Ellie & Natasia<\/p>\n
10pm, BBC Two
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There is not one weak sketch in the opener of Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou\u2019s comedy \u2013 they will have you weeping tears of laughter. Now in its second series, expect returning characters and new ones. There are lifestyle influencers shopping at Asda; hipsters spending all day in an overpriced trinkets boutique; and Mary Poppins at a gynaecological appointment. It also guest stars Steve Coogan, Sian Clifford and Jamie Demetriou. Hollie Richardson<\/p>\n
The Repair Shop: Beyond the Barn<\/p>\n
8pm, BBC One
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This minor variation on the Repair Shop formula continues: the barn is still open but the gang embark on a few road trips. Most notable this time is the Ukrainian tsymbaly (a hammered dulcimer) belonging to a woman from Cornwall. Once it\u2019s been lovingly restored, it\u2019s moving to see it being played. Phil Harrison<\/p>\n
Portrait Artist of the Year 2026<\/p>\n
8pm, Sky Arts
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The portrait competition where tears are expected by at least one of the celebrity sitters each week returns. This time, they are Olympian skeleton skater Matt Weston, poet Nikita Gill, and film director and actor Dexter Fletcher. HR<\/p>\n
Asteroids: Spark of Life<\/p>\n
8pm, BBC Four<\/p>\n
Mindblowing stuff. Photograph: PHOTOGRAPHER:\/CREDIT LINE:GBH\/GEDEON Programmes<\/p>\n
Denis Lawson delivers a mighty science lesson with this programme, which tests a theory about asteroids sparking life on Earth \u2013 rather than just extinguishing it. He rewinds 4bn years to tell the story of the newly formed planet, as scientists share their mindblowing research. HR<\/p>\n
Grand Designs<\/p>\n
9pm, Channel 4
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In 2017, energy conservationist Andrew bet it all on Britain\u2019s first self-heating home, which would harness and store the summer\u2019s warmth in vast insulated earth banks, to be deployed in winter. He\u2019d soon come up against structural problems, spiralling costs and a teed-off wife. Years later, Kevin McCloud checks in to discover whether the project paid off. Ali Catterall<\/p>\n
The Experiment<\/p>\n
10pm, Channel 4
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The makers of Channel 4\u2019s next provocative social experiment have remained very hush hush about the details. Mat Fraser and Sophie Morgan are the hosts at a residential facility where visitors are invited to meet guests and \u201cnothing is quite as it seems\u201d. HR<\/p>\n
Film choice<\/p>\n
Moana (Thomas Kail, 2026) , Disney+<\/p>\n
Legendary \u2026 Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson in Moana. Photograph: Disney Enterprises\/PA<\/p>\n
This must be the role Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson was born to play: muscular demigod Maui in the live-action remake of Moana. The animated musical was an instant hit when it was first released in 2016, with moving, catchy songs written by the master Lin-Manuel Miranda, and a screenplay drawing from Polynesian mythology. This version survives the transition to photorealism, thanks to Johnson\u2019s winning brio and a star-making turn from Catherine Laga\u2019aia as the ocean-faring lead. Ellen E Jones<\/p>\n
Live sport<\/p>\n
Champions League football, Como v Man United, 5pm, TNT Sports 2
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Followed by Aston Villa v Viking at 7.45pm. On TNT Sports 1, Bayern Munich play Arsenal at 7pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ellie & Natasia 10pm, BBC Two There is not one weak sketch in the opener of Ellie White…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":637116,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":["post-637115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637115","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=637115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/637116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=637115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=637115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}