PICK OF THE WEEK

SATURDAY Dogs Behaving Badly (Channel 4, 6.05pm)

Channel 4 and its sister channel More4 have gone doggone crazy over the past few days – they have broadcast various canine-themed programmes, including coverage of the annual Crufts event at the NEC in Birmingham. Here’s another to add to the list. It introduces viewers to Graeme Hall – aka The Dogfather – a leading dog trainer who believes he can bring any pooch to heel, no matter how troublesome they appear to be. During this documentary Hall comes face-to-muzzle with a 71kg great dane from South Shields that intimidates everyone, a poodle in Weymouth with a vendetta against his owner’s boyfriend and a labrador in Warrington that steals food from the oven. As doglovers may have guessed, it’s not the pets that turn out to be the problem – it’s their owners.

Let’s Sing and Dance for Comic Relief (BBC One, 6.45pm)

Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins present the next round of the musical celebrity talent contest, giving another selection of famous faces a chance to demonstrate their singing or dancing skills. The celebrities taking to this stage are the stars of Casualty and Holby City, The Chaser’s resident quiz aces, dancer couple James and Ola Jordan, and EastEnders actor Danny-Boy Hatchard (Lee Carter). Claudia Winkleman, Russell Kane and Adil Ray – in character as Mr Khan – form this week’s judging panel, and newly formed boy band Boys Allowed make a special one-off performance. Also appearing are Katherine Ryan, Shappi Khorsandi, Amanda Holden and Tamzin Outhwaite, while 2015 X Factor winner Louisa Johnson performs.

SUNDAY Call the Midwife (BBC One, 8pm)

Sister Julienne oversees the opening of a family planning clinic at the local community centre, leading mother-of-three Wilma Goddens to start taking the contraceptive pill behind her husband’s back. Barbara is distraught when she discovers that her father has accepted a missionary posting in New Guinea for the next three years so will not be able to officiate at her wedding, while Violet suffers terribly with hot flushes, Christopher asks Trixie to meet his daughter, and Delia’s heartache may finally be over. Last in the series.

Top Gear (BBC Two, 8pm)

Matt LeBlanc and Chris Harris’s challenge tonight takes them from desert to snowy mountain as they take part in an all-season US road trip. The pair are lucky enough to test-drive the latest convertible supercars from Lamborghini and Porsche, but which of them will come out on top? Back at the test track, Rory Reid manages to set the toughest of driving challenges for Chris as he climbs inside an Alfa Romeo Giulia, while former Doctor Who actor David Tennant is the Star in a Reasonably Fast Car.

MONDAY Meet the Lords (BBC Two, 9pm)

Peers turn out in huge numbers to have their say on the most important issue in decades and decide whether to rebel on Brexit or not, while there are ermine gowns to put on and ancient traditions to follow for the day of the Queen’s Speech – the biggest ceremonial event of the year. Plans to overhaul Parliament’s Victorian sewage system could mean a move for the five or so years the work will take, and Baroness D’Souza has new research about peers who claim expenses without contributing to the House.

Broadchurch (STV, 9pm)

Hardy and Ellie appeal to Trish to be more open with them as she may have information that – although not related to the attack – could help the investigation, but she is unwilling to co-operate. The officers of Broadchurch CID are slowly making their way through the painstaking process of interviewing witnesses and collecting statements and start to uncover inconsistencies and lies – and previously hidden connections between Trish and some suspects. Crime drama, starring David Tennant, Olivia Colman and Julie Hesmondhalgh.

TUESDAY Secrets of the National Trust with Alan Titchmarsh (Channel 5, 9pm)

During his latest trip to some of Blighty’s best loved areas, the host reveals the secrets of the Cistercian monks who lived at Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire more than 800 years ago, and visits Studley Royal Water Garden. Now she’s finished her Saturday morning Radio 2 show, Anneka Rice has more time to visit places like Mottisfont in Hampshire. She takes a look at Britain’s last working water-driven spade mill. Plus, Miriam

O’Reilly joins a bat watch on the South Downs and Dan Jones visits Giant’s Causeway in Co Antrim.

