TV PICKS OF THE WEEK
KATE BUSH AT THE BBC Tonight, BBC2, 8pm
Singer-songwriter Kate Bush has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity since her 1985 single Running Up That Hill played a pivotal role in the latest series of Netflix smash Stranger Things.
Tonight, the BBC is dedicating an evening’s viewing to the inventive and unique performer. It sort of begins when she pops up in Top of the Pops 1978: Big Hits at 7pm, but picks up steam with Kate Bush at the BBC, followed by the documentary The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill, rounding off with Kate Bush at the BBC 1979 at 10pm.
MURDER IN PROVENCE Tomorrow, ITV, 8pm
The engaging drama continues, as a love affair seems to be at the heart of a young woman’s death in the town of Eguilles. It could also be connected to the discovery of an older woman’s body in a vineyard, kilometres away.
Aix-en-Provence investigating judge Antoine Verlaque (Roger Allam) and his partner, criminal
psychology professor Marine Bonnet (Nancy Carroll), are soon on the case.
AIRPORT CHAOS UNDERCOVER: DISPATCHES Monday, Channel 4, 8pm
Earlier this year, Britain’s airports were beset with cancellations, baggage chaos and delays.
With the annual school summer holidays now in full swing, Dispatches goes undercover inside one of Britain’s busiest airports to reveal the truth about what goes on behind the scenes.
Reporter Jane Moore speaks to insiders and experts to investigate the cause of the chaos and what can be done to improve matters.
BEN FOGLE’S NEW LIVES IN THE COUNTRY Tuesday, Channel 5, 9pm
Ben spends a year following John, Heather and their grown-up children as they become cheese producers on a 240-acre farm. Heather and John had lifelong careers as vets, but
when they sold up, the animal lovers used the proceeds to buy five square miles of farmland in the beautiful Derbyshire Dales. Ben meets the family as they are starting to construct their own dairy and cheese-processing plant, and discovers that they’re basically building a small factory.
When Ben returns a year after he first met them, will their ambitious building projects be completed?
THE GREAT Wednesday, Channel 4, 10pm
The second series of this smart, satirical comedy continues, with Catherine (Elle Fanning), Orlo (Sacha
Dhawan) and Velementov (Douglas Hodge) beginning their rule of Russia as unexpected obstacles appear for her.
In this second episode, Emperor Peter III (Nicholas Hoult) is on a journey of self-improvement under house arrest but convinces Catherine to let him attend her coronation and hand over his crown.
SCENE BY SCENE Thursday, BBC4, 8pm
Between 1996 and 2003, critic and film-maker Mark Cousins hosted Scene by Scene, an occasional series in which he sat down with a
Hollywood luminary and went through key moments in their career.
One of the most fascinating and entertaining episodes focused on Jane Russell. Originally broadcast in 1999, when she was 77, the programme features extraordinary
anecdotes, including about her relationship with Marilyn Monroe – their film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes airs afterwards at 8.45pm.
GARDENERS’ WORLD Friday, BBC2, 7.30pm
Frances Tophill meets a head gardener in South London who practices sustainable growing in response to climate change.
Meanwhile, there’s a timely lesson for viewers on how to take semi-ripe cuttings, as Monty Don sows rocket, harvests chillies and tomatoes.
Plus, Adam Frost offers an update on his new garden.