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BBC1 BBC2 ITV
6.00am Breakfast. News, weather
and entertainment reports 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 (r) 1.00 BBC News at
One; Weather 1.30 BBC Regional
News; Weather 1.45 Doctors. Princess
takes action when Sid decides to
move on 2.15 Five Bedrooms.
Heather’s outbursts of bad temper
worsen 3.00 Escape to the Country.
Steve Brown helps a couple searching
North Yorkshire for a new home (r)
3.45 Antiques Road Trip. The pricey
purchase of some militaria proves
costly (r) 4.30 The Bidding Room
5.15 Pointless. Quiz hosted by
Alexander Armstrong (r) 6.00 BBC
News at Six; Weather 6.30 BBC
Regional News; Weather7.00 The One Show Ronan Keating
co-hosts the magazine show7.30 EastEnders Emotions are high
for Janine and Kat on the day
of Scarlett’s hearing8.00 MasterChef The search for
the show’s 18th champion
reaches its climax, as the
remaining amateur cooks
produce the three courses
they hope will secure them
the title. Last in the series9.00 Gordon Ramsay’s Future Food
Stars The acerbic chef asks his
contenders to harvest oysters
by hand on the Essex coast
using centuries-old techniques,
before putting them in charge
of The Savoy Grill (6/8)10.00 BBC News at Ten10.30 BBC Regional News10.40 Question Time Fiona Bruce
presents the topical debate11.40 BBC Elections 2022 Huw
Edwards announces the results
as the votes are counted in this
year’s elections. Reeta
Chakrabarti analyses the
figures at her touchscreen,
while Professor John Curtice
assesses the underlying
electoral trends. Plus, Laura
Kuenssberg explains the likely
implications for each party6.15am My Unique B&B (r) 6.45 My
Unique B&B (r) 7.15 The Bidding Room
(r) 8.00 Sign Zone: Gardeners’ World
(r) (SL) 9.00 BBC News 10.00 BBC
News 1.00pm Ready Steady Cook.
Two Glasgow-based friends compete
(r) 1.45 Eggheads. Quiz show hosted
by Jeremy Vine (r) 2.15 James Martin:
Home Comforts. Toad in the hole with
onion gravy (r) 3.00 Murder, Mystery
and My Family. Sasha Wass and
Jeremy Dein examine the case of a
failed suicide pact (r) 3.45 Wild UK (r)
4.15 Interior Design Masters (r) 5.15
Flog It! From Muncaster Castle in
Cumbria (r) 6.00 Richard Osman’s
House of Games. With Gemma
Cairney, Tim Key, Gabby Logan and
Jeff Stelling 6.30 My Unique B&B.
Simon Parfett and his team help
create an agricultural-themed B&B6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00
Lorraine. Entertainment and fashion
news 10.00 This Morning 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 turn
up in Middlesbrough (r) 3.00 Tenable.
Sally Lindsay hosts as five charity
colleagues attempt to answer
questions about top 10 lists, before
trying to score a perfect 10 in the final
round (r) 4.00 Tipping Point. Ben
Shephard hosts the arcade-themed
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 Vanessa walks in
on something between Leyla
and Suzy, and Faith might
undo all her good work8.30 Controlled By My Partner? The
Hidden Abuse: Tonight
Ruth Dodsworth explores the
crime of coercive control9.00 DI Ray Rachita makes a
shocking discovery which has
a huge impact on both her
investigation and her personal
life. Parminder Nagra stars (4/4)10.00 ITV News at Ten; followed by
Regional News and Weather10.45 The 1% Club Quiz show
hosted by Lee Mack (r)11.45 All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Hard-hitting, high-flying
wrestling action12.30am Teleshopping. A selection
of Ideal World repeat shows 3.00
Controlled By My Partner? The
Hidden Abuse: Tonight (r) 3.25
Wonders of the Border (r) (SL) 3.50
Unwind with ITV 5.05 Tipping Point.
Quiz hosted by Ben Shephard (r) (SL)7.00 Great Continental Railway
Journeys Michael Portillo
embarks on a scenic thousand-
mile rail journey from the
Swedish capital, Stockholm, to
Abisko in the northern reaches
of the Arctic Circle (6/6) (r)8.00 Paul Merson: A Walk Through
My Life The former footballer
walks through North Yorkshire,
reflecting on his life, career
and faith. See Viewing Guide9.00 Art That Made Us The story
of Britain in the 18th century,
which saw an explosion of
creativity and a country with
enough money, from trade
and conquest, to pay for it.
