PICKS OF THE MONTH: NOVEMBER 2024

What to watch this week.

Asia

BBC One

Asia has the longest coastline of any continent and the richest coral reefs on earth. Its seas are connected by some of the world’s most powerful currents and are home to over 60 per cent of all marine species.

Return To Paradise

BBC One

Return to Paradise follows DI Mackenzie Clarke (Anna Samson), an Australian ex-pat who’s made a name for herself in London’s Metropolitan Police for cracking uncrackable murder cases.

Only Child

BBC One

Richard’s long overdue visit to recently-widowed Ken makes him realise his dad may need a bit more full time help. Not that Ken would agree, of course, but that statement is pretty much true about anything. An eccentric, strong-willed technophobe, Ken is set in his ways, leaving Richard worrying about his dad growing old.

Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light

BBC One

As Anne Boleyn’s blood is sluiced from the scaffold, Thomas Cromwell picks his way through the wreckage of her death to take his place as principal councillor to King Henry VIII.

Children In Need

BBC One

BBC Children in Need returns with a live entertainment extravaganza of comedy, music and surprise guests to raise life-changing funds for children and young people across the UK.

Boybands Forever

BBC Two

Each episode will follow the life changing reality of new-found fame at a young age, from their early beginnings to hitting the top of the charts, whilst revealing some of the pivotal behind-the-scenes moments that shaped their careers and reflecting on those times decades later.

Until I Kill You

ITV1

The extraordinary true story of Delia Balmer, who survived a near-fatal relationship with murderer John Sweeney, is the subject of this drama starring Anna Maxwell Martin as Delia Balmer while renowned actor and director Shaun Evans will play John Sweeney.

Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening

ITV1

BAFTA winner Romesh Ranganathan hosts the celebrity game show where celebrities team up with their daughters, sons, mums or dads in the show where it doesn’t matter what you know - it’s what your mother and father think you know.

I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!

ITV1

s Ant & Dec are back to present all the big stories live every night as our new line-up of celebrities for 2024 will leave their plush pads and luxuries far behind and spend up to three weeks taking on the Australian jungle with a whole host of surprises created just for them.

Junior Taskmaster

Channel 4

Set to take on the fiendishly baffling series of tasks are twenty-five contestants aged between nine and eleven who show up, ready and willing to give their all in the name of entertainment. 

After The Party

Channel 4

Penny’s world imploded when she accused her husband Phil of a sex crime and nobody believed her. When Penny’s now ex-husband returns to town, her daughter pressures her to let go of her accusations and move on.

The Day Of The Jackal

Sky Atlantic

An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, (Eddie Redmayne) makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer (Lashana Lynch) who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.

Bad Sisters

Apple TV+

Season two returns to follow the lives of the Garvey sisters played by Sharon Horgan as Eva, Anne-Marie Duff as Grace, Eva Birthistle as Ursula, Sarah Greene as Bibi and Eve Hewson as Becka.