What’s On 5Select Today Wednesday 17 May 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Select today.
02:00
Britain’s Lost Battlefields with Rob Bell
S01E04
Rob Bell visits the site of the final battle of the Wars of the Roses
Rob visits Bosworth Field, site of the decisive battle in 1485 that ended the Wars of the Roses and ushered in the Tudor royal dynasty. He considers the key stages of the battle with historians and battle re-enactors, while Professor Turi King of Leicester University reveals how the remains of Richard III were discovered
03:00
Eggheads
S23E10
The Rota Madmen take on the Eggheads
03:25
Eggheads
S23E11
A Leicester-based book club takes on the quiz experts
09:00
Eggheads
S23E14
Pub quizzers Smokies and Wine take on the Eggheads
09:30
Eggheads
S23E15
Plymouth quizzers Marooned 5 take on the regulars
10:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S11E14
The Greens rescue a kitten that was found in a main road
The Greens rescue a kitten that was found on a main road in the middle of the night, which is only five weeks old and is far too young to cope without its mother’s milk. A border terrier is brought into the surgery with a lump on its back leg, a bull undergoes a fertility test, and Peter visits a sheep farmer to check up on a breeding ram that has been injured in a fight
11:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S11E15
Peter examines a boar that is off its food
Peter carefully examines a boar that is off its food, a rescue dog brought over from Spain undergoes surgery on a painful eye condition, and Rodney invests in an unusual device for administering medical treatment to his sheep – but neither he nor Julian know how it works and the sheep seem less than keen. A rare cattle breeder waits for the pregnancy test results on his Jack Russell
12:00
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S15E02
The presenter meets a family who are living in the Black Mountains in Wales
The presenter meets the Powell family who are living an off-grid existence in a hidden valley in the Black Mountains in Wales. Whilst in their company, Ben climbs into a ravine to maintain the family’s hydro electrics, explores the forest with the spirited children, and helps plant the biggest new woodland in Wales for a generation
13:00
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S15E03
Ben journeys to the Suffolk countryside and a secretive patch of woodland
Ben journeys to the Suffolk countryside and a secretive patch of woodland, to spend the week with unique character Will, 50, who could be described as a true British caveman. Ben embraces Will’s Stone Age-style existence in the forest and discovers how a childhood passion carved Will’s future, the price he paid for following his dream, and how he is steering it back around as Ben meets him at a new stage in his prehistoric life
14:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S11E16
Julian investigates when a cow delivers an afterbirth but no calf
Julian investigates when a pregnant cow delivers an afterbirth but no calf, while Peter and Matt compete to see if modern or traditional pregnancy tests are more reliable. A German shepherd puppy belonging to a woman who has recently lost two dogs is lame and in pain, requiring delicate keyhole surgery to remove a fragment of bone. At the trekking centre, Julian treats a very poorly one-week old llama called Noah
15:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S11E17
Peter provides urgent dental treatment to his niece’s horse
Peter provides urgent dental treatment to his niece’s horse, while Julian visits a group of vets in training to pass on what he knows about treating farm animals. A ewe in a difficult labour is rushed into hospital, but Matt and the other vets fear it may not be possible to save either mother or lamb. Vets from West Yorkshire attend a special celebration of the 50th anniversary of James Herriot’s first book
16:00
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S15E04
Ben travels to a unique and tiny island in the Hebrides
Ben travels to a unique, tiny island in the Hebrides where he meets ex-social care worker Philip, who has embraced a new way of life in this small, alternative community. In his company, Ben spends the week cut off from the outside world, in an old lighthouse keeper’s cottage, where he experiences the unusual routines of the island’s community
17:00
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S16E03
Ben ventures to the Greek island of Andros to visit the founder of a remote animal shelter
Ben ventures to the lesser-known Greek island of Andros to visit Sandy, founder of a remote animal shelter perched on the slopes of the island’s highest peak. He embraces sharing a home with 25 dogs, eight donkeys, a horse, a mule and more than 20 cats. Surrounded by stunning natural beauty, he also helps to feed, groom, walk and clean up after the multitude of animals that roam free around the land and a 300-year-old house
18:00
Walking Britain’s Lost Railways
S02E02
Rob Bell heads to the industrial heartlands of north-east England
Rob Bell heads to the industrial heartlands of north-east England, beginning on Wearside, where he learns about the world’s first railway designed for steam locomotives. Rob also visits the ‘living’ museum at Beamish and rides a railway from George Stephenson’s day, following an old line into Hartlepool, where a medieval port was turned into a mega-centre of coal, rail and shipping in just one generation
19:00
Britain’s Lost Battlefields with Rob Bell
S01E05
Rob Bell visits the site of the Battle of Naseby
Rob Bell heads to Northamptonshire to visits the site of the Battle of Naseby in 1645, revealing the events that led up to the English Civil War. The battle resulted in a decisive victory for the Roundheads
20:00
World War II in Colour
S01E05
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941
This edition focuses on Japan’s early involvement in the war and the country’s efforts to flex its muscles around the Pacific. On December 7, 1941, the course of the Second World War changed dramatically when Japanese planes swooped in for a surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, which led to America’s entry into the conflict. Subsequently Japanese forces seized the British colonies of Malaya and Burma, French Indo-China, the Dutch East Indies, the US-controlled Philippines and a string of Pacific islands
21:00
Buried Secrets of WWII
S01E01
Surviving evidence of the attack on Pearl Harbor, both on land and under the sea
22:00
Forged in Fire
S09E03
Four bladesmiths are given thin sheet metal to forge a knife
22:55
Forged in Fire
S09E04
A deadly Malaysian backcountry tool and weapon is fashioned
23:50
The Curse of Tutankhamun’s Tomb: The Greatest Mysteries of Humanity
S01E03
The tale of a curse surrounding the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb
The mysterious events surrounding the discovery of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings on November 26, 1922, and the tale of a curse that still fascinates almost 100 years after his resting place was first disturbed
01:00
Walking Victorian Britain
S01E06
The cotton industry in 19th-century Lancashire and West Yorkshire
Onyeka Nubia visits Lancashire and West Yorkshire to find out how cotton was Britain’s greatest export in the 19th century. He begins his walk in Queen Street Mill, the world’s last surviving steam-powered weaving mill, before stepping into the Victorian classroom
02:00
Walking Britain’s Lost Railways
S02E01
A railway line that cut a path through the Peak District
Rob Bell explores more abandoned rail routes, beginning with one that cut an outrageous path through the dramatic hills and gorges of the Peak District – part of the 1860s express route between London and Manchester. From Matlock to the spa town splendour of Buxton, Rob unearths a tale of Victorian ambition, as he travels along a route filled with great engineering, which is now a beloved part of the Peak District National Park
03:00
Eggheads
S23E12
Once Upon a Team in the West try their luck against the Eggheads
03:25
Eggheads
S23E13
Sandy Shores try their luck against the Eggheads
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