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from her travelogue programmes, this time focusing on her journeys to India and Uzbekistan. Joanna shares some previously unseen moments and provides viewers with an insight into the making of the series. In this episode, she travels the length of India, including footage of her encounters with the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan, where she reveals some gory tales of the country’s history and discovers the secrets of gem-making.

The Talk (C4, 10pm)

In this one-off documentary, well known black Britons discuss the conversation that parents and guardians of black and mixed-raced kids feel they must have because of the racism their children face as they grow up. The talk explains why folks outside their home might see them as different; it arms them for what they might face at school and work, and if they come into contact with the police. Emeli Sande, LeighAnne Pinnock, Lennie James, Maro Itoje, Ade Adepitan, Tinie Tempah and other stars share their childhood experiences of the talk, and how it prepared them for the challenges they faced on the path to success. Now, those who are parents and guardians themselves must reflect on what kind of talk they must give their children.

WEDNESDAY

Paul O’Grady for the Love of Dogs: What Happened Next (STV, 8pm)

The comedian catches up with some of the most memorable dogs he has met from the eight years he has spent at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. In the third episode of the series, Paul has a heart-warming reunion with Whisper, the most anxious dog he met during his time at Battersea, and finds out how a puppy born with a missing paw is enjoying its new life. Plus, Paul catches up with Cookie, the Staffie who now works as a prison sniffer dog, and Max, an obese dog who needed a diet as well as a new home.

Harlots (BBC2, 9pm)

If you’ve not already binged it on subscription TV, here’s a chance to see one of the most lavish period dramas of the past three years with some of the finest actors around. Among them is Samantha Morton as Margaret Wells, the madam of an up-and-coming brothel, and Lesley Manville as Lydia Quigley, a ruthless fellow madam of an upper class house of ill repute. Fans of Manville’s sublime sitcom Mum should also look out for her co-star Dorothy Atkinson as religious zealot Florence Scanwell. In the first of a double bill, brothel owner Margaret plans to move up in the world by taking over a house in Greek Street, while rival Lydia enlists religious crusaders and constables to raid the illegal abode. Trivia fans may note it’s directed by Coky Giedroyc, sister of Mel, and helmer of the new Caitlin Moraninspired movie, How to Build a Girl.

Surviving the Virus: My Brother & Me (BBC1, 9pm)

surface of the Earth in a bid to avert global meltdown. From the opening set piece involving a space shuttle in peril to the explosive finale, this is hugely enjoyable.

Blade II (2002) (5 Star, 10pm)

The half-vampire swordsman is back, and this time he has to team up with his lifelong foes if he hopes to stand a chance of defeating a mutant strain of the bloodsuckers who lack all the usual weaknesses and are picking off humans and vampires alike. Director Guillermo

volunteers’ health, before creating a bespoke diet plan for the 21 days.

24 Hour Baby Hospital (More4, 9pm)

After a romance kindled in the aisles of the supermarket where they both worked, Jessica and Sean are in the Rotunda for the birth of their first baby. Also awaiting the delivery of their newborn are Kristina and Rafael who met on a New Year’s Eve date in Kristina’s home country of Lithuania. In Neo-Natal ICU, Aileen and Ruairi keep an anxious vigil beside the incubator carrying their baby Emily after she was born at just 26 weeks’ gestation. After having a stroke early in her pregnancy, Aline and her husband Tiago reflect on their del Toro came aboard for this impressive sequel, bringing with him an impeccable sense of style which helps to make this blood-soaked thriller all the more palatable.

The computer-generated imagery is spectacular and leading man Wesley Snipes simply owns his role. del Toro used the movie to get pet project Hellboy off the ground, reteaming with Ron Perlman for the first movie, and Luke Goss for its sequel.

FRIDAY

Interview with the Vampire (1994) (BBC1, 10.45pm)

Tom Cruise is a wonderful pain in the neck in this lavish blockbuster based on Anne Rice’s bestselling novel. He plays Lestat, a vampire whose history is revealed by a fellow bloodsucker (Brad Pitt) during an interview with a journalist (Christian Slater). Cruise’s casting as the immortal vampire was a controversial decision. Many of the novel’s fans were up in arms and made their feelings known to the studio, but initial fears were unfounded. Anne Rice even went so far as to take out a two-page newspaper advert praising both Cruise and the movie.

Filth (2013) (C4, 12am)

Misanthropic schemer DS Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy) lords over his colleagues in Edinburgh and shamelessly sucks up to his superior, Chief Inspector Bob

Toal (John Sessions). When Toal dangles a promotion in front of Bruce, the DS ruthlessly targets his five main rivals by exploiting their insecurities. Unfortunately, Bruce’s mental state is precarious and when his plans suffer a setback, his world whirls out of control. Adapted from Irvine Welsh’s 1998 novel of the same name.

relationship which has brought them from their native Brazil to Ireland.

THURSDAY

Celebrity MasterChef: A Recipe for Success (BBC1, 8pm)

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