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The Guardian
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
TV tonight: on the trail of the man accused of murder by mail
9pm, Channel 4 On New Year's Day 2023, 25-year-old Imogen 'Immy' Nunn's body was found in her Brighton home, after she had consumed a poison bought online via a suicide forum. This unsettling two-part documentary shows that Immy was one of many who had used the sites. It looks at the devastating conversations in the forum and meets the families of other victims, with one father reading his son's last posts and the replies from users who cheered him on as he was dying. It then follows the Times journalist James Beal's efforts to find a man accused of shipping this lethal poison globally, which culminates in Beal going undercover and meeting him face to face. (The man is now awaiting trial in Canada over similar allegations.) Hollie Richardson 7.20pm, PBS America Bruno Lohse was a Nazi art dealer who was in charge of looting masterpieces from Jewish people for Hermann Göring. He spent a brief spell in jail, but was released to continue his career in the art trade. Prof Jonathan Petropoulos investigates his story. HR 8pm, Channel 4 The endless booby traps embedded within the UK housing market continue to give rise to new TV variants. In this series, the sibling property developers Stuart and Scarlette Douglas help homeowners sell seemingly unsellable properties. They are in West Sussex confronting challenging market conditions and equally problematic interior-decoration issues. Phil Harrison 8pm, U&W Unusually, this business reality show seems more interested in mentorship than manufactured conflict. The angel investors Ashley Graham and Emma Grede offer useful advice and timely cash injections to their female-led startups. But even amid this supportive vibe, things don't always work out – as one hustler is about to discover. Graeme Virtue 9pm, BBC Three The silly supernatural sitcom feels more like background TV than its British cousin, but it's still plenty of fun. In this triple bill, a belated wedding gift (a children's dinosaur bed, no less) brings the exes Isaac and Nigel back together, before Jay's disapproving folks descend on Woodstone Manor for Christmas. Hannah J Davies 10pm, BBC Four It's a decade since a topless Aidan Turner scythed crops on the Cornish coast – and fans' weak knees have just about recovered. Before revisiting the opening episode, the screenwriter and executive producer Debbie Horsfield discusses how the drama won hearts. HR Don't Look Now (Nicolas Roeg, 1973), midnight, BBC Two BBC Two's week of trying to creep everyone out before bed continues with the scariest film ever made. Nicolas Roeg's 1973 Daphne du Maurier adaptation is a disorientating swirl of creeping dread. Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie play a grief-stricken couple who travel to Venice and find themselves plagued by malevolent clairvoyants and terrifying sightings. The final sequence, in which Sutherland follows a figure through the city, is as nightmarish as anything you will ever see. Stuart Heritage Women's Euro 2025 football: England v Netherlands, 4.15pm, BBC One The second Group D match, in which Leah Williamson will be hoping for a repeat of England's victory the last time the sides met, in 2023. Followed by France v Wales at 7pm on ITV1.
The Guardian
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
TV tonight: the new series of First Dates starts with a twist
10pm, Channel 4 Fresh from getting married himself, TV's most romantic man Fred Sirieix resumes playing Cupid as he once more opens the doors to the First Dates restaurant. In what is surely a first for the show, Sophie's husband sits at the bar as she goes on a date with a woman for the first time. Elsewhere in the room, Mike is a widowed dad looking for someone who understands his grief. And Derek and June are old romantics looking for a classic love story. Hollie Richardson 6.05pm, Channel 4 Even post-Brexit, Spain remains a favourite destination for Brits. This time, Sharon and Steve Garner are hunting for a property for Tracy and Graham in Almería. But the couple aren't on the same page. Can they both be satisfied within a relatively modest budget? For Graham, it will depend on the quality of nearby golf courses. Phil Harrison 7.30pm, BBC Two More mellow plant inspiration from the Beechgrove team, who are full of useful tips for wherever you garden (if you're not already tickling your tomatoes, you really should be …) As July begins, Calum harvests his potatoes and shallots, while Brian offers a guide to grass. Hannah J Davies 8pm, BBC