{"id":224912,"date":"2025-10-19T10:31:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T10:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/224912\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T10:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T10:31:07","slug":"tv-tonight-the-upbeat-star-trek-prequel-with-a-fresh-faced-spock-television-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/224912\/","title":{"rendered":"TV tonight: the upbeat Star Trek prequel with a fresh-faced Spock | Television &#038; radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Star Trek: Strange New Worlds<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">10.20pm, ITV1<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">What was life like on the USS Enterprise before Captain Kirk? That\u2019s the question answered by this upbeat Star Trek prequel series, with fresh-faced versions of Spock (Ethan Peck) and Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding). After debuting on Paramount+ in 2022, season one has now beamed down to ITV1 in double-bill chunks. The opening episode sees a furloughed Captain Pike (Anson Mount) returning to the Enterprise to lead a risky rescue mission. Graeme Virtue<\/p>\n<p>Educating Yorkshire<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">8pm, Channel 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The school year is nearly over, which means time to reflect for headteacher Mr Burton, and a last-ditch attempt to increase attendance numbers for deputy head Mrs Ali. How will year 11 students such as Gracie-Mai respond to the introduction of a \u201cfun bus\u201d? Meanwhile, year 10s Darcie and Alexa compete to become head girl. Ellen E Jones<\/p>\n<p>A Choral Pilgrimage With the Sixteen<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">8.45pm, BBC Four<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It\u2019s the 25th anniversary of the world renowned choir\u2019s Choral Pilgrimage, and this special programme \u2013 named The Angel of Peace \u2013 is the recording from Peterborough Cathedral. The tranquil concert features music from across nine centuries, starting with songs of the medieval abbess Hildegard of Bingen. HR<\/p>\n<p>Riot Women<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">9pm, BBC One<\/p>\n<p>Make some noise! \u2026 Riot Women on BBC One. Photograph: BBC\/Drama Republic Ltd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Sally Wainwright\u2019s rollicking drama about a menopausal punk band is also a moving meditation on motherhood and ageing. After Beth (Joanna Scanlan) convinces Kitty (Rosalie Craig) to be their frontwoman, the first song they write about midlife makes the rest of the group cry. But as they all start to bond, Kitty discovers a secret. HR<\/p>\n<p>Frauds<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">9pm, ITV1<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThis is what it\u2019s like with Bert. It\u2019s exciting, but it always gets out of hand.\u201d Bert\u2019s impulsiveness causes chaos, leading Jackie to quit the team. Meanwhile, Sam secretly calls on an old friend for help, causing her partner in crime to feel betrayed. And, as the police pile on the pressure, are their plans starting to unravel? Ali Catterall<\/p>\n<p>Revival<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">10pm, Sky Max<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">After the revelatory ending to last week\u2019s episode, Em (Romy Weltman) is discovering the upsides of being an undead \u201creviver\u201d \u2013 namely super-fast healing and a shortcut to sobriety. She\u2019ll need some help from her detective sister Dana (Melanie Scrofano), though, if she\u2019s to solve the mystery of her own death. EEJ<\/p>\n<p>Live sport<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Women\u2019s World Cup Cricket: India v England, 10am, Sky Sports Main Event Australia v England is on Wed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Premier League Football: Tottenham v Aston Villa, 1pm, Sky Sports Main Event Liverpool v Man United is at 4pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 10.20pm, ITV1 What was life like on the USS Enterprise before Captain Kirk?&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224913,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-224912","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}