Weekly Highlights Week 30/31: Sat 25th - Fri 31st July 2020
Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures Tuesday, 9pm The host looks back at unused clips from her many trips.
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The Masked Singer US Saturday, 5pm 25th July ITV
Season two of the US version of the surreal talent show featuring mystery celebrities performing extravagant musical numbers in fancy dress continues.
Nick Cannon introduces as contestants Fox, Ladybug, Flower, Tree and Rottweiler perform. Will any of them wow Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger? And will the panellists be able to figure out who any of them are?
The Voice Kids Saturday, 7.25pm 25th July ITV
Emma Willis presents as the new series of the talent show continues - and all four of the coaches go all out to try to secure the best singers for their teams.
We’re halfway through the blind auditions, and Paloma Faith, Danny Jones, Pixie Lott and Will-i-am are searching for the best young talent for their teams. Anyone who gets the coaches to spin their chairs takes a step closer to winning a stunning prize.
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Coronation Street: Partnerships Monday, 8.30pm 27th July ITV
Jason Manford narrates this eight-part series taking a look through the Coronation Street archives, with each episode concentrating on a different theme.
A number of fantastic pairings and double acts have kept us laughing and entertained over the years. This edition looks at some favourites, including Stan and Hilda Ogden, Fred Elliott and Ashley Peacock and Steve McDonald and Lloyd Mullaney.
Long Lost Family Born Without Trace: What Happened Next Monday, 9pm 27th July ITV
This special follows some of the people who were united with relatives they had never met before after beginning life as foundlings - abandoned babies.
Three foundlings share how their lives have been since being on the show - and how their new relationships are developing. There are new revelations coming to light and, for some of the people involved, even more relatives they they’re yet to meet.
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ITV Racing: Glorious Goodwood Tuesday-Friday, 1.30pm 28th-31st July ITV
Ed Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani present one of the biggest weeks on the racing calendar, bringing us the most important action from Goodwood Racecourse.
The Goodwood Cup dominates proceedings on Tuesday, while the Sussex Stakes on Wednesday could easily be one of the races of the season. Thursday is home to the Group One Nassau Stakes, while Friday’s feature is the King George Stakes.
Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures Tuesday, 9pm 28th July ITV
Joanna Lumley has hosted some incredible travel series navigating the globe to take in wonderful sights. In this series, she shows us bits that never made it to TV.
In this first of three parts, Joanna begins her journey in the Far East on the frozen Japanese sea of Okhotsk, before we travel with her across China and Mongolia. Then, we head to Lake Baikal in Siberia, where she meets some quite magnificent seals.
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Paul O’Grady For the Love of Dogs: What Happened Next Wednesday, 8pm 29th July ITV
The series in which Paul O’Grady catches up with some of the most memorable pooches he’s met during visits to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home continues.
This time around we catch up with Chester - the most injured dog that Paul has ever helped. Plus, Paul discovers how Sidney, Battersea’s most famous rescue dog (and a favourite of Hollywood star Tom Hardy) has found living in the outside world.
Anne: The Princess Royal at 70 Wednesday, 9pm 29th July ITV
A royal documentary enjoying unique access to Princess Anne and her family as she discusses life, work and the reality of living her life in the public eye.
The programme, made to celebrate the princess’s 70th birthday, sees her talk about the challenges for younger royalty, a kidnap attempt and life as an Olympic athlete. Featuring contributions from her family and those who know her best.
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Inside Britain’s Food Factories Thursday, 8.30pm 30th July ITV
Going behind the scenes at some of Britain’s most iconic food factories to discover how they keep the shelves stocked and put food on our tables.
We’re in Yorkshire this time around, looking at how Aunt Bessie’s make millions of Yorkshire puddings a year. Then we see how Yorkshire Tea turn out tea bags by the truck full, and Birdseye’s race against time to get peas from the field to the freezer.
Inside the Ritz Hotel Thursday, 9pm 30th July ITV
A cut-down version of the original series in which one of the greatest hotels in the world - The Ritz - opens its doors and allows cameras to take a peek inside.
In this opener, we meet executive chef John Williams, who is preparing to launch a cook book revealing The Ritz’s famous recipes. Plus, Penny Lancaster is in the hotel to enjoy some cocktails, and concierge Michael De Cozar celebrates 46 years of service.
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TheRoswell, Only NewWay Mexico is Essex SundayMonday, & 8pm Wednesday, 10pm ITV227th July ITV2
Jeanine Mason, Nathan Parsons and Michael Vlamis head the cast of this sci-fi drama series following a woman who discovers a shocking secret in her home town.
In the series finale, Liz realises she can’t save everyone she loves from the deadly threat at CrashCon. Meanwhile, Max faces immediate danger, Michael becomes caught up in the feud between Jesse and Alex, and Kyle faces a new moral dilemma.
