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PICK OF THE WEEK
Golf: PGA Championship (BBC2, 6pm)
Eilidh Barbour introduces highlights of the third round on the West Course at Wentworth. At the end of day three last year, Australian Andrew Dodt held a one-stroke lead over South African Branden Grace after carding a four-under 68 for an eight-under total. Meanwhile, Alex Noren would end the day seven shots off the lead, but the Swede put in his best ever professional performance on Sunday to eventually win the tournament ahead of runner-up Francesco Molinari.
Ed Sheeran at The Biggest Weekend (BBC1, 6.45pm)
Graham Norton introduces the award-winning singer-songwriter’s performance on the main stage at Singleton Park in Swansea, which took place earlier today. The pop superstar returned from a year-long hiatus in 2017, releasing his third studio album in March of that year and embarking on a world tour to promote the record, playing in some of the largest arenas on the planet, including a show at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium this evening. To enable him to perform at both venues, Sheeran opened proceedings in Swansea this afternoon. More Biggest Weekend coverage can be seen on BBC2 and BBC4.
Queen Victoria and her Tragic Family (C5, 9.15pm)
As fans of Netflix drama The Crown will know, balancing personal feelings with royal duties is a difficult act for any monarch, and there was a period in the 1860s when it seemed that Queen Victoria hadn’t got it right. Devastated by the loss of her husband Prince Albert in 1861, she shut herself away for much of the subsequent decade, struggling to perform her responsibilities not just as a Queen but as a mother. This documentary looks at how Victoria complained about her eldest son’s frivolous lifestyle, without acknowledging that at least his public appearances were helping to distract her subjects from her own absence.
All Round to Mrs Brown’s (BBC1, 9.15pm)
Mrs Brown’s Boys creator, writer and star Brendan O’Carroll dons Agnes’s famous cardigan and curlers once again, throwing open the doors of the larger-than-life Irish matriarch’s home for the Saturday night chat show (although it’s technically hosted by “daughter” Cathy). Joining in the fun this time around are England cricket legend Freddie Flintoff, comedian Jason Manford, former javelin star Fatima Whitbread and double Paralympic gold medallist Jonnie Peacock. Music is provided by electronic group Clean Bandit.
SUNDAY The London Palladium: The Greatest Stage on Earth (STV, 8pm)
On Boxing Day 1910, music hall singer-turned-impresario Walter Gibbons threw open the doors of the London Palladium for the first time. He had commissioned the design from architect Frank Matcham and hoped it would compete with the nearby Hippodrome and Coliseum – in fact it has gone on to eclipse them both, becoming a byword for quality entertainment in the process. In