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Today's TV Wednesday 5 August

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Saoirse Ronan stars in Lady Bird at 9.35pm on RTÉ1
Saoirse Ronan stars in Lady Bird at 9.35pm on RTÉ1 Saoirse Ronan stars in Lady Bird at 9.35pm on RTÉ1

bbc 1bbc 2utvchannel 4channel 5rte onerte 2virgin onetg 46AM to 6:30PM6.00BREAKFAST Presented by Charlie Stayt and Louise Minchin. (S)9.00BBC NEWS (S)10.00MURDER, MYSTERY AND MY FAMILY (S)10.45HOMES UNDER THE HAMMER (S) (R)11.45CLOSE CALLS: ON CAMERA (S) (R)12.15BARGAIN HUNT Charlie Ross hosts from Wadebridge in Cornwall. (S) (R)1.00BBC NEWS AT ONE; Weather (S)1.30BBC NEWSLINE; Weather (S)1.45THE HEIGHTS (S)2.15CELEBRITY EGGHEADS With Mitch Benn, Joe Fattorini, Samira Ahmed, Steve Rider and Emma Kennedy. (S) (R)3.00ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY A couple search for a home in Somerset. (S) (R)3.45GARDEN RESCUE: TOP OF THE PLOTS Looking back at some of the most therapeutic and poignant garden transformations. (S)4.30ANTIQUES ROAD TRIP Catherine Southon and Tim Medhurst head to an auction in Hertfordshire. (S) (R)5.15POINTLESS Quiz, hosted by Alexander Armstrong. (S) (R)6.00BBC NEWS AT SIX; Weather (S)6.30BBC NEWSLINE; Weather (S)7PM7.00THE ONE SHOW Presented by Alex Jones and Gethin Jones. (S)7.30EBHANGRA OR BUST – OUR LIVES Behind the scenes at a bhangra dance contest in Birmingham. (S)8PM8.00THE REPAIR SHOP Jay Blades and the team restore an ancient pennyfarthing bicycle, a battered leather briefcase, an extraordinary portrait painted by mouth, and an old clocking-on clock. (S) (R)9PM9.00SURVIVING THE VIRUS: MY BROTHER & ME Documentary following doctors and twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken as they experience the professional and personal implications of the Covid-19 pandemic. (S)10 PM10.00BBC NEWS AT TEN (S)10.30BBC NEWSLINE (S); Weather10.45TRUE NORTH: THE BAT CATCHERS Documentary following volunteers who rescue bats. (S) (R)11PM11.15Ibiza Dreams (S)11.45Killed By My Debt (S) (R)12.45BBC News (S)6AM to 6:30PM6.05Garden Rescue: Top of the Plots (S) (R)6.50Murder, Mystery and My Family (S) (R)7.35Meerkat Manor (S) (R)8.00Sign Zone: See Hear (S)9.00Lost Land of the Volcano (S) (R)10.00BBC News (S)1.00LIVE SNOOKER: THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Coverage of the afternoon session on day six at the Crucible Theatre, featuring the conclusion of Barry Hawkins v Alexander Ursenbacher and the start of John Higgins v Kurt Maflin. (S)6.00EGGHEADS Jeremy Vine hosts the quiz in which the winners of famous game shows work as a team to tackle a new set of challengers hoping to win a cash prize. (S) (R)6.30MEERKAT MANOR One of the meerkats returns from a liaison with a member of a rival family, and it soon becomes evident that she is pregnant. Narrated by Bill Nighy. (S) (R)7PM7.00CRICKET: TODAY AT THE TEST England v Pakistan. Action from the opening day of the First Test in the three-match series, taking place at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester. (S)8PM8.00GREAT CONTINENTAL RAILWAY JOURNEYS Michael Portillo travels from the chateaux of the Loire