Top TV Picks
Vienna Blood
BBC 2, Friday
In 1900s Vienna, young English doctor Max Liebermann – studying under the famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud – comes into contact with Oskar Rheinhardt, a detective inspector struggling with the strange case of murder. Max offers his assistance, hoping his skills of perception and forensics and his deep understanding of human behaviour and deviance will be of use.
Showtrial
BBC One, Sunday
Crime drama following the disappearance of a working class student, and the subsequent arrest of one of her classmates - the daughter of one of Britain's wealthiest families. The leading officer in the case is horrified by her suspect's lack of empathy, and tries to persuade a reluctant crown prosecutor to press charges.
Widows
Channel 4, Sunday
When her husband is killed in a botched bank robbery, Veronica Rawlings finds herself in debt left by her husband Harry's criminal activities. She joins forces with three other Chicago women in a similar predicament, and together they attempt to carry out a daring theft.
Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan
ITV, Monday
The actress follows para-motorist Sacha Dench, AKA the Human Swan, as she flies round Britain encouraging people to tackle the climate crisis. Together they encounter the very real threats - crumbling coastlines, homes lost, as well as endangered seabirds and Scottish wildcats.
It Takes a Flood
ITV, Tuesday
Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald and co-directors Daniel Dewsbury and David Charap takes viewers inside the homes of people seriously affected by the increasingly ferocious floods hitting the country. They include the man whose house was flooded up to the gutter after Storm Ciara in 2020
Sort Your Life Out
BBC One, Thursday
Stacey challenges members of the Paine family to declutter their home in seven days. In order to do this, they have to let go of half their possessions so that they can then reorganise their property. There are emotional moments as single mother Steph and her three daughters go through their most treasured items, and make some difficult decisions about what to let go of from their past. The items they do decide to let go of will be put into piles to recycle, donate or sell