Freeview 9 · Sky 116 · 96 programmes this week
16 programmes
A quick look at Len Deighton, the author of the Harry Palmer spy novels, military‑history books and a few cookbooks. Michael Caine and historian Max Hastings appear to talk about his career and why h…
A 59‑minute look at sunrise birdsong across three British habitats—woodland, heathland and parkland. There’s no narration or music, just the sounds. Produced and directed by Nigel Paterson, with Zoe …
Steeplejack Fred Dibnah returns for the final instalment of his Magnificent Monuments series to examine Britain’s big‑ticket entertainment structures. He walks historic fairgrounds, amusement venues …
Poet John Wedgwood Clarke walks along Cornwall’s Red River, a waterway scarred by centuries of tin mining but still home to tough wildlife. He reads excerpts from his poem “Red River” and points out …
The schedule kicks off at 7 pm, broadcast in HD.
Jayne Middlemiss fronts this Top of the Pops episode, first shown on 23 July 1999. It includes performances from Steps, Madness, Catatonia, The Cardigans, Dina Carroll and Ricky Martin. It’s a neat s…
Jayne Middlemiss hosts a flash‑back Top of the Pops special from 1999, presenting the year’s biggest chart hits. It includes performances by Elvis Costello, Five, the 3 Jays, Pet Shop Boys, DJ Jurgen…
Simon Bates fronts this classic Top of the Pops edition, first shown on 2 April 1981, and it’s packed with early‑80s chart‑action from the likes of Stiff Little Fingers, Liquid Gold, Sugar Minott, Sp…
Gary Davies and Janice Long host this classic Top of the Pops episode, which first aired on 2 April 1987. It plays the week’s biggest hits, including Madonna, Curiosity Killed the Cat, and a lively c…
The Cure’s BBC performances are compiled into a 58‑minute archive that starts with the early “A Forest” era and moves through hits such as “Lovecats”, “Friday I’m in Love”, “Close to Me” and “Boys Do…
The Cure return for an intimate Radio 2 In Concert, filmed at the BBC Radio Theatre before a small audience. Robert Smith and the band play classic hits, fan favourites and new tracks from their upco…
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The Cure’s BBC performances are compiled into a 58‑minute archive that starts with the early “A Forest” era and moves through hits such as “Lovecats”, “Friday I’m in Love”, “Close to Me” and “Boys Do…
Jayne Middlemiss fronts this Top of the Pops episode, first shown on 23 July 1999. It includes performances from Steps, Madness, Catatonia, The Cardigans, Dina Carroll and Ricky Martin. It’s a neat s…
Jayne Middlemiss hosts a flash‑back Top of the Pops special from 1999, presenting the year’s biggest chart hits. It includes performances by Elvis Costello, Five, the 3 Jays, Pet Shop Boys, DJ Jurgen…
Simon Bates fronts this classic Top of the Pops edition, first shown on 2 April 1981, and it’s packed with early‑80s chart‑action from the likes of Stiff Little Fingers, Liquid Gold, Sugar Minott, Sp…
Gary Davies and Janice Long host this classic Top of the Pops episode, which first aired on 2 April 1987. It plays the week’s biggest hits, including Madonna, Curiosity Killed the Cat, and a lively c…
The schedule kicks off at 7 pm, broadcast in HD.
Sir David Attenborough narrates Europe’s story, tracing how humans have reshaped the continent while surprising wildlife still clings on. From busy cities to remote highlands, animals appear where yo…
The Good Old Days is a BBC light‑entertainment series that recreates a Victorian‑Edwardian music hall, complete with period costumes and an audience that joins in the singing. Leonard Sachs hosts fro…
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates follows 60‑year‑old ex‑teacher turned sleuth Hetty (Patricia Routledge) as she tracks down a stalker targeting a nervous bride‑to‑be. She's backed up by her cheeky assis…
In episode three of season three, Detective Sergeant Claire Wallace (Nora‑Jane Noone) and her team lose a key piece of evidence and have to rethink the whole case, which follows €27 million of stolen…
Hidden Assets is an against‑the‑clock crime thriller now in its third series. In episode 4, Bruno is hauled in by police at the Sanihaz medical‑waste plant, says he isn’t the mastermind and blames a …
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Hyacinth (Patricia Routledge) is lecturing the milkman when she spots a stranger in Liz's house. Convinced something's up, she ropes in her husband Richard (Clive Swift) with a plan to flush the intr…
Sorry! is a 1980s BBC sitcom starring Ronnie Corbett as Timothy Lumsden, a shy librarian in his forties who still lives with his domineering
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates follows 60‑year‑old ex‑teacher turned sleuth Hetty (Patricia Routledge) as she tracks down a stalker targeting a nervous bride‑to‑be. She's backed up by her cheeky assis…
The Good Old Days is a BBC light‑entertainment series that recreates a Victorian‑Edwardian music hall, complete with period costumes and an audience that joins in the singing. Leonard Sachs hosts fro…
Sir David Attenborough narrates Europe’s story, tracing how humans have reshaped the continent while surprising wildlife still clings on. From busy cities to remote highlands, animals appear where yo…
The schedule kicks off at 7 pm, broadcast in HD.
