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MIKE MULVIHILL’S guide to the week’s TV

SATURDAY Pointless Celebrities

6.10PM, BBC1

Alexander Armstrong and co-host Richard Osman present a journalists’ edition of the quiz, with Owen Jones, Paris Lees,

Kay Burley, Adam Boulton, Carole Malone, Quentin Letts, Victoria Derbyshire and Amol Rajan representing the fourth estate.

Britain At Low Tide 8PM, CH4

Dr Tori Herridge is in Scotland exploring the archaeological treasures left behind when the tide goes out in the Firth of Forth. Her finds lead her to investigate the story behind a long-forgotten harbour regarded as the birthplace of the Scottish whisky industry, and to ask why a 16th-century entrepreneur decided to tunnel under the sea.

Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions

8.30PM, ITV It’s the penultimate heat in the hugely entertaining battle of the champions as tonight’s acts compete for two spots in the grand final. And, as not all of the judges have pressed their golden buzzer yet, there’s still everything to play for.

Casualty

9.20PM, BBC1

It’s a bad week for Rash as his career is threatened when he gets blamed for Mason’s mistake. Iain, meanwhile, makes a big decision about his future. Surely, our favourite paramedic isn’t leaving Holby?

Nomad: In The Footsteps Of Bruce Chatwin

9.45PM, BBC2

In this strange but hypnotic Arena film, the legendary film director Werner Herzog pays tribute to the late, great writer and adventurer Bruce Chatwin, following in his friend’s footsteps from the Black Mountains of Wales to the Australian outback in search of the ‘nature of human existence’.

SUNDAY Countryfile

7PM, BBC1

It’s the show so many have been waiting for: the annual One Man And His Dog contest. Matt Baker and Helen Skelton present from Bowhill House in the Scottish Borders.

Antiques Roadshow

8PM, BBC1

This week’s Roadshow comes from the waterfront by the V&A Dundee, and among the treasures brought in for valuation are a bowl bought at a car-boot sale, some rare SAS medals and a Vivienne Westwood jacket.

Dragons’ Den

8PM, BBC2

Heading to the Den this week are a Yorkshire shepherd who is hoping the Dragons will flock to invest in his field-to-fork lamb delivery boxes, while a confectionery pioneer hopes to bag a sweet Dragon deal with his low-sugar, dairy-free chocolate.

Sanditon

9PM, ITV

Episode five of Andrew Davies’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s unfinished novel, and tensions between Tom and his labourers erupt during the Sanditon cricket match. Charlotte and Sidney, meanwhile, continue to clash – and Lord Babington offers

Esther a glimpse of a better future.

Tories At War 10PM, CH4

Filmed over the past nine months, this revealing documentary tells the inside story of the bitter divisions that threaten to tear the Conservative Party apart. Are we seeing ‘the slow death of the most successful political party in democratic history’?

MONDAY Strictly: It Takes Two

5.15PM, BBC1

Every night this week, Zoe Ball and Rylan Clark-Neal – sometimes together, other times on their own – present all the latest Strictly news, gossip and insight, and catch up with the couples between rehearsals.

Celebrity MasterChef

9PM, BBC1

The famous five heading into the kitchen for this week’s heats are veteran EastEnder Adam Woodyatt, DJ and lawyer Judge Jules, reality star Vicky Pattison, transgender campaigner Kellie Maloney and TV weatherman Tomasz Schafernaker. Their first challenge: curry.

The $50m Art Swindle

9PM, BBC2

Charlatan art dealer Michel Cohen swindled more than $50 million from the art world before going on the run. Now, 16 years after he escaped from custody, acclaimed film-maker Vanessa Engle has tracked him down and persuaded him to tell his extraordinary story.

A Confession

9PM, ITV

There’s a dramatic turn in episode four of Jeff Pope’s compelling true-crime drama as Det Supt Steve Fulcher (an understated Martin Freeman) finds his deliberate breach of police procedure coming back to haunt him as suspected killer Christopher Halliwell (Joe Absolom) prepares to stand trial.

Crime And Punishment

9PM, CH4

Filmed over a 48-hour period, the second episode of this harrowing series focuses on a time of significant unrest, when deteriorating conditions and prisoners being locked away for over 23 hours a day leads to protests.

