PICK OF THE WEEK

SATURDAY

Andy Murray’s Greatest Hits (BBC1, 1.15pm)

Wimbledon may be cancelled this year but the BBC are making sure we can still watch plenty of classic action and hear from the top players. Here, Sue Barker presents the first instalment of a look at the remarkable career of one of the country’s greatest sportsmen, Andy Murray. It begins with his maiden Wimbledon triumph in the 2013 final against Novak Djokovic, when he became the first British man to triumph in the singles at SW19 in 77 years. The 26-year-old eventually converted his fourth championship point to win 6-4 7-5 6-4 and secure his second major title. In an atmosphere reminiscent of his London Olympics victory the previous summer, Murray was willed on by the majority of the 15,000 spectators on Centre Court, as well as thousands watching on the nearby big screen and millions more glued to their TV sets.

STV Racing: Live from Epsom (STV, 1.25pm)

As with Royal Ascot last month, the vast crowds that usually descend upon Epsom for the

Derby will not be present this year. Nevertheless, there should still be high drama on the course itself when the greatest flat race in the world takes place this afternoon. Open to three-year-old colts, the Derby is run over a distance of one mile, four furlongs and 10 yards over an undulating course, and with an incredible prize pot of £1.5 million, it remains Britain’s richest and most prestigious race. Anthony Van Dyck won last year’s event, and the likes of English King, Kameko and Military March were among the ante-post contenders looking to succeed acclaimed trainer Aidan O’Brien’s Irish thoroughbred today.

Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow (STV, 7.30pm)

The comedian concludes his run of revivals of classic gameshows with a round of Bullseye, which might be format many viewers have been waiting for. Four plucky pairs of contestants take on the dart boards and questions to get the chance to play the all-new epic endgame and win a hoard of prizes which may include the original show’s infamous speedboat. And if they do miss out, they will hopefully still get a chance to look at what they could have won, as well as a Bendy Bully. Last in the series.

Michael McIntyre’s Big Laughs (BBC1, 8.15pm)

In the final show of this special compilation series, Michael looks back at more unforgettable moments from the first five seasons of his Big Show, which began in 2016. There’s more amazing and hilarious Send to Alls from Baby Spice Emma Bunton and football legend, pundit and ex-Strictly star Robbie Savage. The Princess of Pop herself Kylie Minogue has a big surprise for some karaoke-singing audience members in Kylieoake, and Michael turns one audience member’s grandpa into a social media star.

Keith Haring: Street Art Boy (BBC2, 9.15pm)

Keith Haring blazed a trail through the legendary art scene of 1980s New York and is credited with helping to revolutionise the worlds of pop culture and fine art. This compelling film - told using interviews - is the definitive story of the artist who died in February 1990, aged just 31. Following Haring’s diagnosis with Aids in 1989, he asked writer and art critic John Gruen to pen his biography, and for five days that summer, Keith provided John with an intimate account of his life. Haring’s closest friends, family and collaborators - from the sleepy Pennsylvania of his youth to the mythic clubs of gay New York - share their revelatory encounters with him. The film also includes exclusive unprecedented access to the Haring Foundation’s archives, which contain an encyclopaedic collection of polaroids featuring everyone from Andy Warhol to Madonna and Grace Jones.

SUNDAY

Countryfile (BBC1, 5.35pm)

Matt Baker explores the stretch of the Grand Union Canal that runs close to his home in the Chilterns - meeting those who live and work on the waterway and also getting to grips with an engineering marvel that keeps the whole system flowing. Elsewhere, Tom Heap investigates how farmers are adjusting to the

challenges posed by climate change, and John Craven launches this year’s Countryfile photography competition with the help of singer and broadcaster Cerys Matthews and wildlife expert Simon King.

