TV Weekly: From electric cars to soap opera stars

Telly picks for the coming week…

Buying a car is one of the most expensive things anyone will do, so is going electric really worth it?

This 5 documentary offering aims to sort fact from fake news on everything from range realities to charging truths discovering what they don’t want you to know about electric cars.

5, Wednesday, June 4th at 8 pm

The wait is over – it’s the grand finale of Scotland’s Home of the Year 2025 this Monday. Interior designers Anna Campbell-Jones and Banjo Beale along with architect Danny Campbell must choose which abode will win the prestigious title.

In this last episode of the series, filmed at Glasgow’s iconic House For An Art Lover, the six finalists meet the judges for the first time and cast their eyes over each other’s homes. This year’s SHOTY search travelled the length and breadth of Scotland, showcasing a variety of home styles and deciding who will win the title are the SHOTY judges.

Interior designer Anna says: “I’m so excited for this year’s final. I really think all bets are off…any of the finalists could be the winner and I’m absolutely dying to get talking about them!”
Isle of Mull based interior designer, Banjo says: “I’ve no idea out of the six finalists who’s the winner…it’s such a tight race.”

Architect Danny Campbell adds: “The three of us have totally different styles and attitudes towards judging which should be Scotland’s Home of the Year but where we crossover is the most exciting point and that’s where the winner will be found.”

Faced with six unforgettable and unique homes, Anna, Banjo and Danny cast their votes based on architectural merit, distinctive design, original style and what makes a house a home. The homeowners then join them in the stunning Music Room as the judges make their final decision, revealing which house will be crowned Scotland’s Home of the Year 2025.

BBC One Scotland, Monday, June 2nd at 8.30 pm – Across the UK on the iPlayer

The new series Dover 24/7: Britain’s Busiest Port goes behind the scenes at one of the UK’s critical transport hubs during the summer of 2024.

With ten million passengers and a third of all UK trade with Europe passing through it every year, the Port of Dover is a gateway under constant pressure. Dover 24/7: Britain’s Busiest Port takes viewers inside key port control centres, showcasing the people, expertise and split-second decisions that impact the entire country.

From battling raging storms and IT meltdowns to police emergencies and threats to life, the series reveals the critical 24/7 operation – and the crews who keep Britain’s busiest port moving. In the first episode, Dover police are on high alert when a lorry driver claims that he has a gun.

And the cargo team take delivery of a third of the UK’s weekly supply of bananas.

Channel 4, Monday, June 2nd at 8 pm

A group of billionaire friends get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis, this fiction has flavour from real-life billionaires, can you spot who is based on who?

Written and directed by Jesse Armstrong (Succession) and starring Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith and Ramy Youssef.

Sky Atlantic, Sunday, June 1st at 9 pm

She’s off the cruise ship and back on dry land as Jane McDonald returns to host the annual British Soap Awards gong ceremony at London’s Hackney Empire.

The biggest night in soap promises an evening of celebration and glamour, after all it’s half of what the plots are created for these days, trying to out-do each other in the award cabinet.

This year honours a blockbuster 12 months from the world of BBC One’s EastEnders, E4’s Hollyoaks and the two ITV stalwarts Emmerdale and Coronation Street. This year the sagas spewed up highlights including Gail Platt’s farewell after 50 years, Walford’s 40th anniversary, a dramatic leap into the future down in ‘Oaks and in the Yorkshire Dales it was an unforgettable frozen lake crash.

Is David Platt your comedy star? Did Belle Dingle make a tear run down your leg? Or maybe Patrick & Yolande reuniting gave your heartstrings a pull.

ITV1 and STV, Thursday, June 5th at 8pm