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modern ceremonies for age-old life events, BBC2 has this series which, sadly, reaches its conclusion tonight. The focus here is on how rituals are changing in the modern world. There’s an insight into the life of 24-year-old business graduate Bhumi Shah, from Rajasthan in India, who has decided to reject society to become a Jain nun. Meanwhile, in Senegal, where wrestling is the biggest sport, champions can earn up to £100,000 a bout, and followers believe amulets and potions can give their heroes an edge.

The father-and-son duo head to the Peak District, Britain’s first ever national park. They start with the most popular and flattest cycle route, the Monsal Trail, but en route Larry encourages George to test his fear of heights by abseiling off one of the route’s Victorian viaducts. Later the pair challenge each other to a race – George on his two wheels versus Larry in an original 1920s Model-A Ford. Then, the Lambs head to Bakewell to indulge their sweet tooth, discovering a local pudding that surpasses even the Bakewell tart.

awaited second season. Jason Bateman, who is also the executive producer, is back as financial planner Marty Byrde, alongside Laura Linney as his wife Wendy, who suddenly moved their family from the Chicago suburbs to a resort in Missouri when one of Marty’s deals went wrong, leaving him owing money to a Mexican drug lord. Life isn’t any easier this time around either – Del is out of the way, but just as the Byrdes begin settling down, the crime syndicate’s ruthless lawyer Helen Pierce arrives to shake things up again.

Jack Ryan (Amazon Prime Video, from Fri)

US Marine-turned-CIA agent Jack Ryan is no stranger to fans of the action thriller genre. Now Ryan is about to make his TV series debut, with John Kraskinski taking the role. The series follows Ryan as he’s forced to quit his desk job to return to the field after uncovering a series of suspicious-looking bank transfers. That might not sound like the most intriguing start for a thriller, but it leads him on an international jaunt on the trail of terrorists planning an attack on the US.

Reel Stories: Kylie Minogue (BBC iPlayer, from Fri, 7am)

Kylie Minogue turned 50 in May. Although she came to prominence in the UK through her role as tomboy Charlene Mitchell in Australian soap Neighbours, she’s better known for her music career, but which memorable moments are chosen for her to examine in detail during this one-off special?