Call the Midwife (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Sunday 28th January 2024)
It’s July 1969 and everyone is giddy with nervous excitement about Apollo 11’s imminent landing on the Moon. The whole community wishes to mark this special occasion, and there is a public showing of the landing outside, using the Nonnatus House television set. Trixie makes a mistake with far-reaching consequences while overseeing Joyce’s latest assignment, and Nancy delves into her family’s past.
Silent Witness (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 29th January 2024)
Invisible (Part 1). Series 27, episode 5. Part one of two. The team investigates when the mummified corpse of a woman is found in a flat after being dead for a year. They draw on all of their forensic and pathology knowledge to find out the truth of her identity and what happened to her. Even if the world had forgotten her, the Lyell are determined that she must get justice.
Putin vs the West (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 29th January 2024)
Invasion. Series 2, episode 1. Part one of two. The inside story of the year that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and how it rocked the foundations of European security. The opening edition goes behind the scenes and explores how Vladimir Putin’s invasion exposed cracks in the global order as the resolve of Ukraine and its allies was tested like never before, with key players, including Boris Johnson, US defence secretary Lloyd Austin, CIA director Bill Burns and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres describing how they came under increasing pressure to step up and provide Ukraine with more support.
Waterloo Road (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 30th January 2024)
Kelly Jo has a big day when she presents her work to the school while trying to work out who she is. Libby creates a plan to get Amy out of her family home and Nicky and Donte face a new set of challenges as their relationship raises an intriguing topic of discussion.
Silent Witness (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 30th January 2024)
Invisible (Part 2). Series 27, episode 6. Part two of two. Nikki and Jack start to wonder if Roy’s death is linked to their original body. DI Torres searches for a stalker and Cara is shocked at Velvy’s living conditions.
The Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain (Channel 4/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Thursday 1st February 2024)
Law and Order. Series 1, episode 2. Memories of June 1984 during the year-long dispute, when the bloodiest single day of the strike occurred with the Battle of Orgreave. With new revelations about the day and its aftermath, this documentary explores the lasting consequences for law and order in the UK because of the way the strike was policed. The film follows three striking miners who went to Orgreave to picket the coking plant and ended up victims of police violence and facing a riot charge which carried a maximum life sentence.
All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119.