TV&Satellite Week 35
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LOCAL
VARIATIONS
6.00 The City Under the Sea:
Drain the Ocean
Examining ruins of
ancient civilisations in
the Mediterranean to
determine how these
societies collapsed. (S)(R)6.00 The Simpsons
Simpsons Christmas Stories:
Homer tells his version
of the Nativity. (S)(R)
6.30 Homer’s Paternity
Coot: Grampa may not
be Homer’s father. (S)(R)7.00 Cricket on 5: The Ashes
Action from day three of the
fi rst Test in the fi ve-match
Ashes series between
England and Australia, taking
place at Edgbaston. (S)7.00 The Simpsons
We’re on the Road to
D’ohwhere: Marge gets
herself arrested. (S)(R)- 3 0 My Fair Laddy: Lisa
tries to turn Groundskeeper
Willie into a gent. (S)(R)
8.00 NEW Crossrail: Where
Did It All Go Wrong?
Documentary charting
the project to build a train
line linking east and west
London, revealing why it is
years behind schedule. (S)8.00 An Idiot Abroad
Karl Pilkington visits
Peru, where he fails to
impress a local tribe with
his hunting skills and takes
in the ancient Inca city of
Machu Picchu. (S)(R)9.00 NEW Egypt’s Greatest
Treasures with
Bettany Hughes
The historian reveals
the pivotal moments
and groundbreaking
achievements of the Ancient
Egyptians as she explores
one of the world’s oldest and
greatest civilisations. She
travels from the mouth of the
River Nile in the north of the
country to the shores of Lake
Nasser in the far south. (S)9.00 FILM Die Hard
with a Vengeance
Action thriller sequel starring
Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons
and Samuel L Jackson.
John McClane plays a
deadly game of bluff when a
terrorist mastermind holds
New York to ransom. (S)
(1995, 15, 128min) ★★★
SEX ●●● VIOLENCE ●●● LANGUAGE ●●●11.05 The Sacrifice Mystery drama
starring Radha Mitchell. (S)(R)1.00 AM 21.co.uk Live Casino Show
3.00 Access Showbiz news. (S)
3.10 FILM The Tuxedo Action
comedy starring Jackie Chan
and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
(S) (2002, 12, 95min) ★★4.45 House Doctor (S)(SL)(R)
5.10 Great Artists (S)(SL)(R)
5.35 to 6.00 AM Wildlife SOS (S)(R)
11.30 Micky Flanagan: Back in the
Game The comedian performs
to his home crowd at London’s
Hackney Empire. (S)(R)- 3 0 AM S.W.A.T. Never Again: 6/23.
Hondo is deeply affected by a
suspect’s death. (S2) (S)(R)
2.30 Warrior 6/10. An assassination
attempt is made during a
Chinatown parade. (S1) (S)(R)
3.30 to 6.00 AM Motorway Patrol
6.00 AM Milkshake!
9.55 Rise of the Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles (S)(R)10.15 Access Showbiz news. (S)
10.20 Britain’s Parking Hell (S)(R)
11.05 Police Interceptors (S)(R)
12.05 PM Police Interceptors
Triple bill of the series. (S)(R)
3.00 Bad Tenants, Rogue
Landlords Council officers
investigate an unauthorised
loft conversion. (S)(R)
4.00 Landlords who faced
prosecution if they did not evict
their violent tenants. (S)(R)5.00 Hoarding Hell: Nightmare
Tenants, Slum Landlords
A housing enforcement
officer discovers 26 labourers
living in one house. (S)(R)5.55 News (S)
6.00 AM Modern Family (S6) (S)(R)
8.30 Premier League Years
Memorable moments from the
2015/2016 season. (S)(R)(AD)
10.30 Road Wars Four editions of
the series following the work
of Thames Valley Police. (R)
2.00 PM Big Beasts: Last of
the Giants Patrick Aryee
investigates the world’s
largest animals. (S)(R)(AD)
3.00 PM Investigating animals
from Australia and Asia. (S)(R)
4.00 Great white sharks off the
coast of Africa. (S)(R)(AD)
5.00 The Simpsons The Last of the
Red Hat Mamas: A lonely Marge
joins a women’s group. (R)
5.30 The Italian Bob: The family
bump into Sideshow Bob in Italy.
With Kelsey Grammer. (S)(R)BBC1
SCOTLAND
Sky 951 , Virgin 862 , Freesat 960
3.30pm Garden Rescue
(S)(R)(AD) 4.00 Wallace &
Gromit: A Grand Day Out
(S)(R)(AD) 4.25-5.25pm
Sportscene Results (S)
N. IRELAND
Sky 953 , Virgin 863 , Freesat 957
No variations
WALES
Sky 952 , Virgin 864 , Freesat 964
10.20pm NEW
Giantkillers: The Team That
Wouldn’t Die (S) 11 .1 0
FILM Brooklyn (S)(AD)
(2015, 12, 105min) ★★★★
12.55am Live at the
Apollo (S)(R) 1.40-
6.00am BBC News (S)BBC2
N. IRELAND
Sky 972 , Freesat 969
7.30-8.00pm Family
Footsteps (S)(R)
