This week's UK TV & radio

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BBC 1
06:00Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. [S] Including regional news at 25 and 55 minutes past each hour.
09:15Helicopter Heroes 9/20. Rav Wilding presents the series following the work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. A climber's first ascent in the Derbyshire Peak District ends in a serious fall.
10:00BBC News The latest national and international news, followed by Weather.
10:05The Pope's Visit 2010:... ...Edinburgh - The Queen Welcomes the Pope. Huw Edwards presents coverage as Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Edinburgh. Also in HD.
13:00BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.
13:30Midlands Today The latest news, sport and weather for the Midlands.
13:45Doctors Paradise Lost Medical drama series. A misunderstanding over a bunch of flowers gets out of hand for Jimmi and Cherry, while Julia is distraught when she abandons Chloe at the zoo. [AD,S]
14:15Diagnosis Murder 7/22. You Can Call Me Johnson: Drama series about a doctor who helps the LAPD crack baffling cases. Sloan's career and his life are on the line when a Mafia kingpin dies in his care.
15:00BBC News The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. [S] Followed by regional news.
15:05Junior MasterChef CBBC. 9/13. Cookery competition. The chefs receive a scrumptious masterclass in sponge pudding, but whose food will impress?
15:35OOglies CBBC. 1/13. Sprout is on the hunt for a veggie chum, and the scramblers rev up for eggy action. [S] Then Diddy Dick and Dom.
15:55Shaun the Sheep CBBC. Sheepless Nights: Children's animation. A leak in the barn roof forces the flock to relocate to the pig sty for the night. Unfortunately, the selfish pigs don't want to share.
16:00Animals at Work CBBC. 9/13. Gino Guide Dog: Factual series about working animals. Gino the guide dog helps his boss train for the 2012 Paralympic Games in judo, plus meet the most musical animals of all time.
16:30Deadly 60 CBBC. Namibia 2: Wildlife series. Steve dons a camouflage suit to beat a leopard at its own game by hunting his crew, but it proves to be a lot harder than it looks. [S] Followed by Leon.
17:00Newsround CBBC. Daily news magazine keeping young viewers up to date on the latest stories and events happening at home and abroad.
17:15The Weakest Link Anne Robinson presents the quick-fire general knowledge quiz in which contestants must decide at the end of each round which of their number should be eliminated.
18:00BBC News at Six The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.
18:30Midlands Today The latest news, sport and weather for the Midlands.
19:00The One Show If it has Britain talking then it will be talked about on the One Show. Jason Manford and Alex Jones bring viewers the stories that matter from across the country.
19:30EastEnders Sam's left reeling after the revelation of her deceit - how will she cope now? Ronnie has some life-changing news for Jack. [AD,S] Then BBC News.
20:00Watchdog Hidden cameras reveal overcharging and shoddy workmanship at one of the UK's biggest car service and repair chains. Plus the truth behind 'scientific' claims in cosmetic ads.
21:00The Young Ones 3/4. Documentary in which six well-loved celebrities spend a week living as though it were 1975. The volunteers bid a final farewell to the 1970s, but have they achieved their goals? [AD,S]
22:00BBC News at Ten The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide.
22:25Midlands Today The latest news, sport and weather for the Midlands. [S] Followed by national weather.
22:35Question Time: Labour Party... ...Leadership Special. The five candidates - Diane Abbott, Ed Balls, Andy Burnham, David Miliband and Ed Miliband - face questions from the audience.
23:35K2 Mountaineering drama. Taylor Brooks and Harold Jamieson find themselves fighting for their lives on the deadly slopes of the peak known as the 'savage mountain'. Contains strong language.
01:20Holiday Weatherview Detailed weather forecast.
01:25Panorama What the Pope Knew On the eve of the first Papal visit to Britain in 28 years, Fergal Keane investigates the Pope's personal track record of dealing with paedophile priests. [S,SL]
01:55Countryfile Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury explore St David's in Pembrokeshire. Julia goes whitewater kayaking, and discovers how the area's fierce tides can generate clean, green power. [S,SL]
02:55Ben Fogle's Escape in Time 19/20. Series in which families become Victorian farmers. The dads sharpen their axes and saws as they prepare wood to light the range, and the children go fishing in Acton Scott pond. [S,SL]
03:40Britain's Empty Homes 4/20. Property series. Jules Hudson tries to convince Ray and Carol to consider transforming a disused property into their ideal home in the Kent countryside. [S,SL]
04:10BBC News BBC One joins the BBC's rolling news channel for a night of news, with bulletins on the hour and the headlines every 15 minutes.
