Tonight's brand new shows include Celebrity Save Our Sperm, Murder in the Family, and Britain’s Best Beach Huts, while Who Do You Think You Are? pays another visit to Ireland.
Pick of the Day
Celebrity Save Our Sperm, 10.00pm, Channel 4
So, it’s finally come to this. After years of celebrity Z-listers and reality TV featuring all kinds of untalented types, we’ve finally arrived at celebrity sperm.
The premise of this show is that, over the last 40 years, male sperm count has dropped in the Western World by a shocking 59 per cent.
On the upside, studies have shown it's possible to transform men's sperm count in just two to three months through a few lifestyle changes.
So here, across eight weeks, Made in Chelsea’s Ollie Locke (above), BBC Radio 1 DJ Melvin Odoom and comedian Russell Kane take part in a series of experiments to hopefully increase their sperm count over10 weeks.
As they undergo this transformative experience, they share their very personal reasons for taking part.
Don’t Miss
Who Do You Think You Are? 9.00pm, BBC One
Here’s another family tree with roots in the Emerald Isle.
British radio presenter Dev Griffin is better known in Ireland for being a serial contestant on shows such as Strictly (below), Celebrity Masterchef, Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins and a celebrity edition of The Chase.
Born to an Irish mother and a Jamaican father, he grew up feeling he didn't fit in with either community so hopes discovering more about his ancestors will help strengthen his sense of identity and belonging.
In Ireland, Dev uncovers the momentous events surrounding the lives of his Irish grandmother's dad, his great grandfather.
Following his father's line, Dev travels to Jamaica, where an emotional meeting with a newly discovered aunt leads him to an incredible document from the local Baptist church that reveals the daily lives of his great grandparents.
Happening, 11.40pm, Film4
This is a pretty harrowing but also compelling drama based on Annie Ernaux's novel, starring Anamaria Vartolomei, Kacey Mottet Klein and Luana Bajrami.
It's about a woman called Anne who reflects on her experiences of 1960s France, when abortion was still illegal.
When she discovers that she’s pregnant she struggles to find a solution to her predicament.
It's in French with English subtitles.
New or Returning Shows
Murder in the Family, 9.00pm, UTV/ITV1
More real-life homicide tales. So many people lap up this stuff!
One week into Covid lockdown, builder Rob murdered his wife Kelly and their two children, before turning the gun on himself. They had been seemingly happily married for 15 years.
Elsewhere, supposedly mild-mannered Andrew Hooper stalked and shot his ex-wife Cheryl just inches away from her 14-year-old daughter.
The first of this victim-led documentary series revisits events leading to the murders.
Britain’s Best Beach Huts, 8.00pm, Channel 4
In yet another ultra-niche new show, Jay Blades and Laura Jackson hunt for the most cutting-edge, 21st-century beach hut in Britain.
It's a subject that’s been giving me sleepless nights for some time.
As the search begins, Jay discovers the best view from a loo in Lincolnshire before heading to Eastbourne too visit a takeaway cafe within a pair of beach hut binoculars made to move with the sun.
Laura tours an eco-friendly beach hut in Wales where recycling is taken to the max and possibly the country's toughest huts that double up as a seawall to hold back the tide in Hampshire.
Secret Restoration, 9.00pm, Sky History
Streaming on NOW
Jay Blades would find the format of this new series quite familiar.
Inside a century-old tool factory in New England, a group of America’s top restorers and craftsmen have come together to make dreams come true.
They repair and restore family heirlooms and precious items in secret, and then reveal them to unsuspecting recipients.
From hot-rods and pinball machines, to guitars and 19th century canons, no challenge is too great for this skilled group of artisans.
Each episode of Secret Restoration will unearth surprising history, hidden details, and bring to life people’s most treasured possessions.
Bill Bailey’s Master Crafters: 8.00pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
For season two, the comedian Bill Bailey takes over as host of the programme in which amateur craftspeople explore the history and importance of key disciplines, with guidance from experts in each field.
In the first edition, they come under the tutelage of stained-glass expert John Reyntiens, who has worked on Windsor Castle and the Elizabeth Tower.
New to Stream
Survival of the Thickest, Netflix
Great title. You’d have to be curious at least. But this show is not about stupidity.
Based on the comedian Michelle Buteau’s series of articles of the same title, this is all about body positivity and feeling good about yourself.
After a bad breakup, passionate stylist Mavis Beaumont (Buteau) seizes the opportunity to start over in life and love while finding happiness on her own terms.
Devil’s Advocate, Netflix
In Kuwait City, a determined defense lawyer defies popular sentiment and takes on a polarizing client: a footballer accused of murdering his wife.
Burn the House Down, Netflix
Here's some new Manga. After her mother took the blame for a tragic fire 13 years ago, Anzu plots revenge by working as a housekeeper under a pseudonym for her icy stepmother.
