The Times Saturday Review - UK (2020-11-14)

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BBC Four


7.00pm What We Were Watching:
Song and Dance
Spectaculars Song-and-
dance extravaganzas of the
1960 s, 1 970 s and 1 980 s
8. 00 Top of the Pops: 1990
Performers include Bizz
Nizz, Candy Flip, Jimmy
Somerville and Jam Tronik
8. 30 Top of the Pops: 1990
Performers include Jason
Donovan, They Might Be
Giants and Happy Mondays
99. 00 Jazz 625 : The British Jazz
Explosion A celebration of
the vintage BBC Two
programme, plus modern-
day performances. See
Viewing Guide
10. 30 -1 2. 2 5amFILM Miles Davis:
Birth of the Cool (15, 2019)
Documentary profile of the
jazz bandleader, horn player
and innovator who was
determined to break
boundaries and live life
on his own terms

FV 9/24, FS 107, SKY 116, VIRGIN 10 7

ITV3


5.55pm Inspector MorseAn
investigation into the
murder of a prominent
businessman leads Morse to
become the victim of a hate
campaign in the press ( 2 / 5 )
8. 00 Doc Martin The acerbic GP
investigates a shooting after
local farmer Dennis Thorpe
shoots a camper after he
took some of his eggs.
Meanwhile, a secret
bidder buys the Crab and
Lobster pub ( 5 / 8 )
9. 00 Midsomer Murders The
collapse of a tunnel exposes
a collection of ancient
skeletons and some more
recent remains, leading
detectives to believe the
bodies could be linked
to a double shooting


  1. 05 -12 .1 0 am Grantchester Will
    gets a phone call revealing
    his father has got himself
    into some trouble so he asks
    Geordie for help (5/6)


FV 10, FS, 115 , SKY 119, VIRGIN 11 7

More 4


6.55pm Grand Designs Australia
Building a home in Dee Why
in New South Wales ( 10 / 10 )
7. 55 Grand Designs Following
the progress of an engineer
and his partner as they
transform an underground
water reservoir near the
Humber Estuary
into a family home
9. 00 The Same Sky Lars fulfils his
mission by gaining Sabine’s
family’s trust. Conrad
confronts Gita and coach
Dunst after Juliane
confesses her fears about
Klara to him ( 5 / 6 )
10. 05 24 Hours in A&E An
80-year-old patient is
admitted suffering
from pain in her chest,
arm and jaw ( 8 / 12 )
11.1 0 -12 .1 5 am 24 Hours in A&E
An 1 8 -year-old man is
treated after coming off his
motorbike and colliding
with two cars ( 3 / 12 )

FV 18, FS 124, SKY 136, VIRGIN 14 7

Sky One


7 .00pm The Simpsons Homer
becomes head of a secret
society. With the guest voice
of Patrick Stewart (R)
7. 30 The Simpsons Homer
recalls Maggie’s birth (R)
8. 00 Modern Family Claire and
Gloria plan to spend time
with their children outdoors,
but their plan backfires (R)
8. 30 Modern Family Claire and
Phil swap parenting roles (R)
9. 00 Brave New World John
takes integration to the next
level as monogamy poses
new problems, while
Bernard realises his
potential, and Lenina
questions assumptions.
Alden Ehrenreich stars ( 8 / 9 )
10. 05 The Late Late Show with
James Corden: Best
of the Week Highlights
of the talk show


  1. 05 -1. 50 amFILM Flight (15, 2012)
    Drama starring Denzel
    Washington


SKY 106, VIRGIN 110

Sky Atlantic


6.50pm Dexter The vigilante finds
himself saving a life instead
of taking one, and Deb
encounters a suspect in the
Santa Muerte case ( 4 / 12 ) (R)
8. 00 Britannia Aulus recruits
bounty hunters from
overseas to track down Cait,
and the battle of wills
between Kerra and Antedia
intensifies ( 8 / 9 ) (R)
9. 00 Trackers After shooting
Nkunzi, Lemmer steals a car
and is pursued by the PBI.
Meanwhile, Milla’s research
puts her on Lucas’s tail (3/5)
10 .1 0 The Deuce Drama following
the cultural permeation of
the porn industry in 1970s
New York ( 1 / 8 ) (R)
11.4 5 -1.4 5 am Oz Howell and
Robson receive bad medical
news and Hoyt meets his
biological mother. The
prison production of
Macbeth comes to a
dramatic end ( 8 / 9 ) (R)

