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and her new-found
superpowers, which she
gains after finding
bangles that allow her
to manipulate cosmic
energy. Initially Khan
(Iman Vellani) is
embarrassed about her
abilities, but then
embraces them. One
early reviewer called it
“pure joy”, and teenage
fans of the Marvel
Cinematic Universe
should be in heaven.Ms Marvel
Disney+Ms Marvel, known to
her mum and dad as
Kamala Khan, is
“Marvel’s first Muslim
superhero”. Strip away
that tagline and you’ve
got the story of a
relatable 16-year-old
Pakistani-American
high school girl from
Jersey City who juggles
real-world problemsBrooklyn Nine-Nine
fans will recognise
as the car thief Doug
Judy. He plays a cash-
strapped entrepreneur
who teams up with an
Australian Uber driver
(Claudia O’Doherty) in
a snake-hunting contest
in Florida that could
net them $20,000. It’s a
curious mix of buddy
comedy, crime thriller
and critique of the
American dream.used to poke fun at a
TV trope that spoils
most series finales. At
8pm, before the final
episodes, E4 has a
documentary looking
back at the Golden
Globe-winning series in
the company of its stars
and some famous
British fans, including
Nish Kumar. To follow
at 10pm is Killing It, a
new sitcom starring
Craig Robinson, whomthe future. The main
plotline follows Peralta,
who has decided to quit
to take care of his and
Amy’s son. That is
played relatively
straight, but fear not,
there is no shortage of
wacky humour, with
the return of Chelsea
Peretti’s fan favourite
Gina Linetti and plenty
of meta jokes, while
the character of Rosa
(Stephanie Beatriz) isaxed by Fox after five
seasons, but fans
protested and NBC
stepped in. However,
this is the last hurrah
for Detective Jake
Peralta (Andy Samberg)
and the gang, and it is
bowing out with an
emotional double bill,
titled The Last Day. It
features the squad
taking stock of their
eight years together
and looking ahead toViewing Guide
Joe ClayBrooklyn
Nine-Nine
E4, 9pm
It’s time to
say a fond
farewell to
the US police
sitcom, which is ending
tonight after eight
seasons. It almost didn’t
make it this far. It was
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7.00 The One Show Presented by
Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas7.30 EastEnders Kheerat suggests Ben
should take some time off work, Kathy
tries to fire Lewis and Rainie learns Vi
left the baby alone with Stuart (AD)8.00 The Repair Shop Jay Blades and the
team restore four more treasured
heirlooms, including a wooden ride-on
rocking motorbike that needs the
attention of wood specialist Will Kirk,
and a fragile and faded autograph
book that belonged to a Suffragette.
See Viewing Guide (AD)9.00 The Great British Sewing Bee It is
all about undies and sleepwear this
week as the sewers get to grips with
fiddly lace bras and knickers, turn
thermal underwear into daywear and
create made-to-measure pyjamas.
Sara Pascoe presents (7/10) (AD)10.00 BBC News at Ten10.30 BBC Regional News and Weather
10.40 Top Gear Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris
and Paddy McGuinness kick off a new
series by saddling up the team bus for
an RV road trip across Florida’s
swampy Everglades (1/6) (r)11.40 DIY SOS: The Big Build Nick
Knowles and the team help build a
community centre and garden in Stoke,
part of a charity set up by a local
family to tackle poverty, isolation and
mental health problems (r) (AD)12.45am-6.00 BBC News7.00 Nadiya’s Time to Eat Nadiya
Hussain shares a selection of reliably
uncomplicated recipes (5/6) (r) (AD)7.30 Between the Covers With Emeli
Sandé, Pierre Novellie, Kate Bottley
and Adrian Scarborough (5/7)8.00 Springwatch Chris Packham and
Michaela Strachan broadcast live from
Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk. Iolo Williams
continues to bring the very best
behaviours from Mull’s wild residents,
and Megan McCubbin has her eyes set
on exploring a seabird sanctuary just
off the Northeast coastline (7/12)9.00 DNA Family Secrets A woman was
conceived during a holiday romance 34
years ago when her mother fell for a
Portuguese waiter, and now, she wants
to know if her dad is still alive. A man
grew up in foster care never knowing
where his father came from, and longs
to discover the truth (5/6) (AD)10.00 Pride Live at the Apollo Celebrating
LGBT+ stand-up comedy, with Desiree
Burch and Joe Lycett (1/2) (r)10.30 Newsnight Analysis of the day’s
events with Kirsty Wark11.15 Unspun World with John Simpson
The week’s major global news stories11.45 The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show
The husband and wife host the comedy
entertainment show (4/6) (r)12.30am Sign Zone: Idris Elba’s Fight School The
actor puts eight young people through an intensive course
of boxing training (r) (AD, SL) 2.00 Who Do You Think
You Are? Sue Perkins traces her ancestry (r) (AD, SL)
3.00-4.00 Britain’s Top Takeaways. The fast-food
competition takes on a fried chicken theme (r) (SL)7.30 Emmerdale Liam is convinced Leyla’s
suffering from PTSD, Charity breaks
down as she reflects on all the chaos in
her life, and Will is on a mission (AD)8.00 Coronation Street Aadi stands
accused of Summer’s misdemeanour,
and Frank offers George an overdue
apology. Jenny discovers there is
trouble brewing for Leo, and suspicions
mount about the circumstances
surrounding the crash (AD)9.00 How to Catch a Cat Killer
The story of how members of the local
community came together and made
a remarkable discovery that gave
detectives the breakthrough they
needed to help catch Steven Bouquet,
who killed nine cats and injured seven
others. See Viewing Guide (AD)10.00 ITV News at Ten10.30 Regional News
10.45 Peston Political magazine show,
featuring major interviews with MPs,
topical guests and cultural figures11.40 British Touring Car Championship
Highlights Steve Rider presents
action from Thruxton (r)12.55am Teleshopping 3.00 Inside Animal A&E. Life in
two of the UK’s busiest animal hospitals (r) (AD, SL) 3.25
Inside Animal A&E. The team picks up fat cat Tiger, who
has a rather embarrassing problem (r) (AD, SL) 3.50
Unwind with ITV. Daily escape 5.05-6.00 The Switch.
