Pick of the day programme highlights for May 14th covering news, films, comedies, sci-fi, sport and all other programme categories picked daily by the DigiGuide staff
This is an extraordinary documentary and an extreme lesson to us all about the dangers of obesity, caused by poor diet and no exercise.
Kenneth Brumley (pictured) has a mammoth and life-threatening problem. Weighing 73 stone (463kg), he is unable to walk. Trapped in his bed for four years, the father of four could die unless surgeons in Houston can perform radical gastric surgery to reduce his weight... (Click to continue reading)
Live coverage of the 37th UEFA Cup final from the City of Manchester Stadium. Which club will lift the first major European silverware of the season? Will it be Rangers, who won their semi with a nail-biting penalty shoot-out? Or the tough Russian side who won their semi by beating Bayern Munich 5-1 on aggregate? (Click to continue reading)
This nature documentary - which focuses on billfish such as marlin, swordfish and sailfish - has picked up critical acclaim. Described as a "striking" film, it's narrated by David Attenborough and features "haunting footage" of the fish. (Click to continue reading)
One of the most commercially successful British films of all time stars Hugh Grant, Andie McDowell, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Simon Callow and Rowan Atkinson in a comedy of eight friends, five priests, 11 wedding dresses, 16 parents-in-law, 2,000 champagne glasses and two people who belong together but insist on staying apart. (Click to continue reading)
Sir Alan Sugar sends the remaining candidates to a wedding expo in Birmingham, where they must sell dresses to brides-to-be. With 300 exhibitors at the show, competition is fierce. Will the teams be able to adapt their hard-sell techniques? The losing team will face Sir Alan back in the boardroom - and one of them will get fired. (Click to continue reading)
This week's instalment of Wisteria Lane's ups and downs is enlivened by the guest appearance of Richard Chamberlain. He plays Lynette's stepfather Glen, a man who disappeared from her life for reasons that become apparent as the episode unfolds. Elsewhere Adam Mayfair is shocked when a mysterious stalker from his past shows up on Wisteria Lane. (Click to continue reading)
In the final episode of the first series, Dexter's loyalties are put to the test as he follows clues the Ice Truck Killer leaves for him. But, as Dexter goes on the hunt, he wonders just how deep he will have to go down the Ice Truck Killer's dark and demented path. (Click to continue reading)
