Our top picks for this week’s TV & Radio

Sunday SPORT ATHLETICS: WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

The third and final day’s action from Glasgow features the women’s triple jump and the men’s high jump finals in the morning. There are ten more golds up for grabs in the evening session, including Great Britain’s Jemma Reekie, right, potentially competing in the women’s 800m, and the always exciting 4x400m relays. BBC2, 9.30am & 6.30pm SPORT LIVE SUPER SUNDAY Burnley battle with Bournemouth (kick-off 1pm) and Manchester City clash with neighbours Manchester United (k.o. 3.30pm). Live SPFL features Hearts v Celtic (k.o. 12midday). Live WSL is the North London derby between Arsenal and Spurs (k.o. 12.30pm) ahead of Leicester v Chelsea (k.o. 6pm). Sky Sports Premier League, from 12midday; Sky Sports Main Event, 11am; BBC2, 12.15pm & SSME, 6pm

ARTS FRANKENSTEIN: THE READ WITH ALEX KINGSTON

The actress narrates an inventive retelling of Mary Shelley’s classic story of ambitious scientist Victor Frankenstein and his efforts to make a man. Later, there’s another chance to see the documentary Frankenstein: Birth Of A Monster, which examines the novel’s creation. BBC4, 7.55pm & 10.30pm

DOCUMENTARY THE PUSH: MURDER ON THE CLIFF

Two-part insight into the trial of Kashif Anwar, who killed his pregnant lawyer wife Fawziyah Javed by pushing her off Arthur’s Seat during a holiday in Edinburgh in 2021. Concludes on Monday. Channel 4, 9pm

ARTS HOW THE BBC BEGAN

The first two parts were shown in 2022 – at last we’re going to see the conclusion of the series. It focuses on how the corporation has faced a battle to maintain its impartiality, as well as its treatment of women onand off-screen. BBC4, 9pm

FILM TRUE THINGS

Director Harry Wootliff reunites with her The Woman In The Wall and His Dark Materials star Ruth Wilson in a 2021 psychological thriller. Wilson plays Kate, a bored woman whose life is turned on its head by an encounter with an enigmatic but dangerous stranger (Tom Burke, above, with Wilson). BBC2, 10.45pm

Monday REALITY CRIMEWATCH LIVE

Rav Wilding and Michelle Ackerley are back for a three-week run of the daily series. Once again they will be highlighting a few unsolved crimes in the hope that viewers can help them find potentially crucial new evidence. BBC1, 10.45am, Mon-Fri

GARDENING ALAN TITCHMARSH’S GARDENING CLUB

The much-loved presenter picks up his trowel again as he hosts a new series featuring green-fingered advice. The first episode includes tips on attracting feathered friends to outdoor spaces, crafting an indoor oasis and a report on an inner-city garden project. ITV1, 2pm

SPORT LIVE MNF

A tale of two very different clubs is set to play out at Bramall Lane when Sheffield United, who have been haunted by relegation all season, host title-chasing Arsenal (k.o. 8pm). Can Chris Wilder inspire a famous victory for the Blades, or will Mikel Arteta’s side cut them down to size? Sky Sports Main Event, 6.30pm

ARTS ROMEO AND JULIET

Josh O’Connor and Jessie Buckley are captivating as the star-crossed young lovers in this National Theatre film of Shakespeare’s tragic romance. Also stars Tamsin Greig and Adrian Lester. Sky Arts, 8pm

REALITY CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER: LIVE LAUNCH

Following the successful revamp of the reality show last year, hosts A.J. Odudu and Will Best, above, return with a new run of the celeb spin-off. We’ll find out who’s entering the house on Monday, with the first eviction taking place on Friday. Find out all the gossip by switching over for Celebrity Big Brother: Late And Live after each episode has been shown. ITV1, 9pm; ITV2, 10.30pm, Mon-Fri

DOCUMENTARY NAVALNY: STORYVILLE

The Oscar-winning documentary about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in prison last month, gets a timely reshowing. It focuses on an attempt to kill him using the Novichok nerve agent in 2020. BBC4, 10pm

Tuesday SPORT LIVE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Bayern Munich attempt to overturn a 1-0 deficit at home to Lazio. Plus, Real Sociedad are 2-0 down as they host PSG. Live EFL sees Ipswich face Bristol City (kick-offs 8pm), while Sheffield Wednesday welcome Plymouth to Hillsborough (k.o. 7.45pm). TNT Sports 1, 7pm & 2, 7.30pm; Sky Sports Main Event, 7.30pm & Sky Sports Action, 7.40pm

MOTORING DREAM CAR FIXERS

Mechanic Sheldon Nichols and bodywork specialist Peter Harriott, below, source, restore and upgrade classic cars. This week’s client is Mark, who has dreamed of owning a chrome-bumpered MGB convertible, and the fixers look for ways to finance his plan. Yesterday, 8pm

