| Eurosport |
| 1.00pm MotoGP | | The MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix. A chance to see the seventh race of the season, held at the TT Circuit Assen. Last year's race was won by Australian Casey Stoner, who made full use of pole position to claim victory ahead of Spaniard Dani Pedrosa and American Colin Edwards. |
| 2.00pm Live Show Jumping | | The Concours Hippique International Officiel event, held in the German city of Aachen, featuring the Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia jumping competition. |
| 3.45pm Eurogoals: One to One | | A profile of Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. |
| 4.00pm Cycling: Tour de France | | The teams are presented ahead of the 2009 staging of the race, which starts in Monaco on Saturday. |
| 5.00pm Planet Armstrong | | A profile of American rider Lance Armstrong, focusing on his return to competitive cycling. |
| 5.30pm Cavendish's Tour de France 2008 | | The story of Mark Cavendish's stage-13 victory in last year's race, a 182km journey between Narbonne and Nimes. |
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| Bravo |
| 12.00pm The Outer Limits | | Aliens land on Earth with an unusual request they need human corpses to use as host bodies, in an effort to propagate their dying species. However, when they start transferring computer discs and information about their mothership, a scientist's suspicions are aroused. DW Moffett stars. |
| 1.00pm The A-Team | | Two sisters ask the caring commandos to help prevent the Mob muscling in on their beachfront hotel. |
| 2.00pm Martial Law | | A robber strikes at Melanie's bank and takes her hostage to ensure he gets away safely but reckons without the intervention of Sammo and Terrell. High-kicking adventure, starring Sammo Hung and Tammy Lauren. |
| 3.00pm World's Most Amazing Videos | | Footage of daredevil escapes and incredible disasters, including a fire raging through an apartment, and a stolen sports car being chased along the motorway. |
| 4.00pm The Outer Limits | | Aliens land on Earth with an unusual request they need human corpses to use as host bodies, in an effort to propagate their dying species. However, when they start transferring computer discs and information about their mothership, a scientist's suspicions are aroused. DW Moffett stars. |
| 5.00pm The A-Team | | Two sisters ask the caring commandos to help prevent the Mob muscling in on their beachfront hotel. |
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| Discovery |
| 12.00pm Time Team | | Tony Robinson and the team unearth the Roman origins of Beauport Park in East Sussex, investigating the existence of a well-preserved bath-house which is reportedly sitting in the middle of the local golf course. |
| 1.00pm Finding the Fallen | | Excavation of the World War One battlefield at Passchendaele, where many soldiers drowned during fighting in 1917 after being trampled into a sea of mud. |
| 2.00pm Killer Tanks: Fighting the Iron Fist | | How the T-34 saved Russia from disaster when it was unleashed against an unsuspecting German Army. |
| 3.00pm World War Two: The Complete History | | The Nazi plan to gain total air supremacy before Hitler's forces crossed the Channel to invade Britain. |
| 4.00pm Time Team | | Reports of crashed World War Two bombers attract the dedicated diggers to the Norfolk marshes. The remains of two B-17s that collided in mid-air were left unsalvaged following the burial of the crews, presenting a modern-day team of experts with the question of what could have caused the accident. |
| 5.00pm Deadliest Catch | | The crew of the Timothy Michael make one last push for success and race to make their few remaining days of the year count for something, but find their trawls are barren and begin to regret making the journey. |
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| History |
| 12.00pm Extreme Trains | | Matt Bown rides on the Union Pacific's Omaha to Sacramento train, which travels over Donner Pass where the crew is forced to clear ice from the tracks. |
| 1.00pm Cities of the Underworld | | An investigation to uncover the historic secrets buried beneath Rome and Naples where ancient structures may have been used by gladiators. |
| 2.00pm Decoding the Past | | Examining whether the rise of Nazism in Europe during the early 20th century was foretold in predictions as far back as Biblical times, and whether this knowledge could have been used to avert the destructive war that followed. |
| 3.00pm Lost Worlds | | The history of the cities built on the hilltop of Har Megiddo in Israel, which is the source of the word Armageddon. |
| 4.00pm Hitler's War | | Series offering an Axis perspective on World War Two, bringing Hitler's strategies and operations to the fore. The first episode focuses on the sinking of the invincible Bismarck by the British in May 1941 |
| 5.00pm Cities of the Underworld | | Don Wildman investigates the underground surveillance nerve centres that catch the cheats in Las Vegas casinos. |
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| Sky 1 |
| 12.00pm The Biggest Loser | | One of the final four contestants is crowned The Biggest Loser and wins a prize of $250,000. Last in the series. |
| 12.50pm Bite Size Brainiac | | Shortened version of the science show, featuring more outrageous experiments with the team. |
| 1.00pm UK Border Force | | The Manchester enforcement team conducts raids in Rochdale, searching for illegal workers, and a man is deported to Nigeria. |
| 2.00pm Lost | | Ben's efforts to reunite the Oceanic Six and return them to the island prove unsuccessful, while Locke faces more pressure as he tries to stop the violent shifts through time. Matthew Fox, Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn star. |
| 3.00pm Bones | | The detectives desperately try to track down a prison escapee, a notorious serial killer Brennan once put behind bars. The convict resumes his murder spree, and vows to continue until he has exacted his revenge. Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz star. |
| 4.00pm Oops TV | | Selection of video out-takes, sporting mishaps, home recordings, CCTV footage and internet broadcasts. Narrated by Justin Lee Collins. |
| 4.30pm Malcolm in the Middle | | When Lois finds herself repeatedly insulted at a family reunion, the youngsters plot revenge and Hal is prompted to stand up to his father. Guest starring Christopher Lloyd, with Frankie Muniz and Jane Kaczmarek. |
| 5.00pm Lion Man | | Following the daily life at the Zion Wildlife Gardens in New Zealand, where owner Craig Busch runs a sanctuary for lions, tigers and leopards. |
| 5.30pm Lion Man | | Following the daily life at the Zion Wildlife Gardens in New Zealand, where owner Craig Busch runs a sanctuary for lions, tigers and leopards. |
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