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Post by loobyloo on Aug 23, 2022 11:33:32 GMT 1
The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo
Season 1 Episode 1
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Tue 23 Aug 2022
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
Former cabinet minister and broadcaster Michael Portillo embarks on a journey of self-discovery,
walking stretches of the Pyrenees mountain range between Spain and France. In the first leg of his quest,
Michael explores the Spanish Basque region, an area that has fought to maintain its own independence and unique
culture, and which is integral to Michael's own heritage. His Spanish father and Scottish mother met through their
shared interest in helping Basque refugee children who had fled to Britain after the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War
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Post by loobyloo on Aug 30, 2022 8:28:59 GMT 1
The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo
Season 1 Episode 2
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Tue 30 Aug 2022
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
Michael's Pyrenean quest continues with the physical challenge of the French High Pyrenees, which he enters at the Cirque du Gavarnie,
a 1,700-metre-high wall of limestone forming a natural amphitheatre. He struggles on across the snowy Plateau de Saugué to meet Marion Clignet,
a French Olympic cycling champion who refused to let her epilepsy curtail her career, as well as finding time to reflect on his time as defence
secretary, and on the current war in Europe
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Post by loobyloo on Sept 13, 2022 9:10:56 GMT 1
The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo
Season 1 Episode 4 of 4
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Tue 13 Sep 2022
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
An Emotional Journey For the final leg, Michael is back in the Catalonian Pyrenees for a deeply personal one journey.
In 1939, his father Luis Gabriel Portillo Perez fled through these mountains as a political refugee from the Spanish Civil War.
At the tiny village of La Vajol, where many refugees headed to cross the border into France, Michael meets Margaret, some of whose family escaped through here
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Post by loobyloo on Nov 21, 2022 20:24:29 GMT 1
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count ()
Category: Film
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Mon 21 Nov 2022
9:00pm-10:15pm (1 hour 15 minutes) Spain 10:00pm-11:15pm
The author and comedian argues that antisemitism isn't considered as unacceptable as other forms of discrimination, even by people
who loudly and proudly support other minority groups. With contributions from David Schwimmer, Stephen Fry, Sarah Silverman, Jonathan Safran Foer,
Neil Gaiman, Miriam Margolyes, Howard Jacobson and Rachel Riley
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Post by loobyloo on Nov 21, 2022 20:27:32 GMT 1
Hong Kong's Fight for Freedom
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 1 Episode 2 of 2
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Mon 21 Nov 2022
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
Concluding part of the documentary telling the story of four young people who joined mass protests across the city
in 2019and felt increasingly disillusioned by the government's response. They soon found themselves drawn into a cycle
of violence that threatened to tear the city apart
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Post by loobyloo on Nov 23, 2022 16:31:09 GMT 1
The Ice Cream Wars
Category: News/Current Affairs
Season 1 Episode 1 of 2
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Wed 23 Nov 2022
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
Part one of two. In the early 1980s, Glasgow's gangsters found themselves fighting over an unlikely commodity - ice cream vans
and the lucrative routes to be found in each of the city's sprawling new schemes, such as Easterhouse and Ruchazie, which housed thousands
but gave them little access to shops, pubs or other facilities. With little alternative, ice cream vans thrived and evolved to sell a range of goods,
making so much money that they attracted the attention of the city's gangsters
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Post by loobyloo on Nov 28, 2022 12:53:54 GMT 1
Secrets of Playboy
Category: News/Current Affairs
Season 1 Episode 1 of 12
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Mon 28 Nov 2022
10:00pm-11:00pm (1 hour) Spain 11:00pm-12:00am
The Playboy Legacy Documentary exploring the hidden truths behind the men's lifestyle brand and the complex world created by its founder,
Hugh Hefner. He claimed that he created Playboy to set off a sexual revolution that would liberate men and women alike,
but instead he used it to manipulate and exploit women and silence whistle-blowers
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Post by loobyloo on Nov 30, 2022 16:30:37 GMT 1
The Ice Cream Wars
Category: News/Current Affairs
Season 1 Episode 2 of 2
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Wed 30 Nov 2022
9:10pm-10:10pm (1 hour) Spain 10:10pm-11:10pm
The conclusion of the two-part documentary picks up in the summer of 1984, with the criminal investigation into the fire that killed six members
of the Doyle family. The police's efforts to find those responsible would lead to one of the biggest trials in Scottish history, with seven men in
the dock. In the end, just two, Thomas Campbell and Joe Steele, would be convicted of murder, despite doubts over the strength of the evidence
against them. There followed one of the most dramatic campaigns for justice as both men fought to keep their case in the public eye
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Post by loobyloo on Dec 1, 2022 17:24:53 GMT 1
Murder on the Doorstep: Who Killed Alistair Wilson?
