The Sunday Times - UK (2022-04-03)

(Antfer) #1

30 3 April 2022


SUNDAY


1G

BBC1 BBC2 ITV CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5


6.00 Breakfast The latest reports.
7.30 Match Of The Day Action. (R)
9.00 Sunday Morning Politics.
10.00 Politics News and discussion.
10.30 Wanted Down Under
Revisited Documentary. (R)
11.15 Heavenly Gardens (R)
12.15 Bargain Hunt Curios. (R)
1.00 News; Weather Reports.
1.15 Songs Of Praise The Rev
Kate Bottley visits Hereford
Cathedral and explores
its unique sensory trail.
1.50 CHOICE The Boat Race The
annual races between Oxford
and Cambridge Universities,
live. (See Critics’ choice)
4.20 Dodger Charley falls into the
hands of a rival gang working
the River Thames. (4/10, R)
5.05 News; Weather Reports.
5.30 Countryfile Celebrating
the 70th anniversary of
the Pembrokeshire
Coast national park.
6.30 Extraordinary Portraits
This week, a portrait artist
paints an 88-year-old
dairy farmer from Devon.
(Last in series)
7.00 Antiques Roadshow Fiona
Bruce presents from the
Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh, where finds
include a set of traditional
Highland dress that once
belonged to a clan chieftain.
8.00 CHOICE Dynasties II On
Zambia’s plains, a cheetah
mother must keep its cubs
safe, preparing them for life
on their own, as they take on
dangerous prey and learn
that even tiny neighbours can
bite back. (See Critics’ choice)
9.00 CHOICE Peaky Blinders As
the clouds of the coming
storm gather, Tommy is beset
by demons old and new, and
must face the consequences
of his experiences and his
actions to deal with a world
on the road to war. (See
Critics’ choice; last in series)
10.20 News; Weather Reports.
10.50 Match Of The Day 2 Mark
Chapman reviews the day’s
Premier League action,
featuring West Ham United v
Everton and Tottenham
Hotspur v Newcastle United.
11.50 The Women’s Football Show
Highlights of the weekend’s
games in the Super League.
12.30-6.00 Joins BBC News


SCOTLAND 10.00 The Sunday Show.
11.50 Sportscene. 12.55 The
Women’s Football Show. 1.35 News.


6.50 Christine’s Garden (R)
7.20 Gardeners’ World (R)
8.20 Countryfile Rural life. (R)
9.15 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites
10.45 Marcus Wareing’s Tales
From A Kitchen Garden (R)
11.15 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern
Exposure Life in Finland. (R)
12.15 MOTD — Women’s Super
League Live coverage of
Leicester City and Arsenal,
which is held at King Power
Stadium. Kickoff at 12.30.
2.40 CHOICE Move Over, Darling
Stars Doris Day and James
Garner. A woman returns to
America after five years
marooned on a desert island.
(1963, U; see Film choice)
4.20 Talking Pictures Partnerships.
5.20 Inside The Factory Pasta. (R)
6.20 Britain’s Ancient Capital
— Secrets Of Orkney
Andy Torbet dives in search
of the inspiration for the first
stone circle. (Last in series, R)
7.20 Stanley Tucci — Searching
For Italy The actor heads to
Tuscany, with a Renaissance
scholar taking him on a tour
of Florence’s wine bars.
8.00 The Speedshop The team
battles time constraints to try
and refurbish Exmoor Search
and Rescue’s 30-year-old
Land Rover Defender. (3/6)
9.00 CHOICE Thatcher And
Reagan — A Very Special
Relationship Charles Moore
examines the close alliance
between prime minister
Margaret Thatcher and
US president Ronald
Reagan in the 1980s. (1/2;
see Pick of the week)
10.00 Falklands War Stories In a
programme made in 2002 to
commemorate the 20th
anniversary of the conflict,
the reporter Brian Hanrahan
recalls his experiences
of the war. (1/5, R)
10.20 CHOICE Muhammad Ali
New series. Ken Burns’
documentary about the
sporting star and activist,
born Cassius Clay in 1942.
(1/8; see Critics’ choice)
11.10 CHOICE All The President’s
Men Stars Robert Redford,
Dustin Hoffman and Jason
Robards. The story of
Bob Woodward and Carl
Bernstein, who brought the
Watergate scandal to light.
(1976, 15; see Film choice)
1.25 Question Time (Signed, R)
2.25-3.10 Holby City (Signed, R)

