| BBC 1 | | 6.45pm Johnny and Denise: Passport to Paradise |
| Popular duo Johnny Vaughan and Denise Van Outen present the live entertainment show, featuring studio-based celebrity guests, music and competitions as well as location reports from the UK and abroad.
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| 7.35pm The National Lottery: In It to Win It |
| Dale Winton presents the quiz show in which five contestants pit their wits to scoop a big prize — but one wrong answer could lose them their share of the loot. Includes the all-important Lotto, Lotto Extra and Thunderball draws.
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| 8.20pm Casualty |
| Nina's insistence on playing the hero only serves to widen the gulf between her and the rest of the team — will Fin put his foot down and reprimand the newcomer? Simon is summoned to see Harry, knowing his job could be on the line, Josh's dreams of romance are crushed when Caroline declines the offer of another date, while Bex is on cloud nine after her evening with Luke — but is she heading for a fall?
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| 9.10pm Dalziel and Pascoe |
| The death of a retired detective on his favourite golf course looks like a copycat murder, and Dalziel points the finger of suspicion at local villain Danny Macer — but his relentless pursuit of his old adversary only serves to get him thrown off the case. Last in series, directed by and starring Warren Clarke, with guest appearances by John Duttine, Pippa Guard and Diana Quick.
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| 10.40pm BBC News; Weather |
followed by National Lottery Update |
| 11.00pm Film: The Saint (1997, 12) (on DVD) |
International thief Simon Templar, a cunning master of disguise with a Swiss bank account almost full enough to retire on, accepts one last job — to steal a female scientist's formula for cold fusion. However, he breaks his own golden rule by becoming emotionally involved with the woman, leading to a deadly chase as the pair meet up in Russia and try to flee from the real bad guys. Frankly boring adventure, with Val Kilmer taking the lead as the cult Sixties hero — but it's a role he's simply not cut out for. Elisabeth Shue and Henry Goodman co-star.
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| BBC 2 | | 7.00pm Restoration Nation |
| The renovation of ancient buildings around the country.
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| 7.10pm BBC Proms 2004 |
| Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Stephanie Hughes introduces an evening of Russian music. The programme comprises Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No 1, played by Gidon Kremer, and Tchaikovsky's tragic Symphony No 6 (Pathetique), performed by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Mariss Jansons, who joins Hughes for a chat during the interval. Also broadcast on Radio 3
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| 9.10pm Film: Born on the Fourth of July (1989, 18) (on DVD) |
| Steeped in realism, Oliver Stone's masterly double Oscar-winning fact-based drama chronicles the life of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic. Beginning with his early years as an eager-to-impress, patriotic Marine Corps recruit, it shows his terrifying experiences of the conflict and his eventual return from South-East Asia as a disillusioned anti-war activist, paralysed from the chest down and facing a harrowing journey of physical and mental recovery. Tom Cruise gives one of his best performances in the lead, while Willem Dafoe, Kyra Sedgwick and Josh Evans are among the supporting cast.
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| 11.25pm Film: Noriega: God's Favourite (2000, 15) |
| The life of the former leader of Panama who rose through the ranks of the army to seize power and install himself as dictator — but his reliance on corrupt officials, misinformation and murder soon brought him to his knees. Historically inaccurate drama that inexplicably gives a serious subject a jarring, almost tongue-in-cheek treatment. Bob Hoskins, Jeffrey DeMunn, Luis Avalos and Tony Plana star.
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| ITV 1 | | 6.35pm Celebrities Under Pressure |
| Vernon Kay hosts the celebrity challenge, which sees Caprice learning the names and breeds of 26 different pigs, Big Brother contestant-turned-TV presenter Alison Hammond heading footballs and Daniel MacPherson performing the YMCA dance. It may sound like the former Bill actor has the easiest task of all, but there's a twist — he has to complete the moves while wing-walking at 500ft.
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| 7.35pm Simply the Best |
| London versus Manchester in the fun inter-city challenge, hosted by Kirsty Gallacher and Phil Tufnell. EastEnders star Lucy Speed and TV host Jeff Brazier captain the crew from the capital, while presenter Sarah Cawood and comedian Paul Tonkinson rally the northern troops, with Gabrielle, Jennifer Ellison and V providing the music.
