British Telly

Composer Errollyn Wallen kicks off this year’s concert season at the Royal Albert Hall. Plus, PBS America celebrates the unsung heroines of the second world war. Here’s what to watch this evening

6.45pm, BBC TwoIt’s Proms season again! Highlights this year include Claudia Winkleman presenting a night of music from The Traitors, St Vincent making her Proms debut with Jules Buckley and his orchestra, and a starry after-hours concert beneath the Royal Albert Hall’s grand dome. But first it’s the big opener, featuring a world premiere of The Elements by Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen, and Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture. Wonderful stuff. Hollie Richardson

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Former US intelligence officials and White House insiders speak out in an explosive Dispatches investigation. Plus: rude and ridiculous comedy Such Brave Girls concludes. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 4This film promises to be an explosive behind-the-scenes investigation into the biggest political story of the decade – and Dispatches always delivers on its word. Former US intelligence officials and White House insiders speak out about Donald Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin to help answer the questions: what is really underpinning it? And what will happen next? Hollie Richardson

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The Sherlock star plays a bookshop owner with a penchant for solving crimes. Plus: the devastating story of a sycamore tree. Here’s what to watch this evening

8pm, U&AlibiAn atmospheric postwar drama created by and starring Emmy-winning writer Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentleman, Sherlock). He plays enigmatic bookshop owner Gabriel Book, who has a taste for solving crimes – armed with a letter from Winston Churchill that allows him to investigate crime scenes. His first case is a bunch of remains “tossed together like a skeletal salad” at a nearby bomb site, with his bewildered new worker Jack (Connor Finch) in tow. Hollie Richardson

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Ex-lovers reunite over the music they used to share in Mix Tape. Plus, Doon Mackichan guests in biting comedy show Transaction. Here’s what to watch this evening

Tuesday, 9pm, BBC Two“You don’t forget the first mixtape a boy makes you.” Cracking music soundtracks this four-part will they/won’t they story, starting with New Order’s Bizarre Love Triangle, as teenagers Daniel (Rory Walton-Smith) and Alison (Florence Hunt) first talk sheepishly at a Sheffield house party in 1989. Twenty years later, Daniel (Jim Sturgess) has stayed put and is a music journalist, while Alison (Teresa Palmer) is a successful novelist in Sydney. Both have families, but as they remember the mix tapes they shared and unanswered questions, is a reunion on the cards? Think One Day (incidentally, Sturgess starred in the film version) except grittier. Hollie Richardson

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Poor Helen George is immediately thrown in at the deep end. Plus: the steamy second season of The Couple Next Door. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, ITV1At the risk of sounding cold-blooded, the fact that no celebrity gets gobbled up by a shark ruins any real jeopardy in this new reality series. Lenny Henry, Lucy Punch and Ross Noble are some of the stars swimming with their new fish friends – the aim being to prove that sharks are misunderstood. But they’re a good bunch and it’s worth rooting for Helen George – who is too scared to even go in the sea with her kids – as she dives straight in with bull sharks. Hollie Richardson

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When a teenager goes missing, it leads police to a much more sinister problem. Plus: a Dutch sci-fi for Black Mirror fans. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 4

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Half a century ago, John Thaw’s flawed and fallible detective Jack Regan introduced the antihero to mainstream British TV audiences. Decades later, the show’s influence is still visible all over our modern drama series, writes Jonathan Wells

Mariska Hargitay’s emotional film about her Hollywood star mother. Plus: Ian Wright inspires young female footballers. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Sky Documentaries

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It’s the final chapter of his wonderfully bizarre series. Plus: bumper crossover episodes of Chicago Fire, Med and PD. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, ITV1

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He teams up with Ruth Goodman to find out the grim details. Plus: Outrageous is an underrated drama about the Mitfords. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 5

The barrister and broadcaster Rob Rinder is a captivating history teacher and he is having a ball in this new series, as he learns how wealthy Londoners navigated the plague (even getting into costume for the occasion). Meanwhile, the equally charismatic historian Ruth Goodman finds real cases of poor citizens to explore how differently they experienced it. The two start the story by getting a sense of London life just before the first plague deaths. Hollie Richardson

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A harrowing investigation into online suicide forums tracks the suspected supplier of the lethal poison used by several visitors to the sites. Plus: Poldark revisited by one of the series’ writers. Here’s what to watch today

9pm, Channel 4

On New Year’s Day 2023, 25-year-old Imogen “Immy” Nunn’s body was found in her Brighton home, after she had consumed a poison bought online via a suicide forum. This unsettling two-part documentary shows that Immy was one of many who had used the sites. It looks at the devastating conversations in the forum and meets the families of other victims, with one father reading his son’s last posts and the replies from users who cheered him on as he was dying. It then follows the Times journalist James Beal’s efforts to find a man accused of shipping this lethal poison globally, which culminates in Beal going undercover and meeting him face to face. (The man is now awaiting trial in Canada over similar allegations.) Hollie Richardson

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Dr Orna continues to offer fascinating insight as she helps clients. Plus: it’s the last visit to Reuben Owen’s farm. Here’s what to watch this evening

11pm, BBC Two

The vulnerability of the clients and the utmost professionalism of Dr Orna (compared to other “experts” on reality shows) is what makes this therapy show such a hit. This week, though, it’s Orna who lets her guard down when one couple quits: “When patients just get up and leave, I do a lot of self-examination. Should/could I have? It’s not easy.” This adds another fascinating new layer, but she’s quickly back to helping the other couples get on track. Hollie Richardson

