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BBC1 BBC2 ITV
6.00am Breakfast 9.00 Sunday
Morning 10.00 Politics England 10.30
Wanted Down Under Revisited (r) 11.15
Homes Under the Hammer (r)
12.15pm Bargain Hunt (r) 12.45 Points
of View 1.00 BBC News; Weather 1.15
Songs of Praise: Snowdonia 1.50
Lifeline 2.00 FILM Monsters
University (U, 2013) Student
creatures Mike and Sulley must work
together to complete their course in
scaring kids. Animated comedy
prequel, with the voices of John
Goodman and Billy Crystal 3.35
Dodger (r) 4.20 Attenborough and
the Sea Dragon (r) 5.20 BBC News
5.35 BBC Regional News; Weather
5.45 RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022.
Highlights 6.45 Countryfile. Matt
Baker and Ellie Harrison explore a
new greenway in Warwickshire7.45 Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen
The story of Queen Elizabeth II
in her own words, featuring
never-before-seen home movie
footage from her childhood up
to her 1953 Coronation at the
age of 27. See Viewing Guide9.00 Gentleman Jack Anne is
dismayed to realise she cannot
count on the support of her
family, while Captain Sutherland
arrives from Scotland
determined to destroy her
reputation. Last in the series10.10 BBC News10.40 Harry Styles x Radio 1’s Big
Weekend Clara Amfo
introduces global star and
Sunday headliner Harry Styles11.35 Harry Styles at the BBC The
singer performs tracks from his
self-titled solo album and chats
about his career (r)12.40am Weather for the Week
Ahead 12.45 BBC News6.35am Christine’s Garden (r) 7.05
Countryfile (r) 8.00 The Best of RHS
Chelsea Flower Show (r) 9.00
Beechgrove (r) 9.30 Landward 10.00
Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11.30
Britain’s Top Takeaways (r) 12.30pm
The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure (r)
1.30 Eat Well for Less? (r) 2.30 The
Unnatural History of London: Natural
World (r) 3.30 Live Cycling: Ride
London 2022. Coverage of the annual
event, which takes riders through
London and Surrey, including the
Freecycle event and the conclusion of
the 141km women’s Classique 6.10
Saving Lives at Sea. The RNLI
volunteers race to save a teenage
paddleboarder being swept out to
sea, a sinking cargo ship and a
yacht being battered by an Atlantic
storm. Last in the series (r)7.00 Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of
Mayhem A celebration of the
crime drama, exploring the
appeal and popularity of one
of Britain’s best-loved and
most enduring programmes.
See Viewing Guide8.00 Midsomer Murders The annual
Scarecrow Festival takes a
grisly turn as bodies begin
appearing on poles displayed
alongside their straw creations.
Barnaby and Winter’s
investigation reveals rivalries
that run deep and shows people
will do just about anything to
win. See Viewing Guide10.00 ITV News10.20 Long Lost Family: Born Without
Trace Davina McCall and Nicky
Campbell return with more
stories of people who were
abandoned as babies, helping
them try to find their birth
families (1/3) (r)11.20 The Prince’s Trust Awards
Ceremony celebrating the
accomplishments of
people supported by the
Prince’s Trust (r)12.35am Teleshopping 3.00
Motorsport UK. Richard John Neil
presents action from Donington Park
(r) 3.50 Unwind with ITV. Daily escape
designed to calm the mind and
encourage relaxation and reflection
5.05 Tipping Point (r) (SL)7.10 Eden: Untamed Planet A look
at how the Galapagos Islands
became one of the most
important areas of biodiversity
in the world, being home to
almost 2,000 species found
nowhere else (4/6)8.00 Commando: Britain’s Ocean
Warriors Following a corporal
as he embarks on his second
attempt to join the coveted
ranks of the Mountain Leaders,
the most elite unit within the
Royal Marines. Last in the series9.00 Two Daughters Stacey Dooley
tells the story of the murders
of Bibaa Henry and Nicole
Smallman and the fall-out
from revelations that two
police officers shared
photographs of their bodies
online. See Viewing Guide10.00 Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe
Exotic Louis returns to
Oklahoma to explore what has
happened since his 2011
documentary America’s Most
Dangerous Pets (r)11.30 The Witch Hunts: Lucy Worsley
Investigates Examining four
chapters in British history,
beginning with the 16th-century
witch hunts (1/4) (r)12.30am Sign Zone: Question Time.
Fiona Bruce hosts the political debate
(r) (SL) 1.30-2.30 Joe Wicks: Facing
My Childhood. Joe Wicks goes on an
emotional journey to discover how
his parents’ mental health issues
affected him as a child (r) (SL)6.30 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix
Highlights Steve Jones
presents action from the
seventh round of the season,
held at Circuit de Monaco in
Monte-Carlo. Eventual
champion Max Verstappen of
Red Bull was victorious here
last year, with Ferrari’s Carlos
Sainz Jr and McLaren’s Lando
Norris joining him on the
podium. Analysis from David
Coulthard and Mark Webber9.00 Hunted The hunters lie in wait
for Katie and Liam at an
abandoned ski centre. Sarah
misses her children and hopes
to see them at their weekly
football session10.00 Five Dates a Week New series.
