The Times - UK (2022-05-17)

12 Tuesday May 17 2022 | the times

television & radio

designed to provoke

memories. For the

presenter Steph

McGovern, a bottle of

White Lightning cider

reminds her of the time

she vomited at a

fairground, while

Indian ice cream

prompts the comedian

Sindhu Vee to reflect

on the time she tried to

put on weight to

postpone a possible

arranged marriage.

Rhod Gilbert’s

Growing Pains

Comedy Central, 9pm

A return of the amiable

series in which three

celebrities reminisce

about their teenage

years, hosted by Rhod

Gilbert. As a format it

feels like a shinier riff

on Radio 4’s My

Teenage Diary, with the

addition of nostalgic

snacks from the time

got summat special,

lad.” In one especially

powerful scene

Woodward confronts

Bennell in prison and

tells him that he

believes his career

suffered irrevocably

because of what

Bennell did, only for

his abuser to reply: “I

made your football

career, so that makes

us even. All I did was

love you... still do.”

team days when Jonas

Armstrong’s creepy

Bennell eyed him for

possible glory, sweet-

talking Woodward’s

kindly parents (as

groomers often do)

with the promise of

fame and money for

their son. “I’m the star

maker,” he tells Jean

and Terry Woodward

(Morven Christie and

Steve Edge). He also

tells Woodward: “You

begins in 1997 with the

adult Woodward

(played by Gerard

Kearns) playing for

Bury. After a match in

which his team play

badly (but he plays

well), he is approached

by two police officers

saying they are

investigating other

possible victims of

Bennell. The drama

flits back and forth

from Woodward’s youth

start of this feature-

length drama. That

footballer was Andy

Woodward, or Woody

to his team-mates, who

waived his anonymity

to speak publicly about

the abuse he suffered at

the hands of a

predatory coach, Barry

Bennell. The

scriptwriter Matt

Greenhalgh’s drama

tells a dark and

troubling story that

Viewing Guide

Ben Dowell

Floodlights
BBC2, 9pm

“On
November 16,
2016, a
former
professional plunged
British football into its
biggest ever crisis and
changed the sport for
ever,” we’re told at the

Top

pick

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BBC1 BBC2 ITV Channel 4 Channel 5

7.00 The One Show Magazine, hosted by

Zoe Ball and Jermaine Jenas

7.30 EastEnders Linda sets her sights on

Mick, Janine comes up with a plan to

get rid of her love rival and Callum

gives Ben another chance

8.00 DIY SOS: The Big Build The team

are in Corby, Northamptonshire, to

complete a build for a couple and their

three children, one of whom has

cerebral palsy and epilepsy (2/5) (AD)

9.00 Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof The

celebrities complete the icy swimming

task, then face their final challenge —

jumping from a 500ft high bridge.

Hosted by Holly Willoughby and

Lee Mack. Last in the series (AD)

10.00 BBC News at Ten

10.30 BBC Regional News and Weather

10.40 Noughts + Crosses Sephy works to

clear Callum’s name as he awaits his

day in court, while Jude hatches a plan

to break him out of prison. Last in the

series. See Viewing Guide (AD)

11.30 Joe Wicks: Facing My Childhood

The fitness coach goes on an emotional

journey to discover how his parents’

mental-health issues affected

him as a child and the shocking scale

of the problem today (r) (AD)

12.35am-6.00 BBC News

7.00 Rick Stein’s Secret France Rick’s

journey takes him to the Spanish

border, the foothills of the Pyrenees,

and the Mediterranean coast. He cooks

pork and beef meatballs in a tomato

and piment sauce (5/6) (r) (AD)

8.00 Britain’s Top Takeaways Five of the

nation’s top-rated Mexican restaurants

take part in the competition,

showcasing their interpretations of

authentic dishes inspired from all

corners of the country (6/8)

9.00 Floodlights Feature-length drama

telling the story of the sexual abuse

suffered by former professional

footballer Andy Woodward as a

youth player. Gerard Kearns stars.

See Viewing Guide (AD)

10.20 Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs

Exploring Wester Ross (1/6) (r)

10.30 Newsnight Headline analysis

11.15 The Graduate (12, 1967) A naive

college graduate is seduced by a

middle-aged woman, only to fall in love

with her daughter. Comedy drama

starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne

Bancroft and Katharine Ross.

