Sky UK TV Guide

06:00 State of the Planet
Why Is There a Crisis?
Documentary David Attenborough investigates the future of life on Earth. Extinction is a natural process - but human activities are causing mass extinction on an unprecedented scale. This programme examines how the damage can be curbed before it gets out of control.

07:00 Great British Journeys
William Cobbett's Rural Rides
Documentary Nicholas Crane traces the steps of radical politician, agriculturist and journalist William Cobbett. Born in 1763 in Farnham, Surrey, Cobbett loved the countryside, and his Rural Rides are one of the best-known elegies to rustic southern England. He cared passionately about the plight of humble farm labourers, railing against corrupt statesmen and middlemen. Was the tirade of this farmer's son justified, and is it still possible to find anything of Cobbett Country?

08:00 Secret Army
Scorpion
Drama Series two of the classic World War II series set in occupied Belgium. One of the 19 evaders in a Brussels safehouse is a German plant - but which one?

09:00 Infamous Assassinations
General Sikorski: Gibraltar 1944
Documentary Compelling documentary about the death of General Sikorski, Commander-in-Chief of the Polish army, who was flying to the Middle East on a Liberator bomber when it crashed into the sea off Gibraltar. He was very anti-Russian at the time and German propaganda claimed that he had fallen victim to the dirty tricks of the `Allied Secret Service'.

09:30 Infamous Assassinations
Robert Kennedy: Los Angeles 1968
Documentary Compelling documentary about the death of Robert Kennedy, shot and fatally wounded hours after winning the Californian Democratic Primary election. The assassin was a twenty-four-year-old Palestinian immigrant, called Sirhan Sirhan, who fired 5 shots before he was seized. However, Kennedy had many enemies and more than one assassin may have been involved.

10:00 Antiques Roadshow
Hartlepool
Interests Michael Aspel invites members of the public to bring along their antiques for examination. The team uncover a plethora of treasures in Hartlepool, including a Steiff teddy bear, a huge Chinese paper passport, a drug jar, and a piece of shrapnel with a memorable history.

11:00 Coast
Hunstanton to Dover
Documentary Nicholas Crane presents a 13-part journey around the coast of the UK, uncovering stories that made us the island nation we are today. He travels around East Anglia, a stretch of coast fighting a constant battle to survive the pounding seas, and meets a modern day King Canute. Alice Roberts finds evidence of our ice-age landbridge to Europe, while Neil Oliver uncovers an eye-witness account from the heart of the Battle of Trafalgar.

12:00 Great British Journeys
William Cobbett's Rural Rides
Documentary Nicholas Crane traces the steps of radical politician, agriculturist and journalist William Cobbett. Born in 1763 in Farnham, Surrey, Cobbett loved the countryside, and his Rural Rides are one of the best-known elegies to rustic southern England. He cared passionately about the plight of humble farm labourers, railing against corrupt statesmen and middlemen. Was the tirade of this farmer's son justified, and is it still possible to find anything of Cobbett Country?

13:00 Secret Army
Weekend
Drama Series two of the classic WWII drama set in occupied Belgium. Two American evaders decide to go it alone and take hostages. Unbeknown to them, one of them is the Chief of Gestapo in Brussels.

14:00 Infamous Assassinations
President McKinley: Buffalo, New York 1901
Documentary Compelling documentary revisiting September 6th 1901 when, whilst opening an expedition, President McKinley was shot by Leon Czolgosz, a Polish anarchist. President Teddy Roosevelt then aged forty-two, was sworn in within twelve hours, McKinley being the third president of the United States to be assassinated. How did the assassin get so close?

14:30 Infamous Assassinations
Mahatma Gandhi: New Delhi 1948
Documentary Compelling documentary about the assassination of India's greatest founding father. A champion of peaceful protest, he was gunned down for no clear reason by Nathuram Godse, a fanatical Hindu, in the gardens of Birla House on his way to attend a prayer meeting. The true story on which the movie `Gandhi' was based.

