The swimmer reveals how she was given up for adoption shortly after she was born. Plus: an investigation into the costs of renewable energy. Here’s what to watch this evening.
Paralympian Ellie Simmonds was given up for adoption when she was less than two weeks old. This deeply moving documentary follows her as she tries to contact her birth mother 28 years later. Although she makes some crushingly brutal discoveries (including the “fact sheet” on achondroplasia that her biological parents were given), Simmonds remains such a sunny force of optimism with Olympian spirit. Hollie Richardson
Jay Blades and Laura Jackson continue their journey around Britain’s coastline in search of the most original beach huts, from lavish pads costing half-a-million to quirky designs such as “doubledecker’ huts. In Scotland, Blades uncovers a secret hut located via a smugglers’ tunnel. Ali Catterall
For a manageable cost of living and for the sake of a livable planet, heating and powering homes with renewable energy is essential – but are the options available to householders too cumbersome and expensive? How much more could the government be doing to help? Joe Crowley investigates. Jack Seale. ♦
