TV Times top picks for tonight
What’s on telly tonight? Here the TV Times team of expert reviewers highlight the best shows on Thursday 15th November
Gino’s Italian Coastal Escape, 8.30pm (times vary), ITV
Gino D’Acampo heads to one of Italy’s best-kept secrets – the Conero Riviera – a stunning national park where Mount Conero rises up from the crystal clear water of the sea. The TV chef’s first stop is a winery to sample one of the region’s most famous red wines – Rosso Conero. Inspired by the beautiful drink, Gino makes chocolate-coated fruit with crushed amaretti biscuits and chopped hazelnuts. The next stop is Castelfidardo, a beautiful hilltop town which is famous for being the birthplace of the accordion, and this week’s itinerary finishes with a visit to a secret cove called the Two Sisters where Gino demonstrates the traditional Italian way to make paccheri quattro formaggi, aka macaroni cheese. Rating: ***
Children in Need Rocks, 8.30pm, BBC1
To get us in the mood for tomorrow night’s Children in Need extravaganza, here’s coverage of a recent concert held as part of the BBC’s fundraising efforts. With performances from some of the biggest names in music, it’s a starry affair with Rita Ora, Olly Murs, Jess Glynne, George Ezra and Sir Rod Stewart strutting their stuff on stage at London’s Wembley Arena, while Nile Rodgers & Chic add a few funky touches to the proceedings. Your amiable hosts for the evening are Fearne Cotton and Clara Amfo, who will also be sharing some gossip from behind the scenes of this musical spectacular. Rating: ****
Inside the Foreign Office, 9pm, BBC2
Filmed before Boris Johnson resigned as the Foreign Secretary, this three-part series follows his staff at the Foreign Office. Tonight, civil servants have to work out who sits where at a meeting of world leaders at the UN in New York, and Boris is briefed on what to say to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov. Rating: ***
More previews tomorrow.