TheFamily Only Guy Way is Essex SundaySunday-Thursday, & Wednesday, from 10pm 9pm ITV226th-30th July ITV2
Tune in for more of the adventures of the Griffins, the most lewd, crude and hilarious cartoon family on TV as they go about their bizarre and eventful lives.
The episodes come thick and fast across the week. Stories include the family’s car breaking down in Amish country, Quagmire’s dad returning with surprising news and more of the Griffins’ sci-fi adventures as they retell the Star Wars stories.
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ChrisReal Housewives & Kem: of Atlanta StraightSunday, 9pmOutta Love Island Sunday26th July & Monday, 9pm ITVBe
The glamorous reality show following affluent women of Atlanta as they organise careers, motherhood and social calendars continues its eleventh season.
NeNe hosts a lavish Bye Wig party at which all the housewives can only rock their natural hair, but a misunderstanding leaves everyone both wigless and utterly speechless. Plus, Eva starts to worry about the rising expense of her wedding.
DinnerChris & Date Kem: Wednesday,Straight Outta 8pm Love Island 29thSunday July & Monday, 9pm ITVBeITVBe
Another chance for one lucky person to find true love over three meals prepared by three blind dates, all hoping to win their heart and be asked back for seconds.
Jainam from Durham is given five menus, each put together by a potential blind date, from which he will chose three potential partners to sit down to dinner with. But which menus will catch his eye, and whose company will leave him wanting more?
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MidsomerSanditon Murders Saturday,Sunday, 10pm 9pm ITV326th July ITV3
Another chance to see the lavish adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel, following the adventures of a young woman who starts a new life in a sleepy fishing village.
A chance accident brings Charlotte Heywood to Sanditon, a seaside resort on the cusp of dramatic change. Spirited and unconventional, Charlotte is initially keen to experience what the town has to offer, but its inhabitants are not what she expected.
MidsomerEndeavour Murders Saturday,Monday & 9pm Tuesday, 8pm ITV327th & 28th July ITV3
Crime drama set in Oxford in the 1960s, following the early adventures of a young Endeavour Morse in a prequel to the enduringly popular Inspector Morse mysteries.
With gossip and rumour threatening to expose the secrets of a sleepy Oxfordshire village, Endeavour investigates their connection to a series of shocking murders. Then, the murder of a librarian and a dark local tragedy push Endeavour to his limits.
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BritishHarry’s Touring Heroes: Car Championship Sunday,Euro Having 10.30am a Laugh ITV4Monday-Wednesday, 9pm 27th-29th July ITV4
Harry Redknapp accepts the challenge of his career as he trains a team of unfit 1990s English football legends to take on Germany in a very special one-off match.
In the first episode, John’s in charge of the itinerary - and he’s booked the team into a self-catering hotel in France. Then, the boys hole up at a traditional Palazzo in Florence. Lastly, the team get ready to take on their arch rivals in their own backyard.
BritishEuropean Touring Cup Final Car Championship & Champions Sunday,League Finals10.30am Revisited ITV4Monday, 5.15pm Tuesday, 5.30pm Wednesday, 4.05pm Thursday & Friday, 5pm 27th-31st July, ITV4
Euro 2020 may be on hold, but we can all still enjoy a summer of top flight football action from the European Cup and the Champions League of years past.
An action-packed week features the 1968 European Cup final between Manchester United and Benfica, United’s win over Bayern Munich in 1999, Liverpool v AC Milan in 2005, Manchester United v Chelsea in 2008 and Chelsea v Bayern Munich in 2012.
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ThunderbirdsDrop Dead Weird Are Go Saturday, 8.30am8.30 & 8.55am CITV25th July CITV
Paranormal children’s comedy following the hilarious antics of an unusual Australian family who move to an isolated seaside village in rural Western Ireland.
In the first of a double bill of madcap supernatural shenanigans, Lulu receives a surprise package from her granny in Australia, and she finds a new outlet for her feelings. Then, Bunni takes a liking to Dad’s visiting friend who’s over from Australia.
ThunderbirdsHunter Street Are Go Saturday,Monday-Friday, 8.30am CITV1.05pm & 5.35pm 27th-31st July CITV
The lives of five foster kids change significantly after spending the first night in their new house. When they wake up, they discover their parents have disappeared.
Over the course of the week, Anika takes on a unlikely mission, the Hunter kids catch a trespasser, the gang team up to outwit one of their biggest opponents, the Hunters overcome a problem, before racing to unlock the mystery.
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09 | Maigret Broadcast - 12th July. The detective faces silence from the inhabitants at a remote crossroads as he investigates the murder of a Jewish diamond dealer. Who is to blame?
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