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2 months ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Laura Reid |Damon Smith |Sarah Morgan |Rob Lavender
Here are some of the TV highlights in the week ahead starting Saturday, February 9, including Virdee, Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon and Michael McIntyre’s Big Show. Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (Saturday 08/02/25, BBC1, 8.10pm)Words by Damon SmithThe battle for Saturday night ratings has been a playful tug of war between north and south for almost a decade on the two terrestrial heavyweights.
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2 months ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | John Blow |Rachael Popow |Rob Lavender |Damon Smith
Here are some of the television highlights coming up from tomorrow, March 8, including Ten Pound Poms, Amandaland, Chess Masters: Endgame and 25 Years of Bargain Hunt. Candy: A Death in Texas (Saturday 08/03/25, Channel 4, 9pm)Words by Rachael PopowThe case of Candy Montgomery, a seemingly ordinary, churchgoing wife and mother who killed her friend with an axe, rocked her small Texan town in 1980. It also made a big impression on TV producers.
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2 months ago | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | John Blow |Richard Jones |Rachael Popow |Rob Lavender
Here are some of the TV highlights in the week ahead starting Saturday, February 1, including the Six Nations, Top Guns: Inside the RAF and Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey. Six Nations Live (Saturday, 01/02/2025, ITV1, 4pm)Words by Richard JonesAs with all elite-level sport, rugby union Test matches are often decided by the fine margins. And despite only winning five of their 12 games in 2024, many believe that Steve Borthwick’s England aren’t a million miles away from being a top side.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Laura Reid |Rachael Popow |Rob Lavender |Sarah Morgan
Here are some of the television highlights from tomorrow, Saturday, January 11, including Silent Witness, Dancing on Ice and Grantchester. Crá (Saturday 11/01/25, BBC4, 9pm & 9.45pm)Words by Rachael PopowIt’s already aired on BBC1 Northern Ireland and the Irish channel TG4, and now the Irish-language drama Crá is coming to BBC4. The title roughly translates as Torment or Angst, which should give you some idea of the tone, and it’s also drawn comparisons to Scandi-noir.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
newsletter.co.uk | Rob Lavender
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowFriday: Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out (Channel 5, 8pm)What sets Calman’s series apart from the numerous other celeb-in-a-quirky-vehicle shows out there is her genuine, boundless enthusiasm for all everything that the UK has to offer.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | John Blow |Rachael Popow |Rob Lavender |Richard Jones
Here are some of the television highlights in the coming days from Saturday, October 26, including Strictly Come Dancing, The Hardacres and Prince William: We Can End Homelessness. Strictly Come Dancing (Saturday 26/10/24, BBC1, 6.25pm)Words by Rachael PopowAlthough great routines can happen at any time on Strictly Come Dancing (Tasha Ghouri picked up this year’s first 10s in week four), there are certain episodes fans especially look forward to.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
newsletter.co.uk | Rob Lavender
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowFriday: Al Pacino: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (BBC Two, 9pm)Hollywood legend Al Pacino doesn’t often feel the need to go on the usual interview circuit every time he has a new project to promote – simply his name being attached to a film is usually enough to sell it, without him having to appear on Graham Norton, Jonathan Ross, and the like.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
newsletter.co.uk | Rob Lavender
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowWednesday: DNA Journey with Ancestry (ITV1, 9pm)What differentiates this series from the more established BBC show Who Do You Think You Are? – asides from the two-for-one offer on featured celebrities – is the reliance on DNA technology over more traditional genealogical research techniques. This does result in a few corners being cut and so allows for more revelations per episode.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
yorkshirepost.co.uk | John Blow |Richard Jones |Rachael Popow |Rob Lavender
Here are some of the TV highlights coming up in the seven days from Saturday, September 28, including Joan, In My Own Words: Jilly Cooper and Industry. Alan Carr’s Picture Slam (BBC One, 5.30pm)Words by Richard JonesAlthough he is a comedian, first and foremost, you can’t accuse Alan Carr of not broadening his horizons in the world of entertainment.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
newsletter.co.uk | Rob Lavender
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowSaturday: The Voice UK (ITV1, 8pm)She’ll be joined by existing judges/coaches Tom Jones and will.i.am, but Anne-Marie and Olly Murs will be making way for new faces. Coming in to populate the vacant seats are American singer-songwriter and actor LeAnn Rimes and, in a sort of weird, two-for-one offer, Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones from McFly.
