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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Barbara Ellen

The week in TV: Brian Cox: How the Other Half Live; I’m a Celebrity…; 1899; Hong Kong’s Fight for Freedom and more

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Brian Cox in How the Other Half Live.
‘Empathy, memory, kinship’: Brian Cox in How the Other Half Live. Channel 5 Photograph: Freemantle/Channel 5 Television

Brian Cox: How the Other Half Live Channel 5 | My5
I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! ITV | ITV Hub
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Hong Kong’s Fight for Freedom BBC Two | iPlayer
The Handmaid’s Tale Channel 4 | All 4

It takes a moment to realise why the two-part Channel 5 docuseries Brian Cox: How the Other Half Live feels so special. The premise is simple: the Succession actor looks into the wealth divide in the US and UK to find out what money (too much/too little) does to you, with Cox, as he drily puts it, “swapping the role of foul-mouthed billionaire for intrepid reporter”.

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