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THE BARE & KLARE SHOW NEW SHOW Bizarre mish-mash of children’s TV & horror
One of the stars of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK, Scaredy Kat (real name Alex Cubb, below), has created this new, low-rent comedy series, which is a kitsch cross between Blue Peter and Eurotrash, with a splash of 1980s horror thrown in. It follows Scaredy Kat’s alter ego, the magical bear Bare, and his acerbic cohort Klare (Remi May), as they guide their humans through the lockdown with commentary on topics including the environment and social media. And if that doesn’t sound weird enough, they’ll also be introducing viewers to Coco the Fat Bat and Shaun the Turtle. YouTube, available now
I’VE BEEN THERE Celebrities talk to teens about mental health
First broadcast to tie in with Mental Health Awareness Week, this three-part series sees celebrities open up about a big problem, before surprising teenagers currently facing the same difficulty and sharing their insights, which they hope will help their new young friends. First up, Connor Ball, bassist of boyband The Vamps, examines his own mental health and anxiety. Then, Amy Childs discusses her cosmetic surgery choices and how she regrets some of her decisions. And finally, professional boxer Dillian Whyte explains how boxing helped steer him away from the world of gang violence. BBC iPlayer, available now
STATE OF HAPPINESS True story of how a small town struck gold
Set back in the day when oil was worth more (much more) than the storage space it takes up, this period drama, inspired by a true story, is set in a small Norwegian town that is changed for ever after international company Phillips Petroleum strikes black gold. It’s the summer of 1969 and the coastal town of Stavanger is in crisis. What its residents don’t know, however, is that a stunning reversal of fortunes awaits them… The eight beautifully produced episodes (think a Norwegian Mad Men) follow the stories of four people – Anna Hellevik (the wonderful Anne Regine Ellingsæter), Christian Nyman (Amund Harboe), Toril Torstensen (Malene Wadel) and Jonathan Kay (Bart Edwards) – revealing how they and their families are affected. BBC iPlayer, available now
DANA: THE ORIGINAL NAL DERRY GIRL NEW SHOW Profile of the 1970s icon
Perched on a stool on the stage in Amsterdam, where she won the Eurovision title in 1970, Northern Irish singer Dana (right) looks back on a life rich in e all kinds of everything, including pop hits, her own TV show and a cancer scare that t nearly silenced her. She S twice ran for the Irish presidency, p became an MEP and, an as an arch-conservative Christian, Ch fought against abortion abo and sang for the Pope. Then The came the sex scandal that nea nearly engulfed her. But it’s her pop career and her struggles with the pressures p of fame against the backdrop back of The Troubles that are the main m focus of this feelgood profile. profil BBC iPlayer, available now