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Ammar Kalia, Jack Seale, Graeme Virtue and Paul Howlett

TV tonight: the winners and losers of Manchester's property boom

Christina in Manctopia: Billion Pound Property Boom
Pushed out ... Christina in Manctopia: Billion Pound Property Boom. Photograph: Nick Mattingly/BBC/Minnow Films

Manctopia: Billion Pound Property Boom

9pm, BBC Two

As one of Britain’s fastest-developing cities, with the centre’s population set to double in the next five years, Manchester is in the midst of a property boom. This four-part series, filmed over the course of a year, documents how gentrification is making the developers multimillionaires while lower-income residents are being pushed out. We open with Tim, a local millionaire, who plans to develop the city’s red light district; meanwhile, Christina, a mum of two, is being forced out of Salford. Ammar Kalia

Leonardo’s Rediscovered Masterpiece

9pm, Sky Arts

Madonna of the Yarnwinder
The real deal? Madonna of the Yarnwinder. Photograph: Sky

The Madonna of the Yarnwinder is believed to have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci, but several versions of the portrait exist. In this historical art documentary, we travel through Europe, meeting experts and owners to see which might be real. AK

Restoration Workshop

8pm, Yesterday

A satisfying visit with the Oxfordshire bric-a-brac tycoon Gary Wallis, whose team of craftsmen this week revitalise a military drum, a potentially regal mirror and a helicopter jack that he wants to turn into a garden feature. You can almost smell the wax and wood shavings. Jack Seale

This Farming Life

8pm, BBC Two

The BBC’s docuseries following the changing fortunes of six British farmers resumes, taking into account the massive upheaval of the coronavirus crisis on an already struggling industry. As autumn begins, Joyce prepares to sell most of her lambs, while Matt and Dani look to buy a bigger plot of land. AK

How to Beat… Stress

8pm, Channel 4

Having examined – before lockdown – whether we can halt ageing, Kate Quilton and Dr Javid Abdelmoneim seek to answer a question for the ages: can we beat stress? Volunteers take part in a series of changes to their everyday lives, from mindfulness to engaging with nature, but will it have an effect? AK

The Mark of a Killer

9pm, Sky Crime

Pop culture often portrays serial killers as cold and calculating, but season two of this true-crime strand kicks off by analysing the case of a murderer in 80s Minnesota who called up police to confess in high-pitched hysterics. The whole sorry saga is retold via talking heads and fuzzy reconstructions. Graeme Virtue

Film choice

Adam Driver and Jonathan Pryce in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Chivalry’s not dead ... Adam Driver and Jonathan Pryce in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Photograph: Diego Lopez Calvin/Allstar/Amazon Studios

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (Terry Gilliam, 2017), 11.45am, Sky Cinema Premiere
After 30 years of production hell, Terry Gilliam must have thought he was dreaming the impossible dream to bring his Don Quixote to the screen. But here, at last, it is. Jonathan Pryce is the noble knight errant and Adam Driver is faithful Sancho Panza-cum-director Toby in a magnificent, meta reading of Cervantes’ classic text. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Cycling: Tour de Wallonie 2.20pm, Eurosport 1. Stage three coverage of the Belgian race, from Plombières to Visé.

Champions League football: RB Leipzig v Paris Saint-Germain 7pm, BT Sport 1. The opening semi-final – LB Leipzig v Paris Saint-Germain from the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon.

Major League Baseball: Arizona Diamondbacks v Oakland Athletics 11pm, BT Sport 2. An inter-league fixture from Chase Field in Phoenix.

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