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COOKERY: Creating real magic
If you can put up with Marco Pierre White's appallingly large ego, his aggressive comments to innocent members of the public and his general grumpy demeanour, then this four-parter is a lot of fun, and quite instructive to boot.
Essentially the chef (pictured) is going back to his roots by creating an all-British menu using all-British ingredients. This gives him the excuse to go charging around the countryside, sourcing fresh foods, shooting pigeons and deer here, fishing for herrings there, often being excessively miserable and smoking copious amounts of tabs. Not en route, mind you. There are strict no-smoking signs in his vehicle, but almost as soon as he's out of the car, he lights up... (Click to continue reading)
Marco's Great British Feast showing on ITV1 at 9:00pm
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Shock tactics
Start of a new health programme, which uses graphic scientific detail to shock people into radically altering their dangerous lifestyle. First up is 23-year-old Emma Sheldon, a chain-smoking, binge-drinking, fast-food addict. Consultant neurologist Dr Andrew Curran uses technology to show the serious damage she has done to her internal organs. (Click to continue reading)
Make My Body Younger showing on BBC 3 at 8:00pm
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Back to Bath... and a lot of fuss
An intriguing episode in prospect when the property show catches up with Sadie and Simon, one of the fussiest couples that have ever been featured on the programme. Elsewhere Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp try and help a mother who wants to downsize in Carlisle. (Click to continue reading)
Location, Location, Location showing on Channel 4 at 8:00pm
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Two sides of the law
Martin Scorsese's brutal gangster hit pits undercover cop Leonardo DiCaprio against mob snitch Matt Damon. Released in 2006, this Oscar-winning drama also features Jack Nicholson, who turns in a seriously over-the-top performance. (Click to continue reading)
The Departed showing on Sky Movies Action/Thriller at 9:00pm
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The changing face of car theft
Start of a new three-part series examining the changing face of car theft. Now a sophisticated business, car crime costs the country millions of pounds. The programme accompanies the Met's Stolen Vehicle Unit to Cyprus - one of the biggest destinations for stolen cars from Britain - and talks to a mother who had her car stolen at gunpoint. (Click to continue reading)
Cars, Cops and Criminals showing on BBC 1 at 9:00pm
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More eye-opening discoveries
This series - in which six women live with a remote tribe for a month to seek answers to their own emotional problems and to find some inner peace - continues to pick up acclaim. Tonight single working mum Yvonne goes to live with the Himba, a semi-nomadic tribe of pastoralists who live in Northern Namibia, and makes discoveries about herself. (Click to continue reading)
Tribal Wives showing on BBC 2 at 9:00pm
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The gesture that shook the world
This documentary - about how black athletes sought to gain better recognition of their contribution to American sport, culminating in Tommie Smith and John Carlos giving the Black Power Salute at the 1968 Olympics - has picked up strong critical acclaim. The programme explains how the salute was a considered decision, but had huge ramifications. (Click to continue reading)
Black Power Salute showing on BBC 4 at 9:00pm
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