What To Watch W/C Monday 4th May
Happy Bank Holiday People … This week’s TV lineup spans comedy, history, true crime, music, and major live events, with a mix of returning series, factual storytelling, and standout specials across broadcast and streaming. On BBC Two, David Olusoga explores the long history of one of London’s most iconic public spaces, while BBC One sees […]
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Happy Bank Holiday People …
This week’s TV lineup spans comedy, history, true crime, music, and major live events, with a mix of returning series, factual storytelling, and standout specials across broadcast and streaming.
On BBC Two, David Olusoga explores the long history of one of London’s most iconic public spaces, while BBC One sees the return of a comedy drama tackling family life and modern pressures. Sky Witness continues a legal drama following a senior investigator exposing corruption from within a powerful firm.
Netflix turns to a true-life 1990s undercover operation inside Britain’s criminal underworld, while BBC Four celebrates the legacy of a legendary music voice through a career-spanning collection. The week culminates with the BAFTA Television Awards 2025 on BBC One, honouring the best in British television.
The People’s Piazza: A History of Covent Garden – Tuesday 5th May @ 11pm | BBC Two
David Olusoga explores the 400-year history of the public space in London’s West End, which has been a market, a meeting place and a site of protest, performance and renewal. Telling the story of the piazza from its early years as a playground for the aristocracy, through decline and dereliction to eventual rebirth, the programme weaves archive material with virtual production techniques to bring to life the history of this renowned civic space.
Presenter: David Olusoga.
Amandaland: S2 – Wednesday 6th May @9pm | BBC One
Life after Motherland. Downsizing, facing the horror of modern teens – not even an alpha mum can do it alone. And then there’s her mother…
With Samuel Anderson and Rochenda Sandall.
Matlock: S2 – Wednesday 6th May @9pm | Sky Witness
Brilliant septuagenarian Madeline “Matty” Matlock, who, after achieving success in her younger years, decides to rejoin the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within. Matty is assigned to Olympia, a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice, while Olympia’s ex-husband, Julian, the son of the head of the firm, is intrigued by Matty and her clever skills. Matty works alongside the firm’s younger associates the charismatic Billy and the uber ambitious Sarah as she endeavors to establish herself in her new high-stakes world.
With Skye P. Marshall, Justin Cornwell, James Lesure, Edwin Hodge & more.
Legends – Thursday 7th May | Netflix
A true life story of customs officials in the United Kingdom in the 1990s who went undercover to infiltrate criminal drugs gangs.
Starring Aml Ameen, Joshua Samuels & more.
Whitney at the BBC – Friday 8th May @9:05pm | BBC Four
Celebrating one of one of soul music’s biggest-ever voices with a selection of her songs, illustrating why the world sat up and listened when Whitney Houston burst onto the scene in 1985 with Saving All My Love for You. This playlist traverses the 1980s, ’90s and ’00s, including Saving All My Love for You, Where Do Broken Hearts Go, How Will I Know and Your Love Is My Love.
British Academy Television Awards – Sunday 10th May @ 7pm | BBC One
Greg Davies hosts the annual ceremony from the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. Dramas hoping to win include Crongton, Bibaa & Nicole: Murder In The Park, Get Millie Black, A Thousand Blows, Down Cemetery Road, Just Act Normal and Adolescence, while the acting categories see Aimee Lou Wood and Erin Doherty going up against each twice, in both the leading and supporting actress categories.
