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Judge Judy
Started Thursday 12 February, 6:05 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 115
Tournament organisers promise a reluctant coach 'ringers' to give his team a better chance of winning, then sue him when he doesn't pay up.
Strange But True
Started Thursday 12 February, 6:10 PM on Talking Pictures TV
Episode 1: UFO Sightings/Reincarnation
Michael Aspel introduces stories of the unexplained, with this episode looking at UFO sightings in West Yorkshire and a woman who believes she was reincarnated
Judge Judy
Started Thursday 12 February, 6:30 PM on True Crime
Season 24 Episode 116
A woman accuses her ex-friend of being a thief when her child's Apple watch goes missing in his apartment.
Medical Detectives
Started Thursday 12 February, 6:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 6 Episode 5: Death Play
Marie Robards lost her father, and one year later, her moving performance in a high school play revealed she was harbouring a dark secret
Judge Judy
Started Thursday 12 February, 7:00 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 201
After meeting in a bar, a 34-year-old woman loans a 20-year-old over 100 DVDs and claims he shattered several of them after the police were called.
Judge Judy
Started Thursday 12 February, 7:25 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 202
When a woman pours out a bottle of bourbon because she's mad that her boyfriend and his daughter are drinking again, a fight breaks out.
Forged in Fire
Started Thursday 12 February, 7:00 PM on Sky History
Season 10 Episode 1: On the Road: Texas Showdown
Visits to bladesmiths in their home forges in every state in the US, starting in Texarkana, Texas, where judge J Nielsen visits the Bill Moran School of Bladesmithing
Donal MacIntyre's UK Killer Evidence
Started Thursday 12 February, 7:00 PM on True Crime
Season 2 Episode 9: Prints of a Killer
When a 62-year-old man is stabbed in his home, police must use all the evidence at their disposal to identify and apprehend the perpetrator.
Police Interceptors
Started Thursday 12 February, 7:00 PM on 5Action
Season 12 Episode 5
Jim leads a raid on a suspected drug dealer, Dan and Gordy respond to reports of an attack, and officers combine forces when they fear a gun-toting brawler may be on the loose
Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts
Started Thursday 12 February, 7:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 4 Episode 1
Doctor John Shepherd treats a 24-year-old man who fell from a six-foot fence onto concrete, while nurse Millie Schumacher assesses an 81-year-old who double dosed on his medication
Judge Judy
Started Thursday 12 February, 7:50 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 203
A woman claims her ex-friend won't return her belongings or her dog; he says he's either given away or sold everything, including the dog.
Judge Judy
Started Thursday 12 February, 8:15 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 204
A teenager says she loaned money from her trust fund to her ex-boyfriend and he's yet to pay it back; he says the money was a gift.
Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders
Started Thursday 12 February, 8:00 PM on 5Action
Season 5 Episode 1
An angry van driver gives a PC a dressing down despite the fact he has no MOT or a full set of legal tyres, while another officer faces a suspected drug driver
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
Started Thursday 12 February, 8:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 9 Episode 18
Ever-cheerful octogenarian Joyce, who is 'half blind, half deaf and has only got one leg', visits the medical centre to have her remaining foot checked
48 Hours
Started Thursday 12 February, 8:00 PM on True Crime
Season 37 Episode 19: It's About Danni
For years, the death of Danni Houchins had been a mystery. Investigators said it could have been an accident, but her family suspected something more sinister.
Viking Dead
Started Thursday 12 February, 8:00 PM on Sky History
Episode 2: The Secret Viking Grave of Ridgeway Hill
Archaeologists investigate the discovery of a mass grave in Dorset, and try to determine if the bodies are the remains of Vikings
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 12 February, 8:40 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 205
The unpaid balance on the sale of a horse is disputed; the seller is accused of false advertisement.
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 12 February, 9:05 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 206
A woman is suing her ex-boyfriend for unpaid loans for a trip to the Philippines, truck repairs and traffic tickets.
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 12 February, 9:30 PM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 207
A man claims his ex-fiancée won't return his dog or his engagement ring; she countersues for damages to her home.
Storm of Suspicion
Starts Thursday 12 February, 9:00 PM on True Crime
Season 2 Episode 9: Flood of Evidence
On the rural floodplain of northwestern Kentucky, spring rains wash human bones from a culvert near where missing man, Rodney 'Bo' Hale, was last seen three years ago.
A&E After Dark
Starts Thursday 12 February, 9:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 3 Episode 2
A young man is brought in with life-threatening stab wounds, while a patient in a gown thinks it would be a good idea to steal an ambulance
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 12 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
Starts Thursday 12 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
Ambulance: Code Red
Starts Thursday 12 February, 10:00 PM on 5STAR
Season 3 Episode 2
Medics rush to a 60-year-old woman trapped in her car with suspected multiple injuries, and to a 36-year-old knife attack victim, who has extensive injuries to his neck and face
Interview with a Serial Killer
Starts Thursday 12 February, 10:00 PM on True Crime
Episode : Interview with a Serial Killer
An interview with Arthur Shawcross, one of America's most notorious serial killers
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 12 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?
