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Hollie Richardson, Ellen E Jones, Ali Catterall and Jack Seale

TV tonight: a heart-tugging stop at Jay Blades’ repair shop

Prepare to repair … from left, Will Kirk, Karl Williams with his radio and Mark Stuckey.
Prepare to repair … from left, Will Kirk, Karl Williams with his radio and Mark Stuckey. Photograph: BBC/Ricochet

The Repair Shop

8pm, BBC One

Big Ben made out of matchsticks! A military bugle that was played for 20 years! A portable radio owned by a pioneer of Black British hairdressing in the 70s! A pair of children’s leather boots given to 83-year-old Nechama from Tel Aviv as a little girl! Jay Blades and his gang of experts breathe new life into more old objects in this latest heart-tugging series. Hollie Richardson

Race Across the World

9pm, BBC One

The second checkpoint in a former gold-rush town involves 2,000km along one of the most isolated highways in the world with barely any public transport. How will self-confessed “control freak” Cathie fare? And will Marc’s fear of bears prove valid? HR

Saving Lives in Leeds

9pm, BBC Two

When Andy, 49, had a heart attack, he felt no pain due to his diabetes – but he is now about to undergo a triple bypass. Elsewhere in the Leeds teaching hospitals, Sandra, 65, is also in for a heart operation, but misses her dog Benji, her companion since the death of her husband. HR

Fire fighting … Marsha Thomason as DS Jenn Townsend in The Bay.
Fire fighting … Marsha Thomason as DS Jenn Townsend in The Bay. Photograph: ITV/Jonathan Birch/Shutterstock

The Bay

9pm, ITV1

Another arson attack is the last thing the Metcalfs need, but as DS Jenn Townsend (Marsha Thomason) struggles to support Dean and his children through this latest disaster, she is also called upon to quell the flames of DI Manning’s (Daniel Ryan) personal life. No wonder there is little time left for her own family. Ellen E Jones

Django

9pm, Sky Atlantic

“I want no prisoners … tomorrow, only ashes will remain.” Kevin’s actions have given Elizabeth all the justification she needs to raze New Babylon to the ground in the series finale. Before that, shocking revelations, underscore the random horror and far-reaching implications of war. Cue Johnny Cash, I See a Darkness. Ali Catterall

The Cockfields

10pm, BBC Two

The slightly too low-key sitcom, first shown on Gold, continues. After the clan have visited the old people’s home then attempted to stalk Alan Titchmarsh, Simon (Joe Wilkinson) endures an awkward family dinner when his girlfriend Donna (Diane Morgan) insists on cooking. Jack Seale

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