PickS of the week
YOUR CAN’T-MISS TV SHOWS FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS
HITLER’S SUPERCARS
Tonight, Channel 4, 8pm
THIS film examines the rise of Nazi Germany’s Silver Arrow Grand Prix and speed record cars of the 1930s. Motor racing and Second World War experts add their thoughts on the story of the Nazi-funded Auto Union and Mercedes Benz ‘National Racing Cars’.
ANTHONY
Tomorrow, BBC1, 8.30pm FIFTEEN years ago, 18-year-old college student Anthony Walker was killed by two white men in an unprovoked racist attack in a Liverpool park.
This feature-length drama, from TV writing legend Jimmy McGovern, imagines what life may have held for Anthony if the teenager had not been killed. Toheeb Jimoh, Julia Brown and Rakie Ayola head the impressive cast.
JOANNA LUMLEY’S UNSEEN ADVENTURES Tuesday, ITV, 9pm THE series kicks off with a look at Joanna Lumley’s journey from Japan to Siberia, beginning on the frozen Japanese sea of Okhotsk. She also travels across China and Mongolia before arriving at Lake Baikal in Siberia.
GREAT CONTINENTAL RAILWAY JOURNEYS Wednesday, BBC2, 8pm NEW series. Armed with a 1936 edition of Bradshaw’s Continental Railway Guide, Michael Portillo ventures onto the
European rail network. Michael visits Salamanca in north-western Spain, travels to the capital, Madrid, and then makes his way to Huesca. His final stop is on the border with France at Canfranc station.
ESCAPE TO THE CHATEAU: MAKE DO AND MEND
Channel 4, 8pm
IN THIS series, Dick and Angel Strawbridge help families across Blighty tackle their design and DIY dilemmas.
From their home in France, via the internet, Angel helps Miriam get over the blues by transforming her 1970s bathroom into a relaxing sanctuary – without changing the suite or tiles.
BRITISH ACADEMY TELEVISION AWARDS 2020 Friday, BBC1, 7pm TWO months after it was due to take place, Richard Ayoade will host the socially distant ceremony from a closed studio.
Lee Mack could win another Bafta for his work on Would I Lie To You? while the Crown is up for Best Drama Series. Fleabag creator Phoebe WallerBridge is nominated for Best Actress, along with Sian Clifford as her screen sister. Who will (virtually) win what? There’s only
one way to find out.
MATCH OF THE DAY LIVE: THE FA CUP FINAL Saturday, BBC1, 4,30pm ARSENAL take on Chelsea in the showpiece match of the season from Wembley Stadium.