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TV tonight: Young people are tackling the housing crisis in a remarkable way | Television
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TV tonight: Young people are tackling the housing crisis in a remarkable way | Television

Untold: Can I own a home in my twenties?

00:05, Channel 4
The average deposit on a house in the UK is £53,000. This, coupled with exorbitant rents, has made the dream of home ownership a distant dream for many people without financial help from parents. Black people are hardest hit, with only 32% of all age groups owning a home. In this report, Daisy Maskell examines the young black people who are building property portfolios and shows exactly how they are doing this on social media, which they are also using as a tool to raise the money they need. Hollie Richardson

The repair shop

8pm, BBC One
William Gerhardie was a Russian-born novelist and playwright who wrote several books in the 1930s inspired by his early life. The dictaphone he used to write is brought into Jay Blade’s workshop, somewhat battered. It’s up to audio expert Mark Stuckey to restore it to working order in the hope of being able to play the recordings for the first time in 80 years. Human Resources

The big brunch

8:15 p.m., U&W
Only American television can make a brunch competition so sentimental. Hosted by Dan Levy (Schitt’s Creek), 10 chefs are asked to create a hangover brunch – or rather, a hangover cure. The kitchen is in chaos, with a helping of emotional backstory. Human Resources

Celebrity race around the world

9pm, BBC One
Drinking caipirinhas in a samba bar took Kola and Mary Ellen a full 24 hours – but it was worth it. The other teams are now neck and neck on the way to the second checkpoint near the Chapada Diamantina National Park – also known as “Brazil’s lost world”. Ellen E. Jones

Irvine Welsh’s crimes

9pm, ITV1
This crime thriller thrives on the dark intensity of Dougray Scott’s lead role. As we reach the penultimate episode, Scott’s Lennox is forced to reckon with the consequences of his actions as the killer’s targets come uncomfortably close to him. He also ponders their origins as a violent incident on New Year’s Eve 1992 turns out to be the root cause. Phil Harrison

Julian Świeżewski as Lukasz and Nadia Parkes as Chloe in “Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story”. Photo: Sally Mais/BBC/River Pictures

Kidnapped: The story of Chloe Ayling

9pm, BBC Three
For British model Chloe Ayling, her kidnapping and six-day captivity in Italy in 2017 was just the beginning of her ordeal. This second double feature of this based-on-true drama begins with her release, but local authorities soon discover an inconsistency in her story that will haunt her for months. Her dismay is palpable. Jack Seale

Live sports

Test cricket: England vs Sri Lanka 10am, main event on Sky Sports. Ollie Pope takes over the captaincy on the first day of the first Test at Old Trafford.

Race: York 1.30pm, ITV1. The opening day of the Ebor Festival.

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