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What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Friday

Jimmy Carr
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Jimmy Carr returns with Celebrity I Literally Just Told You, there's new documentary series looking at Lake District Rescue, Ireland face England in Norwich - and it’s another big day at Wimbledon . . .

Pick of the Day

Celebrity I Literally Just Told You, 10.00pm, Channel 4

The game show that gives contestants the answers before they are asked the questions is back for a fourth run.

Jimmy Carr returns to host, kicking off with this celebrity special. To be in with a chance of winning up to £25,000 for their chosen charity, Chico Slimani, Jonathan Ross, Josie Gibson, Oti Mabuse (below) and Rylan Clark must answer questions that are written as the show is being filmed.

To win the money, the celebs must use their general knowledge skills to bank cash before using their powers of recall to beat their opponents in the memory rounds.

As the competition progresses, the celebs who score least are eliminated and must watch from the audience, with the last two going head-to-head in a final showdown.

New or Returning Shows

Lake District Rescue, 8.00pm, Channel 4

As the title suggests, this is a new documentary series about the Lake District Mountain Rescue Association.

Channel 4 do this kind of show very well, so it should be worth a watch. And the amazing thing is that the people involved are volunteers.

From paragliders crashing into the mountainside, to scramblers who have fallen down waterfalls, or adventurers becoming lost in disused quarries, they will drop everything, head for the hills and rescue the lost, injured and stricken.

In this opening episode, the team is dispatched to help a man with a dislocated shoulder at the popular Eskdale Pools.

Miles from the nearest road, the challenge of how to transport him to a hospital is a dilemma for team leader John.

TRNSMT, 12.10am, BBC One

Shereen Cutkelvin introduces coverage of the event from Glasgow Green, featuring performances by the Snuts, Garbage, Sugababes, Example, the Last Dinner Party and headliner Liam Gallagher (below).

Don’t Miss

Dolly Parton At the BBC, 9.00pm, BBC Four

A Dolly Parton night opens with a selection of archive appearances by the country superstar on the BBC, stretching back to the 1970s.

That’s followed at 10pm by Dolly Parton: Here I Am, a profile charting the extraordinary life and music of the singer and songwriter, with contributions by Dolly herself and collaborators from throughout her career.

Then at 11.30pm there’s Dolly Parton at Glastonbury 2014, the country singer's complete set on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in the now-traditional legends spot at Glasto on Sunday afternoon.

I Give It a Year, 10.40pm, BBC One

I could watch Aussie actors Rose Byrne and Simon Baker - who both feature here - all day and night and never grow tired of them. It's all because I was hooked on both Damages and The Mentalist.

As for this film, well it's not great but should give you a few laughs.

A couple (Rose Byrne and Rafe Spall) marry after a whirlwind romance, but family and friends have doubts about the relationship. Hence the title.

As their first anniversary approaches, they both begin to wonder if they are right for each other, especially when faced with more appealing alternative partners.

Manhunter, 12.05am, BBC Two

Michael Mann's cracking 1986 thriller, based on Thomas Harris's novel Red Dragon, with William Petersen, Dennis Farina, Tom Noonan, Brian Cox and Joan Allen.

Petersen stars as former FBI agent Will Graham, who is coaxed out of retirement to track down Hannibal Lecktor (Cox), a serial killer behind the slaughter of entire families.

The detective needs an angle on the murderer's psychology and the only way to get this insight is to face his nightmares and consult the cannibalistic psychopath in prison.

This film arrived before Silence of the Lambs came along - and many film fans prefer it.

New to Stream

Exploding Kittens, Netflix

Here’s an adult animated show that is loosely based on the tabletop card game of the same name.

Earth sucks, so God (voiced by Tom Ellis) gets fired and sent to Earth to reconnect with humanity. The catch is he's trapped in the body of a chubby house cat.

As part of his rehabilitation, he moves in with a dysfunctional family and tries to solve their problems.

Meanwhile, Godcat’s next-door neighbour, who is also a cat, turns out to be none other than his nemesis, the Antichrist.

Descendants: The Rise of Red, Disney+

Now Headmaster of Auradon Prep, former Villain Kid Uma extends an invite to the school to another VK – Red, the rebellious daughter of the tyrannical Queen of Hearts from Wonderland.

The Queen of Hearts has long held a grudge against Auradon, especially against Cinderella, and seizes the opportunity to seek revenge when she drops her daughter off at school.

When the Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, Red must team up with Cinderella’s perfectionist daughter Chloe as they travel back in time to try to undo the traumatic event that set the young Queen of Hearts down her villainous path.

Sport

Live Women's International Football, 7.35pm, RTÉ2

Streaming on RTÉ Player

Marie Crowe presents all the action from the women's Group A3 match at Carrow Road in Norwich as England host Ireland (KO 8.00pm).

Ireland's Leanne Kiernan

England won 2-0 in April's reverse fixture in Dublin thanks to a strike by Lauren James and an Alex Greenwood penalty - a similar result is expected here.

England have been involved in a closely fought battle to qualify with France and Sweden, while the Girls in Green are seeking their first win in the group.

Wimbledon 2024, 12.30pm, BBC One and 2.00pm, BBC Two

Clare Balding presents coverage of day 12 of the third Grand Slam tournament of the year, held at the All England Club, where the men's singles semi-finals and ladies' doubles semi-finals are scheduled to take place.

The daily highlights show Today at Wimbledon is on at 8pm on BBC Two.

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