UK TV programmes to watch this week : 16/11/2024

All Aboard! Scotland’s Poshest Train (Channel 4/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Sunday 17th November 2024)

Alan gets treated to some serious pampering in the onboard spa. At the magnificent Wemyss Bay station he learns how the buildings’ unique glass and steel design seamlessly connects passengers from train to ferry. On the train’s countryside adventure trip, Alan discovers a treasure island, forages on nature’s bounty and takes a wild swim under an incredible waterfall. And in Pitlochry, Alan has an exclusive tour of Scotland’s Theatre in the Hills, one of the UK’s last repertory theatres.

Paddy: The Ride of My Life (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 19th November 2024)

Cameras follow Paddy McGuinness on a 300-mile ultra endurance cycle challenge for Children in Need, as well as covering his training under the expert guidance of Chris Hoy. The route takes Paddy from Wrexham through Flintshire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cumbria, Dumfriesshire and to the finish in Glasgow, facing whatever weather November throws at him.

Shetland (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 20th November 2024) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

As Calder and Tosh tackle the revelation of Annie’s past, Noah offers a cryptic clue about the night she was killed.

Britain’s Nuclear Bomb Scandal: Our Story (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:15pm | Wednesday 20th November 2024)

Documentary revealing the full extent of the British government’s nuclear tests in Australia and the South Pacific in the 1950s and 1960s. More than 39,000 British and Commonwealth servicemen witnessed 45 atomic and hydrogen bombs and hundreds of radioactive experiments. The film exposes the debilitating health conditions that blighted the lives of veterans, descendants and indigenous communities ever since.

Return to Paradise (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 22nd November 2024) ** PICK OF THE WEEK & NEW SERIES **

RIP Tide. Series 1, episode 1.Metropolitan Police officer Mackenzie Clarke is deployed to her Australian home town of Dolphin Cove after being accused of falsifying evidence. Once there, she faces scorn from her old acquaintances due to her earlier abandoning her fiancé at the altar. When a real estate salesman is found stabbed to death on a beach during a surfing competition, Mackenzie has to swallow her pride and work with her jilted former love, a forensic pathologist, and her other old colleagues to solve this perplexing crime. Death in Paradise spin-off, starring Anna Samson and Lloyd Griffith.

Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 22nd November 2024)

The Lake District. Series 1, episode 2. The comedian returns to the Lake District, and her latest adventure begins on Coniston Water, where Susan boards the 160-year-old steam yacht Gondola. Later she explores Dalemain House, home to the annual World Marmalade Awards. And in the town of Egremont, she meets an organiser of The Crab Fair, which has nothing to do with crustaceans and a lot to do with local crab apples.

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