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Post by loobyloo on May 25, 2023 16:04:49 GMT 1
Great Coastal Railway Journeys
Category: Leisure/Hobbies
Season 2 Episode 4 of 20
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Thurs 25 May 2023
6:30pm-7:00pm (30 mins) Spain 7:30pm-8:00pm
Ulverston to Ravenglass Michael Portillo travels though Cumbria, setting sail in a small craft on Lake Windermere with a lifelong devotee of
Arthur Ransome's children's books Swallows and Amazons. At Barrow-in-Furness, Michael investigates the mountains of scrap left behind as iron ore was
turned into ships, trains and railway tracks, and discovers researchers are exploring how slagbanks could contribute to reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide.
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Post by loobyloo on May 26, 2023 16:18:15 GMT 1
The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard
Category: Leisure/Hobbies
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
Yesterday Channel
Freeview:27Sky:846Virgin:129BT:25Freesat:159
Frid 26 May 2023
8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
A look at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, following the lives of some of the workers who keep the wheels turning and the passengers happy
on one of the world's most popular steam lines. To pull in the punters in, star engine Royal Scot is hired to headline for a week and for general manager Chris
it's an expensive gamble as this big and powerful engine was designed to thunder on mainline rails, while the heritage railway has much smaller platforms and bridges.
Until Royal Scot arrives and goes through a gauging run on the line, they won't know if she will actually fit the railway
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Post by loobyloo on May 28, 2023 15:43:38 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 22 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 28 May 2023
7:00pm-8:00pm (1 hour) Spain 8:00pm-9:00pm
Upper Teesdale Charlotte Smith and Matt Baker travel to Upper Teesdale in the Durham Dales, where Charlotte meets 97-year-old botanist Dr Margaret Bradshaw,
who for the past 70 years has been at the forefront of classifying, surveying and protecting the rare flora of Widdybank Fell. Matt joins members of the Durham Wildlife Trust
as they survey endangered ground nesting wading birds by using sound monitoring posts that can distinguish calls from individual species and calculate how many birds are in the area
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Post by loobyloo on May 29, 2023 15:08:08 GMT 1
Great Coastal Railway Journeys
Category: Leisure/Hobbies
Season 2 Episode 6 of 20
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Mon 29 May 2023
6:30pm-7:00pm (30 mins) Spain 7:30pm-8:00pm
Middlesbrough to Boulby Michael Portillo joins the hunt for dark matter in the deepest mine in Britain in Boulby, North Yorkshire,
then visits Middlesbrough's Transporter Bridge, which offers high views over the Tees estuary and the Cleveland Hills. At Saltholme,
Michael joins the RSPB in a hide to observe a visiting bird of prey
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Post by loobyloo on May 30, 2023 16:15:02 GMT 1
The Greatest Auction
Category: General
Season 1 Episode 4 of 8
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Tues 30 May 2023
8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
AJ Odudu hosts as buyers bid for the neon sign of a Soho sex shop and a piece of the wedding cake of William and Catherine, the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Plus, one of only five remaining copies of Henry Beck's redesign of the London Tube map dating back to the 1930s
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Post by loobyloo on May 31, 2023 15:55:28 GMT 1
Location, Location, Location
Category: Leisure/Hobbies
Season 39 Episode 5
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Wed 31 May 2023
8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
Revisits Kirstie and Phil reunite with some previous house-hunters to see where life has taken them. In 2014 newly-weds Liz and Carl were looking for their 'happily ever after' home
in Hertfordshire and Phil found them a Victorian end-of-terrace in Tring for £395,000 which they had fully renovated after a year. In 2016 Lynne and her guide dog Lucy were searching for a new home
in Bangor, north Wales. They managed to secure a bright property with a conservatory for Lynne to enjoy the light in
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 2, 2023 15:44:25 GMT 1
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 5 Episode 6 of 6
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Frid 2 June 2023
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
York to Edinburgh A six-hour journey through Yorkshire to Northumbria and the Borders onboard the Tornado, enjoying some of the best food and luxury service that trains can offer.
While in Northumbria there is the chance to discover local traditions such as Craster's famous smokery and kippers, and step back in time to delve into the wonders that lie beneath the sand at Bamburgh
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 4, 2023 15:07:57 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 23 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 4 June 2023
6:00pm-7:00pm (1 hour) Spain 7:00pm-8:00pm
Lower Hampen Charlotte Smith and Matt Baker are at Lower Hampen Farm in the Cotswolds to meet Lydia and Clive Handy who have turned back the clock to adopt a more
traditional approach to farming. Matt weaves a yarn, using wool from the farm's rare breed sheep, and Charlotte lifts the lid on soil microbiology and how it could impact
the way we grow our food in the future. Adam Henson looks at a major food fraud in the British pig industry and Tom Heap investigates how food price inflation could impact the nation's health.
