Britain’s Benefits Experiment: Channel 4 Dispatches
8pm, Channel 4
Tazeen Ahmad fronts this documentary considering a DWP programme that encourages working benefits claimants to find ways of boosting their income and reduce their dependency on the state. It all sounds simple – laudable, even – until one considers the grim accompanying narrative of the tax credits cuts, which would seem to undermine such an initiative straight away. Still, Iain Duncan Smith and co are sure to have an imaginative take on how this circle can be squared. Phil Harrison
Simply Nigella
8.30pm, BBC2
After a public divorce and all manner of tabloid mudslinging, it’s a pleasure to find the domestic goddess back on form. In a moment that is more or less Delia’s boiled eggs for the Instagram generation, Nigella kicks off her new series with a recipe for avocado toast. Then it’s on to Thai-inspired dishes and – keeping with the times – a dairy and gluten-free cake. As always, there’s no mucking about with exact quantities and perfect presentation, but rather the joyful approach to food that has long underpinned her programmes. Hannah J Davies
Hugh’s War On Waste
9pm, BBC1
After taking on European discard policy in the fishing industry, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is now plumbing down into what the public throws away, with the average family wasting around £700 worth of food a year. Believe it or not, you might find yourself getting choked up over parsnips, when he meets a family farming business in Norfolk forced to throw away staggering amounts of their crop because they are too large, too small or just not perfect enough for absurd, imposed supermarket standards. Ben Arnold
Lockerbie: My Brother’s Bomber – Storyville
9pm, BBC4
Although one man was convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, which killed 270 people, there have always been grave doubts about whether all those guilty were brought to book. Ken Dorstein’s brother David was among those who lost their lives. Today, with Gaddafi gone, Ken visits the turmoil-stricken Libya left in his wake in a search for the whereabouts of other possible suspects. This is the culmination of a five-year journey, gathering fresh evidence that he hopes will at last uncover the truth. David Stubbs
Autumnwatch 2015
9pm, BBC2
As sure a sign of changing seasons as falling leaves, and rising tog counts, Chris Packham, Martin Hughes-Games and Michaela Strachan return to deliver daily highlights of autumnal activity. Newly relocated to south-west Scotland’s Caerlaverock reserve, the change in location offers a fresh range of creatures to feature, tonight following resident badgers and otters. Elsewhere, copies of the Daily Express are set to be a-rustling at news of a migrant invasion, with thousands of swans and geese descending on our proud British shores. Mark Gibbings-Jones
Is This Rape? Sex On Trial
9pm, BBC3
An experiment that could change minds and lives. Twenty-four teenagers are shown a specially made mini-drama, in which an encounter at a house party leads to a rape trial. It’s a scenario in which consent has neither explicitly been given nor withdrawn. As the young adults debate this, supervised by presenter Will Best, they are introduced to a man who was falsely accused, a victim who wasn’t believed and, finally, a barrister who spells out the law. Meanwhile, viewers vote at home, live. Sounds tacky; is fascinating. Jack Seale
Broad City
11pm, Comedy Central
A bit like Flight Of The Conchords but without the songs, Broad City follows two likable characters around New York – and charts their surreal experiences in the city. Tonight Ilana and Abbi contend with the impossibility of life in the summer heat, and try to get an air conditioner by any means necessary. The trip includes an in-depth discussion of “swamp ass” and a forensic look at the Colin Farrell sex tape. A mission to steal an air conditioner from Ilana’s old college dorm room ends in a familiar pot-fuelled derailment. John Robinson
Film choice
Bell, Book And Candle (Richard Quine, 1958) 11.20am, More4
Publisher James Stewart is bothered and bewildered when the nubile woman downstairs (Kim Novak) proves to be a witch – her loving spell ends his engagement to dull Janice Rule in this sparky comedy. The magic cast includes Elsa Lanchester’s old aunt, Hermione Gingold’s old witch and Jack Lemmon as a warlock who takes a dislike to slow-on-the-uptake Stewart. Paul Howlett
Today’s best live sport
Test Cricket: Pakistan v England The second day’s play from Sharjah. 6am, Sky Sports 2
ATP Tennis: The Paris Masters The opening day from the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. 10am, Sky Sports 3
Premier League Football: Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa Villa Having sacked manager Tim Sherwood, the Villans visit his old manor, White Hart Lane. 7pm, Sky Sports 1
National Badminton League: Surrey Smashers v MK Badminton Shuttlecock action from Guildford. 7.30pm, Sky Sports 4