Two Hedgehogs, chillies and homegrown dahlias all have their moment in the glorious sunshine this week, as Gardeners' World visits the RHS Hampton Court garden festival. We learn about how even small, urban gardens can support one of the UK's most endangered mammals and what kind of heat would motivate an Aberdeen couple to move south. Ellen E Jones 9pm, BBC One It's the night of the first of Oasis's reunion gigs and – along with most of us – ticketless Lee has Fomo (that's Fear of Missing Oasis). Instead of happily getting a takeaway and watching an old concert on YouTube, he blames Lucy for missing out and bitterly recalls the day spent in the cursed online ticket queue. HR 10.40pm, BBC One From sitcom writer Justin Spitzer (Scrubs, The Office, Superstore), this hospital mockumentary continues to deliver light laughs. The double bill starts with two prison inmates rushed in with injuries they gave to each other. Then, Joyce decides she wants to know more work gossip and find out who's dating who. HR White House Down, Friday, 9pm, E4 If you couldn't get enough of Heads of State on Amazon Prime, here's a film that must have at least partly inspired it. Although it suffered at the time from comparisons to Olympus Has Fallen – Gerard Butler's dour action film about a terrorist attack on the presidential residence – White House Down is a far lighter affair. Sure, the same things happen, but this has Channing Tatum instead of Butler, and he's intent on delivering all his lines with the biggest wink imaginable. This is an impossibly silly film and, if you're drunk enough, it forms a perfect double bill with Heads of State. Stuart Heritage
The Guardian
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
TV tonight: a staggering film about the flight held hostage by Saddam Hussein
9pm, Sky Documentaries'I'm on a British Airways passenger flight, where's the champagne? Then there's this moment when you think: 'Fuck, they're bombing the aeroplane.'' That's the account of one of the survivors of the hostages captured by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's forces when a civilian flight landed in Kuwait in 1990. This startling documentary hears such testimonies as the survivors prepare to take the British government and BA to court to seek 'justice and the truth'. Hollie Richardson 8pm, BBC OneThis week's collection of road trips includes a jaunt to York Minster, where stonemasons work diligently to restore the cathedral to its gothic glory. Over in the village of Cawthorne, near Barnsley, a marching drum from 1873 needs some TLC. Lovely, as always. Hannah J Davies 8pm, BBC ThreeAs next week's final looms, the four remaining hopefuls must work their magic on the admirably up-for-it celebrities Amber Davies, Danny Beard, Henrie Kwushue and Zeze Millz, ahead of a flashy red-carpet appearance. Then it's back to Glow Up HQ to create some wild looks inspired by their dream artistic collaborations. Graeme Virtue 9pm, BBC OneThere are only 1,200km to go until the finish line, at India's southernmost tip in Kanyakumari, and the remaining four teams are 17 hours apart – but also, somehow, neck and neck. Leaders Caroline and Tom soon regret choosing the scenic coastal route, while trailers Brian and Melvyn splash out on an overnight taxi. Ellen E Jones 9pm, Channel 4Jilly Johnson is looking to downsize, but can't decide between a £10m high-tech mansion or the slightly cheaper £7.5m property down the road. What is a millionaire retired model to do? Find out in this property series that deals with eye-wateringly exclusive price tags. HR 9pm, Channel 5There are nail-biting medical decisions to be made as Ruth, a former cancer patient, is in A&E with severe stomach pains. Elsewhere, a septuagenarian may have had a heart attack and a young girl comes in with a twisted ankle after a hazardous game of musical bumps. HR Snow White (Mark Webb, 2025), Disney+ An apple-barrelful of controversy surrounds this amiable live-action version of Disney's animated fairytale. There's a revised plot that gives the sleeping princess more agency; the casting of Rachel Zegler, an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights, as the lead alongside the Israeli actor Gal Gadot as the evil queen; and those seven dwarves. Instead of casting actors, the dwarves are CGI versions of the originals, and the songs from 1937 are still wonderfully whistle-worthy. Simon Wardell
The Guardian
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
TV tonight: everything Trump did in his first 100 days as Potus 2.0
