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NEW DAYTIME SHOW Armchair Detectives 2.15pm, BBC1

NICE idea, this. Strictly’s Susan Calman hosts this new daily daytime show in which three amateur sleuths head to the fictional town of Mortcliff to solve a deadly crime. Across each episode, the detectives will be introduced to suspects and uncover vital clues to catch the culprit — and you can play along at home.

FUN PANEL SHOW Would I Lie To You?, 8.30pm, BBC1

ROB BRYDON (pictured) is back as the chairman for a welcome new series of the frequently hilarious panel show. This week, the guests joining team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell are David Baddiel, Jo Brand, Ed Balls and Kimberly Wyatt. Yet again, Ed Balls steals the show — you won’t believe your eyes (or ears) . . .

WHEELS TURNING Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys, 9pm, Ch5

IN PART three of his illuminating four-part series, Chris explores five countries that were once part of the former Yugoslavia, from Slovenia to Montenegro. En route, he travels on an AustroHungarian railway once used by the Orient Express, and hears how Sarajevo’s trams kept the city’s spirits up during the Balkan war.

ELECTION SHOCKER Labour — The Summer That Changed Everything, 9pm, BBC2

IN APRIL, as the Labour Party threatened to self-destruct, a confident Theresa May called a snap general election, almost certainly meant to serve Labour a crushing defeat However, with exclusive access, this

riveting film by David Modell follows a quartet of Labour MPs, including Stephen Kinnock, throughout the course of the election campaign and beyond as their party emerged stronger than ever.

FILM CHOICE I Wish, 2am, Ch4

MOVING and magical Japanese drama, told from the point of view of two young brothers who dream of being reunited after they are split up by their parents’ separation. Ryu stays with his father in Fukuoka, while Koichi moves with his mother to a different city, connected by a new bullet train line.