MUST-SEE SHOWS
ED SHEERAN AT THE BIGGEST WEEKEND Tonight, BBC1, 6.45pm
GRAHAM NORTON introduces the award-winning singersongwriter’s performance on the main stage at Singleton Park in Swansea from earlier today.
Ed is also performing at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium this evening, so to enable him to perform at both venues, he opened proceedings in Swansea this afternoon.
More coverage from The Biggest Weekend can be seen on BBC2 and BBC4.
A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL Tomorrow, BBC1, 9pm
JEREMY (Hugh Grant) draws one step closer to his goal of becoming prime minister, but his success is threatened by the return of Norman (Ben Whishaw). With his political career on the line, Jeremy is determined to do whatever it takes to keep his former lover quiet.
BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT Monday, ITV, 7.30pm
DECLAN DONNELLY hosts the first live semi-final of this year’s contest, with the audition process having left judges Amanda Holden, David Walliams, Simon Cowell and Alesha Dixon with 40 acts to pick from.
Tonight, eight of them will be performing live in the hope of impressing both the panel and the TV audience to win one of the two spots in the live grand final, where the winning act will receive a life-changing £250,000 prize and a spot at this year’s Royal Variety Performance in November.
THE BATTLE FOR BRITAIN’S HEROES Tuesday, Channel 4, 9pm
BRITS are proud of their past. We celebrate our island nation that ruled the waves, triumphed over its enemies and built an empire. But around the world, people are challenging how nations deal with the darker side of their history, including involvement with slavery, racism or colonialism. With this in mind, writer and journalist Afua Hirsch believes Britain needs to question some of the uncomfortable aspects of our heroes, and has suggested bringing statues of some of the country’s greatest heroes tumbling down. In this programme, she is met with opposition as she confronts Horatio Nelson’s pro-slavery views and Winston Churchill’s views on race, and visits Germany to see if we can learn from how it has addressed its own dark past.
THE BIG CRASH DIET EXPERIMENT Wednesday, BBC1, 8pm
IT USED to be the case that people looking to shed the pounds were advised to avoid crash diets. But now a series of scientific trials have led researchers to ask whether some seemingly extreme weight-loss methods might be the answer to the obesity crisis.
Dr Javid Abdelmoneim and a team of experts put four volunteers on an extreme 10-week programme. In the process, they’ll be showing why dieting isn’t just about weight loss, but also about the health benefits that come with it.
AMBULANCE Thursday, BBC1, 9pm
IT’S the last Saturday night before Christmas and Controller Sui has to prioritise stabbing victims and reports of drowning, over patients like Betty, whose daughter says she’s fine but needs help getting her up having fallen to the floor.
Ambulance crew Tash and Marek are about to take their meal break when a general broadcast comes over the radio.
There are reports of a major traffic accident in central Birmingham, and over the course of 90 minutes, a 16-strong ambulance team and specialist trauma crews work alongside police and the fire service to treat the victims of the worst crash they have seen in over 20 years.
FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER Friday, Channel 4, 10pm
ADAM brings his old violin home, and as a special family treat his mum makes him agree to play the instrument for grandma, who has been invited round for dinner. However, Adam is not at all happy at the prospect as he hasn’t played seriously for 12 years and always hated playing the violin anyway.