What’s On 5Select Today Friday 19 May 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Select today.
02:00
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
03:00
Eggheads
S23E14
Pub quizzers Smokies and Wine take on the Eggheads
03:25
Eggheads
S23E15
Plymouth quizzers Marooned 5 take on the regulars
03:50
Entertainment News on 5
Showbiz news and gossip
04:00
Teleshopping
Home shopping
06:00
Teleshopping
Home shopping
08:00
Shop Dormeo
08:30
High Street TV Teleshopping
09:00
Eggheads
S23E18
Strangers on a Train try their luck against the Eggheads
09:30
Eggheads
S23E19
Previous contestants the Harmer Hillbillies take on the experts once more
10:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S13E01
Peter is called out to a cow with a life-threatening stomach problem
Peter is called out to an emergency when a cow has a life-threatening stomach problem, and Julian welcome an expectant dog to the new Wetherby practice. In Huddersfield, Matt treats an exotic animal in the form of water dragon Bandit, who needs his tail amputating
11:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S13E02
A pregnant ewe is rushed to the animal hospital from Cannon Hall Farm
A pregnant ewe is rushed to the animal hospital from Cannon Hall Farm, while for young vet Rohin, there’s a day gaining vital experience on the farm. With Matt’s guidance, he has to remove the very large horns from some cows, and soon learns that traditional vet work is tiring. Meanwhile, Julian rushes a cat into emergency surgery before heading to Jacki’s farm for some well-earned relaxation, with some alpaca yoga
12:00
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S16E04
Ben travels to the rugged cliffs of Cornwall
Ben travels to the rugged cliffs of Cornwall, where he stays with Davina and Todd and their family, who left their city lives behind to follow their dreams to become farmers. Ben finds out how the couple turned their seven-acre empty plot into an off-grid farm, and embraces the family’s energy and hectic daily routine – from juggling kids and raising livestock, to digging a duck pond and harvesting vegetables
13:00
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S16E07
Ben spends time with a multi-generational family in Oxfordshire
Ben spends time with a multi-generational family in Oxfordshire who have left their conventional life behind and relocated to an empty plot of land which they have transformed. Ben learns about the obstacles the family has overcome and how its members have spent two decades honing their skills and living off the land
14:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S13E03
A farmer rushes in a struggling pregnant sheep who belongs to his two-year-old son
A farmer rushes in a struggling pregnant sheep who belongs to his two-year-old son, and Julian and Anne head to Jacki’s alpaca farm to deal with Ebony’s worrying lump on her lip. Springer Spaniel Poppy has an aggressive cancer, so Shona and Martin are facing complex surgery to remove the tumour from inside her rib cage
15:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S13E04
Two brothers are worried about their cow, which is foaming at the mouth
Two brothers are worried about their cow, which is foaming at the mouth, and ask for Peter’s help to get to the bottom of the issue. Peter also has a daunting visit to the Greens’ farm – Dusty the feline has an injury, but won’t be easy to help – she’s affectionately known as the `Devil Cat”. Elsewhere, an animal lover finds a pigeon with a deformed leg and takes her to Julian, who decides to operate
16:00
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S16E01
Ben Fogle journeys to the mountains of central Portugal
Ben Fogle journeys to the mountains of central Portugal to live with 39-year-old Alex, a British man who traded in his lucrative retail career for his own mountainside hideaway. He learns how Alex survived with no heating, electricity or water, and is now turning centuries-old buildings into his perfect farm home
17:00
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S16E02
Ben ventures to the Emerald Isle to visit Georg and Bettina
Ben ventures to the Emerald Isle to visit Georg and Bettina, a couple from Austria and Germany who made the Irish wilderness their home nearly 40 years ago. He uncovers what drove them to leave their old lives in Europe, and learns how they saw life and beauty in the middle of a desolate bog. Ben experiences how they have transformed an infertile, barren site into their very own nature retreat, building an off-grid home and establishing a relationship with the natural world around them
