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Sun 12 May
7:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of The Voice UK
Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates host the next of the battle rounds, as each coach pairs their artists to sing against each other in a vocal showdown. Joining superstar coaches Jessie J, Sir Tom Jones, will.i.am and Danny O'Donoghue are four battle advisors - trusted fellow pop stars and music industry veterans who, alongside each coach, will dedicate themselves to developing the artists and sharing the secrets of their success. After each battle, the artists' own coach must decide who will progress to the knockout stage - and who to send home. This year, however, it is not quite over for the losing artists - in a dramatic new twist, the coaches can 'steal' a losing artist for their own team. If they missed out on an act during the blind auditions, now is their chance to finally grab them.
Fri 17 May
8:30pm (30 mins)
Summary of Coronation Street
An emotionally drained Roy blames Hayley. Gary frets that Tommy could ruin everything. Ryan gets more than he bargained for.
Fri 17 May
8:00pm (30 mins)
Summary of EastEnders
Dexter's world comes crashing down around him when he realises that his mum has betrayed him. Ian is left with a dilemma when he runs out of cash for the restaurant; desperate not to fail, he finds himself betraying those closest to him. Alice starts working for Janine, but it is not just Janine that she needs to impress, as Michael is clearly using Alice for his own gain.
Fri 17 May
7:00pm (30 mins)
Summary of Emmerdale
Alicia is in for a surprise when she decides to speak her true feelings. Rhona struggles to cope with her cravings. Tensions rise as Megan tires of Robbie's attitude with her.
Wed 15 May
9:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of The Apprentice
Business competition. The candidates receive a surprise phone call at the end of their day off; they are called to the home of the Design Council, where Lord Sugar informs them that their task is to come up with a unique piece of flat-pack furniture, before producing prototypes and pitching their products to retailers. The candidates get creative; one team brings a folding chair to the table, while the others set out to manufacture a multifunctional cube. But while the boys get their measurements mixed up, the girls start squabbling over market research. On sales day, half the teams hit the high street in search of orders for their products; but with the pressure on, some members of the street sales team come unstuck. The rest head for appointments laid on by Lord Sugar with some of the country's biggest retailers - and under scrutiny one presentation goes bottoms up.
Sun 12 May
6:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of Countryfile
Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury are in the county of Hampshire. Matt explores the maritime history of the area by helping out on the largest and most powerful warship of her time, HMS Warrior. Julia is in Portsmouth where a story of an epic journey of naval heroism began with the unbelievable bravery of the Cockleshell heroes she also visits the only wasabi farm in the UK. Ellie Harrison is also in Hampshire where she goes out onto the intertidal mudflats with conservationists looking for native oysters and little terns. Tom Heap investigates how, when it came to innovation in farming, Britain used to be a world leader. But with a global food shortage on the horizon, have we still got what it takes to meet the challenges of the future? Adam Henson is on the hunt for a new White Park bull for his farm in the Cotswolds - but can he afford the high asking price?
Series 1
Episode 1
Sun 12 May
8:00pm (120 mins)
Summary of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
Crime drama featuring the pioneering 19th-century detective Jack Whicher. After leaving the Metropolitan Police, Whicher saves a respectable country lady from a violent robbery in a dangerous quarter of London. Susan Spencer is desperately hunting for her vulnerable niece Mary, who came to London in search of Stephen Gann, the young man who had made her pregnant. Susan commissions Jack Whicher as a private inquiry agent to find her niece and the young man. Soon, Whicher is irresistibly drawn into a disturbing and puzzling murder case, bringing him up against wealthy and powerful figures and throwing him into conflict with his former colleagues in the Metropolitan police. The investigation leads to a private lunatic asylum where Whicher himself must confront the darkness of his own demons.
Fri 17 May
9:00pm (30 mins)
Summary of Have I Got News for You
The popular news quiz returns, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host Robert Lindsay and guest panellists Deborah Meaden and Johnny Vegas.
