This week's UK TV & radio

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Discovery
06:00Extreme Engineering Hong Kong Bridge Stonecutters Bridge has a 1018-metre span and is an engineering marvel. Host Danny Forster travels to China's south coast to climb it.
07:00How Do They Do It? More fascinating questions are answered, including how an 11,000-tonne drilling platform is moved halfway round the world, and how a near-perfect shave is achieved.
07:30How Do They Do It? Learn how light bulbs can burn hotter than the boiling point of iron, how noisy car engines can be silenced and how millions of unique locks and keys are made every year.
08:00How It's Made Find out how drill bits, photo booths and stamps are made.
08:30How It's Made Find out how yacht wheels, braided rugs, car thermostats and chisels are made.
09:00Rory McGrath's Best of British... ...Engineering. Transport Networks: From canals to rail networks and underground systems, Rory McGrath goes behind the scenes of these great engineering projects that keep us moving.
10:00World War II: The Complete History The End of the Beginning Another slice of history is told. Rommel was beaten back at the battle of El Alamein in North Africa, whilst liberation began at Guadalcanal.
11:00Days That Shook the World St Valentine's Day Massacre Al Capone orders a hit on Bugs Moran. The ensuing carnage costs seven lives on a day that becomes known as the St Valentine's Day Massacre.
12:00Treasure Quest Return to the Legend After finding 30 cannons in the Channel, the team make an amazing discovery - they are from HMS Victory, the flagship before Nelson's ship of the same name.
13:00Salvage Squad Morgan Three-Wheeler Suggs hosts the engineering makeover show as three Squad members take up the challenge to restore a 1931 Morgan Super Sports three-wheeler car.
14:00Industrial Revelations: The... ...European Story. King Silk: Textiles made Lyon a rich city. The elaborate silk was hard to manufacture, but the invention of Jacquard's automated loom in 1805 made it possible.
14:30Industrial Revelations: The... ...European Story. Reaping the Whirlwind: The Dutch used the wind to power their shipbuilding business, making them masters of the seas.
15:00World War II: The Complete History The Beginning of the End Rommel had been driven out of Africa, the Italians had surrendered and Germany's great tank battle at Kursk faced a strong offensive Russian force.
16:00Deadliest Catch Bering Sea Salvation The end of the king crab season is drawing near and all across the fleet captains and crews are digging in and commencing the long grind to the finish line.
17:00Bear Grylls: Born Survivor Arctic Circle Bear heads for the icy wastes of the Arctic Circle, where he tackles a frozen waterfall, hunts reindeer and battles against freezing conditions.
18:00Mythbusters Hindenburg Mystery Adam and Jamie turn detective to solve one of aeronautics' biggest puzzles, while Kari and company come face-to-face with nature's natural-born killers.
19:00Mythbusters NASA Moon Landing The Mythbusters team tackles the tallest tale of all in Moon Landing Hoax Hour. Did NASA pull off the greatest cover-up in human history?
20:00How Do They Do It? In this episode, learn how they make classic Irish stout, how silkworms make gunpowder bags and clothes and how they put soup into cans.
20:30How It's Made More everyday items go under the microscope as we discover how copper pipe fittings, cylinder music boxes, pepper mills and hot rod steering columns are made.
21:00Weird or What? Cocaine Mummies Were ancient pharaohs cocaine-snorting party animals? And how can a mountain tribe in Mexico run for hundreds of miles for days on end? New.
22:00Mythbusters Top 25 Moments In this special Adam, Jamie, Kari, Tory and Grant get all nostalgic with a look back at their top 25 most celebrated Mythbusters moments.
00:00Massive Nature The Trap Explore the unique flamingo killing baboons in Africa's Rift Valley and the massive Wildebeest migration across the Serengeti.
01:00Deadliest Catch Bering Sea Salvation The end of the king crab season is drawing near and all across the fleet captains and crews are digging in and commencing the long grind to the finish line.
02:00Industrial Revelations: The... ...European Story. King Silk: Textiles made Lyon a rich city. The elaborate silk was hard to manufacture, but the invention of Jacquard's automated loom in 1805 made it possible.
02:30Industrial Revelations: The... ...European Story. Reaping the Whirlwind: The Dutch used the wind to power their shipbuilding business, making them masters of the seas.
03:00World War II: The Complete History The Beginning of the End Rommel had been driven out of Africa, the Italians had surrendered and Germany's great tank battle at Kursk faced a strong offensive Russian force.
03:50Treasure Quest Return to the Legend After finding 30 cannons in the Channel, the team make an amazing discovery - they are from HMS Victory, the flagship before Nelson's ship of the same name.
04:40Days That Shook the World St Valentine's Day Massacre Al Capone orders a hit on Bugs Moran. The ensuing carnage costs seven lives on a day that becomes known as the St Valentine's Day Massacre.
