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May 2023
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The King's Coronation is dominating TV screens, there's a new thriller you'll love and Bridgerton is back

Here's everything you'll want to watch this week.

-Tuesday 2nd May-

Fatal Attraction, 10pm, Channel 5

In this new series (a reimagining of the 1987 movie), an affair threatens the lives of Dan and his wife Beth. Exploring modern attitudes towards strong women, personality disorders and coercive control, we’re promised this will be a gripping watch. 

-Wednesday 3rd May-

Coronation Tailors: Fit for a King, 9pm, BBC Two

And so the Coronation celebrations begin. Let’s start with the BBC where menswear designer and Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant will take you behind the scenes at uniform manufacturers Kashket & Partners as they prepare thousands of parade uniforms for the King’s Coronation. 

-Thursday 4th May-

Ed Sheeran: the Sum of it All, Disney+

Take a break from the royal preparations when Halifax-born Ed Sheeran’s new documentary comes to Disney+ on Thursday. In this intimate look into his life, he’ll open up about his music, his wife’s health issues and the death of his mentor Jamal Edwards.

-Friday 5th May-

Sing for the King: The Search for the Coronation Choir, 8pm, BBC One

Gareth Malone, Motsi Mabuse, Amanda Holden and Rose Ayling-Ellis will coach and inspire singers to give a pitch-perfect performance for royalty at Windsor Castle. This special choir have the once-in-a-lifetime chance to sing for the King and Queen Consort at The Coronation Concert on Sunday. 

-Saturday 6th May-

The Coronation of HM the King, from 7.30am, BBC & ITV

It’s Coronation Day and this historic event will be on TV all day. Take your front-row seat in front of the box to see the King's Procession make its way through the streets of London, from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey, before the ceremony takes place. 

-Sunday 7th May-

The Coronation Concert, 8pm, BBC One

Celebrations don’t stop there. Sunday will see the Coronation Concert take place on the East Lawn of Windsor Castle with performances from Take That, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Freya Ridings and a 70-piece orchestra.

-Catch Up On-

The Windsors Coronation Special, Channel 4

Not to be taken too seriously, this comedy soap opera from the writers of Star Stories has filmed a special episode for the Coronation. Charles is excited to put his special hat on, but Wills thinks he should cut back on the spending.

-Catch Up On-

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, Netflix

If that’s not enough royalty for the week, Bridgerton returns to Netflix on Thursday. Queen Charlotte's marriage to King George of England sparks a new love story and transforms high society in this prequel to the popular series.

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