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The week's highlights: from May 21 to May 27

TV

FA Cup Final; Champions League Final

It's Arsene Wenger v Alex Ferguson on Saturday, then Rafael Benitez v Carlo Ancelotti on Wednesday.

· Saturday, 3pm, BBC1 and Sky Sports 1; Wednesday, 7pm, ITV1 and Sky Sports 1

TV

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares

Gordon gets behind the stoves of some more lessthan- Michelin level restaurants around the country, shouts a bit and then makes it all better.

· Tuesday, 9pm, C4

TV

Murphy's Law

Viva Nesbitta! More undercover hardman antics as DS Murphy burrows himself into the world of a gangland boss, armed only with his quick wits and a snazzy new moustache.

· Thursday, 9pm, BBC1

TV

Middle Sex

Watch without prejudice... A surprisingly sensitive documentary exploring both the biological and cultural aspects to life in the intersex and transgender communities.

· Thursday, 9pm, C4

TV

Big Brother

Davina gets ready to welcome the sixth gaggle of future micro-celebs into the public consciousness. E4 get things going by running hours of audition tapes from Saturday morning.

· Friday, 9pm, C4

TV

Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone Of Idiot

Celebrity lock-ins, Ray Winstone guesting and Neil Hamilton dancing for fish in a box... Johnny Vegas gets a stab at making that elusive Friday night pub-style slot work.

· Friday, 10.15pm, C4

Film

Lost In La Mancha

Brilliant documentary with Terry Gilliam fearlessly tilting at film industry windmills as he tries to get his Don Quixote off the ground (or just onto his horse): both heartbreaking and inspiring.

· Sunday, 10.20pm, BBC2

Cable & satellite

Gothika

Spooky nonsense with psychologist Halle Berry waking up with amnesia in an asylum. Can Penélope Cruz or Robert Downey Jr help her out?

· Saturday, 8pm, Sky Movies 2

Cable & satellite

E4 On Freeview

Just in time to watch people sleep all night on Big Brother, E4 moves to free-to-air broadcasting on Freeview.

· From Friday, E4, Freeview channel 14; see www.freeview.co.uk

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