05:30How Does That Work? Discover new non-lethal weapons and advances in body identification and autopsies, and learn how police train for car chases using computer games.
06:00Extreme Engineering Panama Canal In danger of becoming obsolete, the Panama Canal is benefiting from a $5.25-billion expansion project. Host Danny Forster explores.
Scifi
06:00Quantum Leap Time-travelling Dr Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) 'leaps' into the bodies of others to change their fate. Sam arrives on Christmas Eve 1962 and teams up with Al to act as a modern-day ghost of Marley.
07:00Mysterious Ways A professor becomes obsessed with investigating miracles when he becomes living proof they exist. Declan meets an agoraphobic, psychic police sketch artist. That's one heck of a combo.
08:00Teleshopping Teleshopping.
11:00Smallville Superhero action starring Tom Welling as the teenage Superman. After an experiment at the Luthor fertilizer plant, a close friend of the Kents suffers shakes and seeks revenge.
12:00Angel Joss Whedon's sharp, sexy Buffy spin-off stars David Boreanaz as a brooding vampire with a soul. Angel learns about a powerful hell demon, coming to visit Wolfram & Hart, and plans a suicide mission.
13:00Buffy The Vampire Slayer Joss Whedon's acclaimed action-drama following Sarah Michelle Gellar's vamp-busting exploits. Xander sets out to improve his image and gets more than he bargained for by way of demons.
14:00Legend of the Seeker Epic fantasy action series based on Terry Goodkind's The Sword of Truth novels. The Mord'Sith Denna tries to take control of Darken Rahl's throne and commandeer the D'Haran army by killing Richard.
15:00Merlin and the War of the Dragons Film Fantasy adventure, starring Simon Lloyd Roberts. When the kingdom is overrun by a horde of fire-breathing reptiles, the wizard goes in search of the mystical sword Excalibur to repel them.
17:00Angel Joss Whedon's sharp, sexy Buffy spin-off stars David Boreanaz as a brooding vampire with a soul. Angel learns about a powerful hell demon, coming to visit Wolfram & Hart, and plans a suicide mission.
18:00Smallville Superb superhero action starring Tom Welling as the teenage Superman. Clark takes a trip to Metropolis and is blackmailed by a crooked cop who witnesses his powers in action
19:00A Town Called Eureka Quirky drama about a mysterious town populated by geniuses. Carter and the others try to adapt to the new time line and fathom how Dr Grant fits into it.
20:00Human Target Action drama based on the DC Comics character Christopher Chance. The security expert attempts to track down a reformed thief who is being targeted by his old accomplices.
21:00Human Target Action drama based on the DC Comics character Christopher Chance. The security expert protects a district attorney with a mysterious past who is being pursued by mobsters
22:00Derailed Film A secret agent tries to stop terrorists from stealing a deadly virus being transported on a high-speed train - but discovers his family are also on board.
23:40War Wolves Film Elite soldiers are sent to apprehend a fellow officer-turned-werewolf, but find themselves on the front line of a battle to save mankind from a pack of ravenous she-wolves
01:40Mysterious Ways A professor becomes obsessed with investigating miracles when he becomes living proof they exist. Declan meets an agoraphobic, psychic police sketch artist. That's one heck of a combo.
03:00Legend of the Seeker Epic fantasy action series based on Terry Goodkind's The Sword of Truth novels. The Mord'Sith Denna tries to take control of Darken Rahl's throne and commandeer the D'Haran army by killing Richard.
04:00Smallville Superb superhero action starring Tom Welling as the teenage Superman. Clark takes a trip to Metropolis and is blackmailed by a crooked cop who witnesses his powers in action
05:00Angel Joss Whedon's sharp, sexy Buffy spin-off stars David Boreanaz as a brooding vampire with a soul. Angel learns about a powerful hell demon, coming to visit Wolfram & Hart, and plans a suicide mission.
06:00Nature of the Beast Film Beastly comedy romp, starring Eric Mabius. A bride-to-be finds out that her fiance is a werewolf and tries to break the curse by tracking down the monster that bit him
UK Gold
06:00Bread Fun with Liverpool's answer to 'Only Fools and Horses', with the ducking and diving family. Shifty goes on a date. Billy gets a shock when he reads Julie's letter.
06:30Just Good Friends Paul Nicholas and Jan Francis star in the excellent romantic comedy. As Penny recovers from her last meeting with Vince, a chance encounter threatens to complicate matters further.
07:00Last of the Summer Wine Getting on Sidney's Wire The long-running show with the three old devils of Yorkshire. This time, the trio's attempts to do some handy work around the cafe are doomed to failure.
