THE REPAIR SHOP HOW TO BEAT – PAIN

WEDNESDAY

8PM, BBC1 HHHH Among the broken treasures brought in for restoration are a 400-year-old clock, a compass from the lifeboat that rescued the owner’s grandparents, father and uncles back in 1939, and a 1960s jukebox that holds priceless memories of a long marriage.

GREAT BRITISH MENU

8PM, BBC2 HHHH

Chefs from London and the southeast – Steve Groves, Ivan Tisdall-downes, Kerth Gumbs and Karl O’dell – compete, and all four of them are new to the contest. Tonight, they’re whipping up starters and fish courses, and one of them will leave before tomorrow night’s heat.

GROWING UP GIFTED

9PM, BBC2 HHHH

The BBC’S three-year project following six talented youngsters from low-income backgrounds through secondary school comes to an end with two final episodes, first catching up with Liam, Kian and Jamarley as they prepare for their GCSES, and face critical decisions about their future.

MISTER WINNER

10PM, BBC2 HHH Promising new comedy starring Spencer Jones as the ironically named Leslie Winner, who, despite all his best intentions, is forever finding himself in disastrous situations.

HITMEN

10PM, SKY ONE HHHH See TV feature, page 16.

THURSDAY

8PM, CH4 HHH Can practices such as yoga, tai chi or acupuncture alleviate pain? And how much of pain is simply in the mind? Kate Quilton, Dr Javid Abdelmoneim and a team of brave volunteers set out to find out the answers.

HOSPITAL

9PM, BBC2 HHHH

At Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, this week’s compelling episode follows the extraordinarily complex work of the worldrenowned craniofacial department, one of only four in the UK treating life-threatening congenital skull and facial abnormalities.

BORN TO BE DIFFERENT

9PM, CH4 HHHH

For 20 years, Channel 4 has followed the lives of five remarkable children, all of them born with disabilities. We meet up with them again in the first of two new episodes as the children, who are now young adults, prepare to leave their families and face the world.

THE PET TALENT AGENCY: BARKING MAD

10PM, CH4 HHHH

This light-hearted documentary follows Karen Chamberlain, owner and top dog at the Barking Mad pet talent, which provides all manner of creatures for films and TV.

FRIDAY THE GADGET SHOW

7PM, CH5 HHH

The tech-mad gang are back for a new series. In this opener, Georgie Barrat reports from the world’s biggest consumer technology exhibition in Las Vegas to reveal the gadgets that are going to make it big in 2020.

CORONAVIRUS: CAN YOU AVOID IT?

8PM, CH4 HHH

This one-hour special – the latest of many – looks at the current outbreak of coronavirus in the UK, exploring how viruses are transmitted and featuring interviews with both experts and members of the public.

AROUND THE WORLD BY TRAIN WITH TONY ROBINSON

8PM, CH5 HHH

Tony is back at St Pancras station, ready to embark on another epic journey around the world by train. In the first episode, he’s racing across Europe, from France to Portugal.

GARDENERS’ WORLD

8.30PM, BBC2 HHHH

This week, Monty Don turns his attention to an unpromising, dry and shady part of his garden at Longmeadow, which he wants to transform into an area filled with plants.

PETER KAY’S COMEDY SHUFFLE

9.30PM, BBC1 HHH

Another collection of clips from the

Bolton comedian’s stellar career, including hilarious stand-up routines and memorable moments from some of his hit TV shows.