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UK TV programmes to watch this week : 26/09/2015

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Doctor Who - 26/09/2015 (YouView app)Doctor Who (BBC 1/HD | 7:45pm to 8:35pm | Saturday 26th September 2015)

Sci-fi drama. Trapped and alone on the planet Skaro, the Doctor is at the heart of the Dalek Empire – no sonic, no TARDIS, nobody to help. With his greatest temptation before him, can the Doctor resist? And will there be mercy?

Danger Mouse (CBBC/HD | 6:00pm to 6:25pm | Monday 28th September 201)

Animated series. Danger Mouse explodes back into action and is instantly dismissed for destroying half of London. Can the world survive without Danger Mouse?

Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands (BBC 1 Scotland/HD & BBC iPlayer only | 7:30pm to 8:00pm | Monday 28th September 2015)

Paul Murton visits the islands lying off the Scottish coast. In this edition, Paul travels from Finlaggan, where the famous ruler Somerled once held court, along Islay’s windswept coast, through its historic ports and villages to end on its highest mountain. Along the way he joins a dedicated bunch of Ileach who are keeping the seafaring traditions of the island alive, discovers the secrets of Islay’s illicit whisky distilling past and travels to the Mull of Oa on the island’s south coast, before climbing Ben Vicar for a breathtaking view across the Hebrides.

Canals: The Making of a Nation (BBC 4/HD | 8:00pm to 8:30pm | Tuesday 29th September 2015)

Liz McIvor tells the story of the people who operated the canal boats, carrying fuel and goods around the country. Liz discovers grisly canal crimes, investigates health and welfare on working boats and learns why canal children were last on the list to be offered safeguards and formal education. While the Victorians eventually championed the needs of children who were forced to labour in factories and mines, the boat children were often ignored. Liz discovers the campaigners who set out to tackle this injustice, including George Smith of Coalville, Leicestershire, and Sister Mary Ward of Stoke Bruerne.

The Naked Choir with Gareth Malone (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 29th September 2015)

Gareth Malone presents the search for the nation’s best amateur a cappella group. Gareth mentors four new groups as they begin their battle to stay in his contest. Receiving Gareth’s help and competing are a fledgling group of Salford students, a traditional male barbershop outfit from the Midlands, a gifted Glasgow University choir and an ambitious Birmingham six-piece, striving to bring a cappella to the masses. They will sing off in front of a live audience and a jury of world class a cappella experts. The jury’s votes will decide which groups go through to the next stage and who will leave the contest for good.

Grand Designs (Channel 4/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 30th September 2015)

The new series of Grand Designs continues. The days when humans lived in caves in Britain are long gone – aren’t they? Not according to 37-year-old Angelo Mastropietro. Having found a damp, dark abandoned cave in Worcestershire, that was last lived in nearly 70 years ago, Angelo plans to to spend £100,000 to almost single-handedly turn it into a retreat to help him cope with a recent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, and become a 21st-century caveman. It’s a heroic task. Solitary months of carving, cutting and drilling into the hillside are needed to create the rooms and prepare the space for electricity and running water for the first time. That’s just the start; building a cave home doesn’t come with a manual. How do you make a cave comfortable for contemporary living, and at the same time preserve its unique cave-like spirit? For Angelo it’s a unique challenge that turns into an obsession.

George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (Channel 4/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 1st October 2015)

George meets a young man who bought a knackered 70-year-old boat for £5000 that he intends to turn into a home. To find a shipmate to help with the restoration, he turns to an internet dating site. There’s also a cricket mad granddad building a mini pavilion in his garden. The 1950s-inspired build incorporates bats, bails and even a boundary rope alongside an ingenious bunkbed that with the pull of a chord transforms into a sofa. George’s German road trip reaches Berlin, and an ingenious house situated where the Wall once stood. George and Will’s floating beach hut flounders a bit. And Will visits a three bedroom house in London built on the site of an alleyway, that is just seven feet wide.

Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys (Channel 5 | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Thursday 1st October 2015)

Chris continues his exploration of the world’s most extreme railway lines. From Bangkok to Mandalay, Chris’s journey takes him nearly 2,000 miles through some extraordinary places, rich in history and culture as well as stunning scenery, on a series of trains that push his love of travelling by rail to the limits.

