Seven Days

SATURDAY

JAMES MARTIN’S SATURDAY MORNING 9.25Am, itv HHHH

James is celebrating Easter with guest Matthew Kelly and chefs Nathan Outlaw and Paul Foster, while Bake Off: Creme De La Creme winner Mark Tilling will be dropping by with some incredible chocolate treats.

EASTER FROM KING’S

7pm, bbc2 HHHHH

Don’t miss this restorative service from the wonderful Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge. The choir, directed by Daniel Hyde, will be singing some of the best-loved choral music for the season, alongside Bible readings and poems.

ALL ROUND TO MRS BROWN’S

9.15pm, bbc1 HHH

Joining Agnes for a chat are football manager turned King of the Jungle Harry Redknapp, Radio 1 presenter Maya Jama and Simply Red front man Mick Hucknall.

CHARLES & CAMILLA: KING AND QUEEN IN WAITING

9.25pm, ch5 HHHH While Prince Charles’s relationship with the Duchess of Cornwall, whom he married in 2005, is long and enduring, it has not been without controversy. This documentary looks at how they met and asks: Can the people ever accept Camilla as their Queen?

DIANA: THE PRINCESS WHO CHANGED THE ROYALS

10.50pm, ch5 HHHH The second in tonight’s royal double bill is a profile of the much-loved princess, whose life – and untimely death – shook the royal family like never before.

EASTER SUNDAY

SONGS OF PRAISE

1.15pm, bbc1 HHHH Katherine Jenkins is in Birmingham to celebrate Easter Sunday in an episode recorded before the current restrictions came into effect. There, she celebrates Easter at a new church, St Luke’s Gas

Street, and meets former Birmingham City footballer Ricky Otto, who’s now a preacher.

ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG’S HEAVENLY GARDENS

1.50pm, bbc1 HHHH

In the final episode of this delightful twoparter, Alexander and Arit Anderson visit a remarkable garden surrounding sacred water at a bishop’s palace in Somerset, an ancient coronation site in Scotland, and a joyful garden in Northumberland.

BRITAIN BY BALLOON

6pm, ch5 HHHH Over the next two hours, sit back and take a real-time journey through the heart of the glorious Lake District by hot-air balloon. Experience some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes without leaving your living room.

COUNTRYFILE

7pm, bbc1 HHHH

The Countryfile presenters take a trip down memory lane as they pick out their favourite films from the archive, and so we get to see Anita Rani surfing in Snowdonia, Ellie Harrison counting gannets, and

Matt Baker visiting an alpaca blood bank.

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? CELEBRITY SPECIAL

7pm, itv HHHH Former footballer John Barnes, Pointless host Richard Osman and singer Charlotte Church are the stars braving the chair in this charity special. Jeremy Clarkson is quizmaster.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

8pm, bbc1 HHHH

The Roadshow team return to Compton Verney in Warwickshire, where experts hear about a First World War hero awarded the Victoria Cross and the first British woman to win an Olympic swimming gold medal.

FOOD UNWRAPPED DOES CHOCOLATE

8pm, ch4 HHH

You may not be able to head to the shops for Easter eggs this year, so here’s the next best thing as the Food Unwrapped team take a trip through the archives to look back at some favourite chocolate-based investigations.

THE NEST

9pm, bbc1 HHHH

As this increasingly deranged drama reaches its conclusion over the next two nights, things are running out of control – well, that’s the danger when you use a delinquent teenager as a surrogate mother for your baby. So, will Dan and Emily (Martin Compston and Sophie Rundle) end up playing happy families?

BELGRAVIA

9pm, itv HHH

In the penultimate episode of Downton-lite, a jealous Oliver (Richard Goulding) threatens to ruin the lives of many as he makes a shocking discovery about Charles (Jack Bardoe), while John (Adam James) stoops to new lows when his plans are jeopardised.

EASTER MONDAY

THE STEPH SHOW

12 NOON, ch4 HHH Join Steph Mcgovern for ‘a power hour of positivity’ every afternoon this week. From the comfort of her Yorkshire home, Steph will be celebrating everyday heroes and providing plenty of advice to get you through this crisis.

JAMES MARTIN’S ISLANDS TO HIGHLANDS

2pm, itv HHHH

James continues his travels across the UK every weekday afternoon, trying out the best produce from across the nation. On Monday, he’s in Dorset, followed by Oxford on Tuesday, south Wales on Wednesday, mid-wales on Thursday and the Peak District on Friday.

DOLLY PARTON: 50 YEARS AT THE OPRY

9pm, bbc2 HHHH

The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee,

and Dolly Parton has been a member of the organisation for 50 years. This special concert pays tribute to the Queen of Country with performances from Dolly and her star guests.

TUESDAY

DOGS WITH EXTRAORDINARY JOBS 7pm, ch5 HHH

From a Jack Russell mix helping out at a wildlife sanctuary in Namibia to a border collie on patrol as a ‘bark ranger’ in a US National Park, meet some very clever canines at work.

YOUR HOME MADE PERFECT

8pm, bbc2 HHH

Punam and Anuj bought a 1930s house, which had been extended in the 1980s. But two of its five bedrooms aren’t big enough for a bed, the bathroom is tiny and the kitchen is dark and isolated. Can architects Laura Jane Clark and Robert Jamison give the couple the space they need for a growing family?

