Old school horror fans should lap up The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee, Hector Caribbean begins in Cuba, Joshua Jackson stars in Doctor Odyssey, there's more Taskmaster, and the finale of Cheap Irish Homes . . .
Pick of the Day
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee, 9.00pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
This promises to be a fast-moving and wildly entertaining look at the real-life and cinematic adventures of cinema’s best-loved baddie and perennial Dracula, Christopher Lee.
His family, friends and some of the world’s greatest living filmmakers have been brought together to explore who he really was and what made him that way.
Followed by a special screening of Lee's 1966 Hammer Horror classic, Dracula: Prince of Darkness.
New or Returning Shows
Hector Caribbean, 9.30pm, TG4
Back on his travels, Hector Ó hEochagáin embarks on a Caribbean adventure, soaking up the culture of this region of the West Indies.
In Havana, he learns of the Cuban capital's transforming economy and fledgling small business scene.
He meets legendary jazz musician Bobby Carcassés while soaking in the rich musical heritage of Cuba and visits a cigar factory to get the lowdown on this most traditional of Cuban crafts.
Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain, 8.00pm, Virgin Media One
The chef hits the road in his 1950s’ food truck and discovers what it takes to produce the food on British plates as well as cooking with the local ingredients he finds along the way.
He begins by heading to Kent and Cambridgeshire, where he is in search of beetroot.
At one of the biggest farms in the country, he discovers the hard work that goes into getting vegetables to consumers as fresh as possible.
After cooking up a summery beetroot and pearl barley salad, Tom's journey then heads to the Garden of England, Kent, and one of the county's famous orchards.
There he learns how to pick the ripest apples, and puts himself to the test picking pears, before celebrating these fantastic fruits with his ultimate crumble in a recipe that is packed with top tips.
Don’t Miss
All Is True, 11.05pm, BBC Two
Ben Elton-scripted drama about The Bard, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, with Judi Dench and Ian McKellen.
After London's Globe Theatre burns to the ground in 1613, playwright William Shakespeare stops writing and returns to his home town of Stratford-upon-Avon, much to the surprise of his family members, who he has neglected for two decades.
Taskmaster, 9.00pm, Channel 4
The contest continues, with Babatunde Aléshé shouting about a fortune cookie, Emma Sidi learning about perspective and Andy Zaltzman prophesying the end of the world.
Meanwhile, Rosie Jones feels badly let down by her team-mate, Jack Dee.
As usual, Taskmaster Greg Davies perches on his big chair and passes judgement on what number-cruncher Alex Horne places before him.
Bette Davis at the NFT, 8.10pm, BBC Four
Joan Bakewell’s evening spent with legendary screen actor Bette Davis at London’s National Film Theatre in 1972.
Followed at 8.55pm by the magnificent All About Eve (above), where Davis plays an ageing stage star who takes an adoring fan under her wing as her personal assistant - unaware that her protegee is ruthlessly ambitious.
Then at 11.10pm there’s Talking Pictures: Bette Davis, a profile that includes TV appearances made over the years, and captures the milestones and highlights of her fame.
New to Stream
Beauty in Black, Netflix
Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black (to give it its full title) follows two women leading very different lives.
While Kimmie is struggling to make a living after her mother kicked her out, and Mallory is running a successful business, they find themselves entangled in each other’s lives.
Doctor Odyssey, Disney+
From the brilliant mind of Ryan Murphy comes the opening two episodes of a high-octane procedural.
Max (Joshua Jackson) is the new onboard doctor for a luxury cruise ship where the staff works hard and plays harder.
It’s all-hands-on-deck as Max and his small but mighty medical team navigate unique medical crises and each other, miles from shore.
Territory, Netflix
Here’s an Australian Western series.
When the world’s largest cattle station is left without a clear successor, generational clashes threaten to tear the Lawson family apart.
Sensing this once great dynasty is in decline, the outback’s most powerful factions - rival cattle barons, desert gangsters, Indigenous elders and billionaire miners - move in for the kill.
Ending Today
In the season finale, Maggie Molloy and Kieran McCarthy (above) travel to Mayo to meet hairdresser Patrice Lyttle, who is desperate to get on the property ladder, close to where she works in Westport.
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