The Bombing of Pan AM 103 (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Sunday 18th May 2025) ** NEW SERIES **
Dramatised documentary telling the story of the 1988 terrorist attack, in which a transatlantic flight was destroyed by a bomb while flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing everyone on board as well as several residents of the town. With Patrick J Adams, Connor Swindells, Tony Curran, Eddie Marsan and Peter Mullan.
Canal Boat Diaries (U&Yesterday | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Monday 19th May 2025) ** NEW SERIES **
Napton Junction to Aynho Wharf. Series 6, episode 1. Robbie Cumming navigates the scenic Oxford Canal onboard Naughty Lass, explores its twists and turns, and helps tow a stranded broken-down boater.
The Bombing of Pan AM 103 (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 19th May 2025)
In the weeks following the bombing, the pressure for the investigation to make progress continues to mount. Heartbroken relatives of the victims arrive in Lockerbie in need of answers, and are made welcome by the local community. Meanwhile, the joint Scottish-FBI investigation closes in on its first suspect. Could this individual, acting alone or for a larger terrorist organisation, be the Lockerbie bomber?
Canal Boat Diaries (U&Yesterday | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 20th May 2025)
Aynho Wharf to Bablock Hythe. Series 6, episode 2. Robbie navigates the Oxford Canal, bumps into a hire boat and a hedge and tackles large river locks on the scenic Upper River Thames.
Race Across the World (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 21th May 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **
It’s the halfway point and a 24-hour divide remains between the leaders and those in last place. Ahead is a journey of 1,500km to the fifth checkpoint, McLeod Ganj. Famed for its temples and ashrams, this hill station is not only home to a large Tibetan population but also the 14th Dalai Lama. The teams will need to ascend nearly 7,000ft into the foothills of the Himalayas to reach their destination. But that’s not their only challenge. Pangs of homesickness has the contestants questioning whether their need for comfort overrules their desire to race.
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Friday 23rd May 2025)
In Knole House, the Tudor ancestral seat of the Sackville family, a life-size nude statue of 18th-century ballet dancer Giovana Zanerini is being conserved to slow the aging process and restore her looks. And at the traditional Lake District farmhouse Townend, a key part of the archive of the Browne family of yeoman farmers – a bound volume of 18th-century letters – is being conserved using traditional book-binding skills.
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