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UK TV programmes to watch this week : 27/09/2025

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Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams (BBC 1/HD | 8:15pm to 9:15pm | Sunday 28th September 2025)

Freddie expands his roster of coaches to help with the growing responsibility of managing his new cricket teams, but a training session does not go as planned. To help attract the next generation of young players to their club, some reluctant girls are roped in to deliver a cricket training session at a local primary school, with surprising and heartwarming results.

Waterloo Road (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 30th September 2025)

Dwayne is under pressure when Ashton exposes his deepest secrets to the entire school, while Nisha is conflicted when her maternal and professional instincts clash. Val helps Noel think outside the box when it comes to his future, Hope lands herself centre stage and a stressed-out Joe makes a bad impression on the new special educational needs co-ordinator Mitch.

Waterloo Road (BBC 1/HD | 10:40pm to 11:40pm | Tuesday 30th September 2025)

Hope and Portia compete for attention at the careers fair, Darius’s negligence has devastating consequences and Noel’s enthusiasm for his new role is short-lived when he struggles to impress his new boss. Schuey ignores Agnes’s pleas to stop his tirade against Mike, putting pressure on Mike and Joe’s relationship.

Grand Designs (Channel 4 | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 1st October 2025) ** NEW SERIES **

Durham Dales 2025. Series 26, episode 1. Kevin McCloud follows more of Britain’s most ambitious self-building projects, as intrepid individuals attempt to design and construct the home of their dreams. After 40 years living largely in the southeast of England, artist Sarah is returning to her roots in the northeast with towering ambitions for an exposed, three-acre plot that she’s bought at auction in the Durham Dales. She wants to create a radical home and creative hub combined, including a studio and gallery for displaying and selling art. With her budget of £330,000, Sarah hopes to build with a super-sustainable yet still relatively unknown and hard-to-predict material – hempcrete. Left exposed throughout the interior, the hempcrete will provide a dramatic earthy look, but this relies on the building process going perfectly. But, just a few months into Sarah’s eight-month schedule, her plan to move in before winter is scuppered as her inexperience as a project manager starts to show. With material costs going through the roof, and her budget doing likewise, selling her one-bed holiday cottage looks like the only way to keep building. As the critical hemp process gets going, and proves increasingly tortuous and unpredictable, the success of Sarah’s project hangs in the balance.

Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 2nd October 2025)

Midnight Emergency. Series 10, episode 10. In Blackpool, it’s just after midnight when the crew receive reports of a man in the water. After finding him unresponsive, it’s vital to get him urgent medical attention. On the south Devon coast, the Exmouth crew receive a mayday call from a windsurfer with equipment failure, who is now drifting out to sea.

Yorkshire Great and Small with Dan and Helen (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 2nd October 2025)

Lady Anne’s Way. Series 2, episode 3. Dan Walker and Helen Skelton explore the historic town of Skipton, tracing part of the legendary Lady Anne’s Way through the Yorkshire Dales. Their adventure begins at Skipton Castle, where Lady Anne Clifford was born. They discover how this formidable 17th-century noblewoman fought for her inheritance and left a legacy that shaped the region.

All Creatures Great and Small (Channel 5 | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Thursday 2nd October 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

Old Dog, New Tricks. Series 6, episode 2. James is exhausted running between Heston and Skeldale, and to make matters worse, he’s often finding himself on the wrong side of Richard Alderson, who is miffed about the muddy floor. Meanwhile, Mrs Hall and Herriot are curious about what Siegfried’s been up to when James finds him wandering home after a night out.

DIY SOS (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 3rd October 2025) ** NEW SERIES **

Independence for Isla. Series 34, episode 1. Nick Knowles leads a team of experts in Leicester helping seven-year-old Isla, a bright and determined little girl who dreams of living more independently in her own home. Born with a rare genetic condition, Isla requires a fully bespoke environment – from accessible furniture to specially designed living spaces. However, creating a home that supports her now and into the future is no small feat. With limited space and a long list of bespoke adaptations, the team members face one of their biggest logistical and emotional challenges yet.

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UK TV programmes to watch this week : 13/09/2025

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Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams (BBC 1/HD | 8:15pm to 9:15pm | Sunday 14th September 2025)

Freddie Flintoff heads to Manchester and discovers one of the most dilapidated clubs he has ever seen, with a clubhouse that is almost derelict and not enough players for even one team. He sets himself a deadline to get it back up and running by the end of the summer. In Blackpool, the girls’ team suffers a crisis of confidence when Freddie introduces the hard ball to training, then to make matters worse, there’s a divide in the team.

