TV Listings

TV-Easy the fast one-click listings of what's on UK television

Network · Freeview
Satellite

UK TV Listings on the 13th of May 2008
for selected satellite channels

Tuesday morning

Eurosport

7.30am Eurogoals

Round-up of goals and highlights from around Europe, including Serie A, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga.

8.15am Artistic Gymnastics

The men's European Championships. Action from the Maison du Sport International in Lausanne, Switzerland, featuring the individual apparatus finals, as the competitors look to find form ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

9.30am Road to Euro 2008

News and highlights from recent international matches, focusing on sides' preparations for Euro 2008

9.45am Eurogoals

Round-up of goals and highlights from around Europe, including Serie A, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga.

10.30am UEFA Cup Football

Fiorentina v Rangers. Action from the semi-final second-leg encounter at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.

11.30am UEFA Cup Football

Zenit St Petersburg v Bayern Munich. Highlights of the semi-final second-leg encounter at the Petrovsky Stadium.

Bravo

8.00am Starsky and Hutch

Ken is exposed to a deadly virus when he eats contaminated soup, leaving Dave to save him. Seventies police drama, starring Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul.

9.00am Gamer TV

Reviewing the latest video games, plus news and previews.

9.30am Gamer TV

Reviewing the latest video games, plus news and previews.

10.00am When Sport Goes Bad

A collection of sporting accidents from around the world.

11.00am Dog the Bounty Hunter

Two people receive help from Duane Chapman as they deal with the effects of drug misuse.

11.30am Dog the Bounty Hunter

The crew entertain children from the Make a Wish Foundation, before searching for a Samoan man.

Discovery

6.00am American Chopper

Part one of two. Building custom motorcycles with father-and-son team the Teutuls and the gang at Orange County Choppers.

7.00am Deadliest Catch

The fishermen come to the end of a long night spent baiting and setting up crab pots in extreme weather conditions and anxiously await the captain's signal to start hauling them in. Meanwhile, the crew on one of the boats realise they could fall behind when the boards in its storage bin break.

8.00am How It's Made

The processes involved in the creation of motorcycles, clay pipes, drumsticks and whistles.

8.30am How Do They Do It?

The technology that allows rescue workers to cut open a crushed car in a matter of seconds, and the techniques enabling parachutists to land with amazing precision on a target the size of a coin.

9.00am Egypt's New Tomb Revealed

The excavation of a gold coffin, found in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, close to the burial place of Tutankhamun. The discovery of the grave in 2006 was the first in the area for more than 80 years. The expedition, headed by renowned archaeologist Dr Otto J Schaden, is revealed in step-by-step detail, including possible answers to the mysteries unearthed along the way.

10.00am Rameses: The Great Pharaoh

The life of the pharaoh and the legacy he left behind, leading several expeditions abroad, signing the first peace treaty, fathering more than 100 children and building the great temple at Abu Simbel, which includes the statues fashioned in his own image.

History

8.00am Dynasties

The Islamic dynasty of the Umayyads, established in Spain by the caliph al-Walid I, who defended his frontiers against Christian armies attempting to reconquer the country.

9.00am Cities of the Underworld

Don Wildman explores the tunnel systems used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War, revealing how they were sometimes rigged with deadly booby traps, and visits a mountain cave that was used as a secret military base.

10.00am Herod: Behind the Myth

The achievements of the king of Judea who was notorious for the Biblical massacre of the innocents. He rose to power from common birth and was responsible for various feats of engineering, including cities within mountains, the world's largest artificial harbour and the famous Temple of Jerusalem.

11.00am Tuva Gold

German archaeologists excavate the tomb of a Scythian king and queen in Siberia and unearth many historical treasures along the way.

Sky 1

6.00am Brainiac: Science Abuse

Richard Hammond puts human vomit under the microscope, and Jon Tickle visits the pub in the name of science — to see which hangover cures are the most effective. The team also investigate the age-old myth that eating chocolate causes spots.

7.00am The Dog Whisperer

Dog trainer Cesar Millan helps a Beagle that has become aggressive after moving to a new area, and meets a cross breed with a penchant for boogie boarding.

8.00am Airline

Check-in attendant Katrina gets the result of her cancer scan and assistant supervisor Jane Boulton sets off for Belfast to help launch easyJet's new route to Northern Ireland. Air dispatcher Kevin Reardon prepares to welcome the Queen, who's en route to Liverpool Airport, but realises at the last minute that he won't be able to meet her in person.

8.30am Airline

EasyJet employee Katrina finally leaves for her long-awaited honeymoon with new husband Julian, while her work colleagues descend on Brussels to protest against rival airline Go.

