Ed Stafford: First Man Out

Sunday 7 March, 9pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 999)

As a survivalist and explorer, Ed Stafford knows a thing or two about staying alive in the great outdoors. Each episode of this series sees Stafford and a fellow survivalist dropped into one of the world’s most hostile environments. Their task? To reach a designated finishing point before the other. Battling dangerous terrain, harsh weather and everything else nature can throw at them, this is extreme in every sense.

Battle Of Little Bighorn

Tuesday 9 March, 8.10pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 999)

In 1876, US troops led by General Custer suffered a heavy defeat when they fought Chief Sitting Bull and thousands of Native Americans on the banks of Montana’s Little Bighorn River. One of the most famous battles in American history, this enlightening documentary examines the events leading up to the clash and how the media’s depiction of the fight has reverberated throughout the years since.

The Night Shift

Friday 12 March, 9pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 999)

Back for a second season, this US series about a group of doctors who return from the army to work the overnight shift in a Texas hospital ticks all the right boxes for fans of gripping medical dramas. With plenty of tension in their personal and professional lives, there’s never a dull moment on these wards.

Kingdom Of The Tide

Sunday 14 March, 8.10pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 999)

Marine biologist Sarika Cullis-Suzuki explores the weird and wonderful creatures to be found at low tide around Canada in this eye-opening documentary. Warring anemones? Fish that can breathe air? Storm-resistant seaweed? Get ready to come face to face with some of nature’s most curious creations.

Deadly Class

Monday 15 March, 9pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 999)

Get your retro kicks with this brilliant coming-of-age drama. It’s the late 1980s and down-and-out teen Marcus (Teen Wolf’s Benjamin Wadsworth) has nowhere to turn – until he joins an elite private school with links to the world’s top crime families. Once enrolled, Marcus must keep his head while chaos reigns all around him. Packed with thrills, action and dark laughs, Deadly Class is in a class of its own.

Mr. Mercedes

Thursday 18 March, 9pm, Virgin TV Ultra HD (CH 999)

Brendan Gleeson returns as Bill Hodges in season 3 of the dark crime drama based on the novels of Stephen King. The first episode kicks off with the murder of esteemed local author John Rothstein (Bruce Dern), but when Hodges and the team start their investigation they soon discover there is more to the brutal crime than meets the eye…

How to access the Virgin TV Ultra HD channel

You’ll find all the details explaining what you need here. Then simply press the up button on the EPG to easily access Virgin TV Ultra HD. Don’t have a UHD TV? Never fear, because you can also watch the Virgin TV Ultra HD channel through your HD TV. Lucky you!