Friday, 24/2/2017
Celebrity Carry on Barging (C5, 8pm)
Embarking upon the second of their aquatic ambles, Nigel Havers, Debbie McGee, Lorraine Chase and Simon Callow set out from Grindley Brook, England, to follow the Llangollen Canal to Wales. The trip allows them to go antique shopping in the Shropshire town of Whitchurch and explore an ice-age peat bog, where they sample medieval ale and bog herbs used by Viking berserkers. A later visit to nearby Ellesmere gives the stars access to a maintenance yard used by prominent canal architect Thomas Telford.
The Brokenwood Mysteries (Drama, 8pm)
While Blighty is awash with homegrown, American and Scandinavian TV dramas, there's also some quality whodunits being produced by our Antipodean cousins, and not just in Australia. This new run centres on Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd, who is sent to the New Zealand town of Brokenwood to investigate a farmer's demise after his body is found by two local fishermen. While uncovering a family's tragedies and secrets, he also discovers that the eponymous town is an area where everyone seems to have something to hide. The cast includes Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Pana Hema Taylor and Nic Sampson.
Room 101 (BBC1, 8.30pm)
Few things wind up the modern football fan more than half-and-half scarves. They're seen as a cheap souvenir by long-time club supporters, a tacky souvenir for inexperienced match attendees who have no experience in the trials and tribulations of watching their favourite teams changing fortunes. So it's no surprise to find them among tonight's topics to be potentially banished forever. However, 'fun' is a more controversial subject matter, but nevertheless, host Frank Skinner has to weigh up its pros and cons when he speaks to presenter Gabby Logan and comedians Richard Ayoade and Alun Cochrane. Also on the agenda tonight are people who laugh out loud when reading a book. Which pet peeves will be the latest to be consigned to history?
Gogglebox (C4, 9pm)
New series. The nation's favourite armchair critics share their opinions on what they have been watching during the week as this popular series returns for its ninth run. The show secured a Bafta in 2014 and National Television Award in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and remains one of Channel 4's biggest attractions - for viewers and advertisers alike. For some of the contributors the programme has offered a springboard to media success in their own right - I'm a Celebrity winner Scarlett Moffatt being the prime example. Craig Cash narrates.
Tracey Ullman's Show (BBC1, 9.30pm)
Songstress Adele is happy – but that's not helping her new album. A hard working mother tries to juggle her work life balance, while this week's vlog from Dame Maggie has some of the best acting tips imaginable. Meanwhile, a therapist has trouble with confidentiality and Nicola Sturgeon is in her lair with a song about her plans for world domination. Another selection of inventive comedy sketches, with Ben Miller as media mogul Rupert Murdoch and featuring a guest appearance by Nigel Havers.
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