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It’s hard to look away from this icky new reality series. Plus: are heatwaves really the new normal? Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Three

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Popstars and political leaders reveal all in a juicy documentary series. Plus, Vicky McClure’s insomnia thriller. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Two

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Paul McCartney and Eric Idle help celebrate the multimillion-selling artist in this electric documentary. Plus: some classic Agatha Christie. Here’s what to watch this evening

9.05pm, BBC Two

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Fred Sirieix welcomes a married woman going on her first date with another woman. Plus: comedy for anyone who missed out on Oasis tickets. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, Channel 4

Fresh from getting married himself, TV’s most romantic man Fred Sirieix resumes playing Cupid as he once more opens the doors to the First Dates restaurant. In what is surely a first for the show, Sophie’s husband sits at the bar as she goes on a date with a woman for the first time. Elsewhere in the room, Mike is a widowed dad looking for someone who understands his grief. And Derek and June are old romantics looking for a classic love story. Hollie Richardson

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Kat Sadler’s brilliant series is back and as unhinged as ever. Plus: the finale of Rosie Jones’s comedy about disabled drug dealers. Here’s what to watch this evening

11.40pm, BBC OneKat Sadler’s Bafta-winning cringe-fest about the small screen’s most dysfunctional family returns with its rapid-fire outrageous comedy. Josie (Sadler) has started art school and has a crush, but her unbearable, debt-ridden mother Deb (Louise Brealey) and demanding sister Billie (Lizzie Davidson) remind her she’s meant to be in a relationship with Seb (Freddie Meredith). Cue an unpredictable and hilariously tragic episode of failed seductions and missing teeth. Hollie Richardson

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Ramita Navai investigates Israel’s attacks on Gaza’s hospitals in a controversial film. Plus: celebrating football hero Mary Earps. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, Channel 4Last month, the BBC said it was no longer airing a documentary about Israeli military attacks on hospitals in Gaza because it risked creating “a perception of partiality” over the broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict. Channel 4 is now showing it instead. Ramita Navai investigates the allegations of the targeting of doctors and healthcare workers in Gaza’s 36 main hospitals – which the film says have all now been attacked by Israel. Hollie Richardson

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The first TV show from the hit YouTube comedian also stars Nick Frost as a hapless boss. Plus: Emilia Fox looks into an unsolved murder. Here’s what to watch this evening

10.05pm, ITV2Jordan Gray is a cracking new comic talent and her first sitcom is full of zingers. Based on her YouTube videos, it follows a transgender woman, Olivia (Gray), who has been hired by the supermarket boss Simon (Nick Frost) to help save his reputation after an LGBTQ+ marketing faux pas. Lazy Olivia is well aware that this means she can get away with anything without getting fired – and this week she actually tries to get too-nice-to-be-true Millie (Francesca Mills) fired instead. Hollie Richardson

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Investigative journalist Martin Scarsden has to solve a murder close to home. Plus: an unseen interview with Hitler’s architect of lies. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC TwoFresh from investigating a small-town shooting, the investigative journalist Martin Scarsden finds himself caught up in another tangle as this Aussie drama returns for a second season. Martin heads back to his home town, Port Silver – a place he’s never really talked about growing up in – and finds his childhood friend dead. The only witness, though, is Martin’s girlfriend – and rather unfortunately, she is covered in blood. Hollie Richardson

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Why did such horror happen? This three-part documentary investigates. Plus: Rod Stewart wants to rock your socks off. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Sky Documentaries

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You can also catch Neil Young, Gary Numan, Raye and mystery band ‘Patchwork’. Plus: Uma Thurman’s thriller Suspicion continues. Here’s what to watch this evening

10.30pm, BBC One

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The presenter’s Kiwi Adventure continues as bad weather takes its toll. Plus: The Great Sex Experiment plunges into a pool party. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, ITV1“I think I might have found my paradise,” says Noel Edmonds, gazing out across the majestic New Zealand landscape as this barmy series continues. In truth, this is an episode that pushes Noel’s Zen calmness to the limit. Rain has kept visitors away from the bar-restaurant and a sharp frost could destroy the vineyard. It’s a good job he has his voluminous collection of motivational catchphrases (“When it rains, look for the rainbows”) to make sense of it all. Phil Harrison

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Didn’t manage to get a ticket again? You can catch all the best sets at home. Plus: brace yourself for The Mortician. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, BBC TwoTo Worthy Farm for an event the BBC now has down to a fine art, with a mix of live broadcasts, red button choices and iPlayer action. This year’s headliners range from gnarled veteran Neil Young to pop star Olivia Rodrigo. Elsewhere, there’s Britpop (Supergrass) and hip-hop (Loyle Carner). And who the hell are Patchwork, the mystery band billed to play at 6.15pm on Saturday? Lauren Laverne, Clara Amfo, Jamz Supernova and Huw Stephens host events. Phil Harrison

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The journalist goes in search of emotional closure at the Hindu Kumbh Mela festival. Plus: a transatlantic twist on Dragons’ Den. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC OneJournalist Amol Rajan has been “in a bit of a funk” since his father died three years ago. Rajan gradually realised that his mother, a practising Hindu, “seemed to have an emotional toolkit that I lacked”. Has this lack of faith made it harder to come to terms with bereavement? With this question in mind, he travels to India to take part in the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela. Initially, he’s slightly overwhelmed by the intensity of the pilgrimage, not to mention emotionally triggered by seeing so many older Indian men who remind him of his dad. And he’s soon faced with more tragedy, as a crush causes 30 deaths. In the wake of this new sadness, can he find closure? Phil Harrison

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