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Facing Evil
Started Saturday 28 February, 3:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 5 Episode 3: A Fatal Attraction
The case of Earl Linebaugh and Melissa Harris, who were sentenced to life with no parole after the murder of an elderly woman and her care-taker
True Crime
Judge Judy
Started Saturday 28 February, 3:00 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 147
After two years of living on the streets, a man claims his new 'garage home' was upended with an allegedly false restraining order and illegal eviction.
Sky History
Digging for Britain
Started Saturday 28 February, 3:00 PM on Sky History
Season 4 Episode 3: North - Viking Treasure
Archaeological finds across the North of Britain, including clues to Scotland's first kingdoms and a hoard of Viking treasure unearthed by metal detectorists
True Crime
Judge Judy
Started Saturday 28 February, 3:30 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 148
After meeting online, two women end up fighting over missing business property, a shared car and the 'gift' of an iPhone.
5Action
Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders
Started Saturday 28 February, 3:00 PM on 5Action
Season 5 Episode 8
PCs Jan Simlesa and Marc Crammond spot a driver with his foot down, and when the officers catch up to motorist, they discover he's a Paul Gascoigne lookalike
True Crime Xtra
Facing Evil
Started Saturday 28 February, 3:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 5 Episode 4: Gone Too Soon
The case of young mother Alexandra Tobias, who was found guilty of shaking her three-month old baby Dylan to death, but claimed it was an accident
True Crime
Judge Judy
Started Saturday 28 February, 4:00 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 149
When a Texas windstorm throws shopping trollies all over a car park, a woman claims a fellow shopper's buggy slammed into her car.
Talking Pictures TV
Whiplash
Started Saturday 28 February, 4:00 PM on Talking Pictures TV
Episode 6: Episode in Bathurst
Cobb tries to rid a town of outlaws who have taken over the community and refuse to allow his stagecoaches to pass unless they pay a toll
5STAR
Rogue Claimers
Started Saturday 28 February, 3:45 PM on 5STAR
Episode 6
CCTV exposes the lies of a man who claims that a collision left him with serious injuries and police crack a lost watch scam
True Crime
Judge Judy
Started Saturday 28 February, 4:25 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 150
A man, who couldn't pay 30k in bail money, spends nine months in jail after being set up by his ex-boyfriend who called the police on him on Christmas Eve
Sky History
Digging for Britain
Started Saturday 28 February, 4:00 PM on Sky History
Season 5 Episode 1: West - WW1 and King Arthur
Alice Roberts visits archaeological digs around the UK, starting with the west of Britain, where finds include lost First World War training trenches
True Crime Xtra
Murder: Point of Contact
Started Saturday 28 February, 4:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Episode 1: A Stranger Comes Knocking
This series focuses on the emotional toll faced by Family Liaison Officers during murder investigations.
5Action
Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders
Started Saturday 28 February, 4:00 PM on 5Action
Season 5 Episode 9
A driver refuses to stop for PC Brian Camsell and ditches his car, attempting to make a run for it. PC Jamie Leslie hunts for a car linked to an attempted house theft
True Crime
Judge Judy
Started Saturday 28 February, 4:50 PM on True Crime
Season 18 Episode 201
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
True Crime
Judge Judy
Started Saturday 28 February, 5:15 PM on True Crime
Season 18 Episode 202
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
True Crime Xtra
Murder: Point of Contact
Started Saturday 28 February, 5:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Episode 2: Three Little Kisses
Christopher and Amanda Birks appeared to have a happy family life. When their house catches fire, Christopher and the children escape, but Amanda doesn't.
True Crime
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 5:40 PM on True Crime
Season 18 Episode 203
Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 6:00 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
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 6:25 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
Blaze
History's Greatest Mysteries
Starts Saturday 28 February, 6:00 PM on Blaze
Season 4 Episode 1: The Loch Ness Monster
One of the world's most infamous deep-sea mysteries remains unresolved. As evidence continues to mount, the mystery of the Loch Ness Monster endures
True Crime
Forensic Factor
Starts Saturday 28 February, 6:05 PM on True Crime
Season 2 Episode 2: Bloody Valentine
Dr. John Baxter Hamilton calls 911 from an exclusive neighbourhood, saying his wife is bleeding profusely.
Really
Money for Nothing
Starts Saturday 28 February, 6:00 PM on Really
Season 7 Episode 5
Sarah Moore scours the recycling centre in Witley for items she can breathe new life into, taking away a tumble dryer drum, a record cabinet and a batch of wire mesh
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 6:50 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
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 7:15 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
Really
Money for Nothing
Starts Saturday 28 February, 7:00 PM on Really
Season 7 Episode 6
Sarah Moore salvages three items from a recycling centre in Witley, with Leigh-Anne Treadwell and Neil Wragg helping transform a sofa, some deckchairs and two tables
True Crime
Forensic Factor
Starts Saturday 28 February, 7:00 PM on True Crime
Season 2 Episode 3: A Deadly Affair
Caretaker Larry Mallory notices something unusual while on his way to work. Lying in the middle of the highway is a human leg.
