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Today 07:00pm World News Today (News) The day's leading stories.
Today 07:30pm Top of the Pops: 1977 (Music) David `Kid' Jensen presents an edition from February 3, 1977, the final week in which David Soul's Don't Give Up on Us topped the chart. The show also features performances by the Real Thing, the Rubettes, Boney
Today 08:00pm Horizon (Documentary) The work and theories of researchers who have studied psychopathic killers. Professor Jim Fallon talks about how he discovered he had the profile of a psychopath, but explains how the fact he did not become a murderer holds
Today 09:00pm Bullets, Boots and Bandages: How to Really Win at War (Reality) Military historian Saul David explains the importance of efficiently moving an army during wartime, as he continues his exploration of the often-overlooked logistical
Today 10:00pm The Singing Detective (Drama) Marlow clashes with Dr Gibbon, a hospital psychiatrist who has read one of his novels and thinks he can get to the root of his problems. Shaken, the writer returns to his bed, but his mood does not improve when his ex-wife
Today 11:10pm Lost Kingdoms of Africa (Documentary) Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of South Africa's Zulu kingdom. He examines its 17th-century origins, charts its expansion under notorious military leader King Shaka, and recalls the battles
Tomorrow 12:10am Top of the Pops: 1977 (Music) David `Kid' Jensen presents an edition from February 3, 1977, the final week in which David Soul's Don't Give Up on Us topped the chart. The show also features performances by the Real Thing, the Rubettes, Boney
Tomorrow 12:45am Bullets, Boots and Bandages: How to Really Win at War (Reality) Military historian Saul David explains the importance of efficiently moving an army during wartime, as he continues his exploration of the often-overlooked logistical
Tomorrow 01:45am Horizon (Documentary) The work and theories of researchers who have studied psychopathic killers. Professor Jim Fallon talks about how he discovered he had the profile of a psychopath, but explains how the fact he did not become a murderer holds
Tomorrow 02:45am Great British Railway Journeys (Documentary) Michael Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook to discover how the railways have affected people and find out what
Tomorrow 03:15am Bullets, Boots and Bandages: How to Really Win at War (Reality) Military historian Saul David explains the importance of efficiently moving an army during wartime, as he continues his exploration of the often-overlooked logistical
Tomorrow 04:15am Close (No Genre)
Tomorrow 07:00pm World News Today (News) The day's leading stories.
Tomorrow 07:30pm The Prince and the Composer: A Film about Hubert Parry by HRH the Prince of Wale (Documentary) The life and work of the composer, who is best known for the choral song Jerusalem and the well-loved hymn Dear Lord and Father of Mankind.
Tomorrow 09:00pm How the Brits Rocked America: Go West (Music) The popularity of British acts in 1980s America, explaining why the Sex Pistols' US tour ended in disaster - but paved the way for others, including Squeeze, Elvis Costello, the Cure, and particularly
Tomorrow 10:00pm Big in America: British Hits in the USA (Music) Compilation of US chart hits by British bands, featuring the Cure, Supertramp, Coldplay, the Dave Clark Five, Black Sabbath, A Flock of Seagulls and Bush.
Sat 01:00am How the Brits Rocked America: Go West (Music) The popularity of British acts in 1980s America, explaining why the Sex Pistols' US tour ended in disaster - but paved the way for others, including Squeeze, Elvis Costello, the Cure, and particularly
Sat 02:00am Big in America: British Hits in the USA (Music) Compilation of US chart hits by British bands, featuring the Cure, Supertramp, Coldplay, the Dave Clark Five, Black Sabbath, A Flock of Seagulls and Bush.
Sat 03:00am The Prince and the Composer: A Film about Hubert Parry by HRH the Prince of Wale (Documentary) The life and work of the composer, who is best known for the choral song Jerusalem and the well-loved hymn Dear Lord and Father of Mankind.
Sat 04:30am Close (No Genre)
Sat 07:00pm Survivors: Nature's Indestructible Creatures (Reality) Richard Fortey discusses Earth's last Ice Age, which began 2.8 million years ago when slight changes in ocean currents and the planet's orbit around the sun caused the world to cool.
