{"id":375582,"date":"2026-04-12T06:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/375582\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T06:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:55:07","slug":"tv-tonight-alison-hammonds-weepy-talent-show-by-the-makers-of-the-piano-television-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/375582\/","title":{"rendered":"TV tonight: Alison Hammond\u2019s weepy talent show by the makers of The Piano | Television &#038; radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your Song<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">9pm, Channel 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">If you loved The Piano, here\u2019s a new talent show from the same makers \u2013 and this time they\u2019re looking for people around the nation to perform the songs most meaningful to them. Alison Hammond, Paloma Faith and Sam Ryder are the charismatic trio presenting and judging the series, starting off in Liverpool. From a teenager singing Bocelli for his foster mother to a lift engineer showing off his pipes, it\u2019s an emotional race to the Hackney Empire final. Hollie Richardson<\/p>\n<p>Secret Garden<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">6pm, BBC One<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">More gently miraculous domestic natural history from David Attenborough, this time focusing with remarkable intimacy on the goings-on in Lou\u2019s dainty but wild garden in Bristol. And there\u2019s plenty: from the shadowy world of urban foxes to turf wars between blue tits and goldfinches, this tiny plot contains multitudes. Phil Harrison<\/p>\n<p>Olivier Awards 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">7pm, BBC Two<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Royal Albert Hall in London fills with theatre\u2019s great and good as Nick Mohammed hosts the 50th anniversary of the awards. Into the Woods and Paddington: the Musical are likely to be the night\u2019s biggest winners, with 11 nominations each, while Elaine Page will receive the Special Award. But most exciting are rumours of a performance from the main marmalade lover himself. Lucinda Everett<\/p>\n<p>The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">7.40pm, Channel 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">What a tonic it is every Sunday to step out of the world\u2019s insanity and into the tent where all is well and good. Among the celebrity bakers easing our worries this week, with pull-apart savoury rolls and vegan fruit tarts, are the actor Ralf Little, Sugababe Mutya Buena and the eternally affable Mark Wright. LE<\/p>\n<p>The Other Bennet Sister<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">8pm, BBC One<\/p>\n<p>An utter delight \u2026 The Other Bennet Sister. Photograph: BBC\/Bad Wolf<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Ella Bruccoleri has been an utter delight in this Pride &amp; Prejudice spin-off, and now it reaches its will they\/won\u2019t they conclusion. Mary is caught in the middle of Mr Hayward and Mr Ryder\u2019s attentions, while a stormy hike adds even more tension. The big question is: will this Bennet sister\u2019s story also end in marriage? HR<\/p>\n<p>Savage River<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">10.15pm, ITV1<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Katherine Langford stars in this Australian crime drama, which previously aired on 5Star. When ex-con Miki Anderson returns to her close-knit home town after 10 years, she is ready to start over. But when a crime is committed, suspicion falls on her. HR<\/p>\n<p>Film choice<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Blue Moon, 6.10am, 7.10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere<\/p>\n<p>A cocktail of regret \u2026 Blue Moon on Sky Cinema Premiere. Photograph: Sabrina Lantos\/Sony Pictures Classics\/PA<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A transformational performance (not least height-wise) by Ethan Hawke carries Richard Linklater\u2019s melancholic, waspish drama, which imagines one night in the life of failing, alcoholic Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart. Attending the opening of Oklahoma! \u2013 the musical his former partner Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott) has created with Oscar Hammerstein II \u2013 Hart sneaks out to the bar before the afterparty to drown his sorrows in a cocktail of regret and unrequited love. Simon Wardell<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Soul, 4.15pm, Channel 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Pixar\u2019s resident metaphysical sage, Pete Docter, has created \u2013 alongside co-director and writer Kemp Powers \u2013 another fantastical, sorrow-tinged treat. Music teacher and pianist Joe (voiced by Jamie Foxx) has hopes of a career as a jazz performer but dies before his time. Scrabbling to return to Earth, he finds himself in a realm for unborn souls and meets the recalcitrant 22 (Tina Fey), who doesn\u2019t want to get a life at all. Accessible on many levels, it\u2019s simultaneously an imaginative kids\u2019 comic adventure about finding your way back home and a grownup lesson in making the most of what you\u2019ve got. SW<\/p>\n<p>Live sport<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Premier League Football: Sunderland v Tottenham, 1pm, Sky Sports Main Event Chelsea v Man City is at 4.25pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your Song 9pm, Channel 4 If you loved The Piano, here\u2019s a new talent show from the same&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375583,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":{"0":"post-375582","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-newzealand","11":"tag-nz","12":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}