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BBC1 BBC2 ITV
6.00am Breakfast 10.00 Saturday
Kitchen Live 11.30 Marcus Wareing’s
Tales from a Kitchen Garden (r) 12.00
Football Focus 1.00pm BBC News;
Weather 1.15 Bargain Hunt (r) 2.00
Live Challenge Cup Rugby League.
Catalans Dragons v St Helens (Kick-off
2.30). Coverage of the quarter-final at
Stade Gilbert Brutus 4.30 Final Score
5.25 BBC News 5.35 BBC Regional
News; Weather 5.45 The Hit List
Celebrity Special. Kiri Pritchard-
McLean, Lady Leshurr, Shane Richie,
Russell Watson, Will Kirk and Shazia
Mirza compete in a celebrity edition
of the music-based quiz show (r) 6.30
Celebrity Mastermind. Sian Williams,
Sophie Duker, Sonny Jay and Kellie
Shirley take to the black chair in the
specialist and general knowledge
quiz in a bid to win money for charity6.10am The Dengineers (r) 6.40 Blue
Peter (r) 7.10 Deadly 60 (r) 7.40
Malory Towers (r) 8.05 Malory Towers
(r) 8.30 Wonders of the Universe (r)
9.30 Golf: The Masters Highlights
11.00 Interior Design Masters with
Alan Carr (r) 12.00 The Hairy Bikers’
Northern Exposure (r) 1.00pm Nigel
Slater’s Middle East: Turkey (r) 2.00
FILM Great Expectations (PG, 1946)
An orphan rises through high society
with the assistance of a mysterious
benefactor. Drama, based on Charles
Dickens’ novel, starring John Mills
(b/w) 3.55 Flog It! (r) 4.30 Live
Women’s Six Nations. England v Wales
(Kick-off 4.45). All the action from the
match in the third round of fixtures,
held at Kingsholm in Gloucester 6.45
Dad’s Army. Captain Mainwaring
enlists an unusual recruit (r)6.00am CITV 9.25 ITV News 9.30
James Martin’s Saturday Morning
11.40 Ainsley’s Good Mood Food
12.45pm ITV News; Weather 1.00
Virtual Grand National 2022. Nick
Luck and Alice Plunkett head to
Aintree to see if a computer can
forecast the outcome of the most
unpredictable race in the UK 2.00
Live ITV Racing: Grand National
Festival. Francesca Cumani and Ed
Chamberlin present coverage of the
support races from Aintree, which
take place at 2.25, 3.00, 3.35 and
4.15 4.30 Live ITV Racing: Grand
National. Ed Chamberlin and
Francesca Cumani present coverage
of the 5.15 Randox Grand National
Handicap Steeple Chase 6.15 ITV
News; Weather 6.25 Regional News;
Weather 6.30 In for a PennyChannel 4 Channel 5
6.00am Mike & Molly (r) 6.20 Mike &
Molly (r) 6.45 The King of Queens (r)
7.05 The King of Queens (r) 7.30 The
Simpsons (r) 8.00 The Simpsons (r)
8.30 The Simpsons (r) 9.00 The
Simpsons (r) 9.30 The Simpsons (r)
10.00 The Simpsons (r) 10.30 The
Simpsons (r) 11.00 Formula 1
Australian Grand Prix Qualifying
Highlights 12.30pm Live Heineken
Champions Cup Rugby Union. Sale
Sharks v Bristol Bears (Kick-off 1.00)
3.15 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for
Stand Up to Cancer (r) 4.30 Devon
and Cornwall. A steam engine
enthusiast embarks on a coast-to-
coast journey (r) 5.00 Château DIY.
At Château de Lalande, Stephanie
wants to build a place to keep pigeons
5.45 Channel 4 News 6.15 Prince
Philip: The Plot to Make a King (r)6.00am Milkshake! 9.55 SpongeBob
SquarePants (r) 10.10 SpongeBob
SquarePants (r) 10.20 Entertainment
News on 5 10.25 Friends (r) 10.55
Friends (r) 11.20 Friends (r) 11.50
Friends (r) 12.20pm Our Yorkshire
Farm (r) 1.20 Our Yorkshire Farm (r)
2.20 Kew Gardens: A Year in Bloom.
Solene is beginning preparations for
the giant waterlily display (r) 3.15
Inside Windsor Castle: The Queen’s
New Home. The history of the royal
residence (r) 5.00 Cornwall: A Year
by the Sea. It is autumn and Matt is
training his young sheepdog Moose
(r) 5.55 5 News Weekend 6.00 Queens
of Mystery. Part one of two. Mattie
searches for new clues about her
missing mother, but an onstage
murder in a production of Jane’s
book brings her to the theatre7.00 Morecambe & Wise:
Look Back in Laughter
Documentary making use of
old performances, chat show
appearances and archive
interviews to shed light
on the successful careers
of the comedy duo Eric
Morecambe and Ernie Wise (r)8.30 Billy Connolly: In His Own
Words A profile of the
comedian and actor drawing
on interviews, TV appearances
and stand-up performances
from his career to reveal his
journey from a childhood of
maternal abandonment in the
tenement blocks of Glasgow to
the very top of international
showbusiness (r)10.00 Most Shocking Celebrity
Moments in Pop Tamzin
Outhwaite narrates a selection
of memorable incidents
involving musicians, including
Zayn Malik leaving One
Direction and Robbie Williams
rejoining Take That. There are
lessons in etiquette from Grace
Jones, the scoop on Beyoncé’s
sister Solange taking on Jay-Z
and the British singing legend
who was one of the first to take
on the Apartheid regime (4/10)11.55 Greatest Ever Celebrity Wind
Ups Celebrity pranks (1/6) (r)12.50am Entertainment News on 5
1.00 The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show
3.00 Entertainment News on 5 3.10
Monaco: Lives of the Super Rich (r)
3.55 Building Britain’s Canals (r)
4.45 Wildlife SOS (r) (SL) 5.10 House
Doctor (r) (SL) 5.35 Peppa Pig (r) (SL)7.15 Matt Baker: Our Farm in the
Dales In summer, the sheep are
sheared and Matt makes plans
for a new home for the chickens
that will give them access to
free-range grazing (5/6) (r)8.15 A Lake District Farm Shop
New series. The second series
of the documentary following
a family-run shop in the Lake
District begins with a farmer
based in Kirkby Lonsdale with
big plans for sheep’s milk brie9.15 FILM The Favourite (15, 2018)
Premiere. In early 18th-century
England, a sickly Queen Anne
occupies the throne while
her close friend, Lady Sarah,
governs the country. When a
new servant, Abigail, arrives,
Sarah is won over by her charm.
