| BBC 1 |
| 6.00pm BBC News | | |
| 6.30pm Regional News Programmes | | |
| 7.00pm The ONE Show | | Topical reports from across the UK, featuring contributions from historian Dan Snow and broadcaster Hardeep Singh Kohli. Dominic Littlewood is also on hand with consumer advice, while Ellie Harrison reports on issues affecting wildlife across Britain. Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley present. |
| 7.30pm Cars, Cops and Bailiffs | Bailiff Jamie Waller gets hold of a persistent parking fine evader and the Metropolitan Police launch a crackdown on the many uninsured cars on the roads.
followed by BBC News; Regional News |
| 8.00pm Child of Our Time | | Professor Robert Winston explores the struggles of the featured children while at school. He considers whether the stresses of bullying and exams being taken from the age of seven are a good preparation for later life or just too much for some to cope with. |
| 9.00pm The Apprentice | | The teams are challenged to sell wedding dresses at the NEC in Birmingham. Alan Sugar gives them just one day to visit selected bridal businesses before they adapt their hard-sell techniques to the highly sensitive matter of marital wear, knowing that one member of the least successful team faces the sack. |
| 10.00pm BBC News | | |
| 10.25pm Regional News and Weather | | |
| 10.35pm The National Lottery Draws | | More fortunes are made as the balls are set rolling and the all-important results of the Thunderball, Dream Number and Lotto draws are revealed. |
| 10.40pm Comedy Sketchbook | Angus Deayton presents more classic clips, including an English meal with Goodness Gracious Me and memorable comedy by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, Victoria Wood, Hale and Pace, and Paul Merton. Plus, sketches from Today's the Day, Not the Nine O'Clock News, Three of a Kind and The Fast Show.
followed by National Lottery Update |
| 11.30pm Film: Bounce (2000, 12) | Businessman Ben Affleck gives a desperate family man his ticket home — but is haunted by guilt when the plane crashes. Things become more complicated when he visits the dead man's home, and finds himself falling for widow Gwyneth Paltrow. Romantic drama, co-starring Natasha Henstridge, Caroline Aaron and Alex D Linz.
followed by Weatherview |
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| BBC 2 |
| 6.00pm Eggheads | | Quiz, hosted by Dermot Murnaghan, in which the winners of famous game shows work as a team to tackle a new set of challengers hoping to win a cash prize. |
| 6.30pm Great British Menu | | London and the South East's representatives prepare tempting main courses. Jason Atherton cooks dexter beef fillet, ox cheek and smoked pomme puree. Meanwhile, Atul Kochhar serves slow cooked duck breast with chettinad spices. |
| 7.00pm Mountain | | Griff Rhys Jones travels through the Lake District, a place deemed dull only a few hundred years ago. The comedian discovers how the area inspired poet Wordsworth, whose writings did much to change people's perceptions of the region, and investigates the birthplace of the Quaker movement. He retraces the footsteps of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge and talks to farmers about their role in keeping the mountains picturesque. |
| 8.00pm Natural World | | Marine biologist and film-maker Rick Rosenthal's journeys across three oceans in search of billfish. Among the endangered species he champions are the graceful sailfish, menacing swordfish and the marlin, immortalised in fiction by Ernest Hemingway. David Attenborough narrates. |
| 8.50pm Strictly Black Grouse | | Black grouse dance in the lonely uplands of Britain. |
| 9.00pm Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture | | The historian examines buildings made with the future in mind. He visits an ancient city of skyscrapers in Yemen, and Santa Domingo in the Dominican Republic, where Spanish invaders set a pattern for other cities to follow. Dan also heads to Bhutan in the Himalayas, where a king wanted modern monuments to be indistinguishable from those built 500 years earlier, and heads to Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, to explore how plans can go wrong. |
| 10.00pm The Apprentice: You're Fired! | | Adrian Chiles offers a chance to catch up with the show's freshly rejected candidate, who reveals what it's really like to be in the firing line. Wedding planner to the stars Peregrine Armstrong-Jones and journalist Jane Moore offer their opinions on the remaining hopefuls. |
| 10.30pm Newsnight | | Jeremy Paxman presents a comprehensive round-up of the day's events. |
| 11.20pm Virgin Memories | | People of varying social classes and ages recall losing their virginity, including plumbers, pop stars, schoolgirls and spinsters. Celebrity contributors include comedian Rowland Rivron, actress Arabella Weir, singer Toyah Willcox and sportsman Ade Adepitan. |
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| ITV 1 |
| 6.00pm London Tonight | | |
| 6.30pm ITV Evening News | | |
| 7.00pm Coronation Street | | A pensive Liam faces up to his night with Carla, while Maria tells him she wants them to register the baby's death. A furious Gail has a run-in with Tina's mum when she turns up at the Platts' demanding to know what her daughter's up to, and Leanne gets to grips with pulling pints in the Rovers. |
| 7.30pm Live UEFA Cup Final | | Zenit St Petersburg v Rangers (Kick-off 7.45pm). Matt Smith is joined by Andy Townsend to presents coverage of the showpiece occasion at the City of Manchester Stadium. Zenit are managed by former Gers boss Dick Advocaat, who worked wonders to inspire his team to victories over German sides Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich en route to this stage. Walter Smith's men do not boast the flair of their opponents and have reached this stage on the foundation of a frugal defence, which kept four clean sheets during the knockout phase. The Glasgow outfit are appearing in their first European final since they won the 1972 Cup Winners' Cup and the omens are in their favour, as it was Russian team Dynamo Moscow who they beat to lift the cup that night. Commentary by Peter Drury, with reports from Ned Boulting. Subsequent programmes subject to change. |
