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 Only When I Laugh

6.25 The Saint Flight Plan.

7.1 5 Kojak Therapy in Dynamite.

8.15 Quincy ME Last Day, First Day.

9.15 Minder Comedy drama.

10.20 The Sweeney Cover Stor y.

11.30 The Professionals Drama.

12.35 PM The Saint Escape Route.

1.40 Kojak The Only Way Out.

2.40 Quincy ME The Mourning After.

3.45 Minder Arthur cashes in on the

disappearance of a footballer.

4.50 The Professionals A sniper targets

the Wimbledon tennis tournament.

5.55 The Sweeney Regan and Carter

tackle heavyweight smugglers.

6.00 AM Classic Coronation Street

6.50 Heartbeat Rural drama.

7.55 Murder, She Wrote Mystery drama.

8.45 On the Buses Double-bill.

9.55 George and Mildred Comedy

10.25 A Touch of Frost Dead Male One.

12.40 PM Heartbeat Rural drama.

1.45 Classic Emmerdale Double-bill.

2.50 Classic Coronation Street

3.55 Poirot The Chocolate Box:

The sleuth returns to Belgium for

the fi rst time since the war, only to

fi nd a murder case needs solving.

5.00 Downton Abbey Christmas special

from 2011. Violet has concerns

about Rosamund’s new suitor.

6.00 AM The Planet’s Funniest Animals

6.20 Judge Rinder7.1 0 Dinner Date

8.00 Emmerdale

8.30 Coronation Street

9.25 The Ellen DeGeneres Show

10.25 Superstore Double-bill of the series.

11.15 Dress to Impress From Manchester.

12 .15 PM Emmerdale

12.45 Coronation Street

1.50 The Ellen DeGeneres Show

US chat show. With Rebel Wilson.

2.45 Dinner Date From Essex.

3.50 Dress to Impress From Cardiff.

4.50 Take Me Out Dating game show.

6.00 You’ve Been Framed! Gold

6.35 fGodzilla

Adventure. A giant monster may

be the only hope of stopping a

race of underground creatures on

a deadly global rampage. Stars

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth

Olsen, Ken Watanabe and Juliette

Binoche. Includes FYI Daily

a t 7.4 5 p m. (2014, 12) ★★★

7.0 0 Cycling: Tour de France

Gary Imlach introduces highlights

from the fi nal stage of the race –

a procession from Rambouillet

to the Champs-Elysees in Paris.

7.0 0 Murder, She Wrote Dark

deeds disturb the idyllic atmosphere

of Honolulu as the son of a hotel

magnate is found standing over

a corpse with a gun in his hand.

8.00 Made in Britain Examining

the work of tea-tasters responsible

for producing nine billion tea bags

a year. Plus, how lava lamps and

policemen’s helmets are made.

8.00 Doc Martin Pauline begins

to interfere with Martin’s work,

much to the GP’s annoyance, while

Bert feels depressed following his

son Al’s decision to go travelling.

9.00 Benidorm Billy receives some

life-changing advice from Uri Geller,

while Tiger and Rob decide that

Joey’s mathematical talents would

be useful on a night at the casino.

9.00 Doc Martin Bert decides to open

a restaurant but a spate of food-

poisoning cases coincide with the

eatery’s fi rst day of business, and

Pauline returns from her course.

9.00 πLove Island New edition

Last in the series. Caroline Flack

oversees proceedings as the four

remaining couples compete for

viewers’ votes in the hope of

winning the £50,000 cash prize.

10.35 Family Guy T h e G r i f fi n s f a l l

victim to Italy’s immigration laws

after Peter destroys the family’s

passports during a visit. (S12, ep5)

10.00 fThe Nice Guys

Crime comedy. A private detective

and a hired thug work together to

investigate a murder in 1970s Los

Angeles. Stars Russell Crowe and

Ryan Gosling. Includes FYI Daily

a t 11.0 0 p m. (2015, 15) ★★★★

12.20 AM Motorsport Highlights of the

fi fth round of the BRDC Formula 3

season from Spa-Francorchamps.

1.20 Motorsport UK British F4

Championship from Oulton Park.

2.20 Only When I Laugh Thorpe prepares

to remove Norman’s appendix.

2.45 to 6.00 AM Nightscreen

10.00 Foyle’s War High Castle:

World War Two detective drama

starring Michael Kitchen. Foyle is

drawn into the world of corrupt Nazi

businessmen when a university

professor is found murdered in

a park after working as a translator

in Nuremberg. Also stars Jaime

Winstone and John Mahoney.

12.00 M’T A Touch of Frost No Refuge:

Detective drama. DI Frost arrests

a known criminal in the wake of

a robbery that ended in murder.

