CRITICS' CHOICE
NORDIC PIONEERS
The Vikings Uncovered, 8.30pm, BBC1 ALTHOUGH only one site has ever been found, Viking sagas describe settlements in several American locations. Here, Dan Snow (pictured) and space archaeologist Dr Sarah Parcak embark on a quest to shed light on one of history’s most intriguing mysteries. Did Vikings really beat Columbus to the New World by 500 years?
CULINARY JOURNEY The Food Chain, 8.30pm, Ch4 THE series that follows the journey made by our favourite foods from source to plate continues. This week, it’s the turn of two British seasonal delights — cherry tomatoes from the Isle of Wight and Cornish sardines.
LEGAL DRAMA The People v O.J. Simpson, 9pm, BBC2 EPISODE eight finds the jurors going stir-crazy as the trial, originally expected to last just two months, hits its 124th day. Their frustration is hardly surprising — they are under 24-hour surveillance and are virtually prisoners, unable to leave their r rooms in the evening. Will Judge Ito have mercy?
SURVIVAL CHALLENGE The Island With Bear Grylls, 9pm,9 Ch4 AS WE return to the island for the second episode, the participants have beenb marooned for almost a week when the the women’s group (pictured) finally meet up with the men’s and
decide to join forces — but not everyone is happy about the new-found unity. Plus, a dramatic tropical storm has devastating consequences for one adventurer.
FILM CHOICES
Becket,ecet, 1.15pm,.5p, BBC2 RICHARD BURTON and Peter O’Toole (ppictured) join forces in tthis historical drama aabout the power play between Church and state. Burton plays TThomas Becket, the ‘troublesomet priest’ who goes from meek facilitator of O’Toole’s carousing Henry II to thorn in the King’s side as Archbishop of Canterbury.
Deadly Suspicion, 3.20pm, Ch5 WHEN her politician husband is murdered, Ann Danville (Marilu Henner) summons her stepson home, where her evil intentions are set out — especially towards his young fiancee. As Ann loses her composure, her scheming grows ever more Machiavellian — and ever more erratic.