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Judge Judy
Started Thursday 5 February, 9:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 172
A woman is sued by her mother for loans for bail and rent and for the value of a car seized by police while in her possession.
Judge Judy
Started Thursday 5 February, 10:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
Judge Judy
Started Thursday 5 February, 10:25 PM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
Ghost Adventures
Started Thursday 5 February, 10:00 PM on Really
Season 22 Episode 22: Pioche Hospital of Hell
An old mining town in Nevada with a murderous past is home to two abandoned buildings that show signs of disturbing paranormal activity
Ambulance: Code Red
Started Thursday 5 February, 10:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 3 Episode 1
A window on to life-or-death incidents in the fast-paced world of the most specialised emergency first responders. Joiner John 60 suddenly collapses from a cardiac arrest
When Death Comes Knocking
Started Thursday 5 February, 10:00 PM on True Crime
Episode 10: Dressed to Kill
When Nicki Collingbourne is murdered in Hertfordshire, the prime suspect is a man in a high-vis jacket.
James Martin's American Adventure
Started Thursday 5 February, 10:00 PM on Food Network
Episode 10: Dallas
The travelling chef visits Dallas, and heads to Southfork, the location made famous in the TV series Dallas. James gets a tour before cooking in the grounds of the ranch
Judge Judy
Started Thursday 5 February, 10:50 PM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
How Do They Do It?
Started Thursday 5 February, 11:00 PM on Quest
Season 14 Episode 18: Paddleboats/Waterfall Defence System
The construction and maintenance of the Mississippi River's famous steam-powered paddleboats, and the creation of the powerful 'waterfall' defence system
Judge Judy
Started Thursday 5 February, 11:15 PM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
How Do They Do It?
Started Thursday 5 February, 11:30 PM on Quest
Season 14 Episode 19: Paving Stones/Tuxedo
The complex processes involved in creating modern-day paving stones. Plus, the construction of a traditionally tailored tuxedo suit
Alien Corridors
Started Thursday 5 February, 11:00 PM on Blaze
Episode 4: Sedona
Possible alien activity in the Arizona city of Sedona. This programme considers what might be drawing UFOs to this spot
Bloodline Detectives
Started Thursday 5 February, 11:00 PM on True Crime
Season 3 Episode 7: Christmas Tree Lady
The body of a woman in her 60s is found in a cemetery in Annandale, Virginia surrounded by empty alcohol and pill bottles and a plastic bag over her head
Judge Judy
Started Thursday 5 February, 11:40 PM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
Open House: The Great Sex Experiment
Started Thursday 5 February, 11:05 PM on E4
Season 3 Episode 6
One half of a gay couple seeks to explore his possible bisexual tendencies, while a man with erectile concerns wonders whether participation in an orgy might help
How Do They Do It?
Started Friday 6 February, 12:00 AM on Quest
Season 14 Episode 20: Fire Gloves/Bakeware Enamel
The process of fabricating fire gloves for use by emergency services personnel, and the creation of enamel used in bakeware all over the world
Judge Judy
Started Friday 6 February, 12:05 AM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
The Murder of Jade Ward: Social Media Murders
Started Thursday 5 February, 11:50 PM on ITV1 London
Season 3 Episode 1: The Murder of Jade Ward: Social Media Murders
Digital forensics, unseen bodycam footage and police interviews are used to get justice for Jade Ward after she was murdered by her husband
The UnXplained with William Shatner
Started Friday 6 February, 12:00 AM on Sky History
Season 4 Episode 2: Secrets of Ancient Structures
How modern archaeology is attempting to unravel the enigma of how and why age-old mysterious ruins and ancient structures were built
How Do They Do It?
Started Friday 6 February, 12:30 AM on Quest
Season 15 Episode 1
How islanders of the Outer Hebrides use pedal power to weave Harris tweed, and how fermented shark is prepared
Bloodline Detectives
Started Friday 6 February, 12:00 AM on True Crime
Season 3 Episode 8: Little Miss Nobody
The body of a little girl is found in the Arizona desert. Detectives are unable to identify her so the local community lays her to rest with the name, Little Miss Nobody
Judge Judy
Started Friday 6 February, 12:30 AM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
World's Deadliest Weather: Caught on Camera
Started Friday 6 February, 12:00 AM on 5Action
Season 6 Episode 11
A look at the devastating hurricane which hit the Caribbean island of Carriacou, wiping out infrastructure
Judge Judy
Started Friday 6 February, 1:00 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 166
A woman claims her late mother's floral shop was robbed and sues for the return of property. A teenager confesses that he broke the windshield of a car
Judge Judy
Started Friday 6 February, 1:25 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 167
A woman sues her younger boyfriend for the balance on a Hyundai Elantra that was in her name; she says he totaled the vehicle.
