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the kitchen and offers
help herding the cattle,
while poor old Coren
gets the short straw
again: changing toilet
seats and joining staff
for their daily loch
swim. The water, we
learn, is 13C, which
most year-round
swimmers would call
quite warm, but of
course he makes
a bit of a fuss. Times
journalists, eh?Amazing Hotels:
Life Beyond
The Lobby
BBC Two, 8pmMonica Galetti and
Giles Coren visit
the Torridon in the
Scottish Highlands
and find amazing views
of lochs, mountains
and cows nibbling
miles of greenery.
Galetti busies herself
collecting seaweed forwaits in his gran’s flat
for her arrival and the
chance to see his baby
brother on his first
birthday is extremely
affecting. These two
stories are powerful
reminders of the
absolute dependence
children have on those
who brought them into
the world — and the
damage that can be
done when they are not
looked after properly.Leslie, who lives with
his mum and idolises
his father, who was in
prison when he was
growing up. Just as
touching is the story
of Brendan, a sweet,
extremely articulate
boy with heaps of
personality and a
desperate longing for
love and attention from
his feckless-seeming
mum. The moment
when he desperatelywhen he was younger,
boys were a bit
naughty, the Old Bill
always felt your collar
and everything was
a bit more yuppie-free
and cosy. At one point
he actually shows us
a “good old knees up”
round the Ol’ Joanna.
Where this film
succeeds is in the case
studies, particularly the
younger ones. These
include 12-year-oldskin of the modern
islanders, and he
partially succeeds,
although perhaps in
spite of and not because
of his main contributor,
Hak Baker. Baker
seems a delightful man,
happily wandering the
streets with his guitar
singing songs and
watching life. But his
narration is a little too
overladen with clichés
about the good old daysViewing Guide
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The Real
EastEnders
Channel 4, 10pm
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- 00 The One Show Alex Jones and Rylan
Clark-Neal present another mix of
nationwide reports and live chat
7 .3 0 EastEnders: Pat & Peggy Pat and
Peggy clash spectacularly following
an accusation of an affair (r) (AD)8. 00 Holby City Kian returns to Darwin
Ward, determined to make amends
with Jac, but when forgiveness does
not come easy, he goes into
self-destruct mode — with almost
fatal consequences (AD)9 .00The Secrets She Keeps Agatha
finds refuge in the storeroom of her
old workplace. Meghan and Jack are at
breaking point until Agatha takes a call
from Hayden. Last in the series (AD)
9 .45Staged A voice of experience is
drafted in to get Michael and David in
line. Last in the series (r) (AD)- 00 BBC News at Ten
10 .3 0 BBC Regional News and Weather
10 .4 5 How’s Your Head, Hun? With
Michelle Visage With Keith Lemon,
Alex Scott and Leah Remini (3/8)11. 15 Hayley Goes... New series. Hayley
Pearce explores how easy it would
be to move up a class (1/6)11 .55Ambulance Call handler Brogan has
to guide a caller through lifesaving CPR
andand there is an emergency at the there is an emergency at the
airport when a plane loses contact
with air traffic control (6/6) (r)1 .00am-6.00 BBC News7. 00 Back in Time for Tea The Ellises
sample life in the 1970s, an age of
power cuts and strikes, but also a
golden era for working class families.
The actress Claire Sweeney brings
“Scouse”, her family’s speciality,
round for tea (4/6) (r) (AD)8. 00 Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the
Lobby Giles Coren and Monica Galetti
help out at The Torridon in the Scottish
Highlands, Britain’s most northerly
five-star hotel, collecting seaweed
for the kitchen and herding cattle.
