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Easter from King’s
Saturday, BBC Two
Music and readings for Holy Week and Easter from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, with the world-famous choir directed by Daniel Hyde. Popular and poignant choral music includes Ave Verum Corpus (Mozart), God So Loved the World (Stainer), Greater Love Hath No Man (Ireland), and a performance by soprano Anita Monserrat of I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Handel, from Messiah). The story of Jesus' Death and Resurrection is told from the Bible by members of King's College and the service is introduced by the Dean, the Rev Dr Stephen Cherry.
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
Sunday, ITV
Plagued by debt and facing bankruptcy, John Darwin decides to fake his own death, much to the horror of his wife Anne. They successfully pull the scam off and John goes into hiding, while Anne consoles her sons. Fact-based drama.
Britain’s Got Talent
Sunday, ITV
Ant and Dec host as more awe-inspiring and showstopping performers take to the stage to try to impress judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams.
Gentleman Jack
Sunday, BBC One
The couple’s honeymoon is disrupted by the arrival of an old flame of Anne’s, who threatens to reveal all the secrets of her complex romantic history.
Back in Halifax, Anne’s family hatch a plan to marry her off to a man as soon as she is back in the country. Over at the Sowden’s farm, Suzannah is consumed with regret about moving in with Thomas, whose dark temper frightens the family.
Doctor Who
Sunday, BBC One
In this swashbuckling Easter special, the Doctor, Yaz and Dan travel back to the 19th-century and a run-in with notorious pirate queen Madame Ching, who is on the hunt for a legendary lost treasure. An old enemy is rising from the depths, and the Doctor is soon drawn into a confrontation with the oceandwelling Sea Devils.
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer Tuesday, Channel 4
Singer Ellie Goulding, comedian Mawaan Rizwan, TV presenter and disability advocate Sophie Morgan and actress Tracy-Ann Oberman take part in the charity baking show. Under the watchful eye of judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith they tackle marble cake and jam roly-poly, before making a showstopping biscuit in honour of their celebrity hero. Presented by Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas.