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TV Tonight: Anna Richardson shows the reality of living with dementia | Television

TV Tonight: Anna Richardson shows the reality of living with dementia | Television

Anna Richardson: love, loss and dementia

10 p.m., Channel 4

Like a million families in the UK, Anna Richardson is going through a devastating time caring for a parent with dementia. In addition to trying to appreciate her father’s humor while she can, Richardson meets with families at different stages of diagnosis and talks with health experts about what dementia is and what it looks like. future treatment will look like. It’s distressing but familiar to many: “The guilt is real. » Hollie Richardson

Louis

9 p.m., BBC One

John (David Mitchell) discovers a possible clue to his twin brother’s sudden disappearance in one of James’ wallpaper-covered notebooks. (“Why do people do that? The wallpaper is on the walls. The clue is in the name.”) Elsewhere, he almost channels Inspector Clouseau when confronted with a grisly scene in a large manor. Ali Catterall

Lorraine Kelly:
40 unforgettable years

9 p.m., ITV1

Hello… Lorraine Kelly: 40 unforgettable years looks back on the presenter’s TV career. Photography: ITV

There’s no doubt about the accuracy of the title of this career retrospective, because who could not remember every year of the daytime host’s broadcast history? George Clooney once serenaded him and even took a disastrous pre-interview live on TV, so there should be some gems here. Alexi Duggins

The hunt for Lady Olive and the German submarine

9 p.m., BBC Four

In this documentary, David Harewood recounts a great maritime mystery: during the First World War, the German submarine UC18 opened fire on the Royal Navy Q-ship Lady Olive, and both sank. Will the wrecks ever be found? This film follows the final team trying to succeed. HOUR

Tomkins: Last Chance

9 p.m., Sky Documentaries

If you don’t regularly seek out rugby league documentaries, maybe make an exception for this one: it tells the story of one of the sport’s biggest stars, Sam Tomkins. His swashbuckling career with Wigan Warriors is revisited, as is his remarkable and injury-plagued final season with the Catalans Dragons. It’s a rugged sports fairy tale. Jack Seale

BBC New Comedy Awards 2024

10pm, BBC Three

The hunt for the next big name in British comedy is on, as Darren Harriott fields 30 promising candidates in a six-week competition. It all starts in Leicester, where Big Boys creator Jack Rooke, playwright and actor Sukh Kaur Ojla and comedian Babátúndé Aléshé are the judges. HOUR

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