TV Schedule for BBC First HD
Thursday, August 20th TV listings for BBC First HD
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.
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.
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 Procrastination
Sandi Toksvig finally gets around to a bit of procrastination with Aisling Bea, Holly Walsh, Nikki Bedi and Alan Davies.
QI Phenomena
Sandi Toksvig considers various phenomena with Alan Davies, Josh Widdicombe, Cariad Lloyd and Paul Sinha.
Joining Graham on his sofa are Pamela Anderson, Stephen Graham, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sean Hayes and Ross Kemp; with music from Gracie Abrams, performing her current single "That's So True."
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.
Death in Paradise An Artistic Murder
The murder of a local gigolo brings DI Goodman and his team into contact with the social elite.
Death in Paradise Chain Reaction
Neville's attempts to embrace island life backfire when a sandfly bite lands him in the hospital; a nurse takes her own life during a night shift.
Another two contestants, electrical engineer James Nicholls and clinical librarian Pip Divall, put their intellectual reputations on the line as they try to topple the reigning Jeopardy Champion and claim the title for themselves.
Death in Paradise An Artistic Murder
The murder of a local gigolo brings DI Goodman and his team into contact with the social elite.
Death in Paradise Chain Reaction
Neville's attempts to embrace island life backfire when a sandfly bite lands him in the hospital; a nurse takes her own life during a night shift.
Another two contestants, electrical engineer James Nicholls and clinical librarian Pip Divall, put their intellectual reputations on the line as they try to topple the reigning Jeopardy Champion and claim the title for themselves.
QI Procrastination
Sandi Toksvig finally gets around to a bit of procrastination with Aisling Bea, Holly Walsh, Nikki Bedi and Alan Davies.
QI Phenomena
Sandi Toksvig considers various phenomena with Alan Davies, Josh Widdicombe, Cariad Lloyd and Paul Sinha.
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.
Picking through a minefield of answers as the challengers clash for 10,000 pounds.
Mysteries From Above Mysteries of the Misplaced
Peek at landmarks in places where they shouldn't be; wing your way over an imperial pyramid in the Netherlands, a metal sphere in remote Russia, a lion shape carved into an English hillside and a bare swath cut through an Austrian forest.
Merchants of the Wild Pesa'lut Tia'm (Skin Moose)
Everyone is left shocked after an adventurer calls it quits and leaves the journey for good; the remaining five are torn apart, as some look to potentially branch off on their own.
Merchants of the Wild Spear
The strain and stress of two camps affects everyone, with Karly not sure if they should ever reunite, and Theresa struggling to keep everyone moving forward on the journey.
History by the Numbers Crazy Rich People
Score the inside scoop on six of the wealthiest people in history; meet the richest man on earth today, a German banker who financed a religious empire in the 1500s, a Norman king who stole England and three robber barons from 20th-century America.