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Today's TV Wednesday 24 May
Today's TV Wednesday 24 May

bbc 1bbc 2utvchannel 4channel 5rte onerte 2virgin onetg 46.006.00BREAKFAST (S)9.15RIP OFF BRITAIN (S)10.00FRONTLINE FIGHTBACK (S)10.45DEFENDERS UK (S)11.15HOMES UNDER THE HAMMER (S) (R)12.15BARGAIN HUNT (S) (R)1.00BBC NEWS AT ONE; Weather (S)1.30BBC NEWSLINE; Weather (S)1.45DOCTORS Bear’s encounter with the police takes an unexpected turn. (S)2.15MONEY FOR NOTHING Sarah Moore finds an Edwardian armchair in Witley recycling centre. (S)3.00ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY Margherita Taylor meets a pregnant couple who are returning to the UK after seven years in Switzerland and looking for a family home in Cambridgeshire.(S) (R)3.45RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW The sights and sounds of the famous horticultural event. (S)4.30THE REPAIR SHOP The experts restore a saddler’s stitching stool and a ceramic clock. (S) (R)5.15POINTLESS Quiz, hosted by Alexander Armstrong, with Sally Lindsay. (S) (R)6.00BBC NEWS AT SIX; Weather (S)6.30BBC NEWSLINE; Weather (S)7PM7.00RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW The sights and sounds of the famous horticultural event. (S)7.30EASTENDERS Ben struggles to accept Lola’s prognosis and accuses the family of accepting it too easily.Tensions in the Slater household continue to rise and Freddie receives an ADHD referral. (S)8PM8.00THE REPAIR SHOP A Gloucestershire woman brings in her King Charles II painting, hoping Lucia Scalisi can restore it to its crowning glory, andsilversmith Brenton West works on a well-travelled trunk, which holds cherished memories for a mother and daughter. (S) (R)9PM9.00THE GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE New series. Sara Pascoe, Patrick Grant and Esme Young welcome 12 sewers to the competition and set them tasks to show their own personal flair in classic designs. (S)10PM10.00BBC NEWS AT TEN (S)10.30BBC NEWSLINE; Weather (S)10.40NOLAN LIVE Lively debate with Stephen Nolan and guests on stories and issues that matter to the people of Northern Ireland. (S)11PM11.40I Kissed a Boy (S) (R)12.25I Kissed a Boy (S) (R)1.15BBC News (S)6AM to 6:30PM6.15Homes Under the Hammer (S) (R)7.15Escape to the Country (S) (R)8.00Sign Zone: Inside the Factory (S) (R)9.00Nicky Campbell (S)11.00BBC News (S)11.15Politics Live (S)1.00Impossible (S) (R)1.45Eggheads (S) (R)2.15James Martin’s Food Map of Britain (S) (R)2.45A Countryside Summer (S) (R)3.15JAPAN: EARTH’S ENCHANTED ISLANDS (S) (R)4.15INTERIOR DESIGN MASTERS WITH ALAN CARR (S) (R)5.15FLOG IT!6.00RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES Mehreen Baig, Clare Balding, Jamie Laing and Mike Wozniak continue to test their general knowledge skills in a variety of trivia-based games. (S) (R)6.30GREAT COASTAL RAILWAY JOURNEYS Michael Portillo continues his journey across the vast and beautiful Morecambe Bay. (S)7PM7.00DIGGING FOR BRITAIN Alice Roberts heads to a farmer’s field in Rutland to examine evidence of a Roman barn conversion, as well as visiting the excavation of one of Henry VIII’s lost forts in Hull. (S) (R)8PM8.00RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW