TV Picks: 26 April — 2 May 2021
By: Dan Owen
Tags: Television, Listings, UK, Tv Picks, TV

— MONDAY 26th —

★ VIEWPOINT — ITV, 9PM.

New crime drama about a missing school teacher, which leads to her boyfriend being put on surveillance by two detectives. Starring Noel Clarke, Alexandra Roach, Amy Wren, Kila Lord Cassidy & Lucy Chambers. Continues nightly. (1/5)

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Oscars 2021: Highlights — Sky Cinema, 7pm . Coverage of last night’s annual awards ceremony from the Dolby Theater and Union Station in Los Angeles, California.

. Coverage of last night’s annual awards ceremony from the Dolby Theater and Union Station in Los Angeles, California. How to Save a Grand in 24 Hours — Channel 4, 8pm . New consumer advice series where cost-cutting experts help viewers to save money. Presented by Anna Richardson. (1/4)

. New consumer advice series where cost-cutting experts help viewers to save money. Presented by Anna Richardson. (1/4) Baby Surgeons: Delivering Miracles — Channel 4, 9pm . Documentary about surgeons who perform operations on unborn babies.

. Documentary about surgeons who perform operations on unborn babies. A Black Lady Sketch Show — Sky Comedy, 9.30pm . Season 2 of the US sketch show. Starring Robin These, Ashley Nicole Black & Gabrielle Dennis. (1/6)

. Season 2 of the US sketch show. Starring Robin These, Ashley Nicole Black & Gabrielle Dennis. (1/6) Starstruck — BBC1, 10.45pm. New romantic sitcom about a woman (Rose Matafeo) who sleeps with a man on New Year’s Eve, only to realise he’s a famous movie star. Co-starring Nikesh Patel, Emma Sidi, Al Roberts & Joe Barnes. (1/6)

— TUESDAY 27th —

★ THE KILLER WITHIN — SKY CRIME, 9PM.

Documentary about Kim Edwards and Lucas Markham, who became Britain’s youngest double murderers when they killed Kim’s mother and sister in their beds in 2016.

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Dream Kitchens and Bathrooms with Mark Millar — Channel 5, 7pm. New renovation series where a DIY expert helps homeowners transform their properties. (1/6)

— WEDNESDAY 28th —

★ BUILDING THE DREAM — MORE4, 9PM.

Series 10 of the property renovation show where Charlie Luxton helps people build their dream homes.

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Grand Designs Australia — More4, 10pm. Series 9 of the Australian version of Grand Designs, with more extravagant building projects from Down Under.

— THURSDAY 29th —

★ SAVED BY A STRANGER — BBC2, 9PM.

New series about ordinary people whose lives were caught up in life-threatening moments, only to be saved by strangers. Hosted by Anita Rani. (1/4)

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The Goldbergs — E4, 9pm. Season 8 of the US family comedy. (1&2/21)

— FRIDAY 30th —

★ INTERGALACTIC — SKY1, 9PM.

New sci-fi drama about a London cop in the future who’s wrongly convicted of a crime and sent to a prison spaceship, leaving her mother to fight for her release, before the prison ship is hijacked by other inmates. Starring Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Parminder Nagra, Thomas Turgoose, Natasha O’Keeffe & Imogen Daines. (1/8)

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Royal Wedding: A Day to Remember — BBC1, 7.30pm . Documentary about Prince William’s wedding to Kate Middleton 10 years ago.

. Documentary about Prince William’s wedding to Kate Middleton 10 years ago. This Time with Alan Partridge — BBC1, 9.30pm. Series 2 of the spoof comedy where inept broadcaster Alan Partridge co-hosts a lighthearted magazine show. Starring Steve Coogan, Susannah Fielding, Felicity Montagu, Tim Key & Leila Farzad. (1/6)

— SATURDAY 1st —

★ THE GREAT GARDEN REVOLUTION — CHANNEL 4, 8PM.

New horticultural series where people transform their gardens with the help of designer Joel Bird, ecological gardener Poppy Okotcha, and craftsman Bruce Kenneth. (1/4)

— SUNDAY 2nd —

★ THE CHASE: CELEBRITY SPECIAL — ITV, 5.30PM.

Series 11 of the celebrity spin-off to quiz show The Chase. Hosted by Bradley Walsh with Dane Baptiste, Nigel Owens, Anita Rani & Mark Pougatch.

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