Below are my picks of the most notable new shows, returning or premiering on UK screens over the next 7 days...
MONDAY 1st
★ Jamie's Comfort Food (Channel 4, 8pm) New culinary series where chef Jamie Oliver puts twists on the nation's favourite dishes. (1/6)Only Connect (BBC2, 8.30pm) Series 10 of the tough quiz show, transferring from BBC4. Hosted by Victoria Coren. (1/27)
Alex Polizzi: The Fixer (BBC2, 9pm) Series 3 of the show where the hotelier helps more struggling firms. (1/6)
The Human Tissue Squad (BBC3, 9pm) New documentary series looking at a tissue donation team working in Liverpool. (1/2)
21Up: New Generation (BBC1, 10.35pm) Documentary catching up with people's lives every seven years, which began in 2000. (1/2)
TUESDAY 2nd
★ 100k House: Tricks of the Trade (BBC2, 8pm) New series that helps homeowners with ambitious projects. (1/6)Harry at 30 (ITV, 8pm) Documentary on the Prince, ahead of this 30th birthday.
Gems TV (9pm) Documentary about a jewellery shopping channel that broadcasts 24/7 across Europe and the US.
Educating Joey Essex: Space Cadet (ITV2, 9pm) Special where renowned reality TV star and grade-A idiot Joey Essex travels to the USA and learns about space travel.
WEDNESDAY 3rd
★ Our Zoo (BBC1, 9pm) New drama based on a true story, about a family who sacrificed many things in order to create Chester Zoo in the 1930s. Starring Lee Ingleby, Liz White, Ralf Little, Stephen Campbell Moore & Sophia Myles. (1/6)Grand Designs (Channel 4, 9pm) Series 14 of the show about amazing, large-scale building projects. (1/10)
The Gypsy Matchmaker (Channel 4, 10pm) Documentary about the 250,000 Roma gypsies living in the UK who marry under the age of 16.
Wentworth (Channel 5, 10pm) Series 2 of the Australian prison drama. (1/12)
THURSDAY 4th
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs (ITV, 8.30pm) Series 3 of the show about the work of the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. (1/11)★ Chasing Shadows (ITV, 9pm) New crime drama about a missing person's unit specialising in serial killers. Starring Reece Shearsmith, Alex Kingston, Noel Clarke & Don Warrington. (1/4)
Educating the East End (Channel 4, 9pm) Fly-on-the-wall documentary set in a London school. (1/8)
Dynamo: Magician Impossible (Watch, 9pm) Fourth and final series of the magic and illusion show. (1/4)
Dallas (Channel 5, 10pm) Season 3 of the U.S drama revival. (1/15)
So You Think You Can Drive? (BBC1, 10.35pm) Documentary about terrible drivers. Hosted by Dominic Littlewood & Cherry Healey.
FRIDAY 5th
Gino's Italian Escape (ITV, 8pm) Series 2 of the show where chef Gino D'Acampo tours Italy looking at incredible dishes. (1/6)★ 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4, 9pm) Series 4 of the gameshow mash-up. (1/3)
SATURDAY 6th
★ Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (BBC2, 4pm) Tribute to the celebrated actor and filmmaker, who recently died.Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 4.50pm) Celebrity version of the popular quiz show. (1/10)
Peter Kay: Live & Back on Nights! (Channel 4, 9pm) Documentary series going behind-the-scenes of the stand-up comedian's 2010/11 tour. (1/2)
SUNDAY 7th
Countdown to the Invictus Games: Meet the Warriors (BBC2, 8.15pm) Documentary looking at the launch of the Invictus Games, where wounded servicemen compete at London's Olympic Park.★ Houdini (Channel 4, 9pm) Biopic of the famous illusionist and escaplogist Harry Houdini. Starring Adrien Brody, Kristen Connolly, Evan Jones, Szofi Berki, Caroline Boulton & Faye Bradbrook. (1/2)
For a look at what the rest of the year's going to bring,
why not read and bookmark my TV Calendar?
