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Ammar Kalia, Phil Harrison, Hannah Verdier, Hannah J Davies and Paul Howlett

TV tonight: Attenborough returns to save us from the autumn blues

The great beyond: starfish and sea spiders the size of dinner plates in Seven Worlds, One Planet.
The great beyond ... starfish and sea spiders the size of dinner plates in Seven Worlds, One Planet. Photograph: Espen Rekdal/BBC NHU

Seven Worlds, One Planet

6.15pm, BBC One

Following a brief foray to Netflix, the nation’s favourite conservationist-cum-grandpa David Attenborough is back on the Beeb with a seven-part series, each episode of which explores one of our seven continents. There is a palpable sense of ecological concern in this opener as Attenborough’s team travel to Antarctica and reveal how the natural world survives in such a hostile landscape. Expect ice-grinding seals, tear-jerking pups and waddling king penguins. A glorious, 4K odyssey for your Sunday. Ammar Kalia

Britain’s Biggest Warship Goes to Sea

8pm, BBC Two

More of the military cheerleading beloved of British TV. This series takes us on board the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier as it heads into the Atlantic. It covers everything from encounters with Russian ships in the Channel to the challenge of feeding a full crew. Phil Harrison

Killer Camp

9pm, ITV2

Miss Marple meets I Know What You Did Last Summer on Love Island in this daily reality TV event. Unsuspecting punters are dropped into a lakeside lodge where a killer bumps them off one by one. The aim of the game is to find out whodunnit for cash, with the big reveal coming in a Halloween episode on Thursday. Hannah Verdier

Who Killed Garrett Phillips?

9pm, Sky Crime

Concluding episode of HBO’s sobering two-parter about the death of a New York schoolboy, Garrett Phillips, and the seemingly racist accusations of murder against his mother’s former partner. As the case continues, the defence learn about a crucial piece of information. Hannah J Davies

It’s Grime Up North

10pm, Channel 4

Callyman, Shelton, Damo and friend in It’s Grime, Up North
Callyman, Shelton, Damo and friend in It’s Grime Up North Photograph: Kenny Brown

Blackpool: home of the pleasure beach, illuminations and now – unexpectedly – grime. This charming two-part doc delves into the town’s teen grime scene talents, such as 16-year-old rapper Little T who is hoping to pivot to grime legitimacy with his LOE crew and a homecoming festival. A DIY delight. AK

Why We Hate

10pm, Discovery

This third episode of the Steven Spielberg-produced doc enlists writer Jelani Cobb to examine how hate tools – propaganda, dehumanisation, the internet – fuel our latent hostilities. Focusing on the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Cobb is worryingly convincing on how we can all be manipulated into shocking acts. AK

Film choice

Hailee Steinfeld, Muna Otaru and Brit Marling in The Keeping Room.
A gritty revisionist western ... The Keeping Room.
Photograph: Allstar/Lionsgate

The Keeping Room 1am, Channel 4
Daniel Barber’s gritty revisionist western pits tough women against feral men on an isolated farmstead during the American civil war. Sisters Augusta and Louise (Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld) and their slave Mad (Muna Otaru) are forced to defend their home when soldiers come prowling. PJH

Live sport

Rugby World Cup: Wales v South Africa 8am, ITV. The second semi-final.

Premier League Football: Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers 2pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Liverpool v Spurs follows.

NFL: Los Angeles Rams v Cincinnati Bengals 4.30pm, BBC Two. From Wembley Stadium.

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