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TV tonight: our highlights for Sunday, July 13, 2025 | What to Watch

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Mary-Louise Parker, Joe Freeman and Ben Barnes star in The Institute.
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Here's our TV tonight picks for Sunday, July 13 (for more information about what's on TV, see our TV Guide)...

This is a chilling eight-part adaptation of Stephen King’s 2019 acclaimed sci-fi horror novel, and with its supernatural themes, sinister secrets and a brave band of kids fighting dark forces, it's the perfect watch ahead of Stranger Things season five.

Joe Freeman (the son of actors Martin Freeman and Amanda Abbington) stars as 14-year-old Luke Ellis, who finds himself trapped within the mysterious facility. Weeds' lead Mary-Louise Parker plays the director of the sinister facility, and Shadow and Bone’s Ben Barnes is ex-cop Tim Jamieson.

The Institute (MGM+ 2025 Series) Official Trailer - YouTube The Institute (MGM+ 2025 Series) Official Trailer - YouTube

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Farmer-turned-wildlife conservationist Jimmy continues his mission to rehome polar bears, Arctic wolves and European brown bears. He builds a bespoke enclosure for the dozen wolves, but must take care as the pack’s dynamic has recently changed and there are power struggles within.

The final instalment of this absorbing series tells the story of Live 8. Staged in July 2005, the global concert took place across nine countries including Russia and Japan, with headliners Coldplay, Robbie Williams, Mariah Carey and U2. One of the most poignant sets was from Madonna, as she was joined on stage by famine survivor Birhan Woldu. In this episode, Birhan, who became a symbol of the Ethiopian crisis after featuring in a 1985 news report as a starving child, is among the contributors giving exclusive interviews as they reflect on Live 8, its mission and its legacy.

This year’s concert, recorded last month at Schönbrunn Palace, features the Vienna Boys choir, the Vienna Philharmonic and tenor Piotr Beczala, with conductor Tugan Sokhiev. The varied programme includes pieces from Bizet’s "Carmen" and Mascagni’s "Cavalleria rusticana", plus "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini’s "Turandot".

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David is the What To Watch Editor and has over 20 years of experience in television journalism. He is currently writing about the latest television and film news for What To Watch.

Before working for What To Watch, David spent many years working for TV Times magazine, interviewing some of television's most famous stars including Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland, singer Lionel Richie and wildlife legend Sir David Attenborough. 

David started out as a writer for TV Times before becoming the title's deputy features editor and then features editor. During his time on TV Times, David also helped run the annual TV Times Awards. David is a huge Death in Paradise fan, although he's still failed to solve a case before the show's detective! He also loves James Bond and controversially thinks that Timothy Dalton was an excellent 007.

Other than watching and writing about telly, David loves playing cricket, going to the cinema, trying to improve his tennis and chasing about after his kids!

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