TV ON DEMAND HOW IT WORKS

Robin Wiggs’s guide to the best TV and movies on iplayer, Netflix and more…

CATCH-UP TV

DRAMA TWIN

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Game Of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju plays twin brothers of differing temperaments in this Norwegian drama, which makes a slow start, but takes a big twist before the end of part one. The question of what will happen next should prove irresistible, at least for part two.

LIAR

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Answers finally come in the strong finale to series two, in which Laura runs around like a mad thing in an effort to clear her name.

COMEDY TWO DOORS DOWN

BBC IPLAYER HHHH Every episode of this Scottish suburban comedy is the same: husband and wife Eric and Beth try to have a nice relaxing time, and their boozy neighbours spoil it. It should get repetitive, but it doesn’t and, if you’ve never watched it before, you’re in for a treat.

COOKING JAMIE: KEEP COOKING AND CARRY ON

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Jamie Oliver does his bit to keep the nation cooking, showing us how to make pasta from scratch and coming up with ideas for long-forgotten food in the freezer.

DOCUMENTARY ONE NIGHT IN THE MUSEUM

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They must have found some pretty trusting curators for this series, in which primary schoolchildren are let loose among the collections of venerable institutions at night. In the first two weeks, they visit Edinburgh’s National Museum of Scotland and Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum.

THE QUEEN MOTHER’S BLITZ

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This engaging programme looks at the then Queen Elizabeth’s noble efforts to hold up the morale of the British people during the Second World War. As air raids became a routine part of life for Londoners during the Blitz, she insisted that she, King George VI and the rest of the royal family should remain in Buckingham Palace.

FOOD & TRAVEL JAMES MARTIN’S ISLANDS TO HIGHLANDS

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The chef embarks on an enviable culinary journey from the Scilly Islands to Guernsey.

LAST CHANCE JOANNA LUMLEY’S HIDDEN CARIBBEAN

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The national treasure visits Cuba and Haiti in a tour that takes both jolly and poignant turns along the way. Until Wednesday.

The free services BBC iplayer (bbc.co.uk/ iplayer), ITV Hub (itv.com/hub/itv), All 4 (all4.com) and My5 (my5.tv) give you from seven to 30 days – and sometimes longer – to watch programmes and films that have already aired. Netflix (netflix.co.uk), Amazon Prime (amazon.co.uk/piv), Now TV (nowtv.com), Apple TV+ (apple.com/ uk/apple-tv-plus), Britbox (britbox.co.uk) and Disney+ (disneyplus.com) are all subscription TV and film services. There is also a selection of non-subscription sites for the rental and purchase of TV and film, such as Rakuten TV (uk.rakuten.tv) and Google Play (play.google.com/store).

All of these services can be watched through a variety of internet-connected devices.