![]() You’d be forgiven for glancing at Guardians of the Galaxy with distrust, after falling victim to what could – rightfully – be termed Marvel fatigue. For a range of Roberts’s superior catalogue, Sky is celebrating the actress with a dedicated channel until Monday. They play long-divorced parents who fly to Bali to stop their daughter (Booksmart’s Kaitlyn Dever, see Wednesday) from throwing away a legal career to get hitched. We know from Ocean’s Eleven that Julia Roberts and George Clooney can be funny together, but there’s not much of their usual fizzing chemistry on display here. Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, the crazed, pigtail-wearing girlfriend of the Joker, remains the star, but Idris Elba is also fantastic fun as former assassin Bloodsport. But Guardians of the Galaxy (see, right) director James Gunn came to the rescue with this reboot that thrillingly utilises its plentiful talent. David Ayer’s super-villain film was crass and rightfully panned by critics. The less said about 2016’s Suicide Squad, the better. Eurovision: Secrets & Scandals, a look at controversies that have plagued the contest, follows at 10.30pm. ![]() If you cannot contain your excitement until next weekend’s events in Liverpool, here’s a breezy run-through of some of the contest’s best moments, filled with daft outfits and even dafter dance routines. You don’t have to be a Wrexham AFC supporter – or even a footie fan – for this, which follows the almost-unbelievable story of how Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney fell in love with, and bought, the club, joyously resulting in the club’s promotion to the Football League last month. The comedy is broad and the script gives the police a relentless kicking, but it has some smart lines.īBC Two, 10pm BBC One Wales, 9.30pm NI, 11.05pm Two hopeless PCSOs, Dom (Gbemisola Ikumelo) and Kay (Hammed Animashaun), are sent undercover as part of a drugs gang in this lively six-part comedy thriller, with a strong supporting cast including Joanna Scanlan and Rufus Jones as incompetent senior officers. ![]() Bobbi Jo Hart’s fascinating film charts the band’s history, their reunion and preparations for a new album, their first in 45 years. Sophie Raworth speaks to people at Westminster Abbey while JJ Chalmers meets some of those involved in the military preparations.įanny, the all-female US-Filipina 1970s rock group, was described by David Bowie as “one of the most important bands in American rock,” but after initial success they split up. Kirsty Young is joined by guests, including some who will attend the Coronation, to give their insights into the new King and Queen ahead of the historic event. Rebecca Ferguson leads an excellent cast (also including Iain Glen and David Oyelowo) as Juliette, who starts asking awkward questions about who or what imprisons the subterranean community. The first two episodes of Graham Yost’s tense 10-part adaptation of Hugh Howey’s dystopian sci-fi series Wool, set in a huge silo 144 storeys beneath the ground, drop today. The concert is being broadcast live by the BBC on television and radio. We see the choir and their mentors prepare for a once-in-a-lifetime performance for the King and Queen at the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle on Sunday the Coronation Choir will appear alongside the Virtual Choir (made up of singers from across the Commonwealth). This documentary explores the formation of the choir under the coaching of Gareth Malone, Motsi Mabuse, Amanda Holden and Rose Ayling-Ellis, and we hear the stories of some of those participating in the project – made up of members of NHS, refugee and LGBT choirs and deaf singing groups – and why it’s so important to them to take part in the historic event. The Coronation Choir is a genuinely vivifying one for a monarch with a profound love of music – it is composed of people from all four nations and represents the diverse range of people who make up modern Britain. ![]() Sing for the King: The Search for the Coronation ChoirĬharles III has said that he is keen for there to be lasting legacies of his Coronation – presumably beyond all Britons learning how to make quiche or getting merry with their neighbours at street parties.
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