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The Guardian
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
TV tonight: why Mhairi Black swapped parliament for standup comedy
7pm, BBC Two'This place is a farce. Absolute farce.' Last year, the SNP's Mhairi Black – the youngest elected MP since 1832 – stood down as an MP, and swapped parliament for standup comedy (she was describing the former there). In this candid film, she talks about rising to prominence after the Scottish referendum, the anxiety she constantly felt as a young, gay, neurodivergent woman in politics, and her first show at the Edinburgh festival fringe. Hollie Richardson 8pm, Channel 4Nick Grimshaw – who is dog daddy to bull terrier Pig and jack russell Puppy – is back to train naughty pooches with his team of experts. First up, cane corso Ghost is a giant guard dog adjusting to family life, while cavapoochon Mr Bollinger is testing his owners' relationship. HR 8pm, Sky ArtsIs there a through-line from Frankenstein's monster, dreamed up by Mary Shelley in Regency England, to the robotic visions of 20th-century American author Isaac Asimov? If there is, then this thorough, four-part series will uncover it. Along the way, there are reflections on how Oppenheimer's bomb influenced other works of science fiction. Ellen E Jones 9pm, U&DramaThis weirdly bleak and creepy reimagining of the 80s detective series reaches its climax. The villainous John Blakely is homing in on Kim, while Bergerac is beginning to panic as he's sidelined from the case. Finally, our hero has a gamechanging realisation – but has it come too late to save his daughter? Phil Harrison 10pm, Sky AtlanticAs Wendy returns to Drumbán for the I Am Celt premiere ('Is it supposed to be funny?'), Séamus, Pubba and the gang confront their pasts ('Dad, I can't believe I'm actually going to say this: were you abducted by aliens?'), and there's a final interspecies confrontation, in the concluding part of Chris O'Dowd's comedy drama. Ali Catterall 10pm, Channel 4There's a lot of secrecy around this new hour-long Dispatches investigation, which suggests it's one to definitely keep an eye on – as, over the past couple of years, the strand has launched headline-making exposés on accusations against Russell Brand, an NHS emergency ward in crisis and the royal family's 'secret millions'. HR Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (Anna Hints, 2023), 2.10am, Film4The smoke sauna tradition in Estonia is recognised by Unesco, and Anna Hints' season-traversing documentary pays due homage to its rituals and idyllic woodland setting. But the female visitors to the isolated cabin are the film's real focus. In this safe space, they sit and talk – about body image, sex, relationships, family. While naked physically, they're also exposing themselves emotionally. Viewed in a beautiful play of light and steam, it's a moving insight into troubled individuals given succour through a collective endeavour. Simon Wardell Racing, Grand National Festival, 1.30pm, ITV1. Day one from Aintree.
The Guardian
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
TV tonight: the inside story of Twitter, told by the people who made it
9pm, BBC Two'This is the stupidest thing ever.' That was a common reaction to Twitter in 2006, according to the San Francisco startup's 'ragtag' founders who created it in just under two weeks. They give their input on the social media platform's legacy in this documentary (Jack Dorsey, who stepped down as CEO and sold it to Elon Musk in 2022 is noticeably absent), along with former employees, journalists and activists. While Musk's renamed X may be a hellscape today – and it has been hugely damaging to society – there is plenty of good to be found in its history. All the highs, lows and grey areas are laid out here, including the revelation that Oprah didn't actually type her first tweet. Hollie Richardson 7pm, BBC Two Given its industrial past, it is no surprise that Wales has been left with a 'toxic legacy', says reporter Tomos Morgan. But what is the scale of it? In this year-long investigation, he speaks to local people, questions what is being done to protect them, and reveals how some local authorities have been accused of failing to act over sites that are still harmful. HR 9pm, BBC OneBeyond making you rethink whether you want that bangers and mash ready meal for tea, BBC climate editor Justin Rowlatt's report explores whether such products can be made greener. Meanwhile, Michelle Ackerley taste-tests an ingredient that might be a plant-based gamechanger. HR 9pm, Channel 4 Paddy McGuinness's reality show, which seems to cast selfish, feckless people in order to make the format work, moves towards the end of its second run by dangling more expensive treats in front of the travelling contestants. The trip is less than three weeks long – surely they can resist the temptation to phone home? Jack Seale 9pm, Sky Atlantic The deluxe Thai vacation is almost over, as Mike White's savage satire reaches its penultimate episode. Despite all the infidelity, drugs and incest-adjacent stuff, no one has died in season three yet. But 'Gary' (AKA the sinister Greg, played by Jon Gries) has a soiree planned that feels as if it could be particularly fraught. Graeme Virtue 10.40pm, BBC OneFollowing the first live broadcast of Eid al-Fitr prayers on a mainstream UK channel at 10.50am, Jason Mohammad continues to lead coverage of celebrations marking the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan. Award-winning Darjeeling Express chef Asma Khan will prepare a mouthwatering spread to break the fast, while comedians Shazia Mirza and Fatiha El-Ghorri open up about what Eid means to them. Nicole Vassell
