WHAT’S ON TV?

Our top picks from BBC, ITV, C4, Channel 5, Sky and more…

Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen BBC1

Among the programmes celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this week is this one-off documentary, which features previously unseen home-movie footage shot by the monarch, Prince Philip and other royals.

The Midwich Cuckoos

Sky Max Keeley Hawes stars in this sci-fi thriller based on the 1957 novel of the same name by John Wyndham. Set in the present-day, the eight-parter charts the chilling events that follow a blackout in a small town as women discover they are pregnant and later give birth to children with strange abilities…

The Repair Shop Jubilee Special BBC1

Jay Blades and the team restore four treasured heirlooms with a royal connection. Among the items are a hand-painted plate commemorating Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee and a tandem bike created for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977!