SATURDAY
Tell Them You Love Me
Sky Documentaries/Showcase, 9pm
One of the most divisive criminal trials in recent times is explored in this documentary from Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse production company. When respected academic and disability rights advocate Anna Stubblefield started working with 30-year-old Derrick Johnson, a severely cognitively impaired, non-verbal black man with cerebral palsy, no one expected her to announce after two years that not only had she unlocked his mind, they’d also fallen in love…
SUNDAY
Death In Paradise
BBC1, 9pm
Fans of the Caribbean crime caper are in for a treat as the show marks its 100th episode. When we first visited Saint Marie in 2011, Sean Maguire played yacht thief Marlon Collins. Now he’s back as the Yacht Club’s manager, where a dinner is being held to mark Commissioner Patterson’s (Don Warrington) 50 years in the force. But when he’s gunned down outside, can DI Neville Parker (Ralf Little) find who wants his boss dead?
MONDAY
Ainsley’s Taste Of Malta
ITV1, 2pm
Mouth-watering dishes from Malta are laid on the table in this new series, that sees chef Ainsley Harriott visit the region to sample and show us the best of its cuisine. From traditional rabbit stews served beside a mellow goat’s cheese to sumptuous soft breads and honeyed desserts, Ainsley tucks into all kinds of delights on his envy-inducing gourmet tour. If it doesn’t get your taste buds tingling, we don’t know what will.
TUESDAY
The Hairy Bikers Go West
BBC2, 7pm
Dave Myers and Si King are taking a tour of Britain’s West Coast, starting in Scotland and finishing in Devon, sampling the best local produce they can find along the way. On the Isle of Bute, they visit a popular patisserie run by a Syrian family of bakers, who fled there to escape their country’s war. Back in the kitchen they create chicken Balmoral – a chicken breast stuffed with Scotland’s most fabled food – haggis.
WEDNESDAY
M&S: How They Got Back On Top
Channel 5, 8pm
Reliable, yet a little old fashioned, was the general feeling of the fashion-conscious towards Marks and Spencer. And so, over time it lost the hearts of shoppers as well as income as they went elsewhere. This is the story of how, with new management and modern designs, along with glamorous celebrity collaborations such as Sienna Miller and Hannah Waddingham, they turned the brand around with massive profits in 2023.
THURSDAY
Billy Connolly Does...
Gold, 9pm
In this returning series, Sir Billy looks back on archive clips of his iconic stand-up routines and shares his witty anecdotes of the big themes and topics that inspired them. First up, it’s a subject close to his heart, as Billy dissects his Scottish pride, sharing stories from his roots growing up in Glasgow and working as a welder, to his ever-honest and opinionated thoughts on the new-found love for terrible tartan and pompousness.
FRIDAY
Sue Perkins: Lost In Alaska
Channel 5, 9pm
In this new travelogue, Sue aims to find out if she’s got what it takes to survive the weather, wildlife and wilderness of Alaska in America’s last frontier, where she lives like a local over three episodes. In tonight’s opener, she ditches her blazer for the necessary cold weather gear before heading to a survival school to learn essential skills, like toting a handgun and repelling a bear attack – with mixed results.