The Times - UK (2022-04-09)

505 saturday review Saturday April 9 2022 | the times

BBC3

7.00pm MasterChef Australia

Kirsten Tibballs sets a

chocolate-themed challenge

7.50 The Catch Up Headlines

8.00 The Fast and the Farmer-ish

Two teams of young

farmers from south-west

Wales compete (3/7)

8.30 The Fast and the Farmer-ish

The Teutchers take on the

Black Reek Pipers in this

Scottish heat (4/7)

9.00 FILM Whiplash (15, 2014)

A jazz drummer’s dream of

enrolling at a prestigious

music academy turns into a

nightmare thanks to his

uncompromising tutor.

Drama starring Miles Teller

10.40 RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK

Versus the World The global

glamazons stage their very

own royal command

performance (1/6)

11.55-1.05am RuPaul’s Drag Race:

UK Versus the World With

Daisy May Cooper (2/6)

FV 23, FS 179, SKY 117, VIRGIN 107

BBC4

7.00pm Take Three Degrees The

musical threesome sing

their greatest hits

7.45 Top of the Pops: Big Hits

1989 A musical compilation

8.00 TOTP: 1992 Performances

by Roxy Music, Chris Rea,

Björn Again, and Take That

8.30 TOTP: 1992 Featuring

performances by Leo Sayer,

Felix and Michael Bolton

9.00 FILM Hello Quo (15, 2012)

Documentary examining

rock band Status Quo’s

five-decade history,

featuring rarely seen archive

material as well as footage

of the 2012 reunion of the

group’s original line-up

10.20 Status Quo: Live and

Acoustic A compilation of

footage from Status Quo’s

2014 live appearance at

London’s Roundhouse

11.20-12.05am TOTP2: Status Quo

A look back at memorable

performances on the BBC

FV 9/24, FS 173, SKY 116, VIRGIN 108

ITV3

5.15pm FILM Carry On Screaming

(PG, 1966) A sinister

scientist and his sultry sister

kidnap innocent women and

turn them into mannequins.

Comedy horror starring

Kenneth Williams

7.15 FILM Carry On at Your

Convenience (PG, 1971)

An over-eager trade union

representative calls a strike

at a toilet factory, but

worker unrest is quelled

by a trip to the seaside.

Comedy starring Sid James

9.00 Doc Martin Louisa and

Martin search for a nursery

now that Janice has left, and

Mrs Tishell is shocked to

find out that Al has very

high blood pressure (2/8)

10.00 Law & Order: UK A suicidal

man causes a train

crash and 15 deaths

11.05-12.05am Scott & Bailey

A woman is found dead in

a Manchester hotel room

FV 10, FS 115, SKY 119, VIRGIN 117

More 4

6.55pm Escape to the Château:

DIY Owners transform their

château’s ruined orangery

into an events venue

7.55 The Yorkshire Dales and

the Lakes A steam engine

obsessive hits a problem

restoring a remarkable

piece of Cumbrian industrial

heritage, while there is

a race against time to

launch a brand new

cheese from the Dales

9.00 The Crimson Rivers Part

one of two. A young man is

killed when his land yacht

goes out of control and it is

later discovered the steering

mechanism has been

tampered with. In French

10.05 24 Hours in A&E A

79-year-old is brought in

with signs of a stroke

11.10-12.15am 24 Hours in A&E

A retired firefighter is

treated after being hit in

the face with a golf club

FV 18, FS 124, SKY 136, VIRGIN 147

Sky Atlantic

6.45pm The White Lotus Belinda

tries to redirect Tanya’s

focus to her business

proposal, Paula grows

increasingly disillusioned

with the Mossbachers, and

Rachel begins to question

her future (5/6) (R)

7.50 The White Lotus Rachel

shares some harsh truths

with Shane and confides in

Belinda. Armond goes on an

all-out bender and exacts

the ultimate revenge on

his nemesis (6/6) (R)

9.00 Julia When the show goes

over budget, Julia doubles

down on her efforts to

continue making her

dream a reality (3/8) (R)

10.05 Julia Drama starring Sarah

Lancashire and David

Hyde Pierce (4/8) (R)

11.10-12.15am Succession Shiv,

Kendall and Roman head to

the UK to negotiate with

their mother (7/10) (R)