REPORT SARAH EVERARD: THE SEARCH FOR JUSTICE

When 33-year-old Sarah Everard was kidnapped and murdered by serving Met Police officer Wayne Couzens in March 2021, it not only highlighted the extent of violence against women and girls, but also brought disturbing issues within police forces to the fore. BBC1’s documentary looks at how the tragic case unfolded and its impact on British society. BBC1, 9pm

DRAMA MARY & GEORGE

Julianne Moore stars in an eye-opening true story of Royal scandal, social climbing, seduction and sex. She plays Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham, who convinced her handsome and charismatic son George (Nicholas Galitzine) to seduce the much older King James I (Tony Curran), becoming his influential lover. Sky Atlantic, 9pm. (See cover story, p1)

DOCUMENTARY 24 HOURS IN A&E

As a new run begins at the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham, Dr Ian treats a teenager who has been struck in the eye by an arrow. Meanwhile, a man is in resus after crashing his car and flipping it onto its roof, and joiner Chris has suffered a wound to his head in a work accident. Channel 4, 9pm

COMEDY NEWARK, NEWARK

Nathan Foad’s witty sitcom, previously shown on GOLD, revolves around the life of a recently divorced chip-shop manager and her oddball 16year-old son. Maxine (Morgana Robinson, left) is celebrating her 40th birthday, but teenager Leslie (Jai Hollis) has plans to steal his mother’s thunder. BBC2, 10pm

Wednesday SPORT LIVE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Defending champions Manchester City go into their last-16, second-leg tie against FC Copenhagen with a

3-1 advantage. Meanwhile, Jude Bellingham and Real Madrid host RB Leipzig, already 1-0 up from the first match. Tonight’s Live EFL game sees QPR face West Brom (kickoffs 8pm). TNT Sports 1 & 2, 7.30pm; Sky Sports Main Event, 7.30pm

DOCUMENTARY THIS WORLD

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on March 8, 2014, remains the biggest mystery in modern aviation. A decade on, an hour-long documentary asks: can pioneering radio technology finally help locate the missing aircraft, and what lessons can be learned from the case? BBC1, 8pm

DRAMA THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB

From the pen of Death In Paradise creator Robert Thorogood, this new crime drama stars Samantha Bond, below, as Judith Potts, a bored Marlow resident who believes a murder has taken place at a neighbour’s house. With the police reluctant to believe her story, she teams up with dog-walker Suzie (Jo Martin) and vicar’s wife Becks (Cara Horgan) to investigate. Continues on Thursday. Drama, 8pm

POLITICS THE RISE AND FALL OF BORIS JOHNSON

Archive footage is combined with interviews with both friends and enemies in this analysis of the former PM’s life and career. The first part examines Johnson’s early years and how the rivalries of his youth – in particular with David Cameron at Eton – influenced his decisions. Continues on Wednesday. Channel 4, 9pm

DOCUMENTARY MIRIAM MARGOLYES REMEMBERS COLD COMFORT FARM

Having only recently watched it for the first time, the actress reflects on her role as Mrs Beetle in John Schlesinger’s star-studded 1995 adaptation of the Stella Gibbons comic novel from 1932. Cold Comfort Farm follows. BBC4, 10pm & 10.15pm

SPORT LIVE TEST CRICKET

The final Test between India and England begins in Dharamsala. With the series lost, can Joe Root, right, and the tourists regain some pride? TNT Sports 1, Thursday, 3.30am

Thursday SPORT LIVE UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

Liverpool are away at Sparta Prague (k.o. 5.45pm), while Rangers take on Benfica, and Jarrod Bowen, right, and West Ham travel to Germany to play SC Freiburg (kickoffs 8pm). Live UEFA Europa Conference League sees Aston Villa visit Ajax (k.o. 5.45pm). TNT Sports 1, 5pm & 7.45pm and TNT Sports 2, 7.45pm; TNT Sports 3, 5pm

MAGAZINE THE ONE SHOW

It’s the grand final of the 500 Words creative writing competition for children, and Her Majesty the Queen has invited Alex Jones and Roman Kemp to Buckingham Palace. They’ll be joined by famous faces including Romesh Ranganathan, Oti Mabuse and Hugh Bonneville, but the real stars are the budding authors. BBC1, 7pm

ANIMALS CRUFTS 2024

Clare Balding and Sophie Morgan are at the NEC in Birmingham to present coverage of the world’s biggest dog show. After Flyball heats this afternoon

(3pm), this evening the Utility and Toy Dog categories are first to be judged, and there are the Agility finals for small and medium dogs. Channel 4, 7.30pm

