With the long-awaited Easter Bank Holiday Weekend just around the corner, a lot of us are pondering what we could spend our four-day weekend doing. The possibilities are seemingly endless after two years of Covid-19 restrictions.
Perhaps you have four fun-filled days of family time and food lined up, or maybe you're just looking forward to laying on the sofa and watching the telly. Either way, it's your weekend, and you can spend it however you please.
Whether you'll be watching all the eggciting Easter telly huddled round the box in the living room with your family, or watching on catch up after work, here are our top picks for this weekend. From dinosaurs to Doctor Who, and dreadful teachers to Daniel Craig, there's something for everyone to watch, whether they are big or small.
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Easter Monday
Ice Age - ITV 2 - 4pm
Younger audiences will enjoy tuning in to the first furry instalment of this animated comedy adventure on Good Friday. Featuring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Jack Black, Ice Age transports viewers back to twenty thousand years ago, as the Earth's fauna attempts to escape the onslaught of a new Ice Age. However, three natural enemies - a mammoth, a sloth and a sabre-toothed tiger - are diverted from their escape and their enmity when they become the unlikely guardians of a lost human infant.
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough - BBC One - 6:30pm
National treasure David Attenborough transports us back to the Earth of 66 million years ago as palaeontologist Robert DePalma has made an incredible discovery in a prehistoric graveyard - fossilised creatures, astonishingly well preserved, that could help change humanity's understanding of the last days of the dinosaurs. Evidence from his site records the day when an asteroid bigger than Mount Everest hit the planet, causing dinosaurs to become extinct.
In light of these findings, the veteran naturalist reveals exactly what happened, employing CGI to recreate the late Cretaceous period from which he documents, minute-by-minute, the events of that cataclysmic day some 66 million years ago. The paleo-doc explores the idea that, without the catastrophic event, humans may have never evolved.
Hotel Chocolat at Easter - Channel 4 - 7:30pm
This choc-doc awards viewers a glimpse behind the scenes at Britain's largest independent chocolate maker as it approaches one of the busiest times of the year. Whilst the Cambridgeshire factory gets ready to start pumping out Easter eggs en-masse, the team dream-up a new luxury Easter egg, retro flavours and exciting sweet treats.
Skyfall - ITV 2 - 8pm
Bond fanatics are in for a treat, as the 2012 chapter of the spy adventure series will be making its way to our screens this weekend, with Daniel Craig playing the nation's favourite spy. When an operation to retrieve a computer hard drive containing the names of agents goes wrong, the authority of MI6 boss, M comes under scrutiny.
Her only ally seems to be Bond, who is assigned to track down the mastermind behind the theft. It's a mission that will reveal long-hidden secrets from M's and Bond's pasts.
Saturday, April 16
Peter Pan - ITV - 3:05pm
This 2003 adaption of JM Barrie's classic fantasy adventure sees a magical adventure unravel in early 1900s London. Young Wendy Darling is visited by a boy who can fly and is persuaded to join him on a fantastical adventure to Neverland alongside her brothers. Once they arrive in Neverland, they encounter evil Captain Hook and the jealous fairy, Tinker Bell.
Romeo and Duet - ITV - 7pm
Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse presents this brand new dating show, which sees hopeful singles use the power of singing to find a partner. In the first episode, Adonye, Selina, Sven and Jessica will be taking part, as each of the singles are serenaded by up to four singers.
If they like what they hear, they make their way to the bottom of the stairs to choose their favourite, before opening the door and locking their choice in before the performance comes to an end. Each of the four new couples then compete to be crowned the winners by the studio audience and bag themselves a second date.
Britain's Got Talent - ITV - 8pm
This established talent show will be bursting onto our screens on Saturday evening for its 15th season. Iconic Geordie duo Ant and Dec return with the nationwide search for talent, as judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams give their verdict on those auditioning. Among those taking to the stage of the London Palladium are a dog act like no other, harmonious choirs, and a man who will leave the judges spooked like never before.
Killing Eve - BBC One - 9:15pm
Carolyn's latest string of intel may lead her home, whilst Eve takes on an even bigger revenge mission against the Twelve and realises she may require the help of Villanelle. The penultimate episode of the thriller's fourth and final season.
Easter Sunday
Songs of Praise - BBC One - 1:15pm
Regardless of your religious beliefs, Easter Sunday's instalment of Songs of Praise is set to be a fascinating one. Sean Fletcher joins the Northern Cross Pilgrims on a journey to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne in Northumberland, walking to the island at low tide.
Sean discovers the extraordinary Christian history of the island, and learns about the Lindisfarne Gospels. He also reflects on the meaning of Easter with a group from inner city Birmingham.
The Lion King - BBC One - 5:45pm
A family hit, Disney's Oscar-winning cartoon musical adventure The Lion King is coming to our screens on Easter Sunday. Featuring songs from Elton John and Tim Rice, this 1994 classic follows lion cub Simba, who was born to be king, as he learns the hard way to accept the burdens that come with his birthright.
Greatest Chocolate Ads of All Time - Channel 5 - 6:40pm
Repeat. This entertaining show takes viewers on a celebratory journey of memorable chocolate commercials from the last 50 years.
Will Mellor (No Offence) recalls an early acting role, whilst Manfred Mann's Mike d'Abo recalls penning a famous jingle. Sunday night's programme also includes contributions from celebrities such as Danny John-Jules, Rustie Lee, Ashley Taylor Dawson, Sarah Jayne Dunn, Phil Mealey, Judi Love, Nancy Sorrell and Rowland Rivron.
Doctor Who - BBC One - 7:10pm
In a swashbuckling Easter special, the Doctor, Yaz and Dan travel back in time to the 19th century, and clash with Madame Ching, a notorious pirate queen who is on the hunt for legendary lost treasure. An old enemy is rising from the depths of the sea, and the Doctor is soon drawn into a confrontation with the ocean dweller.
Easter Monday
Beauty and the Beast - BBC One - 2:30pm
This 2017 fantasy adventure stars Emma Watson as Belle, the bookish daughter of a clockmaker, who embarks on a dangerous quest after her father becomes lost in the woods. After Belle stumbles upon a Gothic castle that is home to a frightening beast and his magically cursed servants, will she be able to break the curse and learn to love the beast?
Matilda - ITV2 - 4:30pm
This 90s kid classic is based Roald Dahl's book of the same name. Matilda, the daughter of Harry and Zinnia Wormwood, has been infatuated with reading since she was very small, but her parents refuse to let her go to school. Until, that is, her father makes the decision to send her to the intolerant Miss Trunchbull's Crunchem Hall, where she discovers she has other more useful gifts.
Mary Berry's Fantastic Feasts - BBC One - 8pm
The Great British Bake Off star Mary Berry returns for the second episode of Mary Berry's Fantastic Feast, with Easter Monday's morsel seeing the treasured baker assist three novice cooks in preparing a special birthday feast for a London teacher. The students are taught how to prepare blinis with three toppings, salmon en croute with a herb and spinach sauce, and a birthday chocolate ganache cake.
Meanwhile, two celebrity helpers are to hand. Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt and professional dancer Janette Manrara hit the sweet shops on a special mission to help the birthday boy's pupils make a special contribution to the festivities.
Travel Man: 48 Hours in Cyprus - Channel 4 - 8:30pm
Comedians Joe Lycett and Mo Gilligan embark on a tour of Cyprus, where they try their hand at making halloumi - except they have to milk the goats themselves beforehand. The comedic pair also take to the water in a pair of mushroom boats and journey on the ancient city of Larnaca, where they visit the salt and pepper museum and take a quick trip to a beachfront bar.
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