UK TV programmes to watch this week : 24/09/2022

Inside Central Station (BBC 1 Scotland/HD & BBC iPlayer only | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Monday 26th September 2022)

It’s Easter Weekend and an influx of rival football fans at Glasgow Central puts extra pressure on the staff and transport police, as they segregate the fans heading to Hampden. There is a new team member on the concourse as police dog recruit, Marvin, is put through his paces during training. Outside Central, the Network Rail ecologists work to help a peregrine falcon nesting on one of their bridges. And the engineering team get to work on the Argyll line track repairs.

Michael Palin: Into Iraq (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 27th September 2022)

Michael continues his journey into the heart of Iraq, arriving in Kirkuk and the exact spot where the British discovered oil in 1927, when the country was under British rule. The next day, he heads towards Tikrit, Saddam Hussein’s home town and, having been stopped at several military checkpoints along the way, and met with severe military authority, is surprised when he receives a warm welcome from the local commander.

The Repair Shop (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Wednesday 28th September 2022)

A brother and sister who hail from a family of variety performers hope that bike expert Tim Gunn can get their mother’s unicycle back in gear for future generations, while bookbinder Chris Shaw restores a large bible that he believes could date back to the 1880s. Will Kirk sets to work on a wooden table damaged after an unfortunate accident with a fish tank and goldsmith Richard Talman faces a tough challenge with a ring that is badly scorched after spending weeks lost in a fireplace.

Grand Designs (Channel 4/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 28th September 2022)

Kevin meets Mike and Sarah, who bought a remote smallholding in the Derbyshire Dales, somewhere to rear animals and provide a home for themselves and their elderly parents. Kevin follows the couple as they set out to build a 21st-century version of a historic Derbyshire longhouse. Enormous, corrugated and with a highly complex roof shape, it was never going to be an easy build. But soon they face delays and their schedule begins to slide. However, that is nothing compared with the problems of a more personal nature that hit the project.

Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 29th September 2022)

In Eastbourne, new recruit Chris is put through his paces when two casualties are cut off by the tide near Beachy Head. On the coast of south Wales, Penarth crew member Tom is called up for his first shout when a female paddleboarder is caught out by the tide.

All Creatures Great and Small (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Thursday 29th September 2022) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

Siegfried receives some difficult news and becomes even more irascible than usual. The perfect distraction comes along in the form of Major Sebright Saunders, who asks Siegfried to look at a difficult young racehorse called River. Drama, starring Nicholas Ralph and Samuel West.

Martin Compston’s Scottish Fling (BBC 2/HD | 9:30pm 10:00pm | Friday 30th September 2022)

Actor Martin Compston and his friend Phil MacHugh set off on a sporty exploration of the North of Scotland by taking part in their own Highland Games. They begin their journey at Britain’s most northerly racetrack, the Little Ferry Circuit in Golspie, home to the North of Scotland Kart Club. Here, they meet ex racer Abi Munro and discover how the track plays a major part in the local community’s lives.

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

#walk1000miles – 2022 ✅

That’s me only gone and done the #walk1000miles challenge, yet again! Check out www.walk1000miles.co.uk for more information.

The map below shows, all the places I’ve walked so far in 2022. Look out of the red dots and lines on the map. Want your own map like this? Check out the amazing VeloViewer website.

Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine

VeloViewer Infographic : 23 September 2022 @veloviewer

Going by my VeloViewer Infographic, I’ve had 266 active days so far in 2022! Which means, I’ve done at least one cycle or walk each day so far this year!

That’s me now done a total distance of 2,415 miles this year. Which is made up 1,422 miles of cycling and 994 miles of walking!!

Where it says running… That’s my walking data!

It’s getting colder… It soon be time to put the skinsuit(s) away!

You can tell it’s now late September…. The weather has started to change! Doubt, I will be wearing Lycra skinsuits for much longer this year! It will soon be time, to look out the winter gear!

