Anna Richardson: Love, Loss & Dementia
10pm, Channel 4
In common with a million families in the UK, Anna Richardson is going through something devastating: caring for a parent with dementia. As well as trying to enjoy her father’s humour while she can, Richardson meets families at different stages of diagnosis and speaks to health experts about what dementia is and what future treatment looks like. It is distressing but familiar for many: “The guilt is really real.” Hollie Richardson
Ludwig
9pm, BBC One
John (David Mitchell) discovers a possible clue to his twin brother’s sudden disappearance in one of James’s wallpaper-covered notebooks. (“Why do people do that? Wallpaper goes on walls. The clue’s in the name.”) Elsewhere, he all but channels Inspector Clouseau when faced with a grisly scene at a grand manor house. Ali Catterall
Lorraine Kelly:
40 Unforgettable Years
9pm, ITV1
There is no doubting the accuracy of this career retrospective’s title, because who could fail to remember every single annum of the daytime host’s broadcasting history? She was once serenaded by George Clooney and even took a catastrophic pre-interview pratfall live on TV, so there should be some gems in here. Alexi Duggins
The Hunt for Lady Olive and the German Submarine
9pm, BBC Four
David Harewood narrates this documentary about a great maritime mystery: during the first world war, the German U-boat UC18 opened fire on the Royal Navy Q-ship Lady Olive, and both sank. Will the wrecks ever be found? This film follows the latest team attempting to succeed. HR
Tomkins: The Last Chance
9pm, Sky Documentaries
If you don’t regularly seek out documentaries about rugby league, perhaps make an exception for this one: it tells the story of one of the sport’s biggest stars, Sam Tomkins. His swashbuckling career with Wigan Warriors is revisited, as is his remarkable, injury-hit final season with Catalans Dragons. It’s a robust sporting fairytale. Jack Seale
BBC New Comedy Awards 2024
10pm, BBC Three
The hunt for the next big name in British comedy is on, as Darren Harriott introduces 30 hopeful contestants in a six-week competition. It starts in Leicester, where Big Boys creator Jack Rooke, playwright and actor Sukh Kaur Ojla and comedian Babátúndé Aléshé are the judges. HR
Live sport
Champions League football: Liverpool v Bologna 8pm, TNT Sports 1 Aston Villa v Bayern Munich is on TNT Sports 2.
