What’s On TV Tonight ~ Sunday 19th October
There’s another great line-up on telly tonight with so many good shows on around the 9pm slot, we’re spoilt for choice!
Here’s what we recommend you take a look at tonight…
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began, BBC1, 6.10pm ~ Bond fans/geeks are going to love this documentary! On the centenary of his birth, and on the eve of the release of the 22nd James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, former Bond girl Joanna Lumley investigates the life of Ian Fleming. Her journey takes her from London to Jamaica, and sees her surrounded by 24 million pounds worth of diamonds, as she discovers how Fleming poured his personal experiences of war-time espionage, love, luxury and death into his most alluring literary creation.
Best Ever Worst Dance Moments, ITV1, 7pm ~ Justin Lee Collins looks back at some of the funniest dance moments in recent history, from David Brent’s moves in The Office to Peter Crouch’s famous robot goal celebration. JLC looks at how everyone from soap stars to presidents, pop stars to royalty, they’ve all been guilty of embarrassing themselves on the dance floor. Plus a look at some of the dance crazes that time forgot, including the Macarena, the Birdie Song, Agadoo and the Lambada.
Antiques Roadshow, BBC1, 7.10pm ~ Southwell: Fiona Bruce and the expert team are in Nottinghamshire meeting the people of Southwell in their magnificent Minster. Objects exciting the experts tonight include a 17th century love token of a betrothal box which bursts with secret compartments, and a rare haul of silver that’s been gathering dust in an attic. Also, the original speaking clock comes out of retirement.
Heartbeat, ITV1, 8pm ~ England Expects: An old villain returns to Aidensfield with a score to settle against the Ashfordly police and Peggy persuades David to make clay pots, with explosive consequences.
Wilderness Explored, BBC4, 8pm ~ Australia’s Red Heart: Documentary series looking at early European explorers who reached the wildernesses of Canada, Australia and the Congo. Australia’s stark and beautiful ‘red centre’ is now seen as part of the country’s national identity, and Uluru – Ayres Rock – a national symbol. But this vast desert was seen as a place of death by the first explorers and it’s taken 200 years for it to be perceived as a place of life and creation, as seen by the Aborigines. Some amazing footage in this film.
Strictly Come Dancing: Results, BBC1, 8.10pm ~ Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly present the results from the fifth round of the celebrity dancing competition. The males and the females faced off against each other for the first time with either a samba or a smooth, and your votes have been counted. The two couples with the lowest number of votes must face each other in a dance-off tonight, with only one being saved by the judges. Who’ll be thrown out of the competition for good? Plus, Alesha Dixon performs her new single.
Sally Anne Bowman: Psychic Private Eyes Special, Reality TV, 9pm ~ In case you missed this when it was first shown last month, don’t miss the opportunity to watch it tonight. Celebrated medium Colin Fry reveals how his psychic readings, along with those of Tony Stockwell and TJ Higgs indicated who the murderer of young model Sally Anne Bowman was. Astounding connections are made by the psychics and they offer the name of the murderer long before he was even suggested to the police.
Dirty Dancing, Five, 9pm ~ This feel-good dance drama catapulted Patrick Swayze to stardom. It was intended as a low-budget ‘filler’ but this tale of sexual awakening at a Jewish holiday camp in 1963 became a much-loved blockbuster. Swayze plays the sexy bad-boy dancing coach and Jennifer Grey plays the feisty middle-class teenager he falls for.
Stephen Fry in America, BBC1, 9pm ~ Deep South: Funnyman Stephen Fry continues his journey across America, hoping to learn more about the country that’s always captivated him. On this leg of the journey, he hopes to find out what makes The South so idiosyncratic and joins a group of West Virginian coal miners, makes blue-grass music in Tennessee, and flies above North Carolina in a hot air balloon. In South Carolina he learns the language of slaves and is invited into a Georgian family’s home for Thanksgiving.
Fringe, Sky 1, 9pm ~ The Ghost Network: This new series from the makers of Lost has got off to a great start and tonight, the team make use of a man who says he receives visions from God when he sees some bus passengers caught in a fatal gas attack; a real one, not just someone farting on the bus… bad though that is.
Absolutely Chuffed: The Men Who Built a Steam Engine, BBC4, 10pm ~ Documentary about the 18-year ambition of a group of enthusiasts who set out to build a brand new mainline steam engine from scratch in 1990. Bless ‘em… let’s hope they don’t trip over their anoraks.
The Story of the Guitar, BBC1, 10.20pm ~ This Time it’s Personal: Alan Yentob presents the final installment in a three-part series examining how the guitar became the world’s favourite musical instrument. Famous guitarists talk about how the guitar changed their lives and how each set about discovering their own guitar sound. Interviews include Muse’s Matt Bellamy, Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Slash and the Edge from U2 to name but a few.
Family Guy, FX, 11pm ~ Petergeist: This is the first of four episodes back-to-back of this incredibly funny cartoon about American family life. After Joe builds a new home theatre, Peter tries to top it by building a multiplex in his backyard where he discovers an Indian burial ground. When he takes an Indian chief’s skull, the house becomes haunted and Stewie gets sucked into the television. Unfortunately for the Griffins, getting Stewie back from the poltergeist is just the beginning.
Have a great Sunday and we’ll see you tomorrow!
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