See Viewing Guidee (2/6) (AD)9 .00The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty
A huge scandal threatens Rupert’s
dream of passing on the family
business to one of his children,
resulting in “the most humble day” of
his life. See Viewing Guidee(2/3) (AD)10. 00 Live at the Apollo Jon Richardson
hosts an evening of stand-up at the
Apollo in Hammersmith, London,
introducing routines by Sara Pascoe
and Nathan Caton (4/6) (r)
10 .4 5 Newsnight Analysis of the day’s
events with Emily Maitlis1 1.3 0 The Misadventures of Romesh
Ranganathan: From My Sofa
Romesh catches up with old friends
and revisits highlights (2/3) (r)1 2.30am Sign Zone: The Repair Shop — Fixing
Britain The history of items restored on programme (r)
(AD, SL) 1 .1 5 Beechgrove. Kirsty Wilson shows how to
propagate cacti (r) (AD, SL) 1 .45- 2 .45Celebrity
MasterChef. The contestants are challenged to cook
identical dishes while separated by a wall (r) (AD, SL)- 00 Doc Martin It is the annual Portwenn
versus Port Carran gig race and school
gig festival, and Morwenna needs to
find a replacement rower when Eric
dislocates his finger. Meanwhile, Mel
Hendy goes to see Martin at the
surgery worried about a rash that
could be infectious (7/8) (r) (AD) - 00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Jeremy Clarkson hosts as more players
try to win the jackpot, with four
lifelines — Ask the Audience,
Phone a Friend, 50:50 and Ask
the Host — at their disposal (r)
9. 00 The Secret Mediterranean with
Trevor McDonald The broadcaster
peers down into Cleopatra’s sunken
palace in Egypt, and visits a part
of Cyprus frozen in time, before
reaching Malta, his final destination.
Last in the series (r) (AD)- 00 ITV News at Ten
10 .3 0 Regional News
10 .45 The Sport Gives Back Awards
Jeanette Kwakye hosts the awards
ceremony, which celebrates and
acknowledges the many charitiesacknowledges the many charities,
staff and volunteers that focus on
improving the lives of others in the UK1 1.5 0 Tenable A team of family members
takes part on the quiz show (r)1 2.40am Teleshopping 3. 00 Who’s Doing the Dishes?
Bobby Davro throws a dinner party for four strangers
who have to guess his identity — otherwise they will be
doing the washing up (r) (AD)3.5 0 ITV Nightscreen.
Text-based information service 5 .05- 6 .00Judge Rinder.
Real-life cases in a studio courtroom (r) (SL)- 00 Channel 4 News
8. 00 Bake Off: The Professionals
Tom Allen and Liam Charles present as
four teams battle it out for a place in
the final. Judges Benoit Blin and
Cherish Finden set a five-hour
challenge to create a magical Charlotte
Russe display (9/10) (AD)9. 00 2 4 Hours in A&E How A&E staff care
for a variety of patients, including a
delivery driver who has serious injuries
after a car crash, a young man who has
a broken jaw after being randomly
punched by a stranger, and
a patient under arrest (AD)10. 00 The Real Eastenders Filmed in the
summer of 2019 by Ashley Francis-Roy,
this documentary presents the world
as seen through the eyes of children
growing up on council estates on the
Isle of Dogs. See Viewing Guidee (AD)1 1. 05 Paramedics: Britain’s Lifesavers
Mental health nurse Jim counsels
people who are struggling with
self-isolation, while paramedics
Karina and James respond to a call
from a man who claims to be
threatening suicide (r) (AD)12.10am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (r)- 00 Couples Come Dine with Me (r) 1 .55George
Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (r) (AD, SL) 2 .4 5 FILM:
Entertainment (15, 2015) Drama4.3 0 Undercover
Boss Australia (r)5.20All Star Driving School (r)
5.50-6.30Countdown: Champion of Champions (r)
7. 00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly
Master dog trainer Graeme Hall helps
Butty, who is bullying the female
members of its household, and Pixie,
who howls like a banshee when she
sees another canine (4/6) (r)8. 00 This Week on the Farm Rob and
Dave go in search of a new Shetland
stallion, help a newborn Highland calf
that is struggling to feed, and give an
Alpaca a summer haircut (6/8)9 .00Our Yorkshire Farm The family
prepares for breeding season in
autumn, but with Clive recovering from
surgery and Raven at university,
Amanda and the rest of the children
face a demanding challenge (2/6)10. 00 Love Actually (15, 2003) Ten
interlinked stories of people searching
for and finding love. While the newly
elected, bachelor British prime
minister is smitten by a junior staff
member at 10 Downing Street, a
heartbroken writer heads for France to
get over a failed relationship, and a
faded rock star aims to reinventfaded rock star aims to reinvent
himself in time for Christmas.
