FOUR OF THE BEST
Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure Channel 4, 8.30pm
Rosie Jones takes fellow comedian and broadcaster Jamali Maddix to the East Anglian city of Norwich. The pair learn an 18th-century folk dance from a bunch of local men who are keeping the tradition of molly dancing alive. They then tour the city’s epic cathedral and watch tiny trains go round and round at the UK’S largest indoor model attraction. After tasting a variety of wines (and sobering up), they take on a blacksmithing course, heating and hammering metal under the guidance of a local artisan. Finally, the pair find themselves in the ring at the renowned World Association of Wrestling, founded by Ricky Knight, Sweet Saraya and Jimmy Ocean in 1994, and Rosie joins a tag team to take on a scary pair of tough girls.
Gardeners’ World BBC2, 9pm
Monty Don explains the next steps of his chilli seeds’ growth at Longmeadow, as well as planting out some evergreen cuttings that he has propagated. Meanwhile, Joe Swift gets some garden design and planting inspiration when he visits a courtyard garden in London, and in Wales, a woman shows how her back garden has been arranged to remind her of her childhood home in Jamaica. Finally, Nick Bailey finds out about what can be done about pests such as suckers, caterpillars, midges and mites, which are spoiling some of his box hedges.
Churchill: Fallen Hero Channel 5, 9pm
The series reaches 1945 and Winston Churchill has led Britain to victory in the Second World War. He’s determined to carry on as Prime Minister and calls a General Election, fully expecting voters to give him another five years in No 10. But he’s in for a shock. While Nazi Germany has surrendered and, for many, Churchill is a walking symbol of victory, the tide begins to turn and the PM struggles on the campaign trail. The ageing leader represents the past and Britain is now looking to its future. In extraordinary and moving scenes, the great war hero’s speeches are met with boos rather than cheers.
Have I Got News for You BBC1, 9pm
Only Connect presenter and writer Victoria Coren Mitchell guest-hosts the satirical programme for the 14th time (putting her third on the all-time list behind Alexander Armstrong and Jo Brand, for anyone who’s counting). Also joining team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton tonight are The
Last Leg star Josh Widdicombe, and host of BBC Four’s Britain’s Lost Masterpieces Emma Dabiri.