The Times - UK (2022-04-08)

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whimsy as Sam I Am

and Guy I Am went off

on their adventures.

The voice cast included

Michael Douglas,

Diane Keaton, Eddie

Izzard and John

Turturro, and joining

the cast this series will

be Patricia Clarkson

and Gwendoline

Christie of Game of

Thrones. The animation

certainly has a

distinctive richness.

Green Eggs

& Ham

Netflix

Children of all ages

take note: Netflix’s hit

spin-off from Dr Seuss’s

1960 book is back and

as colourfully comedic

and inventive as before.

The first series was

drooled over by some

critics who marvelled

at its rhyming couplets

and curious slapstick

that will convert him

into a believer. As

before, they will

experience an arduous

physical trek and

contemplative stop-offs

as they hope to find

answers to their

questions about faith.

As celebrity challenges

go, it is more edifying

than being dumped in

the jungle or made to

crawl through SAS

obstacle courses.

himself a pagan. “I’m

happy to be sitting on

this chance system of

organic accidents that

create existence,” he

says. “I’m happy for

there not to be a god.”

There is also the “self-

conscious Christian”

Scarlett Moffatt, the

Sikh cricketer Monty

Panesar and the

agnostic TV personality

Nick Hewer, who hopes

he will learn something

personalities will be

pulling on waterproofs

for a 1,600km journey

on foot and sea to Iona,

starting in Donegal,

to learn about St

Columba. The Irish

monk was born 1,500

years ago and helped to

spread the faith from

Ireland to Scotland, a

feat unlikely to be

matched by Laurence

Llewelyn-Bowen who,

early on, declares

reportedly rose by 29

per cent to 1.2 million

every week. If it is the

case that people have

had more time or

reason to reflect on

spiritual concerns, then

the return of Pilgrimage

makes sense. Previous

series have followed

celebrities walking to

Rome, Santiago and

Istanbul. Rather

than applying sun

cream, the latest seven

Viewing Guide

James Jackson

Pilgrimage:

The Road to the

Scottish Isles
BBC2, 9pm

During the
pandemic,
religious
programmes
on BBC TV and radio
had a bit of a bump.
Songs of Praise viewers

Top

pick

7PM

Early

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Late

BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 Channel 5

7.00 The One Show More topical stories,

presented by Zoe Ball

7.30 Question of Sport Quiz show, with

guests Mick Fitzgerald, Ben Earl,

Alex Hartley and Curtis Davies

8.00 MasterChef The third quarter-final

sees this week’s most talented four

cooks vie for a semi-final place (AD)

8.30 Would I Lie to You? With Jo Brand,

Emma Bunton, Jonnie Peacock and

Shaun Williamson (5/10) (r)

9.00 Have I Got News for You Quiz

show, with guests Ria Lina and Tim

Shipman. See Viewing Guide (2/9)

9.30 Not Going Out Lee promises Lucy

that he will try to be more friendly

with other parents (3/7)

10.00 BBC News at Ten

10.25 BBC Regional News and Weather

10.35 Iron Man 3 (12, 2013) The armoured

avenger hunts for the mastermind

behind an untraceable series of

bombings, despite being cut off from

his usual resources and traumatised by

a recent brush with death. His search

uncovers a secret conspiracy involving

a drug that renders the user

indestructible. Superhero adventure

sequel starring Robert Downey Jr

and Gwyneth Paltrow (AD)

12.35am Superman & Lois Clark’s worst nightmare

comes true as Edge’s masterplan nears its grim

conclusion. Only Superman can stop him, but he

can not do it alone. Fantasy drama starring Tyler

Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch and Jordan Elsass.

Last in the series (r) (AD) 1.25-6.00 BBC News

7.00 MOTDx Football discussion show,

presented by Jermaine Jenas

7.30 Beechgrove The team turns storm

damage into new developments (r)

8.00 Gardeners’ World Monty Don

continues planting up perennials in his

recently extended orchard beds, and

begins a redesign in the dry garden.

Toby Buckland explores daffodils

at Cotehele in Cornwall

9.00 Pilgrimage New series. Seven

celebrities set out on foot, by road and

sea, travelling over 1,600km to learn

about a key figure in early British

Christianity — St Columba.

See Viewing Guide (1/3) (AD)

10.00 QI With Josh Widdicombe, Stephen

K Amos and Cally Beaton (r)

10.30 Newsnight Headline analysis

11.05 House of Maxwell Documentary

charting an extraordinary family

saga, a tale of fortunes built and

lost, mysterious deaths, society

intrigue and a spectacular descent

into scandal (1/3) (r) (AD)

12.05am Golf: The Masters Highlights Action from

the second day of the Major, in Augusta, Georgia 1.35

Sign Zone: Obesity: Who Cares If I’m Bigger? —

Panorama. Clair Norris examines the Government strategy

to help the nation lose weight (r) (SL) 2.05-3.05 Your

Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway (r) (AD, SL)

7.30 Emmerdale Gabby and Dawn make a

discovery, Meena is delighted, and Al is

left feeling slightly guilty (AD)

