U&Yesterday
Switzerland
U&Yesterday is a television channel available in Switzerland, focusing on factual and historical programming. Its schedule typically includes documentaries covering past events, cultural heritage, and scientific discoveries, often drawing on archival footage and expert commentary. The channel also airs lifestyle and nature content, with an emphasis on educational storytelling. Viewers in Switzerland can access U&Yesterday through local cable and digital platforms, with programming primarily in English or with subtitles. The channel’s output is designed for an audience interested in learning about history and the world without sensationalism, offering a steady stream of non-fiction series and films. Broadcast times and specific titles vary, but the overall tone remains informative and straightforward, avoiding dramatic reenactments or celebrity-driven formats.
Schedule
00:00 - 01:00
Bangers and Cash
Riley Falcon
Dave's in Lincolnshire picking up a 1935 Riley Falcon - a good-looking saloon car, with a pre-select gearbox.
01:00 - 02:00
Bangers and Cash
Austin Morris Minor
Up for sale at the Mathewson's auction is a 1275 Mini GT that hails from just down the road and could be a future British icon.
02:00 - 03:00
Bangers and Cash
Swift/Toyota Corona/Bedford Van
Derek heads to North Yorkshire to pick up a veteran London-to-Brighton car. There's an emotional farewell to a 1980s Bedford HA van, and a Toyota Corona finds a new home.
03:00 - 04:00
The Architecture The Railways Built
Bramhope Tunnel
Tim Dunn heads underground at the magnificent Victorian Bramhope Tunnel in West Yorkshire, one of the longest tunnels in Britain when it was built.
04:00 - 07:10
Teleshopping
Presenting the latest products live on television that can be ordered directly. The product range extends from vacuum cleaners and bath towels to sports equipment.
07:10 - 08:10
The Architecture The Railways Built
Bishopstone
Tim Dunn heads to Bishopstone in Sussex, a seaside station with a difference. The train station was also a fortress designed to help defend the nation from German attack during WWII.
08:10 - 09:00
The Architecture The Railways Built
Greenwich
Tim Dunn explores London's first passenger railway - the London and Greenwich Railway, on the longest railway viaduct in Britain today.
09:00 - 10:00
Great Continental Railway Journeys
Pisa to Lake Garda
Michael is in Italy to explore its many sights. In Pisa, he learns how the city's iconic tower was saved from near collapse and, in Gargnano, he discovers the romantic hideaway used by the British writer DH Lawrence.
10:00 - 11:00
Great Continental Railway Journeys
Athens to Thessaloniki
Michael Portillo explores Greece as he travels north from the port of Piraeus to the city of Thessaloniki. On the way, Michael finds out about the country's past relationship with the Ottoman Empire, the Olympic Games, and the Orthodox Church.
11:00 - 12:00
Great Canal Journeys
India, Kerala
Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on their most ambitious voyage ever, travelling the waterways of India. In this episode, they explore the extraordinary backwaters of Kerala.
12:00 - 13:00
Great Canal Journeys
India, Brahmaputra
Timothy West and Pru Scales strike out onto the rarely navigated Brahmaputra river in the far north of India, where they meet a community of monks and hitch a ride on an elephant.
13:00 - 14:00
Canal Boat Diaries
Cowley to Hunton Bridge
Robbie mends a leaky pump on the Naughty Lass on the Grand Union Canal. In Watford, he visits a TV legend's home and buys gas from a friendly fuel boat.
14:00 - 15:00
Canal Boat Diaries
Hunton Bridge to Aylesbury
Robbie navigates the wintry Grand Union Canal while preparing for Christmas and narrowly avoids flooding his boat in a tricky staircase lock.
15:00 - 16:00
Canal Boat Diaries
Braunston to Lapworth
Robbie Cumming journeys through Royal Leamington Spa and the historic town of Warwick with its medieval castle.
16:00 - 17:00
Australia with Simon Reeve
Simon travels down the east coast of Australia. The final part of his journey begins in Surfer's Paradise, near the city of Gold Coast. Then, in the East Coast suburbs, Simon joins a vet and his team who rescue and treat injured koalas.
17:00 - 18:00
Turkey with Simon Reeve
Gallipoli to the Syrian Border
Simon Reeve sets off on the first leg of his journey around Turkey. He visits Istanbul and the beaches and crystal clear waters of the Aegean Sea, before ending up at the war-torn border with Syria.
18:00 - 18:30
Canal Boat Diaries
Market Drayton to Stourport-on-Severn
Robbie gets stuck in the mud in Woodseaves Cutting and explores the charming canal-side village of Kinver in Staffordshire.
18:30 - 19:00
Canal Boat Diaries
Stourport Basins to Kingswood Junction
Robbie navigates the mighty River Severn and takes an unexpected bath as he tumbles at the Tardebigge lock flight in Worcestershire.
19:00 - 19:30
Canal Boat Diaries
Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham
On the last leg of his journey across England, Robbie crosses an epic aqueduct near Stratford-upon-Avon and gets stuck in a lock in central Birmingham.
19:30 - 20:00
Canal Boat Diaries
Wigan to Burnley
Narrowboater Robbie Cumming begins his 170-mile journey across the north of England and soon runs into difficulty when he encounters a propeller problem in Wigan and runs aground in Blackburn.
20:00 - 20:30
Canal Boat Diaries
Barrowford to Bingley
Narrowboater and film-maker Robbie Cumming crosses the Pennines on the picturesque Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and lends a hand to hire boaters in Gargrave, North Yorkshire. He also encounters Bingley Five Rise Locks, a wonder of the inland waterways.
20:30 - 21:00
Canal Boat Diaries
Dowley Gap to Ferrybridge
Jump on board with narrowboater Robbie Cumming as he explores the Victorian village of Saltaire on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, moors up in Leeds and goes in search of an abandoned waterway on the Aire and Calder Navigation.
21:00 - 22:00
Bangers and Cash
1954 Morgan Plus 4 Coupe
Derek heads north to pick up a 1954 Morgan +4 coupe in mint condition and believed to be just one of three still on the road.
22:00 - 23:00
Bangers and Cash
Hillman Avenger/Messerschmitt three-wheeler/Suzuki Sandbike/Alfa Romeo GTV6/Reliant Robin
Derek travels to Southwold to pick up a superb Hillman Avenger. Dave is in Rotherham collecting a sought-after Alfa Romeo.
23:00 - 00:00
Canal Boat Diaries
Cowley to Hunton Bridge
Robbie mends a leaky pump on the Naughty Lass on the Grand Union Canal. In Watford, he visits a TV legend's home and buys gas from a friendly fuel boat.