SKY 108

Sky Documentaries

Sky Max

6.00pm The Story of Late Night A

look at contemporary hosts,

including Jimmy Fallon,

Stephen Colbert, James

Corden and Seth Meyers (R)

7.00 FILM Hitsville: The Making

of Motown (12, 2019) Rare

performances, interviews

and rarely seen footage

come together to paint a

picture of the history

and origins of Motown

9.00 Tony Hawk: Until

the Wheels Fall Off

A wide-ranging, definitive

look at the skateboarder’s

life and career, and his

relationship with the sport

with which he has been

synonymous for decades (R)

11.30-1.00am FILM The Super Bob

Einstein Movie (15, 2021)

Documentary about the

actor, writer and producer,

featuring some of his

greatest comedic

contributions

7.00pm Friends: The Reunion The

stars reminisce about the comedy

9.00 David Blaine: Real or Magic?

The illusionist performs tricks

10.00 Rob & Romesh vs Superstar

DJs Rob Beckett and Romesh

Ranganathan meet some of the

biggest names in the DJ world (4/6)

11.00 A League of Their Own

Road Trip: Dingle to Dover

A celebrity football match (2/6)

12.00-1.00am DC’s Legends of

Tomorrow Gideon is overwhelmed

by her new choices (3/13)

SKY 121, VIRGIN 278

SKY 113, VIRGIN 122

ITV2

5.40pm FILM Back to the Future

(PG, 1985) A teenager travels back

in time, but becomes stuck in the

1950s. Sci-fi comedy adventure

starring Michael J Fox

8.00 FILM Skyfall (12, 2012) James

Bond hunts the mastermind

behind a terrorist attack on MI6.

Action thriller starring Daniel Craig

10.50 Family Guy Meg saves

Stewie from a choking incident

11.20 Family Guy Peter attracts the

attention of a powerful figure

11.45-12.15am American Dad!

FV 6, FS 113, SKY 118, VIRGIN 115

ITV4

5.00pm FILM Kelly’s Heroes

(PG, 1970) Second World War

adventure starring Clint Eastwood

8.00 Goodwood Members

Meeting Highlights of the annual

event from Goodwood’s historic

motor circuit near Chichester

9.00 FILM Rocky (12, 1976)

A struggling boxer gets a shot

at taking on the heavyweight

champion of the world. Drama

staring Sylvester Stallone

11.30-1.35am All Elite Wrestling:

Dynamite Wrestling action

FV 26, FS 117, SKY 120, VIRGIN 118

E4

7.00pm Hollyoaks Mercedes is

on a mission to get her son back

7.30 The Big Bang Theory

Howard crashes a girls’ night in

8.00 Teen First Dates An Oasis

superfan meets a theatre student

9.00 FILM Maze Runner: The

Scorch Trials (12, 2015) A group of

children travel through a

wasteland. Sci-fi adventure

sequel starring Dylan O’Brien

11.35-12.40am Naked Attraction

A twice-divorced woman is in

search of husband number three

FV 13, FS 122, SKY 135, VIRGIN 106

Dave

7.00pm Richard Osman’s House of

Games With Lolly Adefope, Sarah

Greene, Dan Walker and Miles Jupp

7.40 Would I Lie to You? With

Lorraine Kelly and Dara O Briain

8.20 QI With Sue Perkins, Jimmy

Carr, Jack Dee and Alan Davies

9.00 QI XL With Jason Manford,

Aisling Bea and Johnny Vegas

10.00 Live at the Apollo Kerry

Godliman comperes the show

11.00 QI With Clive Anderson

11.40-12.20am Meet the

Richardsons Comedy series

FV 19, FS 157, SKY 111, VIRGIN 127

Drama

7.00pm Sister Boniface Mysteries

Sister Boniface investigates the

death of a local resident covered in

cold cream. Lorna Watson stars

8.00 Father Brown An old foe tells

the priest she has arranged the

death of her former lover

9.00 Sister Boniface Mysteries

Sister Boniface investigates when

a member of a band is found dead

10.00 New Tricks The team looks

into a boxer’s 15-year-old murder

11.15-1.50am Silent Witness

A woman dies on her hen night

FV 20, FS 158, SKY 143, VIRGIN 130

Yesterday

7.00pm Great Continental Railway

Journeys Michael Portillo travels

through Germany (3/5)

