PICKS OF THE WEEK: 23-29 JUNE 2025, WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK

What to watch this week.

Celebrity Puzzling

Monday, 5

Get ready for a brand-new season of Celebrity Puzzling, where your favourite celebrities battle tricky puzzles in a showdown of logic, speed and sheer determination. Hosted by the ever-charismatic Jeremy Vine, every night sees quiz queen Carol Vorderman and beloved actor Sally Lindsay lead two celebrity teams into a battle of mind-bending puzzles and challenges. But who will crack the code and claim victory, and who will be left scratching their heads at the back of the class?

PopMaster TV

Monday, More4

In PopMaster TV, five contestants go head-to-head to test the depth of their music knowledge over a series of six knockout rounds. The rounds include ‘Intros, Middles and Ends’, ‘Video Gaga’, ‘Pop Years’ and ‘It’s Only Words’, before two players progress to play ‘Original PopMaster’. The winner must then correctly tackle a ‘3 in 10’ if they’re to take home the PopMaster TV gold disc.

The Gilded Age

Monday, Sky Atlantic

The American Gilded Age was a period of immense economic and social change, when empires were built, but no victory came without sacrifice. Following the Opera War, the old guard is weakened and the Russells stand poised to take their place at the head of society. Bertha sets her sights on a prize that would elevate the family to unimaginable heights while George risks everything on a gambit that could revolutionize the railroad industry — if it doesn’t ruin him first.

Transaction

Tuesday, ITV2

Jordan Gray stars as Liv, a transgender egomaniac, causing havoc in the strange world of the supermarket nightshift. Having been hired to work there by Pellocks boss Simon (Frost) after he inadvertently offended the LGBTQ+ community with an ill-conceived marketing campaign, Liv soon realises she’s unsackable and sets about turning the store into her own personal playground, unleashing chaos on everyone and everything around her.

Glastonbury

Wednesday-Sunday, BBC

The Glastonbury Channel returns (Friday 27 - Sunday 29 June, 12pm-late). Hosts Clara Amfo, Huw Stephens, Jack Saunders, Jamz Supernova, Jo Whiley and Lauren Laverne will guide viewers through the biggest sets and festival surprises as they happen, the standout moments from BBC One and BBC Two as they are broadcast, and special guests.

Squid Game

Friday, Netflix

A failed rebellion, the death of a friend, and a secret betrayal. Picking up in the aftermath of Season 2’s bloody cliffhanger, the third and final season finds Gi-hun, a.k.a. Player 456, at his lowest point yet. But the Squid Game stops for no one, so Gi-hun will be forced to make some important choices in the face of overwhelming despair as he and the surviving players are thrust into deadlier games that test everyone’s resolve. With each round, their choices lead to increasingly grave consequences.

Smoke

Friday, Apple TV+

Following an arson investigator who begrudgingly teams up with a police detective as their race to stop two arsonists ignites a twisted game of secrets and suspicions. Starring Egerton as arson investigator Dave Gudsen and Emmy Award nominee Jurnee Smollett as police detective Michelle Calderone.