Seven Days

SATURDAY Proms Extra 2016

6.50PM, BBC2 Katie Derham looks ahead to the final week of Proms with soprano Lesley Garrett, the 2006 BBC Young Musician (and composer) Mark Simpson, and conductor Simone Young, who has recently made her Proms debut.

Go For It

7.15PM, ITV Last week, we had people smashing watermelons over their heads; this week, Stephen Mulhern introduces another set of uniquely talented contestants, who are hoping that their weird and wonderful skills will help them to walk away with £1,000.

The X Factor

8.15PM, ITV Now that the old gang are back together, Britain’s favourite karaoke show is a whole lot more fun again. And with the brilliant Dermot O’Leary back at the helm, it’s as if last year’s disastrous series was all just a bad dream...

Casualty

9.10PM, BBC1 After the excitement of last week’s 30th anniversary episode, things have settled down at Holby – you won’t have to worry about any helicopters crashing through the ceiling.

The Nation’s Favourite Carpenters Song

9.45PM, ITV Richard Carpenter takes to the piano to lead us through a celebration of the best-loved songs of the biggest-selling sister-and-brother act in music history, and to reveal the nation’s favourite. It has to be Close To You, hasn’t it?

SUNDAY Roald Dahl’s Most Marvellous Book

6.30PM, CH4 Hosted by David Walliams and marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of the worldfamous children’s author, this is a celebration of Roald Dahl’s ten bestselling books, with contributions from a host of celebrity fans. There will also be a live viewer vote to pick your favourite – so will Charlie beat Matilda?

Antiques Roadshow

8PM, BBC1 Fiona Bruce and the team visit Audley End near Saffron Walden in Essex, where some of the more unusual finds include the sword that ended the War of Independence in America, and a large collection of toilet chains.

A Very British Deterrent

8PM, BBC2 If you thought the recent negotiations over the renewal of Trident were fraught, wait until you hear the fascinating story of how Britain came to join the elite nuclear club in the first place in this fascinating documentary, rooted in the tense events of 1957-62.

Speed With Guy Martin

8PM, CH4 The speed junkie is back to take on three more daredevil challenges that only the bravest – or the foolish – would even think about attempting. In the first episode, Guy heads to America to enter the fastest road race on the planet: the Nevada Open Road Challenge.

Poldark

9PM, BBC1 See Don’t Miss This, page 17.

MONDAY Yes Chef

3.45PM, BBC1 In this fun new daytime series hosted by Sheree Murphy, 16 top chefs mentor amateur home cooks to do battle in the kitchen at the end of the week. Paul Ainsworth, Bryn Williams, Luke Tipping and Nathan Outlaw are the first professional chefs putting their skills – and their egos – on the line.

Celebrity Home Secrets

8PM, ITV Craig Charles takes us on a tour of the homes he lived in as a child, as a young performance poet, as a new husband and father and, eventually, as a star of Coronation Street. It’s a fascinating journey through a varied life.

Crimewatch

9PM, BBC1 There’s a new look and new presenters for the crime-busting series, which will also for the first time be shown weekly. Jeremy Vine and Tina Daheley will be enlisting the public’s help to try to crack unsolved cases. But remember, don’t have nightmares.

Cold Feet

9PM, ITV See TV feature, page 18.

Secrets Of The SAS

9PM, CH5 This ground-breaking documentary series gives a rare insight into what it means to serve in one of the world’s most secretive and feared military units, as former members of the SAS discuss their past missions.

We The Jury

10PM, BBC2 Written by James Acaster, this comedy pilot stars Ed Easton as Will, who is about to fulfil his long-held ambition to serve on a jury. The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth is that this one just isn’t funny enough.

TUESDAY Fishing Impossible

7.30PM, ITV This new adventure series will have you hooked. Extreme anglers Charlie Butcher, Jay Lewis and Tom ‘The Blowfish’ Hird are out to land the ultimate catch. First, they head to British Columbia in search of the coho salmon. All that’s standing in their way are dozens of hungry grizzly bears...

One Of Us

9PM, BBC1 We’ve been told not to give anything away about this pivotal third episode so as not to spoil the suspense. So here’s what I can’t tell you. I can’t tell you what happens to Peter or what happens at the wake or what Claire sees on the video at the end of the episode. All I can say is that all will be revealed...

