TV Picks: 30 August – 5 September 2010 ('I Am Slave', 'King Is Dead', 'Marple', 'The Middle', 'My Funniest Year', 'Waterloo Road', and more...)

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY

Pointless (BBC1, 4.30pm) Return of the weekdaily gameshow where contestants have to score the lowest amount of points possible, by giving the least obvious answers to surveyed questions.
Come Dine With Me (Channel 4, 5pm) Return of the culinary entertainment/gameshow.
Coach Trip (Channel 4, 5.30pm) Return of the travel-based reality gameshow.
Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2010 (BBC1, 7pm) 60th Anniversary of the annual military tattoo in Edinburgh.
I Am Slave (Channel 4, 8.30pm) Drama about an African child stolen from her village and sold into slavery in Khartoum before being bought by a family in London. Stars Wunmi Mosaku, Lubna Azabal, Igal Naor & Amaar Sardharwalla.
Agatha Christie's Marple (ITV1, 9pm) Mystery drama with the iconic elderly sleuth. Stars Julia McKenzie, Nicholas Parsons, Lynda Baron, Elizabeth Rider, JJ Field, Jodie Hay, Neil Pearson, Nigel Planer, Sarah Alexander, Holly Willoughby & Holly Valance.
Storyville: YouTube Hero – The Winnebago Man (BBC4, 10pm) Documentary about a 1989 promotional video where a salesman's anger was captured on film and became an online sensation 20 years later.

TUESDAY 31st

Natureshock: Killer Squid Invasion (Channel 5, 8pm) Five-part documentary series, starting with the Humboldt squid of the Pacific Ocean.
Hello Glastonbury! (BBC4, 8pm) Documentary following three different bands as they prepare to play at Glastonbury.
Zimbabwe's Forgotten Children (BBC2, 9pm) Documentary about the deprived children of Africa.
The Hunt For Britain's Sex Traffickers (Channel 4, 9pm) Three-part series following Operation Pentameter 2, created to stop sex trafficking in the UK.
The People's Detective (ITV3, 9pm) Six-part series looking at some of the UK's most popular fictional detectives. Starting with Morse and Frost.

WEDNESDAY 1st

The Tony Blair Interview with Andrew Marr (BBC2, 7pm) The ex-PM sits down for an interview, ahead of his memoirs being published.
Waterloo Road (BBC1, 8pm) Return of the school drama. Starring Amanda Burton, Ian Puleston-Davies, William Ash, Linzey Cocker & Ceallach Spellman. Continues Thursday.
Churches: How To Read Them (BBC4, 8.40pm) Six-part series looking at the pagan symbolism and sexual imagery sometimes found inside picturesque British churches.
The Eiger: Wall Of Death (BBC4, 9pm) Documentary about the notorious Alpine challenge, which has claimed the lives of 60 climbers.
Burn Notice (FX, 10pm) Season 3 of the US drama.

THURSDAY 2nd

Motorway Cops (BBC1, 9pm) Series looking at accidents and problems on the roads of the UK.
The King Is Dead (BBC3, 10.30pm) Seven-part spoof comedy gameshow. Starring Simon Bird.
Secret Girlfriend (Fiver, 10.30pm) Comedy about a man's attempts to keep the identity of his girlfriend a secret from his unstable ex. Starring Derek Miller & Sara Fletcher.

FRIDAY 3rd

The Middle (Sky1, 8pm) US family sitcom. Starring Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Eden Sher & Atticus Shaffer.

SATURDAY 4th

My Funniest Year: 2000 (Channel 4, 10pm) Rufus Hound presents a retrospective on the year 2000, with celebrity guests and clips.

SUNDAY 5th

U Be Dead (ITV1, 9pm) Drama about a woman imprisoned for stalking a London doctor. Stars David Morrissey, Alex Lowe, Tara Fitzgerald, Lucy Griffiths & Dearbhla Molloy.

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