For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplannerViewing guide, by Alexi DugginsThis Is Our FamilySky Atlantic/Now TV, 10pmWe associate Sky Atlantic with blockbuster dramas because of the broadcaster’s partnership with HBO (recently extended for another five years), but here they are treading on Auntie Beeb’s toes with a four-part observational documentary series about family life. This isn’t just any old obdoc, it’s a “longitudinal project”. In translation, it’s a bit like Richard Linklater’s groundbreaking movie Boyhood in that it follows the families over several years, albeit a mere three as opposed to Linklater’s 12. The series has attracted top documentary film-making talent, with four directors taking on one family each — Clare Richards (Acid Attack: My Story), Will Yapp (The Real…

Source: The Times January 14, 2020 00:00 UTC