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15 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 20 OCTOBER 2019 LISTINGS TV & FILM TODAY Lost Gold [Travel/ Adventure] 6pm on Travel Channel (Channel 427) Hidden away with ever y lost treasure is a stor y; and brothers Jesse and Josh Feldman are on a mission to hunt them. This series follows them as they seek out America's most fabled missing treasures. With a family histor y steeped in lost mines, buried gold and Old West lore, these Arizona natives are not t ypical treasure hunters. To unravel these more than 100-year-old mysteries, the brothers retrace the steps of the people of the era. Ever y hunt is grounded in histor y as they scour the American frontier for old maps, diaries, records and locals with intimate knowledge of the area. Throughout each episode their dogged determination, taste for adventure and reverence for the past uncover new leads, and a fresh perspective on histor y. MONDAY Veep S7 Ep.7: "Veep" [Drama Series] 9pm on Melita More (Channel 315) When Tom James re-enters the race for the nomination, Selina takes extreme measures to return to power again, by offering Jonah Ryan the Vice Presidency and sacrificing Gary to the FBI. Twenty-four years later, during her funeral, the death of Tom Hanks pushes Selina out of the news cycle. TUESDAY Gold Rush – NEW Season [Documentary] 9pm on Discovery Channel (Channel 400) Living off the grid in the brutal wilderness of Yukon, a group of ambitious miners are in serious pursuit of gold. With new miners, new claims, new machines and new ways to pull gold out of the ground, the stakes are higher than ever. But will big risks lead to a bigger payout? The teams have huge, brand new machines, which help them achieve the largest goals ever seen on the show. The challenges that lie ahead are numerous, with the team having to work punishing hours around the clock, to keep the machinery in working order. Their success or failure depends on the friendships that they are able to forge within the community, if they are to stand a chance at all of striking gold. WEDNESDAY 50 First Dates (2004) [Comedy Drama] 9pm on Melita More (Channel 315) Henry Roth (Adam Sandler) lives in a Hawaiian paradise with the company of endless women with no strings attached. This is until he meets Lucy Whitmore (Drew Barrymore). Both Henry and Lucy enjoy the company of each other and feel the start of a serious relationship occurring. Approaching Lucy the next day, Henry is confused when Lucy fails to recognise him. This is the moment Henry discovers that Lucy actually suffers from short-term memory loss and can't remember each individual day. Henry won't let this stop him and is prepared to make her fall in love with him all over again, each and every day. THURSDAY Badlanders (1992) [Film] 9.30pm on AMC Channel (Channel 312) In the year 2200 Earth is under the dictatorship of an evil king, with only a band of intrepid rebels to oppose him. Blaine (James Phillips), one of the rebels, gets himself arrested and sent to prison in search of the true ruler, the king's brother. But the prison is protected by a brutal warlord and his equally sadistic warriors, whom Blain must battle if he ever hopes to find truth and justice. FRIDAY Stem Cell Universe with Stephen Hawkings [Documentary] 9.45pm on Discovery Science (Channel 402) Led by a pioneer in the science world, Stephen Hawking, this special takes us on a journey which delves into the subjects of stem cells both embryonic and adult to explore what these wondrous and baffling mechanisms are capable of, what exactly stem cells are and if they are the key to our future or a ticking time-bomb waiting to detonate. SATURDAY The Crow: City of Angels (1996) [Film] 10.20pm on AMC Channel (Channel 312) Af ter mechanic A she (Vincent Perez) and his son (Eric Acosta) witness a murder, they are captured and killed by drug lord Judah (Richard Brook s). Soon, a young ar tist named Sarah (Mia Kirshner) meet s A she, who has just returned from the dead. Sarah, who had known a man resurrec ted into the vengeful warrior the Crow years ago, explains to A she that he is now the Crow. A she set s out to get revenge by slaying Judah and his minions, but Judah discovers the Crow 's power and craves it for himself. What to watch this week Streaming picks Your guide to the best shows on streaming platforms Carnival Row Amazon Prime A growing population of my thological immigrant creatures struggles to co-exist with humans af ter the creatures' exotic homelands are invaded by the empires of man. The creatures are forbidden to live, love or fly with freedom, but hope lives in darkness. Human detective Rycrof t "Philo" Philostrate and a refugee faerie, Vignet te Stonemoss, rekindle a dangerous af fair despite being in an increasingly intolerant societ y. In the Shadow of the Moon Netflix In the Shadow of the Moon is a 2019 American science fiction thriller film directed by Jim Mickle and writ ten by Gregor y Weidman and Geof f Tock. It stars Boyd Holbrook, Cleopatra Coleman, and Michael C. Hall. In 1988, a police of ficer is hungr y to become a detective and begins tracking a serial killer who resur faces ever y nine years. But when the killer's crimes def y all scientific explanation, the of ficer's obsession threatens to destroy ever y thing. In the Shadow of the Moon Stem Cell Universe with Stephen Hawkings Carnival Row