The Times - UK (2022-06-11)

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42 saturday review Saturday June 11 2022 | the times


BBC3


7.00pm Top Gear Sports cars from
Ferrari, Aston Martin and
Porsche are driven on a
Yorkshire road trip (5/6)
8.00 Glow Up: Britain’s Next
Make-Up Star Creating fun
and impactful make-up
filters for Instagram (6/8)
9.00 Olly Alexander: Growing Up
Gay The singer explores
mental health issues
faced by members of
the LGBT+ community
10.00 Lily: A Transgender Story
Following Lily Jones as she
transitions to female and
starts a new life in the city
10.40 RuPaul’s Drag Race UK The
remaining queens are split
into two teams for a girl
group battle, and aided by
the singer and producer
MNEK record vocals and
perform their own versions
of the same song (5/9)
11.45-12.45am Glow Up: Britain’s
Next Make-Up Star (6/8)

BBC4


7.00pm Great American Railroad
Journeys Visiting Boston,
Salem and Concord
7.30 Iolo’s Snowdonia Exploring
the area around the summit
of Snowdon in summer (2/4)
8.00 The Story of Welsh Art
How 20th-century artists
found new and radical ways
to portray Wales (3/3)
9.00 Thatcher: A Very British
Revolution A look at
Margaret Thatcher’s early
period as prime minister,
when she had to deal with
divisions in the cabinet
as well as an economy in
deep trouble (2/5)
10.00 Tumbledown Charles
Wood’s 1988 fact-based
drama starring Colin Firth.
See Viewing Guide
11.55-12.55am Secret Agent
Selection: WW2 The
students are schooled in
guns, explosives and silent
killing techniques (2/5)

More 4


6.55pm Escape to the Château:
DIY Dick Strawbridge helps
a Lincolnshire couple find
their feet after leaving the
UK to start a new life in
a dilapidated 25-room
chateau with no plumbing
7.55 The Dog House Labrador
Dave seeks a new best
friend, and his owners hope
that nervous saluki Luna
will win Dave over (6/9)
9.00 Britain’s Beautiful Rivers
with Richard Hammond
Richard learns about the
River Derwent and its role in
industry. Last in the series
10.00 The World’s Most Beautiful
Landscapes: The Causeway
Coast An exploration
of Northern Ireland’s
Causeway Coast between
Londonderry and Belfast
11.05-12.10am 24 Hours in A&E
A 14-year-old boy is rushed
in after falling from a swing
and fracturing his ankle (1/5)

Sky Atlantic


6.45pm The Wire Colvin
designates a free zone for
drug dealers in West
Baltimore (4/12) (R)
7.55 Game of Thrones Queen
Margaery spends time with
King Tommen, and fugitive
Tyrion walks the Long
Bridge Of Volantis (3/10) (R)
9.00 Save Me Residents of The
Towers come out in force
to stage a reconstruction
of Jody’s abduction, and
Claire becomes increasingly
suspicious of Barry’s
reward offer (3/6) (R)
10.05 We Own This City Jenkins
learns stark truths about
policing as a new officer,
and Rayam opens up
about the GTTF (2/6) (R)
11.10-12.15am Generation Kill Bravo
Company witnesses a
regimental combat team
destroy a village. Trombley
shoots two Iraqi boys and
their camels (3/7) (R)

Sky Documentaries


7.00pm Escobar by Escobar
The story behind the cursed
Escobar empire, following
the fortunes of Juan Pablo,
who was the sole heir to
the biggest drug dealer
in history (3/4) (R)
8.00 The Nineties, A look at
international politics
during the 1990s, including
the Gulf War and the
dismantling of the Soviet
Union (5/8) (R)
9.00 Spring Awakening:
Those You’ve Known
Documentary following
the original cast of the
award-winning Broadway
musical as they reunite for a
charity concert 15 years on
10.45-12.45am The Janes
Documentary about an
underground network in
the 1970s that helped an
estimated 11,000 women
to obtain safe and
affordable abortions (R)

ITV2


7.00pm All American Friendships
are put to the test at an explosive
homecoming dance (7/16)
8.00 Superstore Dina investigates
a theft on Hallowe’en
8.30 Superstore Mateo is forced to
hide his undocumented status
9.00 Love Island The latest events
from the villa as the singles get
on with their daily routine
10.05 The Emily Atack Show (1/6)
10.50 Family Guy
11.20 Family Guy
11.50-12.20am American Dad!

