PICKS OF THE WEEK: 21-27 APRIL 2025, WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK

What to watch this week.

Pilgrimage: The Road Through The Alps

Sunday-Tuesday, BBC Two

Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs take on a pilgrimage through the Austrian and Swiss Alps to Einsiedeln Abbey, a pilgrim destination for over a thousand years.

Who Do You Think You Are

Tuesday, BBC One

Hollywood star Andrew Garfield grew up between London and LA. He knows that his dad’s family are Jewish and came from Poland, but he doesn’t know exactly where they came from or why they left Poland.

Joe Lycett's United States Of Birmingham

Tuesday, Sky Max

In his self-appointed role as the second city’s ambassador and, with the blessing of the actual Lord Mayor of Birmingham, everyone’s favourite comedy activist is on a mission to put Birmingham firmly back on the map – in fact, all over the map. To do that, Joe is heading to North America, home to no fewer than eighteen Birminghams - stretching from Canada’s Saskatchewan province, down the East Coast, through the Midwest and into the Deep South.

Race Across The World

Wednesday, BBC One

Five intrepid duos are tasked with undertaking the trip of a lifetime, racing over 14,000km across the world’s largest continent, Asia, taking in three of its nations – China, Nepal and India.

I, Jack Wright

Wednesday, U&Alibi

A propulsive, darkly comic and moving murder mystery family drama which offers many twists and turns as one family deals with treachery and hidden agendas from all involved. Star-studded cast with Nikki Amuka-Bird (Citadel, Hard Sun) taking the lead as Sally Wright, alongside John Simm (Grace, Crime) as Gray Wright and Gemma Jones (Gentleman Jack, Finding Alice) as Rose Wright.

Flintoff

Friday, Disney+

The film will look back at Freddie Flintoff's incredible life and cricketing career that saw him win two Ashes series with England and become a national sporting hero, whilst charting his life today and return to cricket following his life-altering car crash in 2022. Award-winning director John Dower has been granted exclusive access to Freddie over the last year to film his recovery and document his cricketing career. 

The Assembly

Saturday, ITVX

Each episode sees a different celebrity, including Danny Dyer and David Tennant forced to cast aside everything they were ever taught by their media trainers as they face their most honest, funny, chaotic – and heartwarming – interview yet, questioned by a remarkable group of inquisitive interviewers who are autistic, neurodivergent and/or learning disabled.