Alex Brooker: Disability and Me (BBC2, 9pm)

Uncovering painful memories, comedian and TV presenter Alex Brooker revisits his own past as he confronts what disability really means in Britain today. For the first time, The Last Leg co-host asks some tough questions about his disability and the impact it had on himself and his family when he was growing up. He catches up with his childhood friend Andy who has

spina bifida, and they discuss how their disabilities affected them and whether if it is ever right to make a joke out of disability. Then, turning his mind to the present, Alex admits that he knows he’s out of touch with what disability means for many people, and visits a bespoke helpline to talk to other Brits about day-to-day life, challenges, prejudice, support and access. Arsenal supporter Alex also chats to other disabled fans at the club’s Disabled Supporters’ Club, and meets Paralympic swimmer Suzie Rodgers to ask her about the reality of her life outside the sport.

The Luminaries (BBC1, 9pm)

In 1865, Emery returns to Hokitika and reunites with Anna, now heavily pregnant and addicted to opium. Carver threatens her in order to force Emery to reveal where Crosbie Wells is - with disastrous consequences. In 1866, Lydia goes about framing Anna for Crosbie’s murder, while others in the town are beginning to turn against Anna, who fears that Emery is dead and that she is going insane. When chemist Joseph Pritchard confronts her about her involvement in Crosbie’s death, she takes matters into her own hands.

Much Ado About Nothing: Royal Shakespeare Company (BBC4, 9pm)

Christopher Luscombe directs Michelle Terry and Edward Bennett as Beatrice and Benedick in this acclaimed RSC production of the Bard’s classic comedy. It’s autumn 1918, and a group of soldiers return from the trenches. The worldweary Benedick and his friend Claudio find themselves reacquainted with Beatrice and Hero. As memories of conflict give way to a life of parties and masked balls, Claudio and Hero fall deeply in love, while Benedick and Beatrice reignite their own altogether more combative courtship.

Harrow (Drama, 9.20pm)

The second run of the drama starring Ioan Gruffudd as the brilliant but unorthodox forensic pathologist reaches a conclusion. There has been one major story arc for the entire season - Chester coming after Harrow and events come to a head tonight, as the doctor comes face to face with his greatest fears and his nemesis who is initiating his end game. But before that, we are taken back one year to Louise’s house as she serves tea to her husband, Maurice, Chester’s father. But which one of the parents shares their son’s psychopathic tendencies?

MONDAY

Britain’s Cancer Crisis - Panorama (BBC1, 10.45pm)

Covid-19 has killed thousands, but now there are fears the pandemic has caused a crisis in cancer care that could mean many thousands more will die prematurely. Reporter Deborah James, who herself has incurable bowel cancer, explores the impact of the focus on coronavirus on cancer treatment. She investigates how the NHS has managed care during lockdown, speaks to experts and analyses new research, and also meets fellow patients to discover what the pandemic has meant for them.

Coronation Street: Stories That Gripped The Nation (STV, 8.30pm)

New series. Comedian Jason Manford narrates a programme that trawls the archives of the soap for its most memorable storylines, moments and characters from the past 60 years, with each episode carefully curated to bring alive each theme via specially selected highlights. The first instalment focuses on the way that Coronation Street has always connected with its audience and made headlines by reflecting on pivotal storylines that captured the public’s imagination, including the tram crash of 2010 and the Mike, Ken and Dierdre love triangle of 1983.

The Secrets She Keeps (BBC1, 9pm)

Some viewers may wonder if the BBC is importing programmes to fill the gaps in the schedule caused by the lockdown, but in fact the Beeb announced ithad acquired this Australian psychological thriller back in February. Based on Michael Robotham’s novel, it stars Jessica De Gouw as Meghan, a rising “mummy blogger” who is pregnant with her third child. To shelf-stacker Agatha (Downton Abbey’s Laura Carmichael), who is also pregnant, Meghan seems to have it all.

But unbeknown to the supermarket worker, Meghan’s husband, TV sports reporter Jack, is experiencing money problems and isn’t exactly thrilled at the prospect of another child. Agatha also has secrets of her own - and the two

women’s lives are about to collide.

