Friday’s TV tips
In November 2001, New York was a city still in shock, with the residents trying to piece their lives together following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
So when American Airlines 587 crashed into Belle Harbour, New York, shortly after taking off from JFK Airport en route to the Dominican Republic, theories of what could have caused the tragedy were soon in circulation.
All 260 people on board the flight were killed, along with five people on the ground, and the relatives of the dead, as well as the terrified public, wanted answers.
However, as this documentary illustrates, the investigation of the wreckage showed the crash to be the result of a tragic misunderstanding, and it was eventually attributed the first officer’s overuse of rudder controls in response to wake turbulence from another plane that took off minutes before.
Sports commentator Clare Balding, Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw and comedians Rhod Gilbert and Rob Delaney join forces with team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack on the panel show in which participants attempt to deceive their opponents with plausible lies.
Will the ubiquitous Ms Balding try to pass off her recent Wimbledon 2day show as an unparalleled success, or perhaps breakfast jock Grimshaw claim he is best qualified to pick up the gauntlet as an X Factor judge?
As usual, host Rob Brydon attempts to maintain order.
The regular folk have served their time, which can only mean one thing: more celebrities are heading into the Big Brother house.
The fly-on-the-wall fun begins once more as Emma Willis invites a fresh group of famous faces to move in together and have their every word and move recorded for the enjoyment of the viewing public.
This series will take up a 'UK v US' theme with a range of celebs from both sides of the Atlantic.
Long Susan has convinced the world her solicitor Capshaw shot Reid and was solely responsible for the train crash, and while the inspector remains in a coma Drake and Jackson struggle to cope.
Meanwhile, a destructive gang of youths unleashes hell upon the streets by night, murdering a pub landlord.
The trail leads detectives into the heartland of one of the city’s oldest trades – the London Breweries – where conflicted loyalties reign and grief and anger create a potent concoction. Jerome Flynn and Adam Rothenberg star.
Myleene Klass turns up the heat as the competition reaches its mouth-watering finale, and you have to hand it to her – it must have taken a phenomenal amount of effort to remain so slim while being surrounded by a seemingly endless array of tasty treats.
She faces temptation one last time tonight, as the four remaining contestants pull out all the stops in the battle to be crowned BBQ Champ 2015, and take home a cash prize of £25,000.
The first challenge the brave quartet must face sees them head over to the show’s headquarters, where they select a cut of meat and then demonstrate their technical skills as they stuff, roll and tie it.
The contest then steps up a gear as the cooks venture out to the Surrey Hills for a spot of fine dining in the Location Challenge.
Fact-based French drama set during the Second World, starring Pauline Burlet, Cesar Domboy and Richard Berry.
On Armistice Day, teenager Lili is caught by the police laying flowers at the foot of a hero’s statue, an encounter that leads her into the company of students opposing the German occupation.
Meanwhile, a small group of committed rebels secretly joins forces to produce a newspaper called Resistance, and when Lili and her friend ’The Kid“ take on the job of distributing it, they begin to fall in love.
The chef’s gastronomic road trip brings him to northern Greece where he enjoys traditional dishes including veal stiffado and kotopita – which Rick declares to be the best chicken pie he has ever tasted.
In the coastal city of Preveza he goes out prawn fishing and follows in the footsteps of poet Lord Byron visiting Messolonghi, a city where seafood is of paramount importance.
Rick also cooks his favourite Greek dishes of stuffed peppers and tomatoes and souvlaki.
The London rock band return to the festival for the first time since 2010, as Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane take to the Main Stage as the first headliners of the weekend.
Fresh from a string of successful performances across the United States, the band will be glad to be on home soil tonight, with just one more gig to go – tomorrow at the Leeds Festival – before they can take a brief break ahead of concluding their Wilder Mind tour with two final gigs in Australia.
(2007) Actor Ben Affleck’s directorial debut is a sharply-scripted, riveting tale of corruption and twisted love, featuring a superb supporting cast.
Two private detectives (Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan) are hired to investigate the kidnapping of a four-year-old girl after the police fail to uncover any leads.
But the duo’s efforts to locate the missing youngster lead them into a seedy underworld of drug dealers, gang culture and paedophiles, ultimately turning into a crisis both professionally and personally.
The narrative wrong-foots us to the closing frames, when one character faces an agonising moral dilemma.
(2012) “Once there was a Hushpuppy and she lived with her daddy in the Bathtub...” The opening voiceover of Benh Zietlin’s extraordinary debut suggests a modern day fairytale.
However, there’s no happy ever after in Beasts Of The Southern Wild, a poetic and grimly compelling portrait of shattered lives in a fictional bayou where six-year-old Hushpuppy (Quvenzhane Wallis) lives off the sodden land with her father Wink (Dwight Henry).
He practises tough love so his little girl can survive the unforgiving elements but like all children she rebels against his teachings.
Hushpuppy’s journey of self-discovery is brilliantly realised, anchored by a tour-de-force performance from non-actor Wallis.
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