Innholdsfortegnelse for 9-Aug-25 i TV&Satellite Week

NEW Limitless: Live Better Now Available: Friday 15 August Genre: Documentary Season: 2 Episodes: 3 As Thor in the Avengers movies, Chris Hemsworth is used to performing Herculean tasks. But away from his superhero role, the Australian star now takes on more extreme challenges to explore the latest scientific thinking behind the secrets to living a better life in a new run of Disney+’s documentary series Limitless. In the show’s three-part second season, Live Better Now, the actor learns a new skill – drumming – to help to boost brain power, appearing on stage with Ed Sheeran, overcomes his fear of heights by climbing a 600ft Alpine dam and looks for ways to handle his chronic back pain by trying ancient healing techniques in South Korea before undergoing some brutal trials with the country’s Special Forces…

NEW Night Always Comes Available: Friday 15 August Genre: Thriller BAFTA-winning star of The Crown Vanessa Kirby embarks on a dangerous race against time in Netflix’s gritty thriller Night Always Comes. She plays down-on-her-luck Lynette, who has one night to raise $25,000 to stop her family from being evicted from their home in Portland, Oregon, and left to live on the streets. But as her desperate mission to get her hands on the money becomes increasingly risky, Lynette finds herself getting sucked into the seedy corners of the city’s criminal underworld, while also confronting her own dark past. ‘What drew me to the film was its exploration of survival and sacrifice and the idea of quiet heroism,’ says director Benjamin Caron. ‘It asks the questions: Who gets to feel safe? And at…

Destination X BBC1’s game show – hosted by Rob Brydon (above) – in which contestants journey across Europe and have to guess their location, sees the players holed up in a giant box in the square of an undisclosed town, and they must spot clues out of the tiny windows. The Gone In the return of BBC2’s New Zealandset crime drama, Dublin cop Theo (Richard Flood) hunts for missing love Aileen. But when clues lead him and Maori detective Diana (Acushla-Tara Kupe, above with Flood) to a cabin, there are scary discoveries. Queen Victoria: Secret Marriage, Secret Child? C4’s film follows Rob Rinder and Dr Fern Riddell (both above) as they explore intriguing new evidence about Queen Victoria’s relationship with her servant John Brown. Mayfair Witches A second run of…

NEW MUSIC Becoming Led Zeppelin From Saturday 9 August, Sky Box Sets & NOW Titans of the rock scene in the 1970s, Led Zeppelin might have been another footnote in music history had they not succeeded where many British bands failed, by cracking America before getting the recognition they deserved at home. Now, the notoriously mediashy band have approved the first authorised documentary about them, which charts their meteoric rise in the late 1960s. Directed by Bernard MacMahon, Becoming Led Zeppelin features interviews with surviving members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones and audio recordings of the late John Bonham, as well as footage of their extraordinary live shows. The band was founded in 1968 by former Yardbirds member Page, and initially toured as The New Yardbirds before…

Evening Planner Football LIVE! Community Shield TNT Sports 1, kick-off 3pm Last season’s Premier League winners Liverpool face Crystal Palace, holders of the FA Cup, at Wembley Stadium today. Crime Drama NEW Ridley ITV1, 8pm Adrian Dunbar’s singing former detective returns for a second run – which begins with a violent raid on a jewellery store. Reality NEW The Princess Diaries ITV2, 9pm A four-parter following Princess Andre, the daughter of Peter Andre and Katie Price, in the run-up to her 18th birthday. Documentary NEW Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes Sky Crime, 9pm Audio interviews conducted with the serial killer while he was on Death Row. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

Evening Planner Football LIVE! UEFA Super Cup TNT Sports 1, kick-off 8pm Last season’s Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain face Europa League cup holders Tottenham Hotspur in Italy. OnDemand NEW Love Is Blind Available today Matt and Emma Willis host as a fresh batch of eager singletons hope to find love without meeting face to face. OnDemand NEW Butterfly Available today Daniel Dae Kim stars as a former US intelligence operative living in South Korea whose past comes back to haunt him. OnDemand NEW Alien: Earth Available today A horror prequel to the Alien movies. A deep-space research vessel releases terrifying life forms after crashing on Earth. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

PERIOD DRAMA The Count of Monte Cristo Saturday, 9pm, U&Drama Following the conspiracy against him, Edmond Dantès (Sam Claflin) is languishing in prison this week in U&Drama’s The Count of Monte Cristo, resigned to spending the rest of his life in a dungeon. When a plea to have his case reconsidered goes nowhere, Edmond passes the next 10 years utterly despondent in solitary confinement. But a ray of hope unexpectedly appears one day when he hears a noise coming from inside the cell walls – and discovers that fellow prisoner Abbé Faria (Jeremy Irons) is attempting to tunnel his way out of the prison and to freedom. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT Although a navigational error has caused Abbé to inadvertently dig towards Edmond’s cell rather than the sea wall, it proves to…

