exploring Australia<\/a>, Miriam Margolyes is now in New Zealand, shooting a film in which she plays a nun. She invites the cameras to follow her as she asks how being a New Zealander is different from being Australian. (\u201cI haven\u2019t got a flying fart of an idea.\u201d) Any show with Margolyes is a guaranteed hoot and serves up wisdom, too. Hollie Richardson<\/p>\nBeethoven\u2019s Ninth at the Proms<\/p>\n
8pm, BBC Four<\/strong>
Beethoven\u2019s Symphony No 9 was a joyful statement written as the composer was going deaf. It backends a Prom that also features Bent S\u00f8rensen\u2019s Evening Land, about childhood memories in Denmark, and Anna Clyne\u2019s The Years, inspired by lockdown isolation. HR<\/p>\nUnder the Bridge<\/p>\n
9pm, ITV1<\/strong>
The 1990s Canada-set true-crime drama ends in a dramatic courtroom showdown this week. Teenagers Kelly (Izzy G) and Warren (Javon Walton) are finally standing trial for the murder of a bullied 14-year-old, as Rebecca (Riley Keough) and Cam (Lily Gladstone) look on in mounting horror. Ellen E Jones<\/p>\nFirst Dates<\/p>\n
10pm, Channel 4<\/strong>
Caitlin is making a play for children\u2019s entertainer Michael, who harbours a sincere side under his giant mascot costume. Meanwhile, erotic fiction writer Immogen is searching for a romantic plot twist, and Elleigha, the naked cleaner, is ready to make a clean sweep. Ali Catterall<\/p>\nPeacemaker<\/p>\n
10pm, Sky Max<\/strong>
John Cena returns as the hulking hero so devoted to peace he doesn\u2019t care who he kills to achieve it. But even after saving the world in season one, Peacemaker is still viewed as a liability, much to his dismay. The mix of puerile humour and ultraviolence may be divisive but Cena plays the self-delusional manchild to the hilt. Graeme Virtue<\/p>\nChappell Roan @ Reading Festival 2025<\/p>\n
10.40pm, BBC One<\/strong>
Pop\u2019s biggest star du jour Chappell Roan and Irish balladeer Hozier are Friday night\u2019s headliners at this year\u2019s Berkshire bash, with Bloc Party and the Kooks before them. This highlights package will bring the best bits. HR<\/p>\nNic Cage in The Surfer Photograph: Tea Shop Productions – Lovely ProductionsFilm choice<\/p>\n
The Surfer<\/strong>, (Lorcan Finnegan, 2024), <\/strong>7.25am<\/strong>, <\/strong>12.35pm<\/strong>, <\/strong>8pm<\/strong>, <\/strong>Sky Cinema Premiere<\/strong>
<\/strong>Lorcan Finnegan\u2019s sunburnt psychological thriller is an electrifying throwback to Australian cinema\u2019s new wave of the 70s and its studies in toxic masculinity. Nicolas Cage is almost too perfectly cast as \u201cthe Surfer\u201d, a father hoping to introduce his teenage son to his childhood seaside home and ride some waves. However, a gang of larrikins led by Julian McMahon\u2019s smug Scally deem Luna Bay a locals-only venue \u2013 and will do anything to stop his attempts to surf there. This brightly lit but darkly menacing film grows increasingly hallucinatory and nightmarish as the Surfer is stripped of his money, phone, food, car, even his board. And Cage on the edge is, as always, a magnetic watch. Simon Wardell<\/p>\nLive sport<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s <\/strong>rugby World Cup<\/strong>: <\/strong>England v USA<\/strong>,<\/strong> 6.30pm, BBC One<\/strong>
<\/strong>Zoe Aldcroft leads the host nation\u2019s opening match at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland.<\/p>\nPremier League <\/strong>football:<\/strong> <\/strong>West Ham v Chelsea, 7pm,<\/strong> <\/strong>Sky Sports Main Event<\/strong>
At the London Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miriam Margolyes Discovers New Zealand 9pm, BBC TwoAfter her great series exploring Australia, Miriam Margolyes is now in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":363995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[77,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-363994","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-uk","10":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115071092461112791","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/363995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}