PICK OF THE WEEK

SATURDAY Catchpoint (BBC1, 6.55pm)

Following the two celebrity Sport Relief specials, Paddy McGuinness returns with a new six-part regular series of the chaotic, family-friendly game show. Catchpoint combines physical fun and an exciting question mechanic, with contestants needing to think fast as they answer general-knowledge questions while trying to catch balls of various sizes dropped from the studio ceiling.

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (STV, 7pm)

Absolutely Fabulous star and travel presenter Joanna Lumley joins the boys as Star Guest Announcer, while Fleur East surprises another lucky viewer by turning up on their doorstep to offer them a Place on the Plane, ahead of the season-ending spectacular at Walt Disney World in Florida. Stephen Mulhern hosts a surprise stunt at a mystery location in London, and the Men in Brown continue on their intergalactic quest to find out which celebrity has The Squits. Plus, one lucky audience member plays to Win the Ads.

The Voice UK (STV, 8.30pm)

We’re edging ever closer to the grand finale and the competition is really hotting up. Regular viewers, no doubt, have their favourites, but the contest is still too close to call. Last week the final Battle Round took place, so we’re about to witness the first of the knock-out stages. In 2019, eventual winner Molly Hocking battled through from the second of these thanks to a barnstorming rendition of Christina Perri’s song Human. It was at that point many of those watching at home realised she was a frontrunner. Will the same happen this evening, with one of the dozen competitors taking to the mic really making their mark?

Only time will tell.

When Double Acts Fall Out (Channel 5, 8.30pm)

This 90-minute retrospective looks at how entertainment partnerships have succumbed to the pressure of being in the spotlight, including the likes of comic duos Cannon and Ball, and David Baddiel and Rob Newman, musicians Simon and Garfunkel, and cleaning gurus Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie. Drawing on archive, first-person testimonies and interviews with performers’ friends, peers and fellow industry professionals, we see how some of the biggest and most popular double acts failed to last the course.

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (BBC2, 9pm)

For many of his legion of fans worldwide, Miles Davis was the most important musician of the 20th century. He was certainly much more than a jazz-loving trumpet player. He was an innovator, a man who pushed the boundaries of his art. In this feature-length documentary, director Stanley Nelson attempts to unearth what made Davis so special, and what drove this often troubled and complicated soul to

achieve. He speaks to those who knew him as well as celebrity fans, including Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana and Quincy Jones, to create as rounded a portrait as possible. Although fans of Davis’ work probably won’t find anything new here, those unfamiliar with his oeuvre will be blown away by his output. And after tuning in, everyone will be logging onto their favourite streaming service in search of his music.

SUNDAY

The Good Karma Hospital (STV, 8pm)

The Indian-set medical drama returns for a third series, ready to inject some sunshine into Sunday nights. After months away with her family, Ruby returns to the hospital for her pregnant sister to give birth. However, when a life-or-death medical crisis unfolds, she is forced to decide where her loyalty lies. Meanwhile, Greg gets a surprise family visitor. With Amrita Acharia, Amanda Redman and Neil Morrissey, who is having a busy week – he also stars in Channel 5’s new drama Penance.

Premier Inn: Britain’s Biggest Budget Hotel (Channel 5, 8pm)

It has more than 800 hotels with 72,000 rooms and operates in a variety of locations, including city centres, suburbs and airports, competing with the likes of Travelodge and Ibis. But how did budget hotel chain Premier Inn become

one of the UK’s biggest? Interior designer Shaun Clarkson reveals the design tricks that help make their rooms feel bigger than they are. And there is a look at why the company chose purple as its defining colour. Plus, the story of how comedian Lenny Henry came to be the face of the Premier Inn brand.

