Monday 12 April 2010

TV Picks: 12-18 April 2010 (Britain's Got Talent, Facejacker, Frank Skinner, Graham Norton, Human Target, The Prisoner, V, You Have Been Watching, and more...

Monday 12 April 2010


MONDAY 12th
Young, Autistic And Stagestruck (Channel 4, 8pm) Four-part series where a group of autistic kids put on a variety show.
Saxon Gold: Finding The Hoard (Channel 4, 9pm) Documentary looking at the Saxon gold discovered by an amateur treasure hunter using a metal detector last year.
Out Of The Frying Pan (BBC2, 9pm) Reality show where contestants from The Restaurant try and start a new catering business, with their first client being millionaire Duncan Bannatyne.
Joanna Lumley's Nile (ITV1, 9pm) Four-part travel show where the actress travels up the Nile through Egypt.
Goldsmiths: But Is It Art? (BBC4, 9pm) Two-part series looking at strange and divisive piece of art.
The World's Strangest Plastic Surgery (Channel 4, 10pm) Mark Dolan travels the world looking at amazing stories of people with bizarre plastic surgeries.
Ladies Of Letters (ITV3, 10pm) Drama about two combative pensioners. Stars Anne Reid & Maureen Lipman.
The Graham Norton Show (BBC1, 10.45pm) New series of the chat show. Guests are Ricky Gervais (the first guest of every self-respective chat show, it seems), Stephen Merchant, Christina Ricci & Pixie Lott.

TUESDAY 13th
Later Live... with Jools Holland (BBC2, 10pm) Return of the live music show. Featuring Paul Weller.
Cowboy Builders (Five, 8pm) Melinda Messenger and Dominic Littlewood try to help homeowners who have hired shoddy builders.
V (Syfy, 10pm) Remake of the '80s US sci-fi drama, about alien visitors who arrive on Earth promising peace, but may have ulterior motives. Stars Elizabeth Mitchell, Morena Baccarin & Joel Gretsch.

WEDNESDAY 14th
Jamie Does... Marakesh (Channel 4, 9pm) New series where chef Jamie Oliver cooks various meals from around the world.
Human Target (Syfy, 10pm) US action-drama about a gifted security expert who protects his clients from life-threatening dangers. Stars Mark Valley, Jackie Earle Haley & Chi McBride.

THURSDAY 15th
The First Election Debate (ITV1, 8.30pm) In the run-up to the General Election, the three main party leaders debate the issues live on television.
Welcome To Lagos (BBC2, 9pm) Three-part series about Nigeria's mega-city Lagos, which is packed full of slums.
You Have Been Watching (Channel 4, 10pm) Series 2 of the comedy quiz/gameshow hosted by Charlie Brooker, where three celebrities help him dissect and poke fun at recent TV.

FRIDAY 16th
BBC Young Musician 2010 (BBC4, 7.30pm) Biennial talent hunt for gifted young musicians.
Dickinson's Real Deal (ITV1, 8pm) Antiques-based gameshow. Hosted by David Dickinson.
Marco's Kitchen Burnout (ITV1, 9pm) New culinary reality gameshow, where celebrities have to cook for a restaurant full of diners, presided over by famous chef Marco Pierre White.
Frank Skinner's Opinionated (BBC2, 10pm) Topical comedy series where comedian Frank Skinner tours the UK and discusses the week's big stories with the studio audience and fellow comedians.
Facejacker (Channel 4, 10pm) Spin-off to the prank show Fonejacker, where comedian Kayvan Novak takes his madcap characters into the visual world thanks to prosthetic makeup, to wind up the general public.
Grey's Anatomy (Five, 10pm) Return of the US medical drama.

SATURDAY 17th
Britain's Got Talent (ITV1, 8pm) Return of the variety show that made a star of Susan Boyle last year.
The Prisoner (ITV1, 9.30pm) Six-part remake of the classic '60s sci-fi series about a man who wakes up to find himself in a surreal Village. Stars Sir Ian McKellen, Jim Caviezel, Hayley Atwell & Lennie James.

SUNDAY 18th
Louis Theroux: America's Medicated Kids (BBC2, 9pm) Documentary about parents in the US who use psychoactive medication to control their unruly children.
Maps: Power, Plunder And Possession (BBC4, 9pm) Professor Jerry Brotton takes a look at the history of maps.