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Entertainment
Ammar Kalia, Ellen E Jones, Jack Seale, Graeme Virtue and Paul Howlett

TV tonight: the fire that destroyed Notre Dame cathedral

Storyville: The Night Notre Dame Burned.
Storyville: The Night Notre Dame Burned. Photograph: Aziz Ary Neto/BBC/Getty

Storyville: The Night Notre Dame Burned

9pm, BBC Four

When a raging fire started in the 14th century cathedral of Notre Dame on 15 April 2019, there were fears the priceless structure would be burned to the ground. Luckily, the efforts of firefighters prevented catastrophic damage to the building’s interior and a fundraising campaign for its repair has since brought in over €1bn in donations. This documentary analyses how the fire began, featuring footage from film-makers the Naudet brothers and testimony from the firefighters. Ammar Kalia

My Family, the Holocaust & Me With Robert Rinder

9pm, BBC One

Robert Rinder, AKA TV’s Judge Rinder, continues his poignant personal history of the Holocaust in the final episode of this series. Rinder travels with his mother to Treblinka where his great-grandparents were murdered and meets the camp’s last survivor. AK

Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat

8pm, BBC Two

When only a fish finger bhorta will do ... Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat.
When only a fish finger bhorta will do ... Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. Photograph: Jay Brookes/BBC

Nigella continues her new series of mouth-watering cooking with a spate of crowd-pleasers: a fried chicken sandwich with a homemade white loaf, french toast with a generous helping of rum in the mix, and an indulgent cheesecake ice-cream. A welcome return of kitchen inspiration for the long winter ahead. AK

Hospital

9pm, BBC Two

It’s summer 2020, and the hospital trust is tasked with getting back to 90% of their pre-Covid activity. An example of the complexities involved comes when a Barnet hospital clinician is told he has coronavirus, mid-way through a team meeting. And all the while a second wave looms … Ellen E Jones

Dispatches: Is Your Online Habit Killing The Planet?

9pm, Channel 4

Big click energy: global internet traffic has increased by 40% this year but much of that virtual exertion requires physical resources. Sophie Morgan examines how big tech companies could be downplaying the environmental impact of our constant surfing. Graeme Virtue

The Undoing 9pm,

Sky Atlantic

The nagging worry that both Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman have been slightly miscast isn’t, as the murder-mystery miniseries enters its second half, stopping us playing along with a high-class guessing game. Tonight, falsely accused (or is he?) Jonathan (Grant) recklessly goes on the offensive. Jack Seale

Film choice

Lily Franky and Yoko Maki in Like Father, Like Son.
Lily Franky and Yoko Maki in Like Father, Like Son. Photograph: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy

Like Father, Like Son (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2013), 1.30am, Film4
Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda returns with another captivating family story. This has uptight salaryman Ryota and his wife discovering that their six-year-old son was switched at birth in hospital, and must now be swapped for carefree shopworker Yudai’s kid. The child actors are a joy to watch. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Snooker: Northern Ireland Open 12.45pm, Eurosport 1. Day one of the home nations tournament from Milton Keynes.

Grand Slam of Darts 1pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Opening day’s coverage at Ricoh Arena in Coventry.

NFL: Chicago Bears v Minnesota Vikings 1am, Sky Sports NFL. NFC North clash from Soldier Field.

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