Television

Programmes

The Brit Who Tried to Kill

Trump Last year, Michael Sandford, a 20-year-old Briton with autism, was arrested for trying to grab a policeman’s gun at a Trump rally, in an alleged bid to kill the now president. This documentary follows his family to the US for his sentencing. Sun 29 Jan, BBC1 11.20pm (45mins).

George III – The Genius of

the Mad King Historians have finally been granted access to George III’S papers – and they show that there was much more to England’s longest-reigning king than his madness. Robert Hardman investigates. Mon 30 Jan, BBC2 9pm (60mins).

Art of France Andrew Graham-dixon’s three-part series tells the dramatic story of French art. Mon 30 Jan, BBC4 9pm (60mins).

A Timewatch Guide David Olusoga looks at how the British Empire has been shown on television over the last 70 years, drawing on gems from the BBC archive. Wed 1 Feb, BBC4 9pm (60mins).

Storyville: The Great

Literary Scandal In the 1990s, the memoirs of a rent boy, J.T. Leroy, became cult hits. Then in 2005, Leroy was unmasked as a 40-year-old woman, Laura Albert. Wed 1 Feb, BBC4 11pm (105mins).

Films

Sunshine on Leith (2013) A feel-good musical driven by the songs of The Proclaimers. With George Mackay. Sun 29 Jan, Film4 4.50pm (120mins).

All is Lost (2013) Robert Redford stars as a lone sailor fighting for survival in the Indian Ocean. Wed 1 Feb, Film4 9pm (130mins).