New York: America’s Busiest City

9PM, BBC2 In the second part of their behind-the-scenes tour of the world’s most exciting city, the team take a bite out of the Big Apple as they look at food consumption and explore the markets, farms and orchards that keep this hungry metropolis fed and watered.

Rookies

9PM, ITV In the final episode, the rookies hit the streets alone, away from the watchful eyes of their tutors. And straightaway, they have to assist with calls ranging from theft to an attempted murder. It’s time for all that training to kick in.

Motherland

10PM, BBC2 This single comedy about motherhood is cowritten by Graham Linehan (Father Ted) and Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe), and it pulls no punches. Lucy Punch is super-efficient ‘alpha mum’ Amanda, while Anna Maxwell Martin is the busy working mother Julia, whose child-rearing skills leave much to be desired.

WEDNESDAY The Great British Bake Off

8PM, BBC1 For bread week, Paul Hollywood has set three tough challenges – particularly the

technical challenge, which the ten remaining bakers must complete without an oven, and without burnt bottoms and soggy tops.

All Star Mr & Mrs

8PM, ITV The celebrities putting their marriages to the test this week are Corrie’s Tristan Gemmill and his wife, Emily, ex-Doctor Who Peter Davison and his wife, Elizabeth, and TV presenter Amanda Byram and her husband, Julian.

My Congo: Natural World

9PM, BBC2 Natural World returns for new series with a typically stunning film that shines fresh light on an area known as the dark heart of Africa. The wildlife cameraman Vianet Djenguet, who was born on the banks of the Congo river, returns to his homeland to capture the extraordinary wildlife of this remarkable land.

DCI Banks

9PM, ITV In the concluding part of To Burn In Every Drop Of Blood, the postmortem into the daughter of crime boss Steve Richards (Shaun Dooley) reveals that her death isn’t a simple suicide. And while the violent Richards conducts his own unique brand of investigation, it’s up to Banks (Stephen Tompkinson) to bring the real killer to justice before anyone else gets hurt...

THURSDAY Trust Me, I’m A Doctor

8PM, BBC2 Michael Mosley reveals a new discovery that could help us all to improve our eyesight; surgeon Gabriel Weston witnesses a breakthrough that could cure rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases; and Saleyha Ahsan looks at signs and symptoms of depression, which can be easy to miss.

Question Time

9PM, BBC1 David Dimbleby kicks off a new series in a primetime slot with a Labour leadership special. In the red corner is challenger Owen Smith; in the even redder corner is the current title holder, Jeremy Corbyn. Round one.

Absolutely Fashion: Inside British Vogue

9PM, BBC2 The documentary producer and director Richard Macer was given exclusive access behind the scenes at the style bible in the run-up to the magazine’s 100th anniversary. But what should have been a straightforward celebration takes a very unusual turn when it transpires that the Vogue staff have not been entirely truthful with our film-maker...

Inside Scotland Yard With Trevor McDonald

9PM, ITV In this two-part series, Sir Trevor is granted unprecedented access behind the doors of the Met Police headquarters’ most sacrosanct rooms, meeting some of the people who have shaped the force’s history and finding out about the modern face of British policing.

FRIDAY Countrywise: Guide To Britain

8PM, ITV Ben Fogle and Liz Bonnin are back to uncover the nation’s hidden gems, natural wonders and great escapes. The destinations in the first episode are the stunning Isles of Scilly, the spectacular Jurassic Coast in Dorset and wonderful Holkham sands in Norfolk.

Would I Lie To You?

8.30PM, BBC1 This week, the guest panellists trying to pass off fiction as fact are comedians Diane Morgan, Michael Smiley and Bob Mortimer, plus last year’s Bake Off winner, Nadiya Hussain.

We Love Sitcom

9PM, BBC1 Ben Miller hosts this one-off panel game that tests four celebrity teams on their knowledge of sitcoms. Playing for bragging rights are Jennifer Saunders and Julia Sawalha, Lee Mack and Nigel Havers, Chris Addison and Jessica Hynes, and Nina Wadia and Stephen Mangan.

Mock The Week

10PM, BBC2 The series resumes after a summer break, as Dara O Briain and Hugh Dennis are joined by Rob Beckett, Ed Gamble, Milton Jones, Romesh Ranganathan and Tiff Stevenson to give their own unique take on the week’s news.