PickS of the week
YOUR CAN’T-MISS TV SHOWS FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS
BILLIE JEAN KING: BORN TO LEAD TODAY, BBC1, 5.05PM REGARDED as one of the greatest women’s tennis players of all time Billie Jean King tells Sue Barker about her sexuality and life as an activist and advocate for gender equality, LGBT rights and social justice.
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE TOMORROW, BBC2, 8.30PM
THE opening match of this new series sees the University of Glasgow take on Exeter University for a place in the second round. But the contestants’ biggest challenge might be impressing question master Jeremy Paxman.
OUR YORKSHIRE FARM TUESDAY, CHANNEL 5, 9PM
HILL shepherds Amanda and Clive Owen and their nine children are back. This third series begins as the family bids farewell to Raven as she leaves for university. Four-year-old Clemmy is also about to start school – but is less keen on leaving the farm.
CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF WEDNESDAY, BBC1, 9PM ACTRESS Felicity Montagu, musician Lady Leshurr, travel presenter Amar Latif, and TV presenters Gethin Jones and Jeff Brazier demonstrate their culinary skills. Gethin, Jeff and Lady Leshurr head to Pomana’s, restaurant while Felicity and Amar cook for
Billie Jean King after her 1975 Wimbledon singles triumph
paying customers at Mortimer House Kitchen. Then it’s back to the MasterChef kitchen to impress John and Gregg.
STEPHEN LAWRENCE:
HAS BRITAIN CHANGED? THURSDAY, ITV, 8PM
IN 1993, black teenager Stephen Lawrence was murdered in a racially motivated attack. The aftermath sparked discussions on institutional racism.
Now, after the death of George Floyd and the global protests that followed it, Rageh Omaar and Anushka Asthana are hosting a live debate to discover if, 27 years on, Stephen tragic death has had a lasting impact on racial equality in the UK. It’s followed at 9pm by Paul Greengrass’s moving drama, The Murder of Stephen Lawrence.
THE OTHER ONE
CAT decides to cheer up half-sibling Cathy with a ‘sister honeymoon’ – at their late Dad’s favourite pub and Marilyn and Tess learn that Colin’s will contains bombshell news. Last in the series.
BEST OF CRUFTS: CRUFTS GOES WALKIES Saturday, BBC1, 3.25pm CLARE BALDING looks back at some of the inspiring dogs to have shone at Crufts over the past few years, including Cooper the police dog.