Michael Portillo’s 200 Years of the Railways (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 16th September 2025) ** NEW SERIES & PICK OF THE WEEK **

The Day That Changed the World. Series 1, episode 1.  The broadcaster goes on a landmark journey through 200 years of train travel, marking the moment Britain’s modern railway was born. In the first of two programmes he follows the route of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in north-east England, learning how it proved that railways could work. He visits key locations in the story of this pioneering railway, including the town of Shildon, from where the train hauled by Locomotion No 1 set off in 1825.

Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 18th September 2025)

Kayak Mayday. Series 10, episode 8. A kayaker has called a mayday after getting into trouble near the Farne Islands. Although he is able to communicate his location via his VHF radio, his voice is faltering, and it’s a race against time for the Seahouses crew to find him. In Crantock, north Cornwall, the lifeguards are alerted by a teenage boy that his uncle has been caught in a rip current at the north end of the beach.

Yorkshire Great and Small with Dan and Helen (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 18th September 2025) ** NEW SERIES **

Helen Skelton and Dan Walker explore the North York Moors, starting in Great Ayton – Captain Cook’s boyhood village. After pitstops for buns and sweets, they hop on electric bikes and tackle the iconic Roseberry Topping. They also cycle the Cleveland Way to Cook’s Monument, pausing for panoramic views and a candid conversation about his controversial legacy.

Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 19th September 2025) ** NEW SERIES **

The Heart of England. Series 9, episode 1. The presenter explores Worcestershire, the Malvern Hills and the Midlands. She faces a speed record challenge at Shelsley Walsh, the world’s oldest active motorsport track. From there, Susan time-travels through a British town’s past, experiencing it through history, from the Industrial Revolution to the 1960s. She also visits the world’s smallest theatre, explores canals, and learns how classic cars are hand built.

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 06/09/2025

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Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams (BBC 1/HD | 8:10pm to 9:10pm | Sunday 7th September 2025) ** NEW SERIES **

Freddie creates several new cricket teams of teenagers across the north west. In the first episode, he faces a tough crowd when he attempts to recruit players in Liverpool, then holds try-outs for his first ever female team in Blackpool.

Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 8th September 2025)

The Perfect Storm. Series 1, episode 3. The story of how the 1986 disaster on the oil platform unfolded and the search for truth and the public enquiry that followed.

Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 11th September 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

Teenager SOS. Series 10, episode 7. A frantic mother alerts the lifeguards after six teenagers are cut off by the tide in Watergate Bay, north Cornwall. The Anstruther crew race to the rescue of a paddleboarder on Scotland’s east coast. In Sussex, the Selsey crew respond to reports of a fully clothed person entering the water and in Blackpool there are multiple reports of a person jumping off the North Pier.

The Dog House (Channel 4/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 11th September 2025)

Eighty-eight-year-old identical twins Nancy and Beryl are looking for a four-legged friend to join them for pub lunches. Pint-size pooch Alfie may well fit the bill. Meanwhile, a fox-red Labrador called Bear tries to impress would-be owners Chris and Donna without putting his paw in it.

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UK TV programmes to watch this week : 30/08/2025

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Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 1st September 2025)

Dark Cloud Over Aberdeen. Series 1, episode 2. The story picks up with the oil platform still ablaze, engulfed in an intense, unrelenting fire fed by oil and gas, then the entire accommodation block collapses into the sea. Many of the 61 men who eventually survive are now in the water, trying to get the attention of fast rescue boats braving the dangerous conditions. Back on the mainland, questions about the cause of disaster are asked after the initial shock of the first few days. Through news archive and deeply personal testimonies, this edition charts the trauma that remains for both the bereaved and the survivors, and the growing calls for accountability and justice as workers across the North Sea began speaking out.

Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 4th September 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

Hunt for Missing Kayakers. Series 10, episode 6. In Portaferry, Northern Ireland, the crew face an increasingly urgent search for two kayakers who’ve been blown out to sea in 50 mile an hour winds. In Lyme Regis, on the Dorset coast, the crew respond to a mayday from a yacht that’s lost engine power and is dangerously close to the rocks.

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 23/08/2025

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Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 25th August 2025) ** NEW SERIES **

The Golden Ticket. Series 1, episode 1. On July 6 1988, a series of explosions destroyed the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea, killing 167 men and leaving only 61 survivors. In minute-by-minute detail, this documentary tells the story of how the disaster unfolded and the search for truth, using the testimony of survivors given just months after the disaster, now re-created by actors, and interviews with those whose lives were changed for ever.

Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Wednesday 27th August 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

Into the Eye of the Storm. Series 10, episode 5. A 999 call comes in from the young son of a windsurfer in trouble and the Mudeford crew battle 80mph winds in an increasingly desperate search. The Hastings crew race to the rescue of a fishing vessel caught in the worst storm to hit the southern coast in 50 years. On Crantock Beach in Cornwall, the lifeguards leap into action after they spot two men on an uninhabited island known as Goose Rock.

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 16/08/2025

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A Coastal Adventure with Helen, Jules & JB (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 19th August 2025)

Sea, Salt and Stormy Tales. Series 1, episode 6. In Anglesey, Jules Hudson explores the site of a 19th-century shipwreck near Moelfre, where over 400 people perished. Helen Skelton learns about the women who helped win the war – not in factories, but in shipyards – in Sunderland. JB Gill begins his journey at Mersea Island Vineyard, where he’s introduced to a surprising local speciality – beer brewed with oysters.

Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 21st August 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

Yacht on the Rocks. Series 10, episode 4. The Newhaven crew make a desperate attempt to convince a solo yachtsman that he needs rescuing; when his anchor line snaps, he is at the mercy of the rolling swells and the storm force winds, and his vessel is smashed up on the breakwater. In Dart, on the south Devon coast, a kayaker has fallen on rocks and suffered a serious neck injury. The crew must extract him before he is overwhelmed by the incoming tide.

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 09/08/2025

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Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 14th August 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

Windsurfer Caught in the Storm. Series 10, episode 3. With Storm Eunice, and its 100 mph winds, battering the south coast, the Portsmouth crew have to decide whether they can even launch to a windsurfer in trouble. Once they’re on the water, the situation escalates when it’s reported that the casualty doesn’t have his diabetes medication with him. In Skerries, on the east coast of Ireland, a husband watches on as his wife struggles on her kayak. When the crew race to her rescue, they discover her in the water and close to exhaustion.

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 02/08/2025

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Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 7th August 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

Race to Rescue a Family. Series 10, episode 2. The North Berwick crew race to help a 10-year-old boy who has been swept out to sea on a paddleboard. In Walmer, a yacht has run aground on the notorious Goodwin Sands, and it’s a race against time to get the three casualties onto the safety of the lifeboat.

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 26/07/2025

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Back to the Future (BBC 1/HD | 4:10pm to 6:00pm | Saturday 26th July 2025)

All-American teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back to 1955 by crackpot inventor Doc Brown. But before he can return to the 80s, Marty has to make sure his parents fall for each other. Hugely successful time-travelling sci-fi romp.

A Coastal Adventure with Helen, Jules & JB (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 29th July 2025)

Wings, Waves and Wild Histories. Series 1, episode 3. In south-west Scotland, Helen Skelton heads off-road into the rolling hills of Bainloch Deer Park, home to over six hundred red, sika and fallow deer. Further north, Jules Hudson explores the dark history of HMP Peterhead – Scotland’s own Alcatraz. JB Gill gets hands-on with a reconstruction of the Sutton Hoo ship on the Suffolk coast.

Spider-Man: Far From Home (BBC 1/HD | 10:40pm to 12:40am | Wednesday 30th July 2025)

In the aftermath of the Avengers’ climactic battle for the fate of the Universe, teenage webslinger Peter Parker just wants life to get back to normal, all while dodging his day-to-day responsibilities. A school trip across Europe seems just the thing – but he ends up recruited by spy agency SHIELD to battle an invasion by elemental monsters from another dimension alongside new, unknown hero Mysterio. However, the teen from Queens begins to doubt himself. Superhero adventure sequel, starring Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya and Samuel L Jackson.

Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 31st July 2025) ** NEW SERIES + PICK OF THE WEEK **

Emergency in the Channel. Series 10, episode 1. At 4.50am, after responding to a mayday for a small boat crossing in the English Channel, the Dover lifeboat is returning to station with 68 casualties on board. Suddenly they are alerted to a new task – another vessel has capsized, and more than 20 people are now fighting for their lives in the water.

Spider-Man: No Way Home (BBC 1/HD | 10:40pm to 12:55am | Thursday 31st July 2025)

With the web-slinger’s identity now revealed to the world, Peter Parker asks Doctor Strange for magical help to undo the damage. However, a spell gone wrong unleashes dangerous foes from parallel universes on the world. Comic-book adventure sequel, starring Tom Holland, Zendaya and Benedict Cumberbatch, with Willem Dafoe, Jamie Foxx and Alfred Molina among the stars of past Spider-Man movies reprising their roles.

