BBC Proms 2017
7.30pm, BBC4
A diverse double bill from the Albert Hall, illustrating the Proms at its eccentric best. First, conducted by Nicholas Collon, the Aurora Orchestra perform their daunting party piece: Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony, AKA the Eroica, played entirely from memory. That high-wire act is followed at 9pm by the first complete performance of Philip Glass and the late Ravi Shankar’s 1989 album Passages; Shankar’s daughter Anoushka takes her father’s spot on the sitar. Andrew Mueller
Teach My Pet to Do That
8pm, ITV
Do we underestimate our pets? Apparently so: domestic animals can be taught to do all manner of useful things. But not in this bewildering if entertaining series helmed by Alexander Armstrong. Here, they’re taught to do a series of heroically pointless things instead. Tonight, a pair of chickens learn to recognise Ant and Dec. Yes, really. There’s also a posthumous turn from Pudsey, the sadly deceased Britain’s Got Talent victor. Phil Harrison
Only Connect
8.30pm, BBC2
To the inattentive, a battle between eco-warriors and escapologists might suggest some very leftfield kind of sporting action. In reality, they’re the two teams settling down for the latest episode of Britain’s premier word-wrangling contest. Victoria Coren Mitchell welcomes a trio of escape-room aficionados and a team of environmentalists to the studio, as they attempt to navigate a new series of puzzles and become this week’s verbose victors. Mark Gibbings-Jones
8 Out Of Ten Cats Does Countdown
9pm, Channel 4
Jimmy Carr is your host for this enduring takeover of the afternoon quiz show format by the near-the-knuckle satire show. Alan Carr is the big-name guest, but there should be some good stuff from Cariad Lloyd and Kevin Bridges as well. Joining staunch good sport Susie Dent in the dictionary corner, meanwhile, are Radio X’s weekend double act Elis James and John Robins, who seem likely to find just the right tone. John Robinson
Naked Attraction
10pm, Channel 4
Every dating show should feature Anna Richardson trying to keep a straight face as she helps would-be couples assess each other’s naked bodies. Sadly, it’s the last in the series of the flesh-revealing parade, and Judy – who worries her personality is putting off suitors – tries to find love by gawping at naked men. Then Craig, who wants to find his perfect woman by the time he’s 30, checks out the lineup. After that, it’s date time. Hannah Verdier
Professor T
9pm, More4
“I’m not Hercule Poirot,” announces the unsmiling antihero of this Belgian procedural drama. Indeed not. Police adviser Jasper Teerlinck (Koen De Bouw) seems almost to revel coolly in his obsessiveness, appalling associates such as Inspecteur Donckers (Ella Leyers) with his apparent lack of human feeling. The flipside is his brilliantly analytical mind. This opener adeptly displays a wry, jazzy lightness of touch despite its heavy subject matter. David Stubbs
Nashville
9pm, Sky Living
A major personnel change threatened to derail this glossy soap in its fifth season, but some smart casting additions – including the OC’s Rachel Bilson as a PR maven who, refreshingly, couldn’t give two hoots or even a holler about country music – has kept the wheels on the wagon. After having her confidence betrayed by a journalist, Scarlett attempts to reconnect with her fans, while square-jawed Will lands himself a lucrative Budweiser commercial. Graeme Virtue
Film choice
The American President (Rob Reiner, 1995) 7.35pm, Sony Movie Channel
Reiner’s polished, diverting romantic comedy stars Michael Douglas as a highly convincing most powerful man in the world. His Democrat president Andy Shepherd may be up to his neck in noble-minded policy-mongering – gun control, green measures – but he is also a widowed single dad who finds time to romance charming eco-campaigner Sydney Wade (Annette Bening). This is a White House with a warm – rather than heat-seeking – glow. Paul Howlett
Cape Fear (J Lee Thompson, 1962) 6.50pm, TCM
One of the late J Lee Thompson’s best films, more restrained and chilling than Scorsese’s lurid 1991 remake. Robert Mitchum’s Max Cady is a sadistic sex offender seeking revenge on the lawyer who put him in prison (Gregory Peck) by terrorising his wife (Polly Bergen) and teenage daughter (Nancy Bowden). Sam Leavitt’s black-and-white photography is sharp and stark; the air of menace palpable. PH
Live sport
Test Cricket: England v West Indies 1pm, Sky Sports Cricket. Second day of the First Test, which takes place at Edgbaston.
Solheim Cup Golf 2pm, Sky Sports Golf. Coverage of the first day’s play at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club in Iowa.
International Hockey: Netherlands v Spain 6.45pm, BT Sport/ESPN. Pool A match in the Women’s EuroHockey Championships.
