FIVE OF THE BEST SHOWS THIS WEEK
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Live Cricket: Piers Morgan’s India V England Life Stories, ITV, 2nd Test, From Thursday, Saturday, C4, 6am 9pm
Day one of England’s second Test against India from Chennai. Joe Root’s side have won five consecutive overseas Tests, the most recent being a 2-0 series win against Sri Lanka. India are still flying high having pulled off a historic 2-1 win against Australia on their own soil.
Chris Eubank joins Piers Morgan. In this emotional interview, the former Middleweight and Super Middleweight Champion of the World recalls the fight in which his opponent, Michael Watson, received a catastrophic brain injury that left him wheelchair bound.
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Amazing Hotels: Life Rob & Romesh Vs.. The Graham Norton Beyond The Lobby, Sky One & NOW TV, Show, BBC One, BBC Two, Thursday, Thursday, Friday,
9pm 9pm 10.45pm
Monica Galetti and Giles Coren visit the Yorkshire Dales to work at Swinton Estate, the ancestral home of Lord and Lady Masham. By taking a look the heart of the grand house and its countryside charm, which has opened up to for guests to enjoy, Monica and Giles learn about the challenges of making history pay in the modern world.
Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan return to broaden their horizons, as they try their hand at everything from art to golf and tennis to drag performance. With the help of the likes of Drag Race stars Michelle Visage and The Vivienne, Rob and Romesh dive into the world of drag performing.
Among the guests joining Graham tonight: Oscar-nominated actress Rosamund Pike, promoting comedy thriller I Care a Lot; top TV chef Gordon Ramsay, hosting new BBC quiz show Bank Balance; and Welsh rugby great Gareth Thomas, talking about his honest and challenging new book Stronger.
0121
0121 is a new comedy for BBC Three. Steph’s dealing with her whiny boyfriend. Rhys is away with the fishes. But these Brummie siblings are about to get bad news - leading them to the nan they never knew they had. 0121 was written and created by Jack Hannon and Charlotte Regan,
THE HEAD
The tale takes place at an Antarctic remote research station populated by scientists from various different countries.
When the summer staff return home, leaving behind a skeleton crew to keep things ticking over, a series of grisly murders take place...
THE FAMILY
The series follows on from the return of the mayor’s young son, who was presumed dead after disappearing over a decade earlier. The series stars Joan Allen as Claire Warren, the ambitious and manipulative mayor of the fictional city Red Pines, Maine, and matriarch of the Warren family.
I CARE A LOT FROM FRIDAY
Rosamund Pike plays Marla Grayson, who outwardly appears to be a kind and caring soul who puts the needs of others before her own. However, she’s really a highclass con artist who persuades judges to appoint her as the legal guardian of lonely pensioners before conning them.