18:00
Walking Britain’s Lost Railways
S02E04
Rob Bell retraces the route of the Deeside Railway
Until it closed in 1966 the Deeside Railway followed the River Dee upstream from Aberdeen into what is now the Cairngorms National Park. As luck would have it, Queen Victoria purchased Balmoral just as the line was set to open, giving the route prestige. Rob Bell retraces the route, visiting a shooting estate, tossing a caber and finding an unmistakable Highland `brand” that all owe their existence to this royal railway age. He also explores a quiet valley of cattle farming and timber sawmills, and, in truth, a simple railway that struggled for decades to justify its own existence, despite its royal veneer
19:00
Mystery of the Roman Coneheads: Ancient Mysteries
Investigating a collection of elongated skulls found in a Roman cemetery
A look back to the 1961 discovery of a Roman cemetery in Hungary. A bizarre and unsettling collection of ancient bodies with deformed, elongated skulls were found, and all were dated to the time of the collapse of the Roman Empire
20:00
The Mystery of Rome’s Sunken City
S04E02
Underwater ruins that were once a vital Roman outpost
Documentary examining the 2017 discovery of underwater ruins along the Tunisian coast that were once a vital Roman outpost, known as Neapolis. Evidence suggests that the metropolis was not completely destroyed, and that its inhabitants attempted to rebuild the city, but a geological phenomenon called liquefaction doomed these efforts. As the land under the city turned into quicksand, the harbour was gradually submerged. Now, more than a millennium since it disappeared, this new discovery is restoring Neapolis’s reputation as a jewel in the crown of the Roman Empire
21:00
Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty
S01E01
Dan Jones explores the lives of the Plantagenets, beginning with Henry II
Powerful storytelling and dramatic reconstruction bring to life one of the most bloody and violent chapters in British history as Dan Jones explores the lives of the Plantagenets, who ruled England and much of France during the Middle Ages. The historian begins with Henry II – the first king of the dynasty – a dashing and energetic warrior who transformed England from a violent and lawless state into the heart of an empire that would become one of the greatest that Europe has ever seen. However, his success was undone by a series of bitter betrayals
22:00
Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty
S01E02
Henry III’s relationship with Simon de Montfort
Dan Jones continues his history of the Plantagenets by focusing on Henry III, who wanted to restore the empire his father John had lost, but his poor leadership meant the barons refused to give him the funds he required. The king decided he needed a new ally and found him in minor nobleman Simon de Montfort, who soon became a court favourite and married Henry’s sister Eleanor. However, they fell out over money, power and religion, and de Montfort turned against Henry and England was plunged into civil war
23:00
Forged in Fire
S02E01
The bladesmiths forge a War Hammer
The bladesmiths sift through scrap collected from inside dumpsters to acquire the steel that they will need to forge a blade they choose to create; the final two bladesmiths compete against each other to forge the better war hammer
23:55
Forged in Fire
S09E04
A deadly Malaysian backcountry tool and weapon is fashioned
00:50
Ghosts: Exploring the Myth
Investigating whether the dead can come back as spirits
02:00
Walking Britain’s Lost Railways
S02E03
Rob Bell travels to Bangor in north Wales, and explores a lost line that was built in 1801
Rob Bell travels to Bangor in north Wales, where he explores a lost line that was built in 1801 to transport Welsh slate from the local quarry, which once was the largest in the world, and now provides the backdrop for the world’s fastest zip line. He also follows the Victorian railway inland to Llanberis, where tourists still flock to ride a special train to the summit of Snowdon, and discovers why the heirs to the throne have been styled ‘Prince of Wales’ for seven centuries
03:00
Eggheads
S23E16
The Black Bird Club takes on the quiz experts
03:25
Eggheads
S23E17
First ‘N’ Last from Pembrokeshire try their luck against the Eggheads
03:50
Entertainment News on 5
Showbiz news and gossip
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