Multi Bafta-winning black
comedy starring an Oscar-
winning Olivia Colman, with
Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz.
See Film Choice11.40 FILM Sicario 2: Soldado
(15, 2018) Agent Matt Graver
re-teams with Alejandro
Gillick to fight enemy forces
involved in the drug war on
the US-Mexico border. Thriller
sequel starring Josh Brolin1.50am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares
USA (r) 2.40 Come Dine with Me.
Dinner parties (r) (SL) 3.30 Hollyoaks
Omnibus (r) (SL) 5.35 Bidding Wars (r)7.00 The Wall Versus Celebrities
Danny Dyer is joined by
presenter Katie Piper and
racing driver Nicolas Hamilton7.50 Pointless Celebrities A family
special of the quiz show, with
Ali Bastian, David O’Mahoney,
Becky and Ellie Downie, Sam
Kane, Linda Lusardi, and
Gaynor and Willie Morgan8.35 Casualty Paula prepares to
fight for custody of Ena.
However, to prove she can
cope, she must swallow
her pride and accept help9.15 Killing Eve Villanelle and Eve
reunite before parting to pursue
their own missions, which leads
Villanelle to another assassin in
the Twelve. Eve moves closer to
achieving her quest for revenge.
See Viewing Guide (6/8)10.00 BBC News
10.15 Weather
10.20 Match of the Day Highlights of
the latest Premier League
matches, including Everton v
Manchester United and
Southampton v Chelsea. Plus,
action from Arsenal v Brighton
& Hove Albion, Watford v Leeds
United, Aston Villa v Tottenham
Hotspur and Newcastle United
v Wolverhampton Wanderers11.40 MOTD Top 10: Set-Piece Takers
Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and
Micah Richards discuss what
makes a good dead-ball taker,
and who they rate as the best12.10am Weather for the Week Ahead
12.15 BBC News. The latest headlines7.00 Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night
Ta k e a w a y Comedian Lee Mack
is in the Star Guest Announcer
booth and dancer Oti Mabuse
is the star of an absolutely
bonkers I’m a Celebrity Get Out
of Me Ear. Last in the series (7/7)8.30 The 1% Club New series. Quiz
hosted by Lee Mack in which
the questions have nothing to
do with remembering facts, but
are all about logic and common
sense. A hundred contestants
begin every show, but who will
make it to the end and answer
a question only one per cent of
the country can get right to win
£100,000. See Viewing Guide9.35 ITV News
9.50 FILM Shaun of the Dead
(15, 2004) An unambitious
29-year-old man recently
dumped and trapped in the job
from hell decides to get his life
back on track. Unfortunately,
he has to put his plans on hold
when zombies rise from their
graves and stalk the streets of
London to feast on the living.
Comedy horror, starring Simon
Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield,
Dylan Moran, Lucy Davis, Bill
Nighy and Penelope Wilton11.40 The 1% Club Quiz hosted by Lee
Mack in which the questions
are all about logic and common
sense, with 100 contestants in
every show having a chance
of winning up to £100,000 (r)12.35am Teleshopping 3.00 Living on
the Veg. Recipes for jackfruit chilli,
camembert hedgehog bread and
chocolate mousse (r) (SL) 3.50 Unwind
with ITV 5.05 Alphabetical (r) (SL)7.15 TOTP: The Story of 1994
A review of the year in which an
under-threat Top of the Pops
was revamped by Radio One
producer Ric Blaxill, featuring
appearances by Blur, Oasis, Pulp
and Elastica. See Viewing Guide8.15 TOTP: Big Hits 1994 Top of the
Pops performances from the
year, including appearances by
Blur, Tori Amos, Sheryl Crow,
East 17, Dawn Penn, Elastica,
Shampoo and Kate Bush.
See Viewing Guide9.15 Mariah Carey at the BBC
A selection of archive BBC
appearances by the singer,
including performances of
Vision of Love, Honey, Shake it
Off, Open Arms, Hero and
We Belong Together10.15 Rock Family Trees: The Birth of
Cool Britannia Sara Cox reveals
the story behind the birth
of Britpop, exploring the
intricately connected lineage
of Suede, Elastica and Blur.
See Viewing Guide11.15 Top of the Pops: Blur The
band’s appearances on
the music programme (r)11.45 Suede: A Little Later
The band’s appearances
on Jools Holland’s show (r)12.00-1.30am Golf: The Masters
Highlights. Action from the third
day of the Major, taking place at
Augusta National in Augusta,
Georgia 5.55am Gardeners’ World.
Monty Don continues planting up
perennials in his orchard beds (r)Jodie Comer as Villanelle (9.15pm) Great Expectations (2pm) Shaun of the Dead (9.50pm) A Lake District Farm Shop (8.15pm) Morecambe & Wise (7pm)