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| 9.10pm It'll Be Alright on the Night 11 |
| Denis Norden presents another compilation of TV clangers, cock-ups and fluffed cues, including Fern Britton getting splattered with cream on Ready Steady Cook, Hercules star Kevin Sorbo turning up on the set of the wrong show and Graham Norton falling out of favour with a sharp-tongued mynah bird.
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| 10.10pm Film: Coyote Ugly (2000, 12) (on DVD) |
| A shy would-be songwriter leaves her rural home and heads for the big city, where she takes a job in a bustling New York bar — but musical success could be just around the corner. This toe-tapping romantic comedy is a bit light on plot, but has plenty to keep viewers entertained all the same. Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello, Izabella Miko and John Goodman star. Continues after the news.
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| 11.15pm ITV Weekend News |
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| 11.29pm London Weather |
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| 11.30pm Film: Coyote Ugly (2000, 12) (on DVD) |
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| Channel 4 | | 6.40pm Channel 4 News |
| Including sport and weather.
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| 7.10pm Weapons That Made Britain |
| Mike Loades examines the importance of the shield in battle, revealing how any Anglo-Saxon warrior worth his salt had one. He assesses King Alfred's tactics against the Vikings, takes part in shield duels and commissions traditional versions to see how they stand up to a modern military assault.
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| 8.10pm The Ancient Greek Olympics |
| The concluding part of the documentary examines the links between the modern and ancient games and offers an ambitious reconstruction of events staged in the latter, from chariot-racing to combat sports. The programme reveals that, though created 3,000 years apart in very different social climates, the games maintain a common bond, and reveals that in spite of all the contrasts, the modern Olympiad is becoming more like its predecessor.
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| 9.10pm Big Brother |
| Highlights of the latest goings-on inside the most talked-about house in Britain, as the remaining housemates begin their final week.
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| 10.00pm Pop Queens — The Rivals |
| Celebration of the world's greatest pop divas, including Diana Ross, Whitney Houston and Jennifer Lopez. Personal assistants reveal what they were like to work for during their rise to fame, while famous fans, including Blu Cantrell, Girls Aloud and Mica Paris, discuss why they have become icons and how they have survived for so long in such a notoriously cut-throat industry.
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| 11.35pm Bo' Selecta! Vol 3 |
| Topical comedy show, in which obsessive fan Avid Merrion shares celebrity-related gossip with a host of guests, ably assisted by the backstage antics of The Bear, agent Keith Lemon and actress Patsy Kensit.
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| Channel 5 | | 7.10pm Charmed |
| Leo tries to ease Paige's sense of guilt by taking her back in time to relive the events leading up to the car accident in which her step-parents died, while Phoebe and Cole are possessed by outlaw ghosts from the 1950s. Supernatural drama, starring Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano and Rose McGowan.
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| 8.05pm five news and sport |
| Update on the day's headlines and fixtures.
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| 8.15pm Martial Law |
| In the first of a two-part series finale, Sammo's arch-rival Lee Hei returns to the fray with his equally immoral daughter to arrange a huge opium sale. High-kicking police action, starring Sammo Hung and Arsenio Hall.
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| 9.10pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (on DVD) |
| Grissom and Warwick investigate when a robbery victim is found mummified in a locked closet, while Nick and Sara find more than they bargained for when an unsupervised teenage party goes badly wrong. Catherine links a gun found by a five-year-old to a dead bounty-hunter. Drama, starring William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger and Gary Dourdan.
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| 10.05pm Law and Order: Special Victims Unit |
Part two. Harper Anderson's rapist Kenneth Cleary strikes again and the team must race against the clock to ensure the crusade to catch him succeeds. However, Cleary's wife provides him with an airtight alibi, and Harper's obsession with the case puts their efforts in jeopardy — will they let him escape justice again?
followed by five news late |
| 11.00pm The Shield (on DVD) |
| Julien is outraged to learn former partner Tommy Hisk has been accused of murdering his ex-wife and child, and resolves to uncover the truth. The rest of the team also find it hard to believe, and close ranks as the investigation gets under way. Meanwhile, Dutch makes a TV appeal to find the “cuddler rapist” and Aceveda struggles to deal with his sexual assault.
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