The Times - UK (2022-02-23)

12 Wednesday February 23 2022 | the times

television & radio

with a political

commentator excluded

from school, a security

guard whose son was

stopped and searched

after being knocked off

his scooter, and a gay

drill rapper subjected

to appalling abuse by

his own community.

A fascinating, frank

exchange of views

about fault, victimhood

and institutionalised

bigotry ensues.

We Are Black

and British

BBC2, 9pm

Six black Britons

assemble over two

evenings (concluding

tomorrow) to compare

experiences of racism

and consider ways in

which the problems

and prejudices in our

society can best be

addressed. The

conversation begins

principle of giving joy

to receive it remains

inarguable because

they have lived it, and it

is impossible to cling to

cynicism after an hour

and a half in their

company, overflowing

with mutual admiration

and affection. With all

due respect to these

men, they can’t keep

their hands off each

other — it is a genuine

joy to see.

recollections are

accompanied by

beautiful animations.

Otherwise things tend

towards the vague,

albeit couched in terms

born of sometimes

traumatic personal

experience. These are

useful messages in

times of profound

division and conflict,

and although it can

feel occasionally naive,

the value of the

these remarkable men.

Tutu, who died just a

year after the film’s

release, recounts how

growing up with an

abusive father under

the apartheid regime,

failed to dim his

fundamental optimism

and hope. The Dalai

Lama recalls his escape

from the Chinese army

and how life as a

refugee transformed his

perspective. Both

Archbishop Desmond

Tutu, both winners of

the Nobel peace prize

and self-proclaimed

“mischievous brothers”,

laugh their way

through Louie

Psihoyos’s feature-

length documentary

(inspired by The Book

of Joy by Doug Abrams)

with the sense of

bonhomie and

optimism that has

marked the lives of

Viewing Guide

Gabriel Tate

Mission: Joy —

Finding

Happiness in

Troubled Times
BBC4, 10pm

Chortling.
Cackling.
Wheezing.
Giggling.
The Dalai Lama and

Top

pick

7PM

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BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 Channel 5

7.00 The One Show Alex Jones and

Jermaine Jenas present stories that

matter from across the country

8.00 We Are England Regional current

affairs reports on a weekly theme

8.30 The Repair Shop A 1930s portrait by

a Japanese martial arts master is

brought back to life

9.00 Panorama A report on the Shropshire

baby deaths scandal, in which many

infants died while others were

left with life-changing injuries

following repeated failures in

maternity care at hospitals

10.00 BBC News at Ten

10.25 BBC Regional News and Weather

10.35 Captain America: The Winter

Soldier (12, 2014) The superhuman

soldier battles a mysterious cyborg

assassin as he uncovers a sinister

conspiracy. Comic-book thriller sequel

starring Chris Evans, Scarlett

Johansson and Samuel L Jackson (AD)

12.45am Bill Bailey: Larks in Transit A stand-up

performance by the 2020 Strictly Come Dancing champion,

in which he became the first British comedian to tread

the boards of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden,

London, sharing tales from more than 20 years as a

travelling performer (r) 1.50-6.00 BBC News

7.00 Yorkshire Firefighters Crews from

Dewsbury help a couple of elderly

people in need of assistance, while the

Bradford teams are tested by incidents

at high-rise blocks (3/4) (r) (AD)

8.00 Great British Menu The three

remaining chefs present their main

courses and desserts, with each

dish taking inspiration from

100 years of British Broadcasting

9.00 We Are Black and British (1/2)

Six people from different backgrounds

come together to share deeply

personal stories that raise tough

questions about being black and

British. See Viewing Guide (AD)

10.00 The Office The staff receive their

annual appraisals (2/6) (r) (AD)

10.30 Newsnight Headline analysis,

presented by Katie Razzall

11.15 Unspun World with John Simpson

New series. See Viewing Guide

11.40 Disclosure: The Truth About

BrewDog New series. Mark Daly

investigates beer company BrewDog’s

marketing and financial hype

12.40am Sign Zone: The Decade the Rich Won

(1/2) Examining the aftermath of the 2008 financial

crisis, featuring first-hand accounts from key players,

reliving the moments when the big decisions were taken

(r) (AD, SL) 1.40-2.40 Mary Beard’s Forbidden Art. (1/2)

Taboo aspects of the human body (r) (AD, SL)

7.00 Emmerdale Liv and Vinny make a big

decision, Noah angrily confronts Jacob,

and Rhona feels guilty (AD)

7.30 Coronation Street Abi pleads with

Sally not to inform Kevin of her

fling, and Stu seizes a chance to

play a prank on Tracy (AD)

8.00 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of

Dogs Paul meets a bulldog struggling

with breathing issues (AD)

8.30 Coronation Street Kevin drives

off in his campervan without Abi,

and Stu decides to give Tracy a taste

of her own medicine (AD)

9.00 Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret

Murders (1/2) Examining the police

investigation into the crimes of Peter

Sutcliffe and the missed opportunities

to charge him for his earlier crimes.

