What’s On 5Select Today Saturday 28 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Select today.
09:15
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
S02E08
Dr Baveja tries to discover the root cause of a patient’s crippling back pain
At Putneymead Group Medical Practice in south-west London, Dr Alison Kirkland sees a woman who blacked out while walking home from work, while Dr Mandeep Baveja tries to discover the root cause of his patient’s crippling back pain and inability to control his bladder. Nurse Louise Johnson is doing her best to look after a mother and her three children who were run over by a van, and Dr Kieron Earney and his patient discuss which provides the better service – private health care or the NHS
10:15
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
S05E12
A woman who was knocked off her bicycle has problems with her shoulder
A woman who was knocked off her bicycle has problems with her shoulder and Dr Anna Graham is in consultation with a recovering addict who suffers from chronic pain in her legs. Dr Jane Edge treats Coco, who is not yet one year old, but is displaying symptoms normally associated with hayfever, despite it being extremely rare in babies of Coco’s age
11:15
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
S05E14
An elderly patient struggling to breathe visits the surgery
An elderly patient struggling to breathe visits the surgery, even though she is already hooked up to a portable oxygen tank. Doctors treat a young man suffering from varicose veins so severe that they actually bleed, and a woman who suffered a second-degree tear while giving birth
12:15
Forged in Fire
S08E11
The smiths recreate a pair of Spetsnaz shovels
13:00
Forged in Fire
S08E12
The contestants are given the opportunity to choose their own challenge
13:55
Forged in Fire
S08E13
Four smiths are tasked to create san mai blades
14:40
Part one of two. For the first time, eight former competitors head back into the arena for an epic tournament. Two smiths who suffered catastrophic failures face-off; while two smiths who failed to turn in weapons in time get another shot to beat the clock
15:35
Forged in Fire
S08E15
Part two of two. Two final duels determine which smiths advance to the final round
16:25
Forged in Fire
S08E16
The four remaining smiths are whittled down to two in an epic battle
17:20
Forged in Fire
S08E17
Two smiths make a very unique weapon – the Elephant Tusk sword
18:10
Forged in Fire
S08E18
Two smiths must create the gruesome Bastard Sword
On this very special WWE edition, four smiths go head to head in the ultimate forging battle. After an all-out smackdown. The two surviving smiths head back to their home forges to build the gruesome Bastard Sword. Two blades face off in a final round of testing, but only one can rise to be the cream of the crop to claim victory, earning $10,000 and a WWE title from The Nature Boy himself, Ric Flair
19:05
Forged in Fire
S08E19
Four smiths must brave the unforgiving cold as they enter the Arctic Forge
20:00
World War II in Colour
S01E07
The strategic firebombing of German cities
A look at how Nazi U-boats’ efforts to sever transatlantic supply lines and the Allied firebombing of German cities affected the course of the conflict as efforts were made to develop new weapons and strategies to bring a rapid end to hostilities. The British and American focus on destroying the enemy’s infrastructure resulted in a high number of civilian deaths, while the Germans’ plan to throttle their most stubborn enemy by attempting to be victorious at sea ultimately failed thanks to technological advancements in the UK
21:00
World War II in Colour
S01E10
Hitler’s final attempts to shift the balance of power in his favour
By late summer 1944, the Allied forces in Europe were thrusting toward the German border, but supply problems brought the advance to a halt, while Soviet leader Josef Stalin had halted his main push to Berlin while he laid the basis for a Communist empire. Hitler decided to stake his last reserves on a major counter-offensive in the Ardennes region of Belgium, leading to what became known as the Battle of the Bulge. Meanwhile, Soviet troops discovered the first death camps and evidence emerged of the Nazi programme to exterminate the Jewish people
22:00
Inferno at Sea: The Deepwater Disaster
The events surrounding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010
The events surrounding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 after an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling platform killed 11 people and injured 17. The rig burned for two days and sank, triggering the largest ocean oil spill in history and the largest environmental disaster in US history. This documentary hears eyewitness accounts of those on the rig, rescue teams and locals who lived through the impact of the disaster along the coastlines of Texas, Louisiana and Alabama
23:30
The Hindenburg Disaster: Ten Fatal Mistakes
An exploration of the Hindenburg disaster
An exploration of the Hindenburg disaster, an accident that occurred in New Jersey in May 1937, which saw the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg catch fire during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst. There were 35 fatalities aboard and another on the ground
00:35
The Queen’s Guards: A Year in Service
S01E01
Documentary following members of the Coldstream Guards
Documentary following members of the Coldstream Guards, the oldest regiment in the British Army. Those in Windsor at Battalion HQ are preparing for the most important inspection of the year when they find out if they’re ready to take on this season’s biggest royal and ceremonial duties – known as going on the Blue Line
01:35
The Queen’s Guards: A Year in Service
S01E02
News breaks of the death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
News breaks of the death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and instantly the Coldstream Guards are drafted in to begin preparations for their most important ceremonial occasion in decades
02:35
The Queen’s Guards: A Year in Service
S01E03
25 Platoon pass out from Catterick
25 Platoon have finished training and pass out from Catterick ready to start their new lives in central London, living only metres away from Buckingham Palace. They move into Wellington Barracks, get fitted with their greatcoats and even learn how to wash their coveted bearskins
03:25
Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson
S2020E07
The actor goes on rail journeys around the globe
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