The Times - UK (2022-04-30)

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the times | Saturday April 30 2022 saturday review 29


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Sunday 1


BBC1 BBC2 ITV


6.00am Breakfast 7.30 Match of the
Day (r) 9.00 Sunday Morning 10.00
Politics England 10.30 Celebration
Kitchen Live: Eid Special 11.30 Wanted
Down Under Revisited (r) 12.15pm
Bargain Hunt (r) 1.00 BBC News;
Weather 1.15 Songs of Praise 1.50
Points of View 2.05 Live MOTD:
Women’s Super League — Arsenal v
Aston Villa (Kick-off 2.15). All the
action from the top-flight encounter
at Meadow Park 4.20 Dodger. The
gang accidentally steals a mummy
from the British Museum (r) 5.05
Garden Rescue. Redesigning a Royal
Wootton Bassett garden into a space
suitable for entertaining (r) 5.35 BBC
News 5.50 BBC Regional News;
Weather 6.00 Countryfile. Anita Rani
meets 15-year-old shepherd Katie
on her family farm in Cumbria

7.00 Our Changing Planet Liz
Bonnin reports on wildfires in
California, Gordon Buchanan is
in Brazil, joining a project to
save the jaguar, and Ade
Adepitan examines droughts in
Kenya. See Viewing Guide (2/2)

8.00 Antiques Roadshow Fiona
Bruce presents the show from
Ulster Folk Museum near
Belfast, where finds include a
collection of dolls with eyes that
change colour, and vintage
Guinness signs

9.00 Gentleman Jack Anne Lister
is drawn back into her
complicated past with Mariana.
Determined to draw a line
under the relationship, the
women find themselves raking
over past heartache (4/8)

10.00 BBC News

10.20 BBC Regional News

10.30 Match of the Day 2 Mark
Chapman reviews the day’s
Premier League action,
including Everton v Chelsea
at Goodison Park

11.35 The Women’s Football Show
Highlights of the weekend’s
games in the Super League

12.10am Question of Sport. With Chris
Hoy, Christine Ohuruogu, Alice
Kinsella and Oliver Townend (r)
12.40 Celebrity Catchpoint. Members
of Steps take on the stars of Love
Island (r) 1.10 Weather for the Week
Ahead 1.15 BBC News

6.20am Christine’s Garden (r) 6.50
Gardeners’ World (r) 7.50 Countryfile
(r) 8.50 Beechgrove 9.20 Landward
9.50 Being Muslim (r) 10.30
Rebuilding Notre Dame. Lucy Worsley
examines the restoration of the
cathedral (r) 11.30 The Best Dishes
Ever. Recipes to keep children happy
(r) 12.00 The Great British Sewing
Bee. The sewers make mini skirts and
wrap dresses (r) 1.00pm Live
Snooker: The World Championship.
Coverage of the opening session of
the final at the Crucible Theatre in
Sheffield, where the first eight frames
of the match take place 6.00 Saving
Lives at Sea. Volunteers in Hastings
rush to the aid of a surfer, who had
sought to take advantage of the huge
waves created by a storm at sea, but
has now ended up going missing (r)

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 Ainsley’s
Good Mood Food (r) 12.55pm ITV
News; Weather 1.00 In for a Penny (r)
1.30 Live ITV Racing: from
Newmarket. Ed Chamberlin presents
coverage of four races from
Newmarket, including the 3.40 1,000
Guineas. Plus, action from Salisbury
and Hamilton 4.00 FILM Hotel
Transylvania 2 (U, 2015) Dracula
teaches his grandson how to be a
monster, only to receive an
unwelcome visit from his father.
Animated comedy with the voices of
Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg
5.40 The Chase Celebrity Special (r)
6.35 ITV News; Weather 6.50
Regional News; Weather

7.00 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
Ben Shephard hosts as Gaby
Roslin, JJ Chalmers and Sean
Fletcher answer questions to
win turns on an arcade-style
machine in the hope of winning
£20,000 for charity

8.00 Grace Branson and Grace
investigate the murder of
socialite and patron of local
charities Katya Bishop, whose
entrepreneur husband Kit
becomes the main suspect. The
Bishops seem to have led a
charmed life, until Grace digs
deeper behind the respectable
facade and discovers all is not
what it seems. Doing so,
however, places him
unknowingly in grave danger.
See Viewing Guide

10.00 ITV News

10.15 Searching for Michael
Jackson’s Zoo with Ross Kemp
The presenter sets out to track
down some of the dozens of
animals once owned by pop
star Michael Jackson at his
Neverland ranch (r)

11.25 Gallagher Premiership Rugby
Union Highlights David
Flatman and Topsy Ojo present
action from the 24th round
of fixtures, including
Gloucester v Bath and Leicester
Tigers v Bristol Bears

12.25am Teleshopping 3.00 St Davids:
Britain’s Smallest City. Tourists flock to
go wildlife spotting (r) (SL) 3.25 St
Davids: Britain’s Smallest City. The
Richardsons celebrate a christening
at the Cathedral (r) (SL) 3.50 Unwind
with ITV 5.05 Tipping Point (r) (SL)