REPORT ONLINE BRITAIN: WHO’S GETTING LEFT BEHIND? TONIGHT

It’s getting increasingly hard to navigate modern life without a smartphone, but where does that leave the more than ten million adults in the UK who don’t have the skills to access the internet? Datshiane Navanayagam investigates. ITV1, 8.30pm (Scot & N Ire,10.45pm)

HISTORY WARPLANE WORKSHOP

The series that meets the engineers working to restore warplanes to their former glory takes flight again. The second run opens as a Spitfire that once escorted American bombers is prepared for a new mission – saving the cashstrapped Shuttleworth Collection in Bedfordshire. More 4, 9pm

REPORT OUR DIRTY WAR: THE BRITISH STATE AND THE IRA – SPOTLIGHT

As Operation Kenova, the investigation into a secret agent working for both the British and the IRA with the codename Stakeknife, draws to a close, Peter Taylor returns to Northern Ireland to assess the so-called ‘dirty war’. BBC2, 11.15pm

Friday SPORT LIVE EFL

It’s a battle involving both ends of the table as relegation-threatened Sheffield Wednesday welcome Leeds United to Hillsborough (k.o. 8pm). The visitors have their eyes on automatic promotion and will be feeling confident of picking up three more points.

Sky Sports Main Event, 7pm

ARTS LILY AND LOLLY: THE FORGOTTEN YEATS SISTERS

Writer W.B. Yeats is seen as one of the great literary figures of the 20th Century. However, as singer-songwriter Imelda May, below, points out in this documentary, his sisters Susan and Elizabeth, known as Lily and Lolly respectively, also played an important role in the Irish cultural and literary revival of the 1920s – and she wants to give them their due. Sky Arts, 8pm

TRAVEL MONTY DON’S SPANISH GARDENS

The presenter’s Spanish adventure comes to a close as he travels across the north of the country, discovering how different regions have their own customs, culture, architecture – and gardens. Among the sights he takes in are a giant puppy made of plants in Bilbao and a rooftop allotment in Barcelona. BBC2, 8pm

DOCUMENTARY THE MOTORWAY MAP OF BRITAIN

Eyesores snarled up with traffic jams or the road to freedom? Britain has a love-hate relationship with motorways, and this documentary sets out to find out why as it creates a map of our transport networks through the ages, starting in the 1950s.

Channel 5, 8pm

TRAVEL GREAT BRITISH CITIES WITH SUSAN CALMAN

The presenter takes a break from cruising and returns to dry land to explore the secret histories of iconic cities. She begins in Liverpool, where she visits the Royal Albert Dock. Channel 5, 9pm

COMEDY HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON

A new series of the cult comedy documentary begins with a double bill. It finds Wilson, right, musing on the dwindling number of public toilets in New York and the down side of having your ears cleaned. BBC2, 11.05pm & 11.35pm

Saturday SPORT LIVE PREMIER LEAGUE

Manchester United’s clash with

Everton at Old Trafford is the day’s first match (k.o. 12.30pm), followed by Brentford’s trip across London to face title-chasing Arsenal (k.o. 5.30pm). Live EFL is Cardiff v Ipswich (k.o. 12.30pm). TNT Sports 1, 11am & Sky Sports Main Event, 5.30pm; SSME, 12midday SPORT SIX NATIONS LIVE The penultimate round of matches begins with Scotland’s trip to Italy

(k.o. 2.15pm), followed by England’s eagerly awaited confrontation with champions elect Ireland, led by captain Peter O’Mahony at Twickenham

(k.o. 4.45pm). ITV1, 1.30pm & 4.20pm

SPORT LIVE F1

The second race of the season – the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – takes place at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Sergio Pérez triumphed last year – can he do it again? Highlights are on Channel 4 at 9.30pm. Sky Sports Main Event, 4.55pm

DOCUMENTARY ST JAMES’S PALACE: THE SECRET ROYAL RESIDENCE

An insight into the history of the Royal palace, which was built by Henry VIII in the early 16th Century. Experts discuss some of the many events to have taken place there, including Queen Victoria’s lavish wedding in the Chapel Royal. Channel 5, 8.35pm

MUSIC TEXAS LIVE IN THE PIANO ROOM

A special performance of the band’s hits recorded with the BBC Concert Orchestra kicks off an evening dedicated to the Scottish rockers, led by frontwoman Sharleen Spiteri, above.

The programme is followed by archive clips in Texas At

The BBC (9.05pm), while another gig, this time from 2017, brings the evening to a close in Texas With The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (10.15pm). BBC2, 8.35pm

CHAT THE JONATHAN ROSS SHOW

Get ready for memorable music performances from Raye, as well as the new partnership of Liam Gallagher and John Squire. Plus, actor Millie Bobby Brown, comedian Rob Beckett and darts prodigy Luke Littler drop by to discuss their new projects and their careers. ITV1, 9.35pm