5SELECT TV Guide — Friday, 26 June 2026

Rita is determined to stop Lou's plan to bomb the prison, Vera confronts Ann's duplicity with dire consequences, and Will grapples with the threat from Ferguson

Peter Wright deals with a life-threatening emergency when a pet goat called Fred is unable to urinate because of a blockage, and fearing the bladder may already be ruptured the vet and his team head into the operating theatre. Julian Norton has to tend to his sick dog Emmy and also decides to ask animal artist Lucy Pittaway to immortalise his pet on canvas

The presenter experiences the wonders of the world, by train. First, he heads to Mexico, where he travels on a route from the Pacific coastline at Sinaloa through the incredible Copper Canyon to Creel in Chihuahua. Before boarding his train, Nick visits Topolobampo, a coastal port, where freight trains carrying goods to and from container ships join the railway line through the Copper Canyon. Boarding the passenger train next morning, Nick's first stop is the old Spanish fort town of El Fuerte, which claims to be the inspiration for that legendary hero of multiple Hollywood films, Zorro

Engineer Rob Bell offers an insight into the history, design and building process of the Britannia Bridge, across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales

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Matt Smith is called to Cannon Hall Farm, where their star show horse has suffered a nasty cut to her eyelid. Pip the parrot is something of a rebel who even terrifies his owner Danny, so, Peter Wright is very apprehensive about cutting its claws

From Lao Cai on the Chinese border, via the misty mountains around Sa Pa, Nick Knowles heads south on a sleeper train to bustling Hanoi during his exploration of Vietnam. From there he travels on to the port at Haiphong, gateway to beautiful Ha Long Bay

Ben reunites with a couple living off the west coast of Australia, and discovers the logistical nightmares they have overcome to make a home for themselves on a desert island, as well as enduring the extremes of the Australian climate. While Jim and Kim have recently had cause to celebrate, their lives are becoming increasingly difficult, which may result in them moving on

Ben reunites with a former medical student living in the woodlands of Arkansas. He discovers the impact a series of injuries have had on his physically demanding wild lifestyle, including a simple lapse in concentration that nearly cost him everything. However, none of this has prevented him honing his talents as a craftsman and embracing a life surrounded by nature

Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton gets involved in the case of a murdered lawyer and tries to find out whether he was killed by the husband of a client involved in a messy divorce. Mystery, guest starring Keith Michell and Vera Miles

Jessica is asked to finish the book started by a dead journalist who was trying to clear the name of a man unjustly convicted of murdering his wife 16 years previously. Angela Lansbury stars

A newlywed cop is baffled by his wife's disappearance from their honeymoon suite and calls on his raincoat-wearing detective uncle for help. However, Columbo faces a race against time to get to the bottom of the mystery before the missing woman meets a terrible fate. Crime drama, starring Peter Falk, Juliet Mills, Joanna Going and Thomas Calabro

After visiting a cafe owned by British Barry in Vladivostock, Tony hops on the Trans- Siberian Express. His final destination is Helsinki, a journey of more than 10,000 km.

Engineer Rob Bell explores the history of the design and construction of the Tyne Bridge, which links Newcastle and Gateshead, discovering many believe that it was the inspiration for the Sydney Harbour Bridge. He also finds out why the bridge is so revered by Geordies, not just as a way to cross the river, but because it was built to keep shipbuilders employed and their skills alive during the dark days of the 1920s recession