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  • UK TV Programme Highlights For Friday, 17 October

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Today's Pick Of The Day

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DRAMA: A desperate race against time

The body of a young male victim poses a riddle. Was he killed by the physical beating he sustained? By the strangulation he apparently suffered? Or by the gunshot wound to his head? And why would all three methods be necessary?

It's not a mugging, and nor does the victim have criminal connections. Perhaps it was a crime of passion... But when a second victim is found who's mysteriously linked to the first only by the presence of skin under his fingernails, the answer seems to be that the two young men had no connection other than in death. One victim killed the other. But who killed the survivor? .. (Click to continue reading)

Wire in the Blood showing on ITV1 at 9:00pm


Documentary

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Key to success

Documentary looking at the talent and trials of one of the most quietly successful musicians of modern times - Vladimir Ashkenazy. The film was shot in 1968 as Ashkenazy lived through a crucial turning point in his life and career. (Click to continue reading)

Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian showing on BBC 4 at 7:30pm

Documentary

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Guitar man

Performance documentary profiling the legendary Les Paul, creator of the solid-body electric guitar, inventor of overdubbing and multi-track recording, king of the 1950s pop charts and rock 'n' roll icon. Paul tells his own rags-to-riches story, and the programme features vintage archive, original performance footage and interviews. (Click to continue reading)

Les Paul: Chasing Sound showing on BBC 4 at 9:00pm

Film

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Pray for Michael Sullivan

Sam Mendes's Oscar-garlanded 1930s film noir thriller stars Tom Hanks as killer Michael Sullivan in the employ of crime boss John Rooney (Paul Newman). But Rooney's son is jealous of the closeness the two share and kills Sullivan's family, apart from his oldest son. The pair go on the road seeking revenge and then a new life. (Click to continue reading)

Road to Perdition showing on Film4 at 9:00pm

Documentary

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This is war...

Simon Schama (pictured) continues his travels through America, against the backdrop of the presidential campaign, to dig deep into the conflicts of its history to understand what is at stake right now. In the second episode, Schama reveals how different the American attitude to war is from what outsiders assume it to be. (Click to continue reading)

The American Future: A History, by Simon Schama showing on BBC 2 at 9:00pm

Quiz Show

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Return of the satire kings

It's back! The popular satirical news quiz returns, with regular team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton pouring scorn on the week's events. They are joined by this week's guest host Fern Britton, along with two guest panellists. (Click to continue reading)

Have I Got News For You showing on BBC 1 at 9:00pm

Sitcom

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Big decisions

The second series of the critically acclaimed comedy drama concludes. Tonight Betty (America Ferrera) has a big decision to make when Gio asks her to come to Rome with him and Henry proposes to her. (Click to continue reading)

Ugly Betty showing on Channel 4 at 9:00pm

And don't forget some more for Friday...