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SIX HIGHLIGHTS FOR WHAT EVER MOOD YOU’RE IN

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ABBA’S 30 GREATEST MOMENTS SATURDAY, 7.30PM, CH5

A fabulous two-hour countdown of key events in the career of Sweden’s biggest musical export, Abba (right), filled with music and archive footage. It includes their 1974 Eurovision success with Waterloo – arguably the best song ever to have come out of that contest.

IF YOU WANT BACKSTAGE GOSSIP... DAD’S ARMY: SECRET LIVES & SCANDAL SATURDAY, 9.30PM, CH5

Featuring interviews with some original cast members and their families, this tells the story of the sitcom. We learn what the actors – including Arthur Lowe (right) – did before they were famous, and how one nearly turned down his role because he was convinced the show would be a flop.

IF YOU WANT REVEALING INSIGHT... WHEN RUBY WAX MET SUNDAY, 9PM, BBC2

For the first time, Ruby sits down to look back at her 1990s show Ruby Wax Meets – featuring sensationa­l interviews with some of the biggest and most controvers­ial stars of the day – and 2000’s Ruby’s American Pie. The series opens with her chats with actress Goldie Hawn (right, with Ruby) and Donald Trump.

IF YOU WANT REAL-LIFE TRAGEDY... TSUNAMI MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, 9PM, CH5

Over three nights, Dr Xand van Tulleken (right) and Raksha Dave tell the dramatic story of the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004. As well as unpacking events hour by hour, they speak to survivors who were caught up in one of the worst natural disasters in history, killing more than 250,000 people.

IF YOU WANT A TEENAGE DIARY... SIXTEEN: CLASS OF 2021 THURSDAY, 9PM, CH4

Find out what is was like to be a teenager during this most unpreceden­ted time. Over the past year, 16-year-old pupils at the Link Academy (including Grace, right) were given cameras to record their final year with personal video diaries. It’s a unique snapshot of the highs and lows of the pandemic.

IF YOU WANT BRITISH WILDLIFE... FANTASTIC FOXES: THEIR SECRET WORLD FRIDAY, 7PM, CH5

There is much about the red fox (right) that is still not understood, with some loving this iconic British animal and others seeing it as vermin. In this two-part documentar­y, Steve Backshall explores their normally secret world to dispel some long-standing myths.

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