Richard Curtis’s romantic comedy
starring Hugh Grant, Martine
McCutcheon, Emma Thompson, Colin
Firth, Bill Nighy and Liam Neeson1 2.45am Wonderful World of Chocolate
Documentary offering a glimpse inside the confectionery
world (r) 1 .1 0 The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show 3 .1 5 Ben
Fogle: New Lives in the Wild (r) 4. 00 Wildlife SOS (r)
(SL)4. 25 Witches: A Century of Murder (r) (SL) 5.
Great Artists (r) (SL) 5 .35-6.00House Doctor (r) (SL)6 .00amBreakfast 9. 00 BBC News 10. 00 Food: Truth or
Scare. Conflicting media stories about the safety of eating
eggs, 30 years on from the salmonella scandal 10 .4 5
Homes Under the Hammer. A large terraced house in
Earlsfield, ancient woodland in Kent and six flats in
Glamorgan (r)11.4 5 Close Calls: On Camera. A film extra
is taken ill at the top of a cathedral tower (r) 12 .15pm
Bargain Hunt. From the National Botanic Garden of Wales
(r) (AD)1. 00 BBC News at One; Weather 1 .3 0 BBC
Regional News; Weather 1 .4 5 The Heights. Time together
is revealing for Ana and Ryan, and also for Renee and
Mark. Kam faces a tough interview (AD)2.15Impossible.
Game show hosted by Rick Edwards (r)3. 00 Escape to
the Country. A Californian couple seek a home in the
Welsh borders (r) (AD) 3.4 5 Home Is Where the Art Is.
Artists create pieces for a London couple who have just
renovated their home (AD)4.3 0 The Repair Shop: Fixing
Britain. Jay Blades revisits three fixes from the barn to
tell the story of how modern music has been influenced
by vintage music players (AD) 5. 15 Pointless. Quiz show
hosted by Alexander Armstrong 6 .00BBC News at Six;
Weather 6.30BBC Regional News; Weather6 .30amHome Is Where the Art Is (r) (AD) 7. 15 The
Repair Shop: Fixing Britain (r) (AD)8. 00 Sign Zone:
Gardeners’ World (r) (SL) 9. 00 Wild China. Environmental
concerns on the country’s eastern seaboard. Last in the
series (r) (AD) 10. 00 BBC News 1. 00 pmThe Boss. Quiz
hosted by Susan Calman (r) 1. 45 Coast. Nick Crane
explores the wealth of wildlife attracted to the Firth of
Forth. Tessa Dunlop reveals how the Victorian zeal for
cleanliness turned the Thames into a giant toilet bowl (r)
2 .2 5 Wild Brazil. The monsoons arrive and the giant otter
cubs must learn to swim ahead of their river flooding,
while the coatis have to eat as much as they can as their
habitat comes under threat (r) (AD) 3 .2 5 Olympics
Rewind: Rio 2016. A look back at days seven and eight of
the Rio Olympics, where British focus was on the likes of
Mo Farah, Bradley Wiggins, Helen Glover and Laura Kenny
5 .1 5 Flog It! David Fletcher and James Lewis are in
Ushaw in Co Durham to value antiques and collectibles,
while Paul Martin visits the Mining Art Gallery in Bishop
Auckland (r) 6 .00Eggheads. Quiz hosted by Jeremy Vine
(r) 6 .30Great Australian Railway Journeys. Michael
Portillo travels by rail from Canberra to Melbourne (AD)6 .00amGood Morning Britain. News, current affairs and
lifestyle features 9. 00 Lorraine. Entertainment, current
affairs and fashion news, as well as showbiz stories and
gossip. Presented by Lorraine Kelly 10. 00 This Morning.