Thu 16 May
8:30pm (30 mins)
Summary of Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs
Dog lover Paul O'Grady continues the second series of the award-winning show in which he visits the staff and canine residents of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. This time, Paul and the staff encounter Ethel, a lost Jack Russell who was found by a cabbie - can they reunite her with her owner? The team also faces the mammoth task of training three huge puppies who have spent their short lives holed up in a garage, but it becomes a fight for survival when two of them are struck down by a deadly virus. Finally, Paul has the pleasure of meeting mother and daughter Staffies Bella and Missy, who need to be rehomed as a pair. As she is given a biopsy, are Bella's lumps a cause for concern?
Wed 15 May
7:15pm (180 mins)
Summary of UEFA Europa League Final
Rafa Benitez has not had the easiest time as interim boss of Chelsea, but the Spaniard his guided his side to their first Europa League final as they take on Portuguese giants Benfica. Matt Smith is joined by Roy Keane, Lee Dixon and Gareth Southgate for live coverage from the Amsterdam Arena, with commentary from Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend. (Subsequent programmes may change).
Fri 17 May
6:00pm (30 mins)
Summary of BBC News at Six
The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.
Sun 12 May
7:30pm (30 mins)
Summary of Off Their Rockers
Comedy series featuring fearless senior citizens playing pranks on the public with the aid of hidden cameras. Forget everything you thought you knew about growing old gracefully and stand by for some outrageous stunts, irreverent behaviour and lots of laughter. In this episode, a Rocker needs help when her hearing aid breaks, while another has to be moved around in a supermarket trolley when her wheelchair is stolen.
Sun 12 May
6:45pm (45 mins)
Summary of Catchphrase
Stephen Mulhern invites contestants John, Pauline and Asa to say what they see as the brand new series of the much-loved game show continues. The three players compete to guess familiar phrases hidden in animated clues, with one lucky contestant going through to the final Super Catchphrase round for their chance to win 50,000 pounds.
Fri 17 May
7:00pm (30 mins)
Summary of The One Show
If it's got Britain talking then it will get talked about on The One Show. Chris Evans and Alex Jones present the stories that matter from across the country.
Episode 2
Thu 16 May
9:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of Murder on the Home Front
Conclusion of the crime drama set during the the birth of modern forensics - the London Blitz of 1940. With the killer's body count rising and DI Freddy Wilkins under pressure to close the case, can forensics help pathologist Dr Lennox Collins and his assistant Molly Cooper ensure that the right suspect is brought to justice? How far are they prepared to go to get their man? Lennox soon learns that not only is he fighting a battle to modernise the way in which crimes are solved, but he is also clashing with the authorities who will go any lengths to ensure the country's morale is sustained.
Mon 13 May
9:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of The Fall
Crime drama series set in Northern Ireland. When a murder in Belfast remains unsolved after 28 days, DSI Stella Gibson is called in to review the case.
Fri 17 May
10:00pm (25 mins)
Summary of BBC News at Ten
The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide.
Mon 13 May
7:30pm (30 mins)
Summary of Rip Off Britain
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville present the series exposing rip-offs, raw deals and poor service. In this edition, they meet a woman who fell foul of a plausible con to get her bank details, expose the companies taking advantage of a simple way to make payments and look into the 'guaranteed' cash prizes that never deliver.
Series 6
Episode 6
Fri 17 May
9:30pm (30 mins)
Summary of Not Going Out
When Lucy's first love reappears on the scene and wants Lucy to star in a romantic play that he has written especially for her, Lee is forced to fight for her attention.