BBC 2
06:00The Pingu Show CBeebies. Music and Icicles: The episodes are Music Lessons, and Pingu and the Icicle Musician. Plus penguin facts. [S] Followed by Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
06:15Bob the Builder: Project Build It CBeebies. The House that Lofty Built: Animated adventures with Bob the Builder and friends. Lofty turns the machine shelter into a makeshift house - with chaotic results.
06:25Penelope CBeebies. Penelope Tidies Her Room: Animated adventures of three-year-old chatterbox Penelope, who has fun with her family and friends. Mum asks Penelope to tidy up her bedroom.
06:30Guess with Jess CBeebies. Why won't My Kite Fly?: Jess, the curious black-and-white cat, and his farmyard friends explore the world around them. Mimi has made Jess a lovely kite as a present.
06:40Postman Pat: SDS CBeebies. A Runaway Cow: Children's animation. Postman Pat is now Head of the Special Delivery Service. He must deliver a new cow to Alf, but Daisy has a habit of running away. [S] Followed by Pingu.
07:00Arthur CBBC. The World of Tomorrow: Animated series. Since Binky is repeating third grade, he is dreading Mr Ratburn's annual class sleepover at the science museum.
07:15League of Super Evil CBBC. One Zillion: Animation series. In order to impress the neighbourhood kids, Voltar boasts that LOSE have one zillion TV channels. Now they have one day to prove it.
07:25Newsround CBBC. Daily news magazine keeping young viewers up to date on the latest stories and events happening at home and abroad.
07:30Deadly 60 CBBC. Brazil: Steve Backshall only needs two more animals to complete his Deadly 60 list, so he visits the rainforests of Brazil on the trail of the final contenders.
08:00School of Silence CBBC. 2/13. Children's game show with Barney Harwood. Four noisy kids are sent to the School of Silence to prove that they can be quiet. Will the contestants from East London make the grade?
08:30LazyTown CBeebies. Birthday Surprise: Fun with pink-haired Stephanie and superhero Sportacus as they learn how to make healthy choices. The kids prepare to celebrate Sportacus's birthday.
08:55Jollywobbles CBeebies. 5/13. Camping: Live action sketch show. Justin Fletcher tumbles chaotically on to the campsite. He upsets a fellow camper by accidentally covering him in baked beans.
09:05Buzz and Tell CBeebies. Puppet panel show hosted by a walrus called Walter Flipstick. Contestants include Melanie Wiggles, a rabbit studying carrots, and Henrietta Peck, an enthusiastic but dim hen.
09:10Tinga Tinga Tales CBeebies. Why Spider Has a Tiny Waist: Stories telling a modern, young audience how different animals got their distinctive parts. One day greedy Spider hears of Four Feasts in Tinga Tinga.
09:25Garth and Bev CBeebies. Telephone: Animation about a time-travelling brother and sister who live in harmony with nature in their village. Something is breaking all the pots in Hoyt's hut. [AD,S]
09:35Ethelbert the Tiger CBeebies. Ethelbert and the Puffins: Animation about a mischievous tiger cub. Ethelbert has eaten his siblings' food. He meets some puffins and discovers the consequences of being greedy.
09:45Pingu CBeebies. Pampering Pingu: The adventures of Pingu, the clumsy young penguin. Pingu doesn't enjoy his time when he accompanies his mother to a beauty parlour, and soon makes trouble.
09:50Pingu CBeebies. Pingu and the Braces: The adventures of Pingu, the clumsy young penguin who is often misunderstood. Pingu and Pingg borrow a pair of Grandfather's braces to play with.
10:00Waybuloo CBeebies. Counting Seeds: Animated series set in the magical land of Nara. De Li tries to count her jumpy seeds. Nok Tok arrives to plant them. He distracts De Li and she cannot count.
10:20Clifford the Big Red Dog CBeebies. Magic in the Air: Animated exploits of a big red dog and his friends. Charley learns an important lesson about responsibility after getting carried away by a magic craze.
10:30Pablo, the Little Red Fox CBeebies. Pablo the Lifeguard: Pablo and his siblings, Pumpkin and Poppy, have adventures in the city. In this edition, Pablo has to rescue Fromage Frog from a swimming pool.
