Television Time: What’s On BBC (July 2022)

From getting lost in the diverse world outside your doorstep, to inspiring the inner environmentalist within you and immersing in the criminal ongoings of complex murder investigations, there’s plenty to dig into during the month of July right from your couch!

Premiering on BBC Earth, Changing Planet is a visionary project documenting our planet’s evolution over the next seven years as we face a pivotal moment in Earth’s history. The future of our precious ecosystems is explored through local eyewitnesses in six vulnerable locations – Iceland, the Amazon, California, Kenya, the Maldives and Cambodia as hard-hitting truths are uncovered in this unprecedented series. Besides the natural world, also traverse the polar opposite in Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World as she explores the secret sides and unseen sites of Europe’s greatest cities – Paris, Rome and Berlin.

Junior Bake Off returns to BBC Lifestyle for its seventh season. Hosted by BAFTA-winning comedian Harry Hill and joined by judges pastry chef and food writer Ravneet Gill and Bake Off alumnus Liam Charles, stay tuned for this mouth-watering journey where 16 of the country’s young and passionate bakers compete!

Prepared to be hooked on a compelling series of murder investigations set against the stunning backdrop of Amsterdam with Van Der Valk S2 premiering on BBC First. The second series will take you into another raft of contrasting worlds – from alternative artistic communities, to the underbelly of the legal profession, to a serial killer obsessed with philosophy and even the dark heart of sex trafficking.

BBC Earth

Changing Planet

Premieres Sunday, 31st July at 9:00pm, on StarHub channel 407, Singtel channel 203 and BBC Player

The start of a visionary project to document how our planet evolves over the next seven years. We face a pivotal moment in the Earth’s history. The future of our precious ecosystems hangs in the balance. This ambitious series meets local eyewitnesses in six vulnerable locations – Iceland, the Amazon, California, Kenya, the Maldives and Cambodia – and records the changes they are experiencing. How are California’s animal rescuers coping with increasing wildlife casualties? What impact will increasingly frequent droughts have on Kenya’s growing human population and wildlife? Are the Icelandic people and wildlife adapting to the disappearance of their glaciers? More than a record of change, the series also offers hope. Meet the scientists, indigenous groups, and conservationists fighting to save these iconic places for the future.

Returning every year for seven years, Changing Planet reveals each location’s battle and asks if we are doing enough to save our planet from irreversible change.

Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World

Premieres Wednesday, 6th July at 9:00pm, on StarHub channel 407, Singtel channel 203 and BBC Player

Actress Joanna Lumley explores the secret sides and unseen sites of some of Europe’s greatest cities.

We all know the iconic buildings that light up the skylines of Europe’s best-loved capitals: the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum or the Brandenburg Gate. But what lies beyond these famous landmarks, and what secrets can locals share about these renowned cities?

Join Joanna as she gets under the skin of Paris, Rome and Berlin. She will meet great characters, get exclusive access and see every side of these cities. She will spend time with the rich and powerful, visiting the alternative, the bizarre and the spectacular.

Iceland with Alexander Armstrong

Premieres Tuesday, 12th July at 9:00pm, on StarHub channel 407, Singtel channel 203 and BBC Player

Alexander Armstrong explores Iceland – the land of glaciers and geysers, and summers where the sun never sets.

He’s on a quest to discover all Iceland has to offer and witnesses erupting geysers, visits breath-taking glaciers and meets a man who bakes bread in boiling water. Alexander also walks through the buzzing streets of Reykjavik, plays a round of midnight golf and rides an Icelandic horse. And in the land where rotten shark is a delicacy, Alexander samples possibly the world’s most disgusting dish – so you don’t have to.

Earth’s Great Rivers S2

Premieres Wednesday, 27th July at 8:05pm, on StarHub channel 407, Singtel channel 203 and BBC Player

               

Travel along three more of the planet’s most spectacular rivers: the Danube, the Yukon and the Zambezi.

In Europe, find out how the Danube, is coping with years of human impact. Visit North America’s Yukon and see the rich variety of life that has made this great frozen river home, from musk ox to bears. And in Africa, explore the length of the Zambezi, from a tiny trickle deep in a forest to the thundering Victoria Falls, and meet the hippos, elephants, lions and buffalo drawn to its wild waters.