Thu 16 May
9:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of Britain's Biggest Hoarders
Jasmine Harman sets out to help families across Britain who are struggling with hoarding, the condition which has also affected Jasmine's mother for years. Jeff in Plymouth is a 79-year-old former engineer who lives in a house full to the brim with posessions. He is determined to confront his hoarding and Jasmine helps him move a whole floor's worth of his hoard to a local warehouse so he can sort through it. Will he get rid of the junk or continue to live amongst the chaos? Jean in East London's hoard is so bad she has not been able to live in her flat for years. Jasmine and Jean's daughter, Jeanette, try and get her to finally tackle the mountain of things that are stopping her living in her own home but the struggle becomes incredibly emotional.
Fri 17 May
9:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of Life of Crime
Three-part drama series about a policewoman who battles against sexism and prejudice to forge a career in an ever-changing force. It is now 1997 and Denise Woods is a successful DI in the era of cool Britannia and Blair's babes. Ideally placed to rise higher through the ranks, she struggles to find time for her husband Ray and their daughter. Then her world is turned upside down when forensic evidence from a new case is cross-checked on the DNA database and matches samples of Amy Reid's from 1985. Mike Holland's legal team push to have his original conviction rendered unsafe and he is released after 12 years in jail. A court case results in Denise being demoted to Detective Sergeant, and then Ray asks for a separation. Forced to move out of the family home, she faces the prospect of having to start all over again.
Mon 13 May
5:15pm (45 mins)
Summary of Pointless
Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else can think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman.
Mon 13 May
8:00pm (30 mins)
Summary of The Dales
Adrian Edmondson is back for a third series with more stories of a summer in the lives of the people who live and work in the Yorkshire Dales. In the first episode in this series he revisits Ravenseat Farm in Swaledale where sheep farmers Clive and Amanda Owen and their six children have faced a harsh winter. He spends the day helping out and is introduced to their latest addition, baby Sidney. Adrian meets Angela Baker, who was Miss February in that famous WI calendar, and the local theatrical group the Grassington Players - who are about to stage the first ever amateur production of Calendar Girls. Then he returns to Kirkby Malham where he meets young farmer Will Wildman, who has just left school in order to take a more hands-on approach on his family farm.
Tue 14 May
5:15pm (45 mins)
Summary of Pointless
Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else can think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman.
Fri 17 May
8:30pm (30 mins)
Summary of Would I Lie to You?
Rob Brydon is back in the host's chair for the seventh series of the comedy panel show. And, as ever, David Mitchell and Lee Mack are the lightning-quick team captains. Over the course of each show, celebrity guests reveal amazing stories about themselves, some of which are true and some of which are not. The aim of the game is to fool the opposition into mistaking fact for fiction and fiction for fact. In this episode, Lee and David are joined by Joan Bakewell, Warwick Davis, Paul Hollywood and Jason Manford.
Wed 15 May
5:15pm (45 mins)
Summary of Pointless
Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else can think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman.
Fri 17 May
8:00pm (30 mins)
Summary of The Martin Lewis Money Show
Martin Lewis and Saira Khan reveal the truth about credit scores, and advise on how to check your rating for free and boost your chances of obtaining a mortgage or credit cards. They also discuss stoozing - another nifty way of getting free money out of your bank.
Fri 17 May
10:35pm (50 mins)
Summary of The Graham Norton Show
The award-winning host continues his unique chat show with the biggest celebrities, the brightest conversation and the best jokes on TV. Together on Graham's sofa are Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe; Isla Fisher, one of the stars of The Great Gatsby; its director, Baz Luhrmann; comedian Ed Byrne; and Wretch 32, who performs in the studio.
Fri 17 May
5:15pm (45 mins)
Summary of Pointless
Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else can think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman.
Thu 16 May
5:15pm (45 mins)
Summary of Pointless
Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else can think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman.
Mon 13 May
9:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of The Prisoners
Series following offenders in prison, their release and, if they re-offend, their return behind prison doors. Filming over a year, this final episode follows a group of repeat offenders from both Pentonville and Holloway prisons. Chloe, in Holloway, has a cross-prison relationship with her fiance and co-defendant Michael in Pentonville. They want to build a better life together on release, but Chloe gets out first and has to face the world outside alone. Ben deliberately offended to get into jail and get help, but can he stay clean when released? And can Holloway's Jayde finally break her re-offending cycle?
