What’s On 5Select Today Monday 27 February 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Select today.
09:00
Eggheads
S22E01
Jay’s Virtual Quiz take on the experts
09:25
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
S06E06
A patient visits the surgery worried that a lump on his testicle may be cancerous
A patient visits the surgery worried that a lump on his testicle may be cancerous, but the symptom may be due him to being overweight as opposed to something more sinister. Meanwhile, doctors treat a woman suffering from terrible foot and leg cramps, and a man with multiple ailments, including Crohn’s disease, has legs so swollen he struggles to get his socks on
10:30
My Mother Is a Murderer
Thriller, starring Heather McComb
2020 – Thriller, TV Movie
11:35
My Mother Is a Murderer
Thriller, starring Heather McComb
2020 – Thriller, TV Movie
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12:20
Paralysed By Danger
Thriller, starring Jessica Morris
2021
A single mother and recovering alcoholic becomes the caretaker to a woman she may or may not have paralysed in a drunk-driving accident. Thriller, starring Jessica Morris, Anna Marie Dobbins and Trey McCurley
13:25
Paralysed By Danger
Thriller, starring Jessica Morris
2021
A single mother and recovering alcoholic becomes the caretaker to a woman she may or may not have paralysed in a drunk-driving accident. Thriller, starring Jessica Morris, Anna Marie Dobbins and Trey McCurley
14:00
Holiday Homes in the Sun
S01E11
Amanda Lamb, JB Gill and Sam Pinkham are in Saint-Emilion near Bordeaux
15:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S02E04
Julian Norton heads to a local farm to de-horn some young bullocks
Julian Norton heads to a local farm to de-horn some young bullocks, and helps colleague Peter Wright when a dog needs emergency surgery to remove a bone wedged in its oesophagus. Peter also has to deal with a ferret who has a suspicious lump that could be cancerous, and meets Skeldale family the Greens, who are concerned about their rescue donkey
16:00
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S06E04
An ex-academic living on an island off the New Zealand coast
Ben journeys off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island to Great Barrier Island, where he meets a man who lives in an off-grid, secluded world. He learns why former academic Ben gave up his promising scientific career to embrace a rugged life in a 76-acre forest, as the duo dig trenches, camp, build a hide and hunt for mighty kingfish. An escapee of the Iran-Iraq war, Ben remains unsure that his new life is the fulfilment of his dreams, but the beauty of his island home has given him inspiration and a new sense purpose in life
17:00
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S06E05
A Brighton couple who breed alpacas in Andalucia
Ben journeys to a remote corner of Spain’s Andalucia mountains to meet British couple Alan and Lorna. They left their respective careers in Brighton to become alpaca farmers. He also goes in search of one of the world’s rarest big cats – the Iberian lynx
18:00
World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys
S02E04
The Ligne de Cévennes in France
The 200-mile Ligne de Cévennes, which travels northwards through the Massif Central to France’s volcanic heart – Clermont Ferrand and the spectacular Puy De Dome. The route takes travellers across three incredible historic viaducts, plunges deep underground to explore the area’s hidden wildlife and traverses through several impressive valleys. The route winds through one of the world’s most spectacular national parks, before reaching its final destination, a collection of 80 dormant volcanoes. Narrated by Bill Nighy
19:00
The Yorkshire Vet
S15E09
Julian meets a five-month-old cockapoo with a badly broken leg
Julian meets a five-month-old cockapoo with a badly broken leg. Elsewhere, Peter gets a scare when he tries to help a horse with some worrying cancerous growths, Matt operates on a cow with a nasty-looking tail problem, and Shona enters a showjumping competition
20:00
Scotland: A Year in the Wild
S01E04
Cameras focus on the Shetland Isles during the winter solstice
It is late January and in the western Highlands of Scotland, and it’s unusually warm, even at night. The warmth has brought red deer out of hiding. With no snow or bitter winds to contend with, they’re heading back to the hilltops, where there’s plenty of heather to eat. Cameras also focus on the Shetland Isles during the winter solstice, and mountain hares in the Cairngorms
21:00
Lost Worlds with Ben Fogle
S01E01
The presenter explores the US city of Detroit
Once at the heart of the American motor industry, and the birthplace of a music genre that earned global recognition for black artists, Detroit was a prosperous and thriving city. But now it looks like a war zone with dilapidation and devastation in every neighbourhood. Ben Fogle sets out to explore the all too evident underbelly of Detroit as he tries to discover what went wrong
22:30
Forged in Fire
S03E05
The swordsmiths compete for a chance to craft a Nepalese sacrificial sword
23:20
Forged in Fire
S03E01
The return of four champions
00:15
Drain the Oceans: Lost Giants
S02E13
Maritime archaeologists go in search of the biggest wrecks ever sunk
01:20
Great British Ships: Golden Hinde
S01E03
Rob Bell explores the extraordinary story of the Golden Hinde
Rob Bell explores the extraordinary story of the Golden Hinde, the flagship of Elizabethan mariner, privateer and explorer Sir Francis Drake. Sent on a secret mission to plunder Spanish ships in the Pacific, the Golden Hinde’s voyage was packed with adventure, from witchcraft and attempted mutiny to the supreme triumph of her most famous achievement, becoming the first English ship to sail around the world
02:20
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S03E01
Life in the Namibian desert
Ben Fogle meets people who have moved to inhospitable parts of the world after leaving the rat race behind. Here he travels to the Namibian desert to spend time with 50-year-old Gideon David, who quit his career in life insurance to live in the largest conservation area in Africa. Ben embraces the harsh and relentless work of farm life in temperatures pushing 40C, tending more than 150 animals, repairing baboon damage to water pipes and learning how to castrate sheep with his teeth
03:10
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
S03E02
Ben journeys to the wilderness of Alaska to spend time with Mike and Fran Turner
Ben journeys to the wilderness of Alaska to spend time with Mike and Fran Turner and their children Cathy and Nate, who welcome him into their simple, self-built log cabin. He discovers how the couple have created a self-sufficient lifestyle by working the land and trapping animals, while battling against forest fires in the summer and freezing conditions in the winter. Ben takes every opportunity to get stuck into forest survival, as he battles mosquitoes, adapts to 24-hour daylight, chops trees and learns about trapping
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