UK TV programmes to watch this week : 24/11/2018

Doctor Who (BBC 1/HD | 6:30pm to 7:20pm | Sunday 25th November 2018)

The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz arrive in 17th-century Lancashire and become embroiled in a witch trial run by the local landowner. As fear stalks the land, the arrival of King James I only serves to intensify the witch hunt. But is there something even more dangerous at work? Can the Doctor and friends keep the people of Bilehurst Cragg safe from all the forces that are massing in the land?

How Trains Changed the World (Quest/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 26th November 2018)

One of the great advances of the 19th Century, the railways were a tool of empire. How did the Victorians use them to expand their influence?

Warship: Life at Sea (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to to 10:00pm | Monday 26th November 2018)

Documentary series filmed aboard the destroyer HMS Duncan. Heading out to the Med and the Black Sea, the 280 men and women onboard face a heart attack, a man overboard, and a show of force from Russian airplanes.

Lego Masters (Channel 4/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 27th November 2018)

Just five teams remain in the Lego Masters semi-final, all of them facing a huge fight to get through to the final. The teams need to access their artistic side as first they’re challenged to create a bust of a live model, Johnny Vegas. Using the plastic building bricks, the teams must create a sculpture that not only looks like Johnny, but also expresses his personality. And he’ll be the one to judge who’s captured him the best. Next, the teams head for the Lego Masters House of Fun, where they must create a playable, life-size arcade game. It needs to not only look great, but must also function just like the real thing. Presenter Melvin Odoom and judges Matthew Ashton and Fran Scott will be testing each game for actual playability.

Egyptian Tomb Hunting (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 27th November 2018)

Tony Robinson takes an exciting tomb-hunting adventure across Egypt to investigate the startling series of recent tomb discoveries that are revealing new facts about life in the ancient world. He enters tombs that have been sealed shut for thousands of years, meets mummies, holds an Ancient Egyptian prime minister’s heart and discovers hieroglyphs only ever seen by the ancient Egyptians who created them.

Grand Designs (Channel 4/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 28th November 2018)

In this final episode, Kevin exclusively reveals the winner of the most prestigious prize for residential architecture, the Riba House of the Year 2018. But first, alongside architect Damion Burrows and design expert Michelle Ogundehin, he explores the last group of houses on the long list. Each one uses materials in interesting ways. In leafy Berkshire, there’s a perfectly crafted timber box, with sleek concrete floors and giant six-metre windows. In Belfast, there is a small but perfectly formed house with black larch cladding. In Surrey, a completely revamped 1930s house with a pale brick and glass modernist extension blends beautifully into its setting. And finally, an experimental house in London makes the materials it’s built from part of the design. Kevin then reveals which of these properties has made it onto the shortlist before exclusively announcing the overall winner of House of the Year.

Britain by Boat: 2 Grumpy Men (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 30th November 2018)

Travelogue series reuniting Michael Buerk and John Sergeant to explore Britain’s coastline by yacht. Missing the morning tide out of Portsmouth, the duo visit HMS Victory. Then they set sail to Cowes, where too much champagne inspires a race in small sailing dinghies. Finally they decipher the maps to make their way past the iconic Needles to Poole.

Portillo’s Hidden History of Britain (Channel 5/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Friday 30th November 2018)

Michael Portillo explores abandoned locations. The New Victoria in Bradford was Britain’s first cinema, with a 3,000-seat theatre, a decadent ballroom and state-of-the-art technology. It closed in 2000, but a new generation has reinvented the building.

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

Tiger – Real Time Train Information

Tiger – Real Time Train Information, could well, have just become one of my favourite websites! Yes I know, a but said! But love something about watching live railway station information.

Vlog: Think winter has started!

I think that winter has started here in the UK. Was around 12C this time last year, now it’s not even 6C! So, I of course had to go out wearing a wetsuit to keep myself warm!

Grand Union Canal walk update : 19-Nov-2018

Since we started walking the Grand Union Canal, we have made it from London up to Leighton Buzzard. So far it’s taken us 6 days… That’s been broken up into the following…

Total distance so far: 75.65 miles.

Grand Union Canal photo gallery!

Since Cooper, Mark G and of course myself, are in the process of walking the Grand Union Canal. It’s about time, it got it’s own photo gallery!

Railway stations : 18-Nov-2018

I can now add the following, three railway stations to my list.

  • Cheddington
  • Hemel Hempstead
  • Leighton Buzzard

Cheddington railway station

Cheddington railway station

Cheddington railway station

More photos over at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/cheddington/

Hemel Hempstead railway station

Hemel Hempstead railway station

Hemel Hempstead railway station

More photos over at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/hemel-hempstead/

Leighton Buzzard railway station

Leighton Buzzard railway station

Leighton Buzzard railway station

More photos over at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/leighton-buzzard/

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 17/11/2018

Doctor Who (BBC 1/HD | 6:30pm to 7:20pm | Sunday 18th November 2018)

A mysterious message arrives in a package addressed to the Doctor, leading her, Graham, Yaz and Ryan to investigate the warehouse moon orbiting Kandoka, and the home of the galaxy’s largest retailer, Kerblam.

Driven: The Billy Monger Story (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 19th November 2018)

Following the remarkable story of 18-year-old Billy Monger, one of Britain’s most exciting young racing drivers, who in April 2017 was involved in a devastating crash, resulting in the amputation of his legs. Incredibly, soon after his accident, Billy resolved to get back to racing, in the hope of becoming the first ever amputee to race competitively in a single-seater racing car.

Grand Designs (Channel 4/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 21st November 2018)

Kevin McCloud, architect Damion Burrows, and design expert Michelle Ogundehin visit four more stunning homes looking to be crowned Riba House of the Year 2018. This time, the theme is Extreme Houses. There’s an awe-inspiring set of cantilevered black boxes which push the limits of engineering; a far-flung 21st century crofter’s cottage by a Loch in Scotland; a curvaceous minimal concrete home in London; and in Northern Ireland, a sculptural home designed around a single shape – the wedge. Which of them will make it onto the shortlist for the overall big prize?

Britain by Boat (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 23rd November 2018)

Travelogue series reuniting Michael Buerk and John Sergeant to explore Britiain’s coastline by yacht. Their first task is to cross the Thames estuary, where they discover a genuine Dunkirk rescue boat and are challenged to eat oysters gracefully.

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

All the railway stations, I’ve visited on a map

You can, now check out all the railway stations, I’ve visited on a map! This does also, include stations on heritage lines and also stations, I’ve checked out while driving to places!

Railway stations : 13-Nov-2018

I can now add the following, two railway stations to my list.

  • Bingham
  • Bottesford – which is the least used station in Leicestershire.

Bingham railway station

 Bingham railway station

 Bingham railway statio

More photos over at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/bingham/

Bottesford railway station

Bottesford railway station

 Bottesford railway station

More photos over at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/bottesford/

Photo gallery now with map!

I’ve just given my photo gallery, yet another update! This time, below most^ of the photo galleries, you will get a nice map, showing the location, of each photo.

Of course, I had to pick the Ben Nevis gallery, to show how this works!!

^ Only works, with photos taken with a GPS camera!