| 10.00pm News at Ten and Weather | | Including Regional News. |
| 10.35pm Dexter | | The Ice Truck Killer finally reveals his identity and abducts Debra, forcing Dexter into a race against time to free her before she pays the price for his failure to crack the case sooner. Meanwhile, Laguerta crosses swords with her replacement, who hinders the investigation by deliberately ignoring key evidence. Last in series. |
| 11.45pm Teenage Kicks | | Vernon's infantile antics get on everyone's nerves as he plays his guitar at ear-splitting volume, cuts a sleeping David's hair and embarrasses Milly in front of her friends. The final straw comes when he eats Max's secret chocolate stash, prompting the kids to throw him out. Comedy, starring Adrian Edmondson. |
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| Channel 4 |
| 6.00pm The Simpsons | | The family take part in a new reality TV show set in the 19th century, but it proves unpopular with viewers, prompting the producers to try a series of increasingly desperate and dangerous ploys in a bid to boost ratings. With the guest voice of Larry Holmes* |
| 6.30pm Hollyoaks | | Darren tries to convince Jake he can help his family out of their financial difficulties by taking the blame for Sean's murder. Hannah hatches a plot to reunite estranged friends Sarah and Nancy, while Danny looks forward to his appearance as a stand-up comic. Sarah opens up to Elliot. |
| 7.00pm Channel 4 News | | Including sport and weather. |
| 7.55pm 3 Minute Wonder: From This Day Forward | | Reflecting on the shared suffering between a mother and child as a result of domestic abuse. |
| 8.00pm Property Ladder | | Sarah Beeny revisits Philip Martinson and Stephen Hopkinson, who featured in the first series when they gave up secure jobs for a career in property, but found it more demanding than they imagined. However, the presenter discovers the duo are very talented. |
| 9.00pm Half Ton Dad | | Following on from the story of Half Ton Mum's Renee Williams with a look at one of those inspired by the documentary — Kenneth Brumley who underwent weight-loss surgery after being freed from his home when he was 73 stone. While the operation wasn't enough to save Renee, it is hoped there will be a different outcome for the father of four. |
| 10.00pm Desperate Housewives | | Victor is still missing and Carlos wants to go to the police, pleading self-defence, but Gaby won't let him. Orson is frustrated when Bree brings baby Ben into their bed, a move which also reminds Andrew it is time to move on. Lynette meets up with her long-lost stepfather. |
| 11.05pm Michael Jackson: What Really Happened | | Writer Jacques Peretti tries to discover what led to Michael Jackson's apparent self-destruction and why he failed to return home after his trial in which he was acquitted of child molestation. Peretti tracks down Bob Jones who was the pop star's manager and right-hand man for 17 years, and Victor Gutierrez the investigative reporter who first uncovered allegations against him, in an attempt to learn more about the darkest moments in Jackson's life. |
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| Channel 5 |
| 6.00pm Home and Away | | As news of her indiscretions spread around the Bay, Sam becomes desperate and turns to Jazz for help. Martha discovers an intruder in her home and a struggle ensues. Roman worries about Aden, who doesn't appear to remember anything about the argument he had with his father. |
| 6.30pm Monkey Life | | Orang-utan Lingga arrives in Dorset from Paris, while chimp Bryan has an operation on his teeth. |
| 7.00pm five news with Natasha Kaplinsky | | The day's headlines from around the world. |
| 7.30pm It Pays to Watch | Martin Lewis reveals there are billions of unclaimed pounds to be located in the UK from sources such as payroll cheques, bank accounts, pensions, life assurance, stocks, utility refunds, trust distributions, investments and safety-deposit boxes. The presenter offers a step-by-step guide revealing how to find this hidden money.
followed by five news update |
| 8.00pm Megastructures | New series. A specialist demolition team attempt to create the largest artificial reef in the world by sinking the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany. As they battle through thick steel plating and hazardous waste, the workers are aided by marine architects, divers, engineering units and local authorities.
followed by five news at 9 |
| 9.00pm The Amityville Horror: The True Story | | Theories surrounding the murders that occurred in a small New York town in 1974. Fifteen months after six members of the family were shot dead by the eldest son, the new residents of the property, the Lutzes, fled the house stating it was possessed by demons. Ronald DeFeo's defence team seized on the claim as grounds for a retrial, and though they failed in this, a legend was born. Last in series. |
| 10.00pm The Girl in the Box | | The story of Colleen Stan, who was kidnapped in California in May 1977. Her captor forced her to live in a coffin-like box and repeatedly tortured her, and his psychological hold over her was so strong, she went out to work and visited her family during the seven years of captivity. Featuring contributions from the victim, her family, police officer, prosecutors and the case's jury. |
| 11.05pm Outlaw Bikers | | Part two of two. How Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent Billy Queen infiltrated the Mongol motorcycle gang, who were embroiled in a murderous feud with the Hells Angels. Although Queen gradually became friends with the men and was racked with guilt over betraying them, the operation eventually proved a success, leading to 53 convictions. |
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