Seven Days

SATURDAY ANIMAL RESCUE SCHOOL

3.55pm, CH4 HHH

Over the next six weeks, follow a group of eager candidates as they set out to realise their dreams of becoming RSPCA inspectors. But only the best will land a permanent role with the animal rescue charity…

GREAT AMERICAN RAILROAD JOURNEYS

8pm, bbc2 HHH

Steered by his trusty 1899 Appleton’s Guide, Michael Portillo continues his journey across Canada, striking west through Manitoba into Saskatchewan. Along the way, he digs into Canada’s indigenous past at the country’s longest-running archaeological excavation.

PRINCE HARRY: THE TROUBLED PRINCE

8.30pm, CH5 HHHH

This documentary charts the life of the young Prince, looking back at his charmed but troubled upbringing and trying to assess what the future holds for him outside ‘the Firm’.

ALL ROUND TO MRS BROWN’S

9.15pm, bbc1 HHH

Back for a new series of her raucous talk show comes the outrageous Irish mammy. Joining Agnes on her Dublin sofa this week are reality star Caitlyn Jenner and showman John Barrowman – with his mum and dad!

SUNDAY COUNTRYFILE

7pm, bbc1 HHHH

Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison head to Wales to explore Lake Vyrnwy, a reservoir created in the 1880s to supply fresh water to Liverpool, while Adam Henson, Charlotte Smith and Tom Heap report on how future global trade deals could affect UK farming and food production.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

8pm, bbc1 HHHH

The Roadshow comes from the National Botanic Garden of Wales, where finds include a very rare 12th-century bronze statuette brought back from India in the 1920s.

RACE ACROSS THE WORLD

8pm, bbc2 HHHH

In part three, there are just four teams left in the race to reach Ushuaia, Argentina and claim the £20,000 prize. Setting off from Panama City, they encounter unexpected obstacles – and Sam and Jo’s bid to earn money in Cali, Colombia has unexpected consequences.

THE GOOD KARMA HOSPITAL

8pm, itv HHH

A medical train rolls into town, providing miracle surgeries and carrying a surprise for Gabriel. Meanwhile, elderly British gentleman Ted Dalrymple (played by Kenneth Cranham) arrives on a romantic mission.

BELGRAVIA

9pm, itv HHHH

In episode two of Julian Fellowes’s Downton

Abbey substitute, we meet Charles Pope (Jack Bardoe), the illegitimate son of Sophia, who has been hidden away all these years. However, it seems that Mr Trenchard (Philip Glenister) has played a rather large role in his grandson’s upbringing – much to the surprise of his wife, Anne (Tamsin Greig).

MONDAY ESCAPE TO THE CHATEAU: DIY

4pm, CH4 HHH

The charming Dick Strawbridge and his brilliantly creative wife, Angel, are back every daytime this week, offering more advice and practical help to British people buying and running chateau businesses in France.

FOOD UNWRAPPED

8.30pm, CH4 HHH Matt Tebbutt is in Naples, exploring why most tinned tomatoes come from Italy, while Kate Quilton goes on a panettone odyssey across Europe, and Helen Lawal heads to one of the world’s biggest coffee factories to find out how instant cappuccinos get their froth.

TOXIC TOWN: THE CORBY POISONINGS

9pm, bbc2 HHHH

In 2009, a landmark case was heard in the High Court; for ten years, a group of mothers in Corby, Northamptonshire – whose children had been born with hand and foot deformities – had been battling for answers and justice. This film documents what’s been called ‘the worst child poisoning case since Thalidomide’.

LIAR

9pm, itv HHH

Episode four heads further into the past to show us how Andrew (Ioan Gruffudd) turned into a monster. The tragic recent history of Laura’s family, meanwhile, helps explain the deep bond she and sister Katy (Zoe Tapper) share, as well as the lengths Laura (Joanne Froggatt) will go to for those she loves.

PUTIN: A RUSSIAN SPY STORY

9pm, CH4 HHHH

As Vladimir Putin celebrates 20 years in power, this new, three-part series takes viewers on a journey into the mind of the Russian President. Using Putin’s own words, and those of his friends and enemies, this an extraordinary portrait of arguably the 21st century’s most influential leader.

INSIDE THE FORCE: 24/7

9pm, CH5 HHH

This new, four-part series goes inside Lincoln’s West Parade police station, revealing how overstretched officers are trying to meet the challenges of fighting crime with dwindling resources. It begins in the custody suite, where one suspect head-butts the arresting officer.

TUESDAY BACK IN TIME FOR THE CORNER SHOP

8pm, bbc2 HHH

On the penultimate leg of their timetravelling tour, the Arderns head into the

1980s and 1990s, when supermarkets and recession are putting huge pressures on their corner shop. But can the launch of the National Lottery help them to strike it rich?

THE GREAT CELEBRITY BAKE OFF FOR STAND UP TO CANCER

8pm, CH4 HHHHH

Doing their bit for charity this week are fashion designer Tan France, comedian and presenter Joel Dommett, actress Caroline Quentin and tennis player Johanna Konta. But who will be crowned star baker?

THE YORKSHIRE VET

8pm, CH5 HHH Brave vet Julian Norton is at Cannon Hall Farm to lock horns with alpha male sheep Arnie. This ram is all muscle, and Julian needs to examine his sore eye. But can he and the brothers who own him get close enough?

COPS LIKE US

9pm, bbc2 HHHH

In the second episode of this depressingly bleak and brutally honest fly-on-the-wall series, Staffordshire police officers candidly describe the everyday challenges of policing in a climate of cuts and changing crime.

THE WINDSORS

10.15pm, CH4 HHHH As we catch up again with the nation’s second favourite royal family, fun-loving Pippa (Morgana Robinson) is a hit at the Berkshire County Show, leading sister Kate (Louise Ford) to worry she’s boring, while Charles (Harry Enfield) is smitten with Pru, the new manager of the Highgrove gift shop.