See Viewing Guide (5/8)10.00 Mortimer & Whitehouse:
Gone Fishing (4/6) (r)10.30 Newsnight Analysis of the day’s
events with Christian Fraser11.15 Kicking Off: The Rise and Fall of
the Super League Assessing
the controversial European
Super League (r)12.15am Sign Zone: Interior Design
Masters with Alan Carr. The semi-
finalists upgrade luxury lakeside
holiday lodges in the heart of the
Cotswolds (r) (SL) 1.15-2.15 Gazza. Part
one of two. The life of the football
legend Paul Gascoigne (r) (SL)7.00 Channel 4 News Including
sport and weather8.00 Secret Spenders: Beat the Price
Rises New series. Anita Rani
returns to help families battle
the cost of living by secretly
filming their spending habits,
beginning with two couples
struggling to make ends meet9.00 Taskmaster Alex Horne is
pelted with milk and gin,
Bridget Christie has many
questions concerning shoes,
Judi Love is bewildered by
bunting, and Ardal O’Hanlon
looks a bit bereft (4/10)10.00 Chivalry Bobby throws a party.
See Viewing Guide (4/6)10.30 8 Out of 10 Cats Does
Countdown Sean Lock and
Daisy May Cooper take on
guest team captain Richard
Ayoade and Ivo Graham (3/3) (r)11.30 The Man with a Penis on His
Arm The relationship between
possession of a penis and what
it means to be a man (r)12.30am SAS: Who Dares Wins (r) 1.25
Derry Girls (r) 1.55 Hullraisers (r) 2.20
Wife Swap USA (r) (SL) 3.05 MMA: PFL
Challenger Series 4.00 Come Dine
with Me (r) (SL) 4.55 Moneybags.
Quiz hosted by Craig Charles. (r)
5.50 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (r)Channel 4 Channel 5
6.05am Countdown (r) 6.45 Cheers (r)
7.10 Cheers (r) 7. 3 5 The King of
Queens (r) 8.00 The King of Queens
(r) 8.30 The King of Queens (r) 9.00
Frasier (r) 9.30 Frasier (r) 10.00
Frasier (r) 10.30 Undercover Boss USA
(r) 11.25 Channel 4 News Summary
11.30 Couples Come Dine with Me (r)
12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch 2.10
Countdown. With Jo Brand 3.00 A
Place in the Sun. Ben Hillman helps a
couple find a holiday home in the
Spanish town of Vera (r) 4.00 The
Great House Giveaway 5.00 Sun, Sea
and Selling Houses. In Almería,
husband and wife Steve and Sharon
Garner help Adam and Simon 6.00
The Simpsons. The family is stranded
in Japan (r) 6.30 Hollyoaks. James’
erratic behaviour takes another turn
as he makes a rash life decision (r)6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine
12.15pm George Clarke’s Build a New
Life in the Country. A couple relocate
to a Scottish fishing town (r) 1.10 5
News at Lunchtime 1.15 Home and
Away. Roo confronts Marilyn about
her strange behaviour 1.45
Neighbours 2.15 FILM Killer Dearest
(PG, TVM, 2018) A woman is pulled
over by police for a traffic violation
while driving her boyfriend’s car, and
they discover a bloody knife in the
back. Thriller starring Emily Rose and
Brad Johnson 4.00 Bargain-Loving
Brits in the Sun. Featuring a duo who
run a fish and chip shop on the Costa
del Sol 5.00 5 News at 5 6.00
Neighbours. Hendrix’s attempt to
cheer Mackenzie up hits a snag (r)
6.30 Eggheads. The team Thrown
Together take on the regulars7.00 Spring Gardening with Carol
Klein At Glebe Cottage in
Devon, the expert introduces
viewers to the Dog’s Tooth
Violet, with its distinctive
upturned flowers (3/6)7.55 5 News Update8.00 Nick Knowles’ Big House
Clearout The presenter heads
to the former mill town of
Bolton in Greater Manchester
to meet a family in a four-
bedroom semi overwhelmed
by mountains of clutter (2/12);
followed by 5 News Update9.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second
Counts Cameras follow
Barnsley Hospital’s Casualty
department as they work
together to help the ill and
injured of South Yorkshire (2/6)10.00 Ambulance: Code Red
Paramedics rush a man to
hospital after a circular saw
incident, and an air ambulance
helps a man crushed under
a great weight (r)11.05 Here Come the Gypsies! Gypsy
scrap metal worker John finds
himself in a tight spot when the
falling price of scrap leaves him
short of cash to buy a special
gift for his daughter (4/6) (r)12.05am 999: Criminals Caught on
Camera (r) 1.00 The LeoVegas Live
Casino Show 3.00 Entertainment
News on 5 3.10 Dogs With
Extraordinary Friends (r) 3.55
Britain’s Greatest Bridges (r) (SL)
4.40 Wildlife SOS (r) (SL)EastEnders’ Janine & Mick (7.30pm) Paul Merson goes walking (8pm) The final part of DI Ray (9pm) Comedy drama Chivalry (10pm) Carol Klein at Glebe Cottage (7pm)