SATURDAY
Secrets Of The Royal Palaces
Channel 5, 8.15pm
An unending source of tabloid stories, the Royal Family is once more mined for tittle-tattle as the series returns. We begin in Marivent, Mallorca, a getaway for Spain’s own monarchy, where a visiting Princess Diana is about to make an extraordinary pool-side confession to Royal Protection officer Ken Wharfe about her marriage. There’s also a look at tales from George III and Queen Victoria’s time.
SUNDAY
Atlantis: The Discovery With Dan Snow
Channel 5, 9pm
An ancient city lost beneath the waves thousands of years ago… but could this mythical, age-old metropolis have actually existed? Dan Snow heads to Greece to find out, investigating real cities which were destroyed by earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis to determine if their legacy could have inspired the story of Atlantis. He begins his journey diving beneath the waves to the underwater city of Pavlopetri.
MONDAY
Find It, Fix It, Flog It
Yesterday, 8pm
Henry Cole and Simon O’Brien are back rummaging through sheds, garages and barns, hoping to turn what they find into a tasty profit. Today, in Shropshire, Simon hopes to transform a 1970s TV into a fish tank, and Henry finds an old Ford truck.
TUESDAY
Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story
ITV1, 9pm
This is third time the Good Morning Britain presenter has invited cameras into her home, and sadly, this instalment charts the lead-up to the death of her husband, Derek Draper, in January this year, following severe complications from Covid. It shows how Kate, their two teenage children and loved ones have coped in the aftermath, pays tribute to Derek, and also champions the work of the NHS, unpaid carers and medical staff.
WEDNESDAY
Professor T
ITV1, 9pm
Criminology professor Jasper Tempest (Ben Miller) is back, and behind bars as series three begins. Having fired a gun into the police station ceiling in a bid to help his ex, DCI Brand as she fought with bent cop Simon Lanesborough at the end of series two, the prof’s OCD flares up in his dirty new prison surroundings. But soon the chance to prove an inmate’s innocence in a murder case provides him with a vital distraction.
THURSDAY
Taskmaster
Channel 4, 9pm
That’s Greg Davies and Little Alex Horne seated in the middle, but from left to right, the (first) class of 2024 are: Nick Mohammed, Joanne McNally, Steve Pemberton, John Robins and Sophie Willan. A Coronation Street fave in peg-form makes an early showing, before the gang are challenged to something as dangerous as possible with an egg. Instantly hilarious, as always. Welcome back, TM!
FRIDAY
Pilgrimage: The Road Through North Wales
BBC2, 9pm
It’s the sixth series of the show in which celebrities from different faiths and beliefs embark on the journey of a lifetime. This time around, Amanda Lovett from The Traitors, former reality star Spencer Matthews, Friday Night Dinner’s Tom Rosenthal, wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan, TV personality Christine McGuinness, presenter Sonali Shah and comedian Eshaan Akbar tackle the North Wales Pilgrim’s Way.