9.00am Zoo Vet at Large

Vet Matt Brash attempts to lighten a depressed iguana's mood, and faces his worst nightmare while operating on a budgie.

9.30am Zoo Vet at Large

Matt Brash tends to a sparrowhawk that has been hit by a car, and a springer spaniel with footballer's knee.

10.00am Stargate SG-1

A salvage operation goes wrong, leaving the team trapped on a Goa'uld mothership and when they accidentally activate the self-destruct mechanism, they leave themselves only 17 minutes to escape. Sci-fi drama, starring Richard Dean Anderson.

11.00am Stargate SG-1

O'Neill contracts a deadly virus from a woman who has been found frozen in ice near an Antarctic research station for thousands of years — and only a symbiote from the Tok'ra can save his life. Sci-fi drama, starring Richard Dean Anderson and Amanda Tapping.

Tuesday afternoon

Eurosport

1.00pm Cycling

Action from the third stage of the Giro d'Italia, featuring a 208km journey from Catania to Milazzo. A high-class field will be in attendance as the riders conclude their journey of Sicily, with the LPR Brakes star Danilo Di Luca the man to beat after winning the race last year.

2.00pm Live Cycling

Coverage of the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia, featuring a 187km journey from Pizzo Calabro to Cantanzaro. The riders are back on the mainland after two stages on the island of Sicily and after today's stage, will gradually move north toward their final destination of Milan.

4.30pm Live UEFA Under-17s Championship

Coverage of the first-half of the opening semi-final at the Mardan Sport Complex in Turkey (Kick-off 4.30pm)

5.15pm Eurogoals

Round-up of goals and highlights from around Europe, including Serie A, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga.

5.30pm Live UEFA Under-17s Championship

Coverage of the second-half of the opening semi-final at the Mardan Sport Complex in Turkey.

Bravo

12.00pm The A-Team

The caring commandos take up the cause of a group of New York shopkeepers who have fallen victim to a neighbourhood protection racket. Action adventure, starring Mr T and George Peppard.

1.00pm Walker, Texas Ranger

Part two of two. Walker must make a difficult decision between protecting the Rangers from an escaped motorcycle gang or being with Alex for the birth of their child.

2.00pm Dog the Bounty Hunter

Two people receive help from Duane Chapman as they deal with the effects of drug misuse.

2.30pm Dog the Bounty Hunter

The crew entertain children from the Make a Wish Foundation, before searching for a Samoan man.

3.00pm Street Crime UK

Police deal with a nightclub brawl in Basildon, a domestic quarrel in Plymouth and a Slough drunkard.

3.30pm Street Crime UK

Police arrest a male prostitute who dresses as a woman, and a man in Taplow is apprehended when he tries to ride a quad bike down a side street.

4.00pm Dog the Bounty Hunter

Dog makes a solemn vow to capture and help a fugitive when it emerges she shares a birthday with the bounty hunter's daughter Barbara, who was killed in a car crash.

5.00pm When Sport Goes Bad

A collection of sporting accidents from around the world.

Discovery

12.00pm Days That Shook the World

Examination of two acts of internal terrorism in US history. In 1865, John Wilkes Booth plotted to change the course of the American Civil War by assassinating Abraham Lincoln. But while he succeeded in killing the president, the war was still lost. More than a century later, in 1995, Timothy McVeigh killed 168 people when he blew up Oklahoma City's Federal Building, claiming he was striking out against a Government at war with its own citizens.

1.00pm FBI Files

How clues at a crime scene helped to establish the motive when a shop assistant was shot dead outside a bank.

2.00pm Forensic Detectives

Using forensics to solve murders and uncover sinister plots within families.

3.00pm Deadliest Catch

The captain of the Rollo is furious to discover a miscalculation led to his crew's overfishing, meaning they caught 40,000lb more crab than their licence permits.

4.00pm Days That Shook the World

The memorable moment during World War One, on Christmas Day in 1914, when soldiers from both sides put down their guns, shook hands and discovered they had more in common with each other than with their leaders. The spontaneous act of peace lasted until New Year's Day and those in high command were powerless to stop it.

5.00pm How It's Made

The manufacture of electric violins, photographs and welding electrodes, and how their production processes have evolved over the years.

5.30pm How Do They Do It?

Members of the California Highway Patrol reveal the best way to stop a speeding car, while experts share the secrets of a spectacular display that involves 75,000 litres of water.

History

12.00pm The Lost Evidence

How the German Afrika Corps were fooled by aerial reconnaissance photos during World War Two.

