TUNE IN TO CLOSER’S PICK OF THE TELLY EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT WITH TV EDITOR HANNAH WRIGHT
TV WEEK: 20-26 APRIL
NEW SERIES
1 BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT
A TRIUMPHANT RETURN SAT 20 / SUN 21 APR, 7.30/7.40PM, ITV1
Judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli reunite with hosts Ant and Dec in the search for Britain’s next talented superstar. The lucky hopefuls perform on stage in a bid to impress the panel enough to bag a life-changing £250,000 cash prize and a spot on the bill of the Royal Variety Performance. If the golden buzzer is pressed (for exceptionally spectacular acts, or usually anyone who gets Amanda Holden blubbing), contestants get fast-tracked to the semi-finals. If the red buzzer makes an appearance, it’s game over and home time. SEE PAGE 16 FOR OUR INTERVIEW WITH THE JUDGES.
2 GOOD STARRING DAVID TENNANT
WEST END PLAY SUN 21 APR, 10PM, BBC4
David Tennant makes a much-anticipated return to the West End in this sell-out play – filmed live on stage by the National Theatre. Sharon Small stars too.
3 GROWING UP JEWISH
RITE OF PASSAGE WED 24 APR, 10.40PM, BBC1
Follows four diverse young people all celebrating their bar and bat mitzvahs in the same week. This uniquely Jewish rite of passage marks a child’s transition to adulthood within the faith and is one of the most important nights of these 12 and 13-year-olds’ lives.
NEW SERIES
4 JOHNSON & KNOPFLER’S MUSIC LEGENDS
ICONIC MUSICIANS THU 25 APR, 10PM, SKY ARTS / NOW
Rock legends Brian Johnson (AC/DC) and Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) meet music icons, starting with Tom Jones.
NEW SERIES
5 IN FOR A PENNY
WINNING BIG CASH SAT 20 APR, 6PM, ITV
Stephen Mulhern is back with a brand-new series of his hugely popular on-the-street game show – based on a segment in Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. All you need is a penny (no contactless here) and you could walk away with £1,000!
This time, he’s in Manchester, Leicester, Bristol, Bournemouth, Glasgow, Wigan, Milton Keynes and Luton, causing great excitement to all who encounter him and his jazzy jackets.
NEW SERIES
6 JOE & KATHERINE’S BARGAIN HOLIDAYS
SAVING SOME DOSH THU 25 APR, 10PM, C4
Comic Katherine Ryan is the first to admit she loves the finer things in life – especially when it comes to holidays. Her pal Joe Wilkinson (who played postman Pat in After Life) is the complete opposite, getting anxious just thinking about blasting the cash.
Hence, an entertaining new TV show is born – where Joe takes K