8.00 The Architecture The

Railways Built Tim Dunn visits

London’s King’s Cross (3/10)

9.00 Bangers and Cash Derek’s on

his way to Blackpool to pick up a

1970 Aston Martin DBS (13/15)

10.00 Bangers and Cash (1/10)

11.00 Abandoned Engineering

Exploring ship graveyards (4/6)

12.00-1.00am Great Continental

Railway Journeys (3/5)

FV 27, FS 159, SKY 155, VIRGIN 129

PBS America

6.05pm The Civil War A look at

how Abraham Lincoln decided

to emancipate slaves (3/9)

7.35 Titanic: The New Evidence

Investigative journalist and Titanic

expert Senan Molony examines

recovered photographs of the ship

8.40 America After 9/11 How the

events of September 11, 2001,

ushered in an era of fear, mistrust

and division in America (1/2)

11.00-Midnight Titanic: The New

Evidence New theories on the

reason the Titanic sank

FV 84, FS 155, SKY 174, VIRGIN 273

Smithsonian

7.00pm Aerial America A tour of

the Southern states from above

8.00 Aerial Ireland The Emerald

Isle as seen from the air

9.00 An American Aristocrat’s

Guide to Great Estates Part one of

two. Julie Montagu’s own great

estate in Dorset, Mapperton

10.00 Mystic Britain Investigating

Britain’s sinister mysteries

11.00 Aerial Ireland The

diversity and history of Ireland

12.00-1.00am An American

Aristocrat’s Guide to Great Estates

FV 57, FS 175, SKY 171, VIRGIN 276

Sky Arts

7.00pm Video Killed the Radio

Star Kate Bush’s music videos

7.30 Video Killed the Radio Star

The making of music videos

8.00 Johnny Cash: A Night

to Remember Live 1973 A

performance by the country star at

Los Angeles’ Ahmanson Theatre

9.00 I Am Johnny Cash

A celebration of the

country singer-songwriter

11.00-2.00am The Shadows:

The Final Tour A 2004 concert

by the instrumental rock band

FV 11, FS 147, SKY 826, VIRGIN 165

Sky Comedy

7.00pm Friends: The Reunion

One-off special in which the show’s

stars reminisce about the comedy

9.00 Micky Flanagan: An’ Another

Fing Live A stand-up show

recorded at London’s O2 Arena

11.00 And Just Like That... Miranda

and Charlotte come to Carrie’s

aid, proving the value of good

friends. Meanwhile, Anthony

and Stanford vow to let go of

petty arguments (2/10)

12.00-12.30am Bloods Jo hopes

for a kiss from Lawrence (5/10)

SKY 115, VIRGIN 135

Sky Witness

7.00pm Nothing to Declare

7.30 Nothing to Declare

8.00 Chicago Med Maggie and

Halstead treat a patient who has

been in an iron lung for 60 years

9.00 Chicago Fire Chief Hawkins

goes above and beyond to help

Brett and Violet with a problem

10.00 Chicago PD The team

searches for a killer who always

uses the same method

11.00 Law & Order: Special Victims

Unit A music student is raped

12.00-1.00am The Rookie

SKY 107, VIRGIN 112

Alibi

7.00pm Death in Paradise (7/8)

8.00 Hudson & Rex (1/16)

9.00 Limetown (7/10)

9.30 Limetown (8/10)

10.05 Evil (2/13)

11.00-1.20am FILM S.W.A.T (12,

2003) A disgraced cop tries to

redeem himself. Action thriller with

Samuel L Jackson and Colin Farrell

SKY 132, VIRGIN 126

Discovery

7.00pm Outback Truckers

8.00 Hoffman Family Gold

9.00 Expedition Bigfoot A shadow

figure gets too close for comfort

10.00 Aliens In Alaska Strange

men in black suits knock on

the door of a UFO witness

11.00 Combat Dealers

12.00-1.00am Expedition Bigfoot

SKY 125, VIRGIN 250, BT 322

Nat Geographic

SKY 129, VIRGIN 266, BT 351

Comedy Central

7.00pm Friends Four editions

9.00 FILM Daddy’s Home 2

(12, 2017) Having settled their

differences, Brad and Dusty must

now deal with their intrusive

fathers. Comedy starring Will

Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg

11.00-12.40am Joe Lycett: That’s

the Way, A-Ha, A-Ha, Joe Lycett

SKY 112, VIRGIN 181, BT 344

Gold

7.00pm Hi-de-Hi!