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 6, 2023 15:22:36 GMT 1
The Greatest Auction
Category: General
Season 1 Episode 5 of 8
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Tues 6 June 2023
8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
AJ Odudu hosts buyers bid for Oasis lyrics hand-written by frontman Noel Gallagher for his brother Liam, a pair of Nike trainers
with a £4,000 reserve, a sculpture by British artist Anish Kapoor and some vintage Louis Vuitton luggage with an interesting history
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 9, 2023 16:09:33 GMT 1
The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard
Category: Leisure/Hobbies
Season 1 Episode 3 of 3
Yesterday Channel
Freeview:27Sky:846Virgin:129BT:25Freesat:159
Frid 9 June 2023
8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
General manager Chris calls a crisis meeting, believing the only chance the railway has of making it through the busy summer season is if
an overhaul of Repton - a 1934 Schools-class engine - is completed. This engine has been undergoing restoration for the past five years, but now it is going to be
all-hands-on-deck to try and get it back on the rails quickly. Meanwhile, Kieran discovers that a portion of track at one station is subsiding and cannot carry a load.
The only option seems to be to shorten the Pullman dining train
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 11, 2023 15:25:35 GMT 1
Spy in the Ocean
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 1 Episode 1 of 4
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 11 June 2023
4:35pm-5:35pm (1 hour) Spain 5:35pm-6:35pm
Deep Thinkers Disguised underwater cameras capture footage of sea creatures. The first episode features the most intelligent animals in the ocean,
including sperm whales and octopuses, which are shown using improvised tools to fend off rivals. The programme also features puffer fish creating sand sculptures
and a hermit crab that becomes an unwitting documentary-maker after it steals the shell with a spy camera in. Narrated by David Tennant
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 13, 2023 15:45:02 GMT 1
The Greatest Auction
Category: General
Season 1 Episode 6 of 8
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Tues 13 June 2023
8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
AJ Odudu hosts as people bid for the work of an art forger, a Leeds football programme from 1904, a taxidermy unicorn and a set of drums from the 1970s
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 15, 2023 16:15:37 GMT 1
Jersey and Guernsey
Category: News/Current Affairs
Season 1 Episode 1 of 6
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Thurs 15 June 2023
8:00pm-8:58pm (58 mins) Spain 9:00pm-9:58pm
Documentary celebrating the beauty and heritage of the Channel islands, following the lives of residents whose families have lived there for generations.
In Grouville, eighth generation Jersey farmer, Phil Le Maistre and his dad, are using a 100-year-old hand plough to harvest the season's first crop of Jersey Royal potatoes,
but it's a race against the elements to get the spuds out of the ground and onto the boat to meet the tight supermarket deadline
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 16, 2023 15:29:19 GMT 1
Gardeners' World
Category: Leisure/Hobbies
Season 2023 Episode 13
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Frid 16 June 2023
8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
The team are Birmingham-bound for the annual Gardeners' World Live event. Monty Don, Arit Anderson, Adam Frost, Sue Kent, Carol Klein, Joe Swift,
Rachel de Thame and Frances Tophill focus on design inspiration in the show gardens and the latest plants and flowers in the floral marquee
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 17, 2023 16:10:26 GMT 1
Britain's Most Luxurious Train Journeys
Category: News/Current Affairs
Season 1 Episode 1 of 4
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Sat 17 June 2023
8:10pm-9:10pm (1 hour) Spain 9:10pm-10:10pm
A guide to luxury train rides across Britain, beginning with the steam-hauled Saphos train on the Devonshire coast. Train manager Sandra and her hospitality team
help a passenger surprise his wife of 40 years with a special anniversary present, while executive chef Nick creates a sumptuous five-course meal
and learner steam train driver Ian clocks up more training hours passing alongside the red rock coast
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 18, 2023 15:33:30 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 25 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 18 June 2023
6:00pm-7:00pm (1 hour) Spain 7:00pm-8:00pm
Porthcawl Surf and Sand In an episode celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Welsh Surfing Federation, John Craven meets Linda Sharp,
the UK's first female European champion who helped shape e Welsh surfing culture in the 1970s. He also joins Swansea's Surfers Against Sewage
at one of their monthly beach cleans. Margherita Taylor discovers the magical landscape of the Kenfig sand dune system, Joe Crowley explores how nature
could be threatened by the UK's growing demand for water, and Adam Henson catches up with young farmers
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 20, 2023 15:50:08 GMT 1
The Greatest Auction
Category: General
Season 1 Episode 7 of 8
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Tues 20 June 2023
8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
Buyers bid for a guitar amp used by Jimi Hendrix and a bizarre collection of celebrity hair. An ornate chair with
pagan carvings sparks a bidding war and a vintage travel trunk from the 1930s goes under the hammer
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 21, 2023 15:53:27 GMT 1
Jersey and Guernsey
Category: News/Current Affairs
Season 1 Episode 2 of 6
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Wed 21 June 2023
8:00pm-8:58pm (58 mins) Spain 9:00pm-9:58pm
On Guernsey's Cobo beach, caterer Mim Sarre hopes to fire up the pizza van ovens for the first time. On Jersey's west coast, foraging fanatic Kazz
has a special request from a Michelin chef. And in St Mary on Jersey, record-breaking metal detectors Rich and Reg target a new location
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 25, 2023 15:43:06 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 26 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 25 June 2023
6:00pm-7:00pm (1 hour) Spain 7:00pm-8:00pm
Rare Breeds 50th Anniversary Comp Adam Henson celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Rare Breed Survival Trust, a charity founded by his father
to reverse the decline of rare breed numbers in the UK. With summer temperatures rising, Adam welcomes a shearing gang on site to remove the coats of his commercial sheep,
and is visited by the Chief Executive of the British Pig Association. Plus, a Gloucester Bull is prepared for a day at a country show
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 26, 2023 15:40:34 GMT 1
The Real T-Rex with Chris Packham
Category: News/Current Affairs
BBC Four
Freeview:106Virgin:108BT:106Freesat:108
Mon 26 June 2023
8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
Chris Packham embarks on a global journey to discover the truth about the tyrannosaurus rex, which has endured centuries of scientific inaccuracy and Hollywood misrepresentation.
