Grand Designs
9pm, Channel 4
Kevin McCloud is back for a new series of the architectural schadenfreude show, this time with added peril owing to the coronavirus pandemic. In tonight’s opening episode, Kevin follows former army captain Justin’s plan to turn a £1.8m abandoned cemetery keeper’s lodge in London into a gigantic house with a swimming pool – all only feet away from the nearest gravestone. Of course, the budget soon balloons out of control, while his ambitious plan to excavate the basement could run into trouble with what lies beneath. Ammar Kalia
This Farming Life
8pm, BBC Two
Any romantic notions of living on a farm are about to be shattered by watching hard-working father and daughter Frank and Georgia deal with a hundred newborn goats as Storm Ciara hits Cumbria. Meanwhile, in the north of Scotland, Joyce and her sheepdog try to guide a stray ewe to safety. Hannah Verdier
The Truth About Boosting Your Immune System
9pm, BBC One
Our Covid-related health anxiety has sent sales of “superfoods”, vitamin supplements and any snake oil rumoured to boost immunity soaring. But do any of them work? Dr Ronx Ikharia takes a look at the latest science and comes up with some practical suggestions. Ellen E Jones
The Thames: Britain’s Greatest River With Tony Robinson
9pm, Channel 5
The Thames takes a long time to get to London – and so does Tony Robinson in this new series. He begins at the source, a pure spring in a field in Gloucestershire – before following the river along its 200-mile length and meeting a few of the people who depend upon it. Phil Harrison
Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets
9pm, BBC Four
Everyone’s favourite period-dressing curator presents this show investigating how three British palaces have each played a role in shaping the monarchy and the nation. We begin in the Tower of London, Britain’s oldest palace, before moving to Hampton Court and Kensington Palace. AK
Bless This Mess
9pm, Fox
Lake Bell and Dax Shepard star in this easygoing sitcom about newlyweds Mike and Rio, who decide – in a prescient Covid-era move – to uproot from hectic New York to rural Nebraska. In this first episode, Mike discovers that he has inherited his great aunt’s farm and sets about renovating it. AK
Film choice
Goldfinger (Guy Hamilton, 1964), 6.45pm, ITV4
The late Sean Connery was in his virile prime in this third outing for James Bond. It is packed with golden moments: coolly racing his beautiful Aston Martin DB5 through Alpine hairpins; dallying with Honor Blackman’s Pussy Galore; and the spy games with Gert Frobe’s cunning Auric Goldfinger. PJH
Live sport
South American football: Boca Juniors v Santos 10.15pm, BBC iPlayer/BBC website. Two giants of the continent clash in the Copa Libertadores semi-final first leg.
French football: Nantes v Rennes 6pm, BT Sport 1. Ligue 1 action from Stade de la Beaujoire. Followed by St-Etienne v PSG at 8pm.
EFL Cup football: Man Utd v Man City 7.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event. The second semi-final is an all-Manchester affair.
