TV tonight: let the David Attenborough 100th birthday celebrations begin! | Television & radio
Making Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
8pm, BBC One
“There was one series that changed everything.” In 1976, after turning down the normal director job (“I wouldn’t have been any good at it!”) David Attenborough launched into a revolutionary wildlife filming expedition. Fifty years later, the group who made Life on Earth reunites – together with centenarian Attenborough – and it’s a actual deal with to listen to them reminisce about the three-year journey involving 40 nations and 600 species. Hollie Richardson
Secret Garden
6.15pm, BBC One
David Attenborough finishes his tour in naturalist Matt’s mountain-flanked backyard in the Scottish Highlands. Competing gamely with the spectacular surroundings are a pine marten who stumbles upon an opulent winter retreat, a buzzard prepared to combat his personal son for meals, and a few barn owl chicks who, due to cameras put in in Matt’s selfmade chook field, we watch hatch and take their first flight. Lucinda Everett
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer
7pm, Channel 4
“This is looking worryingly like scrambled eggs.” Comedian Phil Wang joins broadcaster Kate Garraway, Black Ops’ Gbemisola Ikumelo and Alma’s Not Normal creator Sophie Willan in the tent, the place they should make mini loaf truffles, chilli cheese tear-and-share buns and a showstopper choux. HR
Harry Wild
8pm, U&Drama
Shades of Vertigo, as Harry’s lookalike is pushed from a balcony at a true-crime conference. And when a second homicide follows, she uncovers a chilling private connection to the killer. Meanwhile, Harry refuses to bounce Marcello out of a large number of his personal making – and Lola activates Charlie for encouraging Fergus to nix their relationship. Ali Catterall
The Cage
9pm, BBC One
It’s all gone a bit Breaking Bad down at the Envoy Casino. Matty and Leanne are hatching a madcap plan to get the lacking medication and stolen a reimbursement. Meanwhile, a shock go to from on line casino proprietor Nancy ominously foreshadows her son Gary’s try to lure Leanne into his sociopathic internet. Priya Elan
Secret Service
9pm, ITV1
The shadowy MI6 thriller led by Gemma Arterton continues. Her cautious Russian analyst Kate takes a break from attempting to determine which UK authorities minister is a overseas mole by main an off-the-books retrieval operation in sunny Valletta. But Moscow has a rival group in place. Continue Monday and Tuesday. Graeme Virtue
movie selection
Here We Are, 11.50pm, BBC Two
A beneficial addition to the movie canon exploring the expertise of autism, Nir Bergman’s drama focuses on divorcee Aharon (Shai Avivi), who’s the sole carer for his son Uri (Noam Imber). The now grown up youngster is because of transfer right into a specialist hostel, however the father cannot bear to lose his boy and Uri is afraid of being deserted by his dad. So they go on the run. But is Aharon doing this for Uri’s sake or his personal? A coming-of-age story with a distinction, it is an illuminating, usually amusing heart-tugger. Simon Wardell
dwell sport
Women’s Super League Football: Man City v Liverpool, 11am, Sky One Leicester v Chelsea is at 2.15pm on BBC Two; Brighton v Arsenal is on Wed at 7.30pm on BBC Three.
