Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast, C4, 8pm
HE’S starred in everything from Sherlock to Fargo (via The Hobbit films), but while Martin Freeman clearly has no fear of acting in front of groups of people, it seems he is afraid of cooking for them. Luckily, Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty are on hand to help him get over his kitchen-based stage fright as they show him how to make the perfect eggs royale.
Britain by Boat: Two Grumpy Sailors, C5, 8pm
MICHAEL Buerk and John Sergeant embark on the final leg of their sea voyage. After setting out from Falmouth, the duo’s craft attracts a pod of dolphins as they cruise towards Salcombe. Back on dry land, the pair head straight to a gin distillery where they are invited to make their own special naval-inspired Bonaventure brew.
The Sound of Movie Musicals with Neil Brand, BBC4, 9pm
HE’S already presented
The Sound of Cinema and
The Sound of Musicals, and now Neil Brand is combining the two with this three-part series tracing the evolution of film musicals from 1929’s Broadway Melody to La La Land. He begins with the arrival of sound, and also looks at how some of the all-singing, all-dancing movies of the Great Depression, such as 42nd Street and Gold Diggers of 1933, were tougher and more socially aware than their reputations might suggest.
Eamonn & Ruth Do Vegas,
C5, 9pm
THERE’S nowhere quite like Las Vegas. Everything is bigger, bolder and more sparkly in the Nevada desert town that has been attracting stars great and small for decades. It’s up to you to decide which category Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford fit into, but Vegas is the destination for their latest two-part adventure. They check into the Palms Casino, a resort that attracts Hollywood A-listers and where it can cost $25,000 a night to stay. They also meet Derek Stephens, one of the local super-wealthy casino owners, who is transforming the downtown area into a mecca for young partygoers.
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