TV Schedule for BBC First HD
Wednesday, August 19th TV listings for BBC First HD
Mysteries From Above Out of This World
Zoom in on some otherworldly sights; spot a giant glacier on the Red Planet, let the milky seas off the coast of Java bathe your vision, ponder a huge hexagon floating above Saturn and take a spin around a doughnut-shaped lake in Saskatchewan.
Merchants of the Wild Canoe
On the intimidating shores of the Atlantic Ocean, six Indigenous strangers must come together in order to survive without food or modern technology; after a difficult canoe paddle, they work to set up camp before nightfall.
Needing to repair canoes, and find food, the adventurers are grateful to learn fire-making even as tensions rise; a snake in the grass might be their best chance at a meal.
History by the Numbers Queens for Life
Victoria & Elizabeth II: in the last 200 years, 2 women have sat on the British throne for two-thirds of the time; finding out what it takes to be a royal success in an ever-changing world.
Mysteries From Above Out of This World
Zoom in on some otherworldly sights; spot a giant glacier on the Red Planet, let the milky seas off the coast of Java bathe your vision, ponder a huge hexagon floating above Saturn and take a spin around a doughnut-shaped lake in Saskatchewan.
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.
A thrilling battle of brainpower as four contestants pit their wits against The Chaser.
QI Pain and Punishment
Sandi Toksvig considers pain and punishment with Jimmy Carr, Lee Mack, Alice Levine and Alan Davies.
QI Potpourri
Sandi Toksvig looks at a potpourri of topics with Phill Jupitus, Cally Beaton, Rhod Gilbert and Alan Davies.
Joining Graham on his sofa are Robert De Niro, Mikey Madison, Alan Carr and Holly Willoughby; Brandi Carlile joins Elton John for a special performance in the studio.
Father Brown The Sisters of Aeschylus
When Lady Felicia invites a prestigious group of writers to Montague, her hopes of being published are eclipsed by a murder.
Sister Boniface Mysteries Scoop!
The body of a high-level government official's secretary is found at the bottom of a staircase and Sister Boniface claims she was dead before the fall.
Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Frank and Lu investigate death threats made against a former soap star.
QI Vintage
Susan Calman, Rosie Jones and Josh Widdicombe join Sandi and Alan for a vintage episode.
QI Series V: Vices and Virtues
Eshaan Akbar, Jo Brand and Rhys James take a look at vices and virtues.
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.
Three couples face a series of 50/50 questions which hurtle The Answer Run down towards them; across three rounds, the couples build up their cash pots, but only one pair can face The Final Run and win the chance to take home their cash prize.
QI Vintage
Susan Calman, Rosie Jones and Josh Widdicombe join Sandi and Alan for a vintage episode.
QI Series V: Vices and Virtues
Eshaan Akbar, Jo Brand and Rhys James take a look at vices and virtues.
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.
Three couples face a series of 50/50 questions which hurtle The Answer Run down towards them; across three rounds, the couples build up their cash pots, but only one pair can face The Final Run and win the chance to take home their cash prize.
QI Pain and Punishment
Sandi Toksvig considers pain and punishment with Jimmy Carr, Lee Mack, Alice Levine and Alan Davies.
QI Potpourri
Sandi Toksvig looks at a potpourri of topics with Phill Jupitus, Cally Beaton, Rhod Gilbert 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.
A thrilling battle of brainpower as four contestants pit their wits against The Chaser.
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.
Mysteries From Above The Deserted
Explores strongholds abandoned by their architects; a lost city in the Amazon jungle; a desert fortress made by humanity's most notorious empire; explores a city of identical castles; examines a Greek isle's bloody history from the air.
Merchants of the Wild Wikuom
Tempers flare after the group tries hunting for food, when the journey and personalities prove more challenging than anyone expected; in the aftermath of a fight, Theresa and Joshua question if they have what it takes to continue.
Merchants of the Wild Atlat'l
Daybi struggles to make amends as the group tackles a grueling paddle on the open ocean; they once again leave little time to erect a shelter finished before nightfall.
History by the Numbers Crime Bosses
The annual worth of the world's black market economy is 2.2 trillion dollars; we reveal the inside scoop on those pulling the strings, five of the most notorious criminal bosses of the last century, and their notoriety has no bounds.