Friday 9pm, BBC Two A documentary marking the 30th anniversary of pioneering lads’ mag Loaded . “We basically threw a hand grenade into a roomful of ‘New Men’ and caused chaos for the next six years,” says editor James Brown, recalling how its irreverent humour and scantily dressed female models shook up a 90s men’s magazine culture dominated by tasteful upmarket publications such as GQ and Esquire . While some went on a substance-abusing odyssey that led one to the edge of psychosis, others began to fear the lad culture they had created.
Adding their memories are Gail Porter, Irvine Welsh , David Baddiel and Miranda Sawyer. 7.30pm, Channel 4 As the world’s largest exporter of corn and soy, Brazil has become an agricultural powerhouse, yet just 1 per cent of the population owns almost half the land.
In a nation with a history of land disputes turning deadly, reporter Symeon Brown tracks down communist activists who are taking land from the rich to give to the poor, as well as a landowner and founding member of a movement intent on defending private property. 8pm, BBC One The latest spin-off from Death in Paradise takes the same cosy-crime formula Down Under. Home and Away alumna Anna Samson plays DI Mackenzie “Mack” Clarke, a brilliant expat cop who has fled London amid a controversy.
Reluctantly returning to the small Australian coastal settlement of Dolphin Cove, she is not exactly welcomed back with open arms – even when helping the local police catch t.
