Television Programmes

Five Daughters Sarah Lancashire and Ian Hart Eead the cast in this three-part drama about the five young prostitutes murdered in Ipswich in 2006. Sun 25-Tue 26 April, BBC1 9pm {60mins>.


The South Bank Show: Stephen Sondheim Melvyn Bragg travels to Manhattan to talk to the composer Stephen Sondheim about his craft, his early life and his pairing with Oscar Hammerstein. Sun 25 April, ITV1 10.15pm (60mins).


Panorama: Can I Sack Teacher? In the last 20 years fewer than 20 teachers have been struck off for incompetence. Panorama asks why so many bad teachers are allowed to teach. Mon 26 April, BBC1 8.30pm (30mins).



The World's Richest Teenager and Me Mark Dolan meets the world's wealthiest teens, including 17-year-old Lacey Myers, who has an Olympic athlete for a personal trainer. Mon 26 April, C4 10pm (65mins).


The Story of Science: Cosmos In this new six-part series, Michael Mosley explores the evolution of scientific knowledge. Tue 27 April, BBC2 9pm (60mins).


Films
A Letter to Three Wives
(1949) Witty drama about three women who receive a letter from a friend telling them she's run off with one of their husbands. With Kirk Douglas. Mon 26 April, Film4 2.50pm <125mins).


The Bad and the Beautiful
(1952) Hollywood satire charting the rise and fall of a ruthless movie producer. With Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner. Thurs 29 April, C4 1.10pm (135mins).