UK TV programmes to watch this week : 12/10/2024

Abandoned Railways from Above (Channel 4/HD | 8:20pm to 9:20pm | Saturday 12th October 2024

Wales. Series 1, episode 4. A line in Wales that connected rural communities and helped industries boom, from Aberystwyth to Carmarthen. The line runs south to Strata Florida and the eerie ruins of a once-thriving milk factory at Pont Llanio. At Pencader, an abandoned tunnel, the longest in west Wales, serves as a reminder that hope for re-opening this line is not lost quite yet.

Waterloo Road (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 15th October 2024)

Steve and Billy are forced to face the consequences of their actions when suspicions rise and the police get involved. Kelly Jo finds her voice as she calls out injustice and rallies the students to fight to save a youth centre.

Yorkshire Great and Small with Dan and Helen (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 17th October 2024)

Yorkshire Wolds. Series 1, episode 6. Dan Walker and Helen Skelton complete their tour with a trip around the Yorkshire Wolds. They start by the coast in Filey, before heading to the wildlife haven of Filey Dams Nature Reserve. Dan meets historian Dr Emma Wells to learn about the mystery of the vanishing village at Wharram Percy and Helen turns engine driver as she ventures onto the tracks at the Yorkshire Wolds Heritage Railway.

All Creatures Great and Small (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Thursday 17th October 2024) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

Pair Bond. Series 5, episode 5. After receiving outstanding exam results, Carmody is offered a position in a research program in London, but he wants to decline it and stay at Skeldale, where he can support the war efforts as a vet. An exhilarated Mr Bosworth summons Mrs Hall to examine a piece of debris that has dropped from a plane into a remote field. Plus, Doris arrives at the surgery with a poorly ferret for James to treat.

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