10:353rd and Bird CBeebies. 14/25. Pie Fair: Colourful adventures of a group of birds who teach children about social responsibility. Quinn has created a pie-making machine for the pie fair.
10:50Wibbly Pig CBeebies. Bubbles: Preschool animation based on the popular children's books. Wibbly is the proud owner of a new bubble set, but everyone else can blow perfect bubbles except him.
11:00In the Night Garden CBeebies. Makka Pakka's Circle of Friends: In a magical forest, characters have adventures. Makka Pakka can't find any stones, so when Igglepiggle finds one, he gives it to Makka Pakka.
11:30Open Gardens Pump Cottage and Green Lane Cottage Series following gardeners aiming to have their gardens accepted into the National Gardens Scheme. Featuring a romantic garden with a rockery.
12:00The Daily Politics Andrew Neil and Anita Anand present the top political stories of the day.
12:30GMT with George Alagiah George Alagiah presents international news and intelligent analysis to take you live to the heart of the day's top global story. Plus up-to-the-minute global business news.
13:00Animal Park Ben Fogle and Kate Humble explore behind the scenes at Longleat. It is time for Seanna the sea lion pup to leave mum and attend her first day of sea lion training.
13:30Four Minutes Biopic of British athlete Roger Bannister, who made history in 1954 when he became the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes. With Jamie Maclachlan.
15:00Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Antiques challenge in which experts go head to head. James Lewis and Curtis Dowling compete to find out who can unearth the most profitable antiques at Taplow car boot sale.
15:45Flog It! Bangor Paul Martin and antiques experts Mark Stacey and Adam Partridge are in Bangor in North Wales. They value items including a collection of thimbles and an antique sextant.
16:30Escape to the Country Georgian Properties Alistair Appleton looks back at some of the best Georgian properties featured in past series. Plus, a visit to a grand Georgian country house.
17:00The Pope's Visit 2010 Huw Edwards and Sally Magnusson introduce the first Papal mass of Pope Benedict's visit to Britain live from Bellahouston Park in Glasgow. Also in HD.
19:30Coast Channel Islands to Dover Alice Roberts explores Jersey's remarkable post-war transformation from Nazi-occupied stronghold to 'honeymoon Island'. [AD,S]
20:00James Wong and the Malaysian... ...Garden. James Wong goes in search of inspiration for Malaysian themed garden. Also in HD.
21:00Gareth Malone's Extraordinary... ...School for Boys. BBC Two's School Season. 2/3. Choirmaster Gareth Malone teaches in a primary school in Essex for one term. This time he faces a new mission: to get the boys reading. [AD,S]
22:00Mock the Week Dara O Briain and the team are amused by another week's news, with guests Stewart Francis and Ed Byrne.
22:30Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines. Presented by Emily Maitlis. [S] Followed by weather.
23:20Ride of My Life: The Story of... ...the Bicycle. Author Rob Penn travels around the world collecting handbuilt parts for his dream bicycle and charts the social history of one of mankind's greatest inventions.
00:20Glastonbury 2010 A look back at the Glastonbury Festival with all the biggest and best performances from around the site at Worthy Farm. Contains very strong language and flashing images.
02:20BBC News BBC Two joins the BBC's rolling news channel, with bulletins on the hour and the headlines every 15 minutes.
04:10Pages from Ceefax News and information from the BBC's Teletext service.
ITV 1
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Channel 4
06:20The Treacle People Rosie and Wizzle take the Professor's 'Sound Sponge' to town and then take popular music to extremes.
06:30Sali Mali Jackdaw learns about migration and decides that it's time to leave. How far will he get?
06:35The Hoobs Bees The Hoobs have run out of Hoobygoop. Do the Peeps have anything they can use instead? [AD,S]
07:00Freshly Squeezed Today's show features tour information on The Script, I Am Sorrows and MGMT's upcoming concerts. Plus, new videos from Janelle Monáe and Usher featuring Pit Bull.
07:30Everybody Loves Raymond You Bet Is Ray right to be sceptical when Frank uncharacteristically shows interest in his work?
07:55Everybody Loves Raymond The Will When Ray and Debra draw up their wills, their choice of replacement guardians for the kids doesn't go down well.
08:25Frasier Caught In the Act Frasier agrees to get Roz tickets for Alice to see child entertainer Nanny G who he was once married to.
