TV Picks: 22–28 July 2019
By: Dan Owen
Tags: Listings, Television, UK, Tv Picks, TV

— MONDAY 22nd —

★ WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? — BBC1, 9PM.

Series 16 of the celebrity genealogy show, starting with Daniel Radcliffe. (1/8)

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Rick Stein’s Road to Mexico — BBC2, 7pm. New culinary series where the chef retraces his steps down the Pacific Coast Highway to the Mexican border in 1968. (1/7)

— TUESDAY 23rd —

★ I AM — CHANNEL 4, 10PM.

New female-led anthology drama series, beginning with “I Am Nicola”, about a hairdresser (Vicky McClure) whose relationship with her boyfriend becomes turbulent after she mentions her dissatisfaction with her life. Co-starring Perry Fitzpatrick, Leanne Best, Sam Spruell & Dominic Savage. (1/3)

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Keeping Faith — BBC1, 9pm . Series 2 of the legal drama. Starring Eve Myles, Bradley Freegard, Lacey Jones, Alex Harries & Demi Letherby. (1/6)

. Series 2 of the legal drama. Starring Eve Myles, Bradley Freegard, Lacey Jones, Alex Harries & Demi Letherby. (1/6) How the Middle-Class Ruined Britain — BBC2, 9pm. Special where leave-voting working-class comedian Geoff Norcott attempts to expose middle-class hypocrisy.

— WEDNESDAY 24th —

★ ORANGUTAN JUNGLE SCHOOL — CHANNEL 4, 9PM.

Series 3 of the observational documentary series looking at the work of the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue Centre in Indonesian Borneo.

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Shop Well for Less? — BBC1, 8pm . Series 4 of the show helping families change the way they shop, in order to save them money. Hosted by Alex Jones & Stephen McGovern. (1/5)

. Series 4 of the show helping families change the way they shop, in order to save them money. Hosted by Alex Jones & Stephen McGovern. (1/5) Animal Babies: First Year on Earth — BBC2, 9pm . New wildlife series following six baby animals as they learn how to survive. Narrated by Wunmi Mosaku (1/3)

. New wildlife series following six baby animals as they learn how to survive. Narrated by Wunmi Mosaku (1/3) Our Borough: Love and Hustle — BBC1, 10.35pm. Two-part documentary about the residents of North London impacted by youth violence. (1/2)

— THURSDAY 25th —

★ BROKE — BBC2, 9PM.

New documentary series about the problems thousands of people have with their personal finances, following nine families over a year. Narrated by Jo Hartley. (1/3)

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Fake or Fortune? — BBC1, 9pm . Series 8 of the show investigating antiques and valuable items, to determine if they’re genuine and worth a fortune or cheap fakes. Hosted by Fiona Bruce & Philip Mould. (1/4)

. Series 8 of the show investigating antiques and valuable items, to determine if they’re genuine and worth a fortune or cheap fakes. Hosted by Fiona Bruce & Philip Mould. (1/4) Sewer Men — ITV, 9pm. Two-part observational documentary series following the work of the West Midlands water company Severn Trent. (1/2)

— FRIDAY 26th —

★ THE BOYS — AMAZON PRIME.

New dark superhero drama, adapting the graphic novels by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson, about a gang of tough guys who form a gang called “The Boys” designed to protect people from corrupt superheroes. Starring Karl Urban, Elisabeth Shue, Erin Moriarty, Antony Starr, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher, Chace Crawford, Nathan Mitchell, Laz Alonso, Jack Quaid, Karen Fukuhara & Tomer Kapon.

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Rescue: River Deep, Mountain High — ITV, 8pm . New documentary series following the work of rescue teams across the country. (1/8)

. New documentary series following the work of rescue teams across the country. (1/8) Lethal Weapon — ITV, 9pm. Season 3 of the US cop action-comedy about two mismatched LAPD detectives. Starring Damon Wayans, Seann William Scott, Keesha Sharp & Kevin Rahm. (1/15)

— SATURDAY 27th —

★ A FRESH GUIDE TO FLORENCE WITH FAB 5 FREDDY — BBC2, 9PM.

Documentary where hip-hop pioneer Fred Brathwaite, a.k.a Fab 5 Freddy, examines the multi-racial society of 15th and 16th century Italy.

— SUNDAY 28th —

★ THE MISADVENTURES OF ROMESH RANGANATHAN — BBC2, 9PM.

Series 2 of the celebrity travelogue with the comedian exploring area usually ignored by tourists, beginning with a look at Zimbabwe. (1/5)

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