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Entertainment
Hannah Verdier, Mike Bradley, Ali Catterall, Ellen E Jones and Paul Howlett

TV tonight: Gordon Ramsay’s son samples life on the other side

A different f-word: Jack Ramsay, son of a famous parent.
A different f-word: Jack Ramsay, son of a famous parent. Photograph: Channel 4

Born Famous: Gordon Ramsay
10pm, Channel 4

What kind of life would celebrity offspring have if their parents weren’t famous? This new show investigates. First up is Gordon Ramsay’s son Jack, who swaps the family home for Banbury’s Bretch Hill estate, where his dad grew up. Ramsay’s upbringing shaped his character: he is, of course, the man who can whip up a filet mignon and fire f-bombs into flailing chefs’ faces. His family have proved camera-friendly in previous shows, but how will mild-mannered Jack fare here? Hannah Verdier

Inside the Megafire
7.50pm, PBS America

“Paradise is on fire!” yells a Californian firefighter (outside the hamlet of Paradise) in this interesting documentary, which looks at the US state’s 2018 emergency and the ecology, forestry and physics that have led to a dramatic increase in wildfires around the world. Luckily, there is some encouraging new science. Mike Bradley

Panorama: Stacey Meets the IS Brides
8.30pm, BBC One

Stacey Dooley, not in Syria.
Stacey Dooley, not in Syria. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian

Stacey Dooley travels to Kurdish-controlled northern Syria to meet western women who joined Islamic State. Some still support Isis, others want to return to face the music. A questioning film that speculates on the fate of these women and the many children in the Kurdish holding camps. MB

Who Do You Think You Are?
9pm, BBC One

Jack Whitehall and his father/double-act partner Michael are surprised to discover that they are not quite as posh as they thought. This investigation into Michael’s side of the family takes them to orphanages and psychiatric hospitals. It is so dark that Jack quips: “We should have done it with Mummy’s family.” MB

The Conjoined Twins: An Impossible Decision
9pm, BBC Two

Conjoined twins Marieme and Ndeye have survived, against the odds, to almost three years old. Their father must decide whether to separate them – and risk losing one. He and the Great Ormond Street clinical ethics committee wrestle with an agonising choice in this poignant film. Ali Catterall

Emma Willis: Delivering Babies
10pm, W

The TV presenter and mother-of-three Emma Willis returns to Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow in Essex to complete her training as a maternity care assistant. Before long, she is completing health checks on newborn twin boys and assisting at her first ever water birth. Ellen E Jones

Film choice

Michael B Jordan and Kevin Durand in Fruitvale.
Michael B Jordan and Kevin Durand in Fruitvale. Photograph: Ron Koeberer/Allstar/The Weinstein Company

Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler, 2013) 1.50am, Film4
Ryan Coogler’s heartfelt drama is an account of the final day in the life of Oscar Grant, a young, unarmed black man shot dead by Oakland, California police on New Year’s Eve 2009. Michael B Jordan brings great sensitivity to the role of Grant; Octavia Spencer is deeply moving as his mother Wanda. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Test cricket: England v Australia 10am, Sky Sports The Ashes. The final day of the opening Test between the great rivals.

Cycling: Tour of Poland 5pm, Eurosport 1. Stage three of the event.

Championship football: Huddersfield Town v Derby County 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Coverage of the Championship game from the John Smith Stadium.

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