PICKS OF THE WEEK: 27 MAY-02 JUNE 2024

What to watch this week.

The Famous Five

Monday, BBC One

It’s late August 1939 and George comes across the Great Supremo who is on the run from malevolent pursuers. She manages to convince her cousins that they should protect him and the Five hide him in their den where he tells them about a powerful treasure he guards, the Eye of the Sunrise.

Britain's Got Talent: Live Semi Finals

Monday-Friday, ITV1

The judging panel comprising of fan-favourites Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli join the incomparable hosting duo Ant and Dec in the search for Britain’s next talented superstar, who will ultimately bag a life-changing £250,000 cash prize and a spot on the bill of the Royal Variety Performance.

Springwatch

Monday-Friday, BBC Two

Springwatch is back to sprinkle a little sunshine on the season. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are broadcasting from RSPB Arne in Dorset, where spring has finally arrived. As usual, the site is bugged with remote cameras to follow the hatchings and fledglings of the season.

The Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan

Wednesday, BBC Two Romesh Ranganathan explores Uganda, its people and culture, its past and its modern complexity, to find out whether Brits should add this this visually stunning, landlocked country the size of the UK to their holiday bucket list.

The Outlaws

Thursday, BBC One

Ben runs his own food shack and is dating. Myrna is rekindling a romance with Sean, an old flame. John has a new-found Zen outlook, although his marriage is on the ropes. A shock diagnosis makes Gabby consider having a baby, while Greg has been roped into winning back her inheritance from her father, The Earl.

We Are Lady Parts

Thursday, Channel 4

Series two sees the band return with a renewed artistic mission after the high of their first UK tour, only to find a rival band threatening their delicate status quo. But as the reality of chasing success sets in, Lady Parts embarks on recording their first album, juggling personal ambitions and questioning whether ‘making it big’ is really what they want…

ERIC

Thursday, Netflix

Eric stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffmann and McKinley Belcher III. This emotional crime drama follows the desperate search of a father when his nine year old son disappears one morning on the way to school.