Issue 23-Mar-2024 - What's on TV (2024)

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Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd What’s on TV is a value-packed, easy-to-use weekly magazine, full of TV information, features and listings. The Soapweek section gives you in-depth story updates and the double-page Soap Diary gives you a rundown of upcoming plots, complete with "must-see" moments flagged up. The TV Week and Real Life sections cover the best of the week's programmes, and there are seven days of clearly set out listings. ENGLAND edition

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IN THIS ISSUEHOT TV THIS WEEK!NEWProfessor TWednesday, 9pm, ITV1 Drama (box set, ITVX)Ben Miller is back as Professor T, who’s banged up in prison as the new series begins. While it’s playing havoc with his OCD, his brilliant mind is being put to good use by inmates, and the police soon need his insight to help them solve a series of intriguing crimes. Sunetra Sarker joins the cast as new police boss Maiya Goswami while Frances de la Tour is back as the Prof’s mother Adelaide, Juliet Stevenson is again playing Dr Helena, and Barney White and Emma Naomi return as detectives Dan and Lisa.P12NEWLoaded in ParadiseMon-Good Friday, 9pm, ITV2 RealityThe action-packed reality game show is back as a brand-new cast race to get hold of – and spend – a gold card loaded with…5 min

IN THIS ISSUEMusicto their ears?NEWGARETH MALONE’S EASTER PASSIONGood Friday, 11.15am, BBC1 FactualQ You’re bringing together eight amateur singers to perform Bach’s 1724 oratorio St John Passion, inspired by the Easter story. What was your thinking behind the project?A I’m obsessed with Bach! When I was studying singing, I sang the narrator role of the Evangelist in St John, and I loved it. And this year is its 300th anniversary, so it seemed right.Q Why is St John Passion such a choral masterpiece?A The Easter story deals with the big questions in life. We all have struggles and experience betrayal, loss and pain. This is a moving telling of that. It’s super-dramatic and was a game changer when it was written.Q How challenging was it to put the choir together in two months before the…2 min

IN THIS ISSUEFarewell…Best known for…Ewen played Scotch-egg-loving accountant ‘Big Keith’ Bishop in the BBC’s hit comedy The Office (above) from 2001 to 2003 alongside Ricky Gervais and Martin Freeman.Other achievements…He appeared in other comedies including Miranda and Little Britain and had a cameo in Ricky Gervais’ Netflix series After Life. He also had roles in Casualty and Smalltown.Family life…Ewen died in a care home on 19 February, aged 50. He’s survived by his parents and younger brother Colin.Where to watch Ewen…You can see episodes of The Office featuring Ewen on BBC iPlayer. You can also catch him on Little Britain and Miranda on BBC iPlayer while his After Life episode is on Netflix.…1 min

IN THIS ISSUELeaving paradise?LAST IN SERIES!DEATH IN PARADISESunday, 9pm, BBC1 DramaAfter departing Saint Marie last week, DI Neville Parker (Ralf Little) discovers he can’t leave his old life behind when his plane becomes a crime scene!Neville wakes mid-flight to discover that passenger Kurt Henderson (Calvin Demba) is missing.When Kurt’s body is later found on the beach in Saint Marie, confused Neville returns to investigate. Suspects include Taylor Fielding (Corrie’s Richard Fleeshman) and his wife Chelsea (Professor T’s Emma Naomi), who Kurt had been staying with. Can Neville work out what happened, and is this his last hurrah?‘I read the scripts like a viewer, thinking, “I have no idea where this is going!”’ says Ralf. ‘That’s part of the excitement of the whole thing!’…1 min

Issue 23-Mar-2024 - What's on TV (2024)

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