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BBC1 BBC2 ITV
6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Morning Live
10.00 Scam Interceptors 10.45 Close
Calls: On Camera 11.15 Homes Under
the Hammer (r) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt
(r) 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather
1.30 BBC Regional News; Weather 1.45
Doctors. Rob has to deal with an
apparent robbery on the streets 2.15
Father Brown. An old foe tells the
priest she has arranged the death of
her former lover (r) 3.00 Escape to
the Country. Jules Hudson helps a
buyer from Gloucestershire to find
a new home in Suffolk (r) 3.45 The
Repair Shop. The team restores a
pocket camera, a toy piglet and an
ornament (r) 4.30 Bridge of Lies. Quiz
hosted by Ross Kemp 5.15 Pointless.
Quiz hosted by Alexander Armstrong
6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather 6.30
BBC Regional News; Weather7.00 The One Show Live magazine
show presented by Alex Jones7.30 EastEnders Sharon suggests
that Phil should reconsider DCI
Keeble’s offer, and Dotty helps
Vinny get his staff back to work8.00 MasterChef Jay Rayner sets
a brief to cook a dish with rice
as the star ingredient. Only
by impressing with this feat
will the contenders earn a
quarter-final place9.00 Gordon Ramsay’s Future Food
Stars The acerbic chef sends
the remaining contenders to
the Lake District, where he
sets an extreme challenge —
1,000ft in the air (3/8)10.00 BBC News at Ten10.25 BBC Regional News10.35 Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof
Holly Willoughby and Lee Mack
present as a group of famous
faces take on a series of
sub-zero challenges, under the
guidance of the Dutch extreme
athlete Wim Hof (1/6) (r)11.35 Celebrity Mastermind With
Sian Williams, Sophie Duker,
Sonny Jay and Kellie Shirley (r)12.05am The Wall Versus Celebrities.
Danny Dyer is joined by the presenter
Katie Piper and her friend, the racing
driver Nicolas Hamilton, as they go
up against the biggest opponent
on television (r) 12.55 Weather for
the Week Ahead 1.00 BBC News6.30am Bridge of Lies (r) 7.15 Escape
to the Country (r) 8.00 Sign Zone:
Gardeners’ World (r) (SL) 9.00 BBC
News 10.00 BBC News 1.00pm Ready
Steady Cook. Anna Haugh and Romy
Gill help a husband and wife create a
meal in 20 minutes (r) 1.45 Eggheads.
Quiz show hosted by Jeremy Vine (r)
2.15 Best Bakes Ever. A selection of
recipes from television chefs (r) 3.00
The Customer Is Always Right (r) 3.45
The Wonder of Animals (r) 4.15 Big
Cats About the House. A jaguar
begins to explore the house but her
health is still in question (r) 5.15 Flog
It! From Basingstoke, Hampshire (r)
6.00 Richard Osman’s House of
Games. Sarah Kendall, Jay McGuiness,
Linda Robson and Bobby Seagull
test their skills 6.30 Lightning.
Quiz show hosted by Zoe Lyons6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00
Lorraine 10.00 This Morning. Daily
magazine 12.30pm Loose Women.
The women put the world to rights
once more 1.30 ITV News; Weather
1.55 Regional News; Weather 2.00
Dickinson’s Real Deal. David Dickinson
and the dealers are in Bridlington,
where items of interest include a
stunning jewellery box, a railway
poster and some silver (r) 3.00
Lingo. Contestants from Doncaster,
Newbury, and Hull take part in the
quiz hosted by Adil Ray (r) 4.00
Tipping Point. Ben Shephard hosts the
quiz in which contestants drop tokens
down a choice of four chutes in the
hope of winning a £10,000 jackpot
5.00 The Chase. Quiz show hosted by
Bradley Walsh 6.00 Regional News;
Weather 6.30 ITV News; Weather7.30 Emmerdale There is tension in
court as the jury considers its
decision, Al and Belle agree to a
partnership — but she is keen to
set a few ground rules, while
Gail encourages Marlon to use
words rather than noises8.30 Fighting Fat: A Cure for
Obesity? — Tonight Deborah
Cohen explores the new tools in
Britain’s battle with obesity9.00 Worlds Collide: The
Manchester Bombing Cameras
chart the final minutes in the
run-up to the detonation at
Manchester Arena and in the
aftermath, the emergency
services’ response (2/2)10.00 ITV News at Ten and Weather;
followed by Regional News;
and Regional Weather10.45 DNA Journey The actors Dame
Maureen Lipman and Rula
Lenska, who met on the set
of Coronation Street, embark
on a journey to uncover
their family history (r)11.55 All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Hard-hitting wrestling action12.45am Teleshopping 3.00 Fighting
Fat: A Cure for Obesity? — Tonight.
Deborah Cohen explores the new
tools in Britain’s battle with obesity (r)
3.25 Wonders of the Border (r) 3.50
Unwind with ITV 5.05 Tipping Point.
Quiz hosted by Ben Shephard (r) (SL)7.00 Channel 4 News
Including sport and weather8.00 Luxury Homes & Gardens for
Less New series. Sophie Morgan
and Michelle Ackerley reveal
how to enjoy a home and
garden a luxury makeover at
a fraction of the usual prices9.00 Taskmaster New series. The
celebrity challenge returns,
with new contestants Ardal
O’Hanlon, Bridget Christie,
Chris Ramsey, Judi Love and
Sophie Duker undertaking all
manner of challenges. See
Viewing Guide (1/10)10.00 Big Fat Quiz of Everything
2022 Jimmy Carr hosts the
panel show, joined by famous-
faced guests including Rob
Beckett, Richard Ayoade, Rosie
Jones, Roisin Conaty, Mawaan
Rizwan and Joanne McNally.
