42 22 May 2022
WEDNESDAY
1G6.00 Breakfast The latest reports.
9.15 Morning Live Magazine.
10.00 For Love Or Money (R)
10.45 Rip Off Britain Scams. (R)
11.15 Homes Under The Hammer
Properties at auction. (R)
12.15 Bargain Hunt Curios. (R)
1.00 News; Weather Reports.
1.45 Doctors Al’s visit to
Valerie does not have the
outcome he expected.
2.15 Five Bedrooms Heather
learns of Ben’s betrayal.
(Series 3, ep 3)
3.00 Escape To The Country Nicki
Chapman helps a man looking
for a home in Shropshire. (R)
3.45 Chelsea Flower Show
Frances Tophill delves into
the world of clematis.
4.30 The Bidding Room Items
include a puzzle box
and a surgical light. (R)
5.15 Pointless Unorthodox quiz.
6.00 News; Weather Reports.
6.30 Regional News Update.
7.00 Chelsea Flower Show Sophie
Raworth and Joe Swift launch
the BBC/RHS People’s Choice
Award; and JJ Chalmers
reveals why he wants to get
more children gardening.
7.30 EastEnders Kathy is stunned
to hear that Ben apparently
cheated on Callum; and
Rainie discovers Stuart
has been lying about
taking his painkillers.
8.00 The Repair Shop Jay Blades
and the team of experts
set about restoring two
Olympic medals, a musical
jewellery box, a mythical
creature and a hammer
that helped make a home.
9.00 The Great British Sewing
Bee The sewers follow the
pattern for a sailor suit for
children’s week, create an
out-of-school garment from
old school uniforms and make
fancy dress Halloween outfits.
10.00 News; Weather Reports.
10.40 Peacock Following a
mushroom trip-induced
breakdown, Andy applies for
the head trainer job and sets
his sights on making things
serious with Carly. (2/3, R)
11.10 DIY SOS — The Big Build
The team set to work on an
adventure playground in
Southmead, Bristol. (R)
12.15-6.00 Joins BBC News
SCOTLAND 2.15 Politics Scotland.
3.00 Five Bedrooms. 6.30
Reporting Scotland; Weather. 12.10
Debate Night. 1.15 BBC News.
6.15 Homes Under The Hammer
Properties at auction. (R)
7.15 Escape To The Country (R)
8.00 Our Changing Planet
Documentary. (Signed, R)
9.00 News; Weather Reports.
11.15 Politics Live Discussion.
1.00 Ready Steady Cook (R)
1.45 Eggheads Team quiz. (R)
2.15 Home Comforts (R)
3.00 Britain In Bloom (R)
3.30 Murder, Mystery And My
Family Documentary. (R)
4.15 Interior Design Masters (R)
5.15 Flog It! Selling valuables. (R)
6.00 House Of Games With Maisie
Adam, Rory Bremner, James
Cracknell and Michelle
Gayle testing their general
knowledge skills. (R)
6.30 Animal Park A mysterious
illness appears to be
stopping the rock hyrax mum
from feeding her babies. (R)
7.00 Nadiya’s Time To Eat Nadiya
Hussain demonstrates
time-saving recipes. (R)
7.30 Between The Covers Richard
E Grant, Deborah Meaden,
Stephen Bailey and Sukh Ojla
share their favourite books,
and review this week’s two
book club choices.
8.00 Chelsea Flower Show Monty
Don and Joe Swift take a look
at the smaller gardens of the
show. Carol Klein reveals the
winner of the Platinum
Jubilee Award, the biggest
award in the Great Pavilion.
9.00 DNA Family Secrets
A 46-year-old found out
as a teenager that she was
conceived using a sperm
donor. Now she wants to see
if she can find her biological
father’s identity by decoding
her DNA. (Series 2, ep 3)
10.00 CHOICE Inside No 9 Helen
and her teenage son, Zach,
do not really get on, until a
random act of kindness
brings the mysterious Bob to
their front door. (Series 7,
ep 5; see Critics’ choice)
10.30 Newsnight The day’s events.
11.15 Unspun World With John
Simpson Global news stories.
11.45 CHOICE Haftar’s Russian
Mercenaries BBC News
Arabic and BBC News
Russian uncover evidence
of war crimes carried out
in Libya by mercenaries.