The naturalist uses new studies into dinosaur skin, teeth and muscles, as well as groundbreaking insights into its behaviour to create the most accurate CGI representation of the
dinosaur ever produced. To help, Chris speaks to experts in birds, biomechanics and alligators, and has access to one of the most complete tyrannosaurus rex skeletons in existence
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 27, 2023 15:41:37 GMT 1
The Greatest Auction
Category: General
Season 1 Episode 8 of 8
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Tues 27 June 2023
8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
AJ Odudu hosts as buyers bid for a piece of a Formula 1 car driven by Ayrton Senna, a gold and platinum-plated Toyota Supra engine
and a poster and ticket from a Sex Pistols tour that never happened. An ornate brass palm-tree light from the 1970s also goes up for sale
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 28, 2023 16:09:50 GMT 1
Jersey and Guernsey
Category: News/Current Affairs
Season 1 Episode 3 of 6
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Wed 28 June 2023
8:00pm-8:58pm (58 mins) Spain 9:00pm-9:58pm
Operations manager Robin prepares to welcome the world's largest wooden sailing ship, Gothenborg, to Jersey's shores at St Helier's Port. The harbour's rocky entrance
is a huge undertaking and with bad weather thrown into the mix, Robin and his team need to rise to the challenge and ensure her safe arrival. At the annual Jersey boat show,
chocolatier Phani Kundeti gets set to showcase some brand-new chocolate creations, and in Guernsey, farmers Nik and Nikki prepare to hand over the family farm to daughters Merrie and Elise
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Post by loobyloo on Jun 29, 2023 16:09:03 GMT 1
Britain's Best Beach Huts
Category: Leisure/Hobbies
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Thurs 29 June 2023
8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
Craftsman Jay Blades and interior design expert Laura Jackson travel the coastline as they compete to find the best beach huts Britain has to offer.
Jay starts his adventures in Norfolk, meeting a fellow craftsman who's created a multi-coloured patchwork hut made of driftwood, before heading to Herne Bay where
wedding bells are in the air at a beach hut on the pier. Laura's choices include a 1940s time warp in Hampshire and an inspirational owner making dreams come true in Essex
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Post by loobyloo on Jul 2, 2023 16:24:10 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 27 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 2 July 2023
8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
Ronald Blythe's Suffolk John Craven and Margherita Taylor travel to the village of Charsfield in Suffolk to celebrate acclaimed rural writer Ronald Blythe,
who died in January aged 100. They visit key locations of his work and explore traditional crafts. Margherita talks to nature writer Melissa Harrison,
who was inspired to move to the region by Blythe's works, and John meets a proud Suffolk speaker who explains how the dialect evolved
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Post by loobyloo on Jul 6, 2023 16:12:49 GMT 1
Britain's Best Beach Huts
Category: Leisure/Hobbies
Season 1 Episode 2 of 3
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Thurs 6 July 2023
8:00pm-9:00pm (1 hour) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
Jay Blades and Laura Jackson continue their hunt for Britain's most luxurious beach huts. Jay starts his journey in Dorset at Britain's most expensive beach huts,
where a spot on the sand can set a buyer back a cool half a million pounds. He then heads to Scotland to a smugglers' tunnel to a secret beach hut on the shores of a private bay.
Laura discovers a complete wellness centre contained in a handcrafted beach hut in Margate, Kent, before seeing how a building that was the birthplace of telecommunications now offers
an extravagant beach hut escape on the west Wales coast
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