What’s on TV – 17 August 2019

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BBC4 starts
broadcasting
at 7.0 0 pm

ITV4


FV 24 Sky 120 Freesat 117 Virgin 118 /HD 178

ITV3


FV 10 Sky 119 Freesat 115 Virgin 117 /HD 177

ITV2


FV 6 Sky 118 Freesat 113 Virgin 115 /HD 176

ITVBe


FV 26 Sky 131 Freesat 118 Virgin 119 /HD 179

5Spike


FV 31 Sky 150 Freesat 141 Virgin 154

BBC4


FV 9 Sky 116 Freesat 107 Virgin 107
HD 106
Scot 82

6.00 AM World Cup Rivalries
6.20 The Professionals Crime drama.
7.1 0 Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four
9.30 Racing: The Opening Show
10.30 Made in Britain Jammie Dodgers.
11.25 River Monsters Double-bill.
12.25 PM Fishing Allstars Rio Ebro.
1.30 lRacing Francesca Cumani
and Oli Bell introduce the 1. 50 , 2. 25 ,
3. 00 and 3. 35 races at Newbury,
the 2. 05 and 3. 15 races at Ripon,
and the 2. 45 race at Newmarket.
4.00 fThe War Wagon Western
adventure starring John Wayne
and Kirk Douglas. (1967, U) ★★★
6.05 The Car Chasers

6.00 AM George and Mildred Triple-bill.



  1. 25 The Royal Medical drama series.
    8.30 Inspector Morse Second Time
    Around: Morse teams up with an
    old rival to investigate the death
    of a former police commissioner.
    10.50 Poirot After the Funeral: A man is
    found dead after changing his will.
    12.50 PM Poirot Taken at the Flood:
    A widow is suspected of murder.
    2.55 Poirot Mrs McGinty’s Dead:
    A cleaner is found murdered.
    4.55 Foyle’s War A Lesson in Murder:
    Wartime drama. The death of a
    conscientious objector while in
    custody prompts an investigation.


6.00 AM Totally Bonkers
Guinness World Records
6.10 Emmerdale Omnibus.
9.15 Coronation Street Omnibus.
12.10 PM Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule
12.40 fLooney Tunes: Back in
Action Comedy. (2003, PG) ★★★
2.25 fValentine’s Day Romantic
comedy drama about a number
of couples on 14 February. Stars
Ashton Kutcher. (2010, 12) ★★★.
4.55 fThe Golden Compass
Fantasy. An orphan embarks on a
mission through a parallel universe
to rescue her best friend. Stars
Nicole Kidman. (2007, PG) ★★★
7.0 0 Darts As-live coverage of day
two of the Melbourne Masters
at Melbourne Arena, where the
knockout stages took place –
and the champion was crowned.
Simon Whitlock and Damon Heta
were the only Australians to reach
the quarter-fi nals at last year’s
event, and both would fail to go
any further in the competition
that was eventually won by Peter
Wright, who defeated Michael
Smith in the fi nal. Commentary
by Stuart Pyke and Dan Dawson.

7.0 0 Midsomer Murders
The Made-to-Measure Murders:
Detective drama series starring
John Nettles and Jason Hughes.
Barnaby and Jones investigate
when a woman is murdered in a
churchyard – two years after the
death of her husband. Also stars
James Wilby, Gwyneth Strong,
Karl Davies and Sonya Cassidy.

7.1 0 πf
Wrath of the Titans
Fantasy action adventure set in
Ancient Greece. Greek demi-god
Perseus sets out to defeat a race
of monsters that have escaped
from the underworld. Stars Sam
Worthington, Ralph Fiennes and
Liam Neeson. Includes FYI Daily
at 8.10pm. (2012, 12) ★★★

9.00 Endeavour Coda: Detective
drama series starring Shaun Evans.
Morse is approached by a former
mentor from his college days, who
asks the detective to ensure the
safety of his wife, while a death
in the world of fashion stirs up
old gangland confl icts. Also stars
Roger Allam and Anton Lesser.

9.00 πfAmerican
Reunion Comedy sequel. Old
friends attending a high-school
reunion make disastrous attempts
to relive their youth. Stars Jason
Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris
Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas and
Tara Reid. Includes FYI Daily at
10.10pm. (2012, 15) ★★★

11.00 fEnter the Dragon Thriller.
A former Shaolin monk recruited
as a secret agent enters a kung-fu
contest in a bid to expose a drug
ring. Stars Bruce Lee, John Saxon
and Jim Kelly. (1973, 18) ★★★★
1.10 The Sweeney Golden Fleece.
2.15 Better Late Than Never Madrid.
2.55 Nightscreen
3.00 to 6.00 AM Shopping