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 19/09/2015

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Doctor Who - 19/09/2015 (YouView app)Doctor Who (BBC 1/HD | 7:40pm to 8:30pm | Saturday 19th September 2015)

Sci-fi drama. When the skies of Earth are frozen by a mysterious alien force, Clara needs her friend. But where is the Doctor, and what is he hiding from? As past deeds come back to haunt him, old enemies will come face to face, and for the Doctor and Clara, survival seems impossible.

Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands (BBC 1 Scotland/HD & BBC iPlayer only | 7:30pm to 8:00pm | Monday 21st September 2015)

Paul Murton visits the islands lying off the Scottish coast. In this edition, Paul crosses the Sea of the Hebrides to explore the remote Shiant Islands, heads east to the Isle of Ewe and on to the Summer Isles and the cliffs of Handa. He enjoys a dive at a scallop farm and vists the eerie island of Gruinard which, thanks to its remoteness, was Britain’s testing ground for biological warfare experiments during WWII.

Walk the Line (BBC 1 Northern Ireland/HD & BBC iPlayer only | 7:30pm to 8:00pm | Monday 21st September 2015)

Series in which Barra Best sets out to uncover and explore some of Northern Ireland’s lost railways. In this final episode, Barra explores County Tyrone’s lost railway routes.

Canals: The Making of a Nation (BBC 4/HD | 8:00pm to 8:30pm | Tuesday 22nd September 2015)

Liz McIvor recounts the tales of the men who built the canals – the navigators, or navvies – who were capable of enduring tough labour for long periods. These men roved the countryside looking for work, and many gained a reputation for being hard-drinking, debauched troublemakers. Liz focuses on the Manchester Ship Canal, the swansong of the navvies, hailed as the greatest engineering feat of the Victorian Age.

The Naked Choir with Gareth Malone (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 22nd September 2015)

Gareth Malone presents the search for the nation’s best amateur a cappella group. In this episode, Gareth mentors the first four groups singing to stay in his contest. He strives to bring out the best performances from a London community choir, an Essex gospel group, six Southampton students and a group of female barbershoppers from Portsmouth, before they face a live audience and a jury of world-class a cappella experts. The jury’s votes will decide which groups go through to the next stage and who will leave the contest for good.

Grand Designs (Channel 4/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 23rd September 2015)

What do you do after recovering from a traumatic, life-threatening brain haemorrhage? Spend everything you possibly can on a beautiful cutting-edge house, of course, with everything your loved ones could ever wish for. That’s the life-affirming adventure Bram Vis, wife Lisa and their two children launch into on an idyllic seaside plot on the Isle of Wight. They want to build a house for sharing, with generous entertaining spaces and a swimming pool where they can surround themselves with family. But soon the reality of their wild ambition starts to catch up with them. Unwilling to compromise on the scale or design of their super home, their original £850k budget begins to spiral out of control. As they borrow what they can to desperately try and finish, the somewhat dubious honour of creating one of the most expensive Grand Designs ever looks inevitable.

George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (Channel 4/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 24th September 2015)

George meets a father of three trying to build a homemade campervan for less than £700. It’s made from 3000 CDs, with the floor built out of old vinyl records. There’s also a single dad making a home for him and his sons on the water – by renovating an oil rig escape pod. On his German road trip, George travels to the Tyrolean mountains, where he sees a house that looks like a cross between a large bird and a UFO, and is packed with clever design tricks that make the most of the stunning mountain location. And as their floating beach hut idea begins to take shape, George and master craftsman Will Hardie travel to Southend, where a knackered, former wartime lookout shed is ready to be the backbone for this unique build.

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 12/09/2015

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Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands (BBC 1 Scotland/HD & BBC iPlayer only | 7:30pm to 8:00pm | Monday 14th September 2015)

Paul Murton visits the islands lying off the Scottish coast. Thirty miles from mainland Scotland, there is a chain of low-lying islands that face the full might of the Atlantic Ocean: the Uists and Benbecula. On these islands there seems to be more water than land, as a spectacular patchwork of freshwater lochs and pools pockmark the landscape. But it is the unique ecology of these unspoilt islands that makes them so special. Paul’s journey sees him trying his hand at fishing for wild sea trout, uncovering the fascinating story of how South Uist became a missile testing base, and discovering the secrets of the beautiful but deserted tidal island of Vallay.