See Viewing Guide (AD)

10.00 ITV News at Ten A fresh perspective

on the major stories of the day

10.30 Regional News

10.45 Peston Political magazine show

presented by Robert Peston

11.40 Paul Sinha’s TV Showdown With

guests Katherine Ryan, Denise Lewis,

Gregg Wallace and Big Zuu (r)

12.20am Shop: Teleshopping 3.00 Bling. Gok Wan and

the team are challenged with the task of transforming an

Art Deco diamond ring into a contemporary item of

jewellery, and a student brings in a ring she found buried

in her garden (r) (SL) 3.50 Unwind with ITV 5.05-6.00

Tipping Point. Ben Shephard presents the quiz (r) (SL)

7.00 Channel 4 News

8.00 Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It:

Brilliant Builds Kirstie Allsopp and

Phil Spencer look back at favourite

editions featuring homes full of

clutter, including a Somersham

house so full that the owners are

planning a loft extension (AD)

9.00 Grand Designs Kevin McCloud

follows an ambitious build in Cornwall,

to transform a derelict 17th-century

flour mill into a contemporary,

three-bedroom home (5/5) (r) (AD)

10.00 Britain’s Most Expensive Houses

Documentary going behind the scenes

with UK Sotheby’s International Realty.

Brokers John and Mary view a

£30 million mansion, while Shereen

mentors junior broker Leena (r)

11.05 First Dates A 32-year-old woman

needs to find the right guy to earn her

trust and tempt her away from the

comforts and convenience of living

with her parents (r) (AD)

12.05am Mega Mansion Hunters (AD) 1.05 Ramsay’s

Kitchen Nightmares USA (r) 2.00 FILM: Top Five (15,

2014) Comedy directed by and starring Chris Rock 3.40

Couples Come Dine with Me. Dinner parties in South

Yorkshire (r) 4.35 Food Unwrapped (r) 5.00 The Answer

Trap (r) 5.55-6.05 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures (r)

7.00 Dream Home Makeovers with

Sophie Robinson Helping a family to

build a huge new extension, and a

first-time buyer who wants Hollywood

glamour in her new bedroom (6/6)

7.55 5 News Update

8.00 Today at the Caravan Show (1/2)

Rufus Hound and Gemma Hunt present

highlights from the Caravan, Camping

& Motorhome Show in Birmingham

9.00 22 Kids & Counting A family trip to

a theme park starts out as a lot of fun,

but goes horribly wrong when Hallie

and Phoebe go missing. Elsewhere,

11-year-old Tilly has a consultation

at the hospital (7/10)

10.00 My Lover My Killer A millionaire

whose obsessions shifted from

spending a fortune on sex workers,

tanks and guns to a controlling

relationship with a woman involving

blackmail and revenge (2/6)

11.05 Skin A&E A patient comes all the way

from Glasgow to have ten facial moles

treated, Dr Dev meets the oldest ever

patient on the series, and a woman

who has had a cyst on her back for

more than 20 years is helped (8/10) (r)

12.05am It’s Your Fault I’m Fat (r) 1.00 The 21.co.uk

Live Casino Show 3.00 Entertainment News on 5 3.10

Digging Up Britain’s Past. Documentary (r) 4.00 Get

Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink (r) (SL) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (r)

(SL) 5.10 House Doctor (r) (SL) 5.35 Peppa Pig (r)

5.40 Paw Patrol (r) 5.50-6.00 Pip and Posy (r)

6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Morning Live. Hosted by

Kimberley Walsh and Gethin Jones 10.00 Fraud Squad.

A fraudster who stole thousands from a children’s charity

(AD) 10.45 The Moment of Proof. How a con woman’s

fake claims of having cancer were exposed by her

wallpaper (r) (AD) 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer. The

development of houses in Tooting, Dudley and Hyde (r)

(AD) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt. From Stamford Meadows in

Lincolnshire (r) (AD) 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather

1.30 BBC Regional News; Weather 1.45 Doctors. Jimmi

has a crisis of confidence when he meets a suicidal

patient (AD) 2.15 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private

Investigators. Frank and Lu investigate a case of

paranormal activity (AD) 3.00 Escape to the Country. A

couple search for a property in the Peak District (r) (AD)

3.45 Garden Rescue. A waterlogged garden near Leeds

causes problems for Charlie and the Rich brothers (AD)

4.30 Antiques Road Trip. Christina Trevanion and Serhat

Ahmet search for items in Sheffield and Coventry (r)

5.15 Pointless. Quiz show (r) 6.00 BBC News at Six;

Weather 6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather 6.55

Party Political Broadcast. By the Liberal Democrats (r)

6.30am Escape to the Country (r) 7.15 Garden Rescue

(r) (AD) 8.00 Sign Zone: Monty Don’s Adriatic Gardens (r)

