TV Picks: 4-10 October 2010 ('The Apprentice', 'Community', 'Fringe', 'Louis Theroux', 'Nikita', 'PhoneShop', 'Single Father', 'Stargate Universe', 'Thorne', etc.)

MONDAY 4th

Horizon: The Death Of The Queens (BBC2, 9pm) Documentary on the world's oceans. Hosted by Sir David Attenborough.
NCIS Los Angeles (Sky1, 9pm) Season 2 of the US crime drama.

TUESDAY 5th

Wedding House (Channel 4, 8pm) Eight-part reality show about a mansion where couples can create a bespoke marriage ceremony.
There's A Hippo In My House (Five, 8pm) Documentary about a South African couple who adopted a hippopotamus.
Panorama: Kids In Care (BBC1, 9pm) Documentary about children in care at Coventry Social Services.
Stargate Universe (Sky1, 9pm) Season 1 of the US sci-fi drama continues. Stars Robert Carlyle.
Rude Tube (Channel 4, 10pm) Comedy countdown show of the funniest online virals. Hosted by Alex Zane.
Community (Viva, 10pm) Season 1 of the US comedy. Stars Joel McHale, Chevy Chase & Alison Brie.
Fringe (Sky1, 10pm) Season 3 of the US sci-fi drama. Stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson & John Noble.

WEDNESDAY 6th

The Apprentice (BBC1, 9pm) Series 6 of the business reality show.
Peter Andre: The Next Chapter (ITV2, 9pm) Fly-on-the-wall documentary series on the singer.
The Apprentice: You're Fired! (BBC2, 10pm) Sister show to The Apprentice, hosted by Dara O'Briain.

THURSDAY 7th

Autumnwatch (BBC2, 8.30pm) Eight-week look at the British autumn.
Dispatches: Bravo's Deadly Mission (Channel 4, 9pm) Documentary looking into the operation with US Marines in Afghanistan.
Stacey Dooley Investigates (BBC3, 9pm) Documentary on child soldiers in the Congo.
What Katie Did Next (ITV2, 9pm) Fly-on-the-wall documentary series on the model.
Nikita (Living, 9pm) US action spy thriller. Stars Maggie Q & Lyndsy Fonseca.
Autumnwatch: Unsprung (BBC2, 9.30pm) Spin-off to Autumnwatch with audience interaction. Hosted by Martin Hughes-Games.
PhoneShop (E4, 10pm) Sitcom set in a high street phone shop.

FRIDAY 8th

The Song Of Lunch (BBC2, 9pm) Drama adaptation of Christopher Reid's poem, about a book editor meeting his former lover in a Soho restaurant 15 years after they broke up. Stars Alan Rickman & Emma Thompson.
House (Sky1, 9pm) Season 7 of the US medical drama. Stars Hugh Laurie.

SATURDAY 9th

Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV1, 7.10pm) Return of the comedian's sideways look at the week's television shows.
Piers Morgan's Life Stories (ITV1, 10.10pm) Return of the series interviewing various celebrities. This edition looks at Barbara Windsor.

SUNDAY 10th

Undercover Boss USA (Channel 4, 8pm) US version of the show where a company's boss works undercover with their lower tier employees.
Single Father (BBC1, 9pm) Four-part drama about a single father bringing up four children. Stars David Tennant & Suranne Jones.
Louis Theroux: Law & Disorder In Lagos (BBC2, 9pm) Documentary about the gangs of Lagos.
Thorne: Sleepyhead (Sky1, 9pm) Three-part crime adaptation of Mark Billingham's detective novel about the search for a serial-killer. Stars David Morrissey.
The Only Way Is Essex (ITV2, 10pm) Reality show following the exploits of a bunch of people from Essex.

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