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How Do They Do It?
Starts Monday 12 January, 11:30 PM on Quest
Season 10 Episode 7: Plane Painting/Pasties/Clogs
The production of clogs and pasties, plus how planes are painted
Judge Judy
Starts Monday 12 January, 11:40 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 40: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 12:05 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 41: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
How Do They Do It?
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 12:00 AM on Quest
Season 10 Episode 8: Cathedral Bells/Hurricane Clean-Up
The casting of bells for cathedrals, and how the environment is cleaned up after large, natural storms
Secrets of the Hells Angels
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 12:00 AM on Sky History
Episode 4: The Brotherhood Is a Lie
The experiences of Charles 'Peewee' Goldsmith, a kickboxing heavyweight who joined the Angels, only for them to turn against him
Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 12:00 AM on Really
Season 2 Episode 2: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Laurence's home has a history of harrowing hauntings. When the home reveals its Quaker past, a spirit comes forward with a murderous story to tell
How Do They Do It?
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 12:30 AM on Quest
Season 10 Episode 9: Tyres/Expresso/Diamonds
The production of tyres made by the Titan Corporation, espresso coffee and how diamonds are cut
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 12:30 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 42: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
World's Deadliest Weather: Caught on Camera
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 12:00 AM on 5Action
Season 3 Episode 6
A tornado traps teachers in America, wildfires rip across England, a landslide hits hikers in Argentina, and a man descends into a deadly volcano
Cause of Death
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 12:00 AM on 5STAR
Season 3 Episode 10
A man is found dead in the water while on holiday in Egypt with his wife and it's up to Dr Adeley and his team to decipher the cause
Bloodline Detectives
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 12:00 AM on True Crime
Episode 12: Carnage in Cardiff
In 1988, police discovered the mutilated body of Lynette White. A quarter-of-a-century later, a ground-breaking DNA technique would finally lead detectives to her killer
World's Greatest Treasure Mysteries
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 12:00 AM on Blaze
Season 3 Episode 6: Captain Bellamy's Bounty
Rick Lagina, Tony Sampson and Matty Blake investigate the bounty accumulated by 18th-century pirate Captain 'Black Sam' Bellamy
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 1:00 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 40
Nine stitches are required after a man is hit in the head with a guitar; video evidence is submitted which shows the on-stage accident
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 1:25 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 42
A woman claims her ex-lover asked her to prostitute herself and then stranded her when she refused; she accuses her ex-lover's friend of assault at a nightclub
American Pickers
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 12:55 AM on Sky History
Season 19 Episode 23: Jack Is Back
In Detroit, rock 'n' roll legend Jack White unveils his needle-in-a-haystack quest to track down a historic one-of-a-kind recording trailer that's been absent for decades
Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 1:00 AM on Really
Season 2 Episode 3: Marnie Simpson
A regrettable graveyard photoshoot leaves Marnie with a dark attachment. The team need to act quickly to rid her of the evil spirit before it's too late
Unwind with ITV
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 1:50 AM on ITV Quiz
Daily escape designed to calm the mind and encourage relaxation and reflection
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 1:00 AM on 5STAR
Season 4 Episode 30
A young man visits the surgery after coughing up blood, and doctors try to discover the root cause behind an older woman suffering frequent headaches
Murder: Point of Contact
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 1:00 AM on True Crime
Episode 6: The Wrong Place the Wrong Time
16-year-old Hani Hicham Abou El Kheir was fatally stabbed over twenty times in London on his way home in 2013, by a gang of up to ten masked youths.
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 1:50 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 41
Racial profiling during a routine traffic stop is the accusation laid against a veteran California cop who sues motorists for filling an allegedly false complaint against him
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 2:15 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 43
After allegedly playing beer pong violently, an intoxicated man is kicked out of a party; his friend claims he pitched a drunken fit and punched and kicked her car.
Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 2:00 AM on 5STAR
Season 9 Episode 15
A 73-year-old is brought in, having been found unresponsive and doctors try to reduce swelling in 54-year-old Diane's tongue as she has a life-threatening allergic reaction
Cold Justice
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 2:00 AM on True Crime
Season 6 Episode 6: A Mother's Nightmare
Kelly and Tonya look into the murder of a mother who was stabbed and bludgeoned to death. The investigation uncovers a revelation as shocking as the murder itself.
Ancient Aliens
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 2:00 AM on Blaze
Season 7 Episode 4: Aliens Among Us
Experts make surprising discoveries as they explore the ancient past for evidence of alien overseers
Rise of the Nazis: Dictators at War
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 2:00 AM on U&Yesterday
Season 2 Episode 1: Barbarossa
Documentary examining the Eastern Front during the Second World War, beginning in autumn 1940 as Hitler has to decide what to do about the USSR and its leader Stalin
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 2:40 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 44: Series 16
A grocery store worker befriends a customer who gives her money to pay her bills; she claims he was abusive and is suing her for payback because she wouldn't date him.
