What’s On 5Select Today Friday 20 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Select today.
08:30
High Street TV Teleshopping
09:00
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
S05E08
Doctors treat a man suffering from agoraphobia
Doctors treat a young man suffering from agoraphobia, triggered by a violent assault months before, and a young girl is brought in after developing a worrying rash on her arms. The doctors also deal with a man who has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis, and is still suffering with pain in his leg over seven months later
10:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S12E06
A ewe in labour is rushed into the animal hospital from Cannon Hall Farm
A ewe in labour is rushed into the animal hospital from Cannon Hall Farm, and vet Matt prepares to deal with this urgent case in the car park. Meanwhile, Peter has a reunion with a feisty feline, and Morris the beagle is rushed into the practice by his worried owners after suffering a sudden illness
11:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S12E07
Matt performs delicate eye surgery on a peacock
Matt performs delicate eye surgery on a peacock in a bird lover’s back garden, and Julian heads to a sheep farm where one of the rams needs a vasectomy. Meanwhile, Peter heads to see a worried farmer whose newborn calf is unable to stand up
12:00
The Highland Vet
S02E03
Bridget and Vicky receive a report of a prolapsed sheep
13:00
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
S05E09
A young woman suffering from abdominal pains visits the surgery
A young woman suffering from abdominal pains visits the surgery, and doctors believe the problem may be caused by an eating disorder. Meanwhile, a woman whose cat has given her a nasty scratch across the eye is treated by the doctors and a man is found to have a rare condition that causes a thickening of the foreskin
14:00
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
S05E10
Cancer comes under the spotlight in this episode
Cancer comes under the spotlight in this episode, as the doctors treat a regular patient who is suffering from the repercussions of mouth cancer. Meanwhile, Dr Alison Bolam is concerned when she meets an elderly woman who is throwing up her food, and Dr Tom Pelly meets a mother who is worried about her son’s sudden head movements
15:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S12E08
Peter and Matt help a reindeer having problems with its antler
Peter and Matt head to Cannon Hall Farm, where their old friend Prince the reindeer having problems with its antler. Later, Julian operates on a little West Highland White Terrier called Ted, and Shona visits a litter of puppies on a farm in the middle of a motorway
16:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S12E09
A heavily pregnant sheep struggles to give birth
Peter Wright is struggling to find his feet in his new practice, but when a farmer rushes in with a heavily pregnant sheep who is struggling to give birth, instinct takes over as the vet deals with the emergency. Julian Norton performs surgery on a Bernese mountain puppy that has swallowed several illicit items, while Matt gives Rohin a taste of exotic vetting in Cannon Hall Farm’s reptile house
17:00
The Highland Vet
S02E04
A crofter brings in a lamb that has a suspected broken leg
18:00
Walking Victorian Britain
S01E04
Onyeka Nubia explores the history of Edinburgh
Onyeka Nubia travels through Edinburgh, exploring the city’s Old Town, including the first medical school in the country. He also discovers how overcrowding in Victorian Edinburgh led to disease, fires and building collapse, which led to the establishment of the New Town
19:00
Walking Victorian Britain
S01E05
Onyeka Nubia explores the history of Victorian London
20:00
World’s Greatest Inventions
S01E02
Frank Whittle’s invention of the jet engine
21:00
Strangeways Riot: 25 Days of Mayhem
Documentary re-telling the story of the UK’s worst prison riot
Documentary re-telling the story of the UK’s worst prison riot. In April 1990, inmates seized control of Strangeways prison in Manchester, a siege which would last for 25 days. The riot erupted as a protest against inhumane conditions inside Strangeways, but the consequences rippled across the prison system and are still with us 30 years later
23:00
Forged in Fire
S04E27
The bladesmiths are tasked to achieve one of six Damascus patterns for their first round blade
The bladesmiths are tasked to achieve one of six Damascus patterns for their first round blade, and must choose wisely as the ladder to victory is full of twists as the smiths stack, weld and repeat, trying to forge optimum blades under their specified parameters
23:55
Forged in Fire
S04E23
Competitors resurrect old swords and forge them into a Viking Seax
Competitors march into a dry moat where they resurrect old swords and forge them into a Viking Seax, using the time-tested coal forge. The finalists return home to recreate a pair of deadly Viking War axes
00:55
Walking Victorian Britain
S01E01
Onyeka Nubia visits different regions to tell the story of Victorian Britain
Onyeka Nubia gets to grips with the story of Victorian Britain, visiting a different area in every episode. He begins in Birmingham, which became known as `the city of a thousand trades”. Through developments in transport and great institutions, an influential modern city was born
01:55
Walking Victorian Britain
S01E02
Onyeka Nubia explores the history of Liverpool
02:55
Walking Victorian Britain
S01E03
Onyeka Nubia explores the history of Nottingham
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