Race Across the World
9pm, BBC One
At the start of the fifth leg – also the race’s halfway point – the remaining teams find themselves in the frozen north, with only one way out: a noisy overnight train. This makes for a tighter race than ever, and a miserably tense struggle for advantage. At least the scenery en route from Churchill, Manitoba to the Great Lakes’ shores is never less than spectacular. Ellen E Jones
Designing the Hebrides
8pm, BBC Two
Interior designer Banjo Beale is a native of the Hebridean town of Tobermory. In this breezy series, he’s tasked with bringing a little flair to this naturally beautiful region. This week, a bothy gets the treatment: the islanders see it as a potential tourist attraction but, as things stand, it’s a little basic. Phil Harrison
Wales’ Home of the Year
8.30pm, BBC Two
Affable meteorologist Owain Wyn Evans, architect Glen Thomas and interiors expert Mandy Watkins nosy round more covetable Welsh properties. The first two combine structural grandiosity with bags of personality, while the third – a sleek bungalow – has enviable river views. Which will win? Graeme Virtue
Painting Birds With Jim and Nancy Moir
9pm, Sky Arts
A slight but gently charming series in which Jim “Vic Reeves” Moir and his wife, Nancy, enjoy various pleasant working holidays as they travel the UK spotting and painting birds. In the opener, they’re in the north-east, searching for curlews and meeting up with Jim’s old pal, actor Mark Benton. PH
Made Up in Belfast
9.30pm, BBC Three
Life behind closed doors at beauty brand BPerfect isn’t always glamorous. Or at least not for everyone. While Eimhear faces possible homelessness, Ciara and Emma are enjoying a sangria-soaked chat in Ibiza, and Brendan is mulling over an investment. Is Belfast’s restaurant scene crying out for a new pancake spot? EEJ
Love, Faith & Me: The Highs and Lows of a Kosher Marriage
10.40pm, BBC One
“I felt I could be me,” says Saul on meeting Shoshi for the first time. But, as with all marriages, life isn’t entirely unchallenging for this Hertfordshire couple, especially given their strict Orthodox Jewish faith – which includes sleeping in separate beds for 12 days each month; tricky when they’re trying to conceive. Ali Catterall
Film choice
Misery (Rob Reiner, 1990), 11.10pm, Film4
One of the best adaptations of a Stephen King novel, Rob Reiner’s 1990 horror is claustrophobic, sweatily tense and brilliantly performed by James Caan and Kathy Bates. It also features the most disturbing use of a log in cinema history. Caan stars as Paul Sheldon, a bestselling novelist injured in a car crash in remote woodland. Bates’s Annie is the nurse who finds him and saves his life. Annie is also his “No 1 fan”, but when she discovers he plans to kill off Misery, her favourite character from his historical romances, her psychotic side reveals itself. Simon Wardell
Live sport
Women’s Super League football: Man United v Arsenal 7.05pm, BBC Three. At Leigh Sports Village.