Quiz show hosted by Sanjeev Bhaskar (r) (SL)7.00 Channel 4 News8.00 Location, Location, Location Kirstie
Allsopp and Phil Spencer search the
West Yorkshire city of Leeds with a
couple who are moving from London
and a man from Birmingham who
wants to be closer to his partner9.00 George Clarke’s Flipping Fast Two
investors buy properties hundreds of
miles from home, including a working
mum who finds that being so far
away from her building project has
disastrous consequences (3/6) (AD)10.00 The Bridge: Race to a Fortune The
groups are forced to appoint leaders in
the hope of kick-starting their bridge
builds, while two participants are also
given the opportunity to be a mole.
Presented by AJ Odudu, with ex-Royal
Marine commando Aldo Kane
overseeing the action (2/8) (AD)11.05 Gogglebox Programmes under review
include James May: Oh Cook, Strictly
Come Dancing, The Crown, I’m a
Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!,
Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat and
Naked Attraction (r) (AD)12.10am Spreadsheet (AD) 1.05 Ramsay’s Kitchen
Nightmares USA (r) 1.55 FILM: White God (15, 2014)
A girl is devastated when her father abandons her beloved
dog on the streets. Hungarian drama with Zsofia Psotta
3.55 Come Dine with Me (r) (SL) 4.50 Location, Location,
Location (r) (SL) 5.45-6.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (r)7.00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors Dr Ajay
Singal visits the home of an elderly
patient suffering from debilitating
gout. Back in the surgery, a woman
arrives suffering from a stabbing
pain in her side (r) (AD)7.55 5 News Update8.00 Costco: Is It Really Worth It?
A look at the workings of the
membership-only retailer, examining if
its own-brand products are really
premium ones in disguise, and putting
them to the test. The programme also
explores the history of Costco, and
reveals how they keep prices so low9.00 Ash Cloud: The Week the World
Stopped Documentary looking back at
the unique natural disaster in 2010
which unleashed chaos in Britain and
beyond as a vast volcanic ash cloud
grounded flights and stranded
passengers. See Viewing Guide10.30 Rose West: Making of a Monster
Examining the childhood of the serial
killer Rose West, including a look at
her troubling younger years and how it
may have influenced her crimes (r)11.50 Casualty 24/7: Every Second
Counts A sister helps a man who
has been arrested (5/7) (r)12.50am Adults Only: Plus Size Porn (r) 1.40 The
LeoVegas Live Casino Show 3.40 Entertainment News
on 5 3.55 Shoplifters & Scammers: At War with the
Law (r) 4.45 Building Britain’s Canals (r) (SL) 5.35
Peppa Pig (r) (AD) 5.40 Paw Patrol (r) (SL) 5.50-6.00
Milkshake! Monkey’s Amazing Adventures (r) (SL)6.00am Breakfast 9.15 Morning Live. Magazine show
hosted by Gethin Jones and Sam Quek 10.00 Dirty Rotten
Scammers. The story of a nurse who had her life savings
taken by fraudsters 10.45 Rip Off Britain: Holidays. The
problems that can face disabled travellers at hotels that
claim to be accessible 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer.
