TV Schedule for BBC First HD
Wednesday, August 27th TV listings for BBC First HD
History by the Numbers Heists
The inside track on five of the greatest heists in history; these are not petty robberies, but high-stakes operations meticulously planned and audaciously executed, with a cast of colorful characters from the mastermind to the snitch.
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 A Whole Lot of Holes
Exploring some of the most cavernous places on the planet, including an expansive Siberian crater with no explainable origin, Greenland's bizarre black holes, an ancient forbidden well in the Yemeni desert, and a voluminous void in Antarctica.
History by the Numbers Heists
The inside track on five of the greatest heists in history; these are not petty robberies, but high-stakes operations meticulously planned and audaciously executed, with a cast of colorful characters from the mastermind to the snitch.
Pick through a dizzying array of questions and answers as Rick tries to separate the winners from the rest of the pack; cheer as one lucky contestant gets a chance to unleash a spectacular torrent of 10,000 one-pound coins.
Antiques Roadshow Brodie Castle & Estate, Morayshire 2
A look at an 8th-century Pictish carving, a cane concealing a telescope and a compass, an engineer's prized silver salver, 17th-century silk shoes, a history-making sheep's fleece and bagpipes.
QI Tubular
Bridget Christie, Sara Pascoe and Deborah Frances White take a look at tubes and tubas.
QI Series T: Tea Time
Sandi Toksvig and panelists Rosie Jones, Henning Wehn, Ahir Shah, and Alan Davies tackle tricky terminology, deal with tempting teapots, and try to track down teaspoons.
Father Brown The Kembleston Olimpicks
Father Brown investigates when rivalries escalate to murderous heights at the Kembleston Olimpicks.
Sister Boniface Mysteries Queen of the Kitchen
Celebrity housewife Prunella Gladwell arrives in Great Slaughter to film a feisty baking competition, and one of the contestants is about to hit her expiration date.
Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators Hunger for Bread
Lu infiltrates a local slimming club to uncover their secrets, but she gets more than she bargained for when she realises her sister is a member.
Featuring Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez, Miranda Hart, Ncuti Gatwa, Kevin Kline and Rag 'n' Bone Man.
QI Series V: Vets
A comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are "quite interesting."
QI Series V: Voyaging
Sandi Toksvig hosts as "QI" goes voyaging with Nabil Abdulrashid, Joe Lycett, Lou Sanders and Alan Davies.
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.
Demi Moore starring in the critically acclaimed body-horror "The Substance"; music superstar and actor Lady Gaga; Colin Farrell taking the title role in "The Penguin"; Richard Ayoade talking about his new book "The Unfinished Harauld Hughes."
QI Series V: Vets
A comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are "quite interesting."
QI Series V: Voyaging
Sandi Toksvig hosts as "QI" goes voyaging with Nabil Abdulrashid, Joe Lycett, Lou Sanders and Alan Davies.
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.
Demi Moore starring in the critically acclaimed body-horror "The Substance"; music superstar and actor Lady Gaga; Colin Farrell taking the title role in "The Penguin"; Richard Ayoade talking about his new book "The Unfinished Harauld Hughes."
Pick through a dizzying array of questions and answers as Rick tries to separate the winners from the rest of the pack; cheer as one lucky contestant gets a chance to unleash a spectacular torrent of 10,000 one-pound coins.
Antiques Roadshow Brodie Castle & Estate, Morayshire 2
A look at an 8th-century Pictish carving, a cane concealing a telescope and a compass, an engineer's prized silver salver, 17th-century silk shoes, a history-making sheep's fleece and bagpipes.
QI Tubular
Bridget Christie, Sara Pascoe and Deborah Frances White take a look at tubes and tubas.
QI Series T: Tea Time
Sandi Toksvig and panelists Rosie Jones, Henning Wehn, Ahir Shah, and Alan Davies tackle tricky terminology, deal with tempting teapots, and try to track down teaspoons.
Featuring Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez, Miranda Hart, Ncuti Gatwa, Kevin Kline and Rag 'n' Bone Man.
Deadly currents and harsh weather wreak havoc on the group's latest paddle; an imperative Elder teaching focuses on animal hide; as the season changes and storms threaten the valley, the group must work harder than ever to survive.
Deep in the mountain valley before a devastating storm breaks, the group reflects on the profound changes the journey has brought them; the crew is united by another teaching that ties into the last one when they learn to make drums.
Handmade Hotels Restoring History
Katie discovers a sprawling Victorian mansion complete with converted stables, a former church renovated into a 1400 square foot sanctuary, and a century old minimalist loft space for rent.
Handmade Hotels Living Larger
Katie explores the short-term rental market surge.
Mysteries From Above From Far Above
A perfect circle carved around an ancient peak; a scary phenomenon in the Pacific; strange shapes in a Middle Eastern desert; a formation below the ocean's surface.