GREAT PAINTINGS OF THE WORLD WITH ANDREW MARR

SATURDAY

6.15pm, CH5 HHHH From the painting’s current home in the National Gallery in London, Andrew uncovers the secrets behind J.M.W. Turner’s The Fighting Temeraire, an image so iconic that it now adorns the new £20 note.

BEST OF CRUFTS: AN A-Z

7pm, CH4 HHHH

The first of five specials looking back over ten years of the world’s best dog show, hosted by Clare Balding and her Tibetan terrier, Archie. Features in tonight’s alphabetical countdown include C for clever dogs and S for Supervet.

MATCH OF THE DAY LIVE

7.15pm, bbc1 HHHHH

Bournemouth v Crystal Palace at the Vitality Stadium is the first game in the Premier League’s history to be broadcast on the BBC. For a full list of this week’s Premier League fixtures, see our Footie Finder on page 20.

ALAN CARR’S EPIC GAMESHOW

7.30pm, itv HHH

For one night only, Alan revives Strike It Lucky, the hit game show that aired from 1986 to 1999, and was hosted by Michael Barrymore.

THE GREAT BRITISH DIG: HISTORY IN YOUR BACK GARDEN

8pm, CH4 HHH Hugh Dennis and a team of archaeologists descend on a suburban street in Kent, where they have one week to find out if the remains of a Roman settlement are hidden beneath the local back yards. First shown on More4.

SUNDAY SONGS OF PRAISE

1.15pm, bbc1 HHH For this Father’s Day special, Sean Fletcher looks back on stories of inspiring dads putting Christian love into action, including one father’s gift to save his son’s life.

COUNTRYFILE

7pm, bbc1 HHHH

Anita Rani is in historic Epping Forest in Essex to find out about its past and its wildlife, and to meet some of the people who look after it.

THATCHER: A VERY BRITISH REVOLUTION

7pm, bbc2 HHHHH Another chance to see this riveting five-part documentary, the definitive history of Margaret Thatcher’s time in Downing Street. Here, members of her inner circle reveal how a political outsider won power in the 1970s, and went on to become one of the most divisive figures of our age. Continues nightly.

DRAGONS’ DEN: BEST EVER PITCHES

8pm, bbc2 HHHH

This week’s trip down memory lane revisits one of the most successful pitches in the show’s entire 15-year history as Levi Roots woos the judges with his Reggae Reggae Sauce – he went on make millions.

LOST PYRAMIDS OF THE AZTECS

8pm, CH4 HHHH

This two-part documentary heads to Mexico City, where archaeologists are digging deeper than ever before to find out who the Aztecs were and how they built their empire – and it’s all brought to life using stunning computer-generated imagery.

THE LUMINARIES

9pm, bbc1 HHHH See Showtime, page 12.

WHEN LOUIS MET THE HAMILTONS

9.45pm, bbc2 HHHHH

A repeat for this unforgettable documentary that saw Louis Theroux spending time with controversial ex-conservative MP Neil Hamilton and his wife, Christine. During the course of filming, events took a very surprising turn when the couple were arrested following allegations of indecent assault.

MONDAY EASTENDERS: SECRETS FROM THE SQUARE

8pm, bbc1 HHHH Eastenders is now off our screens due to the coronavirus crisis, so instead, in this new series, Stacey Dooley will be joined by some of Walford’s biggest stars to relive classic moments and share their best behind-thescenes stories. First, Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright talk all things Mick and Linda Carter.

DEVON AND CORNWALL

8pm, CH4 HHH High up on Dartmoor, shepherds Steve and Crispin gather their flock in preparation for a speed shearing competition. In east Devon, meanwhile, master wheelwrights Greg and Mike embark on a new commission – building a gun carriage to sit aboard HMS Warrior.

INSIDE MONACO: PLAYGROUND OF THE RICH

9pm, bbc2 HHHH

Take a tour of some of the most unusual properties for sale in Monaco – and with average prices around twice as much as in London’s most exclusive district, Mayfair, expect to see some amazing pads. We also get a ticket to the famous Red Cross Ball, where dessert comes with edible gold.

COMEDIANS: HOME ALONE

10pm, bbc2 HHH

In this week’s collection of quick-fire sketches, Tom Allen gives us some quarantine etiquette tips, Jason Manford demonstrates how to cook healthily for six children, and Meera Syal and Sanjeev Bhaskar take us back to The Kumars.

TUESDAY EASTENDERS: DEN & ANGIE

7.30pm, bbc1 HHHHH

To fill the Eastenders hole in its schedules, BBC1 is repeating iconic episodes of the hit soap. And what better place to start than this two-hander with Den and Angie Watts, first shown in October 1986? The

couple’s divorce drama would climax on Christmas Day of that year, watched by an incredible 30.1 million viewers.

BAKE OFF: THE PROFESSIONALS

8pm, CH4 HHHH

In the first challenge, the five remaining teams must produce two different types of desserts – layered vegetable cake slices and tomato-shaped treats. Then, they must create a basket made from at least 160 choux buns, filled with everything you might find at an allotment, all made from sugar.

THIS WEEK ON THE FARM

8pm, CH5 HHH

As well as bringing us all the week’s action from Cannon Hall Farm in south Yorkshire,