There's a new series looking at the life of Robbie Williams, Hannah Fry returns with The Secret Genius of Modern Life, while Escaping Twin Flames looks at a controversial online community that preys on people looking for love . . .
Pick of the Day
Robbie Williams, Netflix
From his Take That days to today, Robbie Williams has become one of the world’s greatest entertainers.
As he approaches 50, he's a dad of four with a loving wife and a young family - and he’s also somewhere near content. Been there, done that, settled and happy.
But Robbie can’t escape his past - and his past has all been captured on film in thousands of hours of behind-the-scenes footage he has never seen. Until now.
Robbie’s way of exorcising his demons is to go back through every single frame, every up and every down.
Platinum albums, sell out gigs, adoring crowds; drink, drugs, rock bottom and whatever comes next when you get there and you can’t stop digging. This is a story of unimaginable fame at a tender age - and the price you pay.
Don’t Miss
Shetland, 9.00pm, BBC One
The new-look season eight, with Ashley Jensen in the lead, continues.
Calder and Tosh must work together to find the armed killers and prevent further disaster, but can't agree on whether it's the work of experienced criminals, with Tosh thinking that the hand of organised crime is involved.
On the other side of the island, Agnes Moffat's morning drive is interrupted by a gun-toting Howell standing in the middle of the road.
King Lear, 10.45pm, BBC Four
Richard Eyre's excellent 2018 adaptation - and it's only two hours long! - of Shakespeare's tragedy gets a welcome repeat screening.
It stars Anthony Hopkins as the ageing monarch who decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, only to turn against the youngest and banish her when she refuses to flatter his ego.
The remaining sisters are corrupted by their newfound power and drive him into the wastelands, at a terrible cost to his sanity, while the land is plunged into chaos and civil war.
The outrageously talented cast includes Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Jim Broadbent, Andrew Scott and Florence Pugh.
New or Returning Shows
The Secret Genius of Modern Life, 8.00pm, BBC Two
Hannah Fry (below) returns for a second season to delve into the hidden technology behind everyday objects that people take for granted.
She begins with the passport, gaining access to a top-secret site where anonymous staff and the latest electronics combine to make it one of the most secure documents on the planet.
Paddy Devlin - Gunnadóir na Gaillimhe, 9.30pm, TG4
Elayne Devlin explores why her uncle Paddy and nearly 70,000 other men from the Irish Free State (as it was then) ignored Irish neutrality to fight for Britain in WWII.
Teenager Paddy Devlin became one of the top snipers in the British Army, fought on D-Day and was seriously wounded in Germany.
Men who joined up to fight the Nazis were given a warm welcome in Britain during the war, but Ireland was a cold house for them on their return.
The huge involvement of Irishmen and women in the British war effort was ignored until recently. This documentary tells their story for the first time, through the eyes of one local hero.
Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius, 9.00pm, BBC Two
Documentary drama telling the story of how a glover's son from rural Stratford became arguably the greatest writer that ever lived.
It utilises a series of cinematic vignettes combined with contributions from stars and experts including Judi Dench, Brian Cox, Adrian Lester and Helen Mirren (below).
The story begins in 1587, when Shakespeare leaves his small rural home town to pursue his dream of becoming a playwright in London.
He begins as a stagehand and occasional actor. But then he writes a gory revenge play, Titus Andronicus, which does well, followed by a teenage romance that becomes a breakout success - Romeo and Juliet.
This Cultural Life, 10.00pm, BBC Four
In Judi Dench: This Cultural Life Shakespeare Special, the actress (below) talks to John Wilson about the importance of Shakespeare to her career.
She goes from her first professional stage role, as Ophelia in a 1957 Old Vic production of Hamlet, to joining the RSC, where she performed in a landmark production of Macbeth in 1976, directed by Trevor Nunn.
She also remembers the many parts she has played since, offering insight into her preparation for her Olivier award-winning performance of Lady Macbeth opposite Ian McKellen, and her later role of Cleopatra opposite Anthony Hopkins in 1987 at the National Theatre.
New to Stream
The Billionaire, The Butler, and the Boyfriend
How did a conflict between the world's wealthiest woman and her daughter spiral into national scandal?
This riveting docuseries from France tells the whole story.
Escaping Twin Flames, Netflix
Jeff and Shaleia are the leaders of Twin Flames Universe, who sell online classes that guarantee harmonious union with your destined partner.
From the Emmy-nominated filmmaking team behind Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult, this three-part documentary series pulls back the veil on a controversial online community that preys on people looking for love.
With exclusive access to former members, the series reveals the horrifying stories of coercion and exploitation surrounding Twin Flames Universe – from encouraging stalking behavior to manipulating gender identities.
The series also documents the active efforts of family members to rescue their loved ones from Jeff and Shaleia’s web.
Cyberbunker: The Criminal Underworld, Netflix
In this German series, two worlds collide in an idyllic German tourist town: a group of mysterious Dutchmen around their eccentric leader Xennt want to take over the vast NATO bunker under the town.
He promises the small village a prosperous future and hundreds of jobs - but some of the local residents are worried.
Rumors spread through the village: Is Xennt, the charismatic man with long blond hair and a black leather coat, actually a ruthless criminal on the run who wants to turn the bunker into a stronghold for drug trafficking?
The people of Traben-Trarbach turn to the police - but in vain: despite all warnings, the bunker is sold. Xennt and his gang entrench themselves hundreds of meters underground.
They call their new home CyberBunker 2.0. What the inhabitants couldn’t yet know - a portal to the underworld opens up under Traben-Trarbach.