See Viewing Guide

1.00am Sign Zone: Muhammad Ali The conclusion of

the documentary about the boxer, revealing how he

retired from fighting in 1981 at the age of 39, before

being diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Last in the series (r)

(AD, SL) 1.50-2.50 The Great British Sewing Bee. The

sewers make mini skirts and wrap dresses (r) (AD, SL)

7.30 Emmerdale Faith apologises to Dan

for last week’s incident, Charity

despairs and there are desperate

times for one villager (AD)

8.00 Martin Clunes: Islands of

Australia The actor explores Mundoo

Island, which has provided a way of life

for five generations of one farming

family, and also investigates Phillip

Island. Last in the series (r) (AD)

9.00 Beat the Chasers Bradley Walsh

hosts as contestants from across the

UK take on Darragh Ennis, Mark

Labbett, Jenny Ryan, Issa Schultz

and Shaun Wallace (2/5)

10.00 ITV News at Ten

10.35 Regional News

10.45 Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest

Airport Efforts are made to find 50

pieces of missing luggage (r) (AD)

11.15 Hollington Drive Theresa and Helen

are still trying to make sense of the

children’s conflicting stories when

Hollington Drive is rocked again after a

body is discovered (2/4) (r) (AD)

12.10am Teleshopping 3.00 Loose Women. More

celebrity interviews and topical debate from a female

perspective (r) 3.50 Unwind with ITV 5.05-6.00 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 (r) (SL)

7.00 Channel 4 News

8.00 The Great Celebrity Bake Off for

Stand Up to Cancer James Blunt,

Alison Hammond, Alex Jones and Joe

Sugg take part in the culinary

challenge, creating a scene out of

biscuits depicting what they wanted to

be when they grew up (4/5) (r) (AD)

9.00 Derry Girls The gang secures tickets

for a Hallowe’en gig by Fatboy Slim.

See Viewing Guide (6/7) (AD)

9.35 Hullraisers A full night’s sleep gives

Toni a new lease of life. Last in the

series. See Viewing Guide (AD)

10.05 Gogglebox The households’ opinions

on television shows from October

2020, including This Morning, The

Million Pound Cube, Strictly Come

Dancing, The Undoing, The Yorkshire

Vet and First Dates (r) (AD)

11.10 Gogglebox The armchair critics share

their opinions on Heartstopper, Made

in Chelsea, The Circle, Ross Kemp:

Shipwreck Treasure Hunter and Gordon

Ramsay’s Future Food Stars (r) (AD)

12.10am 999: On the Front Line Documentary (r)

1.05 Chivalry (r) (AD) 1.30 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell (r) (AD)

2.20 Wife Swap USA (r) (AD, SL) 3.05 Come Dine with

Me (r) 4.00 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home (r)

(AD) 4.55 Location, Location, Location (r) 5.50-6.05

Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free (r)

7.00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan

Davies Inspectors Becky Goulding and

Sarah Bagley try to rescue a staffy

called Rocky, and Inspector Graham

Hammond recounts the time he

rescued Springer Spaniel Aero (r)

7.55 5 News Update

8.00 The Yorkshire Vet Matt Smith needs

to perform an emergency C-section on

a cow struggling to deliver her calf.

Elsewhere, Julian Norton meets a

unique sheep called Cliff (4/12) (AD)

9.00 Jay Blades: No Place Like Home

In his final journey, Jay follows in the

footsteps of his young adult self,

walking the streets where he used to

live and discovering their hidden

secrets. Last in the series

10.00 Madeleine McCann: The Case

Against Christian B Mark

Williams-Thomas, a former

detective-turned-investigative

journalist, carries out the first

active, British television

investigation into Madeleine McCann

’prime suspect’ Christian B (r)

11.30 Hunt for the Canal Murderer: John

Sweeney An examination of the

investigation that brought murderer

John Sweeney to justice (r)

12.30am 999: Criminals Caught on Camera (r) 1.20

The LeoVegas Live Casino Show 3.20 Entertainment

News on 5 3.30 Farrow & Ball: Secrets of the Posh Paint

Factory (r) 4.20 Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink (r) (SL)

5.10 House Doctor (r) (SL) 5.35 Peppa Pig (r) 5.40 Paw

Patrol (r) 5.50-6.00 Monkey’s Amazing Adventures (r)

6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Morning Live. Magazine show,

hosted by Sam Quek and Gethin Jones 10.00 Rip Off

Britain: Live. How passport delays have been causing

misery to holiday-makers 10.45 Dom Delivers. Dom

Littlewood follows a bouquet to a special customer 11.15

Homes Under the Hammer. The progress of properties in

Brixton, Chesterton and Chelmsford (AD) 12.15pm

Bargain Hunt. The red and blue teams hunt for items in

Lewes, East Sussex (r) (AD) 1.00 BBC News at One;

Weather 1.30 BBC Regional News; Weather 1.45

Doctors. Jimmi and Maeve get caught up in an unexpected

ordeal, while Ruhma relies on Valerie to help train some

midwives. Zara has to deal with the distress of a pregnant

patient (AD) 2.15 Money for Nothing. Upcycling a broken

display cabinet, a 1970s dressing table and a chandelier

(r) 3.00 Escape to the Country. Sonali Shah helps a buyer

find a new home in Derbyshire (AD) 3.45 Garden Rescue.

