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There’s the final of Interior Design Masters With Alan Carr, a documentary about US novelist Kurt Vonnegut, while Michelle Obama talks to Oprah Winfrey about her life in The Light We Carry . . .
Pick of the Day
Interior Design Masters With Alan Carr, 8.00pm, BBC One
The two finalists are challenged to make over two pubs in a busy tourist hotspot in Brighton.
One designer will be transforming an award-winning gastro pub with a field to fork ethos, while the other competitor is tasked with turning a traditional pub into a fun day-to-night venue aimed at a younger clientele.
Once the challenge is compete, the pair head back to the design studio where they are cross examined by Alan and the judges. Who will be crowned this year’s winner?
Don’t Miss
Inside the Factory, 8.00pm, BBC Two
This episode should be interesting – especially if you’re a meat-eater who’s considering vegetarianism.
Five years ago, Gregg Wallace (above) visited a North Yorkshire food factory to find out how they made their popular sausages.
Now he is back to learn the secret of the vegan variety, and discovers the process is surprisingly space age.
Cherry Healey learns how Canadian soybeans are transformed into protein-packed tofu and historian Ruth Goodman uncovers the green shoots of the vegetarian movement in Britain.
The Crucible: 40 Golden Snooker Years, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Another chance to see this snooker celebration from 2017.
Steve Davis (below) goes back to the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield to celebrate 40 years of the world snooker championship, talking to some of the players forever ingrained in the sport’s history.
The venue has become the home of snooker since the championships moved there in 1977, helping to create memorable moments and scenes of drama that live on to this day.
Featuring interviews with former champions Stephen Hendry and Dennis Taylor, six-time runner-up and fans’ favourite Jimmy White, and celebrity snooker addicts Richard Osman and Stephen Fry.
Naked Education, 8.00pm, Channel 4
Yinka Bokinni, Alex George and the teens find out what happens to the body as people age, in a discussion with a group of senior citizens.
Then two women, Gina and Sonia, share their experiences of breast cancer.
Anna Richardson and the team help Wing Wei overcome a lifetime of issues with her body, caused by growing up between two cultures.
Highland Cops, 9.00pm, BBC Two
A visit to Skye from the future King and Queen Consort at the height of the tourist season puts pressure on local police, while a man is reported missing by his work after failing to return after the weekend.
In Kyle of Lochalsh, the local shinty team are given a police escort into town after winning the prestigious Camanachd Cup for the first time in the club’s history.
New or Returning Shows
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time, 9.00pm, Sky Arts
This film is both a tribute to the novelist Kurt Vonnegut and a compelling introduction for the uninitiated.
The feature documentary – the first of its kind on Vonnegut – is a deep, immersive dive into the author’s upbringing and his creative output.
It spans his childhood in Indianapolis, his experience as a Prisoner of War in World War II, his marriage, family, and divorce, his early careers as a publicist for General Electric and a car salesman.
Then there’s his long years as a struggling writer, leading to eventual superstardom in 1969 following the publication of his lightning-bolt anti-war novel Slaughterhouse-Five.
The film began 39 years ago when young, fledging filmmaker Robert Weide wrote a letter to his literary idol proposing a documentary on Vonnegut’s life and work.
Shooting began in 1988, and the resulting film reflects the friendship and bond Weide and Vonnegut formed over the decades. In the film, past, present, and future cease to become linear as Weide strives to get an overview of his subject’s life and his own role in it.
Storyville: Nelly & Nadine – Ravensbruck, 1944, 10.00pm, BBC Four
The story of two women who fell in love on Christmas Eve, 1944, in the Ravensbrück concentration camp – a relationship that was kept a secret for many years.
New to Stream
The Light We Carry, Netflix
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Michelle Obama delves into the challenges and life lessons that shaped her second bestselling book in an illuminating conversation with Oprah Winfrey.
Family Legacy, Paramount+
This five-episode docuseries captures the lives of various musicians through their children.
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The stars include Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar, Backstreet Boys’ Brian Littrell, *NSYNC’s Joey Fatone, Boyz II Men’s Nathan Morris, TLC’s Chilli, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Brandy, Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington and more.
The series is narrated by actor and musician Quincy Brown, the son of Al B Sure, Diddy and the late Kim Porter.
John Mulaney: Baby J, Netflix
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Emmy Award-winning comedian, writer and actor John Mulaney returns with a brand-new stand-up special.
The special follows The Comeback Kid (2015) and Kid Gorgeous (2018), the latter of which earned Mulaney an Emmy for outstanding writing for a variety special.
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