Top 10 Picks of the Day – Wednesday 4 November
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2026
Comedy
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Television's Opening Night: How the Box Was Born
Documentary
Dallas Campbell, Professor Danielle George and Dr Hugh Hunt mark the 80th anniversary of Britain's very first TV broadcast by trying to recreate the landmark event. The inaugural programme came live from Alexandria Palace on November 2, 1936, but there are no surviving recordings of the show. In response, the presenter trio set out to recreate every aspect of this first broadcast, from the variety acts featured right down to the camera equipment used, using authentic technology and filming techniques. Plus, pioneering TV engineer John Logie Baird's assistant - now aged 104 - is on hand to lend some technical assistance, and Dallas meets one of the performers who appeared on the first programme to find out what it is like to be part of TV history
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Celebrity Race Across the World Season 4
2026
Reality
Documentary
Famous faces and family pairs take on a race across the world - by any means necessary.
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2026
Drama
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Comedy
Reality
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MasterChef: The Professionals Season 19
2026
Lifestyle
Food
The hunt for a chef who wants to make it to the top of the culinary world.
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The Future with Hannah Fry Season 2
2026
Science and technology
Documentary
Hannah Fry explores science, technology and people on the cusp of transformative breakthroughs.
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2026
Documentary
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2026
Drama
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Drama
A bitter football spouse rages against the game and her husband's peccadilloes. Drama, with Pauline Collins and Timothy West. From 2000
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