A Moroccan-inspired garden in Burton-on-Trent 4.30 The

Bidding Room. Items include a knife sharpener, a drinks

cabinet and a toy milk cart (r) 5.15 Pointless. Quiz,

hosted by Alexander Armstrong (r) 6.00 BBC News at

Six; Weather 6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather

6.30am Bargain Hunt (r) (AD) 7.15 Garden Rescue (r)

8.00 Sign Zone: Antiques Roadshow (r) (SL) 9.00 BBC

News 10.00 BBC News 12.15pm Politics Live 1.00 The

Super League Show. Tanya Arnold introduces action from

the 12th round of fixtures, including St Helens v Hull FC,

Huddersfield Giants v Wigan Warriors and Catalans

Dragons v Warrington Wolves (r) 1.45 Eggheads (r) 2.15

James Martin: Home Comforts (r) (AD) 3.00 Britain in

Bloom (r) 3.30 Murder, Mystery and My Family. Criminal

barristers Sasha Wass and Jeremy Dein examine the case

of a poultry farmer who was hanged for the murder of his

wife, after her body was found buried under a chicken run

(r) (AD) 4.15 Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr. The

contestants are split into three teams, each of which is

given an open-plan office space to transform with their

own signature style, while meeting the needs of the

client (r) (AD) 5.15 Flog It! People in Weston-super-Mare

bring valuables, including medals and Abba puppets, to

the Grand Pier for valuation (r) 6.00 Richard Osman’s

House of Games. With Alex Jones, Jessica Knappett,

Rob Rinder and Karim Zeroual (r) 6.30 Animal Park.

A pygmy goat unexpectedly goes into labour (AD)

6.00am Good Morning Britain. News, current affairs and

lifestyle features 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. More celebrity interviews and topical

debate from a female perspective 1.30 ITV News;

Weather 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. David Dickinson

helps people in Hartlepool to sort treasures from their

trash, including a collection of film posters and a huge

chest (r) 3.00 Tenable. A team of five friends answer

questions about top 10 lists, then try to score a perfect

10 in the final round. Quiz, hosted by Warwick Davis

(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 Lingo. Two professional

entertainers, a pair of best friends and a Salford-based

couple try to work out words that appear in the Lingo

grids and Puzzlewords. Presented by Adil Ray (r) 6.00

Regional News; Weather 6.30 ITV News; Weather

6.05am Countdown (r) 6.45 Cheers (r) 7.35 The King of

Queens (r) (AD) 9.00 Frasier (r) (AD) 10.30 Undercover

Boss USA (r) 11.25 Channel 4 News Summary 11.30

Couples Come Dine with Me. Three couples from in and

around Bristol compete for the cash prize of £1,000 (r)

12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch. Weekday magazine

show, hosted by Steph McGovern 2.10 Countdown. Nicki

Chapman joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner 3.00

A Place in the Sun. Danni Menzies helps a woman from

Chester who has £160,000 to find a holiday home around

the town of Beziers in southern France where she can

eventually retire to (r) 4.00 The Great House Giveaway.

A structural engineer and housewife renovate a property

in Newcastle 5.00 Sun, Sea and Selling Houses.

A couple search for a home that could also serve as a

bed-and-breakfast (r) 6.00 The Simpsons. Bart decides he

wants a little brother, and unofficially adopts a youngster

named Charlie from the local orphanage. With the guest

voice of Kim Cattrall (r) (AD) 6.30 Hollyoaks. After

feeling abandoned by her boyfriend, Maxine has some

stern words for Warren. Honour helps Cindy as she

struggles to cope with Luke’s declining condition (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 Litter Louts: At War

with the Law. In Hertfordshire, a waste enforcement

officer is called out to investigate two major fly-tips

dumped on local farms 1.10 5 News at Lunchtime 1.15

Home and Away. In the wake of Theo’s punch, Leah tries

diplomacy with Dimitri (AD) 1.45 Neighbours (AD) 2.15

FILM: Deadly Daughter (PG, TVM, 2020) After a

woman’s father dies in a hit-and-run incident, her dad’s

secret daughter, who is a convicted murderer, sets a

deadly trap for her. Thriller starring Sarah Butler 4.00

Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun. An ex-army officer hosts

a black-tie function for a Benidorm charity very dear to

her. Back on the Costa del Sol, a duo try to tempt new

customers to their restaurant 5.00 5 News at 5 6.00

Neighbours. Melanie is put out when Amy thwarts her

date plans with Toadie. When Freya and Levi run into each

other, they have a warm reconnection — things are going

well (r) 6.30 Eggheads. Jeremy Vine hosts as the Mighty

Wanderers try their luck against the Eggheads (r)