The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Programmes
Citizens of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
Before Bob Geldof became the force behind Live Aid, he was best known as the frontman of this fading Irish rock band. In this entertaining film, the likes of Bono, Dave Stewart and Jools Holland discuss its rise and fall. Sat 23 May, BBC2 21:20 (95mins).
Grow Your Own at Home with Alan Titchmarsh
With many Britons taking solace in their gardens during lockdown, Titchmarsh – filmed here by his wife, Alison – presents a week-by-week guide to growing fruit and veg. Mon 25 May, ITV1 20:30 (30mins).
Soul Boy – Our Lives
Documentary series telling real-life stories from around the UK. In this poignant film, a teenager in care in Nottingham finds a home in the city’s Northern Soul scene. Wed 27 May, BBC1 19:30 (30mins).
Men at the Barre: Inside the Royal Ballet
A behind-the-scenes look at the changing role – and perception – of male ballet dancers, and the lives of some of the Royal Ballet’s young stars. Wed 27 May, BBC4 21:00 (60mins).
The First Team
New comedy from the creators of The Inbetweeners about the misadventures of three hapless new recruits to a football team and the oddballs surrounding them. Thur 28 May, BBC2 21:30 (30mins).
Films Citizen Kane
(1941) A perennial on lists of best ever films, Orson Welles’s masterpiece tells the story of an enigmatic newspaper magnate in a series of flashbacks. Welles was just 25 when he made it. Sat 23 May, BBC2 15:00 (120mins).
Paddington 2
(2017) Hugh Grant delivers some of the best comic moments as the villainous Phoenix Buchanan in this charming sequel, with Ben Whishaw as the voice of the Peruvian bear living with the Brown family. Mon 25 May, BBC1 19:00 (100mins).
Trumbo
(2015) Sharp biopic of Dalton Trumbo, a successful screenwriter blacklisted for leftist sympathies in 1950s Hollywood, with Bryan Cranston in the title role. Fri 29 May, BBC2 23:20 (120mins).
New to Netflix Schitt’s Creek
As it starts its sixth and final season, this Canadian series, about a oncewealthy family reduced to living in a backwater town, has finally “earned its rightful place in the pantheon of TV comedy” (Independent).
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
Four-part documentary that shines a light on the life and death of the convicted sex offender, looking at the financier’s legal battles and powerful allies. It includes testimony from some of his victims, who are still seeking justice. From 27 May.