7.40 Keeping Up Appearances

8.20 Dad’s Army

9.00 Newark, Newark Things

go awry at a barbecue party

9.40 Mrs Brown’s Boys

10.20 Mrs Brown’s Boys

11.00 Upstart Crow

11.40-12.15am Peep Show

SKY 110, BT 343

W

7.00pm Inside the Ambulance

8.00 Inside the Ambulance

9.00 999 Rescue Squad A car

driven by teenage joyriders

plunges into a deep ditch

10.00 Gavin & Stacey

10.40 Gavin & Stacey

11.20 Gavin & Stacey

12.00-12.40am Gavin & Stacey

FV 25, FS 156, SKY 109

6.00pm Titanic: Case Closed

8.00 Dutch Caribbean

Coastguards (6/6)

9.00 Car S.O.S

10.00 Colossal Machines (5/6)

11.00 Drain the Ocean: Egypt’s

Lost Wonders (8/10)

12.00-1.00am Draining

the Thames (12/15)

Sky Main Event

8.00am-11.00 Live Super Rugby:

Crusaders v Blues (Kick-off 8.05)

Midday Live Betfred Super

League: Hull Kingston Rovers v

Hull FC (Kick-off 12.30)

2.30pm Live Betfred Super

League: St Helens v Wigan

Warriors (Kick-off 3.00)

5.15 Live EFL: Huddersfield Town v

Queens Park Rangers

7.30-10.30 Live EFL: Derby County

v Fulham (Kick-off 8.00)

1.00am-3.30 Live NBA Basketball

The sixth NBA play-in match

Sky Premier League

7.00pm Premier League Preview

7.30 PL World The latest headlines

8.00 Inside the WSL

8.30 Gary Neville’s Soccerbox

With guest Phil Neville

9.00 Premier League Preview

A look ahead to the weekend’s

matches in the Premier League

9.30 Premier League Matchpack

A preview of the weekend’s fixtures

10.00 Premier League Icons

A profile of Dennis Bergkamp

10.30-12.30am PL Retro Liverpool

v Chelsea from the 2013/14 season

Sky Cricket

2.50pm Live Indian Premier

League: Sunrisers Hyderabad v

Kolkata Knight Riders T20 action

7.00 Talking Cricket: Sachin

Tendulkar The batsman’s career

7.30 Talking Cricket

8.00 IPL Highlights of Rajasthan

Royals v Gujarat Titans

9.00 IPL Highlights of Sunrisers

Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders

10.00 IPL Highlights of Rajasthan

Royals v Gujarat Titans

11.00-12.00 IPL Sunrisers

Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders

BT Sport 1

10.30am-1.30pm Live AFL: West

Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans

2.30 Live Vanarama National

League: Wrexham v Solihull

Moors (Kick-off 3.00)

5.15 Live Heineken Champions

Cup: Leinster v Connacht

7.45 Live Heineken Champions

Cup: Bristol Bears v Sale Sharks

10.15 Rugby Stories

10.45 MotoGP Rewind

11.00-12.00 WWE NXT Highlights

1.00am-3.00 Live WWE

Friday Night SmackDown

BT Sport 2

10.45am-12.45pm Live Isuzu UTE

A-League: Macarthur FC v

Brisbane Roar (Kick-off 10.45)

6.00 Live Serie A: Spezia v Inter

Milan (Kick-off 6.00). Coverage

from Stadio Alberto Picco

8.00 Live Serie A: AC Milan v

Genoa (Kick-off 8.00). At San Siro

10.00 WWE NXT UK

11.00 Uefa Champions League

Magazine The latest news

11.30pm-3.00am Live MLB:

Miami Marlins v Philadelphia

Phillies (Start-time 11.40)

SKY 401, VIRGIN 511, BT 440 SKY 402, VIRGIN 512 SKY 404, VIRGIN 514 SKY 413, BT 430 SKY 414, BT 431

Good Friday | Primetime digital guide

Hello Quo

The 2012 rockumentary

telling the story of the

rock band Staus Quo

BBC4, 9pm

FV Freeview FS Freesat

James Roby is set to line up for

St Helens against Wigan Warriors

(Sky Main Event, 2.30pm)