Belgravia (STV, 9pm)

You can run but you can’t hide from Julian Fellowes’ projects at the moment. Downton Abbey’s creator is certainly a busy man. On Friday, Netflix launches The English Game, a six-part period drama about the origins of football, which has been penned by Fellowes. He’s also behind The Gilded Age, a US series

that should be heading our way soon. Before that, there’s Belgravia to enjoy. Fellowes has adapted his own 2016 novel, which is set in 1815. On the eve of the battle of Waterloo, Sophia Trenchard and her parents attend the legendary Duchess of Richmond’s ball, where Sophia hopes to spend time with her secret lover, Edmund Bellasis, before they are torn apart by war. Philip Glenister, Alice Eve and Tamsin Greig are among the impressive cast.

Last Tango in Halifax (BBC1, 9pm)

Gillian is pushed to breaking point at the farm, and Caroline finds herself at the heart of an unlikely love triangle. Ellie airs PC Cheryl’s suspicions about Eddie, and a guilt-ridden Raff confides a difficult secret to Alan. Ted and Harrison go on a risky adventure, while Alan and Celia find reason to laugh together again, but sobering news awaits. Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid star as the second-time-around lovers in Sally Wainwright’s comedy drama, with Sarah Lancashire, Nicola Walker and Timothy West. Last in the series.

Before We Die (Channel 4, 11pm)

The second series of the powerful crime thriller from Sweden in which a police detective works with informants in criminal organisations. Hanna Svensson is looking for the officer who is leaking information. Still obsessed with the Mimicas and her own son Christian’s safety, she blackmails Jovan into helping her obtain information as he knows that control of the leak has passed to another gang. Jovan is busted by the Mimicas, but Bjorn and Hanna learn that the other gang contains officers who are involved in illegal activities. The full series is available on All 4.

MONDAY Miss World 1970: Beauty Queens and Bedlam (BBC2, 9pm)

In 1970, the Miss World contest crowned its first black winner, Jennifer Hosten, who represented Grenada. The runner-up was Pearl Jansen, the first black South African contestant to take part (although she was given the title Miss Africa South, as there was already a white Miss South Africa). However, that wasn’t the only reason the ceremony made history. It was the scene of a dramatic protest by the Women’s Liberation Movement. The events of that night have inspired a new film, Misbehaviour, starring Keira Knightley and Jessie Buckley, and are also the subject of this documentary. It draws on archive footage, animation and contributions from the key players, including compere Michael Aspel, protesters and beauty queens, to tell the story and explore the impact and legacy of this moment of anarchy.

Henry VIII & Trump: History Repeating? (Channel 5, 9pm)

How will history judge Donald Trump? Many viewers may already have their own ideas, but this film offers a fresh perspective on the question by setting his life side by side with Henry VIII’s to tell their stories in parallel. It’s a comparison that may seem far-fetched, but one that sheds surprising new light on Donald, as leading historians and Trump-watchers investigate how the two men’s respective characteristics connect them across centuries. It’s also a reminder that there was more to Henry VIII than his wives.

Liar (STV, 9pm)

Haunted by nightmares of Andrew and harassed by the journalists lurking outside her flat, Laura’s world begins to turn in on her. When Winnie makes a surprising confession to her, together they follow a trail of evidence in the hope it will hold answers as to what is going through Carl’s mind. But press interest and Katy’s volatility threaten to derail Laura’s progress. Will she learn what brought Carl and Andrew together, and the tumultuous consequences of that meeting? Thriller, starring Joanne Froggatt.

Neighbours Late: Endgame (Channel, 10pm)

It’s a big year for soap anniversaries – EastEnders recently celebrated turning 35 with a boat disaster, Hollyoaks will have been on the air for 25 years in October and Coronation Street is 60 in December. However, this week the spotlight is on Neighbours which launched the same year as EastEnders and is marking the milestone with a week-long, late-night series. It sees a host of Ramsay Street regulars leaving Erinsborough to go glamping on a remote island to celebrate Ely’s 35th birthday. It all starts innocently enough as everyone arrives in good spirits – including Hendrix and

Harlow, who manage to unwittingly get a lift from an old foe. But then Finn arrives, ready to separate Bea from the rest of the group.