(AD, SL) 9.00 BBC News 10.00 BBC News 11.15 Politics

Live 1.00pm Ready Steady Cook (r) 1.45 Eggheads. Quiz

show hosted by Jeremy Vine (r) 2.15 Put Your Money

Where Your Mouth Is. Paul Hayes and John Cameron visit

an auction in Warrington and go head to head over a

cameo brooch, and Paul resorts to sneaky tactics to hide

items from his rival (r) 3.00 The Heights. Pav and Claudia

have an unexpected encounter (r) (AD) 3.30 Heir Hunters

(r) (AD) 4.15 Further Back in Time for Dinner. The

Robshaw family enter the 1920s, sampling their first

taste of the racy reputation of the decade as they host a

jazz-age party fuelled by a menu of 14 different cocktails

(r) (AD) 5.15 Flog It! At Blackburn Cathedral, Charles

Hanson values a rare Eureka clock and Anita Manning is

drawn to four oil paintings of the Ribble Valley (r) 6.00

Richard Osman’s House of Games. Former winners Angela

Barnes, Kemah Bob, Ade Edmondson and Beattie

Edmondson take part 6.30 Great Coastal Railway

Journeys. Michael Portillo’s coastal rail journey along

the south coast of Wales reaches Port Talbot (AD)

6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00 Lorraine.

Entertainment, current affairs and fashion news, as well

as showbiz stories and celebrity gossip. Presented by

Lorraine Kelly 10.00 This Morning. A mix of celebrity

chat, lifestyle features, advice and competitions. Including

Local Weather 12.30pm Loose Women. Another helping

of topical studio discussion from a female perspective,

featuring celebrity interviews 1.30 ITV News; Weather

2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. David Dickinson and the team

are in Newport, south Wales, where Tony Geering puts

down big money for a tiger and the Duke chips in for a

hoover in disguise (r) 3.00 Lingo. Quiz hosted by Adil Ray

in which a couple, two sisters, and a father and son use

their powers of deduction to work out words that appear

in the grids and puzzlewords (r) 4.00 Tipping Point. Ben

Shephard hosts the arcade-themed quiz in which

contestants drop tokens down a choice of four chutes in

the hope of winning a £10,000 jackpot 5.00 The Chase.

Bradley Walsh presents as contestants work as a team to

take on one of the Chasers and secure a cash prize 6.00

Regional News; Weather 6.25 Party Political Broadcast.

By the Liberal Democrats 6.30 ITV News; Weather

6.05am Countdown (r) 6.45 Cheers (r) 7.35 Everybody

Loves Raymond (r) (AD) 9.00 Frasier (r) (AD) 10.30

Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (r) 11.25 Channel 4

News Summary 11.30 Coast vs Country (r) 12.30pm

Steph’s Packed Lunch. Weekday magazine show, hosted

by Steph McGovern 2.10 Countdown. Lemn Sissay joins

Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner 3.00 A Place in the Sun.

Ben Hillman helps a couple searching for a home in

Casares on Spain’s Costa Del Sol (r) 4.00 A New Life in

the Sun: Where Are They Now? The owners of a glampsite

in France are ready for their next adventure 5.00 Four in a

Bed. The rivals arrive at the Domo Boutique Hotel in

Oldbury near Birmingham 5.30 Come Dine with Me. An

estate agent plans to win over his guests by hosting a

relaxed evening with no theme or fancy dress 6.00 The

Simpsons. Bart drives Lisa to distraction on a school trip

to a glacier, tormenting her until she takes out a

restraining order forbidding him to come within 20ft of

her (r) (AD) 6.30 Hollyoaks. Struggling with his grief,

DeMarcus distances himself from the Devereauxs. Grace

and Saul struggle with a shift in their relationship,

and Warren hides a bag full of secrets (r) (AD)

6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine. The broadcaster

and guests discuss the issues of the day, with co-host

Storm Huntley joining him for phone-ins and reading out

viewers’ correspondence 12.15pm Nightmare Tenants,

Slum Landlords. An eviction specialist helps a couple

whose tenant has turned their house into a hostel, and

council officers discover 40 people crammed into a

potential deathtrap of a house (r) 1.10 5 News at

Lunchtime 1.15 Home and Away. A psychologist

appointment brings painful emotions for Roo 1.45

Neighbours 2.15 FILM: I Will Steal Your Life (12,

TVM, 2020) After losing her mother in an accident, a

teenager and her father welcome a distant cousin into

their home, but all is not as it seems. Drama starring

Yvonne Zima 4.00 Celebrity 5 Go Camping. Former Blue

Peter presenter Tim Vincent turns up to help, but along

with Michelle Collins and Cheryl Baker, finds he does not

have the stomach to spend the night outdoors (r)

5.00 5 News at 5 6.00 Neighbours. Leo is still torn over

whether to give up Abigail, and Levi rocks the Canning

household with his decision to help Freya track down

Gareth (r) 6.30 Eggheads. Jeremy Vine hosts the quiz