Starts Thursday 12 February, 11:00 PM on Quest
Season 15 Episode 18: Sugar/Feather Dusters/Balloons
How ugly root vegetables are transformed into sweet sugar. Plus, the manufacture of feather dusters and party balloons
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 12 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?
Starts Thursday 12 February, 11:30 PM on Quest
Season 15 Episode 19: Pencils/Liquorice/Lace
How do they turn trees into billions of pencils? How do they make liquorice? And, how do they use traditional techniques to weave the world's most fashionable lace?
Bloodline Detectives
Starts Thursday 12 February, 11:00 PM on True Crime
Season 3 Episode 17: The McLeary Rapist
A 17-year-old girl is raped in McCleary, Washington, and returns home with duct tape around her mouth and her feet zip tied together
Alien Corridors
Starts Thursday 12 February, 11:00 PM on Blaze
Episode 5: The Pine Barrens
Unexplained sightings in a desolate land known as the Pine Barrens, which otherwise merely boasts pygmy pines, high winds and frequent foresters
Judge Judy
Starts Thursday 12 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
Judge Judy
Starts Friday 13 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
How Do They Do It?
Starts Friday 13 February, 12:00 AM on Quest
Season 15 Episode 20: Mining Platinum/Manga Comics/Lemon Drinks
How one of the world's most valuable metals, platinum, is mined. Plus, the production of manga comics and a look at how lemons are turned into an Italian after-dinner drinks
The UnXplained with William Shatner
Starts Friday 13 February, 12:00 AM on Sky History
Season 4 Episode 8: Strange Tales of WWII
Mysterious stories linked to the era of the Second World War concerning everything from lost gold to secret societies and highly advanced technology
How Do They Do It?
Starts Friday 13 February, 12:30 AM on Quest
Season 16 Episode 1
How does one family in America make three quarters of the world's peppermint oil? Also, how do they make state-of-the-art, performance-enhancing tennis rackets?
Judge Judy
Starts Friday 13 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
Bloodline Detectives
Starts Friday 13 February, 12:00 AM on True Crime
Season 3 Episode 18: The Mint Box Murder
Deputies from Jackson County Sheriff's Department discover the body of a toddler along the Escatawpa River in Mississippi
Extreme Tow Truckers
Starts Friday 13 February, 12:00 AM on 5Action
Episode 4
Clayton's Towing salvages a sinking houseboat and North Coast towing tries to tow a tractor up a steep ravine. Parks Towing battles a paint-filled B Double blocking a highway
I Am a Camera(1955)
Starts Thursday 12 February, 11:05 PM on Talking Pictures TV
An English writer living in 1930s Berlin forms a close relationship with a penniless cabaret singer. Fact-based drama, starring Julie Harris and Laurence Harvey
Judge Judy
Starts Friday 13 February, 1:00 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 201
After meeting in a bar, a 34-year-old woman loans a 20-year-old over 100 DVDs and claims he shattered several of them after the police were called.
Close Encounters
Starts Friday 13 February, 1:00 AM on Blaze
Episode 3: Second Coming and Space Rock
An event from 1980 when on a country Texas road, a diamond-shaped UFO melted a vehicle below. In 1967, a man in Manitoba encounterd a flying disc and reported hearing voices inside
Judge Judy
Starts Friday 13 February, 1:25 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 202
When a woman pours out a bottle of bourbon because she's mad that her boyfriend and his daughter are drinking again, a fight breaks out.
The UnXplained with William Shatner
Starts Friday 13 February, 12:55 AM on Sky History
Season 4 Episode 6: Strange Technology
The veteran actor highlights the many puzzling artefacts from around the world, challenging everything known about the technological capabilities of distant ancestors
Unwind with ITV
Starts Friday 13 February, 1:50 AM on ITV Quiz
Daily escape designed to calm the mind and encourage relaxation and reflection
Close Encounters
Starts Friday 13 February, 1:30 AM on Blaze
Episode 4: Sky High and Crash Course
A Japanese aircraft that experienced bright lights flying in their airspace while travelling across Alaska
48 Hours
Starts Friday 13 February, 1:00 AM on True Crime
Season 37 Episode 19: It's About Danni
For years, the death of Danni Houchins had been a mystery. Investigators said it could have been an accident, but her family suspected something more sinister.
Judge Judy
Starts Friday 13 February, 1:50 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 203
A woman claims her ex-friend won't return her belongings or her dog; he says he's either given away or sold everything, including the dog.
Judge Judy
Starts Friday 13 February, 2:15 AM on True Crime Xtra
Season 16 Episode 204
A teenager says she loaned money from her trust fund to her ex-boyfriend and he's yet to pay it back; he says the money was a gift.
The UnXplained with William Shatner
Starts Friday 13 February, 1:50 AM on Sky History
Season 4 Episode 7: Unbreakable Codes
Cracking codes has fascinated humanity for centuries. The host considers how deciphering history's unbreakable codes may hold answers to mysteries past and present














































