The City and the City
9pm, BBC2
In this eerie adaptation of China Miéville’s sci-fi novel, the cities of Besźel and Ul Qoma occupy the same geographical space. The citizens of each learn to “unsee” the other; if they don’t, the secret police of Breach might come calling. Thus, when Inspector Borlú (David Morrissey) of Besźel’s Extreme Crime Squad investigates a murder with links to both locales, trouble lies ahead. A thriller with much to say about quintessentially 21st-century themes such as othering, this may well divide audiences – which seems appropriate. Jonathan Wright
Sounds Like Friday Night
7.30pm, BBC One
Greg James and Dotty return for a second series of this Top of the Pops lite-style show. With its skits and interviews, it’s a more hyperactive proposition than its predecessor (and, sadly, lighter on the music) but at least the BBC is trying. This week, Years and Years and Meghan Trainor get involved. Hannah J Davies
I Don’t Like Mondays
8pm, Channel 4
Ever wanted a year off? Here’s a gameshow with real consequences. Contestants appear before Alan Carr with resignation emails in hand (or on their phones). To win a year’s salary and send the email, contestants must compete in ingeniously selected head-to-head challenges. John Robinson
Have I Got News for You
9.30pm, BBC One
The biggest problem for the makers of a satirical news quiz in 2018 must be knowing where to start. Hislop and Merton’s Friday-night fixture has felt slightly flabby in recent series but Brexit, Trump and Cambridge Analytica feel like fish in a barrel, just waiting to be shot. Jeremy Paxman hosts this opener. Phil Harrison
Episodes
10pm, BBC Two
Matt’s dalliance with Danika, the girl in the box, has gone viral, with the footage pulling in more than a million hits overnight. Everything goes skew-whiff quicker than you can say: “Look at him go!”, with sponsors pulling out left, right and centre. But can he be convinced to take the incident seriously? Candice Carty-Williams
Front Row
11.05pm, BBC Two
Exit the theatre-hating Giles Coren and enter the eminently more suitable host Mary Beard for a second TV run of Front Row. Tonight, she and her guests discuss inter-generational conflicts since 1968, and Stephen Daldry’s new play The Inheritance, about different generations of gay men in New York. Ali Catterall
Film choice
The Boxtrolls 11am, Film4
Fabulous stop-mo studio Laika follows Coraline and ParaNorman with this down-and-dirty adaptation of Alan Snow’s Here Be Monsters! The boxtrolls live beneath the streets, where they care for young human Eggs and are hunted by monster-catcher Archibald Snatcher (Ben Kingsley). Paul Howlett
Live sport
Commonwealth Games 2018 6am, BBC Two. Artistic gymnastics finals from Queensland, Australia.
Football: Women’s World Cup Qualification – England v Wales 6.45pm, BBC2. The top two sides in Group One play each other.
Golf: The Masters 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. The second day of the major from Augusta National in Georgia.