WALES
Sky 971 , Freesat 971
9.00-10.00pm Richard
and Jaco: Life with
Autism (S)(R)ITV
No variationsS4C
Sky 13 4, Virgin 16 6, Freesat 12 0
6.00am Cyw 8.00 Stwnsh
Sadwrn 10.00 Y Fets
(AD) 11.00 Eisteddfod
Genedlaethol Cymru 2019
New edition 5.50pm
Newyddion a Chwaraeon
6.00 Cynefin 7.00 Côr
Eurovision 2019 New
edition 9.15 Eisteddfod
Genedlaethol Cymru
2019 New edition 10 .15
Gwerthu Allan 10.50
Hansh 11.20pm-12.25am
Eisteddfod Genedlaethol
Cymru 2019BBC4 programmes
start at 7.00pm
6.00 AM Emmerdale
9.05 Coronation Street
12.05 PM Celebrity
Catchphrase
1.10 Ninja Warrior UK
2.10 You’ve Been Framed!
Gold Comical clips.
2.40 FILM The Flintstones
Comedy starring John
Goodman and Rick Moranis.
(1994, U, 93min) ★★
4.25 FILM Yogi Bear Family
comedy featuring the
voice of Dan Aykroyd.
(2010, U, 80min) ★★★6.00 AM Rude(ish) Tube Shorts
6.10 Rules of Engagement
6.55 Don’t Tell the Bride
Ireland Double bill.
9.05 Speechless
11.40 The Goldbergs
12.40 PM Brooklyn Nine-Nine:
The Awards
3.15 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
3.45 The Big Bang Theory
Seven episodes, including at:
6.40 17/24. Raj cannot
afford to join the gang
on their annual trip to
Comic-Con. (S10)
6.05 FILM Step Up 2 the
Streets Dance drama
starring Briana Evigan.
(2008, PG, 97min) ★★
8.00 FILM Hot Pursuit Crime
comedy starring Reese
Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara
and Robert Kazinsky.
(2015, 12, 87min) ★★
9.50 Family Guy Brian’s a Bad
Father: 11/21. Brian’s
estranged TV star son Dylan
turns up in Quahog.
10.20 A Fistful of Meg: 4/21.
Meg is threatened by an
unstable new pupil. (S12)
10.50 American Dad!
Wife Insurance: 15/20.
Stan is kidnapped. (S5)7.10 FILM Shark Tale Animated
comedy adventure featuring
the voices of Will Smith and
Robert De Niro. After the
son of a shark mafia boss
dies from a falling anchor,
a little fish with a big mouth
claims to be his murderer
and gets into trouble.
(2004, U, 90min) ★★★★
9.00 FILM Dumb and Dumber
To Comedy sequel starring
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.
The dim-witted friends are
reunited after 20 years and
set off on a road trip to find
Harry’s estranged daughter.
With Rob Riggle. (2014,
15, 107min) ★★11.20 American Dad!
11.45 The Cleveland Show
12.45 to 2.45 AM FILM
Underworld: Evolution
Action horror sequel
starring Kate Beckinsale.
(2005, 18, 106min) ★★11.10 Gogglebox Shows
including Ninja Warrior UK.
12 .10 AM Game of Thrones.
1.15 AM First Dates
3.15 Gogglebox
4.10 to 6.00 AM How I
Met Your Mother7.00 PM The Last Seabird
Summer? 2/2. Adam
Nicolson catches up with
seabirds of the Shiants in July.
8.00 New Zealand: Earth’s
Mythical Islands 1/3.
The wildlife of the
Antipodean island chain.
9.00 NEW SERIES Below the
Surface 1/8. Return of the
thriller with Johannes Lassen.
A woman is kidnapped.
9.45 New episode 2/8.
Philip follows June’s trail
to a ferry. Subtitled. (S2)
10.30 NEW Merely Marvellous- The Dancing Genius
of Gwen Verdon A
celebration of the art and
life of the Broadway star.
8.55 AM Kirstie’s Vintage Gems
9.25 A Place in the Sun:
Summer Sun Triple bill.
12.25 PM Location, Location,
Location Bigger houses.
1.25 Building the Dream
2.30 Come Dine with Me
5.15 Four in a Bed At Laskill
Country House in Helmsley.
5.50 The second visit is to
the Swan Hotel in Telford.
6.20 Scalford Hall Hotel.11.45 Sinatra: All or Nothing
at All The life, music and
career of legendary
entertainer Frank Sinatra.
12.45 AM Can you Feel It- How Dance Music
Conquered the World A
celebration of club culture.
1.45 REM at the BBC
2.45 to 3.45 AM Size Matters
6.55 Four in a Bed The final
visit is to The Abbey Hotel
in Battle, East Sussex.- 25 The B&B owners meet
up to settle some scores.
8.00 Scotstar: Flying Doctors
3/3. A routine tonsillectomy
takes a dangerous turn for a
little boy, and a man from
Lochgilphead is rushed to
Glasgow’s new super-
hospital with a head injury.
9.00 24 Hours in A&E
A man is rushed in after
crashing his motorbike and
being thrown into the road.
10.00 A man arrives in
A&E after being assaulted
in the street at the end of
a night out with friends.
11.00 It Was Alright in the
197 0 s The decade’s TV.
12.05 AM 8 Out of 10 Cats
Does Countdown
With David Walliams.
1.05 24 Hours in A&E
2.05 The Undateables
3.10 to 3.40 AM
Food Unwrapped8.00 Crossrail: Where Did It... 9.00 Die Hard with a...NEW