The Eyes of Orson Welles
9pm, BBC Four
Critic and documentary film-maker Mark Cousins pores over the paintings and drawings, many of them rarely or never before seen, of movie director Orson Welles, combining them with precisely chosen clips and static, present-day shots of relevant locations to create an impression of the auteur’s heart and mind. If you can stand Cousins’s impertinently murmured second-person narration (“I hate to do this to you, Orson, but here’s another Eden”) it’s a wise and passionate piece of cinematic fanmail. Jack Seale
World’s Weirdest Homes
7pm, Channel 4
The second part of this series sees Charlie Luxton scour the globe for idiosyncratic dwelling places. These include a “Bat Casa” in Mexico dedicated to the Caped Crusader and the word’s first ever “eco-positive” home. Entertaining but the sensory overload occasionally makes you yearn to stare at a beige wall. David Stubbs
Call the Midwife
8pm, BBC One
A new series means new beginnings at Nonnatus, including an updating of the nuns’ regulation holdalls. Who’d have thought bags could cause more trouble than babies? Newcomer Sister Frances is greener than the grass on Poplar Rec – “I’ve never been in a tower block before!” she chirrups. “Quite exciting!” Ellen E Jones
Vera
8pm, ITV
The return of the sober but still surprising crime drama, a welcome antidote to the macho antics on display in shows such as Luther. In tonight’s opener, DCI Stanhope has to complete a murder victim’s research into an old case to find out who may have wanted her dead. As a bonus, Paul Kaye joins the cast as a prickly pathologist. Mike Bradley
Chocolate Dreams: Inside Hotel Chocolat
8pm, Channel 5
Prepare to abandon your New Year’s resolutions – this two-part doc serves up shameless chocolate porn. It follows Hotel Chocolat, Britain’s biggest independent maker, as it expands into Sunderland and tests new lines. Sickly in places, and an advert in all but name, but amiable enough. Phil Harrison
Cities: Nature’s New Wild
9pm, BBC Two
This Planet Earth II spinoff concludes with a look at outcasts: animals displaced by encroachment on their habitats. Cue elephants scavenging in Sri Lankan towns by night and capuchin monkeys conning tourists in Costa Rica. Ignore the teeth-grindingly terrible narration and there are positive stories here, too. Mike Bradley
Film choice
Inside Llewyn Davis, 1am, Channel 4
Pre-Dylan Greenwich Village is recreated in all its tatty glory in the Coen brothers’ beautiful, bittersweet drama. Oscar Isaac is downbeat folk singer Llewyn Davis, once half of a well-regarded duo, but now on the slide. The Coens move effortlessly from funny to melancholy in a pitch-perfect study of hope and failure. Paul Howlett
Film choice
Snooker: The Masters, 1pm, BBC Two
First-round action from Ally Pally.
Premier League Football: Tottenham v Manchester United, 4.15pm, Sky Sports Main Event
Everton v Bournemouth airs at 1pm on the same channel.
Tennis: Australian Open, 12am, Eurosport 1
Day one of the first Grand Slam of the season, held at Melbourne Park.
