TV Picks: 17–23 February 2020
By: Dan Owen
Tags: Television, Listings, UK, Tv Picks, TV

— MONDAY 17th —

★ OUTLANDER — AMAZON PRIME.

Season 5 of the historical time-travel romantic drama about a nurse from WWII who found herself transported back to 17th-century Scotland, where she fell in love with a handsome highlander. Starring Caitriona Balfe & Sam Heughan. (1/12)

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Animal Park — BBC1, 9.15am . Series 2 of the observational documentary focused on an animal park. Presented by Kate Humble & Ben Fogle. (1/10)

. Series 2 of the observational documentary focused on an animal park. Presented by Kate Humble & Ben Fogle. (1/10) Full Steam Ahead — BBC2, 3.45pm . New historical series looking at the golden age of steam engines. Presented by Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands & Peter Ginn. (1/6)

. New historical series looking at the golden age of steam engines. Presented by Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands & Peter Ginn. (1/6) A Concert for Australia — Sky1, 8pm . Highlights of a charity performance at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney raising money to help with Australia’s wildfires. Featuring Michael Bublé and Queen & Adam Lambert.

. Highlights of a charity performance at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney raising money to help with Australia’s wildfires. Featuring Michael Bublé and Queen & Adam Lambert. Live: The Labour Leadership Debate — Channel 4, 8pm . Live debate between potential Labour party leaders Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy, Keir Starmer & Emily Thornberry. Moderated by Krishnan Guru-Murthy.

. Live debate between potential Labour party leaders Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy, Keir Starmer & Emily Thornberry. Moderated by Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Amazon: What They Know About Us — BBC1, 8.30pm . Panorama documentary about the multinational company’s rise to power and its darker side, involving data gathering on its millions of customers.

. Panorama documentary about the multinational company’s rise to power and its darker side, involving data gathering on its millions of customers. Confronting Holocaust Denial with David Baddiel — BBC2, 9pm . Documentary where the writer and comedian investigates Holocaust deniers and why some people are motivated to believe it didn’t actually happen, or on the scale reported.

. Documentary where the writer and comedian investigates Holocaust deniers and why some people are motivated to believe it didn’t actually happen, or on the scale reported. Prison — Channel 4, 9pm . Series 2 of the documentary about live inside HMP Foston Hall, Derbyshire.

. Series 2 of the documentary about live inside HMP Foston Hall, Derbyshire. This Country — BBC1, 10.35pm . Third and final series of the mockumentary about country living. Starring Daisy May Cooper, Charlie Cooper, Paul Chahidi, Paul Cooper & Trevor Cooper. (1/6)

. Third and final series of the mockumentary about country living. Starring Daisy May Cooper, Charlie Cooper, Paul Chahidi, Paul Cooper & Trevor Cooper. (1/6) Don’t Scream — BBC1, 11.05pm. New gameshow where three friends go through physical and psychological tests, where they lost £100 of a £5,000 total each time they scream.

— TUESDAY 18th —

★ THE BRIT AWARDS 2020 — ITV, 8PM.

Annual music awards ceremony, marking the event’s 40th anniversary with Jack Whitehall hosting for the third consecutive time. Performances from Mabel, Harry Styles, Stormzy, Billie Eilish, Lewis Capaldi & Celeste.

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How to Stay Out of Jail — Channel 4, 10pm. Documentary about an alternative to prison where criminals can avoid jail by pledging to never re-offend.

— WEDNESDAY 19th —

★ SCHOOLED — E4, 8.30PM.

Season 2 of the US comedy spin-off to The Goldbergs. (1/22)

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Harry Redknapp’s Sandbanks Summer — ITV, 8pm . New series where ex-football manager Harry Redknapp hosts celebrity friends Neil “Razor” Ruddock and Joe Pasquale at the exclusive Sandbanks seaside resort. (1/4)

. New series where ex-football manager Harry Redknapp hosts celebrity friends Neil “Razor” Ruddock and Joe Pasquale at the exclusive Sandbanks seaside resort. (1/4) The Goldbergs — E4, 8pm . Season 7 of the US sitcom. (1/22)

. Season 7 of the US sitcom. (1/22) Jon Snow’s Very Hard Questions — More4, 8pm . New quiz show specialising in difficult questions, with two competing teams.

. New quiz show specialising in difficult questions, with two competing teams. Cilla: The Lost Tapes — ITV, 9pm. Documentary showcasing some of Cilla Black’s lost films and behind-the-scenes footage, together with audio recordings and tapes of the singer-presenter discussing her life. Narrated by Sheridan Smith.

— THURSDAY 20th —

★ PHIL SPENCER’S STATELY HOMES — MORE4, 9PM.

Series 3 of the property show looking around some of the UK’s stately homes, beginning with a trip to Chatsworth House, Derbyshire.

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Addicted to Food: Breaking the Cycle — Channel 5, 10pm. Documentary about people addicted to food and their attempt to stop eating so much.

— FRIDAY 21st —

★ HUNTERS — AMAZON PRIME.

New drama series about a diverse gang of Nazi hunters in 1977 New York City, who track down members of Nazi party that fled Germany during WWII and are hoping to create a Fourth Reich on the US. Starring Al Pacino, Logan Lerman, Kate Mulvany, Tiffany Boone, Carol Kane & Saul Rubinek.

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Intelligence — Sky1, 9pm . New comedy series about a maverick NSA agent (David Schwimmer) who joins GCHQ and enlists the help of a computer analyst (Nick Mohammad) for a power grab. (1&2/6)

. New comedy series about a maverick NSA agent (David Schwimmer) who joins GCHQ and enlists the help of a computer analyst (Nick Mohammad) for a power grab. (1&2/6) Gogglebox — Channel 4, 9pm . Series 15 of the reality show where ordinary members of the public watch and pass comment on the week’s most notable TV shows.

. Series 15 of the reality show where ordinary members of the public watch and pass comment on the week’s most notable TV shows. Bumps — BBC1, 9.30pm. Comedy Playhouse pilot about a bored mother in her sixties with two self-obsessed adult children, who desperately wants grandchildren that aren’t on the horizon. Starring Amanda Redman, Lisa McGrillis, Seb Cardinal & Matthew Bates.

— SATURDAY 22nd —

★ ANT & DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY — ITV, 7PM.

Series 16 of the light entertainment sketch, comedy, game, and prank show. Hosted by Ant & Dec with guest Stephen Mulhern. (1/7)

— SUNDAY 23rd —

★ LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX — BBC1, 9PM.

Fifth and final series of the family drama. Starring Anne Reid, Derek Jacobi, Sarah Lancashire & Nicola Walker.

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