This week’s highlights include Channel 4’s return of Celebrity SAS, Netflix’s Wednesday Season 2, Prime Video’s surprise hit The Assassin, and a star-studded film slate still filling UK and Spanish cinemas. With a strong streaming pick, Oasis tour excitement, and rising musical acts on the move, there’s plenty to entertain and discover.
UK Television Highlights
This week’s British television delivers adrenaline-packed challenges, banner dramas, and returns of beloved series.
- Monday 4 August, Channel 4 kicks off a new series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, where familiar faces push themselves through extreme military-style trials.
- Wednesday 6 August, Netflix UK drops Wednesday: Season 2 (Part 1), continuing Wednesday Addams’ darkly comedic misadventures with new twists—and Billie Piper joins the cast this season.
- Later that same day, The Pickup debuts on Prime Video UK, a star-studded comedy–thriller featuring Eddie Murphy in a chaotic mission to protect a city from high-stakes danger.
- Also on Wednesday, Channel 4 airs Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD And Me, a revealing personal documentary capturing comedian Johnny Vegas confronting a recent ADHD diagnosis while artistically engaging his hometown.
Returning favourites rise up across screens: Annika: Season 2 continues on BBC One with Nicola Walker’s DI Strandhed back in action, and more gripping episodes of The Narrow Road to the Deep North unfold on BBC One too.
On Sunday evening, a poignant new nature documentary Parenthood debuts on BBC One, narrated by David Attenborough, tracing the tender and often brutal realities of wildlife parenting across species. Later that night, ITV1 revisits Lucy Letby: Beyond Reasonable Doubt?, the decisive episode in the case that shook the nation. Across the schedule, Karen Pirie returns with season conclusions, exploring new leads in a cold 1984 kidnapping.
Streaming Spotlight
Amazon Prime Video drops The Assassin on Friday 25 July, and it’s still making an impression into this week. A bold black comedy–thriller starring Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore, the series reimagines crime drama through the eyes of a menopausal hitwoman. Critics praise its witty, tightly paced narrative and the irresistible chemistry of the mother–son duo. It blends brutal action and absurd humour, centred around a fierce, morally ambiguous lead character who refuses to be defined by her age or gender.
Pick of the Week
The Assassin (Amazon Prime Video) also earns this week’s Pick of the Week. It stands out for its razor‑sharp writing, twisted plot turns, and a central performance from Keeley Hawes that redefines the genre with humour, ferocity, and emotional depth. A darkly comic take on espionage, family drama, and identity, it breaks convention while delivering gripping entertainment.
Spain Television Highlights
Spanish terrestrial channels maintain a laid‑back summer rhythm. La 1 (TVE) continues airing El Grand Prix del verano, the familiar and fondly revived competition show featuring spirited local teams competing in absurd physical challenges. Antena 3 programmes consist of reruns and talk specials, with no major new series launching at this time.
🎬 Cinema Releases
United Kingdom & Spain
This week is quiet on the cinema front with no major new wide releases. Films that premiered earlier in the summer continue to dominate:
- Superman
- Jurassic World: Rebirth
- I Know What You Did Last Summer
- Fantastic Four: The First Steps
- Smurfs
These titles remain strong draws across UK and Spanish cinemas, filling schedules and sustaining box office momentum.
🎵 Music and Concerts
New Releases – Week of 4 August
There are no major international album drops scheduled this week. However, the streaming success and cultural resonance of The Assassin soundtrack remain notable, amplified by the series’ cult momentum and thematic resonance.
Concerts Across Europe
- King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard launch their eclectic Phantom Island Tour from 28 July, blending orchestral elements with psychedelic rock across multiple European venues.
- Rising UK‑favourited act Full Flower Moon Band begins their European live tour, set to play in Spain, France, Germany, Denmark, and the UK.
- Noah Cyrus offered a surprise performance in London, joined by Billy Ray Cyrus in a rare and intimate showcase celebrating her recent album release.
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