The Queen: Her Commonwealth Story
9pm, BBC One
Next month leaders from the 53 nations of the Commonwealth will assemble in London for a pre-Brexit exchange of views. Ahead of that geopolitical shindig, George Alagiah examines how heading a far-flung family of nations influenced young Elizabeth II as she was adjusting to her new role. His journey begins in Tonga (one of the destinations on the Queen’s first ever Commonwealth tour 55 years ago) before exploratory stopovers in Australia, Ghana, India and South Africa.
Graeme Virtue
Paralysed: Britain’s Worst Winter
8pm, Channel 5
Brits evidently don’t only like to talk about the weather; they will even watch TV shows about it. Here, cameras watch as Storm Emma meets the Beast from the East – the wrestling match of the elements that caused chaos on the roads and cut off remote communities without even trying.
John Robinson
Thrifty Ways to Summer Holiday
8.30pm, Channel 4
Amar Latif and Katie Piper present a consumer show about spending less on going away, with a focus on summer sun (Piper’s in Tenerife) and UK weekending (Latif goes to Bath). It’s cheery and occasionally useful, but a lot of the tips – like don’t buy foreign currency at the airport – are pretty obvious.
Jack Seale
Hospital
9pm, BBC Two
The superb Hospital returns, this time filmed at the Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital in Nottingham. Gripped by this year’s bleak winter, A&E is stretched to breaking point, with staff forced to cancel elective surgeries in order to ease the pressure. The decision has huge knock-on effects.
Ben Arnold
Marcella
9pm, ITV
The evidence against Vince is beginning to mount, while Karim is still missing and the team make a chilling discovery about the toys found around the body. Vince has some shocking news for Marcella – not only is the revelation personally distressing but it creates a conflict of interest that threatens the investigation.
Candice Carty-Williams
Russian Spy Assassins: The Salisbury Attack
10pm, Channel 4
Matt Frei takes his life in his hands by attempting to make sense of the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury. Was Theresa May right to blame the Russians? Why are expats being targeted? Where will this madness end? Expect more questions than answers.
Phil Harrison
TV film
Macbeth, 1.30am, Film4
Justin Kurzel’s gory telling of the Scottish play has Michael Fassbender as a commanding Macbeth, a warrior would-be king slipping into a delusional netherworld. Marion Cotillard fascinates as Lady Macbeth, driven by grief after the death of their child. Wild beauty and plenty of sound and fury.
Paul Howlett
Live sport
Test Cricket: South Africa v Australia, 9.30am, Sky Sports Main Event. The final day of the third Test from Newlands in Cape Town.
Tennis: The Miami Open 2pm, BT Sport 1. The sixth day from Crandon Park.
Weightlifting: European Championships 4pm, Eurosport 1. Coverage of the women’s 48kg class from Bucharest, Romania.
