Hostage<\/p>\n
9pm, BBC Two
What really happened to John Cantlie? This three-part documentary builds on the acclaimed Last Man Standing podcast to investigate the British photojournalist who \u201cwent into the hornets\u2019 nest\u201d for a news story and was kidnapped by a group of British Islamic State extremists in Syria. Fellow hostages, politicians, including David Cameron, and imprisoned jihadis tell the story. Hollie Richardson<\/p>\n
Alice Roberts: Our Hospital Through Time<\/p>\n
8pm, Channel 5
Prof Roberts explores the modern-day wards and the private archives of St Bartholomew\u2019s hospital in London. Barts has withstood many crises but only barely survived the whims of Henry VIII, who defunded it before giving in to public pressure and signing a charter to protect it \u2013 and we view that very document. Jack Seale<\/p>\n
Landscape Artist of the Year 2026<\/p>\n
8pm, Sky Arts
It\u2019s the final, and the three remaining painters Kim, Libby and Tom take on Scotland\u2019s futuristic, cog-heavy Falkirk Wheel (as Tom says, \u201cSteampunks would have a field day here\u201d). The winner receives a \u00a310,000 commission to paint Croagh Patrick for the National Gallery of Ireland \u2013 documented in a film straight after this. Ali Catterall<\/p>\n
The Stolen Girl<\/p>\n
9pm, ITV1
Another week, another pulpy small-screen thriller about a playdate gone very wrong \u00e0 la All Her Fault (if this one sounds particularly familiar, it has already aired on Disney+). As the mystery deepens, Elisa and Fred receive a ransom note for missing daughter Lucia. Hannah J Davies<\/p>\n
The Surgeon<\/p>\n
9pm, Channel 5<\/p>\n
Omar Pathmanaban performing brain surgery at Salford Royal hospital in Greater Manchester. Photograph: 5 Broadcasting Limited\/Paramount\/@ Idle Industries<\/p>\n
Adyita, 45, has been diagnosed with a rare brain tumour that has been growing since birth \u2013 it\u2019s now the size of a tangerine. The operation (shown in great, grisly detail) is the first carried out by consultant brain surgeon Omar Pathmanaban, whose remarkable work is the focus of this week\u2019s episode. HR<\/p>\n
We Might Regret This<\/p>\n
10pm, BBC Two
More from the acerbic sitcom, with Freya and Jo sitting down to talk through their friendship issues. Cue a fun, if excruciating, flashback to when they first arrived in London and started dating (\u201cHe called me Wheel Smurfette,\u201d deadpans Freya). Meanwhile, Abe has planned a very public display of affection. HR<\/p>\n
Film choice<\/p>\n
Mars Attacks!, 8.40am, 4.10pm, Sky Cinema Greats<\/p>\n
The aliens have landed \u2026 Jack Nicholson in Mars Attacks! Photograph: Warner Bros\/Sportsphoto\/Allstar<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve ever wanted to see Tom Jones with an eagle on his arm, this is the movie for you. Tim Burton\u2019s 1996 film \u2013 based on a 1962 trading card series \u2013 is a joyful, deeply silly homage to those shonky old sci-fi films that always seemed to feature flying saucers held up by string. When an armada of spaceships arrive from Mars, the preening US president (Jack Nicholson) is keen to be the world\u2019s peacemaker \u2013 but the Martians seem keener on dissection than diplomacy. Simon Wardell<\/p>\n
Live sport<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s World Cup T20 Cricket, 1pm, Sky Sports Main Event
The first semi-final. The second semi-final is on Thursday at 1pm.<\/p>\n
Premier League Football, Newcastle v Man United, 7pm, TNT Sports 1
Brighton v Arsenal, 7pm, TNT Sports 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hostage 9pm, BBC TwoWhat really happened to John Cantlie? This three-part documentary builds on the acclaimed Last Man…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":456765,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,50,51,47,52,48],"class_list":["post-456764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=456764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/456765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=456764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=456764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=456764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}