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TRUE TALE A Royal Night Out, 5pm, p Paramount
ROMANTICISED comedy, comed inspired in pi ed by the true story of a trip taken outside Buckingham Palace on VE Day by Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. It veers into fantasy as the sisters — played by Sarah Gadon and Bel Powley — become separated, and cavort chastely with the hoi polloi. (Freeview 57, Sky 159, Virgin 188)
FANTASY MOVIE The White King, 7.05pm, Sony Movie Channel
BRITISH dystopian drama set in a fascist state cut off from the rest of the world, where suspicion and fear lurk around every corner. A young boy hopes to find his father, who has been declared a dissident and taken away. (Freeview 32, Sky 321, Virgin 425)
BRICKS ’N’ MORTAR Phil Spencer’s Stately Homes, 9pm, More4
THE Location, Location, Location host’s series takes him to Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire, which has been used for filming in The Crown, The Da Vinci Code and Young Victoria. There’s plenty to occupy him, including a Regency love story and the search for a hidden railway.
CULTURAL PERCEPTIONS Dwarfs In Art: A New Perspective, 9pm, BBC4
THE perception of dwarfs as figures of fun can be traced back to the art of ancient Greece and Rome. Richard Butchins presents an interesting new film that explores how such art has informed the experiences of people with dwarfism ever since.
GRIPPING DRAMA Sharp Objects, 9pm, Sky Atlantic
YOU can see the sweat on Willis’s shirt tonight — how do he or Camille get anything done in that unending heat? To make matters worse, Camille is going about
her business with a hangover, and winds up drinking with a suspect in this must-see penultimate episode.
DOWN ’N’ DIRTY Celebs On The Farm, 10pm, 5star
IN 2004, Ch5’s series The Farm became notorious for an on-air encounter between Rebecca Loos and a pig. In 2018, Lorraine Chase and Louie Spence are among the familiar faces getting their hands dirty in a similar new reality contest, which continues every weeknight on 5Star.
HOT STUFF Into The Fire, 10pm, Really
BODY-MOUNTED cameras provide up-close footage of West Midlands firefighters (pictured below) at work in this returning series. Things are calm to begin with at Highgate station, so one of the night shift is whipping up a pork Wellington for everyone to enjoy. It isn’t long before duty calls, though, and their feast has to be abandoned . . .
LEGAL DRAMA For The People, 10pm, Sky Witness
IN A new episode of his Grey’s Anatomy for lawyers, the selfrighteous Sandra takes on a whistleblower case, one well-suited to her keen sense for injustice. Facing her in court is the pragmatic Kate, and the chess match that follows between them makes for punchy viewing!