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PICKS OF THE DAY

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Factual: A Very British Cult, BBC3, 9pm

In 2019, Jeffrey LeighJones hired a life coach. Two years later, Jeffrey (left) had sold his house, his relationsh­ip was in ruins and he’d handed over tens of thousands of pounds. And he wasn’t the only one. Life coaching is unregulate­d: there are reputable practition­ers, but also exploitati­ve opportunis­ts. Bafta-winning journalist Catrin Nye looks into a life-coaching company’s tactics of control, fear and intimidati­on. As the firm fights back, a tussle for the truth ensues.

Factual: M&S: Secrets Of The Food Hall, C5, 8pm

The story behind the creation of Marks & Spencer’s new food hall-style stores that are tempting millions of shoppers with strategica­lly arranged fresh produce. The documentar­y also shows how the store’s yellow-lable discounts of 70 per cent or more have become a massive TikTok trend, and reveals the precise times of day when you can snap up the biggest bargains. With Tom Read-Wilson (above).

Documentar­y: The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute By Minute, C5, 9pm

A look at events surroundin­g the loss of the Titan submersibl­e, operated by an American tourism and expedition­s company, which lost communicat­ion. The race to find the sub and its crew began with a global rescue effort, including a deep-sea research team based 2,000 miles away. As the search intensifie­d, the Canadian Air Force detected underwater banging sounds. The two-part documentar­y plays never-before-heard audio of the banging and recovery of the sub, while creating a detailed picture of events concerning the sub’s expedition to the wreck of the Titanic, assessing the scale of the mission and asking what lessons have been learnt.

Film: The Revenant, Film4, 9pm

In rural Missouri in the 1820s, fur trapper Hugh Glass acts as a guide for a hunting party when they are attacked by a tribe. The survivors head for Fort Kiowa but on the way Glass is mauled by a bear. Although left for dead, Glass is determined to make it to the fort and have his revenge. But ahead of him lies tough terrain and murderous tribesmen. Oscar-winning adventure starring Leonardo DiCaprio (above).

Property: George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces, More4, 10pm

On tonight’s show a former circus show van is converted into an ingenious home, while on the Isle of Wight, iconic car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang gets an extension that inventor Caractacus Potts would be proud of. Plus, George (right) visits a Moroccan oasis in the heart of the Cotswolds and together with master craftsman Will Hardie, heads into the great outdoors as he seeks inspiratio­n for his latest build – a studio flat with its own secret garden.

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