08:55Friends The One with the Cuffs Chandler has a brief fling with Rachel's boss, Joanna, which results in him being handcuffed, without his trousers, in her office alone at night. [AD,S]
09:30Lakes on a Plate Cumbrian chef and café owner Peter Sidwell explores the region's landscape, people and culinary traditions. Here, Peter investigates artisan bread-making and flour-milling in the county.
10:00The Good Wife Threesome Alicia begins to doubt Peter's innocence in his corruption case after hearing evidence to the contrary. [AD,S]
11:00Desperate Housewives Would I Think of Suicide? Angie leaves Wisteria Lane in the wake of another attack, Susan finds out about Bree's affair and confronts her and Katherine has an emotional breakdown. [AD,S]
12:00Channel 4 News Summary Includes news headlines and weather.
12:05In Your Dreams Dream analyst Brenda talks with comedienne and writer Jenny Eclair and discusses her newly-discovered vibrant dream life, which has flourished since she gave up smoking.
12:15Brigadoon Film (1954) Vincente Minnelli's musical stars Gene Kelly and Van Johnson as two Americans who, on holiday in Scotland, find Brigadoon, a village which appears for just one day every century.
14:20Lakes on a Plate Cumbrian chef and café owner Peter Sidwell explores the region's landscape, people and food. In this episode, he tries two of the area's sweet treats: shortbread and gingerbread.
14:55Wogan's Perfect Recall Sir Terry Wogan presents the ultimate memory game. It's a case of 'same answers but different questions' as one contestant will have a chance to win a huge cash prize.
15:25Countdown Jeff Stelling and Rachel Riley host as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. The Dictionary Corner guest is Alastair Stewart.
16:10Deal or No Deal Noel Edmonds asks the all-important question as contestants do battle with the Banker in their quest to leave the Dream Factory with £250,000. [AD,S]
17:00Come Dine with Me In Peterborough it's the turn of party girl Aly Nicholson to show off her culinary skills. She's so confident she can win, she's even attempting two courses she's never cooked before.
17:30Coach Trip Moving on to Sigulda in Latvia, the group get stuck into some medieval games, before meeting a cheeky new couple and taking to the skies at a skydiving centre.
18:00The Simpsons My Fair Laddy Lisa tries to transform Groundskeeper Willie into a gentleman after his shack collapses and he's forced to move in with her family.
18:30Hollyoaks Things get out of hand at The Cheek gig - Charlotte catches Doug dealing drugs and he agrees to supply her if she keeps her mouth shut, but later her partying leads to a terrible accident. [AD,S]
19:00Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.
19:554thought.tv Nineteen-year-old student Christine Parreno thinks that the Pope is a truly wonderful father of the church, and would be honoured to sing him the Ave Maria.
20:00Location, Location, Location Kirstie and Phil help an underwear entrepreneur to find a new home in London's West End, as well as looking for a new place for a vicar in Leytonstone, east London.
21:00Alan Davies' Teenage Revolution By the mid-1980s, Thatcher's Britain was bitterly divided by political debate. Alan revisits the 80s counterculture of his youth and meets one of the Left's arch-bogeymen: Norman Tebbitt.
22:00True Blood Nothing but the Blood True Blood returns to Channel 4 for the second series. A shocking murder outside Merlotte's has Bon Temps reeling and Sookie's relationship with Bill is tested. [AD,S]
23:20Aliens Film (1986) James Cameron directs with Sigourney Weaver back as Ripley, heading a force to the planet where she first met the Alien - only to find a whole colony. Strong language/violence.
02:10The Fairy Jobmother Hayley travels to London to help 45-year-old single mum Lynda Phillips, who has only worked for 14 months in the last 19 years, and her unemployed son and daughter.
03:05Lucky Escape When a high-powered career woman is asked on a romantic date by her boyfriend, she rashly decides to end their relationship in the restaurant.
03:10The Pope Peter Tatchell examines Pope Benedict XVI's beliefs and positions on a wide range of issues, as well as the impact his pronouncements have had on both the developing and Western world.
04:05Cameron's Black Tory Channel 4 follows Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, 'The Black Farmer', over the four years of his electoral campaign as a Conservative Party candidate in rural Wiltshire.
05:00Countdown Jeff Stelling and Rachel Riley host as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers.
05:45Yo Gabba Gabba The gang dress up in outrageous costumes and collect candy. The Fall Song celebrates the changing seasons, while Halloween Party and Trick or Treat teach the gang what happens on Halloween.