The Herald

FOUR OF THE BEST

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Harry Redknapp’s Sandbanks Summer

STV, 8pm

For more than 20 years, Harry Redknapp has lived in Sandbanks, the Dorset peninsula that’s famed for being the most expensive and exclusive seaside resort in Britain. Now, Harry is giving viewers a glimpse into his life there – and if this series is anything to go by, it includes everything from beach polo with Nick Knowles and Rita Simons to powerboat racing with John Barnes and Chris Kamara. In the first episode though, he’s joined by Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock, who is thinking of moving to Sandbanks. Harry takes him and Joe Pasquale to look at a penthouse, before they all head to a living history day at Corfe Castle, where Joe and Harry become medieval knights. There’s also a trip to the Bournemout­h Air Festival in the offing.

Good Omens

BBC2, 9pm

This offbeat drama might have attracted a bit more fanfare when it arrived on BBC2 if it hadn’t already been available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, but for those who have caught up it with on traditiona­l TV, it’s made for intriguing viewing. Now, as the series reaches its dramatic conclusion, Adam (Sam Taylor

Buck), Crowley (David Tennant) and Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) must work together to save the world from certain doom. Will Heaven and Hell punish Crowley and Aziraphale for betraying them if they do?

Spy in the Wild

BBC1, 9pm

In the final episode of the series, the spy cameras travel to the Arctic and Antarctic circles, following chicks in a king penguin colony on the island of South Georgia in the Southern Ocean. On the other side of the world, Spy Walrus discovers a walrus family hauled out on an ice floe, before Spy Gyrfalcon follows the family as they head towards dry land. Elsewhere on Norway’s Hornoya island, Spy Puffin follows thousands of male puffins as they gather in the snow and search for their life–long partners. Last in the series.

The Hairy Bikers’ Chocolate Challenge

Channel 5, 9pm

Budding chocolatie­rs compete for the chance to make their own chocolate bar that will be manufactur­ed and sold by one of the biggest chocolate companies in the world. This time, the chocolatie­rs are challenged to make bite-sized chocolates based on their favourite desserts, hoping to impress judge Ruth Hinks with their creations. In the second challenge, the competitor­s must create their own version of a celebratio­n variety tin of chocolates. Elsewhere, the Hairy Bikers visit the Quality Street production line in Halifax.

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