The Daily Telegraph - Saturday - Review
WHAT TO WATCH
THE GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE BBC One, 9pm
Presenter Sara Pascoe and judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young are back for a ninth series of the oh-so-wholesome series searching for Britain’s best amateur sewer. In tonight’s opener we meet the 12 contestants – police dispatcher Vicki, primary school teacher Tony W, postman Tony R, Mia (who fell in love with needles over lockdown), A&E nurse Maria, teaching assistant Matthew, graphic designer Lizzie, sales assistant Lauren, Nottingham Forest superfan Gillie, trainee solicitor Fauve, videogames designer
Catherine and breast surgeon Asmaa – as they get stuck into the tasks.
For their first Pattern Challenge, they must make a top with a twist at its centre – a tricky item that has some contestants scratching their heads. They’re then tasked with placing their own spin on a tired pencil skirt and blouse; before, finally, they meet the models who they’ll work with throughout the competition, attempting to make a perfectly fitting, impressive gown with stylish cut-out details. With The Great British Bake Off and The Great Pottery Throw Down both off screen at the minute, this is a welcome bit of cheery respite from the serious fare elsewhere on TV. Poppie Platt young-adult fantasyaction caper, centred on a high-schooler (Ben Wang) who must engage in a battle between ancient gods, features a stellar supporting cast led by stars of Oscar-winner Everything Everywhere All at Once, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan.
11 MINUTES: AMERICA’S DEADLIEST MASS SHOOTING BBC One, 9pm & 9.45pm
On October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest country-music festival through the window of his Las Vegas hotel. The final two episodes of this excellent, heartbreaking documentary covers how overwhelmed local hospitals tended to the injured, headline artists
including Jason Aldean grappled with the events unfolding in front of them from the stage, and how survivors have come to terms with the tragedy.