Freeview 9 · Sky 116 · 94 programmes this week
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Freeview 9 · Sky 116
20:00 â 20:30 · 1.8.0
Keeping Up Appearances is a BBC sitcom that follows Hyacinth Bucketâwho insists you say âBouquetââas she tries to climb the social ladder. Sheâll brag that her new suite copies one at Sandring
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Dr James Fox leads a 59âminute trek across six British locationsâfrom the Scottish coast to Cumbria farms and north Wales woods. He meets makers like AndyâŻGoldsworthy, JamesâŻTurrell and DavidâŻNash, wâŠ
Only Connect is a quiz that pits two teams against each other as they hunt for links among odd clues â think Carmilla, Neo, Voldemort and SirâŻLeighâŻTeabing. Victoria CorenâŻMitchell hosts with dry witâŠ
1.5.0
Andrew GrahamâDixon takes you on a lively look at how bold American artists and architects
0.1.0
The schedule kicks off at 7âŻpm, broadcast in HD.
The schedule kicks off at 7âŻpm, broadcast in HD.
University Challenge pits two university teams against each other in a 30âminute quiz, with Jeremy Paxman asking the questions. This episode brings back two student squads for a secondâround clash, fâŠ
21.21.0
Only Connect is VictoriaâŻCorenâŻMitchellâs quiz where teams look for links between unrelated clues. In this episode the remaining pairs battle for third place. If you like puzzles and a bit of competiâŠ
1.6.0
Keeping Up Appearances is a BBC sitcom that follows Hyacinth Bucketâwho insists you say âBouquetââas she tries to climb the social ladder. Sheâll brag that her new suite copies one at Sandring
Keeping Up Appearances follows Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced âBouquetâ), played by Patricia Routledge, as she tries to maintain her snobbish façade while her family constantly drags her down. In this eâŠ
1.9.0
Historian Simon Schama examines the lateâVictorian empire and explains how liberal politics and freeâmarket economics turned into disasterâfrom the Irish potato famine to the Indian mutiny. He combinâŠ
2.2.0
The film follows Muhammad Ali as he returns from a threeâyear exile to face his archârival Joe Frazier in the 1971 Fight of the Century. It shows the buildâup, the brutal rounds and the drama that tuâŠ
0.4.0
Ali fights to finish his comeback after his conviction is overturned, showing the final stretch of his return to the ring. The film follows the champion through physical and emotional hurdles. Some sâŠ
0.5.0
Aliâs 1974 showdown with GeorgeâŻForeman is the focus here â the fight where he won back the heavyweight title and became a worldwide sensation. Archive footage and commentary trace the leadâup, the ââŠ
0.6.0
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After he hung up his gloves in 1981, Ali traveled the world preaching his Islamic faith and became a peace icon. The film looks at his life after boxing and the impact he had beyond the ring. It contâŠ
0.7.0
Maggie AderinâPocock and Chris Lintott explore space weatherâthe solar storms that can fry satellites and knock out power grids. They talk to the scientists and engineers who monitor the Sun and figuâŠ
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Only Connect is VictoriaâŻCorenâŻMitchellâs quiz where teams look for links between unrelated clues. In this episode the remaining pairs battle for third place. If you like puzzles and a bit of competiâŠ
1.6.0
Art historian RoseâŻBalston has created a oneâhour look at John
0.3.0
The schedule kicks off at 7âŻpm, broadcast in HD.
The schedule kicks off at 7âŻpm, broadcast in HD.
University Challenge pits two university teams against each other in a fastâfire quiz, with Jeremy Paxman asking the questions. This is the penultimate secondâround match; the winners will earn a spoâŠ
21.22.0
Only Connect is a quiz that asks teams to find links between unrelated clues. This week the Cambridge Quiz Society takes on the Rugby Boys in the final, with Victoria CorenâŻMitchell as host. If you lâŠ
1.7.0
Universe is a BBC Two documentary series in which Professor BrianâŻCox walks you through the 13.8âbillionâyear story, from the first star to the farâfuture fate of the cosmos. It uses CGI, footage froâŠ
0.0.0
Laurence Rees revisits his 1997 series *The Nazis: A Warning from History*, explaining why Germany fell under Hitlerâs sway using archive footage and rare interviews. He describes how the fall of theâŠ
LaurenceâŻReesâs sixâpart BBC documentary follows Hitlerâs rise to power, beginning with the 1933 election that installed an openly antiâdemocratic chancellor. It includes unseen footage and eyewitnesâŠ
E1
Ken Loach looks back on his final feature, *The Old Oak*. Itâs a gritty portrait of a former mining village in County Durham, where residents wrestle with Syrian refugees and a pub landlord fights toâŠ
The Old Oak follows Dave Turnerâs TJ Ballantyne, a pub landlord in a shrinking County Durham mining town, as he fights to keep his only local hub open when Syrian refugees arrive in the community. KeâŠ
15 programmes
Ken Loach looks back on his 1965 Wednesday Play adaptation of Nell Dunnâs shortâstory collection *Up the Junction*, a slice of Battersea life that follows three workingâclass women. The original has âŠ
"Up the Junction" is a 1965 BBC Wednesday Play, adapted from Nell Dunnâs short stories. It follows three Battersea factory girlsâSylvie (CarolâŻWhite), Rube (GeraldineâŻSherman) and Eileen (VickeryâŻTurâŠ
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In this hourâlong chat on BBC Fourâs *This Cultural Life*, veteran filmmaker Ken Loach sits down with presenter JohnâŻWilson. He walks us through his Midlands upbringing, Blackpool holidays, love of CâŠ
1.5.0
Only Connect is a quiz that asks teams to find links between unrelated clues. This week the Cambridge Quiz Society takes on the Rugby Boys in the final, with Victoria CorenâŻMitchell as host. If you lâŠ
1.7.0
Universe is a BBC Two documentary series fronted by Professor BrianâŻCox that looks at how stars have driven creation since the first light. In the opening episode he explains how those fiery furnacesâŠ
0.0.0
The schedule kicks off at 7âŻpm, broadcast in HD.
