FOUR OF THE BEST
Athletics: European Indoor Championships 2021 BBC2, 6.30pm
This event is one of the few that didn’t suffer as a result of last year’s lockdown – but only because it wasn’t due to be held. Now the biannual athletics championship is back and will take place over the course of three days in Torun, Poland. Obviously the fact it’s held indoors will have caused a headache for its organisers – it’s not easy to remain socially distanced while running, jumping or throwing in an enclosed space. Last month the British Indoor Championships were cancelled, but we’re promised every precaution will be taken to ensure the safety of those involved here.
Grayson’s Art Club Channel 4, 8pm
When Russell Tovey appeared as a sitter on Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year show in 2020, he discussed his passion for art. It seemed as if he was more enthusiastic as a collector rather than as a creator, but he joins Philippa and Grayson Perry to show off his work inspired by this week’s theme – nature. The History Boys star also helps Grayson choose the best of the latest offerings submitted by the public before the Turner Prize-winning potter chats to fellow artists Andy Goldsworthy and Polly Morgan.
The Graham Norton Show BBC1, 10.45pm
The eagerly awaited sixth series of Line of Duty is due to start any time now, and Norton will be hoping two of its stars – Vicky Mcclure and Adrian Dunbar – will give him the lowdown on what to expect when they appear on tonight’s programme. Daisy Ridley also promotes her sci-fi adventure Chaos Walking, Chiwetel Ejiofor waxes lyrical about romantic comedy heist Locked Down (a timely title if ever there was one) and Bryan Cranston discusses his role in the TV drama Your Honor. Plus, music comes from Imelda May.
PRU BBC1, 1.05am
The title of this new comedy stands for Pupil Referral Unit, which doesn’t sound like the kind of place where you’d find lots of laughs. However, the project, part of the acclaimed Comedy Slice strand, manages to find plenty of humour in a place rarely depicted on screen before. At the heart of the story are four complex and seemingly self-destructive teenagers who say the unsayable and do the undoable; each of the young stars landed their role following an open casting process designed to find bright and, perhaps, undiscovered new talents. Kerry Godliman is a more recognisable face who’ll be popping up in this pilot episode; if successful, a full series will be filmed and broadcast at a later date.