Canals: The Making of a Nation (BBC 4/HD | 8:00pm to 8:30pm | Tuesday 15th September 2015)

Liz McIvor recounts the story of ‘canal mania’, the period of activity that helped develop Britain’s modern financial economy, now centred in London. The canal capitalists, many of whom were part of the emerging middle class, made money by investing in and speculating on the new inland waterways used to carry fuel and goods around the country. The Grand Junction Canal – built to improve the connection between London and the Midlands – was one of the new routes, and eventually proved to be a good investment for shareholders. However, not all canals were profitable.

Grand Designs (Channel 4/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 16th September 2015)

Boat-loving James Strangeways has spent the last 35 years travelling the canals and waterways of Britain. He’s never stayed in one place for more than a few days and he’s never liked houses. Realising it’s time to put down some roots on dry land, he commissions his nephew, architect Ben Hebblethwaite, to build him a home that’s as unhouse-like as possible for a tight budget of £300k. To lure his boat-mad client into a more settled life, Ben designs a house with ship-like qualities. It floats above the marsh on stilts, clad in acres of timber and topped with a roof that looks like the giant keel of a sailing vessel. But it’s the first time Ben has ever built a house from scratch and things take a dramatic turn for the worse when just a few months into the project, the contractor goes into liquidation with £87k of their money! And as the house starts to take shape, James decides to tweak the design in ways that set alarm bells ringing for his young architect.

George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (Channel 4/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 17th September 2015)

George Clarke returns for a brand new series as he follows more people across Britain, finding inventive ways to create beautiful spaces that don’t blow the budget, and can completely transform lives. With unquenchable enthusiasm, architect George Clarke invites viewers to let their imaginations run wild, as he celebrates the extraordinary world of small design spaces and unique builds: secret hideaways, space-saving retreats, eco-friendly bolt holes and reconditioned vehicles. He shows that with careful planning, cunning design and masses of imagination, the apparently unachievable is doable. In this new series George also travels to Germany to discover some of their incredible, ingenious and inspiring designs.

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 05/09/2015

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Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands (BBC 1 Scotland/HD & BBC iPlayer only | 7:30pm to 8:00pm | Monday 7th September 2015)

Paul Murton visits the islands lying off the Scottish coast. In this episode, he travels to the largest island in Britain – the long island of Harris and Lewis. He tries his hand at weaving Harris Tweed, meets the family behind the world-famous Stornoway black pudding and uncovers the story of how a medieval chess set was discovered on the remote beach of Uig on Lewis.

Canals: The Making of a Nation (BBC 4/HD | 8:00pm to 8:30pm | Tuesday 8th September 2015)

Liz McIvor examines how the process of building the canals resulted in furthering geological knowledge. Without maps or geological surveys, construction often relied on guesswork. William Smith, a surveyor then working on the connecting Somerset Coal Canal, discovered a way of ordering layers of rocks and eventually created the first geological map of England and Wales – the so-called ‘map that changed the world’.

Grand Designs (Channel 4/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 9th September 2015)

How grand is too grand? How big is too big? In this first episode of the new series Kevin meets Clinton Dall from Sussex, who’s attempting to build one of the largest homes ever featured on Grand Designs. Not only that, he wants it to be perfect – from the finish of his mirrored cruciform steel columns, to how the floor tiles line up with the dining room table. Clinton, a self-made cleaning businessman and father of four, is willing to spend whatever it takes to achieve his vision. It’s a huge risk – down one road lies abject failure and financial ruin, down the other the creation of something sublime and almost heroic. So which will it be?

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 29/08/2015

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Canals: The Making of a Nation - 01/09/2015 (YouView app)Canals: The Making of a Nation (BBC 4/HD | 8:00pm to 8:30pm | Tuesday 1st September 2015)

Liz McIvor charts the struggles of the builders and engineers tasked with creating a landscape of canals over the rugged terrain surrounding the Pennine hills, at a time when connecting the powerhouses of Yorkshire and Lancashire was a great prize.