8.00 Coronation Street Kelly refuses to

allow Laura to ruin her moment of

glory. Sam faces his opponent in the

chess final. It remains to be seen

whether Emma get a happy ending

as she leaves the street (AD)

9.00 Grantchester After a murder at an

old folks’ home, two of its residents go

missing. Will and Geordie are given the

run around when they try and track

them down. Drama starring Robson

Green. See Viewing Guide (5/6) (AD)

10.00 ITV News at Ten

10.30 Regional News

10.45 21 Jump Street (15, 2012) Cops

Schmidt and Jenko hated each other

when they were at school together, but

have grown up to become friends. They

are forced to relive the horrors of their

adolescence when their captain decides

their youthful appearance makes them

the perfect undercover agents to crack

a high-school drug ring. Comedy with

Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum (AD)

12.40am Teleshopping 3.00 Winning Combination.

Contestants battle one another in the hope of taking their

number to the final and winning the prize pot. Omid

Djalili hosts (r) (SL) 3.50 Unwind with ITV. Daily

escape designed to calm the mind 5.05-6.00 Cash

Trapped. Quiz hosted by Bradley Walsh (r) (SL)

7.00 Channel 4 News

7.30 Unreported World Examining how

Ghana is suffering environmental

disaster caused by the clothes

and fast fashion industry

8.00 Grayson’s Art Club Grayson Perry

and his wife Philippa are joined by

comedian Mawaan Rizwan, who is

challenged to create an artwork on the

theme “Inside My Head’ (AD)

9.00 Gogglebox The armchair critics

share their opinions on what they

have been watching during the

week, with cameras capturing

their instant reactions (AD)

10.00 Open House: The Great Sex

Experiment Mike and Jess seek

help in arranging a threesome

with another woman, while Jon

and Danielle contemplate whether

they are emotionally ready for

having group sex (2/6) (AD)

11.05 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Paul Foot, Angela Barnes and John

Cooper Clarke join regulars Jon

Richardson and Sean Lock for

the light-hearted game show

hosted by Jimmy Carr (2/6) (r)

12.05am Jimmy Carr’s I Literally Just Told You (r)

1.05 FILM: Popstar — Never Stop Never Stopping

(15, 2016) A former boy band member does everything

he can to maintain his celebrity status. Comedy starring

Andy Samberg 2.35 Come Dine with Me (r) 4.45

Moneybags (r) (SL) 5.35-6.00 Bidding Wars (r)

7.00 Coastal Britain With Kate Humble

Kate follows the East Sussex coastline,

beginning on the cliffs overlooking

Hastings, a town associated with

the Battle of 1066 (2/8)

7.55 5 News Update

8.00 Cruising with Susan Calman

As her cruise ship leaves the Canaries

behind, Susan enjoys sailing north

across the Atlantic Ocean to the

beautiful island of Madeira (2/6)

9.00 Deadline James returns to London

to pursue the killer, but he has been

fired from his job and no-one believes

his stories of what happened in

Budapest. Last in the series (AD)

10.00 Holidaying with Jane McDonald:

The Caribbean Jane 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 (2/4) (r)

11.00 80s Greatest Pop Videos A look at

the greatest pop videos from 1988, the

era when Stock Aitken and Waterman

ruled the UK charts, and Cliff Richard,

Yazz and Kylie scored huge hits (9/10)

1.00am The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show Interactive

gambling 3.00 Entertainment News on 5. Showbiz news

and gossip 3.10 Police Interceptors (r) 3.55 Now That’s

Funny! (r) (SL) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (r) (SL) 5.10 House

Doctor (r) (AD, SL) 5.35 Peppa Pig (r) (SL) 5.40 Paw

Patrol (r) (SL) 5.50-6.00 Pip and Posy (r) (SL)

6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Morning Live. Magazine show,

hosted by Gethin Jones 10.00 Scam Interceptors. Ethical

hackers hunt down cyber criminals 10.45 Defenders UK.

Trading Standards officers put a stop to a medical scam.

Last in the series 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer.

Properties in Gillingham, Stoke-on-Trent and the East End

of London (r) (AD) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt. From

Eccleston in Lancashire (AD) 1.00 BBC News at One;

Weather 1.30 BBC Regional News; Weather 1.45 Father

Brown. The priest is asked to look after Lady Felicia’s

wayward niece Bunty, who soon finds herself suspected

of murder (r) (AD) 2.30 Money for Nothing. Some retro

tulip chairs and a bureau are rejuvenated 3.00 Escape to

the Country. A couple recently returned from Bermuda

look for a new home in Northamptonshire (r) (AD) 3.45

The Repair Shop. Stringed instrument expert Becky

Loughton restores a fragile violin, and Steve Fletcher’s

skills are called upon when a woman arrives with a 1930s

mini replica cooker (r) 4.30 Bridge of Lies. Quiz show

hosted by Ross Kemp 5.15 Pointless. Quiz, hosted by

Alexander Armstrong, with Richard Osman 6.00 BBC

News at Six; Weather 6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather

6.15am The Repair Shop (r) 7.00 Sign Zone: Great

Coastal Railway Journeys (r) (AD, SL) 7.30 Marcus

Wareing’s Tales from a Kitchen Garden (r) (SL) 8.00 Golf:

The Masters Highlights 9.30 BBC News 10.00 BBC News

1.00pm FILM: The Pure Hell of St Trinian’s (U,

1960) The girls burn their school to the ground,

prompting a mysterious Middle Eastern gentleman to

offer new premises. Comedy starring Cecil Parker and

Joyce Grenfell (b/w) 2.30 The Customer Is Always Right.

