What to watch on TV tonight: Celebrity Race Across the World finale, plus new WandaVision spin-off Agatha All Along

By Susan Brett | Wed Sep 18 2024

The celebrities are on the last leg of the race across South America, while Kathryn Hahn reprises her role from Marvel's WandaVision.

Amol Rajan and Sir John Major enjoy a trip to the football (Credit: BBC)

Amol Rajan Interviews: John Major
BBC Two, 7pm

Former Prime Minister Sir John Major joins journalist Amol Rajan for an interview on the Conservative Party's future, as well as the future of Britain in general. Major spent seven years at the top of the UK government following the end of Margaret Thatcher's tenure. During this time, he too experienced rapid rises in inflation, public worker strikes and a landslide Labour victory. Now, however, there's war in Europe and the Middle East, as well as an international political landscape where populism is thriving. What can his insights teach us about how the UK can navigate these difficult political times?

Manchester City v Inter Milan (Champions League)
TNT Sports 1, kick off 8pm

Premier League champions Manchester City begin their European campaign tonight on home turf against Serie A winners Inter Milan. The two sides last met in the 2023 Champions League final, which City famously won to complete a historic treble. Inter Milan will undoubtedly be looking for revenge, but can they break City's remarkable 46-game unbeaten streak at the Etihad Stadium?

Jeremy and Kelly in tonight's episode of Celebrity Race Across the World (Credit: BBC)

Celebrity Race Across the World
BBC One, 9pm

The celebrity edition of the series where competitors must race to a destination without air travel reaches its climax tonight. There are just 39 minutes separating all of the teams as they go into tonight's episode, which sees them race 2,750km across the Andes into Chile. Some are struggling for budget - race leaders Kola and Mary Ellen have just 10% remaining, while Scott and Sam take a quick sales job to boost theirs. Others, meanwhile, are thrown hours behind by unexpected circumstances, and Jeff and Freddy are just vibing, taking the time to indulge in a delicious Argentinian steak dinner.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Zelensky shares his story (Credit: BBC)

The Zelensky Story
BBC Two, 9pm

The last part of this documentary on Ukraine's extraordinary leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, relives the first hours of the Russian invasion in painstaking detail. In this exclusive interview, Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska reveal what really happened, plus how living through war and having the responsibility of making life-and-death decisions impacts the psyche. It explores how Zelensky used his skills as an entertainer to unite and inspire the people of Ukraine in the wake of utter tragedy.

Joe Locke and Kathryn Hahn in Agatha, All Along (Credit: Disney)

Agatha All Along
Disney+

Hollywood star Kathryn Hahn, Heartstopper's Joe Locke and musical theatre legend Patti LuPone star in this new drama, a spin-off of Marvel's award-winning series WandaVision. Hahn reprises her role as Agatha Harkness, a witch trapped in New Jersey. Powerless and vulnerable for the first time, Agatha seeks to form a new coven of witches to face the trials of the Witches' Road.

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