Michelle Pinto

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The search is on once more for Britain’s next singing sensation! The X Factor is back!

The X Factor

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 7:00pm on Saturday 2 September 2017

Reality
Tonight’s Late Night Prom promises to be an absolute treat, paying tribute to legendary Memphis label Stax Records.

Stax Records Prom

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 9:15pm on Friday 1 September 2017

BBC
Imagine Love Island but without the luxury villa, skimpy outfits, alcohol and days doing nothing with Bear Gyrlls

The Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Tuesday 29 August 2017

Reality
Counting down the best-loved family movies, this one-off celebration gets in some proper Hollywood A-listers to tell the stories behind their silver screen hits.

The World's Greatest Kids' Films

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 4:30pm on Sunday 27 August 2017

Documentaries
It’s been a long time coming, but Robin (Elisabeth Moss) and Miranda (Gwendoline Christie) finally have it out this week after another visit to the fertility clinic.

Top of the Lake

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Thursday 24 August 2017

Dramas
Tonight on Dragons’ Den we meet new dragons following the departure of Nick Jenkins and Sarah Willingham

Dragons' Den

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 7:00pm on Sunday 20 August 2017

UK Shows
Paignton Zoo’s residents take a starring role in this children’s comedy series, as we meet some big characters who have got a lot to say (with computer-generated moving mouths!).

The Zoo

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 5:45pm on Monday 14 August 2017

Comedy
This feature-length documentary tells the story of the many battles between Moses and Jacobs, and the clarion call that was Jacobs’s influential 1961 book The Death and Life of Great American Cities.

Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 9:00pm on Wednesday 9 August 2017

BBC
While we wait for C4’s new incarnation of The Great British Bake Off, here’s a chance to see the first kids’ version of the competition from 2011.

Junior Bake Off

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 4:30pm on Thursday 3 August 2017

Great British Bake Off
Caroline Flack gets the fittest singletons on TV back together to find out how they’ve been faring since they stopped being on camera 24/7.

Love Island: The Reunion

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Sunday 30 July 2017

Competition Shows
The second leg of Reginald D Hunter’s journey through the musical landscape of the US South sees him in Georgia, his home state, and Alabama.

Songs of the South

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 10:25pm on Friday 28 July 2017

BBC
It’s the show everyone is talking about, and this year’s islanders have provided cracking entertainment, not least for catchphrases such as ‘100% my type on paper’.

Love Island

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Sunday 23 July 2017

Reality
Another chance to see comedian and panel-show regular Reginald D Hunter taking a journey through the southern states of America to trace the history of the region’s music

Songs of the South

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 9:00pm on Friday 21 July 2017

BBC
Juggling is a way of life for circus children – they balance hours of rehearsals with chores and schoolwork.

Circus Kids

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Thursday 20 July 2017

UK Shows
Twelve talented youngsters remain as the contest (The Voice Kids) reaches the semi-final…

The Voice Kids

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 6:30pm on Saturday 15 July 2017

Competition Shows
Chris Packham is on a mission to find out how much wildlife can be found in the Great British garden.

The British Garden

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Tuesday 11 July 2017

BBC
BAFTA-winning documentary series returns for its sixth and final run, Ross Kemp travels to Austin, Texas

Ross Kemp: Extreme World

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Sunday 9 July 2017

Sky
There’s no room for ego in this untold story of the sideman

Rock 'n' Roll Guns for Hire

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Friday 7 July 2017

BBC
Offering a rare insight into the secretive world of the big top, this three-part documentary meets some of the UK’s youngest circus stars

Circus Kids: Our Secret World

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Thursday 6 July 2017

UK Shows
Another chance to see this intensely personal film, in which Tom Jones returns to his hometown of Pontypridd, South Wales

Tom Jones's 50s: The Decade That Made Me

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Friday 30 June 2017

BBC
This film follows the treatment of three teenagers at Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children

Growing Up With Cancer

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 6:30pm on Monday 26 June 2017

Documentaries
Where the idealists of 1967 went wrong – and the positive things they left behind

The Summer of Love

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Friday 16 June 2017

BBC
Writer Mark Gatiss conjures up the spirit of Jules Verne and Edgar Rice Burroughs with this week’s episode, Empress of Mars, when the Doctor, Bill and Nardole head to Mars

Doctor Who

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 6:15pm on Saturday 10 June 2017

Doctor Who
The Voice is back… but with a twist! This time, the stage is set for a whole host of talented youngsters

The Voice Kids

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 6:45pm on Saturday 10 June 2017

Competition Shows
Will this World Cup qualifier close the group points gap? Live coverage... Scotland v England

Scotland v England

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 3:00pm on Saturday 10 June 2017

Sports
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