TV PICKS OF THE WEEK
THE MASKED SINGER Tonight, ITV, 7pm
As the theme song goes, who’s behind the mask? Well, it’s certainly not Joel Dommett, because he’s back in his capacity as host.
Davina McCall, Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross and Mo Gilligan are also returning to the panel, so it can’t be them either – here’s hoping they’re getting better at guessing the identities of the mystery singers.
So although we have no idea who is going to perform, we do know what they’ll be wearing, and there are some extraordinary costumes – brace yourself for Robobunny, Snow Leopard, Bagpipes and Lionfish.
ANNE Tomorrow, ITV, 9pm
In 2013, at the age of 62, Anne Williams passed away following a battle with cancer. It was not, however, the longest or most public fight of her life – that was dedicated to the memory of her 15-year-old son Kevin, one of the victims of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.
She spent the last years of her life fighting for justice for Kevin and everyone else who lost their life, and lived just long enough to see the truth established by the Hillsborough independent panel in 2012. Now her incredible story is being told in a new drama starring Maxine Peake.
ATTENBOROUGH’S WONDER OF SONG
Monday, BBC1, 6.30pm
Sir David Attenborough is choosing a selection his favourite recordings – but this isn’t just a TV version of Desert Island Discs.
Instead, the veteran broadcaster is bringing us songs from the natural world, all recorded during his lifetime and featuring animals ranging from the largest lemur and a humpback whale to a lyrebird. For a long time, our understanding of song has been dominated by Charles Darwin’s theory that males sing to attract a mate, however, recent discoveries are now challenging these ideas, and Attenborough explains the part his chosen recordings have played in revolutionising how we think about song in the animal kingdom.
TOAST OF TINSELTOWN Tuesday, BBC2, 10pm
Eccentric actor Steven Toast is on the move in more ways than one.
Matt Berry’s creation previously appeared in his own sitcom, Toast of London, which ran for three series on Channel 4. Now, as the title suggests, he’s off to America – and the show has also made the jump to the BBC.
Here, the actor becomes increasingly bad tempered. Even his old rival Ray (Harry Peacock) has noticed, which means it’s looking unlikely that Toast will be able to land a big movie audition. However, a visit to an anger-management centre helps him to deal with his issues.
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT Wednesday, Channel 5, 8pm
Trisha Goddard, Amir Khan and Kate Llewellyn-Waters prepare to transform some of the country’s most disastrous dieters.
As well as the feared ‘table of truth’, there is also the iconic poo test, where Prof Lindsay Hall reveals the secrets of our gut health. Sports coach Adam should be fit, but a bad breakup saw him step away from the field and towards the fridge. With the scales tipping higher and his self-confidence slipping lower, Adam urgently needs the YAWYE team to get him back scoring again.
DRAGONS’ DEN Thursday, BBC1, 8pm
The Den is back in business, with a brand-new firebreather taking one of the five famous chairs. The youngest-ever Dragon, 29-year-old Steven Bartlett, comes out fighting in this first episode, alongside Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman and Sara Davies.
A couple of cheesemongers reveal they’ve sunk an astronomical sum of money into their new app, and emotions run high as a hair technician tangles with the fearsome five.
WOULD I LIE TO YOU? Friday, BBC1, 8.30pm
The first famous faces to attempt to sort the fact from the fiction are poet John Cooper-Clarke, comedians Judi Love and Chris McCausland and actress Caroline Quentin.
They’ll be joining host Rob Brydon and regular team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell.