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Post by loobyloo on Jan 1, 2023 21:10:48 GMT 1
Who Stole Tamara Ecclestone's Diamonds?
Category: Education/Science/Factual
BBC Three
Freeview:109Sky:117Virgin:107Freesat:107
New Years Day
10:00pm-10:55pm (55 minutes) Spain 11:00pm-11:55pm
The 2019 burglary of Tamara Ecclestone and Jay Rutland's London home. Evading a 24-hour security team on one of the capital's most secure streets,
three men managed to gather more than 400 items of jewellery and watches valued at more than £26million. Racing against the clock to gather crucial CCTV material
before it was erased, police uncovered a trail that led first to Italy then the Balkans. With access to the Ecclestones, the police investigation and even some of the suspects in the case,
this documentary tells the full story of the biggest home burglary in British history
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Post by loobyloo on Jan 2, 2023 15:27:19 GMT 1
Goodnight Mister Tom (1998)
Category: Film
ITV3
Freeview:10Sky:119Virgin:117BT:10Freesat:115
Mon 2 Jan 2023
3:40pm-5:45pm (2 hours 5 minutes) Spain 4:40pm-6:45pm
John Thaw stars in this adaptation of Michelle Magorian's wartime novel as Tom Oakley, an irascible widower whose life is changed for ever
when nine-year-old London evacuee Willie is billeted in his cottage. The youngster takes to village life and the pair develop a strong bond -
which looks set to be broken when Willie's tyrannical mother summons him back to the capital. Co-starring Nick Robinson and Annabelle Apsion
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Post by loobyloo on Jan 3, 2023 20:00:27 GMT 1
Hattie
Category: General
BBC Four
Freeview:106Virgin:108BT:106Freesat:108
Tue 3 Jan 2023
9:00pm-10:25pm (1 hour 25 minutes) Spain 10:00pm-11:25pm
Ruth Jones stars as Carry On actress Hattie Jacques in this dramatisation of her secret affair with a
younger man in the early 1960s, while still married to actor John Le Mesurier. A love triangle develops between the three and Hattie uses
her charm and ingenuity to control escalating family tensions and threats of public exposure - but must ultimately make a decision that puts her at risk of
being left on her own. Also starring Robert Bathurst, Aidan Turner and Jeany Spark
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Post by loobyloo on Jan 4, 2023 14:34:21 GMT 1
All Creatures Great and Small
Category: General
Season 6 Episode 5 of 12
Drama Channel
Freeview:20Sky:143Virgin:130BT:20Freesat:158
Wed 4 Jan 2023
4:10pm-5:25pm (1 hour 15 minutes) Spain 5:10pm-6:25pm
Blood and Water James gets caught in a feud between Oliver and Roland Strong, who have not spoken to each other for 50 years.
Rural drama, starring Christopher Timothy and Robert Hardy
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Post by loobyloo on Jan 14, 2023 19:19:41 GMT 1
Natural World
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 36 Episode 1 of 8
BBC Four
Freeview:106Virgin:108BT:106Freesat:108
Sat 14 Jan 2023
8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment - Natural World After being colonised by humans, Puerto Rico's rich natural resources
were rapidly exploited for agriculture, industry and urban development. This documentary follows a conservation team fighting to save
the most endangered creatures from extinction after they have been pushed to the edge of existence by human encroachment. David Attenborough narrates
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Post by loobyloo on Jan 16, 2023 19:24:53 GMT 1
Maternal
Category: General
Season 1 Episode 1 of 6
ITV1
Freeview:3Sky:103Virgin:103BT:3Freesat:103
Mon 16 Jan 2023
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
Three doctors return to medicine after maternity leave and the pandemic, having to heroically balance the intense demands of the NHS and motherhood.
Maryam Afridi finds herself immediately on the front line, Catherine MacDiarmid sets her sights on a consultant job and Helen Cavendish's marital
problems play out at work. Medical drama, starring Parminder Nagra, Lara Pulver and Lisa McGrillis
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Post by loobyloo on Jan 19, 2023 19:44:57 GMT 1
Amundsen (2019)
Category: General
BBC Four
Freeview:106Virgin:108BT:106Freesat:108
Thurs 19 Jan 2023
11:00pm-1:00am (2 hours) Spain 12:00am-2:00am
Film drama telling the life story of explorer Roald Amundsen. Inspired by a gift from his father when he was a child,
Roald became fascinated by the polar wildernesses. He led the first expedition to the South Pole in 1911 and the first expedition proven to have
reached the North Pole, in a dirigible, in 1926. His achievements, however, came at a cost to both his family and his colleagues.
Starring Pal Sverre Hagen and Katherine Waterston. In Norwegian and English
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Post by loobyloo on Jan 20, 2023 13:19:17 GMT 1
Ben Is Back (2018)
Category: General
BBC Three
Freeview:109Sky:117Virgin:107Freesat:107
Frid 20 Jan 2023
9:00pm-11:05pm (2 hours 5 minutes) Spain 10:00pm-12:05am
Holly Burns returns from church on Christmas Eve to find her son Ben in the driveway. He has been in rehab for prescription drug addiction
for some months and she agrees lets him stay for 24 hours, but only if he does not leave her sight.