(See Critics’ choice)
12.40 Idris Elba’s Fight School
Reality challenge. (Signed, R)
1.40-2.40 Fergal Keane — Living
With PTSD (Signed, R)6.00 Good Morning Britain
9.00 Lorraine Lifestyle chat.
10.00 This Morning Features.
12.30 Loose Women Debate.
1.30 News; Weather Reports.
2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal David
Dickinson and the team
are in the coastal town of
Bridlington, where Stewart
Hofgartner finds himself a
not-so-secret admirer. (R)
3.00 Tenable Five members of a
bowling club take part in
the quiz show, hosted by
Warwick Davis. (R)
4.00 Tipping Point Quiz show,
hosted by Ben Shephard.
5.00 The Chase Quiz show,
presented by Bradley Walsh.
6.00 Regional News Update.
6.30 News; Weather Reports.
7.30 Emmerdale Charity is
stunned by Noah’s plan; David
makes a romantic gesture;
and Leyla is frustrated.
8.00 Coronation Street After a
row with Tyrone, Phill asks Fiz
to marry him; Summer starts
to panic over her blood sugar
levels; and Toyah takes a call
requesting an urgent
meeting regarding Elsie.
9.00 Long Lost Family — Born
Without Trace Davina McCall
and Nicky Campbell present
as heart-wrenching news
awaits a woman discovered
as a newborn baby on the
steps of a tower block; and a
man hopes DNA can help him
find his roots. (Last in series)
10.00 News At Ten Bulletin.
10.45 Peston Political magazine.
11.40 British Touring Car
Championship Highlights
Steve Rider presents action
from the fourth, fifth and
sixth races of the season,
held at Brands Hatch. (R)
12.55 Teleshopping Goods.
3.00 The Switch Quiz, hosted
by Sanjeev Bhaskar. (R)
3.50 Unwind Daily relaxation.
5.05-6.00 Tipping Point Quiz. (R)6.05 Countdown Gameshow. (R)
6.45 Cheers Two episodes. (R)
7.40 The King Of Queens (R)
9.00 Frasier American sitcom. (R)
10.30 Undercover Boss USA (R)
11.25 News; Weather Reports.
11.30 Couples Come Dine With Me
Dinner parties in Scotland. (R)
12.30 Steph’s Packed Lunch
2.10 Countdown Gameshow.
3.00 A Place In The Sun Advice. (R)
4.00 The Great House Giveaway
5.00 Sun, Sea And Selling Houses
A couple want a property
with a rooftop solarium. (R)
6.00 The Simpsons Lisa creates
a social network that takes
the town by storm. (R)
6.30 Hollyoaks Olivia is reeling
from the news of her fiancé’s
former fling with Yazz. (R)
7.00 News; Weather Reports.
8.00 Location, Location, Location
Kirstie Allsopp and Phil
Spencer search Bristol with a
couple who are buying their
first home together; and
another pair are moving
to a city they barely know.
9.00 CHOICE George Clarke’s
Flipping Fast New series in
which the architect and the
sibling property experts
Scarlette and Stuart Douglas
challenge six would-be
developers to compete to
make the most profit in six
months. (See Critics’ choice)
10.00 CHOICE Grayson’s Art Club
— Queen’s Jubilee Grayson
and Philippa Perry presents a
one-off edition to mark the
Platinum Jubilee, and are
joined in the studio by Prue
Leith, who helps them to
make art on the theme of the
Queen. (See Critics’ choice)
11.05 Spreadsheet Lauren finds
her actions have unsavoury
consequences. (3/8) 11.40
Spreadsheet Lauren finds she
needs a partner for a work
event, or she will be forced to
go with the office oddball.
12.10 Ramsay’s Kitchen
Nightmares USA Advice. (R)
1.00 Come Dine With Me (R)
1.55 FILM: The Purge — Election
Year Stars Frank Grillo.
The US economy is boosted
by tourists arriving to take
part in the annual night of
murder and mayhem. A
sequel too far. (2016, 15)
3.45 Dispatches Reports. (R)
4.15 How Healthy Is Your Gut? (R)
5.10-6.05 Location, Location,
Location In London. (R)6.00 Milkshake! Fun for children.
9.15 Jeremy Vine Debate.
12.15 Shoplifters & Scammers —
At War With The Law
Detectives investigate a
pickpocketing gang. (R)
1.10 News; Weather Reports.
1.15 Home And Away Mackenzie
recruits Ziggy to help out
with the poker night.
1.45 Neighbours Christabel is
brought in for questioning.
2.15 The Miss Teagarden
Mysteries — The
Honeymoon Murder Mystery
with Candace Cameron Bure.
While on a getaway, Aurora
and Nick discover a body.
