The Emerald Isles with Ardal O’Hanlon
Sunday 17 March 7:30 PM Triple episode
From Rathlin in the north to Cape Clear in the south, the islands off the coast of Ireland have long been a source of inspiration and of myth. But they’re home to a rich diversity of wildlife too – and a wide range of people. In this series, Ardal O’Hanlon takes us on a fascinating journey, unearthing the history, observing the wildlife and meeting the islanders trying to live in harmony with their extraordinary environment.
Jimmy Carr’s I Literally Just Told You
From Wednesday 20 March 8:30 pm
Jimmy Carr presents a hilarious new gameshow with a twist. Contestants must answer questions that have been written LIVE during the show to win the cash prize; they can be about absolutely anything that happens during the show, from a celebrity cameo to an off the cuff joke, or even something one of the contestants has shared about themselves.
4 players will be competing for up to £25,000, before 2 players are left standing going head-to-head to win the jackpot.
Bettany Hughes: The Silk Road Treasures
From Thursday 20 March 7:35 pm
Treasures of the World S02 E08: Professor Bettany Hughes returns to Azerbaijan for more adventures on the Silk Roads.
She crosses the country, hunting out some of the most remote and hidden corners to find out the cultural impact of a history of isolation and influence.
Illegals
From Thursday 21 March 10:40 pm
Polish espionage thriller based on the novels of best selling author Vincent V. Severski (who was previously in the Intelligence Service) with strong production values and boarder trotting European settings.
While taking over a Belarusian arms dealer in Istanbul, Konrad Wolski, the head of the Q Department, an elite unit of the Polish intelligence, learns about a planned terrorist attack in Sweden. Konrad immediately activates Travis, a Polish sleeper agent in the Minsk division of the KGB, to get intelligence that would foil the terrorists’ plan. The whole thing is complicated by the fact that Travis has just been compromised by a Belorusian KGB officer. Sara, an officer of the Polish Intelligence Agency, heads off to Minsk to exfiltrate Travis.
Between Two Worlds
From Saturday 23 March 11:05 pm
Newfound freedom has moved into Kaltenstein along with the Americans.
Marie begins a job at the army base, where she finds herself falling more and more for George, who is dealing with racist hostility from his peers.
Erika enjoys her new liberation from the constraints of morality and society.
The American Fuhrer
Saturday 23 March 5:35 pm
A German immigrant who stylised himself as Hitler’s deputy in America in the 1930s, marched his troops through American cities and filled Madison Square Garden with supporters. Neither Hitler nor the FBI could stop him, yet in the end, it was a love affair that brought him down.
With unique insight into Kuhn’s distinctive propaganda and the overwhelming press response, the documentary tells the unusual story of propaganda in the USA.