The Times - UK (2022-05-28)

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Tuesday 31 | Primetime digital guide

TalkTV BBC3

7.00pm Top Gear (2/5)

8.05 Press X to Continue (6/10)

8.15 Computer Says No

9.00 Radio 1’s Big Weekend x

Saturday Best Bits

Highlights of unique

performances by top artists

at Radio 1’s annual

live music event

10.00 Conversations with Friends

Frances writes her first story

about her relationship

with Bobbi (9/12)

10.30 Obsessed with...

Conversations with Friends

Evanna Lynch and Riyadh

Khalaf dissect Sally

Rooney’s Conversations

with Friends (3/4)

11.00 People Just Do Nothing

Spoof documentary (3/4)

11.30 People Just Do Nothing

Spoof documentary (4/4)

12.00-12.10am Press X to

Continue Gaming

programme presented by

Steffan Powell (7/10)

BBC4

7.00pm Great British Railway

Journeys Michael Portillo

tracks the River Thames

from east to west (9/15)

7.30 Coastal Path Exploring the

north Cornish coast (2/5)

8.00 Keeping Up Appearances

Daddy wants to join the

Foreign Legion (6/7)

8.30 Yes, Prime Minister

Jim is horrified at

allegations of phone-

tapping. Last in the series

9.00 New Elizabethans with

Andrew Marr Britain’s

decline as a world power

since 1952 (2/3)

10.00 Queen Elizabeth: The

Coronation Exploring the

historic ceremony on June

2, 1953. See Viewing Guide

10.50 Butterflies: A Very British

Obsession — Natural World

The enduring appeal of

butterflies (8/14)

11.35-12.35am How to Make:

The Toothbrush (2/3)

More 4

6.55pm Château DIY Kent couple

Lydia and Gary embark on

the adventure of a lifetime

trying to find a château that

could also be run as a

donkey sanctuary

7.55 The Dog House A

two-year-old Pomeranian

called Bear arrives at Wood

Green, having been rescued

from a puppy farm. The staff

are hoping they can find a

new home for him and

two other dogs (2/8)

9.00 Grand Designs Kevin

McCloud meets widowed

teacher Gretta, who is

making a fresh start in

rural Cambridgeshire

10.00 999: What’s Your

Emergency? Police in South

Yorkshire respond to

cases of revenge

11.05-12.10am 24 Hours in

A&E Cameras follow a

56-year-old who fell from a

ladder at work (7/8)

Sky Atlantic

6.50pm The Affair Struggling to

cope with the stress of her

relationship, Janelle turns

to Carl. Meanwhile, Helen

takes a step closer towards

acceptance (2/11) (R)

7.55 Game of Thrones The day

of King Joffrey’s wedding

to Margaery Tyrell arrives,

Melisandre oversees a

sacrifice to the Lord Of Light

at Dragonstone, and Bran

experiences a series of

visions (2/10) (R)

9.00 Das Boot Forster finds a

lead in a casino and makes

the acquaintance of Bettina

Gruber. In German (3/10) (R)

10.00 The King Bruno isolates the

Muslim wing and enrages

the secret services, Adele

discovers Gloria’s secret

and Sonia is forced to

decide which side she is on.

In Italian (7/8)

11.00-12.10am Band of Brothers

With Damian Lewis (R)

Sky Documentaries

Sky History

7.00pm The Movies The journey

through American cinema

continues with a look at

the 1990s, including smash

hit Jurassic Park (9/12) (R)

8.00 The Eighties A look into

the impact of the

emergence of Aids (4/8) (R)

9.00 Once Upon a Time in

Londongrad New series.

Documentary about a series

of deaths in the UK

connected to Russia.

See Viewing Guide (1/6)

9.30 Once Upon a Time in

Londongrad Berezovsky

flees to the UK.

