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TV tonight: Michael Sheen’s furious investigation into a pollution scandal

The Guardian Culture Monday 17 August 2026, 05:15 UTC By Phil Harrison, Hannah J Davies, Graeme Virtue, Hannah Verdierand Simon Wardell 1 min read
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The actor’s anger grows as he seeks answers about toxic ‘forever’ chemicals in Wales. Plus: speed dating with the Gypsy Wives. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, BBC TwoIncreasingly as much an activist as he is an actor, Michael Sheen draws attention to a grim pollution scandal several decades in the making in this enraging two-part TV take on the award-winning podcast he co-hosted.

The actor’s anger grows as he seeks answers about toxic ‘forever’ chemicals in Wales. Plus: speed dating with the Gypsy Wives. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Two
Increasingly as much an activist as he is an actor, Michael Sheen draws attention to a grim pollution scandal several decades in the making in this enraging two-part TV take on the award-winning podcast he co-hosted. Are parts of Wales contaminated with the toxic “forever chemical” PCB? As Sheen speaks to reporters, visits the towns and villages affected and journeys to Anniston, Alabama, in the US to hear of a connected outrage, his anger grows. Phil Harrison

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