Issue 21-Oct-2017 - What's on TV (2024)

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Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd What’s on TV is a value-packed, easy-to-use weekly magazine, full of TV information, features and listings. The Soapweek section gives you in-depth story updates and the double-page Soap Diary gives you a rundown of upcoming plots, complete with "must-see" moments flagged up. The TV Week and Real Life sections cover the best of the week's programmes, and there are seven days of clearly set out listings. ENGLAND edition

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IN THIS ISSUEHOT TV THIS WEEKnewGunpowderSATURDAY 21 October, 9.10pm BBC1 DramaGame of Thrones star Kit Harington stars in this three-part drama following the famous Gunpowder Plot of 5 November 1605. Kit plays one of his actual ancestors, Robert Catesby, the driving force behind the treasonous plan. Liv Tyler co-stars as Catesby’s cousin, Anne Vaux, while Downton Abbey’s Tom Cullen plays Guy Fawkes, and Mark Gattis is spymaster Robert Cecil.FULL STORY P9The Last PostSUN 22 Oct, 9.00pm BBC1 DramaThe whole of the military base is on tenterhooks as the search continues for little George Markham in the 1960s-set drama. As his anxious parents, Mary and Harry, do their best to hold themselves together, fears grow over the identity of the boy’s kidnappers. Will George be found?FULL STORY P8Keep up with the latest from What’s on TV…4 min

IN THIS ISSUEWild about animals!8 pages of all the week’s biggest TV showsnewAUTUMNWATCHMonday-Thursday, 8.00pm BBC2 FactualQ Will you be revisiting some of the animals we saw in Springwatch?A We had our barn owls, kestrels kites and buzzards, and they were all resident so they will be there for Autumnwatch. In Springwatch, we had cameras set up in the horseshoe bats’ maternity roost. Now Martin is going back and will be climbing about looking for bats in a claustrophobic, damp mine!Q How can people at home be more wildlife-friendly?A Autumn is a time where animals are stocking up, so order some bird feeders. Also, save your table scraps, and leave them out for the likes of foxes, badgers and hedgehogs. But don’t put them too close to the house because you don’t want them associating…3 min

IN THIS ISSUEKidnap horror!THE LAST POSTSunday, 9.00pm BBC1 DramaThe stiff upper lip of kindly Mary Markham (Amanda Drew) is put to the test in period drama The Last Post.Last week her son, six-yearold George, disappeared from the BP Club in Aden and now local insurgents, and even the Markhams’ servant Yusra, are suspected of kidnapping him.While the search for George continues, Mary puts on a brave face to care for her new baby, Peter, and support her husband, commanding officer Major Harry Markham (Ben Miles). However, as the hunt for the little boy grows more dangerous and complex, it is set to throw up some serious dilemmas for the Markham family.‘Mary will become challenged as to whether to put obedience and serving her husband above her own needs and you root for her…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEOn the warpath!CASUALTYSat, 8.20pm BBC1 DramaThe net tightens on doctor Dylan Keogh this week as he tries to keep refugee child Sanosi hidden from the authorities.A visit to Dylan’s home confirms nurse Louise Tyler’s suspicions that he and David Hide smuggled Sanosi into the UK from France.Meanwhile, Connie goes on the warpath when social services look into the ED’s treatment of a mysterious, unaccompanied minor.Sensing Louise, Dylan and David are connected to Sanosi, Connie demands answers from the trio. Getting none, she does some digging of her own, which leads her to Dylan’s boat…Is it game over for the medic and traumatised Sanosi?More at whatsontv.co.uk/casualtyWords: Nick Cannon, Tess Lamacraft, Elaine Reilly Photos: BBC, BSkyB, Rex Shutterstock, UKTV…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEComing soon…What’s on TV EXTRATen years after their last TV show together, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are reuniting for a BBC1 special. Celebrating 30 years since their hit show French and Saunders first aired, there’ll be new sketches as well as a look back at their favourite ever moments.Chef Tom Kerridge hosts BBC2’s new food series The Finest in the Deli: Yorkshire’s Choice. The show gives artisan food producers the chance to convince expert judges that their wares belong on our shelves.Former Time Lord David Tennant features in a reboot of the classic cartoon DuckTales on the Disney Channel. It follows the loopy adventures of grumpy billionaire Scrooge McDuck (voiced by David) and nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie.Sheridan Smith headlines her very own ITV show, Sheridan. The star, who’s enjoyed…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEPlot to Kill a King!newGUNPOWDERSat, 9.10pm BBC1 DramaBonfire Night is all about fireworks, sparklers and burnt sausages these days, but a new three-part drama tells the true story of how, in 1605, Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I.Kit Harington, who helped to develop the drama, stars as his own ancestor, Robert Catesby, the leader of the plotters.‘The idea spawned from a piece of family curiosity,’ reveals Kit. ‘My mother’s maiden name is Catesby and I’m a direct descendant. I wondered why there was no defining drama about the Gunpowder Plot.’The drama is set in a time when Britain was divided along religious lines. James I (Derek Riddell) is a Protestant, and his Catholic subjects – including Catesby – are subject to violent…1 min

Issue 21-Oct-2017 - What's on TV (2024)

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