6.00 Children’s Shows Fun.
9.25 News; Weather Reports.
9.30 The Pier The highs and lows
of life on Llandudno Pier
during the summer of 2021.
10.00 Love Your Weekend Alan
Titchmarsh chats with
guests Petula Clark, Fiona
Dolman and Adam Kay.
12.00 The Pet Show With Nadia
Sawalha. (Last in series, R)
1.00 News; Weather Update.
1.10 The Masked Singer US (R)
2.05 Midsomer Murders With Neil
Dudgeon. A man is mauled
to death by a wild boar. (R)
4.05 FILM: Evan Almighty Stars
Steve Carell, and Morgan
Freeman. God recruits a
politician to build an ark and
save the world’s animals from
an impending cataclysm.
Decent sequel. (2007, PG)
6.00 News; Weather Update.
6.15 Regional News Headlines.
6.30 Tipping Point — Lucky Stars
New series. With guests
Janette Manrara, Ade
Adepitan and Sarah Millican.
7.30 CHOICE All Star Musicals
John Barrowman hosts as six
celebrities, including Michaela
Strachan, perform songs from
musicals. (See Critics’ choice)
9.00 The Ipcress File Harry is
subjected to a regime of
mental torture; and Chico
and Alice are suspicious
of gaps in Lavotchkin’s
personal history. (5/6)
10.00 News; Weather Update.
10.20 Joanna Lumley’s Great
Cities Of The World
The presenter visits Berlin,
including the Festival of
Lights. (Last in series, R)
11.15 Premiership Rugby Union
Highlights Action from the
22nd round of fixtures.
12.10 Teleshopping Goods.
3.00 Don’t Rock The Boat (R)
3.50 Unwind Daily relaxation.
5.05-6.00 Tipping Point Quiz. (R)

6.05 Mike & Molly Sitcom. (R)
7.15 The King Of Queens (R)
8.30 The Simpsons Cartoon. (R)
9.30 Sunday Brunch With guests
Steve Coogan, Katherine
Ryan and Patrick Kielty.
12.30 The Simpsons Cartoon. (R)
1.55 The Secret Life Of The Zoo
A macaw goes on the run. (R)
2.40 The Great Celebrity Bake Off
Ruby Wax, Gareth Malone,
Laura Whitmore and Yung
Filly take part in aid of
Stand Up To Cancer. (R)
4.00 Grand Designs A hybrid
structure in Cumbria. (R)
5.00 News; Weather Reports.
5.30 Ukraine — On The Front Line
The British MP and former
soldier Johnny Mercer goes
to Ukraine to meet the people
resisting the Russian assault.
6.00 One And Six Zeros Three
players from Worthing
compete in the quiz show,
hosted by Dara O Briain.
7.00 Britain’s Most Expensive
Houses The company’s UK
director is determined to
bag a very personal listing
— Otterburn Castle in
Northumberland. (R)
8.00 CHOICE Inside The
Superbrands New series.
Helen Skelton uncovers the
secrets of some of Britain’s
most popular brands, starting
by going behind the scenes
at Heinz with guest Ed
Sheeran. (See Critics’ choice)
9.00 The Big Fat Quiz Of
Everything Jimmy Carr hosts
the panel show, joined by a
panel of celebrity guests
including Rob Beckett,
Richard Ayoade, Rosie Jones,
Roisin Conaty, Mawaan
Rizwan and Joanne McNally.
11.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does
Countdown Sean Lock
and Harry Hill take on
Jon Richardson and Rose
Matafeo, with Alex Horne
and the Horne Section. (R)
12.00 Rescue — Extreme Medics
Documentary. (1/5, R)
1.00 Chernobyl — The New
Evidence How far Soviet
leaders were willing to go to
cover up the disaster. (2/2, R)
1.55 FILM: Patti Cake$ Stars
Danielle Macdonald and Sahr
Ngaujah. Aspiring rapper
Patricia Dombrowski fights
an unlikely quest for glory
in her hometown in New
Jersey. Vibrant. (2017, 15)
3.40-6.00 Come Dine With Me (R)

