What’s On 5Select Today Friday 27 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Select today.
06:00
Teleshopping
Home shopping
08:00
Shop Dormeo
08:30
High Street TV Teleshopping
09:00
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
S05E19
A special episode from Horfield Health Centre in Bristol
A special episode from Horfield Health Centre in Bristol, shining a light on the trials and joys of being a pensioner in the UK in 2017. First through Dr Ramshaw’s consulting room door is Roy, a sprightly 92-year-old, whose carpal tunnel syndrome keeps him awake at night, while Dr Cordell treats Angela, who has a persistent nosebleed and has started seeing strange lights in her field of vision
10:00
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
11:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S13E05
A goat with a painful foot condition is brought in to see Peter
A goat with a painful foot condition is brought in to see Peter, who takes some X-rays to try and find out the cause. A bulldog is rushed in after eating some chewing gum, and Julian heads to a local care home to visit one of his favourite former clients
12:00
The Highland Vet
S04E03
A visit to a farm during calving season could affect the profits for the whole year
13:00
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
S05E20
A special programme focusing on babies and toddlers being treated at the clinic
A special programme focusing on babies and toddlers being treated at the clinic, including four-year-old Jonathan who has a nasty rash on his chest, and baby Tia, who is struggling to breathe at night due to a cough. Plus, the doctors treat a young girl called Robyn, who has returned from holiday with a suspected ear infection and baby Polly, whose habit of opening her eyes so wide her eyeballs vibrate is concerning her parents
14:00
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
S05E21
A patient with a history of deep vein thrombosis visits the surgery
A patient with a history of deep vein thrombosis visits the surgery, worried that the potentially life-threatening condition could be coming back. Meanwhile, doctors treat regular patient Michael, who is scheduled to have a toe amputated in the coming days and needs a pre-operation check-up. The final consultation of the day is with a patient who injured her foot after falling over in high heels
15:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S13E06
Peter receives an emergency call from his old friend Ivor
Peter receives an emergency call from his old friend Ivor, who has found one of his calves limping, and Peter suspects her leg is broken. Julian is slightly overwhelmed when 18 rats are brought to the practice, while Matt visits a blind sheep whose eye has become dangerously enlarged and David deals with a stray dog that’s been brought into the animal hospital
16:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S13E07
A much-loved pet pig called Pigley Scott is brought to the practice
A much-loved pet pig called Pigley Scott is brought to the practice, and Matt and David head to a local farm where it looks like a pregnant cow requires an emergency C-section. Later, when a German shorthaired pointer requires surgery, his owner is beside herself with worry
17:00
The Highland Vet
S04E04
A highland cow has a huge growth on its hip that is getting bigger
18:00
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
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’s Greatest Inventions
S01E03
How dams have helped to control irrigation and hydropower
21:00
The Kennedys: A Fatal Ambition
S01E01
Part one of two. The tragedies and scandals that have engulfed the Kennedy clan
Part one of two. Documentary examining the tragedies and scandals that have engulfed the Kennedy clan since they arrived in America in the mid-19th century. The episode begins in 1849 with the first Kennedy to arrive in America, and traces the family’s fortunes over more than a hundred years, rising from the slums of East Boston to amass vast wealth and political influence. Archive of Joseph P Kennedy, the patriarch of the dynasty, helps to reveal how the seeds of the family’s misfortunes were sown in the humiliation and discrimination he experienced as an Irish Catholic at the hands of Boston’s Protestant elite
22:00
The Kennedys: A Fatal Ambition
S01E02
Part two of two. Events after the assassination of JFK in 1963
Part two of two. The documentary concludes by looking at events after the assassination of US President John F Kennedy in 1963, chronicling the hopes and dreams foisted on the remaining Kennedy children by their ambitious father Joe and a bereaved and adoring public. The events leading up to the shooting of Bobby Kennedy in 1968 are also examined, with his daughter Kathleen revealing the impact his death had on herself and the whole family
23:00
Draining the Bermuda Triangle
An exploration of the mysterious area of ocean
Documentary investigating the infamous disappearances of ships and aircraft, adopting the rather unorthodox technique of exploring the area’s ominous reputation by `draining the water from it” to see what exactly lies below the surface of the mythical triangle. Data from sophisticated sonar surveys enables the ocean floor to be seen, revealing strange geological features. The programme then contemplates whether they have had any influence on the mysterious occurrences that have been documented over the years
00:00
Forged in Fire
S01E03
Four bladesmiths forge an ancient Indian throwing weapon using only reclaimed metal
Four bladesmiths forge an ancient Indian throwing weapon using only reclaimed metal. Two of the competitors are forced to improvise, and one almost fails the round. The finalists make an ancient Indian Chakram, the deadly circular throwing weapon
01:00
Forged in Fire
S04E28
The smiths must forge a Sica sword
01:55
The Assassination of JFK: Ten Fatal Mistakes
The errors in the run-up to the assassination of US President John F Kennedy
Crucial errors are examined that allowed US President John F Kennedy to be shot dead in front of a Dallas crowd in broad daylight in November 1963. Declassified documents reveal the failures by the FBI and CIA to communicate with each other effectively that allowed a Soviet defector and trained military marksman to return to the US and fall off both their radars. Although interviewed by the FBI, JFK’s killer Lee Harvey Oswald was allowed to roam free as his dislike for American politics only intensified
02:55
Forged in Fire
S08E09
A bid to recreate the mighty Serrated Tegha Sword
03:35
Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson
S2020E06
The actor goes on rail journeys around the globe
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