OUR GIRL

9pm, bbc1 HHH

Still reeling after the rescue mission, Georgie (Michelle Keegan) is back home, where she’s struggling to come to terms with events. All that’s keeping her going is the thought of Omar facing justice, plus her own return to work – but neither outcome is a sure thing…

PRUE LEITH: JOURNEY WITH MY DAUGHTER

9pm, ch4 HHHH

Forty-five years ago, the writer, restaurateur and now Great British Bake Off judge and her

husband adopted a baby, Li-da, from Cambodia. Now, mum and daughter travel to southeast Asia to help Li-da to reconnect with her roots – and, perhaps, to find members of her biological family.

WEDNESDAY

THE REPAIR SHOP

8PM, BBC1 HHHH This week, the wonderful restorers breathe new life into a wind-up bird cage, a host of carved angels, a Georgian peat bucket and a surgeon’s leather case.

GREAT BRITISH MENU

8PM, BBC2 HHHH

Over the next three nights, four chefs from the northwest will be competing for a place at the banquet, with Angela Hartnett as the surprise veteran judge.

KATE & KOJI

8PM, ITV HHH

When her ex-husband (an almost unrecognisable Christopher Timothy) shows up with his much younger wife, Kate pretends to be in a relationship with Koji.

DEVS

9PM, BBC2 HHHH

This futuristic eight-part thriller from Alex Garland (who wrote and directed Ex Machina) follows a computer engineer investigating the secretive organisation which she believes is behind the disappearance of her boyfriend.

RUN

9PM, SKY COMEDY HHHH See TV feature, page 14.

THURSDAY

GRAYSON’S ART CLUB

8PM, CH4 HHHH Joe Wicks is holding exercise classes, Jamie Oliver’s showing us how to cook – now, it’s the turn of Grayson Perry to do his bit for the nation with weekly masterclasses that will help to teach us all how to create art.

THE MARTIN LEWIS MONEY SHOW – A CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL

8PM, ITV HHHH Martin addresses some of the many moneyrelated questions raised by the coronavirus pandemic, from job security and government schemes to pensions and family finances.

GORDON, GINO AND FRED: AMERICAN ROAD TRIP

9PM, ITV HHH Gordon Ramsay, Gino D’acampo and Fred Sirieix head to San Francisco, where Gino wants to try the local craze for cannabis in cooking, followed by a spot of goat yoga.

THE TRUTH ABOUT TRAVELLER CRIME: DISPATCHES

9PM, CH4 HHH

Reporter Anja Popp goes in search of the truth behind the scare stories surrounding Traveller communities across Britain.

Are they responsible for a multitude of crimes, or are they the victims of prejudice?

FRIDAY

GARDENERS’ WORLD 8PM, BBC2 HHHH Gardening is still one of the only joys left to us, so join Monty Don at Longmeadow for more inspirational ideas along with all the essential gardening jobs for this weekend.

WALKING BRITAIN’S LOST RAILWAYS 8PM, CH5 HHH From King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth, this episode sees Rob Bell in Norfolk, following a lost railway through some of the quietest parts of England, but also taking in some of the richest country estates in the land.

HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU 8.30PM, BBC1 HHHH Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Victoria Coren Mitchell, and panellists including Dragons’ Den’s Deborah Meaden.

PANGOLINS – THE WORLD’S MOST WANTED ANIMAL 9PM, BBC2 HHHH The endearing pangolin is the most illegally trafficked animal in the world due to the high demand for its scales in Chinese medicine. David Attenborough narrates the story of this critically endangered species, which is now linked to the coronavirus outbreak.

AROUND THE WORLD BY TRAIN WITH TONY ROBINSON 9PM, CH5 HHH It wasn’t so long ago that we saw Michael Portillo crossing Canada by train and this week, it’s Tony Robinson’s turn to ride the rails in this vast, beautiful country – taking in Seattle and Alaska on the way.

GRAHAM NORTON

SATURDAY, 10AM, RADIO 2 HHHH Graham Norton is live from Wogan House, doing just what Terry Wogan would do in these times – using his wit and intelligence to cheer us all up. Take a load off your mind today, and let Graham work his magic.

ARCHIVE ON 4: THE HUBBLE LEGACY

SATURDAY, 8PM, RADIO 4 HHHH The Hubble Telescope was launched in 1990 to allow us Earthlings to look deep into space. The Hubble was meant to last 15 years, but, as we hear in this documentary, it’s still going strong.

GOOD MORNING SUNDAY

EASTER SUNDAY, 6AM, RADIO 2 HHHH

No congregations will sing joyful hymns this morning, but the Reverend Kate Bottley and Jason Mohammad – joined by Shaun Escoffery – bring messages of hope, plus gospel-inspired songs.

A CLASSICAL CONVERSATION

EASTER SUNDAY, 9PM, CLASSIC FM HHHH Joanna Lumley, who is married to a composer, talks about the music that fills their home, and tells John Humphrys how Chopin changed her life.

THE GREY MAN AND OTHER LOST LEGENDS

TUESDAY, 2.15PM, RADIO 4 HHHH There’s a UFO story, tales of mountaineers being pursued by giants and the legend of a Scottish yeti in this drama starring Laura Elphinstone. A rich old brew indeed.

IN OUR TIME

THURSDAY,

9AM, 9.30PM, RADIO 4 HHHH

The discovery of fossils with feathers has given rise to the theory that some dinosaurs survived the great extinctions. Melvyn Bragg and a team of brainboxes discuss the theory in this broadcast.

THE REUNION

FRIDAY, 9AM, RADIO 4 HHHH

Former hostages John Mccarthy, Brian Keenan and Terry Waite, who were kidnapped in Beirut during the 1980s, share their experiences of their ordeal with Sue Macgregor. They were held for a combined total of more than 5,000 days, and their tale is an extraordinary one.