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

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 13/04/2024

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Great Coastal Railway Journeys (BBC 2/HD | 6:30pm to 7:00pm | Monday 15th April 2024)

Cardigan Bay to Abergynolwyn. Series 3, episode 6. Michael Portillo embarks on a trip along the western coast of Wales, beginning on the Victorian Cliff Railway at Aberystwyth, rising above the historic town to take in views over Cardigan Bay, home to the largest population of bottlenose dolphins in Europe. Michael joins scientists and the founder of the Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre out on the water to see how they get to know individual dolphins from the nicks and notches on their dorsal fins and their signature whistles.

Great Coastal Railway Journeys (BBC 2/HD | 6:30pm to 7:00pm | Tuesday 16th April 2024)

Harlech to Abedaron. Series 3, episode 7. Michael Portillo continues his railway journey through north Wales on the sands of Morfa Harlech, where he finds a team of conservationists felling and grubbing out trees. In Porthmadog, he discovers how an early 19th-century sea wall was key to the town’s success in the slate trading industry. Upon reaching Aberdaron, Michael discovers poet RS Thomas’s history as a vicar at St Hywyn’s Church.

Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 16th April 2024)

Trust. Series 9, episode 6. The Humber crew works closely together to pull off the risky evacuation of a fisherman with a spinal injury. On the southwest coast of Ireland, the Castletownbere team race to rescue a fishing trawler that’s run aground near Dursey Island, and is in danger of breaking up on the rocks. The village of Clovelly’s crew assist a yacht that has lost all power – a rescue made all the more difficult by severe weather.

Great Coastal Railway Journeys (BBC 2/HD | 6:30pm to 7:00pm | Wednesday 17th April 2024)

Porthmadog to Anglesey. Series 3, episode 8. Michael Portillo continues his journey on the Welsh Highland Railway. He stops off at Beddgelert, taking in the geology that inspired Victorian scientist Charles Darwin. On the coast of Caernarfon, Michael joins a fisherman to understand how mussel farmers are exploring new methods of cultivating shellfish. He also visits Anglesey’s Sea Zoo, where he helps release a conger eel back into the wild.

Race Across the World (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 17th April 2024) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

With less than five hours separating the teams, they leave Nara City and head to the second checkpoint in the seaside town of Sokcho, South Korea. The pairs must navigate another stretch of budget-busting Japan to reach the ferry port before they race across the length of South Korea.

Great Coastal Railway Journeys (BBC 2/HD | 6:30pm to 7:00pm | Thursday 18th April 2024)

The Isle of Anglesey. Series 3, episode 9. Michael Portillo resumes his exploration of North Wales on the Isle of Anglesey, where the briny waters of the Menai Strait are being used to create a Welsh gastronomic delight. Michael meets the team producing salt favoured by royalty and a former US President.

Great Coastal Railway Journeys (BBC 2/HD | 6:30pm to 7:00pm | Friday 19th April 2024)

Conwy to Colwyn Bay. Series 3, episode 10. Michael Portillo takes the train to the medieval walled town of Conwy on the last leg of his exploration of the shores of North Wales. He later presses east on the final stretch of his journey to reach Colwyn Bay.

Wetherspoons vs Toby Carvery: Which Is Better (Channel 5/HD | 7:00pm to 7:55pm | Friday 19th April 202)

Over four rounds – breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks – chef and taste-tester Phillippa Davis reviews some of Wetherspoons’ and Toby’s most popular meals. From a full English breakfast to mac ‘n’ cheese wrapped in a Yorkshire pudding, fish and chips to a roast dinner, Phillippa tastes her way through dishes on both menus giving her expert verdict.

Beyond Paradise (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 19th April 2024)

On a moor outside of Shipton Abbott, a woman is found face down on the ground, with an arrow through her shoulder. The victim, Niamh Kirby, didn’t see her attacker, and there’s no trace of their presence or weapon at the scene. As the team digs deeper, a feud between Niamh and her brother-in-law is uncovered, which may or may not be relevant. Meanwhile, Anne dives into the planning of the wedding, but Humphrey and Martha worry that she might be a little too invested in their fairy-tale ceremony after her recent romantic entanglements. Drama, starring Kris Marshall, Sally Bretton and Barbara Flynn.

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

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