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Ammar Kalia, Jack Seale, Ellen E Jones, Phil Harrison and Paul Howlett

TV tonight: nose jobs, fillers and fat freezing

Dr Harryono Judodihardjo performs a non-invasive cosmetic procedure on Michael Mosley.
Dr Harryono Judodihardjo performs a non-invasive cosmetic procedure on Michael Mosley. Photograph: Sam Goss/BBC

The Truth About Cosmetic Treatments

8pm, BBC One

Michael Mosley and blogger Mehreen Baig continue the Truth About... strand with this two-part special investigating the £3bn cosmetics industry, which is almost entirely unregulated in the UK. With the rise in popularity of non-invasive procedures such as fillers and fat freezing, this opening episode sees Baig looking at surgery-free nose jobs and meeting a woman undergoing an experimental stem cell facelift, while Mosley looks into the science behind preventative Botox. Ammar Kalia

This Farming Life

8pm, BBC Two

Verdant drone shots make the forests and valleys of northern Britain the star of this series, as we visit farms in Cumbria and Northumberland, and a windswept Highland peninsula. Big events this week include kitting out a cow barn and stretching plastic across a polytunnel in buffeting high winds. Jack Seale

Food Unwrapped: Fast Food Special

8pm, Channel 4

With takeaways and fast-food deliveries booming during lockdown, Matt Tebbutt, Jimmy Doherty and the Food Unwrapped team turn their attention towards these speedy services. They investigate why takeaway chips go soggy and how to keep them fresh. AK

Who are you looking at? A still from the majestic nature documentary Animal Empires.
Who are you looking at? A still from the majestic nature documentary Animal Empires. Photograph: Love Nature/SKY TV

Animal Empires

8pm, Sky Nature

Fancy some parenting tips from a flamingo father in the Caribbean? Or a manatee mum in Florida? This new series of the majestic nature documentary opens with a look at how the most powerful animal empires protect vulnerable young from predators, thus guaranteeing their lines of succession. Ellen E Jones

Manctopia: Billion Pound Property Boom

9pm, BBC Two

The second episode of this insightful documentary into Manchester’s property boom follows Tim Heatley, one of the city’s most prolific developers. Six months into his plan to transform the red light district into a residential quarter, Heatley runs into problems. AK

Sex Revolutions

9pm, Sky Arts

Societal attitudes towards sex, gender and sexuality are arguably humanity’s area of greatest progress over the last 50 years. This series explores archives and ponders the significance of everything from the relaxation of censorship to the advent of contraception. Phil Harrison

Film choice

Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon
Mesmerising … Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon. Photograph: Everett/Rex/Shutterstock

Enter the Dragon (Robert Clouse, 1973), 10pm, ITV4
For those who only know Bruce Lee from the cameo impression in Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood, this is essential viewing. He’s an agent infiltrating opium smuggler Han’s island fortress by competing in an international fistfight fest there. Lee is mesmerising and the final hall-of-mirrors showdown is a classic. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Uefa Women’s Champions League 6.30pm, BT Sport 1. Action from the semi-final.

Premier League Darts 6.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Matches include Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson and Daryl Gurney v Peter Wright.

Premiership Rugby Union: Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs 7.30pm, BT Sport 2. The sides face-off at Ashton Gate.

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