TV_and_Satellite_Week_-_28_September_2019

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Sony Crime Channel and

CI channel have some stiff

competition from this week as

a new player enters the true-

crime scene on Tuesday.

Sky is launching a brand-new

channel, Sky Crime, dedicated

to true-crime stories and serials,

and its first week of transmission

includes five new series featuring

some compelling cases.

Here’s what’s in store...

Britain’s Most Evil Killers

Tuesday, 9pm

The third series includes the

high-profile murder of Joanna

Yeates, who was killed by her

neighbour Vincent Tabak in Bristol

in 2010. This revealing look at the

investigation that followed also

includes testimony from Yeates’

landlord Christopher Jefferies

• played by Jason Watkins in a
  2014 British TV drama based on
  the crime – who was wrongfully
  arrested during the investigation.

Snapped

Tuesday- Friday, 10pm

This US show features true stories

of women pushed to the point of

no return. The new 13-part series

begins with the murder of

What Britain Buys

and Sells in a Day

Monday, BBC2 HD, 9pm

With international trade in the

headlines because of Brexit, this

three-parter sees Ed Balls (above),

Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey

looking at the science and systems

that enable Britain to import and

export goods around the world

on an unprecedented scale.

The Science of Sleep:

How to Sleep Better

Wednesday, Channel 5 HD, 9pm

Hosted by Gaby Roslin, this

two-parter applies the latest

science to some of Britain’s worst

sleepers. This week, Craig seeks

help for his night terrors, which

cause him to thrash about, and

Yvonne visits a sleep clinic to

address her extreme snoring.

The Met: Policing London

Thursday, BBC1 HD, 9pm (not Scotland)

A third series of the compelling documentary

series about crime in the capital starts with police

investigations into a sexual assault, a stabbing and

the daylight robbery at gunpoint of former Crystal

Palace FC chairman Simon Jordan.

Crime time

Sky launches a new

channel dedicated

to true crime...

NEW

CHANNEL

LAUNCHES

TUESDAY