Born from the Same Stranger
9pm, ITV1
Those who like to have a good old sob watching Davina McCall’s Long Lost Family will enjoy her deeply emotional new series, which is in the same vein. Thanks to a change in law and an explosion in DNA websites, people such as Liam, born from a sperm donor, are now able to seek more information on their origins and any half-siblings they may have. As one of them says: “How do you tell someone they’ve got 21 biological children out there?” Hollie Richardson
Michael Mosley: Secrets of Your Big Shop
8pm, Channel 4
Continuing to terrify us with the startling fact that most nongenetic illnesses are down to our food choices, the doctor gets to the bottom of Liam and Lydia’s low moods, bad skin and anxiety – and it involves him going undercover as a takeaway deliveryman in Milton Keynes. HR
Silent Witness
9pm, BBC One
In the second part of the university storyline, Nikki (Emilia Fox) hears the patronising professor’s backstory, while more crimes are being committed on campus. With the killer still on the loose, the Lyell team must move fast as criminology student Cara (Rhiannon May) gets caught up in the drama. Hannah Verdier
True Detective: Night Country
9pm, Sky Atlantic
A powerhouse female cast –Jodie Foster, Kali Reis and, a particular delight in this episode, Fiona Shaw – continue to investigate the latest curious murder case in the hit anthology series. The frozen bodies of the eight missing researchers need to be thawed out – and, as the ice melts away, the maths doesn’t add up. HR
The World With Yalda Hakim
9pm, Sky News
After a decade of far-flung reporting and presenting at the BBC News Channel, Yalda Hakim has moved to Sky to front this flagship global news show broadcasting on weekday nights from Monday to Thursday. Among the team bringing eyewitness reports from international hotspots are similarly seasoned foreign correspondents Alex Crawford and Stuart Ramsay. Graeme Virtue
Brits Down Under
10pm, Channel 4
Another high-concept premise to give governments real-world ideas: British backpackers strive to complete 88 days of labour in the Australian outback to earn visa extensions. In this week’s episode, there is pomegranate-packing and fruit-picking under the beady gaze of Grant and Maeva. Meanwhile, tensions rise at a jujube fruit farm, leading to a walkout. Ali Catterall
