Monday 30 July 2012

TV Picks: 30 July – 5 August 2012 (Lemon La Vida Loca, Lost Children, The Midwives, Simply Italian, Vexed, etc.)

Monday 30 July 2012

MONDAY 30th
From Ronaldo to Ronaldo (ITV4, 7pm) Profiles of the best football players, from Cristiano Ronaldo to Zinedine Zidane.
Arctic Icebreakers (Channel 5, 8pm) Science documentary looking at the design of engineering vessels that must travel through icy seas.
PICK OF THE DAY Simply Italian (Channel 4, 8.30pm) Culinary series focusing on Italian food. Presented by Michela Chiappa.
We Love The Monkees (ITV1, 9pm) Profile of the 1960s pop group, in the wake of Davy Jones' death in February 2012.

TUESDAY 31st
The Midwives (BBC2, 9pm) Documentary on the midwives of St Mary's Hospital in Manchester. (1/6)
Secrets Of The Shoplifters (Channel 4, 9pm) Follow-up to January's documentary about the increase in shoplifting from Britain's high street stores.
PICK OF THE DAY Lost Children (Channel 4, 10pm) Documentary on the work of a residential day school run by Barnardo's, looking after kids with emotional and behavioural problems. (1/2)

WEDNESDAY 1st
PICK OF THE DAY Vexed (BBC2, 9pm) Series 2 of the comedy cop drama about two mismatched detectives. Starring Toby Stephens & Miranda Raison. (1/6)

THURSDAY 2nd
Hairy Dieters: How To Love Food & Lose Weight (BBC2, 8pm) The Hairy Bikers try to lose weight while still eating food they enjoy. (1/4)
PICK OF THE DAY Lemon La Vida Loca (ITV2, 10pm) Spoof reality show following Keith Lemon and his girlfriend Rosie. (1/4)

FRIDAY 3rd
PICK OF THE DAY Soham: A Parents' Tale (ITV1, 9pm) Documentary looking at the tragic case of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, who were killed in their hometown ten years ago.

SATURDAY 4th
Nothing.

SUNDAY 5th
PICK OF THE DAY Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure (BBC2, 8pm) Ken Hom and Ching He-Huang travel across China sampling the country's food. (1/4)