ITV3


7.00pm Heartbeat Mike makes a
discovery about Jackie, forcing
him to re-evaluate his marriage
almost before it has begun
8.00 McDonald & Dodds Five
friends take a hot-air balloon trip
but only four come back alive (1/3)
10.00 Grantchester A curious case
unfolds concerning the murder of
a Teddy Boy at a dance hall (6/6)
11.05-12.05am Grantchester
A student from a prestigious
all-female college is found dead.
Robson Green stars (1/6)

ITV4


7.00pm The Celebrity Chase With
Natalie Anderson, Brian McFadden,
Patsy Kensit and Esther Rantzen
8.00 Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest
Airport Plane spotters visit the
airport looking for a rare sight
8.30 Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest
Airport Documentary (12/12)
9.00 FILM Robin Hood (12, 2010)
Medieval adventure starring
Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett
11.50-2.30am FILM Executive
Decision (15, 1996) Action
thriller starring Kurt Russell

E4


7.00pm Hollyoaks
7.30 The Neighborhood
8.00 Below Deck The interior
unveils some of their cracks
9.00 Gogglebox The Outlaws and
Family Fortunes are appraised
10.00 Killing It Craig attends
a conference to pitch the saw
palmetto idea to his hero (3/10)
10.40 Killing It Craig and Jillian
must team up with Brock to take
down a mysterious rival (4/10)
11.20 Derry Girls (6/7)
12.00-1.00am Naked Attraction

Dave


7.00pm Richard Osman’s House
of Games With guests Angela
Scanlon, Clive Myrie, Sara Pascoe
and Rick Edwards taking part
7.40 Room 101 Frank Skinner hosts
8.20 QI XL Comedy panel show
9.00 QI XL With Jo Brand, Marcus
Brigstocke and Danny Baker
10.00 Hypothetical With guests
Frank Skinner, Jon Richardson,
Rosie Jones and Esther Manito
11.00 Have I Got a Bit More Old
News for You David Tennant hosts
12.00-1.00am QI XL

Drama


6.40pm Last of the Summer Wine
Clegg persuades Compo and
Blamire to buy a car
7.20 Last of the Summer Wine
Sid tries his best to avoid Ivy
8.00 The Coroner A body washes
ashore. Starring Claire Goose
9.00 Whitechapel Buchan helps
the team identify a suspect
10.00 New Tricks A woman claims
to be Standing’s daughter
11.20-1.40am Silent Witness
A suspected paedophile is found
dead in a playground

Yesterday


7.00pm Abandoned Engineering
Exploring a dystopian powerhouse
in Pennsylvania, USA
8.00 Rick Stein’s Secret France
The chef heads through the
regions of Alsace and Jura (2/6)
9.00 Bangers and Cash There is a
surprise for Derek in Hull — an
MGSA sports car that once had a
tree growing through it (4/15)
10.00 Bangers and Cash (1/10)
11.00 Abandoned Engineering
12.00-1.00am Abandoned
Engineering Documentary

PBS America


6.15pm A Life Among Monkeys
7.20 In Search of Medieval Britain
Dr Alixe Bovey explores Scotland
in the Middle Ages (5/6)
8.00 In Search of Medieval Britain
Myths and legends (6/6)
8.40 Armada: The Untold Story
The remarkable web of
misunderstandings that stopped
the Spanish from invading (3/3)
9.50 Hemingway The writer’s time
seeking out new conquests (3/6)
11.00-12.10am A Life Among
Monkeys Story of Wolfgang Dittus

Smithsonian


7.00pm Aerial Africa Exploring
the southern coast of Africa, from
human history to natural wonders
8.00 Big Cat Country An intimate
portrait of three dynasties of lions
9.00 Big Cat Country With their
leader wounded, the Hollywood
lionesses retreat and regroup
10.00 King of the Desert Lions
The story of five inseparable lion
brothers in Africa’s Namib Desert
11.00 Big Cat Country An intimate
portrait of three dynasties of lions
12.00-1.00am Big Cat Country

Sky Max


7.00pm Stargate SG-1
The Ori invasion continues
8.00 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
With Gideon hurt, the team have
only one way to save her (12/13)
9.00 The Blacklist The task
force investigates a therapist
10.00 The Midwich Cuckoos
A horrifying discovery is made and
a town meeting is called (2/7)
11.00 Resident Alien Stranded
extraterrestrial Harry struggles to
get to grips with emotions (2/10)
12.00-1.00am NCIS: Los Angeles

Discovery


7.00pm Outback Truckers
8.00 Fast N’ Loud
9.00 Deadliest Catch Sig and Clark
reconsider their decision
10.00 Deadliest Catch: Bloodline
Josh Harris starts a new chapter in
his quest for his father’s legacy
11.00 Supertruckers
12.00-1.00am Deadliest Catch

Nat Geographic


7.00pm Air Crash Investigation
8.00 Science of Stupid (5/14)
8.30 Science of Stupid (6/14)
9.00 To Catch a Smuggler: JFK
Airport Spotting smugglers (3/6)
10.00 Car S.O.S. Ultimate
Countdown (4/4)
11.00 Air Crash Investigation
12.00-1.00am Car S.O.S

Sky Comedy Comedy Central


7.00pm Friends Four shows
9.00 FILM Tremors (15, 1990)
Comedy horror starring
Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward
11.00 Rhod Gilbert’s Growing
Pains With Shaun Ryder, Ninia
Benjamin and Fatiha El-Ghorri
12.00-1.00am Russell Howard &
Mum: Globetrotters

