Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Graeme Virtue, Hannah Verdier, Ben Arnold, Andrew Mueller, Hannah J Davies, David Stubbs and Paul Howlett

Monday’s best TV – Westworld; Fergie v Wenger: The Feud

Westworld … all guns blazing.
Westworld … all guns blazing. Photograph: Home Box Office (HBO)/Sky Atlantic

Westworld

9pm, Sky Atlantic
The rootin’-tootin’ Turing test returns for a second season of honky-tonk piano and violent delights. With the rebellious AI hosts – notably Thandie Newton’s coldly furious madam Maeve – having subverted their hardwired prerogative not to kill humans, the stakes have been raised. But with the Delos Incorporated boffins and technical staff in disarray, any disobedient host must reckon with the prospect of never being fixed again. In other words, while this may not be their first rodeo, it could well be their last. Graeme Virtue

Holidays Unpacked

8pm, Channel 4
New series in which Lucy Hedges and Morland Sanders get to travel the world in the name of research. Morland’s got a good gig this week, checking out Pacific beaches and zip-lining through a cloud forest, while Lucy’s off to Israel and soon finds herself floating in the Dead Sea. A pair of enviable working holidays. Hannah Verdier

Genius: Picasso

8pm, National Geographic
Season two of biopic drama series Genius shifts from Geoffrey Rush’s Einstein to Antonio Banderas’s incorrigibly randy Pablo Picasso, finding him in middle age (and as a young man through a series of flashbacks) as he’s courted by those who wish to use his art to combat Franco and the Nazis. Ben Arnold

The Real Camilla

9pm, ITV
Documentary purporting to reflect a year in the life of the Duchess of Cornwall. On the general form of royal documentaries, it would be startling if this proved other than the usual dreary hagiography, replete with friends and associates reciting bland encomia to her tireless charity work, etc. Andrew Mueller

The Island with Bear Grylls

9pm, Channel 4
Despite the arguably problematic “rich v poor” premise of this year’s series, this week sees some unity on the Island. With doctor Ali (“posh” team) and nurse Laura (“not posh” team) finding starvation particularly hard, the contestants club together for a hunting trip with the aim of finding some nosh. Hannah J Davies

Fergie v Wenger: The Feud

10pm, Channel 5
Alex Ferguson took umbrage when Arsène Wenger’s Arsenal threatened to knock Manchester Utd off the Premier League perch in the 1990s. A rivalry developed between the managers, who, despite being contrasting characters, shared an almost childish hatred of losing. This doc recalls the depths of their antipathy. Wenger’s imminent departure from Arsenal will give the account an added sense of an era that has passed into history. David Stubbs

Richard Gere in Arbitrage.
Richard Gere in Arbitrage. Photograph: Allstar/Green Rooms

Film choice

Arbitrage (Nicholas Jarecki, 2012), 1.45am, Film4

Robert Miller is a crooked, silver-haired hedge fund manager suddenly on the verge of ruin when he and his art dealer mistress (Laetitia Casta) are involved in a fatal car crash. It’s a role tailor-made for Richard Gere, and the Armani suits fit immaculately. There’s nothing too original, but it’s a sleek and lustrous affair. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Snooker: The World Championship 10am, BBC Two. Day three at the Crucible.

WTA tennis: Istanbul 3pm, BT Sport 2. Day one of the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup in Turkey.

Premier League football: Everton v Newcastle United 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. The Toon Army visit Goodison Park for a mid-table clash.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.