Monday 5 December 2011

TV Picks: 5-11 December 2011 (Come Date With Me, Enlightened, Happy Endings, Kevin's Grand Designs, The Newlyweds, Without You, etc.)

Monday 5 December 2011
Pick of the Week: WITHOUT YOU - ITV1, Thursday, 9PM

MONDAY 5th
PICK OF THE DAY Come Date With Me (Channel 4, 5pm) Come Dine With Me spin-off, where the format is changed so a single person dines with five prospective lovers. Narrated by Dave Lamb.
The Big Bread Experiment (BBC2, 7pm) Series about a woman who started a bread baking business to stimulate a sense of community where she lives. (1/3)
RBS: Inside The Bank That Ran Out Of Money (BBC2, 9pm) Documentary on the bank that almost collapsed in 2008.
Exposed: Groomed For Sex (BBC3, 9pm) Documentary on the grooming of young girls for sex in Pakistan.
Timeshift: The Golden Age Of Trams – A Streetcar Named Desire (BBC4, 9pm) Documentary about the days when trams were a common feature in the UK.
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Coming Out! (ITV1, 9pm) Follow-up episode to this year's reality jungle gameshow.
Dispatched: Landlords From Hell (Channel 4, 9.30pm) Undercover documentary exposing terrible landlords.
The Great British Property Scandal (Channel 4, 9pm) Documentary on how money's being wasted on buying empty homes as stock. Concludes tomorrow.
The Fight Of Their Lives (ITV1, 10.35pm) Documentary about the 1995 world title boxing match between Nigel Benn and Gerald McClellan.

TUESDAY 6th
My Child's Not Perfect (ITV1, 9pm) Documentary on children with behavioral problems. (1/2)
The Newlyweds (BBC3, 9pm) Two couples who are under-30 agree to swap lives for seven days, to discover any problems with each other's relationship that could thwart their desire to get married.
Afterlife: The Science Of Decay (BBC4, 9pm) Documentary showing the effects of decay, where a kitchen and garden was left to rot for two months.
PICK OF THE DAY Enlightened (Sky Atlantic, 10pm) Season 1 of the US drama about a self-destructive executive who decides to get her life back on-track after a philosophical awakening. Starring Laura Linney, Diane Ladd & Luke Wilson. (1/10).

WEDNESDAY 7th
Phil's Empty Homes Giveaway (Channel 4, 9pm) Special where Phil Spencer gives people the chance to own a house.
PICK OF THE DAY Perez Hilton Superfan: Lady Gaga (ITV2, 10pm) Brand new series where celebrity blogger Perez Hilton meets four Hollywood celebs, starting with Lady Gaga. (1/4)

THURSDAY 8th
Kevin's Grand Designs (Channel 4, 8pm) Series where Kevin McCloud spends five years proving we can all own affordable eco-friendly homes. (1/2)
PICK OF THE DAY Without You (ITV1, 9pm) Drama about a woman who discovers her husband was killed in a car crash with a mystery female passenger. Starring Anna Friel & Marc Warren. (1/3)
Jerusalem: The Making Of A Holy City (BBC4, 9pm) Documentary on the world-famous city. (1/3)
Happy Endings (E4, 9.30pm) Season 2 of the US comedy. Starring Elisha Cuthbert, Casey Wilson, Eliza Coupe & Zachary Knighton. (1/22)

FRIDAY 9th
PICK OF THE DAY The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song (ITV1, 9pm) Special episode celebrating the work of the Bee Gees with a Top 20 countdown of the nation's favourite tracks. Narrated by Amanda Holden.

SATURDAY 10th
Nothing.

SUNDAY 11th
Nothing.