With the promise of a mini-heatwave this week, you maybe won’t be inside much but if you are, then it’s a great week of TV watching ahead!

And if you weren’t able to get to Glastonbury, you can watch all the highlights at the weekend on BBC3 and 4, so you can feel like you’re there, even if you’re not!

Here are our Primetime Picks for the next seven days…

Monday

Dispatches: Rape in the City, 8:00pm, Channel 4

Our viewing week gets off to a serious start with the first of two documentaries about real crime…

In the wake of two recent, high-profile cases in which young women were brutally attacked and raped by groups of young men, journalist Sorious Samura investigates gang rape in the UK.

Using data collected from various sources, including the crown courts, barristers and rape referral centres, Dispatches attempts to discover the extent and cause of the problem. Four young victims describe their traumatic experiences, while Samura also talks to groups of teenagers about their attitudes to sex and relationships. He’s appalled to hear what the boys consider to be acceptable sexual activity and the fears expressed by the girls.

While knife crimes and street weapons dominate the agenda on violent crime, Dispatches hears from youth workers, police officers and academics who believe this devastating type of attack requires more attention.

Rachel Nickell – Case Closed: Real Crime, 9:00pm, ITV1

In 1992, young mum Rachel Nickell was murdered on Wimbledon Common in a crime that shocked the nation. Rachel was killed in broad daylight in front of her two year old son, the only witness to what would become one of the country’s most notorious murders.

This is the story of how it took 16 years to convict her killer, after an innocent man wrongly suspected of the crime was persecuted. It took a revolution in DNA technology for the police eventually to bring her real killer, Robert Napper, to justice.

Speaking for the first time since Napper was sentenced, Rachel’s partner Andre Hanscombe reveals how he has dedicated the last 17 years to rebuilding his and his son’s lives and how the toddler who witnessed the violent murder of his mother has grown into a young man.

Tuesday

Time Travel: The Truth, 8:00pm, National Geographic

Can Back to the Future ever happen?

In this fascinating documentary, leading experts on the subject, including Professor Stephen Hawking and Dr Michio Kaku, reveal their views on time travel and debate whether it is really possible or merely a fantasy in the realm of science fiction.

Monster Moves: Supersize Submarine, 8:00pm, Five

This new series of documentaries follows the professionals who transport huge buildings and machines to different locations. In this episode, a team of marine engineers attempt to move a 1,400-ton British-built submarine 700 miles across water and land in Canada.

The epic journey sees HMCS Onondaga hauled across the stormy North Atlantic sea, through narrow locks and up a perilously steep railway to reach its final destination. But will the team complete the mission before the blizzards arrive?

Wednesday

Jack the Ripper: Tabloid Killer – Revealed, 8:00pm, Five

In the first of six new episodes, this edition takes a fresh look at one of the most famous serial killers in history.

Former tabloid editor Kelvin MacKenzie examines the role that the press had in making Jack the Ripper a media sensation and he finds out just how far the newspapers went to ensure the Ripper remained headline news.

Famous, Rich and Homeless, 9:00pm, BBC1

In the first part of two documentaries, former tennis star Annabel Croft, Coronation Street actor Bruce Jones, the One Show’s Hardeep Singh Kholi, journalist and writer Rosie Boycott and the Marquis of Blandford will be plunged headlong in to a world of sleeping rough, soup runs and hostels.

The hardships of life on the street are a social reality seen in towns and cities across the UK. So, through the challenging physical and emotional journeys of the five contributors, Famous, Rich and Homeless will highlight the problems that affect homeless people everyday.

For ten days, they’ll live on the streets and in hostels for the homeless, guided and assisted by John Bird, Editor-in-Chief and founder of the Big Issue, and Craig Last, who used to work as a youth worker in hostels for Centrepoint, both of whom will ensure the experience is an authentic and informative one. Part two is on tomorrow night.

Thursday

James May at the Edge of Space, 8:30pm, BBC4

In this follow on documentary to the film shown earlier on BBC2, we see how James May trained for his ‘near-space’ flight; first he learns how to eject from a plane without tearing off his extremities and how to put his helmet on without getting claustrophobic.

He also has to endure some scary stuff before takeoff but he’s in good hands and we discover that the pilot, Cabi, has a great sense of humour. So does James have what it takes? Tune in to find out.

Mediums: We See Dead People, 9:00pm, Biography Channel

This fascinating film delves into the work of psychic mediums as they speak to the dead, solve crimes, photograph spirits, explore hauntings and get involved in other paranormal activities.

Featured are John Holland, who ‘feels’ the giant fireball that killed factory workers nearly a century ago, Jeffrey Wands, who talks to the dead at a New York cemetery and Dr. Gary Schwatz, a psychologist who tests mediums for accuracy.

Friday

A Million Pound Place in the Sun, 9:00pm, More4

If you’re putting a quid on the lottery tomorrow, this documentary will show you what you might well be able to afford come Monday!

Amanda Lamb travels to the South of France to help former Premiership footballer Jason Cundy and his wife Lizzie find a holiday home.

Glastonbury: Bloc Party & Doves, 10:30pm, BBC3

If you can’t be there in person, then BBC3 and BBC4 will keep you updated this weekend.

It kicks off with Edith Bowman and Reggie Yates looking back on the events of the first day and introducing headline performances from Bloc Party on the Other Stage and Doves from the John Peel Tent.

Saturday

Toys, 6:40pm, Five USA

Robin Williams stars as Leslie Zevo, the son of an eccentric toy maker. Leslie was always close to his father and works as a toymaker himself, but his Military General Uncle, Leland Zevo, inherits the toy making factory and begins making “war toys”.

Leslie, however, doesn’t see eye to eye with his Uncle as his late father had a policy against making War toys. However, when the General begins making live weaponry behind Leslie’s back – and recruiting children into his army – Leslie, his friends and his family band together to put an end to the General’s tyranny.

Here’s the film’s trailer…

It’s amiable viewing and a nice moral tale.

Glastonbury: Kasabian & Dizzee Rascal, 8:05pm, BBC3

Continuing coverage from the festival, Edith Bowman and Reggie Yates introduce performances from Kasabian and Dizzee Rascal on the Pyramid Stage. This is followed by Pendulum & Maximo Park then Franz Ferdinand Live until 12.30. Coverage continues on BBC4 on Sunday.

Sunday

The Secret Caribbean with Trevor McDonald, 8:00pm, ITV1

Tonight’s is the first installment of a three-part series introduced by Sir Trevor McDonald.

There are 7,000 islands which make up the Caribbean, stretching from the coast of Florida down to South America, and, in this brand new series for ITV1, Sir Trevor McDonald goes beyond the images of the region in the glossy travel brochures to discover why the rich mixture of people and cultures make it like no other place on earth.

The Hitcher, 10:00pm, ITV4

This cult 1986 film offers some really scary moments from the menacing role played by Rutger Hauer…

A young man is transporting a car to another state but he’s stalked along the road by a cunning and relentless serial killer who eventually frames him for a string of murders. Chased by police and shadowed by the killer, the driver’s only glimmer of hope comes in the form of a truck stop waitress.

Here’s the film’s trailer…

So that’s it for this week’s Primetime Picks. Have a great week!