Lucy Worsley fronts this Secret Knowledge film. The programme visits the 17th‑century Bolsover Castle, the flamboyant pleasure palace of the playboy‑cavalier William Cavendish. She points out the cas…
Inside Classical puts Stravinsky’s Firebird front and centre with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a glittering performance at London’s Barbican Hall. Presented by Georgia Mann, the concert has the thri…
Aled Jones walks you through the funny, warm and moving life of Harry Secombe – a shy kid from Swansea who grew up in council flats, sang in the local choir and later became one of Britain’s most lov…
Joanna Lumley steps in for Terry on the Wogan chat show and sits down with comedy legends Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan. The Goon Show veterans deliver their trademark wit, and Lumley keeps the ba…
Rachel Ward swaps the red carpet for the outback and joins Australia’s farming revolution to heal the soil and herself. The documentary follows her as she works with regeneration techniques on her ow…
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Lucy Worsley fronts this Secret Knowledge film. The programme visits the 17th‑century Bolsover Castle, the flamboyant pleasure palace of the playboy‑cavalier William Cavendish. She points out the cas…
Aled Jones walks you through the funny, warm and moving life of Harry Secombe – a shy kid from Swansea who grew up in council flats, sang in the local choir and later became one of Britain’s most lov…
Inside Classical puts Stravinsky’s Firebird front and centre with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a glittering performance at London’s Barbican Hall. Presented by Georgia Mann, the concert has the thri…
Joanna Lumley steps in for Terry on the Wogan chat show and sits down with comedy legends Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan. The Goon Show veterans deliver their trademark wit, and Lumley keeps the ba…
The schedule kicks off at 7 pm, broadcast in HD.
David Attenborough presents the North America episode of Seven Worlds, One Planet, the BBC’s nature series that dedicates a film to each continent. It follows pioneering creatures – from roaming biso…
Alastair Sooke wraps up his three‑part look at Egyptian art, focusing on the empire’s last boom. Even as politics faltered, the art scene found new life. He takes you through thirty standout pieces a…
Robert Robinson hosts this classic panel game. Two teams compete by offering real or invented definitions of obscure words. One side has Frank Muir, Gayle Hunnicutt and Russell Davies; the other has …
Joseph Cooper hosts a musical quiz, pitting his wits against Joyce Grenfell, Bernard Levin and Robin Ray, with operatic soprano Dame Eva Turner joining as the guest musician. The round of questions l…
Scottish artist Caroline Walker turns her brush to the unseen tasks that underpin women’s daily lives, from household chores and caring duties to the act of creating art. [S,AD] [HD]
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Chauvet: Humanity’s First Great Masterpiece goes inside the hidden limestone cave in France’s Gorges de l’Ardèche, where more than 1,000 prehistoric paintings have survived for over 20,000 years. Dir…
Joseph Cooper hosts a musical quiz, pitting his wits against Joyce Grenfell, Bernard Levin and Robin Ray, with operatic soprano Dame Eva Turner joining as the guest musician. The round of questions l…
Scottish artist Caroline Walker turns her brush to the unseen tasks that underpin women’s daily lives, from household chores and caring duties to the act of creating art. [S,AD] [HD]
3/3. Alastair Sooke concludes the story of Egyptian art by looking at how, despite political decline, the final era of Egypt's empire saw its art enjoy revival and rebirth. [S,SL]
1/6. Documentary series celebrating Britain's rich industrial heritage, presented by Fred Dibnah. This programme examines the early use of wind and water power. [S]
1/5. Life on board a narrowboat with Robbie Cumming. Robbie tackles a propeller problem and tricky locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal in Derbyshire. [S] [HD]
2/10. After listening to Emmet's piano playing from her garden, Hyacinth receives a phone call from Mrs Fortescue asking for a lift into town. [S]
6/6. Sitcom about a middle-aged bachelor living with his parents. Timothy's sister Muriel comes to stay and tries to persuade him to go home with her. [S]
6/7. Simon Schama tells the story of the Reformation, from Henry VIII's love for Anne Boleyn to Bloody Mary's unsuccessful attempt to return England to Catholicism. [S,AD]
A Storyville documentary that follows André, who, despite receiving a terminal diagnosis, is determined to die with humour, curiosity and defiance. Contains strong language. [S] [HD]
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David Attenborough presents the North America episode of Seven Worlds, One Planet, the BBC’s nature series that dedicates a film to each continent. It follows pioneering creatures – from roaming biso…
1/6. Documentary series celebrating Britain's rich industrial heritage, presented by Fred Dibnah. This programme examines the early use of wind and water power. [S]
1/5. Life on board a narrowboat with Robbie Cumming. Robbie tackles a propeller problem and tricky locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal in Derbyshire. [S] [HD]
1/8. Contemporary artists encounter artworks from a period once known as the 'dark' ages. Contains some strong language. [S,AD,SL] [HD]
The schedule kicks off at 7 pm, broadcast in HD.
2/6. Documentary series celebrating Britain's rich industrial heritage, presented by Fred Dibnah. Tracing the development of Britain's textile industry. [S]
2/5. Life on England's waterways with Robbie Cumming. A low canal tunnel in Staffordshire proves a problem, and Robbie helps out a stranded boater. [S] [HD]
Documentary following an international team of archaeologists and researchers as they explore the extraordinary groups of megastructures that stretch across the Arabian desert. [S] [HD]
1/2. Following the challenges involved in building the nuclear power station Hinkley Point C. [S,AD] [HD]
7/11. Anna has a one-night stand, but discovers that there's no such thing as casual sex. Contains some strong language and some scenes of a sexual nature. [S]
8/11. Milly is losing patience with Egg's novel-writing career. Meanwhile, Anna stirs up trouble at chambers when she tries to liven up the boss's party. Contains some strong language. [S]