PICK OF THE WEEK

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Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC1, 9pm)

Haven’t the genial genealogy show’s makers run out of celebrities yet? Apparently not, because the series is back for its 18th run. Judi Dench, Ed Balls, Pixie Lott, Joe Lycett, Alex Scott and Joe Sugg are all set to appear, but it’s Josh Widdicombe who gets the ball rolling. He discovers how and why an ancestor was cut out of a family fortune before learning more about a courtier whose access to the King’s commode didn’t protect him from the terrors of the English Civil War. Widdicombe also learns about relatives from the Tudor and Elizabethan nobility while researching a distinctly impressive ancestral line. It’s a fascinating opening episode – here’s hoping everyone else’s story is just as enthralling.

Dementia & Us (BBC2, 9pm)

The lockdowns have been hard on many people, but they posed a particular challenge for those with dementia and their carers. This two-part documentary following four people who have been diagnosed with the condition was filmed over the course of two years, which meant the cameras were there to chart the impact of the pandemic as well as offering a new insight into living with dementia. Social interaction helps to keep the brain active, and the concluding episode looks at the difficulties caused by the increased isolation.

Murder Island (C4, 9.15pm)

The amateur detectives have been on the island for 24 hours, which is long enough for them to have formed their own theories about what happened to Charly. Chrissie and Caroline want to find out whether Tony knew Charly a little better than his wife realises, while Sarah and Richmond think the victim was part of a love triangle – but will they be able to get the islanders to admit it? Meanwhile, Nick and Andrew prove that, in the grand tradition of maverick TV detectives, they aren’t afraid to bend the rules to get a result, but how will that go down with the real cops?

WEDNESDAY

The Repair Shop (BBC1, 8pm)

Farmer Simon puts his grandfather’s fiddle drill in the hands of metal and leather experts Dominic Chinea and Suzie Fletcher, while Amanda Middleditch and Julie Tatchell revive a dislocated doll belonging to Ana, who fled wartorn Bosnia with her parents when she was a child. Painting conservator Lucia Scalisi is tasked with restoring a symbolic seascape painting owned byJenny and James, and Kirsten Ramsey revives an earthenware Parisian plate belonging to a family that fled the Nazi invasion of France.

Your Home Made Perfect (BBC2, 8pm)

Robert Jamison and Laura Jane Clark go headto-head in an attempt to solve the design dreams of Jewish couple Naomi and Yehuda. Their 1950s post-war semi in Hertfordshire has

good-sized rooms but little character, and doesn’t allow them to separate their meat and dairy pots and pans to keep a kosher kitchen. Both want a place where they can mark life’s milestones with family and friends, but Yehuda wants colour, originality and something unique, but Naomi yearns for a practical home with plenty of storage.

Hollington Drive (STV, 9pm)

Prepare to have your nerves shredded as this spine-tingling drama continues, and the pressure is starting to tell on Theresa (Anna Maxwell Martin) after the police make their first arrest. Meanwhile, as the vigil for young Alex looms, Helen (Rachael Stirling) puts the brakes

comes at a cost, whether to leave as soon as it’s over, and what it feels like to watch your partner with someone else. Plus, people who have done the deed share their stories.