FOUR OF THE BEST
DIY SOS: The Big Build
BBC1, 8pm
Comedian Rhod Gilbert briefly took over for last year’s Children in Need special, but now Nick Knowles is back in charge as DIY SOS returns. He’s heading to Kettering to meet mother-of-four Lindsay, who married her ex-royal Engineer husband
Shaun in December 2019. Together, they planned to extend their home but just a few months into the project, Shaun was diagnosed with cancer, and he died in November 2021. Since then, Lindsay and her children not only had to deal with their grief, but they’ve also faced the challenges of living in an unfinished home. So, the DIY SOS team are springing into action, with a little help from local tradespeople and some of Shaun’s old army buddies, to finish the job.
Jay Blades: No Place Like Home Channel 5, 9pm
The second episode in the series in which the Repair Shop presenter learns more about the history of the places where he grew up takes Jay back to his teenage home in Stoke Newton. He learns that the street was totally transformed after being hit by a V–1 rocket (aka a doodlebug) during the Second Word War, and speaks to Doreen Lavelle, who can recall the night in question. Jay is also given a new appreciation for some of the objects he took for granted as a child when he visits a re-creation of a 1970s West Indian front room at the Museum of the Home.
Life After Life
BBC2, 9pm
The fascinating drama based on Kate Atkinson’s acclaimed novel has followed Ursula (Thomasin Mckenzie, showing just why she is a rising star), as she has been born, died and then been born again. But while that has given her a chance to avoid some of her previous fates, are there some parts of history that she can’t change? We may be about to find out in the final episode, which sees Ursula asking some big questions of her own about life and death during the Blitz. She also attempts to save Teddy, but as the future of England hangs in the balance, could she also rescue her country?
Derry Girls
Channel 4, 9pm
We all knew this sitcom couldn’t last forever – for a start, it would be increasingly difficult for the main cast, who currently range in age from 28 to 35, to keep playing teenagers. However, if writer Lisa Mcgee did want to carry on after this third and final series, perhaps she could give us a prequel – and this episode might well plant the seeds. It finds Ma Mary (Tara Lynne O’neill) and Aunt Sarah (Kathy Kiera Clarke) getting ready for their Class of ‘77 School Reunion, but will some shocking truths emerge about what really happened at their leavers’ party 20 years ago?