On TV tonight, many hands make light work as DIY SOS: The Big Build returns to BBC One with a renovation for a family in need in Kettering, singer Will Young presents a very honest and desperately sad documentary, Will Young: Losing My Twin Rupert on C4, it's the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 on BBC Three, drama Life After Life concludes on BBC Two and Jay Blades: No Place Like Home continues on Channel 5. Here’s what you shouldn’t miss on TV tonight.
- Our hand selected recommendations for what's on TV Tonight include five TV shows, a film, live sport and the latest trending need-to-binge-on-now box set
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What's on TV tonight
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Best TV shows on TV tonight
DIY SOS: The Big Build, 8pm, BBC One
Nick Knowles and his army of skilled volunteers are back to take on more gigantic building projects that will change people’s homes… and their lives. In this week’s first episode, Nick and the gang head to Kettering to help midwife Lindsey and her four children after the sudden death of her husband, Shaun, left them with a partially renovated home they couldn’t live in. As some of Shaun’s old Army buddies and local tradespeople pitch in on the job, this uplifting and emotional show reminds us yet again, with all that’s bad in the world, people will always lend a helping hand.
★★★★ VW
Will Young: Losing My Twin Rupert, 10.05pm, C4
Singer Will Young opens up about the tragic death of his twin brother, Rupert, in this highly personal documentary. Rupert, who was younger than Will by 10 minutes, was aged just 41 when he died after jumping off London’s Westminster Bridge in 2020 following a 20-year battle with alcoholism and depression. Now, Will shares his and his family’s ongoing pain of losing Rupert, whom he also regarded as his best friend. He also meets other people whose lives have been affected by addiction and criticises what he regards as a woeful and shortsighted lack of help and support for those who are alcohol-dependent. An honest and moving watch…
★★★★ HD
Eurovision Song Contest 2022, 8pm, BBC Three
Join Scott Mills and Rylan in Turin as Eurovision 2022 begins! Thirty-five countries are competing across two semi-finals for just 20 spots in Saturday’s final (not the UK, don’t panic – we qualify automatically as a member of the ‘Big Five’). Among tonight’s entries hoping to make a lasting impression are current favourites Ukraine, along with Denmark, Greece and Norway, with arguably the most memorable title of the competition, Subwoolfer’s Give That Wolf a Banana. UK viewers won’t be able to vote tonight, but we can in Thursday’s second heat (8pm).
★★★★ SP
Life After Life, 9pm, BBC Two
Throughout all the lives Ursula (Thomasin McKenzie) has led in this captivating drama, one constant has been her love for her brother Teddy (Sean Delaney). As the series draws to a close with a finale that’s full of emotion, she is desperate to keep him safe from harm while he is serving in the RAF during World War Two. As she lives several more heartbreaking existences, which see her facing the turmoil of war in both London and Germany, one startling plan sees her plotting to kill Hitler. Can she pull it off and save Teddy, and can she come to terms with her uncanny ability to be reborn?
★★★★ CC
Jay Blades: No Place Like Home, 9pm, Channel 5
Jay retraces his teenage footsteps as he continues to explore Hackney. He returns to many of his old hang-outs, including the Hackney Empire and Rio Cinema. The standout moment is when Jay teams up with old school friend DJ Spoony to discover more about the place in which they spent many happy times, the Four Aces Club – not just a great night out but somewhere that changed music for ever.
★★★★★ JL
Best box set to watch on TV tonight
The Pentaverate, season 1, Netflix
Austin Powers’ Mike Myers is rarely content with playing just one character, and in this quirky comedy, the chameleon-like star has a whale of a time tackling no less than eight different roles! Among them is veteran Canadian reporter Ken Scarborough, who is investigating a secret society known as The Pentaverate, which has been saving the world from disaster since the Middle Ages, but is suddenly under threat… He also portrays their oldest member, Lord Lordington. Look out, too, for Jennifer Saunders.
Best film to watch on TV today
Respect, Prime Video
Hand-picked to portray her by the Queen of Soul herself, Jennifer Hudson brings a passionate intensity to this handsome, lushly traditional biopic of Aretha Franklin. Solid and well-crafted, it feels at times a tad too safe, opting for Ray-style old-school redemption storytelling and lavish 1960s costumes rather than Rocketman’s playfulness or Judy’s rueful wit. Hudson’s soaring vocals (recorded live) raise goosebumps.
Live Sport
- Premier League, Aston Villa vs Liverpool, 7.30pm (k-o 8pm), Sky Sports Main Event/NOW
Soaps on TV tonight
- EastEnders, 7.30pm, BBC One
- Emmerdale, 7.30pm, ITV
- Hollyoaks, 6.30pm, C4
- Neighbours, 6pm, Channel 5
- Home and Away, 6pm & 6.30pm, 5Star
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss DIY SOS: The Big Build on TV tonight – another emotional build for a family in need.
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Happy viewing!