BBC Lifestyle

Grand Designs: House of the Year S6

Premieres Tuesday, 12th July at 9:15pm, on StarHub channel 432, Singtel channel 255 and BBC Player

For Grand Designs’ legions of fans, this annual tour of the UK’s most outstanding architect-design homes is a dream come true. We join much-loved host Kevin McCloud as he shows us around the year’s most outstanding new builds and renovations, examining what makes each one special with his trademark charm and expertise.

Junior Bake Off S7

Premieres Saturday, 23rd July at 10:50am, on StarHub channel 432, Singtel channel 255 and BBC Player

Premieres Saturday, 23rd July at 10:50am, on StarHub channel 432, Singtel channel 255 and BBC Player

The junior version of this global phenomenon returns, hosted by BAFTA-winning comedian Harry Hill. Pastry chef and food writer Ravneet Gill and Bake Off alumnus Liam Charles return to judge the efforts of more budding bakers. It’s a mouth-watering journey, as 16 of the country’s best young bakers compete. A joyful way of getting children passionate about food.       

CBeebies

Kazoops! Set 2

Premieres Thursday, 28th July at 6:35pm, on StarHub channel 303, Singtel channel 236 and BBC Player

Monty is a spirited boy of 6 with a vivid imagination, and his best friend is Jimmy Jones, the family pet pig. In each episode, Monty confronts a preconception about life and about the world, and embarks on a magical adventure with Jimmy Jones to find fresh perspectives.

Yakka Dee S5

Premieres Monday, 4th July at 6:10pm, on StarHub channel 303, Singtel channel 236 and BBC Player

Return of the entertaining and inspiring series, with appealing animated character Dee revealing a whole new set of words.

Using a bouncy mixture of animation and live action, the series expands young children’s vocabulary while encouraging their self-esteem and social confidence. Yakka Dee is like a fun, high-energy picture book which can be used as English language learning for native or non-native speakers or easily dubbed for other languages in non-English speaking territories. In each episode Dee sets off on a whirlwind word adventure. As she shows various visualisations of how the word’s used, there are special surprises along the way – and everyone has a boogie when Dee’s friend succeeds in saying the episode’s featured word!

BBC First

Endeavour S8

Premieres Friday, 22nd July, on StarHub channel 502, Singtel channel 308 and BBC Player

Shaun Evans reprises his role as DS Endeavour Morse, alongside Roger Allam as DCI Fred Thursday for three new compelling cases written and created by Russell Lewis. The year 1971 has just begun and any hope of light duties quickly vanishes as the team, still reeling from the events of the past year, are summoned to investigate the most challenging of cases so far. Endeavour’s struggle with his inner demons reaches fever pitch, exacerbated by love, lost and guilt weighing on his mind. All the while, the team find themselves right back in the thick of it as crime in Oxford takes on a scale bigger than ever before.

Van Der Valk S2

Premieres Friday, 8th July, on StarHub channel 502, Singtel channel 308 and BBC Player

Van Der Valk and the team return for another compelling series of murder investigations set against the stunning backdrop of Amsterdam. Series 2 will take its international audience into another raft of contrasting worlds – from alternative artistic communities to the underbelly of the legal profession and a serial killer obsessed with philosophy; from the dazzling displays of the city’s diamond trade to the dysfunction of the family that rules it; and from the delights of the classical music world to the dark heart of sex trafficking and a secret that only Van Der Valk can unlock. Contemporary, complex investigations dripping with the warmth, heart, humour and camaraderie of Amsterdam’s finest.

Vera S11

Premieres Friday, 29th July, on StarHub channel 502, Singtel channel 308 and BBC Player

BAFTA® and Golden Globe® – winning actress Brenda Blethyn stars as the unorthodox but brilliant DCI Vera Stanhope in this hit crime drama. Vera may be unconventional and unglamorous, but she faces the world with her caustic wit, guile and courage, and what she lacks in charm she more than makes up for in wisdom and insight. Vera and her trusted team investigate tragic and intriguing cases, chasing ruthless killers, unravelling complex mysteries and uncovering secrets that sometimes stray a little too close to home. Set against the atmospheric landscapes of the breath-taking Northumberland countryside, this top-rating drama is inspired by the bestselling novels and characters created by acclaimed author Ann Cleeves.