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Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez Friday, BBC Two
The presenter treks through the southern fjords of Norway to find the stunning Oseberg ship. This lost 1,000-year-old vessel transformed the fierce reputation of the Vikings and became a symbol of a nation's fight for freedom
Bloodlands Sunday, BBC One
Protocol will not let Tom Brannick near the island investigation, but driven by his hunger to settle a score from his past, the detective attempts to solve the kidnapping case. With the help of Birdy he is soon in perilous pursuit of a possible connection to the crime, but the question soon arises whether it is Goliath he is hunting, or someone making a false trail.
McDonald and Dodds Sunday, ITV
Return of the drama about two chalk-andcheese police partners solving crimes on the streets of Bath. In the first episode, five friends take a hot-air balloon trip but only four come back down alive, leaving McDonald and Dodds to untangle a complex web of lies spanning 30 years. Jason Watkins and Tala Gouveia star, with guest appearances from Rob Brydon, Rupert Graves, Martin Kemp and Patsy Kensit
Masterchef Monday, BBC One
John Torode and Gregg Wallace return with the cookery competition as 40 contestants are put through gruelling culinary challenges to test not just their skills, but also their knowledge of food and ability to cope in a professional kitchen. They have to cook not only for their place in the competition but also for the right to wear a coveted MasterChef apron, with the first five contestants beginning by preparing their signature dish
Why is Covid killing people of colour? Tuesday, BBC One
David Harewood sets out to investigate the high Covid-19 death rates in black and minority ethnic patients in the UK, and what they reveal about health inequality in modern Britain.
Visiting health experts and doctors at hospitals in areas with high rates of admissions, he discovers the impact of job opportunities and air pollution in deprived communities can leave the residents far more vulnerable, as well as hearing from patients who feel their concerns were disregarded by health professionals
Gordon Ramsay’s Bank Balance Wednesday, BBC One
Pairs of contestants answer a series of questions in order to place different sized stacks of gold bars on a volatile Balance Board and the more bars they build up, the more they can win to a jackpot of £100,000.
However, the more bars that accumulate, the greater the chance they will fall down requiring players to demonstrate both knowledge and nerve to triumph in a game show that's as unpredictable in nature as its host