The schedule kicks off at 7âŻpm, broadcast in HD.
University Challenge pits two student teams against each other in the second round of the 2022/23 series, with Jeremy Paxman as the questionmaster. The BBC's classic tough quiz sees university brainsâŠ
21.23.0
Only Connect is a BBC Two quiz where two teams â this week a group of civil servants against a group of music lovers â try to spot hidden links between unrelated clues. VictoriaâŻCorenâŻMitchell hosts âŠ
2.0.0
Poet SimonâŻArmitage writes and presents a 58âminute look at how medieval literature moulded the KingâŻArthur legend. The programme reveals the kingâs fickle origins, Norman appropriation and later resâŠ
Unforgiven (1992) is a Western about retired gunslinger William Munny, who takes one more job to avenge a young woman and ends up confronting his own past. The film is gritty, with strong language anâŠ
Clint Eastwood: Out of the West is the first of a twoâpart Arena profile where the star looks back on a hard childhood and his early work from *Rawhide* to *Dirty Harry* and the spaghetti westerns. IâŠ
E1
15 programmes
Arenaâs second part on Clint Eastwood looks at his first turn as a director with Play Misty for Me, the thriller he shot in just five weeks before Dirty Harry made him a star. Youâll hear from Gene HâŠ
E2
In this instalment, artâcritic Robert Hughes turns his gaze to Americaâs sweeping wilderness and the West, showing how painters and sculptors have turned the landscape into a kind of holyâground and âŠ
0.2.0
Poet SimonâŻArmitage takes you through the medieval texts that built up the KingâŻArthur myth and shows why the onceâfickle king was moulded by the Normans, French writers and finally rescued by ThomasâŠ
The schedule kicks off at 7âŻpm, broadcast in HD.
The schedule kicks off at 7âŻpm, broadcast in HD.
Jamie Theakston opens this 1999 Top of the Pops episode and runs through the weekâs biggest hits. Tom Jones duets with CerysâŻMatthews. B*Witched teams up with Ladysmith Black Mambazo for a cheeky masâŠ
1998.21.0
TOTP: 1977 is a collection of the best performances from the 1977 edition of Top of the Pops. It includes everything from Osibisaâs Afroârock to Bob Marley
1976.0.0
Simon Bates and Richard Skinner host the 1985 edition of *Top of the Pops*, presenting the weekâs chartâtopping tracks. The show includes live performances by GaryâŻMoore & PhilâŻLynott, KoolâŻ&âŻtheâŻGanâŠ
1984.5.0
Peter Powell and SimonâŻMayo host this classic Top of the Pops episode fromâŻ9âŻJuneâŻ1988. It presents the weekâs chart hits. Youâll see performances by FiveâŻStar, MicaâŻParis, JamesâŻBrown, MaxiâŻPriest, âŠ
1987.9.0
A oneâoff Omnibus film that profiles RayâŻCharles. It includes an interview with music journalist CharlieâŻGillett, archive clips from his early TV spots, and a fullâblown Royal Festival Hall concert wâŠ
E7
Tina Turner at the BBC brings together a 59âminute set of her BBC appearances, spanning the 1970s,âŻ80s andâŻ90
When Tina Turner Came to Britain is a oneâhour documentary that charts the singerâs 50âyear bond with the UK. It begins with her 1966 Rolling Stones support gig with Ike. The film has neverâheardâbefâŠ
15 programmes
Jamie Theakston opens this 1999 Top of the Pops episode and runs through the weekâs biggest hits. Tom Jones duets with CerysâŻMatthews. B*Witched teams up with Ladysmith Black Mambazo for a cheeky masâŠ
1998.21.0
TOTP: 1977 is a collection of the best performances from the 1977 edition of Top of the Pops. It includes everything from Osibisaâs Afroârock to Bob Marley
1976.0.0
Simon Bates and Richard Skinner host the 1985 edition of *Top of the Pops*, presenting the weekâs chartâtopping tracks. The show includes live performances by GaryâŻMoore & PhilâŻLynott, KoolâŻ&âŻtheâŻGanâŠ
1984.5.0
Peter Powell and SimonâŻMayo host this classic Top of the Pops episode fromâŻ9âŻJuneâŻ1988. It presents the weekâs chart hits. Youâll see performances by FiveâŻStar, MicaâŻParis, JamesâŻBrown, MaxiâŻPriest, âŠ
1987.9.0
A oneâoff Omnibus film that profiles RayâŻCharles. It includes an interview with music journalist CharlieâŻGillett, archive clips from his early TV spots, and a fullâblown Royal Festival Hall concert wâŠ
E7
The schedule kicks off at 7âŻpm, broadcast in HD.
