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The Hidden Wilds of the Motorway

BBC Two, Friday

Author and naturalist Helen Macdonald embarks on a clockwise loop around London's orbital motorway – searching for wildness and natural beauty within sight and sound of the M25.

Helen encounters the remarkable people, plants and animals living above, beside and beneath the motorway, and delves into the controversial history of the UK’s longest bypass.

Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 2021

BBC One, Saturday

Senior members of the Royal Family attend The Royal British Legion’s annual Festival of Remembrance from the Royal Albert Hall in London.

The Joy of ABBA

BBC Two, Saturday

Documentary exploring how the pop group raised the bar for their music genre in the 1970s and early ‘80s, popularising the sound of Swedish melancholy. The programme explores how the quartet of Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and AnniFrid Lyngstad came to dominate the British music char ts.

Ancient Secrets of Althorp with Charles Spencer

Channel 4, Monday

Documentary following the 9th Earl of Spencer, who has always been fascinated by rumours of a lost Anglo Saxon village believed to have been located in the grounds of his ancestral home. He organises an archaeological dig to search for evidence, and while few traces of the sought-after settlement emerge, something far older comes to light – a Neolithic encampment which experts believe is more than 5,000 years old.

Diana: Queen of Style

Channel 4, Monday

Documentary exploring Princess Diana’s life through her most famous outfits.

DIY SOS

BBC One, Tuesday

Comedian Rhod Gilbert dons his hard hat as guest presenter for this ambitious build in Brandesburton near Hull, East Yorkshire.

The team are joined by local volunteers to transform an overgrown 2.5 acres into a purposebuilt adventure campsite for the St Michael’s Youth Project (St Mike’s), which receives funding from Children in Need.