Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Phil Harrison, Ellen E Jones, Alexi Duggins and Graeme Virtue

TV tonight: inside Prince Harry’s phone-hacking case against the Daily Mail

Harry waves to crowd
Prince Harry arrives at the high court in London in the case against Mirror Group Newspapers, June 2023. Photograph: James Veysey/REX/Shutterstock

Dispatches: The Prince v the Paper – Harry, Hacking & the Mail

8pm, Channel 4
Expect legal fireworks in January as the case launched by Prince Harry (along with six other public figures including Doreen Lawrence and Elton John) against Associated Newspapers gets under way. This documentary presented by Cathy Newman offers a primer to the case – which involves accusations of phone hacking and bugging. Phil Harrison

Super-Agers – Wisdom at 90+

7.30pm, ITV1
Britain now has more than half a million people over the age of 90. And, as this charming documentary shows, nonagenarians are more active than ever. Paul Brand meets five men and women and learns about their schedules, which include teaching photography and running an animal sanctuary. PH

The Man in the Mask: An Orkney Murder

9pm, BBC Two
Reporter Hazel Martin reaches the final stretch of a strange and twist-filled case, but she – and we – are still undecided as to whether the suspect, Michael Ross, killed waiter Shamsuddin Mahmood in 1994. Now a new eyewitness comes forward with testimony that could close the case for good. Ellen E Jones

Play for Today: Special Measures

9pm, Channel 5
Tonight’s instalment of the revival of the BBC institution that was a long-running series of one-off plays sees a school thrown into panic by an imminent Ofsted visit. With the head of English quitting on the morning of the inspection, will teacher Amy Harrison be able to reach the standards she sets for herself amid the chaos? Alexi Duggins

Talking Pictures: Psycho

9pm, BBC Four
Her love of spooky suspense was obvious during her Celebrity Traitors appearance, and Celia Imrie digs deeper into that enthusiasm in this documentary. She explores the BBC archives for insights (including an interview with the director Alfred Hitchcock himself) into the making of the classic chiller Psycho, with the film following straight after. PH

The Death of Bunny Munro

9pm, Sky Atlantic
“I’m having a bit of a time of it,” confesses Bunny, and for once the cocky travelling salesman isn’t lying. He’s broke, stranded and phoneless – even worse, he abandoned his kid at the pub hours ago. But if you’ve been following this adaptation of Nick Cave’s unsettling novel, you know things can always get worse. Graeme Virtue

Live sport

Darts: The World Championship, 6.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Luke Littler defends his title on day one from Alexandra Palace in London.

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.