Dating show in which one
person shares a house with five
potential partners for a week,
with one being eliminated from
the contest each day11.00 Richard Hammond’s Crazy
Contraptions Two winners from
the heats go head-to-head for a
place in the final. The challenge
this time is to create an
ingenious chain reaction
machine for cooking sausages
at a distance (6/7)12.00 Gogglebox. TV reviews (r)
12.55am FILM ’71 (15, 2014) Thriller
starring Jack O’Connell and Richard
Dormer. See Film Choice 2.35
Heineken Champions Cup Rugby: The
Big Tackle 3.30 Come Dine with Me (r)
5.45 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (r)Channel 4 Channel 5
6.20am Cheers (r) 6.45 Cheers (r) 7.15
Everybody Loves Raymond (r) 7.40
Everybody Loves Raymond (r) 8.05
Frasier (r) 8.30 Frasier (r) 9.00 Frasier
(r) 9.30 Sunday Brunch 12.30pm The
Simpsons (r) 12.55 The Simpsons (r)
1.20 The Simpsons. Homer is
challenged to a barbecue cook-off
by a television chef (r) 1.50 The
Simpsons. Patti moves in with Homer
and Marge (r) 2.20 FILM
Kindergarten Cop (12, 1990) Comedy
starring Arnold Schwarzenegger 4.30
Best of Britain by the Sea. The best
seaside holiday destinations and
dishes the British Isles has to offer (r)
5.30 Channel 4 News 6.00 The
Andrew Neil Show. Political discussion
show, featuring interviews with
decision-takers and news-makers
from across the political spectrum6.00am Milkshake! 10.05 SpongeBob
SquarePants (r) 10.15 SpongeBob
SquarePants (r) 10.30 Entertainment
News on 5 10.35 Friends (r) 11.05
Friends (r) 11.35 Friends (r) 12.05pm
The Miss Teagarden Mysteries.
Aurora’s high-school reunion is
disrupted by a murder (r) 1.50 Nick
Knowles’ Big House Clearout. The
presenter helps a single mum and her
kids who live on a cluttered
houseboat (r) 2.50 Nick Knowles’ Big
House Clearout. In Hastings, Nick and
the team help a man, who lives in a
cluttered two-up two-down cottage
(r) 3.55 FILM Cast Away (12, 2000)
A courier service manager is forced to
fend for himself when a plane crash
leaves him stranded alone for years
on a desert island. Adventure drama,
starring Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt6.35 When Holidays Go Horribly
Wrong A selection of
disastrous vacations at
hotels, including a newlywed
couple’s horror when their
honeymoon accommodation
turned out to be a half-built
Mexican building site8.00 22 Kids & Counting Sue and
Noel face the biggest decision
of their lives, Chloe goes
house-hunting with her new
boyfriend, and Luke has
something really big to tell
the family (8/9)9.00 Big Brits Go Large! A Leeds
cake-shop owner acquires a
demanding new client, while
a Liverpudlian bride-to-be still
has one important part of her
big day to organise — her
wedding dress (2/6)10.00 Marbella: 24 Hour Party
People A look at the Spanish
coastal resort that was once a
small fishing village (2/4)10.55 Most Shocking Celebrity
Moments Memorable
meltdowns involving
famous faces, from Solange
Knowles kicking off at Jay-Z in
a lift to Bobby Norris and
Gemma Collins falling out
on TOWIE (10/10)12.55am Entertainment News on 5
1.00 The LeoVegas Live Casino Show
3.00 Entertainment News on 5 3.10
Shoplifters & Scammers: At War with
the Law (r) 3.55 My Mum’s Hotter
Than Me! (r) (SL) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (r)
(SL) 5.10 House Doctor (r) (SL)6.00am CITV 8.25 ITV News 8.30
Big Zuu’s Breakfast Show 9.25 Love
Your Garden (r) 10.00 Love Your
Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh
11.55 The Masked Singer US (r)
12.50pm ITV News; Weather 1.00
FILM K-9 (12, 1989) Police comedy
3.00 Goodwoof. Julia Bradbury and
Radzi Chinyanganya are joined by
veterinary expert Dr Paul Manktelow
at the Goodwood Estate for a
celebration of man’s best friend. See
Viewing Guide 5.00 Paul O’Grady for
the Love of Dogs: What Happened
Next. Catching up with some of the
most memorable dogs from the past
eight years (r) 6.00 In for a Penny.
Stephen Mulhern sets challenges to
members of the public in Great
Yarmouth (r) 6.25 ITV News; Weather
6.45 Regional News; WeatherThe Unseen Queen (7.45pm) Documentary Two Daughters (9pm) The Duke of Richmond (3pm) Five Dates a Week (10pm) Tom Hanks in Cast Away (3.55pm)