Valley to the heart of the Champagne region at Reims, beginning in the city of Orleans in north-central France. (S)9PM9.00HARLOTS Period drama set in London in 1763 following a woman as she struggles to reconcile her roles as mother and brothel owner. (S)9.50HARLOTS When an old friend arrives in town, Margaret’s hopes for the Soho move rest on whether she can tempt him to invest, while Justice Cunliffe makes Lydia an intriguing offer. (S)10PM10.40GRAND TOURS OF SCOTLAND Paul meets a scallop farmer on the Isle of Ewe. (S) (R)10.45NEWSNIGHT; Weather (S)11PM11.30Snooker: The World Championship (S)12.20Snooker: World Championship Extra (S)2.20Sign Zone: See Hear (S) (R)2.50Sign Zone: The Forgotten Frontline (S) (R)3.50Sign Zone: The Repair Shop: Fixing Britain (S) (R)4.35Sign Zone: Celebrity MasterChef (S) (R)5.05This Is BBC Two (S)6AM to 6:30PM6.00GOOD MORNING BRITAIN (S)9.00LORRAINE Entertainment, current affairs and fashion news, as well as showbiz stories and celebrity gossip. Presented by Lorraine Kelly. (S)10.00THIS MORNING Actor, singer, star of The Fall and Fifty Shades, Jamie Dornan chats about new film Endings, Beginnings. (S)12.30LOOSE WOMEN Another helping of topical studio discussion from a female perspective, featuring celebrity interviews. (S)1.30ITV LUNCHTIME NEWS (S); Weather (S)1.55UTV LIVE (S); UTV Weather (S)2.00DICKINSON’S REAL DEAL David Dickinson and the team are in Lincoln, where Helen Gardiner comes across an unusual item found at the back of a seller’s garage, and a rare medal goes under the hammer. (S) (R)3.00TENABLE Five sci-fi fans answer questions based on top 10 lists, then try to score a perfect 10 in the final round. (S) (R)4.00TIPPING POINT Game show, hosted by Ben Shephard. (S) (R)5.00THE CHASE Quiz show, hosted by Bradley Walsh. (S) (R)6.00(UTV LIVE) (S); UTV Weather (S)6.30ITV EVENING NEWS (S); Weather (S)7PM7.00EMMERDALE Nate and Tracy receive surprising news. (S)7.30CORONATION STREET Sally implores Tim to accept that Elaine could be telling the truth. (S)8PM8.00PAUL O’GRADY FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT Paul has a heart-warming reunion with Whisper, the most anxious dog he met during his time at Battersea, and finds out how a puppy born with a missing paw is enjoying its new life. (S)9PM9.00TINA & BOBBY Drama about footballer Bobby Moore’s life with his childhood sweetheart Tina Dean, from their humble beginnings to superstardom. Lorne MacFadyen and Michelle Keegan star. (S) (R)10PM10.00ITV NEWS AT TEN (S); Weather10.30UTV LIVE (S); Weather (S)10.45PIERS MORGAN’S LIFE STORIES: KYM MARSH The actress, who plays Michelle in Coronation Street, talks to the host about her career lows, why she left the pop group Hear’Say, and a private life never far from the headlines. (S) (R)11PM11.45British Touring Car Championship Highlights (S)1.00Ideal World 3.00James Martin’s American Adventure (S) (R)3.50ITV Nightscreen 5.05Judge Rinde (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.30Cheers (S) (R)6.55Cheers (S) (R)7.25Everybody Loves Raymond (S) (R)7.45Everybody Loves Raymond (S) (R)8.10Everybody Loves Raymond (S) (R)8.40Frasier (S) (R)9.10Frasier (S) (R)9.40The