This week's top TV: 24 - 30 July
History
Dictators and Despots: a Timewatch Guide
Tuesday, 9pm, BBC Four
Historian David Olusoga examines 50 years of BBC documentary archives to look at the appeal of dictators, and find out how they gain power.
Historian David Olusoga examines 50 years of BBC documentary archives to look at the appeal of dictators, and find out how they gain power.
Games of Thrones makes a grand return to Sky Atlantic.
The true crime documentary explores the curious murder case of Adrian Greenwood, an antiquarian book dealer who was stabbed to death on the doorstep of his Oxford home in April 2016.
In partnership with Sky Sports, Sky VR is bringing rugby union closer than ever before in this powerful documentary which will bring the legacy of the Haka to light.
The film, says Sky VR’s executive producer Neil Graham “transports the viewer into the heart of the world’s most iconic sporting and cultural ritual.”
The virtual reality film follows the journey of a young Maori man as he explores the ancient cultural traditions which drive rugby in New Zealand.
Head of Specialist Factual, John Hay said, “[Channel 4 is] naturally focused on what’s happening now and what’s happening next. I’m excited by ideas that start by asking ‘What’s going on in the world?’”
Host Caroline Flack will introduce a fresh batch of singletons all looking for love... or victory at least.
The film will focus on the deadly insect responsible for the widespread nature of illnesses such as Zika, malaria, West Nile virus, yellow fever and dengue, and the cause of more than 750,000 deaths a year: the mosquito.
MOSQUITO will investigate the dangerous and unpredictable nature of the small insect, and will look at how global travel, trade and climate change have made the expansion of these outbreaks and spreading of disease easier.
Parenting expert and experienced nanny Jo Frost, made famous by her show Supernanny will explore the psychology and motives of child murderers, investigating whether some children are really born evil.
Each episode of Jo Frost on Killer Kids will focus on a different, including murder within the family, children who kill at school and children who kill their peers.
“How families function and observing behaviour patterns for decades led me very keen to develop this idea," said Frost.
The film will feature contributions from Prince William and Prince Harry, who both speak openly about their mother and how she has influenced their lives.
Their Royal Highnesses will also offer their perspective on Diana's contribution to public life, including her charitable and humanitarian work. Topics such as child bereavement, homelessness and HIV and AIDS will be explored.
The documentary was commissioned for ITV by Jo Clinton-Davis, Controller of Factual and Sue Murphy, Head of Factual Entertainment.
“I think in the past two years, the whole conversation [about mental illness] has become saturated with the importance of talking – which I think is important, but the conversation has got to progress beyond that.”
His show, Happy Man, launched on BBC Three last week, and sees the comedian try a range of approaches to tackling depression, including cold water swimming (“one of the worst things I have ever done”), running, life modelling (“scary”) and drag.