The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain’s Lost Railway Journeys (BBC 4/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 2nd September 2015)

Timeshift journeys back to a lost era of rail travel, when trains had names, character and style. Once the pride of the railway companies that ran them, the named train is now largely consigned to railway history. Writer and presenter Andrew Martin asks trains why were once named and why it is no longer the case. He embarks on three railway journeys around Britain, following the routes of three of the most famous named trains – the Flying Scotsman, the Cornish Riviera Express and the Brighton Belle. We reflect on travel during the golden age of railways – when the journey itself was as important as reaching your destination – and compare those same journeys with the passenger experience today.

The Last Leg (Channel 4/HD | 10:00pm to 11:05pm | Friday 4th September 2015)

Lee Mack joins Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker for the final episode in the current series of unique irreverent satire.

Milk (BBC 2/HD | 11:05pm to 1:05am | Friday 4th September 2015)

Dramatic biopic about the rise and tragic fall of Harvey Milk, who fought for gay rights and became California’s first openly gay elected official. In a turbulent, 1970s San Francisco, Harvey struggles as an American gay activist against fellow San Francisco supervisor Dan White and the rest of conservative America.

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 22/08/2015

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The World's Busiest Railway 2015 - 24/08/2015 (YouView app)The World’s Busiest Railway 2015 (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 24th August 2015)

Documentary series exploring the world’s busiest railway. From their base at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, Dan Snow, Anita Rani, Robert Llewellyn and John Sergeant reveal the science, systems and staff responsible for keeping this supersized transport system running to schedule. In this opening episode, Dan, Anita and Robert try commuting Mumbai-style, tackling super dense crush load’ on the world’s busiest commuter trains. With as many as 14 people crushed into a square metre, these trains are more than twice as crammed as the most crowded UK trains. Passengers hang from the sides of trains and cross the tracks, so they are in for quite a ride. John Sergeant heads to Darjeeling’s steam-powered hill railway and reveals the historical connection between tea and trains. And cameras are on board with the dabba wallahs – a crack team of couriers who deliver 200,000 home-cooked lunches to offices all over Mumbai.

The World’s Busiest Railway 2015 (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 25th August 2015)

Documentary series exploring the world’s busiest railway. Dan Snow, Anita Rani, and Robert Llewellyn examine the role the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai plays in long-distance travel across India. The country’s rail passengers travel three million kms every day – that is the distance to the moon and back, four times. Anita joins passengers on a long-distance sleeper across India, to discover who’s travelling, what they pay for their tickets and what conditions are like on board. The station team have just six hours to service trains after every journey. With trains measuring more than half-a-kilometre in length this is a gargantuan task. Robert joins the team to watch this turnaround in action. Dan gets his hands dirty with the support teams who process more than 25,000 dirty sheets a day and ensure that everyone on board is fed and watered. And we go on board one of India’s poshest tourist trains, where you can travel like a maharaja at a cost of £600 per night.

The World’s Busiest Railway 2015 (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 26th August 2015)

Documentary series exploring the world’s busiest railway. Dan Snow, Anita Rani, Robert Llewellyn and John Sergeant go behind the scenes to reveal the hidden areas of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station unseen by commuters. Robert visits a city-sized repair facility where, every 18 months, train carriages are given their version of an MOT. He tries his hand at repairing seats and discovers that carriages are still painted by hand. Cameras are on board with one of the train drivers – known as motormen – and are given privileged access to the lounge where they gather before going on duty. Anita heads onto the roads of Mumbai to see if commuting by road is any easier than by rail. But with an average speed of just 9 kmph, she discovers that progress is slow and hazardous by car. John Sergeant visits two rural stations that still operate historical systems for train control and discovers how a silver ball can keep passengers safe.

The World’s Busiest Railway 2015 (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Thursday 27th August 2015)

Documentary series exploring the world’s busiest railway. In this final episode, Dan Snow, Anita Rani, Robert Llewellyn and John Sergeant consider the challenges faced by the station and ask what the future holds. Nine people a day die on Mumbai’s railway lines. Anita tackles the railway’s head of safety on the measures they are taking to reduce this fatality rate. Dan meets two eye witnesses to 2008’s terror attacks that claimed the lives of 52 people at the station. He also takes a ride on Mumbai’s newly built Metro to consider what the future could hold for the city’s 5.5 million rail commuters. John Sergeant is in the Western Ghats, one of India’s biggest mountain ranges, revealing the heavy human cost of building the line that connects Mumbai to the south and east of India. Robert fulfills a childhood dream and becomes a train driver for a day and Anita tries her hand at station announcing.