NEW CRIME DRAMA Ridley Sunday, 8pm, ITV1 (box set, ITVX) It’s been three years since we last saw Alex Ridley (Adrian Dunbar), the former detective who lost his wife and daughter in an arson attack meant for him. And although he’s trying to move on through his work as a police consultant, the grief remains ever-present – as we see when the crime drama returns for a new four-part run. This week, a young informant provides Alex with intel following a raid on a jewellery store owned by Harry Bentham (Holby City star John Michie). But the case takes a turn when a key witness is murdered, and Alex and his former protégée DI Carol Farman (Bronagh Waugh) must track down the criminal gang responsible. When he’s not investigating, Alex…

Ladies in Black Genre: Drama Season: 1 Episodes: 6 Set six months after the 2018 film of the same name and featuring a new cast, this 1961-set Australian drama centres on five very different women working in the Model Gowns department of Sydney’s prestigious Goodes department store. Miranda Otto stars as the buttoned-up Mrs Ambrose, whose arrival from England to take over the position of manager of the department from Magda (Debi Mazar) does not go down well with the other women, each of whom is dealing with change in their lives. Untamed Genre: Drama Season: 1 Episodes: 6 Troubled, taciturn federal agent Kyle Turner (Eric Bana, right) investigates the death of a young woman in California’s Yosemite National Park in an intense, solidly acted thriller with a stunning backdrop. Amy Bradley Is Missing Genre: Documentary Season: 1 Episodes: 3 The true story of 23-year-old…

NEW The Bus Driver: Britain’s Cocaine King Available: Monday 11 August Genre: Documentary Season: 1 Episodes: 2 Growing up poor in a cocaine-producing region of Colombia, Jesus Ruiz Henao had one ambition – to be rich. And when he moved to London in the 1980s, he achieved his dream by building a billion-pound cocaine empire, with the help of Colombian drug cartels, while working as a bus driver. Now, Ruiz Henao’s extraordinary story is being told in Discovery+’s two-part documentary The Bus Driver: Britain’s Cocaine King. ‘A poor Columbian refugee becomes the biggest drug trafficker in British history and nobody knew about it. It seems like fiction,’ says Ruiz Henao’s biographer Ron Chepesiuk. ‘His business expanded as the demand for cocaine in England expanded. He did a pretty good job of keeping his identity secret. But…

Outlander: Blood of My Blood Saturday 9 August Prequel to historical romantic drama Outlander. It tells the story of how the parents of Jamie Fraser came together in 18th-century Scotland and how the parents of Claire Beauchamp met during World War One in England. Harriet Slater, Jamie Roy, Hermione Corfield and Jeremy Irvine star. See feature, page 6. Krypton Sunday 10 August Both seasons of the sci-fi series from 2018-2019 set two generations before the destruction of Superman’s home planet, Krypton. The Man of Steel’s grandfather, Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe), must decide whether to save his home planet or let it be destroyed in order to restore the fate of his future grandson. The Bus Driver: Britain’s Cocaine King Monday 11 August Docuseries on Jesus Ruiz Henao – the man believed…

FREE TO WATCH BBC iPlayer A free video-on-demand service from the BBC, featuring BBC dramas including Luther, Doctor Who and Line of Duty, as well as hits including The Responder and This City Is Ours. There are many comedies, too, from Not Going Out to Ghosts and Mrs. Brown’s Boys, plus all episodes of The Traitorsand Race Across the World. You can also watch BBC channels live. It’s available online and on devices including mobile phones, tablets and smart TVs. ITVX This free streaming channel is the home for all ITV shows, films and much more - from drama box sets such as Trigger Point to Love Island episodes and James Bond movies. It can be accessed on smart TVs and an app to download. You can upgrade to ITVX…

Evening Planner Factual LAST ONE Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters ITV1, 9pm The celebs have completed their training so now it’s time to dive with tiger sharks. Reality NEW Celebs Go Dating E4, 9pm The celebrity dating agency opens its doors once again this week - featuring Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona. Documentary NEW Mafia: Most Wanted Sky History, 10pm A three-parter about a family that made Toronto the global capital of one of Italy’s most terrifying criminal organisations. OnDemand The Bus Driver: Britain’s Cocaine King Available today Experts discuss a London bus driver who also ran a huge drug empire. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

Evening Planner Documentary Saving Lives at Sea BBC2, 8pm While a severe storm batters the south coast, the RNLI crew at Portsmouth set off to rescue a windsurfer in trouble. Crime Drama The Gone BBC2, 9pm In this week’s final two episodes, Diana (Acushla-Tara Kupe) and Richter suspect someone else is pulling all the strings. OnDemand NEW In the Mud Available today A crime drama from Argentina following a group of women who forge a close bond in prison after a deadly incident. OnDemand PREMIERE Heart Eyes Available today A comic horror. A serial killer who murders couples on Valentine’s Day mistakenly thinks two co-workers are really a couple. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

