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Question of Sport
Friday, BBC One
A Commonwealth Games special of the quiz, featuring four stars who have won gold medals at the Games – English sprinter Bianca Williams, Northern Irish boxer Paddy Barnes, Scottish gymnast Steve Frew and Welsh swimmer Jazz Carlin.
The Secrets She Keeps
Saturday, BBC One
The return of the Australian psychological thriller. Two years after Meghan Shaughnessy's child was kidnapped, police have arrested her on suspicion of murder – but who is dead and why remains a mystery. Agatha Fyfle’s secret pregnancy is revealed in a bombshell for the maximum security prison where she's being held, but Agatha has an unexpected ally in a young podcaster.
Afghanistan: Getting Out
Sunday, BBC Two
When America finally withdrew its troops from Afghanistan in August 2021, it was the culmination of almost 20 years of attempts to end the war. This documentary charts the long and troubled story of how what started as an attempt to capture Osama Bin Laden ended up with four presidents trying to find a way to end a war that killed tens of thousands of people.
The Billion-Pound Savings Scandal
Tuesday, BBC One
Offshore money, huge fees, suspicious payments and a phantom head of the KGB – just some of the things a group of ordinary British savers discovered when the £46million fund they had invested in collapsed. Each year, a billion pounds is lost in failed investment schemes. Panorama tells the story of one of them and follows investors as they try to unravel the truth about their scheme.
Britain’s Secret War Babies
Wednesday, Channel 4
Two people born to African American GIs and British women set out to discover who their fathers were and learn more about their black heritage. Growing up, their fathers’ identities were shrouded in mystery and they were raised in predominantly white rural areas without a parent who could empathise with their experiences of name-calling and prejudice.