TV Picks: 23–29 August 2021
By: Dan Owen
Tags: Tv Picks, TV, Listings, Television, UK

— MONDAY 23rd —

★ TSUNAMI— CHANNEL 5, 9PM.

New documentary series looking at the deadly tsunami of 2004 that struck South East Asia, killing over 250,000 people. (1/3)

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World’s Sneakiest Animals — BBC2, 4.30pm. New wildlife series focusing on animals that use devious tactics to survive. Hosted by Chris Packham. (1/3)

New wildlife series focusing on animals that use devious tactics to survive. Hosted by Chris Packham. (1/3) Mastermind — BBC1, 7.30pm . Series 19 of the long-running quiz, now hosted by Clive Myrie. (1/30)

. Series 19 of the long-running quiz, now hosted by Clive Myrie. (1/30) Secret Spenders — Channel 4, 8.30pm. Documentary where hidden cameras reveal the spending habits of people living on a budget. Presented by Anita Rani.

Documentary where hidden cameras reveal the spending habits of people living on a budget. Presented by Anita Rani. Summer of Wild Weather: Is Worse to Come? — Channel 4, 9pm. Documentary about the crazy British weather of summer 2021, asking if this is the clearest evidence yet that climate change is affecting us.

— TUESDAY 24th —

★ BRITANNIA — SKY ATLANTIC, 9PM.

Series 3 of the historical drama about the Romans trying to conquer Britain. Starring David Morrissey, Mackenzie Crook, Dustin Demri-Burns, Julian Rhind-Tutt & Sophie Okenedo. (1/8)

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Saving Lives at Sea — BBC2, 8pm. Series 6 of the observational documentary following the work of the RNLI volunteers. (1/10)

Series 6 of the observational documentary following the work of the RNLI volunteers. (1/10) Love Your Garden Special — ITV, 8pm. Special edition of the horticultural show. Hosted by Alan Titchmarsh.

Special edition of the horticultural show. Hosted by Alan Titchmarsh. Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera — ITV, 9pm. Series 6 of the show with archive footage of amazing incidents caught on video. Narrated by Alexander Armstrong.

Series 6 of the show with archive footage of amazing incidents caught on video. Narrated by Alexander Armstrong. The Last Leg of Tokyo 2020 — Channel 4, 10pm. Comedic review of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. Hosted by Adam Hills with Alex Brooker & Josh Widdicombe.

— WEDNESDAY 25th —

★ GOSSIP GIRL — BBC1, 10.35PM.

Revival of the US drama series about teenagers at a New York private school who are obsessed with social media. Starring Jordan Alexander, Whitney Peak, Tavi Gevinson & Eli Brown. (1/10)

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Extreme Food Phobias — W, 8pm. New documentary series looking at people with terrible food phobias and anxieties. Presented by Dr Ranj Singh. (1/10)

New documentary series looking at people with terrible food phobias and anxieties. Presented by Dr Ranj Singh. (1/10) H20: The Molecule that Made Us — BBC4, 9pm. Documentary series about liquid water, which is responsible for life on Earth. (1/3)

Documentary series about liquid water, which is responsible for life on Earth. (1/3) Great Canal Journeys — More4, 9pm. Series 13 of the celebrity travelogue with friends Gyles Brandreth and Sheila Hancock on the Cambridgeshire Fens by narrow boat. (1/4)

— THURSDAY 26th —

★ SIXTEEN: CLASS OF 2021 — CHANNEL 4, 9PM.

New observational documentary following teenagers in their final years of school, coping with the COVID-19 pandemic during exams.

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Secrets of the Fast Food Giants — Channel 5, 7pm. New series where Alexis Conran looks at how takeaway shops create meals designed to make us come back for more. (1/3)

— FRIDAY 27th —

★ STRICTLY AMY: CROHN’S AND ME — BBC1, 7PM.

Documentary about the digestive inflammation Crohn’s disease, which causes aches and cramps of the stomach. Hosted by Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden.

— SATURDAY 28th —

★ THE CUBE — ITV, 8.30PM.

Charity special of the physical and mental challenge game show, with celebrities Olly Murs, Joel Dommett, and Ore & Portia Oduba competing inside the titular cube. Hosted by Phillip Schofield.

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Parkinson at 50 — BBC1, 8.30pm . Broadcaster Michael Parkinson reflects on his influential and long-running chat show, which first broadcast 50 years ago.

. Broadcaster Michael Parkinson reflects on his influential and long-running chat show, which first broadcast 50 years ago. Lost Pyramids of the Aztecs — Channel 4, 10pm. New history series about the ancient civilisation unearthed beneath Mexico City. (1/2)

SUNDAY 29th

★ VIGIL — BBC1, 9PM.

New drama about a murder on a nuclear submarine that results in an extraordinary police investigation. Starring Suranne Jones & Rose Leslie. (1/6)

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