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FACTUAL Ocean NEW SUNDAY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC & FROM SUNDAY 8 JUNE DISNEY+ Sir David Attenborough has headlined some brilliant series, including 1979’s Life on Earth. Now, in his 100th year, he presents this documentary, which goes under the waves to discover the amazing creatures who inhabit our oceans. Our cover this week features the image of a green turtle swimming in the sea. But David also exposes the challenges, including coral-reef bleaching. It is ours to save. See page 6 There are lots of treats on your screen this week, kicking off with the second series of The Gold (Sunday & Tuesday, 9pm, BBC1). We last saw this drama in 2023, and it tells the story of the 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery, in which £26m worth of gold bars was pinched.…

THE GOLD NEW SUNDAY & TUESDAY, 9PM, BBC1 DRAMA (BOX SET, BBC iPLAYER) The Brink’s-Mat robbery continues to cast a long shadow as BBC1’s The Gold returns for a second, six-part series. At the end of the last run of the drama, inspired by the 1983 theft of £26 million worth of bullion from a warehouse near London’s Heathrow Airport, detectives Brian Boyce (played by Hugh Bonneville), Nicki Jennings (Charlotte Spencer) and Tony Brightwell (Emun Elliott) helped convict several of those involved. They have realised, however, that those criminals only ever had half of the gold and the rest is still missing. The team is now hell-bent on following the trail of the loot and finding robber Charlie Miller (Sam Spruell), who they believe stashed it away. Meanwhile, they also…

EASTENDERS TUE-FRI, 7.30PM (NI, FRI, 8PM), BBC1 SOAP Some TV couples are just meant to be, and when it comes to BBC1 soap EastEnders, few have captured the hearts of viewers quite like Kat Slater and Alfie Moon. Metaphorical fireworks went off when the characters first set eyes on one another back in 2002, and over 20 years later, they’re still together… after a few failed marriages (and not just to each other), affairs and more family crises than Kathy Beale has served bacon rolls. This week, they’re all set to say ‘I do’ for the third time, having previously got wed in 2003 and 2014. But will the Albert Square soulmates finally get a fairy-tale ending? ‘Alfie is so excited to be marrying Kat again; it feels like it’s…

BETH NEW MONDAY, 10PM, C4 DRAMA What should be the happiest day of his life leaves a new dad reeling in a sci-fi drama exploring love, identity and the cost of truth. Written and directed by Uzo Oleh, 45-minute C4 film BETH centres on Joe (Long Bright River star Nicholas Pinnock) and Molly (Australian actor Abbey Lee), a married couple who have faced numerous IVF rounds and devastating losses in their attempt to start a family. Then Molly unexpectedly becomes pregnant. But their hopes for the future are crushed when baby Imogen is born and bears no resemblance to her Black father. After five years of navigating this new reality, Joe finally decides to dig for answers, and he uncovers a staggering secret that could send shock waves across the…

And here’s another couple who could end up calling it a day. Once solid and smitten, there’s turmoil for Patrick and Yolande when she asks him to give her a massage, and he comes up with a myriad of excuses to avoid having such an intimate encounter. The launderette worker confides in Denise and admits her fear that her sexual assault by Pastor Clayton has damaged things between her and Patrick for ever. Denise makes it her mission to support the pair, and Patrick then fights for Yolande with a grand gesture. Will it be enough to stop the rot?…

Given that the soap police are about as savvy as Lydia Dingle’s stuffed parrot, it was inevitable that the wrong person would end up in the frame for killing Nate. But while Cain – who memorably beat his son to a pulp – seems like the obvious wrong suspect, it’s actually the former farmhand’s widow Tracy who’s in the firing line this week, and she’s done nowt. Well, apart from committing fraud by using a credit card in her late husband’s name. Psycho John – the real killer – has a lot to do with it. Having returned from his honeymoon with Aaron to quite the poo storm, he takes decisive action to protect himself and his family. Questioned about Nate’s last day in the village, he drops in a…

Emmerdale’s Amy Walsh and her actor husband Toby-Alexander Smith (best known as EastEnders’ Gray Atkins) have announced a new venture. The couple will be supporting Amy’s sister Sally with a new branch of her kids’ drama school, Walsh Academy. Classes are currently run in Woodford Green, London, but from June, there will also be a centre in Leeds, where Amy and Toby will work as acting coaches. Amy, 38, says, ‘We’re not about making everyone into a star. We want to give each child confidence, a safe space to express themselves, meet new friends and have fun.’ WHATTOWATCH.COM/EMMERDALE…

1 THE GOLD BBC1 DRAMA Inspired by the true story of the 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery, the first series of this drama had the Midas touch when it aired two years ago. The new six-part run sees detective Brian Boyce (Hugh Bonneville) go global in the hunt for the stolen loot. See page 8 2 DOCTOR WHO: UNLEASHED – 20 YEARS IN WALES BBC3 FACTUAL This special celebration, marking 20 years since the show was revived, has Billie Piper and David Tennant among the stars sharing memories. See p37 3 DNA JOURNEY ITV1 FACTUAL Fashion, royal and showbiz connections are uncovered as Cold Feet friends Fay Ripley and Hermione Norris explore their respective family trees in a new instalment of the genealogy road trip. See page 87 4 DEATH VALLEY BBC1…

NOT GOING OUT NEW FRI, 9PM (TIMES VARY), BBC1 COMEDY (BOX SET, BBC iPLAYER) Lee Mack takes a seat in front of a screen inside a cosy cinema in central London, facing the audience with a microphone in one hand and a wry smile on his face. It’s a May morning and TV Times has been invited to a special preview of the new 14th run of Not Going Out and, as the credits roll, the actor and comedian – who created, co-writes and stars in the BBC1 sitcom – is feeling a bit nervous about how it all went down. ‘It’s not easy showing your stuff to hardened comedy critics at 10am,’ he jokes. ‘But that went OK, I suppose!’ Indeed! Lee needn’t have worried: he has Not Going…

RACE ACROSS THE WORLD NEW WEDNESDAY, 9PM, BBC1 REALITY After a whirlwind seven-week adventure in China, Nepal and India, the fifth run of BBC1’s epic contest Race Across the World embarks on its final leg this week. With the four remaining teams closing in on the final checkpoint in coastal town Kanniyakumari in the southernmost tip of India, unexpected setbacks mean the £20,000 prize is still all to play for. Will it be mother-and-son duo Caroline and Tom, teenage couple Fin and Sioned, sisters Elizabeth and Letitia or brothers Brian and Melvyn who will be first to cross the finishing line? ‘Emotions are running high because they all want to win,’ shares executive producer Lucy Curtis, 37, during an exclusive interview with TV Times. ‘There have been points where they’ve…

It’s wedding No 3 for Walford soulmates Kat and Alfie… or is it? It’s practically written in stone that soap weddings can’t go smoothly, and Alfie’s left heartbroken when, just as they’re about to leave for the venue, Kat gets cold feet and declares, ‘I won’t!’ The run-up to the big day is equally fraught. When she should be drinking Prosecco and getting her nails done, Kat’s dwelling over an explicit video she has found on her fiancé’s laptop. Shocked to think Alfie’s into ‘that stuff’ and hurt by the idea that he’d rather watch a pair of strangers do the business than make magic with her, she sets out to seduce him. But it’s too much for the Minute Mart manager, who has struggled with the old downstairs department…

It’s the end of the line for Bernadette ‘Bernie’ Taylor. Show bosses have decided to write out the cafe worker, played by Clair Norris. ‘We can confirm that Clair will be leaving EastEnders later this year, and we wish her all the best for the future,’ says a spokesperson for the soap. Bernie’s departure will mean that the Taylor family, who arrived in 2017, no longer has any presence in Albert Square. Bernie’s sister Chantelle was murdered in 2020, and brothers Chatham, Riley and Keegan later moved away, as did mum Karen. Meanwhile, brother Keanu was killed by Linda Carter in 2023. WHATTOWATCH.COM/EASTENDERS…

HOME AND AWAY Theo is rushed to hospital after an attack by River Boys gang member Gage and being crushed by his own car. While doctors Bree and Levi perform emergency surgery on the lad, who has bleeding around his heart, Justin blames Theo’s mate Sonny for getting him involved with the thugs in the first place. Cash, meanwhile, is dead set on making an arrest for the crime. Can the copper convince Gage’s girlfriend Lacey to secretly betray him? Also this week, Alf is in danger of suffering another heart attack, there’s tension between Mali and Abigail, and will Harper let Tane spend the day with baby Archie? NEIGHBOURS Karl is determined to expose Darcy and prove the devious doctor is connected to the recent ‘accidental’ death of Jane’s…

