Michelle Pinto

Latest articles by Michelle Pinto

Alex Jones and Steph McGovern continue to show us how to shop for less

Shop Well for Less?

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 7:00pm on Wednesday 24 May 2017

BBC Shows
Alastair Sooke and Janina Ramirez conclude this three-part series with a fascinating, if exhausting-looking, zoom around St Petersburg.

An Art Lovers' Guide

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Monday 15 May 2017

BBC Shows
This week Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness’s hilarious Jaws remake

The Keith and Paddy Picture Show

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:20pm on Saturday 27 May 2017

ITV
This feature-length documentary is built around an in-depth interview with Paul Gascoigne

Gascoigne

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Saturday 27 May 2017

ITV
Mary Portas gets another taste of Britain’s latest shopping trends

What Britain Buys

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 7:00pm on Thursday 30 June 2016

Channel 4
This terrific series ends with the stories of actor Ricky Tomlinson, midwife Julia Allison and betting shop millionaire Victor Young, all born on 26 September 1939.

Born on the Same Day

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Tuesday 28 June 2016

Channel 4
Good comedy shows are not just about funny people doing funny things, they’re about chemistry.

Taskmaster

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Tuesday 28 June 2016

UK Shows
With Professor Brian Cox’s new series Forces of Nature airing soon on BBC2,

Wonders of the Universe

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 4:00pm on Saturday 25 June 2016

BRITAIN'S FAVOURITE DOGS

Britain's Favourite Dog

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Wednesday 29 June 2016

ITV
The super secret agent, voiced by Alexander Armstrong, and his sidekick, Penfold, are back to foil the world’s villains on CBBC.

Danger Mouse

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 5:45pm on Monday 27 June 2016

BBC Shows
This would be just another poorly executed TV movie if it wasn’t for one factor: it stars Dolly Parton.

Blue Valley Songbird

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 10:00pm on Friday 1 July 2016

Corrie fans won’t want to miss tonight’s episode as the lovely Tristan Gemmill (who plays chef Robert Preston) and his actress wife Emily Hamilton put their relationship under the spotlight.

All Star Mr and Mrs

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 7:00pm on Wednesday 7 September 2016

ITV
of the nation’s favourite songs by brother-and-sister pop duo The Carpenters, but it’s more of a documentary about Richard and Karen Carpenter

The Nation's Favourite Carpenters Song

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:45pm on Saturday 3 September 2016

ITV
It’s 350 years since the Great Fire of London, and who better to mark it than the Horrible Histories team?

Horrible Histories

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 4:00pm on Monday 5 September 2016

BBC Shows
Marking the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s birth, David Walliams hosts this celebration of the author’s 10 best-selling books for children.

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 5:30pm on Sunday 4 September 2016

Channel 4
In this three-part series, presenters Ade Adepitan, Anita Rani, Ant Anstead and Dan Snow go to the heart of one of the world’s most crowded and thriving cities to find out how New Yorkers get about, how they eat and how they relax.

New York: America's Busiest City

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Tuesday 30 August 2016

BBC Shows
Reid (Matthew Macfadyen) has dusted off his bowler hat to continue the investigation into the murder of a rabbi, which Inspector Drake (Jerome Flynn) regards as cut-and-dried.

Ripper Street

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Monday 29 August 2016

BBC Shows
Long before achieving Paralympic success, swimmer Ellie Simmonds was advised by her trainer to swim like a dolphin by emulating the creature’s graceful movements through the water.

Ellie Simmonds: Swimming with Dolphins

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 6:00pm on Sunday 28 August 2016

ITV
Showing as part of the BBC’s Landmark Sitcom season, one-off comedy Young Hyacinth (9.30pm) features super-snob Hyacinth Bucket (‘It’s Bouquet!’) from Keeping Up Appearances, long before she had her ‘white slimline phone with automatic redial’.

Young Hyacinth/Goodnight Sweetheart

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 8:00pm on Friday 2 September 2016

BBC Shows
When we first meet 14-year-old Ellen (Penny Dreadful’s Jessica Barden, in a mesmerising performance), she’s swearing, smoking and swaggering about like she owns the place.

Ellen

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 9:00pm on Thursday 1 September 2016

Channel 4
On their final trip of the series, Timothy West and Prunella Scales are transported into their own pasts as they revisit the Yorkshire of their origins (Tim was born in Bradford, where Pru’s mother also lived).

Great Canal Journeys

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 7:00pm on Wednesday 31 August 2016

The Proms audience aims to raise the roof of the Albert Hall on the Last Night

Last Night of the Proms

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 6:15pm on Saturday 10 September 2016

BBC Shows
This week’s guests are Jason Manford, Sara Cox, former BBC political editor Nick Robinson and actor and voice of The Simpsons Harry Shearer.

Would I Lie to You?

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 7:30pm on Friday 16 September 2016

BBC Shows
Already the winner of 10 gold medals for dressage, para-equestrian Lee Pearson will be looking to add to that impressive tally in Rio today, as he competes in the Freestyle Grade 1B Equestrian.

Paralympics

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 12:00pm on Friday 16 September 2016

Channel 4
Recent research has been overturning long-held prejudices about some of the most demonised species in the animal kingdom.

Ingenious Animals

By Michelle Pinto published

Airs at 7:00pm on Thursday 15 September 2016

BBC Shows
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