Alien (1979) The crew of the Nostromo discover an extraterrestrial life form with a horrifying life cycle. Directed by Sir Ridley Scott, it starred Sigourney Weaver (right) as Ripley and won an Oscar for best visual effects. Aliens (1986) Sole survivor of the Nostromo, Ripley embarks on a rescue mission, only to encounter an alien hive and egg-laying queen. Directed by James Cameron, the sequel picked up another Oscar for its visual effects. Alien³ (1992) Ripley crash-lands on a bleak planetoid, unaware that she’s harbouring an unwanted guest. Directed by David Fincher, Weaver is joined here by Charles Dance, Pete Postlethwaite and Phil Davis. Alien: Resurrection (1997) In Weaver’s last appearance, Ripley is cloned by the United Systems Military, who are breeding new aliens. When the killer creatures escape, it’s…

Alyssa Milano Elsbeth Monday, 9pm, Sky Witness Born in New York in1972, Alyssa Milano made her TV debut in sitcom Who’s the Boss (inset, 1984-1992) playing the daughter of Tony Danza’s widower dad. She has also starred as Jennifer in soap opera Melrose Place, criminal and romantic interest Billie in comedy My Name is Earl and is best-known as powerful witch Phoebe in fantasy series Charmed. Milano’s face also served as the inspiration for Ariel in Disney animated movie The Little Mermaid. HER NEW ROLE In this week’s episode of Elsbeth, Milano stars as the fiery Pupetta, who runs an Italian family restaurant that was the scene of an infamous Mob assassination in the1990s. As Elsbeth delves deeper into the case, she uncovers a web of lies that puts Pupetta…

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost Ben Stiller (above) will direct Apple TV+’s documentary film, airing this October, which explores the careers and lives of his late parents, Seinfeld’s Jerry Stiller and Fame’s Anne Meara. He also reflects on the impact they had on his own work and family. Unaccustomed Earth Netflix’s adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri’s short-story collection, starring Freida Pinto (above), will follow the tangled romances and tough dilemmas faced by a close-knit Indian-American community in Cambridge, Massachusetts. NOLA King In Paramount+’s Tulsa King spin-off, Samuel L Jackson (above) will play Russell Lee Washington Jr, a prison pal of Dwight Manfredi (Sylvester Stallone). Trouble brews when Russell, who will also appear in the third run of Tulsa King this autumn, heads home to New Orleans.…

MYSTERY THRILLER Hidden Affluent Parisian couple Daniel Auteuil and Juliette Binoche find a series of videotapes on their doorstep, sometimes accompanied by strangely violent drawings, that seem to suggest they are being stalked. But by whom and, more importantly, why? This brilliant, but deeply unsettling thriller doesn’t give up its secrets easily. It’s giving nothing away to say that there is a crucial clue so cleverly buried in the final shot of the film. Subtitled. 2005, 15, 118MIN MYSTERY CHILLER Triangle Prime Video The less you know about this nightmarish Twilight Zone-style horror thriller the more you will enjoy it. Melissa George stars as a struggling single mother whose yachting trip with a friend (Michael Dorman) and four of his pals into the Bermuda Triangle goes horribly awry when their…

Evening Planner Documentary NEW The Manhattan Project in Colour C4, 8pm Colourised footage tells the story of how the scientists created the atomic bomb. Drama NEW Beck BBC4, 9pm The past trauma of Vilhelm (Valter Skarsgård, left) is ignited when he’s first on the scene of an execution-style killing. OnDemand NEW Outlander: Blood of My Blood Available today This prequel reveals how the parents of Jamie Fraser and Claire Beauchamp met. OnDemand NEW Becoming Led Zeppelin Available today The career path of the rock band formed by guitarist Jimmy Page after the collapse of the Yardbirds in 1968. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

Evening Planner Drama NEW In Flight C4, 9pm Katherine Kelly stars in this six-parter as a single mum and flight attendant who is forced into drug smuggling by a gangster. Factual NEW Confessions of a Steroid Gang BBC3, 9pm A Welsh father and son who illegally manufactured and then sold steroids. Sci-Fi NEW Resident Alien Sky Max, 10pm Extraterrestrial Harry (Alan Tudyk) needs to escape prison after a shape-shifting alien assumes his identity back on Earth. Crime Drama NEW FBI: Most Wanted Sky Witness, 10pm Season six begins with Remy and Abby’s relationship growing stronger – and an investigation into a detective’s death. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: 6 ISSUES FOR £1* Simply visit: www.tvandsatsubs.com/D67K * Terms & conditions: magazinesdirect.com/terms.…

Evening Planner Factual LIVE! VJ Day 80: The Nation’s Tribute BBC1, 11.30am Coverage of a service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum. Football LIVE! Premier League Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Premier League, kick-off 8pm Bournemouth journey to Anfield to face last year’s champions Liverpool. OnDemand Limitless: Live Better Now Available today Chris Hemsworth undergoes special forces training and plays drums at an Ed Sheeran gig. OnDemand PREMIERE Night Always Comes Available today A woman (Vanessa Kirby) must find $25,000 in one night to stop her family’s eviction.…