Snacks made of insects and a reusable sandwich wrapper

(r) (AD) 3.15 Sri Lanka: Elephant Island. Martyn Colbeck

travels to the island of Sri Lanka to study its elephants

(r) (AD) 4.15 Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve. Simon

journeys from Oman to the Maldives, where the tropical

coral islands are being damaged by bleaching and an

entire island has been manufactured as a landfill dump (r)

(AD) 5.15 Flog It! Charlie Ross and Will Axon assess

items at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire, including a

Busby hat and a Worcester coffee set. (r) 6.00 Richard

Osman’s House of Games. Milton Jones, Ria Lina,

Martin Roberts and Briony May Williams take part

6.30 Lightning. Quiz, hosted by Zoe Lyons

6.00am Good Morning Britain. Morning magazine

featuring a lively mix of news and current affairs, plus

health, entertainment and lifestyle features 9.00

Lorraine. Entertainment, current affairs and fashion news,

as well as showbiz stories and celebrity gossip. Presented

by Lorraine Kelly 10.00 This Morning. Daily magazine,

featuring a mix of celebrity chat, showbusiness news,

lifestyle features, topical discussion, health and beauty

advice and more. Including Local Weather 12.30pm Loose

Women. Guest panellists engage in topical debate and

celebrity interviews from a female perspective 1.30 ITV

News; Weather 1.45 Live ITV Racing: Grand National

Festival. Ed Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani presents

coverage of the second day of the meeting from Aintree,

featuring five races, including the 3.30 Marsh Chase and

4.05 Topham Chase. With analysis from AP McCoy, Mick

Fitzgerald and Ruby Walsh, reports by Alice Plunkett, Oli

Bell, Matt Chapman and Luke Harvey, and commentary by

Richard Hoiles 5.00 The Chase. Bradley Walsh presents as

four more contestants answer questions and work

as a team to take on quiz genius the Chaser (r) 6.00

Regional News; Weather 6.30 ITV News; Weather

6.05am Countdown (r) 6.45 Cheers (r) 7.40 Everybody

Loves Raymond (r) (AD) 9.05 Frasier (r) (AD) 10.35

Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (r) 11.30 Channel 4

News Summary 11.35 Undercover Boss USA (r)

12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch. Weekday magazine

show, hosted by Steph McGovern. Last in the series 2.10

Countdown. John Thomson joins Susie Dent in Dictionary

Corner 3.00 A Place in the Sun. A hunt for a holiday home

near the Sierra Nevada in southern Spain (r) 4.00 A New

Life in the Sun. A Portuguese restaurant loses an

important staff member, while there’s a big dilemma

facing a pony trekking business in Italy (r) 5.00 Sun, Sea

and Selling Houses. Both families of estate agents revisit

some of their ex-clients to see how their property

purchases and lives have been transformed since making

the big move from the UK 6.00 The Simpsons. Homer

comes up with the bright idea of making money by selling

used grease, while Lisa tries to join a popular new

classmate’s social clique (r) (AD) 6.30 Hollyoaks.

The Hutchinson’s are all smiles as they make up for

lost time, Sid and Lizzie organise a night with their

friends, and Sienna must answer to Ethan (r) (AD)

6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine. The broadcaster

and guests discuss the issues of the day, with co-host

Storm Huntley joining him for phone-ins and reading out

viewers’ correspondence 12.15pm George Clarke’s Build a

New Life in the Country. George Clarke meets a couple

from Cambridge, who plan to convert a dilapidated stone

house in rural Croatia into a nature retreat for paying

guests (r) 1.10 5 News at Lunchtime 1.15 Home and

Away. Distressed, Tane and Nikau look for Chloe on their

way to the hospital 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 FILM: Killing

Your Daughter (PG, TVM, 2019) When a DNA test

helps a young woman identify her birth parents, she

discovers that some family histories are better left

untold. Thriller starring Allison Paige 4.00 Filthy House

SOS. Cleaning duo Jon and Brennan take on some of

Britain’s filthiest and most cluttered homes, today

helping a mum-of-three is overwhelmed by a sea of

clutter in her three-bedroom house (r) 5.00 5 News

at 5 6.00 Neighbours. David accosts Dean, suspecting

him of being his blackmailer, but he seems to know

nothing about it (r) 6.30 Eggheads. The Medway

and Solent Originals take on the regulars