{"id":420826,"date":"2026-01-18T08:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T08:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/420826\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T08:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T08:09:08","slug":"tv-tonight-lennox-lewis-on-the-golden-age-of-british-boxing-television-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/420826\/","title":{"rendered":"TV tonight: Lennox Lewis on the golden age of British boxing | Television &#038; radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four Kings<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">10pm, Channel 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Across a week in 1993, half a billion people tuned in to watch Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn, Frank Bruno and Lennox Lewis fight for the biggest honours in boxing. In this compelling four-part documentary, the four men speak frankly about the golden age of British boxing \u2013 from the gory (tongue gashes, detached retinas) to the glory, the racism of the time and, of course, the rivalries. There are surprisingly heavy moments, too, as they reflect on what it all meant. Hollie Richardson<\/p>\n<p>The Great Pottery Throw Down<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">7.45pm, Channel 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Great Pottery Throw Down continues as judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set more fiendish tasks for the 10 remaining home potters, battling it out for the crown of clay. This week\u2019s tests involve making a crafty \u201cpuzzle jug\u201d, before tackling a surprise second challenge \u2013 blindfolded. Ali Catterall <\/p>\n<p>Call the Midwife<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">8pm, BBC One<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It\u2019s Easter in Poplar and what better way to celebrate than a community freakout over a potential rabies outbreak? Meanwhile at Nonnatus House, Rosalind nervously introduces her parents to Cyril, and Trixie meets a pregnant Northern Irish woman who is too traumatised to give birth. HR<\/p>\n<p>Ant &amp; Dec\u2019s Limitless Win<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">8pm, ITV1<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The biggest prize going in a gameshow, because it is limitless, is up for grabs again. Likable married couple Efe and Kevin are next to take on the questions this week \u2013 and hopefully they have brushed up on their Rihanna, Roald Dahl and Nirvana knowledge. HR<\/p>\n<p>The Night Manager<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">9pm, BBC One<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Something is off if your six-part thriller takes four episodes to set up its premise but, by the end of this instalment, we\u2019re finally there. Last week\u2019s shock development prompts the return of Olivia Colman as anguished spook Angela Burr. Our hero Tom Hiddleston, however, is still underemployed. Jack Seale<\/p>\n<p>After the Flood<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">9pm, ITV1<\/p>\n<p>H2-woah! \u2026 Sophie Rundle in After The Flood on ITV1.  Photograph: Matt Squire\/ITV<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Series one of the climate crisis-adjacent cop drama ended on a cliffhanger: would trainee detective Jo Marshall (Sophie Rundle) risk imploding her own life to expose police corruption? It\u2019s now a year on in Waterside, but no less tense, as the threat of moorland fires rises and another body is discovered in bizarre circumstances. Ellen E Jones<\/p>\n<p>Film choice<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Harvey, 11am, Film4<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cFor years I was smart. I recommend pleasant.\u201d James Stewart\u2019s amiable everyman qualities are to the fore in Henry Koster\u2019s warm-hearted 1950 comedy. He plays Elwood P Dowd, a harmless drunk who hangs out in bars with an invisible 6ft white rabbit\/fairy spirit called Harvey. Or is his alcoholism giving him hallucinations? The townsfolk either keep their distance from him or play along, but his sister Veta (a terrifically flustered Josephine Hull) is at the end of her tether. Despite his possible mental health issues, Elwood\u2019s ethos of enjoying all life has to offer is a persuasive one. Simon Wardell<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Charade, 1.10pm, Talking Pictures TV<\/p>\n<p>Quick wit \u2026 Charade on Talking Pictures TV. Photograph: Landmark Media\/Alamy<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">She may have been going on half his age, but Audrey Hepburn\u2019s partnership with Cary Grant in this 1963 crime caper is a near-perfect Paris match. As experts in quick wit and smooth romance, they skip through Stanley Donen\u2019s thriller, set in the French capital, about a widow (Hepburn), her recently murdered husband\u2019s stolen $25k, and the bad guys who want to know where it is. Grant is the helpful stranger with secrets of his own. Donen, a veteran of the MGM musical, keeps things colourful in spite of the peril-laden plot. SW<\/p>\n<p>Live sport<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Premier League Football: Wolves v Newcastle, 1pm, Sky Sports Main Event Aston Villa v Everton is at 4pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Women\u2019s FA Cup Football: Arsenal v Aston Villa, 1.30pm, Channel 4 A fourth-round tie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">International Football: Africa Cup of Nation, 6.30pm, E4 The final in Rabat, Morocco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Four Kings 10pm, Channel 4 Across a week in 1993, half a billion people tuned in to watch&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":420827,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-420826","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420826","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=420826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}