A mix of showbiz chat, lifestyle features, advice and
competitions12.3 0 pmLoose Women. More interviews
and topical debate from a female perspective 1 .3 0 ITV
News; Weather2. 00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. David
Dickinson and his team visit Walsall to help members of
the public sort the treasures from their trash, with items
including a Rolex watch and a 300-year-old pocket
timepiece (r)3. 00 Tenable. Five university students from
Belfast answer questions about top 10 lists, then try to
score a perfect 10 in the final round. Warwick Davis hosts
(r)4. 00 Tipping Point. Ben Shephard hosts the
arcade-themed quiz in which contestants drop tokens
down a choice of four chutes in the hope of winning a
£10,000 jackpot (r) 5. 00 The Chase. Bradley Walsh
presents as four contestants answer general knowledge
questions and work as a team to take on ruthless quiz
genius the Chaser and secure a cash prize (r) 6.
Regional News; Weather 6 .30ITV News; Weather6 .30amCheers ( )7.2 5 Everybody Loves Raymond (r)
(AD)8.4 0 Frasier (r) (AD) 9 .4 0 The Big Bang Theory (r)
(AD) 10 .35Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (r)11.3 0
Come Dine with Me (r) 1 2. 00 Channel 4 News Summary
1 2. 05 pmCome Dine with Me. A DJ hosts the second
dinner party in Yeovil, Somerset (r) 1 2.3 5 Come Dine
with Me. A fork-lift truck driver hosts in Yeovil (r) 1. 05
Come Dine with Me. A businessman hosts the fourth
dinner party in Yeovil (r) 1 .4 0 Come Dine with Me. Last
to host in Yeovil is a used-car dealer (r)2.1 0 Countdown:
Champion of Champions. Previous winners compete (r)- 00 A Place in the Sun. A couple looking for a holiday
home in Spain’s Almeria province (r)4. 00 Sun, Sea and
Selling Houses. A Huddersfield couple want to move to
Spain to be closer to their daughter (r) 5. 00 Four in a
Bed. The second visit is to Glencoe Villa Guesthouse in
Featherstone, West Yorkshire (r) 5 .3 0 Come Dine with
Me. A yoga teacher hosts the second night in Manchester
(r) 6 .00The Simpsons. A trilogy of classical stories (r)
(AD) 6 .30Hollyoaks. Mitchell asks Celeste and Toby
to be his maid of honour and best man, but the
celebrations are interrupted by Walter’s arrival (AD)
6 .00amMilkshake! 9 .15Jeremy Vine 1 1.1 5 Can’t Pay?
We’ll Take It Away! The agents try to recover more than
£12,000 owed by a jeweller to one of his suppliers, and
chase up more than £5,000 owed by a tenant to her
former landlord for rent arrears (r) 1 2.10pm 5 News at
Lunchtime 1 2.1 5 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords.
A woman visits her tenant in prison to retake possession
of her flat and a mother applies to the housing charity
Shelter, convinced her property is making her children ill
(r) 1 .1 0 Access 1. 15 Home and Away (AD) 1. 45
Neighbours (AD) 2 .15 FILM: Garage Sale Mystery
— Murder Most Medieval (PG, TVM, 2017) An
antiques expert is drawn into a deadly web of lies after
discovering the body of a college professor inside a suit of
armour. Whodunit with Lori Loughlin and Sarah Strange- 00 Friends. Rachel struggles to deal with Ross’s new
relationship (r) 4.3 0 Friends. Phoebe manages to
unwittingly disgust everyone (r) 5. 005 News at 55 .3 0
Neighbours. Sheila is shocked when Kyle reveals he and
Roxy are officially a couple (r) (AD) 6 .00Home and Away.
Colby commences his investigation, and Tane and Ari
navigate a tense situation (r) (AD) 6 .30 5 News Tonight