See Viewing Guide (2/6)

10.05 Putin’s Obsession: The

Fight For Ukraine A profile

of the Russian president,

exploring his relationship

with Ukraine (R)

11.05-12.50am FILM Class Action

Park (12, 2020)

Documentary about a New

Jersey water park

7.00pm Forged in Fire

8.00 Clash of the Gods Exploring

the story of Beowulf, the legendary

Anglo-Saxon warrior

9.00 History’s Greatest Mysteries

How an unassuming family home

on Long Island became the most

notorious house in America

10.00 I Was There (12/12)

10.30 I Was There (6/12)

11.00 Believers New series. A look

at supernatural events (1/3)

12.00-1.00am The Curse of Oak

Island Documentary

ITV2

7.00pm Superstore Last-ever

episode of the comedy (15/15)

7.30 Superstore New superstore

employee Jonah makes a

terrible first impression (1/11)

8.00 Bob’s Burgers

8.30 Bob’s Burgers

9.00 Family Guy

9.30 Family Guy

10.00 Family Guy

10.30 Family Guy

11.00 Family Guy

11.30 American Dad!

11.55-12.25am American Dad!

ITV3

7.00pm Heartbeat Mike gets

embroiled in a romantic liaison

with a bereaved local, while Gina’s

French-themed birthday party is

sadly lacking in bonhomie

8.00 Vera A body is discovered

10.00 Grantchester A heartbroken

Sidney agrees to help a parishioner

prepare for her wedding, but the

bride’s mother is found dead (3/6)

11.05-12.05am Grantchester

Sidney rescues a woman from

a burning house — then her

husband is murdered (4/6)

ITV4

7.00pm Monaco Historique Grand

Prix Highlights More action

from the historic car event

8.00 The Motorbike Show

Henry Cole flies out to Bologna in

Italy to tell the story of Ducati,

Italy’s greatest bike brand

9.00 Isle of Man TT Featuring a

profile of Dave Molyneux

10.00 All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

High-flying wrestling action

11.05-1.30am FILM Collateral (15,

2004) Thriller starring Tom

Cruise and Jamie Foxx

E4

7.00pm Hollyoaks Juliet supports

Nadira when she panics, and

sparks fly between the star-crossed

lovers as Juliet urges her to open

up about what she wants

7.30 Teen Mum Academy

Millie is put to the test at a

professional cleaning company

8.00 Below Deck Captain Lee

makes a decision regarding the

crew’s re-configuration (5/15)

9.00 Celebrity Gogglebox (2/6)

10.00 Naked Attraction

11.05-12.10am Naked Attraction

Dave

7.00pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?

USA American edition of the

improvisation show

7.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? USA

8.00 Travel Man: 48 Hours in

Brussels With Lee Mack

8.30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Oslo

Fay Ripley joins Richard Ayoade

9.00 QI XL Extended edition. With

Victoria Wood, Richard Osman and

Jason Manford taking part

10.00 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

11.00 Hypothetical Game show

12.00-12.40am Big Zuu’s Big Eats

Drama

6.40pm Last of the Summer Wine

Hobbo becomes a master of

disguise to deceive his enemies

7.20 Last of the Summer Wine

Hobbo, Alvin and Entwistle

investigate when Howard suspects

Pearl is seeing someone else

8.00 Dalziel & Pascoe The murder

of a Sikh woman sparks racial

tensions and confrontation

10.00 New Tricks A 1992 case

11.20-1.45am Silent Witness

A double murder forces Jack to

lock horns with an old flame

Yesterday

7.00pm Bangers and Cash

A collection of British classics

comes up for auction (5/10)

8.00 Scouting for Toys A much

sought after Karl Lagerfeld teddy

bear is sent to auction (9/10)

9.00 Train Truckers Moving a

70-tonne locomotive through the

English countryside (4/6)

10.00 Bangers and Cash A

collection of five iconic cars (3/8)

11.00 Abandoned Engineering

12.00-1.00am Secrets of the

London Underground (3/6)