Drama, starring Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges and Courtney B Vance
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Post by loobyloo on Jan 21, 2023 16:43:07 GMT 1
The John Bishop Show
Category: Show/Game Show
Season 2 Episode 4
ITV1
Freeview:3Sky:103Virgin:103BT:3Freesat:103
Sat 21 Jan 2023
9:30pm-10:15pm (45 minutes) Spain 10:30pm-11:15pm
The comedian and actor performs topical stand-up routines and chats to guests from the worlds of film, TV, sport and music,
while John also checks the global comedy pulse with a team of stand-ups from all over the world
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Post by loobyloo on Jan 23, 2023 16:12:57 GMT 1
Robson Green's Weekend Escapes
Category: Leisure/Hobbies
Season 1 Episode 1 of 15
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Mon 23 Jan 2023
6:30pm-7:00pm (30 minutes) Spain 7:30pm-8:00pm
Seahouses The actor explores the north-east of England in the company of family and famous friends, showcasing the region's natural beauty and
the important role it plays in relieving stress and supporting mental health. Joining him on the first edition is former Newcastle United
striker Les Ferdinand, with the pair beginning by travelling from Bamburgh to Seahouses on e-bikes
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Post by loobyloo on Feb 3, 2023 14:09:08 GMT 1
Diana Dors: The Blonde Bombshell
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Frid 3 Feb 2023
10:00pm-11:30pm (1 hour 30 minutes) Spain 11:00pm-12:30pm
A profile of the actress, whose career embraced theatre, film, TV variety shows, easy-listening records, sitcoms, cabaret tours and even stints as a TV presenter and chat show host.
This documentary charts the highs and lows of her career, from her big break with David Lean in 1948 as part of the cast of Oliver Twist, to her final film Steaming, released posthumously in 1985
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Post by loobyloo on Feb 4, 2023 16:23:37 GMT 1
David Jason: All The Best Bits & More
Category: Arts/Culture (without music)
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Sat 4 Feb 2023
10:20pm-11:45pm (1 hour 25 minutes) Spain 11:20pm-12:45am
Sue Johnston narrates a look at the life and career of the actor, the star of Only Fools and Horses, The Darling Buds of May, A Touch of Frost and Open All Hours.
The programme examines his early stage career and hear what his fellow thespians thought of him, and there are clips of him in long-forgotten shows, quirky TV adverts and his
very first movie. Featuring interviews with industry insiders and former castmates, including Tessa Peake-Jones, who played his long-suffering on-screen partner Raquel in Only Fools and Horses
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 10, 2023 19:17:40 GMT 1
Becoming Frida Kahlo
Category: Arts/Culture (without music)
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Frid 10 March 2023
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
The Making and Breaking Documentary charting the life and career of the Mexican artist, beginning with her early years when a young Frida grew up in a time of revolution.
The programme looks at her rebellious schooldays and a fateful encounter with Diego Rivera, then one of the world's most famous artists and the man who would change her life
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 11, 2023 18:15:48 GMT 1
Hughie Green: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night
Category: Arts/Culture (without music)
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Sat 11 March 2023
9:00pm-10:30pm (1 hour 30 mins) Spain 10:00pm-11:30pm
The story of one the UK's most controversial, successful and ruthless TV personalities, from his early days as a child star, to his power moves in the early days of commercial TV,
to his rebirth as the Simon Cowell of his day as host of talent show Opportunity Knocks. The documentary also examines how he kept quiet an affair with
the wife of his rival Jess Yates, only revealing that he was the father of TV presenter Paula Yates after his death
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 14, 2023 15:35:43 GMT 1
Paula
Category: News/Current Affairs
Season 1 Episode 2 of 2
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Tue 14 March 2023
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
A look at Paula Yates' career as a writer, the importance of motherhood to her persona, the criticisms she faced and how she coped in the aftermath of Michael Hutchence's death.
Featuring recordings of personal interviews with her from Martin Townsend in which she spoke about grief, family issues and her efforts to get help
ahead of her death due to accidental heroin overdose in 2000
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 17, 2023 15:19:04 GMT 1
Becoming Frida Kahlo
Category: Arts/Culture (without music)
Season 1 Episode 2 of 3
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Frid 17 March 2023
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
Love and Loss Frida and Diego travel to San Francisco where he has an important mural commission. Her style stirs much excitement, and Frida is determined to succeed in her
own right in the face of Diego's affairs. Shocked by the vast gap between rich and poor that she witnesses in Depression-era New York, she struggles to hide her disdain for high society
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 20, 2023 17:12:48 GMT 1
The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty
Category: News/Current Affairs
Season 1 Episode 2 of 3
BBC Four
Freeview:106Virgin:108BT:106Freesat:108
Mon 20 March 2023
10:00pm-11:00pm (1 hour) Spain 11:00pm-12:00am
The Rebel Alliance A huge scandal threatens Rupert's dream of passing on the family business to one of his children, resulting in 'the most humble day' of his life.