15:00 Antiques Roadshow
Newmarket
Interests Michael Aspel and the experts gather in the parade ring at Newmarket. Featuring a bronze of a Classic winner, a loving cup engraved `Steeplechase' and a pearlware horse with a Yorkshire pedigree.

16:00 Coast
The Summary
Documentary Nicholas Crane concludes his journey around the coast of the UK by paying homage to the diverse people and sights he's seen, and looks ahead to see how our coast is going to change. Miranda Krestovnikoff discovers which animals will be the winners and losers and Mark Horton opens the book on who owns the coast. Alice Roberts investigates how the coast could become Britain's powerhouse with wind turbines dominating the skyline.

17:00 Great British Journeys
John Leland's Itinerary
Documentary Nicholas Crane retraces extraordinary journeys from British history. In this edition, he attempts a 300-mile journey through the West Country, using only a 'map in words' compiled by the 'father of English topography' John Leland in the 16th century. Investigating Leland's quest to present Henry VIII with an accurate written record of the English countryside, Crane unearths the Tudor topographer's fascination with King Arthur and evidence of his long-lost submerged forest.

18:00 Infamous Assassinations
President McKinley: Buffalo, New York 1901
Documentary Compelling documentary revisiting September 6th 1901 when, whilst opening an expedition, President McKinley was shot by Leon Czolgosz, a Polish anarchist. President Teddy Roosevelt then aged forty-two, was sworn in within twelve hours, McKinley being the third president of the United States to be assassinated. How did the assassin get so close?

18:30 Infamous Assassinations
Mahatma Gandhi: New Delhi 1948
Documentary Compelling documentary about the assassination of India's greatest founding father. A champion of peaceful protest, he was gunned down for no clear reason by Nathuram Godse, a fanatical Hindu, in the gardens of Birla House on his way to attend a prayer meeting. The true story on which the movie `Gandhi' was based.

19:00 Antiques Roadshow
Newmarket
Interests Michael Aspel and the experts gather in the parade ring at Newmarket. Featuring a bronze of a Classic winner, a loving cup engraved `Steeplechase' and a pearlware horse with a Yorkshire pedigree.

20:00 Coast
The Summary
Documentary Nicholas Crane concludes his journey around the coast of the UK by paying homage to the diverse people and sights he's seen, and looks ahead to see how our coast is going to change. Miranda Krestovnikoff discovers which animals will be the winners and losers and Mark Horton opens the book on who owns the coast. Alice Roberts investigates how the coast could become Britain's powerhouse with wind turbines dominating the skyline.

21:00 Great British Journeys
John Leland's Itinerary
Documentary Nicholas Crane retraces extraordinary journeys from British history. In this edition, he attempts a 300-mile journey through the West Country, using only a 'map in words' compiled by the 'father of English topography' John Leland in the 16th century. Investigating Leland's quest to present Henry VIII with an accurate written record of the English countryside, Crane unearths the Tudor topographer's fascination with King Arthur and evidence of his long-lost submerged forest.

22:00 Infamous Assassinations
President McKinley: Buffalo, New York 1901
Documentary Compelling documentary revisiting September 6th 1901 when, whilst opening an expedition, President McKinley was shot by Leon Czolgosz, a Polish anarchist. President Teddy Roosevelt then aged forty-two, was sworn in within twelve hours, McKinley being the third president of the United States to be assassinated. How did the assassin get so close?

22:30 Infamous Assassinations
Mahatma Gandhi: New Delhi 1948
Documentary Compelling documentary about the assassination of India's greatest founding father. A champion of peaceful protest, he was gunned down for no clear reason by Nathuram Godse, a fanatical Hindu, in the gardens of Birla House on his way to attend a prayer meeting. The true story on which the movie `Gandhi' was based.

23:00 Antiques Roadshow
Newmarket
Interests Michael Aspel and the experts gather in the parade ring at Newmarket. Featuring a bronze of a Classic winner, a loving cup engraved `Steeplechase' and a pearlware horse with a Yorkshire pedigree.