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PICK OF THE DAY
JOANNA LUMLEY’S HOME SWEET HOME – TRAVELS IN MY OWN LAND
8PM, ITV ★★★★
Joanna has been all over the world in her life, but for this three-part series, she is staying in the British Isles to revisit some very personal locations. She starts at Tilbury Docks in Essex, where, in 1948, she boarded the Empire Windrush, bound for Hong Kong, six months after it brought immigrants from the West Indies to Britain. She will also be reliving her 1969
Bond Girl moment in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and her 1973 walk on the famous Coronation Street cobbles.
INTERIOR DESIGN MASTERS WITH ALAN CARR
8PM, BBC2 ★★★★
As the show returns for a second series, new host Alan Carr welcomes ten contestants hoping to go pro with their interior design skills. For the first task, they must transform show homes in just two days – and with Laurence LlewelynBowen as guest judge, they had better go bold or go home.
CELEBRITY BEST HOME COOK
9PM, BBC1 ★★★★
In the first of this week’s two visits to the kitchen, Mary Berry asks for the cooks’ best breakfasts. The challenge leads to a Mexican stand-off between the two Eds, Balls and Byrne, while Shobna Gulati and Rachel Johnson both keep things spicy. Next up, apples might prove to be the downfall of one dessert-averse celebrity.
54 DAYS: AMERICA AND THE PANDEMIC
9PM, BBC2 ★★★★
This episode considers the response of the US federal government and former President Trump in the early stages of the pandemic. The then New York City Health Commissioner Dr Oxiris Barbot talks candidly about her fears and frustration as the gravity of Covid-19 became clear. SA