Charles Dance heads up a cast
of celebrity question-setters,
posing puzzling queries on
the world’s hottest chilli,
deodorants, bomb disposal
dogs, and what Ringo Starr
does not want people to do (r)12.00 Naked Attraction’s Best
Naughty Bits (r) 1.00am Ramsay’s
Kitchen Nightmares USA (r) 1.50
Come Dine with Me (r) 2.45 Wife Swap
USA (r) (SL) 3.30 Undercover Boss
Canada (r) 4.25 Location, Location,
Location (r) 5.20 Moneybags (r) (SL)Channel 4 Channel 5
6.10am Countdown (r) 6.50 Cheers (r)
7.20 Cheers (r) 7.50 Everybody Loves
Raymond (r) 8.15 Everybody Loves
Raymond (r) 8.45 Frasier (r) 9.45
Frasier (r) 10.10 Ramsay’s Kitchen
Nightmares USA (r) 11.10 Undercover
Boss USA (r) 12.05pm Channel 4 News
Summary 12.10 Couples Come Dine
with Me (r) 1.10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (r)
2.10 Countdown 3.00 A Place in the
Sun. A retirement property in Málaga,
southern Spain (r) 4.00 A New Life in
the Sun. The owners of a glampsite
have transport trouble in Portugal (r)
5.00 Sun, Sea and Selling Houses.
A search for a home on the Costa
Blanca 6.00 The Simpsons. Homer
befriends a group of holidaying
celebrities (r) 6.30 Hollyoaks.
Warren makes a shocking decision
about the future of his family (r)6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine.
The broadcaster discusses the issues
of the day 12.15pm Litter Louts: At War
with the Law. In Durham, an enforcer
spots what looks like an unlicensed
scrap merchant 1.10 5 News at
Lunchtime 1.15 Home and Away. Theo
and Ryder use their video-making
powers for good 1.45 Neighbours 2.15
FILM To Die For (PG, TVM, 2020) A
gold-digging Texas waitress arranges
the murder of her retired millionaire
partner. Thriller starring Julie Benz
4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun.
Cameras focus on a 82-year-old valley
girl (r) 5.00 5 News at 5 6.00
Neighbours. Paul has discovered
Montana’s secret — she has been
cooking the books for years (r) 6.30
Eggheads. Jeremy Vine hosts as
Highway Links take on the regulars7.00 Inside Hotel Chocolat At
Easter The company prepares
for Easter, with the distribution
centre manager under
pressure to get orders and
deliveries out on time (2/2) (r)7.55 5 News Update8.00 Cornwall: A Year by the Sea
In a bid to extend the season
and entice guests to Cornwall
in winter, Veryan and Richard
make sure the Headland is
as festive as possible (4/4);
followed by 5 News Update9.00 Compulsion Jenny is
confronted by a heartbroken
Chris, who has discovered
another secret she has been
hiding. Finding sanctuary
at Sasha’s, Jenny feels her
resolve weakening as the
lure of the poker tables (3/4)10.00 Here Come the Gypsies!
Documentary revealing the
hidden world of Gypsy and
Traveller communities, delving
into their unique traditions
and codes to understand
how this community
continues to thrive (1/6) (r)11.05 Inside the Force: 24/7
Police are put under added
pressure as they respond to a
huge increase in incidents as
a result of the Euro 2020
football tournament (2/8) (r)12.05am 999: Criminals Caught on
Camera (r) 1.00 The 21.co.uk Live
Casino Show 3.00 Entertainment
News on 5 3.10 Dogs Behaving (Very)
Badly (r) 3.55 OMG! Boy Beauty
Addicts (r) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (r) (SL)
5.10 House Doctor (r) (SL)7.00 Doctors Al and Maeve pursue
the drug issue, while Scarlett’s
day goes from bad to worse (r)7.30 The Bidding Room Items
brought in by the public
include an unusual piece of
Japanese design (3/10) (r)8.00 Secrets of the Museum At the
V&A, curators must display the
museum’s biggest ever object, a
bionic hand arrives, and secrets
of the artist Eric Ravilious’s
work for the Wedgwood
company are uncovered (3/6)9.00 Art That Made Us
Contemporary artists and
performers, alongside
historians and curators,examine
the creative renewal in
literature, music and art in the
aftermath of the Black Death.
See Viewing Guide (2/8)10.00 Mock the Week With Maisie
Adam, Angela Barnes and
Robin Morgan (3/13) (r)10.30 Newsnight Analysis of the day’s
events with Kirsty Wark11.15 FILM All Is True (12, 2018)
William Shakespeare is forced
to return to face the demons
of his past in Stratford. Ben
Elton-scripted drama, directed
by and starring Kenneth
Branagh. See Film Choice12.55am Sign Zone: Interior Design
Masters with Alan Carr. The designers
work in pairs to transform bridal,
homeware and lingerie shops in
Salisbury (r) (SL) 1.55-2.55 Hospital.
Cameras catch up with staff at
the Royal Free London (r) (SL)Future Food Stars continues (9pm) The writer Maria Fusco (9pm) Survivor Lucy Jarvis (9pm) Taskmaster Greg Davies (9pm) Cornwall: A Year by the Sea (8pm)