Between the Covers
(BBC2, 7:30pm)
LOCKDOWN and the subsequent rule of six may have made some hobbies more difficult, but reading is one pastime that hasn’t been affected. Earlier this year, Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan brought us their Channel 4 series Keep Reading & Carry On, and now the BBC are launching their own TV book club, hosted by
Sara Cox. In each episode, she’ll be joined by four famous faces, who will bring in their favourite book of all time to discuss with their fellow guests, while one of the panellists will also talk about their own writing.
TOTP2: John Lennon Special (BBC4, 9pm)
DECEMBER will mark the 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s death, an event that shocked the world. But tonight, the BBC is marking another significant date – what would have been the Beatles star's 80th birthday. The evening begins with a chance to see him at just 23, larking about in the classic Beatles movie A Hard Day’s Night, before this Top of the Pops 2 special, which was originally shown in 2000 to mark his 60th birthday and features the tracks Imagine, Jealous Guy and Instant Karma.
Friday on the Farm (C5, 9pm)
AS summer turns to autumn, Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson head to Cannon Hall Farm in south Yorkshire to find out what the new season brings. They discover the holiday is well and truly over for Orchid the shire horse, who
spent her summer at a nearby stud farm, while brothers Rob and Dave are ready to take on a new challenge – watercolours.
Later – with Jools Holland (BBC2, 10pm)
SAM Smith first appeared on Later in 2013 with the dance duo Disclosure. In the seven years that followed, the singer went on to score two number one albums, seven chart-topping singles and a clutch of awards, including an Oscar for the James Bond
theme Writing’s on the Wall. Now, Sam is joining Jools once again pick some favourite clips from the Later archives.
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