What's On TV

Rita Simons: My Daughter, Deafness and Me

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:43:44 GMT

(10:40 PM, BBC1) This documentary, which is part of the BBC's Disability Season, follows EastEnders actress Rita Simons as she decides what to do about her daughter's deteriorating hearing…

Return to the Falklands

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:43:44 GMT

(9:00 PM, ITV1) This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War and this moving documentary sees three men with three different stories heading back to the islands to lay their ghosts to…

Stand Up for Sport Relief

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:43:44 GMT

(9:00 PM, BBC3) Five of Britain's top sporting personalities each perform a stand-up routine in front of a live audience with the help of five top comedians. The sports stars include World…

Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:43:44 GMT

(9:00 PM, Channel 4) There was no preview tape available, but this episode looks at the clash between traveller and non-traveller communities. Freda wants to return to her traveller roots as she…

The Hairy Bikers' Bakeation

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:43:44 GMT

(8:00 PM, BBC2) Si and Dave taste their way through the Low Countries. For the second leg of their jolly jaunt across Europe, Si King and Dave Myers have just six days to uncover the best baking on…

Touch

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:43:43 GMT

(8:00 PM, Sky1) Kiefer Sutherland plays Martin Brohm, a widower who can't connect with his 11-year-old son Jake in this new series from Heroes creator Tim Kring. Jake is obsessed with numbers and…

Dirk Gently

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:45:22 GMT

(9:00 PM, BBC4) The third and final Dirk Gently mystery sees the hapless detective coming under suspicion when several of his recent clients are found murdered. Is the tweed-jacketed oddball about…

Cilla's Unswung Sixties

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:45:21 GMT

(9:00 PM, Yesterday) 'I don't remember anybody I worked within the 1960s having a droopy moustache or a kaftan or who smoked dope,' says one contributor to this programme, which kicks off a Sixties…

Empire

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:45:20 GMT

(9:00 PM, BBC1) Profit and trade, Jeremy Paxman tells us in this brilliant series, drove the Empire. In Jamaica, he reveals how the British made their money by robbing Spanish ships laden with gold…

Scott & Bailey

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:45:20 GMT

(9:00 PM, ITV1) MIT have an uphill task when faced with silent suspects. The team show saintly levels of patience as Nadia (Lisa Riley) and the other suspects rely on a defence of: 'No comment'…

The Little Paris Kitchen

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:45:20 GMT

(8:30 PM, BBC2) Is TV ready for another chef Well, we're getting one and this time it's Rachel Khoo, who promises to bring us a fresh take on France's finest dishes from her Parisian home. This…

Four in a Bed

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:45:20 GMT

(5:30 PM, Channel 4) We're saying 'bonjour' to this week's B&B owners as we head across the Channel and meet four Brits who run guest houses in France. They'll each be hoping that their…

Being Human

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:06:40 GMT

(9:00 PM, BBC3) It's the penultimate episode of this brilliant series and the Old Ones are on their way. While we're unsure how these hardcore vampires are getting here (easyJet A jaunty coach trip…

Upstairs Downstairs

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:06:40 GMT

(9:00 PM, BBC1) Even with its boundary-pushing plots this series has struggled to raise ratings for the BBC, losing 1.5million viewers in its second week and attracting complaints for its lesbian…

Homeland

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:06:40 GMT

(9:00 PM, Channel 4) Brody meets a face from the past and Saul makes personal sacrifices. Homeland's casting director should be feeling very smug. We've made no secret of our love for Claire…

Celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Mother's Day Special

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:06:40 GMT

(8:30 PM, ITV1) We're not sure if taking your mum on a stressful game show really counts as an appropriate Mother's Day outing! Nonetheless, Coronation Street's Antony Cotton is teaming up with his…

Dancing on Ice

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:06:40 GMT

(7:00 PM, ITV1) Four celebrities remain for what promises to be a hotly contested semi-final. After all the hard work and numerous bruises, it'll be heartbreaking for any of them to get the skating…

Formula 1

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:06:40 GMT

(4:00 AM, Sky Sports F1) The new grand prix season gets under way in Australia (6am start) and there's also a new channel - Sky Sports F1, which is showing every race this season live. Meanwhile,…

Casualty

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:23:01 GMT

(9:35 PM, BBC1) Animal-loving Dylan is somewhat distracted tonight when a patient is admitted with a poorly dog in tow. While Zoe and Sam struggle to diagnose its owner, Dylan plays vet, sneaking his…

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:23:01 GMT

(9:15 PM, BBC3) A bright and breezy adaptation of Sophie Kinsella's bestsellers Confessions of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Takes Manhattan. Isla Fisher is a total delight playing debt-ridden,…

Monty Don's Italian Gardens

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:23:01 GMT

(8:00 PM, BBC4) Another chance to see Monty Don conduct a personal 'grand garden tour' around Italy, including the retreats of the affluent north and horticultural gems of the south. In this first…

Let's Dance for Sports Relief

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:23:01 GMT

(7:10 PM, BBC1) Get set for Friday's Sport Relief as the celeb dance-off reaches the final. Eight celebrity acts remain, but who will take the crown from last year's champions, Emmerdale's James…

All Star Family Fortunes

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:23:00 GMT

(6:00 PM, ITV1) Vernon Kay's not averse to having a bit of cheeky banter on Family Fortunes. But we reckon tonight's contestants, Rip Off Britain's Angela Rippon and singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor, will…

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:57:08 GMT

(9:00 PM, BBC4) Award-winning two-part documentary about the life of the late Beatle George Harrison. Director Martin Scorsese gives to the project all the passion he brought to the equally…

Benidorm

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:57:08 GMT

(9:00 PM, ITV1) The Garveys panic when Madge goes missing, and will Joyce's service with a smile win over a journalist Janice is alarmed when she reads in the local newspaper that there's been a…