The UnXplained with William Shatner
Started Friday 6 February, 12:55 AM on Sky History
Season 4 Episode 3: Mysteries of the Vikings
The Vikings were infamous for being a bloodthirsty band of seafaring warriors. Away from this, historians are still learning surprising new things about this Norse society
Unwind with ITV
Started Friday 6 February, 1:50 AM on ITV Quiz
Daily escape designed to calm the mind and encourage relaxation and reflection
Alien Files Reopened
Started Friday 6 February, 1:00 AM on Blaze
Episode 5: Back from the Future
Strange descending lights spotted in 1980 at the now former RAF station at Woodbridge, Suffolk, by servicemen Jim Penniston, John Burroughs and Ed Casabang
48 Hours
Started Friday 6 February, 1:00 AM on True Crime
Season 37 Episode 14: The Blackout Murder of Livye Lewis
Darci Bass received devastating news: her daughter Livye Lewis had been shot in her car on the side of a road. Nearby, investigators found Lewis' ex-boyfriend.
Judge Judy
Started Friday 6 February, 1:50 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 168
Two women accuse their roommate of stealing their food and alcohol, breaking their lease, and neglecting to pay utility bills.
Judge Judy
Started Friday 6 February, 2:15 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 169
Four new tyres, tow fees and an illegal repossession divide a man and his fiancé's sister. A teenager is sued by a co-worker for rent and utilities.
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
Started Friday 6 February, 2:00 AM on 5STAR
Season 6 Episode 23
A patient who has lost her voice comes into the surgery, and doctors treat a young man who is struggling with mental health issues
The UnXplained with William Shatner
Started Friday 6 February, 1:50 AM on Sky History
Season 4 Episode 4: Strange Stories of the Presidents
The actor looks at many bizarre tales involving US presidents that defy explanation and still shrouded in mystery
Storm of Suspicion
Started Friday 6 February, 2:00 AM on True Crime
Season 2 Episode 4: Flooded by Mystery
Missouri police are up to their necks when the worst flooding in generations leaves 30,000 square miles surrounding St. Louis under water.
Ancient Aliens
Started Friday 6 February, 2:00 AM on Blaze
Season 8 Episode 10: The Forbidden Zones
Experts question whether the facts of Earth's alien past could be buried in areas that - thanks to warfare or instability - are presently off-limits to exploration
Judge Judy
Started Friday 6 February, 2:40 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 170
Teen lovers accuse their former landlord of unlawfully disposing of their belongings; he countersues for vandalism to his property, and attempted assault
Judge Judy
Started Friday 6 February, 3:05 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 171
A woman sues her ex-boyfriend for alleged loans to pay his rent and for child support; he claims she has already been paid.
Deep Water Salvage
Started Friday 6 February, 3:00 AM on Blaze
Season 2 Episode 4: Sinkers and Swimmers
Bundles of cedar wood tree trunks are smashed apart releasing thousands of logs on the shoreline. Jeremy and his crew must work fast to recover the cargo
Winterwatch
Started Thursday 5 February, 10:00 PM on BBC Red Button 1
Wildlife stories from around the UK
Judge Judy
Starts Friday 6 February, 3:30 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 172
A woman is sued by her mother for loans for bail and rent and for the value of a car seized by police while in her possession.
When Death Comes Knocking
Started Friday 6 February, 3:00 AM on True Crime
Episode 10: Dressed to Kill
When Nicki Collingbourne is murdered in Hertfordshire, the prime suspect is a man in a high-vis jacket.
Viking Dead
Starts Friday 6 February, 3:40 AM on Sky History
Episode 5: The Lost Viking Fleet of Roskilde
A trip to the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark, to observe the remains of a fleet of Viking boats and the modern historians attempting to recreate them.
How It's Made
Starts Friday 6 February, 4:00 AM on Quest
Season 24 Episode 3: Graphene, the World's Smallest Car, Force Testers, and Composite Cars
Find out how graphene, the world's smallest car, force testers, and composite cars are made
Close Calls: On Camera
Starts Friday 6 February, 4:00 AM on True Crime
Season 2 Episode 5
How a British student became lost and without food for eight agonising days in a remote part of Turkey and the high-speed crash endured by an amateur racing driver
Judge Judy
Starts Friday 6 February, 4:00 AM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
Salvage Kings
Starts Friday 6 February, 3:45 AM on Blaze
Season 3 Episode 2: Lightning in a Bottle
Ted and his team salvage a farmhouse built by settlers who fled the American revolution. Brandon takes a gamble to save some valuable lightning rods
Close Calls: On Camera
Starts Friday 6 February, 4:30 AM on True Crime
Season 2 Episode 1
A freak wave crashes into the Irish coast and knocks a woman off a cliff and onto the rocks below, while a girl riding pillion on her boyfriend's motorbike is flung off
How It's Made
Starts Friday 6 February, 4:30 AM on Quest
Season 24 Episode 4: LED Tubes, Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars, and Robotic Medication Dispensers
Find out how LED tubes, chocolate peanut butter bars, and robotic medication dispensers are made
Judge Judy
Starts Friday 6 February, 4:30 AM on True Crime Xtra
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
Unwind with ITV
Starts Friday 6 February, 3:50 AM on ITV1 London
Daily escape designed to calm the mind and encourage relaxation and reflection
Close Calls: On Camera
Starts Friday 6 February, 4:55 AM on True Crime
Season 2 Episode 3
Alex Jones presents footage of near misses, including a surfer battered by 50ft waves, and a cyclist's helmet camera capturing the moment he was hit by an oncoming car




















































