30 saturday review Saturday May 28 2022 | the times
Talk TV
6.00am Cristo (R)
7.00 Claudia Liza and David Bull
Start your weekend off in
the very best way with
Claudia Liza and David Bull
bringing you the biggest
stories of the day
10.00 Richard Tice The former
MEP examines the state of
the nation and delivers his
Sunday Sermon
1.00pm Trisha Goddard The
broadcaster takes a look
through the week’s leading
stories and gives her two
cents on the biggest
societal dilemmas
4.00 Kevin O’Sullivan
7.00 The Sunday Night Club with
Mark Saggers The host
reflects on the sporting
weekend and more
10.00-12.00 The Unexplained
with Howard Hughes From
ghosts to Bigfoot, the
presenter explores the
world of the uncanny
BBC3
7.00pm EastEnders Rocky pushes
on with his Jubilee plans
7.30 EastEnders Jean refuses to
accept care from Stacey
8.00 Hot Cakes Social media
queen Akhi gets Gareth and
Ryan to join TikTok, plus
cakes for a heavy-metal fan
and someone who was
saved by the NHS (3/5)
8.30 Meet the Khans: Big in
Bolton Amir heads to the
UK for the weigh-in before
the fight (5/6)
9.00 The Instagram Effect The
story of the social media
giant and how it became the
dominant force it is today
10.00 Conversations with Friends
Bobbi reveals she is looking
for a room to rent and
Frances asks her to move in.
Sasha Lane stars (7/12)
10.30 High: Confessions of an
Ibiza Drug Mule (1/5)
11.05-12.05am Glow Up: Britain’s
Next Make-Up Star (3/8)BBC4
7.00pm Britten’s War Requiem:
Staging a Masterpiece
Behind the scenes on a
performance by the English
National Opera
8.00 Ghosts in the Ruins
A performance by Nitin
Sawhney at Coventry
Cathedral, featuring
original choral music and
poetry by local writers.
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9.00 A Jubilee of Music Musical
highlights of the first 25
years of the Queen’s reign
10.05 Coventry Cathedral:
Building for a New Britain
The story of Coventry’s new
cathedral, consecrated in- Pauline Black narrates
11.20 Handmade: By Royal
Appointment The making
of an engraved gold and
diamond pendant by
Simon Benney (3/4)
11.50-12.20am Handmade: By
Royal Appointment (4/4)
More 4
6.55pm Come Dine with Me A
nurse hosts a 1960s-themed
dinner party in York
7.25 Come Dine with Me A
Hollywood-themed evening
of glitz and glamour
8.00 24 Hours in A&E Memorable
cases, including a retired
firefighter accidentally hit in
the face by a golf club, and a
former marine who badly
dislocated his thumb after
falling off a bicycle
9.00 Emergency Helicopter
Medics A head-on car
accident in Cumbria
leaves a life hanging in the
balance (2/10)
10.00 24 Hours in A&E A
long-term resident at a
neurological hospital, is
rushed to St George’s
struggling to breathe (4/8)
11.05-12.10am 24 Hours in A&E
Exploring the hopes and
expectations of three
different men (5/8)Sky Atlantic
6.45pm Succession Logan,
Kendall, Gerri and Tom
testify before Congress,
while Shiv speaks candidly
to Kira, a victim who is set to
be a key witness (9/10) (R)
7.50 Succession Logan weighs
up whether a member of
the family, or a top
lieutenant, will need to be
sacrificed to salvage the
company’s tarnished
reputation (10/10) (R)
9.00 Das Boot The U-949 is
endangered by Commander
Buchner’s orders (3/10)
10.05 The Staircase In 2001,
an ill-fated Thanksgiving
leaves Kathleen stressed.
Five years later, Sophie
launches her own
investigation (6/8) (R)
11.15-12.20am The Time Traveler’s
Wife Henry and Clare try to
reset with a second date.
Starring Rose Leslie and
Theo James (2/6) (R)Sky Documentaries
Sky History
6.45pm The Real Charlie Chaplin
A look at the life and work
of the silent comedy icon,
featuring an in-depth
interview he gave to Life
magazine in 1966 (R)
9.00 Spielberg Feature-length
documentary examining
the filmmaker Steven
Spielberg’s filmography in
depth, revealing how his
experiences fed his work
and changed it over time.
