MUST-SEE SHOWS
GUY MARTIN’S WAR MACHINES
Tonight, Channel 4, 7.15pm
HE’S a boy who likes big toys, so the lorry mechanic and former motorcycle racer is in his element while looking back at four of the biggest projects he’s ever taken part in, all of which have a military theme.
The programme focuses on his efforts to help restore, maintain and build some of the most iconic British vehicles ever made – a First World War Mark IV tank, a Second World War Spitfire and Dakota transporter plus a Vulcan bomber, used in the Falklands and during the Cold War.
MICHAEL PALIN: TRAVELS OF A LIFETIME
Tomorrow, BBC2, 8pm
THE penultimate episode of this gentle but rather lovely series focuses on the making of the Monty Python star’s Full Circle series, which saw him journey around the Pacific Rim.
Michael discusses why, at times, he ditched the ‘affable Englishman abroad’ persona to adopt a more investigative approach. He talks us through clips of his encounters with occasionally difficult situations
in certain countries, while David Attenborough and Joanna Lumley are among those offering their views.
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
Monday, BBC1, 9pm
ACTOR, comedian, author and presenter David Walliams is the latest famous face to trace his lineage in the genealogy series, and he’s delighted to learn that being an entertainer is something that runs in his family.
It’s on travelling from his hometown in Surrey to the First World War Battlefields of Belgium that he finds out more about his great-greatgrandfather who,
after becoming blind, forged a new career for himself as a travelling entertainer.
A more tragic story emerges, however, about his paternal great-grandfather’s experiences following the Great War.
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF
Tuesday, Channel 4, 8pm
WEEK five is Pastry Week, which last year saw “vertical pies” including an apple treehouse and a curry carousel.
No spoilers here about what the challenges entail this time around, but given that they seem to have been increasing in difficulty every year since the show shifted to Channel 4, we can expect the bakers to be tested, to say the least.
DIANA: THE TRUTH BEHIND THE INTERVIEW
Wednesday, Channel 4, 9pm THE royal family has weathered several controversies over the last year, and it’s not getting any easier for the Windsors with this documentary timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s bombshell Panorama interview.
Watched by 21 million people when it aired in 1995, the late Princess talked candidly to reporter Martin Bashir about her husband’s extra-marital affairs, questioned Prince Charles’ suitability to be king, and admitted to her own relationship with James Hewitt.
As well as showing parts of the interview, this programme looks at how it put the monarchy’s future in jeopardy.
THE TRUMP SHOW
Thursday, BBC2, 9pm
IT’S the second year of his term and Trump is finding his feet as President. However, his past threatens to catch up with him, as adult film star Stormy Daniels claims she was paid to keep quiet about a sexual encounter.
There is also a look at the President’s biggest challenge to
date – the 2016 scandal when recordings of Trump talking about ‘grabbing women’ came to light.
GOGGLEBOX: CELEBRITY SPECIAL FOR SU2C
Friday, Channel 4, 9pm
WHICH do you prefer – Celebrity Gogglebox or the ‘civilian’ version? The nation appears to be torn on the matter, but regardless of which version is your favourite, fans will be delighted that the awardwinning show is back for a new Stand Up To Cancer special.
Celebrity Gogglebox favourites Mo Gilligan and Babatunde Aleshe are on board, but we don’t know who else as of yet.
Viewers should expect a few tears as well as a lot of laughs.
BELLE returns home after spending a night at the police station, and although relieved to be back, it soon becomes clear the experience has left her mental health in tatters.
Unable to take her pills while locked up, she begins hearing Lisa’s voice, which tells her not to go back on her medication.
Nate is stunned when he learns about Belle’s history of schizophrenia and volunteers to take the rap for the hit and run to save her from jail.
It’s a noble gesture, one that makes his father very proud, but whether he goes through with it remains to be seen.
Cain and Moira, meanwhile, break into Jamie’s home in an attempt to find incriminating evidence.
Elsewhere, Paul gets himself into debt by gambling again. When Vinny confronts him, Paul lashes out before doing a runner.
Dan’s return to work ends in disaster, Laurel and Bernice upset Gabby by refusing to back her decision to leave uni, and Harriet returns to the village.