Paul Hollywood Eats Japan
9pm, Channel 4
Paul Hollywood loves bread. This much we know from the opening montage of this slightly orientalist series where he dismisses Japan as a country he has never thought of visiting since it’s “all rice and noodles”, but which he is now touring to learn why bread is fast becoming one of their most popular foodstuffs. Beginning in Tokyo, Hollywood gets down to eating, first instant noodles then at a prison-themed restaurant before visiting a mouthwatering bakery and sampling sweet treats such as melon bread. Ammar Kalia
Life and Birth
8pm, BBC One
While Sarah is having her fifth baby, first-time mum Gabi must spend nearly a week in hospital before clapping eyes on her new delivery, in the second episode of this six-parter filmed at three of Birmingham’s busiest maternity hospitals. Meanwhile, father-to-be Jordan must also overcome his fear of surgery. Ali Catterall
The Village
8pm, ITV
Home to the 60s sci-fi series The Prisoner, the Welsh village of Portmeirion is something of an architectural anomaly, built in the early 20th century to resemble an ancient Italian village. In this series, we follow the staff who keep this beautiful tourist attraction running, all under the guidance of the original architect’s grandson. AK
Mars: One Day on the Red Planet
8pm, National Geographic
Orbiting satellites and rovers present startling imagery of Earth’s planetary neighbour in this star-gazing one-off. Presenting one circuit of the planet from dawn to dusk, we encounter ghostly spacecraft crash sites, enormous lakes and ancient volcanoes. A truly alien territory. AK
The Architecture the Railways Built
8pm, Yesterday
The enthusiastic historian Tim Dunn presents this new series exploring the often startling architecture surrounding the world’s railways. He begins his journey under the streets of London, exploring the origins of the London underground. Enjoyable and illuminating stuff. Phil Harrison
The Disappearance of Luke Durbin
10pm, Channel 5
Around 4am on 12 May 2006, 19-year-old Luke Durbin crossed a zebra crossing in Ipswich and was never seen again. His friends and family have been in an agonising limbo ever since. But now new information has come to light – is there any chance he could still be alive? We explore the evidence. Ellen E Jones
Film choice
Before I Go to Sleep (Rowan Joffé), 11.10pm, Film4
Joffé’s entertaining thriller stars Nicole Kidman as the amnesiac Christine, who wakes every morning not knowing who she is, nor who the bloke sleeping next to her is. He’s her solicitous husband Ben (Colin Firth), and Mark Strong’s mysterious Doc Nasch is on the case. Paul Howlett
