Martin Compston’s Norwegian Fling
9pm, BBC Two
“I genuinely didn’t think anyone would be daft enough to give us one series, never mind two.” You’re not alone, Martin – but here we are. For this second tour with the Line of Duty actor and his best pal Phil MacHugh, they are Scandinavia bound. First up, they head to Oslo for a skiing lesson with Olympians, then meet Norway’s youngest MP, Maren Grøthe. Hollie Richardson
Monty Don’s Spanish Gardens
8pm, BBC Two
This sun-baked new series sees Monty channel Don Quixote as he quests around Spain in search of horticultural highlights. It begins in Madrid – where a wild garden “designed” by dogs is a highlight – before advancing to Ávila, Toledo and ultimately Valencia, a bustling port striving to become the greenest city in Europe. Graeme Virtue
National Trust: My Historic Home
8pm, Channel 4
This new series takes us into three very different National Trust homes with their live-in custodians. They are Castle Ward in County Down, Northern Ireland, which was made famous by Game of Thrones; Croft Castle in Herefordshire, where a family has lived for 17 years; and Penrhyn Castle, a 19th-century neo-Norman construction in Gwynedd. HR
Sue Perkins: Lost in Alaska
9pm, Channel 5
For this final leg, Perkins ventures so far off the beaten path that a small plane is necessary. First, though, she must conquer her fear of flying in the most brutal (for her)/amusing (for us) way possible: an air-crash simulator. It’s all worth it for those mesmerising views of the Kennicott Glacier. Ellen E Jones
The Great Escape: The True Story
9pm, PBS America
The Hollywood film of the same title has become a bank holiday afternoon staple. But as this three-part documentary series has shown, its seemingly outlandish plot is loosely based on a true story. About 600 PoWs were involved in an ambitious escape attempt from the Stalag Luft III camp. Sadly, only three made it to neutral territory. Phil Harrison
The Graham Norton Show
10.40pm, BBC One
Two Hollywood Kates grace the sofa this week. Kate Winslet is talking about her new miniseries, The Regime, and Cate Blanchett is promoting her period drama The New Boy. Music comes from Dua Lipa, who has been on every red carpet this awards season. HR
Film choice
Asteroid City (Wes Anderson, 2023), 12.25pm, 9pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
It’s a hard category to win, but Asteroid City may qualify as the most Wes Andersony Wes Anderson film that has ever been Wes Andersoned. Ostensibly this is a film about extraterrestrial contact at a junior stargazer convention in the mid-century US south-west. Except what we’re actually watching is a bunch of actors performing in a play about a junior stargazing competition. No wait – what we’re actually watching is a television documentary about the production of a play about the contest. Structurally knotty, brazenly quirky and boasting possibly the most impressive ensemble cast of the century, it may be hard to keep the full shape of Asteroid City in your head, but it’s a wild ride. Stuart Heritage
Mea Culpa (Tyler Perry, 2024), Netflix
Tyler Perry maintains a level of productivity that would kill most people – in the last 10 years alone he has directed 10 films and starred in another eight – but in Mea Culpa, he seems to have hit a feverish new high. A “crazy sexy thriller” (his words) about a criminal lawyer, played by Kelly Rowland, who embarks on a sexual odyssey with the potential murderer she has been hired to defend. A throwback to the erotic thrillers of the 80s and 90s, luckily it is self-aware enough about its own silliness to succeed. Case in point: Rowland plays a woman called Mea. Amazing. SH
Live sport
Championship football: Leeds v Leicester, 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event
The top-of-the-table clash.
Women’s International football: England v Austria, 7.30pm, ITV1
Friendly in Algeciras, Spain.
