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3 days ago | 
theguardian.com | Hollie Richardson |Ali Catterall |Ellen Jones |Jack Seale |Graeme Virtue |Simon Wardell
999: The Critical List9pm, Channel 4Theatre 6 is the only operating room in Royal Blackburn hospital that is dedicated to unplanned emergency procedures – but who decides which life-or-death cases that come through the A&E door make it in there? This pressing new series shows us, starting with a young boy who is hours away from losing a testicle, a man with a suspected burst colon, and a patient who has self-inflicted injuries from needles in his neck.
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4 days ago | 
theguardian.com | Hollie Richardson |Ali Catterall |Graeme Virtue |Ellen Jones |Phil Harrison |Simon Wardell
Pilgrimage: The Road Through the Alps9pm, BBC TwoThe return of the lovely series in which a group of likable celebrities with different faiths embark on a pilgrimage and share profound moments. This time it’s a 300km hike through the Austrian and Swiss Alps, starting with the Salt Road. It’s a particularly sentimental route for comedian Helen Lederer, whose Czech Jewish father took her skiing there. The group also includes Catholic Traitors star Harry Clark and Muslim journalist Nelufar Hedayat.
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5 days ago | 
theguardian.com | Hollie Richardson |Graeme Virtue |Jack Seale |Ellen Jones |Simon Wardell
An Evening With Elton John and Brandi Carlile9.05pm, ITV1The two musicians have been friends for more than two decades and have a new duets album, Who Believes in Angels?. They perform these songs for the first time at a special gig at the London Palladium, along with covers of each other’s hits. But that’s not all: Dan Levy is host for the evening and will be sitting the pair down to get all the gossip. Hollie RichardsonDoctor Who7.15pm, BBC OnePastel paradise? … Doctor Who on BBC One.
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Hollie Richardson |Hannah Davies |Alexi Duggins |Graeme Virtue |Jack Seale |Ellen Jones | +1 more
Love My Face10pm, Channel 4Terry was left with severe burns after his uncle set him on fire. Mia developed alopecia after her grandparents died. Another Mia hopes facial feminisation surgery can make her feel more herself.
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Hollie Richardson |Phil Harrison |Ellen Jones |Simon Wardell
Just Act Normal9pm, BBC ThreeA punchy new comedy-drama with a lot of heart and a really great breakthrough cast. Based on Janice Okoh’s award-winning play Three Birds, the series is set on a Birmingham council estate and follows three siblings – Tiana (Chenée Taylor), Tanika (Kaydrah Walker-Wilkie) and Tionne (Akins Subair) – who are struggling to keep up appearances after their mum disappears. Romola Garai also stars as a well-intentioned teacher.
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Hollie Richardson |Phil Harrison |Alexi Duggins |Ellen Jones |Jack Seale
The Last of Us9pm, Sky AtlanticAnybody else hear a clicking noise? Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey’s hit mushroom zombie drama is back for a second season. It starts with a flashback scene, signalling major trouble ahead, but, in the present, Joel (Pascal) and Ellie (Ramsey) have been settled in a thriving community in Wyoming for the past five years.
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Hollie Richardson |Phil Harrison |Nicole Vassell |Jack Seale |Ali Catterall |Ellen Jones
The Piano 9pm, Channel 4 Musician Jon Batiste is a sparkling new addition to the competition, telling co-judge Mika that he doesn’t even need to hear a single note to detect a star: “That’s how I picked a lot of my band members: I saw my drummer Joe Saylor on the street and said: ‘Man, let’s go play.” But there is a lot of potential in Liverpool Street Station, from a gifted 12-year-old to a dinner lady at a music school and a septuagenarian with Parkinson’s who plays in a dazzling purple...
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Hollie Richardson |Graeme Virtue |Ali Catterall |Ellen Jones |Simon Wardell
Doctor Who6.50pm, BBC OneNcuti Gatwa is back as the Doctor and he has a new companion, albeit a reluctant one – Belinda (Varada Sethu). The series promises an Interstellar Song Contest, an evil cartoon character that can crawl out of the screen and the return of Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson). There are exciting guest stars, too, including Alan Cumming, Anita Dobson, Jonah Hauer-King, Ariyon Bakare and the one and only Rylan – who plays himself.
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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Hollie Richardson |Phil Harrison |Graeme Virtue |Ellen Jones |Simon Wardell
Ride Or Die10.40pm, BBC OneWhy do more than 100 motorcycle road racers from around the world make the pilgrimage to Northern Ireland every May to take part in the North West 200 – a dangerous race that involves competitors riding at speeds in excess of 200mph? This documentary speaks to the people doing it – including five-time winner Lee Johnston and trailblazer Maria Costello – whose reasons range from religion to gaining a sense of purpose.
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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Hollie Richardson |Ellen Jones |Ali Catterall |Phil Harrison |Simon Wardell
Jules and Greg’s Wild Swim8.30pm, BBC Two In case you’ve missed it in the Guardian’s pages over the past 10 years, wild swimming is really good for you! Julie Wilson Nimmo and Greg Hemphill are testament to this – they have been married for 25 years and seem very happy. In this six-parter, they explore the best cold water spots across Scotland, starting with urban locations in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