Big Bang Theory ; (S) (R)10.10The Big Bang Theory ; (S) (R)10.35Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) (R)11.30Come Dine with Me (S) (R)12.00Channel 4 News Summary (S)12.05Come Dine with Me (S)12.35Come Dine with Me (S) (R)1.05Come Dine with Me (S) (R)1.40Come Dine with Me (S) (R)2.10Countdown: Champion of Champions (S) (R)3.00A PLACE IN THE SUN (S) (R)4.00SUN, SEA AND SELLING HOUSES (S) (R)5.00FOUR IN A BED (S)5.30COME DINE WITH ME (S) (R)6.00THE SIMPSONS The family takes part in a reality TV show. (S) (R)6.30THE SIMPSONS (S) (R)7PM7.00CHANNEL 4 NEWS (S)7.55THE POLITICAL SLOT Dave Doogan MP sets out how the SNP is working to protect food standards. (S)8PM8.00PHIL SPENCER’S STATELY HOMES The property expert looks round more stately homes, beginning at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, the family seat of the Cavendish family for more than 350 years. (S) (R)9PM9.00LOSE A STONE IN 21 DAYS WITH MICHAEL MOSLEY New series. The doctor puts five volunteers on a low-calorie diet to help get their health back on track after the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown. (S)10PM10.008 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN Sean Lock and Kerry Godliman take on Jon Richardson and Joe Wilkinson, while Mr Swallow – aka Nick Mohammed – joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. Hosted by Jimmy Carr. (S) (R)11PM11.05Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back (S) (R)12.05Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) (R)12.55Jürgen Klopp: Germany’s Greatest Export (S) (R)1.50FILM: Stand Up Guys (2012) (S)3.25Undercover Boss Australia (S) (R)4.15Fifteen to One (S) (R)5.05All Star Driving School (S) (R)5.35Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures (S) (R)5.50Countdown: Champion of Champions (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.00Peppa Pig (S) (R)6.05Peppa Pig (S) (R)6.10Peppa Pig (S) (R)6.15Peppa Pig (S) (R)6.20Mya Go (S) (R)6.25Fireman Sam (S) (R)6.35Shane the Chef (S) (R)6.50Thomas & Friends (S) (R)7.00Abby Hatcher (S) (R)7.10Daisy & Ollie (S) (R)7.20Milkshake! Monkey Amazing Adventures (S) (R)7.25Peppa Pig (S) (R)7.35Peppa Pig (S) (R)7.40Ricky Zoom (S)8.00Pirata & Capitano (S) (R)8.15Paw Patrol (S) (R)8.30Paw Patrol (S) (R)8.45The Secret Life of Puppies (S) (R)8.50Wissper (S) (R)9.00Floogals (S) (R)9.10Sunny Bunnies (S)9.15JEREMY VINE (S)11.15CAN’T PAY? WE’LL TAKE IT AWAY! (S) (R)12.105 NEWS AT LUNCHTIME (S)12.15NIGHTMARE TENANTS, SLUM LANDLORDS (S) (R)1.10ACCESS (S)1.15HOME AND AWAY (S)1.45NEIGHBOURS (S)2.15FILM: PAINT BY MURDER (2018) Thriller, starring Alexxis Lemire. (S)4.00FRIENDS (S) (R)4.30FRIENDS (S) (R)5.005 NEWS AT 5 (S)5.30NEIGHBOURS (S) (R)6.00HOME AND AWAY (S) (R)6.305 NEWS TONIGHT (S)7PM7.00WALKING BRITAIN’S LOST RAILWAYS Rob Bell visits Bangor in north Wales, where he explores a lost line that was built in 1801 to transport Welsh slate from the local quarry, which once was the largest in the world. (S) (R); 5 News Update (S)8PM8.00TRAFFIC COPS An insight into the working life of officers patrolling the nation’s roads, using modern technology and old-fashioned methods to bring