You can check out my route at www.strava.com/activities/7849618430

Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018

Now done 99% of #walk1000miles – 2022

That’s me now done 99% of #walk1000miles. So 990.15 miles down and just 9.85 miles remaining!

walk1000miles - 2022

Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine

First cycle in 15 days!

Happy days! Just done my first cycle in 15 days! Had just about forgotten, how good it feels to wear a Lycra skinsuit on the bike! Plus sure, you will have missed seeing me wearing it!! 😈

You can check out my route at www.strava.com/activities/7839147992

Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018

Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018

Hunter inline skinsuit Team Britain 2018

Now done 98% of #walk1000miles – 2022

That’s me now done 98% of #walk1000miles. So 985.03 miles down and just 14.97 miles remaining!

walk1000miles - 2022

Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine

Monsal Trail! Tick!

Well OK, I’ve walked the whole of the Monsal Trail before… But last time, we did it over two days! Walked to around the half way point from Bakewell. Then the following day, we walked from the other end at Blackwell Mill… Of course, had Cooper with us then…

This time, we walked the whole thing in one go… From start to end, then back to the start! Covering a total distance of 18.53 miles!

It was also the longest walk that Bugsy has EVER done in his life! So, very proud of him today!

Walking The Monsal Trail

Walking The Monsal Trail

Walking The Monsal Trail

You can check out the route we took at connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/9637724457 and www.strava.com/activities/7834897778

That was a fantastic trip to Scotland!

That was a fantastic trip to Scotland!! Did so much! Now looking to going back to work, for a rest!!!

Here are some of my favourite photos!

Rest And Be Thankful
Rest And Be Thankful
Puck's Glen
Puck’s Glen
Colintraive to Rhubodach ferry
Colintraive to Rhubodach ferry
Myself at Inveraray Jail
Myself at Inveraray Jail
Walking along the Forth and Clyde Canal
Walking along the Forth and Clyde Canal
Myself on Connel Bridge
Myself on Connel Bridge

Neil and myself at Ganavan Sands

Many more photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/me/2022/

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 17/09/2022

Michael Palin: Into Iraq (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 20th September 2022) ** NEW SERIES **

Michael embarks on an epic, revelatory journey through Iraq, one of the most dangerous and complex countries in the world. Following the Tigris river for more than 1,000 miles, from its source in eastern Turkey to the Persian Gulf, Michael wants to discover what life is like for the 40 million people who live in Iraq. It’s one of the very few parts of the world he hasn’t visited, but he’s been fascinated by it since he was a child.

The Repair Shop (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Wednesday 21st September 2022)

The craftspeople hear the stories of more treasured items before bringing them back to life for their owners. Mark Stuckey is intrigued by a leather-bound book containing a secret radio, which the owner’s grandfather used as part of his work for the resistance during the Second World War. Julie and Amanda are entrusted with a 74-year-old teddy bear, given to the owner’s mum when she was 14 months old, and Jonathan Reid makes a pair of old seamstress scissors as sharp and shiny as the day they were bought. Finally, leather expert Suzie Fletcher brings a battered old school satchel back to life.

Grand Designs (Channel 4/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 21st September 2022)

Kevin McCloud meets Zimbabwean-born Davi and Matt from Australia, who are determined to create a home to reflect their backgrounds, so set out to build a house in the Chess Valley with a radical multicultural design, which is especially daring for their commuter-belt suburb. Despite their inexperience and the technical difficulty of the steeply sloping site, Davi and Matt manage the venture themselves. But it’s not long before the problems begin.

Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 22nd September 2022)

Documentary telling the story of the unpaid volunteers who sacrifice their free time to staff more than two hundred RNLI lifeboat stations across the UK.

All Creatures Great and Small (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Thursday 22nd September 2022) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

James struggles to get Siegfried to let him take the reins now that he is a junior partner at the practice, and teh pair clash when he learns how much money Skeldale could make from the Ministry of Agriculture’s lucrative bovine TB testing scheme. It takes Helen, Mrs Hall and a case of some mysteriously poisoned calves at Kate Billings’ farm to help James and Siegfried see that they’re better when they work together. Drama, starring Nicholas Ralph and Samuel West.

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