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Daily Record
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Dumfries set to feature in Diane Morgan episode of Who Do You Think You Are?
Tonight's episode of the BBC's popular ancestry show will see the Philomena Cunk star visit Dumfries. Dumfries is set to feature on tonight's episode of Who Do You Think You Are? The latest episode of the BBC's popular ancestry show will see actor and comedian Diane Morgan research her family tree. And as well as taking her to Wales and Bolton, Diane's search will also bring her to Dumfries. Diane – known for her portrayal of spoof historian Philomena Cunk as well as appearances in Motherland and After Life – is her aware her two-times great-grandmother Isabella Robson came from Dumfries. She meets genealogist Emma Maxwell in the library to investigate this part of her ancestry further. Emma is able to show Diane some court documents which shed light on Emma's story. Her trip also involves a meeting with local photographer Graeme Robertson. Click here for more news and sport from Dumfries and Galloway. The filming took place in Dumfries in the spring of 2024, with filming locations including Dumfries Museum and St Michael's Churchyard – the final resting place of Robert Burns. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. Who Do You Think You Are? will be shown on BBC One at 8pm tonight. It will then be available on iPlayer
The Guardian
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
TV tonight: a horrifying look inside the prison walls of the Assad regime
9pm, BBC TwoWhen the reign of Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad came to an end in December 2024, the image that went around the world was of political prisoners being released after years of confinement and torture. This film follows the story of two incarcerated brothers, matching it with the confessions of more than 40 former regime operatives, from intelligence officers to prison guards. They describe actions so dark and cruel, they are hard even to comprehend. Jack Seale 8pm, BBC OneDiane Morgan's comic creation Mandy was once on an episode of Who Are You, Do You Think? ('Not as good as Danny Dyer's, but still all right'). Now, Morgan – better known as clueless TV presenter Philomena Cunk – is doing the real thing, involving a pilgrimage to Germany and a moving conclusion to a second world war love story. Ellen E Jones 8pm, Channel 4Despite what co-presenter Ellie Taylor suggests, there is a world of difference between a savoury paté en croute and a Greggs sausage roll. Putting a signature spin on the French classic is just one of the stressful tasks the four remaining pastry chef duos must juggle if they are to make it past the opening heat. Graeme Virtue 9pm, BBC ThreeParis Lees' turbo-charged coming-of-age drama continues. School teenager Byron (Ellis Howard) has found their tribe in the Nottingham clubs with the 'Fallen Divas' but there's danger ahead with toxic Liam (Jake Dunn), who gave them a taste for ketamine and has a 'plan' to make money together. Hollie Richardson 9pm, Sky Arts 'If the Guerrilla Girls tell you to meet them at the Getty museum, you meet them at the Getty museum.' Kate Bryan is in genuine awe as she spends a week with the female art group – it's wonderfully surreal as 'Frida Kahlo' and 'Käthe Kollwitz', in their gorilla masks, squabble over car directions. HR 10pm, BBC FourRachel Elitzur grew up Orthodox Jewish and got married, but then decided to not have children, divorce her husband and follow her dream to become a film-maker. In her new feature documentary, she interviews fellow Orthodox Jews about their wedding nights – on which they are expected to have sex for the first time in their lives. HR
