UK TV programmes to watch this week : 12/08/2023

Queer as Folk US (Channel 4/HD | 00:05am to 0:55am | Monday 14th August 2023)

Pretend You’re Someone Else. Series 1, episode 6. The gang ride on a Mardi Gras float, where Brodie and Ruthie learn that they can’t escape each other – or their past. Mingus finds solace in sex, Marvin butts heads with Ali and Shar, and Noah brings Julian to lunch with his dad.

Secrets of the London Underground (Yesterday | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 15th August 2023)

Heathrow. Series 3, episode 7. Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway head to the sprawling Heathrow Airport underground stations – the first ever underground rail link between an airport and a city.

Dan & Helen’s Pennine Adventure (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 15th August 2023) ** PICK OF THE WEEK + NEW SERIES **

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.

Susan Calman’s Big Seaside Holiday (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 18th August 2023)

Southwold. Series 3, episode 4. In Southwold on the Suffolk coast, Susan starts by viewing the charming seaside spot from the town’s lighthouse – which isn’t at all where you’d expect – before setting sail to explore Southwold from the sea. She also visits the picturesque village of Walberswick via one of the shortest and most fabulous ferry rides in the world, and Thorpeness, where she takes a rowing boat on a lake in the heart of the village. Susan also meets up with interior design guru Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen for a game of quoits on the beach and the pair also RSPB Minsmere nature reserve.

All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119.