Below are my picks of the best new TV shows premiering in the UK between 15-21 October, so please take a look and share amongst your friends...
MONDAY 15th
Sing For Your Life (Channel 4, 8pm) Documentary about 35 cancer patients forming a choir, to test a theory that singing may help fight the disease. World War II: 1942 & Hitler's Soft Underbelly (BBC4, 9pm) Documentary about the WWII battles in North Africa and Italy. Presented by David Reynolds.
The Vampire Diaries (ITV2, 9pm) Season 4 of the US supernatural drama. Starring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder & Steven R McQueen. (1/23)
PICK OF THE DAY Switch (ITV2, 10pm) Brand new supernatural drama about a coven of four modern-day witches. Starring Hannah Tointon, Lacey Turner, Nina Toussaint-White & Phoebe White. (1/6)
The Agenda (ITV1, 10.35pm) Brand new weekly discussion show, tackling recent news and current affairs. Presented by Tom Bradby. (1/8)
TUESDAY 16th
PICK OF THE DAY Imagine: Freddie Mercury – The Great Pretender (BBC1, 10.35pm) Documentary on the flamboyant lead singer of rock band Queen.WEDNESDAY 17th
Gossip Girl (ITV2, 7pm) Season 6 of the US drama. Starring Blake Lively, Leighton Meester & Chace Crawford. (1/10)Tales From The Wild Wood (BBC4, 8.30pm) Series where woodsman Rob Penn spends a year restoring the abandoned Strawberry Cottage Wood in Monmouthshire. (1/6)
Grand Designs: The 100th Episode (Channel 4, 9pm) Celebratory episode to mark the show's 100th instalment, with the story of converting a 150-year-old London water tower into a luxury home.
PICK OF THE DAY Getting On (BBC4, 10pm) Series 3 of the black comedy set in a geriatric ward. Starring Jo Brand, Joanna Scanlan, Vicki Pepperdine & Babou Ceesay. (1/6)
THURSDAY 18th
Tails You Win: The Science Of Chance (BBC4, 9pm) Documentary into chance and luck. Presented by Professor David Spiegelhalter.PICK OF THE DAY Hebburn (BBC2, 10pm) Brand new sitcom about a Tyneside family, whose eldest son returns to Las Vegas married. Starring Vic Reeves, Gina McKee, Chris Ramsey, Kimberley Nixon & Pat Dunn. (1/6)
My Tattoo Addiction (Channel 4, 10pm) Documentary on body art and why people decide to get piercings and tattoos.
FRIDAY 19th
Stand Up To Cancer (Channel 4, 7.30pm) Live telethon raising money to fight cancer, with a mix of sketches, specials, music and live performances. Hosted by Alan Carr, Davina McCall & Christian Jessen. Featuring Cheryl Cole, David Hassellhoff, The Simpsons, Tom Daley, Jimmy Carr, JLS, Jack Whitehall, Anna Friel, Simon Bird, Jenson Button, Emeli Sande, Leona Lewis, Jonnie Peacock, Bradley Cooper, Kylie Minogue, and more.Spy (Sky1, 8.30pm) Series 2 of the comedy about a single dad to a precocious child who's secretly a spy. Starring Darren Boyd, Robert Lindsay, Rebekah Staton, Dolly Wells, Mile Jupp & Jude Wright. (1/11)
PICK OF THE DAY The Walking Dead (FX, 10pm) Season 3 of the zombie drama. Starring Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Sarah Wayne Callies & David Morrissey. (1/16)
The Graham Norton Show (BBC1, 10.35pm) Series 12 of the chat show, with guests Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronnie Corbett, Miranda Hart & Usher.
SATURDAY 20th
PICK OF THE DAY Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.40pm) Series 3 of the celebrity-based spin-off to gameshow Pointless. Presented by Alexander Armstrong & Richard Osman. Featuring Faye Tozer & H from Steps, Sinitta & Chico from X Factor, the BBC's Scott Mills & Huw Stephens, & Liz McClarnon & Natasha Hamilton from Atomic Kitten.SUNDAY 21st
PICK OF THE DAY Surprise Surprise (ITV1, 7pm) Revival of the classic '80s series, surprising members of the public. Hosted by Holly Willoughby. Featuring The Saturdays, the Military Wives & Jenson Button. (1/6)You've Been Trumped (BBC2, 10pm) Documentary about the battle between billionaire Donald Trump and homeowners who don't want him building a golf resort in Aberdeenshire.
Fanny & Friends (More4, 10pm) Biopic of 1970s cook Fanny Craddock. Starring Debra Stephenson.