4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits In The
Sun A wedding planner is
working hard to dress a
church for a couple’s big day.
5.00 News; Weather Reports.
6.00 Neighbours Soap. (R)
6.30 Eggheads Team quiz. (R)
7.00 Secrets Of The Fast Food
Giants Alexis Conran steps
behind the scenes at a
branch of KFC. (Last in series)
7.55 News; Weather Reports.
8.00 Police Interceptors Officers
hunt down a familiar foe; and
the knife crime team are
circling an estate, waiting
for a suspected dealer to
slip up. (Last in series)
9.00 The Chernobyl Disaster:
Firestorm. With the reactor
on fire and radiation spewing
out, firefighters battle
to bring the blaze under
control; and a helicopter
pilot reveals what it was like
flying over the core. (2/3)
10.00 Draining Alcatraz —
The Impossible Escape
Documentary using visual
effects to ‘drain’ the waters
around Alcatraz island,
revealing the secrets of San
Francisco Bay — including
why the notorious prison
was so inescapable. (R)
11.05 Porn Stars — Our Secret
World The ladies share their
experiences working in the
adult industry. (3/6, R)
12.05 Adults Only — Cam Girl
Millionaires Documentary. (R)
1.00 The LeoVegas Live Casino
Show Interactive gambling.
3.00 Entertainment News Gossip.
3.10 Litter Louts — At War With
The Law (Last in series, R)
3.55 My Mum’s Hotter Than Me!
Documentary. (R)
4.45 Wildlife SOS Animals. (R)
5.10 House Doctor Advice. (R)
5.35-6.00 Children’s Shows Fun.BBC1 WALES 10.35 BBC Wales Live
10.55 Weather 11.05 Peacock 11.35
DIY SOS — The Big Build 12.35 BBC
News S4C 6.00 Cyw: Peppa 6.05
Guto Gwningen 6.20 Oli Wyn 6.30
Octonots 6.45 Cei Bach 7.00 Odo
7.10 Blero Yn Mynd I Ocido 7.20
Anifeiliaid Bach Y Byd 7.30 Patrol
Pawennau 7.45 Ahoi! 8.00 Bing 8.10
Cymylaubychain 8.20 Meic Y
Marchog 8.35 Loti Borloti 8.50 Ben
A Mali A’u Byd Bach O Hud 9.00
Sblij A Sbloj 9.10 Y Brodyr Coala
9.20 Do Re Mi Dona 9.35 Sion Y Chef
VARIATIONS
9.45 Antur Natur Cyw 10.00
Peppa 10.05 Guto Gwningen 10.20
Oli Wyn 10.30 Octonots 10.45 Cei
Bach 11.00 Dysgu Gyda Cyw: Caru
Canu 11.05 Meic Y Marchog 11.20
Wibli Sochyn Y Mochyn 11.30 Y
Diwrnod Mawr 11.45 Do Re Mi Dona
12.00 Newyddion A’r Tywydd 12.05
Cegin Bryn — Yn Ffrainc 12.30
Garddio A Mwy 1.00 Prynhawn Da
1.55 Newyddion A’r Tywydd 2.00
Giro D’Italia. Live coverage of stage
17 4.30 Peppa 4.35 Odo 4.45 Ahoi!
5.00 Stwnsh: Y Brodyr Adrenalini5.10 Rhyfeddodau Chwilengoch
A Cath Ddu 5.30 Ditectifs Hanes
5.55 Ffeil 6.00 Gwesty Parc Y
Stradey 6.30 Rownd A Rownd 6.57
Newyddion S4C 7.00 Heno 7.30
Newyddion A’r Tywydd 8.00 Pobol
Y Cwm 8.25 Pethe. Wynne Melville
Jones tells the story of Mr Urdd
8.55 Newyddion A’r Tywydd 9.00
Y Llinell Las. The work of the North
Wales Police Roads Policing Unit
10.00 Giro D’Italia. Action from
stage 17 10.30 Y Byd Ar Bedwar
11.00-11.35 Dim Byd I’w WisgoYO U SAY
Flipping property experts (C4, 9pm)Sara Cox overload on a Wednesday. Between The
Covers (BBC2, 7.30pm), exciting title for drab
telly, followed by Britain’s Top Takeaways (8pm),
truly awful telly. Any other hosts available?
Rebecca DoughtyTop Takeways was dumbing down at its peak. I
lasted nine minutes. The BBC should put warnings
before programmes like this: maybe “Moron TV”.
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