The People v Climate Change 

Tuesday 16 November 

BBC Two, 8pm 

The UK government has made bold claims and promises about the changes we need to make to help reverse climate change and save the planet.

This documentary follows the members of the UK’s first ever Citizen’s Assembly on Climate Change, which saw 108 ordinary people come together to decide what needs to be done to meet our climate change goals. 

Organised by parliament, the assembly members hear from experts about the science of climate change and are thanked for their participation by Sir David Attenborough. 

Members include Sue, an ex-fishmonger from Bath, British Gas employee Marc from Newcastle, postal worker Amy and retired printer Richard. 

Grand Designs: House of the Year 

Wednesday 17 November

Channel 4, 9pm 

Once again the Royal Institute of British Architects is looking for the best new home in Britain for the 2021 awards.

The award celebrates excellence and innovation in home design and will look at houses all over the UK. 

The 20 houses are split into four categories: houses that take you by surprise, houses that display outstanding craftsmanship and exceptional use of materials, houses that solve problems, and houses that reinvent an existing property or structure. 

Tiger King 

Wednesday 17 November 

Netflix

Series two of Tiger King will return to the lives of big cat owners in the US and revisit the story of Joe Exotic, who is currently serving a 22-year-old prison sentence. 

Following on from series one, the new series will reveal how Carole Baskin is close to owning Exotic’s disreputable zoo and focus on his business partner-turned-enemy, Jeff Lowe.

Exotic is currently in prison after being charged with a murder-for-hire plot against Baskin and animal abuse, however, Exotic is determined to get an early release. 

The second series promises to feature even more murder, mayhem and madness. 

Crime

Thursday 18 November

BritBox

Written by Trainspotting creator Irvine Welsh, Crime follows the dangerous world of Detective Inspector Ray Lennox (Dougray Scott, Mission: Impossible 2), a man grappling with his own demons as he struggles through serious crime investigations in Edinburgh.

When a young girl’s disappearance sends a shock wave of terror through the community, Lennox must overcome police infighting and his own tortured mind if he has any hope of solving the case.

The Wheel of Time

Friday 19 November

Prime Video

Rosamund Pike leads Prime Video’s adaptation of Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson’s hugely successful fantasy series The Wheel of Time, starring as Moraine, a member of the magically endowed sect of women known as the Aes Sedai.

Alongside five young men and women, Moraine embarks on a perilous, world-spanning journey with the one prophesised to be the Dragon Reborn, who will either save or destroy humanity.