Seven Days

MIKE MULVIHILL’S guide to the week’s TV

SATURDAY

HIRE MY HOME 5.35PM, CH4

In this new interior design challenge, two designers try to transform two unloved holiday lets into dream staycation spots, before asking 100 would-be holidaymakers a simple question: Would you hire this home?

ANT & DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY 7PM, ITV

Comedian Romesh Ranganathan will be in the guest announcer booth, while Ant and Dec wreak havoc on their former co-star Cat Deeley in one of the riskiest Undercovers yet.

THE WINDSORS: INSIDE THE ROYAL DYNASTY

8PM, CH4

Is there anything more we need to know about the royal family? Well, just in case you do, here’s a new, six-part series that traces the history of the Windsors, from the death of King George V in 1936 to the present day.

THE VOICE UK 8.30PM, ITV

Just four months on from the 2020 final, here’s your chance to vote for this year’s champion. Will coaches Tom Jones, will.i.am or Anne-marie have mentored the winner, or will it be three in a row for Olly Murs?

MY FATHER AND ME

9.45PM, BBC2

This 2019 film by documentary-maker Nick Broomfield is his most personal yet, both a memoir and a tribute to his photographer dad, Maurice Broomfield. It charts his life against a backdrop of Britain in the 20th century, with cinematography by Nick’s son, Barney.

SUNDAY

ALL STAR MUSICALS 6.30PM, ITV

John Barrowman is back for a special edition of the singing contest as six famous faces are transformed into West End stars. Taking to the stage are actresses Jessica Hynes and Luisa Bradshaw-white, ‘Judge’ Robert Rinder, actor Barney Walsh, journalist Robert Peston and Dr Ranj Singh, all of whom will be mentored by the great Elaine Paige.

COUNTRYFILE 7PM, BBC1

On her home turf in the Cotswolds, Ellie Harrison celebrates the arrival of spring, and raids the archives for stories featuring Matt Baker, Adam Henson and more.

CHRIS PACKHAM’S ANIMAL EINSTEINS 7PM, BBC2

We’ve seen the benefits of co-operation and communication in the natural world, but what about lying, cheating and theft? This week, Chris looks at nature’s most successful fraudsters, and how they fool others to get what they want, from food to mates.

TOP GEAR 8PM, BBC1

Lucky Freddie Flintoff, Paddy Mcguinness and Chris Harris try out three legendary cars once driven by 007 himself, including the Aston Martin DB5. Plus, Chris and Paddy pit a new Ferrari against a very old Alfa Romeo.

LINE OF DUTY 9PM, BBC1 See Showtime, page 10.

QUEEN ELIZABETH: LOVE, HONOUR & CROWN 9PM, CH4

Using recently declassified documents, letters and personal testimony, this insightful film examines the key events in the lives of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip as they have battled to make their marriage work. How have the royal couple paid for trying to balance the twin pressures of crown and family?

MONDAY

THE REPAIR SHOP 4.30PM, BBC1

In the first of this week’s episodes, leather expert Suzie Fletcher gets to grips with an iconic flying jacket worn by a Second World War Spitfire pilot, while mechanical maestro Steve Fletcher works his magic on a toy bird.

JAMIE: KEEP COOKING FAMILY FAVOURITES

8.30PM, CH4

This week, Jamie Oliver shares a supersimple recipe that takes the humble aubergine and gives it a delicious Italian twist. Then, he rustles up his tasty, crispy salmon tacos, with beautiful Cajun-rubbed salmon and a zingy mango salsa. Delicious.

FOOTBALL’S DARKEST SECRET

9PM, BBC1

This disturbing three-part series, showing on consecutive nights, examines historic child abuse that took place in youth football, from the mid-1970s until the mid-1990s, and the culture of silence that surrounded it. Continues tomorrow at 10.45pm.

UNFORGOTTEN 9PM, ITV

In the penultimate episode, Cassie and Sunny interview two of the four suspects again and get closer to the truth about what happened the night Walsh disappeared, before events take a devastating turn after Cassie has a painful altercation with her father.

24 HOURS IN POLICE CUSTODY 9PM, CH4

This true-crime series returns with the case of a 23-year-old man who has been arrested for numerous offences, but a lack of evidence and his ‘no comment’ interviews mean he has to be released. Within days, he is suspected of a fresh crime wave, including a sex attack. Will Bedfordshire Police finally get their man?

TUESDAY

INTERIOR DESIGN MASTERS WITH

ALAN CARR 8PM, BBC2

Having survived seven tough design challenges, the two finalists go head to head

to battle it out for the ultimate prize. Awaiting the winner is a career-defining design contract with a hotel in the Lake District.