Category: News/Current Affairs
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Thu 1 Dec 2022
9:00pm-10:30pm (1 hour 30 minutes) Spain 10:00pm-11:30pm
The killing of Alistair Wilson has baffled detectives for almost 20 years. Just after 7pm on 28 November 2004, the young Scottish banker and father
was executed on his own doorstep - shot three times at point blank range in a seemingly motiveless assassination. Despite one of the biggest manhunts ever
launched in Scotland by the police, Alistair Wilson's murder remains unsolved. This documentary retraces every step of the case, from the killer's arrival at the
Wilson house on a dark November evening, right through to the present police investigation
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Post by loobyloo on Dec 7, 2022 17:12:59 GMT 1
Dodi: Last Days of a Playboy
Category: News/Current Affairs
Channel 5
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Wed 7 Dec 2022
9:00pm-10:30pm (1 hour 30 minutes) Spain 10:00pm-11:30pm
Documentary exploring the life of Dodi Al-Fayed, revealing the untold story of the man who tragically lost his life alongside
Princess Diana in the fateful car accident in 1997. Featuring exclusive interviews and previously untold stories, the film goes beyond the image
of a pampered playboy portrayed by the media to reveals the truth about his upbringing and his relationship with his father, how he built a career in Hollywood, and how he
ended up romantically linked to the Princess of Wales. Later in the programme, Princess Diana's close confidante, Richard Kay, offers a revelatory new insight into her relationship with Dodi
and her state of mind hours before her tragic death
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Post by loobyloo on Dec 8, 2022 19:44:58 GMT 1
The Man Who Took Shannon Matthews
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Thu 8 Dec 2022
9:00pm-10:30pm (1 hour 30 minutes) Spain 10:00pm-11:30pm
With access to family members, neighbours and professionals who knew Michael Donovan, and using drama reconstruction,
this is the story of the man who abducted nine-year-old Shannon Matthews in 2008 and kept her in his flat
for 24 days before she was found in a dramatic rescue by the police
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Post by loobyloo on Dec 17, 2022 20:03:46 GMT 1
The Krays: The Prison Years
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Quest
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Sat 17 Dec 2022
11:00pm-12:00am (1 hour) Spain 12:00am-1:00am
Looking at the story of how London's infamous Kray twins prospered behind bars,
after being incarcerated at the height of their power on the morning of May 9, 1968
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Post by loobyloo on Dec 21, 2022 19:47:14 GMT 1
Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama
Category: Gangster
Season 1 Episode 1 of 2
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Wed 21 Dec 2022
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
Dramatic recreation of the sensational 'Wagatha Christie' trial - one of the most extraordinary libel cases
ever to be brought before the High Court as two 'footballers' wives' came to blows, with Rebekah Vardy trying to sue Coleen Rooney for defamation.
