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The Traitors
The Traitors

The Traitors begins its final three episodes, there's new US drama Fire Country, Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping returns for a new run, and rugby doc Six Nations: Full Contact lands . . .

Pick of the Day

Fire Country, 9.00pm, Sky Witness

Streaming on NOW

Starring and executive produced by Max Thieriot (Seal Team), Fire Country tells the story of a young convict, Bode Donovan, who seeks redemption and a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison-release firefighting programme.

Inspired by Thieriot’s personal experiences of growing up in wildfire-prone Northern California, the series sees Bode and other inmates partnered with elite firefighters to extinguish massive, unpredictable wildfires across the region.

The heat is turned up when Bode returns to his rural Californian hometown with the firefighting unit.

Bode burned down everything in his life five years ago and left home with a big secret.

Now he’s back, with the rap sheet of a criminal and the audacity to believe in a chance for redemption.

New or Returning Shows

Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping, 9.00pm, Channel 4

Comedian Johnny Vegas is on a mission to relaunch his Field of Dreams glamping site and make it bigger and better than last time.

The search begins for a new location as Johnny and Bev take to the road to scope out an old racecourse in East Sussex and visit Jimmy Doherty's Farm and Wildlife Park in Suffolk.

Pep Guardiola: Chasing Perfection, 10.40pm, BBC One

This documentary takes a look at the impact on football Spanish coach Pep Guardiola (below) has had as manager of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City.

With contributions from City director of football Txiki Begiristain, his captain at Barca Carles Puyol, stars at Bayern Manuel Neuer and Robert Lewandowski, City players Phil Foden and Kyle Walker.

There's also a contribution from singer/songwriter and celebrity Manchester City fan Noel Gallagher.

Murder Trial: The Killing of Dr Brenda Page, 9.00pm, BBC Two

This two-parter follows the trial of Christopher Harrisson, who was accused of the murder of his 32-year-old ex-wife Brenda Page in Aberdeen in 1978.

It’s one of Scotland's most notorious unsolved mysteries.

The programme puts viewers in the jury box, alongside the 15 ordinary members of the public who must decide the fate of the accused.

Then it’s up to the prosecution and defence barristers to set out their cases and detail their contrasting interpretations of the dramatic twists and turns of the case.

New to Stream

Six Nations: Full Contact, Netflix

Six Nations and producers of Formula 1: Drive to Survive aim to bring fans closer than ever to the 2023 Guinness Six Nations Championship with this documentary.

Six Nations: Full Contact will take viewers inside the world of the oldest and greatest annual international rugby tournament, giving fans an insight into behind the scenes moments.

It’s all about the best half-dozen national teams in Europe battling it out in some of the biggest matches in the rugby calendar to take home the prestigious trophy.

A Real Bug's Life, Disney+

Inspired by the World of Disney and Pixar's A Bug's Life, this new Disney+ Original Series from National Geographic is an adventure featuring nine different micro bug worlds around the globe.

This is where the forces of nature play out on a miniature scale and where tiny creatures rely on amazing powers and extraordinary alliances to make it through each day.

The stakes are high - even if the cr4eatures involved are extraordinarily small.

With new developments in filming technology and narrated by fun and witty guide Awkwafina, follow the incredible stories of the tiny heroes living in worlds beyond the imagination.

From a jumping spider looking for a home on the streets of New York to a Costa Rican orchid bee’s first day on the job making perfume!

Never Let Him Go, Disney+

Here’s a new four-part documentary series about an apparent suicide and a brother’s search for the truth.

When authorities found Scott Johnson’s body at the rocky base of a cliff in Australia in 1988, they declared his death a suicide.

The gay American mathematician’s tragic demise and the murky circumstances surrounding it set his older brother Steve Johnson’s decades-long pursuit for answers in motion.

This series paints an intimate portrait of Scott’s life and untimely death through never-before-seen evidence from the investigation, personal home videos and rare archival footage from 1980s’ Sydney.

As Steve’s probe gained international attention, it sparked a public reckoning in Australia, shedding new light on a pattern of violence against the LGBTQ+ community.

Queer Eye, Netflix

The Fab Five - Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, and Tan France - are all returning for Season 8.

As ever, their aim is to spread love, compassion, and expertise to people needing desperate glow-up from the inside out.

During this season, the Fab Five ventured to New Orleans, ready to assist a new group of heroes in embracing a new chapter in their lives.

They include exciting individuals from all walks of life, ranging from a KISS superfan to a football school for the deaf, emphasizing the diversity of the participants.

Don’t Miss

The Traitors, 9.00pm, BBC One

Like all good things, even The Traitors must come to an end. Let’s hope this superb second season generates a quality finish.

As the game enters its final quarter, a secret shield leads to an explosive breakfast.

The players face a series of traps in the mission to raise the prize pot, while the remaining Traitors hope to not get caught at the Round Table.

But will they prevail at such a key stage in the game?

As ever, Claudia Winkleman keeps a close eye on events.

Neven's Portuguese Food Trails, 8.00pm, RTÉ One

Streaming on RTÉ Player

This week Neven Maguire's food trail leads him to Centro Region of Portugal, where he begins by visiting the city of Coimbra to learn how the cities speciality pastries Crúzios are made.

Neven also prepares sardines with parmesan crumb and aubergine chutney after visiting other numerous locations in the region to learn about the dishes they serve

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