Today’s radio

MOCK THE WEEK 10PM

Hugh Dennis and Dara O Briain take a satirical swipe at the week’s news

BBC 2

GPS: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 8PM

Dr Jennifer Costigan treats a patient complaining of excruciating back pain

CHANNEL 5

6am

Peppa Pig (R)(HD) 6.05 Peppa Pig (R) 6.15 Mya Go (R)(HD)

6.20 Noddy: Toyland Detective (R)(HD) 6.35 Fireman Sam (R)(HD) 6.45 Thomas & Friends (R)(HD) 6.55 Blue’s Clues & You (HD) 7.25 Peppa Pig (R)(HD)

7.30 Peppa Pig (R)(HD)

Ricky Zoom (R)(HD)

Pirata & Capitano (R)(HD) 8.15 Paw Patrol (R)(HD) 8.30 The Adventures of Paddington

(HD) 8.45 Daisy & Ollie (R)(HD)

8.55 Shane the Chef (R)(HD)

9.10 Sunny Bunnies (R)(HD)

Jeremy Vine (HD)

Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away! High Court agents at work. (R)(HD)

5 News at Lunchtime (HD)

The Nightmare Neighbour

Next Door (R)(HD)

Access Showbiz news. (HD)

Home and Away (R)(HD)(AD)

Neighbours (HD)(AD)

FILM Killer Ending (2018) PG Thriller, starring Emmanuelle Vaugier. See Movie Choice. (HD) (R)(HD)

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Pierce and Chloe’s relationship deteriorates over his belief that she is bullying Audrey. (R)(HD)(AD)

Home and Away Tori has some long-awaited news to share with Jasmine. (R)(HD)(AD)

5 News Tonight (HD)

QE2: The World’s Most Luxurious Hotel The ship’s most important restaurant undergoes a significant renovation. Last in series. (R)(HD); 5 News Update

GPS: Behind Closed Doors

A look at how patients should decide whether to go to A&E or a GP. (HD)(AD); 5 News Update

999: Critical Condition

A woman collapses unexpectedly during a day out with her family to an adventure park, and is left unable to move or walk. (HD)

The specialist clinic opens its doors to patients with acne. (R)(HD)(AD)

Our Miracle Baby: Bringing Kia Home A child who had to have all four limbs amputated. (HD)

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Interactive gaming. (HD) (R)(HD)(AD)

FILM

(2016) U Animation, with the voice of Jason Sudeikis. (HD) (HD)

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THE TRUMP SHOW

9PM, BBC2 ★★★★

The third and final part of this fairly one-sided account features insider tales from the front lines of Donald Trump’s fourth year in office. With an election looming, pressure to get support is high, but his road to possible victory hasn’t been plain sailing. He was accused of coercing Ukraine to look into rival Joe Biden, and the economy is in great peril, with Covid-19 killing more than 200,000 in the US. In the midst of this were mass protests after the police killing of black man George Floyd. To some, Trump (right) is untouchable – but is he? And will he win?

EAT WELL FOR LESS?

8PM, BBC1 ★★★

The Winbournes rely on dad James’s limited repertoire, and boredom has set in. Despite this, you’ll be astounded at how much they spend on food. Can Gregg and Chris convince mum Clare to help out, and teach daughter Rachel culinary skills before she goes to university? Also, the boys take a look at nutritious breakfast snacks.

PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN PG

● 8.15AM, TALKING PICTURES TV ★★★

Lush and romantic, this fairytale stars Ava Gardner as the enigmatic and adored singer who keeps men at a distance. Until, that is, James Mason’s ancient mariner sails into her life, carrying with him a melancholy curse.

UGLY HOUSE TO LOVELY HOUSE WITH GEORGE CLARKE

8PM, CH4 ★★★ Greg and Helen Watson have bought a cramped and quite dilapidated 1930s home in a pricey area of Sheffield, but they are desperate to move in before their third child arrives. Their budget is £120,000, but lockdown, torrential rain and design problems mean the project could collapse first...

