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BBC1 BBC2 ITV
6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Rip Off Britain
10.00 For Love or Money 10.45 Dom
Digs In (r) 11.15 Homes Under the
Hammer (r) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt
1.00 BBC News 1.15 BBC Regional
News; Weather 1.30 Doctors 2.00 Five
Bedrooms 2.45 Money for Nothing (r)
3.15 Escape to the Country. Ginny
Buckley helps a couple to find a home
in the Norfolk countryside (r) 4.15
Antiques Road Trip. Natasha Raskin
Sharp and Steven Moore hunt for
bargains in North Yorkshire and Tyne
and Wear (r) 5.00 The Bidding Room.
Nigel Havers hosts as five dealers
compete over a pair of pedal cars
5.45 Pointless. Quiz hosted by
Alexander Armstrong (r) 6.30 BBC
News 6.50 BBC Regional News;
Weather 6.55 Party Election
Broadcast (r) 6.58 Weather7.00 The One Show Alex Jones and
Jermaine Jenas present topical
stories and showbiz chat7.30 EastEnders Stacey and Martin
argue over what to tell Lily
about Jean8.00 Attenborough and the
Mammoth Graveyard
A team of archaeologists
and palaeontologists excavate
a mammoth graveyard
discovered by fossil hunters
in the prehistoric riverbed
of the Thames (r)9.00 The Split Rose grapples with
James’ absence at the family
camping trip. Hannah tells
Nathan she wishes he
wasn’t having a baby with
someone else, and the pair
forgive each other (5/6)10.00 BBC News at Ten10.30 BBC Regional News10.40 imagine: Jacob Collier — In the
Room Where it Happens
Profile of the virtuoso multi-
instrumentalist, singer and
arranger. See Viewing Guide11.50 Have I Got a Bit More News for
Yo u Jo Brand hosts (5/9) (r)12.35am Gordon Ramsay’s Future
Food Stars. A cheese-related task
sees the contenders having to
navigate themselves through
terrifying narrow caves, hundreds of
feet below ground (r) 1.35 Weather for
the Week Ahead 1.40 BBC News6.30am Bargain Hunt (r) 7.15 The
Bidding Room. Featuring a Danish
table and a set of antique skittles (r)
8.00 Sign Zone: Secrets of the
Museum. A series of landscape prints
made by John Constable are revealed
(r) (SL) 9.00 BBC News 10.00 BBC
News 1.00pm Live Snooker: The
World Championship. Coverage of the
third session of the final, as the
players face a potential eight frames
in the tournament at the Crucible
Theatre in Sheffield 6.00 My Unique
B&B. Simon Parfett and his team head
to Epsom Downs in Surrey to help
turn a bow-top caravan into a
romantic B&B that will be the focal
point of Lynn and Mick’s wedding
business 6.30 Richard Osman’s House
of Games. With Gemma Cairney, Tim
Key, Gabby Logan and Jeff Stelling (r)6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00
Lorraine 10.00 This Morning 12.30pm
Loose Women. Showbiz interviews
and studio discussion 1.45 ITV News;
Weather 1.55 Regional News; Weather
2.00 FILM Despicable Me 2 (U, 2013)
A reformed criminal mastermind
aids a secret agent in capturing one
of his fellow evil geniuses. Animated
comedy sequel with the voices of
Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig 4.00
Tenable. Five university friends
answer Top 10 list questions and
attempt to top the Tenable tower
to win a big cash prize. Quiz show
hosted by Sally Lindsay (r) 5.00
Tipping Point. Quiz hosted by Ben
Shephard 6.00 ITV News; Weather
6.15 Regional News; Weather 6.25
Party Election Broadcast. By the
Labour Party 6.30 The Chase7.30 Emmerdale Ethan feels
the pressure of his case8.00 Coronation Street
Abi uncovers Imran’s devious
tactics to discredit her, and
urges Toyah to call off the
wedding. Faye receives a
devastating diagnosis9.00 DI Ray New series. Detective
Rachita Ray realises that the
so-called culturally specific
homicide she is assigned
to investigate is anything
but an “honour” crime.
Parminder Nagra stars.
See Viewing Guide (1/4)10.00 ITV News at Ten; followed
by Weather10.15 It’ll Be Alright on the Night
Joanna Lumley struggles with
a busy road in India (r)11.10 Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest
Airport Staff at Heathrow
prepare for the arrival of
Air Force One (r)11.40 All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Hard-hitting action1.20am Teleshopping 3.00 Loose
Women. Showbiz interviews and
studio discussion (r) 4.05 Unwind
with ITV 5.05 Tipping Point. Ben
Shephard hosts the quiz in which
contestants answer questions to win
turns on an arcade machine (r) (SL)7.00 Live Snooker: The World
Championship: 2022 Final
Session Four Coverage of the
fourth and concluding session
of the final at the Crucible
Theatre in Sheffield, where
the first player to reach 18
frames will claim the title won
by Mark Selby last year and a
first prize of £500,000. Selby
prevailed 18-15 against Shaun
Murphy last year to win his
fourth title, leaving him
behind only Stephen Hendry,
Steve Davis, Ray Reardon, and
Ronnie O’Sullivan in the
modern era and level with John
Higgins. For Murphy, it meant
his long wait to regain the
title he won in 2005 continued,
and he was eliminated in
round one by Stephen Maguire
this time around10.00 FILM The Two Faces of January
(12, 2014) A conman tries to
scam a couple holidaying in
Greece, only for all three to get
drawn into a murder. Thriller
starring Viggo Mortensen,
Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac.
