Television

Programmes

Gunpowder Kit Harington and Liv Tyler star in this three-part drama telling the story of the Gunpowder Plot from the point of view of the Catholics. Sat 21 Oct, BBC1 21:10 (60mins).

Elizabeth I’s Secret Agents

This three-part series uncovers the network of spymasters and secret agents that helped protect Elizabeth I from assassination and treason for more than 40 years. Mon 23 Oct, BBC2 21:00 (60mins).

My Week as a Muslim

Documentary exploring what it’s like to be a Muslim in the UK today. Katie, from a mainly white northern town, spends a week with Saima, who lives in a Pakistani Muslim community in Manchester. Mon 23 Oct, C4 21:00 (60mins).

This World: Calais, the End of the Jungle

Shot inside Europe’s largest migrant camp, this film captures the final days of the so-called Jungle before it was set ablaze. Tue 24 Oct, BBC2 21:00 (60mins).

The End of the F***ing World

Darkly funny eight-part drama about a pair of misfit teens – played by Alex Lawther and Jessica Barden – on a road trip. Written by Charlie Covell ( Humans) and based on the award-winning comics of Charles Forsman. Tue 24 Oct, C4 22:20 (25mins).

Films

Glory (1989) Powerful drama about the first all black regiment in the American Civil War. With Denzel Washington. Sun 22 Oct, BBC2 23:20 (115mins).

The Dance of Reality

(2013) Alejandro Jodorowsky’s bonkers but brilliant semiautobiographical drama set in 1930s Chile. Mon 23 Oct, Film4 00:55 (165mins).