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Post by loobyloo on Jul 8, 2023 15:58:07 GMT 1
Isle of Wight: Jewel of the South
Category: Arts/Culture (without music)
Season 1 Episode 1 of 6
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Sat 8 July 2023
6:45pm-7:45pm (1 hour) Spain 7:45pm-8:45pm
Britain's Busiest Island Documentary celebrating the natural beauty and historical heritage of the Isle of Wight, following the lives of residents
whose families have lived there for generations. In Bembridge, fishmongers Mike and Ruth Curtis, together with daughters Izzy and Jess,
are preparing for a busy summer of customer orders
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Post by loobyloo on Jul 9, 2023 15:50:10 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 28 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 9 July 2023
(8:00pm-9:00pm) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
Flower Farming Joe Crowley and Charlotte Smith are in Spalding, South Lincolnshire - the historic hub of Britain's bulb and flower farming industry, to explore its rich heritage.
The pair discover how the the current generation of farmers are shaping the future of the flower industry and find out about the economic changes growers have faced. Charlotte meets James Lacey
who explains how sunflowers are produced, picked and packed at his family farm and his love of high-tech harvesting. Joe joins young grower Hannah Benson as she delivers hand-cut blooms to sell at the
UK's oldest flower auction. Tom Heap reveals how a study using flower chemicals in feed could reduce livestock methane emissions, and Adam Henson discovers how planting trees
within arable fields can revolutionise a small farm's income
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Post by loobyloo on Jul 10, 2023 15:26:38 GMT 1
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
Category: Education/Science/Factual
BBC Four
Freeview:106Virgin:108BT:106Freesat:108
Mon 10 July 2023
(8:00pm-9:00pm) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
The naturalist joins a team of scientists examining the 200 million-year-old fossilised remains of an ichthyosaur, a vast sea creature which was discovered on Dorset's Jurassic Coast.
As the skeleton is reassembled, advanced imaging technology and computer animation is used to create a simulation of the sea creature as it would have appeared when it was still alive
- the most detailed reconstruction of its kind ever attempted. Meanwhile, forensic investigators painstakingly examine the bones to solve the mystery of how the ichthyosaur died
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Post by loobyloo on Jul 12, 2023 15:48:41 GMT 1
Jersey and Guernsey
Category: News/Current Affairs
Season 1 Episode 5 of 6
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Wed 12 July 2023
(8:00pm-8:58pm) Spain 9:00pm-9:58pm
On Guernsey, sea-faring couple Buz White and Tess Woodnut test out their newly acquired retired Tyne Class lifeboat on its make or break maiden voyage as a cruiser.
Oyster farmer Justin De Carteret heads by boat from Guernsey to his oyster beds on the beautiful island of Herm. With this premium seafood in demand at restaurants
across the UK and the Channel Islands, Justin hopes to harvest plenty of large healthy oysters, but needs to overcome the changing tides in order to collect his pearly bounty
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Post by loobyloo on Jul 13, 2023 16:21:17 GMT 1
Britain's Best Beach Huts
Category: Leisure/Hobbies
Season 1 Episode 3 of 3
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Thurs 13 July 2023
(8:00pm-9:00pm) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
Jay Blades and Laura Jackson hunt for the most cutting-edge, 21st-century beach hut. Jay discovers the best view from a loo in Lincolnshire before heading
to Eastbourne too visit a takeaway cafe within a pair of beach hut binoculars made to move with the sun. Laura tours an eco-friendly beach hut in Wales
where recycling is taken to the max and possibly the country's toughest huts that double up as a seawall to hold back the tide in Hampshire
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Post by loobyloo on Jul 16, 2023 14:51:27 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 29 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 16 July 2023
(7:00pm-8:00pm) Spain 8:00pm-9:00pm
Countryside Cycling Joe Crowley and Sammi Kinghorn are in the Lake District finding out how cycling is still one of the top outdoor pursuits in the UK, and how electric bikes
are opening up the countryside like never before. Adam Henson talks to farmers taking part in a sheep shearing competition, and Tom Heap explores the impact of banning snares
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Post by loobyloo on Jul 17, 2023 16:14:04 GMT 1
Earth
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 1 Episode 1 of 5
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Mon 17 July 2023
(9:00pm-10:00pm) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
Inferno Chris Packham presents this four-and-a-half-billion-year history of the planet, with each episode taking viewers on a journey through a pivotal moment when the Earth's
future hung in the balance. The story begins with one of the darkest periods in the planet's history 252 million years ago -
the worst mass extinction it has ever seen, when as much as 90 per cent of all species died
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Post by loobyloo on Jul 19, 2023 15:05:26 GMT 1
Jersey and Guernsey
Category: News/Current Affairs
Season 1 Episode 6 of 6
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Wed 19 July 2023
(8:00pm-8:58pm) Spain 9:00pm-9:58pm
On Jersey, sailing duo Deb and Chris take part in the historic Gorey Regatta, but as the race gets underway, they soon find themselves on course for a collision.
