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Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

Sky Arts, 9.15pm

When a shaking 16-year-old Ella Fitzgerald took to the Apollo’s stage in 1934 to perform for the first time in public for Amateur Night, she was booed. She of course went on to become the “first lady of song” with a six-decade-long career. “Can you imagine? We booed Ella Fitzgerald!” recalls dancer Norma Miller in this celebratory documentary of the singer’s life. Other contributors include Laura Mvula and Fitzgerald’s son Ray Brown Jr.

Annika BBC One, 9.10pm

Fun fact of the week: there are six types of bridges. Anyway, after Annika (Nicola Walker) delivers a monologue on this, she heads to a case that feels a little too close to home for some (ahem): the body of a TV columnist has been found next to the river. She made some enemies with her strong words, but which of them were driven to murder?

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