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OUR PICKS OF THE WEEK’S BEST TV
Who Do You Think You Are?
BBC1, 8pm, Wed
Actor Sunetra Sarker sets out to explore the Bengali heritage she ignored when she was growing up.
Starting in Kolkata, India, she learns of her great-grandfather’s courageous activism in colonial Bengal, and of a family connection to Gandhi.
She then goes to Bangladesh, where she discovers the harrowing story of how her family were caught up in the country’s 1971 war for independence.
Gogglebox
Channel 4, 9pm, Fri
The nation’s favourite armchair critics return to share their opinions on what they have been watching during the week as this popular series returns for its ninth run.
The show secured a BAFTA in 2014 and National Television Award in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and remains one of Channel 4’s biggest attractions - for viewers and advertisers alike.
For some of the contributors the programme has offered a springboard to media success in their own right – I’m A Celebrity winner Scarlett Moffatt being the prime example.
However, there are plenty of old favourites to keep us entertained, including Hullbased mates, Jenny and Lee, pictured and Leon and his longsuffering wife June, from Liverpool.
Craig Cash narrates.
The Royal House Of Windsor
Channel 4, 9pm, Wed
Documentary telling the story of the great dynasty, which began in 1917 when King George V changed the royal family’s name from the unpopular German SaxeCoburg and Gotha.
To mark the 100th anniversary of the moniker, this series uses the help of family insiders and unique access to the royal archives at Windsor Castle to reveal the human frailties and secrets behind Britain’s most powerful clan.
The Brokenwood Mysteries
Drama, 8pm, Fri
This new run centres on Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd, who is sent to the New Zealand town of Brokenwood to investigate a farmer’s demise after his body is found by two local fishermen.
While uncovering a family’s tragedies and secrets, he also discovers the eponymous town is an area where everyone seems to have something to hide.
The cast includes Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland and Nic Sampson.