Sat 08:00pm Natural World (Nature) Examining how wild animals, including monkeys, wolves, bears, foxes and pheasants, cope with mountain life in the Himalayas. The programme discovers that the region's difficulties have given many creatures remarkable
Sat 09:00pm Inspector Montalbano (Drama) New series. Italian detective drama, based on novels by Andrea Camilleri, starring Luca Zingaretti as curmudgeonly Sicilian police inspector Salvo Montalbano.
Sat 10:45pm Top of the Pops: 1977 (Music) David `Kid' Jensen presents an edition from February 3, 1977, the final week in which David Soul's Don't Give Up on Us topped the chart. The show also features performances by the Real Thing, the Rubettes, Boney
Sat 11:25pm We Were Here (Documentary) Documentary examining the impact the spread of Aids had on San Francisco's gay community in the 1980s. The film focuses on five residents of the city whose lives were affected, including those afflicted with the disease,
Sun 12:55am Horizon (Documentary) The work and theories of researchers who have studied psychopathic killers. Professor Jim Fallon talks about how he discovered he had the profile of a psychopath, but explains how the fact he did not become a murderer holds
Sun 01:55am Natural World (Nature) Examining how wild animals, including monkeys, wolves, bears, foxes and pheasants, cope with mountain life in the Himalayas. The programme discovers that the region's difficulties have given many creatures remarkable
Sun 02:55am Survivors: Nature's Indestructible Creatures (Reality) Richard Fortey discusses Earth's last Ice Age, which began 2.8 million years ago when slight changes in ocean currents and the planet's orbit around the sun caused the world to cool.
Sun 03:55am Close (No Genre)
Sun 07:00pm Bullets, Boots and Bandages: How to Really Win at War (Reality) Military historian Saul David explains the importance of efficiently moving an army during wartime, as he continues his exploration of the often-overlooked logistical
Sun 09:00pm We'll Take Manhattan (Drama) Drama, based on the story of David Bailey's 1962 photoshoot in Manhattan with model Jean Shrimpton. Against the wishes of his editor at British Vogue, Bailey disregards the conventions of contemporary fashion
Sun 10:30pm Rapt (Drama) Premiere. A wealthy industrialist is kidnapped in a bid to extort money from the company he works for. As the torment of the experience takes its toll on him, the media descend on his wife with secrets they have uncovered, while the board
Mon 12:35am How the Brits Rocked America: Go West (Music) British bands' attempts to find fame in the USA.
Mon 01:35am Big in America: British Hits in the USA (Music) Compilation of US chart hits by British bands, featuring the Cure, Supertramp, Coldplay, the Dave Clark Five, Black Sabbath, A Flock of Seagulls and Bush.
Mon 02:35am Depeche Mode 101 (Documentary) DA Pennebaker's documentary following the Basildon band as they prepare for the final date of their Music for the Masses tour at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California in 1989. The film charts how their profile increased
Mon 04:30am Close (No Genre)
Mon 07:00pm World News Today (News) The day's leading stories.
Mon 07:30pm Great British Railway Journeys (Documentary) Michael Portillo uncovers how the nation's railways have influenced society, comparing his journey with George Bradshaw's Victorian guidebook.
Mon 09:00pm Lost Kingdoms of Africa (Documentary) Gus Casely-Hayford visits Morocco to tell the story of the Berber kings, who once ruled over a domain that stretched from northern Spain to west Africa. He discovers how the rulers made their riches, explores
Mon 10:00pm Storyville (Documentary) Documentary series.
Mon 11:20pm Bullets, Boots and Bandages: How to Really Win at War (Reality) Military historian Saul David explains the importance of efficiently moving an army during wartime, as he continues his exploration of the often-overlooked logistical
Tue 12:20am Lost Kingdoms of Africa (Documentary) Gus Casely-Hayford visits Morocco to tell the story of the Berber kings, who once ruled over a domain that stretched from northern Spain to west Africa. He discovers how the rulers made their riches, explores
Tue 01:20am Storyville (Documentary) Documentary series.
Tue 02:40am Great British Railway Journeys (Documentary) Michael Portillo uncovers how the nation's railways have influenced society, comparing his journey with George Bradshaw's Victorian guidebook.