6.00 Milkshake! Fun for children.
10.00 Spongebob Animation. (R)
10.25 Entertainment News Gossip.
10.30 Friends American sitcom. (R)
12.55 FILM: Joe Kidd Stars Clint
Eastwood, Robert Duvall and
John Saxon. A bounty hunter
hired to capture a Mexican
rebel starts to question his
employer’s cruel methods.
Unsatisfying. (1972, 15)
2.45 FILM: Wyatt Earp Stars
Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid
and Gene Hackman.
Charting the story of the
lawman, from his youth to
his days as deputy marshal
of Tombstone. Compelling
western. (1994, 12)
6.30 When Posh Holidays Go
Horribly Wrong Interviews
with people whose holidays
ended in disaster, including a
couple whose dream
honeymoon turned into a
nightmare when the Covid-19
pandemic started. (R)
8.00 Happy Campers — The
Caravan Park The duty
manager is concerned about
dogs left in a vehicle in the
summer heat; and a head
yellowcoat is preparing
for a bingo evening.
9.00 Holidaying With Jane
McDonald — The Caribbean
The presenter heads to St
Lucia, taking a trip to the
heart of the rainforest and a
boat ride from the north to
the south of the island en
route to an outdoor hot tub
heated by a volcano.
10.00 Monaco — Lives Of The
Super Rich Eamonn Holmes
and Ruth Langsford explore
the millionaires’ playground
of Monte Carlo, including
a visit to the exclusive
club of former Formula 1
boss Flavio Briatore. (R)
10.55 Funniest Royal Cock-Ups
Gyles Brandreth narrates
a selection of mishaps
involving members of the
royal family, including Prince
Harry falling off his horse
during a polo match. (R)
1.00 The 21.co.uk Live Casino
Show Interactive gambling.
3.00 A Country Life For Half The
Price Meeting two teachers
who are relocating. (R)
3.45 Casualty 24/7 — Every
Second Counts (R)
4.35 Wildlife SOS Animals. (R)
5.00 House Doctor Advice. (R)
5.25-6.00 Children’s Shows Fun.

BBC1 WALES 4.20 Flog It! From
Manchester’s Museum of Science
and Industry 4.35 Snowdonia —
A Year On The Farm. It is lambing
season, but Wales is in lockdown
BBC2 WALES 5.20 Dodger. Charley
falls into the hands of a rival gang
working the River Thames 6.05
Scrum V Sunday. A review of the
week’s rugby union highlights
7.05 Hairy Bikers —Namibian BBQ.
A culinary trip along the Namibian
coastline S4C 6.00 Cyw: Ahoi! 6.15
Sam Tan 6.25 Cei Bach 6.40 Sbridiri


VARIATIONS


7.00 Fferm Fach 7.15 Patrol
Pawennau 7.30 Gwdihw 7.45 Bach
A Mawr 7.55 Rapsgaliwn 8.10 Blero
Yn Mynd I Ocido 8.20 Pablo 8.35
Cacamwnci 8.50 Penblwyddi Cyw
9.00 Lle Bach Mawr 10.00 Eryri
— Pobol Y Parc 11.00 Yr Ocsiwniar
11.30 Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol
12.00 Yr Wythnos 12.30 Bwrdd I
Dri 1.00 47 Copa — Her Huw Jack
Brassington 2.30 Hanner Marathon
Caerdydd 3.30 Caeau Cymru.
Examining the history of the old Gelli
Iorwerth estate near Trawsfynydd

3.55 Ty Am Ddim. A kitchen
designer and a globetrotter renovate
a house in Tonypandy 4.55 Ffermio
5.25 Pobol Y Cwm Omnibws 6.30
Newyddion A Chwaraeon 6.45
Cor Cymru. The final at Aberystwyth
Arts Centre 9.00 Stad. Keith is
planning a surprise party for Anest to
celebrate their anniversary 10.00
Zelensky — Arlwydd Mewn. Profile of
the Ukrainian president 10.55-12.00
Cynefin. Heledd Cynwal, Iestyn Jones
and Sion Tomos Owen visit the small
village of Beddgelert in Snowdonia

While The Ipcress File (ITV) may be a depot full
of Routemaster howlers its greatest achievement
is that it’s the best Thunderbirds tribute act
currently on the telly. Wooden.
David Pearce

Laura Kuenssberg for the BBC Sunday Morning
politics show? Yes please! Any excuse for an extra
hour in bed (not watching television).
Charles Foster

Send your comments to: [email protected]

YO U SAY


The greatest: Ali (BBC2, 10.20pm)
Free download pdf