Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal
9pm, BBC Two
You’d be forgiven for thinking you were watching Disenchantment, so alien is the world of the royals depicted in this fascinating two-part account of the life of the Queen’s sister. It’s no wonder she turned out eccentric, as a parade of historians document her strict upbringing in what amounts to a gilded cage. Did the life and loves of this pricelessly rude renegade really “reflect the social and sexual revolution that transformed Britain during the 20th century”? Perhaps not, but it’s fun finding out. Mike Bradley
The Great British Bake Off
8pm, Channel 4
Bread Week cometh, which means the bakers must test their doughy skills. It is just as well that Bake Off has shunned innuendo because imagine what the show would make of the bread sculpture challenge tonight. There is also a fruity signature bake and a technical as tricky to shape as Noel Fielding’s sideburns. Hannah Verdier
Wanderlust
9pm, BBC One
Now that Joy and Alan have had time to digest their surprise encounters, they take their first tentative steps in the world of approved infidelity. Cue: puzzled partners, comedy interludes and sex scenes so absurdly rampant you imagine the actors burst into laughter the minute the cameras stop rolling. MB
Celebs in Solitary: Meltdown
9.15pm, Channel 5
Following the series in which members of the public spent five days alone in solitary confinement, now it’s the turn of celebrities. Anthea Turner, World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall, comedian Shazia Mirza and rapper Professor Green are duly put to the test; two of them, we are told, find it tough. David Stubbs
Tales of Tudor Travel: The Explorer’s Handbook
10pm, BBC Four
Have you ever wondered how today’s travel guides began? Professor Nandini Das specialises in the “age of discovery” (mid-15th to mid 16th-centuries) and she believes she has the answer in the shape of Hakluyt’s Principal Navigations, a travel guide for Tudor seafarers. MB
The Deuce
10pm, Sky Atlantic
David Simon and George Pelecanos’s NY sleaze-fest returns. It’s 1977. Frankie (James Franco) is still a loose cannon. Lawrence Gilliard Jr’s cop Chris Alston is still a good man in a cold world. And Candy (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is behind the camera, artistic impulses bumping up against the misogyny of her medium. Phil Harrison
Film choice
8 Mile (Curtis Hanson, 2002), 11.40pm, ITV4
Curtis Hanson’s gritty 2002 story of a young rap star trying to escape Detroit’s urban desolation, a hip-hop Rocky, is a custom-made vehicle for its star, Eminem. His Jimmy “B-Rabbit” Smith Jr is jobless, loses his girlfriend and lives with his alcoholic mother (Kim Basinger). His only outlet is his rapping talent. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Test Cricket: England v India 10.30am, Sky Sports Cricket. The final day’s international cricket of a long summer.
Cycling: Vuelta a España 2pm, Eurosport 1. Coverage of the 16th stage of the Grand Tour race.
International Football: England v Switzerland 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. A friendly at Wembley for Gareth Southgate’s team.