PBS America

6.30pm Air Aces The exploits of

some of the most famous combat

pilots in military history (2/6)

7.35 A History of Ancient Britain:

Orkney’s Stone Age Temple A

5,000-year-old temple in Orkney

8.40 Who Was the Real

Neanderthal? New archeological

discoveries offering insights into

who the Neanderthals were

9.55 Hidden Algeria The coastal

and hinterland cities built by

Mediterranean trade (2/3)

11.00-12.05am Air Aces (2/6)

Smithsonian

7.00pm Inside the Factory

Featuring a factory that makes

250,000 jars of curry sauce daily

8.00 Ice Airport Alaska A

behind-the-scenes look at life

inside Ted Stevens Anchorage

International Airport

9.00 Ice Airport Alaska Staff fight

freezing snowstorms to keep the

airport open for business

10.00 Ice Airport Alaska Staff

chase a moose on a runway

11.00 Ice Airport Alaska

12.00-1.00am Ice Airport Alaska

Sky Arts

7.00pm Celine Dion: Taking

Chances World Tour A concert by

the singer, including tracks from

her album Taking Chances and a

rendition of My Heart Will Go On

9.00 FILM I Am Burt Reynolds (12,

2020) Family and friends of the

iconic Hollywood actor come

together to share memories

of his life and fruitful career

10.45 Discovering: Carpenters

A profile of the American pop duo

11.15-12.15am Cheltenham

Literature Festival 2021

Sky Max

7.00pm Stargate SG-1 A group of

gods threatens to destroy Earth

8.00 The Flash Iris tries to help a

girl reunite with her mother

9.00 S.W.A.T A gang holds up the

downtown Los Angeles library

10.00 The Flight Attendant Return

of the comedy thriller starring

Kaley Cuoco. Cassie has started

life afresh in Los Angeles (1/8)

11.05-12.05am The Flight

Attendant Cassie sets out to find

the woman impersonating her.

Starring Kaley Cuoco (2/8)

Discovery

7.00pm Devil’s Canyon
8.00 Fast N’ Loud
9.00 Hoffman Family Gold
10.00 Gold Rush: Dave Turin’s Lost
Mine Dave gets a lead on a remote
claim in north-eastern Alaska
11.00 Railroad Alaska
12.00-1.00am Hoffman Family
Gold An ambitious plan

Nat Geographic

7.00pm Air Crash Investigation

A plane that crashed whilst flying

Mexican officials, killing 16 people

8.00 Draining the Thames (12/15)

9.00 Area 51: I Was There

10.00 Viking Warrior Women

11.00 Air Crash Investigation

12.00-1.00am Running Wild

with Bear Grylls (1/9)

Sky Comedy Comedy Central

6.55pm Friends Four shows

9.00 Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains

More guests travel back in time to

their adolescent years

10.00 World’s Funniest TV

Adverts with Jason Manford

11.00 Asian Provocateur

11.30 Asian Provocateur

12.00-1.00am Live at the Apollo

Gold

6.25pm Are You Being Served?

7.05 The Good Life

7.40 Dad’s Army

8.20 Dad’s Army

9.00 Gavin & Stacey

9.40 Gavin & Stacey

10.20 Not Going Out

11.00 Live at the Apollo

12.00-12.35am Peep Show

W

7.00pm MasterChef Canada: Back

to Win The contestants are tasked

with preparing food for a high-end

dinner party for culinary insiders

8.00 20 Kids and Counting

9.00 Louis Theroux: The Night in

Question Cases of sexual assault

10.20 999 Rescue Squad

11.20-12.20am Nurses on the Ward

7.00pm Entourage (4/14)

