TV Schedule for BBC First HD
Thursday, August 21st TV listings for BBC First HD
History by the Numbers Crime Bosses
Discovering the secrets of five of the world's most notorious crime bosses; how they did it, who got away with it, and which of them didn't.
After months apart, the group is reunited by Knowledge Keeper Caleb Musgrave to heal old wounds, reveal their new paths, and share some life-changing secrets.
Merchants of the Wild Smoke
Two groups of strangers are dropped deep into the mountains of British Columbia; with no modern technology, the group struggles to build shelter and live the way their ancestors have since time immemorial.
Mysteries From Above Ocean Mysteries
Dive into the historical and natural secrets of the deep; explore an uninhabited concrete island, ocean spirals off the Australian coast, underwater evidence of a violent past and tracks thousands of metres below the sea's surface.
History by the Numbers Crime Bosses
Discovering the secrets of five of the world's most notorious crime bosses; how they did it, who got away with it, and which of them didn't.
Size up answers with the contestants, who are sure they know what's right, what's wrong and what's impossible; battle through three mind-bending rounds of competition and see if someone cracks the 10,000-pound question.
A thrilling battle of brainpower as four contestants pit their wits against The Chaser.
QI Testing
Sandi has a testing time with Susan Calman, Maisie Adam, Josh Widdicombe and Alan Davies.
QI Tricks & Treats
Sandi goes tricking and treating with Ria Lina, Eshaan Akbar, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies.
QI Very Varied
A comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are "quite interesting."
QI Toys, Tinsel, and Turkeys: Christmas Special
A quiz which compensates for the level of difficulty by awarding points not just for correct answers but also for interesting answers, regardless of their relevance to the original question asked.
Roman Kemp and sidekick Sarah Greene host the quiz show where contestants race on moving podiums across the studio floor; correct answers get the players moving, while wrong answers will stop them in their tracks.
The Graham Norton Show Daniel Craig, Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin
Features Graham trading quips with Daniel Craig, Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Nicola Coughlan and FLO.
Father Brown The Fire in the Sky
Father Brown's divine inspiration is called upon when Kembleford comes under threat of an alien invasion.
Death in Paradise Death of a Pawn
When a chess match ends in murder, the team must work out how and why the killing was carried out; the commissioner is confronted with his past by the very last person he was expecting to see.
Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators Most Wicked Speed
When police arrest an American PI for murder, Frank and Lu get taken for a ride.
Blue Lights Full Moon Fever
The police ombudsman investigates the team after a disastrous night shift; Helen uncovers a scandal; a crisis at home has Grace doubting her career choice.
Death in Paradise Death of a Pawn
When a chess match ends in murder, the team must work out how and why the killing was carried out; the commissioner is confronted with his past by the very last person he was expecting to see.
Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators Most Wicked Speed
When police arrest an American PI for murder, Frank and Lu get taken for a ride.
Blue Lights Full Moon Fever
The police ombudsman investigates the team after a disastrous night shift; Helen uncovers a scandal; a crisis at home has Grace doubting her career choice.
Size up answers with the contestants, who are sure they know what's right, what's wrong and what's impossible; battle through three mind-bending rounds of competition and see if someone cracks the 10,000-pound question.
A thrilling battle of brainpower as four contestants pit their wits against The Chaser.
QI Testing
Sandi has a testing time with Susan Calman, Maisie Adam, Josh Widdicombe and Alan Davies.
QI Tricks & Treats
Sandi goes tricking and treating with Ria Lina, Eshaan Akbar, Jimmy Carr and Alan Davies.
Father Brown The Fire in the Sky
Father Brown's divine inspiration is called upon when Kembleford comes under threat of an alien invasion.
Merchants of the Wild Flame
Six people embark on a journey in the footsteps of their ancestors from Elders and knowledge keepers.
Merchants of the Wild Weave
Embarking for a 25-day adventure on the land, six Indigenous women and men learn to live as their ancestors; paddling old trade routes through the Okanagan territory in tradtitional dugour canoes, they shed the lives they knew.
Handmade Hotels Green Living
Katie visits an off-grid home made out of recycled materials, takes an off-road trip on a horse farm to learn about glamping, and explores a loft filled with house plants.
Handmade Hotels Tiny Living
Katie discovers an off-grid secluded cabin with a private pond, a tiny lux rental created from a converted downtown garage, and the quintessential tiny home -- a wooden house on wheels, on a ranch.
Mysteries From Above Behind the Myths
Revealing the truth behind the planet's ancient legends; touring an island covered in polar bears, twin craters in Greece, peeking at a supervolcano hidden under Yellowstone Park and examining an ocean formation that's eerily similar to Atlantis.