Rueben's Ramblings

Here is a list of the programming options to expect on TV this week:

The Doctor Who Special “Doctor Who: Ultimate Time Lord” will air on BBC America on August 18. Check local listings for airtime. That same night, Dallas will be back with the remainder of its third season on TNT at 9 PM.

On August 19, the second season of the Ovation series A Young Doctor’s Notebook & Other Stories will air at 10 PM. The other three-parts of this series will air consecutively on Tuesday, August 26, Tuesday, September 2 and Tuesday, September 9.

On August 23, Intruders will debut on BBC America at 10 PM. The series is about a secret society devoted to chasing immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others, focusing on Jack Whelan (John Simm from Doctor Who), a former LAPD cop with a troubled and violent history, who finds the quiet idyllic life he has crafted with his wife, Amy (Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino) shattered when she goes missing. While Jack is consumed with an investigation, which threatens his very core, a sinister agent named Richard Shepherd (James Frain from True Blood) is embarking on a series of lethal executions. Meanwhile, a distraught little girl named Madison (Millie Brown from Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) runs away from home into a world of danger.

That same night the Doctor Who: Live Pre-Show, hosted by The Nerdist’s Chris Hardwick, will air at 7:30 PM on BBC America followed by at 8 PM by the return of Doctor Who with Peter Capaldi taking over the lead role and then the Doctor Who: After Who Live special at 11 PM.

On August 24, there will be a marathon of fan favorite episodes of Doctor Who airing on BBC America. Check local listings for airtimes. Elsewhere that same night, the PBS Masterpiece mini-series Breathless will debut at 9 PM with a 90-minute airing. Jack Davenport (Smash and Pirates of the Caribbean franchise) will star as a brilliant surgeon who believes he can make a difference in women’s lives. The mini-series is set in 1961 London and co-stars Ian Glen (Game of Thrones), Joanna Page (Love Actually), Zoe Boyle (Downton Abbey) and Shaun Dingwall (The Young Victoria). This mini-series will air every Sunday night through September 7.

Also on August 24, the season finale of The Last Ship will air on TNT at 9 PM and the series finale of True Blood will air on HBO at 9 PM.

Mark your calendars!