The BBC gardening team host the sights and sounds of the famous events, with highlights of the gardens and tips for amateur horticulturists. (S)9PM9.0011 MINUTES: AMERICA’S DEADLIEST MASS SHOOTING The FBI joins the investigation into the attack on the 2017 Las Vegas Harvest music festival. (S)9.4511 MINUTES: AMERICA’S DEADLIEST MASS SHOOTING The impact the attack on the music festival had on survivors. Last in series. (S)10PM10.30NEWSNIGHT; Weather (S)11PM11.15Spotlight (S) (R)11.45Unspun World with John Simpson (S) (R)12.15BBC News (S)12.40Sign Zone: Frontline Fightback (S) (R)1.25Sign Zone: Rip Off Britain2.10Sign Zone: Saving Lives in Leeds (S) (R)3.10Sign Zone: Gordon Ramsay’s Future Food Stars (S) (R)4.10This 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 A mix of celebrity chat, lifestyle features and advice. Including Local Weather. (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 his team descend on Crewe Hall, where Fay Rutter cannot say no to a watercolour. (S) (R)3.00TENABLE A family team take on the Tenable Tower as they attempt to win £125,000. (S) (R)3.59UTV WEATHER (S)4.00TIPPING POINT Ben Shephard hosts the arcade-themed quiz in which contestants drop tokens down a choice of four chutes in the hope of winning a £10,000 jackpot.(S)5.00THE CHASE Quiz show. (S)6.00UTV LIVE (S); UTV Weather (S)6.30ITV EVENING NEWS (S); Weather (S)7PM7.30EMMERDALE Bernice tells Bob he needs to show Wendy he cares about their relationship. Belle is determined to be open about her past with Tom, only for her confession to indirectly lead to a confrontation between Tom and Jimmy. (S)8PM8.00CORONATION STREET Paul realises there is something wrong with his foot. Meanwhile, Craig urges Faye to follow her heart. Evelyn badgers Roy to see about his chest pains and George accuses Brian of sabotage. (S)9PM9.00MARYLAND Richard and Jim descend on Bayview, and whilst the family tries to heal and reconnect, the fallout from Mary’s actions continue to reverberate. Last in series. (S)10PM10.00ITV NEWS AT TEN (S); Weather10.30UTV LIVE (S); Weather10.45PESTON Political magazine show hosted by Robert Peston, featuring major interviews with MPs, topical guests and cultural figures. (S)11PM11.40Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport (S) (R)12.05Shop: Ideal World3.00AllInclusive Holidays: Unpacked – Tonight (S) (R)3.25Maryland (S) (R)4.20Save Money: Lose Weight (S) (R)4.45Unwind with ITV (S)6AM to 6:30PM6.05Countdown (S) (R)6.45Cheers (S) (R)7.10Cheers (S) (R)7.35The King of Queens (S) (R)8.00The King of Queens (S) (R)8.25Frasier (S) (R)8.55Frasier (S) (R)9.25Frasier (S) (R)9.55Find It, Fix It, Flog It (S) (R)10.55Couples Come Dine with Me (S) (R)11.55Channel 4 News Summary (S)12.00Steph’s Packed Lunch (S)2.10Countdown (S)3.00SUN, SEA AND SELLING HOUSES (S) (R)4.00A PLACE IN THE SUN (S)5.00HELP! WE BOUGHT A VILLAGE Holiday village owners advertise for volunteers to complete their renovations. (S) (R)6.00THE SIMPSONS With the voice of Natalie Portman. (S) (R)6.30HOLLYOAKS When Darren finds out what has happened at The Love Boat, he decides it is time to take matters into his own hands. There’s