Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar are back to Hold the Front Page, Ghost Ships follows salvage divers, Chris O'Dowd stars in The Big Door Prize and there’s a new drama called The Red King . . .
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Hold the Front Page, 9.00pm, Sky Max
Streaming on NOW
Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar are about to leap back into the weird and wonderful world of local news journalism with Hold the Front Page, returning for a second run.
And this time, the boys are determined to do a lot better than they did before.
In series two, Josh and Nish will embark on the next leg of their investigative journey around Britain; delving into local mysteries, taking part in unusual events, cover the burning issues of the day and perhaps enlist a celebrity or two to help them out along the way.
With very little journalistic experience, and not the best track-record from the last run, will they succeed in their quest for a stand-out story to make the front page?
In the first episode of the new series, Josh and Nish head to the Isle of Wight, working for the County Press on the busiest weekend of the year – Cowes Week.
Lucy Morgan and Lori Little have been co-editors for just 5 weeks, and they are enlisting Josh and Nish to fill the hole in their social media coverage.
There is fierce competition to get the story online first, so the pressure is on. The boys develop a bitter rivalry with a fellow Isle of Wight journalist, meet Princess Anne, Anneka Rice and some controversial nudists, make a splash at a poo museum and get lost at sea in one of the biggest sailing races in the world.
New or Returning Shows
The Red King, 9.00pm, Alibi
This new drama stars Anjli Mohindra (below) and Jill Halpenny.
Police sergeant Grace Narayan (Mohindra) is sent on a 'punishment posting' to the Welsh island of St Jory, where she discovers a bizarre cult and the forgotten unsolved case of a missing teenage boy.
Growing Up Jewish, 10.40pm, BBC One
Four young people on the cusp of adulthood prepare for one of the biggest nights of their lives - their Bar and Bat Mitzvah - balancing culture, religion and the chance to party.
Ghost Ships, 9.00pm, Sky History
In the Graveyard of the Atlantic, the seabed is littered with mysteries.
This series follows professional salvage diver Tony Sampson and his team as they brave the shifting currents and bone-chilling legends of Nova Scotia in search of answers.
Joining forces with archaeologists and treasure hunters, each episode features a compelling human story along with 3-D recreations of the wreck site and thrilling never-before-seen dives.
Don’t Miss
Race Across the World, 9.00pm, BBC One
The teams enter southeast Asia, starting the third leg from Vietnamese capital Hanoi.
They must race over 2,000km through Vietnam and into the Kingdom of Cambodia to reach Phnom Penh.
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life, 9.00pm, BBC Two
In this penultimate episode of this stomach-churning series, surgeons at University Hospital Southampton perform high risk spinal surgery and attempt to repair a patient’s aorta - the body’s biggest artery - that is threatening to burst.
The Repair Shop, 8.00pm, BBC One
The pressure is on for Will as a garden gate from Roald Dahl's mother’s house arrives in pieces.
Meanwhile, Rebecca and Jay get a spring in their step as a dancing dress needs saving.
Iniúchadh TG4, 9.30pm, TG4
Kevin Magee investigates the problems in Ireland's inshore and offshore fishing industries post-Brexit.
Travelling around Ireland's west coast he talks to fishermen and those connected to the industry to find out what can be done to ensure the survival of the trade on this island nation.
Gods of Snooker, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Desperate for success and tempted by the lucrative rewards brought by towing the line, Jimmy White joined Barry Hearn in the hope he could be turned into a champion like his new stablemate Steve Davis.
With White as the hot favourite and with the crowd urging him on against 21-year-old Stephen Hendry, the final of 1990 world championship turned out to be a pivotal moment in British snooker and paved the way for what was to come in the next decade.
New to Stream
The Big Door Prize, Apple TV+
Chris O'Dowd returns for the second season of this comedy series based on the book of the same name by MO Walsh.
It's about the residents of a small USA town called Deerfield, who one day discover a magical, destiny-predicting machine in their local grocery shop.
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