The schedule kicks off at 7âŻpm, broadcast in HD.
A look at how Britainâs weather forecasts have changed, from oldâschool newspaper columns through radio bulletins to the TV graphics we see today. It examines everything from occasional hurricaneâforâŠ
12.5.0
A dramatised documentary set in summer 2006, when Britainâs temperature spikes past 100âŻdegrees and the country teeters into an environmental and social crisis. Narrated by Bernard Hill, it paints a âŠ
1976: Summer of⊠Heat is a documentary that looks back at the scorching summer when a blocking high kept Britain above 30âŻÂ°C from 23âŻJune, peaking at 35.9âŻÂ°C in Cheltenham on 3âŻJuly. The dry spell brâŠ
The World About Us: The Year of the Ladybirds looks back at the scorching summer of 1976, the driest British summer in two centuries. It examines why many thought the countryside was doomed and asks âŠ
E2
Horizonâs special looks back at the summer of 1976, when Britain faced a recordâbreaking drought. It takes you behind the scenes with the scientists and officials who tried to make sense of the parchâŠ
E5
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Herbie and June Harris remember the summer of 1976, the way they faced their problems and learned to make the most of a simple life away from the noise. The story feels like a friend telling you a trâŠ
Keeping Up Appearances is a BBC sitcom that follows Hyacinth Bucketâwho insists you say âBouquetââas she tries to climb the social ladder. Sheâll brag that her new suite copies one at Sandring
S2 E9
Keeping Up Appearances follows Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced âBouquetâ), played by Patricia Routledge, as she tries to maintain her snobbish façade while her family constantly drags her down. In this eâŠ
S2 E10
The World About Us: The Year of the Ladybirds looks back at the scorching summer of 1976, the driest British summer in two centuries. It examines why many thought the countryside was doomed and asks âŠ
E2
Horizon investigates Britainâs infamous 1976 drought, when rain stopped for months and water supplies ran low. The programme shows how the dry spell affected daily life, health and the environment, aâŠ
The schedule kicks off at 7âŻpm, broadcast in HD.
The schedule kicks off at 7âŻpm, broadcast in HD.
Lucinda Lambton visits London's last traditional wallpaper factory to see how they still make classic prints. DanâŻCruickshank goes out to find the country's overlooked architectural gems â the chimneâŠ
S2002 E3
The Modern Age of the Coach is a Timeshift documentary that brings the story of Britainâs coach right up to the present, covering everything from school outings to Indian treks. It has musician RickâŻâŠ
S10 E7
Michael Palin Remembers⊠Michael Palinâs Hemingway Adventure brings the former MontyâŻPython star back to his 1999 documentary, retracing Ernest Hemingwayâs life and haunts. Palin talks about the jourâŠ
Michael Palin embarks on a 100âyearâon pilgrimage, tracing Ernest Hemingwayâs trail through Europe, Africa and America in this 47âminute opener. He mixes travel and literary history, visiting the plaâŠ
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Michael Palin follows Hemingwayâs trail, starting in Chicago. He then visits the Michigan cottage where the writer used to fish. After that he goes to Paris and rides a tank around the Arc de TriomphâŠ
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Windrush: Portraits of a Generation is a 2023 documentary that marks the 75th anniversary of the HMTâŻEmpireâŻWindrush arrival, following a project kicked off by His Majesty the King. Ten top artists fâŠ
Michael Palin embarks on a 100âyearâon pilgrimage, tracing Ernest Hemingwayâs trail through Europe, Africa and America in this 47âminute opener. He mixes travel and literary history, visiting the plaâŠ
0.0.0