9pm, Channel 4Turbulent tariffs, forced migrations, tech bro best friends, accusations of 'gambling with world war three' and every other spine-chilling action in between – by the end of April, Donald Trump will have proved that a lot can happen when you've been Potus for 100 days of your second term. This documentary recalls what's been happening behind the headlines, with help from insiders and commentators, and asks what it means for the days ahead. Hollie Richardson 9pm, BBC OneMental health takes centre stage in the return of this illuminating series following the London ambulance service responding to people in crisis. First, a young woman is at risk of harming herself on Lambeth bridge, before a paramedic and mental health nurse help a heartbroken man drinking alcohol in a public library. Nicole Vassell 9pm, Channel 5When a neighbouring villager brings an old, bejewelled eagle trinket to Sainte Victoire, he's ambushed in an alley and dragged away by a masked figure. Caron launches an urgent investigation into the trinket's origins: could the assault be tied to a high-stakes jewellery heist? Ali Catterall 9pm, Sky AtlanticThroughout season three of Sky's violent crime thriller, a hooded badass has been sabotaging the capital's underworld operations. Now concussed antihero Elliot (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù) finds himself face to face with the mysterious Zeek (Andrew Koji) in a derelict orphanage. Maybe they'll just have a nice chat over a cuppa? Graeme Virtue 9.55pm, Sky Atlantic Megan Stott – who starred with Reese Witherspoon in Little Fires Everywhere – leads this coming-of-age drama. She plays a 16-year-old who wants to quit her normal life to find adventure in the wilderness. She soon finds herself alone and spending her first night in the forest. HR 11pm, BBC TwoStakes are raised as the current series of the gothic but goofy comedy concludes with a double bill. Our self-involved vamps are invited to a weekend bacchanal at a mansion owned by a most notorious bloodsucker. But long-serving familiar Guillermo is harbouring a secret that could tear the group asunder. GV
The Guardian
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
TV tonight: Joe Lycett's mission to visit 18 places called Birmingham
9pm, Sky Max'It feels very profound but also completely worthless at the same time.' Only proud Brummie Joe Lycett could come up with this concept: visit all 18 places called Birmingham in the US and Canada and get them to sign an internationally recognised friendship agreement. Why? He wants to put his beloved city back on the global map – and he has the blessing of the lord mayor. First, he visits Birmingham in Pemberton Township, New Jersey, which boasts 'a disused chemical plant and a post office' and where the 'only hotel burned down 100 years ago'. Can he get the town to sign the agreement? Hopefully – there's an International Day of Birmingham party at the end of the series for all to attend. Hollie Richardson 9pm, BBC OneHollywood actor Andrew Garfield is incredibly candid as he traces his family tree to 1930s Poland, where his Jewish ancestors lived in the Kielce ghetto. He learns how he is related to Polish pianist Władysław Szpilman (portrayed by Adrien Brody in The Pianist) and later makes his way to the Getty museum in LA, where an art discovery moves him to tears. HR 8pm, Channel 4A big renovation often means making sacrifices, but potter Keith Brymer Jones and his partner Marj Hogarth are understandably fed up with sleeping in a shipping container. Thankfully, their ongoing conversion of a careworn 19th-century chapel has reached the stage where the vestry can be transformed into a very boho master bedroom. Graeme Virtue 8.30pm, BBC Two Julie Wilson Nimmo and Greg Hemphill head to the River Tay to meet Sally, who explains how swimming has helped her cope with grief. Elsewhere, the all-male, primarily LGBTQ+ swimming group the Dundee Dookers bond over mental health struggles. And in Aberfeldy, they swim with women's group the Freezing Fannies. Ali Catterall 8.30pm, ITV1Like Bake Off, this adorable canine documentary has found Alison Hammond to be a safe bet as replacement presenter – here, for the late Paul O'Grady. This time, she helps fellow TV host Katie Piper pick a puppy, supervises a kennel makeover and assists a Turkish Kangal with a weight problem. All the above are achieved with irresistibly sunny charm. Jack Seale 10pm, Channel 4Next in this gripping documentary series is a chilling gang-murder case taken on by defence barrister Laurie-Anne Power and king's counsel Paul Mendelle. There's conflicting evidence and a joint enterprise doctrine, which means their client could receive a lengthy sentence despite not having delivered the fatal blow. Nicole Vassell
