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THURSDAYS AT 8.30PM ON BBC KNOWLEDGE LOUIS THEROUX: ALTERED STATES

The king of controversial, Louis Theroux, does his thing, with a new series investigating how Americans handle matters of birth, life and death. First, the question of adoption: more than 85 per cent of US cases are handled privately, at up to $50,000 a pop, making babies big business.

THE MARVELOUS MRS MAISEL

The Emmy-winner for Outstanding Comedy Series returns for Season 2 as 1950s housewife Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) tries to keep secret her career as a stand-up comic from friends and family. But now that her estranged husband Joel (Michael Zegen) knows, can there be a happy ever after for these crazy kids?

STREAMS FROM WEDNESDAY ON AMAZON PRIME THURSDAYS AT 8.30PM ON SBS VIKINGS

Fast-tracked from the US, Season 5B of the ruthless drama returns with Kattegat ruled by new king Ivar the Boneless. But also around is Rollo (Clive Standen). “He’s in his sixties and facing his own mortality. He’s like a volcano – when he erupts, it’s devastation,” Standen says of his character.