THE BEST OF THE WEEK AHEAD SEVEN-DAY LISTINGS FOR MAY 29-JUNE 4
Even for those unlikely to be
seen in a red, white and blue
plastic bowler hat, this week
it may be hard to miss the
experience of the platinum
jubilee, thanks to a raft of
programming marking
the occasion. While most
fetes, street parties and
bake-offs will not be
televised, the big-ticket,
high-pageantry live events
will be broadcast over the
extended bank holiday,
including Trooping The
Colour (Thursday, BBC1,
10am), Platinum Beacons
— Lighting Up The Jubilee
(Thursday, BBC1, 8pm) and,
live from St Paul’s Cathedral,A Service Of Thanksgiving
(Friday, BBC1, 9.15am). On
Saturday, Epsom Downs will
reverberate as hooves pound
turf for The Derby —
Platinum Jubilee Special
(ITV, 12.40pm), and
BuckinghamPalace will resound to the
Platinum Party At The
Palace (BBC1, 7.30pm), where
the glitzy line-up includes
Eurovision hero Sam Ryder,
Queen + Adam Lambert,
Alicia Keys, Elbow and Diana
Ross. A musical special
curated by Andrew Lloyd
Webber features Lin-Manuel
Miranda and the casts of
Hamilton, The Lion King and
The Phantom of the Opera; and
there will also be appearances
from David Attenborough,
Emma Raducanu, Stephen
Fry and David Beckham. If
ever a show demanded a trifle
and some bunting, here it is.
Victoria SegalPICK OF
THE WEEK
THE QUEEN’S
PLATINUM
JUBILEE
HOLIDAY
WEEKEND
From Thursday
Brooklyn
Thursday, BBC1, 11.40pm;
Scotland, 12.10am
Homesickness, a feeling not
often described with subtlety
in movies, becomes a poignant
theme in John Crowley’s 2015
drama. Saoirse Ronan plays a
young Irishwoman who goes
to America in 1951, hoping
for a fresh start. A slightly
sweetened adaptation of a
Colm Toibin novel, the film
has a wise understanding of
how lives take shape.FILM OF
THE WEEK
Drama: Barbecue 67 — The
Original Summer Of Love
Monday, Radio 4, 2.15pm
Marking the 55th anniversary
of the first British rock
festival, which saw Jimi
Hendrix appear at the
Tulip Bulb Auction Shed in
Spalding, Andy Barrett’s
drama-documentary compiles
recollections from musicians
who played there.Tokyo Vice
Amazon/Starzplay
The title, and the involvement
of producer Michael Mann, is
deceptive. This isn’t simply
Miami Vice relocated to the
Japanese capital, but a rich,
complicated, beguiling crime
thriller in which the western
male lead (Ansel Elgort) is the
awkward outsider. Japanese
actors (Rinko Kikuchi, Ken
Watanabe, Sho Kasamatsu)
hold all the power and the city
of Tokyo is the true star.RADIO PICK
OF THE WEEK
DEMAND PICK
OF THE WEEK
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