The Last Leg (Channel 4/HD | 10:00pm to 11:05pm | Friday 28th August 2015)

The award-winning show continues the sixth series of unique irreverent satire. Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker tear into the week’s main talking points, joined by a celebrity guest and a live studio audience.

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 15/08/2015

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Terror on Everest: Surviving the Nepal Earthquake (Channel 4/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 18th August 2015)

On Saturday 25 April 2015, a powerful earthquake, magnitude 7.8, devastated Nepal, killing more than 8000 people, leaving over a million homeless and causing catastrophic destruction of religious and historic monuments. The quake, which was Nepal’s worst in more than 80 years, caused a massive ice avalanche on Everest that killed a further 19 at Base Camp and left dozens more stranded in one of the world’s most inhospitable places. Using exclusive interviews and never-before-seen footage, much of it shot by the survivors themselves at the moments the quake and avalanche occurred, the programme documents the terrifying story, hearing from the people who lived through it. With the help of some of the world’s leading earthquake experts, it also reveals the science behind the disaster and looks at how such colossal damage and loss of life could be avoided in the future.

The Wonder of Britain (itv/HD | 9:00pn to 10:00pm | Thursday 20th August 2015)

Julia Bradbury continues her journey round some of her favourite spots in Britain. In this edition, she explores our beautiful and diverse countryside, from the dramatic volcanic Isle of Skye to the towering cliffs of Cheddar Gorge. Julia visits a gorgeous lavender farm in Kent and meets one of Britain’s most stunning birds of prey, the barn owl. With her father, who first introduced her to the great outdoors, Julia revisits a special place with memories of her childhood – Derbyshire’s Peak District.

The Last Leg (Channel 4/HD | 10:00pm to 11:05pm | Friday 21st August 2015)

Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker tear into the week’s main talking points, joined by a live studio audience and guest Jack Whitehall.

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 08/08/2015

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Scrappers - 11/08/2015 (YouView app)Britain’s Nuclear Secrets: Inside Sellafield (BBC 4/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 10th August 2015)

Lying on the remote northwest coast of England is one of the most secret places in the country – Sellafield, the most controversial nuclear facility in Britain. Now, for the first time, Sellafield are letting nuclear physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili and the television cameras in, to discover the real story. Inside, Jim encounters some of the most dangerous substances on Earth, reveals the nature of radiation and even attempts to split the atom. He sees inside a nuclear reactor, glimpses one of the rarest elements in the world – radioactive plutonium – and even subjects living tissue to deadly radiation. Ultimately, the film reveals Britain’s attempts – past, present and future – to harness the almost limitless power of the atom.

Scrappers (BBC 2/HD | 10:00pm to 10:30pm | Tuesday 18th August 2015)

With or Without You. Documentary following straight-talking scrapyard owner Terry and his glamorous wife Lyndsay as they fight for the future of their business and their family. Lyndsay announces that she and Terry will do a role swap. It can’t come soon enough – downstairs, Terry is rowing with Lee. The lads aren’t convinced that Lyndsay’s going to make it through the day. She arrives late but gets stuck in. And, with a rumour about an accident, she’s got plenty of challenges. Young Dean denies hitting anyone with the forklift but Lyndsay tells him not to drive it anyway. As the day goes on, Terry and Lyndsay get an insight into what the other faces, as he struggles with making bank payments and she finds her softly softly approach isn’t working. She hits the financial target, but is shocked when the lads don’t follow her orders about safety. Lyndsay realises the problems are bigger than just Terry’s temper.

The Wonder of Britain (itv/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Thursday 20th August 2015)

Julia Bradbury continues her journey round some of her favourite spots in Britain. In this edition, she explores our beautiful and diverse countryside, from the dramatic volcanic Isle of Skye to the towering cliffs of Cheddar Gorge. Julia visits a gorgeous lavender farm in Kent and meets one of Britain’s most stunning birds of prey, the barn owl. With her father, who first introduced her to the great outdoors, Julia revisits a special place with memories of her childhood – Derbyshire’s Peak District.

