On TV tonight, Endeavour and The Gold continue, Dinosaur with Stephen Fry concludes, and new series Arctic From Above kicks off. Here's what you shouldn't miss on TV Tonight.
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What's on TV tonight
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Best TV shows on TV tonight
Endeavour, 8pm, ITV1
It’s all kicking off in Oxford. A rather nasty group of undergraduates, known as The Debonairs, are making their presence felt, while filming is under way on Jolly for Short, a long-running TV detective drama starring a popular actor (Kevin R McNally) – cue some lovely in-jokes! But when a uniformed cop is found dead, a homeless man is viciously killed and an artist disappears, Endeavour (Shaun Evans) and Fred (Roger Allam) have an unpleasant tangle to unravel.
However, Blenheim Vale is still occupying Endeavour’s thoughts, and he is keen to excavate the site, although he soon discovers that raking up the past might not be wise…
★★★★ CC
The Gold, 9 pm, BBC
The death of cop John Fordham during a raid at the home of Kenneth Noye (Jack Lowden) has left devastated DCI Brian Boyce (Hugh Bonneville) and his team even more determined to bring everyone involved in the Brink’s-Mat robbery to justice. But although Noye is under arrest on suspicion of murdering Fordham, matters become complicated during an electrifyingly tense encounter with Boyce, and, later, at the equally fraught trial…
Meanwhile, the police are also keen to get answers from gold smelter John Palmer (Tom Cullen), but he’s in Tenerife, and, unsurprisingly, showing no sign of wanting to return home.
★★★★ CC
Dinosaur with Stephen Fry, 7 pm, Channel 5
Catastrophe is about to strike in tonight’s fourth and final episode of Stephen’s fascinating exploration into the world of the prehistoric beasts, as a vast asteroid hurtles towards Earth. Thanks to hi-tech CGI, Stephen gets to witness how the dinosaurs were wiped from the planet in a devastating impact that had the force of 10 billion atomic bombs, triggering earthquakes, tsunamis, wildfires and deadly gas clouds. But if the dinosaurs hadn’t become extinct 66 million years ago, would humans be alive today?
★★★ HD
Arctic from Above, 8 pm, Sky Nature
Wildlife biologist Liz Bonnin joins scientists using satellites, drones and helicopters to find out how wildlife is coping in the face of climate change in the Arctic. First up, Liz is in Churchill, Canada, joining a team bravely darting and sedating polar bears to monitor the animals’ declining weight. She also follows grey wolves to reveal how the predators have learnt to fish to supplement their diet, and helps to track bowhead whales. Liz’s excitement when she spots any rare animal is infectious.
★★★★ HD
Best box set on TV tonight
Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Netflix
Formula 1: Drive to Survive is back for its fifth season, and follows the F1 2022 tour season. We'll get a closer look at the drivers, teams and races to give a behind-the-scenes look at all the thrilling drama of the sport.
This season, we'll finally see Max Verstappen giving interviews too after coming to an understanding with the team behind the documentary which should be a big highlight for fans. With all 10 episodes now streaming, it's the perfect bingeable documentary too.
LB
Best film on TV tonight
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 8 pm, E4
The intrepid archaeologist, with his young sidekick and a nightclub singer in tow, is stranded in India, where he takes on a mission to recover magical sacred stones from the hands of an evil cult engaged in human sacrifice and child slavery. Steven Spielberg's action adventure, starring Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan and Amrish Puri.
Live Sport
- F1: Bahrain Grand Prix, 1:30pm, Sky Sports F1
- Women's League Cup Final, Chelsea v Arsenal, 2:25 pm (Kick-off 3 pm), BBC One
- Women's Super League, Manchester United v Leicester City (Kick-off 12:30 pm), BBC Two
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss Endeavour on TV tonight.
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Happy viewing!
