Television

Programmes Imagine... Orhan Pamuk: A Strange Mind

The Nobel Prize-winning Turkish writer takes Alan Yentob on a tour of Istanbul, the city that has inspired much of his work. Sun 27 May, BBC1 22:30 (65mins).

Jonathan Meades on Jargon

The writer and broadcaster turns his attention to the use of jargon, as spouted by everyone from lawyers to football commentators in an effort to obfuscate and confuse. Sun 27 May, BBC4 22:30 (60mins).

King Lear

Anthony Hopkins plays the title role in Richard Eyre’s modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy. With Emma Thompson and Emily Watson. Mon 28 May, BBC2 21:30 (115mins).

Africa’s Great Civilisations

In this six-part series, Henry Louis Gates Jr recounts the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. Tue 29 May, BBC4 22:00 (55mins).

Black Sails

Toby Stephens is fabulous as a ruthless pirate in this swashbuckling prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. Fri 1 June, C5 Spike 22:00 (80mins).

Films

The Past (2013) Bérénice Bejo, from The Artist, is on fine form as a woman who has unfinished business with her estranged husband in Asghar Farhadi’s powerful drama. Sun 27 May, BBC2 2:05 (125mins).

Sing Street (2016)

John Carney, the director of Once, returns with an irresistible musical coming-of-age tale set in 1980s Dublin. With Aidan Gillen. Mon 28 May, Film4 21:00 (130mins).