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It’s time to get real with our selection of 10 ‘real life’ inspired TV picks

Thinkbox’s Danica Webber shares key insights from the latest Global TV deck.

August on the Turner channels is bursting with exciting new episodes of your favourite shows.

Households get into shape with Eat, Shop, Save. Hidden faces are revealed in The Masked Singer US. Learn more in The Life & Times of Captain Tom. Shop floor antics in Superstore.

Watch Little Birds, a bold and subversive re-invention of melodrama. See life shine much brighter in Equator. Cold case investigator Paul Holes dives into old files. Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Warm and funny new reality series looks at life in The Yorkshire Jobcentre, Doctor Michael Mosley helps volunteers to get their health back on track after lockdown, BAFTA-nominated Crime and Punishment returns, and go behind the scenes of fast-fashion giant, Missguided.

Restoration Workshop; My Life Is Murder; Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing and MasterChef Australia – not to be missed this fortnight on UKTV.

Take a look at this year’s nominated shows in the running for the 2020 Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards.

Thinkbox’s Nicole Greenfield-Smith reflects on TV’s vital roles during lockdown.