Wed. 08

Film: High Fidelity

10.40PM BBC1

Stephen Frears successfully transposes Nick Hornby's London-set novel to Chicago. John Cusack is the record store owner whose girlfriend's departure prompts him to look up his exes and ask why they dumped him, but the real fun is in the shop where rock snobs Jack Black and Todd Louiso debate their all-time top five.

Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell

9PM ITV1

This is an update of Paul Watson's 1991 documentary about Barbara Pointon's efforts to care for her husband, Malcolm, who developed Alzheimer's disease in his early fifties.

Despite facing death, the pair still manage to find moments of laughter and joy.

Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes

8PM BBC2

The seafood connoisseur discovers the delights of the Mediterranean by visiting his favourite places along its coast. Today he takes a ferry to Corsica where he samples sausages and sheep's cheese and finds a local passion for chestnuts.

Radio: Piece By Piece

11AM RADIO 4

Tobias Jones recalls the earthquake in Assisi in Italy a decade ago and looks at what happened to those who lost their homes and livelihoods. He also visits cloisters at the Basilica of St Frances where fragments of priceless frescoes remain.

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