PICKS OF THE WEEK: 22-28 JULY 2024

What to watch this week.

Sophie Morgan's Fight To Fly

Monday, Channel 4

Documentary in which Sophie Morgan sends a group of disabled travellers undercover to expose the shocking service they can experience when flying.

The Body Detectives

Tuesday, Channel 4

Following the work of an organisation dedicated to revisiting forgotten cases, giving a name and a story to each unidentified person and giving the families the solace they seek. Ex-detective Dave Grimstead and his team investigate the disappearance of George Johnstone - who vanished off the Norfolk coast in 1984 while on a family holiday.

Time Bandits

Wednesday, Apple TV+

Embark on a comedic, high-stakes journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history nerd. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents — and the world.

Linford

Thursday, BBC One

100m Olympic champion Linford Christie is one of Britain’s most successful athletes. Now, he is confronting his complicated legacy, in a story about race, respect and reputation.

Paris 2024: Olympic Games

Friday, BBC One

Clare Balding previews the next 16 days of incredible sporting action in France and introduces live coverage of a unique opening ceremony held along Paris’s main artery - the Seine.

Piglets

Saturday, ITV1

Piglets is a brand new 6 x 30 comedy, set in a fictional police training college from the award-winning team behind Smack The Pony and Green Wing.

Britain Behind Bars

Sunday, Channel 4

Rob Rinder uncovers a secret history of Britain hidden behind our prison walls, investigating the lives of inmates going back centuries and interviewing former prisoners who compare their experiences of today's prison system with that of the past.