On the Edge: BBW (Channel 4, 10pm)

New series. The drama anthology returns with three unusual love stories depicting characters and worlds not often seen on British TV, with the first a coming-of-age tale about a young, plus-size British-Nigerian woman trying to find her place in the world. Everyone in Remi’s life thinks they know what she should do, with her parents and her friends telling her what is best for her. But she just wants her life to begin. Will she ever be able to take control? Starring Juliet Okotie, Jude Akuwudike and Andi Osho. Stay tuned for the second and third stories.

TUESDAY The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer (Channel 4, 8pm)

Oscar-winner Richard Dreyfuss, former EastEnder Patsy Palmer, The Inbetweeners star James Buckley and TV personality Scarlett Moffatt take part in the culinary challenge. Presenters Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding guide them through the assorted tasks, while Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith pass judgment on their baking skills. The quartet is tasked with making roulades for the

Signature challenge, alongside a tricky Technical and their favourite place in the form of a cake for their Showstopper.

The Art Mysteries (BBC Four, 8.30pm)

They are among the most celebrated masterpieces of art, and yet, hidden inside them are codes and puzzles that no-one has been able to decipher … yet. In this new series, Waldemar Januszczak sets out to uncover the secret meanings and mysteries hidden in four famous paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat. We begin with Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear, one of the Dutch artist’s most famous pictures. Hidden inside the painting is a startling secret, and in a steamy tale of geishas, brothels, bullfights, broken love and artistic jealousy, Waldemar stumbles upon the real reason why van Gogh cut off his ear with a razor.

Cops Like Us (BBC2, 9pm)

In recent years, Staffordshire police have lost more than a quarter of their officers due to budget cuts, but there hasn’t been a reduction in their workload. Instead, they have found themselves dealing with a rise in gang culture, hate crime and domestic violence. In this new three-part documentary series, members of the overstretched force talk about the difficulties they face on the beat in one of the UK’s most deprived cities, Stoke-on-Trent, and how they manage their limited resources. In the first episode, there’s a look at the knock-on effect of

cuts to mental health and welfare services on the police as people in crises turn to them for help. Cameras also follow officers as they try to reassure the nervous community in the wake of a stabbing in the suburb of Norton.

Penance (Channel 5, 9pm)

Showing across three nights, this new drama stars Julie Graham as Rosalie Douglas, whose family implodes after her son Rob is found dead. In the months following the tragedy, Rosalie struggles to accept that Rob’s death was nothing more than a terrible accident, while her husband, Luke (Neil Morrissey), moves out and their teenage daughter Maddie (Tallulah Greive) seems to be going off the rails. But then, new hope arrives in form of Jed (Nico Mirallegro), a charismatic young man the family meets at bereavement counselling. He helps them to deal with their grief and, in return, the Douglases open their hearts and home. Before long, Jed is Maddie’s confidant and lover and Rosalie’s surrogate son, but just how well do they know the stranger they have let into their lives?

The Split (BBC1, 9pm)

Hannah reveals to Ruth that Nathan has left her, while Fi is furious when Richie fails to show up to take the children to school as agreed. After Nina encourages Zander to sort things out with Tyler, telling them what he’s done is not irredeemable, the two of them agree to go ahead with their plan of having their stag night that evening. The second season of the drama, written by Abi Morgan, comes to its conclusion. Starring Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan, Deborah Findlay and Annabel Scholey.

Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti (STV, 9pm)

Part two of two. Joanna completes her Cuban journey by visiting the infamous town of Guantanamo. Giving the prison a wide berth, she discovers that the song Guantanamera was born in the town, and meets a talented young singer who is recording the track herself. She then heads across the Windward Passage to Haiti, currently the poorest country in the Western world. She visits the Citadel, a mighty fortress built to deter colonial powers, before taking in a Voodoo ceremony on the Iles a Vaches.

