VE Day in Colour: Britain’s Biggest Party
8pm, Channel 4
Marking 75 years since the end of the second world war in Europe, this documentary recounts the nationwide VE Day celebrations in all their colourised glory. From the marking of the occasion by the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, we then witness Churchill greeting the returning troops, street parties across the nation and the solemn remembrance of those who did not return from the frontlines. It’s an effusive, bunting-fuelled watch to keep the spirits up. Ammar Kalia
Race Across the World
8pm, BBC Two
The race is over, the winners have been announced, and now it is time for the five intrepid couples to meet again in this reunion episode. From the relative comfort of a TV studio, they reveal their strategies and first impressions, while Shuntelle and Michael discuss the crushing disappointment of dropping out. Ellen E Jones
Primates
8.15pm, BBC One
More funky gibbons and jungle VIPs as Chris Packham’s nature doc featuring thrilling footage of monkeying around continues. This week, the focus is on elaborate social and family dynamics, from polygamous leaf monkeys teaming up to protect a ginger infant to roving baboon gangs defending their turf. Graeme Virtue
Homeland
9pm, Channel 4
The last ever season of the spy drama has been another wild ride, focusing remorselessly on Carrie as an unreliable agent of change. After last week’s shocker of an ending, she now faces her worst dilemma: nuclear war with Pakistan, or murdering Saul in this season finale. Surely there is a third way? Jack Seale
David Stratton’s Stories of Australian Cinema
9pm, BBC Four
Film critic David Stratton recounts his lifelong love affair with Australian cinema in the first part of this fascinating documentary series. Stratton opens on his migration to Australia from Britain in 1963 and his first encounters of a particularly Australian visual aesthetic. AK
The Other Mother
11.05pm, Channel 4
It’s a horrifying premise for this French psychological thriller: a child who claims his mother isn’t his real mother, launching an investigation that could be tied to a multimillion-euro heist. This opening episode asks the question of how far a child’s imagination can constitute the truth. AK
Film choice
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Get on Up, 11.10pm, Film4
Tate Taylor’s admiring biopic of James Brown is a bit conventional but basks in Chadwick Boseman’s iridescent performance. Following Brown from hardscrabble origins (brought up in his aunt’s brothel) to narcissistic fame and fortune via agent Ben Bart, Boseman essays an astounding range of personas. Paul Howlett
