What’s on TV tonight: what to watch on Thursday 7 April, from Art That Made Us to the Dragons’ Den finale

Here’s your guide to what’s on television on Thursday 7 April, with a specially highlighted top pick and a streaming suggestion too
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Here’s your guide to what’s on television on Thursday 7 April, from the Dragons’ Den finale to the start of a new series of art documentaries to a new series of panel show A League of their Own.

I’ve highlighted a top pick for the evening, as well as suggested an older series to check out on All4 if nothing on normal television catches your eye tonight.

Top Pick

Michael Sheen in his hometown of Port Talbot (Credit: BBC/ClearStory/Menace)Michael Sheen in his hometown of Port Talbot (Credit: BBC/ClearStory/Menace)
Michael Sheen in his hometown of Port Talbot (Credit: BBC/ClearStory/Menace)

Art That Made Us

BBC Two @ 9pm

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BBC Two’s new documentary series – made up of eight parts, airing weekly – aims to tell an alternate history of Britain, through the lens of popular art. This opening episode sees Michael Sheen perform a 7th century Welsh resistance poem, while sculptor Antony Gormley meets the 5th century clay figure the Spong Man.

Best of the Rest

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Steven Bartlett is the den’s youngest ever Drago

Dragons’ Den

BBC One @ 8pm

The final episode of the current series of Dragons’ Den, which should be reliably entertaining as ever.

A League of their Own

Freddie Flintoff, Jamie Redknapp, and Romesh Ranganathan return for the sixth series of A League of Their Own.

Falklands War: The Forgotten Battle

ITV @ 9pm

Ben Fogle presents a documentary to mark the recent 40th anniversary of the Falklands War. An interesting counterpart to the recent Channel 4 documentary about the same.

Nikki Grahame: Who is she?

Channel 4 @ 9pm

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This two-hour documentary offers a tribute to Nikki Grahame, the reality television icon still much-loved from her time in the Big Brother House. The documentary also looks at her lifelong experience of anorexia, which led to her death in 2021.

What’s new on Netflix today?

Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star

The thrilling five-part true crime documentary series delves into the beloved soccer star’s murder, sharing insight into what transpired that fateful night when Meyiwa was gunned down in what was alleged to be a botched robbery in 2014.

Streaming Choice

Charlie Hunnam, Aiden Gillan, and Craig Kelly in Queer as Folk (Credit: Channel 4)Charlie Hunnam, Aiden Gillan, and Craig Kelly in Queer as Folk (Credit: Channel 4)
Charlie Hunnam, Aiden Gillan, and Craig Kelly in Queer as Folk (Credit: Channel 4)

Queer as Folk

All4

With the recent news that Channel 4 is going to be privatised, why not take a look at a show they supported at a point no private broadcaster would’ve? Queer as Folk – about the lives and loves of Stuart, Vince, and Nathan – is probably the best thing Russell T Davies has ever written, or at least certainly the most RTD thing he’s ever written. It’s a really stunning debut for one of the biggest names in television, well-worth your time if you’ve not seen it yet.

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