7.00 Live Snooker: The World
Championship — 2022 Final
Session Two Coverage of the
second session of the final at
the Crucible Theatre in
Sheffield, where nine
frames are scheduled to
take place. Mark Selby won
seven frames in 2021’s
corresponding session to
take a 10-7 lead over Shaun
Murphy, scoring two centuries
in the process. Murphy was
never to take the lead again
in the match and his wait to add
to the title he won in 2005
continued this year after he
lost his opener 10-8 against
Stephen Maguire

10.00 Muhammad Ali The boxer
is diagnosed with
Parkinson’s after retiring.
See Viewing Guide (8/8)

10.50 FILM Free State of Jones (15,
2016) An army deserter leads
escaped slaves in rebellion
against the Confederacy during
the American Civil War.
Fact-based drama with
Matthew McConaughey
and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
See Film Choice

1.00am Sign Zone: Question Time.
Fiona Bruce hosts the political debate
from Romford, East London, inviting a
panel of politicians and other guests
to answer questions from an invited
audience (r) (SL) 2.00-3.00
Rebuilding Notre Dame (r) (SL)

7.00 The Great House Giveaway
New series. Complete
strangers, paramedic Sarah and
garment technologist Paige,
team up to transform a
crumbling house bought at
auction into a dream home

8.00 Inside the Superbrands Helen
Skelton goes behind the scenes
of McCain, the world’s largest
chip company and meets the
voice of their advertising
campaigns, Ricky Tomlinson

9.00 SAS: Who Dares Wins The
remaining recruits are tested on
their ability to trust each other
through a series of tasks
ranging from hand to hand
combat to a terrifying 200
metre abseil (4/6)

10.00 Gogglebox The armchair
critics share their opinions
on what they have been
watching during the week,
with cameras capturing their
instant reactions (r)

11.00 FILM Four Weddings and a
Funeral (15, 1994) A man’s
misfortunes in love look set to
change when he meets an
American beauty at a wedding.
Romantic comedy starring
Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell
and John Hannah

1.10am The Cane Field Killings 2.10
Ramsay’s Hotel Hell (r) 2.55 Come
Dine with Me. In Weston-super-Mare
(r) 3.20 Come Dine with Me (r) 3.50
Come Dine with Me (r) 4.15 Come Dine
with Me (r) 4.40 Come Dine with Me
(r) 5.10 Moneybags (r)

Channel 4 Channel 5


6.00am Kirstie’s Fill Your House for
Free (r) 6.15 Cheers (r) 6.40 Cheers (r)
7.10 Everybody Loves Raymond (r)


  1. 3 5 Everybody Loves Raymond (r)
    8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond (r)
    8.30 Frasier (r) 9.00 Frasier (r) 9.30
    Sunday Brunch 12.30pm The
    Simpsons (r) 12.55 The Simpsons (r)
    1.25 The Simpsons (r) 1.55 The
    Simpsons. Homer becomes a
    missionary (r) 2.20 The Simpsons.
    Homer tackles a biker gang (r) 2.50
    Couples Come Dine with Me. A trio of
    competitive dinner parties in Essex (r)
    3.50 FILM The Karate Kid (PG, 2010)
    An American boy living in China falls
    foul of bullies, until a kindly kung fu
    master teaches him the skills to
    defend himself. Martial arts drama
    with Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan
    6.30 Channel 4 News


6.00am Milkshake! 10.00 SpongeBob
SquarePants (r) 10.15 SpongeBob
SquarePants (r) 10.25 Entertainment
News on 5 10.30 Friends (r) 11.00
Friends (r) 11.25 Friends (r) 11.55 FILM
Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha’s
Vineyard Mystery (PG, TVM, 2021)
Thriller starring Jesse Metcalfe 1.40
FILM Father of the Bride (PG, 1991)
Comedy remake starring Steve
Martin and Diane Keaton 3.50 FILM
Father of the Bride Part II (PG, 1995)
A put-upon dad is plunged into a
midlife crisis as he deals with the
news that his daughter is having a
baby — and so is his wife. Comedy
sequel with Steve Martin and Diane
Keaton 5.55 5 News Weekend 6.00
Billionaire Superyachts: Luxury at Sea.
A peek at one of the world’s most
sumptuous yachts (r)

7.00 TK Maxx: How Do They Do It?
Behind the scenes of the
department store, revealing
how they keep their products
so cheap, and apply all manner
of psychological tricks to make
people buy more

8.00 Happy Campers: The Caravan
Park At Crealy Theme Park &
Resort in Devon, staff race to
clean and prepare more than
50 lodges and glamping tents
on their busiest check-in day
of the season (7/8)

9.00 Holidaying with Jane
McDonald: Florida The second
leg of Jane’s road trip takes her
to Fort Lauderdale, taking in
Cocoa Beach and Cape
Canaveral along the way (2/4)

10.00 The World’s Most Expensive
Hotels Opinions on recent
television (7/8) (r)

10.50 Most Shocking Celebrity
Moments Memorable incidents
involving famous faces (6/10)

12.50am Entertainment News on 5
1.00 The LeoVegas Live Casino Show
3.00 Entertainment News on 5 3.10
George Clarke’s Build a New Life in
the Country (r) 4.00 Tribal Teens (r)
4.45 Wildlife SOS (r) (SL) 5.10 House
Doctor (r) (SL) 5.35 Peppa Pig (r) (SL)

Gentleman Jack (9pm) Muhammad Ali (10pm) Hotel Transylvania 2 (4pm) Four Weddings and a Funeral (11pm) Father of the Bride (1.40pm)

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