PICK OF THE WEEK

three restaurant ideas, who think their take on modern Asian dining will secure them the backing to open on the high street. First, they must pitch to four of the industry’s leading investors for the opportunity to open in Manchester and the single idea with the most investment potential will be given a two-day trial to prove themselves worthy of the money they’re seeking. However, only those investors with the most passion and interest in the idea will follow it to Manchester.

Pothole Wars (STV, 9pm)

Documentary looking at potholes, which cause rage, rows and roadworks, cost billions of pounds to repair and are responsible for injuring hundreds of people each year. The road network is being pushed to the limit and, for workers there, it can be like going into battle. Some councils say they’re at financial breaking point, struggling to cope with the problem. An army of workers are working tirelessly to keep the UK’s roads safe but the “pothole vigilantes” say they’ve had enough and have taken matters into their own hands.

WEDNESDAY Kirstie and Phil’s Love it or List it (C4, 8pm)

If you haven’t seen this series before, it features homeowners who feel their res is no longer quite so des. Phil Spencer tries to convince them they should sell up and find somewhere new, while Kirstie Allsopp suggests ways their property could be improved to suit their needs – but she’s going to have her work cut out this week as she travels to Larne in Northern Ireland to meet Catherine and Nigel Finch, who bought a 1970s-style bungalow as part of their plan to downsize. Nigel loved the rural location and stunning views but Catherine was never totally sold on the property and misses having neighbours. And while Kirstie can make suggestions on how to improve the house, creating a community to surround it will be a tall order...

Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad (STV, 8pm)

The actor and his son Barney arrive in Texas where they enjoy driving around in tanks, experience space travel in a centrifuge and hear campfire tales about UFOs. First up, the pair undertake some centrifuge training, which is used to prepare astronauts for the crushing gravitational forces produced at take-off from the extreme exhilaration. They also head to the outskirts of Houston to meet some UFO enthusiasts who investigate claimed sightings of extra-terrestrials.

£4million Restoration: Historic House Rescue (More4, 9pm)

The medieval house Llwyn Celyn is believed to date back to the 15th century and could be one of the most important buildings of its kind in Wales yet until recently it has been used as a farmhouse and now lies empty and on the verge of ruin. Anna Keay and the Landmark Trust are embarking on a £4million renovation project to restore the property to its former glory and learn more about its history. But will it turn out to be as special as they believe and can they get it ready in time for the Prince of Wales to oversee the grand reopening?

Revolution in Ruins: The Hugo Chavez Story (BBC2, 9pm)

When Hugo Chavez came to power in Venezuela in 1998, some politicians around the world hailed him

as a new hope for socialism. He was elected on a promise to transform the lives of the poor and, as the leader of the country with the world’s largest proven oil resources, he set about spending Venezuela’s wealth, leading to incredible short-term achievements in health and education. Yet, 20 years on, 90 per cent of families in the country say they do not have enough to eat and the United Nations predicts that more than five million people will have fled Venezuela by the end of 2019. This documentary examines Chavez’s legacy and looks at how his rise made him a precursor to some of today’s populist movements.

THURSDAY DIY SOS: The Big Build (BBC1, 8pm)

In March 2015 the life of Simon Dobbin, a loving

father and husband from Mildenhall, Suffolk, suddenly changed forever. After supporting his football team at an away game, he was set upon by a gang of men in a brutal and unprovoked attack. Simon’s wife Nicole rushed from her job at a nursing home to find him fighting for his life in intensive care after a massive stroke and bleed on the brain. Tragically the vicious 90-second attack had left him permanently brain damaged, paralysed and unable to walk or talk. After many months in hospital, Simon is finally home with Nicole as his full-time carer. However, he has to sleep downstairs and is washed with a bowl of water as he can’t reach the upstairs bathroom. In short, Simon’s current house is unfit for purpose. Thankfully Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team are on hand to help, leading a

team of volunteers, some from the local RAF, to help make Simon’s house suitable for his rehabilitation.

