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FUN LEARNING Celebrity Supply Teacher, 9.20am, CBBC
ED BALLS brings the penultimate week of celebrity school to a close with a bang as he delivers a unique lesson on history. He teaches it in the style of a game show, in which he plays both contestants — Alfred the Great and Elizabeth I. It feels very much like an audition for Horrible Histories.
SPACE ROCKS Secrets Of The Solar System, 8pm, Yesterday
SATURN’S rings are one of the most magical sights in our solar system, but what exactly are they made of, and why doesn’t every planet have them? The rings are actually made of many small chunks of rock and ice, although small is a relative term — some are as large as a mountain.
BIG SCREEN TRANSFER Downton Abbey, 8pm,p, Skyy Premiere
FANS of Julian Fellowes’s hit drama rejoiced at the release of this feature film, which finds Downton — and the Earl and Countess (Elizabeth McGovern and Hugh Bonneville, pictured) — all of a tither ahead of a visit by King George V and Queen Mary (played by Simon Jones and Geraldine James).
GREATEST HITS Glastonbury, 9pm, BBC4
A CRACKING evening of highlights from previous years opens with Elbow in 2011 and closes at 11.30pm with the barnstorming headline set from Jay-Z in 2008. In between, look out for the more relaxing Glastonbury Backstage Acoustics series at 11pm.
FREEVIEW THRILLER True Romance, 9pm, Sony Movies
WRITTEN by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott, this violent lovers-on-the-run comic crime thriller is wild, witty and vivacious. Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette star.
CRIME WAVES Reef Break, 9pm, Alibi
THE discovery of a gold bar provokes excitement in tonight’s new episode of a series that’s shaping up like a female-led version of Hawaii Five-0. Could this valuable slab be part of a lost treasure that’s waiting to be found on Reef Island? Surfer-turned-crook turned-local fixer Cat Chambers (Poppy Montgomery, pictured) sets off to find out.
FUNNY FILM Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga, Netflix
WILL FERRELL had the idea to make this Eurovision comedy 20 years ago, and a terrific cast — including Rachel McAdams (pictured with Ferrell), Dan Stevens and Graham Norton — bring it to life in dazzling style.
PILOT EPISODE New Tricks, 10pm, Drama
IT’S back to 2003 for the start of the detective series, which was to run for 12 years. Here, Superintendent Sandra Pullman (Amanda Redman) is sidelined after a failed hostage rescue and put in charge of a team of veteran investigators, played by Alun Armstrong, Dennis
Waterman and James Bolam.
FOOD & COMEDY Big Zuu’s Big Eats, 10pm, Dave
THE big-hearted chef is cooking for comedian Josh Widdicombe, who is about to play a gig on the Isle of Man. ‘You’re the most famous person on this island,’ enthuses Big Zuu, before he dashes off to whip up a vegetarian feast for the comic that tests his tolerance for spicy food.