The Replacement (BBC One, 9pm)

After Paula confesses her secret, Ellen thinks she has the proof she needs, but the rest of the office turns against her and she is forced to leave for good. Matters take an even more traumatic turn for Ellen when Paula questions the paternity of her baby daughter and, after a catastrophic celebration at the new building, she faces a fight not only for her career, but for her family as well. Concluding part of the drama starring Morven Christie, Vicky McClure, Richard Rankin and Dougray Scott.

WEDNESDAY The Real Marigold Hotel (BBC One, 9pm)

Half of the group head off to the hill stations of the Nilgiri mountains, but the drive involves a climb that has them on the edge of their seats. Dennis and Paul complete the journey by steam train, passing a station full of monkeys before arriving in Ooty, a town that allows Dennis to fulfil a lifelong dream: playing a game on the very first snooker table. Sheila, Amanda and Lionel attend a Hindu ancestor ceremony and reflect on death itself and the fact that they have lost many famous friends in the last year.

Pedalling Dreams: The Raleigh Story (BBC Four, 9pm)

It’s one of the oldest bike manufacturers in the world, as well as one of the best-loved – its Chopper model, which topped many children’s Christmas lists in the 1970s, was included by the BBC in a rundown of British design classics, alongside the Routemaster bus and red telephone box. This documentary tells the brand’s story, using personal testimony and rare and previously unseen archive film. It looks at how the business, which was born in the back streets of Nottingham in 1888, grew to become the biggest bicycle manufacturer in the world and, for more than a century, was known for its simple and practical bikes.

THURSDAY Crufts 2017 (Channel 4, 8pm)

Clare Balding presents further coverage from the world’s largest dog show at Birmingham NEC, where a packed programme includes judging of the terrier and hound groups and highlights of the agility and flyball. Balding also meets last year’s Crufts winner Devon, who is competing in the Eukanuba World Challenge – a league of nations-style competition for top winners from different countries. Kate Beavan and Nim Patel team up to talk about dog health and welfare, Iwan Thomas reports on dog socialisation and there’s an appearance from cat-detection dog Molly.

Prime Suspect 1973 (STV, 9pm)

Following the revelation of the Jaguar in George and Mary Collins’ garage, the pair protest their innocence about their daughter’s final days, but the case against them hardens when forensics officers discover further signs of violence against Julie Ann in their home. With the timeline of Julie Ann’s injuries not adding up, Jane pursues a witness who says Eddie visited George Collins the night before her death, while Clifford Bentley is released from prison and returns home to a hero’s welcome.

FRIDAY The Gadget Show (Channel 5, 7pm)

Actor, presenter, voiceover man, comedian, DJ, poet and jungle inhabitant – is there anything Craig Charles cannot turn his hand to? For the next 12 weeks Charles will anchor the revamped Gadget Show from its new studio base in Birmingham. Tonight, the show’s other new host, tech journalist Georgie Barrat, kicks off a series-long challenge in which she endeavours to see if gadgets can improve the performance of Monkey Tree FC – an amateur football team hovering near the bottom of Division Two of the East Midlands Public Authorities League. Jon Bentley finds out how snappy Samsung’s new 360 camera is by testing it out at a “wall of death”, filming motorcycles whizzing round a circular vertical wall at 40mph. Finally, Charles inboxes a Nintendo Switch, the much-hyped games console, just one week after its worldwide launch.

Tony Robinson: Coast to Coast (Channel 5, 8pm)

The actor steps off the beaten track to reveal the religious and industrial heritage that underscores the near-200-mile stretch of countryside across northern England. Venturing from west to east, his journey begins in the village of St Bees where he asks: why does such a small community have such a colossal church? The morning’s exploits leave him hungry, and he seizes the opportunity to discover the uppercrust origins of the scotch egg in the Lake District. Then, at the region’s most westerly lake, he meets a farmer taking a pioneering approach to protect the natural environment, before trying his hand at brewing the perfect pint of craft ale.