BBC UKTV Highlights – June & July 2023

Casualty S36

Broadcast details: Mondays 18:15 – 19:00, 47 episodes

Heart-stopping tension. Fast-paced drama. The world’s longest-running primetime medical drama returns for more urgent and emotional stories. Out for revenge, new consultant Stevie Nash brings a dark past and a dangerous energy into the hospital. But who is her target? Jacob reaches a turning point in his relationship with Tina. Ethan struggles to balance work, grief and being a single parent, and tensions between him and Matthew finally boil over. Meanwhile, Jan’s secret is about to be revealed, and a medical crisis
is about to throw her and Ffion together.

Doctors S22

Broadcast details: Weeknights 19:00 – 19:30, 161 episodes

The multi-award-winning Doctors return.

This long-running hit on BBC One follows the turbulent lives and loves of the staff and patients at a busy medical practice. In the UK, the series continues to dominate its daytime slot with engrossing storylines and a high-calibre cast. Serious explorations of medical conditions, passionate personal stories and some outrageous humour combine to create a unique, innovative and uplifting drama. A hotbed of future stars, Doctors has given early breaks to talent including Eddie Redmayne, Claire Foy and Jodie Whittaker.

Death in Paradise S4

Broadcast details: Thursdays 18:00 -19:00, 8 episodes
Starts 1st June 2023 – 20th July 2023

The sun-soaked, smash-hit whodunnit returns for more murder mysteries with a light touch and a warm heart.

My Family S5

Broadcast details: Weeknights 19:30 – 20:00, 13 episodes
Starts July 2023

All seems tranquil in the Harper household. Nick has moved out, Janey is at uni and Abi is usually out at an evening class. Naturally the peace doesn’t last. With Ben’s famous dental patients and Susan’s election ambitions, domestic life is soon back to normal. So when Ben and Susan start being bizarrely nice to each other it’s no wonder the kids get suspicious; they couldn’t be getting a divorce – could they.

Spy In The Wild

Broadcast details: Weekdays 15:15 – 16:15, 3 episodes
Starts 6th June 2023

How different are we to our animal cousins? In this entertaining series a new generation of spy cameras reveals just how similar we are. Each episode is themed around a familiar aspect of our own lives – love, intelligence, friendship and mischief. Meet the elephant aunts who act as midwives, the bowerbirds gathering trinkets to impress the ladies, the hippos having pedicures, the monkeys getting drunk and disorderly and the chimp policemen laying down the law. These moments not only reveal a lot about animal behaviour, they also hint
at the essence of our own humanity. Also available: Spy in the Wild: Meet the Spies (1 x 50’). Full of funny and unexpected moments, this companion piece shows the extraordinary effort that goes into making the spy cameras part of animal families.

Paul Hollywood’s Bread S1

Broadcast details: Thursdays 17:30 – 18:00, 6 episodes
Starts 29th June 2023 – 3rd August 2023

Paul Hollywood’s Bread is a delicious new series from Britain’s foremost artisan baker, showing viewers everything they need to know about making bread. Paul passionately believes that everyone can make their own bread – baking is in his blood, and like his father and grandfather before him has been a dedicated master baker for the past 30 years. Taking viewers on an incredible journey from classic British breads, Paul leads the way through soda breads, flatbreads, continental breads, sourdoughs and enriched breads. Alongside the tips and tricks of the trade, Paul also shows how bread is much more than something to pick at before the food arrives – it can be a meal in itself. From beautiful breakfasts, light lunches, tea-time treats to richly satisfying dinners; this series puts bread centre stage.

Coast Australia S1

Broadcast details: Monday – Friday 15:25 – 16:25, 8 episodes
Starts 12th June 2023

British historian and television presenter Neil Oliver explores the stunning Australian coastline, focusing on the history, people, archaeology, geography and marine life of different areas each
week.

Joanna Lumley’s Trans-Siberian Adventure S1

Broadcast details: Wednesdays 17:10 – 18:00, 3 episodes
Starts 14th June 2023

British historian and television presenter Neil Oliver explores the stunning Australian coastline, focusing on the history, people, archaeology, geography and marine life of different areas each
week. British actor and activist Joanna Lumley embarks on one of the world’s most celebrated train journeys across Asia and Europe. The series sees Joanna travel from East to West, departing from Hong Kong, across 5,777 miles of both Asia and Europe, through seven time zones, taking in an immense panorama of vistas and cultures, people and places, before her final arrival in Moscow.

Tribes, Animals and Me S1

Broadcast details: Wednesdays 21:00 – 22:00, 3 episodes
Starts 14th June 2023

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan travels to the remotest regions on three continents to join three tribal families, learning their unique traditional survival skills and how they live alongside the world’s most iconic and dangerous animals.

Citizen Khan S4

Broadcast details: Monday – Friday 19:30 – 20:00, 7 episodes
Starts 20th June 2023

The family-based sitcom set in the capital of British Pakistan – Sparkhill, Birmingham – continues. Citizen Khan follows the trials and tribulations of big-hearted, loud-mouthed, tight-fisted, selfappointed community leader Mr Khan (Adil Ray) and his long suffering family – wife Mrs Khan (Shobu Kapoor) and daughters Shazia (Maya Sondhi) and Alia (Bhavna Limbachia).

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