| BBC 1 | | 6.00pm BBC News |
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| 7.00pm My Hero (on DVD) |
| George is apparently killed in a road accident, much to Ella's delight — but the indestructible superhero was merely trying to cash in on a new life assurance policy and it's not long before he hatches a plot with Janet to bring himself back to life at his own funeral. Comedy, starring Ardal O'Hanlon and Emily Joyce.
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| 7.30pm EastEnders |
| Zoe hears a shocking revelation as she and Kat spend the night in a police cell, while Den is the picture of fatherly concern as he pretends to bond with Dennis — but what's the real reason for his sudden interest in the lad?
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| 8.00pm Holby City |
| Diane discovers that Jack's father is taking her to court to gain custody, and Tricia attempts to matchmake Chrissie and Carlos, with disastrous results. Connie passes off Zubin's plans for the future of the hospital as her own ideas and Donna confesses that she's been sleeping in the relatives' room.
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| 9.00pm 55 Degrees North |
| Nicky comes under investigation for corruption, and finds himself ostracised by his fellow officers while working on a double murder case at an old people's home. Convinced that Carter is behind his predicament, he fights to prove his innocence — but the only person who can clear his name is the one who reported him in the first place.
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| 10.00pm BBC News at Ten O'Clock |
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| 10.30pm Regional News and Weather |
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| 10.35pm Rail Cops |
| PC Jeff Nelson deals with a passenger who jams a train door at Birmingham New Street and a potential suicide jumper closes the station for hours. PC Bob Gee is called to a pickpocketing incident on the London Underground involving two children, while probationer Dan Steggles makes his first arrest and conducts an interview in the custody suite, all under the watchful eye of trainer Katie Kingston.
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| 11.05pm Film: Above Suspicion (1994, 18) |
Thriller, starring Christopher Reeve as a detective whose seemingly idyllic life is shattered when an accident paralyses him from the waist down. Then, as if things aren't bad enough, he discovers his wife and brother are having an affair. Plenty of twists and turns keep the plot ticking over nicely under the watchful eye of director Steven Schachter. Co-starring Joe Mantegna and Kim Cattrall.
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| BBC 2 | | 6.00pm The Weakest Link |
| Anne Robinson hosts the general knowledge quiz in which contestants answer questions as a team, eliminating the poorest players as they go.
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| 6.45pm The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
| Will and Phil team up for the country club golf tournament, and although things don't go to plan on the fairway, the streetwise teen plays a masterstroke with the other members.
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| 7.10pm Malcolm in the Middle |
| Reese ventures out with his girlfriend, but makes the mistake of taking Craig along for company, while Malcolm tries to be diplomatic — only to end up needing medical assistance. Family comedy, starring Frankie Muniz and Jane Kaczmarek.
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| 7.30pm Rick Stein's Food Heroes: Another Helping |
| The celebrated seafood chef and sidekick Chalky sample a sticky toffee pudding which saved a local shop in Cumbria as well as Welsh sea trout and tasty sausages from free-range pigs, while a surprising pork brawn leaves Rick lost for words.
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| 8.00pm Wild Down Under |
| The natural history of Australia and its surrounding islands, exploring the wildlife and scenery of this largely uninhabited continent. In the first instalment, aerial photography captures the enormity and beauty of the landscape, offering glimpses of remote locations that have rarely been filmed. Damon Smith records footage of the giant salt expanse of Lake Eyre and the world's longest sea cliffs at the edge of Nullarbor Plain. Plus, lush rainforests, tropical swamps and snow-capped mountains combine to provide a home to koalas, Tasmanian devils and the platypus. Narrated by Matt Day.
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| 8.50pm The Planets: Brief Encounters |
| A 10 billion-year journey charting the creation and ultimate destruction of the solar system, including the violent, abrupt birth of the sun and the Earth's complete annihilation.
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| 9.00pm Restoration |
| Griff Rhys Jones assesses possible candidates in the Midlands, including Bawdsey Transmitter Block, where radar was first devised, Newstead Abbey, once the home of Lord Byron, and two medieval buildings in Kings Norton — the old grammar school and the Saracen's Head. Ptolemy Dean and Marianne Suhr offer expert opinions on the buildings before the phone lines open and viewers get to place their votes.
