Fri: The Kennedys at 9pm on BBC2

Part 3 of the controversial series (moved from the History Channel in the USA to a lesser know network due to political pressure) continues to detail the presidency of JFK and his first major fault; the Bay of Pigs. If not for this error perhaps he would have been more hawkish during the Cuban Missile Crisis which could have meant global nuclear war.

The Yesterday Channel's series continue; Tenko (7pm), Seven Ages of Britain (8pm) and Secret War (9pm).

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