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Travel Man: 48 Hours in Trieste
Channel 4, Friday 8.30pm
Joe Lycett is joined by Alan Davies to sample an action-packed weekend in Trieste, northern Italy. Trieste is famous for the Bora, the north-easterly wind said to shape the city and its inhabitants. Joe and Alan discover this at the Wind Museum, where curator Rino presides over a collection of wind samples donated from all over the world. A few miles north the pair enjoy a food and fizz pairing in the village of Prosecco.
Beyond Paradise
BBC One, Friday, 8pm
Humphrey and Esther join the Shipton Abbott Players for a murder mystery rehearsal. Though Humphrey is only playing a detective, things turn from amateur to professional when the actor playing the victim is found dead with a real knife in his back. As the duo tackle the crime, they soon unravel a dark past that reveals hidden connections between the actors. Away from the case, Humphrey and Martha embark on the process of becoming foster parents.
The Wiz
BBC Two, Saturday, 11.15pm
Musical based on The Wizard of Oz, featuring an all-black cast. Dorothy is suddenly whisked off to a magical land and makes some unusual friends. Directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Richard Pryor.
The Tube: Keep London Moving!
Channel 5, Sunday, 8pm
How Transport for London deal with the influx for King Charles's coronation at Westminster, protests have been scheduled and there are reports of terror threats. At Acton Town station, an 85-year-old art deco train is temporarily revived.
Grand Indian Hotel
Channel 4, Monday, 8pm
Behind the scenes at one of the most exclusive hotel groups in the world, following staff in four Indian hotels, as they strive to deliver luxury for their VIP guests.
On Assignment
ITV1, Tuesday, 10.45pm
Dan Rivers reports from the Bahamas, one of the most vulnerable island nations when it comes to climate change, and Martin Stew investigates Norway’s sustainable construction, asking how it could go mainstream. Nina Nannar meets a man who has gone through life changing leg-lengthening surgery to gain three inches in height in Los Angeles.
The Twelve
ITV1, Thursday, 9pm
As the jury is selected for a lengthy trial, the press follows the sensational case of her missing 14-yearold niece Claire Spears, who is presumed murdered. Australian courtroom drama, starring Sam Neill and Kate Mulvany.
Taskmaster
Channel 4, Thursday, 9pm
Contenders Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton battle to become the 17th Taskmaster champion. In the opening episode, flanked by his efficient assistant Alex Horne, Greg Davies remorselessly judges the five quaking comics, who are desperate to get their hands on his fabled golden head trophy. Will they pass the Taskmaster’s muster with their attempts to hunt for patatas, hoopla a gorilla and hug a special friend?