The Last Leg (Channel 4/HD | 10:00pm to 11:05pm | Friday 21st August 2015)

Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker tear into the week’s main talking points, joined by a live studio audience and guest Jack Whitehall.

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 01/08/2015

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Coast - 06/08/2015 (YouView app)Britain at the Bookies (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 3rd August 2015)

Documentary examining the winners and losers in Britain’s gambling revolution. Friday night at Romford dogs is not what it used to be. For independent bookie Doug Tyler, takings are down as more and more punters are betting online. Meanwhile, on the Britwell Estate in Slough, betting giants Coral are opening a brand new shop. Although the high street is a competitive world and 30 shops closed last year, Coral plan to open 40 new ones in locations that promise to be more profitable. Coral’s expansion plans aren’t without critics. When the team tries to open a new branch in Hayes, Middlesex, near a YMCA, local opposition rallies against the plan. Meanwhile, in Slough, customers like Terry struggle to control their gambling. As political pressure about the dangers of gambling mounts, the industry decides to get its own house in order.

Dead Man Cycling (BBC 2 Scotland & BBC iPlayer only | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 4th August 2015)

Documentary exploring the life and career struggles faced by gold medal-winning Paralympian David Smith. Born with clubfoot and almost having both feet amputated at birth, David Smith spent his first three years learning to walk in special boots and plaster casts, making his subsequent Olympic achievements all the more remarkable. However, the professional karate champion, athlete, bobsleigh brakeman, rower and now cyclist faces a fight for his life. Nine months prior to competing in the London 2012 Paralympics, he was diagnosed with a rare tumour on his spinal column and battled to regain fitness after life-threatening surgery. Determined to win cycling gold in Rio, he received news that the tumour had returned, prompting another battle against the potentially lethal illness. This documentary follows David over the 18 months before, during and after his second spinal surgery and reveals the inner strength and determination of an athlete fighting to live and ultimately regain fitness.

Coast (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 6th August 2015)

Coast takes on nature at its most perilous in the wild British waters. Nick Crane travels to the north east coast – one of Britain’s most hazardous – and discovers why it became the ‘cradle of lifesaving’. Mark Horton literally takes the helm of a roll-on roll-off ferry to explore how these beasts of the maritime superhighway cope with stormy seas. He also puts his own body on the line for science to investigate why we suffer seasickness. Miranda Krestovnikoff takes the plunge in Dublin Bay to explore why these wild waters are home to Britain’s most venomous jellyfish. Dick Strawbridge investigates one of the strangest yet most enduring stories of the Second World War. Did the Germans really invade the south coast in 1940 and were they thwarted by a secret weapon that set the sea on fire? Finally on the Farne Islands, wildlife photographer Richard Taylor-Jones captures the moment that eider duck chicks fledge and make for the sea… under the watchful and hungry eyes of herring gulls.

Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Thursday 6th August 2015)

Three-part documentary about the Atlantic Ocean. In the vast South Atlantic, huge pods of dolphins, massive penguin colonies and the largest gathering of marine mammals on earth pack chains of extraordinary islands, created by powerful volcanic forces far below them. Nutrient-rich upwellings create profusions of life in some areas, whilst extreme isolation and abyssal depths host a world of bizarre creatures in others.

The Last Leg (Channel 4/HD | 10:00pm to 11:10pm | Friday 7th August 2015)

The award-winning show continues the sixth series of unique irreverent satire. Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker tear into the week’s main talking points, joined by a live studio audience and weekly celebrity guest.

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 25/07/2015

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he Wildest Ocean on Earth - 30/07/2015 (YouView app)Joanna Lumley’s Trans-Siberian Adventure (itv/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Sunday 26th July 2015)

The last leg of her 6,400-mile train journey from Hong Kong to Moscow finds Joanna is in deepest Siberia. First stop is Lake Baikal, one of the deepest lakes in the world. She drinks vodka with a local fisherman before getting back on the train for Krasnoyarsk to meet an oligarch. From there she travels across the vast emptiness of Siberia to Yekaterinburg, a city with a dark history. The last tsar and his family were murdered here in 1918. She finds Moscow a very different city to the one she knew in the 1960s. Visiting Stalin’s nuclear bunker, she meets some models before finding the spot where she was photographed in 1966 – her inspiration for the whole adventure.

