FIVE OF THE BEST SHOWS THIS WEEK

1

Gary Barlow’s Night at the Museum, ITV, Sunday,

9pm

The award-winning singer songwriter performs both new music, from his new album ‘Music Played By Humans’, and some of his greatest hits in the splendid setting of London’s iconic Natural History Museum. Gary will be joined through the night by a range of special guests.

2

Small Axe, BBC One, Sunday, 9pm

The true story of writer Alex Wheatle. Having spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home with no love or family, he finally finds a sense of community for the first time in Brixton. When he is thrown in prison during the Brixton uprising of 1981, he confronts his past,

3

The Sound of TV with Neil Brand, BBC Four, Friday, 9pm

Neil Brand looks at the impact of television music, this time not what was composed for the programmes themselves, but the music that surrounds them – jingles, idents and advertising, all of which play a huge part in our television memories. The episode culminates with Neil composing his own jingle.

4

Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel,

BBC One, Saturday, 8.30pm

Bafta Award-winning comedian Michael McIntyre hosts a new Saturday night gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs, and a colossal spinning wheel! Each week, three contestants hope to answer their way to a fortune, guided by seven celebrity experts.

5

The Jonathan Ross Show,

ITV, Saturday, 930pm

Chat and laughter. This week on The Jonathan Ross Show, Jonathan is joined by Monty Python and travelogue legend Michael Palin, the Princess of Pop Kylie, plus his co-stars from the next series of smash hit The Masked Singer: Rita Ora, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan.