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DESTINATION X NEW WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, 9PM, BBC1 REALITY Pack your suitcases and embark on a journey into the unknown with BBC1’s new globetrotting competition, Destination X. With Would I Lie to You? host Rob Brydon acting as tour guide, the 10-part adventure sees 13 contestants set off on a trip around Europe, but there’s a twist: they’re travelling aboard a bus with blacked-out windows and must unravel a collection of cryptic clues to work out where they’re going. Along the way, the hopefuls will take part in tasks in which they can earn extra hints about their location – and with £100,000 up for grabs for the eventual winner, that information could prove very valuable in their quest to avoid elimination. Beware, though, as red herrings are everywhere! TV…

Of all the ways Kevin could have put the spark back into his and Abi’s marriage, lying that he still has cancer so she doesn’t leave him for his hot half-brother probably wasn’t the best idea. What’s wrong with a bunch of flowers and a massage? The game is finally up this week when Abi discovers her hubby’s sick lie and, unsurprisingly, she does the one thing Kev has been praying she wouldn’t – she jumps into Carl’s bed. Carl is aware of his sibling’s deception, but as he’s up to his neck in dodgy car scams that could lead to the garage being closed down – not to mention a possible criminal conviction – he’s in no position to force his bro to come clean. It’s a stalemate between…

Whitney Houston Night NEW MUSIC FROM 8PM, BBC2 An evening dedicated to the much-loved multi-award winning singer Whitney Houston, who died in 2012 aged just 48, begins with an At the BBC compilation of archive clips, which includes her breakthrough song Saving All My Love for You, as well as How Will I Know, Where Do Broken Hearts Go and Your Love Is My Love. There’s also a chance to see Whitney Houston: Live in South Africa 1994 (11.15pm), one of a series of concerts which took place after Nelson Mandela became president, plus the terrestrial premiere of the biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody (9pm) starring Naomi Ackie as Whitney. ★★★★ JP Tour de France LIVE CYCLING FROM 10.45AM, ITV4, TNT SPORTS 1 Beginning with a hilly Grand Depart…

Pompeii: Life in the City with Dan Snow NEW FACTUAL 9PM, 5 You might think this Roman site has enjoyed more than its share of TV coverage over the years from the likes of Mary Beard and Bettany Hughes, but this new four-part series takes a different tack from your average documentary as Dan Snow and Dr Kate Lister introduce us to the grit and grift of life in the ancient city. From criminals forced to work in the fierce heat of one of its many bakeries to former slaves who built a thriving business empire, we get right up close to Pompeii’s many and varied inhabitants. Let’s just hope we manage to avoid the one known in the city’s graffiti as ‘Mr Garlic Farts’! ★★★ RL The Great British…

Chief of War NEW DRAMA APPLE TV+ (TWO EPS THEN WEEKLY) Jason Momoa co-created and stars in this epic drama which tells the story of the legendary Hawaiian warrior Ka’iana. Set in the 18th century, at a time when island kingdoms Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii were frequently at war with each other, Ka’iana has stepped back from following in his father’s footsteps as Maui’s Chief of War, believing too much blood has been spilt. But as tensions heighten between the islands, Ka’iana joins forces with King Kamehameha of Hawaii (Kaina Makua) in a bid to unify the kingdoms once and for all. SP • See feature, page 22 Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds NEW PROPERTY 8PM, C4 Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp look back at some brilliant…

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KAREN PIRIE SUNDAY, 8PM, ITV1 DRAMA After pounding the beat as unorthodox detective Robbie Ross in Taggart for 12 years, John Michie found it odd being on the other side of a police interrogation for a guest role in fellow gritty Scottish crime drama Karen Pirie. ‘Interviewing as a cop, you’re just asking factual questions such as, “Where were you on Thursday?” So it was very strange being questioned, but I enjoyed it as that’s where acting is full subtext; it’s all about what you’re not saying,’ explains the actor, 68, in an exclusive chat with TV Times ahead of his first appearance as shady businessman Fergus Sinclair this week. Inspired by Val McDermid’s 2008 novel A Darker Domain, the second, three-part run of the ITV1 cold-case thriller, which began…

THE GONE NEW THU & FRI, 9PM, BBC2 DRAMA (BOX SET, BBC iPLAYER) A new disappearance reignites hidden tensions in the fictional rural New Zealand town of Mount Affinity when gritty crime drama The Gone returns for a second outing. After cracking the harrowing case of two missing young Irish tourists in the first series, Dublin detective Theo Richter (Grey’s Anatomy actor Richard Flood) is preparing to return home when he discovers his love interest, Irish journalist Aileen Ryan (Smother’s Carolyn Bracken), has vanished under eerily similar circumstances. Teaming up again with Maori detective Diana Huia (Under the Vines star Acushla-Tara Kupe), Theo learns Aileen was chasing a lead and was lured to a remote cabin housing a collection of macabre items linked with a serial killer known as ‘the…

The Narrow Road to the Deep North DRAMA 9.15PM, BBC1 The passion of first love and the cruelty of war are the two poles around which The Narrow Road to the Deep North revolves and both begin to come into sharp focus tonight. In 1940, the electricity between Dorrigo (Jacob Elordi) and Amy (Odessa Young) is almost palpable as they swim on a deserted beach, and an atmosphere thick with anticipation builds unbearably, like the moments before a storm. However, that’s a distant memory for Dorrigo during the war as he watches on helplessly as his comrades are worked to death, showing true bravery in the face of dire circumstances. ★★★★★ SMA Proms: The Great American Songbook NEW MUSIC 8PM, BBC4 …with Samara Joy. Recorded earlier this month, five-time Grammy-winning…

Bookish LAST ONE DRAMA FROM 8PM, U&ALIBI Book (Mark Gatiss) is called to the lavish Walsingham Hotel to help investigate after Captain Victor Orr (Hotel Portofino’s Mark Umbers) dies from a poisoned drink in the hotel bar. Rather awkwardly for everyone, Orr was there on a night out with Book’s wife Trottie (Polly Walker), who inevitably becomes a suspect. Meanwhile, Jack (Connor Finch) has sought alternative employment after falling out with the Books, who have to ask themselves if their ‘arrangement’ still works. The murder mystery is as compelling as we’ve come to expect, but it’s the gradual exploration of the main characters’ backstories that make this last two-parter truly sing. We’re already looking forward to the second series! ★★★★★ SP Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace NEW FACTUAL 9PM,…

UNUSUAL SUSPECTS I am thoroughly enjoying Suspicion on ITV1. The thriller stars Uma Thurman as Katherine Newman, whose son Leo [Gerran Howell] is kidnapped from a hotel, and the story centres on the five suspects who were staying there on the night of the abduction. I love trying to work out who’s behind it! Angela Garvin, Essex ED: The eight-part series is available as a box set on ITVX. A DULL TALE I enjoyed most of the sixth and final series of drama The Handmaid’s Tale on C4, but I thought the last episode was a bit dull. Most of it seemed to be an angry and solemn June [Elisabeth Moss] staring into the camera. I’m not sure exactly what I was expecting, but this certainly wasn’t it. Helen Regan,…

CORONATION STREET TANISHA GOREY PLAYS ASHA ALAHAN Talented Tanisha Gorey put herself firmly on the soap map in 2019 in an impactful storyline that saw her Coronation Street character Asha Alahan use skin-lightening cream in a bid to boost her low self-esteem. Now, six years on, the actor is about to have her biggest moment yet: carrying a special episode that explores Asha’s life as a paramedic on the NHS front line. ‘It’s essentially a day in the life of Asha,’ says Tanisha, 23, who took over the role in 2009. ‘Everyone in the NHS is so overworked, and Asha and her colleagues just want a minute or two to have a cup of tea in peace.’ But a quick brew, it transpires, isn’t going to be enough to help get…

Harry’s no stranger to dodgy dealing, but he’s waded into dangerous new territory after being forced to work for Ravi to make amends for the businessman’s £50K supply of drugs going ‘missing’ from the Arches. This week, as the mechanic feels the pressure, mum Nicola sticks her oar in to try to protect him… but what does she have in mind? Ravi and associate Okie are now using Kojo’s flat – where Harry and George also live – to stash their wares. Harry’s not happy about involving his innocent mate, especially when George almost rumbles what the gaff is being used for. Oblivious to the true nature of what Harry’s mixed up in, Kojo offers to accompany his friend to his next ‘job’. With the net closing in, Harry then…

I Wanna Dance with Somebody BBC2 9PM - 11.15PM PREMIERE BIOPIC Britain’s Naomi Ackie is spellbinding as tragic pop diva Whitney Houston in Kasi Lemmons’ respectful biopic, which follows the star’s journey from gospel-loving teen to ‘the greatest voice of a generation’, as Stanley Tucci’s record executive dubs her. What goes up sadly comes down, from a rocky marriage to singer Bobby Brown (Ashton Sanders) to a painful descent into devastating drug dependency. These struggles are explored, but the film swerves an all-too-easy seedy last act to end on the right kind of high. And Ackie delivers a heart-rending performance which hits all the right notes alone the way. Dir: Kasi Lemmons 2022, 12 Better Man PRIME VIDEO PREMIERE BIOPIC Who could possibly play singer Robbie Williams in a film…

Fake or Fortune? FACTUAL 9PM, BBC1 Like buses, there are not just one but two potential lost masterpieces by Pierre-Auguste Renoir for presenters Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould to investigate in tonight’s edition – and both could be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. Jackie, from Bristol, has a portrait of a young girl that’s been in her family since the 1930s which has all the hallmarks of a forgotten Renoir. Meanwhile, two sisters are also convinced they have a painting by the French impressionist. The landscape was bought by their late father in 1989 for £58,000 for their mother’s 50th birthday. But there’s a blow during paint analysis when it’s revealed it might be nothing more than a sophisticated forgery! ★★★ HD Mandy COMEDY FROM 10PM, BBC2 (NI, WED,…

The Gone NEW DRAMA 9PM, BBC2 (BOX SET, iPLAYER) Picking up from series one (available on BBC iPlayer) this new six-parter doesn’t pause for breath as Irish detective Theo Richter (Richard Flood) returns to Mount Affinity for a new missing person’s case. The search for journalist Aileen propels him and his Kiwi counterpart DS Diana Huia (Shortland Street’s Acushla-Tara Kupe) into a tense hunt for serial killer the Goatman. Gripping, gritty and with edge-of-your-seat twists, this brooding crime drama is populated with poignant characters and a superb supporting cast. Continues tomorrow. ★★★★ ER • See feature, page 17 Leanne NEW COMEDY NETFLIX When her husband of 33 years leaves her for another woman, Leanne is determined not to be undone by this unexpected turn of events. With the help of…

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Beloved by many for her portrayal of young Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Waterbury in the classic 1970 family film The Railway Children, Jenny Agutter was a well-established star by the time she was on our cover for ITV’s showing of the 1979 supernatural thriller Dominique. After moving to Los Angeles in the late 1970s, the actor made a number of hit movies on both sides of the Atlantic, including Logan’s Run (1976), The Eagle Has Landed (1977) and An American Werewolf in London (1981), and she was part of a British contingent in Hollywood that included Dynasty’s Joan Collins. ‘I feel comfortable in England because it’s familiar,’ Jenny told us. ‘But Los Angeles makes you feel more alive. It’s luxurious, fun and funny.’ Jenny returned to the UK in 1990. Now 72,…