The film also includes
insights from members of
Spielberg’s family, as well as
friends and colleagues (R)
11.40-1.40am FILM Friedkin Uncut
(15, 2018) Documentary
about the Oscar-winning
director William Friedkin,
whose films include
The Exorcist and The
French Connection.
Featuring contributions
by Willem Dafoe and
Quentin Tarantino7.00pm Kill Hitler: The Luck of
the Devil Documentary
8.00 KGB: The Sword and the
Shield The history of the KGB (1/3)
9.00 KGB: The Sword and the
Shield Nikita Khrushchev’s
attempts to limit the security
service’s power (2/3)
10.00 KGB: The Sword and the
Shield The authority of the Kremlin
under President Putin (3/3)
11.00 I Was There (6/12)
11.30 I Was There (5/12)
12.00-1.00am Pawn StarsITV2
6.00pm FILM Penguins of
Madagascar (U, 2014) Animated
comedy featuring the voice of
Benedict Cumberbatch
7.50 FILM Ocean’s 8 (12, 2018)
Crime caper with Sandra Bullock
10.00 The Sex Lives of College
Girls Kimberly faces possible
expulsion after her honour code
violation. Last in the series
10.35 Family Guy
11.05 Family Guy
11.35 American Dad!
12.00-12.30am American Dad!ITV3
6.00pm Lewis A woman’s murder
is copied from the pages of a novel
— and it appears the author’s
family is in danger. Guest starring
James Fox and Art Malik (1/4)
8.00 Long Lost Family An
extraordinary double search
within one family (7/7)
9.00 Long Lost Family (1/7)
10.00-12.05am Vera Delving into
the past of an extreme sports
fan who has plunged from a cliff,
Vera uncovers a lifetime of bullying
and a story of rough justiceITV4
6.50pm FILM Ghostbusters II (PG,
1989) Sequel to the supernatural
comedy with Bill Murray, Sigourney
Weaver and Dan Aykroyd
9.00 FILM The Krays (18, 1990)
Biopic of the ruthless twins who
ruled east London’s gangland with
a rod of iron in the 1960s. With
Gary and Martin Kemp, Billie
Whitelaw and Tom Bell
11.25-2.35am FILM A Fistful of
Dynamite (15, 1971) Sergio Leone’s
Spaghetti Western starring Rod
Steiger and James CoburnE4
7.00pm The Goldbergs Erica and
Geoff decide to throw a party
7.30 The Goldbergs Adam and
Brea each confess a secret
8.00 Young Sheldon Georgie
is attracted to Mandy
8.30 Young Sheldon Sheldon
attends a comic book convention
9.00 FILM Taken 3 (12, 2014)
Action thriller sequel starring Liam
Neeson and Forest Whitaker
11.15 The Inbetweeners A trip to a
theme park does not go to plan
11.50-12.25am The InbetweenersDave
7.00pm Expedition with Steve
Backshall Steve heads to
Kamchatka with a team of
world-class kayakers
8.00 Mortimer & Whitehouse:
Gone Fishing Paul teaches Bob
how to fly fish for rainbow trout
8.40 QI With Bill Bailey
9.20 Comedians Giving Lectures
10.00 Mock the Week
10.40 Mock the Week
11.20 QI With Liza Tarbuck
12.00-1.00am Alan Davies: As Yet
Untitled With guest Annie SiddonsDrama
6.40pm Call the Midwife
8.00 Sherlock The brooding
detective is kept busy as best man
on John and Mary’s wedding day
— but it soon turns out his duties
involve stopping a killer who is
stalking the reception
10.00 Luther The maverick cop
searches for a copycat killer
murdering women in a horrific
echo of an unsolved case from
the 1980s. Idris Elba stars
11.20-1.00am Taggart An
unfaithful husband is shotYesterday