See Film Choice11.30 Couples Therapy A family crisis
devastates Tashira (6/9)11.55 Sign Zone: Countryfile
From County Down (r) (SL)12.50am Art That Made Us. Artists
and experts reveal how, during the
reign of Elizabeth I, Protestants and
Catholics used art, language and new
technology to wage a battle for power
in the British Isles (r) (SL) 1.50-2.50
MasterChef (r) (SL)7.00 Channel 4 News Including
sport and weather7.30 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List
It: Brilliant Builds A look back at
some of the best builds (r)8.00 Food Unwrapped’s
Supermarket Secrets The team
unearth secrets of Britain’s
favourite supermarket giants,
including how the big chains
have enlisted the help of robots
to keep up with online demand9.00 Davina McCall: Sex, Mind and
the Menopause Documentary
exploring how menopause can
affect the mind as well as the
body, revealing how symptoms
such as memory loss and brain
fog are decimating women at
work. See Viewing Guide10.00 Married to a Psychopath
The hunt for a murderer who
targetted wealthy women,
told from the perspective of
the detective behind the
three-year investigation.
See Viewing Guide (1/2)11.05 A Very British Job Agency
As the hospitality industry
cautiously opens up post
lockdown, it finds a workforce
unwilling to return after several
months of furlough (2/3)12.10am Taskmaster (r) (SL) 1.05
Ramsay’s Hotel Hell (r) 1.50 24 Hours
in A&E (r) 2.45 Unreported World (r)
(SL) 3.10 Location, Location, Location
(r) (SL) 4.05 Old House, New Home (r)
(SL) 5.00 Moneybags (r) 5.50 Kirstie’s
Fill Your House for Free (r)Channel 4 Channel 5
6.00am Find It, Fix It, Flog It (r) 6.10
Countdown (r) 6.50 Cheers (r) 7.15
Cheers (r) 7.40 The King of Queens (r)
8.05 The King of Queens (r) 8.35 The
King of Queens (r) 9.05 Frasier (r) 9.35
Frasier (r) 10.05 Frasier (r) 10.30
Undercover Boss USA (r) 11.30
Couples Come Dine with Me (r)
12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch 2.10
Countdown 3.00 A Place in the Sun (r)
4.00 The Great House Giveaway.
A music agent and plumber tackle
the renovation of a four-bed family
home 5.00 Sun, Sea and Selling
Houses. Melanie and Arthur search
for their perfect Spanish home on a
budget of 295,000 euros 6.00 The
Simpsons. Bart does community
service (r) 6.30 Hollyoaks. Ste and
Sienna come face-to-face with the
dreaded “undertaker” (r)6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine
12.15pm George Clarke’s Build a New
Life in the Country (r) 1.10 5 News at
Lunchtime 1.15 Home and Away. After
hearing about Rick Booth’s ridicule of
Mackenzie’s debt, Dean unleashes on
him (r) 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 FILM
Death by Design: A Morning Show
Mystery (PG, TVM, 2019) Cooking
show host Billie Blessings investigates
the murder of a celebrity interior
designer’s twin sister. Mystery drama
starring Holly Robinson Peete 4.00
Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun.
Cosmetics saleswoman Val has a new
business venture 5.00 Neighbours.
Leo is anxious for his gin launch (r)
5.30 Eggheads 5.55 5 News Update
6.00 Fare Dodgers: At War with the
Law. A ticketless passenger threatens
to get the police involved (r)7.00 Police Interceptors Dan
Machin and James Carrington
go after suspects who
reportedly stole a car at
knifepoint and the pursuit ends
in a dramatic climax (r)7.55 5 News Update8.00 Traffic Cops Officers
investigate a suspected
hit-and- run on the outskirts of
Derby city centre, while a
routine stop on a suspected
speeder uncovers a big
surprise (11/12); followed by
5 News Update9.00 Inside the Force: 24/7
Extra officers are drafted in to
help as South Park Police
Station prepares to deal with
a huge rise in incidents as
lockdown restrictions lift and
nightclubs reopen (5/8)10.00 Casualty: Every Second
Counts The team are facing
one of the busiest days in
Barnsley Casualty’s history, and
the pressure mounts on staff
as patients await beds to
become available (3/4) (r)11.05 FILM Die Hard with a
Vengeance (15, 1995) New York
cop John McClane pursues a
terrorist threatening to set off a
series of bombs around the
city. Action thriller sequel with
Bruce Willis and Samuel L
Jackson. See Film Choice1.25am Entertainment News on 5
1.30 The LeoVegas Live Casino Show
3.30 George Clarke’s Build a New Life
in the Country (r) 4.20 Britain’s
Greatest Bridges (r) (SL) 5.05 House
Doctor (r) (SL) 5.30 Peppa Pig (r) (SL)
5.35 Paw Patrol (r) (SL)Nicola Walker in The Split (9pm) My Unique B&B (6pm) Despicable Me 2 (2pm) Davina McCall (9pm) Die Hard with a Vengeance (11.05pm)