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The Wife
BBC Two, Friday
Successful writer Joe Castleman is delighted to receive an early morning telephone call from Sweden informing him that he has won this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature. His steadfast wife Joan is equally delighted, but as she prepares to travel to Stockholm to support and encourage her husband, she reflects on her life from when she first met Joe, her married literature tutor with whom she embarks on the affair which would change the course of their lives.
The Masked Singer
Disco queen Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Spice Girl Mel B were the first two secret singers revealed in weeks one and two respectively. Now, another famous face is unmasked and eliminated –- but not before Swan, Badger, Robin, Dragon and Sausage have taken to the stage to perform. Presented by Joel Dommett, with panellists Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan
Skyscraper
Channel 4, Friday
A security expert on assignment in Hong
Kong must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 storeys above ground level, when his family is trapped inside by criminals out to frame him. Action thriller, starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell and Chin Han.
The Great Pottery Throwdown
Channel 4, Sunday
Siobhan McSweeney hosts the 2021 series as 12 of Britain’s best home potters compete to become champion. In this first episode, judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set the potters two challenges against the clock – to throw a cheese set and port chalices.
Death in Bollywood
Documentary following the British family of actress Jiah Khan in a search for the truth about her death in Mumbai in 2013, which was ruled a suicide by police. Jiah’s mother Rabbiya hired private forensic investigator Jason Payne James, who believes it is highly unlikely that a distinctive oval mark found on the 25-year-old’s neck could be caused by the dupatta scarf she was found hanging from in her flat.
The Pembrokeshire Murders
Drama based on the true story of John Cooper, a serial killer who evaded justice for more than 20 years. Two unsolved double murders from the 1980s cast a shadow over the work of the Dyfed Powys police force, so in 2006, newly promoted Detective Superintendent Steve Wilkins decides to reopen the cases. Starring Luke Evans, Keith Allen and Alexandria Riley.
The Truth About Getting Fit
ITV, Monday
With millions of people swapping the gym for the living room during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mehreen Baig delves into the latest science to find the best way to get fit at home. She uncovers exciting new research testing the theory that just one minute of strength training per week on each main muscle group might reduce your risk of diabetes and heart disease, and also looks at the impact wearable fitness tech actually has on our willpower to stick to an exercise plan. She also investigates popular supplements.