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| 10.00pm Yes Minister (on DVD) |
| Rumours of a cabinet reshuffle anger Jim Hacker just as he is on the verge of announcing a big investment. Starring Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne.
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| 10.30pm Newsnight |
| Kirsty Wark presents a comprehensive round-up of the day's events.
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| 11.20pm Film: The Experiment (2000, 18) |
| Premiere. A struggling journalist agrees to take part in and secretly film an intensive psychological experiment in which a group of men are incarcerated for two weeks, with half adopting the role of guards, while the rest are their prisoners. However, it's not long before events spiral violently out of control. Accomplished German thriller, which was inspired by the famous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, starring Moritz Bleibtreu, Edgar Selge and Christian Berkel. Shown as part of BBC Four on BBC Two.
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| ITV 1 | | 6.00pm London Tonight |
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| 6.30pm ITV Evening News |
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| 7.00pm Emmerdale |
| Bob reluctantly tells Viv about Dawn's planned move to Spain, but makes it clear that under no circumstances should she warn Terry. Eric grows increasingly uneasy about Steph's shake-up at the factory, while Andy decides his best chance of financial survival lies in breaking the rules and sailing close to the wind, prompting Cain and Shadrach to declare him an honorary Dingle.
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| 7.30pm Bootsale Challenge |
| Two teams set out in search of bargains at a car-boot sale, with antiques experts on hand to value the spoils.
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| 8.00pm The Vault |
| Gabby Logan hosts the high-stakes game show in which contestants compete to win the £1million rollover jackpot — and if they fail, one lucky viewer is given the chance to pocket the cash.
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| 9.00pm The Block |
| New series. Four very different couples have three months and £25,000 each to raise the value of properties on a desirable Brighton housing development, competing night and day with their neighbours for the chance to keep the profits when the homes finally go under the auctioneer's hammer. Will a campaign of dirty tricks secure victory — and will relationships survive the pressure of 24-hour surveillance? Lisa Rogers presents the makeover challenge, judged by property expert Nicholas Cowell, brother of the more famous Simon.
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| 10.00pm Rudest Home Videos |
| Jo Brand introduces toe-curling clips sent in by shame-faced members of the public, revealing the kind of smutty shenanigans and bawdy bloopers that don't usually see the light of day.
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| 10.30pm ITV News |
| Including Local News and ITV Weather.
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| 11.00pm Film: Steal Big, Steal Little (1995, 12) |
| Ridiculous comedy, starring Andy Garcia in a dual role as twins with (what a surprise) vastly different personalities, who battle over their adoptive mother's will. Alan Arkin, Rachel Ticotin, Joe Pantoliano and David Ogden Stiers also star.
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| Channel 4 | | 6.00pm Big Brother's Little Brother |
| Dermot O'Leary examines the latest activity in the house, along with special guests and comments from viewers. How is Stuart coping after four days without Michelle? And is Dan still considering leaving the compound before Friday's grand finale?
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| 6.30pm Hollyoaks |
| OB persuades Chloe to apply for the job at the radio station, taking her into the media lab to create a show reel, convinced this is the way she will regain her zest for life. Nicole contemplates her fresh start with Liam, who is concerned that he's already got off on the wrong foot, although Darlene wastes no time in calling on him, determined to introduce herself properly to her mysterious saviour. Elsewhere, Becca strives to get Tony to open up, while Jack is adamant he should be locked away for attacking Mandy — will the truth ever be discovered?
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| 7.00pm Channel 4 News |
| Including sport and weather.
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| 7.50pm DEC Sudan Emergency Appeal |
| The Disasters Emergency Committee appeal for help in resolving the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's Darfur region, where hundreds of thousands of people are struggling to survive in makeshift camps.
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| 7.55pm my city: edinburgh |
| Champion boxer Alex Arthur gives his perspective on the city where he was born.
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| 8.00pm Location Location Location |
| Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer help a Bolton couple find a new home in the country. The team explore Herefordshire in search of suitable accommodation, but discover the house-hunters can't agree on anything. Can Kirstie and Phil come up with a compromise before their patience runs out?
