UK TV programmes to watch this week : 11/02/2023

Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (BBC 1/HD | 7:00pm to 8:00pm | Saturday 11th February 2023)

Michael presents another hour of entertainment, featuring music from Olly Murs, singing Dancing on Cars, and Stacey Dooley handing over her mobile in Send to All. There’s a rude awakening for Alexander Armstrong when he plays the Midnight Gameshow and a pair of Unexpected Stars of the Show are invited to perform a duet.

Dinosaur with Stephen Fry (Channel 5/HD | 7:00pm to 8:00pm | Sunday 12th February 2023) ** NEW SERIES **

Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Series 1, episode 1. The actor and writer is magically transported back in time to chart the 180-million-year story of the prehistoric creatures, beginning by going back 155 million years to the Jurassic period. He explores the conifer forests and fern prairies that were their home, encountering a monstrous plant-eating diplodocus and deadly predator the allosaurus. Expert Susie Maidment arrives to decode these dinosaurs’ remarkable behaviour, including the diplodocus’s acrobatic ability to rear up on its hind legs and the allosaurus’s terrifying attack strategy.

Call the Midwife (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Sunday 12th February 2023)

Everyone is looking forward to Trixie and Matthew’s wedding and a bonny baby competition brings the community together. It’s not all good news, however, as the team learn about a pregnant woman and her family living in a cramped caravan, while a worrying disease outbreak directly impacts the residents of Nonnatus House.

Hornby: A Model World (Yesterday | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Monday 13th February 2023)

Airfix Buccaneer. Series 2, episode 5. Paramjit in the Airfix team works on a Buccaneer fighter jet in 1:48 scale, complete with folding wings, extra armaments and exposed engine bay.

Waterloo Road (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 14th February 2023)

Everyone is excited for the end of term show and Danny has some good news to celebrate but the joy is short-lived when the past catches up with him, leading him to make a choice that could change the course of his life for ever. Drama, starring Angela Griffin, with Kym Marsh.

The Piano (Channel 4/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 15th February 2023) ** NEW SERIES **

Claudia Winkleman searches for passionate pianists at public pianos in train stations across the UK. Unbeknownst to the performers they are being watched by Lang Lang and Mika who are looking for one amateur musician to perform at London’s Royal Festival Hall. The search begins in King’s Cross St Pancras.

Death in Paradise (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Friday 17th February 2023) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

Series 3, episode 7. Following Neville’s arrest on suspicion of killing David Cartwright, DI Karen Flitcroft from the Department of Policing Standards arrives to investigate. CCTV footage shows an agitated Neville visiting the victim shortly before he was found dead, which as far as Flitcroft is concerned proves his guilt – so she advises the team members that if they are convinced of their inspector’s innocence, they must prove it quickly. 

All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119.