Sky History
Beyond the Myth: The SS Unveiled
Starts Saturday 28 February, 7:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 5: The SS Death Head's Unit
Tasked with guarding concentration camps, this unit's actions knew no bounds and - despite their heinous acts - still attended social gatherings
Blaze
History's Greatest Mysteries
Starts Saturday 28 February, 7:00 PM on Blaze
Season 4 Episode 3: The Assassination of JFK
The assassination of President John F Kennedy in November 1963. A suspect was captured, but investigators and amateur sleuths still entertain alternative theories
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 7:40 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
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 8:05 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
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 8:30 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
Blaze
History's Greatest Mysteries
Starts Saturday 28 February, 8:00 PM on Blaze
Season 4 Episode 4: The Lost Colony of Roanoke
The unexplained loss of 117 English men, women and children who came ashore on Roanoke Island in 1587 to establish a permanent English settlement in the New World
True Crime
Forensic Factor
Starts Saturday 28 February, 8:00 PM on True Crime
Season 2 Episode 5: No Body, No Crime
A millionaire boards a commercial flight in New York City and disappears into thin air. Authorities believe his former business associate is the man behind the disappearance.
Sky History
Beyond the Myth: The SS Unveiled
Starts Saturday 28 February, 8:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 6: Unrepentant: The SS and Its Myth After 1945
Drawing a line to the present, the atrocities of the SS are beyond all doubt, yet, there is a cult surrounding 'old comrades' today
Really
Money for Nothing
Starts Saturday 28 February, 8:00 PM on Really
Season 7 Episode 7
Jay Blades rescues three items about to be dumped at an Altrincham tip, with the experts transforming a table, a record player and a farmhouse chair
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 8:55 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
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 9:20 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
MTV
True Life Crime UK
Starts Saturday 28 February, 9:00 PM on MTV
Season 2 Episode 4: Random Attack or Deadly Row?
Conner Marshall was found beaten almost to death near a beach in South Wales. Linda Adey discovers shocking secrets and mistakes that haunt his family to this day
Sky History
Nazi Murder Mysteries
Starts Saturday 28 February, 9:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 3: A Serial Killer in Berlin
The German police's attempts to catch a depraved and psychotic killer, who struck fear into women travelling on Berlin's S-Bahn train network during the Second World War
True Crime
Murder UK
Starts Saturday 28 February, 9:00 PM on True Crime
Season 2 Episode 5: Buried By Him
Jayden Parkinson was just 17 when she vanished shortly before Christmas. What follows is the unravelling of a toxic, coercive relationship with Ben Blakeley.
Blaze
Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid
Starts Saturday 28 February, 9:00 PM on Blaze
Season 2 Episode 3: An Eye for an Eye
The Hollywood actor considers how history is full of remarkable stories of acts committed in the name of revenge
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 9:45 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 250
A woman accuses her ailing mother's neighbor of stealing from her mother's home, filing a false restraining order, and stalking.
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 10:10 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 251
A woman is suing her upstairs neighbor for water damage to her home caused by a flood in her apartment; she is countersued for harassment.
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 10:35 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 252
When a bicycle is hit by a car in a parking lot, the alleged wrongdoer blames the cyclist for not picking it up himself.
Blaze
Clash of Ancient Warriors
Starts Saturday 28 February, 10:00 PM on Blaze
Season 2 Episode 5: The Catalaunian Plains
The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, fought in 451, between the Huns under Attila and a mixed Roman and Visigoth force under Aetius and Theodoric I
Sky History
Nazi Murder Mysteries
Starts Saturday 28 February, 10:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 4: Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm
The dark tale of the skeleton of an unknown woman found in a hollowed-out tree in Birmingham woodland, exploring the links between the woman and Nazi spy rings operating in Britain
True Crime
Murder UK
Starts Saturday 28 February, 10:00 PM on True Crime
Season 2 Episode 6: Cause of Death
In the quiet town of Hyde, Greater Manchester, patients of respected GP Harold Shipman begin dying in unusually high numbers.
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 11:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 253
A woman takes in a friend, her three children, her grandchild and a dog because they had no place to go; she insists they pay her back for their new beds.
True Crime Xtra
Judge Judy
Starts Saturday 28 February, 11:25 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 254
A woman claims her former friend illegally evicted her and her kids from his home and sues for damages.
True Crime
Murder UK
Starts Saturday 28 February, 11:00 PM on True Crime
Season 2 Episode 7: The Man Upstairs
Vera Hudson was a well-known, well-loved member of her Hull community. So when she had stopped answering her door, neighbours grew worried.
Blaze
The UnXplained with William Shatner
Starts Saturday 28 February, 11:00 PM on Blaze
Episode 1: Evil Places
The veteran actor considers whether there can really be such things as 'evil places', where bad things seem to repeatedly - and inexplicably - happen