The best of this Easter Weekend's TV

The best of this Easter Weekend's TV

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By Pippa Shawley,
Thursday, 2nd April 2015

With a miserable weekend of weather forecast, settling down on the sofa seems like a good way to spend this Easter Weekend.

We've rounded up some of the best programmes on the box over to enjoy over the coming days. 

Good Friday

Eurovision's Greatest Hits: 9pm BBC One

Graham Norton teams up with 2013 Eurovision host Petra Mede to celebrate 60 years of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Expect classic Eurovision stars including Johnny Logan to appear alongside recent winners such as Finnish metal band Lordi and last year's champion Conchita Wurst.

Keen Eurovision fans can press the red button to sing along at home.

 

 

(Credit: BBC/Mark Medcalf)

Springwatch at Easter: 9pm BBC Two

Springwatch returns for an Easter special this weekend, as Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan ignore the temptation of chocolate and instead head off on a hunt for seabird eggs at Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire.

Meanwhile in the Inner Hebrides, Simon King investigates the origins of the Easter Bunny.

 

 

 

Carry on Forever logo(Credit: ITV/Shiver Productions)

Carry on Forever: 9pm ITV3

ITV3 celebrates the huge impact the Carry On films had on the British film industry by showing some of the most popular movies back-to-back throughout the Easter weekend.

Martin Clunes narrates a new three-part documentary featuring interviews with stars including Bernard Cribbins and Liz Frazer, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and emotional cast reunions.

 


 Saturday

Thunderbirds Are Go (Credit: ITV Studios/Pukeko Pictures/Weta Workshop)Thunderbirds Are Go (Credit: ITV Studios/Pukeko Pictures/Weta Workshop)

Thunderbirds Are Go: 5pm ITV

The Thunderbirds are back! The much-loved puppet series has undergone a remodel and has returned with a stellar new cast, including Gone Girl star Rosamund Pike as Lady Penelope and Facejacker's Kayvan Novak as Brains.

This week the Tracey Brothers race to find out who is responsible for an underwater seaquake.

After a long wait for the new animated show, ITV treats viewers to an hour-long special, with a full series coming to CITV this spring.

 

The Voice UK judges (Credit: BBC Pictures/Wall to Wall)

The Voice UK: the Live Final: 7pm BBC One

Make sure you have popcorn and a pillow fort at the ready as this year's winner of The Voice UK is announced.

The four finalists Emmanuel Nwamadi, Lucy O'Byrne, Sasha Simone and Stevie McCrorie will battle it out over two hours, alongside performances from Paloma Faith and former judge Danny O'Donoghue's band The Script.

The victor will release their debut single Lost Stars straight after the live final.

 

 


Easter Sunday

Michael McIntyreMichael McIntyre (Credit: BBC/Hungry Bear Media Ltd/Gary Moyes)

Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum: 8pm BBC One

Enthusiastic skipper and man drawer aficionado Michael McIntyre is joined by a host of entertainers this Sunday at London's Coliseum.

Comedians Eddie Izzard, Catherine Tate and Bill Bailey will appear along with secretive singer Sia and X Factor alumna Ella Henderson. 

 

 

 

VeraBrenda Blethyn as Vera (Credit: ITV Studios)

Vera: 8pm ITV

Northumberland's DCI Vera Stanhope returns for the fifth series of Vera, based on characters created by the novelist Ann Cleeves.

This week sees Vera investigate a suspicious fire at a caravan park that sees three cabins destroyed and one woman dead.

 

 


Easter Monday

Code of a KillerJohn Simm (left) and David Threlfall star in ITV's Code of a Killer (Credit: ITV/Worldwide Productions/Robert Viglasky)

Code of a Killer: 9pm ITV

The biggest development in crime investigation is explored in new two-part serial Code of a Killer.

Based on a true story, David Threlfall plays Detective Chief Superintendent David Baker, who is investigating the brutal murders of two Leicestershire school girls.

After reading about the work of local scientist Dr Alec Jeffreys (John Simm), who has developed a way to pinpoint unique DNA identities, Baker calls on him to help.

 

How to Be a Young BillionaireThe intrepid entrepreneurs (Credit: Channel 4/Fima Gelman)

How to Be a Young Billionaire: 10.30pm Channel 4

Three young British entrepreneurs head to San Francisco to make their fortunes in the epicentre of the technology industry.

Josh Buckley has one simple aim: to create a game that will launch his gaming and entertainment empire.

In contrast, Robyn Exton is trying to out-do the likes of Tinder to make her app, "HER", the leading lesbian dating app.

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