Zeus had a reputation for being a seducer of women. One day he lay with a mortal - Semele, the daughter of the king of Thebes. Their son Dionysos was brought up by nymphs. One day he discovered the vine, and decided to travel the world teaching mankind the art of making wine out of it.
Kronos revolted against his father Uranus. He severed his father's genitals, and threw them into the sea, where they mingled with the foam and gave birth to Aphrodite. Aphrodite was born from this highly unusual union. She inspired romantic love and physical attraction in equal measure.
Starlight Glimmer leads an unlikely squad of rescuers against one of the ponies' oldest and greatest foes in order to save her friends and Equestria.
After Todd Brotzman happens upon a murder scene, he meets self-proclaimed detective, Dirk Gently, and is drawn into a case involving the death of reclusive millionaire, Patrick Spring, and the kidnapping of his daughter Lydia. As multiple characters and storylines seem primed to converge, tangling endlessly in towards the center, it’s clear to Todd that his life will never be the same.
On a salvage mission led by Captain Rex, the Ghost crew is captured by a unit of old battle droids determined to fight one last battle to end the Clone Wars.
A geological survey team gets trapped when a huge earth-breaking vehicle, controlled by a villain known only as the Mechanic, causes them to fall into a narrow crevice. As International Rescue mobilise, Lady Penelope and Parker visit the Hood in Parkmoor Scrubs prison to find out more about this mysterious new villain.
The GAC are called to Sacramento, California to investigate the boardhouse operated by Dorothea Puente, a prolific serial killer who killed her clients when they were in need in exchange for cash.
A distress call from an interstellar ship called EDEN leads Alan and John to explore the wreckage. There they find space pirates and mysterious spider-like robots known as Builder Bots.
It’s a major Halloween storm outside, but inside Colosso keeps the family spooked by telling three scary stories that are sure to terrify even the bravest of superheroes.
Nancy Bowen never gets the opportunity to say goodbye to her husband before he suddenly dies; Workers at a laboratory are falling ill with strange symptoms attributed to a nasty bug; Mike Malloy miraculously survives two near-death experiences.
Without the help of Twilight Sparkle and the Mane Six, Starlight Glimmer assembles an unlikely team of heroes to defend Equestria from the return of one of its greatest threats.
Spider-Man puts the Triskelion on lockdown when a mysterious villain begins to take out the heroes one at a time.
Among the guests on Graham's sofa tonight: Hollywood great Tom Cruise, starring in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, with his co-star Cobie Smulders; Brit star Jude Law, appearing in the new series The Young Pope; comedian and actress Catherine Tate; and supergroup Kings Of Leon, performing new single Waste a Moment.
Doc finds himself taken captive by a psychotic nurse and her mental patients.
New QI host Sandi Toksvig kicks off the N Series by naming names with Cariad Lloyd, Romesh Ranganathan, Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies.
Months after Damon and Enzo mysteriously vanished from the Armory vault, Stefan tirelessly pushes forward with their search, while Bonnie struggles holding onto hope that they will be found. Meanwhile, a dangerous encounter with an unexpected visitor leaves Caroline and Alaric fearing that someone – or something – may be targeting their family. Finally, after following some mysterious clues, Stefan realizes that whatever has a hold of his brother may have a more damaging grip over him than he could have ever imagined.
Team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack are joined by space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock, comedian Phil Wang, actor Jason Watkins and EastEnders star Adam Woodyatt, aiming to deceive their opponents with plausible lies. Hosted by Rob Brydon.
Lady Alex jets off to Moscow to help Hooten in his search for a lost Faberge egg and confronts her arch enemy from university, who now works for a shadowy black market collector, but they soon become entangled in a sinister criminal underworld.
The Baxters throw a Halloween party and Mike must select the theme, so he makes family members dress up like each other while he dons a Donald Trump costume.
A stay-at-home mom pitches her stylish clothing line for little ones; an 18-year-old hopes the Sharks can help spread his delicious maple syrup products to tables across America; a woman has risked everything for her simple and smart multi-use kitchen accessory; and a young man created a new type of tag for dog lovers. Also, a profile on Kevin O'Leary reveals a lesser-known side of the Shark also known as "Mr. Wonderful."