to

Distraction: The investigation into

a woman’s murder proves to be a

testing time for Morse and Lewis.

5.25 Doc Martin It’s Good to Talk:

The irascible medic moves out of

the surgery to give Louisa space.

6.30 Poirot Curtain: Last-ever episode

of the detective drama starring

David Suchet. The ageing sleuth

takes on his fi nal case as he and

Hastings return to the scene of their

fi rst murder investigation to battle

Poirot’s ultimate nemesis. Also stars

Hugh Fraser, Anne Reid, Matthew

McNulty, Philip Glenister, Helen

Baxendale and Anna Madeley.

8.30 Paul O’Grady: For the

Love of Dogs The comedian

meets a former breeding dog that

is too scared to leave its kennel.

6.00 AM You’ve Been Framed! Gold

6.25 Emmerdale Omnibus episode.

9.25 Coronation Street Omnibus.

12.20 PM Catchphrase Guessing game

hosted by Stephen Mulhern.

1.00 Totally You’ve Been Framed! Gold

1.55 fThe Flintstones Live-action

comedy starring John Goodman

and Rick Moranis. (1994, U) ★★★

3.40 fYogi Bear Family comedy

with the voices of Dan Aykroyd and

Justin Timberlake. (2010, U) ★★★

5.15 fHotel Transylvania

Animated family comedy with

the voices of Adam Sandler and

Andy Samberg. (2012, U) ★★★★

7.0 5 f

Step Up 2 the Streets

Dance drama. A tearaway teenage

girl is offered the choice of being

sent away to live with an aunt or

attending a snooty arts academy.

Stars Briana Evigan and Adam

G Sevani. Includes FYI Daily

at 8.05pm. (2008, PG) ★★

9.30 fThe Fugitive

Action thriller. A doctor convicted

of his wife’s murder goes on the

run, hoping to track down the one-

armed man he believes is the real

killer. Stars Harrison Ford, Tommy

Lee Jones, Joe Pantoliano and

Julianne Moore. Includes FYI Daily

at 10.30pm. (1993, 15) ★★★★★

9.00 Tonight at the London

Palladium Bradley Walsh

introduces performances by

Andrea Bocelli, Tommy Tiernan and

the cast of Motown the Musical.

9.00 Love IslandNew edition Reality

series in which singletons seeking

a summer of romance compete

to pair off in Majorca – and win

£50,000. The fi nal is tomorrow.

10.00 Vanity Fair 6 of 7. With her

fi nances in tatters, a devastated

Amelia is forced to send her son to

live with the Osbournes, while Becky

rises to the very top of high society.

10.00 Love Island: Aftersun

New edition Caroline Flack hosts

the companion series. Featuring

the latest gossip from the villa, as

well as input from a celebrity panel.

12.05 AM fThe Chronicles of

Riddick Sci-fi adventur. A galactic

fugitive on the run from bounty

hunters battles a sinister cult intent

on killing or converting anyone in

their way. Stars Vin Diesel and

Judi Dench. (2004, 15) ★★★

2.25 Only When I Laugh First episode

of the comedy set in a hospital.

2.55 to 6.00 AM Nightscreen

11.00 fChicago Musical set in

1920s Chicago. A showgirl and

a wannabe musical star become

famous prisoners. Stars Catherine

Zeta-Jones. (2002, 12) ★★★★

1.15 AM Barging Round Britain with

John Sergeant Birmingham.

1.40 Classic Emmerdale

4.35 On the Buses Double-bill.

5.30 to 6.00 AM Nightscreen

11.05 Family Guy Meg is threatened by

an unstable new pupil. (S12, ep4)

11.35 The Griffi ns move to a farm

after they are robbed. (S11, ep20)

12.05 AM American Dad! Double-bill.

1.00 Don’t Hate the Playaz

2.05 Totally Bonkers Guinness World

Records Record-breaking attempts.