11.00 A Touch of Frost Unknown Soldiers:
Detective drama series starring
David Jason. Jack is taken hostage
while interviewing a suspect but
somehow manages to talk his way
out of trouble. Also stars Bruce
Alexander and Nicholas Jones.
1.00 AM Classic Emmerdale
2.20 Nightscreen
2.30 to 6.00 AM Shopping

11.15 Family Guy Double-bill of the
series. (S13, ep7) 11.45 (S12, ep20)
12.15 AM American Dad! US animated
comedy. (S6, ep10) 12.40 (S6, ep5)
1.10 fUnfriended Thriller. Online
pals are stalked by an friend who
died a year earlier. Stars Shelley
Hennig. (2014, 15) ★★★
2.50 Shopping
5.50 to 6.00 AM Nightscreen

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FREEVIEW


7.0 0 Lost Land of the Volcano
8.00 New Zealand: Earth’s Mythical
Islands In the last in the series,
a caving expedition reveals relics
of the nation’s pre-human past.
9.00 Below the Surface New episode
Rami’s behaviour becomes
increasingly reckless. (S2, ep5)
9.45 Below the Surface New episode
A woman’s body is discovered in
the forest. Subtitled. (S2, ep6)
10.30 The Vietnam War Double-bill.
12.30 AM Top of the Pops: 1988
1.00 Sings Musicals
2.00 Lost Land of the Volcano
3.00 to 4.00 AM New Zealand:
Earth’s Mythical Islands

6.00 AM The Only Way Is Essex
8.15 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
9.00 Children’s Programmes
12.00 NOON Cake Wars Culinary series.
1.00 PM The Real Housewives of
Atlanta US reality series.
1.55 Gemma Collins: Diva Forever
2.55 The Real Housewives of Cheshire
Back-to-back editions of the series.
8.00 Celebrity Dinner Date Singletons
are given the chance to wine and
dine reality TV star Vicky Pattison.
9.00 Botched Terry Dubrow helps a
Texas chef who is suffering from
jarring pain in her breast implants.
10.00 Ibiza Weekender Double-bill. Reps
Jordan, Imogen and Deano return
as another band of young holiday-
makers arrives at the resort.
11.00 Ibiza Weekender Jordan’s new-
found professionalism hits a major
setback when love interest Rachael
turns up for a holiday with her pals.
12.00 M’T to 12.55 AM The Real
Housewives of Atlanta Kandi and
Porsha try to resolve their issues.

9.00 AM Access Showbiz gossip.
9.10 Trucking Hell Reality series.
11.15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away!
2.20 PM fHangman’s Knot
Western starring Randolph Scott
and Donna Reed. (1953, PG) ★★★
4.05 fThe Desperadoes Western
drama starring Glenn Ford and
Randolph Scott. (1943, U) ★★
5.55 fThe Sea Shall Not Have
Them Wartime drama. An airship
is shot down over the North Sea.
Stars Dirk Bogarde and Michael
Redgrave. (1954, U, b&w) ★★★★
8.00 Police Interceptors Double-bill.
10.00 fRise of the Footsoldier
Part II Crime thriller. An Essex
gangster considers leaving his
violent lifestyle behind him. Stars
Ricci Harnett. (2015, 18) ★
12.20 AM Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Historical drama series. (S1, ep5)
1.35 Extreme Weather: Caught on
Camera Documentary series.
2.30 to 3.00 AM
Criminals: Caught on Camera

12.00 NOON to 7.0 0 PM As shown on BBC2.
7.0 0 PM The Seven News magazine.
7.1 5 Seven Days Current affairs series.
8.00 Africa 3 of 6. Wildlife series. In this
edition, David Attenborough looks at the
varied creatures of the Congo rainforest.
9.00 nMeeting Jim A profi le of Jim
Haynes, who was a major fi gure in the
counter-culture scene of the 1960s.
10.15 lChampionship Boxing
Kash Farooq v Duane Winters: Connie
McLaughlin introduces the bout for the
British Bantamweight title at Radisson
Blu Hotel in Glasgow. Commentary
is by Nick Halling and Alex Arthur.
11.30 PM to 12.00 M’T Rewind 1990 s 5 of 10.
A journey through the music, television,
historic events and news of 1994.


BBC Scotland


Scotland Only: Sky 115 Freesat 106 Virgin 108
Rest of the UK: Sky 457 Freesat 108 Virgin 162


Scot Only
FV 9
HD 115

Wrath of the Titans
ITV2, 7.10pm
Sam Worthington stars in this adventure
as mortal hero Perseus, who is striving to
save his imprisoned father – the god Zeus.

Spy
Film4, 9.00pm
In this comedy, Melissa McCarthy’s
desk-duty CIA agent goes into action for
the fi rst time after a colleague disappears.

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American Reunion
ITV2, 9.00pm
Stifl er (Seann William Scott) prepares the
drinks as the old friends enjoy a reunion
party – 13 years after they left high school.

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