| BBC 1 |
| 18:00 BBC News | | |
| 18:30 BBC London News | | |
| 19:00 The ONE Show | | Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley present the live show, with their team of roving reporters uncovering topical stories across the UK. |
| 19:30 Bang Goes the Theory | | Jem Stansfield becomes a crash-test dummy to discover how many Gs his body can take, and Liz Bonnin gets the Olympic treatment for Sport Relief. Dallas Campbell enters the strange world of the atom, and Dr Yan Wong dives into a shark tank to explain why there are no long snorkels. |
| 20:00 EastEnders | | Ronnie reluctantly attends Ben and Peggy's party, where she gets into an ugly confrontation with Phil. Lucy plays truant from school, and Carol is taken aback to learn why Billie lost his job, while Ian is dismayed to discover that Zainab is planning a reshuffle at the Masala Unit. |
| 20:30 Masterchef | | The contenders are challenged to create a three-course meal, hoping to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace and earn a place in the semi-finals. However, first they must prove they have the skill, palate, talent, commitment and passion to change their lives and pursue a cookery career. |
| 21:00 New Tricks | | Death of a Timeshare Salesman The squad reinvestigates the death of a timeshare magnate, previously thought to have committed suicide, when a reformed call girl claims she was with him the night he died and saw someone force their way into his house as she left. It then emerges the deceased's widow has fallen on hard times since being swindled by her late husband's business partner - who is connected to a notorious criminal. Guest starring Shane Richie (EastEnders), Naomi Bentley (Primeval) and Claire Rushbrook (Collision). |
| 22:00 BBC News | | |
| 22:25 Regional News and Weather | | |
| 22:35 The World's Strictest Parents | | India Public school drop-out Peter Wrigley from Dorset and party-loving Jocelyn Harris from Sussex are sent to live with a family in Pune, a thriving city in India. The Unnikrishnans strive for excellence in everything they do and introduce their educationally focused views to the British teenagers, who attend a sought-after school and do charity work in the city's slums. |
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| BBC 2 |
| 18:00 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. |
| 18:30 Antiques Road Trip | | Philip Serrell and Charles Hanson set off on a buying trip from North Wales to Devon, aiming to find antiques that will be profitable at auction. They begin in Llandudno, and while Philip's strategy is to spend little and make small profits, Charles intends to take bigger risks with his purchases. Tim Wonnacott narrates. |
| 19:00 Trust in Politics | | Historian Anthony Seldon reflects on four past British elections to seek inspiration for his own manifesto to rebuild trust and positively reconnect politicians with a disenchanted public. With the help of those familiar with the corridors of power, as well as ordinary citizens determined to see change, he suggests ways in which the forthcoming general election could mark a turning point in the nation's democracy. |
| 20:00 University Challenge | | St John's College, Oxford takes on Imperial College, London, in the first of the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. |
| 20:30 Raymond Blanc: Kitchen Secrets | | Game and Mushrooms The chef makes dishes using game and mushrooms, starting with a delicate cep tortellini and following it up with a French pasty known as a pithivier, filled with pheasant, chestnuts and dried fruits. Raymond then rustles up a simple fricassee of wild mushrooms with herbs and croutons and finishes the demonstration with a salt-crust baked pigeon. He and restaurant maintenance manager Steve Truman also visit Scotland to join a shoot in Perthshire and pick fungi. |
| 21:00 A Band for Britain | | Sue Perkins faces her toughest challenge yet as she tries to reconcile sisters Sally and Joanne's conflicting ambitions, restore morale and leave Dinnington with genuine hope for a long-term future. The band undertakes its first live appearance on television, marches on Westminster and competes against Grimethorpe - arguably one of the best brass bands in the world. Last in the series. |
| 22:00 Grumpy Old Women | | High Anxiety Counterpart to Grumpy Old Men, in which female celebrities - including Sheila Hancock, Muriel Gray, Annette Crosbie and Germaine Greer - offer an irreverent perspective on the ups and downs of modern life, focusing on the issues which most concern them. |
| 22:30 Newsnight | | Analysis of the day's events, presented by Jeremy Paxman. |
| 23:20 Newswipe with Charlie Brooker | | The TV critic presents an irreverent look at how the news is covered by the media. |
| 23:50 Inside John Lewis | | An examination of the marketing strategies the department store is using to improve sales and keep costs under control. A shop is being built in Wales, and a new distribution centre has opened in Milton Keynes, but an old warehouse in Stevenage is closing down and jobs are being lost, causing unease among staff and managers alike. Narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt. |
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| ITV 1 |
| 18:00 London Tonight | | |
| 18:30 ITV News and Weather | | |
| 19:00 Emmerdale | | Aaron becomes frustrated with Paddy's constant questioning and heads into town, where he meets Jackson, and Ashley struggles to cope but tells Laurel he is just busy with work. Elsewhere, Chas is cynical at first about Nicola's forced pleasantries, but enjoys watching her get closer to breaking point. |
| 19:30 Coronation Street | | Gail snaps when Audrey and David visit her in prison, and her day only gets worse when she encounters her new cellmate. Tyrone and Molly announce their reunion, but Bill's reaction sets Kevin panicking, John worries that his lies are going to catch up with him as he prepares to return to teaching, and Janice is hurt by a careless comment. |
