Next week Kate Quilton uncovers the truth behind some of Britain's most shocking food headlines in Food Unwrapped Investigates, we take a look at why Donald Trump has become known as the Twitter President and on Bake Off episode 6 there's a brand new theme: Japanese Week!
Monday 26th October
Food Unwrapped Investigates - 8.30pm on Channel 4
In this new spin-off series, Kate Quilton uncovers the truth behind some of Britain's most shocking food headlines. Kate meets the case studies behind the stories; explores the science with academy and industry experts; conducts experiments; and asks tough questions of those in control. The topics explored include hospital food, eating issues, deadly food allergies, and celebrity-endorsed diet pills. In the first episode, Kate investigates the world of severe food allergies. Reports warn of surging food allergies in the UK. But are the food industry and government taking them seriously enough? Kate meets people from both sides of the debate; including the parents of 15-year-old Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died after eating a sandwich. Kate also enlists the help of a team of allergy sufferers, who go undercover at a host of different London eateries to see how they are treated, before hearing from an anonymous Michelin star restaurateur, who argues that allergy protection is just the nanny state gone mad.
President Trump Tweets From The Whitehouse - 9pm on Channel 4
Franklin D. Roosevelt was known for his 'fireside talks': radio broadcasts to the nation that hid the fact that he used a wheelchair. It's widely thought JFK won the presidency because he was so good on television. But even a few years ago, no one could have imagined we would now be in the middle of the first social media presidency. Donald Trump has tweeted tens of thousands of times since becoming President, giving the American people unique access to his innermost, unedited thoughts, and giving him access to his 'base' - without the interference of the traditional media. From his very first tweet (about appearing on Letterman, as the host of The Apprentice), through his rise to political prominence through the birther movement, through the 2016 campaign, and then an administration carried out in 140 characters or less, this is the story of how, whether they have caused problems and controversies, or, seemingly, solved intractable foreign policy problems, tweets have changed American politics forever. As we head into a bitter election, overshadowed by Black Lives Matter and the coronavirus, the American people have their chance to judge the Twitter president.
Tuesday 27th October
The Great British Bake Off - 8pm on Channel 4
The Great British Bake Off continues, under exceptional circumstances and with some changes. New host Matt Lucas joins Noel Fielding, and as we all adapt to the challenges 2020 has brought us, new bakers form a bubble and enter the iconic white tent to tackle new challenges set by judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. It's a Bake Off first - Japanese Week. For the signature challenge the bakers tackle a Japanese version of an Asian staple, steamed buns. There's a tricky, layered technical and a showstopper inspired by kawaii - the Japanese love of all things cute and adorable. Who will be named star baker, and who will leave the tent for good?
Escape To The Country - 9pm on HGTV
City-dwelling couples get a helping hand with the move they’ve always dreamed of – relocating to the country. With the help of seasoned experts, they will be shown an array of hand-picked properties within an area and budget of their choosing.
Wednesday 28th October
Damilola: The Boy Next Door - 9pm on Channel 4
Yinka Bokinni is a successful radio DJ, TV presenter and writer. But 20 years ago, she was one of the kids growing up on the North Peckham Estate in south London, a place that became notorious when 10-year-old Damilola Taylor was stabbed and left alone to die in a lonely stairwell. Within months, the entire estate had been bulldozed and all the residents resettled, with Peckham demonised as a 'no-go area' riddled with drugs, gangs and violence. But Yinka remembers an idyllic childhood, surrounded by a loving family and friends in a tight-knit community. And the boy they all called 'Dami' was her friend. Now, at the age of 30, and marking the 20th anniversary of Damilola's death, Yinka is ready to confront for the first time the devastating impact her friend's death had on her community and the lives of almost everyone she knew, as she discovers that she is not alone in having grown up never mentioning Damilola, or even wanting to admit that she is from Peckham. Yinka attempts to reconcile two versions of her past: the warm, loving and happy community she remembers so fondly that was presented in the media as a crime-ridden 'sink estate' blamed for the tragic loss of a young life. In a moving and reflective film that explores loss and trauma, Yinka meets childhood friends as well as local kids who grew up to do amazing things: people like Top Boy star Ashley Walters; Cornelius Walker who told his own Damilola-inspired story about race and community in the Oscar-nominated film Black Sheep; and music producer Tinyman, who was the last to see Damilola on the day he died. Showing as part of Channel 4's programming for Black History Month, which offers an important platform for different aspects of the Black experience in modern Britain.