7.00pm Bangers and Cash
A collection of Austin Mini Metros
arrive for auction (10/15)
8.00 ’Allo ’Allo! Herr Flick tries to
trace a painting in the village
8.40 ’Allo ’Allo! Communists
capture the airmen
9.20 ’Allo ’Allo! René reluctantly
assists the Resistance
10.00 Bangers and Cash (7/15)
11.00 Secrets of the London
Underground (4/10)
12.00-1.00am Scouting for Toys
A Karl Lagerfeld teddy bear (9/10)PBS America
6.30pm Maxima A woman fighting
to stop a multibillion-dollar mining
project in the Peruvian Andes
7.40 Trouble in Amish Paradise
Two radical Amish men begin to
question their culture
8.50 Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a
Lifetime Documentary exploring
the Hollywood icon’s life story
9.50 Mae West: Dirty Blonde
The life of the colourful actress
11.00-12.05am Marilyn Monroe:
Auction of a Lifetime Exploring
the Hollywood icon’s life storySmithsonian
7.00pm Ultimate Warships
8.00 Ultimate Warships
9.00 The Real Top Gun A
behind-the-scenes peek into the
cockpits of the US Navy’s elite ‘Top
Gun’ fighter pilot school to see
what it takes to be an
accomplished fighter pilot
9.30 World’s Smallest Planes
A look at some impressive
one-person flying machines
10.00 Inside the Factory
11.00 Air Warriors
12.00-1.00am Air WarriorsSky Arts
7.00pm Classic Albums Phil
Collins’ album Face Value
8.00 Genesis: The Last Domino?
The band’s reunion tour
9.15 Classic Albums The making of
Peter Gabriel’s 1986 album So
10.30 Discovering: Cher A look at
the career of the singer (4/10)
11.00 Backstage: Ralph Fiennes in
Straight Line Crazy The actor
discusses David Hare’s play
12.00-1.00am The Great
Songwriters Noel Gallagher talks
about his life in music (4/6)Sky Max
7.00pm Karl Pilkington: The
Moaning of Life Karl considers
professional success in Japan,
South Africa and the US (4/5)
8.00 Golf’s Funniest Moments The
sport’s most amusing moments
9.00 S.W.A.T A gang holds up the
downtown Los Angeles library
10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles Sam and
Kilbride clash. Crime drama
starring Gerald McRaney
11.00-12.05am The Flight
Attendant Return of the comedy
thriller starring Kaley Cuoco (1/8)Discovery
7.00pm Alaskan Bush People
8.00 Bee Czar
9.00 Blowing Up History
10.00 Wheeler Dealers: Dream
Car Owners trade up their
unwanted vehicles
11.00 Deadliest Catch
12.00-1.00am Deadliest Catch:
Bloodline Documentary
Nat Geographic
7.00pm India’s Toughest Jail Life
inside Tihar Prison in Delhi
8.00 Russia’s Toughest Prisons
9.00 Australia’s Hardest Prison
10.00 Death Row Texas
11.00 Seconds from Disaster
Space shuttle Columbia’s last flight
12.00-1.00am Seconds from
Disaster DocumentarySky Comedy Comedy Central
7.00pm Friends
7.30 Friends
8.00 Friends
8.30 Friends
9.00 FILM Airplane! (15, 1980)
10.40 Rhod Gilbert’s Growing
Pains With Jeremy Vine
11.40-12.10am Ed Gamble at the
Comedy Store Stand-up comedyGold
6.15pm Only Fools and Horses
7.35 Fawlty Towers
8.15 Fawlty Towers
9.00 Fawlty Towers
9.40 Fawlty Towers
10.20 Dad’s Army Mainwaring
receives a court summons
11.00 Upstart Crow
11.40-12.20am Upstart CrowW
7.00pm Nurses on the Ward
8.00 Inside the Operating Theatre
9.00 Women Behind Bars with
Trevor McDonald Part two of two.
