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TV tonight: Strictly’s Amy Dowden and Carlos Gu join Celebrity Hunted
Tonight's TV highlights include the return of Celebrity Hunted for a seventh series on Channel 4, featuring Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden and Carlos Gu among a group of celebrities evading capture. Elsewhere, BBC One's Panorama investigates a multi-academy trust in Devon and Cornwall accused of overly strict disciplinary measures, while BBC Two continues its Evolution series with Chris Packham examining the origins of animal intelligence.
Other notable programmes include ITV1's Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace, which helps two people separated from their birth families trace their origins, and BBC Four's tribute documentary in which Sally Magnusson recalls her father Magnus Magnusson's tenure on Mastermind. Channel 4 also continues Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives, following a participant considering launching a beauty product line.
In short
- Celebrity Hunted returns with Amy Dowden, Carlos Gu and other stars
- Panorama probes strict Devon/Cornwall school trust
- Chris Packham explores animal intelligence in Evolution on BBC Two
Explained simply
Celebrity Hunted is a Channel 4 reality series in which public figures try to avoid a team of professional investigators, known as hunters. Contestants have to stay out of sight while the hunters use clues and investigative methods to track them down.
Amy Dowden and Carlos Gu are professional dancers known for Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC competition in which celebrities are paired with dancers to learn ballroom and Latin routines. The programme brings them together in a different kind of challenge, as part of a group of celebrity contestants.
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