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| 8.30pm You Are What You Eat |
| Dr Gillian McKeith examines the diet of John and Lisa Drake, whose fondness for milk, sugar and fast food has left them both heavily overweight. Lisa's mother is coming to visit them from New Zealand, and the couple would like to surprise her with a slimmed-down new look.
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| 9.00pm Wife Swap (on DVD) |
| Kate and Trevor have been married for 10 years, have six boisterous kids and believe in spending lots of time with them, while Tracey shares her life with Mark and enjoys an equally hectic existence as a mother of one. How will these two women cope when they swap lives — and men?
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| 10.00pm Big Brother |
| With Friday's grand finale just round the corner, the remaining five contestants will be considering their chances. Will they succumb to fatigue in the last days — or will the temptation of the £63,500 prize money force them into a new state of mutual competition and create even more tension in the house?
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| 10.50pm Average Joe |
| Melana gets to know more about the three gorgeous male models who have arrived on the island — two Californian dreamboats and a Latin American hunk — and her less attractive suitors size up the new opposition. Will the American beauty queen stick with her ordinary male friends or be captivated by the attentions of the handsome trio?
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| 11.50pm Big Brother Live |
| A chance to catch up with all the latest goings-on with uninterrupted coverage from the Big Brother house.
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| Channel 5 | | 6.00pm Home and Away |
| A lonely and fearful Dani tries to curry favour with the prison's top dog, dealing a devastating blow to her own chances of release. Irene makes a shocking discovery and promptly throws Kit out of the Beach House, furious to find all her hard work has been to no avail, while Scott and Hayley organise dance lessons ahead of the Fifties-themed school dance.
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| 6.30pm Family Affairs |
| Cat prevents Pete from seeing Davie Jnr and Eileen receives a threatening message from someone claiming to know her guilty secret. Charlie returns home safely and Sarah apologises to her son for leaving him, conceding that he is better off with Sean and Tanya.
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| 7.00pm five news |
| The day's headlines from around the world, presented by Kirsty Young.
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| 7.30pm Strangest Ever |
| Andy Goldstein takes a ride in a selection of crazy vehicles, including a car that doubles as a bed, an amphibious craft and a motor that looks like a space rocket.
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| 8.00pm Dumber and Dumber |
| An inventor attempts to drive a giant wheel he insists is the future of transportation, police find a drunken man hanging from a tree and a spot of house alteration causes the roof to cave in. A group of teenagers climb inside a rubbish bin and let off a firework and a moose invades someone's home. Last in series.
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| 8.30pm Swag |
Darren Day pesters passers-by for a urine sample he can give to the police to prove his sobriety. A fake kidnapper asks for help with the spelling on his ransom note and a man is interviewed for a job as a getaway driver under the Criminal Initiative Scheme. Last in series.
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| 9.00pm CSI: Miami |
| Real-life wildlife expert Jeff Corwin, playing himself, is recruited to help the CSI team find a kidnapped teenage tennis prodigy whose arm has been recovered from the belly of an alligator captured in the Everglades. Drama, also starring David Caruso, Kim Delaney and Khandi Alexander.
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| 9.55pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (on DVD) |
The team probe a student's death, and although forensic evidence leads them to a number of suspects, all with plausible motives, the investigation gradually grinds to a halt — until they consider a radical “chaos theory” instead. Crime drama, starring William Petersen.
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| 10.50pm The Lyon's Den |
| Jack represents an FBI agent accused of selling state secrets to Pakistani Intelligence, a case that is complicated when the prosecutor turns out to be his ex-girlfriend and Rashton withholds vital information. Riley and Fineman defend a baseball fan who has become a public hate figure for interfering in a crucial game, while Brit tries to convince Traub that Jack was involved in Barrington's death.
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| 11.45pm Angel (on DVD) |
| The gang learn that the Beast is working for an even more powerful entity. Lilah attempts to make a deal with Angelus, while Connor and Gunn go in search of a creature that could restore Angel's soul. Supernatural drama, starring David Boreanaz.
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