a surprise in store for Dillon. (S) (R)7PM7.00CHANNEL 4 NEWS (S)8PM8.00LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Kirstie meets designers Karen and Richard who are looking for a new house in the West Midlands while Philmeets Camilla and Liam who want a home to start a family in. (S)9PM9.00KIDS As they approach adulthood, Havana hopes the service can help her find the father she has never known and Kane wants to understand why he was taken into care. Last in series. (S)10PM10.00NAKED ATTRACTION Anna Richardson meets 34-year-old Skyla from Kent and 27-year-old Zeus from Norwich who are looking for their perfect partners. (S)11PM11.05First Dates (S) (R)12.05My Name Is Reeva (S)1.0024 Hours in A&E (S) (R)1.55Grand Designs: The Streets (S) (R)2.50Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds (S)3.20Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (S) (R)4.10Couples Come Dine with Me (S) (R)5.05Find It, Fix It, Flog It (S)5.10Moneybags (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.00Peppa Pig (S) (R)6.05Peppa Pig (S) (R)6.10Peppa Pig (S) (R)6.15Blue’s Clues & You (S) (R)6.40Oggy Oggy (S) (R)6.45Odo (S) (R)6.55Fireman Sam (S) (R)7.05Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! (S)7.15Sesame Street Mecha Builders (S) (R)7.30Peppa Pig (S) (R)7.35Peppa Pig (S) (R)7.40Paw Patrol (S) (R)8.00Pip and Posy (S) (R)8.10The Adventures of Paddington (S) (R)8.25Paw Patrol (S) (R)8.40Kangaroo Beach (S) (R)8.50Milo (S) (R)9.00Peppa Pig (S) (R)9.10Milkshake! Story Den (S) (R)9.15JEREMY VINE (S)11.15STORM HUNTLEY (S)12.15ALEXIS CONRAN (S)1.405 NEWS AT LUNCHTIME (S)1.45HOME AND AWAY (S) (R)2.15FILM: STALKED BY MY TEACHER (2020) Thriller starring Vivica A Fox and Corin Nemec. (S)4.00PAUL MARTIN’S ANTIQUES SHOWDOWN Rachel Holland face off in a midweek duel in Stourbridge. (S)5.005 NEWS AT 5 (S)6.00EGGHEADS ’Midlife Crisis’ take on the regular team. (S) (R)6.30EGGHEADS The Crabapples, a family team from St Albans, try to defeat the Eggheads. (S) (R)6.555 NEWS UPDATE (S)7PM7.00JANE MCDONALD: MY YORKSHIRE Jane visits the station featured in classic film The Railway Children, and heads to Haworth to learn more about the Bronte sisters’ lives and the inspirational landscape. (S) (R)7.555 NEWS UPDATE (S)8PM8.00AMBULANCE: CODE RED Midlands Air Ambulance and the critical care team are sent to save a tree surgeon who has impaled himself after falling 12 feet onto metal railings, possibly paralysing himself. Elsewhere, a motorcyclist is thrown from his bike and has to crawl across three lanes of traffic. (S) (R); 5 News Update (S)9PM9.00999: CRITICAL CONDITION Barry is brought into resus with suspected sepsis. After her horse threw her to the ground, Lucy suffered significant nerve damage that could mean that she is paralysed. (S)10PM10.00CASUALTY 24/7: EVERY SECOND COUNTS A mini-heatwave results in an influx of patients at Barnsley Hospital, including a 50-year-old man who has had an accident involving a garden shredder. Last in series. (S) (R)11PM11.05A&E After Dark (S) (R)12.05999: Criminals Caught on Camera (S) (R)1.00Teleshopping (S)3.00nside the Tower of London (S) (R)3.45GPs: Behind Closed Doors (S) (R)4.35Wildlife