Incredible Journeys With Simon Reeve
8pm, BBC Two
Explorer Simon Reeve concludes his entertaining series looking back at his past 15 years of travelling with a compilation of the greatest wildernesses he has visited. Beginning in the icy expanses of Siberia and then reaching the humid forests of South America, Reeve questions what we can do to keep these habitats safe and unspoilt. He also revisits his time spent in Hawaii, as one of the first British TV journalists to highlight the increase in plastic pollution in our oceans. Ammar Kalia
The Great Pottery Throw Down
8pm, Channel 4
The remaining potters take on terracotta this week, tasked by judge Rich Miller to create engraved tiles before fellow judge Keith Brymer Jones joins to assess their attempts at sculpting a range of earthenware cooking utensils. Whose creations will emerge from the kiln unscathed? AK
Europe from Above
8pm, National Geographic
The drone enthusiasts series is back for a second collection of aerial explorations around Europe. We open in France, meandering through the romantic streets of Paris in the spring, before heading to the vast Millau viaduct in the undulating south – the tallest bridge in the world. AK
Africa’s Wild Year
8pm, Sky Nature
Cute baby animals and spectacular scenery assemble for a glimpse of spring in southern Africa. It’s the beginning of September and the days are getting longer, so it’s time for plants to bloom and animals to raise their young to a worldly state before the harsh summer hits and dries out the lakes and rivers. Hannah Verdier
The Serpent
9pm, BBC One
The true-crime drama concludes, with consequences looming at last for Sobhraj and Leclerc. Pinning anything on the wily Sobhraj is fraught with difficulty – so it’s just as well that the heroic Knippenberg has his ducks in a row. The occasional longueurs of the mid-series tonight give way to genuine tension. Phil Harrison
Finding Alice
9pm, ITV
Episode five of a series where the protagonist’s bereavement isn’t really enough to sustain the drama, but the sparks of random comedy make it easy to not quite notice. Alice (Keeley Hawes) goes bowling and tussles with her family over whether to thaw out the late Harry’s frozen sperm. Jack Seale
Film choice
Bessie, 10.15pm, Sky Atlantic
Before Mudbound, writer-director Dee Rees showed her ability with this biopic of “empress of the blues” Bessie Smith. Queen Latifah gives a powerful performance as a singer who faced racism head-on in her career. Mo’Nique plays her mentor, Ma Rainey (see also: Netflix’s recent film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom). Simon Wardell
Live sport
Tennis: The Australian Open 8am, Eurosport 1. Day seven of the grand slam event from Melbourne Park.
Premier League Football: West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United 2pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Followed by Arsenal v Leeds.
Six Nations Rugby Union: Ireland v France 2.15pm, ITV. From Dublin’s Aviva Stadium.