In response to the revelations, the Murdoch Empire goes on the offensive and the alliance against him come under sustained pressure, but whistle-blowers begin to emerge,
then a bombshell revelation completely changes public opinion. A sequence of disastrous events leaves Murdoch's business plans in ruins, and he closes
the News of the World newspaper
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 23, 2023 16:17:07 GMT 1
Scandal: Jeffrey Archer & the Call-Girl
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Thurs 23 March 2023
10:00pm-11:25pm (1 hour 25 mins) Spain 11:00pm-12:25am
A look at the controversy and scandal surrounding the author and former MP, combining testimonies, archive material and dramatic reconstruction to examine
what led him to fall so dramatically from grace. From his court action against the Daily Star, after the newspaper accused him of paying off a prostitute
who claimed to have slept with him, to his mayoral run and his notorious trial for perjury and eventual imprisonment, the scandals seemed endless
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 24, 2023 17:08:27 GMT 1
Becoming Frida Kahlo
Category: Arts/Culture (without music)
Season 1 Episode 3 of 3
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Frid 24 March 2023
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
A Star Is Born Dangerous politics and turbulent love shock the painter's world - after conducting a short affair with Leon Trotsky,
Diego's political mentor, Frida finally achieves her own solo exhibition in Europe. But all does not go according to plan, and she
returns to Mexico to find that Diego wants a divorce
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 28, 2023 14:52:58 GMT 1
Murder in Mayfair
Category: General
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Tues 28 March 2023
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
Reporter Nawal Al-Maghafi investigates the murder of Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen in 2008, who was killed in a flat near Mayfair after a night out.
Al-Maghafi seeks answers from the only suspect, Farouk Abdulhak, the son of a Yemeni billionaire who, hours after Magnussen's death fled the UK to Yemen,
and uncovering how money, political power and Yemeni law protected Farouk once he absconded to Yemen, which has no extradition treaty with the UK
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Post by loobyloo on Apr 1, 2023 16:10:48 GMT 1
Arena
Category: Arts/Culture (without music)
Season 2010
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Sat 1 April 2023
9:20pm-10:55pm Spain 10:20pm-11:55pm (1 hour 35 minutes)
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century Arena Special Profile of the singer and actor, nicknamed Ol' Blue Eyes, best known for such songs as My Way and Strangers in the Night.
Featuring interviews with his friends and family that uncover aspects of his rich personal life, which included four marriages, Las Vegas business interests and alleged association with the Mafia
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Post by loobyloo on Apr 9, 2023 14:51:51 GMT 1
Walk the Line (2005)
Category: Film
GREAT! movies
Freeview:34Sky:321Virgin:425BT:32Freesat:302
Sun 9 April 2023
7:21pm-9:00pm (1 hour 39 mins) Spain 8:21pm-10:00pm
Biopic of country singer Johnny Cash. Traumatised by the death of his brother as a child and scorned by his father, Cash leaves Arkansas
to serve in the US Air Force in Germany, where he starts to write songs. Although reaching a high point in his career touring alongside Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis,
he descends into drink and drug addiction, while fellow singer and future wife June Carter seems to be the only person standing between him and self-destruction.
With Joaquin Phoenix and an Oscar-winning Reese Witherspoon
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Post by loobyloo on Aug 15, 2023 15:31:44 GMT 1
Murder in a Small Town
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Tues 15 Aug 2023
(10:00pm-11:35pm) Spain 11:00pm-12:35am
Documentary examining the case against Luke Mitchell, who was accused of murdering 14-year-old schoolgirl Jodi Jones in 2003.
Throughout the programme, the investigators uncover shocking details of other male DNA found at the crime scene, and
startling revelations about two males who were identified by eyewitnesses at the scene where Jodi was murdered
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Post by loobyloo on Aug 17, 2023 16:03:26 GMT 1
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Category: Film
ITV4
Freeview:26Sky:120Virgin:118BT:24Freesat:117
Thurs 17 Aug 2023
(9:00pm-10:00pm) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
An ageing secret service agent, tormented by his failure to save the life of John F Kennedy in 1963, is drawn into a battle of wits with a
sinister CIA-trained assassin out to kill the current president. As the day of reckoning draws closer, the agent's nerves are tested to the limit
- and nothing seems to be going his way. Wolfgang Petersen's thriller, starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo and Dylan McDermott
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Post by loobyloo on Jan 13, 2024 15:21:54 GMT 1
Jet!
When Britain Ruled the Skies
BBC Four
Series 1 Episode 1 of 2
Sat 14 Jan 2024
(6:00pm-7:00pm) Spain 7:00pm-8:00pm
Two-part documentary examining advances in British aviation in the 1950s and 60s, which begins by exploring the design and technology behind a new generation of military planes
including the Vulcan bomber and the Meteor jet fighter. The first programme investigates how the achievements came at a time of national austerity, and there is
a tragic reminder of how some test pilots paid the ultimate price for their work. Including contributions by Norman Tebbit and Tony Blackman
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