Grand Designs
8pm, Channel 4
Part recap, part reappraisal, the final episode of this series sees Kevin McCloud exploring innovative approaches to rural design. Can architects enhance, rather than impose themselves on, nature’s beauty? It’s shamelessly escapist and aspirational, and most of it bears about as much relevance to average modern lives as Downton Abbey. But it’s hard not to admire the ingenuity on display, and a fascinating look at an energy-efficient social housing project in Suffolk adds a touch of much-needed universality. Phil Harrison
Flockstars
8.30pm, ITV
A new series where celebrities learn sheep-herding? Flockstars may sound almost unwatchably daft, but it’s actually quite a calm affair. Fazer from N-Dubz, DJ Tony Blackburn and Birds of a Feather great Lesley Joseph are among the contestants. Tonight’s stars going head-to-head are Strictly’s Brendan Cole, who worries the sheep by dancing, and A Place in the Sun presenter Amanda Lamb, who was surely recruited for her name alone. Host Gabby Logan will reveal who has made it through to round two, where they’ll tackle some geese. Hannah Verdier
Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean On Earth
9pm, BBC2
Debut of a new project by the BBC’s Natural History Unit, which is all the information that should be required. This three-part series sweeps the Atlantic from Arctic to Antarctic, and while beholden to the self-created cliches of BBC nature programming (stirring orchestral accompaniments, portentous narration, delivered here by Cillian Murphy), the photography is reliably astonishing. This episode follows the Gulf Stream across the Atlantic’s north, tracking whales, turtles and trawler boats. Andrew Mueller
Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King
9pm, Channel 4
Before finding his place in public life as a generator of gaffes, Prince Philip was seen as a threat by the British establishment. In the wake of the Nazi salute story, this doc heaps more scrutiny on the royals. It looks at how, when he first fell in love with the Queen, the Windsors were put out by Philip’s Nazi connections: his brother-in-law was an SS colonel. Also of some concern was his ambitious uncle, Lord Mountbatten, who had allegedly been plotting a marriage between Philip and Elizabeth since she was 13. David Stubbs
The Unbreakables: Life and Love On the Disability Campus
9pm, BBC3
National Star in Gloucestershire is a residential college for young adults with disabilities or acquired brain injuries. As cameras move in for a new three-parter, we observe the familiar rites and rhythms of campus life: student elections, nights out and febrile romance. These experiences come within reach only after a lot of hard work from carers, parents and the students themselves. The message about what others too often take for granted is worth restating: here it’s delivered with a lightness of touch. Jack Seale
Madam Secretary
9pm, Sky Living
Starring Téa Leoni as secretary of state Elizabeth McCord, Madam Secretary’s echoes of The West Wing are strengthened by its sharing one or two minor cast members. It lacks the staccato wit of Aaron Sorkin’s writing, but then that ended up being an irritant rather than an asset. Leoni feels like an idealised Hillary Clinton, oscillating between realpolitik and domestic life, but the female dominance of this series is healthy. Tonight, Elizabeth embarks on a dangerous mission to Iran in the midst of a possible coup. DS
Person of Interest
10pm, Channel 5
This snappy, hi-tech procedural is anchored by the central relationship and combined skillsets of antisocial computer savant Finch and icy former assassin Reese. In the first half of tonight’s double bill, the sardonic duo do their usual thing, mobilising to help a 911 operator cope with an unexpected kidnapping. But the second episode flashes back to 2010, with Finch awkwardly working with Reese’s predecessor, a shifty blond mercenary. For fans, it’s a fun alternate-universe exercise, though it might leave newcomers baffled. Graeme Virtue
Film Choice
Lady Chatterley
(Pascale Ferran, 2006) 9pm, Sky Arts
Ferran’s French take on DH Lawrence’s once notorious novel is a charming affair that contrasts the Lady’s stultifying house with the luxuriant warmth of the countryside in a definitive alfresco romance. Marina Hands is a delicate Constance Chatterley, Jean-Louis Coulloc’h her suitably rough, rustic gamekeeper; the heaps of sex and nudity all shot in the best possible taste. Paul Howlett
Today’s best live sport
Test Cricket: England v Australia Day two action from Edgbaston. 10am, Sky Sports Ashes
Football: Real Madrid v AC Milan China’s Shanghai Stadium hosts a clash between two European giants. 12.50pm, Sky Sports 1
Golf: Women’s British Open First day’s action from the Trump Turnberry, the course owned by Donald Trump. 1pm, BBC2
World Rally Championship: Rally Finland Coverage of day one of the eighth round of the season. 5pm, BT Sport 1
