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11 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 18 AUGUST 2019 LISTINGS TV & FILM TODAY Contact Project [Documentary] 8pm on Discovery Channel (Channel 400) Have extra-terrestrials made contact without us realising it? Or is the idea merely science fiction? In this investigatory series, an international task force led by the United States seeks to answer these questions by using CIA analysis software to comprehensively sift through every reported UFO sighting, every declassified file, and every other piece of evidence from 24 different countries, looking for patterns of behaviour that could provide a definitive answer. If aliens have visited planet Earth, the team will find out! MONDAY Legendary Locations [Travel/Adventure Season 2] 8pm on Travel Channel (Channel 410) Explorer and historian Josh Gates goes on a journey to some of the most iconic places on the planet. In each episode of this fascinating series, he immerses himself in the legends that made these destinations famous and reveals surprising twists to their tales. From a secret underground government bunker to a town that survived a tsunami, in this episode Josh Gates explores five locations where the end of the world was just the beginning. TUESDAY Terror Squad (1987) [Film] 9.50pm on AMC Channel (Channel 312) The threats of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi become a bloody realit y in this explosive film of terrorist action. A quiet Indiana farming communit y becomes the bat tleground for an international conflict when a failed at tempt to destroy a US nuclear power plant sends three Arab terrorists on a rampage of destruction. Determined to escape back to their homeland, the terrorists take six high school students and their teacher hostage. Tension mounts as they bargain for escape with the lives of their hostages. One by one, the hostages rebel and suf fer the consequences for their outbursts. Finally the beautiful Jennifer Nelson becomes the ticket to their freedom. WEDNESDAY Almost Famous (2000) [Comedy Film] 9pm on Melita More (Channel 315) Set in 1973, it chronicles the funny and often poignant coming of age of 15-year-old William, an unabashed music fan who is inspired by the seminal bands of the time. When his love of music lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview the up-and-coming band Stillwater – fronted by lead guitar Russell Hammond and lead singer Jeff Bebe William embarks on an eye-opening journey with the band's tour, despite the objections of his protective mother. THURSDAY Eve of Destruction (1990) [Film] 9.30pm on AMC Channel (Channel 312) A beautiful high-tech battle android malfunctions during its trial run and seeks vengeance on the men who wronged her creator, Dr Eve Simmons. Dr Simmons and Special Agent Jim McQuade go after Eve to stop her before she can unleash her nuclear explosive capability on New York City. Starring Gregory Hines and Renée Soutendijk. FRIDAY Crazy Joe (1994) [Film] 9.55pm on AMC Channel (Channel 312) Joe, a tough and brutal killer from the streets, is reprogrammed and trained by a secret government organisation from an animal-like killer to a sophisticated ruthless assassin, only to be framed for the murder of a US senator. Starring: Justin Lazard and Rachel York. SATURDAY Ancient Impossible – Double Episode [Documentary] 9pm on History (Channel 412) In this next generation of stor y telling, 'Ancient Impossible' reveals how many of today's technological achievements were actually developed centuries ago. Colossal monuments, impossible feats of engineering, and technologies so precise they def y reinvention. We'll travel through histor y to reveal a radically dif ferent picture of the past, with innovations so far ahead of their time, they're still in use today. Now, new science uncovers a lost world more like our own than we ever suspected, and reveals how modern technology has its blueprint in the ancient world. What to watch this week Streaming picks Your guide to the best shows on streaming platforms Homecoming Amazon Prime Adapted from the popular podcast of the same name, Homecoming tracks Heidi Bergman (Julia Rober ts) as she tries to piece together her work as a therapist at a treatment centre for veterans with PTSD. Over 10 fast-paced episodes (each one clocks in at around half an hour), the myster y of what a government contractor actually intends to do with the veterans unfolds in lockstep with Bergman's own investigation into the missing memories of her previous job. It 's the rare streaming show that doesn't feel bloated, and leaves plent y of room for new stor ylines to develop in Season 2, which will star Janelle Monáe. Where to watch it: Amazon Prime I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Netflix I Think You Should Leave is easily the most bingeable series on this list, with just six sketch- based episodes clocking in at fewer than 20 minutes each. It 's also really fucking funny. The brilliance of IT YSL comes from its abilit y to turn mundane, ever yday situations – like a bir thday par t y or sit ting on an airplane – into absurdist masterpieces peppered with poop and far t jokes. It 's a show you can complete in less time than it takes to watch a movie, but the sketches are so layered that you'll want to go back and watch again and again. Homecoming I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Almost Famous