2.00 AM Nightscreen

2.30 to 6.00 AM Shopping

11.05 Family Guy Stewie tries out his new

teleportation machine. (S11, ep21)

11.35 American Dad! Stan takes pills

that help him stay awake. (S5, ep9)

12.00 M’T Roger spends time

with another family. (S5, ep10)

12.30 AM CelebAbility Game show.

1.20 Superstore Double-bill of the series.

2 .15 Shopping

5.45 to 6.00 AM Nightscreen

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FREEVIEW

7.0 0 Beyond 100 Days

7. 3 0 Venice 24/7 1 of 6. Documentary
   following the daily work of the
   Italian city’s emergency services.
   8.00 Life 6 of 10. David Attenborough
   explores the world of insects.
   9.00 The British Garden: Life and Death
   on Your Lawn Chris Packham
   explores wildlife in suburban
   gardens over a 12-month period.
   10.30 The Joy of Winning Documentar y.
   11.30 Blackadder II Triple-bill.
   1.00 AM The Ottomans: Europe’s
   Muslim Emperors Last in series.
   2.00 The Art of Spain Documentar y.
   3.00 to 4.00 AM
   Africa: A Journey into Music

9.00 AM Children’s Programmes

12.00 NOON Be Beautiful

12 .10 PM Income Property

12.40 The Real Housewives of Atlanta

1.30 Million Dollar Listing: LA

2.25 Little Women: LANew edition

3.15 Real Housewives of New Jersey

4.10 The Real Housewives of New York

City Double-bill of the reality series.

6.00 Buying and Selling Twin b rothe r s

Jonathan and Drew Scott help

a widower and his daughter.

7.0 0 Buying and Selling The Scotts help

a couple spruce up their property.

8.00 Dinner Date A woman from London

embarks on three blind dates.

9.00 Botched Dr Paul Nassif fi xes the

nose of a woman who had her

dentist perform her rhinoplasty.

10.00 Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars

The famous couples are forced to

confront their dark pasts, causing

Michelle to reveal a painful secret.

10.55 The Real Housewives of Sydney

11.55 PM to 12.45 AM

The Only Way Is Essex

9.00 AM Access Showbiz news.

9.10 The A -Team (S2, ep20)

10.15 Police Interceptors Documentary.

11.10 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away!

1.15 PM fKing Rat World War

Two action drama starring George

Segal. (1965, PG, b&w) ★★★★

4.00 T r a  c C o p s Documentary series.

5.00 The A -Team Double-bill.

7.0 0 Police Interceptors Documentary.

8.00 Sewermen Specialist divers in the

Irish Sea are sent on a mission to

clean out a submerged outfall pipe.

9.00 fCradle 2 the Grave Action

thriller. A Taiwanese undercover

agent helps a jewel thief track down

the crimelord who has kidnapped

his daughter. Stars Jet Li, DMX and

Mark Dacascos. (2003, 15) ★★★

11.10 fRenegade Justice Thriller.

An agent tries to fi nd the person

who killed his police offi cer son.

Stars Steven Seagal (2007, 18) ★

1.15 AM Black Sails ( S1, ep5 )

2.30 to 3.00 AM

Criminals: Caught on Camera

12.00 NOON to 7.0 0 PM As BBC2 except:
12.00 NOON Grand Tours of the Scottish
Islands12.30 Making Scotland’s
Landscape1.30 Fish Town2.00
to 3.00 PM Curious Creatures
7.0 0 Beechgrove Presenter George Anderson
checks on progress in the fruit house.

7. 3 0 Test Drive 6 of 8. Game show hosted
   by Grado. Three teams tour Pitlochry
   on their way to a mystery destination.
   8.00 Africa 1 of 6. Documentary series in
   which David Attenborough explores
   the continent’s wildlife and landscape.
   9.00 The NineScottish and international news.
   10.00 River CityNew episode Dougie’s hand is
   forced when Suzie threatens to expose
   his adultery and deception to Scarlett.
   11.00 Breaking the News Topical panel game.
   With Val McDermid, Janey Godley,
   Alistair Barrie and Lewis Macleod.
   11.30 to 12.00 M’T The Thick of It Nicola tries
   to fi nd a sports star to front a campaign.

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

Before We Go

Film4, 7.10pm

Stranded traveller Alice Eve and penniless

New York busker Chris Evans get to know

each other in this romantic comedy.

Love Island

ITV2, 9.00pm

Host Caroline Flack reveals which of the

sun-drenched couples have received the

most votes – and scooped the £50,000.

The Nazi Pug: Joke or

Hate? This documentary

focuses on controversial

YouTube comedian and

former Scottish UKIP

candidate Markus Meechan.

BBC3 ONLINE

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co.uk/bbcthreeand onBBC iPlayer

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