The Truth About Meat
9pm, BBC1
Gregg Wallace’s greengrocer mate Chris Bavin, a committed carnivore, looks at whether he will be able to keep meat in his diet and remain healthy, given the increasing concerns over new links to cancer and heart disease. A study of 40 volunteers over three months hopes to tell us a little more about how much, if any, meat is good for us, and how eating certain cuts – offal, for example – could be much better for us. Plus, why to ditch the processed stuff. Ben Arnold
The Fall
9pm, BBC2
The return of the serial-killer drama starring Jamie Dornan and Gillian Anderson, and the burning question is how is the Beeb going to stretch this out for a third run? There is also the matter of Spector’s survival: we spend most of this episode in Belfast general hospital as staff fight to mend his gunshot wounds sustained at the end of series two. Meanwhile, Tyler wonders why Gibson seemed more concerned about Spector’s injuries than his own. David Stubbs
Paranoid
9pm, ITV
Week two of a crime thriller that has created three frustratingly weak cops, then given them a story that makes them look even more absurd (an anonymous and potentially malicious informant stalks the police, flaunting their knowledge of a recent murder). The ongoing German subplot confirms the series’ European influence, with The Bridge the nearest comparison, but those shows had finer female leads than Indira Varma’s brittle detective. Jack Seale
Hunted
9pm, Channel 4
Odd that we’re entertained by a reality show that reminds us that The Man is everywhere, informers are everyone and we are powerless against state omnipotence. But while this series is creepy, it’s compelling, too. What’s fascinating is the psychological effect of fugitive status: tonight sees emotional issues arise among the grouplets. Apart, that is, from infuriatingly self-satisfied chums Hamish and Mikaela, who treat the challenge as an extended pub crawl. Phil Harrison
Britain’s Star Men: Heroes of Astronomy
9pm, BBC4
Pathos is likely if you get seventysomethings to reminisce on screen. But this is special: British astronomers Nick Woolf, Roger Griffin, Donald Lynden-Bell and Wallace Sargent – who met in the US in 1960 – reunite for an American road trip/excursion down memory lane. Perhaps contemplating the immensities of the universe makes people humbler, but the four are splendid travelling companions. Terrific stuff. Andrew Mueller
The Night of
9pm, Sky Atlantic
As we reach the fifth episode of the dark and generally masterful HBO miniseries about a college student accused of murder, Naz’s (Riz Ahmed) refusal to take the plea bargain allows for an episode dedicated to his trial, the prosecution and defence respectively damning and redeeming him. Elsewhere, unconventional lawyer Stone continues to work the case despite being fired by the Khans, striking upon a crucial lead. Truly first-rate. Hannah J Davies
John Bishop: In Conversation With Kirsty Young
9pm, W
Bishop asks Young to swap the Desert Island Discs deckchair for an interviewee’s armchair, a proposition that seems fairly fitting considering the premise for his chatshow isn’t a bottle’s throw from her own – minus the records, of course. With a career encompassing everything from a nascent Channel 5 to a presidential position at Unicef UK, it’s clear that Young’s career would make perfect fodder for her own show. Mark Gibbings-Jones
Film choice
Neighbouring Sounds (Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2012) 1.15am, Film4
Brazilian former film critic Filho’s debut feature is set in the coastal city of Recife, in an affluent suburb where the well-to-do residents seem obsessed with home security (one character, Beatrice, is locked in a nightly battle with the noisy guard dog next door). For a time, this feels like a documentary about a particularly anxious social group, but the arrival of the shifty Clodoaldo and his hefty mates shifts the film into tense thriller territory. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Rugby: Super 8s semi-final Eddie Hemmings and Mike Stephenson host (kick-off 8pm). 7.30pm, Sky Sports 1
Europa League football: Manchester United v Zorya Luhansk Coverage from Old Trafford. Hapoel Be’er Sheva v Southampton is also available via the red button. 7.30pm, BT Sport 2
Live Test cricket: India v New Zealand Day one of the Second Test. 4.50am, Sky Sports 3