The broadcaster meets an inmate
who spent 35 years on the run
10.00 Jamie: Drag Queen at 16
11.20-12.20am One Born: What
Happened Next? Documentary7.00pm The Office (US)
7.30 The Office (US)
8.00 The Office (US)
8.30 The Office (US)
9.00 Curb Your Enthusiasm (3/10)
9.35 Curb Your Enthusiasm (4/10)
10.15 Greg Davies: The Back of My
Mum’s Head Stand-up comedy
12.00-12.30am Young Rock (3/11)Sky Main Event
6.45am-8.30 Live Suncorp Netbal:
Giants Netball v Adelaide
Thunderbirds (Centre-pass 7. 0 0)
1.55pm Live Formula 1 The
Monaco Grand Prix (Starts 2.00)
4.00 Live EFL: Huddersfield Town
v Nottingham Forest Coverage of
the match (Kick-off 4.30)
7.30 Live PGA Tour Golf: The
Charles Schwab Challenge
11.30 Live LPGA Tour Golf: The
Bank of Hope Match-Play
2.30am-4.00 Live NBA Basketball:
Miami Heat v Boston CelticsSky Premier League
6.00pm Premier League Aston
Villa v West Ham United
8.00 Premier League Action
from Chelsea v Liverpool
10.00 Best PL Goals: Man Utd v
Newcastle The finest Premier
League goals scored in matches
between the sides
10.30 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox
The presenter talks to Thierry
Henry about matches they
faced each other in
11.00-1am PL Retro Nottingham
Forest v Liverpool from 1992Sky Cricket
2.50pm Live Indian Premier
League Coverage of this year’s
final from Narendra Modi
Stadium, Ahmedabad
7.30 The Spillway Challenge
7.40 Nasser Hussain Meets Rob
Key With the former commentator
and new Managing Director of
England Men’s cricket, Rob Key
8.35 25 Years of Women’s Cricket
on Sky Memorable moments
9.00 IPL Highlights
10.00 T20 Blast 2007
11.00-4.40am IPLBT Sport 1
6.00am-9.00 Live AFL:
Collingwood Magpies v Carlton
Blues (Bounce-up 6.20)
12.00-2.45pm Live Vanarama
National League The second
play-off semi-final (Kick-off 12.30)
7.00 Live World Seniors Darts
Masters The semi-finals from the
tournament at Lakeside Country
Club in Frimley Green
11.00 UFC Fight Flashback
Revisting a bout between Conor
McGregor and Nate Diaz
11.30-1.15am WWE NXTBT Sport 2
8.00am Live MotoGP
9.15 Live MotoGP
11.00 Live MotoGP
12.30pm-2.00 Live MotoGP
The MotoGP race for the Grand
Prix of Italy (Start-time 1.00)
5.45 Live Ligue 1 The Relegation
Play-off Second Leg
8.00 Europa League Season
Review Recent action
9.00 WWE NXT UK
10.00 WWE SmackDown
Highlights The best action
11.00-2.30am Live NCAA BaseballFV 237, FS 217, SKY 526, VIRGIN 627 FV 23, FS 179, SKY 117, VIRGIN 107 FV 9/24, FS 173, SKY 116, VIRGIN 108 FV 18, FS 124, SKY 136, VIRGIN 147 SKY 108 SKY 121, VIRGIN 278SKY 123, VIRGIN 270FV 6, FS 113, SKY 118, VIRGIN 115 FV 10, FS 115, SKY 119, VIRGIN 117 FV 26, FS 117, SKY 120, VIRGIN 118 FV 20, FS 158, SKY 143, VIRGIN 130SKY 125, VIRGIN 250 SKY 129, VIRGIN 266, BT 351 SKY 114, VIRGIN 135, BT 346 SKY 112, VIRGIN 181, BT 344FV 13, FS 122, SKY 135, VIRGIN 106FV 27, FS 159, SKY 155, VIRGIN 129 FV 57, FS 175, SKY 171, VIRGIN 276 FV 11, FS 147 SKY 130, VIRGIN 165 SKY 113, VIRGIN 122SKY 401, VIRGIN 511, BT 440 SKY 402, VIRGIN 512 SKY 404, VIRGIN 514FV 19, FS 157, SKY 111, VIRGIN 127SKY 110, VIRGIN 124, BT 343 FV 25, FS 156, SKY 132, VIRGIN 125FV 84, FS 155, SKY 174, VIRGIN 273SKY 413, VIRGIN 527, BT 430 SKY 414, VIRGIN 528, BT 431FV Freeview FS FreesatSunday 29 | Primetime digital guide
Spielberg
Susan Lacy’s 2017
documentary explores the
career of the film director
Sky Documentaries, 9pmForest’s Sam Surridge will vie
with Huddersfield for promotion
glory (Sky Main Event, 4pm)