07:40Bread Laughs from the Eighties with the extended clan of scallies dodging their way through life. Yizzel and Shifty are involved in a plot to get rid of a car.
08:20Just Good Friends John Sullivan's bittersweet sitcom about the on-off relationship between Penny and Vince. Vince tries to avoid his furious father by leaving the country.
09:00Last of the Summer Wine Jubilee Vintage laughs from the three old fellas in the show that seems to be immortal. Foggy wants to do something for the Royal Jubilee, but things, as ever, don't go to plan.
09:40As Time Goes By While Penny has a routine operation in hospital, Jean and Lionel find themselves playing host and emotional nursemaid to Stephen. And Jean gets mistaken for Cilla Black.
10:20Keeping Up Appearances Pity poor Richard as he contemplates retirement in the suburban snob sitcom. But Hyacinth has to put her plans for him on hold when Rose starts behaving outrageously.
11:00Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Frank and Betty try to get some practice in looking after children by taking Judy and Alison for a day out at the zoo. Yes, it's the famous one with Frank on runaway rollerskates.
11:40Last of the Summer Wine Sadly, Madly, Bradley Roy Clarke's sitcom about young-at-heart pensioners. Billy is burdened with his humourless brother-in-law. Wesley tries to deliver an inflatable feeding trough.
12:20Last of the Summer Wine It All Began with an Old Volvo Headlamp Young at heart sitcom. A heartbroken Kevin needs a place to be alone. But problems arise when he decides to be the 'Wise Man of the Woods'.
13:00The Green Green Grass Pillow Talk Only Fools and Horses sitcom spin-off in which Boycie and Marlene take centre stage. Tyler may have received a wakeup call from the Driscoll Brothers.
13:40Only Fools and Horses Sleepless in Peckham A special Christmas comeback episode of the nation's favourite sitcom. The Trotters find themselves owing a large amount of money to the Inland Revenue.
15:20Only Fools and Horses The Miracle of Peckham Del springs into action, alerting the world's media, when the statue of the Virgin Mary at his local church begins to weep real holy tears - open yer wallets!
16:00As Time Goes By While Penny has a routine operation in hospital, Jean and Lionel find themselves playing host and emotional nursemaid to Stephen. And Jean gets mistaken for Cilla Black.
16:40Keeping Up Appearances Pity poor Richard as he contemplates retirement in the suburban snob sitcom. But Hyacinth has to put her plans for him on hold when Rose starts behaving outrageously.
17:20Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Frank and Betty try to get some practice in looking after children by taking Judy and Alison for a day out at the zoo. Yes, it's the famous one with Frank on runaway rollerskates.
18:00Last of the Summer Wine Sadly, Madly, Bradley Roy Clarke's sitcom about young-at-heart pensioners. Billy is burdened with his humourless brother-in-law. Wesley tries to deliver an inflatable feeding trough.
18:40Last of the Summer Wine It All Began with an Old Volvo Headlamp Young at heart sitcom. A heartbroken Kevin needs a place to be alone. But problems arise when he decides to be the 'Wise Man of the Woods'.
19:20The Green Green Grass Pillow Talk Only Fools and Horses sitcom spin-off in which Boycie and Marlene take centre stage. Tyler may have received a wakeup call from the Driscoll Brothers.
20:00Heroes of Comedy: Sid James A tribute to comic actor Sid James, best known for his loveable rogues in the Carry On films. Featuring contributions from Bruce Forsyth, Liz Fraser and Barry Norman.
21:00Porridge The Desperate Hours Comedy legend Ronnie Barker stars as Fletch in a Christmas special. Fletcher plans some Christmas spirit at Slade in the form of his very own home-made liquor.
22:00Stir Crazy Film 1980. Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor form a hilarious double act in this prison comedy. Two New Yorkers wrongly convicted of a bank robbery, hatch a plan to escape from custody.
00:15Comedy Connections The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin A look at some of the remarkable stories behind our favourite comedy shows. The genesis of 'Reggie Perrin' revealed. David Nobbs tells all.
00:55Going Straight Going Home The first episode in a comedy sequel to the classic prison sitcom 'Porridge' as Fletch (Ronnie Barker) endeavours to try to stay on the straight and narrow.
01:35Going Straight Going to be Alright: Hilarious sitcom sequel to `Porridge', with the genius that is Ronnie Barker. Fletcher's plans to dig up a little buried nest egg go pear-shaped.
02:10Comedy Connections The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin A look at some of the remarkable stories behind our favourite comedy shows. The genesis of 'Reggie Perrin' revealed. David Nobbs tells all.
03:00Teleshopping Shopping from home.
06:00Bread Laughs from the Eighties with the extended clan of scallies dodging their way through life. Yizzel and Shifty are involved in a plot to get rid of a car.
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