Dermot O'Leary

Dermot O’Leary to present World War II special of Saving Lives at Sea

Dermot O'Leary stands in front of an RNLI boat

The special – which marks the RNLI’s bicentenary – celebrates the organisation’s efforts to save lives in some of the most perilous conditions it ever faced. Despite near-impossible circumstances, the RNLI saved no less than 6,376 people.

Volunteer crews were there for the evacuation of Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain. In the Saving Lives at Sea special, O’Leary talks to family members of crew members and local historians. Combined with archive footage, the show tells the stories of an extraordinary group of people.

Soccer Aid 2019 reveals celebrity line-up

Soccer Aid co-founder Robbie Williams (Credit: ITV)

Taking place at Chelsea FC’s Stamford Bridge in London, all money raised will go towards Unicef’s work in providing care and protection for children around the world.

The match will see ex-football legends and celebrities such as Jamie Redknapp, Mark Wright and Ben Shepherd playing for the England team, and going head to head with the Soccer Aid World XI team.

Produced by Initial, part of Endemol Shine UK, the match will be broadcast live on ITV on June 16th and hosted by Dermot O’Leary.

Dermot O'Leary returns to The X Factor

X Factor, ITV, Dermot

The new series will be O’Leary’s ninth, as he took a break from hosting the show last year, while Olly Murs and Caroline Flack took the helm of the popular the programme.

He said “There’s nothing more exciting than hosting live TV on a Saturday night. The show is naturally very close to my heart. I’m really looking forward to it and excited to be back.”

Five things to look out for at this year's Children in Need

1. A brand new Star Wars sketch

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens is out in December, but if you can't wait until then, there'll be an exclusive sketch tonight. R2-D2 and C-3PO will be joined by Warwick Davis (who played the Ewok Wicket in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi) and Lord Sugar as they "attempt to find a worthy winner to help trigger the first BBC Children in Need totaliser of the night."

This week's top TV: 24 - 30 August

Goodness Gracious Me India Special 2015

Monday

Muslim Drag Queens

Channel 4

10pm


Asif Quraishi (Credit: C4/Phil Fisk)

Filmmaker Marcus Plowright meets members of the clandestine gay Asian (‘Gaysian’) community, who often struggle to publically reconcile their sexuality with their culture and religion.