Back in Time for School (BBC2, 8pm)

The time-travelling documentary reaches the years following the Second World War, when a revolution in education south of the Border resulted in children being separated into one of three types of school: grammars, secondary moderns and technical. The volunteer pupils attend grammar, representing the one in four children who won a coveted place by passing the 11-plus exam. Here, they delve into teachings on sex education, cycling proficiency, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and rising incomes in the mid-1950s, as well as

debates among boys and girls on fighting for your country.

American History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley (BBC4, 9pm)

Apparently fake news isn’t an entirely new phenomenon. In this new series, Lucy Worsley will be exploring how US history is a concoction of stories and untruths manipulated by whoever was in power at the time. Among the issues she’ll be addressing is the Civil War, as she looks at Abraham Lincoln’s status as the Great Emancipator and discovers why some of the statues honouring Confederate generals may not be as historic as supporters like to think. And, if her previous documentaries are anything to go by, she’ll also find time to raid the dressing-up box...

Death in Paradise (BBC1, 9pm)

DI Jack Mooney has a fresh mystery to solve when zoo owner Xander Shepherd is killed by a tranquilliser dart in the middle of the grounds. With the park shut to the public at the time, suspicion falls on the victim’s colleagues but, given that they were all in the staff area when the shot was fired, how could any of them have done the deed? Meanwhile Dwayne’s replacement arrives in the shape of new officer Ruby Patterson, who also happens to be the commissioner’s niece, and Jack faces a mammoth task when he is signed up to the island’s charity swim race.

FRIDAY Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast (C4, 8pm)

Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty’s latest guest at their end-of-the-pier caff is none other than Stephen Fry, as the actor, comedian, writer and former QI host joins the duo for a cooking lesson and a trip down memory lane. Building on Stephen’s recollections of his childhood nanny, who, he says, made the most incredible apple pies with a rose top, Jamie creates the Essex version, as he jazzes up the traditional dessert dish. Also on the menu is Jamie’s mouthwatering and sustainable seafood risotto and Jimmy’s spicy veggie chilli cooked on his self-feeding fire. Finally, summer may still seem like a long way off, but the two hosts are already thinking about al fresco dining and hit the road to find “ethical” charcoal for the barbecue.

On Bass – Tina Weymouth! (BBC4, 9pm)

Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club celebrates the role of the bass guitar in popular music. While bassists may not have always enjoyed the same romanticised status as lead guitarists, she looks at some of the instrument’s leading practitioners, discovering how Paul McCartney, James Jamerson and Carol Kaye’s inspired bass lines underpinned The Beatles, Motown and the LA sound respectively in the 1960s. She also meets Herbie Flowers, who played the line on Lou Reed’s immortal Walk on the Wild Side, pays tribute to Chic bassist Bernard Edwards, whose contribution to Good Times would prove be to hugely influential, and talks to Joy Division and New Order’s Peter Hook about making the bass a lead instrument.

The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts (BBC2, 9pm)

Using original tools and techniques, the six 21st-century crafters are set to make from scratch a Victorian double bed and bed spread, a bedside clock and plaster-wall decoration in a week, all the while eating, working and living within the philosophies first outlined by the likes of John Ruskin and William Morris. Will their 1890s communal life help them to better understand the depth and scale of the arts and crafts movement, both as a power for artistic and social change? Once again, host Anita Rani is joined by contributors Keith Brymer Jones and Patch Rogers.

Grantchester (STV, 9pm)

With Violet gone, Sidney loses himself in drink. After a heavy whisky session leaves him without his jacket and little memory of the night before, he discovers to his horror that he was the last person to see a young woman alive. As he struggles to remember her final words, Geordie grows concerned – both for the murdered girl, so callously abandoned outside a local slum, and for his friend’s troubled state of mind. James Norton stars, with Robson Greene.