| 20:00 The Lakes | | The summer season draws to a close, there is traffic chaos at the end of the annual Westmorland County Show, and hotelier Thomas Noblett leaves the Lakes to embark on his biggest challenge yet - swimming the English Channel. Rory McGrath narrates. Last in the series. |
| 20:30 Coronation Street | | Gail becomes convinced Audrey thinks she is guilty, since only David supports his mother. Molly prepares to find a way to break Tyrone's heart for a second time, Janice covers her feelings for Trevor, but adopts a new diet in the hope of impressing him by losing weight, and Tina has an idea when the offer for the flat is withdrawn. |
| 21:00 Married Single Other | | TDDUP Lillie sells her Premium Bonds to pay for the wedding, and Eddie is shattered when the reality of the Millennium Community Centre hits home. Elsewhere, Dickie comes up with an innovative way to decorate the motorhome, Babs panics over her inability to speak in public, and Clint is haunted once again by Brazilian cage dancer Fabiana. Starring Lucy Davis, Shaun Dooley, Dean Lennox Kelly and Amanda Abbington. |
| 22:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather | | |
| 22:30 London News and Weather | | |
| 22:35 The Witches of Eastwick | | Three bored housewives dabble in a little white magic to conjure up the perfect lover, but end up unintentionally summoning Satan himself. The lecherous devil seduces each of the women in turn, but they realise the danger he presents and decide to end their relationships. Unfortunately, the infernal rogue does not take kindly to rejection. Fantasy comedy based on John Updike's novel, with Jack Nicholson, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon. |
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| Channel 4 |
| 18:00 The Simpsons | | Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore Milhouse moves to Capital City with his mother, forcing Bart to look for new friends - but he finds himself bonding more strongly with Lisa. Meanwhile, Homer resorts to begging to raise money for Marge's anniversary gift. |
| 18:30 Hollyoaks | | Josh awakes having slept rough in the park, and when he bumps into Ste, the pair try to put aside their differences. Meanwhile, Newt works to relieve Rae's anxieties about her curse and, after a morbid visit to a local psychic, Cindy gets a call from the police who provide a glimmer of hope that Holly is still alive. |
| 19:00 Channel 4 News | | Including sport and weather. |
| 20:00 Dispatches | | In-depth current affairs reports covering the stories behind the headlines. |
| 21:00 The Secret Millionaire | | Businessman Fil Adams-Mercer goes undercover in Doncaster, where he learns about a club that supports cancer sufferers and their families, and a community-managed charity that restores unwanted furniture and sells it to low-income households. Before deciding who to share his money with, he also spends time with an 83-year-old man who runs an organisation helping the long-term unemployed find work, and the experience prompts Fil to address his preconceived ideas about jobless individuals in society. |
| 22:00 The Good Wife | | Threesome Alicia takes up the case when a senior partner in the firm is arrested, and the lawyer begins to doubt Peter's innocence in his corruption case when she hears new evidence. Starring Julianna Margulies. |
| 23:00 Alfie | | A smooth-talking chauffeur employs his natural charm to enjoy a string of casual liaisons with a host of different women - but as he tires of his bed-hopping antics, he struggles to work out what is missing from his life. Comedy drama remake, starring Jude Law, Sienna Miller, Susan Sarandon and Marisa Tomei. |
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| Five |
| 18:00 Home and Away | | Elijah announces his plans to leave the Bay after claiming to know a devastating secret about Leah, while Martha takes Alf's advice and tries to repair her relationship with Liam. Charlie admits that she needs help sorting out her emotional problems and considers attending counselling sessions. |
| 18:25 Live From Studio Five | | Ian Wright and Kate Walsh host the magazine show featuring location reports, celebrity interviews and showbiz gossip. |
| 19:30 How Do They Do it? | | Robert Llewellyn investigates the engineering behind the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger airliner. He also learns how the British A1 Grand Prix team performs a pit stop in less than 10 seconds and visits Elst in Holland, where more than a quarter of a billion bottles of tomato ketchup are produced every year. |
| 20:00 The Gadget Show | | The presenters go up against experts in a variety of fields to see whether advances in technology can help amateurs beat professionals. Jason Bradbury uses a video game to compete against an elite Special Forces veteran, Suzi Perry challenges former world-champion swimmer Karen Pickering to a few lengths, and Jon Bentley pits his self-diagnosis skills against Dr Dawn Harper from Embarrassing Bodies. Plus, Ortis Deley takes on pool champion Gareth Potts. |
| 21:00 FlashForward | | Revelation Zero: Part One Part one of two. The drama set in the aftermath of the population's simultaneous blackout returns to see Mark Benford suspended from duty at the FBI and ordered to meet a therapist if he is to regain his badge. Meanwhile, Demetri teams up with CIA agent Vogel to continue the search for Lloyd. Starring Joseph Fiennes and John Cho. |
| 22:00 FlashForward | | Revelation Zero: Part Two Part two of two. Simon hacks into Lloyd's computer in search of clues, unaware Janis has learned family secrets about him. Nicole hopes to understand her vision by talking to a man who was transformed during the blackout. Starring Joseph Fiennes and Dominic Monaghan. |
| 23:00 Hostel: Part II | | Premiere. Three American female students are lured to Slovakia for a spa break. They arrive instead at the infamous hostel, where they are abducted and auctioned off to an assortment of sadistic businessmen looking for the chance to indulge their sickest and most violent fantasies. Horror sequel, starring Lauren German, Heather Matarazzo, Bijou Phillips and Roger Bart. |
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