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At a stately home on Mars, some time in the 22nd century, in the warm ember glow of its two moons, a polite crowd will gather with armfuls of domestic treasures for another edition of Antiques Roadshow (BBC1).
Some of the valuation experts will be triple-headed extraterrestrials from Alpha Centauri, but they’ll all be wearing tweed waistcoats and spotted bow ties so it really won’t look that alien.
Inevitably, one of the items for inspection will be a face mask from the Millennium’s early Twenties.
‘Ah yes,’ the specialist will burble, ‘these were once very common, but they’re priceless museum pieces now. Your great-granny bought a whole packet of them in 2021, you believe? What a shame she didn’t keep them all.’
The Great Garden Revolution is just one of the gems on today.
Outdoor spaces are transformed in The Great Garden Revolution, Jan decides to come clean in Casualty, and Channel 5 profiles Zara & Mike: No-Nonsense Royals. Here’s what you shouldn’t miss on TV tonight.
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What’s on TV tonight
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Best TV shows on TV tonight
Casualty, 8.20pm, BBC1
Will Jan confess?
Jan decides to put an end to her life of crime and confess tonight. But Iain’s not having it and comes up with a cunning plan to SOJ (Save Our Jan). The problem is, it involves asking Ross the ‘wrong un’ for help. Is operation SOJ destined to fail? (And if so, can we have a Jan prison spin-off please?) Meanwhile, the ED team are tested by vile racists when treating a troubled teen. Jac
Having previously featured in
House Beautiful s list of emerging female gardeners, find out more about Poppy Okotcha s modelling past and how she s become horticulture s newest rising star.
Poppy appears in Channel 4
• Poppy was born in London but grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa. During her teenage years she moved back to the UK, spending time in the British countryside, and spent her early 20s in London.
• As a trained horticulturist and ecologically-focussed grower, Poppy s mission is to inspire people to engage with and connect to the natural world. She also advocates for those who are under-represented and marginalised in both horticulture and environmentalism. Whilst confirming her new TV slot via Instagram, Poppy reflected on why her casting is significant in addressing diversity in horticulture, writing:
The Great Garden Revolution, review: a whisky barrel pond and G&Ts with Shirley Ballas? Yes please
4/5
Channel 4 s new show was full of tips for gardening novices, and great fun with it
1 May 2021 • 9:00pm
Presenters Bruce Kenneth, Poppy Okotcha and Joel Bird
Credit: Channel 4
The Great Garden Revolution is gardening done the Channel 4 way. Are you yearning to turn your outside space into an Ibiza-style bar? This show will tell you how. The presenters include Poppy Okotcha, billed as an “ecological gardener” (is there any other kind?), and Joel Bird, who wears a pork pie hat and braces and those shoes that look a bit like Cornish pasties. And the first property to get a garden makeover was situated – where else? – in North London.