Gold


6.40pm Dad’s Army
7.20 Dad’s Army Pike is called-up
8.00 The Vicar of Dibley
8.40 The Vicar of Dibley Alice and
Hugo’s baby is christened
9.35 Gimme Gimme Gimme
10.10 All Round to Mrs Brown’s
11.15 Peep Show
11.50-12.45am The Vicar of Dibley

W


7.00pm Celebrity Masterchef
Australia Contestants make a dish
that screams of nostalgia
8.00 Inside the Ambulance
9.00 The Undateables
10.00 Rochelle Humes: Interior
Designer in the Making
11.00-12.05am Stacey Dooley:
Locked Up with the Lifers

7.00pm Entourage Vince’s new
movie is butchered in the edit suite
7.30 30 Rock Triple bill
9.00 Code 404 Double bill
10.00 Breeders Double bill
11.00 Barry Emmy-winning dark
comedy. Last in the series
11.35-12.30am The Tonight Show
Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sky Main Event


11.00am-3.00pm Live World Cup
of Pool The first session of the
second day of the 2022 World Cup
of Pool, which takes place at
Brentwood Centre in Essex
5.00pm Live World Cup of Pool
Coverage of the second session of
the second day of the 2022 World
Cup of Pool, which takes place at
Brentwood Centre in Essex
9.00 Sky Sports News
Round-up of the sports news
10.00 Sky Sports News
11.00-Midnight Sky Sports News

Sky Premier League


7.00pm Premier League A replay
of Leeds United v Watford
9.00 PL World A round-up of the
latest news and interviews
9.30 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox
Gary sits down with Matt Le Tissier
as they relive some of the most
compelling matches where they
played each other (4/6)
10.00 Premier League Icons
A profile of Paolo Di Canio
10.30-12.30am PL Retro
A match between Arsenal and
Leeds United from 2003

Sky Cricket


6.30pm Test Cricket England V
New Zealand. The opening day of
the second Test at Trent Bridge
7.30 Test Cricket England v New
Zealand. The second day
8.30 Test Cricket England v New
Zealand. Action from the third day
9.30 Test Cricket England v New
Zealand. The fourth day of the
second Test at Trent Bridge
10.30 Test Cricket England v New
Zealand. The fifth and final day of
the second Test at Trent Bridge
11.30-12.45am Test Cricket Bitesize

BT Sport 1


6.00pm Live MLB Action from
Major League Baseball
9.30 UFC: The Ultimate Fighter A
look at MMA fighters as they train
and compete against each other
for a contract with the UFC
10.30 Premier League Stories
A round-up of all the latest news
11.00 Canadian Premier League
1.00-3.00am Live Canadian
Premier League: Valour FC v
Cavalry FC (Kick-off 1.00).
Coverage of the top-flight match
from Investors Group Field

BT Sport 2


6.00pm WWE Raw Highlights
All the best wrestling action
7.00 Badminton Unlimited All the
latest news and information
7.30 The Aussie Rules Show
Ollie Geale presents all the latest
news, views and analysis of the
game. Plus, appearances from
special guests every week
8.30-Midnight Live MLB Action
from Major League Baseball
3.00am-6.00 Live Badminton
Action from the round-of-16 stage
from the Indonesia Open

TalkTV


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 anddebate
8.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored
The host presents his
unmissable verdict on 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-Midnight 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

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 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

Sky Arts


7.00pm Landscape Artist of the
Year 2015 The semi-final (7/9)
8.00 The Prince’s Master Crafters:
The Next Generation Zoe Wilson
challenges the students to carve
an ivy leaf from stone (5/7)
9.00 Landscape Artist of the Year
National Trust Favourites Viewers’
top 10 paintings from the series
10.00 The Sixties (3/10)
11.00 Guy Garvey: From the Vaults
Archive television appearance (5/5)
12.00-1.00am Classic Literature &
Cinema Books featuring wars

Sky History


7.00pm Forged in Fire
8.00 Swamp People New series.
An unprecedented category
four storm is anticipated
9.00 The Curse of Oak Island:
Drilling Down Clues connecting
the Freemasons fraternity
to the Oak Island mystery
10.00 World’s Greatest Treasure
Mysteries The hunt for a lost Civil
War treasure worth $400million
11.00 Strangest Things (9/10)
12.00-1.00am The Real War of
Thrones The death of Henry II

FV 11, FS 147 SKY 130, VIRGIN 165 SKY 123, VIRGIN 270

Wednesday 15 | Primetime digital guide


Robin Hood
Russell Crowe and Cate
Blanchett star in the 2010
adaptation of the tale
ITV4, 9pm
FV Freeview FS Freesat

The late Fred Ward and Kevin
Bacon star in the 1990 movie
Tremors (Comedy Central, 9pm)
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