Nadiya’s British Food Adventure
8.30pm, BBC2
Nadiya Hussain, now beginning her second post-Bake Off solo series, is very much a TV natural. This culinary tour begins with a celebration of the home counties food scene, but it’s really all about Nadiya’s expressive face. Five minutes of watching those eyes widen in wonderment and you’ll find yourself emotionally invested in the rising of cheese scones (with chive butter) or the texture of an Indian five spice vegetable stir-fry. Ellen E Jones
Letterbox
6.30pm, BBC2
Fittingly for these hacking-aware times, Mel Giedroyc hosts a quizshow about cracking passwords. Nothing was available to preview, but at this stage this sounds as if it might be like Countdown with consequences. As the teams progress with their challenge, they gain additional bonus letter clues that may prove helpful later; so helpful in fact, that the losing pair will have to give theirs to the successful team in order to assist them in their final challenge. John Robinson
Normal for Norfolk
10pm, BBC2
Pity the owners of large English country estates: it has become so difficult to monetise such relics these days. The second series of this self-consciously quirky documentary series sees tweedy “gentleman farmer” Desmond McCarthy opening up his family pile – Wiveton Hall in Norfolk – to yoga retreats and weddings in an attempt to keep the creditors at bay. A self-contained world of unruly dogs, unexplained bad smells and vague bafflement at encroaching modernity. Phil Harrison
Is Love Racist? The Dating Game
10pm, Channel 4
Dating apps often allow users to tailor their search terms – such as age, height or gender – but does that encourage us all to regard ethnicity as just another tick box? That’s the knotty question examined by sociologist Emma Dabiri who recruits 10 UK singletons for a strange gauntlet of romantic research. Eye-tracking goggles, semi-naked models and some sweaty T-shirts in jars are all involved. Graeme Virtue
Storyville: The Great European Cigarette Mystery
10pm, BBC4
In 2010, Maltese politician John Dalli was appointed European commissioner for Health & Consumer Policy. In 2012, he left the post under a cloud after allegations of inappropriate contact with tobacco lobbyists. This documentary visits Malta in an attempt to discover what really went on. Upon arrival, a source offering revealing new material suggests that the yarn may be even weirder than it seemed. Andrew Mueller
Game of Thrones
9pm, Sky Atlantic
As Thrones’ popularity has grown, HBO has become less inclined to release episode details. So, for the opener of what promises to be a snowy, bloody seventh season, what we know is this: “Jon (Kit Harington) organises the defence of the North. Cersei (Lena Headey) tries to even the odds. Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) comes home.” The last of those teases confirms that this year’s GoT will generate heat by hurling big characters at each other. Jack Seale
Idiotsitter
11pm, Comedy Central
Odd – very odd, in fact – couple Billie and Gene return, and following a small brush with the law, Billie starts her new job lecturing at Eastwestern liberal arts college. But when Gene turns up on campus to enrol as a student, Billie is understandably horrified. Gene is planning on becoming a viral celebrity but struggles to come up with the necessary content, while Billie struggles to keep students in her class. As sharp and funny as ever. Ben Arnold
Film choice
The Drop (Michaël R Roskam, 2014) 9pm, Film4
This tense and angsty tale of Brooklyn crooks stars Tom Hardy as Bob, a quiet guy behind a bar run by cousin Marv (James Gandolfini, in his final role). But Marv is under the thumb of Chechen bad guys who use the bar as a depot for mob cash, and it’s only a matter of time before Bob’s feelings for waitress Nadia (Noomi Rapace) and a cute pitbull puppy lead to bloodletting. Matthias Schoenaerts, Roskam’s brutal lead in Bullhead, makes a big impression.
Live sport
Test Cricket: England v South Africa 10.30am, Sky Sports 2. The fourth day of the second Test at Trent Bridge.
Football: Women’s Euro 2017: Italy v Russia 6.45pm, Eurosport 1. Coverage of the opening match of Group B, held at the Sparta Stadion.
World Para Athletics Championships 2017 7.30pm, Channel 4. Day four of the championships from the London Stadium.
