Masters of the Air

Chess at 30,000 feet: how Mark Sanger edited Masters of the Air

Barry Keoghan, a white man in his early 30s, sits in the cockpit of a WWII bomber with Austin Butler, a white man in his early 30s. Sat behind them is another young white man, all three of them in WWII airman outfits

Enemy fire could come from all directions. Air sickness threatened to fill up a vomit bag at any moment. Between engineering failures, bad weather and high-altitude personnel clashes, the bar for success was often just returning to the landing strip alive. Back on the ground, bar brawls and office politics awaited.

From Big Boys to Curb Your Enthusiasm: 14 shows you can't miss in early 2024

Louisa Harland in Renegade Nell, Larry David from Curb Your Enthusiasm and Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson in Doctor Who over a multicoloured TV screen backdrop

Here are just some of the many shows to look out for, starting with a jam-packed January.

Gladiators - 13 January, BBC One

The hit 1990s game show returns, promising tight competition and even tighter spandex. Can members of the public take on the elite cabal of athletes and bodybuilders?