Saturday 4.30pm Britannia High Behind the Scenes ITV1 5.30om Britannia High Finale ITV1 7.00pm Swing Night BBC4 – Featuring Louis Prima - King of the Swingers; Judy, Frank and Dean: Once in a Lifetime; Count Basie and his Orchestra; Pal Joey; Artie Shaw: Quest for...
Saturday 3.30pm 4Dance 2008 Channel 4 – The best dance on film from around the world, presented by hip-hop artist Jonzi D. 5.00pm John Adams Channel 4 – Terrestrial airing of the seven-part Emmy Award-winning drama starring Paul Giamatti as the second US president...
Sports Personality of the Year, BBC1, Sunday Saturday 7.00pm Iraq: The Legacy Channel 4 – Documentary from political commentator Peter Oborne. 7.00pm The Great Inca Rebellion History Channel 7.10pm Dad's Army Night BBC2 8.00pm Extreme Theatre Sky Arts – Documentary...
Take That Come To Town, ITV1, Sunday Saturday 9.00pm Who is Kurt Wallander? BBC4 – Documentary about the fictional detective created by Swedish writer Henning Mankell and played in the BBC4 drama by Kenneth Branagh.9.15pm The British Comedy Awards ITV1 – Hosted by...
Beehive, E4, Wednesday Saturday 7.05pm Crowdie and Cream BBC4 – Three-part period Gaelic drama based on Finlay J MacDonald's account of 1930s life in the Hebrides. 7.10pm Animals in the Womb: Dogs Channel 4 8.05pm After Rome – Holy War And Conquest BBC2 – Two-parter...
Saturday 7.10pm Animals in the Womb: Cats Channel 4 – Documentary capturing the reproductive lives of domestic and wild felines.7.10pm Royal Ballet World Première: Wayne McGregor's Infra BBC2 8.10pm Bear Eats: Born Survivor Channel 4 – A special edition of the...
Clone, BBC3, Monday Saturday 12,55pm 101 Challenges Channel 4 – Series following two brothers, Lindsay and Lee, as they travel around Asia for a year, completing 101 challenges devised by the public and posted on their website.7.00pm Jail Date Channel 4 – Documentary...
Apparitions, BBC1, Thursday Saturday 8.05pm Inside the Saudi Kingdom BBC2 – Documentary featuring Prince Saud bin Abdul Mohsen, one of the rulers of the secretive Saudi royal family. 9.05pm Festival Of Remembrance BBC1 – The Royal British Legion's annual festival...
Sharpe's Peril, ITV1, Sunday Saturday 9.25am T4@10 Channel 4 – Highlights from a decade of T4 programming featuring contributions by Ricky Gervais, Simon Pegg, Pamela Anderson, Pussycat Dolls, Alan Carr, Dermot O'Leary, Margherita Taylor, Vernon Kaye and June Sarpong....
Saturday 12.30pm Mission Beach USA BBC2 – Eight-part documentary series following eight British teenagers taking part in California's junior lifeguard programme. They are Yasmine, 16, from Swansea; Emma, 17, from Halifax; Georgina, 17, from Portsmouth; Joe, 16, from...
Saturday 1.30pm The Surgery BBC2 – Discussion series presented by Jeff Leach dealing with issues facing teenagers.6.55pm Harry Hill's TV Burp ITV1 – An eighth series of the award-winning comedy show. 10.00pm The Body Trade National Geographic – Documentary on the...
Britain’s Got the Pop Factor and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice, Channel 4, Sunday Saturday 8.00pm Building Of The Year: RIBA Stirling Prize 2008 Channel 4 – Kevin McCloud hosts live coverage from the BT Convention Centre,...
Saturday 9.25am Everybody Loves Lil' Chris Channel 4 – A seven-part entertainment show fronted by Lil' Chris, the pop star discovered on reality show Rock School, following a successful pilot. Guests on the opener are Katy Perry, Jack Osbourne and The Feeling. 9.00pm...
Beautiful People, BBC2, Thursday Saturday 5.30pm John Adams More4 – Seven-part Emmy Award-winning US drama series about the man who was elected as America’s first vice president and second president. Stars Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney. 7.10pm Art of Arts on TV...
Saturday 9.55am/11.25pm Live Music Awards Channel 4 – Hosted by Steve Jones and Juliette Lewis at Brixton Academy in London, with performances by Estelle and The Ting Tings.5.40pm Hole in the Wall BBC1 – Ten-part entertainment show dubbed "human Tetris" presented by...
Saturday 6.30pm Strictly Come Dancing BBC1 – Return of the talent show, hosted by Graham Norton, with contestants Tom Chambers, Mark Foster, Christine Bleakley, Lisa Snowdon, Jodie Kidd, Rachel Stevens, Jessie Wallace, Andrew Castle, Heather Small, Cherie Lunghi,...
Samantha Who?, E4 Thursday Saturday 12.00noon Sound BBC2 – Return of the music show hosted by Radio 1's Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw with a performance by McFly. 12.30pm Scene Stealers BBC2 – Six-part series presented by Jeff Leach in which two teenagers pretend they...
Fiona's Story, BBC1, Sunday Saturday 7.00pm In The Name Of Love - Diana Princess Of Wales Biography7.05pm BBC Proms: Vaughan Williams Anniversary BBC2 7.05pm Weakest Link News and Weather Special BBC1 8.00pm The National Lottery - Big 7 BBC1 – Ben Shephard presents a...
Takin' over the Asylum, BBC4, Saturday Saturday7.30pm BBC Proms: National Youth Orchestra BBC2 8.00pm Marx Brothers: Time Marxes On Sky Arts 8.30pm Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? Celebrity Special ITV1 – Featuring Michelle Collins and Sean Gallagher, and Johnny...
Saturday7.00pm BBC Proms: Great Conductors BBC2 7.30pm The X Factor ITV1 – Return of the singing talent show, hosted by Dermot O'Leary. Cheryl Cole from Girls Aloud replaces Sharon Osbourne on the judging panel alongside Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, and Dannii Minogue....
Totally Calum Best: The Best Is Yet To Come, MTV1 ...which we've reviewed here Dragons' Den, BBC2 Deborah Meaden continues to attract our derision, claiming expertise in all fields yet not stumping up a penny. And Peter Jones turned into a fawning idiot, offering the...
Spooks: Code 9, BBC3, Sunday Saturday6.30pm BBC Proms: Classical Jazz BBC2 8.00pm Xtra Factor: One Year On ITV2 Sunday7.00pm Make Me a Christian Channel 4 – Three-part reality documentary series in which Reverend George Hargreaves and his team of mentors oversee an...
Harley Street, ITV1, Thursday Saturday 7.00pm/10.00pm T In The Park 2008 BBC3 – Edith Bowman and Jeff Leach present Kaiser Chiefs, The Fratellis, The Kooks, The Raconteurs, The Pigeon Detectives and We Are Scientists. 7.00pm iTunes Festival 2008 ITV2 – Peaches Geldof...
How TV Changed Britain, Channel 4 This series has specialised in spouting nonsense and claiming it is fact, but the focus on property programmes was shoddier and lazier than before. We hated the spurious narration by Stephen Mangan ("Location, Location, Location is...