TV Schedule for BBC First HD
Friday, August 8th TV listings for BBC First HD
History by the Numbers Skyscrapers
The history of skyscrapers is the history of American cities, technological ingenuity, and a global boom in urbanization; from west to east, from five stories up to one kilometer high, there's nowhere to go but up.
Braving the fast-moving rivers, the group paddles off the lake in search of natural salmon runs in the waterways; their efforts to corral the fish are more dangerous than they realized.
Merchants of the Wild Medicine
With their minds and bodies adapting to the land, the group welcomes a medicine teaching about the plants in Syilx territory; the adventurers struggle to find food and decide to try their hand at spearfishing in the river.
Mysteries From Above Ancient Civilizations
Nubian pyramids reveal the rise of female power in Ancient Kush; a shocking satellite image uncovers secrets of an ancient ancestral Puebloan site in New Mexico.
History by the Numbers Skyscrapers
The history of skyscrapers is the history of American cities, technological ingenuity, and a global boom in urbanization; from west to east, from five stories up to one kilometer high, there's nowhere to go but up.
Sizing up answers with the contestants, who are sure they know what's right, what's wrong, and what's plain old impossible; battling through three mind-bending rounds of competition.
A thrilling battle of brainpower as four contestants pit their wits against The Chaser.
QI Upside Down
Aisling Bea, Urzila Carlson, and Romesh Ranganathan compete in this upside-down episode.
QI United
Sandi Toksvig is joined by Nabil Abdulrashid, Bill Bailey, Victoria Coren Mitchell and Alan Davies.
Death in Paradise Phone-In Murder
When a woman reports a murder and is then found strangled, the team are left wondering whether she was reporting her own murder.
Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators If Music Be the Food of Love
Frank and Lu enter the competitive world of ballroom dancing, which brims with passion and jealousy, as well as learn the dangers of falling in love with one's dance partner.
Antiques Roadshow Botanic Gardens, Belfast 1
The roadshow is in Northern Ireland at Belfast's Botanic Gardens, where treasures include a collection of football shirts, Gordon Foster's silver tea set, a trio of brooches, a leather foot stool and a natural pearl pendant and brooch.
Father Brown The Hand of Lucia
When a local writer is murdered, Father Brown must delve into her infamous novel for inspiration.
Say goodbye to this group of players, who are ready for a last shot at the cash.
Ghosts Poached Guests
The Captain makes a discovery and the Ghosts find a surprising new friend.
QI Upside Down
Aisling Bea, Urzila Carlson, and Romesh Ranganathan compete in this upside-down episode.
Friday Night Dinner Mr Morris
The boys are excited because grandma is coming for dinner, brings her new boyfriend.
Eric and Beth smell an ulterior motive when Cathy and Colin, fresh off a luxury cruise, try to pressure them into booking a group vacation together; when they decline, a new target surfaces, Christine, who has a refund burning a hole in her pocket.
Say goodbye to this group of players, who are ready for a last shot at the cash.
Ghosts Poached Guests
The Captain makes a discovery and the Ghosts find a surprising new friend.
QI United
Sandi Toksvig is joined by Nabil Abdulrashid, Bill Bailey, Victoria Coren Mitchell and Alan Davies.
Friday Night Dinner Mr Morris
The boys are excited because grandma is coming for dinner, brings her new boyfriend.
Eric and Beth smell an ulterior motive when Cathy and Colin, fresh off a luxury cruise, try to pressure them into booking a group vacation together; when they decline, a new target surfaces, Christine, who has a refund burning a hole in her pocket.
Sizing up answers with the contestants, who are sure they know what's right, what's wrong, and what's plain old impossible; battling through three mind-bending rounds of competition.
A thrilling battle of brainpower as four contestants pit their wits against The Chaser.
QI Upside Down
Aisling Bea, Urzila Carlson, and Romesh Ranganathan compete in this upside-down episode.
QI United
Sandi Toksvig is joined by Nabil Abdulrashid, Bill Bailey, Victoria Coren Mitchell and Alan Davies.
Father Brown The Hand of Lucia
When a local writer is murdered, Father Brown must delve into her infamous novel for inspiration.
Griff's Canadian Adventure Quebec Frenchness
Griff Rhys Jones uncovers the beating heart of Canada's "Frenchness" in the province of Quebec.
Ice Vikings Cracks & Quakes
A giant crack in the ice continues to be an obstacle for all crews as they try to set nets in deeper water; Mike and Justin are caught flat-footed when the crack shifts and sends a violent ice quake to shake their location.
Weather Files: Total Impact Hurricanes
Hurricane Dorian stalls over the Bahamas in 2019 with nearly 300-kilometre-per-hour winds; discovering how hurricanes and typhoons can turn into life-saving drought busters and how technology could eventually tame them.