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11 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 16 JUNE 2019 LISTINGS TV & FILM SUNDAY Orphan Black [Drama Series] 9pm on BBC Entertainment (Channel 254) Sarah is a street-wise woman with a troubled past as an English orphan who bounced around foster homes before being taken in by Mrs S, who uprooted her and her foster brother, Felix, to Nor th America. She has made bad decisions in her life but always strives to do right by daughter Kira. When Sarah witnesses the suicide of Beth, a woman who looks like her, she decides to steal Beth's identit y – boy friend and money included – in an at tempt to begin a new life for herself and Kira, with whom Sarah hopes to reunite. But assuming Beth's life – Sarah eventually learns that Beth was her clone – doesn't go as smoothly as she anticipates because Beth was a cop caught in the middle of a deadly conspiracy, making Sarah the new target. Sarah must fight to stay alive while tr ying to escape from the complex web. As more threads appear, Sarah is pulled deeper, and Felix becomes her one true confidant. MONDAY Legendary Locations: "Angels or Demons?" [Travel/Adventure] 9pm on Travel Channel (Channel 410) Adventurer and avid explorer Josh Gates has visited more than 100 countries. Some journeys, of course, have stood out more than others, and on "Legendar y Locations," Gates showcases magical places around the world through his unique point of view. Each location has an unforget table backstor y, a secret origin or a forgot ten lore. With ever y spin of the globe, Josh investigates ancient legends and surprising folklore that travellers and locals alike love to experience. In this episode Josh shines a light on places darkened by the past, from a mysterious mansion connected to a haunted heiress in California to a colour ful festival commemorating the death of a demon in India. TUESDAY Deadliest Catch [Documentary] 9pm on Discovery Channel (Channel 400) Crab fishing remains one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and only the bravest, toughest individuals can navigate the turbulent waters of the Bering Sea. Deep in these frigid waters lurks the highly lucrative, and yet of ten elusive, king crab; and the crews of Alaskan fishermen at Dutch Harbour are ready to hit the open waves. Fishing empires are built up as young upstar ts rise to oust the veterans once and for all. Hours before king season, a new boat enters the harbour and is rumoured to know the spot where a for tune in king crabs is located. In the most competitive season yet, the fleet races to find the hoard as the captains bat tle each other and the treacherous Bering Sea to claim their share of the bount y. WEDNESDAY Wednesday Movie: "Did You Hear About The Morgans" [Movie] 8.45pm on Melita More (Channel 315) New Yorkers Paul (Hugh Grant ) and Mer yl (Sarah Jessica Parker) Morgan seem to have it all – except that their marriage is crumbling around them. But their romantic woes are small compared to the trouble they find themselves in af ter witnessing a murder. To protect them from an assassin, federal agents whisk away Paul and Mer yl to a small town in Wyoming, where their marriage will crash and burn, or their passion will reignite. THURSDAY Don't Say A Word (2001) [Film] 8.45pm on AMC Channel (Channel 312) Dr Nathan Conrad (Michael Douglas) is a respected adolescent therapist faced with a nightmarish scenario when his young daughter (Sk ye McCole Bar tusiak) is snatched by Koster (Sean Bean), a criminal with a talent for high-tech sur veillance. Conrad learns that the kidnapper is desperate for a critical piece of information known only to Elisabeth Burrows (Brit tany Murphy), one of his catatonic pro-bono patients. While his wife Aggie (Famke Janssen) remains at home, bedridden due to a broken leg, Conrad races to unlock the secret stored in Elisabeth's fractured mind, while a New York Cit y detective (Jennifer Esposito) inches closer to discovering the Conrads' dilemma. FRIDAY Uncensored with Michael Ware: "Witch Hunt" [Documentary] 9pm on National Geographic (Channel 406) Best known as a war correspondent, notably for his fearless, access-driven coverage of the Iraq War, Michael Ware is ready to embark on a new journey of discover y. `Uncensored' sees Ware employing his run-and- gun approach to stor y telling as he investigates especially fascinating people, places and cultures, from witchcraf t in Papua New Guinea to paparazzi in Los Angeles. Along the way, the journalist digs deeper into his subjects' stories by interacting with them and discussing and dissecting their answers to his questions. SATURDAY Fool for Love (1985) [Film] 9.35pm on AMC Channel (Channel 312) Eddie (Sam Shepard) and May (Kim Basinger) are on-again- of f-again lovers who haven't seen each other in a while. When drif ter and old-flame Eddie suddenly turns up in May's New Mexican town, the t wo struggle to deal with the implications of their past and present emotions. The situation soon turns complicated. What to watch this week Streaming picks Your guide to the best shows on streaming platforms Black Mirror Season 5 Netflix Black Mirror is back for a fif th series with three new episodes to keep us on or toes. The series examines modern societ y, par ticularly with regard to the unanticipated consequences of new technologies. Featuring the likes of Miley Cyrus, Topher Grace and Andrew Scot t, the three episodes are out on Net flix now. Murder Mystery Netflix A New York cop and his wife go on a European vacation to reinvigorate the spark in their marriage. A chance encounter leads to them being framed for the murder of an elderly billionaire. Hanna Amazon Prime Hanna is a 15-year-old girl living with Erik, the only man she has ever known as her father, in a remote par t of a forest in Poland. Erik once recruited pregnant women into a CIA program, code name UTR A X, where the children's DNA was enhanced in order to create super-soldiers. When Erik falls in love with Johanna, Hanna's mother, he rescues baby Hanna and they flee. The CIA then orders their on-site agent, Marissa, to shut down the project and eliminate all the babies. Af ter 15 years hiding in the forest in Poland, Erik and Hanna come to the at tention of Marissa, who vows to hunt them down. Black Mirror

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