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  • UK TV Programme Highlights For Monday, 12 May

Pick of the day programme highlights for May 12th covering news, films, comedies, sci-fi, sport and all other programme categories picked daily by the DigiGuide staff

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Today's Pick Of The Day

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DRAMA: A ritual burial

Be warned: this is another exceedingly disturbing two-parter in the detective series that unearths old crimes. If you're at all queasy with decomposing bodies as well as blood and gore being splattered about the place (often repeated and in slow motion), you'd be well advised to steer clear... (Click to continue reading)

Waking the Dead showing on BBC 1 at 9:00pm


Documentary

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An extraordinary discovery

One of the most momentous discoveries in palaeontology was made in 2003 when a 67-million-year-old dinosaur "mummy" was unearthed in the spectacular badlands of North Dakota in America. Only a few mummified dinosaurs have ever been found and none with as much potential to revolutionise our knowledge of dinosaurs. (Click to continue reading)

The Dinosaur Mummy showing on Channel 4 at 9:00pm

Documentary

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Picture: BBC/Films of Record

A better chance for young mums

This observational documentary - made by award-winning Films of Record - looks at life in a pupil referral unit for school age girls (under 16's) who are either pregnant or have recently become a mum. With a creche where the girls can leave their babies, it is not a typical high school. (Click to continue reading)

Teen Mum High showing on BBC 2 at 9:00pm

Documentary

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Life as Prince Philip

Two-part series offering a unique and personal insight into the life and work of Prince Philip. Over the past six decades, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh has been a constant presence in the lives of the British people as consort to the Queen. (Click to continue reading)

The Duke showing on ITV1 at 9:00pm

Documentary

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How to tackle ageing

Lively new five-part series that gets under the skin of the beauty industry, presented by Martine McCutcheon. Martine is joined by style icon Jerry Hall, who discusses her beauty regime and reveals what she really thinks about plastic surgery. (Click to continue reading)

The Truth About Beauty showing on UKTV Style at 10:00pm

Chat Show

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Lifting the lid

There's been critical acclaim for this latest session of the series in which Dr Pamela Connolly talks to celebrity patients. Tonight it's the turn of bestselling author Sir Salman Rushdie. Described as "fascinating", the programme lifts the lid a little on the career and turbulent private life of the controversial writer. (Click to continue reading)

Shrink Rap showing on more4 at 10:00pm

Film

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Revving up for action

Turbo-charged action thriller starring Vin Diesel as an LA gang leader whose mob race souped-up cars illegally on the streets for big money. But is there more to the gang? Could they be behind a spate of truck hi-jackings? Undercover cop Brian O'Conner muscles in to investigate... (Click to continue reading)

The Fast and the Furious showing on ITV1 at 10:35pm

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