criminals to justice. (S); 5 News Update (S)9PM9.00THE DECEIVED Ophelia begins to fear that Michael is not telling her the truth, and Ruth’s investigations in Cambridge reach Ireland with the arrival of a mysterious stranger. (S)10PM10.00FILM: KING OF THIEVES (2018) Premiere. Retired criminals attempt to pull off a major burglary in London’s jewellery district. Crime drama based on the Hatton Garden heist, starring Michael Caine. (S)11PM11.05Access (S)311.10FILM: King of Thieves (2018) Concluded. (S)12.15Secrets of the Great Train Robbery (S) (R)1.10The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show4.00Tribal Teens – Here Comes Trouble (S) (R)4.45The Railways That Built Britain with Chris Tarrant (S) (R)5.35House Doctor (S) (R)3.10Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.00EURONEWS6.35TELESHOPPING8.10SUMMER BEST OF TODAY (S) (R)9.10IMPOSSIBLE (S)10.05THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW (S) (R); Weather11.00DR PHIL (S); Weather11.55SHORTLAND STREET (S)12.25DOCTORS (S)1.00RTÉ NEWS: ONE O’CLOCK ;Weather1.15HOME AND AWAY (S)1.45NEIGHBOURS (S)2.15HOME OF THE YEAR (S) (R)2.45SRAY & Ó SÉ’S FITNESS 15 (R)3.00MY KITCHEN RULES: AUSTRALIA (S); Weather4.15AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE4.45SUMMER BEST OF TODAY (S)5.45NUACHT; RTÉ News with Signing; European Weather6.00THE ANGELUS6.01RTÉ NEWS: SIX ONE; Weather (S)6.30REELING IN THE YEARS (R)7PM7.00NATIONWIDE (S)7.30ECO EYE Duncan Stewart examines the Bus Connects project. (S) (R); Lotto8PM8.00BIG WEEK ON THE FARM: HARVEST Ella McSweeney and Áine Lawlor present from a tillage farm in Stamullen, Co Meath, as they capture life during harvest time, the busiest period of the year on many farms. (S) (R)9PM9.00RTÉ NEWS: NINE O’CLOCK; Weather (S)9.35FILM: LADY BIRD (2017) Premiere. An artistic teenager has a difficult relationship with her mother while growing up in California. Comedy drama, starring Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf. (S)10PM11PM11.20The Disappearance (S)12.20Keys to My Life (S) (R)12.50My Yellow Brick Road (S) (R)1.50All Walks of Life (S) (R)2.20Home of the Year (S) (R)2.50Deafening (S) (R)3.45Building Ireland (S) (R)4.15Cheap Irish Homes (S) (R)4.45EuroNews6AM to 6:30PM6.00EuroNews6.50Storytime (S) (R)7.00Peppa Pig (R)7.10Tir Na nOg (S) (R)7.25Living with a Fairy (S) (R)7.35Living with a Fairy (S) (R)7.45Katie Morag (S) (R)8.00Danger Mouse8.10Shane the Chef (S) (R)8.25Kit and Pup (R)8.30Wild Kids (S) (R)8.45Body Brothers (S) (R)9.00Martin’s Shed (S) (R)9.05The Sarah Jane Adventures (S)9.35Horrible Histories (S) (R)10.05Dorg Van Dango (S) (R)10.15Dorg Van Dango (S) (R)10.30Dragons: Defenders of Berk (S) (R)10.55Pig Goat Banana Cricket (R)11.20Ar Mbia Ar Sli (S) (R)11.25Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (R)11.504 O’Clock Club (S) (R)12.25Millie Inbetween (S) (R)12.55Horrible Histories (S) (R)1.30Martin’s Shed (S) (R)1.35Bernard Dunne’s Mythical Heroes (S) (R)2.00Ar Mbia Ar Sli (S) (R)2.05Lost & Found Music Studios (S) (R)2.30Dorg Van Dango (S) (R)2.40Dorg Van Dango (S) (R)2.55Secret Life of Boys (S) (R)3.25Drop Dead Weird (S) (R)3.55Drop Dead Weird (S) (R)4.00The Sarah