1.00pm Desert Generals

The defeat of German forces by the British in Egypt during World War Two, which stopped the Nazi war machine in its tracks and changed the face of modern warfare.

2.00pm The SS

The secret Odessa organisation, set up to protect senior leaders of the SS who escaped the Allies, which allegedly received support from the US government and the Vatican.

3.00pm Ice Road Truckers

A lorry goes through the ice and the emergency services spring into action. Jay transports the heaviest piece of equipment this season, TJ is investigated for negligent driving, and Rick works without any heating in his cab.

4.00pm The Lost Evidence

Aerial photographs capture the Russian destruction of Berlin during World War Two when Hitler knew all was lost but still refused to surrender.

5.00pm Desert Generals

The British defeat of German forces in Egypt during World War Two, stopping the Nazi war machine in its tracks, and changing the face of modern warfare.

Sky 1

12.00pm Stargate Atlantis

Part one of two. The team are contacted by Michael, the Wraith they tried to turn into a human. He claims his species is being divided by a civil war and offers them valuable information about advanced weapons, and help in fighting their mutual enemies. In return the rebel faction want Dr Beckett's retrovirus to turn their foes into humans that they can feed on.

1.00pm Cold Case

A frail mother consumed with guilt asks Rush to reopen the investigation into the murder of her gay son so the killer can be brought to justice before she dies. As the detective moves forward with the case, she learns about the poor treatment of homosexual victims by police in the Sixties. Detective drama, starring Kathryn Morris and John Finn.

2.00pm Bones

Brennan and her team are brought in to identify the remains of a man discovered in a bomb shelter — but when Zack cuts into the victim's bones, he accidentally releases a deadly fungus that forces everyone to remain in quarantine over Christmas. Starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz.

3.00pm Stargate SG-1

Carter, Teal'c and Jonas are sent to a seemingly sleepy seaside town on the Oregon coast to search for a scientist, but discover the community is hiding a sinister secret, and they find an alien ship hidden in one of the buildings. Sci-fi drama, starring Richard Dean Anderson.

4.00pm Stargate SG-1

Colonel O'Neill is captured by the Goa'uld and tortured to the brink of death by Ba'al the System Lord — but help arrives in the form of old friend Daniel Jackson. Sci-fi drama, starring Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks.

5.00pm Futurama

As a result of eating a suspicious egg sandwich, Fry experiences strange side-effects — becoming stronger and more intelligent. Convinced the changes are caused by worms he has ingested, Professor Farnsworth persuades the crew to shrink themselves and enter his body to defeat them.

5.30pm Futurama

Self-obsessed Starfleet captain Zapp Brannigan crashes the ship into a planet inhabited by a race of giant women, and the crew are sentenced to death — forcing Fry to look to Bender for help. With the voice of Bea Arthur.

Tuesday evening

Eurosport

6.15pm Eurogoals

Round-up of goals and highlights from around Europe, including Serie A, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga.

7.00pm Live UEFA Under-17s Championship

The second semi-final (Kick-off 7.00pm). Coverage from the Antalya Ataturk Stadium in Turkey, where the sides are aiming to succeed Spain as champions.

8.45pm Boxing

Cristian Sanavia v Karo Murat. The EBU Super-Middleweight title fight at the Jahnsportforum in Brandenburg, Germany.

10.30pm World Rally Championship

A preview of the Rally d'Italia Sardegna, the sixth round of the season, staged on the gravel roads of the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. The rally moved from Sanremo four years ago and the dusty, hot conditions will make conditions difficult for drivers and team mechanics alike.

11.00pm Cycling

Action from the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia, featuring a 187km journey from Pizzo Calabro to Cantanzaro. The riders are back on the mainland after two stages on the island of Sicily and after today's stage, will gradually move north toward their final destination of Milan.

Bravo

6.00pm Street Crime UK

Police are called to a blaze at a set of garages, deal with a gunman on the loose in the Wirral and break up a fight between two gangs in Dundee.

6.30pm Street Crime UK

A man in Gateshead is suspected of beating up his girlfriend, and Stoke police investigate claims a man was threatened by former darts player Eric Bristow.

7.00pm Walker, Texas Ranger

Part two of two. Walker must make a difficult decision between protecting the Rangers from an escaped motorcycle gang or being with Alex for the birth of their child.

8.00pm The A-Team

The caring commandos take up the cause of a group of New York shopkeepers who have fallen victim to a neighbourhood protection racket. Action adventure, starring Mr T and George Peppard.

9.00pm Real Football Factories International

Danny Dyer witnesses a local derby match descend into rioting in Krakow, Poland.