SOS (S) (R)5.00Great Artists (S) (R)5.25Milkshake! Monkey’s Amazing Adventures (S) (R)5.30Milkshake! Monkey’s Amazing Adventures (S) (R)5.40Pip and Posy (S) (R)5.45Thomas & Friends (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.00EURONEWS7.45TELESHOPPING8.20TODAY (S) (R)10.20THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW (S) (R)11.10DOCTORS (S); Weather11.50LEADERS’ QUESTIONS (S)1.00RTÉ NEWS: ONE O’CLOCK; Weather (S)1.30HOME AND AWAY (S)2.00SHORTLAND STREET Long-running hospital drama set in an accident and emergency ward. (S)2.30FAIR CITY Joan receives a bleak diagnosis and Dean’s van is becoming very crowded. (S) (R)3.00EASTENDERS Stacey faces the judgemental parents at school. (S) (R)3.30TODAY Daily magazine show. (S)5.40NUACHT5.55RTÉ NEWS WITH SIGNING6.00THE ANGELUS (R)6.01RTÉ NEWS: SIX ONE; Weather7PM7.00NATIONWIDE (S)7.30EASTENDERS Ben struggles to accept Lola’s prognosis and accuses the family of accepting it too easily. Tensions in the Slater household continue to rise and Freddie receives an ADHD referral. (S); Lotto8PM8.00MARK MORIARTY: OFF DUTY CHEF Mark demonstrates different ways to cook lamb, beginning with a boulangere, layering thinly sliced potatoes and tender meat in a casserole dish and baking it to perfection. (S)8.30DONAL’S ROAD TRIP Donal Skehan traverses the Shannon. (S) (R)9PM9.00RTÉ NEWS: NINE O’CLOCK; Weather (S)9.35GAELIC IN THE JOY Philly McMahon and Rory O’Connor are feeling more confident after the first game, but then the governor drops the bombshell that the prison officers want the game to be 15 a side. (S)10PM10.35THE RESPONDER Chris reaches rock bottom after witnessing a brutal murder. Rachel begins to suspect Mullen may not be all he appears and Casey teams up with Marco to find a buyer. (S); Weather11PM11.40Call the Midwife (S) (R)12.45Operation Transformation (S) (R)1.45Davy’s Toughest Team (S) (R)2.45The Tommy Tiernan Show (S) (R)3.45The Style Counsellors (R)4.10Madraí (R)4.35Cheap Irish Homes (S) (R)5.05How Long Will You Live? (S) (R)5.30Brainstorm (R)5.55EuroNews6AM to 6:30PM6.00EuroNews8.00news2day (S) (R)8.10Silverpoint (S) (R)8.35Royals Next Door (S) (R)8.50Royals Next Door (S) (R)9.05Nova Jones (S) (R)9.30The Wee Littles (S) (R)9.40Peppa Pig as Gaeilge (R)9.50Peppa Pig as Gaeilge9.55Punky (S) (R)10.05Nelly & Nora (S) (R)10.10Nelly & Nora (S) (R)10.20Atom Town (S) (R)10.25Fia’s Fairies (S) (R)10.30Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! (R)10.40Bluey (S) (R)10.45Bluey (S) (R)10.55Body Brothers (S) (R)11.10Jungle Beat11.15Jungle Beat11.25Jungle Beat11.30Dizzy Deliveries (S) (R)11.45Let’s Find Out (S) (R)12.00Dorg Van Dango (S) (R)12.10Dorg Van Dango (S) (R)12.20Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! (R)12.35Will Sliney’s Storytellers (S) (R)12.50Jamie Johnson (S) (R)1.25Nova Jones (S) (R)1.55Royals Next Door (S) (R)2.10Ar Mbia Ar Sli (S) (R)2.15Millie Inbetween (S) (R)2.45The Strange Chores (S) (R)3.00Bush Kids (S) (R)3.20Shaun the Sheep (S) (R)3.25Silverpoint (S) (R)3.50Secret Life of Boys (S) (R)4.20news2day News headlines. (S)4.30THE SIMPSONS (S) (R)5.00THE GOLDBERGS (S) (R)5.30THE BIG BANG THEORY (S) (R)6.00SHORTLAND STREET (S) (R)6.30HOME AND AWAY (S) (R)7PM7.00BOG AMACH Two sisters looking to move from Dublin to the Sligo countryside. Last in the series. (S) (R)7.30SCANNAL Examining the Hillsborough Disaster of 1989. (S) (R)8PM8.00NORTH ATLANTIC Ken O’Sullivan travels along the south coast of Ireland searching for fin whales, finding out that their migration routes have only recently started to be documented. (S) (R)9PM9.00GHOSTS Mike and Alison reach boiling point over the B&B. Julian aims to prove he is more selfless than people think. A new addition triggers frightening flashbacks for Robin. (S)9.35PEAKY BLINDERS New series. Tommy sets off to North America, where the end of Prohibition brings opportunities, but he faces new danger from an old adversary. (S)10PM10.40SIGNIFICANT OTHERS Cambell starts working for the family business. Nell starts a protest at her new job. Drama, sarring Jennifer Garner and Eoin Bailey. Last in series. (S)11PM11.40Normal People (S) (R)12.15Normal People (S) (R)12.50The Handmaid’s Tale (S) (R)1.55Friday Night Dinner (S) (R)2.25EuroNews6AM to 6:30PM6.15The Six O’Clock Show (S) (R)7.00Ireland AM (S)10.00This Morning12.30News at 12:30 (S)1.00The Chase (S) (R)2.00The Chase Quiz show. (S) (R)3.00LOOSE WOMEN4.00HARBOUR COPS (R)4.30JUDGE JUDY5.00JUDGE JUDY5.30NEWS AT 5.30 (S)6.05THE SIX O’CLOCK SHOW (S)7PM7.00NEWS AT 7 (S)7.30EMMERDALE Belle confesses the truth about her past to Tom. (S)8PM8.00CORONATION STREET Craig urges Faye to follow her heart. (S)8.30CORONATION STREET Evelyn badgers Roy to see about his chest pains and George accuses Brian of sabotage. (S)9PM9.00THE HUNT FOR RAOUL MOAT The manhunt builds to a climax, resulting in a stand-off on the riverbank in Rothbury. Last in the series.10PM10.00THE TONIGHT SHOW Claire Brock and Ciara Doherty offer their unique take on the big stories of the day. (S)11PM11.00GOGGLEBOX IRELAND (R)12.00VICTORIA (S) (R)1.00THE RESTAURANT (R)2.00CLOSE5.25THE TONIGHT SHOW (S) (R)6AM to 6:30PM6.00Cúla 410.40Ainmhithe Craiceáilte (R)11.10The Wonder Years (S) (R)11.40The Golden Girls (S) (R)12.10Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam (S) (R)12.40Feirmeoirí (R)1.10Dr Quinn: Medicine Woman (S) (R)2.05Shark Tank (S)3.00Cúla 45.27AN AIMSIR LÁITHREACH5.30BEIDH AONACH AMÁRACH (R)6.00THE GOLDEN GIRLS Blanche, Dorothy and Rose become attracted to the same man. (S) (R)6.30THE WONDER YEARS Norma’s new job at the school turns out to be nothing but trouble for Kevin, who gets caught in the act of stealing a hall pass. (S) (R)6.57AN AIMSIR LÁITHREACH7PM7.00NUACHT TG47.30GINEADÓIR AN STÁIT The building of the Shannon Scheme. (R)8PM8.30SCANNAL The Mayo and Meath fight during the 1996 All-Ireland final. (R)9PM9.00GLÓR TÍRE: ROGHA & TOGHA Featuring Louise Morrissey, Michael English and Nathan Carter. (R)9.30REDS NA HÉIREANN Documentary exploring communism in Ireland until the fall of the Soviet Union.10PM10.30NARCOS: MEXICO Felix presents the plaza bosses with a new business plan. Last in series.11PM11.42AN AIMSIR LÁITHREACH11.45THE SINNER (R)12.45TURAS BÓTHAIR (R)1.15DÁIL ÉIREANN2.00NUACHT TG4 (R)2.30REDS NA HÉIREANN (R)2.30SCANNAL (R)4.05TURAS I MBAOL: AN TSIBEIR (R)5.00FRANCE 245.30FRANCE 24