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The Guardian
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
TV tonight: Mishal Husain uncovers her utterly fascinating family history
9pm, BBC OneBroadcaster Mishal Husain has written a book about her grandparents' experience of the end of the British empire in India and the formation of Pakistan – and now she takes an utterly absorbing journey through her family history. She starts in India, where an ancestor was personal physician to a maharaja. Hollie Richardson 8pm, BBC OneIt would take a hard heart not to be charmed by the daffy antics of the Solomon-Swash clan, from winding each other up constantly on a safari park visit to their Peter Pan-themed Halloween costumes. But the cameras also follow Joe's mum and dad to a therapy session to discuss his recent ADHD diagnosis. Graeme Virtue 8.30pm, ITV1 The penultimate walkies to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, where Alison meets an energetic bulldog-cross puppy who takes a liking to her gloves. She also helps a Frenchie with a poorly leg and a nervous bernese mountain dog. HR 9pm, Channel 4The bustling interiors series continues to celebrate people attempting impossible-sounding builds. Top of the list this week: a woman in possession of three disused supermarket delivery van fridges who swears she can turn them into an eco-cabin. Jack Seale 9pm, Sky MaxSo far, the comedian's utterly pointless mission to get all the Birminghams in the US and Canada to sign a friendship agreement is going well. Now he heads to Ohio – the state with the highest concentration of Brums. It's an action-packed time of caving and gliding, followed by drinking a bloody mary with a sausage in it. HR 10pm, Channel 4The series continues to offer a gripping, usually sobering insight into the morality of life as a barrister. This time, Laurie-Anne Power takes on the case of a 15-year-old boy accused of murder. Does society need to be protected from this teenager and, if so, for how long? Phil Harrison Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet, 2023), Netflix Can a court of law get to the truth of a relationship? That's the problem facing writer Sandra (a compelling Sandra Hüller) when she goes on trial for the murder of her husband, Samuel (Samuel Theis), after he falls to his death from the attic of their house. Justine Triet's knotty drama is as much a dissection of a marriage and gender expectations as it is of a potential crime. Audio recordings, sexual history, the plots of Sandra's novels, even the evidence of their partially sighted son Daniel (Milo Machado-Graner) – everything is open to interpretation. Simon Wardell Wish You Were Here (David Leland, 1987), 1.40am, Film4Part of a David Leland double bill with The Big Man, the writer's effervescent 1987 directorial debut centres on a terrifically ebullient turn from Emily Lloyd. Her 16-year-old Lynda is a rebellious character in her dull seaside town in the early 1950s, to the recurring horror of her father (Geoffrey Hutchings). In an era when female independence is just not allowed – and there are predatory older man such as Tom Bell's projectionist Eric around – Lynda's future is uncertain, but you can be sure she'll do it her way. SW Champions League football: Arsenal v Paris Saint-Germain, 6.30pm, Prime Video. The semi-final, first-leg match.
The Guardian
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
TV tonight: inside the juicy cases taken on by top defence barristers
10pm, Channel 4 A juicy new fly-on-the-wall series inside the complicated cases taken on by the UK's leading defence barristers. What does it take to defend a cab driver accused of transporting a whopping £1m worth of cocaine as part of an international drugs conspiracy? Barrister Matthew Radstone is about to show us. Meanwhile, was a case of alleged carjacking at knifepoint staged for an insurance scam? The two accused have different answers. Hollie Richardson 8pm, Channel 4The parlour bathroom is the latest space in Capel Salem, the 163-year-old Pwllheli chapel, to be given an exquisite makeover by master potter Keith Brymer Jones and his partner Marj Hogarth. Inspired by Coventry Cathedral, Brymer Jones fashions a towering clay candlestick holder, while Hogarth creates the perfect lampshade for the room's vintage standard lamp. Ali Catterall 8pm, Channel 5Helen Skelton, Jules Hudson and JB Gill lead this comforting series celebrating the work of British farmers. They're back at Cannon Hall farm in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, exploring the highs and lows of modern farming before Gill examines the sprouting of a green revolution in Manchester. Nicole Vassell 8.30pm, ITV1 The canine-centric moodbooster focuses on a pair of sighthounds learning how to stand on their own four feet, as well as a troubled shar pei in need of surgery. Adorable scenes abound as Alison Hammond helps a litter of jack russell puppies prepare for their new lives as pets. NV 9pm, Sky Witness Always a joy to see Airplane! star Julie Hagerty, here causing friction as the space-cadet sister of veteran New York lawyer 'Matty' Matlock (Kathy Bates). As the distracted Matty continues to investigate her oblivious co-workers, a class-action lawsuit against a dangerous energy drink threatens to implode after jury selection. Graeme Virtue 9pm, Sky HistoryA refreshing take on the Ripper story, focusing less on the killer's identity and more on the context of his crimes. This week, Whitechapel is in turmoil and the Star newspaper uses this as an opportunity to incite an antisemitic riot. Meanwhile, as the police flounder, the killer strikes again. Phil Harrison Smile 2 (Parker Finn, 2024) Paramount+; 9pm, Sky Cinema PremiereParker Finn's terrific sequel to his own hit horror brings back the first movie's implacable curse – which you can only get rid of by killing someone in front of a traumatised witness. But there's a lot more going on here than random people with malevolent grins followed by gruesome deaths. It's also an effective cautionary tale about the cost of fame, as pop star Skye Riley (a convincingly addled Naomi Scott) struggles with addiction and the pressures of a big tour – though the nightmarish doom-laden hallucinations don't help. Simon Wardell Women's Super League Football: Arsenal v Leicester City 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. From Emirates Stadium. Champions League Football: Aston Villa v Paris Saint-Germain 6.30pm, Prime Video. The quarter-final, second-leg tie.