10.00pm Blade: The Series

Part two of two. Krista Starr joins forces with Blade to track down the killer of her twin brother Zack, but realises she's dangerously out of her depth.

11.00pm Star Trek: Voyager

Janeway forms a strategic alliance with Kazon factions, hoping to lay the ground rules for a mutually beneficial pact — but soon realises the warlike aliens are not so easily appeased. Sci-fi capers, starring Kate Mulgrew and Robert Beltran.

Discovery

6.00pm Mythbusters

In an episode dedicated to the martial arts, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage investigate reports that ninjas can run on water, and join a ninjutsu master to test their own aquatic agility.

7.00pm How It's Made

The production of boomerangs, barbecues, pinball machines and strobe lights, and how their manufacture has changed with technological developments.

7.30pm How Do They Do It?

How the world's biggest container ship transports goods around the world, and the processes involved in building a Peterbilt heavy truck.

8.00pm Deadliest Catch

The fleet heads back out to sea as the fishing season begins again, but the Northwestern is forced to lag behind the pack to make some urgent repairs.

9.00pm Deadliest Catch

The crews plough on, determined to stake their claims to the most coveted fishing grounds, but the sea proves as difficult as ever, and after just 48 hours, one greenhorn shows signs of cracking under the strain.

10.00pm Oil Strike!

In California, poker champion Al faces an unprecedented disaster as $2million disappears down a dry hole while he looks on helplessly. Meanwhile, Dave in Ohio suffers even worse luck.

11.00pm Crime Scene Australia

The story of Lyndsay van Blanken, who was found in a cricket bag in Sydney. Her boyfriend William Matheson was jailed for her murder in 2005

History

6.00pm Mega Movers

Considering the task of relocating the Denver International Airport, and physically moving the TWA terminal nearly a quarter of a mile.

7.00pm Ice Road Truckers

Drew angers his boss when he has yet another mishap, becoming stranded after running out of fuel. Alex drives the new 138-mile ice road to Colomac Gold mine, and Hugh is desperate to dispatch a load but discovers a hole in one of his tyres. TJ's season threatens to come to an end when he is diagnosed with torn and inflamed abdominal muscles.

8.00pm Mega Disasters

Experts predict the likely consequences if climate change were to lead to a prolonged drought in the western United States, causing severe water shortages.

9.00pm Rome: The Lost City of China

Evidence on an ancient map suggests a village in China may once have been an outpost of the Roman Empire. The claim is investigated using archeological evidence and DNA testing of the inhabitants, many of whom appear to have Caucasian features.

10.00pm Mega Disasters

Experts predict the likely consequences if climate change were to lead to a prolonged drought in the western United States, causing severe water shortages.

11.00pm Desert Generals

The British defeat of German forces in Egypt during World War Two, stopping the Nazi war machine in its tracks, and changing the face of modern warfare.

Sky 1

6.00pm Futurama

A sleepwalking Bender causes havoc at Planet Express by indiscriminately bending things in the middle of the night, so Professor Farnsworth sends him off to the Bending Factory, where his uncontrollable urge is put to good use.

6.30pm Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm suffers under his father's roller-skating tutelage and Lois is put out of action by a back injury. American comedy, starring Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarek and Bryan Cranston.

7.00pm The Simpsons

Lisa tires of being followed everywhere by a lovestruck Ralph and hurts his feelings by blurting out in public that she can't stand him — prompting disgruntled local lawman Chief Wiggum to harass Homer in retaliation*

7.30pm The Simpsons

Homer teaches an adult education course on the secrets of marital bliss. However, Marge spoils it by kicking him out of the house for revealing intimate domestic details to his students*

8.00pm The Simpsons

Homer gets drunk at a party and leers at Maude Flanders, upsetting Marge. Peeved at his behaviour, she insists he joins her at a retreat for married couples, but he becomes distracted by the opportunity to catch the legendary fish that inhabits a nearby lake*

8.30pm The Simpsons

Homer buys Lisa a pony in a bid to prove his love for her, but it's a gift the family can't really afford. To make ends meet and pay for the animal's upkeep, he is forced to take on a second job at the Kwik-E-Mart*

9.00pm Battlestar Galactica

In an attempt to discover the way to Earth, Starbuck accompanies Leoben to the Cylon base ship, where the Hybrid issues her with a cryptic warning. Meanwhile, Admiral Adama becomes anxious that the pilot has not yet returned and President Roslin bonds with another cancer patient. Katee Sackhoff, Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell star.

10.00pm Lost

When Jack's health begins to deteriorate, Kate and Juliet are forced to work together in order to help him. Drama following the survivors of a plane crash who are left stranded on a remote island. Starring Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly and Elizabeth Mitchell.