Wed 15 May
5:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of The Chase
Quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh. Four contestants must pit their wits against the Chaser, a ruthless quiz genius determined to stop them winning at all costs. A thrilling battle of brainpower and quick-thinking ensues, with each contestant trying to outrun the Chaser and bank their prize money before the final round, when the surviving team members join forces to try and win thousands of pounds.
Thu 16 May
8:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of Waterloo Road
School-based drama. Dynasty's world is rocked when her ex-boyfriend is released from prison. He wants to make a fresh start with her, but she has eyes for someone else. Maggie is forced to return to work, whilst Audrey battles to keep her job and Tom makes a heartfelt decision.
Tue 14 May
5:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of The Chase
Quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh. Four contestants must pit their wits against the Chaser, a ruthless quiz genius determined to stop them winning the cash prize.
Mon 13 May
5:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of The Chase
Quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh. Four contestants must pit their wits against the Chaser, a ruthless quiz genius determined to stop them winning the cash prize.
Episode 1
Mon 13 May
9:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of Skint
Brand new three-part observational documentary series Skint tells provocative and revealing stories from the inside out about how people survive without work. The series focuses on the lives of a group of people who are either in long-term unemployment, have never worked, or are growing up without any expectation of working. With access over nine months in Scunthorpe, Skint follows a father and stepfather of nine, who used to work at the steelworks, and his friends and neighbours, many of whom live on an estate in one of the most deprived areas of the town. At its height the steelworks employed 27,000 people. It now employs a sixth of that number. With work continuing to be hard to find, the people featured in this series are thrown back on their own resources.
Mon 13 May
9:00pm (30 mins)
Summary of Vicious
Sitcom following the ups and downs in the lives of an elderly gay couple. Freddie has an important audition coming up, while Ash is fretting about what he should do with his life. Then Freddie suggests that he gives acting a go and proceeds to pass on a few tricks of the trade. It pays off and Ash is offered a job after just one interview, but Freddie is thrown into the depths of depression - and it is up to Stuart to try and help rebuild his self-confidence. Violet also needs their support as she has landed herself in a rocky relationship with a Hungarian.
Thu 16 May
7:30pm (30 mins)
Summary of Tonight
The Sandy Hook massacre is now recognised as the most notorious and shocking mass shooting in the USA. Twenty children were killed in cold blood alongside their teachers, in a place that should have meant care and safety, not death and fear. Three months on, and despite grieving parents and presidential promises, it is unlikely that much will be done to change the gun laws. ITV News Washington correspondent Robert Moore travels across the States, examining the attachment between Americans and their firearms. He talks to gun owners about why they have guns - and why they would never give them up. He meets families who have suffered the consequences of a society where ownership of these weapons is so ingrained, and in an extraordinary interview, he meets a father whose son accidentally shot his little sister.
Fri 17 May
5:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of The Chase
Quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh. Four contestants must pit their wits against the Chaser, a ruthless quiz genius determined to stop them winning at all costs. A thrilling battle of brainpower and quick-thinking ensues, with each contestant trying to outrun the Chaser and bank their prize money before the final round, when the surviving team members join forces to try and win thousands of pounds.
Thu 16 May
10:35pm (60 mins)
Summary of Question Time
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Ipswich. On the panel: Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond MP; Shadow Immigration Minister, Chris Bryant MP; former Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Charles Kennedy MP; Financial Times journalist Gillian Tett; and the Chair of Arts Council England, Peter Bazalgette.
Fri 17 May
8:30pm (30 mins)
Summary of Gardeners' World
Gardening magazine. Monty Don tackles seasonal jobs at Longmeadow and plants clematis in his cottage garden. Rachel de Thame takes a walk down memory lane when she visits the world's biggest flower garden in Holland and Carol Klein is on the trail of early plant hunters, responsible for the glorious selection of magnolias brought to these shores.
