TV PICKS OF THE WEEK
CHERNOBYL: THE NEW EVIDENCE Tonight, Channel 4, 8pm
The first part of this documentary looked at the evidence that suggested the KGB had tried to raise the alarm that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was a disaster waiting to happen.
This second part draws on previously classified documents to explore how far Soviet leaders were willing to go to cover up the 1986 catastrophe, and whether they were prepared to expose children to toxic fall-out by staging a May Day parade in Kyiv to prove that everything was fine. There are also accounts from people who survived the blast.
PEAKY BLINDERS Tomorrow, BBC1, 9pm
It’s the moment fans of the Birmingham-set gangster drama have been both looking forward to and dreading. Steven Knight’s muchloved show reaches an emotional conclusion tonight after six seasons, but as a pay off, we will get to see if there really is “one last deal to be done” before the Peaky Blinders rest.
Although specific details are being
kept under wraps, we do know that Tommy will have to face the consequences of his experiences and actions over the years. As the clouds of the coming storm gather, what will be become of the leader of the Shelbys in a world on the road to war?
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF MAXWELL Monday, BBC2, 9pm
Following the incarceration of Ghislaine Maxwell comes a new three-part documentary examining her family’s history, rise to
prominence and subsequent fall from grace. It begins with a focus on her father Robert, a once impoverished Holocaust survivor who became head of a multi-million pound media empire. However, his accidental death from drowning came shortly before revelations about financial irregularities involving using pension funds to shore up his Mirror Group business. It’s a fascinating opener featuring expert testimony and neverbefore-seen documentation.
ELLIE SIMMONDS: A WORLD WITHOUT DWARFISM? Tuesday, BBC1, 9pm
Achondroplasia is a genetic condition that is the most common type of dwarfism in the UK. Now, a new drug has emerged which promises to increase the rate of growth for children born with the condition. However, the breakthrough raises bigger questions about the relationship between science, diversity and disability.
Here, Paralympian Ellie Simmonds, who has achondroplasia, dives into the contentious debate, meeting families who are embarking on the drug trials and those who feel that
the treatment would have helped them if it had been available to them as children.
THE GREAT HOME TRANSFORMATION Wednesday, Channel 4, 8pm
Although many of us have ambitions to revamp where we live, do you sometimes wish that someone would just pull up on your doorstep with a truck and sort it for you? That’s the concept behind this new six-part series fronted by Emma Willis and Nick Grimshaw.
The duo are teaming up to transform family homes across the country in just three days with the help of one life-changing truck.
SECRETS OF THE MUSEUM Thursday, BBC2, 8pm
London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, more colloquially known as the V&A, is home to a vast array of items dating from ancient times to the present day. If you’re thinking that two series about its treasures is ample, you’re wrong.
Around two million objects are not on public display, and this programme offers one of the few opportunities to see them.
CARDIFF CALLING: 6 MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022 HIGHLIGHTS Friday, BBC4, 10.40pm
Cerys Matthews and Huw Stephens bring us highlights from Cardiff, including performances from Idles, Johnny Marr, Little Simz, Pixies and Wet Leg, as well as exclusive backstage interviews. There’s also footage from a performance which took place on the eve of the festival and saw Manic Street Preachers taking to the stage at Clwb Ifor Bach.