Television

Programmes

Small Axe: Alex Wheatle

The penultimate film in Steve McQueen’s series follows the author’s boyhood and early adulthood in Brixton in the 1970s and early 1980s. Sun 6 Dec, BBC1 21:00 (65mins).

Red Penguins: Murder, Money and Ice Hockey

Storyville documentary about a bizarre joint venture between two ice-hockey teams – one American, one Russian – in the period after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Mon 7 Dec, BBC4 22:00 (75mins).

Nadiya’s American Adventure

Long fascinated by America and its cultures, Nadiya Hussain embarks on a culinary journey, starting in Louisiana, where she gets a taste of Cajun cuisine. Thur 10 Dec, BBC1 20:00 (60mins).

Emin/Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed

Made to coincide with a major show at the Royal Academy, this film looks at parallels between the work of Tracey Emin and her hero, Edvard Munch. Fri 11 Dec, BBC2 23:20 (40mins).

Films

Louis Theroux: My Scientology Movie

(2015) The documentary-maker examines the secretive organisation, and comes under surveillance as he does so. Sat 5 Dec, BBC2 23:40 (95mins).

Lean on Pete

(2017) Heartfelt adaptation of Willy Vlautin’s novel about a teenager who goes on the run with an ageing racehorse. Mon 7 Dec, Film4 23:40 (145mins).

Brooklyn

(2015) Saoirse Ronan is the young Irish emigrant starting a new life in New York, in this touching film, based on Colm Tóibín’s book. Thur 10 Dec, BBC4 20:00 (100mins).