Britain’s Bravest Cops
8pm, Really
Some of the most hazardous police operations taken on in recent years are reconstructed here to reveal the heroism displayed by our bobbies on the beat. In the first instalment of this new series, the annual Police Federation bravery awards proves to be a pretty ample source of plucky tales of courage. Meanwhile, two officers reveal how their lives hung in the balance after being called to what was thought to be a standard domestic dispute, then finding themselves unarmed and in grave danger. Ben Arnold
Ripper Street
9pm, BBC1
Although it has deviated from historicism in favour of more personal plots during this third run, an apposite Ripper-themed thread is woven into the Whitechapel-based drama this week. Sergeant Drake (Jerome Flynn) tracks down awol colleague Reid to give him the news that his missing daughter is alive, with the pair reuniting to bring Matilda home. It’s not a simple task, however, as the young girl wanders the streets of the East End alongside some rather questionable characters. Pacy and intriguing. Hannah J Davies
Katie Price: In Therapy
9pm, Channel 5
“Everyone thinks they know everything about me, but they actually don’t,” says the groomed polymath before several filmed sessions of therapy with Dr Claudia Bernat. Price’s brand is now valued at £45m, but what’s it like setting out a stall every day selling your privacy? She recalls her early exhibitionism, relationships and her reasons for pumping up her bust so enthusiastically. And producers are sure to include cutaways of her breasts from glamour shoots. Because therapy. Julia Raeside
Rick Stein: From Venice To Istanbul
9.30pm, BBC2
Rick Stein’s passion for food is such that he often seems on the verge of tears talking about it. It’s just as well, as he hasn’t really got a lot to say – a warm handshake for the cook, a remark about the simple, good things in life, a glass of wine and he’s about done. Tonight, Rick reaches Albania, where things are certainly simple, sometimes in a very good way, and restaurateur Altin Prenga, the region’s “slow-food” kingpin, now plans vineyards, creameries and more besides. John Robinson
Mountain Goats
10.35pm, BBC1
The mountain rescue volunteers are obliged to retake their fitness exams or have their operation shut down, in another outing for this very likable sitcom from BBC Scotland. Can Jimmy – “Never the moistest cake in the Bake Off” – lay off the Old Goat grog long enough to complete the assault course? “My GP informs me I have the liver of a man half my age!” “To be fair, Jimmy, that’s largely down to the transplant.” For more of this kind of thing – and some marvellously crude one-liners too – step right up. Ali Catterall
Dead Air
11pm, BBC3
Like a bizarro negative image of BBC3’s forthcoming fate, Greg James’s sitcom short makes the transition from online-only to broadcast TV. Here, the Radio 1 presenter plays DJ Jake Cross, afforded an opportunity to dump his credible graveyard slot for a larger audience when the station’s breakfast jock croaks. In theory, it seems the aim is two parts Larry Sanders to one part Partridge. In practice, with both script and performance about as stirring as a Magic FM daytime playlist, it’s something best left off the air. Mark Gibbings-Jones
Edinburgh Nights
11.05pm, BBC2
Kirsty Wark talks to famed theatre-makers Robert Lepage and Simon McBurney (most recently spotted as a silky spymaster in the current Mission: Impossible). Their ambitious new works at the Edinburgh international festival both remix historical memories with cutting-edge video and audio technology. And while the fringe might increasingly seem overpopulated by standup comedy, Gemma Cairney spotlights a number of productions informed by experiences of depression. Graeme Virtue
Film choice
Interstellar (Christopher Nolan, 2014) 3.15pm, 8pm, Sky Movies Premiere
Nolan’s space epic begins on a dying, dustbowl Earth, where Nasa boss Michael Caine sends astronaut Matthew McConaughey and a top team of scientists (including Anne Hathaway) through a cosmic wormhole in search of a new habitable planet. Despite some clunky dialogue and a somewhat overfamiliar plot, there’s no doubt that this is the work of a real visionary. Paul Howlett
Beowulf (Robert Zemeckis, 2007) 10.40pm, ITV
The wonders of motion-capture technology here transform hefty geezer Ray Winstone into a heroically buffed Beowulf. It’s not so much of a strain on the circuits, however, to turn Angelina Jolie into the slinky seductress, Grendel’s mother, in an impressively eerie and gloomy recreation of the Old English epic. PH
Today’s best live sport
Formula One: Belgian Grand Prix The first practice session from Spa-Francorchamps. 8.45am, BBC2
Test Cricket: The Ashes The second day of the final Test from the Oval. Can England finish in style? 10am, Sky Sports Ashes
Rugby Union: Griquas v Free State Cheetahs Currie Cup action from South Africa. 6.05pm, Sky Sports 4
Rugby League: Warrington Wolves v Wigan Warriors Coverage of the Super 8s fixture at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. 7.30pm, Sky Sports 1