2.20 Shopping

5.50 to 6.00 AM Nightscreen

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FREEVIEW

7.0 0 BBC Proms: Nicola Benedetti with

NYONew edition Nicola Benedetti

performs Tchaikovsky’s demanding

Violin Concerto, alongside the

London premiere of Icarus from

Russian composer Lera Auerbach.

9.05 nCindy Sherman Untitled

A profi le of Cindy Sherman, one

of the world’s most elusive and

infl uential contemporary artists.

10.05 Captain Jack and the Furious Few

11.05 Schama on Rembrant

12.05 AM Britain’s Most Fragile Treasure

1.05 Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road

Ensemble One-off documentar y.

2.40 to 3.40 AM

Cindy Sherman Untitled

6.00 AM Bring It! Series highlights.

6.50 Newlyweds: The First Year

8.35 Income Property Reality series.

9.00 Children’s Programmes

12.00 NOON Be Beautiful

12 .10 PM Income Property

12.40 Yummy Mummies Reality series.

1.40 The Real Housewives of New

Jersey Back-to-back editions.

6.15 The BachelorNew edition Arie goes

on a trip to visit the hometowns of

the four remaining bachelorettes.

8.00 Celebrity Dinner Date With model

and reality TV star Casey Batchelor.

9.00 Botched Paul orders more tests

for a woman with a botched nose.

10.00 The Real Housewives of Atlanta

New edition Tyrone make s a

proclamation to Shereé, and Porsha

blows off some steam with a friend.

10.55 Million Dollar Matchmaker Patti

Stanger helps a former politician-

turned-rapper look for love.

11.50 PM to 12.50 AM The Real

Housewives of New York City

Sonja confronts Harry and LuAnn.

9.00 AM Access Showbiz gossip.

9.15 Trucking Hell Documentary series.

10.15 The A -Team Thriller series.

2.25 PM fVera Cruz Western. Stars

Gary Cooper. (1954, PG) ★★★★

4.30 fCopper Canyon Western

drama starring Ray Milland and

Hedy Lamarr. (1950, PG) ★★★★

6.10 fBattle of Britain World

War Two drama. RAF pilots under

the leadership of Air Chief Marshal

Hugh Dowding defend Britain from

the might of the Luftwaffe. Stars

Laurence Olivier. (1969, PG) ★★★

9.00 fAge of Heroes World War

Two thriller. A British commando

unit is sent into occupied Norway.

Stars Sean Bean. (2011, 15) ★★★

10.55 fWe Were Soldiers Vietnam

War drama. A US Army battalion

fi nds itself surrounded by 2,000

North Vietnamese troops. Stars

Mel Gibson. (2002, 15) ★★★

1.35 AM Klondike Last in the series.

2.35 to 3.00 AM

Criminals: Caught on Camera

12.40 PM to 7.0 0 PM As shown on BBC2.

7.0 0 PM The Seven7.1 5 The Edit

7. 3 0 How Scotland Works Last in series.
   Scotland’s most remote high school.
   8.30 Wild Cameramen at Work Doug Allan
   recalling his most hair-raising encounters.
   9.00 David Wilson’s Crime Files New edition
   In this edition, the criminologist examines
   how the 1955 Ibrox Heist led to the
   introduction of the police TV appeal.
   10.00 Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland
   In the conclusion of the documentary,
   the comedian returns to Scotland and
   reveals the infl uences behind his career.
   11.00 Takin’ Over the Asylum 5 of 6. Drama
   series starring David Tennant. Eddie’s
   relationship with Francine fl ourishes.
   11.50 PM to 12.00 M’T Asset Management

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

Flushed Away

Film4, 3.20pm

A posh mouse (voiced by Hugh Jackman)

gets into an adventure after his Kensington

home is invaded by an uncouth sewer rat.

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Gotham

E4, 10.00pm

In the fi nal episode of the Batman prequel,

Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) returns to

Gotham in the guise of the Dark Knight.

Ambulance Australia

This documentary series,

which is based on the UK’s

Ambulance, follows control

centre staff and paramedics

working for the New South

Wales Ambulance Service.

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