THE APPRENTICE BEST BITS

9PM, BBC1 ★★★★

It’s time to see the highlights from arguably the best part of the show – the much-dreaded interview stage! Absolutely no stone is left unturned, and you will enjoy revisiting the cringeworthy takedown of Solomon Akhtar, plus Bianca Miller owning the room, and adviser Claude Littner at his very best. TESSA JONES

SKY ONE

Sky 106 Virgin 110 (HD 109)

9PM, SKY DOCUMENTARIES ★★★★★ Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney presents a new, two-part look at how Russia weaponised social media against its own people, the Ukraine and US democracy. Camille Francois (left) is among the experts in this fascinating guide to the shadowy side of diplomacy. (Sky 114, Virgin 277)

Animal House (S) Road Wars (S) 10.00 Motorway Patrol (S) 11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles (S) 1pm Hawaii Five-0 (S) Magnum P.I. (S) 4.00 Modern Family (S) 5.00 The Simpsons (S) 5.30 Futurama (S)

6.00 Futurama Love’s Labours

Lost in Space. (S)

The Simpsons

Revenge Is a Dish Best

Served Three Times. (S)

The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XVII. Halloweeninspired tales. (S)

The Simpsons

Treehouse of Horror XVIII. Halloween special. (S)

The Simpsons

Treehouse of Horror III. (S)

The Simpsons

Treehouse of Horror XXIII. (S)

An Idiot Abroad 2

Karl Pilkington watches whales in Alaska. (S)

10.00 NEW The Russell Howard Hour Topical comedy and entertainment show.

11.00 Brave New World (S)

12midnight The Simpsons (S)

1.00 The Twilight Zone 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 9.00

NAT GEOGRAPHIC

Sky 129 Virgin 266 (HD 268)

AGENTS OF CHAOS

12noon Car S.O.S (S) 1.00 Car S.O.S (S) 2.00 Drain the Oceans 3.00 WW2: Hell Under the Sea (S) 4.00 Air Crash Investigation (S) 5.00 Air Crash Investigation 6.00 Drain the Oceans 7.00 Made in a Day (S) 7.30 Made in a Day (S) 8.00 Food Factory 8.30 Food Factory 9.00 Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted 10.00 Lost Cities with Albert Lin (S) 11.00 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report (S) 12midnight Banged Up Abroad: Crime & Punishment

EDEN

Sky 166 Virgin 245 (HD 247)

12noon Blue Planet II (S) 1.00 Frontier Borneo (S) 1.30 Frontier Borneo (S) 2.00 Nature’s Great Migrations (S) 3.00 Thailand: Earth’s Tropical Paradise (S) 4.00 Wild North (S) 5.00 Blue Planet II (S)

6.00 Nature’s Great Migrations (S) 7.00 Animal Super Parents (S) 8.00 Blue Planet II (S) 9.00 Wild North

(S) 10.00 Wonders of the Solar System (S) 11.00 Blue Planet II (S)

12midnight Frontier Borneo (S)

1.00 Animal Super Parents (S)

LIFETIME

Sky 187 Virgin 208

11.45am Flipping Vegas 12.40pm Property Virgins 1.10 Pawn Stars 2.05 Storage Wars 2.35 Storage Wars 3.05 Hardcore Pawn 3.35 Hardcore Pawn 4.00 Dance Moms 5.00 Flipping Virgins 6.00 Flipping Vegas 7.00 19 Kids & Outnumbered: Bringing Up Bates 7.30 19 Kids & Outnumbered: Bringing Up Bates 8.00 Flipping Vegas 9.00 Vikings 10.00 Vikings 10.55 Storage Wars 11.25 Storage Wars 11.50 Hardcore Pawn 12.20am Hardcore Pawn

THE CHOP: BRITAIN’S TOP WOODWORKER

9PM, SKY HISTORY ★★★★

With its jaunty music, gentle sense of humour and magical carpentry creations, this contest is turning into a reliably cosy delight. Tonight, the contenders, including 19-year-old Sean (left), are challenged to create a Gothic children’s treehouse bedroom.

GHOST BUS TOURS

9PM, ITV2 ★★★

Rapper Lady Leshurr (left), reality star Jordan Davies and comedian Darren Harriott go spook-seeking at a sinister prison in eastern Europe. They are advised by ‘super freaky’ local guide Anton in their quest to summon three disturbing spirits from beyond the veil.

ED STAFFORD: FIRST MAN OUT

9PM, DISCOVERY ★★★

Ed has set himself a serious challenge for the finale. He is in the Chinese desert, facing Xinlei Wu (left), who is not only ex-chinese special forces, but also ex-french Foreign Legion. ‘Ed looks fitter in real life than on television,’ notes Wu, before a huge effort by both men across stunning landscapes.

MR INBETWEEN

10PM, FOX ★★★★ This nicely judged new Australian drama about the daily life of a hit man is light on violence, and has a wry sense of humour. The best scene in this opening episode is when Ray (Scott Ryan, left) is threatened by sweary youths while out eating an ice cream with his daughter – the look he gives them says a lot.

MARK KERMODE’S SECRETS OF CINEMA

10.45PM, BBC4 ★★★★ If you’re after scary films to watch at Halloween, that’s Mark Kermode’s speciality. The critic (left) wrote his university thesis on horror fiction, and uses a dizzying number of clips to make his points about the genre here, drawing from a much wider range of films than you’d expect.