SKY 10 8

Sky Documentaries


Sky Comedy


7 .00pm The History of Comedy
A look at the many different
ways that comedy has
lampooned and influenced
politics ( 8 / 8 ) (R)
8. 00 Twiggy: The Face of the 60s
Retracing the steps of the
English supermodel Twiggy,
this documentary takes
viewers on a journey
through ’60s London, with
its parties, exuberant energy
and incredible creativity (R)
9. 00 FILM My Name Is Francesco
Totti (12, 2020) The Italian
footballer looks back on
both his sporting career and
his personal life while
watching old footage


  1. 00 -12 .4 5 amFILM Gascoigne (15,
    2015 ) Documentary about
    Paul Gascoigne, featuring
    an extensive interview with
    the former footballing
    superstar and archive
    footage of his greatest
    moments on the pitch


6.40pm Sex and the City ( 1 / 12 )
7 .15 Sex and the City ( 2 / 12 )
7. 50 Curb Your Enthusiasm ( 9 / 10 )
8 .2 5 Curb Your Enthusiasm ( 10 / 10 )
9. 00 Eastbound & Down ( 3 / 8 )
9. 35 Eastbound & Down Kenny
imposes himself on Shane’s
bereaved family (4/8)
10 .1 5 Eastbound & Down
Kenny arranges a party ( 5 / 8 )
10.50 The Tonight Show
Starring Jimmy Fallon


  1. 50 -1 2. 50 am The Late Late Show
    with James Corden


SKY 114, VIRGIN 27 7

SKY 113, VIRGIN 12 1

ITV2


7.00pm You’ve Been Framed! Hall
of Framed Revisiting some of the
nation’s favourite funniest videos
8.00 Two and a Half Men
Lyndsey goes off the deep end
8. 30 Two and a Half Men Walden
decides to reprioritise his life
9. 00 FILM Identity Thief (15, 2013)
Comedy with Jason Bateman
and Melissa McCarthy
11.20 Family Guy Brian
enters a dog competition
11.50-12.15am Family Guy
Lois’s parents hire a nanny

FV 6, FS 113, SKY 118, VIRGIN 115

ITV4


7 .00pm Tenable A team of five
from Holyhead take part
8.00 The Chase Celebrity Special
With Kym Marsh, Tracey Cox, Louie
Spence and Greg Rusedski
9. 00 FILM Quantum of Solace (12,
2008 ) James Bond sets out on a
personal mission of vengeance
and uncovers a plan to cause a
coup in a Latin American country.
Spy thriller sequel starring Daniel
Craig and Olga Kurylenko
11.15-1.20am All Elite Wrestling:
Dynamite Hard-hitting action

FV 25, FS 117, SKY 120, VIRGIN 11 8

E4


7 .00pm Hollyoaks Friday
Favourites An episode from 1999
7. 30 Schooled Lainey learns she
has unresolved issues
8. 00 Taskmaster James Acaster,
Jessica Knappett, Kerry Godliman,
Phil Wang and Rhod Gilbert
complete a series of tasks ( 1 / 10 )
9. 00 FILM Dawn of the Planet of
the Apes (12, 2014) Sci-fi thriller
sequel starring Andy Serkis
11.35-12.05am The Big Bang
Theory Penny regrets
spending the night with Raj

FV 13, FS 122, SKY 135, VIRGIN 106

Dave


7 .00pm Richard Osman’s House of
Games Trivia-based games
7 .4 0 Would I Lie to You? At
Christmas With Bill Bailey, Ruth
Jones, Jo Brand and Kelly Holmes
8 .2 0 Would I Lie to You? The
Unseen Bits Previously unseen
material from the panel show
9.00 QI XL Extended edition. With
Janet Street-Porter, Sandi Toksvig
and Johnny Vegas
10. 00 Mock the Week
10 .4 0 Mock the Week
11.2 0 -12.2 5 am Taskmaster

FV 19, FS 157, SKY 111, VIRGIN 12 7

Drama


6.40pm Keeping Up Appearances
Richard dreads early retirement
7 .2 0 Last of the Summer Wine
Clegg, Truly and Alvin upset
a group of pensioners
8. 00 Maisie Raine The DI
investigates a stabbing
9.00 Frankie Drake Mysteries
Frankie tries to expose a conman
10. 00 New TricksThe team
investigates the murder of a
political activist 15 years earlier
11.20-12.45am Spooks The team is
suspended following Ros’s betrayal