Elsewhere on Guernsey, Angela and a team of conservationists are on a mission to rid the island of an invasive weed called Sourfig, and on the tiny island
of Sark, carriage owner Helen gets to work training her newest recruit, a horse called Reggie
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Post by loobyloo on Jul 22, 2023 15:41:00 GMT 1
Isle of Wight: Jewel of the South
Category: Arts/Culture (without music)
Season 1 Episode 3 of 6
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Sat 22 July 2023
(7:15pm-8:15pm) Spain 8:15pm-9:15pm
The Island's High Sheriff Kay Marriot attends the annual Steam Fair, where she tries her hand at some Morris dancing with all-female troupe the Oyster Girls.
In Bembridge, John Attrill is the fifth generation of his family to work in his village's RNLI and he's hoping that his seven-year old-son Teddy will follow in his footsteps
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Post by loobyloo on Jul 23, 2023 16:48:28 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 30 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 23 July 2023
(7:00pm-8:00pm) Spain 8:00pm-9:00pm
Wild Fires In the aftermath of one of the biggest fires to ever engulf the UK countryside, Joe Crowley and John Craven explore the impact of increasing wildfires.
Joe is in the Scottish Highlands to meet people who have been tackling a wildfire that has been burning since May, while John is in Surrey to
reveal how nature reserves can be adapted to stop fire in its tracks. Plus, Adam Henson looks at fire safety on a farm
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Post by loobyloo on Jul 26, 2023 16:08:50 GMT 1
Kew Gardens: A Year in Bloom
Category: Leisure/Hobbies
Season 2 Episode 1 of 7
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Wed 26 July 2023
(7:00pm-7:55pm) Spain 8:00pm-8:55pm
Cameras follow 12 months in the lives of Kew Gardens' staff. It is early spring and daffodils, crocuses and magnolia are bringing visitors in search of the first colour.
Also making a fresh start is Simon, the new head of living collections, and he's got the massive job of evaluating nearly
17,000 plant species in the gardens to decide what stays and what goes
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Post by loobyloo on Jul 28, 2023 16:06:20 GMT 1
Kew Gardens: A Year in Bloom
Category: Leisure/Hobbies
Season 2 Episode 3 of 7
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Frid 28 July 2023
(7:00pm-7:55pm) Spain 8:00pm-8:55pm
Kew Gardens: A New Year in Bloom Carlos and Lucy think they have discovered a new third species of giant waterlily previously unknown to science,
and they set about trying to prove their discovery to the world, with the help of their partners in Bolivia. Aaron is looking at ways to replace coffee plants
threatened with extinction by climate change, pests and disease, while down at Kew's wild botanic garden Wakehurst, Katie and the tree gang have to deal with some
invasive rhododendrons that are threatening the plant collection
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Post by loobyloo on Jul 29, 2023 15:55:05 GMT 1
Isle of Wight: Jewel of the South
Category: Arts/Culture (without music)
Season 1 Episode 4 of 6
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Sat 29 July 2023
(6:50pm-7:45pm) Spain 7:50pm-8:45pm
It's Darcy Muncer's job to keep the island's hundreds of thatched properties looking top notch. Cameras follow him over a month as he restores an ancient,
thatched roof, using skills and traditions that have remained unchanged for centuries. Meanwhile, in East Cowes, B&B owners Karl and David
are preparing for the arrival of tourists Meryl and Dave from Wales
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Post by loobyloo on Jul 30, 2023 17:23:17 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 31 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 30 July 2023
(7:00pm-8:00pm) Spain 8:00pm-9:00pm
Hay Time Charlotte Smith and Adam Henson are in the thick of hay-making season, discovering what makes one of the nation's oldest crops so special.
