late night lie set
10pm, Channel 4
The nation’s favorite comedian, sewage waste activist, amateur artist and celebrity travel companion returns for a second season of Friday Night Jackpot Live. As of this writing, his guests (think celebrity friends and local heroes) have been kept quiet, but pranks and mayhem are to be expected as he hosts the party from his hometown of Birmingham . Holly Richardson
beyond paradise
8pm, BBC One
A bell rings in an eerily dark corridor. A full moon half illuminates the dark coastline. The disgruntled priest says: Subtly – In this Death in Paradise spin-off, Kris Marshall’s detective takes on another case. Are dark forces at work? Or is it just an ordinary murder scene? Our money is on the latter. Alexi Duggins
Travelman: Lanzarote 48 hours
8:30pm, Channel 4
On Friday night’s TV show, Lycett will be heading to Lanzarote with comedian Jessica Fostekew for his second helping. Unsurprisingly, volcanoes are a big theme. Volcanic wine tasting, volcanic yoga lessons, and a visit to a partially collapsed lava tube with a restaurant, concert hall, and crystal lagoon are all included in the rocky itinerary. Human Resources Department
Pilgrimage: Path through North Wales
9pm, BBC Two
Michaela Strachan, Spencer Matthews and the rest of the Pilgrims appear to be well on their way to the final leg of their journey. While traveling 70 kilometers southwest toward Barsey Island, the fellowship soaks up the spiritual benefits of ancient wells, Buddhist rituals, prayer stones, and a fish dinner on the beach. graham virtue
Avoidance
9.30pm, BBC One
Jonathan is quietly shocked to hear that Claire is seriously dating “handsome furniture guy” Brett. But despite his do-it-yourself mishap, a potential love interest may emerge for him when he performs a favor for Megan (Aisling Bea) at a school fundraiser. Will her spaghetti hoops and clumsy dialogue win her heart? Hannah Verdier
Ramy Youssef: More Emotions
10pm, Sky Comedy
Five years after his first stand-up show, “Feelings,” a hit comedy series, two Emmy nominations, and an Oscar-nominated appearance on “Poor Things” in between, Muslim Arab-American comedy star Youssef is back with another hour of his candid and funny views on the nation. World affairs, including the 2024 US presidential election. Human Resources Department
movie selection
Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan, 2023), Sky Cinema Premiere
Christopher Nolan’s terrifying historical epic, which just blew everything away at the Oscars, is finally coming to TV. Explore the life and work of J. Robert Oppenheimer, from would-be teenage poisoner to inventor of a mass murder device, in huge close-up Imax shots. We already know that Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer and Robert Downey Jr. as Louis Strauss as Salieri are great, but Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Kenneth Branagh, Florence Pugh, Gary You could spend the rest of your life marveling at the film’s wide-ranging cast, including Oldman and Rami. Marek. Monumental in every sense of the word. stuart heritage
Scoop (Philip Martin, 2024), Netflix
It’s easy to see why Scoop, based on the memoirs of former Newsnight producer Sam McAllister, was such a fascinating film. The film, which is a retelling of the world-shaking interview between Prince Andrew and Emily Maitlis (an interview so disastrous that the Queen had to fire her own son for the monarchy), is basically Richard If it had been Nixon, it would have been Frost/Nixon. He was sure he wouldn’t sweat. Billie Piper plays McAllister, Gillian Anderson plays Maitlis, and Rufus Sewell plays a convincingly slimy Andrew. It’s an appealing and sometimes quite campy treat. S.H.
The Greatest Hits (Ned Benson, 2024), Disney+
Ned Benson’s masterpiece was 2014’s ambitious and romantic The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, a template he returned to with Greatest Hits, in which one song physically A dizzying rush of a film about a young woman who finds herself transported back to a moment in her heart. past. There, she gets to spend time with her perfect ex-boyfriend, who passed away unexpectedly. Here and now, she can move on to newer, but less idealized relationships. Combine this with “Past Lives” and “Robot Dreams” to triple her. S.H.
