TV Guide 5SELECT Wednesday

Four smiths must rely on their mathematical skills to determine the amount the steel needed to make their signatures blades. After a couple of calculating rounds, two smiths return home to build the intricate M1905 Springfield Bayonet

An episode focusing on births and new beginnings. While delivering a calf, Julian also helps a new graduate to begin her veterinary career. At the Boroughbridge surgery, nurse Sally waits to discover if a labrador impregnated by her own dog has successfully conceived, and hopes to be able to take one of the litter home when they are born. Peter Wright is more concerned with preventing pregnancies, and has four cats to castrate in one day before they can go to new homes

Julian rushes to an emergency at Jackie's alpaca farm, where a new mum desperately needs his help - but rural North Yorkshire isn't always the best place for driving when time is of the essence, and Julian gets stuck behind not one, but two tractors. There's a glimpse of what lockdown life was like for Steve and Jean, whose daughter Sarah kept a video diary and, with things returning to normal, Peter returns to the Greens' farm, where there's now lots of veterinary work to do

Julian comes to the aid of a cow that is unable to stand up due to a condition called milk fever, caused by calcium deficiency. One false move in the treatment could put the animal's life in danger. Peter works to save the life of a three-week-old kitten with pneumonia. A Chihuahua has a worrying lump that requires surgery, a goose acquires a mating injury from an overenthusiastic partner, and a horse is not going to sit back and allow itself to be castrated

Julian faces the challenge of having to perform surgery on his own dog, Emmy - who is not too keen on needles. Peter removes a tumour from a Great Dane's leg, and a spaniel is rushed in with her side ripped open on a barbed wire fence. Julian pays a visit to a sheepdog whose broken leg he fixed with a metal plate - and which he now has to take out again

The opening night of Dave and Tony's Mexican restaurant looks like being a washout when the rain pours down - and the weather doesn't exactly help mother-and-daughter bar owners Lisa and Tia when they advertise a Friday night barbecue. Dog rescuer Linda is worried about sick pup Donny, while Sheffield retirees Phil and Jackie - known for their colourful, matching outfits - scour the charity shops for more crazy clothing bargains

Katie-Louise, who runs a buy-and-sell website for expats, is on a mission to persuade businesses to donate for a charity auction to play out live on the radio. Meanwhile, Geoff, who has become the very first Mr Whippy of Benidorm, having bought a van and fitted it out with a soft ice cream machine, faces a potentially terminal problem when his generator blows up

Not for the first time, Jessica delves behind the scenes of the film industry, this time to investigate a stuntman's death in what should have been a routine car crash. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

An ambitious senatorial candidate murders his campaign manager for threatening to expose his secret affair. To avoid suspicion, the politician makes the killing look as if he was the intended target of an assassination attempt that went wrong - but ends up having to pit his wits against the slovenly sleuth. Detective drama, starring Peter Falk, Jackie Cooper, Ken Swofford and Tisha Sterling

One of the largest naval engagements ever and a turning point in the Second World War, the Battle of Midway fought between the Americans and Japanese changed the face of warfare and made Allied victory in the Pacific possible

The Grand Final sees the top bladesmiths from each branch of the US military - Army, Air Force, Marines and Navy - compete to represent their branch and win a $50,000 prize