11.00pm The Dresden Files

Harry is reluctant to get involved when Bianca, the most beautiful vampire in Chicago, fears for her life and begs him for help. However, a previous debt owed to her and events in the past cause him to relent and his suspicions about her soon become evident.

Tuesday night / Wednesday morning

Eurosport

12.00am Rallying

A review of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge from Portugal, where the second round of the season took place.

12.30am Close

Bravo

12.00am Shock Video

Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish present the outrageous show highlighting bizarre TV from around the world, where the agenda appears to be how much naked flesh they can cram into one programme.

12.30am Shock Video

Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish present the outrageous show highlighting bizarre TV from around the world, where the agenda appears to be how much naked flesh they can cram into one programme.

1.00am [adult swim]

Cartoon zone for adults, with Harvey Birdman offering the ultimate in post-pub humour and irreverent comedy.

1.15am [adult swim]

Cartoon zone for adults, with Harvey Birdman offering the ultimate in post-pub humour and irreverent comedy.

1.30am [adult swim]

Cartoon zone for adults, with Harvey Birdman offering the ultimate in post-pub humour and irreverent comedy.

1.45am [adult swim]

Cartoon zone for adults, with Harvey Birdman offering the ultimate in post-pub humour and irreverent comedy.

2.00am [adult swim]

Cartoon zone offering the ultimate in irreverent comedy featuring Sealab 2021, a laboratory on the ocean floor run by misfits and weirdos.

2.15am [adult swim]

Cartoon zone offering the ultimate in irreverent comedy featuring Sealab 2021, a laboratory on the ocean floor run by misfits and weirdos.

2.30am [adult swim]

Cartoon zone offering the ultimate in irreverent comedy featuring Sealab 2021, a laboratory on the ocean floor run by misfits and weirdos.

2.45am [adult swim]

Cartoon zone offering the ultimate in irreverent comedy featuring Sealab 2021, a laboratory on the ocean floor run by misfits and weirdos.

3.00am Starsky and Hutch

Ken is exposed to a deadly virus when he eats contaminated soup, leaving Dave to save him. Seventies police drama, starring Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul.

4.00am Close

Discovery

12.00am Most Evil

The science behind brutal crimes, investigating whether killers are a result of nature or develop as a product of their environment.

1.00am FBI Files

How convicts escaped jail in 1996 to add yet another bank robbery to their tally of heists before they were apprehended by the FBI.

2.00am Forensic Detectives

How technology such as mobile phones, CCTV and cashpoints monitor human movements, and the implications for criminal investigations.

3.00am Deadliest Catch

3.50am World's Tallest Man: Shocking Story

UK specialists in gigantism head to Ukraine, where they attempt to save the life of Leonid Stadnyk, who reputedly stands at 8ft 4in.

4.40am Kings of Construction

The building of the fastest-access sirport terminal in the world — the JetBlue facility at New Yorks's Kennedy Airport's.

5.30am How It's Made

The processes involved in manufacturing kitchen knives, mannequins and hypodermic needles, and how they have changed with advances in technology.

History

12.00am Rome: The Lost City of China

1.00am Dynasties

The Islamic dynasty of the Umayyads, established in Spain by the caliph al-Walid I, who defended his frontiers against Christian armies attempting to reconquer the country.

2.00am Close

Sky 1

12.00am Bones

An old acquaintance of Booth asks him to recheck evidence against a man scheduled for execution within 24 hours. Jack and Zack examine details from the case, while the team persuade a judge to authorise the exhumation of the victim's body in an attempt to fight for the condemned man's life. Crime drama, starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz.

1.00am Road Wars

The Thames Valley Police use unmarked cars with on-board video cameras to give an intriguing insight into vehicle crime. An intruder in a shop upsets staff, while some bad driving alerts officers to a stash of illegal drugs in the offending car.

1.50am Stargate Atlantis

2.40am Road Wars

Police officers use unmarked cars fitted with on-board video cameras, offering an insight into vehicle crime and how it can be prevented. The programme features footage of dangerous drivers on the overcrowded roads.

3.30am Airline

3.55am Airline

EasyJet employee Katrina finally leaves for her long-awaited honeymoon with new husband Julian, while her work colleagues descend on Brussels to protest against rival airline Go.

4.20am Brainiac: Science Abuse

5.10am Guilty!

A girl accuses her sister of being too vain, and a husband puts his wife in the dock for being unwilling to do the housework.

belt sanders | cordless jigsaws | electric chainsaws | electric saws | corded drills

W3 Org
web design stuff

TV Cream
unforgettable telly

TV Zap
worldwide TV guide