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The Yorker presents a variety of programmes to suit your viewing pleasure this week. Cinema, documentaries, soaps, cars and sport; we have it all covered.
Dickens' Secret Lover (Channel 4, 9pm) is our Monday pick. This documentary takes a look at the relationship between the 45-year-old Dickens and 18-year-old actress Ellen 'Nelly' Ternan, which was hidden from the Victorian public for 13 years. The excellent David Haig plays Dickens in the dramatised scenes featured in the programme.
Tuesday is a good night for football with France v Italy in the climax of the Group C games of Euro 2008 (UEFA Euro 2008 Match of the Day Live, BBC1, 7.30pm). Thierry Henry will lead France’s plans for revenge in this rerun of the last World Cup final, which Italy won on penalities. Kick off is at 7.45pm.
Alternatively, the excellent Imagine… documentary series continues with an account of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s tour of the Far East (Imagine…, BBC2, 10.35pm). The music is undoubtedly impressive but the interviews with musicians featured in the programme are surprisingly revealing.
On Wednesday EastEnders (BBC1, 8pm) brings explosive drama into your living room. 'Mad May' wreaks her revenge on Dawn Swann with an even nastier plan than her previous attempt to force a caesarean section on Dawn in order to steal her baby. Don’t let the farfetched nature of the storyline put you off; this hour long episode has a fantastic finale.
Thursday sees even more fantastical storylines in the shape of House (Channel 5, 9pm). This week, the brilliant doctor kidnaps a soap star after 'diagnosing' a brain tumour simply by noticing pauses in his television performances. I kid you not. Over on BBC4, there is the strange but true phenomenon of some dogs being able to smell certain cancers quite reliably (Can Dogs Smell Cancer?, 8pm). This documentary features not only anecdotal evidence but rigorous experiments as well.
Friday sees the debut of a new series, Brits Who Made the Modern World (Channel 5, 7.30pm). The series looks at the Britons who were behind major advances in modern technology, starting with an interesting look at the formation and rise of the Lotus motor racing team.
Broken Flowers (Saturday, BBC2, 9pm) is an engaging film thanks mainly to Bill Murray’s typically laid back performance as Don Johnston, the protagonist who sets out on a road trip visiting former flames in order to discover the truth behind an anonymous letter claiming he has a son.
The entertaining yet obnoxious Jeremy Clarkson presents Top Gear (BBC2, 8pm) on Sunday along with the usual team of James May and Richard Hammond. Jeremy tests the new Ferrari 430 Scuderia while Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins are the star(s) in the Reasonably Priced Car. There is also some good advice on dealing with the increasingly student-unfriendly petrol prices.
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