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OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH NEW SUNDAY, 8PM, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, & FROM SUNDAY 8 JUNE, DISNEY+ FACTUAL Sir David Attenborough delivers what is being described as the ‘greatest message he’s ever told’ in new documentary Ocean. Arriving on National Geographic and Disney+ this week following a limited cinema release last month to mark the legendary broadcaster’s 99th birthday on 8 May, the feature-length special takes viewers on a journey beneath the waves to showcase the wonders of undersea life, such as clownfish, green sea turtles and humpback whales, while also exposing the challenges facing the ocean, from destructive fishing techniques to mass coral-reef bleaching. Here, in an exclusive interview, director Keith Scholey, 67, tells TV Times why this is set to be such an important watch… The film feels like a…

SHARDLAKE NEW MONDAY, 9PM, ITV1 DRAMA (BOX SET, ITVX) Sir Mark Rylance left some big boots to fill with his award-winning portrayal of King Henry VIII’s chief adviser Thomas Cromwell in the BBC’s acclaimed adaptation of author Hilary Mantel’s historical franchise Wolf Hall. Following in his footsteps, versatile actor Sean Bean takes on the role in period crime drama Shardlake, which arrives on ITV1 this week following its debut on Disney+ in 2024. Based on the popular novels by C.J. Sansom, the four-part series – dubbed ‘the Tudor Inspector Morse’ – follows lawyer Matthew Shardlake (Then Barbara Met Alan star Arthur Hughes), who is sent by Thomas to investigate the murder of his commissioner at St Donatus, so the closure of the monastery can proceed and its wealth pass to…

CASUALTY SATURDAY, 8.40PM, BBC1 DRAMA When Sarah Seggari made her Casualty debut as straight-talking but compassionate nurse Rida Amaan two years ago, she never imagined that her character would now be at the heart of one of the most hard-hitting storylines to date in the BBC1 medical drama. Having risen through the ranks to become a surgical nurse, Rida recently found herself working alongside revered surgeon Russell Whitelaw (played by guest star Robert Bathurst). But things quickly took a dark turn when Russell sexually assaulted her and, later, physically attacked her when she tried to record a confession. As the latest 12-part story Internal Affairs reaches its conclusion this week, here, Sarah, 29, joins TV Times for an exclusive interview to give us her take on Rida’s fight for justice……

SERIES 1, 2019 The pairs travelled around 12,000 miles from the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London to Marina Bay in Singapore, with checkpoints in Greece, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, China and Cambodia. SERIES 2, 2020 This time the teams set off from Mexico City in a race to the most southerly city in the world – Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina – passing through Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Peru and Brazil. SERIES 3, 2023 The duos stuck to one country for the third race, as they travelled across the whole of Canada on a route from Vancouver and British Columbia to St John’s, the capital of the Newfoundland and Labrador province. SERIES 4, 2024 The fourth outing saw the competitors journey from bustling Japanese city Sapporo to the finish line on…

With the likes of Amy, Asha and Summer now adults (and being strangely invisible in Summer’s case), we have a new bunch of teenagers stoking up drama. Betsy’s being a handful, as per, but Brody and Millie are also causing agg. Brody is struggling with Mick’s imprisonment and, as the lad spirals, Kit spots him trying to steal wine from a delivery van, and sends him on his way. Irked, Brody tells Lisa that the copper is harassing him, but she gives him short shrift, and soon after, Kit, Sarah and Bernie find him collapsed. What has happened? Over at No 11, meanwhile, Todd and Theo are thrown when the latter’s daughter, Millie, turns up with an overnight bag. As Theo heads off to talk to Danielle, Millie drops a…

HOLLYOAKS Grace is publicly arrested for her part in the trafficking operation, and grilled by Donny at the police station. The brassy blonde feigns innocence, and Donny’s soon forced to release her due to a lack of evidence, but before she leaves, he gives her some news that leaves her floored. Heading home, dazed Grace faces a barrage of insults and angry stares, and Nancy is about to go further and clock her when Clare appears and stops her. As the reality of her crimes sink in, Grace decides to hand over young Victoria – the child raised by corrupt Clare and her now late husband, dodgy DI Banks – to her biological family, the Blakes, for her own good. Ah, yes, because she’ll have a much more wholesome upbringing…

Vinny feels terrible when madam Gabby points out that he’s forgotten the anniversary of their first kiss. Keen to make amends, he plans a romantic evening at the scrapyard – scene of the smooch – and asks Kammy to sneak into Home Farm with him to get some bits he needs. Kammy’s knocked for six by the opulence of the place, and when he lays eyes on young Clemmie’s flashy phone, he can’t resist swiping it. As Vinny and Gabby gaze into each other’s eyes amid a backdrop of crushed metal, Kammy arranges to sell the pricey device… but will his crime come back to bite him?…