Long Lost Family: What Happened Next (STV, 9pm)

Since it began, Long Lost Family has reunited 336 people with missing relatives. But while the meetings are frequently emotional, many viewers have wondered how the relationships fared when the filming stopped and how easy it is to build a lasting bond after so many years apart. Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell are providing answers in this series, which catches up on some of the people featured. The first episode includes the remarkable story of Kathleen Fraser Jackson, who wanted to find her birth mother and found herself embarking on an epic journey, uncovering secrets and more family members. It also features a story that has never been seen before as 43-year-old Jason Tyers searches for his twin sister.

Pluto: Back from the Dead (BBC2, 9pm)

New discoveries from the edge of the solar system are transforming what is known about Pluto, thanks to the New Horizons space probe that took the first-ever close up images of the planet. Pluto was once thought to be geologically dead, but the pictures revealed it to be an active world of stunning complexity, with mountains carved from ice, a nitrogen glacier that appeared to be moving and a recently active volcano, with data sent back lead some scientists to speculate that there may even be life on Pluto today.

TUESDAY

Bake Off: The Professionals (C4, 8pm)

Liam Charles and Tom Allen welcome back the three best teams from both sets of heats, who join forces to face new rivals and their toughest challenges so far. For the first round, the teams are asked to create 24 perfectly identical classic kouign-amann and soaked babas in just four hours. In the second challenge, they must make a sugar showpiece inspired by insects incorporating 30 lollipops and 30 jelly sweets. Benoit Blin and Cherish Finden have to choose five of the teams to go through to the quarter finals.

This Week on the Farm (C5, 8pm)

Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson bring us all the week’s action from Cannon Hall Farm in South Yorkshire - much of which has been filmed by the farmers themselves. In this week’s episode, Rob and Dave are called out by South Yorkshire Police to assist with a deer that has been struck by a car on the M1. Back on the farm, the boys are making hay while the sun shines - which they will be bagging up and storing for their animals to eat during the long winter months. Meanwhile, it is crunch time for Jon Bon Pony - will his time away from the ladies have improved his libido?

The Battle of Britain: 3 Days That Saved the Nation (C5, 9pm)

In May, Britain celebrated (as best it could under lockdown) the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Now in this new series, Kate Humble and Dan Snow are marking 80 years since another significant period in the Second World War, the Battle of Britain, when the RAF defended the

country from the air. It’s generally held to have begun in July 1940 and lasted until October of the same year, but over the next three nights, Kate and Dan will be examining three key dates in the fight to stop a Nazi invasion of Britain, beginning with 15 August, 1940. The episode draws on the diary of Joan Fanshawe, a 19-year-old member of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, who tracked the ensuing battle as it happened.

24 Hours in A&E (C4, 9pm)

A teenager with anorexia nervosa is rushed into the paediatrics emergency department with dangerously low blood pressure. Her mother reflects on her daughter’s lifelong struggle with her eating disorder, and the pain she feels at being unable to protect her child. A 66-year-old man who fell from a great height onto a concrete surface is brought in to St George’s, and doctors fear he has sustained organ damage and internal bleeding. His daughter talks about their close relationship and the sacrifices her father has made over the years.

The Choir: Singing for Britain (BBC2, 9pm)

Gareth Malone sets out to bring people together through music during the Coronavirus lockdown, by getting folk from all walks of life to perform a specially composed song. Gareth employs technology to bring the voices of performers from across the country together online even if social distancing makes large gatherings impossible. The final episode features the country’s most vulnerable people, who have contributed to the project while selfshielding, and discovers their personal stories of finding hope during isolation.

WEDNESDAY

Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads (BBC1, 7.35pm)

This revival of Alan Bennett’s monologues has given some of Britain’s best actors a chance to tackle some great writing. It’s also prompted people who were under the impression that Bennett is “cosy” to have a serious rethink - the new piece, An Ordinary Woman, starring Sarah Lancashire, showed that even in his eighties, the playwright is tackling deeply taboo subjects. The penultimate episode, Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet, stars Maxine Peake in a role previously played by Patricia Routledge, as a woman who has a new chiropodist-. However, their weekly appointments take an unexpected turn. The series concludes tomorrow with Monica Dolan in the new monologue The Shrine, as a woman who discovers someone has left flowers at the spot where her husband died.

Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad (STV, 8pm)

A special series looking back at Bradley and Barney’s previous American adventures. After a pit stop at Niagara Falls, the Walshes head to Lake Placid for a game of ice hockey, followed by a stay at the Trapp Family Lodge. Brad and Barney take on a frozen rock face, before dog sledding through a winter wonderland in

Vermont. Then, the duo continue on their roadtrip to take rally cars for a spin on the ice, before bowling at Moose Alley. To help with the extreme weather, Barney’s arranged for some wilderness training, as the boys go lobster fishing off Swan’s Island.

Mrs America (BBC2, 9pm)

Just one look at the cast list alone - which includes Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Uzo Aduba, Elizabeth Banks and Tracey Ullman was enough to get many viewers excited about this drama series, and the reviews from America, where it has already aired, suggest it more that lives up to the hype. Set in the US the 1970s, it follows the fight to ratify the Equal

Rights Amendment and the backlash it faced. One of the most outspoken opponents was the conservative Phyllis Schlafly (Blanchett), who believed that giving equal rights to women would also remove some of their privileges, ranging from separate bathrooms to not having to register for the military draft. Through her eyes and those of other women of the era, including feminist icon Gloria Steinem (Byrne), the series explores how the fight would give rise to the “moral majority”, shaping the political landscape for years to come.

Celebrity MasterChef (BBC1, 9pm)

Actor Phil Daniels, drag artist Baga Chipz, Olympic hockey gold medallist and sports

presenter Sam Quek, conductor for the Kingdom Choir Karen Gibson and TV presenter Dominic Littlewood compete in the kitchen. For their first challenge, they head to the MasterChef Market - stocked full of the best quality produce from across the world including meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, nuts, pulses, herbs and spices. The challenge is to invent and then cook one dish to show the judges they have potential. Presented by John Torode and Gregg Wallace.

George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (C4, 9pm)

Architect George Clarke delves into the world of small builds, meeting people taking tiny,

unpromising spaces and creating innovative and exciting places to live, work and play. In the fourth episode of this ninth season, George is amazed by a couple’s plan to turn a coach into a mobile home, complete with a garage for their treasured Mini. He also meets a pilot who has created a garden den from a small plane. Elsewhere, George’s observatory build takes him to one of the world’s largest telescopes.

THURSDAY

The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick (C4, 8pm)

A look back at some of Noel Fitzpatrick’s most memorable cases, focusing on some of the extraordinary customised implants and surgeries Noel has performed to save his patients. The documentary updates the stories of rescue cat Peanut, who had severely deformed front legs, retriever puppy Murphy, who sustained a shocking injury in a dog attack that ripped apart his lower jaw, and Alaskan malamute Adam, who needed customised knee-replacement implants if he was to ever walk again.

Manhunt: The Raoul Moat Story

(STV, 9pm)

On July 3, 2010, 37-year-old Raoul Moat began a two-day shooting spree in which police officer David Rathband was blinded (he subsequently took his own life), Moat’s ex-girlfriend Samantha Stobbart was injured and her new boyfriend, Chris Brown, was killed. He then spent several days on the run, sparking a massive manhunt before committing suicide. Ten years on, Nicky Campbell hosts a documentary about the case, featuring testimony from the police officers who led the search for Moat, as well as family members, witnesses and journalists who covered the case. “At a time when media scrutiny has never been higher, this programme will delve into the investigation and the actions of Moat in forensic detail,” says STV’s controller of current affairs, Tom Giles.

