The Great British Bake Off
8pm, Channel 4
That perfect slice of sweet, sticky comfort TV is back with the glory that is cake week. It is never an easy ride for the contestants, and this year there are 13 of them – which means two bakers must go home tonight. Triumphantly silly pair Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig are on hand to present while the hopefuls tackle a fruit cake and a complicated old-school classic. The first showstopper of the season is an inspired choice, as the bakers whip up the birthday cake they wish they’d had when they were kids. Hannah Verdier
Keeping Faith
9pm, BBC One
The second series of the Welsh psychological thriller unspools in a finale so crowded with shock revelations, face-offs and races against time that you will be exhausted by the time it comes to a close. As well as all the fireworks, it still finds time to remind us that life in Abercorran is all about family. Mike Bradley
Sink or Swim
9.30pm, Channel 4
Celebrities swimming the Channel! OK, so there are 11 of them, and it will be a relay, but, still, by charity-reality standards, this is a tough gig. Expect raw emotions as self-doubt and physical limitations are confronted head-on by, among others, The Last Leg star Alex Brooker. Jack Seale
The Affair
9pm, Sky Atlantic
Dominic West has built a career on playing narcissistic shaggers, but the disgraced novelist Noah Solloway may be his finest. As this deluxe soap returns for a fifth season, his self-pitying, endlessly horny chancer is still on the comeback trail – with a movie deal! – while his ex, Helen, (the terrific Maura Tierney) is in pain. Graeme Virtue
Kathy Burke’s All Woman
10.30pm, Channel 4
In the final episode, Burke admits most of her relationships have been brief, partly because she is unwilling to compromise and “partly because of the farting”. Now she wants to find out what modern relationships really mean for women. Cue: encounters with bisexuals, gigolos and TV’s Caroline Flack. MB
Franco Building With Jonathan Meades
10pm, BBC Four
He may dress like a fraying Reservoir Dog, but when it comes to cultural history Meades reigns supreme. In this absorbing analysis of the Spanish dictator’s “terrible gift to posterity”, he explains why the link between the martial and the sacred became the key aesthetic of Franco’s architectural legacy. MB
Film choice
The Angels’ Share (Ken Loach, 2012), 1.05am, Film4
There is a touch of Whisky Galore! about Ken Loach’s Cannes jury prize-winning comedy. It is the story of Glasgow chancer Robbie who, on a visit to a distillery with his community service mates, spots an opportunity for profit and salvation, in the form of a rare single malt that is up for auction. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Judo: world championships 11am, Eurosport 2. Day three from Budokan, Tokyo.
T20 Blast cricket: Durham Jets v Birmingham Bears 6pm, Sky Sports The Ashes. North Division match from Chester-le-Street.
Carabao Cup football: Newport County v West Ham United 7.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event. League two Newport look to cause an upset at Rodney Parade.