The Pennine Way (BBC 2/HD | 7:30pm to 8:00pm | Monday 27th July 2015)

Explorer Paul Rose presents a four-part documentary on the Pennine Way, Britain’s first national trail, as it celebrates its 50th birthday. In this edition, he discovers how the route, which at 268 miles stretches from the Peak District in Derbyshire to the Scottish Borders, has changed in the last half century. He learns that the Pennine Way owes its existence to the right to roam movement in the 1930s, hears about ghostly sightings along the trail and meets actor and director Barrie Rutter to explore the literary roots of the south Pennines.

Britain at the Bookies (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 27th July 2015)

Documentary examining the winners and losers in Britain’s gambling revolution. Saturday is the biggest day of the week for bookmakers and the day for up to four million regular punters to try their luck against the industry’s experts – the traders. The second episode of this three-part series takes the viewer through the unfolding drama of one big race day at Doncaster from completely opposing points of view, as the battle between punter and bookie plays out. The traders set the odds that will attract the most punters. Trackside at Doncaster, independent bookmaker Keith Johnson tries to offer better odds than the high-street giants like Coral. And passionate race-goers like Andy and his girlfriend Gosia study every tiny detail of the horses and trainers before placing their bets.

The Pennine Way (BBC 2/HD | 7:30pm to 8:00pm | Tuesday 28th July 2015)

Celebrating the Pennine Way’s 50th birthday. Paul Rose’s journey along the Pennine Way takes him to the Yorkshire Dales to the village of Malham, where the Pennine Way was launched fifty years ago. He hears from those who remember the opening ceremony, before having a go at the limestone cliff face of Malham Cove. He also visits the sheep mart in Wensleydale – and enjoys a pint in Britain’s highest pub.

The Pennine Way (BBC 2/HD | 7:30pm to 8:00pm | Wednesday 29th July 2015)

Celebrating the Pennine Way’s 50th birthday. Paul Rose heads for the North Pennines in the latest stage of his journey along the Pennine Way. He goes white-water rafting down the River Tees and takes in one of Britain’s best views at High Cup Nick. Paul also hears about a weather phenomenon unique to the range, and spends a night at a remote mountain refuge close to the highest point of the Pennine Way.

The Pennine Way (BBC 2/HD | 7:30pm to 8:00pm | Thursday 30th July 2015)

Celebrating the Pennine Way’s 50th birthday. Paul Rose embarks on the last stage of his Pennine Way journey, heading into the wilds of Northumberland. He makes a remarkable discovery at the Roman archaeological dig at Vindolanda, finds out what lies beyond the red flags while on exercise with the Grenadier Guards – and learns why Pennine Way walkers can have a magical experience in the dark skies capital of Europe.

Coast (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 30th July 2015)

Coast investigates how the Irish Sea has shaped our island story. Nick Crane explores a unique seasonal phenomenon of this sea – a current called the gyre. It’s the lifeblood of these fish-rich waters. Mark Horton is at Maryport, where archaeologists have discovered two Roman temples and one of the earliest Christian churches in Britain. Tessa Dunlop uncovers a story that could have come straight from the pages of a spy novel! How did one small yacht change the course of British and Irish history? Cassie Newland and Miranda Krestovnikoff join forces – on land and underwater – to investigate a shipwreck mystery to rival the Titanic’s. RMS Tayleur was heralded as the fastest, safest, most advanced vessel of her day, but the ship sank on her maiden voyage with horrific loss of life. And singer-songwriter Ruth Keggin tells the story of the Irish sea god Manannan – first ruler of the Isle of Man, who is now said to reside on an underwater island.

Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Thursday 30th July 2015)

Three-part documentary about the Atlantic ocean. In the wild North Atlantic, massive whale pods, giant turtles and monstrous jellyfish ride the Gulf Stream – a huge ocean current that becomes a migration super-highway and helps warm northern Europe. Meanwhile, fishermen battle for survival in mountainous seas as they try to reap the current’s natural fertility.

The Last Leg (Channel 4/HD | 10:00pm to 11:05pm | Friday 31st July 2015)

The award-winning show continues in its sixth series of unique irreverent satire. Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker tear into the week’s main talking points, joined by a live studio audience and John Cleese.

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

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