TUESDAY Saving Lives At Sea

8PM, BBC2

This week, the brave volunteers of the RNLI race to the rescue of an unconscious diver, a yacht sinking in the middle of the Channel and a windsurfer caught out in a storm.

Love Your Garden

8PM, ITV In the year of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, Alan Titchmarsh and his team head to Derbyshire to build an exciting garden for sprightly 98-year-old D-Day veteran Jack Parrott and his wife of 68 years, Margaret.

The Great British Bake Off

8PM, CH4

The theme of the challenges set by the judges in week five is the ‘Roaring Twenties’, and the tiered showstopper must be based on the remaining bakers’ favourite tipple.

The Capture

9PM, BBC1

Like Bodyguard, this equally gripping series hints at a conspiracy that goes right to the very top. In episode four, as DI Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger) tries to bring in Shaun Emery (Callum Turner), sinister forces dog her every step. So who is friend – and who is foe?

Love In The Countryside

9PM, BBC2

In the second of this rural dating show, we see how farmers Martin and Grace got on with the three potential partners they picked, and meet sheepdog trainer Katy, who is still looking for love after four marriages.

Live: The Circle 9.15PM, CH4

There were high hopes that this social media reality show would be the next

Big Brother, but it fell rather flat. Emma Willis has been recruited as the new host to bring some excitement to the second series.

WEDNESDAY Location, Location, Location

8PM, CH4

Kirstie and Phil are house-hunting in Essex and east London this week. Grandmother Janet is looking for a future-proof home, while first-time buyers Adam and Becky are struggling to find a place to start a family.

The Big Hospital Experiment

9PM, BBC2

It’s the final week for the volunteers at the Royal Derby Hospital, and senior staff must present the findings of the experiment to a hospital board to discuss whether this is a viable long-term solution for the staffing crisis across the NHS. Doc Martin 9PM, ITV See TV feature, page 14.

Grand Designs

9PM, CH4

Richard and Felicia gave themselves nine months to transform a vast underground water reservoir near the Humber Estuary into a light, airy courtyard family home. That was back in 2013. Kevin McCloud reports on a project that hasn’t always gone to plan.

Secrets Of The Royal Kitchens

9PM, CH5

This light-hearted new four-part series offers us a glimpse into the unique world of the royal family. We begin by charting the evolution of royal culinary traditions, from medieval times to the present day.

THURSDAY Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes

8.30PM, ITV

Paul administers more smiles to some of the 600 child patients who arrive every day at Great Ormond Street Hospital. On his round this week is six-year-old Noah, who is waiting to have his kidney removed, and two-year-old Lucas, who has an eye problem.

The Cameron Years

9PM, BBC1

The final part of this enlightening two-part documentary begins in 2005, when the young David Cameron beat David Davis to become Tory leader, and concludes with his greatest triumph, the thumping 2015 election win. Where did it all go wrong?

Conspiracy Files: Vaccine Wars

9PM, BBC2

As Britain loses its measles-free status, this alarming documentary examines the arguments of those who campaign against vaccines, and asks if they’re to blame for the return of previously preventable diseases.

Inside Prison: Britain Behind Bars

9PM, ITV

This new four-parter goes behind the gates of six British prisons to reveal what life is like for the men and women serving their sentences inside – and how the staff keeping order are managing under increasing pressure.

FRIDAY Gardeners’ World

8PM, BBC2 This special edition explores the idea that gardening is good for your physical and mental wellbeing. While Rachel de Thame and Monty Don plant bulbs for spring, Arit Anderson visits a medical centre where gardening is prescribed by doctors to help patients to cope with long-term problems.

8PM, CH5

The Loco Ladies, the Railmen of Kent and the Cambrian Coasters have three days to build beautifully landscaped and fully functioning layouts to reflect the ‘Best of British’ in heat three of the charming model challenge.

Inside The Vatican

9PM, BBC2

In the second and final episode of this insightful series, it’s a time of change for the Catholic Church as Pope Francis appoints 14 new cardinals; meanwhile, a damaging sex abuse scandal erupts just as the Pope embarks on a historic visit to Ireland.

Scarborough

9.30PM, BBC1

Mike and Karen (Jason Manford and Catherine Tyldesley) have decided to move in together, and are hunting for a new flat to call home. But Mike is finding it difficult to tell Bigsy (Steve Edge) that he’s moving out…