Strictly: The Best of Musicals (BBC1, 8.10pm)
ARGUABLY the glitziest themed night of them all – Strictly’s annual Musicals Week. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are once again joined by the usual judges, cast of professionals and a few special guests to remember captivating West End and Broadway-themed routines, explosive pro numbers and standout moments. Hopefully we’ll get to revisit Craig stealing the show as he led a group dance to a musical medley from Hello, Dolly!
Bone Detectives: Britain’s Buried Secrets (C4, 8pm)
PALAEONTOLOGIST Dr Tori Herridge and a team of archaeologists and scientists continue their quest piecing together the lives behind discovered bones and finding out what happened to these people. In this week’s edition, more than 1400 bodies are unearthed in a long-forgotten cemetery in Ipswich. The remains possibly go back as far as Anglo Saxon times and feature evidence of hard manual labour, disease, murder, and what might be the first post-mortem dissection in England.
The Third Day: Autumn (Sky Arts, 9pm)
VIEWERS may have already seen part of this drama chronicling the individual journeys of a man and woman who arrive on a mysterious island at different times. Now this special 12-hour “major immersive theatre event” invites viewers deeper, featuring Jude Law and Katherine Waterstone. Viewers follow the events of a single day in real time broadcast as live from the island in one continuous and cinematic take, with the rituals and traditions of the islanders further revealed as the line between what is real and what is not is increasingly blurred.
Mystery Road (BBC4, 9pm & 9.55pm)
THE second season of the Australian drama reaches a tense conclusion. Now in serious danger, Mary must lean into Jay for help, but the detective struggles to keep her safe as the threat closes in on them both. Meanwhile, Fran feels betrayed as she digs deeper into Zoe’s disappearance. In the second part of the double bill, Jay is lured into a trap and an epic gun battle erupts. And as Fran finally receives answers about Zoe, another question remains – will Jay survive to serve justice?
The Wall (BBC1, 9.15pm)
DANNY Dyer might have accused you of “having a giraffe” if you had told him 10 years ago that he would now be hosting a Saturday night prime-time game show. But that was before his TV success. Much like its host, The Wall also became an unexpected hit in 2019, and returns for its second series tonight, with sisters Nichola and Paula from Antrim. The show revolves around a giant four-storey Japanese pachinko board, and sees one participant answering knowledge-based questions and another dropping balls down the 40ft wall in the hope of winning a cash prize.
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