TV Picks: 17–23 January 2022

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— MONDAY 17th —

★ BRADLEY & BARNEY: BREAKING DAD — ITV, 8PM.

Series 4 of the celebrity travelogue with comedian and presenter Bradley Walsh embarking on 3,000-mile journey across Europe with his son Barney. (1/6)

Also watch:

• Watercolour Challenge — Channel 5, 4pm. New art competition show where four amateur painters try to capture some of the UK’s most picturesque views. Hosted by Fern Britton. (1/20)
• Geordie Hospital — Channel 4, 8pm. New observational documentary following staff at Newcastle’s hospitals. (1/6)
• Calvin’s Big Farming Adventure — BBC1, 8.30pm. New observational documentary series following actor Kelvin Fletcher as he starts his own 120-acre farm in the Peak District. (1/6)
• Keeping Up with the Aristocrats — ITV, 9pm. New documentary series following four of Britain’s most prominent aristocratic dynasties. Narrated by Simon Callow. (1/3)
• 999: What’s Your Emergency? — Channel 4, 9pm. Series 14 of the observational documentary about emergency services across South Yorkshire.
• Celebs Go Dating — E4, 9pm. Series 10 of the celebrity dating show. Featuring Miles Nazaire, Chloe Brockett, Ryan-Mark Parsons, Nikita Jasmine, Abz Love & Ulrika Jonsson.

— TUESDAY 18th —

★ GHISLAINE, PRINCE ANDREW AND THE PAEDOPHILE — ITV, 9PM.

Documentary about the entitled daughter of billionaire Robert Maxwell, Ghislaine, whose relationship with wealthy paedophile Jeffrey Epstein has led to her downfall and disgrace for the role she played in his sex crimes.

Also watch:

• Winterwatch — BBC2, 8pm. Series 10 of the wildlife magazine show focused on nature during winter across the UK. Hosted by Chris Packham & Michaela Strachan. Continues nightly. (1/8)
• This World: Why Ships Crash — BBC2, 9pm. Documentary about the logistics and susceptibilities of ships around the world, such as when the Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal and caused global problems with deliveries.
• 24 Hours in A&E — Channel 4, 9pm. Series 26 of the observational documentary inside a real A&E department.

— WEDNESDAY 19th —

★ QUEENS — DISNEY+

New US musical drama about four women who rules the hip-hop world in the 1990s as the “Nasty Bitches”, who decide to reunite in their forties despite being estranged from each other, in order to mount a comeback. Starring Eve J. Cooper, Brandy Norwood, Naturi Naughton & Nadine Velazquez.

Also watch:

• Dream Home Style with Sophie Robinson — Channel 5, 7pm. New lifestyle series aiming to help home owners with this interior design problems. Hosted by Sophie Robinson. (1/6)
• Stacey Dooley: Stalkers — BBC1, 10.35pm. New documentary about the crime of stalking.

— THURSDAY 20th —

★ PARANORMAL: CAUGHT ON CAMERA — REALLY, 9PM.

Series 4 of the paranormal documentary with real videos analysed by experts, said to contain evidence of ghosts, monsters, and UFOs. (1/52)

— FRIDAY 21st —

★ SERVANT — APPLE TV+

Season 3 of the supernatural drama about a couple who lost their baby and the peculiar nanny they hired whose presence has caused psychological stresses.

Also watch:

• New York Homicide — Sky Crime, 9pm. New crime documentary series focused on the Big Apple’s underworld.
• As We See It — Amazon Prime. New drama series about three twentysomethings on the autistic spectrum who live together. Starring Rick Glassman, Albert Rutecki, Sue Ann Pien, Sosie Bacon, Chris Pang & Joe Mantegna.
• Ozark — Netflix. First half of the fourth and final season of the US crime drama. Starring Jason Bateman. (The first 7 episodes released.)

— SATURDAY 22nd —

Nothing. Write to your MP.

— SUNDAY 23rd —

★ TRIGGER POINT — ITV, 9PM.

New crime drama about two bomb disposal officers working in London. Starring Vicky McClure & Adrian Lester. (1/6)

Also watch:

• Good Karma Hospital — ITV, 8pm. Series 4 of the hospital drama set in southern India. Starring Amrita Acharia, Darshan Jariwalla, Amanda Redman & Nimmi Harasgama. (1/6)
• The Caribbean with Andi & Miquita — BBC2, 9pm. New culinary lifestyle show where Andi Oliver and her daughter Miquita visit the Caribbean region to sample the cuisine. (1/2)

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