Charlotte is put to work on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall by a farmer whose family have been making hay for more than 500 years and also gets the
chance to see how harvest activity attracts and excites myriad creatures. Adam is at a polo match finding out how nutrients in high-end hay are helping
horse owners to get ahead, and Tom Heap investigates how marine heatwaves are threatening the sea life that lives around our coastline
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Post by loobyloo on Aug 1, 2023 15:30:31 GMT 1
Great Coastal Railway Journeys
Category: Leisure/Hobbies
Season 1 Episode 6 of 25
BBC Four
Freeview:106Virgin:108BT:106Freesat:108
Tues 1 Aug 2023
(7:00pm-7:30pm) Spain 8:00pm-8:30pm
Inverness to the Cairngorms Michael Portillo crosses the Culloden Viaduct aboard the Caledonian Sleeper to arrive bright and early in Inverness,
from where he heads north on a magnificent scenic adventure to the Orkney archipelago. On boggy moorland overlooking the Moray Firth near
Inverness, Michael explores the battlefield at Culloden, where Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite army fought British Government troops in 1746
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Post by loobyloo on Aug 2, 2023 11:36:03 GMT 1
Kew Gardens: A Year in Bloom
Category: Leisure/Hobbies
Season 2 Episode 2 of 7
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Wed 2 Aug 2023
(7:00pm-7:55pm) Spain 8:00pm-8:55pm
Spring is in full flow in Kew Gardens, and it's a time for new beginnings, particularly for the lucky few on the prestigious diploma course.
Out in the gardens, a pair of trees suffering are from fatal storm damage and an aggressive fungus, and staff are also on a
mission to hunt down the Spanish bluebell, which threatens the native species
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Post by loobyloo on Aug 3, 2023 15:56:37 GMT 1
Kew Gardens: A Year in Bloom
Category: Leisure/Hobbies
Season 2 Episode 5 of 7
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Thurs 3 Aug 2023
(7:00pm-7:55pm) Spain 8:00pm-8:55pm
Kew Gardens: A New Year in Bloom Dave tackles the massive dead-heading job that the roses bring to the gardens, while head of tree collections Kevin is contemplating
another epic pruning job. It's all change in front of the Palm House, where, under a sweltering summer sun, the decorative team race to arrange thousands of new plants
on the parterre, while Alberto is waiting on the flowering of the titan arum, which is always accompanied by the smell of rotten meat and an influx of curious visitors
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Post by loobyloo on Aug 5, 2023 16:02:03 GMT 1
Our Coast
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 1 Episode 3 of 4
BBC Four
Freeview:106Virgin:108BT:106Freesat:108
Sat 5 Aug 2023
(7:00pm-8:00pm) Spain 8:00pm-9:00pm
County Down Coastline Adrian Chiles and Mehreen Baig explore the Co Down coastline between Belfast and Strangford Lough, along the Ards Peninsula.