The origins of the dispute lay in a 2019 tweet in which Rooney publicly accused Vardy of selling stories to the press about her. With Natalia Tena, Chanel Cresswell and Michael Sheen
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Post by loobyloo on Dec 22, 2022 20:28:39 GMT 1
Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama
Category: Gangster
Season 1 Episode 2 of 2
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Thu 22 Dec 2022
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
Part two of two. Coleen's cross-examination begins, as Tomlinson throws doubt upon the legitimacy behind Coleen's claims that Rebekah
leaked information about her to the press. Coleen rejects the notion that she revelled in celebratory social media memes after her post went viral,
while the Wags' husbands Wayne and Jamie have a dispute to settle of their own. With Natalia Tena, Chanel Cresswell and Michael Sheen
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Post by loobyloo on Dec 23, 2022 19:53:19 GMT 1
The Young Victoria (2009)
Category: Film
BBC Three
Freeview:109Sky:117Virgin:107Freesat:107
Fri 23 Dec 2022
7:25pm-9:00pm (1 hour 35 minutes) Spain 8:25pm-10:00pm
The turbulent early years of the monarch who, shortly after being crowned, became caught in a power struggle between her mother and
scheming politicians Lord Melbourne and Sir Robert Peel. Meanwhile, a romance develops with her German cousin and eventual husband,
Prince Albert. Historical drama, with Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany and Miranda Richardson
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Post by loobyloo on Dec 24, 2022 17:09:26 GMT 1
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Category: Film
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Christmas Eve
4:55pm-6:55pm (2 hours) Spain 5:55pm-7:55pm
Oscar-winning drama based on the true story of British runners Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams, going for gold
at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. The two athletes are driven by very different impulses - Liddell is inspired by his devout Christian faith,
while Abrahams hopes to triumph over the anti-Semitism he has endured all his life. Starring Ian Charleson, Ben Cross, Nigel Havers, John Gielgud and Ian Holm.
Vangelis provides the soundtrack
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Post by loobyloo on Dec 28, 2022 17:56:15 GMT 1
Mayflies
Category: General
Season 1 Episode 1 of 2
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Wed 28 Dec 2022
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
Andrea Gibb's two-part adaptation of Andrew O'Hagan's novel, starring Tony Curran and Martin Compston
as old friends reunited 30 years after the greatest summer of their lives. In 1986, Tully and Jimmy made a vow to
live their lives differently following a magical weekend in Manchester. Thirty years later, Tully gets back in touch with
Jimmy bearing bad news, and makes a request that will test their friendship, love and loyalty to the limit
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Post by loobyloo on Dec 29, 2022 19:48:20 GMT 1
Mayflies
Category: General
Season 1 Episode 2 of 2
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Thu 29 Dec 2022
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
Moral dilemmas occupy Jimmy as he organises the Switzerland trip, but tempers flare when Tully's wife Anna discovers the plan
and declares she will not support Tully's assisted dying. The concluding part of Andrea Gibb's adaptation of Andrew O'Hagan's novel,
starring Tony Curran, Martin Compston and Ashley Jensen
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Post by loobyloo on Dec 30, 2022 17:57:30 GMT 1
My Old School
Category: News/Current Affairs
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Fri 30 Dec 2022
9:00pm-10:45pm (1 hour 45 minutes) Spain 10:00pm-11:45pm
The story of 17-year-old Brandon Lee, who in 1993 enrolled at Bearsden Academy secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow.
He turned out to be a model pupil, surprising his teachers with a wealth of knowledge beyond his years. He took fellow students under his wing and even
starred in the school production of South Pacific. But then his unbelievable secret was revealed. This documentary tells the incredible story of a man who lived his school
days twice, with Alan Cumming and Lulu helping to bring the tale to life
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Post by loobyloo on Dec 30, 2022 18:06:42 GMT 1
Shameless: The Rise & Fall of Katie Price
Category: Arts/Culture (without music)
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Fri 30 Dec 2022
10:00pm-11:30pm (1 hour 30 minutes) Spain 11:00pm-12:30am
Katie Price is one of Britain's most talked about celebrities of the 21st century and this documentary explores the highs and lows of her life and career.
Told through archive and interviews with journalists, cultural commentators, and personal friends, the programme looks back at the working-class girl
from Brighton's meteoric rise to fame and then dramatic fall from grace
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Post by loobyloo on Dec 31, 2022 20:54:10 GMT 1
The Full Monty (1997)Category: Film
BBC Four
Freeview:106Virgin:108BT:106Freesat:108
New Years Eve
9:15pm-10:40pm (1 hour 25 minutes) Spain 10:15pm-11:40pm
Six unemployed men from Sheffield decide to become strippers for one night only in a bid to raise extra money.
However, with no dancing experience and far from perfect physiques, the men rely on the unique selling point of complete nudity to impress the punters.
Comedy, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Tom Wilkinson, Hugo Speer and Paul Barber
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