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主播大秀 iPlayer highlights 25-31 July 2020

Richard Bell

Publicist, Digital Communications

A quick round up of what's new this week on 主播大秀 iPlayer, programmes that are about to become unavailable, plus some hidden gems you might have missed.

Fort Salem
In an alternate version of present-day America, witches are deployed on the frontline of military defence. Having ended their persecution 300 years ago by cutting a deal with the government to use magic in the service of national security, they are now enlisted at an early age to train in combat witchcraft under the steely discipline of an all-female command. Full series available as a box set from Sunday 26 July.

A Suitable Boy
In 1951, in a newly independent India, passionate literature student Lata Mehra is looking towards her own future. Her mother Rupa wants to arrange a marriage for her, but Lata isn’t interested in romance until her resolve is challenged by a mysterious fellow student, Kabir. Begins Sunday 26 July.

Anthony
Anthony Walker was a Liverpool teenager with a devout Christian faith and a love of basketball. He was halfway through college with dreams of visiting America and studying law at university when in July 2005 Anthony was murdered in a racist attack. He was 18 years old. This film is the story of the life he could have lived. Available from Monday 27 July.

Snooker World Championship 2020
After April’s postponement, the World Championship finally gets underway at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre. Hazel Irvine introduces live coverage. Live on 主播大秀 iPlayer from Friday 31 July.

British Academy Television Awards 2020
The British Academy Television Awards, were originally scheduled for Spring 2020, when they were postponed due to the COVID- 19 pandemic. In the rescheduled event presenter, comedian, writer, actor and director Richard Ayoade hosts the BAFTA TV awards for the first time. On 主播大秀 iPlayer Friday 31 July.

Harper's Island
A group of family and friends gather on a secluded island for a wedding celebration, but the island's murderous past threatens the joyous event, setting the stage for a new mystery. Full series available as a box set from Saturday 18 July.

The Long Song
Set during the final days of slavery in 19th century Jamaica, we follow the trials, tribulations and survival of plantation slave July and her odious mistress Caroline. Full series box set available now.

Nighty Night
If what she's doing is wrong, Jill doesn't want to be right. Cult comedy about a woman who uses her husband's cancer as an opportunity to trade up. Full box set of series 1-2 available now.

Dave
A neurotic mid-20s suburbanite is convinced he is destined to be one of the greatest rap stars ever. Full series box set available now.

Borg Vs McEnroe
Legendary tennis rivals Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe battle it out at Wimbledon in 1980 in a battle of personalities that sets the world of tennis alight. With Sverrir Gudnason and Shia LaBeouf. Streaming on iPlayer from Saturday 25 July.

Deep Impact
Journalist Jenny Lernerat stumbles onto the biggest news story ever: a comet is on course to collide with Earth.. Disaster movie starring Téa Leoni, Vanessa Redgrave, Elijah Wood, Robert Duvall and Morgan Freeman. Streaming on iPlayer from Sunday 26 July.

Poltergeist
Chilling horror. The Freelings are like any other Californian suburban family. But one night their youngest, 10-year-old Carol Ann, hears a voice from inside the television set. At first there is an invasion of friendly spirits, but then a force of evil threatens to destroy them. Streaming on iPlayer from Friday 31 July.

The Salesman
Oscar-winning Iranian drama about a married couple who perform Arthur Miller's 1949 play Death of a Salesman on stage. When the wife is assaulted, her husband attempts to determine the identity of the attacker, while she struggles to cope with post- trauma stress. In Iranian with English subtitles. Streaming from Sunday 26 July.

Glastonbury
Soak up the unique atmosphere of the world’s most famous music festival. With some of the festival’s most legendary sets, including David Bowie, Beyonce, Radiohead, Stormzy, Oasis, Adele and REM. Available until Tuesday 28 July.

Football, Prince William And Our Mental Health
Documentary following Prince William's campaign to get British men to open up about mental health issues by using football as a way to get men talking and to break the taboo around the issue. Available until Monday 27 July.

The Lady In The Van
The true story of Miss Shepherd, an eccentric woman of uncertain origins, who 'temporarily' parked her broken-down van in writer Alan Bennett's London driveway for 15 years. Available until Wednesday 29th July.

Alan Bennett's Diaries
Documentary inspired by Alan Bennett's acerbic and often hilarious diaries and filmed over a year in the writer's life. Available until Thursday 30 July.