Episode 6
Wed 15 May
9:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of 24 Hours in A and E
This episode of the award-winning series filmed at King's College Hospital focuses on the worried parents of a young girl who fell dangerously at the diving pool, and the difficult work of the hospital's security team. Eight-year-old Abby hit her head after falling from the steps of a high diving board. The medical team need to scan her head and neck to check for serious injuries.
Thu 16 May
9:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of The Tube: An Underground History
In 2013 London Underground is 150 years old. Following on from BBC2's The Tube series, this programme tells the story of the underground through the eyes of the people who work for it. Farringdon station supervisor Iain MacPherson reveals why his station - the original terminus - was constructed in the 1860s, and recalls the dark days of Kings Cross in the 1980s. Piccadilly line driver Dylan Glenister explains why every Edwardian station on his line has its own unique tiling pattern and how, in the 1930s, the construction of new stations expanded the borders of London. With privileged access to disused stations and rare archive footage, this is the tube's hidden history, revealing why it was first built and how it has shaped London ever since.
Mon 13 May
10:35pm (45 mins)
Summary of Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Extended version of the popular news quiz, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, a guest host and guest panellists John Cooper Clarke and Michael Fabricant.
Thu 16 May
7:00pm (60 mins)
Summary of The Dambusters: 70 Years on
Dan Snow presents live from RAF Scampton, a tribute to the daring Dambusters raid. On the night of 16th May 1943, nineteen Lancaster Bombers took off on a mission of courage and ingenuity, their plan was to drop the newly invented bouncing bombs on to German dams in order to flood the industrial heart of the Nazi war machine. Seventy years on, veterans and their families gather to remember the raid and the bravery of the 133 men who undertook it. Tributes include Tornado jets from the current 617 Squadron, Spitfires and a Lancaster Bomber from the Battle of Britain flying in to RAF Scampton, the home of the Dambusters, plus the Queen's Colour Squadron and the College Band of the RAF end the commemoration with a Sunset Ceremony.
Mon 13 May
9:30pm (30 mins)
Summary of The Job Lot
Sitcom set in a job centre. It is all hands to the pump when a local factory suddenly shuts down, and Karl is in the worst possible state to cope as the centre is overwhelmed by newly unemployed jobseekers. Trish knuckles down to help people sign on, reminding everyone that teamwork makes the dream work. The only problem is, she doesn't have a clue how - and her struggles with the computer reveal a disturbing secret.
Wed 15 May
10:00pm (30 mins)
Summary of The Apprentice: You're Fired!
Meet the candidate who went flat out to create a piece of flat pack furniture, only to end up flattened in the boardroom. Lord Sugar's aide Karren Brady, Wow! Stuff's Richard North and comedian Andy Parsons take apart what went wrong.
Tue 14 May
12:15pm (45 mins)
Summary of Bargain Hunt
The Welsh isle of Anglesey is the spectacular setting for another Bargain Hunt. Experts Jonathan Pratt and Anita Manning lend a hand in helping the red and blue teams as they attempt to buy low and sell high. Presenter Tim Wonnacott travels to Herefordshire to explore a nineteenth century English stately home, which was built to look like a Norman castle.
Mon 13 May
12:15pm (45 mins)
Summary of Bargain Hunt
Antiques challenge. The Bargain Hunt teams search for interesting items to take to auction at Wetherby Racecourse, with guidance from experts Thomas Plant and Anita Manning. Presenter Tim Wonnacott travels to Kiplin Hall.
Mon 13 May
8:30pm (30 mins)
Summary of Panorama
- Panorama. Former England and Arsenal footballer Sol Campbell investigates why the unemployment rate for young black British men is roughly double that of their white counterparts. He follows four under-25-year-olds in their search for that all-important first job, and asks: are employers to blame, or do young black men need to work harder at finding work?
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