Ellie Simmonds: Should I Have Children?
9pm, ITV1
Paralympian Ellie Simmonds won a Bafta for her 2023 documentary, Finding My Secret Family, in which she sought out the birth mother who gave her up for adoption two weeks after she was born with dwarfism. In this equally personal follow-up, she looks at the bigger picture of raising children with a disability – and probes her own decision to start a family. She meets doctors, geneticists, expectant families and new parents to learn more about the options and emotions people navigate. Hollie Richardson
Who Do You Think You Are?
9pm, BBC One
First Dates maître d’ Fred Sirieix is British TV’s favourite Frenchman, but what is the genealogical origin of his charm and joie de vivre? Accompanied by his daughter, Team GB diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, Fred’s exploration of his family’s past begins in their home town of Isle, near Limoges in central France. Ellen E Jones
Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster
9pm, BBC Two
In 2023, the world was glued to live updates of the wild case of the Titan sub, which disappeared after descending to the Titanic wreck. After four days, it was confirmed that an implosion had killed all five on board. This documentary speaks to insiders and recalls the inquest to find out what happened. HR
Big Zuu and AJ Tracey’s Rich Flavours
9pm, Sky Max
Zuu and Tracey land in the Scottish Highlands, ready to theatrically overreact to castles, lakes and some of the world’s most expensive food and drink. After whisky for breakfast there’s portrait painting, carriage driving and fly fishing, before Zuu whips up a Jamaican-influenced take on Scotch broth. Jack Seale
My Week With Maggi Hambling
9pm, Sky Arts
Maggi Hambling is famously reluctant to talk about her work as a trailblazing artist. After recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, she’s the first artist to invite (a nervous) Kate Bryan into her home and studio for a week, as part of the art historian’s new series. Hambling is bitingly funny and bares more than expected. HR
Storyville: White Man Walking
10pm, BBC Four
In the summer of 2020, white journalist Rob Bliss posted a video documenting the reaction when he held up a Black Lives Matter sign in Harrison, Arkansas. It led to a wider project in which Bliss toured the US south, inviting people to talk and debate with him. This tense but revealing film is the result. Phil Harrison
