Doctor Who
BBC1, SATURDAY 22 APRIL, 7.20PM
So, you’ve been taken on as a new companion by an alien who has a machine that can go anywhere in time and space… where would you visit? Well, Bill (the fabulous Pearl Mackie) chooses the future in general, and the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) plumps for a very happy colony run by little emoji robots. What could go wrong? Mainly that the emoji things insist everyone is happy, all the time. It’s a splendidly imaginative tale from ace writer Frank Cottrell Boyce (Millions). ★★★★★ Boyd Hilton