Ambulance (BBC1, 9pm)

A busy night shift begins with Chelsey and Dave providing back-up for advanced paramedic Rob at a road traffic accident, where a driver has overturned his car at a roundabout. It is clear he has been drinking, meaning once they have assessed him, he will be answering questions from the police. Eric and Emily are dispatched to an 83-year-old who is in a lot of pain from her back, after which they answer a call from the police to a suspected assault on a 12-year-old, while senor paramedic Tony is called out to a man found slumped in his car in the city centre.

There She Goes (BBC2, 9.30pm)

It’s two years since the first run of writer-actor Shaun Pye’s highly personal comedy drama made its debut on BBC Four. It received universal acclaim, as well as a Bafta for Jessica Hynes, and now it’s back for a second instalment, having moved to BBC Two. For the uninitiated, Hynes and co-star David Tennant play Emily and Simon, parents of Rosie, who has a chromosomal disorder. As a result she has learning difficulties and is non-verbal; each episode focuses on the joys and problems faced by her family, which also includes Rosie’s almost saintly elder brother Ben. The new run begins with Emily feeling inadequate when compared with her daughter’s teacher. Simon, meanwhile, thinks other parents are looking down their noses at him.

What We Do in the Shadows (BBC2, 10pm)

The spoof documentary about a group of centuries-old vampires sharing a home in Staten Island continues. Laszlo and Nadja are reunited with their old friend Simon the Devious, who is down on his luck and living in the sewers. They offer him shelter at the house - but it soon becomes clear that Simon is out for himself. Meanwhile, Nandor discovers the truth about Guillermo and Colin Robinson takes trolling to the nth degree by sucking the life force from people in internet chat rooms.

FRIDAY

Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food (C4, 8pm)

Presenter Jamie Oliver demonstrates stressfree recipes, cooking up four more ridiculously useful and outrageously tasty dishes. He starts with his hot smoked salmon pasta - an exciting, time-saving supper for two, followed by spiced, whole roast cauliflower packed with Middle Eastern flavours. Next up, the enterprising chef rustles up a sausage and apple bake - a family favourite in the making and to finish off, prepares cherry chard rice - so quick and pretty, he regards it as a ‘total joy’ of a dish.

Jack Whitehall’s Sporting Nation (BBC1, 8.30pm)

Having paid tribute to his dad Michael a couple of weeks ago in his Father’s Day special, Jack Whitehall turns his attention to another of the great loves of his life - sport. When the show was commissioned in May, we were starved of live action, so making a programme dedicated to the nation’s greatest sporting moments seemed a good idea; it would, hopefully, sate the appetite of those hungry for such events. Now, as fixtures tentatively begin again, it’s perhaps a little unnecessary. Nevertheless Whitehall promises it will be both entertaining and amusing as he examines Britain’s love affair with sport. Expect a nostalgic trawl through the archives and some light-hearted banter from various experts.

Huey Morgan on Latin Music (BBC Four, 9.30pm)

In the second episode, Huey arrives in Cuba to learn why the country’s music is so globally revered and how its isolation has affected its musicians. He sets off from the capital Havana to explore the the island’s rich musical legacy, checking out the local rumba scene and learning a little of how sex appeal is a crucial part of that beat. But it isn’t all about those hot dance moves - music is a central part of the Cuban education system, where kids get eight hours of free music tuition every week. Huey heads to one of Cuba’s many conservatoires to see a group of children rehearsing and meets up with one famous graduate, the percussionist and singer Brenda Navarrette. Another musician making authentically Cuban music but with a modern perspective is Roberto Fonseca, a young pianist who got his break playing with Buena Vista Social Club.

The Fens: A Wild Year (BBC2, 9pm)

Water has always been the driving force in

East Anglia - its ebb and flow has shaped the fenland. The ancient wetlands once covered hundreds of square miles, but today, well over 90 per cent has been drained and converted into farmland. Every winter, thousands of whooper swans return to the flooded pastures of the Ouse washes from their Arctic breeding grounds. On the Welney Wetlands, spring sees ‘mad’ march hares boxing over mates. It was once thought these bouts were male hares boxing for dominance, but it is often the females throwing the punches to fend off the attentions of over-eager suitors.