The progress of properties in Dover, Warwickshire and
Burnley (r) (AD) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt. From Gloucester
antiques centre (r) (AD) 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather
1.30 BBC Regional News; Weather 1.45 Doctors. Scarlett
stands up to Princess but is not prepared for her response
and Bear is stunned to find an unexpected employee at
work (AD) 2.15 Money for Nothing. Items include a pair
of floral chairs and a chest of drawers 3.00 Escape to the
Country. Nicki Chapman is in Devon on a house-hunting
mission with a professional singer (r) (AD) 3.45 Garden
Rescue. Charlie Dimmock and Lee Burkhill transform a
blank canvas into a Swedish-inspired space 4.30 Antiques
Road Trip. Izzie Balmer and Phil Serrell drive through a
downpour in Oxfordshire (r) 5.15 Pointless. Quiz hosted
by Alexander Armstrong, with Richard Osman 6.00 BBC
News at Six; Weather 6.30 BBC Regional News; Weather6.30am Money for Nothing (r) 7.15 Garden Rescue (r)
8.00 Sign Zone: DIY SOS — The Big Build (r) (AD, SL)
9.00 BBC News 10.00 BBC News 11.15 Politics Live
1.00pm Ready Steady Cook (r) 1.45 Eggheads (r) 2.15
Mastermind. John Humphrys hosts (r) 2.45 Paul
Hollywood’s Big Continental Road Trip. Paul spends six
days exploring Germany in six different cars, visiting a
Cold War checkpoint, a nudist colony, and the Nurburgring
racetrack, where he is joined by comic Al Murray (r) 3.45
Pizza Boys. Pizza chefs Jez and Ieuz cook pizzas for locals
in Bardi, Italy (r) 4.15 This Farming Life. Sybil prepares
for George’s 50th birthday and the arrival of relatives
from England, while persistent rain means Martin’s cattle
are yet to be turned out of their winter sheds (r) 5.15
Flog It! Previously unseen finds from the show’s travels
to Margam Country Park in south Wales, Highcliffe Castle
in Dorset, Sandon Hall in Staffordshire and Powderham
Castle in Devon (r) 6.00 Richard Osman’s House of
Games. With Sara Barron, Anton Du Beke, Jessica
Fostekew and Rickie Haywood-Williams (r) 6.30
The Farmers’ Country Showdown. Farming families
sell their produce at Stroud Farmers’ Market6.00am Good Morning Britain 9.00 Lorraine.
Entertainment, current affairs and fashion news, as well
as showbiz stories and gossip. Presented by Lorraine Kelly
10.00 This Morning. A mix of chat, lifestyle features,
advice and competitions. Including Local Weather
12.30pm Loose Women. Another helping of topical
studio discussion from a female perspective 1.30 ITV
News; Weather 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal. David
Dickinson and the dealers are in Middlesbrough, where
Karen Dalmeny feels she deserves a medal, and the den
turns surreal as Tony Geering discovers an original
masterpiece (r) (AD) 3.00 Tenable for Soccer Aid. Five
team-mates from Glasgow Rangers Women’s FC take part
in a special edition of the quiz, for their chance to win
money for Soccer Aid for Unicef. Hosted by Warwick
Davis 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 (r) 5.00 The Chase. Bradley Walsh
presents as contestants work as a team to take on
ruthless quiz genius the Chaser and secure a cash prize (r)
6.00 Regional News; Weather 6.30 ITV News; Weather6.05am Countdown (r) 6.45 Cheers (r) 7.40 The King of
Queens (r) (AD) 9.00 Frasier (r) (AD) 10.30 Undercover
Boss USA. The founder of one of America’s most
successful bakeries dons a disguise to go incognito among
her employees, posing as a contestant on a reality show
(r) 11.25 Channel 4 News Summary 11.30 Couples Come
Dine with Me. Three couples from Berkshire compete to
host the best dinner party, all hoping to walk away with
the cash prize of £1,000 (r) 12.30pm Steph’s Packed
Lunch. Weekday magazine show hosted by Steph
McGovern 2.10 Countdown: Champion of Champions.
With Jon Culshaw in Dictionary Corner (r) 3.00 A Place in
the Sun. Ben Hillman helps a couple find a holiday
bolthole in the Algarve (r) 4.00 Château DIY. Edward
plans to build a hi-tech chicken coop — only for his
feathered friends to give him the runaround 5.00 Come
Dine with Me. A library worker serves up posh versions of
her childhood favourites 5.30 Drawers Off: The Big Naked
Painting Challenge. The amateur artists capture the
likeness of a life model on a trolley 6.00 Hollyoaks. Luke
and Cindy’s pre-wedding celebrations commence in
Mallorca, but things to do not go plan (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 Shoplifters &
Scammers: At War with the Law. Documentary charting
methods used to thwart criminals targeting shops (r)
1.10 5 News at Lunchtime 1.15 Home and Away. Felicity
is strongly opposed to the idea of inviting an unvetted
player to the poker night. Alf apologises to Roo for being
too critical of her health kick programme 1.45 Neighbours
2.15 FILM: Body of Evidence — Darrow & Darrow
(PG, TVM, 2018) Claire and Miles believe a convicted
murderer to be innocent and start re-investigating the
case. Mystery starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley and
Tom Cavanagh 4.00 Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun.
Expats hope a selection of pastries will attract punters to
their store. A life coach prepares to record another of her
online rants about expats’ behaviour 5.00 5 News at 5
6.00 Neighbours. Hendrix and Mackenzie begin married
life with their at-home celebration. Paul continues to
drive a wedge between Terese and Estelle (r) 6.30
Eggheads. Quiz show hosted by Jeremy Vine (r)