SATURDAY 9TH APRIL
In a funny way, the fact that the build-up to this royal wedding has been so troubled only makes the whole event more fascinating and worth tuning in for.
Usually when a royal gets married we're presented with a seamless panoply of loveliness, at least on the surface. This time round the goings-on behind the scenes have erupted in the tabloids almost daily, and the sad death of Pope John Paul II last Saturday has meant a last-minute change of wedding day, but that just makes it all feel more real: what wedding do you know that didn't have a fair bit of chaos in the preparations? Today, we hope, all that can be set aside and one of the longest-running love affairs in British public life will get the blessing it has been crying out for.
Cameras won't be present at the marriage itself, of course, but we will be able to see the service of prayer and dedication in St George's Chapel, led by the Archbishop of CanterburySaturday has meant a last-minute change of wedding day, but that just makes it all feel more real: what wedding do you know that didn't have a fair bit of chaos in the preparations? Today, we hope, all that can be set aside and one of the longest-running love affairs in British public life will get the blessing it has been crying out for.
CHARLES AND CAMILLA:THE WEDDING...............BBC1..................12.00PM
GRAND NATIONAL...............BBC1................3.30PM
DOCTOR WHO.................BBC1..................7.00PM
CASUALTY.................BBC1................8.20PM
MATCH OF THE DAY......................BBC1...............10.30PM
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 TREASURES..........BBC2....6.40PM
PRIVATE LIFE OF A MASTERPIECE...............BBC2............7.40PM
GOLF:THE MASTERS................BBC2........8.30PM
THE APPRENTICE....................BBC2................12.OOAM
CHARLES AND CAMILLA:THE WEDDING..................ITV............2.00PM
HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME.............ITV...........5.45PM
ANT AND DEC'S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY...........ITV.............6.45PM
PARKINSON...............ITV................10.10PM
PROPERTY LADDER................CH4...........5.00PM
THE IMPRESSIONISTS:REVENGE OF THE NICE...............CH4.....7.05PM
FILM:VANILLA SKY......................CH4...............9.10PM
COLUMBO.................CH5............7.00PM
CSI:NY...................CH5.............9.10PM
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT.........CH5...10.05PM
FILM:THE BODY..................CH5......11.00PM
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