{"id":637817,"date":"2026-10-06T07:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T07:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/637817\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T07:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T07:16:13","slug":"tv-tonight-a-striking-film-about-the-late-musician-beldina-odenyo-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/637817\/","title":{"rendered":"TV tonight: a striking film about the late musician Beldina Odenyo | Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bel<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">10pm, BBC Four<br \/>In October 2021, a triumphant performance at Usher Hall in Edinburgh set the singer\u2011songwriter Beldina Odenyo on the path to great success. By November, she had taken her own life. She was 31. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2026\/aug\/31\/bel-review-belinda-odenyo-heir-of-the-cursed\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this documentary<\/a>, her half-sister Leah attempts to gather Odenyo\u2019s demos into an album. It also considers the trauma she lived with, as\u00a0well as the force of her music. Hollie Richardson<\/p>\n<p>The Great British Bake Off<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">8pm, Channel 4<br \/>Bringing Nigella Lawson on board <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2026\/sep\/22\/the-great-british-bake-off-review-nigella-wise-generous-perfect-national-treasure\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has proved a hit<\/a> and now there\u2019s another first for the show: a week of challenges set by fans of the show. Expect things to be even more chaotic than usual, as familiar faces enter the tent for the\u00a0signature challenge and the bakers need to make wearable treats for the showstopper. HR<\/p>\n<p>Anna Pigeon Mysteries<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">8pm, U&amp;Drama<br \/>Based on the lead character in Nevada Barr\u2019s series of award-winning novels, Anna Pigeon is a straight-talking US national parks ranger who gets through each week with \u201cwork and wine\u201d. And that work involves an alarming amount of crime\u2011solving. Her first case concerns the death of her colleague \u2013 and she\u00a0doesn\u2019t believe it was\u00a0the result of a mountain-lion attack. HR<\/p>\n<p>Blue Lights<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">9pm, BBC One<\/p>\n<p>On the beat \u2026 Dearbh\u00e1ile McKinney (left) and Frank Blake in Blue Lights season four. Photograph: BBC\/Two Cities<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The Belfast cop drama, created by two former investigative journalists, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2026\/sep\/29\/blue-lights-review-bbc\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is as riveting as ever<\/a> in its fourth season \u2013 and we get answers to what happened after a gunshot in that cliffhanger opener. Meanwhile, Blackthorn station is marked for closure, poor wee Tommy is struggling with\u00a0heartbreak and Grace\u00a0gets (yet another) nasty bit of news. HR<\/p>\n<p>Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over\u00a0USA<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">9pm, BBC Three<br \/>Scarlet, 26, is married with\u00a0a young son. She\u2019s also a sex worker at Mustang Ranch in Nevada, the sole US state where brothels are legal (at least, in some rural counties). While it\u2019s presented as a safer and more empathic option for sex workers, they must nevertheless earn their keep. And, as Dooley discovers, some, including Scarlet, may be\u00a0paying an emotional price. Ali Catterall<\/p>\n<p>Gemma Collins: Everything. All at Once<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">9pm, Sky One<br \/>From family illness to fertility issues and her partner\u2019s drinking, this new\u00a0series about the Towie star\u00a0is an unexpectedly frank and unvarnished affair. As we reach episode six, will a change of scenery help Gemma to make some difficult decisions at this \u201cpivotal point\u201d in her life? 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