This Cultural Life: Boy George
11pm, BBC Four
Boy George opens a book (he’s promoting his memoir) as he sits down with John Wilson and lets it all out. He talked about his close relationship with his mother, who died last year, the life-changing moment of seeing Ziggy Stardust tour at the Lewisham Odeon in 1973, meeting Quentin Crisp with Andy Warhol in New York, and his addictions. He talks about publicly facing his illness. Holly Richardson
granite harbor
8pm, BBC One
The moody Aberdeen police drama set in the Granite City’s criminal underworld returns for a second series. It begins with Detectives Lara Bartlett (Hannah Donaldson) and Davis Lind (Romario Simpson) investigating a body found in a car with a syringe stuck in it. Human Resources Department
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9pm, BBC One
A seasoned panel show is a tough call for journalists in top form, but consider Lycée Doucet, who tries to do something interesting during breaks in the BBC’s Middle East coverage. Comedian Chloe Petz might be nervous, too. This is her HIGNFY girlfriend debut. jack seal
gardeners world
9pm, BBC Two
It’s time for a reboot after a disastrously wet spring. Monty Don sows seeds in his kitchen garden, Nick Bailey visits an innovative Devon garden and Arit Anderson admires new dahlias. Furthermore, a Chelsea Flower Show stalwart has announced his return for the first time in 25 years. J.S.
Avoidance
9.30pm, BBC One
Jonathan and Claire both want to break up with their new partners (delightful guest stars from Aisling Bea and Matthew Lewis), but will either of them be ready to break up, especially without going to the baby shower? Is there a cat to deal with, especially when there are deaths? And does that mean they want to get back together? Human Resources Department
late night lie set
10pm, Channel 4
Birmingham will once again be the only location on Friday night as corporate scourge Joe Lycett once again broadcasts a raucous show live from his hometown. In addition to the game’s celebrity guests, there will also be the usual panels, including drag queens Essie Black and Don Wan, local shopkeeper Hardev, and Lycett’s aunts Pauline and Margaret. graham virtue
movie selection
Saint Maud (Rose glass, 2019), 10:50pm, movie 4
Rose Glass’ second sapphic thriller, Love Lies Bleeding, opens in theaters this week, so in preparation for that, here’s her debut feature. Saint Maud is a stunning psychological horror about Maud (an extraordinary performance by the pre-Tolkien Morfydd Clarke), a palliative care nurse and deeply devout Roman Catholic, and her He vows to save the soul of his client, terminally ill choreographer Amanda (Jennifer Ehle). ). But are her overwhelming episodes of religious ecstasy a divine revelation or a sign of a crumbling mental state? “Glass” captivates us with its disturbing and fascinating drama. Simon Wardell
exchange (John Landis, 1983), 1:25am, Channel 4
In John Landis’s comedy, it’s “heredity versus environment,” but capitalism turns out to be the real winner. Commodity broker brothers Randolph (Ralph Bellamy) and Mortimer (Don Ameche) explore what happens when poor beggar Billy Ray, played by Eddie Murphy, trades lives for entitled rich employee Lewis (Dan Aykroyd). place a bet on The sexual and racial politics are definitely “outdated” (shame on Jamie Lee Curtis as Ophelia, the sex worker who helps Lewis), but Murphy’s plot to financially ruin bigoted old men Murphy’s comedic skills are put to good use in supporting the show. south wales
