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ENTERTAINMENT The Piano NEW SUNDAY C4 It’s time for a tune! Mika and Claudia Winkleman are now joined by a new series mentor – singer, songwriter and composer Jon Batiste – as they travel to four new railway stations around the UK, as well as Heathrow Airport. Amateur musicians show off their remarkable talents on public pianos, and, as always, we’ll be left in awe! See page 18 It’s been a long time coming but Doctor Who is finally back this Saturday (6.50pm, BBC1), and the Time Lord has a new companion, Belinda Chandra, played by Varada Sethu. Ncuti Gatwa’s latest outing as the Doctor also has brilliant guest stars, including Alan Cumming, Rylan Clark and Freddie Fox. Check out our feature on page 12. New drama The Feud begins…

1 DOCTOR WHO BBC1 SCI-FI  Who’s that girl? It’s new companion Belinda Chandra, played by Annika star Varada Sethu, who’ll be embarking on time-travelling adventures with Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor when the epic drama returns this week.  See page 12 2 BEYOND PARADISE BBC1 DRAMA Jump aboard for an oar-some episode of the hit whodunnit as DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) and co attend a regatta. But, of course, it’s far from plain sailing when one of the competitors is sabotaged… See pages 6-9 3 THE GREAT CELEBRITY BAKE OFF C4 COOKERY It’s set to be a spooktacular series finale as Ghosts fave Jim Howick, AKA 1980s Scout leader Pat Butcher, is among the latest serving of famous faces – judge Lady Caroline Waldegrave previously told us that his lemon…

BEYOND PARADISE GOOD FRIDAY, 8PM, BBC1 DRAMA The relationship between Anne Lloyd and her daughter Martha in BBC1’s Devon-set drama Beyond Paradise has always been a close one. However, recently, it has also been complicated by a big secret. With Martha (played by Sally Bretton) busy running her restaurant Ten Mile Kitchen and looking after new foster daughter Rosie (Bella Rei Blue Stevenson), Anne (Barbara Flynn) has decided not to reveal she is awaiting the results of a biopsy after finding a lump on her skin. As the third series of the popular Death in Paradise spin-off continues this week, an anxious Anne turns to baking to distract herself. But how long can she keep her health scare hidden from Martha? Here, in an exclusive interview, Barbara, 76, tells TV…

On a bracing September day, TV Times wraps up warm to visit the cast and crew of Beyond Paradise as they film scenes on the outskirts of the Cornish town of St Austell. The backdrop for this week’s episode is the fictional Saltleigh Regatta, but tensions flare when accusations of sabotage fly after competitor Polly Digsby (played by Madeleine Day) almost drowns after her pre-race smoothie is tampered with. But who TV Times’ is responsible? During a break, we enjoy a tour of the location – and even pose for a snap outside Martha’s Ten Mile Kitchen food truck – before catching up with executive producer Tim Key for an exclusive chat about how the team staged this ambitious storyline… BEYOND PARADISE is previewed on pages 96-97 WHATEVER THE WEATHER…

THE FEUD NEW MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, 9PM, 5 DRAMA Jill Halfpenny and Rupert Penry-Jones are thrilled to be working together again after the success of their previous 5 miniseries, 2021 drama The Drowning. In The Feud, a new mysteryladen story for the channel, they star as criminal-defence solicitor Emma Barnett and her unemployed husband John, who lead a seemingly idyllic life on a friendly suburban street with their teenage daughter, Beth (Ridley’s Megan Trower). Things take a worrying turn, however, when Emma’s decision to extend the family kitchen sparks turmoil on (fictional) cul-de-sac Shelbury Drive, destroying previously harmonious relationships with their neighbours as well as unearthing sinister secrets. ‘Rupert and I enjoy playing characters under tension,’ smiles Jill, 49, as TV Times catches up with both actors to chat about the six-part…

DOCTOR WHO NEW SAT, 6.50PM, BBC1 SCI-FI Epic adventures across space and time beckon as Doctor Who returns to BBC1 this week – and Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor has a brandnew companion in the TARDIS. After a busy hospital shift, nurse Belinda Chandra (Annika and Andor star Varada Sethu) is desperate for a good night’s sleep. But there’s no chance of that when giant robots from outer space break into her house, and insist on taking her to their home planet! Belinda has no idea why she’s been targeted or where she’s going, but upon her arrival, she meets the Doctor for the first time – and he promises that, one way or another, he’s going to get her home. Here, Varada, 32, tells TV Times why the role is…