Shutdown: The Virus That Changed Our World, Sky Documentaries review - a chaotic response and an uncertain future

★★★ SHUTDOWN: THE VIRUS THAT CHANGED OUR WORLD, SKY DOCUMENTARIES A chaotic response and an uncertain future

The Covid-19 story so far through the eyes of Sky News correspondents

It’s too early for a definitive account of the Covid-19 pandemic, and this was very much a Sky News version of what we’ve been through so far. Although it seems the virus has peaked and we’re entering a tentative stage of partial de-lockdown, the message was relentlessly grim.

Krabi, 2562 review - a trance-like visitation

★★★★ KRABI, 2562 Documentary and fiction combine in an unusual guided tour

Documentary and fiction combine in an unusual guided tour

Have you ever visited a destination you saw on film, only to realise it’s not quite how you imagined? Filled with tourists, the scars of mass visitation, and caught between its own culture and staying commercially attractive. The Thai city of Krabi is one such location, made famous by such films as The Beach and The Man with a Golden Gun. New release Krabi, 2562, from festival favourite directors Anocha Suwichakornpong and Ben Rivers, tackles these issues.

A House Through Time, Series 3, BBC Two review - Bristol under the microscope

★★★★ A HOUSE THROUGH TIME, SERIES 3, BBC TWO Bristol under the microscope

Slavery, piracy and satire at No 10, Guinea Street

David Olusoga’s A House Through Time concept (BBC Two) has proved a popular hit, using a specific property as a keyhole through which to observe historical and social changes. After previously picking sites in Liverpool and Newcastle, this time he’s chosen Bristol, the city where he has lived for over 20 years.

'If they had been any closer my face would have misted up': filming 'Men at the Barre'

FILMING 'MEN AT THE BARRE' Director Richard Macer on his exclusive access to the Royal Ballet's male stars

The director Richard Macer had exclusive access to the male stars of the Royal Ballet. He describes what he discovered

“That’s Marcelino Sambé, he’s wonderful,” said the artistic administrator of the Royal Ballet as I followed her down one of the many corridors that weave throughout the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. “He’s a newly promoted Principal, a very special talent indeed!” I looked over my shoulder at the figure disappearing through some doors.

Have a Good Trip, Netflix review - a breezy journey into the mind

★★★ HAVE A GOOD TRIP, NETFLIX A breezy journey into the mind

Netflix doc focuses on the lighter side of psychedelics

Don’t do drugs, kids. For the past 50 years, that’s been the consistent message. But how much of what we know about psychedelics is just fearmongering? Do you really want to jump out of a window? Will you permanently lose your mind?

In Search of Greatness review - Gabe Polsky's absorbing sports documentary

★★★★ IN SEARCH OF GREATNESS Gabe Polsky's absorbing sports documentary

Icons including Pelé impart their wisdom

Ask any great sportsman or woman about greatness and they'll tell you it's as much achieved as made; natal talent isn't worth much if you don't practise, or are unfit, or don't have a hunger to win. But much of modern sport has become obsessed with statistics, performance levels and the crunching of numbers – many with dollar or pound signs in front.

The Atom: A Love Affair review - hot fusion and cold hearts

★★★ THE ATOM: A LOVE AFFAIR How the west fell out of love with nuclear power

New documentary explores how the west fell out of love with nuclear power

It’s fair to say that humanity’s relationship with nuclear energy over the last 50 years has had more highs and lows than a Spanish soap opera. From the Manhattan Project to Hinkley Point, it’s been a controversial technology that has promised both humanity’s salvation and damnation.

Romantic Comedy review - a not-so-guilty pleasure

★★★★ ROMANTIC COMEDY Tough yet passionate look at joys & flaws of romcoms

Elizabeth Sankey's tough yet passionate look at the joys and flaws of romcoms

Only those who really love you can deliver the hard truths, and for filmmaker Elizabeth Sankey, that one love is romantic comedies. Better known as one half of band Summer Camp, Sankey is a self-confessed romcom expert, having watched nearly every film from the 80s onwards.