Meet The Richardsons - 10pm on Dave
Comedy series starring real-life married couple Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont. Richardson and Beaumont play exaggerated versions of themselves as viewers get a glimpse into their home and work lives, surrounded by their celebrity friends and their Hebden Bridge neighbours. In this first ever episode, the Richardsons decide to throw a huge birthday party for their daughter, Elsie.
Thursday 29th October
Taskmaster - 9pm on Channel 4
Brand new series of the comedy game show. Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan and Richard Herring continue their quest to get their hands on Taskmaster Greg Davies' bold golden bonce. Under the beady eye of glorified secretary Alex Horne, Mawaan attempts an upside-down farm-related illusion, Daisy softens some pasta and Katherine lays waste to a garden arch.
The first nine series of Taskmaster are available to stream or download for free on All 4, from Thursday 15 October.
Maxxx: Guess Who’s Back? - 10pm on Channel 4
Hilariously outrageous comedy series that offers a rude and cringe-inducing peek behind the pop world's curtain. Former boyband star turned drug-shamed tabloid laughing stock Maxxx (O-T Fagbenle) may be down, but he's not out. He's trying to make a comeback to prove to the world - but mostly to his supermodel ex-girlfriend Jourdan (Jourdan Dunn) - that he's not the massive loser everyone says he is. But with his adopted teenage son Amit (Alan Asaad) in serious need of daddy advice, his cousin/superfan/stalker Rose (Helen Monks) popping up around every corner, and most people assuming he's dead, the journey back to superstardom won't be easy. In a last-ditch attempt at a comeback, Maxxx tries to rehash things with his old boy band Boytown and pleads for the help of music mogul Don Wild (Christopher Meloni). With wannabe international manager Tamzin (Pippa Bennett-Warner) by his side, can Maxxx rise to the challenge?
The whole series is available to stream or download for free on All 4 following the transmission of the first episode, on Thursday 29 October.
Friday 30th October
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice - 8pm on Channel 4
As The Great British Bake Off continues, An Extra Slice brings us more treats from the tent. Each week Jo Brand and a panel of celebrity Bake Off fans unpack the best bits from the show, as well as unseen footage and an exclusive interview with the baker who's leaving the competition. This time, Jo's joined by Jonathan Ross, Darren Harriott and Siobhan McSweeney to discuss all the action from a Bake Off first - Japanese Week. There's extra unseen footage, an exclusive interview with the latest baker to say 'sayonara' and Tom Allen puts a select group of home bakers through their paces from a safe distance. And Jo showcases more of the weird and wonderful delights from viewers' kitchens. Which baker's Signature had them steaming ahead? What will the panel make of the tricky, layered Technical? And is it possible to make a Showstopper bake that's cute and loveable?
Gogglebox - 9pm on Channel 4
Britain's sharpest armchair critics share more of their insightful, passionate and sometimes emotional critiques of the week's biggest and best shows.
Saturday 31st October
Blockers - 9pm on Channel 4
When three parents get wind of their daughters being part of a prom night sex pact to lose their virginities, they take it upon themselves to put a stop to said shenanigans in this teen comedy directed by the writer of Pitch Perfect, Kay Cannon. The film opens with three little girls on their first day at school and three parents bonding over their daughters' friendships - Lisa (Leslie Mann), Hunter (Ike Barinholtz) and Mitchell (John Cena) or, in his words, 'Kayla's (Geraldine Viswanathan) hero'. Fast forward 11 years and the girls have grown up everywhere but in their parents' heads. Or, at the very least, their parents are struggling to accept that their daughters have grown up - high fives instead of chest bumps from here on in. So, prom night was always going to be tough. A rite of passage, a coming of age, a party with booze where boys get big ideas. Lisa, Hunter and Mitchell would sail through it with a little denial. But unfortunately, denial is denied them when Julie (Kathryn Newton) leaves her laptop open on her social media feed and, well, the three parents just can't help snooping; it's the responsible thing to do, right? Well, back at them, because now they know their angelic daughters have entered #sexpact2018. They plan to lose their virginities on prom night, don't they? Well, in that case, Lisa, Hunter and Mitchell must do everything they can to stop them. That's the responsible thing to do, right?
Sunday 1st November
Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Race Highlights - 6.30pm on Channel 4
Steve Jones and David Coulthard present highlights of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. Both previous Italian races this season have been action packed, and with limited practice time and the fact that, out of the current crop of drivers, only Kimi Räikkönen has experience of this track with F1, this race promises to be interesting.
