Television

Programmes

The Plague Spanish drama set in 16th century Seville. Former soldier Mateo Núñez returns to a city decimated by pestilence to extract the son of a dead friend. Begins with a double bill. Sat 1 Sept, BBC4 21:00 (50mins).

Vanity Fair Sumptuous new adaptation of Thackeray’s novel, starring Olivia Cooke as the likeable but villainous Becky Sharp. Sun 2 Sept, ITV1 21:00 (65mins).

Joy of Al In this documentary, Professor Jim Al-khalili argues that rather than worrying about being replaced by machines, we should be rejoicing in their potential to improve our lives. Tue 4 Sept, BBC4 21:00 (60mins).

Films

The Lego Movie (2014) In a world made entirely of Lego, a happy-go-lucky construction worker finds himself caught up in a mysterious adventure. Sun 2 Sept, ITV1 13:20 (115mins).

The Two Faces of January

(2014) Handsome adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s thriller, starring Kirsten Dunst and Viggo Mortensen as American tourists who are incriminated in a murder in Athens. Sun 2 Sept, Film4 17:20 (115mins).

The Imposter (2012) Stylised, Bafta-winning documentary about a teenage boy who went missing in Texas, and apparently re-emerged in Spain, unrecognisable to his family. Tue 4 Sept, Film4 01:05 (125mins).

Lifeboat (1944) Wartime thriller about the survivors of a Nazi torpedo attack. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Fri 7 Sept, Film4, 11:00 (125mins).