Black Lake
9pm, BBC4
Due north again for two more episodes of things going violently bump in the night in a style that mixes up elements of The Shining with the Final Destination franchise. And Black Lake does this very effectively, so long as you can accept that, hey, of course some friends would stay in a remote murder house after things start getting strange; weirdness moreover that seems linked to yucky conjunctivitis-like symptoms. Tonight, Jessan spirals out of control. Jonathan Wright
Strictly Come Dancing
6.25pm, BBC1
The pleasantries and intros are over and now it’s time to get down to the business of hoofing with the first live show. Each of the 15 couples must dance for the first time and, although no one’s going home tonight, the judges’ scores will carry over to next weekend, when the public get their say. Newcomer Shirley “Queen of Latin” Ballas joins Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Darcey Bussell on the panel that’s as slick and spangly as ever. Hannah Verdier
Front Row
7.30pm, BBC2
Radio 4’s venerable cultural review makes the jump from radio to screen, contemplating the week’s music, film, theatre, television and the arts. It does seem weird that this has not happened before now, British TV schedules being hardly overrun with intelligent cultural analysis: it will be interesting to see whether or not a market turns out to exist. Giles Coren hosts, along with Nihal Arthanayake and Viv Groskop. Music in this episode is from Wolf Alice. Andrew Mueller
WWII’s Great Escapes: The Freedom Trails
8pm, Channel 4
This week on Channel 4’s combo of Ray Mears-style outdoorsman stuff and tales of second world war heroism, former Royal Marine Monty Halls retraces the footsteps of Len Harley, a British PoW who escaped from internment in Italy and, hunted by Nazis, began an arduous journey through the Majella mountains in winter. Harley, now 98, also meets one of the women who risked their own lives to offer him shelter. Ben Arnold
Later – with Jools Holland 25th Birthday Show
9pm, BBC2
It is 25 years since the BBC’s slightly bloodless music institution set sail for boogie-woogie infinity. The opening episode featured the Christians and D’Influence but this Albert Hall anniversary bonanza has bigger fish to fry – notably, Foo Fighters, Paul Weller, Van Morrison, Songhoy Blues and Dizzee Rascal. Flying the flag for the next generation are soulful West Midlander Jorja Smith and R&B sensation Kali Uchis. Phil Harrison
Borderland
9pm, History
You’re damn right it’s a reality show based around an Arizona morgue. Given obvious resonance by President Trump’s focus on immigration, this watches as six Americans retrace the steps of six Mexicans who all perished trying to make it to the US. Dramatic stuff. Meanwhile, the reality colour stems from the friction between participants. Enter right-leaning Randy Stufflebeam and pro-immigration Alex Seel, for whom “dude” is a very big word indeed. John Robinson
Year Million: Mind Meld
2am, National Geographic
This odd docudrama strand eagerly predicts the trends that will transform humanity and then imagines how a sci-fi family might cope with them, like an unusually benign Black Mirror episode. Tonight’s instalment covers communication, zooming past wifi-enabled telepathy en route to a gigantic hive mega-mind. It’s worth it for Laurence Fishburne’s regal yet wry narration and a cameo by the ultimate talking head: David Byrne. Graeme Virtue
Film choices
Cowboys & Aliens, (Jon Favreau, 2011), 9pm, Channel 4
Well, it makes a sort of sense: the arid lands of New Mexico have traditionally played host to cowboys, indians and more recently UFOs, so why not mash ’em up in a rousing, Spielberg-co-produced adventure? Daniel Craig’s amnesiac outlaw and Harrison Ford’s terminally grumpy rancher lead the earthling posse against alien invasion. Paul Howlett
Brighton Rock, (Rowan Joffe, 2010), 11pm, BBC2
Joffe’s smart remake of the Boultings’ 1947 classic Graham Greene adaptation updates the action to 1964, mods’n’rockers-era Brighton. Sam Riley takes the memorable Richard Attenborough role as the sociopathic gangster Pinkie who cynically seduces timid waitress Rosie (Andrea Riseborough), who unknowingly has evidence of a murder. Brighton looks impressively moody and muted, and there’s a fine turn from Helen Mirren as the teashop owner. Paul Howlett
The Town, (Ben Affleck, 2010), 11.25pm, 5Star
Affleck directs and stars in this crunchy, smart heist movie, set in Boston’s Charlestown district. He’s career criminal Doug MacRay, who decides to go straight with posh new girlfriend Claire (Rebecca Hall), but is pursued by Fed Jon Hamm and inveigled into one last robbery by Pete Postlethwaite’s brutal villain-cum-florist, Fergus. Not the most original of plots, but it’s done with wit and energy. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Motor Racing: Formula Renault Eurocup Race one from Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. 11am, BT Sport 1
Premier League Football: West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur A London derby from the former Olympic Stadium. 11.30am, Sky Sports Premier League
Cycling: Road World Championships The women’s road race from Bergen, Norway. 2pm, BBC1
