Crimewatch (BBC1, 9pm)
Three in a Bed (C4, 8pm)
The Blasters (Five, 8pm)

REMEMBER, don’t have nightmares – Nick Ross’ famous sign-off from Crimewatch helped it become a national institution.

Now, Kirsty Young is the show’s current presenter and has settled in nicely in the three years she’s fronted it.

“I’m delighted to be joining a programme with such a respected history,” she said at the time. “Sadly, crime is a fact of life and affects us all. Being the presenter of a show which does so much to get justice for people affected by it will be a real privilege.”

She certainly doesn’t have any qualms about appearing on live TV either, having risen to fame thanks to her stint as Channel 5’s first anchorwoman back in 1997.

“I’m a real stress junkie,” she admits.

“A lot of people just hate it; I love the idea of just thinking on your feet and going into overdrive. I thrive on what other people consider to be stressful situations.

“I love live television and last minute things. I enjoy that and think it can only be a good thing if you work in news. Television news is such a fluid environment, you have to be prepared for changes literally as you speak.”

Initially, she had no plans to work in TV, until a spell as a newsreader on BBC Radio Scotland gave her the reporting bug. “When I was at school, I wouldn’t say I was career-minded but, once I started to work in radio, I suddenly realised that I could spend my life in a job I’m good at and really enjoy.”

Before Channel 5 came calling, Young had been an occasional reporter on Holiday, Holidays Out and Film 97, but had not done anything regularly on national TV.

Fourteen years on and Young is a very familiar face indeed. After leaving Channel 5 in 1999, she joined ITV, had her first child, and then returned to the station where she made her name in 2002.

She left again in 2006 to have another baby, and took over from Sue Lawley as the presenter of Desert Island Discs, a job she continues to hold on Radio 4.

Over the years, Crimewatch has dealt with a variety of high-profile crimes.

Many people have come forward with information after seeing reconstructions on the programme; it’s estimated that one in five of all cases featured are solved.

MORE house-proud proprietors vie to be crowned the best bed and breakfast by their peers in the saucily-titled Three In A Bed.

In this first episode, the owners of Stoberry House – a £110-a-night B&B in Somerset – take on £85-a-night Frome Dale, in Dorset, and the £95-a-night Blue Pigeons, in Worth, Kent.

First up is Stoberry, and owner Frances is left mortified when Frome Dale’s Debbie claims to have found a pubic hair in the shower (how did she know it wasn’t a head hair?).

The two women don’t get off to the greatest of starts and next we’re off to Debbie’s gaff, where some spilled wine and picky breakfast orders almost prove too much. Rock ’n’ roll fans Ray and Marilyn hope to lighten the mood with their retro-themed B&B, but who will provide the best experience overall?

STEVE PETTIGREW certainly doesn’t have a dull job as The Blasters reveals. The blast engineer is in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he has to bring down a sprawling convention centre.

Just pack it with explosives and press the plunger, you may think.

Except there’s a rather big problem – it is surrounded on all sides by fragile buildings.

This is one of the largest demolition jobs scheduled all year, so more than just a building is at stake, Steve’s reputation is on the line.

We also meet father-and-son demolition team Scott and Cody Gustafson, in Ohio, preparing to take out the foundations of an old bridge.

We also meet Holly Bennett, one of Europe’s only female blast engineers.