FV 20, FS 158, SKY 143, VIRGIN 13 0

Yesterday


7 .00pm Great Continental Railway
Journeys Michael Portillo travels
through Poland (3/6)
8 .00 Antiques Roadshow
Fiona Bruce presents an episode
from RAF Coningsby
9 .00 Bangers and Cash Derek
picks up some “emerging” sporting
classics from the Far East ( 5 / 10 )
10. 00 Auschwitz: The Nazis and
the Final Solution The first stages
of genocide at the camp ( 2 / 6 )
11.00 Abandoned Engineering


  1. 00 -1. 00 am Nazi Hunters ( 2 / 13 )


FV 26 , FS 159 , SKY 155, VIRGIN 1 29

PBS America


6.10pm The Black Pharaohs
A long-lost African civilisation
7 .2 0 The Balkans in Flames The
international intervention in the
civil war. Last in the series
8.30 Country Music The history of
the art form and how it evolved
between 1964 and 1968 ( 5 / 8 )


  1. 00 Nazi Hunters The capture of
    Gestapo officer Klaus Barbie (3/8)

  2. 55 -1. 05 am The Balkans in
    Flames The international
    intervention in the civil war.
    Last in the series


FV 91, FS 155, SKY 174, VIRGIN 273

Smithsonian


7 .00pm Aerial America The
country’s lakes, rivers and glaciers
8. 00 Aerial America
A trip across Yellowstone
9.00 Ice Airport AlaskaOver 200
US citizens attempt to flee the
coronavirus pandemic
10.00 Combat Ships The evolution
of amphibious assault crafts


  1. 00 Aerial America A once-in-a-
    lifetime journey across Yellowstone
    12.00-1.00am Ice Airport Alaska
    Over 200 US citizens attempt to
    flee the coronavirus pandemic


FV 56, FS 175, SKY 171, VIRGIN 27 6

Sky Arts


7 .00pm Trailblazers: Progressive
Rock Noddy Holder narrates a look
at the development of the genre
8. 00 Classic Albums Pink Floyd’s
album The Dark Side of the Moon
9. 00 Brian Johnson’s A Life on the
Road With Nick Mason ( 3 / 6 )
10.00 Icon: Music Through the
Lens The evolution of record
sleeve photography, from its
roots in jazz and rock to
modern-day concepts ( 3 / 6 )
11.15-1.25am Bob Dylan: No
Direction Home ( 1 / 2 )

FV 11, FS 147, SKY 122, VIRGIN 12 3

Sky Witness


7 .00pm Nothing to Declare
7 .30 Nothing to Declare
8. 00 9 -1- 1 Maddie spends
a shift with Athena
9. 00 For Life New series.
A wrongly imprisoned prisoner
becomes a lawyer. Legal drama
starring Nicholas Pinnock ( 1 / 13 )
10.00 Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the
Bone Collector Amelia and Kate
are thrust into the world of
post-mortem forensics ( 4 / 10 )


  1. 00 The Rookie
    12.00-1.00am Ghost Whisperer


SKY 107, VIRGIN 112

Sky History


7 .00pm Forged in Fire Two smiths
fashion the Falchion ( 14 / 15 )
8 .00 The Strongest Man in History
The strong men perform a famous
2 ,700lb carousel hip lift ( 2 / 7 )
9 .00 Ultimate Blitzkrieg: WW2
Battle of Crete The battle’s
significance in the ultimate
defeat of Hitler ( 3 / 3 )
10. 00 Nazis: Ultimate Evil


  1. 00 Pawn Stars

  2. 30 Pawn Stars

  3. 00 -1. 00 am American Pickers
    A vintage wonderland ( 15 / 15 )


SKY 123, VIRGIN 27 0

Fox


7 .00pm NCIS
8. 00 NCIS
9. 00 NCIS: New OrleansSebastian
is injured while unsuccessfully
trying to prevent a kidnapping
10. 00 Bull


  1. 00 American Dad!

  2. 30 American Dad!
    12.00-12.30am Family Guy


SKY 124, VIRGIN 157

Discovery


7 .00pm Outback Truckers
8. 00 Gold Rush
9. 00 Alien Contact An
investigation into whether aliens
have made contact with Earth
1 0.00 Mysteries of the Missing
1 1.00 Alaskan Bush People
1 2. 00 -1. 00 am Homestead Rescue:
Home Sweet Homestead

SKY 125, VIRGIN 250, BT 31 6

Nat Geographic
SKY 129, VIRGIN 266, BT 32 7

Comedy Central


7.00pm Friends Phoebe is
mistaken for a porn star


  1. 30 Friends

  2. 00 FILM Big Momma’s House 2
    (PG, 2006 ) Comedy sequel
    starring Martin Lawrence

