Blue Planet II
8pm, BBC1
Could your sense of wonder use a reboot? David Attenborough has just the thing. This dazzling new series plunges into the brine and returns with a profusion of previously submerged treasure. Scenes of almost unimaginable intimacy (look out for the tuskfish using a rock to open a clam) rub shoulders with vistas of operatic grandeur involving leaping whales and shoals of herring. It’s glorious and, with its increasingly explicit warnings about climate change, poignant too. Phil Harrison
Speechless
8pm, BBC4
In 2011, film-maker Richard Alwyn’s brother-in-law Dennis Barker suffered a stroke that left him capable of speaking only in fluent, though apparently cheerful, gibberish. For others, however, to be robbed of speech is conspicuously painful indeed. We meet Barry, 55, a landlord and stroke victim and ex-footballer Junior Agogo, clearly frustrated that their natural eloquence has been muted by aphasia. A film that’s at once neurological, philosophical and emotional. David Stubbs
Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia
9pm, BBC2
Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder. To understand more about the condition, Louis Theroux visits London’s St Ann’s Hospital and Vincent Square Clinic to meet those fighting anorexia. Treatment often extends as far as one-to-one supervision during and following meals. Patients face a potentially lifelong struggle to counterweigh a crushing fear of eating with a determination to complete their treatment. Mark Gibbings-Jones
Ball and Boe: Back Together
9pm, ITV
An unapologetic mumfest in which Michael Ball and Alfie Boe spend an hour indulging in forced banter and sing-offs in the company of special guests including Jason Manford. For many, this is pure TV hell, as the pair turn their hand to everything from the Black Eyed Peas to Wham!, populism seeping from every pore. And yet, it’s a gentle show that’s difficult to hate, as the pair put their voices to work alongside an impressive orchestra. Hannah J Davies
Electric Dreams: Human Is
9pm, Channel 4
Continuing in the series adapting the short stories of Philip K Dick, Human Is adopts some creepy, Tales of the Unexpected-in-Space vibes, with Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston as Silas, the cold, emotionally abusive husband to Essie Davis’s Vera, who are both top dogs at a galactic intelligence agency. On returning from a mission to a nearby planet, his love for her – and for life in general – appears reaffirmed. But is he the same man? Ben Arnold
The Last Man on Earth
11pm, Dave
The excellent post-pandemic sitcom kicks off its third season with a high-stakes double-bill. When last we saw Will Forte’s self-sabotaging scaredy-cat Tandy and his found family – including sunny master-crafter Kristen Schaal and heroic daydrinker Mary Steenburgen – their luxury Malibu HQ was being invaded by hazmat-suited shock troops. Can the last gang on Earth survive? Both Mr T and Cher make cameos, but not in ways you might expect. Graeme Virtue
Namibia, Sanctuary of Giants
8pm, Nat Geo Wild
Think of Namibia as the boring-but-safe suburbia of animal real estate options. It’s “one of the driest places” on Earth, but on the plus side “wild animals have more space here than in many other African nations”. All the icons of African wildlife are present – rhinos, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants and lions – but this doc is as much about the humans who protect and destroy this sanctuary, as it is about the animals themselves. Ellen E Jones
Film choice
What We Do in the Shadows, (Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, 2014) Sunday, 11.15pm, BBC2
This uproarious mockumentary, directed by and starring Jemaine “Flight of the Conchords” Clement and Taika “Thor: Ragnarok” Waititi concerns a bunch of vampires who have flown the old European coop for a new undead life in suburban Wellington, New Zealand. A crucifix-wearing camera crew is given permission to follow them as they encounter rival werewolves, bite people and argue about the washing up. It’s the funniest vampire film since Mel Brooks’s Dead and Loving It. Paul Howlett
Loving, (Jeff Nichols, 2016), 10am, 5.50pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
White man Richard Loving (Joel Edgerton) marries black woman Mildred Jeter (Ruth Negga) and, this being 1958 Virginia, a world of racist pain is unleashed on them. This low-key and heartfelt drama, based on a true story, follows the Lovings as they courageously challenge the state’s vile “miscegenation” law. Negga is wonderfully dignified, Edgerton a tower of working man’s strength; they make a formidable couple. Paul Howlett
Corpse Bride, (Tim Burton, Mike Johnson, 2005), 2.15pm, ITV2
Life in Burton’s typically weird and ghoulish fantasy is a dull grey affair: death is much more colourful and fun, as young Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp) discovers, when he’s whisked into the underworld by the maggoty Corpse Bride (Helena Bonham Carter). Trouble is, he’s in love with the sweet and living Victoria (Emily Watson). Ghastly fun, with co-director Johnson responsible for the brilliant stop-motion animation. Paul Howlett
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, (Peter Jackson, 2003), 6.05pm, ITV2
Jackson’s epic-to-end-all-epics (well, until The Hobbit showed up) reaches its climax, and for sheer spectacle dwarfs all that has gone before. Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) leads a ghost-army to the rescue of Minas Tirith, where Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and friends are besieged by Orcs and all sorts. Meanwhile, Elijah Wood’s heroic Frodo inches his way up Mount Doom to destroy evil Sauron and his troublesome ring. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Premier League Football: Brighton & Hove Albion v Southampton With Leicester City v Everton to follow at 4pm. 12.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event
Premiership Rugby Union: Bath v Gloucester A West Country derby from the Recreation Ground. 2.30pm, BT Sport 1
Formula 1: The Mexican Grand Prix From the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City. 6.30pm, Sky Sports F1
