{"id":648579,"date":"2026-11-02T08:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T08:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/648579\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T08:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T08:34:08","slug":"tv-tonight-the-gilded-age-returns-in-all-its-glossy-julian-fellowes-glory-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/648579\/","title":{"rendered":"TV tonight: The Gilded Age returns in all its glossy Julian Fellowes\u2019 glory | Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gilded Age<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">9pm, Sky Atlantic<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Julian Fellowes\u2019 glossy, airy period confection returns. The Gilded Age has now happily embraced its own lack of real nutritional value and, towards the end of the third season, its ratings swelled as a result. In the opener, Agnes is scheming to retain her position in society and there\u2019s a subplot of real modern resonance as old money starts being threatened by crass, arriviste monopolists. Phil Harrison<\/p>\n<p>A Place in the Sun<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">6pm, Channel 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Now that it\u2019s dark before dinnertime, the show about upping sticks from the UK feels like perfect vicarious viewing. The Dordogne and a gorgeous Greek island feature later in the week but the new run kicks off with a couple contemplating retirement on the balmy Costa Blanca. What can a \u00a3450k budget get them? Graeme Virtue<\/p>\n<p>Escaping Idi Amin<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">9pm, BBC Two<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">In the context of the current hysteria around migration, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2026\/oct\/26\/escaping-idi-amin-review-bbc-two-iplayer\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two-part documentary has been sobering<\/a>. As it concludes, it\u2019s 1972 and a month after Uganda\u2019s swaggering dictator Idi Amin issued an ultimatum to the country\u2019s Asian population. They must leave within 90 days, taking nothing more than one suitcase and \u00a350 each. Will Britain take them? PH<\/p>\n<p>Dogged \u2026 David Harewood in Pierre. Photograph: Channel 4 \/ Olly CourtneyPierre<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">9pm, Channel 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">It\u2019s the penultimate chapter of David Harewood\u2019s suave legal drama, and if you think collapsing would keep this dogged duty solicitor down, think again (\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a heart attack, it was angina\u201d). He escapes his hospital bed to get back on the case following a new lead on Michael\u2019s death. Hollie Richardson<\/p>\n<p>Trauma: My Broken Brain<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">10pm, Channel 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The documentary\u2019s concluding half follows Dan, Saskia and Dec \u2013 all in their 20s \u2013 as they recover from life-threatening strokes. As Dan endures surgery to repair a hole in his skull, Saskia goes to great lengths to overcome her neurological fatigue. Dec, meanwhile, finds his psychological recovery more challenging than the physical. Jack Seale<\/p>\n<p>Dispatches: The Taliban\u2019s War on Women<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">11pm, Channel 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The 2021 US and UK withdrawal from Afghanistan, allowing the Taliban to take control, felt like a shameful betrayal. And the stories that emerge from this remarkable Dispatches documentary confirm that impression. It follows Afghans in exile as they attempt to rescue loved ones from the theocracy; a story of torture, sexual violence, erasure and extraordinary courage. PH<\/p>\n<p>Live sport<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Tennis: Paris Masters. Mon, 10am, Sky Sports Main Event<br \/>\n  <br \/>Day one from La D\u00e9fense Arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Gilded Age 9pm, Sky Atlantic Julian Fellowes\u2019 glossy, airy period confection returns. 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