In Belfast, Adrian road-tests the largest hydraulic crane in the world and helps park a 100-metre-long Dutch cargo ship. Mehreen goes kayaking on Strangford Lough
to see how the currents of the UK's largest sea inlet is placing the area at the forefront of renewable energy research. Plus, Helen Skelton tests the waters of
the North Channel, one of the most dangerous swims in the world, and local comedian Shane Todd visits a long-established bespoke racing-car factory
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Post by loobyloo on Aug 7, 2023 15:47:38 GMT 1
A Cotswold Farmshop
Category: News/Current Affairs
Season 1 Episode 1 of 6
Channel 4
Freeview:104Sky:138Virgin:141BT:104Freesat:126
Mon 7 Aug 2023
(8:00pm-9:00pm) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm
Behind the scenes at the family-run Gloucester Service Station in the Cotswolds. This first episode visits the only cheesemaker in the world who
uses milk from Gloucester rare-breed cows. Farm shop buyer Alex visits the farm to try out Jonathan's new flavoured cheese, and also to see
if he would let them stock his rare-breed beef. This episode also explores Gloucester Services' close association with the local community
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Post by loobyloo on Aug 8, 2023 16:02:56 GMT 1
Great American Railroad Journeys
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2
BBC Four
Freeview:106Virgin:108BT:106Freesat:108
Tues 8 Aug 2023
(7:30pm-8:35pm) Spain 8:30pm-9:35pm
Sedalia to St Joseph, Missouri Michael Portillo continues his journey westwards across the United States, discovering the hidden pleasures of 19th-century railroad workers
in Sedalia and learning more about the birthplace of ragtime. He then travels to Paola, Kansas, where he auctions livestock and dines on spare ribs,
before reaching his destination in St Joseph, Missouri
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Post by loobyloo on Aug 13, 2023 16:43:45 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 33 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 13 Aug 2023
(7:00pm-8:00pm) Spain 8:00pm-9:00pm
Glasgow John Craven and Hamza Yassin are in Renfrewshire, joined by Edith Bowman, who will be the judge of this year's entries to the Countryfile photographic competition.
John also meets Cyanotype artist Martha Orbach to uncover the origins of nature photography and visits a Glaswegian community collective. Hamza reveals a simple
butterfly feeder to support wildlife, and Adam Henson has some tough decisions over what to grow after harvest
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Post by loobyloo on Aug 15, 2023 15:25:58 GMT 1
Dan & Helen's Pennine Adventure
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 1 Episode 1
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Tues 15 Aug 2023
(9:00pm-10:00pm) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
Dan Walker and Helen Skelton explore Britain's first long-distance trail, the Pennine Way, travelling from Dan's home in Sheffield up to Helen's home in Cumbria.
The pair begin their adventure in the Peak District, and from the stunning Bamford Edge, Dan and Helen survey The Pennine Way, stretching all the way to Scotland.
Later, the duo cycle along the stunning, serpentine Snake Pass, before becoming the first members of the public to canoe along Standedge,
Britain's longest, deepest, and highest canal tunnel
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Post by loobyloo on Aug 16, 2023 14:44:13 GMT 1
Great American Railroad Journeys
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2
BBC Four
Freeview:106Virgin:108BT:106Freesat:108
Wed 16 Aug 2023
(7:00pm-8:00pm) Spain 8:00pm-9:00pm
Minnesota to Wisconsin Michael Portillo continues his rail journey along the Upper Mississippi to Red Wing, Minnesota, and the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder,
author of Little House on the Prairie. Picking up the Empire Builder rail service he travels to Winona, where he finds out how, in the 19th century,
the US Army Corps of Engineers made the Mississippi navigable and how the river is maintained today
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Post by loobyloo on Aug 20, 2023 15:44:47 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 34 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 20 Aug 2023
(7:00pm-8:00pm) Spain 8:00pm-9:00pm
Farmers and Festivals Anita Rani visits a family-run sheep farm in Somerset that has hosted a a music festival every summer for the past 18 years, and helps out with preparations.
She assists in preparing a mutton curry in the farm cafe kitchen for hundreds of campers, and uses wool from the sheep to stuff sofas.
She also dips into the archives to present some memorable features on rural music
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Post by loobyloo on Aug 23, 2023 15:56:05 GMT 1
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
Season 3 Episode 4 of 6
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Wed 23 Aug 2023
(7:00pm-7:55pm) Spain 8:00pm-8:55pm
Cumbria's Most Scenic Railway Journeys Luxury heritage train The Northern Belle, aka steam locomotive 6201 Princess Elizabeth, travels through England's rural north-west. Beginning in Preston,
the passengers of its stylish 1930s Pullman carriages are soon whisked up through Cumbria and the spectacular landscapes of the Lake District. The train continues on to historic Carlisle, the
site of a world-class medieval cathedral and home to supposedly England's most haunted station. It then joins the Settle to Carlisle line, considered one of the most scenic railway routes in the world
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