Who Do You Think You Are? sees actress Anna Maxwell Martin research her Irish roots, Glastonbury returns to BBC Two, Young Rock returns for a second season, while The Style Counsellors head to Rush in Dublin . . .
Pick of the Day
Who Do You Think You Are? 9.00pm, BBC One
Actress Anna Maxwell Martin researches her family tree – which brings her to her ancestral home in Ireland.
Travelling to the small town in Northern Ireland where her father grew up, her understanding of her grandparents - who suffered a heartbreaking family tragedy - is turned on its head.
On her mother's side, Anna starts with her grandfather Maxwell, whose name she added to her own to create her stage name.
Looking into his childhood, she uncovers a dark history of domestic abuse and family separation.
She also discovers extraordinary familial solidarity and love that changed the pattern for the generations that followed.
Don’t Miss
The Style Counsellors, 8.00pm, RTÉ One
This week, Suzanne Jackson (above) is joined by guest counsellor Eileen Smith to give a fashion makeover to 59-year-old special needs assistant Gillian Gavin from Rush in county Dublin.
Suzanne and Eileen help her to get out of the safe leggings and jumpers and into some professional smart workwear, while helping her to find gorgeous outfits for the new chapter in her life.
Arena, 8.00pm, BBC Four
Here’s a welcome Arena repeat as part of BBC Four’s Thursday night trips to Tinseltown.
It’s a documentary focusing on the female stars of the Hollywood studio era, from its beginnings around 1910 through to its collapse in the early 1960s.
Screen icons chronologically recalled include Theda Bara, Lillian Gish, Clara Bow, Louise Brooks, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth, Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Taylor (above) and Marilyn Monroe.
The African Queen, 9.00pm, BBC Four
More movie magic with John Huston's romantic adventure from 1951, starring an Oscar-winning Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn and Robert Morley.
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Hepburn plays a prim missionary who is forced to flee her home in German East Africa at the outbreak of the First World War.
The only transport available comes courtesy of a gin-sodden riverboat captain (Bogart, of course), and as the bickering and unlikely travelling companions make their perilous journey, she persuades him to aid the British war effort.
New or Returning Shows
Glastonbury 2022, 10.00pm, BBC Two
It's been three years, but the much-loved Glastonbury Festival is back.
Lauren Laverne (above) and Jack Saunders welcome viewers to Worthy Farm in Somerset, where, for the first time, they broadcast live from site on a Thursday night.
Taskmaster, 9.00pm, Channel 4
The Taskmaster champions from series six to 10 return to the scene of the greatest triumph of their lives, as they battle to become the second Champion of Champions.
The expectations of Taskmaster Greg Davies (above) are sky high as he watches Ed Gamble destroying a bath toy, Kerry Godliman rolling a bobbin, Liza Tarbuck avoiding low-flying bananas, Lou Sanders painting on skates and Richard Herring revealing his bare feet.
As always, all tasks are adjudicated by Alex Horne.
Young Rock, 9.00pm, Sky Comedy
Streaming on NOW
The second season of Young Rock delves back into Dwayne Johnson's life, continuing the crazy rollercoaster that has shaped Dwayne into the man he is today.
As Dwayne and his loving, resilient family face new challenges and meet new wild characters of professional wrestling, Dwayne contemplates embracing the grind of professional wrestling himself.
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As the 2032 election nears, Dwayne reflects on what it means to be a father; in 1984, little Dewey vies for his father's attention; in 1987, teenage Dwayne arrives in Nashville; in 1996, adult Dwayne struggles in the Canadian Football League.
Then, in Calgary, 1996: Dwayne struggles to find his footing on the Calgary Stampeders practise squad; fearing he'll be cut, he spends a life-changing day with a teammate; in 2032, an online troll threatens Dwayne's presidential campaign.
Scouting For Girls: Fashion's Darkest Secret, 9.00pm, Sky Documentaries
Streaming on NOW
This three-part documentary series reveals how a group of men behind the world’s most successful modelling agencies were involved in a darker side of fashion.
It exposes how modelling agents like John Casablancas, Jean Luc-Brunel, Claude Haddad and Gerald Marie (who contest the allegations), created a culture that enabled many of them to indulge in a spectrum of abusive behaviours, ranging from grooming and coercion to the rape of models as young as 15.
New to Stream
Clifford the Big Red Dog, Paramount+
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When middle-schooler Emily Elizabeth (Darby Camp) meets a magical animal rescuer (John Cleese) who gifts her a little, red puppy, she never anticipated waking up to find a giant ten-foot hound in her small New York City apartment.
While her single mom (Sienna Guillory) is away for business, Emily and her fun but impulsive uncle Casey (Jack Whitehall) set out on an adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat as our heroes take a bite out of the Big Apple.
Based on the beloved Scholastic book character, Clifford will teach the world how to love big.
First Class, Netflix
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Step into the lives of a group of wealthy friends from Barcelona who share a love of over-the-top fashion, luxurious parties and exclusive events.
