No More Boys and Girls: Can Our Kids Go Gender Free?
9pm, BBC2
Dr Javid Abdelmoneim concludes his experimental quest to banish the pinks and blues that pigeonhole kids by gender. Tonight there’s extrapolation of the meanings lurking behind the likes of “Little Princess” and “Little Rascal” T-shirts – notice how easily anyone can differentiate boys’ and girls’ clothing sections? With the term-long experiment over, will results show a levelling of behavioural differences? Mark Gibbings-Jones
Saving Lives at Sea
8pm, BBC2
The series spotlighting the efforts of the RNLI around the UK coast continues, with chaotic, windswept bodycam footage intercut with participants calmly relating some of their most dramatic rescues. From a stricken fishing trawler off Shetland to Flossy the unlucky pup tumbling down a north Anglesea cliff, these are hair-raising tales of everyday heroism. As one affable Scottish volunteer puts it: “Boats are replaceable, lives are not.” Graeme Virtue
Location, Location, Location
8pm, Channel 4
“It’s good for the soul, being by the sea,” sighs Debs, who is looking to swap London for Whitstable, seeking some surf with motorbike-mad husband Rich. Can Phil find them a perfect pad with coastal views? Or at least glimpses? Meanwhile, Kirsty attempts to secure a similar seaside set-up for a family of six, who lost their potential dream home when their mortgage application fell through because of a clerical error. Ali Catterall
Celebrity MasterChef
9pm, BBC1
Heat two, and the hotchpotch celebs are Becky Adlington, Rachel Stevens, Tyger Drew-Honey, Debbie McGee and Dev Griffin. For those who don’t know what’s on the menu, each has to cook a dish from mystery-box ingredients, work in a professional restaurant (Tyger to his chef: “Dude, I’m going to mess this up”) and cook a two-course menu. Entertaining as ever, although the patter served by Gregg and John shows signs of being reheated. Jonathan Wright
Long Lost Family
9pm, ITV
Whatever its potential for schmaltz, each episode of this series is generally crafted into something as unique as the family story it recounts. Tonight we meet 53-year-old Richard, who was stunned to discover after his mother’s death that she had given birth to two children, both of which she gave up for adoption. One of them, Jenny, has since become a part of his life, but the other sibling, John, has proven harder to track down. Will they find him? John Robinson
Mae Martin at the Soho Theatre Live
11pm, Comedy Central
Tonight’s comedian in this series of six coming from the Soho Theatre is Canadian Mae Martin, who delivers more of an engaging monologue than a free-ranging series of cracks. Recently split from her girlfriend, she discusses perceptions of her sexuality (“Your hair lied to us!”), her parents Wendy and James, her mother’s attempt to explain the facts of life, and her father’s penis, which was subject to a biting incident. David Stubbs
I’m Dying Up Here
10.10pm, Sky Atlantic
A few sitcoms have flirted with the conceit of being about a comedian – Seinfeld and Louie included – but it’s odd that more has not been made of the possibilities offered by the setting of a comedy club. I’m Dying Up Here does exactly that, its characters being the habitues of an early-70s LA establishment. In tonight’s second episode, one of their number is offered what seems to be the golden ticket – a spot on a late-night TV show. Andrew Mueller
Film choice
When Marnie Was There (Hiromasa Yonebayashi, 2014) 11am, Film4
Like Howl’s Moving Castle and Arrietty, this lovely animation from Studio Ghibli is adapted from a classic English children’s novel. Rural Norfolk becomes a Japanese seaside town where foster child Anna befriends a mysterious, golden-haired girl called Marnie, lone inhabitant of an old mansion. A bittersweet tale of teen friendship unfolds in exquisite Ghibli manner. Paul Howlett
Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, 2004) 9pm, ITV2
When the zombies invade, it takes north London slacker Shaun (Simon Pegg) a while to notice, so wrapped up is he in his own world of the pub, on-off romance with Kate Ashfield’s Liz, and the pub. But soon he’s involved in a blend of deadpan humour and horror, ending in a John Carpenter-like siege – in the pub. Penelope Wilton and Bill Nighy add some feeling as Shaun’s parents.
Live sport
Racing: York Ebor Festival 1.30pm, ITV. Coverage of the opening day of the festival, including the 3.35 Juddmonte International.
Champions League Football: Liverpool v Hoffenheim 7pm, BT Sport 2. Action from the play-off second-leg match at Anfield.
Carabao Cup Football 7.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event. A tie from the second round, as the Premier League teams join in.