THE GREAT CELEBRITY BAKE OFF FOR STANDUP TO CANCER

8PM, CH4 Matt Lucas welcomes rapper Dizzee Rascal, radio DJ Nick Grimshaw, psychiatrist and author Philippa Perry and comedian Reece Shearsmith to the tent. Who will impress Paul and Prue and be crowned star baker?

MASTERCHEF 9PM, BBC1

It’s the last week of heats, and five more hopefuls get their first chance to win an apron by cooking their signature dish. The final heat is on Thursday (9pm) before the last quarter-final on Friday (9pm).

THE DETECTIVES: FIGHTING ORGANISED CRIME

9PM, BBC2 Filmed over two years, this returning series had unprecedented access to Greater Manchester Police, offering insight into the force’s battle against organised crime. In the first episode, a man is kidnapped and tortured, and police think he could be the first of many victims.

STRANGERS MAKING BABIES

9.15PM, CH4

A new, four-part series following the work of fertility specialist Dr Marie Wren and her team of experts as they try to match single people who wish to have a baby, but not a romantic relationship. Tonight, nanny Venicia and amateur dancer Sarah each meet three carefully vetted potential co-parents.

WEDNESDAY

KIRSTIE AND PHIL’S LOVE IT OR LIST IT: BRILLIANT BUILDS 8PM, CH4

Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer look back at two families – one in Bury St Edmunds and one in Harrogate – who had to sacrifice some of their gardens to extend their houses and make more living space.

THIS IS MY HOUSE 9PM, BBC1

Stacey Dooley hosts this new guessing game panel show, a twist on Through The Keyhole. Four people give us a tour of a home that they claim is theirs – but only one is telling the truth. Can a team of celebrity judges work together to figure out who is the honest homeowner and who are the squatters?

FIRST DATES HOTEL 9PM, CH4

In a new series, filmed before Covid travel restrictions came into place, Fred Sirieix and his team of enthusiastic Cupids throw open the doors to their romantic Italian hotel and welcome a new batch of British singletons who are all looking for love in the sun.

PREDATOR: CATCHING THE BLACK CAB RAPIST 9PM, CH5

Serial rapist John Worboys is believed to have claimed more than 100 victims between 2000 and 2008. He could have been stopped in 2007, but the police let him go. The woman who came forward then tells her story here for the first and only time, and we learn how badly flawed the original investigation was.

THURSDAY

SORT YOUR LIFE OUT 8PM, BBC1

In this new series, Stacey Solomon and her team help a family to transform their home. First, they have to move all – and I mean all

– their possessions into a warehouse, where they will try to decide what they want to keep and what they want to get rid of.

THE DOG HOUSE 8PM, CH4

This week, we meet three terriers looking for their forever homes: Patterdale puppy Friday, exuberant Jack Russell Rocco and stray Westie Grant. Will they be leaving Wood Green with loving new owners?

BLACK POWER: A BRITISH STORY OF RESISTANCE 9PM, BBC2

This powerful documentary looks at the 1960s and 1970s through the eyes of the young black people who refused to take racism as a part of the natural order of things in the UK. In interviews, a number of black activists reveal what drove them to act.

TASKMASTER 9PM, CH4

Taskmaster Greg Davies watches on with glee as, in the second episode, Mike Wozniak vaults a high fence, Sarah Kendall wears shoes on her knees and Charlotte Ritchie grapples with static electricity.

10 YEARS YOUNGER IN 10 DAYS 9PM, CH5

In this week’s ten-day transformation challenge, Cherry Healey and her team tackle party-loving Nick, whose face and teeth tell the tale of one too many late nights.

FRIDAY

GRAYSON’S ART CLUB 8PM, CH4

Jane Seymour is at her California home, where she creates a piece on the theme of work. Grayson Perry talks to artist Ryan Gander, and there are contributions from singer Lianne La Havas and comedian Tom Allen.

KATE HUMBLE’S COASTAL BRITAIN 8PM, CH5

Kate’s final walk takes her 12 miles along the Suffolk coast. She starts at a nature reserve, takes in a permanent holiday village, the post-war home of Benjamin Britten and protected wetlands before finishing, fittingly, at another reserve – but this one was once a top-secret military test site.

GARDENERS’ WORLD 9PM, BBC2

Monty Don makes the most of the clocks going forward as he begins to sow dahlia seeds for summer flowers, before showing what to plant now in the vegetable garden.

THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW 10.45PM, BBC1

Graham’s guests include actors Liam Neeson, Tahar Rahim and Cush Jumbo, comedian Rob Brydon and Dragon’s Den’s Deborah Meaden.