WEDNESDAY

Kate & Koji (STV, 8pm)

Her detective series Vera has become an ITV mainstay, but now Brenda Blethyn is taking on a very different role in this new sitcom about an unlikely friendship. She stars as Kate, a prickly cafe owner, who is initially unsympathetic to one of her customers, Koji (Jimmy Akingbola), mainly because he’s been nursing one cup of tea all morning. (The establishment is empty, so he’s not taking up seats that would be used by more high-spending customers - but that’s not really the point). However, when Kate’s nephew (Blake Harrison) discovers that Koji is actually a doctor who has been prohibited from working while he seeks asylum, she comes up

with a plan that could benefit them both. In order for it to succeed, they’ll have to avoid the attentions of Kate’s adversary Councillor Bone (Barbara Flynn).

The Repair Shop (BBC1, 8pm)

Experts restoring family heirlooms to their former glory may not sound like the recipe for a ratings smash, but daytime series The Repair Shop has been a real sleeper hit. The first three series aired on BBC2, but it was promoted to BBC1 for the fourth run - and now it’s getting a primetime slot. In the first episode, Jay Blades and the team bring four treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. The team sets to work repairing a

Jamaican pump organ, an RAF bomber pilot’s hat, a naval rigging tool kit, and a crib made from wood salvaged from a church that was bombed during the First World War.

Great British Menu (BBC2, 8pm)

New series. The nation’s top chefs compete for the chance to cook at an incredible banquet, creating dishes inspired by iconic food from children’s literature, from Willy Wonka to Alice in Wonderland. This year, the contestants will prepare dishes hoping to impress not only the judges, but a series of guest judges from the world of children’s literature, including David Baddiel and Jacqueline Wilson. Tonight, chefs from the

Central region take part in the first of the weekly heats. Presented by Susan Calman.

Taking Control: The Dominic Cummings Story (BBC2, 9pm)

Emily Maitlis examines Boris Johnson’s chief adviser Dominic Cummings’ place in the UK’s changing political landscape, stretching back over two decades. The film charts his arrival in Downing Street as a senior adviser with significant and perhaps unprecedented power. Now, at the apex of the largest Conservative majority since 1987, Cummings aims to play a key role in reshaping the nation, economy and government. Featuring testimonies from some of his fiercest critics and closest political

friends, the documentary sheds light on a man whose ambitions may now direct Britain’s journey for years to come.

Feel Good (Channel 4, 10pm)

David Schwimmer recently cropped up in the Sky One comedy Intelligence, and now another one of his old Friends, Lisa Kudrow, has signed up for this new British sitcom. It’s co-written by Canadian stand-up Mae Martin, who also stars as (wait for it) a comedian named Mae. Although her jokes are making an impact, the fictional Mae’s life is otherwise not going all that great – she’s single, in recovery from a drug addiction and sleeping on a friend’s sofa. So, when she meets the charismatic, previously heterosexual George (Charlotte Ritchie), she’s convinced she doesn’t stand a chance. But, instead, they embark on a life-changing whirlwind romance. Kudrow co-starts as Mae’s mother, who is still influencing her daughter’s life, even though she’s based in Canada.

THURSDAY Secrets of Your Supermarket Food (Channel 5, 8pm)

Sian Williams and Stefan Gates return with a new series revealing more retail revelations and ruses. They begin with the dos and don’ts of dairy. Eighty per cent of yoghurt eaters believe they are a healthy alternative to pudding, but this much-loved dairy delight may not be a great option for the calorie-conscious. Stefan goes behind the scenes at a farm to find out how they fulfil the huge demand for milk, and discovers that dairy farmers want their cows to give birth to female calves, as they will grow up to produce milk. But what happens to the boys?

How to Beat – Stress (Channel 4, 8pm)

Kate Quilton and Dr Javid Abdelmoneim continue their health check of the UK, enlisting 10 stressed-out volunteers, ranging from a firefighter and a paramedic to a chef, to find out if simple lifestyle changes can alleviate stress. Is it as simple as cutting back alcohol and caffeine, while taking up hobbies and practising mindfulness meditation? Kate also visits Lego, a company leading the way on employee wellbeing, Javid shows how spending time in green spaces can reduce stress levels, and there’s a look at pioneering treatment for people with phobias.

Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema: Superheroes (BBC Four, 9pm)

The film critic returns with new episodes revealing the elements of three genres and demonstrating how they work. As usual, he’ll be introducing viewers to a diverse selection of films, while helping them see old favourites in a new light. He begins with superhero movies, a genre that has spawned record-breaking global hits within the Avengers, X-Men, Batman and Superman franchises. However, as Mark explains, these adventure films are not a new concept. Superheroes have a relationship with cinema that stretches back more than eight decades, and the genre taps deeply into timeless storytelling traditions.

Hunted (Channel 4, 9pm)

With extraction day edging ever closer, the fugitives are feeling the pressure. Meanwhile, the Hunters ramp up their efforts and will stop at nothing for another clean sweep. An elaborate scheme brings childhood sweethearts Jess and Ella to the suburban home of a family friend; but is their new hideout as safe as it first appears? Hayley and Dan drive straight past the Hunters – twice

– and decide to go to ground once more. However, Dan has his eye on more than just the prize money as he and Hayley take the plunge into a Welsh harbour. Finally, best friends Ben and Rob have a disagreement, and with the Hunters closing in, the pair’s split could be fatal for their chances of winning the prize.

Noughts + Crosses (BBC1, 9pm)

Prime Minister Folami declares a public holiday for the annual midsummer festival, to promote integration and quell the unrest. So Kamal plots to cause maximum chaos by ordering the Mercy Point cadets to stand patrol during the celebrations, hoping their presence will anger the festival-goers. Lekan makes it very clear to Callum that he wants him out – he is just waiting for the right moment – while the Hadleys cannot understand why Sephy is acting so differently, only for things to take a nasty turn when Meggie interferes in her friends’ business.

FRIDAY

Unreported World (Channel 4, 7.30pm) New series. Karishma Vyas travels to California to meet the “TradWives”, a growing movement of US women who idolise Donald Trump, and have put him at the heart of their anti-feminist, traditional family values as they work to get him re-elected – this despite the fact women have often borne the brunt of the President’s political and personal barbs. They include Mylinda Mason, who is involved in the country’s first Straight Pride rally – a protest against gay rights – and YouTuber Dixie Andelin Forsyth, who argues that women are happiest when supporting men and masculinity.

Gardeners’ World (BBC2, 8.30pm)

New series. With the arrival of spring, Monty Don reflects on how Longmeadow has fared during an extraordinarily wet winter and gets going on a few essential tasks to get the garden into gear for the seasons to come. With the popularity of houseplants gaining huge momentum, Frances Tophill visits RHS Wisley to find out how to care for the myriad different types of indoor plants now available to gardeners. Plus, a visit to the enthusiast who has a passion for plants in pots and curates a display of more than 1,000 in her Somerset garden.

Super Powered Eagles (BBC2, 9pm)

Eagles are the most powerful birds in the sky, capable of tackling enormous prey, spotting food at vast distances and soaring for miles on the wing. Armed with cutting-edge filming technology, this documentary examines the science behind such extraordinary abilities. Featuring dramatic stories and some remarkable experiments, the film follows the story of a family of bald eagles in Iowa as two chicks face the challenges of life in the wild. Plus, bird specialist Lloyd Buck puts his trained golden eagle Tilly’s skills to the test.

Thou Shalt Not Kill (More4, 9pm)

The second series of the haunting Italian drama begins. Valeria Ferro (Miriam Leone), the brilliantly intuitive head of the Homicide unit in Turin, has a new romantic interest but she is still coming to terms with the knowledge that Mario Ferro was not her biological father. And now her mother Lucia has also disappeared. Amid this personal drama, a woman is found, strangled. The deceased, Susanna Bianco, had fled to a domestic violence shelter and her husband Tomas Novak is the chief suspect, especially as he was involved in an accident near the scene around the time of the murder. The full series is available on All 4.