Your free online newspaper for Merseyside...

Navigation

SWITCHED ON THIS WEEK...

ALL THE BEST BITS ON UK TV

By Caren Clark of TV & Satellite Week Magazine.

For the week Saturday 5 June to Friday 11 June

 

1. D-Day Various Channels and times.     From live coverage of commemorative events to eye-opening documentaries and moving dramas, a host of programming marks     the 60th anniversary of history's largest seaborne invasion.

 

2. Sixties Season BBC4 from Saturday.    Kicking off with a documentary which investigates The Truth About Sixties TV, BBC4 presents a summer-long season celebrating one of the most remarkable decades of the last century.

 

3. England's Dream Team Channel 4 Saturday 9.30pm.   As England prepare to do us proud in Portugal, this three-hour extravaganza sees fans, pundits and players unite to choose their ultimate squad from over 130 years of international competition.

 

4. Phil Spector Biography Sunday 8pm.   After grabbing tabloid attention over the suspicious death of an     actress at his home, this revealing profile explores the troubled life of the man who revolutionised rock and roll.

 

5. Joan of Arcadia Livingtv Monday-Friday 6.05pm. NEW SERIES.    Dubbed the latest in 'spiritainment', this quirky new US drama     focuses on a teenage girl who is visited by God in a number of     guises ranging from a handsome young man to the school dinnerlady.

 

6. A Line in the Sand ITV1 Monday and Tuesday 9pm.     Ross Kemp stars in this two-part drama about a former spy who is forced to change his identity after becoming embroiled in a battle between MI6 and Middle Eastern arms dealers.

 

7. Angel Sky One Tuesday 9pm LAST EPISODE.   Much to the distress of Angel's many fans, the vampire with a soul is finally biting the dust. But with an epic battle against evil and the tragic death of one of the lead characters, he's not going quietly.

 

8. Spy Chief for a Day BBC3 Thursday 10.30pm. What is it really like to run MI5? Ordinary members of the public are put through a series of authentic tasks to give them the chance to experience life at the head of Britain's internal security service.

 

9. No Talent Required ITV1 Friday 9pm.    Pop Idol judge Neil Fox oversees proceedings as two showbiz

    managers attempt to prove anyone can be a star by turning a group of cleaners and a team of dustmen into singing sensations. 

 

10. Fantasy Football: Euro 2004 ITV1 Friday 10pm NEW SERIES.  On the eve of Euro 2004, Frank Skinner and David Baddiel return to cast their eye over the tournament with more sofa-bound sporting banter.

    

VARIATIONS

None

 

SPECIAL OFFER

Subscribe to TV &Satellite Week for only £9.99 every 3 months!

Call 0845 676 7778 quoting your special code of 27B or visit www.ipcsubs.co.uk/TVS/itsg