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 3:05 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 45
A die-hard Lady Gaga fan confesses that he knew he was committing fraud when he wrote checks he knew would bounce; he is sued by a friend for a loan to attend a concert
Pawn Stars Do America
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 2:50 AM on Sky History
Episode 8: Sweet Carolina
Rick Harrison, Corey Harrison and Austin 'Chumlee' Russell end their road trip in the 'Old Man's' home town of Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Airport Security: USA
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 3:00 AM on Blaze
Episode 6
San Francisco officers learn that a passenger is trying to smuggle cannabis to Britain. Meanwhile, at Honolulu, officers intercept half a million dollars' worth of farm machinery
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 3:30 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 46
Custody of marijuana-growing equipment is disputed by a young man and his ex-landlords; he claims they wanted to learn how to grow medical marijuana
Car Pound Cops
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 3:35 AM on 5STAR
Episode : Cutdown 12
In Surrey, Police Traffic Officers John and Sean seize an untaxed car with Bulgarian plates, and discovers that both the driver and vehicle have a complicated past
The Hunt For the Chameleon Killer
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 3:00 AM on True Crime
Episode 2
The twelve-year worldwide hunt for 'Chameleon Killer' Elaine Parent. As police hunt the killer, a tangled web of stolen identities is revealed.
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 4:00 AM on True Crime
Season 18 Episode 35
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 4:00 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 36: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
How It's Made
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 4:00 AM on Quest
Season 21 Episode 7: Paper Umbrellas/Coal/Aircraft Seats/Cremation Urns
A look at how paper umbrellas, coal, aircraft seats and cremation urns are made
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 4:25 AM on True Crime
Season 18 Episode 36
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 4:25 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 8 Episode 37: Series 8
Punchy reality show about a female judge that has made a real impact on the American justice system. Judge Judy is real, honest and keen to get to the bottom of emotional cases.
How It's Made
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 4:30 AM on Quest
Season 21 Episode 8: Aluminium Canoes/Wooden Stave Bowls/Wheelchair Accessible Vans/Marimbas
A look at how aluminium canoes, wooden stave bowls, wheelchair accessible vans and marimbas are made
Unwind with ITV
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 3:50 AM on ITV1 London
Daily escape designed to calm the mind and encourage relaxation and reflection
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 4:45 AM on True Crime
Season 23 Episode 221: Series 23
A brave neighbour comes to the aid of an Abyssinian cat who is accused of attacking a large dog; the cat does not survive the skirmish.
Secrets in the Ice
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 4:25 AM on Sky History
Season 3 Episode 3: Mysterious Mongol Massacre
Archaeologists in Russia find several mass graves, a Second World War plane sits on a Canadian mountain and cosmic rays in Antarctica have experts stumped
Medical Detectives
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 4:45 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 9 Episode 26: Fishing for the Truth
A tragedy on a shrimp boat sees the captain drown and the deckhand live to tell the tale, but his version of the truth is called into question
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 5:05 AM on True Crime
Season 23 Episode 222: Series 23
After briefly dating a co-worker, an insurance saleswoman goes after him for a series of alleged loans used to help him on business road trips.
Medical Detectives
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 5:10 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 9 Episode 27: For Love or Money
When a wealthy real-estate tycoon is killed, his will stipulates what to do in the event of his violent death
Medical Detectives
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 5:35 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 9 Episode 28: South of the Border
When an American tourist is killed in a Mexican resort, police on both sides of the border use forensic evidence to uncover a sinister truth
Judge Judy
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 5:25 AM on True Crime
Season 23 Episode 223: Series 23
When a dance business does not turn a profit, the company owner is accused of skipping out on leased space payments; she countersues to take the dance floor with her.
Secrets in the Ice
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 5:10 AM on Sky History
Season 3 Episode 4: Ecuador's Mountain Mystery
Visits to the most remote, cold and inhospitable places on the planet to reveal great mysteries that have been frozen in time. This episode considers Ecuador's mountain mystery
Great British Railway Journeys
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 6:10 AM on U&Yesterday
Season 10 Episode 9: Glasgow to Cumbrae
Michael Portillo journeys from Glasgow to Cumbrae, learning about a forgotten Scottish expedition to the Antarctic and how one woman led a protest against high rents in the city
Great British Railway Journeys
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 6:35 AM on U&Yesterday
Season 10 Episode 10: Hillhead to Connel Ferry
Michael Portillo visits the University of Glasgow's Officer Training Corps. He then heads to Helensburgh, where he discovers a group of artists known as the Glasgow Boys
Great British Railway Journeys
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 7:10 AM on U&Yesterday
Season 10 Episode 11: Warwick to Radley
Michael Portillo sets off on the first leg of a journey from the Midlands to Rye in East Sussex, beginning by travelling from Warwick to Radley in Oxfordshire
James May's Man Lab
Starts Tuesday 13 January, 7:10 AM on U&Dave
Season 3 Episode 3
James combines ballistics and hot cross buns to try to feed thousands of people at a Diamond Jubilee party, and also builds a water clock and makes a coat that doubles as a bed





















































