This week's top TV: 8 - 14 January
Drama: Next of Kin
Monday
9pm, ITV
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The Coronation explores the story of the Crown Jewels, revealing to a new generation the ancient ceremony for which they are used.
As part of the Royal Collection Season on the BBC, the hour-long programme also sees the monarch discuss the coronation of her father, George VI, which she watched in 1937.
“I’ve seen one coronation, and been the recipient in the other, which is pretty remarkable,” she says.
David Nath, co-founder of Story Films, gives a masterclass in documentary making, and explains why documentary makers are sometimes asked to direct dramas.
The film follows Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) as he travels to Bethlehem for an unconventional nativity performance, in a place which Banksy deems "the least Christmassy place on earth".
The "Alternativity" takes place in a carpark near Manger Square, Bethlehem, which is widely believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ.
Having never travelled to the Middle East before, and with extreme instructions from the mysterious artist whom he has never met, Boyle travels to Bethlehem to put on a festive show from scratch.
Commissioned by A+E Networks UK, the series takes a unique and extraordinary look at some of the most impactful events to have affected Britain in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Set to air in early 2018 on History, the original six-part series will unravel the events that led to some of the most devastating disasters of the past 60 years.
Shamed (w/t), which stars Game of Thrones actress Faye Marsay, centres around the cool and calm Sarah Ivy, whose world collapsed around her 10 years previously.
With the help of her brother she kidnaps two men, Nathan (Nick Blood - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D) and Mani. The duo claim not to know Sarah or what she would want with them, however a connection is soon revealed...
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