  3. 00 -12. 30 amFILM John Wick:
    Chapter 2 (15, 2017) Action sequel
    starring Keanu Reeves


SKY 112, VIRGIN 132, BT 307

Gold


6.30pm The Vicar of Dibley
7.20 The Vicar of Dibley
8.00 The Vicar of Dibley
8.40 The Vicar of Dibley
9.20 Not Going Out
10. 00 The Fast Show
10 .4 0 The Fast Show
11.1 5 -12 .4 0 am All Round to Mrs
Brown’s With Noel Edmonds

SKY 110, VIRGIN 124, BT 31 0

W


7 .00pm My Kitchen Rules:
Australia Cooking pub food
8. 00 Ski A&E
9 .00 999 Rescue Squad
10. 00 The Catherine Tate Show
10 .4 0 The Catherine Tate Show
1 1.2 0 The Catherine Tate Show
1 2.00-1.00am One Born Every
Minute Documentary

SKY 109, VIRGIN 125, BT 31 1
7.00pm Seconds from Disaster
8. 00 Osama Bin Laden: The Last
Days The military raid
9. 00 Bin Laden’s Hard Drive
10. 00 The War Generals:
Vietnam To 9/ 11


  1. 00 Seconds from Disaster

  2. 00 -1. 00 am Air Crash
    Investigation: Special Report


Sky Main Event


6.00am-7.50 Live Mitre 10 Cup
Rugby Union The opening
semi-final from the Mitre 10 Cup
10.00 Live European Tour Golf
Day two of the Joburg Open
3.00pm Live PGA Tour Golf The
RSM Classic. Day two of the event
6.00 Live PGA Tour Golf Further
coverage of the RSM Classic
7.00 Live EFL:Coventry City v
Birmingham City (Kick-off 7. 45 )
10.00-11.00 Live Grand Slam of
Darts Day five of the tournament
12.00-1.00am Live: Total Access

Sky Premier League


7 .00pm Premier League Preview
7 .30 Premier League Matchpack
8.00 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox
With Phil Neville ( 2 / 6 )
8.00 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox
With John Barnes (3/6)
9.00 Premier League Preview
9.30 Premier League Matchpack
10.00 Premier League Icons
10. 30 PL Retro
12.30am Premier League Icons


  1. 00 PL Years

  2. 00 PL Greatest Games

  3. 00 am-5. 30 Best PL Goals


Sky Cricket


7 .1 5pm One-Day International
CricketEngland v Australia
8 .1 5 The Cricket Show
9 .15 Out of Exile:
Feature Length Version
10. 00 MCC: On Tour In Lahore
10.30 Pictures from Paradise (1/3)
11.00 Cricket’s Greatest Games
12. 00 How the 2015 ICC
World Cup Was Won
2 .00am Best of England v South
Africa A classic match
2. 55 am- 3. 00 Atherton Lord’s
Pavilion Portraits

BT Sport 1


7 .00pm Live Gallagher
Premiership Rugby Union:
Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs
(Kick-off 7 .45) Coverage of the
match from the opening round of
fixtures from The Stoop
10. 00 WWE NXT UK
11.00 WWE NXT Highlights
12. 00 WWE SmackDown
Highlights
1.00am-3.00 Live: WWE
Friday Night SmackDown
WWE SmackDown Superstars
deliver edge-of-your-seat action

BT Sport 2


8. 30 am Live MotoGP
Coverage of free practice 1 ahead
of the Grand Prix of Portugal
12.45pm-5.00 Live MotoGP
Coverage of free practice 2
6.00-7.00 Live World Rally
Championship SS6 in Zonnebeke
of the World Rally Championship
12.00 Live College Football:
Louisville Cardinals v Syracuse
Orange (Kick-off 12. 00 )
3 .30am-7.00 Live College
Football:Oregon Ducks v
UCLA Bruins (Kick-off 3. 30 )

SKY 4 0 1, VIRGIN 511, BT 4 02 SKY 4 02 , VIRGIN 51 2 SKY 4 0 4, VIRGIN 51 4 SKY 41 3 , BT 4 08 SKY 414, BT 4 09

Friday 20 | Primetime digital guide


Miles Davis
Birth of the Cool is a
documentary about the
innovative trumpet player
BBC Four, 10.30pm
FV Freeview FS Freesat

Birmingham goalkeeper Neil
Etheridge is set to play against
Coventry (Sky Main Event, 7pm)
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