ITV Racing: The Grand National Live (STV, 4.30pm)
THE greatest steeplechase in the world returns (running at 5.15pm) after last year’s race was cancelled because of the pandemic.
Tiger Roll was robbed of the chance to make it three wins in successive years – and the owners have withdrawn the much-loved 11-year-old from this year’s event. Nevertheless there should still be a strong field of horses at Aintree who are all hoping for a shot at racing immortality.
I Can See Your Voice (BBC1, 7.20pm)
BASED on the hit South Korean entertainment series, this new music game show is seen by some as the Beeb’s answer to The Masked Singer and features contestants trying to guess who can and can’t sing from a group of mystery singers.
If they choose correctly, big cash prizes are heading their way. They’ll be getting assistance from clues given to them by host Paddy McGuinness, as well as lip sync performances and pointers from “celebrity investigators” comedian Jimmy Carr, Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden and This Morning presenter Alison Hammond. After eliminating singers, they will proceed to the “stage of truth”. Then, at the end of the show, the winning mystery singer is revealed as good or bad by means of a duet with a guest artist – who this week is McFly lead guitarist Danny Jones.
Game of Talents (STV, 7.30pm)
VERNON Kay hosts this new entertainment series, which is already a hit on Fox in the US. It sees contestants team up with a celebrity, before trying to figure out the surprising and often bizarre hidden talents of eight mystery performers.
“I’ll say, ‘okay, this person is a sword-swallower, a ventriloquist, a magician or a trapeze artist’,” Vernon explains. “They get clues and the celebs have to help them win cash prizes.” So will the pairs be able to tell the fire eater from the footballer, or the line dancer from the lion tamer, based solely on the performers’ appearances and a few intriguing clues?
Dirty John (5Star, 9pm)
ADAPTED from the hit true crime podcast of the same name, this eight-part thriller stars Connie Britton as wealthy divorcee Debra and Eric Bana in the title role as her chameleonic suitor.
With all of her career successes, Debra’s friends can’t understand why she is unable to find love and try to dissuade her from looking online. Nonetheless, Debra persists and eventually meets apparent catch John Meehan.
For John, charm truly is effortless, and Debra is entranced. She draws the line at his first-date advances, however, and a flash of his temper hints at something darker.
Tupac Shakur: A Life in Ten Pictures (BBC2, 10pm)
RAP legend and actor Tupac Shakur was gunned down by an unknown assailant on the streets of Las Vegas on September 13, 1996. He was just 25 years old.
Almost a quarter of a century on and some fans continue to mourn his tragic unsolved murder, which continues to fuel conspiracy theories, as they celebrate the enormous musical legacy he left behind.
To remember Tupac, this programme looks at his life in 10 defining photos, with their secrets revealed by those who were there, and those who knew the influential star best.
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