What’s On Channel 5 Today Thursday 25 May 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Channel 5 today.
03:00
Inside the Tower of London
S01E02
The latest recruit to join the team of beefeaters faces some testing exams
The latest recruit to join the team of 37 beefeaters begins his career with some testing exams. Chris must learn the extensive history of the Tower by heart, a word-for-word knowledge which he will be tested on by the governor before being let loose alone on the 100,000 visitors who come to the Tower every week. Plus, chief curator Tracy Borman turns her attention to the time of Henry VIII, when the Tower gained its notorious reputation for imprisonment and execution, revealing the history of Anne Boleyn within the walls
03:45
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
S07E22
Patients include a girl with a genetic condition that weakens the muscles of the heart
The medics explore the theory that a `broken heart” can cause patients to suffer very real mental and physical problems. Dr Wyne chats to Adolphus, who is struggling to come to terms with the recent death of his wife and best friend within a few weeks of each other. Dr Qamar pays a home visit to Elsie, a sprightly octogenarian whose health has deteriorated since the death of her husband, while Dr Razak treats young Emily, who has inherited a rare genetic condition from her late father which weakens the muscles of the heart
04:35
Wildlife SOS
S02E03
The work of a wildlife sanctuary
05:00
Great Artists
S01E13
English painter JMW Turner
Art historian Tim Marlow profiles influential painter JMW Turner, who divided the critics with his rapid brush-strokes, treatment of light and tendency toward abstraction, but is now hailed as one of the great British artists
05:25
Milkshake! Monkey’s Amazing Adventures
S01E19
Monkey visits Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city
05:30
Milkshake! Monkey’s Amazing Adventures
S01E19
Monkey visits Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city
05:40
Pip and Posy
S01E49
Pip, Posy and Zac are having fun playing in the snow
05:45
Thomas & Friends
S22E04
A derailed Thomas is surprised when an elephant rescues him
06:00
Peppa Pig
S05E30
It is Richard Rabbit’s birthday party and George is invited
06:05
Peppa Pig
S05E31
Peppa and family take a trip to the market
Peppa and family take a trip to the market to buy some lovely apples, cheese and fish. They get more than they were expecting when they stop by Mr Fox’s stall – he is selling some extra special items
06:10
Peppa Pig
S05E01
Mummy and Daddy take Peppa and George to a castle
06:15
Blue’s Clues & You
S01E10
Learning how things grow
06:40
Oggy Oggy
S01E24
Oggy Oggy gives Mallow a very flashy hat
06:45
Odo
S01E26
Shirley the Chicken meets her match in Odo
06:55
Fireman Sam
S12E09
Norman convinces Derek there is a dinosaur on Pontypandy Island
07:05
Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go!
S02E16
Animated adventures
07:15
Sesame Street Mecha Builders
S01E03
Ranger Nat is stuck at the bottom of the crevice
07:30
Peppa Pig
S03E28
The piglet learns how to whistle
07:35
Peppa Pig
S01E20
The family goes to a fete
07:40
Paw Patrol
S07E21
Farmer Al and Yumi find out their one-of-a-kind potato is missing
08:00
Pip and Posy
S02E03
Animation about a rabbit and a mouse
08:10
The Adventures of Paddington
S01E20
The bear enters Mr Brown into the Townhall talent contest
08:25
Paw Patrol
S04E04
The Kitten Catastrophe Crew sabotage the cat show
08:40
Kangaroo Beach
S01E04
A TV crew shows up to film rescues
08:50
Milo
S01E04
Lofty, MIlo and Lark help Dr Diamond on her busy hospital ward
09:00
Peppa Pig
S01E30
Granny and Grandpa Pig babysit Peppa
09:05
Milkshake! Story Den
S01E09
Olivia is in the Story Den to read Spring to the Rescue
09:15
Jeremy Vine
S2023E104
The broadcaster discusses the issues of the day
11:15
Storm Huntley
S2023E09
Debate on the day’s talking points continues
12:15
Alexis Conran
S2023E09
The important stories of the day
13:45
Home and Away
The honeymoon period is over for Felicity
14:15
Saving Billy
Drama, starring Anna Schafer
2021
A woman comes to the realisation that a boy she’s helping, who suffers from major head trauma, is being subjected to domestic abuse. Drama, starring Anna Schafer, Nick Ballard and Matt Medrano
16:00
Paul Martin’s Antiques Showdown
S01E04
A Basil Brush lamp base is among the items which may go under the hammer
Paul Martin takes on Rachel Holland at Stourbridge Town Hall, where a Basil Brush lamp base and an Edward VIII banner are among the items which may go under the hammer. As they head into the second round, they race around Halfpenny Antiques & Vintage Centre in search of hidden treasures that could make them a profit in the saleroom
18:00
Eggheads
S22E06
The Upper Eden Chancers try their luck against the Eggheads
18:30
Eggheads
S22E07
Towel Compoulder hope to walk away with the cash prize
19:00
Jane McDonald: My Yorkshire
S01E03
The singer visits Knaresborough
The singer and her best friend Sue Ravey head to North Yorkshire to take a tandem cycle tour of the picturesque market and spa town of Knaresborough, before heading to the original filming location for Emmerdale Farm to meets star Frazer Hines. Jane then heads to Bridlington, where she spent all her childhood summer holidays, taking in the penny arcades, a traditional shellfish vendor and an ice-cream parlour
20:00
Bargain Loving Brits by the Sea
S03E01
A father and daughter take their donkey business to the next level
Following the lives of the people who work in the British seaside towns of Blackpool, Scarborough and Skegness. In Skegness, John and his daughter Thalia take their beloved donkey business to the next level. At Toulson Court B&B, James, affectionately known as the Singing Chef, treats his guests to a mini music festival every morning
21:00
Alexander Armstrong in Sri Lanka
S01E02
The presenter embarks on the second leg of his Sri Lankan adventure
The presenter embarks on the second leg of his Sri Lankan adventure, beginning with a train journey to the mountain town of Haputale, where he learns about the British tea tycoon Sir Thomas Lipton and visits a family of modern day tea growers. In the water surrounded city of Kandy, Alexander is introduced to Sri Lanka’s ancient traditional medicine, Ayurveda, before visiting a rural jungle retreat where he finds himself at the mercy of Dr DeSilva who treats him to an array of traditional Ayurvedic treatments. Later, Alexander heads south towards Udawalawe National Park to the baby Elephant Transit Home, a rehabilitation centre for young orphaned elephants, and finds out more about how humans and elephants co-exist on the island
22:00
Killer at the Crime Scene
S02E11
A boy survives being stabbed in the heart by a stranger
23:05
Cause of Death
S01E04
A young man is seriously injured on a Lancashire road
Emergency service workers wrestle to keep a young man alive on a Lancashire road, but when his injuries prove too extreme, the coroners are called upon to find out what happened. Elsewhere, the coroner’s team must uncover the reason behind the death of a Slovakian man in his forties who collapsed walking down the street