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SKY COMEDY

Sky 309 Virgin 408

9am Step Brothers (2008) 15 u

See 11.40pm. (S)

11.00 Little (2019) 12 u

See 6.10pm. (S)

12.55pm Problem Child (1990) PG ●

Couple John Ritter and Amy Yasbeck discover their newly adopted son is a tearaway.

2.20 The Royal Tenenbaums

(2001) 15 (S)

Shallow Hal (2001) 12 u

Superficial Jack Black hypnotised into seeing inner beauty by a self-help guru. (S) Little (2019) 12 Tech mogul Regina Hall wakes up one morning to find herself back in her 13-year-old body after crossing a magician. (S)

PICK The Ugly Truth

(2009) 15 (S)

Songbird (2018) 15 Rock musician Cobie Smulders enrolls in college after she breaks up with her boyfriend and her band falls apart. (S) Step Brothers (2008) 15 u

Middle-aged men Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are forced to share a room when their single parents marry each other. (S)

1.30am-3.25 The Royal

Tenenbaums (2001) 15 4.15

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FILM4

Freeview 14 Freesat 300 Sky 313 Virgin 428 11am

The Last Command (1955) PG

● Pioneer Sterling Hayden gets drawn into the battle of the Alamo. (S)

1.15pm The Last Blitzkrieg (1959) 12

The son of a Nazi general leads a squad of soldiers on a mission behind enemy lines. (S) 2.55 Pursued (1947) PG ● Cowboy Robert Mitchum’s life seems set on a tragic path owing to the hatred of a stranger. (S)

5.00 The Gentle Sex (1943) U ●

Seven women from different backgrounds become friends while volunteering in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. (S)

6.50 The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016) 12 Warriors Chris Hemsworth and Jessica Chastain fight to survive the intentions of ice queen

Charlize Theron. (S)

Sicario (2015) 15 FBI agent Emily Blunt is forced to question everything she believes when she is recruited to a narcotics task force. (S) PICK Cold Skin (2017) 15 u

Premiere. (S)

1.35am-3.40 The Descent (2005) 18 ▲ Six women on a caving expedition get trapped in an unexplored cavern. (S)

uuuTHE YEAR THE MUSIC STOPPED

11.30AM, RADIO 4 HHH Community singing, live music and performances by muchloved singers got Britain through many a crisis. Now, we have to get by without that musical uplift. Arlo Parks, the poet and musician, talks about missing hearing her audiences singing along with her. She also wonders about the psychological impact of the dearth of live music, and looks hopefully ahead for a song-filled silver lining.

RICH HALL’S (US ELECTION) BREAKDOWN 2020

6.30PM, RADIO 4 HHHH Rich Hall wears cowboy boots, sings country music and has a ranch in Montana. He is also a stand-up comedian who,

BBC RADIO 4

FM 92.4 - 96.1 LW 198 Freeview 704 Sky 0104 Virgin 904

5.30am News Briefing

5.43 Prayer for the Day

5.45 Farming Today

5.58 Tweet of the Day

6.00 Today

8.45 (LW) Yesterday

in Parliament

9.00 In Our Time

9.45 (LW) Daily Service

9.45 (FM) Book of the Week: The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story By Kate Summerscale.

10.00 Woman’s Hour Including at 10.45 Drama: Part four of Fifteen Dogs, by Andre Alexis.

From Our Own Correspondent

PICK The Year the

Music Stopped

12noon News

12.01 (LW) Shipping Forecast 12.04 Love By Roddy Doyle.

12.18 You and Yours

1.00 The World at One 11.00 11.30

BBC RADIO 1

FM 97.6 - 99.8 Freeview 700 Sky 0101 Virgin 901

5am Early Breakfast. 7.00 Breakfast Show. 10.32 Clara Amfo. 12.45pm Newsbeat. 1.00 Scott Mills. 3.32 Nick Grimshaw. 5.45 Newsbeat. 6.00 Future Sounds.

8.00 Rickie, Melvin and Charlie.

10.00 Radio 1’s Indie Show.

12midnight Radio 1’s Soundsystem.

BBC RADIO 3

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6.30am Breakfast. 9.00 Essential Classics. 12noon Composer of the Week: Desmarets and Boismortier.

1.00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert. Ailish Tynan, Kitty Whately and James Newby sing Schubert, Barber and Sondheim. 2.00 Afternoon Concert. 5.00 In Tune. 7.00 In Tune Mixtape. 7.30 Radio 3 in Concert. Esa-pekka Salonen conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in Britten and Ravel. 10.00 Free Thinking. A poet, an event programmer and theatre and dance historians look at making work without a crowd.

10.45 The Essay: Voices On, Voices Off. 11.00 The Night Tracks Mix. 11.30 Unclassified. Elizabeth Alker presents music by exciting new composers.

12.30am Through the Night.

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Rich Hall (6.30pm, Radio 4) every so often, tries his best to explain American life to British audiences. Tonight, in this mix of sketch, monologue and interview, he tries to guide us through the final stages of the US Presidential race while, at the same time, trying not to explode with anger at what’s going on in his homeland. 1.45

A Natural History of Ghosts How the idea of the poltergeist changed in the 20th century.

The Archers Jennifer offers some pearls of wisdom.

Drama: Riot Girls: Unfit

By Katherine Jakeways.

3.00 Open Country A bird sculpture trail in Amble, Northumberland.

Radio 4 Appeal

On behalf of Shine.

Open Book The latest fiction and nonfiction publications.

The Film Programme

With Antonia Quirke.

BBC Inside Science

Adam Rutherford explores the latest research.

PM News programme.

(LW) Shipping Forecast

Six O’clock News

PICK Rich Hall’s (US Election) Breakdown 2020 2.00 2.15 3.27 3.30 4.00 4.30

5.00 5.54 6.00 6.30

BBC RADIO 2

FM 88.1 - 90.2 Freeview 702 Sky 0102 Virgin 902

5am Nicki Chapman. 6.30 Zoe Ball. 9.30 Gary Davies. 12noon Vanessa Feltz. 2.00 Steve Wright. 5.05 Sara Cox. 6.30 Sara Cox’s Half Wower. 7.00 Jo Whiley. 9.00 PICK The Country Show with Bob Harris. 10.00 Trevor Nelson. 12midnight Jayne Middlemiss.

BBC RADIO 5 LIVE

5am Wake Up to Money. 6.00

5 Live Breakfast. 9.00 Your Call. 10.00 The Emma Barnett Show. 1pm Nihal Arthanayake. 4.00

5 Live Drive. A round-up of the day’s news and sport with Anna Foster and Tony Livesey. 7.00 5 Live Sport. 10.00 Question Time Extra Time. 1am Dotun Adebayo.

CLASSIC FM

FM 99.9-101.9 Sky 0106 Virgin 922

6am More Music Breakfast. 9.00 Alexander Armstrong. 12noon Anne-marie Minhall. 4.00 John Brunning. 7.00 Smooth Classics at Seven. John Brunning presents soothing sounds. 8.00 PICK The Classic FM Concert with John Suchet. 10.00 Smooth Classics.

The Archers Ruth faces the consequences of

Ben’s actions.

Front Row Arts programme.

Fifteen Dogs

Law in Action A report into bullying in the International Criminal Court.

The Bottom Line

BBC Inside Science

With Adam Rutherford.

9.30 In Our Time

10.00 The World Tonight

10.45 Book at Bedtime: Love

By Roddy Doyle.

11.00 The Likely Dads New series.

11.30 Ingenious

11.45 Today in Parliament 12midnight News; Weather

12.30 Book of the Week: The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story

12.48 Shipping Forecast

1.00 As BBC World Service

5.20 Shipping Forecast 7.00

7.15 7.45 8.00

8.30 9.00

BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA

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6am The Rivals. 6.30 Julie Enfield Investigates. 7.00 North by Northamptonshire. 7.30 John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme. 8.00 Beyond Our Ken. 8.30 Yes Minister. 9.00 Genius. 9.30 Millport. 10.00 Oblomov. 11.00 Desert Island Discs Revisited: Small Screen Stars.

11.45 David Attenborough’s Life Stories. 12noon Beyond Our Ken. 12.30 Yes Minister. 1.00 The Rivals.

1.30 Julie Enfield Investigates.

2.00 Genius. 2.30 Millport. 3.00 Oblomov. 4.00 Desert Island Discs Revisited: Small Screen Stars. 4.45 David Attenborough’s Life Stories.

5.00 North by Northamptonshire.

5.30 John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme. 6.00 A Short History of Vampires. 6.30 Great Lives. 7.00 Beyond Our Ken. 7.30 Yes Minister. 8.00 The Rivals. 8.30 Julie Enfield Investigates. 9.00 Desert Island Discs Revisited: Small Screen Stars.

9.45 David Attenborough’s Life Stories. 10.00 Comedy Club: John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme. 10.30 Newsjack. 11.00 Penny Dreadfuls: Brothers Faversham. 11.30 Concrete Cow. 12midnight

A Short History of Vampires.

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