Jane Adventures (S) (R)4.30THE SIMPSONS (S) (R)5.00THE GOLDBERGS (S) (R)5.30SHORTLAND STREET (S) (R)6.00NEIGHBOURS (S) (R)6.30HOME AND AWAY (S) (R)7PM7.00SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET Spectacular moments from the series highlighting the incredible rich and wonderful diversity of life found on the planet’s seven unique continents. (S)8PM8.00TOP GEAR Paddy McGuinness and Freddie Flintoff go on a jungle adventure in Borneo in a pair of rare but very cheap old cars. Back in the studio, the gang is joined by Bob Mortimer. (S) (R)9PM9.00FINDING JOY Assigned a piece on boundaries, Joy accidentally ends up in a wrestling ring. (S) (R)9.30STUMPTOWN New series. Military veteran Dex takes on her first informal private investigation case for the mother of her dead ex-fiance. Crime drama, starring Cobie Smulders. (S)10PM10.25STUMPTOWN Dex is hired by a wealthy man to search for a woman he recently met, but she quickly learns that the task is not as simple as it seems. Crime drama, starring Cobie Smulders. (S)11PM11.20RTÉ Sport Classics (S)12.20NCIS: New Orleans (S) (R)1.10Murphy Brown (R)1.40Murphy Brown (R)2.10EuroNews6AM to 6:30PM6.20Britain’s Secret Treasures7.10The Six O’Clock Show (R)8.00Ireland AM (S)10.00This Morning12.30News at 12:30 (S)1.00The Chase (S) (R)2.00The Chase (S) (R)3.00ELAINE (R)4.00GINO’S ITALIAN ESCAPE (R)4.30JUDGE JUDY5.00JUDGE JUDY5.30NEWS AT 5.30 (S)6.00THE SIX O’CLOCK SHOW Chat show. (S)7PM7.00EMMERDALE Nate and Tracy receive surprising news. (S)7.30CORONATION STREET: SCANDALS Jason Manford narrates a programme that trawls the archives of the soap.8PM8.00NEWS AT 8 (S)8.30CORONATION STREET Sally implores Tim to accept that Elaine could be telling the truth. (S)9PM9.00GOGGLEBOX IRELAND Telly addicts review the week’s viewing from their living rooms. (S) (R)10PM10.00MCDONALD & DODDS Detective drama, starring Jason Watkins and Tala Gouveia. (R)11PM12.00AUTOPSY USA (R)1.00THE CHASE AUSTRALIA1.55CLOSE6AM to 6:30PM7.00Cúla 4 na nÓg9.25Cúla 4 10.55Little House on the Prairie (S) (R)11.50Abair Amhrán (R)12.05A Chef’s Life (S) (R)12.35Garraí Glas (R)1.05Murder, She Wrote (S) (R)2.00Weakest Link (S) (R)3.00Cúla 4 na nÓg4.00Cúla 45.45LURGAN 2K17 (R)6.02AN AIMSIR LÁITHREACH National and international weather.6.05GILMORE GIRLS Rory discovers Lorelai has married Christopher. (S) (R)6.57AN AIMSIR LÁITHREACH National and international weather7PM7.00NUACHT TG47.15LURGAN 2K19 Dermot Kennedy’s Power Over Me is given the famous Lurgan treatment. (R)7.30SIAR CHUIG AN BHFLEADH The Fleadh arrives in Ennis. (S) (R)8PM8.00SIAR CHUIG AN BHFLEADH The enthusiastic Fleadh participants compete in their All-Ireland competitions. Last in the series. (R)8.30FEIRMEOIRÍ Joe Joyce prepares two puppies for new homes. (R)9PM9.00GLÓR TÍRE: ROGHA & TOGHA Featuring Lorraine and the Conquerors.9.30TORAIGH: CREAG BHEAG I LAR NA FARRAIGE Life on Ireland’s most remote inhabited island, Tory Island. (S) (R)10PM10.40KEEPING FAITH Faith represents a client who may know something about Evan’s disappearance. (S) (R)11PM11.52AN AIMSIR LÁITHREACH11.50WEAKEST LINK Quiz, hosted by Anne Robinson. (S) (R)1.00FRANCE 245.30FRANCE 24