7.30 30 Rock

8.00 30 Rock

8.30 30 Rock

9.00 Mr Mayor (3/10)

9.30 Mr Mayor (4/10)

10.00 A Black Lady Sketch Show

10.35-12.10am Chris Rock: Kill the

Messenger Compilation show

Sky Main Event

7.00pm Sky Sports News

Round-up of the sports news with

live analysis and comment plus

extended interviews with the

headline makers

8.00 Sky Sports News

9.00 Sky Sports News

10.00 Sky Sports News Round-up

of the sports news with live

analysis and comment plus

extended interviews with the

headline makers

11.00 Sky Sports News

12.00-1.00am Total Access

Sky Premier League

7.00pm Premier League:

Chelsea v Manchester United

9.00 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox

The presenter talks to Thierry

Henry about matches they

faced each other in

9.30 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox

The presenter talks to Robbie

Keane about matches they

faced each other in

10.00 Premier League Icons

A profile of Carlos Tevez

10.30-5.30am PL Retro Featuring a

selection of classic matches

Sky Cricket

3.15pm Vitality T20 Blast

Cricket Leicestershire Foxes v

Derbyshire Falcons

7.00 IPL Featuring all of the best

highlights of the first qualifier

8.00 IPL All the best action from

the eliminator match

9.00 IPL Highlights from

the second Qualifier match

10.00 IPL Featuring

highlights from this year’s final

11.00-12.00 T20 Blast 2013 Action

from Northants Steelbacks v

Surrey in the 2013 final

BT Sport 1

7.00pm Uefa Champions League

8.30 Uefa Champions League

Magazine The latest news

9.00 WWE Monday Night Raw

Drew McIntyre, Asuka, Kofi

Kingston and Charlotte

Flair and more of your

favourite WWE Superstars

11.30 MotoGP Rewind

11.45-12.00 What I Wore:

Owen Hargreaves

1.00am-3.15 Live WWE NXT The

next generation of Superstars

showcase their talents

BT Sport 2

6.00pm MotoGP Highlights

Featuring highlights from the

Grand Prix of Italy, round

eight of the 2022 season

7.00 Hockey Action from the

Women’s FIH Hockey Pro League

11.00 FIH Hockey Pro League

Magazine Featuring all the

best highlights and news

11.30 FIM TrialGP World

Championship News, action and

updates from the world of sailing

12.00-3.30am Live MLB Action

from Major League Baseball

6.00am James Max

6.30 The Julia Hartley-Brewer

Breakfast Show

10.00 The Independent Republic

of Mike Graham

1.00pm Ian Collins

4.00 Jeremy Kyle

7.00 The News Desk with Tom

Newton Dunn The host

tackles the biggest stories

of the day with news, expert

analysis and debate

8.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored

The host presents his

verdict on all of the

day’s global events

9.00 The Talk A panel of

opinionated famous faces

debate the hot topics

everybody’s talking about

10.00 Daisy McAndrew The host

is joined by a whole host of

leading journalists and

commentators to discuss

the day’s big stories

11.00-12.00 Piers Morgan

Uncensored (R)

FV 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 278

SKY 123, VIRGIN 270

FV 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 130

SKY 125, VIRGIN 250 SKY 129, VIRGIN 266, BT 351 SKY 114, VIRGIN 135, BT 346 SKY 112, VIRGIN 181, BT 344

FV 13, FS 122, SKY 135, VIRGIN 106

FV 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 122

SKY 401, VIRGIN 511, BT 440 SKY 402, VIRGIN 512 SKY 404, VIRGIN 514

FV 19, FS 157, SKY 111, VIRGIN 127

SKY 110, VIRGIN 124, BT 343 FV 25, FS 156, SKY 132, VIRGIN 125

FV 84, FS 155, SKY 174, VIRGIN 273

SKY 413, VIRGIN 527, BT 430 SKY 414, VIRGIN 528, BT 431

Butterflies

The peacock butterfly

features in an episode of

Natural World

BBC4, 10.50pm

FV Freeview FS Freesat

I Am Burt Reynolds looks at

the life and career of the late

Hollywood actor (Sky Arts, 9pm)