Seven Days

SATURDAY

Trooping The Colour 2017: Highlights 6PM, BBC2

Relive all the pomp and pageantry of the day with highlights from the annual ceremony marking the official birthday of the Queen, performed by British and Commonwealth Army regiments on Horse Guards Parade.

Doctor Who

6.45PM, BBC1

Ever wanted to know what happened to the fabled Ninth Legion of the Roman Army, which disappeared in Scotland some time in the second century? Well, here’s your chance as the Doctor travels back in time to solve an ancient mystery – although his interpretation of events might not be entirely accurate…

The Autistic Gardener

7PM, CH4

Back for a new series comes the appropriately named Alan Gardner, whose shocking pink hair makes him stand out from the rest of the gardening fraternity. This time, he is launching himself into suburbia to transform tired gardens from wasteland to wonderland.

Pitch Battle

7.30PM, BBC1 See TV feature, page 16.

Casualty

9PM, BBC1

Prepare for an emotional sendoff this week as the day of Cal’s funeral arrives – but not before there’s plenty of drama after Ethan discovers his brother was conscious when he was brought into the emergency department, and learns from Dylan the final words of his dying brother. And then wishes he hadn’t…

SUNDAY Countryfile

7PM, BBC1

Ellie Harrison and Sean Fletcher head to the Welsh market town of Hay-on-Wye to attend the Hay Festival, one of the UK’s biggest literature and arts festivals, while John Craven has news of this year’s Countryfile photographic competition.

Antiques Roadshow

8PM, BBC1

Fiona Bruce and the team return to BBC Caversham, near Reading, where objects brought in to be valued include a communion book that was originally owned by war poet Wilfred Owen, and a finely embroidered 17th-century needlework box that leaves its owner in stitches when its value is revealed.

Poldark

9PM, BBC1

There’s a promising addition to the cast this week as Ross is reintroduced to Tholly Tregirls (Sean Gilder), an old friend of his father’s, who has returned to the area and is determined to lead our tousle-haired hero astray.

Theresa v Boris: How May Became PM

9PM, BBC2

Based on exhaustive research and first-person testimonies, this revealing new drama documentary tells the inside story of the Conservative Party’s 2016 leadership campaign, from the day David Cameron resigned after the Brexit vote to the day Theresa May became Prime Minister.

The Loch

9PM, ITV

In the second part of this intriguing Loch Ness murder mystery, college principal

Craig Petrie (Monarch Of The Glen’s Alastair Mackenzie) throws the phone he took from Niall Swift’s dead body into the water, while police detective Annie (The Missing’s Laura Fraser) makes another grim discovery. MONDAY Curious Creatures 6.30PM, BBC2

This new panel show is an entertaining and enlightening celebration of all facets of the fascinating world of the animal kingdom. Kate Humble is your host as teams led by Chris Packham and Lucy Cooke have their wildlife knowledge tested to the limit.

Horizon

8PM, BBC2

Will we ever see flying cars, or arrive at work to find that a robot has taken our job? The mathematician Hannah Fry delves into the data we have today to construct an evidence-based vision of tomorrow to provide answers to these and many other questions. Her conclusion: Expect the unexpected.

How To Stay Well

8.30PM, CH4

Our intrepid team of GPs investigate why the gym is a breeding ground for germs, whether catching chicken pox from a sibling makes it worse – and whether eating your favourite bacon sandwich could give you cancer.

Ripper Street

9PM, BBC2

We head to the mean streets of Victorian London for the last time as this dark drama begins its fifth and final series. We pick up exactly where we left off, with Drake dead and his former partner, Edmund Reid (Matthew Macfadyen), out for revenge.

Fearless

9PM, ITV

In part two of this intriguing drama, chain-smoking lawyer Emma Banville (Helen McCrory) is determined to prove that Kevin Russell is innocent of the murder of schoolgirl Linda Simms – but she’s forced to reach for the cigarettes again when she is presented with incriminating evidence linking her client to the dead girl he claims he never knew. TUESDAY

Supercharged Otters: Natural World 8PM, BBC2

There are hedgehogs over on Channel 5, but here, we have another lovable creature whose numbers are also in decline. This delightful documentary meets Charlie Hamilton James, a cameraman who has been filming otters for the past 25 years. With the help of three adorable orphan cubs, he sets out to show us their secrets and reveal why they’re so special.

Tried And Tasted: The Ultimate Shopping List

8PM, CH4

This week, chef Michel Roux Jr chooses the best brand of prawn cocktail, margherita pizza, vanilla ice cream and oven chips that you should be adding to your shopping basket. Broken

9PM, BBC1 There’s no denying the quality of Jimmy McGovern’s drama, but boy, is it bleak. In episode four, the country’s most overworked priest, Father Michael (Sean Bean), has a moment of clarity, and makes a decision that goes against his vows – but might save a life. Trouble In Poundland 9PM, ITV

Filmed over several months since the vote on Brexit, this fly-on-the-supermarket-wall documentary follows the bargain-basement high-street chain as it struggles to keep its bargain-hungry customers happy.

First Dates

10PM, CH4

Archaeologist Sophie, who’s 26, is looking for a man to settle down with, and who shares her passion for the past. Surely, Second World War enthusiast and self-confessed nerd Mark fits the bill? But will this be a night that goes down in history, or turn out to be one to forget?